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! like / go up now by mamma on the
porch. Before breakfast 1 got yet to
breathe in one hundred deep breaths
like the doctor says for my circula-
ton. That pain in your left side.
CAM, amt your heart, it's nothing
but poor cirCuIa-
at amt exactly pain. Kessler.
Just like needle points up and down
MY"
"Good-hy. pa, Come. come. Mr.. CAM.
let's go down past the de Leon spring.
If you wash your face in it they say
it makes you beautiful"
"Then take right away bath in
it. Miss Kessler.
II see that New York swell. with
her yellow hair in nipples and her last
name in two pieces like a mattress,
sitting down there in the sun every
morning, and nights sending her maid
down on the sly for buckets of 1t.
Like there was any help for herr"
He quick stepped his gait to hers.
His timidity had suddenly rushed up
in a wave of color above his collar
line, in his quickly withdrawn elbow
when it brushed hers, in his hitching
shoulders.
"You-you don't need no Beauty
Spring like the rest of us. Miss Della
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t%o women sitting of remotely on
cushioned chairs let their blond mar
celed heads drop slightly forward. as
| if showed from the rear.
| Toward Mr.. CAM the proprietor OF
the Hotel Cadillac extended a heavy.
/ hearty arm.
We'll. CAM, how are my springs
treating YOU"
Great MI. Riley, except somehow
mir. Riley. I've got an idea
! you've got an idea. little MISS Del
la? That's nothing new for you
7 1T just hit me bling in the eye II
| it's immense, Mr.. Riley
| What is it now. little one, dance
in the grill or Il long distance water
drinking contest?
Il want you TO look. Mr.. Riley: you.
Mr. CAM and. Mr.. 1Iirkhimer: YOU. MI
Chalmers and Mr.. Mang" and Mr.. Lo-
be ME. Look. Mrs. Van Ritz. out there
over the fields and what do you see I:
| Look"
| II see ride in vrondt Of me. MISS
Gezzler one FREDDY little gur-ri
| "Oh. oh. look again. Mr.. Hirkhlmer:
| you. Mr.. Riley. Mr.. Lobenz. All OF
| you Don't you See"
| The two blond coiffeurs on the re-
mote chairs turned slowly. Mr. fer-
cival Chalmers of Boston leaned for
ward. his hands claSped over the top
of his cane.
BEG pardon. where, did you say"
There, There" cried Miss kessler.
and sprang at bound to a bench,
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had burst the TopcS anu Az" Se
like water from a broken main across
the field and toward the aircraft just
settIin~ itself to earth with Its wings
ever -ead, Miss Della kessler
eouRed. ormed. elbowed her little
way. M.n with their shouts still
small figure and graded her reluctant
right Of way. In the tight tangle i'm
nlediately surrounding the machine
the crimson sweater was quite torn
from her. but she emerged into the
small guarded area about the still
coughing craft. as il hurtled there out
of the crowd.
From the heart Of the winged mon
ster. goggled. leeginged and bulky Of
bulk in a double-breasted leather
jacket, q figure moved simultaneously
forward and a shout Numbered up
from throats long since raw.
"Arch." cried Miss Kessler and un-
der cover of those shouts, speech be-
came pantomine. "Archie-boy! Archie
boy darling"
Taking her hand in his gauntlet and
regarding her through goggles cloud
ed with sudden mist. he leaned 10 her
under cover of that same shouting.
"Cutey" he said. "Cutey. little
sweetheart
A tremolo ran down his arm and
through the gauntlet to her finger
Copyright, Is.o.)
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FTER several generations of the
hot biscuit that several genera
y tons of mothers used to make.
y and after a Broadway chef with

