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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21

knocked out in eight rounds on July
%, 1902, at San Francisco; Tom
Sharkey, whom he outpointed in
twenty-five rounds at Coney Island
and Jack Munroe, who lasted only
two rounds at San Francisco, Aug
26, 1904.
Jeffries retired in 1905, and after
Jack Root had been knocked out by
Marvin Hart in a bout refereed by
Jeffries, the champion presented
Hart with the title and belt. Jack
O'Brien claimed the title, but was
given no recognition. The public
also disliked to accept Hart and aft.
er Tommy Burns had defeated him
on Feb. %, 1906, and was subse-
quently defeated in 1908 in Aus
tralia by Jack Johnson, clamor be-
came SO great that Jeffries was in
duced to enter the ring to save the
title from passing into the hands of
a negro.
Jeffries proved an easy mark for
Johnson in their memorable meeting
on July 4, 1910. The negro won in
fifteen rounds.
After Johnson's ascension to the
HedNy wight tlIOHSp Inc CAdoo VI us
fighters declined steadily. Johnson
met Jim Flynn, a good small man, at
Las Vegas, N. NJ, July 4, 1912. and
practically knocked him out. Police
stopped the unequal contest and the
referee gave the decision to john
son.
johnson left the country in 1918,
going to Europe, and a tournament
was held in California for white
heavyweights, which was won by
Luther McCarty He was recognized
as the heavyweight champion of
America.
On May "a, 1913, McCarty met
Arthur Pelkey in Calgary, Canada,
and was knocked out in the first
round. He collapsed and died in the
ring.
Pelkey was reluctantly accepted as
the white heavyweight champion,
but was knocked out in fifteen
rounds on JANUARY /. 1914, by Gun
boat Smith at San Francisco.
This ended the so-called effort to
dig up a white heavyweight cham
pionship, for the quality of the box
ers was SO poor that the public re-
fused to recognize such a title.
In the meantime Johnson met and
defeated Frank Moran, white heavy
weight of Pittsburgh, in twenty
rounds in Paris.
Jack Johnson agreed to meet Jess
Willard on April s, 1915, in Havana,
Cuba, and was knocked out in twenty
six rounds.
Willard has defended his title Just
once, defeating Frank Moran in a
tame ten-round bout in New York,
March 25, 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
GERMAN FLEET
REPORTED SUNK
Story Which Exeites London Says
lnterned Warships Were
Scuttled by Their
Crews.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, June 21.--The Exchange
Telegraph company today sent out
dispatch stating German warships
informed at Scapa Flow, Orkney
islands, had been sunk by their
crews. A second dispatch was sent
out almost Immediately cancelling
the first.
The original dispatch said:
Practically the whole German
fleet lying in Scapa Flow has been
sunk by the German crews. Farmers
living near by state the German flag
was hoisted as the crews proceeded
to sink their vessels. The Kfrkwall
naval office said that no information
was available to the press"
Tho Exchange Telegraph dispatch
came from its own correspondent in
northern Scotland.
The admiralty intelligence office
here said 1t had heard nothing of the
reported sinking.
Hundreds Of Londoners were ex-
cited and mystified by the Elk
changes story, which appeared on
tickers in scores of hotels and clubs
and was then cancelled.
The cancellation, 1t is understood,
was made at the request OF the ad-
miraity. pending investigation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
BANNON IN BIG
ENGINEERING
ls Chief Engineer of a Large Drainage
District in Iowa County Which
is Doing Important
Work

