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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Killed by Hat Pin.

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DENVER. Colo, Nov 19.-Mrs.
Margaret Manning, wealthy Denver
woman, whose dead body was found
in the office of James M. Gfngrich,
local butter manufacturer Thursday,
probably was dead before the pistol
with ' which Gingrich declared she
killed herself in the presence of him
self, his wife and deputy sheriff
was ever fired.
This was the opinion expressed by
the city pathologist today after an
examination Of the body revealed a
wound between the woman's shoul-
der blades, caused by hat pin and
which had been thrust almost entire
ly through her body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
BELGIANS WILL
BE GIVEN AID
Red Cross Workers Here Assist in
Caring for Orphans Who Have
Been Released by Ger
man Captors.

The women of the local Red Cross
have been working very recently to
aid in the Belgian work and here are
some of the reasons why everyone
should help:
The American Red Cross is assist
ing in caring for Belgian orphans
, who were carried by their captors
into Germany and who are beginning
to be released. The first groups,
consisting of 500 children each, have
been received back into the allies
territory.
The return of the first liberated
orphan prisoners in Belgium is re-
ported in a cablegram from the
Am erican Red Cross commission to
France These homeless children,
sick and under-nourished, all between
four and thirteen years of age, will
receive the best possible care from
the American Red Cross, which
recognizes in them Belgium's hope
for it's coming generation. The cable
says:
''The Red Cross is aiding the work
of the queen Of the Belgians for the
children of her country. Thousands
of under-nourished, sick and orphan
children are in Belgium today, and
home and care must be provided
for them. The Germans are willing
to allow some Of these children to
be sent out of the country.
Twenty miles from Limoges in
the southern center of France, on
hill outside of a little town called
Troche, stands the famous monastery
of La Grande Chartreuse, unoccupied
at present The climate there is
wonderful Roses bloom all the year
round There is plenty of fresh run
ming water. The buildings are
superbly placed and strongly built,
including all kinds of constructions
adapted to housing, feeding and pro-
viding for more than thousand
people Permission was given to use
this place for the Belgian children,
and 1t was rented from the govern
ment by the Red Cross, which sup
plies the funds for the work. while
the personnel and management are
provided by the Belgian committee
ION October Is. the first 500 little
Belgian boys and girls between four
and thirteen years old arrived after
their long trip through Germany and
a week later 500 more, all collected
by the commission &c secours ma
tional de Belgique. In this wonder
full old monastery the Red Cross
hopes to bring back to life and vigor
these children, in whom lies the hope
of Belgium"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
German FLAG In Iowa School.

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+ CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, Nov. 49,
United States marshals departed here
this afternoon for Norway, Iowa,
where they intend to tear down a Ger
man flag said to be hanging in a room
of the Consolidated school there The
kaiser's colors hang in room in
which German is taught.
Loyal Americans recently pulled it
from the wall, but the board Of edu-
cation is said to have ordered it back
The marshals are expected to bring
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Home Guard Called out.

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oApULPA, Okla. Nov. 19.-Armed
members of the home guard organiza-
uoh today are guarding all properties
and railway tracks and bridges about
Ssapulpa. Sheriff Woster called out
me guards at the request of Frisco
..ss L officials who reported that
nlee attempts had been made to
misck a Frisco train between Sapulpa
a Sau Oklahoma City. l. w. w. mem
attempts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

Cedar Rapids Republican: "The
Little Red School House" is up for
debate. One observer, who is also a
writer, says that never in his life
has he seen a school house that was
painted red There aren't any in
Iowa. We cannot recall ever having
seen one that was really red. All
that we have ever seen are white
unless they are made Of red brick,
and then they are only a faint kind of
red. But in the earlier days, we I'M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
In Hands of President.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The rail
roads today accepted arbitration of
their employees wage demands and
placed their interests "unreservedly"
in the hands of President Wilson. A
letter to Judge Chambers. of the
United States board of mediation and
Cancellation, from the railroads war
board announced this decision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
No Jazz Bands.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The deadly
JAZZ must quit jazzing around at
dances for soldiers entertained in
New York.
The mayors committee of women
has 1t figured out thus:
stringed instrument music only.
No jazz bands.
Mild fox trots, two steps and
waltzes only.
Soft drinks only.
Home Sweet Home" at eleven
o'clock sharp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Rain After Long Drought.

