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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-01
Engineers Report

Body - *. resr f'nders and run
ming board - X front fenders slightly
dfmagrd. springs - r.. uphois'erins
fair windshield fastening loose ON
cow. dineTautiai has slight hackissh
transmission o X. mechanically. bat
leaks grease. kruckle Joint between
clutch and transmission loose. brake
and clutch operating Wrchsu.rui - X,
electric nRhts - f.. electric wiring
while in operating condition. IN poor.
storage battery discharge aud conurc-
fi0us poor engine molly. due 20 valve
tappstn out 81 adjustment. ignition
cable. while iu operating condition. T.
poor. tires iu bad shape. 80 20 1Nn
miles probably len BOO them cylinder
fpil Of carbon, radiator - X top ana
JirY curtains o.
VIII probably cost 500 10 put ear Boz
frs -ClafH condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
s,e rAIk-sMALL ARMY.

In view Of what has happened and
is happening on the Mexican border.
it might be we'll to ask again whether
or not this country is prepared to meet
foreign foe. The whole mobile
army of the United States is on the
Mexican border. placed there to guard
against invasion from Mexico. The
army not only failed to learn that an
attack was coming but failed also to
prevent a massacre at an American
city. The army was surprised by VII
las ragged bandits, says the Ottunawa
Courier.
The next spectacle is that difficulty
in getting five thousand men ready to
cross the border in pursuit of the
invaders. Forty-eight hours after the
attack and twenty-four after orders
have been issued to move, the army
was still on the border-on the Amer
lean side, however.
Here Is a little problem to study
over: II 1t takes two days for mob
flied army of $4,000 men to send 81
900 on an expedition, how long would
It be required to mobilize, drill and
get started into action an army OF
say 1Oo. 900 men?
OF course 1t is unfair to put the en-
tire blame for the inefficient border
guard upon the army. for the army is
pretty tightly bound up IN red tape
that is manipulated from Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
MUZZLING THE PRESS.

Every man is born, they say, with
the firm conviction that he can run
a farm, a hotel, theater or a news.
paper successfully. Maybe he can
they all look simple-and the feeling
is easy enough to understand. In
fact, in regard to the first three en-.
terprises I've always felt pretty CON
fident myself, and haven't the least
doubt 1 could make a go of them
I'm a little less cocksure about the
newspaper business, because I've tried
it, but don't blame any outsider for
| thinking it's a cinch. 1t looks it, says
writer in Newspaperdom.
However, what cannot under
stand, is why, just as soon as men
begin to discuss newspapers, nine
out of ten of them seem to lose their
mental balance and talk arrant non.
sense Men discuss other business
calmly and sensibiy-they may not
know what they are talking about
but they keep within the limits OF
sense. Not SO in regard to news
papers. Set layman on his feet OF
put pen in his hand and tell him to
fire away about the press and it's a
hundred to one shot that he makes
an ass of himself and produces driyel
" nal ne says mas no more 10 DO with
facts, conditions or possibilities than
the statements of the Cheshire Cat tc
Alice in Wonderland.
The favorfte vaEarfes are -muzzlins
the press" buying up the papers,
"subsidizing the press" and that line
of rot. Every time a newspaper fails
TO agree with man he accuses it OF
being muzzied. bought, subsidized
According 10 the ranters one walks
out and buys up the editorial policies
Of newspapers as easily az he shops
for candy or cut flowers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
TREATMENT OF GRIPPE.

AS to treatment OF the grippe, the
best thing to do Is TO go to bed, with
the windows OF your room wide open.
so as TO secure plenty OF, fresh air, and
stop eating altogether, slipping littls
soft water, with fruit juice. Where ii
is possible, take a hot bath on alter
nate nights. Keep the bowels open
If necessary by means Of enemas. Mas
sage VIII be found helpful. says Fran.
ces NJ Orange IN Good Health
That is about ali you need to do. ex.
cept TO keep up your spirits, and avoid
drugs and tonics OF all kinds Yes, by
using them you may possibly cut the
symptoms shorter, but in so doing. you
viii inevitably bring upon yourself an
early recurrence OF disesse-perhapE
something worse than grippe
The writer has found grape fruit
vaIua Die In colds-which are really
fevsrs-ot which influenza is a severe
form Take It IN this way: After
washing Il thoroughly, slice a medium
size pomelo retaining skin and seeds.
Pour On il q quart Of boiling water
Let 4. stand few hours. Take-hot
Or cold, as prsterred-a tumberful
morning. evenings, and an hour be.
fore each meal This takes the place
Of cufnine. without its dangerous, aft
81 effects. Il you can't get pomelo.
use lemon
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
GROWTH OF HOSPITALS,

