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Newark post., 1919-01-29

Charles Grubb, F. w. Lovett,
George Carter, w. E. Hayes, Mr..
Taylor, Father Brennan.
Hon. W. H. Jakes, Prof. G. E.
Dutton, Hon. James c. Hardesty,
Captain Victor H. Camp, Hon.
Harry e. Clendaniel, Professor w.
A. Wilkinson, Hon. Charles W.
Parker, Professor Harold W. Cum
mings.
Hon. J. B. Lord, Professor C. w.
Banks, Hon. J. E. Lloyd, DR.. K. r.
Greenfield, Hon. Harvey W. Hast
ings, DR.. G. H. Rawlins, Hon, Ben.
iamin T. Jones, DR.. A. G. Nc,
Cougar, Hon. Elijah w. Bunting
DIR. John r. Moore.
Hon. John w. Phillips, Prof. R
Z. Saleski, Hon. Hiram S. Smith
Professor Eugene Maubert, Hon
Charles E. Marsh, Professor JOIN
L. Coyle, Hon. A. j. Murine
Coach Howard B. Shipley, Profes
sor James T. Ryan, Professor Pau
r. Smith.
A. B. Peet, James A. Hirons
, Horace Sudler, Evan Stetser, LloyC
Holloway, Rev. Philip Crosby
Irene Buckson, Rev. W. j. Rowan
Stanley Ledenham, DR.. A. c
Whittier, c. Hubbard, Mr.. Leol
Dana, James R. Wilson, Mr.. 7. I
Martin, Professor Wesley Webb
Mr.. NJ. O. Pence, Mr.. Cooling, Nh
r. O. Bausman, Rev. Walter G
Haupt, Mr.. J. Irwin Dayett.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20

tell an ear that is dead. The county
agent will be glad to show you how to
test the corn in an easy and practical
way.
Watch the incubator and see that
it has plenty of moisture. Also know
that the thermometer is accurate.
Some are having trouble with their
machines and the trouble usually
comes from some little detail that
has been overlooked. The heat Should
be kept uniform and the eggs turned
daily to insure good hatch. Then
while Matching the heat should be in
creased little SO the chicks will come
cut quickly after breaking the shell.
Do not feed the chicks for at least
forty-eight hours and then give them
crushed boiled egg (shell and alb for
few feeds and change gradually to
baby chick feed that has grit in it, We
do not recommend any wet mash
feeds. Give them plenty Of pure water
and keep their quarters dry.
Plan to plant lettuce, peas, radishes
and onions as soon as possible in the
spring. They are not hurt by frost. A
little later add beets, turnips, spinach,
cts, and set out early cabbage
plants. Plant the beans as soon as
damage of frost is over. No one need
be without plenty of garden Nvegeta-
bles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Wilkins Under Arrest.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.I
NEW YORK, March 20.-Dr. Wal
ter X. wilkins, accused Of numbering
his wife at their Long Beach sum-
mer home, is at detective headquar-
ters here today awaiting arrival Of
police from the Nassau county dis
trict attorneys office who will con-
duct him to the scene of the crime.
wilkins was arrested at the Penn
sylvania station here Immediately
after purchasing ticket for
Mineola.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
KEOKUK. POETS;
DEACONS SING
New Artists in This Town OF Achieve
ment in Literature and Music
Appear at
Dinner.

The staid and steady deacons of the
Westminster Presbyterian cnurch
stood in a group and sang more or
less melodiously plaintive song
about their troubles in raising money
for the church to the air of Its a
Long, Long Trail"
The audience Immediately called for
the author, and the dignified CITY
superintendent of schools, William Al
drich, and the modest bank cashier.
IA Boyden Blood stood blush1ngiy
forth and bowed, as joint poets.
II was at a supper of the church
held in the chapel last evening which
was followed by congregational
meeting called to meet the hnanc.ai
deficit on the church year, in order
that the deacons might report a clean
sheet at the annual church
meeting to be held April 2.
Covers were land for $50 at the sup
uer which was in charge of the West
minister brotherhood with Alvin Kraft
las chief steward The boys of the
church served the supper.
John !. Annable, chairman of the
hoard of deacons, presided and
+ eonard Matless and w. G. Howell
made statement as to the needs Of
the church. All the money needed
was promptly raised with a good bal
ance to start the new year.
Rev. DR.. E. b. Newcomb presented
the plans for the victory drive for the
New Era movement which is to be
held in Westminster church in April.
Mrs. o. w. Sandberg sang delight
fully with Miss Olive Morgan at the
When Chairman Annable asked
everybody who would give $50 toward
the church deficit to stand up, the
piano bagan loudly The Star Spangled
banner 1t was a great conflict Of
patriotism and thrift.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20

