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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
Only Small Portions Still to
Consider, But These Are
Subject to Long MINDED
Arguments.
PLENTY OF AMENDMENTS
War Stamp Section Modelled After
Measure Which Was Debated
Several Weeks, Two
Years Ago.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service']
WASHINGTON, May 23-With
only small portions of the $1,SGO,O0O,.
600 war revenue m easure still to con.
slider, the house planned to pass it
finally today. In a session lasting
until early today, the house adopted
the plan whereby second class mail
rates are boosted with the highest
figure six cents, under the zone sys.
tenn.
New York representatives opposed
the increase, holding that it imposed
a tax on papers which are of an
educational value.
The tax on advertising was still to
be considered today.
long fight is expected when the
house reaches the war stamp section
of the war revenue bill, probably to-
morrow. A large number Of amend.
ments have been prepared which will
probably bring on another such fight
as resulted over introduction Of the
amendment to tax cotton.
Chairman Kitchin of the WAYS and
means committe said that the war
stamp section had been modelled after
the measure in force two years ago
over which fierce contest waged In
the house for several weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
EIGHT is Renewed.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The fight
against increasing second class mail
rates in the big revenue bill, was re-
newed today.
House action Of late last night,
when provision increasing rates on
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American Air Squadron.
PARIS, May 23.-The American
Lafayette escadrille now carrying the
American flag into the skies above
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Fair. Slightly warmer. Local
temp p. m. so; 7 a. m. 43.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

men this makes Newtown's total "a
Labor Days close witnessed the an
nual exodus Of most Of. the summer
visitors to their city homes, although
a large number in terested in the
Country club activities signified their
Intentions of returning later to take
part in the sports and social affairs
arranged for September. The golf and
tennis tournament will be resumed
Saturday and Sunday, Sept Ii and
16, when the second round of the club
championship will be played. Monday,
Sept II, there will be whist at p M
The third round for the club cham
pfonshtp will be played Saturday, and
Sunday, Sept. ~ and %, and the final
in the championship Will come Oft
Saturday, Sept. 70 at $50 3. m. a
corn roast and dance will be the fea-
ture at the club Monday, Sept. "a. At
p. m. Sept. 20 will be the bait
sweepstakes medal play, nine holes
handicap; first prize one half of
balls, second prize one-third of balls,
third prize one-stxth of balls.
Ten members OF the Newtown Home
Guards went to Danbury Tuesday
night to do honor to the departing
drafted men of Danbury. They went
IN uniform and with war aceoutre-
ments, making a martial appearance.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hoyt of Mile
Hill are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wetzfar of New Fork City.
|: Miss Anna Lang, N. H. s. IT; has
a position In the office Of Remington
Arms Co. Of Bridgeport.
scheduled for Friday tlfgght, sspe1 IL
Il - =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

the first ground he alleged that he
could not see wen enough to aim a
rifle. but the eye that now fails him
was never known to closest friends
to be in any way affected. On the
dependents appeal the young man as
serted that he was the support Of a
crippled brother and an unmarried
sister. The crippled brother, like
many other persons In similar circuril-
stances Is not without talent and abfl-
tty more than offsetting his physical
deforrnity and as a printer he has
earned enough to support himself
well. The unmarried sister owns and
operates regularly in her home town
two big automobiles and the jealous
brother has never won speclat com
mendation for Eis attention. That he
should be inspired in war times to an
especially high regard for his sister
and even he willing to support her is
not surprising. bat his father being
we'll able financially to take care Of
the family, enables the board to GER
tffy the wou1d-be Stacker for service.
Claims of the drafted m&n at the,
district board adquarters show that
the percentage of physically unfit
women fs-veFy much larger than most
people imagine; If the claims are
true. Why men only a few weeks or
q few months ago, butt after the draft
became certain, should e1act to marry
hopefessfy incurables and even inva-
lids, unless It was for the purposes
of bofstering up claims of draft eva
sion, is not clear and iteis taken for
granted that In most cases of the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
passengers who disregard ordinary


