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The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05
f rayer in Oregon
 Senate Is Halted
MINISTER TOLD HE HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH TO SUIT
 HIS HEARERS.

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 11.-Rev. J. H. Talbot, a Salem Methodist minister, in offering the opening prayer at today's session of the Oregon state senate. had pro- ceeded with his applications for six minutes when Sergeant-at Arms w. G. D. Mercer slipped up to him quietly, pulled his coat and whispered: You have gone far enough to suit these fellows. Better call halt" The prayer ended in the middle of an appeal for divine aid for the president of the senate.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05
NENANA FREIGHT
 TEAMS MOVING

Two of the Alaskan Engineering commissions freight teams left Fair banks yesterday morning for Nc mana. These teams arrived from the new railroad town about week ago, coming up after loads of potatoes for the commission. They have been held here since that time on account of the extremely cold weather.
 The commission has some potatoes stored at the Happy Station which they purchased last fall, and the freighters went by this route to pick up their loads.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05

Walter Skaggs. resident of Ruby arrived here last night from the lower river camp. He is on his way Outside to secure treatment for from Ruby with Joe Green and the latter's dog team, and will continue on to the coast within the next few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05
HENRY TRIAL
 IS POSTPONED

The trial of George Hinton Henry on charge of libel, which was to have been held this morning, has again been postponed. It has been reset for Monday morning at 10 o'clock in commissioners court The req son for the postponement is the illness of the defendants attorney, MT. Millwee.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05

Conrad Olsen was arreste1 yester- day at Chatanika, charged with lar ceny of some wood near that place.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05
MARKET hFFECIED BY
 GERMAN NOTE
(Aastciat,I Ffess>

NEW YORK, Fob. 1.-The an. noaoenaut made by Germany to the effect that unrestricted subma- rine warfare was to be resumed re- suited iu one of the widest sessions of the local stock exchange since the cumnleucement of the European war All stocks broke rom five to eighteen points under the pressure oi extensive selling.
 Bcyllcacm steel fell thirty-fivs points, going as low as 364, as com laycI with its highest elevation. 700 points, last November before the peace agitation commenced. United States steel showed a net loss today of n.nc and one-tourth points.
 International stocks suffered tho heaviest of all. Shipping shares, par ticularly, showed marked declines.
 ON CHICAGO MARKET.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The tone of the German note regarding unrestrict- ed submarine warfare on the com merce Of all nations, received at Washington yesterday, had the ef. feet of demoralzing prices on the board of trade. There was a heavy decline in all prices when the mar ket opened this morning, but they recovered somewhat during the pro gress of the days trading. The net declines for the day in wheat were eight and one-eighth cents. The mar ket, however, recovered itself to some extent, the price rising, with an increase in the price of wheat, of two and three-quarters cents. over and above the lowest market price during opening hours.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-05

Dallas. Tex. has 14s buildings de- voted to the automobile industry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
ADAMS COUNTY
ROAD MONEY
What an illinois County Pays In
Automobile License
and What II
Receives.

A table of figures on what each
county pays to the state in automo-
bile license money. and what 1T re-
ceives in return for highway work
from this same automobile license
fund is interesting. and shows that
much of this work is being done
every year in Illinois.
Adams county in 1916 paid VII
1924 in automobile license money
and 1t will receive $12.220 on the
basis Of road allotment. Brown
county paid s1,964.S4 and will receive
s3,7O9: Calhoun paid $1,174.52 and
will receive $2,481; Hancock paid
SO, O63.O5, nearly as much as Adams.
and will receive $12,550-more than
Adams county.
Knox paid s1o.77s.s6 and will re-
ceive $13,s2O. McDonough paid 49,
5S2.16 and will receive $11,sO0;
pike paid in $3.e77.7S and will
receive 5000; Schuyler paid
s2.7O7.2S and will receive $5.42O
Cook paid in s470.610.91 and will re-
ceive s119,5SS. La Sale is the big
eest down-state county in this work
having paid $32,160.2o and it will re-
ceive $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
SALEM.
. ~>>A> . % . %

