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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

general assembly met in special sss
sion it arranged the issuance OF SSO0,|
600 worth of state bonds to create :,
war and defense fund. These ponu,|
were to be payable in twenty yea
and bear per cent interest. >.
The plan was to sell as many oohus
as possible in Iowa at par, and ths.
offer the remainder to the hignes.
bidders in New York City. There wa,
little doubt OF success. Then the.'
came unexpected opposition. An u.,
scrupulous New York newspaper a.
tackled the credit Of the state ala
warned it's readers that the Iowa pow
issue would be declared unconstitl,
tional. This unwarranted attack nav
its effect. There were many ofle1'
for the bonds, but at figures far ps
low par, and the commissioners ls
fused to accept less than 80 cents ..
the dollar. AS result only aooa
100000 worth Of bonds were sou
and after a time the bonds were WIN
drawn from sale.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
RURI,EsoN IS AFTER THEM.

While too much power over the press Is gwen
to the postmaster general in the trading with
the enemy act, it does not yet appear that MT.
Burleson is likely to abuse his authority ne
has barred from the mails former Congress
man Berger's paper, the Milwaukee Leader,
and his action will be approved by loyal cltl-
zens everywhere. The Leader has opposed the
conscription law and has attempted to create
dangerous feeling by describing the war as
one in the interest of capital. The postmaster
general showed shrewd common sense, as well
as clear understanding of his responsibilities,
when he said: "The loyal newspapers have
nothing to fear. They can criticise the admin
istration and skin me alive if they want to. But
the government does not intend to allow dis
loyal newspapers to go on telling our soldiers
that this war was brought on by the capitalistle
class" The government has given the post
master general powerful weapon against dis.
loyalty in the press, and he made good use OF 1t
in the Milwaukee case.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
BOND SALE
WAS LINKED
New York Newspaper by UnscrupuI
GUS Attack Stopped Disposal
of Issue of Civil
War;

+ The attempt of the state of Iowa
to sell state bonds during the civil
war was almost failure. The rea
sons for this failure are clearly set
forth in an article by DR.. Ivan l..
Pollock, published by the State His.
torical. society of Iowa. When tho
war broke out Iowa was unprepared
financially, as we'll as In military
sense. Banks. public officials, and
wealthy citizens advanced money 10
tide the state over the crisis of the
first few weeks. But this could no.
60 on indefinitely. And so when the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
THE FIRST ISSUE BONDS.

Holders of Liberty loan certificates doubt
less know that their certificates which bear
three and one-half per cent interest will soon
be exchangeable for the Liberty loan bonds
about to be issued which bear interest at tour
per cent.
Holders of small amounts of certificates may
find it for their interest to instruct their panh
to make the exchange into the four per cents;
but it seems inadvisable, at this time at least,
to sell the certificates outright. They seem
certain to go to premium, for big investors
will be on the lookout to pick them up. The
reason for this is plain when it is remembered
that for the man of large income who can get
enough of these first-issue bonds free from all
except estate and inheritance taxation, they
may, as Secretary McAdoo told the national
bankers convention recently, be equivalent
to taxable bonds bearing interest at nine ana
one-half cents
# would seem therefore as though the mar
ket for these first certificates must grow bet
ter as time goes by.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

eminent should be quick to listen and to re-
place its own arbitrary methods with others
wherein greater economy and efficiency are
shown Business is supporting the government
finely The government must recognize the es-
sential fact that it can not succeed unless II
gives just support to business. Business ana
the government would meet on firm basis OF
cordial cooperation if business prepared con-
structive program to provide for all needs and
prevent all iniustices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

soluteiy have six pairs Of hand knit
ted socks OF course when they go
to the wash it's good-by to the ones
knitted for you by your sweetheart,
but you get others, and the best
prevention of trench feet is plenty
of clean hand knitted socks"
Lieutenant Waller urged upon the
women the need for keeping at
bandage making and the manufacture
of hospital garments.
In short, just do as much and as
many kinds of Red Cross work as
you can.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
Wouldn't Suspect II.

