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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
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Orvllle Fletcher OF Keokuk spent q
few days here making arrangements
to reshingle and otherwise improve
his property on East Church street
The weather conditions have been
SO favorable for the last few weeks
that the fields of late corn are matur
ing beyond expectations; with a late
frost there will be an abundance of
corn. The fields that were abandoned
last spring are now being prepared
for wheat and rye.
A large hog belonging TO Willie
Clark got out OF the lot and being
near the railroad il wandered on the
track and was run over by the early
train Tuesday morning. This means
a loss of abort thirty dollars.
Il. e. Matheny and family have
moved to LaPrairie where Mr.. MRth.
eny is employed as principal OF the
public school This move was made
possible by the resigning OF the previ-
ously EN- ployed teacher at the very
last Of the month
A F. Raider and family moved to
Keokuk on Wednesday and are now
located at 2l7 Concert street. Al
though residents of Denver but a few
months, their friends and acQuaint-
ances are sorry to lose them.
Mrs. Naomi Clark is having her
house painted. George Black is doing
the work.
The recent social functions are: A
class entertainment given by Mrs l..
M. Garner to which the ladies with
their husbands and families were tn
vited. The lawn was beautifully
decorated with Chinese lanterns and
a social time enjoyed. ChArades and
other forms Oh entertainment were
fndnlged IN and at a late hour ice
cream and cake were served. Mrs.
Garner certainly distinguished her
self as a verF hospitable hostess.
None the less important was the
meeting Of the Embroidery club, com
posed OF girls from ten TO fifteen, at
the home of Mrs. Clara Edwards.
Parliamentary rules are strictly nd
hered to, fines are imposed on the
members if slang is used and the
time is spent on fancy work, and
light refreshments were served.
The Domestic Science club of DEN
yer Was entertained by the West
Point club September 1. at q one
O'clock luncheon, served in four
courses. A program was rendered
SoASASLA4AS Oi lNSlsdLiOAs EIl0 music,
both vocal End instrumental. The
meeting was held ON The beautiful
lawn of DR.. Bryant and was very
much enjoyed. Prior to the departure
q refreshing drink was served.
School opened here Monday, with
Mrs. Fullrner. principal; Carl Bun
nell intermediate, and IdabeH Car
penter. primary.
Recent visitors here are Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson Mabery OF Kansas.
Mrs Jane Ssger of West Point and
Eide Kelly Of Bowen, at the home of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
There NAV be riches and there must be
poverty; but there need not be so much of
either-Maxwell Gray.
NOT THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN.

The president was unfortunate IN his choice
of time to express approval of the movement
for an eight hour day When he said that so
ciety had decided to accept the elght-hour lmlt
for the days labor, he could not have had IN
mind the army of men who are working more
hours and cannot afford to earn less than they
receive now
No sensible person believes that, with a
sharp cut in production, wages could remain 1t
their present level OF the one million, eight
hundred and forty-seven thousand persons
who according to the secretary Of the American
Federation of Labor. were working ON an eight
hour basis in 1912 about four hundred and sew
ealty-five thousand were either federal, state
county or municipal employees. So at that time
there were less than one million, four hundred
Thousand of the general workers of the country
employed on the eight-hour basis. Even If the
vast majority of wage earners who are working
more hours could afford to work less, this
would not be the time to make the change
The withdrawal of millions of men from IN,
f1nstry for service IN the armies of Europe ha:
advanced the prices of all the necessaries q
life and it is incumbent on Us to supply
Europe's needs. To insist upon leading Al
easier life at such time would be like taking
holiday when work was needed to save peopl,
from starvation This is not the time to SLOW
down Presently there viii be a renewal o
European competition. The most experienced
observers believe that it will be sharper thai
ever before Then all the money that can b.
earned and saved VIII be needed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
CboWAlR& SAW
. A::GATEEcIT T.!

