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The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

Since then the Du Poni Powder Com
pany has gone its way alone, as directed
by order Of the court obeying its man.
dates In letter and SPIRIT ana II Norgood
/ Is familiar with stock quotations he
knows the securities Of the Du Pont
company show the effect Of this dlsso-
luton.
Nor Is Senator du Pont at the head of
the Du Pont Powder Company. In fact,
he Is not an oficer or a director In this
company-not even a stockholder-and
has never in any way worked to influence
the government in favor OF II.
Neither does Norman Hapgood say
that Henry A. du Pont is connected with
the powder company. Norman Is as
smooth, slick. sleek and sly as a village
setter at the grocery, nibbling cheese.
ator's picture. because the electro was
handy. There was no motive in IL!
Five WINDY Petards.
But no one could read this article
without coming to the conclusion that
the Du Pont Powder Company has sue
ceeded in electing to the United States
Senate its chief officer. and that this man
has been able to ingratiate himself into
the good graces Of the government in a
way so that he has been made member
OF the Committee on Military Affairs and
chairman OF the Committee on ExpendI-
lures in the War Department and that
he Is now using all OF his powerful In
fiuence in securing the sale to the gov.
ernment Of powder manufactured by the
Du Pont Powder Company, Of which he
Is both manager and chief owner.
So here we get not only two lies, but
three.
First, there Is no powder trust.
Second. Senator du Pont Is not con-
nected with the Du Pont Powder Com
pany.
Third. Senator du Pont has never used
his influence In any way to further the
interests of the Du Pont Powder Com
pany, which accidentally bears the same
name as himself.
II Norman Hapgood wanted to tell the
truth, he should have made all of the
facts in this case simple and plain. In
stead OF this he Is dealing in a thing
quite as yillainous as villaInous salt
peter: that Is, he Is dealing in high
power prismatic preyarication
The fourth falsehood in this article is
the assumed fact that because the Du
Pont Powder Company sells powder to
foreign nations II Is guilty Of treason to-
ward the United States government.
The fact is that for fifty years and
more the Du Pont Powder Company has
sofa powder IN the markets OF the world.
Just as Great Britain sold US saltpeter
during the War OF the Rebellion, and as
Bridgeport sells arms wherever there are
people to buy, and as shipbuiIders in
America manufacture and sell battle
ships to Argentine. and as recently the
United States government sold two bat
tie ships to Greece. and as the dealers in
provisions sell their commodities to the
nations Of the world, SO has the Du Pont
Powder Company sold its commodities to
the buyers Of the world.
This Is its privilege and Its right.
The Du Pont Powder Company Is not
under any contract with the United
States government to give II exclusive"
The plain inference put out by Nor
man Hapgood Is that the Du Pont Pow
der Company has violated a contract
with the United States government, in
selling powder TO foreign nations.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

dom. ordered the man to do penanee a
follows:
/, He was to take live goose under hi
arm and walk for fve miles, and ever,
step he took he was to pluck feather
J from the goose and throw It in the air
The wind was high and blowing hard
and the man started out and did as HI
was ordered, every step pulling q feather
from the goose and throwing IL In thu
air
And when he came back to the homs
Of the priest. the poor goose was robbed
Of every feather. And the peasant
thought that this completed the transac.
tion. But the priest said: moi Not yet
Not yet! What you must do now is &c
go over the same route. pick up every
feather that you plucked, and put II
back in the goose exactly as It was be-
fore"
Hapgood succeeded in Incorporating
more falsehoods in a single article, by
inference and suggestion. than any mod
ern tyro in the Ananias art. From this
time on. Hapgood goes into the profess
sional class.
These articles are supposedly written
by one Charles Johnson Post" The
opinion seems to be that Charles johnson
Post Is another name for Norman Hap
good.
The literary style is the sIap-dash,
cocksure attitude Of the sophomore who
takes a dig at prexy and everybody. In
THE College Crimson"
This screaming screed on the alleged
powder trust was widely publicized.
The world was Informed in startling
blackface that there was to be an ex-
plosion.
Pictures of Uncle Sam sitting on bar
rels OF gunpowder were shown. and while
our Uncle peacefully slept, France and
Germany reached out a fierce and fiend-
ish fuse
Nothing more sensational could be
Imagined than that the United States
was to be blown to flinders by the triple
alliance Of Germany, France and Della
ware.
to warn the country-price ten cents a
copy, for sale on all news-stands! Place
orders earlyi
The Powder Trust.
And so I, like many another. wasted
two dimes and read the stun.
Occupying half the first page devoted
Senator H. A. du Pont.
No other portraits are given-just the
picture of the Senator-that is all.
This picture at the top OF the page IL
the first thing you see
1t is evidently a reproduction from an
oil painting. Fl
No other Du P6nt Is mentioned in the
article save Henry A. du Pont Any one
who reads this article will at once come
to the conclusion that Henry A. du Pont
Is at the head OF the deadly Powder
Trust" That is the plain intent of the
whole article.
Here are two taIsehoods told by infer
ence- Just as a woman's reputation may
be ruined by q shrug of the shoulder, SO
does Norman Hapgood link two lies to-
gether and trot them into the show-ring
tandem.
In the first place there is no powder
trust. Possibly there was prior to 1910,
when a decree was issued by a United
States court dissolving a combination OF
powder manufacturers
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
W. C. T. U. OFFICERS NAMED.
Chaplin Union VIII Outline Corn
mittee's Work shortly.

Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY, the newly
elected president OF Chaplin Union of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
will name the committees for the ensuing
year at a meeting to be held early in
November
The new officers OF Chaplin Union are:
President, Mrs. DOGGY: vice president,
Mrs Theresa A. Williams; recording
secretary. Mrs. S. A. King; correspond
ing secretary. Miss Margaret GIttinger;
treasurer, Miss Gussie Nichols; superin-
tendents, auditor. Mrs. A. A Maxim;
curfew. Mrs. Rachel Tongate Beck;
evangelistic. Mrs. A. n. Tyson; flower
mission, Mrs. Ruth Thompson; depart
ment literature, Miss G. Nichols; moth
ers' club. Mrs. Philip Steele: legislation
and petition, Miss L s. weightman;
press. Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY; scien-
tific temperance instruction. Mrs. F. ].
Crowley; social red letter day, Mrs. p.
W. Keys; director of music, Mrs. Mary
Sitz Parker; delegate-at-large, Mrs. A.
A. Maxim; alternate, Mrs. n. ]. Tuuy.
In anticipation of the election of the
District oficersr-to take place In con-
junction with the annual meeting Of the
District organization at the First Con-
gregational Church Wednesday and
Thursday, Chaplin Union indorsed Mrs.
Emma Sanford Shelton for reelection
as president, and Mrs. Theresa A. VIII
Jams as vice president
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
FUNDS FOR BROWNE MEMORIAL

A letter has been received by The
Washington Herald from A B. johnson,
chairman of the committee which has
been collecting funds for the erection of
a monument to the late Carl Browne.
the Labor knight" who was Gen.
Coxey's lieutenant during the famous
march to the Capital in the early SOS.
Last winter The Herald took charge of
the work of collection in this city.
The letter follows:
: i desire to acknowledge the receipt
OF 1850 for the Carl Browne monument.
The committee authorizes me to say that
We thank The Herald for its willingness
to handle the fund and the courtesy
shown to the committee. Arrangements
have been made to place the monument
In Glenwood Cemetery. No word has
been received from Mr. Brownies family,
except from Gen. J. s. Coxey. who has
declined to assist In any way or to give
any information"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
LITTLE GIRL BADLY BURNED.

While playing In a pile OF burning
leaves on vacant lot in front Of her
home yesterday morning, Bertha Crown,
hFe years old. ~ 1-2 Quincy place north
east, was badly burned on the back. Mrs.
Kate Crown. her mother, was burned on
the hands while extinguishing the fire.
Medical attention was given both the
child and mother by the family physician.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
ARMY OFFICER MUST EXPLAIN.

