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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
GETS
$4,000
FROM co.

The Chickasha city treasury was
made richer yesterday afternoon by a
remittance Of $4,000 from the county.
A large batch Of warrants will be dis.
posed OF, in the near future City
Treasurer Clark on January % will
send out another remittance Of $4,000
to the holders Of paving and grading
bonds in Toledo, Ohio.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
COTTON SEED REPORT

BY United Press.
Washington. Jan l3.-Cotton seed
received by the mills OF the country
during the four months ending Novem-
Der 30 amounted to 3.256.73S tons, the
census bureau announced today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
FOLLOWERS or FELIX
DIAz CONTROL STATE

BY United Press
Galveston. JAN 1S.-Practically an
entire Mexican state is controlled by
Felicistas and Felix Diaz is receiving
ammunition from this country. accord
ing to reports brought by passengers
on steamers arriving here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Dupont Powder COmpany's Plant Damaged
10 Extent Of Two Millions and Two
Lives Probably LOsi
FOUR STATES SHAKEN
BY FACTORY EXPLOSION
Second Disaster in Two Days in Which
Concerns Furnishing Munitions 10
Allies Have Suffered
By United rcass.

Oy UIIIVVU V7o'
New York. Jan. 1.-two million
dollars damage and the loss of two
lives seemed this morning to be the
probable results of the explosion in
the Dupont Powder company's plant
yesterday at Haskell. N. j.
Four states were shaken by the ex-
plosions which were followed by fire.
This was the second disaster Of the
same kind in this vicinity in two days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13

Mrs. Dora Dustin and Mrs. ]. Win
ton Callahan returned today from Ft.
Worth. where they have been visiting
friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Farm Management.

Or. Beeson's subject was farm man
agement, showing the wonderful work
which has been done by A. & NJ. col
lege in making a survey of the far
mers business in various counties. this
survey showing that it is profitable
for the farmer to produce sufficient
cotton to take care of the cash require.
ments of the farm but that it was not
profitable for the farmer to turn his
whole attention to cotton. The sur
veys made showed he most profit in
every instance where a diversified
farming was followed, with cotton,
grain and a reasonable amount Of live
stock. not too much Of any one pro-
duct.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Marketing Of Cotton.

Fred Taylor took as his topic the
Marketing Of Cotton" and showed
the necessity Of community growing,
demonstrating that several dollars
per bale more could be had for cotton
if each community would grow one
standard variety so that the spinner
would know when he purchased the
cotton from that community that he
was getting uniform staple and quail
ity of cotton. He gave IL as his opin-
ion that the greatest drawback to the
farmer in the way of getting values
out of his cotton at the present time
was the growing tendency of the far
mer to produce a short staple general
ly known in this section as half and
half" cotton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Advanced Gin plants.

Mr.. Hutsons talk was on the mod
ern gin plant and the advantage which
is to be gained from closer cooper
alton between the farmer and the gin
man. He showed that at the present
time western Oklahoma has the finest
gin plants in the world, that the old
eastern states were still running the
antiquated gins that We're built fifteen
and twenty years ago and that this
difference in condition was as much
attributable to the liberal minded, ag-
gressive farmer Of our state as it was
to the progressive gin man.
Soil Preparation.
George Bishop. of the Oklahoma
Farmer-stoekman, talked on the sub
ject of soil preparation and cuItiva-
ton Of the cotton crop. taking up the
Idea that rainfall was the most impor-
tant element in the production Of
crops in western Oklahoma but that
the farmer could modify the results Of
rainfall or lack Of rainfall in very
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13

News By Wire Daily
from the United Press
Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
cottonseed Products.

