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The Dolores star., 1917-09-14
The Brokers Son,

Visitor-Your little boy doesn't
seem to be very cheerful. Isn't he
well1
Broker-Yes, he's well enough, but
he Is feeling rather blue Just now.
You see, there was great drop In
leather this morning.
VisitOr-Bless me! You don't mean
to tell me that child knows anything
about the market?
Broker-Well, perhaps not, gener-
ally speaking, but you see the partic-
ular leather that dropped this morn
Ing was his mothers slipper.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14

The other day man telephoned to
the draft selection board for Marion
county outside OF indianapolis and
asked whether It is necessary to have
the wife's signature on an AFFIDAVIT for
an exemption claim. He was told II n
necessary II he is claiming exemption
on the ground that his wife is depend
ent on him.
Wont anyone else do?" the inquirer
asked. MY wife says she won't sign
It,"
The board member told the man TINT
the best thing he could do was to get
ready to 60"
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14

In after years man begins to ap
preciate the woman who handed hin
the icy mitt.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14

The world makes way for the deter.
mined man.-O. s. Martin.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14

success Of the negligee, and 1t should
play its gay role supported by pretty
slippers and silk stockings. A cap Of
net and lace and ribbon belongs in this
dainty company. One may spend much
or little money on an outfit for restful
hours at home, with good results either
way.
Fine colored voiles or thin wash
silks will make lovely negligees at
small cost If pretty colors are chosen
and wolfe is very durable.
There are some new boudoir caps, in
spired by the Chinese hat, made of
satin ribbon and lace. The Dutch
cap is also candidate for the favor
of those who are looking for some
thing new, but none Of them are an i'm
provement upon the plain caps. A
band of white ribbon edged with lace
and finished with small bow and a
cluster of flowers is successful sub
stitute for cap.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14
Brute.

June = Engagement broken and
why?
Bess-Wretch! He cut Fido-right
on the avenue.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-14
Good for the Liver.

Spinach and dandelions used in small
proportions daily for 81 days will cor
rect liver complaints. 3R
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16
NEW PROBLEMS OF SUPPLY

Interesting statistics of our natural resources have been
issued in summary by the Mechanics and Metals National Bank
of New York. from which it appears that the national wealth
per capita is S2iOi. the national Indebtedness $3.50, the money
in circulation $40 60, and the gold money in the country
S2644. The value Of the agricultural output in 1916 was S7346
for each person, the copper produced was 70 pounds, Whlle the
pig iron amounted to 100 pounds.
The output of raw materials this year will result in per
picking disprOportions. FOodStuffs and cotton Will be only
SLIGHTLY augmented. but the metals will show an increase that
SIGNIFIES an enormously greater labor factor that must put an
unusual strain upon our capabilities of supplying provisions at
prices that will be within the reach of the people. A forecast
of thp coming stringency may be dcduced from the steel trade
alone. Orders booked by the United States Steel Corporation
at the end of April last year called for 9S29,5ll tons of steel;
This wear the orders on the same date demand an output of 12,-
1908 tons.
Taking another measure, we find that the railroad earnings
on 26 of the largest roads for the second week in May exceeded
by SliiO.5O7 their net income for the same period IN 1916.
These figures. illustrating the sudden growth in volume OF
those industries that must attract increasing numbers from the
farms, are impressive indicators of the seriousness OF the 1000
problem. which has not been so universally credited as the case
warrants.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16
CANAL THREATENED

Germany NAV have attempted to secure an lsland ii 'e
coast of Venezuela for a submarine base from which TO prey
upon American shipping, but there is not one chance In a mou
sition of this kind, although in the past the men in control at
Caracas have not always been statesmen, gentlemen OF e'oh
honest.
1t would be a clear violation of the Monroe doctrlne uhuer
which Venezuela has been protected by the United States Tor
a full century from foreign aggression, and the VeheZuoiah'
are fully aware of the fact. They know, too, that TINS countr!
would take drastic action in case such treachery should d prac-
ticed. In addition, it is more than possible that Vehezuela
would be called to account by the other South American Z
publics, all of which are under Obligations 10 We o""'
States for their peaceful development.
Margarita island, the U-boat base wanted by the German
admiralty. is off the northern coast of Venezuela, near te
southeast corner of the Caribbean sea. 1t is within easy strlhhhe
distance of the Panama canal being only about 5O miles from
Culebra. If German submarines should lnfest these Wd"ero
they would be able to do a very considerable amount OF DAM
age. probably not to the canal itself, but to the vessels using II.
SO the vigilance of this country will have to be redouDleo In
order to prevent any disasters of this nature.
There probably are any number Of islands within a lev nuh
dred miles of the isthmus that could be used as submarine
bases bv the Germans and the canal menaced, and they might
be so used without consent of the governments owning them.
It is highly important, therefore, that the waters be thorough
ly patrolled.
Brazil, having seized the informed German vessels, II ohl!
one degree removed from actual warfare. Indeed, many of
The Brazilian statesmen are of the opinion that a state OF war
now exists. Under these circumstances it should not be long
before a declaration is made by the South American republic.
IF it should turn out this way the Brazilian war vessels could
be used to good advantage in patrol work, and we nave nc
that it would be cheerfuly done. At the same time II VIII De
necessary for the United States to keep sharp lookout for SUD-
marines in these waters and to guard the canal against all pos
sihle dangers-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16
PRO-GERMAN FOOD SCARES

