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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
MORE AUTO
NUMBERS TAKEN
Iowa and Illinois Delivers Alleged K
Be Guilty Of Running Past Cars
Which Were Dischargino
Passenoen.

Numbers Of three automobiles re-
ported to have passed street cars
which had stopped to discharge ana
take on passengers are being looked
up by the police department prelimi-
nary to calling the owners and driv-
ers of the cars to account. II they arc
guilty.
Iowa car 365s15 is reported to have
passed q street car Saturday 1t Nine
teenth and Main streets.
Illinois car 233l47 Is reported to
have passed street car at Eighth
and Main streets yesterday afternoon.
Illinois car 38s729 is reported to
have passed the interurban car at
Fifth and Main streets.
John Bremen paid fine Of $7.95
when picked up by the police and
charged with passing a street car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
M'MANUS CLUB
BEING FORMED
,"keokuk Man For Congress" oroani-
{ cation Has Been Lunched in the
( First District With 5000
Members Proposed.

The Burlington Gazette prints the
following concerning the organization
of the "McManus for Congress club -
Five thousand membership cards
for local distribution, were of the
presses yesterday, for the "McManus
for Congress Club. according to an
nouncement of leaders of the move
ment last night and it Is asserted
that there is great interest in the
organization which will have as it's
purpose the boosting of E. w. Nc
Manus of Keokuk. for representative
in congress. Staid republicans-re-
publcans IF the. old guard, as well
as the majority of the progressive
wing, are lining up with the NC
Manus forces, It was stated, and all
groups in the city are taking part.
The spontaniety of the movement
lis unsurpassed by any political coup
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
While Government Does Not Allow
Estimate TO be Officialiy Made
This Year Approximate Fig
ures Can be Taken.
BETTER THAN CENSUS
Figuring Approximate Number OF
Names to be 1885 and Multiply
This by TWO Gives
Total.

/ Counting two persons to each name
in the new sKeokuk city directory
iKeokuk's census is approximately 10,
ITO people This is two Thousand
more than the government census
was. Formerly it was the practse
of directory companies to issue
statement In the front OF the DOCKS
to estimate the population Of the city
This year, however, the government
complained about the practise as this
was national census year. THIS ao-
counts for the missing page IN the
directory, with the estimate.
However, there is nothing to pre-
vent a little home arithmetic. ana
one man who is familiar with the way
that directories are compiled has
figured that there are approximately
1885 names in the book. Counting
two people to a name, this makes the
total 1910.
Ii was the rule a few years ago
to figure three and one-half persons
to each name in the book. A little
closer verifcation Of names, however,
has made it possible to reduce tue
number of two and one-half. Ffgur-
ing that this may be a little strong.
figuring tWo peiSoA " q
result is arrived at.
In one block in which there 1s only
one family with children, the proper
ton works out even stronger. But
this maintained on an average would
make the approximate total.
The directory figures have taen
anxiously awaited ever since the ra-
rional census figures were an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
AUTO TRAFFIC
LAW VIOLATORS
Police Have List Of Those Who Failed
! to Have License Tags and to
Observe Other Necessary
| Features Of Law.

Automobile trafdc law violations
were reported by the police THIS
morning over Saturday and Sunday
as the following.
John Brown, having only one
license plate. Paid fine of 1886,
August Vett, having only one
license plate. Paid file of $3.95.
Edward Smith, fast driving. Paid
fine of $7.95.
John Solomon OF Kah Okla, cutting
corners. Paid fine of 1895.
The Rev. H. B. McElree forgot to
have the license plates put back on
his car after it had been in the shop
being painted. He came down town
to get some gas and air and PATROL
man Reed picked him up. He PAID
his fine of 1896. and went home to put
on the plates
William Page was charged with
driving with only one light.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. R Barth omew
and family have returned from Lin.
coin and Omaha, Nebr., where they
spent last week. They made the trip
by automobile.
Miss Mary Mccoy OF Rockford, H.
has been in Keok,uk supervising the
distribution OF the Keokuk directory
DR.. and Mrs. H. l.. COPYRIGHT and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patterson left
yesterday for Oregon, III. They will
make the trip by automobile and
spend two weeks camping.
Miss Roberta Ferguson Of Musch
tine. Iowa. is the guest OF Aiss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
SEEK COMFORT
ALONG RIVER
keokuk and G. w. Hill Carried 1877
People Through Lock Yesterday
as River outing Trips
Become Popular.

