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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
CITY NEWS.

Fine asters. Phone Black 1915
For sheet metal work see Weber
Kirch Mfg. Co.
Buy your school shoes at Schultz
and save money.
Dance at Bluff Park Friday night
Agnes orchestra.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w
Harris, August 81, daughter.
Or. S. M. Gaston's dental office
will be closed Sept. to Sept %.
-Tonight's the night, dance al
Woodman hall Rights of admission
strictly reserved.
Miss Margaret Connolly, of Al
bia, Iowa, has accepted a position
with the Keokuk Trust company.
Wanted: Apprentice IN millin
cry. Paid while learning. Apply
Winger Bros, 1921 Main street
Special bargains in ladies' and
mems shoes at Shultz's.
Classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk Of tho
patron.
"A burning flue in a house at 1908
Palean street called the fire depart
ment this morning just after IL
o'clock There was no damage.
Special for Saturday: Picnic
hams, Csc per ID; pork Ioin roast
soc per h.; pure leaf lard, Csc pei
h., at F. D. Haubert's, 1926 Main
Phone 207.
Dance at Glaser's beach Sunday
evening. Agnes orchestra. Rights
of admission strictly reserved. $3.50
to 1870.
Meetings are held every night al
1924 Main street which has been
fitted up as church. Evangelist D
e. Cartwright will preach Friday
Saturday and Sunday evenings and
on Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
the Holiness association will hold
services. These religious meetings
are open to the public.
Patrons Of the classified column!
sending advertisements in over the
phone must arrange to send paymen
for same on day the notice is to ap
pear, as all classified advertising il
ON a strictly cash basis.
Miss Della Anderson, who, witt
her sister Miss Sally Anderson. has
been living with their sister, Mrs
Shook, at Fairfield, the past eight o.
ten months. is visiting friends IL
Keokuk and looking after their in
terests here. Mrs. Shook continue!
in very poor health, and Miss Ander
son expects to return to Fairfield tc
spend the winter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Clara Miller Alleges That She Should
Have That Amount Of Money as
Result Of Husbands
Death.
PETITION is UNUSUAL
CoIored Evangelist Wants Church
Trustees to Pay Some Money
She Alleges Is Due Her
on Agreement.

In between the lines of legal docu-
ment on file in the clerks office in the
district court is a whole sermon on
temperance. The document Is suit
in which Clara Miller, widow Of H. c.
Miller. asks for judgment against
Hugh Brennan, William Glewe and
John H. Giller for $4,000 for alleged
damages to her, through her husbands
death. Mrs. Miller alleges in her
petition that the defendants operated
blind pig" and sold "a poor class of
whiskey' and other intoxicants, and
that by these causes the petition al
leges, the defendants owe plaintiff the
amount sued for.
The petition states that the plaintiff
! is the widow of H. c. Miller who died
April IS, 1919 and that he was her sole
support and the support Of their small
SON The petitioner alleges in the suit
| that her husband was large and
strong" as well as her sole support.
Prior to April IL" she claims, "defen-
dants maintained blind tiger or boot
Logging joint on lot one in block five.
| where a poor class OF whiskey, beer
and other intoxicants were sold"
The defendant alleges that I these
acts complained of in her petition
have damaged her to the amount Of
| $4,000 and she asks for judgment and
| that the judgment be declared lien
on the property.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
KNIVES AND GUN
FIGURE IN FIGHT
TWO MexIcans Who Were Ordered
Out of w. n. Taylor's Place
Last Night Tried to Start
Something.
TAYLOR FIRES SHOT
He Claims One Of the Greasers Tried
to Pull a Knife on Him and Po-
lice are Investigating
Affair.
TAYLOR FIRES SHOT

