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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
FLOWERS OF STATES.
Twenty-six Comm onweaIths Have
Adopted Official Floral Enbiems.

Boston Transcript: Twenty-slH
states of the union have adopted state
flcwers-official or formally-aSreed
upon emblems. Massachusetts IS not
one of them, although there is a sort
of growing idea, amounting almost 10
common consent. that the training
arbut1s is our state flower. II 1t 49,
we have that emblem in common with
the province of Nova Scotia. Con-
necticut has a legally adopted flo"er'
and Il is in many respects the finest
possessed by any state in the union.
II is the mountain laurel. There are
flowers more beautiful than our
laurel of the woods, but its bloom IS
so easily conventionalized, 50 bright
and so decorative, that it is peculiar
" fitted for emblematic purposes.
The trailing arbutus offers very
difficult problem as a decorative flow
er. The other New England states
which have state flowers are Yer
mont (red clover), Maine (the pine
Gomez. and Rhode Island tV1oleO
Rhode Island shares the violet witt
Illinois and Wisconsin, and when
! flower is the state flower of three
/ states it losses it's virtue as spec
ial emblem. Nothing could be bet
ter than Names pine cone and tas
sci, and the red clover is well adapt
ed to Vermont's history as we'll as 1t
prevailing sentiment. Without tn
COW. how could Vermont live Witf
out clover, how could the COW live!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

a rain and very little damage was
DONE
The new men have all been assign
ed. For the most part men from Com
pany A of the First were assigned TO
Company A Of the Third, and so on
but in some cases it was necessary to
sniff the delegation from the other
regiments even farther by assignment
to the headquarters and other auxil-
iarfes.
The men are safe now. being drilled
in their new company formations, but
a shortage in commissioned Officers Is
hampering complete ORGANIZATION.
About forty-five more l1eutenants, polh
first and second, with a few captains,
are needed, to complete the roster or
officers. These will probably be as,
signed from Washington, but no woro
as to who the new men will be mas
been received.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

WORKERS NEE
Three Hundred Tickets Have Been
Sold for Big keokuk Event
Would Boost Sale to One
Thousand.

The executive committee in charge
of the preliminary arrangements 1or
next weeks big chautauqua met at the
Industrial association rooms yester-
dav afternoon, with Mr.. John B. Ewing
advance agent for the White & Myers
1yceum bureau, through which is boof-
ed all the talent.
Mr.. Ewing explained at length the
special qualifications o. Ne personnel
of the entire program, compllmented
tho committee in the thoroughness or
their work and said that he was sure
K eolzuk was destined to become
great chautauuua center The people
for miles around had been educated
tho chautauqua way for years ana
would welcome a bigger, better, more
comprehensive, even if more eXpen-
sive c1autauqua at Keokuk, as the big
yearly central attraction.
When the soliciting committees eX-
nlained that they had not nearly reach
cd their quota OF members and that
tho work would have to be done all
over again, Mr. Ewing explained that
such was the experience of everybody
who had ever had anything to do with
tho establishing Of chautauqua IN
anv CITY. but that before this chautau-
ana was over so many people would
subscribe to membership in next
wears program as to not only insure
its success but a remarkable growth
in scope as well.
The soliciting committee, however,
decided to 20 their work over again
rather than have the first chautauqua
go in the hole financially keokuk
merchants and KeokuR citizens had
always done their part and they felt
that if they were made to realize the
necessity of raising the guarantee
money before the opening of the chau
! tauoua next Monday, they could come
somewhere near meeting the guaran
tee and not throw the big burden or
the small number of progressive mer
who guaranteed the expense.
The Y. w. c. A. sponsors met witt
the executive committee and reported
fair progress in the membership cam
paign and agreed with the merchant
Ito go back over their territory ant
again explain the need and the econ
omy of subscribing to the program DC
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Wheat-No. 2
red, $4,000. %; No. 3 red, S2.17@
2 -; No hard, So. 29@2.31; No. 5
hard, No. 8 spring, 1925.
Corn-No. 1 yellow, $1.s1; No. 2
yellow, S1.79@1. S21A No. 3 yellow,
$1.S21a; No. 2 white. S1.S413; No. 3
white, 81 49, No. mixed, S1.77Q
$50; No 8 mixed, $1.7S@1.SO.
Oats-No. 3 white, 541a @56c; No.
a white, 53& @55kc; standard, SAN
@55Ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Aug. 2S.-Corn-Mar-
ket sc higher No. yellow, 1873;
No. yellow, S1.S21a.
Oats-Market A@1c higher. No 2
white, $3.50; No. 3 white. $500
55kc; standard, 55c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Aug 23.-Hog receipts
II 900; market dull, 2563oc lower,
Mixed and butchers, $1750@19.15:
good heavy, $1S.25@1S.90; rough
heavy. S175O@17.75; light, s17.400
1910; pigs, s12.75@16.25.
Cattle receipts 5000: market
strong. Beeves, sS25015.50; cows
and heifers, $4.65@13.oO; stockers
and feeders, $61O@9.25; calves
$1100@155O; westerns, $700@12.40
Sheep receipts 1000; market strone
Native, s7.75@10.S5; western, $3.50
lilo; native lambs. $10.25@15.S5
western, s1O.50@16.75.
St. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-Cattle
receipts 5000; market strong. Texas
receipts 700; native beef steers, $75C
@14.25: yearling steers and heifers
sS.5O014OO; COWS. $1,000;
stockers and feeders, $6.60@9.5o;
calves, s6O0@13,50; Texas steers
sS5o@115o; COWS and heifers, $3.50
1890.
Hog receipts 1000; market 25c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $1s.75d
1915; good to heavy. s19.1o@as:25 >
rough, s17.756tS.O0: light. $1S5OM
1900; pigs, s142591S.OO; bulk, $3.50
@19.10.
Sheep receipts 1900; market strone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