Mr. Fields gave good talks on Feed
Values Of Cottonseed Products, and
demonstrated that even with the pres
ent high prices of cottonseed meal and
cake that there was fertilizing value IN
It equal to the price paid, regardless OF
feed value, and that its feed value
made it the cheapest feed farmers
could buy at the present value Of feed
stuff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-13
Three Cotton Days in Farmers Short Course
Bring Out Much Sound Advice by
Experts Gratis
TWO CHICKASHA MEN
AMONG THE SPEAKERS
Value Of Proper Marketing, Cooperation
Between Gin and Farmer and Diver
si6caliOn Among Topics

Valuable advice to farmers of okla
homa was given gratis by party of
experts who have just concluded a
round of Oklahoma towns in this part
of the state in the conduct of the Far
mers Short Course with relation to
cotton, its products and by-products.
In this party were two Chickasha men,
l.. G. Hutson, manager of the Indiaho-
ma gins, and r. e. Montgomery, of the
Chickasha Oil company, the party
also embracing Fred Taylor of the
federal marketing bureau at Wash
ington, John Fields OF the Oklahoma
Farmer, DR. Beeson Of the A. g. NJ
college at Saltwater and George Bish-
op of the Oklahoma Farmer -Stockman.
Large and apparently enthusiastic
attendances marked the short course
sessions which were held at Altus on
Monday, at Frederick on Tuesday and
at Hobart on Wednesday, These were
known as cotton days
Mr. Montgomery spoke only at AL,
tus and Frederick but Mr. Hutson at
tended the full course.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
VAUDEVILLE
DOGS LUCK
Picked up Bag Of Jewels, But the
Find Got His Owners In
Serious Trouble.

UNITED Press Leased Wirc Service.i
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Seven persons
are under arrest as result OF the
dramatic recovery Of Jewels worth
from $4,000 to 100000, alleged to
have been lost in the loop last Friday
by "Mrs. H DeWardener." Mrs. De-
Wardener Is said to be Baroness De-
Wardener Hollub, visiting in Chicago
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. l. p.
Stehie.
According to detectives, the jewels
were found by a trick dog belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs. James Murray, vail
deville actors. They were in bead
ed black bag.
Swept off their feet by the sudden
acquisition of what to them, repre-
scented fortune, the Murrays fled to
Cincinnati, where their arrest fol-
lowed.
Before leaving. however, they Iii.
vided the spoils with. Miss Mae
Glavin and Harry Mccarthy, 1t is
claimed. The latter, in turn divided
with Mike Prouty. a chauffeur, who
disposed of the stones to Ernest
Wickert and Charles Weadley, sa-
loon keepers.
The tip which led to the recovery
OF the Jewels, came from chauffeur
who saw the dog pounce upon the
beaded bag, dropped by the baroness
when she alighted from q taxi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
RIVERS BILL
is IN DANGER
Kenyon Leads Minority In Report
Being Made on Recommends
tions Of Commerce Body.

The following communication re-
garding the proposed rivers and har-
hor bill has been received by local
people from the national rivers and
harbors congress.
"The rivers and harbors bill now
pending before the senate" said Sem
ator Ransdell OF louisiana lis the
most constructive piece of waterway
legislation introduced in many years
It eliminates number of the pro-
jects which have been sharply critf-
cized and provides for beginning
work on ninety new projects, every
one of which is of undoubted merit
and importance, and has received
the unqualified approval of the army
engineers. Moreover, provision Is
made to prosecute and maintain
every worthy waterway project in
the land which is already under wav.
Notwithstanding the great m crit
of this measure. which carries an
appropriation of about S39, 100000 for
the next fiscal year, minority report
has been filed by Senators KENYON,
Jones, Sherman, Harding and Wat
son, which proposes to substitute a
lump sum appropriation of $25, 00O,-
900 to carry on existing projects. and
also authorizes eleven new projects
of more or less Importance.
IF this substitute is adopted, it
viii be the hardest blow ever re-
ceived by river and harbor legisln-
ton. earnestly appeal 70 sverY
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
Mrs.. corneila Van steenwyk Died At
Her Home Here Saturday Night
From Recent ParaIytIe
stroke.
WAS BORN IN HOLLAND
Came to This Country at Early Date
and Had Been a Resident OF
keokuk over Sixty
Years.

