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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

I Hecker had been in very poor health
| but after her husbands death she
failed very rapidly at her sisters
home, where she had the best o.
medical treatment and where he1
loved ones did everything for the
comfort Of the invalid, but the an
gel of death called and the spirit OF
this noble woman departed for the
heavenly country to be with the Low.
ed ones gone before, and where sor
row. pain and parttngs are never
known.
The deceased was blessed with a
kindly and charitable disposition and
won the love and high respect of
those people she met in her daily
walks in life.
In her early life she confessed her
Savior and for many years she had
been an earnest and conscientious
member of the Presbyterian church,
In death she is survived by her
sister, Mrs. A. J. Choate and a num-
Der Of other relatives besides host
of friends, who sorrow and SYM
pathize with the relatives in their
hour Of afflication.
Mrs. l.. B. Farnsworth and Mrs.
Harold Brazelton and little daughter,
Anna Mae, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
David Ayers in their automobile on
their return from Quincy. and are
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Brazelton and daughter and Mrs.
Kiser and daughter, Miss Lucy. are
the guests of David Ayers and family
in Wythe.
Miss Gertrude Dodge gave an inter
esting report Sunday evening at the
NJ. E. church Of the Epworth league
convention held last week at Oneida,
ILL., Miss Dodge attended the con-
vention as a delegate and her report
was greatly enjoyed by those in at
tendance. In our next letter we will
give more details of her report Of
the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weyland Robinson
entertained the third and fourth grade
pupils of the Hamilton school at their
home, south Of Hamilton, Friday aft
ernoon from until o'clock. Games
were enjoyed and refreshments of
chicken sandwiches, pickles, cheese
waters, pink and white individual
cakes, sailed peanuts and ice cream
cones were served. Sweet peas and
tiny silk flag decorated each paper
plate. There Were over fifty in at
tendance and al! of then report a
splendid time at the Robinson home.
Mrs Harris Hosford and Mrs.
Pearl Outhier motored to Cantril
Iowa, Friday and enjoyed visit
there with relatives and friends, re-
turning home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mccartney
and baby arrived Saturday from Rock
Island, ILL.,, for a visit with the lady's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Aston,
and other relatives and friends in
the city.
Mrs. Grace Salem has returned to
her home at Monmouth. ILL.,, after
visit with her sister. Mrs. Yves Oder,
and her brother, Harve Steffey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

US close single door against any
homeless child.
At the beginning of this year, we
made a statement as to the estimated
sum that it would be necessary to re-
ceive during the year for the proper
conducting OF the work. Since that
statement, food prices have advanced
by leaps and bounds, SO that our esti-
mate, which, when made, was suft-
cient to meet the needs on the then
prevailing prices, will fall fully ten
thousand dollars below actual living
needs for the year.
The annual Fourth Of July offering
is one on which we always depend to
help carry US through the dull sum-
mer months, but, in addition to that,
we feel that at least part OF this in
crease of at least ten thousand dol
lars for the year, should be supplied
by the receipts of the annual Fourth
of July offering, in order that the en-
tire amount may not be carried over
to the annual Thanksgiving offering.
which has a great deal to take care
of in providing the funds for the
heavy fall and winter work.
1t will mean that more people than
usual must donate for this annual
Fourth of July offering, and that those
who always contribute must increase
their July offering this year. If we
are to attempt to make up this def
cheney.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
n Che n
H1AMIL,TON GATE c KTY|
u Iz-4 HAMlreN. IL. July >: a.
HAMILTON, ILL, JULY 3.

