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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
ANOTHER NURSE
PRAISES TANLAC
Sixteen Years Of Stomach Trouble
Overcome and She Gains 20
Pounds.

Mrs. Alice Minnick, who has been
a professional nurse for thirty-six
years and resides at 1916 Twenty
third Ave, Seattle, Wash, adds her
voice to the hundreds Of others in
this profession who have already in
dorsed Tanlac.
Since began taking Tanlac I have
not only gained twenty pounds in
weight, but for the first time in six
teen years / am free of pain and en-
nick. Il constantly had cramping,
these years, my appetite was extreme
ly poor and the little did eat, caused
me great distress. After every meal
my food began to ferment and sour
almost at once, would bloat up with
gas, and those terrible pains would
get SO bad I could hardy stand them.
i became badly run down, lost weight
and strength, and felt SO tired and
worn out all the time l could hardly
get around. had pains in every part
of my body just about all the time,
but they were especially bad in the
small of my back. also suffered with
severe headaches and dizzy spells,
and my nerves were SO badly upset
l could get but little sleep, often ly-
ing awake all night long.
Il had heard 80 much of the good
Tanlac was doing others ! decided to
try it myself, and it proved to be the
very thing I needed. began to inn
prove right away, it was only few
days. before my appetite returned and
/ can now eat anything / want with
out having a particle of trouble after
wards. Those terrible gnawing pains
that had Troubled me so many years
have entirely disappeared. | never
have a headache or become dizzy, and
the pains that were throughout my
body have all gone. In fact, my whole
system has been built UP by Tanlac.
have regained my strength so can
do my work as nurse, which keeps
me on my feet for hours, day and night
without particle of trouble. Several
of my patients have taken Tanlac, and
il has proven beneficial in every case.
After what I+anlac has done for me
can never say enough for it.
Tanlac is sold in Keokuk by WIKI
son e Co., and the leading druggists
in every town--Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

MURDER TRIAL
Brought to Sudden Halt When Cap
tain Stokes Pleads Guilty to
a Manslaughter ana
-M Prevents Trial.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 20
What promised to be one of the most
ensational murder trials ever heard
in A local court was brought to a
sudden halt late yesterday when Cap
tain Charles l.. Stokes, siayer OF Or.
ernest e. Roberts, prominent saw
telle physician, was permitted 10
plead guilty to a charge Of man
slaughter instead Of standing trial, on
a charge of first degree murder: Sen
tence will be pronounced April ~.
The murder trial was to have be-
gun today. oo.o,ou
Stokes killed Roberts last October
because, he declares, the physician
was too attentive to Stokes wlfe'
who Is the daughter OF a former
mayor Of Los Angeles.
Stokes declared today that 1t was
in order to save his wife from the
ordeal of barring on the witness stand
her alleged relations with Roberts
and to protect his two young daugh-
ters. that he pleaded guilty to the
charge of manslaughter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

The names of the flocks and. the
poultry fanciers are given below.
Australian Red rabbits = Martha
Wilcox.
White Dutch rabbit-Joseph Mus
ser.
White Wyandottes-Margaret Fan
min.
White Dutch rabbits-Ralph Dixon
Buff OrpingtonsD Dorothy Dimond
Pigeons-Harland Holland.
Ducks and geese-Harry Dimond.
Pigeons-Frank Hayden.
Black rabbit-Roy and Joy Grout'
Ducks-Willard Holman.
Pigeons-Marvin Hentzei.
Flemish Giant rabbit-Raymono
Cook.
Chickens - Archie and Dorothy
Farnsworth.
White Wyandottes-Delia Anthony.
Bantam hen and chickens-Ernest
Kirkhart.
Plymouth Rock Observation-Disclosures
Barber. sa-ss
Canaries-Max and Rosylind Brak-
ansich.
Canaries-Borrowed from R. G.
Schlotter. :.
Parrot-Mrs. George Anderson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
Negro Check Passer Who Was Taken
Yesterday 70 Burlington Was
Evidently Making Haul in.
keokuk.
FORGERY rs THE CHARGE
Warrants Here for Man Will be Held
in Case His Sentence at Burling-
ton Gives His Early
Release.

