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ir&do resen 3DAY, APRIL 5, 1917 &k- Water Set in genuine Potash Crystal, new French engraving, complete with 6 tumblers and water pitcher— Extra special $11.75 Comb, brush and mirror sets in Parisian ivory, engraved in any color monogram, finest grade bristles, French mirror, sawed comb. An extra special value at $8.26 Solid mahogany floor lamp, fluted stand ard, double silk shade with fringe, etc. An especial bargain at $29.00 SEVERAL SUITS ARE ON FILE [Two are Divorce Actions, One to Quiet Title and Two to Secure Amounts Alleged to Be ft Due on Contract. Several new actions have been filed the district cdurt. Susie Howren asking for divorce from Fred J. Dimond et al. brings action quiet title and correct and error a deed. The defendants in the |ait are S. Huffman et al. I Ralph B. Smith has brought suit! 1 $100 attorneys fees alleged to be |ne from L. F. Reiner, R. J. Reiner, W. Gardner and F. R. Gardner. 1 F. Thleme has brought suit st Amanda C. Davis asking for nission amounting to $350 al- I to be due on a sale of property. PANTS MOTOR POLICE PATROL emmendatlon la Included In CMef of Police's Annual Report to the City' Council. off In his annual report to the city acil. Chief of Police' Hennemajnn ommends the purchase of an au l~6, cloK•mobile patrol for the "police depart- nual preparatory service for all corn tent. He also believes that more pen are needed in the police depart ment. This section of the report Juds as follows: "I most respectfully recommend at an aufoitobile be purchased for police department as there is a at deal of depredation going on I believe it would be best for the pepartment to secure a machine. We also short of men, but I under it will be impossible to in se the force at present." chief also reported that nearly unlicensed dogs were asphyxiated the police department. PERSONALS. .Dr. Jean Turner Zlmineiman of dcago is visiting relatives in Keo- s. w. D. Turner and Miss Mayme er entertained the ladies of the •y M. E. church society Wednes aftBrnoon. ss Helen Holmes of EldOT Is ding a few days with Helen ks. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Brownell have es» Warned from Gilmore, after a two [Vs visit with their mother, 'Mrs. A. Brownell. W. Floyd Dunn of St Louts, Mo., "o has been visiting with relatives left last, night for Montana, .?e^e has acoepted a position with J* Renwaid, formerly bf this city. l.« S- Bra(3field of and daughter, ^ddyville, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Bon- JJudaeshlp Bill Killed. ivln Press Leased Wire Service.] DES MOINES, Iowa, April 6.—Bv mO** 62 to eS8 nssflO* house of rex? thiS afternoon knled supreme court judgeship This vote followed a vote of FUNERAL NOTICE. ®^INGWAY-The funeral of the Aiia Hemingway will be held residence, tt kST ri P' "S'tf WE ARE SELLING FOR LESS Weigh this statement carefully. It is .backed by hundreds of sales since our Fifth Annual Spring Sale opened. We are giving unapproachable values most forcibly our ability to market dependable merchandise to your advantage. Add to this, if you please, dependable guarantees, the prestige of a finished store service, the feeling of security in conservation investment and we will get your business un doubtedly. Six Big Gripping Bargains FOR FRIDAY and SATURDAY AYRES & CHAPMAN Jewelers1—Silversmiths—Diamond Merchants —Society Stationers 57 to 49 overriding Speaker Pitt's decision that Elwood's motion to strike out the enacting clause was out' of order. CITY NEWS. —The church volleyball league games tomorrow evening will be play ed at 5:15 o'clock instead «f 6:15 o'clock as scheduled. The church basketball league will close Saturday lowren on charges of cruelty. She night The games will start at 8:15 sges that she was driven from clock. se by his extreme cruelty. She —George L. Landreth plea.ded not for alimony of $30 per month. Huddleson has brought a di action against James H. Meson, alleging habitual drunken- guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace of Mrs. Walton when arraigned in the superior court this morning, and was committed to the city Jail in de fault of $100 bail. —The city entered into contract with James Cameron's Sons for the