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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
NEW POWER
LINE COMING
Fort Madison viii be Serves WITH
New Wires When Res,odetIFns OF
the Line is Completes
as Planned

How Fort Madison VII get . ns-
Transmission line is told n the fo4ov'
ing from the fort Madison Democrat
Work will commence = 9 few days
on the construction q new trans
mission lire bstEeel this city and
Montrose. according 70 a1 a11oCacs
ment made today By P. L Robinson,
manager OF the Fort Madison Electro
COMPANY. The work vii, also COZ
stitute remoGeIing OF the present line
between Iontrose and hsoEuk- and
when completed will sfvs Fort Mad
son q, direct line up the lo-a side o.
the river The new line I'll follow
the county road from Molt-CSs 10 this
city.
AT the present tine Fort Madison
Is supplied with electrical power TrOT-
the two Burlington lines t-avsrsnE
the Illinois side OF the rtTe- 70 Fort
Madison where the cross = made.
with the construction OF the new line
Fort Madison will be N z position 70
command service from three lines two
on the Illinois side Of the river and one
on the Iowa side. This viii lessen the
chance for an interruption IN the ser
vice as well as assure the higleS
possible efficiency.
Although the present voltage used
for this city is only 1000 volts, the
new line will be q $4,000 volt line
as it is the expectation OF the con-
pany to approximately triple its bust
ness In this vicinity in the next lev
wears
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Cattle for Germany.

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service
san ANTONIO. Texas, Sept IS
One hundred and fifty thousand head
OF T1zs cattle. representing Al eI
pa-6tr--e Il more than $4,000 .1-J9
are ID - shipped 70 Austria and Ger
uacy 6c-z -h= next six months
according 20 zn zulo1-cenen1 By the
Catholic Central scc5ety II session
here. TIE first etE1- hundred o.
these caCs which I'll bs Csa6 so-
the -ela5-tz1o- Ct dzt-! herds II
the TO c--sl European countries
will D. shipped from Galveston -i-h.
In ten days i -zs said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
keokuk High School Football Rally
Was Held Last Night With Every
one Enthusiastic Over
Outlook
SPEECHES ARE RoUsING
Letter is Read from Former Captain
Edward Eoersoie Telling Of His
Success and Pulling for
New School.

! There was Poppy Pep meeting
last night at the high school auditor
iun. Although the number wasn't
as large as had been expected. those
There made up for il in enthusiasm.
The school IS trying to sell 500 tickets
for the football season and this will
not be hard to 90 If everyone enters
into il like the hundred present al
( the meeting
Dr.. R L Reed. principal, introduced
asts themselves They were James
j. 2 Dlbok- O. E. Haulsy, and John
Landmann. the captain Of the team
An interesting letter from Edward
Ebe-sole- last years captain ~ho Is
now at West Point was read by Dr..
Reid He Is playing half hack on the
West Point team. having won out over
several college men who tried for the
place The team is putting forth
every effort 40 defeat the Navy this
year and If Ebhys playing continues
10 BE- like II was in ksokuk. he will
be 2 help 10 the team. In his letter
be told about low crowded West Point
was, but said he supposed it had moth
ING On x H s and he hoped they
would soon have their new high school
building here
One OF the new and interesting fea-
lures Of the high school athletics IS
the addition OF two girls to the yell
leaders quartet Everybody just had
to yeil last night when Edith Kie-
daisch- Fame Bell, French Birch and
Re-r Heminwsy were there TO lead
them in all their new and lively ye}ls-
The high school orchestra, under
direction OF P. c. Hayden, played sew
eral numbers during the evening, and
as usual vas very good, especially
considering the short time they have
been playing together this year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
Two Blocks Burned.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
RANGER, Texas, Sept 15.-Fire, of
undetermined origin today destroyed
most of two business blocks here
Iausing an estimated loss Of 81 900 600
One fireman was seriously injured
The fire started in rooming house
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
RUPERT HUGHES
VISITS IN CITY
He is Visiting With Judge and Mrs
r. r. Hughes on His Way From
California to New York
City.

