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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16

Lincoln's birthday was observed
with a. display Of flags and with spe
cial programs at the schools.
Alexander Simpson Post w. r. C.
entertained the post and friends al
Memorial hall in the evening. The
hall was suitably hung with flags ano
buntings and a portrait OF Lincoln was
conspicuously displayed with Its pat
riotic draperies.
Mrs. Luther Shipton, president OF
the corps, opened the program Win
graceful words of greeting, and the
following program was given, which
was greatly enjoyed:
Greeting-Mrs. Luther Shipton.
Prayer-Mrs. Josephine Helfrich.
Vocal solo-Miss Locene Booth.
Reading-"The Waltz Of Won Web
Der" Miss Klonnie Carlton.
Vocal solo-"Woodland Love Song,''
Miss Mary Symonds. :.
Reading-"The Perfect Tribute"
Miss Kreible.
Duet, cornet and piano-Miss La
Veta and Mr.. Lloyd Shipton.
Address-"Lincoln," the Rev. e. M.
Smith.
Mr.. Smith is a southerner, born and
bred, and his tribute to Lincoln in the
light of southern influences anu
traditions, gave the subject at his
hand unusual interest. Mr.. Smith
made much of Lincoln's honesty, that
he struggled for fifteen years to pay
his debts. The old bankrupt law in
the south bv which the unscrupulous
on paying court fees of $50 could ex-
empt themselves from the liability,
of honest debts, had reduced many
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
Corn Club Prize Winner
Writes Story of His Trip

The first thing we saw on our trip
from Ames to Chicago was an In
dian reservation. We crossed the
Mississippi river and went through a
lot of small towns Of which don
remember the names.
We got to Chicago about $3.50 p.
M, then went down one flight OF
steps and had our pictures taken.
Then we walked about mile to the
Y. M. c. A. hotel and all registered
and took rooms. My room was No.
1874 on the ninth floor. We retired
for the night right away and l slept
good.
Finds Way About Chicago.
The next morning | was supposed
to be in the basement at eight o'clock
to eat my breakfast and go with the
crowd to the international stock
show, but I oversight myself and got
down stairs at about nine o'clock
and got my breakfast which cost me
twenty-five cents. After breakfast
man told me to take the Street car to
the stock show and got there all
right and found my crowd too. MI
Bishop said, good for you" and
thought so too, for I had never trav-
eled alone before.
! saw a lot OF fine horses. cattle.
and sheep. a polo game on ponies,
jumping horses and driving horses.
This was the finest stock show l ever
saw. We had our dinner and supper
at the grounds This was Monday,
December 4.
Tuesday morning we went through
the stock yards and Armour packing
plant. The Armour company fur
nished us our dinner. We saw the
prize hogs and cattle and car loads
Of beef and pork that were going to
be shipped all over the United States.
Then we went back to the hotel and
got our supper. which cost us thirty
five cents. This was Tuesday, Deem
Der 5.
Wednesday when we got up 1t was
raining and SO we stayed at the ho-
tel in the forenoon and In the after
noon went through Sears Roebuck's
and to Lincoln park.
Saw Steel Plant.
On Thursday morning we went to
Gary, Indiana and went through the
United States Steel plant where we
saw them making railroad rails. At
about twelve o'clock we went to din
ner to a hotel not far from the sta
ton and then went back to Chicago
and got ready to go home.
Friday morning at 1890, three OF
us left for Burlington and arrived
about five o'clock in the evening and
purchased a ticket for Ft. Madison
which cost me $1.27. I got to Fort
Madison about seven o'clock in the
evening and went to hotel and got
me some supper and a room.
On Saturday morning I purchased
a ticket for West Point which cost
me $1.27 and got to West Point about
nine O'Clock and walked home a dis.
lance OF about Ave miles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
The Moderate Drinker.

