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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
STROHMAIER
NOT GUILTY
Court Found That Plaintiff Had No
Case and Finds for the Defend
ants Wife-Files Petition
for Divorce.

CAP Strohmaier was found not
guilty this morning in Justice
Hawkes. court which case was heard
yesterday morning there and taken
under advisement by the court. The
plaintiff had no case, the justice de-
cided. Strohmaier was the defendant
in an information filed against him by
his wife in which she charged him
with assault and battery.
petition for divorce has been
filed in the clerks office of the dis
trict court by Ella Lorene Strohmaier
against Lawrence Albert Strohmaier
an which plaintiff asks the court for
temporary alimony, the restoration OF
her maiden name and the right to
remarry any time after the signing
of the decree.
Petition states that plaintiff and
defendant were married at Kahoka,
Mo-. April %, 1919, and lived together
until July, 1920, at zoos High street.
The wife alleges that her husbands
treatment was unbearable and that
ne struck her upon several occasions
until she was compelled to leave him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
KATE l.. COLE
DIES IN WEST
Sister Of John n. Cole and Emily D.
Albertson Passed Away Sud-
denly at Tacoma Yes
terday Afte

Kate L. Cole, sister of John III.
Cole and Mrs. Emily d. Albertson OF
this city, died yesterday afternoon at
Tacoma. Washington. A message to
Mr.. Cole stated that his sister died
suddenly on the street, and that
death was due to stroke of apo
plexy.
Many Keokuk people will remem-
Der Miss Cole as the family lived
here. for some years. Miss Cole was
born in Wisconsin. She had been
living in the west for a number of
years, and her mother died there a
number OF years ago.
Besides the brother and sister in
Keokuk she has sister, Mrs. Vest,
and a brother Frank Cole, both living
in the west.
The message announcing her death
did not give particulars as to the dis
position OF the body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
SURROUND HOUSE
TO CATCH RAY
Quincy Police Have Lively Time ir
Capturing Man Wanted For the
-Renaud and Conn
Cases.

How the Quincy police had to sur
round the house in order to capture
George Ray wanted by the Keokuk
authorities is told in the following
from the Herald:
A posse of officers surrounded the
home of George Ray last midnight
and succeeded in capturing that
young man. He is wanted in Keokule
on charges of burglary and breaking
his parole from the reformatory of
Iowa, AS understood by the local po-
lice, Ray is charged with completely
in the burglary of Keokuk jewelry
store.
Heretofore he has succeeded in
making his escape. Last night his
home near Riverview park was sur
rounded by officers and his avenues
of escape were closed. An officer will
be down this afternoon to take him
back
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11

| in the country and take life easy
thereafter" he said
Blakeley, CARRIED in tan canvas
working trousers, an army shirt, and
carrying his belongings In slnall
bundle under his arm, had Just
lspurned a IS a day job.
where" he said. II want six or
seven"
"Floaters' believe the present Eigh
wages will not last long.
There's a lot Of fellows idle and
Shirts" said Mike Hagerty, Boston.
work. Wages will go down, but
production"
That hoboes have turned thrifty
and are saving their money. is con-
firmed by police who say they SELDOM
have case of "pan-handling" new.
There was time when you
couldn't walk down Madison or Canal
streets without some bum tackling
you for a nickel or a dime" said the
policeman, who patrols the beat in
the vicinity Of Madison and Canal
streets. Nov pedestrian is seldom
bothered"
Bill Kavanaugh, who runs an en-
ployment agency on West Madison
street, also declares the hobo has
truned thrifty and plans on turning
to farming
They're out to get as high wages
as they can" said Kavanaugh az
have scores of Jobs at $5.42 day for
common laborers. They pay So a
week for board and room and this
leaves them approximately SIS
week velvet But they want more"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
FIRST TRAIN TO
St LOUIS, 1873.
Il Was Forty-one Years Ago Yesterday
and Today That Travel Was
opened Over Burlington
Between Two Cities.
NINE HOURS FOR TRIP
lack Evans Was Conductor Of First
Train out Of Here and Richard
Evans Baosageman on the
Second.

