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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

departed Wednesday evening for Min
neapolis, to visit their aunt, Mrs. Robt.
Williams.
Rev. Carl Sundberg went to Cedar
Rapids last week to attend the State
Luther league convention. he al
dressed the convention on Sunday
morning and Governor Eberhart OF
Minnesota made the address Sunday
evening. He was the guest of his
brothers marry and Albert Sundberg
while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Berry and Mr..
and Mrs. NJ P. Berry spent the past
week in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. o. r.
Berry were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. E. Bush and Mr.. Berry attended
la Liberty loan meeting. MIR. and Mrs.
M. P. Berry attended the Court OF
Honor convention.
In re the estate of Julia Andrews,
deceased: Proof of death made upon
the oath OF ]. A. Kfndsman, showing
that decedent died at Medical Lake,
Wash, on March 8, 1918, said ]. A
Kindsman being the only heir at law.
Order OF court filed directing Junius
C. Ferris. formerly conservator OF
the property OF said Julia Andrews,
to act as admimstrarm OF said es'
tata.
Appratsement bin OF the estate OF
Henry d. Siegfried, deceased, filed,
shows total value Of property as ap-
praised $1,145.20. Appraisers esti-
mate of value of property allowed to
Ottitio Siegried, widow of deceased
fixed at 5000. Elzey Scott, j. V. Scott
and q P. Wright, aapraisers- An
| inventory OF said estate filed shows
| Lat ed in, Hamilton nan-
yer, and the sw 21-1-6, Adams coun.
ty, also q town lot In Keokuk, Iowa
Cash ON hand at time of demise
| 1854; also various items and book
accounts.
| In the estate of Henry L. Pitt. de
ceased. Report Of distribution of the
sum of $3,426.47 to the heirs Of said
estate, being James Edwin, John E..
| Grin W., Henry I. and Milton A
] Pitt, and Ida May Stevenson, Hattie
Ross, Maude ELLA Hardy and Lambert
| Kelley.
| In re the estate of William Banks
nonresident, deceased Petition OF
c.. A Knappenberger for letters OF
guardianship to issue for William
Lloyd Knappenberger. minor hen
of said estate, filed, whereupon let
| tiers issued to said c. A. Knappen
berger, who files his bond with Hiram
Vinson Stems and E. r. Lonberge1
as sureties, in the sum Of $1,000
( which is approved
Order fixing time for hearing on
final settlement in the estate of, JUL:
Scott, deceased. as of Saturday, Jul.
Is, 1918, at 10 a m. John w. VII
Iiams, administrator.
In re the estate of Henry Fl. Rob-
son, deceased: Supplemental nven
tory of said estate filed by Andrew
j. Robson, administrator, shows 10
! 16, block 81, in Ferris. Report O.
the accounts OF said administrator
covering the period from Aug. 80
| 1913, to Sept s, 1914, showing thai
said administrator holds in his hands
the sum Of $1,000. being note Sc
cured by real estate mortgage; thai
the widow Of said decedent, Susette
Robson, departed this life March %
1916, leaving Eva Mapes and Sarah
Seltzzer and Andrew J. Robson sole
| heirs of the estate of said Henry II
/ Robson. Order of court filed ap
proving said report, directing distrt
! button of said sum and declaring the
estate fully settled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
ARE LIKE
MOTHER MADE
Mrs. Burdick Busy Sewing on But
tons, When There is no /.
Cooking to be
Done

(By Frank J. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
AT THE FRONT, May 81. (By Mail.)
cake is what they call
Mother Burdick's latest creation. It's
great, and the boys flock around the
little canteen at that crucial hour
when the cake comes out of the oven
daily. They say ''shrapnel cake" is
just the thing that viii make the
boys lick the Germans.
When war was declared by Uncle
Sam, Mother" Burdick was down in
Texas with PA" Burdick ON the old
homestead. Her two sons. just of age,
Immediately volunteered for the
army Mother" Burdick told PA"
Burdick she lust couldn't stay home
when the boys were serving over
there"
"Pa" Burdick felt the same way,
and the two almost elderly people
volunteered to run Salvation Army
canteen in the army zone. baking
pies, and making coffee, chocolate
and doughnuts for the boys.
The Burdicks have had canteens
in number Of places. usually in the
farthest outposts allowed the Saliva
ton Army, and all along the name
Mother" Burdick is watchword
with the fighters. The boys write
letters to her, and it's always Dear
Mpther.:' Recently Mother" Bur
dicks health suffered under the
strain, and she was transferred to
rear canteen to rest which she
didn't do When there was no cook
ing. she was always near the stove,
sewing buttons on coats and repair
ing torn overcoats.
Not long ago some Of the boys ex-
pressed wishes for some cake like
mother made back home" They de-
scribed the cake and Mother" Bur
dick got busy. She produced "shrap-
mel cake" cross between ginger
bread and an honest-to-goodness
American cake, with currents and
raisins In It It's a wonder, and so
good that the prestige Of Salvation
Army doughnuts and pie is in danger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Impurities Invite Disease.

