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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
GOOD VOICE A BIG ASSET.

Boston Herald: An advertiser re-
Gently desired "a gentlewoman with
pleasant telephone voice" Gentle
woman" takes one back to the good
old days when peculiarly English
terms were common on Boston's street
signs, as licensed victualer," bait
ing" and other terms that now excite
the curiosity of the younger. Gentle
woman" means woman Of good birth
or breeding In this country We can
easily pass the matter of birth for &C
cording to Thomas Jefferson and his
friends, the French philosophers. all
men and presumably all women are
born free and equal. Surely there Is
no better opportunity for showing
good breeding than when the tele-
phone is taken in hand.
Pleasant telephone voices are by no
means rare in Boston. There are bust
ness offices whose telephone girls
cheer by their voices, even when they
cannot give desired information. Their
voices imply anxiety to be Of ser
vice: they express tonally the regret
at not being able to answer satisfact-
orily. They are calm, subdued, one
might say leisurely, voices. They sug-
gest neatness, something light and
fluffy in dress These voices surely
are not associated with chewing gum
and "gentman friends" voices that
are low and distinct, even in giving
numbers.
The wonder Is that women not con-
nected professionally with the tele-
phone do not consciously or uncon-
consciously learn from these gentle
women. Was 1t DR.. Oliver Wendall
Holmes who said that the Bostonian's
voice was the product of the east wind
and goldfish? It is not q matter or
enunciation, pronunciation. accent.
Southern women, Virginians espec-
tally. may say "poach" for porch.
but their voices are as Cordelia's.
Some New England women when they
speak at the telephone or in the par
lor bring to mind the sound made by
a barkeeper cracking ice. Others are
raucous or shrill; voices OF the ner-
vous. high-strung, domineering.
Poets and novelists endow their
women with beautiful voices. Thomas
Hardy's Eustacia reminded one of the
viola when she spoke. One cannot
imagine Sophia Western, Beatrix.
Amelia, (Fielding's or Thackeray's)
Bathsheba, or poor Tess stabbing the
ear. Dlsagreeable voices even come
out of studios in spite of singing teach
ers and masters in elocution; for
agreeable singers and declaimers have
sometimes raw. coarse organ in con-
versation. There is a lack of home
training, and too often children fol-
low the example of the parents, al
though the latter may be happily
mated, even agreeing in vocal discord-
ance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Mayor Lotion Receives and Hangs
Two Liberty Loan Emblems
Showing Keokuk Elk
ceeds Quota Twice.
HUNG IN COUNCIL ROOM
Presented by Secretary McAdoo as a
Testimonial to keokuk's Pat
riotism and War Work
by Folks at Home.

This forenoon Mayor Lotion re-
ceived two testimonial flags present
ed by Secretary McAdoo, of the
treasury department, to the city OF
Keokuk for promptly exceeding Its
quota of Liberty loans.
Each flag has a red edge, white
center, and blue stripes across the
middle. The one for the third Lib
erty loan has three wide blue stripes,
and the one for the fourth Liberty
loan has four stripes across 1T.
The mayor has hung the flags in
the council chamber across the front
windows, where they not only deco
rate the room, but are visible from
the street. John A. Dunlap, chair
man of the loan campaigns. trans
mitted the flags to the city as soon
as he received them from headquar-
tiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Floods in Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Oct. 3d.
With a record-breaking October flood
racing down the French river from
in North Carolina and from
the Virginia watershed, the Tennes-
see river had today reached flood
stage Of unusual proportions. High
waters on the title Tennessee river
are endangering several concrete
dams near Alcoa, N c., which fur
nish power for the big aluminium
plant at Marysville. Washouts are re-
ported on the Southern railway on the
French Broad river.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30

FOR SALE-Modern house. nine
rooms. three lots, a beautiful resi-
dence overlooking the dam and power
house The price is right on this
place. See r. II. Bowen, Hamilton.
Ill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
CITY NEWS.

