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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
AID OF
ROADBUILDERS
Japanese Engineers May import Squad
of Americans to Help Out in
Their Work.

by Henry w. Kinney, United Press
Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, August 3.-(By mail.)-
japanese engineers in Tokyo are
to start widespread agi-
tation against the carrying out of a
plan by the Tokyo municipal authori-
ties to import three American road
engineers, ten assistants and twenty
five experienced workmen in connec-
ton with it's great scheme for the
general Improvement of the roads in
the capital.
This plan was decided upon by the
Tokyo city fathers largely as a result
of advice given them by Samuel Hill,
the well-known American railroad and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-No. red,
$3.50.
Corn-No. yellow, s1.s7; No. 1
mixed, $3.50: No. 2 mixed, $1,000
1.62; No. 8 mixed. $3.50; No. 5 mixed,
$I57; No. mixed, s1.57
Oats-No. 8 white. 714@74hc;
No. white, zoe; standard, Csc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Aug. 14-Corn-Market
unchanged. No white, $1.6s; No 2
white, $1.66; No. / yellow, 1860
1861: No. mixed, s166.
Oats-Market, k@1c lower. No. /
white. 75@751sc; No. 2 white, TAN @
75c; No. white. 721ac.
st. Louis Cash Grain, Close.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 14-Corn
May, s1.23k asked; September,
$1.49M bid; December, $1.24A.
oats-September, Tic bid; Decen-
Der. 69Ac asked.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Hog receipts.
1000 head; market mostly 1O6 15c
higher. Bulk. $14.00@15.80; butchers,
$12.50@ 1890; packing. $12.50@1450;
light, s15.00@15.90; pigs. $14.00@
1926; roughs. s13.75@14.25.
Cattle receipts. 1,500 head; market
higher. Beeves. s9.50@17.75; butch
,ers stock, s6.50@15.50; Gamers and
cutters, $425G7.25; stockers and
feeders, s5.50@1225; cows. $3.50
i15.25; calves, $1450@15.75.
Sheep receipts, $500 head; market
steady. Lambs, s6.00@1200; ewes,
$2.O0@10.25.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 14-Cattle
receipts, 500 head; market steady.
Native beef steers, $1,000 1850:
yearling steers and heifers, $3.50
1900; cows, s3.75@11.0O; stockers
and feeders, s5.G0@1O25; calves,
s400@13:o0; cows and heifers, .S5.25
|@1O.75.
Hog receipts, 1000 head market
steady Mixed and butchers, $500
.615.75; good to heavy, s14.50@15.25:
rough, $12.50613.00; light, $15501
1890; pigs. s11.00@15.25; bulk. $3.50
@15.s5.
Sheep receipts. 400 head; market
steady. Ewes, $500; lambs. $1,000
11.50; Gamers and choppers, $1,000
$50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
Jewels are Stolen.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service'l
ASBURY, PARK. N. j., Aug. IL
Forty thousand dollars worth of jew.
elry was stolen last night from the
home of Samuel Meter. of the Gus
genheim corporation. Burglars, whiie
the family was out worked the con-
bination of the safe in Meters Dew
room
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
Kansas City Lie Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 14.-Cattle-
tive steers. $9.25@16.S5; southern
steers, $S.5o@12.00; cows and heif-
ers, s4.00115!50; stockcrs and feed
ers. s5.50612.00 calves, s7.0o613.00.
Hogs-Recefpts. 700 head Market,
strong, 10c higher. Bulk, $4,000
1880
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
State Board of Health is Sending Or.
G. II. Sumner to Galveston to
Sit in Conference on tho
Subject.
IS TRACED TO RATS
Rodents Alive and Dead Carry the
Germs and Efforts are TO be
Made to Kill These
Pests.

