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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
10. The men in the

what he is worth as a beef animal. No
one can determine his value but the
men In the pens.-the commission men
and the buyers.
Buyers Represent Many Firms
Many think that these cattle are all
purchased by the big packers, which
is far from being the case. Besides
the buyers for the big packers there
are always in the Chicago yards from
a hundred 10 a hundred and fifty other
buyers on the scene, many OF them
representing firms that are not located
near the stock yards or even in the
same city. All told. the large pack
ers do only "A per cent OF the meat
animal slaughtering OF the entire com
try.
The penalty which awaits the buyer
who VIII not bid up TO true values IS
that the other buyers take the cattle
away from him and his firm will be
without its requirements. On the 9TH
e. ha1d the commission men cannot
stick IL out for an exorbitant price !:
amounts OF their purchases. There
are some people who VIII buy meat
a. any price. but the majority OF peO-
pie reduce their meat purchases pre-
cisely as the prices mount upward.
The buyers in the stock yards reflect
this attitude Of the general public al
most as accurately as a therapmeter
indicates the temperature.
The Arena OF Supply and Demand.
In other words. the stock yards are
the meeting places Of two tremendous
powers Of the economic wOrld.-Sup-
ply and Demand. Any one who Wis
its one Of these places. even as the
most casual observer and watches
what occurs there, will give up any
illusion he may have about monopoly
or control. Too many buyers and SELL
ers- are involved. and judging the
value OF an individual steer or a pen
full Of steers is altogether too compli-
Gated a matter 10 cover by any sort
Of agreement in advance.
The Kenyon bill would make IL He
gal for any packers 10 have financial
holdings in stock yards corporations.
Common sense rightly asks. "WhyT'
How such holdings, which. where they
exist. are nothing more than financial
backing Of a worthy enterprise. can
control the men in the pens who are
hired TO use their judgment, is too
deep 20 be seen at glance. The ad-
vocates Of the bill should be forced to
explain. And how lack OF such hold
ihgs would prevent control or monop-
oily, IL such things were possible. is an
other thing which the proponents OF
the bin should be able to eucidate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
You May Find
1t In Stocking
Cincinnati authority says your
troublesome corns just
loosen and tall off

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
corns between the toes just loosen in
their sockets and fall of the merit day
IL you will apply directly upon the corn
few drops Of a drug called freezone,
says a Cincinnati authority.
You merely put drop or two Of this
free1one on the tender, touchy corn to-
day and instantly the corn stops hurting,
then tomorrow sometime you may find
the old tOrturous pest somewhere in
your stocking, having fallen of entirely
without q particle of soreness, pain or
irritation. The skin surrounding and
beneath the former corn win be as
healthy, pink and smooth as the palm
Of your hand.
A quarter. ounce of freezone Is suff.
cient 70 rid ones feet Of every corn and
callus, and any druggist will charge but
a few cents for it. 1t is a compound
made from ether
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
SMALL PACKERS OPPOSE LICENSE

Cheinnau meat packers in drawing
resolutions against the licensing OF
ali packers doing interstate business.
brought attention 10 the fact that the
proposed legislation embedded in the
Kenyon and Kendrick bills. II enacted.
would have a tendency q drive hun
freds az small packing firms out Of the
field ofxinterstate operations. This
would be the preference forced upon
them as,against operating under a II
eensing system which would be a con-
tipued menace Of interference.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
SPENDS HALF LIFE IN JAIL
Criminal With Long Record Declares
Life OF Crime Does Not
Pay

Omaha. Neb.--Strstch" Bird. arrest
ed in Omaha charged with implication
in the robbery OF q garage and theft
OF a dozen high-priced automobile tires,
has had an eveRtful criminal career.
He Is forty years old and has spent
more than one-half OF his life in prison.
And II was worse than wasted"
Bird said. ''for all OF the robberies /
have committed yielded me less than
800 In money. II doesn't pay to do
wrong.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
NURSES FIGHT DISEASE

~ ED Cross nurses discharged
from overseas work are choos-
ing public health nursing and
positions as instructors in
home hygiene and die.etics as their
peaceime occupation The germ
army killed more Aiacrirans in the
last four years than the German
army" is their slogan. Four have
been assigned durins the past month
10 public health service in the Lake
Division
Fifty Red Cross nurses-instructors
OF classes for women and girls outside
the nursing profession-are meeting
In Cleveland September 1920 TO dis
ouss means OF teaching the general
public how TO avoid diseases.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
Barber Cuts Throat
of Sleepy Customer.

