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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
FLOATING WAREHOUSES;.

The war brought into existence IN
Japan about 100000 tons of wooden
ships of over 500 tons each, but they
were hastily built and not sufficient
ly seaworthy. An interesting pro-
iect now arises TO launch a $4,000
600 company to operate floating
warehouses in Japan, and the own
ers Of these ships, who cannot sell
them or find business for them, are
forming the new company. there be-
ing a great shortage Of warehouse
space on land. These floating ware
houses would serve in the harbors Of
Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka. In
shipping circles, however, there is
doubt as to whether this project can
be put through
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
HUMoR

professor Diggs has no recrea-
tons whatever, | hear"
You are very much mistaken"
"Ah! What does he do to rest his
mind after hours Of arduous study
in his library"
"Hc chuckles over the wheezes of
Babylonian column conductors, writ.
ten on tablets of clay!"- Birming.
ham Age-Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
WHAT MAMMA CALLED HIM.

Many parents were in my school
room on visiting day everything
went smoothly and was p%atliug N.Y.
self on the back till ] called the
third grade language class.
After telling them a story and try
ing to bring out the moral. | asked
the question, and what does our
mamma sometimes call u.s."
One boy whose mother was a par
ticular friend Of mine raised his hand
eagerly and said MY mamma calls
me a fool when she gets mad at
-Chicago American.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
Gas T ORlA

Floyd Bartels returned to To
peka, Kans., Wednesday evening
after attending the Wehrly-
Bartels wedding.
Victor Johnson, Harry Far
Farrow, Lucian vocat and Arm
old Mayer attended the wrest-
ling match at Convention Hall
Monday night.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20

In occupying its new four-stO-
ry addition, the Chillicothe Bus
mess College has doubled its Ii
brary and reading room facii-
ties. A piano will be installed
for the use of the State Clubs
enjoyable literary features at
the big school. ADV.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20

A man who has been on a farm
for 40 years has two boys, the
oldest can do a mans work on
a farm, the other one is 13 years
old and can do some farm work.
He can milk and do house work.
Would all like to be with some
good man on a farm. Can give
all the references anyone might
ask. q
7. w. Bruce,
Woodbridge, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
SENSE OF PROPORTION.

"Haye You felt the effects OF the
high cost Of liying?s
"lll say we haye, replied cactus
Joe, 1--WE keep up with the times
There amt a poker game in the
'Gulch now where YOU can get a white
chip for less than five dollars
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
SURE BET.

YEAST see in a new electrically.
operated ironing machine a Aatiron
is mechanically moved over a board
but its course is directed by a hand
lever.
Crimsonbeak-F% latiron, did YOU
say? III bet there's a woman at fine
bottom Of that.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
THOSE GIRLSl

Tell me just what SORT of a man
your fance is"
"Oh, he's everything that's nice"
I'm so glad. You know | have
always said that people should
marry tneiT capacities. ~ Boston
Transcript.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
NOT TELLING THEIR AGE.

Bacon-Iou know an oyster is
not fit to eat until four years old.
Egbert-But how ON earth is one
to tell? When it comes to telling
ages, why, an oyster is as close
mouthed as a woman.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA 8 . RIA

City Marshal Seitz went to
Kansas City Tuesday to spend
the day on business.
John Taubman went to Rich
mond Tuesday evening to spend
the day on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
LOGICALLY Sc.

even the BARRIERS rates are going
up"
"Now YOU would suppose that
would be a business in which there
would ALWAYS be a cut
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-02-20
PROFIT.

GLOW fortunatcl"
whats app"
"Thc Browns can't come TO our
dinner party. We we're able to 90 to
theirs, and that leaves us one dinner
ahead this year anyhow"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

FOR SALE-No. 1124 High, twostory
frame house, eight rooms and bath;
gas throughout and electricity on
first floor; fine lot and large barn.
To close this estate we will sell this
property at a very low figure. No.
1912 Fulton, five room cottage with
electricity. gas and city water; lot
37xI40, with fine garage. Give me
your offer. John Tumelty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
CITY BOYS TO
co ON FARMS
Lee County Farm Bureau and Local
Y. M. C. A. are Cooperating in
Finding Places for College
and High School Boys.