Mrs Karl Kopp and sister, Mrs
| Herman Behenke are enjoying d
visit from the lady's brother, Leonard
| Zimmerman, Mrs. Grace McDan1els
and Miss Wilma Kirschner, all Of
| Kahoka, Mo.
Miss Pearl White visited few
days the first Of the week with rel.
atives at Lomax, Ill.
| Mrs. James Hearst and grand
daughter, Eugenia Reed, of Santiago,
California, have arrived in our city
for a VISIT with relatives. Mrs.
Hearst before her marriage was Miss
Ida Guthrie, and she has large
circle Of friends here who are glad
| to see and visit with her Mr.. and
Mrs. Hearst were former Hamilton
| ians.
| Miss Marion Wallace OF Kansas
City, Mo-, is spending this week with
her brother, r. R. Wallace and fam
| lily.
Mrs. Mary Prey and mother, Mrs.
Mills, will visit over thesFourth with
their brother and son. William Mills.
at LaHarpe, Ill.
| Geo. Riggs has bought the hard
ware store of L. F. Wetzel. Mr.. R1ggs
will continue his store, using the
| hardware uc puASAdoON AASAAA
Mr.. Wetzel as a ware building.
DR.. J.. S. Roderick and wife visited
the latter part OF the week and over
Sunday with relatives and friends at
Kirksville, Mo.
Joseph Sneeden OF Keokuk spent
Sunday with John Sullivan and fam
lily.
Miss Irva Peters has returned home
after a several weeks visit with her
brother, Leonard Peters and wife. OF
Burlington, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clements OF
FIT. Madison, and few Of their
friends from different Iowa points,
were callers on Mrs. o. w. Emory
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude McAdams will
leave this week for q two weeks So
iourn at Omaha, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Kirkpatrick,
Of Keokuk, visited Saturday and Sun
day at the home Of Mrs. c. r. Dodge.
The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Mrs. Ollie Hecker. who
passed away Friday. June 20, was
held from the residence of A. j..
Choate Saturday, June 30, at p. m.
Rev. H. T. Scherer of the Bethel
Presbyterian church conducting the
services.
The pallbearers were relatives Of
the family. :.
Interment was at the lakewood
cemetery.
Ollie Grub was the daughter Of
Ephrsim and Susan Gruhb Cloth
now deceased). was born November
6, 1860.
Her parents were pioneers in this
vicinity when Hamilton was only
small hamlet. and her entire life
until her marriage was spent In this
vicinity.
She was married to Robert Hecker
in the month of October. 1899.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hecker located IN
Missouri soon after their marriage,
where Mr.. Hecker was a prosperous
farmer
Mr.. Hecker died at Palmyra, Mo-,
few months ago, and his remains,
accompanied by his widow, were
brought back here for burial.
For many weary months Mrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
THE Poor Mans
Potato has become the

rich mans luxury. Whether
at three dollars a bushel, or
twenty-five cents a bushel,
potatoes are not a complete
food. Two or three Shred
ded Wheat Biscuits with
milk furnish more real,
Bodybuilding nutriment
than a meal of potatoes or
meat, are much more easily
digested and cost much less.
Shredded Wheat is 100
per cent. whole wheat, moth
ing added and nothing taken
away gives mental vim
and physical vigor for the
hot days. Delicious for
breakfast, or any meal, with
sliced bananas, berries or
other fruits, and milk. Made
at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Neqro Ran Amuck.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, July 3.-Clarence Kelly,
thirty-three, negro, died in a hos
pital today from bullet wounds re-
ceived after he ran amuck in a
crowded elevated train last night.
Three white men were slightly cut by
the negro. Fred Hohing entered the
car with his wife and stumbled over
kelly's feet The latter drew a knife
and Mrs. Hohing sprang between
them. Kelly then attacked her. Kelly
was hustled onto the platform by a
guard, the motorman and Hohing. He
cut all three.
Kelly attacked Patrolman Rose
who was called The officer shot
Kelly twice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
LA CREW.


Mrs Pickard of Chicago is here
visiting her children.
Mrs Dempster was visiting at her
brother, Jesse Davis Saturday.
F. J. Overton and family called at
the home Of George Refiors' Sunday.
Jesse Smith was in this community
last week.
Jacob Becker has gone to Carthage
for visit.
Some Of the clover hay will be har-
vested this week.
S. 2. Refior has been on the sick
list.
Beverley Rye and wife were shop
ping in La Crew Saturday.
Mrs. A. G. Davis was a guest at the
home of George Refior and wife sew
eraI days Of last week.
There will be a celebration on the
Fourth of July near Clay grove in
John McChord's timber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
School Census.