Napa, Cal.-James G.. Maxwell
OF this city had-the exciting ex-
perience Of starting 10 sleep in
the barber chair when be was
startled 20 find the barber cut.
ting hisythroat.
He fought his way out o. the
chair and ran 10 the police sta
tion. The barber Is unde ar
rest and is believed TO be non
tally deraHged.
He declared the razor slipped.
Nine stitches were required 20
close the wound.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10
SOLDIERS IN CiE9'
USE R. {. SERVICE

wv yHEN 49, makes the
M change ig.m military to
w civilian life hs depends up
on the Red Cros workers
ct camp 20 halp him In tho transfer
nation. Workers IN the Lake Division
camps have found than the need has
increased in the past few months
rather than lessened.
or the 24.eT7 men who passed
through tho rehabilitation mill at
Camp Taylor last month. 2.502 were
recorded as new cases for Red Cross.
10 be helped in one way or another.
This total puts Camp Taylor AZ the
head OF the list for all camps In the
country IN volume OF work Of this kind
Camp Sherman stands third
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10

se's ne money that the beef interesting
hep you to see 1t is
o. Agriculture who followed
plant and through the
the hands OF the
bought from the ner addition csur the hide
and other by
auuu 70 N the retail market
ou OF this total the
he I'VE animals Three to per we're
market and 10 feed and for
slaughtered The packer received
the cost Of saughering shipping
@ local pnch houses selling the local butcher
per cent was received by the butcher
By the relative sizes money bags
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10

Much Of the discord and dissatisfac-
ton Of life results from the inevitable
failure 20 beat the game Of life with
out working.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10

Maybe the time IS coming when ap-
plies will be more than a boyhood rec
objection to the average consume
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-10

Are the great stock yards Of Chi
cago, Kansas City, Omaha and else
where hotbeds Of monopolistic control
which succeeds In mulcting the farm
er on the one hand. and the consumer
who buys meat on the other handl
This will be one OF the questions
threshing over in the discussion OF the
Kenyon bill now before committee Of
the Senate.
II these big markets, where millions
upon millions Of dollars change hands.
have any sort OF a strangle-hold on
our food resources few there would
be who would not say, rout them. Yet
equally few. perhaps. could give you
any sort OF a vivid word-plcture OF
what takes place IN these markets
through which flows much Of our farm
wealth.
Separate From Packing Plants.
The stock yards" are syronymou.
in the minds Of many people with all
packingdom. This is error number
one. They are operated as corpora
lions wholly distinct from the packing
plant companies that cluster around
them.
The stock yards perform two func-
tons: they are unloading, feeding
and resting stations FOR live stock and
markets for buying and selling. As
buying and selling places, they are
among the most Interesting spots in
the workplaces where enc may see
a netion at its barteriRg. Huge auc-
ton stations where a fraction OF a
point counts, and counts big.
The Chicago stock yards. as the
most notable example, VIII receive IN
a day anywhere from 10000 TO 10000
cattle, not 70 mention hogs and sheep.
These would represent shipments by
many farmers. Each farmer puts his
cattle into the hands Of a commission
firm who acts as his agent. The 'stock
in trade" OF the commission firm Is
satisfied clientele among the farmers
the better bargainers they are for
long price. the more the farmer Is dis
posed to patronize them
A Game for Experts.
II Is a titanic game, and one for ex-
perts. On the one side are arrayed
the commission men, and on the other
the buyers representing packing con-
Germs. brokers and o&hers. Both sides
know their business, which Is 10 say
that they know fun we'll what the re-
ceipts OF the day are snd their rels-
ton 10 the requirements, md they
know cattle.
The big auction begins Not from
block. but an auction for all that.
Buyers mounted on ponies, scHrry
hither and thither, making a bid on
enc lot here and on another rot there.
The commission man viii hold the bid
in allegiance. dickerilg for a sew points
higher price and awaiting, The arrival
Of another man on pony who may
make him a better offer. Every com
mission man Is n competitor Of all the
other commission men: and every buy
e. Is competitor Of alb che other buy
ers.
We say that all Of these men know
cattle. A steer IS not standardized
commodity. Nature makes him what
he is. The contour OF his launches,
the build Of his body and his makeup
In general have everything 70 do with
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-17
Pictorial Review Patterns.