The local Y. NJ c. A. and the Lee
county farm bureau are cooperating
in finding places for high school and
college boys to work on farms for
this summer, with c. z. Durgee, gem
Ieral secretary of the "Y," and T. f.
Miner, county agent of the farm
bureau, comforting over the matter.
Farmers are too busy to spend
much time teaching boys the farm
ing game, according to the county
agent, and boys who have had no ex-
perience in that profession sometimes
have hard work in securing places,
and through the Y. M. G. A., the Lee
county bureau is endeayoring to help
these boys find work in the fields
when they want it.
The Y. M. C. A. is a clearing house
for boys in school who want to get
on farms and the cooperation Of
these two organizations is helping to
solve the problem. Local boys who
want work in the country for the
summer may be able to get 1t at tnc
employment bureau at the ''Y."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
REAL, PROBLEM
OF. AUTOISTS
skiddina is Serious Proposition with
the Drivers as Accident Reports
of Highway Commissioners
Will Show

There is nothing more serious n
tho ooeration of an automobile than
the skiddng problem. A hard rain
washes the slime off the pavement
and the asphalt is not so bad, but
when a light shower comes up u
makes the streets very slippery and
MANY accidents occur.
The reports of commissioners of
highways and other officers having
duties of a similar nature throughout
the country show the usual lncrease
in the number of automobile acct
dents. With the rapid increase in
the number of automobiles this result
was to certain extent inevitable
but the number of accidents seems
TO have increased out of proportion
to the number of automobiles, and
the causes of accidents investigated
than they have been in the past.
The commissioner Of highways OF
one county, who is himself an en-
thusiastic motorist, has gone into tn
matter with great thorou ghness, and
after carefully analyzing the reports
on automobile accidents in his own
and neighboring counties. he makes
some interesting recommendations.
AS usual, the first recomm endatiol
is for more stringest enforcement OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
CITY NEWS

Lawyer L. E. Williams, "a N
5th, won Flood. Jump and keefe
cases today.
Vote for Fred S. Holsteen fol-
congress on republican primary ballot
next Monday.-Adv.
Special tomorrow, country butter,
55 cents; county lard, 25 cents. Bring
your pail. Fred De Yong.
The will Of the late William
Vermazen has been admitted to pro-
bate and James Fl. Vermazen named
executor.
Dance at Woodman hall Monday,
June Z, at 8th-Main over Security
State bank. Admission soc. couple, SOC
S. lady.
Thomas L. Hardy was fined S7.S5
for passing street car which had
stopped to take on and discharge
passengers.
Part of the estate of the late G.
S. Lauhmann located ten miles
northwest of Sumniitville and con-
tanning 100 acres has been sold by
George Reitz to Henry Peterson.
The driver-tof Popel and Giller
truck was picked up Monday for
driving the truck without license
plates, and posted a forfeit of ten
dollars with the police.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
HAVE BRAKES
IN AL SHAPE
Expert Suggests That Few People
Know Anything About Innings
or About the Power Of the
Car

Wouldn't 1t be odd if you had al
accident and you were sued, put OF
the stand in your own defense ant
the prosecuting attorney asked vol
the following questions?
l. What is the make Of your car?
2 What horsepower?
8. How many cylinders?
4. What kind of tires on eacf
wheel?
5. What speed can you make?
6. What wheel base is it?
T. How much mileage to gallon
of gasoline?
s. In what distance can you stoI
your car without skidding?
8. What kind of a brake lining DC
you use?
In 80 cases out of 100 the autois!
can answer unhesitatingly the frs,
seven questions, but not one in lou
can answer the eighth or ninth ques
ton.
Then = the prosecuting attorney
says to the jury: Il rest my case
This party knows everything regard
ing his car which pertains to his com
fort and economy, but nothing does
he know, and apparently little does
he care, for the safety of the public.
ask for a verdict on the ground OF
negligence' Now, Mr.. Autoist,
wouldn't you be in fix?
Have your brakes inspected regu'
larly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
VISITING NURSE
BOARD MEETING
Directors in Session Yesterday Heard
Summary OF Work Done During
May and Discussed
Summer Plans.

