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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
Greater iowa Association 10 Still
Greater to the Number Of Seven.
ty-three Additional Char
ter Members.
MAKES MANY CONVERTS
some 1000 Enthusiastic Friends Are
Left In the Wake Of the spe-
ciaI Train over the
State.

seventy-three new charter mem
hers and Z, eco enthusiastic new
friends for the Greater Iowa cant
naign, and very pleased set OF OF
ficers for the, Greater Iowa associa-
ton are the net results OF the spec
iaI train campaign put on last week,
covering most OF the principal cities
Of Iowa and ending at Keokuk Satur-
day night, according to the Davenport
Democrat.
The first three years the associa-
ton was supported by sixty-e1ght
charter members. Today, the roll OF
honor reaches 231. It is the intention
Of the officers to put this charter
membership up to 300 and then close
the list, having permanent com.
mittee Of 300' and making OF 1t not
only an organization for business but
permitting the active men of Iowa,
both from the rural and urban dis
tricts to get together and get &C
auainted, and develop that confidence
in one another that ultimately viii
give the association tremendous OF.
portunity for good.
The special train was met at each
OF its stops by loyal boosters, and
luncheon or dinner meetings were
result of the marked increase In
financial support, the offices in Day-
export will be enlarged and addition
al employees obtained to carry on the
work on big scale.
Fdr some time the association has
had urgent requests from various
sections of the state for help in cant
paigns for consolidated schools, coun-
ty crop agents and the establishment
and maintenance OF commercial clubs
in small towns. The association is
working upon the theory that Il !:
can establish one active commercial
or community club in each of the
counties of Iowa, that each of these
clubs would spend at least an aver
age OF $4,000 year in their public
work, and that this would mean APP
proximately $2,000.000 a year spent
In Iowa for this purpose.
Those who accompanied the train
from Davenport are Colonel G.. Wat
son French, president OF the associa-
ton; Horace G. Roberts, of the Cor
aon-Van Tine Co.; Geo. M. Bechtel;
Woodwork Clum, secretary, and A
W. Arnold, field secretary. Messrs.
John Ruhl, A. J. Faerber, A. C. Gus
tafson. E. P. Adler and several other
Davenporters accompanied the train
part way, The speakers who went
with the train included the officers
and Messrs. Lafe Young, Des Moines;
John F. Deems. Burlington; G. G.
saunders, Council Bluffs; Justice H.
Deemer, Red Oak; c. H. McNider,
Mason City; c. d. Cass, Waterloo.
ana Ralph Bolton, Des Moines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
Prophetic

Omaha Wofld-Herald: The college
af Ames has established a cooking
course for men. Thus the finger Of
prophecy continues to point
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
Severe Rheumatic
Pains Disappear

Rheumatism depends on. an acid
which flows in the blood, affecting
the muscles and joints. producing in
Illumination, stiffness and pain. This
acid gets into the blood through some
defect in the digestive processes. and
remains there because the liver, kid
neys and skin are too torpid to carry
It off.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old-ume
blood tonic, is very successful in the
treatment OF rheumatism. 1t acts d.
rectly. with purifying effect, on the
blood, and through the blood on the
liver, kidneys and skin, which 1t
stimulates, and at the same time it
improves the digestion.
Get Hoods Sarsaprilla today. Sold
BY all druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23

People VS.. Wyman Schafer.
People VS.. George Evans. Jr.
People VS.. George Evans, Jr.
Tuesday, December %:
People VS.. Charles Speaks and
Jacob Boyer. ..-.-.
People vs.. Paddy WEIGH, alias
People VS.. Fred and Alvid Anderson.
People VS.. Fred and Alvid Anderson.
People VS.. Walter Andrews and
Paul Rogers.
People vs. Johnnie Carnes.
People VS.. Fred Worley.
People VS.. Fred Worley.
People VS.. James Edward Rampley.
The following is list Of the jur-
ors: Frank Shreve, Ray p Bell,
Charles Moore, Martin Marek, E J.
Diemer, J. A. Kern, Charles Alley.
Ad. Souder, Frank Ogilvie, Harry
Peterson. Charles Stepp, Herold Rein
berger, A. F. Tucker. w. J. Earis,
J. w Wiley, Ed Jenkins, L. Jones,
Andrew Gipe. John Yetter, VIM. Cur
rev, r. l.. Cloud, Charles Padhurg,
Taylor Mosley, Ralph pavfs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23

