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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
o. G. Churchill, son.in-Iaw Of Rev. s.
c. Franzen, and Family
Here for Short
Visit.
Is RAISING A HUGE FUND
Money to be Used In Promoting the
American Deeoan institute,
at Ahmednasar,
India.

D. C. Churchill, missionary
worker in India. and son-in-laW OF
Rev. S. c. Franzen, pastor OF the
Swedish Lutheran church OF this
city, is in Keokuk with his wife and
family for a visit. Last night ne
spoke at the Swedish church on IN
dustrial Education in India. MI.
Churchill is In this country engaged
IL the work of raising a half million
dollars to promote a school for IN
dustrial education at Ahmednagar,
India, in which the government Of
Irdia is interested.
Mr.. Churchill and his family left
India, November 10. and were sew
eral weeks in making the journey to
this country. The delay was due to
the war, for the sailing of ships from
ports In the territory of the allied
governments is never advertised and
delays of a week to ten days were
encountered in almost every stop OF
the vessel due to fear OF activlues
of German submarines.
Mr.. Churchill has been In India
sixteen years. He is a member OF
the Congregational foreign mission
board. He is graduate OF the Bos-
ton Institute of Technology and his
work in India has been mostly OF an
industrial kind. He first went to
India in 1901 to help in the work
of teaching trades to the 5000
orphans left by the famine or that
year.
He has founded an industrial
school at Ahmednagar, India, called
the American Deccan Institute, when
at the present time has 100 or more
students. 1t is to enlarge and I'M
prove this school that he is in this
country raising funds. In this 1nsti-
tute the Indians are taught trades.
Emphasis is laid on the weaving
trade for 33,OO0,0O0 people In India
are engaged in this occupation. me
power looms Of the west however,
have created a competition that has
made it necessary for proprietors IN
India to decrease the wages of their
employees to meet 1t.
Mr.. Churchill has invented hand
loom that will turn out cloth at
rate equal to a power loom and 1t is
In this machine that he sees the sal
walton Of those engaged in the weav-
ing trade. The Indian students are
Instructed in the use of these looms
at the merfcan Deccan Institute.
The Indian government has be-
come interested in the project and
has made arrangements to support
the industrial end Of the enterprise.
The money being raised in this coun-
try is to promote the religious side.
Mr.. Churchill will be in Keokuk
about ten days. He goes from here
to Boston. His furlough expires this
year and he must be back In lndla
nv December
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
LOOK At CH|LD'S
TONGUE IF SICK,
CROSS, FEvER|sH
WHEN CONSTIPATED OR BILIOUS
GIVE "CALiFORNlA SYRUP
OF FIGS"

Look at tho tongue, mother! II
coated, it ID q sure sign that your
little ones stomach. liver and bowels
need . gentle. thorough cleansing q
once.
when peevish, cross, listless. pale
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu
rally. or is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stom ach-ache. sore
throat, diarrhoea, full Of cold, give a
teaspoonful Of California Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated waste. undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
of it's little bowels without gripping,
and you have well. playful child
again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love it's delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent
bottle of California Syrup Of Figs
which has directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware OF
counterfeits sold here. To be sure
you get the genuine, ask to see that
it is made by California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kind
with contempt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
BIG
TRADE TOTAL
Americas Exports for 1916 Reach
IS, 4e1 100000 Mark, According
to Figures Filed.

