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The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10
Home Guards Will
 Retain Equipment

Some time since, Governor Riggs directed Captain c. ". Bush, or the home guards, to forward all rifles and ammunitions to the goY- ernment arsenal at Benecia. Califor- n.a. At the time the order came 1T was not possible to make ship ment to the point designated, Yes terday Captain Bush wired the gov ernor that he thought 1t advisable to retain this equipment here, for the time being, at least, and the governor yields to this request, as +Le following shows:
 Juneau, Alaska, April g, 1919. Bush, Anchorage,
 You can keep Springfield rifles and ammunition until further adT4s- ed, provided no expense to the ter ritory is incurred.
 ...., RIGGS. GoTerRoF,
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10

last nme cost me twJnts lasnes at the -mast-butt. What'G yer have in yer mind, mate?"
 "Only this, Watkins. I've got to do something, and believe I can trust you its not my life I'm thinking about, but that of a woman"
 "A woman! Not the one brought aboard last night"
 "Exactly; now listen-Pm going to tell you my story, and ask your help, My name Is not Gates, and l am not the man Mendez brought aboard drunk, and who was thrown over the rail by LeYere. That fellow was drowned. l am Geoffry Carlyle, an English skip per-"
 Thereupon I told him my story in detail. Then said:
 q have no plan; to become mem- Der of the crew was my only thought. But I must act, If at all, before the captain recovers. He would recognize me at sight. You will aid, advise meT
 "That Is easierito ask than answer, mate," he admitted finally. q am an English seaman, and will do my duty, but, 30 far as can see, there is no plan we can make. It Is God who will save the girl, if she Is to be saved. He may use us to that end, but 1t is wholly beyond our power to accom- pllsh 1t alone. The only thing can do is to sound out the men aboard, and learn just what we can expect of them If any opportunity to act comes. There are not more than dozen at most to be relied upon. Play your part, and keep quiet. If you can let her know of your presence aboard 1t might be best-for If she saw you suddenly, un- prepared, she might say or do some thing to betray you. There are other reasons why 1t may be best for her to know she is not entirely deserted"
 He leaned over, mOtiOning me toward him, until his lips were at my ear.
 Tt may not prove as hopeless as 1t appears now" he whispered contiden- tlalIy. "I helped carry Sanchez to his stateroom, and washed and dressed his wound. There is no surgeon aboard, He has a bad cut, and is very weak from loss of blood. The question of our success hinges on Pedro Estada, This Is a chance he has long been waiting for. The only question is, has he the nerve to act. doubt if he has alone, but LeVere is with him, and that half-breed would cut the throat of his best friend You understand the death of Sanchez would make Bstada chief"
 But" I interposed, "in that case what would the crew doT"
 Accept EStada, no doubt; at least the cut-throatS would be with him, for he is of their sort. But SanChez's death would save you from discovery and" his voice still lower, so that barely distinguished the words, "in the confusion aboard, If We were ready, the Namur might be so disabled as to compel them to run her ashore for re- pairs. That would give you chance. If once We reach Porto Grande there is no hope"
 A marlIng-spike pounded on the scuttle, and Haines' voice rOared down.
 Port watch! Hustle out, bulliesw (Continued on Saturday.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10
FURNISHED HOUSE FOR
 SALE AT BARG AIN

FOR SALE-As I intend leaving skagway, will sell my house and lot on the corner of15 th and State street, completely furnished iIi- cludlng Grafanola and records, good as new, fifty chickens, two geese and tools for gardening.
 Will sell at a bargain. Flrst come, first served. Apply on prem ises.
 h.E if sam Berni.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10
MOVieStarDiSCOY-
 CTS a Navy Graft

