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The Lamar register., 1916-03-01

phate producing nation in the world
that mineral held so essential in the
preservation of soil, yet we have been
exporting thousands of tons of it
yearly to build up the soil of Euro
pean farmers while neglecting our
own. We cannot continue indefinite
ly to do business this way, DIR. Wat
ers stated, without disaster overtak-
ing US; we must sell our raw mater
ials in the finished state and conserve
our soil resources.
1t has been demonstrated that sugar
beets lead all other plants for enrich
ing and preserving the soil. They
have doubled the national wealth of
Germany, which has 342 sugar beet
factories las compared with our 67.)
Germany is the great sugar beet ma
ton, and notwithstanding her soil has
been in cultivation for centuries, she
produces more wheat, corn, oats, etc,
per acre than any other country. With
an area but little larger than Kansas,
her soil practically sustains her Co.
100000 people.
If we avoided the complete exhaus-
ton of our natural wealth resources,
as suggested by DIR. Waters, we should
encourage the cultivation of sugar
beets to the utmost extent. Last year
we devoted GA 900 acres in fifteen
states to them. Yet we have 274,-
100000 acres adaptable to their
growth. With a protective tariff to
protect the beet sugar industry while
VIC continue to develop it, another %
years should find us supplanting Ger
many as the leading beet sugar ma
ton of .he world. In every state
where sugar beets have been grown
in rotation with other crops, not only
has the soil been preserved, but it has
been male richer and the increased
production of all crops has been as
onishing-National Farmer.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01
News Letter
Denver, Colo, February rs.

Denver, Colo, February 70.
AS a step in its program oil proper
y safeguarding the travelling public,
the State Public Utilities Commission
has issued two general orders to all
steam and electric carriers relative
to installation of safety devices at
grade crossings and the operation OF
trains and cars at grade crossings.
General Order No. 10, effective on
March /, requires that all safety de-
vices of whatsoever nature, whether
electrically operated or otherwise,
which heretofore have been installed
at railway and highway crossings,
shall be efficiently maintained in good
operating condition, and that prior to
the installation OF any safety devices
IN future, the plans for such protec-
ton must be approved by the Com
mission and its engineers. This order
also requires ali railroads To remove
Immediately from their rights OF way
ali distractions OF every kind, except
buildings, which IN any way Interfere
with the view OF approaching trains
at railway and highway crossings.
In addition to these orders, the
Commission issued General Order No.
II, requiring every steam railroad op-
Grating within the state to maintain
at each of its stations a bulletin board
conveniently and conspicuously placed,
and upon which shall be bulletined
the scheduled time OF arrival Of each
passenger train; and, ut each station
where telegraphic or telephone train
orders are received, at least one hour
before the scheduled time of arrival
of each train the fact shall be bull
letined as TO whether the train is on
time. In event of delay, the bulletins
must state as nearly as possible the
time Of arrival of the delayed train,
and must restate each thirty minutes
until the actual arrival Of the train
the approximate time of its arrival.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01

sugar duty constitutes another ad-
mission of failure. When the demo-
Gratis advocated free sugar, they
claimed that the price of sugar to the
consumer would be reduced in proper
ton to the reduction in duty. But
what are the facts?
1.-THE partial reduction in the sugar
duty wiped out the cane sugar in
dustry of the United States. 1t par
TALLY destroyed the beet sugar indus
try and completely blocked its fur
Their development 1t conferred a
benefit upon the sugar industry in
foreign countries. 1t reduced the an
nual customs revenues about ten mil
lions. At the same time the price of
sugar in America has remained prac-
tically the same.
"In short, this one item in the
democratic tariff law has reduced
our revenues, tremendously damaged
American industry, aided foreign COM
petitors, and has been of no benefit
whatever to American consumers.
ut is not surprising that individual
democrats in the recent caucus re-
fused to abide by its decision be
cause it was furnishing ammunition
to their opponents. The republican
contention has been completely justi-
fed"
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01
Helping Republicans

