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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Members Of Local Union and Their
Families Celebrated Annlver-
sary In Fine style Fri
day Night
BIG CROWD WAS PRESENT
Supper Was Served and Following,
an Enjoyable Musical Pro-
gram Was
Given.

Carpenters union No. 523 cele-
brated Its anniversary Friday even
ing at CAM ron's hall, with ban
quet and entertainment participated
in by the members and their fami-
lies. A sumptuous banquet was
served and after the supper there
was a program of music and dancing.
For supper the following menu was
served:
Roast Pork
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Celery Pickles
Ice Cream
Cake Coffee Cigars
For the children Of the party there
were gifts of candy and oranges.
The Keokuk minstrel quartette
composed Of Clyde 1. Inman, first
tenor, Arthur Lumberg, second tenor.
Arthur Petry, first bass, and Robert
Linquist, second bass, sang number
of selections from the latest popular
songs. The program included:
Opener-Way Down Yonder in
the Cornfield. .......... Suffer
Quartette-A Negro Love Song. Parks
Darkie Dialogue. .LinQuist and Imam
Quartette-
Slide Trombone Medley. -. Taylor
De Backslidin' Brudder. -. Parks
Solo Selected
Darkie Dialogue. .Lumberg and Petry
Quartette-Romeo and Juliet. Scott
SOLO oelcClcu
Quartette-
Stars of a Summer Night
Stop That, John! .......... .Rlch
Two Characters....... Hackleman
Closing NUMBERED, White and
blue .. Shaw-Parks
This quartctte is making hit
wherever it appears. and the crowd
Friday night enjoyed the music and
called for several encores.
Miller's orchestra played program
of instrumental music and dancing
was enjoyed.
The committee In charge Of the
program was composed of Henry
Rabe. Chris Nelson, G. w. Swanson.
Leland Atterberg and Ed. Kammerer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

publication by the government OF
figures showing Los Angeles to ex-
coed San Francisco in population has
revived the agitation in favor Of con-
solidating the metropolitan area OF
San Francisco so that 1t should in
clude San Mateo county, which lies
Just south Of San Francisco county.
and the cities of Oakland, Berkeley,
Alameda and other adjacent towns
and cities on the east bay shore II
this were done 1t would give San
Francisco a population OF approx
mately $4,000 and raise 1t from the
twelfth to the fourth city In the
a4'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
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FEVER|SH CHILD
IF LITTLE STOMACH is SOUR,
LIVER TORPID OR BOWELS -
8lOGGED.

Mothers can rest easy after givinS
California Syrup Of Figs because
in a few hours all the clogged-up
waste, sour bile and fermenting food
gently moves out of the bowels, and
you have well, playful child again.
Children simply will not take the
time from play to empty their bowels,
and they become tightly packed, liver
gets sluggish and stomach disordered
When cross. feverish, restless, see
If tongue is coated, then give this
delicious fruit laxative" Children
love it, and it can not cause injury.
No difference what ails your little
one-if full OF cold, or a sore throat,
diarrhoea, stomach ache, bad breath.
remember. a gentle inside cleans
ing" should always be the first treat
ment given. Full directions for
babies, children OF all ages and
grown-ups are printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" then
look carefully and see that 1t is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany" We make no smaller size.
Hand back with contempt any other
fig syrup.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

cers-by Greeley's debating and de-
nouncing from the editorial office OF
the Tribune,
In another sense, England is carry.
ing on the war as we carry on wars,
for she was an unprepared England
in all save her navy. An England.
satisfied. peaceful in the sense that
q family may be. on good terms with
her netghbors yet carrying on its
own domestic quarrels, things which
she could settle by her own fireside.
Mrs. Lapsley then enumerated the
good that had come to England as a
people from the war, In the govern.
mont ownership of railroads in q
council established in which repre-
sentatives of all English colonies
meet on common ground and in an
awakened patriotism and national life.
She explained also how taxes were
levied to meet all financial claims
and how England's credit was main
tanned.
Following the meeting, refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Zee Zen,o for Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying a little zemo
furnished by any druggist for Csc: Ea-
ira large bottle, $l.00. Healing begins
the moment zemo is applied. In short
time usually every trace of eczema, tet-
ter, pimples, rash. black heads and SIM
liar skin diseases will be removed. :.
For clearing the skin and making It
vigorously healthy, always use zemo. the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. 1t IS not a
greasy salve and it does not stain: when
others fail it is the one dependable treat
uent for skin troubles of all kinds.
The E w. Rose Co., Cleveland, Q.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