Within ten minutes AFTER an appii-
cation of Danderine you can not find
a single trace of dandruff or falling
hair and your scalp will not itch,
but what will please you most Will
be after few weeks use, when you
see new hair. fine and downy at first
-yes-but really new hair-growing
all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ing--your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance OF
abundance; an Incompatible lustre,
softness and luxuriance.
Get a small bottle of KnoWiton's
Danderine for few cents at any
drug store or toilet counter, and
prove that your hair is as pretty and
soft as any-that 1t has been neglect
ed or injured by careless treatment
that's all-you surely can have
beautiful hair and lots Of 1t If you
will Just try little Danderine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
"Gee! But ! Hate to Get UP In tn
Cold This Way Every Night"

Among the principle causes OF this
trouble is chronic enlargement of the
prostate gland and bladder irrita ton
and of these and of the scientific dis
covery upon which Kellogg's Brown
Taglets are based, a noted medical
authority says: "A symptomatic cure
is usually achieved The fire.
quent impulses to urinate and the
recurring desire at night cease. Sue
cesses with this salt have been
had in men of ninety years."
Every man young and old should
try this wonderful treatment. 1t
works upon the bladder to correct
the faults that are causing host Of
men days and nights of untold
misery.
Send coupon today, with six cents
in stamps to help pay postage and
packing for free soc trial box of
Kellogg's Brown Tablets, to Frank J.
Kellogg Co., 1476 Hoffmaster Block,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
WAS FUGITIVE
| FOR SIX YEARS
Clark County, Missouri, Officers Kept
After Him All That Time and
Finally Landed Him Back
In Jail Today.
PEORIA TO THE PEN
Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney
Take Pearl Baker Through
City to kahoka After
Long Chase.
PEORIA TO THE PEN

After eluding the officers of Clark
county, Missouri, for six years, Pearl
Baker was placed in the Kahoka Jail
today, preliminary to being taken to
Jefferson City to serve three years
in the penitentiary.
He was convicted and sentenced in
1913. and promptly jumped his bond
of $1,000. The Missouri supreme
court affirmed his sentence on APP
peal, and there was nothing left for
him but to go to the penitentiary.
The Clark county officers kept up
the search for him, and yesterday he
was arrested in Peoria. Sheriff M.
l.. Mcmahon and Prosecuting Attor-
ney J. H. Talbot of Kahoka, passed
through Keokuk this morning with
Baker in custody and taking pains
that he did not escape again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
SUGGESTIONS
TO FARMERS
Lee Couny Farm Bureau Agent Talks
to the Farmers in a Practical
Vein for This Week in
March.

The director Of the Lee county
farm bureau takes the floor to make
the following pertinent remarks to the
farmers at this time:
A number of farmers are going to
treat their oats this year as result
Of the campaign carried on by the
farm bureau. On the average. about
enough is lost each year from this dis
ease to pay the expense of raising
the crop. Why lose this much when
lhe cost of treating is less than five
cents per acre? The directors asks the
farmers.
Now is a good time TO be finding
out II your seed corn will grow Test
OUT at least enough to get an idea
Wnat percent is good. Do not be de-
ceiVed; no man can tell for sure that
'ofn VIII grow, but most of us can
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20