WARSAW, Ill. Sept. s-The pub
lie schools have opened very aus
piciously, much interest and enthus-
i&sm Is manifested on the part Of
the students and the high school has
one OF the largest euroIlments for
years Perhaps the Introduction Of
music helps not q little in increasing
the interest WARSAW needs q high
school building and should have II
by all means before September, 1917.
Carthage fair, or rather Hancock
county fair, is being advertised here
today Ten wears have elapsed since
the last fair
The Illinois committee OF the Chi
cago Association Of Commerce viii
have an Illinois fellowship tent on
the state fair grounds at Springfield.
Sept is to %, inclusive. Chairman
Frank r WiaAns has invited the
members Of The Warsaw Rotary club
and their friends to make use OF the
tent while at the fair. for the dis
semination of information as to War
saw and her resources, also to acquire
Information If to the resources Of the
state.
Dr.. VIM. Lnedde, wife and thres
sons, two OF them twins, are visiting
the Doctors parents Mr.. and Mrs. II.
J. M. Luedde.
Several auto loads Of Warsaw
people including some candidates
went to Nauvoo this morning to at
tend the Hancock county Soldiers ana
Sailors reunion, and hear the twp
candidates for congressional honors.
Clyde Tavenner, democrat, and VIM.
y Graham, republican, who are ex-
pected TO make speeches there today.
Earl Wood OF Hamilton. candidate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
TAX RAISE ON
LAND OPPOSED
Suit 10 Filed a Fort Madison Asains'
Action Of County Bears
Of Supervisors.

Fort Madison Gem City: Claiming
the raise In the taxable values OF
their land as ordered by the county
board of supervisors in 1914 are erro-
neous, Illegal and void fourteen
owners of farm lands locAted within
the limits OF Madison township and
under the jurisdiction Of the city
have filed suit in the district court
to Offset the action of the board
William Reimbold, county treasurer,
and A p. Meyer, county auditor. are
named as defendants In the suit
The land involved comprises about
thirteen acres The assessment re-
ferred to provided for an increase OF
rs percent in the taxable values OF
the lands. II is stated in the pets-
ton that the board included this In
crease in assessment in a report 10
! the state executive council, which
! council in turn added an increase OF
80 percent, the action being based on
the previous move of the board super
yisors.
The names of the plaintiffs in the
suit are given as follows: H G. Ort,
Harry J. Kent, Fred W. Kent, Aug.
Grothaus, Ray Courier. Mamie Fred
erick, Eugene Stempel, O. W. Wolter
M H Wolter, A. K Wolter, Shep
herd and Skyles-
In the petition the plaintiffs re
quest that the defendant. the county
auditor of Lee county be eujolned
from placing the taxable valne OF
lands on the tax list Of Lee county
for the year OF 1916, as determined
by the board which 10 claimed ~
being enormously and Illegally raised
by the board of supervisors and thu
Executive council OF the state.
The plaintiffs also pray the defend
liant, the county treasurer, be en-
Joined from collecting the taxes bRsei
on the termed Illegal raise OF the tax
able value and that he return to The
iplainrif the excess in money as paid
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
CHANGING GENERALS.

When a campaign progresses well and com
mander moves from one success to another he is
rarely superseded Generals may meet re
verses IN the field and still be recognized by
their governments as the best men for their
posts and as doing al that can he done But
the rule is that the commander who loses
ground or loses battles Is retired. The north
tried many generals IN the civil war-McCleI-
Ian, Hooker, Burnside Meade-before il con
clnded that Grant could do everything that
could be done. The south, on the other hand.
had from the start supreme and rnerited conf
dence IN Lee
British public opinion in the present war
demanded changes Of military commanders
Though the people still retain their trust in Ad
mi1.als Beatty and Jelicoe. So there has been
q succession Of Russian commanders in chief
while IN France General Jaffre has steadily
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
After Vacation Peel
Your Discolored SKI,

Women returning from the seaside with
Drowned, redeemed nr frcckiec complex
fons viii be wise in Immediately taking III
the rncrcafi2ed wax treatment geslher-
beaten skin had best come of FOR no
amount OF 'befLutlfytug will ever make
such skin pretty TO look at The slr-cst
safest easiest WY to shed the despOilad
runcie is with The treatment Suggest ed
t'ut the wax on before retiring. as you
would cold cream. and rinse IL of next
morning with warm water. Minute par
ricies OF scarf skin viii pee, of day by
day. gradually showing the healthy vr,tJfh-
ful skin beneath One rJunce of rrl4-colized
Wax, obtatDable al any drug store Is
enough TO make any dIscolOred or sppttea
complexion clear white and satiuy sort
Its action IS so gentle no ba-rrl is ruirsec
ana The face shows no trace of its use
Burning heat, Irritating winds and dirt
are such vrtnkic-rnAke-s that the daily
use OF the following astringent-tonic To-
non 1t this season Is highly acvisa HE .
f'owoered saxolite, one ounce dissolved in
witch hazel, ore-haf pint Used as 81
1ace bath this is splauGid wrinkle re-
mover and nr-ever1ffve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