M. q. Bannon, formerly Lee county
engineer. well known in Keokuk, and
claiming Fort Madison as his home,
has been specializing in drainage en-
recently. He has had charge
of some large districts in Iowa, I'LL
nois and Missouri.
He has just been appointed chief
engineer of the Big Bear Creek drain
age district to be established in Iowa
county. Land for fifteen miles along
that creek Is to be leveled and drained
A part of the city of Marengo Is in
cluded in the district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
ARMY OF 100000
is PROVIDED FOR
New Appropriation Bill Of About $780,
O0O, 1000 to be Taken up by Senate
Some Time Next
Week.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON June 81 An army
OF 100000 men and total appropria-
tons of about S900,000,000 are pro-
yided for in the army appropriation
bill as practically agreed by the full
senate military affairs committee.
The house bill appropriated S731.00O,-
00C and provided for 100000 men.
The full committee accepted without
vital change the report Of the sub
committee and the measure Will be
reported either today or Monday.
1t is to be taken up at once and
passed by the senate next week.
The naval committee today con-
tinued work on the naval bill which
also is to be reported next week. The
senate's committee authorization for
the purchase of airplane factories and
real estate including the Dayton
Wright plant is expected to meet OPP
position ON the floor and still
stronger fight when it gets through
the senate and goes back to the house
which inserted provision forbidding
all real estate purchases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
ESCAPE FROM
PENITENTIARY
A Red Oak Man and Council Bluffs
Man Escape and One of Them
Seems to Have the
Habit

George Baker of Red Oak and Jess
Howard of Council Bluffs escaped
from the penitentiary at Fort Madison.
The former was serving ten years
for forgery and the latter for auto
theft.
Baker has the escaping habit. He
broke the Montgomery county Jail In
1914 with Roy Clark who was charg
ed with numbering Mr.. and Mrs. John
Il. Bell with shot gun on their farm
north of Red Oak. Both men were
captured, after four years. In the
meantime Baker had served year in
the North Dakota pen for receiving
stolen property.
During this period, also, Baker
married Rose Scheber, and they have
son.
Baker was sent to the reformatory
at Anamosa in 1909 for killing Claude
Grice of Red Oak, a baker, whom he
hit with weight Grice lived week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
IOWA LAND is
VALUABLE
Ames Figures Received In keoku1s
Show Large Increases In Value
and High Place in List
of States.

According to figures received In
Keokuk by correspondents of the
state college at Ames, the value OF
Iowa land has increased $57.34 I'm
acre in the last ten years.
It is stated that this increase alone
amounts to more than the average
value per acre of the farm land In
every state in the union. except New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
California.
The same experts, according to the
report, state that the farms Of Iowa
are worth more than the farms of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia. South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama, Arizona, Utah. Nevada,
New Mexico, Montana and Wyoming
combined
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
BLUE TRIANGLE
CAMP IN JULY
keolouk Young Women's Christian
Association VIII Spend the
Summer at Prices
Creek.

The Blue Triangle camp will open
at Prices Greek school house early
in July.
Its opening will be celebrated with
big picnic or with some other ap-
propriate event.
The Y. w. G. A. committee In
charge of the camp asks that all who
wish to camp at the Blue Triangle
call at the Y. w. C. A. office to ar
range dates and other details.
The other big summer event OF
the Y. w. G. A. is the swimming
school, which will open at the Y. M.
c. A. pool July /. Those wishing to
register in classes should do SO at
once in order that the schedule may
be arranged to suit the greatest
number. All registrations must be
in by June %.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21

FOR NEXT YEA
Dates for the Beginning of the Terms
are Set and Judges Assigned
for Each

Assignments for the district court
for the years 1920 and 1921 have been
made by the Judge. Both Judge liam
ilton and Judge Craig will preside at
two terms in Keokuk and Fort Madi-
son during the year.
For 1920 the dates set for the be-
ginning of the terms are: January D,
April S, September 10 and November
Is, at Fort Madison. The terms at
Keokuk will begin on January IL,
April IL, September 20 and November
%.
At Fort Madison Judge Hamilton
will preside over the January ana sep
TENDER terms and Judge craig oFel .
+he Anril and November terms. AT
Keokuk this order will be reversed
and Judge Craig will preside during !;
the January and September terms ana
Judge Hamilton will preside during
the other two terms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
LOOSE FOWLS
DEPREDATIONS
They Cause Constant Complaint to
the Police by People Who Are
Raising Gardens In
Town.