It is dangerous to print pro-German propaganda, but news
papers that were once strongly pro-German and are now on the
fence are still trying to serve the kaiser's cause by trying to
scare Americans into the belief that they are about to suffer
starvation and that they should petition the government to re-
fuse to ship any more foodstuffs to our allies.
One of them says that the cereal crop of the Argentine Re
public. the United States and Canada will be below the normal,
but no man on earth can predict what the next crop will be,
and there is not the slightest reason to fear that any serious
shortage will occur two years in succession.
Our winter wheat crop will probably be below normal, but
it may be retrieved by a good spring wheat crop on this con-
tinent. Recent rains all over this continent have assured a
good start for spring-sown crops, and the corn crop may be a
half billion or even a billion bushels in excess of all previous
record. We may have to economic in the use of wheat, but
the outlook for corn. oats, barley, beans, fruit and vegetables
was never better at this season of the year. The Argentine
wheat crop will not be reaped until next winter, which, of
course. is summer down there, and the very fact that the Ar
genuine government is restricting exports of wheat proves that
every effort is being made to secure a large average and a good
crop.
It is said by these scaremoneers that France, Italy, Eng
a billion bushels of cereals to carry them through this year and
next spring. If we have a good crop on the acreage of corn
now planted, we can spare these countries a billion bushels of
corn alone. The cereal crops of North and South America are
iust as likely to be above normal as to be below, and as long
as the weather remains as favorable as it is now the chances
for a supernormal crop grow better every ay-New York Com
mercial.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16
LABOR TROUBLES At JEROME

Strikes are out of season. We are at war; our national Sc
,urity, our personal liberties are at stake. The Jerome miners
seem to have forgotten that they were trining with their very
liberty of organization, and with their exercise of the other
r elts of freemen, by undertaken to Interfere with the output
of copper at the present time. Mr.. Robert E. Tally. the as
sisiant general manager of the United Verde Coppri company,
dcfl itely charged that the local union had been inundated
by the !. W. w. when it voted for the strike, which indicates
that the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smeter Work
ers is in exceedingly bad company.
With organized labor the whole American public is in sym
pathy; organized labor is today part of our social system, and
it has been recognized recently in a most definite manner by
the congress of the United States in putting the Adamson bill
on the statute book, and in a still more substantial form that
must be gratifying to every patriotic worker by placing Mr..
Samuel Gompers in a high position of trust as a member OF
the council of national defense. AT Jerome the really import
ant matter, which was the Miami sliding scale of wages, was
conceded by the managers, and the men have returned to work"
Unfortunately the concession was not made until the dis
crepancy between the scale at Jerome and that at Miami had
provoked unrest-an unrest not at all unnatural, seeing that
the ore produced by the two principal mines at Jerome is as
rich as the concentrate made at Miami. The opportunity for
protest was seized by labor agitators of the less %scrupulous kind
and was made an excuse for further demands, including the
cbeck-off system. the grievance committee and the closed shop.
The management of the United Verde erred in judgment in
allowing these contentious points to be raised under cover OF
the wage scale. AS in most labor troubles the main issue is not
evident on the surface; in this case, as In the Miami strike, the
opposition of the mine managers is directed chiefly against the
Interference of outside organizations. The strike at Jerome
was melted from the headquarters of the l. W.. w. at Denver,
and if that organization is not as infamous as the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners it yet has a record and a program that are
repellent to good citizens. a grievance committee of their own
men should. and would, be acceptable to the local homogeneous
at Jerome, but a committee nominated by an outside organlza-
another matter.
AS to the closed shop, that is too big an issue to be dis
clssed as an incident in the Jerome strike. The refusal to
recognize the unions is a matter of established policy in Arizona
mining and the present national crisis is not the time to venti-
late it. This is no time for labor controversies. Every good
citizen must push contentious matters into the background of
his mind and give a willing hand to the greater work that has
to be done if civilization is to endure and democracy is not to
perish-Mining and Scientific Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16
NO AID TO THE ENEMY