Miss Martha Mccormick passed
away at the home of Mrs. VandiVer
at o'clock p. m. Saturday, after a
short illness Of pneumonia, at the
age of sixty-thTee years.
Miss Mccormick was born IN
Brown county, afterwards going win
her family to Pike county, where sne
made her home for many years. For
thirteen years she resided on a farm
about five miles southeast or the
city. later moving to Carthage, where
she had made her home for the past
seven years. Miss Mccormick had
made her home with her brother,
William, who died just about a month
ago. his body having been taken to
Perry for burial on December ~,
Just one month from the day Miss
Mccormick passed away. Miss NC
Cormick had sold her household
goods. and after a visit with friends
and relatives expected to go to La
Grange. Mo-, to make her home with
sister. ..
She leaves surviving two sisters
and two brothers, Mrs. Vaughn, OF
La Grange, Mo-; Mrs. Smith. OF Jack.
sonville, and Eli Mccormick, OF
Pittsburg, Kan, and Dr.. F. L. NC
Cormick, Of San Diego, Calf.
The funeral was held from the
Christian church Monday afternoon at
O'Clock. The body was taken to
Perry this morning for interment at
the Perry cemetery. r
Mrs. Mary Coan, of LAGRANGE, a
niece Of deceased, arrived the last OF
the week to be with her aunt.
Mrs. Martha Landon died in the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Verne G.
Munson, in this city, Thursday, at
S:45 D. m, aged seventy-three years.
Mrs. Landon had been in her usual
health until the morning before when
she complained of a headache, and
later with a pain in her side, grow
ing very i'll about 400 o'clock p. M.
before her death; at S:45, which re-
suited from cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. I.andon was born in Indiana,
coming with her parents to this coun-
ty when three years Of age, residing
on a farm near LaHarpe for a num-
Der of years, later moving to Mis-
souri,, where on May S, 1867, she was
married to Lyman Landon. Mr. and
Mrs. Landon lived near Burnside TO.
number OF years, and until the
death of the husband, twenty-seveu
years ago. About nine years ago
Mrs. Landon went to California;
where she spent four years, returning
to this city, since which time she
had made her home with her daugh
ter for the past five. years. She
leaves surviving five children: James
IA. and Nathan, Of burlington. Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
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CARTHAGE, ILL, JAN g. u
CARTHAGE, ILL.,, JAN e

Otis B., of Los Angeles, Calf; Clyde
", Of Walker. Calf; Wilbur H.. of
Hornbrook, Calf. and Mrs. Munson,
of this city; also eleven grandchil-
dren.
Mrs. Landon was member OF the
Christian church of this city.
The funeral services were held in
the home Saturday afternoon, a
100 o'clock. Rev. E. NJ. Smith OF
ficiating. Burial at Mckay cemetery.
The remains of E. w. McCollom,
who passed away at his home near
New Canton, ILL.,, will arrive in this
city Wednesday morning. the funeral
services to be held at the Trinity
Lutheran church on Wednesday aft.
ernoon at 900 o'clock. Rev. Diehl
officiating. Burial at Moss Ridge.
Mr.. McCollom was born at Batavia.
Clermont county, Ohio, seventy.nine
years ago, coming with his parents to
this vicinity when he was lad OF
sixteen years Of age. He learned the
carpenter trade when quite young,
and had devoted his entire life TO
the business. In 1856 he was mar
ried to Martha Mobley, in Missouri.
and came to Carthage, where he had
resided until recently. To this union
were DOTH TWO CHIluTeu, Laura VILE
of Rev. Will s. Dysinger, OF Los
Angeles, Calf, and Albert, Of San
Francisco, Calf, Mrs. McCollom
having passed away in 1909.
In October, 1914, Mr.. McCollom was
married to RIOS ella Carlen, and they
went to New Canton, where they
have since made their home on a
farm near that city. Mr.. McCollom
had been sick with the lagrippe For
several weeks, having contracted
pneumonia Just a few days ago, and
passed away, at his home Friday, al;
II a. m
Trinity Lutheran church during his
residence in Carthage. ~-
The son, Albert, will accompany
the body to Carthage. Mrs. McCollom
being unable to make the trip. as she
is quite sick with pneumonia, and
her friends are alarmed about her
condition.
Miss Carrie Hobart passed away at
the home OF her brother. Pardon, in
Webster, on Saturday morning at
9:45. at the advanced age of eighty
years, death being due to a general
breakdown. Miss Hobart had not
been confined to her bed for any
length of time, but was able to be w
member OF the Methodist church oi
Webster, where funeral services were
held Monday at 1:30 D. N. She leaves
surviving one brother, Pardon. and
lone sister. Mrs, Cbas,- G Wright, -oi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
THE HONOR ROLL

