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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
last DAY Of CAMPAIGN IS A GREAT one
COUNTRY WORKS
BUT NOT REPORTS

The southern half of Lee county Is
right in spirit and is at work for the
Red Cross fund, but it is not wasting
any time these busy days for the
farmers in getting in its reports.
Vincennes and Argyle reported SAC
last Wednesday and have not been
heard from since. Montrose town
ship, including the city of Montrose'
reported SCI last Thursday and an
other SIC this morning, but that IS
only small fraction of the $1,000 ex'
pected from up there.
The Jackson, outside, subscriptions,
have been included in Keokuk city on
account of the chairman's postofhce
address being rural route out OF
here, and there has not been time 10
date to separate them again.
John G. Scott, compelled by offi'
cial business to be away part OF last
week, is back home and began Satur-
day to stimulate the organization IN
the southern half OF Lee county,
which Is his staff work. He win con-
tinue the work in an automobile all
this week, and the country commit
tees like to have him come out to
help them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
TAFT CALLS
ON PRESIDENT
Expected to be Appointed Chief JUS
tice Of Supreme Tribunal
or Exemption
Board,

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Ex-Pres.
ident VIM. Howard Taft called at
the white house this afternoon on
request of the president. 1t was pre-
sumed Taft was to discuss the selec.
tive draft exemption regulations. He
has been one of the presidents prin-
ciple advisers in the matter which
will affect the ten million men of
America who registered for service
in the new armies Of the republic.
/. While the white house was silent
regarding the personnel of the ''su
preme court" of the exception organ.
ization which will have the last
word in excusing men who claim ex-
emption, it was authoritatively re-
ported today that Taft will be asked
to serve as chief justice of this
supreme tribunal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. 4ss.

An ordinance to vacate parts of
road known as Plank road, from the
|northwesterly line of Sixteenth street
extended, to the southeasterly line of
Seventeenth street extended and from
the northwesterly line of Seventeenth
street extended to the southwesterly
line Of Eighteenth street, and vest in
the respective owners of lots or lands
AUDITING said Plank road, all interest
of the City of keokuk Iowa in and to
the same parts vacated.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
Section 1. That the road known as
the Plank road is hereby vacated from
the northwesterly line of Sixteenth
street extended across said road to
the southeasterly line of Seventeenth
street extended across said road; and
from the northwesterly line of Seven
teenth street extended across said
road to the southeasterly Line of Eigh-ss
teenth srteet across said road. and all
interest Of the City of Keokuk in and
to the aforesaid parts of said road va
Gated is vested in the respective own
ers Of lots or lands abutting said road.
Section 2. The owners of lots or
lands abutting aforesaid Plank road
must have this ordinance published as
per law required, and pay the expense
thereof before above vacation and this
ordinance is effective.
Section g. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions hereof are hereby repealed.
Adopted June Is. 1917, by the fol.
lowing vote:
Lofton-Aye. -
Hilpert-Aye.
Hickey-Aye. -
ED S. LOTION, -
Mayor.
Attest: o. W. SANDBERG,
CITY Clerk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
AND NOW FOR
THE NEIGHBORS

With the completion of the cam
paign schedule here, Chairman Nc
Farland and his staff are volunteering
to help the neighbors. especially Fort
Madison and the upper half of the
county
Edward w. McManus made good
speech at West Point Sunday after
noon, and both Chairman Mcfarland
and Chairman Joy worked in different
parts of the county.
Tuesday Fort Madison makes its
start on it's big drive with afternoon
meetings addressed by Edward w.
McManus Of Keokuk, and their own
speakers. Tuesday evening the other
county seat has monster parade ana
mass meeting in the park which Mr..
McManus will address. Reports from
up there show that they have become
charged with earnestness to the flash
ing point and are going to do reaSy
big things, week late, but none tLN
less valuable to the cause. J. A. s.
Pollard is general chairman there
and the staff includes the best men
in Fort Madison for the purpose. The
Fort Madison Electric company fur
nfshes headquarters room and the
accounting department. The Keokuk
plan has been adopted there.
Quincy has raised about $4,000,
and the Wing says the total by tonight
will reach $4,000, on population OF
10000 which is all they claim this
week.
Burlington is still too dead to be in
teresting. Fourteen doctors up there
gave total Of $40, which is differ
emit kind of doctors from those in
Keokuk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25

