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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

scattered all over this country cities
and towns who are head and shoul.
| ders above other cities and towns of
like size and equally fortunate in physi-
cal location and natural advantages,
because their residents have not been
afraid to capitalize the future by in.
curing Indebtedness for needed i'm
| provements.
"As in the business world. SO with
towns, without a single exception
those best equipped ana most up-to-
date have invariably forged to the
! front and no regret has peen express
ed over money borrowed and judi
ciously expended for improvements.
In business increased dividends have
resulted in cities Increased values
! in real estate and pleasant and COM
Portable surroundings have more than
justified the small additional tax that
has been assessed against the indi.
yidual property owner.
"The time is now here when the
community that Is not progressive is
! the exception and not the rule and
the exceptions are so few that the
attention of an entire state is fire.
quently drawn to town which does
not stand for progress and public i'm
provements and this naturally sub
jects such town to criticism and
stamps IT as lacking in that class Of
citizenship which makes a state and
country strong and great.
Few cities anywhere are more
favored in natural surroundings than
Keokuk, but it must be admitted that
we have not been as progressive as
we should have been in the matter
of public improvements. our indebt-
edness is exceedingly small compared
to our taxable property values. and
the amount that is asked for at this
time will not prove burdensome on
any taxpayer and will prove a profit
able investment.
LAS a business proposition, shared
in by every citizen OF Keokuk. a
memorial hall housing our city offices
would be a good paying investment
and the proposed bond issue would
be fully justified upon purely bust
ness reasons, but behind all this
stands what Is of equal or even more
Importance lasting testimonial Of
our regard for the boys who cheer
fully offered to pay the greatest price
that could be paid thar we might
have peace.
There is true saying that the
only difference between grave and
"a rut is the depth ana we. as citi-
Gems of Keok,Ik. should get out of the
rut now before 1t assumes rHe pro-
portions of grave. cy our votes
tomorrow we should express in no
uncertain terms that we are for i'm
provements and progress. with the
confident belief that the returns will
be satisfactory in every way"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
How Much Tobacco
Will My Heart Stand
Question Vital to Every Man Who Smokes or Chews

Nicotol tablets and taking them as
directed. The habit really quits you
and its departure is pleasure equal
to its indulgence.
If you want to know how much
easier it is to quit the habit with
Nicotol than without it, go twenty
four hours without tobacco and note
what an effort it costs you, then be-
gin using it as usual and take Nico-
toll tablets. At the end of week dis
continue smoking or chewing for a
day and 1t is probable you will have
no desire to resume. AT least your
desire will be greatly diminished
and another week or two should
make it not only possible, but a
pleasure, to quit.
NOTE: DIR. Conner, formerly of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, under whose
advice Nicotol has often been used,
said when this statement was shown
to him: Il have known Nicotol to
conquer the tobacco habit in less
than ten days time, and l can there
fore recommend it highly" When
the Doctors statement was shown to
one of our leading druggists be said:
"Nicotol is truly wonderful remedy
for the tobacco habit, way ahead OF
anything we have ever sold before.
We are authorized by the manufac-
turers to refund the money to every
dissatisfied customer, and we would
not permit the use of our name UNI
less the remedy possessed unusual
merit" Nicotol is sold in this city
under an ironclad money-Dack guar
antee by all up-to-date druggists, in
GLIDING Wilkinson & Co. and Nc
Grath Bros.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
u May Cost Precious Life to Find
Out by Experiment..