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BARTLESvILLE. Okla, Nov. 49,
after a drought of more than two
months, northeast Oklahoma received
its first rain last night. Drilling of
more than one hundred oil wells in
the Bartlesville field has been held
up for lack Of water and the drilling
will now proceed. The rain will mean
millions Of dollars in the agricultural
sections.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
The Open Door Aoaln,

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CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-When Chicago
police raid gambling houses now they
don't propose to have the games re-
sumed as soon as they are gone
Under First Deputy Westbrook' 8
orders. they remove all the doors
from the hinges and let the wind
whistle through the place in most
discouraging manner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Mexicans Wiped Out.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. ia force
of government troops attempting to
set trap for Villa forces, advancing
on Chihuahua City Sunday were al
most annihilated when they encounter
ed the bandits near LaMula pass, &C
cording to reports reaching here to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

Costa RIGA, which country has added
its name to the list of nations allied
against Germany, can muster an
army of $4,000 men under war condi-
lions, as there is CONSUMPTION for all
males between the ages Of Is and so
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Like Father Did.

Kansas City Star: They say mon
support" in great many divorce pc
titions, but quite frequently the real
reason is that he merely supported
her in the style to which she had
been accustomed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

derstand some schools were actually
painted red-before men had acquired
proper aesthetic taste. Now we do
not paint such places red, because we
realize the color Is not In keeping.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Annual Tri-clty Meeting VIII be Held
There Next Sunday, With
Initiation and
Banquet.
TO HAVE CLASS OF 100
They Will be Given Degrees at This
Meeting-Prominent Speak
ers Are to be
Present.

! Keokuk, Fort Madison and Burling-
{, ton councils of the Knights of Co
lumbus will meet in Fort Madison
| Sunday for the tricity initiation,
which is an annual event. There
! will be large class Of candidates
for the meeting. The Fort Madison
| Democrat says of the meeting:
Fort Madison will contribute fifty
candidates to the series of limitations
to be held here in connection with
the tri-city event of the Knights Of
Columbus. This is one of the largest
classes that has ever entered the
local lodge. 1t is expected that can
didates from the Fort Madison, Bur
lington and Keokuk lodges will total
about 100.
Extensive plans for the event are
being made by the committees of
Gallitzin council of this city in charge
of the preparations. The banquet
will be served in the Marquette audi
torium on the evening of Sunday.
November 25. 1t is expected that
there will be about 400 persons in
attendance at this affair. The K of
c. club rooms will be used as the
reception and cloak rooms.
A special musical program is being
arranged. A P. Meyer Of this city
will be in charge of the instrumental
part of the program while the lodges
of Burlington and Keokuk will as
sumo charge OF the vocal selections
of the evening. Among the speakers
Of the evening will be Jos. J. Meyers
of Carroll. Iowa, national director of
the order.
The members Of the Catholic
Ladies' auxiliary will be permitted
$50 seats in the auditorium during
the program. The banquet will not
be quite as elaborate as usual on
account of the scarcity of food, but
there will be plenty Of delicious
things on the menu.
The first degree will be conferred
on the candidates by their home
lodges, the first degree to be con-
ferred on fifty candidates here next
evening. November %, at
s o'clock.
The second and third degrees will
be conferred on the tri-city initiation
day, Sunday, November Is. The
second degree work will be put on
by the Burlington team, led by Fred
J. Weller, grand knight, and staff.
The major degree will be conferred
by Jos. J. Meyers, national director,
and staff Of Carroll, Iowa.
The committees in charge of the
affair have been hard at work for
the past few days, making the final
preparations. The committees in
charge are:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

Extremists in Complete Power.
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LONDON, Nov. 19.-The extremists
are in complete power in Petrosrad,
Chancellor Of the Bxchequer Bonar
Law told the house Of commons today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Gerard as LAWYER.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-James w.
Gerard, former American ambassa'
dor to Germany, will return to the
practice Of law here probably next
month. it was announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
American Colony to Leave.