safety precautions.
Recently an express train pulled in:
to the Bridgeport station and after
discharging and taking on passen-
gers was given the signal to proceed
At this moment a passenger who had
evidently been doing awokeF and
grabbing his. bag rushed to the door
Of the car. AS he started to get off
the train he was seen by Mr.. Hunt,
who motioned him to get back on the
car. The passenger started to do this
but changed his mind He jumped
Off the train and he did SO he fell.
Mr.. Hunt was right after him and
pulled him UP on his feet. Had he
not qone SO, an eyewitness asserts,
the passenger would have lost both
legs. e.1ftfqsY q VtIil
The point of this story is the be-
haxtor of the two men after the rail-
road man saved the passenger from q
serious accident.
The passenger gave the ra5sroad
man severe and most profane tongue
fashfng for having motioned him ssek
when he first started to alight.
But MIR. Hunt maintained absolute
silence, remembering the New Ha-
ven.s Courtesy principles:
The railroad officer and employs
above. ali others, should be courteous
because the railroad is a semi pubic
institution. Those who patronfze the
railroad expect and should receive
courtesy and helpful treatments
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
OUR NEWTOWN
news LETTER
Especial to The Farnner)-

Newtown. Sept. frederick An
derson of South Center district, the
first man on the certified list for New
town, left "Wednesday for Fairfield as
the starting point for the training
camp at Aver, Mass. where he is list
ed to go, in company with the first
batch Of men from the other towns of
the registration district today. The
other. Newtown men on the certified
list in order of call are: Levi P. Nor
ris, Stephen E. Wfrthes, James H
Boyson, Israel Gei1stein, James e:
Lynch, Harry F. Bradley, Charles H:
Hurd, Benjamin Friedman, Harold I:
Tomlinson, Thomas J. Jennings. The
men who were exempted are: Richard
Murphy, Albert Durnbrow, John A.
Carlson, Hiram Morgan, Arthur Ja-
cob, Thomas Griffin. David Hammer,
Charles G. Maynard, Starr L. Bene-
dict and Horace Smith. With the IL
others who have previously vofun-
teered in the various branches OF the
national army added to HE FL drafted
natlolal army e,ldel % t4Ae 7 lafts :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
men ANXIOUS TO GO IN FIRST
BATCH TO CANT0NMENT KEEPING
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS BUSY

Between the men trying to get in
TO the National Army and those try
ttng to keep out, the Third District
Board Is having q lively time and UNI
I'll the fur first sdraft quota is made
up there Is every Indication that the
board win be kept on the Jump every
minute.
Two classes OF men are storming the
board office every day. The first
GLASS ~ that OF men selected for the
National Army and 80 anxious to get
in the harness that they are demand
Itng 70 be. sent immediately. Many of
these men have such high order NUM-
bers that their requests cannot be
granted for fear of thstr being sent
TO camp when thsy do not properly
belong IN the first whole draft quota.
The second class is that Of men who
ARE seeking exemption. Many of the
Class are bona tide. of course, but not
- small number OF the pleas stamp the
claimants as inafingerfng. unpatraotic
kfzckers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
the town hall.

the town hall
Miss Lillian Troy has returned
from visit with her grandmother,
Mrs. Margaret Troy of Norwalk.
Rev and Mrs. w. c. Cravened will
informally receive the members OF
Trinity parish at the rectory Wednes-
day evening, Sept. IL.
Mrs. A P. Smith has returned to
her home after an absence of several
weeks recuperating from all health.
Mrs. ]. w. Gordon was a recent Wis
itor with Bridgeport friends.
Miss Grace Cheney of Middletown
was a weekend and holiday guest of
the Misses Florence and Marguerite
Beecher.
Miss Gertrude Bradley is the guest
of her father, Thomas F. Bradley of
Currftuck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