Washington, D. c., February %
Zone of the best arguments for the
republican protective tariff policy has
been furnished by the democratic
party"
This comment was made today by
Representative Charles B. Undertake
Of Colorado on the recent action OF
the democratic caucus pledging sup
port to the bill for retaining the pres
emit duty on sugar.
"In the first place, this proposal
to maintain the present sugar tax is
an admission by the democrats of the
financial failure of their administra-
ton" said Mr.. Undertake. Con
fronted by an ever increasing deficit
in the treasury, and at their wits
end how to meet it, they are forced
to recognize republican principle to
prevent a further annual loss OF
about s40,OOO,OoO in revenue.
Furthermore, the secondary erect
of the democratic reduction OF about
so cents per hundred pounds in the
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01
Suppressing Facts Regarding Mexico

Washington, March 1. Especial Cor
respondence.) After many weeks of
delay Mr.. Wilson deigned to make
answer to the Senate's demand for in
formation regarding affairs in Mexi-
co. When Senator Fall first formulat-
ed his requests for the facts, early in
the session, there was a disposition
among democrats to smother the res
olution in committee; but as this meth
cd seemed too transparent and too
dangerous, the administration forces
made fine show Of bravery, asserted
that there was nothing to be concealed
IN the Mexican business, and the rcGo-
luton was passed without opposition.
At length the reply came-in the
form of a letter from Secretary Lans-
ing, who, writing at the Presidents
orders, declares that it is 'incompati-
Bile with the public int rest" to make
known much Of the material which the
Senate asked for. Among these hid
len facts are the orders under which
our forces entered upon the ill-starrcd
expedition TO Vera Cruz and the cor
rospondencc sent to the State Depart
ment by the Brazilian Minister in
Mexico while he was in charge of our
interests there.
But the outstanding fact which Mr.
Wilson could not deny to the Senate
and to the country is contained in Mr.
Lansings admission that SO Amcri-
cans have been murdered in Mexico
since "watchful waiting" began its
deadly work and that sc others
among them 16 American soldiers
have been killed on American soil by
bands of Mexican invaders.
In the face of these gruesome de-
tails Mr. Wilson has the hardihood to
tell the Senate that there is in Mexico
reasonably adequate protection to the
lives and property of Americans" and
that Carranza is maintaining as good
a government down there as anyone
ought to expect.
Fortunately the files of the State
Department are not the only place in
which to find authentic information re-
garding conditions in Mexico. Senator
Fall, who introduced the resolution
of inquiry and who was careful to-
draft his demands to cover the essen
tial points in such an inquiry, al
ready has authentic information COW
ering much of the ground which Mr..
NV;1so, goolye 10 gr,y-oupJ NTH enc
recy. This information will be given
20 the country by means of debate in
the senate; and Mr.. Wilson will find
that he cannot hoodwink the country
as to the fruits of his disastrous Mex
lean policy.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01

