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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
J. o. Boyd and Senator Brookhart
viii Present the Subject from
Both Angles at Court
House.
PUBLIC TO HEAR IT
Everyone is Invited to Come OUT and
Learn Just What Speakers
Have to Say on
Question.

The league of nations will be dts.
cussed in public debate tomorrow
evening at the Lee county court house,
with Senator j. l.. Brookhart of the
Tenth district and j. o. Boyd Of Keo-
kuk presenting both sides OF the ques-
ton. The debate Is under the aus
pices Of the local League to Enforce
Peace, of which John p. Hornish is
the chairman. The public Is invited
to attend the debate which will begin
at eight o'clock. Women are especial
ly invited to hear the talk, and there
are three prominent local women on
the committee which has been named
by Mr.. Hornish to boost the meeting,
and to look after details of the affair
1t Is doubtful If anything since the
days when Lincoln and Douglas toured
this section Of the country has caused
as much discussion as the league of
nations plan. In order to present it
to the people in all of it's aspects, the
plan Of a public debate was decided
upon. Both sides of the question are
to be presented, in this campaign Of
education hut there viii be no decis-
ion given. J. 0. Boyd will speak in
the affirmative and Senator Brookhart
in the negative. Mr. Boyd will speak
first and will present the plan His OPP
ponent will take about an hour to tear
the plan to pieces and then Mr.. Boyd
will close the debate in a few minutes
OF rebuttal.
John P. Hornish will open the meet
ing and will introduce Mayor Ed S.
Lotion who will preside, and introduce
the speakers. The committee which
will assist in the presentation Of the
debate is composed Of both opponents
and supporters of the league, and the
personnel was announced by Mr.. Horn
ish today to be the following:
A. Hollingsworth, John s. Sprowls,
Hazen l. Sawyer, Asaph Buck, John
Il. Cole, Peter Kelley, NJ j. Burke,
Rev James w. Gillespie, Geo. d.
Bauer, =. w McManus, J. M. Fulton,
John A. Dunlap, John l. Annable, W.
B. Collins, John w. Rovane, Ed 8. LOT.
ktoD. q T. Slkirvin d ], Hsan1aLs klhey4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
|IIs|NESS MISSION
| MAY VISIT kE0kUk
.,,r business Men With American
officials VIII Make Tour Of
Country This
Fall.
STUDY OUR AFFAIRS
LIMITATIONS May Follow Example OF
the scandinavian and Czecho-
SIovak Parties by
Visit.

commercial mission with mem
rs from Great Britain, France, Italy
u Belgium, with cabinet members
"a United States government Off
ala TO assist them, has been invited
| ysit a number of cities in the
in,ted States. Keokuk may be one
The cities. The Scandinavian mis-
m and Czecho-Slovak missions both
va visited Keokuk, and the mission
Mich viii make tour this fall is
ally one Of the largest and most i'm
brtant OF any Of these.
| The visitors have been invited by
: Chamber of Commerce of the
|nited States. They have accepted
|, invitation and in order to &C.
{,aint themselves with all OF the
bases of American business life, as
ali AZ to establish closer relations
Eth this nation, are going to see
|merica and study conditions at first
|and.
Minister of Commerce Clementele
I'm in all probability head the French
lission. The English, Italian and Bel
an missions will be captained by
len equally as illustrous in the bust
|ess world. Besides the foreigners,
be United States will send some OF
q biggest men of affairs with the Wis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

