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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
FORMER RESIDENT
Of kEOkUK DEAD
w. e. Harrison Spent His Boyhood
Days in keokuk, Was Educated
Here and Later Went
to Fl. Madison.
MOVED EAST IN 1914
Was Engaged in Manufacturing in TT.
Madison-Body viii be Brought
to That City for
Interment.
MOVED EAST IN 1914

The following article, telling of the
death of w. E. Harrison, from the TT.
Madison Democrat, will be of interest
Ito keokuk people for the eason that
deceased came to Keokuk with his pa
rents when a very small boy and grew
to manhood here. He was a relative
of Judge w. S. Hamilton. of Fit. Madi-
son, one OF the judges of the district
court of this district:
w. E. Harrison, for many years OF
Fort Madison, but for the last few
years resident OF Columbus, Ohio, and
Buffalo, N. Y, died at his home in
the latter city. 253 Pennsylvania
avenue, early this morning. Thurs
day. January 8, 1918, of heart failure,
at the g of s~eyenty-one years, one
month and eleven days. The news of
his death comes Unexpectedly to his
relatives and friends in this city, as his
demise was not preceded by an illness,
at least to the knowledge of anyone
here.
The body will be brought to Fort
Madison for interment in the Elm
wood cemetery.
William Elliott Harrison was born
at Rodney, Mississippi, November %,
1876, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Harrison. The family came north, to
.keokuk, in 1S49, where the father was
engaged in business for many years
as a banker and as wholesale merch-
ant for many years until his death in
1877. The son spent most of his boy
hood in Keokuk, being educated in a
private classical school there and at
the state university at Iowa City.
In 1867 he came to Fort Madison
and was n of the original private
firm Of four members out Of which
grew the Iowa Farming Tool company
and the Fort Madison Chair company
Capt. ]. T. Soule, DR.. j. A. Smith,
w. H. Kretsinger and himself, known
as Soule, k~retsinger & Co. In 1876
the Fort Madison Chair company was
formed and Mr.. Harrison became it's
active head, remaining with 1t until
1912, when he disposed Of his interests
Eot participating in the Iowa Farming
Tool company, formed at the same
time.
On May Q, 1877, he was united in
marriage with Miss Elizabeth R. Ham
ilton Of Fort Madison, n if the city's
most charming and popular girls. She
and one daughter survive him, the
daughter. Helen, being now Mrs. Adm
Snow. To be near her, the only child
and her family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
left Fort Madison in February. 1914.
going to Columbus, Ohio. A couple of
years ago business required the Snow
to to Buffalo, n. Y, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison also went there.
Other surviving relatives are a sister
and a brother, Mrs. ]. l.. Root of Min
neapolis, Mimi. and Louis r. Harrison
Of New York City. Relatives Of Mrs.
are Judge W. s. Hamilton of
Fort Madison; Attorney j. NJ. Hamil-
ton of Salt Lake City. Utah, and Mrs.
Sallie Cook OF Omaha, Neb.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

extraordinary demands upon their
use will render desirable without re-
sorting to the national treasury for the
funds. II it is not possible, 1t will, OF
course, be necessary to resort to the
congress for grants of money for that
purpose. The secretary Of the treas
ury will advise with your committee
with regard to this YER practical as
pect of the matter. For the present.
/ suggest only the guarantees l have
indicated and such appropriations as
are necessary at the outset Of the task.
l take the liberty of expressing the
hope that the congress may grant
these promptly and ungrudgingly. We
are dealing with great matters and
will, l am sure, deal with them great
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
SHIP WORKERS
ARE
Government Wants Craftsmen Who
Can Help Out in Program of
Ocean Transport
tation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-There are
not enough ship craftsmen in the
United States to do the drafting work
needed to carry out the naval and mer
chant shfp-building programs. OuI
country is engaged In the execution OF
the greatest warship construction plan
In history. comprising 7S7 vessels, in.
GLIDING all types from superdread.
naughts to submarine chasers. Naval
appropriations aggregating nearly two
billions Of dollars have been made
since August, 1916.
Coincfdent with the demand for In.
creased naval work there is an equal.
|ly urgent call for an increase of mer.
chant ship construction. It is betray.
ing no secret to say that in both
branches there Is a shortage of tech.
meal men available for the work
The United States civil service com.
mission is endeavoring to relieve the
dearth Of ship craftsmen by recon.
mending to the heads Of colleges and
technical schools that senior students
In engineering courses be given inten-
stve training in naval architecture
during the coming spring. with a view
to making them available for employ
ment as ship craftsmen In June. The
commission is also receiving applica-
tons from qualified architectural. me-
~chanical, and structural steel drafts
men, and is certifying them for en-
ployment In the navy department and
in navy yards on ship work.
Local boards Of civil service exam
liners at the postoffices in all or the
larger cities are furnishing detailed
Information and application blanks.
Applicants are not required to appear
in an examination room for a written
examination, but are rated upon their
education, training. and experience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
HOUSEKEEPERS UP
AGAINST PROBLEMS
Food Administration Wants Them to
Use Many Commodities Which
Can't Be Obtained
Here.
WHAT ARE THEY TO DO?
Honey and Maple Sugar Are Scarce
Articles INK Brown Sugar
Too, Grocers
Say.
WHAT R THEY TO DO?

