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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
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The Civic league held called
meeting at the home of Miss Maggie
Mulyihill, Monday afternoon for the
purpose of hearing the reports of the
delegates to the district club meeting
at Salem last Tuesday Mrs. Grace
Rider and Mrs. Ollie B. Knapp both
gave very interesting and instructive
reports They also talked about the
Thanksgiving market they are ex-
pecting to have for the benefit of the
league. The next regular meeting Of
the league will be held next Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Linnie
Crown.
Mrs. J. M. Lapsley went to Eddy
vile Tuesday morning as delegate
to the meeting of the Denmark asso-
citation from the Congregational
church at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Johnson Of
Galesburg, ILL.,, are moving into the
house recently vacated by Miss Lydia
Won Seggen. Mr.. Johnson is the
mechanic for the Nash-Chevrolet com
pany.
Mrs. Edith There Sloan of Salt Lake
City came last Tuesday to visit ner
mother and other relatives. She went
to Keokuk Monday to visit her cousin,
Mrs. Olive Jenkins Freed and then
will join her husband in Chicago and
go to New York and Birmingham, Ala,
Mrs. F. K Ware entertained party
at her home last Wednesday in honor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
To Ruben Cameron:


You are hereby notified that petit
ton is now on file in the clerks
office of the district court Of Lee
county, Iowa, at Keokuk, Iowa, in
half of Eff1e Lee Cameron as plain
Tiff against you and claiming a de-
cree OF absolute divorce from you on
the grounds Of cruel and inhIman
treatment such as to endangor her
life and for the custody of the child,
Telva Irene Cameron, and for such
other relief as equity may require
and unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
Of the next regular November ERIN
of said court to be begun and holden
at Keokuk, Iowa, or the 18th dav of
November, A. d. 1919, default will he
entered against you and Judgment
and decree rendered thereon as
prayed for in said petition.
JOHN p HORNISH.
Attorney for Pl2intir.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
Iowa People Have Been Thinking for
Some Time About Perpetuation
of Beauty Spots in This
State.
SEVERAL NEAR HERE
All of Them Would Have Much to Tell
of the Indian and There are
Many Historical Sites
Available.

The state park idea in Iowa is not
new one. and the commission which
lis to work with the Civic league
committee in the endeavor to secure
a state park here, will be working
along a plan that is being followed
all over the state. In fact the OFF,
cial publication of the Iowa State
college of agriculture at Ames, which
gives the aims of the state park
boards, has suggested two available
spots in Lee county for a park. One
| Of these is the narrow strip along
the Des Moines, the other is the strip
of ground on the river drive, between
Keokuk and Ballinger.
Recently the movement has been
given big impetus and it is be-
lieved this will result in the estab-
lishment throughout the state OF a
series of state parks and the per-
tpetuation of spots of historic or
Iscenic beauty. 4
The value of a complete series of
state parks in Iowa can hardly be
overestimated. The main value will
come in opening up nearby areas for
jrecreational purposes, especially for
town and country people who cannot
for various reasons take extended
trips annually to national or other
recreational areas. In addition, these
state owned areas will provide a free
for the nature lover and
the scientific man, and will be valu-
able for protection of game, ana per
petuation of flora and imposing fea-
lures of landscape.
There are many features of Iowa
geography which will be contained
in the proposed park. The ice cave
in one section will be in one park,
Keokuk has any number of spots
near which are pregnant with
memories of the Indian. That it will
not be hard to find location that
is ideal and that is historic is the
prediction of the commission, and
the Civic league will add another big
item to it's roll of honor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
MAGAZINES ARE
IN HARD LUCK
Several Of the Big Ones are Moving
West and keokuk Might Secure
Publishing House Tere

