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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
MOTOR
LOSES POWER
When Your Car Loses Its "Pep" ana
Won't Take the Hills It Used III
to, One Should Look
to His Motor.

The car which will not take the
hills it used to take, which seems
sluggish and lacking in that net-
fable something g. known as pep,
even though the carbon has recently
been completely removed, the valVes
ground, the pistons and rings put IN
Ifrst-class condition so that there IS
mo compression leakage and every
thing else is done to insure the best
of mechanical condition, is usually
imysterv to it's harrassed owner. he
has spent his money for complete
and yet the results seem
discouraging. The. garaseman does
not seem to be able to explain It,,
Most likely the one thing that has
been overlooked is the 1nuffler. rms
silencing device gets clogged with
SCOT and dirt just like any other
mart and it may be that the free exit
of the gases is interfered with, set
ting up severe back pressure
against which the engine must work.
Many mufflers are of the type LAT
can be taken apart for cleaning, and
lust about as many more are so CON
structed that you cannot disassembie
them. If there is no cutout on the
car. disconnect the muffler and see
if there is any appreciate difference
in power. If there is it will pay to
discard, the old muffler if it is of the
non-cleanable variety. A new one is
not going to break the owner of a
cart is surprising how relatively
little they do cost. In nine cases out
of ten the results of fitting new
silencer, or Of cleaning the old one
will be surprising.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
HEIRESS FOUND 80
= -AFTER 20 YEARS
Remark of Little Negro Boy in Cotton
Field Results in Being Big
Clue Which Finds
Lost Sister.

| While picking cotton on the farm
of Rufas Sanderlin little negro boy
remarked to his mother that Sander
lin bore a striking resemblance to
Miss Mary Emhoff, the adopted
daughter of l.. J. Poth, who lives
near Yoakum, Texas, says an Ithaca,
Texas, dispatch to the New YORK
World.
I This remark reached the ears of
Sanderlin and caused him to start 4
chain Of inquiries that resulted in
establishing the fact that Miss EN-
hoff was his sister, whom he had not
seen or heard of for more than twenty
years.
; Besides reuniting the young woman
with this brother and with another
brother, Scott Sanderlin, who lives
in Fort Worth, the discovery Of her
existence and relationship has given
her title to share in a fortune of
s1,50O,OO0 that is about to come to
them through the death Of a wealthy
aunt in Kentucky.
/ 1t was twenty-one years ago that
the Sanderlin children became sepa-
rated Their parents, who lived in
Yoakum, died and Mary Sanderlin
was adopted by a childless couple
who lived near Victoria, Texas. Her
name was changed from Sanderlin to
Emhoff At that time she was two
years old. Her two brothers were
placed under the guardianship of an
uncle who lives in east Texas. The
couple who adopted Mary placed her
in the ST. Joseph's orphan asylum at
San Antonio after keeping her year
or two. When still small child she
was again adopted, this time by
Jacob Poth, a farmer. When Jacob
Poth died a few years ago the adop
ton papers passed to his son, l.. j
Poth. According to the asylum rec
ords her name was Mary Emhoff, and
it was by this name she went in her
new home.
The negro child and his mother had
lived for many years on the Poth farm
and were we'll acquainted with Miss
Emhoff. During all these intervening
wears the Sanderlin brothers had been
searching for their sister, whom they
last saw as a baby. 1t was meager
clue. that remark of the negro cotton
picker, but it stirred hope in the
breast of Rufus Sanderlin. He lost
no time in going to Yoakum and
driving to the farm of Poth. The
proof that the man and woman were
brother and sister was plain by their
faces.
"They look as much alike as two
peas" exclaimed Poth when he saw
them together.
It took some little time to trace
down the history of Miss Emhoff, in
Guiding the records showing how she
came by that name. Although it is
German name, her friends many times
remarked that she did not show any
trace of the Teutonic race in her fea
lures. It is stated that the settlement
of the estate of the wealthy aunt OF
the Sanderlin heirs will be made soor
: and that Miss Mary and her two broth
, ers will come in for several hundred
thousand dollars as their share OF the
fortune.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Police are Holding Damaging Bits OF
Evidence Against Members OF
Gang Breaking Into Play
ground Dressing Room.
CHASE THEM
People Across Street Went over to In
veStiqate and Crowd Scattered
But Left Coat and
Sweater.

