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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
FIFTY MEN
DRAGGED OUT
Five knownito Be Dead When F'imsy
Rooming House Burned Like
Pile Of Dead
,~ Leaves.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1O.-Five
are known to be dead, as the result OF
a fire which destroyed the Cosmopol-
itan rooming house on the Embascade
last night, and was not brought under
control until an early hour TO-DAY.
Fifty men were dragged from the
tiny stalls in which they were sleep
ing by firemen who risked their own
lives to reach them. Rumors Of 9TH
er men missing and possibly dead
were circulated as the flremen began
a search of the ruins today.
The rooming house was small
one-story wooden affair In which were
nearly $50 sleeping stalls occupied
by men who paid ten and fifteen
cents a night for the privilege.
Because of the f1imsy construction
OF the building it burned like dead
leaves and within ten minutes after
the fire started and before the fire.
men arrived, most of the known VIC
tins were dead.
One hundred twenty-five men were
sleeping in the place at the time.
Most Of these fed to safety, but
number of others, intoxicated, were
too Supplied by liquor to help them
selves and had to be dragged out by
tiremen.
The property damage is small.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
MUCH BUILDING
HERE THIS YEAR
$4,000 Expended on New Business
Additions and Private Resi-
dences-Some Struc-
lures Completed.

Building operations here this year
total over $15O,0O0 to date. Nine in
dustrial plants have enlarged or re-
built and five new residences have
been put up or are in the course OF
construction.
The new office of the Purity Oats
company is practically completed;
the finishing touches are being put
on the Keokuk club building; the
.Irwin-Phillips company addition Is
nearing completion; and the three
story coagulate house of the Water
Works company Is finished. The Pur-
ity Oats office cost $1,000, the Keo-
kuk club $4,000; the Irwin-Phillips
building $4,000. and the water works
plant $4,000.
Work on the new $4,000 plant OF
the Pechstein Iron works Is progress
ing. The masons were held up for a
week or two for lack Of bricks. but
these have been received now and
the building is going up at rapid
pace The new addition to the J..
&c. Hubinger Bros. cereal plant that
cost about $4,000 Is up; the Stand
ard -Four offices, built this year, have
been in use for several months; work
has been started on the big addition
to the Keokuk Electro Metals plant
and the Standard Oil company is
ready to put UP, its uptown service
station at Tenth and Main streets.
Five new residences have been put
up here this year; those of G. G..
Scott, costing $500; e. w. McManus,
81, 900: Fred CHASER. $4,000; Hugh
Dumenil, $4,000; and George Weis-
mann, $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
WHY PROSECUTION
WAS DROPPED
Federal Trade Commission Makes
Reply to Senate Resolution
Regarding. Paper
Manufacturers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, July 10.-Fear OF
embarrassing the justice depart
ment's prosecution of certain paper
'facturers was the federal trade COM
MISSIONS answer today to the senate
resolution of June %, asking why the
commission had not moved to compel
the manufacturers ito desist from
Illegal and unfair practices" In it's
reply to the Reed resolution, the COM
mission reviewed the entire history
of its newspaper investigation in the
midst of which criminal indictments
were handed down in New York
against a number of manufacturers.
The commission in April. 1917, had
ordered the criminal department to
bring proceedings against manufacture
ers, 1t was disclosed in today's reply.
The Justice department having act
ed before the complaint could be
drawn up, this at once raised the
question as yet undetermined, wheth-
er proceedings by the commission
might result in embarrassment in
the criminal prosecution of indicted
manufacturers" The reply continued:
Hearings before the commission
on it's complaint would proceed large
ly on the same evidence. The pro-
ceedings might also be employed by
the defendants for the purpose of a
delay, as a basis for a claim Of i'm
munity in the criminal prosecution"
The commission today qualified it's
previous report as to- alleged viola
tons of the Clayton act, by price dis
ordinations.
There are disparatives in prices
which are not illegal determinations"
said today's reply to the senate. Dis
PARTIES in prices paid by publishers
were due mainly to the fact that they
were buying from different manufac-
turers, sales agents or jobbers, or to
the fact that some publishers bought
large quantities Of paper On long term
contracts made at some prior date,
while others were buying smaller
quantities in the open market from
manufacturers or jobbers who in
some cases were selling at great
advance on the cost"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
SECRET SERVICE
MEN ARE BUSY
They are Going After Persons Who
Spread Report OF Draft
and Expect to Get
Results.

