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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

Figures concerning the meat ap-
,etite of the United States given in
swift & Company's year book show
hat we are a nation of meat eaters,
md that the price of meat is the
food problem which most concerns
The American family.
Louis F. Swift, president Of Swift
& Company, discussed The wholesale
price Of beef during 1915 il his state
ment to the stockholders meeting in
Chicago recently. He said: "1n 1915
we paid the stock raiser more for
cattle, while selling beef to the re-
.ailers at lower price. The whole
sale selling price of beef sold in the
principal cities during 1915 was
$11.46 per hundredweight, and dur
ing 1914 S12.13 per hundred" From
this it will be seen that the whole
sale price of beef averaged less dur
ing 1915 than 1914.
Mr.. Swift stated as Fundamental
principle of success for this business:
III want to reiterate that the packer
more than anyone else, wants to see
the producer succeed, and at the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
Former kcokuk Player Reinstated by
O. B., After Years Flight With
the Federal
League.
GOES TO BLOOMINGTON
Former Indian Manager Frank Belt
Turned Him Over to Clarence
Rowland Some Years
Ago.

Big Jim Bluejacket, who began his
baseball career with the now defunst
Keokuk Indians, las left the big
league company, after playing with
the Federals, and will work with
Bloomington in the Three-Eye league
this summer.
A dispatch firm Bloomington
states that he has been placed in
good standing in organized bail after
his Irritation with the Feds, has re-
ceived his release from Brooklyn, and
will sign with Howdy Daringer Of
the Boomers All Of which means
that the big highlander will be
twisting them over On the Three-Eye
beat once more.
Bluejacket, who. is real redskin,
has had a somewhat checkered career
in baseball circles. Bloomington sold
him to Johnny McGraw the best year
Big Jim ever had, but instead of re-
porting to the Giants, the Indian beat
it out of town in the dead of night
and next turned up with the Feds.
AS a result, the Boomers were cheat
ed out of a neat hunk Of coin, and
Prexy Hunter has been worrying
about it ever since.
Jim wasn't such bear on the Fed
circuit though he did well at times.
When the recent alliance between the
regulars and outlaws was effected,
no one in the large league put in a
bid for James, and as a result he's
to be back in Glass B. When he
hoped to the Feds, Jim thought five
hundred In the hand was more than
he could hope to yank out of the
Bloomington bush, and perhaps he's
coming back somewhat wiser
When Bluejacket was with keokuk
few years back, he was wild in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
YOUNG NATION
PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Nellie Moander Died After Short
illness From Pneumonia at
Home Last
Night.
BORN AT SUMMITVILLE
Had Been Resident of Eeokuk Since
Her Marriage, Which Took
Place Five Years
Ago.

Mrs. Nellie Moander, wife of Ed
ward Moander, a carpenter and con-
tractor, died at her home, $500 Plank
road, at sos o'clock last night from
pneumonia.
The pneumonia developed from a
recent cold. Mrs. Moander was first
taken Ill last Sunday and by Tuesday
was compelled to take to her bed
Since that time she had rapidly be-
come worse. The pneumonia effected
her heart and caused death last night
Mrs. Moander, who was twenty
four years OF age, was born and lived
her entire life in this county, and her
sudden death will be noted with re-
great by her many friends and &C.
quaintances. She was born at Sum
mitville, Iowa, in March, 1892. She
lived at that place until her marriage
to Edward Moander, which occurred
in Keokuk on March /, 1911. Since
that time they had resided at $500
Plank road.
Besides the husband, two children
survive. They. are Irwin, aged four,
and Carol, aged nineteen months. The
6ecedent's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Johnson, of Summitville, are
living, and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Beatty, Argyle; Mrs.
Ellen Carlson, Montana; Elvira John
son and Louise Johnson, Summitvtlle;
Carl Johnson and Albert Johnson, Red
Oak, Iowa; Herman Johnson. Keokuk,
and Oscar Johnson, Clifford Johnson
and Walter Johnson, of Summitville.
Another brother, Arthur Johnson,
died six years ago from pneumonia
The decedent became member OF
the Swedish Lutheran church when a
child
The funeral is to be held on Sunday
with burial in the Friends cemetery
near Summitville
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
MUCH GRAIN ON
HAND ON MARCH /
Government Reports Point to Un-
usual Amount Being Kept
In Storage.

