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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Terrifying Discomfort
From Skin Diseases

saturated with them, and they win set
up their attacks on the surface of
the skin as long as they remain in
the blood, no matter how much local
treatment you take.
A million gallons Of local treatment
applied to the surface Of the skin, viii
not eliminate the germs of the disease
from the blood, and until they are
elinina ted your skin viii never be
free from the itching and burning
discomfort.
II you want relief that Is perma-
nent, then take treatment that goes
right to the seat of the trouble and
removes It's cause. Such a remedy is
S. S. s., the reliable old blood
purifier that so thoroughly cleanses
the blood, that every trace Of disease
germ is routed out, and new supply
OF rich red blood is sent coursing
through the veins.
S. s. S. has been used successfully
IN some Of the worst cases of eczema
and other skin troubles, and it can be
relied upon to cleanse the blood Of
the last vestige of the disease. s. S. s.
IS also a splendid tonic and system
builder, and it builds up and adds
new vigor to the whole system.
Go to your drug store and get a bot
tie Of s. S. S. to-day and begin the
right treatment for skin diseases
Then write for free medical advice
about your own case. Address Chief
Medical Adviser, 10T Swift Labora-
| tory, Atlanta, Ga.-(Ayd)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
cummins Selected.

cummins Selected.
WASHINGTON. May l4.-Senate re-
publicans in caucus today unanimous
Ily selected Senator Cummins, Iowa, as
Ipresiden. pro tenn OF the senate. FORM
al election merely awaits convenins
OF the next senate.
Senator Cummins was nominated by
Senator Borah, on behalf Of prosres-
siyes. Perfect harmony marked to-
days organization caucus. senators de-
lclared. The following additional slate
of officers was chosen: George A San
ferson. Chicago. secretary OF the SEN
ate; David s. Barry. WASHINGTON, u.
c., sergeant-atarms; Senator Curtis,
Kansas, party whip.
Senator Lodge was authorized TO ap-
point a committee on committees COM
posed of nine, steering committee OF
nine and a patronage committee OF
three. Senator Brandagee, Conn, will
be chairman OF the committee on COM
mittees. Senator McCumber. n. D..
of the steering committee and Sen
ator New, Indiana, of the patronage
committee.
The caucus readopted proposals for
changes in the senate rules. first adopt
ed last session but not acted on by
the senate. One prevents senator
who is chairman OF any of the big
ten" committees holding membership
on any other of the big ten" This
is to prevent concentration Of power
in the hands of a few senators. The
other proposed change would limit
committees to seventeen members.
Some are now so large that it is prac.
tically impossible in busy session to
obtain a quorum to transact business.
Before the conference committee con-
sisting of Senators Kellogg. Suther.
land, Hale and Frelinghuysen urged
senator Johnson, Calf, to reconsider
his decision not to be candidate for
president pro tenn. They assured him
the support of all factions would go
to him.
Johnson, however, declined to
change his position.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
ONE MONTH
OF TRAINING
Jack Dempsey to Have Eight Crack
Sparring Partners to Tune
Him Up For Coming
Match.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. May 14-Jack Dempsey
will have eight crack sparring part
ners to tune him up for the fight
with Jess Willard. according to his
manager, Jack Kearns. The pair
stopped off here today to their way
TO Toledo, via automobile.
Kearns said he has already signed
Harry Wills, said to rank next to the
two heavyweight championship con-
tenders. Dempsey will have one
month Of training when he reaches
Toledo, said Kearns, and every day
he will endeavor to wear out a
sparring partner.
Dempsey looked fit, and such mem
hers of the local sporting fraternity
who could claim his friendship, felt
tenderly of his muscles and announced
the old bankroll would go 100 per cent
on Dempsey to win.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

