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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10
HAWKS AND Owls OUTDO. CATS

One sparrow hawk or screetch own
will rid the farmer of mice more
quickly than all the cats in tire vicin-
ity. These birds of prey should not
only be encouraged but propagated,
according to publication on The
Raptorial Birds of Iowa by the late
DR.. Bert Head Bailey, graduate
student at the University of Iowa.
The book is just off the press.
These two birds will rid the farmer
of mice, infect pests, and other YER
min and are positive asset to the
agricultural interests of the state,
writes DR.. Bailey. The vultures.
hawks, and owls of Iowa, represented
by forty varieties, are with the ex-
ception of a few species among the
most efficient of all natural or arti-
fetal agencies in protecting the
crops.
"In a state whose wealth lies chief
ly in its tillable soil, the protection
of growing and ripened crops is OF
first Importance" he asserts, and
no factor should be omitted in the
problem of increasing the output. Ac-
cordingly every agency that can be
brought to our assistance in the pre-
yention of the annual destruction of
seed, blade, or ripened grain. should
be utilized"
The hawks and owls possess enor-
nous appetites and powerful and
rapid digestive apparatus. Their sure
fight, sharp tolons, and long beaks
make them the best allies Of the far
mers in fighting insect and rodent en-
emies. Only two common species OF
hawks and owls in the entire country
in which there are 76 species, are in
furious. !.
The popular opinion that birds OF
prey are wholly harmful has so hrm
a hold on the minds of the people
that nothing but a demonstration
would change it, thought DR.. Bailey,
and so he set to work, collected spe-
cimens of every species Of hawk and
owl in the state and dissected them.
He spent years in observing these
birds in the field and taking note OF
their stomach contents and thus ar
rived at his conclusions.
Birds of prey are not easily studied
in the field, DR.. Bailey states, be-
cause of their naturally shy and dis
trustful dispositions. so most OF his
work was done in dissection which
constitutes the most dependable evil
dence of the economic status of each
bird.
DIR. Bailey, the author of the new
book on hawks and owls, which has
been published by the Iowa Geologic
ftCf of tho tfTnn ha
was to receive his doctor of philos-
ophy degree at the University Of
Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10

mile and a half on each side would
have to raise $1,000 or $4,000 on
each side. This is a very low as
sessment, and the bill says that il
shall not exceed four percent of the
reach as much as four percent of the
/ value, but that is the maximum.
The primary road system embraces
5000 miles, being more than one
third of the mileage of the county
system. Too much of the general
funds heretofore have had to be used
on the primary roads.
Under this law the county fund will
be relieved of that expense and all
present taxes will be available for
the secondary roads, being the re-
naming county roads and the town
ship roads. Heretofore the two mill
road building fund has been levied
on farm property only. Under this
bill all the property in the county,
including cities and towns. This
money also goes to the secondary
roads Thus the county roads and
the township roads will have more
money than they ever had before
1
of improvement of the primary sys-
| TEN.
There is on the statute books IN
Iowa a law which permits the estab-
lishment of road improvement dis
tricts in the county and provides for
the assessment of not less than one
half the cost to the farms. The
present bill repeats that law.
Under the law no county is requir-
ed to issue bonds, and cannot do so
except upon a vote of the people.
The board of supervisors is authorize
ed to proceed from year to year in
improving the primary system out of
the primary fund as il becomes
available, and no ponds are requir-
ed.
The county before doing any hard
surfacing at all can from the pri-
mary fund grade and drain its entire
primary system, and even after that
it can gravel or oil it's primary roads
before ii needs to do any hard sur
facing which will be an object les
son to the rest of the state.
The county funds as increased as
mentioned above, can be used just
as at present on the county roads,
and the township funds on the town
ship roads. However, if the owners
of land within a district on the sec
ondary road system desire to estab-
lish an improvement district for
graveling or oiling or other improve
ment they can do SO. by petitioning
the board, and the board will decide
on the petition.
If district is thus petitioned for
first improvement-say by grav-
cling, the cost on a county road is to
be paid rs percent from the county
road funds and 25 percent from spe-
cial benefits within the district,
which benefits are payable in ten in
stallments il the owner desires.
II il be township road that is be-
ing improved in this way the cost is
paid 25 percent from the county
road cash fund, rs percent from spe-
cial assessment benfits and so per-
cent from the township funds. b.
Weaver, in Iowa Farmer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10