When . firm claims exemption for
q man and sets forth that the bust
ness In which 7he fg engaged is rneces-
sary to the military establishment
and that the partfftu3far man cannot be
replaced without loss, it is Immediate
" accepted as certain that the path
OF the mans duty lies where the work
is and tine selective service law was
drawn particularly TO furnish armed
forces without destroying the effective
operation of industries necessary to
maintain fine fighting forces IN the
field. Esiewase the lecaf and district
boards have PASSED upon many de-
tendency claims and in several cases
It was more nerve than dependents
that made SOME of the people put in
the claim.
A salesman well known in Bridge
port. but resident OF a nearby town,
was certified yesterday after making
appeals from his local board on the
ground of PHYSICAL unfitness, depend
ents and AAng an Industrial clafaa4. On
tn.H a4.L -llaLS eli industrial cIainl, Osl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07
STATT0ENMASTER SAVES
LIFE OF PASSENGER:
is BERATED FOR ACT

As an illustration of how difficult
it is to be courteous at times, in the
service of the railroad and the pub
He, the New Haven railroad gives out
the following story:
Peter hunt is stationmaster for the
New haven railroad at Bridgeport.
He is a favorite with both the patrons
of the road and his fellow employees.
Like most railroad men Mr.. Hunt
realizes the dangers of taking chances
"a getting on and OFT moving trains,
and he Is Always tbs ofodE rrtal fof
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

a tslegram fEotn Morunto eeys sal-
yyssss So $50 Il ya asaEasssss Il s. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-07

kind, the marriage was entered into
with malice aforethought. There are
too, many men recently married who
do not seek nor desire exemption.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
SOUND TO CONTROL MACHINE
Remarkable Invention Demonstrates
in London Is Based Upon the
Principle of Resonance.

The distant control of mechanical
operations by sound, as demonstrated
In London, depends upon the principle
of resonance, or the setting up of re-
enforcing sympathetic vibrations by
sending out the note for which the ap-
paratus is tuned
The resonator consists of q tele-
phone transmitter and receiver, placed
near together face to face in closed
cylindrical casing, with tube contain
ing q piston extending at the back of
the receiver. The piston lengthens or
shortens the column of air behind the
receiver, and thus changes the vibra-
lion note of the transmitter and re-
ceiver dtaphragmS The tranSmitter
is connected to the primary current of
an induction coil, with switch battery,
resistance, and an ordinary post Office
relay in circuit; the receiver Is cou-
pied to the secondary circuit. when
the proper note vibrates the di-
aphragms, the armature of the relay
is moved, closing the local circuit, and
this can be adapted for starting and
stopping an engine, releasing bombs,
or other purposes.
For controlling a dirigible, the
sounds might be sent from the ground
by a siren, the note of which would be
adjusted by varying the speed DIFF
ferent notes could be made to perform
different requirements; and in guiding
an airship, turning the rudder to the
right, to the left, eievating, depressing
speeding up the engine, and slowing ii
down would each have its special note
To avoid discovery of the means OF
performing any operation, the appar
atus could be designed to respond at
ter q definite number of repettions OF
the right note, Or only after a comb1
nation of different notes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
ANIMALS HAVE NO INSTINCT
Acquire Their knowledge of What Is
Good to Eat and What Is Harm
full by Experience.

animals seem to acquire their
knowledge of poisonous plants from
experience, and not by any innate in
stinct; our domestic animals, when
transported to other countries, at first
eat poisonous plants, which they learn
afterwards to avoid. Smell observed
that strange sheep frequently fell VIC
tins to the poisonous hellebore that
grows abundantly in the valley of the
Aim, but that it is carefully avoided
by the sheep of the neighborhood,
writes Raymond Crawford in the Lon
don Lancet.
lambs and calves, grazing in the
same field as their mothers, are far
more prone than they to eat poisonous
plants. Morgan concluded from OBJ
servations of feeding young birds with
various caterpillars, beetles and worms,
that, in the absence of parental guild
ance, young birds have to learn by ex-
perience what is good to eat and what
is not, and that they have no in
stinctive aversions. At first they
peck at everything, but once they have
found that a particular thing is dis
tasteful or harmful, in future they en-
tirely avoid it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
au=.a> Hss .sssSs--e g
Had plan of Their Own.

