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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
OPPOSED TO
OWNERSHIP
Majority Of House Interstate Com
mitee Do Not Want Govern
ment to Operate
Railroads..

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. z2-The ma.
jority of the members of the house
interstate commerce committee are
opposed to any form of government
ownership at this time, Chairman
Esch stated this morning in reply
to the question of Robert s. Lovett,
president of the United Pacific.
The chairman, however, stated the
committee plans to hear every one
with any well defined plan for the
future operation of the railroads.
Judge Lovett in his testimony be.
fore the committee insisted that the
rail problem today was one OF
credits.
whether you have government
ownership or not the problem re.
MAINS" he said. 1.-THE railroads
under any form of regulation must
be able to obtain credits. Govern.
ment ownership can't force the pri
vate capital necessary into the
roads unless the investment is made
attractive"
Lovett was opposed to the War
field plan of guaranteed returns Of
six percent on the property invest
ment of the lines, saying:
Some railroads are undercapital
lied. some over-capitalized, some rep
resent hard dollars invested. Others
carry securities at mucn Tess than
their face value.
Capital invested in railroad enter
prises is even more deserving than
money invested in government bonds
because the latter takes no risk,
Lovett declared.
1.-THE need for additional railroad
facilities grows with the growth Of
population and business. II the gov
eminent itself is not gong to furnish
the money, then we must look to
private individuals for II, and not
only regard for their constitutional
rights, but good policy and common
! sense honestly demand that they
should be encouraged ana protected
instead of being made the victims OF
every half-baked theory that unthink
ing and immoral ignorance can sug
gest."
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Both Leas Broken.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. Pc.
W. Peckham, employee Of a local
motor company, was seriously injur.
ed here today when an airplane in
which he was riding fell 800 feet.
Both OF his legs were broken. D. L.
Mcdonald pilot, escaped.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
More of the Same Thing Z

Chicago Tribune: The Wilsonian
policy has been one of alternating in.
terference and non-interference in
Mexico. Are we to have mercy an
other illustration of the fact that the
more it changes the more it's the same
thing?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

New York World: There is no
shortage in coal and no shortage in
labor" says Representative Huddle-
ston, OF Alabama, but there Is a
shortage Of common honesty on the
part of the coal operators" The
last named commodity is seldom
governed by the law Of supply and
demand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
ROYAL ARCANUM.

Keokuk council. No. $50, meets
last Tuesday each month at Cam
erons hall, Eighth and Main Visit
ing brethren fraternally invited to
attend. Robert 8. Criswell, regent;
]. |. Annable. secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF
CEyCJTDTU,v

Keokuk council, No. 1889, meets
the first and third Monday of each
month at Woodman hall at o'clock.
Blanche Mortimer, president; Mayrne
C. Schenk, financier; Mrs. Birdie
Dunn, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
APP. Ewerss' Specials for Saturday, August %

Ten lbs of sugar for LOO. First and last chance
C,onnound lard lbs. for 55c
uobn or Caroline 2 LARGE cans 25c
Mn lhs IF boiling meat for S1.00
paln olive soan 8 bars for 25c
Fresh pork liver sc per 10.
Fresh beef liver 10c per Id
Beef pot roast .............. LOG per ID
EAGLE brand milk .... 2 for 55c
Matches .....'--. 20 ~
Tennessee smoked butts best there is 43c To-
Good laundry SOAP Observation-Disclosures sc per bar
Macaroni spaghetti or noodles pkgs 15c
Sirlon or porterhouse steak . 25c per lib.
lighthouse cleanser Observation-Disclosures. &c per
Cold Shore tobacco Q pkgs. for 25c
BOILING meat 15c per 10.
Pink salmon No. i cans Auc
Cash and carry coffee best there is. ...... 4Oc 10
Skitch washing powder . &c per pkg.
Kahoka milk 8 large cans for 50c
Washingt powder . pkgs. for 15c
Free aluminium your coupons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

FRA TERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keokuk aerie, No. $50, meets first
and third Wednesday of each month
at Eagles hall. 407 Blondeau street.
Visiting brothers cordially invited.
Frank Xavier Goetz, w. president;
Charles A Noakes, W. secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

PERFORMANCES
Afternoon show Attracted Crowd and
Evening Show 10 Expected to
Have Record Breaking
Audience.

