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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18

WARSAW, July 1S-A. N. Bort
head clerk of the M. w. A., Rock Is
land, ILL.,, was the week end guest
of Hon. Truman Plantz, general at
torney for the M. w. A.
Erie Anderson, proprietor of the
Hotel Grant, returned Friday from a
business trip to Peoria and Chicago.
The Compromised Fourth street ce-
ment sidewalk is now completed
from Main street to the alley be-
tween Lafayette and Webster streets
including a cement crossing at La
fayette street. The walk fronting
St. Pauls church and rectory will
be laid as soon as it will be safe
to cut the tree roots bordering the
gutter. This will make a very popu-
lar walk (Main to Webster) for the
public.
On Wednesday an auto turning the
corner of Sixth and Main streets
from the south, at too great speed,
ran into the hydrant at Whites Of
fee, damaging the front and tenders
of the machine but hurting no one,
fortunately.
The Carthage letter of July 16, re-
porting the parade and drills OF the
Seventh regiment, reserve militia.
which occurred Sunday at Mt. Ster
ling, mentioned Rev. DR.. George
Long as formerly Of Warsaw but now
Of Camp Dodge, Des Moines; a grave
mistake for DR.. Long is still "of US"
though his duties as chaplain at
Camp Dodge prevent him from being
with us" much of the time. 1t will
be sorry day for Warsaw when
she has to give him up, for he is.
and has ever been, a power for good
and uplift in this community; would
that Warsaw had dozen like him.
r. o. Marsh of Port Barre, La,
was a business visitor this week.
July 81 will be Salvation Army
war drive for the aid to the huts at
the front trenches. $4,000 is War
saws assessment. These self-sacrific-
ing women and men get nearer to our
boys at the front than any similar
organization.
1t was regretted that Sergt T. J.
Murphy Of the Canadian Highlanders,
1.-THE Ladies from He1l'') could not
have had larger audience when he
spoke in Ralston park at 1890
o'clock Sunday, July IA. He would
have given us the afternoon had he
not previously promised to address
meeting in another town at that
time AS it was, however, the crowd
was large, enthusiastic and attentive,
and seldom heard a better and more
interesting address right from the
front line trenches in France where
The speaker had spent over three
years, had been twice wounded and
once gassed.
Sergeant Murphy had message
that went right to the heart of his
audience; 1t had punch, had pep that
pressed home the conviction that the
Huns must be punished for their
bestial, f1endishness and that Amer
lea must win this fight.
Sergeant Murphy is a handsome,
manly boy in his early twenties, a
typical young America,. though serv-
Ing in the Canadian my, and is on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
DECIDE YOURSELF
The Opportunity Is Here, Backed by
keokuk Testimony.

Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Keokuk endorsement.
Read the statements of Keokuk
citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it.
Tbos G. French, 200 S. Eighth ST.,
saws: 81 think as well of Doan's
Kidney Pills now as did when 1 first
endorsed them They are good kid
nov medicine When / have any
,,n,bago or other kidney trou ole,
noan's kidney Pills never fail to re-
lieve me-
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simolv ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. French had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
KILL SNAKE OF
TWELVE RATTLES
Party Of Automobiles Poo-Pooh Jinx
When Cat, Two Rabbits
and Reptile Cross
Their Path.
OF course If you are superstitfous,
You'll want to read this story

OF course if you are superstitfous.
You'll want to read this story.
Three rabbits and cat crossed the
road in front of a car which was driv.
en- by Miss Nellie Matheny, 4612 Car
roll street along the upper road to
Nauvoo. Tuesday night.
"We'l surely have bad luck" pre-
dicted her sister Gladys. who in COM
pany with her father, T. P. Matheny
and Mr. land Mrs. E. c. Dunn, were
in the car.
The remark hadn't more than peen
passed when it became necessary to
back the car down hill to get fresh
start.
Coiled by the road. rafting loudly
and ready to strike was rattlesnake.
Mr.. Matheny jumped out, got a
stick and after lively fight succeed
ed in killing the rattler.
One old citizen of Nauvoo said that
was the first timber rattler he had
ever seen in this part of the country.
The snake measured Az feet long and
had IL rattles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
We United Tires good That's why sell them
AVER MOTOR CAR co.
BUILDING UP BIG
RESERVE OF FOOD
UNITED STATES WILL SUPPLY A
STOCK TO FEED CIVILIZED
WORLD FOR YEARS.