Keokuk might be able to land some
of the big eastern magazines or
trade journals, which are contem-
plating moving west on account of
the disagreement between local and
international printers unions.
A quarrel between certain local
unions and their international unions
has closed every magazine printing
establishment in New YORK; City.
Some of the local unions have re-
tanned their membership in their
international union, while the press
men, feeders and paper handlers
unions have seeded and struck,
These local unions demand that a
1924 to 44-hour week and an increase
OF S14 per week with double and
triple pay for overtime take effect
limm ediately. The international
unions contend that the men should
return to work and the entire mat
ter be left to arbitration.
The publishers Of the magazines,
meanwhile must suspend publication
until the unions fight out their diff
,ferences. This means that Golfers
Weekly, McClure's, Pictorial Review,
COSMOPOLITAN, Hearst's magazine,
Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping,
'Harpers Magazine, Metropolitan,
Scribner's Magazine, Century, Mum
lsey's, Popular, Delineator, Every.
'body's, McCalls, Popular Science
Monthly, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Motion
Picture Magazine, and 152 others as
well as many of the largest trade
papers in the country will not ap-
Ipear on time, as usual.
Some publishers are making plans
! to remove their plants from New
Yok City to other places and many
western cities are bidding vigorously
/ to induce these publishers to con
slider their particular localities. Three
very large publications have already
completed plans for removal and
their printing machinery and paper
supply is now being shipped to Chi
,cago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15

Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Modine Of ST
Charles. Ill, and Mrs. e. There Sloan
of Salt Lake City The evening was
spent in music and delicious refresh
ments were served
Mr. John Lowery heads the list so
far in making the best report of his
cabbage raising, having sold $4,000
worth Of cabbage off of two lots. He
sold them all for five cents per pound.
Miss Lydia Won Seggen has pur-
chased the property Of T. w. Grimm in
There's addition to the town of Farm
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Wendt returned
to their home in Pasadena Cal, Tues.
day, stopping few days in Donnellson
and Franklin.
Mrs. H. o. There and Mrs. Frank
Kessler entertained party Of friends
in honor of Mrs. Edith There Sloan,
of Salt Lake City, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Modine, of st. Charles, ILL.,.
Music was enjoyed and delicious
luncheon served.
Mr.. Don VALLEY Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Valley and
baoy of Anad, Mont, are visiting their
parents, Rev. J. H. Valley and family
Rev. c. E. Perkins, pastor of the
Congregational church of Keosauqua,
very kindly filled the pulpit for Rev
]. H. Valley last Sunday morning. He
preached very interesting and in.
structive sermon and his service was
appreciated by Rev. VALLEY and his
congregation. Messrs. Stan Manning,
Hugh Sloan and S. e. Irish accom-
papiad Row par1rjps and thew were en-
tertained at the ]. M Lapsley home.
Mrs. Olive Harris, of Washington,
d. c., who has been holding a RESPONSE
BILE position there in the ordnance de-
partment, has been visiting her sister.
Mrs A. T. s. Owen. She was accom-
panied here by her brother. Frank
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15

You can hone it-you can strop H.
why throw good steel away7 These
extra advantages added to the good
points of the old razor have led seven
million men to change from other
razors to the Durhan-Duplex, real
razor made safe. Go to your near
est dealer and join these seven million
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
Shoe prices prnnninn

I NEW YORK, Oct. 15-Footwear is
due to tumble-in fact it has dropped
20 percent since the middle of August
and is going to take still another
drop after Christmas. ]. Frank Nc
Elwain, president of the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers asso.
citation said in an address before the
Middle States Shoe Wholesalers as.
ISOLATION here.
Mr. McElwain said the consumer
should notice these declines begin
ming next April as the shoes now
being manufactured will not be mar
keted until that time. He said
falling off in the demand from
Europe partly was responsible for
the reduction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
Rock Hall viii be the Home for the
Boys and Girls and Everyone in
Community is
Plan.
MANY ACTIVITIES lAERE
Dance Last Night, Mothers MecFf'ys,
Boys and Girls Clubs, All Have
Place on Miss MorroW's
Program.