American exports for 1915 reached
the unprecedented total or s5,4s1 ,0O0,-
600, According to a statement issued
by the bureau Of foreign and domes-
tic commerce, of the department Of
! commerce, this exceeds the total for
1915 by $1,e26,000,000 and the total
for 1913 by $2,997, 100000. The ex-
ports for December are announced as
S21 ,O0O, 900, which exceeds the previ-
GUS high monthly total by $5,OOO,OO0.
TIE December average for the five
years previous was s263, 100000.
Imports in 1916 aggregated 1882
million dollars, also record total.
For 1915 the total was 1,779 million,
and for 1912, the previous record
year, 1878 million. December I'M
ports were valued at 205 million dol
lars, indicating q continuation OF the
recovery which set in during Septem-
Der last, following the sharp decline
from the large total Of 246 million
for June The December, 1916, total
was 172 million and the December
average from 1911 to 1915, inclusive,
1853 million dollars.
The years export balance was g.
OS9 million dollars, as compared with
l1.77S million for 1915 and 2,456 for
the five year period from 1910 to
1914, inclusive. The December favor
able trade balance was 316 million
dollars, compared with 1877 million
for December, 1915, and 1S1. million
for December, 1914.
The net inward gold movement for
the year was $50 million dollars,
also a new record. 1t compares with
net inward gold movement of 42l
million in 1915 and a net outward
gold movement of 165 million in
1914.
Colo Imports in 1916 aggregated
6S6 million dollars. against 452 mil
lion in 1915 and 81 million in 1914
The corresponding gold exports were
l156 million, 81 million, and 223 mil
lion, respectively. December golC
imports were the largest for any
month of the year, being 15S million
as against As million in December
l1915. and million In December
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
DAMAGE SUIT
IN u. S. COUNT
Prairie Oil and Gas comPanys Case
Against Power Company Will
Be Heard Wednesday.

Judge Martin J. Wade will hear
tie case of the Prairie Oil and Gas
company VS.. the Mississippi River
Power company here on Wednesday
in the federal court. The jury has
been summoned to appear, and the
case has been set by special assign
ment. 1t was filed in 1913 in the dis
trict court and has been transferred
to the federal court.
The suit is one in which damages
of S431, 900 is asked by the Prairie
Oil and Gas company and by the
Schmidts of Fort Madison, claiming
that the pumping station and pipe
lines at Fort Madison were damaged
by the overflow of water from the
Keokuk dam.
l.. w. Keplinger of Kansas City,
Kans., w. S. Fitzpatrick of 1ndepen-
dence, represent the oil company,
and Frailey and Hamilton of Fort
Madison, the Fort Madison clients.
A. w. O'Harra, H. 1. Sawyer, J. O.
BOYD and George B. Stewart are the
attorneys for the power company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
KIDNAPPING OF
NEXT HOUSE
Republican Liberals" Meet Tonight
to Lay Plans for Carrying Out
Bold Bad Scheme.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Taking
the bit in their teeth, republican lib
erals in congress will meet tonight
to plan the open kidnapping of the
next house of representatives.
The plot will be formulated at q
dinner given by Medill Mccormick. of
Chicago, who was elected to congress
last fall
Despite the fact that Mccormick
sent out invitations to tonight's af.
fair more than a week ago, successful
secrecy has marked the plans OF the
liberals up to today.
When the secret leaked 1t was par
ticularly pointed out that 1t Is not a
progressive affair" but a matter in
which liberals" Of both houses and
Perhaps both parties will participate.
Some of the senators who have been
invited are Borah, Cummins, Gronna,
Norris, Kenyon and Senator Elect
Hale. OF Maine. Those house mem
bers invited are Of the same liberal
stamp. Many Of the incoming house
members of similar standing as to
liberal or progressive type also have
Deem invited by Mccormick.
Some Of the house members lnvit.
ed are Lenroot, Gardner and Copley.
Senator Elect Hale and Senator
Elect Calder OF New York also were
asked to attend.
While George w. Perkins, SO far
has not appeared in the line up, it is
known positively that he has been
and will continue to be one of the
chief ''plotters."
With the new house so evenly di-
Hided between the two old parties and
the balance Of power In the hands Of
group of progressives Of both, re-
publican liberals conceived the idea
That the next house will afford an op-
portunfty not to be overlooked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
How to Master
the Machinery
of the Body
(By N. B. Cook. M. d.

