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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
DOCTORS SAID
TO BE DERELIC7
Much Trousie Results From Failure
to File Death Certificates
as Law of the State
Provides.

Keotluk physicians are inferen-
tally charged with being derelict in
the important matter of filing death
certificates with the clerk of the
Keokuk board of health by trouble
collecting in the clerks office just
now.
The law provides that the attend
ing physician shall make and file
with the clerk a certificate giving
details of the name. age, birthplace,
civil condition and the like of each
person who dies under his admins
tration, the certificate also stating
the cause of death and compiled
tions.
Then the clerk is to issue burial
permit allowing the body to be in
TERED by friends or an undertaken
who duly reports his action.
BY clerk and undertakes trying
to be courteous, a system has grown
I'D In Keokuk which has broken
down completely lately. The under
taker has courteously attended to
filling out the death certificate, ex-
cept the blank for the cause OF death.
and then taken It to the doctoS's Of
flee to be signed by the physician,
later filing it with the clerk for him.
But sometimes there is difficulty In
finding the doctor in his office. and
sometimes the undertaken gets the
rame OF the wrong doctor from the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

from Cleveland. 1t is 25 feet long.
three feet wide and is expected to
cover at least 100 miles OF ice or
snow track day, with a burden of
500 pounds of mail. Present deliv-
cry is made by dog teams.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
System OF ksoleuk Labor Board Is
Simple and Complete and In
volvss Little Trouble
for Anybody.
/ FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS
Also Their Wives and Other Depend
ents May Secure Good Jobs
Through Local Labor
Board

The KeoIuk labor board, consist
ing of Thomas r. Brady, chairman
Joseph H. Mcnamara and d. j
Hemn1y, is getting well under way In
4 its plans to get good employers for
returning soldiers and good help for
employers of all kinds in Keokuk.
The system is simple but complete
and the record and work is done with
4 five cards of different colors, sup
ply of which have been received from
the United States department of
y labor.
By the consecutive use OF three of
these cards, any soldier. or the wife
of any soldier. can be connected with
the kind of job wanted in short
Unsupported the employers of Keo-
kuk retain their patriotism into the
year after the armistice was signed.
The Simple, but Complete, System.
There Is a card for the employer to
I'LL out stating what he will do in the
matter. 1t contains his name and
address, exact nature OF the work to
be done, the wages. the nationality
II any, the hours involved, which sex
and the age limit, whether married
or single men or women are required,
any limitations of color, the duration
of the job, the number of men or
women wanted, and the telephone
number-that is this card Will con-
lain all this after the Keokuk en-
ployer fills it out and returns 1t to
the Keokuk labor board.
Another, terra Gotta colored card,
of equal size, is for the empolye, or
the man or woman who wishes to
become an employee. 1t has blanks
for the name and address, occupa-
ton, avocations at which he is will
ing to work, age, birthplace, number
Of dependents, whether willing to
work out of town. telephone number
and particulars about last three en-
pigments.
An identical card is for women de-
string work.
How They are Brought Into Contact.
Having a lot of these cards on file,
the labor board will compare them
and fit an employers requirements to
an employees capacity.
Then another card goes out to the
man or woman wanting work by
mail 1t asks him to call at the
Office of the board at certain hour
and day for an interview about the
matter.
Finally, if the personal interview
corroborates previous information,
post card goes to an employer, tell
ing him that 1t introduced "a man or
woman named, in accordance with
his request for help. At the bottom
cross indicates whether the man
introduced got the Job, and it is to
be mailed back to the board after
the employer and employee have talk
ed together and decided whether to
connect on the payroll
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
ICE BECOMES OF
INTEREST AGAIN
1t is Heavy in the River at Burling-
ton, but Has Not Yet Reached
the Lower End of Lake
kcckuk.