NHeTTCdH VUTCHy 10 ECaVS'
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PBTROGRAD, Nov. 19.-American
Ambassador Francis today formally
requested of the Bolsheviki authori
ties a train to carry 200 members of
the American colony here to Hardin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

|
khaki uniforms are turned out daily,
as many as sixty are cut out at the
same time by one man equipped
with a circular knife, which cuts
through the sixty layers of cloth as
easily as if they were sheet of
paper
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Keokuk's Best Stores:

AYRES CHAPMAN, jewelers.
RAUR-MULLARkY CO.. Shoes
CENTRAL DRY GOODS STORE
DUNcAN-ScHELL FURNITURE co.
WERS-MCARTHY CO.. Clothing
GOLDEN RULE DEPARTMENT STORE
HODGE e. HAWKES., Shoes
J. NJ. HUISkAMP 4 SON, Shoes
FRANK II. JONES co. Mems Clothing 4 Furnishlnes
LiNQUlST BROS, House Furnishers
NATHAN LOWITz, Ready-to-Wear for Women
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

along a few pro-German agitators
when they return
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

G. MEGcHELsEN, Dry Goods
JULES RENAUDS SON, JeweIeP
JUSTICE HOAR co. New Department Store.
c. II. ROLLINS & CO., Books, Stationery, Office Sup
scHELL-DEMPLE FURNITURE CO.
SULLIVAN & AuWERDA, Dry Goods
WE'LL & CO., Clothing
WILKINSON 4 CO., Drug store
WiNGER BROS, Dry Goods
THE M. YOUNKER STORE, Dry Goods
THE ROYAL CLOAK CO., Ready-to-wear for Women
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
We Pay
YourTraveling Expenses
in CASH

The keokuk Fare Refunding
Association has only one reason for being
to refund your travelling expenses on the
basis of your purchases at many stores, when
you come to Keokuk to shop.
1t fosters the keenest competition among its
encourages them to bid for your business with
the best service and the lowest prices and the most
desirable goods, and is unsnting in its praise of the
member that gets your business because you like his
goods and his methods of doing business.
All the stores represented are Keokuks best
in the best of that term. You may like
better than another and if you have 'preferences
there enough stores representing each line of bust
to give you very wide latitude in expressing
those preferences.
Ask for fare refunding slip with your first purchase
Cash it in the last store in which you buy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Banquet and Program.

Jerome G. Heitzman, chairman
James Tierney, + f. Bucho1z, H. L.
Schroeder, Allan A. Muerhoff and L.
H. Rump.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19

Initiation and Hall.
Stephen Schier, chairman; Otto
Heitzman and Jos. Meters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-19
Peeebfjon

H. L. Schroeder, DR.. John Downs,
Stephen Schier, julius Bittel, Chris.
Buescher, B. B. Hesse. ST., and Henry
Werner.
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
Horse PROVES Clue
IN This MURDER Case
His Peculiar Shoe and Blood
stains on Wagon Fea-
lures of Trial
TRIAL CALLED
IN SALEM COURT