A dark coat, cut in the late fash
ion, form fitting and with slash
pockets, a gray sweater and contents
of the pockets of both coat and
sweater are the evidence that the
police are holding against some boys
who were evidently bent on an er'
rand of vandalism at the Keokuk
public school Fairgrounds. Inter
rupted by neighbors who live across
the street, the gang fled, leaving be-
hind the telltale coat and sweater.
The police have the garments and
expect to pick UP the owners.
In the coat pocket was bill for
brick cheese Of $1.90 bought Septem
Der 3 of Pfaffe Brothers by Ed
Schultz In another coat pocket was
an athletic supporter Of the web
type and Stall & Dean make. A pail
Of compasses was found in the TOT
pocket It was evident that a name
had been written on the marker IL
the inside coat pocket but had beer
erased. '.a
In the sweater pockets were found
a handkerchief and lead pencil II
one pocket and rubber bands in an
other.
Joseph Wenzel, who lives across
the street from the Fairgrounds, no
ticed someone around the ground:
shortly before o'clock He sus
pected that they were marauders
and he started to investigate. The
gang took to their heels, but lief
these important bits Of evidence.
1t was found that the door to thu
al IL, hoI hnn,
forced open and that someone hat
tempered with the water meter. Al
attempt evidently had been made tt
| disconnect some Of the pipe used TO
swings and to steal it for junk.
This IS the second case Of vandal
ism in week that the school boart
! has faced. The first case was re
ported last week in the high school
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
INDIAN RELICS
REVEAL HISTORY
Iowa, a Meeting Place of the North,
South, East and West is an
Intere sting Place,
CurioS illustrate.

Iowa is, in it's archaeology, q meet
ing ground of north and south, east
and west, according to an article by
Charles R. Keyes in the Iowa Jour-
nal Of History and Politics." The
variety of Indian relics, not only in
the form of curiously formed efigy
and burial mounds, but in the null
titude of weapons and implements
dug up by the plow or by the wash
of spring rains, make the study q.
fascinating one The early Indian
was not simply utilitarian, for he
spent much time putting high
polish and unnecessary angles and
facets and grooves upon his stone
axes. AN AK of four ounces was not
too small to claim his attention, nor
did he vince at a small boulder
which would give him finished pro
duct weighing thirty-two pounds
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Simple Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has neve
failed to remove dandruf at once, an
that is to dissolve it. then you destroy I
entirely. To do this, just get about fou
ounces of plain, common liquid aryo
from any drug store (this is all you wi
need), apply it at night when retiring
use enough to moisten the scalp and ru
it in gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of you
dandruf will be gone, and three or fou
more applications will completely dis
solve, and entirely destroy, every singh
sign and trace of it, no matter how mud
dandruf you may have.
You will find all itching and digginl
of the scalp will stop instantly and you
hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silk
and soft, and look and feel hundre'
times better. ->r..--
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
FAMOUS KIDS
PLEASE HERE
The Trip,ets and Twins OF Harry
Wilkinson Of Fort Madison Wers
Presented to Audiences at
Theatre Yeste rday.

Iowa's famous children, the triplets
and twins of Harry Wilkinson OF Fort
Madison nroved a delightful attraction
Yesterday at a local theater. The chill
dren are appearing in famous kino-
grams, and they were presenteo ~
the audience yesterday afternoon ana
last evening. ,,....-,-
Resides the children motion PIC,
ture reel of the Keokuk dam ana
power plant was shown. This IS con,
sidered one of the best pictures OF
this plant that has been made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
M'NIDER ARGUES
FOR THE BONUS
New Commander Of Iowa American
Legion Presents Reasons why
He Is For Compensation
in Adjusted Form