THESE famous dressmakers who receive $780,
! $500, $500 and even more for single gown, all
unite in praising Pictorial Review Patterns Money
could not purchase such testimony It is the greatest
tribute ever paid to pattern >
Think Of it! These internationally famous style
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in the world tell you their own signatures that
Pictorial Review Patterns express smarness of style
as we'll as perfection of fit and that no other patterns
are economical to use
Any words of our own would be superfuous in the
tace OF these remarkable letters These testimonials
place the supremacy of Pictorial Review Patterns
beyond discussion. The voluntary opinions of such
style authorities as Hickson. Joseph, Dunstan and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-17

Stein c. Blaine, forever fix the status of Pictorial
Review Patterns Any statements these smaster
designers make accepted without dispute in the
realm of Fashion And remember that these patterns are
sold by 1000 leading stores throughout the United States
and Canada for only twenty and twenty five cents each
The October issue, out to-day is the Big Special
Fall Fashion Number. 1t contains seventeen pages
of the wonderful new styles which are endorsed by
these great creators Of fashion Several Of these pages
in full coors and show the correct shades in the
new materials for Fall There is always a tremen-
dous demand for this Big Fall Fashion Number, and
because Of printing conditions this edition is limited
We suggest therefore, that you get your copy at
once before the supply is exhausted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
MURDER TRIAL IS
SOON CONCLUDED
Fern Reynolds Case Goes to Jury in
a Few Days After It is Started
In Fort Madison District
Court.
WOMAN PERFECTLY CALM
With Wonderful selfpossession, She
Takes the Witness Stand and
Testlfies Like Any Minor
Witness.

The jury found Mrs. Fern Reynolds
guilty of manslaughter at 8: 80 o'clock
last night at Fort Madison
This was under the legal rule that
on an indictment for first degree muir
der, conviction may be for any les
ser degree Of homicide. The penalty
for granddaughter is not to exceed
eight years in the penitentiary.
The county attorneys office is well
satisfied with the verdict. The bet
ting in Fort Madison toward the end
OF the trial was five to one in favor
Of the acquittal of the defendant. Her
husband, now serving life sentence,
testified he killed their baby without
the knowledge of his wife.
The Jury ,deliberated about two
hours before rendering verdict.
Her Remarkable Composure.
The conclusion Of the murder trial
at Fort Madison within a few days
makes record for speed in court.
The evidence was concluded yester-
day morning and the arguments to
the Jury occupied most of the day.
Fern Reynolds took the stand in
the morning and showed as much
calm as any OF the minor witnesses.
Clothed in garments OF deepest
black. and wearing short black
veil which served to accentuate the
pallor OF her face, Mrs. Reynolds
composed herself for the ordeal and
gave answers to all OF the questions
of the attorneys in a low and level
tone of voice. Only once did she
make visible show Of emotion
When questioned as to the converse
ton which followed the death Of the
! baby, Mrs Reynolds broke down and
wept bitterly, though quietly. for
few moments, and then quickly re-
gained her, composure.
The case went to the jury at the
end of the trial late yesterday.
Girl Friends Attend Trial.
The ending of the case closes one
| of the most sensational murder trials
ever heard in Lee county court.
Throughout the trial the court room
was thronged with curious specta-
| tors, while many of them, friends of
| the defendant when she was high
school girl at Galesburg were there.
| The defense was given thirty days
| in which to file petition of appeal
to the supreme court. In the mean
time the defendant will be at liberty
| on $4,000 bonds IT is believed GER
! tain that the case will be carried to
il the supreme court of the state in an
effort to save the young woman from
prison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
Famous in Day for Her
Beautiful Complexion,
Oatmeal Combination Does 1t

