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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-06-27

DR. Waldo ID. Merrimnn, well.known
Centerburg physician, convicted in
the Knox county court of common
pleas on II charge of performing an
operation to produce an abortion, was
granted IA new trial by Judge Park
ID. Blair late Tuesday afternoon.
Arguments in the motion for new
trial were presented to the court
Monday and Judge Blair took the
matter under advisement.
In granting the new trial, Judge
Blair gave quite lengthy opinion.
The verdict was set aside and II new
trial granted chiefly ON the grounds
OF conflicting testimony offered by
the state in the trial, Tho court
stated that an alibi was offered at
the trial which would make 1t impos.
sible for the defendant to have com.
mitted the alleged crime ON Oct, A,
1918. as he was charged In the in
dictm, 1t.
Since the trial number of aili-
davits were presented by the attor-
ney for the defendant to show that
the prosecuting witness was not in
Centerburs Oh lhe date the crime is
alleged to have occurred. At the trial
ono witness tontihed that she was ro.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
BAND CONCERT
SUNDAY At PARK
Program VIII be Played by keokuk
Concert Organization at Big
Amusement Center at 8
O'clock.
TOURISTS TO BENEFIT
Out Of Town Visitors to keokuk Spe.
eiaIIy are Invited to At
tend This
Event.
TOURISTS TO BENEFIT

The band concert which will be
given in Rand park Sunday after
noon was arranged by Director Bow
er at the request of many people that
some opportunity be afforded the
many tourists and Sunday visitors to
Keokuk to hear the Keokuk Concert
band, which is making such name
for itself, not only in Keokuk, but
throughout this entire section.
The program will commence at
o'clock, and, besides the local peo-
pie, tourists and visitors from out of
the city, and Keokuk's neighbors
throughout the country around here,
are all invited to hear the concert.
The concert Sunday viii take the
place of the usual program on Main
street this week These programs
have been well attended and local
people are becoming quite familiar
with good music through the pro-
grams which Director Bower and his
musicians are giving.
Sunday Is always big day for
visitors In Keokuk. Many tourists
come through here that day, and
hundreds of people drive here to see
the power plant and dam. Some one
suggested that band concert would
be a splendid form of entertainment
for the big crowd of Sunday guests,
and the band management is going
to give the people a chance to hear
the musicians this coming Sunday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
CITY NEWS.

We appreciate your trade. Miss
Kings, 322 Main street
Rev. G. o. Fireman or Burling-
ton, will preach at the Melrose M.
E. church next Sunday morning.
k & L. of S. dance Woodman
hall Mon, Sept. Is. Agnes orchestra
Right of admission strictly reserved
Classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or.
ders are accepted at the risk of the
patron.
The large asters will soon be
gone. Get them while they last at
45c doz. Medium size Csc for a nice
bouquet. 1872 Morgan.
Gospel meetings are he'll every
evening at 824 Main street Sunday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

afternoon there will be services at
2 o'clock and at o'clock Rev. vii
kinson of Montrose, will speak.
Style, variety, quality at Miss
Kings, 322 Main street.
The Thursday issue OF the OF.
tumwa Courier contained twenty
pages. The merchants USED one nun
dred columns of advertising space
That is the answer to why Ottumwa
is a live trading point
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
VIII Ask President.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 1.-THE
Portland Central Labor council has
elected committee of five to call on
President Wilson in portland Mon
day to learn the reason for ''our ap-
parently unwarranted interference in
the internal affairs of Russia"
Delegates to the council voted to
call for a referendum vote on a gen
eral strike of labor If the city com
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
QIe,s Objective

When Mayor Ole Hanson, of Seattle,
resigned ito go fishing" there was
natural interest in what he was to
fish for, and Washington CORE
spondent hears that it is the presi-
dency of the United States. That
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

phone must arrange to send payment
for same on day the notice is to APP
pear, as all classified advertising is
on a strictly cash basis.
Smart new styles in rams at Miss
Kings, 322 Main streer.
"A transfer of real estate has
been made by which Samuel w.
Cochran and wife have sold to Roy
Sherwood and wife property between
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
CITY NEWS.