Alarge reminative sigh escaped Mrs.
Waushauer somewhere from the deer
recesses of her. She was fitting vio-
Icntly. her head pat back against the
rocker back.
Yes. yes. Mrs. Kessier, a few mil
lionaires lay their heads down under
this roof every night: Tom Riley, Her
man Hirkimer. Percival Chalmers. Isa-
men come all from the east. there's
q reason"
"Oserr'
The biggest names you md here
Why, two years ago. right at these
springs, Mrs. Kessler. came the Sec.
rotary Of State and his wife. Such q
plain little woman not twice would
you look at her. Always she used to
say good morning to me. just like
Just like 1 was an old shoe 80 unas-
Stunning she was. And how that man
improved OF rheumatic govt. Mrs
Say. like I can't see it in my owr
husband. Just look. at him down there
in the park now. See. standing BY
spring 2, talking with Max CAM
can tell you when we left Peoria
"ser. such color he had"
Just look at Max Ganz, too. There:
boy could afford II he wanted it Il
go twice to Carlsbad. but every tim'
instead he comes here. When I me
him at home in State street two week.
looked"
Ash. I always forget! You know
Max CAM from Chicago. don't you?'
Mrs. Washauer threw a wide ges
ture Of hands and eyes.
DO ] know Max CAM. Ask him
Mrs. Kessler, just for fun when yo,
see him how many times he comes 4
Yendla Washauer's Friday nights 70
pinochle and rinderbrust. DO l know
Max CAM" she asks me. I know hin
nis ha ? 1,oI
twice over he could have her"
Amt it so? ! always say youn,
man like that who. they say, neve
sowed any wild oats and was so goo,
10 his mother while she lived, and OF
top Of it all to have built up all alon
such q good business to-
GOOD business. ] can tell you,
had Il son, right away would ! pu
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MoHHy, oedr, haven't just begged
you not to sit around with that old
gossip pot?"
Il guess. Della, you want I should
sit around with Mrs. Van Ritz and
her crowd from New York, with their
crimped yellow heads and their noses
so high they must be smelling heaven
/ know my place, Della. at a place
like this. Such swells as always sit
down at the other end Of the porch
by themselves. amt got no time for
me. or me for them"
"But, mommy-'
can mix with yet! Mrs. Washauel
is a plain woman like me, Della. We
talk the same language. Them COY
swells@"
| tell the whole hotel!"
'Mrs. Washauer amt good enough
yet! Just let me tell you, Della Kess.
Ter, Lag Washauer can buy and sci
your papa twice over. The pork bust.
ness maybe amt so high sounding
but
Ts that papa down there by the
spring now. mommy?"
Yes. talking with Max CAM.
| just wish. Della. you could have heard
what Mrs. Washauer had to saw about
Max GAM. The catch of Chicago, she
says. Go down to the spring by papa
! a while, Della"
Catch Of Chicago! II Max Gan;
had only one leg and that one In the
| grave. you'd still say he was a catch
| as long as he owned the Ninety-eight
Cent Store"
| 1T amt only his money, Della
! but"
| Nothing else! could take any on,
! Of the boys at home you're SO dow
| on, Teddy Solomon Or"
| 'Loafer! With his inventions wha
amt worth the money he spends copy
| righting them"
/ "Or Arch Meyer
! loser. he can't take up our from
I porch room any more with his yellow
hair so Slick ana his white pants AM
| his airship what never flies
/ Just the same. let one .f thos
boys add ten or fifteen thousand to hi
bank account and see how quick he'll
become a good catch"
Lucky, one of that crowd woul
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14

LIQUIDATION ..
OF ASSOCIATED
Five Million Dollar Packing Concern
to Go Out Of Business II Court
Decision is Followed
Up.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DIES MOINES,J Iowa, Oct. 14.-LiQ-
uidatfon of all assets of the Associat-
ed Packing company, a $5,000,O00 Iowa
corporation, was ordered today by
District Judge e. M. Mccall.
Judge McCall's decision followed a
hearing in district court here to de-
termine whether or not 1t would be
feasible to re-organize the concern.
whose affairs are now administered
by receiver. ~
According to the statements made
in court, the assets Of the concern
consist Of 100000 in cash and the
land where the proposed packing
plant was to be built.
The court expressed It's opinion
that the concern was organized for
the purpose of making promotion
profits" .ar-
Seven indictments against the con-
Germ were drawn up by the court.
These included the following charges:
That the packing company issued
its stock certificates before the fun
par value had been paid by the stock
holders. J,,,y 549.
That the officers Of the company
issued to stockholders and prospec.
tive stockholders a written report OF
it's financial affairs which was false
and which had tendency to produce
or give its shares a greater value
than they really possessed.
That Intentional fraud was perpe-
trated by officers of the company in
falling to comply "substantially" with
the articles of Incorporation Of the
concern.
That there was a conspiracy be-
tween the officers and those interest
ed in the Associated Finance com
pany and the officers of the packing
company to defraud the purchasers
of stock in the packing company.
The packing company was forced
into involuntary bankruptcy by action
of Attorney General Havner several
months ago. Since that time the at
torney general has endeavored to
force dissolution OF the concern The
Judges decision is the final outcome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
PYTEIANS HAVE.
FINE EVENING
Supper, Program and Dance Given
Last Evening in Their Hall Was
Success-Money for Edu-
ucationaI Fund.