The heart of every user Of tobacco
pears a double burden It does it's
allotted task and then fights nicotine
Tor supremacy. AS long as the heart
WINS he lives; when it loses he dies
put before the final victory OF nico.
tlne you pass through many stages
oi decline and decay and suffer many
pangs. Hearts are like human beings
some are stronger than others,
therefore some hearts will stand
more tobacco than others, but there
IS limit to what any heart can
stand. The man who puts this addi-
.!ohal strain on his heart a dozen
uihes day by smoking cigarettes, a
pipe or cigars-or chewing tobacco
IS taking a matlman's chance with
health and life to lose and nothing
70 win but the chance that he may
not lose them. He is indulging in a
costly habit at the expense OF pre-
cious health. Ask any doctor any
wnere, and he will tell you that
:, using tobacco is Injurious and that
~ Is far better to quit the habit than
70 experiment to find how much to-
oacco your heart will stand without
serious results.
out the thought of quitting is I'M
peasant to most men-even to those
VINO know that tobacco Injuries them
and to really quit takes more will
power than they have and causes
more suffering than they can volun-
larily endure. To quit the habit,
Ws'Ae 1t easy for yourself by getting
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS AND HEAD
NOISES

If you have Catarrhal Deafness or
are hard of hearing or have head
noises, go to your druggist and get
1 ounce Of Parmint double strength)
and add to it Il pint of hot water and
a little graduated sugar. Take one
tablespoonful four times day.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrils should open. breath
ing become easy and the mucus stop
dropping into the throat. 1t is easy
to prepare, costs little and is pleas
ant to take. Anyone who has Ca
tarrhal Deafness or head noises
should give this prescription a trial
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
MEN
WANT TO PLAY
They Have Sent Word 20 Local Y. M.
c. A., That They Desire
Volley Ball Game With
keokuk

The Burlington business men who
belong to the Y. NJ. c. A. there, have
been hearing what "peppy'' lot of
volley ball players the local or5lni-
cation has in it's gym Grasses ard
wants game with some Of them.
The Keokuk business men have
made a good start in their volley
ball career for this year and 1t is
poss 'hle that the proposed game with
the burlington folks will be played
soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

kuk this morning that the game would
have to be cancelled because some Of
their members could not find any
shoes. Keokuk High offered to lend
them couple of pair but they refus-
ed to play on any conditions.
This is the first time in football
history that team came up with the
excuse that they had nothing to
wear" They probably thought a
football game was a pink tea or a
banquet, one disguised rooter remark.
ed this morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Project of Importance to Keo-
kl1k Will be Submitted to
the Citizens for Their
Sanction.
LAST ST ATEMENTS MADE
Anonymous Hand Bill Attack
Which Has Been Started
Seems to Find Little
Support Here.

Tomorrow, Keokuk will vote on the
question of building a memorial city
building to her soldiers, sailors, ma
zines and nurses. This building will
he a memorial to Keokuk heroes in
tbe great war, and will at the same
time provide quarters for the city
government.
The outcome of the vote tomorrow
will be important to Keokuk. II
Keokuk votes to build this building,
II is said by those who know, that
she will be expressing the faith in
herself that some people insist she
lacks. The voting of the memorial
proposition is said to be a step FOR
ward. the voting against 1t, step in
the other direction.
The levy for the project will be
five mills as fixed by law. This on
a thousand dollars of taxable prop
ertp will increase the taxes but $1.25
per year or ten cents per month.
The project is important and big
vote should be gotten OUT.
An eleventh hour attack on the
project is being put over by means
OF hand bills, anonymous ones, which
are being circulated through the city.
Some of the statements in the bill
are misleading, and the committee in
charge of this city building project is
encouraged to know that the bills
seemed to find little reception by the
local people.
In another column IN The Gate
City appears the statement of the
committee in charge of the city me-
mortal project. 1t will De worth read
ing.
Chairman Rich's Statement.
c. M. Rich, chairman of the COM
mittee, has made this statement:
There was a time when individu-
ais and corporations were exceed
ingly slow to approve OF or contract
debts or obligations, even for i'm
proved equipment and facilities for
handling their Industries. though the
need was apparent ana the indebted
ness fully warranted Progress under
such conditions was necessarily slow
and development greatly retarded.
"As against this general rule a few
exceptions stood out prominently
Men and institutions VINO were far.
sighted and progressive in their
view. who held that TO be made.
quately equipped In. any line was to
be handicapped In rendering service
and that lack of service meant loss
and waste. Those who were progress.
sive and appreciative of opportuni
ties presented. were quick to capital.
lie the future and did not hesitate to
incur indebtedness that would sup
ply the needed funds for ample de-
velopment.
These progressive individuals and
nrms are responsible for this country
having so quickly become the great.
est of world powers. the strongest
commercially and through this
strength bringing to successful TER
mlnation a world wide war.
Communities and cities are only
the reflection of the men and women
VINO compose their citizenship. Mon
VINO are progressive and up TO date
IN their own lines invariably stand
Tor the same degree or progress for
their communities, and thus we have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Eiaht Best Athletes.

