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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25

hedging. "drys" are split on the ex
tent to which war prohibition should
be inaugurated at this time. Danger
Of filibuster by the liquor contingen'
| in the upper branch was admitted.
AS result of the confusion which
has arisen over Sunday, the senate
agriculture committee postponed It's
! meeting today. obviously this was
i done in order to determine what is
the extent of the house action 9galns'
{ liquors, beer and wines.
| Reaction from the country Is await
/ ed as guidance.
Meantime Senator Chamberlain, In
charge of the food bill, declared to
day that the senate would agree &C
the house amendments to the Dill
including the bone dry" section.
AS result OF house action. and
the situation now existing In the sen
ate, the war tax bill being drafted
by the senate finance COMMITTEES, Is
left in mid-air.
Approximately $75,0O0,000 is levied
under the proposed bill on beers and
wines, which will have to be furnish
ed from another source If manufac
ture of these is prohibited along with
distilled spirits. Senator Simmons
chairman of the committee, confessed
he didn't know just what course
would be pursued by the committee
Il believe the food bill as passed by
the house and referred by the senate
to the agriculture committee today
will be disposed of before they re
port out the revenue BILL" he said
"In that event, we will of course
show what disposition has been made
of the house dry clause If we are
ready to report before the food bill
is passed, however, we will probably
report our tax bill including the
levy on beer and wines and then II
the house dry, amendment is adopted
by the senate, we'll have to recon-
NIT our bill and hit upon some other
tax to make up for that lost"
There are three factions among the
drys in the senate-thoSe who favor
only a constitutional amendment foI
complete prohibition, stopping both
the sale and manufacture of all intox
icants, those who favor only the cur
tailment of distilled spirit manu-
facture, and those who want to &C
ahead and force the senate to adopt
the bone dry food bill provision ad
opted by the house.
Butter Men Testify.
CHICAGO. June 25.-Twenty-five
members Of the Elgin butter board
were subpoenaed to appear before the
federal grand jury today in continu
alton of The governments inyestiga
ton of the food situation.
Edward Clifford, secretary of the
board, was on the stand two days last
week. He presented the records OF
the boards weekly meetings for four
years back.
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FOOD BILL OPPONENTS
NOT STRONG
CONTINUED from page ID

both to the senate tomorrow and ev-
cry effort will be made to get vote
by Saturday.
Senator Reed, Missouri, planned to
continue his marathon verbal attack
on the bill today with Hardwick, Hoke
Smith and others, waiting to take up
where he leaves off.
All Upset Again.
WASHINGTON, Jun 25.-The liq-
uor question has hurled confusion.
dismay and vast uncertainty into the
senate fight for food CONTROL Just
as it appeared that the administra-
ton, holding the upper hand with the
aid OF powerful republican support.
was to force passage of the bill this
week, the bone dry" amendment
adopted by the house completely up
set everything today.
"Wets" who favored the bill are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
HIPPODROME
Tonight Only
w M :. S. II A K !
.In His Latest and Most VIrlls
"The Desert Man
First Time Shown in Clt'
5 and 10 cents.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.


State Of Iowa, Lee county.-ss.
In the district court OF said coul
At Keokuk.
Lucy J. Wallace, plaintiff, We,
Herbert f. Wallace, defendant. Y
inal notice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that
tition Is now on file in the CLERKS !,
flee OF the district court aforesaio
Keokuk in behalf of the above nan
plaintiff, against you and Clam
the, bonds Of matrimony between +,
plaintiff and defendant be dissol
on the grounds of wilful desertioh
absence without reasonable cause I
two years, and defendant has y
guilty of sAlch cruel and lnhua
treatment as to endanger plalnn,
life, that she resume her mai'
name of Miles, that she have
custody and control of her chi i1
that their family name shall De N.
for one thousand dollars aiiin0
See petition on file and costs.
And unless you appear therelo
defend before noon of the secona
of the next regular September tei -,
said court, to be begun and NOV w..
at Keokuk on the 18th day OF Sep''
Der, A. D. 1917. default VIII ue
tered against you and judgment !.
dered thereon as prayed for IN :
petition. -,
w. B. and H. R COLLlN.s.
Attorneys for PiaihI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
Resolution Asks That Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago Re-
sign From His High
Office.
CHAR GEES AGAINST HIM
aNo LONGER Considered Fit to be
Trusted" After t.RuthIessIy
TrampIins on Rights
of Council

