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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
What is the Cause
of Rheumatism,
Lumbago and
Gout?
(By Valentine Mott Pierce,

(By Valentine Mott Pierce, M. ID
Ever since Scheele, in 1775, discov-
cred that uric acid was present in the
system, scientific men have been
making experimental investigations
and 1t is the almost universal opfu-
Ion of our best medical men that the
presence of uric acid in the system
IN excess is the cause Of rheumatism
and govt. When the urate salts are
prectpitated out OF the blood into the
solid tissue-structure the person
suffers from govt and rheumatism in
the muscles and joints, or suffers
from lumbago and pain in the back
muscles. The first aim of the suf-
terer should be to get rid Of the uric
acid, which, in excess, is a poison,
ana to do this it is well to drink
about pint Of hot water morning
and night-get tablets Of Anuric
double strength at the nearest drug
store and take them before meals
regularly. Anuric will do no harm to
lhe system and will carry off the
u, uric acid by stimulating the kidneys.
linen tincture iodine may be painted
over the swellings, or in more severe
cases hot linseed poultices may be
applied to soothe the local symptoms.
put most important is 1t for the sur-
lerer to abstain from meat TO die.,
drink only lemonade or hot water,
ana take Anuric for a considerable
uihe as 1t causes drainage outward
VI The uric acid and is many times
more potent than lithia and usually
one finds that it dissolves uric acid
as hot water does sugar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
OLD
FLAG DISPLAYED
One Which Was Made During Ad-
mInIstration Of President Buchan-
an and Has Only Thirty-five
Stars.

Memphis Reveille: A flag tattered
and torn with its fabric worn thread
bare, its corners whipped out by
breezes of over fifty years ago is on
exhibition In the window of Vaught &
Colvin's shoe store. This relic Is the
property of D. s. Lawrence. 1t has
bit thirty.five stars, which tends to
prove that it was made during Presi-
dent Buchanan's administration just
after Kansas was admitted into the
union. History tells us that DR.. Ire
vus Prime, editor of the New York
Observer and pastor of the Spring
field avenue Presbyterian church In
New York City, was the first owner of
this flag. When he received word over
the Western Union of the firing on
Fort Sumpter he hung this flag
across the street from the spire of
his church and by ringing the bell
aroused the peaceful citizens of the
great metropolis of the fact that war
was upon them. This flag was hung
to the breezes during the entire term
of the rebellion. Mr.. Lawrence OBJ
tanned the flag in the '70's and dur
ing the Spanish American war he
raised it at his home. 1t now SEES its
country in the third war and may 1t
see the grand prize victory now in the
not far distant future that it had
twice before seen in the days gone
by.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
SIMS NAMED
VICE ADMIRAL
High Position for Naval Officer Com.
manding American Fleet Now
on Duty In British
Waters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
| WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Rear AID
miral Sims, com manding tho Amert
can fleet of destroyers cooperating
with the allied fleet, was today form
ally named vice admiral by Presiden-
Wilson.
To Admiral Sims the United States
owe the fact that American gunners
are among the best shots in the
world
After study of British methods
Of naval gunnery in 1902, Sims intro
duced their system into the American
navy. Within few years the eff
cheney and percentage Of hits for the
gunners had increased enormously.
Before the Spanish-American war
Sims was naval attache at Paris
and was entrusted with the RESPONSE
bility Of buying ships and supplies
for the navy. In 1900 he was sent
to the Asiatic station While on this
tour of duty he studied closely the
British naval methods of gunnery.
Sims is recognized as an expert in
ordnance and gunnery. He made
trips to England many times to study
improvements. In 1909 while COM
mander, he was assigned to the
battleship Minnesota of the Atlantic
fleet. After that he took two year
course at the naval war college and
then took command Of the torpedo
f1otilla of the Atlantic fleet. During
1915 he commanded the dreadnought
Nevada and was later made president
of the naval war college
Vice Admiral Sims was born in
Port Hope, Canada. He is fifty-nine
years old.
Shortly before the entry Of the
United States into the war Sims was
sent abroad as special representative
and placed in charge Of the operation
Of American naval vessels in the U
boat zone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
jap Scientist Near Death.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce1
NEW YORK, May 29.-Dr. Hideyo
Noguchi, noted Japanese scientist, is
near death today in Mount Sinai hos
pital here.
Attendants reported early today
that while he had passed a fairly
comfortable night, his condition was
grave.
DR.. Noguchi Is member Of the de-
partment of pathology and bacteriol-
ogy of the Rockefeller institute for
medical research
He discovered the germ Of hydro
phobia in 1913.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
Removed From Hospital.

