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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
One Hundred Thousand Iowa Wage
Farmers Would be Directly AZ
fected by the Train
Tis-up.
BIG LOSS MIGHT RESULT
Wages Paid to state Railroad EN-.
pioyes Totals $124.ooo Daily
All Cities Would Feel
Pinch.

II the four hundred thousand rail-
road employees whose representatives
now are meeting representatives OF
the employers in Washington final
~ go on strike more than one nun
dred thousand Iowa wage earners
would be directly affected and all lines
OF business, thousands Of homes and
all trades would feel the effects indi-
rectly. according to estimates made
by state officials at Des Moines.
The records of the railroad commits
sion show that at the present time
there are more than fifty-four thou
sand men earning their daily bread on
Iowa railroads. In addition there are
approximately fifty thousand workmen
whose calling depends SO closely on
the railroads that their activities must
OF necessity cease when the railroads
cease operating, 1t was said.
In addition to the fifty-four thousand
men credited to Iowa roads there are
several thousand more who constitute
a sort of floating population who
would be thrown out of work by a
strike. These men are engaged In in
terstate commerce and while they do
not have their homes in Iowa the ma
jority spend great portion of their
time within its borders.
Wages Paid.
The records of the railroad COM
mission show that Iowa railroad en-
ployes receive in wages $37,11O,O95
annually. Every day. that railroad
strike tied up traffic it would cost the
employees in loss Of wages approx
mately $124.o0o, it was stated. The
loss to other lines of business cannot
be estimated and no monetary value
can be put on the suffering and dis
comfort that would be caused, in
many sections. 1t was asserted.
Comparatively few men in the state
capital would be affected by strike
Des Moines is not q railroad center
and what discomfort would be expe
rienced would be among other classes
Of workmen. At Valley Junction, how
ever west Of Dies Moines few miles
in the neighborhood Of two hundred
engineers would be thrown out OF
work by strike. These men are EN-.
ployed on the so-called Iowa and
Omaha divisions Of the Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific railway running re.
|spectively between Rock Island, ILL.,,
and Des Moines, and Des Moines and
Omaha
Railroad officials and the men them.
selves estimate that an equal number
of conductors would be affected. a
slightly greater number Of firemen
than either and two and one-half
times as many brakemen.
In addition to these men, engineers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

KNOW TEUP EFFECTS
Men Who Have Been on Road Long
Time Want PsaeabIe Settle
ment-Youns Blood
Hot.

'It's the young men who want this
present strike" said gray haired
conductor handling a train running
through Keokuk, yesterday afternoon
.They are dissatisfied with conditions
and will go out in q minute, If their
demands are not granted. ! don't be
lieye In strikes. and never have, but
Of course I'll have to go out with the
rest of the men,"
For obvious reasons, the name OF
this man can not be given, although
he is we'll known to many Keokuk
travellers. He has been on a railroad
in some capacity ever since he was
very young man. Today he is re-
ceiving monthly salary OF $165.
This man believes that the majority
Of the older men, the men who have
grown up in the railroad service do
not want a strike. 1t is the men who
have only recently begun handling
cars, who want to strike. He has
been through strikes before, and
knows what they are like.
Knows Strike Effects.
He has seen the train service stop.
He has seen the efforts Of the rail.
roads to move trains. He has seen
mobs OF strikers gathering: the men
Kissing and hooting. In vivid words
he can tell of such scenes. How some
one in the madness Of, the moment
took the leadership: how the bricks
and stones began to fly. And how in
the end the strikers were either driv-
ZEN back. with the loss Of several
wounded, or perhaps a few killed: or
how the "scabs" We're driven from the
trains, and the engine and cars wreck
ed.
He knows the effect OF prolonged
strike, and consequent discontinuance
OF train service over the country. How
little children and women starve in
the cities; and even the wealthy are
unable to secure the common COM
forts Of life.
And SO he Is satisfied with his wage,
and would gladly remain at work. But
the hot blood OF youth, Of those who
are just starting out and are travelling
the hard road to success, or those who
have just finished It. and are bitter
over their difficulties. is the stronger
and through its influence, the prob
lem OF the strike has come.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
MISSOURI.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 18.-Ne-
gro business men from every part Of
the country are in Kansas City to at
tend the annual convention of the
National Negro Business league,
which will hold forth here during the
remainder of this week. The league
was organized in Boston some fifteen
years ago by the late Booker r. Wash
ington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
Illinois Iowa Missouri
IOWA.