DR.. G.. H Sumner, secretary OF the
state board of health, will leave Sun
day night for Galveston to attend the
conference called by Surgeon General
Blue to consider means OF combating
bubonic plague.
1t is not anticipated that Iowa VIII
be visited by this plague, but II the
disease could get a start IN coast cit
les it would spread, health authorities
declare.
Investigations conducted IN Indiana
have confirmed the theory that the
plague is primarily a disease OF TO
dents-ra1s, mice and ground SPUR
rels-and that 1t Is transmitted to man
either by coming IN contact with these
animals or by insects
The disease is usually brought to
this country from the Orient by rats
and mice on board ships 1t would
easily be possible for plague rat or
mouse to get into this country in a
shipment of freight Fleas on dogs
or cats are known carriers Of the dis
ease. Hence war against rats, mice
and ground squirrels is necessary,
health authorities declare, to prevent
the spread of the plague.
Traced to Rat
Some years ago when bubmic
plague existed in San Francisco its
source was traced TO rats Two boys
playing n 2 basement IN San Francis
co found the body Of dead rat They
buried the animal with funeral honors-
In forry-eight hours both were III with
bubonic plague-
A Iaborer found sick rat ON the
wharf and picking II mp with his bare
hands threw il into the bay. Three
days LATER be was seized with the
plague
II L. related that doctor and famf
Il moved into z fat over grocery
store Being annoyed by foul odor
the watnscotng around the plumbing
was removed and two dead rats found
there. In tFo or three days the two
members Of the family who used the
room sekened, one dying on the fifth
day Of bubouEc plague
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
BLACK DIAMOND
WINS RACE
E!ks' Purse Goes Five Heats at JEFF
ferson County Fair at Fairfield
With Good Time
Made.

FAIRFIELD. Iowa, Aug 14.-Al
though there were only two races
the largest crowd of the season at
tended The rains had put the track
in excellent shape and the races were
hotly contested yesterday. The 2:13
trot for the EIks purse went five
heats, Black Diamond winning the
second, fourth and fifth after being
nosed out by The Triumph in the
first and third. Anne A1me took the
merchants purse in the 2:10 pace in
straight heats. The results:
2:13 trot; Elks purse, $500:
Black Diamond, b. 8, W. F.
Irwin and c. W. Gorreil,
Marshall, Mo- - / 2
The Triumph. br. s., B. B.
Tucker, Lincoln, Neb. II 3 1 2 2
Look Sir Maid, G. A. Kriese,
Eldora. Iowa .....-.3 80
Best time-2:12A.
2:1o pace; Merchants purse, $500.
Anne AIme, b. m, o. n.
Shoier.. Holyoke. Colo. IL / !
Aquiiin's Lady Earl, b. m, D.
Clarke Thomas, Knox City,
Missouri 2
Everett True. b1. G.. James o.
McVay. Creston, Iowa. ...-.3 8
White So1, b. G.. Ambrose
Johnson, Kahoka, Mo.-.....4 4 3
Best time-2:09.
lzHarpe Race Results.
La HARPE, H., Aug. Russell
Boy defeated his only rival, Mabel
Gentry, with ease in the free-for-all
pace, the closing days feature of the
great western circuits races. The
Liberty, Ill, horse reeIed off his best
mile OF the race In 2:06A-
Free for all pace, purse $500; Rus.
sell Boy, first; Mabel Gentry, second.
Best time, 2:0614.
2:1T trot, purse $500; Princess
Roby, first; Bessie r. second; Prima-
tor, third Best time, 2:2GA.
a:20 pace, purse $500; Billie Lee,
first; Anotation. second; ABIDE, third.
Best time, 2:14h.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

I River stage at a. m, As feet.
Mean temperature 18th, 70; highest
IA: lowest. &c; lowest last night, 65.
Relative humidity 18th. a. M, 81;
~ noon, 81; p. m. 80.
CARL i. HADLEY,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
Weather Forecast.

[ o D Dtp1I tIlcut Ui zfbftSIUtU1N =
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Sunday; somewhat warmer
Sunday.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Sun
day; somewhat warmer Sunday and
in west and north portions tonight.
For Illinois and Missouri: Fair TO-
night and Sunday; slightly warmer
Sunday in west and north portions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
River Bulletin.
Weather Conditions.