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CHICAGO, June 25.-Alderman
Kerner. chairman of the judiciary
committee of the city council, at a
special meeting of that body today
presented resolution calling upon
Mayor Thompson to resign.
The resolution was substitute
for the one introduced in Friday s
riotous session, instructing the com
mittee to investigate Thompson's
actions toward the council and school
board, with view to Impeachment
proceedings.
The resolution recited that the
mayor had "ruthlessly, wilfully, reck-
Iessly trampled on the rights of the
city council" and that he was
mo longer considered to be
trusted with executive power and
that This usefulness as presiding Off
Ger Of the city council is at an end"
The resolution concluded by calling
upon him to resign that the people
may choose a mayor more fit for the
Office"
An alderman was sent to the
mayors office to summon him to de-
fend himself, but he was absent.
Thompson is a republican, while
Kerner, who presented the resolution
Is democrat.
The committee adjourned this
afternoon, deferring action until next
Monday. 1t was explained that this
was to give the mayor an opportunity
to defend himself.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
PASTORS WILL
URGE ECONOM I
Request Of Herbert Hoover, rooo
Director, Was Accepted by
Them This
Morning.

Keobuk pastors will speak nex'
Sunday on the necessity for consery'
ing the food supply of the nation, fol
lowing out the suggestions Of Her
bert C. Hoover, food director. A
long distance message. emanating
from Hooyer's headquarters, was re-
ceiyed by E. l.. Williams TINS MORN
ing, asking him to request the pas
tors to talk on this topic July l.
After comforting with the pastors
Mr.. Williams announced today that
he had secured their cooperation
and that next Sunday would be de-
voted to this topic. 1t is vital one
for the entire country, and the pas
tors are showing their patriotism IN
making this appeal from their pull
pits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
INSPECTING
CAMP DODGE
Thirteenth District cantonment Site
at Des Moines, Might be
Moved Away From
There

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DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 25.-
Major General Thomas Fl. Barry,
commander Of the central army de-
partment is inspecting Camp Dodge,
the thirteenth district cantonment
site. The commander arrived early
today and was rushed to the camp
imm ediateIy. Further than saying
he was anxious to make the inspec-
ton which will decide whether or not
the cantonment will remain here,
Barry was silent.
Men who led the fight which
secured the site for Des Moines, were
confident that Barry's visit would re-
suit in the reputation Of charges
made by other cities in the state
that adequate sanitary and transpor-
tation facilities here were impossible.
General Barry will return to Chi
cago tonight and make his report to
Secretary Baker at once.
General Barry completed his in
spection of the site shortly after
noon. He would not make state
ment further than his decision
would be announced from Washing
ton.
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ANARCHISTS DEN
IN PETROGRAD
CONTINUED from Page IL

at Cleveland. "and lots of big pota-
toes (Russian slang for bombs) will
also be used
Better come around in the morn.
ing" he continued. 1.-THE govern
ment will be sending troops against
us. Well die before we surrender.
You'll see war in these gardens"
There were about ninety anarchists
in the headquarters. Their leaders
are Americans and one Of the Ameri-
cans Is a German who came from
New York on a steamer via Norway.
Officials here declare the gun man
type the most violent of all anar-
chists.
Inside the Dornovo home, dire and
filth are apparent everywhere. The
men themselves were patiently I'M
bathed. None seem to take the
trouble to shave. 1 saw several
young and pretty girls about the
rooms.
Our party was freely offered the
forbidden vodka. Our leaders said
there was plentiful supply on hand.
Everything indicated the anar-
chists were having the most lurid
time of their lives. All Petrograd
fierce pitched battle soon to force
their election from the Dornovo
home.
Wholesale Jail Delivery.
MOSCOW, June 25.-A wholesale
delivery Of six hundred prisoners
from the Buttry Jail and calling out
of troops to round them up, resulted
in bloodshed here today.
A mum Der Of deserters from the
army forced their way into the war
denis office, took the keys to the
cells and liberated, every one Of the
prisoners. Cossacks and infantry
troops were Immediately called out
and the criminals rounded up. They
fled to a big house in the city and
fred from the windows. In answer
ing such volleys the soldiers fire
killed one deserter and wounded
eight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
THE WEATHER.