With its gaudy painted wagons, Its
many horse elephants, lions, tigers
N ever thing, Al G. Barnes circus
arrived In Keokuk today and played
10 a capacity audience this afternoon
at the show grounds at Thirty-second
and Main streets. The circus arrived
here from Quincy and the work Of
unloading began early this morning
There were hundreds of people on
the streets to see the circus wagons
70 out Main, all wrapped in the big,
heavy tarps. They had plenty OF
thrills, though, because here and
there an inQuisitive nose or a paw
was poked through the cage, bars
and just whetted ones appetite to
see what was inside.
BY 10 o'clock the streets were
filled with people who came to see
the much advertised twomile street
parade. However, this feature was
not pulled off, owing to the long
haul and the lateness in arriving.
But the crowd took 1t good natured-
~, although there were some very
disappointed kiddies in town.
Many Features In Show.
However, the features in the after
noon show were enough to make up
for the lack of the parade. Lions
that do thrilling aeroplane stunts,
surrounded by fireworks; horses that
can almost talk, mules that can play
in bands, striped zebras, hump
backed camels, and even little deers
went through their PAGES, to the
wonderment and awe Of the big
crowd.
All of these features are going to
be repeated in the performance to-
night. That there will be big
crowd goes without saying. The
crowd this afternoon and the ad-
vance seat sale indicates a record
breaker in the big top tonight.
The pageant features Of the show
are unusually clever; the animal
trainers know their business, and
the animals are among the best
Barnes will have nothing but the
best in his show, and the perform.
ance in Keokuk proved to be an en-
tertainment Of merit.
Familiar Horse Trainer.
In the Barnes family of horse
trainers is Ray Thompson, who was
with Buffalo Bill on one of his ap-
pearances here. That was the time.
several years ago, when Thompson
was severely injured and lay for sew
eral week in a Keokuk hospital re-
covering from a very severe frac-
ture of the skull. One Of Thomp-
sons horses at the circus lot kicked
at something while hts trainer was
back of him, and Thompson got the
full blow in the head. He was un.
conscious and taken to the hospital
with fractured skull.
Thompson was with one Of the
shows with which w. H. Bower was
travelling as bandmaster.
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x. OF 2.

Morning Star lodge, No. 5, meets
at Fifth and Blondeau, K. of p build
ing, Tuesday at 1880. George Koepf.
chancellor commander; j. A. Burgess,
X. of r. and S. Visiting knights fra
ternally invited
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.

Keokuk lodge, No. 704, meets every
Friday at 500 p, m. in Moose hall.
corner of Sixth and Main. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. A. Z.
Moore, Dictator; A. L. Laubershei-
mer secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Puckechetuck lodge. No 43. meets
every Friday evening at 500 O'Clock.
c. J. Spring, N. c.; George w. Imne-
CART, permanent secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.

Keokuk lodge, No. 10. I. O. o. F..
meets regularly every Monday night
at 1890 o'clock. A. w. RAIDER, N. c.;
Henry Schaefer, recording secretary.
Visiting brothers invited to attend. q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
B. 2. o. ELKS.

d, Z. q. ELhS.
Keokuk lodge, No. log, meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets.
Clubrooms open daily. Visiting breth-
rem cordially invited G. Lloyd Nor
man, E. R.: Leroy J. Wolf, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hall
Keokuk camp, No. 622, meets every
Wednesday evening at 1880. Our
latchstring is out to neighbors. F. Fl.
Wilson, V. c.; N. J. Hancock, clerk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
DAMASCUS COMMANDER Y.

Meets regularly every laird Thurs
day in each month. Visiting brethren
cordially invited to attend. Frank j.
Venning, e. c.; o. w. Sandberg, Rec.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Elmira chapter, No. 40. o. E. S..
holds it's regular meeting the first
Thursday of each month, Masonic
Temple. Seventh and Blondeau. Mrs.
Carl Wiegner, w. NJ; Mrs. l.. N.
Hahn, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Hardin lodge, No. 20, holds its
regular monthly meeting the first
Monday evening of each month. E. l..
Williams, w. NJ: George Duerkop,
secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Gate City chapter, No. Z. r. A. NJ,
regular meeting second Friday OF
each month. 0. W. Young, II. p;
II. A. Brunat, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
FRATERNAL CARDS

