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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26
Garden Committee Report

beauty.
Garden Committee Report
The garden committee report was
made by Miss liza Mitchell, whose
work with the children is part OF
the pubic school work and comes
under the direction OF Superinten
dent Aldrich. The Civic league
awards prizes to the children TO,
some OF the work they do, anu
assists Miss Mitchell in the judging
and inspection OF the gardens.
Miss Mitchell's report is given pc
low:
Two hundred and seven members
in poultry clubs, 400 members IN
garden clubs, forty in pig club, fifty
in rabbit club, five boys IN straw
berry club, and two little girls are
raising calves. A number or children
are raising flowers.
Memorial Tree Report.
Miss May Tumulty reported for the
memorial tree committee that the
planting or the trees which are TO
replace those which have died Will
be postponed until fall because the
spring had been so backward. The
trees now living will be taken care
Of during the summer months, the
report said.
Mrs. C. H. Harris made report
for the Americanization COMMITTEES
and Miss inertia Mitchell reported for
the league of women voters, the
Civic league is responsible for the
organization of the first, third and
! fifth wards, and Miss Mitchell ex.
planned to the league what the work
of the voters leagues will be. IN
connection with this, Mrs. w. Il,
Blood made report OF the republi
can convention held at Des Moines
Membership Report
The membership committee report
| ed a membership of 119 members DC
tober, 1919. 1Mnty-eignt new names
have been added, since That time
Mrs. d. A. Collier, valuable mem
Der of the league, was fost from the
roll by death. Another name was re
moved from the roll by Mrs. II. j
Reeves leaving the city. The com
mittee reported that the loss OF Mrs
Reeves as a member would be keenl,
felt, as she had always been so active
| in its work.
| Mrs. Leonard Matless retired from
office of president of the league Sat
urday in which capacity she hat
served at different times Tor severa
years. She refused to serve as pres
Iident for another term, and the mem
/ bers of the league expressed thei
appreciation to her for the spiendit
work she had done for the league ant
the efficient manner in which she has
provided over affairs. Mrs. Matles
thanked the league for hearty &C
operation which she had received q
all times from the members in all o
the leagues undertakings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26
Park Committee Report

Report Of the park committee was
made bv Miss Caroline Baldwin, VINO
said that the new city council mao
nromised the league to employ care
keeper of Rand park all OF the time
and commission him as a speclal
noliceman; they promised to have the
lake filed up and have it kept free
from skum; dispose Of all OF the AM
mails. keep the grass cut; have sewer
extended. and two new toilets install
Id The civic league expressed us
helisr at the meeting that the clt-
Gems of Keokuk would appreciate tae
efforts of the park committee 70 re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26

store Rand park to its original
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26

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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01


We'ro not here long, 80 let's make
our stay agreeable, Let Us 1--we we'll
eat "cl, digest we'll work wcn, sleep
Wei, aud look wen, what a gloriors
condition to attain, and yet, how very
easy it IS if ono viii only adopt the
morning inside bath,
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dun and heavy whom they arise split
ting headache stUtfy from a cold. foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach.
an, instead. feel AS fresh as a daisy
b. opening the sluices Of the system
each morning and flushing ont the
whole Of the Internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
EVERYONE, whether ailing, sick or
wei, should, each morning, before
Breakfast drink a glass Of real hot
water with a te2sFoonlHI Of Limestone
phosphate in it. 10 wash from The
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
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8OUTHB BOUND.

0OuTHBOUNO.
Eouthbound cars leave ottawa sta.
ton FOR Grand Ridge, Mckinley Park
and Streator in a. m, 5;55, 755, S:55.
11:55 In p. M, 1865, 1855, 5 :55, 500,
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01

fOit SALE--Very attractive place, 50
acres black land and rich; also %
acres pasture; scmo timber and album.
dance oil pure running water; located
within two miles of court house, Of
tawa, H; price right.
W. b. PUSEl, Claus Bldg, Ottawa, I'll
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
COTTON SEED RECEIPTS.
Furnished by W, b. Hibh.

