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Evening journal., 1919-04-02
nPENROn.n

"Penrod" VIII be visuallzed in dra
matte comedy at the Playhouse for
.hree nights and Wednesday matinee
beginning Monday. April 7th The play
~ Edward e. Rose, a noted dramstist.
IS from Booth Tarkington's enormously
popular Penrod Stories that have
h;ought enjoyment to hundreds OF
thousands Of people all over the coun-
Try. The play preserves the incidents,
characters and atmosphere Of the story
with great fidelity. No character in de-
ton In many years has so gripped the
universal interest Of the public as has
Penrod Schoneld, who is depicted in
glorious springtime Of the American
boy Klaw and Erlanger and George
c. Tyler viii bring to this city a cast
Of unusual excellence. In Tarkington's
stories some Of the principal charac-
ters are borne by actors and actresses
VINO are quite young OF a cast num-
oering rs, 1--WE are bright youngsters.
short time ago "Penrod" closed
very successful engagement at the
Evening journal., 1919-04-02
AT THE MAJESTIC.

At the Majestic there Is playing TO-
day and tomorrow a double bin con-
sisting Of The Winning Girl" with
Evening journal., 1919-04-02
AT THE GaRRIcK.

Edmond Glngras, the military ath-
lete, who is appearing at the Garrick
Theatre this week. Is the talk Of the
town. While he does not appear to De
an exceptionally large man, he Is able
to manipulate heavy cannon balls with
the skill and eese Of a giant. OF course
he Is strong, would >have to >be 20 do
those wonderful things, but il Is his
dexterity and tact that count. He does
so many real clever things that II
would occupy too much space to at
tempt TO enumerate them. Sufilce It t0
say. that his exhibition is decidedly
novel and affords a real study. Il
will interest everybody, but will have
to be seen to be appreciated.
Evening journal., 1919-04-02

Globe Theatre, New York City. and a
the Garrlck Theatre, Philadelphia.
The sale OF seats begins tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1919-04-02
AT THE SAVOY.

II you are looking for a couple OF
hours Of good entertainment. go see
Gladys Brockwell In "The Forbidden
Room," which is showing at the Savoy
today and tomorrow. II Is one Of those
pictures that compel you to forget all
your worry aud troubles for a time at
least. II Is so constructed that the
interest Is maintained throughout,
while the spectator Is bafled as TO the
final outcome until the last scene or
two. There are no dull moments and
Miss Brockwelrs emotional work is OF
her best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Weather Map Looks Like We are Due
for Some More Warm Days
After Slight coei
Spell.
SHOWERS YESTERDAY
These Helped 20 make IL Hotter When
the Sun Came Out-Centuy
Mark at Omaha
Yesterday.

II you had any thought Of sending
your electric fan and palm beach
clothes to the Junk heap, you'd bet
ter change your mind II looks as II
we'd have some more summer, after
a little respite OF cool weather Friday
and Saturday and Sunday morning.
There Is high barometer IN the
southeast, which presages high ther.
nometer for this section OF the coun-
try. the weather man says.
Ksokuk TEN perzrure ran from g.
to So yesterday But there was con-
siderable humidity in the air from the
early morning showers that made the
heat feel considerably more than II
was. Omaha sprang temperature OF
leo yesterday, and Omaha weather
usually gets out this direction, SO you
might as well prepare for anything
hut an arctic wave
Yesterday was the first rainy Sun
day for several weeks. but the rain
only lasted for & little while, and by
noon time picnic parties and golf
which were called off were
hurrtediy re-instated- The beaches did
q rushing business during the after
noon and evening, and automobiles
were taking advantage Of its being
'dustless Sunday" Rainfall yesterday
measured fourteen-hundredth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
GATE CITY is
GOOD PAPER
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company
Says Advertising Has Proven
a Big Success for
Them

The Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake
company OF Battle Greek, Mich, is
over three hundred and fifty carloads
behind IN orders and gives advertising
the credit for this healthy business
condition In letter thanking The
Gate City for its part in the success
OF the big advertising campaign now
being vaged. the company says:
Fright now one OF the biggest needs
OF this country Is more advertising.
Advertising makes more business for
manufacturer and retailer. More bust
ness means more labor Utilized. and
that in turn means more money put
into circulation. Every time a pack
age of KelIcgg's products Is sold Il
means q nette-ment OF general bust
ness conditions. And It will interest
you to know that at this time we are
producing and shipping over six hun
dred thousand waNtits packages OF
our products every day, and that even
with this great volume we are 1T this
writing over three hundred and fifty
carloads behind on orders.
"Our advertising in your paper has
helped bring about this healthy bUsi-
price for the space. but Just the same
do not feel that you are completely
paid unless write you this expression
OF our appreciation. am sure that
every advertiser who can possibly use
SPACE with you viii find you anxious
70 cooperate with him as yo1 DO with
Us and thereby increase the earning
power Of his advertising"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
NO HIT GAME
BEATS LOCALS
keokuk Knights of Columbus Lose il
Third Game Of Series to
Hamilton
to l.

In the deciding game Of series Of
three between the Knights OF Colum-
bus Of Keokuk and the Hamilton
Tigers, Hamilton won by the score OF
2 TO /. The game was pitchers bat.
tie between Louer, Of Colchester who
pitched for Hamilton and Crimmins
for Keokuk- Louer held the local
Knights hitless. Crimmins allowed
but four hits, but two Of these cama
in the eighth inning, and clean swat
with two men on bases gave the Ham
ilton team the victory. In the seventh
Stevens of Hamilton made an over
throw OF the base with local nan On,
and run resulted.
Louer famed fourteen and Grim
minis eleven Hamilton had total Of
four hits and made one error, while
the locals made one run. no hits aud
two errors.
The lineup for Keokuk: c. Mo
Manus, O.; A. Cnmmins. p; J. Grim
Minis, h.; T. AcManus, 3D.; Roam.
3d.; ]. Dickey. S.; Fnigan, IL; Hig-
gins, CT; L. Adams, II
The Hamilton lineup was: Ham
rick, CT; Fairfax, sb.; Stevens. c.;
Hele1er, 1b.; Rfckert, S.; Henderson.
ab.: Moneymaker #; Hostord. L.;
Louer. p.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

PIeated self frilIs are the best
trimming for sheer cotton gowns.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
PARADE OF
DEVIL DOGS
Fifth and Sixth Marines Of Second
Division to March As Soon a.
Entire Division
Lands

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Devn dogs"
of the second division composed O.
the fifth and sixth marines and the
ninth and twenCy-rhird regular infan-
Try, will parade In New York as soon
as the entire division reaches Ho
boken-
Four transports unloaded men OF
the second at Hoboken yesterday.
Before the George Washington
reached the harbo- the marines on
board voted unanimously against pa
rading-
we want TO go home" they shout
ed. but reconsidered when told that
Major General John A Lejuene, their
commander, wanted TO parade, anu
agreed that IF the old man wants it.
wen make it hnmdinger."
The date for the parade, which Is
authorized from Washington, is not
set. Afterward the second, which
has but $500 regulars left in its
ranks. will be dsmobilized
The transport Virginian arrived to-
day with 4041 officers and men from
Brest, including the 25rd infantr-
and number OF miscellan-
eous organizations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
FUNERAL OF
HAMMERSTEIN
Many Were Unable to Get In Temple
Emanuel After the Flower
Bedecked Coffin Had
Arrived.

United Press Leased Wire Seryice-I
NEW YORK, Aug All classes
packed Temple Emanuel today to
pay homage to Oscar Hammersteln,
who died Friday night. The serV-
Ices were simple and unostentatlous.
The doors of the temple were
thrown open TO the public and hun
dreds surged in.
A weeping colored cook and a
ragged, whimpering stock boy, serv'
ants of the impresario, sat In a pew
beside richly gowned actresses from
leading New York theaters. Many
were unable TO get in after the
flowerbedecked coffin had been es'
corted to the temple.
John Mccormack sang. Rabbi Jo-
seph Silverman conducted the serr-
Ices.
The body was inferred at Wood
lawn cemetery. The pallbearers were
Lee Shubert. Abraham l.. Erlanger,
Marc Klaw, David Belasco. George
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
SUDDEN FLOOD
CLAIMS BABY
KewPie Doll 10 Floating Down Some
Dark Sewer Because Fire
Hydrant Was Flush

