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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
WAS TRAGIC
MISTAKE
Former Judge In Texas Is Fatally
Wounded by Man Who Read
Letter He Thought Was
Wfc's

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DECATUR. Tex. Jan 29.-WiiIiam
Boiger. Waco, Texas, merchant, WHO
late Saturday shot and tally wound
ed Hugh D. Spencer, former district
Judge here. shot Spencer as the re-
suit OF tragic mistake, II was
learned today.
Spencer was divorced from his
wife, whose name vas similar to
that OF Bolgsr's wife. Spencer wrote
his former wife, suggesting a meet
ing IN Fort Worth for the purpose
cf settling up their affairs, Il was
said Through the similarity OF
names, the letter vas delivered to
Boigs-'s wife and fell into the hands
OF BoIger. who had never seen nor
heard Of Spencer previously.
BoizeT. believing the latter was in
tended for Eis own wife. came to
Decatur. had Spencer pointed ont TO
him and began shooting
Late adVtces from Fort Worth.
where Spencer zas taken 20 a hos
pital- said there vas little chance for
bis recovery
Judge Spencer Dead.
FORT WURTd, Texas. Jan 20
Hugh 3 Spencer. former district
Judge az Decatur, Texas, who was
shot Saturday By ". NJ Boiger. Waco
Texas, merchant, fdied here Of his
wounds today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
italian Peace Delegates.

ROME, Jan. 20.-Former Pren
Salandra and Signsr Barzitai
been appointed members OF
Italian peace delegation by the g
eff OF ministers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUINTNE
{TabIets1 II stops the Cough and
Headache and works off the Colo
z W. GROVES signature on each
boz. Soc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
Late Market Quotations

specials, l2G1sc.
Butter. unsettled, lower.
6.72I- Creamery extras s,M
dairy tubs. 52Gs1c; initiate,
cry frsts. 475a G4Sc.
Eggs quiet; receipts. strs /,
by white fancy. Ss&70c: nssr.-
ed fancy. 61GS4ssc: fresa 4
$40
Chicago Prodpc.
CHICAGO, Jan 20-Butrer-r.
cry extras. s0izc creamery
ards. s096oA; dairy flrsss 90
dairy seconds. 5sG57c-
Eggs Ordinary ftrsts- ss1s 4,
firsts. 571sG5S1kc-
Cheese - Twins. 5s12sc. W
Americas. 3763sc.
Potatoes-Receipta, 90 can
constn and Minnesota. u-
S1-s09lS5.
Live Douitry-Fowls. asnc: d,
ale: geese. 22c; spring ch:cO
25c: turkeys, 3oc.
St Louis Hay Market
ST LOUIS. Mo.. Jan Is-H.r
SIS cars inspected. 81 were IN
- clover mixed. IL clover n
prairie. The more liberal oees
are moving fairly well, there
pretty good inquiry for all ~
and descriptions at steady and :
prices Sales: Clover mirei-Ss
part car heavy mixed al SIS; II.
cars heavy mived al SCI, car
mixed at $40. Tfmothy-No. 2. Il
at $50, part car at 5000; standz
cars az $32. No. i, / car al
Ciover-No. 1. car AT s2s. Al
No 2, / car at $2s: standas
cars at s31; No. 1. l car at s:;.
ST. Louis Horses and MuIes
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan 1s.-Hon
The market Is closing strong y
shade higher on top quality 81
ems, with modern and plain Il
fully steady If not a little higher !
they were week ago. Esd
chunks weighing 1,100 TO LIS
farm mares from 1,1G0 10 q
pounds have also found the R11
better this week.
Eastern chunks si5af1
Farm mares. southern type. Izie1
Southern horses, choice. -. Iiee1
Southern horses. medium. sal
Plugs .sfI
Southern horses, cheap .... ael
There was an active n
at the commission alleys. where
good haired mules. Isl hands 1
over hare made up practicaly al
last weeks loss Medium and n
grades. including all rough hzsl
thin and fat mules did not share
any extent In the improvement
are closing about like last week
Is TO 16;x hands. .s2sle1
Is to 1914 hands ..--.--.-- 1881
Is hands -----.--..--... lssp
Ia TO 141z hands .--.---... va
Is to 1874 hands ..-...-... ag1
IL to 1914 hands ---.-....- AF1
Chicago Rye, Barley and Seed,
CHICAGO. III. Jan 1s--R5e-'
2, s1.62G1-62h-
Rarley-s6cGsI-0
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
Wounded Slightly.