New York, A wealth Of experi- nece in "foIing the villain" in nov te pIots was put to good use in the service of Uncle Sam by Jack Pick- ford, brother Of Mary, and h1mself a movie star. Young Pickford is gwen the principal credit for un- gA-tniug the gigantic sw1nules that It is charged, have been carried on by tGe corrupt ring in the third n'~ r4l district here, winch has result ed in he exposure and arrest or seF eu officers, including Ensign Beck ut the paymaster's corps, and forty yeomen, and the conviction and lm- prlsopment Of Lieut.. Benjamin Da- Is
 The graft is believed to have net ted ,As operators at least SoV,VOo- The navy officers and men concern,c obtained the money by getting men enrolled in the navy who were aoout to be drafted into the army by securing "soft berths" for men enlisted in the navy, and securing Ihs transfer to land duty Of men assigned to sea duty
 Jack Pickord and his chum, Jo- seph Whitehead, heir to the coco Cola" millions, enlisted in Ihe na- ". Both were approached by 8 yeomeu with the suggestion that thoss who knew the ropes might get somewhere" The young men ar first regarded the proposl- tion as 2 joke, but took it to the naval intelligence bureau. White head and Pickford were transferred to the intelligence service, and went to work to uuearth the gang Of graftera Whitehead went to Lieut.. Davis with s proposition. Il want to be transferred to the air service, and my irienG, Pick ford, wauts 10 be sent To the ar station at San Diego"
 DaYis fell" for the trap, and said ne thought it might be ar ranged for 8 little matter of $l,- coo. A meeting was arranged at th. Hotel Plaza. A dictagraph was installed, the two young men met he officer and exchanged $l,o0O in marked bills. The arrest Of Lieut.. Davis, and his trial and sen teacs to naval prison followed.
 Davis bank accounts showed many deposits from $50 up to $500. He pleaded that New York night life had tempted him. From this lead further investigations went on. i. was found that a number Of of 1tccrs and enlistea men were spend iaz their money freely in the cafes anF cabarets of the White light district on Broadway. One sec ond class yeoman ''blew in" in one night $500 for small dinner par " given tn honor Of 8 theatrical roo" garden beauty.
 The collection of evidence and the arres' of 47 officers and enlisted men followed.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10

To incourage reindeer farming in Alasxa the government will leet rsIL deer farmers have 8 nucleus of a herd on most favorable terms. It is stated tha the usual procedure is to loan the herds to farmers wLr are allowed to keep the in crease and pay for the original herd in mall installments.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10

Piles Cured in 6 to If Days
 Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First application gives relief. soc.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10
Choice of Voices

Edlth-Mr. Boreleigh? Oh, dearl I'll have Ninette tell him Pm out.
 Alice-Won't the still, small voice reproach you?
 Edith-Maybe, hut I'd much rather hear the still, small Voice than MT. Boreleigh's.-Bostou Evening Tran script. -.---
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10

Subscribe for your limit of Eicto- " Loan BonGs-and then some.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-05-10

The Victory Loan Committee will get you If you don't watch out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
FUNERAL NOTICE.

THOMAS-The funeral for the late
Mrs. James G. Thomas will be held
tomorrow afternoon at the residence
627 Orleans avenue, at 2:3O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
CITY NEWS.

-n,w q. %. Beeks is now residing
at the Hotel Iowa.
20 percent discount on sweaters
tomorrow at Centraps sale. /.
Mrs. Edward Adams returned
home last night after three months
visit at Salt Lake City. Utah.
-25 per cent discount on all mrs'
tcmorrow at Central store.
There will be preaching In tine
Melrose church next Sunday at IL a.
M. and 1880 p. m. F. j. Swanson, pas
tor.
--s5c outing flannel at 25c and 3oc
grade at zoe yd., tomorrow only at
the Central store.
The first marriage license OF 1919
was issued yesterday afternoon to Ed
ward Bud Weatherington and Laura
Alta. Duffy, both Of Burnside, III.
ALI best calicos go at 15c yd-, to-
morrow at the Central store.
Valley NJ f. church. owing to the
severe cold weather, there will be no
services at Valley church Sunday af-
ternoon, but If the weather Is favor
able there will be services, Sunday ar
ternoon January, IL.
! -15 per cent discount on ladies
outing gowns, tomorrow at Central.
--Keokuk, Herman and P.lckecne-
tuck lodges Of Odd Fellows will have
a big time this evening when they
hold a Joint meeting and install Off
GERS of each lodge in their hall.
Ray Meister the little son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Meister, Of 1914 Main street.
who was operated on at the st Joseph
hospital about two weeks ago for ap-
49, Id 1xy
to be removed to his home.
/. ALI blankets at Is per cent dis
count tomorrow at Central store.
Daniel Bishop. recently released
from the s. A. T. c. Of Knox left yes
terday morning for Chicago, III. where
he will take up the study OF news
paper and magazine Illustrations in
the Chicago Academy of Fine arts.
Albert Volers, clerk OF the dis
Ifrict court, fell last night about 4
O'Clock near the corner Of Eighth and
Main streets and sprained his knee
severely. He will be confined to the
house for several days.
"A saving of Is per cent or more on
all purchases tomorrow. the Central.
Private Baxter B. Gregory Of Co.
G., second infantry, regular army,
came down from Camp Dodge and
spent the holidays with his sister Mrs.
Ben Ward. Company G.. is awaiting or
,ders to go to Honolulu
Notice: The January installment
OF the united war work campaign
is now due and payable. and can be
paid any day at the Electric Light
Co.'s office. Eighth and Main streets,
between the hours OF ten and twelve
a. M, and one and Ave p. m. L. A.
Hamill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
Popular Attorney Appointed United
States Commissioner by Judge
Martin Wade as New
Years Gift
rs ENDORSED BY BAR
Position is One Of Importance as
Part Of Federal court Here,
and Choice Meets with
Approval