The republican state officials, who
made the trip last week to the western
slope, are enthusiastic in their praise
of the reception accorded them. They
declare that the interest shown by
the people in the different state prob
lens, and their appreciation of the
efforts made to maintain the honor
and credit of the state, was most
gratifying and encouraging. The
knocker and chronic fault finder and
pessimist was nowhere in evidence.
On the other hand, in every town
visited, without a single exception,
there was manifest a desire to hold
up the hands of the executive officers
and back them in their every effort to
enforce the laws and develop the re-
sources of the state. There was ev-
erywhere exhibited a satisfaction and
pride in their homes and local condi-
lions that indicates that Colorado is
rapidly passing out of the pioneer
stage and that very large percent
age of the population is now compos-
ed of people born in this state, to
whom Colorado means home.
The state officers have returned
with their convictions strengthened
that 1916 is a republican year. Former
differences, caused largely by stupid
party management, have been for
gotten. In the new and vital issues
that have arisen the voters are not in
"A mood 70 listen patiently to leaders
who place their own ambitions and
injured pride above their country's
welfare.
1t is becoming more certain every
day that there will be but two tickets
in the field next fall, one of them rep
resenting the party of expediency, the
other the one of principle.
The total receipts by the treasurer
last year, from all sources, were S4,-
1872, 78O.64; of this amount S295,479.47
was received from the inheritance tax,
S251 ,746.03 from the insurance de-
partment, S1O1 ,62s.47 from the differ
ent inspection departments, $737, SOB
from the land department, S49, 1901
from the fish and game department.
and from fees taken in by the Secre-
tary of State, S179,317.79. In nearly
every item the receipts are above
those of former years and show in an
unmistakable manner the growth that
the state is enjoying at the present
time.
1t is gratifying also to know that
the state is rapidly paying off debts
of the previous administration and
getting on a cash basis.
On February 10, 1915, there were
outstanding warrants amounting to
1890, 7O6.O2. On February 10, 1916,
these had been reduced to SS43,481. 55.
There had also, during the same
time, been claims against the state
incurred by former administrations
and for which warrants had not been
issued, settled, amounting to much
over a hundred thousand dollars.
If the 1915 taxes were now in hand,
every current outstanding obligation
of the state could be at once paid and
there would be left over surplus of
at least a million dollars This is not
a bad showing for a state that has
passed through such troublous times
as has Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01
PROPOSED HERD LAW
New Settlers Should Study Bill and
Local Conditions Before Giving
Their Support to Bill

At the meeting of the Bent and
Prowers County Horse and Cattle
Growers Association at Las Animas
last Tuesday the members were given
quite a surprise though an agreeable
one. Near the close of the session
u stranger who had been spectator
at the meeting asked if he could say
a few words and was given the floor.
He said ne was a new conner and not
yet voter, but the neighbors where
he was located had held a meeting ard
discussed the question and were I'M
animously opposed to the proposed
herd law, anad they had asked him
to come to the meeting and act as
their delegate to let the members
know where they stood. He said they
all realized this country can only be
made success for the dry farmers
through combining stock raising with
their farming operations, and there
fore they felt they were equally in
terested with stockmen in maintaining
the present conditions.
We believe that a careful study Of
the situation will in the long run
bring the larger portion of our new
settlers to this view of the question.
1t is natural at first glance for the
new settlers to take view favorable
to the bill. They know nothing of
the state history of the Denver Post,
and its reputation as spite organ.
They can't know that the bill was
simply a measure of spite projected
by the Post because Volney Hoggatt
lost his job, and thus the Post its
chance to graft off the school lands
of the state. Many of these people
are not yet convinced that this eoun-
try is not a success as straight dry
land farming proposition, but that the
farmer to insure success must COM
bine stock raising with farming. This
combination has always been a win
ner here, and even the irrigated farm
ers are rapidly coming to the same
conclusion, that to reach the highest
achievement here it is necessary to
combine the two industries.
When the newer settlements have
carefully studied these facts and the
conditions which exist in this section
we believe most of them will arrive
at the same conclusion as did the
settlers who sent the delegate to the
Las Animas meeting, that their in
terests and the stockgrowers are
identical, that they cannot successful
ly raise even a small herd of cattle or
other stock unless they can have free
use of such unoccupied pasture as is
adjacent to them. That they can far
better afford to put a legal fence
around their small acreage of crop
than to have to fence the pasture they
need or else do without. Many of the
new Corners are from states that have
herd law and as yet have had no OPP
portunity to realize the big difference
in conditions here. The old wave of
settlement that crossed into Colorado
thirty years ago went through exact
ly this same agitation, but after thor
ough study and discussion decided
that present conditions were the best
and they have never had cause to re-
gret that decision.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01
of Interest to Farmers