Cottonseed received at mills. ex-
cluding reshipments, from August
to March 81 totalled 3,S94,4OS tons.
the Census Bureau announced yes
terday, as compared with 4,O5l,7s7
tons for the same period 1919.
Crushed cottonseed amounted to
3.7O4,97S tons, as compared with
3,7S5,626 tons for 1919.
Cake and meal, 1,6S1,1S5 tons. as
compared with 1.S3S,S35 tons: hulfs
1.O35,S32 tons, as compared with
92S,359 tons.
Linters, 569.S16 bales, as COM
pared with S35.7S9 bales; hull fiber.
1885 bales. as compared with
109,174 bales.
Stocks, March 31-Seed at plants.
213,155 tons, as compared with 3O6,-
609 tons; crude oil, 142,724,123
pounds. as compared with 166, 6,O93.-
276 pounds; refined oil, 34S,S9O,
pounds, as compared with 30l, l,OS7,-
32S pounds.
Products Manufactured - Crude
oil, 1,11S.690,109 pounds, as compar-
ed with 1.106,S07,412 pounds in 1919:
refined oil, s16,664,594 pounds, as
compared with S30,S95,057 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
Judge Gary Says u. S. Steel Must
Maintain Enormous Surplus account

Elbert n. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation, ad-
dressing the stockholders at their
annual meeting at Hoboken, yes
terday, declared that the principle
followed by the corporations man
agement of adding to intrinsic
value of United States Steel stock
would sooner or later be reflected
in selling prices.
The management was in many
ways Strengthening and fortifying
the corporation for success in OBJ
tanning at fairly profitable prices a
reasonable share of the worlds de-
mand for iron and steel" Judge
Gary said.
1T is fortunate for the country
for maintenance and stability of in
dustrial progress and prosperity
that the Supreme Court some years
ago, and now in the case against
the corporation, declared the rule
of reason must govern the interpre-
tation and the application of the
Sherman law to the facts in any
case presented. sometimes ,deciding
in favor of the government and
sometimes against, but always in
favor of the principles. the inten-
tions and the objects of the law"
he added.
1T is an inexcusable mistake to
suppose the Supreme Court has in
tended to limit or modify the Sher-
man law, AS see it, the court has
simply with great force, logic and
Justice stated the old principle that
laws must, in accordance with their
spirit and intention, be reasonably
construed, and this applied to the
facts appearing.
And in determining what is rea-
sonable. 1t would seem eminently
proper that as a law is enacted for
eral public the effect of construc-
tion and application upon welfare
of the public should not be ignored.
So. far as the corporation and its
subsidiaries are concerned we shall
not disregard the laws of the coun-
try or the public Interest.
THE Supreme Court in the opin-
ion rendered intimated that the cor
poration or some of its subsidiaries
during the earlier years had in
dulged in questionable practices.
stating, however, that as they had
been voluntarily abandoned long be-
fore the government suit was COM
menced. they could not be consid-
cred in determining the case be-
fore the court"
Regarding the matter of dividends
Judge Gary said: The chairman Is
occasionally in receipt of letters
from stockholders asking for the
payment of larger dividends on the
common stock, and sometimes, I am
sorry to state. claiming that we ap.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
CASH DIVIDENDS OF MUTUAL
LIFE COMPANIES TAXABLE

The Supreme Court yesterday held
that upon cash dividends of a
mutual life insurance company to
its policy holders, taxes must be
paid by the company under the in
come tax of 1913.
Payment of this class of taxes was
protested by the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance Company, on
the ground that the repayments
should not be considered as income
under the meaning of the act.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20

propriate too much money for the
welfare of employees"
In making some informal re-
marks, Judge Gary said that the
question of larger dividends which
had been raised by some .sof the
stockholders was perfectly proper
and added that it is always given
important consideration by the di-
rectors and officials. But 1t is al
ways resolved" continued Judge
Gary "in favor of sound, conserya-
tive, safe results. As l have stated
before at the stockholders meet
lngs, the amount of earnings car
ried to surplus does not determine
the amount which can properly be
paid in dividends because the
amount is not in cash. The major
part is, and must be, in extensions
TO properties, otherwise We could
not maintain our position in the
business. 1t is thought that we al
ways have a large amount of cash
on hand, but as our business has
expanded more than double from
the beginning, more than double
our capacity on efficiency per ton.
IL takes a larger amount of cash
on hand to keep our business going
properly and to be able to secure
such property or extensions and
improvements as may be offered
and which are requisite to maintain
such a position in the business as
we think we are entitled to.
For Illustration, We had oppor-
tunity recently to buy a property.
although We haven't it yet, which
we very much needed to perfect our
properties and business and at a
price which was reasonable and
fair. This is an opportunity that
we should not lose. That has hap
pened a good many times and we
seize such opportunities"
Judge Gary stated the Steel Cor
poration is making numerous d.
versifications of output which fur
nish the backbone Of the CORPORA
tons strength. 1T is a pity." he
said, that stockholders have to
wait for the final benefit of the re-
suits of these expenditures: never
theless they are made wisely" In
his prepared statement in the mat
ter of dividends Judge Gary said:
Your chairman and other officers
and directors are substantial hold
ers of preferred and common stock
OF the corporation. They are inter-
ssted in the subject of dividends the
same as all other stockholders. They
have no inside advance information
in regard to returns. They do not
speculate. 1t is the principle and
policy Of the corporation to manage
its affairs with a desire to add to
intrinsic value Of stock regardless
Of figures quoted In the Stock Ex-
change. This viii sooner or later
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
GREAT BRITAIN'S FLOATING
DEBT RAPIDLY DIMINISHING

