The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-27

WiIhert Herbert Reed, is now De
ing rdetained BIZ the sheriff IN the
] county jail. as q Stacker Reed mas
BEEN employed at the new dormitory
for some time. being in the employ OF
Y. Fleming OF Danyills, who mas Inc
contract for installing the heating
paan- at the dor1nitory. Reed has been
going BY the name OF Bert Prfce.
The local exemption board of Dan
VILE suspecting that Reed was OF mil
itary are. notified the Hancock coun
ty exemption board 10 make an IN
vessiSation. and according it looked
into the matter, whereupon Reed was
brought before the board OF examina'
ton. Not being satisfied with results
he was turned over 10 the states al.
forney at Springfield, who ordered
him held here in the jail until furh'
er investigation could be made.
MI Cap-on. of the federal secret
service commission. came 10 Car
fnare and after examination OF Reed
was san unable to learn the De
sired facts. Reed was returned to
tne rail. an6 In q short time said he
was ready 10 make statement He
was -asu4nmonea before the officer
and told his story.
he stared that his name was Bert
Reed, ard thai hs-was Canadian, but
when the war broke out he came 10
this country to avoid military ser
vice. He registered in Minnesota un,
der his real name but deserted his
wife and child II St Paul 10 escape
the draft he wandered from one
Mace to another, finding employ
1usuT with the DanviIle firm, by
whom he was sent 10 Carthage
He Is now being held awaiting act
ion of the British counsel IN Chic
ago.
In case he is turned over 10 this
government he VII be dealt with as
q desartar.
Miss Lucile Smith. of Eureka, III,
visited Miss Mary Jacoby last week
Alva Williams, who has been play
fne with the Cleveland Indians came
home the first OF the week
Mrs. Frank Strader is visiting her
mother, Mrs E ". McCoIlom, at
New Canton, III
Misses Ermai and Mercedes Hoe
ner. Of Dallas City. visited Miss VIC
let Boswell last week
James Hill of Omaha, is visiting
his niece, Mrs. Dabney Lewis.
Mrs. Ethel Brandon, returned home
last week, after visit with friends
in Omaha and Tarkio, Mo.
Gilbert McCants, of Chicago, is
spending a few days with homefolks.
The Boy Scouts have been camping
OF the river near Hamilton, Clifford
Carlton and Lloyd Taylor, acting as
chaperones.
Miss Dorothy Jones departed Tues
day evening TO visit relatives in Kan
sas City, No, and Leavenworth and
other points in Kansas.
Miss Letta Simmons, who has been
spending her vacation ct her home in
Nevada Iowa, returned to the city
this week
Miss Mamie Carlson of Moline and
Miss Olga Zude, OF Sherrard, Ill, ar
rived Friday evening to visit Miss
Cora Hearnes
DR.. H d. Hoover is in Chicago this
week, where ne is acting as instruct
or at the Summer school of the Chic.
ago Theological seminary.
DR.. and Mrs. W. A Blackwell are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Knight
in Chicago.
Mrs. Roy Little and sons John and
Robbie, who have been visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs A Martins, de
parted recently for their home in
Newport Ky.
Prof Howard Leinbaugh, who is at
tending the University at Chamaisn
this sumner, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Leinbaugf, at the home of her par