In recent issue of Commerce Re
ports, the Department of Commerce
expressed great surprise that the
Netherlands and Switzerland "sold
much larger quantities Of milk in the
United States in 1915 than ever be-
fore" Inasmuch as the democratic
tariff law placed condensed milk on
the free list, there is nothing surpris-
ing about the fact that European coun-
tries are taking advantage of it. How
ever, half our condensed milk imports
are coming from Canada, who turned
down our reciprocity offer in 1911 and
received free access to our markets in
1913.
If President Wilson only knew it,
the German crisis" is not nearly so
acute as the crisis at Spodunk Cor
ners, where enraged farmers are
threatening reprisals upon the demo-
cratic party for decentralization Of the
rural mail service.
The trouble with President Wilson
as an advocate Of preparedness or any
other policy is that the people do not
give him credit for sincerity. For
more than a year the White House
was giving stories Of acute crisis"
which were regularly succeeded by
diplomatic triumphs." After a year
Of that sort Of thing, people were nat
urally not in a good frame Of mind to
take Mr.. Wilson seriously when he
went out on the stump and told them
that he knew not what an hour may
bring forth" Most people, in their
childhood, learned the tragic story of
the boy who called "Wolf, Wolff"
when there was no wolf.
Having known 10 Daniels for forty
years, we are prepared to say that he
has enough tar on his heels not to jar
loose because of a few funny little
knocks of notwithstanding momen-
tum."-George NJ. Bailey in Houston
Post. Quite right. Nothing short of
the national election that is coming
next year will jar Josephus from the
payroll.
Although Secretary of War CARR
son had a remarkable amount of pa
thence there was a limit to his ability
to stand the vacillation of the Presi
dent. Who can blame him?
Now if the President would make
conditions unbearable for one or two
other members of his cabinet, there
might be a chance to improve the pvb-
lie service. The trouble is that tie
least competent of the cabinet mem
hn,-
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01

Now if the President would make
conditions unbearable for one or two
other members of his cabinet, there
might be chance to improve the pvb-
lie service. The trouble is that tie
least competent of the cabinet mem
bers are not likely to resign.
The Lamar register., 1916-03-01

Although Secretary of War Garri-
son had a remarkable amount of pa
thence there was limit to his ability
to stand the vacillation of the Presi.
dent. Who can blame him?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Resolution No. 2o4.

Resolution No. 2o4.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City Of Keok,rk:
That the City Clerk be, and he Is
hereby authorised to draw warrant
No. 433s. for SHALT, in favor Of the
American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co.,
being interest on motor truck time
warrants Nos. 1922. 1928. 1924 and
1925, from June "a. 1915. to date.
Chargeable to fire apparatus ac-
count.
Adopted October "a. 1916. by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor,
10. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
70. W. sANDBHRa. City Clerk.
October 26, 1916, 8 q. N.
Council met tn regular session with
all members present. Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes OF meetings OF
October 23rd and ~24th, 1915, were
read and approved. There being no
further business, Council upon mo-
IIOu dOJON1uCO.
ED. s. LOTION.
Attest: Mayor.
%. w. sANDBERG, city Clerk.
October 80, 1915, 9 a. N.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meeting OF
October 26, were read and approved.
Resolution No. oO5.
Be it resolved, By the City Council
OF the City of Keokuk:
. That the following pay rolls be,
and they are hereby approved and
ordered paid:
Warrant No. 1899. Improve
ment .$lO5 81
Warrant No. 4340, Park 49,. 10. 90
Warrant No. 4341, Street 49,. 177.7o
Warrant No 4342, Sewer 49,. 200 .33
Warrant No. 4S433, Sidewalk 90. SIS
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton. Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business,
Council took recess until October
81, 1916, 8 q. m.
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
October 81, 1915, a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. zoo.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
Of the City of Keol1uk:
That the following pay rolls be.
and they are hereby approved and
ordered paid:
Iro,-.a.4 Nro AoAA Nonaral 4SAh M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
SAGE TEA DARKENS
HAIR To ANY SHADE
Don't stay GrayI Here's an oid-Time
Recipe that Anybody can
Apply.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded, gray hair to it's
natural color dates back to grand
mothers time. She used it to keep
her hair beautifully dark, glossy and
attractive. Whenever her hair took
on that dull. faded or streaked APP
pearance, tnls simple mixture was ap-
piled with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for a so cent bottle of
"Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get this famous old
preparation, improved by the addition
Of other ingredients, which can be
depended upon to restore natural
color and beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell It
has been applied. You simply dampen
sponge or soft brush with it md
draw this through your hair, taking
one strand at time. By morning
the gray hair disappears, and after
another application or two, it be-
comes beautifully dark and glossy.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire a more youth
full appearance. 1t is not intended
for the cure, mitigation or proven
ton of disease,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17