Forty-one years ago yesterday the
first train to run between KeOkuk and
st. Louis over the Burlington route
left this city at 7:45 o'clock in the
evening in charge of Conductor Jack
Evans. Forty-one years ago today the
second train went out from Keokuk
with Richard Evans as baggageman.
The files of August 10 and II, 1879
of The Gate City tell an interesting
story of the two trips.
The first through train was sched-
uled to leave on the evening Of Aug
ust 10. It was called the st. Louis
express and was to leave keokuk at
37:45 o'clock Jack Evans. for years
the conductor on the old Weasel
was in charge of this train. The next
4 train was to go out the morning of the
eleventh of August in charge of Con-
\ ductor Worster IL was mail and
express, leaving Keokuk at $3.50
o'clock.
The first train out of ST. Louis for
Keokuk was called the ST. Louis Elk
press and 1t was to leave August 10 at
e.15 o'clock in charge Of Billy"
plantz, and was to be followed by the
morning mail and express at $50
i o'clock with BILLY" Mcconnell punch
ing the tickets. Both Evans and
PIantz had been promoted from freight
runs.
The running time between st. Louis
and Keokuk was eight and one half
hours for the daylight run and nine
hours for the night run. The passen-
ger trains were to consist of three
coaches and a baggage car. The road
is well built and the equipment first
class in every respect, the newspaper
story stated.
The Old Schedule.
Possibly the schedule of train times
then will be of interest
Leave keokuk.
Mail and Express ........ $3.50 a. m.
St Louis Express -. 1880. 7.45 p. m.
Freight Observation-Disclosures. 6.45 a. m.
Arrive St Louis.
Mail and Express ........ $50 p. m.
st. Louis Express ,...... 7.05 a. m.
Leave st. Louis
Mail and Express ..... $3.50 a. m.
st. Louis Express ........ 9:15 p. m.
Arrive at keokuk.
Mail and Express ........ 5:35 p. m.
st. Louis Express ..... 6:30 a. m.
Freight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50 p. M
The Gate City for August II re-
ports that up to that time two trains
had passed over he road and both
were on time. The first through
freight left with thirty-one cars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
BACK TO FARM
is REMEDY
While Wages are High FIoaters are
Accepting Jobs With Idea
in View Of Buying
Land.
[By Don e. Chamberlain, United
Press Staff Correspondentl

Press Staff Correspondent
! CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Solution OF
Americas economic problem-the
speeding up of production and the
bringing back of prices to normal
has been discussed by bankers, bust
ness men and financiers, but it re
NAMED for the human derelict to
offer his remedy.
On West Madison street, great
assembling ground for America S
thousands Of migratory workers.,
where jobs are going begging by the
hundreds, where scores of groups
gather on the curb in front of en-
ployment agencies, flop" houses and
army and navy recruiting offices and
air their views, the concensus of
opinion is that back to the farm
movement" is the only remedy.
"And you can bet that will be the
remedy" said a "floater" who was
shipping OUT to the far west to
take job as common laborer at 81
a day.
The "floater' or hobo, as he is more
commonly known is reaping harvest
in high wages.
Unable to spend it for booze, he is
saving it and planning to buy plots
of ground in the country and turn
farmer.
Look here" said Joe Blakeley, ST.
Paul, a grizzled gray haired SIS year
old "floater"
He unbuclsled a money belt and dis
closed numerous greenbacks tucked
in its folds.
1--WE $500 there As long as the
high wages continue / am going to
work. but when they drop I'm step
ping out to buy me little ground
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
LABOR HAS
INVITATION
The Rev. j. e. Cummings OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church Asks
Assembly to Take Part in
Services September 8.

The Keokuk Trades and Labor
assembly has been given an invita-
ton by the Rev. Joseph 3. Cummings
of the Second Presbyterian church,
to worship at his church on the Sun
day preceding Labor day. The 1nvl-
tation will be presented at the meet
ing of the assembly tomorrow night.
It is expected that a delegation
from Burlington will be here tomor-
row night to officially invite the
Keokuk assembly to take part IN the
Labor day festivities, September 6.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
ON FIRE
IN THE SCHOOL
Garfield Bunkers spontaneously Break
Out and Entire Winters Supply
Of Fuel is Menaced by
the Hot Fire.

