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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
n ENFORCE BLUE
LAWS HERE SUNDAY
uo Arrests VIII be Made on Sab
hath But Local Authorities Have
Been Instructed to Re-
port Violations.
ACTION WILL FOLLOW
An stores Carrying on Mercantif /.
Business Must be cIosed-Ques-
ton About Theatres and
Ball Games.

The Iowa blue laws are to Sa en-
forced in Keokuk. No arrests Will
he made Sunday by the local aushori-
tios Int they have been instructed
- report any violations to the
county attorney who will probably
file information Monday.
Letters of instruction have been
cont TO Chief of Police Hennemann
and Sheriff Scott by Deputy County
Attorney McManus, along with a
copv of Attorney General Havner's
bIue law letter to county attorneys.
Grocery stores, ice cream parlors.
confectionery or cigar stores or
stores carrying on mercantile bust
ness. if in operation Sunday, will
violate the blue laws and the proper
legal action will follow. There is
some question about restaurants and
also about the operation of picture
shows and the playing of Sunday
baseball games, but local authorities
have been instructed to report If
theatres are open or baseball games
played.
Must Report Violations.
Section 5040 of the Iowa code,
which contains the blue laws, IS
ouoted in Mr.. McManus letter which
goes on to say:
Under this law it would clearly
appear that the operation I of
grocery stores, ice cream parlors
or confectionery or cigar stores,
and in fact, any store carrying on
general mercantile business
would be illegal. / apprehend
that the courts would not hold
that the operation of a restau-
rant or eating house would be
legal. However, it would be
necessary that such restaurant or
eating house be operated in good
faith and not as a subterfuge for
the selling of cigars, ice cream,
etc.
There is some problem as to
whether or not this statute pro-
hibits baseball games and the
operation of theatres. However,
if there should be any baseball
games or theatres operated on
Sunday commencing with the
said May II, you will please re-
port same to me. together with
the name of the proprietor.
Il do not particularly care to
have any arrests made next Sun
day if there should be any viola
tions. You will please report to
me. the circumstances of any
violations of this section, to-
gether with the names of the, vio-
lators
Please give your officers the
necessary instruction. and great
ly oblige.
Yours very truly,
J. M. C. HAMILTON,
County Attorney.
By e. W. McMANUS, Deputy.
Will Follow Instructions.
Chief of Police Hennemann has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23

Pedestrians and Others-Because
the common law gives pedestrians the
right of way over all vehicles Is no
good reason why they should make
blooming nuisances OF themselves. Sc
cause the law says that children can
not be guilty of negligence is no rea-
son why their parents should allow
them to dart from concealment In
front of automobiles. The law gives
no excuse for the police allowing the
drivers, of coal and ice wagons and de-
livery boys generally to violate all the
traffic lays all the time.
These things are damnable outrages'
But they exist, and the careful motor
list DESTROYS of avoiding newspaper no.
toriety and damage suits must avoid
them as he avoids footpads. banana
|peels on the sidewalk and housebreak-
ers.
Experienced motorists have got all
these nuiSances and dangers worke ed
out pretty we'll. The following rules
will save many an accident and law
suit. They have no basis in law, but
Iare based on the psychology of fools
and children.
Always go behind pedestrian on a
crossing. Never honk at him and es-
pecially never at her. Slip past as
quietly as the quality OF your car will
ALLOW. Then he, she or 1t, will gener-
ally jump right.
At least half block before reaching
children, slow down to control. Honk
like the devil-this is the only tins
the hair raising honking characteristic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23