The hospital iE becoming an import
ant factor in most communities. not
only Of this country. but also OF the
civilized World. Il was nearly two
centuries after TIE frEt white man
landed On the shores o. Aassachus etts
Bay tat the first hospital was built.
The first hospitals IN this country
zers the New YORK hospital. the
PeauayiTanis hospital and the Mas
sachusetts General hospital Few
rnic3pslitfss Of any sfze now exist
without their city hospitals. There are
twice as many hospitals IN existence
-otay ss chs- were three years ago
With tttz rspid growth, many Of the
hospttaIs arg undoubtedly In a more
o- IeEs crude condition, according TO
DR.. H 2. EoTsrd OF Boston, VINO dis
c1sses the preston IL recent Issue
OF tie Journal Of the American Heci-
cal Aszocia-io1, this condition ia tenn
Dora-y and Will dt,sppear as these
new hospitals become better organized
and eqQiyoet- The three things, he
gays. that orr hospitals should stand
for are ~ the care Of the patients,
~ scientific Investigation and ~ the
education IL physicians: nurses, order
Ifez, every one within its walls, and
through them the community at large.
concerning the various nIaiadies that
are brought within ftg doors. A hos
pitai without patients cannot educate;
II cannot to good. II some OF the
money Is uged 20 construct smaller
and more economical buildings, and
the part which Is left IL used Tor
opening ard running The Institution
for few yeary 80 that the conmun-
| ity becomes IMPRESSED with its con
venience and usefulness. this educs-
I ton and denorgtraton Win oHng
I phflanthropizts 70 the frcnt who are
! glad 70 keep ltg dooTB open and furn-
! ish It with plenty Of funds for iegiti-
mate expenses. The rapid advance IN
/ the construction Of hospitals make
certain that IN no Sery distant time
public opinion will demand that each
community shaD have sufficient BEDS
. in its hospitals N care for every SICK
person VINO needs to be within their
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
icuTlne TIE BATH ROOM

The bath room is one OF the hard
est rooms in tie home 10 properly
illuminate This is because the bath
room Is generally used for shaving,
hair cornbing, and frequently for
dressing purposes. The average bath
room Is the poorest lighted loom in
the house Usually ore or two small
lamps are installed close 10 the mir
Tor. above the wash bowl The re-
suit is that the illumination Is all
on one side OF the room and dense
shadows prevail
II viii require az least three good
sized Mazda lamps TO properly light
the bath room The first OF these,
4o-wart lamp. should ne located In
the ceiling. close TO the wall. with
a dtEusing reflector to spread the
light rays evenly about the room.
tne switch for controlling this light
should be OF the push-button type
and located just outside the bath
room door. Thus the room can be
lighted before entering. eliminating
the usual cropping around in the dark
for the switch
The large mirror. so necessary in
every bath room, cannot be properly
lighted with one wall bracket. Two
brackets. one on each side of the
mirror, should be used, with 25-watl
Mazda lamps Of the frosted type.
t1nese lamps may be controlled by
the ordinary push-button switch or
turned On and out individually with
pull" chains. Two lamps of this size
viii provide ample light for the mir
ror when shaving or combing the
hair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

walls The medical profession is
gradually being much more carefully
educated and much better fitted for
the care OF patients. but proportion
ately fewer persons are seeking this
profession. This foreshadows, ac-
companies and makes for the ad-
vancement of lAe hospital. because the
gathering OF the sick into hospitals not
only places them where they can be
better treated and given a better
chance Of recovery. thereby lowering
the death rate of the community. but
1t also conseryes the energy OF the
physician and multiplies his useful
ness The German communities are
much farther advanced In this par
ticular than the American Their in
surance laws have brought about the
support OF sick Iabo-ers and servants
in hospitals built by the cities. The
hospitals in the suburbs OF Berlin and
other German municipalities may well
stand as models for cities of much
larger size in this country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Methusalem Did IT, Tool!