The Danish statistical department admits that 2iO0 tons of
bacon and pork went from that country into Germany in 1913,
In the same year the export of lard was 33i1 tons, other fats
i695 tons and preserved meats 13 tons. In 1916 the exports OF
bacon and pork from Denmark into Germany were increased
to 1888 tons, lard to 6266 tons, other fats 25f2 tons and pre-
served meats 1866 tons.
Thus. Denmark multiplied her exports to Germany enor-
mouslv. Bacon and pork, which were among the vital needs OF
Germany, were multiplied by ten in the export figures of Den
mark.
1t is by such means as these that Germany has been able
to sustain herself under the allied blockade. And it is be-
cause of this condition that Great Britain used every available
means to check the flow of food from neutral countries into
Denmark.
Fortunately restrictions against indirect aid to Germany
are now left to the discretion of the United States. The eX-
ports of this country to Denmark in March, 1916, were 1921
800, but there was a drop to $4,736,Of2 in March, 1917 rms
would Indicate that the United States is quite capable of check
ING any indirect aid to the enemy. Certainly every effort
should be made to prevent any impairment of the blockade OF
Germany. There must be no illicit transfer of American food
stuffs to ny-Wa Post.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

We are not fighting for land, for greater power or for
more extensive commerce. We are fighting that the world
may be free, that it may be made safe for the free people, for
those who. like the Belgians, would rather die than be slaves.
Our motto is: Give us liberty or give us death" If we win the
cause of freedom will prevail if we lose the world will be en-
shaved.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

The Liberty Loan proposition narrows itself down to the
single question whether you will lend your money to uncle
Sam or deliver it over at the point of a gun to the KAISER n
that chinless crown prince.-New York Herald.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

A man may be loyal to the country and do his bit by being
more discreet in his utterances. 1t will be a supreme sacrifice
for some folks-Los Angeles Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

Thirty persons killed by a tornado in Kansas! Every male
kansan who can ought to make a rush for the army. where he
will be comparatively safe.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

If your son, brother or sweetheart enters either the army
or navy urge him to be doubly patriotic by investing the in
crease in pay which congress has provided in Liberty bonds.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

Looking at it another way, the great catch of fish causing
so much rejoicing in Germany may be significant. Fish. as
everybody knows, are eaten chiefly during the season of re-
entance.-Pittsbur Gazette Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

Probably the Germans are the only people in the world
who are willing to fight for three long years without knowing
what they are fighting for.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

If Spain comes in against Germany there will be no short
age of olive branches when the times comes to extend them
Pittsburgh Times-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

Evidently Berlin had hoped to fight the American draft
with hot air.-Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

The kaiser is surprised to find how many people there are
in the world who don't want him to rule it-Detrot Free Press
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-16

If you like the kaiser, don't invest in the Liberty Loan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
WAR IS BUSINESS
| OVER IN FRANCE
This Is the Way That Situation I'M
presses Lester S. Harter, Who
Writes to Brother
Hero.
IN THE AVIATION CORPS
MIR. Harter Says Much Mailgned Fiv-
yer Has Saved the Day for
Transportation In the
War Zone.
IN THE AVIATION CORPS

l., S. Harter who Joined the ava
ton corps the forepart of June and
left New York City for France about
September is, has written the fol
lowing letter to his brother, DR.. W.
~. Harter. This is the first letter
since he arrived in France and was
| postmarked October %.
My dear brother:
Having travelled some further than
we expected, am going to drop you
line hoping this will reach you by
Christmas, knowing as / do the un-
certainty and the length OF time
necessary for mail to travel. My ad-
dress which you have and the one
am giving you as my new address
will in no way enlighten you as to
my location on the map. You can
guess or use your imagination as to
my location. We are not permitted
to disclose any form of location,
either present, past or future.
Our Journeys and voyages have
been most wonderful. Each place of
stoppage enroute has been delay
to our advantage in that We could
see the sights everywhere with no
restriction whatever. I have not had
very good opportunity to gain a
commercial idea of the orient, but
believe business will be very close
here for a number of years to come.
don't think l care to loan any Of
my money on the securities offered
here, although their rate Of interest
appears to excel that of ours.
Going back to the whirl of the war
zone will say we are in. Things
here are hot, directly off the bat. No
rumors like at home. People take
the war as matter of fact and as
far as you can see it appears only
as business proposition. However,
have not had any opportunity of
hearing a big gun explode, only that
I see many who have been wounded
The Tin Lizzie" he's certainly
saved the day. There are number
of American cars here. Have seen
some Bucks also.
Have not had payday as yet.
Don't send me any money until 1
write or wire you again. We will
consider this letter No as dates
are not permissible. That will give
us chance to check the order of
letters at least. Must close now.
With love,
BROTHER LESTER.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
MEN
MADE TALKS
C. r. Mcfarland and Father Gillespie
at Fort Madison Red
Triangle Gath
erinq.

