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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
The War Prohibition Act Becomes
Effective at Midnight on That
Date and Prohibits Sale of
Intoxicating Liquors.
ARE ONE HALF PER CENT
Any Beverage Containing That Small
Amount of Alcohol in 1t Comes
Under This Class and Is
Dangerous to Sell.

| The war prohibition enforcement
act which becomes effective at mid.
night on Oct. 2Sth, prohibits the sale
and manufacture on and after that
! date of intoxicating liquors until the
proclamation of the president declar-
ing peace. BY this act the words
bear, wine, or other intoxicating
malt or vinous liquors" are defined as
beverages which contain one-half of
one percent or more of alcohol by
volume.
The bureau Of internal revenue will
Investigate and report violations of
this act to U. S. attorneys. Officers of
the bureau are empowered to swear
out warrants for the apprehension of
offenders and may conduct the prose-
, cution for the purpose Of holding the
offenders to the grand jury.
| Any place where intoxicating liquor
is sold or kept for sale in violation of
the war prohibition act. and all in
toxicating liquor and property kept
and used in maintaining such place
is declared public nuisance, and any
person who maintains or assists in
maintaining such place is subject to
fine of not more than 81 900, or i'm
prisonment, or both, for the first Of
fence; higher fines and Imprisonment
! for second offense.
If person has knowledge his prop
erty is being used in violation of this
act, such property is subject to lien
for and may be sold to pay all fines
and costs assessed against the occu-
pants. .
Liquor for non-beverage purposes
and wine for sacramento purposes,
may be manufactured, sold and trans
ported as provided in the act.
| The purchase and use of liquors for
medicinal purposes is provided for.
No search warrants shall be issued
to search any private dwelling unless
| it is being used for the unlawful sale
of Intoxicating liquor.
1t is lawful to possess liquors In
ones private dwelling provided such
| liquors are for use only for the per-
sonal consumption of the owner there
Of. his family living with him and
bona fide guests, and the burden of
proof shall be upon the possessor to
prove that such liquor was lawfully
acquired.
A prohibition enforcement officer
will later be appointed for each state.
FOR the present the COllSCtoI VI III
ternal revenue Louis Murphy, is
charged with the duty Of enforcing
! the prohibition act In a statement is,
sued at Dubuque the collector ap-
peals to call police and judicial Off
GERS, to the mayors Of cities, civic Or
CARNATIONS, educational societies,
churches, charitable, and philanthrop1c
associations, other welfare agencies.
the press and the medical profession,
and individuals" to help him in the
detection and violations and running
down violators of the prohibition act.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
MOVING PICTURES.
Colonial.

SOlOtiIdI.
Millionaire Alexander Guthrie will
have his colossal portion of pride
taken down notch or two when his
spitfire granddaughter, Amy Burke,
played by Mary Pickford in "The Hood
lum" gets through with him. This Is
the second picture produced in Miss
Pickford's own studios and it will be
seen for three beginning tonight
at the Colonial theater.
The only person Guthrie is afraid of
is Amy, who in turn Is afraid Of no
one. In this spirit of mind she hurls
mahogany chairs at the Guthrie but
lers, monkey wrenches at her two
cnauffeurs. rye bread at the walters
and lip sticks at her maids.
From the foregoing, the character
OF Amy Burke changes to that of a
tenement girl who can speak with a
nasal slang, cock her hat on the right
Side OF her head and shimmie like a
Watery portion of gelatine.
In the tenements while her father is
writing book on sociology Amy is
constant winner in crap games but
heavy loser at other things. Among
,hings she loses are her snobbishness,
her silk lingerie, her bad-temper, and
her heart.
Critics have termed "The Hoodlum, !"
ny far the best of Miss Pickford's
great screen successes.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me-"
Hail Gaines greatest novel, now on
ehe screen will be presented at the
H Nj Wednesday, and Thursday. 1.-The
woman Thou Gavest Me"-great in
ueme, produced with absolute dis
,ssard of expense. enacted by cast
nat is headed by real all-stars, Jack
e, noH' Katherine Mcdonald, Miltoli
oiils' FRITZ Brunette, Theodore Rob
erts and others.
he Woman Thou Gavest Me-, is a
special, Important photopIay that the
urand will show at regular admission
ba e.ees, IN line with It's policy Of the
ISL at lowest prices.
lie. mer father, for the sake of miserable
ehge, had married her off to a
m men That she hated. dispised for the
o Meithiess brute that he was. Then the
n se man she ever loved come into her
what could she do? Should that
;,llage VOW be upheld under such
thneunstances? Then change in her
dnoushts She saw the shadow of
bath hovering over the crib where
sSlld lay sick. Without funds
tion her baby needed medical atten-
n m1h Help was at hand but at
ige, What should she do?
., iali Calne has vivid answers to
hi ese problems OF woman's heart In
c 60 nriiiiant drama, 1.-THE Woman Thou
uayest Me-"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
WHEAT
FARM IN WEST
Government Owns a 100000 Acre
Tract of Land In Montana and
Wyoming on Which Grain
is Raised Exclusively.

