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SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
District Meeting at Alexandria Next
Sunday with a Large Attend
ance of Workers Ex-
81 pected.

$ The annual convention of the Des
Moines district and Vernon township
Sunday School associations will be
held at Alexandria next Sunday after
noon.
~ The session will be held in the Pres
sbyterian church there with good
program including an address by Rev
II. b. McElree, of the Keokuk United
Presbyterian church. Rev. w. NJ.
Eooney will also make an address,
and Mrs. Frank Kelly, Mrs. Ada Hill
and Miss Clara Dienst will have
papers.
The Rev Mr.. Murphy, president of
The county Sunday School associa-
lion, will open the proceedings with
an address.
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O. w. SANDBERG. City Gers
Resolution No. 685. ,,r
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City oo'Ne'
of the City of Keokuk: q
That the City Clerk be, ana ~ r.nt
hereby authorized to draw Waiif Inc
No. 1874, for $4,000 in favor VI ana
State Central Savings Bank, toF w.
coupon.
Roll Call:
Aye:-Lofton, Hem1ny, Hickeyn,v
- nND' " Mayor
O. w. SANDBERG, City CLERK.
There being no further pus :.
Council, unon motion. adjourn,Tgan,N
Msyu
o. W. sANDBERG, city Clerk
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Roll call:
Aye-Lofton Hemmy, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest. Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk
Resolution No. 6S4. :,
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Counci'
of the City of Keokuk: -,
That the following pay roll De, anu
1t in hereby approved and oraereu
paid.
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HALE ROASTS
PETITIONERS
O.
Judge at Mount Pleasant Makes Short
sst& ~
=. Work Of Attempted Manda-
~ 80 sgsf4H.
u. mus to Place Names
IS, ON Ticket.
X l
RECOGNIZES WAR WORK
Says Service Of Good Officers on Ex.
en1ptIon Boards is Good Rea-
81 son for Not Mkains
Opposition.

The opinion Of Judge Hale, of the
district court at Mt. Pleasant, of the
efforts of some men to force their
names on the democratic ticket has
been received here.
y Judge Hale promptly ruled that
the county auditor was entirely cor
rect in refusing to place the names
on the official ballots.
@ In deciding the case the court says
that to find otherwise would be to
defeat the purpose of the primary
election law, which was to leave the
nomination of candidates for office to
= vote of the people, and not to per-
init few persons or politicians to
determine who should be nominated.
He said that in his own county,
Louisa, which was strongly republi-
can. the democrats had elected at the
last general election the sheriff, audi
tor and one other officer, and that
their election was not being opposed
at the present time. That they had
acted on the local exemption board
and had worked for many days of ex-
sJremely long hours in doing their part
TO give this country an army. This
work. he said, had caused some dis
satisfaction, such as would naturally
follow, but that the republican party
of his county had decided that these
men were entitled to reelection with
out opposition.
No Aid for DisgruntIed Men.
Doubtless a few disgruntled per-
sons and some of the politicians
would like to have the privilege of
placing candidates against them, but
that this could not be permitted as
At would be clearly a notification of
the primary election law by which
the people were entitled to name, by
their ballots at the primary election,
the persons whom they desired to be
placed on the ballots for the general
election. Judge Hale said that the
law and the will of the people could
not be violated by a few disgruntled
persons who might seek to nominate
at mass convention.
In addition to County Attorney
Casey Hamilton. representing the
county auditor, Robert N Johnson.
of Fort Madison, argued the case as
attorney for the republican candi-
dates affected.
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the G. B. & O. Railroad, thence east.
erly toward the Mississippi river on
said northerly line of Bank street to
place of beginning; thence easterly
on said line eight feet; thence north
erly parallel to the G. B. & O. Rail
road eight feet; thence westerly eight
feet; thence southerly eight feet to
place of beginning
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy, Hickey.
ED S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDDERG. City Clerk.
September &c. 1918, 8 am.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding Minutes of meeting of
September %, 1918. were read and ap-
proved. There being no further bust
ness, council took a recess until Sep
TENDER 81, 1918, 9 a. m.
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
September 81. 1918, a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all member present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
RESOLUTION No. 6s2.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Council
Of the City of Keokuk:
That the Mayor and City Clerk be,
and they are hereby authorized to
issue $1,000 In Time Warrants, Nos.
764S to 1850, inclusive, payable Oc-
tober Is, 1918, with interest at the
rate of six per cent from date. the
same being sold at par to the State
Central Savings Bank as Of Septem-
Der 27, 1918, to secure funds for
necessary current expenses to be
placed as credit to the following
funds:
General .................. $500
Fire, ............, ........ 500
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hemmy. Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
council upon motion adjourned
ED. S. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
September 80, 1918, a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present. Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings OF
September 26, and 81, 1918. were read
and approved.
Resolution No. 6s3.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Council |
Of the City of Keokuk:
The the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and order
ed paid:
No. 1861, General 1882. As !
No. 1862, Grading :. 39S. 90 I
No. 1858. Sewer 80. lib 80
No. 1854, Board OF
Health ........ 1890. 100 90 |
Warrant No. 1855, Sidewalk. 40 90 !
No. 1856. Fire :. 2s4 81
No. 1857, Fire Appa-
ratus .......... .......... % 80 !
No. 1868, Park ...... 9s.s9
No 1853, River Front II. 1Gi
No. 1860, Judgment 81 so
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OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

