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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26

MANY Women i'm this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia F..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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81 trouble with backache and side for over
a seven months SO could of nv work
IN a@l was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told ma
81 now lydia o. Pnkllam's Vegetable Compound had
helped her, decided to try it, restored INV
health so now do all of my housework which
not light as have little boy years old
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Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps For Seven
1enme GA want to tell Ihave been bonefted
Vegetable Compound About eight years agoI
state OF health unable house for three in
ao du tired dizzy feelings cold feet hands nearly
al te ue ana could scarcely sleep at ALL doctor said had
severe case OF liberation and without would always
pe an invalid, but told him dr,oo
my husband to get Lydia e. Pnkam Vegetable Compound
mas entlrey cured me- Now keep and work
a Tue garden some too thankful
as though it saved life recommended to others and
vtey nave oeen penehedMrs W. E. LINDSEY Tennie Ga
Al you want special advice write Pnkham Nedi-
cne Co (confdentfaD
Heao ana answered by woman
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
LOT BALL
TO DO ITS BIT
! Leaders Of the Lesser Lights VIII
Try to Arrange Games at
Soldiers Camps to
Raise Funds.

HUnited Press Leased Wire Service!
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2s.-Sand
Not baseball may be called on to do
dts share for the war.
| Clayton Townes, president OF the
national federation of baseball, made
.up Of amateur baseball teams in To-
Sledo, Chicago, Dallas (Texas), Birm-
linRfam (A1a.), and numerous other
cities, announced today that he would
fconfer with Joseph Raycroft, secre-
hary Of United States training camp
activities commission New York,
with a view to staging games next
summer between soldiers mines and
Eteams in the federation.
Townes, with Frank P. Coates, To
lledo, vice president OF the federation,
left for New York today. They pro
nose to raise half a million dollars
from the proceeds Of the games TO
buy baseball equipment for the sol
diers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
NEW YEARS
POW-WOW AT Y
AFTERNOON viii be Given over to Var
: ious Games and Stunts, All of
Which are Free to
Public

/ On New Years day at the Y. M. G.
IA. the afternoon will be given over to
many stunts in the way of sport. The
fun will start at 8 o'clock and will
keep going, one thing right after an
other, most OF the afternoon. 1t will
Ibe called a pow-wow, and many good
indians are expected to take part.
The building is open to the public dur
tng the sports. Below will be found
the program:
/ Music by a good orchestra.
! The pow-wow king.
Wand race by juniors.
/ Japanese sword fight.
Clown and fighting monkey act.
Gun drill by "Y'' rockies.
Chair and bottle stunt.
Parallel bar and pyramid drill
Volleyba1f game of business men;
single VS.. married men.
ExtraI Basketball-high school VS..
pfckups,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
BAPTIST CHURCH
WILL GET FLAG
Presentation Of Service Banner WIZ
be Made Sunday at Spec
iaI Services to be
Held.

The First Baptist church OF THIS
city will celebrate the last SUNDAY ".
1877 in a very unique way. ~ -
MANNED to have all the families OF
the church in church, especiaiiy -
the morning service. Each family Is
ex,ected to be seated together. Inc
choir has arranged special music iOr
the services. The pastor has fully
recovered from his illness wnlch
prevented his presence at the Cnrlst.
mas services of last Sunday, ana ne
will preach special sermons appro-
pirate to the day.
The most unique feature OF the
morning service will be the present
alton Of beautiful satin service
flag. with thirty-four stars on II ior
the men who have gone from TINS
church. The flag is to be presenSeu
by the Boys club Of the church. rms
flag has been purchased by money
earned by the boys themselves. SO
possesses a rare value to the church.
A member of the board OF trustees
will receive the flag in behalf OF the
church. Mr. Chester Wells Will maze
the presentation speech.
At the evening service. the Young
Ladies' Choral society Will repeat
their cantata, Emmanuels Day, whicn
was so we'll rendered at the morning
service last Sunday This repetltlon
comes at the urgent request OF many
who heard 1t last Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
ARMY AND NAVY
BOXING BOUTS
Matches Arranged Between the SOL
diers Of Camp Grant and Salt
ors Of Great Lakes
Let Down Bars.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-The question
OF which produces the best fighters
the army or the navy-will be settled
here some time within the next three
weeks.
The solution will be arrived at in
q series OF boxing matches between
the soldiers Of Camp Grant and the
sailors OF the Great Lakes naval train
ing station The tousnament will be
staged in Dexter park pavilion at the
stock yards with the backing of city
officials. Mayor Thompson and Chief
Schuettler, 1t became known today.
have told the service promoter to go as
far as they like. It viii be the flrst
legal boxing show 10 be held in Chi
cago for more than . decade. The en-
tire receipts will be turned over to
the soldiers and sailors athletic funds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
IOWA is AN
APPLE STATE
OTIS o. Fruit is Produced, but Most
Of 1t 10 Allowed TO Rot
and Go to Waste
Under Trees.