Outside of New England, one OF
the most fitting and beautiful of state
flowers is the moccasin flower or
lady slipper, the emblem OF Mime
sofa, one of the loveliest of orchids,
as we'll as the commonest. Another
fine and appropriate selection IL
CALIFORNIA; golden poppy, or eech.
Notwithstanding and decorative.
Equally appropriate Is Colorado's blue
columbine, the beautiful rosy bitter
root of Montana, the peach blossoms
of Delaware, the wild sunflower OF
Kansas, Louisianas magnolia, Ne
brasaks goldenrod, Utah's Mariposa
lily. the Texas blue bonnet, and Da'
kota's purple basque lower, or pulsa.
tia. West Virginia has pre-empted
the rhododendron. and while New
Mexico and Arizona have both taken
the cactus, Arizona's Is the giant
cactus, with white blossom, and
New Mexico's has a beautiful rose.
colored bloom. altogether unlike the
other. Little by little the states are
picking I'D emblematic flowers. Mass.
achusetts will have hers in time.
Perhaps the constitutional convention
could attend to the matter for US; II
would not be more extraordinary
proposition than some others that
have been laid before that body. In
the meantime, the nation itself, the
great United States Of America, has
no emblematic flower-and no state
has pre-empted the aster, which Is
not only the most widespread and
characteristic OF American native
and peculiar flowers, but Is most ad-
mirably suited to conventtonallzauon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