A center that will be vital factor
in the life of the community is the
goal set for Rock Hall community
center by Miss Mabel Morrow, the
new secretary. A place where the
people of the neighborhood can
come, place where the boys and
girls can have their parties, in gen.
eral a place that shall actually be a
center Of all community life, is the
idea which is being carried out at
Rock Hall.
Anyone who saw the dance lest
night would be convinced that The
center was reaching one of it's aims.
There were big girls and little ones,
and plenty Of small boys who enter
ed the hall as most small boys do,
by every place but the natural chan
nel-the stairway And everyone
was having good time. The music
for the dance was played by the
Community band orchestra. Miss
Morrow helped the orchestra out in
the absence of their regurar pianist.
Around the room on the benches
sat some of the mothers with their
babies The mothers, at least, were
enjoying the dance, while the babies
/ seemed not at all averse to smile at
the music,
| Everyone is Helping.
| Mothers meetings are to be held
at Rock Hall this winner, and at a
meeting held yesterday afternoon,
the women voted to buy two tons of
coal to heat the building. 1t is to
be their building, they told Miss
Morrow, and they want to do that
much towards helping to maintain 1t.
Such spirit as that is exactly what
the center is fostering. 1t is to be
their building, neighborhood home
for all of the neighbors.
The girls have their Pollyanna
club, and are well organized. The
boys as yet have not been organized,
and there is plenty of material there
for something like the Boy Scouts or
some similar organization. checkers
and tables, games which were being
played downstairs last night failed
to hold anywhere near the attrac-
ton that the dance did upstairs, SO
the youngsters crowded the doorway
to the dance hall, and when they
couldn't see there they were nothing
daunted They reverted to type, and
like their ancestors OF millions or
years ago, climbed and swung them
selves up on lodges and wires until
they could peak in through the Win
dows.
Program is Definite One.
Miss Morrow has very definite
program in mind for the work this
season and she comes here with the
highest of recommendations and
with experience needed to back the
work. She has been in war camp
community service during the war.
She is tactful and able, and i'm
presses one who watches her at
work, as being well suited for the
activities here.
Two hikes were taken last week,
Il the Pollyannas one day and the boys
the following day. There are events
fof some sort scheduled all through
the season for the patrons of the
center, and Rock Hall is going to live
up to it's ideal, if the new SECRETARY
and her aides have their way about it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
MAKE THIS TEST

Greenlee and family, of Kahoka. She
has spent part of her months leave of
absence with her parents in Gentry
Ark.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Lapsley entertained a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
BEHIND KEEN SUCCESSFUL
MEN AND WOMEN

When you think of the successful men and
women you know-people who are doing things
worth while-you will find that they possess
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15

company last Wednesday evening in
homer of Mrs Olive Harris, of Wash
ington, d. G. Delicious refreshments
were served and happy evening en-
joyed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15
STOP ITCHING SKIN
1fe mo! the Clean, Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief

NON mere r. Is one safe, dependable treat
fb.. . mat relieves itching torture and
'a Al. Iiieanses and soothes the skin.
- ASK any druggist for a 35c orS1 bottle
WI, emo s:,' and apply it as directed. Soon
b Iu VIII IND that irritations, pimples
eenrsSs fi eczema, blotches,rinpworm
zomo iaI skin troubles will disappear.
iion;d the penetrating, satisfying
ban;esta,ss all that is needed, for Il
The sl,;ss most skin eruptions, makes
,h sort, smooth and healthy.
aus e W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. q.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-15

ter ~ search for sources of phosphate
mn l,,'i@er in the Netherlands phos.
in ~, iields have been discovered
WV provinces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
HALT LABOR MEET
Peace Delay To Postpone First
international Conference.
Was To Have Been Held in
Washington, Oct. 29.

Washington, Sept. 23.-As less than
half a dozen nations have ratified the
peace treaty, officials of the depart
ment of labor are of the opinion that
the first international labor confer
ence provided for in the treaty and
called by President Wilson to meet
here October 29, will be postponed.
These officials said today, If the
United States had not ratified the
treaty by that date, it was a foregone
conclusion that the conference would
be held at later date.
Eighteen nations are preparing to
send delegates to the conference. They
are Great Britain. France, Italy,
Japan, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland,
Persia, China, Honduras, Guatemala,
Bolivia, Denmark, Jugo-Slayia, Mica
ragua, Portugal, Canada and Sweden.
Let Teut Delegates In.
Only those nations which have be-
come members of the League of Ma
tions are eligible to vote in the con-
ference, but according to an official
report. the allied council of five has
consented to the attendance of Ger
man and Austrian delegates. Whether
or not they will be allowed to vote or
will merely attend as spectators, will
be decided by the conference itself
The international labor union conven-
ton held at Amsterdam recently
pledged its members not to participate
in the conference unless the Germans
and Austrians were admitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
INTERNED SAILORS LEAVE
Out of 1900 Germans $50 Decide To
Become Americans.