special benefit assessments. The
special benefit assessments, however,
are only levied where there is hard
surfacing done.
The primary road system consists
of about 5000 miles of inter-county
seat main market roads. The rest
of the roads in the county system are
called county roads, the township
roads remaining as at present.
In the Improvement of the pri-
mary roads IL hare surfacing is in
volved the cost is rs percent from
the primary fund and 20 percent
from the special benefits, within a
zone that may extend mile and one
half each side of the road. The
cost of grading and draining is not
assessed. This is paid from the
primary fund only.
Estimating hard surfacing at $780,
900 per mile, each mile along the
road for a distance back of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10
THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF
THE NEW ROAD LAW

There are eight million dollars OF
federal aid available for the period
beginning this date and ending Jan
uary 1, 1921. This is an average OF
$4,000 to the county from the fed
eral government alone. This amount
is required by the federal act to be
used for Improvement on the pri-
mary roads, and mast be met by a
like amount from the motor vehicle
license fund
Thus there will be coming into
each county an average of 100000
during the next two years for devel-
opment of the primary roads. No
county can afford to lose its share of
this money and the present law takes
care of that.
The primary road fund consists OF
the federal aid money, the motors
license money and the proceeds of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10

Miss Genevieve Foley and Miss
May Mclaughlin departed the fore
part of the week for Colorado
Springs, Colo, where they will make
a fortnight's visit. Before return
ing they will visit friends at Denver
and other points in Colorado. The
formers father and brother, George
Foley and son Simon accompanied
them as far as Omaha.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10
FOR SALE

Minnesota farms in central south
ern Minnesota. Information free
to prospective buyers. Lewis John
son Land Co., Willmar, MINI. 1t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-10
We Handle Hawkeye Tires
and Tubes

The Hawkeye guaranteed 5000 miles Hundreds of Audubon
county people these tires they have found them
as represented you try Hawkye
and you will never regret it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
First Health Board.


REVEL, Esthonia-The republic OF
Esthonia, one of the half dozen po-
litical offshoots of the old Russian
empire, has established a national
bureau of public health-the first
institution of it's kind to be founded
by one of the new Baltic states.
Esthonia's national health bureau
came into being as the result of a
series of conferences, just concluded,
between Minister-President Strong
mann and Lieutenant Colonel Edward
w. Ryan, of Scranton, Pa, American
Red Cross commissioner for western
Russia. Colonel Ryan insisted on the
establishment of the national health
board as condition precedent to the
enlargement of the American relief
program in Esthonian territory.
Since its establishment as an in
dependent state, Esthonia has had no
centralized medical control. The Red
Cross was early on the scene with
medicines and hospital supplies,
which were distributed to the insti-
tutions found to be in the greatest
need. Local organizations were ham,
pered in their work in the interior
because OF the difficulty attending a
proper ALLEGATION of the relief sup
plies coming into Revel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NEXT TERM
Commissioners Met Saturday After.
noon and Drew Panel for Coming
Term of District Court at
keokuk

Jurors for the November term OF
the district court were drawn Satur-
day afternoon by the jury commits
sioners. Following is the list of jur-
ors drawn:
T. E. Kerr, outside, Jackson; Her
man Lagerpush, second, Keokuk; c.
#. Mcfarland, first, Keokuk; W. H.
Ieake, seventh, Keokuk; IGorman
O'Brien, second, Keokuk; I. V. He'd.
den, Des Moines; Samuel Gambrel,
jackson outside; Robert Martin, secc.
ond, Keokuk; Vim. Mardis, fourth,
Keokuk; Alva e. Dean, Van Buren,;
Clyde L. Inman, seventh, Keokuk:
John CHASER, second, Keokuk; R,
Laubersheimer, third, Keokuk;
George Phillips, Montrose; John E.
Feeney, fourth, Keokuk; William
Dams, fourth, Keokuk; L. D. Shep-
pard, first Keokuk; @. R Beatty, Deg
Moines; Walter NJ. Roth, Van Buren,:
O. w. Rowe, first, Keokuk; NJ. r.
King, Jr., fifth, Keokuk; Alfred Pat
rick, seventh, Keokuk; H. L. Bar
tholomew, third. Keokuk; W. A. Bridg
man, first, Keokuk; Emil Wahrer,
AIontrose; F. j. Ewers, second, Keo-
kuk; w NJ Young, third, Keokuk;
VIM. Musten, Jackson, outside; John
Brasslll, sixth, keokuk; James O..
Sims, Jackson outside; Albert Mes.
singer, Jackson, outside: III. G. Kirch-
ner. Donnellson; John e. Alvin, sixth,
Keokuk; Andrew Motif, second. Keo-
kuk; r. A. SChowalter, seventh, Keo-
kuk; Ben Belts, fifth. Keokuk: G. D..
Conn, second, Keokuk; Chas. Egler,
Donnellson; John Landman, fourth,
Keokuk; H. s. Brown, Montrose; Ray
mond G. Veith Jackson outside; Ellis
Ames. seventh, Keokuk; Ray Palmer,
Van Buren,; Joseph Drueke, sixth,
Keokuk; Ira E. Spangler, first, Keo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
views of both bodies of water.