IOWA.
BOONE, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-Roy Mann.
la laborer, shot and dangerously
wounded his divorced wife and then
ended his own life as the result of a
jealous quarrel Wednesday night.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-Sec-
rotary of State w. s. Allen has an
nounced certification of the nomina-
ton by convention of s. H. Bashor, Of
Black Hawk county, as the progressive
candidate for governor. Bashor was
nominated at the recent progressive
convention.
VILLISCA, Iowa, Aug. 1S-Alva
Patton was taken to Red Oak Jail after
he had confessed to setting fire to his
home here to get the insurance
money. The fire occurred Sunday
night. Patton in his confession said
he was in need of money and intended
to pay his debts from the insurance,
and make q new start in life else.
where.
DUBUQUE. Iowa. Aug. 1s.-Du-
buque bakers have agreed to raise the
price of loaf of bread from 5 cents
to cents. The raise took place yes
terday.
HARLAN, Iowa, Aug. 1s-Richard
Stewart, of Jackson township. has
just completed sale of land that
marks the top notch for Shelby county
He has sold his 120-acre farm. ten
miles due east of Harlan, for $3.50 per
acre. Another Shelby county farm
about two miles from Kirkman sold on
last Thursday for $197.50 per acre.
ILLINOIS.
VENICE, ILL.,, Aug. 1s.-Thirteen
persons were injured here Wednes.
day when a Wabash suburban train
crashed into limited electric train On
the Illinois Traction system. bound
from Peoria to st. Louis.
GALESBURG, ILL.,. Aug. 1S.-Chester
Clague was seriously injured and his
wife and seven year old son killed
Wednesday night when their automo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
Satap,r Mischief

Fremont Tribune: No matter what
the demand for workmen is or what
wages are the l. w. w. appears to
be always able to muster a big mob.
They are always busy with the devil
try that i6leness begetA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

CARTERV1LLE, Mo-. Aug 1S.-The
body Of Don Kelly. 8 years old, son of
a miner, was found at the bottom of a
shaft, ITS feet deep late Tuesday. He
left home Thursday to hunt rabbits,
taking two dogs with him. Monday
the dogs were discovered alive in an
other shaft. Two boys who admitted
they threw the dogs into the shaft
were held for investigation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 49,
William Dee Becker was nominated
by the republicans for judge of the
st. Louis court Of appeals by plu-
rality of 729 votes over Lambert e.
Walther, it was announced at the Of
flee Of the secretary Of state. 1t was
announced Saturday night that the
official returns Of the primary gave
Walther plurality Of III votes over
Becker
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
/. sd.iFstteIve, Clues.
A Miscalcuiation.,

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Those
who figured that Charley Hughes mad
forgotten the language OF the common
peop1e while on the supreme bench OF
the United States must now confess
that they underestimate his YER
satility.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

and other .trainmen employed on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chi
.cago Great Western, Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St Paul, Chicagos& Northwest
ern and the Minneapolis & St. Louis
railroads will be involved.
At Davenport, a general railroad
strike would result in the closing
down of any factories in the Tri-
Cities of Davenport, Rock Island and
Moline and would throw thousands OF
men out Of employment. These would
include the enormous pillow factories
and railroad shops at Rock Island and
Moline. car shops and similar indus
tries in Davenport, and might serious
" affect operation of the government
small arms arsenal on the government
island in the Mississippi river at that
point.
Three roads feed the Tri-Cities-the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, CHI
cago. Burlington & Quincy and Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. The Rock
Island employees approximately 800
men and 1900 to 1000 cars, including
freight and passenger cars, pass
through its terminal. The Milwaukee
road has approximately ITS employees
and averages 525 cars day. The Bur-
lington with 100 employees averages
Its cars day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

Brooklyn Eagle: II Mexico could
develop one Cervantes sho would be
saved. The sense Of humor 1s the
sense OF the everlasting perspective
of things.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

The tallest apartment house in New
York City will soon rise on Fifty-ninth
street Twenty-one floors, no. less.
Cost Of quarters vii rise with the
elevators. =. u
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
Industrial Crisis.