rough skin, ruddiness, wrinkles, and
in fact, every blemish the face, hands
and arms are heirs to. If your neck
or chest is discolored from exposure,
apply this combination there and the
Objectionable defect will disappear
It is absolutely harmless and will not
produce or stimulate growth OF
hair. No matter how rough and un.
calmly the hands and arms, or what
abuses they have had through hard
work and exposure to sun and wind,
this oatmeal-derwillo combination
will work a wonderful transformation
in twelve hours at the most. Tholl'
sands who have used it had the same
results l have had.
Note: To get the best effect be
sure to follow the complete dlrec-
tons contained in every package OF
derwillo. You have only to get der
willo and oatmeal. You need nothing
else, and it is SO simple that anyone
can use 1t; and it is So inexpensive
that any girl or woman can afford
IT. The manufacturers and drug
gists guarantee that there will be
noticeable improvement after the
first application or they will refund
the money. It is sold in this city un'
der a money refund guarantee by all
department stores and all up-to-date
druggists, including the Wilkinson
and the McGrath Bros. stores.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
THE NAUvoo GATE CITY
sConeinLed from page 60

Mrs. Luella STATIONS Nauvoo nome
Thursday afternoon. On the same
afternoon Mrs. Fred Tanner Will en-
terrain the Nauvoo Industrial society
[ in social session.
The children Of the Nauvoo Cath
Ollie church will be given their first
holy communion on May 20, Ascen-
sion day.
Miss Lois Hobbs of Carthage, came
TO Nauvoo last Sunday to attend the
family reunion. She remained for
few days visit.
Mrs. Paul Baldwin and little daugh-
ter of Quincy, came to Nauvoo last
Monday for visit with the husband
and father who is chauffeur for
Hagen & Rumble.
Miss Villa Nelson terminated her
Chicago visit and returned to Maui
VOC for a day or two and then de-
parted for Ames, Iowa, where she
will be secretary for department
in the agricultural college there.
Mrs. Chas. McGary and children OF
Moline. ILL.,, are in Nauvoo and will
visit with the husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter McGary.
Gordon Parker who has been visit
ing his parents in Nauvoo ever since
he came from France, has gone to
Peoria to accept his old position in
that city.
Auto accessory thieves are doing
much differing in Nauvoo. A Sher-
lock Holmes man ought to get onto
the lob and nab one of these fellows
some dark night.
Arthur Voorvart of Nauvoo, has
nd
home soon.
The Nauvoo woodman lodge mem
hers are arranging another one of
their most delightful socials to be
given soon.
The Nauvoo Royal Neighbors will
Initiate new member tonight,
Thursday, and the event will be fol-
lowed by social.
The doctors of Lee county, Iowa,
will come to Nauvoo on Monday, May
26. and hold a meeting of their medi-
cal society. They will dine at Hotel
Oriental and sixty or seventy will be
seated at the festive board.
Miss Vida, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Hummel of Nauvoo, has
had another attack Of that dreaded
complaint, appendicitis, which occur
red last Saturday night. Her condi-
ton was such that it was advisable
to rush her to the Sacred Heart hos
pital in FIT Madison and an operation
made at once. 1t is hoped that this
popular and pleasant young lady will
quickly regain her usual good health.
Fred Salm, ST., and Geo. Anton,
the two Nauvoo men who are in a
Keokuk hospital are getting along
|spIendidly. The latter may return
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
A Free Prescription Does Its Work
Overnight. You Can Prepare
II at Your Home.

