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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for few cente. Try It!

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in.
to a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white, shake well. and you
have a quarter pint of the best
freckle and tan lotion. and complexion
Jeautifer, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter Will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for q few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face. neck
arms and hands each day and see
how freckles and blem1shes dlsap-
pear and how clear, soft and white
the skin becomes. Yes! 1t Is harm
less.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
ALIENS WILL
BE DRAFTED
Continued from page ~

rushed her war measures today to fill
the breach in the allied hopes made
| by Russfa's collapse and the tncreas-
ed submarine sinkings.
With nearly six hundred thousand
regulars and mtlitiamen mobilized or
encamped already, contractors were
speeding the environments for the new
national army OF 100000 in October.
Admiral Capps took charge of the
emergency fleet construction to over
take submarine destruction. The ship
ping board was to meet today with
Edwin N Hurley its new chairman.
Brigadier General o. Squier sounded
the slogan Of the $640,00O,000 aviation
program by declaring I'VE will enter
Germany by the air route"
Awaiting Secretary McAdoo's $5.'
OOO, 900 600 war budget, the senate fin
ance committee Informally discussed
raising two billions Of this sum by
added taxes.
The senate military and foreign re-
Ilations committees were discussing q
bin aimed to increase the second draft
for the new national army by calling
upon aliens. While taking these steps
house and senate committees met to
discuss the food bill, whose early pas
sage Is threatened by political
wrangles in both branches.
First Oonsc1pt Called.
Thy George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 26.-America
meet Thomas w. Reese, first OF
Uncle Sans ten million conscripts
to be called up for examination. He's
a happy, smiling, snappy chap. Lives
down on N street with his wife and
son, George Edward William, aged
| four months.
Thomas was away at his work
when the long, official war depart
ment envelope-the first Of its kind
ever mailed-reached the house.
Little Mrs. Reese, just starting
down to the hardware store to see
about some screens, greeted 1t. She
cried.
Not very much though.
Tossing it on the table, unopened,
she went on to see about the screens
There it lay, the black lettering ON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
,Nioht Of Riots.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, July 26.-Fol-
lowing a night of riots in which one
man was shot and two painfully In
jured by missiles thrown by the riot.
ers. Springfield's street car service
resumed today with only one-third OF
its cars in transit.
The riots were the result Of $50
carmen walking out on strike last
evening when the railway company
refused the demands of the men for
recognition of their union and higher
wages. Armed guards were placed on
all cars running today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
Rainy Day In the East

United Press Leased Wire ServiceJ
CHICAGO, July 26.-Potatoes jump
ed again today. For one day they
were $2.75 per barrel, wholesale, but
today advanced to from $4.25 to $3.50,
ac cording to grades. The excuse Civ
en- by commission merchants for the
rise was that 1t was raining in the
east and the farmers couldn't dig in
the rain. AS the low price lasted only
a day, the consumer received no bene-
fit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26

organization from the central head.
quarters and also letters from Roy
c. Smith of Fort Madison, secretary
treasurer Of the Sixth District Funer-
al Directors association of Iowa, ask
ing them to support the organization
and also lend their efforts to seeing
that Iowa representatives In congress
vote for the Purple Cross bill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
River elaine John .HaIferday az Vic
tim-was In Swimming Last
Evening at st. Franclsviiie,
Missouri
BODY Is NOT RECOVERED
Search FruItless Up to 10 O'clock This
Morning-Farm House OF
Frank Ferguson Burned
to Ground.
Especial to Tho Gate Clty.l