them at the beach and these kind peo-
pie are putting forth every effort to
make their visit happy one. Some
OF them came from the race riot dis
trict and their stories are thrilling to
say the least. One little lad was III
when he came but today secs q change
for the better in his physical oondi-
tion. He was as anxious to behold
with his own eyes a real COW as our
own boys are to see the elephant In
a circus. Next year viii find more
homes ready to receive these little
ones.
Mrs. Piggott and Robert have 70
turned from Iowa City, where Robert
was in children's hospital. They
will return later for treatment.
The Misses Smith have received
the sad news of the death Of their
sister, Mrs Louise Smith Haller.
which occurred at Albion, Idaho.
Mrs. Halter was one of the fourteen
children of General and Mrs. Smith,
pioneers Of Monticello township. Her
girlhood days were spent at Maple
Avenue farm, short distance from
Hamilton. She was very charming
woman and took an active part in
social life during her residence here.
After her marriage she removed to
Albion, Idaho, where she remained
until her death. One son survives
her. who, with her brothers, Robert
and Edward Smith, gave her the
most tender and loving care during
the last days Of her life. She was
one of the few people who recalled
the visit of Abraham Lincoln at Car
thage during the memorable time OF
the LincolnLDouglas debates. In COM
pany with her father, General Smith.
she was a guest at a dinner given in
honor of Lincoln at the home of
Colonel Simpson, and sat opposite
him at the table. She. related how
he was the very life of the company
and in answer to a Mr.. Felt, who
warned him not to lean back in his
chair too far, as there was trap
door there, Lincoln replied in his
Characteristic way that he would be
"a lion in the cellar" Mrs Haller
also recalled the great grief of the
people at the assassination OF Lin
coin, and her brother, John Smith.
was one of the guards on the train
carrying the body Of the martyred
president from Washington to Spring
field. The funeral service and in
terment of Mrs. Halter took place at
Albion, Idaho, July 80. The sympa-
thy of their many friends is extend |
ed to the surviving members OF the
family.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Chasing Two Suspects.

limited Press Leased Wire service.l
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. o.
Two men suspected OF connection
with the bomb explosion which
nearly cost the life Of Attorney
Oscar W. Lawler and his wife, ale
fleeing toward the Mexican border,
closely pursued by four deputy
sheriffs.
Investigators this morning found
the two men, who had been under
surveillance since they reached Los
Angeles week ago, slipped out OF
here in an automobile last night.
Thye were traced to Riverside,
where they passed through racing at
high speed toward Imperial valley.
Mexicali, Lower California. III be-
lieved to have been their destina-
ton.
Keep going until you get them"
was the only instructions Sheriff
Cline gave the four deputies as their
big automobile roared out of the
garage early this morning. The
order is significant in view of the
fact that extradition treaties with
Mexico are said to be considered by
the Mexican government as not now
in effect.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
PERSONALS

Mrs. Frank LeBron of Douglaston,
/. is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
Eells M. Irwin.
Mrs. P. I. Wilsey, Mrs. w. p. Wilsey.
Pnd Mrs. Murrey OBleness Of Ka.
Roka, spent the day with Mrs. Burton
Wilkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holland and
lon Harlan, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Fitrich left this morning for an auto
Poblle trip in the west. They will
fiotor to Yellowstone National park
|nd into parts of Colorado.
Mrs. j. T. LIE May, Mrs. j. Noes
lem, Mrs. e. B. Cox and little son,
fernard Lewis, have returned to
fheir home in st. Louis after pleas
fnt visit with their mother and sis
Ter, Mrs. William Butler, Of 1904
Park street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
CITY NEWS.

Little Lloyd Gilpin is Ill at his
ONE, 526 Palean street, with typhoid
ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Cole and
Hiss Ora Belle Cole drove to LaHarpe
yesterday.
IA marriage license was Issued to
henry Fred Hohl and Elsie Agnes
feissner Of Donnellson. Iowa.
The Phyllis Wheatley Rescue
hub held it's regular monthly meet.
biz this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. P. A. Jones.
George L. Parsons, who has been
service in the A. e. F. for a year,
as returned to Keokuk from Camp
lodge, where he was discharged from
Brvice.
Miss Margaret Leavitt, Of Kansas
5tty, who has been visiting her aunt,
frs. Grace C. Brownell, left last night
br New York, where she will study
iano under Frank LaFarge.
The funeral Of Mrs. Katherine
Darlington was held this morning at 9
clock from ST. Peters church, with
lev. Father Phillips officiating. The
allberers were. Edward Cahill, John
konroy, John Dunn, Edward Reddy.
ohm Reddy and Ed Harrington.
The M. Y. OBJ. club, of which Mrs.
4. E. Moore is president and Mrs.
selby Johnson secretary. will meet
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
y the home Of Mrs. Mamie Jeffer-
ION, 800 Timea street. This was the
irst club in the city to make a
pledge for the Iowa State Federation
Pome for colored girls at Iowa City.
The fire department was called
b the plant Of the Gas Tank Re.
charging company this morning at
P:45 o'clock. There was some trouble
fith the high power wires on a pole
p the side of the building, and 1t
PAS evident that the pole had been
Ptruck by lightning and the insula-
hon burned off the wires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
visitino Nurse directors Meet.

