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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
hged Resident Has
Narrow Escape

81 am at my work, my limbs be-
came numb, got dizzy and faint, my
ears seemed stopped up. l had been
troubled with gas on my stomach and
severe bloating after meals. Doctors
failed to help me, One dose of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy, recommended by
the corner druggist, proved liIe-
saver to me- | am continuing with 1T
with splendid results" 1t is a simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded Wilkinson
& Co., and druggists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
LYNN CALLS
MEETING HERE
Public Health Nursing Service In
Schools of County VIII Be
Discussed at This Meeting
Saturday Afternoon.

e. C. Lynn, county superintendent
of schools has called meeting OF
the Jackson township board of direc-
tors and of ten teachers of the town
ship, to be held Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 6. at o'clock at the county
court house in Keokuk. Miss HenlSe,
supervising nurse of public health
for southern Lee county, will adj
dress the meeting. Superintendent
Lynn will be present, as will also G.
f. Mcfarland, chairman of the Keo-
kuk chapter Of the Red Gross, Miss
Sharp, school nurse, as wei as two
or three members Of the public
health committee of the Red Cross.
Miss Henke will also address a
study center to be held at Donnell
son December 10.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
MORE EVIDENCE
is COMING
coroner's Investigation Postponed
For Week In Case OF Girls
Body Found in Trunk
in Cellar.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. j
LAYTON, Mich, Dec. 4.-The
coroners investigation into the death
of Maud Tabor, whose body was
found in a trunk in the basement OF
the Tabor home, was postponed until
next Wednesday in order to allow
Glenn e. Warner, special prosecutor,
to procure additional evidence.
Warner said today he hopes to
have the dead girls mother, Mrs
Sarah l.. Tabor, and her brother
Walter here by the time the inquest
is resumed
Joseph virgo's testimony before
the coroner's jury, that he was in
formed by the Tabors Of Maud's deli
cate health and asked to perform an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Lost Niagara Discovered.

Manufacturers News: Dead and
buried Niagara. its thunders stilled
for countless ages, once perhaps as
great in height and volume Of water
as the present falls, has been un.
earthed by excavations made in the
course of the new Welland ship ca
nal near Thorold in southern Ontario
No memories of this lost Niagara
linger even in aboriginal tradition
When is existed or when it ceased
to exist has not even been conject
ured. 1t may have been laundering in
primeval solitudes before the age OF
man. The mastodon and the pero
dactyl may have pastured upon its
brink. Giant-winged lizards may
have sailed above its cloud of rain
bow vapors.
The engineers who partly uncovered
it believe it was the original Nj
CARA marking the course Of paleo
lithic river that connected Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario. Some nigh
ty prehistoric cataclysm, it is sup
posed, diverted the course of the
stream and buried the falls and the
old river bed level with the sur
rounding country.
The grave of this buried Niagara
is half mile from the escarpment
of the present Canadian falls. A
deep, canyon-like valley through
which the ship canal passes where
Eight Mile creek once meandered on
It's way to Lake Ontario, is believed
to have been the bed of the prehis
toric river which furnished the
waters Of the giant falls their out
let to the sea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Civil War Veteran and Old Resident
Of keokuk Died This Morning at
His Home In West
keokuk.
CAME HERE IN 1857
He Was Married In 1863 to Miss
Elizabeth Rogers-Twelve Chill
dren and His Wife Sur
viving Relatives.

Joseph s. Aiken, civil war veteran
and an old resident OF Keokuk, died
early this morning at his home at
the city limits in West Keokuk. He
was seventy-eight years old and had
lived here since he was sixteen.
Born of Scottish parentage in New
York City, in August 1S41, he came
west with his parents sixteen years
later. They settled in Keokuk, which
was only small village then with a
few houses scattered here and there.
Mr.. Aiken enlisted in Company A,
Second regiment of Iowa volunteers
in 1861, and took an active part in
the civil war until 1863 when he was
mustered out of service. He fought
at Shiloh, Fort Donnelison and Cor
NTH.
Mr.. Aiken was married in lane,
1868, to Miss Elizabeth Rogers OF
Corinth, Miss, and brought his bride
Ito keokuk where they have spent the
whole of their married life together.
Sixteen children were born to this
union, four of whom have preceded
the father in death, and leaving
twelve children and the widow 10
mourn his death. Mr.. Aiken is also
survived by one sister, Mrs. Christian
lAnslyn, OF Los Angeles, Calf. The
children are: John Aiken OF Keokuk,
Harry, Charles and Joseph of Cleve-
Land, Ohio, the latter two being
twins; James of Des Moines; August
and Robert of Chicago; Walter and
Miss Eliza, Keokuk; Mrs. E. Ewing,
Mrs George Mulligan and Mrs. Frank
!Blaisdell OF Keokuk.
When Mr.. Aiken was sixteen years
old ne united with the First Baptist
church which faith he kept during
the hong years of his life. He was
also member of the Puchechetuck
Odd Fellows lodge ana a member OF
the Belknap post Of the G. A. RS. In
the death of this man, his family
loses kind and loving father and a
devoted husband and the community
at large will be the poorer ror hav-
ing lost one of its most highly re-
spected and worthy citizens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

