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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
Free Street Cars.

BOSTON, Oct. 14.-Ralph S. Bauer,
for many years an advocate of public
ownership of street railway systems
and free rides for the public, has sug-
gested to the special state commits
sion on street railways that the Bos-
ton Eleva\ed Railway company's sys-
tenn should >,s run On this plan.
In advocating purchase by the pub
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
Rare Literary Talent.

Mr.. King possessed rare literary
talent and was voluminous writer.
BESIDES doing regular newspaper
work when he was employed in that
he contributed to magazines
and encyclopedias, and not infre-
uuently. wrote monographs of delight
full interest. His best literary work
perhaps was the ritual of the Order
OF Ellls, now used by all the lodges Of
the order in America. This is mas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14

ANY Corn Feels Off win oets-at'
right off just like banana peel.
Won can try to dig or drag out your
corns with a knife. or slice them
With a "bloody" razor. or use BAN
Sa ae and tape and wrap up your
t aigaa at.S EN- rough" painful, foolish
w s[sa use 2 or drops Of "Gets-It''-
mats the peaceful. sure: COMMON
sense way that never fails You
reach the corn easily with the little
CLASS rod in the cork of every
sEets-It" bottle. It does not hurt
tse true flesh. Try 1t. trot and
smileI It's a blessing; never fails.
aGets-It," the only sure, guaranteed.
nancy back corn-remover, costs but
- trifie at any drug store, M'fd by
= Lawrence g. Co. Chicago. III.
Sold in KeokuK and recommends
as the worlds best corn remedy D.
Bngelhardt & Co., and Wilkinson 4
Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14

$1.4s1a; s1.94, s192; 1918, SIZE.
S1.65, $165, $1.35; 1919, $1.41, $1.o1,
$1.92 and SLIP.
Exports of corn to Europe for
August, 1919, amounted to SIG, 142
bushels. In 1918, the same month
saw more than 100000 more
bushels shipped across the Atlantic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
JAMES |. KING
DIES IN KANSAS
he Was Native of Hancock County
and Was Early Newspaper Man
in Illinois and
Iowa.
LIBRARIAN OF KANSAS
7 his Was Position He Had Occupied
Since 1902-He Was Promi-
nent in Elks
Lodge.

JduleS Lew Ming, Il ndtlNe OI Hall
cock county, died in Kansas Sunday.
He was the state librarian OF Kansas.
He was born in Hancock county, learn
ed the printing business there, worked
on the Carthage Gazette, established
"a paper in Creston, Iowa, and later
worked on the Dubuque Times and the
Davenport Gazette. r. l.. Wander.
grift has written the following obit-
uary and tribute to Mr.. King:
The elder generation of men and
women who continue to live in the
neighborhoods OF La Harpe, Fountain
Green, and Carthage, in Hancock
county, Illinois, viii remember James
Levi King, state librarian Of Kansas,
who died in Topeka, Sunday, October
H. For he was born in La Harpe
sixty-nine years ago and passed
his boyhood there, received his
education in the old La Harpe
academy. His father was Colonel
Selah w. King, who, coming there
from Ohio in 1912, practiced law in
Hancock county for many years, ex-
cepting four years when he was in the
civil war. Selah King raised Com
pany G of the Fiftieth Illinois regi-
ment of volunteers, afterward becom-
ing colonel of the regiment. His
elder son, the late Henry King, for a
long time newspaper man in Topeka,
was for many years managing editor
of the ST Louis Globe-Democrat, and.
dying in St Louis i've years ago, was
buried in the old La Harpe grave
yard. Mrs. Margaret King Bushby, a
sister of these brothers, survives, and
continues to live in La Harpe.
Becomes an Apprentice.
In 1867. James King became an ap-
prentice in the office of the Carthage
Qll.) Gazette, where he acquired the
printers trade. AT the age OF -, he
became the editor of the Home News,
a weekly paper published in La Hal :,
with which he combined the book anc
stationery business. In 1870, he es
tablished the Headlight, at erosion,
Ia, the first paper published In that
settlement. Afterward, he became an
editorial writer, first on the Dubuque
Times and afterward on the DaVen-
port Gazette.
Following his brother to Topeka IN
1871, he took up newspaper work, Ia
which he continued, until 1876, when
he became an employe OF the post
office In this service he continued
for seventeen years, filling, by pro-
motions, every position in the otfice,
including the postmastership. Return
ing to newspaper work, he became
the Kansas correspondent of the Kan
sas City Journal and the st. Louis
Globe.Democrat. In December, 1894,
he was appointed to be state liDrar-
ian. serving until 1898. From 1899 TO
1902 he had charge of the travelling
library system of Kansas. In 1902,
he again became state librarian, ssfV-
ing until his death. He was Cile iirst
president of the Kansas State LII
brary association and was member
OF the National Library association.
He also was chairman of the Kansas
Travelling Library commission. Al
the time OF his death ne was a mem
Ter of the Kansas state civil service
commission.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14

sion, and pointed out that the old
custom Of charging tolls on the coun.
try's highways had the same effect
while that system was in operation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14