Friday evening at the opera house,
There was one of the best entertain
lments of the season, "At the Village
Post Office" by home talent. The
characters rendered their parts we'll.
The play was brfm full and boiling
over with amusement and mirth from
beginning to finish.
An Interesting program was enjoyed
by those present at the NJ. b., mission
airy meeting which met with Mrs. w.
| E. Simkin on North Main street Fri
day afternoon.
Lawrence Hunting has returned
from the hospital where he underwent
surgical operation for appendicitis.
Following several weeks visit with
Mrs. Belle Bicksler. Mrs. Ida Nichol
departed for Great Falls. Montana.
Mrs. Owen Hourihan Is enjoying a
visit with her niece. Mrs. Mark Ham
mond from Ottumwa.
Charles Williams came from Ba.
tavia and visited at the home OF his
cousins, Dan and Jerome Campbell.
Mrs. Jay Long and daughter Erma
and Miss Lena Pease were visitors at
Keokuk Tuesday.
Mrs. E. J. Keller. Mrs. G. II. Cook
and daughter Miriam, spent Friday at
ternoon at Mt Pleasant.
Rev. r. RGray gave another OF his
series Of Bible talks Sunday morning.
theme, Adoption
Basis Gray spent day OF last week
with his father, Wilbur Anderson at
New London.
! Eleanor Francis, born Tuesday.
March 6, to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Stew
| ems.
Prof. Philip Baer has organized q
class in voice culture.
| Robert Nyberg is assistant cashier
| in the Farmers Saving bank.
I Miss Emma Masden spent Tuesday
at Keokuk.
! Miss Marie Purdy of Primrose Is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. r. W. FOss
and family.
Charles Cooper Is driving new
Overland car.
Mrs. Rachel Cough returned Mon.
day morning from a visit with her sis
tier, Mrs. Mary Parkins at Fairfield.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
ELvAsToN, ILL.
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We are having plenty of thunder
and lightning end rain which was
very welcome. at least the rain as
many cisterns are dry. and 1t will
Tut a stop to so many railroad fres.
Just now 1t Is hailing and the ground
is white with bail about the size OF
navy beans and it makes us wish
that they were beans. or potatoes.
but then we might just as well wish
for some OF the gold that our NUM-
ton factories are getting for their
missils Of death to our neighbors IN
foreign countries.
Several carloads of stock were
shipped from here on Tuesday. Frank
Hynman and Clifford Baxter shipped
a load of cattle; Mr.. Baxter load
Of hogs. and Gable Bros. shipped a
car load. Mr.. David McIlmoil shipped
the premium hog which brought him
sayenty-four dollars and twenty cents.
Fourteen cents was the most that
was paid for any hogs and that seems
almost too high for poor folks. We
have quite a number OF families in
town at present who are not eating
any meat as it Is too high to be
wholesome.
Elvaston at present has about eight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14

empty houses and, of course. that
means room for eight good families.
Homer Miller has lately moved into
the Enslow home.
The members meeting OF the Ceme-
tery association for the year was
held in the town hall on the first
Tuesday in March. Only one MEM
Der besides the trustees was present.
We think there ought to be more In
telast In the attendance at these
meetings, not leave 1t all for some
one else to attend to, but some people
don't care for the cemetery until they
die
Our sick folks are most all better
except w S. Mack who is still very
sick. Our patient Waldo Balloon, who
had scarletlna, is almost well and
quarantine will be lifted soon. NO
other case has developed.
Bricke and Biggs were business
visitors in town on Monday.
r. J. Ruddell has just finished haul
ing a fine lot OF timothy hay for
which he received $3.50 per ton.
Sam Regan and Russell Duncan
went hunting yesterday and all they
brought home was two wet geese, or
ganders. rather. as they got Wen
soaked.
Miss Marion Garvey and Miss Reva
Fisher of Bandinsville visited with
Miss Crystal Garvey, Sunday.
The E. II. S. c. gave their home
talent play Saturday evening to
crowded. house. 1t was surely a
humorous play from start to finish.
all doing their parts well,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
WILL TRY TO
AVERT WAR
German ENJOYS and consuls, Return
ing From United States to
Use Influence on Home
Country.

IBy Arthur e. Mann, United Press
Staff Correspondent
COPENHAGEN. March 14.-Re.
turning ENJOYS az !! consuls from
America will try honorably to avert
war between Germany and the United
States. They will advise Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman that the Next
can negotiations revealed in the Zim-
hermann letter to German Minister
Eckhardt at Mexico City were mis-
take.
These staten ents were made by
members Of Count Won Bernstorff 8
party just before leaving for Berlin.
The former ambassador to the United
States himself would make no COM
ment whatever. Members of his
party privately voiced their great re-
greet over the matter.
Bernstorff appeared old and care
worn when he left.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
ASK PHOTOGRAPH
OF SAFETY CAR
Railroad Mans Magazine Would Use
Picture Of Car Used
on Local
Lines.