illegal operation to save the family
from disgrace, was considered by
Warner as the most important evil
dence yet procured.
Mrs. Florence Tabor Critchlow,
held in Jail as witness, showed
first signs OF breaking down today.
She broke down and wept bitterly
when questioned by Prosecutor Ad
ans regarding her knowledge of the
case.
She refused to answer any ques.
tons. but promised TO reveal all she
knows before the inquest is ended
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

christian" treatment of the little
ones is in sharp contrast to the at
titude toward youngsters in America.
Colonial.
Daddy Long Legs" in which Mary
Pickford has the most appealing role
of her career, and which will be pre-
scented at the Colonial tonight and to-
morrow, is one of the most celebrated
stories of the past decade. 1t first ap-
peared in the Ladies Home Journal,
where is was hailed as the most hui
manly interesting serial in the history
Iof that publication.
The part of Judy Abbott, the or
phan girl, is one exactly suited to
Mary Pickford. For a long time Miss
Pickford has been anticipating the
part, for it was inevitable that she
should play it once the theatrical pro-
ducers were willing to turn over film
rights. These Miss Pickford pur-
chased recently for $4,000.
Now, on the screen, Daddy Long
Legs" will be seen by more people
than ever. The millions who read the
book, or saw the play will see 1t on
the screen, too, for none of them
ever have forgotten this appealing
story which comes like ray Of sun
shine into the troubles of everyday
life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
A Modern Farm Kitchen,

Winterset News: 1t used to be
that all the household conveniences
there were were confined to the
town houses. Until few years ago
the farm kitchen had table, a
stove and the cooking outfit. The
housewife had just the things that
her mother had, only lamp instead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
FIRST GIFTS
TO THE FUND
Three Subscriptions Have Been Re-
ceived for Community Christ
mas Work by Treasurer
TODAY

The first subscriptions to the Com
munity Christmas fund reached Miss
Buck, the treasurer, today. They
are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Baker. $50
Theodore Phillips ............... 2
Miss Katherine Phillips ..........
Checks or money for this fund can
be sent to Miss Elsie Buck.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
MOVING PICTURES.
Hippodrome.

. What is said to be perhaps the
most effective picture in which Will
liam S. Hart has ever appeared, is
Wagon Tracks" his latest Aircraft
picture which will be shown at the
Hippodrome theatre tonight 1t is ac-
,curate historically and will afford de-
llightful entertainment to Big Bills
admirers. c. Gardner Sullivan wrote
and adapted the story and Lambert
Hillyer directed the production.
In one of the scenes, a band OF
real Indians is used, in an attack on
a caravan of prairie schooners max
ing their arduous way across the
desert toward the sunset, via the old
Santa F'e trail. There is drama in
every foot of the film, charm as well
as thrill Jane Novak is leading wom-
an and Robert McKim, the most real
istic villain in the screen world, has
the heavy role. The remainder of the
cast is powerful. Also latest Pathe
News. Regular prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
GUN is SENT
TO HOSPlT Ii.
Weapon Which PatroIman Conn Used
Tuesday Night on Renaud's
Burglar Goes to Repair
Shop.

The gun which Patrolman Barney
Conn used Tuesday night has gone to
the repair shop. according to d. j,
Hemmy, superintendent of public safe
ty. Both Mr.. Hemny and Chief Hen
neman say that the hammer of the
weapon was locked SO that 1t would
not fire, and no one has been able
TO make 1t work since Conn fired the
shot at the Renaud store burglar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

More than $3.50, 100000 is now In
wasted in American shoemaking and
more than 100000 wage earners are
employed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Orpneum.

The opening performance tonight
at the Orpheum will be three acts of
vaudeville Mabelle Fonda Trio, won
derful juggling act; High johnson,
who keeps the audience guessing; Lite
and Weight, real novelty comedy
singing and talking act
Besides these three acts of vaude-
vile we will give 5-reel western fea.
ture picture, "a Mans Country" star
ring Alma Rueben This is forceful
spectacular drama of the primitive
west in the days of the gold rush.
when men fought hard, women lived
fast and human life was cheap. Also
one reel comedy.
Prices: Children, 10c; main floor
adults, soc; balcony, zoe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

In proportion to its size Belgium
has more miles of railway than any
other country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Broken Blossoms.