Did you know that Iowa was an
apple producing state? Very few
Iowans do. Certainly many are under
the impression that apples are grown
in Idaho and Oregon with few from
Washington. That's natural because
the corner market displays great red
apples labeled idaho Beauties" and
kindred names, specifying some
northwestern state.
While these foreigners" are being
sold at I'VE cents apiece and some
times more, Iowa apples are being
neglected A recent survey by the
Greater Iowa association showed that
most of Iowa's apples are permitted
to rot under trees or are fed to the
hogs and horses as change of diet.
The government experts at wash
ington announce that Iowa apples. II
given the care apples of other states
are. will be of better quality than
those raised in the so-called apple
states"
While Idaho boasts of 100000
bushel crop year and Oregon comes
in with two million, Iowa. with her
five million trees raised about seven
million bushels. Two counties in
Iowa, this year raised twenty per
cent more apples than the whole
state of Idaho did. Mills and Potta-
wattamie are the counties. Seven
southwestern counties of Iowa pro-
duced more than the entire state of
| Oregon, while the state as whole,
though the production was not on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
USE OTHER THAN
GOLD FOR PAY
Secretary MeAdoo Urges That Pay
rolls be Made up With
Other Kinds Of
Money.

The following statement has been
made by Secretary McAdoo:
The use of gold coin as circulat-
ing medium leads to rapid abrasion
and consequent loss OF value. There
is a real economy In using currency
in all ordinary domestic transactions,
letting coined gold be used as secur-
ity behind gold certificates and as
reserve for federal reserve notes and
other forms Of paper currency or for
foreign exchange settlements In cases
where nothing else can be used in
adjusting International balances.
There are some firms and corpora
tons, however, in various sections OK
the country which have been accus-
toned. in making up their pay rolls,
to use machines for counting money
While there is no objection to the
use OF these machines in handling
silver coins. the use Of gold in them
in times like the present must be
discouraged.
In most cases firms and corpora
tions which have been using gold in
these machines have discontinued
the practice. realizing the Importance
of protecting the country's gold sup.
ply and of discouraging the wasteful
as in most eases the recipient OF the
gold coin would prefer paper money.
In some cases, however, paymasters
have seen fit to consult their own
convenience and continue to make de-
mands upon the banks for gold coin
for payroll purposes. The banks,
realizing the waste incident to the
use Of gold for such purposes. have
objected to meeting the demands OF
the paymasters, but in some in
stances have been threatened with
the loss Of the account in case OF
their failure to comply, statement be-
ing made that other banks in the
community would be willing to furn-
| ish the gold in consideration Of the
transfer of the account. 1t is hoped,
however, that upon reflection firms
and corporations which are still
using gold and banks which signify
their willingness to furnish it will
realize that this is a selfish and I'M
patriotic attitude, and that for the
! sake of the good OF the country ia
! these serious times they will sub
ordinate considerations of personal
convenience OF of profit to the gen.
eral welfare and be content to make
up their pay rolls In currency, using
silver coins, of course. for fractional
| payments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
SlPOR
FIELD SPORTS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Meeting Of Representatives Of East
ern Universities Decide on
Field and Track Sports
Next Season.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.J
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-1ntercol-
legiate track and field champion
ships next spring were assured to-
day. following the meeting of repre-
sentatives Of eastern universities to-
day. Both Harvard and Yale will be
represented in the championship
meet.
Dr. Dudley A. Sargent. director Of
physical education at Harvard, de-
clared that the war had put Harvard
and Yale on the right track by get
ting all students interested in ath-
letics.
For twenty-five years. he said, the
universities have been conducting
their athletic activities in the wrong
way The system has brought only
a few into athletic work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Mother Deserted Children.