With wheat crop forecast mp
preaching the bHion-bushel mark for
1918 and greatly increased acreage in
all cereals, America has reached what
may perhaps be its h1sh-water mark
agriculturally during the war and will
be in a position to store up a reserve
against the time when many men still
engaged in farming may be called into
the army and other war work.
The Importance OF this reserve was
Indicated by cable recently received
from the British ministry Of food, ask
ing that America continue to send all
space, to build up a like reserve in
Britain against possible lean years to
come.
With this demand It is impossible
for the United States, even in the face
Of a good crop, to 90 back in any way
to prewar habits Of eating and vast
ing.
Enormous Wheat Crop.
A total wheat yield Of s31 ,00o, 900
bushels is indicated in the recent de-
partment Of agriculture forecast,
based on conditions June l. The win
ter wheat estimate rs 5s7, ooo. 600 bush
els or 10000, 600 more than the De-
cember forecast. The spring wheat
yield is estimated at 344 600, 600
bushels.
The total Of the two WIN be an IN
crease Of 122, 0oO, 600, or Ii per cent
over the average crop for the years
1912 TO 1915, and a jump Of 2So, 100000
bushels, or 43 per cent over last years
yield
The oats crop Is estimated at 1ooo,
900 600 bushels, which Is S7,000ooo
bushels less than was harvested hast
year but 2o4. 100000 bushels more
than the average crop. Record crops
of barley and rye are indicated in es
Inmates Of 235, O0o, 900 and 81, 600 600
bushels respectively.
LImitIess Hay.
The hay crop IS expected 10 DO larger
than last year, although the acreage,
90, 531 900, shows slight decrease.
The acreage of wheat this year, S.
sS1 600, is 2S.2 per cent greater than
last year, much of it from virgin land.
Winter and spring wheat acreage show
Increases Of 32.T per cent and 21-5 per
cent respectively.
The acreage planted TO rye Is prac-
tically one-third greater than last year.
Oats and barley show smaller In
creases.
The apple crop is estimated at 2o3,-
100000 bushels, 16 per cent greater
than last year, but 81 per cent less
than the average The peach crop es-
innate for this year falls 40 per cent
below last year and 13-5 per cent be-
low the average.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
Spee ed With Which American Troops
are Being Landed in France
Shown by Message to
Relatives.
ACROSS IN TEN DAYS
In States July Seventh and In Europe
Seventeenth of Month, Cable
gram to keokuk Sis
ter Reports

Troop transports are breaking
speed records for transatlantic pas
sage, if a trip made by DR.. George
R Marley, first lieutenant in hos
pital service, from America to
Europe is indicative.
Lieutenant Narrley's sister, Miss
Agnes Marley, 513 Concert street.
received message from the war de-
partment today telling of the arrival
overseas of the former Keokuk prae-
titioner. Lieutenant Marley left the
United States July z, or after that
date. his relatives know. He arrived
in Europe on July II, which was yes
terday. a cablegram reported.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
HE OBJECTS TO
MAIN ST. PAVING
F. w. kIingbieI Sends Letter to City
Council Saying Improvement
Will be Financial
Burden.

Thus far there is one ob1ector to
the contemplated paving Improvement
on Main street from Water to Second
street He is F. w. Klingbiel, former
Iiouor dealer and saloon man who
owns two lots at the corner of First
and Main streets Klingbiefs part of
the assessment would be in the neigh
borhood Of $1,000, said mem ers OF
the city council today.
Klingbiel filed his objection in writ
ing He told the council that If the
having was constructed he would be
made to bear an impossible financial
burden.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
JUDGE GRANTS
BAIL PETITION
Court Officials Doubt If Forrest Dill
man will be Able to
Furnish 5000
However.