Knives and a revolver figured In
fracas which occurred last night
about 11:30 o'clock at William H.
("Shake"1 Tayiors place at HOB
Main street Two Mexicans are in
jail and the police are investigating
the stories told by them and getting
Taylor's side of the affair. One of
the Mexicans has a flesh wound
along the knee where the bullet from
Taylor's revolver grazed him.
The MeMcans, it is said, came into
the place last night and started into
the back room and were told to keep
out Some men were in there play.
ing cards at the time, and Taylor or
dered the Mexicans out. the police
were told They refused to so, and
one of them is said to have drawn
his knife and threatened Taylor. Tay-
lor pulled gun on him and fired
The bullet grazed the ''greaser's"
knee and went through the door.
Patrolmen Tigue and Griffey were
sent from the police station to get
the Mexicans, and they brought the
men back with them. One of the
foreigners got a bit "chesty," but a
rap from loaded club soon sub
dued him
The Mexicans deny that they had
knives, but two were taken from
them when searched. They claim
that they only wanted to get into the
game which was going on in the
place, and that one Of them already
was in it and the other one just
wanted to join.
Chief Hennemann has taken the
matter up with the county attorney
as to the charges to file, and also to
have Mr.. McManus assist in the in.
vestigaion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
OLD ELM TREE
is CUT DOWN
{ Was Over Hundred Years Old and
Indians are Said to Have Had
Tepees in its
Shade.

Il One of the two oldest elm trees in
leol5uk has been cut down. 1t is the
Sid tree which stands in front Of the
residence of F. r. Buiman on North
eighth street. The olG tree is said
10 be over a hundred years old, md
indians are recalled to have cawped
,nder it's shady bougns in the ca,;J
lays of Keokuk history. The tree
lied this summer during the drought
ind 1t is now being made up into
ogs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE.

After Sept. Sth, our entire dry goods
and millinery dept will be strictly
cash. We're going to prove to the
public you can save just as well on
cash dry goods and millinery as cash
groceries and meats and now is GER
tainly the time to save. This does
not refer to ready to wear depart
ment 1owitz Dept. Store.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
biggest Enrolment In Its History is
Causing Considerable Worry
for Faculty and
Principal.
,PACE is BIG PROBLEM
falls are Crowded and Every Class
Room is Filled to Capacity
Glasses are over Crowded
1t Is Said.

The halls are crowded, the locker
ooms are crowded and the class
ooms are crowded at the keokuk
Ugh school building this year. There
re more students enrolled this Sep
enbcr than ever before in the his
Dry OF the school. Today there are
lO6 pupils down on record and there
srill be more coming IN next week.
BIZ the beginning OF the January
jerm. the old high school assembly
Dom and long corridors will be the
lace of learning for 500 boys ana
iris.
Things are reaching crisis there
gith SO many pupils signed UP Tor
lasses in all branches of study and
With so little room to take care o.
hem in. why, one teacher just
aoves around from one p,ace to an
Nther and hardly knows from one
lime to the next where she's going
70 find spot for her ciass to rec1te
NJ DR.. Reid said this morning. The
Auilding is so crowded at all times
hat it is impossible to get the best
Ventilation in it, and students can't
20 their best work unuer such ad-
erse conditions"
Much confusion is resulting from
he crowded condition OF the halls,
Che teachers in charge OF the build
ng declare 1t is worse at assembly
seriods and class dismissal periods
han a jam on Main street on Dollar
ay, one of them remarked today.
md in the class rooms there exists
congested condition that is causing
larm among those who realize that
his may injure the quality of school
Vork.
May Cause Complaint.
More serious than being crowded
a halls and in class rooms, is the
probability and almost the certainty
hat the North Central Association
Il Colleges and Secondary Schools.
nd also the state department OF
,ducation of Iowa, win seriously OBJ
ect to the excess number of pupils
d the different classes. They de-
nand that the high school classes
lave not more than thirty pupils IN
hem. Keokuk high school has a
hortage of teachers as well as not
snough room, it Is said by those who
NOW about the situation here.
DIR. Reid in speaking Of the un.
Usual attendance this year remarked
hat there were fewer pupils en-
oiled from Iowa, outside of Keokuk
han ever before, but that there were
more students from Missouri than
ormerly. He said that the fact that
here were practically no vacant
louses in town helped to explain, in
3art, the large number of new boys
ind girls who entered high school
his week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Evangelist Asks Judgment.

