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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
WINDOW BREACHES
SAFETY DOCTRINE
keokuk Electric Company Has .
Splendid Display to Show
the Value Of Care
fuiness.
RESULTS ARE APPARENT
In the Last Five and one-HaIf Years
Employees Have Been Victims
of But One Serious
Accident.

The Keokuk Electric company has
arranged very interesting window
pertinent to fire prevention day and
the safety first crusade. The window
is fitted up with first aid outfit,
fire sprinklers, pictures illustrating
how accidents occur, X-ray photo
graphs of broken and fractured bones.
cards telling stories of the results OF
neglect. and the like.
| In the window are two erutches.
Some of the catchy phrases are "A
good leg Is worth forest OF
crutches,' you have more time than
limbs to spare" Think safety, preach
safety, practice safety" ITS too late
to regret it after the accident hap
pens" Practice safety yourself, 9TH
ers will follow you"
The Keokuk Electric company has
been active in safety first crusade
measures, and the results OF this
campaign are already showing. The
signs displayed in the windows are
the same ones as are posted through
out the property of the company.
Wherever the workmen look they see
these signs of caution and suggestion
been preached to them and they
Results Are Apparent.
The results already are apparent.
In the five and one-half years that J..
p. Ingle has been manager of the
company here there has been but one
serious accident among the employees.
One OF the men lost the first joint Of
a finger. Since the establishment OF
the safety first idea the men have
been more careful. and are jealous Of
their good records. They have been
told that carelessnes causes prac-
tically all accidents, and they are elm
mating this as fast as possible. Not
since the old steam plant blew up
about eight years ago has an en-
.ploye been killed
The first aid outfit shown in the
window Is the same as that used by
the men in the car barns and in the
shops of the company. The bandages
are some which are furnished to the
men. and the first aid manuals are
familiar to every employee OF the COM
pany. The X-ray photographs were
procured from the Boston offices and
are actual photographs OF cases In the
company's service there.
The company is not only preaching
safety first among its own employees.
hut is taking the crusade into the
schools of the city. Calendars and
blotters and placards and safety bull
letins are being furnished the school
children In the effort to safeguard
them and to keep small boys and large
ones from Tipping cars, playing on
the streets and on the car tracks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
CITY NEWS.

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Karl Kiedaisch on September
3d.
Il want to thank my customers for
their patronage Tuesday evening.
Mrs. L. Bryant won first prize of $500
for selling tickets; Mrs. G. Scott, Sec
ond, S1.O0. Frank Flint.
The home of Mrs. Minnie Scott
and Mrs. Mary Burbage at 1901 Nor
gan street, vas visited by fire this
morning when a leaky oil stove
started a blaze while occupants of the
place were away. The interior of the
house, which is one story frame
structure, was charred, the furnish
ings being destroyed.
The Des Moines Register today
carried a two-column picture of Paul
Schenk. of Keokuk, under the cap
tion Henry Ford has nothing on this
lad" The picture shows Paul seated
in his automobile which he has made
and which has made him the envy OF
all the boys of his acquaintance. The
lines under the cut say: keokuk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

today, but many of them would not
have reported had there been no
strike call, being Jewish and observ-
ing the annual holiday Of their faith.
The longshoremen, stevedores and
other workers who were expected to
be among The first to respond. re-
ported as usual today, All Indications
were that unions having contracts
were showing little sentiment in favor
Of a strike.
The labor leaders expressed them
selves as entirely satisfied with the
situation today. but woa,d make no
estimate Of the number on strike or
about to strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
k,n,as CITY Live Stock.

has a rival to Henry Ford in the per-
son of Paul Schenk, 13 years old.
This young man has built him fliver
which does for all practical pur-
poses" Paul, who is one of The Gate
City carrier boys, earned the money
to purchase the engine, and then put
the machinue together. He has con-
trived series or belts for driving
the car. He is a member of ST.
Mary's school and also of the manual
training department of the Keokuk
schools.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
WHY WOMEN
Write LETTERS
To Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co.