A little Ksvpie doll pink and max
ed Is floating somewhere down a
dark sewer, or has aleady COM
menced its long journey down the
river. The little mother. from whose
very fingers the doh was snatched
Is mourning its loss Is only little
mothers can.
They were playing SO happily In q
little sand pile Just out In front by
the concrete gutter. The doll and
an empty rolled oats carton were
lying in the path of the villain which
came noiselessly down the concrete
trough, ana swept dolly and box into
the sever opening al the corner.
The immediate cause OF the TRACE
dy was innocent OF the heart ache
he had caused For the fire hydrant
which he was flushing Is located q
block away from where the little
girl Was playing with her little
brother and he- dollies. II Is locat-
ed around . corner from the spot
and on higher ground Consequent
Iy, the water came down with a rush
and a sweep, ike the river sr Johns
town, only there was no horsenAn
galloping down the valley To warn
them.
The first inflammation OF danger,
was when little brother felt the rush
OF the cold water against his ~s-m
legs. With a scream he rolled cut
of the way. Sister tried 10 scramble
out Of the way but she too was
caught in the current Before she
could collect her senses, Kewpte
doll had floa1ed away on the current,
and tumbled head first into the
sewer opening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Tobacco Habit
Dangerous

says Doctor Conner. formerly OK Johns
Hopkins hospital Thousands OF men
suffering from fatal diseases would be-
in perfect health today were r. not FOR
the deadly drug Nicotine Stop the
habit now before IT'S too late It's a
simple process 10 rid yourself of tins
tobacco habit in any form. Just go
to any rp-to-dste drug store and get
some Nicotol tablets; take them az
directed and 10; the pernicious habit
quickly yanishes. Druggists refund tha
money If they fail. Be sure to read
large and interesting announcement
by Doctor Ccnnor soon TO appear in
this paper 1t tells OF the danger OF
nicotine poisoning and how 20 avoid
it. In the meantime try N1eotol tab
let's: you viii be surprised az the re-
suits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

Good paint is one OF the most dur
able finishes for walls and wood
work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Hancock County oiris and Their
Friends viii stage Big Event
ut LAkeHsw Tomor-
row.
PAGEANT TO BE FEATURE
This VIII be Presented In Cescu>.t
and There VIII be Stunts in
Answer 70 Roll
Call

The big come back picnic for
Hancock county girls and their friends
viii be held Tuesday al the Lakey1ew
training camp. Hamilton III.
Every body from everywhere Is In
vited and IL Is hoped TO make this day
/ the biggest one Hancock county has
ever experienced Churches, schools
{ bankers and business men are CO
operating with Mrs. Mary E Aleshirs
/ the executive of the Lakeyfev training
camp In accomplishing this purpose
/ The picnic Tuesday closes the camE
at the Lakevisw club house for this
year Girls from Hancock county and
even some Iowa girls have been at
tending it for the past four weeks
Tuesday these girls VIII leave the
camp for their respective homes. and
they viii take with them the things
thew learned while In training
Townships in the county will come
to the picnic prepared TO give special
stunts as they answer 10 roll call The
camp leaders have been hearing
rumors of elaborate entertainments
which some Of the townships are
working on they say.
Rocky township was the first one
to raise its quota In June for the part
maintenance OF the camp. and it win
be the first 10 answer 10 roll can AZ
the picnic with stunt
To Stage Pageant
The girls who were az the camp
this last week viii give Pageant,
Ancient Women OF Israel, directed by
Miss Margaret Wrey, camp secretary.
The costumes used In this pageant be-
long to Mrs AIeshire who bought them
in The Orient when she travelled there
several years ago. She has used them
in this country on chautauqua plat
forms and at conventions
The Plymouth Boys band from Ply
mouth, Ill, viii be there to entertain
the picnickers between the stunts and
will give hand concert also
A county committee meeting OF all
of the townships chairmen viii be
held In the dining room Of the club
house, Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock. The future OF the county
Y. W, c. A viii be determined then.
The leaders think now, that Hancock
county will have q salaried secretary
for Y. ". c. A work the year round.
Mrs Mary E Aleshire who has
been the county chairman for Han
cock county, and the chief executive
of the Lakevtew training camp has
accepted the state craftsmanship for
Illinois for the town and country de-
partment OF the 7. W. c. A. Mrs. Ale
shire was asked to take this position
last April, but she only accepted it
this August She win continue to
direct such work In the state as she
has done for Hancock country this
summer al the Lakeview training
camp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
EXPLOSION AT
u. S. ARSENAL
Eight Believed Killed and Twenty
five Injured When Flames
From Car Reached Three
Magazines.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J., Aug. f.
Eight persons are believed to have
been killed and twenty-five injured
in an explosion al the United States
Raritan army arsenal in Metuchen,
near here.
Three magazines are reported TO
have blown up when fire, which re-
suited from an. explosion in box
car. reached them twenty-five beds
have been prepared at hospital 10
receive the wounded
Residents OF the section, fearing
other explosions, are said TO be ice
fng.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
To Oppose Roosevelt.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
OYSTER BAY, \. Y. Aug- A.
Elias Raft, attorney, win be the
democratic candidate for assembly
man from Nassau county to oppose
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose-
veit il was announced today
Captain Archie Roosevelt has conc
TO Chicago 10 enter business He
will be associated with the Sinclair
Oil Refining company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
is AUTO JOKER
AT WORK AGAIN?
Some One Takes Pedestrians Path a.
Rand Park For Speedway and
Makes Eumpy