Duluth News-Tribune: There Is
such a person as the moderate drink
er" But there is no moderate drink
er who does not himself know that
sometimes his head is befuddled and
that his feet are inclined to refuse
to crack" No moderate drlnker is
always strictly moderate and If hon
est with themselves they will all adj
NIT that they would be better without
their moderation" Nor can the man
who boasts that he is moderate be
sure his son will follow in his moder-
alton. Also If much is so bad, lit
tie cannot be good.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
The Workers Of

The Workers Of
the World with hand
or brain, in doors or out
doors, under all conditions
and in all chimes, will find in
Shredded Wheat the food
that supplies all the material
for building healthy tissue
and good brain-a food that
nourishes every organ Of
the body and keeps the bow
els healthy and active the
one UNIVERSAL cereal. food that
appears on the breakfast
table of thousands of Ameri-
can homes every day in the
year. tits ready-cooked and
ready-to-eat. For break
fast with milk or cream, or
fruits. Made at Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
STRECKFUS SAYS
WATER is HELD
Water Power Company Officials Deny
Impoundino OF Water In Hear
ing Before Committee.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 10
At the hearing yesterday before the
house committee on rivers and har-
bors, which Is investigating the effect
on navigation on the Mississippi
river of the alleged impounding of
water at night by the Mississippi
River Power company, above the
Keokuk dam, Manager G. w. Kellogg
Of the power company declared not a
drop of water had been impounded
during the year 1916.
Hugh L. Cooper. the engineer who
built the dam, who also appeared on
behalf of the power company, sought
to show the forming of sand bars in
: the river was due to the extraordi-
nary high stage of the water during
1916.
Captain Streckfus, general mana
ger of the Streckfus Steamboat COM
pany and secretary of the Steam
boat Owners association Of st.
Louis, who was the principal witness
Tor the protesting river men, pro-
duced blueprints made by the power
company, showing the rise and fall
Of the water at all times of the day
and night both above and below the
dam. According to the blueprints.
the water above the dam you'd rise
at night and fall in the daytime, but
below the dam the effect was oppo-
site.
Captain Streckfus testified that
when the Mississippi river commits
sion was making trip down the
river, November 10 last year, in a
boat drawing four feet of water, that
the captain Of the boat called upon
tne power company for more water
as they were passing the dam. All
the flood gates were opened and the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
OUCH! LUMBAGO?
Try Musterole. See How Quickly
It Relieves

YOU just rub Musterole in briskly,
and usually the pain is gone-a delicious,
soothing comfort comes to take its place
Musterole is clean, white ointment.
made with oil of mustard. Use it instead
of mustard plaster. Will not blister.
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group,
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy. rheumatism, ltimbago, pains and
aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles, bruises, chilblains,. frosted feet,
colds of the chest Git often prevents
pneun1onia). Always dependable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
Food Souring Causes Indigestion,
Gases, Heatburn-Pape's Diapepsin
Instant Relief Neutralizes acid in stomach stopping
dyspepsia, pain, beching-Its fine!

ally keeps the stomach sweetened,
and they eat their favorite foods with
out fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care OF
your liberal limit without rebellion;
if your food is a damage instead OF q
help. remember the quickest, surest.
most harmless antacid Is Pape'S
Diapepsin which costs only fifty
cents for a large case at drug stores.
It's truly wonderful--it stops food
souring and sets things straight, so
gently and easily that 1t is really
astonishing. Your stomach will di-
gest your meals If you keep acids
neutralized.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16

deed, s29, 400, Sc 1867.
Apollos w O'Harra to George L.
Burner, deed, $3.50, l.. 10, II, B. 25,
O'Harras Add. Hamilton
Marshall l.. Clark to William l..
Clark, deed, $500, L. and PIT. L. 3,
Clark's Add. Denver.
]. Peter Schneider to William E.
Ellison, deed, 81, PIT. SW NV 1913.
c. A. Warner to Edward Pohl,
deed. $4,000, L. 4, 6, 7, B. 5, Reeds
Add. Warsaw
Marriage Licenses.
J. L. Anderson. Clayton, Mrs. Clara
Childers, Buckhorn, Ill.
John Edward Russell, Basco, Miss
Greta May Dowdall, Elvaston.
Ernest Ancelet, Basco, Cora Angus
ia Buckert, Suffer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
Grievance, Of Mattresses.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-"Orthopedic
shoes don't go in New York restau-
rants. They don't look neat, the man
ayers say and they make the poor
mattresses wear high heeled pumps.
The strain is fierce"
That's what mattresses told the
New York Consumers league at its
annual luncheon.
Often Mattresses have to work
twelve and fourteen hours day, the
league was told. The waitress said
she lost one job because she was too
tired to get out of bed before II
o'clock.
The league Is planning to work for
an eight hour day for women in New
York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
Delberf Wilson Of West
Point, - Years old Tells
Ho.D He Enjoyed Trip To
Stock Sho.O at Chicago

