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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
Earthnuak. a. Milan,

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, June pa heavy earth
quake was reported at Milan today
but without damage to the city. Dis
patches here assert the people were
panic stricken by the initial tremors.
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PRICE OF COAL
MAY BE FIXED
Operators Nav Not Appear.
Continued from page H.

4 CHICAGO, June 27.--Coal operators
in this district who were served with
subpoenas two weeks ago to appear
before the federal grand jury today,
probably will not be required to tes-
tify. it was intimated by government
officials here today. Some of the sub
poenaed operators appeared today
and after conference with Robert
w. Childs, assistant attorney general
during which the conference Of coal
operators with the council Of national
defense was discussed-left without
entering the grand jury room.
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Real Class.

Marsballtown Times-Republican
that alleged governme nt Official Bull
letin" compares favorably with the
Anamosa Reformatory Press in news
features.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27

Duluth News-Tripune. Germany is
now saying OF the United States as
war factor exactly what she said OF
Britain not quite three years ago
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profitabIe EXCHANGE,

Springfield, Mass, Republican: The
people of Greece got 1000 tons of
wheat for their late king, so it was
not a bad move from business point
Of view.
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The Limit.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The, price
demanded Of the Germans by General
Plumer couldn't have been more If he
had spelled his name Plumber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
investigating Butter Mon.

aside its Investigation Of the Elgin
butter board and turned its attention
to ascertaining the amount and prices
Of butter, eggs, cheese and canned
goods held in Chicago storage houses.
Half dozen department managers of
storage houses were called to testify.
Blames Railroads.
WASHINGTON, June 27-The rail-
roads are the "autocrats of the coal
market and responsible for present
high prices" was the charge of H. r.
Willard, Ohio coal operator, before
the senate interstate commerce COM
mtttee today.
Regulate the railroads. Make
them give us cars" Willard shouted,
land you will increase the coal pro
duction of this country nearly one
hundred percent"
Willard described the "czar-like"
methods of the Pennsylvania railroad
when it tried to take his output last
February at cost Of $1.20 a ton.
Coal was already scarce in the
country" Willard said. "And we told
the Pennsylvania people our entire
stop them. They closed our mine I'M
IAA VIC SoI lCA1Cl IL IiC oAio lScAii-
way commission-which put ban on
this kind of autocracy.
-"Since that time the Pennsylvania
officials have been very stingy with
their cars. We asked for $50 cars just
for last week and got eighteen.
THE coal operators are not
leeches," Willard told the committee
1--WE are just as patriotic as any one
in the country and don't want to be
classed as extortionists."
He corroborated statements Of 9th
er coal men that the industry has
had fifteen lean years ending with
! 1915.
my company has an ultra-modern
plant In Ohio. We built it in 1900
and made no money until the begin
ming of 1916" he said.
New York real estate men appeared
before the committee late today, ask
ing for cheaper coal. They deny that
consumers are boarding coal and fear
a severe shortage in New York City
next winter unless the government
takes prompt action.
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PART II.
S. S: Addresses.