[U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.]
For Keokuk and vicinity: General
ly fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler
Tuesday.
For Iowa: Probably thunderstorms
in east portion this afternoon. Gen
orally fair tonight and Tuesday. Cool
err. Moderate 10 fresh southwest to
west winds.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday. Cooler north
west portion tonight and north por-
ton Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
The pressure is lowest from Mime
sofa to the southern mountain region
this morning, and high temperatures
in the plain states have been follow
ed by thunderstorms from the Da-
kotas to the upper lake region.
Generally fair, somewhat cooler
weather is following this morning in
the plateau and mountain region,
with high pressure advancing from
the northern Pacific coast.
- n,.Il
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Margaret Ellington at the Grand.

Margaret Ellington. the distinguish
ed star of the speaking stage, will
make her debut on the photodramatic
screen in the gripping and vivid
drama, Sacrifice" written especially
for her by Charles Yenyon. "Sacri-
flee" is a Lasky-Paramount picture
which will be the attraction at the
Grand tonight.
An unusual incident is in the fact
that Miss Ellington will make her
screen debut in story by the same
author in whose play, "Kindhng," she
scored her greatest dramatic triumph.
Still later, Miss Ellington won fresh
laurels in within the Law" In Sac
rifice" Miss Ellington plays dual role
that Of the daughter of high gov
eminent official and as a notorius
dancer in small principally OF
Europe. To play a double role re
quires a great deal Of knowledge OF
dramatic technique and experience
before the camera, but SO adaptable
was Miss Ellington to the silent art
that she was given this unusual task
at the outset. This five act picture
viii be shown with Helen Holmes
| in Inside Treachery," two act dra-
ma-Advertfsement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
BOYS BREAK JAIL;
ARE RECAPTURED
Two Youths Held for Larceny Of
Autom obiIe, Escaped Through
SkyIight Saturday

A second chapter in the life and
adventures Of Merle Santo, II. and
Nova Taylor, 16, was written Satur-
day night when the boys broke Jail
by smashing the skylight above the
women's department in which they
were confined. and escaping through
the opening. However, they were
captured Sunday morning by young
Taylor's father. and today fms was
written in their careers so far as
Keokuk is concerned.
The boys escaped from the jail
about 10 o'clock Saturday night Four
panes Of the skylight were smashed
out by the youths in their dramatic
exit. The noise was heard by Night
Captain Park but by the time he had
reached the upstairs cell, the boys
were out and away. Two members
ming away and gave chase but lost
the fleet footed youngsters at Sew.
enth and High streets.
The father of the Taylor boy was
notified and he promised to help
find them. In the meantime the DO
lice has searched the city for the
bows and notified all surroundins
towns to be on a lookout for them
The boys did not leave Keokuk, how.
ever, and Sunday morning about 6
o'clock Mr.. Taylor brought them back
to the police station. They had SLEPT
all night in barn. An application t
send young Taylor to the reform
school was filed by Mr.. Taylor, bu
because this is the boys first offense
the sentence was suspended and h,
was paroled to his father on promis,
of future good behavior.
Santo will be sent to Eldora. H
was parolled from that institutio
December of last year. The Eldor
authorities have been notified of nj
latest escapade. He was sent
Eldora from Davenport. -Four year
ago an application was made here
send him to the correction schoo
but he was paroled on promise
good behavior. He was charged wit
stealing a horse at that time, tn
records show.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
New York Produce

