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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
EXTENSION MEETING
AT ALEXANDRIA,, MO.
Party From Local Y. M. c. A. Going
to Egyptian Village In Evening
For Extension Gathering.

The Y. M. G. A. will hold an OK.
tension meeting at Alexandria, Mo-.
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, in
the Presbyterian church. About ten
will compose the party that will go
from here to the Egyptian village. c.
q. Durgee will be the chief speaker.
Henry Kruger, A. B. Grout and
George Angel will also give short
talks. Special music will be rem
dered by male quartette composed
of H. T. Orsborne, Roy Lofquist,
Harry Talley and Hugh Askey.
Plans for an enthusiastic meeting
have been made by Alexandria citi-
zens who are cooperating with the
officers of the local association. Sec
rotary Durgee expects this to be. one
of the most successful meetings OF
the year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
HEAT PRoSTRATIoN
IS FATAL TO WOMAN
Mrs. Mary e. johnson Dies Of Heat
and Complications at 10 O'clock
This Morninu

MRS. Mary Z. johnson Dies OF Heat
and Complications at 10 O'clock
This Morning.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Johnson died at
10 o'clock this morning at her home,
Eleventh and High streets. Death was
due to heat prostration and resulting
complications.
Mrs. johnson was born in Lewis
county, Missouri. October 80, 1857,
the daughter Of two slaves. She re-
manned in servftude until the end Of
the war. She was married in 1874
to James w. johnson, who died two
years ago. The Johnsous came to
Keokuk in 1896 and have resided here
continuously ever since.
The following relatives survive:
Three children, Charles Johnson Of
Des Moines, Stanley Johnson of Keo-
kuk and Letha johnson of Keokuk;
and two brothers, Rev. J. P. Hawk
ms of Shelbina. Mo-, and George
Hawkins of Peoria.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
rHE CENTER OF CONTENT.

Speaking of the ambition of the mercury to
climb to abnormal heights, the Davenport
Democrat says: Davenport and Keokuk
jumped into the Phoenix and Yuma class this
week. with three figures required to express
the maximum temperature, and a large vo-
cabulary necessary to tell what people thought
about it.
Let the Davenport newspaper be the
mouthpiece for the people of its own n1un1cfpai
ity. Residents of Keokuk long ago became re-
signed to any offering of high temperature
and have reached that stage of fortitude which
includes taking things as they come and part
ing with them as they 60 Besides, they are all
members of the Don't Worry club and never
inquire els it hot enough for youF' Never!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
MEMPHIS. MO.
. 80 80 80 80

J. M. Doran. formerly prosecuting
attorney of this county, but who IL
now incapacitated from work as re-
suit of a paralytic stroke has opened
up candy and cigar store in the.
cement building on the east side of
the sqaure.
Thomas Dobson and brother VIM.
Sturges, have mysteriously disap-
peared from their usual haunts TN
the vicinity Of Memphis and an ener-
getic search is being waged to as
certain their whereabouts. The two
men have been having financial re-
verses Of late and 1t il thought they
have gone hence to try to get away
from their troubles. They left town
in . livery rig belonging to Howard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
CITY NEWS.

Ten roustabouts on the steamer
Dubuque, who had been planning to
desert the boat at Keokuk, quit at
Quincy Thursday night. when they
found there was an unusually large
amount Of freight to handle at the
freight house there. The men had
planned to secure a free ride and
board to the harvest fields, and then
leave the boat before st. Paul was
reached Under the rules of the boat
line no roustabout is paid unless he
stays with the boat during the whole
trip.
Watch the advertisements appear
ing in this paper from day to day.
ley are always new and interesting
and tell the newa OF Keokuk stores
the news you want to know and must
know If you get the best merchandise.
Company l. is evidently z at
townsville, Texas, by this time. A
post card received here today by
Smith Hamill from Ben Moody, Of
Company L and posted on Thursday,
states that the company was at the
Arkansas line at that time. Mr..
Moody said that the boys were travel
ing in fine style in STANDARD Pullman
cars
Percy l.. Harris this afternoon
swore out an information against
Ulysses G.. Cabbell in Justice OF the
Peace Burrows court, charging Cab
bell with carrying concealed weapons.
According to the story Harris told to-
day, he was employed at the Hotel
Iowa as a waiter, and had had some
trouble with Cabbell. who. is head
waiter at the Iowa Harris stated
that he quit this noon and that Cab
bell followed him out into the alley
and placed his hand in his hip peck
ct and threatened to shoot him. Har-
ris picked up rock and hit Cabbell
with Il and then run The rock
struck Cabbell in the head and he had
to be taken to his home, 1918 Frank
lin street He was notified that the
hearing was set for 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning.
According to a Palmyra newspa-
per. A. r. Smith and Ida Kaldenberg
OF this city, were married at Palmyra
recently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
Autoa 10 be cheaner,