It is understood that countrywide
search is being instituted by the
most astute operatives OF the U. 5.
secret service in an endeavor to
ferret out the originators and the
circulators Of the bogus draft num-
bers.
Several local people are now under
surveillance and it is understood that
those who innocently spread the
numbers to fool their registered
friends are due for a grilling.
It is said that the numbers came
to this city over the telegraph wires,
whether commercial or railroad. can
not be learned. But the investiga-
ton viii disclose this fact and tele-
phone or telegraph operators who
were a party to the matter will be
duly questioned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
DONATE GIFTS
AS CLUB PRIZES
keokuk Merchants Put up Awards
for Winners In High Tension
Club Athletic
Contests.

The races and sports to be staged
at Nauvoo by the High Tension clue
on its annual excursion July q, are
expected to greatly excel even those
of last year. The merchants Of keo'
kuk have again demonstrated their
open handed generosity in donating
prizes and 1t is expected that many
will be on hand to compete for these
very valuable gifts.
The following business houses have
contributed:
c. S. Abel, flashlight.
Ayres & Chapman, Waldemar
watch chain.
Bauer Mullarky Co., pair lady's
tennis oxfords.
Collier Stationery Co., pocket diary.
DuncanlScheu Furniture Co., ham
mock.
Ewers Mccarthy Co, bathing suit.
mans.
G. w. Tanning cigar store. cigar
cite case.
The Golden Rule, pair Phoenix
silk hose.
Home Tea Co.. pound Of tea
Hotel Iowa Pharmacy Co., fountain
pen.
j. M. ~Huiskamp & Sons, pair ten
mis- shoes.
Irwin-Phillips Co., mems socks.
Frank II. Jones Co., shirt and tie.
Justice & Hoar, lady's silk shirt
waist.
Keokuk Electric Co., reading lamp
King Plumbing Co., adjustable
shaving mirror and electric light at
tached.
Linquist Bros, cigar humidor.
Nathan Lowitz, middle sport coat
McGrath Bros, mans travelling set.
Mas & Bode. pair tennis oxfords.
Megchelsens, lady's collar.
George S. Merriam, pair Keen hut-
ter ladys scissors.
Mills Jewelry store, gold cuff links,
Joseph Moeller, cigarette holder.
Odelrs jewelry store, glass water
set.
Phillips art store, picture.
Jules Renaud's Son, gold 1nlaid
belt buckle and cameo breach.
C. H. Rollins & Co., baseball glove
SchellJDem3le Furniture Co., rock.
ing chair.
Scott & O'Reilly, bottle perfume.
Seibert cigar store, box OK cigars
Smith Hardware Co., pocket knife
Sullivan & Auwerda, parasol.
Veith's cigar store, box cigars.
Wards cigar store, box LaRica
cigars.
A. Weber & Co., pearl handled
pocket knife.
Well & Co., jersey sweater.
Sam G. Wescott, mans leather
purse.
Wilkinson g. Co., pocket camera
and film.
Winger Bros, silk hose.
c. H. Wolfe, split bamboo fishing
rod.
The NJ Younker Store, Inc, vase.
One of the most important events
Of the excursion will be the music
the club will provide. Kfndig's con
cert band has been secured for this
occasion and the many music lovers
of Keokuk fully appreciate that this
feature alone will render the trip a
most pleasurable outing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
COLONEL GREEN
NOW MARRIED
oenied Any Such Intentions. Yester-
cay, but Reveals Secret When
License Is
Issued.


united Press Leased Wire Service.
;, CHICAGO, July 10.-"Edward R. H
areen, Terrell, Kaufman county, Tex
as, aged As years. Miss Mabel d. Har
.ow' Highland Park, Lake county, I'LL
nols, aged AZ years"
:. mats the way 1t reads on the mar
tase license the "most-proposed-to'
pacnelor in the world, will use when
Ae foresakes batchelorhood this noon
;, Colonel Green, who came here from
Ne, Mew York with his secretary, w. H
s,,aalshall, Sunday night, refused yes
Mruay to admit the impending mar
.iage to newspaper men. who were
tipped of" from New York.
late Yesterday, however, he and
ssarshall slipped out of town to Wau
,segan, H., where the license was OBJ
up ~0-
! am marrying the best and most
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
GERMANS OPPOSE
kAISER'S PLANS
Such Is Theory Of George Radasch OF
keokuk in Interview In
Des Moines
Capital.

