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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

J., 1, For what reason Is tho steamship Petrolte
In the public eyep
2. Can discharge from the United States
army be purchased?
8. What statesman organiEed the Triple ALI
ance?
=, 4. Did George washinEton sign tho Dcclara-
tion of Independence?
8. If the diameter of q pipe wsro doubled.
by how much would Its capacity bo incrcasedS
O. At what temperature does water boflf
:, 4. In the construction .et railway tracks now
traction OF the rails with the varying tempera-
lures?
8. What land once called Cathayf
0. What is "nnbob"7
10. From what language rs tho word ''kinder-
garten" taken and what Is Its literal meaning?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
SOME RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

To the Editor Of EventnD Ledger:
Slr-will you kindly answer in your
columns the following questions regarding
Theodore Roosevelt
Did Theodore Roosevelt conquer Spain in
the Spanish-American war7
Is it a fact that he single-handed and
alone freed Cuba?
Does he possess more patriotism than
any other citizen?
Can any other citizen become a candi-
date for President of the United States
without first obtaining his consent2
Did he write book or magazine article
entitled, Dear Hartman. You and I Arc
Practical Menu SYCAMORE.
Philadelphia, June 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Mayor Smith acted on good advice

Mayor Smith acted on good advice
when he vetoed the ordinance authorizing
the placing of bronze tablet in memory
OF Caesar Rodney. one of the signers, in
the room In which the Declaration of In
dependence was adopted. The room should
be preserved as nearly as possible in its
original condition. that the present and
future generations may see unchanged
the setting in which the great document
was approved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

as purely political activities and selfish per-
sonal ambitions are permitted to dwarf the
larger and better things in the eyes Of the
world Philadelphia will continue 20 share
the contempt-unwarTanted In most cases
which is visited upon as by our countrymen
outside the State.
II the newspapers OF PHILADELPHIA could
unitsdly agree upon policy that would ig-
more the little men who are responsible for
the present criticism OF their city, II might
be = BIT OF real public service.-Harrisburg
Telegraph.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Mine Is that the
Fourth viii be so
rainy the boys will
be unable to explode
cannon-crackers un-
der my window from
early morn TO dewy
eve. 6ENEX.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

The Kaiser missed trick when he
did not get that supersubmarine Off At
hntic City yesterday while the advertising
men were there to see what he could do
In the way of undersea navigation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Tom Daly's Column
our VILLAGE POET

oUh VILLAGE SoHr
Whenever it's a SATURDAY, especially n
JUne,
The sun can't shine too BRIGHT for ne OF
Because Ppe got some yov to chase be-
fore mn acork ts through
And I 90 ont on Chestnut street TO see
tchat netcs is netD.
First oG, Of course, there's GOT to be some
planning IN advanoe,
Preparing for the moment tohen the Jirst
faint sRnbeams dance,
Because preparedness surely u a neoes-
sary thing
To oct the fullest pleasure from ths joy
Of tohich sing.
So, long about, say, siG O'Clock upon the
night before,
cdH up Charlie Taylor, WilHe Schmidt
or Hotcdrd Mohr,
or some one else among my friends (and
there are half score)
Who otOn car that's Dig enough to hold
our bunch o. boys
And ask no more for pay than just a
chance to share the joys
AtCditin0 US beyond the hills schere lies
the toished-tor goal,
A place of pure deH0ht-d real old-tdsh-
toned stoimmin' holei
The Right upon the eastern sky tohere
night and mornin' meet
Has onlD jnst begun to tDfnb tohen IN our
quiet street
The "chW0.chu0" Of the ntotorcdr that
0lfdeS up to our door
Is signal to the sodtchers there to grab
their totoels and pour
Their happy selUes into the car as quickly
as they may,
An In another moment zoe are ready and
dtodyi
An hours rtde' II can't afford to ten you
tchere zoe 90,
Unless you torite an ask mo, " you really
todnt to knotc)
An hours rtdei an there beneath the
early norntn sun
We find our pool that seems to fairly
bubble up toith fun.
gotten there
Before a 1.-THE young animal, of all its
garments bare,
Arose from out the notorcdr and hurtled
through the air.
The others follo,ped RAPIDLY; an soon
The pool 1ods bubbHn0 tdmousIy an all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Singing a song about eoi

Singing song about going to war
to the tune of "Good-by. Boys. I'm Going
to Be Married Tomorrow" is a slander on
the married state OF all except the hus-
bands who have enlisted with suspicious
alacrity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

CTARRETTs cartoon in the New York
- Tribune the other day. a cartoon
showing the lads in khaki leaving the
metropolis for camp. bore this caption:
"Bonne Chance!"
French soldiers7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Could Mr.. Wilson have been think
ing Of the public attitude toward him
when he told the advertising men that If
the people did not believe in them they
could not sell anything?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Our Own Weather Bureau

