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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Grain RevIew.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. April 23.-Unfavorable
weather conditions and the statement
from Washington that no official body
would govern grain expectation dur
ing the next few months, sent corn
futures UP sharply on the Chicago
board OF trade today. Mixed news on
oats caused reaction in May and
July oats.
Provisions were lower.
May corn opened up y at 165A
and advanced two cents. July UP n
lat opening, 159A, rose in later trad
ing to 1914. September opened at
1863 and subsequently went up IN
to 1914.
May oats up Y at opening. 71A.
fell off ". July oats opened at H.
up Is. and dropped 21a to 681a. Sep
TENDER oats up u at opening, 6S, and
in later trading gained ".
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Returns to Asylum.

SALEM, Ore, April 9Th eodore
-Lindfors, who escaped from the in
sane asylum two years ago, volun-
tarily returned and applied for his
old room. He got 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

standards. 607h@61c; dairy firsts 4,
0601sc; dairy seconds. 55Q57c
Eggs - Ordinary firsts, s9@M..
firsts, 39@41hc.
Cheese Twins, 290csAc; You,,
Americas, soc.
Potatoes-4Receipts, "a cars. Wiz
consin and Minnesota, per cwt
$1sO@2.20.
Live poultry Fowls, a31S 4asc.
ducks, 32c: geese. 23c; spring chict.
ems, 33c; turkeys. 31c.
ST. Louis Hay Market.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 22.-Hav
Past two days receipts of 6s car,
included AZ timothy, 13 clover miraS
and 8 clover, The highest price evsr
paid for hay In this market was real
lied when high No. / timothy sold
at $40. this being an advance Of II
per ton since Saturday; other grades
OF timothy and clover mixed also
showed higher prices with a good
active demand for the compartment
light arrivals. Good grade cloysr
was somewhat stronger, the LIGHT
offerings meeting fairly good de-.
mand. Market practically bare of al.
falfa and prairie. Sales: l car mar,
No. 3 timothy and part No. 2 heavy
clover mixed at $33 round. Clover
mixed-No. 2, car at $50; No. i
car at $35. 3 cars heavy mixed and
2 cars light mixed at $36, / car light
mixed at $3S. Timothy car sampls
grade at 1872; parts of cars grassy
at 1874; No. 2, 6 cars at $35, 3 at sag
y at $37,; standard, 2 cars at s37.
at $38, 1 at $3.50; No. /, 6 cars At
500, one switched, cars at $40
Clover-part car no grade at 500
part car do at $22; No. 3, / car At
$40; No. 2, cars and part car at
$33; No. /, / car at $35. Alfalfa
cars common at $26.
ST. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. April 22.-Horse
1t was good, active market con.
sidering the percentage of outclassed
horses the trade had to contend with
There were buyers present for all
classes of horses that were good and
there was ample demand to have alb.
sorbed the supply readily, but with
no outlet to speak of for tall, out.
classed eastern horses or plain farm
geldings, and with large proportion
OF that kind among the receipts
trade was naturally handicapped. All
southerners. good farm mares and
well broken, full aged, eastern
chunks continue to find good outlet,
! while other kinds were catchas-
catch-can.
Good to choice drafts. .$150@270
Eastern chunks ........... 100000
Choice southern horses. -. 140@175
Fair grade southerners. -. 8oq120
Plain southern horses. 49,. 400 so
Farm mares ..............1 50m20O
Plugs ..... ESQ so
Notwithstanding there was
such small number on hand, mar.
! ket was not active, due to the pres
ence of too many unsuitable kinds
and scarcity OF good, big mules,
(which Is practically the only kind in
demand at this time.
16 to II hands. ......... 80. s150G 400
Is to 1914 hands. .......... 11O6275
de- 10nEGCi1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Weather. Eorecast.
hIVer 6uHctIH.
Flood stage. Stage. Cha

For Keokuk and vicinity: Party
cloudy and much colder tonight anu
Thursday; possibly frost tonight :.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonigh'
and Thursday; much colder tonign,'
temperature near freezing in north
portion strong winds, mostly north'
erly.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy anu
much colder tonight; possibly 1ros,
in north portion; Thursday fair, anu
cooler In south and east-central pof'
tions.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy anu
much cooler tonight; probably fros.
in northwest portion; Thursday ran
and cooler in south portion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
TABLOIDS FROM
FAR AND NEAR
Continued from page IL

ried again, Now husband number
one has returned and Mrs. Lucas
would like to drop number two. The
court is undecided about it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

Small buildings are being erected
in Sweden with bricks made from
peat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
COLLAPSE
is COMING
(Continued from page H.

The latter will deal with political Of
lenses, the others with civil and
criminal cases. Each court will con-
sist of three workmen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Weather Conditions.

