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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
keokuk Residents Have Taken That
Much Of United States Govern
ment Liberty Loan
to Date.
$4,000 TO ONE MAN
Largest Individual Subscription Made
50 Far-Many Are Waiting
Until Bonds Are
Issued.

6na Individual subscriptions of $10,.
mn has been made here to the gov
ernment liberty loan;. it was an.
nounced t,9day. The name Of the per-
con howe YER. is withheld. This is
Tho largest subscription that has
been made locally to date.
In all about $4,000 has been sub
scribed by Keokuk~ residents to the
dred and thousand dollar subscrip-
tons and few for more than a
thousand. A number have, purchased
$50 and 800 bonds, it'll was announced.
Keokuk is expected to subscribe at
least $4,000, but it is, doubtful if
this amount will be reached unless
there is more enthusiasts m stirred up
here or more strenuous effort is
made to secure subscriptions In
other cities house to house canvasses,
patriotic meetings and the, like have
been resorted to sell the bonds and
it is likely that some similar feature
will be tried out heresy to push the
sale.
win Wait Until Issued.
A large mum Der of persons have
injured at the banks as to the date
of issue of the bonds and many are
planning to subscribe as soon as the
bonds are put out by the government.
At the present time subscription
10 a $50 or 500 bond must be fol-
lowed by full payment unless the
purchaser goes into the partial pay
ment scheme of the banks. Bonds
Of higher denomination may be
secured by payment of two per
cent There are number who do
not care to follow either of these
plans and are waiting until the bonds
are issued on June Is before they
make their subscriptions.
c.. B.. e. @. Plan of Sale.
Employees of the c., B. & @. rail
road living in Keokuk are to be given
an opportunity to purchase liberty
loan bonds on easy payments. This
was announced in Chicago Thursday.
The announcement follows:
in addition to purchasing s5.000,-
900 liberty loan bonds on its own ac-
count the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad Thursday announced
that the company Would buy war
securities for employees and allow
them to pay for the bonds in small
monthly instailm ents. There are
$4,000 employees on the system and
as the plans of the treasurer provide
for easy payments it is expected that
nearly all of the employees will sub
scribe for bond"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

down or stopping. That is the ment-
al attitude of the chronic horn fiend,
and is why it is best to disconnect
the horn until you establish thor
oughly better mental habit.
Honking at pedestrians almost al
ways makes trouble by putting them
up in the air instead of over on the
sidewalk. AS stated earlier in these
lessons, the exception is when ap-
preaching children in the street; bat
even then 1t is not so apt to remove
the children as to help your side of
the lawsuit wien you hit one.
One short honk means: ] am
about to turn corner to the right.
Two short honks mean: l am abou.
to turn left around corner or
around an oyertaken vehicle as the
case, may be. Three short honks
mean: am about to back my car.
Two long and two short honks, like
locomoti grade crossing signal,
mean: am going straight ahead-at
this inters ection, or to warn some
inattentive driver ahead Of you at
some angle.
A. succession Of long honks, or
siren screams, means that the driver
of that car probably eats with his
knife and smears his bread around
in the meat platter-or that he has
just mortgaged something to buy a
new car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
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- CARTHAGE, ILL.,. JUNE y
Y y u = Go E@3fTES ,s...<.
CARTHAGE, ILL, JUNE

