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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

The school census, Just completed
by Leo L. Helfrich, secretary Of the
Carthage school board, shows:
346 boys under 81 years Of age; 332
girls under 81 years Of age; making a
total of 67S.
269 boys between the ages Of 6 and
81; 274 girls between the ages Of 6
and 21 making total Of 543.
The Hancock county board Of review
now in session has compiled the fol
lowing data for the year 1919:
No. Of acres Of land in Hancock
county, 4S6,2S6.
Value of lands, without improve
ments, $28,s42,753.
Value of improvements, $3,784, 800.
| Total value of improved lands and
improvements, $32,627,113.
| Average value per acre s65.2O.
No. Of town lots improved, 10083.
Total assessed value, $5,2S5,415.
! Average assessed value $524.19 per
lot.
Unimproved lots in county 21,74s.
Total value Of same $113,373.
Average value s52.17.
| Total assessed value Of personal
property $4,233,7S4.
! The following shows the total num-
Der of livestock ETC., in county:
Horses, 1857, average value SS3.25,
Nauvoo having 116, Chill 1912.
Cattle, 1929, average value $50.63
Nauvoo having al, Bear Creek 2,502
Mules, 1,169. average value $3.50,
Nauvoo having 3, Rock Run lab.
Sheep, 1913, average value 5000,
Dallas City 20. Appanoose 1,464.
Hogs, 1882. average value $13.9S,
Nauvoo 11S, Chill 1859.
Steam engines 255, average value
$15S.25.
Fire and burglar proof safes, SO,
average value S33.32
Billiard and other tables, 81, aver
age value S45.S0.
Carriages and wagons 5, 463. average
value 1929; Wilcox GO, Chill 1853.
Autos and trucks, 1922, average
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17
KENYON DEFIES
OLD GUARD
Iowa Senator Says II Republicans
Lose 1920 Election, They Can
Blame Standpat
Leaders.

! by l.. G. Martin, United Press Staff
/ Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE OLD
guards power is broken"
This declaration was made today by
progressive republican senators, who
were twitted by standpatters. after
the progressives had voted for Pen.
rose and Warren, old guard standbys,
for chairmanships of important senate
committees Standpatters construed
that vote as an old guard victory.
but
"Progressives have not and will not
accept the old guards leadership on
matters of national policy where the
welfare of the great mass Of the peo-
pie is concerned" said Senator Ken
yon, Iowa, today. 1t was Kenyon who.
in recent senate speech, declared
that If republicans lose IN 1920 cleo
tons, they can blame "standpat repuD-
lican leadership in congress-"
Progressives beat Warren IN their
first setto, over the appropriation for
the federal employment service. With
the help of democrats, progressives
forced Warren to put back a 100000
appropriation which he had cut to
5000, 900 in deal" with house mem
bers. They also won their fight to
save the tariff commission from being
destroyed by Warren's appropriations
committee, and prevented the Grip
ping Of the federal trade commission
by reduction Of It's appropriation
The republican progressives now
have perfected working arrangement
whereby they will get democratic
support in their war on the Smoot-
Penrose-W arren-Lodge old guard, on
progressive measures. They also in
tend to see that no tariff or tax legis-
lation prepared by the standpat
leaders Is passed, they declared, until
it has been made to conform to prog
ressive ideas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

been to them and they told him that
rails were so high now as to be pro-
hibitive and they preferred to wait
until rails became cheaper, but the
trouble is by that time the roads
may be restored to the corporations
and the same successful competitor
will still have the power to keep
these people out Of business.
I will appreciate any attention
that you will be kind enough to show
to Mr.. Gilman.
Your friend,
(Signed) w. C. ADAMSON.
A similar letter to Senator Ellis on
d. Smith, chairman senate coma ittee
on commerce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17
FORT MADISON
BATHING BEACH
| That City Moves Toward Municipal
Beach with Dressing Rooms
and All Facilities for the
People,

Fort Madison Is moving toward the
construction Of municipal bathing
beach on the shore Of Lake Keokuk.
The city council has instructed tho
cemetery, park and wharf committee
to ascertain the cost of building Dress
ing rooms and report tomorrow even
ing.
There are to be two houses erected,
by the plan proposed, one east Of the
steamboat landing and one near the
Atlee mill. They are to be built cheap
ly of rough lumber and at each place
are to be separate quarters for mon
and for women.
This action is In response to pres
sure on the council by the people who
have been more and more insistent
for It this summer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17
,ace Felix T. Hughes Returns
' rom washington Where He
:, Had Hearing Before Rail
road Administration.
|HE MADE A STRONG CASE
elbows Advantages of Having a
:, Trunk Line Hundreds Of
Miles Shorter Than the
Present Roads.