The following pupils OF Carey school
have been neither absent nor tardy for
the semister ending January 10, 1915.
Kindergarten-John Buck.
Room ELSIE Breitenstein, MIL
burn Malone. Henry Schneider.
Room 2.-Theodores Bedford, Roy
Buck. Ralph Cassell. Doris Laws,
Gladys O'Blenness, Henry Plug, Mar
guerite Thomas, Velma Hall, Dorothy
.OBlenness. Naomi Roost and Edna
Solomon.
& Room 3.-Clifton Lowrey, Bernard
Breitenstein, Charles dick.
Room 4.-Karl Breitenstein, Ed Cas-
sell, Frank Dose, Quentine Foulkes,
JOY Grout, Roy Grout. Jeanette Miller.
Merle Schneider, Verlin Thomas, Will
liam Agne, Clara Cassell, Katherine
Malone, Alice Nelson, Margaret
Swartz.
Room 5.--Harvey Beach. Ruth Bed
ford. Mildred PfIug, Marscine Schou-
ten. Elizabeth Wolf. Edward Wright.
Room 6.-.Scott Brumback, George
Hit, Paul Solomon, Chester Wells,
George Dick. Roy Kruger, Ester Bed
ford, Nina Buck, Oretha Carel, Ruth
Thomas.
Room MARY Battle, Elsie Con-
10y, Flora Fader, Hubert Kapp. La
Verne Kingsbury, Hazel Meyer. Gladys
Matheney, Carl Nelson. Clara plug,
Margaret PRAISE, Dorothy Pugh. Ru-
dolph Schneider, Malcolm Tieman.
Alta Vinson and Leslie Wolf
Jefferson School.
Tie following pupils OF Jefferson
school have been neither absent nor
tardy during the semester ending jan
uary 10, 1917:
Room Wilson Ingold, George Ry.
land, Lloyd llendershot.
Room 2-Muriei Lamb Beatrice
Webster, Elmer Baker, Willard Blink,
Arthur Bride, Herbert Brown, Beatrice
Chesman
Room 4.-Edward Peterson, Melvin
Smith. Theima Strohmaier. Elsie
Swanson, Daisy Conloy, Thelma Tie
man.
Room Carl Beers. Harold Eich-
elberger, Charlotte Chesman, Della
Gambrel
Room 5.-Paul Brown, Fred Spueh-
Ter. Jerauld Vaughn, Charles mgold.
Dorothy Meairon, Isabel Webster,
Marguerite Wildman, Valentine Kiefer.
Paul Ryland. Forest Augers. Irene
Grey. Zenobie Helm.
Room 6.--Harold Delahoyde, Claude
Citing, James Helm, Russell Smith.
Reinhold Strohmaier, Vera Foulkes,
kathryn Hornung. Wayne Jackson,
Harold Riley, Elizabeth Rose, Thomas
Smith, Helen Swanson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23

Fountain Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank kreig and
daughter, Miss Gratia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Bloyd, OF this city, at
tended the funeral
Mrs. Mary Laughlin, who passed
away at her home in Timewell. Tues
day, January 18th, was inferred In
the Harmony cemetery, southeast OF
the city, the body arriving at Denver
Saturday, being accompanied by the
following parties: Mr.. and Mrs. Am
brose Laughlin, of Fl. Madison: Mrs.
Ida Turner, Of Mt. Sterling; Mr..
Neuglin, Of near Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and Elijah Cannon, a brother, with
whom deceased had made her homo.
Mrs. Laughlin was eighty-two years
OF age, and formerly resided at Den
yer, Ill.
The jury for the December term
of the county court of Hancock
county, reported at the court house
Monday morning. January %:
| Monday, December g:
| People vs.. Charles Dover.
People vs.. -.Wywsn Schafer,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
Future of City Wrapped Up
in Third Great Use to
Which Electricity Can be
Put

