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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
STATE ORCHARD
HAS BIG YIELD
5000 Bushels of Excellent Apples
Were Raised in Grove at Council
Bluffs This Year-Ciearcd
at Least $4,000.

The twelve acre apple orchard
operated by the stare at Council
Bluffs cleared $1,000 this year. This
is the statement made by Ames men
who operate the orchard, now in
charge of an apple exhibit at the mid
west horticultural exposition.
This orchard was ser out in 1890
and was taken over by the horticul-
tural department at Ames as an ex-
pertinent station in 1910. This year
the crop totaled 5000 bushels of ex.
cellent quality, an, unusual crop for
the present season when the apple
crop in general was a failure. Last
year the orchard only produced 1,400
bushels, the year before $500 and the
two years before that 5000 bushels
per year.
The college reports that 1t does
not pay to pillow orchards in this state
as the trees winter kill under such
practice. The trees do best where
good sod is maintained either OF
clover or blue grass. Proper pruning
and spraying will develop the orchard
to it's maximum production.
The apple crop generally in Iowa
this year was failure for the reason
that there was too much rain at the
time the trees were in bloom so that
the fruit had little or no opportunity
to set This is the statement OF Yves
ley Greene, secretary or state horti-
cultural convention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
IOWA ORPHANS
ASKING HELP.
Christian Home Orphanage at coun-
Gil Bluffs planning for Big
Thanksgiving Drive for
Assistance.

During the war, the American
people gave unsparingly and cheer
fully of their time, labor and money
for the people of stricken Europo.
Drive after drive was successfully
carried through. Charitable institu-
lions here at home suffered to vast
extent in consequence. How much
they suffered is being made the sub
iect of comment by many great
writer's and thinkers, who urge that
American institutions be given an in
ming now. During the war. money
went abroad, prices at home in
creased to unheard of heights, and
calls from the needy increased by
over 80 percent. Our own institutions
were harrassed and handicapped and
burdened with debt. The Christian
Home Orphanage at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, which has a daily average OF
$50 inmates to provide for, is under
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
cider and Sin.

Hartford Courant: They are say
ing now that cider is Intoxicating. !"
Squeeze some apples and see if you
can find a less intoxicating drink
than the juice. So much being proved.
who is responsible il later the cider
Of it's own accord becomes "hard?'
All a man has to do is to sell bar
rel of sweet cider to a customer and
agree to hold it until taken away and
wait.
If the purchaser takes it away a
little at time and waits a long
while before he takes any, who is
to hinder? But under these condi-
tons the buyer gets drink that will
knock almost anybody over and the
seller is entirely within the law. 1t
is conceivable that farmer who had
big apple crop might have a good
many casks and half-barrels on his
premises, all sold while the contents
were sweet. to patient buyers who
wanted the real thing.
While citizens can be punished for
manufacturing Intoxicating liquor, 1T
does not appear how they can be
punished for the wickedness of liquor
which makes itself intoxicating.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
prince Lands at Portsmouth.

