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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
z|ONISTS WILL
HAVE CONVENTION
All Zionist Organizations VIII Come
Y Together September Twelfth,
for Big Annual Meet
ina,
FAMOUS MEN TO SPEAK
Justice Rrandeis OF the Supreme Court
Who Has Been to Palestine,
VIII Talk, Also Judge
Julian Mack.

Keokuk Jews are interested in the
twenty-second national convention of
the Zionists organization to be held
September IL, at Chicago. with most
of it's sessions conyening In the
Auditorium theatre.
And as September II, 1919, plays
its important part in the great Amer
lean charter of liberty as the hum
bred and fifth anniversary of the
writing Of the national anthem. so II
is destined to play its part as the
date when American Jewry Will deh-
nitely begin action for the uprearfng
and rebuilding of the ancient tradl-
ton of Israel, for on that date be-
gins the twenty-second national con-
yention of any national Zionist or
ganization to be held since, by inter
national action, the relestablishment
of Palestine as an autonomous COM
monwealth has been assured.
Deeply significant in connection
with this convention will be the
message to be brought to it by JUS
tice Louis D. Brandeis, of the U. ).
supreme court, who is also honorary
president of the organization.
Justice Brandeis is now on the
high seas on his way 20 America
from England after having. in per
son, visited Palestine and observed
conditions there. He will describe
these conditions at the convention;
will tell what is needed and expected
of the Jews of America for the assur-
Ing Of a successful Palestinian state,
and will also bring the welcome
message that Englnd has consented
to take the mandatory FOR the repub
lie of Palestine under me covenant
of the league of nations. This VIII
be but one of the high lights Of the
convention.
How the American Jewry may re
gard the rebirth of the nation of his
remote ancestry will be told by
Judge Julian Mack of the o. S. cir
cult court; DIR. Stephen S. Wise OF
New York, and other eminent
speakers.
The convention will recruit ovel
1000 delegates from all parts of the
United States, in addition to distin
guished visitors from other lands
and will last about ten days, it's prin
cipal sessions being held in tbs
great Auditorium theatre. During
the ptTlOu Oh It's pTUSTeSS IL VII
center upon Chicago the attention o
Jews throughout the world, especial
ly in the war-riven sections o
Europe whose inhabitants will TOOL
with longing to the establishment o
country where they viii no longel
be subject to persecution for tbs
mere observance of their conscien
tious religious beliefs. The conven
ton, therefore, viii be by far thu
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04

II remain about the same IN health
when will be we'll? The atmosphere
| is bracing and the air pure"
Mrs. Jane Gum and Mrs. John
NICK ernan, Mrs. Nora Herrick and
children and VIM. Gum OF Fort Mad
ison, were attending the tent meet
ings.
A family reunion was pleasing
feature of Monday when the family
and relatives TO the number OF forty
five invaded the hons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith Vaurnsdoll, all bringing
we'll filled baskets of good things
chicken galore and cake a la mode,
the reporter was informed. All en-
joyed the hospitable home
Mrs. Elizabeth Ballinger came in
last week from Waterloo. Iowa, and
will take up her duties at New Bos-
ton as principal of the high school
at that hamlet.
Amos Conley and family are guests
with Christ Christisen and his
mother at Alabama this fall to see
how they like the country.
Mrs. Ellen Ross is critically i'll at
her home at this place.
Mrs. Matte Donaldson of Danville,
IOWd, hlku nti dttChuCN
the reunion at this place of Latter
Day Saints.
F. P. Barber has been a patient
sufferer from an abscess of the hip.
Public school began Tuesday morn
ing Sept 2, with an able corps of
teachers.
Thomas and Ted Sprott had their
tonsils and adnoids successfully re-
moved at a Keokuk hospital last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Foley and Geo.
Anderson of Higbee, Mo-, spent few
days at the home of John Stockwell
in Jefferson township.
Mrs. Elmer Spencer has returned
from Davenport where she visited
her mother and her daughter
The Hoe and Fork company began
operations Tuesday after a shut.
down of two weeks ON account of
lack Of material.
Miss Georgia Sprott who spent
twelve months at Washington, D. c.,
is guest of home folks.
The janitor of OUR high school
building, Alex Allison, has every
room in the building spick and span
sanitary and antiseptic.
Mrs. Henry Hart had the misfor'
tune to lose her hand bag Sunday
with money and pair of gold spec
tacles.
Ellis Ames and family drove UP
to the L. A Mccain nome Sunday
in their new Overland touring car
The Denmire canning plant is the
busiest place in town, running day
and night, with the manager, F. Lee
Davis, at the wheel. Everything is
running smoothly and the luscious
{ Baltimore tomatoes are having the
| jackets taken of by bunch of about
| forty employees. The forelady, Mrs
Eta Collins, yields the orders in a
very pleasing and satisfactory man
ner. This factory is noted for quality
of hand packed tomatoes and sold
entirely on the flavor and quality OF
i the luscious tomato.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04

