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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
JOHNNY DOESN'T
CARE, VERY MUCH
If He Isn't President of the United
States-Ail He Wants Is to
Be Left Alone and
to PIay

"Naw, Ma I don't wanta be presi
dent Of the United States, / don't
wanta be nothin'-all l want is to be
left alone and play, and not have to
bother with old school books nor any
thing, said dozen and half
Johnnys in a dozen and half homes
this morning when it was time to start
to school.
But the dozen and half Johnnys
along with all the Bobs and Dicks
found out that it isn't what you want
it's what you get that counts, and
they all trudged back to the gates OF
learning today with their old school
books under their arms as they went,
and returned home at noon with school
blanks in their hands for the new
books they lad to buy.
Tonight, they'll be sitting on the
steps at home with mother and father,
hoping like everything that mother
will forget to remind them that they
must go to bed early because they
have to go to school next day-when
she does 1t, and they have to trudge
off. wishing that all the schools in the
United States were down in Guinea
some place; but all the same, whel,
someone passing by on the street,
calls in to Johnny as he's entering the
house to retire and asks him, "How's
SCHOOL," Johnny will manage to say,
and he's surrised to see how easy it is
for him to says it, "oh, II amt so
bad"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
Automobile Plunged over Embank-
ment at Bluff Park But No Dam
age Was Done as Auto Hit
Big Stump.
TRYING TO TURN AROUND
Driver Said His Brakes Failed to
Work and Car Hung Over Preci-
pice With Front Wheels
Dangling In tho Air.

A big touring car belonging to Illi-
nois people narrowly escaped plunging
over the bluff and into Lake Keokuk
Sunday afternoon about five O'Clock.
The auto went over the roua when
the driver attempted to turn around on
the lake shore boulevard at Bluff
park, and his brakes failed to hold A
big tree, into which 1t buried its nose
held the automobile with the front
wheels dangling over the precipice.
The occupants Of the car were not
injured, and the auto was not damaged
to any appreciable extent The driver
said that he attempted to turn around
at the base Of the Bluff park hill. He
back and angled until he got his car
almost straight across the road, and
then he started his engine, and ex-
pected to turn into the roau and head
in the direction in which he was to 60.
His brakes failed to hold when he
stopped. and he started over the en-
bankemnt and was headed for the
railroad tracks and the lake fifty feet
below. when a big tree in front Of the
car stopped it squarely. The front
wheels dangled over the precipice and
not until some jacks had been secured
and the front Of the machine blocked
I'D so that the rear wheels could get
grip on the road surface, could the big
automobile be gotten out of its diff
cult place.
number Of local motorists hap
pened along about the time of the acct
dent and helped get the car ou, OF
trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
KEOKUk MAN
IN AIRPL ANE
Honeymoon Express Aviator Takes
Many People Up With Him
Yesterday, Including
Local Man.

Lieutenant Samuel Pickard, pilot
of the Honeymoon Express air
plane which was giving flights at
Quincy yesterday, was accompanied
by a Keokuk man on one Of the trips
into the air. C. E. Warwick, of this
city, was one of the passengers who
paid ten dollars for little spin in
the blue sky with the pilot Of the
big red plane, according TO the Quincy
Wing this morning. The aviator took
a big crowd of passengers on all of
his trips yesterday. Pickard and his
wife were married in the plane,
hence the name of the Honeymoon
Express.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
L w. childs Files Suit Against Ger.
tain Directors of kellogs-Birge
Co., in the District
Court.
COMPLAINS OF POLICY
ALLEGES That Bonuses and Gratuitics
Were Improperly Paid Out and
Wants Money Re-
turned.

L. ". Childs, stockholder in the
Kellogg-Birge Co., has filed a suit IN
the district court against Ira W..
Wills. e. NJ Majors, II. G. Brown,
Mrs. Kate Elder and Mrs. William
Praeger, and the Kellogg Birge Co.,
in which he asks for an accounting
to himself as plaintiff, and for all
stockholders, of gratuities and bonuses
which he alleged the defendants have
paid out in addition to regular sala-
rfes. Plaintiff alleges that such action
is a fraud and imposition on the
stockholders of the said company.
The petition on file asks that the
money alleged to have been wrong
fully distributed be returned, to-
gether with interest and costs, and
that the defendants be enjoined from
continuing the practice. He alleges
that the matters he complains of
were kept secret from him until
1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
MISS DAVIS OF
MISSION HOME
Has Returned From Speaking En-
gagements Over the State and
Will Continue Work Here
at the Mission.