Clever hats made OF good quality
at Miss Kings, 1922 Main street.
Mrs. Warren Holiday who has
been seriously Ill for several days
this week, is better today. Mrs.
Holiday was threatened with an
attack of appendicitis.
Patrons of the classified columns
sending advertisements in over the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

CLOSING DANCE AT BLUFF PARK
The last dance of the season at
Bluff Park Friday evening, Sept. IL.
Music, Agnes orchestra. Time to IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

Eleventh and Twelfth streets on
Timea street for the sum of $2,088.Sl.
Subscribers 10 The Gate City
should notify the business office IL
their paper is not delivered prompt
ly. All complaints should reach this
office before 6 O'Clock, as the busi'
ness office closes at that hour.
Quantity enables us to give you
very low prices in all styles Of has
and tams. Miss Kings, 322 Main St.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Second half OF taxes must be paid
by Sept Both, to avoid penalty.
WIN. REIMBOLD,
Deputy County Treas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12

mission refuses to grant the use Of
the public auditorium for a general
amnesty meeting of labor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
GEORGIA MAN
HAD QUITE A SIEGE
In Hospital, But Improved Greatly After
Taking ZirOn Iron Tonic.

In recent statement, J. H. Martin
Of Mount Vernon, Ca, says:
Il was in the hospital with stomach
trouble and had quite a siege. 1t
seemed | would never get my strength
back after I cane out, had been SO
Ill. | ached ali over. / was nervous,
restless and yet did not feel like get
ting around. My skin was yellow. My
appetite poor. l was in pretty bad
shape and began to look around for a
tonic. | felt like part of the trouble
was lack of iron in my blood. l was
so easily worried, so easily upset. l
heard Of ziron and knew it would help
me. | began to take it and the i'm
provement was great. 1t strength
ened me, renewed my nerves and
toned up my system"
When you feel that you need
strength, remember that Ziron is a
perfected preparation of iron salts,
combined with other Strengthening
ingredients. Try ziron.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
Application For Leave to Sell.

To Whom 1t May Concern: By vir-
ue of an order of the Court of Ordin-
airy Of Sumter County. W. P. Persons,
as administrator of the estate of Ma
ron Sims, has made application to
estate of Marion Sims, deceased and
specifically the following real estate
o-wit:
One-story house, No 205; one two
story house, No 203, on south side of
jhurch street, Americas. Ga, and one
tory house on the west side of Elm
avenue, City of Americas, bound north
by property of A. Rylander; east by
Elm avenue; south by Fort and west
by r. e. Allison.
81 parties objecting thereto will
show cause before me on the first
Monday in February, 1919, if any they
can, why said property should not be
sold for the purpose of paying debts
and distribution.
Given under my hand and seal this
9Th day of January 1919.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05

the service was prominent American
actor, has been appointed general en-
tertainment officer by General Bull
lard. In four days he had taken over
an immense garage and was arranging
an auditorium that would seat $500
men, equipped with stage, lighting
and heating apparatus and necessary
theatrical supplies. The Y. M. c. A.
sent an entertainment organizer and
Major Barlow assembled eighty-one
men who had theatrical experience
before joining the army. RehearsaIs
were begun at once for the opening
performance and the new playhouse
is now doing a rushing business.
General Pershing's attitude is to do
everything in his power to help the
Y. M. C. A. carry out its plan of fur
nishing wholesome entertainment to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Americas. Ca, Feb. 3, 1915