Condensed milk, applied with
toothpick, is a good substitute lor
mucilage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
lSorns Tween Toes
Use Easy ''Gets-lt'
.rv Corn or Callus Comes Off Peace.
~ Sllv Gloriously. Never Fails.

:. 10 easy for "Gets-It' to reach
lliSto-rat-a at" corns, and better
MART 10 easy to remove them, boz
-e,. - ac,ets-ft" makes them come
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
You'll Say
of Pyramid
@yvhnt Blessed Relief From the
Suffering of Itching, Bleeding
or PrOtrudinE Piles"
wRITN FOR FREE TRIAL.

II you are suffering dreadfully
and cannot wait for the free trlal,
go to any drug store and get a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
Rich Market Sure.

But rich market, even If prices
are not to be as high as during the
summer, will await the Iowa farmer
in his neighbor states. Kansas, MIS-
souri,, and part of Nebraska re-
ported warm dry weather when the
crop was maturing, and, consequent
ly, the ears ripened too quickly. The
result is that these states have a
lessened crop, while the more favor
able weather between the Missis'
sippi and Missouri rivers will make
the Iowa crop larger and the quality
better. Iowa corn will command the
highest prices on what may turn out
to be a market flooded otherwise
with grain of a poor quality.
Light rains in parts of the state
the early part of last week aideG
materially in preparing the ground
for fall blowing and winter wheat
sowing, but where the rainfall con-
tinued for several days the fields
became SO soggy as TO be unwork
able.
The corn market in general mas
been in a sensitive condition during
the first ten days of October 1t has
had an average downward tendency,
but has shown a disposition to rise
when the slightest excuse was
offered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
Ii Is Greater This Year Than II Has
Been for Some Time, But Prices
are Going Down--ls Still
a Rich Market.
HAS 414,oOO,OOo BUSHELS
This State Exceeds All Her Neighbors
in Production This Season-kan-
sas and Missouri Suffer from
Dry Weather.

Although the corn crop In Iowa
this year is to be greater in point OF
size than that of any other year, with
the exception of 1912, farmers fear
that if prices continue to go down
the profits they expected last spring
when the seed was planted, may not
materialize The market price of
corn on the Chicago market, which
is the dominating one, has fallen
from $1.92 and $19s. for July and
August, to $1.22, the average for the
last few days.
OF the entire crop forecasted by
government observers, 2,9OO,5 500
bushels, Iowa is expected to furnish
414,112,O00 bushels. Only the 1912
yield exceeded this total. In that
year 1t was better than 42O,oO,oOO
bushels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-14
Why Prices Fall.


Falling prices on the market are
attributed by grain buyers to the
fact that the crop has matured early,
husking and picking nave already
started, and probably large part
of the crop will be ready for sale
early. This naturally forces down
the price, the demand not being great
enough, owing to unfavorable condl-
lions for export, to maintain the de-
sired valuation.
Little corn is being shipped to
Europe. The condition of foreign
exchange rates makes European buy
ers backward about purchases other
than those they know TO be neces-
sary, and while the totals of foreign
sales are large, they represent wheat
and meats, rather than corn, which
is an unknown cereal to many ma
lions on the other side OF the Allan
tic.
Reports from the Argentine show
that the same situation is being
found there. Corn in New York sells
for a lower price than it can be I'M
loaded there from the Argentine, and
probably most of what importing
Europe is doing is from the United
States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
GIRLS LIVES SAVED
BYA HEROIC SAILOR

