The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-17


more than to cultivate patriotism, for
Warsaw to organize that proposed
military company. for there is plenty
Of good material here for a small
company at least, and there Is no
telling in these days Of unprepared-
ness how soon a large company may
be needed, in fact congress has Just
ordered the regular army to be re-
cruited to 100000 men. But patriot.
ism aside, if you please, the army
drill would be good gymnastio exer-
else for our youth, and keep them
healthy and manly and make them
lose a desire for their favorite loaf
Ing naunts.
r. H. Bowen Of Hamilton was a
business visitor IN Warsaw Wednes-
day.
Misses Marie and Katherine Van
dolah Of Edna, Mo, are visiting their
grandfather Philip Web.
On Wednesday afternoon an aged
man, over 80 perhaps, named Dab
ney Keller who lived alone in a small
cabin on the Frank farm near the
Whitaker school house east Of town,
was found lying on the floor of his
cabin in front of the stove, dead.
No marks Of violence were found on
the house; the supposition is that he
had a paralytic stroke or died from
heart disease. He has no relatives
here, but two nephews live in Can
ton and they have been notified. In
the meantime the body Is held sub
ject to their arrival or order. Mr..
KSller was a poor man and made his
living by doing odd jobs. On Satur-
day he was chopinpg wood and ap-
parently well.
Interesting Mems Meeting.
| A number of Warsaw men attended
the last public mems meeting at
Hamilton Sunday afternoon. On mo-
ton at the meeting in February, a
debate had been arranged on the up
to-date question. us Military Pre-
paredness Essential to the Safety of
Our Nation?" The meeting was the
best attended during the winter term,
every seat being taken. Geo. Hem
pen, one of the six appointed speak
ers, excused himself a few minutes
before the opening Of the meeting,
that he was unable to be present and
asked Judge Crawford to take his
place. The meeting was presided over
by A. Derksen. The speakers Of the
/
Harkrader and Judge Crawford for
| the negative, l. N. Hosford, +. w.
Lemkan and c. =. Kopp, Jr. The
question of preparedness which has
aroused the nation from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, was discussed from the
national, economic, moral and reli-
gious point Of view. In spite of the
| different attitude Of the speakers,
there was general agreement that
our country should be kept out of
the European struggle, and that mill.
| tarism should be stunned. The mega
tive side was not for peace at any
price.
It was shown by carefully compiled
statistics that the United States could
easily take care Of Japan in case
| of an attack, without increasing the
navy. The statement Of President
Wilson was quoted, that we are In
no danger of an invasion. The mum
lions manufacturers are to a great
extent responsible for the prepared
ness agitation. The audience was re-
minded that the supreme ruler of the
universe with a mighty hand al
with stretched out arms still rules
over the nations Of this planet. And
this king of the kings says In His
trusteth in man and maketh flesh his
arm" And again, Peter in trying tc
defend his master in dark hour
with a weapon, was severely repri
manded by Christ: Put up thy sword
into the sheath" Instead of prepar
ing and using guns for destruction
let us rather support the preparation
of those soldiers whose weapons Of
warfare are not carnal, but mighty
through God to the pulling down o.
the stronghold Of heathenism abroad
and at home. The mighty empire Of