The secretary reported that the
school census had been taken. The
census shows total Of 3,169 persons
between and p years in Keokuh.
OF this total, 1853 are males and
1,606 are females. Between the ages
Of Z and 16 the totals are males 1,OO4,
and females 1,030.
Request for use of certain books
for use in the business department
and for the new Spanish course i'll
the high school were granted.
The board voted to take care OF
the expenses of the canning demon
stration this week. These expenses
will come within the amount a2pro'
priated in the spring.
The board discussed the high school
clock system, and ordered the presi
dent to secure bids for same.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Sues for $4,000.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, July 3.-Jacob Weimer
former Cub and Red Sox pitcher, to-
day sued the Union Stock Yards and
Transit company for $4,000 damages
as a result of injuries received on 8
pair of scales at the yards year ago
Weimer is now commission mer
chant at the yards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
coIIlded With Motor Truck.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO. July 3.-Dr. Frank w
Rastall. police surgeon, was dead to-
day and seven other persons were suf
fering from injuries as the result of
an ambulance colliding with motor
truck last night. Rastall was pinned
beneath the ambulance when it over.
turned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

AR apple tree in the front yard of
the Joseph Davis farm, near Dover,
Del, blossoms each spring with pink
roses exactly like those growing on
rose bush, with the exception that
they grow in clusters like ramblers.
The tree bears no fruit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TOPAZ
| FLOATING DEBT Of DISTRICT

The board elected Mrs. Allen D..
Lindsey as truant officer, succeeding
Peter Wolf, who is i'll. If Mrs. Lind
sey will accept the place, she will DE
the first woman truant officer to be
employed by the Keokuk board.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
Report on Attendan nee.

The report on attendance and
banking for the year in the Keokuk
schools was read by the superintend-
emit. The report on attendance for
the year follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

ness and professional men in Green
Bay, Wis, has decided to disband'
for the duration of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
ASKS FEDERATED CLUBS
TO SUPPORT CAMP FUND
Mrs. Josiah Evans cowles Issues APP
peal for the Community Rec
reation Campaign.

Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles. president Of
the General Federation of women's
Clubs. today made public letter which
she has sent to all federated vomsn's
clubs throughout tho country urging
support for the war camp community
recreation fund campaign.
II am particularly anxious" writes
Mrs. Cowles, that tho federated clubs
play an important and effective part in
this important service.
Experience at camps already estAb-
lished has shown tho necessity Of
wholesome environment. Tho novelty Of
camp life quickly wears on. tho routine
drill and instruction soon pail, II tho
nearby communities do not afford Ade-
quate means of relaxation. The cities,
big and little, near the camps, will do
| their best to improve existing condi-
tions in that respect, but without tho
aid of a national fund it will be i'm
| possible to supply the equipment and
| the trained personal service necessary
| to make a recreation system success.
| THE task with which / would charge
| you is that of urging prompt action
upon and giving aid to your local com
mercial or civic body, which has been
asked to assume responsibility for the
quota of the national fund. IT no pub
| lie effort Is inaugurated within the next
few days to raise the quota for your
city. will you not, as club. assume re-
| sponsibility for the campaign?"
| The national campaign for funds foI
the war camp community recreation
service will reach its height in the week
| of November 4 to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Plans FOR MORE labor
IN SA|PYARDS Of US.
Shipping Board Desires Force In
creased to Make Three Shifts q
Day Possible.