Now York. Jan. ia lone United
States sailor, who disappeared WITHOUT
the formality of making his identity
known, walked up to the fifth door OF
q burning loft building here caused
,welve panic-stricken girls to form a
cYoin with their left hands and then
led them to the street in safety
The sailor was passing the place
when glass fell on his head ne
looked up and saw smoke coming from
be windows. Then he started toward
sra alarm box, but, hearing the
cries of the girls rushed upstairF'
After he had seen the women sate-
" to the street, he walked quickly on
his wav and one of the girl workers
sent in the alarm >,
Acting Battalion Chief Convey lei
Il feet into an areaway while direc'-
- II his men, and suffered fracture
:, .ha right leg. The fire caused d
Sar,age A. of $4,000 in several factory
lofts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN

London, Jan. 1.-THE Rev william
Ralph Inge, dean Of st. Paurs' de-
voted a large part Of speech the
other day to answering the question
"What is an English gentleman"
He quoted Bernard Shaw as saying:
"A gentleman is man who tries not
to take out Of life more than he puts
in" "That," said the dean, rs a revo-
lutionary definition, but it is strictly
TRUE to what at heart we all feel 0
he the character of gentleman anc
!, is a saying which cannot be rubbed
in too vigorously in training the young
gentleman.
According to the English school
of thought. the usual qualities OF a
gentleman are truthfulness' courage
iustice and fair play, the abhorrence
of meanness and crooked dealing, and
respect for the personality of human
beings as such"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
MANY SERBIANS DIED OF
STARVATION AT CORFU
(By Associated Press.)

Corfu, Jan. 17.-Now that the Ser
bian government and civilian refugees
have returned to their native country
this little island off the Greek coast
to which they were driven by the Aus
trian invasion, has resumed Its pre-
war appearance.
Across the harbor, however, is SOL
emn and mute evidence Of the terri
bic misery and privation suffered by
the Serbian army and population In
their tragic retreat Of 1915. On a
small. grass covered island, now called
by the natives "the island Of the dead, y
are several hastily made cemeterie
where are buried thousands of VIC
Tins, soldiers and civilians alike. who
succumbed to starvation and disease
in the headlong fight of the Serbians
three years ago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
BRITISH AGAIN AFTER
MEXICAN TRADE
(By Associated Press

Mexico City, Jan. 17.-British mer'
chants have begun their campaign to
reconquer their old trade markets ir
Mexico and obtain new ones. Tie gen
eral offices Of the National Railways
have received notice that freighter
has sailed from Liverpool laden with
British merchandise for Mexico The
VOYAGE will be in the nature Of an ex-
ploration. It is also announced that
American companies are rushing plans
to put into commission a number OF
steamers for service between Pacific
coast ports of the United States and
Mexico. Japanese interests also are
preparing to establish lines with west
coast Mexican ports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
NEARLY 700 MEN SOON
TO MOVE FROM DORR FIELD

The Arcadia News of yesterday
says:
Nearly 700 men are to move from
Dorr Field in a few days They go
from the camp here to other camps
for the purpose of being mustered out
Of the service and returned TO their
homes and to civil life. They are az
follows: Camp Upton, so men; For
Logan. Colorado. sS; Camp Dodge, la,
65; Camp Devins, Mass, 81; Cole
Barracks. Ohio, 81; Camp Taylor
KY, 40; Camp Custer, Mich, 43
Camp Meade. Md, sS; Camp Grant
Illiois. AZ; Camp Dix. N. j., %; CAM
Kearney. Cal. 25; Camp Lewis, Wash.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
| CARL uEbKNECHT AND
ROSA LUXEMbURC HAVE
BEEN KILLED BY MOB WHO
fORESTALLED GOVT TROOPS
WINSTON CHURCHILL HECKLED
BY WOMEN WHILE SPEAKING
(By Associated Press. !

Dundee, Scotland, Jan. 17.-Win-
ston Churchill, the British minister Of
munitions, was so heckled by the
women before whom he spoke in his
home town during the recent parlia-
mentary campaign, that he finally re-
torted: II am only man, not an
encyclopedia" His audience was COM
posed exclusively Of women and their
heckling exceeded that Of the aver
age audience Of men.
After Mr.. Churchill had appealed
to the women to stop quizzing him so
sharply, they adopted a resolution
supporting his candidacy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
|IV[RE
SHOT OFT THROUGH
| THE HEAD
DRAGGED BODY OF THE
Ian OFF AND PROBABLY
|EW 1T IN CANAL
(By Associated Press.)

