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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

thirty-nine dead and injured in the
recent bilmp tragedy here.
The announcement made by G. M.
stadelman. vice president Of the tire
company, declared the company will
pay without resistance any amounts
the commission decided on. Families,
however, are not required to accept
the amounts, but have the opportunity
offered to save tedious court proceed
ings.
Probate Judge Henry Horner, John
H. Wigmore, dean of the North
western university law school and
John J. Mitchell, president Of Illinois
Trust and Savings bank, where the
tragedy occurred. will compose the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
IOWANS INVADE
CLARK COUNTY
Farmers from the Hawkeye State
Buying Land in Missouri for
Fraction Of the Price
of Iowa Land.

There is another influx of Iowa
farmers into Missouri, like that of
1901, Clark county people adjoining
Keokuk say.
CLARK county land is Just as good
as any Iowa land" said man from
near Wayland today, "and the Iowa
farmers are selling their farms for
two or three hundred dollars an acre
and coming down and buying Mis-
souri, land for little more or less
than a hundred dollars an acre. l
don't know what makes the differ
ence in price. The price Of farms
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR sUNBURN, TAN
Tr itl Make this lemon lotion
to whlten your tanned or
freckled skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
of Orchard White, shake well, and
you have a quarter pint Of the best
freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and
complexion whitener. at very, very
small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces OF Orchard
White for a few cents. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the face
neck, arms and hands and see how
quickly the freckles, sunburn. wind
burn and tan disappear and how
clear, soft and white the skin be
comes. Yes! It is harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
FRECkLE-FACE.
Jun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots

How to Remove Easily.
Here's a chance, Miss Freckle-face
to try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of reliable concern that
it will not cost you penny unless 1t
removes the freckles; while If 1t
does give you a clear complexion the
expense is trifling.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-
double strength-from any druggist
and few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself of
the homely freckles and get beau
tiful complexion. Rarely is more
than one ounce needed for the worst
case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine, as this
strength is sold under guarantee Of
money back If 1t falls to remove
freckles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

commission.
Funerals Of the last OF the thirteen
victims were held yesterday. EN-.
ployes at the bank bowed their heaas
in silence for five minutes during the
services.
The double coroner's jury will ~
sumo investigations today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
Ambassador TO Germany.

ROME, July 24-Giacomo OMAR
tlno, director general of the foreign
office, was named Italian ambassador
to Germany today.
Prince Alliata Villa Franco was ap-
pointed counsellor to the Italy EN-
bassy In Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
POSTMASTER
HELPS ROADS
The kahoka Manager Of the Mails
Rides Over Clark County
to Insist on Better
Highways.

That the roads in Clark comfy
may be improved as a result of the
inspection made of them by the IA.
holca postmaster seems probbale.
The manager of the mails at IA
hoka made tour over all the rural
delivery routes out Of his office to
note the condition of the roads and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
WILL PAY
ALL DAMAGES
Owners Of Balloon Ready to Pay
Whatever Amount Committee
Decides Upon, Without
Resistance.

CHIAGO, July 25-A new departure
in settling outside Of court for dam
ages done in great disasters was seen
today in the announcement of officials
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany, Akron, Ohio, that a commission
of Chicagoans should be named to fix
amounts to be paid families OF the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

The Center of Much History.
Perhaps the best "reminiscences OF
early Keokuk history were written by
Col. J. NJ. Reid, whose pen name was
J. Monroe Reid.
By profession Col Reid was law
yer and had his offices at "a North
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25

Mems union suits, $1.25 val.
Mems 2piece ballbriggon, $1.00 val.
Mems porus knit knee length drawer
Boys union suits, $1.25 val. -. :.
r. DR.. Hygiene, $500 VAL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-25
where repairs are

report places where repairs are
necessary.
The postofice department insists
that roads must be kept good roads,
If rural delivery is to be maintained
over them, and stopping a rural de-
livery route is generally efficacious
treatment for bad roads.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16