Americas. Ga, Feb. 3, 1913.
The Board of Commissioners OF
Roads and Revenues met in regular
session. Present. N. A. Ray, Chair
man; S. E. Statham. j. E. Poole, ]. J
Wilson and R. S. Oliver Minutes OF
last meeting read and confirmed.
It was moved and carried to employ
S. A. Daniels as clock keeper for 1918
at $4,000.
On motion the repairing of Query
bridge was referred to Chairman Ray
with authority to act. ]. E. Poole and
s. E. Statham added to committee.
On motion DIR. P. w. Hudson was
elected veterinary surgeon for the
year at $500 per month.
Board voted the City and County
Hospital $4,000; Carnegie Library
$25.0O; Ladies' Aid Society $4,000 and
Fred Campbell $500 per month.
1t was moved and carried to pur-
chase White 2-ton truck and give
the old one in as part pay.
On motion the clerk be paid $500 a
month for extra work.
Fl. D. WATTS, Clerk
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
s10U Reward, 800

The readers of this paper win be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in az its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The 0roprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Add sss F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all druggist. 75c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
.Major-Actor Starts
Things for Soldiers

PARIS, Feb. 6.-Orders have Just
been issued by General Pershing as
signing four men from each battalion
of the American Bxpeditionary forces
to the Y M. C. A. entertainment de-
partment, in order that the plans that
have been made for the amusement and
entertainment of the troops may be
carried out even more extensively
than was at first intended.
In the Second army, with headquar-
tiers at Toul, the results of this order
are already apparent. Major Reginald
Barlow, who, before his entrance into
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
low Price of Cotton Can Be
Forced Down Or How It Can
Be Raised During This Year

ness as well, they propose to act as
arbiters in all things pertaining to
cotton and extract ample remuneration
from the business because of their
know how"
TO further augment the big break
in the cotton market and to show their
good fellowship, on the Goth inst, re-
ports were circulated all over this
country by Liverpool cotton concerns
and Manchester spinners that Man
chester mills were re-selling their
stock because they had no orders for
cotton goods. This, of course, like
other propaganda to break the market
had 10 truth in it. The supply of Am
erican cotton in Manchester is Just
about equal to her consumption for
one week before the war The game.
is to shake loose American owners by
creating the impression that promise.
OF big exports in the future is all
wrong, and that spot owners will be
left to hold the bag The truth of the
matter is that not only is England hun
cry for cotton, but Germany and all the,
rest of continental Europe are act
Rally starving for it and are only wait
ing for the embargo to be raised to
take big blocks of cotton off our
hands as fast as Transportation can be
provided.
German and Austrian mills have not
been damaged by war and their MAJ
ufacturing capacity is fully equal to
pre-war times. They consumed over
100000 bales per annum when they
had the usual manufacturers reserves
of four months working stock. They
have no reserve now This means that
within twelve months after the en-
barge is raised the central powers will
need, and in all probability will con-
sumo three or four million bales of
cotton. 1t is reported that Belgian
mills are ready to resume and they are.
now complaining that their govern
ment still restricts imports. It must
be remembered that Germany did not
intend to give up Belgium and there
fore protected her manufacturing in
dutsries.
If the holders of cotton will realize,
the prospects and be content to pos
sess themselves in patience until the
definite raising of the embargo against
central Europe and the supply of am
pie tonnage opens the food gates of
demand there will be ready market
for every bale of American cotton at
much higher prices.
Viewing the situation from the
standpoint indicated in the above quo
tation from New York paper, and
from the standpoint that it seems to
be well understood that spinners, both
alien and domestic, are determined to
compel the growers of cotton to abb
sorb all losses incident to a readiust-
ment of business, even though the
price of cotton be forced below the
cost of production, it would seem that
the time has arrived for the growers
of cotton in America to proclaim a
new declaration of independence and
to notify the spinners of America, OF
England, and of Europe, that the cot
ton growers of the South are a free
and independent people. - Macon
News, Feb'y. 3, 1879
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make, they had already reduced the
price OF cotton considerably more than
they had proposed to reduce the price
Of their goods.
The Decline.
The decline in the price of fruit of
the loom" was from 80 cents to 81
cents per yard. One pound of raw cot
ton will make 4.65 yards of fruit of
the loom. This, if sold at the reduced
price q cents per yard, enables the
spinners to sell a pound of cotton man
ufactured into fruit of the loom" at
9765 cents. This character of goods
is manufactured from stirct or good
middling cotton, which on the market
the day the announcement was made,
could have been easily bought at 80
cents per pound, landed at any domes-
tic mill or any Canadian mill Ad-
ding to the first cost to the spinner
of 30 cents per pound, the manufactur-
ing cost Of rs cents per pound, the
cost to the spinner is only 81 cents
per pound for the finished goods he is
selling at 1856 cents per pound. In
other words, the spinner at q cents
per yard for fruit of the loom" based
on 81 cents per pound for cotton Us
making net profit of 40 cents per
pound, or $500 per bale on every bale
of cotton he manufactured into fruit
of the loom"
A few days after the publication of
reduced prices for fruit of the loom"
the following appeared in a New York
paper;
If the reductions in price mean
anything they point inevitably to the
conviction by leading eastern cotton
goods manufacturers that the price of
raw cotton now or then between 27 and
2S cents pound is more likely to go
lower than higher
Many of the large eastern manufac-
turers of cotton are reporting low
stocks. Some of them are buying cot
ton sparingly in anticipation of lower
quotations; and exports, despite the
need of England, in particular, for the
raw material, are not so active as an
t1clpated. In any event, they are evil
IDENTIFY confident that raw cotton is to
De cheaper rather than the reverse.
That they propose to renew sup
plies of raw cotton on the basis of a
reduction of from 6 to 9 cents for the
finished product, is notice to producers
or holders of cotton that takings by
the mills will have to be on much
lower range than the 80 cents recently
spoken of as minimum that was for
too low"
Scheme of Mills.
from the above it will be seen that
the mills have arbitrarily reduced the
price of cotton goods and that they
propose to make the growers of cotton
stand the entire reduction. They do
not propose to scale down their profits
IN the least, but intend to maintain
their enormous profits and force the
growers to take the loss. In other
words, the mills not only know how
to figure cost of manufacturing plus
fabulous profits, but they know bet
ter than the growers what it costs to
produce cotton, and because of their
superior knowledge not only of their
own business but of the growers bust
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05