Fire broke out in the coal bunkers
in the Garfield school this morning.
It was discovered by G.. D. Clough, Gus
todian of the building.
It was found that the fuel had fired
at one spot and men were Immediately
put to work to rake out the rest of the
coal and to keep the blaze from
spreading.
During the morning the fire truck
from the central station was called
out and one line was laid, and the
blaze smothered. There were over
ninety tons in the coal bins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
RESCUE HORSE
FROM BIG PIT
Firemen Called to Twelfth and Sey.
mour This Afternoon to Pull AMI
NAL Out Of Hole
There

The fire department was called to
Twelfth and Seymour streets this
afternoon shortly before one o'clock
Ito q deep hole there.
The horse was driven by Marsh
Florie and slipped off the embankment
into the hole. 1t was necessary to tie
some ropes under the animal to get 1t
out.
The horse went into the pit that was
piled with brush that some boys set
fire to a couple of weeks ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Stacker Hanos Self.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 11.-Con-
rad Janke, brought here by federal Of
ficers from New York City, charged
with draft evasion, hanged himself by
his neck-tie from the bars of his cell
here today. He was dead when found
by the janitor.
Federal agents said Janke appeared
Respondent on the trip from New
York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Women May be Strong.

and enjoy life whether in the home
or business world if they can keep
at bay those ailments peculiar to
their sex. II every woman realized
how Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, that simple remedy
made from roots and herbs goes to
the root OF the trouble and overcomes
such symptoms as backache, head
aehts, nervousness, and irritability,
they would be healthier, happier and
stronger If you suffer from any form
of female ills why don't you try it?
1t will pay You to do SO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
MOVING PICTURES
Colonial.

IOtOhIOI.
One of the scintillating luminaries
in "The Lamb and the Lion" Billie
Rhodes latest picture which comes
to the Colonial tonight is Polka Dot. =
Polka Dot" is a diminutive and
frisky pig, all spotted over with what
looks like black measles-hence the
moniker. His comedy is unpremedi.
tated, except when he hits the bottle
that is the baby's milk-bottle-but
he registers strong in his scenes, es.
pecially where he is found IN his mis-.
tress' bed by a burglar who expected
to find something else.
Did you ever occupy park bench
and scan the '4Help Wanted columns
of bedragled newspaper, In the hope
of finding a job? II you have, you can
more fully appreciate Margarita
Fishers predicament in tThe Danger
GUS Talent" the latest Flying AZ
special, which will be shown at the
Colonial theatre tomorrow. Also Lar
ry Semon at his best in "The Grocery
Clerk"
Fatty Arbuckle's new Paramount
"Hayseed," which will be
shown at the Grand theatre today, is
1 genuine laugh-maker and all
Arbuckle fans will find it a delight
,ul affair.
Fatty is rural delivery letter car
rier who gets into serious trouble be-
cause of the. theft Of $500 from the
mother Of the girl he loves. Fatty
Is vastly in love with the girl, and
20 make great impression buys an
imitation diamond engagement ring,
and this circumstance leads to his
arrest as thief, although he is quite
innocent of crime. OF course, Fatty
gets out of his trouble to the entire
of his admirers and
his sweetheart. There are
farcial situations of which
Mr. Arbuckle makes the most, as is
lis wont in every role he essays. He
S admirably supported by excellent
and in every respect
is one of the best come
lies in which the big, jolly comedian
fas been seen in many months.
Also Madge Kennedy in Dollars
md Sense" delightful comedy
Irama. Regular prices.
Hippodrome.
Tonight will be your last chance to
lee Tom Mix in his newest thrill pic
ure. It's humdinger, too. And the
NAL chapter of the famous serial,
Daredevil Jack" will be shown on
ne same program.
If Tom Moore were running fo-
mayor of this town, would he get
our vote? We have been told that
TOM Moore's radiant smile would
certain proportion of the
eminine vote in any community. At
ny rate he's given chance to prove
t in his latest picture, ''The. Great
accident" shown at this theatre to-
morrow. In the picture. Tom Moore
lays the part of a reckless, happy
,o-lucky ne'er-do-well whose name
vas placed on the ballot as prac-
zeal joke on his father. They said
hat only a great accident could elect
im-and sure enough it happened.
rou'll like this picture. Come and
no ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Frances Recoqnizes WraneeI

cially recognized General Wrangels
regime as the de facto government of
southern Russia, it was announced
today at the foreign office Wrangel
is the anti-bolshevik leader in the
Crimea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Today's Census FIGURES.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE cen
sus bureau today announced the fol-
lowing 1920 population figures:
Ord, Neb. 2,143. Increase since
1919, 1873 persons or 9.3 percent.
Population of Salinas, Calf, 1905.
In 1910 Salinas had a population of
1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
ECHOES
Headlines Of The Gate City Tell
What keokuk Was Doing
Forty Years and Twenty
Years Ago Today.
AUGUST II. 1880.