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| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Knobbs of La
Harpe. Ill, and children were ove1
Sunday guests at the Joseph knobb:
home. coming down to VISIT Corpora
Vim. Knobbs, Co. B, 109th engineers
A. K. T., who recently returned from
France.
Clarence Kayanaugh, wife ant
family OF Mooar, came over Sunday
evening 10 attend the Latter Day
Saints camp meeting.
Edgar Wagner of FIT. Madison
has bought the fish market of John
Huston and viii conduct the same
Mrs. L, A. Wheatley of Texas, the
Dorsey and Smith families of Argyle
accompanied by Mrs. Nancy Avis
autoed to this city Sunday to spend
few hours at the Avis home.
The Hart and Head garage has en-
larged it's borders, building a room
thirty by forty feet iong TO park
autos.
John Judd's condition remains
about the same, while his wife Is
hardly able to walk, we are sorry te
chronicle.
Mrs. Elizabeth Utley was a Sun
day guest at the home of Frank
,Vaurnsdoll at Ashland.
Montrose was well represented on
Labor day at Fort Madison.
Mrs. P. L. Bowen and children
Milton and Dorothy, are spending a
week with the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Carmichaer, at Mooar
Iowa
Rev. Wilkinson and Delegate Ursal
Vaurnsdoll are enroute to Oskaloosa
to attend the NaZarine assembly al
that place. They will go by auto
mobile.
! Mrs. Chas. Sackman was a guest
of her children at Keokuk last week
! Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Shaw were
called to Revere, Mo, by the sick
ness Of Herbert Shaw's wife. We
are glad to report she Is consider
ably better.
| Mrs. Laura Lampy and her daugh
ling old friendship.
r. 2. Worster is running motol
truck to Keokuk.
| Chas. Glasford, a former Montrose
boy, after an absence OF severa
years has been q CUES, at tht
parental Isaac Glasford home.
J Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Dussenberry o.
Fort Madison, announce the adven
of daughter born at the Sacred
Heart hospital last week.
| Kerr and Kennedy have bought the
stock of hardware and agricultural
implements at the Keere Hardwar,
store.
| George Ames has been CRITICAL,
ill and under DIR. Bucks skirful care
Elder James McKernan and wifi.
of Pennington, attended the reunion
Of Latter Day Saints tnat has beer
in session for ten days. They hav'
a legion of friends here who hav,
a hearty handshake for them always
A monument has been erected owe
the last resting place of the lat
Mrs. Josephine Allison in our cit,
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cloud are NOV
ing their household gooos to Keokul
where Mr.. Cloud has employment
We hate to see this good coupl.
leave our midst They are valued
church workers of the M. e. church
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of ST
Louis, Mo-. came up to the Latte
Day Saints reunion during its SEES
sion of ten days, and Mrs. Smitl
sang beautiful solo, Rock o
Ages" accompanied by the violin
In a communication from Mrs. r
N. Reed from Denver, Colo, she says
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
.S2SzsY Y0ES SskxzSa

drsn left for their home IN Boulder,
Colo. Thursday evening after a sew
eral weeks visit with relatives here
They were accompanied as far as
Mt Pleasant by Mrs. John Frank and
Mrs. Peter Felt, they returning home
Saturday morning, Mrs Brewster
and children going on TO their home
after a short stay in Mt Pleasant.
Martin Schlicher, one or our first
boys to be called through the draft,
has received an honorable discharge
and came home Saturday morning.
Mrs. P. A. Wiegner ana daughters,
Mary and Nellie, of BrookfieId, Mo,
visited at the Mrs. b. e. Wiegner
home on Monday, Mrs. Wiegner and
Mary returning home Monday even
ing, but Nellie staying for an indefi-
mite visit.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. q. c. Seyb.
Saturday, Aug. 80, daughter
Mrs. VIM. Felt accompanied her
daughter Fern, to Keokuk Monday
evening where Fern is to enter high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs A. D. KrebiIl and
Mrs. Aug. Bank have returned home
from an extended western trip.
John and Joseph Holdefer left on
Monday evening for two weeks
visit in Des Moines and Perry, Iowa.
Mrs. Dora q. Wiegner was a pas.
senger to Pennington Tuesday morn
ing.
Our schools opened Monday morn
Ing with an enrolment that surpass-
ed that Of any other year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hanna and baby
of near Salem, Sundayed here with
home folks.
DR.. Cora Witch ana little Cora
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
pONN ELLISON.