of the new car driver is justihable.
Do. all this especially for children on
the sidewalk and apparently in safety
they are most apt to dart In from
of you like sparrow hawks. If you
have passengers, make a remark TO
call their attention to your actions
they make valuable witnesses at the
inquest and the following damage suit
by the fool parents. The paragraph
appeals also to that pest, the BOY WIN
a webbing bicycle.
When two women are standing talk
ing in the street, or high school girl
is crossing the street in the middle OF
the block studying her Latin, pass
them like they We're wagon loaded
with nitroglycerine, to their rear II
possible, and always prayfully.
The most important function OF au.
tomobile clubs today is to- hire a good
man to ride around town an hour or
two and then file infrmations against
a lob lot of transfers and delivery
boys, while the club officers arrange
for the court to give each line tnat
will make a real hole in his pay cheek.
Legislatures and city councils waste
a lot of time about motorists while
the greatest traffic law offenders to-
day are the classes named, and most
motorists are angels in comparison.
II you hit a pedestrian, take the
names of all the people who had OPP
portunity to see the accident and get
q good lawyer within an hour Your
innocence of blame has little to 90
with the results otherwise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23

declared his intention to follow the
instructions given from the county
attorneys office and will instruct his
officers to watch for any violations
of the blue law statute, as outlined,
and will report them to Mr.. Nc
Manus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
LITTLE DAMAGE
IN LIGHT FROST
Low Temperature Last Night Not
Believed to Have Ser
iousiy Hurt
Gardens,

Although there was a light frost
last night, It is not believed that 1t
did very much damage. The damp
ness in the air helped to ward off
the frost and no serious consequences
resulted from the sudden drop in
temperature yesterday.
The lowest temperature during the
night was SO degrees.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
KNEE DEEP IN
SWEET CLOVER
Fourteen Head of Cattle Live in Land
of Plenty on Seven Acre
Field Near West
Point.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, May 22.-J. H.
Lloyd, county agricultural advisor,
reports one of the finest pastures N
the county on Fred Mensendick's
farm near West Point. Mr.. Mensen-
dick has had fourteen head of stock
pasturing on seven acres of sweet
clover since the Goth of April. They
ara eating all they can and doing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23

If there is any shade of the alleged
homer among thieves" left in the
profession, it is high time the auto
thieves allowed gasoline society Il
chance to get some pleasure before
the draft or the rising cost of living
punctures the tires. %
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23


is well and who
has never suffered
to realize how these
poor, suffering wo-
men feel when re-
stored to h e a tn;
and theirkeen desire
to help other women
who are suffering as
they did.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
HOW TO DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE.
BY 4 Veteran student of Safe Motoring.

automobile freshmen
city traffic or with perfect safety
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23

closely watching his sweet clover.
Several of them are planning to apply
lime this fall so as to be in posi-
ton to duplicate his success
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04

sent Identical notes to the entente al
lies through the United States, Spain
and Switzerland, proposing that the
belllgerents arrange a conference for
the discussion Of peace terms. The
notes were transmitted to the allied
governments by President Wilson with
out comment. The peace proposals
were received coldly. Premier BRAND,
In the French house of deputies, is
sued warning against q premature
peace, and the Russian duma, accord
ing to announcement made December
16, passed a resolution favoring re-
fusal on the part of the allied govern
ments to enter into any peace nego-
tlations whatever under present con-
dltions.
AS II in answer to the peace pro-
pOsnls, the French in the Verdun Sec
tor delivered a crushing attack on the
German forces December 10, winning
II square miles Of territory north of
Verdun and driving the Germans back
close to the line from which they start
ed their great offensive against YER
dun in February. General Nivelle,
who directed this attack, had been
few days before placed in supreme
command of the French armies in the
west, succeeding General Joffre, who
was made commander in chief of the
French armies. but with little more
than advisory powers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
POLITICS IN UNITED STATES

The presidential election and the
campaign which preceded it occupied
a large part Of the attention of the
people of the United States through
out the year 1916. June 5, the WOm-
ans party was originated and opened
its first convention in Chicago. Two
days later both the Republican and
Progressive national conventions open.
ed in Chicago. June 10, former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt was nomi-
mated for president by the Progressives
and Charles Evans Hughes, associate
justice of the United States Supreme
court and former governor of New
York. was nominated by the Republl-
cans. The Republicans nominated
Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana for
vice president and the Progresslves
named John NJ. Parker of Louisiana as
Roosevelt's running mate. June 16,
the Democratic national convention
convened in st. Louis and the follow
ing day President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall were renOminated
without opposition. June 20, Colonel
Roosevelt declined the Progressive
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04