stories high and has twenty wards.
The basement is used by the Y NJ
G. A, who have a large recreation
room and library the canteen. post
office, and the mess hall for the de-
tachment and patients who are able
to be up.
The fifth floor is used as a school
room, and everything is taught, from
reading and writing TO the arts and
crafts of carpenter work, basket
making and the moulding Of potters'
clay, with plans to take up landscape
gardening later on.
The boys on leaving there will not
be objects of charity, but will be
fully equipped to take their place in
and fill responsible positions.
Wonderful work is being done
here along the lines Of plastic sur
gerry" Miss Fannin writes, "and the
boys are being made over; not only
their physical condition is looked
after. but everything is done to make
them happy"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
NURSE
IN BIG HOSPITAL
Miss Della M. Fannin, Of West keo-
kuk, Is Part Of a Great Organi-
zation For Making Men
Over

Della M. Fannin, a reserve Red
Cross nurse, residing at 1915 Reid
street, who has been at Carruthers
field, Fort Worth, Texas, for the
past year, has recently been trans.
ferred to the Beltmore, N. c., gen.
eral hospital.
This building was being erected
last May, 1918, as a hotel and sum-
mer resort, and it was fastened TO
completion and taken over by the
government as hospital to take
care of the wounded soldiers and
sailors. 1t is an immense building
of white stone, and has been fully
equipped to accommodate and take
care of 1900 patients. 1t is five
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
GREGORY GETS
A BIG BOILER
roo Heavy for the Missouri Roads,
It is Being Delivered by Barge
to the Drainage
District.

The big boiler on barge passing
Keokuk today is one for use In
Gregory drainage district, to run the
pumps there.
Il is seven feet in diameter and
eighteen feet long and weighs $4,000
pounds.
It was made in Burlington, and
being too heavy to be hauled over the
Missouri roads, it was loaded on a
barge and floated down the river to
the location of the pump house. the
high stage of water enabling it to get
nearer its exact position than at at
normal stage of the Mississippi.
The loading of the big boiler on the
barge was a somewhat delicate job.
but it was accomplished without
mishap.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
A Simple Way To
Remove Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once, and
that IS to dissolve it, then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, just get abouE
four ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this is all
you will need), apply 1t at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips
By morning most, if not ali, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve, and entirely destroy, every single
sign and trace of it, no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly and your
hair will be fluffy lustrous, glossy, silky
and soft, and look and feel a hundred
times better.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Farmers Borrow Millions.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 20-Farm-
ers Of the United States borrowed
$14, 799,78S from the government
during February the farm loan board
announced here today. This sum,
which was divided among 4,209 per
sons, represents a slight Increase over
the amount loaned in January, but a
decrease from the amount loaned
during February, 1918.
February loans closed brings the to-
tai amount loaned by the farmers to
1S2,S97, 1884, farm loan board figures
show. The borrowers number 75,7S4
since the farm bank system was es-
tablished. During February the Ohaha
bank led in closing loans, according
to the figures. 1t loaned a total of
SIS, S95 400 while the st. Louis bank
with loans aggregating s2,055,955, was
second. Loans by the other banks in
chuded:
Spokane, s1,251, 72o; Berkeley, s47S,-
800.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
FUNERAL OF
MRS. BROWNE
The Services In Her Old Home Here
Were Attended by Many
Friends This After

The funeral of the late Mrs. Julia
Abbott Browne was held at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon at the family
home. Alt High street, and was at
tended by many friends.
The service was conducted by Rev.
w. S. D. Lamont, rector of st. John $
Episcopal church. Burial was IN the
Browne family lot in Oakland.
The pallbearers were ]. j. Ayres,
B. B. Hobbs, Edgar r. Cochrane
Henry w. Huiskamp, John Tumelty
and Alfred E. Buck
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20

Philadelphians are getting their
semi-annual reminders of short
weighing and short measures with
which consumers are soaked
coming and going. Max Mayer, chief
of the city bureau of weights and
measures, says crooked retailers
trim consumers for S35 100000 year
". The main trouble lies with
courts which will not impose Jail
sentences. The cheats regard fines
as provocation for bigger hauls on
the victims.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Excursion to Mexico.