n, Jan. 17.-Dr. Carl Lieb-
and Rosa Luxembourg have
billed. When it became known
bay that they were at the Ho'
en in the western part of the
crowd stormed the lobby. Both
bpirited to a side entrance but
bb forestalled the efforts Of the
Rosa Luxembourg was beaten
Rsensibility and thrown into an
pbile by the crowd intending to
er to prison. A few blocks down
Feet a second mob hailed the car
man jumped on the running
land shot her through the head.
Job dragged the body off. 1t is
ped the body was thrown into
u. Meanwhile the troops start
Pbknecht for prison in another
! puncture stopped the automo-
nd Liebknecht tried to escape
>ldiers shot him. Liebknecht and
Luxembourg were Spartacan
!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
OFFICERS RAID BAD
NEST OF MOONSHINERS
In DESOTO AND POLK

Sheriff Dishong and his deputies,
assisted by Deputy United States Mar
shall f. B. Tippins, former sheriff OF
Lee county, have been making some
lively raids on moonshiners in this
section, and it is hoped the officers
will be able to break up this class
of iawlessness.
After making visit to the Citrus
Center section and landing lumber
of violators who had been doing a
sweeping business along the canal IN
that region, they made a visit to the
northern part of the county, where
the people have been given endless
trouble by moonshiners, some Of whor.
were operating In this county and
some across the line in Polk county.
On the way they took in John jack
son, a colored man, who was operat'
ing plant at Croom's stil', near
Ona. Jackson had complete lard
can still and large quantity OF
mash on hand. He serves a sentence
of 80 days on the gang, after which
he will be turned over to the United
States authorities.
Several stills were raided just
across the line In Polk county oper-
ated by white men. Hiram r. Albrit-
ton was found running a 25-gallon
boiler, had three large barrels, an
eight foot trough and pipe. This out
fit was found in a bay head near his
place.
Dan Deyan had his trough, can,
ETC., and was carrying an over-supply
OF the finished product on hand.
C. c. and JEFF Alderman were op-
Grating a copper still and copper
worm of 25-gallon capacity, and had
on hand 100 gallons of fermented
mash and six gallons Of whiskey..
These men were all taken to Tam
ma by Deputy United States Marshal
Tippins, and they will be tried In the
Federal court. There has been con-
siderable complaint from that section
regarding these stills, and the officers
are to be congratulated on cleaning
ont the nest. Arcadia News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
SWISS GOVERNMENT
DETERMINED TO BAR OUT
BOLSHEVIXISM
(By Associated Press.)

Geneva, Jan. 17.-The Swiss gov
ernment is determined that Bolshev
ism shall be barred from the cantons
Of Swiss Confederation.
The Federal Council Is firmly decid-
ed to close Theoretically all the doors
of Switzerland to the instigators of
disorder and to their dangerous pro.
paganda, is the way President Gallon
der outlined the government attitude
to the Associated Press correspondent.
Switzerland he went on, will con-
inue to take the most energetic meas
ures against all bad and subversive
elements coming from abroad and who
are still on her territory.
The president asserted that the ef-
forts last month to provoke general
strike in Switzerland had revolu.
tionary tendency. The strike was un-
dertaken to enforce protest by the
socialist committee against the send
ing OF Swiss troops to Zurich to main
tain order.
This movement has completely
failed" said President Calender, "in
presence Of the firmness Of the Fed
eral Council which made II understood
that 1t would not tolerate acts which
would not be In accord with our Dem
ocratic and constitutional institutions,
"The defeat Of this movement Is
due also to the fact that the Federal
Assembly Immediately met and de-
ciared by great majority that 1t
would support the Federal Council in
all measures against anti-constitution-
al intrigues and invited the Council to
act with the greaest energy against
anyone who tried to disturb public
order or the quiet Of the country.
Finally the leaders understood that
the whole Swiss people would not
acquiesce in Bolshevism.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
4 STARTS WELL
In BARLOW DISTRICT
|dlhg Elder Blackburn Is Hopeful
q Great Year In 1919-PastorS
Salaries Advanced