CorZcrzlS-
James J. Casey, Troy, y. 2.
Frank 2 Del.az, Kezrard, ". q.
RnEzlz Zaroila, Ns- York, ". Y.
FETztes-
Charles G. Bales, Eortorre. No.
Wn- a El6ttus, BrfagEra1er, Va
At.z Lehtna1 Chicago, III
Abraham SIXTH, Arlington Hesrh.s
Mzas
C1a-isa Vys1s. Dayton, Ohio.
ArraGr J. TIsss, gerrfu sp-frzs
Me-
Alfred " wfgez,znc- Decorzh- Ia
Sar1sr g Virgins, DecEe-s,u
Ala
David WfIIiar-z. Pontiac. II.
ALERT ZC-TsTfer, Cincinnati. ohto.
AfsT Zvcrrky, Racine. Wis
HfsssrG Ia ecsfcr-
Lbe--suszE John Il Smith. New
Bedford, Nzzs
Frrztes-
WE Dean Chestertg-z- Pa
SanT<eI DraytGz- Charleston g G
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
HIS PICTURE
IN NEWSPAPER
Three Wound stripe on Uniform OF
Brave Soldier Who Escaped
From Prison Ten
Years Ago.

{ United Press Leased Wire Servtce-I
DENVER, Colo. Jan "a news
paper photograph OF Sergeant Walter
B. Reel illustrating the story OF mis-
war record, proved his undoing- Wear
ing three wound stripes % his sleeve,
he Is IN fail here today facing the pos
sihility q returning 10 the Nebraska
state peritentiay and finishing sen
tsnce for murder Since his escape ten
years ago Reed has lived -straizht. en-
listing IA tbs Canadian overseas forces
TO atone for HE past bride IS with
the war hsro, stzuachly defending him
and ealisttns prominent persons here
TO obtain his pardon Reel Was employ
ed as hotel CLERK in Denver when
the police recognized his picture OF
that o. an escaped colvfo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, Jan 2o.-wheat- No
red se3s; No 3 spring. s2a0Gz Ell
Corn-No. . yellow 31.40G1-41:
No. 3 yellow. s133G1sT; No. yeI-
loE. 81 esss T1-3o: No yellow 1923
GIzs; No 6 yellow. s1.22GI -255s
No. white, s1-32GI IS: No. 4 white.
1871 G131. No white. s1-26G
I-27. No. s white $121G123: No.
mixed. s1-2sI1. 311s: No. 3 MIXED.
81 z5G1-2s; No s mixed sf-22G
1e41z.
oats-No- white. eSh Gs7c: No
4 white. s4Gs54c; standard SsA1
Sc
S. Louis Cash Grain Close.
ST LOUIS. Jan 20--Oats Track
at elevator. none; track. none
Corn Track at elevator. none;
track nome
Chicago Tive Stock
CHICAGO. Jan 20. Hogs Re
cefpts, II 600 head Market higher.
Bulk s1T.50G 1890. butchers. s17.s5
1880, packing. s1s-soG17.so; light,
s17.G0917.s5. pigs. $13.e5G 1928:
rouzhs, s1se0d 1850.
Cattie-f2ecefpts. $1,000 head Mar
tet steady TO lower Beeves, $3.50
1000; butchers stock. 1880 1880:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20

River stage at a m. "a
Change in "a hours rise
Mean temperature 18th.
Highest, 80.
Lowest, So
Lowest last ufghxnSru-yScH
FRED z observsI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20

Chicago Rye, Barley and SEED
CHICAGO. III. Jan 1s--R5'
2, s1.62G1-621s-
Rarley-e6cG S1-02-
Timoshy-ss0eG 1880
CONSEQUENTIAL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
Weather Forecast .
Department of Agricui
Weather Bureau

Weather Forecast j
III. S. Department of Agricai''
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity:
ally fair tonight and Tuesday 81
what warmer tonight j.
For Iowa: Generally falr 1oli
and Tuesday: somewhat warmer
night in southeast portion -
For Missouri: Generally ta
night and Tuesday. warmer toAs
in extreme north portion
Weather Conditions.
With low pressure on the ~,
western boundary and the hei.
high pressure in the southeas.. !.
states the weather is generah! !.
with mild temperature for tEe - nc.
in all districts east OF the ~
mountains. and there is rain on
Pacific slope
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
Warden Wants Him.