Miss Sidney ]. Davis, superinten-
dent of the Young Women's Chris
ltian Industrial mission, % North
Fourth street, has been out OF the
city on a three weeks trip of sue
ccssful lecture engagements at sew
eral points over the state. Returning
ahe spoke in a camp meeting and de-
livered an address on the chautauqua
program in Birmingham last week
Miss Davis has been contributing che
receipts from her lectures for rhe
past year to assist in the support Of
the mission house and from this and
the donations from her friends the
work is successfully holding its own
to date.
The report for August shows ei2h-
teen articles Of clothing donated 10
needy people in town and fruit 10 one
sick person.
The MISSIONS free reading room is
open with good books and current
magazines; tables for writing, free
stationery and free use OF phone, as
bureau of information and place Of
christian recreation for all christian
workers; with transient sleeping az
commodation for lone women and
girls WIZ uidy Couic 40 olihu6 -io '"
work or visit.
Bible training and classes of IN
struction in housekeeping anil c,ner
subjects are being arranged or ;be
coming winter months.
I Women of the city are welcome to
the missions rest room which is
| open afternoons daily. The SeDtem
Der numbers of several of the bes t
negro periodicals and other HtLra.
ture are on the tables.
I The out of town visitors at the
mission during the past month wn1 e
Miss Dora Gibson Of Quincy, IL. !;
Rev. F. E. Day of Ottumwa; Mr.. and
Mrs Foster of Mt. Pheasant, and
Mrs. Ross O'Neal of Des Moines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
What Mr.. Wills Says.

When Mr.. Willis was asked for
statement about the case he said:
''The policy Mr.. Childs complains
of was established in our company
twenty years ago when the late G.
p. Birge was president and manager.
This policy has continued ever since
and in my Judgment is proper. As to
our method of paying salaries being
legal, l have submitted the details TO
several of the most prominent attor-
neys in the country and without ex-
ception they say 1t Is absolutely
legal.
"All Of the matters complained of
by Mr.. Childs have always been of
record and open to the inspection of
amy of the stoc sholders. Besides,
can prove at many stockholders
meetings the policy has been thor
oughly approved"
The case will come before the Sep
TENDER term Of the district court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
CITY NEWS.

Big shipment of hats just received.
Lowitz
Masonic: Special meeting of Ear.
din Lodge No. 29, Wednesday, Sept.
3rd., o'clock p. m. Third degree.
Classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk Of the
patron
Marriage licenses have been IS
sued of Rodney Johnson and Hazel
Hunter of Keokuk, and to Harry
Malone and Jewell Bierman also Of
Keokuk.
Regular meeting of Morning Star
Fifth and Blondeau. George Koep.
&C. c.: j. A. Burgess. X. of r. and
L. o. o. III. lodge. NO 704, meet
regularly every Tuesday evening a
IS o'clock. All visiting members cor
daily invited. John G. Stadler, die,
tator. A. L. Laubershimer. secretary.
j. o. Boyd spoke at a Sunday
school session Sunday at Fort Madi-
son, at which workers from all over
the county were present. Mr. Boyd's
address was on subject of much IN
terest to the workers.
Big shipment of hats just received.
Lowitz.
Wayne Teeters who has been with
Unit c of the Forty-first division has
arrived in this country and has gone
to Camp Merritt, according to word re-
ceived by his parents here. He ar
rived from overseas Saturday.
Patrons of the classified columns
sending advertisements in over the
phone must arrange TO send payment
for same on day the notice is to ap-
pear. as all classified advertising is
on a strictly cash basis
The Carnation club OF Bethel
church will hold its regular meeting
at the parsonage this evening All
members are requested to be present
Mrs Waters and Mrs. Retta Asnby
are the hostesses. Mrs. c. R. Waters
il president and Mrs. A. E. Holt secre-
/ tary.
The death of James William Davi.
son, Jr., eleven months old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Dawson occurred at
six o'clock Monday morning. The
body was taken to La Grange, Mo.
Monday afternoon for burial. The child
is survived by his mother and father
anu iii &C DtOlllGtS dll vi "HOIH Ilft
on Eighteenth and Estes street.
Subscribers 10 The Gate City
should notify the business office II
their paper Is not delivered prompt
ly. All complaints should reach this
office before o'clock, as the bust
ness office closes at that hour
! The Rev. j. o. Ledbetter, former
| pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church, is in Keokuk for a visit during
his vacation. He Is accompanied by
| Mrs. Ledbetter and by Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Hunfeld Of Muncie, Ind The
/, Ledbetters are from Anderson, Ind.
| where Rev. Ledbetter has his pastor
ate at present.
Warning: In buying suits and
/ plush coats investigate closely, look
twice. If you're buying last season
garment you should know IT. We can
prove by every clerk in the depart
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
GOING
TO KAHOkA
keokuk Community Organization Will
Play at Fair There for
Next Three
Days.