DETROIT, Mich, July 29.-Another
startling slash In the cost of low
priced automobiles il Imminent.
Rumors were in circulation here
today that the Ford Motor Co. next
week will announce a reduction in
price OF Ford touring cars from $3.50
to $3.50. Ford officials today refused
definitely to confirm the cut. but
promised statement for next Tues
day. All Ford touring cars now on
the market will go at the reduced
price, It Is said, but the new price
will not take in certain new models
now being manufactured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
SIX DOLLARS A YEAR.

The income of thief as reckoned by
pert statistician in the Kansas penitentiary, Is
six dollars per year. The average is reached
by subtracting the amount recovered from the
amount stolen, and dividing by the number Of
years in the prisoners term.
The statistician, who happens to be one of
those convicted for theft finds that the average
booty of the thieves now in the Kansas prison
has been thirty-nine dollars and that an aver
age of twenty-one dollars has been recovered
by the police. The average term, three years, if
some deduction is made for good behavior
leaves the convict with just six dollars for
each year of his term.
Stealing isn't very profitable It's one of
the professions wherein the practitioner should
have independent means or at least a liberal
backing of capital. The period of study in
preparation for successful practice is many
years longer than that required for such pro
fessions as the law and medicine And suc-
cess is never certain.
Men work hard sometimes for six dollars q
year. They make brooms, break large QUAINT
ties of rock, and curse the day they were born.
It's self-sacrifcing profession indeed. Can
anyone recall that there ever really was a snc.
cessful thief, one who stole and got away
whole7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
Sympathy is the first great lesson which
man should learn.-Talfourd.
MEN WHO LIVE IN MEMORY.

Every town (and Keokuk IS no exceptlon)
has two distinct classes Of citizens-those who
live in the memory Of their fellow men, and
those who are promptly forgotten.
The man who is energetic, persevering, and
keep always in mind the welfare Of the COM
munity in which he lives will never need a
marble slab to keep his memory green.
The fellow who kicks and Whites his own
home town will die unmourned and his neigh
bors will not even think of him long enough to
forget him.
Say good word for your town-and say it
again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

held pending further examination.
Police say his cure" consists OF q
string OF camphor balls.
The outlook was considered % Dad
by United States ofncdals that the
Thirteenth coast artillery. New York
N. g., which was packed and ready
to entrain for its Maine summer camp
was ordered to remain.
Adjutant General Stotesbury re-
ceived the order from the war de-
partment in Washington few hours
before the troops were to leave. The
regiment is composed almost entirely
OF Brooklyn men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
Japan WILL NOT AGREE.