E. M. Hennies was business WISH
tor in Mt. Pleasant and Burlington
several days the past week
Mrs. VIM. Felt and daughter have
returned home from pleasant visit
in Clearield, Iowa.
George and Carl Hoidefer visited
at the G.. w. Holdefer home In
Pulaski several days the past week
Mrs. Howard Brewster and chill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
FORMER NAUV0O
DOCTOR IS SUED
His Wife Brings Action Against Dr.
John A. Bortz ia Which She
Makes Charges of
Adultery.
CASE rs INTERESTING
Claimed That Other Woman Was
Shielded from Gossip by Doc
tor Who introduced Her
as His Wife.

DR.. John A. Bortz, a graduate OF the
old Keokuk Medical college, and a
former prominent practitioner in Maui
VOC, Ill.,, seems to have gotten into
trouble in Murphysboro, ILL.,, accord
ing to newspaper stories from there,
Many Keokuk people remember DR..
Bortz when he practised at Nauvoo.
The following account Is taken from
the Nauvoo Rustler, which in turn
took the story from the Daily Repub-
hcan of Murphysboro, ILL.,, and added
the last two paragraphs:
DIR. John A. Bortz, who served
with the American army during the
world war, and attained the rank OF
captain in the medical corps, was ar
srested in Campbell Hill Thursday
morning on complaint of his wife,
Mrs. Clara Bortz, of Nauvoo, H., who
charges the doctor. and Mrs. Josephine
Amman, with adultry. She has filed
suit for separate maintenance against
the doctor and also seeks an injunc-
tion to restrain him from disposing OF
his property.
Mrs. Bortz slipped quietly into
Campbell ELL on a. late train Tues
day night, found out all she wanted
to know, and left on an early train for
Willisville Wednesday morning. At
that place she left the train, took
another for Murphysboro where she
too. legal steps against her husband
and the other woman in the case, then
went to the Laclede hotel and without
taking supper retired for the night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04

most noteworthy to be held either IN
this country or any otner IN the
annals Of the Zionist movement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04

May Loury, of Des Moines, visited 4
the i. e. Barnes home Wednesdal
There will be county Sunds
school convention at st. Paul
church on Sept. 10 and 20. Full pr
gram later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
Made No Comment.

The doctor had but little to say
when Deputy Sheriff Davis appeared
in Campbell Hill with warrant for
him Thursday morning. He and the
woman he has introduced in Camp
bell Hill as his wife. came down on
the noon day train and went to the
Laclede for dinner.
When DR.. Bortz saw his wife's name
on the register he shyed, but when
told that Mrs. Bortz was not there he
went on into the hotel with Mrs. Am
man and the two had dinner together.
After he had dinner the doctor told
Republican reporter that the charge
of adultery was false. He said he had
located in Campbell Hill to practice
his profession and that Mrs. Amman,
whom he had been treating, casue
there to continue the treatments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
To Prevent Gossip.