Iowa had an unusually large amount
of grain on hand March l, according
to government reports. There were
on Iowa farms 130,077,00O bushels of
corn, 4,294,000 bushels Of wheat, and
S6,574,00O bushels Of oats. Quite a
little of the corn is of poor quality.
Throughout the country generally
there are larger stocks of grain on
hand than last year at this time. On
March l there was 3S.1 percent of
the corn crop Of last fall on hands
on the farms of the United States,
as compared to GAS percent on hand
March l last year. There was 22.4
percent of last falls wheat crop on
hand as compared TO 1877 per cent on
hand March l a year ago. There was
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way.


People who are -burdened with
supertiuous fat, know only too well
the discomfort and ridicule that over
stout people have to bear.
If you are carrying around five or
ten pounds of unhealthy fat you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital
organs and are carrying a burden
which destroys the beauty Of your
figure.
There is no need of anyone suffer
ing from superf1uous fat If you want
to reduce your weight in simple,
safe and reliable way, without starya-
ton diet or tiresome exercise, here
is a test worth trying. Spend as much
time as you can in the open air,
breathe deeply and get from Wilkin-
son &, Co, or any good druggist box
of oil of korein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before re-
firing at night.
Weigh yourself once a week so as
TO know just how fast you are los
ing weight and don't leave off the
treatm ent or even skip single dose
until you are down to normal.
Oil Of korein is absolutely harm
less, is pleasant to take, and helps
digestion Even few days treatment
has been reported to show notice
able reduction in weight, footsteps
become lighter, your work seem
easier and a lighter and more buoyant
feeling. takes possession OF your
whole being.
Every person who suffers from
fat should give this treat
ment trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

same time wants 20 see the consumer
satisfied. The packer dos not con,
troll either supply or demand, and
must in the end be governed by these
elements" /
The real test of the economic eff
ficiency Of any business is the perl
centage of profit on each dollar
sales, and usually the larger the vo
ume of business transacted, III
smaller the rate Of profit. In tn
case of Swift & Company the prot
was 2.OS cents on each dollar, bui
the large volume of $50O,OOO,O0]
worth Of business enabled the com
pany to make a fair return on tn
money invested, and paid dividend
to their stockholders, of whom Their
are more than $1,000.
The results Of the business TO,
1915 were more profitable than II
previous years, because OF the in
creased value of the by-products.
The modern packer makes all o
his expenses and profit out Of part
of the steer which under old method
were thrown away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

"Pudd'nhead Wilson, the first Of
the Mark Twain's works to be pro-
duced in moving pictures by Jesse l..
Lasky Feature Play Co. was present
ed at the Grand yesterday. 1t proved
a most pleasing feature and delighted
a large crowd at all performances
II will be shown again tonight with
a special added feature. Beverly
Bayne and Bryant Washburn in zone
Girl in Thousand" or cooking
school by movies.
4 special return engagement OF
Donald Thompson's great war pic
lures, Somewhere in France" is the
bill for tomorrow and should be seen
By all who failed TO attend the first
showing. Ask those who saw 1t be-
fOre.-Adyertisen
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
TRYING TO SECURE
PRISONERS RELEASE
Charles Thomas, Warden's Chauffeur
is Man Whom Attorneys Seek
70 [ iherate From Pen.