In D. w. Grifith's masterpiece,
Broken Blossoms" now at the Grand
theatre, there are some striking
scenes showing the picturesque China
that the poet Cheng Huan knew be-
fore he left the land OF plum dos
some to settle down in the muck of
pennyfields and The dock district of
London's East End. One of these
scenes shows a kindly old Mandarin
who stops his "Kago" or sedan-chair
to distribute sweetmeats and cash"
to bevy of richly dressed little
Chinese maidens.
Nothing could be more pitlahe than
the condition of the children who have
to live through "Limehouse Nights
in London. In Mr.. Grifith's latest pro-
dustion-by far the greatest one he
has made-you are made to see the
Inoisesome alleys; the wretched rooms
the calls to vice. Fortunately this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Ordinances and Furnaces.

4
Nobody has more reverence than
III have for the God of Moses and the
Christ wh5 founded the church in
stitution.
But | cannot for the life Of me
Include firing furnace as one of
the ordinances of the church institu-
Ition. The groves were Gods first
TEMPLES. The first christians held
THE sacrament of the last supper in
cold caves.
| IF any part of the Christian
church believes it ought to do GER
tain things in the next few weeks,
nobody has the least IDEA of deter
ring them, OF even crfticising them
for it. But, it does not follow that
these things must be cone in the
modern luxury of a fine architecture
heated by steam radiators using coal
which otherwise might keep some
women and children warm.
| The Individual and the Mass.
/ when many real christians are
| cutting down r coal consumption in
their homes and giving coal out of
their cellars for the good of others
lit is hard to understand why these
same christians, as collective mass
must burn up good coal in the build
ing called a church for conscience
sake. / don't believe they think so
81 believe the whole trouble grew
out of confusion OF the two mean
ings connected by the word church.
practically everybody agrees that
the institution called the church is
vitality essential to the world and tc
{ Keokuk.
.That practically everybody agrees
that the heating of building called
church is entirely unessendal tc
the community life and functions
preventing suffering in time of fue
famine-that has no more to do with
religion than it has to do with poll
tics.
There is not the least need Of
ANYBODY getting irritated here. and
ali questions may be answered by
fine other, basic question:: What
would Christ do in the cases."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Neokuk Man Secs Unfortunate sltua.
ton Caused Only by Difference
in Use Of Word With Two
Meanings.
CHURCHES AND FURNACE
Seeks to Pour Oil on Troubled Waters
and Get Preachers and FoeI
Heads Together in Anity
and Love.

1T looks to me like real and re.
grettable situation is growing in
keokuk that is utterly useless and
ought to be stopped" said well
known man today.
1T all comes from our English
language using one word to mean
two things" he continued, land for
neighbors to fall out over a mere
word of five letters seems bad.
THE people trying to keep Keo-
.kuk people from actual suffering
from lack of coal recommended that
the churches be closed during the
fuel crisis.
The preachers come back with a
strong protest, not to say a scolding,
and talk about the essential quality
of the church, and the insult in
CHASING the church with the theater
and pool halls.
Definition Clears the Air.
Nov, | have talked to both sides.
and there is nothing for them to dis.
pute about.
Nobody is attacking the church
as an institution, which is the sense
in which the ministers use the word.
The fuel administration committees
never thought of such thing.
They were talking about the
churches. in the sense of buildings,
and they were using the word essen.
tial in connection with physical sen,
sations and suffering with no refer.
ence 20 religion, morals, or spiritual
things.
THE fuel people would no more
harm the institution called the
church than they would tear down
the flag. They do have ideas about
the building called the church, the
modern house in which the nstitu
ton functions generally in this time
and country.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
WILHELM is CALM
Former Kaiser Hears News of
Hun Acceptance Quietly.
| Confident Holland Cannot Yield
Him to Allies.
tBx the Associated Press.l

Amerongen. June 25.-Former En-
peror William and his advisers are
apparently fully confident The Meth
erlands government will be unable to
consent to the entente's forthcoming
demand for his extra dition. which the
former emperor's suite regards as IL
legal under existing international law.
Several members of the encourage are
away from Amerongen being busily
engaged in inspecting houses with
view TO the purchase of Count Hohen-
zollern's future residence, and indica-
tions point to his removal within a
a short period from his present place
of exile.
The former monarch was himself
outwardly calm today after the first
shock of hearing that Germany had
decided 20 sign the treaty without
reservation. His wife, however, was
more affected and appeared to be
deeply saddened by the prospect that
it will be impossible for her ever to
return to Germany. She remained
within the castle when her husband
went, with DR.. Forester, to resume
his morning log saving and was not
seen about the garden during the
afternoon. AS far as can be learned.
the choice of a future home for Count
Hohenzollern. lies between two cas-
ties one in the vicinity of Doom and
the other near Arnhem.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28