4, moved with her parents to Macomb,
Ill, in 1887, then to Monmouth in
1910, and to Carthage in 1874, this
place being the family home for
many years. In 1855 Colonel Symp-
! son was clerk of the Illinois legisla-
4 ture and in 1862 entered the union
! services as Quartermaster, under Cen
eral Whittenden. The SIMPSON home
was famous for its hospitality, Lin
coin, Logan and o. H. Browning hav-
4 ing been guests there. 1t had also
great local popularity, as the daugh-
tiers of the family were among the
social leaders.
/ On January 1, 1874, Martha Symp-
son was married to DR.. j. H. Gala
han. To this union was born two
daughters, one dying in infancy, the
other, Mrs. Lena Springer of Cedar
Rapids, survives, eight grandchildren
also surviving.
/ DR.. and Mrs. Callahan moved from
4 Carthage to Cedar Rapids in 1915.
i Dr.. Callahan died there Sept %, 1916
Mrs. Callahan was the last of her
distinguished family, and Carthage
! friends feel that in her death very
interesting and popular chapter of
Carthage history is closed.
Carthage college music department
presented Miss Agnes Anderson,
mezzo-contralto, post graduate from
the voice department. and Miss Jose
phine Freitag, junior in the depart
ment of expression, on Wednesday
evening, May 80, at Trinity Lutheran
church. the program being as fol-
lows:
Charmante Marguerite. Old French
Turn Ye to Me. 80. old Scotch
Lungi Dial caro- bene. =. Old Italian
Agnes Anderson.
DIE Malnacht. Brahms
Serenade Brahms
Inner Lesser wird mein Schlum-
mer Brahms
Du Dist vie cine Blume .Schlesinger
Agnes Anderson.
The Man With One Talent 80.
......... Richard Harding Davis
The Folly of Telling Lies Anonymous
Josephine Freitag.
Dearest Homer !
Where Corals Lie (From "Sea
Pictures"O ............... Edgar I
Sea Lullaby (From Sea Pic
tures") Edgar
Agnes Anderson.
Duet from the opera "Pique
Dame" .......... Tschaikowsky |
Miss Anderson, Miss Simmons.
Miss Woodwork, accompanic.
Saturday. June 2, at 100 p. NJ. a
reoi:;.l will be given by hnclassifiel
students of the music department
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
Conflicts In Past as Well as at Pres
emit Time Had Their Effect on
Grain Markets of
America.
FIGURES ARE COMPILED
Records Show That There Was a
Tendency to BalIooning in
All of the Previous
Struggles.

The present, or perhaps recent
three dollar wheat is not without
its parallel in the history of this
country, according to table publish
ed in recent issue of the Price Cur
rent-Grain Reporter, grain trade
| paper.
Wars throughout the history Of the
world, it is generally we'll known
have resulted in great increases IL
food prices. The following table
shows that during the war Of the
revolution, wheat reached the $500
mark, and continued at an average
around $3.50 from then on through
| the Napoleonic wars and our own wal
of 1872. During and following the
civil war, the high water mark for
wheat prices was $2.S5.
In Other Wars.
During the present European war
the highest price reached by wheat
at Chicago was 1926 for the May
options This price was realized on
May H.
The table follows:
1775-War of American revolution
Wheat CSC average at seaboard mar
kets in 1888; rose yearly to 1896,
with an average of $2.4S, the high
being SO. Then continued high aver
age, owing to French revolution, Ma
poleonic wars and our own war of
1872
1915 - European war. Waterloo
ended hostilities and resulted in
some break in prices. Average price
in 1915, S1.76, then rose to S2.S5 in
1917.
Crimean war. Wheat,
CSC in 1852, rose to $1.S5 in 1855.
which was the top. After some de-
cline, rallied again in 1857, but the
upward move was interfered with by
the panic of that period and failure
of the Ohio Life and Trust company.
1S60-1S64-Civil war. Wheat in
Chicago, &c in 1861, rose to $22S in
1864, broke with end of war to 74c
early in 1865, followed by a violent
advance to S2.S5 III the spring of
ed in 1917. just fifty years previous.
Wheat SIC, in 1876, rose to $1.76 IN
1877, broke to TIC at conclusion Of
the war, only to rise to s1.44 in 1852.
1898 - Spanish American war.
Wheat CSC in spring of 1897 Letter
deal on, prices rose to S1.S5 for May
and s1.25 for July in May. 1898: col
lapsed to CSC before end of war on
failure of Letter deal.
/. 1904-19O5 = Russo-Japanese war.
Wheat 74c in November. 1908, rose
to s1.21 in both 1904 and 1905, broke
to sc in 1906, to advance again to
$3.50 cash and s1.34 May option. 1909.
1914 - General European war
Wheat middle of July, S41ac for May
option, rose to SLAP early in Septem-
Der following.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
DENVER, ILL
q 49, . - . e =