Dol dCd ClOA ob
Announcements.
Hymn and Offering.
Benediction.
Postludium-Franz Luedke.
"Traeumerei"--Sch
Tom orrow's Schedule.
The sessions of the convention
will close tomorrow and the follow
ing programs have been arranged:
THIRD SESSION SUNDAY SCHOOL
THURSDAY, 900 A. M.
Song service-Fred Kirchner.
Roll call and report of secretary
F. Rasche.
Paper-Miss Marie Kiedaisch.
The long and short quartet.
AddresS-Fred Pfeiffer. st. Louis,
Mo.
Election OF officers.
Schlussandacht-Re X. Scheib.
THIRD SESSION YOUNG PEOPLES
LEAGUE-THURSD $500 P. M.
| 2:00-Song service-Fred Kirch-
ner.
2:15-Roll call and report of Sec
Fretary-Mr. F. Rasche.
2:30-Business session.
4:15-Solo.
4:20-Pep talk-Fred Kirchner.
4:3O-Pep talk-Miss Bertha Bode.
4:35-Installation of Sunday school
and league officers.
| -Schlussandacht- A. C..
Ernst.
Hymn-"Blest Be the Tie That
Binds"
Thursday evening the Young
Peoples society of ST. Paul's church
will pr sent 1.-The Church Fair" in
ST. Pauls hall under the direction of
Mrs. Henry Schouten. Thirty will
take part in the entertainment.
The following have registered for
the convention:
Young Peoples League.
Laura Scholl, Burlington; Matte
Muellner. Ruth Holman, st. Lucas,
Island, ILL.,; Gladye Weber, Burling
ton; Edward G. Kullowetz, Fort Mad
ison; Raymond S. Schmitt, Donnell-
son; Gertrude Schwarz. Hattie
Schulz, West Point; Nettie Hess,
Amy Hess, Kahoka, Mo-; Ruth ".
Schmitt, Donnellson; Myrtle M.
Brandes, Fort Madison; Irma H.
MoIis, Helen Kinder, Muscatine;
Emma Klann, Keokuk; Charlotte
Schnathorst, Moline, ILL.,; Elsie c..
Klein, Irwin R. Rasche, Burlington;
Fred Kirchner, Keokuk; Minnie d.
Sheets, Naomi Hentzel, Marie Poole
and Paul Schweer.
Sunday School Delegates.
Meta Rasche, Lulu e. Rolf, Emma
Schmicker, Mrs. K. Mfchels, Burling-
ton; Hilda Grothe, 1rma Rain. Rock
Island; Nellie Berg, Burlington;
Charlotte Trump, Kahoka; Mrs. G..
A. Hauher, Burlington; Anna NJ.
Wiegner, Mrs. Eugene Hoffner, Ed
ward j. Dahms, Donnellson; Miss
Carrie Gerbeling, Miss Alpha Riepe,
Flint River; Miss Lula Werner, Mrs.
Emil Fort Madison; Mrs. e. B. Molis,
Muscatine: Miss Emma Schwarz,
West Burlington Alvin J. Wisch-
meier, Burlington; Dan Dustman,
Sperry. Iowa; F. w. Rasche, Burling-
ton; Frieda Siemers, Martha Humke,
Suffer, ILL.,; Clara Schowalter. Ka-
hoka; G. Fredonia Harnagel, West
Point; Mrs. Mary Miller, Franklin:
Mayme Suesens, Adella Vollmer. Bur-
lington; Elizabeth Leuber. Winches-
ter, Mo-; Ruth c. Mayer, Brighton,
Iowa.
Convention Visitors.
Theodore Mayer, ST. Louis; Arthur
Kreis, Donnellson; Emily Dannies,
Henry H. Runners, Mildred Muell-
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Tax on Games Of All Sorts.

The fair debutante who takes seat
at the soda fountain and orders "a
chocolate soda, please" will help to
buy shells for the United States that
cost $4,000 each. Syrups and other
ingredients of soft drinks are to be
taxed 10 per cent. Either the sodas
will be smaller or they will cost IL
cents in the future. It is estimated
that 5000 100000 annually will be de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
Sarah Bernhardt In "Mothers Of
France"

The most extraordinary attraction
will be the offering at the Hippodrome
theatre tonight. On this date the d.
vine Sarah Bernhardt will be seen at
this theatre in Mothers Of France"
the stupendous and tremendous NOV
ing picture filmed during the present
war in which Madame Bernhardts
wonderful personality and dramatic
ability is seen to superb advantage.
This, is without doubt, the film event
Of the year Mothers of France" will
probably be the last motion picture
in which Madame Bernhardt will ap-
pear and because Of this fact more
than the usual tremendous interest in
anything that this internationally IA
nous star does. attaches to this pic
ture. 1t would be impossible to praise
this attraction too highly. 1t is so far
above the ordinary feature or ordinary
special that there is no comparison.
Ii you never attend motion pictures or
of you go to some picture show every
night make it a point of seeing
Mothers Of France" From every
point Of view, this is an offering that
you should not miss.
There will be three performances
this evening; of Mothers of France"
first starting at 7, second at Sis and
last at $50. Better come early and
get a good seat. Prices of admission
remain same as usual, 5 and 10c.-Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
Convention Visitors.