MASONIC.
~ Third floor Masonic Temple,
~ Seventh and Biondeau
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Eagle lodge, No. ~, holds It's regu-
lar meeting the first Tuesday even
ing OF each month. A. M. Wyllie.
w. M; Alvin Kraft, secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
French Apprehend Infiltration of
 German People

Correspondence of Associated Press
 Paris, July "A warning voice on the dangers of German inf;ltration by devious ways comes from Luxem- burg According to the Journal of Esch. of 42 petitions now before the LuNemburg chamber for naturaliza- tlon, 3S come from Prussian subjects. several of whom have been identified as having been connected, more or less with acts of frightfulness dur ing the war. None of them. the Esch paper affirms would have dreamt of changing his nationality had the Germans won.
 Reports from Switzerland indicate that Germans will try to pacifically re-enter France under the guise of Swiss citizenship. According to a message from The Associated Press correspondent in Switzerland the other day, fully one hundred thous- and Germans and Austrians are wait Ing on the border line between Basic and Constance for admittance into Switzerland; but the Federal authori- ties are keeping strict watch on these Would-be immigrants.
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From War to Peace
 in Auto Industry

As a single industry the automo- bile trade did more than it's bit to help win the war. Not only did manu- facturers come up to specifications in quantity and quality of delivery. but they built better than it was thought they knew how. Proof of this was given the other day when, at an auction of old army cars in France. the French and the English bid higher prices for the cars than they cost the American Government new. An army of men was employed to run these trucks and cars on the firing line. They gained more ex- perience in a month of that sort of work than they could have gained in "a lifetime of peach work.
 The rolling stock will be left abroad, but the men are coming back. They are being released daily from the military service, and are return ing in large numf rs to civilian life. There is no lack e work for them to do. For the fleet of American trucks now coming into use for additional transportation facilities all over the country need just such men-men who have learned how to act in any emergency, who feel almost immedi- ately the idiosvncracies of every motor, who have acquired an eff ciency under shell-fire that will make them leaders in their work in peace times.
 Col. Arthur Woods. assls5ant to the Secretary of War, who is in charge of the unemployment work for ex- service men, announces that num- Der of such men are now available for private employ. The automobile industry will not lose this opportun- itv of obtaining men who. to their pre-war ability have added the ex- ceptional training and experience of months on the firing line These men will he in demand. and can he ob- tained through governmental and welfare employment agencies, who will put them in touch with en- ployers who need their services.
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QUEEN AIDS RED CROSS
Bv the Associated Press.

bN tue 3SSOCldlSQ l6SS.t
 Bucharest, Rumania, June 2S.-( By MaiD Queen Marie of Rumania is at present busily engoped in assist ing in the distribution of a trainload of American Red Cross supplies, which she personally conveyed from Paris to Bucharest.
 During her recent visit to France, the Queen made known the emergency medical needs of the Rumanian sol diers and refugees. She obtained three carloads of medical surgical equipment from the Red Cross and had three attached to the royal train on her return journey. Upon arrival here the supplies were immediately dispatched to central points for dis tribution to the military hospitals which were in neel. Other supplies were set aside for the refugees feel ing from the fighting zone in Bressa- rabia.
 These supplies have now been aug mented by shopload of material
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
PAGE THREE

which has arrived at GaIatz from the Red Grass storehouse in Athens. To insure their prompt delivery, Lieut. - Col. Henry W. Andersen. Red Cross commissioner to the Balkans, himself accompanied the ship from Athens. It was met at Galatz by Rumanian staff officers, and its arrival was the oc- casion for a remarkable demonstra- tion on the part of the populance.
 The resumption of hostiIities in Bessarabia is keeping the hospitals there well filled and adding hundreds to the already large number of home less refugees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30

Capt Chapman is held under orders which indicate he deserted to escape court martial in France. Chapman came home with a croix de guerre and tales of bravery. Enlisted as a private on border and won honorable discharge. Made first lieutenant at Fort Sheridan Courtmartialed over" seas. Came back from France as an American "ace," with valor medals, entitled to none of them. i Honorably discharged at Camp Custer Arrested as imposter and released. Now re-arreSted. Chap man played in his acquaintance with Champ Clark and other prominent people,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
Out of His Class.