September %. 1918, 9 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meeting of Sep
TENDER 10, 1918, were read and ap-
proved.
Resolution No. 679.
Be 1t Resolved. BY the City Council
OF the City Of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and ordered
paid:
Warrant No. 1888, Street !. =. .$117 81
Warrant No. 1888, Sidewalk, 1887
Warrant No. 7640, Motor We
hicle .......... ....... 1898
Warrant No. 7641, General :. 10. So
Warrant No. 7642, Improve
ment ......... SO .05
Warrant No. 7643, Bridge 80. 1.45
Warrant No. 7644, Park $500. 50.75
Warrant No 7645, Police 49,. 7.50
Warrant No. 7646s Fire ...... 56.3S
Warrant No. 7647, Fire 1880. 57.75
Aye-Lofton, Kenny, Hickey.
ED. S. LFOTON,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. $50.
Be 1t Resolved. By the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That permission is hereby given to
DR.. w. NJ. Hogle to place gasoline
tank in the rear of Lot 2, Block 90,
City of Keokuk. The alley to be put
back in perfect condition after the
tank is installed to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer.
Roll call
Aye-Lofton, Kenny, Hickey.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor
o. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 681.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the City Council
IF the City of Keokuk:
That permission is hereby granted
% the Chicago, Rock Island e Pacific
Railroad Company to move the pres
ant flagman's house at the foot of
Bank street TO a point on the north
,ide OF Bank street between the east
main line of the G. B. & c. Railroad
md the Mississippi river, new loca-
ton more particularly described as
'ollows:
Commencing at point where the
1ortherly line of Bank street produced /,
would intersect the east main line Of /;
The sun., 1918-07-20
COFFEE MARKET.

Market for coffee futures was quiet
and uninterestiEg yesterday. the princi-
pal feature being the liquidation In the
September position 10y Wall Street in
terests and in switching operations Sep
tember to March at 50 and 40 points.
After opening l point higher to / point
lower, prices held within narrow range
throughout the day and price changes
were unimportant, the close being net
unchanged to an advance OF point.
There were no fresh developments in
the general situation. The Brazil cable
reported an unchanged Rio and Santos
spot market, while futures in Santos
we're % to 70 reis higher. Sac Paulo
weather showed no signs OF frost. being
cloudy in all Ave districts, with mini
mum temperatures ranging from 20 to
STAB.
Brazilian Government again made
purchases out OF. the Rio and Santos
stocks Rio stocks were decreased by
purchase OF 5000 bags. while 81
600 bags were taken from Santos
stocks. making Government purchases
to date. Rio 124, 900 and Santos 2.s49,-
900 bags,
Brazil seems to be more anxious 10
make sales in the cost and freight mar
| licited through agents. Victoria were
here at 6.1Oc. T. o. b. London credits
equal to &c. cost and freight, regular
| via steamer, but this price did not prove
| attractive TO buyers here.
Local spot market in poor demand
with prices unchanged. Desirable San
tos on the spot. from As down, were
reported very scarce
|
The sun., 1918-07-20
]. B. WALKER SCORES
QUEENS RAILWAY
Service Commission Secretary
Says It Asks Bond Issue It
Really Does Not Want.