LINCOLN, Neo. Jan. 20-Warden
Fenton today said that he would insist
On tins return OF Walter Ri.enner TO
the NeSrsska penftenttary regarfb
OF his Gar record RifelEsrg. or Reel,
as ne Is now know. violated TIE CON
fdence CT the warden while he wrs
out OF prison as q trusty, and this, the
warden holds, Is the greatest breach
OF rifles known 10 prison officials.
Reel had q good record while In the
Nebraska prison. but violation OF e
parole rule win remove tie good time
so far earned He has i've years yet
70 serve o. 2 murder sentence imposed
nine years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Save by Cooperative Buying.

Farmers Of Dukes and Nantucket
Islands, lying of the Massachusetts,
coast, saved more than $3.50 on each oi
four 2O-ton cars of feed purchased CO.
operatively. The islands, each of which
constitutes q separate county and has
farm bureau cooperating with the Mas
sachuseIts Agricultural College and the
United States Department Of Agricui-
ture, use about three cars OF feed a
month. The county agent, who covers
both counties, called attention to the ad-
vantage of cooperative buying, and the
farm bureau officers arranged with local
bank officials for the purchase Of feed Id
car lots. The farmers deposit their
orders at the bank on the first OF every
month. When orders aggregsting car
load have been deposited the bank buys
the feed, pays for it upon arrival, and
notifies the farmers when it is ready Tor
delivery. Each farmer makes terms
with the bank, either paying cash or gay
ing bis note bearing 6 per cent interest
and is given an approval slip. Upon
presentation of this slip the attendant al
the car delivers the grain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21

dentiais were examined and passed
o. X.
The Hun spoke Of his voyage from
America to- England as being excep-
tionally pleasant, and said he had q
fine time, because he associated with
the English passengers on board, his
fluent English readily admitting him
to several spirited arguments on the
subject of the war, which he keenly
enjoyed. One little incident he related
revealed the remarkable. tact which
our enemy displayed in his associa-
tions Mt sea, which no doubt resulted
advantageously for him. AS he. ex-
pressed 1t. he "made hit" one evening
when the crowd has assembled for q
little music by suggesting that they
sing "God Save the King" Thereafter
his popularity was assured and the de-
sired effect accomplished, for very
soon a French officer came up to him
and said, "It's too bad that England
and ourselves haven't men In our army
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Red ucing Fire Danger.

The fire hazard should be considered
In the location and construction OF all
new farm buildings. Many groups OF
farm buildings are so located and con.
structed that any fire which might
break out in one building would DO
almost sure to destroy the whole group.
When q new building Is to be erected
il Is worth while at least to consider
placing it where it will be reasonably
safe from fire starting In any other
building and where IL will not be q men,
ace to other buildings.
Copcrete construction is being used
on many farms, and it 10 especially
desirable for smokehouses, incubator
rooms, and any other small buildings
which are exceptionally subject to loss
by FIRE. The first cost of well-con-
structed concrete building generally
will be greater than that of wood
building of the same size, but the con.
orets will last practically forever, and
will seldom need paint or repairs. =
A fire in such q building can do but
slight damage to the building itself, and
there is very little likelihood OF ita
spreading to any Of the adjoining build
-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2I, 1919.

bullet, but If they hit the petrol tank.
good night When machine catches
fire In flight there is no way Of put
ting It out. 1t takes less than a min
ute for the fabric to burn off the wings
and then the machine drops like an
arrow, leaving a trail Of smoke like
comet.
AS their tracer bullets came closer
and closer to me I realized that my
chances of escape were nil. Their very
next shot, I felt, must hit me.
Once, some days before, when was
flying over the line, / had watched a
fight above me. A German machine
was set on fire, and dived down
through our formation In flames on its
way to the ground. The Hun was div
ing at such sharp angle that both
his wings came off, and as he passed
within few hundred feet of me / saw
the look of horror on his face.
Now, when I expected any moment
to suffer similar fate, could not
help thinking of that poor Huns last
look Of agony.
1 realized that my only chance lay
in making an Immelman turn. This
maneuver was invented by a German
one of the greatest who ever flew and
who was killed in action some time be-
fore. This turn, which made success
fully, brought one Of their machines
right in front of me, and as he sailed
along barely ten yards away, l had
the drop" on him, and he knew 1t.
His white face and startled eyes l
can still see. He knew beyond Ques-
ton that his last moment had come,
because his position prevented his TAX
ing aim at me. while my gun pointed
straight at him. My first tracer bullet
passed within a yard Of his head, the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Poultry Raising Encouraged.

