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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08
VETS AHEAD
BY ONE VOTE
Secretary of States Figures on Ohio
Election Show Only One Bal
lot Difference Out of
Million

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. S.-Drys
today claimed the vets had only a
majority of one vote out Of nearly
/, 0O0,6 600 cast on Ohio's ratification OF
national prohibition amendment, with
practically complete though unofficial
returns for the entire state.
The figures, compiled in the office
of the secretary Of state follows:
For the measure 492,925. Against it
4S2 1926.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
For Permanet improvements Street
and Certificates and Unpaid ~ Wv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08

Wealth isn't everything and some
times it isn't much OF anything, but
even those who are bitterest against
1t often seem willing to strike and tie
up industry and starve babies ana
shed blood in order to get q little
more of 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08
TAX SALE

1919
will offer
subjoined list all Of
such County of Lee State of
state township village school district and all other purposes
County office House the City of
December 1919 day until all such
blocks offered for sale.
Z,
A.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08

Greece has required radio equip
ment on all passenger vessels OF 300
or more tons dead weight capacity
and on all cargo ships Of 1000 or
more tons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08

List of letters remaining in the
Keokuk postoffice, unca1led for, for
the week ending November s, 1919:
I
Ladies'.
Mrs. Sarah J. Collins.
Mrs. Mckay
Miss Mary Malone.
Miss Lena Pollen
Mary Swain.
Miss Nadine Walker.
Julian Milford.
Mrs. Jno. C. Wood
Gentlemen.
Mr.. r. M. Kyner.
Mr.. Elmer Leeper.
Mr. A v. Moody.
Mr. Bert Teale.
Mr.. D. Turney.
C. e. Van Deventer
Walker McBeth.
Mr.. H j. Wilson.
Persons calling for letters In above
list will please say that they are
advertised. -.
J. f. ELDER, Postmaster.
The Voice.
I can not recall your features,
Your words I scarcely caught;
But | shall always remember
The vision that they brought
Blue depths and a warm air ruffiing
The silver tops Of trees;
A thousand young stars dancing
Down dark, adventurous seas.
Voices OF children and heroes;
THE moon on the crest OF a wave
challenge of golden trumpets
Good Housekeeping.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08
Teachers Problems.

THE teachers in the past have
done their duty, and nave reduced
Iilliteracy in Iowa to 1 percent, the
lowest point known in the United
States But the teacher has many
handicaps IN the work which she
wishes to do. She attempts TO teach
| the dangers Of stimulants and mar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the
Keokuk postoffice, uncalled for, for
the week ending November s, 1919:
IL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-08

Franklin, J. F., Kilb. Add. r hf T.. -,
Clarity, Peter. / and 1 40 It 2........
sBower, S. G., 40 IT and W 10 1T 5.
sHarter, Edna NJ, Leightn, frt 80 #
Hawkes., E. E., NJ. U. Add, 8 and TO-.
Hawkins, Elmer, Kilb. Add, 1-3 T..
Hegeman, John j., M. L. Add, II and /:
Human. Ella. W S31a It z ........
The mirror., 1919-06-26

Cnsannope and end the eastern Roman empire
renamed Stambou has the of
Sutan who also bore the title Caph religious
of the Mussulman world.
Suleiman II subjugated the larger of Hungary
Europe shielded INVASION attempted
yearly Turkish only by the heroic put
Magyars, Austrians and Poles.
Asia the Turkish rule extended Asia Minor Syria Paes
Mesopoama of Palestine Africa included
Egypt with Tuna and Morocco acknowledging the
suzerany of the Sultan
1853, the Polish King. John Sobesk, drove
besiegng of Turkish
steadily decline Austria and later Russia gradually
The decay of the military
accelerated by domestic corruption and deadenc
10Th century Balkan nationality after the other
shaking Turkish yoke and regainng Independence Serbia
and Bulgaria emerged and 1877
Turkey saved from destruction and Constanuope from Rus
the of the Europe led by
England.
The of the Balkan States utterly defeated the Turkish
1918 and Turkey Europe reduced Thrac the
the Balkan peninsula including Constaninop The
Germany the last desperate stroke the military
Turks for the revival of Turkish The
partition Paris the of dnegration
which far back in the 18th century
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Turkish Empire Vanishes
Selected