James b. Walker. secretary OF thu
Public Service Commission for the First
district. has sent a letter TO Pierre Jay.
chairman OF the District Committee on
Capital Issues. United States Federal
Reserve District Mo- 2,severoly cr1ticising
the New York and Queens County Rail
way Company, which has asked the
Capital Issues Committee for permits
sion to issue s1s1.o00 of first and re-
funding mortgage bonds. Proceeds are
to be used for the construction Of
street surface railway IN Flushing ave-
nue. between Ehret and jackson avenues,
In the Second ward. Borough Of Queens
I'm form the New York and Queens
County Railway Company" says Mr.
Walker, asks your committee to grant
II your approval Of bond issue by II
for indicated capital purposes. In &C.
tuality in every line OF the petition and
every paragraph Of It's presentation the
company asks you to refuse or withhold
your approval and to disapprove and
bar for the period OF the war the con-
! struction work in question. The com
pany comes to your Federal committee
for asylum and refuge from State laws.
| State mandates and self-imposed legal
obligations which II has resisted and
| fouted in peace and in war and family
but fondly hopes you will help II ignore
during the remainder Of the war"
Continuing. Mr.. Walker says:
THE New York and Queens County
Railway Company asks this district COM
mittee to override what has been deter
mined by the state law. decisions and
| policy. and to exercise within this city
and State for the time being the power
highest court of the state has decided
this company must do forthwith.
Every considersti ton, fact, circum-
stance and argument which this CON-
| pany has urged before this committee to
\ secure at your hands denial Of Its APP
| plication the company has urged not
| only before this comn mission. but also be-
| fore the courts. Because the State
courts and the State law will not coun-
tenance further delay appeal is made
| for an unwarranted exercise OF your
salutary powers OF fiscal supervision.
| "You are asked to decide whether thu
Federal State has made your body {
haven Of refuge for recalc!trancy ant
defiance Of judicial mandates, and thi'
| commission does not at all believe yul
! will transmit to Washington a recon
mendation embodying such conception
of your powers and functions.
This commission has taken an atti
tude Of very strict scrutiny Of all pro
ceedings Involving the possible ordering
of new construction work which can rea
sonably be avoided during the period o
the war. Such proceedings and such con
structIon seem. however, to be clearly
dist!nguishable from those Of the two Of
three instances in watch only the com
pany's deliberate delay, dereliction anC
defiance OF court orders have been re
sponsible for failure to construct befor'
the war period The recalc!trant TIL
dllatory and the defiant should be left t.
be dealt with by tho State law and pol
icy and given no aid Of an adverse de
cls.ul by this committee"
The sun., 1918-07-20
81 P. G.. OF LIBERTY
LOAN MONEY PAID IN
Banks in Second Federal Dis
trict Respond Slowly. to
Third Innstalment.

onicial figures up to the close OF
business yesterday announced by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
show that approximately eighty-seven
per cent. Of the S1.1l4,s30.70 total sub
scriptons to the Third Liberty Loan in
tho Second District OF the Federal Re
serve System has been paid in.
Banks are responding slowly. however,
to the payment OF the thirty-hve per
cent instalment which was due last
Thursday, only 29S out Of the $50 banks
and trust companies to be heard from
having made their payments. A great
many payments are believed to be In
transit to the local Federal Reserve
Bank.
The thkrty-flve per cent. instalment
due Thursday called for the payment OF
approximately SIS 900, ~ Of which 34s,-
$4,000 had been received up to the
close of business yesterday. OF this
total S43071.0o0 was received In cred
its, $5,263, 900 in cash and $4,000 in
United States Treasury certificates OF
Indebtedness.
Although the fourth and last install.
ment on the Third Liberty Loan amount
ing to 40 per cent. Is not due until
August IL. many subscribers. according
to the Federal Reserve Bank. are anticl-
patlng this payment and paying for Their
bonds in full. The extent to which this
Is being done may be CLEANED from tIe
fact that OF the total payments Of $685.
3O5.535 made on Thursday s11s62.6et
represents payments in full for the
bonds.
Ofyfcials Of the local Federal Reserve
Bank believe that many other sub
scribers will pay for their bonds In full
at this time and believe that the tota
sum that will be received on the third
instalment will amount to approximate,
SOC, 1000, 900. -. d..
The sun., 1918-07-20
|EARLY CURB GAINS,
| LOST IN REACTION
Stock Transactions Done on
Small Scale and Losses
Were Not Large.