The doctor said they lived together
in the same building but occupied
separate rooms. He said he introduced
Mrs. Amman as his wife to keep the
people of Campbell Hill from gossip
ing. She worked for him in the drug
store. DR.. Bortz located there some
months ago, shortly after his dis
charge from the army, and had drug
store and practiced medicine. He said
the boy who worked in the store for
him was to quit soon and go to school
and Mrs. Amman's sister was to come
and take his place in the store.
When Mrs. Bortz arrived In Camp
bell Hill, she asked little girl guide
where the drug store was and the lat
ter was anxious to show her and be-
gan telling her of the little fat doctor
and his red-headed wife, which was
enough to prove that she was on the
right track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Inc situation HAD actually become
humorous. She was afraid. just as
Cappie Cairns had been afraid. and 1
knew it, The two people most inter-
ested in an Incompatible fine dia-
mond were denying all knowledge of
its existence and all desire for it's
recovery. A fiawless reputation, after
all, had to be counted even before a
fawless stone. And the one thing to
do. then and there decided. was to
take them at their own word.
found myself hailed by taxi
driver standing beside his cab. But
to wait for me.
You shoffer, ma am. ran out O.
gas and cut for the garodge to save
his fine" explained this placid-eyed
substitute as he swung the door open
for me. Told me to wait and finish
out your trip"
You'll do" assured him. But be-
fore could climb into that taxi a
pale-faced girl in a blue serge suit.
who'd been standing at the edge of
the sidewalk. stepped over in front OF
me.
I've got to talk to you" she de-
clared. with note Of desperation in
her voice.
About this terrible thing that Will
has DONE" she brokenly replied.
I'm the girl who-Im Barbara Hill
ton. And I've just got to-"
WED better not talk here" 1 sug-
gested.
Then let me ride with you" she
pleaded. FOR only ten minutes In the
park. or Til never be able to face him
again"
told my driver to take us up
through Central Park somewhere.
Then climbed into the cab after the
wan-faced girl.
II wanted to make sure you weren't
going to be hard on Will. for-for
what he did on the impulse of the
moment. I'm more to blame than he
is. It's been me, me, who's kept him
on at that work he hates So, For
monthsaand months now he's wanted
me to go back to Olean with him.
He's begged and begged me. But I
thought could make living down
here, and was afraid things mightn't
turn out we'll If we went back"
"And you care for him?' I asked.
picturing the gaunt and sallow face
Of that young Pagliacci who capered
daily and nightly to the strains OF
an orchestra, while his heart was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

actress named Vachell. and they were
lifted in the Byzantine room Of that
trottery you were telling me about
last week. So you'd better get busy
on the case"
"All right" I said as l hung up the
receiver.
/ began by taking taxicab to that
resplendently duplex apartment house
where Verlyn Vacheil held forth In
state. 1t was 2 o'clock in the after
noon by this time.
Miss Verlyn Vachell. notwithstand-
ing the hour, was still in bed when
she received me. quite plainly resent
ing an intrusion at that unseemly
time Of day.
She didn't even smile when l nearly
fell over a florists box of American
beauties almost as long as coffin.
For there was a yoluptuous disarray
about that chamber which for a mo-
ment rather overawed me.
Are you a newspaper woman" she
sharply and suspiciously demanded.
mot altogether" I temporized.
you're the photographer" she sug
gested, almost hopefully. l thought
She must have suspected there was
trouble in the wind.
Not even that" 1 acknowledged.
though l spend most of my time in
gathering proofs.
Miss Vachell, last night Carpenter
Cairns gave you a canary -colored dia-
mond set between two emeralds," 1
said.
She looked at me for a moment or
two out OF wonderfully steady eyes.
"You are entirely mistaken" she
said. with a superior and commits
erative sort of smile.
But that pendant was stolen last
night from your handbag" I argued.
when 1 lose any of my things like
that" she announced with large un-
concern, II usually recover them
through my jewelers."
TITS quite plain that you've talked
this over with Cappie." l softly in
formed her.
II know Mr.. Cairns only in bust
ness way" she frigidly announced.
Then am to understand that you
deny he gave you heart-shaped yell
low diamond, and that 1t was stolen
from you half an hour after you re-
ceived 1t from his hands,"
"Why shouldn't deny IT." she Ian
guidly demanded. And it's all So
so awfully absurd"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