Secretary Of War Garrison yesterday
called upon Capt. lie Vert Coleman. OF
the Coast Artillery Corps. to explain
whether he had been correctly quoted in
an interview attributed to him in New
York Friday. in which he stated that
German atrocities had been committed BY
the direct order OF German oficials, and
that the Kaiser had instructed his men
not to give or take any quarter.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

permitted Col. Buckner to state Il. ans
explain the actual fact that in 16se Jane
q. Blaine, Secretary Of State. sent Al
fred I. du Pont to Europe for the pc-pos
Of gaining information about q new In
vention In the powder line for the Us
Of heavy gunsi
It seems this powder was the articl'
now known as Brown Prismatic Pow
der" Alfred I. du Pont discovered tina
the invention was that Of q German
chemist and that the secret belonged Il
the Germans. Thereupon, Du Pont mad
contract with the Germans, securinl
this secret, and getting the privilege t.
manufacture this powder on q royalty
And II was at this time that the DI
Points agreed with the Germans that ans
improvements in this powder made By
the Du Points should be communicated tc
them. This agreement was made with
the consent and written approval Of the
United States government and expired IN
lSSs, and had nothing whatever to dc
with smokeless powder.
And yet now comes Norman Hapgood
and accuses the Du Points Of treason in
having negotiated with the Germans,
with the approval Of our government,
for the acquisition OF a secret that be-
longed to the Oermans. and would have
II appear that this contract was q secret
one, Is now in force, covers smokeless
powder, and that under II Germany Is
today kept informed as to every poBud
Of powder In our government magazines!
In passing 1t is well to note that
brown prismatic powder has become an
obsolete article, having been replaced by
smokeless powder.
Patriotism.
Very recently. on their own initiative,
the Du Pont Powder Company have re-
fused to sell powder to the Mexicans,
either the FederalIsts or the Constitu-
tionalists. as truthfully stated IN debate
by Senators Weeks and Warren. Ger
tainly unusual and commendable.
But selling powder In times Of peace to
foreign governments has always and for
ever been considered an eminently right
and legitimate thing to do.
The Du Points seem willing, from the
hearings-aye. anxious-to meet the
wishes Of the government in every par
ticular..
Anything the Du Points do and every
thing they do in the line OF business
transactions appears to be open to the
inspection and knowledge Of the United
States government.
And the government places its own
price on the products supplied to II by
the Du Pont Powder Company. according
to the testimony-certainly nuts" for
Uncle SAM
But the manufacture Of powder in q
big way is not a matter for the amateur.
Behind the Du Pont Powder Company
is a century Of experience. The Du Points
ought to know everything that viii not
work
No government can afford to take
chances with bum explosives. This Is
the reason that the best brains in Con-
gress and officers of the army and navy
favor the idea Of continuing the govern
ment mills in a small way and perhaps
increasing their capacity. but the bulk
of explosives used by the government
should be made by q concern that has
every facility which ample capital. ex-
perience and science can supply and ex-
pends hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
G. W. .. DIsPUTATIoN MONDAY.
Charles H. t. Townsend Il only
Candidate Announced.

Charles H. T. Townsend Il Only
Candidate Announced.
The twenty-seventh doctorate disputa-
ton Of the College of Graduate Studies
Of the George Washington University viii
be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
in the assembly hall Of the department
Of arts and sciences
The sole candidate for degree will be
Charles Henry Townsend, who received
the degre Of bachlor OF science from the
university in 1905. The subject of Mr..
Townsend's thesis will be: 'scontribution
to thorough knowledge of the muscoid
fiies: On the epale-reproductive and
early-stage characters as indicating
phylogeny and a basis for taxonemy, to-
gether with consideration Of host rela-
tons. general Economies and distribu-
tion."
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

