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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Son of Or. and Mrs. G. Walter Barr
Passed Away Last Night at
10 O'clock at Jack
sonviile.
HE WAS EDUCATED HERE
Was Prominent In High School Activl.
ties and Later at Knox College
Took Active Part in
School Life.

Lawrence A. Barr died Sunday
evening in hospital in Jacksonville
Ill. The body will be brought to Keo
kuk for burial, arriving on the Wa
bash train at 11:15 o'clock Tuesday
1t will be taken from the union sta.
ton to Oakland cemetery where short
services will be held at the grave by
Rev. DIR. Ezra B. Newcomb. The
pallbearers will be Ed. s. Lotion,
Arnott Weess, T. R. Board, w. G.
Blood, Theo. A. Craig, Ed. w. NC
Manus.
Mountain climbing near Portland
Oregon, after a siege Of overwork.
caused disease OF the arteries near
ly two years ago from which he new
er recovered. With the aid of the
best medical attention in the country
q. desperate fight to save him was
made, but last November all hope for
his recovery vanished. 1t was then
impossible to bring him home from
the private hospital in which he was
being treated, and he remained there
until his death.
Mr.. Barr was born in Bridgeport,
ILL.,, in 1885, and five years later came
to Keokuk with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. G. Walter Barr. He attended
Wells and Garfield schools and grad,
uated from the Keokuk high school
in 1904, being business manager OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Ray, two of the most popular of the
Triangle stars. The program includes
two reel Keystone comedy with
Hank Mann entitled Hearts and
Sparks and it is some great thriller.
At the Grand tonight for the last time.
Tomorrow and Wednesday comes
Marguerite Clark, the greatest favor
tie Of the screen, in fanciful roman
tic photoplay called Little Lady
Eileen" Miss Clark has appeared in
many pictures that were considered
great but we can safely say that in
Little Lady Eileen she surpasses
anything that she has heretofore made.
We vertically believe that the most
calloused soul in the audience will be-
lieve in FAIRIES after seeing the simple
trustful faith that she places in them.
Miss Clark makes of this character an
exquisite, mischievious, charming per-
sonality that will live in your memory
as long as did the fairy stories that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Ponds End Run in the Last Minute
Of play, snatched Victory
From Defeat on
Saturday.
THE SCORE WAS IL TO z
Warsaw Started OFF With a Smash,
Scoring Touchdown in the
First MISUNDERSTANDING
Lead to Near End.

With but minute and half to
play, and the score to 6 In favor OF
Warsaw, Quarterback Pond circled
the end for the touchdown that gave
the Keokuk second team the game on
Saturday afternoon at Warsaw. The
local squad put up hard. fast game,
and their work promises well for the
future Of K. III. S.
Warsaw got a jump on Keo1uk in
the first quarter, battering the local
line for a touchdown. Goal was
kicked, making the score Z to 0
against Keokuk. The Purple and
White seconds came back in the
second quarter. however, and after
bucking the Warsaw line time after
time, Captain Neil pushed through
for touchdown Robinson failed to
kick the goal that would have tied
the score.
With Warsaw holding the heaviest
end of the seven to six score, Meth
er side was able to add to the result
until within a minute and half OF
the final whistle when an end run
by Pond gave Keokuk another touch
down. Goal was not kicked and the
game ended 12 to in Keokuk's ia
vOr.
The Keokuk lineup was as follows:
Pond, quarterback; Robinson, left
half; Schaefer, right half; Neil full
back; Stadler. right end; Francis,
right tackle: Greenslaw, right guard;
Simmons. left end: How'd and Nc
Balm, left tackle; Collins, left guard;
Bell, center.
Warsaw will play return game
here on October 81, preceding the
big game between Keokuk and Bur
lington.
The Keokuk first team has its
work cut out for 1t in the future. The
next game is with Macomb and Ma
comb defeated Quincy on Saturday
by a GA to 0 score. Also Fort Madf-
son, which plays here on Saturday
following, won its second game of the
season from Burlington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.