Theodore A. Craig is the new
United States commissioner here to
succeed John ID. Craig, who resigned
when he went on the state district
court bench.
Judge Wade made the appoint
ment Of Theodore A. Craig, effec-
tive January /, and it reached the
new commissioner yesterday after
noon. He at once qualified and be-
gan acting in his new position az
part Of the federal court here.
Tho United STATES commissioner
il the court of first examination IN
criminal matters and holds the pre-
liminary examination of persons ar
rested charged with crimes against
the laws Of the United States. He
also has a certain jurisdiction IN
admiralty, can tie up vessels ana
marry couples on boat in the mid
die Of a navigable river. w. ]. Rob
erts was the commissioner hers for
years before he resigned, and was
succeeded by Judge Craig, who is
now succeeded by Theodore A.
Craig.
Selection Approved by Everybody.
This appointment by Judge Wade
was discounted here, as Theodore A.
Craig was endorsed by the entire
Keokuk bar for the position, and 1t
was felt that he could have the place
IL he would accept 1t.
It will not interfere with his law
practice, which he resumed some
time ago after period Of i'll health,
and he is recognized as one OF the
best lawyers Of the superlative Keo-
kuk bar.
He was county attorney for term
or two, city attorney for awhile, and
always straight democrat. He
was once mayor Of Keokuk.
: The office OF the United States
commissioner will be moved across
Fifth street into the law offices OF
the new commissioner in the Wool
ley building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
MARLEY HURT
VERY SEVERELY
Fell on Uncleaned Sidewalk and
Broke Bone In the Shoulder
Joint Which VIII Con-
fine Him Long.

ChssNes S. Marley; of the Keokuk
Canning company, sustained very
serious fracture of the shoulder when
he fell on the sidewalk yesterday,
and he will not be able to use the
arm for long time. He Is confined
to his home at S1S High street.
He was walking near Seventh and
Blondeau with w. J. Fulton, presi-
dent Of the company, when he slipped
on a patch of sidewalk from which
the snow had not been cleaned. The
bone of the upper arm was broken
/ off inside the ligaments of the Shout
der joint, rare occurrence and an
/ injury difficult to determine. Drs.
Holmes and Hogle took an X-ray pic
ture of the shoulder and made the
diagnosis. certain. This is slow frac-
ture to unite under even the best of
treatment, and how long 1t will be
before the arm can be used again is
uncertain, but 1t will be long time.
| Mr. Marley was resting comfort
ably today, and will remain at home
for some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
FUNERAL NOTICE.

SLACK-The funeral OF Mrs. Philip
Slack will be neld Saturday morning
at 1890 o'clock at the home. 1903
Palean street. Friends invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
ODD FELLOWS
INSTALLATION
Puckeehetuck Eneampment Seats Its
Officers for the Ensuing Term
Last Evening at the
Hall.