Sergeant Surprising sentry)- "Why didn't you challenge that man who just passed" Evidence in London
 "And what made you think he was intoxicated 2"
 "Well, sir, he was throwing his walking-stick into the basin of one of the fountains, and trying to en- tice one of the stone lions to go and fetch it out again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
HIS CUSTOM.

If you die first, dear, you'll wait for me in the happy land won't you?" questioned the fond wife.
 T suppose so," said the brute. "I never went anywhere without hay ing to wait for you."-Edinburgh Scotsman.
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 BORN BLIND

andd'' | .Jass Jhssoeiated ia Press,
 of en;lde.8s Tl1e 8.--The sb- khau hau.ins the rlerp nast thnad 1',nd
 ts ts iaet 8 that their 'naee nsre |is.,s, of mothers, sa'i1,y accors to |ctossa today by the
 .a.sornt ofb,;u
 kld tss sS'rth was auusbs thoueh, kse...B \, But invest;icss49;;nne we ii some 6it;ons nroved that t'Ihn thn 1 ers' s'oa .:sa q the mot motbane sne
 's'SAt of their hn'nins ins
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
THE LAUGH WAS ON FATHER

The following epitaph is inscribed on tombstone in Birmingham, Eng land:
 There lies the mother of children seven,
 Four on earth and three in heaven; The three in heaven preferring ra- ther
 To die with mother than live with father.
 -C. K. S.. in The London Sphere ''Where did you find the prisoner, constable?" asked the magistrate. Tn Trafalgar Square, sir" was the reply.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
on in
 land Destitute

ss0eiated Press.)
 and, June 2S.-(By mated that there are Ioa persons in Poland,
 uO mothers and chill
 years tho strl,eglino sa and the Central
 ck and forth over the ands of houses and destroyed. "''o ,. nas settled unon the .a. Poland is still en. Wsrfare. From the
 ,'osthlans. on a front
 D., vt tlle tnrmer
 Poles are mobilized a eirls ara perform a. srvlce, not as their { d'erlcan sisters Were an, ,a:ma,bulsnces. but on
 with rifles in tbeir G,. x. conditions. the new ehl ta is makino a de-. 70 care for it's civi- TTsslstance Tsss of allied ir re- ,- .ddaae dae American Red led ! suy '. sent to Poland tiea 9 |ss;',s S' ,supolies, clothinga q tt,l'lIa1ren's ta I1 food. Wbat Inc ststl s,'e new republic is } off;e;a1m fff;;s;aement of a Pol kars: '''' wno told the 2 race which has .sarnrdpendence and sa for hun. ltitu,aa rp are winnino their .'0''e and friendship y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
PAST ONE AT ROONEY'S"

The Barkeeper (entering back room)--" Say, Tim, there's a guy in the street hollering Police to beat the bleachers"
 The cop lrising reluctantly y)- "The dang pest, How well he knowed where to come an holler." Buffalo Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30

Mrs. Frederick R. Bagley of Boston, is chairman of the Amer icanization committee of the Na- tional Woman Suffrage Associa- tion. and is making a national Investigation ereEsratory to out lining program of legislation for submission at the next convention of the League of Women Voters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
RESULTS

seedy Party (to bartender)- "Whiskey, please?"
 Bartender-'What kind, friend 2" Seedy Party-"Gimme the same as the feller had what's lyin' under the tilliard table. Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
WINS JUNIOR TENNIS SINGLES.

St. Louis, July 29.-Daniel Diesel, won the junior singles in the Central States tennis tournament here today. defeating Robert Moult, 5-7 6-3 6-1 and 6-3. Both boys are St. Louisans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
Indeed. it Might.