Delbert Wilson, 10 years old, Win
ner of the interstate trip offered the
best corn grower in the Lee county
Boys Acre Corn club, has written the
story of his trip. The prize was OF.
tered by the Keokuk Retailers league
and was for $50. The winner OF the
prize lives near West Point, and was
in competition with about fifty other
Lee county boys. The following
story of his trip will be interesting:
/ completed my corn club work by
having Mr.. Herbert and Mr.. Henry
Harnagel to husk and weigh my corn
on November 21st, 1916. The corn
weighed IS 2-3 bushels. We picked
out my ten ears and shelled one quart
and sent it to E. C. Bishop on No
vember 21st, and sent my report on
November 22nd. / received word
from e. G. Evans. our West Point
Corn club leader, Friday evening,
November "a, and was surprised to
hear that I won the county prize be-
cause my corn was not as good as
We generally have.
At about 10 a. M, father and I
started to Fl. Madison. We got to
Fort Madison about two o'clock and
went to Larson's bakery and got
my supper which cost me thirty-five
cents Then we purchased MY ticket
for Cedar Rapids. don't exactly re-
member, but l think it was about
$4.S6. left Fort Madison at half
past eight p. m. and got to Cedar
Rapids, /: go g. e. This was the finest
depot I saw on my trip. l had to
change cars and purchased another
ticket for Ames which cost about 81.
i don't remember exactly.
I left Cedar Rapids at 2:30 a. m.
and arrived at Ames depot at about
4:3O a. N. asked man the way to
the college and he directed me east.
so I walked about six blocks and
there were no business houses around
there at all. They were all dwellings.
I got my breakfast at a cafe for
twenty-five cents. Then / took a
street car for the college grounds and
the street car conductor told me to
go to the college Y. NJ. G. A. I don't
know just what TIME 1 got to the
college grounds, but when I got there
young man gave me the telephone
number Of Mr.. F.. G. Bishops resi-
dence. / had travelled all night.
start for Chicago.
We started for Chicago at eleven.
thirty, Sunday, November 26. We
had two special coaches to travel in
and there were eighty-three in our
/. Iowa Corn and Beef club winners
surely large crowd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
charge $40 Too Much.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-News print
manufacturers will be called today to
continue testimony In the govern
ment's investigation of prices of pa
per. A criminal conspiracy among
manufacturers by which prices are
fixed and maintained about s29 higher
than the cost Of the production is
charged by the government.
A special grand jury sworn in by
Judge Clarence w. Sessions of Grand
Rapids. Michigan, is conducting the
investigation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
FRA|LEY EXPLAINS
POSITION on BILL
senator From Lss County Says He
introduced Mall Voting Proposal
al Request Of Con
stitusnt.
HE DOES NOT FAVOR IT
This Was Done a. an Accommodation,
He Said and Was Not
Given His Endorse
ment.

The bill for voting by mail, which
vas introduced by Senator ]. r,
Frai1ey of Lee county was not en-
dorsed by him, but was presented at
the request Of a constituent. Sena-
tor Frailey is not in favor of voting
Nv mail, and 1t was simply to favor
The client that he presented the bill
The following letter will explain his
stand:
Des Moines, Feb. Is, 1917.
Mr.. C. F. Skirvin, Editor Gate City,
Keokllk. Iowa. s--44s4
Dear Mr.. Skirvin: In a recent is.
sue of The Gate City, noticed an
article stating had introduced a bill
moviding for voting by mail.
I desire to explain at this time /
aid not personally endorse this bill.
mt introduced it at the request OF
one of my constituents residing Iii
Lee county.
You understand. Of course. that
many timea mesnhers e the iesisia-
ture are requested to introduce bills
which they do not personally en-
dorse. This is such case. am not
IN favor Of voting by mail and so in
formed the party for whom I intro
duced the bill. l took no responsible
ity for this bill. but simply did my
duty on the behalf of constituent.
Will you please publish this letter
10 that the apparent misrepresenta-
ton given me by the Des Moines
newspapers may be cleared up for
the benefit of parties interested In
the first district.
With best regards, am,
Respectfully yours,
j. r. FRAILEY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16