Puckechetuck encaInpment of Odd
Fellows installed the new officers for
the ensuing term last night in their
hall. The installation was by DR.. o.
T.. Sohl, district deputy grand pat.
riarch. The new officers are as fol-
lows:
/ Fl. G. Seemann, chief patriarch.
R. o. Mackie, high priest.
E. G. Mackie, senior warden.
NJ Mullen, junior warden.
DR.. o. L. Sohl, recording scribe.
John Eisenhuth, financial scribe.
The three lodges Of the subordi-
nate bodies will install their officers
in the hall this evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03

LowJrz MILLINERY DEPT.
Pre-inventory sale.
onderful values, 500. $1.SS & $z.Ss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
January Thaw Forecast.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Ser

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 3.-For
NAL demand for the return of Harry X.
Thaw to New York state authorities
was forecast by the request of New
York District Attorney Swami to au
thorities here for a transcript OF all
proceedings against Thaw which result
ed in his commitment to the PennsyI.
vania hospital, where he is now a pa
tent Thaw is wanted in New York to
answer charge of assault on F'reder-
lex Gump, a Kansas City youth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
Lieutenant Richard Wilson Steele
Born Here in oIdtime DryGoods
! Family Wins High
est Honor.
FOUGHT BocHE PLANES
Awarded Distinguished Service cross
bv War Department for cou-
raseous Fighting in
the Clouds.

"a
ed the distinguished service cross
for acts of extraordinary heroism IS
second Lieutenant Richard Wilson
steele. OF Oak Park, ILL.,, the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Steele, VINO
for many years lived in Keokuk ana
had a dry goods store hero.
The young lieutenant is grand
nephew OF William Sinton. He was
horn In Keokuk and lived here IN
It'll the family went to Chicago TO
live several years ago. This 10 hn
record: ,,-
second Lieutenant Richard Wilson
steele. Of 1875 Euclid avenue. OAK
Park. Ill, an observer In the 166tn
aero squadron, while on bombing
raid back Of the German lines near
Nan%ille. France, October 4, accom-
panied by his pilot, was attacked by
six German pursuit planes. They
were forced to leave the forma1on
in which they were travelling owing
n. engine trouble; the enemy began
Kidding their plane with machine
gun fire. Lieutenant Steele fought
them on all sides and Is credited Dy
members of the Eleventh aero squad
ron. who were flying over him sew
erai thousand feet. with having
brought down one of his opponents.
He was wounded twice in the leg
and twice In the arm. and continued
:, zhtinr. although each time he was
hit he was Knocked down into the
observers cockpit. At last, however,
only his tail gun was in working con-
dition. the other two having been
disabled by bullets, and Lieutenant
c+a.1a SONY unconscious into the
cockpit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
LIBERTY LOAN
AT a. PERCENT
Next Will be Short Term Issue for
Probably Five Years and
for Five Billion
Dollars.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The next
Liberty loan will bear ~ percent
interest, according to reports in finan-
cial circles here today. The issue IS
expected to be for $4,000, 900, 900. 1t
probably will be short term issue
five years-some think.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
SUES ON A
PAST DUE NOTE
Ernest Boyd Asks For Judgment in
the District Court on Note
He Bought From Original
Payee

A suit has been filed in the district
court by Ernest Boyd asking judg-
nent from j. N. D. Dickinson on a
promissory note OF $4,000 which was
given November 9, 1912.
The petition states that defendant
made and delivered said note to
Feter B. Gibson. VINO sold the note
tt Boyd that the note remains un-
paid and Boyd now wishes to collect
the face with interest from Novem-
Der 9, 1912. to date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03

When answering advertisements
please mention The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
ESTATE LEFT
TO BROTHERS
Will Of Charles L. Avis Opened and
Read by the Clerk Of the
District Court
Here.

The will OF Charles L. Avis, Of
Des Moines township, was opened and
read yesterday afternoon.
William S Alvis is named as exc
cutor and all property. real and per-
sonal, is willed to the two brothers
of the testator. George Avis and
William S. Avis, in equal shares.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
Gompers as First Witness

United Press Leased Wire Service. 4
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Feoeration of Labor was to be the
nrst witness today when the senate
COMMITTEES of education and labor he.
gan It's hearing on after the war labor
problems
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03
Classes to be Formed at Y. m. G. A.
for Teaching Every Phase Of
Complicated Subject
to keokuk Youth.
COURSES WELL BE FREE
Subscriptions Quickly Obtained for In
staIIation Of New Laboratory,
and Keokuk Much inter-
ested in Il.