There is no ice yet in the lower
end of Lake Keokuk which is placid
as duck pond after it's going on a
tear Monday night, but it is getting
about time for thinking about the ice
harvest here.
Yesterday the Mississippi river fill
ed with floating ice in large cakes
at Burlington, and the river is frozen
over higher up its stretch.
The depth OF water in Lake Keo-
kuk makes it freeze later, and the
slight current there prevents the old
time ice cakes filling the river as
they did in the old Des Moines rapids.
Until a week ago, the balmy, sum-
mer weather caused complete forget
fitness of the ice crop, which is a
very large industry here. Keokuk
supplies thousands of cars of ice to
St Louis and Iowa points every
year
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

family or friends of the dead person
When the annual reports came to
be made this week, it was discovered
that the city clerk is short number
of death certificates from Keokuk
doctors, and he has mot been able
to obtain them easily-and mas no
record of what doctor is at fault.
He was talking this morning OF
filing few informations in the su-
perior court against some doctors for
violation Of the death report law,
with the hope that this would bring
in all of them promptly with death
certificates hereafter The under
takers have no obligation in the
matter whatever, and are willing to
continue to be courteous to the doc
tors. but the system does not work
well in practice, the clerk finds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

The governments first motor
sleigh, designed for mail delivery
work in Alaska. has been shipped
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Harvester Company officials.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Cyrus II. Nc
Cormick Today was succeeded as presi-
dent of the International Harvester
company by his brother, Harold F. Nc
Cormick. The former company head
became chairman of the board of d.
rectors.
Cyrus H Mccormick has been presi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
CITY NEWS.

Miss Nina Long of Canton, Mo.
is the guest of Miss Dorothy Stanbro
u. c. T. dance. New Years eve
1 Woodman hall-Rights of admission
strictly reserved.
| w. d. G. Pipes best by test fol
over fifty years. Complete line al
Wards cigar store.
Masonic special meeting, Eagle
lodge. No. 4. Saturday afternoon $3.50
Third degree, Dec. rs,
Guerdon ]. Colvin is recovering
| from bronchial pneumonia at his
home, 1908 Timea street.
Mrs. Sarah Hart, OF Davenport, is
in Keokuk, having been called here
i by the death of her mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Proctor
Special for Saturday, home cured
bacon. half or whole side. doc lb..
Home rendered lard. lbs. or over, SOC
lper Tb. Larson and Roost.
Sec how Charlie Chaplin gets
even with the "cooties" in his latest
picture Shoulder Arms" Hippodrome
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Isabel Tanning, who has
been visiting at home for the past
fortnight, will return Sunday to Kala-
mazoo, Mich, where she teaches
Kindergarten
First Glass Private Willis Wood
Tanning will return tomorrow to
Camp Dodge after spending a five day
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w Tanning.
Joseph McGrath has 'resarned to
the Great Lakes naval station after
having spent Christmas with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Nc
Grath.
Special for Saturday. home cured
bacon, half or whole side, 40c 1b.
Home rendered lard, 5 lbs or over,
Soc per lb. Larson and Roost.
-Mmira chapter of the Eastern
Star will hold a memorial service on
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
Masonic hall, and all members and
their friends are invited to attend it.
Take those feet in," conn artds
the sergeant. TN where?" asks Dough
boy Chaplin and the trouble begins
In Shoulder, Arms Hippodrome Sun
day. Monday and Tuesday.
Morris j.. Bork, Of Keokuk and
Fort Bliss, Texas, writes to send all
his friends here Christmas and New
Year greetings and best wishes. He
is good soldier who enlisted early In
the war.
They seem to do most things lit
tie better in the marines. In letter
received by Mrs Anna r. Morrison,
telling of her sons recovery and re-
turn to duty. the major general COM
takes care to add his con-
ON the splendid part
Morrison played in the glor
ious achievements OF our forces.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
R.port Not Confirmed

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Confirma-
ton was still lacking here today Of
published reports from Paris that
George Creel, chairman of the commit
tee on public information, has resign
ed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
OLD RESIDENT
LAID TO REST
Mrs. Austin NJ. Wriaht's Funeral Con
Quoted by the Pastor of the
United Presbyterian
Church