The Dividend" which will be
SHOWN at the Grand tonight for the
last time is one OF the most powerful
pictures We have had the pleasure of
reviewing for some time. Here was a
,ataer who was so engrossed with
BUSINESS and the declaring of large
u,yidends to his investors that he ne
siected his son, just out of college,
eiing him to go play and be a devil
xhen the son asked him to let him go
% work with him. The result was a
dividend declared to him that he least
Expected in the degrading loss of his
.on, and made him realize too late
alat ne had given up that which was
most dear to him in his chase after
ure,, golden dollars. The picture stars
William H. Thompson and Charles
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

There were no explosions. No roar
from the rush through the air of thi,
great body reached the London
crowds But with the dying after
glow, mighty cheer rolled UP from
North London and swept the entire
city, registering England's triumph.
The commander of the destroyed
Zeppelin was found in field near
part Of the wreck this morning, st..I
alive but terribly injured. He had
been driven into the wreckage with
such force that the imprint of his
body was plainly visible when he was
picked up. as-ysss. 80 -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
tuesdays Weat"e'.
Fair tonight, warmer Tuesday
Partly cloudy Tuesday.

Keokuk is all ready to welcome her
guests to the Keokuk fall festival. the
biggest and best event of its kind Keo-
kuk has ever attempted. and the big
sest attraction in southeastern Iowa
this season. The decorations of the
street have been put in place, the
store fronts are being decorated to-
day. The booths which the merchants
are going to use for displays are be-
ing put in place. The performers are
all here and their platforms and para
phernalia are being put in place to-
day. Ruth Laws bi-plane was hauled
out to the Messenger tract, where she
will fly twice each day, and Miss Law
will make her first flight tomorrow at
ternoon.
The decorations along Main street
are the finest that have ever been put
up. The committee decided to get
away from the old style ~ decorating
when an out of town concern brings
4 In lot of old banners used several
times before. They purchased the dec
oraticns from one of the local houses,
and the bunting and flags will be the
property Of the local merchants and
can be used any time. The American
flag is employed exclusively in the
decorations. Two long flags are fas-
tened to the cross wires on each side
OF the street and are draped graceful
~ to the white way poles. A single
flag in the center OF the cross wire
comes next, and then next to the troll
ley wire is double American flag
forming red white and blue shield.
The trolley cross wires on both sides
OF the street carry this decoration.
The flags are displayed from Second
street out to Twelfth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Biggest Event in Southeastern
Iowa This Season, Will
Start Tomorrow for Five
Days.
DECORATIONS IN PLACE
Main Street is Gay With It's
Red, White and Blue Ban
ners Entertainers
All Here.
cnME 70 kEoKuk.

After months OF preparation the
Keokuk fall festival is ready for its
opening tomorrow. The committee in
CHARGE has spared no pains or expense
70 make this the kind OF celebration
YOU will enjoy. Il 10 hoped that you
will come to keokuk next week, and
by your presence help to make this
The most successful celebration ever
STAGED in this city. keokuk invites all
of the people Of Iowa, illinois and Mis-.
souri to come next week. Spend at
least one ray here and enjoy the fine
free attractions, the good tent shows,
and have a good time along with the
thousands Of folks who are coming.
THE CELEBRATION COMMITTEE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
American-Mexican Commission.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Oct. q
Protest against Carranzista treat
ment of American mining interests
was stated to be made to the Ameri'
can Mexican peace commission today
by representatives of S100,000,O0O In
vestments by Americans In Mexico
Lobe is now spokesman for the Gus'
genheim interests.
The commission resume ed sessions
after the weeks end adjournment
from New London, Conn. The Next.
can group had new member-Mrs
Juan Estrada Berge-bride of Com
missioner Bonille's secretary. The
couple were welded last week in
Brooklyn American commissioners
felt encouraged by the meetings and
believed two weeks or more will be
required to terminate the conferences.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

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like getting home
again. / could
feel the dryness
in my throat, and
of the desert air
the playing of
desert 8 a n d 8
about my bare
feet"
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
Muaical Tabloid.