Rupert Hughes is in Keokuk today
visiting with his father and mother,
Judge and Mrs. F. T. Hughes
Nj Hughes is enroute from Califor-
mia TO New York and his visit here is
brief one.
Keokuk people are always glad OF
the opportunity 20 welcome Mr..
Hughes home again"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
PRESIDENT OF
FRANCE QUITS
Deschanet TO Resia, This Week as
Result Of Illness, Which Has I'M
paired His Misd, as Well
as Body

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS. Sept 15.-President Des-
chanel is TO resign this week. the
French foreign Office admitted today.
The president is suffering from neu-
rasthenia- it was said, and his mental
condition rs worse than his physical.
4 meeting OF the cabinet was expect
ed to be called Immediately upon the
return Of Premier Millerand from
Switzerland 10 consider Deschaners
successor.
The cabinet it was believed. would
be summoned Friday That body
would them call an extraordinary ses-
xsCn Of the senate and chamber of
IDENTITIES TO receive Deschanels resig-
natio1. instead OF waiting for the reg
.rIz- October session. Various con-
strtonal amendments would have TO
te considered in connection with this
course
The Echo De Paris declared that
HffIe-sni has assured his friends be
e MT : candidate for the presidency.
Among those mentioned for the post
arc General Castelnau- Senator Leon
g1rzeofs. Senator Charles Jonnart
z,[ President Peret- of the chamber.
FouoTfuz confirmation by the for
ef- Office that Deschansi will resign,
Paris newspapers urged Marshal Foch
n become : candidate for president
PAIL DeschaneE, at the age of sixty
for-. -zs elected president of France.
II WIS the climax Of 4 long public Ca
rro- N which ne had served IN MOOR
cz1zrf-fez r. general departments.
before election he vas 2 member Of
the chz-be- Of deputies and presided
over thai body, He had also done
much literary WORK
His election IL president aroused
little eurrrfzEzEz j. vas regarded
largely ~ Z rebgke to his oppouen
Premier CIeEelceaE-
Descharef'z former mental vigor sp-
pea-ed lacking after his election and
there we're many Tr1coTs ~ To his real
phyziczl condition Recently ne has
been in the country near Paris under
care Of physician
B Shortly after his election Deschanel
was found By Z railway t-sck walker
wandering along the road IN his night
clothing He explained he had either
iwalked or fallen from 2 moving train
IN his sleep. He was not injured,
The president =zs regarded az
Handsome and magnetic man
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
ference to
s1CELEsS ICE BOXES"
frigerating machine.
"ONE OF THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE IS THAT WE
THE HEAT ENERGY OF COAL AND CONVERT 1T INTO IC
VENT THE DECAY OF FOOD.

'fThe evolution of the domestic refrigerator
has been matter of years. Tens of thousands
of dollars have been expended In carrying on
experimental work which has SLOWLY BUT
SURELY ELIMINATED the principal OBJ
stacles that were early encountered As re-
suit Of the progress that has been made the
skilled engineer working In the central electric
station is coming to take the place of the ice
man with his dripping load, and the house
holder is only obliged to turn switch in order
to produce winters cold in the same old ice box
that holds the family's food
This achievement of securing mechanical
refrigeration from energy carried over the same
wires that bring electricity to light the home is
a SCIENTIFIC TRIUMPH WHICH DAILY
WILL BE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE. In
vestigators tell US that very few household re-
frigerators be maintained with an inside
temperature of less than fifty degrees when ma
turaI or artificial ice is used as the cooling
medium. Our various types of new electric
frigerators will keep the air In the ice box down
to the FREEING POINT OR EVEN LOWER
If such a condition is desired
Ice refrigeration produces a DAMP ICE
BOZ and provides a variable temperature If
the door OF the refri gerator is frequently open
ed and closed Iceless refrigeration eliminates
the humidity in the air and produces DRY
BOX with unfluctuating, crisp cold that
PREVENTS THE CONTAMINATION AND
DECAY OF FOOD.
students of food preservation have learned
of late that in order to preserve food properly,
careful attention must be given to regulating
the moisture content of the air in the ice box, as
well as to the maintaining of a low temperature
T.. NOT ONLY MUST THE AIR BE COLD, BUT
IT MUST BE COMPARATIVELY DRY. Food
spoils rapidly, due to germ growth, at lempera-
lures above fifty degrees In the average re-
frigerator cooled with ice the temperature al
WAYS rises as the cake of ice melts away. This
is due to the fact that the degree of cold in the
box depends upon the surface area of the cake
of ice.
''With electric refrigeration there is relative
II no dampness in the box and as consequence
NONE OF THE FOOD BECOMES MOLDY.
The bacteria of decay are always present in
food products, but they should not be confused
with the germs of disease though both are mic
roscopic in size and are possessed of practically
the same habits In temperature of less than
fifty degrees the decay bacteria become dor
mant and do not multiply, though the freezing
does not always kill them If the temperature
is permitted to rise to more than fifty degrees
some of these bacteria become active and start
TO reproduce. As the temperature continues to
increase the activity of these agents of decay
becomes greater It is therefore evident that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
judge Wade Issues Order and Rulins
IN Dies Moines County Drain
age District VS.. Power
Company.
MEASURE OF DAMAGES
Court Holds That Additional Pumping
Expenses are All That Gould be
Asked for by the Plain
til