Two more checks were found to
have been passed by William Lawrie
yesterday, when the police inyesti-
gated his activities here. These two
checks were the largest ones passed
here, and were for twenty-one dollars
at the Golden Rule and eighteen dol
lars at Wells.
Dan Burns was the name signed to
one of these checks People are
wondering why Keokuk merchants
took the chance on the checks in the
first place. Lawrie is negro and
by as he did both in Burlington and
Keokuk
The Hawk-Eye this morning says
of Lawrie's return to Burlington.
William Lawrie, negro charged
with passing spurious checks at three
clothing establishments in Burlington
yesterday arrested at KeOkuk on a
similar charge, was brought to this
city by Chief of Police. HerDer,
ISchwenker to stand trial. Lawrie
was identified by Albert Falick, a
clothing merchant at 705 Jeffersof,
street, and one of his victims.
The negro will face charge OF
forgery and the police contend that
the evidence against the man is
strong enough to assure conviction
The negro is charged with passing
spurious checks at the clothing stores
of Albert Falick, A. Goldberg and s.
Channen and Son. All Of the checks
were signed with the name of DIR
w. Sherman" which the police be.
lieve was meant by the negro for DR.
A. w. Sherman, residing at SOL South
Garfield avenue, and who has offices
at 610-611 Iowa State bank building
All of the checks were made out IN
different names, however. The check
passed at the Chanen store was for
$40 and was made out to William
Oliver the second was made out to
"William Burns" in the sum of $12
and passed at the Falick store, while
the third was made out In the name
|of James Burns for $40 and passed
lat the Goldberg establishment.
Lawrie was arrested at keokul
after he had passed several bad
checks there. Having read Of the
crime in Burlington the Keokuk police
notified the local department and
were willing to turn the man over for
prosecution here He will be given
a hearing in police court this morn
ing. ,..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
CLASS OF WATER
AFTER ASPIRIN
BAYER COMPANY, WHO INTRO
DUCED ASPIRIN IN 1900, GIVE
PROPER DIRECTIONS

The Bayer Company, who intro
duced Aspirin tell in their careful
directions in each package of genuine
"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" that to
get best results one of two glasses of
water should be drank after taking
tablets,
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Then you are
getting the genuine, world-famous AS
pirin, prescribed by physicians for
over eighteen years.
Each unbroken "Bayer" package
contains proper directions for Colds,
Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neu.
ralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Neuri-
tbs, and Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets
cost but few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin
is the trade mark of Bayer Manufac-
ture of Monoaceticacidester of Sail,
cylicacid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
GIVEN UP TO Die OF
STOMACH TROUBLE
But Mr.. Baker is well now. Feels
like he did at sixteen.

zone year ago in September was
taken down; couldn't eat, sleep or work.
The doctors didn't know exactly what
was the matter. Some said l had
catarrhal gastritis, and others, cancer.
Anyway, was given up to die, ,,.r
Emulsion. In 2 or 3 weeks, the sore
ness went out Of my lungs, the pains
vanished from between my shoulders,
and began to eat and sleep, and work.
Also the miserable lonesome feeling be.
gan to. tear loose and that heavy weight
II ks the snss so OF ny PS snst
"By the time had taken Il bottles,
I could eat anything. sleep like nm in.
FAINT, and the old time vim came back.
felt like I did when was 16. Lyman
Baker, Star Route. BerrYville, Ark.
right, and most ailments start to leave.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant, nutrl.
tive food and o corrective medicine. 1t re-.
stores healthy, natural bowel action, do
ing away with all need of pills and
physics. It promotes appetite, and quick
ly puts the digestive organs in shape to
assimilate food; =, AS builder OF flesh
ly recommended to those whom sickness
has weakened, and is a powerful aid in
resisting and repairing the effects OF
wasting diseases. Chronic stomach trou.
BILE and constipation are promptly re.
lieved-usually in one day.
This is the only solid emulsion made.
and SO palatable that it is eaten with q
spoon like ice cream. Truly wonderful
for weak, sickly children.
No matter how severe your case, you
are urged to try MilSs Emulsion un-
der this guarantee--Take six bottles
home with you, use it according to direc-
tions and il not satisfied with the results,
your money will be promptly refunded.
Price 60c and $l.20 per bottle. The Mike
Emulsion Co., Terre Haute, Ind. Sold
by druggists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
BOY ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER
Carl Jess, Age Fifteen is Being Tried
for Staying Father and May be
Declared of Unsound
Mind. ....