NEW YORK, Sept. Height of
the best all around athletes in Amer.
lea will compete tomorrow in the
national A., A. U. alraround cham
pionship meet in the Pershing
stadium, Jersey City.
Among the entries are: Harrison
Thompson, Princeton; Lauri Karlmo,
Detroit: Pat O'Connor, New York;
Dan Shea, New York; Jack Fritts.
New York: Arthur Roberts, Boston;
Bernard Lychtman, national cham
pion, and r. F. Rutledge. Philadel-
phia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

conducting himself on the road, and
against whom informations nave
been filed in the superior court.
Whether or not it was the oWnar
of the car who was driving, no one
seems to know. The police are not
able to state, but they wrote to
Springfield to secure from the auto
mobile office there the name of the
car owner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
INFORMATION
ABOUT AUTO
Police Learn Name Of Car Owner
Whose Driver is Being
Sought by Local
Officers.

Chief Henneman has received the
information that the Paige car hear
ing Illinois license number 275722 is
registered in the name of Henry W.
Snider of Nauvoo.
The driver of this car last Sunday
was the man who was stopping
people on the river road, using aor
language, and otherwise improperly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
NO SHOES, PLEA
TO CANCEL GAME
Culver Stockton College Football
Team Will Not Play Here
Saturday After
nnnn

The football game between Keokuk
High and Culver Stockton college,
which was scheduled for tomorrow at
Keokuk has been cancelled. The
reason given is that the Canton play
ers had no shoes" Perhaps they
didn't have any Arctics, and frigid
feet need warm treatment.
Coach Rosenthal sent word to keo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Timely Reminder.

Sioux Falls Press: Capital and
labor would do well to bear in mind
that adage about hanging together or
hanging separately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

The cost of building in Denmark
has move than doubled in the last
few years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
VOTE ON CITY MEMORIAL
BUILDING CAST TOMORROW
VOTING PLACES TOMORROW

First PRECINCTS North Fourth
street.
Second precinct 20 South
Fourth street.
Third precinct Washington
school basement.
Fourth preeinct-1OO6 South
Fifth street.
Fifth precInct-314 North Four
teenth street.
Sixth precinct-1024 Main street.
Seventh precinct-1901 Bank
street, keokuk Electric Co. barn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
New elixir, called Aspiron-
al, medicated with latest
scientific remedies, used
and endorsed by Euro
pean and American army
surgeons to cut short a
cold and prevent compli-
cations.
Every druggist in U. S. in
structed to refund price
while you wait at count
er if relief does not come
within two minutes.
Delightful taste, immediate
relief, quick Warm-up.