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 23.-More than
thirteen hundred interned German
sailors are on their way from the de-
tention camp at Fort Mcpherson to
Hoboken, n. J., for the first leg of
their journey home.
Guarded by 200 American soldiers,
the Germans went on a special train
which included nine cars of baggage,
mostly souvenirs of their enforced
stay in America. Nearly $50 of the
German se&nen made application to
become naturalized American citizens
and said they would leave the father
land to work out its own salvation,
but only seventy-eight applications
will be granted. and all these provide
only for probationary citizenship. The
seventy-eight lucky ones were left
behind while the others departed sing
ing "Homeward bound in German.
More than fifty American dogs will
accompany the home going Germans.
who also take with them more than
six Thousand dollars worth of clothing
bought from one American mail order
house. Evidently with a thought of
strained economic conditions at home.
the Germans also carried with them
large quantities of soap, potatoes,
cigars. coffee, talking machines and
other articles Many of them have
considerable sums of money. They
have accumulated pay during their in
ternment and many have made money
selling the articles of their handiwork.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
STUBS IN APPEAL
Kansas Cattle Industry Near
Doom, He Tells Packers.
Prices Must Be Restored or Cat
tlemen Go Bankrupt.

Chicago. Sept. 2S.-Owners of 30O.-
900 head of Kansas cattle, headed by
w. r. Stubbs. former governor of that
state, yesterday told representatives of
the big five packers that the cattle in
dustry is doomed unless prices are re-
stored Immediately.
Thomas E. Wilson, of Wilson & Co..
in turn suggested establishment of
government credits for famishing for
eign nations that would permit sales
to those countries and revive falter-
ing prices. The stock men agreed to
this
Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co., de-
clared agitation against the packers
had ''libelled the packing interests"
Take Advantage of Packers.
Both producers and packers de-
clared grocers and market men had
taken advantage of the packers and
public. In reply to Mr.. Stubbss state
ment that thousands of cattlemen
would be bankrupt unless prices were
sustained, the packers produced state
ments to show that their loss in de-
clining prices of stored meats had been
$25, 100000 during the past month.
The producers said they would APP
peal to Herbert Hoover at Washing
ton to aid in the getting the govern
ment to stabilize prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
WILSON INTO THE LEGION
War Veterans Elect President TO
Membership-Badge Replaces
Famous Flag on His Lapel.

On Board President Wilson's Special
Train. Sept. 23.-The badge of the
American legion has replaced on Pres
ident Wilson's coat lapel the mini
ature American flag which formed. so
prominent a feature of the war time
pictures of the nations chief execu-
tive. 1t was left to the legion's post
at Glendive, Mont, to bring the COM
mander-in-chief of the American
army and navy into the organization.
1t voted him a veteran of the war and
extended him full membership when
his special train halted at Glendive for
few minutes. He accepted and Sc
cured legion button which he has
worn since on all occasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
BROTHERS ROB
MESSENGER OF
$235,OOO sum
Three Men Held for Big HOldup
in Indiana.
Only $4,000 RecOvered-ReSt
Buried by Robbers.
P. 0. CLERK WORKED INSIDE"
Said To Have Tipped the Phil
Iipses OFF to Shipment.
Men, Thought To Be Saloon
Bandits, Accidentally Trapped.