Especial to Tho Gate Clty.l
ST. FRANCISVILLE, Mo-, July %
John Halferday, 19-year-old son of
Richard Halferday, farmer living
near Peaksville, was drowned in the
Des Moines river below the ferry land
ing at this place last evening about 7
o'clock. Up to 10 o'clock this morning
the body had not been recovered.
Young Halferday was in swimming
with his brother, Roy. and Charles
Brown and Charles Howell. TIE four
started to swim out to sand bar in
the middle Of the river, and as John
was not a good swimmer he Jagged be-
hind the others. Feeling unable to
reach the bar he turned back towards
the shore but went down before he
could reach safety. The other boys
summoned by his cries made an heroic
effort to save him but weee unable to
get to him in time.
John Halferday worked or his faith
er's farm and is survived by his par
ents and several brothers and sisters.
Farm House Burned Down.
The farm house of Frank Ferguson,
four miles southwest of Wayland, Mo-,
was destroyed by fire yesterday noon.
The blaze was started by a stove ex-
plosion. The loss will be large.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-26
Organization eeeks Power to Enbalm
Bodies Of American Soldiers
so They Can BE Returned
After War.
BILL Is UP IN CONGRESS
Local Undertakers AsI<ed to Iond A.
distance to Cause-On Order
Of Rcd Cross
Organization.

The Purple Cross. whose objects
were reviewed briefly in The Gate
City Tuesday night, is gaining sup
porters throughout the entire coun-
try and nationwide endorsement, &C
cording to press reports. The organ
ization is seeking power to embaim
the bodies of American soldier dead
on European battlefields 80 they may
be brought back home for burial at
the close of the war.
This society has been recently or
ganized through the efforts OF two
prominent Philadelphians, DR.. How
ard S. Eckles and DR.. Jay H. How
bray. Remembrance Of the horrible
condition of the bodies returned for
burial during the clash between
American blue-jackets and Mexicans
in Vera Cruz several months ago
prompted this movement and now
through scientific methods 1t is said
that soldiers killed on the European
.battlefields may be embalmed and In
TERED until after the war and their
bodies returned for proper services
and burial in their own iountry. 1t
Is also stated that the bodies thus
embalmed will be preserved in a rec
ognizable condition, even though the
war lasts for several years.
Seek Wilson as Leader.
It is the plan Of the society to ap-
point President Wilson as president
with Secretary Baker and Secretary
Daniels as vice presidents and that
either the treasurer Of the United
States or some other high official will
be named as treasurer of the society
and will handle all the funds.
Three classes of members may be,
long to this organization. The active
will be men who have made the care
Of bodies their life profession; the
enlisted, those who volunteer to serve
abroad; and the associate who AID
only through contribution. Already
great deal has been done toward
the organization of the society and
lit is highly endorsed by the higher
men of the nation and is said that
an active campaign viii be launched
for all classes of members as soon as
congress places the stamp of ap-
proval upon the plan.
DR.. Eckles and DR.. Mowbray have
made the following offer to the gov.
eminent:
Il
Offer to Finance Plan.
1--WE will furnish such number Of
embalmers for the preservation OF
the bodies Of soldiers killed in battle
or dying in hospitals as you may
deem necessary for the purpose.
I'VE will divide these into such
units as you may direct.
I'VE will equip and train these
men.
I'VE will furnish such number Of
automobile anbulances as will be
necessary for this service.
I'VE will pay all expenses incident
to their equipment, training, trans
portation and maintenance.
These will be available for all
sanitary work, asking only that these
may be allowed to keep their own
individual formation. ..
'If it be your wish that we be in
corporated in the army organization.
we will arrange to be enlisted as in.
dividuals and assigned as you may
direct"
Local undertakers have received
announcements Of the work of the
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
ARMY DENTAL CORPS
HAS BEEN INCREASED

From a Camp Lewis dispatch of
Nov. 3rd:
Essence Of birthstone. ashes of
curses, ruined dispositions and
broken homes
What of them haven't been trace
able to a jumping tooth in peace
times?
And screaming shells and bursting
bombs don't make nasty. gnawing
tOOthache one whit the better, but
one little exposed nerve can do more
to destroy the morale of section of
trench than days of mud and rain
and cold and continuous fire from the
Boches on the other side.
That's why the United States army
has reorganzed it's dental corps, ac-
cording to Captain Frank H. Wolven.
head of the dental corps of the base
hospital at Camp Lewis. and is sub
Stituting 1900 dental surgeons and
dentists for the meager IS who COM
promised this division of the United
States army before the general reor-
Eanization.
That's why you'll he served while
you wait in nice little dental par
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