Harper's Weekly: Says Benjamin
Franklin, in his little essay. On the
Art OF Procuring Pleasant Dreams
ut Is recorded that Methusaiem.
who, being the longest liver, may be
supposed to have best preserved his
health, that he slept always IN the
open air; for when he had lived 500
years an angel said to him: Arise.
Methusalem. and build thee house,
for thou shalt live 500 years longer.
But Methusalem answered and said:
~ am to live but 500 years longer.
it is not worth while to build me a
house; / will sleep in the air, as l
have been used to do
This dialogue is not reported In the
fifth chapter of Genesis, to be sure;
but it is reproduced here, out OF re-
spect to Franklin, as evidence that
outdoor sleeping Is no fad, but wise
return to the manners Of our an
ceStOrS. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
DO YOU KNOW THAT.

tun dam has been brought into cues
ton on q number of occasions, Mr.
Mcdonald refers TO IL il some length
1t was found that the Gatun rock.
are relatively solid and COMPACT and
suitable for foun dsrions for heavy
structures However, some writer's,
even recently. have affirmed that the
GatrIn rocks would soften into mud
when Gatun lake filed. and thus the
locks and dam would sink their
foundations and DE damaged or de
stroyed. Opinions OF this sort spring
from vivid Imagination and not
from facts
III the weight OF Gatun lake Is go
ing 10 force water into the Getun for
nation and cause it 10 soften into q
semi-mud that will allow the dam to
sink, then all the islands in Gatuu
lake and all the hills around Il, which
are Of the same formation should al
so have their bases softeaed the same
way, and sink into the depths Re
ports that the Gatun dam and locks
are in any danger from sinking have
not the slightest foundation on geo
logical data"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Kcokrk, Iowa ......-.h March 10, 1918

CONE ON IN. MISS SPRiNGTlhE
Come On IN. Miss Sprtnscms.
Been wat-tn' fer you long;
Since winters been e-stormIn' round
We need softer song.
There's not 2 Wind that blows but
l1ows
We've waited for you long!
Gene On IN, Miss Springtmel
We lore your coming SO,
We weary for pathway
To where the roses grow:
Just hide, beneath your blossoms,
Gray winters hills OF snow,
a Welcome 70 Miss Sprtngtins
From every hill and plain,
Read the sweet dreams Of Tfolets
That never dream in rain;
We're wearying 10 see once more
The roses IN the rain.
Frank l. Stanton in the Atlanta
Cons tuition
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes
the hair brittle.
The best thing TO use is just plain null
sihed eocoanut oil, for it is pure and
entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all to pieces. You can get
this at any drug store, and few ounces
Will last the whole family for months.
Simply nloisten the hair with water
and ruD 1t IN, about teaspoonful is ali
that is required. It makes an abundance
OF rich, creamy lather, clcanses thor
oughly, and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly and is soft.
fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy. and
easy to handle Besides, it 1oosens and
takes out every particle OF dust, dirt and
dandruf.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
The PANAMA CANAL