The real summer Sunday Of the
season brought lot of people out
Of Keokuk to seek cool and comfort
on the river and lake yesterday.
According to figures obtafnable
from the government lock officials,
1877 people went through the lock
yesterday on the steamers Keokuk
and G. W. Hill.
People were seeking the cool spots
yesterday and they found them on
the boat trips. The Hill brought a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Rubidge left
this noon for New York to visit thelI
daughter, Mrs. Johnson Haywood. !.
DR.. and Mrs. p. Il. Eyersmeyer and
daughters. Bernice and Margare., OF
Muscatine, Iowa, are visiting at Mrs.
Eyergmeyer's old home, the Wcnde
MACE. on the johnson street road
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

ever before promoted in the first dis.
trict. The personal popularity OF the
candidate coupled with his well
known ability, his open and above
board fairness and his emphatic and
fearless declaration to represent the
first district as it should be repre-
scented in congress, have won for Mr.
McMan1ls friends without number,
not only in Des Moines and Lee
county, but in the interior counties
of the district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

TREsSPASSERs TAKE NOTICE.
From date OF this notice no one Will
be allowed to park their automobiles
on our private ground in front Of our
house in Des Moines valley.
f- MRS L. G. CURLEY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
cuLvER-sTockToN COLLEGE.

Co-educational Every advantage
for mental and physical development
Model buildings and equipment. New
dormitory for women. Academic and
specialized branches. $3.50 for annual
course. For catalog. address DR.. ].
II. Wood, president, Dept S, Canton,
Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
lie Deputy Chancellor.

SEDALIA. NO, June 2S.-Irand
Chancellor Rogers, st. Louis, has ap-
pointed Theodore Schwartz, Sedaliar
deputy grand chancellor OF tne
knights of Pythias of the domain ut
Missouri to fill vacancy that recent
ly occurred.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

crowd from Burlington and a large
number Of local people enjoyed the
afternoon trip to Nauvoo on the
Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
PERSONALS.

DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Shelby ard
daughter, Miss Dorothy Shelby. of
Cascade, Iowa, motored to kaokuL
Sunday to visit Mrs. SheIbv's grand.
mother, Mrs. Josephine Burns, 6a1
Bank street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

Kathryn Pyle. Reginald Norris ana
.Melcolm Pfannebecker OF Iowa City,
were also weekend guests of MISS
Pyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Bode have -
turned from Madison. Via
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

wy HEREvDR the market has broken" and
has been quick take advantage Of them
and to pass tho savings along. For the ROYAL
fundamental business policies do not have to be
changed to meet unusual conditions: they are
built to provide values ALL Of the time, not merely
PART Of the time: they built for unusual
times just much for usual conditions.
Most Of the lower prices have resulted from the
sacrificing of madeup stocks in the hands OF
mfddlemen. The mills and factories have in al
most no instance shown lower prices Excepting
on silk goods). Two factors enter into prices at
the source-labor and raw materials. Both Of these
have remained high In the midst Of the furry
comes increase In wages running into millions
to New England textile operatives alone
~ NE RESULT Of the Present furry Is that
L many Of the spectators who grew up during
and out Of the war have been put out OF busi-
ness by being forced to take large losses. These
losses have partially repaid the public for some
the speculation which cost them heavily during the
And IN all this furry and hysteria 1t is more
important than ever to call attention to certain
fundamental characteristics of the ROYAL winch
make It an even better place at which to trade in
times like these.
The ROYAL does not take any particular credit
to itself for taking advantage Of present condi-
tons and passing along the savings Of the present
period.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