The Keokuk Community band will
play at the big Kahoka fair for three
days. The band will leave for Ka-
hoka tomorrow and will play there
September 3, and 5. The band is
playing at the fair as the result OF
the hit" it made with Kahoka people
Fourth of July.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
WONDERFUL EARLY FALL
WALL lies

Any silk suit or coat left, choice SIS.
they're worth s25 to $50. Also few
clever fall and winter coats left, choce
$40. And few summer dresses also
coats for the kiddies, choice IS, worth
double. Those wonderful waists, high
class voiles, organizes and few silks
left, choice $29S, worth up to $1,000
Lowitz Dept. Store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE,

After Sept. 8th, 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 Department.
(Iowitz Dept Store.) -.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
PASTORS WIFE
l. PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Mary Burgess Who was Married
in keokuk In 1898, Died In
Des PLANES Satur-
day.

Word of the death at Des PLANES,
ILL.,, Sunday August 30, of Mrs. Mary
Burgess, wife of the Rev. William
Burgess, has been received here.
Mrs. Burgess was married in Keokuk
at the home of the Rev. w, L. Byers
in February 1898, to Rev. Burgess
who is the father or Mrs. W. l..
Bers. Mrs. Burgess was born at Ayr,
Scotland. September Is. 1854 Fun
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
Wettest Spot on Earth.

The bottom Of the Pacific ocean
approximately six miles below the
surface--is an exceedingly wet spot
but the "wettest place upon earth"
In accordance with the usual mean.
ing OF the term, is Cherra Punt. in
Assam. India. Here the rainfall aver.
ages 45S inches, deluge Of 800
inches falling during the summer
months. This is a summer average
of three inches day, but moro than
thirty inches day have been re-
corded on five successive days, APP
proximately 100 inches falling in Ia
hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
ALWAYS THE SAME
TsrDcRowkI
lA,STEEL cUTlV
THE COFFEE WIN
The Tempting Tasfs.

ment not one single cloth suit or plush
coat carried over Lowitz Dept. Store.
Special notice: New October models
now on display-priced as bought
early; at least 20 percent saved for
you, hence buy this week. Lowitz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
A Canadian View.

Toronto Mail and Express 1t
looks as though the United States
were trying to live down its reputa.
tioin Of being last into war by be.
ing the last out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Second half Of taxes must be paid
by Sept Goth, to avoid penalty.
VIM REIMBOLD,
Deputy County Treas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
TAG DAY NETS
SUM FOR CHURCH
over One Hundred Thirty Dollar,
was Found in Boxes When
Money was Counted Sat-
r,rdov Ni0bf

Tag day for the Bethel A. M. E..
church was success ana the ON
Gals of the church are appreciative
of the way Keokuk people responded
to their appeals last Saturday. When
the boxes were opened Saturday
night it was found that there was a
total of $3.50 in them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02