That the Panama canal viii not bs
swallowed up By an earthquake in the
future and that the troublesome slides
now being encountered viii eventual
! u be conquered and the great water
way made an unqualified success is
TIE opinion OF Donald ?. Macdonald
formerly canal geoIog5st and now min
ing geologtsr for the United States
Bureau OF Mines.
Nr Mcdonald. who spent several
years On the Tsthuus making z care
ful Study as 20 fragtlit! Of the earth's
crust has Just made an official report
70 the effect that, while through seis-
mic Disturbances the whole Isthmus
is rising Al the rate OF three feet
every hundred years, this will not
necessarily inture the canal AS far
as he gees, Il VIII merely mean 4
little additional expense in the dTedg-
Ing OF the big waterway. The cause
Of this rtstng, he says. is the s5nkin z
OF the ocean bottom outside the 18th
uiaa shore waters EvsTytiDe there
is little movement OF the ocean bot
tom, the Isthmr., to be in harmony,
Joins IN He also suggests that II the
rising motion be rapid. then there
would be serious danger for the canal,
but, that from what has happened IN
c!uded tina. the canal is not in any
appreciate danger from the instabili-
- Of the Isthntan land. The rising
Of the Isthmus, has been responsible
for the many slides that have been
encountered. IN tLst the motion OF the
ground has tislocated and crushed the
rocks, leaving them weak and IN
sta Bile
"At any rate says Mr.. Mcdonald,
so far az the digging OF the Culs5ra
Cut Is concerned. these faults have IN
creased the cost OF the canal several
million dollars
As to the slides. Culebra cut Is a
vast ditch that passes through many
varieties OF rock in the nine miles
Of its length Some OF these are
weak and unstable, and where the
slopes Of the cut were steep and 100
70 900 feet high the weaker rocks
crushed down 20 rstter slopes. When
sliding stopped. At 10 tine did the
engineering stat. constructing the ca
nal believe that TIE Elides were q
mencs 70 the ultimate completion and
successful operation O. the canal. IN
spite o. the tact that a. 1ues they
Ters somewhat troublesome. They
have made necessary the excavation
Of about 2e,0nG, COG cutie yards more
than vas included IN the first egtiIna-
tes for Cz1le5ra Cut but they hare
not n the past and viii Tot II the
future endaugsr the Ultimate SUCCESS
Of the canal"
Mr. TcDouaIt calls attention 70 tts
fact that one is apt 70 forget that the
greatest variation of stmos plerfc pref
sure near SEA level may De more than
four million tons per square mile and
tla. Il the adjustment Of acnosphsT.
ic pTssg1Te, II very large cave OF
mine lags behind any quick increase
: in atmospheric pressure 81 the sUr-
/ face, z considerable gt-sin may Be
added 70 the roo. % such Al erczTa-
! ton Discussing the real cause og the
slides, 3lr. Mcdonald declares that IL
many cages the Immediate cause was
the oTersteepness and height u the
slopes, the blasting and other WORK
attributable only 70 man He sdds
that the geologic conditions we're not
sufficiently considered IN the first
plans for digging Cule5ra Cat
As the strength Of the famous Gz'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

be cut, picked. gouged, salved, pias-
tered and jerked out-they grow
faster. Mr.. and Mira. Went-and-Cut-
It realize It now.-thsy use "Gets-It"
instead-it's the wonderful, simple
corn-cure that never fails Stops
pain. You apply 1t in 2 seconds, it
dries at once, the corn ia doomed.
Nothing to stick to the stocking or
press ON the corn. It means good
night TO plasters, saiy-s, diggcrs,
razors and toe-bundling You can
wear smaller shoes. Your corns viii
come right off, clean az a whistle.
Never infames health flesh. The
worlds biggest selling co-n cure
"Getg-It' is sold by druggists every
where. Csc a bottle, or sent direct By
z. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, Ill. Sold
in Eeofuk and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy By Engle-
hardt & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
A Source Of Satisfaction.

Dubuque Times-Journal: 1t must
have been a source of satisfaction for
printers to set up small news dis
match which came out from Joliet.
III. recently. It was only few lines,
but it was splendid testimonial to
the printer It announced that OF
200 men confined in the Illinois
prison there was not single printer
among them and 1t was necessary to
get outside help to get out the
Prison Post Nearly every line OF en-
ployment was represented among the
prisoners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

1 survey o, 300 farms in Lenawee
county, Mich, indicates that the
farmer Of southern Michigan keeps q
horse on al average of SIS years and
sells him for sIS6S less than he cost
Similar studies conducted in eastern
Pennsylvania Indicate that the farmer
Of that. district keeps a horse on an
acreage OF III years and sells him
for sae-34 less than he cost
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

throughout the state in January; TO-
5S2 attended various other meetings;
4S5 farm visits were made: 945 calls
were made by the farmers at the
agents headquarters and $40 bulletins
were distributed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