4 In offering resolution calling upon the
president to invite Japan and China to join
with this coutry to form an international COM
mission ssto study the question at issue be-
| tween the Orient and the United States, ana 70
make recommendations thereon to their respec-
! tive governments Senator La Toilette failed
to take account of certain obvious objections to
the plan as viewed from the Japanese stand
point. AS is pointed out by Japanese cor
respondent Of New York City newspaper, II
the phrase ssthe question at issue between the
Orient and the United States' includes ques-
lions raised by Japan's activities in China,
Japan is not likely to join the commission, be-
cause she is convinced of the justice and neces-
sity of her Chinese policy and will not welcome
interference from any quarter. On the other
hand, if the senator had in mind the immigra-
ton question and the problems raised by the
enactment Of the California anti alien land law,
Japan would prefer to confer with the United
States alone. She sees no reason why she
should discuss these matters with China.
This Japan ese correspondent reminds us that
as far as the immigration question is con-
cerned, there is no occasion for misunderstood.
ing. Japan has kept her promise to stop the
emigration Of her laborers to this country. She
gave this promise Of her own accord, and no
one has questioned her good faith. At the
same time, she has intimated to this govern
ment that there should be no discrimination
against her subjects admitted to the United
States But there has been discrimination, and
the correspondent makes the pertinent sugges-
ton that all that has to be done to remove a
danger point is to extend citizenship to the
Japanese. He is right in saying sit is absurd
as it is unjust that ignorant immigrants from
countries far more backward than Japan can
be freely naturalized, while the japanese, with
all the qualifications for citizenship, are COM
PEELED to remain aliens, however devoted they
may be to this country"
The Japanese government showed rare tact
and patience in the diplomatic correspondence
over the California land act, and we should not
forget that Japan g voluntary restriction of
emigration to this country was an act of
courtesy involving no admission of our right
to exclude her people.
Japan doubtless would welcome settlement
of questions at issue between the Orient and
the United States but she is not likely to APP
prove the plan for tripartite conference.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. 8. Pond are leaving
for Beaver Island, Mich. for two
weeks vacation.
Arthur A. Peterson and Ed. Swan
son left this morning for Denver.
Colo. They expect to remain for
about six weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
EPIDEMIC Is
NOT CHECKED
More Cases Of Infantiie Paralysis and
Increased Number Of
Deaths.

NEW YORK, July 29.-While Amer
ica's foremost experts completed
plans for a conference here next
week, the infantile paralysis situation
here became alarmingly worse. One
hundred and sixty-one new cases
were reported as against 134 yester-
day. There were forty-four deaths
against thirty-five yesterday.
Officials admittedly were discour-
aged. They had hoped the big tenn
perature drop would help them in
their fight.
The first real step against fakdrs
who claim to have cures was taken
today. A man named Joseph Eorben
was arraigned in the Tor1bs court,
charged with being agent for a fake
.cura. He pleaded not guilty and was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

the heat in Chicago were broken to-
day when figures showed that in the
last twenty-four hours, fortyfour
babies under ons year Of age died
from the heat or causes superdnduced
by the heat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
csp.ured EnalIsh Ship.

BERLIN, July %. Via wireless to
Sayviile, L. LA German auxiliary
cruiser captured the armed English
steamer Eskimo. after an hours en-.
gagement southeast OF Arendal,
Thursday, and brought the steamer
into port, an official statement this
afternoon announced.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
ToDAY.s BIT OF VERSE
70 a MEADOW LARK.

TO A MEADOW LARK.
Sweet bird OF spring and all the summer hours
Child of the lawn and leaf entangled bowers,
spirit born of heaven in thee dwells,
Rapture is thine to bless our groves and dells
Ere snowflakes had departed thou vert nigh
caught the liquid echo Of thy cry.
And cen the GOODNESS of the earliest rain
No gloomy note strung into thy refrain.
But little friend, once rare my delight!
passing shower had left rainbow bright
In all its seven colors spanning high
The solemn glory of the eastern sky,
Then from thy throat gushes melody I'd heard
Never before from thee other bird;
1t seemed angel choir
That softly fingered golden harp and Tyre
VIII Chamberlain in the Springfield Mass Republican
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
Heat II Fatal TO eabies,

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Chicago's high
temperature today was reached at 2
D. IA. when the mercury registered 96.
All records for the number OF
babies killed directly or indirectly by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
BRYAN's DANGEROUS PRACTICE.

William Jennings Bryan, who has RECALLED
the world from time to time with his original
ideas on ethics, currency and various other hui
man and inhuman perplexities has now given us
a hot weather hint That great mind, occupied
with the mightiest of problems, can descend
even to the little comforts of our everyday life.
Speaking on the chautauqua stage at Gran
tie City, ILL.,, on an evening recently, Mr.. Bry
an was observed to be forging ahead on one
propeller. The greatest twin-screw gesticu-
Iator of the age churned the air with but one
arm, while the other remained limp at his side.
It was discovered later that the reserve hand
was immersed in basin of iced water. At brief
intervals a few drops of the refreshing fluid
were sprinkled on the nude crown, and by
that means, Mr.. Bryan explains, he avoided
much Of the discomfort usually suffered while
talking in heat of ninety degrees.
The scheme is brilliant, like Mr.. Bryan IS
oratory. But, like the oratory, it is fallacious
in it's conclusions. Physicians have told US re-
peatedly to keep away from iced water in hot
weather. Iced water should not be used either
inside or outside the human system The in
tense cold lis shock to the nerves, and in chill
ing the blood it forces the heart to harder
work Mr.. Bryan is wrong, as usual
One of the safest rules in hot weather is to
keep the body at even temperature. Another
important rule is to avoid talking, which auto
matically heightens the pulse. According to
this Mr.. Bryan is indiscreet even to the point oe
danger. We hope he will reform his habits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