The board of directors OF the visit
ing Nurse association met yesterday
in regular session and heard reports
of the work for the month. Miss
Marianne Zichy made the nurses le-
port. Two clinics were held during
May and were reported on.
A report was made on the Cho Cho
health pageant, showing this to have
been a success and to have accom-
plished much that it aimed to do, =
The chairman of the social service
committee reported an expenditure
of 1912 during the month.
A nutrition class will be conducted
during the summer at Rock Hall. The
expenses will be paid out of the Red
Cross seal fund.
A new nursing committee was
named, and includes Mrs. Rich. Mrs.
Scott and Miss Buck.
Four mothers meetings were helc,
and there were sixty-three Metropo'i-
tan visits, fifty-two infant welfare
visits and 1873 district nursing cases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
FREE CLASSES
IN SWIMMING
Boys in keokuk. Under Twelve Years
of Age Will Have Chance to Learn
How to Swim June

Hey, Skinney, come on over and go
'swimmin' not down by the ole swim
min hole, but over at the Y. M. c. A.
It's free there, too. SAll of the boys
in Keokuk under twelve years of age
are invited to enter free classes there
for ten days of real sport, where they
will be taught to swim under super
vised instructions. The dates are
June II to %.
This privilege is especially granted
to the junior boys in town who do not
know how to swim, and who want to
learn Last year there was a class
of 100 lads enrolled and over a hun
dred of them learned the art.
One of these youngsters swan the
length of the pool one hundred times
as an endurance test, the distance
being nearly mile. Buttons will be
given to the boys who pass the swim
ming tests at the close of the ten les
sons, which will be given this month.
The boys, and their parents who are
interested in this free swimming class
are asked to remember the dates and
have the applicants sign up at the
"Y" at any time now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Ray Bremmer of Peoria, is
visiting her uncle, c. P. Robbins. oil
ll25 Morgan street.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Buss and son left
for Cedar Rapids after pleasant
visit with his mother. Mrs. Btlss, al
9l7 Blondeau street.
J. G.. Buss and family left for
Erie, Pa, where they will make
their future home. -
H. 7. Edgar, OF Boston. division
manager, Of Stone and Webster Co,
is in Keokuk today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bates Of 1903
Exchange street, have gone to Canada
FOR a visit
j. B. We'll has returned from a
business trip to New York City
Robert e. Wilson of Bushnell. ILL.,.
vas in Keokuk Sunday, visiting with
the H. j. Kraushaar and M. A. Ne1s-
wanger families.
MIR. and Mrs. j. J. Steuerwald wei g
called to Iowa City by the death "
their little niece,f Carrie Heltor.
Burial took place in the family lot
az Center Point, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Buys moto"-
ed TO Iowa City Sunday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
Eiohteen Cents an Hour.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, June 2.-B. M. Jewell
representing the executive commlttee
of railroad employees before the rail-
road labor board today filed with
Chairman r. NJ. Barton a letter re-
ouesting an immediate wage increase
of eighteen cents per hour for the
men he represents, to be effective
pending a decision on the wage re
quests made by the men.
The letter was presented after
Jewell had asked Barton to conclude
the public hearing on the wage mat
ter at once and go into conference 70
consider the facts presented and ar
rive at a quick wage decision. Barton
REPLIED he was unable to comply i'm
mediately with the request to con-
clude the public hearing owing to the
fact that the case of the train dis
patchers is waiting to be heard.
The board concluded its pubic
hearings today with rebuttal evil
dence bv the train dispatchers.
Chairman Barton announced thac
the board would go into executive ses-
sion and attempt to render an early
decision
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

paper men, blamed the high cost Of
campaigns on the present primary
system.
In support Of his advocacy for q
universal primary day, Wood said 1T
was too hard to go into separate
states and put UP a big fight against
favorite son candidates and machines
and not have big expense
Under a universal primary sys.
tenn, candidates can go into all
states and establish close check on
expenses" 'he said.
AS an instance of the cost of cam
paigning, Wood declared that If a
letter were sent to every voter, IN
the country, it would cost one mil,
lion dollars.
Wood denied that he had taken
personal charge of his own cam
paign.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
IOWA CORN
is PLANTED
Completed in Many Counties Of State
But Some Of Early Seed Has
Rotted in the
Ground.