What the editor Of the Stars and
Stripes terms "a stronger argument
than has emanated from any national
officer of the legion, spoken or VIII
ten" with one possible exception,
has Just been made public from the
pen Of Colonel Hanford MacNider, OF
Mason City, banker and overseas
hero.
Colonel MacNider's able defense OF
the bonus plan answers the main OBJ
iections presented by bonus oppo-
nents. He handles the subject with
out gloves in a letter to former
college mate and also a financier.
Speaking of the proposed plan OF
adjusted compensation, the lowan
said:
Damn It, -, if it wasn't JUS
tice they should have it anyway, but
it is only justice. Those who don't
need it need not take it. Let them
give it to those who do or to their
legion post for relief work There is
no way to pick out just which one
should have it. The only way to
reach the deserving is to give it to
them all l could tell you of dozen
men know. and any case would
convince you"
Continuing, the colonel places the
credit for Americas success in the
war:
What has all this got to do with
the bonus? Just this, that these
bucks, these plain enlisted men-and
let me add right here that 1t was the
fine, high and wonderful spirit OF
the buck private which won this war
for America, not G.. H O., nor the
general staff nor the officers Of the
! line. though they all did their part
these bucks, the lads you pass now
! every day on the street, your neigh
boris boy, the lad who works for you.
, and, believe me, every one Of them
has the markings of the finest heroes
/ the world has ever produced, have
! everything coming from their coun-
! try, and they at least should have an
even chance with the birds who
cheered them off and won the wal
here at home"
Colonel MacNider shows UP stock
argument of the anti-bonus forces as
/ follows:
! 81 know the arguments that are
propounded against adjusted compen
sation1-of the danger of our promul
eating another gigantic pension drain
upon the country-of selling our pa
triotism--of the uselessness of givlns
these men this money only to have
them squander it-and all the rest.
could not help but be grimly amused
to read the pitiful appeal of our presi
dent emeritus, to look back at oul
forefathers and to follow their noble
principles-not mine, for mine came
over in the steerage not so long ago
but his, and, presume, most of New
England's. His own little college
taught me that the revolutionar,
gentlemen, and brave and good the.
were-don't misunderstood memo
only demanded a bonus but demand
ed it before they would enlist. and
very alarming percentage deserted t.
re-enlist and catch this gratuity al
} over again. On top of that the
pulled down about an Ohio county a
a reward afterwards, which make
our fourfold compensation schem
look exceedingly mild and very II
significant in comparison
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
ITCHING ECZEMA
DRIED RIGHT Up
WITH SULP HUR

Any breaking out of the skin, even
fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying little Men
tho4Sulphur, says noted Skin
specialist Because of it's germ cei
stroying properties, this sulphur
preparation instantly brings ease
from skin irritation, soothes and
heals the eczema right up and leaves
the skin clear and smooth.
1t seldom fails to relieve the ter
ment and Disagreement. Sufferers
from skin trouble should get little
Jar of Mentho-Sulphur from any gopd
druggist and use it like a cold cream
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Violence at Election.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.--Killing, kid
mapping and smuggling featured the
bitterest party factional fight in ILL.,
nois republican politics at the state
primary today.
While balloting was reported pro-
feeding quietly throughout the state,
violence broke out here with the re-
suit one man was killed, ward
worker and a policeman beaten up.
and several others kidnapped.
The situation was considered tense
this afternoon Armed deputies have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
C.. L..,~.HERRING
TO MEET CLUE
Unity Members viii Hear Candidate
for Governor, Of Iowa Speak
Monday Noon at Their
Regular Meeting.

Clyde l.. Herring of Des Monies,
will he the speaker at the meeting
of the Unity club here Monday noon.
MT. Herring is president of motor
concern iat Des Moines that bears MS
name : and is democratic candidate
for governor 20 - - 81. -
Frank G. MoorheadG who is@dtrect-
ing Mr.. Herring's.a publicity, will be
here If possible with Mr.. Herring
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
.C0DNC|L STICKS
TO AGREEMENTS.
.u.r,u4 on the Part Of keokuk Water
Works Company Officials to Re-
open Matter is Re-
fused.
THEY WANT FRANCHISE
rapnciI Determines to Stand by Two
and one-haIf Year Agreement
Made Last April by
Officiais.

