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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-06

]. W. Kllllan OF the Ira W. o. W.
camp Ia attending tho W. o. W.
convention at Waco.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-06

@. 0. Lowia. w. S Lane, "ros'
and Fink" Thompson are
making tour Of the Plains THIS
week. We hope the boys don't get
stuck up In the mud before they
get back.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-06

Sudan. maize, kafnr. 'tc.
Farmers Union MGR Go.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-06

F.s. Childross, the ira barber has
traded for the Stove Cox residence
down on EAST Main"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-06

Superintendent - D Black spent
the day at the Ira school last Thurs
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
BACK TO THE FARM.

Omaha World Herald: There is one
class of men that might be drafted
for work on the farms. A recent
partial survey shows that there are
more than 100000 retired farmers
who are capable Of doing a large
amount of farm work, who are living
in the small country towns, many OF
whom have the ability to become di-
rectors of such work. equal to that Of
the graduates Of agricultural schools.
They know how to handle machinery.
take care of animals. the best manner
OF cultivation and many other things
that make farming successful. Many
of them are in middle life, and spend
their time around the store. the post
Office or on the streets discussing the
war. These men might go back to the
farms during the war and do their
share to win it. The high school boys
might also be sent to the farms, and
II some of these retired farmers would
work along with and direct them,
great things could be accomplished.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
STUPID CENSORSHIP.

New York Evening Post: Some
members of the senate committee or
military affairs having expressed the
fear that 9. public statement of cond1-
lions in the ordnance department
might do harm, General Crozier de-
clared that the facts he was dealing
with were no secrets. This reminder
might well be taken to heart by the
busy official and semi-oficial promui-
gators of warnings and cautions and
"hists." to newspapers and public
The press has been repeatedly warn
ed against specializing on terribly
important matters, though they were
common knowledge. The American
people was warned against guessing
at the possible location Of Pershings
men long after the Germans had air
plane maps of American trench posi-
lions in Lorraine 1t has been warn
ed not to speak loud of steamship de-
partures taking place under the eyes
of hundreds of thousands in broad
daylight Military necessity is too
frequently the excuse for Keeping
non-military secrets, or military Sc
crets that are not secrets, as We have
witnessed in France, where the revolt
against political censorship is COM
piete. Too often military caution is
simply a method of creating the inn
preston Of wisdom where it is not,
of leading an air of verisimilitude 10
an otherwise bald and unconvincing
bureaucrat We do not want muck
raking and we do not want babbling,
but the frowning brow and the arms
folded ominously over the bureau
cratic chest are silly and irritating.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

