davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
CONSCRIPT LAW
VOTED 27O TO SO
CONTINUED from page ~

Kahn, the tellers. up the center
aisle of the house to show they were
for the amendment.
When the record vote does come,
many members predicted that many
of the SO who voted against the
presidents plan will have switched,
thereby making the vote against the
volunteer plan even greater than that
in committee of the whole.
The Roosevelt division plan over
Swallowed all other issues in the senate
neared vote.
In the last hours of debate three
Influential senators threw their in
fluence in favor of the Harding amend
ment to permit Roosevelt to recruit 4
volunteer division. They were Hard
ing, Lodge and John Sharp Williams.
Declaring this is not party war, it
Is an American war" Senator Lodge
made vigorous speech in favor OF
the Roosevelt division.
For heavens sake" shouted the vet
eran Massachusetts senator, sis there
any reason why he shouldn't be allow
ed to offer his life for what he belives
most sacred?"
He declared Roosevelt was the only
man in the country who could raise a
division and to let him do SO would not
injure the principals of universal SER
vice. Lodge dwelt upon moral effect
Of former president leading Ameri-
can troops in Europe.
Senator Williams, Mississippi, one
of the presidents most loyal support
ers in either house, agreed with Lodge
but asserted that while Roosevelt was
competent to command regiment, he
was not fitted to lead a division. Hard
ing pointed out that Roosevelt did not
necessarily desire to lead the division.
In a scathing speech against pro-
Germanism, Williams said there are
one million traitors in America.
81 want to weed 'em out" he said.
That's why I want CONSUMPTION.
"Of the ten million German-Ameri-
cans in this country, probably nine
million are loyal"
AS senate debating continued, sec
ond fight was precipftated when as
the clerk commenced reading the rest
of the bill, Sears of Florida, with the
assistance of a fellow member, tried
to get recognition to make left over
speech. He was finally squelched.
In the house, Representative Moore,
Pennsylvania, presented an amend.
ment to make the CONSUMPTION a plain
draft proposition. eliminating the Csc
lective" feature for fear of favoritism.
Representative Mason, Illinois,
aroused the dormant volunteer pro-
ponents when discussing the amend
ment he SAID: This amendment re-
moves the coat of sugar from the bit
ter pill of the draft servitude. Jesus
OF Nazareth on the cross was volun-
teer.
The gentlement on each side OF
Him were conscripts."
by ]. P. Yoder, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Before
congress adjourns tonight, the nation
will know how its armies of defense
are to be raised
The house will vote before shutdown
The senate will probably vote around
nine or ten o'clock tonight Barring
the completely unexpected, voting in
both houses will be strongly for the
presidents and the general staff's Sc
lective CONSUMPTION measure. The
volunteer system appears doomed. De
bate continued in the senate today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

university authorities are fiockins
from school back to the farm .
raise war supplies for America ana
her allies. One hundred and ninets,
students have left school so far, ana
within the next two weeks. 500 VIII
have left. The majority are "enllsp
ing" for farm work and the Others
are enlisting in the army, the navy
and to attend the officers training
camp. Full credit for the semester
work is given where the students
leave to serve the country. 1t Is
considered likely school will DC
closed early because Of the exodus
of war recruits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
st, Louis Live stock.

