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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19
BELFAST.
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The roads have been drying fast,
and if dragged will be in good condi.
ton
The flu patients are about all well
and no new cases are reported at pres
ent.
Mrs. Dora Ranes is visiting rela-
tives in Pennington.
Mrs. Florence Lucas spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. Maggie Miller.
Roswell and Willie Starr are visi-
ting at the John O'Neal home
James Johnson, who has been quite
sick with heart trouble, is improving.
Mrs. Hazel Raines spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Raymond Palmer at
Croton.
A. P. Anderson is on the sick fist
Mrs. Francis Raines spent Satur.
day and Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. Andy Shepherd.
Mrs. VIM. Shepherd and Miss Kate
Horsey were shopping in Pennington
last Saturday.
Mrs. Maggie Miller and Eva Ander-
son were Croton callers last Tuesday
afternoon.
Quite few from here attended the
James Burk's sale Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. VIM Shepherd spent last Tues
day with Mrs. Eva Anderson.
Miss Rita Wells returned to her
home last Thursday after a three
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs Cleo
Molene.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19
GAME. WARDEN
is ON JOB
According to Burlington Paper, There
Will Be Some Prosecutions in
Federal Court This
Next Term.

That a federal game warden has
been operating quietly in Burlington,
is the report from the Burlington Ga
zette. which says:
Definite information was given out
this morning that a game warden
had been working here for approx.
mately one week, and it will be re-
membered that last year, when sew
eral arrests were made, the agent
had operated on the %. T." for days
in advance before actually taking
anyone into custody. ...s
No men charged with this nature
of offense have been taken into the
police or justice courts to date, and
none taken before u. S. Commits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19
POWER BOATS
ARE COMING
Burlington Committee Announces That
Commodore James Pugh May Bring
Disturber " to Regatta
July q.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 19.-
Announcement was made here today
that all preliminary plans for the
Mississippi Valley Power Boat asso'
cations annual regatta, in this city
July 2, 3 and 4, have been completed,
and local committees of citizens ap-
pointed to take charge of the details
of bringing the biggest motor boat
racing event to Burlington this sea-
son.
Since the close of the war and the
return to normal conditions there has
been a great boom in boat building all
over the country, and more racing
boats are being built for the 1920 sea-
son than at any time since 1912. Many
of the cities along the Mississippi,
Missouri, Ohio and Illinois rivers, and
around the Great Lakes, will see a
number of racing boats launched with
the opening of the present season, and
elimination races for the selection or
the champions to go to the Burning
ton regatta will begin as soon as the
season opens.
The Burlington committee is already
assured of racing boats from Tornto,
Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago,
Minneapolis, Saint Louis, Kansas City,
and a. number of the other larger cit
| les, while there will be large number
Of entries of class boats from the
smaller cities in the Mississippi valley.
| At least one of the famous family OF
miss Detroit's" has been promised.
| and plans are being made to repower
and enter the former world champion
Miss Minneapolis" James A. Push,
owner of the famous "Disturber w.
believed by many to be the fastest
boat in the world, is at present fgur-
| ing on a set of new and modern en-
gines for this famous craft, and may
bring "Disturber w" to Burlington.
This boat is at present powered with
motors of 1900 horse power, but they
lare of the heavier and older style
lused before the development of the
famous Liberty motors during the
war. "Ditsurber W smaller boat,
FORMERLY owned by Mr.. Pugh, is also
Ito be entered at Burlington.
In the smaller field OF class racing
lboats. entries have been assured from
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Our town was saddened by the
death of Mr.. Thomas Clark, one OF
the Oldest and best respected citizens
He passed away about p. m. Sunday
Funeral at M. z. church by Pastor
Young on Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon the friends
of Mrs Van, of keokuk, were shocked
to learn she passed away while in the
yard of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Essie Van. The two little grand
children whom she came to visit are
inconsolable.
The strong wind Of Monday morn
ing blew Miss Virginia Davies off the
step into the yard. The shock and
fall has Frustrated her. Late tid1ngs
is that she is slowly recovering.
Late reports from Mrs. Block at
the hospital is the nourishment she
takes is retained, and a hopeful out
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19
Annual Booster Day Observance by
Local Council Promises to be
Biggest Ever
Given.
MANY VISITORS COMING
Burlington and Quincy Councils Will
be Here for Big Parade Initia.
ton, Supper and Dance
Saturday.