cleaning, flushing and sprinkling the city streets this year. —The funeral of the late James P. Bowman was held from 607 South Ninth street Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The services weie in charge of Rev. F. C. Edwards of Trin ity church and the Trinity chair sang. Interment was made in Oakland ceme tery. The body bearers were Hugh municants of that parish. —According to Davenport newspa pers, between seven and ten miles of new steel rails will be laid in that city by'the Tri-City Electric company on the streets that are being newly paved there. These rails, tt tthat 21 inch serving trays, inlaid and glass lined, six designs, with handles. Mahog any finished hard woods. Extra special at $1.00 Genuine Suede leather table covers, two by five feet, bound in leather to match, decorated in Chinese Tapestry—at less than manufacturer's cost. Green or brown colors $5.00 Deagan's silver-toned dinner chimes in oak or mahogany bases. Three time sets extra special $4.00 0f is re ported, have been delivered and are ready to be put in. FUNERAL RECORD. $ Elmer L. Stowe. The funeral of the late Elmer L. Stowe was held yesterday afternoon from the residence, 41C Concert street, at 3:30 o'clock, the Rev. John C. Sage of St. John's Episcopal church, officiating. The pallbearers were John R. Carpenter, William Sinton, Burton Wilkinson, John R. King, W. B. Collins, D. H. Annable. VOTE LATE TONIGHT. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, April 5.—Chair man Flood of the house foreSgn com mittee, announced that it would be 10 or 11 o'clock tonight before a vote would be taken on the war resolu tion. Stock Market Notes. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] NEW YORK, April 5.—The shadow Bethlehem Steel suffered ihe four 2 .at one time, recovery later. W nearly two points. 1212 Orleans ave- JJWjro. Bur iking a half point Five Known Dead. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] CHICAGO, April 5.—Five known dead and a score of injured, some probably fatally,-was the toll of a gas explosion, which today demolished a Greek restaurant at Lake and Halsted streets. The explosion came during r' a the lunch hour rfhen the restaurant was crowded. The bodies of three men and two women have been re moved from the wreckage. The only body identified was that of Alexander Chipuain, the proprietor. Daily Stock Letter. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] NEW YORK, April 5—The New York Evening Sun financial review today said: 0 a Today's stock market was a con- fU ging" affafr^with^be^r" pressure Th"e dominating factor. There was a good deal of liquidation from various, sources, particularly in the steel and equipment shares, with growing ap preciation of the problems inherent in the government's war financing plans. The decisive vote of the U. S. sen- ate carrying the war resolution was about what was expected. Pending vote in the house, Wall street was disposed to give serious consideration to the taxation project. In some banking quarters it is felt that there should be an issue of long term bonds in order that the burden of war should be equitably borne by both the present and future genera- Hodge, ftev. Barnes, Andrew Callahan tions. There is little doubt that and John R. Dimond. there will be increased taxes as soon —Lafayette Hemingway arrived^ as congress can get down to that here this morning from St. John's, business. Arizona, with the body of his daugli-1 The poslbllity for further burdens ter, Miss Alta Mae Hemingway, who caused widespread selling in the steel, died at that place last Thursday morn- equipment and munitions groups ing. The funeral is to be held from which in turn served to depress the the home, 1212 Orleans avenue at I entire list in more or less active 12:30 o'clock Friday afternoon with trading. burial at Galland. U. S. Steel sold as low as 113, two -The service tonight at St. John's begins at 7:30 o'clock. It is the an- points down. The Bethlehem Steel shares lost four to five points and losses elsewhere in the steel stocks were from 2 to 4 points. This mpve ment. was somewhat accelerated by the plans for mobilization of steel in dustries. The equipment and munition stocks sold off 1 to 2 points or so with some recovery here and there. New York Stocks—Closed. •American Car & Foundry 67% American Locomotive tS% American Smelter (common) ..101% American Tel. and Telg. Co. ..124% Anaconda 81 Atchison 102% Baltimore & Ohio 78 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 67% Canadian Pacific 160% Chesapeake & Ohio 59% Chicago, Rock Island Sf. Pacific.. 