InOUStriai OrISiU.
In the opinion OF business men a
strike would result in an industrial
crisis at Cedar Rapids. Hundreds Of
men employed on the Rock Island,
Northwestern, Milwaukee and Illinois
Central railroads might be thrown out
Of work and that city would be de-
pendent for its food supply on incom-
ing interurbans.
Marion, Ia, six miles from Des
Moines, with population of 5000 de-
ponds almost wholly on the c., M. &
St. Paul division headquarters and
shops for it's industrial existence.
General Superintendent Ustick, Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy at
Burlington, said that approximately
1000 men are employed by the 20" at
Burlington, and that the monthly pay.
roll will average s150,ca About fifty
men are employed by the Rock Island
and a score more by the Muscatine.
Burlington & Southern. No particular
preparations have been made for a
strike, according to Mr.. Ustick.
According to railroad officials one
of the most serious situations in the
state will be encountered at Ottumwa
in case of strike Four railroads en-
ter Ottumwa, two of them large trunk
lines with division terminals, which
employ large forces of men. The other
two are branch lines with only few
resident employees outside of those IN
station service. However, at Eldon,
twelve miles south OF here. division
point on the Rock Island, employs
about 300 men who will be affected by
a strike, and the majority OF these
buy thousands of dollars worth OF
supplies in Ottumwa.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
division at Ottumwa employs about
250 men who will be affected by the
strike. The Wabash has but few resi-
dent employees here. Merchants esti-
mate. however, that employees OF the
Burlington and Milwaukee road spend
approximately $4,000 there each
month, which revenue would be great
ly curtailed by strike. 49,
Some of the smaller towns, At is, be-
lieved, would feel the result OF gen.
eral strike even more seriously than
the larger cities. It was pointed out,
for instance. that at Boone, Ia. about
300 engineers, $50 firemen,, 400 con-
ductors and trainmen and 100 switch
men would be involved in a walkout.
About 1000 men in all wonld be az
fected. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
Kind Hearted Eolks.

Kind Hearted Folks.
Aberdeen News: A woman In
Evanston has protested against leav-
ing trapped flies without food or wat
er. Even the mosquito Will find a
friend next.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
WOMAN WEAK,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Health Restored by Lydia
E. Pinkha1n's Vegetable
Compound.

Jamaica, N. Y.-"I suffered greatly
with my head and with backache, was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
mot the D. Fool You Take Him to
Be" Is Line Psnned Across
British Officers
Letter.
HE DISCOVERED
Fighting Man Marked With PinhoIes
His Location at Front, Until
Official Letter Reader
Stopped Him.