Some Of the housekeepers in Keo.
kuk are finding themselves in the po.
sition OF Mother Hubbard and the
bone as regarding the food conserva.
ton idea. They are told to economic
on certain things, and to use others,
and when they go to the cupboard
they find It bare Of the commodities
they are told to use freely.
At least this is the way one house
keeper seemed to find 1t, and she says
she is not alone in the matter. For
instance the food administration is
urging the use Of maple sugar and
honey. Honey Is practically a luxury,
there Is so little Of 1t being offered,
and maple sugar Is practically of the
market, the grocers say. They must
wait until the new crop comes in.
Then the recipes all call for brown
sugar and brown sugar is evidently
locked up somewhere under a time
lock.
It's a cinch that Keokuk ~housekeep-
ers are willing to do their share and
they've pledged themselves to help
out In every possible way in the con-
s%ervation scheme, but as one Of them
said, what are we going to do, when
everything that Is recommended to US
for use Is either off the market or a
luxury7"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
FIGHTING WINTER
IS HARD TASK
CONTINUED from page ID

when some dropped from the ranks
suffering from frost bite.
only twenty-one of my men failed
to finish" said a colonel. 1.-The
others did that sixty miles on their
Inerve-and hot stew"
The housing facilities throughout
the American zone consist of village
houses, barns and wooden Swiss"
barracks. The latter are 1imsy, but
comfortable when the snow is banked
high around the sides, the cracks
sealed and the stoves burning.
we live like gentlemen in these
huts," said a Fall River (Mass.)
boy, showing an orderly row OF cots
with each mans equipment nearby.
I'VE sleep In u underwear and
with our blankets rolled around us.
But it's fierce getting up in the morn
ings, when the fires are out"
Thousands of Am erican troops are
billeted in barns. They do not live
like gentlemen. Many seldom undress
except for the periodic hot baths
which are not only available but COM
pulsory. Face washing to all the
troops these days is an arctic ordeal
and shaving Is a torture unless the
soldier is lucky enough to get warm
water from the cook shack.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

ministrator will have men Of power
and ability under him.
Meantime Senator Chamberlain
proposes passage of a bill creating
the secretaryship of munitions. Tha
administration sees no need for such
a post now and feels that its present
organization will meet the needs OF
a red tapeless unity and speed. 9th
er vital reorganization plans are in
the making in the legislation now be-
ing considered by the war council.
The congressional probe, plus the
House mission recommendations,
have gone far toward putting a punch
and a purpose into war work. Less
is in prospect, authorities
agree. This is well, they add, for
1918 is destined to see some of the
bloodiest fighting of the whole strug-
gle. President Wilson, as well as
military men, say the vital decisions
appear likely to come in that period,
although probably the knockout can
not be delivered until later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Former keokuk Boy Mer Death In
German War During Attack
Last May, His Mother
Is Notified.
ENLISTED IN L
His Father and His Brothers Are All
In Some Branch Of Service,
Either Foreign OF
American.

a former Keokuk boy was Killed
in action last spring and dehni
word has been sent his mother or
his death by the military authorities
of England. He was James McKen-
zie, who lived here several years
ago, during the construction of the
Keokuk power plant. The McKen-
zie's moved to Gary, Ind, from here.
and all of the male members or the
family are in the war in some capa-
city or other. The death of Corporal
Mckenzie is told in the following
from a Gary paper:
After living in suspense since last
May when her second son, James,
fighting with the British army, was
reported missing after the Vimy
Ridge fighting, Mrs. Alex Mckenzie
today received her first real infor-
nation that he died in action.
Up to this time it was not known
definitely whether he had been killed
in the battle or taken prisoner, but
the communication today remove all
doubt. The letter is from the Brit
ish Red Cross, inquiry department
for wounded and missing, London.
The missing Gary boy is identified
as follows:
corporal James Mckenzie. 35066,
First Royal Scottish Fusiliers, late
1882, Tenth Scottish rifles"
The letter says:
Dear Madam: l much regret to
tell you that we have today received
some more definite new about James
Mckenzie, which leads us to believe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