The sensation Of the year in the
drug trade is Aspironal, the two
minute cold AND cough reliever, au-
thoritatively guaranteed by the labora-
tories; tested, approved and most
enthusiastically endorsed by the high
est authorities, and proclaimed by the
common people as ten times as quick
and effective as whiskey, rock and
rye, OF any other cold and cough
remedy they have ever tried.
an drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir, so all
you have to do to get rid Of that cold
is TO step into the nearest drug store,
hand the clerk half a dollar for a bottle
of AspironaI and tell him to serve you
two teasPoonfuls with four teaspoon
fuls Of water in a glass. With your
watch in your hand, take the drink
at one swallow and call for your money
back in two minutes if you cannot
feel your cold fading away like a dream
within the time limit. Don't be bash
ful, for all druggists invite you and
expect you to try It. Everybody's
doing It.
When your cold OF cough is re-
lieved, take the remainder Of the bottle
home TO your wife and babies, for
Aspironal is by far the safest and most
effective, the easiest to take and the
most agreeable cold and cough remedy
for infants and children.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
BAPTISTST0BUY.
CHURCH GROUND
Present East Ell Paso Home
VIII Be Converted
Into Mission.

Extensive plans Of the Southern
Baptist church, making necessary the
expenditure Of more than 100000
in Fl Paso within the next four OF
five years. are announced by Dr.
r. +. Vermiuion. superintendent OF
the Baptist sanatorium.
a deal is being made for the pur-
chsso OF the East Ell Paso Baptist
church on Alameda street When ne
godated. the building viii be re-
modelled into a Mexican Baptist mis-
Work on the new 100000 tubercu-
iosis sanatorium of the southern Bap-
fist church viii probably begin
within the next six weeks, accord
ing 10 DR.. Vermillion-
The Baptists are also cOntemplat-
ing the purchase Of dairy farm in
the foothills Of the Sacramento noun
tains. and the establishing Of a sum
mer camp for patients. No particu-
lar property is in view, according
to DIT. Vermillion. but money for the
purchase OF such site is already
available.
Within the next five years the
Home Mission board viii spend $780,
600 on the sanatorium and its
branches. The board has an eudoW-
ment Of 100000.
Dr.. Vermulf5n also announced the
purchase Of property fronting on
Stanton street between Fifth and
Sixth street, which cost S26,o09.
This viii be the site for an addition
to the present AnglO-Mexican insti-
tute- Three thousand dollars VIII be
spent on repairs for the building now
on the ground and the new building
VIII cost 100000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
ANNOUNCE ROUTE OF BOY
SCOUT PARADE SATURDAY

Formation and routing Of the Boy
Scouts parade, which viii precede the
Scout field meet at Rio Grande park
Saturday afternoon, December ~
was announced Tuesday evening.
Formation Of the parade is as fol-
lows. Band. color guard. council
executive, assistant executive. Troops
]. ., 3, 4 5, and viii form at Leon
and san Francisco streets on the east
side OF Leon street Troops g, l., 10,
Is, II, is, 10, y. "A. % and rs viii
form on the east side OF Chihuahua
street at San Francisco. These troops
viii fau into step promptly at las
p. m In this formation the parade
viii march as follows;
East on san Francisco street TO
Fl PasO street. south to san Antonio
street, East TO Stanton street; north
20 Texas street. west TO Mesa ave-
nue.; north TO Mills street: % est 70
Oregon street, north TO Boulevard +.
east to Rio Grande park. Special
--t.ii c officers VIII insure the parade
a rightofway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
COMMUNITY SONG LEADER
CONDUCTS SEVERAL SINGS

Kenneth s. Clark, who came from
New York to teach FL PasO how to
conduct community sings" held a
sing" at the high school Wednes-
day morning.
At noon Mr.. Clark led the KiWanis
club in singing. Thursday noon Mr.,
Clark viii hold a sing" at the
luncheon Of FL Paso Rotary. In the
evening he viii hold a sing at the
Rizlro theater and at the meeting OF
the junior chamber Of commerce
All persons with a voice, who are
interested in the community sing at
Christmas eve are expected to meet
at the Khaki club No. at ESQ o'clock
tonight A community Christmas tree
VIII also be a feature in Cleveland
square Christmas eve.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
TubercuIar Patients
Come In Large Numbers,
Secretary Gwin Reports