Within few weeks when the conference finally decides
NATTER the oldest the world will
There will and flowers For the nation that passing
distinct political entity Turkey which has been disturb
ing Europe gained foohold there
Into how Turkey will be divided has been deter
mined 1t be agreed however that Meopotamia and Pae
England Syria France the Asia Minor
the United States the administration of Con-
Armenia will lhe Turkish empire will
been broken and it's Europe and civilization
avenged.
From their first Europe in the middle of the 18th
the Turks factor of foremost European
politics and their influence all times Theirs
history military and domination unbalanced by cont
button whatever European civilization
The Omanl emerged from obcurity in
the beginning the 18th when chns gained
foohod Asia Minor of the powerful Sultan of the Sell
jouk Turks related tribe When the Seouk empire crumbe
the able leader of the Ooman Ozman established himself
Bru Asia Minor the of his By
and diplomacy he rapidly his domains under his
first invasion of Europe made
In 1851 Adranop taken the Greeks and 1889 in the
battle Kossovo Serbia annd Bulgaria having been reduced
vasaage before In 1853 Mohammed H. the Turkish ruler
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Myself

have to live with myself and so,
want to be fit for myself to know.
/ want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye;
1 don't want to stand with the setting sun,
And hate myself for the things I've done.
l don't want to keep on closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself, as I come and go,
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man l really am;
I don't want to dress myself up in sham.
l want to 90 out with my head erect.
want to deserve all mems respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and pelt
want to be able to like myself.
don't want to look at myself and know,
That I'm buster and bluff and empty show.
l never can hide myself from me;
/ see what others may never see;
l know what others may never know;
l never can fool myself and so,
Whatever happens want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
E. A. Guest
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Relata Refero
Bits Of Interesting Reading and Information
Gathered From Many Sources
By Scissors.

A Candle, Candle to Light Me to Bed
A candle. candle
To light me to bed;
A pillow, pillow
To tuck up my head.
The moon is as sleepy as sleepy can be.
The stars are all pointing their fingers at me,
And Missus Hop Robin. way up in her nest
Is rocking her tired little babies to rest.
So give me blanket
To tuck up my toes,
And little soft pillow
To snuggle my nose.-Leroy F. Jackson.
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Water Power in Canada
Selected

feature Of the of Canada the for
with existing commercial centres Within
of practically important city from
those the central paes,
sites which will meet the probable de-
man for hydro power for generations
The mirror., 1919-06-26
The Milk Bottles Life Is but Seventeen Trips

The Milk Bottles Life Is but Seventeen Trips
The milk bottle makes only II trips before broken
who of milk delivered the
door each day the dealer in the has supply 20
the report by dairy the of
agriculture who have completed the staggering
waste mil mil annually.
The So cities. that the
dealer buys bottles month the dealers buy
than 10000 month"; which largely though entirely replacement
stock.
of the cities than 100000 milk
bottles collected annually from the city Dumps the pecais
In cities the business carried by junk dealers the
serious of milk bottle losses they Not only they sell the
bottles dealers in the city, but often ship them other Most
have laws restricting such traffic.
Only exchanges places
bottles the
vided he is member of the exchange.
Nineteen have regulations governing the of milk bot
ties the concludes and ~ cities the dealers
other dealers bottles.
This another proof of
and decen shops charge for the bottles and redeem
cent each.
Thirteen Number of Lucky Thirteenth"
regiment engineers Chicago welcomed
home the other calls itself the Lucky
that la lucky number Certainly the thrteen its history
many. They include
July 13, 1917-Named Thirteenth engineers"
Went in train of each.
Transported through England on railroad No. 13.
Every and locomotive numbered 13.
Arrived n France August 49,
Assigned headquarters Fleuy Ae-l3 letters the
Published in France, Windy City Echo-13 letters
First American locomotive assigned the regmen-No 3
First train into Sedan 1914 charge of Th
teenth engineers, arrived January 13, 1919.
Embarkaion order for heme-No. l3.
Graves in France-13.
The welcome of the Lucky Thirteenth a
of the Thirteenth
and France all
ambitions Of the Though the business
supply mechanical aid military
Thirteenth disclosed surprising dexleriy
only tools but rms.
The mirror., 1919-06-26
''Listen In" on the Radio, but Don't Touch Keys