And to this unique natural beauty
is added the most uniquely beautiful
of development schemes. In the
center Is a 16-foot way paved with
unusually red brick; curbed with
concrete and the berms between the
paving and the patterned concrete
sidewalks have been planted into
lawns; and in the lawns are the
most beautiful plants; palms, clean
der5 and other Towering shrubs, foil
age plants and flowers. And a
strange fact is that they all grow and
bloom splendidly there IN that pure
sand and shell, presumably devoid Of
all soil and suitable only for crabs.
This unparalleled combination OF
attractions forms the daintiest and
prettiest street picture in the south.
Other streets are being beautified but
the brick paving furnished the need
ed impetus for this particular one.
1t is also true that some of the yards
at Pass-a-Grille are among the most
beautiful in this section; and in the
grounds of one place m particular,
the Hotel Lizotte, is the finest dis
play Of tropical trees, vines and flow
ers that we know Of on Pinellas PEN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
POINDEXTER
FOR PRESIDENT
Senator Opens Campaign and Intends
To Push 1t In Every State
Of Nation In Few
Days.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-Backers
of Senator Miles Poindexter, who last
night announced that he is a republi-
can candidate for president. today
began preparations to carry his cam
paign into every state. Poindexter
himself will make the first of series
of speeches within two weeks.
Political observers speculated on
the unique procedure of Poindexter in
fatty announcing his candidacy and in
Issuing a detailed statement of princi-
pies. Candidates previously have no.
done this SO long before convention
time One of the principle arguments
PoindeXter will use is that radicalism
should be curhed and property rights
safe guarded He will oppose the
Plumb plan for naturalization of the
railroads
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
w. C. RUNNER
is CANDIDATE
keokuk Odd Fellow Is One OF List
Of Nominees to Be Voted on at
Election Which viii Be
Held in June.

The list of officers nominated by
| the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
| which closed it's session at Ames las
week. includes the name of w. z
Hummer, of Keokuk. He is candi
date for warden. Following is the
list of candidates:
Grand master, John r. Price, OF
Abba.
Deputy grand master. L. J. Irwin
OF Logan.
Warden, Guy M. Butts, Of Wesley
Guy l.. Pond. of Shenandoah; Jack
Spray, Of Sioux City; w. c. Hummer,
of Keokuk.
Secretary, L. w. Smith, OF Des
Moines; W. B. Tufford, of Clinton;
H. l.. Snyder, of Marion; Past Grand
Master w. s. Kite of Cambridge.
Treasurer, A. e. Hindorf, of New
ton; NJ o. Fauts, of Independence.
Representative for two years,
Grand Master J. M. Hazlett, of Ma
son City.
Representative for one year, c. e.
Alexander, of Des Moines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27