Maj. Gen. E. F. McGlachlin. The 18th
infantry may wear the "fourragieres."
telegram from Brest told of the cita-
ton of that unit by the French govern
ment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
To Parade september 10

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Sept. = Gen-ral
Pershing and the First division, with
full war equipment will parade down
Fifth avenue, Sept TO- according to
official announcement
Details are being worked out by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02

eral services were held from the
Congregational church at Park
Ridge this afternoon.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-27
HETEROGENEOUS

much about the freedom of Helandor rather
the lack of it-that it is well to be certain what
northern part of Ireland coonized hundreds of
settlers from Scotland They have preserved to
great degree the habits and qualities of their ancestors Even
survived McGoverps McCoys and McDermos
their origin their prefixes Mccormack is of diff
Ierent stock from that of an OConnor
The essentially of ambitious tOilers They
are notably nation of machnsts Nearly marine engine
the contains Scotchman.
What WONDER then that the north of Ireland dotted with
wealthy manufacturing towns? And what wonder that the
south of Ireland wants to help divide the income?
The south of Ireland contains the stock that there
two thousand years ago. reinforced little perhaps by the
British Celtic who fled hither when the Scandnavaans
Saxons made their onques They have preserved
today much of the conditions that existed then The
northerners decided to do otherwise
The Irish population complex the Irish question
Without critcsng the qualities of the southeners OF
whic-an intense of freedomshows how high they
RISE concee that they have not made their end OF the
island of the north in industry wealth. although
they have exactly the political privileges and more than
the political representation other citizens OF the
British Empire Which facts to be borne mind when we
undertake determine ohand all the Irish problems that we
have not yet begun to understand.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-27
UNSETTLED

The world going to the dogs and governments
slipping cog and everything wrong all sorts of crazy notions
thrive and Windy s much alive and anarchy strong
The woes workers brag and boast and send bombs by
post rough by mall and while the awess hoboe
gents lose their grip and sweat blood
wall The worlds unsettled for tme the German carnival
of crime broke all oose it's vain to walk the floor
at night and that everything sight going to the deuce
you suppose when done that everything would
smoothly without kick bak? Did suppose we'd all
get back walking in the old track without squeak
suuawk? it's base and everything
knocked out of place. and naught unnured sood did
pose would make all signs of tumut cease?
Your guessing good surprised things so well
right after four years of hell when all holds lost
we can't endure years strife and then the old time
we have pay the cost The guests who send their bombs
by will find such pastme STALE and they'll start
pitching hay and all the talk of blood hear of bringing in
reign of fear will shortly die away.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-27
ZNOGALES
J Theatre

The Daily Morning Oasis is regis
tered in the post office at Nogales,
Arizona, for transmission through
the United States mails as second
class matter.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-27
l WANT TO RENT

A cosy comfortable plainly furnished cottage
for housekeeping purposes on either side of the
line Must have three bedrooms besides the
kitchen, all with the usual modern conveniences
Tenants will be three grown people, British
Americans, without children and will give the
highest references.
APPLY CARE THE OASIS
The daily morning oasis., 1919-05-27

ing Rates Upon Application
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-14
7Win City
Weus Notes

everything - progressing very nicely
10 very successful affair for SATURDAY
evening. July 18th. when al the Audit
Drum in Indiana. Harbor there will b,.
q huge benefit ball staged for the Car
mehte Orphanage in Calumet. over two
thousand tickets have been disposed of
by committees of the Inland Steel MIL
each ticket bearing a coupon emitting
the holder to d chance Of winning a 5000
diamond ring, which at present reposes
10 the display window OF the Illinois
Jewelry Store in Michigan ave. and is
attracting much attention for its per-
feet cut and briliancy. The drawing
will take place at the conclusion of the
dance that evening. II is the intention
of the committee 10 procure the children
cared for in this orphanage and bring
them TO the hall on this occasion and
have them render some songs they have
learned and which they proudly sing
when visits are made 70 the institution.
The children are willing 70 come for this
purpose and this VIII be quite an added
attractive feature. Admission may be
had at the door that evening 10 those
not having procured their tickets in ad-
vance
Twin City representatives Of the pub
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-14