The machinery Of the body needs
tn he oiled. kept in good condition
inst as the automobile or bicycle.
Why should the human neglect his
own machinery more than that OF
his horse or his engine? Yet most
reople do neglect themselves. Their
tongue has dark brown color, skin
sallow, breath bad, yet they fail to
see that their machinery needs atten-
tion. Everybody should take mild
laxative at least once week. A
nleasant way to clear the tongue and
the highly colored water noticed IN
the morning is to take laxative
which will cure the inactive liver
and biliousness.
pleasant vegetable pill is made
ND of May-apple, leaves of aloe, and
ialsp. made into a tiny peHe: and
coated with sugar. First put up bv
DIR. Pierce nearly SO years ago. Drug
gists sell these vegetable pellets In
vials-simply ask for DR.. P1erce's
Pleasant Pellets.
IF backache, scalding urine or ire
cuent urination bother or distress
xou. or If uric acid in the blood
has caused rheumatism. govt or
scjatica, if you suspect that you nave
kidney or bladder trouble. write IT
Pierce, at Invalids' Hotel, BuHalo,
N. Y. semi a sample of urine, ana
describe sym ptoms. A physician ana
chemist will examine 1t without
charge and you will be under no
obligation whatever. DR.. fierce
Anuric tablets cannot fail to heip
Won. because their action fushes the
Kidneys of impurities and puts
strength into them.
Obtain a 50-cent box of Anurlc
double strength) today from your
druggist in town. From personal oo-
seryation in large hospital practice,
Anuric win give you speedy RELIEF.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Organization Of New Boys Order
Completed at Meeting Held
Sunday After
noon.
HOLD WEEKLY MEETINGS
Sessions of Club Will be on Sunday
Afternoons-Consti
ton Has Been
Adopted.

The organization of the Keo-Hi-Y
club was completed at meeting OF
older high school boys at the Y. M.
&C. A. yesterday afternoon. At this
meeting it was decided that regular
meetings should be held every Sun
ay afternoon at o'clock at the 'Y."
Officers were elected Ia serve until tho
regular time set for election by the
constitution, which is just before the
spring vacation and the following
boys were chosen to hold Gee:
President-Woodson Hufskamp.
Secretary-Hu Hubert Marks.
:Treasurer-John Bell.
A constitution was adopted and
some OF the principle articles in the
constitution are given below:
The name Of this organization Is
the Keo-Hi-Y. This club is affiliated
with the High School Student Chris
tan Movement of North America.
The purpose Of this organization is to
create, maintain and extend through
out the school high standards of Chris
tan character.
Annual membership is open to any
member of the three upper classes in
the school who is in sympathy with
the purpose of the movement and is
elected by the executive committee at
one of its regular meetings. The club
shall hold a regular business meeting
in connection with the annual election
OF officers just before Easter. Regular
meetings shall be held every Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock which, shall
take the form OF a devotional service
and discussion on problems of high
school life.
Committees were appointed to pre-
pare programs for the next three or
four weeks and to advertise the meet
ings among the boys at school. A
France and social committee was ap-
pointed also.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Auto Thieves Trust.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-That the
automobile thieves trust" which
within the past two years has stolen
more than 5000 cars in Chicago alone,
mad its stools" planted even in the
secretary of states office was divulg-
ed in the confession of Lemuel Nut
Ter. leader of the syndicate" Nu.-
ter admission was backed up by
lne discovery of license tags, with
numbers in advance of those last Is
sued IN circulation. An investigation
Is being made at Springfield under
me orders Of L. l. Emerson. secre-
tary Of state.
Another confession. alleged to have
I geen secured by States Attorney
I,oyne from Gus Zeidler, operator of
ale syndicate's" fence near Evans
nile. Ind. connects the organization
J win the international crooks who a
year ago robbed the ST. Paul postof-
ice OF $550.000 and the Montreal
= anon bank at New Westminster. g..
~ In 1e11 when $272.000 was secured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
BOSTON BLAZE
DID DAMAGE
Half Million Dollars Loss in Fire To
day In Big Wooden Blanket
House.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 29.-Fire
which broke out in the center Of the
wholesale district early today caused
a loss estimated at from 100000 to
$500, 900.
The building occupied by the
Thomas Kelly company, Chauncey
street, Ierses. --:SSSa.sn blanket dealers
In New England, was destroyed.
Hot air explosions were frequent,
h,ndering the flremen and causing
damage to adjoining buildings. The
fire spread to two other buildings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
IOWA..