You should pay particular bed 10
any Indication that your blood supply
Is beosming s1uggnh, or 'that there /.
a lesseuing IN it's strong and vital
force.
By keeping your hlDod purmsd.
your system moro eAsHy wHrd1 OF
disease that is ever present, waiting
to stack wherever thefe Il an open
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
nifty THOUSAND FOR
RED CROSS WAR. FUND
ter OF proper support presented
Excites Curious Attention.

right"
Excites Curious Attention.
Only one man, firm or corporation
In Fort Madison subscribed $1,000,
while in Keokuk there were eleven
$1,000 subscriptions, besides long
List Of $500 and $500 ones.
The Fort Madison Democrat does
not state whether unfortunate bust
ness conditions, general apathy, lack
of interest in the American soldier,
or what else caused the very low
subscription in Fort Madison city
and its attached townships, but Mr..
Armhecht hints that the cause is to
be found in the city up the river, and
not in the people of the country
townships.
Up at Burlington.
Burlington proved the correctness
Of the opinion of the secretary Of the
American Red Cross, expressed here,
that the war chest plan results only
in lessened subscriptions for the best
campaigns. Des Moines county, in
Guiding Burlington, had recently a
total of only $4,000 subscribed for
it's entire war chest, which Is sup
posed to include all the Red Cross,
Red Triangle, French orphan and
similar campaigns for whole year,
SO that Burlington city can hardly
give more to the Red Cross this year
than Keokuk city has given, although
Burlington is one and a half times as
large as Keokuk.
From every angle Of view and by
every statistical analysis, Keokuk
and her neighborfng townships have
done themselves proud in their Red
Cross work
The soldiers and their friends APP
preciate this, they all say, and will
remember for long time.
Aloo q Lot and a Horne.
In addition to the above figures In
money, Keokuk received as assets
for the Red Cross war fund a city
lot from F. w. Swan and a horse
from c. n. Rollins, which have not
yet been sold. The lot Is in West
Keokuk, and the horse is Just now
on farm Of c. R Joy. The pro
ceeds of their sale are to be added
to the Red Cross war fund Of Keo-
kuk.
An Of the township subscriptions
and large part Of the city of Keo-
kuk subscriptions go to the national
Red Cross war fund. Part OF the
Keokuk subscriptions were made by
the donors specifically to Keokuk
chapter, which needs much money to
buy raw material to make the large
quantity of supplies it is sending to
Europe constantly.
Owing to delays In reporting by
some units, the accounting bureau
did not get the total figures of the
campaign until today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Couldn't Wake EN- up.

LONDON, June 24.-The impossible
simply can't be accomplished, even
for the war bonds. Thus, a British
aviator's pamphlets brought no sub
scriptions when they fluttered down
from the clouds urging people to
Wake Up and Buy War Bonds" and
landed in Chelmsford cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
|outhern Lee County Does It.
self Proud the Final Fig
ures Show and Three
Fourti1s of Whole.
|LENTY OF MONEY HERE
When the Call Of Patriotism
Asks That it Be Given for
Boys Fighting Ameri-
cas- Battles.