London. April 1s.-Great Britain's
floating debt on March 81 was l.3I3,-
2O5,0 pounds. a decrease of lOO.-
100000 pounds in a year. Austen
Chamberlain. chancellor of the ex-
cheQuer, told the House of Commons
today.
Chamberlain's statement was made
in presenting the new budget bill
The chancellor estimated expendi-
lures for the current year at L.
.177,452.oo0 pounds and revenues at
l,34l. .650.000 pounds on the existing
basis. leaving l64,OO0.ooo for reduc-
tion Nof the debt.
Chamberlain called on the coun-
try for further effort to improve
credit. Substantial reduction of the
debt must be started at once. he
said.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
DEFICIENCY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE

The House Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday reported out a
deficiency bill carrying $500. .OeO. 600
for expenses incurred during Fed
eral control of the railroads and
900 for other deficiency items
Total losses under Federal rail-
road control may reach sl.S75. 900. =
600. or more, the committee reports
stated. OF all applications totslling
sl,Sdo, 100000, the director general
estimated that s904, 200, 900 would be
permanent loss to the govern
ment, and that the remainder would
be recovered in settlements or is
accounted for by securities accept
ed from the roads. The committee
report expressed doubt whether
these securities will yield as much
as the Railroad Administration es-
timated. and figured the probable
loss much greater.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
MONEY.

New York. April 1s.-The time
money market was a financial fic-
tion. nominal figures quoted were
1-2 to per cent for Industrial
loans. as for some time past
The minimum discount figure for
prime mercantile paper is per
cent in the aggregate. There is a
fair amount of paper offered Lo-
cally the market is spotty. as bank
ers are not buying. Prime bank
acceptances rule quiet at unchanged
prices
Money on call opened at 9; high,
3; low, 4; closed. q; ruling rate,
s per cent
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
E. ]. AYERS PRESENTED
WITH SILVER SERVICE

f. ]. Ayers. president OF the Cen
tral Savings Bank. at a recent
meeting of the officers and board of
directors was presented with a
handsome silver service. as a token
of their appreciation for the faith
full discharge of his duties and his
active interest in the welfare of the
institution. Mr. Ayets has served
as president of the bank for the
past three years.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
Local Securities.

Warrington stsok Excnaass.
Quotations for 1870 20 ests.
furnished by hoorbesd q Eimors.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
inevitably result in larger selling

inevitably result in larger selling
prices.
I'VE are in many ways strengthen
ing and fortifying the corporation
for success in obtaining at fairly
profitable prices reasonable share
of the worlds demand for iron and
steel. We may commit errors in
Judgment, but you may be assured
that control and direction of affairs
OF the corporation are intended
thoughtful: painstaking and con-
scientious."
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
HOUSTON ANNOUNCES
TREASURY NOIE ALLOTMENTS

Secretary Houston announced that
subscriptions for Treasury Certif-
Gates Of Indebtedness of Series F
1890. dated April Is and maturing
July 15. 1920. and Series G 1920,
dated April Is and maturing Oc-
tober is, 1920. closed at the close
Of business on Monday. April 19.
1890 Final reports have not yet
been received from the twelve Fed
eral Reserve banks, but from pre-
liminary reports 1t would appear
that the aggregate amount of GER
tfncates of the two series allotted
b about 325o.ooo.ooo.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
Active New York Stock Exchange Bonds
LIBERTY BONDS

WUHNIsHED tBY M0ORHEAD . ELMORB)
Members New York Stock Exchange
LIBERTY B0Nna.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
GRAIN AND COTTON PRICES.

