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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
To Prove Site of Church Visited
 by Saint Peter

Pisa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 30 (By the Associated Press .)-King Victor Emmanuel, at the invitation of Car dinal Maffi, archbishop of Pisa, to- day visited the ancient Basilica of St. Peter, near here, where excava- tions are being made which seem to prove that the site was actually visit ed by St. Peter, in whose memory the original church was erected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Strike May Cause
 Meat Destruction

New York, Nov. 1.-Thousands of pounds of meat in butcher shops and packing houses may have to be des- troyed, according to the proprietors, owing to the strike of butchers and drivers, which went into effect in Brooklyn today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Bandits Rob Mayor
 of Sonora Village

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 1.--Six hea- willy armed unmasked bandits rode
 into Bocoachi, Sonora, 50 miles south- least of Douglas, last Tuesday and robbed the mayor of $1,000 in gold,
 $20O of which belonged to the mu-
 nicapilty and the remainder to the state school fund. During di- vision of the money the bandits quar-
 relied and one of their number was
 killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
BANK STATEMENT.

New York, Nov. 1.-The actual condition of the clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $46,547.740 re- serve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of Sl2,552,310 from last week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
LOngshOremen on
 Gulf Still Out

New Orleans, Nov. 1.-Although striking longshoremen reached an agreement yesterday with one com pany and reported for work at the docks this morning other steamship companies today declined to treat with the men pending a decision at the national adjustment commission now in session here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

The Ohio dancing teachers are going to elevate the dance so that not even the preachers will object to it. When they get to that elevation they will have established new altitude record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Nebraska Court to
 Pass on PrOhi Vote

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. IA decision that it would pass opinion on the question as to whether Nebraska vot- CTS have the right to vote at the next general election to approve or reject the action of the state legislature in ratifying the federal prohibition amendment, was reached by the su- preme court here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
GEN. BLACK RETIRES.

Washington, Nov. Maj. Gen. Wm. M. Black, chief of army en- gineers, was retired today at his own request after more than 46 years service. He entered West Point from Pennsylvania in 1873.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
45.HOUR WEEK PASSES.

The Hague, Friday, Oct. 31.-The upper chamber of parliament today unanimously passed bill establish ing an eight-hour work day and a 45-hour week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
JOIN THE RED CROSS.

Pine Bluffs women this week will stage a hard drive to $5,500 worth of members for the Red Cross. Mem- berships cost dollar each. It will be necessary to obtain $500 of them to get the county's quota. Jefferson county has population of 60,0O0 It ought to be easy to get twice as many members as we have been told to get. We ought to get our $500 in day.
 Join the Red Cross. It's duty you owe to your nation as well as to your city and your state.
 You're not regular fellow until you join the Red Cross.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

In an effort to establish 44-hour week and increased wages, laundry workers union No. 1 of New York city, called a strike which involves several thousand workers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
MERGER SAILS FOR HOME

Quebec, Can., Nov. 1.-Cardinal Mercier boarded the steamship Me- gantic for Liverpool, today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Entered at P0stoffice at Pine Bluff, Ark. as Second Class Mail Matter
Member of Associated Press

The Newspaper Enterprise Associa- tion's News Features are carried ex-
 cIusively by this paper in Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Substitutes

For dealer to offer substitute for Marco Meal just nice way he has telling bought cheaper than That dealer interested profit giving you good meal Responsible dealers will you a substitute
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
POLICE HUNT
LOST ARTICLES
Bicycle and Gold Watch are Among
the Missing and the Officials
are Looking for
Them

The police blottei this morning
reads like lost and found column in
the daily newspaper.
V. R. Morphew reported that he lost
his Excelsior bicycle. He thinks the
wheel was stolen from South Fourth
street, where he had 1t parked Nor
phew lives at SIT Palean street. The
description of the wheel as given the
police Is that It has tape on the rear
wheel, and long handle bars, wired to
the frame.
A. T. Reinig also reported that he
had lost gold watch out Of the peck
ct of his vest, which was hanging in
his shop on upper Main street The
watch Is an Elgin watch with w. B.
Raymond movement. The case num-
Der is 522406 and the movement num-
Der 3144967.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
CITY NEWS.