st. Louis Live Stock.
T EAST ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-Cattle
receipts 1870; market steady. Native
beef steers. s7.50@13.00; yearling
steers and heifers, $S.50@12.00; cows
$6.0O@11.0O; stockers and feeders
$6.OO@1O.15; calves, $60o@12.5O;
Texas steers, s5.5O@9.5o. cows and
heifers, s4.25@9.OO.
Hog, receipts 5000; market strong
on light, others 5@10c lower. Mixed
and butchers, S15.45 @15.90; good to
heavy, s15.S5@15.90; rough, s15.1O@
Is. 40; light, s15. 35@15.s5; bulk, $3.50
@15.S5; pigs, $10.75@14.25.
9heep market nominally steady.
Ewes, s9.5O@12.25; yearlings, s12.75
@14.25; lambs, $13.00@16.50; clipped
lambs, $13.OO@13.50.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, April 28.-Cattle
receipts 200; market steady. Steers,
$750@1275; cows and heifers. $3.50
@1125; stockers and feeders, $3.50
@10.5O; calves, $7.50@13.00.,
Hog receipts 900; market strong.
Bulk, $15.10@15.85; heavy, s15.7O@
1890: medium, s15.35@15.70; light,
sl4.90@15.50.
Sheep market steady Lambs.
S12.75@1665; ewes, $10.50@13.50;
wethers, $7.00@14.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, April 28.-Cattle receipts
$50; market steady. Steers, S9.50@
1900; cows and heifers, $5.50@10.85;
stockers and feeders, s6.75@9.75;
calves, s9OO@21.5O; bulls and stays.
$S.0O@9.50.
Hog receipts 800; market steady.
Bulk, $15.20@15.50; top. $15.65.
Sheep receipts ESQ; market steady.
Yearlings, $12.50@14.00: wethers.
s12.50@13.5O; lambs. $15.75Q1675;
ewes. s11.50@l3.0O.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, April 28.-Butter-Ex-
tras, CSC; firsts. 37@371ac; dairy ex-
tras, 3oh @361ac; dairy frsts, 800
34kc.
Eggs-ordinary firsts, Box @31Ac;
irsts. 31A@32Ac.
Cheese-Twins. 25@26c; Young
26@26kc. =
Potatoes-Receipts IA cars: fancy
westerns, s275@2SO; Wisconsins
and Minnesotas, S2.65@2.75 per
bushel -
Live poultry-FowIs, 221ac; ducks,
geese, 13@16c; turkeys, 22c.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK. April 2S.--Flour mar
ket strong, held higher.
Pork market strong. Mess, $4,000
also. 81
Lard market stronger. Middle west
spot. s22.25@22.35.
Sugar, raw, market quiet. Centrifu-
gal test, s6.14; Muscavado SO test,
$3.50.
Sugar, refined, market quiet. Cut
loaf. 5000; crushed, $s.75; powdered,
s7.65@S.60; granulated, s7.50@S.5O.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 10sSc.
Tallow market dull, city, 14Ac:
country, 14@144c; special, 15c.
Hay market quiet. Prime No. J., |
s1.05@1.10; No. 8, 65@75c; clover,
50@921ac.
Dressed poultry market weak. Tur-
keys, 18@34c; chickens, 23@24c;
fowls, 201a @26c; ducks, 1896
Live poultry market weak. Geese, !!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau

III. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.1
For Keokuk and vicinity: Probably
rain tonight and Sunday; continued
cold.
For Iowa: Probably rain east GEN.
trail; rain or snow extreme west por-
ton tonight and Sunday; continued
cold.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
tonight and Sunday; probably rain;
colder southwest portion tonight and
extreme south portion Sunday.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Sunday; probably rain;
colder Sunday extreme south portion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List of letters remaining IN u.
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for, io'
week ending April %. 1917:
Ladies'.
Ethel Benton.
Mrs. j. A. Bently.
Mrs. Elizabeth Herold.
Mrs. Alice johnson.
Mrs. Nancy J. Wilson.
Gentlemen.
Clarence Doyle.
G.. W. Flemming.
James Mcbride.
Chas Sleek.
Henry Stebinger.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adVer
tised. e. <P. M'MANUS, ,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

good heavy. s15.3O@16.O0; rough
heavy, $15.30@15.50; light, $1475@
1885.
Cattle receipts 1000; market
steady. Top, $13.40.
Sheep receipts 1000. Tops, s13.25
@16.90.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
A fine rocker at this low Pho

Put every one may take adj
vantage Of this offer, for we
will willingly arrange "a
weekly or monthly payment
plan for you. A small de-
posit is sufficient to assure
its delivery. For but $3.50
on credit, you may have a
large odd rocker for your iiv-
ing room or parlor!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
River Bulletin.


river will change little during the
next forty-eight hours between DAY.
export and Warsaw.
Weather Conditions.
Cool weather over the northern
districts and high temperature over
the southern attend the continued
high pressure on the northern boun-
Diary, with low pressure in the south
west.
Rain has been general from the
Missouri river to the Mississippi
valley, with snow in Colorado and
Nebraska.
Local Observations.
April Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
81 I p. m.-3004 AZ NE CPdy
% 7 a. m.-299S 40 NE Crdy
Precipitation, As.
Stage of river at 7 a. M, 12.4 feet.
Change in "a hours, fall 2.
Mean temperature 9th, "A.
Highest, 48.
Lowest, 40.
Lowest last night, 80.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
Phone any furniture house
in town