Chickens running at large cause
most of the telephone calls to police
headquarters just now.
The man or the woman who tele-
pbones is always irate and emphatic.
end wants squad of police sent
there instantly.
The chickens have entered a garden
end played havoc with the things
growing there, generally, and to have
cne's garden overrun by the chickens
of a neighbor is irritating, it appears
from the conversation to the police.
Some arrests Of owners with stiff
fine in the superior court seems to be
the only effective remedy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21

that they are unmolested, and for thu
most part courteously received
| For a time, it Is true, American
officers travelling were counselled tt
/! get into multi, rather than take
chances of melting some hothead tc
| trouble. In the case of couriers, multi
is worn on some trips. but those
coming and going between Paris and
Berlin appear in uniform and arc
rarely annoyed, though occasionally
someone tries to crowd on a side
walk or gives the officer an ugly look.
AS for civilians, there are only a few
here-mainly newspapermen and
they are treated respectfully.
This represents the individual situ-
alton regarding Americans.
AS for the United States as
whole and American citizens as q
whole, there is still prevalent some
propaganda of an, unpleasant sort.
President Wilson has been con.
demned because the peace treaty did
not develop according to the way in
which the German people felt his
fourteen points should have been in-s
terpreted. But there was little OF
personal attack against the president.
and only here and there articles
with an anti-American tinge.
However, in the last few days, a
propaganda movement somewhat
limited, but nevertheless more or
less persistent-has sprung up. One
hears Of late that really no Ameri-
can food is coming in" though it ISL
of course, we'll known to the govern
ment that money was put UP by Ger-s
many even before presentation of the
Two t,y jnfa Cd 10 fHp f,ir
American government supplies. Not
in all cases, however, is there com
plant that America has failed to
send what it agreed. On the con-
trary one hears now and then that
the government is passing off its old
army bacon. and saving the newerf
better American bacon for the guards
or for other purposes. In any case
the average Berliner doesn't over
look the fact that Americas food i
supply has helped to keep the wolf
from the door when he was getting
near to biting off the doorknob.
Recently one or two rather vicious
articles have appeared IN the press
seeking to detract from the Aneri
can soldiers in the Rhine country
One Is DER Tag" for instance
averred that the Americans had In
troduced wild west manners" in the
occupied territory; that they drank
TO excess; that they ousted people
from their homes and often went in
demanding wine and blonde WON
en-" The writer referred to then
as ARIZONA kickers."
The above extracts, however, Were
overshadowed by the printed claiml
that women had been criminally at
tackled, and that one, at least hae
been choked to death.
The American mission had unde
consideration protesting against sucl
articles, but 1t was understood tina
nothing resulted, in view of the fac
that the article above mentioned
though grossly exaggerated ard dis
pleasing, was nevertheless an iscs
lated case.
However, at about the same time
one of the German papers raised tn
complaint that American soldiers i8
the occupied area wasted meats an
fats rather than allow them to ia
in German hands. While the Ge@
mans made no claim that foods wer9
theirs by any right, they argued thas'
such waste was improper when paI
of the world was suffering for fatS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
MOVING PICTURES.
northumberland in Full"


Again the Grand has arranged
specially good programs to entertain,
at regular prices, it's Saturday and
Sunday crowds.
Tonight, there's a one act array of
FATTY" Arbuclle antics, FATTY the
Dodger," In which the heavyweight
comedian gets job as the man who
pokes his head through hole in the
canvas and lets the gang at the cir
Gus throw base balls at him. The big
feature is Twilight" in which Doris
Kenyon, Frank Mills and Sally Crute
are starred. The story is about the
further adventure Of girl baby
found strapped to the back of a lone
burro In the Carolina lumber noun
,tains. Sixteen years later, just bios
soming into beautiful womanhood,
she captures the heart Of Jim Anwell,
deputy sheriff and master of the
camp. A treacherous French-Cana-
dian stirs UP trouble, there are adj
ventures galore, misunderstanding
between the lovers, jealousy, fight
and finally, explanations and happi-
ness for all.
Pauline Frederick comes to the
Grand for Sunday and Monday in the
greatest drama of her brilliant career,
a new screen adaptation of Eugene
Walters paid in Full" AS the faith
full wife who endures all for the sake
of her worthless husband, Miss Fred
'erick is a tower Of dramatic strength
and beauty. A new two-act comedy,
'"Sally's Blighted Career" stars Fay
Tincher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
KEOKUK MAN
MADE GOOD
Earl A. Pfug Is in Charge OF all the
Motor Transportation on the
Immense Hog Island
Job,