for states attorney at the democratic
primary September l2, was q Var
saw visitor Wednesday.
ed Kruskopf OF New York City I
a home visitor this week He is
Warsaw boy and has been witt
Scherer brothers OF New York. and
Newark. N. J.. for over twenty years
Scherer Bros. are leather manufsa|
turers and also former Warsaw boys
Rev. DR.. George Long is IN 81
Louis this week In the Interest d
the great pageant Of which he n
charge.
There viii be but one more fred
band concert after next SATURDAY
Sept 8. These concerts have beef
q SUCCESS botn ms ''crowdagetters" and
'trAde-eetters" and have proved t5sl
Saturday night is better night thai
wednesday, night. Doubtless 4 con
tract VIII be signed with the band 70,
next season. Sixth and Main street1
VIII be the rEllying place Of the hi(
crowd next Saturday night. ProgrE1
ter concert Nn. Ia
I. MHrch-6slectorafe
2. Overture-Golden Crescent
3. WRltz-Siren
4 One-step-Aong the Rocky Roa1
to Dublin.
5. Oyerture-The Huntsman-
6. WR1tz-7erRidine.
z Garch--Ottumwa.
8. Oyerture-Royal Palms.
3. Waltz-Among the Lilies.
10. ooe-step-America, / Love Iuq
IL. Oyerture-Troubad
IL. SerenRde-Evening Breezss
IL. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ia. March-The Belle OF York
ID Star Spangled Banner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
FOR GREATER
EFFICIENCY
New York Editor Writes About Aqri
cuieural Problems and What
viii HIVE to Be Done.

The fact has been pointed out that
If the Iowa farmer is TO get fair
rate Of interest ON his capital and a
fair salary for his work, when land
is rapidly going toward the $500 per
acre mark, he viii have to get more
much more. cut of the acre than has
heretofore been the rule.
The New erk MEl touches upon
this subject as follows.
Germany has an area equal only to
the three sta-1s OF Mimi esota, Iowa
and Missouri Yet Germany pro 4nces
three-fifths as much oats, fourfifths
as much barley. six times as many
potatoes and nine times as much rye
as we produce in the whole United
States. In the last thirty years Ger
man rye production per acre Increased
81 percent while the United States
increased 10 percent German wheat
increased So percent, ours only IA
percent. German oats IS percent, Our
own s percent; German potatoes 50
percent, ours Z percent
It is q notable achievement for q
nation whose soil resources are poor
and which for the last thirty years
has been thought to be specializing
ON industrial development The view
of this great growth in GermaDy's
agricultural as well Is her industrial
development, the production of every
important article being greater than
the increase Of population, may ease
the anxiety CT those who worry be
cause Germany somehow does not fol-
low the instructions of her enemies
and starve. Intensive production of
foodstuffs was Germ2ny's answer to
the progressive power of the superior
British navy, with its threat of star
walton in case of war.
The time has come for US 10 hus-
band our resources as Germany has
done Toward greater efficiency in
the use of the nations soil something
will be contributed by higher agricul-
tural education, and by instruction
! in home economies. which will make
farm life more attractive. Something
has already teen done by the agri-
cultural credit law, which at last
I throws credit open TO the farm ers ON
terms commensurate with the excel
/ 1ence OF their security, the producing
land Of the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
OUR TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

