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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Convenient Location for Y Outing
Secured on River, Halt Way Be-
tween Hamilton and
Nauvoo.
DAILY PROGRAM READY
Full Schedule Has Been Arranged
for Day-Equipnnent For Each
Boy to Bring Has
Been Decided.

William Brugman, boys secretary
secured a fine site for the annual
boys camp which the association con-
ducts The location is on the Will
liam Pilkington farm, located on the
river, about midway between Hamil-
ton and Nauvoo There is fine shade,
plenty of good spring water, and
nearby wide level meadow, which
can be used for a baseball field. The
river at this point is fine for boating,
and right where the camp will be
located Is an excellent swimming
"hole." Arrangements will be made
for other games, hikes will probably
be taken through the surrounding
country, and in addition. through the
routine life of the camp, the boys will
receive valuable training that will
stand them in good stead in the
future.
The daily program follows:
600 a. m.-Ten minute. more.
6:1O a. m.-Morning exercise
and mourning" plunge.
GAS a. m-Bible reading.
700 a. n.-Breakfast
500 a. m.--Clean camp and
blankets out.
bdldAS0 "a AAOAA AA5 AOA 4ONA CO.
ton.
1O:45 a. m-Swimming instruc-
ton.
11:OO a. m.-"First dive;" regu-
lar morning swim.
1900 m.-Dinner.
Balance of afternoon for recrea-
ton and study classes.
400 p. m.--"All in" regular
afternoon swim.
500 p. m-Supper.
Balance Of the evening for en-
tertainments, camp fire, etc.
S:45 p. m.-"Hit the snooze
mat"
500 p. m.-Lights out.
Each Boys Equipment.
Each boy will take two heavy, dark
blankets and old comforter and pill
low. These will be rolled MP in rub
Der blanket or poncho, making blan-
ket for the march. Each boy will be
instructed to wear old clothes. Each
youngster will also bring his own
dishes. They will have to do their in
dividual dish washing.
In his instructions, Mr.. Rrugman
asks each boy to pack the following
list of articles in an old suitcase or
small box:
Bathing suit, entire change Of cloth
ing (head to FOOT, track suit and ten
mis- shoes, sweater or jersey, flannel
nightshirt or pajamas, towels and
soap that will float, hair brush and
comb, tooth brush and powder, hand
kerchiefs, Bible, cheerful disposition.
The following articles are not
necessities, but Mr.. Brugman thinks
they will be worth while taking, if
each boy is not too burdened down
with luggage. He asks the boys not
to take too much stuff. The list fol-
lows:
Camera, baseball and glove, fishing
tackle, musical instrument. joke book,
comic costume, soap box, needle,
thread, pins, buttons and safety pins.
coat hanger, extra shoes, collapsible
drinking cup.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Announcement 10 Made That Bell EN-
ployes on Duty With National
Guard Troops viii be
Taken Caro- Of.
POLICY IS ANNOUNCED
Those Who Work for This COMPANY
and Have Been Called to the
Colors VIII Find Their
Places Waiting.

Liberal provisions for the coming
| twelve months are made by the Bell
Telephone System for it's employees,
who have been called out for SER
vice with the national guard. Full
pay Is granted for the first three
months and the fraction of the month
in which the men are called to the
colors. For the remaining nine
months salaries will continue in full
force less the amount received from
the government
! Upon The return from duty, en-
ployees will be given employment as
far as the needs of telephone service
will permit. At the end of twelve
months further consideration of these
provisions will be made.
The policy announced is as follows:
Employees of the Bell system who,
on the 18th OF June, 1916, were mem
bers of the national guard or naval
| militia, and who have been called
| into service by orders issued in ac-
cordance with the proclamation of the
president Of the United States of that
date, or who may be called into SER
vice by similar order, will be allowed
full pay at the normal rate in effect
on that date in each case, during alb
sence in such service not to exceed
three full months and the fraction of
the month in which called into ser.
vice, and thereafter for period not
exceeding nine additional months, full
pay at such rate less the amount in
each case paid by the government.
"Such employees will also be con-
sidered, for the purposes of the en-
ployees' benefit plan, as being con.
tinuously employed in the system
while absent on such duty and upon
return from such duty or after honor
able discharge, will be gwen such
employment as the needs Of the SER
vice will permit and the employee is
able and fitted to perform.
Owing to the importance of our
service to the government and public
in time of war, we must take care not
to cripple it. Therefore, the names
of those who are willing to enlist
hereafter viii be noted and il subse-
Quent1y desired by the government,
we will aid in supplying skilled men
for the particular service for which
men specially trained are required.
Those who hereafter enlist with the
company's approval will be treated
in the same manner as employees who
were members Of the national guard
or naval militia on June IS, 1916.
Further consideration in due time
will be given to the matter of SER
vice beyond the period herein pro-
vided for. In case the state or ma
ton makes provision for dependents
of the men in service, or the situa-
ton is otherwise Substantially
changed, this arrangement may be
modified as in the Judgment of the
companies, the changed conditions
may warrant"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
SUNDAYS MOTHER
CALLED BY DEATH
Demise Occurred Sunday Morning at
Home in Winona Lake-Funeral
"Wednesday at Ames.