ket Csc lower Wool lambs, 10000
1875; ewes, s5.00@12.00.
St. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 14.--Cattle
receipts, 1920 head; market steady
Native beef steers, $4,000 1875:
yearling steers and heifers, $4,000
1900; cows, $5.00@13.75; stockers
and feeders. $7.50@1400; calves
s600@16.50; Texas steers, $4,000
1855; cows and heifers. s5.50@14.50.
Hog receipts, 10000 head; market
10DI5c lower. M'yed and butchers,
'@20.7O; rough, $17.50@19.00: light,
G20.7O: rough, $17.5o@19.0O; light,
S17.75@19.c5; pigs, S14.00@17.00;
bulk. S20.10@20.60.
Sheep receipts, LOO head; market
steady. Ewes. s1o.50@125o; lambs,
$15.00@16.25; Gamers and choppers.
$4.00@9.00.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May a.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head, includ
ing 500 southerns. Market steady
Native steers. s13.5011S50: south
ern steers. s900l15.OO: cows and
heifers, s750@1425: stockers and
feeders. s9.o0@16IGO; calves, $500
1880.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk, s20.20@20.70;
heavy, $20.40@20.S0; medium, $50. "a
@20.75; light. $19.90@2O.40.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady. Lambs, $17.50@1S.65;
ewes, s125o@14e5: stockers and
feeders, $14.00017.0o.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, May t4.-Cattle receipts
$500 head; market steady. Steers
s12.45@1S.00; cows and heifers, $3.50
@15.00; stockers and feeders, $500
@15.50; calves. s8.O0@14.0O; bulls
and stays. $10.00@13.0O.
Hog receipts, 5000 head; market
mostly 15c lower Bulk, 10000
20.40; top. s2o.55.
Sheep receipts. 1900 head: market
steady. Yearlings, S14.O0@15.0O;
wethers. $13.O0@14.50; lambs, $3.50
@1S.75; ewes, s12.00@14.00.
New York Produce.
NEW York. May 14.-Flour-Dull,
neglected.
Pork Firm. Mess, s57.oo05s.oo.
Lard-DulI. irregular Middle west
spot, $34,05G34.15.
Sugar raw-Firm. Centrifugal test
Is72S
Refned-F9rm. Cut loaf, 5000;
crushed, Stops; powdered, s9.15;
granulated, $500.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, 1870.
Tallow-Ffrm. City, 12Ac; special,
1870.
Hay-Easy No. 1, s2.1562.2O: No.
9, s1.95@2o0; clover. s1S0Q2.10.
Dressed poultry-Firm. Turkeys
40@49c; chickens, 39443c; fowls,
241h@3Sc; ducks, Acc
Live poultry-Nominal. Geese, is
@20c; ducks. Esq Acc; fowls. 34@35c:
turkeys, 25c; ROSTERS. 20@21c; chick
ems. 55@S0c-
Cheese-Irregular State milk COM
mon to special, 30G39c; skins COM
mon to specials, 6G23kc.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, May a. Butter
Creamery extras, 56@5s1sc; cream
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
A. r. Of [. Executive Council.

A. r. of L. Executive Council.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor resumed its sessions
here today with President Samuel
Gompers. The council expects to COM
plete consideration this afternoon OF
its annual report to the coming fed
Grafton convention.
The proposition of giving organiza-
ton aid to the international jewelry
workers union will probably be
taken up tomorrow, members OF the
council stated.
Deliberation on labor policies at
the convention will follow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Increase In Rates.

United Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
WASHINGTON, May Increases
in rates, on lumber and lumber prod
ucts today were asked of the inter-
state commerce commission by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads.
Specifically, the increases are pro-
posed to apply on shipments from
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana to Canadian destinations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
May All Start Tomorrow.