Women who are well often ask care
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
genuine?" "Are they truthful :"
Why do women write such letters :"
In answer we say that never have we
published q fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent of the woman
who wrote it
The reason that thousands Of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain and suffering.
1t has relieved women from some OK
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements, Inflammation, liberation,
irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
Il = rx-n rVhn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
THE WEATHER

Weather Forecast.
~. S. Department Of Agriculture
Weather bureau.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Showers
tonight; Thu sday unsettled and
colder.
For Iowa: Showers and cooler to-
night; Thursday unsettled and
colder.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with probably showers or thunder
storms tonight and east portion
Thursday; cooler.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Thursday; probably thun-
derstorms: much cooler. Fresh to
strong winds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
New Y. M. c. A su;,dIno.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serviccl
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. 81
The board Of directors of the local Y.
NJ. G. A. today announced the purs
chase OF land valued at $4,000 on
which new five-story building to
cost S165,000 will be erected next
spring. The campaign for building
funds will be started in November.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
BIG STRIKE
BECOMES EFFECTIVE
f,ontfnued from mage ~

Spouse to the call for a general walk
out in sympathy with the striking
employees of the traction lines.
Police reports up to IL o'clock ac-
counted for only one local. connected
with the painters union, going out as
an actual step in the sympathetic
movement. Probably 100000 union
workers remained away from work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

celette village, after being repulseJ
with heavy losses in their early y
tacks, 1t was officially announced tn]
afternoon. Other British attacks la1
Their east and Anglo-French attacks =
Les E>iefs and southwark from ""
val to Bouchavesnes were repuiseu-
The war office admitted the loss 81
Thiepval to the British.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

direction of Eaucourt-L-Abbaye less
than three miles from Bapaume. The
British alone took from 5000 to.
1000 prisoners in Monday and Tues
days fighting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
Weather Conditions.


With the movement of yesterdays
depression eastward. a decided storm
center has formed in the Lake SUI
perior region, which has been at
tended by general rains from the
Missouri river to the lower lake re-
gion, which were heavy at Kansas
City, La Crosse and DUBUQUE.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, also reports
heavy rain.
Local Observations.
Sept. Bar. Their. Wind W'tfl'r
26 p. m.-25.59 IS S Pt.CPdv
q a. m.-29.59 So LtRain
Precipitation in "a hours, .4s
Mean temperature, rs.
: Highest, So.
Lowest, 81.
Lowest last nigh. 81
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

ThereII Be Something Doing. :,
Boston Record: What 90 -.
imagine it will be like when -
grand brotherhood Of American ~
sumers forms to strike for a cn1ns'
to live?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

LONDON, Sept. 27.-Without
moments breathing space, the allies
are pushing their great offensive on
the Somme front with renewed vigor,
following the capture of Thiepval and
COMPLIES. The German war office this
afternoon admitted the loss of Thiep-
val anu reported that the British
have pushed forward in both sides
of CourceleIte, after suffering heavy
losses. The Berlin statement report
ed no cessation in the furious fight
ing on the line that once rested on
Combles. The allies continued on the
attack last night, but on this sector,
as we'll as south of the Somme, all
Anglo-French onslaughts We're re-
pulsed, the German war office
claimed.
General Haig's afternoon report
emphasized the fact that there has
been no lulf in the fighting. Advanc,
ing nearer to Bapaume, the British
made progress last night in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27


is W ell and who
has never suffered
to realize how these
poor, suffering wo-
men feel when re-
stored TO b e alth;
their keen desire to
help other women
who are suffering as
they did
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
FORWARD ADVANCE
STILL CONTINUES
Continued from page l;

enabled the French to carry a strong
ly defended wood, forming salient
east of Vermandovillers.
Lieutenant Nungesser, French fiier,
brought down two German planes on
the Somme front yesterday and also
shot down a captive balloon. Nun
gesser now has destroyed seventeen
enemy aeroplanes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

Eight feet is the average width OF
a street in China
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
River Bulletin.