An organized effort has been launch
ed BY tho shipping board to draw SUI
flcient labor to the shipyards Of the
country to place all plants on a three
shifts-a-day basis to carry out the
great government shipping program.
Estimating that there are now ap-
proximately 100000 or moro employees
In tho yards engaged on government
work, the board believes 100000 more
are needed to insure that, at least. be-
tween 100000 and 100000 Of addi-
tional tonnage can be OF tho ways by
the end Of the calendar year 1918.
Lack Of Adequate Force.
The board has the shipyards and the
material. but so far lacks adequate
labor. It hopes to fill that deficiency
by holding out allurements that will
attract to the yards labor that ordi-
narily would not drift to them. Schools
for training men already are in opera
ton.
In tho efficiency table formulated by
the board 1t is estimated that each
man should turn out an average OF one
lightweight ton Of shipping per month
which should insure the carrying out
of the shipping program with the adj
ditfopal 100000 employees.
Several shipyards already are work
ing three shifts a day.
Italy's Needs Supplied.
The shipping board has agreed t.
charter to the Italian government ap-
proximately twenty-five American com.
Wandered steel ships, of an aggregate
of 100000 lightweight tons to relieve
Italy's shortage of shipping to trans.
port vitality needed supplies.
Great Britain has been supplying
France and Italy with shipping to NEE,
it's emergency needs. but cannot con-
tinue to do SO in view of increasing
British requirements.
Italy has strongly represented It:
great need. She gets five more ship:
than were allotted to the French gov
eminent a few days ago. Part of the
ships chartered will be old and par
new, and some may be taken from those
on the way from the great lakes t
the ocean. They will be used between
the United States and Italian ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Motor Cyclist Is Injured.

Perry Sherouse, AL NJ street, yes
terday afternoon received serious in
juries when he rode his motor cycle
against a line that was used in tow
ing a disabled automobile near 9th and
l. streets. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital. where physicians this morn
ing said his condition was much i'm
proved James Raba, Buena Vista.
Nd. operator of the automobile tow
ing the disabled car. was detained at
the second precinct police station until
1t was said the injured man would re-
cover.
ERNEST Jones. colored go Sd street
southwest. yesterday afternoon was
injured by vehicle of the District
sewer department at New Jersey ave-
nue. and NJ street southeast He was
taken to Casualty Hospital
While on roller skates at 18th street
and Florida avenue last night about
I:S0 o'clock. Alfred Grady, colored
twelve years old. Ala W street, was
knocked down by an automobile owned
and operated by Eugene Sparrow, 1910
44th street northeast. and slightly hurt,
Sparrow took him to Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
TIRE
TROUBLE
QUESTIONS
and
ANSWERS

Can an inner tube add strength to
tho outer tire?- D. c. II.
The ordinary inner tube is not
built with the purpose of strengthen
ing the outer casing. 1t is a mere
inner lining designed to conhne air
pressure only with the support of the
outer casing. Not only does it give
no strength to tho outer casing, but
because 1t Is a misf1t-it is round or
cylindrical and the casing cavity is
pear-shaped-it Is often the cause of
friction. ptnchins. leaks and blow
outs. Its thinness allows maximum
pressure to find and develop weak
spots. To puncture it offers no re-
sistance Of its own. and to the pune
tured casing it gives no protection.
The ordinary inner tube IS the seat
Of most tire trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
APPEAL TO CLUBWOMEN.
Asked to Help Raise Funds for
Training Camp Recreation.

The women of the country modified
into the Federated Womens Clubs have
been appealed to by their national
president to cooperate in the campaign
for raising a sufficient fund to carry
on the recreational work in the COM
munities about the environments for the
soldiers.
This national campaign for funds for
the war camp community recreation
service will reach it's height during the
week November to 10.
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los An
seles, Cal. who is the president of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, today sent thousands of letters
to all the women's clubs throughout
the country asking their active leader
ship in this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Hospital Doing Its War Bit.

The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital is doing its Bit in aiding
the government to make the world
safe for democracy through the unit
for examining candidates for the avia-
tion section Of the Signal Corps. The
examinations are conducted by sur
geons who have volunteered for tho
work under TIL direction of Capt. Will
liam F. Patten of the Medical Reserve
Corps. The Sc vices Of the physicians
and the use of the hospital and neces-
sa-y apparatus are rendered the gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Dipht,erie

A sore throat 10 . good breeding yoneo0s
Diphtheria germs. Protect your chil6lm
BY never ne0lecting Sore Tmost. You csa
wisely depend upon TONSHR me- 0iyU
Tonsiline upon the 6ryt appearance Il 6us
Ihroat-dont give Dip6thezia . chance
II that Throat IN its weakened condition.
When TON lnE Is swallowed It comes
directly in contact with the diseased sur.
faoe and induces . healthy con- -,
dition Of the memhfanes-then The ~
system can better defend the throat
e attacked BY Diphtheris germs. FL
Keep TONSI1lNE in the house
where you can get it quick when
needed. &c.. SO. and 500. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Funeral of Sergt. Munzenheimer.