The Fort Madison Democrat il
commenting on the Red Triangle
fund campaign meeting in that city
a couple of nights ago, has this tc
say Of two Keokuk speakers:
! C. F. Mcfarland OF Keokuk, bave a
strong plea to aid the Y. M. @. A
He pointtd out the necessity Of pre-
pairing the way to bring back our
boys from the front with the same
clean minds and bodies as when they
went away. He told of an incident
| in his own life and that Of the de.
parture Of his only son, M F. Nc.
Farland, former county engineer OF
this city, for the front, that was very
impressive.
Il can rem ember when I was lit
tie better than a boy. I graduated
from Amherst college and returned
to my New Jersey home. I had my
degree and was ready to start out
into the world. 1 can look back over
the intervening years and remember
my mother standing in the door OF
the home, tears in her eyes, but smtl-
ing and waving her boy goodbye,
while he was going out into the world
to end, she knew not where. Just a
short time ago 1 stood on the dock in
of young men boarding the transport
for movement across the sea. Ny
only son was one Of them. l can see
him yet leaning against the railing
Of the ship. The sun shone full upon
him and my eyes somewhat misty.
formed what appeared to be halo
about him. He smiled as he waved a
last goodbye"
He then told of how Keokuk had
raised $4,000 up until the evening
be fore and would in all probability
pass the goal Of $4,000 before last
evening.
Il am pleased to report that Keo-
+ruk Is nearing its goal in the Y. M.
9. A. war fund campaign. / am pleas
ed to learn that Fort Madison is near
ns its goal but I would be more
pleased If Fort Madison equalled Keo-
,uk in the amount raised and would
De still more pleased, to use mod
srn term, if you raised u.s. was the
erecting given by Father ]. w. Gill
espie.
The well known priest then launch
I'd into one of the strongest pleas
hat has ever been made from a plat
orm here for a patriotic cause and
,e kept his audience mixed between
aughter and earnestness. His oc-
a sfonal bits Of humor coming in
just when the audience was
in the earnestness of his
Lppeal, frequently caused ver1table
EXPLOSIONS of laughter.
One of the strongest features OF his
ak was a remarkable bit of mimicry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16

$40 month.
Federal officials investigating the
discrepancy, allege they discoverea
evidences of pro-Germanism, includ'
ing a German bond for 1000 marks Ii
Brixler's possession,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
MYSTERIOUS
SUICIDE CASE
Woman Killed Herself With One Shot
from Revolver in Presence
Of Deputy
Sheriff.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 16.-Police
here were today seeking a clue to
the identity of woman known only
as Margaret Manning" who dra-
matically ended her life with a
single revolver shot late yesterday
In the office of James M Gingrich.
president of a local creamery.
Gingrtch told the police the
woman had been following him and
harrassing him for several months
and said she attempted to murder
him by decoying him to her room
with fake telephone m essage re-
Gently. Yesterday she telephoned
him, according to his story, telling
him she was coming to his Office
Gingrich arranged for deputy
sheriff to remain on duty at his Office
to eject the woman If she appeared.
After the officer had gone. when she
failed to appear, the woman entered
and Gingrich with his wife, who was
in the office, went in search Of the
officer When they returned with
him the Manning woman produced a
revolver and killed herself, turning
to Gingrich as she fired, saying:
Have me arrested now IL you
want to-"
Gfngrich denied any knowledge of
her motive or Of her real identity.
A card in her handbag bore the
name:
Mrs. ]. Forbes Manning"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16

and stayed four weeks but when I came
home I would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is nurse asked me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. began taking it that very day
for I was suffering great deal. Ithas
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as was my advice is to stop in the first
drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
you go home. - Mrs. w. G. BROWN,
2s44 W. 18th St.. Cleveland, Ohio.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-16
BACHELORS
IN MAJORITY
Draft Figures Show That 1,271 Single
Men Register in County-Sfxty
Married Men
Servo

Figures gathered by the clerks,
working under the supervision Of the
local exemption board in classifying
the names, occupations and general
| history Of all the men subject to draft,
prove that to date sixty young mar
| ried men of the county have been
called into service, according to the
Fort Madison Democrat. Some sur.
prise was noted in this fact as 1t was
not generally believed that so many
of the young benedicts Of the county
were under arms.
| Another interesting fact developed,
is that out of a total Of 2,404 young
men Of the county who registered,
but 1,133 were married, while 1871
are single. 1t was generally believed
that the number of married men
would be larger than the number of
lstngle men. A total of 315 married
men have been called but most of
them have been exempted. About 75S
married men still remain to be
called.
Out of the total of 1,271 single men,
195 have been granted exemption
while POL have been accepted. The
total men married and single who
have been called and accepted is 261
and those exempted Is $40.
1t also develops that there are sos
farmers in the county subject to
draft and Of that number 618 were
called and exempted, while "a were
called and accepted.
More interesting data on the rec
ords of the draft in the county which
must be regarded as the most notable
incident that has ever occurred in this
district will be uncovered as the in
vestigators progress.