Judge W. S. Hamilton has granted
the petition for bail which was made
by Forrest Dillman, charged with the
murder of Ed Scarlet September 23rd,
1916. The court has fixed Dillman's
bail at $4,000. Dillman Is still in the
county Jail awaiting new trial in
the district court in September. 1t Is
thought by court officials that the
prisoner will not be able to furnish
the large amount of bail set by the
Judge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
Jail a brick Pile.

crop, has been large enough to permit
immediate work in the fields. Other
threshing machine workers may find
employment there, however, the own
ers say. 1t is desired, however, that
they communicate with the owners be-
fore appearing for threshing service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
CONTEST CASSES
ARE TABOOED
District Court Not to Hear This KIND
Of Litigation Until Next Term
Judge Bank
Hare

District court was opened for
short session today with Judge Henry
Bank presiding. The time was given
over to the entry OF orders, approval
OF reports and the hearing of one di-
vorce suit.
Announc ement is made tEat there
will he no further hearings before the
district court of any contested cases
either here or at TT. Madison until
the next term of court opens, Sep
TENDER 16.
But any cases involving the signing
of orders or matters not allowing con-
fest will be heard by either Judge w.
6 Hamilton or Judge Henry Bank
during July and August
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
Steel plant Taken over

WASHINGTON, July 1S-The
Becker Steel Co. of America, New
York, with its plant at Charleston, w.
Va, was taken over To-Day by The
alien property custodian. The Sc
cret German process for the making
of high speed steel, owned by the
company, viii be Americanized. The
Becker company is now doing much
work on government contracts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
City Lookup Plays Another
Trick on Police When Two
Men, Seriously Charged,
Make Escape. II
NONE HEARD THEM GO
Drop from Roof of Transfer
Barn and Flee-Old Struc-
ture Delivers Others in
Times Past.

Somewhere in America"
The police would sacrifice half their
honor today to know the exact some
where of Weaver Kelly and Robert
Munson, who until last night were
prisoners in the city Jail.
Then the bewhiskered old Jail did
what 1t has several times in the past:
delivered Kelly and Munson to the
outside world as free as birds.
A hole, not more than eleven inches
square by reportorial measurement, in
the back of cell off the "bull pen"
bore mute testimony today to the fact
that the only prisoners had fled.
Serious Charges Placed.
Both men are charged in the super
ior court by the state with the theft
of twenty bushels of corn from a car
in railroad transit and consigned to
the Hubinger Bros. company. Kelly
and Munson were arrested Tuesday
by Chief of Police Henemann, Assist
ant Chief John Pearson and Detec-
tives William Wilson and William
Glasgow Glasgow is special rail-
road officer for the Burlington.
Policeman Jack" Griffey was on
duty at the sergeant's desk in the sta
tion-house, last night. Apparently he
did not hear the men trying to make
their escape as he did not report the
delivery when he went off duty at 6
a. m. Griffey is taking the place this
week of Night Sergeant j. B. Park,
who is on vacation.
The prisoners used short, broad,
iron chisel to dig through four thick
nesses of brick wall into the CHASER
& Kiehne tin shop next to the Sixth
street fire station.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18

Is II Very Hot, Mohammed??
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times: Wonder
if William II sent the sultan of Tur
key ahead to take the temperature?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
In the Same Boat.

Detroit News: There isn't much
choice between the profiteer and the
striker who hasn't an honest griev-
ance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18

Omaha world-Herald: Overriding a
presidential veto continues to be a
thing about as hard as looping the
loop.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18
JAIL PRISONERS PICK WAY
TOFREEDOM THROUGH WALL

the abandoned cell, they must have
worked like beavers.
Both men are slim and though the
hole was small they struggled through
dropped to a work bench few feet
below, went up a stair to the second
floor of the shop, out over the roof TO
the 'Sinton stable on Blondeau street
and dropped to freedom.
Chief Hennemann believes the men
have shaken the dust of the city from
their feet and are far away by this
time.
As soon as he learned of the escape,
Hennemann sent wires to surrounding
towns with descriptions OF the men.
U. S. Wants Them.
u. S. Deputy Marshal T. P. Gray had
expected to file a federal charge OF
grand larceny against the men in the
court of U. S. Commissioner John T.
Craig, today.
The state charge was filed by CHIEF
Hennemann. Police have been work
ing on the case of corn thievery for
some time but only recently were able
to make arrests, they say
Munson confessed that he stole the
corn and implicated Kelly. John Mum
dorff, he said was the purchaser and
the transaction occurred at three
o'clock in the morning. A price of 81
bushel for the corn, which was
shelled, was paid, Munson told the po-
lice
Has Eight Children.
Kelly has a wife and eight children.
The family lives in a shanty boat at
F0ot of n ctracf
Munson, the police say, served SIX
months in the county Jail at Carthage
for theft of materials from the electric
company.
Kelly has no past Jail record SO far
as the police know.
Munson is about five feet, five
inches in height and weighs between
125 and 100 pounds. He has dark,
bushy hair, is smooth shaven and is
"a years of age. He wore blue
sweater and dark trousers.
Kelly is thirty-five years Of age or
Whereabouts, is five feet nine inches
tall, his light hair, peaked face, high
cheek bones, is smooth faced and wore
khaki trousers. He weighs about $50
pounds
Jail brick Pile.
The city Jail was built about 1S4S,
old timers say. Men have dug through
walls. crawled through sewers, gone
through skylights and made. their es-
cape in various other ways in years
past. Once murderer escaped
through drain pipe.
Police claim that the lookup is far
from being the impregnable brick
structure that it looks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18