Keckuk subscribed $se, s43.s7 to the
hst Red Cross fund.
The seven townships In keokuk
erritory subscribed $fo,26s.20 at the
anne time.
The subscriptions under the IurIs.
iction Of the keot<uk chapter, in the
ampaign headed by c. r. Joy, in the
outhern half Of Lee county, totaled
$50, 1907.
The subscriptions by townships
we're as follows: jackson, outside,
2,113.34; Des Moines, $1,75O; Mont
ose, $1,473.44; Van Buren,, $815.02;
charleston, $1,o6o.75; Harrison,
763.60; Franklin, including Don
ellison, $2,2es .o5.
Out Of the $67,50O In round num-
ers subscribed in Lee county, the
eokuk district gave $5o, 1000, or about
hree-fourths Of the whole; the city
# keokuk gave nearly 1000, or
bout ~ per cent Of the whole
county. Every township In the keo-
kuk district did well, and seven Of
hem gave to the Red Cross nearly
Twice as much as the eight townships
bf the Fort Madison district
An interesting War Comparison.
The comparison of the Red Cross
subscription by Keokuk and southern
Lee county with that Of Fort Madi-
bon and the northern half of tho
county Is interesting. The figures
for the other county seat and the
upper half of the county are given
by the Fort Madison Democrat,
which, however, offers no explana-
|tion OF the differing results of the
drive.
Fort Madisons subscribed $11.-
1924, or a little less than one dol
lar per capita, assuming its popula-
ton at $4,000, as compared with Keo-
kulz's subscription Of $2.65 per
capita
Eight townships attached to Fort
Madison subscribed total OF
s5,644.65, while seven townships at
tached to Keokuk subscribed &c.,
26920, the population of the northern
townships being slightly greater than
that of the southern townships. The
line between the southern and north
|ern halves OF the county was care
fully drawn for this Red Cross cam
paign to place both on an equality.
Population and values are about
equal.
The Farmers Not the SIackers.
E. P. Armknecht, Of Donnellson,
publishes in the Fort Madison, Demo
crat some Interesting comparisons
between townships:
Charleston township, in Keokuk
4 territory, Subscribed over $1,000,
|while the adjoining township of JEFF
Eferson, rich, but in Fort Madison
/ TERRITORY, subscribed only about $500.
Des Moines township, in the Keo-
kuk list, subscribed over $1,70O, while
Denmark township, in the same re-
lation to Fort Madison, subscribed
only about s555.
Franklin township, reporting to
Keoi1uk. subscribed about $4,000
while Marion. adjoining it on the
north. of exactly equal size and said
by some to have higher land values,
subscribed only $643.35.
THE difference is not in the pa
triotism or loyalty Of these people,
says Mr.. Armknecht, "but in the mat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

Compound to a l !
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as 1t
has done me more
good than all the
Doctors medicine.
Since taking it l
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. My hus-
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praise your med
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Ffty-fve Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
HAMMOND, Ind, June A.-Oficia
inquiry into the cause of the wreck of
the Observation-Disclosures circus train at
Ivanhoe, Ind, early Saturday, was to
be made here today by Coroner H. H
Greene. Inspectors David Matthews
and J. O. Martin, of the Indiana pub
lie service commission and federal
officials we're expected to attend the
inquest
Twelve charred bodies were re-
moved from the twisted wreckage at
Ivanhoe, Sunday, making a total of
fifty-five recovered, according to Cor
oner Green. The debris has been
carefully searched and Green believes
all the dead have been found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

An ancient statue Of Victory. almost
intact, was recently found in the ruins
OF Palatine hin, Rome. The Italians
consider the find an suspicious omen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
TO ALL women
Who ARE I'LL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean, Neb.-"I want to recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
BOudOir cons
 SIPS

Exceptionally pleasing boudoir caps, developed from unusually good quality of silk or crepe ma terials, in all the desirable shades and 'colors. These are the sea- sons very newest and most cap tivating styles. Many show the dainty ribbon trimmed effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Gift gl0Ues

You may always be confident of pleasing when you of fer pair of gloves
 Our display offers practically endless choice of all the very best styles in the nationally known lines. EWOMEN'S KID CLOVES of extra fine quality of self-reflected skins, in black white, tan, D m with rich embroidered backs. Per pair Z.UU FABRIC GLOVES-Perrn's chamosette and Bacmo fleece lined cashmere gloves in all the shades m and colors Per pair l.VU WoMENS GAUNTLET CASHMERE GLOVES y CLOVES-Made by expert These warm and thorouehv glove makers These the comfortable pleasing gloves famous Bacmo gloves They shown in the popular finished with stiff deep clasp styles They are fleece gauntets in black, tan 0E lined All sizes, CT and gray. Per pair JsCJ Per pair OOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05