Cool weather continues from the
Mississippi river eastward, but tenn
peratures have risen somewhat In the
northwest and in the states Of the
plains. No rainfall Of Importance has
occurred except in the lower Missis-
.sippi valley and along the South At
lantic coast.
The air pressure is high over the
eastern half of the country and low
on the Pacific coast and in the British
northwest
Fair weather is indicated for this
vicinity tonight and Sunday, with
somewhat warmer Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

Twenty years ago King Edward Of
England. then the Prince of Wales,
drove six-horse power passenger au-
tomobile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

The first woman to drive an automo-
bile in India is Mrs. Deep Narayan
Singh of Calcutta.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

fee today. A special Office for these
note-holders was opened
Investors in the Old Colony enter
prise gtormed the state house, angTily
demanding of the state officials that
their money be returned at cnce- Most
ofthe investors were foreigners and
IL was difficult 10 make them under
stand that the state officials could not
make any adjustments
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

Pedestrians have the right Of way
on highways in Toronto, Canada.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
CENSUS FIGURES ARE
ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU

Clark, Nevada, 1859.
Lincoln, New, 2,287.
Mineral, New, 1,S48.
Nye, Nevada, 6,504.
San Juan, Washn., 1906.
Increases Since 1919.
Placer, Calf, BAT persons or 10
percent.
Kings, Calf, 5,S01 or 35.7.
Riverside, Calf, 1851 or $50.
Lairmer, Colo, 2,6O2 or 10.3.
Montezuma, Colo, 2.422 or 1910.
Ostero, Colo, 1921 or 24.5.
San Juan, Utah, 1902 or 42.2.
Clark, New. 1888 or 45.3.
San Juan, Washn., 2 or Of.
Decreases Since 1910.
Crook, Wyo., 958 or 14.0.
Lincoln, New, 1902 or 34.5.
Nye, New, 1909 or 1874.
New counties, no comparison:
Mineral, Nevada
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
Grain Review.

Grain Review.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE European
military and political situation was
generally regarded by traders today
as more favorable and grain prices
sagged somewhat in the dull market
during the short session
December wheat opened at 241, on
X from yesterdays close, and closed
at 23GA- March wheat was OFF liz
at the opening at 242Is, closing 241M
September corn, after opening at
14Sh. loss Of ", gained IL, closing
at 1885. December corn opened at
125S, down u, and closed at 124A.
September oats opened Il lower at
IFS. closing at 707s. December oats,
after opening II lower, lost another
* and closed at 69k.
Provisions were steady on steady
hog market.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
ANOTHER BANK
Is SMASHED

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cox ATTACKS
REPUBLICANS

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
St. Louis Hay and Straw.
St. Louis Horses and Mules.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug 13.-Horses
Depreciation of values on southern
horses averaged $10@15 per head.
Most the losses occurred on the plain
er classes, OF which larger portion
OF the receipts comprised. There were
few orders on the market for eastern
horses, but receipts of this class of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14

Good to choice drafts u,4UU
to 1900 pounds) 1880. $l75@24O
Eastern chunks good 80. 1000 i3o
Choice southern horses ~. 110m150
Fair to good southern horses 400 81
Fair tn medium southerners ESQ 60
in southern horses 49,. goa 35
plugs so 20
Mules-Best inquiry prevailed for
fat cotton feeders, preferably Is hands
and over or up to 1873. Miners also
were in fair request
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17
Iu,vn NOVEMBER IT, 1yu

given us and the results that have
followed in the train of the war. Yet
Japan Ia swelled with conceit and
obsessed with a sense OF her own ma
tional dignity. She also needs and
must have room for expansion or
react into minor nation. Moreover
she has internal difficulties and op-
position to the ruling government.
Agitators are having their opportun-
ity and from appearances are using it
for their own political ends.
How much OF the japanese outcry
against America Is blum calculated to
bear on the settlement OF disputes
over territory and assist encroach-
ments on Chinese integrity and how
much Is actual desire for conflict
with America is not readily de-
Unable. The fact stands however
that the situation is more or less
critical. lie has been critical for
years since the Russo-Jap war.
Hobson's plea for big Pacific fleet
sounds differently today than when
he met Cadman in joint debate on a
'Marshailtown platform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17