|
NEW YORK, June 25.-F1our
ket dull, unchanged.
Pork market quiet. Mess, s41.
Lard market steady. Middle
spot, $21.05@21.15.
Sugar, raw, market firm. Cent
gal test, $5.77@5.96; Muscavado
test, s5.02@5.21.
Sugar, refined, market firm.
loaf, 5000; crushed, $S75; powds
I$7.60@7.70; graduated, $3.50.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 1oc.
Tallow market steady. City, 16}
special, 1774c.
Hay market quiet. No. 1, s1.1O
3. S2k@90c; clover. 65@$1.05.
Dressed poultry market quiet.
keys, 18@35c; chickens, goal
fowls, 17@25kc; ducks, Long Isl
2O@22c.
Live poultry market unset
Geese, 15c: ducks, 1S@24c; fowls
@25c; turkeys. zoe; ROSTERS, 10
15c; chickens. broilers, 25@30c.
Cheese marvel firm. State I
common to special, 20@231sc;
skins, 3@1Sc.
Butter market easier. Receipts
929. Creamery extras, 3S%G391
dairy tubs. 321a@37c; imitation :
35c.
Egg market quiet. Receipts 10
Nearby white fancy, 40141c; ne
mixed fancy, 33@36c; fresh, 80
36c.
Omaha Butter.
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OMAHA, Neb., June 25.-Bu
36h cents.
Stock Market Notes.
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NEW YORK, June 25.-Stimul4
by the placing Of large governn
orders, steel and equipment std
Fopened strong today with all LEAF
issues showing substantial gains
Bethlehem B steel was up 1AI
LA and u. S. Steel opened at
and 1s, up u and as. Baldwin u
motive was UP " at 73A; Cen
Leather, Is at 97ss, and Amer
Locomotive " at 74k.
Rails were, strong, Reading o.
ing at 90, up r..
During the late forenoon, prices
steel and equipment issues sag
as a result of profit taking. r
drew considerable attention, y
York Central advanced over
points while Union Pacific, Read
and Chesapeake and Ohio gaineS
point or more. Motor stocks "
inclined to be soft.
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suffraeettes Not Prosecuted.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 25.-VirGinia
Arnold and Mabel Vernon, suffragists,
who tried to unfurl a banner at the
capitol during the Russian commits
sion's visit Saturday. will not be pros
ecuted, it was decided at the capitol
today.
Further attempts to display their
prohibited banners at the white house
were expected by the police today.
National Woman's party headquar-
tiers announced that reinforcements
had arrived from Pennsylvania and
may assist in an endeavor to thwart
police and picketing rule.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-25
Chicago Live Stock.

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CHICAGO, June 25.-Hogs closed
fairly active, mostly ten cents lower.
Top, s15.95. Estimated tomorrow.
$4,000.
Cattle closed steady to ten cents
higher. Top for cattle, $3.50; for
calves, $15.75.
/ Sheep closed weak at the early
decline Top. s1175; lambs, $3.50.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, June 25.-Cattle receipts
5000; market steady, 10c lower.
Steers, $1O.5O@13.70; cows and heif-
ers, $6.OO@11.50: stockers and feed
ers, S7.00@11.00; calves, 100000
1850; bulls and stays. $700@11.0O.
Hog receipts 1000; market 5@10c
lower Bulk. $15.10@15.25: top.
$3.50.
Sheep receipts 1000; market gen.
orally steady. Yearlings, $4,000
1880; wethers, s10.O0@11.5O; lambs.
$15.SO@16.OO; ewes, $9.00@10.50.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Cattle
receipts $500; market slow, lower.
Texas receipts. $500; native beef
steers, $1,000 800; yearllng steers
and heifers, Ss.50@13.75; COWS, $500
@1O.50;, stockers and feeders. $4,000
$50; calves, $6.00@15.00; Texas
steers, s5.5o@9.5o; cows and heifers.
$4.25@9.0O.
Hog receipts 10000: market steady.
Mixed and butchers. $15.25@15.75;
good to heavy, $15.65@15.s0: rough.
|s14.75@15.O0; light, $15.25@15.55;
pigs, s10.Oo01475: bulk. $15.25@
1915. @a
Sheep receipts 1900; market lower.
Clipped ewes, s9.Oo@1O.00; clipped
lambs, $10.0O@11.50; Gamers, $4,000
$50; spring lambs, $15.00@19.0o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, June Butter-Ex-
tras, SIC; firsts. 361sc; dairy extras.
.35036c; dairy frsts;' 33@341sc.
Eggs-Ordinary frsts. 27k @2Sc;
firsts. 29h@30Ac.
Cheese-Twins, 22@22hc; Young
Americas. 22A @22Acye
Potatoes-Receipts: cars old, AZ
cars new. Fancy westerns, s225@
2.75; Wisconsins and Minnesotas,
s2.250275; new spring potatoes,
$500 per bushe1.
Live poultry-Fowls;r1 ~ nc; ducks,
14@17c; geese, 12@14c; spring
chickens, 26@3oc; turkeys. 17c.
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CONTRACTS LET
FOR MANY SHIPS