TITnited Press Leased Wire Service.
SHELLEY, Iowa, Apr. 20--The mental
condition of Carl Jess, Is, on trial
here for the murder of his father
trIande less, was being investigated
~. state medical officials today
The question of the sanity of the
boy was raised by defense counsel
pas+.rday. shortly after jury had
Saan secured. It was alleged grand
s.thar of Carl was insane and that
ntha, relatives of the youth are now
in institutions for the insane.
A decision on the BOYS sanity IS
expected to be returned To-Day, II ne
is found sane the trlal VIII proceed,
hut If he is found insane, the court
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
SMALL AMOUNTS
ARE ASKED FOR
Individual Subscriptions to the Base
ball Fund Can Be Left at
Any Cigar Store in
the City.

Individual subscriptions to the
baseball fund, which must be sub.
scribed this week, will be welcomed
by the committee in any sum. The
committee has arranged for subcrip-
tons to be left at any of the cigar
stores in the city.
There are a lot of young men in
the city who want baseball, the COM
mittee feels, and they think these
men should have the opportunity to
subscribe.
Any sum from a dollar on up will
be welcome. If you don't find a
member of the committee, just put
your subscription in an envelope and
leave at any of the cigar stores.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
EVELYN NESBITT
WANTS DIVORCE
Jack Clifford, Her Second Husband,
Has Filed Proceedings and
She Intends to Have
Counter Suit.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April 20.-Attorneys
for Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, now Mrs.
Jack Clifford said today that she
would file counter suit for divorce
against her husband and former dane.
ing partner, charging improper con-
duct.
Clifford started divorce proceedings
here naming an actor as correspon'
dent
In discussing the divorce proceed.
ings brought against her by her hus-
band. Mrs. Clifford said today she
gave her husband more than $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
NOTICE..
To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a special stockholders meet
ing of the Keokuk Trust Company
held at its office at Gil Blondeau
street, Keokuk, Iowa, on April %,
1920, beginning at two o'clock in the
afternoon and the object of said
meeting is to vote upon the question
of increasing the capital stock of said
Company from Fifty-fve Thousand
Dollars to One Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
Dated at Keokuk, Iowa, this April
6. 1920.
KEOKUR TRUST COMPANY.
BY ]. O.. Boyd, President; c. W. Dur
rett, Vice President; Johnson B..
Angle, Secretary; J. L.. Durrett, Treas
urer: J. w. Anderson, Cashier; Bert
Teale,. o. c. Bot, c., w. Durrett, ]. O.
Boyd, l.. G.. Mckinley, Harold J. Will
son, Fred M. Kyner, Johnson B.
Angle, G. E. Weissenburger, Directors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
Half Of Iowa For IoMden.

DES MONIES, Ia, April 2O.-Re-
ports from all counties Of Iowa on
the republican conventions Saturday
showed one-half of them instructed
their delegates to the state conven.
ton to work for Governor Lowden
for presidents
Forty-nine counties reported pledged
Lowden delegates chosen and twenty
one of them reported entire delega-
tions as Lowden supporters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
ARE CHECKING
CITY BOOKS
e. r. Whitney and Allen Mum of the
State Examiners Office are
~ Here for That Pur-
pose,

State examiners are in keokuk to
day to check over the boks of the city
clerk and treasurer.
The examiners who are checking
the city accounts are z. F. Whitney
and Allen Mum.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
SUGAR STOLEN
FROM CAR HERE
Thirty Cents a Pound Price is Too
Tempting to Pass Up and
Thieves Take Two
i Sacks

Sugar at thirty cents pound is
considerable of a temptation. Per-
hans that accounts for the fact that
two sacks were taken out Of a car
here last night.
The car, it is understood. was an
outgoing car, and had been sealed In
the yards here, but later was found
to have been broken into.
The police investigation showed
that two sacks had been taken.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
kendaIps Campaign Expenses.

