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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
EXPERIMENTS
WITH ETHER
Its Value in the Medical Profession
Was Discovered BY Degrees-Doc-
tors Tried Taking 1t Them
selves For Tests,

In 1874 Horace Wells, dentist, Hart
ford Conn, attended lecture by Col
ton on nitrous oxid gas. In illustra.
ting the lecture gas was administered
to one Of the audience. who became
unconscious. This led Wells to be-
live that it might be employed to rem
der painless the extraction of teeth
He tried it on himself and found that
it was so, says the New York Tri
bune.
During the same year William Nor
ton, a Boston dentist, heard that sui
phuric ether could be inhaled in small
quantities to produce unconsciousness
/ accordingly he experimental. He
was insensible for eight minutes. On
recovering he concluded that ether
might be employed successfully in sur
gcal work. On October 16, 1916
Norton administered ether to a pa
tient in the Massachusetts Genera
hospital in Boston.
| 1t was in November, 1S47, thai
| Simpson, famous Scotch scientist o
! Edinburgh, resolved to try personally
the inhalation of chloroform. Sitting
with his friends, Duncan and Keith
around dinner table, he proposed
that they inhale chloroform. Eacl
consented to the test. First, thei
| minds were livened; then they fel
t into a deep stupor. Simpson, recov
ering first, found Duncan snoring OF
the floor, and Keith, half sensibl
struggling to regain the chair from
which he had fallen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
SHOW RESPECT
FOR FUNERALS
Country People More Punctilious
Than City People in This
Member of Funeral
Party Finds.

Country people are more respect
full Of funeral professions than city
drivers, according to some Keokuk
people who were membesr of fun
eral party in Missouri last week
every automobile driver from the
country pulled up at the side Of the
road and waited until the procession
passed." this man said. "But the
cars from Keokuk and fnom other
cities that we passed, went by like
shots and never even paused"
The suggestion is made that fun
eral professions whether in town or
in the country be shown more respect
than they usually get, and that people
lat least draw over to the side Of the
road while the hearse passes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
THOSE WERE THE
HARD OLD DAYS
One Hundred Dollar Fines 5or Shoot
ina Firecrackers and Fireworks
Were Imposed in Early
DAYS Of keokuk.

It was costly to shoot frecrackers
and fireworks in the old days. In
1880 the city of Keokuk published
notice that 800 fines would be i'm
posed on celebrants Of the Fourth of
July.
"One hundred dollars fine for dis
charging any cannon, gun, pistol or
fire arms, or for anyone who shall
burn or set OFF firecrackers or other
fireworks"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
LAST WARNING
ON THE DOGS
Police to Start Out Next Week and
Pick up the Deliiquent Ones
and Thrust Them Into
the Gas Box.

Only 372 dog licenses have been
paid in Keokuk SO far this season.
!Oflcials say there should be at least
600 licenses paid by now. 1t is under
stood that the police are going out
next week on a campaign to round up
the CANNES.
Out of the 372 licenses recorded
at the city hall there are great
variety of names. dog directory
would show up fine list of monick-
ers.
For instance, here are a few:
| Pershing, Jeffries, Brigham, Fatima
Tipperary, Jazz, Why, Memo, Dewey
Fleet, Brainless, Troubles, Pickles
Bam Bina, Scissors, Guess, Vanity
Day and Night
There are plenty of Teds, Shops
Spots, Sports, Rowdies and similarly
popular dog names. t-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
KEPPELS PLEAD
NOT GUILTY
Nancy and Case keppel Charged by
Board Of Health Officials With
! Maintaining Nuisance in
| Rear of Residence.

Nancy Keppel and Case Keppel
pleaded not guilty in the superior
court this morning, to maintaining =
nuisance. The information was GisneJ
bv Richard Evans, health officer.
According to the allegations in the
Ipetition, the defendants are accused
of throwing fish heads, chicken heads'
rancid grease and other putrld mat
ter out in the rear of their residence
on North Twelfth street.
/ Neighbors in the vicinity entered
complaint with the board OF health
and the health officer investigated and
filed the information on the recon-
mendation of the board.
Now the Keppels say that they are
not guilty of maintaining any SUCH
nuisance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
KEOKUK CONCERT
BAND AT KAHOKA
Musical Organization VIII Play There
on Monday, July s, and Will J.
Give Concert in the
Evening.