Tho Seventh street bridge is open
for traffic after being closed for nearly
two months. The bridge was opened
Saturday, and the highway to West
Keokuk through Seventh street is now
unobstructed The bridge was closed
while the old wooden supports were
replace by steel supports. The steel
was put in by the Burlington railroad
in their section of the bridge.
John Steinke. who is charged with
carrying concealed weapons, waived
preliminary examination in the court
of Justice James s. Burrows, and was
bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of 5000 this morning. Steinke is
specifically charged with carrying q
"black jack or skull cracker"
The property on Orleans avenue
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, which was one time the home
of A. Hoagland, has been transferred
by =. G. Kiser to Virginia and Anna
Graham The consideration is $500
Property situated between Bank
and Timea streets and Eleventh and
Twelfth streets has been sold by E. F.
Finigan and M. V. Finigan to H. E.
Statesel. The amount for which the
property was transferred is $4,000.
: Sergeant Roy Atkins arrived in
Camp Dodge, Ia, August 3rd, and will
be home soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
AUSTRALIAN
TENNIS STARS
Tuning Up For National Champion
ships to Be Played at Forest
Hills Late This
Month

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
NEW YORK, Aug. Actual tuning
up for the national championships at
Forest Hills late this month began
here today with the start Of the
annual Newport invitation tourna-
ment on the historic Casino courts.
Notabes from all sections Of the
American tennis world were to COM
pete, but most interest surrounded
the probable doings Of the quartet of
Australians Norman E. Brookes
Gerald Patterson, r, V. Thomas and
Randolph Jycett-who were expected
to land at New York today. These
players were to proceed at once to
Newport, but of course their entries
will be made late in the tournament.
Arrangements have been made, how
ever, to continue them through the
matches. They drew byes in the
drawing.
Among the prominent Americans
who will take part are Richard Norris
Williams, Maurice Z. Mclaughlin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
GOVERNMENT
GETS A START
Machinery Employed Today Above All
Else to Bring Down High
Cost Of liv-
Ina,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. <-Machinery
of the United States government was
being employed today above all else
to bring down the high cost OF living.
AS government officials including
President Wilson and the senate,
worked ON this problem the menace
Of a great labor movement. to take the
form Of widespread strikes II prices
are not reduced, was increasing.
Debate over the high cost of living
broke out in the senate, taking prece-
dence over the Colombian treaty.
which had been scheduled for early
consideration. Before crowded gal
leries, many senators argued heatedly
for regulations on high prices and how
best they shall be reduced. B. M.
Jewell, president of the railway de-
partment American Federation or
Labor planned to head committee
representing six railroad shop trades
to see President Wilson today. A
letter, It was learned, has been pre-
pared to be handed Wilson, outlining
the shipments demands for lower
prices or more pay.
Meanwhile, officials Of the Fedora
tion of Labor tried to keep in hand
the railway employees who are already
going on strike in protest against high
prices. To stop unauthorized strikes
Of shopmen, officials named a com.
mittee to frame a public statement to
denounce Chicago leaders, who, they
say, have caused thousands to walk
out prematurely.
There was no hint this afternoon of
what recommendations will be made
to the president and his cabinet by
the committee of government officials,
including Federal Trade Commissioner
Colver and Rail Director Hines, which
was gathering information on the sit
uation. Wilson's recomm endations to
congress. expected to be made soon,
probably will be based on this commit
tees report
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
old RESIDENT
DIED SUNDAY
|Mrs. Katherine Harrington, Who
Was Nearly One Hundred, Sue {,
cumbS to Heat and
Old Age.

