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Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14
REVIEW OF THE
PLAY

Good sized audiences greeted the
Coburn Minstrel troupe at both matt
nee and night performances at the
Opera House Friday. The company,
which has appeared here season after
season, contained many of the old
faces, including Charley Gano, Edw.
Clifford and others, and pleased great
ly as of other days.
The first part setting was of the
Allied Naval Clubs Farewell Recep-
ton to Our Boys Over There" and
offered a program of ballads, jazz
and ragtime up to the minute, ending
with the entrance of Charley Gano's
Save Your Money, John"
Tot Young, with his nimble banjo,
opened the olio, followed by Andrews,
an unusually capable and droll Jug
gler. "The Darktown Trolley Line, p"
a black face burlesque skit furnish
ed period of laughter. Karl Dem
ton, the falsetto soprano of the COM
pany, in female impersonation, sue
ceeded admirably with bit of fanil-
lar comedy, following which the en-
tertainment was concluded with the
Victory Day Celebration in Water
melon Hollow" another burlesque
blackface skit by Charley Gano.
The performance was full of the
usual Wholesome minstrel comedy,
plenty of new jokes and some of the
best old ones, good singing and dane
ing.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14

bulk Of the chain gang additions are
negroes sentenced to serve three
months, after which they are privi-
legged to obtain their release by the
payment of fines. A few will serve
straight sentences of twelve
months each. The third week of
criminal court, which will open Mon
day morning with a new list of
jurors, is expected to add several
others to the county forces.
Fridays court business resulted in
one acquittal, the third of the term,
and three convictions. Louis Brown,
colored, on trial for shooting at an
other, was acquitted after the jury
had been out a couple of hours.
Shelley Green, colored, one of those
arrested by revenue officers on the
Mitchell place on the lower Dawson
road couple of weeks ago, at which
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14

time three stills were found by rev.
enue officers, was convicted and sem
fenced to IL months on the chain
gang, with the privilege of obtaining
his release after serving three months
by the payment of 800 fine. Rich
Corley, negro, charged with resisting
an officer, and his brother, Mathis
Corley, charged with assisting a
prisoner to escape, were each found
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14

cidentally and broke her hip, from
which injury she never recovered.
She was a devoted member ef the
Methodist church. The funeral took
place at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon,
with burial at Macedonia.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14

billiard, an aged woman living about
eight miles northwest of Preston, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. B.
Joyne, died at 8 o'clock Friday even
ing, after an illness of several
months. Some time ago she fell ac-
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14
16 ADDITIONS TO
CONVICT GANGS
Two Weeks Of Superior
Court Boosts County
Road F orces

Sixteen convicts, toll of two weeks
II the Sumter Superior Court, had
been taken to the county chain gang
Saturday to help with the winter
rnsb of road work. Several others,
;ncluding felony cases and all cases
n which motions for new trials have
heen made, remain in the county jail
nending their later disposition. The
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14
ROYAL ARCH ELECTION.

Regular meeting of Wells Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons, will be held Mon
day evening at z o'clock fos the pur-
pose of electing officers for the en-
suing year and also for the confer
ring of the Royal Arch degree at
this meeting. Light Refreshments
will be served.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14
DEATHS.
. y y = . =
MRS. c. w. CHANCE.

SMITHVILLE, Dec. 13.-News has
just been received that Mrs. c. w.
Chance, formerly Miss Ethel McMa-
nus, of Smithville, died suddenly at
her home in Detroit, Mich. The re-
mains will be brought to Smithville
for interment. She had many friends
here.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-14

guilty and given sentences of IL
months straight on the chain gang.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
THEATERS.
"Pom-Pom.