"When the Lights are Low"
A gas jet was burning low and in
the ghost-like Pickering which shed a
light not equal to that of match into
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-18

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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-25

the situation and if South Carolina
remains next to the most illiterate
state IN the Union it will not be their
fault.
Illiteracy is a burden to the State.
Believing this to be true The Hitter
acy Commission is asking the Legisla-
ture to appropriate $4,000 for work
of establishing and maintaining Adult
Schools, so that those men and zWo-
mon who were neglected by the State
in their childhood may still have the
opportunity Of learning to read the
Bible Of writing to their absent lhild-
ren and friends, Of transacting their
own business and Of following
through the press events of the day.
The task of wiping out illiteracy from
our State is one common to the entire
citizenship and it should be the eEdutT
Of every patriot to see that this appro-
priation is made.
Trustees, teachers and public spiri-
ted citizens are urged to write to, the
Illiteracy Commission, Columbia, S.
c., for further information and lit
erature concerning the work.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-25
DIERs CONF, FROM BATTLES

SOLDIERS COME FROM BATTLES
New York, Dec. 20.-The United
States army transport Henry r. NAL
lory arrived today with 1851 Ameri-
can soldiers from Bordeaux. Nine
hundred and one Of the men were
sick or wounded. The units aboard
were headquarters, a sanitary and or
dnance detachments, headquarters
company, supply company, band and
; detachments of Batteries A and B OF
the One Hundred and F'Orty-third
Regiment, Field Artillery, comprising
ten officers ard 1872 men, and head
quarters of the sixty-fifth Field Artil-
lerv Brigade, comprising three officers
and So men. The sick and wounded
comprised SO officers and SS9 men, OF
whom 80 are hedridden, six tubercu-
lar. one mental case and SS4 requlr-
ing no special attention.
The TRANSPORT Manchuria from
Brcst, carrying 15S officers and 4,0o5
men, also arrived today. She carries
I13 officers and 50 men Of the FIFTY
sixth Field Artillery Brigade, "a ON
GERS and SCI men Of the One Hundred
and Sixteenth Field Artillery; 81 OIL
GERS and 1,452 men Of the One Hun
dred and Seventeenth Field Artillery;
ten officers and 9S men of the IhlftS-
| first Divis:on; ten officers ana 90 men
Of the One Hundred and sixth A1nmu
milton Train: IS men, headquarters
ro,nDany. SiXty-second Infantry Brig
ade: ten casual officers and 966 SICK
! and wounded.
! ANOTHER arrival was the White star
liner Megantic from Liverpool, among
whose 80 passengers were a number
Of American and Australian. soldiers
! Y. II. c. :. and Red Cross workers.
An italian trade commission, com
/ ,,oa.I o+ col Hugo Pizearcllo- and
! Lieut.. ..nrolo PabcI!i. al'ao was u
board. They will so directly to NaSiI
! inotOn
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-25
&. G2ees.4s>D
POLICE SEIZE TRUNK
OF MINISTER GONZALES