Billy Sunday, the widely known
evangelist, mourns the death OF his
mother.
She passed away Sunday morn
ing at the home Of her son at Wi
mona. Lake, Ind, aged "a years She
was out calling on Saturday. appar-
emily feeling fine, so her death came
as a great shock. The funeral was
held at Ames on Wednesday. Her
first husband was w. A. Sunday
father of Billy, who died in the union
army, never having seen lis son.
Mrs. Sundays second husbands name
was StoweI. All the close friends
of Billy Sunday know the relations
between mother and son. AS
widow she took care Of him and MS
brother until they were large
enough to take care Of themselves.
Sunday morning Mrs. Stowell was
late appearing in the family circle
and Billy went to her room TO see
what was the matter. She appeared
70 no asleep and her son did not
know that she was dead until ne
touched her. The deceased was porn
at Syracuse, Ind She had made ner
home with Billy for many years. an.
other son. Edward Sunday. lives az
woodworth. N. D. Mrs. Sunday iivea
in Story county. Iowa, when her nus,
hand enlisted in the Twenty-thlro
Iowa infantry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
TOBACCO COMPANY
PATRIOTIC, TOO
American Tobacco Co. Gives Notice
That It's Employees Will be
Paid II They Enlist.

Add to the list Of patriotic factories,
the American Tobacco Co. This con-
Germ will pay the salaries of it's men
who enlist in the guard troops. An
order was issued as follows from the
factory:
1t is our earnest desire that all OF
our employees who belong to military
organizations affected by the orders
Of the president, the secretary of war
and the governors of their respective
states, with reference to the mobiliza-
ton of troops on account Of the Next
can situation, respond to such orders.
We desire all such employees in max
ing that response to have the assur-
ance, in the first place that upon their
return the positions they left will be
waiting for them, and in the second
place that full salaries will be paid
during their absence from their en-
ployment on account of this. their
performance of their patriotic duty.
Please let all employees affected know
of your receipt of this communica-
ton, and get from them directions as
to how payment shall be made Of
their wages or salary during their
absence in the performance Of this,
their country's service.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) PERCIVAL s. HILL,
President
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Imaginary attack


our west coast by an unnamed foreign
power. A flying torpedo whose dtrec-
ton is guided by some kind of radio
mechanism is invented and makes
havoc in a highly sensational ard
thrilling manner on the enemy.
There is much more to the story,
though, than the flying torpedo. There
are the foreign spies who try to steal
the model. the doddering old novelist.
delightfully."- played by John Emerson,
who thwarts them through very en-
joyable and logical course OF detec-
tiveing, and Miss Bessie Love, who
as Hulda, the simple Swedish
maid of all work, wins a way straight
into the hearts of the photoplay pub
lie as a new find in the firm ament Of
clever and attractive young screen
players. She reminds QUE OF Nary
Pickford in appearance, though
younger and she suggests Mae Marsh
in manner, not meaning that she is
Initiative, for she is quite her own
self, but that these are the schools
she belongs to. 1t Is great fun the
way she and the novelist capture the
spies, and besides them there is good
demonstration Of picture warfare and
mechanics.
The Grand tomorrow offers a mag
nificent Lasky production Of Geraldine
Farrar's newest picture, Maria
Rosa" and by far her greatest effort.
Wallace Reid, Pedro de Cordoba and
others are in the cast. Matinee at
2:30 and 4, night shows start at GAS
and the last show at 9: 45.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

The Fighting Blacks.
Sprfn gfeld. Mass, Republican,: The
Tenth United States cavalry suffered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Fun-ThrIlIs-StarS.

A program of more than passing in
terest is tonight's offering at the
Grand. A. D. w. Griff1th's master
piece is on view here that rivals in
spectacular production anything that
has yet appeared. The drama is a
Triangle-Fine Arts preparedness story.
1.-THE Flying Torpedo" in which fun.
thrills and real stars are present in
abundance. John Emerson and the
winning Bessie Love are the stars
and their work is Of the very best.
The Keystone comedy is called
wife and Auto Troubles" and stars
Willie Collier and Mae Busch. 1t Is
just one roar after another and must
be seen to be enjoyed.
"The Flying Torpedo" puts
forth new and clever idea
in preparedness. The argument
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