/ Mrs. Cornelia Van Steenwyk.
eighty-one years Of age and resi-
dent of Keokuk for over sixty years.
died at her home. 1903 Palean street,
Saturday night at 1880 o'clock. She
suffered q paralytic stroke last
Thanksgiving day and death resulted
from this.
The funeral was conducted from
the home at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. Rev. Hall B. McElree, pastor
Of the United Presbyterian church. or
which Mrs Van Steenwyk was long
and faithful member, of1ciated. In
torment was made In Oakland GENE
terry.
Mrs. Van Steenwyk was one OF
Keokuk's pioneer residents and she
was highly esteemed in this city.
She was born at Zealand. Holland,
October 20, 1885. She came to the
United States when girl OF eight
or nine years and after living Tor q
short time II Rochester, New 1osk,
came to Keokuk. where the rest OF
her days were spent.
Her maiden name was Cornelia
Van Graffeiland and she was married
to Albert Van Steenwyk here April
8, 1889. Mr., Van Steenwyk died
March ~, 1912. The survivors are
a son, william, and three daughters,
Cora, Jessie and Eunice Van Steen:
wyk Of this city, and son John. OF
Burlington. A granddaughter, MISS
Justine verburg, lives here. There
are four other grandchildren.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
CITY NEWS.

Washington party for young and
old. st. Mary's hall Tuesday evening.
The fire department has been I'M
usually busy the past few weeks.
This was day when individuals
as we'll as automobiles needed chains.
-.Safety-first" with pair Of Non
slip Wing Foot heels, soc the pair.
Sayller's Shoe Hospital, 1920 Main.
Ross w. Tarr Of Canton, I'LL, and
Bernese E. Williams of Memphis.
were married Saturday afternoon by
James s. Burrows. justice OF the
peace.
The country's car shortage situa-
ton was on February first the worst
In ten years Better weather is ex-
pected to be big aid in reducing the
shortage.
knights and Ladies of Security
meet tonight at 1880 at Woodman hall,
Sixth and Main streets. Big class to
be initiated, supper and dance after
meeting for members and families. All
members are requested to be present.
IS. Chandler Carter will leave keo
kuk about March first to open an Of
fice in Detroit, Mich, for the Chicago
and Riverdale Lumber Co. Mr.. Car
ter has been connected with the Car
ter-Phelps company here, and both
he and Mrs. Carter are quite promi-
nent socially in Keokuk.
Iowa leads in so many respects
that nobody knows them all. New
ones are being pointed out every day.
Thus some one has discovered that
there are more than 100000 tele
phones in the state of Iowa, which
puts her ahead of any other state in
the sisterhood, not to speak Of foreign
countries. For the United States Is
the real home Of the phone.
Father Giglinger of St. Mary,s
Catholic church, announced yestet
day a course of Lenten lectures every
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock,
from next Wednesday until Easter.
There will be question box at the
rear Of the church. Every question
touching on religious subjects will be
answered after the lecture. Non-Cath-
olivs will find hearty welcome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
DANGEROUS FIRE
THIS MORNING.
Building at 4o2 Main street Visited BY
6iaze-started on
the Second
Floor.
BURNED TO THE ROOF
Adjacent Buildings Were In Danger
Three Hour Job for
tho Fire
men. ~ q
BURNED TO THE ROOF