SALEM, N. j., Feb. G.-The peculiar
footprints made by a horse and stains
proved by a chemical analysis to have
been made by human blood are leading
features in the testimony relied upon
to convict Francisco Nicolini. Calor-
gero Petite and Antonio Constantine
Of the murder OF Joseph J WestcOtt
December %, in Upper Penn's Neck
township. Their trial started yester-
day before Judge Black, assisted by
Judge Waddington. George Shrier, a
farmer is foreman of the jury. Asso-
ciated with Prosecutor Summerill is n.
b. Westcoat. an uncle of the murdered
man. from the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, while the defendants are repre-
scented by former Prosecutor J. For
man Sinnickson, Mayor W. A. W.
Grler, Henry Burt Ware and F. New
lin Acton.
The State has shown that Westcott
met NicOlini, who had a wagon, and
started with him for Pettito's, where
Constantine boarded Reuben Pedrick
says Nicolini stopped at his house
that evening. to inquire the way to
Pettitos. and he heard somebody with
him. Shortly after, as he stood at the
door. he heard four shots at PettitO's
After midnight he heard a wagon
driven out from his neighbours.
Harry Pontiere and two little sis
ters found the body of Westcott while
hunting for Christmas tree, and
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
To the Editor OF The Trlbune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir:-AlmOst all the signs that his
tory has taught one to recognize as the
forerunners Of a great national crisis
are present today in the United States
and in her relations with the outer
world. Next to victory for the AL
lies, an Englishman like myself, who
has known the United States for twen-
" years, can have no dearer wish
than that Americans may face this
crisis when it comes fully prepared.
But great numbers Of them still do
not seem to have learned one Of the
most patent lessons Of this war. They
still persist in thinking of armies in
terms OF men. The Great War should
have taught them to think of armies
IN terms of munitions. The men YOU
can always get But IL Is a much
lengthier and an infinitely more diff
cult business % arm and eouip chem.
Victory nowadays is not to the big
batialions. Il is to the big battalions
backed by the bug guns, and you will
md when your turn comes, as we
found In England, that unless Won
look ahead the men will be trained
and ready long before there are
weapons to put in their hands. A
few months ago, when I was at the
'front.' a general crystallized the
whole problem: when 1 am order
ed" he said, Ito undertake an attack
I don't ask how many men are going
to he given me, but how many guns q"
Guns, shells, material-these are
the foundation Of all real prepared
ness. Your first line Of defence i'm
the United States is not your mill
lions Of men. Il is your plants. and
factories and steel works. vour chem
lists and engineers and metallurgists.
your lathes and tools and machinery.
your manufacturing industries. and
the men they have trained, the or
CARNATIONS they have built up and
the experience they have amassed.
rake away firms like Bethlehem and
the duPonts and the Midvale Steel
Company and the Winchester Arms
Company and Remingtons, and for
all military purposes you would be
infinitely worse off even though you
doubled your population. Halve your
population and double the capacity
Of these and similar firms. and for
all military purposes your strength
would be UNNECESSARILY increased,
SO curiously have modern conditions
of warfare shifted the relative inn
portance Of men and material.
With this lesson branded on his
brain by a somewhat bitter exper-
fence, It almost appals an English
man who today revisits the United
States to find that the relations be-
tween the American Government and
the leading American munition max
ers leave apparently so much to be
desired. We in England have learn
ed I'm the costliest Of all schools, at
the price OF thousands of lives lost
and months Of precious time wasted,
the vital Importance of encouraging
during the years of peace as Wanl
private manufacturers as possible to
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
The Vial Essence Of Preparedness
by SIDNEY BROOKS.