Weekly by Norman Hapgood. entitled
THE Powder Trust" One Of these arti
cles was IN Harper's Weekly OF May
the other for May 9.
I Now, behold, on June q, seven week
after the second offense. there appear
IN Harper's Weekly an article entitled
''Is There q Powder PiotT' by Col. E. @
Buckner, vice president Of the Du Pom
Powder Company.
This article occupies q full page, and
there are no Illustrations to cut down thS
text. Col. Buckner's article is a simple
nat denial of every statement made By
Harper's concerning the Du Pont Pow
der Company, and every statement Il
backed up by citation to ofncial govern
ment recordi ,
The article is written without heat
simply, plainly. frankly. effectively. II
does not use the short and ugly word
but 1t proves the falsity Of Hapgood's
statements.
Hapgood is hopelessly put in the hole,
and this by an article in his own publi-
cation.
I know nothing about the particular
conditions Of this publication, but as a
general proposition know that publish
ers do not publish apologies unless they
know they are in error and unless libel
suit looms large on the horizon.
In this instance the editor of Harper's
Weekly does not apologize. He simply
lifts his coattails and allows himself to
be thoroughly kicked.
In all the history Of Journalism can
not recall an instance Of where a pub
Usher gives up his space to q man whom
he has DETAINED and allows this man to
call him q double, deep-dyed liar, and
prove II.
E3,,clrra- ,-,-,,. -, ,,,,.h,oIIo 49, u,n
goods mouth-and raises II. And the UNI
brella is the property Of Hapgood.
Hapgood evidently prefers that Col.
Buckner should prove him a liar in his
own publication, rather than that Buck
ner should prove the case in court, with
attendant costs and damages following
all to be paid for by Harper's Weekly.
This is canny on the part OF Hapgood,
but II the man were the gentlemen he
should be, he would have added a note
Of apology on his own account, acknowl-
edging that he was in the wrong.
Instead Of this. on another page, In
the same issue, is an editorial item
thus: ''Mr. Posts series on the army
raised an outrageous commotion. Har-
per's Weekly was boycotted in many
army and navy clubs. No sensible an
swer was made to Mr.. Post. but there
was much foaming at the mouth
Here is another bit Of slippery-elm
suggestion, seemingly iterating that what
Mr.. Post had formerly said about the
Du Pont Powder Company was true.
Any publisher, no matter how careful
he is, will occasionally go wrong. but
there is no excuse for his stubbornlyI
sticking to the wrong, and only saving
his epidermis by graciously allowing
himself to be booted.
For, however anxious a publisher may
be to send Truth out to catch and choke
to death Falsehood, he finds he cannot
do 1t.
HetrtbutiOn.
Once upon a time a peasant was guilty
Of defaming his neighbors, spreading
foul scandal concerning them
And behold there came a time when
he went to the parish priest in confes-
sion. And after the peasant had COZ
tessed, the priest, being a man Of wis
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

aeroplane! Look! Lookr' and every one
looked at space. Sister and 1 tore down
to the town to see II there was any
truth at all In II, and found every where
the same panic. and houses barricaded
and people. flying from death for no
reason at all
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
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your neighbors, respecting their iSdi-
vidual peculiarities. In the assurance that
you will exert all your strength to CO.
operate in fufallment OF this purpose,
call upon you to meet the Russian SOL
diers as your true friends and as cham
pions of your best ideals" !
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

The future Of Honduras large deposits
Of magnetic iron ore will be determined
only when the transportation problem is
solved.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11

The Japanese. Il Is said. are producing
more than 20,Oooooo tons Of coal a year
from mines In Japan and South Man
The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
Retrtbution.

Once upon a time a peasant was guilty
Of defaming his neighbors, spreading
foul scandal concerning them
And behold there came time when
he went to the parish priest in confess
sion. And after the peasant had COZ
fessed, the priest, being a man OF wis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
SALTS fine FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS.
We Eat Too Much Meat Which Clogs
Kidneys, Then the Back
Hurts.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful in glass Of wa.
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu.
tralizes the acids in the urine SO It
no longer initiates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia.
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid.
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A well-known local druggist says
he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
FEEL YOUNG!
IT'S Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets
For You'll

Beware of the habit Of constipation:
II develops from just q few constipated
days, unless you take yourself In hand.
normal action with DR.. Edwards olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
Don't force them to unnatural ac sl9n
flushing out the intestines with nasty.
sickening cathartics.
Dr. Edwards believes in gentlenesS.
persistency and Natures assistance.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets open the
bowels; their action is gentle, yet posi-
yrhen DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
used. Just the. kind OF treatment OLD
persons should have.
etablc compound mixed with olive oil.
won will know them by their olive color.
Fake one or two occasionally and have no
trouble with your liver. bowels or stomach.
lOc and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company. Columbus. Q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
.[LKS HOLD ANNUAL
MEMORIAL SERVICES
lodge and the quartette, accompanied
- b. /.

