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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-21
MoNTRo,sE.
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Mrs. Gussie Smith Of near Kahoka
recently visited with her sister, Mrs.
Belle Skinner.
Corn crop in this vicinity Is good.
Most of the corn Is up knee high.
and corn prospects are much bright
er than was expected. Some few
farmers are busy planting the corn
that was retarded by the heavy rains.
At the city hall Saturday evening,
three act drama was rendered by
the Summitville young people,
Whats Next?' The players display
ed ability in portraying their differ
ent parts. This was q crisp, up to
date play, and had they advertised
earlier, would have been greeted by
a crowded house. The reporter did
not even learn of 1t until that evening.
Under the leadership of the broth
erhood Of st. Andrew, H. w. Upham
conducted services at st. Barnabas
Episcopal church, Sunday morning.
Veterinary Rowe of Keokuk was
called to the Ealy farm Thursday,
where he found sick COW that died
in short time after he arrived.
The berry season has drawn to a
close Cars were shipped from this
depot. The fruit was a bumper crop.
About 5000 was paid out to the
pickers, and IL crates could have
been available, more could have been
shipped.
Mrs. 2. Terry of Omaha, Is the
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Price Holt for an indefinite stay.
Bluff Park promises to be more
popular this season than ever. There
is no prettier spot in southern Iowa
than Bluff Park.
Mrs. Alice Young has beautified
her home with new coat Of paint
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oman ooh Entry List.

NEW YORK, June 21.-The small
est feld of stars ever to enter In the
annual national open golf champions
ship will be seen in action at the Mini
kahda club at Minneapolis NEXT Tues
day. entries filed at the United
States Golf association offices showed
today.
Less than the number required for
a qualifying round will tee OF and
former champions, Ou.met and Trav
ers, will be among the missing.
Alex Ross, who won the open cham
pionship in 1907. is the only champion
enteerd. Gil Nichols and p. j. Gaudtn
are two prominent English golfers
who will compete.
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oner $4,000 for a Fight.

CHICAGO, June IA guarantee
of $4,000 for ten round bout with
Fred Fulton Of Minnesota. was stu
open to Jess Willard. worlds heavy
weight champion, today. Harry Sher.
man and James Connolly. owners OF
boxing clubs in Minneapolis and st.
Paul were here today awaiting word
from Tom Jones, Willard's manager.
The offer was made a week ago and
Jones has until today to decide.
Failing to hear from Jones or VII
lard, Sherman and Connolly plan to
20 to New York to line up boxers for
four bouts.
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IOWA.
| DIES MONIES. Ia. June 21.-The
feminine population OF Des Moines is
rapidly increasing, according to fig
ures compiled by Ralph Bolton, sec
rotary of the greater Des Moines com.
| mittee. The census, in 1910, showed
that there were 2,216 mo-e men than
momen in the city Of Les Moines
Last years census, Mr.. Bolton says,
shows that there were at that time
only 603 more men in the city than
women.
DES MONIES, Ia, June 21.-Carl
Kuehnle, defeated candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
spent $6,217 in his campaign, accord
ing to his expense account. filed here.
This amount makes a total of s38, 286
spent by the four candidates for gov
ernor.
SIOUX CITY. Ia, June 21.-The
death knell of Sioux City's municipal
market was rung by Councilman Ru-
dolph Berrend of the department of
finance, who pronounced the market
officially dead. For three years the
market has lacked patronage to such
an extent that it could lot be made
to pay.
MASON CITY, Ia, June 21.-Mrs.
Alta Striker Of Des Moines, who has
been chosen by the board of trustees
to succeed the late Mrs. Grace Lewis
as matron of the Iowa Odd Fellows
Orphan home here, began her duties
this week. Mrs. Striker for several
years was president of the Rebekah
assembly.
CORNING, Ia, June 21-John G.
Henton, young farmer Of this COM
munity, has received warrant from
the county auditor for $140.50 for
gopher bounty. Mr.. Henton has
brought to the authorities 1.405 pairs
of gopher feet, taken from the little
animals he had caught since the first
Of March, this year. He has about
100 traps, and had caught about half
OF the gophers on the Vernon land,
near Corning.
IOWA CITY. Ia, June 21.-The big
gest convention which Iowa City will
entertain this year, the 9Th annual
session of the Iowa Pharmaceutical
association, opened here yesterday
with about 800 visitors and members
of the association present.
| SIOUX CITY. Ia, June 21-The
Swedish midsummer festival which il
| to be held here Friday, promises to
be great success. DR.. Andreen,
president Of Augustana college OF
Rock Island, ILL., is to make the prin
cipaI address. Twenty thousand people
are expected to attend the celebra.
| ton.
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A few OF Velma Webster's friends
arranged surprise on her on Satur.
day night. They went to her home
about $3.50 and until 1870 games
were played and a general good time
was had. Late In the evening candy
was passed and about 1880 all de.
parted wishing the young lady many
more birthdays.
Gladstone Clark took The T., P. &
w. Tuesday Afternoon for Blandins.
vile to attend the Epworth league
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heagy and fam.
lily attended the Tetmeyer Bachman
wedding In Carthage Wednesday aft.
ernon. Miss Bachman is Mrs. Heagy's
sister.
Jim Dowdau reports the clover crop
as fast approaching condition where
it must be cut and he fears the
effects Of the all-day rain Tuesday.
The Elvaston Household Science
club will have a picnic June % In
Wa11ace's woods. This woman's club
has thirty.five members ard the work
done in the past has been of high
order along many lines. Each mem.
Der is to either do a. stunt or pro.
vide someone to do It for them. A
good time is anticipated.
The Childrens' day program at the
Presbyterian church will be given
next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Miss Marian Garvey OF Blandins.
vile Is visiting with her cousin Miss
Crystal and other friends this week.
The past week with its good
weather has seen deadly work being
done on weeds. Many Of the farmers
have been able to get their corn all
p1owed once. hay tools being brought
to the blacksmith shop for repairs
and much has been accomplished to
overcome the effect OF tho long rainy
spell,
Mrs. Sloan and baby are In our
midst for visit. We were unable
to learn particulars as to how long
she will stay, or as to where Mr..
Sloan is at present. Mrs. Ethel Gar
ner, her sister Of Quincy, came here
with her. Mr.. Sloan who was at one
time with the Keokuk baseball team,
is pitching for Southern league team
and when last heard from, was mag
ing good and more, too.
Presley Ewing Of Hamilton was
meeting our business men and trans
acting business here Monday.
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First Year Navy Program.