37 Crucible Steel 67 Brie, common 27% General Electric 164 Illinois Central 104 Will Vote Against War. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] NBW WASHINGTON, April 5.—Majority of war taxes and ofLeader Kitchin will vote against the cnsslon of curbing war proflts made for gloom in Wall street today, prices reacting 1 to 4 points. war resolution. He announced this afternoon that he had reached this decision and that he would speak the me&sture point loss, U. S. Steel sold at 113, on vote against the resolution, a »t*Ma malrtnr ft nalr DO Dt. .. .... *. hg said ..j hate to do Jt but arine share, lost waved his hand and walked away, *5*W demonstrate .. and Some members of the I. W. W. in Kansas City, in looking about for trouble seemingly, mentioned "tin soldiers" within earshot/of three Mis souri guardsmen. What, they got was aplenty. Later In the day two guardsmen finished tfte Job by clean ing out the wind workers' headquar ters. .-'v Property Owntn on Street Take Court Action As*ln«t City and Keokuk Quarry Company. SERVE ORIGINAL NOTICE Action la Outcome of Number of Pro testa Made Against the Work— Hanga on Rail Controversy. The city commissioners have been served with the original notice of an injunction against the paving of Franklin street. There are sixteen plaintiffs, all Franklin street property holders, to the action which is brought against the city of Keokuk, Ed. S. Lofton, mayor Fred Hllpert, Jr., and T. J. Hickey, commissioners O. W. Sandberg, city clerk, and the Keokuk Quarry & Construction company. The plaintiffs are J. N. Collier, wiiilnm iReeves and his wife M. R. T. Reeves, Laura Leake, Anna E. Givin, Effle McClure, Isaac Blom, Allan T. Anderson, F. Z. Go?«wisch, W. E. Strimback, J. L. Hardin, John M. Wilson, H. C. Hodge, H. B.-Blood, E. R. McKinney and E. G. McKinney, his wife, W. G. Blood is acting as the attorney for the plaintiffs. The action is the outcome of a num ber of protests which have been made to the city council by Pranlclin street property holders against the paving of the street. The Keokuk Electric company has been accused by some of having been instrumental in the action. In an swer to this, Manager Ingle said to day: Not Behind Injunction. The Keokuk Electric company has had nothing to do with this injunc •tkn and has taken no "part In the combined attempt of Franklin street property holders to have the work stopped. Before the paving was or dered by the city council the com pany protested against the work, but after the council had ordered the paving the matter was dropped. "Later we were informed by the 'Boston office that no steel rail for relaying the track could be obtained before the spjlng of 1918. This in formation was conveyed to the city council. "It was arranged to have the work go on anyway and the present rail3 were to be set higher and the paving •put in around them. When the Frank lin street people heard that no new rails could be obtained, they were faced with the alternative of having the old, worn out rails remain in for a number of years longer or have their street torn up a second time. They decided that they didn't want the Job done until It oould be done right. But the Keokuk Electric com pany has had no part in their pro test or injunction." "They are objecting to having their weed patch disturbed," was the com ment of Commissioner Hickey. Regret Notoriety. Residents of Keokuk generally re gret that so much notoriety has been given to the Franklin street matter. The improvement was intended as a piece of work for the benefit of the whole city and was one that was con sidered necessary. The city council desired to be fair and impartial and deemed the Improvement a necessary one. In ordering the work it did not look for all the trouble and contro versy that has attended the matter and it -was under the impression that there would be no hitch