murder, one disappearance and two
midnight attacks on other girls.
Helen Wheelan, II, pretty sales
girl, was shot dead during Joy ride
brawl. Her body was found in a ditch
Six of her companions are under ar
rest
Police are seeking Pearl Fisher
whose mother reported her mysterious
disappearance June 7. She worked
for paper box company on the Bow
cry.
Edith Miles and Mary Egan were at
tackled by two men on their way
home at midnight. Miss Miles was
knocked senseless and was being drag
ged toward q Swallowed lawn by her
lassailant, when Miss Egan's screams
brought Louis Pauraud and his son,
who captured both men.
Cruger will tell Commissioner Wall
stein, publicly, every detail Of his
daughters case.
Cruger has charged that the police
did not investigate his daughters dis
appearance more than specifically.
At the same time Lieut.. Vincenzo F..
Ludovict, an attache of the Italian war
commission visiting here, who was a
lawyer in Italy before he joined the
colors, intimated that Italy is likely to
send Cocchi back to New York to be
punished for the Cruger murder.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
THE ROLL OF
HONOR IN KEOKUK

me desire to give due credit to
seery person earning the badge OF
uoaor In the Red Cross campaign in
meokuk is thwarted by the large
aauoer of Keokuk people in that
o mass, and the other fact that news
bba a page can not be stretched to
-v ~, over about 1900 names.
:, ne Gate City has printed the names
y ~ subscribers of 500 and more, but
=. nas given more space to instances
sor treat sacrifice and of splendid sub
i c,.lp'lons of fifty cents to ten dol.
rra s u is a cause Of the deepest re.
isH . .nat the names Of persons in the
rans f class could not be printed be.
ef,nN. mere are so many Of them. An
. s,,urt is being made to work out
NJ practical plan to print the name
~;,, esery donor In the near future,
Al .ne amount each subscribed.
,ra- me thing is the way in which
Soasr ly asks praise given to some
sst ts else. Every staff chairman has
c,a,,'u me Gate City to mention spe-
by several people who deserved It
space, an iii'o 100 ihucii
q, MOI WOE only is Keokuk high on the roll
Ron n honor In the nation. but every per-
mo, VINO worked and gave q little
tbo sa ,nan he or she can afford, is on
~ OF honor of old Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
AN APPRECIATION
BY G. Waite: Barr