New York: 1t is my own discovery
and 1t takes just one night to get
such marvellous results, says Mae
Edna Wilder, when her friends ask
her about her wonderful complexion
and the improved appearance Of her
hands and arms. You can do the
same thing il you follow my advice.
sne says: l feel it my duty to tell
every girl and woman what this
wonderful prescription did for me. |
never tire of telling others just what
brought about such remarkable re-
suits. Here is the identical prescrip-
tion that removed every defect from
my face, neck, hands and arms. Until
you try 1t you can form no idea of
inc marvellous change it will make
IN Just one application. The pre-
scription. which you can prepare at
your own home, is as follows: Go to
any grocery and get ten cents worth
VI ordinary oatmeal and from any
ufug store bottle of derwillo. Pre-
pare the oatmeal as directed in every
package of derwillo and apply night
ana morning. The first application
VIII astonish you. 1t makes the skin
appear transparent, smooth and vel
sety' | especially recommend it for
iieekies, tan, sun spots, coarse pores,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
BY
DEAD WOMAN
( Nude Body Found Seated on the Floor
of Flat When travelling Man
Husband Returned
From Trip.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, May 16.-Police here to-
day confessed themselves nlystified
by the killing of Mrs. Mabelle Jones,
80, whose nude body was. found seated
on the floor of her flat The woman
had been dead for several hours.
Frederick R Jones, travelling sales
man for house in Buffalo, N. Y, hus-
band Of the victim, reported to the
police that he found his wife dead last
night. There was a small cut near
the jaw, while her head was caked
with blood
Jones was held by the police, pend
ing investigation.
The Jones rented the flat here two
months ago. Jones said he had been
on the road for some time before com
ing back to Chicago last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
Before The Advent
Of Wonlan's Gladness
Women Who Know Take Precaution
Against Suffering.

Before tho arrival Of the Stork. women
for over half century have learned tia
wisdom Of giving nature helping hand.
Nausea, nervousness,s bearing-down and
stretching pains in the abdomen and
muscles are entirely 2voided by the use of
Mothers Friend. according to the testimony
of thousands OF mothers who have used this
time honored remedy.
: Mothers Friend inbricates the fine net
work of nerves beneath the skin, and by
regular use during the period the muscles
are made and kept soft and elastic They
can then expand gently and easily when
baby Is born and pain and danger at tho
crisis Is naturally avoided.
Mothers Friend Is preparation of pene-
trating oils and other medicinal agents
prepared especially for expectant mothers.
II Is for external use, Is absolutely safe and
should be used regularly during tho entiru
period before baby comes;
pany, Dept. A, Lamar Building, Atlanta,
Georgia, for an interesting Motherhood
Book, and obtain a bottle Of Mothers
Friend from the druggist. You win ind it
the greatest kind OF help.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
London Air Raids Killed 473.
Ru TYriifnI Dr,r,

bo.NDON, (By mail )-r'inal official
npofts issued by the London Fire
nrigade show that 473 persons were
A.led outright, and 1105 injured, many
" whom died subsequently, during the
twenty-five air-raids London suffered
~ the war. In all S57 bombs were
mopped by the raiders, of which 372
were incendiary bombs.
me worst raid was June 13, 1917, a
uaynght raid, when thirty-nine bombs
oa dropped, 10S persons killed, and
22S injured
Between September and October
= 1917, London suffered six raids.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

Mrs I,uella Stratton's Nauvoo home
Thursday afternoon. On the same
afternoon Mrs. Fred Tanner will en-
terrain the Nauvoo Industrial society
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

home soon, while the former will sub
nit to another operation as soon as
his condition will permit.
Geo. Pilking of Sonora township,
treated the men and their ladies to
social good time in the Nauvoo
knights of Columbus rooms on last
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16
Hiob Priced Seats.

[JTnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, May 16.-The stock
exchange seat of Russell Sage sold
yesterday for $4,000. A lew mo
'ments later seat sold FOR SSo'Voo'
the highest price to be paid for a
seat I'M two years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

attended the carnival in Keokuk last
week and some went down to the
dam city Wednesday to see the SOL
diers drill. Nothing doing in Keo-
kuk in the entertainment or amuse-
ment line but that Nauvoo always
sends q large delegation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

Friday evening. When Pilkington
was i'll last winter, the men folks
turned out and husked his corn and
he retaliated by giving them good
time at a social, refreshments and
dancing.
Quite number of Nauvoo people
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

three on successive nights, and five
within eight days. OF London's
twenty-five raids. the first six were
Zeppelin visitations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

The black diamond, found In Bor-
neo, is the hardest known substance
in the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-16

London's $4,000 policemen guard
more than 1000 miles of streets and
at least 1,250,o00 houses and shops.