recourse to arms" and followed this
up on June 16 with definite threat Of
attack unless the troops were with
drawn northward. The following day
re-enforcements were rushed to the
United States troops In Mexico and
within a ehcrt time the expeditionary
force aggregated about 1900 men.
June Is, the war department ordered
all the state militia modified and with
in the next two weeks $4,000 Of the
state soldiers had been rushed to the
border.
A detachment Of American troops
was attacked by Carranza troops at
Carrizal, June 81, and twelve Ameri-
cans were killed and II captured.
a short time later Carranza aban-
doned his hostile attitude and in n
conciliatory note to President Wilson
suggested the appointment of a joint
commission to settle the dispute be-
tween the two countries. July %,
President Wilson accepted this pro-
posal.
President Wilson named Secretary
OF the Interior Lane, Judge George
Gray and DR.. ]. r. Mott as members of
the American commission on August
% and on September G, the joint com
mission began its sessions at New Lon
don, Conn. The sessions continued I'M
til November "a, when a protocol was
signed providing for the withdrawal
Of the United States troops from Mex
leo in 40 days. conditional upon the
Carranza government showing within
that time that 1t could protect the bor-
der and prevent raids by bandits upon
American territory.
Two days before the signing Of this
protocol, villa, at the head of a strong
force, attacked Chihuahua City and af-
ter a battle lasting several days he
captured that city.
Carranza forces regained control of
Chihuahua City December and Villas
forces fled to the mountains west of
that city, where they were later re-
ported to be gathering new recruits
in preparation for more extensive
operations.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04

November 8, a large party of I. W.
w. members from Seattle engaged In
battle with a sheriff's posse Mt Ever
EFT, Wash. Seven men were killed dur
ing the fighting.
November %, Judge Hook of the
United States district court at Kansas
City, Mo-, held the Adamson eight-hour
law unconstitutional and an agreement
was reached between the representa-
tives of the government and of the rail-
roads for an appeal to the United
States Supreme court in an effort to
obtain final decision on the validity
of the law as soon as possible.
The year was one Of great prosperity
In all manufacturing and agricultural
Industries. Foreign trade of the Uni
ted States, as shown by reports of the
department of commerce, reached a
total of $7,463, 100000 in the year end
ing November 1, an increase of $780,
100000 over 1915, and S2,5OO,OOOO00
over 1914.
The total wheat yield Of the United
States In 1916 was only 547,0OOOOO
bushels, as compared with 1,011. 100000
bushels in 1915 and at the same time
there was almost proportionate fall
ing Off In all other grain crops. While
the crops decreased enormously in
quantity, they also increased enor-
mously in price. The value of 10 staple
crops, as based on the November es-
innate of the department Of ugricul-
ture, was $7,099,39S,031, as compared
with the estimated value on November
l. 1915, of the same crops of that year
of $5,9S3,3O6,S17. The aggregate value
OF all farm products, including live
stock, was estimated at S12,OOO,OOO, 600,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