"" just behind the trenches while
the hideous buzzer is successfully
drowned in the shrill whirring OF
shells and the deptist's mild and mis-
guided efforts will entertain you
while he tortures meets deserved
oblivion in exploding Fritzes and rat
thing machine guns.
Every regiment will have its dental
surgeons. Captain Wolven explained
the number not yet decided and no
man who is suffering from toothache
need go far from the trenches to OBJ
tain relief.
How. l ask you, is any man who
has been suffering from toothache all
night to shoot his rifle with any sort
of precision?" Captain Wolven said.
"How can he eat and digest his food
properly if his teeth are in bad
shape? The health of the men is of
paramount importance, and the United
States government is recognizing the
most forceful argument for dental
treatment that the civilian should
ask"
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

The ladies Of the Catholic Guild
are making preparations for big
dance to be given on Wednesday
November 2Sth, in the Roman hall.
The affair has grown to be an annual
event and is always anticipated with
great pleasure as one of the best
times of the holiday season. The pur-
pose of the dance is to raise money
for the parish fund.
l intend to make shipment on
Monday, November 10Th. and will re-
ceive hogs up to Saturday, November
18th. Will also buy cattle or chick
ems. See r. E. burst before the
18th. 1929.
LOST-Between Mission and Ro-
nan, suit case containing Indian cos
tune. Return to Lemire Bros store
and receive reward. 27-3Op
Mr.. and Mrs Dan J. Heyfron leave
today for kalispell where Mr.. Hey
from goes to attend court as the at
torney for the defense in the trial
of Mrs. Swan Holland who is on trial
for the shooting of her husband early
in the summer. The case has at
tracted much attention and the out
come is awaited with interest. While
in kalispell Mrs. Heyfron will be the
guest of friends in that city.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

Carl and Roy Resner left Friday
last for a two months trip to Iowa
and other eastern states where they
will visit old friends and relatives.
They expect to be away until about
the first of the year.
All business men of Roman are re-
quested to meet in the Scarce hall
at eight o'clock tonight to form a
cooperative plan to aid in the col
lection of the county's quota of the
Y. NJ. c. A. fund.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
BLAME FOR ITALIAN DEFEAT

Some things about the crushing
italian defeat are not yet satisfac.
torily explained. 1t is declared that
the Austro-Germans on the wide
front of their big drive outnumbered
the defenders four to one. But Italy
has always been represented as hav.
ing more men than she could use on
her Austrian front. Why, then. were
her forces so fatally outnumbered? ?
Is Italy really short of troops? Or
was there inexcusable failure to OBJ
serve what the enemy was about and
make preparation for it? 1t is said,
TOO, that the men defending the sec
tor where the drive started were in
s.ferior troops, men for the most part
past 40, lacking in physical stamina
and in training. That raises similar
questions. Were such troops ther
because Italy had no others? Or if
better troops were available. why
were inferior forces placed on so i'm
portan' front?
When all is said, however, it is
evident that. whatever blame may
attach to the Italian command or
the Italian government, the allies.
including ourselves, are no less
blameworthy. For several months
Italy has been pleading for things
she imperative1y needs-coal. iron.
big guns and shells. She has hardly
any of the powerful guns with which
the Austro-Germans started their
drive, and hardly any ammunition for
the guns she had. The country is
almost totally devoid of iron and coal.
With these basic requisites Italy
could make her own guns and shells.
Without them, she is dependent upon
England, France and America.
1t is no such task to get munitions
to Italy as to get them to Russia.
There is a short, fairly direct route
through southern France.
Britain and France have given It.
ally little aid because they felt the
Importance of their own campaigns,
and failed to appreciate the gravity
of her danger The United States
has given little aid because we have
been so occupied with our own war
preparations. But all three could
have done more.
But we must absolutely do more.
We must get guns. ammunition. coal.
iron and food to Italy as quickly as
possible. We must furnish more
ships We must lend credit to any
desired amount
1t isn't only a matter of sentiment
or moral obligation. It's a matter
of military necessity. Italy's fight
is our fight. A serious blow at nor
thern Italy crirples US. The allies
will stand or fall together.
Never mind how it happened. then,
except the lesson learned. The thing
to do is not to criticise Italy but to
cheer her in her calamity. and help
to repair the damage done and pre-
vent such disasters hereafter.
1t adds to our sponsibilities. as
did the collapse of Russias offensive
power. Our war grows, The de-
mands on Us increase daily. We have
tackled a manssize job, an Uncle
Samsize job. There's no doubt that
we can swing it, But every man
and woman in America must get
down to business. Helena Record
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
CLOSING OUT SALE