-Sinton's for Franklin Co. coal.
George e. Radasch is clerk of
the United States grand jury at Coun-
Gil Bluffs this week.
Fire Chief Anderson Is not fully
recovered from severe attack of
stomach trouble ten days ago, but is
on duty at the fire station.
Thomas Gonzalez and Freda Bell
Parkins, both of Quincy, were mar
ried this morning by Justice James
S. Burrows.
Special for this week: Corn, per
dozen, $1.65; peas, per dozen, $1.65;
hominy, dozen. s1.15; matches, box,
SC; W. powder. &c; blackwell pancake,
2 for Csc; winter potatoes, $3.50 per
Fourth; Edw. De Yong, Fifth.Palean.
The river attained a stage OF
foot above low water mark this
morning for the first time in many
days. 1t rose four inches in the pre-
vious twenty-four hours, and the fore
cast is that it will rise little more.
-Sinton's for Springfield lump.
: AS candidate for county treasur-
er, on the Democratic ticket, wish
to state. that IL elected, there shall be
no change in the Keokuk office, II. A.
Skyles.-Advertisem
The official thermometer got
down to 38 degrees early this morn.
ing, which is very low for thus far
this fall, as it has stayed above 40
degrees most of the time. The warm
est minute yesterday showed tenn
perature of 81 degrees.
Wilkinson & Company, druggists,
422 Main street, are taking orders for
candies and toilet articles to be de-
livered to the boys at the front from
one of the big stores in Paris. Any
order left before Nov. 9Th stands
good chance of being delivered be-
fore Christmas.
-Sinton's high grade coal.
First Sergeant Leo Sargent, who
was called home here by the serious
illness of his father, failed to receive
an extension of leave from Camp
Custer and had to rush back to
Battle Creek, Mich, at double time
speed. He got there by noon OF the
day his leave expired after an alb
sence from his company barracks LOT
six DAYS. He looks we'll and is
thoroughly satisfied with army life.
-COunty AllOluSy Au' W.
Manus probably will not accept the
appointment as electioner commls.
sioner to Camp Pike on account OF
pressure of business here at home.
--Sinton's nut. esq and lump coal.
Every flag in Keokuk was down
at sunset last evening, as they all
should be.
The Christmas parcel station OF
the Keokuk Red Cross will be open
only from to o'clock each DAY
in the Masonic temple room which
was DR.. H. A. Grays' Office before he
went to war.
Cash talks in Dry Goods now.
Save 10 per cent. buy now. Low1tz. j.
Tomorrow. which is the vigil OF
the feast of All Saints, Is day OF
fast and abstinence for Catholics. On
Friday, however, which Is feast OF
obligation for Catholics, they are per
mitted to eat meat. :,
Mrs. Chas. Brown has received
a cablegram that her son. Lieut.. FREQ
BROWN of Co. l., 133d infantry, mad
arrived safely overseas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
KEOKUK GIRLS
OVER THE TOP
That is, They Look over, and See the
Whole City of keokuk and a
Fine View Up and
Down the River.

Today the first women climbed to
the top of the high concrete elevators
being built as an addition to the
Purity Oats company here. The dar-
ing girls were Misses Luella Harring-
ton, katherine Harrington, Helen
Morgan and Letitia Geiger, OF the
office force of the company.
They climbed and looked over the
top during the noon luncheon hour
The elevators stand eighty-seven feet
high in the clear, and the climb was
a difficult one by way of very mar
row stairway which wound round
and round.
They say the view up and down
the river was beautiful one, and
the entire city of Keokuk could be
seen from their hard won point OF
vantage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR.
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands OF stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
s sg tonics. or trying to patch up a
DOOR digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment clogsea hver
and disordered bowels; Al,
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles. - :. 1900
Mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
law. don't-care feeling, no ambition or
ensrpy. troubled with undigested, foods.
YOU Should take Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for calomel: Mt.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are Q
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
oripine, cramps or pain.
lake one or two at bedtime for QUICK
-.,;ef 20 YOU can eat what you like.
a. loo and CSC per box. All druGgista'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
THROWN
FROM TRUCK
Man Injured When He Struck the
Main Street Pavement, But
Was Able to Walk
Home. 4.