Attempts on the part of the Keo-
krk Waterworks company officials
- reopen the question of rates and
~ ask for a franchise have been met
With a negative answer on the part
~ the city council. The agreement
raached last April between the COM
many the citizens waterworks COM
mission and the old city council was
for term OF two and half years
~ the adjusted rate. At that time
the company turned down the sug-
gastion of franchise, also that of n
sliding scale, both OF which projects
they talked over when their repre-
sentatives met the council a short
time ago.
Mr.. Biggs and Mr.. Riley, repre-
senting the water company, called
on the present city officials short
time ago and asked if the council
would talk the matter of fran
chise At the conference in March
this issue was opposed by the water
company, city officials recalled. The
new franchise, the company repre-
sentatives stated, would provide for
sliding scale, another feature OPP
posed in the March conference, it
was said.
definite answer was asked from
the council and it was stated that it
was the opinion and determination
of the council not to reopen the
question at this time, as it consid-
cred the deal was closed with the
tyo-and- one-haR-year contract made
in April of this year. The council
considers that the agreement reach
ed then between the old council and
the city waterworks commission is
binding and should be adhered to.
Warrants Held Up.
Mayor Craig has very recently re-
leased the city warrants for June and
July in favor of the waterworks com,
pany. These were held up on his
order because the company failed to
keep an agreement on the laying OF
mains in two blocks in West Keo,
kuk November &c, 1919, the council
ordered the laying of the mains. AS
winter was approaching, the council
granted an extension of time to the
company with the idea that the work
would be done in the spring. 1t was
not done, on first one excuse for de
lay and then another, the mayor sail
this morning, so he gave orders tC
hold up the warrants, and this was
done.
Since this action was taken the
mains have been laid and the money
has been released The delay proved
great inconvenience to the people
living on the blocks to be served b,
the water. They had their pipes .pu
in to the curb, and many Of them in
stalled bathrooms, but had no water
for use in these rooms.
So far as the council is concerned
the franchise matter is closed FOL
the present. Before franchise
could be granted, there would b.
many legal steps to be taken, sucl
as getting petition signed ant
calling special election to submit
the matter to a vote Of the people
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
7F' 5tssiE.7a a-+s ~. si5raa ,s-4 Va
Say You Want
Diamond Dyes
Don't Spoil or Streak your
Material in anPoor Dye

Each package or Diamond Dyes"
contains directions SO simple that any
woman can diamond-dye a new, rich.
fadeless color into worn, shabby gar
ments, draperies, coverings, whether
wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
Buy Diamond Dyes"-no other
kind-then perfect results are guar
anteed even if you have never dyed
before. Druggist has color card.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Uso Il for Cotton Men.
rITnited Press Leased Wire Serv,

limited Press Leased Wire SerV1ce.!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Use OF
the 100000, 900 fund in the hands of
the alien property custodian to extend
credits making possible the marketing
of cotton and other agricultural pro-
ducts was recommended today by the
American Cotton association meeting
here. A committee was named to
urge the government to re-establlsh
the war finance corporation and give
If the funds with which to extend
needed credits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

been stationed at each polling booth.
Several thousand policemen station
ed at booths have instructions not to
back down" before sheriffs depu-
ties. 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

The best bet IS that the man who
is living apart from his wife first
realizes his mistake after battling
about restaurants for about week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

! It's a lucky thing for some archi-
tects of their own fortunes that there
were no building inspectors around
while the job was being done.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

No less than two million 1921 auto
mobile license tags are to be maze
at the Ohio penitentiary for motor
vehicles of that state.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Name 'Bayer" on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin IS
genuine Aspirin proved safe by NIT
lions and prescribed by physicians
for over twenty years. Accept only
an unbroken "Bayer package" which
contains proper directions to relieve
Headache Toothache, Earache, Neu-
ralgia,, rheumatism, Colds and Pain.
Handy tin boxes of II tablets cost
few cents. Druggists also sell larger
'Bayer packages Aspirin is trade
mark Bayer Manufacture Monoacet'-
cacidester of Salicylicacid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Smith and Oaden Indignant.