The Des Moines Capital prints the
following:
Capture Of $4,000 German prison
ers of war by the Russians one day
this week was not military coup for
the former subjects of the czar but
willing and studied surrender by
the Teutons says George E. Radasch,
travelling salesman for Hubinger
brothers company Of New Haven,
Conn.
Mr.. Radasch, himself a native Of
Germany and student of German
sociological problems for years, be-
neves that the socialistic element In
Iermany is making every endeavor
70 defeat the kaiser's purpose Of SUI
pfeme world power by playing con.
stantly into the hands Of the allies.
From what / have learned OF in
ternal German troubles and the at
utude and hostile feeling of So
clalists in the German realm to-
ward the kaiser. I feel sure that the
surrender Of such great bodies of
men is Intentional and not a result
Of being overwhelmed by the Rus
SLAMS"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, July 10.-Heavy buying
by commission houses sent corn up
21s to cents today. despite the
hearishness of yesterdays govern
ment crop report.
September opened Il lower than
yesterdays close at 154A but later
was 21a higher. December was down
Us at 116, but later was sc higher.
The wheat market was generally
steady. July opened u higher at 191
and later was " higher.
Oats showed strength in sympathy
with corn. September opened B
higher at 545s and later was " high
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
Increased Production of Maize Is Elk
pected This Year to
Help Feed the
Nation.
GARDENING ON INCREASE
Everywhere Is Felt the Need for Ad-
ditionaI Crops to Keep Pace
With Additional Food
Costs.

AMES, Iowa, July 10.--1owa has
bought its share Of Liberty bonds,
and, Iowa has contributed literally to
the Red Cross.
But the states greatest contribu-
ton to the war is not either of these.
Iowa this year is producing thirty
four million bushels of corn more
than normal production, and it has
been repeatedly asserted that food is
as necessary as bullets in winning the
war
The estimate of 100000 bush
els increase is the combined judy
ment of extension men of Iowa state
college, who have been the actual
workers in the campaign to increase
production. They have gathered
evidence from all corners of the state
indicating that 100000 more acres
than usual have been planted to
Iowa's most important crop.
If the weather allows Iowa fields
to produce normally this year, the
stream OF food flowing out to a
world threatened with starvation will
be larger than ever before.
Not only in corn, but in garden
truck there will be great increases
in production, according to the Ames
men. The proportion of increase in
production of town lots gardens will
be even greater than the proportion
ate Increase in corn.
"A census has been taken of va
cant lot and back yard gardens in
Sioux City, by mail men," said r. x.
Bliss, director Of extension. ''The re
port Of this census is that garden
stuff worth 5000 will be raised on
S,537 patches
In Des Moines, where an expert
employed by the city has been busy
ever since blowing time, it is believed
this garden total will be closer to
100000. Every city has Increased
gardening in some degree.
In the volunteer food army. or
ganized by Ames authorities by mail,
there are now $4,000 enlistments.
ceived at the rate Of 300 a day In
to do gardening, 5000 to do wartime
for pork production, and $500 for
poultry production.
There are 5000 more boys and
calf clubs than were enrolled a year
uSo. Inc CoI1l Is i,LOU.
These clubs will be a noticeable fac
tor in preserving the basis Of meat
supply, which agricultural authori-
ties fear high prices threaten to de-
stroy.
Ames estimates that 10000 per-
sons will have been taught by it's
demonstrators how to can foods when
fall comes, and that Iowa will enter
the winter with 100000 quarts of
canned stuff, a surplus over last year
OF 100000 quarts.
Extension men say the problem of
farm labor for the planting season
was well solved through county or
ganization. A labor shortage is just
beginning to be felt. but agricultural
authorities feel confident they will be
able to cope with it unless the draft
hits the farms too hard
While he is helping to feed the
world by producing bumper crop
Of corn, the Iowa farmer incidentally
is greatly helping himself. If the
Ames estimate Of 100000 bushel
increase N correct, it means at pres
ent prices s52,oO0,o00 more cold,
round dollars in the farmers bank
accounts than usual.
This is close to 81 for every man,
woman and child in Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
.,,er Proprietors and Employees Of
-.nn Bars Served With Notices
That Penalties Are
Due.
IMPOSED IN DECEMBER
:. rbat Time Six Months Was Given
in Which to Pay-some
Have Paid in
Part.