Charles Gatlin was thrown from
truck this morning at Tenth ana
Main streets, but was not seriously
injured.
He was a helper on one OF James
Cameron's Sons trucks and was
thrown to the paveemnt as the truck
rounded the corner at Tenth street.
going from Main toward Johnson.
Gatlin was able to walk to MS
home, which is between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets on Uranium
street, where he was given surgical
attention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
BOARD PASSES
FOUR FIREMEN
Civil Service Commission Reports the
Results of Its Recent Exani-
nation to the Com
missioners.

A. G. Berry. B. L. West, Oscar Carl
son and Joseph G. Dobson passed the
examination for firemen held by the
Keokuk civil service commission, IL
reported to the city commissioners
this morning.
F. e. Rector passed as an emer-
gency fireman, but could not be GER
titled on the eligible list because
over forty years old.
The commission suggests that the
emergency men now on duty be re-
placed by regular appointees as soon
as possible.
Charles F. Miller was certified as
passed to the eligible list for a city
weigher.
The commission consists OF DR.. +;
BIinn Dorsey, B. Wilkinson ana
Ralph B. Smith.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Fighting For His Life.

FISHliug U0I ITO S'S.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CAMP DODGE, Iowa, Oct. 80
Fighting as he never fought before,
not even during the years when ne
made the all-American football team
as half back for two successive years,
Major "Bill' Dean, today has a chance
against the Spanish "flu."
Doctors at the hospital say it Is the
former West Point grid stars wonder
full physique and staying qualities that
enabled him to pull through thus far.
There Is little hope for his recovery
Dean, acting divisional machine
gun officer OF the 10th division here.
was probably one of the greatest men
the gridiron game had ever seen.
1t was his toe and daring runs that
brought the Army eleven out In front
in most Of it's games during the years
he was cadet.
His parents in Los Angeles have
been notified and are expected here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Chinese Help Grandma
wise orientais Provide Aid for Goose
Srease and Turpentine as.
Cold Remedy.

Grease and Turpentine as.
Cold Remedy.
II cannot be denied that the Chi
Use sometimes show their brothers
VI ~ ahe West some valuable ideas.
lhey did this when they added
aentnol, wintergreen and other
soothlns, healing oils to the goose
s.ease and turpentine with which our
ss.alaiathers anointed the chests of
ueir patients.
me Chinese Grandmas showed the
ssSnerers OF the Orient how to inhale
a oainy fumes of the Menthol and
t Uaef plant extracts. This soothed
,se Inflammation from the inside
on e western remedy worked from the
no 'oose- grease and turpentine are
s - eaective now as ever. But when
,yhS ~ with the Chinese remedies
Ny Ny produce results much quicker.
AZ en, Iho-Eze is the combination of
nj MI. aaese-and gives relief in twenty
uel 3O-cent jar today and keep it
'ua'. For sale by most druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
keokuk Men Show Up Well in PhysI.
cal Examination of Resistrants
for American Army
Service.
oNE-TENTH rs REJECTED
The Lee County Exemption Board is
Getting Along Well with Its
Work Preparatory to
Entrainment.

The Lee county exemption board
yesterday afternoon examined ten
registrants. Of whom eight were &C
cepted, one rejected and one listed
for limited service.
The accepted men were Isaac l.
Camden, Albert Sleight, Frank ].
Venning. Elmer Amiel Young, Ed J.
Schneider, John Lawrence, James
Hutton and Albert w. Markle.
Gilbert C. Conn was accepted for
limited service, and Homer M. Berry
was rejected.
In the examinations, which occu-
pied most of the day Tuesday, eight
men were referred to the examining
board of physicians before being
classified.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
German Made Goods.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The boy
colt committee of the American De-
Tense society today sent letters to
several firms requesting them not
to accept German-made goods con-
signed to them. which arrived here
recently on the Holland-American
liner Nieuwe Amsterdam.
No open statement has been forth
coming from any Of the purchasers
of these enemy products except But
Ter Brothers, which firm refused to
accept the German toys consigned
to it.
Club women here are up in arms
against the arrival OF German mer-
chandise in this country, and it has
been suggested that the Hun cargo
be thrown into the bay.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Auer;cans OCCUPY city.