4 c, F. Blackburn, presiding
Of the Barlow district, was in
V a few days ago, conferrine
local church workers regarding
Missionary institute and group
nss to be held here next We'd
and Thursday. Jan. % and 22
conservation with the News re-
F' the presiding elder spoke very
FULLY of the outlook for the work
L district this year. He says in
'Oas were never more hopeful for
FAY year in the territory covered
e Barlow district.
lar the official boards Of seven
n charges in fixing the salaries
|nelr pastors this year have made
Sandal advance. The church al
|iand has increased the salary
$4,000 to s2,4O0; Barlow, from
Y Y to s2,4OO; Fort Myers, from
Y to $1,000. Mulberry has made
pcrease Of s4O0; Kathleen circuit
| Homeland. 500; Boca Grande
Y presiding elder observes a deer
0Fatton to the great work OF the
0Oh on the part of many OF his
~ which he feels will result in q
@stul year in the work along all
% Christian ACTIVITY Arcadia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17

watched the picture taking with
much interest.
He will visit Cape Florida light
house today and will visit the thickets
Of that vicinity.
Work on taking pictures at the
Hindu village and temple will be
started tomorrow. A call for 200 ex-
tras was issued by the company Tues
day night, and yesterday more than
800 applicants for places were re-
ceived. The extras selected will in
clude many people Of Miami. promi-
nent in business and social circles, as
we'll as many prominent winter visit
crs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17

paign speech at Glasgow before the
election, the chairman of the meeting
voiced the hope that Mr., Law might
aspire to and soon reach the highest
position of all"
The Chancellor smiled and shook
his head. Mine" he said, sis ar am
bition like that of the epitaph en- the
washerwoman's tombstone:
Don't grieve for me. friends
oh, grieve for me never!
want to do nothing
Forever and ever"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
FARNUM JUMPS FROM
THE NATURAL BRIDGE
BEFORE THE CAMERA

miami, Jan. 17.-Whereyer "BiIl"
farnum went yesterday, to take the
Jungle scenes for the new Fox feature
flm, "The Lucky Charm" a large
crowd of spectators quickly gathered.
he visited Arch Creek yesterday, and
leaped off the natural bridge, amid
the cheers of several hundred specta.
tors.
Later in the day, he visited Miami
Beach, near the army ballistic station,
and the soldiers stationed there
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
RrIL FIGHTING UNDER
DUH THE BAN IN MEXICO
fpv Associated Press')

Mexico City, Jan. II Bull nsn'
ing remains under an Official ,..,na pan -.
.no 49, Eaderal District and territories
under the control Of the centra' gov '.
r,or,, unur. an effort in the Chamber Of
:, nanutles to rescind the presidential
Dspr ."araa prohibiting this sport having
been defeated by one vote ine ~ :.
Se.a pesn vas eplivened by the pleas O.
Jnsv ynan silveti, a noted tOreadOr' who
o,ra.red 'u~a in the chamber to argue IN
savor NJ resuming the custom
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
SEARCH FOR
SLACKERS CONTINUES
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Jan. 1.-THE search for
George Crawley and other alleged
deserters and slackers, in the noun
tains around Blairsville by United
States troops is believed to be con-
tinuing today but nothing was re.
ceived here as to the results of the
chase.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
French Ship
Strikes Mine
And Sinks;
500 Lost
nv Associated Press.)

Rome, Jan. 1.-THE French steam
er Chaperois struck a mine in the
Straits of Messna, sinking in few
minutes. Five hundred passengers
mostly Greeks, Serbians and Russians,
we're drowned. Another steamer saved
LEO.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
PRESIDENT
'GEf('{aI GETS Rule
FOR SECRECY jCRE
HELD IN
ABElANCE
MAY SUCCEED IN HAVING PRO.
CEEDINGS OF PEACE CONFER.
ENCE MADE PUBLIC
(By Associated Press.)

Paris Thursday, Jan. 16.--At the
instance of President Wilson, the Su-
preme Council decided today to hold
in abeyance the proposed rule for vir-
tual secrecy regarding its delibera.
tions beyond information given in Of
fetal statements. 1t also decided to
request representatives of the British,
American and Italian press to present
some plan for reporting the meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
Rallying Votes
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated PresS.)
pin, Wednesday, Jan. Is. With
ections of the National Assem-.
Fs than four days off, the Bour-
parties are bringing every ef-
P rally the male and female vot-
a gigantic protest against Boil
Pm, the government making ex-
e efforts to protect the polling
during the voting Sunday. 1t is
lonsidered highly doubtful IL the
lls will jointly poll more than
cent of the total vote.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
BOrah Protests
(By Associated Press.

Washington. Jan. 17.-Senatcr Bo.
rah addressed the Senate today in a
protest against secrecy at the peace
conference. He said the question
was whether Wilson's point for open
diplomacy was to be discarded en-
tirely.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-17
DECREE SUSPENDED

London, Jan. 17.-The Spanish gov
ernment has published decree sus-
pending the constitutional guarantee
in the Province of Barcelona, accord
ing to a wireless dispatch from Mad
rid.