Large number of Keokuk people
accompany the opera troupe to Quincy
where the local talent presents the
opera Martha" again.
The case Of Erb against Schotte is
ended in district court and jury finds
for the plaintiff setting the damages
inflicted by defendant to PLAINTIFFS
horses at $50.
Work on the north and south roads
continue. There are 800 men with a
hundred teams of horses working on
them.
Damascus commandery or the
knight Templars are making prepa-
rations for the meeting which will be
held in Chicago August Is.
Baptist Mission has picnic at Wild
Cat springs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
AUGUST II, 1900.

An orchestra will play this even
ing at Hubinger's bathing pools, and
every evening this week
Keokuk sends representatives to
the state golf tournament held at Des
Mofnes.
Andrew Given dies at his home.
Preparations for street fair are.
being made and 5000 Japanese fans
with advertisement of the carnival
attractions on them have been re-
ceived in the city and are being dis
tributed
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The Gate City for August IL re-
ports that up to that time two trains
had passed over he road and both
were on time. The first through
freight left with thirty-one cars.
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lis record, Palmer would be- eligible
for manager OF Hardings campaign
but not for the presidential office II
Is expected that when the convention
has got itself into o hard knot and the
bosses are looking for knife 70 cut
the knot, the Palmer following will
be swung to McAdoo-a following
with the outside McAdoo support sui.
fic!ent to put him over.
Such they say is the strategy OF the
Democratic leaders.
Just what attitude Bryan will take
toward the McAdoo candidacy has not
vet been developed.
Bryan served with McAdoo in the
cabinet and, so long as McAdoe is not
an arowed candidate Bryan would
hesitate to attack him. He may, In.
deed, be for him; but this is not prob
able.
The insurgent progressive program,
then, Is in brief: first, see thar Nc
A6oo Is in fac; not candidate. and.
then. boost for some progressive Of
the Owen type.
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TWoSpeeial Service
At NJ. 8. Church South!

Two special services viii Be 81. %
served Sunday OF the Meta a.S ES ~,
copi church, south, and eeta promIse
Rev r. r. j. Yoak VIII preach . sp N .;u,,
sermon sss, appropriate 10 ne occas,v Cn
a nnu which i win be devoted to ne iuno
t w ss,Mn,ssnrannuated ministers Of the De /
n NJ, Envelopes have Dssn
sent out to the church laenoets.assS ~
and these will be collected y ~. ,ss
morning r service. In the evening ! srs
Tntshts Of Malta will attend tne se. !
vices nj the church n q BODY ena,
Rev Yoak will preach sermon AF
p rS to this occasion also.
:
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logic Of J
tcentiuueo nom rage ona.,

In this respect be has an advantage
over Governor James n. Cox. Of Ohio,
who Is a rival progressive candidate.
but, opposed by Bryan because he Is
wet"
The Owen candidacy has opened
headquarters at the St Francis and
Owen Is on the ground. Incidentally
he Is the only candidate IN charge Of
his own campaign.
What might bs called an inStrgent
progressive fight Is already on.
Strange rs It may sound this Is d.
rected chiefly against McAdoo. The
Bryant ox.0wen people are all agreed
on one thing and that Is that BIC.
Adoo Is still the leading candidate.
His statement, they say. has not TAX.
en- him out Of the running and was not
intended to do so.
As an avowed candidate, they say.
McAdoo would make no headway:
but as the reluctant but patriotic citi.
zen who expects to be "colscripted'
into the service Of his party and coun-
try he Is q looming rival.
As an avowed candidate McA3oo
could not expect the administration
support. The "son.in.law" and crown
prince" stuff would soon put him out
Of business. But as an unavowed and
unwilling soldier Of the common good
he might get by.
So say the insurgents.
And there is reason in what they
say.
Much Of the administration strength
Is being held together around Mitchell
Palmer's candidacy. That Is the pur.
pose Of the Palmer candidacy. With
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John ScOtty Dies
After Long Illness

John Scot:y, aged q, an employe Of
the Fairmont and Cleveland Coal com.
pany, died this morning at four o'clock
at his home at RiveSville after an
Illness OF nineteen months Of tuber.
culosis.
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter and two brothers. He was
a member Of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America.
The funeral will take place at the
Italian Catholic church on Robinson
street Sunday morning and burial will
be made In Holy Cross cemetery by
Undertakers Carpenter and Ford.
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|Bl ADDRESSES
ITnAS0l!GEVENT
slI|rney Krupp and Rev.
Mr. Mitchell Speak to
Large Assenblage.