Favorable war reports Influenced
trading In the opening OF the market
for outside securities yesterday. but It
was not before long that q reaction set
In and all Of the earlier improvements
were lost. After the first few min
utes OF trading q bear drive on the
higher priced stocks sent prices down.
ward somewhat, but losses were not
large and business was on q small scale
The lower priced oil and Industrial
stocks held the early gains in some cases
advancing above the morning prices.
Tho independent oil shares started OF
we'll. but reacted subsequently with
fractional losses being made. Houston
Oil sold a point or 30 lower after gain
Ing at the opening. Merritt Oil strength
ened toward the close, advancing a
small fraction. The Standard OH shares
were Arm. with Pierce OH showing
strength In the morning trading.
The motors were under pressure and
slightly lower. The specialties were
quite active but without much change.
War stocks were particularly weak.
Mining stocks were strong. Big Ledge
Copper was in good demand.
Bonds were unusually active and gem
orally higher. The feature was the
strength in the Russian Government Sc
curlties. -.
Total sales and range of prices fol-
The sun., 1918-07-20
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Net decline from fraction to more
than a point were registered al the close
OF the market yesterday on the Consol-
dated Exchange Final prices were
about the lowest for the day. The mar
ket was reactionary throughout the ses-
Iior, excepting at the opening, when
overnight buying orders caused gen
erai advance only to be followed by an
extensive profit taking movement In the
general decline, not only were initial gains
eliminated but losses were recorded. A
rally made for partial recovery, after
which the market held fairly steady I'M
I'll the Anal hour, when renewed selling
pressure established new low quotations.
Absence OF additional news of the char
arter OF Thursday from the front was
ascrIbed as the reason for the liquida-
ton Trading. with the exception of the
FIRST and final hours was restricted and
during the greater part OF the session,
limited to A small. group OF stocks, es-
pecially Steel common.
The sun., 1918-07-20
PRODUCE MARKETS.
BEANS AND PEAs-Receipts

BEANS AND PEAS-Receipts. s254
bags beans and 2,iss bags peas BEANS
rian. slsalscs; Coscorrones, Chilean, g.!
pea. choice, sli.15dl2; medium, choice,
sll.75: Lady Washington. California, SIC;
small white, California. sl2: Tepary, Cali
forpla, choice, 80; kotenashi. japanese.
E2c Dsifuku. Manchurian. .l.3Odli.7S;
red kidney, choice, ti2.75: red marrow.
choice, N1;75Gl.; Kintoki. Manchurian,
ney. choice. slt0l+25; lmperials. choice,
sl2dl2.5O: Kumamcto, Manchurian. sl9T5
dl3; Cabalero. Chilean. ,l2di2,.5 Bur
,s5OGs.75; cranberry, Msnchurian. round
black turtle soup, .ls; black. South Amcri-
can, '5gs;so pink California. s75oIs 25;
.ll.75al?; green. California, ilOq 10 rs
chilean. p75; japanese, 3s7SNs, black
eye, California ,s69as; splits; yellow
churian, small. 81; large, .7,259 1850
BITTER--Recsipts, s,3S2 packages
Creamery. higher than extras. ID, AIT n
Ns%e. extras. .: score; iSatSHc.; nrss
10 score S1 .SU III tSra: seeGS@s 50 "a
unsalted, higher than extras. I7Gt7Ic
extras, 46@+6hc.; frsts, His T+Shc.; zee.
onds, 4eai4c,; State dairy tubs, finest
mon to fair, 37diic.; renovated. extras
aOd i0hc: nrsts, sHG3sI.c lover
grades, s5d37hc.; imitation creamery
nrsts. s5h q a6Mc.; seconds, aiaslLsc
lower grades, s2dsshc,; packing stock
current make. 40. !. SAC; No, 2. sSnc
lower grades, s0d3s
CHEESE--Receipts. 5000 boxes State
whole milk. fresh fats, specials. colored
lb,. asa 2bhc.: white. 2Sa25kc,; averag,
run. colored. 24%c.: white, 24Ac. lowe,
average run, 2i& G9ihc.; lower grades
2ia t single s daisies. ;sg2sAe
single daisies, 25V26ro,; double daisies
2tA qs5i.c.; young Americas. 2tq:S&c
The sun., 1918-07-20
CERTIFICATE ISSUE REDUCED.
Treasury Mskes Third Biweekly
y onerins $500, 100000.