4 member OF the city council Of
Kansas City, Mo, in z public state
msnt before his associates, charged
the city administration with grating.
stealing and Misrepresentation Of pub
lie money, and offered to- prove each
allegation TO q grand jury Of six re-
pubEcans and six democrats So far
the alligator has only the laugh TO
show for his allegations, says the
Omaha Bee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Miss Bianch DTosta OF Jefferson
Vile. KY was married to Charles
Francis Miller of Louisville al her
home, but the officiating clergyman
vas in Paragould. Ark 500 miles
away. The distance was bridged by
TELEPHONE connections. The ceremou!
took three and one-haE minutes and
the toll charges were s2-65.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Over 1900 farmers attended the
demonstrations and other meetings
held by the agricultural extension
workers during the month Of January.
according 70 the monthly report Of
the extension department at Iowa
State college. Just completed Under
The thirteen county agents now en-
ployecf in Iowa, 2,05O farmers attend
ed the demonstration meetings held
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

The Memphis, Dallas & Gulf rsr-
road IL ordered 20 turn ove- $3.50 to
Miss Nettte TruEseIl, an Arkansas
school teacher. az damages to7 per
uniting male passenger 70 throv
8iuks and kisses At her across the
aisle. The jury probably rsagon I'd
that corporation which toIerstes
imitation oscUlation deserves TIE ham
mer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

T. J. Strck,er. engineer o. the pub
Tic utilities commission OF Kansas.
topped of So. 090, 900 Of the valuation
of the Kansas branch o. the Union
Pacific, remaTtdng IN defense OF the
slaughter that railroad officials are
wiId-eved, dreamy, financial fanatics"
IN boosting figures for revenue only
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

The longest chance IN the world.
taken by thief who stole q bageful
Of going alarm clocks, proved 2 los
tng one. even though when caught, he
cunninsIy explained Ike this: 81
run a boarding house and bought these
TO make the roomers get UP On time "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

SIX years ago two Missou-sns IN
Audrian county took z s15 dispute In
10 court and -.ne and IL up and down
the judicial road" Last month the
fight ended at an expense OF 8, 600
each
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Enrico Caruso. who MARBLES for
something Ike 5000 q night. gay.
that he wes happier when making
only so night. But he ts not work.
ing for happiness now, preferrfng the
coin OF Uncle Sans realm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Francis P. Reilly Of Reading, Pa,
brought equity proceedings IN court
against Samuel z. Blatt, his partner,
asking for a dissolution Of their part
nership. giving as the reason that for
three months BAIT had refused 70
speak 70 him. and their only means
Of communication during that time had
been through employees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
Mr.. Went-And-Cut-lt
Here's Mr.. 'Gets-It'

"GIad to meat you'll" says the razor
to the corn. I'll bleed for you!" says
the corn to the razor. Razors and
corns love each other Corns love to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

The heor! Ct z central SUI and
rotating earth vas conceived By z
Greek philosopher 500 years before
Christ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

For many years Il WAS belteTed that
petroleum existed IN northern Sicily,
DuS o-iy recently IVES experimental
drilling begun resulting in Tia dis
coTs-y OF oil Of good quality
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

In the morning when thou at sing
Etsh al roustag thee. let this thought
De present: Il an rising 20 z mans
work"-Narcus Au-eIus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-16

Government meat inspection costs
each resident q the country I cents
q year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-26
VILLA MOVING
TOWARD j. 6.
TROOPS MEXICO

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Ameri-
can Punitive Expedition in Mexico
Sept. 26.-Villas bandits who recently
attacked Chihuahua City and after q
fight with the garrison there retired
is now moving northward toward the
American expeditionary forces accord
ing to information which Gen. Perish
ing believes to be wholly reliable.
The bandits are reported here to
have crossed the Mexican Northwest
ern railroad at point twenty-five
miles south of Chihuahua, after triv-
ial skirmish with Carranza troops sta
toned there If the bandits come with
in striking distance it is certain that
Villas men will be attacked by the
American column.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-26
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
OF T.. ZIMMERMAN

Announcement O. campaign in
Times-Recorder, $1,000; announcement
Of campaign in Progress, $500; en-
trance fee paid to the Executive COM
mittee, $1,000; ten gallons of gasoline
$40; one gallon of oil, soc. Total
$2S.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
In person came before the under
signed officer, E. Zimmerman, who
upon oath deposes and says that the
above is a correct itemized statement
of all moneys and funds expended by
me in the campaign for nomination tc
the House of Representatives from
Sumter county, Ca, at the election
held on the 18th day of September
1918, said funds so expended being
furnished by deponent
E. ZIMMERMAN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 18th day of September, 1916.
J. l. KILLER, ]. P, S. Co.