The river viii rise at the rate OF
half a foot per day during the next
forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
CHICAGO Prod,,c.

l3 ~ 1870 ~ Al
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Butte,-
tras. 32h@33hc; firsts, 31aa,
dairy extras. 32k@33Ac; dairy n
29@3Oc.
Eggs Ordinary frsts, 2sa.
firsts, 29h030c.
Cheese-Twins, 1sA @19c; Va
Americas, 19h@19Nc.
Potatoes Receipts IS cars: q.
Mountains. $1.30@1.35; Visions,
$1.00@1.20; Michigans, s1.35aiI
Der bushel.
Live poultry-Fowls, 171ac; dus
13@l5c; geese. 14017c; spring ch1
ems. 1Shc; turkeys, Csc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-F1our n,
ket steady. Winter patents, yY
7.45; spring patents, $7.90@S.2s
Pork market steady. Mess, ;3o.N
31.O0.
Lard market easy. Middle y
spot. $15.O0@15.10.
Sugar, raw, market easy. Cent?
gal test, $3.50; Muscavado So d
$5.12.
Sugar, refined. market steady. d
loaf. $3.50; crushed. SITS; powder
$685.; graduated, $6.75@7O5.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, &c
Tallow market steady. City, sY2
country, 9A@9Ac; specials, lOc.
Hay market firm. Prime, ;la
No. 3, $1.OO; clover. Silly.
Dressed poultry market steady. n
keys, 25@36c; chickens, 20@a3
fowls, 15023c; ducks, 22c.
Live poultry market firm. GEO
lac; ducks, 1Sc; fowls, zoe; turks|
zoe; ROSTERS. lac; chickens, 2lc.
Cheese market firm. State nj
common to special, 10000; ski
common: to specials, S@17Ac.
Butter market strong. Receipts d
.594. Creamery extras. 35c; dal
tubs, 28034Kc; imitation creamd
firsts. 30@301sc.
Egg market firm. Receipts 1871
Nearby white fancy, 43@4sc; near
mixed fancy, 30037c: fresh, 329A
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 26.-Hors
With 3,40O horses and mules Cd
mated, OF which the big end had n
-terialized at the time the trade OPP
ed. the outlook for the war ord
buyers was indeed rosy. These br
rers took advantage. Of the genera
offering and five inspections took
start. Auction started off early al
was well attended by buyers fro
south and east and early rounds
trading showed good action.
Heavy. draft, extra .S175G2
Eastern chunks ........... 1901
Southern horses. good ..... S5G1
Southern horses. plain -. 500
Southern horses, common :. 400
Choice saddlers ........... l0OGa
Plugs 50
Mules-The market opened on
good strong basis, with genera
supply. Receipts were 1,200 he'
Forenoon trade was chiefly on v
sorts and on these prices were
tie stronger than last week. follow
the appearance OF a new Frer
commission on the market Domes
classes. miners and sugar types, "
fat and finish. ruled steady.
16 to 1914 hands ..........Sl5Oq.
Is to 15h hands ........... 125g
IA To 14H hands coo
~ IN 1911 hands 456
Plues ESQ
Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-Rye, No
$1.25.
Barley-75@$1. 15.
Timothy-S3.50@ 500.
C1over-$11 .O0@14.0O.
ST. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 26.-Ha
Dull and easy; receipts at st. Lo
s cars; at East st. Louis, IL G
Choice timothy, $500; No. l timol
$13.50@16.O0: No. 2, timothy, ",
@13.O0; No. timothy, $9.o0@1l."
Omaha Butter.
limited Press Leased Wire Servo
OMAHA, Neb., Sept 27.-Butter'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

German Official Report.
BERLIN, Sept. 27-The British haev
gained ground on both sides Of Cour-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
September g. 1916 Advert
NOTICE OF SEALED BIDS
Bay Levee and Drainage Districts No. 2
Advertisement.