An anajvsis of the statistics of the foreign
,ro5a of the Tinted States and Russia by ths
! An,a,ican- Russian Chamber of Commerce goes
far to support the statement In bulletin IS
s1aed by the chamber that the two countries
are economic supplements. Before the "ai
! there was a marked tendency toward the de-
Ivelopment of reciprocal commercial RELATIONS
Between 1901 and 1910 the export trade OF tue
Russian empire increased elghty-four per cent,
while Russia's exports to the United States IN
creased six hundred and fifty per cent In the
19l1-1913 period the growth OF Russian eA-
ports as a whole amounted to thIrty-nlne per
cent, while the exports to the United STATES
increased one hundred and thirteen per cent
In both these periods there was substantial
gain in exports from this country TO Russia Out
we we're unable to take full advantage OF Inc
situation because we had neglected our ol,por-
tunity to establish direct trade relations with
the empire As the chambers bulletin points
out. Germany, Great Britain and other Euro
pean countries have assumed the part of mid
dleman and have been the chief profiters IN the
trade between Russia and the United States =
The long delay IN negotiating new treaty OF
commerce with Russia has been unfortunate
Many months ago prompt action by the state
department and the senate was urged by men
in the foreign trade. 1t is obyler,s
that this is the time TO establish direct trade
The sooner the better. 1t re-
mains TO be seen whether this country can SC
cure large part of the trade that Germany
had with Russia before the war. Sooner o,
later the exchange of products between these
countries viii be resumed. But our own COM
MERGE with the Russian empire is bound to III
crease and the creation of direct connections
viii serve to eliminate the profits of the middle
man
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

reflect the character Of the store.
the advertising is dishonest, n
RAIDER knows that the store is
Trustworthy. and he 10 put on 4
guard and avoids transactions with b
II the advertising ID AAmboyant =
is justified in the belief that the stu
itself is marked by that characten
tic. II the advertising is exaggerass}
he may well believe the statesmen N
exaKgerate, that the goods will
come ND to the quality claimed i
them, and that he viii not get d
service he may reasonably expect
II the advertising is hypercrdtci
OF others. he knows that the store
more concerned with what its co.
petitors are doing than with the
sire to do him q service II the q
yertising misrepresents. he viii z
pect misrepresentation in the stuI
And if the advertising is undignihs(
uncouth and coarse, the same qnai
ties may be cxpected in the store
So We may see advertising is qui1
like the projection OF views with
stereopticou. The picture throw
upon the screen for rs IL greatly ms1
nified from the picture upon the slid
and the faults are brought out I
gixringly rs The good points-
These faults are either OF arrany1
ment. which Is overcome By care al
experience, and springs from lack
knowledge, or these faults are in q
statements Of the copy. which is
matter or intent. m expression OF U
heart thought OF the store
II the latter, 4 real change OF bed
is necessary before the ADVERTISED
can be in large measure efIectiH|
Honesty in advertising IL not q mel
slogan OF the idealist- II Eprinl
from the hearts OF men who BELIEF
that dishonesty IL always wrong. tn
MISREPRESENTATION IL always disal
vantage. and that the customer has
right to be protected by the man
whom he psys his money. There
no defense for the man who sci
criminal It Learf
So the movement OF which We a
part is for the betierment OF co
ditions of merchandising as well |
for better advertising. 1t II an appe
to the merchant 10 do full justice
his customers, and an attempt to ed
cate him to the advantages TO Il
commercial world and to him Of stri
honesty In the transaction OF busine.
with his own friends who favor BIZ
with their trade
just picture In your own mint
what this would mean and the ]
creased value of each adverttsemsl
put forth. When the public believs
implicitly what liz stated in the q
vertasinE its response win be imm
date, and elective beyond al prec
dent. In Il too much TO say that u
time VIII come when the Statement
OF the advertising win be more car
fully guarded than the statements
the statesmen in the stores. and In
the truth Of everyone made VIII I
ways Be beyond question. ] belize
such 4 state OF affairs WIN eventual
arrive, and when il does, DO man VI
question how much his advertiser
pays him.
On behalf Of this organization. II
speaking rs its president, ] ask u
cooperation If Al sellers OF any kir
Of merchandise, and al buyers OF al
kind of merchandise. in the effort |
establish between buyer and sell,
that large measure OF confidence TN
means SUCCESS for the merchant, So
isfacfion fbr the buyer and q 1arg'
structure Of business success upc
the broader foundation OF the Code
2v,1a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
I lnMA paEss COMMENT.