The Orpheum theatre wouldn't hold
the crowds that packed its doors to
greet the Pan American Girls last
night, there being hundreds turned
away and the management respect
fully invites its patrons to be patient
and call again during the week as you
will surely enjoy this excellent little
musical tabloid. Benny Kirkland
brought down the immense audience
with his black face role and eccentric
dancing. The chorus is pretty and
good dancers. Starting today there
will be three reels Of pictures shown
each show in connection with the reg
ular show. Don't fail to visit this
catchy little musical tabloid. Matinee
every day but Sunday at 2:3O, night
7:45 and 9:15. Bill changes three
times each week, Sunday, Wednesday
and Friday-Advertisem
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02
K[OKUK'S FALL FESTIVAL 4
READY FOR OPENING DAY
Ruth Law Is ..eadY.

Rutn Law ana her manager arrived
here yesterday and started immed-
lately to set up the machine in which
Miss Law makes her thrilling flights
twice each day. Miss Law will fly
from the Messenger tract. This will
give her ample space for starting and
will also provide safe landing place.
The machine was taken out to the
tract this morning and was being
made ready for the flights tomorrow.
Miss Law flew last week at the
Minnesota state fair at Rochester. She
arrived here yesterday morning.
Miss Law has her own automobile.
which she drives out to the place from
which she will fly. She was busy
this morning experimenting the NOV
ing of her machine and getting every
thing ready for her flights. She will
fly every afternoon following the big
tent show and every evening at the
close of the festivities on the streets.
The Others are Here.
All of the performers who will APP
pear on the platforms on the streets
and in the big tent have arrived and
are being placed as fast as it is pos
sible for the committee to find rooms
for them Some of the performers
carry their own dressing tents and
do light housekeeping wherever 1t is
practical. The performers have been
together at least some time during the
present season, and there was regu-
lar reunion when they all got together
this morning. Gordon and Revini and
the Toki Jap troupe who have been
together for the last three weeks ar
rived from Minnesota this morning.
The Weber Sisters were here yester-
day. Zemater and Smith and Rama
and Arno have all arrived, and the
Moroccan troupe of Arabs are here.
Liberati and his band of the eight
opera singers are coming from Mason
City and will arrive in the morning.
Rollo The Limit Is already setting up
his incline for the loop the loop he
does on roller skates.
keokuk Sends Invitation.
Keokuk is sending an invitation to
her neighbors to come this week and
enjoy the attractions which have
been provided. Everything that can
be done to make the celebration a
success and of interest to our neigh
bors has been accomplished. Keokuk
merchants would like to have their
friends come this week and enjoy the
programs they have provided.
There will be rest room and check
ing station at Third and Main streets.
Republican day will be Wednesday
instead OF Thursday, owing to the
fact that the republican speaker could
not get here only on Wednesday.
Henry j. Allen of Kansas will be the
republican speaker while Major w. l..
Brown of Kansas will be the democrat
lie speaker. Democratic day will be
Friday with the speaking in the morn.
ing.
Wednesday will be club day. Mem
bers of the Boys Corn club and Girls
Canning club will be here with their
exhibits.
Friday will be one OF the big days
when the U.-C. It's will have their
parade and general big day and the
fraternal and industrial parade will
be featured
Saturday there will be the big wed.
ding at 4 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

Burlington Gazette, We heard of
an evening apartment house fire the
other day in which the tenants did
not "flee IN scanty attire
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-02

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a child. At the Grand Tuesday and
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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
Repeating a Mistake