Earl A. Pflug used to be an auto
mobile driver for the Mississippi
River Power company.
When Stone and Webster stripped
al; their companies of the best men
tc man the great Hog Island job, they
took Pflug east
Now he is in charge of motor trans
portation at Hog Island ship yards,
which is quite job. He has the care
and handling of 285 cars and 615
drivers. with one big garage on the
island and another in Philadelphia,
He arrived in Keokuk this morning
for a visit of few weeks with his
family.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
WI, Assemble with Choice Gel.
,...,on Of the Pests Of the Gar
den to Hear About
Them
rcruRE BY SUPERVISOR
-. Mitchell Will Hold Glasses
:. school Houses for Children OF
keokuk Who Raise
Gardens.

THO schedule for garden classes
n.xt week is announced by Miss
~ ,Da Mitchell, garden supervisor.
iAa Mics Mitchell will speak on in
-oo.s IN the garden, and the chill
s sson are asked to bring a sample
y, any hugs or insects which they
" GA at work in their garden. The
children are asked to bring their
Wanting cards. also. The hours Will
be as follows: e,.,o.,.
Lincoln schoolrMonday, o'clock.
Carey school-Tuesday, 8 o'clock.
Jefferson school - Wednesday, .
o'clock. n q
CARTEL school Friday, 8 o'clock.
wells school-Friday, 2 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
STEWART HELD
FOR NAUVOO ACT
Fort Madison Man Held onoer sono
for Beating Up.a Resident OF
the Beautiful
City,

George Stewart, we'll known Fort
Madison man. was arrested in NauVoo,
IN the information of Mrs. eugene
Teran charged with felonious assault
~ Keran few days ago. He was
hold nnder 81 900 bond and his case
nont,nned until June 80. to see the
sosuIt On Keran who is in hospital
The fight which brought about the e
a,,ng If the charges against stewart
nan,,rred when both of the men were
IN Mauyoo. An old grudge between
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
ST. JOHNS GETS
LARGE REQUEST
The Thousand Dollars Left the
Church by Mrs. Gibson Browne
viii Apply on Rectory
Debt,

st. Johns Episcopal church has
been paid the $1,000 bequest left it in
the will of Mrs. Gibson Browne.
The vestry has decided to apply the
money on the debt remaining since
the new rectory was built, and it will
go far toward extinguishing that OBJ
LEGATION of the church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
FUNERAL THIS
AFTERNOON
Funeral Of Mrs. John Baldwin Who
Was an Old Time Resident In
the City Held at Her
Home,

The funeral OF Mrs. John Baldwin
was held this afternoon at the family
residence, 219 Exchange street and
was attended by a great many Of her
friends.
Rev. Mr.. Bisping of st. Paul's Evan.
gelical church officiated at the Ser.
vices. The burial which was private
was at Oaklond cemetery.
The pallbearers were: John Fal2er,
ST., Clinton H. Decker, Raymond Baur,
William Balbach, Herman Bank and
Warren Holiday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Next Weeks Weather.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Weeisly
weather forecast:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri,: Local thundershower prob
able early days week; generally fair
thereafter Temperatures will aver
age above normal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Celebrates Anniversary.

Last evening at their home on
First and Exchange streets, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jaclc Griffith entertained num-
Der of their friends in honor of their
seventeenth wedding anniversary.
A delightful evening was spent by
those present, music being enjoyed
and refreshments were served by the
hostess. Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith were
the Recipients of many beautiful and
useful gifts as tokens of esteem from
their friends. At a late hour the
guests departed for their homes,
wishing their host and hostess many
happy returns of the day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Finals of Golf Tournament.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 21.-The
finals of the western open amateur
golf tournament got away today over
the course of the Sunset Hill Coun-
try club.
Harry Legg of Minneapolis, and
Richard ~Bokenkamp of ST. Louis,
were winners in yesterdays semi.
finals and this morning began battling
for honors in the championship c:oss.
Both have played consistent golf
since the tournaemnt opened Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Bridal Showers Given.

The telephone operators gave
joint bridal shower in the rest room
at the office building Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Marie Hop
kins and Miss Edith Hunter, both
of whom are to be June brides.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Hippodrome.