The management Of the Red Gross
war fund campaign recognized the
value of good newspaper in their
work, and in the beginning they asked
donation of considerable section
of The Gate City, and received it with
cordially.
The Red Cross war fund committee
appointed its own campaign editor
and The Gate City gave the latter
carte blanche as to space and matter.
The cost in money, under present con
ditions, to The Gate City has been
several hundred dollars. which puts it
among the larger subscribers to the
fund.
A survey of all other papers in this
part Of America shows that The
Gate City gave from four to fifteen
times as much space to the Red
Cross campaign Of the week as any
other newspaper. The mechanical
work and increased use of white pa
per involved in this runs into more
hundreds of dollars than anybody out
side the business imagines.
The best thing is. that c. E, Skirvin,
while doing many times as much as
any other newspaper in the United
States for the Red Cross, at large cost
TO h1mSell, anu Willie diioWlhS ulCtd-
ton about his other advertising which
few publishers will permit-while do
ing more than his share-did it all
with cordial cheerfulness.
This is no time to allow that great
big cause to be affected by any sci.
fish, small factors" he said several
times. He just told me that he does
not deserve any special credit for do
ing his duty, even If others do not
measure up to HIS own personal stand
ard of patriotism.
Therefore, this is written and in.
serted in the Red Cross space in his
own paper without the knowledge of
the publisher of The Gate City. The
people OF Keokuk and Lee county
ough to know about it-and appre-
ciate it to the full.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
MEXICAN OIL.
FIELD TAXES
Firm But Friendly Note Sent to Car.
rama, Asking That Change
be Made at
Once,
| [By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Firm but
friendly representations to Mexico
against new high taxes in the Tampi-
co oil fields and other representations
against the so-called "denationaliza.
ton" Of foreign companies, have been
made to the Carranza government by
the United States government, it Tar
learned today.
Great Britain Is understood to have
seconded the representations against
the oil taxes, though whether she took
the course of sending the note to Car
ranze is not known.
The taxation representations entire
ly friendly in tone, but quite insistent
upon change, seek to lower taxes
which many oil men now regard as al
most confiscatory.
The other representations are di.
rected against the Carranza decree
compelling all foreign companies to
operate under a Mexican charter, thus
taking them out from under the pro.
lection of their own governments.
Carranza's position is known to be
that the oil taxes will furnish consid-
cradle money to run his government
but the American and British govern.
ments hold that with their large drafts
Of oil for navy and air service, they
are entitled to greater consideration
than has thus far been shown them.
The new tax law goes into effect
July 10. Foreign operators. including
Americans. will probably pay their
taxes under protest, relying on the
hope and beiief that General Carranza
will make notifications.
Unknown to Carranza. it was learn
ed today the German consul in the
Tuxpan district has been stirring VI
trouble.
Some disturbances have occurred
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
TWO FOUND DEAD
IN HOTEL ROOM
"Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alexander,
Supposed to be Naval o.
ficer and New York
Girl

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 20
Two problems confront the police to-
day in the deaths of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Alexander" in a room of
the Bellevue-Stratford hotel yester-
| day. The man Is supposed to be a
| naval officer. The girl Is supposed to
be Louise Jones, Of New York. The
coroners physician is now com2let-
ing an autopsy to determine whether
the man really died Of natural causes
or died Of poison. They know that
the woman died of bullet wound
through the head. but there is a
shred of doubt as to whether she
killed herself.
The mystery is still further COM
plicated by the note found beside the
woman'g body. This read:
Notify Lieutenant R. B. Cation.
United States cable ship Joseph
Henry. Norfolk. Va
Until word is received from the
Norfolk police, 1t will not be known
what bearing this note has on the
tragedy.
All that is really known definitely
is that the couple went to the hotel
Saturday afternoon. They registered
and went to their suite. Yesterday
afternoon the woman asked maid
for bath robe. The maid raped at
the door on four separate occasions,
but received no answer Then the
door was forced. Both were found
dead
Besides the note there was but
one other clew. That was an en-
velope addressed to Alexander Schotz,
104 West 123rd street, New York.
Schotz says he believed the woman is
Louise Jones. 1t was also learned
that Alexander and Miss Jones
planned to be married in this
city. Search of the marriage records
failed to reveal that a license had
been issued to them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
PASSED AWAY
IN ST. LOUIS
Sister Of Notre Dame Who Was Born
and Reared In keokuk, Answer
ed Call Saturday-Has
Relatives Here.

Sister Leocadia of the Sisters of
Notre Dame, died at the mother house
Of that order in St. Louis Saturday
morning at o'clock, the funeral be-
ing held this morning. Before en-
tering the convent. Sister Leocadia
was Theresa Schneider and was born
and reared in this city. She Is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs Josephine
Schneider; two sisters, Mrs. Fred
Held and Catherine Schneider, Of this
city, and brother, Edward, Of Will
ten, Minnesota.
She was born June IT. 1888, and
lived here until she entered the con-
vent, seventeen years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
Aviator Transferred.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAND1EGO, Calf, June 25.-Capsss
tain Herbert Dargue, chief flying in-
structor at the North island military
aeronautic academy, one of the most
experienced aviators in the American
service, has been transferred from
the aviation corps and ordered to San
Francisco for duty with the coast ar
tillery. it was announced today.
He is relieved here by Captain H. j.
Damn, recent graduate Of the
school.
The transfer Of Captain Dargue Is.
rumored to be directly traceable to his
unauthorized flights into Mexico last
January in search of Lieut. Col. Harry
Bishop and Lieutenant Robertson. who
had been lost for week in the desert.
Col. VIM. A. Glassford, then com
mander of the school has since been
retired to private Life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
|How's This /?
Corns Lift Out
With Fingers mo Pain!