must be walked during the next six
months depends the success or failure
of the cotton growers for many years
to coem. The recent drastic break IN
the cotton market is a direct chal-
lenge to every cotton grower and ev-
cry holder of spot cotton in the South.
The great question now is; Will the
South accept the challenge and engage
in finish fight. or will it fight
awhile and run away?
Already is is being freely predicted
in high cotton circles that the cotton
growers are going to plant the biggest
acreage ever known, and many are al
ready predicting an eighteen or nine
teen million bale crop. If the cotton
growers want 10 lose this fight, the
greatest and most far-reaching in
which they have ever engaged, they
should sell the cotton they have on
hand as rapidly as possible and then
proceed to plant the big acreage which
the "high-ups" have predicted they
will plant.
Cotton growers of our great South
land! This is a contest which will
determine for many years and perhaps
for all time, whether you shall have
voice in naming price for your cot
ton or whether the price shall be nam
ed by alien spinners, in collision with
many domestic spinners who had rath
er see a great people impoverished and
reduced again to economic slavery
than to relinquish a part of the I'M
considerable profits they have become
accustomed to during the war.
War Time Wages.
Sometime ago Mr.. Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, declared that there would be 40
reduction in wages and no increasing
of the length of the work day during
or after the REIMBURSEMENT period. In
other words, Mr.. Gompers put the
country notice that the city labor
err shall continue to enjoy war time
wages and hours and the business in
terests seem to have accepted his
cXa al
this seem to be true of the spinners
who have decided that the only way
to lower the price of cotton goods and
at the same time maintain their war
time profits, is to lower the price Of
raw cotton This, they have under
taken to do with their efforts so far
have met with success.
Just prior to the recent break in
the cotton market, the daily papers
carried a report of "a heavy decline
in leading brand of drygoods, i. e.,
fruit of the loom" which is regarded
as a leader. being a universal stan
dard to predicate values on in the dry
goods market. This report was sent
out by the spinners and was one Of
the big factors if not the chief factor,
in starting the heavy decline in the
cotton market. By sending out this
report, the American cotton spinners
expected to create the impression in
the public mind that they were will
ing to reduce their profits and there
by give the consumers cheaper goods.
But before their consuming friends
had time to congratulate them on
the great sacrifice they proposed to
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the troops up to the last minute OF
their stay overseas and his latest or
der has done much to increase the eff
cheney of the Red Triangle schedule.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05