Chas. Chaplin in Police" enc Of
his best comedies. Robert Warwick
and Elaine Hammerstein in "The Ac-
cidental Honeymoon" play of love
and happiness. Breezy story tingling
with youths romance.
Tomorrow evening only, Harold
Lockwood and May Allison in "The
Web Of Intrigue" spectacular
drama Of the south. The film version
of the famous Broadway success,
"The End of the Road" Big "V''
comedy, Love, and Lather."
Tuesday and Wednesday, Alice
Brady and Conrad Nagel in Red
head"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Theresa Steiaer Aid Society,".

The Therese Steiger Aid society
will be entertained socially at Rock
Hall community center Tuesday aft
ernoon by Mrs. Ufa Buss, Mrs. Bessie
Buck, Mrs. Agnes Teeters, Mrs. Mar
garet Van Ausdall, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sailor, Mrs. Nell Hayden, Mrs. Besse
Crane, Mrs. Leonore WEIGH and Mrs.
Washburn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Social Meetino Friday,

The Woman's Sewing society of
the First Westminster Presbyterian
church will be entertained socially
Friday afternoon by Mrs. Mary Will
son at her home on High street. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Camp, Mrs.
j. P. Wilson, Mrs. Washburn, Mrs.
o. w. Anschutz, Mrs. d. w. McElrcy,
Mrs. G. w. Sweeney and Mrs. Kath
crime Jones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Alpha Trist Wednesday.

The Alpha Trist club will be en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. A. e. Connable at her home in
the Shelley apartments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
To Hold EVENING Meeting.

The Ladies' Aid society Of the
First Baptist church will hold their
last meeting until autumn, Friday
evening in the parlors of the church.
The meeting will be a social one and
friends are cordially invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Social Afternoon at Rock Hall.

oS'U' |N'eSFIO0f' dI EtVCN T1dITs
Mrs. Nell Saunders and Mrs. Ger
trude Baur will entertain the friends
of Rock Hall community center next
Thursday afternoon at a social meet
ing. These social afternoons have
become very popular feature at the
community center. and it is hoped
by the hostesses that there will be a
large attendance Thursday after
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Dancing at Rock Hall.

The Dancing club will meet at
Rock Hall center Tuesday evening at
7:30 o'clock. Miss Beatrice Buss will
direct the dancing, which will be in
the assembly room.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Afternoon Tea Yesterday.

Very charming in all Of it's appoint
ments was the afternoon tea given
at 4 o'clock yesterday by Mrs.
Thomas R. Board and Mrs. Albert
Northrup, at the home of Mrs. Board,
No. Park Place, The tea was given
IN honor of Miss Mary Stephannie
Kendrick and Miss Leoffa Thompson,
and all the guests were young girls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Christian Church Society:

The Ladies' Aid society of the
First Christian church will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon IN the par
lors of the church by Mrs. H. w.
Lewis and Mrs. John P. Peterson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Business woman's League Picnic.

Forty members of the Business
Woman's league enjoyed picnic
supper at the club house at Mooar
last night. The cafeteria depart
ment of the Y. w. C. A. served the
supper, which was excellent. The
evening was spent in dancing and
in games and stunts. The young
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21

the men Is said to have resulted In a
fight, in which Keran was knocked
down and trampled on, with the result
that he was rendered unconscious.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
The Church Societies
Missionary Society Thursday.

The Woman's Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
meet Thursday afternoon in the
chapel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
Trinity M. E. Society Friday.

Mrs. Charles Engelhardt, 1909 Ex-
change street, will entertain the
Ladies society OF the Trinity M. b..
church Friday afternoon. Mrs. Oscar
Swanson, Mrs. E. C. Rich and Mrs.
Charles Higham will asst in enter
tanning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21
U, p. missionary Society.

The Woman's Missionary society Of
the United Presbyterian church will
be entertained Friday afternoon by
Mrs. Harvey S. Beach, 1923 Timea
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-21

PROPAGANDA
Men In Uniform are Rarely Annoyed,
but Occasionally Someone
Tries to Crowd on
Sidewalk.

!By Carl D. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. (By mail)-"How are
Americans treated In Berlin?"
This question has been frequently
asked-and the answer. at present, is