Warm weather, with scattefeu
showers, prevailed from the MISSES,
sippi valley eastward yesterday, anu
much cooler weather is following N
the northern plateau region, Wiiets
freezing temperatures are repor.eu
this morning. while the Temperate
remains high in the extreme SOUR
west, where the pressure continues
low.
Local Observations.
April Bar. Tenn Wind. w ID
20, 2 p. m. .29.9S % NE Cieal
%, z p. m. .29.9S IS NE Clear
Mean temperature yesterday, of.
highest, "a; lowest. "a; lowest h''s
night, ga.
FIRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

IU. s. Department Of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
River Bulletin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Responsibility Report.

PARIS. April 23.-The official re-
Fort of the responsibilities commits
sion. comprising sixty-five pages, left
the printer today. It contains the min
Gritty report dissenting from the pro-
posal to try the former kaiser. Thirty
two classes of crimes are listed. speci-
fic instances of each being given, to-
gether with the authority.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
PEACEMAKERS NOT
AGREED ON DIVISION
(Continued from page ~

dent, on the contrary, expressed
desire to at least stop at the place
and greet the people. He made this
request formal, but despite it, he was
rushed past the scene, was not allow
ed to stop, the people We're indignant
" disappointed and so was the presi-
dent.
In placing the case before the ltal-
ian people, the president demonstrate
ed his confidence in their decision
He has felt from the first that the
people of Italy looked to America for
a peace that would insure them
against another war and to gain this
would be willing to sacrifice some or
the detectives their statesmen had
set forth as indispensable to ltaly's
honor at the settlement.
Arrive May I.
PARIS, April ga dispatch to
Information from Berlin today re-
layed by way of Zurich said the Ger
man peace delegates probably would
leave April %, arriving in Versailles
or May !.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
Stand by Principles.

lby Fred 5. Ferguson, United PreSs
Staff Correspondent
PARiS, April 23.-President Wilson
issued statement this afternoon de-
.sring America must stand by the
p.anclpies It has already enunciated in
claims uihs i1a'y .
ostahIis w set of principles cannot be
's. NJ Tor the Balkans. he said
ne president held that Fiume can.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

y. Creamery extras, 61c; creamery
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

! Mules-Notwithsta there was
such a small number on hand, mar.
fket was not active, due to the pres
\ ence of too many unsuitable kinds
land scarcity Of good, big mules,
(which Is practically the only kind in
tdomand af this time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

Iowa proposes to follow Illinois plan, the
voters willing, and issue $50,000.000 worth of
bonds for hard roads Nine roads across the
state north and south and six east and west
are planned. The motor vehicle tax is relied
upon to retire the bonds, but if it fails to be
sufficient at the present rate it is to be in
creased rs per cent II that is not enough the
balance is to be raised by general taxation.
Rock islanders naturally will highly commend
the Iowa plan, not only because it seems to be
good one, but also because those of them who
have automobiles use Iowa roads about as
much as highways this side of the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
HEALTH TAH lKS
BY WlLiLlAM!!I, Il BR RAD f4o.

grinder and cook it over night m
a fireless cooker. Then we serve
it for breakfast. The children plead
for it at supper, too. Is it likely to
do them any harm, and would it be
wise to let them have it at supper
as well as at breakfast? N T. f.
Answer--It is an ideal breakfast
food for children or adults, and
should be adopted generally in
place of the denaturized and sick
ish messes that are so commonly
served. No danger of the children
eating too much Of the wheat
Twelve Years Of 1t.
have had stomach trouble for
over IL years, and in that time I
have probably spent a thousand
dollars for medicine that did me no
good. What would you advise me
to try now? c. ID. W
Answer-A doctor.
Especially for Parents.
1890. tell me, do you think par
ents should instruct children before
marriage about these vital matters,
or should children be allowed to
pick up information in such ways
as they may?
Answer-The question was asked
in the course of letter describing
tragedy in life. II parents fail to
instruct children at the proper time,
or to see that suitable instruction
is given, then whose business OF
concern is It? Parents who fail in
this serious duty sin against their
children in a way that Is cruel and
cowardly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
Abolishing Parole Plan.

Rock Islands experience recently with the
class of men who are inmates of the state penal
institutions strongly supports the view that
some of them ought to be permanently segre-
gated from the balance of society. Certainly
abundant testimony is to be had here that the
parole system, as followed in this state, has
not been a success. 1t may have failed partly
because of poor judgment in selecting individ-
uals which to try it out, but even so, the
fact remains that change is highly desirable.
John L. Whitman, state superintendent of
prisons, is quoted saying plans already are
well advanced looking to the substitution Of
new system for the one now followed. Mental
detectives are to be singled out by study made
of individuals in penal Institutions and ar
engagements made for permanent restraint.
Some new legislation is needed and it may be
necessary to build a new state institution to
take care of the delinquents. The program
looks promising. We are in favor of giving it
a trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
For Better or For Worse.