'Listen In" the Radio but Don't Touch Keys
his again and has the
listen i'm long he and
But he place his finger the key OF the
slightest danger his sending out
with the of the radio
Uncle reserved for himself the exclusive right
allowing possibly few nieces-o join him in
picking up that through the ether.
a neutral and such took
wireless debared from
sending receiving but from possessing instrument
might possibly be picked When the
the against Germany the became cter for
with wireless outfit under suspicion of being
olcense radio inspectors
which the licensed
expected to undergo examinations
Uncle Sam will brook interference the of
who send who sending equipment
The existing law will he strictly enforced regarding interference
New England alone there $500 radio
who their favote pme of listening i'm
for the Codes well the decipherabe
these of the
the took of the by reporting
all of sensational spy plots mystic code and
mostly undecpherab that they believed from
Hun radio
The mirror., 1919-06-26
A Sponge Farm

There has established
of Florida what believed be the first sponge
estimated that than sponges being
cultivated.
The mirror., 1919-06-26

And little soft pillow
To mugge my nose.-Leroy F. Jackson
The unmportan fingers memory
illustrated by the total of who lately
tired from his Temple Ga
Charles Dickens. Back sad boy
for the author then editing All the Round All he remembers
that Dickens black big pearl
and waiscoat and shepherds plaid the biggest
check and big deersalke
and his hair all hanging down. wire Also that
somebody asked him. Is that Snowman? And he answered. That's
the Charles Dickens vivid picture this probably why
plaid ALL still boys memory
wishes he could the things
served in his remarkable chief.
The carnauba palm like the bamboo of Asa
varied Young with normally
made candles and gramaphone Older yield good
fiber which priced for and hammock They also form roofs
for cabins hu and the trunk supplies timber for the and
for cabinet The employed medicine The fruit
food for and farm stock another plant supplies kind of
the seeds only rich oil but coffee subi
and leaves like cabbage nutive portion of
the pih is fermented into pleasing drink
Prior 1895 the made in the development of the
mobile be summed follows In general the body
park ponrous complicated which would crush
the passed them The gasoline stored in
large tank front The and controlling placed be-
meath the bed the vehicle Excessive weight and complicated
chinery helped make failures One weak
spot another developed The axles heated then the
order The the of the gasoline
gestve of a railroad locomotive.
The seventh graders were studying Haynes THE
with that e So
she asked several questions them TO what life does the
correspond" this Henry The
full waterfalls
eighteen thirty, because then having
all along and getting married and having child
Despite conditions gold produced
the Koudyke Approximately worth Of
gold has secured Kondyke operations there
similar available
creeks that remain workable.
The Lincolnshire Architectural Archaeological Society
presented Museum charming little
Richard H. The brooch circular
about half aninch and originally embelhed
with emerad One of the emeds misng but with this xcep
specimen perfect inscription the back shows be
fourteenth century love token
Peru will wage war by treating PATIENTS protecting
bearing insects and drain
ing lowlands
Scrap leather shoes,
bumen and asphalt has been found make effective
roadmaking material.
new solating produced swedsn the
kind of freclay known found the
island of Mora.
AS means reflng depleated treasury
considering the establishment Vienna of casino Monte
Carlo ines
Stevedorng by native Galcns both and
women who considered the best stevedores.
India the first time Ito.
Prior to this for erasing
OF the fifteen comprising Chinese
railways only one built by the Chinese themselves
Although ridiculed a craze, scientific fact that milk
conduces to longevity
After two John Drew. British scientist,
that the making mother
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Odds And Ends
Miscellaneous Items Developed Into Human
Interest Tales by Ambitious Writers
Selected
Satisfaction

Satisfaction
Whatever you think, think with mind
Devoted to usefulness,
Then in all forms of life you will find
A source of real happiness.
Whenever you speak, speak to make free
The bondage of mortal man,
by teaching that joy and liberty
Are found when we follow Gods plan.
Whatever you do, do with heart
Full of contentment and zeal,
This is the way to master the part.
That seems 80 far from the real.
Alice Barton Fisher.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
NOT FOUNDER OF "OlO ELF
Elhu Yale Merely Helped Famous Col.
ieuc to Get Started on Its
Glorious Way.