Thanks to a new discovery made from a
Japanese product your foot troubles can be
quickly ended.
Ice-Mint as this new preparation is called,
is said to shrivel up hard corns, soft corns
or corns between the toes SO that they can
be lifted out easily with the fingers. It's won"
derful Think of It; only a touch or two OF
Ice-Mint and real foot-joy is yours.
There is not one bit of pain or soreness when
applying it or afterwards and it doesn't even
irritate the skin.
If your feet are inclined to swell or puff
or if you have cracked or bleeding toes it will
draw the Inflammation right out and quickly
heal the sore and tender places. 1t is the real
Japanese secret OF fine, healthy, little feet and
is greatly appreciated by women who wea,
high heel shoes and by men who have to stand
on their feet all day. Try it. Just ask In any
drug store for small jar OF Ice-Mint and learn
for yourself what solid foot comfort really is
There is nothing like 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
THE WORK WILL
NOT STOP HERE


While the 18th to the 25th Of June
was designated as Red Cross week for
special purpose, the Red Cross work
and it's support must go steadily on
during the war and for a long time
afterward. Red Cross headquarters
will be maintained here in the present
quarters at the Electric company's
office, Eighth and Main streets, with
a competent official in charge to
whom payment Of pledges may be
made and new contributions received
at any time.
Keokuk has made wonderful rec
ord on the war fund subscription. but
every one is not yet in on it and to
them it may be said that the door is
still open and the invitation to help
is still urgent.
c. F. M'FARLAND.
Chairman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
HOW IT WAS
DONE IN KEOKUK

careful analysis, with full inside
information, of how it was done
shows that the following were the
main factors in the remarkable sue
cess of Red Cross week in Keokuk.
The genuine, deep, historical anG
hereditary patriotism and philan
thropy of Keokuk's citizenship.
The universally Of the campaign
organization which included every
class, kind and variety of that citl
zenship regardless of previous posi-
ton. prominence or work.
The choosing of specialists In the
different lines Of work for the staff
positions in the organizations. and
the high quality of brains for the
work available here.
The fact that the organization was
organized with the conference and dis
cipline of an army and caused to
meet together frequently for orders
and detailed instructions previously
worked out carefully.
Complete publicity. all the time,
about everything, without censorship
on account of business interests. per.
sonal friendships. or any other influ-
ence which usually plays for position
in such movements.
Not a single man trying to edge in
to the spotlight, but every person
praising others.
Not the least OF spread eagle,
Fourth OF July oratory or talk, but al
WAYS the keynote OF serious, sacrffi-
ciai. near tragic duty to OUT common
country and its soldiers fighting for
us all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
but these have not been sufficient to

but these have not been sufficient to
cause any particular alarm in govern
ment circles. Oil has been coming out
freely at the rate Of hundreds of thou
sands Of barrels day. Meantime,
there Is an effort on thep art of some
government authorities to have Cali
fornia oil reserves opened up to meet
increasing needs for crude oil.
The navy maintains it's reserve
should be intact. The interior depart
mont feels that Americas needs at
present. especially for her proposed
aeroplane fleet, are such that freeing
of supplies would be advisable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
FACTORY PEOPLE
GIVE LITERALLY