affection<for him and to keep the al
legged Evans affair secret.
Miller began divorce proceedings by
filing a petition merely charging his
wife with gross neglect of duty. In a
few days the wife in fight to get Gus
tody of the children filed a hot cross
petition accusing her husband of
swearing at her. telling untrue stories
about her and failing to properly pro-
vide for the children. She also
charged that Miller had threatened to
publish charges against her.
Miller is we'll known in Topeka and
has been in the states employ for sew
eral years. Mrs. Miller and her fam
lily are well known Topeka people and
while going to high school Mrs. Miller
was among The leaders in high school
events. Ed Rooney. Topeka attorney.
is representing Miller.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
BEWARE AUTO DEALER WHO
TRADES HIS HEAD OFF"

There are only few men as good
as the man 1 know who paid $3.50 for
a used car, ran it for a while and then
got an offer of $400 in trade from
one of those long-shot fellows. He
accepted the $400 offer, specified de-
livery some months off and then drew
down 5000 in cash for his deposit. He
never went back for the new car, but
he did have an idea of selling his re-
naming 5000 deposit for SIS to any
one who wanted it.
In the main, the automobile buyer
makes mistake if he thinks he can
sell his old car to the~automobile mer-
chant better than the dealer can sell
the new car to him. Most of the time
it can't be done. And if the customer
feels right sure of his salesmanship,
let him go right into the used car
business for himself. 1t really is
safer.
TOPEKA MOTOR TRADES ASSN.
S. w. Warner, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
CAPITAL is QUIET
Receives News of Signing Treaty With
Scarcely Ripple.

Scarcely Ripple.
Washington, June 2S.-The nations
capital today received the word that
the Germans had signed the Npeace
treaty of a beaten people, practically
without a murmur or ripple.
Saturday crowds on the streets
were, if anything, smaller than usual.
Congress heard the news in silence
and went on with its grind of appro-
priation bills which must be finished
before midnight Monday.
Shortly after the signing of the
treaty was announced the marine
band started playing the national
hymns of the allies in front of the
capitol.
When the house finally met, an
nouncement of the treaty signing met
with a short burst of applause.
AS the days business--Was getting
under way, Democrats queried Re-
publicans across the aisle as to who
did it?
Senators who must ratify the docu-
ment before it is effective gave out
comment-or refused to-according
to their respective views. The read
ing clerk raised his voice slightly to
be heard over the music and went on
droning words and figures to the
handful of senators on the floor.
In the house, which did not meet
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
THEY KNEW IT NOT
Topeka Police Capture Robber Before
Theft Was Discovered.

Clyde Tresner, chief of detectives,
today told the city marshars wife at
Mcfarland that there had been
a robbery on the main street of that
town Friday.
rs that So" said the wifs; 'rn
look it up
Tresner at first attempted to get
the marshal or some other law en-
forcing officer. Everyone excepting
the marshal was out of town.
Tresner discovered the Mcfarland
robbery thru the confession of Mike
Dempsey who was arrested Friday
night by Sergeant Hiram Sturm at
the American hotel. Dempsey was
attempting to sell silverware at the
hotel. He told officers he had broken
into a house on the main street of
Mcfarland Thursday night and stole
the silverware, according to state
ment by Tresner today
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
REPUTATION COUNTS
Police VIII Devote Attention Il
Bootleggers Next Few Days

1t depends on the reputation of the
man or woman as to whether Tope-
kans returning from Kansas City in
the next two or three days will find a
policeman at the station demanding a
search for liquor. This was the state
ment today by Chief of Police George
Ha aDnon.
I'VE want the bootlegger, not the
private citizens" said Chief Harmon.
What . respectable citizen or citi-
zenette has in a suitcase l hardly be-
lieve is any business of the police"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28

= 5000 new customers by July /. 1.-"-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28

- 5000 new customers by .Iuly / ADV
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28
POLICE WANT MORE MONEY
New Budget Calls for $4,000 Expen-
diture Increase.

Demands for a $4,000 increase ap-
pear in the police budget for 1919-2O
filed today in the city hall, ac-
cording to we'll confirmed rumors at
police headquarters. An increase of
from $40 to $25 a month is demanded
for patrolmen, it is understood. and
an increase of five men to the force
also is urged by the chief.
The increase of population in To-
peka together with the added duties
on the shoulders of the force in prop
erly handling the automobile situa-
ton are reasons assigned for increas-
ing the force. The high cost of liv-
ing explains the increase in salaries.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-28

tributed with Anstaett Bros of Lyn-
don. Kansas. for the sale of 5 Liberty
Skies and delivered. a demonstrator to
this firm. r. D. Herzog. general man
ager of the Liberty Sales Co. of Lin
coin. Nebraska. was in Topeka few
hours this week