An unusually successful evenings
enter tainment was held last night by
the Pythian sisters, which consisted
of a supper from 6 o'clock to 1880, fol-
lowed by short program and a
dance.
The purpose of the entertainment
and supper was to raise money for
the educational fund of this lodge and
this movement is being quite general
ly observed throughout the state this
week The Pythian sisters are cele-
brating Anniversary Week" every
place October II to Is, and in the
state of Iowa one day has been set
apart for Educational Day"
The money raised in Iowa this week
will be turned over to the proper au-
thorities and will be added to the
present fund which is available to
members of this order when they wish
to borrow money to send their chill
dren to school.
Miller's orchestra played the dance
program last night, which followed
a program of three numbers: vocal
solo, Mrs. Ernest Klann; reading.
Miss Eida Blaisdell; piano duet, the
Misses Florence Witch and Ruby
Richards. Seventy five persons were
served at supper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
SECURING FUNDS
IN ARMY DRIVE
Quota is Being Approached in Saliva.
tion Army Home Service Cam
paign in keokuk, Report
Today Shows.
EMPLOYEES ARE LOYAL
Members Of Several Of the Factories
Here Have Taken Up Subserip-
tions Among Them
selves.
employees ARE LOYAL

With $4,000 raised in the Salvation
Army home service funds campaign
yesterday, committees in the drive
were doubling their efforts today to
complete the canvass by the end of
the week. All Of the reports are not
in, but 1t is expected that the final
figures viii be available by the end
Of the week.
Employees of several of the local
plants have voluntarily made up sub.
scriptions among themselves which
they are giving to the committee.
Among these are:'
Keokuk Box factory employees,
$3.50; Standard Four employees, $50,
and Swift and Company employees,
$104.
These gifts are from the men and
women in the Offices and factories.
land are exclusive of any donations
from the firm itself
The teams report considerable pro-
gress yesterday, and it is believed
that the entire quota can be raised
by the end OF this week. This is the
goal for which the committees are
striving. The response has been
gratifying, and the local people are
holding UP their reputation for aiding
in worthy causes.
There is a possibility that some OF
the subscribers may have been over
looked, and if this has happened they
are. asked to communicate with mem
Sers of the teams or team captains
Who will see that they are waited on
with subscription blanks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
CITY NEWS

u. C. r. meeting Saturday night.
Special tomorrow, sweet cider, 40c
per gallon; loose oatmeal, 7c per
pound; potatoes, $3.50 per bushel.
Fred DeYong.
Dance with O'Farrells Sat. night
Genuine Red Glover syrup has
clover blossoms and honey bees on
the label; but no one who has bought
it has ever been "stung."
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Frances B. Mellen were held from the
residence, 613 High street yesterday
afternoon at 2;3O o'clock, with the
Rev. William S. D. Lamont officiating.
Interment occurred in Oakland ceme-
terry and the pallbearers were: H.
r. Graham. H. Boyden Blood, Allan
Collision, Palmer Trimble, Howard
Connable and W. H. Carter.
-Elks dance Friday, Oct. Is. Each
member may ask friend.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Samuel Webster were held yesterday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from the
Pilgrims Rest Baptist church, with
the Rev. J. Sterling Moore officiating.
Interment occurred in Oakland GENE
terry and the pallbearers were: Joseph
Fields, Thomas Robinson, James Web
ster, Jr., Reginald South, Eugene
Coleman, Leroy Fields
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14

tive. The rails, on the other hand,
were pretty well bought; indeed, most
of the days transactions may be said
to have been in that department.
For the first time in many weeks,
call loans were renewed at nine per.
cent and the rate later advanced to
ten percent. .r
Prices were fractionally higher at
the opening and slow, but steady pro-
gress upward was made through the
forenoon session without bringing TO
the surface either strong or weak
spots of importance. Baldwin Loco
motive, United States Food Products,
some or the sugars, Chandler Motor
and few others alone making more
than nominal gains. Texas and Pa
cific, among the rails, continued to
retrace recently lost ground. and
Reading fluctuated rather IDLY be-
tween par and 1e1. The oils were a
bit heavy part of the time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14