Fire starting from an unknown
cause on the second floor OF the store
building at 402 Main street occupied
by the Crescent pharmacy, burned
through the center of the building to
the roof and threatened adjacent
structures early this morning.
Records OF the IRE department
show this was the fifth fire at this
place in recent years. There was no
damage done on the first floor. by the
fire. The second and third floors of
the building are not occupied. The
blaze started in about the center OF
the building on the second floor. A
large hole was burned in the floor at
the starting place and the flames also
spread to the rear and shot up to the
third floor and spread out from 1t TO
the walls on either side.
When the department reached the
place, the whole inside appeared to
be seeth1ng mass of flames to the
very top OF the building. George L..
Parsons. proprietor OF the Crescent
pharmacy was sleeping III the rear OF
the first floor and he was not awaken
ed until the firemen came, although
the flames were already roaring above
him.
The alarm was turned in at 3: 40
o'clock this morning by police officers
who saw the flames in tho building
while patrolling their beat. The
firemen entered the hrst floor OF the
building and after tearing out the
corrugated iron ceiling under the
place where the fire was burning, shot
a stream of chemicals on 1t while the
hose was being attached.
The first line of hose was taken up
the outside steps to the second floor
and played on the flames, while a sec
ond line wac taken to the third floor
The fremen were three hours at the
work. Adjacent buildings were In
great danger and it was only the efh-
Gent work by the firemen that pre-
vented a general conflagration. As 1t
was buildings on either side OF the
burning structure were damaged by
neither water nor fire. There 10 little
damage on the first floor, but the
damage to the building is consider
able.
Fire Chief Anderson reports that
the water pressure was excellent.
Owners Of the buildings in the neigh
borhood Of the fire were notified by
the telephone exchange and they came
down and looked after the protection
of their buildings and stocks.
Almost every room fronting on the
Main street side of the Hotel Iowa
was lighted up while the guests
watched the fire from their windows.
1t is believed that the fire started in
a pile OF rubbish on the second floor.
The building is owned by Frank w.
Davis and is covered by insurance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
SEEKS HOMES
FOR CHILDREN
A. j, Benton Of Iowa Society 10 In
keokuk on This
Grand.

A. ]. Benton of the Iowa Children's
Home society, Des Moines, Iowa, Is
in Keokuk at the Grand hotel. He
seeks homeless children and homes
for children. Over $500 have been
placed by the society. This work is
supported by child lovers in Iowa,
and good christian homes are wanted
for boys and girls from seven to thir-
teen years A fine bright boy, four
teen years old needs a home. He is
industrious and helpful about the
house. A home is needed for twin
babies, boy and girl, four months
old. Let the representative know of
needs or of possible help in the way
of support or homes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
ICE STORMS
AND COLD WAVE
Plenty Of Signs Of Winter Still Pre-
vail, Even Though Some Spring
Signs are Seen.

Keokuk was treated to a repetition
of the icy sidewalks and streets of
last winter this morning when the
early morning sleet storm had glazed
the sidewalks and tharoughfares.
The. weather man is promising SUI
delightful little accessories for to-
night and tomorrow as snow and q
cold wave. There must be some truth
in the saying that one swallow does
not make a summer-neither do',N
one woodpecker or wild duck make
spring.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
I" III e r M on e y
Troubles" They get

Troubles They get
more vexatious as the cost
of foods climbs skyward.
Meat, eggs and vegetables
are almost beyond the fam
lily purse. Happy is the
housewife who knows
Shredded Wheat, its low
cost and its high food value.
A better balanced ration
than meat or eggs and costs
much less. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
or cream make a complete,
perfect meal. supplying all
the nurirnent needed for a
half days work at a cost Of
a few cents. Delicious for
anymealwith milk orcream,
or with stewed fruits.
Made at Niagara Fa1ls, ~. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

friend of waterways 10 do nus s sscp|
to defeat this subsctu,e a. repord
the adoption of the bill az Mite, i
by the majority of the coniii
commerce. Ito, Of n
There is great congestion ID u "a
ao throughout the union, anu or,s
asenoy Of transportation sho .hs
fostered and encouraseu least n
most. not destroyed. or a. his \
" crippled, as is done oy sort.
sfftute. The time is aciion
emergency is acute. Any = -
Is efecttve must be taken
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
PERSONALS.

C. w. kellogg of the Mississippi
River Power Co., arrived home this
morning. He has been in Washing
ton, d. c., on company business.
Harry Bunner spent Sunday in
Bowen. ILL.,, visiting friends there.
Miss Meek and Miss Englehardt
have returned from Chicago.
Mrs. E. F. Kirchner leaves for a
trip to New York City tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
YEGGMEN SET
TOWN ON FIRE
In Blowing Up ,Jewslry Store Safe,
Two churches and Many Build
lnas Were Destroyed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Feb. H.
More than 100 persons were made
homeless and an entire business
block was destroyed at Lowellville,
near here, early today when q safe
blowers charge set IRE to q jewelry
store. Two churches were burned
down In the blaze. which caused
total loss Of nearly $4,000. The
yeggmen escaped.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
BILLIARDS AND BOWLING.