Ewes, s9.0O@9.50; wethers, $l050@
Il1.5O; Gamers and choppers, S4.OO0
$50.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 23.-Cattle
receipts 5000; market strong, lOc
higher. Steers. $7.00@14S5; cows
and heifers. $5.75Q1S.00; stockers
and feeders, $7.OoQ1.2oO; calves.
$7OOql2.50.
Hog receipts 5000; market 25@35c
lower. Bulk, $1S.25@1S.90; heavy,
SIS. 7O@19O0; medium, S1S.4091S.90:
light, S1S.O0@1S,75.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady, weak Lambs, Sl5.75@ 1850;
ewes. ss.50Q10.0o; wethers, So.oo@
1850.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Aug. 23.-Cattle receipts
$500; market slow, steady, lower.
Steers, $9.O0@l450; COWS and heif-
ers. ST0O09.00; stockers and feed
ers, $5.75Q925; calves, $S.00@12.0O;
bulls and stays, $6.754S.50.
Hog receipts $500; market 50c@
s1O0 lower. Bulk, SIT 25@1s.Oo;
top. SIS. 60.
Sheep receipts 7,4oo; market
strong, 15c higher. Yearlings, $lo.50
@l2.OO; wethers, SO. 5O@11.50;
/ lambs, SIG .0O@16,75; ewes, $4,000
10. rs.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Aug 23.-Butter-Ex-
tras, Ale; trsts, 4O1ac; dairy extras,
I 1910 4Oc; dairy tirsts, 37@3Sc
Eggs Ordinary f1rsts, 31@34c;
,frsts, 3512@361ac.
Cheese-Twins, 21a@23c; Young
Americas. 241a @25c.
I Potatoes-Receipts Is cars; Wis
'consins, $1159120; Minnesotas.
E$1.15@130; Jerseys, $1.40@1.45; Del
awares, S1.40@1.45; Long Islands,
ts1:4O@1.45; Marylands, s1.4o@1.45
per bushel.
| Live poultry - Fowls, 19923c;
ducks, 17@19c; geese, 16@1Sc;
spring chickens, 22@24c; turkeys,
1Sc.
New York Produce.
! NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Flour mar
ket quiet, steady.
! Pork market firm. Mess, $4,000
1850.
Lard market firm. Middle west
spot, $23.O0@23.10.
| Sugar, raw, market quiet Centrifu-
gal test, s7.46@7.52; Muscavado SO
test, $652@6.S9.
Sugar, refined. market quiet Cut
loaf, $3.50; crushed, 1856; powdered
l$s.55@915; graduated, ss.4o@9.oo
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 91sc.
Tallow market steady. City, Ice;
special 1910.
Hay market dull. No. I, s1109
LIS; No. 3, S5995c; clover 65cd
$1.O5.
Dressed poultry market quiet. Tur
keys, 1S@32c; chickens, 20@33c;
fowls, t6@26c: ducks, 2U0z2c.
Live poultry market quiet. Geese
15c: ducks, 1S@23c; fowls. 25@26c;
turkeys, Ice; roosters. Ice; chickens
t26@32c.
Cheese market firm. State mill
common to special, 1S@23&c; skins
common to specials, 3@1719c.
Butter market firmer. Receipts z,
j516. Creamery extras, 42Rc; dairy
tubs 35k @411ac; imitation cream
cry firsts, 37@377sc.
Egg market firm. Receipts 1870
Nearby white fancy, 54656c; nearby
mixed fancy, 36@45c; fresh, 39@44c
st. Louis Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Horses-
The market opened stronger anc
traders reported prices about like
they were last week, with a goodlJ
supply Of southern horses and more
BUYERS than have been here in some
time. British paid the usual prices
SITS for light and $2O5 for heavy
gunners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Few women of wealth have given

Few women of wealth have given
SO much of their time and money
to active personal work and study in
behalf of the poor, and especially for
the betterment of the condition Of
women and children, as Mrs. Nina
G.. Van Wrinkle of Newark, N. j., for
seven years president of the New
Jersey Women's Political union, In
vestigator of cranberry bog employ.
ment for the Consum ers' league and
chairman of infant welfare work In
her city for five years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Labor Joins Forces.

WASHING TON, Aug. 23.-The
American Federation of Labor today
Joined forces working for consumption
Of wealth an ddeath of war profits.
Taxation that would wipe out
every penny of war profits" was adj
vocated by President Samuel Comp
ers, of the American Federation OF
Labor, in a statement to the United
Press.
Meantime the movement started by
Senators Johnson and Lafcllette IN
the senate gained such Roadway that
those opposing wealth Consumption,
organized in an effort to save the
committee measure.
Following this conference Senator
Simmons, in charge of the bill,
launched a savage attack against the
La Toilette amendment. He charged
that the move to conscript wealth to
ray for the war had it's genesis and
its matrix in hostility to war itself
81 charge no man with wrong" he
declared. but | do charge that tn
pay for the war mostly by taxation
finds it's inspiration in a desire to
make the war unpopular
Gompers, in his statement, de-
clared on the contrary that mo single
determination would do more to unity
the nation behind the governments
efforts in this war" than to tax war
profits.
In the senate, Senator Simmons
said:
.eThat class of people in this
country not in sympathy with the war
demand we pay the bill for the war
bv taxation. They are exceedingly
sensitive about placing dollar OF
the burden upon future generations
Their consciences are pNlctured tc
the core at the suggestion that fifty
wears from now men may have to beal
share of the cost.
'If you want to make this war anc
bill unpopular with the people o!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