lodge and the quartette, accompanied
by the orchestra.
After the Invocation by the chap
lain Miss Louise Klein sang, Lead
Kindly Light" She was accompanied
at the piano by Mr.. F. E. Fuller. The
words of the song were beautiful and
appropriate to the occasion and Miss
Klefn's interpretation made them
doubly so. The eulogy for the mem
bers who died in 1914 was then per-
formed by Leroy j. Wolf. secretary.
Simple Avew," from Thomas, by
Agnes orchestra, concluded the first
part of the program.
The second part was opened with
a selection by the quartette, Savior
When Night Involves the Sky"
Joseph R. Frailey, member of the
TT Madison lodge, number 374. and
a prominent lawyer of that place who
is perhaps as we'll known in this city
as he is in Fort Madison, delivered
the address. Mr.. Frailey is one OF
the most pleasing and eloquent speak.
ers that has been heard in Keokuk
for some time. His eulogy Of the
dead and his advice to the living were
couched in beautiful phrases and mag
nificently delivered. The highest COM
pliments were paid to Mr.. Frailey
after the services were closed.
Closing Exercises.
A selection by Agnes orchestra,
.Traumeri," followed Mr.. Frailey's
address. Miss Louise Klein then sang,
"The Wondrous Light following
which the closing exercises were per-
formed by the exalted ruler and the
officers Of the lodge. Agnes orches-
ira played 1.-THE Star spangled Ban
rcr," after which the members ana
audience united in singing America "
The committees for the services
we're as follows: Executive and pro-
gram, W. H. Reimbold, G. S. Abel
and Leroy ]. Wolf; decoration Ed. 3.
Lotion, Allyn Sheldon, A. F. Mueller,
Ed. d. Schulz and John w. Rovane.
Jr.; reception, w. P. Sutton, George
Ewers, John Nagel, Walter Wiese-
mann, w. H. Kennedy and H, J.
Reeves The officers are:
j. B. How'd, E. r.
John Conrad, E. L. e.
Alvin Kraft. E. L. X.
Harry Y. Crawford, E. L. K.
Leroy ]. Wolf. secretary.
]. R. Baur. treasurer.
Z John e. Craig, chaplain
Y. o. STAFFORD. ESQUIRE.
y Leo Gredell inner guard.
\ G. s. KbeTl tyler. q
VIM. sinton, B. u Auwerda, =. y.
Hobbs, trustees. g.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
WHAT CATARRH IS

It has been said that every third person
is troubled with catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
indicates a weakened condition OF the
body; that the secretion of the mucous
membranes are quickly affected, and local
treatments in the form of snuffs and
vapors do little, if any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by enricfing your blood with the
oiI-food in SCOTS Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and building-tonic, free
from alcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
1878 Scott & Bovine. bloomfield. NJ.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07

al Fletcher of the U. S. navy, is a pa
tient at the Presbyterian hospital
here, it was learned today. Relatives
said Mrs. Fletcher submitted to min
or operation and would be able to
leave the hospital within ten days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07

You Needn't keep on feeling dis
tressea after eating. nor belching, nor
expe riencing nausea between meals.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures dyspepsia
it strengthens the stomach and other
digestive organs for the proper per-
Torrance Of their functions. Take
HOODS. advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
ANNUAL MEETING,

The annual meeting Of the mem
bers Of the Iowa State Insurance
Company will be held at the office of
the company in the city of Keokuk,
Lee County, Iowa, at 2 o'clock p. m.
on the second Monday in January
1915.
G. G. TUCKER, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that at
duly called and assembled meeting Of
the stockholders of Hygotol Pharmt-
cal Company, held at its office in the
city of Keokuk, on November 2Sth.
1914, the said corporation was duly
dissolved by the unanimous vote OF
its stockholders.
L. A. ROyANE,
Chairman of stockholders meeting.
November %, 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-07

Itching, bleeding, protudiEg or
blind piles yield to Doan's Ointment.
Chronic cases coon relieved, finally
cured. Druggists all sell it.-Adver.
tisement.