Judge Martin J. Wade has ISSUE
an order sustaining the demurrer LII
the case OF George W. Campbell ri
al, VS. the Mississippi River Power
company The court holds that the
Plaintiffs can sue for damages sus'
tanned by the drainage district as dis
trict and cannot sue for damages
coming TO individuals. He holds that
they can sue for only the additional
expenses OF pumping, as the measure
of these damages
( In the Margison Putnam case which
the couE. cites, he has held that Z
drainage district Is not 3 municipal
corporation nor even g guaSl-co-pora
ton 1t IS not al entity with the
ordinary meaning Of the term with
reference 10 the capacity 10 sue and
TO be sued Il 3 no more corpora
ton than IS sewer district in city
or paTtns district The legislation
providing for the establishment OF
drainage districts did no more than
to confer upon the board OF super
vfsors rev duties and new powers
and any action adversary 10 the
drainage ds-i>s s merely An action
20 compel the beard o. supervisors
and the engineer n perform certain
specific duties imposed upon hem Dr.
ET
For the purpose q providing the
necessary machinery 20 carry the
Ia- into effect, II imposes various
duties rpo- certain town officers,
but II performing such duties, these
officers act Is agents OF the law and
rot Is o=cE OF the roTn-
No Power TO Maintain.
TIE cCurI cites a number Of cases
and then SAYS with reference to this
demurrer, II an still OF the opinion
there expressed do not believe
that the trustees OF the drainage dis
-rict have any other power to main
tain this action In any event coun-
sci for the plaintiff does not seriously
contend that the power Of the trus-
tees would extend beyond a recovery
for the additional expense OF pump
ing and upon this issue the facts set
forth N the petition are not specific
enough 70 show there is any cause OF
action. There Is no showing as 10
the manner in which the cost Of
pumping Is handled, nor the amount
thereof nor how -he fund is raised
nor anything Of the kind
Continuing the court says II
counsel still contend that there Is
cause for action for the additional
expense Of pumping. / shall upon
application permit an Amendment 70
tie application but At the
present time II Is my view that the
action cannot Be maintained At all"
At the tine the demurrer was fled
the attorneys for the power company
held that the plaintiff has no legal
city 70 sue that the Des Aoines
COUNTY drainage corporation Is not
co-pe-ztior- o. quasFco-poraior- and
rzs 10 authority 20 sue and that the
-FEct o. action rests with the 11di-
vLuzl property owners
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15
MAIL AIRPLANE'S
FATAL CRASH
An Metal Machine Falls and Burns
to Death Two Carriers Wal
ter Stevens and Rus
sell Thomas.