Funeral services for Sergt. Gustaye
Munzenheimer, United States Marine
Corps, retired. who died last Friday,
were held Monday. The body was bur-
led in Arlington national cemetery
with full military honors. Sergt. Nun
zenheimer was veteran of the Span
ish-American war. being a member of
Col. James S. Petit Camp, No. 3.
United Spanish War Veterans. He had
a long military career in the Army and
Marine Corps. He had also served in
several Indian campaigns in the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26

When you discuss politics, the or literature or
art or science you able to do SO ntegently and
broad mndedy? Do you think for yourself all these
questions you simply echo of your pet editor
pale reflection of the opinions advanced in the columns of
Your favorite newspaper? If not already an in
dependent thinker weighing facts for yourself and draw
mo impartial deductions from them, it is high time that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
What is Rhinos Puncture sealer?

''Rhinos Liquid Puncture Self-SeaI-
or" Is a mineral liquid which each
Rhinos tube contains, being put in
through the valve. This liquid is in
stantly forced by internal air-pres-
sure into the hole made by an ordi-
nary nail and prevents serious loss OF
air, doing away with the dirty work
Of changing tires on the road. The
successful operation Of the "Rhinos
Liquid Puncture Self-Sealer'' has been
publicly demonstrated, and can be
demonstrated any time at the factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
Traffic Squad Is Active.

Members of the traffic squad are con-
tinuiug their efforts to acQuaint mo-
florists with the legal requirements at
circles and street intersections. They
find that many motorists make short
cuts about the circles and cut corners
at street Intersections. both In viola
ton of law and serious violations, said
Lieut.. Headley. When motorists cease
violating these two provisions of law.
he stated, accidents must necessarily
decrease. Many complaints. he stated.
have been made of carelessness on
the part of motorists near the south
east end of the White House grounds.
III motorists will only keep to the
right and obey the signals Of traffic
policemen" said Lieut.. Headley, I'VE
will have fewer persons killed and in
jured by motor vehicles"
Pennsylvania avenue near 10Th street
southeast. a short distance from Twin
ing City. this morning about 1920
O'Clock. in which William German, 124
B street northeast, was SO severely in
jured that he may die; Leon Walker
18th and E streets, was so severely in
iured that he was taken to Casualty
Hospital with German, while Henry
Hyde, 219 a street northeast, the chauf-
feur. was slightly injured about the
knees.
United States Signal Corps, took his
friends for a ride in 4 government car
last night. The party went as far as
Marlboro. The car was damaged to
the amount of $500. Hyde was ar
rested and is detained at the eleventh
precinct police station pending a fur
Their investigation Of the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-26
TRUCK owners AID
SOUGHT BY POLICE
Traffic Problems and Ways to
Remedy Them Are Discuss
ed at Meeting.

Valuable suggestions. designed to great
ly relieve the present congested state OF
traflc in the District, were given last
night by Maj. Pullman, at a meeting Of
the Truck Owners Association. in the
rooms OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
TT IL the duty Of every citizen to try to
help solve the traffic problem in this city.
and If all would cooperate with the po-
lice tho time would not be long before
conditions would be much better said
Maj. Pullman.
'It has been charged by some that dis
elimination is shown to the drivers Of
| certain classes of vehicles, that n few
owners OF private vehicles and taxicab
drivers are seldom If ever molested. while
those driving trucks and light delivery
wagons are continually in hot water, but
such Is not the case. Washington is the
only city in the country where all those
| arrested for breaking the traffic regula-
tons are classified. At any time an in
vestigation would prove just what the
proportion is of all classes Of motor We
hicles that are taken in for the viola
ton of the law"
Maj. Pullman also laid stress on the
Importance Of all owners of heavy trucks
seeing that the brakes on their machines
! are always in proper working order.