Mrs. Katherine Harrington, of 521
Ridge street, died at her home Sun
day morning at s o'clock. Mrs.
Harrington was nearly hundred
years old and had been suffering
from the extreme hot weather the
last month. which caused her death.
Mrs. Harrington was native of
Cork, Ireland. She came to this
country fifty years ago with her hus-
band and three small children. Keo-
kuk has been her home ever since
she landed in the United States, and
she has always lived in the western
part Of the city
Mrs. Harrington was member of
St. Peters church.
She was modest, retiring woman
and a friend of all who knew her.
She is survived by her three sons:
Patrick, Of Pontoosuc, H.; Michael,
who lives in England, and Eugene,
who has lived with his mother and
cared for her in the last years Of
her life SO faithfully; and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Haubeft, of Des
Moines, Iowa
Mrs. Harrington has nine grand
children living. Her husband, Owen
Harrington, died fourteen years ago.
She also has two children dead
John Harrington and Mrs Hannah
Austin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
|EOKUK DAY AT
| DONNELLS0N FAIR
.,,rsday is Day Designated and Com.
merciaI Club is Urging Local
People to At
tend.
ocAL BAND is TO PLAY
,,ouram for Day is interesting One
and keokuk Will Send Its
Usual Big Dele
cation.

thursday is going to be Keokuk day
/ the Lee county fair at Donnellson.
bresident Durrett of the Keokuk
ommercial club is urging every mer.
|hant in Keokuk who can get away on
M day to go to the Donnellson fair.
fhere will be big program then, the
ksokuk Concert band being one at
FACTION
"Tell them to turn out in force that
|ovo President Durrett said this after
Fan in discussing the event. "They
|su take their automobiles and make
n their own parties, but don't go with
Inv empty seats. The Donnellson fair
4 going to be good, and Keokuk al
laws goes on Thursday. Let's not
All behind our previous records this
|eason.
Besides automobiles there will be =.
,uecial train leaving Keokuk for Don
lellson at 1890 o'clock and arriving
mere an hour later and in plenty OF
lime for all of the big events. The
Keokuk band will play a concert pro-
ram in the morning, and in the after
noon. There will be a carnival pro-
ram, band concert and the usual
aces, which always attract a crowd.
there is plenty to bring the local peo-
Die out, and the local boosters are
,rgent that Keokuk goes in body to
he fair.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
BOYS LEAVE
IN MORNING
Camp Will be Made Near Nauvoo To
morrow With William
Brugn1an in
Charge.

twenty-five junior boys will leave
the Y. M. G. A. building in the morn
ing before sun rise to go to their camp
Camp Kokopoki, four miles south of
Nauvoo. William Brugman, boys sec
rotary, will accompany them. All the
campers will sleep at the Y M. c. A.
tonight in order to get an early start
in the morning.
Keokuk people who wish to write TO
the boys at camp should address their
mail in care of the camp Nauvoo,
Route No. g. The campers can be
reached by telephone by calling T. j.
Knipe, who lives near the camp.
David Collision, assistant in the
bays work, at the Y. M. G. A, Edward
Smiley, Clarence Alling and Fred
Krchner will assist Mr.. Brugman at
the camp with the boys.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Aug. Crop conditions,
generally the most important factor
in trading on the Chicago board of
trade were ignored today. The agita'
ton for lowering of the cost Of liv-
ing was the big topic. It inspired fur
Their selling today. all lines feeling the
downward pull
September corn was three cents
down at the opening, S1.S2, and
dropped liz cents further before noon.
December corn opened at S1-54, down
q and dropped cents thereafter.
May corn was down 3A cents at the
opening, $149A and with little trading
later last "a.
September oats was II off On open
ing at 1914 and subsequently dropped
IA cents. December oats was 2as
down at the opening, 74B cents and
later lost IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 4.-Port-
and VIII be Convention city" this
week, during which period four i'm
Portant gatherings will be held here
ny the following:
;, The Pacific Northwest Merchants,
the Oregon Retail Merchants asso-
cation, the Oregon Pharmaceutical
association and the Northwest Fur
u'.ure Dealers association.
. merchants from all sections of the
.aclflc coast, to the number of $500
are expected.
b.. Today is also the beginning OF
nayers' Week. an annual event pro-
rotea by the Portland Chamber Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
IRATE WIFE
STORY AGAIN
Markings Of Another Triangle Said
TO Have Been Started In Little
Affair Last Saturday
Night.