One result of the governments
efforts to increase the production OF
wheat during the last two years has
been the creation or the largest
wheat farm in the world, some 200,-
600 acres of Indian lands in Mon
tana and Wyoming. If this farm
yields only twenty bushels an acre it
will mean 100000 bushels of wheat
added to the 1919 crop, which at the
government price of $2.26 per bushel
would be worth S9,040,000, says the
Scientific American.
There are two other remarkable
things about this farm. IN the first
place it was conceived and is being
managed by one man, Thomas d.
Campbell, formerly a North Dakota
farmer; in the second place not a
single horse will be IN use on the
property. Instead, huge tractors, the
largest ever built, will do all the
work. of blowing, seeding and har-
vesting. They will also do it more
quickly than has ever been done by
the use of horses.
The farm has been divided into
units of 5000 acres, and to each unit
has been assigned one giant tractor,
with a dozen held in general reserve
in case of accident. Bach unit also
has it's own group of permanent
buildings, modernly equipped, and is
under the direct charge Of COM
petent farm manager. Under this
manager is a general foreman, who
will see to hiring the help and get
ting the work done. But over all
stands Mr.. Campbell, who is certain
ly on the go from unit to unit, super
vising the most important features of
the entire job.
Before he could lease the Indian
lands Mr.. Campbell had to make
arrangements with Secretary Of the
Interior Lane. He was actuated
purely by patriotic motives-to help
the government in its efforts to
stimulate the food production. He
stated frankly to Secretary Lane that
he was willing to enroll with the
dollar year men if the government
financed the project.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
intelligence.

Louisville Courier-Journal: DO
animals Think" asks a scientist
Well, a dog turns around three or
four times before lying down to so
to sleep, while man, without Civ
ing the matter any thought lies
down, goes to sleep and then turns
over several times, waking himself
each time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27
Hippodrome.

Dorothy Phillips first Jewel picture
since the memorable 'Heart of HUI
manity" will be seen tonight at the
Hippodrome theater. 1t is called
Destiny" and it is based on a widely
read novel by Charles Neville Buck,
the noted author.
Destiny" presents several novel
ties. In the first place, the leading
man, William Stowall, is Miss
Phillips brother instead of the Gus
tomary sweetheart, the latter part
being played by Harry billiard, once
Theda Bara's leading man.
In the second place, the picture
presents parallel lines of action, start
ing from the same point and arriving
at widely separated conclusions, as in
the stage technique of such present
day playwrights as Max MARGIN,
Samuel Shipman and Claiming Pol.
lock.
This wonderful master picture will
be shown tomorrow matinee and night
also. Bring the family, at regular
prices, and enjoy the evening.
orpheum.
BY all odds the best thing that
Taylor Holmes has done since his
appearance upon the Triangle pro-
gram, "Taxi" has the elements that
make for popular approval The story
is a swiftmoving recital Of light and
romantic incidents. Anyone who read
it in story form when it appeared in
the Cosmopolitan under George Ag-
new Chamberlain's signature will re-
call the pleasant halfhour spent in its
perusal. It Is as good a picture as it
was story. Taylor Holmes is called
upon to don the personalities of
wealthy clubman and, again, leather
coated taxi driver, both characters ad-
mirably suited to his type. Irene Tams
and Lillian Hall are young ladies who
appear to excellent advantage in sup
port The details of production have
been well cared for. The complete re-
suit Is motion picture of no mean
entertainment value, one that should
win the approval of the most exacting.
Also Mack Sennett comedy Monday
and Tuesday at the Orphouem. Admis-
sion, adults 15c, children &c, war tax
included.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27