Ask them the price Of a
solid oak, genuine leather
rocker. See the rocker. Com
pare it with ours. And you
will find that in actual mon
ey, there is at least IS more
in value in this rocker than
in ANY other one at SIS.
They will be sold rapidly
see them early Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

11@12c; ducks, 16@22c; fowls, ,,a
24c; turkeys, 17@1Sc; roosters, lie,
| chickens. broilers, 45@5Oc.
Cheese market quiet. State mil,
common to special. 25@271ac; skim,
common to specials, 13@21c.
Butter market steady. Receipts 4.
235. Creamery extras, 39Am4M
dairy tubs, 33@391ac; imitaum
creamery firsts, 33@34c.
Egg market firm. Receipts 14,1
Nearby white fancy, 36@36hc; nesr
! by mixed fancy, 33@341ac; fresh, s3a
36c.
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 27.-Horsa
Receipts were very light, as hau
been runs all week. According ID
estimate, 400 horses and mules Il
rived, but in the neighborhood of 3N
Of these were billed through. A shot
auction was staged and buyers wea
in for a few army sorts. With ii
mand exceeding the supply, all good
rugged workers, eastern chunks ami
big horses found immediate SALE
There was fair demand for souts
erners. but hardly enough here d
make it interesting.
Heavy draft, extra .$19OG21|
Eastern chunks ....... 15OGlW
Southern horses, good to
cnOlCe 131MlM
Southern horses, plain 49,. 90G1gI
Southern horses, common -. COG Ny
Mules-There was a very light run.
and an unchanged market. Nothing
underaged or on the cotton or farm
type order is being disposed of to
advantage, but any kind of a gcoi
miner or an extra choice big mus
can be sold to make money. Re
ceipts were about $50 head, of which
275 were billed through.
16 to 1914 hands 49,. - .S15062NX
15 to 1914 hands ......... l25G2A
ii to 141z hands .......... 50@la
13 to 1914 hands ........... 45@ y
P1ugS ......... 10W "
ST. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2f.-Hay-
Market steady, good demand; receipa
at ST. Louis, IA cars; at East s.
Louis, 20 cars Choice timothy, s23N
@23.50; No. 1 timothy, s20.50G 23.Oa
No. 2 timothy, $19.00@2O.50; No.
timothy. $16.00@1S.5O.
Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 27.-Rye-Ns
2, nominal No. 3, $500.
Barley-$1. 20@ 15S.
Timothy-s5.00@6. 500.
Clover-$12. 00@17.00
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, April 2S.--Bar silva
New York, lad.
Demand sterling, SAFE GIG.
New York stocks-CIose.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Col
NEW YORK, April Is
American Car & Foundry. 1850. 6I13
American Locomotive ....-.... 6S1a
American Tel. and Telg. Co. l2o
...............
Atchison 'lVo
Baltimore e Ohio. ............. toSa
e. Ohio. ......-.... gu
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 4os
CrucibIe Steel ...........-,. oiA
Illinois Central .........-.... lV4
Lehigh Valley ...........-.... eaa
New York Central. ........... "a
Northern Pacific ............. .loo
Pennsylvania NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Reading ....... 9oss
Southern Pacific .............. S4n
-................ 80
Union Pacific .lSoss
United States Steel, com. .llo "a
Utah Copper ............l lo
................. ~
WHY'S Overland .............. 5oA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

Enlisting for Farm Work.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LINCOLN, Neb.. April 2s.-Ne-
braska university students, acting
Under the advice and consent of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28
AS ruggedly strong as it
is handsome

In every respect, this rocker
is far more than fifteen
dollars worth. 1t is built OF
fine oak, in the golden fin
ish that will always remain
popular. The cushions are
deep and covered with gen.
uine Spanish brown leather.
Built as rigidly as furniture
can be.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

Chicago Live Stock-cIose.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co. ]
CHICAGO, April 28.-Hog receipts
1000; market weak. Top, $1,000;
mixed and butchers, s15.30@15.95;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-28

ST. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 27-Hay-I
Market steady, good demand; receipaI
at st. Louis, IA cars; at East ).
Louis, 20 cars. Choice timothy, s23NI
@2350; No. 1 timothy, $20.50G 23.0aI
No. 2 timothy, $19.00@20.50; No. u
timothy. $16.00@1S.5O.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
NEW YORK CAN RAISE
HALF A MILLION MEN
State Health Department Furnishes
Result Of lite Census Data.