Keokuk is to have . new school OF
chemistry.
The money to install the new laoo
ratory required was raised IN an hour
or So among Keokuk business men.
It will teach every phase OF ap
plied chemistry as used so extern
siyelv in almost every kind of manu-
featuring today, and will also have
classes for beginners ana 1or tnose
somewhat advanced in chemistry:
1t will open early in 1913, and PEST
Of all its courses will be free.
It's methods Of instruction admit o.
Ia Keokuk young man taking any
rehabilitation in chemistry he chooses
and pursuing 1t to the end.
Is the Study Of the Day.
Just now commercial chemistry
looms large to. the youth of Keokuk.
Just as ten years ago they all were
ambitious to be electrical engineers.
The tremendous things being done
hers In metalurgy by four big cor
porations, not to speak OF tire fac
t,.ries and iron works, make keokuk
one of the most important places IN
the country for applied chemistry on
q large scale. !,
Men working in the metal and
other plants are turning TOWARD
chemistry, and youths not yet work
men look longingly at those who can
recite the formulate of chemical eQua-
tons glibly.
Raised the Money Quickly.
This demand for information and
education in chemistry led Leslie
Earl Othmer, chief chemist for one
of the most important metalurgtcal
plants here, the Eiectro-M Metals COM
pany. to start a class for the en-
ployes of that company at his home
Of evenings.
This merely increased the demand
for this kind of teaching, for Mr..
Othmer is not only leading scien
tist, but is also a man who can
teach.
Finally. he agreed to teach free
classes at the Y. NJ. C. A., If the asso-
citation would install an adequate
laboratory which he does not have at
his home.
The Y. M. C. A. proper committee
went out and in an hour or two col
lected $3.50 from fifteen men. to equip
a chemical laboratory there. and Mr.
Othmer says he will bring down a
lot of things he has Of bis own to
add to it.
Work Fits Anybody in Earnest.
In a week or two, the work will
begin with classes in elementary
chemistry. for beginners, in advanced
chemistry for those who have 1t in
high school or elsewhere, and in all
the multitudinous phases of chemis-
try applied to the industrial arts and
processes from electrolytic manufac.
ture of metals to rubber treatment.
The program includes individual
instruction to an extent that practi
cally permits young man with sufn
cient basis of general chemistry to
learn any one of the many phases OF
commercial chemistry thoroughly.
The textbook and laboratory work
will be supplemented with lectures
by such experts as Austin B. Hyde
manager of the River Smelling and
Rening company, and G. e. Weissen
berger, of the Electro-Metals com.
Dany
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-03

ATTENTION, i. o. Q. 2.
Joint installation officers tonisnt
All members requested to be present
Ev order OF committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-11-26
PEACE TREATY FORCED OVER
TC' another Session of C0ngrcss-It
Lacked Many for Passage.
THE Perfect La*ative

Washington, Nov. 19.-Failing af-
ter three attempts to ratify the peace
treaty, the Senate late tonight laid
it aside, ended the special session
and went home.
All compromise efforts to bring
ratification failed, the three resolu-
tons Of ratification going down by
overwhelming majorities. The Re-
publican leaders, apparently de-
spairng Of bringing two-thirds Of
the Senate together for any sort Of
ratification, then put in resolution
to declare the WV at an end.
Two Of the three ratification votes
were taken on the resolution drafted
by the Republican majority, contain
ing reservations which President
Wilson had told Democratic Sena-
tors in letter earlier in the day
would mean notification Of the
treaty. On each of the votes most of
the Democratic supporters Of the
! treaty voted against ratificat ton.
Defeated So to 30.
The, first vote on this resolution
stood 80 to 55 against. On the sec
ond vote, taken after several hours
Of preliminary wrangling, in which
the Democrats made vain efforts to
win over some OF the Republican
group of mild reservationists, forty
one Senators voted in the Affirmative
and htSy-ono in the negative.
The third vote was on a straight
ont ratification without reserve tions,
which got only 3S votes to so Oppos-
ing 1t. Only one Republican-Sena-
tor McCumber, Of North Dakota
voted with the DEMOCRATS in its sup
port.
The result was to place the treaty
in parliamentary status which it's
enemies declared amounted at least
temporarily to rejection. It's friends,
however, had hopes Of reviving it at
another session Of Congress,