not be done. The first thing the new
general assembly will have to do will
be to increase the maximum price for
various kinds OF printing. The con-
tract system has been entered upon
In good faith and those who were OPP
posed to the old system are satisfied.
Now there Is talk OF asking the state
to do Its own printing, putting in Its
own printing and binding plant. The
work could be done in that manner.
The government printing at Wash
ington Is dcfie on that plan. The gov
eminent printing office at Washing
ton Is the largest printing and binding
plant In the world. Rapid printing and
binding are done. The governmet
printing office has never been
swamped with work. 1t is supplied
with excellent machinery. All OF It's
equipment is thoroughly modern. But
It's finished product Is expensive.
There is much waste. There are many
men employed who have outlived
their usefulness and the complaint Is
that the strictest rules Of business
are not In force. It is impossible to
cut down the expenses or to discharge
an employee because each employe is
backed by a congressman or a sena-
tor 1t Is feared an Iowa state print
ing office might be loaded up with
pensioners and favorites. The old plan
OF doing the printing and binding was
good and now that the contract sys-
tenn has been entered upon prices
should be Increased and the new
contract system should be given a
fair trial. II II shall result In one
man or set OF men securing all the
contracts. as has been the case In
some states. 1t will be time to aban-
don the contract system.
But at the present time what the
state needs is some way to get print
ing done lawfully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17
Debs Will Stay.

Eugene V. Debs, the socialist can
didate for president, upon being in
formed that President Wilson has no
intention OF proclaiming general
amnesty for so-ctalled political pris
oners." but would. consider each case
separately, announces to the public
that he hopes his case will be, taken
up last OF all. In fact he does not
care to have his plea for pardon con-
sidered by this administration. as he
would be ashamed to be at large
under the chaotic conditions of So
ciety." Now that Mr. Debs holds
these views. sentiment il unanimous
on this subject. He doesn't want to
get out. and patriotic Americans do
not want him out.
Debs' efforts at martyrdom are not
arousing widespread sympathy. This
was shown by the small vote he re-
ceived last week. The returns are
too incom1lete to make reliable es :
innate of the socialist strength in the
country. but the Debs vote where 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17
Reproduction
Prohibited.

sky never had no chance-him. heir.
Oh timer
lie useter be turrible good"
Good-yeh-an now he amt moth
In onl turrible. They'd Of ben jes,
as much sense in matchin' up Mistuh
Carpenter to fight agin Jim Corbett
Mistuh Corbett use'n to be pow'ful
fine heavyweight champion, but he's
bout ffty-two yeahs OF now-an
what he useter was amt got nothinsS
to do with what he is now"
'Jes' the same-it all goes to prove
that the fightin' game is comm into
its own"
Yeh," returned Fiorian senten-
tiously. An fu'thermo' also it proves
that the fightin' game is comm into
ey'ybody elses own. They's gwine be
a million dollars spent 70 tickets to
that fight, Lawyer Chew-an' a mill
lion dollars is a whole heap OF money.
What COUNT do with a million
lo!lars, Lawyer Chew-they amt mo-
body ever Thought o."
"An' is you gwine bet on that
fight. Flo'ian?"
It'll say I is-preyidin' I en- git
anybody which thinks Mistuh Car
pentier is gwine win"
you is bettin' on Dempsey, eh?"
you is tootin' now, Lawyer Chew
AN how long you think the fight is
gwine las'?"
'Lemme see." Florian scratched his
head. Brother Dempsey gifts thee
bundled thousan' dollars TO his en- Of
the purse, dom he?"
"Uh huh"
Then I figgers on how long the
fight lass thisaway. I speckilates
that Brother Jack Dempsey is gWine
git hisse'f paid at the rate Of iii
mon one hunde'd thousan' dollars q
minute! Which amt SO bad fo' nom
union labor, at thati"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17

inflated by the abnormal European
demand caused by tho war. Naturally
they should be the first to come down
when Europe goes back to raising
its own food. Sudden subsistence OF
this abnormal demand on top OF the
greatest crop in a decade has depres-
sed farm product prices below fair
mean level OF reaction. They Will,
come back regardless Of interest
rates.
Money, as we all know. was the last
to 60 up as the result OF tho war.
Long after grain and merchandise
and wages had doubled interest rates
remained unchanged. Business men
marveIed at It for they could not see
the economic processes that were at
work. It took time for an inflated
price standard to absorb all available
sources Of credit and bring about a
shortage OF bank dollars just as II
takes time for boom In business and
crops to bring about shortage IN
railroad cars. When time ana high
prices which called for two dollars to
do the work of dne had done their
work money was scarce because In
flated demand and interest rates
went up as prices for commodities
had gone up.
All Federal Reserve bank manag-
ers have done is to put up their re-
discount rates with the market. They
did not create the demand for money
nor start the drop in prices. AS soon
as credit sources were congested and
everybody was compelled to sell In
stead of buy prices began to tumble
as the prices Of town lots fall when
the boom busts. But the money block
ado will not last long. Already In
vestors can see the near approach OF
cheap money hence they are bidding
higher prices for liberty bonds with
their fixed rates of interest. Before
another crop has been raised money
win be cheaper and grain Will be
higher and the bankers will have had
nothing whatever to do with the
change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17
B ILlIIy|.,W.l ~! 81! Il!
s IREoo MONTGOMERY