Elihu Yale was not the founder Of
Yale college. in spite of the beliefs ~
many people. But he did make the
proposition of college possible
through a gift Of money and books
He was born in New England pos
sihlr in Boston and went 10 India
when h" was twenty-five, intent on
making II fortune. He succeeded. He
found employment with the great East
India company, came to be governor
Of the British settlement in India, mar
rtcd native woman of rank, and with
his fortune left for England when he
was fifty, to enjoy the rest Of his life
As he had no son to inherit his
wealth. and as he remained truly Amer
iCnp@in feeling, he sent to Connecticut
10 relative 10 come and live with him
as his princ,nal heir. drummer one Of
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
HOT AFTER PETTY GAMBLERS
New York American League Club
Making Usual Drive Against Bet
ting at Polo Grounds.

officials If the New York American
league club ara making their usual
drive against the petty gamblers who
iufost the main g.audSGand back of
third base and the list of gamblers who
find it impossible To get inro the Polo
grounds when the Yankees are playing
is growing rs a result, says Il New
York Evening sun critic Since the
activity against these bettors was
started by Yankee officials many gam
bI"rS have been led 10 the gate, given
q refund on their admission and told
to keep oul Some have attempted to
return. but find themselves barred and
must do their small fry wagering over
the ticker tape, if ut all, when the
Ganks are home.
Haseball'a hold on the American pub
lie is due in the most part to the in
tegrity of the players and the fact that
the finger Of suspicion canot be- point
ed N the result of the games. For
uf tlnS" identified with the sport TO
drive out the gambling element The
game is better off without persons VI
this iIk, ana the owners Of the Yankees
are to be commended ON their stand
+ These gamblers make themselves OBJ
uoNtoua and Objectionable not only to
the club management but TO the other
tHus who put home loyalty above II
patry dollar OF two.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
Local Notes.

John Armstrong, son of Mr. ana
Mrs. Edward Armstrong, returned yes
terday from few days visit with
friends in Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Mix, who reside
in the George Nelson residence on
Washington street, are PREPARING theia
hou eEold furniture for shipment TO
st. Joseph, Mich, where the former
has secured employment having re.
signed his position here at the Ma
tional Biscuit Company.
Miss Dorothy Jcftries of Dwight is
visiting here at the home OF Mrs.
Arthur Lettsome
Albert Raymond of Cedar Rapids
Iowa is visiting here at the home o5
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Partridge,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Engo and family
of Ottawa spent last evening here at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VI. Engel.
Mary Bradtield and Lois Kendall
spent today at Starved Rock
Mrs. Hazel Miller of Chicago is here
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. ;.
h. Ebersole.
Mrs. Truman BeckWith spent yCstcr
day afternoon in Ottawa.
Mrs ETildabrand of Chicago Is visit
ing here at the home OF her parents,
Mr. andw Mrs Winders.
Miss Walters of Streator is yiSitins
here at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Worrell.
Mrs. Kittie Lyle is spending the
week in Morris visiting her sister.
Mrs Widney
Mr.. and Mrs. S, w. Fisher of Boone, T
Iowa, arrived here last evening by
auto for a visit at the home of the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
He Was Almost Past Going.

i suffered with kidney trouble for
three years." writes u. Bell st. James
city Fla, and for the past six
months have been almost past going.
| couldn't stoop down and when
would lie down could hardly get
up, began taking Foley Kidney
rms, ana before | used two bottles
my pains were all gone" They are
prompt IN action and quick to relieve
pa'hache' rheumatic pans, stiff, swol-
Zen JOINTS and sore muscles. For
sale by w d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
p. ~ 49,. 49, - -"'-- ~,sfNry
CHARGE THAT WON FL0TILLk
Remarkable Exploit of South American
Lianeros When Operating With
General Simon Bolivar.