l am preparing to move out Of the
country and will sell at public sale
on the Spokane allotment, one mile
east and one-half mile south Of Ro-
nan, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
WEDNESDAY,, NOV. 14th
HORSES
brown horse years old, weight
1900. grey horse years old, weight
1900. grey mare years old, VT.
1900. 1 grey mare years old, VT.
1900. l bay saddle mare s years old,
weight 1000. 1 grey mare 2 years
old. l buckskin filley 2 years old.
grey mare, with colt 1 year old.
CATTLE
black COW 6 years old. l roam
COW 6 years old. 1 red COW s years
old. l white face red COW 3 years
old. I white face red heifer 2 years
old 1 red COW years old ! white
face red heifer 2 years, giving milk
1 fat black heifer 2 years old. 2
early steer calves. 6 early heifer
calves. 2 late calves.
II Pigs, so lbs. each. 100 young
puIIets. go geese. 100 pounds clean
Timothy seed. 400 bushels Marquis
seed wheat. 500 pounds potatoes. S
tons Of grain hay.
ALL MACHINERY, BUILDINGS AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
TERMS-$10 and under cash: over
$40 time until Oct. 1, 1913, with in
terest at 12 per cent
G.. L. DRAPER. Owner.
Z. B. SILVER, Auctioneer.
F. j. WHITE Clerk
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

There are two things the soldier
boy wants more than anything else
in the world-a letter from home
and a copy of his old home news
peper The first brings him the love
he Graves, the other the news he
longs for. Sunday, November 1lth,
has been set aside as a day when
everyone is asked to write a letter
to soldier boy and send him a
copy of the homo paper. The home
tie is the strongest that the soldier
army and navy Y. NJ. c. A. i'm this re
knows. Keep it intact. Help the
Army and Navy y. NJ. c. a. in this re-
spect. 1t is established in every
camp, and every cantonmcnt and fol
lows or greets the soldier wherever
he goes. 1t is the nearest thing to
home he knows. A great national
drive for S35,o00,0 600 to secure funds
to continue and extend this work
will be made between November II
and 10. Let the soldier know that
YOU are helping in this, for it means
a great deal to him.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09

There is movement on foot in
Poison, our neighborng city on the
lake, to change their present form of
city government. The receipt of tax
notices has caused the residents to
sit up and take notice and wonder
what is becoming of their money. AT
present the city exrends $1,000 year.
~ in salaries. Evidently the tax
payers have rebelled and there is a
general demand for an "overthrow"
to cut down the high cost of living.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
W|NTERHAVEN ROAD IS
CLOSED To TRAFFIC
DUE TO LIQUOR

Superintendent L. L. Odle has closed
the road leading from Yuma to Win
tcrhaven. Travellers to the sandhills
now will be compelled to take the
longer route. The Winterhaven road
to the standhills was bad, anyway, and
and the other is said to be much be.-
ter, though a little longer. Travellers
have not used the Winterhaven cutoff
very extensively lately. Asked as to
the cause of closing the road, infor-
nation from the office of the super
intendent yesterday was to the effect
it was necessary on account Of addl-
tional Indian allotmentS. The annul-
il.g of the road practically maroons
Winterhaven. From Yuma side road
must be taken, by the way of which
the distance is greater, and it was un-
dtrstood yesterday this would also be
closed 1t is not now possible for
autos to go from Yuma to Winter
haven direct or to Andrade at all on
the California side of the river. 1t is
surmised the movement is more be-
cause OF the illicit traffic in liquor at
Winterhaven than anything else. A
pool hall and liquor joint was opened
ur there last Saturday, and it is stat
ej that from fifty to seventy-five
auto loads of Yuma people went to
the little village Saturday for liquor
So far 1t has seemed
for the authorities of I'm
pcrial county to enforce the law rel
ative to this place, and its violation
IS giving the Indian superintendent q
world of trouble all the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
NOTICE OF INTENDED SALE.