The crate wife" and another
woman" drama was echoing around
the city hall today, where some OF
the alleged participants in the affair
went to tell their grievances and to
ask legal advice. AS the war CORE
spondent would say, the engagement
occurred Saturday night after con-
siderable scouting parties had been
sent out by friend wife. The engage.
ment is said to have resulted in some
minor casualties, but nothing in the
nature of legal proceedings have as
vet been filed. 1t is limited that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
CONCERT
INVEST KEOKUK
Community Band VIII Give Third IN
Series Of Concerts Tomor-
row Evening In
Park.

The Community band will give the
third in it's series of concerts Tuos-
day evening in the West Keokuk park.
This program was to have been givan
by the band last week, but tho pro.
gram was postponed on account of the
chautauqua program. The Community
band is composed Of an excellent ag-
gregation of musicians and the pro-
gram which will be given tomorrow
evening will be one which will justify
its reputation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
COTTON DROPS
in BIG CRASH
Market Falls 200 Points When 1t
Is Revealed That an Enor
NOUS Amount Is Held
Over

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 4-cotton expert
enced a sensational bear market on
the New York exchange today when
was made that $780,
600 bales will be carried over from
last years crop, thus dlscountins the
prediction Of the government that
this years crop will fall short mil
Ion bales Of last years.
Trading reached the limit when
prices sagsed 200 points, the linn 1t
of change in any one direction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
First Tnenis Matches.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 4-The first
matches in the Newport invitation ten.
mis- tournament were staged today
under ideal weather conditions. The
courts were in excellent condition.
Axel G. Craven defeated the Japa-
nese player, Ben Yamasaki, 81; 81;
So
Major E. B. Harron, OF England, in
his first appearance here defeated
Eugene Reynal by 81; 63; 81.
Robert Kinsey beat Craig Biddle,
60; 6-1; 60, while Wallace F. John
son defeated Alfred s. Dabney 6.2;
So; 81.
F. T. Hunter and Cecil Donaldson
defaulted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
BEAM FALLS
ON WORKMAN
Charles Hanford is Knocked Unoon-
scious for Few Moments Today
by Accident While at
Work.

Charles G. Hanford, an employee OF
scious this morning while at work
scious this morning white at work
Ills injuries are not serious ones, &C.
cording to the doctor who attended
him.
He was taking down some beams
from overhead, in the compressing
room, and one Of them slipped, struck
his head and knocked him down. He
was unconscious for a few minutes
An ambulance was called and Han
ford was taken to his home, 1014 Full
ton street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Daily Stock Letter.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK Aug. 4.-The New
York Evening Suns financial review
today said.
An accumulation of selling orders
over Saturday and Sunday on the
stock exchange with the execution Of
these in the first hour brought about
losses of one to five points among in
dustrial and railroad issues alike.
Trading was lively in that period.
AT the end Of the first hour trading
became orderly and there was some
tendency to rally. transactions ex-
ceeded one and a half million shares.
War loan bonds were lower, Liberty
AZ losing about u point. Conditions
within the money market were quiet
and steady. Because Of the holiday
IN London there was little TO be ex-
pected Of foreign exchange.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
WORK is BEGUN
ON NEW SEWER
West keokuk VIII Have Several
Blocks of Sanitary Kind Whom
Improvement Is Corn
pleted

Work was commenced this morning
on sanitary sewer in West Keokuk.
This sewer Is to run for nine and a
half blocks with an average depth OF
eight and one-half feet. One block OF
it is to be of solid rock. The sewer
will run from B and Bluff street, in
B street to Williams street, in VIII
liams street to B and D streets, IN
Park street to B and d. streets, in c
street from Williams to Reid, and In
Reid from C to E and half way in the
alley in block al.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
STRIKE VOTE
TO BE TAKEN
Workers Here May Decide to Go Out
Tomorrow Morning When the
Strike of Railroad Men


