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SEE OUR NEW PATTERNS
Very Moderate Prices
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8HAJU JHE 'GATE CITI JV'AKT CQI.UMN XODAX,
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SUMMARY
this*
It is not. It is general to the entire United States.
Tip to February 1918, increases in city fares haH been grafted as fol-
STATE NUMBER OF INCREASES
GBAHTKD
Arkansas 1
Oounediciit 1
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2
Indiana
2
Iowa 2
Kentucky 2
Maine
Majrylasd ... 1
Massachusetts 3
Minnesota .... 1
Mississippi .. 1
New Hampshire .... 1
New Jersey .. 1
New York
North Carolina 1
Ohio ... 1
Oregon 1
IVfiiiBtjilTOrriit .......... 10
South Carolina ..... 1
Vermont 3
Washington 3
West Virginia 1
In addition to the above increases in city fares, seventy companies
have been allowed to increase their inter urban fares.
Besides the above that have already been granted increases there are
hundreds of other companies that have applied for a«H cases
are still under investigation.
The street railway in St. Locos is one of the companies thai, km peti
tioned for an increase in city faxes.
KEOKUK ELECTRIC CO.
Silver Plated Knives,
Spoons, Forks and
Fancy Pieces of
unquestioned
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and materials offset largely by operating economies.
Basic difficulty Decreased riding due largely to ever wider use of private
automobiles
Is the condition of the street railway in
city peculiar to Keokuk?
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Ants and
Cockroaches
yon are troubled with
ante or cockroaches come
to ns and we wQl teQ yon
tow to get rid of the pests
They are entirely unneces
sary.
McGrath Bros.
Drug
Co.
S00 MAIN
HIGHEST PRICES
PAID FOR
HIDES, FURS, RAGS,
RUBBER, METALS,
•i all Kinds.
IKE BORK
16 Sooth 13th.
Panora Vedette: We cant help but
a little sore when a dealer sells a
car to a man who owes us f£ back
subscription.
THE DMLY GATE CITY AND CONSTITUTION-DEMOCRAT
STATE MEN WILL
AIU CHIMES
vAvV!V
Attorney General's Representatives
Net to Perform Independently
^in Clean Up, Is"*'
Word.
AGENTS ARE BACK AGAIN
Chief Terrell Ha« Conference With
Havner Church Men and
Women Active in
Meeting*
Stale agents from the office at Air
torney General BL M. Havner are to
gnrk In conjunction With CltJ AAA
county officials of KfloVtUr and not in
dependwtly in lidding the oity of Its
liquor and vice spots.
This statement was made to a rep
reeeutatiTe of The Gate City, today
by H. W. Terrell, chief state agent.
Terrell ted just returned from a
visit to Des Moines where he wah in
conference with Bsniar, Monday,
regarding Keotaik bootlegging affairs.
Give OAeiais Chance.
"Tfca of the city and the
county are to be given every co
operation aad actual help that we can
PrtAiMi in making the city a clean
place in which to live," said Terrell.
•'SJrery is to be given the
authorities here to enforce the law.
If Mr. Havner the* believes that the
are not doing their duty, an
investigation will be started to learn
the reason why. At the same time
the state aflkjal* will take charge of
the iitaation and remain in Keokuk
nnrti bootlegging is pot oat alto
gether."
LMb Han "Tonight.
a P. IJartfle, special assistantat
torney general, will at lire in Keoknk
Be has been, trying ooort
oases in Mark®. county and was nn
able to reach here eariy in the day
as had teen expected.
LinviUe, Terrell and a revieeenra
ttre from the ocnaty attomey'B office
will eontor, Thursday on the matter
of seeming a special venire far a
grand jury to investigate liquor and
vice conditions tn the city.
Hnvner's Mows Unknown.
it is not definitely known when
the attorney general will come to
Keokuk, although it is practically as
sured. Bays Terrell, that he will be
in some time within the next
Havner has been busy with the Ot
iihiim gitnation. where forty-eight
indictments Cor bootlegging were re
cently returned against citizens of
th.t place. The aXtoraey general has
been personally proserwtlng the
eases there.'
Contempt Cases First.
Infonnatians charging contempt of
ooort were being drawn against a
half dozen Keokuk men today. These
are the men. arrested a week ago to
day. who are said to be second of
fenders st bootlegging.
The contempt esses are to be tried
in a few days in the present tan* of
the district ooart, it is believed.
Churchmen Rate* Money.
Authentic information was given
out by churdxnen today that a fund
at several thousand dollars is to be
subscribed by bnillness and profes
sional men in the churches to keep
the city free of bootlegging after the
work at the state agents is finished
and the present batch of cases has
been diagoaerl of.
Special officers, whose duty it
would be to prevent the return of
bootlegging, woold probably be em
ployed. it is said. Between *1,500
$2,000 of the amount needed for
the work has already been promised,
said those in touch with tbe situation.
Women Meet Again.