( WASHINGTON June 21.--President
Wilson has decided the full first year
program recommended by the general
board of the navy should be adopted
by congress. This program includes
construction during the first year OF
three battle cruisers. four dread
thoughts and four scout cruisers.
1t was learned today this recon-
mendation was approved BY the presi.
dent at his conference yesterday with
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Senators Tillman and Swanson.
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Amateur COLI Tournament.

CHICAGO, June 21.--Eobert A.
Gardner, national amateur golf cham
pion, joined the list of entrants to
day for the amateur championship
tournament of the Chicago District
Golf association, to be held at Mid
lothian tomorrow and Friday. Others
who have entered for the tournament
are Warren X. Wood, FORMER western
champion; Robert Maxwell, form Ell
western inter-scholastic champion, and
Donald Edwards, present holder OF
the Chicago title.
Chick Evans. Jr., Is a prospective
contestant
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Awaiting eoat Race.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 21.-
Advance crowds for the Yale-Harvard
boat races Friday are pouring into
town today as Eli and Crimson oars
men are winding up their years prac-
tice with light work. The makeup OF
the shells has been determined upon
except Middendorf, considered the
most powerful man on the Harvard
boat. losing his seat to Nose Taylor,
while White was moved up from the
second boat.
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Diplomas to conviets.

LANSING, Kansas, June 21.-Thir-
ty-one prisoners in the state peniten-
tiary here today hold certificates for
the completion Of years work in
the extension department of the Kan
sas Agricultural college. President H.
j. Waters of X. s. A. c., presented
the certificates in the first graduation
exercises within prison walls.
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Second Ball Game.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 31.-The
Harvard and Yale baseball teams
turned out early today to practice for
the second game of their annual
series. with Harvard getting slightly
the better Of 1t on the betting. De-
artist, is on the sick list, Crimson fol-
lowers predict victory this afternoon.
for Harvard.
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Will pick Referee.