cnos ,mpose6 last Dpr.ube:
.aa,nst twenty-seven proprietors and
.ssnIoves of KeOkEk temp-har5 must
W Maid. according to a mania g from
y. attorney generals office to the
county attorney here. II not palo'
!, is presumed that the men must go
~ iaiI. The fines were imposed
,gainst the local men found guilty OF
Maintaining a liquor nuisance, and
v were to be paid within six months. &C
.ord;ne to the court entry OF Deem
ser I. or the delinquent person must
20 to JAIL
,srved the mitimuses on twenty-Six
men Yesterday, one OF them being out
n town. This morning at 10: 80
o'clock they all appeared at the court
house and were notified to come back
friday morning. By that time County
attorney McManus expected to have
final word from Attorney General
Hayner as to what action to pursue.
If the attorney general insists in the
matter. as his first letter seemed to
imply, it will be case Of paying fines
,r going to Jail.
Some of the men on whom notices
rere served frankly stated that they
lid not have the money. 1t is pre-
,umed that few out of the number
will be able to pay their fines and
,hus avoid further trouble. The final
action in the case is in the hands Of
The attorney general since it was his
gents and through his Office that the
PROSECUTIONS were started.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
Those who were served.

Those VINO were SeTveo.
Mittimuses were served yesterday
on the following:
Vic Solari, John Luder, Hugh Bren-
nan, oscar Anderson, Luther Hardin,
W. H. Taylor. James Simon, James
Griffith, Andrew Hickey, Ed Schultz,
Philip Chaser, James F. Kelley, Frank
Nelson, ]. H. femme, Fred Dressed,
Ed Kavanaugh. C. B. Wallace, An
lhony Coyle, w. j. Nolkemper, George
! Salzer, Fred Hall. Bert Fuller,
Frank Delaney, Fred Brillon, Roy
Keiser, John Tigue. A mittimus has
been issued for Phillip Nickel. who
Is at Nauvoo, and he will be served
The fines assessed against the men
ranged from $50 to $780, Hugh
Brennan's fine was $500; Ed Kav-
anaugh's the same; Bert Fuller and
Frank Delaney, Frank Nelson and
Phil Nickel each 5000, and George
salzer $500. The rest were all for
$3.50 Some of the men had paid
portions of their fines, and others had
paid the costs There was a general
scurrying around to secure counsel
and to be present this morning at
1890 o'clock when some action was
to be taken.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
Mann White Slave Act.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 10.-Ray
Cunningham is held in the county
Jail here for the federal authorities.
accused of violating the Mann white
slave act Federal agents say he
transported Mrs. Helen Culp to Des
Moines from Kansas City. They
charge he has been living with her
here. The arrest was made at the
request of the woman's mother.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
Chinese Emperor Retlres.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, July 10.-With Pek-
ing surrounded by republican troops,
the emperor has retired to the forbid
den city and the new president,
Hsuan, has been confirmed at Nank-
ing, according to state department
adYiceS today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
First BODY Found.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y, July To-
The whirlpool today gave up the first
body of the Niagara gorge railway &C.
cident Of Sunday, July 1. 1t was iden-
titled as that of Frank Gorska, %, Of
Chicago
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
untitled Tonnage.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. July 10.-The unfill-
ed tonnage Of the United States
Steel corporation, as announced TO-
day. shows a decrease of 503,304. On
June 80 the untitled orders totaled
11,3S3,2S7 as against 11,SS6,591 on
May 81; 12,183,OSS April 80, and g.
$40, 458 on June 80, 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10

One large sugar-refining concern IN
this country employs $4,000 cars to
carry on its business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10

er. December opened unchanged at
561a and later was Is higher
Provisions were generally higher,
despite a dull hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10

more !,
[ys Pusl
I the d
|ighborho,
en- dow
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20