Albany.-If the United States becomes
embrolled in war more than half mil
lion men will be available In this state
for military service and about the same
number will be ready for secondary de-
Tense.
This information, obtained by the
state health department from census
data Of the physical condition Of men
presenting themselves for enlistment,
has been given to Adjutant General
Stotesbury.
The estimated population Of New
York state for 1917 is 1O,49O,6SO. OF
this number 2.4S0,0O0 are males from
eighteen to forty-flve years old and liza
BILE to military service.
The report Of the adjutant general of
the United States for the year ending
June 30, 1915, shows that less than e
quarter Of the applications for enlist
ment at recruiting stations throughout
the country were accepted. On this
basis $4,000 men would be available
for military service In this state. Act
ing State Health Commissioner VIII
liams estimates that the physical con.
dition of at least the same number
would not be such as to prevent them
from home defense service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
TRUSTED TAR AND WON.
Might Court Clerk Paid Fine and Got
X Back by Mail.

New York. - With the assurance that
he may always rely upon the word of
a United States sailor" Chief Clerk
Edward II. Tyrel of the mems night
court received letter incloAng 81
from Louis Feldmann, sailor on the
battleship Pennsylvania.
Feldmann was arrested several months
ago for disorderly conduct, and when
arraigned before Magistrate Ten Eyck
In the night court was found guilty,
with tho alternative of spending three
days in Jail or paying fine of So. He
pleaded with the magistrate to be leni-
ent, as II was his first offense, and he
was penniless. The magistrate, how
ever, was firm in his decision. Field
mann then asked him for the sake OF
the navy not to send United States
sailor to prison, but in vain.
Chief Clerk Tyrel, who was listening,
dug down into his pockets and paid
the fine. Feldmann, upon leaving the
courtroom, assured the clerk that he
would pay back the money. When Ty-
rel received the special delivery letter
he was much surprised, for, as he said .
II had kissed those three dollars q
fond though reluctant farewell"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
Give five YACHTS
CostIiest Craft Offered by Own
erS to Government.
MRS. HARTMAN IS A DONOR

sultana, Which shs Owns, Valued at
$138.000-J. p. Morgan, John Borden,
Mrs. John Kennedy and G. r. Baker,
Jr., Turn Over Pleasure Boats For
Use In War.
Washington.-Five Of the best known,
largest and costliest yachts under the
American flag have been offered free by
their owners to the navy department
The five are ]. p. MOrgan's Corsair.
Mrs. Il. II. Harriman's Sultana, John
BOrden's Kanawha, Mrs. John Ken
nedy's Cherokee and George +. Baker,
IRIS, Viking. The Mona, owned by
Vincent AstOr, has already been Of
fered.
In addition to the yachts mentioned
the enrolment includes Daniel Bacon's
sixty foot power boat Quest, Frederick
X. SchermerhOrn's Free Lance, William
s. Patterns Wasp, William M. Guth-
rie's Meuden and George G. Sherman's
Wana.
Commodore Robert E. Tod and A. l.
Du POnt sent word they were having
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

