The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
Estate MEN WILL
AID CITY FORCES
Attorney censrsPs Representatives
Not to Perform Independently
in clean Up, is
Word.
AGENTS ARE BACK AGAIN
Chief Terrell Has Conferences With
Havner-church Men and
Women Active in
Meetings
AGENTS ARE BACK AGAIN

torney General h NJ. Hayner are 20
work in conjunction with city and
county officials Of Keokuk and not IN
dependently IN Kidding the city Of It's
liquor and vice spots.
This statement was made to rep
reseutative of The Gate City, TO-DAY
| by H w. Terrell. chief state agent
| Terrell had just returned from
visit to Des Moines where he wal in
conference with Havner. Monday,
regarding Keokuk boolegging affairs
GIVE on5etats Chance.
The officials OF the city and the
county are to be given every CO
operation and actual help that We can
extend In making the city z clean
place in which to i've, said Ierren
; -.Rery chance Is to be given the
authorities here to enforce the law.
If Mr.. Havner then believes that the
officials are not doing their duty. an
Investigation Will be started TO learn
the reason Why. At the same time
the state officials viii take charge OF
The situation and remain in keokuk
until booueSgiug Is put out alto
ee1hek."
lu~due Here Tonioht
q. p. Lnvile, special assistant At
tnrney general, viii arrive IN keoKuk
tonight. He has been trying court
cases in Marion county and was IN
Sble to reach here early In tho Gay
as had been expected
Iinyiue. Terrell and . representa-
tive from the county attorneys once
will confer, Thursday on the mafer
Of securing . special venire for
grand jury TO investigate hQu0 ana
vice conditions IN tho city.
Azvne~s Moro Unknown
Il Is not definitely known when
the attorney general will come to
Keokuk, although it is practically As
sured, says Terrell, that he viii be
ia Keokuk Some time within the next
week
Hayner has been busy With the OF
tt,ruva situation. where forty-eighf
indictments Cor bootlegging were re.
Gently returned against citizens OF
that place. The attorney general has
been personally prosecuting the
cases there
coueenpt Cases First
Infornattons charging contempt OF
court were being drawn against
half dozen K9okuk men today. These
are the men, arrested . week ago TO
day, who are said 10 be second Of
tenders 1t Bookkeeping.
IN q few days in the present term OF
the district court, It Is believed
chzehmen RAise Money.
Authentic Information was given
out By churcfmen today that fund
of several thousand dollars is to be
subscribed by business and profes-
sionai men in the churches to keep
the city free Of bOotlegging after the
work OF the state agents is finished
and the present batch OF cases has
been disposed OF
Special officers, whose duty 1t
would be to prevent the return OF
boo<legging. would probably be en-
ployed, it Is said. Between 1880
and 5000 Of the amount needed for
the work has already been promised,
said those in touch With the situation
Women Meet Again.
An executive committee composed
of women from the city churches and
other women's organizations met IN
the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation rooms, Tuesday to complete
an organization begun Monday night
in the First Baptist church.
Miss Eleanor Brown and Miss
Florence Talbot were made members
Of a committee to invite the Ladies
Of Charity, a Catholic organization,
to designate mem bers for the execu-
tive committee The charities Or
ganizadon is made up Of women from
the three Catholic churches OF the
city.
All Are REPRESENTED.
The Civic league and the suffrage
association will also have representa-
tives on the committee, as viii every
other woman's organization that can
be reached, said Miss Jackson. today.
Another meeting OF the executive
committee viii take place before the
end of the week The committee has
as its object the creation of senti-
ment to lid the city Of Its liquor In |
terestx and TO perform such work as
may be necessary IN the prosecution