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CHICAGO. March 20.-Four hun
dred American business men and
financiers, representing practically
every city and town in the Mtssis-
sippi valley will leave within two
weeks for Mexico for a trade trip at
President Carranza's invitation.
A special train will take the party
to Mexico City and from there trip
to the Tampico oil fields will be
undertaken. A few days will be
spent at Vera Cruz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Air Tests With Kites.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, March 20.-The British
air ministry announced that the
steamer Montcalm will start across
the Atlantic today to make daily air
tests with kites, the results of which
will be made available to all aviators
attempting transatlantic flight,
regardless of nationality.
Official announcement also was
made that a government flying boat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
No More
Getting
Up Nights!
Bladder Weakness Quickly Corrected
by Recent Scientific Discovery
For Old and Young.
so Cent Package Free

What a wonderful comfort to
sleep all night and not get up at least
once, and maybe six or eight times,
every night because of bladder weak
ness Have you forgotten what the
restfulness and luxury of an unbroken
night of untroubled sleep is like?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
MOVING PICTURES.

Hippodrome Tonight and Tomorrow
1t meant death for any Rocky
mountain prospector to even attempt
to trail a band of desperadoes in the
days when gold came fastest, as Zane
Grey so vividly describes 1T in her
gripping story, "The Border Legion"
a perturbation of which. starring
Blanche Bates and Hobart Bosworth,
will be presented at the Hippodrome
tonight and tomorrow.
For years these wolves of the west
have piled their nefarious trade with
out fear Of being apprehended. There
Were sheriffs who dared to give
chase after the plunderers, but not
one of them ever returned to camp
A thrilling scene in "The Border
Legion" is illustrative of the free
rein the bandits had in the days of
forty-nine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LEGISLATURE Probe Committee

COLUMBUS, O., March 20.-The
legislature probe committee today
was ready to begin it's wirk of dig
ging into the heart OF the alleged
bride scandal Gin the Ohio general
assembly.
Representative Frank Delehanty,
former Cleveland American league
baseball player, was to be among
the first witnesses called to testify
to the committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Cabinet Crisis Pendlnu.

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STOCKHOLM, March 20.-A cabl-
net crisis is pending in Berlin, &C
cording to reports received here to-
day. Chancellor Scheidemann's posi-
ton is said to be insecure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
At The Grand.

At the Grand tonight and tomorrow,
Marguerite Clark in Little Miss
Hoover" Marguerite Clark known as
the sweetest girl in pictures" was
never sweeter than in her first photo
play "Wildflower," with the possible
exception of her last one, Little Miss
Hoover" Her successes run into big
figures, but Little Miss Hoover" is
spoken of as her very best photoplay.
1t is a typical Marguerite Clark pict-
ure. The story is based upon the novel
Of "The Golden Bird" written by
Maria Thompson Daviss and deals
with patriotic young society woman,
who raises chickens in an effort to do
her bit toward winning the war.
There is an excellent love story and
many situations Of exceptional human
interest The support is Of the high
est class. Among them the popular
and handsome Eugene O'Brien.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
Prize of $4,000.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MELBOURNE, March 20.-The Aus
tralian government has offered, a prize
of $4,000 for the first flight from
England to Australia. Only Australian
aviators are eligible to receive the
prize.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
American Bowling Congress.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 20.-Wed-
nesday was quiet day in the Amerl-
can Bowling congress tourney here.
The Overland All-Stars Of Toledo was
the only team to break into the lead
ers division. The Overlands took
seventh place with a 2,S69 count.
In the doubles Yerkes and Raten-
berg of ST. Louis took third place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20

has been shipped to New Foundland.
from where it will start across the
Atlantic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
CHANGES AT
P0STOFF|CE
The General Delivery and Stamp VIM
dow Was Moved to Other End
of Corridor Last
Night.
is A BIG IMPROVEMENT
Gives People Better Chance on Rush
Days and Is Nearer Entrances
of the Federal Build
ing.