NEW YORK. June 21.-The third
man" for the Dillon-Moran battle OF
the twenty-ninth, will be chosen at q
conference Of the managers tomor-
row. Bill Brown, Billy Roche, Matte
Hinkel, Ed Smith or Charley White,
door keeper at the recent democratic
convention, are the men proposed.
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Dead Bull Moose.

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 21.-The
progressive party is no more in Kan
sas. Following conference between
William Allen White, national com.
mitteeman, and q. 8. Senator Sartin,
state chairman. the presidential cleo
tors were withdrawn from the nomi-
ration records in the secretary of
state Office. White and Sartin indi-
Gated they would support Hughes.
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Entertained at the orpheum.

The boys of Company L immediate
ly after drilling last night, marched
to the Orpheum theatre and witnessed
the second performance of The Barn
stormers," by courtesy of the man
agement of 1.-THE Isle OF Smiles Com
pany" and. the Orpheum. Tonight is
the last performance of The Barn
stormers Better go early If you want
good seats. Tomorrow The Honey
mooners.-
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Bald Headed Fighter Wins.

NEW YORK, June 21.-Old bald
headed Harry Pierce outfought Mil
burn Saylor of Indianapolis In ten
fast rounds at the Broadway Sporting
club last night. The westerner's poor
showing came as a surprise after his
defeat OF Leach Cross.
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Kansas City's street commissioners
has started . crusade TO stop tho
parking Of automobiles on the streets.
He wants an ordinance passed pro-
hibiting the practice Of holding uD
the city for tree garage spaco.
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Central Association

Results Yesterday.
AT Mason City-Mason City 1: Bur.
lington, 2. Twelve innings.)
At Fort Dodge-Fort Dodge s; Mus
catine, z.
At Observation-Disclosures /; Clinton 4
At Cedar Rapids-No game with
Marshalltown. Rain.
Where They Play Today.
Burlington at Mason City.
Muscatine at Fort Dodge.
Waterloo at Clinton.
Marshalltown at Cedar Rapids.
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ed, and It was decided that the presi-
dents salary be fixed at $4,000 =
year.
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ILLINOIS,

ILLINOIS.
QUINCY, ILL.,, June 21.-The Wabash
railroad company has secured an
order from County Judge Lyman Nc
Carl authorizing it to carry its objec-
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-RAad the classified ads.
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out but have no medical value &c
ze1na, letter, acne and all such erup-
tive diseases should be treated with
q g s.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
6y Ihyra SaraferWinslow

HAT is the United States going \
to do with its great immigrant
population? How are we going
to make loyal, useful American citi-
zens of the horde of foreigners that
have come to US in the last few
years? Are we going to shut the gates
against the entry of more of them un-
til we can digest" into our national
body those now here?
These questions are very important.
They are making many intelligent
do some hard thinking
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER iiI-continued.

II can remember" said Francis,
the trolleys go there. Say, some day
us fellows can all go out and see this
Charlie, specially IL he's cripple.
Some Saturday"
The thought of half dozen boys
taking the trouble to go to call on lit
tie Charlie Thomas transported Mary
Alice into rapturous heaven of graft
tude She began to like Francis Will
lett
"Ill send him the litterchure," said
Francis.
''The what?'
1.-THE lltterchure-the directions and
things. how TO be Galahad knight.
There's a book of rules, and pledge
with blank to sign your name and
send In to the secretary. Then there's
another little book that tells the story
of Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail.
It's great. The twenty-five cents pays
for 1t all and a years membership"
They came to the Travers house.
as. this where you were going?"
asked Francis. "why, that Teller that
tipped you over last night was Lutey
Travers. Gee! If his mother knew,
wouldn't he ketch it?'
+ SIS he a Galahad Knight?'
mo, he isn't. Say, what say we tell
Mrs. Travers? She'll just fix him."
''Is Galahad knights tattletales?"
asked Mary Alice.
Francis Willett met her level gaze
for moment and suddenly felt his
face go red.
you wouldn't make such bad
knight yourself, even IL you are GIRL"
he said.
Mary Alice returned with the dollar
and seventy-ive cents. to find her
mother busted and excited.
Were goin' away" she said.
"we're goin' to Hillside Falls for two
weeks. Sam-Mr. Thomas has invited
us, the baby and you and me. He's
gone ahead to tell his wife-Martha
Brushly. I knew her when / was a
girl. Hurry, dear; get your things and
put 'em in the valise. The car leaves
City Park square in fifteen minutes"
Mary Alice began to plan. She would
be at the farm when Charlie got his
litterchure, and she could read him the
story of Sir Galahad. whoever he might
be-. She thought of the awakening, In
the big clean bed in the room with the
sloping walls
Land sakesw murmured Mrs.
Brown. "The child's singin. haven't
heard her sing for months"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12