LBy Hal O'Flaherty. United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 1. (By mail. 1.-THE
censor Is not the damn fool you take
him to be-"
The above line was penned by a
British censor upon a letter from an
of1icer at the front to his wife, In
which an ingenious code was dis
covered. 1t meant to disclose to
the anxious wife just where her hus-
band was fighting. but it was spoiled
by the censor and an order was
issued by the war Office prohibiting
such practices. r
Before the officer, who wrote the
code letter. left for the front, he se-
cured two maps, showing the entire
British line. The maps were identi-
cal. One he left with his wife and
the other he took with him.
Thereafter, each time he wrote a
letter, he placed the stationery on
his map. stuck pin through 1t direct
ly over Paris, another directly over
Brussels, and a third pin at the
point where he was stationed. Up
on receiving the letter. his wife
justing the extreme pinholes over
bands whereabouts would be indi-
Gated by the middle hole.
Scores Of Signals.
This is but one of a score of codes
and secret signals discovered by the
censors recently England does not
censure the relatives Of men at the
front for wanting to know the local
4 t., fo1H $hnv q
perhaps dying, but such disclosures
became menace. No one knows
how extensive Germany's espionage
system may be, and England is tax
ing no chances.
Another code system used by a
certain officer was more elaborate
than the enc pointed out by the CEN
sor, with his damn fool" notation.
1t was arranged by the officer with
his wife, just before he sailed for
France, and consisted Of two charts
OF the battla q one OF which he
retained while the wife kept the
other. Each map was laid out In
blocks an inch square; each square
could be identified by combinations
OF letters indicating each. line Of
squares froils left to right. Down the
left hand side was another row OF
letters. ..;ss:;iag r
/ sdEsI Give Clues.
{ In writing home, the officer would
say: "Give my regards to L. A..
Smith," Being fictitious name, the
wife would know 1t as a key to her
secret code. Putting her finger on
the "A' line Of the squares on her
chart, she world follow along under
the IL" squares, in which was her
husbands position at the front.
1t is improbable that any informa-
ton contained in these letters has
ever reached the Germans, but
there is a possibility of such a mis-
chance and England is losing no OPP
portunity to defeat system that
has made Englishmen gasp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

PITTSFIEIiD. ILL.,, Aug. 18.-The
Ohio OIL company has leased nearly
10000 acres Of land in Pike county
and it is expected that test wells will
be sunk within the next thirty days,
Strauss & Bro. Of this city has leased
about 5000 acres and many other land
owners have executed leases within
the last few days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

QUINCY, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Frank
Woods, president. Of the Woman's
Forum was notified Wednesday CT the
decision of the supreme court of I'LL
nois that women did not have the
right to vote in an election for city
judge. The case decided was that OF
Dean Franklin versus Josie Westfall
In a recent election in Macomb. Josie
Westfall was elected city judge by a
plurality of % votes. Many women
voted for her. Dean Franklin. her de-
feated opponent brought suit to test
the right Of women to vote in an cleo
ton of this kind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
bile was struck on a grade crossing
by fast passenger train.

DECATUR, ILL.,. ug. 1S.-Fireman
Dirk was severely scalded when a Wa
bash engine pulling the Danville-
Efingham branch line passenger
train tipped over south OF Sullivan
Wednesday evening. Three of the 80
passengers were slightly injured. The
two cars in the train left the rails. A
broken rail was the cause.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
ILLINOIS,.

GALESBURG, ILL.,. Aug. 1S.-Chester
Clague was seriously injured and his
wife and seven year old son killed
night when their automo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18

BOONE, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-Roy Mann.
a laborer, shot and dangerously
wounded his divorced wife and then
ended his own life as the result of a
jealous quarrel Wednesday night.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-07-28
July %, 1916