A strike ballot has been taken, or
VIII be taken before tomorrow morn
ing, by the seventy or more men who
are employed in Keokuk railroad
yards and who are affiliated with
lhe maintenance Of ways and equip
ment section of the roundhouse serv-
ice men. Unofficial word today said
mat the strike ballot had been taken
Yesterday, but this could not be
verified. Members Of the organiza-
uon admitted that the ballot would
De taken here.
There are some seventy men in
vowed In this, and If the strike is
eaiied tomorrow morning these men
Will go out These include the sec
uoh, track and bridge men.
AT Fort Madison it is understood
mat the Santa Fe shops may be
semptied of their men Tuesday morn
ing, and the Wabash shops at Quincy
IRE said to be crippled as result
VI the grievance which the men have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
CONCERT BAND
PLAYS 'TONIGT
Interrupted Program VIII Be Given
This Evening From Plat
form In Blondeau
Street

The band concert which was in
terrupted last Thursday night by the
storm will be given tonight. The
concert will be given in Blondeau
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets. The Keokuk Concert band
will play the program, under the d.
rection Of w. H. Bower. The pro-
gram will include number of popu-
lar and classical selections. This il
one of the regular weekly series OF
programs being played by this band
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
House Party at EARN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Finley of Ham
ilton, are having house party at
their residence, known as the old
Hambleton farm, this week The
guests are: Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Leas,
Mr.. John Leas, Miss Helen Leas, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Knots and, children,
and Miss Elizabeth Hambleton, all OF
Decatur, Ill. Miss Helen Hambleton
of Keokuk will join these guests Sat-
urday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs Mcfarland

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Crimmins Of
Memphis, Tenn, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm Mcfarland were week end
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. McFar-
land and were among the dinner
guests at the Country club Saturday
evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
BarkerFoulkes Wedding.

The wedding Of James William
Barker and Miss Sadie E. Foulkes
occurred Friday evening. Through an
error the name of the bride appeared
in the announcement in this column
Saturday as Miss Sadie Talley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

There is too much sloppy forgive
ness of hardened sinners who are
only looking for the chance to be
forgiven In order to resume their old
tricks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

and William M. Johnston, all former
national champions, and William T.
Tilden, II. Vincent Richards, Ma
thaniel w. Niles and Ichiya Kuma-
gaze.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04

Syrups for canning are made by
boiling sugar and water together un
til they are Of the required density.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
BRIDGE at the countrv club

airs. Hugh j. Robertson and Mrs. F,
l.. DeWeess were hostesses at the
bridge party at the Country club Sat
urday afternoon. Nine tables were
played, the favors going to Mrs. Arnot
Weese and Miss Madaline McGrath.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Rock Hall Center Meetlnu.

The regular fortnightly social meet
ing Of the Rock Hall community CEN
ter will be held Tuesday afternoon at
the hall, with Mrs. rWashburn, Mrs.
Mardes and Mrs. Wheeler as the hos
tesses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
w. c, T. u. to Meet Tomorrow

The w. G. T. U. will meet Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. Della Hopkins, 1913 Concert. All
members are cordially invited to at
tend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Returns, TO Chic

Returns to Chicago Today.
MISS Edith Fyffe returned today to
chicago after weeks visit with Miss
Margaret Dorsey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Invitations Issued rodav

MI. and Mrs. Harry M. Phillips and
Fowler Phillips issued invitations
today to dancing party to be given
at the Country club next Monday even.
Ing. The party will honor their guest
Miss Mary Olhausen OF Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
Bridqe Tomorrow EvenInn

Mrs. Ira W. Wills and Mrs. George
nassau will be hostesses at the regu
lar Tuesday night bridge party tomor.
row at the Country club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-04
N|E(Ssss2S!S;;
For Society Editor, Telephone
Black 616.
Miss Dorsey EntertaIn.

MISS Margaret Dorsey entertained
at a dinner at the Country club Sat.
urday evening in honor Of Miss Edith
fyffe and Miss Mary Olhousen. Covers
were laid for twelve.