| limited Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES. Iowa June 2.-Corn
planting is completed in many cen
! tral and northwest counties, is near
ing completion in the north central
and northeast districts and averages
LIS to 90 per cent com pleted IN the
southern districts, according to the
Iowa weather and crop bulletin issued
here today.
Early planted corn where soil and
weather conditions were favorable,
has received the first cultivation, the
bulletin stated. and added but much
of the early planted seed rotted in
the ground and replanting is being
done"
Unusually rapid progress was MADE
in corn planting during the week JUS
ended. there being no weather delay
except in the northwest and south
west districts where showers ot-
Cured.
In the extreme northwest counties
heavy rains fell Wednesday, causing
considerable damage to corn nelds
by erosion and flooding
Winter wheat has made good pro-
gress but is not up TO normal DC
yeIopment for this date. Spring
wheat and oats show steady improve
ment. but are considerably below
Small fruit prospects continue very
good
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

the laws to check excessive speed
and racing on the public highways.
His next recommendation is that
the wheels OF all motor cars be
equipped with tire chains in rainy
weather or at any time when the
roads and streets are in wet, slip.
perry condition. The commissioner
finds that so percent Of the auto ac.
'cidents reported to him were caused
by cars not equipped with tire chains
slcidding into collision with other
vehicles or stationary objects like
telephone and trolley poles, trees,
etc. The commissioner believes,
moreover, that considerable mum.
Der of accidents classed under
speeding" could have been averted
had the drivers of these automobiles
had the adequate brake control over
their cars which can only be obtain.
ed in wet weather by the use of tire
chains properly fitted to the wheels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

AS Oakland cemetery was not open
ed until some time in the fifties OF
the nineteenth century. it is the sup
position of pioneer residents of Keo-
kuk that this marker" together with
the remains of the two wives OF
James Tasker. were removed from
one of the three original buryins
plots in the city, used before Oakland
and the Catholic cemeteries were con-
secrated for burial purposes. How
ever. for historical knowledge, The
Gate City would be pleased to have
someone ferrit the questions this
marker the oldest in Oakland ceme-
terry? Who knows?
The name of James Tasker does
not appear in the city directors Of
1857, but he is remembered by pio-
neers as brick maker. and that he
was in the horizon of life al the time
of the death of Hannah, his second
wife, who died at the age of nineteen
years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
Stock Market Notes.

United Press Leased wire SeINlCe.1
NEW YORK, June 2.-Prices were
generally irregular at the opening OF
the stock market today. Opening
prices:
Pan-American Petroleum 1O1, off
u; Mexican Petroleum I'll, Off n;
Republic Steel S8. up B Studeibaher
66, up H.; Texas Company 4612, up g;
Southern Prcific 93h, unchanged; =;
General Motors 26k, off "a; U. S.
Steel 9l24 unchanged; Baldwin
,1124 up %; Crucible 131, unchanged;
u. s. Rubber 931a, unchanged; Union
Pacific 114%, unchanged; Consolidat-
ed Gas 1919, off II.
A notable pressure on induStrials
and oils shaded prices at the opening.
Pan American "A" was off a and
subsequently lost another a to 100A
Studebaker slipped off 4 TO 653s
soon after trading began.
After early selling oils had sharp
rally under leadership of Pan-Ameri-
can, which ADVANCED two points over
the low of the first half hour. D-
rectors of Pan-American were sched-
u.ed to meet in Los Angeles this morn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO. H., June g.

Open. High. Low
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
Foreiun EXCHANGE Market.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 2.-Foreign ex-
change market was generally higher
at the opening today. Demand ster-
ling opened 3.94h, up. 314 franc
checks 1877, up 10; lire checks 1852,
up 5; marks 0255, cables .0257 Cana
dian dollars 1885.
Demand sterling closed at s393&
cables 3.941a; francs demand 1872,
cables 1910; lire demand 1852.
cables 1850: marks demand receded
OO21 to .0239 and cables to .0241.
Canadian dollars 8S8S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
Daily Stock Letter.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. June 1.-The New
York Evening Suns financial review
today said:
Had the stock exchange been
closed all together there could have
been scarcely less significance at
tached to the whole perfun ctory per
formance in todays session. A Ger
tain tendency to heaviness charac
terized an extremely sluggish open
ing. The list hardened, however, after
the first few minutes and thereafter
continued firm with here and there
an outstanding strong spot.
Sentiment suggested certain
amount of confidence in the present
and the near future alike.
The market continued to drag
through the later session without
much change in the price level.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