The formation of community poultry
breeding associations, is being enoour-
aged by the Bureau of Animal Industry
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture as . part Oh It's enors W
sssIst In improving fiocks and making
poultry raising more attractive. Promi-
nent among the advantages of community
interest In better poultry are ooncentra-
ton of effort on one variety, oppor-
tunities for collective marketing, econo
nv in buying and selling breeding stook'
and increased skill in poultry manage
msnt. Already As poultry-brssdins
associations have been formed. In VIZ
GINA . Barred Plymouth Rock asseSia-
lion has developed . cooperative selling
Dian of size that requires manager 70
handle the business. Organizarons Va
th,s Kind are not only beneficial to the
members, but by stimulating . larger
output of high quality poultry products
thew benefit the public as well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
,,,,,. =, . ,sospt issue of The Home

notice in q recent issue of The Ho me-
stead that one of your Correspondents
ssks about the use OF paint 70 ptIseI' ps
trees from mice. An experiences whicn
r have bad with paint for that purpose
NAV be- of more benefit tbsnsa lot Oh
theory. Many years ago there wss s ios
of talk about painting trees ana i VIC.
il ON several hundred. The result was
that the paint did not injure the trees.
nsither did it harm the mice for tnSy
more. IL anything, and seemed to nke
the paint. This year have PM water,
proof building paper around sevsrs' sewers.
thousand trees. I think the trouble
from using paper is that IL .1a is wr.ppsa Iss.
close 10 the tree and the moisture ge.s
.insids the paper and cannot dry oue.
Tbsrsfore. it makes the bark tender;
NJ vay is to have clear space ali
sround the tree at least inch, giving
plsuty Of room for the air to circulate,
Fredsric e. Wells In New England
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
s.b.tltutlnx,t High Bred for Hybrid.

In a campaign to retire scrub bulls
from the herdso of the state, seven Wis
cousin counties have made plans to fol-
low the example of Fond du Lao County,
which In one month placed 43 pure-bred
sires on farms. 38 going to herds that
never before had had pure-bred sires;
The drive against scrub -sires was started
"a the Decsm ber conference of Wisconsiu
county agents, and is in charge OF a
,astseriDg committee" representing Inc
srtcnsion service, the State college OF
agriculture, leading stockmen, and ON
Gals Of farmers, organizstiops. Breed
ere believe that the elimination OF tne
scrub and grade sire will greatly improve
their markets, and appreciate tnat out
of-stats buyers visiting Wisconsin iof
dairy COWS insist on stock sired oy pure
bred bulls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21

second looked as If 1t hit his shoulder,
the third struck him in the neck, and
then let him have the whole works.
and he went down In spinning nose
dive.
All this time the three other Hun
machines were shooting away at me.
I could hear the bullets striking my
machine one after another. 1 hadn't
The slightest idea that ! could ever
beat off those three Huns, but there
was nothing for me to do but fight, and
my hands were full.
In fighting, your machine Is drop
ping, dropping all the time. ! glanced
at my instruments. and my altitude
was between 5000 and 5000 feel
While | was still looking at the H.
struments, the whole blamed work
disappeared. A burst of bullets wer
into the instrument board and blew
1t to smithereens, another bullet went
through my upper lip. came out of the
roof of my mouth and lodged In m.
throat, and the next thing / knew wa
when ! came to in a German hospita
the following morning at five O'Clock
German time.
/ was u prisoner Of war.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Children Of Great Men.

Shakespeare had children from
whom the world never heard. SO IL
was with Dickens. None OF his chii'
dren came anywhere near his stan
dard. Owen Meredith was a mediocre
writer as compared with his fatner'
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. Lytton'
while a very voluminous writer. was
also strong and fine at all times. Al
exander Dumas fills could not Mt any
time compare with Dumas the elder:
Nathaniel Hawthorne was head anu
shoulders above his son, Julian. In the
power to produce books worth while
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Continued next week
Foundation Of Brotherhood.