VI III
Ever since its opening night, Pom
Pom" the Henry w. Savage light OPP
cratic triumph, which will be the at
traction at the Grand Monday night,
has been a record breaker among
theatrical ventures. 1t has received
rothing but praise from the newspaper
critics and consistently played to C
pacity houses, and all this solely on
its merits as an entertainment. The
story Of "Pom-Pom" is a consistent
and simple one and makes an instant
appeal. A beautiful young theatrical
star Is about to appear in a new pro-
Guction at a theatre in Nice In the
role of a pickpocket. In private LIE
she is Paulette, a performer of much
esteem, but 1t is when she assumes
her character role Of "Pom-Pom," the
CT ooE. that her adventures begin. An
astute and experienced policeman on
the watch for a bunch of crooks is at
once deceived and arrests her. Later
she finds herself in the company of a
Gang of thieves and gunner who are
p,otting to rob her of her Jewelry.
She succeeds in deceiving them, also,
FL of which requires most competent
scting. This role Is in the capable
hands of Edith Thayer, acknowledged
to he one of the cleverest n lain
test of condolences. In her SUPPORT
is a speaking cast OF thirty inc a
chorus that is much alked ABOUT
A special orchestra Is carried for the
purpose Of giving the truest 1nterpre'
tation to the many musical numbers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02

has turned out time after time to say
good bys and to greet u soldiers
boys, free of any charge and glad to
do it, is DESTROYS Of adding to its
musical library, buy uniforms, etc,
and instead of asking the citizens to
buy tickets to some benefit perform
ance, have decided to play one of
the very biggest, cleanest and best
exposition shows that travels. The
Con T. Kennedy shows were decided
upon and this big show, requiring
thirty double length railroad cars for
transportation, will exhibit for one
week commencing next Monday
night, May 5. Come out and get
more than your moneys worth in
fun and amusement. The Kennedy
shows are very large this year. COM
prising fifteen shows, four rides, two
bands, ETC., and are only playing the
lager towns. Remember the date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02

eighty-six cities, shows that the aver
age milk dealer buys 1863 new
bottles a month and the large dealers
buy more than 10000 a month, which
are largely, though not entirely, re-
placement stock.
In sixteen of the cities investi-
gated, more than 5000, 900 sound
milk bottles are collected annually
from the city dumps, the specialists
report. In some cities the business
carried on by junk dealers is one of
the most serious sources of milk
bottle losses, they say Not only do
they sell the bottles to dealers in the
city, but often ship them to other
towns. Most states have no laws re,
stricting such traffic.
Only thirty-three cities had milk
bottle exchanges, or places where
milk bottles from all sources are
sorted out and returned to the owner
, provided he is a member of the ex'
change.
Nineteen states have regulations
governing the use of milk bottles, the
report concludes, and seventy-twc
cities reported the use by dealers OF
other dealers bottles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
BREAKS LOOSE
IN BURLINGTON
The CoIored Evangelist Who Raised
a Row Here is Stopped Early
in Her career in the
Other City.

Mrs. Mamie e. Smith, a colored
evangelist who was discharged by
the A. M. E. church here in the
middle of a revival and then sued
the pastor and trustees in a Justice
court, did not operate long in Bur.
Ilington after leaving here.
She started to collect funds there
for the mission the bishop could not
find in ST. Louis. but profted by her
experience here to state there tina 1t
is one about to be started. The
lHawk-Eye tells the rest of the story
thus:
A campaign for the creation Of a
fund towards the establishment Of a
mission and rescue home in ST. Louis
ended rather suddenly Wednesday.
1t closed when Miss Mamie e. Smith,
who was conducting the campaign in
Burlington, was taken in custody by
Chief of Police Goodman and hailed
to police headquarters, where she
was ordered to stop solicitation.
The woman told the police that
she was soliciting funds for an or
Iganization hat is planning a mission
and rescue home for negro women
at st. Louis, and stated that a man
ny lle hdllC VI oihd Ia" k1A'S
was the secretary of the organiza-
ton. The police state that they were
unable to secure the address Of the
supposed secretary of the associa-
ton.
The police also called a number of
the more prominent negroes of the
city, including the ministers, and
were informed by the colored people
that they had no faith in the enter
prise.
Chief OF Police Goodman also
stated that the woman showed him
credentials dated back in 1916. He
states that the papers presented by
the woman were not Of a type that
would create confidence in her work,
and decided to halt her solicitation
until she could prove the project was
bonafide.
1t appear that the m does
not solicit among her own race, but
obtains her, donations for the most
part from white people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
William Morris Escapes Officers with
Search Warrant for Booze Joint
Who Find a Gambling
House.
OTHER Van AND OUTFIT
Tables, Cards, Chips and Kitty Taken
to Police Station by police
After Raid in johnson
Street