Keokuk Concert band will play in
Kahoka Monday afternoon and even
ing, July 5, at the big celebration
given there under the auspices of
the Kahoka American Legion post.
The band viii play during the after
noon in connection with the various
attractions and will give concert
Monday evening.
This musical organization, always
welcomed everywhere it goes, is es-
peciaIly so at Kahoka, where the
leader. W. H. Bower, lived before
coming to Keokuk and where he con-
Quoted a fine band of local musicians.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
DIR. CHRISTENSEN
RETURNS HOME.
Keokuk Doctor Attends the Nat'ona
Convention of Osteopaths at
Chicago-Sessions in
Hotel She errnan.

! DR.. C. J. Christensen returned last
night from Chicago where he has
been attending the National Osteo
;nath convention held there for the
mast week. He was a delegate from
iowa The sessions were all held in
the Hotel Sherman.
! The meeting was successful one
and important, DR.. Christensen re
ports, and one of the main business
transactions to be made was the cen
tralization of the main office of the
organization by locating it at Chicago
HEADQUARTERS for the osteopaths has
formerly been in New Jersey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

republican ticket for the Office of
supreme judge. we hereby express
our esteem for him. and declare
that it is the sense of this conven.
ton that our delegates to the re-
publican convention to be held
for nominating candidates for
supreme judge, should use all hon
orable means to secure the nomi-
nation of Judge Withrow as one
of the candidates upon the repub-
lican ticket for said Office, and
we hereby commend him to the
favorable consideration of said
state convention.
The state convention will be held
)es Moines later this month
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
Frazier is Gaining.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service j
FARGO, N. D., July 3.-Talbulations
today showed Governor Lynn }. Fra
izier and the non-partisan league tick
ct gaining in the North Dakota repu b.
Ilican primary. Frazier had cut Will
liam Lam gers lead to Ala. 1t was es-
timated 10000 votes remained un-
counted. The vote today was LANCER
40 ,9s6 and Frazier 1882 with 356 pre-
cincts untabulated. With less than
half the vote counted DR.. e. F. Ladd
had passed Senator A. J. Gronna for
the republican nomination for United
States senator Ladd is the non
partisan candidate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
SMALL DAMAGE
is MAIN TOPIC
People Marvel in the City Concern
ing the Small Amount of
Damage Done to Homes
by Bio Storm.

= Conversations concerning the storm
Thursday night still predominate on
the list OF things to talk about" and
one of the chief points brought up in
most Of them is the almost miracle
by which so little damage was done
to houses and buildings.
The number of buildings which
suffered from the storm is small in
proportion to the large number OF
trees which were broken or blown
clear down, many Of which struck
houses, but did little damage to them.
1t Is remarkable, too, that no per
sons were hurt either by the falling
trees or the flying particles which
descended occasionally from house
tops
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
Keokuk Man Who Is Candidate Of the
Party for Congress Is Commend
ed by Resolutions Passed
To-day. ~
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
State and Judicial Convention Repre-.
sentatives are Selected by Lee
County Members in Con-
vention.
Especial to The Gate City.l

lopCCldl ~ IuS JdLS lily u
FORT MADISON, Iowa, July s.
Democrats Of Lee county expressed
their pride in the fact that E. w. Nc
Manus Of Keokuk, is the candidate
of the party for congress, in the
resolutions which were presented this
morning at the county convention in
Fort Madison. The mention Of Mr..
McManus name brought forth ap-
plause.
The democratic resolutions COM
mended the organizations of the I'arty
both nationally and in the state. Ike
resolutions were adopted with cen
siderable applause.
The delegates to the state canven-
ton in Cedar Rapids July 80, were
named by the convention as follows
J. S. Sprowls, Z. w. McManus, John
Rovane, H. G. Kirchner, Miss Ra chael
Roberts, H. Lohman, Charles Lach.
man, M. Boyle, J. o. Boyd, S. Fan.
tages Selma Stemple, 10. H. Irtla:d
c. W. Storms, r. B. Wright and NJ
J. Collins. g.
The alternates are T. P. Gray, L.
G. Mckinley, Miss Margaret Aldrich
Miss Martha Hornish, Henry See
man, Leona Haffner, j. Vermazen
John Laws, Mrs. o. H. Walters, Mrs
Theodore Nabors. Jr., D. H. Kern
Preston Roberts, Frank Holdorfer
and DR.. George P. Neal.
The judicial convention delegates
are: -.
J. P. Hornish, II. S. Walker, J. P
Cummings, Sr., T. A. Craig, Roy
Wolf, J. NJ G. Hamilton, o. e. Herm
inghausen, Miss E. G. Potts, E. g
Weber, B. F. Shreves, George Biggs
u. w. Schroeder, Stephen Schroeder
| George Haffner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
Did Not Cause Disruption.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, July 3.-Denial that
the steel strike report Of the indus
trial relations committee Of the in
terchurch world movement caused a
disruption of the movement was
made today by officials Of the organi,
Zation.
James M. Speers, chairman Of the
executive committee, and Daniel A.
Polling, vice chairman, were among
those who asserted the steel strike
report had nothing to do with caus
ing withdrawal of support by finan
cierS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
Cox in Second Place.

AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO
July 3.-Capturing the biggest por
ton of the New Jersey and New Y York
votes on the seventh ballot. Cover
nor Cox of Ohio. moved up into sec
ond place, next to w. G. McAdoo.
Cox gained 6S in New York and 2j
in New Jersey. The unofficial totals
of the leaders on this ballot were
McAdoo, 1884: Cox. 295k; Palmer
267k.
The Ohioan's sensational squirt was
marked by a big demonstration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

Tobin was shot dead and Constable
Ready severely wounded when a
party Of four policemen was fired,
upon from ambush near Baltimore,
Tipperary, today. The other two
policemen escaped.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

French physicians are sending Their
consumptive patients up IN airplanes
to a height Of 1900 feet every fine
day. to strengthen their lung power.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, who died
July 2, 1919, was the first woman
ordained to the ministry in the Meth
odist Protestant church. She held
the degrees d. D., LII. D., and NJ. D.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03
Thirteen Battles Count In Clasps
Which VIII be Placed on the
Ribbons for Ex-service
Men.
REPORT rs NECESSARY
Discharge Papers VIII be Taken to
Recruiting Office and Then Re-
port on Kind Of Medal
Sent in.

The Victory medal to be issued all
service men is now being distributed,
according to word received here, and
in addition there have been designed
thirteen combat or major operation
clasps and a defensive sector clasp,
which go on the ribbon with the
medal, and also five overseas service
clasps for troops not entitled to bat
tie clasps.
In order to secure these medals
and the clasps, the service man
should take his discharge papers to
the army recruiting station. Then a
report is made and the medal sent
directly to the one who has it com.
ing.
Following is a list Of battle and
service clasps and the number of
troops entitled to wear the same. All
get the medal. Were you in any OF
! these battles?
Cambrai, between May IL and De
cember 4, 1917-2,500.
Somme defensive, between March
21 and April 6, 191s-2.oO0.
Lys, between April 9 and April 27
| 191S-500
Aisne, on. the Chemin de DANES
| Ss1o AcA l1lCdo( VI lluCAIlo, uCt"CCA
| May G7 and June 5, 1876, ,150.
Montdidier-Noyon, between June
and 13, 191S-27,0O0.
| Champagne-Marne, between July IL
and IS, 191S-85,O 900.
| Aisne-Marne, between July 1S and
August 6, 191S-277, 800.
! Somme Offensive, between August
s and November II, 1854 900.
Oise-Aisne, between August IS ant
November II, 1855, 900.
| Ypres-Lys, between August 19 anC
Nocember II, 191S-10S,000. yt
St. Mihiel, between September 1:
and Is, 191S-557,75
Meuse-Argonne, between Septem
ber 26 and November IL, 1915
1,20S,350. - !
vittorio.veneto Gtaly), between oc
tober "a and November 4, 1913
1900. .."
Defensive sector (for service i,
defensive sectors as distinguished
from major operation in Europea,
and Siberian service)-1.005,5 500.
'France, between April 6, 1917
and November II, 191s-621 200.
"Italy, between April 6, 1917, ant
November IL, 1918-4,S00.
*Siberia, for any service-9,000.
+Russia, for any service in Euro
pean Russia-9,000.
England (where service was IL
England onIy), between April 6, 1917
and November II, 191S-30,1O0.
*For service not emitting them t,
battle clasp or defensive sector clasp
Owing to the different classes o
medals, it has been found necessar.
to divide them in three phases:
1. A medal assembled without an.
clasps for troops who served in th'
United States only, between April
1917, and November II, 1918.
2. A medal assembled containin!
one service clasp for troops wh,
served overseas and were not en-
titled to battle clasp.
3. A medal assembled carrying tn
different clasps representing eacl
major operation in which man par
ticipated, the battle clasps being Sc
on the ribbon from the top down &C
cording to the date Of the battle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