,.,ace Felix 7. Hughes, the ratner
'a ahe Midway route for transconti'
Natal railroad traffic, has Just re-
l en." from Washington where he
me- a strong presentation OF the
p ,na,tooes of that route to the coun-
- Of The railroad administration,
" asad nv George Chambers, direc-
l u Of the division of traffic.
The matter was heard by appoint
won't and the administration OF rail-
.nods set the day for the hearing.
,fter Judge Hughes had filed his
,,of and argument, he made an
val presentation of the case. Then
tho council, which showed much In
,arast asked a number of questions
md an hour or two was spent on a
-n,loouial going over Of the ground.
The proposed Midway route runs
from Logansport, Indiana, via Peoria,
tbe T. P. and w. road, Keokuk, the
Keokuk and Western, Centerville,
shenandoah to Omaha and Lincoln.
It is shorter than any freight or
passenger route now used and also
avoids the delays of getting through
The congested Chicago yards.
A Thorough Consideration.
What is the practical way in which
we can help you put this project
through? That was the attitude of
the council, Judge Hughes says, and
ne answered them at length and
thoroughly.
Afterward, he filed a communica-
ton setting forth the things about
which the council seemed to desire
additional information, as follows:
We may have failed to impress
upon your honors our present ideas
as to what action, if any, should be
!aken at this time in what we choose
to call the midway route" matter.
1t may be this administration would
not feel warranted in making a
double track road from Omaha to
Logansport or very material addi-
tons to the present single track, but
we do say at least for southern
Iowa, the line traversed by the p.o-
posed route to Keokuk should be so
as to permit of at least
the through business, freight and
passenger, 10 go straight tnOuSH LHe
city over the splendid new bridge to
Peoria, Logansport and the east.
People when they start for a journey
do not want to go through great
cities or centers, but to the en1 of
heir journey, and that as quickly es
possible.
The Importance of keokuk.
Keokuk is one of the oldest cities
n Iowa, at time the really upper
End of the Mississippi navigation, the
DOT Of the Des Moines rapids, and
low the city Of the greatest power
lam in the world, furnishing electri-
al power for all ST Louis and the
'one around. A city famous for
many great men of the nation, among
which the late Samuel F. Miller, the
'reat jurist of the federal supreme
curt George M. McCreary, one time
ecretary Of war. And this city was
mong the first to bring, railroads
rom the east and to bridge the
iyer and then onward up the Des
loines river to Des Moines, our
tate capital, and then this line to
enteryille, Clarinda, Shenandoah
nd Omaha, completing the line of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

For fifty years the famous diamond
mines at Kimberly have yielded an
average return worth more than $780,
100000 a year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

James Wilson had arrived in the u. S.
The last heard from him he was still
across the pond.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

Misses Elda Dahms, Verna Hotop,
Ella Bentzinger and Mr.. Casper Felt
autoed to Burlington last Wednesday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

done without calling on the govern
ment for capital requirement.
That he should adopt a regular
schedule for the laying OF heavier
rails where required, the expendi-
ture to be within the revenue OF the
line.
These changes will put the prop
erty into better condition when
handed back to owners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

value $22s.64: Pontoosuo 81. Chm
35S.
Watches and clocks 1889. average
value $4.66.
Pianos. 2,oS6, average value sss .1s:
Wilcox 8, Monticello 1872.
Goods and merchandise total ssnl :.
1916. ~ WV
Diamonds and jewefry, $6,47e.
Moneys other than banks, So. 039 $50
Moneys in banks. 81 ,204,4
Total number Of dogs, 2,7Os: Nauyoo
having 43, with LaHarpe 176.
The report shows an increase from
1913 OF sheep 1879; increase of hoss
e.0O5; increase of autos, 3O2: decrease
OF horses 643; decrease Of cattle 593:
decrease Of mules 4S; decrease of car
riages and wagons 40.
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. DoNNELLsoN, 8
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Miss Mildred Goebei, of Marshall
town, Is spending two weeks vaca-
ton with home folks.
Ben Schlicher has received his hon
orable discharge and came home Tues.
day, also Ralph Bergthold. These
boys have both been overseas and are
glad to be hack home
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Fickert and
children of near Stronghurt, ILL.,, spent
Sunday with his mother here.
Henry Hoyer who has seen overseas
service came home Monday morning.
Mrs. G. w. Mattern who Is at Mercy
hospital in Burlington, recently under
went an operation on her eyes. Her
many friends hope for permanent re-
suits.
l.. q. Barnes was a Burlington yisf-
tor several days this week.
Word has been received that P. A.
W1egner has reached his home at
Brookfield, Mo.
We were misinformed last week
when we said in our one item that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17