Mike and Jim quickly made Their
plans to steal Billy.
You be around handy tonight to
help me box his goatship," said Mike
He'll probably make no trouble, for
It's all new to him. but whether he
does or nor. he's got to do az we
want and IT. will be best TOR us to
work together.
Just lool; at him nowl He Is q
beauty. wouldn't believe that soap
and water could make such q charge
In him."
Yes, and wait until have combed
out his hair and beard and polished
MS horns.' said the now enthusiast
tic Jim. "Tae other circus will give
a thousand dollars for this goat, or I
miss by guess"
AS Mike and Jim now felt that
every good point and new beauty
they found in Billy Whiskers meant
Just 30 much more money in their
pockets, YOU can well see why thew
took SO much trouble to make him
look his best.
In tho meanwhile Billy whiskers
was considering the new danger
which confronted him. For several
very good reasons he had no inten-
tons Of letting Mike and Jim get
away with him.
To begin with, he didn't like eth
err ono OF them. More than that, the
circus manager had paid his friends
of Cloverleaf Farm handsome sum
for allowinG; Billy to stay with him,
and finally. he felt sure of rich food,
kind treatment, constant excitement,
growing farae and return to his old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17

What night bird Is a source of
peril to other birds7
2.-Do acorns That sprout in the
fall usually survive the winter?
Sis city or country life more i'm
portant for the we'll being OF ma
ton?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1.-What is the family life of seals?
The fur seals are polygamous. They
are divided into harems or groups Of
dozen or more females, each pre-
sided over by a male or bull seal,
who usually sits upon kind Of
throne or higher boulder in the midst
OF his wives. There are also bachelor
seals, either old or too young. for
with seals the females belong to the
strong.
2.--How does the weather affect
people?
People are like chimney that
draws we'll some days and won't
draw at all on others, and the secret
is mainly in the condition Of the at
mosphere Anything positive and de-
cided with the weather is good
emen. A pouring rain may be more
suspicious than sleeping sunshine.
When the stove draws we'll the fogs
and fumes will leave your mind.
3.-Will q stuffed owl hung in
tree scare birds away?
One season. to protect my early
cherries, placed "a large stuffed owl
amid the branches of the tree. The
news instantly spread in every di-
rection. and apparently every bird in
town came to see that owl In the
cherry tree and every bird took a
cherry, so that lost more fruit than
il I had left the owl indoors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-17
Topics of the Times

The average democrat is so good a
loser as to kindie the suspicion that
things turned out Just about as he
had wished quietly TO himself
Now that women have attained
complete equality why shouldn't they
pay for the ice cream sodas half the
time?
OF course Taft has pretty re-
spectacle job and can be dismissed
from the figuring but what are we
going to do with our soon to be ex-
president?
A real fight is being put up against
Mr. Gomper. Mr.. Gompers may also
be an ex-boss after the vote Is count
ed. Then again he may not for MIR.
Gompers Is a ''wise old guy
In the first place war is brntally
idiotic and dekasing and murderous
In the second place II costs too much
Why go farther. That's enough isn't
it?
Mexico seems to have taken soda
and settler and to be trying to sober
up But Mexico is periodical and
likely to break out anytime.
Said one prohibition is being fairly
well enforced" Replied tho man about
town. That's all moonshine."
we can't have paved roads to in
dividual success but we can mend
some Of the mud holes by making
education easier to get and tech
nically useful after 1t has been got.
This country need a Lincoln,
Blaine, or McKinley-Iowa Falls
Citizen.
But, Lincoln, Blaine and Mckinley
all being unavailable why not take
the best in sight and give them the
support they need. The world rests