An executive committee composed
of women Cram the city churches and
other women's organizations met in
the Young Women's Christian asso
elation rooms, Tuesday to complete
an organization begun Monday night!
in the First Baptist ehnreh.
Miss Seanor Brown and Miss
Florence Talbott ware made members
of a committee to Invite the Ladies
qf Charity, a Catholic organization,
to designate members for the execu
tive committee. The charities or
ganization is made up of women from
the throe CaOmiio churches of the
city.
All Are Represented.
The Civic league aad the suffrage
association will also have represent*
tives on the committee, as will every
other woman's organisation that can
be reached, said Miss Jackson, today.
Another meeting at the executive
committee will take place before the
end of the •week. The committee has
as its object the creation of senti
ment to rid the city oC Its liquor in
terests and to peiftkui soch work as
may be necessary in the prosecution
COAL1 COAL1 COAL!
Retail office open aboot May 20.
Sptringfiel'l. Franklin county and all
the high giade coals at retafL D. E.
Reens k. Oo^ wholesale coal dealers,
1544.
CITY NEWS.
—Ashes removed. Phone Red INt.
—Special for tomorrow asparagus,
2 bunches for Sc. B4*. DeTosg, Fifth
sad Palean.
—Keokuk samp M. W. A, No. 623.
win hold its regular meeting tonight
st Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
—Nsovoo Bustler: The nurse. Miss
Velman, of Keokuk, who hss been
waiting on Wo. GeHUam. Jr, during
his siege with scarlet fever, is now
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WANTED
To bay stoves, old feather beds,
pillows and all kinds of house
hold goods. Also rags, rubber,
brass, copper, and iron.
Albert C.Schultz
1102 Main or phone Red 1847.
•r. M. C. WAME VEITEK
PRACTICE LIMITED TO
EVK, EAR, NOSE and THROAT
Office Y. M. C. A. Mdg.
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Hra. 10-12,
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Riom 190.
Phone 1M
Good Prices Paid for
OLD FEATHERS.
ALSO VMLL PAMLR CLEANING
DOME
Phone flag
down with the disease at the OuQUam
home, and Hha Beesng. another Keo
kuk nurse, waiting on her.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. Soott Envies of
Dea Moines, are expected to arrive
in Keokuk Thursday, for a visit with
the parents of the former, Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Davies, No. 18 North
Tenth streeL Soott Daviee wfll go to
Jefferson barracks. St Louis. May 14,
with a number of other selective men
from Keokek and l/ae ooonty, to en
ter military training. Be waft married
in February to Miss Florence Land
gren, of Des Moines. Mr. Davies
has been sttmding lmr school in Des
Moines.
PRIOR TO REORGANIZATION ALL
past due delinquent aeefs. most be
settled at one* to avoid collection.
Appreciating,
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You'll Appf^ciate the Servicc of
TayJorDreawes
Women of tart
their style, tbeir
workmanehip and their
occaakm, and
Minn TMor
bipe aad la the
binding-—they
down to the last Mam and
Repeated w—haoga km the eoioca frerih aad las
traos. KGaaTaTtasamtodeadvBineBteefaervicQ.
Appropriate lor Pocch
Prioed $1^8 to $3.95
"Minn Taylor Aprons—Serviceable—Durable—$1.00 to $1^98
Sullivan & AMoiffM
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PERSONALS
Mrs. Starling Prise Combs at Kan
sas City. Mo, and Mrs. R. Bain
Fleming of Trenton. Mo., who have
been visiting at the homes of their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin,
and sister, Mrs. D. W. MeDevftt, have
retained to their homes.
Otto Strobmaier who is residing in
Sc I^ouis, spent the week eod with
his father, J. C. etrohmaier. aad
brother. Private John Staohmaler,
who is here on a furioagh from Camp
Cody, Mew Mealed
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THE BREAD
RECOMMENDED
BY THE U. S. FOOD
ADMINISTRATION
Wholesome
Our label on any art.
iole is an assurance of
the best quality, for
tha price, the market
affords. Satisfaction
saenrrd or money re
funded.
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hear a lot about style and
quality. But when you see
these very smart suit models we
are showing, you'll know that there's
nothing further to be said they are
the last word in quality and smart style.
Fair Prices, *15 to *35
Ewers-McCarthy Co.
Keokuk's Best Clothing Store.
Only 100,000 Tons of Rubber.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, May 8.—Restric
tion of crude rubber imports into the
United States to 100,000 tons per
year has been oldered by the war
trade board, it was announced today.
This was done, it wss stated, "to con
serve tonnage for military require
ments." The new order is effective
immediately.
The war trad* board also has pot
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into effect an option system of rega-l
latioo for rubber prices through which
the cost of robber is limited from
the time of import up to the time "j
passes into the hands of the maso-j
tacturer.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: There
lsJ
a dispute on now concerning the 1*4T
lng qualities of Iowa coal. FortunsiH
ly there is no roam for dispute cofr|
reining its dader capacity.