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LONDON, Dec. 1.-The prince of
Wales landed at Portsmouth this
morning and was greeted by the
royal salute. He was received by the
mayor and other dignataries who
escorted him through troop lined
streets to the town hall, where he
read his formal address of welcome,
eulogizing the prince for the ambas-
sadorial success of his visit to the
United States. The prince then
boarded special train for London,
where King George, the queen and
Princess Mary with Premier Lloyd
George, American Ambassador Davis,
Sir George Perley, the Canadian high
commissioner and otner notables
were to meet him.
After the official reception at Vic
toria station the king ana queen will
return directly to Buckingham palace
where the prince took Il roundabout
course through white hall, Pail Mall
and Picadilly to receive the greet
ings OF the populace.
King George will give banquet
in honor of the princes return at
Buckingham palace tonrgnt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Stock Market Notes.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Prices were
Irregular at the stock market opening
today. United States steel, ex-divid-
end opened 102. up q; American
Woolen 11SB, off ~ Marine PREFER
ed l0l1s, off IL; Central Leather 921s;
up 70; Lackawanna SO, up /; Marine
a. off "; Mexican Petroleum 1873, up
u; Southern Pacific 93A up Is; Beth
iehem B 90as, up Is; epublic 102R,
unchanged.
Toward the end of the first half
hour. fair sized rally set in which
included motors, equipments and
steels.
After the initial rally new short
INES We're again PIT out but industrial
stocks in general appeared to be over.
sold.
There was evidence around noon
that the bear crowd was centering its
attack on the better class of rails, act
ing on the assumption that If they
could cause real break in these is
sues 1t must lead to further liquidation
IN industrials Delaware and Hudson
sold off 91s to 91M.
New York Air Brake sold Off more
than ten points in the early afternoon.
bethlehem Steel was softest of the
steels, reacting nearly two points.
The market closed firm.
United States Rubber featured late
trading, and on large turnover sold
above 121. United States Steel held
around 102. Trans-Continental Oil
after rallying to AZ made new low
at 40ss. Shorts in Studebaker ran the
Stock up about points from the row.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
IOWA is FIRST
AGAIN IN CORN
She Leads All Other States In This
Years Yield as Formerly-At
Least Forty Buehels to the
Acre-Fine Quality.

Iowa again leads otner states in
the production of corn, according to
the report issued by Frank S. Pin
ney, Iowa field agent for the bureau
of crop estimates. The average yield
is forty bushels per acre, or about
five bushels higher than the ten-year
average Of 19101919.
The preliminary estimate of the
production of corn this year is 409,-
900 900 bushels against 375,624,oOo
bushels last year. Quality SO percent.
About 33 percent Of last years crop
was on farms November /. Approx
mately 7 percent Of the total acre
age was cut for fodder, and percent
for silo The ten year average yield
per acre 1870-1S79 was 34.5 bushsis;
18S0-1SS9, 500 bushels; 1890-1S99, 800
bushels, and 19O0-1909, 1922 bushels.
These statistics appear to indicate
that careful selection of seed corn
and improved methods of farming
have increased the average yield in
spite of the tremendous tax upon the
food content Of the SOIL
The average weight per measured
bushel of grains harvested this year
is as follows: Winter wheat. So
pounds; spring wheat, 40 pounds:
oats, 80 pounds, ana barley, As
pounds.
The average yield Of buckwheat is
IN bushels per acre, indicating a pro
duction Of $4,000 bushels against
100000 bushels last year. Quality "a
percent.
White potatoes Qrish) turned out
pooly, Yielding only forty-two bushels
per acre, indicating production of
5,334,OOO bushels against 9,648,O00
bushels last year, and 13,110,000
bushels in 1917.
The average yield per acre of flax
seed is 9.5 bushels, indicating pro-
duction of 114,000 bushels against
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
w,or. Are the Apprentices.

Algona Upper Des Moines-Repup-
lican: Go into any shop and you
can find no apprentices learning a
trade. Has the American boy reach
cd a point where he Is too good TO
perform manual labor? In the past,
a boy with good trade was con-
sidered ready to enter life's battles.
IF this nations industries would en-
dure. il will be necessary to nave
tradesman, blacksmiths, printers,
carpenters, masons and thousand
or more other lines, mechanical ana
otherwise. They are an absolute
necessity and shops cannot exist
without them, yet we are making no
preparation along these lines for the
future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
They arc Valued at Hundred and
Sixty Million Dollars In This
State--Is One Fourth Val
ue of Corn Crop.
ARE FEWER CREAMERIEs
There arc Not So Many Places Where
Butter Is Made, But It's Worth
More Per Pound Than
Ever Before.