FROM UNDER HIM
Daughter Of Captain pubose Did e.
fect've Lobbying Against Promo
ton Of o.. GrayOon.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON. Feb. ia fight
Of a seventeen year old girl has prob
ably killed the chance Of senate con-
frmation OF the nomination Of DR..
Cary T. Grayson, President Wilson's
physician, to be rear admiral.
The girl is Miss Dubose. daughter
of Captain Dubose, Of the navy medi
cal corps. whom Grayson would jump
in his long distance promotion. II
developed today that she had been tc
every senator with the plea that hel
father ought to have the place-that
his record was untarnished in forty
one years service and in that service
Ia has been in actual war and every
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Germany, France and England. II
we cannot comprehend the German
mind and the culture she advocates
we at last have a concrete idea OF her.
We see millions of people with one
aim, impelled by the one desire to
achieve the thing the kaiser and his
government planned. Her thorough
ness and efficiency have given new
meaning to those terms. France. too,
Is represented in our minds by one
idea. Her people act as a unit; with
supreme courage and energy they
have risen to the titanic task Of driv-
ing out the invading armies. We can
not epitomize England in any such
ways, We cannot see her in perspec-
tive as we do other countries.
Circumstances and our common
language make it possible for us to
know all the details Of her social and
political life. We read her journals
and magazines. In other countries
cabinet and staff changes come, but
we do not know what led up to them,
the censorship is too complete. We
read a great deal about the people,
but we do not get the news Be-
side this intimate knowledge of what
is going on in England, there Is an
other reason for our inability to re-
duce her to a symbol We think we
understand England. She, too. Is .
democratic country and the war is be.
ing carried on as we carry on our
wars. Things are not ordered from
the top. Public opinion, moulded by
the great dailies, not only breaks up
cabinets, but recalls commanders
and changes the plans Of campaigns
We understand this; It is American
Much Of the tragedy and pathos that
clings to our thought Of Lincoln
comes from the unnecessary troubles
caused by a nagging. disrupted spirit
in the north, by the jealousfes and
ambitions Of politicians and army Off
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
DOES RHEUMATISM
BOTHER YOU?
Many Doctors Use Musterole

So many sufferers have found relief
in Musterole that you ought to buy a
small jar and try it.
Just spread it on with the fingers. Rub
it in. First you feel gentle glow, then
a delicious, cooling comfort. Musterole
routs the twinges, loosens up stiffened
joints and muscles.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. It penetrates
to the seat of pain and drives it away,
but does not blister the tenderest skin
1t takes the place of the rnussy, old
fashioned mustard plaster.
chitis, Group, asthma, pleurisy, 1unbago
neuralgia, sprains, bruises, stiff neck,
headache and colds of the chest Git often
prevents pneumonia).
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

DOWN in dry Alabama where snort
" booze brings the top price on the
spot, some smooth boozers hypnotized
special guards at Girard, tapped a bar
si recently seized and made away
win several jugsf,n before the guard
yoke up. An old trick in new spot.
ears ago when the Omaha
.lelght house stood on the present site
~ the Union Pacific station, booze
hunters bored hole through the floor
ana into a whiskey barrel, secured all
.ney could carry. while the rest Of the
contents soaked the floor and the
eround beneath. A pungent odor re-
sealed the barrels emptiness the
morning after
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
Resident Of keokuk for Sixteen Year,
Died at Home Here Sat
urday, From Pneu-
monia.
WAS BORN IN ILLINOIS
10 Survived by Husband, Son and
Daughter-Funeral to be
Held Tuesday
Afternoon.

Mrs. Alice L. Shipman. resident OF
Keokuk for the past sixteen years,
died at her home. 1920 William
street, Saturday from pneumonia. The
funeral services will be held from the
home Tuesday afternoon At 900
o'clock.
Mrs. Shipman was highly esteemed
in Keokuk and had many friends here
who regret her death. She was born
near Macomb. H., November IL, 1853,
being forty-seven years Of age at the
time of her death. Her maiden name
was Alice L. Lowell and her first
marriage was to Joseph Hamilton
bentley, May 5, 1887 at Blandinsville,
nj. They moved to keokuk In 1901.
Mr.. Bentley died here November 10,
1912. The decedent was married to
Milton Fireman :Shipman, September
81, 1913.
Her husband survives with one
daughter, Edna E. Bentley and an
adopted son, George w. Bentley OF
Casper, Wyoming.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

A noted haunted house" at Man
tura, N j., recently gave up its
ghost-ch ipmunks. During the day
animals capered about neighboring
trees and at night slipped through
a knothole into the unused garnet,
where they held seances with nut
shells and things. Eighteen tenants
had been scared out of the house LA
a year The last tenants plugged the
knothole and sleep undisturbed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes a reverish lrr;ta.
ton Ct the scalp, the hair roofs
nhr'~-, loosen and then the hair comes
out fast. To stop falling hair at once
and rid the scalp of every particle
OF dandruff. get a 25-cent bottle OF
Danderine at any drug store. pour
little in your ham, and rub well into
the scalp. After a few applications
all dandruff disappears and the hair
stops coming out. -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

corner OF the globe where the navy
goes.
Now they are saying on Capitol
Hill that Grayson's nomination is
sidetracked indefinitely and that Cap
tain Dubose's fighting daughter is re-
sponsible. She modestly says she
didn't want the lobbying known.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