TUnited Press Leased Wire service J
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3O-Ame-ican
occupation of AincreVille, nortn o,
verdun, was reported by Geiiei d.
Pershing in today's commun1que;
"North of Verdun, our troops have
occupied Aincreville, and nave estau
lished their lines just north OF the VII
lave" the mornings communique said.
~ lively artillery fighting occurred
during the night at various points
along the front
"Tn the Woevre. our patrols sue
cessf,lllv engaged hostile detachme rents
and captured prisoners"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Friends Can Send tackles Anywhere
Boxes for Christmas Under U.s.
uaI Parcel Post ReEu-
lations.
USE CARE IN ADDRESSING
Simple and Complete Instructions
from Navy Department. Must
be Followed to Get Box
to Jackie.

The instructions for sending
Christmas parcels to men in the
overseas army and to men in the
navy are altogether different.
The following are the instructions
flor sending CT. istmas boxes to men
in the navy. coming from the navy
department:
Packages forwarded by parcels
post for men in the navy must com
ply with the postal regulations. They
should be enclosed In substantial
boxes with hinged or screw-top cover
to facilitate opening and inspecting.
All mail matter should be addressed
as follows:
(a) Name Of addressee in full. to-
gether with his rank or rating.
(b) Designation of vessel or sta
ton or naval base to which the ad-
dressee is attached.
(c) Care Of Supply Officer, Fleet
Supply Base. Twenty-ninth street
and Third avenue, Bush Terminal
Station, Brooklyn. New York"
(d) The words Christmas box"
or Christmas present"
Parcels will be chargeable with
postage at the fourth-class or parcel
post zone rate applicable between
postoffice where mailed and Brook
lyn. N. Y.
All boxes shipped by express are
limited to twenty pounds In weight.
They should measure not more than
two cubic feet in volume and should
be made of wood, well strapped and
have a hinged or screw top. All ex-
press packages should be forwarded
in care of Supply Officer, Fleet Sup.
ply Base, Twenty-ninth street and
Third avenue, South Brooklyn, N. Y.
No perishable food product other
than those enclosed in tin containers
should be packed in parcel post or
express shipments.
All packages must be plainly mark
ed with the name and address of the
sender in the upper left hand corner.
The supply officer at New York
will cause each express package to
be opened and carefully examined to
see that nothing of an explosive OF
other dangerous character is for
warded.
The shipment Of Christmas pack.
ages for U. S. naval vessels abroad
should be made so as to reach New
York as early as possible and not
later than November Is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Grain Review.

rJTnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-General selling
by commission houses stimulated by
war and political nsws and further
neace talk, caused a decline in prices
OF grain futures on the Chicago board
of trade today.
Provisions were steady to lower.
October corn. off "a at the late
opening. 1913, lost additionally the
same amount. November corn, down
IL at the opening, 121, dropped oB
hv noon. December corn, Is lower at
the opening, 11s14, sold cents low
October oats, opening late ~
lower at s75s, was Is off. November
oats. down u at the OPENING os&,
lost tx. December oats down y al
the opening. was / cent lower.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Daily Stock Letter.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says:
The reactionary movement while
orderly, was progressive In the late
session until shortly before the clos
ing. when some irregular recovery
was noted This performance indi-
Gated considerable professional short
selling, as well as real liquidation In
which stock orders seemed to figure
largely. The coppers and rails, h1th-
erto resisting pressure, were finally
drawn in to the extent of losses OF
one to three points. Steel dropped
below 1903; Mexican Petroleum lost
IL points, and SO on. Bonds were
steady with a slight firm tendency IN
foreign governments and French
municipals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Coal Mines Closed.

limited Press Leased Wire Servtcej
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Thirteen
Pennsylvania coal mines have been
closed down by the fuel administra-
ton for their failure to comply with
the clean coal'' program, 1t was an
nounced today. This makes total
of ninety-nine mines prohibited from
either shipping or mining coal.
The closing down orders were
based on reports of inspectors, show
ing the coal from these mines was OF
such poor quality as to be useless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Died Of influenza.