he was killed on May Bird, last.
was from Private j. O'Neill, S5O|
(care Record Office. Hamilton, N. \
He tells US the following:
".McKenzie was a friend Of mid
and near Arras at $3.50 a. M, on NJ
3rd, advancing after a cessation oil
barrage, / saw McKenzie's body lyj
in the German wire. I am sure
was he as he was my greatest friel
in the battalion. He appeared J
have been killed by a rife buI1
Mckenzie enlisted with me on Sell
IA. 1914, and was wounded at Lod
Sept. rs, 1916. He was an AmericI
from Gary, Indiana, and enlisted
Liverpool. He had been working }
the American boats
II fear there can be no doubt IN
O'Neil is speaking of Corporal n
Kenzie. O'Neil is at present lyd
wounded in a hospital In France al
a letter will not readily reach hI
Later on you might write to him !
the above address.
II sincerely wish we had bettj
news to send and beg you will cd
vey our deep sympathy to his pd
ents.
Yours faithfully,
III.
"For THE EARL OF LUCAN."
Mrs. McKenzie's eldest son, Coli
a graduate of the Emerson hid
school and in the civil engineered
business here, was to have left 1
January 81, to join the Royal Eng
neers, a famous imperial Canada
regiment, but has been granted 4
additional week. Godfrey McKenzi
the only remaining son, Is in u
American cavalry and Alex Mckee
zie, father Of the three boys, is d
ready in the merchant marine So
vice as master of one of the big Il
built informed German liners. In TIL
the entire Mckenzie fani
has been given to the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, H., Jan. A.
Chicago Cash Grain.

NnlCdGC SdSH STdiUs
CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-Corn-No: 4
yellow. SLIT; No. 5 yellow. s1.61@
Ito; No. 6 yellow, s1.50g1.6S; No.
white. s1.72; No. 5 white, s1.62;
No. 6 white, S1.55@157; No. 3 mixed
IS mixed, s1.60@1.62; No. 6 mixed,
s1.55@1.60.
oats-No. 8 white, soA9s2Ac;
standard, S2A@83c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Jan. 4.-Corn-Mar-
unchanged, &c lower. No. 5
white. S1.6O; No. 5 yellow, S1.57; No.
6 yellow, 1888; No. 8 mixed, s1.72
bid.
Oats-Market k@Mc higher. No.
Q white, size; No. 3 white, S0%c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Jan. Hog receipts
%, 600; market strong, 10c higher.
Mixed and butchers, s15.s0@16.65;
good heavy. $16.25@16.65; rough
heavy, s15.sO@16.10; light, $4,000
1915; pigs, s12.00915.00.
C1ttle receipts $500; market steady
Beeves, s7.50613I50: cows and heif-
ers, S5.30G11.40; stockers and feed
ers, s6.60@10.4o; calves, s8.50@16.00.
Sheep receipts 1000, market steady.
Native, s9.35@12.75; western, f9.701
1920; lambs, s13.25@1700; " stern,
s14.0O OHIO; ewes, $S.50@12.o0.
Chicago Live Stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE hog mar
ket closed slow and 10 to 20 cents
higher. Top for hogs $3.50. Esti-
tomorrow 10000.
Cattle closed steady. Top, 1880;
$1,000. Estimated tomorrow
1000.
Sheep closed steady. Top 1920;
s1710. Estimated tomorrow
1000.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 4.-Cattle re.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