Of the Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy
Railway. between Billings. Mont.
and Lowell. Wyo. On the opening
day nearly 500 lots will be offered
at public sale. the terms being all
cash. or one-finh cash. aud balance
In four annual installmcnts. with .
per cent interest.
by reason of It's advantageous 10.
cation in the midst Of II large area
Of irrigable lands. Deaver should On
Joy n good business. With are early
opening of the Frannie unit lands a
farm population OF several thousand
people will be established here In
permanent homes. Powell, the
other project town aud the present
headquarters Of the service. Is one
Of the best trade centers in the
northern part OF the state. and Is
only ten years old.
There will be openings at one for
general stores and banks. black.
smith and carpenter shops. imple-
ment dealers. doctors. lawyers. and
other professional men. and for In
vestors In town property.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20
new CITY IS
TO Be STARTED
DEAVER, WYOMING, Is THE
NAME OF THE NEW TOW
TO Re ESTABLISHED AUGUST
10Th BY RECLAMATION SER.
VICE.

Establishing new towns and Gre
ating opportunities for home makers
are functions of the Reclamation
Service in the Department of the
Interior. On many OF the irriga.
tion projects these towns are assum.
ing metropolitan airs. They have
offered openings for all lines OF
business. commercial. financial and
manufacturing, and have prospered
with the rapid growth of the farm.
ing communities which surround
them.
Secretary Lane announces the
opening Of new town site on Aug
ust 20 on the Shoshone project in
northern Wyoming. 1t is located In
the Frannie unit, which will be op-
ened to entry in September, and
which contains 41.0O0 acres OF irri-
gable land. The town site, which
will be called Deaver. is on branch
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20
COMMERCIAL FAILURES
SHOW DOWNWARD TENDENCY

Continued reduction in the coun.
try's business mortality appears in
comparison with last year. 773 com.
mercial failures being reported to
r. G. Dun Z Co. for three weeks OF
July ~ against $40 in the same per-
iod Of 1916. The record for June,
the latest month for which complete
figures are available, discloses 1856
defaults for $14,055.1O3. and com.
parss with 1927 insolvencies for
$l1.s1s,34l in June. 1916. The
liabilities were due to a
large munitions failure in the first
district: the amounts were also
higher in the second, third. fourth,
fifth and ninth districts, but smaller
elsewhere. and notably so in the
sixth, eighth and twelfth districts.
A. to number, increases in the Sec
ond. fourth, fifth. seventh. eighth
and ninth districts were more than
offset BY decreases In the other six
districts, the falling off being sub.
stanttal in most cases.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20
|Entrainlnent For
Drafted Soldiers

not appear for duty. or il appears
that they have abscondcd or willfully
failed to report. the local board Is
directed by the regulations ITO call
upon the police to arrest them rs
dcserters from the army and to de-
liver thcna to the nearest military
station as prisoners"
Before the men take train for the
mobilization camp. the local board
Is. directed to designate one of them.
preferably the one best fitted for il
by reason Of his age, experience and
character. to take charge OF the party
until they arrive at the mobilization
camp.
He In turn will appoint another of
the drafted men to act as his second
in command. The men must obey
the orders Of these temporary off,
GERS.
The foregoing procedure will be
followed by the local boards in the
mobilization OF each of the four in
of the first draft quota.
1t will mean much work for the
local boards. and much responsible.
ity for them and for the men called.
But II every drafted man, and
every citizen. will cooperate patriot
ically with the boards in aiding them
to do their duty, the task can be ac-
with the sped and eff
cheney that Is SO essential.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20
soARps01 iDlolUALlxAr1I.ox,

BOARD ~ EQUALIZATION
NedsAI b hsra>ye given. that the
1ess6 ~ ,saaalisstioRs ~ Klamath
Ceaa&ksyiil - II, session ct the coun-
" ssurt room for thirty idays. begin
sisS Monday. SsptAmbsr 10. 1917.
~ leetalAei npst j. written and en-
tered duriag tie 6rst week OF the sss-
ssessi 11t6l August Arlslz.
esGeAsdo ~ J. ?. LEE Assessor.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-20

ro1. SALB-0lightly used NcCor-
a3ek k'1ia1ss. eeapasts; will ssii At
alnieee eAale pssee. Apply 70 Zstser
naSeA, I've nilsi east oe Wilson
bg51hG .a 16.Sts