When the people who patronise the
general delivery and buy stamps at
the postoffice went there this morn
ing, they rubbed their eyes and Won
dered whether they had wandered
into another town.
A carrier looked out of the old de-
livery window, which has been there
for the thirty years the building mas
been used, and sign lettered Dy a
rank amateur said the general dellV-
ery and stamp window is at the other
end Of the corridor.
Postmaster Elder has quickly made
the most noticeable change in the
Keokuk postoffice since it was pu1lt'
viii prevent crowding.
There is also new parcel post
window, at the north end OF the cor
ridor, across the corner.
The new general delivery and stamp
window faces Seventh street next
TO the corner of the partition, and the
parcel post window is facing BIOL
deau street at the same corner.
This new location gives plenty OF
room for a crowd to assemble and
wait on big days without obstructrng
the rest of the corridor. The old one
blocked the entrance to the registry
and money order room when the
stamp window was busy as before
Christmas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-20
In Much Better Location.

Also. it is midway between the two
street entrances to the building, in.
stead of at the greatest possible dis
lance from the Blondeau street door,
as it used to be. The new arrange
ment prevents blocking the stamp
window with parcels delivery. ~
also gives better ventilation q. the
clerks of the postoffice while at WORK
The public is sure TO approve the
radical change made by Postmaster
Elder, and the Office force pes1eVe IL
is to their advantage also.
The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28
RooSEvELT'S DEPARTING
WORDS TO HIS cOUNTRYMEN

Col. Roosevelt died about 4 O'Clock
on the morning of January G. The
previous evening at great patriotic
rally In the New York Hippodrome a
message was read from him, written
especially for the occasion. In it was
this striking sentence:
1--WE have room for but one flag, the
American flag, and this excludes the
red flag, which symbolizes all wars
against liberty and civilization just as
much as 1t excludes any foreign flag
Of nation to which we nre hostile,
and we have room for but one
soul loyalty. and that is loyalty to the
American paon!e."
The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28
Facsimile Of Last Memorandum OF
Colonel Roosevelt, Peneiled a Few
Hours Before He Died,

view the country and the Republican
party are indebted for the publication
of this interesting document which car
ries message from him 'who, being
dead, yet speaketh." In the leading
article of the current number of the
North American Review Colonel Har-
! voy sets forth the vital import Of this
last penciled notation of Mr.. Roose-
welt. He says:
MIR. Roosevelt died the acknowl-
edged leader of the great party into
I which he was born. His last written
(; words. penciled by his own hand few
hours before his death and addressed
In the form of memorandum for the
brilliant young man for whose selec-
ton as Chairman of the National or
ganization he was largely responsible,
were these, as reproduced above In
fac-simile:
"'Hnys
for 10 days; see Senate and House;
prevent split on domestic policies
Here is evidenced as clearly as II the
few words filled velume Mr.. Roose-
velt's realization OF both his RESPONSE
bility and his obligation. The simple
memorandum marked the Inauguration
of a definite party policy. to be carried
through to no less definite conclusion.
1t was more than a passing thought or
a mere suggestion. 1t was Message,
signifying the need Of immediate and
unremitting vigilance In achieving
complete unity OF action In resolving
domestic problems before attacking
those of wider range soon to be thrust
upon the country-a true soldiers call
first to close the ranks.
Nothing could be more characteris
tic or more clearly illustrative Of the
breadth of vision, the foresight, the
directness in method and the painstak
ing attention Of the man. Nothing,
too, probably could have served his
The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28

purpose better than that these words
should have been his last. Difficult ns
1t is to reconcile oneself to the decree
of Divine Providence that the re,
moval Of that great patriot at this cru
ciaI moment was not untimely, we can
not bat realize. as he would have been
the first to acknowledge. that the last
vestige of animosities which might
have continued to impair his highest
aspirations WINS buried with him. and
thereby the perfect union which he 10
ardently desired against all things un-
American was attained
"'rhus we find the Republican party
resuming full legislative authority
thoroughly united and invlgorated by
the peculiar confidence which so often
carried II to victory In former years" ="