or delay in the plans such as has been occasioned, believing that all parties concerned were cognizant of the necessity of the work and had prepared for it ac cordingly. The injunction comes at a rather embarraSfling time. The' contract was let before all the later points of the controversy were brought out and the contractor has already given bond, paid out money for legal advice and arranged to start the work. The Keokuk Water Works com pany, on the strength of the action of the council, has ordered a quantity of new water main to be laid under the whole length of Franklin street to be paved, and the city has ordered considerable material to be used In connection with the work. Threw Ice at Drum Corps. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.. April 5.— Ed Close, 43, was arrested here today Lehigh Valley 65% when chunks of Ice were thrown at Missouri Pacific 31 Northern Pacific rl05% Pennsylvania 53% Reading 95 Southern Pacific 95 Studebaker 94% Union Pacific 137% United States Steel, com 113 Western Union 96% Westinghouse 50% Willys Overland 32% Oct. Cotton 18.74@18.75 members of the drum corps marching in a recruiting parade here. The drum corps, a part of Company C, Wisconsin national guard, was Jeered at by sev eral Individuals In the crowd as it marched past. Close is a farmer liv ing near here and is of English par entage. A report of a Judicial committee made public in New York notes a marked increase in the drug evil In the metropolis. While druggists re port a decreased demand, the num ber of addicts constitute between 20 and 3® p*»r cent of the cases'before the special sessions court. Children victims of the habit are reported rare, but from 17 up to 24 victims are par ticularly numerous. Where the sup plies are obtained is mystifying, but the report indicates that smuggling from Canada is quite probable, while employes of wholesalers and manu facturers steal it Heroin is the chief saleable dope, and vendors dilute it and often peddle harmless stuff Un der fraudulent labels. The report concludes with the assertion that present "methods of treatment lead to a cure and that a clinical cure can first be effected and custodial after care absolutely re-establish the nor mal health of the victim." r, ^1 iP* I HE DAILY UATfc UI I IT ENJOIN PAVING OF FRANKLIN ST. MEW MEXICAN PLOT PUNS Zimmermann Note Was Not Made Public in Full, But Secret is Out Now. GERMANS AID VILLA Money and Men Are Being burnished, With Orders Issued to Make Attack on the Border. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, April 6.—Reading what he declared to be unpublished portions of the Zimmermann letter seeking to align Mexico against the United States, Representative Miller, of Minnesota, in the house this after noon declared the plot Included the es tablishment of submarine bases at Mexican ports. Miller is a member of the house foreign committee. His revelations of the additional de tails of the Zimmermann plot came during the debate on the war resolu tion. In addition to the submarine base plan, he showed that Germany planned to use reservists in an ag gressive move against the United States along the Mexican border. The reservists were to quit the United States, go into Mexico and then attack the border with the Mexicans. Moreover, he declared that German reservists are now making munitions in Mexico, while in the last few days ships have delivered munitions car goes on the west coast of Mexico. Villa, he declared, is surrounded by German officers who have taken con trol of his band. Miller said Carranza, too, is domi nated by the Germans. ^ie declared that a flood of German money is being pouTed into Mexico at the present time. Miller solemnly pointed out that the Mexican menace with its German tinge is grave and warned that "we must pass this resolution now or haul down the flag forever." His revelation, startling the whole house, came in the midst of several pacifist speeches and while Majority Leader Kitchin was reported to be making up his mind as to whether *to speak against the resolution. The unpublished portion of the Zim mermann note, as revealed by Miller, follows: "Agreeably to the Mexican govern ment, submarine bases will be estab lished at Mexican