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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06
COTTON PRICES
RALLY FROM A
DECLINE
Market Makes Advances On
Covering and Closes Cen
orally Up.


NEW YORK Fob Tho cotton
market was less active after the Blk
hfeat ~ yesterday and an early de-
cline was followed hy rullios on COW
eruk Tho Fencrai li- closed firm
nt net adsauce ~ 10 90 20 points
Tho market puened easy and active
months sold lnwel during the first
ftN minutes on overnight selling or
dcrs Liverpool solid at ~, start but
became am active buyer az the decline,
prssumnhly tu tuhe profits luu Ola
straddic accounts az the new wide
afr renccs between thr two markets.
This absorbed many ~ the eally Of
fcring- and The market tulHod stca6lef
on covering promoted by the rally ~
exchange and "a belief that speculative
iunk lines had hcou prItty well huui-
dated un tie break ~ The previous
day Apufthcusions % spot iluuidn.
lion seemed to hc modified to some
.eAtcnt hy the absence ~ any generally
active Southern selling. TAX % high
money rates and tho uaHcttied tone ~
the stock market led 90 reactions dur
Ing the middle Of the afternoon. hut
the continued steadin,s- 81 foreign on
chang" was e. sastaininR factor and
tae best prices Of tho day were made
in the hate trading. Private cables
from Liverpool denied Yesterdays ru-
mors that England would stop impor-
tatiuns ~ cotton, sut one ~ them said
that the basis was too high In the
South to buy al present.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06
kennedy COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS BUSINESS SESSION.

TIFfUIHI 70 IWN IuITeI
kennedy. Texas. Feb IA meet
ing OF the various divisions OF the
knrney~ county n,rmclb uuiCn met
Wednesday Ia the rooms ~ ehc kennedy
Commercial club County Agent Jones
and Secretary Stultzfu- were among tho
speakers. Seed selection. vaccination
OF stock and the use Of calcium ar
senate on cotton, the sale of cream. the
poultry ana hog industry were among
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06
Farmers of KarneS
County Desire Use
of Mexican Labor


Special 20 Tho Caller.
kennedy Texas Feb livery
farmer In karnes county is gratifird
with tho prospects ~ sceiug law
passed In congress that viii permit the
use 90 the Mexican lahorer with
out his aid the farmers in Texas viii
be IN distress Denver Chestnut sent
a night letter TO Congressman Boz
hls attitude lu the Huds
be b amendment
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06
tho subjects discussed.
kARNEs COUNTY JUDGE
TO SEEK ELECTION.

kennedy Texas Feb. Judge D.
~ KlingrnAnn present county Judge
for khrne- county has formally am
nounced Tor re collection Judge Kllnge-
mann hfa such good record as %
court officer that he liz expected TO
DO ro-ei"cted without opposition.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06

NEW YORK Feb Cotton reed
OH broke 20 90 " 10 nts early under @
renewal 81 liquidation. then recovered
ON huNmg OF March boz rcNn erH aud
sho1 covering bat again sagged OF
near tho close fo" want ~ ney outside
support cioslns prices WIRE pointa
higher Co 10 net lower Sales ~, 100
barrels Prime crude 1850 sales, prime
summon yellow spot nom nal, March
nor Nay gf0l; july lile. prime
winter yellow and summer white nomi-
nal
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06

The anti aedition hiii is favored by
very mua who Is gratiflod whom "a
waiter pretelds % think him count
or duke
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06

HEMSTITCH- PtCOT SHOP IL now A.
i07 Mesquite Phone 442 ACROSS
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06

FOR SALE--75 tull blooied Barred
Rock Young hens Sl.5e each, AZ my
place Two miles out on shell road W.
W. Newman
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roo lATE no clAsslFY