:. b. Hibbs & Co.. Members Chicago B
and New York Cotton Exchaage.)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23

Harry Van Meter is the head of the
gang" He is also a masquerader,
pretending to be Hindu chrystal
gazer, and lin this guise obtaining
money from foolish women of means.
THE Cheater" was produced al
the Metro studios in Hollywood. It
was directed by Henry Otto.
When the play was presented in
London at the Shaftesbury theatre
under the title of Judah" it created
a sensation, provoking more discus
sion than any drama that had been
seen on the London stage in years.
Chief interest centered on the char
acter of Vashti, which Miss Allison
interprets in the screen version. The
public was of two minds whether the
girl was really constituencies or
whether she was forced to practice
her receptions through the evil in
fluence of her father.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
PROMISES BLUES CURE

Nothing But the TRUTH the riot
Gus farce starring that inimitable
comedian, Taylor Holmes, will be the
feature attraction at the Grand the
atre Tuesday and Wednesday. This
is a perturbation of Frederic s.
Isham's diverting novel that was
made into a stage play for William
Collier by James Montgomery, and il
is announced as a sure cure for the
blues. The management assures its
patrons of entertainment of the most
hilarious kind in this screen version
of famous farce. for it is a vehicle
ideally suited to the fun-making tai
ents of Taylor Holmes.
The farce concerns the adventures
Of Bob Bennett, who goes a week on
wager telling nothing but the truth
TO everyone he meets; and aside from
getting him cordially disliked by
everybody he gets his three best
friends I'm bad" with their wives.
/ Taylor Holmes is the happiest sort
of a choice for Bob Bennett. for he
/ is the character all over again in all
his many and amusing eccentricities
] AS a farceur Taylor Holmes is abso-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
LIBERTY PROGRAM

Thursday and Friday, July 22-23-
DeMille's special production
why Change Your Wife?"
Comedy, Better Late Than
Never.
Saturday and Sunday. July 24-25-
Dorothy Dalton in THE YAM
pire." Charlie Chaplin in The
Champion Outing Chester,
Went to Sea in a Rickishaw :.
Monday, July 26--Milos Merry Min
strels. "A Mans Country
(Robertson-Cole). "Whirlwind
No. 3. Paramount Magazine.
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2t>
2S--Irene Castle in The In
visible Bond" Comedy, Lions
Paws and Lady Fingers"
Thursday and Friday, July 1880
Charles Ray in Alarm Clock
Andy" Billy West in The
Strikebreakers" Outing Ches-
ter, Foolish Fish From Saw
back"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
THE CHAMPION is
CHAPLIN'S FUNNIEST

The funniest production in which
Charlie Chaplin has ever appeared is
undoubtedly The Champion" a
two-reel comedy which has been
booked for special engagement at
the Liberty theatre for Saturday and
Sunday.
The picture is two thousand feet
of action from start to finish and in
it Chaplin exploits several new COM
edy tricks. In the role Of an aspir-
ant for boxing honors, Chaplin dis
plays the most weird style of fight
ing ever witnessed.
The picture contains innumerable
funny instances among which may
be mentioned a side splitting fight
between Chaplin and the 250-pound
champion. training scenes in the gym
and the usual burlesque romance be-
tween Edna Purviance, the beautiful
Chaplin leading lady and the famous
million dollar comedian.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
EUGENE O'BRIEN COMING
IN "HIS WIFE'S MONEY

There is an old saying that, while
money cannot buy happiness, it can
buy a good imitation. This may be
true, but nothing that is not genuine
can endure. The imitation soon be-
comes shorn of its attractiveness.
In His Wife's Money" a new
Selznick picture, Marion Phillips
seeks to buy happiness for herself
and husband through the use of her
personal riches. Richard Flint,
played by Eugene O'Brien, is too
much of a thoroughbred to live on
his wife's wealth, and when the two
are married trouble follows when
Flint learns that his wifes money is
helping to pay their expenses.
Eager to test Marions love, Flint
proposes they go West to work "A
gold mine But the rugged West
does not appeal to Marion, and when
temptation to return to her old life
presents itself in the allurements
held out by James Cardwell, a for
mer suitor for her hand and money,
she goes back East
How Flint returns to the East and
through his Wall Street operations
ruins Cardwell, and how he finally
learns that Marion has never ceased
to love him, makes a screen story
that is filled with action, suspense.
heart interest and every necessary
element fthe silent drama.
His Wife's Money" will be seen
at the Grand theatre Sunday and
Monday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
THREE DUAL ROLES
IN 1.-THE CHEATER"