FOR SALE-Good used pianos that
have been rebuilt in our own shops
Easy payments. Duncan-Schell Fur
niture Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
CITY CLIMBS n
OUT OF FLOOD
Homer, Nebraska, Houses and Stores
Have Mud Several Inches Deep
Left on the
Floors.

limited Press Leased iWre Service. ]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa June with
between twenty and thirty houses en-
tirely washed away or so badly wreck
ed that no attempt will be made to
repair them, Homer, Neb., fifteen
miles southwest of here is attempting
to dig itself out of the mud left in
the wake of yesterdays flood today.
Flood waters in Omaha creek reach
ed their high stage soon after noon
yesterday, and by night had receded
until a few houses on higher ground
were tenable. In these the inhabi-
tants who had watched the food from
the hills back of the town crowded to-
gether for the night.
This morning the water is down so
that practically all the houses and
stores can be reached. Mud inches
deep covers all floors, beds and furni-
ture on first floors and stocks of goods
in the stores. Not chicken, pig or
COW is left in the town, according to
reports.
Airplanes from Sioux City visited
the town late yesterday, carrying even
were delivered to all food isolated
manner.
A plane made the trip again early
today and reports conditions very bad,
but the flood victims cheerfully meet
ing their trouble themselves and not
asking for aid.
Work on track repair is being rush
ed and it is hoped to send train to
Homer from Dakota City some time
tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02

ing for dividend action, TUT because
OF the change in time it was believed
the decision would not reach New
York before the close Of the market.
Further selling was caused by the
s per cent renewal rate for call money
There was little outside buying pow
er. There was no great pressure on
any particular part Of the list.
Motors were subjected to further
selling pressure shortly after noon.
This carried Studebaker down to 64h1a.
General Motors was down to 25is, off
,1% from Tuesdays close. Brokerage
houses reported good buying of equip
ment shares.
Dullness continued in the early af-
ternoon and light demand caused call
money to ease off to seven per cent
Shortly after noon SIS ,00O.00 was offer
ed on the floor and the market re-
sponded with fractional rally in the
more active stocks. Studebaker raj
lied nearly two points to 66, while
Baldwin got back to 113 from the low
of 111A. Some selling came into
American Woolen on announcement
that the company would operate it's
plants only four days a week but the
stock held above yesterdays low.
The market closed higher.
Short coverings in number OF is
sues which had been depressed on
the recent decline became urgent to-
ward the close and those issues
scored sharp recoveries. CTucible
sold up to 1864, net gain of more
than five points. Studebaker rallied
above &c, and Bethlehem "B" above
80. Pan-American was sold heavily,
at one time breaking below 100, but
quickly recovered to fractionaily
above that figure.
The closing prices were:
u. S. Steel 921A, up q; Crucible
1856. up ); American Locomotive
949s, up Is; General Motors &c. off
81; Pan-American Petroleum 1005s,
off Ss: Reading 1913, UP Il; Ameri-
can Wooden 9S. up ~; Replogle
Steel S91a, up rs Baldwin ia, up
2is; Studebaker 663s, off X; Mexi
can Petroleum l74A, up 8; Southern
Pacific 93@Hs. Up Is: Retail Stores
79h. up "a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-06-02
Formal OPENING Saturday.

- 0PVT'Hy 'Udy'
The formal opening Of the Keokuk
Country club will occur Saturday,
June 5. There will be bridge parry
at three o'clock with Mrs. Ira w
wills, Mrs. G. R Joy and Mrs. E. $.
Baker as t1e hostesses. Dinner will
De sol 20 $3.50 O'clock with dane
ing f. 8 the dinner. The club
olticcia --icunce that dinner resc--
Vatlons must be made before min e
O'Clock Friday evening. The club
mas arranged for taxi service from
the end of the street car line to the
club. The taxi will run from 2:30
O'Clock until all are in from the club
after the dancing party in the even
ing. -, 'as1ts,