Chicago seed Market.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Aug. 2.-Rye-No,
2, s1.7541.76, .....
Barley-$1.O5Q1 20.
Timothy-S4 500S.0o.
CloYer-$12. 0041S. so.
Cotton Report.
limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Exports
of cotton seed products from August
/, 1916, July 81, 1917, amounted to
,159.95O,259 pounds of oil, 194,093
tons of cake and meal, and 414,907
running bales of linters. according to
department of commerce census re-
port today. Imports totaled 1887
Ala pounds of oil.
The total cotton seed products
manufactured In this period was:
Crude oil, 1903 ,979 ,l99 pounds; re.
fined oil, 1887, S4S,954 pounds; cake
aed meal, 1922 ,6SS tons; hulls, $685.
316 tons; linters, 1,32S.492 bales.
The report for the period shows
total for the United States of 4,433,.
52S tons of cotton seed received at
mills and 4!473,930 tons crushed.
also 33,927 held at the mills July 81.
Hogs are Lower.
limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.1
CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Top for hogs
today was 70 cents lower than yes
terday's high of $19.s5 hundred
pounds, a decline of nearly 81 in two
days. The market was extremely dull
at the opening.
Stock Market Notes.
rUnited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Price fix,
ing and the revenue bill continued
the center of discussion today in the
stock market which opened fraction
ally OFF.
u. S. Steel was off 10 at 1904, and
Bethlehem "a. Central Leather off
l at S61a, and Tobacco Products "a
at IT'S.
Among the specialties, Cuba Cane
was up n, Utah Copper u and AM
l'erican Can Is.
Rails were fractionally off.
/ Almost without exception stocks
were weak during forenoon trading.
Copper and tobacco shares We're es-
pecially soft.
BY early afternoon q. S. Steel had
suffered a net decline OF points az
i11Sh and Bethlehem sold back to
1O9 Losses to all stocks ranged
from ! to 3 points.
Liquidation occurred in rather
heavy volume from small holders
throughout the country who took
fright at the drastic outlook of the
administration price fixing program.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Money on
call, 3 percent.
Six months, 5@5A percent.
Mercantile paper, percent.
Bar silver New York. SSAc.
Demand sterling, s4.76 7-16.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

fore the opening Of the chautauqua.
They had not realized that White d
Myers would get practically all the
gate receipts after the chautauqua OPP
ened, while the people would pay $5.l5
for the entire program instead OF sZ.oo'
the present price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
An Underestimate.

Kansas City Times: If Bryan
meant that million claimants for eX-
smptlon would spring up over night,
.he Emporia Gazette sees clearly that
ue put his estimate too low.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

rival-potent with possihilities-has
scarcely caused a ripple here. Today
will be given over by the commission
to formal calls on the president and
members of the cabinet. Diplomatic
discussions await the end Of these
formalities.
A sudden quiet which has fallen
over Russian developments has caus-
ed some uneasiness, but the Russian
embassy said today 1t is in continu-
Gus communication with it's foreign Of
flee and nothing alarming has trans
pired.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Unrea al.

Washington Star: 1t is safe to as
sume that the women fighting IN
Europe are not bit like the moVlna
picture war herOineS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
How Some FOLKS Think.

ST Paul Pioneer Press: The minds
vi some people never work, except
win great effort, until they nave
reached certain quite satisfactory
safe of irritability.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
German OFFICIAL Report.


BERLIN (via London) Aug. %
Except east OF Julien and on the
Ypres- NJ enin road, our front was main
tained." declared today's official state
ment, describing violent British at
lacks.
Between Langemarck and HOLE
beke the British delivered great at
tacks," the statement continued.
There was heavy fighting in many
places repeated six times. All assaults
were driven back in stubborn hand TO
hand battles.
Numerous tanks were put out OF
action.
'On the French front. the Verdun
struggles paused yesterday"
1880 Prisoners.
ROME, Aug 23.-Italian forces
have captured 1880 Austrians IN
their sweeping advance, the official
statement announced today. OF these
$50 were officers.
The war Office announced new sue
cesses on the south wing. Dosso
Fats, with strong positions, was car
ried."
Inch by Inch Into Lens.
By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
! THE FIELD, Aug. ga few yards
was all that more than thirty sue
cessive and desperately waged Ger
/ man counter attacks throughout last
night could wrench from the cana.
dams grip around Lens. Today found
! the maple leaf fighters still beating
back the picked Teutonic troops and
! still crawling, inch by inch, into the
city.
On the western skirts of Lens =
new advanced post was established
and firmly held today 1t survived
/ a veritable storm of German counter
| thrusts.
In utter pitch darkness after mid
night, the Canadians attacked the
pithead, Fort ST. Louis and mines ad-
jacent forging still closer to the cen
ter of the French coal city.
At the time of cabling, these gains
were still maintained.
i Conferences on War.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Nippon
and America held preliminary confer
ences on war today. Members of the
mikado's commission saw Secretaries
Lansing, Baker and Daniels and to-
night will be the guests of President
Wilson.
The commission comes officially
only as a fellow worker in the war
and to welcome this nation in the
fight against Germany. So did the
other allied countries-but all con-
sidered momentous steps before they
left. This will be true of the Japs,
too, it is believed. Now their visit
is of particular interest. Russia's
military machine needs bolstering up
! The Japs have offered to deliver this
and await only word from the allied
governments to hurl an army against
the Germans along the east front But
the allies hesitate, presumably on &C
count of the price Japan demands.
J Japan demonstrated her claim of
I"paramount interest" in far eastern
affairs. This interest has proved a
stumbling block in many instances
. during the progress of the war.
Viscount Ishii today told Secretary
; Lansing of his pleasure at the re
: ception accorded the commission and
brought a message of good will from
} the mikado to the president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23