| WASHINGTON, May 14.--Weather
reports from Commander Towers at
Trepassey said the weather is i'm
! proving, but is still unsatisfactory
/ for starting the Azores flight. Navy
! officials took this to mean Towers
would wait at least until tomorrow
| before the final jump-of.
| This also gave hope that Com
mander Read, with the NC4 might
yet be able TO join his fellow flyers.
| A wireless from the NC-4 received
early this afternoon said the sea-
plane would stop at Halifax for
/ few minutes before proceeding on to
Trepassey.
The NC4 was nearing Halifax
shortly before one o'clock, radio
said.
I'VE will land in Halifax for few
minutes" Commander Read stated in
| q messages which was relayed from
| the cruiser Baltimore in the harbor
TO the navy department at 1916 p. N.
! Wireless Perfection.
! HALIFAX, May 1.-THE NC-4 left
the station at Chatham, Mass, at
e:O5 a. m. (this time is unofhciaD !.
ne plan " ds " 6loP a. AeANAAH> AoA
only a short time and then continue
the trip to Trepassey, where the
NC-l and NC-3 are waiting to fly to
the Azores enroute to Europe.
During the flight from Chatham to
Halifax record for wireless COM
munication was established when
Lieutenant Commander Read talked
by radio telephone with the govern
ment receiving station at Otter Cliffs,
replying to a message from Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt, his reply
being flashed broadcast by wireless
telegraph to foreign countries and
ships at sea three minutes after
Rooseyelt's original message was
sent TO him
During the fight the NC-4 was in
almost constant wireless communica-
ton with land stations, patrol boats
and with the navy department at
Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Prodigy Out on Bond.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BOSTON, Mass, May I4.-William
James Sidis, once the so-called infant
prodigy of Harvard university, was
at liberty today on $4,000 pending
an appeal of a sentence Of year
and a half in prison on charges
growing out of the May day riots
here.
Sidis, who carried a red flag in the
parade, was sentenced with eleven
others who took part in the demon
STATIONS All appealed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Chicago Live Stock.

to accept optional agreements from
the majors, winking at the pledge not
to do so.
The American league stu sticks to
the twenty-one limit. but it is under
stood it will follow the lead of the
National within few days, either
boosting the limit to twenty-five or
abolishing it altogether which is what
many managers have been hoping for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Italians on the March.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, May IA News Agency
dispatch from Belgrade today reported
that large Italian forces had been
landed at cara and Sebenico, in Dali
malta, and were marching into the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Death by Accident.

CHICAGO, May 14.-Death by &C
cident was the verdict here today OF
a jury in the death Of Eduardo Wit
rome, host of Enrico Caruso and
wealthy restauranteur
Vitrone got into a quarrel with a
taxi cab driver and in chasing him
fell to the street fracturing his skull.
Caruso was visiting at Vitrone's
home when the accident occurred.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
CLUB STANDINGS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

National League.
st. Louis 4, Boston 2.
Brooklyn 4. Cincinnati 8 (eleven
innings.
New York 3, Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 2.
American League.
St. Louis 2, Chicago l.
Cleveland s, Detroit 5.
Open date for all other clubs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, May 14--Pessimism en-
gendered by the concentrated effort
to lower the cost of living. caused
grain futures to decline on the Chi
cago board of trade today.
Bullish activity was further dis
couraged by the reported intimaton
OF julius Barnes, president OF the
United States grain corporation that
the government would put a lower
price on the wheat crop IL the spec
ulators push prices too high. Provt-
sions eased off with grains
May corn opened down 8 &c at S1.1o
and later dropped Ac. July corn
opened at $1.621a, down 17sc and
dropped to $1.61. September corn
opened at $1.55, down INC and fell 1c.
May oats opened late at 67hc,
down i &c and lost an additional "
July oats opened down &c at 6TA C
and in subsequent trading dropped to
661sc. September oats opened at
63Ac, down &c and eased off &c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Weather Forecast.

TU. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.]
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
For Iowa, Illinois and Missouri:
Fair tonight and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
EXCITING TRIP
FOR TRANSPORT
Continued from page 1

sO7th machine gun battalion; 18th
infantry headquarters and headquar'
tiers company; the supply and ma,
chine gun companies sanitary and
ordnance detachments and companies
A and B. battery C and supply co1n-
pany 10sth field artillery and the
57th infantry brigade headquarters
Some casuals also were included.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. May 14.-Wheat-No.
spring. s2.25.
Corn-No. yellow, s175h O
1.761s; No. yellow, s1.73h@1.76;
No. yellow, s1.721a@1.73; No. 6
yellow, s1.66G1.72; No. white, $1.75
@1.7S:: No. 8 white, $1.74@1.76: No.
4 white, $172; No. white, $1.T2:
No. 2 mixed, $175; No. mixed. $1.74
@i751s; No. 4 mixed. STA; No.
mixed. SITS: No. 6 mixed, s1.711s q
172
oats-No 8 white, s71k 9sec; No.
white, 67&c; standard, 6S@69c.
ST. Louis Cash Grain, Close.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May 14.-Corn-
No. 2 white, s1.75@l.7S; May, $1.74;
July, s163A.
Oats-No. white. ssA @sskc;
No. A white. 6sAc; May. 6SAc; July,
I67c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, May 14.-Hog eceip.s,
25 900 head: market 100 5c lower.
Bulk, s20.45@20.70; butchers. $1,000
@20S0; packing, $4,000 2015; light.
$40. COG 20.35; pigs, s18.00@19.24;
roughs, s1900@19.75.
Cattle receipts, $500 head: market
$50 Csc higher. Beeves, 10000
1880; butchers stock, $8.25@15.25;
Gamers and icutters, s6.50@1050;
stockers and feeders, $8.00@15.50;
cows, sS.15@15.00; calves, $12.75@
400.
Sheep receipts. 1900 head: mar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
HARMONY TO
RULE MEETING
Continued from page ID