Madt
Iowa until 1000 o'clock M on the 18th day 1910
as
Section. Cubic Yards
No 1--Levees ss N,
to be complete o. or l.. 10000
No skunk 100000
4S600
bitches above elevation 524 12s7oo 43s2oo
1873 1917 . '0"p's''' on OF 0s'0re De''"0s' o.
bitches below elevation 524 ditch mark
cd Main a on SosVo @4S'''o
(To be completed o December 81.
-Lostcr leveeb elevation s2
sppi river leyee Skunk river levee from Peel
completed orbef May
No 5-Main "A" as marked on plat $500 1,216soo
II e l.
cutting timber of 10 acres and grubbng IS acres:
Also muck ditch Skunk and Lost Creek
contract
bidders bids
submitted received and acted separately the evees main
ting whole
Of the bidding for such shall de-
bid exceed ten thousand dol
bid successful and
bidder snail required
the drainage district
estimated the work he
making of such deposit deposit made with bis bid
sidered ' Ni0-
of monthly estimates
COST s
National Bank Bldg deposit
$50 which deposit will be refunded of the and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
TRAGEDY IN UPPER
ROOM OF HOTEL
Continued from page ~

garrett" She refused to reveal the
identity of Margaret"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
No LuIl in Fighting.

[By Ed. l.. Keen, United Press Staff
COrreSnondent.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

PEORIA. H., Sept. 27.-Corn-Mar
ket Nc higher. No. white. No.
mixed, s5c; No. 3 white, No. 3 mixed
s41zc; No yellow, S5Ac; No. s vel
low, S0@SO1sc; No. mixed, 500
s31sc; No. mixed, 78c.
Oats-Market Ac lower. No.
white, 461sc; No. 8 white, 46c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-Rye, N
$1.25.
Barley-75@$1 .15.
Timothy-S3.50@ 500.
Clover-$11. O0@14.OO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-14
Texas and tn Rangers.

A Texan, Jealous of his states reputation,
takes too seriously bit Of editorial pleasantly.
In spite Of ito inexplicable adherence to the fal
lacies Of the democratic platform, no matter by
whom written, Texas commands q high regard
in the sanctum Of The Bee. When we think Of
Texas, we think Of Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett,
Of big Foot" Wallace and "Pandy" Ellis, of
Sam Houston, and host Of others whose names
are shining lights in American history. We, as
well 40 any "longhorn," remember the Alamo,
and San Jacinto, and rejoice with all good Texans
ia their proud possessions. And the Texas Ranger
10 recognized hereabouts a. proud bird, worthy
Of his heritage and willing to make good on any
Of the traditions Of the Lone Star state Next
to being Nebraskan, which is about the best
thing that can happen to mortal man, the priv-
lege Of being Texan should be most highly
cherished The only real regret we have 10 that
Kansas and Oklahoma interpose between US and
the gigantic commonwealth with whom we would
be on terms Of closer intimacy and more neigh
boriy footing. This we have tried to make plain
to all the world by sending colony Of good eiti-
gems to Texas where they thrive and give favor
to the life that is certain to come to perfection
with the proper blend Of Nebraska and Texas,
the greatest and the largest Of all the ssterhood
Of states,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-14
NEBRASKA EDITORS.

Henry L. Balser. editor Of the Allen
News. has been appointed rural mail carrier
on the route running out Of Allen.
Editor r. A. Robinson Of the Fillmore
County News. published at Exeter, Is in-
stallins new six-column quarto news and
Job press. ia
Flint .. Holmes has purchased the Hol.
brook Observer from Deputy State Auditor
Fred Aysrs. Mr.. Holmes has been in charge
Of the paper for several months.
Percy stoekdals. instructor in Enslish
In the Alliance High school, will edit the
Alliance Times during the absence Of Editor
nsn J. Sallows. who will take an extended
vacation. which will b spent a. eastern
points. ar
= Editor Scott Of the Nebraska Printer 10
workins on q special edition Of forty PAGES,
which will boom the trip Of the Nebrasks
Press association to the western part Of the
state next month. It will appear In about
ten days.
J. M. Lynch. former editor and proprietor
Of the Bridgeport Newt. Blade. died Monday
Of last week, after an illness Of only few
hours. Mr.. Lynch was q veteran editor and
printer and was employed on papers at Min
neapolis. Duluth and other cities before he
came to Bridgeport, eight years ago. He was
IS years old
Kearney Hub, ''Nebraskaland" 10 Q new
song. words by Adam Breede. editor Of the
Hastings Tribune. and musical setting by Lee
G. KratE Of omsha. The lines have fine
swing and the song 10 given q decided
punch" by the resonant and tunefu work
of Mr.. kratx. "Nebraskaiand" ought TO be-
come Immediately popular throughout all
Of this Nebraska land,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-14
TIPS ON HOME TOPICS.