South African gold mines are ex-
perimenting with blasting by cleo
tricity with view to minimizing the
fine dust, which is thought to be the
chief cause Of miners phthisis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

profitable than several previous con
ferences have been.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-07-03

Fire on Police From Ambush.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DUBLIN, July 3.-Police Sergeant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE
At CONTINUATION SCHOOL

The boys continuation school clas-
ses in the Grammar School made &
necessary last fall TO arrange for a
class OF girls to be sen to the one
empty room at school No. Z. II was
found, however, that this made II
very inconvenient in many ways. the
chief Of which was that the girls
were unable TO take the cooking and
sewing courses. which the Gramma-
School has to offer. superintendent
Shull has relieved this situation by
preparing another basement room in
the Grammar School for the boys and
moving the girls back to their own
room.
At school No. 6. the o~vercrowding
has been relieved by the Holy Trinity
parochial school in which there are
about 500 pupils. the majority from
that district. This also relieved one
teacher from No. s who has been
transferred to the Grammar School
where the teaching STAFF has not been
complete.
The continuation school pupils
who are qualified for high school will
report next Friday. As far as is
possible, they will receive as much
commercial as can be arranged.
The few continuation school pupils
who have not yet reported can do so
Monday and Tuesday. Mr.. Shull said
that there are very few who have
not registered, but that the factories
have all been advised and it Is
thought that the beginning Of the
week viii see them all in school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
T0TTENVILLE

Misses Della and Elizabeth Winant
are home after the summer in the
Catskills.
Mrs. Joseph Belts and son have
returned after the summer at Toms
River.
Mrs. A. I. Fisher has returned
home after spending the past three
months at Ocean Grove and Asbury
Park.
Miss Eleanor Miller is home after
a vacation in the Catskills.
Mrs. George Yetman has been Wis
iting her sister in Newark this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Palmer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin T.. Fisher are
home after several weeks in the
upper part of the state and Canada.
Albert Taber, who served overseas
with the 315th cavalry, enlisted in
the navy this week as a second class
seamon. He is to take up radio and
has been sent to the school at Rhode
Island. He enlisted the day he re-
ceived his victory medal.
Police Lieutenant James McIvor,
of the district Office, has been act
ing as a supervising lieutenant for
the past week.
The interior of the postofice is be-
ing painted and renovated.
The registration of the Evening
Trade school will continue at the
opening of the school Monday night.
Many of the summer colony at
Raritan Bay Park have returned to
their homes in Newark, Jersey City
and Manhattan for the winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
THEATRES

An almost lifelike story of how a
simple, inconspicuous girl, through
a strange series of incidents arose
from the depths of a western road
house and obscure and uncertain
~parentage to a position of wealth
and power in her community Is the
story of THE Fighting Shepherd
ess," from the famous book by Car
oline Lockhart, and the latest Anita
Stewart production which will be
seen at the Strand theatre, COM
menclpg Monday.
The natural inclinations of the
girl are against the surroundings in
which she was placed and it is
transpired thai by chance a recluse
sheep-herder with a sense OF chiv-
airy arrived at the tavern to cham
pion her cause against the advances
of an Objectionable character. 1t
was through the opportunity offered
by this man that Kate, played by
Anita Stewart, was able to leave
the tavern and take up a life as a
hermit girl.
An appealing romance enters the
story shortly after Kate leaves the
tavern. Hughie Disston, played by
Wallace Macdonald, visiting the
cattle country becomes enamored OF
the simple shepherdess and an en-
gagement is effected. Little does
The youth realize that when he re-
visits the sheep country after his
years in college he will find a differ
ence in his little shepherd girl and
a difference that causes him much
pain but makes for a very interest
ing picture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
Crescent Attraction.