Notice is hereby given that john
F. Davis, trading and doing business
as John E. Davis Drug Store No. 2
in the City of Ell Centre, County of
Imperial, State of California, intends
to, and will sell to Greenleaf &
Smith, of El Centre, Calf, all that
stock of drugs, druggists sundries,
sundries, fixtures, furniture, appara-
tus, appliances and appurtenances, all
Of which are contained in the store
situated at Sixth and Main streets,
in the City of FL Centre, County of
Imperial, State of California. includ-
ing the good will of said business; at
10 o'clock, 21st May, 1917, and that
the purchase price will be paid to the
said John E. Davis by Greenleaf &
Smith at the office of the Brunswig
Drug Co., sol North Main street, City
of Los Angeles.
Dated at Ell Centre, California, 12th
May, 1917.
(Signed) JOHN E. DAVIS.
Witness: Y. n. ADAMS.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

promising when it came to settle Po-
lands case. President Wilson left no
room for doubt, so far as he was con-
cerned; he declared it should be re-
united, autonomous, independent Po-
land. Now we know where we've got
one real friend"
Suppose it becomes an independent
Poland, will it be republic or a
monarchy"
"That is now uncertain. Hitherto
the Poles have had in mind new
Kingdom of Poland But monarchies
seem to be going out.
''If our independence comes through
Russia, where the democratic idea has
taken a real hold, undoubtedly the
disposition would be to make Poland
republic. If through Germany, q
limited monarchy would seem most
likely-unless there is a decided
change in Germany in the meantime
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
IF BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush Your Kidneys Occasionally
if You Eat Meat
Regularly.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally,
says a we'll known authority. Meat
forms uric acid, which clogs the kid
rey pores SO they sluggishly filter or
strain only part of the waste and
roisons from the blood, then you get
sick. Nearly all rheumatism, head
aches, liver trouble, nervousness, con-
stipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you fee! dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts, or
ii the urine is cloudy, offensive, full
of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by a sensation of scalding,
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any reliable pharmacy and take
a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithit, and has been used for
generations to flush clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to activity, also
to neutralize the acids in urine so it
no longer causes irritation, thus end
ing bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes delightful effer-
vescent lithia-water drink which all
regular meat eaters should take now
and then to keep the kidneys clean
and the blood pure, thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
FATE IS
IN HANDS Of
JURY NOW

w. H. Bryan, arrested January 16
and who is alleged to nave participate
ed in an attempted Jail break on Jan
uary %, will soon know whether he
IS to become a free man or continue
serving time in state institution
the evidence having been submitted
this morning.
Bryan is alleged to have furnished
saws to inmates of the Calexico Jail
before he was incarcerated in the
county Jail in this city. AT the time
of the attempted break here on Jan
uary % Bryan was looked upon as the
director of the proceedings by the
county authorities.
Three inmates of the Jail at that
time testified this morning concern
ing Bryan's connection with the dig
ging.
Earl Snee, at liberty on probation
order, testified that he had been Or
dered away from the door leading to
the sheriff's office on account of q
fear that he might inform the officers
of the digging.
Will Brown and Sim Maroney. both
n, nyo6 oyco1lant xyifpoccoS for tbn
state, while Deputy Sheriff E. E. Cum
mings told of seeing the head and
shoulders of Bryan appear through the
aperture and that after firing one
shot from his revolver Bryan with
drew his head.
o. V. Wilson appeared for the de
fendant with Deputy District Attor-
new E. R. Simon for the prosecution.