WARRINGTON, July 1s.-Oversubscrip-
ton OF the FIRST two blocks of Treasury
certificates issued In anticipation of the
fourth Liberty Loan and increased re-
turns from War Savings certificates and
from income and excess profts taxes
have made II possible to reduce the third
biweekly offering Of Treasury certih-
Gates to $500. 900, 900. Secretary MoAdoo
tonight announced. Institutions which
have made arrangements for subscrip-
tons on the basis Of the usual offering
OF S760,o00.o00 may carry out their
plans, It was said.
The third block OF certificates will be
dated July 20. and will be payable No
vember 81. 1918, with interest at Az
per cent Subscription books will be
closed July 30.
The offering OF the issue for which
subscriptions closed July 10 was over
subscribed by Ss,4as.o00, the Treasury
announced to-day. New York. Phiia-
delphia, St Louis and Kansas City Fed
eral Reserve districts exceeded their
quotas.
The sun., 1918-07-20
BOOSTS FAR EAST TRADE.
bureau of Commerce Organizes
Division for This Purpose.

WA7HiNoToN. July Liberation Of a
rar Eastern division with c. M. Bishop
or New York as chief was announced
to-day by the Bureau OF Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
The new division Is official recognition
OF the closer relations between America
and the nations of the Orient, espe-
eially those bordering on the Pacific. as
result of the war, and Is the first
step of the Government toward devel-
oping commercial intercourse with them
on a large scale.
1t will be the effort of the far East
ern division to stimulate and facilitate
trade with the Orient and to make COM
merce with Asia as familiar and general
as trade has become with Latin Amer
lea under the guidance Of the bureaus
Latin American division. Information re-
garding the needs OF the far Ia stern
stations. their systems OF credit and what
they can send this country In return
for American goods will be gathered
for the benefit Of manufacturers and
exporters.
Mr.. Bishop formerly was head of the
far Eastern work Of the American In
ternatlonal Corporation.
The sun., 1918-07-20
FREIGHT RATE EXCESSIVE.
western Roads Ordered to Repay
Overcharges on Potatoes.

WAsHINGroS, July ia commodity
rate of 20 cents for one hundred pounds
applied by Western railroads to pota-
toes moving from Minnesota and Wis
ccnsin to Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex,
and near by points was declared excess
sive to-day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which fixed the rate at 65
cents and ordered reparation to shippers
for excuses paid during the&last two
years.
The commission pointed out that the
decision did not affect the situation
since May 25, 1918. when the general
rate increase was ordered
The sun., 1918-07-20
"Modern MilIer's" Outlook.

CHICAGO. July l9.-Modern Miller's
outlook says: With the possible excep-
ton OF Kansas and Oklahoma threshIng
returns are not up to expectations There
are many abnormal yields in spotted
sectic>s of the other States. Quality of
the wheat is mainly good. yet consider
able of 1t smutty. Movement Is large. cars
plentiful Threshing Is general over the
Southwest and some threshing Is in
progress in the extreme Southern part
of the spring wheat belt. Beneficial rains
and improved conditions are reported
from parts of Montana and North Da-
Lota
The sun., 1918-07-20
FINANCIAL NOTES.

j. A. Watson. president OF the Interna.
uonal Agricultural Corporation, has been
elected a director OF the Pierce OIL Corpo.
ra ton.
The following State institutions have
been admitted to the Federal reserve sys,
tenn: Scandinavian American Bank. As.
toris. Ore capital 100000 Security
State Bank, Portales, ~. NJ, capital $2S 90
The Calumet and Hecla output for June
totslled Il.699,2l? pounds. compared with
l2,Y4i,732 pounds In May.
The sun., 1918-07-20
Ask, Railroad Fare Increase.

wAsHrNGroN. July l9-Permission to
increase from Q to 90 cents mile its
ticket fares and to increase to cents
mile in cash fares between points in
Illinois and Wisconsin was asked of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-day
by the Chicago, North Shore and Mil
waukee Railroad