Thousands of lives were lost during
the year by the sinking of merchant
vessels and warships as a result of
their being torpedoed by submarines
or blown up by mines. The greatest
LOGS Of life in accidents or attacks
of this kind occurred February 26
when the French cruiser Provence
was sunk in the Mediterranean sea,
and 3,130 persons were drowned.
April %, more than 1000 lives were
lost In a collision between a Chinese
cruiser and transport.
February 2, the Japanese liner
Daijin was sunk in q collision and 100
lives were lost.
February 8, the French cruiser
Admiral Charnier was torpedoed and
sunk with loss of 374 lives. February
16, nine persons we're killed when the
opera house at Mexia, Tex, was de-
strOyed by fire. February 20, great
snowslides in the Salzburg alps killed
nearly 100 persons. February %, ten
persons were killed in a triple col.
lision On the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, near Bridgeport,
Conn. February 20, an explosion In
a mine at Kempton, W. Va, killed 10
men.
March 5, the Spanish steamer Prin-
cipe de Asturias struck a rock and
sank off the coast of Brazil, with a
loss of 300 lives.
March %, &c persons were killed
and many were injured in a collision
on the New York Central railroad
near Cleveland, o.
April 10, Kansas and Missouri were
swept by tornadoes which killed II
persons. June 8, tornadoes killed 81
persons in Arkansas and 40 In other
middle western states. May s, the
steamer Kirby sank in Lake Superior
and 20 lives were lost. May Is, an
explosion in the Du Pont powder plant
at Gibbstown, N. j., killed Is men.
Hundreds of fishermen were lost in
a monsoon off the Ceylon coast,
July 20. July "a. % men were killed
by an explosion of gas in a water tun
mel at Cleveland, o. A trolley WRECK
at Johnstown, Pa, took a toll of %
lives, August II. August 20. the Unit
ed States cruiser Memphis was
wrecked by storm in the harbor al
Santo Domingo and Al lives were lost
Twenty-seven men were killed Sep.
TENDER u, when the central span of q
great bridge being built over the st.
Lawrence river at Quebec, col.
lapSed and fell. September IS,
great dam near Hannwald, Bohemia,
burst and 300 persons were drowned
A fire in the Christian Brothers col
lege at st. Louis, Mo-, killed nine men,
October 8, and 10 persons lost their
lives In a fire which destroyed a hos
pital at Farnham, Que, October &c.
November 3, the steamers Connemara
and Retriever were sunk by collision
in the Irish sea and 92 were lost. On
November Z, 80 lives were lost when
a Boston 81" car plunged OFF a bridge.
An explosion at Bakarltza, Russia,
November 81. resulted in the death Of
341 persons.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04

nomination and the majority Of me
members of the Progressive national
committee, meeting in Chicago, en-
dorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Hughes
The election on November was
one of the most unusual ever held In
the United States, the result not being
definitely known until three days af-
ter the election, when the final count In
California gave the 10 electoral votes
of that state to President Wilson and
gave him victory. President Wilson
won 276 votes in the electoral college
and Mr.. Hughes 255. The vote cast In
the election was larger by several mil
lion than any ever cast before in the
United States, President Wilson re-
ceiving plurality of about 100000 In
the popular vote. The great increase
in the size of the vote was due partly
to the fact that women voted for presl-
dent In this election In II states.
-Four more states voted to adopt
statewide prohibition in this election.
They were Michigan, Montana, Ne
braska and South Dakota. The Demo
Gratis retained control of the CDited
States senate, but as a result of the
close election, neither of the two ma
jor parties has a majority in the low
er house of the next congress. The
balance of power is held by FIVE MEM
bers not elected as members of either
party-1 Socialist, Progressive, L
Prohibltionist, ProtectlonIst ana 1
independent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
THE LAWMAKERS