A phantom taxi and a phantom
chauffeur, together dipped into Chi
cago's treasury for '$104' payment
of phantom rides certified by city
employe. The incident Is considered
a live example Of making the ghost
walk"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
Potatoes Due TO Drop.

POTATOES Due 10 Drop.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
APPLETON, Wis, Feb. 16.-Wis-
consin farmers are ready to release
the stores Of potatoes they have been
holding for higher prices and commits
sion men here predicted prices would
drop rapidly within the next two
weeks. Warmer weather and the fact
that western and southern potatoes
will soon be available to wholesalers,
are Leading factors in prompting the
release of Wisconsin potatoes. Car
shortages may hold up shipments tenn
poraritly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
REPORTS
IN CIRCULATION
story That It 10 Costing State Money
TO issue Teachers Certificates
10 Without Any
.,g- Foundation.
1owA's SYSTEM IDEAL
Cost to Teacher is Reduced to Mini.
mum and No Appropriations
Are Made for This
Purpose.

A report has been given wide circu.
lation that the method of grading ana
issuing teachers certificates by the
state board of educational examiners
in Iowa is costing the state about
$4,000 biennially, and that the tax
payers are paying the bills. This Is
incorrect. There is not a penny OF
expense to the state. No appropria-
lions are made for this purpose, con-
sequently the taxpayers are not con-
tributing a cent to the state teachers
examination fund.
Fifty cents of the examination fee
paid by each applicant for a uniform
county certificate is sent to the state
for the purpose of paying the expenses
OF grading papers. Fifty cents OF
this fee remains in the county and Is
placed in the institute fund. The fees
for state certificates and life valida.
ton Of certificates are sent to the
state and become part OF the state
fund used for the purpose of grading
papers. There is now about $500
balance in the hands of the state
treasurer in the examination fund.
All orders drawn on this fund are
passed on by the state auditing board.
Iowa System Ideal.
Iowa has an ideal system Of GER
t1fication OF teachers, free from local
prejudices and influences and Is gen.
orally satisfactory. Nearly all Of the
states surrounding Iowa have adopt
ed the plan of grading teachers GER
titicates by the state, the same is now
being done in Iowa. Such certificates
are valid anywhere in the state and
are recognized in other states. Ger
tificates graded and issued by county
superintendent in other states are
no where recognized outside OF the
state for which issued.
The expense to teachers has been
reduced to the minimum. All insti
tute enrolment fees and certificate
registration fees have been abolished
All certificates above third grade uni.
form county certificate in Iowa are
practically permanent and have some
professional value. Better to have
one standard for all certificates in the
state than to have as many different
standards as there are counties in the
state.
County SuperIntsndents Buoy.
Those who think the county super
intendentS have nothing TO do are very
much mistaken. The county superin.
tendents in Iowa were never buster
and accomplishing more for the good
Of the schools OF the state than at the
present time. The problem Of super
vision of the schools of county is
a difficult one The real service OF
the county superintendent>lie in the
field of supervision.
Educational interests in the, state
have advanced wonderfully during the
past few years and no backward steps
should be taken. Educational stand
ards and advancement in Iowa are at
tracing the attention of other states.
Whatever changes are made in our
school laws should be constructive
rather than along the line Of tearing
down and returning to conditions as
they existed twenty-five or thirty
years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
counterfeit Food Tickets.