Des Moines Register: An exchanse
prints an article headed "Readlns
Aloud a Lost Art" One would never
suspect il after attending a NOW.
show and listening to the reading =.
the subtitles by various persons ~
ones immediate bicinity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

All conservatism Is based upon idea that, you
things alone you them they are But you
rent of change If you leave white post alone, it will
be black post you particularly want to be
white, you must be always painting II again But
this which is true of things is in quite special
and terrible sense all things. An almost
unnatural vigilance required of the citizens be-
cause of the horrible rapidy with whinh human institu
lions oId-G. X. Chesterton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
Mr. Eord,s Example.

New York World: Henry Ford has
turned over to the governm ent his
large automobile assembling plant in
Cambridge. Here at least is a manu-
facturer who is not worrying over
the "confiscation'' of excess profits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

Sioux City Journal: If the vets Oh
Iowa are still in need OF an appIo-
pirate campaign emblem, WHATS liie
matter with resurrecting the GU
colonial flag that bore the picture
of snake and the plaintlve appeal
Don't Tread on Me?"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Des Moines Register: Perhaps
there are times when Generai Fersn'
ing fears Haig will end the war pc
fore Uncle Sans boys can get mo
the fray.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
NEUTRAL MIDDLEMEN.

Publication of the details Of Germany's food
demands upon Holland prove that the onlted
States government did not act too soon IN the
exercise Of extreme care in the matter OF ex-
norts to European neutrals, These details
show that Germany demanded that Holland
give her great quantities Of meat and at least
seventv-five per cent. of the country's exports
of butter, vegetables, fruit and fresh ana pre-
served eggs Other demands, not less slgnlf1-
can't in view of Germany's neeS of fats to feed
her armies were for live cattle. 1t seems that
much that the German government asked had
been granted through formal agreement hx-
ing the percentage Of exports to go to the cen
trail powers Of course the United States does
not recognize the agreement, and the compact
must be broken before American products will
be permitted to enter Holland. Enemy armies
will not be fed at our expense Neutral mid
Idlemen have been of vast help to Germany and
her allies. They may continue highly profit
able trade, if they get the goods, but it will
be useless for them to look to the United States
for supplies
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

Cedar Rapids Gazette: All booms
for the presidential nomination IN
1920 will be premature until II mas
been learned whether the kaiser VIII
command the delegations from Iexas.
New Mexico and Arizona to attend
the convention in the United states
or the one to be held in Mexico.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

Discussion as to whether the cantaloupe is a
fruit or vegetable is on the wane. About this
time of year it becomes delusion and snare.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

If Russia expects to become * republic like
the United States" she will have to go after
the disturbers the same way Uncle Sam has
tackled the [. W. W.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

Cedar Rapids Republican: Get II
out of your heads that this is rlch
mans war--it is every ones war.
The men who have been trying to
spread the idea that it is the way
of some particular class are men
who want to see their own country
defeated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
Now Eati
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MRS. 4

Mrs. ?
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

There is something about the desert that
SUGGESTS God and infinite. The ocean has a
voice of it's own and the great snow-cowed
peaks have their eloquent language, but the
desert places with their great silence move the
heart of the beholder to bare his thoughts In
the hearing of the Great Architect of the uni
verse as no other contemplation has power to
do The desert is glory in nature that no
other part of the face of the earth can transcend
Nothing would impress Berlin more certain.
y with the futility Of continuing this struggle
against the rest Of the world than to learn that
the American people, called upon to give three
billion dollars, had offered five billion dollars
and that these dollars came from the contribu-
lions of ten million people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

Marshalltown Times Republican:
At present prices for live stock one
new bidder at farm auction Is
worth his weight in gold. The way
to get bidders is to advertise the auc'
ton in a good newspaper that goes
everywhere with the news.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