90 Be c0NTfNUED5
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12

Der the right hand of fellowship with
embarrassed gravity. They stood about
Iawkwardly. adjusted their neekties.
and wondered how much hay was in
the barn or where the COW lane led.
At command of Sir Francis Willett
they performed feats Of strength,
wrestled, ran races and boxed fierce
| ly for the benefit of Sir Charlie
Thomas, whose blue eyes blazed with
ecstasy. He was one of them. a sir
knight, member of distinguished
company. He became almost as com
placent as Francis. Once more the
lovely faint flush came in his small
oval face.
When 1t was over and Martha had
carried him of to bed. she was afraid.
"He's so excited" she said II guess
he'll be long time goin' to sleep. l
hope he don't take any harm from it."
Sam Thomas was very solemn at
bedtime. He sat moodily. examining
his stockinged toes, which he curled
thoughtfully. When he looked up, Mar
tina saw that there were deep, bag
gard lines in his face, great longing
In his eyes.
my God, Marthy" he said. she
thinks he's goin' to get we'll and walk
and race and carry on as they did. He
thinks he'll be like them big strong
boys"
The bsss bowed his head in his
great rough hands; the strong shout
ders shock terribly.
sand it's all my doin'," he moaned.
"AlI my dom. My poor little Teller,
my poor little boy. Your father did
that to you"
Martha, taking down her hair by
the dresser. turned toward Sam. Just
for flashing instant there glowed In
ner eyes small harsh light of resent
ment, of blame. She knew what the
boss said was true. But she went and
dropped on the bedside and threw an
arm across his bent neck.
"Don't, Sam dear, please don't" she
said. II can't bear 1t. 1t was an-an
accident Don't blame yourself; it's
past and done and 1t can't be helped. l
never blamed you, did f?'
"Not word, Marthy, never a whis-
per- / always wonder how you've kept
from hatin' me-
Hush. DEAR" said Martha. You're
maxim 1t up to him every day you
! live"
MAXIM it up. 1: only could, I
would give him back his legs. That's
the only way, and Lord knows it's for
ever too late, too late"
He finished undressing, fixed the
windows, and went duly to bed,
where he lay far into the night with
out sleeping.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER ~.
The calahad knlohts.

Martha and Sam made their old
friend thoroughly welcome.
ITS long time since we had COM
pany," said the boss. II wish you'd
look at Charlie, will your
The crippled child beamed with de-
light from dawn until bedtime. Dick
the Brown baby, took his first few
steps during the fortnight spent on the
farm. Wistfully Charlie watched him
test his small wabbly legs, totter, and
fall laughing in the soft grass under
the apple trees, and. clapped his thin
hands to see the infant manfully re-
peat the attempt.
Hes learnin' fast. Charlie would
say. II wonder IL I'll tumble around
like that when l start to walk
In few days the rural delivery
brought him a fat envelope Mary
Alice had told no one about the Gala
had knights. She lowered with the
rest of the household about his chair
to witness his breathless pleasure as he
unwound the string from the red but
tons and spread the contents on the
table Sam had ingeniously pegged
across the chair arms. Into his face
crept the faint pink flush of excite
ment
Don't he look handsomev' whis-
pered Martha, pinching Sans arm.
Then she cried softly, and Sam
mumbled something about putting lini-
ment on the bay horses lame shoulder
and dumped hastily or to the barn.
Mary Alice read aloud the simplified
story Of Sir Galahad's adventures, con-
tanned in a small paper book among
the other "liiierchure." When she had
finished. Charlie sat a long time look
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
Little Sir Galahad
A Story With a Soul
copyright BY Small. Maynard . Company
ny Phoebe GRAY