constructed fast patrol boats, each 40
feet long and built under Specifications
furnished by the navy department.
These boats also will be offered free to
the government.
The enrolment list includes 375 other
yachts offered the government for sale
or charter at the governments own
terms. The complete list marks long
stride toward the 500 vessels consid-
cred as the minimum needed for the
defense to the naval district from New
London to Barnegat. Many of the
owners have also offered to supply
crews at their own expense. In let
Ter offering the Sultana Mrs. Hartman
expressed regret that she could not
serve for national defense.
The COrsair probably is the best
known yacht of the enrolment. The
Corsair yachts have always been in
the j. p. Morgan family, the first one
having been built in 1880. In 1898
C0rsair II. was turned over to the gov
eminent for service. The present one
Is 275 feet over all, 248 feet on water
line, % feet beam and 10 feet draft
In the appraisal Of the late J. p. Nor
gan's estate it was set down as worth
$4,000. but its actual value is con
siderably more
John Bordens Kanawha was built In
1899 for the late H. II. Rogers and sold
finally to Morton Plant. 1t Is 227 feet
over all, with twin screws and triple
expansion engines Of six cylinders. Its
beam is "a feet inches and its draft
10 feet. 1t has taken several speed cups.
The Sultana has been valued at $685..
900. 1t was built in 1899 for John II.
Drexel, who took many long cruises in
the vessel. It is 1877 feet over ALL %
feet beam and 10 feet deep. Mrs. John
Kennedy's Cherokee was built In 1900.
1t is 95 feet on the water line, 10
feet beam and feet draft The Viking.
owned by Commodore Baker, is a
steam yacht with clipper bow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05

they would be able to carry out such
raids. It would be possible to dispose
Of the British feet around the coast 80
that 1t would be extremely dangerous
to do so, but al the British feet must
be kept concentrated for battle In case
the German feet does come out, such
course would be suicidal
Suppose the vessels Of the British
feet were stationed 30 many miles
apart around the coast, 1t would be
easy for force only half as great to
come out and destroy them one at a
time. because they would be at such q
considerable distance apart that they
could not support each other.
"As to why the British fleet has not
bombarded the unfortifled coast Of
Germany, do not think that the gov.
eminent Of Great Britain will consent
to bombarding practically defenseless
towns. To make attacks with the feet
against Helgoland or other fortified
places is impracticable. No ships can
come within the range of land de-
lenses, because they could not do any
damage to the shore guns and the
shore guns would sink the ships.
"There are no Notifications that you
could put there that would protect the
Panama canal" said Captain Sims.
"They simply are an aid to tine fleet,
and they leave our feet foot loose for
4
safe for u certain length Of time
against attacks, because 1t could only
be operated against by landing outside
Of the area of Notifications and attack
ed by land. In order to do that they
would have to bring over an expedition
and protect that expedition while 1t
landed They could not and would not
do that If we had a superior force on
the sea-"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
MARsElLLES.

Office of the County Treasurer and ex-
Onicio County Collector of La Sale
County, State OF Illinois.
ottawa, Illinois, April s, 1917
The following list contains the deiin-
quent lands, town lots and real property
Withln the CITY OF Marseilles, In La Sale
county, State OF Illinois, upon which re-
main due and unpaid special assess
ments, or installments thereof. and spe-
clal taxes made, levied and assessed by
authority Of the City of Marseilles.
IN said County, upon such lands town
iots ana real property for certain public
improvements, the nature of which i'm
provements being hereinafter described
ana set forth under the proper headings
or captions of the several special assess
ment warrants for which said lands
town lots and real property have been
assessed, also showing the names of the
owners thereof. so far as known, and the
amount or the special assessment or in
stallment thereof or specia! tax now
que ana unpaid on each tract OF land
town lot or piece Of real property, re-
spectively. under the heading or caption
OF the special assessment or installment
,HeIeoi, or special tax, where the said
iahds town lots or real property are
listed, respectively, as follows, towit:
Expianatory.--ln the following list the
ngures In the column headed So (mean-
ing dollars and cts" (meaning cents)
represent the amount OF the special as
sessment or installment thereof with In
terest on certain installments, as shown
IN the caption thereof), or special tax
due on each tract Of land or lot, re-
spectively.
SIXTH INSTAI4LMENT OF SPECIAL.
ASSESSMENT, WARRANT NO. yO73,
levied and assessed by authority. of
the City Of Marseiles for public I'm
provements by the construction of a
sewer In the City Of Marseilles In that
portion OF said city known as
sewer District No. l, which re-
mains due and unpaid, with in.
terest on this and the unpaid install.
ments at the rate Of 5 per cent per an
mum from the I'd day of January, A. l.
l9le, to the End day of January, A.. D..
1917, and interest on this installment
from the End day of January. A. ID.
1917, to the 10th day of March, 1877.
Original Town. Total