The police Thursday night seized at
the railway station trunk of William
+. Gonzales, minister to Cuba, contain
Ing three quarts Of Jamaica rum. one
pint Of brandy and one quart of gin.
The trunk besides the articles nam
Ell contained the diplomatic papers of
Mr.. GonZaes and other BELONGINGS.
The trunk and is contents are now
being held at the police station, and
their disposition is to be determined
this morning.
1t seems that teh police first became
aware of the contents Of the trunk
due to the breaking of one of the bot
ties and the leaking out of jamaica
rum, WhcreUpon the. trunk was seized
and taken to the police station. There
it was opened and the liquors above
named with one broken bottle were
found.
Minister Gonzales arrived in the
city several days ago on his way to
Washington, and the trunk in ques-
the station. 1t is understood to have
been packed by one Of the secretaries
Of the legation two or three weeks
before tho departure Of Minister Con-
Zales from Cuba to Washington. At
that time Mr.. Gonzales expected to go
to New York direct from Cuba, but
the routing was changed later because
Of strikes in Cuba. He had stopped eff
here to spend Christmas with his fam
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-25
nw Watkins ADVISES ouro~
p. ". HOLDING COTTON

couepe Dec. 23.-The foi-
- a+enaent concerning the Gov,
igos sing movement has been lss,+So ~
today bys;D. Watkins, Aetnrss neuege @
erresssor of Extension Clemson ~
s7,s. S.sr, sn,te of daily Quotations IN . .ne
e. ;.s++a. :, market the prospects IaNo.
80 material rise in prices cary -
: z, 80 ,,s-g year Peace will uoeee-,
-. s,s.s ~ esclaFe,d carly in the sprlns CIV
-; : tl,e. removed of all >endparsoe9 -.
.a..ss s -. iIn,ents. Europe is no" ue
void Of civilian cotton goods as w.. W.
of stocks f raw cotton. Deit..t1 os
-, western European countries %
-al,aee from Japan are on the
cs.Zeasa~s. sestr;ctions On cotton snip
I ore being removed, as an 60
- ,1>,a of which might be mehtloile0
z -. octantine Of through bills Oh l",
80. ~, export shipments. Chouose
4ba estimate made by the b''re:,,t 49, ~
asarsio4s to the effect that two nlllllo-t
1850 - cotton would be exported. 'ii!S'
: .szeason in excess OF the a1nolm1 uoo1
ported ast season, wall De i''it'
sssrT;4., the shortness. of the pressh1
.a, s-n5; With the growing oei.i>'!.N, nv
s,.zsso-, = soow appears will re3ca - .
- zEacufes stage in March 1917 t1Ie
ss44on holding movement being con
dueteb Qy the producers st&noS go .
eSance sI to meet with success. 1t Is
clssss 8, - ,,ored that this experience may
Ss - - the beginning Of . system Of Of mar 1a
5l5e+tr,srscotto : when will supply the s3@-
,ssa ~ s..ssr ssradually to meet existing de-
s4naras. and. thereby insure a i"i'
-riee ct all times to the producer'
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-25
REMEMBER THB
RED CRC
County Chairman Writes CT
etits and Relief Rendered
TO Our Boys.

Inc specified time as announce,
the American Red Gross leaders
tHc Red Cross Christmas Rolf
or.Ee Tor membership fer the wear
mas row passed tho the wear has
yet reached us, and enrolment ,sf
so on unceaSing even until anc
year rather than omit or: neglect
duty towards on organization r
much Importance, ard Of which
shall learn more when our bows re.
from "overthere,' and inform us j
Of the services really Of the
Cross. The only national orga.
ton Of the kind we now have
; privilege OF joining and whose
vice knows no limits in times of
feriHg and want, and all solicitors
, those Interested N Red Cross. Y
are urged to push on in unremit
uncndinG effort. until our citizen
| has been seen Of whatever color,
| c" condition not even confining OF
forts to Lexington County until a
versal mmbership may be attai
! And those favorably inclined tow
the Red Cross and in the servicc
our fellow human Beings need
wait for solicitors to call upon t
tout hunt the solicitors or the val
organizations in almost every t
| in this county and contribute
'bit" towards rendering our wori
place for peaceful abode after
than four years OF the most ruin
" destructive and cruel wars. kn
! to history. And If the Red Cross
played so important a part in
war Of destruction is there not a.
vet to be performed by it IN time
reconstruction equally as import.
Food and raiment possibly are:
extensively needed today than
the coming Of the Savior of man
many named and wounded hay
be nursed and cared for until =
NAV be enabled to care for theInse
if ever. and to all these he Red (
has been a. faithful contributor
duties constantly increasing and
coming more and more importaE
J. J. WINGARD,
County Chairnaa;