Little Troy Delaney, who has been
suffering from pneumonia for the past
ten days, is convalescing nicely
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Barber received
telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe
Ramsey of California, stating that
their daughter. Marie, had undergone
an operation for appendicitis on last
Saturday.
Calvin Fink who has been attend
ing Denver high school, has return
ed to his country home at Versailles.
Leonard Massie and Plane Delaney
have been enjoying the sights and
scenes of Chicago the past week.
The Alethea Bible school have
completed their round of entertain
ments for the year and report $685.. 90
in the treasury. Their pledge for
their classroom of the new Christian
church now being erected, was $500
The same instructors have been
retained for cur school the coming
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

! Although Memorial day was rather
disagreeable, the weather being SO
uncertain, rain falling at. intervals
but fortunately for those who were
taking part, in the parade, the sun
shone brightly about two o'clock r.
M, and many citizens were on the
streets for the parade, the cr;Wd
being diminished on account OF the
muddy roads and threatening
weather.
The parade was one of the most
beautiful and appropriate ever he!d
in this city, in as much as our nation
stands now at the Threshold o. what
may prove the most gigantic struggle
in it's history, and that tribute might
be paid to those who have lost their
lives for our nation, we being more
impressed with the surroundings
which occasioned the early struggles,
since we have been brought SO near
to the present conflict, our honored
dead were none the less honored be-
cause of this fact, but rather their
memory is more deeply reyered than
ever before.
AS the years have slipped past, the
members of the G. A, r. have be-
come fewer and fewer, but those sur
viving were in the parade, which was
made up of number Of college
young men and the Red Cross or
ganization Of the college, dressed in
uniform, who bore large flag thirty
feet long, spread out between them,
the same being a pretty and inspiring
sight; the members Of the D. A. R.
bearing large flags were also pres
ent, the whole parade being headed
by the Carthage band. Captain j E.
Helfrich, John Helfrich and loo
Johansen were marshals of the day.
The services were not held at Car
thage cemetery as had been planned,
but at the Methodist church. A con-
cert was given by the band immedi-
ately following the program.
Rev. Jacob Diehl made a splendid
address to the G.. A. R. and W. R. c.
at Trinity Luther church Sunday
morning.
Friends in this city have learned
with sadness of the death of Mrs J.
H. Callahan, who died at the home
of her daughter Mrs. o. G. Springer.
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, May
81, aged SO years, s months and 16
days.
Mrs. Callahan was the last of the |
SIMPSON family of this city, who |
figured with acceptability in social
and diplomatic affairs of our town |
ter of Alexander and Nancy (Carter) |
SIMPSON, and was born in Green
Kentucky, Sept. II, 1884. She
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

The Horn--The horn on an auto
mobile has almost the same use as
the tin horn the small boy gets q
lot of fun out Of during the last
week in December.
The horn is used most by the
tyro who has Just obtained a new
automobile and has learned to move
it forward after several trials and
to stop it sometimes within ten feet
of his destination. When motorists
smile and remark: There's a new
driver" it almost invariably follows
some hard horning.
The best training for the learner
is to disconnect the horn for the
first month, so that he will almost
forget he has one.
The horn has it's proper uses, but
they are not soaring people out Of
the road, nor warning drivers in
more humble four-cylinder automo
biles to get out Of the way of your
twelve-cylinder new car.
The only use of the horn is to
signal other drivers. The excep-
lions to this occur about three times
a year in active motoring.
There is the story Of the man who
ran amuck through a group of chill
dren, killing seven of them, who pro-
tested his blamelessness, because he
was honking loud all the time-out
he never thought about slowing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
out stars. Give the flag itself an ele-
waited, conspicuous place."
Six Thousand Dollars Ransom.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June L.
Whether Young Lloyd Keet has
been returned to his father J. H.
Keet, wealthy local banker, could not
be learned today. The father depart
ed in his automobile late last night
for spot far out in the country with
$4,000 in cash in his pockets.
He was ready to exchange the
money for his son. A note sent to
Keet by the abductors of the child
demanded that sum as ransom.
Obeying the instructions in the
note, Keet departed unaccompanied
and did not tell anyone his destina-
ton.
The fourteen months old son was
stolen from his nursery Wednesday
night while his parents were attend
ing dance at the country club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
RULES FOR USE
OF u. S. FLAG
Chairman Of .. A. r. Committee Tells
How Large it Should be and
How to Hang
Here is an article on how
TO prevent misuse Of the flag
or nropo ral bx, ~ oh, ;,-,,, n =,