1t turns out that William Morris,
who escaped a search warrant Is
sued in the superior court, Is the
father OF George Morris. confessed
murderer of Harry Imam.
The warrant was served in the
form of a raid on the ear Of 31S-315
Johnson street, which is the back
end of an old blacksmith shop. Off
GERS Conn, Lafever and Griffey sur
rounded the place and closed In on
it at 6 o'clock last evening.
The search warrant was for booze,
| but it landed a load OF gambling
paraphernalia.
The raid landed in Jail Jesse King.
found in the place, a white man who
is crippled, but William Morris.
named in the warrant, was not found
there.
Two klttIes and Many Chips.
The police hauled to the station
two extension tables with gambling
| covers, about five hundred chips,
some cards, and two kitties. One
kittie was made from a cigar box
and the other from "a japanned metal
file box.
William Morris lived here many
years ago and then moved to Hanni-
bal. He has been living there since.
until recently he returned to Keokuk.
AS soon as they saw him here, the
police paid special attention to his
daily walk in life, and as soon as
they had the right line on him, Chief
Hennemann took out the search war,
ant for his joint in Johnson street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
SAD TALE OF
MILK BOTTLE
Average of But Seventeen Trips Be-
fore it Is Broken or Lost,
According to Official
Casualty List.
B United Press.l

WASHINGTON, May The aver
age milk bottle makes only seven
teen trips before it is broken or lost.
For every who has a
quart of milk delivered at the door
each day the dealer in the course of
a year has to supply twenty new
bottles.
This is the report made by dairy
experts of the department of agri-
culture, who have just completed an
Investigation of the staggering waste
OF millions Of milk bottles annually.
The investigation, conducted i
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
Arrested For Rlaamy.

TJJnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, May Mrs. John III.
mier's hunt for "a real man to love
led her 10 court here today on a
charge Of bigamy,
.'The real has not been found as
vet. despite the fact that she had
deserted two husbands and was ar
rested with the prospective third,
police charge.
Never mind, I'll get him yet she
told the police.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Con T.. Kennedy Shows.
The Keokuk Community band, one
of our worthy organizations. ever
ready to help and be loyal and which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
For Hospital Men Only.

The governor holds to the view
that the funds cannot be expended
except for soldiers who are i'll or
who have been discharged and are
without funds to return to their
homes.
This money cannot be expended
in a haphazard way" said Governor
Harding. st can be used for sick
soldiers or those who have been dis
charged and are without funds"
On a call from New York for
money for the men of the regiment
to spend in seeing New York. stating
that they are all broke, Des Moines
sem $S15, Of which $500 was sent
from it's committee, 500 each from
Governor Harding and the Shriners.
and the rest from eight other. sources,
including the soldiers now at Camp
Dodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
For the Liver and Bowels

kursk and decapitated sixty Amer1-
can prisoners with axes, was De
clared by both the British war once
and American headquarters TO De
untrue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-02
Keokuk Will Do Herself Proud in Wei.
coming Three Companies of Fa-
nous Regiment Home on
Iowa Soil.
DATE ANNOUNCED LATER
Exact Time viii be Known in Time
for People to Come to keokuk
from All Surrounding coun-
try to See Them.

The plans of Keokuk to entertain
and do honor to the three companies
OF the 168th infantry which Mayor
Lotion secured for a stop here Of
two hours on their way from New
York to Camp Dodge are well under
way, and will be completed to the
last detail in plenty of time.
The date of the visit Of the heroes
Of the famous regiment to Keokuk
Is not yet fixed exactly, but there
will be several days notice of 1t
from Adjutant General Kerr, at
Washington, SO that everybody for
miles around may come to keokux
that day to join In the big celebra-
ton.
The men Of the famous 168th in
fantry will parade here, So that all
can see them, and the arrangements
will include perfect protection for
the spectators along the line OF
march.
Preparations Elsewhere.
The county seats Of southwestern
Iowa which have companies in the
regiment. which was the old Third
Iowa national guard, are making big
plans for a whole day Of home com
ing celebration for their W men.
Centerville, Winterset, Fontanelle,
Oskaloosa, Sioux City, Creston, Corn
ing are doing much.
Oskaloosa has raised $4,000 by
popular subscription to help in their
entertainment Of their boys.
Everything possible is being done
to make the parade in Des Moines a
huge uccess
Des Moines Still Thrifty.
Discharged men of the famous
regiment, Of whom there are a half
dozen in Keokuk, are invited by Des
Moines to go there at their W X
pense to take part in the big celebra-
ton there, which will occur after the
men from New York reach Camp
Dodge.
The legislature appropriated $685.
| 900 for the benefit of returning sol,
diers, and Governor Harding tele-
| graphed IS 5000 Of this to Commits
sioner Sullivan after receiving his
acceptance as a member Of the com
mission. This money is to be used.
however, to help care for some 300
returned Iowa soldiers now in hos
pitfalls in New York City and vicinity.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
TWO FAMOUS PICTURES
Old Masters Taken by British Officer
From the Ruins of Ypres
Cathedral.