Philadelphia Ledger: The camel Is very
appropriate emblem for the prohibition party.
1t can go long time without drink.
Chicago Herald What astonishes a great
many people 10 that Hetty Green actually
made up her mind to leave anything TO
, anybody.
St. Louis Republic: In order to prove
that the reports Of his death have been
greatly exaggerated. General villa seems 10
have begun operating again in Chihuahua.
Washington Post: The retirement Of Ad.
miral Peary from the Maine senatorial race
indicates that he considers his past polar ex.
periences sufficient .. ....%
Boston Transcript: The experiment OF
income tax proved such success that those
southern congressman seem to have been
encouraged to double the dose. @
Springfield Republican: The president Of
the descendants Of the sieners Of the Deciar.
alton Of Independence uraes that the con.
mon designation Fourth Of July" be dis.
earded for Independence day" The lat.
ter, Of course, 10 It's official name, but the
French manner Of taking for granted that
everybody knows what the day stands for,
even when Il 10 only mentioned a. q date,
may have some psychological value. But. Of
course, everybody who doesnt know ought
10 be Instructed. ts
Kansas City journal. Apparently Kansas
10 30 good that II 10 unhappy because there
Isn't anything slsa 10 reform. It is under
stood shat when the sunhowsr people die and
enter through the pearly gates without the
formAlity Of regular examination by the
taintly custodian, about the Srst thing they
do 10 70 form 4 society for the suppressed
Of something or other. Probably q prohibit.
ton ticket will DO no more than the custo.
mary amount Of harm in Kansas this year.
But what will be thought outside Of the
state where the impression prsvails that
Kansas needs prohibition party just about
a. much a. Il needs . deep sea harbor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-14
What Is Behind the order1

A report comes from Washington that an
order has been issued to recruit the National
Guard to its war strength. This means for Ne
braska, for example, that more than double the
number of young men already sent will be called
to the Mexican border, II the state supplies its
full quota. General Leonard Wood, reporting to
the War department on the mobilization in his
division, the Eastern, says that less than 50 per
cent of the war strength Of the Guard has joined
the colors, only a 900 out of possible 10000
having been mustered. This is not fair test of
the willingness Of the young men to serve in de-
Tense Of the country, but may be taken as meas
ure of reluctance to enlist to do patrol duty along
the Mexican border.
What is back Of this movement to assemble
large army along the Rio Grande? President VIII
son emphaticaly says we are not going to war
with Mexico. General Pershing reports that 4
much better feeling exists among the Mexicans
in his neighborhood, and all outward indications
that the worst Of that trouble is over. Is an
other conflict in sight or s the movement in the
interest Of preparedness, and to give the young
men training in the life and work OF Z soldier!
If the latter, the object could be accomplished
as effectively and at much less cost if carried on
closer to home.
Recruiting for the Guard under the conditions
is not going to be easy. Our boys are willing to
fight, but are loath to spend the summer drilling
in the south. And the people would like to know
what is going on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-14
Democratic Ideo of Loyolty

On Memorial day, the day set apart for honor
ing the memory of the men who fought to pre-
serve the union and save the nation, the demo-
cratic house Of representatives worked on the
naval appropriation bill Until almost o'clock
and then adjourned in honor Of the day
But few days later, on June ), the anniversary
Of the birth Of Jefferson Davis the same house Of
REPRESENTATIVE, after transacting some routine
matters. suspended business to listen to and ap-
plaud orations lauding the patriotism Of Jefferson
Davis and defending the cause Of secessioni
Do the people Of the country fully realize that
only fifty years after the close d the war which
j{ftrson Davis helped materially to bring upon
tll distracted country. the house Of representa-.
fixes would neglect to honor the nations patriotic
dad and would laud the career OF the moving
Sclrit Of the rebellion against the government
II may may not be considered wise 10 wave
~ bloody shirt. and that is not now intended
III to our mind the occurrences Of May 30 anc
Jt0S in the house Of representatives do moi
Nset the sober approval Of the loyal people Of thu
country