The Llanero of South America lives
on horseback. He trades, buys ana
sells on horseback and during the war
with Spain the Llaneros contributed
much toward achieving the independ-
eDce of Venezuela and New Granada.
There il related story Of an oc-
casion when Ii was necessary for
Boivar's army to cross the Apure 10
engage Moriilo, But Bolivar had no
boats and the Apure ut this point was
wide and deep.
The Spanish hotilla was guarding
the river opposite to the patriot forces.
Bolivar was in despair. Turning to
Paez he said, II would give the world
TO have the Spanish hotilla; without 1t
] can never cross the river"
al shall be yours in an hour" re-
piled Paez.
Selecting 200 of his Llanero Ian
ccrS, all distinguished for strength
and bravery, he said, pointing Ia the
gunhoats. 1--WE must have these
fl"cheras or die. Let those follow who
please"
Squirting his horse he dashed into
the river and swan toward the tlo-
tllln The Ilancros followed with their
lances in their hands, now encouraging
their horses by swimming beside them
and batting their nccllS now shouting
Ia scare away the crocOdilcS, of which
there were hundreds At last they
reached the other side and sprAng from
their horses backs on board the hoHts
headed by their lyador To the aston
ishment Of every on" they actually
captured the entire tlotilln.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
SPORTS
FAMOUS NAMES
BY "Joss"

There are quite Il few famous
names in the National league
pitching ranks this year. Grover
Cleveland Alexander and John
Calhoun Benton have been ia
nous around the League for
some time. But now the Cubs
have a splendid running mate to
Alexander in Abraham Lincoln
Bailey, Fred Mitchell the cub
manager, started 10 call Bailey
Abe on the training trip, when
the rookie interrupted Inn aud
said; The folks back home all
call me Line for short And
Mitchell wouldn't quarrel about
a little thing like names.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
Her Last Social Function.

My small son on coming home from
school one noon said TO me: "Mothcr
I'm going over to Bundy'S home this
afternoon ON my asking what he
was going for he replied: "Why. don't
You know his grandma Is having her
funeral this aftcrnoon?'-Chicago Tri-
hunc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31

at a conference with county prose
cutting attorneys here today. Such u
nation wide probe will be urged ny
Mr. Price at the conference of state
attorneys general II Boston Septem-
her >. Data collected in Ohio will
be presented to the national conycn-
ton
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-29
TO ARGUE SIX CASES
 IN SUPREME COURT

Ten cases are ,on' the docket for the supreme court for the Second judicial district, which comes in here this (Tuesday) morning, but only six of
 them will have to be argued. Judge George E. Parsons, clerk of the court,
 received notice Monday from the at
 torneys that the first case on the dock
 ct, which is defendants appeal in Jen-
 nie Ostman and others vs. Fred Ost-
 man, had been: settled
 In three other cases on the docket the appeals were taken too late for the cases to be printed, so that these also will not be argued. They are the fol- lowing:
 Mary Cable vs. James McGugan ct af.s appealed by defendants; Edwin L.
 Burnap, appeal from board of water commissioners of the city of Norwich appealed by appellee; Peter F. Huber ! ct al. vs. H. R. Douglas. Inc. ct al appealed by defendant, H. R. Douglas X Inc. @t
 I Cases for argument appear on the I docket in the following order: I Annie L. Richard ct al. vs. Michae' ' P. Shea, appealed by defendant; Charles A. Gager ct al. vs. Earl Math- ewson, exr., appeal from probate, ap-
 pealed by appellant; Mary Lucy vs city of Norwich. appealed by defend
 ant; Olivia Case vs. Austin I. Bush
 appealed by plaintiff: Nelson Howard admr., vs. William NJ. Redden ana George Gilbey. appealed by plaintiff Irene E. Bemis vs Morton F. Plant e al, appealed by defenoants.