When We first found out that we had Ger
many licked everybody unexpectedly happy
for a while. We're not so happy now, and the
time quite evidently is coming when We shall
be even less pleased with ourselves and with
things IN general
When we got through with the fighting the
general impression was that it was going to
be much easier all around AS matter of fact
not few have found the reverse to be true
This has been the especially with those
OF US who were not actively in the service and
who had been trying to convince ourselves that
We were exceedingly useful making war mate
rails at higher wages than we ever before
ceived saving for our allies such food as we
were not able to eat andiinvesting our surplus
funds in gilt edged government securities. We
thought our days Of sacrifice were about over,
but It has turned out differently.
Making of war munitions has stopped and
70 have the high wages In fact, it is pretty
hard just now to get any kind of work that
will yield enough to live on. We are permitted
TO buy more sugar, meat and wheat, but the
prices just as high and there is less to buy
with. Uncle Sam Is coming around again ask
ing for another loan and the various war work
organizations are as much in need Of donations
as ever.
Business, industry and labor are standing
the first move toward peace basis and the
certainty is beginning to get peoples
nerves, especially on the nerves of the politi-
clans, who, as ever, are exceedingly anxious to
do whateVer the public wants them to do If
they only can find out what 1t is, but who
exceedingly cautious when it comes to taking
the initiative.
Across the Atlantic developments have been
equally disappointing. The farther get into
peace negotiations the bigger the job becomes
and every time decision is made somebody
is displeased. Even some of the soldiers arc
not quite sure they would not rather fight than
Rang around camp on garrison duty.
We thought few months ago we had the
world made all safe and secure for democracy,
but some Of are not about it now.
1t is good time to remember that We tackled
the Job as people enter matrimony-for better
or for worse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

talks. He flops into my office
chair, and nineteen kinds Of blank
despair go chasing up and down my
spine when he grinds out his dole
full whine. He walks with me when
l go home, and causes bats to seek
my dome; there's not a thing be-
meath the sun that this old hero
has not done, and now his sole and
only aim is just to talk me blind
and lame and fill my being full of
junk and make my burdened life
seem punk, until I wish, each weary
day, he'd go ten million miles away.
like a little pleasant chat, but want
to let it go at that. I have no time
for idle tales of warning hosts or
bowling gales; no time to listen to
the rube who is a human speaking
tube. I'm busy. patient, meek and
mild, and have no wish for conflict
wild; but some day, when I get the
time from daily task and nightly
rhyme, I'll load my tomahawk for
war and 90 and swat the chronic
bore. Glen Bradshaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
Household Hints

cup: egg, one; make the corn meal
mush and when quite thick stir in
any dry grated or Parmesan
cheese. When ready to remove
from the fire, add the well-beaten
egg, beat two or three minutes
then pour into bread tin wet with
cold water. Set aside to cool.
When coh cut in half-inch slices
and lay in a pan
: Sprinkle with more cheese and
bits of fat. Put a layer on top of
this and SO repeat until the desired
amount is in the pan. Bake in a
slow oven until the cheese has
melted and a crisp coating has
formed. Make a sauce of the to-
mato and one tablespoon each of
fat and -four; pour hot over the
polenta and serve.
Lettuce Salad-Discard the coarse
outer leaves, pick each leaf from
the stalk and wash separately in
cold water; place washed leaves in
wire basket or netting and shake.
Chill, slice a small onion with it
and serve with French dressing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
A MODERN WIZARD.
By OttiIia Frances Pfeiffer

Morris Drake lived by his wits
and was a man of speedy impress
sions. He had with him a streak
d the inventive, and one success in
hat line, although a small one, had
made him a dreamer and a specu-
Iator. At a time when the water of
he town he lived in, supplied by a
liver, became muddy and unsani-
AIRY, Morris devised a filter from
which he derived quite handsome
AMOUNT.
After that for two years he failed
% strike anything tangible, and one
air summer morning, looking for
something to turn up, left a little
village, tramped a good 10 miles,
zune within sight of the spires and
ttceples of a small city, and turned
INTO the yard of a rickety house,
where a well invited Just beyond
he rude habitation were the ruins
Dr. large factory building. A great
mound of refuse arose hfll-high
nearby.
Morris quenched his thirst and
rat down on the doorstep OF the
kitchen of the house to rest, He
had no idea that the house was in
kabited.
sHelIo!" he exclaimed, as sounds
Eom within reached his hearing.
Some one is crying, and it's wo-
nan"
Low but intense sobblng echoed
rom beyond the door. Morris was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