Sunny how perfectly helpless a
perfectly capable woman can become
in the presence of some men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-27

If you are doing well enough you
are not doing very well.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12

at him urgently. LET her alone" she
whispered. "She's down there by her
self. Don't go down. Let her alone"
She moved a few steps toward him
and halted, her face pallid and awe
struck, and then both stood listening
for anything that might break the al-
lence downstairs. No sound came 10
them; that poignant silence was con-
tinued throughout long, long minutes,
while the two listeners stood there I'M
der it's mysterious spell; and In Its
plaintive loquence-speaking, as II
did, of the figure alone in the big
dark library, where dead Wilbur's new
silver frame cleaned in the dimness-
There was something that checked
even George.
Fanny Minafer broke the long ST.
lence with a sound from her throat, q
stified gasp; and with that great conn
panion of hers, her handkerchief, re-
tired softly to the loneliness OF her
own chamber. After She had gone
George looked about him bleakly, then
on tiptoe crossed the Hall and went
! into his own room, which was filled
with twilight. Still tiptoeing, though
he could not have sal, why, he went
across the room and S. down heavily
in a chair facing the window. Out
side there was nothing but the dark
ening air and the wall Iof the nearest
of the new houses. II had not slept
at all the night before ind he had eat
en- nothing since the p eceding day al
lunch, but he felt mel her. dr0wsiness
nor hunger. His set termination
filled him, kept him too wide
awake. and his gaze me grayness
beyond the window wa. de-eyed ant
bitter.
Darkness had closely Il when there
was step in the rodRa behind him
Then someone knelt side the chair
| two arms went round I'M with infinite
compassion, gentl head restet
| against his shoulder, bid there can't
the faint scent of ap e-blossoms fai
away.
"You mustn't be tr billed darling
his mother whispered
Cro BE CONT ,uEDy
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12
GOOD
ROADS
SENTIMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
Governors Of Twenty-Five Western
States Petition for Increased An
nuaI Appropriation.

II the passage of the Townsend bill
depended on the support from Western
states the measure calling for a ma
tional system Of highways would be-
come law by an overwhelming major
ity, says a representative of large
rubber concern.
At Salt Lake City recently governors
of % states signed petition, which will
be forwarded to congress, to increase
immensely the annual appropriation
or bodybuilding, to be expended dur.
ng the next five years.
While the Townsend bill asks for
1926. 100000, their petition calls for a
billion dollars. The Western COVER
nors not only indorse the bill as men,
but as governors of their respective
states. This action reflects plainly
what the West thinks of the necessity
of highways and furnishes an infiu-
ence which cannot be overlooked. The
West has gone on record as being will
ing to stand its share of the cost
of system of nationally administered
roads. and the share will be big
one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12
CHAPTER XVI.

Breakfast was brought to him In his
room as usual; but he did not make
his normal healthy raid upon the
dainty tray: the food remained I'M
touched, and he sustained himself
upon coffee-four cups Of 1t, which
left nothing of value inside the glis-
tening little percolator. During this
process he heard his mother being
summoned to the telephone in the hall,
not far from his door, and then her
voice responding: eyes? Oh, it's you
Indeed l should OF
course Then I'll expect you
about three. Yes. :.
Goodby till then" A few minutes
later he heard her speaking to some
one beneath his window, and, looking
out, saw her directing the removal of
plants from a small garden bed to
the Majors conservatory for the win
ter She laughed gayly with the Ma
jors gardener over something he said,
and this uDconcerned cheerfulness of
her was terrible to her son.
He went to his desk, and, searching
the jumbled contents of a drawer,
brought forth large, unframed pho
tograph of his father. upon which he
gazed long and piteously, till at last
hot tears stood in his eyes. Poor,
poor father!" the son whispered bro
kenly. poor man, I'm glad you didn't
| known
He wrapped the picture in sheet
of newspaper, put 1t under his arm,
and, leaving the house hurriedly and
steadily, went downtown to the shop
of silversmith, where he spent sixty
dollars on a resplendently festooDed
silver frame for the picture. Having
Iunched upon more coffee, he returned
| to the house at two o'clock, carrying
the framed photograph with him, and
placed 1t upon the center table In the
library, the room most used by Isabel
and Fanny and himself. Then he went
to front window Of the long ''recep
ton ROOM" and sat looking Out
through the lace curtains.
George looked often at his watch
but his vigil did not last an hour. Al
ten minutes of three. peering through
the curtain. he saw an automobile stoI
in front of the house and Eugene Nor
gan jump lightly down from 1t. Thu
car was of new pattern. low ant
long, with an ample seat In the ton
neau. facing forward; and profes
sional driver sat at the wheel.
strange figure In leather goggled gu
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12
RURAL ROADS NOT IMPROVED
Not More Than one-Fourth Of I Per
Cent Of Nations Roads Suitable
for Motor Traffic.