WATERLOO, Iowa, April 90
Mate Kendall, Abba, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
announced today he would publish
his campaign expenses May 1 and
June /. He urged his opponents to
do likewise.
Kendall deplored the lavish use of
money in campaigns for public office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
The Stock Exhibit.

The stock show is under the super.
vision of Miss la Mitchell, the gar
aen lady" among the school children,
VINO instructs them in the planting
OF their gardens and in raising their
pets The animals at the stock show
Delong to the school children in the
city, who have raised them under the
direction and advice Of Miss Mitchell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
Rotary Clubs Convention.

rJTnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 90
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Sixteenth District International
Rotary clubs began it's final session
today. Discussion Of the boys clubs
and boys work in connection with
the Rotary clubs occupied the atten-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

a major in the intelligence branch of
the war department. Her friend,
Miss Lane, is to marry Phillip Kauf-
man of Washington, D. C.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20
,,.,Iav Of Animals and Birds at the
County Fair at the Y. w. G. A.
is Made BY School
Children.
y VERY FINE SHOWING
There are Rabbits, Pigeons Chickens
and even a Parrot and
Some Can
aries.

Art exhibits, tea ToOInS, Stoch
.,aws fish ponds and fortune telling
s sau are only a few Of the interest
NO features OF the annual county
ar exhibit being held yesterday and
,o o by the Geneva club at the Y.
And these are not all OF the attrac-
4 .,ons for the gym girls entertained
! large number Of people last night
r,tf one-act comedy-drana, en-
t,,led the "Railorad Lunch Counter"
which was a clever little sketch, well
presented.
room. some of them over a hundred
years old, and among them were
luncheon sets embroidered by ko-
roam girls in the mission schools Of
Korea Chinese tea trays, sampler
made in Scotland over ninety years
ago a bronze leather work bag made
~ Miss Aida Leavenworth, the
daughter of General Leavenworth,
for whom Fort Leavenworth was
named. brass candlesticks over a
hundred years old, and other works
n genius from the hands Of Keokuk
women in the way Of fancy work and
embroidering.
The building has practically been
turned over to the Geneva club and
their county fair. There are signs OF
the celebration everywhere, and IL
one decides to leave the booth of the
Persian hypnotist or the fortune tell
er's den. he will be sure to find him.
self in the crazy house." the shoot
ing gallery or the duck pond; and il
he attempts to go away unobserved,
someone is sure to detain him long
enough to say, "You mustn't leave
until you've seen our weaver spin
ming thread on a real spinning
Wheel
stock Show Is Elaborate.
One Of the most elaborate depart.
ments Of the county fair is the stock
show, which is held in the basement
Of the building. Live stock is exhib-
tied there, and the ducks, pigeons,
canaries, rabbits and chickens and
parrot compete with the people up
stairs in seeing who can make the
most noise, and 1t is an even draw,
the parrot says.
The decorations, consisting Of AMI
mails cut out of paper and hing on
wires from the ceiling, were made by
the children Of the first grade in the
Jefferson school, under the direction
Of Miss Kate Van Grieken.
The parrot is there and she is a
good girl. Yesterday when she was
being dressed up for the occasion
she was told that she was going
a.visiting. and her mistress asked her
i she wasn't going to be a good girl.
Sure said Polly, and she is.
An interesting collection Of in
sects, mounted and enclosed in cases,
belonging to John Davis Fuller, is on
exhibit. The insects have been col
iected in or near Keokuk, with the
exception OF 16S specimens, which
have been brought from France and
few from Vermont There are also
a few Japanese specimens. John
Fuller is thirteen years old, and he
has been collecting these specimens
Tor six or seven years. He is justly
proud of his work and tonight will be
Present at the exhibit to tell about
his collection.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

ton of the DELEGATES at the morning
session.
William Coppock, Council Bluffs,
was elected district governor shortly
before the convention adjourned at
noon. He was nominated and elected
by reclamation. The convention will
close tonight Rotarians from Ne
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

lccept California" Syrup of Figs
only--look for the name California on
.ne package, then you are sure your
enid is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stom-
acn liver and bowels. Children love
Ns fruity taste. Full directions on
= each bottle, You must say Cali
fornia"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-20

will order him committed to a state
institution. !.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
OPENING MARKET
VERY IRREGULAR
Strength Of Rails Helped to
Check Earlier Reactionary
Tendency