The Railroad Mans magazine, a
Frank Munsey publication. has writ
t N to the Keokuk Electric company
asking for a photograph OF the new
safety car now being used on the
Hamilton lines while it is in action
and with passengers and conductor,
for use in the magazine.
Manager J. P. Ingle is arranging to
have the photograph taken at once,
It will help in advertising keokuk
when it appears in the Railroad Mans
magazine.
The safety car used here is one or
very few now in use in the United
States. 1t was one of the first orders
filed by the builders. The car Is
proving a great success and the keo-
kuk Electric COMPANY Is much
pleased with its purchase.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
All preach, But Few Practice.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The people
who preach the simple life rarely prac
tice it. And that is one reason why
the cause is making little progress
It is like the back to the soil move
ment. The people who preach that
live in the cities and could not be in
duced to get out and close to the soil
However, If the high cost of living
continues. and potatoes remain neal
50 a bushel, and wheat at So and corr
at 81, there is many a man who has
been making a hard fight In town, try
ing to make both ends meet, who will
quietly go back to the soil, If that is
where he came from. If he is city bred
he will 60 still more quietly. and If he
makes any kind Of success he will
become the most thoroughgo1ng and
the most enthusiastic farmer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
WORK Of WV, GA.
GETS|NO0RSEMENT
Retailers Vote to Give More Literally
Toward This Association
Than They Have
In tho Past.
REPORT MADE ON ROADS
Alexandria Highway About to be Re-
paired-League Members Enjoy
Fine Supper Last
Night.

A resolution endorsing the work OF
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton and pledging better support on the
part of the Keokuk merchants was
passed last night at the Retailers
league meeting. The resolution was
offered by D. E. Linquist. President
Justice spoke Of the money spent by
1.-THE association in Keokuk. Over $4,-
SIS is spent by the cafeteria depart.
ment alone.
A total expenditure per year in all
departments amounts to $4,000. Only
$195 was contributed by Keokuk re-
tailers last year. The president sug-
gested being as liberal as possible,
when the campaign for funds is inaug-
urated. He said that he was sure that
the association would support a Buy
in Keokuk" campaign, and that with
600 women backing such campaign
! it could not help but be a benefit and
he thought the league should consider
this.
Mr. Linquist's motion was that the
league should endorse the work, and
that the secretary should write the as
ISOLATION and give the agreement OF
the league to offer better support.
Reports on Road.
George D. Baur reported that the
Alexandria road was going to be re-
paired along the stretch of road where
| it has been So bad, between the Des
Moines river bridge and the Alex
andria bridge. Already work is com
menced and the supervisor in charge
expects to raise the road. The rail
road will also fix it's trestle and re
arrange the drainage. A fund Of $50
from former years has been put In
and 800 more was raised. j. B. Klein
suggested that each merchant give one
dollar. Harry Duncan said that the
road between the Electro Metals plant
and the bridge needed resurfacing
This was up to the city to keep m
shape. the league said.
A petition to improve the Argyle
keokuk road extension was passed for
signatures.
The league discussed the nine hour
bill proposal, but no action was taken
Fine Supper Is Enjoyed.
The supper last night was one Of the
best the league has enjoyed for some
time It was served in the main dining
room of the Y. w. c. A. under the d.
rection Of Miss Helen Hambleton. cafe
terra director The league members
enjoyed every bit OF the dinner. which
included the following:
Chicken Soup
Chicken Pie Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Buttered Peas Cranberry Jelly
Pickles Rolls Coffee
Brick Ice Cream and Cake
The tables were set in T shape with
| a round table at the end of the middle
| r for the officers. Vases and bowls OF
spring flowers formed the centerpieces
for the tables.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
cieanino House.