You never before saw such really wonderful suits as these are at this price. Stunning new creations in serges, gaberdines, poplins, fancy worsteds and novelty mixture cloths, in all the wanted shades and colors. There are sizes here for misses, women and children. It is suit dis play that offers you really sensa- tional opportunity to save without sacrificing style or quality.
 Suit Section, 2d Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
The coats The suits
 s35 s18.75

This offering embraces more than 150 coats, developed from extra fine qualities in Bolivia cloth, serges, broadcloth, gaberdines and other wanted coating fabrics. Many of these models show the elaborate fur trimmed effects, while others are fin ished with self collars and cuffs. You have choice of all the wanted colors. and in all sizes.
 Values range actually up to 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
For hin-n leather biU fold S5

There's hardly token thatyou could call to mind that would prove more acceptable to him than one of these three-fold pocket books. A gift that will appeal to any man because it is one that he will a- ways find practical use in every day business ife
 Choice of genuine pin seal real mat seal and crepe seal feathers. Indexed memo book and finished with handy pockets including secret bill container
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Der-Kiss gift boxes $5.95

These exceptionally appropriate perfume sets consist of bottle of perfume. bottle of toilet water and box of face powder, all of this famously good brand. It's an. ideal token to offer to her and one that she will appre- ciate. -NInin EloeR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
VelUet hand baqs @. .85

Unusually attractive models, showing the very latest conceits developed from real silk velvet in black navy
 brown and taupe These richly silk lined and are finished with inside frame and fittings One of these offered Christmas token is sure to be received with the utmost appreciation Main Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Mantle clocks
 $9.95

These mantle clocks are shown in variety of the most effective de- signs. They are in genuine colored Parisian ivory and richly deco rated They are perfect time keepers. They are ideal Christi mas tokens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Here are exceptional values:

oday's selling price. Eight-wire Brussels rugs, size 9x12. 2z50 Ten-wire Brussels rugs, size 9xl2 $500 Five frame body Brussels rugs, 9x12 $500 Extra heavy Administer rugs, size
 'sx12 45.oo Extra heavy Administer rugs, seam less, 9x12 s0OO Extra heavy Administer rugs plain
 colors ssO0 Fine Wilton velvet rugs. fringed X sooo Fine wool Wilton rugs, plain 75.00 Fine worsted Wilton rugs fringed $500 Finest worsted Wilton rugs l25.0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Solid gold cuff
 buttons S3. 50

This is splendid gift suggestion for him. We are showing a vast assortment that allows the widest possible selection, in plain en- graved and engine turned with heavy posts. They are thorough ly substantial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05

and at the time the in style
 Here suits and dresses that at the ming of winter is offered at
 They that developed from the very and finished in the attractive those admittedly leaders They that appeal those who not satisfied with anything short of the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
The Dresses S1

They worth fully selling price, silk serge and satin fascinating shades full complement offering
 hundreds of just sprnkling the contrary selected from regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05

In all of these standard" qualities we have "drops and odd patterns that sell for less The items list ed represent perfect rugs in the most color iHgs and best designs. -@sde ettIssr N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Back Combs $2.5O

Back Combs $2.5O Beautiful hair ornaments, in shell, amber and dainty semi colors. They are attractively set with richly cut stones.
 Gift Fans for lUor1-
 en, misses and
 children
 Fans are always an acceptable token to any woman, miss or little girl. Our display enables you to make the most pleasing selection and, too, at very low price.
 WOMEN'S SILK GAUGE FANS-Decorated and spang- led, trimmed with carved bone handles. G0 Each AeOV MISSES GAUGE FANS Lace trimmed and many novel effects in the bracelet 7Ec styles. Each SOS CHILDREN'S FANS-A most attractive display Of fancy dec orated fans with long chain and bracelet handles. DE- Each JOS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Give HandkerchiefS

Handkerchiefs are always ap- propriate to offer because they always please. Here you will find display of handkerchiefs second to none in the entire south-it is display that per mits practically unlimite ed choice of selection-and that at any price that you care to pay. WOMEN,S ALL-LINEN HAND- kERCHIEFS---Dain white or colored embroidered styles, fin ished with neat narrow hem stitched edge, packed | nn three in box. Fer box AsOO kERCHIEFS-The most effective styles, white centers with colored corners. also colored hemstitched edges. These are thoroughly at- tractive and are just as service able as they are pretty. DE-
 Per dozen 2.75. Each ZOC WOMEN'S INITIALED IA ND- kERGHIEFS-Unu attrac-- tive styles in extra quality ma terials. Finished with narrow hemstitched edges and large em- broidered initial in corners. They gre packed six in box. k0
 Per box 0OC WOMEN'S BOXED HANDKER- CHIEFS--All pure linen, showing the popular sports bordered in choice of white or colored em- broidered corners. Packed 'r-ee in a box. AE
 Per box 6OC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-05
Gift umbrellas
 $6.5O