ing off at the blue hills. Then he
said:
Read 1t again, Mary Alice. Amt 1t
grandl / bet that Teller could licked
old Herculuss. And 1t says here at l
can be one of them Galahad Knights
oh. Mary Alice, I wlsh'd you could be
a knight. too. Why don't they let girls
be knights, same as us fellers?"
II don't know said Mary Alice. II
wish they would, too"
Sam, standing near by, chuckled.
Votes for women" he said.
1.-THE boss is a funny feIler," OBJ
served Charlie. whats he mean by
that?"
Mary Alice didn't quite know. either.
You're as good as any Teller" as
serted the loyal Charlie. lie s me
and you purtend you're q knight-or a
knightess. I'm goin' to call you Sir
knight Mary Alice'-no, that don't
sound very good"
Call her Lady Mary Alice dearie.' .
suggested Martha.
The biggest day of the Browns
visit at the Thomas farm was that on
which Francis Willett and three other
valiant knights came to see the new
member. Francis father drove them
out from Sheffield IN his car. Martha
made ice cream. The boys-Sir Toots
Stacey. Sir Whacker Hodge and Sir
Mobey Baldwin-gave the new mem
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12

Although 1t Is most Duslnessnhe schooi'
there is time for play. too coach d.
reefs football track and baseball teams Each
year. too there are two amateur plays. Four per-
formances of each given and several thousand
dollars ADDED to the school fund. There are
orchestras and bands, too, composed OF the music
al students at Lane. On Sunday there are anna
teur and professional band concerts. attended not
only by students and people who live near by,
but by people who come miles to listen to good
music.
Thirty Helpful Clubs.
Over thirty clubs help the social side OF the
school Nearly all of them open to any stu
dent who is interested, for Lane is absolutely dem
ocratic in spirit. Some of the clubs are the Wire
less club, the Mathematics club, the Debating
club. the Camera club, the Dramatic club. the
Sketch club, the German club, the Economics club.
the Skating club and the Civics Industrial club
Lane is not just for poor people. Some of the
students arrive in their automobiles famous in
terror decorator is taking course at Lane which
will teach him about enamelng woods, something
he could not learn anywhere else in Chicago.
sculptor is taking course in forging because 1t
will help him in the molding and casting OF
statues. Artistic women are learning how to make
hand-wrought silver But in spite of this, the
most popular students are those who are working
their way through school The majority Of Lane
boys. in fact. are working their way.
Students Who Work.
Under the direction of William ]. Began, prin.
cpal of Lane and noted educator, man who IN.
derstands youths. hundreds of positions are OBJ
tanned for boys who must work for their board
and clothing. These positions range from ushers
in movie shows to workers in electric shops. All
of them teach the boys to be selfrelant and inde-
pendent and most of them along the line Of
work that the boy wishes to take up when he has
left school.
To young and old Lane high school offers hun
drad of u,
sians Chinese, Japanese and Filipnos In Chicago
are gaining there real national spirit and real
education. Hundreds of Americans are obtaining
knowledge that will lead them to better positions
and higher earnings. The school motto is There
is no royal road to learning. but there is an open
Lane" and the thousands who attend prove that
they are anxious to take advantage of the "open
Lane"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
SYNOPSIS.

While trundling the clean washing up
Clipper Hill Mary Alice Brown IS set up
IN by some mischievous boys, who spill
the washing into the dirt. She is rescued
and taken to her home in Calvert street
by Francis Willett, a Galahad knight.
She is punished by her drunken father for
returning without the wash money, Mary
Alice wanders away from home, takes a
trolley ride into the country and spends
the night at the farmhouse Of Sam Thorn
as. In the morning she meets little Char
lie Thomas, a cripple. Sam takes Mary
Alice home and finds that he and Mrs.
Brown are old acauaintances.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12

So poor little Mary Alice, who
had known nothing but hardship
and biting poverty and who
looked upon God as some sort Of
pleasant myth In whom rich
boys and girls might believe,
came to know something Of
faith through her association
with crippled Charlie. She aetu-
ally begins to get acquainted
with Providence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
FROM our new DICTIONARY.

Patricia man who bleeds for the benefit Of
his country. S7s,
Politician-A man who bleeds his country for
his own benefit ~ III
widow-A female OF the species who usually
believes she is an example Of the survival Of the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-12
HARkINc AWAY BACK.

Know much about ancient history?"
MT great DEAL" answered the man who liy a.
by the day, "but can remember when Anna Held
was an ingenue."