aberdeen News: II It is necessary
ipsleellminary to the getting together OF
.ue republican and progressive, ele-
anents that Chairman WILCOX be toss
eu overheard, by all means let us
sacrifice Wilcox. He is an unneces-
s ,siy DIT of plumber the republican
ray seems to have acquired, nobody
-. sseins to know how or why, but which
,.s party, if it cleans house. can well
ahord to toss into the garbage can.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
,,,r ,,,.,d, ~ "a % and 100

sionally yields Of 50. 80 and 100
bus hels per acre are reported. Why
not make them common? 1t can be
done. by more intensive farming. Bet
ter seed, better cultivating. better
fertilization OF the soil. If the man
who contemplates raising 80 acres OF
corn will put the same amount OF
work and expense on go acres he will
get nearly as much corn and nave
40 acres left for alfalfa, clover, ap-
ples or some other crop.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
MORE BARGAINS
WILL BE GIVEN
League Voted Unanimously to Stage
Another Dollar Day This Spring,
as Members Say 1t
Heips Them.
PLAN FOR BIG LECTURE
Committees Are Appointed for Talk
to be Given March 27-Favor
Fraudulent Advertising
Bill.

Keokuk merchants will give another
Dollar Day. A committee was author
lied last night to conduct the Dollar
Day sales. The merchants in discuss.
ing Dollar Day heartily approved 1t,
and wanted another. The suggestion
was made that window display con-
test be held, too, but nothing was
done on this feature.
j. W. Winger said that Dollar Day
was big day and people who did not
often come to Keokuk were attracted
here, and would come again.
J. T. Mccarthy said their firm al.
ways found it attractive.
F. w. Swans proposition to make 1T
a ten per cent discount day, called
forth the remark from AL Linquist that
this would not be very attractive In
view of the fact that the furniture men
were now giving 80 to 40 per cent dis
counts.
Jacob Schouten thought it was a
good advertisement.
J. J. Chapman moved that g. com.
mittee to conduct Dollar Day be nam.
ed, and that the merchants give real
dollar bargains as they had In the past.
The motion was carried.
=
Plans for Lecture.
The lecture to be given Marck 81
for the merchants and their clerks on
the Evolution of Modern Business was
announced and plans made for it. This
lecture Is illustrated and is put on by
the National Cash Register Co. There
Is no advertising attached to the film,
1t was explained. The lecture and pic
ture shows the growth of the present
modern store out of the old store
where one went up steps and a bell
1ingled in the back OF the store to
bring the proprietor forward whenever
q customer arrived.
1t was decided to invite the mer
chants and their clerks. The hlks
have arranged to allow the use OF their
hall for the lecture. John Nagel has
arranged for the appearance Of Kin.
digs Concert band for several selec.
lions.
Harry Duncan and D. Z. Linquist
were appointed committee on chairs.
w, V. D. Mas, was named as chair
man of the committee on ushers, with
power to name his own committee.
John Costello was appointed chairman
of the committee On invitations with
power to name his own committee.
For Celebration Deficit.
Chairman J. w. Winger of the fall
celebration committee reported that
Messrs Baker and Dodge had offered
to give the committee 80 per cent of
the gross receipts from the Monday
night performance Of the Winninger
Players at the Grand next week The
offer was eagerly accepted and the
members present last night pledged
themselves to take certain number
of tickets. 1t is hoped to fill the house
for that performance in order to get
as much as possible towards the big de-
felt. Over 100 tickets were taken last
night.
Fraudulent Ad Bill.
The league voted to have the secre'
tary send letter to the Lee county
representatives in favor Of the Cas-.
we'll bill. s. F. 37S on fraudulent adver-
Using. This would prohibit frauds In
advertising, and lays a. violator open
to conviction. even if face value Is
given, if the representation is wrong.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14

my hands in water. AT night barely
shut nv ewes on account of the terrible
itching and tremendous burning.
81 sent for free sample of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. noticed great
Improvement so purchased more, and
when used two boxes of Cuticura
Ointment and four cakes of Cuticura
Soap was healed completely. "(Signed)
Miss Hattie w. Selke, 6024 Justine ST.,
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 2, 1916.
If you have a poor complexion i'm
prove it by using Cuticura Soap daily
and Cuticura Ointment occasionally
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: 'Cuticura,
Dept. r, Boston" Sold everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14

An educational campaign for clean
er cities has been launched in Brock
ton, Mass. Alameda, Cal, and by the
state board OF health In Utah cities.
Chicago maintains a school for street
cleaners. Methods vary according to
locality. but the main objective IL to
instfll in slackers pride in clean and
well-kept premises.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
Comparisons Odfous,

Manchester Press: There ought to
be a law prohibiting soft headed edit
ors or preachers or anybody else from
comparing Wilson with Lincoln. There
was only one Lincoln, and all others
are counterfeits built up by the slushy
imagination of imbeciles or dotards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
Apples and Corn.