Wright was held this afternoon at 2
o'clock, at the family home, 1928
High street, and was conducted by
Rev III. B. McElree of the United
Presbyterian church. Burial was in
Hickory Grove cemetery.
The pail bearers were J. H d.
Chenoweth, Gerard Megchelsen, Har-
vey l.. Beach, Burton wilkinson,
Robert Grimes and Jacob Schouten.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
CreeI Out of CITY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Dec. N.-No verifcation
could be obtained today of rumors
That George Cheel, head of the com
mittee on public information. had re-
signed. He was temporarily absent
from the city.
IL IS Known that Creel announced
ms intention of quitting before com
ing to Europe. 'oin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

dent of the company since it was or
ganized in 1902 For eighteen years be-
fore that he was president of the Nc
Cormick company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Owing to traffic conditions we
cannot promise complete delivery
Saturday eve. Patrons needing their
laundry for Sunday will do well to
call at office. which will be open till
$50. Saturday eve.
KEOKUK STEAM LAUNDRY,
321 Main street.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20

man and met" He denied making such
statement.
Samuel MargOlin, Louis Plum, Isaac
Geller and Carl Miller testified that
Tappman had made different statements
10 them about the amount OF money hs
had lost at Tltleman's place, varying
from sii0 10 $3.50. Plum also said
that on the day Titleman was taken
into custody by the detectives he had
met Tappman who advised him not 10
20 to Milelr's store, where he had re-
marked he was on his way, as "he
might get arrested
Tltleman denied that he had taken
any part in trimming" Goodman, that
he ever had any poker chips in his
house or that he had ever offered
Tappman $500 not to testify. He de-
clared that on one occasion he lost $50
to Tappman at Casino, and on another
occasion won s35 from him at the same
game. These were the only two times
that he ever played with Tappman, the
defendant said, and denied that he had
told Deputy Attorney General Green
and detectives OF several other occa-
sions on which he won or lost money
to Tappman.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
VICTORY SERVICE ON
THANKSGIVING DAY
Prof. Harold Clase to
Lead Singing at St. Paul's
That Day
WANT CITY TO
JOIN CELEBRATION

ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
is planning Victory Thanksgiving
Service" In the church, on Thanks
giving Day. Professor Harold Clase,
who led the Lyon tabernacle meeting
singing, who IL now music director at
Camp Custer, Battle Greek. Mich. will
direct the singing at the two services.
morning and evening. Mrs. Clase will
accompany her husband here.
Professor Clase visited Wilmington 10
the spring and held two services at st.
Paul's, where he not only conducted the
singing but gave graphic account OF
his trip TO France and his experiences
there.
ST. Paul's Is well adapted for big
Thanksgiving Day service. The audi
torium and Sunday School viii seat
1900 people. A platform viii be erected
for the members OF the Clase taber-
nacle chorus. Seats will be reserved on
the platform for all who sang In the
chorus during the Lyon evangelistlo
campaign. No other seats VIII be Sc
served. but all Wilmingtonians are IN
vlted 10 attend the victory Thanksgiv-
ing services.
Professor and Mrs. Clase are expected
10 arrive here In time for the church
prayer service the day before Thanks
giving and II they do. they VIII have
charge OF that service.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
JOS. B. Weaver TO
.LEAVEHARLANPLANT
Will Go to Chicago AS Vice
President of Pullman
. Company
SUCCEEDED BY -
E. B. GERMAN

Joseph B. Weaver. General man
ager OF the Harlan plant Of the
Bethlehem Shipbuildlng Corporation
has resigned his position 10 go with
the Pullman Car Company In Chicago
Official announcement OF his reslgna-
tion was made at the plant yesterday
Mr.. Weaver was In Philadelphia today
and could not be located. but II is un-
derstood that he will go with the Pull
man Company as Mce-president. Just
when he is 10 leave the local plant was
not stated. but il Is reported he will
go 10 Chicago In a short time.
Mr.. Weaver has been with the Harlan
plant for nearly two years. coming TO
Wilmington from Newport News. His
home Is at No. 22i7 Gilpin avenue.
His advancement in the shipbuiding
business was very rapid, for such a
young man. Since he came TO Whining
10 he has made a host OF friends and has
taken an active part in numerous civic
and business movements. He is unusu-
ally popular with both employees and Of
flcials OF the Harlan plant. Mr.. Weaver's
marked executive ability since joining
the Harlan forces and his accomplish
ments since the hurry up" call was
maed by the government for ships has
attracted wide attention.
II was also announced today that Mr.
Weaver Will be succeeded as general
manager by z. b. German at present
general manager OF the Moore plant OF
the Bethlehem Shlpbullding Corpora
ton at Elizabethport. n. ].
Evening journal., 1918-11-20