knowing how he felt about accepting.
Regular republican leaders indi-
Gated that Cummins will be accept
able To them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
River Bulletin.
Weather Conditions.

The weather Is generally fair IN
all sections this morning, with no
marked disturbance, and there has
been little change in temperature,
except In the northern mountain and
plateau regions, where freezing tenn
perature is reported In northern
Montana last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

Three large Mexican states, Yucca
tan, Sonora and Chihuahua, have
q dantad prohihttLan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Local Observations.

Mean Temperature Iotn, Do.
Highest. 66.
Lowest, 49.
Lowest last night, 49,
FRED u. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
Late Market Quotations

cry standards. 551sG56c; da,,,
54@55hc; dairy seconds. 5Oas,
Eggs-Ordinary firsts. 1910.
421a @44c.
cheese-Twins, soh@aoA; u
Americas, S1A@31%c.
Potatoes--Receipts, So cars
consin and Minnesota, per
/ $1.4O@2. 90. ~
I Live poultry-Fowls, 33bc. M
SIC; geese, 23c; turkeys, 32c
Liberty Bond Market.
NEW YORK. May 14-,a]
bonds were quoted today as fol1.
3hs. 1916; LIST As, $50: sns
i94.12; LIST AIS, $3.50; End
94.14; Bird 4As, $500; 4th Aus N
| st. Louis Hay Market
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May 12-pl
Past two days arrivals of "a
included SO timothy, s clover III
i clover and 2 alfalfa, Timothv
light clover mixed (especiallv
high grades) are ruling stronv
unchanged prices; the markst|
stimulated chiefly by light recsa
although pretty good demand i,
ported currently. Glover and ~
clover mixed continue to drag
light offerings finding slow sa]s
barely steady levels. Not enr
prairie or alfalfa coming in 10 !,
extent Of demand or actual /,
Sales: One car part No. Q finn
at $S8 and part No. clover at
car part No. l clover at s32
part No. 2 alfalfa at sS2. en-
mixed-No. 3. car heavy mixed
S33; No. 2, l car at s35; No
cars at $38. l car light mixed al
switched. Timothy-No. 3, part
at 1874; No, 2, car at s36. Stapa
~ cars at $50; / at $3.50, 2 at
No. l, car at $40, 1 at s42. CD
No. 1, 3 cars at s32.
Horse and Mule Market
| ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 13.-Hcr
The kinds that buyers are pdy
pally after at this time are east,
chunks showing signs of work ,
good work horses. On southern
especially the small kinds and d
mares demand has dropped OF
terially and also prices, market /
week featuring declines on pnl
cally all classes except east
chunks. There are more buyers
1 the market this week for eaa,
horses and indications favor n
market. On farm mares demand
+! limited and also on southerners
cept where good big fancy hon
are involved.
Good TO choice drafts. Sl5QG
Eastern chunks -. $50. 1iOG
iChoice southern horses. -. 14OG
Fair grade southerners..... 500
J Plain southern horses. 49,. 40G
Farm mares -. 1909
Plugs ESQ
! Mules-Buyers were as discern
ating as ever, insisting upon hay
only extra good big mules that v
sound and of right ages. For
kind prices are sufficiently high
shippers to make money proyid
they get their stock worth the mo
in the country.
is to II hands. ......... s15OG
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
American League.
ToDAY's SCHEDULE.