der Democratic speakers. His third
and last term was under the veneer
able English wool spinner, Titus
Sheard, who was given hot fight by
the young New Yorker before he won
the gavel. Sheard was glad enough
to accord handsome recognition to his
opponent, and the best in his gift was
at Roosevelt's command. The men,
Der from the Twenty-frst New York
went to his home city and investigat-
ed its government as then admins
tered by the Democrats who. were
largely under the thumb of the Tam
many boss, John Kelly. Roosevelt by
exposing the defects of the city ad-
ministration became a national figure
at once. He was fearless and per-
sistent. Young as he was, the Re-
publican organization of the state ac-
cepted him as delegate at large to
the national convention at Chicago,
He won the craftsmanship of the dele
cation and urged the nomination of
George F. Edmunds, of Vermont.
He let things slide politically for
nearly two years, then he came out
as the Republican nominee for mayor
of his native city. He was never in
the hunt, and the night of election he
felt that politics as a party nominee
was not his field. He changed his
mind IL years later when he won the
governorship and began to head for
the presidency in the early morning
after the election when the late re-
turns spelled victory for him.
His eldest son will very probably
sit in the assembly of 1920 as mem
Der from the county of Nassau. The
people of the Oyster Bay section have
practically drafted him to run. His
election is reasonably sure. If he
cuts the figure in the lower house at
Albany that the public has right to
expect, it is more than possible that
his party will be glad to nominate him
for governor in September of the
year coming. 1t will take such man
as Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt to
cut into the growing popularity of
Governor Alfred E. Smith. The pub
lie can well afford to keep it's eye on
the modest, clear-thinking, patriotic,
fighting, laurel-laden Theodore Roose-
welt.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16

40 of their value. The property be-
longing to these corporations in this
county is worth more than the entire
assessment in that county, combined
with the assessment against Scott,
Unicoi, Union and Rhea.
1t is worth more than the entire
assessment of Meigs, Johnson, James
and Hancock.
1t is worth more than the entire
assessment against Bledsoe, Carter,
Granger and Sequatchie.
1t is worth more than the entire
assessment against Trousdale, Jack
son and Lewis.
1t is worth more than the entire
assessment against Jackson, Cumber-
land and Clay.
1t is worth more than the combined
assessment against Decatur, Chester,
Carroll and Benton.
We are not making any demagOgic
attack on corporations and on the in
dustries of our State, and our work is
not calculated in any degree, and will
not have the effect of driving any
such industries out of the State, or of
retarding in the least degree, their
development of the resources of our
State. We are pursuing one un-
bending policy of making every tax
payer, whether individual or corpora
ton, whether the owner of large
wealth or of small property, toe the
same straight line. 1t, of course, will
be understood without my pointing it
out, that under the operation of the
Sliding Scale Law, every honest tax
payer of the State is benefited when
we dig up this untaxed and grossly
undertaxed wealth of the State, and
put it on the tax books. Our purpose
is to see that an assessment is estab-
lished in Tennessee that will result in
each taxpayer paying his own taxes,
instead of certain classes having not
only to pay their own taxes, but to
pay part of their neighbors taxes also.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Young Roosevelt's
First Move
HIS FIRST STEP IN POLITICS is
LIKE THAT OF HIS DISTING-
UISHED FATHER

Will the Roosevelt family follow in
the steps of the Adamses and Harri-
sons inquiries the Duluth News
tribune, and answers:
The first move has been made, al
though right at this minute Lieut..
Col. Theodore Roosevelt probably has
as much idea of going after the pres
idency as he has of an undersecre-
taryship in the league of nations or
ganization, if one is ever formed.
The Adams, father and son, reach
ed the presidency. 1t is not material
that John Quincy, the brilliant son Of
the somewhat narrow and testy sire,
had to get to the White House via the
House of Representatives vote. The
thing is, he was President! The Har-
risons, grandfather and grandson,
reached the presidency, but the ten
ure of that distinguished Virginia
Ohio Indiana family was not as long
with two Presidents as with one
Roosevelt in the most exalted position
in Christendom. The brilliant Indian
fighter and Wing campaigner, Will
liam Henry, died within month
after taking the oath. The grandson,
Benjamin, the somewhat cold politi-
clan but acute lawyer, had four years,
Theodore Roosevelt was President
seven and one-half years. The schol-
arly Massachusetts, family had the
office 8 years.
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's mi
tial step is exactly similar to that
taken by his distinguished father 38
years ago. The Theodore Roosevelt
Of that day was induced by the Re-
publican leaders of the then Twenty
first district Central Park to take
the assembly nomination. 1t was one
of the very few G. O.. P. districts in
New York City, which was then con-
fined to Manhattan Island and some
acreage across the Harlem river.
Roosevelt displayed his qualities of
leadership Immediately after taking
his seat at Albany.
His first and second terms were un-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Old Folks Saved
From Suffering

Mrs. Mary A. Dean, Taunton. Mass.
in her 87th year, says: Il thought !
was beyond the reach of medicine, but
Foley Kidney Pills have proven most
beneficial in my case"
Mr.. Sam A. Hoover, High Point,
NJ c., writes: my kidney trouble was
worse at night and / had to get up
from five to seven times. Now 1 do
not have to get up at night and con-
slider myself in a truly normal con-
dition, which I attribute to Foley Kid
s ney Pills. as I have taken nothing
Mrs. M. A. Bridges, Robinson, Mass,
says: II suffered from kidney ALL
ments for two years. commenced
taking Foley Kidney Pills ten months
ago, and though am 81 years of age.
] feel like 16-year-old girl"
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic,
strengthening and up-building, and
restore normal action to the Kidneys
and to a disordered and painful blad-
der. They act quickly and contain
no dangerous or harmful drugs.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Corporations Escape
Fair Assessment
Especial to The Times)