rrYnfted Press Leased Wire Service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept ID
Postofice officials were trying to de
termine today the cause for the NAL
airplane crash late yesterday near
Penbervi1le, Ohio, in which Walter
Stevens, 81, Oakland, Calf, and Rus
sell Thomas, %, Cleveland were
burned to death. The machine was
the new aT-metal type, recently
secured by the postoff1ce department
witnesses said the machine wa:
apparently in difficulty when the7
first saw it flying at height Of 1,5O'
feet
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-15


sential to the preservation Of foodstuffs-
Some of the new electric refngerators arc
furnished as complete equipments, with the
cooling apparatus already installed in an ice
box. Other types of machines so designed
that they can be placed in any standard type Of
refrigerator, which makes it unnecessary to
purchase new box In this latter case the
brine tank or a copper coil is placed in the
same compartment of the ice box that is ordi-
narily filled with ice Brine tanks or coils are
built to suit the size of the box that is to be
cooled. If a refngerating system is used that
employs brine tank<the latter is usually pro-
vided with small ice-making chamber in
which cubes of ice are made in sufficient guam
titles to supply the table demands of an average
family
"a fairly uniform temperature is maintain
ed in the refrigerator by means of a thermostat
which automatically controls the motor. When
the temperature in the ice box has risen to GER
tain predetermined maximum point the Their
mostat closes quick acting switch which starts
the motor that drives the compressor. The ma
chine continues to operate until the temperature
in the box has been reduced to predetermined
minimum point, when the electrical circuit is
again broken and the machine stops. The gen.
eral practice is to set the thernostat so that the
difference between the maximum and the mini
mum temperature in the refrigerator will never
be more than four or FIVE degrees.
1.-THE temperature of the brine in the ice
compartment of the box is never more than
twenty-five degrees, and the air that is always
circulating inside of the refrigerator is not
only chilled by contact with the brine tank but
is forced to deposit large percentage of its
moisture on the tank in the form of frost It
is this latter action that keeps the ice box 50
dry that salt or matches can be kept inside Of
it without being DAMAGED by dampness
Few materials have rendered greater service in
providing health and comfort for mankind recent
than those benefactors, natural and artificial
However cooling agent In the household refrgera-
tor, many shortcomings, a folks viii
look upon the demise of the old-fashioned
any high degree OF dread SCIENCE is SURELY
LEADING US TO A NEW DAY when practice
the economy Of purchasing larger supplies Of
without having fear that they will spoil our
1t Is also likely that In this NEW ERA shall
know that food and good digestion
closely related than have imagined The
great trouble in handling perishabe products NOT
IN THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY ARE KEPT, BUT
IN THE WAY THEY ARE KEPT.
The iceess refrigerator in the the fore
Of iceless refrigeraors in great apartment
houses, all operated by single plant in the basement
ing cold the points where needed, Just as We
convey heat the distant rooms II has
been custom in the past speak things as
being as cold ice; in the future shall of
will result Of having learned to produce
cold by evaporatins within system pipes liaui
fled that boil temperature
lower than the freezing point OF water"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
PROCEEDINS OF THE
POLICE JURY MEETING
Arcadia, La, Sept. Is, 1872

Arcadia, La, Sept. Is, 1920.
The Police Jury of Bienville Parish
met in called session on the above
date with the following members pres
emf: -,
Bert Davis, J. H. Thurmond, d. NJ
White. J. +. Albums, A. &. Whltlow'
and J. H. King.
Absent: W. Fl. Began
There being a quorum, the body wa
called to order by the president, and
the object of the meeting was explain
ed, the meeting having been called IL
regard to the COMPLETING of the assess
ment rolls of Bienville Parish, for the
year 1920, and Mr. B. P. Theus, the
Deputy Tax Assessor of said parish
appeared before the body and asked fol
an additional appropriation to pay the
expenses for the completion OF the
assessment rolls for the year., 1870, as
the amount allowed by law had beer
expended and rolls had to be com
pleted, and after discussion and as the
body had paid the assessor to the
amount of $4,5O0.M and they had ex
ceeded the amount allowed by law
for both salary and expense, the body
requested that the assessor be required
to complete the rolls without any
further expense to the Parish.
The following is an opinion IN writ
inc from Hon. j. Rush Wimberly, Dis
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
MANY CITIZENS OF THE PARISH
VISIT ARCADIA THIS WEEK