\ WAVE OF HYSTERIA with regard
to lower prices is sweeping the
country. We hope it will result in per
manently lower prices. But we are
afraid there is bound to be some dsap-
pointment once this furry is over: the
es than justified by the facts For with the exception
Of Silks prices general do not likely down
quickly: they may down gradually: the most we
hope for from present indications that they have
stopped rising And believe that present lowering
Of prices due to unreasonable weather and back
ward than to all other which conjecture
and rurnor have given for them.
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This It deems its duty ALL THE TIME Giving
good values is not here odd Job to be dono
once in while and neglected the rest Of the time
We make It our duty six days week, fifty-tvo
weeks year
Nor do we believe 1t good service to the public
to provide it with periodical feast Of coed values
followed by long famine
vYyE do not believe that anywhere has fuller :
NV advantage been taken OF the drop in n1er.
xsV chandise than at the ROYAL; nor is better
advantage being made Of present conditions for
the benefit OF the public. We do not believe any
store has raised prices reluctantly, nor
lowered thep gladly.
Here at the ROYAL goods are marked down
WHILE THEY ARE IN DEMAND; stocks are kept
constantly clean. Our capital is always flexible
we are always ready to go into the market and
take advantage Of sudden drops That is our
policy year-n and year-out- It does not have to
be changed to take advantage Of unusual times.
It is build for unusual conditions as well as for
usual ones.
n OVAL better value giving is for all the peo-
K pie all the time. And just as better values
are here not occasionally but at all times so
Keokuk folks have found that 1t pays to come
here first not OCCASIONALLY, when something
Special is offered, but at all times for they have
discovered that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
SENIOR :. 8. A.. l..
GAMES TONIGHT
Two Junior Games at "Y"
Will Precede Opening of
Senior League.

The second series of games in the
junior Sunday School Athletic
League will be played at the Y. NJ.
G. A. tonight when the basketball
teams of the South Amboy Presby-
terrain church and the Simpson NJ.
Z. of this city clash in one game
while in another the Presbyterians
and Danish NJ. f. juniors of this city
meet. The senior league is also
scheduled to get under way tonight
with four teams entered, they being
the Simpson NJ. e.. Presbyterian, st.
Peters and Baptist, all of this city.
Although Woodbridge and Totem
vile churches announced their in
tention of entering this league they
have failed to send in any eligible
lists. AS a result the league will be
started with only local teams en-
tered.
The Junior games will get under
way at 7:45 o'clock, in order that
the senior games may not be too late
in getting started. No senior sched-
ule has been made as yet, but It is
expected that the Presbyterians will
play the Simpson Nj. l.. five while
the Baptist and st. Peters combina-
lions will meet. No admission is
charged to these games, the puDlic
being invited
The schedule for the junior league
has been completed by Physical d.
rector s. G. Pew and is as follows:
Simpson NJ. L. vs.. Presbyterians,
Danish NJ. E. VS.. South Amboy Pres
byterians, Dec. IT. Jan. IA. Feb. II;
South Amboy Presbyterian VS.. Simp-
son NJ. E., Presbyterian VS.. Danes,
Dec. 8, Dec. 81. Jan. 81, Feb. is;
Danish NJ. E. VS.. Simpson NJ. E.,
Presbyterians VS.. South Amboy
Presbyterians, Dec. 10, Jan. 7, Jan.
2S, Feb. rs. Thus each team will
play every other team four games.
On February 4 there will be a
Sunday school track meet for jun
iors. the events consisting of the 20
yard dash, 220-yard run, relay, run
ming high jump. standing broad
jump, relay sack race and eight po-
tato race.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
SPORTING NEWS
MATAWAN BIG FIVE HOPES
To BREAK LOSING STREAK

By Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, Dec. S:-Jay Shaw's
local representative basketball team
will endeavor to break their three
game losing streak in their contest
with the Freehold Big Five. cap
tanned by thinner CANTON. formerly
of South Amboy. on Geran's hall
court next Tuesday night. The
showing of the Matawan team on
Wednesday night against the Speed
way basketball team. considered TO
be one of the best light senior out
fits in the state, speaks we'll for the
continued improvement of the local
outfit.
Although the Matawan team kept
abreast of their opponents through
out the entire game oil Wednesday
night, the real cause of the Speed
way victory was the guarding of
Bill Campion. Campion is without
a doubt the best defensive man
seen on a local court in some time,
and holding Davis scoreless is quite
a feat. In six previous games Davis
scored fifty-two baskets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
SPEEDWAYS WIN
ANOTHER GAME
Chalk up Fifth Consecutive
Victory in Defeating Du
pont Team Last Night.