president of the Indiana Public Health
Association and secretary of the State
Board of Health. is TO make an address.
DR.. F. A. Malmstone. of Griffith. will
speak to the Board Of Health section.
Miss Pauline kuehler. nurse for the
Standard Oil Co. viii read a paper be
fore the nurses section. Mr.. j. Claude
Smith. safety-First man at the Inland
Steel Co. will address the Industrial
Physicians and Welfare Workers sec
ton on Industrial Welfare. At six
o'clock there will be chicken dinner
served to all those present Or. r. p.
Hale. of East Chicago. is taking care
Of the reservations.
Elm Grove woodmen Circle 80 IS.
will meet tomorrow evening in regular
session a the Auditorium Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Cowart Of 1ssth
st, have just come back from pleasant
sojourn TO parts in Michigan
Reuben Ball. general foreman of the
byproducts department Of the Inland
Steel. and his wife have departed for the
southern part Of the state 70 spend a
few weeks visiting.
Mrs. J. T Rabe Of 135th ST.. was host
ess to a dinner party for Mrs. D W.
Saunders sister Miss Edith Elmore.
who is here from her home town. Granite
City. visiting. The guests comprised the
Mesdames Edward Gardner. D. w ssun-
ders and Lee Wanamaker.
Mrs Frank Petersen Of AIS Barring
ave. will have the ladies of the Swedish
Aid of East Chicago meet with her
Thursday afternoon at o'clock The
Mems Club of the church will meet the
same evening with Frank Petersen.
Mr. and Mrs Morris Cobb. of Deodar
st. and the latter's mother. Mrs Ange-
line TinsIey. were guests OF Gary friends
yesterday the Z. Z Lytles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-14
READ THESE
TWIN CITY
ADVERTISEMENTS

which are accepted by zsuken's News
agency, $40 Michigan ave-, Ind Har
Dor. phone 1851; Katherine Howard.
500 Chicago avenue. East Chicago, tele
phone 3s3; residence phone ais: Nassau
a Thompson. 500 Chicago avenue. Eagt
Chicago. telephone 95l. If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-14
CARD OF THANKS.

HR~S Ok 411A1S rs.
We wish 10 express our deepest graft
tude to those who aided us during our
recent bereavement in the death OF our
beloved wife. mother and daughter. Mar
saret O'Brien. We especially wish 70
express our thanks TO Rev. A. Ostena
We particularly appreciate the beautiful
floral offerings and use Of autos
g. q O'Brien and baby.
Mrs. w. Schwesike
and family
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-14

lis health organization are at Cedar Lake
today where Q. R Nesbit. temporary
chairman Of the Lake County Health
Association is presiding at a meeting
with an outlined program and election Of
officers 70 take place. DR. j =. Hurry.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-15
WHAT TWO LITTLE
GIRLS CAN DO

Here is story of two little girls
Who work in a biscuit factory in Fort
Smith, Ark, who are both patriotic
and thrifty. 1t was patriotism that
prompted Nellie and Mary Berntser
20 become members of the War Saw
.ngs Society, but now that they are
,reditors of Uncle Sam, and have
greater financial resources than many
men, they have learned that patriot
ism pays.
In recent letter to Morehead
Wright for the Arkansas War Saw
ings Organization, they told of their
experience as follows:
"My sister and l Joined the club
when it was first organized in April,
1918, and have bought stamps ever
since and will as long as Uncle Sam
needs help. Many of the girls that
started taking them when we did,
stopped taking them as soon as the
armistice was signed and sold their
stamps. One girl stopped taking them
because she had brother that had to
go. / have a brother in France. He
has been gone ever since July s, 1918,
and will be gone six or eight months
longer. He was the only one in the
family that could go, and he said he
would be ashamed of himself to
think that he was the only one that
could go and didn't. So he joined the
Marines. He has a wife and little
boy and has not seen either of them
in over year.
81 have no father and help support
mother and two brothers that are too
young to work.
eve have five Liberty Bonds also.
l am glad we can do our bit. But
never as much as our boys who went
over the top"