Employer (to boy)-"File these, please"
 New office boy-"But, sir, wouldn't it be better to cut them with a pair of scissors ?''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30

Riddles, watch for the t'old-Away Circus Toys in Sundays issue of The Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-30
SOCIAL. @ ,|&H| PERSONAL
.~oOo@

E. Wright ana is,
 arou ~, will arrive m
 ss aspni middle of August t
 fpl lllT' planter of these $,
 'loahased ar the W. B.
 F ri'vTest West Fifth. MT. :.
 T have five children:
 and lrS' Misses Mary
 d EIoise Wright
 Palol Tanguary, ,1o or Fsd 'aIil in the city Mon
 oneration perform
 reuary. Dr. Tan
 e5 p5 'i home, but his
 s,lest yn of friends for
 will be remembered
 Mary Allen' i. L. Hankins were rmeIlon party Mon Their home on the
 the guests belng ce, Ellen Matthews
 le Albright, Messrs N Albright, Eo Ai ii. Albright.
 T. D. Murphy, of
 o have been spend h at Montreal, N. C.,
 Mrs. T. Y. Murphy {rs, Harvey Hogg. f,rphy were joined at 1. Pinchback Taylor. i. L. Sternberg, who hyeston the past two Fned home. While in ernberg attended the |bf the Southwestern association.
 
 .cabees will have an ng this afternoon at home of Mrs. A. w.. Fifth. All members |ged to attend. [cCain. Jeannie Boyd, |el Blackwell. who < Miss Maxie Fetch the past week have homes here. -*- end children, Reba esterday for a vaca- 'eka Springs. They l by Mrs. J. A. AL R. H. Swarm have linton, Ohio, where weeks ago to at- l MT. Swarm's sister. ]ssery, little daugh- 5. C. B. Ussery, near s reported as criti- E. Renfrow, Mrs. R. l Miss Zillah May <, to Roan Mountain, Is visit. lrt Wall of Decatur, to arrive today for Mary Toney.
 ames Moore are at ! 'usekeepuing apart ,. L. Wiley of AL Bluff visitors yes Lotus and Sauterie subscription dance Thursday evening. l Harry Ia Levine will { the East.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-16
Tecumseh District.


E. T. George district superin-
tendent; Adams, w. L. Elliott; Alvo,
E. A. Knight; Ashland, L. A. Jones
Auburn, w. N. Wallis;; Auburn ave
rue, R. H. Carr; Bennett, ]. H. Hall;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., to be supplied !;
Brook, to be supplied; Burchard-
Violet, S. McKeown; Burr, H. l..
Case; Cook-Mt Hope. J. w. Hen
derson; Grab Orchard, A. G. Car
roll; Douglas. Charles Ford; Du-
Bots, c. E. Austin; Eagle, c. F.
Steiner; Eight Mile Grove. f. H.
Pontius; Elk Creek, S. Keiser; Elm
wood, S. w. Longacre; Falls City,
E. NJ. Reed; Filley, R. Kellogg;
Greenwood to be supplied: Hum
boldt, George Almond; Johnson
Graf, to be supplied; Lewiston-May
berry, ]. T. Rowan; Louisville, ]. c.
Dillon; Murdoch. to be supplied !;
Nebraska City, J. H. Wilcox; Ne
hawka, E. c. Moore; Nemaha-
Rrownvlle, NJ. X. Crisp; Ualmyra,
George Kersten; Pawnee City, c. N.
Dawson; Peru, A. Allen Randall +;
Plattsmouth. A. V. Hunter; Pleas
ant View, F. L. Harris; Rockford,
E. E. Jackman; Rulo, to be supplied !;
South Bend, William Burnhardt;
Stella, Victor Keiser; Sterling, w.
c. Braymen; Syracuse, E. A,
Worthley; Table Rock, J. A. Troke !;
Talmage, Frank August; Tecumseh,
Union Wyoming, L. Morrison;
E. E. Bowen, Unadilla, c. Norlin;
Vest, c. f. Austin; Wabash, Frank
August; Waverly, G. A. Ra1dall ;
Weeping Water, w. F. Haskins.
Hastings District.
J. w. Embree. district superin-
tendent, Hastings; Alvin Chapel, to
be supplied; Aurora, ]. d. NJ. Buck
ner; Aye, c. J. Hyrop; Benedict,
o. T. Moore; Baden, c. E. Council;
Blue Hill, to be supplied; Bostwick,
John T. Lee; Bradshaw, Lee Flet-
cher; Campbell, to be supplied;
Charleston, to be supplied; Clay
Center. Carl G. Bader; Cowles. H.
f. Linninger; Doniphan, T. H. Wor-
ley; Eckley, to be supplied; Fair
field, B. F. Hutchins; Giltner, to be
supplied; Grace Chapel, Merle w.
Harner; Green's Chapel, H. l..
Blair; Gresham, F. E. Pfouts; Guide