MHA 10 prevent misuse OF the nag
aE$@ as prepared by the chairman
w Of D. A. r. committee nam
ed to prevent dissertation Of the ma
tfonal emblem:
"The flag of the United States had
its statutory beginning on July IA,
1777, with thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white; thirteen stars, white
in blue field. the stars f1ve-pointed.
On April 4, 1918, an act to establish
the flag of the United States pro-
vided for the addition of one star on
the admission Of every new state, to
take effect on the next succeeding
Fourth of July. On October 90, 1912,
President Taft established the pro-
portions of the flag, it's length one
and nine-tenths times is width, in
executive order No. 1897
To-day the union (the blue field
contains forty-eight stars. six rows
of eight Stars each. with the CORE
spending stars of each row in YER
tical line. The union is in the up
per left-hand corner, is two-ffths of
the length of the flag, crosses seven
stripes and rests upon the eighth,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
Explosion, Result of Plot.

United Press Leased Wire Service]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1.-Alien
enemy plotting is supposed to have
resulted in an explosion here early to
day in which; thirteen persons were
injured, several hundred were imper
illed, two houses wrecked and win.
dows in buildings in the vicinity
were broken
Dynamite is thought to have been
used in the explosion.
Persons asleep on Sle second
floors Of their homes fell through to
the basement when the walls and
floors gave way. Firemen and POI
lice dug them out and rushed them to
hospitals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

which is white. The rules are fixed.
No other arrangements, no other
proportions can be called the United
States flag.
Many who keep within the letter
OF the law to prevent dissertation of
the flag nevertheless show it great
dfsrespect, usually thoughtlessly It's
it's misproportionmen
its misuse, its careless soiling, its
neglect, may be avoided by observ-
ance of these five simple rules:
Rules for Displaying.
"a Display Old Glory from its own
pole, by day only, with union at top
of pole.
CD IF no staff or pole is available,
hang the flag undraped against wall,
right side out, which will bring the I'M
ion In the upper left-hand corner if
the stripes are horizontal, or In the
upper right-hand corner if perpen-
dicular.
(3) put 1t higher than your head.
(4) See that the flag you sell and
the flag you wear is not Of a type OBJ
solete since 1912 Let it have forty
eight stars in even rows, with it's
length one and nine-tenths times it's
width and two and one-half times the
length of the union, the latter crossing
seven stripes and resting upon the
eighth, which is white.
t5) For draped = decorations and
profuse expression OF the patriotic
spirit use the red, white and blue with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
Oldest Hotel in CHICAGO.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
CHICAGO, June 1.-The Briggs
house, the oldest hotel in Chicago,
was sold today flor $4,000 to J. N.
Crehs Of st. Louis. During the past
twenty-five years the hotel had been
under the control of George G.
knight.
The hotel is named after Samuel
Briggs, who owned it before the Chi
cago fire. For many years the Briggs
house was the political headquarters
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
japan Watchino China.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
TOXIC, June Japan intends to
await developments in the Chinese
situation before interfering in any
way, it was semi-officially stated to-
day. The Toxic government is keep
ing a close watch on the internal tur-
MOL which has been raised in China
by differences between the people and
the military chiefs over a declaration
of war against Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

year. They are as follows: Mrs.
Edith Fullmer, principal; Carl Bun
nell, intermediate, and Ida Carpenter,
of Bowen, primary.
Miss Nellie Kennedy, who is one
of the nurses at the st. Joseph's hos
pital, Keokuk, Iowa, is recovering
from an attack of the measles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
HOW TO DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE.
BY Veteran Student Of Safe Motoring.


will
perfect safety
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

of the Carter H Harrison's, former
mayors of Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

The United States navy had no sub.
marine boats in the war with Spain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-05
ASKED TO CUT
 OUT SPECIAL DELIVERIES