StllIN ana SSbS''
Mayor Smith was indignant tnat
this police fiasco might reflect dis
credit on his administration. After
routine business in the city council
meeting had been finished he stayed
a motion to adjourn.
~ am not satisfied about that Sat
urday nights business he said.
THAT kind of police work does not
have a good effect. The people are all
talking about it.
ut is time to get that bird on the
carpet. This thing of taking cash
bonds without bringing men to the pc.
lice station or making record OF
them has got to stop. Gamblers or
other offenders deserve no speciai
privileges. I want men that are ar
rested brought to the police station
and let them give bonds there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Gamblers at Burlington Were Arrest
ed and Then the officers Let
Them Sign Code
Bonds
PLENTY OF CRITICISM
Men are Bound Over to the Ora nd
Jury and the Department Heads
Promise Soma Action in
Case.

Efforts on the part of the Burling-
ton night police officers to shield some
gamblers have proved a boomerang,
and the officials and the department
have been facing the music there the
last couple of days, as the following
from the Hawk-Eye would Indicate:
Efforts upon the part of police Off
GERS to shield gamblers caught in the
raid Saturday night on Dunn's hotel
proved a real boomerang. The veil OF
secrecy that Night Captain McElroy
and Desk Sergeant Ransom so obi1g-
ingly threw about the gamblers was
badly rent Monday morning when
Police Judge w. e. Pilling kicked over
the traces, ordered e. F. Dunn before
him and held him to await grand jury
action and declared forfeited the $40
bonds given to the police chief Satur-
day night by the six others.
The six players who did not appear
in court and whose bonds were de-
clared forfeited we're Fred Wunder-
Itch, E. H. Bauer, W. II. Fetherby,
! Carl Watkins, T. J. Miller and Il. l..
Green.
! The unusual circumstances OF police
officials accepting cash bonds OF
gamblers caught in raid and etorts
I to prevent their names being known
aroused a storm Of comment and
curiosity. The story of the raid and
the unprecedented reticence of the
police told in the Sunday Hawk-Eye
was a live topic whenever men met
Sunday and Monday. 1t was nome
topic too, and the women who Will
vote this fall began questioning their
husbands about police shortcomings.
Friends Question Mayor.
Mayor Smith declared in the coun-
Gil meeting Monday that friends ques-
toned him when he went visiting Sun
day.
II was so mad when heard of this
ibonehead play that I could not be
pheasant to my folks at home Sun
day" w. c. Ogden head OF the police
department said 40
County Attorney Riepe decided on
course of action when he learned OF
1.-THE secret raid and efforts to keep II
secret He held conference WltE
Judge Pilling Monday and refused tc
iconsider forfeit Of the 500 bail put
Eup by E. T. Dunn. He asked that the
charge of maintaing a gambling
house made against Dunn be taken be
fore the grand jury. This charge
will be considered by the grand jury
next week." Mr.. Riepe said
Dunn was the only man taken IN the
raid who appeared in police court He
talked awhile with Chief OF Police
Schwenker and then through his at
, to1ney, George Hill waived examlna
| ton. : i. - -,--rz----,----.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

~~~ada has $4,000 miles of high
ways -4 g .-.-.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
"Boneheads" Ogden Said.

Superintendent Ogden said that he
was too disguised with the whole
fasco to talk about it much.
at was a bonehead play. After DO
ing a creditable piece of police work
and making a good raid the whole
business was messed up"
"Will charges be preferred against
anv police otficial?" he was asked.
II won't say anything about that.
You can say that l will talk to the
men responsible for the Saturday
night performance and that nothing
like this will happen again
Thereafter no police official or po.
lice officer will take any cash BOND
unless the men are arrested ana
brought to the police station and
booked. I am not going to stand Tor
ANYTHING else. Officers making ar
rests must book their prisoners and let
them give bonds at the station. You
can say that so long as | am head OF
the police department, 1t will be run
on tie SQUARE and nobody is going TO
get any protection"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15

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