Chicago, Sept. 23. Three men
charged with robbing an express mes
senger of $235,OO0 at Whiting, Ind,
last Thursday were arrested here
early today. Ninety-five thousand
dollars of the money was recovered.
The packages containing the money
were consigned to the Standard Oil
company at Whiting by the federal
reserve bank here.
The first announcement that there
had been a robbery came with the ar
rest of the men.
The stolen money was part of a half
million dollar shipment of the oil
company.
The Men Under Arrest.
The men under arrest are:
John Wejda, 81 years old, clerk in
the Chicago postoffice and Leo and
Walter Phillips. brothers, 25 and II
years old respectively, all of Chicago.
According to the officers, Wejda
knew of the big money shipment and
arranged for the robbery.
An automobile containing the miss
ing amount of the stolen funds was
abandoned at the edge of Chicago on
the return from Whiting when a tire
blew out, officers say the men ar
rest stated.
only the Phillips brothers were in
volved in the actual robbing, accord
ing to the officers.
Wejda Worked "Inside."
Wedja, working in the treasury di-
vision at the postoffice, according to
the story the officers say the men told,
handled the packages of money. One
burst while in his hands and the
money was exposed
Then he decided to appeal to the
Phillips brothers to bring about their
possession of the funds. The elder
Phillips is a garage owner and In a
stolen automobile they went to Whit
ing. The money was in two bundles
and was delivered to a messenger
whose name was not mentioned, who
was to take it from the railroad sta
ton to the postoffice where Standard
Oil company of Indiana guards with
rifles were waiting.
Messenger Was Intercepted.
The messenger was intercepted and
one of the packages. containing $685.
600, was taken. The brothers immedi-
ately started the return to Chicago.
Meeting with an accident as the
automobile neared Chicago, still ac-
cording to the mems story. as recited
by the police, the Phillips stuffed their
pockets with all the money they would
contain and abandoned the remainder.
Prior to the arrests, no announce
ment of the huge hold-up had been
made.
Trapped by Accident.
Informed by a stool pigeon" that
the Phillips brothers were involved in
a saloon robbery, which occurred later
in the day of the hold up at Whiting,
the officers at first thought they had
stumbled on a big pay roll or bank
robbery when one found $4,000 in the
elder Phillips pocket.
Questioning developed according to
the officers, details of the entire pro-
gram.
A fourth man, said to be the owner
of small farm near Chicago, was be-
ing sought early today. Police say
they believe most of the missing money
was buried on his property. He is said
to have been at Whiting with the
! Phillips brothers.
The Phillips brothers also are
known as Leo and Walter Fillikowski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23

been consulted beforehand" Count
Stephen Tisza. then Hungarian pre-
mier, opposed the war, demanding
that diplomatic action be taken first
and then that an ultimatum of an ac-
ceptable nature be sent. Only in case
both failed would he have resorted to
arms.
Count Won Berchtold thereupon
said: Now is the right moment be-
cause Germany is ready to assist"
Count Tisza again warned against
the danger of a general European war
as a result of steps which were con-
templated, whereupOn Count Won
Berchtold said:
THE opportunity is so favorable
that immediate action is necessary"
Finally a resolution was adopted
that such far-reaching demands be
made of Serbia that she could not full
fill them and thus a way would be
opened to a resort to arms Count
Tisza demanded to see the ultimatum
before it was sent to Serbia saying:
81 am willing to resign if it is direct
opposition to my views"
The document concludes with a
copy of a note from the late Emperor
Francis Joseph. stating that he had
taken notice of the contents of the
minutes and had signed them with
his own hand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-23
CHARGES A RADICAL STRIKE
Steel Engineers Leaders Don't Favor
WaIkout-Stop sympathetic Action.

Chicago. Sept. 23.-Steam and oper-
ating engineers in the steel mills must
remain at work or suffer revocation
of their union charters, according to
H. NJ. Comerford, international secre-
tary of the union.
Comerford criticized William 2.
Foster and John Fitzpatrick, leaders
Of the steel strikers, as defying the
wishes of the president by going
ahead with the strike. Comerford
said only radicals among men of his
union had struck in sympathy with
steel workers, but that many others
were thrown out of work when mills
ceased to operate. Comerford said he
believed Samuel Gompers did not sane
tiou a steel strike now.
The secretary quoted President Mil
ston Smelling of the engineers union
as saying: Il am wholly out OF sym
pathy with the Fitzpatrick-Foster
movement and again say to you to be
positive in opposition to the strike"
Comerford said a majority of the
membership in Gary. Ind. was so radi-
cal no one could control it.