is Man Whom Attorneys Seek
to Liberate From Pen.
A second attempt to liberate Charles
Thomas of Des Moines from the FIT.
Madison penftentiary will be made
when his attorneys, Mulvaney and
Mulvaney, will appear before the pa
role board, says the Des Moines Cap
ttaI. Thomas Is serving a life term
for the murder of Mabel Schofeld.
One year ago the board refused sim
liar plea for clemency.
The Schofield girls body was found
in the Des Moines river, near the bath
house, on October %, 1899 Thomas
was not indicted until five years later.
He was tried and convicted In 1905 On
circumstantfal evidence, according to
his attorneys
The states theory was that Miss
Schofield who was rooming at the
Thomas home, was made the OBJECT
of a criminal attack after she mad
been given an. overdose or drugs
which caused her death. The author
tiles claimed the body was then taken
from the Thomas home in buggy
and dumped into the river The glTl
was last seen alive about O'Clock on
the morning of October 81 after she
| hdu taken neT UlOIHeE, VIII As@u DSSiA
visiting her, to the depot.
| About year and a half ago Them
as attorneys discovered new evidence.
IC. o. Rynerson, a street car conduc-
tor, had carried the Schofleld girl on
his car shortly before noon on Octob'
err q and recalled that she alighted at
State street and walked toward the
river. She was alone, and the de-
Tense claims that she committed
suicide.
Thomas has been a model prisoner
and has not single mark against
him." declared Mr.. Muivaney. He
lis trusty and drives the warden's
automobile
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
THE WEATHER.
~. s. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau.1

~. s. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau.J
For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain to-
night Saturday rain or snow and
colder.
For Iowa: Rain east, rain or snow
and colder west and central portions
tonight. Saturday unsettled and
colder. Probably rain or snow east
portion.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
tonight and Saturday. Warmer north
east and colder northwest portions
tonight. Much colder Saturday
For Illinois: Rain tonight and Sat
urday. Warmer tonight. Cooler Sat
urday.
Weather Conditions.
The center Of the western storm
is advancing slowly, reaching the
vicinity Of Denver this morning.
The temperature has risen on it's
front, with rain or snow from the
mountains to the Mississippi valley.
and colder weather in the mountain
region is following in its rear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

season, finally hooking up with PeKin
or some other burg over in the In
Misery league. The next year he
broke into the Three-I at Blooming
ton, and believe us, boys, he was a
whale to beat that summer. Jim got
on his good behavior, and while he
admitted he didn't have much on the
old pill, he apparently had sufficient
to fool 'em hereabouts. If he's right,
he'll be a big help to Howdy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

various ways. He was SO coltisn 81
that Frank Belt turned him over 10
Clawrence Rowland. ClawTence IS
considered capable Of handling the
host of them. but a couple of weeks
Nth Blueiacket at that time gave
him a plenty. He and Belt oherea
Biuejacket to Dan O'Leary for DOW
Of SOUP. but Dan preferred the soup.
Jim wandered around the rest OF that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
COOKING SCHOOL
SESSION AT END
Miss Ellis Gives Last Lecture and
Demonstration Of Course
This Afternoon

Miss Ellis Gives Last Lecture am
Demonstration Of Course
This Afternoon.
The last session of the Better
Foods Better Homes course, which
was conducted all this week by PROF.
tor and Gamble under the auspices
of The Gate City, was held in the
Masonic banquet room this afternoon.
The course has proved Of pleasure
and profit for those who attended the
entire series.
The winners Of the cakes yester-
day were Mrs. Geer. Mrs. Hinkley,
Mrs. Lewis Curtis and Miss Elinora
Harris.
The young women from the domes-
tic science department of keokuk
high school who assisted MISS Har-
riett Ellis, who has been giving the
lectures were the Misses Katherine
-strimback, Mildred Humes and Helen
Garrison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

Ala percent of the oats crop as COM
pared to 32.4 percent year ago.
1t is claimed that 1873 percent of
the corn Is merchandise, GA per-
cent of the wheat and 92.1 percent
of the oats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
Use Plain ENGLISH.

Kansas City Times: The couna,
will forgive the censorship on NJ -,
Mexican border if the war departni INC.
does not call it's reports communlqu,ri;
especially when they do not comni'''
que anything.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
nIo dynamite Explosion.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
GREEN CASTLE, Ind, March "a
Three foreign workmen were injured
in a quarry two miles southwest OF
here when $500 pounds Of dynamite
let go today. The explosive was stor-
ed in the ground and was being warm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
River Bulletin.