One hundred and sixty million dol
lars will be the value Of dairy pro-
ducts in the state of Iowa this year.
This is about rs percent OF the value
lof the corn crop, the estimated value
! of the latter being about $600000,000.
These figures are given by w. B.
Barney, state dairy and food COM
missioner.
There are 1872 creameries in the
state at this time. In 1918 there
were 420 creameries. In a report
obtained from all but seven of the
1892 creameries, the figures show that
i90,915,93S pounds of butter have been
made to date. Last year only 49,
349,309 pounds of butter were manu-
featured, SO the first ten months of
1919 show a gain over the twelve
months of 1918.
The producers received for butter
alone up to Nov. l, 1919, $43,S69,285
For the twelve months of 1918 the
producers received but $3S,806, $3.50.
OF the butter manufactured for the
stated period Of 1919, but 1925, 116
pounds were sold in Iowa. Outside
the state a market was found for 49,
647,236 pounds of butter.
There were 154 ,249,9S3 pounds of
milk received at the creameries COW
cred by this report. The creameries
also received 33,433,326 pounds Of
cream. Value of creamery equipment
is placed at s7,532.s2O35. Value of
grounds and buildings placed at 81
085, PASS. Practically $10,000,000 is
therefore invested in creameries Of
the state.
Butter sold by Iowa producers dur
ing the past year as creamery extra,
received commercial score of 90
percent. This is considered high.
However, if all butter manufactured
in the state would attain such a rat
ing, 1t would mean approximately
$8,5O0,0O0 additional in revenue for
Iowa producers. The state food and
dairy commissioner will attempt to
have Iowa producers attain the high
rating and thus reap this additional
revenue in 1920.
Butter prices in 1919 were away
above prices of 1909, as consumers
know. In 1909 butter per pound at
tanned the average price of % and a
fraction cents. For 1919 the average
pound price will hover at point
close to 60 cents. For nine months
of 1919 the average pound price has
been 81 and fraction cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
WILL
COME BACK
Old Actor and Aged Pianist Can Have
Renewed Life by Trans
planting Of
Glands.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1.-The
decrepit actor and the down-and.out
genius will stage remarkable come
backs If the intcrstitial gland opera.
ton becomes available to the public,
DR.. Victor G. Vecki declared today
in an address before the Western
Arts association. 1.-THE saying an
old actor is an old beggar' will not
apply said Dr. Vecki. "for genius
will be restored in full measure fhe
stiffened fingers of the aged pianist
will be made flexible and the cracked
voice of the tragedian of former days
will become resonant"
DR.. Vecki held out hope to the man
CT artistic temperament who has
never become a genius through lack
of executive ability.
1.-THE so called intelstitial gland
operation" he said, VIII supply the
missing qualities of force ana power
ta many instances. 1t will be great
loon to genius"
Dr.. Vecki is a personal friend of
&)r G. Frank Lindston of Chicago,
THO originated the operation. He
tas been associated with DR.. L. L..
Stanley at San Quentin prison in the
htter's gland operations on Grimm
als. He declared the gland opera
ton Is definitely past the expert
mental stage and is great success.
Il firmly believe that the glands
Of an ape will serve the purpise," DR..
Vecki told the artists. 1--WE will see
the day when great ape farms will
be maintained.
We know the condition of mans
80 called interstitial glands has an
enormous bearing on a mans energy
and whole make up This is the
only gland that can be grated with.
our danger to the patient The thy.
roid gland, for example, might easily
cause trouble"
DR.. Vecki said he receives many
letters from old men who want the
glands.
But can't go out and kill
healthy man to get Them" he said.
He deplored the ract that the
financial factor has entered into the
operation.
The cry is money! Money!" he
said. But the glands can't be bought
1t would be criminal to rob one man
OF glands to supply another. We
must develop glands from other ami.
mails to fill the need. get letters
every day from old men who demand
the glands"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Takes Oath / his Afternoon,

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LONDON, Dec. 1.-The first woman
member of parliament was sworn in
this afternoon. Lady Nancy Aston,
American-born wife of Viscount Wal
dorf Aston took the oath of allegiance
to King George and parliament short
ly after four o'clock.
Hearty cheers greeted Lady Nancy
as she advanced to the chair, the clerk
announcing "the honorable member
from Sutton, Plymouth, sir"
James W. Lowther, speaker of the
house, dignified figure in wig and
gown, arose with courtly smile and
bowed. The honorable member"
bowed, smiled little. grasped the
proffered Bible and repeated the oath
of allegiance, then signed the roll.
Lowther rendered the right hand of
fellowship" and the viscountess was
formally admitted to membership in
the house of commons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
An Explanation of High Prices.