The future of Keoluk and the third
great use to which the modern Won
der, electricity, can be put, are in
separately wrapped up together. Keo-
kuk Ia going to benefit by the In
genuity man has displayed in crea'-
ing new fields for the use Of cleo
tricity.
Electricity was first used only for
light and stationary power. Soon,
however, transportation was added to
the list and now come the time when
the product is being used for indus
trial electrolytic processes.
To be used as in the latter instance,
however, electricity must be cheap.
This practically at the start pre-
cludes it's being made insany other
manner except through the medium
Of water power.
The greatest opportunity for the
development of water power is in the
west. But here's the rub. The gov
eminent is sitting tight on great
part Of its power, is conserving It's
sites, which gives to the Mississippi
River Power company plant one OK
the biggest opportunities OF the
century to be the fostering power OF
this latest use to which electricity Is
being put. for industrial electrolytic
processes. 80 ~
Has Three Plants Now.
Already Keokuk has three great
plants that are operated on this prin-
cipa1, the direct use Of electrical pow
er in the -electrochemical processes.
These plants are the River Smelter
and Refining company, the Keokuk
Electro Metals company and National
Lead company.
These plants use the power direct
and do not turn it into mechanical
energy first These industries are
comparatively new ones, at least so
far as their use of electricity is con-
cerned They were attracted here by
the power which is essential to them,
and also by it's cheapness.
There are few places in the coun-
try suitable for this sort of industry
and Keokuk promises to be the great
fountain head of this new industrial
development
Guy e. Trip. chairman of the
WESTINGHOUSE Electric and Me2usac:-
uring company, In an article on
New Uses of Electricity in tho
current number of the Stone & Web
ster journal, copies of which have
been received here, discusses among
other things, this new use OF cleo
trical power, and although he makes
no direct reference to Keokuk, Its
application to the conditions here.
can easily be noted.
The New Application.
Following is an extract from Mr..
Trips article concerning the new
est use of electrical power:
There is another and a compare
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
keokuk as Center of Nelu
ELectr0chen1icnz Industry

lively new application Of electric
power which may prove to be very
important, but OF which as yet the
possible development can only by
surmised.
my third class of service. namely.
electrochemical processes. differs
radically from the other two. Elec-
tricity is not simply an economy or
a convenience in this class of ser.
vice: it is an absolute necessity vital
to the industry. 1t Is used In large
volumes and direct, /. e., 1t Is not
transformed into mechanical energy.
It's cost generally is so large pro-
portion OF the total cost of the COM
mercial product that only very low
price for current permits the indus
try to exist.
Making Rapid Advances.
1.-The science of electrochemistry
it's arts have become essential to
the needs of our country. Nitrogen
Gus products for munitions and for
Observation-Disclosures. aluminium
are among the important creations.
Even greater achievements seem in
separately linked with the assurance
o. an ample supply of cheap electri-
city SO far only afforded, by water
powers.
This brings us to consideration
Of hydroelectric developments. Al.
though the demand for electricity for
every purpose has increased by leaps
and bounds. although the diminish
ing coal supply has greatly increased
the cost of fuel and accumulated the
need Of conserving the nations de-
posits, and although improvements
in the art of transmission have been
made water-generated power avail
able hundreds of miles from its
source, hydroelectric development In
contrast to the other branches of the
industry has of late Jagged far be-
hind.
Power Not Developed.
"a peculiar situation is largely re-
sponsible for this. The bulk Of the
available power is in the west; that
is to say, the thirteen so-called
western water power states are esti-
mated. to contain 50 percent Of all
the country's commercially devel-
ored water power, and in these thir-
teen states the federal government
owns and holds as public domain
over two-thirds of all the land"
The writer goes on to tell Of the
uncertain proposition of settling this
land and attempting to operate I'M
der stringent federal laws. which un-
certain tenure has deferred investors
from r!sl.icS the loss OK their capital
in such ventures.
A good deal of water power is In
navigable streams, but mountains Of
governmental red tape has to be I'M
wound for each individual enterprise.
This is another drawback.
Keokuk has the finest water power
plant in the country. 1t can supply
large am cunt of power. Industries
using power in electrochemical pro-
cesses are naturally going to be at
tracted here in the future as the
three big electric plants have in the
past. Thus the future from an in
dustrial standpoint looks bright for
this city. -...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
SHOT DOWN ON
MAIN STREET
Saturday Night Murder in Missouri
Town, Brings Old Fcud
to an End.