When you know physicians have pre-
scribed R esinol for 20 yeas in the treat
ment of itching, burning, unsightly skin
eruptions, and have written thousands
of reports such as: sit is my regular
prescription for itching" "Resinol has
produced brilliant results" and The
result it gave was marvellous in one OF the
worst cases of eczema" doesn't it make
you say to yourself, that's the night
Kind of treatment for my skin-troubls1'
R<sinol is sold by all G,xRgisks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Realize EneIand's ProbIems.
Mrs. Iapsley said In part: For most
Of us the interest has centered in
three actors in the great tragedy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Until 1884 the Judge had been a
democrat. In that year his admira-
Iion for James G. Blaine, who was
the republican nominee for the presi-
,u.ency, took him over into the. repub-
mean party, where he remained until
his death.
FOR a number Of years the judge
was editor of the Chicago Law Jour
nal. He was the author Of a work
on Rights and Wrongs OF Property
ana Labor" and he edited Ave vol
umes of American Criminal Reports
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
INDIANS USE VARIOUS
 PRAYER STICKS

Those acquainted with American Indian customs know of the promin- ence that feathers hold in the religious and social ceremonies of the red men. Particularly among the Navajos and Pueblos are these plume emblems be- lieved to have the utmost efficacy for good or bad.
 All about any Pueblo town may be seen carefully whitfield sticks, each with a tuft of downy feathers, general. ly white ones. bound at the top of it. They are prayer sticks. and are quite as curious as the prayer wheels of Burma and the paper prayers of the Chinese.
 The feathers, stick and manner in tying the feathers vary according to the nature of the prayer. The Indian "Trues." prepares his feather prayer with great secrecy. Then making 1t to a proper spot, he prays to those above, and planting his stick leaves it to continue his petition.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
METER THAT IS UNVEILED
 ELECTRIC MOTOR

The watthour meter installed in el- ectrically lighted homes is really noth- ing more than a tiny electric motor built like a watch with jewelled bear ings and just as carefully protected against dust with a dust proof iron cover. Only a small part of the cur rent used passes thru the usual house meter, but this is sufficient to rotate a copper or aluminium disk which is pivoted in a magnetic field The disk is geared thru a train of tiny gear wheels to the pointers on the calibrat- ed dial The meter is so connected in the houselighting circut that 1t only operates when current is being used and of course it's speed of rotation is in direct proportion to the amount of electricity that Is being drawn thru it. A Mazda lamp consuming but ten watts, for example, will draw such a small quantity of current that the movement of the aluminium disk is hardly perceptible. A carbon lamp giving the same amount of light but consuming about 30 watts, three times as much electricity, will at once ac- celerate the rate of speed of the rotat- ing disk in the meter, affording a strik- ing example of the economy of Mazda lamps.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
TOWN INSIDE A CASTLE

The curious phenomenon, town in side a castle, exists on the Lily island
 (Isola del Giglo), tiny islet in the Tyrrhenian sea, just off the west coast of Tuscany. The island rises to a rocky point 2,500 feet high, and is cap ped by an ancient castle exactly like many other medieval structures on the Italian coast. As one approaches however, one becomes aware of a cur ious hum of life proceeding from what are apparently the ruins of the old fort ress. Inside the walls, as a matter of fact, lies an entire village with houses shops, steep and tortuous streets, and fantastic passages and courtyards. It is a veritable rabbit-werren, says writer in the March Wide World Mag azine, with all sorts of unexpected turnings and burrows. The entire ar ca is only some 800 feet by 600 feet in extent, yet, 1,400 people live there and contrive to be strong and healthy. The frequents of raids of pirates in earlier days drove the inhabitants to seek this strange refuge, and custom has endeared them to their cramped quarters. At the present moment the tower of the castle is used as look out station from which a watch is maintained for Austrian submarines.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
WOMAN LIVES AND TEACHES SCHOOL IN
 BOX COME HOME

For the past three years,' we read in the March American Magazine, Miss Ida Hartford of near Proctor, N. C., has been living in one-half of a box car and teaching school in the other half. She gave up home of refine ment and comfort, even luxury, to ans wer the call that came from her heart.
 At the request of the missionary so- ciety of her church, Miss Hartford took charge of the children of about so lum- bermen and their wives, as far as the lumbermen would let her. At first this was not far, for there seemed to be a fear of education. The children were unwashed, undressed, unfed. There was no attempt at teaching the three R's.
 The hardships that Miss Hartford has to endure would have broken the courage of many men, but the results of the dreary days and minutes of toll ing that Miss Hartford has devoted to her chosen work now show. The youngsters-17 of them-are rapidly becoming more like the children they should be. Imagine baby of 4 or 5 years of age chewing tobacco and oc- casionally drinking whisky! In many of the homes now, grace is even said before meals Long ago she contrib uted all of her means available"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
TWO PRINTING PLANTS
 FOR SALE CHEAP.