Official figures show that there are
in the United States approximately q
100000 miles of rural roads of which
II per cent are classed as improved.
Road engineers, however, estimate that
no more than one-fourth of l per cent
of the nations roads are suitable for
motortruck traffic. More than 6,000,-
600 motor vehicles are now using the
highways, and of this number about
100000 are trucks varying from less
than ton capacity to vehicles capa-
Bile of hauling five to seventeen loads.
The most conspicuous example of
anything approaching the efficiency Of
national thoroughfare in the United
States Is the Lincoln highway. Or
ganlzed as a private enterprise six
years ago, to stimulate good-road
building, the officers of the association
have raised several million dollars by
private subscription and have stimu-
lated the Improvement of many Sec
tons of the highway by the states and
counties through which 1t passes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12

wife 60 him as long as he ifved. II
wasn't crime for her to care for
Eugene all the time; she certainly
never told him she did--oud she gave
me every chance in the world She
left us alone together every time she
could-even since Wilaur died-bu;
what was the use? And nere / 60, not
doing myself bit of good by 1t. END
just"-Fanny wrung her hnnds again
-"just running theml"
II suppose you mean Tn doing
that" George said bitterly.
mo. She doesn't let anybody know,
but she goes to the doctor regularly
women are always going to doc.
tors regularly"
mo. He told her to-"
George was not impressed. ~It's
nothing Mt all; she spoke of 1t to me
years ago-some kind of family fail
ing. She said grandfather had 1t, too;
and look at himi Hasn't proved very
serious with hiini You act as If I'd
done something wrong in sending TINT
man about his business, and as II !
were going to prosecute my mother,
instead of protecting her. BY Jove.
it's sickeningl You told me how all
the riffraff in town were busy with
her name, and then the minute I lift
my hand to protect her, you begin I.
ATTACK me and"
SSH" Fanny checked him, laying
her hand on his arm. 'Your uncle Is
going"
The library doors We're heard open
ing, and moment later there came
the sound of the front door closing.
George moved toward the head OF
the stairs, then stood listening, but
the house was silent.
Fanny made slight noise with Ter
lips to attract his attention. and, when
he glanced toward her, shook her head
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12
Machine shap, Masts.

A machine has been Suilt with vii
shape masts up to 100!feet in !etgtl
and three feet in diamdfer. TIE tim
Der Is set up in the mhchipe snd re
volved at speed of 50 revelations {
minute, and 1t Is shaped by cutter
head which is electrically driven at thu
rate Of TOO revolutions b minute. Till
cutter head is mounted on . carriage
which Is moved along the timbe'
against rail set to give the prope'
profile to the mast. Heretofore TIL
work has been done by hand and -
quired skilled workmen. At hssk /
has bsen Q slow and laborious talk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12