PONTIAC, Mich, Dec. 28.-Mrs.
Marion Gordonoff is under arrest,
charged with abandoning her three
children, aged one, two and three
years. When found by neighbors, the
two younger children were partly
frozen and there was no fire in the
house. The mother found at work in
a pool room, said her husband had de-
serted her, the county had refused to
take her children and she was tired
of caring for them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

scientific basis, produced more than
Oregon, Washington and Idaho COM
bined. Thus Iowa is really the apple
state.
Experts figure that with proper at
tenuon the apple crop Of the state
would add $10.O0O,000 to It's re-
sources. State college experts in ex-
perrin ents have proven that the state
is neglecting its apples
There will be considerable cam
paigning next spring by the various
organizations in the state to bring
the apple crop where it belongs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
OWN ATTORNEYS;
GETS 80 DAYS
John Stack Proved Good at Defending
Himself of the Charge of
Larceny Of
Goods.

John Stack, who was accused OF
larceny of collars and cuffs from BIZ
South Third street, had his trial in the
court of E. E. Hawkes., justice of the
peace, yesterday afternoon, and at the
conclusion of the trial, with all the evil
dence in, Justice Hawkes. sentenced
Stack to thirty days in Jail.
The trial proved treat to the spec
tators in the court. as Stack acted as
bis own attorney, and the whole pro-
ceedings were unusually comical at
times
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
the trenches-a

running around the trenches
marked rat.
He is a big fellow, even for a
trench rat. and the average trench
rat grows as big as a Shetland pony,
according to the Sam mics.
A youthful infantryman caught
him one night as the big fellow scam
pered around the dugout. Tho Sammy
was standing guard, and not being
very busy guarding, he got Y
shaped tree branch and clamped the
Y over the rats neck.
With the rat held helpless he tied
a little bottle around its neck, and
turned the animal loose again.
The next occupants reported that
the rat was still an inmate of the
dugout And the Sammies have
named him Ding Dong because the
bottle sounds like bell when it
strikes the flooring.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

A Clouded Christmas. is the title
of the New Years poem written by
the Rev. Dr.. Ezra Butler Newcomb,
and which he has sent to his parish
toner's The verse follows:
A Clouded Christmas.
While the world is wildly rocking
In the shock and storm OF war;
While the armed hosts are clashing
In battle, near and far;
While the heavy clouds. low-hanging,
Show neither sun nor star;
While from saddened. smitten peoples
Rise cries Of grief and pain;
While ranks of armies striving
Replace the waving grain;
While women's hearts ara breaking
For their men, came not again:
While death and desolation
Move up and down the world;
While ornaments are flashing
Meath battle-flags unfurled;
While all wars fiercest forces
In laundering power are hurled;
Can we hear again the sweetness
OF the angels Birth-night song
See again the heavenly glory
Flashing Bethlehem's hills along
Catch again the thrilling promise
From the high angelic throng?
Doubt not Gods outworking purpose
Yet moves onward thru the years;
There will dawn day Of gladness
Tho this be night OF tears;
Shifting thru the clouds and shadows
Bethiehem's Star again appears;
Tho the angel song seems silenced,
We shall hear 1t ring anew;
Tho the glory be storm-clouded,
1t shall flash the darkness thru:
For the word Of peace, heaven-given,
Must remain forever true:
Unto God on High be Glory,
And to Men of Gentle Will
On the Earth be Peace" Faith hears
it,
For the song. is ringing still.
AS It rang that night when. shepherds
Watched on Bethlehem's star-lit
hill
God will not forget His promise.
He who "maketh wars to cease
From wars woes and desolations
He will give the world release;
Over shattered thrones and empires
Yet shall reign the Prince OF
Peace"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Grain Elevators guarded.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28--Grsin eleya-
tors in all cities and towns along the
Michigan Central railroad were under
heavy guard today as the result of
an alleged plot to destroy them dur
ing the holiday week.
The plot, according to the Chicago
police, is part of general sci enc
of the /. w. w. to destroy military
necessities throughout the middle
west. The evidence is said to have
been obtained by railroad operatives
who sent out the warning
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Internment Of plsea.ed