The first charge of dynamite, as
the explosive is now known, was pre-
pared in 1868.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Aug. ga firm cash
market and active buying today Were
responsible for fracuonally higher
corn futures.
December opened rs lower and
later was up Il, on an opening of
l07&. May opened at 106A, a de-
cline of u and later sold up q.
September wheat opened down i
at 205 and later was 206.
Oats was up in sympathy with corn.
September opened Is higher, advanc-
ing Il at an opening of 5S1a. De-
cember opened at 541a. Is higher, and
later was unchanged. May opened Il
lower at 571a and later advanced %.
Provisions were irregular on dull
and lower hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
NIGHTLY Air Raids

LONDON, Aug. 23.-British sea
planes nightly bombing expeditions
as announced for last night by the ad.
miralty today comprised:
zee Brugge: The mole, shipping
and batteries attacked. Some hits
observed.
Ghlstilles: Aerodrome the aim of
bombs. One shed set afire.
All British machines returned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
100000 DEAD
AND WOUNDED
CONTINUED from PAGE IL

We're lS6 officers. Other fruits of the
french victory were twenty-four can
non, and more than 200 machine guns.
ine hghting today apparently
slackened a trifie, the official report
merely declaring:
North of the Ansne. the German
artillery was most active Throughout
especially at Braye and Hurtebise.
on the left bank of the Mouse, the
french artillery was very active dur
ing the night, dominating the German
guns"
Inc war office also reported bonn
parchment by French aviators of Fri
oourg En- Brisgau, over the aviation
grounds there, of stations at Colmar
ana Schlestadt and enemy bivouacs
In the Verdun region.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
THE DAILY GATE CITY

one Of the three that was apparently
raging with absolutely no diminution
in lighting intensity.
Rome official statements claimed
gains toward Trieste and raised the
total of Austrian prisoners taken to
1880.
Germany's offensive was gaining
slightly. according to Petrograd's own
admission.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Late Market Quotations

Heavy draft. extra .s160@235
EASTERN chunks ........ 1500175
Southern horses, choice -. 140Q150
Southern horses. good -. 10O9125
Southern horses. common =. 500 IS
Plugs esq So
Mules-The market is active and
prices somewhat stronger, with quail
ity about like it has been. Every
thing with fat and quality sold read
lily. but others were dun, Thin and
strong aged kinds should be avoided
at this time. as the British viii not
take too old stuff and dealers are
careful about taking on anything re-
curing feed. Extra good, big mules,
miners. pitters and cotton mules are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
WEALTHY MEN
IN COLD SWEAT

Continued from page IL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
Sea Adler Was Sunk.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug 70
The German raider Sea Adler whlch
created terror in South American wa
ters last winter. has been SUNK &C
cording to members of British
steamships crew here.
THE German raider they said, went
down AeIutng hard after battle with
y british war ship. Only a few of
har men we're saved. The ship
which brought the news IS salu "
have twelve members or the 0ea Au-
lers crew aboard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
1880 Prisoners.

ROME, Aug. 23.-Italian forces
have captured 1880 Austrians In
their sweeping advance, the official
statement announced today. OF these
$50 were officers.
The war Office announced new sue
cesses on the south wing. Dosso
Fats, with strong positions, was car
ried."