At the meeting of the Visiting
Nurse association this morning, Miss
Brown, the nurse, reported total OF
332 visits made in July. OF these
sixty-two were prophylactic; five were
to give material aid; lit were nurs-
ing visits; thirty four instructive; six
teen were to investigate housing con-
ditions; twenty-eight were Metropoli-
ton service visits and the others were
in the tuberculosis department and In
FAINT welfare department.
During the month of August the
work will be in charge of Miss Itchy,
a trained NURSE who has had Red
Cross work in Des Moines but whose
home is in Fairfield There will be
a called meeting Of the V. N. A. Fri
day morning at $50 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Half Million Awards.

LONDON, Aug. Sin addition to
grants of half million dollars each,
which will be awarded Field Marsha
Haig and Admiral Beatty, it was
understood today that parliament
will be asked to give Lord French
and Admiral Jellicoe a quarter If a
million dollars each.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

the cutoff dams rest are interesting.
Mattresses are woven on barges an.
chored where they are to be laid,
and as 1t is rolled off the barge,
another barge coming behind drops
into 1t tons Of stone in blocks Of 100
to $50 pounds.
These mattresses are made in sec
lions. usually 400 fsst vtds. hut
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
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Belmont Club Picnic.
For Society Editor, Telephone
Black SIS.

The Cosmopolitan club members
and their families enjoyed commu-
nifty picnic Wednesday, July 80. It
was given in honor Of Mrs. Luella
Wygle and son, Leonard, who are
visiting at Belmont. Mrs. Wygle is
considered the mother of the club,
and this was in the nature OF q re-
union Of her club family, and as
such an occasion that was greatly
enjoyed On August IA the club will
begin their regular meetings for the
coming season, at the home Of Mrs.
Laura Hagmier. Eighth and High
streets, keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Men Go Out on Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DANVILLE, Ill, Aug. 5.-Follow-
ing receipt of telegram from their
representative in Washington, LOO
machinists, car repair men and other
employees of the C. & L. l. railroad
shops here went out on strike early
today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Peoria Grain.

PEORIA, H., Aug. 5.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged to 1c higher. No. 1
yellow, s1.94; No. 2 yellow, 1894;
No. mixed, $3.50.
Oats-Market 1ac higher. No. 2
white, TIC; No. white, Tic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Seven Bodies Found.

united Press Leased Wire Service.
BoNHAMTON, N. j., Aug. 5.-The
Eeha1ns OF seven men have been re-
Eovered at the Raritan army arsenal.
Ehlch was badly damaged by an ex-
Ploslon yesterday, officials an.
bounced this afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
St Louis Cash Grain, Close.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. Acorn
May, s1.41A asked; September,
$1541s asked; December, SLAB
asked.
Oats-No. white, 72@7sc: No. 8
white, 71h@T2kc; September,
.70hei Deosmher. 72he bid
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

Topeka club women have started
movement to have householders
In the same locality cut the grass
on the same day, SO as to keep the
lawns uniform -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Captured BY RoIsheviks.

united Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
NEW YORK, Aug. -Bolsheviks
aaaVe captured Albert p Coyle, Of
gan Jose, Calf, and Clinton w. Are
'on, OF Bridgeport, Conn, Y. M. C. A.
secretaries with the Russian troops
"a the region of Chekueve, according
. advices received here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
MISC ELLANEOUS.

RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS-Hun-
dreds wanted. $1,1o0-S1,500. Age
1885. Experience unnecessary, Exam
nations everywhere August %. For
free particulars, write Raymond
Terry CORNER government exam
iner), 623 Continental Bldg, Wash
tngton-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
Return From Bluff Park,

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mauess and
family returned last night after a
fortnight's stay at the Bluff park sum-
mer colony.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

ranging In width when complete
from 1000 up to 1900 feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

Keifer, r. ]. Hickey, Mrs. g. q Weis-
senburger, Mrs. Winona 81 Reeves,
Mrs. O. W. Weyer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

Inc perfect husband always be-
|ongs to another woman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SALE-At 1907 Concert street,
some household goods. Mrs. Fan
son. a a., ia >;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SAIE-Modern home, close in,
north side, exceptionally low price
for immediate sale. Phone 1878.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05
COLUMN
WANTED

WANTED-Expertenced lady clerk
with some knowledge of bookkeep.
ing. Good salary, TO Main
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SAI4E-4o acres OF land III
miles of postofice. Inquire OF Mrs.
J. H. Crawford or Fred Dennis, Ham
flton. Ill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

WANTED-5 or 8 room house Al
dress H, care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SALE-10 room modern house,
cheap. Phone Red 1887 or 3l2 Elk
change street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

MODERN HOME FOR sAilD-cau
Arthur Meador. Hotel Iowa. altar
8 p. m.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SAliE+Budck light six, first
GLASS shape. Will demonstrate.
Call and see it at 500 Main
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

most new, at . bargain Address
care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Tel. Red 1893.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SAIE-Maxwe1l, model as. First
class condition Five good tires.
electric lights and starter. Auto Inn
Garage
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

In VI
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SALE-Used organs, S2-0o, $500
$1,000 and $500. Easy terms. Dun
can-ScheIl Furniture Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

WANTED-Two first class me
chanics at once. Monroe Motor co
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

It'll lod
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

WANTED-To loan money on furna'
ture, pianos, live stock. etc, on
easy payments. Strictly private
Keokuk Loan Co., over Miner's shoe
store,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

SERVED
dred th1
been d
ports 4
was 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

FOR SALE-Three speed Harley Dav-
idsen motorcycle, fully equipped
Call 1101 Main St
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-05

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The Jasper news., 1919-07-03
MEANS DEATH OF GRAMMAR
New Rule Which Has Abolished For-
NAL and Elaborate English style 1
Of Former Days.

English as commonly written today
certainly seems to have lost the purity
and strength that it had century ago.
observes the Spokane Spokesman Re-
view. Then such masters of the lam
guage as Cobbe, Coleridge, DeQuincey
or Hazlitt were journalists as well as
poets or essayists, and their leading
articles lost nothing Of effect on the
public from being literature.
The arrival of the age Of steam, cleo
tricity and cheap postage was followed
by change, not for the better, in the
popular style Of speaking and writing.
Say what you have to say as briefly
and quickly as possible, and DON'T
bother about fineness of expressionnN
became the general rule and practice.
The new millions of readers demanded
that their reading be expressed in the,
language Of everyday speech. TIE
obligation Of COMPRISING conclusions
about important matters into LOOP
words, or fewer, Is death, in the end,
to style. The literary form favored IL,
In touch with the trousers
fashion Of wearing ones clothing. It
is free and easy and crammed with
linguistic atrocities. Plural subjects
are polygamously welded to singular
verbs, and Lindley Murray turns In his
grave on account of the death Of graIn~
mar. :
The Jasper news., 1919-07-03
STILL FAITHFUL TO STUARTS7
Pretender of That Line to Britain's
Throne Is Now Prince Rupert
of Bavaria.