Friday night of this week, burglars
broke into the store of Emrick
Owsley Clothing Co., and the jewel
ny store OF Mr. L. w. Berry, OF this
city, having entered the back doors
of both places. Invoices were made
yesterday morning, OF the goods
taken from both stores. The artE
Giles taken from the clothing store
were small articles, but of great val
ue, also two leather suit cases were
taken, oall of which amounted t
about $3.50 or $500. The value of the
goods taken from the jewelry store
ia not exactly known, but consist
ed of a great many articles. The
burglars are unknown, but thor
ough Investigation is being made
over the country by Sheriff j. N
Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Hendrickson,
and daughter, Zelma and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Webb Of Plymouth, spent Saturday
in this city.
! Mrs. Chas. Allen of Bowen, Hi.
nois, spent Saturday IN Carthage.
( marriage license was issued yes
terday to George Bryan Stafford, Jr.,
and Miss Beulah Frances owen, both
/ of Carthage.
The annual dinner, OF the Metho.
dist Sunday School, was given Fri
DAY evening at the Methodist church,
and bountiful dinner consisting Of
fried chicken, mashed potatoes.
gravey, sweet potatoes, preserves
pumkin pie,etc., was served and en-
joyed by large crowd. After the
dinner all retired 10 the church par
lors where speeches were made by
many OF the members, most of them
giving the first piece they ever
spoke, making a good entertainment.
Little Miss Houston, also favored the
audience with couple Of recitita.
tons which was greatly appreciated
by all. a quartette composed of
Rev. Ferris, Fred Ferris, Virgil
Johansen, and Allen Kline, sang
which pleased the audience yer,
much. Johnnie Johnson, was the
chairman of the program commit.
tee, and all declared him to be p
good leader.
A special jury was empannelled
Friday to be called to serve at this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27

term Of the circuit court, owing to
the heavy docket. The Jury is as
follows:
w. L. Herberer, Appanoose, Der
bert Atwater, Durham; Ellis Sheets,
Fountain Green; G. N Lincoln, Dali
las City; Fred Highly, Montebello
Elmer Carlin, Chill; Frank L. Kim
brough, Harmony; Conrad Argast,
Nauyoo; Wesley Altheide, Wythe.
Glen Robinson, Montobello; Cook
Kinkade; Montebello; Ed Denton,
Henry C. Moore, Augusta; Fred Barr,
Prairie; Frank Carnage, Hancock; F..
e. Biggs, Bear Creek; Bert Herzog,
Walker; John Bertschi, Nauvoo;
Wizard Williams, Rocky Run; J. p.
Lester, La Harpe; William McFar-
land, Augusta; J. M. Lyon, La
Harpe; Allen Trout, Pilot Grove;
Frank Serlin, Warsaw; Carl Braun,
Warsaw; Virgil C. Massie, Augusta;
Roy Stidum, Pilot Grove; John Day,
Bear Creek; William Niemeyer War
saw; Henry Rand, Pontoosuc; Hen
ry Dehaven, Pilot Grove; M. B. Mar
tin, st. Adams; Ed Ogelvie, Pilot
Grove; U. S. Ferris, Carthage, Ar
thur F. Osborn, Augusta.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
Executive Committee of the American
Legion Will Recommend to the
House an Amendment to
immigration Bill.
NEVER HAVE PRIVILEGE
Foreigners Who Claimed Exemption
from Draft Laws by Remaining
Citizens of Other Countries
Can lot be Naturalized.

In order to provide more drastic
penalties than are now contemplated
for alien slackers who withdrew
their citizenship papers to escape the
draft, special committee appointed
by the national executive committee
OF the American Legion Will recon-
mend to the house committee on
immigration and naturalization a
more stringent amendment to the
proposed Lufkin BILL H. R. 9416,
which has been introduced in con-
gress with the support of the legion.
The committee appointed consists OF
Thomas w. Miller of Delaware, chair
man of the legislative committee OF
the American Legion, Philo c. Cal
houn of Connecticut, and John f. j.
Herbert of Massachusetts,.
The national executive committee
believes that the first section of the
bill which provides that aliens who
claimed exemption from military
service of the United States on the
grounds that they were citizens of
other countries shall not be permitted
tc apply for citizenship or be adj
mitted to citizenship for a period of
five years, Is wholly inadequate. 1t
IL the opinion of the committee that
alien slackers should be denied citi-
xenship altogether, and it was the
demand of the st. Louis caucus of
the American Legion that these per-
sons be deported.
Although it is in favor Of absolute
deportation Of the alien Stacker, the
national executive committee real
ICES that such a course may not be
practicable. However, the special
committee appointed to recommend
of the Lufkin bill was
specifically instructed to include in
that amendment provisions in ac-
cordance with which alien slackers
will incur total disability for citi-
zenship and their names VIII be pub
Ideally posted in the communities in
which they live.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
Mistake to Call
Advertising Expense
ASSOCIATED Advertising