Mr. and Mrs. William Greenberg, Lyn-
dale avenue south.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Braunstein, Lyn-
dale avenue north, have as their guest,
Miss Edith Covich of Des Moines, Iowa,
and Mr.. J. Marcus of Omaha, Neb., for
three weeks.
Mr.. E. L. Braunstein left Friday for
New York City.
Miss Annie Elizer of Winnipeg, Mani
toba, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Rosenfeld, 1888 Sixth
avenue N. for the last two weeks.
Miss Elizer has been much entertained
during her stay.
Entertaining.
Mrs. Emanuel Kayser, West 26th
street, entertained Wednesday at a
bridge luncheon for her guest, Mrs.
Wirth of New York City.
Mrs G.. E. CARRIER of Chicago avenue
entertained Friday afternoon, July 21st,
for her aunt, Mrs. P. Ehrlich of st.
Louis.
Miss Marcella Monasch, Oliver avenue
SOuCu, was " 1oOu az 1C1 HOAAO ooC-
urday afternoon, by club of twelve
girls whom she had been directing dur
ing the last year, the purpose OF
the club being to turn the attention of
the girls away from frivolous pleasures
and to lead them to devote their
thoughts and efforts to cultural sub
jects.
May.DaviS Wedding
Before an altar of Cybotium ferns,
Aratum lilies, and tall cathedral can
dies, the wedding of Miss Grace Viola
Davis, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Davis of the bennington, to Mr.. Gus
May of Ottawa, ILL.,, was solemnized at
$50 o'clock Wednesday evening on the
balcony of the Radisson hotel. DR.. S.
N. Deinard performed the ceremony in
the presence of 100 guests
The balcony was beautifully deco
rated with golden pedastles topped
with roses and pink lilies, across which
white satin ribbons were stretched A
stringed orchestra played the Bridal
Chorus" from "Lohengrin' as a process
sional and Mendelssohns wedding
march as a occasional.
Little Clarice Jane Eppenstein,
niece of the bride, entered first. She
wore fluffy lingerie frock with trim
mings of light blue chiffon rosebuds,
and carried French basket of tulle
filled with rose petals. Her sister,
Maxine Eppenstein, was ring bearer.
Her white frock was trimmed with
pink rosebuds.
Mrs T., A Ennenstein of Elgin TIL
was her sisters matron of honor. She
wore a gown of silver cloth made with
tight bodice and Castle hoop skirt
and carried shower bouquet of orch
ids
The bride entered with her father
and was met at the altar by the BRIDE
groom and his cousin. Mr.. Gerald
May who was the best man.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

son David, Irving avenue south leave
Friday, July 28th for a three weeks
visit in Bemidji, Mimi.
Miss Edith Cohen has returned from
a five weeks visit with her sister Mrs.
B. J. Cook in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Stone, daughter
Anna, and son William, motored in
from Rice Lake, Wis, Saturday, July
22nd, and spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. D. Greenberg and family, Irv-
ing avenue north.
Miss Ida Berkeson who visited with
Miss Bertha Sloan, Eighth avenue
north, returned to her home in Duluth,
Saturday. Miss Sloan has as her guest,
at present, Miss Minnie Tobin of Iron
wood, Mich. Miss Sloan will leave Sun
day morning for two weeks visit with
friends at Walker and Duluth.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Selcer of Saskatoon
Can, are spending the remainder of
the summer with Mrs. Selcer's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Friedman.
Miss Eleanor Bresky had as her
guests, last week, her sister Mrs. Sgd
ney Avner and her little niece, Maurice
of Montreal, Canada.
Miss Lillian Ermanski of Chicago is
the guest of DR. and Mrs. j. Lebowski,
Fremont avenue north. Mrs. S. Schu
man of Chicago who was the guest of
Mrs. Lebowski left Wednesday for Mil
waukee where she will visit with Mrs.
l. Lazarus formerly Anna Lebowski of
this city.
Mr.. julius Harris, East 28th street
and his guest, Mr.. Chas. Mishler of
Chattanooga, Tenn, left this week for
an extended trip to the Canadian North
west, and will return about the first
of September.
Miss Bessie fisherman of Hibbing,
Mimi, is the guest for six weeks of Miss
Reda Abromowitz, Ellwood avenue
Miss fisherman will be much enter
tanned during her visit.
Mrs. S. Seiger and children Of
Eveleth, Mimi, who have been the
guests for the last two weeks of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Liss, Irving avenue
north, left Tuesday for their home.
Miss Fay Woolfam of Hibbing, Mimi,
is the guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. G.. Bernstein, 1913 Thomas
Place.
Mr.. Myer SHERMAN of Des Moines,
Iowa, was Twin City visitor last week,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenberg of
St. Paul, and Mrs. Grinspan of Mime
apolis.
Mrs. H. L. Horwitz who is spend
ing the summer at Annandale, Mimi,
has as her guests Mrs. A. Bescovitz and
children of Chicago.
Mrs. B. Rosenblum and Mrs. G.. Gold
stein are spending the summer at An
andale, MINI.
Mr.. A. E. Tiff of Fantle, S. d., was