Eighteen months ago, the purchase Of the Ketch- ikan-Miner was effected, Prior thereto, the owner of the printing plant of the Weekly Progressive estab- lished at Petersburg, Alas ka, purchased the entire printing plant of the Even- ing Mail. Included in the three complete plants are three newspaper presses, a Prowter, a Campbell and a Washington hand presses. Also three job presses, two Gordons and a Challenge, Two paper cutters, chases, imposing stones, cases and types enough to spare to equip two weeklys besides a good equipment for the Dali ly Progressive-Miner. The two weekly offices are for sale cheap---or any part or parts of them on half cash and the balance on deferred payments. Apply to the Progressive-Mine.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21

Geologists have estimated that one deposit of soda in British East Africa contains more than 2O0,O0O,00O tons.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
BELL ISLAND
 HOT SPRINGS.

-:' Forty-five miles north of Ketchi- .: :. rental. Meals served if required. .: j. Weekly boat service from VII :. .:. Hams dock, Ketchikan. ; !. Mrs. Houts, Manager in Charge. < ]. kan. Clean cabins, equipped for .: .:- light housekeeping Reasonable :: 4 < < .. .:. j. ]. {. i. . .:. 1. < 4 -. <. j. -+ ::
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21

While en route from Fairbanks to Chitina recently the mail stage en- countered a terrific storm near Don nelly which blew the stage off the bridge near that place and precipitat- ed the occupants, a woman and chil dren of Fairbanks, into teh water be- low. The roadhouse people witnessed the accident and resucued the victims who suffered little injury.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-21
Advertised Letter List

For the week ending March 17, 1917
 Brown, Robert, Christensen, John, Lot, Dan.
 When calling for the aoove. say "Ad. vertised." Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed.
 All letters unclaimed by March 31, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington. D. 0. - M. E. SWINE FORD, Postmastar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
o commlsslon Co. Grain Letter.

Lona Commission Co. Grain Letter.
Furnished by Long Commission Co,
4OS Main st. Telephone No. 35O-351l
CHICAGO, May 23.-Nothing OF
special interest developed in the
grain markets today, the active 1nrlu-
ences being about the same as those
that have been prevailing. All crop
reports are favorable, but the active
deliveries of corn are more aftected
by the acute cash situation. This IS
also true, to a less degree. IN oats.
The principal trouble with all the
grain markets Is the predominence OF
bear feeling, especially locally so that
the market easily become oversoid.
Both crop conditions and the politicai
outlook seem to favor the selling size,
but patience must be exercised In or
der that this mode Of trading prove
profitable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
thirty Two Great Camps.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Plans for
construction of thirty-two great cam
Torment "cities" to house the new ma
tional army are under consideration in
the quartermasters department to-
day.
Engineering men from every big
concentration camp in the country
have been called to aid the department
as volunteers Secretary Baker as
signed Colonel Littell to oversee con-
struction of semi-permanent camps.
zach Of the environments will &C
commodate between 10000 and 10000
soldiers. They must be completed with
in two months. They require roads,
sewage, and water system, heating
and lighting systems and adequate
railway connection. Each will be
model city Each camp will require
four thousand carloads of freight for
construction alone and construction
force Of 1000 to 5000 men. The sol
der cities will require $50 miles OF
roads within the camps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-23
Daily Stock Letter.

limited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.l
NEW YORK, May 23.-The Ne"
York Evening Sun financial review TO-
day said:
The vigorous upward swing IN TO-
days stock market in which the turn
over well exceeded a total OF one mil
lion shares, convinced many In wall
street that bull movement was III
the making Yet there were some
mental reservations on this, point. 1t
is conceded readily enough that the
country is now in the first stages OF
remarkable industrial and trade ex-
pansion due to increasing war eX-
penditures from both foreign ana 20
nestle sources. The longer host1ll-
ties are protracted the more pro-
nounced will this condition OF our
business become. If not now, there
fore. at least before many weeks pass
by must the stock market reflect TINS
situation. Toward the end OF the
first hour of the session, after seVerai
fits and starts. prices began mounting
briskly and with few interruptions
the movement continued we'll into the
afternoon when the advances In most
cases not less than l to IA points
attracted realizing sales. Un1ted
States Steel duplicated the h1gnest
price at which it has ever SOLD at
1891, gain of 21a points, out There
after receded to below ,12S.
The market was crowded Win stop
orders both up and down.
Bonds were quiet and 1lrm'