The autou1ooilist with a sense OF
humor for alleged practical joking is
abroad sgain- This time he Is using
one OF the pathways for pedestrians in
Rand park for g speedway. There Is
q pathway from the Fourteenth street
entrance out through the park. The
sutotsc who by the way. drives q
closed car. yeers Off the main road
and bumps his way between trees and
out over the pedestrians walk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

NJ. Conan, Al Woods, William A.
Brady, J. J. Shubert, Morris Gest,
Percy c. Williams, Lyle D. Andrews
and Henry Rosenberg
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
CHICKASHA
GOES OVER
FOR QUOTA
County Is Tagging; Ninnekah
Only Outside Town to Reach
Required Amount; Solici-
tor to Get Busy.

Chickasha has gone over the top
with the Victory Liberty loan quota
of $4,000, which amount was sub.
scribed voluntarily, according to a
statment issued this morning at Vic
tory loan headquarters.
Reports received this morning
from all the Chickasha banks show
that the city's quota was raised early
this morning." said Mr. Slusher.
"The thing to be proud of is that
this was accomplished without any
solicitation. 1t represents voluntary
subscr!rticns entirely
County Still Behind.
Continuing Mr.. Slusher said,
While the city is over the top the
county is still behind considerably.
Telephone reports received this
morning Indicate that the districts
outside Of Chickasha have picked up
somewhat, but Ninnekah is the only
town that has gone over the top
with its quota. A great deal of work
will have to be done in the county
outside Of Chickasha if the rural
districts are to come up with their
part Of the quota
ut is possible that some work will
have to be done by solicitors in the
country and the organization, under
the direction Of the executive com
nittee will probably take up this
work early next week, in the events
IF the week-apd reports do not
BOOST the showing that has been
made to date.
"Of the reports in my hands at this
ime, Ninnekah stands first among
he county towns outside of Chicka-
iha, Minco is second with Verden
bird Ninnekahs quota is $4,000 |
nd is raised. Minco has subscribed |
bout $4,000 on a quota of $1,000.
Terden has voluntarily subscribed
omething over $4,000 on a quota of
1880. The other towns and dis
ricts that have reported have not
lade showings that would Indicate
hat the people are buying readily"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
GRADY MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION TO
MEET ON MON.

The Grady County Memorial as
sociaticn will meet at the Metho-
dist church Modnay evening at 8
o'clock, according to an announce
ment made ,his morning.
Music, short talks by returned
soldiers and an address by an out
of-town speaker, to be announced
later, will constitute the program,
outlined by the committee.
Miss Anna Wade O'Neill, Mrs. w.
III. Gilkey, Mrs. Morgan Hamilton,
Mrs L. D. Major, and Rev. VIM.
Denham, are the members of the
program committee.
This will be the first meeting to
be held by the association, since its
organization several days ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
AGED MAN
OF TUT'I'LE
A SUICIDE