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, Iowa. Dec. 2s.-The
plan to intern all persons ailing with
social diseases gained impetus today
when Governor Harding announced he
favored such plan. A portion OF the
states war fund may be used in get
ting the movement started. II the gem
eral assembly is called in special SEES
sion as now planned. bill ordering
the internment probably will be pass
ed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Want Bla Game on Coast.

ITUnited Press Leased Wire Service.I
BERKELEY, Cal. Dec. 2S.-Andy
Smith, head coach of the university
OF California football squad. is try
ing to arrange a game between Calf
fornia and Notre Dame to be played
here next year The Californians
are shy Of "big game" at home IN
l191S, and Smith believes Notre Dame
iwould supply the deficiency.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
WoIfe-ErtIe Fight Tonight.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-Kid
wolfe of Cleveland, and Johnny Ertle
of st. Paul, will scrap 1t out here
tonight to see who gets bout with
Pete Herman, bantamweight cham
pion. They will box ten rounds
Cal Delaney, United States jackie.
and Larry Hansen, New York light
weight, will box ten rounds In sthe
preliminaries.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

Wartime Athletics Their Theme.
limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce-1
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-War time
athletics will be discussed today at
the twelfth annual convention of the
National Collegiate Athletic associa-
ton here. Two hundred universities
and colleges will be represented.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Hearino is Continued.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 2S.--Arrange-
ments were complete here today for
continuation of the federal trade COM
mission hearing into affairs of the
Chicago stock yards.
It was stated by Francis J. Heney,
special counsel Of the commission that
Frederick II. Prince, head of the New
Jersey corporation" will not testify.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
One Mexican Executed.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-One of
four Mexican cattle thieves who
murdered Lee Sharpe and Clarence
Seiiers. Americans, near Piedras
Negras, has been executed and the
DINERS have been rounded UP. &C.
cording to state department adyices
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

Natural gas invariably peters out
in Kansas City whenever a cold
wave flag appears. Those who de-
pend on 1t for heating purposes
thereby gain keener appreciation OF
old Boreas on z bender.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Army Basket Bail Game.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 2S.--The
Camp Dodge basket ball five was
selected by Director Griffith today
and began practice for the game with
the Camp Funston quintet at Kansas
City New Years night The game
was originally set for New Years
eve and then called of.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
PAUL INGRAM
GOES TO ~"
He Has Been Chosen Assistant Soc
rotary Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
and VIII Begin His
Duties Jan. I.

The Y. M. c. A. board has en-
ployed Paul Ingram to be assistant
secretary of the association. He Will
begin his duties there with the nrst
of the year. Mr.. Ingram is now
bookkeeper for the Buck-Reiner Co.
He Is popular with the young people
of the city, and his coming to the
"Y" will add strength to the institu-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

Tonioht, 1.-THE Lone Wolf"
Two automobiles dash at hair-rais'
ing speed through the streets OF q
city. The smaller car, slightly IN
the lead, contains young man and
woman So desperate are the stakes
that no thought is taken OF the
police They approach a bridge. The
first machine speeds across. the
driver ignoring the guards who sig
nal him to stop. As the second car
approaches the guards signal still
m ore furiously. The draw is half
open. but SO terrific is the speed that
the incline offers insufficient resist
ance Like squirrel climbing q
tree, 1t shoots up-up-up. A chorus
OF shouts. The huge car dives off,
and drops fifty feet into the water.
This is one event in "The Lone
Wolf which appears for tonight only
at 700 and 900 o'clock at the Grand.
1t is the Selznick-Brenon masterpiece
of screen melodrama from the Louis
Joseph Vance story The photoplay
is in eight great stirring acts, a
story that will hold your absorbed
interest from one to eight without a
lapse
The Grand offers this big special
feature at regular prices for tonight
only.-Advertiseme
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

The so-called poison gas was first
used on April %, 1915, when the
Germans released it in the Ypres
salient.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Old DING Dona.