the Lackawanna company for the
third quarter being accepted gener-
ally to mean that others VIII show
good earnings for the period.
There was general Improvement
later in the afternoon with Southern
Pacific leading the rails, going to
within point of it's high mark for
the month. Other rails kept pace.
The market closed irregular.
Call money rose to ten percent late
in the day, but the general list con-
tinued to act well. Mexican Petro-
leum, Chandler and Studebaker
showed good recoverfes.
Closing prices were:
U. S. Steel SsA, UP L; Mexican
Petroleum 1879, up /; Baldwin
114M, up rs; Chandler So, up 51h;
U. S. Rubber 79H. UP "; Southern
Pacific 100, up u; B. and o. 4T7s,
up y: Studebaker 53A, up 2S J;
General Motors 1885, up q; Reading
ae5s, unchanged; Anaconda 1919, un-
changed; Retail Stores 1914. up ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
.I:J&$ss2S||
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MARRIAGE.

Last evening at o'clock in the
parsonage of the st. Peters Catholic
church occurred the, marriage of
Miss Isabelle McHenry to Mr.. Bar
ney McNalley with the Rev., Father
James Gillespie officiating. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. John
BrassiT, and the ring ceremony was
used. Following the marriage, Mr..
and Mrs. McNalley left for short
wedding trip iD Missouri after which
they will be at home in this city:
Mrs. McNalley has lived in Keokuk
four years during. which time she has
been one OF the proprietors of the
Home cafe. Her parents live at Ar
bella. Mo. Mr.. McNalley comes from
Kahoka, Mo-, but has been engaged
in business in this city for some time
as barber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
cormencement Exercises Will be
Held This Evening at Which
\ Time Three Nurses Will
"
b Receive Diplomas.
AN ELABORATE BANQUET
covers Will be Laid for Forty Guests
at Dinner This neutrality-suspicious.
and Their Wives Will be
Present

Graduating exercises for the 1920
class of seniors at st. Joseph's hos
pital will be held this evening at the
hospital, to which the members OF
the graduates families and their
friends have been invited. The COM
mencement exercises tonight mark
the twentieth annual graduation OF
this organization.
The three young women to receive
diplomas this evening are Miss
Theresa Riley, Miss Theda Diehl,
and Miss Mary Schamper. The di.
plomas will be presented to them by
Dr.. Frank M. Fuller, the president OF
the staff of st. Joseph's hospital. He
will also present them with the class
pins. l. G. Mckinley will deliver the
principal address of the evening, and
his subject will be "The Nurse and
Her Opportunities"
The commencement exercises will
be held in the classrooms of the hos
pital following the elaborate banquet,
which is to be served at Z o'clock in
the dining room. Covers will be laid
Tor forty at the banquet, and the
guests will include the three gradu.
ate nurses and the staff of doctors
and their wives. The dining room
has been artistically decorated for
ylne occasion in the colors of the
class, lavender and white, and dainty
place cards and flowers adorn the
banquet table. The Community band
Will play in the dining room.
Owing to the crowded conditions
Oh the hospital, the invitations to the
exercises this evening have neces
sariiy been limited to relatives and
,ntlmate friends of the graduates, but
heokuk people in general are inter
ested IN st. Joseph's hospital and the
Work It is doing. 1t is famous in this
part or the county for the splendid
framing 1t gives the young women
!, This profession and the high type
VI graduate nurses which it produces
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
GIVEN RULING
ON FUNERALS
keokuk Community Band Has Power
to Make Its Own Arrangements
AS Regards to Sunday Fun
erals and Can Play Them.

Elmer Dickson, manager of the
Community band, has received let
ter from St. Louis, giving ruling on
the playing for Sunday funerals While
the federation rules do not recognize
any difference between civil and. mill
tary funerals, the authority is given
the band to deal with local problems
in the best possible way.
At a meeting last night of the band,
1t was decided that the organization
can play for the military funerals on
Sundays without any infraction Of the
union rules. There would be no
change in the rulings as they affect
week day funerals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Mexican
RnEWin
Daitx Stock Letter.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE New
York Evening Suns financial review
today said:
Teday's stock market was much of
the same character as yesterdays
with thinness and lightness in trad
ing somewhat accentuated- The tone
was one of strength in both the in
dustrial and railroad lists, the differ
ence being that the industrials held
because of the absence alike Of sell
ing pressure or buying incentive, and
we're therefore not subject to fiuctua-
! tons in the nature of correctives. as
at a time of active speculative initia-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Stock Market Notes.
limited Press Leased Wire S