The king of the Belgians will shortly
have returned to him two famous pic
lures which We're rescued, four years
ago, from Ypres cathedral. 1t ap-
pears that during the bombardment of
Ypres in 1915 young British artil-
lery officer noticed inside the cathe-
dral, which was being heavily shelled,
that the only things not shattered by
German fire were two large Flemish
masters, dated 1900. hanging some 20
feet high on the walls. How to get
them and save them for Belgium was
the question which Immediately pre-
sented itself. The officer called two
private soldiers to help him, and with
the aid of some long gas pipes which
had been blown down by the German
fire, and two large hooks, the pictures
were lowered to the ground. The Of
ficer, Lieutenant Daniels, r. A. then
cut the pictures out of their frames
and put them In a large sack, which he
used for n time as bed. In the end
he took them to London, where, with
the approval of the Belgian minister,
they have been placed on exhibition
prior to being returned to King Albert
at Brussels.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
FUNERAL A PICNIC FOR DOG
Rover Had Quite a Good Time While
on His Way to His Last
Resting Place.

big picnic was planned and was
slated to transport the refreshments
and crowd of relatives to the picnic
grounds. writes correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune. I placed the boxes
and baskets containing the sand
wiches, cake, fried chicken, etc, in n
trailer, hitched the trailer to my car,
already filled to overtlowing. and start
ed gayly on my way.
huge dog belonging to my aunt ac-
companied us, and l had the misfor-
tune to run the heavily londed ma
chine over him, killing him instantly,
as we all thought. My aunt was deep
ly affected and insisted that l take
Rover's body along and bury it be-
side the river loaded the dogs car
cass into the trailer and started on
again, but not so gayly.
When we reached the picnic grounds
and l reconnoitered in my trailer l be-
held Rover sitting up licking his chops,
as large as life, or larger. l should
say, for he had devoured all our pro-
visions.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08