| ceipts 4,0GO; market steady. Steers,
81. 00@14.o0: cows and heifers, $3.50
@11.5O; stookers and feeders. $1,000
11.60; calves, $7.0O@14.00.
Hog receipts 1000; market steady.
Bulk, $16.2O @16.45; heavy, S16.40@
1855; medium. $16.30@I6.50; light,
sheep receipts 1900; market
steady. Lambs, $16.0OQ17.1O; ewes,
So 0@12.OO; wethers, s7.50@15.50.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Jan. 4,-Cattle receipts
$500; market steady. 10@15c lower.
Steers. ss.00@14.00; cows and heif-
ers. $5.75@11.0O; stockers and feed
ers. s6.oO@1o.90; calves, $9.50Q
1900; bulls and stays, $7.00@10.25.
Hog receipts 10000. market sc
higher. Bulk. s16.25G16.4o; top.
$3.50.
Sheep receipts 1000; market,
killers steady. feeders strong. Year
Hngs, $11.50913.50: wethers, $1,000
1880; lambs, s15.25@16.75; ewes.
s10.O0@11.50.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady, strong.
Texas receipts 100; native beef steers,
sS.O0@14.0o; yearling steers and heif-
ers, S7.O0@13.50; COWS. $5.O0910.50;
stockers and feeders, $6.5001U.O0;
calves, s5.75@15.50; Texas steers,
s6.75@10SO; COWS and heifers, $500
$1,000.
Hog receipts II. 900; market 5@10c
higher. Mixed and butchers, s16.40@
1860; good to heavy, s16.60@16.70;
rough, s15.65@16.00; light, $4,000
1880; pigs, s14.0O@15.25; bulk, $685.
@16.65.
Sheep receipts 1900; market
steady, strong. Ewes, S10.00@11.50;
lambs, s14.o0@17.25; I'M and
choppers, s6.00@9.OO; wethers. $1,000
@I2.50.
Kansas City Live Stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 4.-Hogs
closed 5 to 1oc higher, top 1880;
bulk s16.00@16.50.
Cattle closed steady with steers
slow and steady, top at S12.55. Cows
closed slow to lower; stockers
steady. calves uneven.
Sheep closed steady to strong with
top at s16.S5.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Flour market
quiet, unsettled.
Pork market steady. Mess, $4,000
81. 0 {.
Lard market firmer. Middle west
spot, s24.2O@24.30.
Sugar, raw, market firm. Centrifu-
gal test, $685..
Sugar, refined. market firm. Gut
loaf, 1865; crushed, $40: powdered,
sS.30@S.55; graduated, $S.15mS.35.
Coffee Rio NO. z on spot, S3sc.
Tallow market easy. City, tic; spe-
cial. 17Mc.
Hay market firmer. No. 1, $1,000
ITO: No. 3, s1.25@1.40; clover, s1.00
Obs.
Dressed poultry market dull Tur-
keys, 20@34c; chickens, 21kt636c;
1962Skc; ducks, 25@2Sc.
Live poultry market steady. Geese,
24@25c; ducks, 24@25c; fowls, 200
turkeys. 32c; ROSTERS, 1sc;
chickens. 20@23c.
Cheese market quiet. State milk
common to special, 17@25c; skins,
common to specials, S@19kc.
Butter market steady. Receipts S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Mexican Ralders Driven OF.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
VALENTINE, Texas, Ian. 4-Tex-
as rangers and United States cav
airy patrols yer exercising increas.
ing vigilance throughout the Big
Bend district today following an at
tempted raid yesterday by bandits,
directed at the Brite ranch, south Of
here.
A ranger patrol intercepted the
bandits. prevented the raid and
drove the raiders southwark across
the river into Mexico. No attempt
was made to follow the maurauders
into Mexican territory.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Beef From China.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-One
million pounds of Chinese beef-the
first large importation of meat from
China-was stored away in the quar-
termasters department warehouse
here today for use by the new army.
The beef came from the Philippines.
1t had been shipped there from China
to supply the American island forces
but 1t was found the island was
O~Yerstocked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Motor Bandits Busy AGAIN.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-Motor bandits
held UP the jewelry store of David
Holtz on the south side. shortly be-
fore noon today and escaped with
diamonds and jewelry valued at s15,-
600.
Two automobiles stopped in from:
OF the store and four of the occu
pants Of one entered, while the men
in the other remained on guard.
Holtz and four clerks, two of them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
PERSONALS

Miss Minnie Olive Hill, who has
been visiting her mother and sister,
has returned to Racine, Wis.
Mrs. J. r. Dimond left this morn
ing for Viewer, Iowa, being called
there by the death OF her niece, Miss
Addie Barnett, which occurred We'd
1esday night, in Hotchkiss, Colo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
v Bov Bandits.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Seven boy band
its. arrested several days ago in
Woodlawn, were held to the grand jury
in bonds aggregating $3.50, 900. James
Jansen, alleged to have disposed of
stolen goods for the boys, was held in
S12, 900 bond.
They admitted many hold-ups, burg
.laries and auto thefts.
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SYSTEM EXPECTE
CONTINUED from page ID

work in different places r not p;
the I'M This causes disconten
Senator Hollis. New Hampshi
planned to call the railway questi
to the senate's attention at on
through a speech on England's
perience with government contr
Hollis planned to emphasize 81
lands handling OF railroad worke
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
The Quinfne That Does Not Affect
Head

effect, Laxative Bromo Quinine can
be taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only n "Bromo Quinine."
q. X. GROVES signature is on box.
30c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Foolish Tears.

Philadelphia Public Ledger: F.
of negro domination is given as
reason fo- the opposition of the sor
to woman suffrage. Considering !
methods employed for suppressi
the negro vote, the fear appears
be somewhat groundless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 4-Continued diff
ficulties of transportation, especial
ly to the east, today sent oats prices
up ~ to " cent over yesterdays
close.
January oats opened Is higher at
1914, and later gained the same
fraction. March opened at 7SA, up
u, and continued at that figure.
May opened " up and later gained
another a to TITS.
Corn was a shade higher. Janu
airy opened late at $1.27. unchanged,
and subsequently gained ~. May
opened Is off al $1.25A, but later
was II higher.
Provisions were lower, despite a
higher hog market.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.