engage in the production Of war ma
terial. The United States Govern
ment, on the contrary. seems in part
to be moving toward a Government
monopoly of the manufacture of mu-
nitions and I'm part to be experience
ing the greatest difficulty in making
satisfactory arrangements with the
firms on which it has to depend.
Every ono has read AR Dnn'ois'
recent onslaught upon the Bethlehem
Steel Company Every one, too.
knows Of the contracts for. heavy
shells which was awarded 10 an Eng
fish firm and the fulniiment of which
has been forbidden by tho Rr'f sh
Government. Behind each Of these
incidents. great deal must be hid
den on which only an experts opin-
ion would be of value, though an
Englishman. who knows the strong
feeling OF gratitude which the lead
ing British statesmen and soldiers
have frequently expressed for the
work Of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany may perhaps legitimately con-
fess his surprise at finding It accused
Of inemclency. But there are certain
broad principles which the war has
shown that a nation can neglect only
at its peril.
First, it has shown the folly Of de-
pending upon other and possibly hos
tile countries for essential items in
the national equipment for war. The
habit of placing orders abroad is the
most ruinous form Of economy that
any Government can adopt If the
domestic manufacturers are unable
to produce what is required and
there is no question of immediate
urgency the proper and n the end
infinitely the cheapest course is for
the naval and military authorities to
cooperate with the private firms in
solving the problem.
As an Englishman I was. of course.
gratihed and not at all surprised by
the success of Hatfelds in underbid-
ding the American firms. But as a
friend of the Unied States am
bound TO point out that the saving Of
a few thousands or tens of thousands
of dollars that was thus effected con-
tributed nothing whatever to Amer
lean preparedness That contribu-
lion VIII be made only when the Gov
va NAAANAAN anu AAiE nANtN companies
have between them overcome tho
technical difficulties in the way Of
turning out the right quality of
shells in the desired quantity. That
it can be done, with a little patience
and goodwill on both sides, is be-
yond question That It ought to be
done seems TO me indisputabie Other.
W Sc you may find yourself at a crisis
dependent upon q foreign land fer
many Of the indispensables Of war.
Second. the war has shown the alb
surdity Of regarding the question Of
industrial preparedness from the
standpoint Of cost. Mr.. Daniels in
his recent statement made a great
point OF the profits earned by the
American munition makers. I have
no means Of knowing whether he
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
Clean UP CITY TO
Be The MAY SLOGAN

Members Of the Board Of Health 4
their meeting yesterday afternoon de
cided to hold a Cleanup Week" cam
paign during May and they will asl
the cooperation of the Chamber ol
Commerce. II was stated that owing
to insufficient time last year, the
"Clean up" campaign proved fail
ure.
DR.. Charles A. Richie of Middls
town, a member of the State Boari
Of Health. appeared before the local
board seeking the support OF the mem
bers Of the board for a bill which Il
to be presented TO the members OF tbs
Legislature having to do with the safe
ty and sanitary conditions OF womeH
working in any capacity.
DIR. Richie read the bill in full and
explained the more lengthy parts ID
the members, but action was deferred
The bill has been prepared by CALEB
z. Burchenal for the Consumers
League Of Delaware and will be pre-
scented to the Legislature within 4
short time.
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
With The Photographers

Some people are so opposed TO the principle OF
obedience that they don't mind their own bust
ness. Know any people like that?-Memphs CONNER
cial Appeal.
The Investigators are right there is food enough for
everybody There money enough for everybody too,
but this reflection doesn't help when he's broke.
Boston Transcript.
shoe manufacturer states that the price OF shoes
has gone up all over the world OF the high
price of raw materials. How about Holand?-South-
ern Lumberman (Nashville)
II has been learned that one Kansas City voted
thr;v-nne times and another thirty -four times Let
us hone they got their ballots marked to suit them
their last attempt-Grand Rapids (Mich) Press
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
GEMS OF THOUGHT

cod the first garden made. and the first city CAIN
Decker.
.-.-.-.
We say little il not egged on by vanity.-La Roche
foucauld.
.-.-.-s
Friendship is the gift of the gods and the most
precious boon to man.-Disraeli
.-.-.-.
What one has wished for in youth. in old has
in abundance-Goethe
s-.-.-s
50 long as we love, we serve: so long as We are
ioNeu oy DINERS, would say that we ndispensa-
pie, anu no man Is useless while he has a friend
marty Is universal duty which It is in every mans
power sometimes to practice. since every degree Of
assistance given 10 another upon proper motives is
an act OF CHARITY and there scarcely anv man an
such state OF imbecity as that he MAJ, ~ =.
occasions, benefit his neighbor-Johnson w. '' ''--'