"One of the greatest mistakes
made by business men," d. G.
Keller, president of the Dow Drug
company. told the Cincinnati Ad-
vertising club, 'is in investing too
little on newspaper advertising.
The Dow Drug company is invest
ing 80 per cent more in 1919 for
newspaper advertising than it in
vested in 1918 for that purpose.
st is a business mistake to re-
gard advertising as an expense. 1t
is wise investment. Among the
most valuable assets of a bust
ness or industrial concern is that
intangible something known as
good will, which is fostered and
cultured by advertising.
Many retail concerns which do
no advertising or advertising Of q
sporadic nature are blind to their
interests. They are missing the
great increase and expansion
which would come to them
through systematic and persist
ent advertising on scale in
comparison with the possibilities
of their business"
kick in for more advertising
and you won't have to kick so
much about your business"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
IN the GOOD Old Days.

IN the GOOD OIu Osys. 49,
Utica Observer: One reason ~ ~
cost Of living was lower In the sooSe
old days" is because the peopN "
those times didn't consider II crin''
and disgrace to 60 without tninSS'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
MOST BEAUTIFUL
FLORIDA STREET
Famous Pass-a-GriIle on Little Island
of Pure Sand and Shell
Four Miles Out in
Gulf.

What the st. Petersburg Times be
lieves to be. or is to be, the most
beautiful business street in all
Florida, is to be found IN possibly the
most unexpected place in all Florida
Upon little island of pure sand and
shell four miles out IN the gulf Of
Mexico.
In other words at famous Pass-a
Grille.
To begin with there probably is
not another similarly formed street
in the whole world. 1t is only 600
feet long, and one end is on Pass-a-
Grille, the most beautiful pass among
all the thousands of islands of our
southern seas; and the other Is on
the gulf of Mexico, the most magnin-
cent Of all southern seas. From any
point along it the observer can at a
glance take in the entire street and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
ReuTalgie Pains
Give Way to Soothing HamlIn's
Wizard OIL

Hamiin's Wizard Oil is safe and
effective treatment for headache and
neuralgia. Rubbed in where the pain
is, it acts as a tonic to the tortured
nerves and almost invariably brings
quick relief.
Its healing, antiseptic qualities can
always be relied upon to prevent IN.
lection, or other serious results, from
sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites and
stings. just as good, too, for sore
feet, stiff neck, frost bites, cold sores
and canker sores.
Get it from druggists for 80 cents:
IF not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick head
ache? Just try Wizard Liver. Whips,
pleasant little pink pills, so cents.
Guaranteed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
SHOPS TALKS AT
EDITORS MEET
Southeastern Iowa Press Association
Representatives Were In Bur-
ington Saturday for
Short Session,

! Discussion of shop problems, the in.
creased cost of news print paper, inks,
labor and other factors that go to
make up newspaper, formed the sub.
Jects under consideration during the
session of the southeastern district
convention of the Iowa Press associa-
ton in Burlington Saturday.
Busy editors and publishers, leaving
their desks and work long enough to
visit Burlington, came with the idea
of business fixed firmly in their mind
and it is doubtful if a convention has
ever been held in Burlington in which
as much was accomplished in so short
period as during the sessions at the
Commercial Exchange rooms Saturday
afternoon. Further proving their con-
tention of business first, the visiting
newspaper men one and all passed up
the banquet and program that was to
have been held in the evening. They
were eager to get home and the ban.
quet was abandoned as a result.
About twenty newspaper men and
women, although a small number in
comparison to the membership of the
organization, but representative Of
southeastern Iowa, were in attendance.
The business session beginning at 2
o'clock, lasted until g. Every minute
was taken up with the discussion of
problems and the visitors departed
from the city in the evening confident
that they had been materially bene-
fitted by the conference. A score of
questions which have proved problems
to the publishers were answered.
through comparisons of the methods of
dealing with the same problems by the
newspaper owners and editors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
insula, and all growing luxuriantly,
A veritable little wonder place is
this famous Pass-a- Grille.
Bank Advertising.

New Orleans Item: Value Of adver-
Using for banks was stressed by r.
Ross OF Minneapolis, former advertis-
ing head of the Northern Trust com
pany Of Chicago, in an address before
the seventeenth annual convention In
New Orleans OF the American Insti-
tute of Baking.
Bank advertising" he said, has
removed the feeling Of awe which
hindered the banks in former times.
The people are brought into close
contact with the bank and have
grown riendly."