There was once to be found, In Brit
ain, little group Of romantic senti-
mentallsts who remained faithful to
the Stuart line, and celebrated on jan
uary 30 kind of Jacobite feast day.
A writer in the Living Age remembers
seeing postage stamps bearing the like
ness Of the ''pretender," who happened
to be princess of Bavaria. These
were attached to the envelope by the
side Of the official postage stamp, thus
constituting q source of annoyance to
the serious-mlnded Victoria.
Since the death of his mother, Maria
Theresa of Bavaria, q few weeks ago,
ex-Prlnce Rupert Of Bavaria is now
the official Stuart pretender to the
throne Of Great Britain. The Muse Of
history has ever had a leaning toward
irony.
The Jasper news., 1919-07-03
Joy for Antiquarians.

A remarkable discovery of Roman
silver vessels has been made on the
estate of Arthur J. Balfour, British
foreign secretary, at Whittinghame, 20
miles east Of Edinburgh. The frag-
ments are much hacked and broken,
but covered with designs classical in
style and exquisite In technique. The
silver Is Christian in design, presume
bly, ancient church plate lost from
some monastery. No such find ever
had been made in Great Britain and
hardly even on the continent.
The Jasper news., 1919-07-03

1776, the delegates from New York
had no instructions. Wisner, however,
did cast vote in favor of independ-
ence, and before August 2 New York
had instructed her delegation to agree
to the Declaration.
There was q hearty response when
it became known that signatures were
to be appended to the document. Sam
uel Chase Of Maryland was absent
from congress on July and the next
day he wrote from Annapolis to John
Adams, "How shall 1 transmit to pos
terlty that I gave my assent? On
the ninth Adams replied, "As soon as
an American seal is prepared l con-
lecture the Declaration will be sub
scribed to by all the members, which
will give you the opportunity you wish
for Of transmitting your name among
the votaries Of independence"
Elbridge Gerry Of New York had to
leave Philadelphia two weeks after
the Declaration had been adopted, and
he wrote to John and to Samuel Ad-
laration Of Independence If We same is
to be signed as proposed. l think we
ought to have We privilege when neces-
sarily absent Of voting and signing by
proxy"
OF the signers who did not vote for
the Declaration because they were not
members at that time William Will
liams Of Connecticut was not elected
until July IL; Rush, Clymer, Smith,
Taylor and Ross of Pennsylvania were
not elected until July 20. Charles Car
roll of Carrollton, as well as Chase,
was attending a meeting Of the Mary
land convention on July 4. George
was chairman of the committee Of the
whole of the Virginia convention, and
Richard Henry Lee was in the conven-
ton, having been compelled to return
from Philadelphia on account Of sick
ness in his family, having left on June
| 10. William Hooper Of North Caro-
| lima was absent from Philadelphia at
| least as late as July 8. Yet all Of these
| members signed the Declaration, al
| though some of them, It has been
shown, were not even members at that
time, and four members were absent.
Thomas Mclean of Delaware was
the last to sign and did not do so until
five years after the adoption Of the
Declaration and at a time when the
war virtually was at an end. It was
through no fault of Mclean. His name
was omitted from the printed copy in
| the journal. ~
The popular, traditional idea of the
signing of the Declaration of indie
pendence presents It as a graceful and
formal function taking place July 4,
1776, In a large, handsomely furnished
chamber In Independence hall, Phila-
delphia. To give the necessary touch
Of vivaclty to the picture there is the
scene Of the small boy darting from
the door as the last signer sets his
| autograph to the parchment and dash
Ing down the street, calling to his
grandfather to ring! Oh. ring for
| liberty"
AS matter of fact the Declaration
| Of Independence was signed behind
locked doors. The city was not breath
lessly awaiting the event outside, nor
did the Liberty Bell peal forth on that
| day the triumphal note Of freedom.
From these facts 1t appears that the
Fourth of July" might with good rea-
son have fallen upon either July 2 or
August instead Of upon July 4.