Surprising is the statement that even some
of the senator's who voted for the government
ar1nor plate plant afterward declared that they
didn It believe the plant would ever be built Is
it possible that anybody would go to the trouble
of chopping open a cocoanut if he didn't think
there was milk on the insidef
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

If Villa will but edge up toward the border,
the report of his death will have good chance
of proving true.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

AS long as England treats the Irish home
rule question as the United States treats suf-
frage, there's bound to be parade or two
once in a while.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

Just as Lloyd-George begins to look like the
greatest statesman in the world, he starts max
ing war predictions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29
PitIfuI Case Of Destitute Family in
West keokut-No Money and
Nothing to Eat in
the House.
GLAssCoFF ASKING AID
Finds Job for Recovering Man, But
He Gets no Pay Until satur-
day-Wants Help Tor
Interval.

Out in West Keokuk, Is little
home that is poorly furnished, but
Is none the less clean and tidy. On
the two chairs sit man and a wom-
an. They are husband and wife. On
the floor play two little children.
The woman Is crying, while the man
is trying to comfort her. From time
to time, the children call Tor food.
And there is no food.
The man Is only a laborer, and when
he works, he earns none too much to
provide for the care of the family.
Still In times Of prosperity, he was
able by careful management, to save
a little money. But four weeks ago.
he was taken sick, and was forced to
quit work. He Is only now recover
ing. Today that family is penniless.
There is nothing to eat in that little
house in West Keokuk, except few
dry crusts, that serve only to en-
phasize rather than alleviate the suf-
fering OF those children, and their
saddened parents.
A few days ago, Secretary Glasscoff
OF the United Charities, learned Of
the case, and he made an investiga-
ton. This morning he found the man
job. He will start to work on
Monday. although he ought to be I'M
der a physicians care for some time
yet. But even then, there will be no
money to buy food for that family for
a week. For the men are not paid for
their weeks work until Saturday
night.
Nothing 20 Eat Now.
And in the meantime what will that
mother and those little children do?
Unless the good people Of Keokuk !
come to the rescue with funds, they |
must go hungry. Yesterday the last
cent that family possessed was spent.
Today the last crumb in the house
will be eaten. Yet they cannot
starve, nor. thinks Secretary Glass
coff, is It conceivable that the people
of Keokuk, the majority Of them liv-
ing in plenty, will allow those people
to beg, when they have always been
respectable and hard working. II 9
few people will give few cents each,
enough money can be raised to main
tain that family until next Saturday.
II you can spare = little money. Sec.
rotary Glasscoff wishes that you
might send 1t to him, specifying that
1t is for, this destitute family.
Do those children eat tomorrow?
or must they lie on the floor crying
for food until the parents are willing
to sacrifice their self-respect and go
into the streets and beg?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29

The books which help you most are those which make
you The hardest of learning 10 by easy
reading; but from great think
ship thought deep freghted with truth ana
with beauty.-Theodore Parker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-29


Chi1ders and the latter IL having -
o1dcsrs put ON their trail
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1916-11-08
2 5. aapiteI I.
farbel.