Precipitation in "a hours, 10.
River stage Z a. NJ, sc feet
Mean temperature card. SO.
Highest, 40.
Lowest, "a.
Lowest last night, 40.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
ed by steam pipes.

ed by steam pipes. -.oa
The day force had not yet repolv
The night force was in a sha ~.
several hundred feet distant Jn-
Mike, Russian, suffered a broken -
The others received lesser 1nJui.
Plate glass windows here were sue
tered and the shock was felt III
radius of twenty miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
St. Louis Hay and Straw.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 23.-Hay-
Market remains strong on good TO
choice hay of every description, and
current receipts of such are far snort
of supplying local wants-not one car
high grade hay of any kind was re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

Advertise in The Gate CITY
get results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

ported on. Demand for ordinary nm,
common hay of the various kinds va,
slow, compared to the call for sncs
| for past two days, but full stead,
prices were realized on the little tba,
| was placed. Moderate quantities !,
| common timothy and clover-mjYs
still left on tracks. but everything
else is now closely cleaned I'D. Glove
mixed, No. 2, $12@14; No. l ligb,
$3.50. Timothy, No. 3, $10@12; Ma
8, $11@12.50; No. 2, SIS.
Straw-Quiet and unchanged. Sound
wheat, $6@6.5o.
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 23.-Horse,
Buyers were in for all classes and
| the better grade southern stock found
| outlet. The bulk of that class sold
around s120 per head and moved mors
readily than it did the previous
week. Eastern buyers, who are the
strongest contenders in the ring all
present, are. partial to moderate
priced stuff, for which they pay salts
factory prices. Those buyers have
been compelled to fill out supplies
largely from army rejects, which is
generally insufficient to meet thei,
demand To get first choice at the
stock it is necessary to pay above
$165, the inspection figure, and east.
| erners are not eager for that grade
of stuff or the prices attached.
Army type horses moved freely to
buyers Of that class and as on Other
days, a rapid clearance was made
There is no possibility of that class
of stock accommodating, as the foreign
commissions will increase the mum.
Der of inspections as receipts dc.
mand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

Heavy draft, extra. .s15o91s
Eastern chunks ........... 14091SO
Plain chunks ............. S0Q125
Southern horses, good. 49,. 115@135
Southerners. plain ......... 75Gl01
Southerners. common 500. 400 s.
Choice saddlers ........... 100G2NO
Plugs SO rs
Notwithstanding to dealers, runs
this month have been heavier than
any ever experienced during March,
as this stage of the season is usually
a very quiet one for the mule dealer,
Prices on the better grade OF stock,
fifteen hands and above, were STEADY
and the fact that shipments have been
given more to that class OF stock ac'
counts for, the improvement In the
market.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24

81 900; market 5000 higher. Mixed
and butchers, S9.50@9.s5; good heavy,
$9.40@9.85; rough heavy, $4,000
$50; light, S9.25@9.95.
Cattle receipts 1900: market
steady; top $1O.O5.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady; top $685.. Lambs, top $11.35.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-14

Recently | have been ineVstigat-
ing the lives of 4,O43 American mil
ionaires," says DR.. Russell H. Con-
well. "All but 20 of them started life
as poor boys, but not one rich mans
son out Of II dies rich"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-17
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS HAVE n u LIVE CLEAN OR OUT PLAYING