to attend the joint session of the
Evangelical league and S. S. conven-
tional at ST. Luke's church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Fraud Is Charoed

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-Summons
and complaint in a suit OF Mrs. Helen
Stokes against her husband, w. E. D.
Stokes; her step-son, W. E. D. Stokes,
5r., Thomas Stokes, a brother OF her
husband; Albert H. Gleason, Stokes
lawyer and the Mervyn Realty com
pauy, charging conspiracy. were on file
here today.
Mrs Stokes alleges the defendants
conspiTed to defraud her OF her dover
interests in property of her aged hus-
band, estimated at 100000.
Stokes has submitted to Supreme
Court Justice Gayegan an affidavit
denying charges made by Mrs. Stokes
II 2 motion for separation with ali
nony and counsel fees. She charged
,i-n nth cruelty and i7;fiGcl:ty.
With Stokes affidavit vas letter
which he said Tas written by his sJa
1t his request 1t reads:
My Darling Pop: I an sorry to
icy I was intimate with Helen at Mar
a8ansett pier this fall.
wv. j.. D. Stokes, IT., Jany. II, 1919"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Final in Series Of Three Contests VIII
be Held Tomorrow Afternoon
at Three
O'clock.
BOTH TEAMS CONFIDENT
schard VIII Oppose crimmins in Box
and Spectators are Promised
Plenty Of
Thrills.

The game which will decide the city
championship in baseball will beplay.
ed tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock
at the Standard Four diamond. with
the Standard Four and the Knights OF
Columbus teams out for the bacon
Both teams have won one game each.
and tomorrow's contest will be the de-
Gliding one of the three game series.
The first game went to the knights
of Columbus by the score of seven to
two. Last Sunday the Tire makers
came back and eyened the series with
the score OF 6 to 2. The game tonor-
row will tell the story, and the win.
ner will be given the title Of cham
pion Of Keokuk.
That both teams are confident OF
winning is evidenced by the attitude
OF the players and managers of both
teams. The Tire Makers will pitch
Schard and Crimmins will be on the
mound for the Knights. Williams will
do the other end of the battery job
for Schard Schard won his game last
Sunday, and is confident that he can
pull the iron man stuff and win two
in succession.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
- NZI0G1HRXVZ%a
II1,sls1agA " TIEGvHsa4D q
SOUTHWESTERN
CHAMPIONSHIP
Texss-Oklahoma Annual Gridiron Bat
tie Usually Settles Conference
Title Row Down
There

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service-J
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. Is
The football championship of the
southwestern conference was expected
to be decided today between two beat.
en- teams.
Gameness in the face Of last Satur
days decisive beating was expected
in today's winner of the Texas-Dkla-
homa annual gridiron battle that u.s.
ualIy settles the conference title row.
Oklahoma took to Dallas today mem
DRY of it's 81 to 0 defeat Saturday by
Henry Kendall college. The longhorns
smarted under the hurt Of their 10 to
0 failure against Phillips. The third
big conference team to lose last week,
Oklahoma A and Y which lost to the
Haskell Indians, came back with a
punch yesterday when it defeated
Texas Christian university, ID to Z.
The Texas-Oklahoma game is the
only southwestern game today. Other
teams are playing outside schools.
Other important games in the south
west are: Arkansas university VS..
Rolla School of Mines at Fayetteville.
Ark; Baylor university VS.. Austin
college at Waco; Texas A. and NJ. VS..
Payne at College Station,
Texas; Rice institute VS.. Southwest
ern at Huston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
BIG FOOTBALL
GAMES TODAY
Northwestern Plays Wisconsin ant
Chicago and Purdue Meet
on Gridlron This
Afternoon.
by L. r. Blanchard, United Press
Staff Correspondentl


CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-General Mars
stepson-college football-begins to
WELD a wicked battleax throughout
the west today.
With the alleged practice games
generally tucked away in history, the
various conferences stepped into the
graduates escutcheon.
Two Big Ten conference games
played magnet for Chicago rooters to-
day. Northwestern and Wisconsin
were to meet at Evanston; Chicago
and Purdue on the Maroon gridiron.
Both Northwestern and Wisconsin
disappointed their friends last Satur-
day, but Northwestern was confident
Of getting by with her excellent back
field. of which Bob Koehler. is the
keystone.
Chicago is expected to drub Pur-
due. The boilermakers stood up
right manfully against Illinois last
week, but the Illini were crippled
somewhat. Chicago has a lineup
something like the Maroons Of old.
Higgins, Graham, Elton and host
of subs have made Stages worry one
OF selection rather than the polishin 6
of nondescripts. The Maroons' big
score against Great Lakes last Satur-
day is not to be taken seriously as
showing great strength, but Chicago
is good.
Iowa has hopes against the Illini
today, doping" strength to herself
on the fact that she beat Nebraska
badly, while Nebraska later tied Min
nesota, usually a conference leader.
The Notre Dame-Nebraska conflict
at Lincoln will attract much atten.
ton. From a distance the Cornhusk
ers appear to have been slow in start
ing Notre Dame has been under
blankets heretofore. The Catholic
institution regards Nebraska as the
pet antagonist and can be depended
upon to deliver the best It has.
Minnesota looks the stronger on
paper for the game with Indiana to-
day, but the Hoosiers and their coach
fight better when something is at
stake. Indiana has her hopes.
Missouri and Ames are scheduled
for the most important Missouri val
ley conference game.
Important games in the west today
included:
At Chicago-Chicago VS.. Purdue.
At Evanston-Northwes ys.
Wisconsin.
At Urbana-Illnois VS.. Iowa.
At anapolis-Indiana VS.. Min
nesota.
At Lincoln-Nebraska VS.. Notre
Dame.
At Ann Arbor-Michigan vs.. Michi-
gan Aggies.
At Columbia-Missou vs.. Ames.
At St Louis-Washingt vs.. Kan
sas Aggies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
KING VISITS
GRAND CANYON
Seven Mile Jaunt on Burro to Bottom
of ChasHi Where Lunch 10
Eaten in Hot SUM-
shine.
by Don Chamberlain. United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

by Don Chamberlain. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH KING ALBERT OF ELL
GUM, IN GRAND CANYON, Ariz.,
Oct 1S.--Accompanied by Prince
Leopold. Count Doullremont and J. M.
Wright, King Albert today went down
the Grand Canyon via the Bright
Angel corkscrew trail They travelled
seven miles on burros, descending
several thousand feet. A pack lunch
was served under the scorching sun.
The view here was in extreme con
trast with that seen in the fertile
Yosemite valley. Here nothing but
gorgeouslyS colored rocks in the sides
of the canyons and the sparce rim of
trees on top of the granite walls could
be seen by the royal party.
The queen, beginning to show signs
of fatigue on the vigorous trip across
the United States planned to remain
at the top OF the canyon, riding in a
buggy and motoring.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
EASTERN TEAMS
HAVE FUNERALS
Two Of Them Will Walk Mournfully
to Tune of Dirges Tonight
at Burial of 1919
Hopes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-two more
big eastern schools will walk mourn
fully to the tune OF dirges tonight
and attend the burial OF their 1919
hopes.
There win be many funerals after
the third big Saturday of the grid
iron year. but the deepest gloom will
fall around Itahaca and Syracuse,
where the two biggest games Of the
east are to be played between Cor
nell and Colgate and between Pitts
burgh and Syracuse.
Syracuse faces it's toughest job of
the season against Glenn Warmers
Pittsburgh Panthers. The New York.
ers doomed up as a powerful eleven
last week by trouncing the Army. On
the surface the elevens look to be
evenly balanced.
In Hastings, DeHart, Morrow and
Davies, Warner has fleet, capable
backfeld that will outweigh SYRIA
cuse. On dry field, which was pre-
dicted, the indications favor Pitts
burgh.
Harvard win send a slightly
crippled team against Brown, but
Cambridge hopes do not seem to be
in the balance.
Vanderbilt and Georgia Techs
battle will hold the center Of the
stage in the south.
Princeton takes on Rochester as
fill in for the cancelled game with
Fordham.
West Point meets Maine on the
plains, and the Navy enjoys a holt
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Duncan-Schell Furniture Co.
Late Market Quotations

Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, 16a G17
Tallow-Strong. City. 164cS 81
cial, 17hc.
Hay-Quiet. No. /. s1.75; No.
s1.4091.50; clover. s1.30G1.65.
Dressed poultry-Firm Turked
$50 45c; chickens, 25Q4Sc; fowls,
@3S12c; ducks, 3Sc.
Live poultry-Dull. Geese, 22G2l
ducks, 30@35c; fowls. ESQ soc; q
keys. 25@30c: roosters, 19c; child
ems, Csc.
Cheese-Firm- State milk comrd
to special, 230311ac; skins comni
to specials, 7@22Ac.
Butter-Stronger. Receipts, 9,l1
Creamery extras, CSC; dairy tubs
@68c.
Eggs Quiet, steady. Receipl
$500. Nearby white fancy, SSqsV1
nearby mixed fancy, 60@6sc; fres1
60@6Sc.
st. Louis Hay Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 17.-Hay-1
cars inspected, of which 80 were t1
othy, Is cars clover mixed, 3 "a
clover and no alfalfa or prar9
Steadier tone to the market, with y
ceipts cleaning up and little standl]
on tracks. No material change nol1
in prices. Sales: Glover mixed-o1
car No. q at s25, 2 cars do hes1
mixed at s26, cars No. l light ma1I
at SGT, A cars do heavy mixed at u
1 car at $50. Timothy car
threshed at SIS, part car sample
grade at SIC, car part threshed u1
othy at SIS and part clover at W.
car No. 3 at 500, / car do at SzVoV,
car no grade at S22, 8 cars NO. \
$3.50, 5 cars No. at s25, cars u
2 at SGT, / car No. at SIS,
standard at $29, cars No. / at gov
car do heavy mixed at SS1: l 40
S32. Clover-Part car at $40, :"
part no grade at S22 and part NO
at 500. Prairie-One car standard
s22 Alfalfa car No. 2 at go
kick
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Canadian Wheat Weld

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
OTTAWA. Ont, Oct. 18.-The do
minion bureau Of statistics has is.
sued a bulletin on the yield and con-
dition Of field crops. Subject to re-
vision later, the total yield of wheat
in Canada Is now placed at 1873, $685.
900 bushels. In 1913 it was 1905
$50 busheles,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Yankee Lawyers For Hun.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
FREDERICTON, N. B., Oct. 49,
Werner Horn, the German army Off
Ger held here for the blowing up of
q railway bridge in 1915, may be de-
Tended by the American lawyers who
took his case when he was before the
United States court on the same
charge. DR.. Fl. Carlton Allen, deputy
attorney general of New Brunswick,
states that these lawyers, though
!i2ving no status in the Canadian
courts, would probably be allowed to
defend him, as the courtesy OF allow
ing United States lawyers to attend
Canadian, courts had always been ex-
tended.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Sawdust on Gridiron-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct 18.-Notre
Dame and University of Nebraska war
riors are ready to square off this after
noon in Nebraska's first home battle
of the football season
The speedy Hoosier back field will
be favored with fast field, the grid
iron being covered with sawdust DUR
Ing the rainy period early this week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Control Of nni,In

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 1S.-Owing to
the large importations into Canada of
cocaine, opium and their preparations
in the past few years, a bill has
been introduced in the house of com
mons giving the government control
over. their export and import.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
Weather Forecast.

10. s. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau1
For Keokuk and Vicinity: Fair and
warmer tonight; Sunday increasing
cloudiness probably showers.
For Iowa: Increasing cloudiness
probably followed by showers late
tonight or Sunday west and north por-
ton, warmer south and extreme east
portion tonight, cooler Sunday after.
noon west and north portion.
For Missouri: Fair and warmer to-
night, Sunday increasing cloudiness
with warmer east and south portions,
probably showers Sunday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18

New York World: Married people
paid most of last years income tax.
But what possible item of national
or domestic fiance is there Of which
they do not pay the most part?