Claire. includin' just how punk an
artist she was and where she hung out
Huh says l. Greenwich village,
eh? You might know"
My dear lieutenant" says Mrs.
Parker Smith. Il think you are per
fectly wonderful!'
swell thought says l. But you
needn't let on to Mr. Ellins how simple
1t was. And now. all you got to do
Il know" she cuts in. And I really
ought not to trouble you another mo-
ment. But. since Mr. Ellins has been
so kind-well, | am going to ask you
to help me just a trtle more
shoot" says !, unsuspiciouS.
''It amt much, she says. But she'S
afraid, il she trails Claire to her rooms.
the young lady might send down word
she was out, or make quick exit when
she found who 1t was waitin to see her
But if YOU would go she suggests,
with a note from me asking her to
join us somewhere at dinner
| hold up both hands.
''Sorry.' says !. but | got to duck.
That's taking too many chances"
Then l explains how. although | may
look like a singleton. I'm really the other
half of u very interestin' domestic sketch.
and that Wees expectin me home to
dinner.
Why. all the better" says Mrs. Par
ker Smith. Have her come in and join
US. I'll tell you we will have our little
party down at the old Napoleon. where
they have such delicious French cooking
Now please"
AS I've hinted before, she is some per-
Evening star., 1917-10-28

ent future for Claire. The funds that
had been tied up in a Vermont barrel
stave fact'ry. that was maxim less and
less barrel slaves every year Auntie
had pulled out and invested in a model
dairy farm out near Rockford. Ill. She'd
made the capital turn over from Is to
job and cashin' in the cream tickets
herself
You have" says I. Not a reg'lar
COW farm"
She mods.
TT did seem rather odd. at first" says
she. But I wanted to get away from
from everyth hing. And wanted to help
Claire I've done both, and I've had n
perfectly lovely time, too. 1t has been
the most interesting thing I have ever
done. You've no idea. But now
Well, I want Claire. I suppose l am
little lonesome. Besides. I want her
to try taking charge. She ought to. 1t
is her little fortune that is invested.
And here in the city she is earning
next to nothing-living eXtravagantly.
too. Recently, when she had drawn
her income for half a year in advance
and still asked for more l was obliged
to refuse"
And then?" says l.
Mrs. Parker Smith shrugs her shoul-
ders.
The foolish girl chose to quarrel
with me-" says she About ten days
ago she sent me a curt note. l could
keep her money: she was tired of be-
ing dictated to. Besides. she was maxi
ing her own way. l needn't write any
Evening star., 1917-10-28

He was about to say something more
when there came a knock at the door.
Kennedy showed the gauze arrange
nents INFO his pocket and opened it. 1t
was Maude Euston, breathless and
agitatcd.
oh. Mr.. Kennedy. have you heard?"
she cried. You asked me to keep a
watch whether anything more hap
rcnsd to Mr.. Barnes. So | asked some
friends of his to let me know of any
thing. He has a yacht. the Sea Gull.
which has been lying Off City Island.
Well. last night the captain received a
message TO go to the hospital that Mr..
barnes wanted to see him. OF course
it was : fake. Mr.. Barnes was too sick
to see anybody on business. But when
the captain got back he found that. on
one preteEt or another. the crew had
been got ashore-and the Sea Gull is
gone - stolen. Some men in small
boat must have overpowercd tho en-
Sineer. Anyhow, she has disappeared"
Kennedy looked at his watch.
1T is only a few hours since the
train started from Halifax" he con-
sidered. 1T will be due in New York
early tomorrow morning-twenty mil
lion dollars In gold and thirty millions
in securities seven-car steel train.
with forty armed guards
Evening star., 1917-10-28

this hopeless puzzle from every angle
could think of. 1 tried 'phonin' to
Claire's old street number. Nothing
doing They didn't know anything
about any Miss Hunt.
What brand OF art was she
monkeyin' with" l asks
Claire hadn't been very chatty in her
checks
But In one she did mention" says
the lady in gray. rubin her chin
thoughtful with the end of her lorg-
nette, "that-Now, what was it. oh.
yes. Something about landing a
cover What could that mean"
Cover" says /. "Why. for a maga-
zine. maybe. That's it. And if we
only knew what name she'd sign. we
might-Would she stick to the Claire
part? I'll bet she would. Wait. I'll
get a bunch of back numbers from the
arcade newsstand. and we'll go
through en-"
We'd hunted through an armful.
though, before we runs across this
freaky sketch of a purple nymph.
with bright yellow hair and mighty
little else on, bouncin' across a stretch
of dark blue lawn.
claire Lamar" says 7. Would that
be Eh? What's wrong?'
Mrs. Parker Smith seems to be gettin'
a Jolt of some kind: but she steadies
herself and almost gets back her smile.
IL am sure ii would" says she.
Its very odd, though"
"Oh. l don't know" says l. Listens
Evening star., 1917-10-28