very human and sympathetic. He
pushed open the door, which stood
slightly ajar. He looked into the
kitchen. Seated on a rickety chair
he made out a swaying figure. It
| was that Of girl not more than IS,
who seemed immersed in poignant,
uncomfortable grief. Morris i'm
pulsiyely stated toward her. She
looked up as she heard his foot
steps, shrank a trifle and arose to
her feet.
Don't be frightened" spoke Nor
ris abruptly. 81 don't belong here,
and didn't know that anybody did.
l heard you crying. Are you in
trouble, little woman?-
She scanned his face in a certain
beseechins way.
By bits she told of her troubles,
encouraged by an attentive listener.
The friendly mods and earnest face
of Morris seemed to give her cour-
age. She was Alice Wayne and had
lived with her father in the old
house until q. year previous, having
no mother. Mr.. Wayne owned the
bleak, uIrtfllable land around the
wreck Of q house and had leased
il for Is years as a building site
for factory putting out a long list
of commodities requiring zinc in
their manufacture. The amount
paid was small and not sufficient to
support them. Alice had gone TO
the city to learn the millinery trade
to help support her father. Her
father had died, the factory had
been destroyed by FIRE. Without
friend in the world, she had return
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

doggeGly resisting water a man in
! the bow remarked casually that he
had several friends in Florida we
might call upon if we kept it up a
| little longer, but the coxswain COM
fortably ensconsed upon the hack
amattack, was SO deeply engrossed
! in the perusal of a vest pocket edi-
| ton of the Merchant of Venice"
that he failed to grasp the full
meaning of the remark. l lifted my
rapidly glazing eyes with no little
effort from the keelson and discov-
cred to my horror that we had
hardly passed more than half a
mile of shore-line at the most.
What we had been doing all the
time l was unable to figure out
1 thought we had been rowing, but
apparently we had not. l looked
up from my mediation in time to
catch the ironical gaze of the cox
swain upon me, and l involuntarily
braced myself to the assault
"Say, there, sailor" he said, with
a slow, unpleasant drawl, you're
not rowing; you're weaving. It's
fancy work you're doing, blast
yer eyes!" At this moment we
passed small boat being rowed
briskly along by not unattractive
girl
Nov, watch her," said the cox
swain, helpfully, to me; study the
way that poor fragile girl, that
mere child, pulls the oars, and try
to do likewise"
l observed in shamed silence. My
hands ached.
Feather your oars," suddenly
our master at the straining crew
Feather me eye!" yelled back a
courageous IriShman. What do
you think these oars are, anyway
a flock of humming birds? Who
ever heard of feathering a hundred
weight? Feather Pixies Rock, say
L; it's just as easy"
Somehow we got back to the pier,
but 1 was almost delirious by this
time. The last part of the trip was
all one drab, full nightmare to me.
This evening my hands were so
swollen 1 was forced to the extreI1-
ity of bribing friend to hold the
telephone receiver for me when /
called up mother.
What have you been doing?"
she asked.
Rowing" came my short an
swer.
What splendid outing, she ex-
claimed. "You had such a lovely
day for it, didn't you, dear?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
Tempted Shoot Cartridge On. Just to Make

May 6.-The world came throb-
bling back l felt myself being
dragged violently away from my
resting place. L was choking. Bid
ding farewell to the ants, l pre-
pared myself to swoon wnen grad
ually, as if from a great distance,
heard the voice of my p. o. He
was almost crying.
Take him out" he pleaded, "for
Cord sake, take him out He's
hurtdn' our gun"
This remark gave me the
strength to rise, but not graceful
ly. Weakly, tottered in the direc-
ton of the gun, hoping to support
myself upon it.
Hey, come away from that gum"
howled the P. o. Don't let him
touch it, fellers," he pleaded. Don t
let him even so near it He'll
spoil it. He'll completely destroy
it.'A
Say, Buddy" said the chief to
me, and shQw 1 hated the ignominy
of the word, 81 guess I'll take you
out of the game for the day. I'm
responsible for government prop
erty, and you are altogether too big
a risk"
What shall I do?" I asked, husk-
fly. Where shall go?"
Dor" he repeated, in thought
full voice. GO? Well, here's
where you can CO." and he told me,
land this is what you can do when
you get there" and as l departed
rather hastily he told me this also.
The entire parade ground heard
him. How shall l ever be able to
hold up my head again in camp?
l departed the spot, but only under
one boiler; however, 1 made fair
speed. Like a soldier returning
from a week in the trenches, 1
sought the comfort and seclusion
Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
May S.-"Give away" said the
coxswain today, when we were
struggling to get our cutter off
from the pier, and I gave away to
such an extent, in fact, that l sud
denly found myself balanced clev-
erly on the back of my neck in the
bottom of the boat This procedure
of course, did not go unnoticed.
Nothing 1 do goes unnoticed, save
the good things. The coxswain
made a few comments which
showed him to be a thoroughly i'll
bred person, but further than this
was not prosecuted. After we
had rowed interminable distances
through leagues upon leagues of