Various committees OF the Keokuk
4 council of United Commercial Trav
elers have been exceedingly busy
this week, perfecting plans for max
ing their twelfth annual booster meet
ing the biggest event of the year
among Iowa U. G. It's.
The wheels will really be set in
motion tonight, when the local de
gree team, under Captain J. w Van
Tassel, meets at the Elks club to de.
velop some fine points of the work
and to get the goat curried up in nice
shape for tomorrow's performance.
Walter D. Murphy, supreme secre-
tary. and w. B. Emerson, supreme
junior counselor and editor of the
Sample Case, the official monthly
magazine of the order, will arrive at
midnight and, together with Sam T.
White, grand counselor of Iowa, will
be entertained by the local executive
committee, composed of Edgar
Wright, w. w. Hartley, W. A. Bal
bach, George e. Radasch f. l.. Stock
ton, A. II. Cushman and Grand Past
Counselor Joseph G. Buss.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning the
regular business meeting will be Off
cially opened at the Elks club by
Senior Counselor Stockton. Routine
business will be transacted and Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
elected, together with four delegates
and alternates to the state conven.
ton, to be held at Davenport on May
u, IS and 90.
The visiting officials will be enter
tanned at a monday luncheon at the
Hotel Iowa by the local executive
committee. and at l p. m. the Keokuk
Concert band will lead the local trav-
elers from the Elks club to the depot
to await the arrival of the Quincy and
Burlington delegations, which are
coming in special coaches attached to
the regular trains.
Parade Lineup.
The lineup for the parade will be:
Keokuk Concert band, autos carrying
visiting officers, Quincy council. Bur
lington council. visiting ladies in
autos, and members Of Keokuk coun'
Gil with candidates. All local men.
bers who cannot reach the depot will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19

Sam r. White Of Davenport, present
grand counselor of Iowa.
line up in front of the Grand hotel
and fall in at the rear of the parade.
The line Of march will be from the
depot up Johnson to Second, north to
Main, out Main to Fourteenth, and
countermarch to Seventh, to Elks
club. The ladies will be given short
tour to interesting points in the city
and return to tho Elks club, where
they will enjoy a program arranged
by the, local ladies.
While the ladies are being enter
tanned, the men will be given DEM
cnstration of real U. G. t. work by
the local degree team, and the candi-
dates will be given a free ride on the
local goat Keokuk is in member
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dozen cities along the Mississippi
and tributary rivers, including st.
Paul, La Crosse, Dubuque, Muscatine,
Moline, Davenport, Rock Island, Pc
kin, Peoria, Keokuk and Quincy.
Many features of entertainment be-
sides the boat races are being planned
by the Burlington committee, includ'
ing big display Of fire works cover
ering the four day celebration.
It is anticipated that not less than
thousand boats from all over the MISS.
issippi valley will make the annual
cruise to the regatta city.
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ship contest with Quincy and hopes
to have big enough class to defeat
the Illinois visitors, who will have TO
banquet Keokuk council if they win
tho race.
AT 6 p. m. the ladies win join their
escorts and adjourn to the Masonic
hall for the banquet. Grand Past
Counselor Joseph G. Buss, OF KeokuK,
will preside as toastmaster and the
following visitors will be called upon
to responds:
/. W. .. Murphy, supreme secretary,
Columbus, Ohio. ......
w. 3. Emerson, supreme junior
counselor, Columbus, Ohio.
J, f. Helwig, past grand counselor
Of Iowa, Council Bluffs.
|, D. G. Thompson, past grand coun-
selor Of Iowa, Burlington.
Walter Dorsey, grand counselor or
illinois, Quincy.
Sam r. White, grand counselor Oh
Iowa, Davenport.
Josph "A. Clark, grand junior coun'
selor, Dubuque.
o. H. Berges, grand conductor OF
Iowa, Burlington. ....
A. w. McFarlane, grand page OF
Iowa, Waterloo.
viii G, smith, senior counselor,
Fl. c. Winner, senior counselor, Bur
lington.
G. B. De Jean, secretary OF Quincy
A. H. Griffel, secretary Burlington
council.
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sioner Riepe, but rumors persisted
that arrests had been made. The
federal warden is known to be work
ing in this territory, with Burlington
as headquarters.
1t was reported this morning that
several men had actually been taken
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-19
e'aets-It" Stops Pain Immediately
and Corns Go Quick.