wILIIAMSTOWN, Mo-, Jan. %
George Hall of Williamstown was
shot and instantly killed Saturday
evening by Marian McLane OF IA.
hoka and wiIliamstown, formerly OF
Monticello. McLane was not arrest
ed after the shooting, but telephoned
TO the sheriff at Monticello and gave
himself up. Instructions were given
the williamstown authorities not 70
hold him, and he was released without
bond. An inquiry into the shooting
will be held late this afternoon at
Williamstown. The shooting occur
red on the main street OF the town
between and 9 o'clock.
There has been had blood between
the two men for some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
HOW TO GET RELIEF FROM
CATARRH

II you have catarrh, catarrhal
deafness, or head noises go to
. your druggist and get l OF. of
Parmint double strength),
take this home, add to 1t u
! pint Of hot water and, Z Oh. Of
granulated sugar. Take /
, tablespoonful times a day.
This will often bring quick
relief from the distressing head
noises. Clogged noetrfls should
open, breathing becomes easy
and the mucous stop dropping
) into the throat.
1t is easy to make, tastes
! pleasant and costs little. Every
! one who has catarrh should
give this treatment a trial.
You will probably find 1t is
just what you need. Wilkin-
son & Co. can supply you.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23

charge OF the work Of clearing the
land in this district while Engineer
kfnsley will have complete jurisdic-
ton in all other matters pertaining
to the work In this district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-23
w a t ch ur
Sneexel II NAV be the


forerunner of bronchitis or
a bad cold. It is natures
warning that your body is
In a receptive condition for
germs. The way to fortify
yourself against cold is to
Increase warmth and vital
,,t ty, by eating Shredded
wheat, q food that builds
healthy muscle and red
blood. For breakfast with
milk or cream, or any meal
with fresh fruits. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-29
Relieving the Railroad Strain.

Director General McAdoos first orders
TO the heads of the railroad corporations
signify that there will be no change in
the general system of transportation ad-
ADMINISTRATION under government control.
To each of the railroad presidents he
wired instructions that until otherwise
ordered they should continue the oper-
alton of their road. requesting them to
efficiency and to move traffic by the
most convenient and expeditions routes
This starts the pooling of freight that
was recently attempted by the railroads
themselves, but could not be effected
without legislation It, moreover, re-
lieves the individual railroad executives
of ultimate responsibility save for the
management of their respective lines
1t has been urged on behalf of the
railroad officials that in large measure
the present congestion is due to the fact
that the staff of practically every rail
road line in the country has been Sc
riously overworked for many months
past. There are hundreds. perhaps
thousands, of men in responsible posi-
tons in the transportation system who
have had no vacation since the war in
Europe began. They are simply tired
out today, and it will be perhaps best
for everybody that the government
should take the responsibility for di-
rection. OF course, the work itself must
be done by the existing stats. It would
be in the last degree dangerous to dis
rupt the working organization. But
with questions of policy and control
routing and pooling, finance and rates
determined here the strain on the men
at the various headquarters offices
throughout the country will be mate
rally lessened and better railrosding
will result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-29
Foundations fer the Pay Increase

Undoubtedly by having the heads Of
their views on the department salary
question the House subcommittee that
has the Heating bill for a general in
crease of government pay before it will
obtain foundation of facts that will
bear the full weight of the argument for
better compensation. This plan is ad-
nirable and should yield good results.
!. There can be little doubt in the minds
Of the members of the subcommittee on
this subject; little, indeed, in the minds
Of most members of Congress. The JUS
fice and the need Of a better pay scale
for. tho government have long been OBJ
vious to any one with the least ac-
quaintance with the government condi-
TONS, There may be some new mem
bers of Congress who have not had the
matter brought sufficiently to their at
tention to cause them to appreciate how
. decidedly backward the United States
has been in this regard, but it only
ssqnfes an exposition of the scale itself
and comparison with the pay given in
:, practically the whole range of business
and industrial employment to enable
Them to realize the need of immediate
action.
There must be no slip in this matter
during the present session. To make
absolutely sure, therefore, that every
body fully understands the ease, from
the governments own point of view as
wen as that of the clerks, every pos
sibie bit of testimony in favor of the
: horizontal increase should be presented.