Tie factory employees of keokuk
have done their full shane Of sub
scribing to the Red Cross. 1t is i'm
possible to get separate figures on
most of the factories, but all did we'll
There was much earnest enthusi
asm at the Purity Oats slant and the
employees there raised over $500. and
probably will increase this later.
The shoe factory employees raised
klSl Saturday, and some of them
found 1t more convenient to come in
later with subscriptions and additional
amounts, so that amount probably will
be increased this week.
The employees of the government at
the lock and dry dock and on the gov.
eminent boats stationed here joined
with those Of the Mississippi River
Power company in the Red Cross
work At noon today, they had
pledges for total of S1,13D. The
word from the power house in the
flver was that the total will undoubt.
sdly 90 over $1,000 before the men
stop giving.
!, AT the H,fbinger Brothers plant,
.ae subscriptions were supposed to
De made Saturday. but this morning
me committee came In for more
pieage cards to finish their work. Al
|. o'clock this afternoon, the report
nc there was that their contribu.
uon may be figured at 5000.
:. All sorts Of splendid stories Of sac
flhce come from the factories
enough of the good ones to fill a
page Of this newspaper. Men who
u. nave had sickness and mortgaged
!, aielr homes give literally. Boys car
ing Tor fathers or mothers who are
helpless contribute dollars. In one
factory a group of girls could not
possloiy give over fifty cents each.
s trey drew lots to determine which
uaii OF them should get the buttons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
THE GREEKS ARE
VERY PATRIOTIC

The Greeks who have become
Americans in Keokuk share to the
full the patriotism rampant here.
What the leaders Of the Greek col
opv said when asked for Red Cross
subscriptions was so fine that it ought
to be published, If there were room
here for all Of it. But r. R. oBard,
who solicited them, tells the story so
much better than the present writer
can tell It, that it ought to come from
the lips Of Mr. Board anyhow: The
Keokuk Greeks are very much all
right in both words and money sub
scriptions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
VIII Open Letter Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WAUKESHA, Wis, June 25.-Miss
Grace Lusks' own explanation Of why
she shot Mrs. David Roberts and her
self last !, EEK was expected to be
known to the authorities today. They
will open a letter which the high
school teacher wrote to her parents
just before the tragedy.
1t is expected to contain a full &C
count OF her love affair with the hus
band of the woman she killed.
So far. Miss Lusk. who is in a ser
ious condition from two self-inflicted
bullet wounds in local hospital, has
made no connected statement
Miss Lusk probably will be unable
to appear at the coroner's inquest
Wednesday, it was said today. Wheth,
er DR.. Roberts will be called is not
known
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
Mayor Can Avoid Trouble.

LUHlteu fTeSS LeaSeu wire Service
CHICAGO. June 25.-The judiciary
committee of the city council which
was to meet today to consider a reso.
luton presented during Fridays riot
GUS session to investigate grounds for
tmpeaching Mayor Thompson, was ex
pected to ask the mayor to admit pub.
licly that he has willfully misused his
power at the last council meeting If
he acceded, this would close the mat
ter. so far as the council is. concerned,
1t was believed. Meanwhile States
Attorney Hoyne was to begin quo.
warranto proceeding today against the
legal status of Thompsons' recent ap-
pointees to the school board, whose
confirmation was withdrawn by the
council.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
THE JEFFERSON
SCHOOL PEOPLE

The thirty-one families living in
the Jefferson school division of the
city organized themselves into a
special drive for Red Cross funds on
their own motion.
Last week they raised $500 for the
fund among themselves, and tosn,s'-
row night they have an ice cream So
ciaI. with the receipts going to the
Red Cross, to raise another hundred
dollars.
]. o. Boyd and e. L. Williams
spoke at meeting in the school house
Sunday and had a good audience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25

kEOkUk, June 25, 1912. TO j. 3.
Weaver, state chairman, Des Moines,
Iowa. keokuk will probably show
over $4,000 by tomorrow night for
herself alone. Outside towns and
townships yet to hear from. Fort
Madison commences canvass tomor-
row. Give them all the help you can.
c. r. MCFARLAND,
Chairman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
She Gives Four Sons,

[united Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, June 25.-Having
given four of her sons to Uncle
Sans fighting forces. Mrs. William
J. Brickley. mother of Charley Brick.
ley, the Harvard football star, has
one left. And he. she said today
will be handed over just as soon as
he is old enough. Charley, George.
Joe and Bill are "in."