Theodore Mayer, ST Louis; Arthur
Kreis, Donnellson; Emily Dannies,
Henry H. Runners, Mildred Muell-
ner. Burlington; Frieda Doedelow,
Hilda Kinder, Muscatine; A. e.
Mueller, ST. Louis: Josephine Nagel.
Warsaw; Ella Bentzinger, Esther
Bentzinger, Donnellson.
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ADJUSTMENTS
e. H. sothron, Greatest Actor.

e. n. Sothror1, Greatest Actor.
The Grand tonight presents great
actor, great cast and great picture.
The Chattel' stars the distinguished
E. H. Sothern and the exquisite Peg
Ely Hyland and in the support are Rose
Tapley, Chas. Kent and others.
The story of "The Chsttel" is best
told in the code of Blake Warning, the
role taken by Mr.. Sothern:
II must and will have the best!
For it I will pay any price and count
the cost fair. But once the thing is
mine It is mine own, to do with as I
please, and none shall interfere"
The story is strong one, COMPEL
ing in interest and concerning the af-
fairs of financial leader, his wife and
their acquaintance.
A double feature program will be
presented at the Grand tomorrow, in
Guiding Marguerite Clark in "Gretna
Green" one Of her very best past sue
Icesses and the second installment of
the war pictures which are put out
for the benefit of the Red Cross
through permission Of the British gov
eminent.
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23

Of them have been killed in action
along with horses. and others have
died of wounds. But modern veter-
mary skill Is working wonders for the
animals of war and one must be badly
hurt indeed to be abandoned. The
thick skin of the mule saves him from
many of the troubles that beset the
horse. 1t wards of mud blisters and
the affections that come from the wet
and damp and long exposure.
They're Generally Civil, Too.
Visiting a veterinary hospital where
there were hundreds Of horses under
medical repair, 1t was striking to no
tice but a solitary mule among them.
Someone suggested this was strange.
because the army had found the mule
such a fine animal he had been i'm
ported by the tens of thousands.
That's precisely it," said the doc
tor in charge; sits because he is such
fine animal that you see so little of
him here"
Because he is generally civil and
sometimes goes to sleep just abaft a
bowling nine-inch gun it must not be
supposed the American mule has lost
all his old craft and mulish cunning.
At one of the hospitals there is a sui
phur dip" or bath, like the cattle dips
on western ranches. Most Of the horses
will plunge in over their heads and
swim through, getting the full benefit
of the disinfection. But Mr.. Mule /.
rather too suspicious to take such
chances. He is drawn in with great
reluctance and holds his head high
above the yellow liquid. One old fel
low went through six times one day
but not once did he get his head wet
until the sponges were resOrted to.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
Masurian Lakes.

The Masurian lake region lies In
Masurenland, gently rolling region
of East Prussia marked by hundreds
Of lakes of various sizes connected by
channels and canal system more
than 100 miles long. Roughly, the
area Of the district is covered by the
circles of Sensburg, Oletzka, Osterode,
Allenstein, Roessel, Ortelsburg, Lyck
(capitaD, LOetEen and Neidenburg.
The lakes are of different shapes,
some being rounded and others basins,
with numerous radiating branches |:
others are long, narrow channels wild
ening into pools at intervals like beads
on a string. The largest, Mauer and
Spirding, cover 40 square miles. The
lakes form very effective barrier for
Germany against Russia, as was evil
denced several times during the early
part of the war, when the Russian
armies were trapped there or forced
to retreat. This bore out the wise op-
position Of Won Hindenburg and 9TH
ers against draIE.ng the lakes, a prof.
ect considered by the German govern
ment several years ago.-Philadelphia
Evening Ledger.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
SAYS WINNINGS ARE TAxABLs
Internal Revenue Collector Declares
Uncle Sam In on All Games
Of Chance.

,San FranciscO.-Uncle Sam is deal
ing a hand Of showdown and 1t looks
like stacked deck.
Joseph ]. Scott, collector of internal
revenue for the northern California
district. has officially decided that all
winnings" are taxable as income I'M
der this years income tax law. He
says profits of card games, bets or
other kinds of gambling come under
the head of speculative GAIN" and he
wants his share.
So when you draw that card that
makes them "all blue" Uncle has his
hand I'm the pot; when your ten to
one shot "cOmes through" he Is stand
ing beside the bookmaker; and when
you pull for "seven or eleven" you
will hear him pulling with you.
Scott says the law will be enforced.
Stewards and managers of downtown
clubs have been asked to cooperate
with federal agents to figure the
amount of individual profits of men,
bers who participate in games of
chance.
But by a strange inconsistency the
tax law does not work inversely. Win
nings are taxable, but losses are not
deductible. It's a fine little game of
"heads 1 win and tails you lose" with
Uncle Sam.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
PACIFIC COAST HUNS
WITH SHIPBUILDNG