WANIED--A farm hand 20 WORK on
farm. two miles out on shell road. Ap-
ply 10 w W Newman. M Chaddick
Service station.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-06
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. e. Renewed
selling pressure was fel, hy cotton In
the enriy trading today but aS the
market broke under h. q general de-
nnnd Tor covers came from the short
side ana the realizing movement.
caused Tor long account sprang up.
demand Tor ioTu account spfunE up
and i7 the second half ~ the session
the market had a very good tone Clos
Ing quotations were NJ net gains Tor the
day ~ to a poluts
The early selling was hasoi on the
many cluims that low sterling rates
were stopping the export movement 81
cotton from this country bat as the
days statistical statement developed.
Il was secn that the export movement
was encouragingly large Total clear
ances FOR foreign ports from United
states ports today amounted 20 39.0a2
bales against i0.6f2 this day last vcnr
The slight rccoverier in sterling OK
change itself were 90 help 10 the mar.
ket. Spots were reduced % points
which made middiug 70 2ic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
|R:E(sz:szs:SI||
Weddina.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kirby Guilford
! washington, %. c., arrived in Keo-
- oar Yesterday to visit Mrs. Glilford's
aorants. Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Brum-
pack Of 1911 Des Moines street Mrs.
C cn;lford. formerly Miss Arta Faye
urumhack, is q bride Of last Wednes-
,Iay her marriage to Mr.. Arthur Kir-
W. Gnilford occurring October 6, at
Washington, D. c., IN the Mt. Vernon
n,ace NJ. e. church. south, at five
o'clock in the evening. The ring
Ceremony was used with Rev.
Iohn Paul Tyler officiating. The oc-
aston was a double wedding, Mr..
nnilford's brother, Mr.. Forrest T.
cuilford and Miss Mary Estelle Carper
king united in marriage at the same
time time The bridal parties entered the
church to the strains Of the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin, one couple
marching down the left aisle to
the altar, where the vows were spok
on They left the church to the
other couple down the right aisle to
music of Mendelsshon's wedding
march. with Mr.. Claude Robson, one
~ Washington's most noted organ
lets presiding at the organ. Proceed
ing the ceremony, Mrs. w. H. Haycoa
sang "At Dawning'' and Mr.. L. e
Fakker sang 20 Promise Me-" The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
CRITICISM -. w..
OF BAND
Community Organization Said to Have
Asked About Pay for Appearing
in Funeral, But Manager
Explains.

The Keokuk Community band ls be
ing criticised today for its not appear
ing in the military funeral procession
Yesterday. Officials of the American
Legion say that the band through
Closson West, its leader, asked to be
paid for appearing in the procession.
Rather than have no band, the legion
officers say, Mrs. Jackson offered to
pay the fifty dollars said to have
been asked.
Commander Brown Of, the legion
said he had three conference with
West and J. E. Peterson. and that the
band was asking for fifty dollars for
it's appearance. West was the man
who first asked if there was to be any
money paid the band, the commander
said.
Elmer Dickson, manager of the band
defended the organization today when
told of the criticism being made OF
the organization. mo one had any
right or authority to put any price on
the band" Mr.. Dickson said. Our
constitution and bylaws allow two
dollars per man for funerals. There
is nothing specified as to whether this
applies to military as well as civil
funerals, and l have written to st
Louis to find out. AS soon as we know
l will present the matter to the band
boys. l had no authority to go against
our constitution in this. Our band is
ready and willing to play its share OF
the Funerals
A drum corps furnished the music
Yesterday. The music for the two
previous funerals was donated by the
Keokuk Concert band.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
TERM BOOSTED
TO TEN YEARS
John O'erien Sluas Turnkey at Fort
Madison and Tries to Escape,
So Judge Hamilton Adds
Moro to Sentence.

1t proved to be an expensive thing
for John O'Brien when he decided to
try to escape from Turnkey James
Lowe at Fort Madison Friday. judge
Hamilton had sentenced the lad to
a term In Anamosa. but when he
added an attempted escape to his
record the court made It ten years
in the refermatory.
The Fort Madison Democrat says:
"In an attempt to escape serving
q four-year term in the Iowa State
Industrial school at Eldora, John
O'Brien, seventeen-year-old Chicago
lad, who confessed to breaking a
show window at the Mack & Voigt
hardware store last week and to
stealing q revolver. late yesterday
afternoon sfugged James Lowe, turn
key at the county jail, and made his
escape. O'Brien was caught one
hour after making his. dash for lib
erty-
'"The boy was sentence to serve
the balance of his boyhood days in
Eldora by District Court Judge W. S.
Hamilton when he confessed to the
robbery. When again arraigned to-
day the sentence was changed to a
ten-year term in the Iowa state re-
formatory at Anamosa- Questioned
for his act of yesterday, O'Brien said
that he wanted to see his mother,
and for this reason laid out a plan
whereby he might make his escape"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
PERSONALS.