New York. Aug. 23.-The operations
in today's stock market was attended
by considerable irregulnrity. The mixed
movement of prices, however. was al
together n natural backwash Of the ami
mated rebound registered in the latter
part of last week from the depression
made in the earlier sessions.
In the first place the general list was
deprived of the technical support fur
nished by the unwicldly short interest
Then again the unfavorablc bank state
ment on Saturday published after the
closing logically prompted fears Of an
other money tension. which was aC
ccntuated to some extent by continued
low reservations of the Federal Reserve
banks.
The tone of the market. however. was
far from being weak, rather to the con =
trary. it possessed an undertone of con =
siderable strength and resistance. One
Of the more rcaasuring features being
the dullness which accompanied the re =
cessions in all parts Of the list, indi :
CatiLg the absence of liquidating pres
sure.
Foreign advices. especially concern
ing the Polish situation were encourag-
ing over the week end. but the good
effects were counter balanced by the
uncertainties concerning the money
market. The call renewal rate was fixed
at per cent. which was considered
moderate in view of the impaired re-
serve position and the heavy with :
drawnls of funds during the week for
federal payments. In view of the re-
cent sudden tlurries in call rate and the
low reserves this rate was regarded
more or les Sartitcial.
flor thp irrapulpr nnpninv thn ONT ire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
SLIGHT CHANGES
IN LOCAL SHARES
Block of $500 Shares Of Rapid
Transit Changed Hands
at IA 5-8

The new week opened with rather
quiet local market with most OF the
trading in small odd lots. Price
changes were mixed with about an
equal division Of gains and declines.
The only exception to this rule to speak
of included the changing Of hands Of
the block of 300 shares of Philadelphia
Rapif Transit At II =. or within ~
Of the best price of the day. The
identity Of the parties engaged in this
transactions, as was til" case of
similar block last Friday, was skillful'y
concealed.
Otherwise the dealings throughout the
entire local list We're OF the same mo-
notonous perfunctory character. The
hesitating nature Of the market was to
be expected in view of the surrounding
conditions aud circumstances and con
Sidering all things the local list, it might
be said. held up exceedingly well.
Despite the favorable statement con-
ccrniug earnings and prospects Of the
company given by tn" president Of tn"
corporation. Lake Superior shaded TO
ll", on few transactions. Electric
Storage was y lower as was Cambrie
Iron. On the other hand United Gas
Improvement was y higher at 4Ol..
Philadelphia Electric moved up an IS
to 21Ts. Lehigh Navigation was y
better at 57L.. while Union Traction
was firm at %. Catawissa first pre-
ferred on a small transaction advanced
So from the previous sale to 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-23
MODERATE LOSSES
SUSTAINED ON CURB
Heaviness Develops in Most Is
sues After First Few
Minutes of Trade

New York, Aug. 23.--Outside Of a
few issues, the market on the Broad
street curb developed heavy tone after
the first few minutes of trading today
and moderate losses were sustained in a
majority of issues in which there was
speculative interest.
The announcement Of the merger of
Tropical Oil and International Petro-
leum caused a irmer tone in those is
sues at the opening, but gains that
were made at that time were reduced
before the end Of the first hour, inter-
national Petroleum selling at 38& then
declining to 80 and Tropical Oil, after
its advancing to 19M, also reacted.
Simms moved in the same way, open
ing at IL and declining to lis. There
was a firm tone to White OIL. which
was traded in at 1914 to 101a Elk
Basin was firm. selling Mt to Si4
National Oil of New Jersey was in fair
demand, with sales at ~.
Industrials were generally lower.
Submarine Boat yielded from II to 10A
and Indian Packing from ca to 6h.
General Asphalt ranged from 53H to
51&. North American Paper sold at
RK