-Four hundred and thirty persons at
tended the banquet held last evening
e;Falrydont Lodge, 8, Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons, Masonic TEN,
BE; IN Keeping with the ceremonial
% st John The Baptist. This was the
IayEest crowd that has attended a
t0clal event Of Fairmont Lodge IN re-
cent years; but the attendance Of the
brethren at the session Of the Grand
Lodge Of West Virginia was consider
IDLY larger.
The ladies' Of the Order Of the East
ern Star served an excellent menu,
which was greatly enjoyed by those
III attendance and very fayorably com.
bnented upon. One Of the big prob,
ie,ns last night was that Of how to
Aerve such q large crowd. At q given
moment former Grandmaster 7. WI.
bur HSnnen told the members OF Fair.
mont Lodge 9 to arise and right about
face to- the kitchen to be drafted into
serying duty. The result was that
HE earyice was Of the 100 per cent.
6tt:es.ac5 type and everybody took
i as one OF the pleasantries Of the
event.
The principal address Of the even
Ing was delivered by Attorney VIII
liam q Krupp, Wheeling, Ohio Lodge
~ which was q very polished GRAFTON.
IN opening he said some people have
Recognized Free Masonry as a system
~ morals yelled in alegory and illus
!lrated BY mymbols. Upon analysis it
B found to be more than that. Free
Masonry may be separated like the
1riam into its component parts. These
may be said to include morality, phil
1sophy religion and the politics Its
peculiar character lies in It's symbol.
3sm He then discussed the s!gnifi.
gance Of the parallel lines which rep
resent st. John the Baptist and st.
John the Evangelist. John the Bap-
agt was regarded as a leader by the
Jews who looked for the overthrow
~ the Roman legions. Mr.. krupp
poke at considerable length and
9elved into the work Of the Saints
John and their part in Masonry. As
y foreward Mr.. Krupp told the ladies'
assembled that there was little dan.
Iler Of him dropping anything that
you'd be Of value to them in their
quest for Information on Free Ma
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sonry. The remark ELECTED much
laughter.
In formally presenting NJ. Krupp
Hon. Emmett N. Showalter, former
grandmother Of the Grand Lodge of
West Virginia, who acted as toastmas-
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ADVENTURES Of THE TWINS
(By oE,s Roberts Bqtsn)
What the Bells Were For.

Tpgang glad Nancy and Nick and welcomed
them heartily the and said he would
help them hunt for ocko He seemed particularly pleased that they
had their Green Shoes along also the Magical Mushroom
FITS just this way be said shaking his finger and Immediately
all his bells nged "e animals can mile away make 50
much noise and anywhere your magical shoes and be-
any size you wish do brands for me- I've always needed
nice, quiet little people to help me"
Why do you wear SO many bells" asked NICK eurioasy 49,
the animals get punished they msbehaye They bell tied and
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ter, said that Masonry was not essen
TALLY a Christian institution, but that
it included the Christian, he lew. the
Mohammedan and the Buddhist and
recognized the gooc in all. 1t EN-,
braces the principles and ideals OF al!
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but they hate always have supply handy That's
why I'm so jingly.'
But the twins didn't quite understand Nancy couldn't help saying
in puzzled voice. T like bells! shouldn't think yer, bad to wear
one, or hundred Of them"
ngang laughed me Ny o spo not but then tile ssv
foggnr like Mr. Owl and Mr. Drake And they aren't hiding under
brushpe willy old Fleet the Fox like Ben Bunny either How
you think would with bell tied around his neck calling ou
Here he Isl Here he isl mnue They al scared death Oh
bells so they behave pretty well, l ei you ;.
The twins laughed then Nov we understand Mr. Tngans and
there's anything do, will you please tell u.s.? 80.
"A right nodded Tingang Il think I'll be needing you :gn'
away"