You know that you would ap- preciate a thoroughly good um- brella-then just as truly would someone else appreciate the same gift from you. for an umbrella is always acceptable. We are mak- ing a display of unusually attrac- tive umbrellas for men and wom- en in which every taste is cared for. In the women's styles the very newest of the novel bracelet handle effects are shown, while in those for men the crook and hook handle are the most popular. Both are shown in the 26 and 28- inch sizes. Main Floor
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-13
EDITORIAL
LIBERTY LOAN SHARKS.

An expose of the operations of financial
sharpers whose chief stock in trade is the lack
of understanding among many people Of the
value of Liberty Bonds is contained in the cur
rent issue of the Worlds Work. According to
investigators there is a fertile field being
worked in this way by unscrupulous men who
offer the lure Of large gains to be made-some
as high as so per cent per year-by the simple
operation Of making over Liberty Bonds IN eX'
change for stock certificates.
The stock salesman with a SpeciOuS line Of
talk will always find victims. But he finds it
especially easy TO Victimize the patriotic indi-
vidual who has managed to save UP money for
American war bonds Thousands Oi such per
sons made the saving from more patriotic than
personal motives. They have the bond; had
they saved that much money and kept it they
would place a much higher valuation on it.
But now they are offered promise Of easy
wealth. There are a hundred ways in which the
promoter can color his story. There are
thousand manners in which the war lends plaus-
ibilitv to any Aladdns lamp fable nowadays.
Many miOnaires have been suddenly created.
Immense profits have been made out Of war.
But they have not been made and are not being
made from stocks offered by peddlers in ex-
change for Liberty Bonds. This the unwary
victims will find out sooner or later.
The government has issued warnings
against dispoSing Of bonds in this or any other
unnecessary manner. II is an unpatriotic thing
to do. But it has another and more direct
bearing for the average individual Many oi
the stocks offered in exchange are worthless
Keep that bond. If it must be released let il
be for some absolute necessity.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-13
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED
RERT d. NOEL.

Just a week from the day that he received
the high compliment of election to the office O:
district attorney of Imperial county at the hahos
Of the electorate Bert D. Noel passed away
In his going the Valley loses one OF her most
prominent citizens. a forward-ooklng man
whose constructive work in his chosen profeS-
sion has left an impression that will long be
remembered by his colleagues of the bar.
Hundreds throughout the county today feel
q keen sense Of their personal loss-the loss o1
. true friend-while citizens generally feel just
as keenly the loss to the Valley. Men OF his
tvpe are altogether too few in this world.
While essentially plodder and fighter, hA
dint of hard work, perseverance ana Stanlff;
M NooI educated himself, entered the law and
was well embarked Oh the high road to sue
cess and a brilliant future when death laid him
low.
TO the widow and parents The Press JOINS
with the entire county in extending them n'
heartfelt sympathy and its sorrow at the pass
ing of mana mans man.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-13

lem and hat lie military authorities
should deal with il.
"The problem of tilling the land
which has been the scene of battles is
a very serious one, for il is filled w h
unexploded shells. The fruit trees
trees have been complelely eradica ed
by ruthless fellins. You can charge
indemniIics bu you cannot get land
ready 10 plow without danger.
"The Germans should lake The risk
as part of the price 10 be paid for
heir wanton devasta ions. From The
economic point Of view, if we allow
German prisoners 10 return home
to reinforce Germany without This
French rehabilitation, Germany has
aSain The lead on France. France is
lefl flat on her back and GERMANY
gels a long start. Even after suffer
ing military defeat, she wins an
economic victory
"TheN are pitifully attached 10 their
honest eads, though in thousands Of
eases here is only te cellard remain
ing. Though moi their war alone,
France and Belgium have furnished
he battlefield. We are here 10 fi@hi
with France for our common defensc,
the battlefield being furnished by cir
Gums ances. The res toralion of these
battlefield farm lands is an inter
lilly problem"