With tonight's performance the
successful engagement Of William
Farnum in THE Joyous Trouble
makers" at the Crescent Theatre,
comes TO an end
The story is fresh and bright. 1t
lives up to its merry title. Blu it is
not all laughter: the tears that
sometimes lie behind a smile have
their place, for it is a story of love
and gold-both dangerous things.
A motion picture that should
thrill not only because of its absorb
ing story. but because of its power
full heart appeal. Is The White
Moll." in which the famous Pearl
White is to be shareholder first big
probationary William Fox at the
Crescent Theatre beginning next
Monday. The story is from the pen
of Frank L Packard, famous author
of THE Miracle Man." The story
Icenters around Rhoda, a reformed
crook, who has seen the light,
and who has been commissioned by
a millionaire to help reform the IN
.fortunates of the underworld. As
"a settlement worker she invadss the
dives of crooks and gangsters, and
through her charitable work and
square dealing" she has come to be
known as the White Moll.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
HIGHWAY
s IS COMPLETED
to Resume on Rich
mond Avenue Over New
Pavement Next Week.
ny speclal correspondent.

DI -
TOTTENVILLE. Sept 1s.-With
the opening of Richmond mi
from Amboy road to Arthur Kill
road a distance of one and a quarter
for traffic next week another
A~onnecting link of the Islands
% roughfares that vas started this
Ymmer VIII be finished. The new
vfituminous macadam with granite
Ilock headers laid on this street is
raid to be the best that could be put
down on any thoroughfare on the is
l3nd. The width of the new high
way IS eighteen feet, the same as be-
tween Arthur Kill road and Bulls
Head. The work was done accord
ing to the latest specifications of the
Massachusetts, State Highway Com
mission and was adopted for Rich
mond avenue after an inspection of
the principal highways of Mass
achusetts between Boston and
Gloucester by Chief Engineer Theodor
3. Oxholm of the Bureau of Engineer
ing of the borough of Richmond.
For srtoists this will be one of
the most delightful rides of a con-
tinuous smooth pavement from Rich
mond terrace. Port Richmond, to
Amboy road. Eltingville, a distance of
seven and half miles. This great
Improvement will be appreciated by
people who use the thoroughfare for
pleasure. walking, riding or business
xtraffic. It Is new one of the most
Important links between the north
I'd south shores. bringing Eltingville
Zach within fifteen minutes ride
rom Mariners Harbor and Port
Richmond. With the rebuilding of
Arthur Kill road from Richmond to
Tottenville for which Borough Pres
identVan Name has already secured
an appropriation of 100000 from
the Board Of Estimate and APP
portionment to do the work will make
q continuous belt around the island.
Bids have been received for the work
from Tottenville to Kreischerville and
when the contract is let the work viii,
be started at once on the first section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-18
RurIesnne For Majestic.

With a lavish outlay of money,
each scenic detail absolutely fresh,
every gown and bit of millinery direct
from the ultra fashionable shop or
Dorothy Armstrong and Pietre Mijer,
Inc, the new and se~nsationally funny
bu%rlesque, Hits and Bits" will be
presented by Arthur Pearson at the
Majestic Theatre next Monday,
matinee and night. Every modern
stage development in production has
been studied and applied by Mr..
Pearson in his brilliant show and
the most excellent cast of players
ever gathered together on n pro-
gram has been co-ordinated into
what Is hailed as a zippy, rapid-flre
of smiles. laughs and roars
of enjoyment.
sliding" Billy Watson leads the
comedy section and the uproarious-
ly funny Charles Ahearn Troupe OF
Glowing, thrillingly acrobatic tall
men and midgets formerly of the
Winter Garden, New York; Margie
Coate, who has won unending po-
pularity on the Columbia Circuit for
her splendid singing and comedy:
Joseph Shriner. with his manly grace,
and excellent singing and dancing;
the well known vaudeville team OF
Morrison and Harte. Jay c. F1ippin
and many other artists of merit,
compose this thrilling three-ring cir
Gus on one stage. The chorus OF
beautiful young girls is of the Pear
son quality which reads: What Tiff
fanny is to jewelry. Pearson is to
bu~rlesque."