In recognition of our duty to families whose prnc-
nal snnpor has been temporarily removed by the call of
the Iowa National Guard to active service the Mex
can border hereby subscribe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. or
per month, to Patriotic Protective
Find to be used aid such when necessary This
is to be dispersed by executive committee of citizens
and funds remaining will be returned to subscribers in
nroportion to the amounts given.
Signed-Name. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Address .................
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Uncle Joe's Cigar Secret.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Here's
a secret that it took me years to
learn" said Uncle Joe Cannon, who,
as nearly everyone knows, is an in
veterate smoker. IF you want to
get the most out Of cigar, light the
wrong end Any man who smokes
cigars to any great extent will tell
you that he gets more real enjoyment
out of the last inch of his cigar. Now,
my plan Is to light the last half first
and get to the best part Of the smoke
as soon as you can. OF course. you
have to snip off the end that is sup
posed to go in your mouth before you
can light the cigar, but if you try my
plan you won't ever go back to the
oId-fashioned way unless I'm badly
mistaken"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
A Prediction Gone WRONG.

Sioux City Tribune: The wise
ones" two years ago were predicting
the automobile business had reached
it's height and the industry would
soon begin to feel the effect Of de-
cided slump in demand. A prominent
automobile manufacturer has just
sold his controlling interest in his
business for $90,O0O,00O; the in
crease alone in values OF the stocks
of 10 leading automobile industries
in the United States in the past year
has aggregated $315, 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Subscribe for The Gate CITY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
DAINTY Discarded.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: There
were some who said that Hughes
was not "a good mixer" but he is
putting these to shame. The former
justice has put aside his austere
dignity along with his judicial robes
and is proving to be not only strong
but q very popular candidate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

the first casualties OF the army in the
Spanish war in the skirmish at Las
Guasimas. It has again helped to
make history at Carrizal Where
there Is fighting look for the black
reg iment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
For Those Left at Home

hash citizenship Of Keokuk
especially 1t incumbent
home
families front
wtrn % subscribe
Of started
handle proposition
should be nam
This Of the word
nelsnoors
who havego o defense Of their country
bes
given opportunity The Gate City today running
organization
is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Tho Appeal to Patriotism.
Washington Post: As an incentive
to enlistment machine gun in am
bush beats two laws Of congress.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
purposeIy Sober.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The pres
ent uniforms OF United States soldiers
are less picturesque. less suggestive
OF Americas heroic past, than the MS
toric blue. but they look like business.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
Is Candidate for Assessor

E. Des Voignes, who has been a
property owner in this district for
some ten years and a resident for
about five years, has decided to en-
the political arena this fall and has
made formal announcement of his
candidacy for nomination on the re-
publican ticket as assessor.
Mr.. Des Voignes resides in the
Copeland district. He has lived in
Idaho for the past 20 years and for
a number of years served as a tim
Der and land estimator for the state
and for individuals. Before coming
west he was a county supervisor in
Michigan for over eight years. He
feels that his experience as an es-
timator, as farmer and as a county
supervisor will enable him to fill the
Office he seeks to the entire satisfac-
ton of the taxpavers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
Plan Evangelistic Meetings

In spite of the inclement weather
Monday night a large crowd heard
Evangelist Taylor at the Union
church. Rev. Taylor was accompan-
led here by his two sons who assist
him in his church work.
Following Rev. Taylor's address
the various church organizations of
the city decided to invite the Taylor
party to come here to hold a series
of evangelistic meetings upon the
conclusion of the meetings which are
now being held in Standpoint. The
meetings will be held in Kent's hall
and will probably last three or four
weeks. The evangelistic party will
consist of Rev. Taylor, his wife, a
pianist, and their two sons who are
soloists and chorus directors. The
pastors of the local Protestant
churches will assist Rev. Taylor.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
Supt. Collins to Wed

P. M. Collins, superintendent of
the schools of Independent District
No. A, left Wednesday evening for
Indianapolis, Ind, where he will
spend several weeks visiting friends
and relatives. On June Goth Mr..
Collins will marry Miss Grace Bish-
op, of Button, Ind. Accompanied
by his bride he will return to Bon
ners Ferry about the middle of July,
On his way east Mr.. Collins
planned to stop at Chicago and at
tend the commencement exercises of
the De Paugh University, his alma
mater.
The announcement of Mr.. Collins
approaching marriage will no doubt
come as a surprise to his many
friends here whom he has gained as
a result of his pleasing personality
and his conscientious endeavors as
head of the local schools.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
ENGINEER L. A. JONES COMING
May Be Able to Make Definite Report
on Feasibility of Drainage