CLYDE Erwin and Miss Lillian May
Dickerson Of this city, were quletly
married at the Erwin home Whlch
was all ready for their occupancy,
at IL o'clock Christmas day, the
Rev. w. F.. Boyd officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Erwin acted as witnesses.
That evening relatives and friends
to the number of about twenty as
sem bled for fine Christmas dinner
The bride came here from the
state of Virginia sometime ago and
has made many friends.
The groom is a popular and faith
full employee of the we'll known cloth
ing house of Culkin e Sons. He
has a host of friends who wish him
and, his bride every happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin expect to take
vacation trip during January.
William K. Powellton of LaHarpe
and Miss Ethel Sharpe Of FIT Green
were married at the Presbyterian
manse Sunday evening at 5 o'clock,
the Rev w. F. Boyd officiating.
Joseph Henry Biery and Miss
Esther LaClere were married We'd
nesday afternoon at the residence of
G. w. Briley. the Rev. j. NJ Jones
officiating. They will be away on a
wedding trip for week and will re-
turn to keep house with the groom's
mother, on a farm east Of Carthage
Ray Brakensiek. son of Mrs. Mary
Brakensiek of this city, was married
wednesday in Springfield to Miss
Corrine Geschevinduer of Mt. Ster-
ling. Ray is located at Mt. Sterling
as electrician in the Auto Inn. and
is a valuable man in his position and
,,f hriI n !,
The happy couple will go to house
keeping in the home of the brides
father in Mt. Sterling. Their many
friends extend congratulations and
best wishes.
Loren Russell, former well known
Carthage jeweler who moved to Maui
VOC about six years ago, and later
to Blakely, Ga. died Friday, Dec. IA.
from the effects of a stroke of paraly-
sis suffered in April.
George w. Frazier, a prominent
farmer of Walker township. and who
served one or more terms as chair
man of our county board, died Dec.
2, 1917, aged 81 years, of paralysis.
DR.. Hubert Huston of Duncomb,
! Iowa, is now in the medical officers
training camp, Ft. Riley, Kansas.
Mrs Huston is with her mother Mrs.
Belle Harris of this city.
Merlin Wolfe had his eyes injured
In handling gas bombs in the COM
pany's drill in California and has
been in the hospital.
Miss Ruby New1in Of Monmouth,
ILL.,, has accepted position as
slenographer for the law firm of
Hartzell, Cavanaugh and Martin OF
this city,
Earl W. Wood, who is member
of the States Attorneys association.
spoke on the abolition Of the grand
jury in the new constitution at the
annual convention of this organiza-
ton in Chicago on Thursday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
FARMlNGToN.
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Miss Florence Wright spent Christ
mas week at home.
Hayden Haley of Des Moines, spent
Christmas with his parents.
Lloyd Slice of Chicago, spent Christ
mas here with his parents, John Slice
and wife.
Harry F1pps OF st. Louis, is here
spending Christmas week with his
wife and children, who are here to
spend the winter with Mrs. Fipps'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Loche.
Mrs. Gus Freed and children OF
Keokuk, spent Christmas here at the
L. B. Jenkins home.
Frank Benson went to Keokuk
Thursday for few days.
Miss Grace Woods is home from
Quincy, ILL.,, where she is attending
college, for Christmas with her pa
rents.
The churches here all held their
usual Christmas trees and program
Monday evening.
Mrs. Alvia Dean and Erastus Dean
of Warren, were callers at the Arthur
Dickson home Thursday.
Misses Monica and Martha Haley
of Keokuk, were visiting with their
parents, Sidney Haley and wife.
T. w. Grimm returned home Satur.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
DON'T BE A NATIONAL scAB.