Tubercular patients coming TO e
Paso are on the Increase, according
to d statement made By J. B. Gwin,
secretary OF the Associated Charities,
when taking his reports at a meet
tsg Of directors Tuesday night Re
ports show that 167 families were
helped during November and that a
men were taken care OF IN the lOdg-
ing house. OF the latter % were tu-
bercular.
According 20 a report made BY Z.
S. Stewart, H. B. Stevens and Mrs
T. W. Lanier. a site for the Krakauer
memorial building viii soon be Sc
lected- The finance committee re-
ported that $40 100 was raised during
the recent campaign for $4,000 for
the budget fund and for the building
site and building Of the Associated
Charities.
The Associated Charities VIII hold
its annual meeting. Il was decided,
January %. likely in the Robert
Banner building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
AMENDMENT
LOSE IN TEXAS?
Returns Of Nov. 4 Elec-
tons So Indicate; Are
Not Yet Complete.

Austin. Texas, Dec. 17.-With re-
turns from many Texas counties in
the election on constitutional amend
mentE November & either missing or
in such shape that they cannot be in
cluded in the official count the at
torney general has held that the
statute providing that the state cleo
tinn board canvass returns Of cleo
tiors 80 days a2er they are held Is
directory and net mandatory. and
that the board may adjourn until
complete returns are secured
A compilation Of the vote, Including
the defective returns, shows THAI the
six amendments and the resolution
for calling a constitutional conven-
ton were defeated Accepted belief
was that the amendment proposing
that Galveston be allowed 10 issue
S., 100000 for storm protection, and
the amendment proposing to Increase
the tax for Confederate pensions had
carried.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17

PORTA SAYS HIS FORECAST
WAS GREATLY EXAGGERATED

san Francisco. Calf. Dec. 17.-Al-
bert F. Porta. san Franci-lo me
teorologist, from whose deductions
on a planet conf guration the
prophecy Of the world coming to an
end todsy was said TO have sprung.
reported today the prognostications
Of the worlds demise were greatly
exaggerated.
The rotation OF the sun. preventing
pull Of the planetary phalanx on
any one place on Old Sors anatomy
Tor any considerable length Of time
would prevent likewise the formation
Of any sun spot Porta said. II was
this sun spot that he feared.
Heavy electro-magneti energies
produced by the tension OF the
planets on the sun would produce a
huge sun spot which would in turn
cause the cataclysm, but which event
is prevented by the suns rotation
Porta said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
WEATHER MAN CAN'T FIND
ANY UNUSUAL INDICATIONS

Washington. .. c.. Dec. H. Ex-
perts who kCep the weather under
official surveillance for the govern
menL scanned the heavens and
weather reports in vain today for any
sign that an alleged solar CONSPIRACY
between the planets Neptune. J-1f-
ter ct al was about TO produce
storms Which would bring the world
70 a sudden end.
The best the weather man could
make out Of the signs as they read
them was that low pressure areas or
the north Atlantic coast and in the
far northwest had combined TO bring
low temperatures generally through
out thu country except along the
southwestern border The outlook for
tonight and tomorrow, the official
rorecaster said was for local snow
storms in the Great Lakes region and
fair weather elsewhere last Of the
Mississippi river.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
2 MEN HELD TO GRAND JURY
ON LIQUOR HIDING CHARGE

r W. Wilson was discharged. and
Boone Hardin and L J. Askin were
held to the federal grand jury Tues
day afternoon by United States com
missioner a J. W. Schmid on a
charge OF receiving and concealing
and facilitating the transportation OF
liquor. Hardin's bond was set at $3.50
and that OF Askin at $3.50
According to the commissioner,
Askin attempted to take full blame
for the alleged transportation OF
liquor in an automobile 70 New Mex
ico. Testimony was to the effect that
the men came here from Roswell on
business. Askin is alleged to have
admitted paying a bootleger $3.50 for
20 quarts OF whisky which were in
suitcases. He said the other men
knew nothing Of the contents OF the
suitcases