Heading straight for their goal
the light senior championship of the
state the Speedway basketball team
of this city, trounced the strong du
Pont powder works team on the
Parlin Y. NJ. c.. A. court last nigh,
by a score of 42-24. The Amboy
team work also far outclassed the
wording OF the home team and this
aided materially in the victory. This
victory was the fifth consecutive
win for the Speedway team.
Although the home scored five of
the first six points in the game, the
Speedway combination soon drew
away from their opponents. Charles
Brownmiller, "Irv" Martin, Bob and
Kay Handerhan led the Speedway
team in scoring These four men
scored t~hirty-eight points. Eppin-
gers work featured for the home
team.
The Speedway team continued to
score at will for the remainder of
the first half, the defensive work of
Bradley and Bob Handerhan MAX
Ing it necessary for the home play
ers to secure most of their points
by long shots. In this session Bob
Handerhan pulled a shot the length
of the floor which appeared longer
than his basket the night before in
Matawan, because of the difference
in the length of the Parlin floor.
The score at the end of the frs
session favored the Speedways, 20
10. To begin the second half bas-
kets by Bob Handerhan, Bradley,
Martin and two consecutive baskets
by Brownmiller, followed by another
double counter by the Amboy cen
ter, put the visitors far in the lead
The Speedways scored eighteen OF
the first twenty points in this half,
Shortly after the start of play in
the second session Manager Bradley
retired from the game in favor OF
Bill Campion. Campion held Davis,
the Matawan star forward scoreless
on Wednesday night, and during the
second session of last nights game,
Fitzpatrick the Dupont leading scor-
er was able to drop in only one bas-
ket, a shot some distance from the
basket, and Campion also annexed
one double counter.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
NEWARK TURNER
TEAM CRIPPLED
Will Not Play Amboys Here
Tomorrow Night - Locals
Lose Out at Newark

Manager Bill Manning of the AM
boy Big Five basketball team an
nounced this morning that the New
ark Turner's basketball team would
be unable to appear here tomorrow
night on account of Stretch" Nee
han breaking his ankle, and Boyle
and Schartoff playing with other
teams. Boyle plays with Reading in
the Eastern league, while Schartoff
9lays with Nanticobe, and without
these three stars. the Newarkers
would furnish little opposition.
In place of the Turner's, Manager
Manning has booked the Franklin
A. A, of Orange. In the lineup OF
this team are Pengitore, well known
court star, and Alex Ferguson, of
Montclair. Ferguson is a former
New York Yankee pitcher. The re-
mainder of the Orange lineup has
not been announced as yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
"FROSH" GIRLS
WIN CAME 1911
Sophomore Girls Team De-
feated by Lower Class
Players Yesterday.

The freshman girls won undisput-
ed right to third position in the
Perth Amboy High School interclass
series by scoring a win over the
sophomore representatives In a hard
fought game on the high school gym
yesterday afternoon by a score OF
1911. The shooting of Misses Kill
murray and Beatty, and the floor
work of Misses Bartha and Bjork
was responsible for the freshman
victory. The Misses Ulman and Paw
losky divided the scoring for the
sophomores. The score at half time
was 7-6 in favor of the lower class
men.
Tuesday afternoon the boys and
girls inter-class series will be decid-
ed by the playing of the Junior and
senior representative class teams.
The winner of the girls game will be
the winner of the girls series, while
a victory for the senior boys will
tie them with the juniors for first
place. necessitating another game,
while a Junior victory will end the
series.
First Varsity Practice.
The first practice of candidates
for the boys varsity representative
team of Perth Amboy High School,
will be held in the gym this after
loon. A large turnout OF candidates
is expected because of the fact that
Coach Harold Evans put the finish
ing touches to a number Of players
in the freshman and sophomore
classes, during the interclass series.
1t has been said that IL the fresh
man class team continues through
high school, in three years the local
high school will have its strongest
representative team.
The sophomore, junior and senior
teams also put a number of stars
on the court this year, and the high
school coach will have plenty of ma
team.
The score:
Freshman Girls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
so. AMB0Y JR. 0. U. 4. M.
WIN MATCH FROM P. 0. FIVE