Miss Dera Englehard is visiting IN
Chicago for a few days.
Mrs. Tom Boltz left today for Mar
celine, Mo-, to visit her sister.
Miss Mayme Inman left for chi
cago Sunday morning to spend her
vacation.
Mrs. O. E. King leaves tonight for
Dubuque, Iowa, to attend the state
w. c. T. U. meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis A. Fowler,
Of Chicago, have returned after q
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs Harry
M. Phillips.
Miss Clara Smith, of Chicago, ar
rived home for visit with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, OF 1102
Reid street.
Mrs, Louise Miner and daughter
Mrs. J. c. Mclaughlin, Of Sedalia,
Mo-, spent few days in the city last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Settler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tryon motored
to Mendon, H., yesterday and mao
dinner at Hotel Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bottle and Mrs
Lue Hoffman and son, of Fort Madl
son, motored to Keokuk yesterday
| aand spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs
William Dobbs.
Mrs. E. J. Wright and Ed Wright
| returned this forenoon from Sedalla
Mo-, where they spent the week enc
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chester A. Wright
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
HEALTH PAGEANT
WAS REPEATED
"Cho Cho1 and His Faithful Allies
Presented the Entertainment
at Summit School, Mooar
Station.

The health pageant given by the
Keokuk school children last April
under the auspices of the V. N. A.
and the Baby Welfare league was re-
peated Friday afternoon at the Sum-
nit schoolhouse, at Mooar station for
the children Of that community.
"Cho Cho," the health clown, and
his four faithful allies, Cleanliness,
Fresh Air, Pure Food and Good Wa
ter, presented the little playlet, and
the cast included John Brassill as
Che Che and these boys for the al
lies: John Myers, Marvin Hentzel,
Louis Covington and Bernard Tom
1inson-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
CITY NEWS

-Hand-picked No. 1 Keifer pears,
s1.0e bushel Phone 1911 between 4
and p. m. Delivered
John Cameron's PAGER, Robert D..
won a race at Pinkneyville, Ill, last
Saturday, the time being 2:l1A.
We must repeat it's good and
sweet, no syrup like it on the street.
Try Red Glover, you'll like it too.
A marriage license has been is
sued to Claude Lewis Smith of keo
kuk and Lucille c. Wyrick of Mont
rose.
The jurors drawn to serve on the
September term of the district court
in the petit jury will not appear in
court until Tuesday, October 10. The
date for appearing has been postponed
from Tuesday, October II.
Property located on Des MONIES
street near the corner of Twenty-sec
ond street has been transferred by A
@. and Pearl Hostetter to Catherine
Dupy.
Edward B. McKenny and Daisy
McKenny have sold real estate locat
ed on Palean street between Tenth
and Eleventh to Howard Bartholomew
for the sum of $4,000.
Real estate located at 1017 Palean
street has been sold by John Feeney
to Paul Eymann for the sum of S2,7eo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
WOMAN HELD
AS FUGITIVE
Free Lance Newspaper Writer 10 Un-
der Suspicion in Kidnapping Case
and Is Arrested in New
York.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Miss Betty
Brainard, Is, was committed to jail
here today, pending arrival of extra
dition papers from Tacoma. Washing
ton, charging her with being a fugf
tive from Justice and with suspicion
OF kidnapping.
The young woman, free lance
newspaper writer, was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Joseph Schwab in city
court today following her arrest yes
terday by a city detective on the
strength of a telegram from Harry
Smith, chief of police at Tacoma.
Magistrate Sehwab decided he had
inc Jurisdiction to set bail and ordered
Miss Branard sent to jail pending ar
rival of papers from the Tacoma au-
,thorities. Edgar D. Shaw and James
p. Watson, New York newspaper men
and Miss Brainard's attorneys, Jer-
ONE, Rand and Kressel, decided to
ask a judge of general sessions to set
the bail The application was to come
up later in the day.
| Miss Brainard, according to the tele
gram from Tacoma, is charged with
assisting in the kidnapping of Robert
stagg two, son of George T. Stage. q
New York newspaper man, who, 1t was
said. formerly lived in Seattle and Ia
coma. In the latter city his divorced
wife and little son were said to have
resided.
/ Police here are'seeking Stage to de
termine what light he can throw on
the case, although he has not been
charged with completely in the kidnap
ping.
Miss Brainard tainted when being
arraigned in court today.
During her hearing, she was hysteri
cal and was constantly consoled by
! Schwab and her friends that 1T viii
come out all right.
| The girl was arrested at Grand
Central station yesterday when she
applied at the baggage office for hel
trunks. She had arrived here Thurs
dav and was staying at the home Of
Sismund Sake, whose daughter hat
married Miss Brainard's cousin il
Richmond Virginia
SAKE told Magistrate Schwab that
about noon yesterday man with
teruff voice called him up on the tele
nhone and told him Miss Brainart
would not be home Gin time for din
ner." With that the receiver was
hung up at the other end of the wire
and SAKE later found that Miss Braln
ard had been arrested
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Aye-Craig, Hemnry, Oyertun-