Judgmen for S92.59 Is asked Dy
Mamie q. Smith, colored revivalist,
against the Rev c. r. Waters, George
Snoddy, F. D. Holmes, Everett Holmes,
w. H. Jones, F. Johnson and Alonzo
Draine. Plaintiff alleges that in Janu-
airy the defendant Waters and the trus-
tees employed her to hold revival
meetings at the Bethel A. M. E. church
to begin March 2 and to continue for
three weeks at s25 per week and ex-
penses. She sets out her railroad fare
as s1359 and her board as sis. She
alleges that one week of meetings
were held, and then these We're
stopped. She alleges that compensa-
ton was refused her with exception OF
eleven dollars which was paid. She
asks the court to award her the bal
ance.
Ella May Phillips was cruel to her
husband, Henry c. Phillips, according
to the petition which hubby has filed
as plaintiff, in the district court, auo
he asks for divorce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

girl who searches for little sister AIDE
quate support is given her by a well
balanced cast that includes Lillian
Hall, kempton Greene, Amelia Sum
merville, Herbert Standing and others.
"Come Out of the Kitchen
Eugene O'Brien supporting Mar
guerite Clark, with a cast including
such persons as Crawford Kent, Fran
els Kaye, Geo. Stevens and others of
note, all in the supreme delight of
screen comedy-drama, Come Out of
the Kitchen" awaits you at the Grand
tonight. "i'he best play Marguerite
Clark ever had" was the universal
verdict of yesterdays big audiences
AS a play Come Out of the Kitch-
en-" had tremendous success when
enacted by Ruth Chatterton. AS a
picture it's possibilities and accom-
rlishments are unlimited. Beautiful
in setting, the story sparkles like a
rare jewel. See it for yourself.
! Vivian Martin in "An Innocent AID.
lventuress," at the Grand Saturday.
20, Susie Be Careful" is the comedy,
a Christie. Vivian Martins picture
tells the story of a unsophisticated
girl who becomes entangled with
thieves and almost goes to jail The
plot has suspense and high enter
tainment value Charlie Ray in 1.-THE
Busher," his best ever, at the Grand
Sunday and Monday
Hippodrome.
Tonight last showing OF "The Ro
nance of Tarzan" The same I'M
usual group Of artists who gave life
to the leading characters of the
original jungle epic appears n "The
Romance of Tarzan,' with the add
ton of such sterling performers as
Cleo Madison, the star OF many Uni
versal successes Of seasons past, ant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
MILLINERY NEws-sHoP EARLY

New October model hats for every
occasion arriving daily. Priced ex-
3eedingly reasonable, $500 to $4,000.
Also large assortment of hats for
children. Moderately priced S1.00 to
$1,000. Lowitz Dept Store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
WORLD PROSPERITY
 NOW DEPENDS UPON F F|RM GOVERNMENT
Rx Associated Prnss

Atlantic City, N. J., october e2-Main- tenance of stable government and sup presson of enemies of social order-these were the notes sounded here tonight at the first public session of the Interna- tional Trade Conference.
 Upon these factors depends the pros- perity of the world speakers told 25O0 delegates who represent the largest busi- ness organizations and possess the sym pathetic interest of the governments of their respective countries.
 A. C. Bedford, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, referred to the present social and industrial unrest in the following terms:
 ''The nations of the world face a com mon foe-an enemy within us, a parasite of the war, the destruction of which de- bends upon our prompt resuscitation from the devastation of war
 Breckinrdge Long third assistant sec retarv of state, after asserting that trade is based on credit, credit on con fidence and confidence can only exist where law is settled and supreme de- clared the conference symbolizes the sound business experience of two conti- nents come together to analyze the wreckage. to estimate the cost and to form determination to superimpose on the ruins of the war a great and mod ern structure.
 The first official act of the conference was adoption of resolution expressing disappointment that President Wilson was unable to attend and hope that he may soon ''be restored to complete health and comfort, equipped with renewed vigor to promote the cause of interna- tional good will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
FOURTH AND FIFTH A|RMEN COMPLEX.
 THEIR ROUND TRIP
By Associated rrsss