Shenandoah Sentinel: While talk
ing apple lets keep on talking corn.
We have an idea that corn will con-
tinue to be the leading crop. but let
us not make It the only crop. Let's
try to make more corn grow on each
acre. That is one thing the corn
! show Is going to do for US. Occe-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14

intensely which caused
me to scratch almost
night and day. The
pimples then turned to
yellow crusts causing
great pain when l
washed. l was disfg-
ured for the time and
could not possibly put
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14

Woman's famous national bank
scored a. failure at Columbus. Ohio.
The safety clutch at the knee failed
to work and a bag containing $500
worth of valuables dropped to the
sidewalk. A delivery boy found the
treasure and reported 1T, and headed
Oft a painful deficit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
WHY NOT BUST
UP THIS REP"
THEY GIVE us?

. They were talking about mail 4
Q order houses last night at the 4
Q Retailers league. Jack Klein 4
Q said that he was told that an 4
. order from Iowa made the mail 4
. order houses jump for Joy. That Z
. New York was the best pick Z
. ms, then Pennsylvania and In
. diana third, but that Iowa was Z
. known as a tough customer. and Z
. that few orders came from this Z
Q state on the average.
. "Keokuk keeps up the average Z
Q pretty we'll, I've noticed" was Z
. Frank Swans comment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
SIGN AGREEMENT
OR OUT LEAGUE
..talIers voted Last Night to oblI-
cate themselves TO Obey Their
Advertising Agreement Adopted
Two Years Ago.
HAS SAVED MUCH MONEY
rh.r. Have Been infraetlons, and
those Which Occur Now, viii be
Death With-Refusal to Sign
Loses Membership.

,,omhers of the Keokuk Retailers
,aaane voted unanimously last night
~ sign the advertising agreement,
md to live up to, or to get out OF
.ha league. The agreement was
nassed to members present for sig
Natures. the chair was empowered to
arnoint committee to take. the
arreement to those who are absent.
1.-THE next meeting the names or
any who refused to sign will be read.
Accordine to the motion passed by
Using vote. a refusal will be ecuiva-
lont To surrender of mem bersh1p.
The advertising agreement was
odonted two years ago. This Is the
contract by which certain forms or
odvartising are barred, and in which
ali Questionable advertising is sub
mitted to a secret committee, and If
NOT endorsed by that body, then
memhers are supposed to stay out
- the advertising in this medium.
Thare have been infractions of this
agreement. some have used it to hide
behind for some advertising, and
then have stepped over 1t for some
others.
The move last night was to clearly
define the leagues position. 1t was
admitted by most OF the members
that it was the backbone of the
league. President Justice explained
that an honest attempt had been
made by the executive committee to
sift every form of advertising, and
10 make way for certain forms ii
possible, but that they could not give
endorsement to certain barred
mediums in the agreement and still
keep the agreement virile.
One or two Of the members spoke
OF local theater programs, but these
are on the restricted list, the same
as certain papers and publications
published In Keol1uk or vicinity. The
agreement has barred ticket sellers
from the store One merchant said
the agreement had saved him $400 in
year, and another said he had saved
enough to pay dues for his firm for
ten years.
Sign or Quit.
]. j. Chapman moved that the
agreement be passed for signatures.
question came up what to do with
persons who refused to sign. This
VOC uiSSuSSCu IlCCAys anu INCA A'AA. .
Chapman offered as an amendment
that the agreement be circulated for
signatures, that any member who
refuses to sign the agreement would
consider himself not a member of the
league. and that the secretary read
the names of those refusing to sign
at the next meeting.
This motion received an enthusiast
tic second from Jack Klein and the
president called for a rising vote.
The ballot was unanimous. The
agreement was then circulated and
was signed by every firm or mem
per present. This agreement will be
dyed up to rigidly in the future, ana
the league is in the mood now to
deal with infractions. 1t was sug-
sested that violators be reprimanded
me first time and memberships can
celled the second time.
On motion of Jacob Schouten the
ehair was empowered to appoint a
committee to take the agreement to
!ne abesnt members for their sigma
lures.