~The doctrine Of the Brotherhood OF
Man is a beautiful dream, but 1t re-
mains forever the baseless fabric OF q
dream, unless 1t Is founded upon the
deepest of all realities, the Fatherhooo
Of God. To better our social condi.
tions we need close thoughts, careful
study, diligent application Of the best
methods. but at last without faith In
the eternal foundations there can be no
final adjustment Of social difficulties,
and oil earthly wisdom is but as sound
ing brass and changing cymbals
Samuel Smith.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21

Pullsts and hens should % kept IN
..nsrsts .ens: not merely that they may
ts - rs.,onsd differently, II required, but
that their production may 90 oO ,,s. nan
An increasing number Oh poTih Th.ss T +
keep only puliets for eegs ..n msks
much in the keeper. one man ma s-o.vssr. ~ -
: profit out d yearlings sno s"o
o,ds. WHARF another can NOT
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Goodness >

. I think that most Of my readers
viii agree with me that, notwithstano
ing the all-prevalent evil which In
thousand shapes haunts the footsteps
of our race, good is still the mightiess
power in the world, and. II Its aimiess
strength could be concentrated ana
directed, would 60 far towards enect'
Ing O reformation Of the world.-sir
Il. Rider Haggard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
CHAPTER w.
/ was u prisoner Of war.
Clipped Wings.


The hospital in which l found my
self on the morning after my capturl
,gas a private house made Of bricE
very low and dirty, and not at a..
adapted for use as hospital. 1t ha"
avidently been used but few days o..
account of the big push that was tax
:ng place at that time of the year, ane
n all probability would be abandoned
us soon as they had found a betttl
nlace.
In all, the house contained foul
looms and q stable, which was by far
the largest of all. Although / never
.ooked into this "wing" of the hospital
{ was told that 1t, too, was filled witt
patients lying on beds of straw around
IN the ground. I do not know whether
they, too, were officers or privates.
The room in which l found mysel:
contained eight beds, three Of which
were occupied by wounded German of,
iicers. The other rooms, imagined
had about the same number of beds IL
rhine. There were no Red Cross nurse
in attendance, just orderlies, for this
was only an emergency hospital and
TOO near the firing line for nurses. The
orderlies were not old men nor very
young boys, as 1 had expected to find
but young men in the prime of life,
who evidently had been medical stu
dents. One or two Of them, / discov-
cred, were able to talk English, but
for some reason they would not talk.
Perhaps they were forbidden by the
officer in charge to do so.
In addition to the bullet wound In
my mouth ! had swelling from my
forehead to the back of my head al
most as big as my shoe-and that Is
saying considerable. I couldn't move
an inch without suffering intense pain.
and when the doctor told me that l
had no bones broken wondered how
fellow would feel who had.
German officers visited me that
morning and told me that my machine
went down In q spinning nose dive
from q height Of between 5000 and
1000 feet, and they had the surprise
of their lives when they discovered
that had not been dashed to pieces.
They had to cut me out of my machine,
which was riddled with shots and shat
tered to bits.
A German doctor removed the bullet
from my throat, and the first thing he
said to me when ] came to was, "YouI
are an Americana"
There was no denying II, because
the metal Identification disk on my
wrist bore the inscription:
"P. OBJ.
~ q. A.
r. f. O."
Although was suffering intense
agony, the doctor, who spoke perfect
English, insisted upon conversing With
me.
"You may be all right as a sports
man." he declared, "but you are a
ID murderer Just the same for be-
Ing here. You Americans who got into
this thing before America came into
the war are no better than common
murderers and you ought to be treated
| the same wayi"S es@ & 80
The wound In my mouth made 1t I'm
possible for me to answer him, and l
was suffering too much pain to be
hurt very much by anything he could
say.
he asked me III would like an
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21

Two minutes hanging up good ther-
mometer In the cellar. and paying astsn-
tion to what IL says, may save .tw0 OF
three days' work lugging out roaen
potatoes and other vegetables and nuiu'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED TIE PLow."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topic
- solicited. Address all communication In.
te1ded TOR this Departments 20 HENRY ID
hAnhoND, Agricultural Editor Oxford DEM