COUnterYeN FOOD IICketS.
I United Press Leased Wire Report.1
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16.-An extern
siye plan for counterfeiting of food
tickets has been unearthed at Ores
den, according to information reach
ing here today. The German author
tiles, it is said, have made number
of arrests,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
A Near Possibility.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
American people may not have to go
to the movie shows to learn the real
menace of the submarines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16

boat rode down the river to st.
Louis on the crest Of a wave three
feet high.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-16
start for CHICAGO,

0tdTI TOT OTICdSOs
We started for Chicago at eleven.
thirty, Sunday, November 26. We
had two special coaches to travel in
and there were eighty-three in our
Iowa Corn and Beef club winners
surely q large crowd.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-12
.SCOUTMASTERIS
EAGERLY SOUGHT

There is fine live bunch of boys
out in the Maxiki district who are
looking for a scoutmaster. There are
a whole lot of them and they all live
by Pastor d. C.. Peters church on Ke-
walo street, AMI they are as splendid
a bun IN of scout material as can be
found in the ci,y But they cannot be
scouts without a seoutmaster. They
are besieging Mr.. Peters with appeals
to be organized into a troop until the
reverend gentleman is fairly tearing
his hair in the effort to find them a
maSte.. -. -. .:.--@~- -. !.
Does not somebody living in MakikI
want to be scoutmaster? Commits
sioner Harry s. Hayward is sure
there must be some man who would
find profit and pleasure in taking over
this group of youngsters. If such will
volunteer, every effort will be made
to help to introduce him to his new
work. Anyone who wishes to offer
his services win find hearty welcome
awaiting him IL he makes his wishes
known to Mr. Peters, Christian church,
Kewalo street, or Commissioner Hay
ward.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-12
MANY WEEKEND
ACCIDENTS HERE

Accidents on Saturday and Sunday
were numerous but not serious For
Saturday alone Motorcycle Policeman
J. G.. Branco reported four minor
crashes between motor vehicles, in
Guiding the meeting Of two autos on
Kalia road, Waikiki; the mix-up of-an
anto and a motorcycle en- King street
near RobeIlo lane, and the wrecking
Of an auto at the corner OF Kapiolani
and Young streets where ii ran into
the curb. :.....:. -. D..
Franco also says he stopped Detec-
tive John Woo on King street Sat.
urday night and told him there would
be a warrant out for his arrest.
Woo said, An right, Branco.' and
kept on going" Branco reports.
Branco says Woo was travelling at
least 80 miles an hour with his muf-
fier wide open. ~.
On Sunday auto accidents were as
follows: V. A. Cedarloff. on a motor
cycle, in mix-up with Rapid Transit
car. fractured his leg and was taken
to the emergency hospital. Frank Ra.
pero hurt his shoulder when he fell
from his motorcycle on the road be-
tween Fort Shafter and Moanalua.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-12
SCHOOLS OBSERVE
LiNC0LN'S BIRTHDAY
IN VARIED MANNER

Hcnolulu's 1900 public school
children this morning observed the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln in COM
pliance with custom that has been in
vogue in educational circles. for many,
years.
In the larger schools each room had
separate program, while at the nor
NAL school and in some of the smaller
institutions the supils gathered in the
assembly rooms for the brief exer-
cises.
Today children OF scare or more
of different nationalities Paid tribute
to the beloved martyTed president.
They heard again, and interest was
just as keen as in years past, some
thing of the life of the famous states
man who, born III a log cabin OF poor
and uneducated parents, arose to the
highest pedestal of fame and led the
nation to final success through great
civil war.
AS fitting supplement to their pro-
gram they sang patriotic songs and
listened with interest to the reading
of Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Es-
pecially interesting was the celebra-
ton at the kaiulani school. where
400 students, comprising the largest
public school in the territory, held
programs in the several rooms and
bungalows. ~.
At the normal school Lincoln Day
was observed with a brief but eff
fective program of four numbers:
.'Lincoln's Early Life, Rose Comes.
Lincoln and His Generals" Amelia
SouZa.
Thought Suggested by Lincoln's
Second Inaugural Address Sancha
Tellar.
Tribute to the Memory of Lincoln :
Bryan, Lucy Raposo.