Sioux City journal: 1t cost one OF
the republican nominees for presl0en'
! tial e1ector in Kansas inst % cents 70
make his campaign for the nominal
ton. The Kansan,s example is re.
specially referred to the United
States senators who have been NorTy'
ing about campaign expenses.
Burlington Hawk-Eye- Congress
did not heed the admonition OF Epicf-
etus .sBe not hurried away by the ex-
element, but say, tSemblance, wall
for me a little. Let me see what YOU
ARE and what yon represent. Let me
! try you.' That is the wisdom OF true
| statesmanship A measure or pofacs
that win not bear few months OF In
spection and testing is open TO sus-
picion from the first, and the more es.
pecially when II completely reyerses
4 the former practices OF its advocates.
creston Advertiser. The Maine
election comes next Monday. 1t VIII
give the politicians q real line on the
probable result In the country IT wali
not be decisive, for the situation IN
Maine is not like the situation II 9TH
er states that may be justly placed IN
the doubtful column, but II VIII De
good pointer
Cedar Falls Record: Senator Ken
yon's endorsement of W L. HARDING
was not influenced by party expedr
ency. The Junior senator Is q wafn
adnirer CT Hariings ability As caIn-
paigner and likes him for his MANY
admirable social qualities. Senator
Kenyon is the least easily influenced
man in Iowa and does what he thinks
is right regardless OF the conse-
quences.
Harrison County News: Congress
man W. r. Greeie recently made
speech in congress Ia which he show
ed that our American exports had IN
creased the past eleven months by
ever 50, oo0, 900 900. the increase being
mainly in war supplies This temper
airy increase OF exports has created
wave of temporary pros perity, known
in the markets as war babes. which
viii at least for a time be followed by
q reverse when the war ceases. Just
when that viii be is now the great
world problem
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator j.
Ham Lewis appears to have rolun-
teerej rc administer the acid retort to
all the rhetoric Of Charles Evans
Euehes. When ii comes to a talking
match between men advertising rival
hair growing lotions the livestock
Ructtoneer appears by comparison TO
DE victim OF the Suffering habit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

Mrs. Jane Ramsey; Mrs Kunkle of
Iowa. at ID. 2. BARRIERS; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo Campbell Of Clayton, at Mrs.
VIM SCOTS, end Mrs. Nellie D6ckin-
son Dalton at her mothers.
A large number from here attended
the Old Settler reunion at Plymouth.
Miss Myrtle Ewing has returned
from a few lays visit In MediIl, Mo.
May Childers visited over Sunday
with Miss MARY Menum Of Bowen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

The first railroad in America buff
expressly for transporting freight
and passengers was the Baltimore
& Ohio, which was regularly opened
in 1880. after having been operated
for q time as q horserallrosd- AT
the time Of opening the road had a
total length of fourteen miles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
THE cALI OF TIE WILD

THE CALL OF TIE WILD.
] have heard it calling, calling
When the red sun famed in the west
Frefghting the night with its longing,
And it would not let me rest.
With its miles Of tropical forest
And the CLINT of the deserts sand,
In the twilight the trail was waiting
That led TO lonely land.
I've heard the croon-song of the pines,
Where the night winds wandered free
have walked in the naked tundra,
That borders a frozen sea.
have seen the aurora flaming
Der the north gods secret still,
But the long white trail was calling,
To a land Just DER the hill.
So long as the trail is waiting,
And the night winds pipe in glee,
4 will wander searching, searching
For q land where the miles stretch free.
The voice OF the wild is calling,
But you never viii understand
How il fires my blood like bug4e's cry
That voice of the lonely land.
Chart Pitt
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

Senator MARITIME of New Jersey rose IN the
senate the other day and asked permission to
make "a single obserV alton He did make It.
but this single observation was strung out
to the length of three columns of small type, as
printed IN the Congressional Record. Has not
the New Jersey senator knowledge of the
print paper shortage and an understanding of
the value of time?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

Despite the generally accepted notion that
the farmer is abnor1nally prosperous, the war
is increasing his costs somewhat In proportion
to his profits. Materials for farm engine and
boiler cost 1921 year ago now these cost 1892
There are similar figures to show rise In
price on farm tools and machinery of from fif-
II y to seventy-hve per cent. Add to this the
high wages necessary TO secure labor and the
scarcity of labor at any price and the farmer is
seen to be among the harassed capitalists who
must balance extra costs against temporary
prosperity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

Choice Of New London, Conn, for the con-
fabs of the JOINT commission on Mexico shows
how sure the commissioners feel of settling all
those little Mexican difficulties and getting out
Of the way before the time Of the Yale Harvard
race next year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08

Dubuque Times-Journal: If son
less reliable Newspaper than w
Sioux City Journal made the srar
ment That Iowa has more aut0moDil,'
Than hathtubs we should be fnclins
10 scon al the statement, hut ~
journal never says auyfhtng IL CO
nrove and there Won are.