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 5.-The Louisville Retail Merchants Associa- tion has received a request from the authorities at Washington asking them to do all in their power to stop the special delivery practiced by a great many of their members The purpose of the move is said to cut down and finally eliminate the special deliveries, thus freeing great number of men for the ser vice of the country.
 The local association, along with other similar organizations, has in dorsed this plan as an effective way of cutting down expen~es and free ing men for the more important du- ties made necessary by the war. Local retailers are of the opinion that the public will not accept the move as an inconvenience, but rath- CT as a measure born of patriotism
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-05
NO PROSPECT OF QUICK RELIEF OF
 PRESENT CAR FAMINE

SALEM, Ore, Nov. 5.-No pros poets for an immediate relief of the present car shortage on the Pacific Coast is held out in mes sage received by the Oregon public service commission from Commits sioner Miller, now in Washington. He telegraphed that he had inter- viewed members of the interstate commerce commission and the American Railway Association and that both bodies declare there is a lack of equipment and motive power for moving freight throughout the country.
 Food, fuel and other government requirements are being given pre- cedence, he said, and other freight must wait.
 The interstate commerce commits sion, however, would permit no dis crimination, Commissioner Miller declared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-05
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
CONSERVATION
 FOOD NOTES

The meeting at Elks' Hall Tues day night at o'clock will be ad- dressed by Judge Gunnison, John Rustgard and Mrs Robert Cragg The High School Orchestra will be in attendance and H. D. Bishop will render a solo and R. D. Anderson a violin solo
 Tonight H. B. LeFevre will make four-minute speech at the Coli scum, R. E. Robertson at the Palace and Rev David Waggoner at the Dream.
 At 4:45 o'clock this afternoon H. L. Faulkner will address the men of the Alaska Juneau mine on the subject of food conservation, at the company's boarding house in Jualpa Basin
 During this week speakers will appear for four minutes in every mo- tion picture house in Juneau. To morrow night mass meeting will be held at Thane addressed by R. E. Robertson and Thursday evening Judge Gunnison will speak to the men and women at the Perseverance mine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-05
HOLLAND HAS WORRY AND TROUBLES WITH
 1.-THE DIRECTOR"

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 5-Although Holland is not at war it has it's conscientious objec- tors, and the problem which they constitute may be brought more prominently before the Netherlands Parliament in the coming session. An instance is related of struggle between a party of soldiers and an objector, who refused to change his civilian for his military clothes. In the end the man sat naked in his cell for day and night, and was transferred from one prison to the other in like condition
 Men, who have refused to do mil itary duty in the Netherlands now number 150. Some proved not strong enough physically to endure imprisonment. The will of others was broken, and they were induced to take service. Others persisted in their attitude despite repeated sentences of months of imprison- ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-05
STORM VICTIMS
 ARE RESCUED BY
 TUG CAPTAINS
Tug Commodore and Her Barge Found Drifting Helpless Near
 Yakutat.
ARE TAKEN INTO PORT

According to word received at the local customs house today, on Oc- tober 29th, the fishing steamer An drew Kelly rescued the tug Com modore and the crew of the barge St. David and took the tug and the men into Yakutat The Commodore had lost her wheel and rudder and was drifting helpless on the sea. The tug Daniel Kern, which was in Yakutat at the time of the arrival of the Andrew Kelly, went out and salved the barge.
 Captain E. Hills, while fishing SO miles southeast of Yakutat, noticed the smoke of a steamer and later saw her distress signal. Answering the call, it was found that the tug was helpless. The barge St. David which was being lowed from Valdez to Anyox with copper ore on board, was cut loose. The Kelly then made four attempts and the crew risked their lives several times before they finally got the crew off the barge. Then taking the tug in tow, the Kelly proceeded to Yakutat, after wards taking Captain Bjore and the chief engineer to Ketchikan.
 After the arrival of the Kelly, Captain Hills wanted to return and salvage the barge, but the crew claimed they were classed as fisher men and were not entitled to sal wage money, so refused to accompany him on the trip. As the refusal of the crew to help left Captain Hills helpless, he notified the captain of the Daniel Kern, which was storm bound, and the latter tug went out after the barge.