A national scab is one who reaps
the benefits of others sacrifices in
times of war. Peter B. Kyne, in the
American Magazine, says.
"At thirty-six ! have learned this
much. l would rather die than be a
citizen Of country that has grown
flabby with prosperity, that has so
soon forgotten all the blood and tears
that have been spilled to secure to 1t
the only boons that make existence
bearable. ! somtimes wonder If our
school textbooks still contain Patrick
Henry's address to the continental
congress or the story of Nathan Hale,
/ wonder If our boys nowadays know
who said: I know not what course
others may pursue, but as for me,
give me liberty or give me DEATH
Certainly it Is not an easy thing to
die for ones country; on a couple of
occasions I have been absolutely GER
tain it was an experience ! was going
to have: / confess to having been
profoundly terrorized on the ocras-
ions when I had to charge into rapid
rifle fire, SO know it must be dread
full to go through shell fire, but even
that cannot be more horrible than the
thought that one Is national scab.
reaping the benefit of other peoples
sacrifices; covering in safety be-
hind the scattered fragments Of ones
fellow countryman: meekly turning
the right cheek for the mailed fist,
after having been smitten on the left.
/ think 1t must be very great privil-
ege, indeed, to be blown to smither-
Gems as protest against being con-
sidered member of an inferior race
ot1ltiapt IN cc;o
vision by the divine right OF meg
aInm aniacn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
DoNNELLSON.
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Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Fruechee and
daughter of Quincy. ILL.,, are visiting
relatives here.
daughter, Winona, spent christmas
near LaCrew.
Mrs. John Holdefer and sons, John,
Joseph, Carl and George were pas
sengers to Keokuk Saturday
S. w Ingersoll was FIT. Madison
visitor Friday
Miss Dora Loges was Farming.
ton caller Thursday.
Mrs j.. Warner of Pennington,
visited at the Aug. Bank home the
fore part of the week.
James Lowenberg of Davenport,
spent Christmas with home folks.
Albert Miller of Pennington, visit
ed with his daughter, Mrs. Bert
Bernhard, Wednesday. His grand
daughter. Gertrude, is quite sick
with grippe.
Clinton A. Clemens. who is in
training at Fort Bliss. Texas, was
calling on old time friends here
Wednesday,
Mrs. Dora e. Wiegner was Farm
ington caller Friday.
Miss Saline Klingler Of FIT. Mad :
son, visited home folks several days
the past week.
John Holdefer. Jr., was a Farming
ton caller Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Halfman of
Fl. Madison visited relatives here
Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Watson are
visiting in Mt. Sterling.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Johansen
and daughter of Kahoka. Mo-, and
Miss Mabel Johansen, who is super
| intendent of the kindergarten work
in Madison, Wis, are at home for
the holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Johansen. Mr. Virgil
Johansen is filing lyceum engage.
ments this week and is unable to be
at home.
Mrs. j. j. WEIGH and daughter EN-
marietta are spending the holidays
| with Mrs. Welch's mother Mrs. EN-
marietta Sleater. in Chicago.
Mrs. Shelton jackson, who was
called here by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Wright. returned
/ to her home in Creston Iowa, We'd
! nesday.
| Prof. and Mrs. T. w. Callahan and
| son Billy of Jacksonville, are spend
I ing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lake and son
Wilbur of Fairfield. Iowa, who have
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Asa
Pairs, returned home Wednesday
/ Mrs. Pearl Davis of Maple, Iowa,
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
! Hiram Shilling.
Miss Wright's school at Bryn Mawr,
Pa, arrived home Friday evening to
spend the holidays.
Bernard Helfrich who has posi-
| ton in Chicago. is visiting his par
| ents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heifrich.
| Miss Marie Harris of Monmouth is
| visiting her mother Mrs. Belle Har-
| ris.
Miss Grace Davis of Edwardsville.
| H., is visiting Rev. and Mrs. j. w.
| Porter.
| Miss Annie Drout of Tulsa. Okla,
! who has been visiting her sisters.
Mrs. John WOODBURY., Mrs. Art Booth
and Mrs. W. Tecknleyer, departed
Tuesday evening for New York City
| where she will enter a hospital for
training.
Miss Clifford Everhart who teaches
at Northwood, N. D., Is spending the
| holidays with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Everhart.
| Mrs Crittendon Simpson is visit
| ing her daughters, Mrs. Henry
| Springer and Miss June SIMPSON, in
Springfield.
Mr.. George Dorsey was seri.
ously injured when a falling tree
caught him Thursday afternoon about
sou y. H., WeuSius ulHi pelWeeu Tie
wire fence and the tree in such a
manner that he was unable to extri-
| cate himself until help had come to
assist. His left ankle was mashed
to mass. and he suffered internal
| injuries in and through the breast
Mr.. Dorsey had been cutting trees
on the street leading to the Lee
Price residence In the south part of
1 the CITY for number of DAYS and
was working alone. After the acct
dent he was placed in the wagon by
| friends and taken home. and at the
| time it was not thought he was in
jured, except as to the broken ankle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
HOW WILL 1T WORK OUT?

WE'LL we guess that the president and his SON
in-law have taken on big job. Mr.. Wilson
has ordered that the government of the United
States, which now is Mr. Wilson, shall take
over all the railroads of the country-260, 000
miles of lines Of total valuation of $17,000,-
100000. The government Mr. Wilson or his
son-in-law) is to operate the roads during the
period Of the war and, by proclamation, have
guaranteed them an annual income not yet
decided upon but to be based upon the earn
ings of all the roads for the three-year period
ending June thirty, 1917.
How will it work out?
The presidential excuse for action is the con-
gested condition of the roads with reference to
the handling of materials.
And the presidents son-in-law, Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo, has been named direc-
tor general. To offset this naming is the fact
that the new director general is to have as his
assistants skilled railway managers.
The country may live in hope for the best as
a result of this new arrangement. On the other
hand, it may die in despair.
The experience Of the American people in the
different branches of service taken over by the
government is that neither the service nor the
prices have been improved. Probably the gov
eminent got what it wanted, but the consumer
has been made to pay.
For instance, coal production and delivery
and the price
The government may be getting more coal,
but the operators unquestionably are making
more money than they ever made before. They
admit it. The citizen is getting less coal and
paying more for what he is getting
Under the administration of Mr. Hoover the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE

THE LITTLE TOWN.
%, sing the song OF the crowded mart,
Of the prairies sweep,
The wild yields to many a flame-tipped theme,
For others the foam-capped deep.
/ sing the song of the little town,
OF laughter and smiles set free.
For the little town
In its garb of brown
Holds the heart Of me!
The glad little town where the enlarched streets
Lead in the friendliest way
TO love-garnshed homes where welcome waits
That's as a Junekssed day;
Where children play round the old court square
In roicking revery,
And a has
his neighbor, there
Aye that is the place for me!
I've answered the call of the cty's lure,
The jostle, the whirr, the lights!
I've threaded the way of mountain
stood the snow-crowned heights
But stilled is the longing for dale and down,
For mountain and creening sea,
Since a little town
a garb of brown
Has sheltered the heart Of met
Kathleen O'Keeffe, in Woman's World.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
Tariff COMMISSIONS REPORT.

In the first annual report of the tariff COM
mission several matters Of Importance are to be
noted as concerned in its work The commits
sion has undertaken the drafting of a revision
and codlfication Of the administrative laws re-
latlng to the customs This is work Ameri-
can business will be glad to have accomplished;
businessmen and bankers have for some time
urged the removal of Implications, contradic-
tons and. overlapping provisions such as now
exist, and if the tariff commission succeeds in
presenting for congressional passage revision
that is clear, definitely embodying the sub
stance of the customs laws, it will add great
convenience to business and to the public.
The commission announces that it is making
an exhaustive survey of the status of the chemi-
cal industries Of the nation preliminary to MAX
ing a special report to congress; this report is
designed to furnish basis for legislation look
ing to REIMBURSEMENT under peace conditions.
Here is large and increasingly important
group OF industries, greatly stimulated by war
conditions, that have proved their Importance
to national resources in time of need. If CAPT
tai had not been put into these industries free
~, the government would have found it difficult
not only to have conducted the war but even to
have maintained national prosperity under neu-
tral1ty. 1t IS only wise justice that the status
of these industries after the war be properly
protected.
In the act creating the commission, it was
provided that its duties should include an ex-
animation of the bargaining tariffs, commercial
treaties and economic alliances already in force
or proposed for enactment by European nations.
The commission promises at an early date an
exhaustive report on the data acquired and
this will make interesting reading to all bust
ness America. This nation has never formu-
lated any consistent policy Of bargaining tariffs
and the whole matter of trade alliance is one
which opens up questions of policy new to our
legislative consideration. Necessarily the com
missions annual report is one which bespeaks
work begun rather than completed but it holds
promise of supplementary reports of vital inter
est to our national Legislators and to the people
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

government probably is getting all the food
stuffs it wants for the army and the navy, but
the service to the public has been reduced and
prices advanced
Will it be the same in government control of
railroads.
Probably SO, judging by past performances
Government shipments will be taken care Of
but the shipments of merchants and products
for private consnmption-what Of these?
But we are at war
Yet, being at war, are our own people not
worthy of consideration the millions who are
forced to remain at home?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