The way to handle corns Is tho
tried and proved "Gets-It" way.
the way that millions have found
quickest. easiest. safest and most
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keokuk( and Iowa Predonlnate.
In looking over the above list OF
officers it is q striking fact that most
of the visitors are Iowa men and that
many of them are Keokuk men. W. 3.
Emerson. supreme junior counselor
and editor of The Sample Case, Is
from Atlantic and Des Moines. Iowa,
and the only Iowa man who has ever
been supreme officer. Joe Buss,
= Keokuk man, who is now grand
past counselor Of Iowa and a MEMBER
Of the supreme Jurisprudence COM
mittee. will be the second Iowa man
70 secure supreme honors if keokuk
has anything to say about it. J. F.
Helwig. a former sKeokul1 man. the
first and oldest past grand counselor
in Iowa: Sam White, of Davenport,
present grand counselor OF Iowa; Joe
Clark, of Dubuque, present grand
iunior counselor; o. H. Berges. Bur-
iinrton. grand conductor: Arch W.
NIcFarlane, Of Waterloo, grand page
Of Iowa and present speaker of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
AMERICAN TRADERS
REACH AGREEMENT
With Uruguay-AH Commercial
Disputes Go Before Arbi-
tration Committee

Washington, Jan. g2.-An agreement
to arbitrate commercial disputing be-
tween merchants Of the United States
and Uruguay has just been concluded
by the Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States and the Camara de
Comercio of Montevideo. Similar
agreem ents have been made with Ec-
uador, Argentine and Panama.
The agreement with Uruguay pro-
vides for an arbitration committee Of
nine mem bers in each country. On
the American committee FIVE members
will be nominated by the Chamber
of Comerce of the Cnited States
and approved by the Ca1nara de. Com
ercio and four will be nominated by
the Uruguayan organization and ap-.
proved by the American Chamber.
The personnel Of these committees
will be announced soon.
There will also be named a list of
official arbitrators in each country
to contain sixty names. thirty Of these
being selected by each organization in
the same manner as the arbitration
committees are chosen:
When parties at dispute in the
two countries agree voluntarily TO ar
bitrate their differences they may Sc
lect any persons they choose as ar
b:tratorS. When one party refuses
to arbitrate the arbitration committee
salects arbitrators from the oficiai
list OF sixty names
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
SLEUTHS BUSY
ON MOONSHINERS
Agents Ordered to New York
From kentucky Mountains

New York. Jan. Eleven revenue
agents from the .'hloonshine country
of. Kentucky. Tennessee and West
Virginia, ordered from stalking noun
tain stills to plunge into the prohl-
bi,ion enforcement campaign IN
Brooklyn, went into action today by
arresting two of the proprietors
bartender and a waiter of one Of the
biggest and most popular Of that bor-
ough's cafes.
The Southern agents We're brought
here to replace eight inspectors trans
ferred elsewhere after the discovery
that Brooklyn was the source from
which came much of the poisoned
..yhiskey" which spread death
throughout Connecticut.
Shortly after noon William D. Al
len,,-Jr., chief Of the revenue men
from the "moonshine country and
one assistant entered the Assembly.
ordered sherry, obtained it promptly
and paid FOR it in the presence Of two
Of the proprietors. they said. Then
they arrested the owners, the barten-
der and the waiter who served them
and took all to United States District
Attorney Ross Office. Later the men
were arraigned before a federal
comm issioner, who released them on
bail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
SOUTH FREE OF
LABOR DISPUTES
According to Report of Gov.
ernment officials