ne meantime, there was so great a scar
city OF material that it became neces-
sary TO disarm a number OF battlesbips
In this manner, at the beginning of
ivi6. twenty-three battleships were dis
armed, and only one newly built
cruiser.
AT the beginning Of this year ory
naval consisted only Of dreadnaughfs
and battleships Of the Heiigo-
land, Kaiser and Markgraf type. and
some few battle cruisers. All the ships
which Won Tirpitz constructed from
1897 to 1906 at a cost Of innumerable
millions, had been destroyed, and the
U-boats never were able 10 fight
against the British warships.
Van Capelle constructed very few
submarines, but in official quarters Il
was still stated that Germany possess
ed, an enormous number OF U-boats.
and that the losses were practically
nil. That was not true
In 1917, SO submarines were con-
structed. while &C were DESTROYED. In
April, 1917, Germany had i26 sub
marines. In October she had i46. In
February, 1918, she had 1876, and in
1uht llos liuSt we're called 'front.'
submarines, though, as a matter OF fact,
few Of them were actively occupied.
In January, 1917, when conditions
were favorable for submarine work
only ~ per cent were active while 30
per cent were in harbOr, 3S per cent
were undergoing repairs and 90 per cent
were incapacitated.
Submarine crews were not sufficient
ly educated and trained and they looked
with distrust upon the weapon. In the
last months, indeed, it was very din
cult to get men for submarines as ex-
perienced seamen looked upon sub
marine warfare as political stupidity.
when at the beginning Of November
the navy was ordered out for the pur-
pose Of attacks. mutiny broke out
Had the seamen obeyed, innumerable
lives would have been lost. Every
man. therefore is OF the opin-
ion that the seamen on November )
invaluable service to their
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
MIR. MALLOY DOUBTS
Police AUTHORITY

When the case OF James C. O'Neal.
proprietor OF the Commercial House.
No. 205 Market street charged with vio-
lating a closing order issued by the
Board OF Police Commissioners Mon
day Of last week, when the signing OF
the armistice was celebrated, was
called in City Court yesterday, Assis-
tant City Solicitor John +. Malloy, said
he could find no authority for the COM
mission 10 issue the order. Judge
Churchman ordered the case continued
for one week. In the meantime Mr.
Malloy will confer with Attorney Gen
eral Relnhardt on the matter.
1t was alleged by the police that Mr.
O'Neal sold drinks in his saloon after
he had been notified TO close.
In discussing his opinion Mr.. Malloy
said:
"The Police Commissioners have nc
power to make laws and in this case
find no authority for them closing th'
saloons. AS far as I know they asked
no advice on the subject.
mo condition existed that warranted
such action. There was no riOtlng moi
disorder. Even If they had thought
that such a thing would occur, theil
judgment would have been entirely
problematlcal.
However, all violations by those
granted licenses come before the Mu-
nicipal Court and l lnforHed the court
that II the attorney general desires 10
make a prosecution in this case he may
do so. He is the only one aside from
the city solicitors ofilce who can take
such action. Personally, / can see no
reason for It,"
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
NEGRO ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING WOMAN

Charles Mulaquatti was arraigned be.
fore oyer and Terminer, Court TO-DAY
on a charge OF murder in the first de-
gree. Of an italian by stsbbing him on
September IS. The defendant pleaded
not guilty. The case, however was
continued until the next term OF court
10 allow Wilbur l.. Adams. counsel for
the defendant, TO secure witnesses who
are now outside the state.
Nathaniel Jones, alias Cuban" a
Negro. was placed on trial on a charge
Of murder in the first degree OF Mary
Elizabeth Graves. a Negress, by chok-
ing her.
Drawing Of jury required about one
hour and exhausted the regular panel
Of jurors. making necessary the call
ing OF talesmen to obtain the twelfth
juror.
The jury sitting in the case is com
posed Of Darwin Beardsley. foreman
James B. Gibney. Harry Ward. Jesse
r. EdmansOn. Elmer FrankhOuser.
Frank II. Hill, James NJ. Downs, Charles
+. Lewis. Alfred Lewis. John r. Boys,
Harry NJ. Barlow and James Harry
PiersQn.
Frank B. McCollom. charged with
embezzlement OF $40 pleaded not
guilty. Trial Of the case was set for
next Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
u. S. BELIEVES GERMANY
is THREATENED BY REDS