the warning tribal elements, that have
come into the continen of Asia and
driven by the Mongols and Tartars,
made their last stand in this natural
refuge between India, China and the
northern part of Asia.
Each tribe is independent of the
other, all speak a patois of Thibetan
and Turkestan, and their religion
seems to be animistic or that of the
Lmas. The most numerous are the
Lolos, which, again are subdivided in
to smaller tribes. Others are the
Miaos, who are polyandrous or paly-
gameus. These people, believe, are
responsive to Christian influences and
kind treatment and so missionaries
would bring them to the enlightenment
they so much need. Nothing has ever
been done for them by civilization.
All of the natives are farmers Uf
bers of goats, hundreds of thoNsands
of which can be seen on the mountain
sides. Recently, or since the Chinese
have equipper their army with modern
rifles, the Chinese have opened up
trading with the tu-ren' and now
vast quantities of raw wool and hides
are being exchanged. The Chinese
too, are utilizing some of the valleys
to raise opium, but this is done with
out the approval of the Peking gov
eminent"
Speaking of the possibilities for ex-
panding trade in the Orient, DR.. Beech
declared China alone could enable the
great powers to recoup their war
losses. They are hungry for Ameri-
can goods" he said, and the field is
unlimited. The Chinese people are
highly cultured, even the poor coolies,
and they desire only the best things.
China is rich in untold undeveloped
resources. Make it possible to develop
the resources of China, and the Chi
nese people will become the greatest
aggregation of purchasers in the
world"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05

TABLETS-On account of the great
demand from the public for ZIRON in
tablet form we are now putting it up
n this way. Each 81 bottle contains
rs tablets. Can be sent by parcel
post. Chattanooga Drug & Chemical
c., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-05
Germany Overfun
By Wild Bears, but
Boches Go Gunless

OBLElNZ. - Correspondence of
u The Associated Press)-Judg-
ing by the number of letters from
German civilians of the American
occupied area asking for special
permits to carry firearms for hunt
ing purposes, the wild Doars in
Rhenish Prussia are more numer-
Gus this season than in many years.
In fact, several letters written to
the headquarters of the Third
American Army stated that the wild
boar menace this winter was
greater than any other year in
Germany history.
Every day from various parts Of
the occupied territory letters pour
into Coblenz from German civilians
who have been deprived of their
usual winter sport by the Ameri-
can decree forbidding civilians to
have possession of either rifles or
revolvers. In nearly every case
the letters agree that the wild boars
are overrunning the country, de-
stroying crops and eating certain
winter-growing plants which
should be preserved for the horses
and cattle.
One letter stated that, in the re-
gion of Trier, the boars had be-
come so bold that children of the
farmers on their way to school had
been badly frightened and had to
run for their lives when a wild hog
appeared in the road and chased
the youngsters to nearby farm
house.
So far no permits for German
civilians to hunt wild boars have
been issued. Third army officers
say that if there is any wild hog
shooting to be done, American SOL
diers will do it.
The American officers do not
quite understand why there have
been no complaints about the boar
menace except from those Germans
VINO want to hunt.