Summers only come today,
My Lady's come to town;
Summers here. and here to stay,
My Lady's come to town
The grass was never half 30 green,
No redder roses eer were seen,
No fairer day had any queen;
My Lady's come 10 town
Never bloomed more fragrant flowers,
My Lady's come to town;
Meier more swiftly fiew the hours,
My Lady's come 10 town.
The moon was never quite SO bright,
Nor danced so many a forest sprits,
Nor flashed such firefiies thro' the night
Ny Lady's come TO town WILL LOU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Conditions IN New orleans =,

Conditions IN New Orleans a few
pears aso were very similar to what they
are 10 Philadelphia today. The cam.
pelgn IN which Mr.. Behrman. candidate
pf ths Organisation, was elected Mayor
foz ths first time. under the old system,
was one q ths most bitter ever fought in
Nsw Orleans Today. under the new
system. He1 Orleans Is considered 10 be
4ns q the best governed communities in
ne rozntrx with marked absencs OF
tka pqltipeas and meannsss OF spirit which
- cften charaqterizes control by politi,
clans undeF the older method OF municipal
eoVz1nnisnt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Mexico agrees to surrender the Car
rial dead also-if Uncle Sam will pay the
expense OF removal Carranza does not
seem to have learned his lesson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

II Philadelphia or any other large
city IS suffering from petty faetionaI
ana sectional Jealouaies that retard the
prosress OF good legislation a commits
sion form OF government Is the cure.
There Is concentration OF authority and
definite placing OF responsibility. II Is
not case OF Let George do IT," The
business OF the city Is. rapidly dis
patched. II resembles q banking house
with its president and board of dIree-
tors. The business OF a city Is real
onsinsas.-Mayor Martin Behrman, OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Casepent was convicted of high
treason in the high court. 1t remains for
England to say II he shall be the symbol
Of q low plane of craftsmanship or high
ona
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

At any rate, It would be better to
celebrate the Fourth by contributing to
the Red Cross than to celebrate it in a
way that would require its services
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
"Sagamore" if Dooley Right When
Said that Roosevelt Was "Aone in Cuba"-Letters
About War and Other Matters

This Department is free to all readers t0ho
toish to, express their opinions on subjects Of
current interest II Is an open tort'nt and the
EueutnD Ledger assumes responsibility for
tho UfetCS Of Its corrcspor dents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Not ali Of the Patriotic Sons of
America belong TO that society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
What Do You Know?

Queries of general Interest tDiH be ansDsred
IN this column, Ten questions, the unStDers to
Dhtoh every toell-fntormed person should kHoD,
asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

n The too numerous failures of re-
Hruits to pass army tests is not so much
a reproach to young men as It is a warn
ling to parents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Hughes plays golf, but It is under.
stood that he never foozles his drive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

The report that T. r. told Mr..
Hughes when they dined together that
: he did not like coffee is not denied.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

TT NEVER dawned on us until recently.
i when we saw the word split thus at the
end OF line-"secretary''-t the chief
requisite for success in that office is the
ability to hold ones tongue in one or more
languages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Meredith,s Records

NJ B.-Tsd Meredith holds the worlds
record for the quarter mile he holds the
worlds record for half mile on . circular
track. but not on a straight track.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
BY ONE MAN

Tom Marshall Is on the record stroaRaF
than hls chief. The President Was rsneinlF
mated 1882 70 1, the Vice President nnanI-
mously US syracuse Post standard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

(WHICH suggests the thought. why
w Chinese laundrymen?" and the
sequential one. why not Chinese secre-
taries?" for looking back to the time when
as a young reporter We wrote much about
Chinatown. we must admit that no China
man ever told us anything that we
couldn't have imagined without his help.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Sir: There is a paper-back novel en-
titled Tn the Serras," by Madeline Horet
Gibson. One sentence struck my criminaly
undeveloped sense of humor. Here goes:
II am very cold here" gasped the dying
chief OF the stage robbers.
Yes. father. 1t is cold here. But you
will be in warm place very soon," re-
piled his little daughter in a soothing tone
Francois.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

What's Your Sword of DamOcles7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

The super.u.boat is evidently a
supernumerary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

Twilight and evening bell.
And after that the dark
And may there be no sadness Of farewell.
When ] EMBARK
For though from Out cur bourne Of time
and place
The Hood may bear me lar,
hope 70 see my pilot face % faes
When Z hass crossed ths bar.
Tsnugsan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01

The historian is a prophet look
ing Bachward.--Schlesel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
CROSSING THE BAR

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning OF the bar
When I put out 70 sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep
Too filI for sound and foam.
When that which drew from out the bound
less deep
Turns again home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
KEOKUk MAN DEAD
IN BUFFALO, n. !
Was Fatally Injured While at Work
and Died Shortly After
wards In the
Hospital.
HAS RELATIVES HERE
Also Survived by Two chiIdren-De-
cedent Had Many Friends and
Acquaintanees In This
City.
HAS RELATIVES HERE