Dual roles fall to the lot of each
of three principal players in THE
Cheater,' the Screen Classics, Inc,
production in which May Allison
stars and which was adapted by Lois
Zellner from Judah" the notable
stage play by Henry Arthur Jones.
THE Cheater" will be the feature at
traction at the Grand theatre Thurs
day and Friday. The story shows
the activities of a clever trio of pre-
tended Hindu fakirs.
May Allison plays the girl who
through the influence of her asso-
ciates, sees only the wrong side of
life. Living with her father in de-
grading surroundings, she smokes
cigarettes and reads trashy fiction.
This is one role. Later she assumes
the other role as the Hindu princess.
Vashti, in order to fleece people of
money and jewels.
Frank Currier is her father. a
Srouchy sort who thinks of nothing
but getting money for drink. When
money is in sight he DISCUSSES as a
minister to assist his partners in
graft.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
CHAS. RAY HEEDS NOTICES

Charles Ray is a youthful sales
man of motor trucks in his latest
picture, Alarm Clock Andy" which
will occupy the screen at the Liberty
theatre for two days commencing
Thursday next. Charities motto is
He Who Hesitates Is Lost and he
keeps the cracked mirror in his
cheap boarding house room pasted
with such guideposts to success as
DO 1t Now and Don't Be in
Doubt But he is bashful and he
suffers and somehow he doesn t
seem to be getting there, even
though he patterns after the firm 8
Beau Brummel and crack salesman,
William Blinker. Then a pretty girl
injects herself into Charles life and
by chance he meets a big business
man who is favorably impressed with
his ambitions
Alarm Clock Andy" was directed
by Jerome Storm and was produced
by Thomas H. Ince for Paramount
Aircraft release.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
NOTABLE CAST IN
MISS DALTON FILM

Dorothy Dalton, supported by
Howard Hickman, Enid Markey and
a notable cast will be seen in The
Vampire soon to be released
through United Pictures Exchanges
and to be shown at the Liberty the
atre.
1t presents the wonderful star in
a photodrama that gives her every
opportunity to bring to the front her
exceptional talents as an emotional
actress. She enacts the role of a
modern Vampire, one that will stop
at nothing to gain her ends and the
store is one that is packed to over
flowing with big, tense dramatic
scenes and thrills without number
One of the highly sensational scenes
shows the wrecking of limited ex-
press while other scenes present the
sirens home and gay parties in b.
hernia.
From beginning to end THE YAM
pire" is picture that will interest
all who see it. There is action from
the first reel to the last, action of
the sort that keeps an audience spell
bound and doesn't allow their atten-
ton to wander for a single moment.
The management of the Liberty
theatre is particularly glad to be
able to present this feature for their
patrons and advises all who appre-
ciate real drama to be sure and see
it.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-23
TWO BIG FIGHTS
IN RUBEN'S PLAY

Two of the most thrilling hand-to-
hand fights ever seen on the screen
take place in "A Mans Country, "
starring Alma Rubens as a dance
hall queen in rough western town
of the early California gold-rush
days. The picture is distributed by
Exhibitors Mutual
Huxley's Gulch was a rough ham
let and Kemp's dance-hall was a
rough joint. Everybody toted a gat
in the Gulch, and the handles of
most of the six-shooters were
notched. When they couldn't use a
gun, they fought with their fists.
In the last reel Kate Carewe Miss
Rubens) is attacked by Three
Card Duncan Lion Clancy, a bad
gambler, and Miss RUBBING demon
strates that she's a wildcat" keen
ing the gambler as busy as hairless
dog in a beehive.
The big fight which follows this
preliminary-when the. pugnacious
parson takes a hand and rescues
Kate from "Three-Card" is a cork
er. The preacher and the bad-man
literally wreck the bar-room fixtures
and glassware. The quantity of
Ticker spilled when they both
crash into the bottled goods, bring
ing down loaded shelves on their
heads, generates JOY in the gloomiest
Prohib.
The production was made for
Robertson-Cole by Winsome Stars
Corporation under the direction of
Henry Kolker.