Chicago. October 22-Capt Alex Pear
 son and Lieut.. Earl II. Manzelman
 landed today at Mineola, N. T., being
 the fourth and fifth aviators to complete
 the second lap of the armys double
 trans-continental air race. Eight other
 fliers made varying progress acpcss the
 country in their efforts to complete the
 race.
 Capt. r. Steinle and Lieut.. D. B.
 Gish started from San Francisco, the
 latter making the best flight of the day,
 landing this evening at Green River,
 Wyo., 755 miles from San Francisco. Cap- tain Steinle reached Sacramento, Cal. only 75 miles from his starting point. Lieut.. H. w Sheridan is nearer to a finish than the other contestants tonight. He is at Mendota. H., approximately 800
 miles from Mineola. He landed there to- day after flying 100 miles from Rock Island, on account of engine trouble, but expects to resume the flight tomorrow. Lieut. Col II. F.. Hartney, following Lieutenant Sheridan. rested for the night at North Platte, Neb.. with 1491 miles ahead of him. Lieut.. R. M. Bagby, east bound was at Cheyenne, Wyo., 1896 miles from Mineola.
 Lieut.. k. $. Warrington. the only flier now travelling from east to west, was detained at Rock Island throughout the day, making repairs to his engine, and l-expected to get away again tomorrow. Lieut.. w. c. F. Brown, who left San Francisco yesterday. made only slight
 progress during the day.
 Under the rules of the contest, no fliers will start the second lap from San Fran cisco after today Of the e starters, 2s made the first crossing and r started the second lap. Of the IT. five have fin l-ished and four have dropped out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
RESIDENT SIGNS
 AMENDMENT ID THE
 FOOD CONTROL ACT
Chief Executive Has One of Best Nights Since He Be
 came III, Say His Physicians
By Associated Pre-.

Washington, October 22.-President Wilson was permitted again today to transact some public business r After what his physicians described as one of the best nights he has had since his illness began he signed the amendments to the food control act providing penalties for hoarding and profteering in food and clothing and three other measures of minor impor- tance.
 Tomorrow the prohibition enforce ment bill will be returned to the White House by the department of justice with an opinion as to it's constitution ality and it is expected that if the Pres : ident shows no i'll effects from his work yesterday and today he will be allow ed to study the opinion and pass on the bill. He has until midnight of October 2S to act before the measure becom es law without his signature. The bulletin issued by Dr. Grayson fromthe White House tonight said: '"The President has had comfortable day.
 The Presidents physicians announced (COntinued on Page Eighteen.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
Bricks and Bottles Speed Through Air as Soldiers, Sailors and Civilians Charge Police on Guard at Opera House
By Associated Presa

New York. October % Rioting broke ont again tonight around the Lexington theatre when for the second time thls week inc Star Opera company produced German opera over the protest or Vet- erans of the World War.
 With several hundred policemen posted around the theatre, a column of soioiers' sailors, marines and civilians "ho marched from Times square to the opera house were hurled back and dispersed' The mob was stopped ct Lexington ave nue and F-ifty-second street, but pelore the column was broken, bricks and pot ties. sped through the air.
 Defeated, the attacking party departed to get endorsements.
 A few minues later they reappsared' headed by motor truck containing nearly two score men.
 The truck dashed through the police fines and proceeded about block before it was met by squad of mounted police.
 The riders charged into the truck ana attacked it's occupants.
 Two of the latter-a soldier and a sailor-were injured. one so severely that the ambulance surgeon who attend hinl expressed the opinion he might die.
 Tumultuous scenes were also enacted ln- side the theatre. The singers had hardly appeared on the stage when an occupant of an upper box, rising. laid down an egg barrage Theatre employees com plained to detectives afterwards that he had hurled his eggs in the same fashion that hand grenades are thrown.''
 young man in civilian clothes, who gave his name as Jshn ;--e, and who said that his vocation was salesmanshiI and not soldering, was arrested. At the police station an egg was found in his pocket.
 The rioting continued for several hours crowd breaking into a milk store. pro- cured a supply of ammunition in the form of bottles and engaged in vicious fight with the police. The police were pressed so hard that they were forced to draw revolvers and fire several shots 1T the air to scare back the rioters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
ENPLOYES PREPARED
 FOR FINISH FIGHT FOR HIGHER
 WAGES AND BETTER CONDITIONS
Waged Private Control Is Served By Bremen Upon Board O
 Wages and Working Conditions