One day soon after Pope's defeat at
the second Bull Run and Chantllly
private soldier belonging to an ONO
regiment sought an interview with MS
captain, and announced that ne nag 2
plan for military campaign wn!cp
must certainly result in crushing out
the Secession. The officer very natural
~ inquired for particulars, but the
soldier refused to reveal them. and
asked for a chance to lay his plans be
fore Pope himself. After some delay
he was given a pass to headquarters.
He did not get to see Pope, but after
the chief of staff had coaxed and prom
ised, and threatened for quarter OF
an hour, the Buckeye stood up and re
piled: "well, sir, my plan is for John
Pope and Bob Lee to swap commands
aad if we don't lick the South INSIDE
Of 90 days you may shoot me Tor a
Datent hay-fork swindler" When ne
returned to camp he was naturally
asked what success he met with, ano
he ruefully replied: wall, they nae
a rlan of their own" what was II
.sWhy, they took me out and booted ms
for mile and half"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
How Luther Valued Music.

Luther had a keen relish TOT the
beautiful in music, but the re1eI anu
comfort it afforded him through eN
pressing his own feelings were Win
him trivial Communications as compared
with its use in bringing home Gospel
truth tor heart and conscience Inc
melodious cadences and clear ana
brilliant phrases of sacred songs were
for him golden characters by which
the knowledge of God was to be I'M
printed on the memory. Never is the
singleness of the mans heart more
conspicuous-the concentration of his
soul upon one grand life-purpose more
evfdent-than when, with congenai
toll, he sets to simple words and sim
ple tunes, for children to sing, the
main verfties of Christian faith, the
main facts of Christian story.
Luther gave the initiative for count
less psalms and hymns and grave
sweet melodies, sung by the Protestant
vanguard of mankind The best re
itrfous inspiration of these last ages is
in spiritual song.-From Peter Bayne's
| Martin Luther"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
cod.skin for Book Covers.

According to the Weser Zeitung
(Bremen), a Berlin bookbinder has
discovered a new material for book
binding-codffsh skin-a doubly-wei-
come discovery in these days of leath-
er shortage In itself the use of fish
skin for book-binding is no novelty ;
among others, shark leather had pre-
yiously been used for binding de luxe
for the sake of its durability and beau
tiful markings.
Cod-skin has several advantages
over shark-skin; it is more abundant,
more easily procurable, and, therefore,
cheaper. The appearance of the skin,
unscaled and properly prepared, re
sembles snakes skin. Its strength
and durability have been tested and
found equal to parchment by the royal
material-testing Office in Berlin 1t is
easy to work and literally untearaDie,
and should therefore prove a very
valuable substitute for leather, not only
for bookbindery, but for the manufac-
ture of leather goods
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
The Rattan Cane.

One of the most important exports
Of Singapore is rattan, although 1t
does not make a large showing as to
value, being a comparatively cheap or
ticle compared with its BULK san lg9
pore is probably the leading expert
market for fattans in the world, al
though practically none of the raw
product is produced in the Straits Set
Elements and very little in the FEEDER
ated Malay states, most of it being
collected from the islands of Sumatra,
Borneo, the Celebes and smaller is
lands. Ordinarily cut from the jungle
by natives under the direction of
Chinese merchants doing business in
the interior, it is bought up by large
dealers in the principal towns and
eventually sold to Singapore, buyers
in bundles as it comes originally from
the jungle The buyers in Singapore
take the rattan in this form and put
it through a process of selection and
cleaning, after which it is bundled
together according to grade and
shipped direct to various parts of the
world.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
STATISTICS AS WooING AID
Sutton Lays Stress on Fact That only
Six Out of Twenty-Five Girls
Receive Second Proposal.