San Francisco.-The volume
Of ship construction on the Pa
cific coast is now five times as
great as IS months ago and 10
times as heavy as three years
ago.
This became known from data
gathered by local shipping pa
per and forms the first complete
record of shipbdilding activity
on this coast.
1t is cOnservatively estimated
that the total amount represent
ed in ship-building on the Pa
cific coast is upward of $125.-
100000. .
The total number of ships
building or contracted for at
private yards on this coast is
1873. OF these, rs are steel
steamers of from $500 t. 10000
tons, and 63 are wooden ships.
OF the latter class 40 are motor
ships of new type.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
AMERICAN MULE
A war TRIUMPH
Is Now the Pride of the Fire.
Swept Fields of France
and Flanders.
ONE EQUAL TO SIX HORSES
Product of Stock Farms Of Southern
United States 10 Magnificent crea-
ture," Says British 6rigadier-
Sleep Beside Roaring Guns.

With the British Armies In France.
Two years and a half of the grim
NEST war in history have wrought the
triumph of at least one American insti-
tutiOn-the army mule. He has been
weighed anew In the scales of battle,
proved on the fire-swept fields of
France and Flanders, and not found
wanting. In warm winter coat and
with long, inquisitive ears Topping
back and forth in the breeze, he
marches up among the roaring guns
with steady nOnchalance that lends
confidence and faith to the fighting
men who depend so much upon him.
From Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee.
Mississippi. Texas and other stock
farms in the South he has journeyed
to the war and come into his own. The
much maligned, supposedly stubborn,
balky and generally pestiferous mule
has won a place In the heart of the
British army from which he can never
be dislOdged. He was quite an asset
In the South African campaign, but
now. is real aristocrat of the trans
port service. o.
"A most magnificent creature" re-
piled British brigadier when asked
for an opinion of the lowly American
mule. "And he has a much better
character than generally is given to
him. He is something of a camel in
that respect. Most people cry down
and berate the poor old camel, but
once you get to know him he is much
to be admired. 1t is just the same
with the mule. He has some ways with
him which the British Tommy didn't
quite appreciate at first, but now that
they are better acquainted and have
formed sort of entente cordiale the
two have utmost respect for each 9th
er and carry on at the front with COM
plete understanding and effectiveness"
One Mule Equals Six Horses.
The mule had his supreme test on
this front in the battles of the Somme
There were days and nights of unceas-
ing labor, short ratiOns and little or
no attention. The strain was constant
and terrific. In exact ratio to the
number employed. six horses sue
cumbed where single mule gave way.
The horse, of course. is an animal
of finer fiber and is far more sensitive.
If he stumbles into a shell hole filled
with water, he will strive and struggle
to get out until he actually dies of a
broken heart. Not so the mule. He
has no imagination and not much of an
outlook on life. He calmly and philO-
sOphically lies in the shell hole until
someone comes along and digs him
out.
The mule, some suppOsitions to the
contrary Notwithstanding, is vulnera-
BILE at times to shot and shell. Many
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
HOT BRICKS FOR GIRLS feet
Chicago Restaurant Provides Warmers
For Them While They Eat
Their Lunch.

ChicagO.-"Six for the feet" yelled
William the waiter.
Coming up" came the echo from
the kitchen.
Smilingly, Jean the chef placed half
dozen hard, inedible objects in the
oven. Thirty minutes later he opened
the door and. wetting a foreflnger.
tapped one of them. There was a siz-
zle and little puff Of steam.
"Done to a turn" he unused.
The front door opened and six merry
misses from the Monroe Telephone ex-
change entered the restaurant.
William disappeared In the rear and
re-entered, struggling with a heavily
ladeps tray. a broad grin on his face.
Beneath each small table he placed
two hot bricks, which chased the chills
from the neat feet resting comfortably
upon them.
"Some service" said the owners of
these extremities, beaming thanks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23

stone, for the first time shipping 1t
out Of the state, buyers being found
for this pioneer American variety In
Cleveland, Washington, New York and
Boston.
The greatest difficulty In the develop
ment of nthographic stone Quarries In
the United States has been the high
cost of Quarrying and preparing the
stone In competition with the we'll
known Bavarian stone. Much Of this
stone is reported to occur in thin lay
ers that require only planning and poi
ishing before use, whereas all known
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23