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The stock
market opened irregular today. LIE
high Valley "a, off %; Mexican Petro-
leum 1877, UP n; Baldwin 113A, up
"; Southern Pacific 10, UP Is;
Texas and Pacific 21tA, unchanged;
B. & O., Al, off y; New York Cen
trail 81, UP u; Reading 9gT, up Il !;
New Haven "a, off q; q. S. Steel
s7%, up u; Northern Pacific 90A
UP AZ; United States Rubber rs, of
"a; Retail Stores 72Ts, up q; Texas
Company 1871. up u; Canadian Pa
'cific 1851, off Il.
Rails retained their advances OF
yesterday when banking interests
We're good buyers Steel stocks con
tinued strong. the favorable report Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Rube's Share Attached.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 14.-Rube
Maruuards share of the worlds series
melon was attached in municipal court
here today. Judgments against Mar
guard, obtained in New Fork by
Louis Henry and Max Robinson for
s524.91 and by Joseph Roseweig for
s316.91 were the basis for the action
John e. Bruce, secretary of the ma
tional commission, was made defend
ant. because he handles the checks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Duel With Knives.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS. H., Oct. 1.-two mer
were seriously wounded here today
in a duel with knives in the offices
of Harvey Gross, prominent local
lawyer.
Gross became involved in an argu
ment with Jacob Taftinger, leading
merchant, over suit which Gross
was said to have threatened to file
against Taftinger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Baseball Probe.


TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
LOS. ANGELES, Calf, Oct. IA
Probe of alleged buying" of the Pa
cific Coast league pennant by mem
bers Of the Vernon team last year will
be undertaken by the Los Angeles
county grand jury tomorrow, it was
announced at the district attorney
office here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
'PEN|TENT|ARY HAS
EARNED A PROFIT
Fort Madison Prison Reports the Gain
Of $52,s83.5e FROM january, 1920
to July, 1e2o-Official
Statement.
is SELF SUPPORTING
Record Made by This Institution is
Thought to be the Best Of Its
Kind Of Any Place in tho
United States. WA

DIES MONIES, Oct. 14.-The Iowa
state penitentiary at Fort Madison
has earned a profit of $52,8S3.59 in
the six months from January /, 1920
to July l, 1929, according to an official
statement just made and the Iowa
board of control challenges any other
state in the union to surpass this rec
ord of achievement. The state pen
itentiary has been more than self sup
porting for the past two years. An
itemized account of it's finance during
the first six months of this year fol-
lows: 7sw22 ~ 9< tG@TTL"
Balance in support fund
January 1, 1920 .......$ 20,118. 81
Per capita for support
drawn from state treas -.
urer during period .':.... 65.G8. 80
Salaries of officials, guards
and employees .......... 34,432 81
.@1'-sF~' ,s $12o,oss 62
Less balance support fund
July 1, 1920 ............ 1878 %
Total expenses ......... $109, 346. "a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Iowa w. c. r. U. Officers.

Iowa w, Z. 7. y. OHICeFS.
limited Press Leased Wire SERVICE
DUBUQUE. Iowa, OCT. l4-lhe
following officers were elected mere
today by the convention Of the state
W.. C. T. u:
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, Cedar
Rapids, president.
Mrs. Ella Hill, Des MONIES, vice
president.
Mrs. l.. D. Carhart, Marion, CORE
spending secretary. -,
Mrs. Carrie Il. BalleBger, Council
Bluffs, recording secretary, all re-
elected at the last meeting this after
noon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Robbed for Practice.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 14.-Victor A.
Nelson, seventeen, who confessed to
robbing eighteen homes, three OF
which he set afire, told police he rob
bed the houses ''for practice After
he got enough experience, he intend
ed to become a famous robber, he
said. He made no attempt to sell
his loot, burying it like they do IN
the movies"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
PERSONALS.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter v. D. Mas
na '.. gone to Chicago for few days.
!. MISS Ruth O'Bleness has returned
y ner home in ST. Paul MINI, after
so, TWO weeks visit in the city with
.elattges and friends. She will re-
s ,u.n 70 Bethlehem academy at Fair
~, mrs. Ella Mosely. formerly of Keo-
n MN IS quite i'll at the Graham hos
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-14
Set for November

'o Ims Press Leased Wire service.l
LOS ANGELES, Calf. Oct. IL
N .an of charges brought under the
p ;ran act against Colonel Alfred w.
=. usaii OF Long Beach, Calf, were
-. ior November 1. when Birdsall was
ss,;i sug before United states Com
l aason Long today. He was re-
'eased on $4,000 bail.