According to a letter received
from him this week by w. d. Bax-
ter, Engineer Lewis A. Jones, of
Washington, d. c., will come to Bon
ners Ferry again in the next few
weeks to complete the data he has
gathered with his assistants, in con-
nection with the government survey
of the feasibility of the Kootenai
Valley drainage project. "At this
time" writes Mr.. Jones, 81 may be
able to answer many questions which
will be of interest to the people of
the Kootenai Valley" From the tone
of Mr.. Jones' letter it is to be in
ferred that the government report on
the drainage project will be, favor
able.
w. A. Kelly, the U. S. engineer OF
the department of agriculture, who
has been here several weeks taking
meter readings of the velocity of the
water in the Kootenai river during
the high water stages, this week re-
ceived a new water current meter
which is to be placed near the X. V
bridge. With the aid of the water
current meter Mr.. Kelly is enabled
to get close estimate of the amount
of water flowing.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
]. W. FACIES0N
HAS new PLAN
State Treasurer Advocates System of
Handling the Funds and Loans
Of the State
MORE MONEY FOR FARM LOANS
Says State Should Have Hundred Mil
lion Dollars Available

State Treasurer John w. Eagleson
has formulated a plan for making
state loans, collecting interest and
principal thereon, and selling state
lands, which he believes will mater
tally affect taxation, reduce interest
rates, enhance the states endowment
funds, simplify the method of doing
business and reduce the cost, says
the Boise Statesman. His plan is
submitted at this time, as it will
require legislative action, and he de-
sires full and free discussion of his
suggestion before the legislature
meets.
Idaho has over two and a half
million dollars invested in farm mort
cages, bearing 6 and per cent inter-
est, payable semi-annually. 1t has
about the same amount invested in
school bonds at the same interest
rate, and about five million dollars
in land sale contracts, bearing G
pei NCAI inbclSot, pdSdDlS dhnudlls
In other words the state is getting
about 6 per cent interest on over
ten million dollars from the sale
of its permanent endowment fund
lands.
The state has still for sale approx
imately three million acres of endow-
ment fund lands, about seven hun
bred thousand acres of which are
covered with merchantable timber. II
is estimated that when all this
land and timber are sold the state
should have upwards of one hun
dred million dollars to invest in farm
loans and school bonds.
This vast sum of money, if Sc
cured and used for public benefit
as it accumulates, will control anc
lower the interest rates charged il
the state, in the opinion of Mr.
Eagleson. In any event, he states
present interest rates must be re-
duced from time to time to NEE
commercial rates. Why not reduce
them now, he asks in order to ge
other possible benefits?
The recent extension OF time fol
the payment of state land purchases
from 16 to 40 years has great.
stimulated their sale.
How much more money the stat
would get from the sale of its land
by material reduction of interes
and longtime amortization of tn
principal can only be estimated,
says the treasurer. "That it woul'
be extremely profitable to the stat
by the increase in the value of il
lands, none will even doubt, an,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02
National Political Meetings
In Session Next Week

About the time the next issue Of
the Herald is printed the three ma
tional political conventions may be
in session. Possibly one or all may
have wound up its work and adj
jcurned. At this time the only thing
certain is the denomination of Pres
ident Wilson. The nominees of the
republicans and the progressives are
shrouded in uncertainty. Presiden-
tial candidates have not always been
made by national conventions com
posed of delegates elected by the
different states. The first assembly
of this character met at Baltimore
in the spring of 1882 and nominated
Jackson and Van Buren,. From that
time forward national conventions
became the unwritten part of our
constitution.
Preceding the year 1916 candi-
dates were named by congressional
caucus. The state legislatures, as
provided in the federal constitution,
selected the electors and these elect
ors met and voted for whomsoever
they pleased. The binding force of
the action of the congressional eau
Gus on these electors might or might
not be observed.
In 1912 the congressional caucus
unanimously nominated James Mad
ison. The congressman composing
this caucus were particular to men,
ton the fact that they met in their
individual capacity. This caucus
provided for a committee composed
of one member from each state to
see that the nomination was re-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-02

spected. In 1916 a move was
started to discontinue the congress
sional caucus way of naming candi-
dates.
Up to 1924 the state legislatures
chose the electors. That year the
federalist party vanished as a polit-
ical force and the old, or first, re-
publican party was practically dis
organized. Nominations were made
by legislatures and at local mass
meetings. king Caucus as the
congressional caucus was dubbed,
now passed into history. William
H. Crawford, of Georgia, was the
last nominee of the congressional
caucus. Other candidates in various
ways entered the race and left the
regular caucus nominee far in the
rear.
The first and last national conven-
ton of the old national republican
party was held at Baltimore in 1881
That party went out of business af-
ter the Baltimore convention. Clay
was nominated and Jackson beat hin
at the ensuing election.
Since then all our presidents have
been nominated by national conven
tions.
No president has ever been elected
with residence west of the Missis
sippi river. The people took Abra
ham Lincoln from Illinois, at tina
time a pioneer state. Should tn,
convention nominate Senator Boral
it would involve no greater innova
ton than the one made in 1860 il
respect to locality.