Before him was his new spectre
scope, and | could see that now he was
satisfied with what the uncannily deli
cate light detective had told him. He
pricked his finger and let drop of
blood fall into a little fresh distilled
water, some of which he placed in the
spectroscope.
Look through it, he said. Blood
diluted with water shows the well
known dark bands between d and +.
known as the oxyhemoglobin absorp-
ton" l looked as he indicated and
saw the dark bands. Now. he went
on II add some of this other liquid"
He picked up a bottle of something
with a faint greenish tinge.
See the bands gradually fade?"
/ watched, and indeed they did dimin-
ish in intensity and finally disappear.
leaving an uninterrupted and brilliant
spectrum.
My spectroscope." he said. simply.
shows that the blood crystals of
Barnes are colorless. Barnes was
poisoned by some gas. l think. I
wish 1 had time to hunt along the road
where the accident took place" AS he
said 1t he walked over and drew from
cabinet several peculiar arrange
ments made OF 2auZe.
Evening star., 1917-10-28
THE TREASURE TRAIN

to prove to him that I can protect the
company's interests. And Mr.. Barnes
why, of course he will approve"
She said it with an assurance that
made me wonder. 1t was only then
that I recollected that it had been one
OF the excuses for printing her pic
ture in the society columns of the
Star SO often that the pretty daughter
OF the president of the Continental
was being ardently wooed by two Of
the company's younger officials. Gran
Vile Barnes himself was one. The
other was Rodman Lane. the young
general manager. / wished now that
l had paid more attention to the society
news. Perhaps / should have been In
a better position to judge which of
them it was whom she really had
chosen. AS it was, two questions pre-
sented themselves to me. Was 1t
Barnes? And had Barnes really been
the victim of an attack-or of an ac-
cident?
Kennedy threw on his hat and coat
and was ready in moment to be
driven in Miss customs car to the hos
pital.
There We were led bya white-uni-
formed nurse through the silent halls
10 the private room occupied by Barnes.
Its most peculiar case whis-
pered the young doctor in charge. II
want you to notice his face and his
cough His pulse seems very weak,
almost fmperceptible at times. The
All over his lungs. It's like bronchitis
or pneumonia-but it isn't either"
We entered. Barnes was lying al
most in state of unconsciousness.
As we stood watching him he opened
his eyes. But he did not see us His
vision seemed to he riycted on Miss
Euston. AS his eyes closed again his
face seemed to relax into a peaceful
expression.
Suddenly. however the old tense lines
reappeared.
Is : Lane = hiring the men - him
self?' he murmured.
The sight Of Maude Euston had
prompted the thAught of his rival now
with a clear field. What difference
could il have made if Lane had "A free
hand in managing the shipment of
treasure for the company?
Kennedy looked long and carefully
at the face Of the sick man 1t was
blue and cyanosed still, and his lins
had violet tinse. Now and then his
mouth was fecked with foamy blood,
which the nurse wiped gently avyay
Kennedy picked up a piece Of The
blood d-soaked gauze.
n moment later We withdrew from
the room and tiptoed down the hall
MISS Euston and the young doctor fol-
lowing us more slowly. AS we reached
the door turned to see where she
was distinguishes looking elder
~ gentleman. sitting in the waiting
room, had happened to glance up as
she passed and had moved quickly TO
the hall.
"What-you here. Maude2" we he.rd
him say.
Yes. father. ] thought I might be
annie TO do something for Granville"
The accident is most Unfortunate
Maude. at just this time. 1t leaves
the whole matter in the hands of
Lane"
AT the mention of Lane which her
father accompanied by a keen glance.
she flushed little and bit her lip. !
wondered whether it meant more than
that. of the two suitors, ner father
obviously preferred Barnes.
Euston had called to see Barnes and
as the doctor led him up the hall
again. Miss Euston rejoined US.
You need not drive US back" thank
ed Kennedy. Just drop US at the SUBJ
Evening star., 1917-10-28