Goloitreams penteoe nleo 2ensiel Sparet paa
Oscars grep. Ser bragtes fun 9oitiaeer to @ange
ON llgen. 9ogene bleb tolte, inotil oen Dag fom,
bbor man flnoe bente Sbaret paa Gololtreoms 8e.
%fenoelie. 5orbinbelien melem De forifeaige Stationer
bar meget maneelfulo.
Den ferite Dag, 90 man fun6e bente Sparet fra
Calcutta, bar Dagen efter Sui. Goloitream bar nleget
bepGget, ba ban luffeoe Yoittaifen OBJ. Bar oct Ell
Sfuffelie cIer Ell 9ettelie, at Der frn fanotes en- gpis
90 en- 0teflanle ira Ell bonolenoe9
SO, iom baboe 5eber al aneit, liieoe fig inc /
@Greliet for at erfare, ON oct frpetebe greb bar forl.
men. Spergsmaolet leItes benbes @lif, og Sparet
gabes beo en- let Sopeorplten.
Gololtream bapoe eiort aae Silbereoelier til at
forla6e Moulmeiil iaa mart Den neite Toit tom fra
Calcutta.
San bopbe taeet 9ilet til fig og fin SuItru paa
ct Seilifib, iom ifiloe afgaa ia1ne Dag, font Soften
tom. geore er oet, tGnftc ban, naaife at MITE pen.
gene for 9~iletterre, emo at blipe fire Gage WaouI-
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1916-11-08
"A. 81 opitel.
Snl.

Sfibet fon, men oct bragte life 5reit. Oct enelte
Vreb, iom oct bragte, bar iortranoet og ~abresieret til
Oscar. 9enne fom til i'm Suitrl neo oct aabne 0rep
Saanoeu. Yeorspet oe rneo meeen aGrliebeo me6-
oelte ban bcnoe Snoboloet. ct snfalo, Iisncnbe oct,
ionl Mars. 1born ON 5orooret bapoe bait, baboe gent
taget fig, og p9ret neobrpoenoe. Sane ifrep fra oct
gerelie, bbor Den eIifeoe Sfiffelle laa Dsoens Stil-
beb.
SO iogeo mango 9narer oper bette Wrep; og COG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-09
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

a result of being poisoned by milk, and
only the timely arrival of a physician
and the application of a stomach pump
saved them. The victims were Mrs.
Moeller and two daughters, aged s and
10 years. Soon after breakfast all
were taken violently sick. DR.. d. G.
Greul was summoned and with the use
of the stomach pump and antidotes
counteracted the effect of the poison.
All are now reported to be out of dan
ger. The poison was traced to the
milk by reason of the fact that Mrs.
Moeller and the two little girls drank
of it and were taken i'll. A boy in the
family refused to partake of his milk
and was the only one not taken sick.
How the milk became contaminated is
a mystery. 1t should, however, serve
as a warning for all milkmen to keep
their cans and bottles clean and after
being delivered the milk should be
kept tightly sealed and in a cool place
Lands 100000 COntract-The Zim-
norman Steel company of Bettendorf
has received orders for over 100000
worth of stump pullers. An order for
l, 500 stump pullers has been given
the company by prominent Ameri-
can dealer. The name of the dealer
is withheld for the present The re-
mainder of the order comes from the
Brazilian government. 1t ordered
eight stump pulIers. The larger order
must be delivered not later than Jan.
l. 1918. Shipments, however, will be
made from time to time, as the pullers
are manufactured.
Struck Street Car COnductOr-A
warrant has been issued for the ar
Of VII Pnhda a nc him
with assault and battery on the per-
son of Thomas Dolan, a street car
conductor on the Northwest Daven-
port line Rohde is alleged to have
given the conductor a nickel, and
claiming it to have been a dime, to
have demanded his change. Upon the
conductor refusing to advance the
change he struck him in the face.
Street car officials claim this is not
the first time that Rohde has attempt
ed TO work the same game. His trial
was set for o'clock this morning be-
fore Justice Daum.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Fred s.
Phoenix passed away at her home at
2319 Brady street, following an illness
Of two days induced by low vitality
and excessive. heat Mrs Phoenix was
a woman of lovabIe character and her
death will be mourned by large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance.
The deceased was born in Cooper
county, Missouri. April %, 1861. being
at the time of her death 55 years old.
In 1882 she was united IN marriage to
Fred S. Phoenix. near Bloomington,
Ill, where the couple made their home
until their removal TO Davenport II
years ago Surviving are her husband,
Fred S. Phoenix; one daughter, Mrs
H B. Betty, and one son, Horald Phoe-
nix. all OF Davenport Three sisters
and three brothers in Illinois also sur
viva.