Nashville, Sept. 15.-If anyone has
believed the Misrepresentation, in
dustriously and assiduously circulated
to the effect that the assessment laws
passed by the last legislature were
directed alone at the farmer, the
work which we are doing and the re-
suits which we are accomplishing in
bringing to light the untaxed and the
undertaxed corporate wealth of Tenn
essee, is surely sufficient to show that
such reports are false and misleading
and that those who are circulating
them are insincere.
l have just received the completed
proof taken in an East Tennessee
County, and it shows the following
astounding situation:
The entire County was assessed in
1918 at $732,00O.00. The proof
which we have just completed, shows
the property of the County to be
worth $7,5S4,237OO. This is an in
crease in the entire County of
$6,852, 337.00 OF this increase,
$5,034, 149.00 represents the increase
on coal lands belonging to five cor
porations. We found in this County
68,525 acres of coal land belonging
to corporations assessed at $242,965.-
90. The value of this land, as shown
by competent expert testimony is
$5,277,114.00. This valuation was
established by taking the dispositions
of mining experts who testified from
engineering data based on their
knowledge of coal deposits on this
land. These coal properties were as
sessed in 1918 at about 49o of their
value, while the farm lands in this
same County, and the small homes,
were assessed at more than 400
which means that the farmer and the
small home owner in that county are
paying ten times as much tax on the
same amount of property as these
coal corporations are paying. This
is not only true of the farmers and
small home owners in that county, but
the average farmer and the average
home owner throughout Tennessee, is
paying six to eight times as much
taxes on the same amount of property
as these coal corporations are paying.
The property belonging to these cor
porations represents about two-thirds
of the wealth of the entire county,
with an assessment against them of
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16

ings, arena, grounds or track, and re-
serves the right to prescribe the
dimensions and regulate the position
of all signs, to control the distribu-
ton of advertising matter, and gener-
ally to direct the arrangement of arti-
cles on exhibition so far as same may
be necessary to secure harmony and
attractive appearance. All instruc-
tons shall come from him or through
authorized officials.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
East Tennessee
Division Fair

The East Tennessee Division Fair
will be held at Chilhowee Park, in the
city of Knoxville from October 6 to
II, inclusive. Chilhowee Park is one
of the best equipped and most at
tractive Fair Grounds in the entire
South. During the Fair every con-
venienee will be offered exhibitors
and the public in general.
Entries
l. All entries must be made in
writing on the regular entry forms
furnished by the Fair.
2. Entries for live stock will posi-
lively close Wednesday, September
oath. For closing of entries in other
departments, see special rules govern
ing the department.
3. In making entries in live stock
departments, fee for exhibitors ticket
(2.OO) must accompany application
and in no case will this fee for ticket
be returned.
Shipment of Exhibits
4. Exhibitors must prepay freight,
express and other carriage charges
and bill shipments to themselves care
of Fair Grounds, Knoxville, Tenn.
5. The Fair Grounds will be open
for the reception of exhibits begin
ming Wednesday, October list, and
where possible, exhibitors should
bring their exhibits direct to the
grounds. All exhibits must be locat-
ed in their respective departments
prior to 10 o'clock, a. M, Monday
October 9Th.
Care of Exhibits
6. Upon receipt of application for
entry of live stock, the Secretary will
issue cards specifying the department
class, lot and entry number, and re-
tain same until animal arrives on
grounds, at which time the attendant
must secure same with instructions
for future guidance.
Entry cards for articles in other
departments, except Poultry, will be
mailed to exhibitors on receipt of ap-
plication for entry and should be Sc
curely attached to the exhibit before
sending same to the Fair. We can
not accept exhibits unless entry cards
are attached.
7. The General Manager of the
Association shall have supervision and
control of all exhibits and exhibitions
during the Fair whether in the build
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
NOTICE TO ROYAL ..
ARCH MASONS

Maryville Chapter No. 1856 Roya!
Arch Masons is called to meet Sept.
22nd. 1919 at 1880 o'clock p. m. to
confer Mark and Past Master De-
grees; and September Goth, 1919 at
1880 o'clock p. m. to confer Most
Excellent Master and Royal Arch
Degrees.
J. l. Walker. H. P.
Homer A. Goddard,
ct Secretary.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16