1t takes very long time for some peo-
pie to learn from experience. About forty
years ago the state of Texas gave 3OOO,-
600 acres of land to an English corpora -
tion in exchange for a state capitol build
ing. The building has been deteriorating
in value ever since. The land, however,
has been increasing in value. Originally y
it was estimated at 80 cents an acre.
Last year less than one-third of it was
sold for S4,736,OOO. The other two thirds
is still held by the corporation. 1t was
a clear case of selling birthright of the
people for a mess of pottage, and a very
poor quality of pottage at that.
But now the news comes that this same
state of Texas. in utter disregard of this
experience, is about to sell million and
n half acres of school lands. Once again
private individuals are to be given the
chance to grow rich by appropriatine
values created by the people of Texas.
Once again opportunities for labor, that
might be reserved for the people, are
to pass under control of spectators. And
once again n possible source OF relief for
the unemployed is to be closed. What
is the matter with Texas,
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

themselves, whose everyday habits Of
life plead with the observing youth like
a sermon from the mount, whose inter-
est i'm the welfare of humankind proves
them the very salt of the earth, and
pause then long enough to search the
English language for a word that will
properly portray the depths from which
the Arter species springs.
However, it would be unfair to close
this article without stating that Arter
was promptly rebuked for his disgrace
full and shameless attack upon the or
ganized workers by some of his fellow
delegates. 1t should also be stated that
the trade union cause was ably cham
pioned in the debate by a number Of
delegates to the conference, principal
among whom were Chancellor Day of
Syracuse University, former Lieutenant
Governor Wallace of California. Wayne
c. Williams, Industrial Commission of
Colorado and Rev. Harry +. Ward, sec
retary of the Methodist Federation of
Social Service, who finally succeeded,
thru compromise. in having this declara-
tion passed nv the conventions:
"Since the church is itself a large en-
ployer of labor, directly and indirectly,
tive bargaining, either in one of the two
forms which are now developed or some
other vet to be devised. A sound prin-
ciple to govern the church as an employ
er would appear to be that in recogni-
tion of the price being paid by organized
labor to improve conditions of industry,
on account of its general contribution to
the community welfare, every endeavor
should be made to work with it in SO
far as its methods are Just, and in so far
as the rights of unorganized men are
not infringed upon
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
ChristianorFak Fakir-- Which?
By JAMES w. MULLEN. the Labor clarie

During the debate on a resolution in
troduced at the Saratoga conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church seeking
to have the church which conducts a
large non-union book publishing house,
give preference to union labor, a capital
istic delegate from Cleveland, Ohio, Fran
els A. Arter, according to reports, burst
forth in TRADE of abuse and slander of
the organized workers of the country.
He is reported to have said that "mur-
der, robbery, theft-every crime in the
catalogue-had been committed by men,
bers of the class of workers with which
the Methodist Episcopal Church were
asked to align themselves"
We do not know who the creature
AFTER is. what his business is. or whether
he is generally recognized by those who
know him as a Christian or as just
plain, unvarnished fakir, but We do
know that he could, with the same de-
gree of honesty, have made the same
charge against the members of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, or any other
church, that he made against the MEM
bers of the great American labor move
ment The labor movement makes no
pretense of being made up exclusively
of saints. but it enters a most emphatic
protest against the assumption that its
members can be registered in a category
below that OF other large groups of soci-
ETY., and the man who attempts so to do
simply brands himself as n treacherous
knave without any of the instincts of a
Christian, and reptile beneath human
contempt.
Those acquainted with the millions of
organized American workers and who are
familiar with their mode of life, know
how much credit the expressions of this
monumental slanderer should receive.
And there are those whose inherent
greed will prompt them to repeat his
charges, but the fair minded American
citizen will continue to give to the or
ganized toilers of our country the re-
spect their high standard of conduct in
their intercourse with their fellow-men
merit
Think OF the millions of men, members
of trade unions. who started their in
dustrial careers as mere children, and
who now. day after day, trudge their
weary way to work in the morning and
drag themselves back home when the
DAYS work is finished. with but the am
bition to give to their children greater
educational opportunities. brighter sur
roundings and the hope of a better world
to live in than they eujoyed in their
youth, and then conjure up in your mind
n picture of this brazen Cleveland mon
strosity as he stood on the platform of a
religious conference and branded these
men as thieves, robbers and murderers.
Let your recollections revert Cor just
few minutes to your trade union
friends and neighbors, who are daily
making sacrifices in the interest of hu-
manity, who toll tirelessly for others
with never a complaint or thought OF
Evening journal., 1916-11-11
SOLDIER Vote TO DECIDE
SUSSEX Tie FOR SENATOR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Nov. H.
Starting In at noon Thursday and
continuing until midnight Associate
Judges Heisel and Conrad, composing
the canvass board, tailed off the bal
lots returned. only to be halted by
contests in the Second election dis
trict of the Second Representative
a strict by DR.. John II. Hammond,
Democratic candidate for Receiver of
Taxes: Fourth Representative dis
trict for DR.. Hammond and william +.
Allen. Democratic candidate for State
Senator for the Second Senatorial dis
trict. First election district OF the
First Representative district for Con-
gressman Miller and the Third cleo
tion district Of the Tenth Represent
ative district for s las J. Warrington
for Representative on the Republican
side.
The result Of the contest in the
First district showed that neither
Miller nor Polk gained a vote, while
in Broad Greek DIR. Hammond gained
one vote and Allen gained twelve The
canvass resulted IN Allen tieing the
vote with Edward Brown. the Republi-
can candidate. Politicians have fig
ured that Allen will benefit by, the
militia vote. which. If true. would
elect him. IF he S elected It would
give the Democrats three OF the five
Senator's from Sussex.
In the contest in the Third election
district OF the Tenth Representative
Evening journal., 1916-11-11
OFFICIAL CANVASS makes
LITTLE CHANCE IN kent