The South Amboy Junior Order
United American Mechanics bowling
team invaded this city last night and
won three straight games from the
local post office five on the Y. M. c.
A. alleys. There were several high
cores hit during the night. Clarence
Hoffman of the federals leading with
232, made In the last game. He also
made scores of 191 and 1856, which
gave him an average of 20S for the
night. d. Hoffman, OF the Juniors,
was second in high score. 225, while
Thomas, lead Off man for the South
Amboy "Louies," was second high
average man, his cores at 206, 202
and 10 giving him 1913.
The first game went to the visit.
ors by nineteen pins. In the second
game the Juniors won easily by a
margin of LA pins. The last game
was the closest of the night, only ten
pins separating the teams.
Th ConrQc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
AMb0YS READY
FOR BIC GAME
"Pox" Booz Confident His
Team Will be in Shape for
Struggle in TottenviIIe.

The Perth Amboy football team
will hold its final workout for the
game with Tottenville Sunday after
noon in the "Y" gym at 7:15 o'clock
tonight. Manager "Pox" Booz states
that there will be a very short sig
nal drill on account of the many
other sporting events in this city to-
night, and he requests hat all the
players come early. so that the drill
can be started on time.
The Amboy players are very con-
fident of defeating the Tottenville
pigskin warriors. as they were last
Sunday. Manager Booz will send a
real strong team on the field for the
contest and rumors from Tottenville
are to the effect that a strong. well
trained team is ready TO represent
the home town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
ALL LOCAL FIVE
. PLAYS TONIGHT
Marquis Five of MontcIair to
Do Battle With the Original
Auditorium Team.

The request of a majority of the
basketball fans in this vicinity for
an ll-local basketball team, has
finally been granted, and the Origi-
nal Auditorium basketball team, the
all-local representative Perth AM
boy team. plays the first game on
their schedule on the Y. NJ. H. A.
court, corner of Smith and McClel-
Ian streets, tonight. The Marquis
five from Montclair. ~contenders for
the heavyweight basketball champi-
onship of the state. have been booked
to furnish the opposition in this
game.
Led by their captain, Harold
'Chick" Evans, the Original Audi
forum combination will take the
court tonight, in good condition for
a big game, as the boys were put
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03
kRuie" Allen, Coach and Guard of
Original Auditorium Five.

through several stiff practice sessions
by Manager Lewis Jacobsen since
announcement was made of the re
organization Of the team.
Two big stars will appear in the
lineup of the Montclair team in this
game, Mastman, star pivot man of
the University of Illinois team last
year and Scheifler, who was chosen
last ear as an All-New Jersey in
terscholastic forward. The remain
ing three positions on the team will
be occupied by Jack Rose, forward,
and Mort Parker and Drylock,
guards. Mastman also played with
the Montclair Y. NJ. c. A. team for
a time last season. Scheifler per-
formed with Montclair high school
last year.
The Perth Amboy representative
team, reorganized with four Of the
six regular Auditorium players OF
last year and one Riverside player,
should receive the backing of local
fandom. The Auditorium team of
last year., 1t must be admitted, was
the strongest team eve organized
10 represent this city, and through
The efforts of Louis "Pox" Booz, Jr.,
and the players. Perth Amboy had
a big season on the court.
The necessity of attending to his
fast growing business prevented
Booz from recognizing the team
this year. but in his place Lewis ia
cobsen was secured, and the latter's
affiliations with all branches of sport,
give assurance that he will serve as
capable successor to n of Perth
Amboy's greatest sportsmen. The
Amboy team will line up with five
men, all having long. clean records
on the basketball court-Evans. CEN
ter; Roth and Regain, forwards, and
Hanson and Allen, guards.
Fred O'Brien's orchestra will fur
nish the music for dancing and will!
consist of three local men and the
Newark xylophone player and an
out-of-town trombone player. O'Bri-
ems orchestra furnished the music
all last year in connection with the
Auditorium games. The referee for
tonight's game has not been an
nounced; the contest will get under
way at 9:15 o'clock.