CAMP DODGE, Ia, Oct. 30.-Ter
renee Shufelt, editor of the national
Ietall clothiers' bulletin until he en-
.efed the military service, died at
Inc base hospital here from influ-
enza.
ne was a sergeant in the reclama-
Jun department and was to have
"een commissioned next week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
RIGHTEOUSNESS
IN TWO CITIES
|K.okuk Lays Far Behind Fort Madi-
son In This One Thing and
Gives the Other County
Seat Credit.

There is just one thing in which
Fort Madison excels," said Keokuk
|churchman this morning, "and that
Is in righteousness. was up there
and saw a beautiful sight when the
church bells rang and the people Of
tbe town paused to bow their heads
LIN prayer in the evening""
! Fort Madison has Instituted the
wartime angelus, endorsed by Prest-
dent Wilson. The Kings Daughters
'up there persuaded the others to do
lit Bells in a church in the east
end and in another In the west end
ring at 1853 o'clock in the evening.
This occurs every evening in the
week, and will continue until peace
comes. The Democrat says all heads
lin the city are bowed in prayer as
1.-The angelus sounds-but probably 1T
docs not mean that statement to be
taken too literally,
As to Keokuk-well, 1t has no
Kings Daughters. No other church
Organization has thought seriously of
| instituting the wartime moment of
prayer in Keokuk, insofar as can be
discovered, and certainly nobody has
| attempted 1t.
1t looks like Keokuk Is lacking in
somewhat, and this has
attracted attention in Chicago, for
| the Linotype, the column of express
sion for the old maids, had the fol-
lowing with its own editorial head
yesterday:
PROUD OF HER SINFULNESS.
from the Keokuk Gate City.]
Keokuk is keeping the ban on her
self, spraying out her nose and throat
regularly and avoiding face to face
contact with religious fervor these
DAYS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Austrisns Flee.

Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
ZJJRICH. Oct. 3O.-The Austro-Hun-
parian government Of Montenegro
nod N Vienna, following the up
rie;ns in that country. a dispatcu
fror, .aibach reported today. MOD.
tenegrin comitadjis have entered
Cettinje, the capital
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR BOHLMAN
Man Who Hung Himself In Tree
Near New Boston Left Some
Property For the Probate
Court.

L. A. Missy was today appointed
administrator Of the estate Of Fred
Bohlman.
Bohlman is the man whose body,
", was found on Saturday after hanging
'nree months from a tree in the
woods near New Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Turks Want Peace.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.J
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3O.-Constan-
tinople newspapers declare that Tur'
key already has begun official nego
tiations with the entente. The TURK
ish delegates, 1t is said, have left Tor
the conference.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
SUGAR for Influenza Patients.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-The food
administration today notified all state
food administrators to increase sugar
allotments to Spanish influenza
patients and to persons caring for
such patients. This action was taken
because of hundreds of requests from
hospitals In cities where the ept-
demic has prevailed .-,--
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
SHEPPARD
DIVORCE CASE
Man Files Suit For Separation and
Custody of the Three Little
Children, Alleging
Cruelty.

A suit for divorce was filed yes
terday by e, E. Sheppard in which
he asks absolute divorce from his
wife, Matte l.. Sheppard, to whom
he was married October 20, 1901.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is
given as the cause.
The plaintiff asks to be given GUS
tody OF three miner children, aged
nine, eleven and thirteen years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Mrs. Eleanor eaIIinser Fytte Married.

Mrs. Eleanor Ballinger Fyffe Marriso.
keokuk society people will be in
terested in the marriage of Mrs. Flea
nor Baldnger Fytfe to John Mckenzie,
which occurred Saturday at Trinity
Episcopal church, Chicago.
Mrs. Mckenzie is the daughter or
Mrs. William Ballinger Of this city
and lived here in her girlhood days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie have gone
east for a three weeks wedding jour
ney. They will live in Highland Park.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
FUNERAL NOTICE.

McANDREW-The funeral Of the
late Frank McAndrew will be held
Thursday morning from the under
taking parlors of j. ]. Crimmins and
Son. Burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30
Died of Influenza.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
MASON CITY, Iowa, Oct. 30
Orval T. Gillett, prominent in the
prosecution of the Villisca, Iowa, axe
murder cases during the past six
years, died here today following an
influenza attack.
Gillet was 33 years old and is sur
viyed by a widow and two daughters.