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Nov. 1.-THE official
canvass Of Kent county's vote at the
general election on Tuesday last. was
completed yesterday afternoon. The
maioritles of the vote as cast on
Tuesday we're also computed. and
when the soldier vote from Deming
arrives on Monday it will be added
to the original vote. when the COM
plete official account will be ascer-
tanned.
Chancellor Curtis and Associate
Judge Boyce resumed their sittings
yesterday morning, taking up the
contest OF the Second Election dis
trict OF the Eighth Representative
district, including the town Of Fred
erica and surrounding country. The
scourt directed the box OF this district
opened and an examination of the
envelopes containing rejected ballots.
On finding two envelopes in each of
which there was a ballot properly
marked and an unmarked ballot, the
marked ballot in each of the en-
velopes was counted and the certifi-
Gates corrected. One OF these ballots
was Democratic and the other Re-
publican. Some other averments in
the district were dismissed by the
court as insufficient. The court held
these two averments were insufficient
to require the opening OF the box and
the petition was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1916-11-11
DISCUSS PROPOSED
School LEGISLATION
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ask that the provision in the present
assessment which rates real estate at
"clear rental value" shall be changed
so as TO assess real estate at its real
value, as is now done for county
taxes. The committee on prepara-
tion Of this legislation consists OF
DR.. Charles A. Wagner Charles H..
lie Fevre and Albert Worth, repre-
senting the State Board; e. J. Hard
esty, representing the county super
intendents; Horace Dilworth and
Col. Theodore Townsend, represent
ing the county school commissions.
In response to requests from in
cOrpOrated school committees. the
board decided that this year. because
schools could not open promptly on
time by reason of the quarantine for
infantile paralysis, the State Board
will authorize the State Auditor TO
settle the accounts Of school districts
which were prevented from opening
their schools by the quarantine, II
they have had schools open for 100
days. II they have paid their teach
ers for $50 days. This action was ne
cessary because the late opening OF
schools would have carried the
schools far into the summer to teach
the stipulated $50 days This action
also makes way for the committees
to pay their teachers for the time
lost. since there can be no such eX-
cuse as not having levied enough
tax to pay the teachers and to run
the schools $50 days. The secretary
was directed to notify the commit
tees and the State Auditor
Among the additional proposals made
for new school legislation was the re-
organization of the control and direc-
lion of the colOred schools, health and
medical inspection of school children,
additional provisions relating to county
institutes, to ask for the appointment
of school code commission and an ade-
quate appropriation for it, and to secure
an increase in the salary of the county
superiutendents All of these were ap-
proved by the board