ting place, as the speaker remarked,
for II one is caught flirting, death Is
sure to ensue.
Many Of the Turks are kindly peo-
pie, but the bad element is in power,
the speaker said. In conclusion he
described the strength of the Mo
hammedan religion which calls people
to prayer five times day, and
which causes men and women to
kneel on the streets, in the deserts,
on shipboard, anywhere, without re-
gard to the curious about them. He
then traced the difference between
the Mphammedan religion, which
makes woman the slave of man, and
the christian religion which makes
her the equal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17

" brave" DR.. Payne said. IN speaking
Of their performances In the last saA
or seven years. N'They have oemon,
strated their perfectly wonderful
mower of endurance. But they 90
some terribly brutal things, too.
The misery of the poor and tne
misery of the lepers was toucheo
nnnn and described in word picture s
s,cb as only DR.. Payne has the pow
~ of painting. In Constanunopie:
Sne finds the greatest assortment on
beegars, and the speaker drew liz.
ludicrous picture OF h1mseif suns
dnwn the street with beggar woman
hanging to his coat tails.
Old and New Meet. :.
r. 4. in Constantinople that the old
,nd new worlds meet. The TURKS
aiw,vs expect one to bargain win
t,an, the speaker said, and usually
ohorse three times as much as they
eycent ultimately to get. he oe-
scribed the CHASTITY scene OF street
hutcher and told about the unusual
~ heavy loads the men can trans
rort and how they have formed q
,n1on which sort Of monopoiizes this
carrying trade.
The yelled woman was discussed
.nd the reasons for her told the
;deo A to make the woman as repuls-
I've n possible. Some time f1irtations
are carried on. but these are usually
carrsed on In the graveyards. . tit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
Get Rid of Humors
And Avoid Disease

Humors In the blood cause internal
arrangements that affect the whole
system. as well as pimples, bofls and
other eruptions. They affect all the
organs and functions, membranes and
tissues, and are directly responsible
for the readiness with which some
people contract disease.
For forty years Hoods Sarsaparilla
has been more successful than any
other medicine in expelling humors
and removing their inward and out
ward effects. It Is distinguished for
Its thoroughness In purifying the
blood, which it enriches and inv.gor-
ates. No other medicine acts like 1t,
for NO other medicine 10 like It
Get Hoods Sarsaprilla today. In
sist on having Hood'B.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17

account of the cost of the construc-
ton of the said Improvement, there
fore
Be 1t Resolved by the City Council
of the City Of Keolruk, that the City
Clerk be, and he is hereby. Instructed
to give not less than twenty days
notice by two publications in The
Gate City, a newspaper published in
this city. and by ilandbills, posted in
conspicuous places along the line Of
the said improvement, that said plat
and schedule are on file in his office.
and that within twenty days after
the first publication of such notice
all objections thereto. or to the prior
proceedings, on account of errors.
Irregularities or Inequalities, must
be made in writing and filed w1nn
tho said clerk:
Adopted October 81, 1916, by the
following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hf1pert, Hickey,
Ayes, 3; noes, 0.
Approved and signed:
ED. s.. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City OF Keokuk.
Attest:
o. w. sANDBNRG, City Clerk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17

certify the above to be correct
|, Keolrik iowa, Oct. 30 1915.
There being further business,
Council took a until November Attest:
H. 1915 9 a. m. 10. w. SANDB
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
ASTHMA SUFFERER

Write today, I will tell you. free Of
charge, Of Q simple home treatment
for asthma which cured me after
physicians and change Of climate
failed. 1 am SO grateful for my pres.
emit good health. after years of suffer-
ing, that want everyone to know of
this wonderful treatment. Mrs. Nellie
Evans. SIS XII. Dos Noinea. Iowa