Aye-Craig, Hemnry, Oyertun-
r. A CRAIG,
Attest: Mayun
O. w. sANDBERG, CITY Clerk.
Ordinance No. 1T having been on
file in the office Of the City Clerk for
a period Of one week for public ms
spection. as required by law, Is now
before the City Council and the same
is adopted by the following vote:
Aye-Craig, Kenny, Overton-
r. A. CRAIG,
Attest Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. IA.
Be 1t Resolved, By the City Coun1
Gil of the City of Keokuk:
That the contract of the Keokuk
Quarry and Construction Company
for the construction of various ce-
nent sidewalks as per contract dated
September IS, 1920, signed on behalf
of this city by the Mayor thereof on
the fifteenth day of September, 1920,
together with the accompanying
bond. with the Southern Surety Com
pany of Polk County, owa, as sure-
ties thereon, be. and the same ara
neTeDy, dppIoSeu.
/ Adopted September IS, 1920, by the
! following vote:
Aye-Craig, Hemmy. Overton.
AYES, 3: noes, O.
! Approved and signed:
T. A. CRAIG,
Mayor Of the City of Keokuk.
Attest: o. W. SANDBERG,
City Clerk.
There being no further businesst
Council upon motion adjourned.
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
II you expect nothing from those
about you, that's what your get.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Russia Makes Reply.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.1
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Russian
government today returned a non
.comsnittal note to Lord Curzon' 8
warning that the British feet will
attack soviet submarines said to have
been seen in the Baltic sea.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin said
tbe soviet representative in London,
M Krassn. was to receive instruc-
tions regarding the matter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Rock Hall Dance.

There will be a dance at Rock Hall
Tuesday evening, when the first or
the seasons dancing parties will be
given and Elmer Dickson's orchestra
will play The dance will be open to
anv young people over fifteen. The
dances last winter were popular and
# "a expected, that the ones this year
will prove quite as popular.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

church was beautifully decorated in
cut flowers, ferns and palms.
Following the ceremony, a reception
was held at the home of Mrs. T. E.
Moore, at 618 B, North East street,
and wedding supper was served to
the fifty guests, which included Miss
Louise Oldham of Keskuk. Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest e. Guilford left that night
for Boston and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
X. Guilford departed for Keokuk by
automobile. They will be in the city
for two weeks and will then return
east where they will reside at their
new home, at Virginia Highlands,
Virginia,s located close to Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. Arthur Guilford was gowned
in dove colored duvetyne suit with
hat to match and wore corsage bou-
quet of, sweetheart roses at the wed
ding ceremony, and Mrs. Forrest E.
Guilford wore dark blue beldyne
suit with black velvet hat and cor
sage of roses.
Mrs. Guilford is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James S. Brumback Of this
city and is well known in Keokuk
where she lived before going to Wash
ington, D. G. She was secretary to
Colonel K. H. White in the Public
Health Service Bureau when in the
east. Mr. Guilford is resident Of
McLain Va, and is in the government
employ In the public health service
offices at Washington, d. c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Monday Music Club Tonigh:.