JBy ]. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
~ WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
T1ONARY ARMY, FRANME, Dec 2.
Thy mail old Ding Dong is still
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Band Concert Sunday.

A band in which every Keokuk
person is interes ted, and one which
can play music of the kind that it is
a distinct pleasure to listen to, will
be heard in concert program Sunday
afternoon at the Grand opera house
The Keokuk Concert band. under the
direction OF w. H. Bower, the new
director, will appear in a program Of
popular and patriotic music. The
band under the leadership of Mr..
Bower has developed into splendid
organization Of musicians. 1t is ex-
Factly what one man here called It,
"The Pride Of Keokuk," and the con-
cert Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
will be given with view to showing
the local people just what has been
done by the new leader with the
splendid material he has had to work
with.
Mr.. Bower really needs no intro
duction to Keokuk crowd. He has
played before Keokuk audiences
previously, and they know his ability
as a leader. He has directed mum.
Der of good bands, and he came to
Keokuk from Kahoka, where he had
one of the best bands that has ever
appeared in public, Now that he is
director Of the Keokuk Concert band,
he 1s more than living up to every
expectation and his ability and talent
for leadership is being amply dis.
played In the splendid work the band
IDS doing now. Every member of the
| organization Is in hearty sympathy
with him, and If Keokuk people will
give the band their support, Keokuk
will have the finest musical organ
| ization in its history, and will have
band that will be the pride of the
city and of this entire section.
The program at the Grand will be
given Sunday afternoon at 3:Ot
O'Clock and will be composed Of wei
balanced numbers, popular and pat
Iriotic and classical. Keokuk people
should make it New Years resolu
ton to support Mr. Bower and his
band, and they can show their ap
IpreciatiA of the band and it's leade
by turning out a large crowd Sunday
afternoon Advertisement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
ORDERS ALL
BANKS CLOSED
Rolsheyiki Issues Ruling and Puts
Soldiers in Charge OF tho
Buildings In the
Civ

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2S.-All pri-
vate banks in the city, including
some foreign branches, were closed
by order of the Bolsheyiki govern
ment today. Soldiers and sailors oc-
cupied the buildings. Many direc-
tors were arrested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
MCCOY % Battle Artega.

Mccoy 70 BattIe Ntega
limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 2s.--A Nc
Coy. middIeweight title claimant,
will probably be matched with Bat
Ting Ortega for four round battle
at Emeryville on the night OF Janu-
ary Is. it was announced today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

1.-THE National City bank Of New
York has a branch in Pet ~grad and
presumably would be affected by the
order mentioned above. The bank in
New York, however, said it had re-
ceived no word from it's representa-
tiYes in Petrograd-l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Prisoners Are Taken.

CANDEI4ARIA, Texas, Dec. 28-The
American cavalry patrol which pur-
sued bandit raiders into Mexico I'M
der Captain Sprinkle, is today en-
route to Maria, Texas, with several
bandit prisoners and practically all
of the loot taken in raids on the Brite
and Fitzgerald ranches, according to
word received here today.
THE United States troops engaged
in running fight with the bandits
killing about fifty and
wotinding many others. The bandit
gang, badly scattered, fled south
ward.
Documents found on the dead estab-
lished that the bandits were part OF
the force of Villistas which captured
and later evacuated Ojinaga. Several
were identified as deserters from the
GarranZa army.
Z The stolen cattle, horses and mer
chandise, valued at $1,000, which the
bandits took in the two raids in this
vicinity, was practically all recovered
by the Americans.