Despondent over ill-health, G. C.
Traxler, an aged man of Tutt,e, and
an old resident Of that town shot
and instantly killed himself at his
home last night.
The tragedy occurred at o'clock,
say telephone reports received from
Tuttle this morning. The report Of
the shot attracted the neighbors, who
rushed to the scene. The man was
dead before neighbors reached the
Trexler home.
County Attorney Cavaness was i'm
mediately notified, but did not call
coroner's jury, it being very ap-
parent that the case was a suicide.
A wife, two sons and two daughters
survive. w. j. Traxler, farmer liv-
ing near Tuttle, is a son of the de-
ceased. Mrs. Ben X Clancy and
Mrs. Della Biddy are the daughters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
STATE TOTAL NOW
MOUNTING, VICTORY
BOND BUYERS BUSY

Oklahoma City, April 25.-Official
reports show Victory Loan subscrip-
tions to the amount of S7,936,0OO re-
ceived at state headquarters. This
morning Caddo county is officially
over and Oklahoma county was the
only one unofficially reported to have
subscribed its quota Oklahoma City
is the first large city in the state
going over the top. Chickasha is Of
ficially reported over.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
ROBERTSON
GIVES ROAD
BILL LIST
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, April 25-Gover
nor Robertson this afternoon an
nounced list of eighteen men from
which he viii select four to serve
with him On the road commission in
the event the $50,0OO,OO0 bond issue
carries on May s. Two are republi-
cans and two democrats.
The list includes Horace McKaev-
er, opponent to Robertson in the
gubernatorial race, President Fenton
of the State Federation of Labor,
four bankers, six lawyers, one Judge,
one laborer two farmers, three oil
men.
The democrats are C. e. Dudley,
Antlers; G. b. Ames, Oklahoma
City; e. w. Marland Ponca City;
Cyrus A. Very, Tulsa; John White
hurst, Doxey; q. Harris, Blackwell;
Edgar Fenton, Lehigh; Frank M.
Bailey, Chickasha r. w. Higgins,
Republicans; Guy c. Robertson,
Lawton; D. N. Fink, Muskogee; Har-
ry Rogers, Tulsa; j. Fl. Buford. Ok
lahoma City; H. G. McKeever, Enid;
Writ Franklin, Ardmore; E. B. Law
son, Nowata; Fred Freedman Nc
Alegter; L. W. Moore, Alva.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
Best Seniors and Sophs in Many
Events on Cinder Path and
Track.
PHILLIPS ALL r jllND
Turns in High Card; Meet Brings
Out Promising Talent for
State Event.

Beating the Seniors by large
margin, the Junior class track team
easily won high honors in the
Chickasha high school inter-class
track and field meet which was
completed Thursday afternoon The
Juniors scored 62 points, the Seniors
SO and the Sophomores, 26.
Phillips All Round
With twenty-four points to his
credit, Ross Phillips, captain of the
football and basketball teams, won
all-round shonors. Chester Denham
was second with ten points and Ir-
wing Coryell third with eight points
Coryell could not participate in sew
eral of the events in which he had
entered, because of wrenched
ankle he sustained while spinning
the 22O-yard dash Wednesday even
ing.
Strong Quintet.
Following the outcome Of the in
ter-class meet yesterday afternoon,
Athletic Director Powers announced
the men that would represent Chick
asha high at the state interscholas-
Tic track and field meet to be held
in Norman in May
TIE team includes Ross Phillips,
foi the dashes, high jump, broad
jump shot-put and discus.
Chester Denham, the small speed
demon, for the dashes, pole vault
and broad jump.
Irving Coryell for the dashes, and
broad jump.
Chesley Neal, for the distance
events and discuss throw.
Ted Schlotterbeck, for the mile
run, javelin and sprints.
Phillips, Coryell, Denham and
Schlotterbeck, are believed to be the
fastest cinder-path men to represent
Chickasha high school since the
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-25
HARD SHEDDING
AHEAD FOR MEN
WITH BAD STOCK
BY United Press.


Chicago, April 25 "Tootpads"
who are engaged in the sale Of
doubtful stock wiz encounter diff
Guilty around Chicago if the plans
of Judge Lands are carried out
The judges instruction to the dis
trict attorney are to form a depart
ment for the criminal prosecution of
hundreds of statesmen who, accord
ing to Judge Landis have distribut-
ed a million dollars worth of worth
less stocks. An order followed the
announcement, for the arrest of
three officials of the Black Diamond
Oil company.
Judge Lands declared that be.
tween S25,OOO,OOO and $5O,OOO,OOO
had been received in Sales that
were not accounted for.