Congress was In session continuous
ly from January 4, when II reassem-
bled after the Christmas holidays, I'M
til September s. Early in the session
a hot fight developed over the Phil
ippine bill passed by the house. The
senate adopted the Clarke amendment
providing for the granting of full In
dependence TO the Philippines within
from two to four years. May l, the
house rejected the Clarke amendment
and on August 10 the senate accepted
a compromise pledging Independence
to the Philippines when the FiliplnoS
are fit for self-government.
February ,. the house passed a bill
prohibiting child labor In the manu-
facture of products for interstate COM
merce, and late in the session the bill
was passed by the senate and signed
by the president. February Is, the
senate ratified the Haitian treaty. pro-
viding for American supervision of
the finances and police regulation OF
the republic.
Legislation providing for ,&cge In
creases in the strength of the army
and navy received much attention.
The navy appropriation bill. as finally
passed, provided for the building Of
157 ships during the next three years.
The army bill, as passed. carried APP
preparations OF $31S,970,447 for the en-
suing hscal year, an increase Of $751;
667,09l over the amount Carried by
the bill as It first passed the house.
Copyright. 1916, by the Mcclure Nevupa-
per Syndieate.l
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The relations of the United States
with Mexico became more strained
during 1916 than at any previous time
during the years Of civil war that fol-
lowed the retirement of President Por-
1rlo Diaz. They approached a crisis
early in the year when, on January 10,
nineteen men, nearly all of them
Americans, were taken from q train
near Chihuahua and killed by band
of bandits.
Conditions became still more tense
when, on March 0, several hundred
bandits led by Villa raided and burned
the town of Columbus, N. NJ, killing
nine American civilians and eight Uni
ted States soldiers. March 10, Presi-
dent Wilson ordered 5000 United
States troops into Mexico to catch
villa.
General Carranza, head of the de
facto government in Mexico began
soon'to display antagonism toward the
American expedition and on March II
he issued orders forbldding American
troops from entering Mexican towns.
He also refused to grant permission
for the American forces to use the
Mexican railroads for the transporta-
ton of supplies.
April II, detachment of United
States troops was attacked by Carran-
"a troops and citizens of Parral. Two
Americans and 40 Mexicans were kill
ed in the encounter. The following day
Carranza demanded the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico, but
his demand was ignored. The pursuit
OF villa came to a standstill, however
because Of the hostility of Carranza.
May 81, General Carranza again de-
manded the withdrawal Of the United
States troops from Mexico on peril Of
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-01-04
POLITICS IN OTHER LANDS

The Sim Fein revolt in Ireland, the
establishment of revolutionary gov
eminent in Greece, the proclamation
Of Poland as an Independent nation by
Its Teutonic cOnquerors and the res
toration of the republic in China, con-
stituted the most important develop
ments of a political nature in coun-
tries outside of the United States in
1916.
An official mandate, issued March
y, announced the abandonment of the
Chinese monarchy and the restoration
of the republic which had been dis
placed by the monarchy during the lat
ter part of 1915. Yuan Shi Kai an
nOunced his rejection of the emperor
ship and resumed the presidency Of
the republic. June 6, Yuan Shi Kai
died suddenly and Yuan Lii Hung be-
came president
The Sim Fein rebellion in Ireland
was precipitated on April Is, when Sir
Roger Easement former consular Off
Ger of the United Kingdom, was cap
tured while attempting to land in Ire
land from Germany and a German
ship loaded with arms to be used In
an Irish uprising was sunk while at
tempting to land the arms. April "a,
the Sim Fem rebels seized parts of
Dublin and serious fighting In the
streets followed. The revolt spread,
and on April q martial law was de-
clared over the entire island. April
%, loyal troops took st. Stephens
green In Dublin from the rebels, cap
turing 400 of them, and the following
day, Peter Pearse, president of the
Irish Republic" surrendered. The
next day the main body of the reb-
els surrendered, May 8, Pearse, Thomas
]. Clark and Thomas McDonagh, lead
ers of the revolt, were executed In the
Tower of London, after being found
guilty of sedition at q military trial.
Ten other leaders of the rebels were
executed during the next few days.
June 90, Sir Roger Easement was
placed on trial for treason in London.
He was convicted and sentenced TO
death June 30 and the sentence was
executed by hanging in Pentonville
prison, August 3. Following the Sim
Fein revolt, an effort was made by the
government to bring about a cOmpro-
mise which would result in the grant
ing of home rule to Ireland at once,
but the effort was fruitless.
The revolutionary movement in
Greece, which resulted in the forma-
ton of provisional government by
former Premier VenizelOs, grew out Of
the refusal Of King Constantine to
be drawn into the war on the side of
the entente allies. September 81, the
island of Crete seeded from Greece,
and on September IS, Former Premier
Venizelos and Admiral COundouriotis
issued a proclamation declaring the
establishment of provisional govern
ment for Greece.
The independence Of Poland. which
had been wrested from Russia by leu
tonic arms, was proclaimed by Ger
many and Austria, November 8.
The death of Franz Josef, emperor
OF Austria-Hungary, which occurred
November 81, was expected in some
quarters to be productive Of events
of far-reaching Importance from a po-
litical viewpoint in the dual monarchy.