and produce fine misty spray. Sew
eral different kinds, varying somewhat
IN shape and construction, but built
on the compressed-air principle, are
now offered for sale.
The spray formula used was 5-5-3-50
Bordeaux soap mixture, composed of
five pounds Of copper sulphate, five
pounds stone lime, three pounds resin
fish oil soap. and fifty gallons of water.
To reduce the work of preparing
spray mixtures the following stock
solutions were made: Five pounds of
copper sulphate (blue stone) was dis
solved by suspending it in wooden
vessel containing five gallons of wa
ter. Copper sulphate corrodes iron
and tin. Five pounds Of stone lime
(Qnick-lime) was slaked In another
weasel by slowly adding water at first
and later increasing the volume to five
Nsllons. Three pounds of resin fish
oil soap was diluted In third vessel
By stirring 1t In hot water until thin
and increasing the volume to five gal
ions by adding water of ordinary tenn
perature.
IneSe STOCK sOiutlouS hcep ihuehh-
itely II not mixed or weakened by
rain, but the lime should be covered
to prevent drying out and air-slaking.
The level of the liquid when freshly
made and after each spray period
should be marked on each vessel, and
water added when needed to restore
loss by evaporation.
Ten gallons of spray mixture are
prepared by taking one gallon of each
freshly stirred stock solution and in
creasing 1t to three and one-third gal
Ions by adding water, and by pouring
together and stirring the three dilut'
ed solutions thus made. The result
ing mixture is ready for use as soon
as strained and should be used while
fresh, as 1t deteriorates by standing.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
CHECK TOMATO LEAF
BLIGHT BY SPRAYING
As Many as Seven Applications
Made in West Virginia.
Color and soiidity Of Fruit Was I'm
proved and SO Per Gent Increase
In Yield seeured-Bordeaux
Soap Mixture Used.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
"I wouldn't grow tomatoes in a
blight infested region without spray
ing" says S. L. DOdd, Jr.. extension
pathologist for the United States de-
partment of agriculture and West
Virginia agricultural experiment sta
ton, who sprayed tomatoes for the
control of blight In six counties of
West Virginia in 1918. Thorough
spraying was the keynote of his sue
cess. He made six, and in some fields
seven applications, using spray mix
ture at the rate of 100 gallons an acre
for mature plants. Spraying improved
color and solidity of fruit, reduced rot
and sunscald, and increased the yield
of ripe fruit 80 per cent, and of both
green and ripe fruit 55 per cent.
A small knapsack compressed-air
sprayer was used in this work. Such
sprayers are light. easy to operate,
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
ENORMOUS LOSS
IN TARESH|NC
Million Bushels of Grain Lost
Each Year Because of Inef-
ficient Methods.
keep MACHINES IN REPAIR
separators Out Of Adjustment Are
Cause Of Greatest Trouble-Thresh-
erman Should Study Manufac-
turers Instructions.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Every important grain state has
been losing over million bushels of
grain each year because of inefficient
threshing methods, declare investiga-
tors of the United States department
of agriculture. The government, by
bringing this enormous loss to the at
tention of farmers and threshermen
and showing them how to avoid 1t,
saved 22,00O.000 bushels of grain in
the q states in which the educational
work was carried on last year.
When an average of eight bushels
of grain is lost on every farm in the
United States at threshing time every
year, that loss begins to have n per-
sonal meaning. With wheat worth
S2.26, it is well worth while to pre-
vent that loss, If possible. And it is
entirely possible. The chief source of
loss is the inefficient operation of
threshing machines.
Any standard threshing machine will
do satisfactory work If kept in repair
and operated intelligently. If the op-
orator knows his machine, and sees
that 1t is properly adjusted and op-
Grated, grain will come through clean
and losses will he small. The farmer
should know enough about the general
operation of threshing machine to
detect poor work, which means d.
rect loss to him.
Adjust Separator Carefully.
To do good work the separator must
be set level, both crosswise and length
wise, and then carefully adjusted to
the particular job at hand. The greater
part of the separation is done in the
cylinder and Immediately after the
grain passes over it. If cracked grains
are frequent there may be too much
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
NOT AN UNNATURAL ERROR
ing Old Lady Was Gone
Beyond Recall.

Concerning the cheese that made
Limburg famous. bulletin of the Ma
tional Geographic society quotes n
communication from William Wisner
Chaplin as follows:
"Limburg is sometimes called the
garden Of Holland. OF the celebrated
relish known as Limburger cheese 1t
has long been query how an article
of food made from delicious material
and considered such delicacy can
possess so obnoxious an odor and still
retain its self-respect. This popularity
has made Limburger cheese RESPONSE
BILE for many amusing Incidents.
"a Dutch-American rural citizen once
went to town to make some purchases,
among which was some of this odorif-
erous commodity. For convenience he
placed it In a long box in the wagon
behind the seat. Happening to stop
on the road, an inquisitive acquaint-
ance approached and asked what the
box contained.
''In answer he raised the lid and re-
piled, I have my grandmother
"'well,' rejoined the inquirer, as he
caught whiff of the contents, she's
not In trance"
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL. Hnar-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
ity to withstand attacks of kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore to health organs weakened by
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must be watched, because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
their work you are doomed.
weariness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, despondenoy, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel, rheumatism. sciatica
and lumbago all warn you of trouble
with your kidneys. GOLD MEDAL
Eanrlem Oil Capsules are the remedy
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-08
Practical Man.

'Helen's lips are drifting dust "
quoted the literary person. Now,
that's my idea of poetical line"
at is rather pretty, | guess" said
Mr.. Gawker, who hasn't a thought out
side of business. I'm glad you mem
Toned IT,"
"Then you are lover of poetry?"
mo, but that quotation reminds me
hat / have an engagement in about
lalf an hour with a chap who wants
TO sell me the state rights to new
type of street sprinkler. believe
there's money in it."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.