ing gown faced with burgundy red
silk
What can I do for your? he de-
manded with, a Cbesterfieldian purr
of politeness.
nave every reason to believe that
diamond and emerald pendant which
you gave to Miss Verlyn Vachell was
stolen from her in certain restau-
rant tonight" said. deciding to give
1t to him without beating about the
bush.
He took 1t more coolly than had
expected. The half-narcotized cat
like look, nevertheless, went slowly
out of his eyes.
You are entirely mistaken" he
said with quiet dignity. For I have
given the lady you mention no such
jewel"
could afford to laugh.
Would you care to have me de-
scribe it," I inquired.
1T would be interesting. perhaps"
he blandly acknowledged. but alto
gether superfiuous. And I'm going to
ask you to pardon my absence for
a moment or two
He left me standing there, like a
peddler. little taken aback by his
sudden movement. But l knew. in
my bones. that he was already busy
at the telephone.
1t was three or four minutes before
ne reappeared. His face was more
mask-like than ever. He was plainly
waiting for me to speak
Then I am to infer that you're not
interested in the recovery of this
jewell" I asked.
Not in the least" and his stare was
plainly an unspoken dismissal.
went down: to my waiting taxi.
climbed in. and drove home. 1t was
halfway between midnight and morn
ing and the city was very quiet I
noticed. as I alighted, that a second
taxi had again followed me to my
door. l went to bed and slept soundly,
with the stolen pendant under my
pillow and a number of unanswered
questions at the back Of my heal.
1t was almost noon when l Weakened.
I Weakened, in fact, to the shrill of
my can-bell, and found Sloan himself
at the other end Of the wire. A Fifth
avenue jeweler he told me- had just
reported the theft of canary colored
diamond and two emeralds from one
Of his clients.
THAT client, Balmy. is a Broadway
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1919-02-20
SLANG TERM OF OLD ORIGIN
Appellation "Deadhead" First Came
Into Use When Dead City Of
Pompei Was FIourishng.

Did you ever stop and think why, If
you are so fortunate as to acquire
free ticket to something you should
be called a deadhead? The reason for
this bit of slang dates way back to
the days Of the ancients. In the ma
tional museum in Naples there is
case of old theater tickets that the
Pompeiians didn't get a chance TO use
before their theater season was
brought to such an abrupt close by
the eruption of Vesuvius. They are
made in various shapes, each shape
showing which part of that particular
ticket viii admit you. You could get
into the peanut gallery only when you
presented the little pigeons, and to-
this day that gallery is called the pig
con loft in Italy. Then there were
little skulls modelled of ivory, and
these were used only by those who
were to be admitted free. Hence,
"deadheGd."
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1919-02-20
GREATEST OF ALL ASSETS
Worlds Vast Store Of Gathered Knowl-
edge Has Not Been Destroyed
by the War.

At the one hundred and sixty-ffth
session of the Royal Society of Arts
the chairman of tn" council, Mr.. Alan
A. Campbell SWinton, +. II. s., in an
address on "ScicnCc and the Future
said that undoubtedly the war had
been responsible for an enormous
amount of destruction of capital, but
when those losses were estimated it
was not usually borne in mind that
capital did not merely consist of gold
and silver, bricks and mortar, furni-
ture and titments, or even of railways,
steamships and machinery, but that
the main capital OF the modern world
consisted or scientific knowledge. The
reconstruction of the material things
now temporarily destroyed would
take only a very small fraction of the
labor and time expended when men
learned how to bring those things
about. When we compiled estimates
Of losses due to the war we must not
forget that our greatest asset, the vast
store of knowledge that had been
gathered together, was still intact. In
needed are plentiful il is a good time
to go ahead with any plan that entails
the expenditure Of money.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1919-02-20

Ihc bungalow is 80 feet wide and
81 feet deep, while the sun porch,
sleeping porch and kitchen porch,
which are ranged along the back, ex.
tend eight feet farther.
The floor plan was designed with
the idea of saving the steps of the
housekceper. The living room is typ
ical of Il bungalow and has that spa
clousncss which makes this type of
home So popular. 1t is 22ia feet long
and 1215 feet wide. One of its attrac-
tions is large open fireplace, with
bookcases on either side. Opening off
the living room toward the rear Of
the house is the dining room, which g.,
large also, its dimensions being II by
Il feet. Built into the wall between
the two windows is the buffet.
Sun Porch Attractive Feature.
Connected by a double door il the
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1919-02-20
Clean, Comfortable Quarters for
Hogs Worth While.
FARMERS CHANCE NOW HERE
Removal Of Government Restrictions
Enables Him to Construct Build
lngs That Are Badly
Needed.
BY William A. RADFoRp.


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highest authority on al these subjects.
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farm buildings. One of the things
that the modern idea of farm efficiency
demands is that the hoss be housed in
ouiIulhg that can be kept clean and
is so arranged that the swine can be-
c'reu lof Win the least amount or eI-
lort.
1t may be trite to say 1t, but hogs
are valuable property these days. Al
llltle more money spent on the hosl
mousse means lalter ana healthier ami
mas, ana each additional pound is
worth real money about the time snow,