Relatives in this city were in re-
ceipt Of the news today of the sud-
den death of Clarence Whiteside, a
former resident of Keokuk, which &C.
Cured in hospital in Buffalo. N. Y.
Mr.. Whiteside. who was a carpenter
by trade, was engaged In construction
work near Buffalo. He was evidently
fatally injured while working. A
telegram was received here this
morning stating that he had been in
iured and taken to the hospital. This
was followed up shortly afterwards
with the announcement Of his death.
Mr.. Whiteside's wife. Mrs. Minnie
Whiteside. who has been living here
with her two children, left for Buffalo
several days ago: before the accident
happened. The decedent was in the
late twentIes and was well known
He resided in this city for number
of years and worked as a carpenter
during the construction of the water
power plant.
Besides his wife and two children,
a brother, Ebert Whiteside. lives in
Keokuk. Mr.. Whiteside's home here
was on Oregon avenue, near Missouri
street 1t Is likely that the remain
will be brought to Keokuk for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
An Inside Bath
Makes You Look
and Feel Fresh
Says q glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
keeps illness away.
This excellent, common-ssnss
health measure being
adopted by millions.

Physicians the world over recon.
mend the inside bath, claiming this is
of vastly more Importance than out
side cleanliness, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, causing i'll health. while
the pores in the ten yards OF bowels
do.
Men and women are urged to drink
each morning, before breakfast a
glass of hot water with a teaspoonful
of limestone phosphate in 1t, as a
harmless means of helping to wash
from the stomach, liver. kidneys and
bowels the previous days indigestible
material. poisons. sour bile and to1-
ms; thus cleansing, sweetentng and
purifying the entire alimentary canal
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Just as soap and hot water cleanse
and freshen the skin, so hot water
and lin estone phosphate act on the
eliminative organs.
Those who wake up with bad
breath. coated tongue, nasty taste or
have dull, aching head. sallow COM
pIexion. acid stomach: others who are
subject to bilious attacks or consti-
patton, should obtain a quarter pound
of limestone phosphate at the drug
store. This will cost very little but
is sufficient to demonstrate the value
of inside bathing Those who con-
tinue it each morning are assured OF
pronounced results, both in regard to
health and appearance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take glass Of Salts II your Back
hurts or Bladder
botherS.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney
trouble, because we eat too much and
all our food is rich. Our blood is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to filter out, they weaken from over.
work, become sluggish: the elimina.
tive tissues clog and the result is kid
ney trouble, bladder weakness and a
general decline In health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy. full of sediment or you are
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; II you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells. acid stomach. or you have
rheumatism when the weather Is bad,
get from your pharmacist about four
ounces OF Jad Salts; take tablespoon
full in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous salts
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged kidneys; to neu-
tralize the acids in the urine so 1t no
longer is a source of irritation thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive: cannot in
3ure, makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater beverage. and belongs IN
every home. because nobody can make
q mistake by having q good kidney
flushing any time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
PLANNING A NEW
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Kansas City Promoters In Des Moines
Forming Circuit Of Old
Central Association
Towns.
KEoKUK IS CONSIDERED
League VIII Also Contain Illinois and
Missouri cities-Promoters
Look For Sue
KEoKUK IS CONSIDERED

Efforts are being made by certain
baseball promoters to form new CIT
cult in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.
Several old Central association
cities, including Keol1uk, are mentions
| ed as possible candidates for berths.
| The promoters have written to
Frank Belt, former manager of the
Keokuk Indians, asking his co-opera-
ton in arranging for Keokuk's admit
lance to the new league. Mr.. Belt.
however, feels that as Keokuk has just
dropped out of the Central association,
there would be small chance of Great
ing interest here in a new circuit.
The towns mentioned as possible
members of the league are scattered
over wide territory and it is doubt
full II the expenses would be any light
er than those of the Central associa-
ton. A news dispatch has the fol-
lowing information about the new
league:
A new baseball league, to include
several towns formerly served by the
Central association, In not only being
considered, but is in formative
state, according to NJ. E. Sigler and
w. A. Kimmell, we'll known baseball
men of Kansas City, who have been
III LIS MOlueS lOE Iuo Pdot ILL &c
weeks.
The circuit as planned tentatively
will include five Iowa cities-Ottum-
wa, Oskaloosa, Abba, Centerville and
possibly keokuk; two Illinois towns.
Jacksonville and Galesburg, and one
Missouri town, Hannibal. Several 9TH
er towns are being considered, how
ever, should Keokuk not desire to en-
ter the league, which probably will be
called the Mid Continental association.
The organizers of the league say
they have leases on the ball parks In
several of the towns and that In
most Of them the business men or
street car companies are interested.
or the eight towns named, Ottum-
wa, Oskaloosa, Keokuk, Galesburg and
Hannibal have been in the Central
association at one time or another.
and the entire eight with the excep-
ton Of Keokuk have been without pro
fessional baseball for at least year.
Keokuk recently forfeited its fran
chise in the Central association.
The circuit as planned tentatively
| Is believed to be a compact one. as
the western towns are fairly well
punched and the eastern quartet also
are within short rides Of each other.
With compact circuit, salary limit
not exceeding $500 monthly and a
player limit of twelve men, kimmell
and Sigler believe the league could
be made a success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
Tho Presidential, Primary,