Davenport Times? Sugar for tea or
ships for our soldiers, which? That's
I the question.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Rear Ad-
miral Fiske says that the German fleet
can be smashed by an attack from
the air, but the rear admiral manifests
DO desire to be transferred to the avia-
ton corps. In his mind 1t Is job
for George.
Mason City Globe-Gazette. The Ia
Dor shortage is acute and does not
promise to be any less so in the future.
And if the country is to produce the
record crop expected OF it another sea-
son, there is no time to be lost in az
ranging for an adequate supply OF Ia
Dor.
Sioux City Tribune: Food Com
missioner Hoover will continue to do
business at the old stand in spite OF
Senator Reeds spleeny interruption.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Rebellion
| in Germany is little more than an II
descent dream.
Davenport Times. lTOlZhy 10 HeiC-
~ another German propaganda spread
er.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Very soon
we are going to write 1918. Seems
kind of hard to believe. Judging from
the appearance of the old world, and
the news from over there, it seems as
if one had slipped that first figure IN
as joke. 1t seems as If we were
along about the year 91o.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: The war
must be going on splendidly Lord
Northcliffe hasn't roasted the English
government for week.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: If there
is to be any sort of discrimination, 1t
had better be against incomes which
represent unearned capital rather
than useful service.
Mitchellville Index. Iowa people
are paying too much for Iowa coal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

day from Kansas. bringing with him
two Jack rabbits that he got while
there visiting his sister, Mrs. Corb
Miller.
Mrs. Vim. Beeson and daughter,
Miss Cleadythe were Keokuk callers
last Wednesday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

There is still some living room in
Washington, provided a pilgrim is
satisfied with what he can get. War
has boosted the capitals population
at least $4,000, exclusive of the
foaters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

Ladies.
Mrs. Sarah Armstrong.
Ethel G.. Fuller.
Mrs. A. L. Hall.
Mrs. Ed Hal1ench.
Miss Fife Hobb.
Miss Laura Keith.
Miss Gertrude Keith.
Miss Edna Nelson.
Miss Blanch Shifflette.
Mrs. +. H. Vananasdall
Gentlemen.
Mr.. l.. e. Broadwell
Mr.. George w. Hoskins.
Mr.. J. r. q. Hobb.
Mr.. Bill Z. Hobbs.
Mr.. Frank James.
Mr.. l.. +. Payton.
Mr.. Tom Riley.
NJ 4,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of letters remaining In the
keokuk postoffice. uncalled for, for
week ending December 20, 1897:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

At one IS best, one writes up to the level of
somebody's faith and love and admiration:
there is no other way to the heights
Michael Monahan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

Carelessness in this country is prot German,
whether you mean it or not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

ST. Paul Pioneer Press: Wisdom
on the Russian situation consists in
admitting that you know nothing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29

According to reports from Petrograd the
Russian soldiers cannot be accurately de-
scribed as a standing army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
BENEFITS THE SMALL MANUFACTURERS.

While businessmen all classes asked for
passage of the Webb bill, enactment of this
measure now assured by the action of the SEN
ate, will be of most value to small manufacture
Iers. The bill provides that nothing contained
in the antitrust act Of 1890 shall be construed
$50 as to make illegal an association formed for
the sole purpose Of engaging in export trade,
and actually engaged in that trade, and an
agreement made or act performed by such as
ISOLATION in course of export business, provided
nothing is done in restriction Of trade within
the United States, or in restraint Of the export
trade of any domestic competitor. There has
been doubt as to whether the Sherman law APP
piled to associations of this kind some lawyers
holding that combination for foreign trade was
not illegal; but uncertainty was as bad as actual
prohibition, and legislation along the lines of
the Webb bill was required in order to give
American manufacturers and exporters fair
field in world markets
But relief was needed not by the great cor
porations but by the small producers There is
good authority for saying that the antitrust
laws have not interfered with the business
abroad of some Of the largest corporations with
capital and organization sufficient to hold
their own in competition with foreign rivals
But combination had become necessity in the
case of the small producers if they were to have
an equal opportunity in foreign trade The
Webb bill permits them to form associations to
do together what they could not do alone.
According to reports from Petrograd, the
Russian soldiers cannot be accurately de-
scribed standing army.
'sNo more royalty after the war; says the
London Mail. And greatly reduced supply
of common people, too
Have you little Liberty bond, a war saw
ings certificate and some thrift stamps in your
home? If not
Carelessness in this country is pro-German
whether you mean it or not