houses and let himself noiseleSSly In
the front door. The light In the hall
had been left burning. and another in
his own room, as he discovered when
he got there. He locked the door
quickly and without noise. but his fin
gers were still upon the key when
there was quick football in the hall
outside.
''Georgie, dear?"
He went to the other end of the
room before replying.
"Yes?"
"rd been wondering where you were
dear"
Had your"
There was pause; then she said
timidly: wherever 1t was, hope you
had pleasant evening"
After a silence, "Thank you," he
said without expression.
Another silence followed before she
spoke again.
"You wouldn't care to be kissed
good night, l supposed" And with a
little furry of placative laughter she
added: "At your age of coursew
'Tm going to bed now" he said.
Good night"
Another silence seemed banker
than those which had preceded it, and
| finally her voice came-it was blank,
| too.
Good night"
After he was in bed his thoughts be-
came more tum1ltuous than ever
while among all the inchoate and frag-
mentary skAtches of this dreadful day
now rising before him the clearest was
of his uncle collapsed in big chair
with white tie dangling from his
upon that picture. became definite in
Georges mind: that his Uncle George
Anderson was q hopeless dreamer
from whom no help need be expected
an amiable imbecile lacking in normal
impulses, and wholly useless in q
struggle which required honor to be
| defended by man Of action.
Then would return a vision of Mrs
Johnson's furious round head, set be
hind her great bosom like the sun far
sunk on the horizon of a mountain
plateau and her cracking. asthmatif
voice. without sharing In
other peoples disposition to put ar
evil Interpretation on what may be
nothing more than unfortunate appear
ance" "Other people may be
less considerable in not combining their
discussion of it, as / have, to char
| liable views" And then George
would get up again-and again-and
pace the floor in his bare feet.
That was what the tormented young
man was doing when daylight came
gauntly in at his window-pacing the
floor, rubbing his head in his hands
| and muttering:
"It can't be true: this can't be hap
pening to me"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12


of the mechanism.
Eugene himself, as he came up the
cement path to the house, was q fig
ure of the new era which was In time
to be so disastrous to stiff hats and
skirted coats; and his appearance af-
forded debonair contrast to that of
the queer-looking duck capering at the
Anderson ball in an old dress coat,
and next day chugging up National
avenue through the snow in his night
mare of a sewing machine. Eugene
this afternoon was richly clad In new
outdoor mode: his motoring coat was
soft gray fur; his cap and gloves were
of gray suede, and though Lucy's hand
may have shown itself in the selection
of these high garnitures, he wore them
easily. even with becoming hint of
jauntiness. Some change might be
seen in his face, too, for a successful
man is seldom to be mistaken, espe-
cially II his temper be genial Eugene
had begun to look like millionaire.
But, above everything else, what was
most evident about him, as he came
up the path, was his confidence In the
happiness promised by his present
errand; the anticipation In his eyes
could have been read by stranger.
His look at the door of Isabel's house
was the look of a man who Is quite
certain that the next moment will re-
veal something ineffably charming, in
expressibly dear.
When the bell rang George
waited at the entrance of the "recep-
ton room" until a housemaid came
through the hall on her way to answer
the summons.
"You needn't mind, Mary" he told
her. I'm see who it is and what they
want. Probably it's only peddler."
"Thank you, sir, Mister George"
said Mary, and returned to the rear Of
the house.
George went slowly to the front door
and halted, regarding the misty silhou-
cite of the caller upon the ornamental
frosted glass. After a minute of
waiting this silhouette changed outline
so that an arm could be distinguished
an arm outstretched toward the bell,
as If the gentleman outside doubted
whether or not 1t had sounded and
were minded to try again. But before
the gesture was completed George alb
ruptly threw open the door and
stepped squarely upon the middle of
the threshold.
A slight change Swallowed the face
Of Eugene; his look of happy anticipa-
ton gave way to something formal
and polite. "How do you do, George?'
he said. MRS. Minafer expects to go
driving with me. / believe-if you'll
be so kind as to send her word that
I'm here"
George made not the slightest move
ment.
NO." he said.
Eugene was incredulous, even when
his second glance revealed how hot OF
eye was the haggard young man be-
fore him. II beg your pardon.
said"
II heard you," said George. ''You
said you had an engagement with my
mother. I told you, Mol"
I Eugene gave him steady look, and
then he asked quietly: "What is the
the difiiculty?"
George kept his own voice quiet
enough. but that did not mitigate the
vibrant fury of it. "My mother will
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12

A Wide Shoe Placed Under One Rear
Wheel of Each Heavy Wagon Which
Descended the Steep Hills on q
Road Did Much to Prevent Ruts Be
ing Formed.
along the roadway and cutting ruta
On stretch Of road which had SUI
fered greatly from this cause, heavI
wagons were provided with a slidins
shoe, which was placed under one real
wheel when descending hill, to fur,
nish braking action. The other wheel
revolyed and prevented side slip. Thu
shoe was made of hard wood, surface
on the bottom with sheetiron, and prd
vided with a staple, ring and chain, b
which it was attached to the wagon
J. w. Shaw, Corinth, N. Y, in PopulaE
Mechanics Magazine.