Omaha WQrld-derald: Only the
other day an Omaha man, who runs
small faotorys was telling that to
do the same piece Of work requires
ten men now where five were re.
uuired before the war. though each
OF the ten is paid almost double the
wages paid to any Of the five in the
pre-war period. The result is that
the multiplied labor cost trebles the
price he is obliged to charge for his
product, and that. because 1t takes
two men to do the work that one
man did before, the total output is
curtailed. Here is rational explaa-
nation of high prices. If the april
cation of the rule continues, 1t VIII
soon be rational explanation OF
hunger and deprivation from which
all alike must suffer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
A Younu Pessimist.

Manchester Guardian: Extreme
longevity. such as DR.. Voronon prom
ises us with the aid OF monkeys IN,
nards." has its drawbacks. In 1888
Janos Meryessi, who was eighty-four
Years of age, jumped off the suspen-
sion bridge at Budapest into the
Danube. He was rescued, and ex-
blamed that he wished to end his
Ire as he was becoming too de-
crenit to support his father and
mother. This extraordinary state
ment proved to be true, Meryessfs
narents being aged 115 and ITO re-
spectively. A public subscription was
organized to set them all three ABOVE
want.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Editor Goes to Jail.

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DAVENPORT, Ia, Dec. dan
Drost, publisher of the Rock Island
News, weekly newspaper circulated
in this community, today was SEN
fenced to serve one year in jail by
Judge William Theophos in the
Scott county district court. 7Drost
was convicted by jury Of criminal
libel. Harry M. Hamilton, editor of
the News, several months ago was
convicted on similar charge and
received like sentence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Most Serious in History.

The commission realizes that to
curtail manufacturing and business
interests is to hit at the heart of
things, and 1t is hoped to keep fac
tories and business houses going as
long as possible Closing down fac
torie means cutting the food supply
of many people and would cause suf-
fering, 1t is feared.
People began calling the fuel adj
ministration office early this morn
ing to ask for fuel, and the coal
dealers were besieged all day with
requests for coal, coke or wood. The
snow and cold weather which is pre-.
dicted will bring additional suffer-
ing. and the, fuel board looks at the
week as one of the most serious in
the annals Of the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
PERSONALS

Mrs. Wright, who visited the week
end with her son, H. F. Wright, 523
High street, has departed for her
home at Grover, Mo.
ice G. Buss and L. d. Davidson.
who spent the past week with their
families here, returned to Erie, Pa,
today They expect to complete their
work there and return to their homes
again before Christmas.
Mrs. j. A. Markham of Muskogee,
Okla, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
William Steele, S22 Franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Price are in the
east
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
OPEN "LAB"
HERE TOMORROW
Branch of Iowa State Board Of
Health viii BE Ready For In
spection by Local People
and Visitors.

The Keokuk branch of the Iowa
state board Of health laboratory will
be formally opened tomorrow.
The hours will be from in the
morning until 4 in the afternoon,
and during the noon hour The labo-
ratory, which is located in the Ma
sonic temple, will be open to visitors
then. DR.. S. r. Kelman, in charge
of the laboratory, asks that Keokuk
people visit the laboratory in the
morning, as there will be many out
of-town people here during the after
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
143, 900 bushels last year. Quality 9