During Monday and Tuesday Of this
week, Arcadia was visited by many
citizens from all sections of the par
iFh. who were here upon various mat.
tcrs of business at the courthouse and
with various business concerns Of Ar
cadia. Among those present were H.
7. Brown and J. E. ROden, Of Liberty
J ill: c. f. RObinette, w. C. Sullivan
and Il. E. Howell, Of Ashland; H. n.
Hayes, Martin Hill, Clinton Johnson
Mr.. Hicks, Everette Hammer, Harry
Wardlaw, R. NJ. McGee and J. P.
Franks, of Alberta; H. S. Rhinehart
Of Saline; Jack Cummings, Ray Lea
and others of Beinville; DR.. J. n
Jones, W. B. Bryan, s M. Sutton and
others of Bryceland; ]. H. Boddie and
Jack Sutton, of Bear Creek; r. NJ
Corley, Will Sparks Bud Jenkins anG
J. II. Corley, Jno. Comfy and other OF
Ringgold and vicinity; H. A. Sherman
of Gibsland, and others whose names
we failed to obtain.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
SEIZURE AND SALE

Oil City Iron Works Inc. VS.. Oil Well
Drilling Co., No. 27S61, in District
Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Under and by virtue of a writ Of
Seizurs and sale eminating from the
above named Honorable Court and to
me directed, | have seized and will
sell for cash, without the benefit OF
ADVERTISEMENT, and according to law, at
the principal front door of the Court
House at Arcadia. Bienville Parish, La,
within legal sale hours on
SATURDAY, OCT. 9th, 1920
the following described property, to-
wit:
One complete drilling rig, compose
of the following: One c. |. W. Rotary
and draw works, travelling block and
crown block, Give shive) one 10 il
by II O. B. Engine: one 40 ii. p.
Special Boiler; two 10 by 4 by l. slusf
pumps; one Grief Stem; all tool joints
known as Caddo joints; $500 feet OF
+ drill pipe.
The above described property to be
sold as belonging to the defendant. tht
Oil Well Drilling Co., and to satisf
said writ of seizure and sale and al
costs.
This the Ord day of Sept, 1920.
J. e. CURRIE. Sheriff.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
MANY PARISHES PLAN
TO EXHIBIT AT FAIR

Judging by the reports reaching the
management, an unusually large num-
Der of parishes will be represented IN
the Parish Fair contest at the l92O
State Fair of Louisiana. 1t Is hoped
that every parish will send an exhibit
to compete for the generous premiums
that have been offered and to show
the State Fair visitors what is being
done in agricultural development in its
section.
The Parish Fair exhibits will be
shown in the mammoth Agricultural
Building, the largest structure or the
grounds, which Is 25Ox15O feet. Uni
| form space for booths, as heretofore
Is allowed. In addition to the quality
of the products displayed, the attrac
tiveness of the booth will figure in the
Judging.
Exhibits that are SHOWN III lne
parish fair booths are not barred from
the general exhibitions. They may
also be entered in the individual con
tests, and many farmers who contrib
ute to respective parish exhibits will
likewise compete for individual prizes
In various classes.
From the Parish Fair exhibits the
visitor will receive a splendid idea o.
the fran progress In Louisiana, FOL
practically every section will be rep
resented, and scarcely a produc
grown in the State will be missing
For further information, and fo1
catalog, write to w. R. Hirach, secre
tarv, Shreveport
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
trict Attorney, and attorney for the

trict Attorney, and attorney for the
Police Jury:
Hon. ]. H. ThurmOnd, Chairman,
Committee on Claims, Police Jury,
Bienville Parish, La.
As per your request and statement
thai Police Jury requested an Opin
ion on the claim of J. w. Allen as
Parish Inspector for the sum @
$4,000.
| have examined your minutes o
March and there find that Mr.. J. W
Allen was appointed Parish Inspector
at a salary of $500 per month and
$4,000 expense money.
This | would think would have set
tied the matter without all Opiniol
from me as the ordinance is plail
and a contract. | wuold therefore
say that the claim should be paid
Yours truly, (Signed.
J. RUSH WIMBERLY,
District Attorney.
There being no further business tn,
body stood adjourned until the regu
lar meeting in November. and subjpc
to call.
d. NJ, WHITE Pres.
J. S. WILLIAMS. Secretary.