Tonight a. S:15 o'clock the Monday
Music club will open it's twenty-hrst
season with costume recital eele-
brating the one hundredth birthday
anniversary of Jenny Lind. An in
formal reception will be held follow.
ing the program and all mem oers Of
the club and their friends are invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

81, Tumelty, John, rent juve-
nile Jail, September, Police. 1890
50. Taber Lumber Co, lumber,
Sidewalk ............. 1927
SO, Taber Lumber Co, lumber,
Board of Health ........ 1.5S
81, Taber Lumber Co., lumber,
Bridge ............... S7s.4o
55, Van Doren Bros, tablets,
General .........'..... 1850
Sc, Weber Co., A., supplies.
Fire .................... 1887
81, Weber Co., A, supplies,
Street 6.95
So. Weber Co., A, supplies,
General 80. 40
SO. Weber Co., A, spikes,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Trinity Ladies' Aid.

The Ladies Aid society OF the Irlnl'
ty M. q. church will meet Friday af-
ternoon at the parsonage, 619 MOS
gan street, with Mrs. M. e. Nethercut
as the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. N.
Dumenil. Mrs. John Dumenil, Mrs. l..
Docke.dorf. Mrs. A. Schroeder, Mrs.
10. H. Peterson, Mrs. George Fly ana
Mrs. J. w. Anderson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
R.cention and Shower.

A reception and canned fruit shower
will be given at the Sandusky church
Thursday evening, October IA, IN non
mr. Of the Rev. Mr.. Helfenstein and
family. who are now residents OF San
dusky. The Rev. Mr.. Helfenstem mas
come to take charge of the CHRISTIAN
church there for the ensuing year
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

Engagement Announced.
Miss Luella Kerr entertained twelve
guests at dinner party at the Y.W.C.
A. Saturday evening in honor of Miss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Board of Directors.

The board Of directors of the
Young Women's Christian association
will hold their regular meeting Tor
october tomorrow (Tuesday) evening
at the association building at 7:5o
o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Political Meeting

The democratic women Of the sixth
ward have been summoned to appear
tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at $50
o'clock at the Carey school for the
purpose of organization. Miss Helen
Finigan is temporary chairman Of this
ward and tomorrow night permanent
officers will be chosen
e. w. McManus will be the speaker
of the evening and he Will talk on the
campaign issues Of the democratic
party, the men who are running on
the democratic ticket and perhaps the
league of nations.
All independent women in the ward
are also invited to attend the meeting
tomorrow evening, and the democrat
lie women are especially urged to be
present
Democratic women of the fifth
ward will meet Tuesday evening at
1880 o'clock at the fifth ward polling
place, Peoples Institute building on
North Fourteenth street between
High and Morgan streets. l. G. NC
Kinley will speak to the women and
the ward will be organized.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11
Graham Hospita, Guild.

| The Graham Hospital Guild will
meet at the nurses home, Tuesday,
October 12s at 2:3O o'clock. The
women are asked to come prepared to
sew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

The twenty-six aldermen Of the
civ of London are chosen for life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

red WOODEN sweater beI
tween Wells school and ia BanE
street. Reward tor return TO above
address.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

FOR SALE-One Dodge touring car,
| bargain II taken at once. Address
| Car. care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

IOST-A leather vest between Mune-
rose and Keokuk Saturday adter1
noon ON the boulevard. Please re1
turn to Gate City office or notify n
w. Adams, MOntrose, IOWA ReWaroi