FOR SAIE~Bil1iard tables, brand
new, carom and pocket. with complete
outfit, $50: second hand tables at re-
duced prices. Easy payments. Cigar
store, fixtures specially, send for cat
alogue. Brunswick Bake Collender Co.,
Davenport, Ia. /. c. Sanders, agent,
P. o. box 45S. Phone Davenport 6349.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
PREPARING Leak Report.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th \
house rules committee met in execu-
tive session today TO start work on
its report in the note leak case.
Sherman L. Whipole. the commit
e's counsel. will frame the report,
which is expected before the end of
the week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

The best of us make mistakes now
and then. Ed Hartman once sold
$40 acres Of California land for $3.50
an acre. l. was oil land and is worth
millions today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
WANTED

Bright, energetic ladies wishing
light, pleasant work at home for q
few days, those having telephone
Apply in person only, to Mrs: Hinton'
pattern Dept. of Sullivan & Auwerda.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

Supervisor G. e. Maxwell returned
this morning after visit with rela-
tives and friends in St. Louis and
Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
'GU|LTY OF MURDER
|. IN SECOND DEGREE
This Was Finding Of Jury In Case OF
Iowa W. Forrest Diilman, Charged
With Numbering Ed
Scarlet.
SENTENCED ON FRIDAY.
judge Hamilton VIII Pronounce Pun
ishment for DIIIman Then
Life imprisonment 10 Car
rled by Verdict.

Forrest Dillman was found guilty OF
the murder Of Edward Scarlet, by a
.;lry inAthe district court, which re-
turned its verdict at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning. The jury decided
that Dillman was guilty OF murder in
the second degree, which carries with
It a sentence for life Imprisonment
unless cut down by the board Of
Parole, after time has been served.
The grand jury indictment charged
Dillman with first degree murder.
which of course carries the death
penalty If the jury so decides.
The verdict which was handed the
c,erk in the early hours of Sunday
morning was the following:
1--WE the jury mo the deIend-
ant guilty of the crime Of muir
der in the second degree.
81. G. HEWARD, Foreman"
Case Takes Five Days.
The case went to the jury. after
five days of testimony and arguments
at 5:35 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The court officials made preparations
to receive the verdict whenever 1t
came In. and waited until one o'clock
at the building. About two o'clock
the call came that the jury was
ready to report, and by $3.50 when
the Judge and attorneys had arrived
the findings were handed to the
clerk, and Dillman heard his guilt
pronounced by the twelve men who
have had his fate in their hands
since Wednesday.
Five forms of verdict were sub
mitted to the Jurors by the court
along with the thirty-eight instruc-
lions. The forms included murder
in the first degree with the death
punishment recommendations; murder
in the fire degree with life imprison-
ment recommendation; murder In the
Sc, ond degree; manslaughter and a
form if the jury found the defendant
not guilty.
Sentence on Friday.
Judge Hamilton set the date for
pronouncing sentence as Friday. Feb.
%, at 2 o'clock. Time was given
for filing motion for new trial.
| The punishment for second degree
murder is that of life imprisonment
Under the indeterminate sentence
| law the court can pronounce nothing
less, although the board of parole
may cut down the sentence after
| time has been served.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
REFUND BODY
MEETS TUESDAY
keoluk Retail Merchants Association
Will be In Session at Y. w.
= Tonarr0w 4aa

The annual meeting of the Keokuk
Retail Merchants association will De
held Tuesday evening at the Y. w. G..
A. at $50 O'Clock. There will be
election of officers and discussion OF
several proposed measures. This Is
the refunding organization of some
twenty-five members, and it is ex-
pected that there will be full at
tendance. Supper will be servedsand
the business meeting will follow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

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