unfortunately. our official athleti. records do not go back further than lS76; but there are an astonishing lot cf the champions of those days who are active and useful citizens today.
 Mind you, am talking only about champions.
 Whenever prominent athlete dies, the news is printed in every sporting page in the land, but some of our sta tisticians who are seeking to decry sport do not care 10 take into consider alton that 100000 young men have died on the same day whose deaths are not chroniced.
 In reply to the question, are We hencfittlng boys by running them?' answer emplatically yes. but as in oth- CT things. there is a right and wrong Way to do it. believe that the ten dency in our high schools today is to try and force the roung athlete too much. He has had lis strength and vitality sapped. All branches of ath- letics especially for younger boys, should be under the strict supervision of a competent governing body
 As result of an intimate connec- ton with athletes and athletics cev- ering period of great many years. [ am prepared to say that athletics. con- dueted as they should be and can be conducted, are beneficial, and the proof lies in the living evidence of thousands of men who have passed middle life and are today hale and hearty"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-17
COAST PICS STILL
 STAGING FIGHTS N
 DISREGARD IF LlN
Voters Disapproved of Four Round Bouts, But They
 Still Happen
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.--Not- vithstandng the fact that the voters of California expressed their disap proval of professional boxing and voted it out of existance at a recent election the professional four round boxers are disregarding the law and are contin- uing to stage the four round affairs as of yore without any apparent disposi- tion on the part of the authorities to interfere.
 Out and out professionals such as Willie Neenan. Willie Hoppe. Lee Johnson, Charlie Miller, Bob McAlls- ter, Frankie Jones. and others have been seen in action at the regular weekly bouts which are staged every Friday night. If qualified amateurs have boxing shows at which these men have appeared, the Pacific Association of the A. A. U has a big house clean ing on it's hands, and the inaction of this organization in regard to the mat ter has been the source of Eo little criticism.
 It is the general opinion that in view of the favor with which boxing is held by large number of enthusiasts, the authorities are allowing it to pro- ccde as long as the people are willing to allow it to continue.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-17
OLYMPIC CIIIb TO
 SEND TEAM EEsT
Will Defend Championship on Foreign Soil - East
 ern Teams EXpcctant
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-The Olympic club of San Francisco. def initely has decided to send it's unlim- ite1 basket ball team. which won the championship of the United States during the exposition tournament last year, to defend it's honors at whatever Eastern point may later be decided on for the holding of the titular event.
 The team has been practicing regu- larly for the last two months ana is said to have rounded into aTorm which shows more speed and accuracy than that showed when the premier honors were gained. officials of the club de- clare that it is the strongest aggrega- tior of players that ever has represent cd the winged O. organization. Every member of last years team is playing ag1in, while several new men have added materially to the strength of the combination. Confidence is expressed by the club membership that the local clubman will repeat their victory.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-17
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 16.-The possi- bility of the proposed Willard Moran fight being held anywhere from Madi- son Square Garden to Lower California was evident tonight when promoters from all over the country arrived here in an effort to obtain the signature of Jess Willard, heavyweight champion, to contract. The announced confer ence today between Tom Jones, Will lard's manager, and Jack Curley, q pro- moter, was unproductive of finalities. Curley, it developed, is financing the fight on his own interest and not rep resenting Sam McCracken and Tex Rickard as had been announced. Billy Wellman, a New York promoter, ar- rived today and is handling the Me- Cracken- Rickard interests, it was an- nounced.
 Barney Oldficld, the automobile racer, also entered a bid for the heavy weight classic. He is representing Jim Coffroth the San Francisco manager, and is anxious to have the fight held at ri Juana, Mexico, in Lower Cali fornia.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-17
SPORTING NEWS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

lHePuo"Cdn R Y. Leased Wire1
 SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16-The re- cent finding made in q report prepared by the federal government concerning the longevity Of athletes which comes to the conclusion that champions die young, would have been opposed stout ly by the late James F. Sullivan had he been alive. Sullivan generally is conceded to nave been the greatest ex- pert on athletics in his, or any other time
 His opinion on the subject,in contra distinction to the verdict of the federal report mentioned, is of interest at this time and is quoted from notes of an interview with MT. Sullivan by sports writer who was his personal friend. He is quoted as follows:
 Tt is the easiest thing in the world to collect mass of statistics of one kind or another on any side of the question under discussion. The fair way is to set forth both sides of the case and judge in whose favor the bal anCe lies
 Tn the first place. every athlete knows that the general and essential rules of athletic training are these: 'i'nt use tobacco: don't drink: don't Keep late hours; eat plenty of whole some food; in short, don't dissipate Here then We have an ideal mode of life which tends to a healthy body and q clear mind.