One day she remarked that she did
not intend to- get married for num-
Der of years, no matter how attrac-
tive an opportunity might be offered
to her; that she was young enough
to wait a while, she thought, and was
IN no hurry, says a writer in the Amer
lean Magazine.
The next time I saw her 1 was
armed with some interesting facts 1
had obtained from q friend of mine
who is an insurance agent. These
facts dealt with the marrying ages or
women in various states, and showed
that the average bride is surprisingly
young. In other words, the woman
who does not marry before she is
twenty-five stands an astonishing big
chance of not marrying at all. ! told
her that out of every six girls of twen-
ty-five who refused a proposal only
one on the average ever received
second offer of marriage. OF course,
1 presented these figures in joking
way Thus they served the double
purpose of giving the impression that
had a good sense of hunor and also
of setting her to thinking.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
DEATH OF CHEVALIER BkYARD'
Gallant French Knight Net End Hero-
icaIly While Leading Fight
Against Traitors Army

1t was on April 80, 1924, that the
Chevalier Bayard was killed In pat
tie. His end was characteristic. En-
gagged in q campaign in northern ltaIy,'
where the imperial army under the
traitor. De Bourbon, was pressing hard
upon the retreating French troops
Bayard was asked to take the COIL
mand and save the army. at is too
late" he said, 'fbut my soul is COO 8
and my life is my countrys Iheh
putting himself at the head OF a booy
of men at arms, he held the enemy at
bay until struck down by ball. He
was thrown from his horse, but re-
fused to retire, saying that ne mao
never shown his back to the enemy.
He was placed against tree, rae
ing the advancing host. In the want
of q cross he kissed his sword, and
because of the absence of priest he
confessed to his lmaitre dhotel- When
De Bourbon came up and expressed
regret at seeing him in such condition
he said: weep for yourself, sir. For
me. have nothing to complain OF;
die in the course of my duty to my
country. You triumph in betraylng-
yours but your successes are horripie
and the end will be sad Having
uttered these words the gallant knight
died and was buried by his enemy On
| the field with military honors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
SIGNS SEEN IN THE FLOWERS
Many Popular Superstitions Ara
Woven About the Raising ana
Handling Of Various Blossoms

To burn faded flowers is a sure sign
of coming sorrows. To plant a flower
hedge is to bring good luck. IF per-
son wears flowers with the stems up
ward it is q sign that he or she is
I'm love and does not know 1t. To
have flowers wilt quickly in the hand
denotes i'll health.
If q person smells flowers gathereo
from a cemetery he will lose the sense
smell. 1t is considered unlucky
20 gather flowers out of season, as
before and after the season they are
said to belong to the fairies.
The first wild flowers which are
gathered by a young woman in the
spring are supposed to give the lnltlais
of her future husband. Spearmin5
is believed by some to prevent illness
when worn about the wrist
If catnip is held in the hand un-
til heated and then put into the mana
of another, Superstition says that it
VIII SO control that person that he or
She cannot leave you as long as the
ca.nip is retained in the hand.
Pennyroyal is said to make a quar-
| relsome husband and wife stop bick-
ering if it is given to them by some
friend. -srsxsssssss ssszzs&esss-'-~'''' r.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-09
The Ministry of Newspapers.

It is by the ministry of the news
napers that the nation is united. in
formed, summoned. and led.
: SO many people take the newspaper
for granted, they never think what the
sheet is doing for them, or Tor the
land we love. The universally OF the
newspaper is the sign of its vast util-
ity. The development does net rest
merely on craving for the distrac-
ton of news; it is less so now than
ever, though the news today is BEYOND
anything in the history of the world
At the bottom. the craving Is the
will to live in realities That IS why
newspapers should be clean, never
playing a mere game. If we do not live
now in the realities, we may never re-
cover our hold of them. No matter
what bread costs, we must know lit
tie of where the world is.-Methodist
Recorder.