time and one-half for overtime,
 and other principles to which the
 government pledged itself during
 the war. which have now been
 made a part of the treaty of peace
 and which so far the railroad ad-
 ministratiOn has never fulfilled"
 While Mir Shea was appearing on behalf of the firemen only, it has been recognized generally that wage in- creases for any one class of railroad employees meant an advance for all to maintain equality between the work CTS. Furthermore. Mir. Shea said he that the failure of the gov ernments efforts to reduce the cost of living, which he frankly expected, would make necessary advances in pay for all workers. and predicted that by November 1 the wage board would be forced to consider further requests for general increases from railroad employees.
 Thus 1t is the view here that the
 government, as operator of the rail
 transportation system, will he face
 to face in a few weeks with vir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
CYST OF THE NEWS


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
German Opera Production
 Is Again Cause Of Rioting
CONSULAR
 AGENT IS HELD FOR
 RANSOM BY BANDITS
By Associated Press

Washington, October 22.-Wfl- liam O. Jenkins. American consul lar agent at Puebla, Mexico, was kidnapped by thrc emaskcd ban dits last Friday at Puebla and is being held for $i50.O0O ransom, the state department was advised to- day.
 The American embassy on in- quiry has been informed by the Mexican foreign office that the Eovernmcnt would take all pOssi- ble steps to effect the liberation of Jenkins. The American cm- bassy has been authorized to de- tail a member of its staff at Puebla to assist in obtaining the agents release.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
RELATIONS WITH CHICAGO PACKERS
 ARE CHARGED ID
 INDIANA SENATOR
Trade Commission Further Alleges That Every Effort Made to Discredit Wit
 nesses About to Enter
 Grand Jury Room
By Associated Press

Washington, October 22. Proof of the charge of Senator Watson, republican, Indiana, that the federal trade commits sion is hotbed of bolshevism, sedition and anarchy was chal- lenged today by the commits sion.
 In formal statement. it charged Senator Watson with having relations with the Chicago meat packers and de- clared that his allegations against the commissions employees were part of the warfare of the packers against the commission and the department of jus tice, with the purpose of subverting justice."
 The commission further alleged that it was not a "coincidence' that the em- ployes attacked by Senator Watson were those who had been summoned to testify in the case against the packers which the department of justice soon is to present to federal grand jury in Chicago.
 AS the witnesses are aDoul 10 enter the grand jury room." said the com mission, there is every effort to dis credit them."
 Declaring that while they themselves had stood many attacks, secret and public the commissioners said they would be derelict in their duty if they should let pass unchallenged "the false, outrageous and despicable assault" made upon members of their staff whose only offense is that they haze stood steadfast in the performance of their duty under constant harrassment, resisting cajoleHes. offers of employ ,,,apt apJ atfernYatad saducftpnS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
tually the same labor crisis which arose during the summer.

tually the same labor crisis which
 arose during the summer.
 At that time President Wilson denied the request of the shopmen for a gen eral increase in pay on the ground that the vicious cirle'' of rising wages and mounting prices had to come to an end. and that the country should be given fair chance at re- construction after the war period
 How Director General Hines and his assistants propose to meet the situa- tion has not been diyulged. It is con sidered certain, however. that if any wage advances are given President Wilson first will be consulted. Rail- road administration officials declare the relations with the union men have never been so good as at present and in pointing to the last report of the labor department. Showing decrease of 15 per cent living costs in August intima ted that the impending crisis win be solved in part by natural economic forces plus Attorney General Palmer's
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