Cedar Rapids Gazette: AS a piece
of political piffle the presidential pri-
mary is perhaps the most perfectly
planned procedure to be presented for
the preservation Of purity within the
parties.
1t so happens this year that the
democrats are not at all confused as
to their choice.
Their turn will come in 1920.
The republicans have list of fav.
orite sons, each of whom will enter
the convention with sufficient support
to add to the confusion, but none OF
whom will have enough votes to nom
mate
The farce of the law is shown by
the fact that a few managers select a
candidate for state to support, and
after all these favorites have been
named they, by agreement among
themselves, agree to respect territory
so that the electors have no choice. If
a man aspires to be candidate about
all he needs to do is to make an an
nouncement. Regardless of any desire
CT lack Of desire on the part of mem
bers of his party. other candidates
concede to him the vote of his state
in the convention.
If the strongest man is to win, his
victory must be won In the conven
ton hall and under conditions much
more trying than those which pre-
vailed under the former plan of select
ing delegates. Local machines that
are benefited by the more frequent
employment OF party workers at the
polls are the only beneticiaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
RUB BACKACHE AND
LUMbAG0 RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
q small bottle Of old honest
st, Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get a
Is cent bottle of old, honest "St.
Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame
ness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. It takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
1t is magical, yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago. sciatica
and lame back misery 50 promptly!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13

THE RETURN.
A little hand is knocking at my heart
And I have closed the door;
II pray thee for the love of God de
part;
Thou shalt come in no more
~Open, for I am weary OF the way,
The night is very black.
/ have been wandering many night
and day
Open. I have come back"
The little hand is knocking patiently;
/ listen, dumb with pain.
witt thou not open any more to me
/ have come back again"
i will not open any more. Depart;
/ that once loved am dead"
The hand that had been knocking at
my heart
Was still '.And To- she said .
There is no sound, save, in the win
ter air,
The sound of wind ana rain.
All that l loved in all the world stands
there
And will not knock again.
Arthur Symons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13

A. r. Dillmont, trade statisician,
says In recent bulletin that while
the United States manufacturers Of
steel and iron are busy supplying
Great Britain, the latter is busy export
ing steel products. textiles, etc. to
Argentina, For the nine months end.
ed September, 1915. MIR. Dillmont
finds that Great Britain shipped steel
products to Argentina in the sum of
about S5,6O0,00o; textiles, bags, etc,
to the value Of about IS, 0Co, 900: boots
and shoes s1S5,000; glassware, etc.
SS50,0O0. He says that the products
which he has listed, are only few Of
those principally exported, and dc
not represent one-third the tota
value of exports for the period men
toned It looks as if Great Britair
were buying in our market and selling
in Argent1na-a national middleman
Meanwhile, under the present tarit
law, our imports from Argentina cor
tinue to increase, and our export
have decreased until the balance O
trade is against US.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-13
BAD BREATH
DR., Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the subs si.
tute for cslo11eI, act gently on the DOVES
and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath NM nio
quick relief through DR. Edwards one
TabIets TIE pleasant, sugar-coate1 ~,
let's are taken for bad breath by an WHO
know them. .t,,
DR.. Edwards' Olive Tablets act Cent?
but firmly On the bowels and liver, sulil ~. :
IatIng them 70 natural action, clearing use
blood and gently purifying TIE entire Eye
TEN. .,o
They 10 that which dangerous esio-
mel does without any Of the bao s'>s'
efTects
All the benefits OF nasty. saciening'
gripping csfhartics are derived hotn IL
Edwards Olive Tablets %fthoot gIlPsstie'
pain or disa Yreeable effects OF any kfb5.
DR.. r. 81. Edwards discovered the foro
muIa after seventeen years Il prac snS
among patients afflicted with bower 80
liver complaint with the at1eboah'
breath.
DR.. Edwarag olive Tablets are purely
a vegetable compound mixed With ol'ss 90 >
you VIII know them by their olive co,ol-
Take ore or two every niEot III
week nd note the effect. Loo ana zsc PEI
boz. All druggists. n
tn olive Tablet Company, Coiusl'sas. =.