National League.
st. Louis at Boston
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

American League.
Philadelphia at ST. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
NC-4 at Halifax.

HALIFAX, n. S, May 1.-THE
NC-4 arrived here this afternoon.
The big seaplane, completing the
first leg of her flight from Chatham
to Trepassey. n. f., alighted IN tne
harbor here at 2:10 p. N. l:l0 New
York time).
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

MuIes--BuyerS were as dlScHl}
:ating as ever, insisting upon hay
only extra good big mules that VI
sound and of right ages. For i
kind prices are sufficiently high
shippers to make money provide
they get their stock worth the mon|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14
FLOCK OF AIRSHIPS
Z, ON THEIR WAY
(Continued from page /.

air line between here and Trepassey,
Read can fly in the direction of Hall
fax and still be able to head for Ire
passey without losing time or II.
creasing mileage.
Only the men stationed at The
naval aviation base AM group at
fisher folk saw the NC-4 start. a
few minutes after Commando Read
went aboard from naval launch,
the mooring lines were cast OF AID
in a moment the deep throated roai
of the four powerful engines brok
out.
The big seaplane turned, straight
ened out and then gathered speed,
rapidly lifted from the sea and soar
ed away to the northeast.
AS the NC-4 departed the crjw
on the shore cheered and the cre|
of the plane waved farewell. Com
mander Read and his men were IN
great spirits and started the flight
confident of reaching Trepassey
without further trouble.
An old Cape Cod fisherman who
watched the start of the plane,
sauinted at the sky, took a look
about the harbor and remarked that
the gulls were heading to sea, sign
that mariners declare means good
weather. Gulls remain close to shore
and in harbors when storm or
heavy winds are due.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-15
This million dollars is paid by both
the farmer and the city man.

Douglas County take the money every
the
be paved And this terrific drain would be thing Of the past
Organizations
Douglas County and Douglas County
the bond which will be voted 81 The committee
that not that these without
help and without Your
The Do neglect it. Remember the
Make around that date
polls that day.
This movement backed by the Omaha Chamber Commerce.
Automobile Club Omaha Grain Exchange South Omaha Live Stock Elk
change Associated Retailers Automobile Dealers Association Rotary
Club the Omaha Real Estate Board and the Country organization.
If it not all right these organization would
ing" for it. n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-15

Vote for Pave(
oUGLAs AS
ing nothing could
the absolute need of Paved in this county For nearly
month Douglas have been botmess impossible Ten
years trolley lines But the
city today and will be made paved roads and motor trucks
line motor truck
Douglas County advantage opportunity
Pave Pave ae#@ #
Tuesday, Douglas County passes upon question whether
bonds paving 100 miles Of its country roads
plan, by Committee accepted
County oontemaes the such roads that no
this will be than three miles paved and BY far the
majority farmers will be less than miles from paved
Many required problem Expert engineers
and road builders employed lay system roads which would
touch every part OF the county And they succeeded
accepted logical practically
professional Douglas
County hundreds leading all precincts
porting i. III: .-.#
the Automobile Club, Omaha
Exchange Board Rotary
Stock Exchange the Associated Retailers the Automobile
Dealers Association and the country through Frank Wmore of
Valley joined Allied COMMITTEES and member of
supporting the movements Douglas County
system of paved roads as is possible. ss. a
Having gotten paved game organizations propose
through They intend deserving the plan the bonds
## <.@.@#$#
Instead organizations going expense
hundreds worth of value for dollar
Without the they have have
complete check cent that brick that laid sack
and stone that the base
of the
special engineers will assist the Board County Commissioners
preparing specifications These special will inspect the
with They will spend their entire time
job" At the first inferior workmanship materials ad
responsible trouble and his
! contract will be abrogated. ~<.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-15

Douglas County people assured they get full
every cent they spend n these
But that not ALL They get than what money
would buy in the of paved roads.
three dollars county,
dollar the national
mobile through licenses
So that Douglas really
It's bargain Roads County
buying is good
This is Douglas opportunity. s..1. j. .-...< .#
million dollars
This huge the toll
the automobiles trucks; hauling
stock the South Omaha market of the
the inability take advantage Of at the and Of
things Of @s@s. fs