percent.
The agricultural apple crop wa
poor, being only 35 percent of a full
crop. The drought of last season
and general neglect OF farm orchard
chiefly account for this low conds
ton. Sprayed orchards, especially II
the southwestern portion of the state
yielded we'll Iowa's commercial
apple crop is estimated at 174,000 bar
rels against 100000 barrels last yeaf
The average yield per acre O.
clover seed is IT bushels, which il
so percent of normal production.
Rains and scarcity of hullers hays
delayed the hulling of this crop il
some localities.
The total production of grapes is o.
percent, and quality 100 percent
Pears are estimated at 45 percent o
a full crop. and quality 80 percent
i he average yield per acre of sot
ghum sirup is so gallons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
10 Appear Next Monday,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. l.
this afternoon that U. S. Senator New
berry would appear here next Monday
for arraignment on charges of con-
spiracy and perjury. ea,,e@
Twenty-one other indicted men, also
will appear on that date, it was an
nounced
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Switch Was Thrown.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. L.
Wreck Of the troop and volunteer
miner train at Humboldt early today
was caused by someone throwing a
switch as the special passed over 1t,
according to reports to Santa Fe Of
ficials here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01

taking Thanksgiving drive to en-
able 1t to continue its great work for
orphan and destitute children. If
you feel that something should now
be done for American institutions,
send Thanksgiving oTering to this
worthy orphanage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
state Troons Ordered.

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CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. L.
State police have been ordered to Ben
wood by Governor Cornwell following
rioting at steel mills there. A detach-
ment is expected to arrive this after
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01

The constitution of the Unite
States requires that a census of tn
United States be taken every tee
years. 1t is by this means that th
apportionment of members of tn
house of representatives is made a
to states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
sterIlna Exchange.

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LONDON. Dec 1-Sterling ex-
change on New York today was 81.
Under 81.
NEW YORK, Dec. STERLING de-
mand on the foreign exchange open
ed at $3.9975, off half cent. Franc
checks made new low at $3.50 francs
per dollar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
To Sion Peace Treaty.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-Speedy signing Of
the Austrian peace treaty by Serbia
was forecast today upon arrival here
of Prince. Alexander, Serbian regent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Booklet Has Been Issued Which Tells
All About Collection OF Fees and
Distribution Of License
Plates.
CONSIDERS TRUCK TOLL
IL is Based on Loading Capacity Of the
Machine-Fifteen Dollars to SIPS
Is Range According to
Tons.

A booklet from the secretary Of
state to the county treasurer outlines
the procedure in the collection of the
automobile fee and distribution of IL
cense plates, but no forms have been
received. however, although the 300
pairs will not be sufficient for the
county. Among the matters taken UP
in the booklet. the following will be
of interest:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
Fee for Trucks.

Fee for Trucks.
1.-THE fee for trucks is based on the
loading capacity and ranges from SIS
for truck OF one ton or less capacity
ito $175 for one having a capacity OF
six tons. The fee for each ton of load
capacity above six tons is $50 in addi-
ton to the six ton rate. The fee for
trailers is also based on the load
capacity and ranges in fees from SO
to $50 per year.
New number plates are to be is
sued annually and all registrations,
except dealers and chauffeurs, are to
be made through the Office of the
county treasurers. The fees for
chauffeurs' license is So per year and
that Of dealers S25 per year.
Reports Of licenses issued are to
be made to the secretary of state each
day and reports of fees collected are
made monthly. The secretary of state
will maintain both numerical and
alphabetical index of all registrants
made in the state. The county treas
urer will also maintain both nu.
merical and alphabetical index, but
for the county only. Lists showing
assignment of license numbers to the
different counties will be published
Tor the lnlOrlnaIlOn OF tlle peace OIL
GERS and the general public.
List of Form.
"The following forms will be used
in the administration Of the motor
vehicle law:
Application for automobile license.
Application for truck license.
Application for motorcycle license.
Application for trailer license.
Certificates for registration.
Removal certificates.
'Dismantled car certificates.
Receipts for the above.
Report of fees collected.
Register of motor vehicle regis.
trations."
Blanks will be furnished the office
for the convenience of the public in
making application for dealers's IL
censes, chauffeurs' licenses, lost
plates, lost chauffeurs' badge or Ii
cense certificates.
There are also rules and regula-
lions to be followed in transferring
ownership OF machine and other
matters The county treasurer's Of
flee here is awaiting, with some i'm
patience, the receipt of the necessary
blanks.