Washington, Jan. 2.rThe United
States entered the New Year with
fewer pending Industrial disputes than
at any time during the past three
years. asserted Hugh l.. Kerwin, di-
rector of Labor today after reviewing
reports from the departments con
ciliators in the thirty-fve great IN
dustrial centers of the country.
With the exception of the steel
strike. the actual strikes throughout
the country are few N number and
of minor importance. Mr.. Kerwin de-
clared. There are now. he said. 1o1
industrial disputes before the depart
ment for adjustment. only twenty-one
of which have reached the slrik"
stage.
Industrial disturbances in the
South are few and insignificant. ac-
cording to Kerwin's reports in VI
lanta less than fifty men are involved
in three lockouts Only q few case
of minor importance remained an
settled in ST. Louis. it was reported
and less than 1000 workers are idl'
as q result Of Industrial disputes il
Texas. Reports from the coal indus
try show that practically all tat
.r,iners are al work with the exception
OF one or two of the smaller fields. h'
said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
DOG CATCHES
A MOONSHINER
Glenn Young,s ssPaP' Plays a
Prominent Part

Asheville. y. c., Jan. 2.-"Pal," the
Belgian police dog. owned by S
Glenn Young. special agent depart
ment of justice, figured today in the
raid made by revenue officers or
three Illicit stills in Polk county here
the dog capturing one of the opera
tors
Surrounding the spot where the
stills had been hidden, the officers
sent the dog in to rout out the op-
orators. In few minutes he came
out behind one Of the men, who was
captured by one Of the officers who
then rushed the plant, capturing oye''
1000 gallons Of beer, several gallons
of hot liquid and three complete out
fits. A fight was put up by the opera
tors in an effort to save the plants
but they were overpowered by the Of
hcers This makes 5S stills captured
in this section in six weeks, and the
22nd operator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
GIVEN AU'THoRI Z
TO FIX RAIL RATES
Under Conditions IntefstatI
Body May Suspend Orders 8
of State Commissiion 6: 6

Washington, Jan. 2.-An agTeementg
to give the interstate commerce cQraTE
mission supreme authority an.s hxaHg
railroad rates with power ito suspeHd
and annul rate orders ssof State COM
missions was reached today by the
senate and house conferees IN con-
sidering = the Esch-Cumnaans IA iirosd;
reorganization bills. .,s.ii..ss ...s:
The interstate commerce coMmls-s
sion, under the agreement, wouldsbes
authorized to substitute It's findings,
and rate orders for those ef State
commissions when the latter give sau
unfair advantage to or discriminate
against interstate commerce. ~ Il
The conferees agreement provides
for little change in the existing faw,
but more definitely establishes thes
supreme rate making power OF TIE
federal commission and is des nedstos
remove doubt, raised in several cases
before the supreme court, as t6&ttles
authority of the commission oyer; Iocai
interstate tariffs. The power ofsSta4es
railway commissions, however, would
not be hampered nor encroached npoh:
by the federal commission IA ma nag
of intrastate rates if such 40 nst.
prejudice or discriminate INST aNs''
terests outside Of the State er inter
fere with interstate commerce.
The conference agreement chaf
man, Cumnins announced tonigHb
| provides for adoption sof tise STATE
bills provisions. The house plana.
authorizing the federal COM mission
| to suspend State rates, II such plaesa
an undue burden" upon Ssntefstate
commerce, was believed by saomsyet
the conferees to involve conferTine
upon the commission power to super
wise all State rates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
GERMAN SHIPS
PUT ON SALE
Shipping Board to Self easaE
Formerly Pridesof Gerasan 8
Merchant Marine -

Washington, Jan. 2.-ThItYs former
German passenger ships seized when
the United States entered thes war.
including the Leyiatl,an, ilaigsst
vessel af1oat; the. .AgapenMonrst ths
George Washington and others sWhieh
were the pride OF the German snfgee
chant marine; were offered s3or sale
today by. the shipping hpard - y';..SSs's
Proposals for the purchase afstlae
vessels, which may be fled up:,;a@
January 20, will be only from ss4Inel
can buyers and must incfndesa pledge
to use the ships ON lines dessgpatSa
by the shipping board. ss,,s ~
Many Of the vessels We're used ,hy
the department as transports both
before and after the armistics and
the cost Of rehtting them :forspaen
ger service has been, estiH1ated sby
shipping board officials at sapproxi-
mately $4,000. 900. ,...:<ss - !. { * &
Sale Of the ships will be only to
American interests The vessels sW
the first class passenger type ofersd
for sale are: Leviathan, AgamemnQn.
Mount Vernon, Won Strueben, George
Washington, Martha Washington
(Austrian), American, DeKalb. Aeo-
lus, Huron, Princess Matoiha. Rocha-
hontas, Callao, Moccasin, Black Ar
row and Otzgo. Fourteen others of
the intermediate type, adapted for
steerage and cargo, including the Pres
ident Grant, Antigonne, Mercury and
Amphion, also are offered 20 buyers,
The ships are to, be turned oyer te
the successful bidders upon payment
Of 25 per cent: of the purchase price
and satisfactory fulflimienr OF other
terms of sale. - -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
TRACHOMA BARS
SCHOOL DOORS
Pupils Suffering From Disease
Will Be Excluded