ports from which •will be supplied arms, ammunition and supplies. All reservists are or dered into Mexico. Arrange to attack all along the border." Lansing Deples It. WASHINGTON, April 5—Secretary of State Lansing this afternoon de. nied Representative Miller's declara tion in the house that the Zimmer irtann plot note contained informa tion to the effect that Germany had arranged for submarine and naval bases on the Mexican coasts and that arrangements had been made for German reservists to attack the United States all along the border. Lansing declared that Miller's statement was "without foundation." Secretary Lansing "apparently for diplomatic reasons," denied the truth of the statement Miller said, when informed of. Lansing's action. "The text as I gave it is the sub stance of the unpublished portion of the note," said Miller. "I will say that it came to me from a man who felt the world ought to know about it at this time. You can readily see that Mr. Lansing would not want to admit it, in as much as it involved Carranza and probably the govern ment wanted to get tfce goods on him before proceeding further. "I will say, too, that it came to me from one of the most honorable and high grade men in the country." Miller would not sjay, however, whether this man is an official of the administration, though Miller's posi tion on the foreign committee appear ed to give his statements added strength. OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS It was ordered that resolution No. 320 reamin on file and posted in the office of the City Clerk for a period of one week for public inspection as required by law, -and same shall be considered for final passage on March 28, 1917. \y^- shoe store. ED. S. LO-FTON, Attest: Ma^or. O. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk Resolution No. 308, having bee# on file and posted in the office of the City Clerk for a period of one week for public Inspection as required by law, is now before the City Council and' same is adopted by the following vote: (Aye—'Lofton, Hllpert, Hicnev. BD. S. LOFTON. Attest: Mayor. O. W. SANORERG. City Clerk. Resolution No. 309, having been on file and posted in the office of the City Clerk for a period of one week for public inspection as required by law. is now before the City Council and same is adopted by the following vote: Aye—Lofton, Hllpert, Hickey. ED. S. LOFTON, Attest: Mayor. O. W. SANTO®HRG-, City Clerk. Resolution No. 310, having been on file and posted in the office of the Special Prices On our entire stock of Suits Coats Dresses Skirts For Friday and Saturday Come as ©arlv as you can so we can mate alterations properly if any are needed. Alternations Free Big line of EASTER NECKWEAR now being shown. CLASSIFIED COLUMN WANTED. WANTED—A girl to clerk in bakery. Must have reference. Address "Clerk," this office. WANTED—Ladles to' learn beauty culture. Hairdressing. etc. Top wages after few weeks. Write Moler college, 810 N. 6th St., St Louis. MEN WANTED to learn barber trade. Top wages after few weeks. Write Moler Barber College, 810 N. 6th St., St Louis, Mo. WANTED—Boys and girls, sixteen to twenty years old, to learn cutting. Splendid opening at good wages. Ap ply at Shoe Factory. WANTED—Experienced waitress, al so waiter at*the Boston, 325 Main, WANTED—Good reliable woman for general housework and care of baby. Two in family, 614 South Four teenth street. WANTED—^Colored porter washer at Syngel Cafe. and dish WANTED—Good farm hand at county home steady work. Inquire at county home. WANTED at once, experienced wood working machine men, belt sander men and othor ordinary labor. Good wages. Write Leopold Desk Co., Burlington, Iowa. WANTED—To loan moner on furni ture, pianos, live stork, etc., on easv payments. Strictly private. Phone 963. Keokuk Loan Co. Over Mllleri FOR RENT. FOR RENT—6 room house, north side, newly papered and painted. City water, $10. Call 245: FOR RENT—712 Morgan street, seven rooms, bath and gas. Will City Clerk for a period of one week for public inspection as required by law, is now before the City Council, and same is adopted by the following vote: Ave—Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey. ED. S. LOFTON, Attest: Mayor. O. W. SANDBERO, City Clerk. Resolution No. 311 having been on file and posted in the office of the City Clerk for a period of one week for public inspection as required by law, I.", now before the City Council and same is adopted by the following vote: Aye—Lofton. Hilpert, Hickey. ED. S. LO'FTON, Attest: Major. O. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk. Resolutlcn No. 322. Be it resolved. By the City Council of the City of Keokuk: That the following bill and ac counts be, and they are hereby ap proved and ordered paid: Warrant No. Name. What for. Acct. Amt. 5042, James Cameron's Sons, flushing, General $2'4?,.00 5043, KeokuR Public Library, tax apportionment, LI "brary 17 6.01 5044, L. J. Wolf, treas., tax apport ionment, Firemen's Pension 14. OS Roll call: Aye—Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey. ED. S. LOFTON. Attest: Mayor. O. W. SANDBERG. City Clerk. Resolution No. 323. Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Keokuk, that the con tract of Keokuk Quarry &' Con struction company for the grading be tween sub-grade and established grade, paving with concrete and curb ing with cement, the following streets: Fulton street from west line of Fif teenth to east line of Sixteenth. Orleans avenue from east line of PAGE THREB install furnace for rigat party. H. C. Duncan at Duncan-Schell Co. FOR RENT—Five room house, furn ace, electric lights, bath, gas. 722 Franklin. Phone Black 1113. FOR RENT—Five room house, gas, water, barn, full lot, fine garden. S24 North Twelfth. FOR SALE. FOR' SA!LB—An eleven room house, all modern, except heat, Is arrang ed for two families if so desired. Two barns, one with electric lights and water. Also a new three room cot tage with electric lights and water on same lot. Cement sidewalks, and fruit trees. Will be sold reasonable direct by owner, if sold by May 1st, 1609 Fulton street FOR SALE—Progressive everbearing strawberry plants, $1.00 per hun« dred at patch. Location, Sandusky, Iowa. Elmer Trimble. FOR SALE—Eggs for hatching from Barrons 248 to 283 egg strain, at $3.00 per setting or $1.00 per setting for three-quarter Tom Barrons. John Atterberg, Keokuk, Towa, R. 2. FOR SALE—-Young peach trees for transplanting. Budded fruit 1190 Red. J. DumeniL FOR SALE—Cheap, five passenger 1913 model Hudson car. Inquire Service. Station, 23 South Fifth. FOR SALE—Horse and Weisman's, 707 Main. "lost. LOST—One Fo-rd chain on south side of town. Please return to 517 Main street. fLOiKfT—'Wednesday ovening., on C., B. & Q. train, between Burlington and Keokuk, lirown suitcase. Two University of Iowa seals on outside. Return to Gate City office. Fifteenth to west, line of Sixteenth. Fourteenth street from south lina Jf Seymour to south curb line of Grand avenue, also Fourteenth street from north line of Orleans avenue to south line of Seymour street, by grading between sub-grade and established grade and paving with concrete, signed on be half of this city by the Mayor thereof, on the 15th day of March, 1917, to gether with the accompanying bonds with United States Fidelity & Guar anty Co.. Baltimore, Md., as sureties thereon, be, and the same are hereby approved. Adopted March 20, 191\ by tha following vote: Aye—Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey. .Aves, 3: noes, 0. Approved and signed: ED.. S. LOFTON, Attest: Mayor. O. W. SiANDBHRjG, City Clerk. There being no further business, Council upon motion, adjourned. ED. S. LOFTON, Attest: Mayor. O. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk. March 22, Council met in regular session, with all members present. Mayor Lofton presiding. Minutes of meetings of iMarch 19th and 20th. 1917, were road and approved. Resolution No. 324. Be it resolved, By the City Council of the dty of Keokuk: That the City Clerk be. and he !J hereby instructed to issue a notice to contractors and request bids for a concrete arch sewer, 4%x5 feet, in Rand park, to run from tho presebt sewer at the entrance o? Fifteenth street, westerly, approximately two hundred feet. Bids will be opened on April 3, 1917, at 10:00 a. m. Roll call: Ave—(Lofton, Hllpert, Hickey. ED. S. LOFTON". Attest: Mayor, O. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk, 4 A 1 W wagon. 1 A ». A M, 1917, 9 m.