So 1t will be seen that the farm loan
act, in addition to providing a way
for the farmer to borrow to the limit
of safety, provides that he must put
his borrowed money to productive uses,
and furnishes the machinery to get
him out Of debt in an honorable and
businesslike way. The farm loan act
helps the farmer by placing within
his grasp the means to help himself
1t makes for business initiative and in.
dependence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
TURNS Rejected SHELLS
INTO FLOWER VASES

Alton, Ill.-Brass shells made
by a cartridge company at East
Alton and rejected by inspectors
for the Russian government, are
being used for flower vases.
An enterprising jewelry COM
pany has arranged to purchase
the supply Of rejected shells and
fix them up for ornamental pur-
poses. The company says there
is a good demand.
The shells are six inches In
diameter and more than q foot
and a half In length.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
FARM LOAN ACT.
III. Amortization-HoW Loans
Under the Farm Loan Act
Are Designed to Be
Helpful to the 6or-
rover.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS >~~~~~~~s~~~~esS
(By Frank r. Wilson. federal loan bu-
reau, Washington, d. Co.
1t has always been recognized that
the most effective aid one can get is
that which enables him to help him
self.
Some critics Of the federal farm loan
act have charged that this act makes
1t too easy for farmers to get into
debt, and that there will be tendency
to OverbOrrow.
A careful reading of the bill will
show that this objection is met by very
carefully limiting the use to which the
borrowed money may be put and by
the requirement that farmers gradual
ly each year must reduce their in
debtedness.
The farm loan act was designed to
be helpful to the farmer Of average
operations who has heretofore been
denied adequate credit. 1t wisely lin
its the loans to 80 per cent Of the
appraised value Of the security, be-
cause this limitation makes the Sc
curity of a high character, thus salts
flying the investor, and therefore re-
suits in a lower rate of interest.
The use Of the money Is carefully
limited to the purchase of land, to pay
Off existing Indebtedness, to purchase
live stock. or to make any productive
improvement such as fencing, drain
age, buildings and machinery.
10 Really an Investment.
When money can be borrowed cheap
ly for productive use, a mortgage be-
comes an investment rather than a
handicap. The farmer is enabled to
get money to put his land to better
use, so that the profits of his invest
ment will pay of his Indebtedness.
Hereafter judicious borrowing on the
part of the farmer will be regarded
as business enterprise. just as 1t is
now considered beneficial for large
commercial institutions to borrow.
The farm loan act creates form of
Indebtedness which peculiarly fits the
farmers needs. It recognizes that the
farming business is one Of slow re-
turns.
So, 1t provides that a mortgage made
under the act be paid on the amortiza-
ton or installation plan through long
or short period Of years. The mort
cages may be made to run from five
to forty years, at the option of the Dor.
rover, and they must be paid off, in
terest and principal, I'm equal install.
ments through the period of the loans.
Permission Is given to pay all of the
loan or any part Of 1t on any interest
paying date after 1t has run five years.
Table Of Payments.
To give the prospective borrower
an exact idea of the size of the pay.
ments required annually to wipe out
a mortgage in given period, amOrtiza-
ton tables have been prepared. The
following table shows the amount of
annual payments required to extin-
guish, In the period indicated, a thou
sand dollar loan bearing interest at
5, 5h and per cent:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
The Difference,

Il heard you had a case of lockjaw
Didn't you suffer terribly"
mo. indeed. l don't remember a
time when | enjoyed myself more"
why, / thought it was something
awful"
Not when your wife has It,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
new INDUSTRY GROWS FAST
For the First Time In Its History the
United States Produces Litho-
graphic Stone.

Washington.-There was a consid-
cradle production Of photographic stone
in the United States for the first time
in its history during 1915, according
to information received by G. F. Lough-
lin of the United States geological sur
vey. One quarry at Brandenburg. KY.
turned out 10000 pounds of finished
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23

Here is a doctor who looks out for
the welfare of the 100000 vol
umes of the New York public library
system.
In her inspection Of the thousands
Of invalided books Miss Rose Murray
dOns a huge apron with sleeves and
wears a cheese-cloth veil with holes
cut for eyes. Then she Is ready to
deal with her patients: in rebuilding
books to prolong their usefulness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
Helping Some.

Bill see that earthquakes accel-
crate the movement of glaciers has
recently.
Gill-Of course. Why, I'll bet some
earthquake would even make a chess
player move.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-23
Warning to Bauuaoeman.

Bill-A patent has been granted for
q trunk that also can be used as a
bathtub.
Gill-Well, nothing would please US
more than to see the baggage-smasher
get soaked.