IOWA.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 29.-Emil
Speth, a policeman. is dead from
wounds suffered last Tuesday night
when he attempted to arrest J. Allen
Cox of Hannibal, Mo-, in connection
with alleged land Irregularities. Cox,
who was shot three times, Is not in
a dangerous condition.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, JAN, %
Richard Rush Banford, nearly "a
wears old, pioneer of Vinton, Iowa,
and a member of the famous Crocker
brigade, died here Friday at the
home of his son, A. H. Hanford, Fri
day. He settled in Vinton In 1898.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 29.-The
independent Mailing company plant,
until January 1, 1916, one of the lar
eest breweries in Iowa, will be con-
verified by the owners into an auto
m obile truck factory. The former
brewers, Ernst, August and Charles
Zoller, are the incorporators or the
new concern, which will be known
as the Independent Auto Truck COM
pany.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, Jan. As.-Mi ..
Mildred B. Cox, aged 20. attempted
suicide by taking carbolic acid.
Prompt action by neighbors calling
help interviewed. The girl will re-
cover. Work and worry probably
caused temporary insanity. She said
she thought her husband was going
to be killed and she wanted to die
first.
CLARINDA, Iowa, Jan. 29.-Louis
Paulin. formerly an employe OF the
CIarinda lawn mower factory, was
killed in La Cananea, Sonora, Mex
leo, a few days ago. He owned a
half interest in a gold mine and lost
his life while protecting his prop
erty.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. 20.
Five aliens from Omaha, mostly
Austrians, made raid on the Iowa
hunting preserves near Lake Manawa
Sunday, and later paid dearly for
their sport Game Warden Gillette
arrested them and the Judge mulcted
them $25 and costs apiece. They
secured few rabbits for the outlay.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

Topeka papers forecast the early
dissolution of the Temperance union
of Kansas, a body credited with hav-
ing fought for half a century to drive
booze out of the state. The job Is
supposed to be complete and dis
bandment is next in order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

1914. December gold exports amounts
ed to % millions, the high point for
the year, but comparing with II mill
lion for December, 1916, and 131
thousand dollars for December, 1914.
OF the months imports, I'LL per-
cent entered free of duty, thus main
tanning the proportion shown in the
December imports of the previous
year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

New York World: The talk at tn
possibility of a national strike on tn
railroads by the brotherhood chiefs
should speed up congress in legislat
ing against any general tieup of trans
portation by organized labor or rail-
road managers pending a full 1nvesti
cation OF their differences.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
SPRING MUST BE
HERE; ROBIN is :.
SEEN TODAY

B If the robin is harbinger OF 4
, spring, put it down that spring
, has arrived.
B The first robin WAS seen this
B morning in the vicinity OF Sew
; enth and Fulton streets by three !
, people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

The champion sausage maker OF
Ohio is Mrs. Emma Herschberger OF
Millersburg. Her latest gustator1al
triumph measures Lightweight and a
half feet and required twenty-six
quarts of meat to fill 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Illinois Iowa-Missouri

him in the lower jaw, tube strik-
ing his neck and severing his jugu-
lar vein.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Jan. 29-After a
life of eightv-one years, during which
! time he boosted of never taking a
dose Of medicine or being under the
care Of a physician, Ernest Ancelot,
native of France, died north OF
fere, of pneumonia. Relatives called
physician to care for him in his
fatal illness. .
DANvILLE, ILL.,. Jan. 2s.-Proceed-
ings against ]. s. McFerren. r. T.
Miskimmin and Charles w. Warner
trustees Of Greer college of Hopes
| ton, for the dissolution of the col
| lege corporation and an accounting
of the property trust, have been in
stituted in circuit court here by Ed
ward j. Brundage, attorney general
| o. Illinois. The college was incor-
porated as an institution Of higher
| learning, endowed with farm land
and personal property worth $780,
! 600, by the late John Greer, but in
1918 the attorney general alleges that
the college ceased to be used for the
purposes for which it was incorpor-
ated and was turned into q township
high school.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. ga thousand
punch boards located in stores. sa-
looms and news stands in Peoria have
| been put out of business through an
order issued by Chief Of Police
Rhoades.
MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. %
An inquest over the body of Carey
Johnson, the Kansas City negro con-
yict, shot and killed by Officer o. s.
Wallace in the penitentiary dining
room last week, exonerated Wallace.
The testimony showed Johnson at
| tackled Wallace and was getting the
best of the officer before the latter
! fired,
| HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. CIV. J.
Hill, business manager OF The Alton
| Qu.) Times and former publisher OF
! The Hannibal Courier-Post, will be
married to Miss Mary King Of Han
nibal February T.
| HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. 29.-Mrs.
Eliza McCord Ray, go years old, Is
dead. She was the mother Of Judge
Thad Ray, presiding Judge of Marion
county. and Miss Martha Ray, In
structor in English at Hannibal high
!! school
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Young Mems Christian Association
Arranges for Basketball Con-
test-To Start
Wednesday.
D BOYS UNDER SIXTEEN
older Boys Of Association Had
Charge Of Services at First
Baptist Church Last
Evening