came out OF actual serfdom only com
paratiyely few years ago. The German
has not been aNreal serf, thought he
has been bound down by caste and by
autocratic rule.
However, II was said that liberty for
the Teuton probably will not prove as
intoxicating as to the Russian. The
chief element in the situation. as seen
by the State Department, is the danger
that when the dead OF winter comes.
there may be hunger through unequal
food distribution. That, as President
Wilson has pointed out tends to an
archy.
So the State Department feels that
there is still a chance OF genuine Bolshe-
vism. with bad consequences in Ger
many.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
u. REDUCES WIRE
and Phone RATES
Burleson Defends Taking
Over of Cable as Part
of Unity Plan
SENATOR WATSON
SCORES ACTION

WASHINGTON, E5v. e0.-Coincident
with the issuance OF statement yes
terday defending the position Of the
government in taking control Of tho
cable lines, Postmaster General Burle-
son announced the first cut in rates.
The might message" telegraph rate is
to be reduced on January and tele-
phone rates in hotels and apartments
must hereafter be the same as local
rates charged by the telephone com
panies. In most cases a double rate has
been charged. Orders were also Issued
today for the delivery Of night tele-
grams by letter carriers hereafter.
The changes made are described as
the fOrerunners OF many others. A COM
plcte uniflcation scheme which will en-
brace all cables and land wires will soon
be put into operation. So complete is
this that the identity OF all companies
taken over will be lost. Other rate
reductions will accompany this charge.
In his statement defending the tax
ing over Of the cables the Postmaster
General pointed out that common own
ership or control Is essential to all
good service, and that there never was
time when uninterrupted and cOntin-
uous communication was so necessary.
He also referred 10 the breakdown in
one of the cable systems as justifying
the action, though he did not mention
which system II was.
The new rates are worked out on the
following schedule:
Where day message rate is 25-2, night
message rate is POI.
Where day message rate IS 30-2, night
message rate Is Psi.
Where day message rate Is 3o-2, night
message rate is 25-t.
Where day message rate Is 4O-3, night
message rate is 30-t.
Where day message rate Is 5O-3, night
message rate is 35-i.
Where day message rate is COZ, night
message rate is 40-i.
Where day message rate is 75-5. night
message rate is asp.
Where day message rate Is i00-7,
night message rate Is 500.
The lowest charge heretofore between
the Atlantic and Pacific coast has been
81. The new rate cuts this in half A
great increase in traffic between distant
points is expected
Orders limiting telephone charges by
hotels and apartments are TO be made
December T. Hotels In nearly
every city have made a practice Of
charging a minimum Of 10 cents on local
telephone calls, making a profit OF at
least cents or 100 per cent.
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
By the United Press.

BY the United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O-That there Is
an actual danger OF Bolsheviki in Ger
many. but that Teuton leaders are over
playing its possibility for their own
ends, is the official attitude OF this gov
ernment toward the German situation.
This position was revealed by the
State Department today. IL was pointed
out that the semi-calm OF recent days
need not necessarily be significant. Rus
sla started rather quietly. but when
Bolshevlsm burst In its fullness. the ma
tion went mad. The State Department
scarcely expects events 10 follow the
same sequence in Germany, for the in
tellect and training OF the average Ger
man is higher than those OF the Slav.
Il was pointed out that the Russian
Evening journal., 1918-11-20
SOME HARLAN QUIPs.

When you hear shipworkers speak
Of "forepeak squirrels" tank lizards
and "rain worms" they are not refer
ring to what they have seen in zoo.
but what is visible in a shipyard. For
instance, Joe Jackson, Of the Harlan
yard, is chief forepeak squirrel, and
mighty proud OF the title.
Here is another shipworker who is
going 20 match his weekly pay enve-
lope against the high cost OF exis-
tence." Introducing Mr.. Otto Wagner
OF the Harlan yard. After a flying trip
on the honeymoon express" the Wag
ners will occupy a little nest on Penn
sylvanla avenue, in the shipyard VII
lage.
Shipworkers at the Harlan yard com
plain that the coffee served I'm the yaSf'
restaurant keeps them awake every f.
ternoon thus ending afternoon siesfas.
Shamei