Your dirty, greasy rugs, etc, can
be cleaned without injury to the
fabric and will look new by using
Earthquake. See Mrs. s. H. Gra-
ham, Church Street, Bell Phone 131.
Aug %, st.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Removal of Exhibits

s. Removal of exhibits will not be
permitted prior to midnight, October
18th, except in live stock and poultry
departments where animals and birds
will be released after o'clock p. m.
Saturday, October 18th.
8. Railroads will return exhibits
free of charge where exhibits have
not changed ownership.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Awards

10. All awards will be made by
competent judges. In lots where on
ly one exhibitor shows only one prem
ium will be paid.
IL. The Executive Committee re-
serves the right to withdraw by public
notice ten days prior to the Fair any
premium offered herein.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-16
Payment of Premiums

~. Prizes for live stock will be
paid in cash Saturday, October. 18th.
Prizes in other departments will be
paid by checks mailed Immediately
after the conclusion of the Fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Men Higher Up Charged With Responsibility For
 Torture in Army Prisons

Henry Flood of Virginia, was not pres ent
 "The men higher up.' who were di- rectly charged by witnesses with respon- sibility for the prison conditions, includ> ed Brig. Gen. w. W. Harts, former com mander of the American troops in the Paris district; Maj. Gen. Frederick Smith Strong of the Fortieth division; Col. Edgar Grinsted. commander of the 15Sth infantry, and Col J. S. Maui of the field artillery. A number of captains and lieutenants also were named as hav- ing taken an actual part in brutal treat mcut of the prisoners.
 At the close of the hearing Repre-. sentative Johnson, who is chairman of the subcommittee, announced that all cases in which charges were made would be placed before the inspector general of the American army and every effort made to bring the guilty men to punish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
SMITH ADMITS BRUTALITIEs

Lieut.. r. II. "Hardboiled' smith, whc was in direct command of farm No. 7 admitted on the stand that terrible bru- talities' were practiced in the French prison camps, but insisted that his camp was a pleasure resort" compared to the others. He said he had not long to live and wanted to tell the truth while he was alive.
 Smith was sentenced to three years Imprisonment on charges of beating prisoners and stealing their property His sentence was reduced to l s months and when Colonel Donaldson was on the stand he was asked to explain this reduction, but could give no req son for it.
 Smiths reference to his expected death was interpreted by the prison doctor as an indication of his belief that some of the other prisoners would attempt his life.
 Smith had asserted he had been told by Colonel .Grinsted that General Strong had ordered prisoners to be treated with the most ruthless sever ity." He said that is was his under standing that these men were to be treated in such way that they never would come back to Paris or pass though these farms again."
 The description by smith of Farm No. 2, as a pleasure resort" was flatly contradicted by Sergt. Clarence E. Ball, formerly leutenants subordi- nate at the prison and now serving six months on charges of brutality. Ser geant Ball swore that he and other sergeants had been forced to beat scores of prisoners on the direct orders of Smith and frequently in his presence.
 ORDERED TO BEAT MEN
 The sergeant was asked what in- structions were given by Smith when he was made prison sergeant.
 q was ordered to beat the men, to treat them rough"
 How many men did you beat up?''
 q could not say"
 You mean they were so many you could not count them?"
 Yes"
 Fifty or 1902"
 Ball asserted that some of these men beaten were just out of the hospital, that on ohe occasion he was ordered to beat a man in the presence of Smith and five other officers and that an of ficer was generally present when a man was thrashed. When men were beaten so badly that they were cov- cred with blood. he said. they were taken out into the yard and the hose played on them.
 Sergeant Ball claimed that he had no choice, because Smith threatened that if he did not obey orders, he himself would be turned over to the prisoners and that he knew they would kill him.
 Did the colonel know about these things? he was asked.
 The colonel was in 1t as much as anyone else" If he didn't see things, he must have had bad eyesight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
THREE POWERFUL
 FORCES IN ONE
PUT UP lA LIQUID FORM

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30

sentry goes to sleep on duty he is shot, but if an officer goes to sleep on duty and hundreds of boys are beaten up, hs is given an honorable discharge"
 Mir Bland then asked the witness 1T the fact that Colonel Grinsted came from Phoenix, Ariz., that Hard Boiled" smith came from the same town and that the two were intimate did not suggest that Smith had been willing to take the blame for things he might have passed up to his superior.
 Tt would look that way" replied Col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Terrible Treatment in France Told Investigators at Hearing Yesterday-"H -"Hardboiled" Smith Shirks Responsibility But Admits
 Truth of Charges
5y Associated Press

New York July 29Scores of instances of brutal treatment of American soldiers the of France described in amounting system of torture responsibility for which placed by the witnesses high army officers related today before the congressional subcommittee which Investigating the disciplinary systems of the American expeditionary forces.
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