Arrangements have been made a;
the Y. M. G.. A. to conduct a basket
ball tournament for all boys under
sixteen years Of age who are enrolled
and at pres ent attending some sun
day school Every Sunday school in
the city has the privilege of entering
one or more teams and the prellm
mary games will be played in the Y,
M. G.. A gymnasium "Wednesday
evening, February 7, at 7:15 p. M;
the seni.finals and finals will be
played the following Wednesday even
ing. A small admission will be
charged to the games to provide al
appropriate award for the winning
team. Sunday schools wishing to en-
ter teams should register this week
with either the physical director OF
boys work secretary Of the associa
ton. Every boy who attends a Sun
day school is eligible to play, pro
viding he is not over sixteen years
OF age, and is not member OF some
other organized team.
Had Charge Of Services.
Older boy members of the Y. M. 9
A. had charge of the services at the
Baptist church last evening. and told
some interesting facts about the work
OF the Y. NJ. c.. A. boys department
The fourfold program of the wors
done at the association was very
ably outlined by the boys and theil
talks not only covered the work thai
has been accomplished, but they pre-
scented plans for future activities ant
the part that the boys themselves arg
taking in promoting association activ
tiles. The subject of their talks
was 1.-THE City Y. NJ. c. A. Boys
Division Work of America" and the
following talks were given by tbs
boys:
"The Material That We Work
With or the Membership" stanle.
McCutchan: Educational Work Act
|ivities, -Arlo How'd; Physical Edu
cation and Training Edward Sunley
Summer Camps, John Robinson
Religious Work Activities" Donald
Strickler; Conferences" Thos. Pond
Social Work." Lloyd Roberts; Keo
Hi-Y," woodson Huiskamp; Employ
ed Boys Brotherhood" Paul Ingram
Extension Work or Work With The
Boys Outside the Membership" Byron
Schaefer.
Appropriate closing remarks wer;
made by Boys Work Secretary Brug
man, and the services were closed
with a prayer by Coach George
Springer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
ILLINOIS,.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-
Harry Saul, 80 years old, of Grad,
reas here, was killed when a nome
made air pressure pump, improvised
from an ice cream can. exploded.
The lid Of the can blew of and hit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
MISSOURI.

HANNIBAL, Mo, Jan. 29.-W. J.
Hill, business manager Of The Alton
Qll.) Times and former publisher of
The Hannibal CourierPost, will be
married to Miss Mary King Of Han
nibal February Z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Congress-, DUTY p!.l..

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. pa thousand
punch boards located in stores. sa-
looms and news stands in Peoria have
been put out of business through an
order issued by Chief OF Police
Rhoades.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

him in the lower jaw, tube strik-
ing his neck and severing his jugu-
lar vein.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-26
HEREF0RDS WILL
 GET NEW PRIZES

X lot of brief but important items Tn connection with the State fair are nov coming to the surface daily. For in stance the commission has received word from the American Hereford Cat tie Breeders association, of Kansas City. offering special premiums rang ing from S2 to S5 each first. second and third on all classes of Herefords shown. and totaling $100. These prizes are lii addition 10 the reg gIlar and special premiums heretofore offered by the fah.
 The poultry department has been expanded this year by a broader classi fication and a third prize aided in all classes. Every breed of chickens Is now covered by the premium list and water fowl. bantams anC pigeons are t. he given the same prizes as chickens.
 In the dairy department, Mr. Rob crt J. Dryden of the Crescent cream cry Los Angeles, has been selected as judge. He is widely experienced, ca pable and is regarded as an authority on all matters of milk and butter and other dtliry products. The fair is for tInatc in securing his services.
 The racing stables are now filling rapidly and in a day or so specific in- formation as t. some of the fast travel CTS to participate i'll the races, will be given out.