Since the government shipping
board was organized under the act of
congress approved last September, the
board has contracted for $4,000 tons
Of shipping divided as follows:
Glass Number Tonnage
Complete steel ships IS $4,000
Complete wooden ships "a $4,000
Complete composite
SHIPS 81 IlEUOU
Wooden hulls ........ 70 252 900
The wooden vessels average about
$500 gross tons each and the steel
steamers range from 5000 to 10000
tons each. Theste steel cargo YES
sells awarded to the Moore & Scott
Iron works of San Francisco by to-
days announcement will displace
9 400, tons each
General Cocktails stated that the
large majority Of the steel ships so far
engaged are of about $500 tons each
The irst wooden ships will be ready
in January.
Some builders promise four monthly
thereafter.
The first steel ships will be ready in
February with the average delivery
thereafter, two ships a month
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kentuckians Want Lnchjnu.

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MONMOUTH, ILL.,. June 25-A large
guard of deputy sheriffs today is sta
toned about the county Jail here to
prevent a mob Of enraged kentuck-
ians, residents Of Monmouth, from
lynchtng James Terry, negro, who
yesterday morning shot and killed
Hosea Woods, white, of Cave City, KY.
Terry pumped Ave bullets into
Woods following an argument over a
drink of booze. It was the first time
in the history OF the city that negro
has killed white man. n
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DAY
ENDS CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED from page H.

every district of the city.
Officials in charge of the work mere
expressed confidence that the iui'
apportionment would be raised.
Flying Today.
ALBANY, N. Y. June 26.-flyine
to New York with Buffalo's Reu
Cross contribution, Miss Katherine
Stinson left Albany at 10:0S a. m
today She landed here on the nrs'
leg of her trip last night. Miss sun
son circled the capitol and then
headed down the river She will lanu
at Governors island.
Cleveland viii Celebrate.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 25.-Old
Nose Cleveland tonight will entertain
on the public square.
He will give party in honor OF
thousands Of his children who loaned
America $67,5OO,00O first to fight the
war; and then the .next week gave
SIS, 0O0, 900 to mercy, Cleveland posi-
lively will subscribe $5,000,o00 to the
Red Cross before night. 1t was as
serted, more than doubling its quota
giving $500 a person, the highest
per capita contribution among big
cities. Cleveland oversubscribed its
lluSIlS Aodh aooth ihASA w.
100000.
And the sixth city at the party to-
night will pledge itself to fight the
liberty war with every soul, if need
be.
$50, 100000 at Noon.
NEW YORK, June 25.-The total
in the Red Cross campaign to pledge
S1OOO0O,00O for war relief work
reached $S6.625, 149.46 at noon today.
OF this sum, New York alone has
subscribed s32,674.562. Cleveland,
Ohio, remains the banner city of the
country.
Miss Katherine Stinson, Red Cross
aviator, landed at Governors island
after morning fight from Albany
shortly after noon today. She ex-
pected to resume and complete the
flight from Buffalo to Washington.
this afternoon, hoping to reach the
national capital in time to catch a
Cos p. m. train back to Chicago.