that he knew that Miss Euston had
come to Kennedy. and that he was
trying, in this way, to keep IN touch
with what was being done for Barnes.
Some things l knew already. barnes
was comparatively wealthy and had
evidently the stamp of approval of
Maude customs father. AS for Lane.
he was far from wealthy. although am
bilious.
The company was in delicate sit
uation where an act or omission
would count for much as an act of
commission. Whoever could loresee
what was going to happen might cap
italize that information Tor much
money. If there was a plot and
Barnes had been a victim. what was
its nature? l recalled Miss Euston's
overheard conversation IN the tea
room. Both names had been men,
toned. In short. l soon found myself
wondering whether some one might not
have tempted Lane either to DO or not
to do something.
1t was early the next morning that
rejoined Craig at the laboratory. 1
found him studying the solution which
he had extracted from the blood
soaked gauze after first removing the
blood in a little distilled water.
Evening star., 1917-10-28

81 know it." she cried anxiously, "an'
l am so afraid something is going t.
happen-ever since l had to play tn
spy. But what could any one wan
with yacht"
Kennedy shrugged his shoulders non
committally.
"It is one of the things that Mr.
Lane must guard against" he remark
ed simply. She looked up quickly.
''Mr. Lane" she repeated.
Yes" replied Kennedy; the protec
tion of the train has fallen on him.
shall meet the train myself when i
gets to Worcester and come in on 1t
I don't think there can be any danger
before it reaches that point"
will Mr.. Lane go with you"
He must" decided Kennedy. "That
train must be delivered safely here ir
this city"
Maude Euston gave Craig one OF hel
penetrating. direct looks
"You think there is danger. them"
II cannot say" he replied.
"Then I am going with you!' she eX-
claimed.
Very we'll" he agreed: meet us a,
Mr.. Lanes Office in half an hour. Wal
ter see whether you can find Whiting
Whiting was one of Kennedys stu
dents with whom he had been lately
conducting some experiments. ] hur-
ried out and managed to locate him.
What is IT you suspect" ! asked
when we returned. "A wreck-some
spectacular stroke at the nations that
are shipping the gold?"
Robbery"
"Robber-l" I exclaimed "of 500
100000? Wy. man. just consider the
mere weight of the metal"'
That's all very We'll" he replied.
warming up bit as he saw that Whit
ing was getting things together quick
ly Put it needs only a bit of twenty
millions to make snug fortune"
He paused and Strengthened up as the
gathering of the peculiar electrical
apparatus. whatever 1t was. was COM
consider the effect on the stock mar
ket of the news. That's the big
thing.
Nothing is impossible If you can
only take the other fellow unawares
Our job is rot to he taken unawares.
Are you ready. Whiting?"
Yes. sir" replied the student.
shoulderinE the apparatus. for which l
Has -ery thankful, fer ny arms had
frequently ached carrying about some
anparatus.
We piled into taxicah and made a
quick Journey to the office OF the Con-
tinental Express. Maude Euston had
already preceded US. and we found her
standing by Lanes desk as he paced
the floor
please, Miss Eustan. don't CO." he
was saving as Te entered.
more than ever determined, appar-
emily.
Il have engaged Prof. Kennedy just
for the purpose of foreseeing what new
attack can be made on u.s. he said.
you have engaged Prof. Kennedy"
she asked. II think l have q prior
claim there. haven't II" she appealed
Kennedy stood fer moment look
ing from one to tha other. What was
there in the motives that actuated
them" Was 1t fear. hate. love, jeal-
ousyo
Il can serve my two clients only IL
they yield to me-" Craig remarked.
quietly.
80 we all go. Lane, may l install
this thing in your telegraph room out
side?"
Anything you say" Lane returned.
unmollifled.
Whiting set to work Immediately,
while Kennedy gave him the Anal in
structfons.
Neither Lane nor Miss Euston spoke
a word, even when I left the room for