Columbia. Jan. 3-Children affect
ed with trachonla will be excluded
from public schools on the ground
that the disease is contasious, DR..
lanes A. Hayne, state health officer,
said yesterday
The State board of health, according
to DR.. Hayne, intends to stand square
l1y behind DR.. John McMullen, United
States public health service, in his eff
forts to conserve the eyesight Of
children in Newberry county. a
clinic has. been opened in Newberry
and DIR. McNIul1en himself is in charge
of it, though it is probable that he
will leave Newberry today or tomor-
row.
DIR. Hayne said yesterday t.a24 the
attorney general of the State would l,c
requested to render an opinion as to
the authority Of the State health Off
Ger to exclude a child from school in
case the child is suffering from ira
chon1a according to the diagnosis Of
public health officials and at the, same
time has a certificate from another
physician to the effect that it has not
trachoma, DR.. Hayne will ask the
attorney general if the State board Of
health has final control in such case.
The trachoma situation in Newberry
has been more or less in the public
eye for some weeks, and number OF
children of that community have GER
tificates to the effect that they have
not trachoma. 1t is possible that
public health officials will diagnose
some of cases .as being tracho-
ma In such case some controversy
may possibly arise as to the jurisdic-
ton Of the state board of health.
At its recent meeting in Columbia.
before DR.. McMullenawent to -Newber-
ry, the executive committee Of the
State board Of health passed reso-
luton to the effect that it regarded as
final the findings of tDr. McMullen.
This action was taken as a result OF
a controversy over diagnosis of cases
in Newberry, DR.. J. w. Jervey of
Greenville. holding that several Of the
children whom he examined did not
have trachoma while other physicians
held that they did have the disease.
When DR.. McMullen went to Newber-
ry, in company with DR.. Hayne, he ex-
anined many children and diagnosed
many of the cases as trachomar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-07
DEER HUNTING
DURING HOLIDAYS
Scores Of Animals Fail During
Final Days of Season

), e.ggetown, Jan. 2.-The deer
shiInting season expired Wednesday.
Alf during Christmas week especially
the woods within a twenty-mile radius
of Georgetown rang with the sound of
horns and hounds. and many fine
bucks anG does fell before the deadly
fire of the hundreds Of hunters who
came from far and near to enjoy the
royal sport On Bernard Baruch s
and DR.. Isaac Emerson's splendid
preserves on the Waccamaw. a large
party participated in the chase and
a. score Of deer were bagged within
landlords Of these vast acres Of hunt
ing lands were prese At personally and
dispensed generous hospitality to their
invited guests. On the Santee the
DuPonts. of the Kinloch Gun Club.
had grand hunt; J. L. Wheeler.
with his torty odd guests of the South
Island Gun Club, held a great hunt
Tuesday and Wednesday. The writer
saw this party as it gathered at sun
set Tuesday and counted the row OF
big. sleek, fatldeer that lay along the
roadside on the carpet OF pine needles
under the tail timber, eleven in all
of which nine We're bucks. The hunt
ers, on horseback for the most part
some in cars, and the hound pack pos
ing and watching the dead deer made
scene not soon to be forgotten. On
Chat Island another party of ten
bEought down four deer Tuesday. the
party breaking up early for the late
afternoon mallard shooting in the
abandoned rice fields. In other parts
of thetcounty deer hunts were staged.
the results of which have not yet
been reported. Old Georgetown coun-
ty still holds the title for game. and
with measures. for adequate protection
viii long continue the Mecca for
sportsmen the country over.