NEW YORK, May 28.-Following
her almost miraculous recovery from
a critical operation at Mount Sinai
hospital, April Is. Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt was removed to Briar Cliffe
manor on the Hudson today to re-
cuperate The aged actress wept at
sight Of the tri-color entwined with the
Stars and Stripes above the manor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
HANDLED PAPERS
FOR IS YEARS
LESS ONE MONTH

. Thirty-five years, with one
; months vacation handling a
B newspaper agency, Is the record
B of C. H. Rollins of this city. Mr..
b Rollins handled newspapers in
B the east before coming to Keo-
B kuk. and that time and the time
, he has been in the paper business
> here, netted him over three de-
, cades in the business. When one
, considers that the paper business
) means 500 days in the year, the
) one month vacation looks pretty
) small stacked up alongside Of all
) the days In thirty-five years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
For TRAVELLING Men.

For the benefit Of the Keokuk trav-
cling men who may be absent from
home Tuesday, June 5, arrangements
have, been made for them to register
up to 9 o'clock Saturday night at the
county clerks Office Only those trav-
cling men who will be absent from
Keokuk Tuesday, June 5, will be priv
LEGGED to take advantage of this ar
rangement.
Up to this morning County Clerk
Albert Vollers had received applica-
lions from thirteen people for registra-
ton for their home towns.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
cn,r,i. chapIin,s subscription.

rIrnited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.J
GAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-San
Franciscos liberty bond committee Is
watching the wires today for a SUD
scription from Charlie Chaplin.
THE committee solicited subscrlp-
tion from Mary Pickford. She respond
ed 100000 strong.
Then ne committee wired Charlie
Chaplin. i, the
ante" they said :,
In,as-much as Charlie SUBSCRIBED
S1so mo to the British loan, the non
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28

can commission of New York and the
Regal Adora comicion Of Yucatan,
charged with conspiring to uonope
lie the Importation of sisal.
Officials of several big middle west
ern rope manufacturing concerns will
testify at the hearings, which will be-
gin tomorrow. ,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
Antitrust Suit.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO May 2S.-J. w. Cox, spe-
cial assistant attorney general ar
rived here from Washington today to
take dispositions in the governments
antitrust suit against the pan-Ameri.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
It's a Big Job.
Chicago

Chicago Evening Post: Anyone
who can read all the news and abb
sorb it nowadays is mighty efficient
citizen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28

Inc registrars VINO VIII
49, preside at the seven city pre-
~ cincts Tuesday June 5, to
= register men for selective
CONSUMPTION are asked by Sheriff
John G. Scott, to attend a meeting
tonight at 1870 o'clock at the Indus
trial association rooms on North Fifth
street. The meeting will be for the
purpose of giving the registrars their
instructions and to talk over the work
which will be imposed on them one
week from tomorrow.
All registrars in the city are asked
to take notice of the meeting tonight
and to attend. 1t will be important
that the questions be considered, and
the form of answer to be made outlin-
ed so as to have the questions and
answers uniform.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28

or of the sex" probably will be vindi-
Gated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28

Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-28
Sheriff Scott Wants to Meet All of
the City Boards at Industrial
Association at ESQ
O'clock.
FOR TRAVELLING MEN
keokuk Men Who viii be Absent June
May Register With Clerk up
to 9 O'Clock Saturday
Night.

The registrars who will
preside at the seven city pre-
cincts Tuesday, June 5, to
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Boy Cadet Drill on Fisk
Campus.

Another big hit was made by the
committee on arrangements for the
Sunday School Congress when they
announced at their regular meeting
that Fisk University campus had
been secured for the drills and
maneuvers for the National A. F. Ca.
diets who will be encamped during the
Sunday School Congress. This ill.,
formation has already been forward
ed to Commanding General Crawford
Of Texas. Secretary of the commit
lee on arrangements made a written
report, saying that President DR..
Fayette A. Mckenzie. of Fisk Uni.
versity, had expressed himself as
being only too glad to contribute
what he could to the Sunday School
Congress Movement The Committee
on Arrangements made the following
report to the committee of the whole:
The Committee on Arrangements
for the Sunday School Congress has
secured Fisk University campus for
the Boy Cadets drilling ground.
Committee-Rev. ]. A. Brown.
chairman; Mr.. G. P. Baker, secreta-
ry; Mr.. Thos. Marshall, Revs. e. w.
Hawthorne, H. M Burns, ]. B. Rid
ley, Eli Cleggett'
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
MT. CARMEL.

Sunday was gay day In our CON-
munity. The autos and buggies went
rolling through the country to the
Salem Baptist Church to hear the
memorial service of the late Rev.
Peter jackson, who died at his home
in Blythville, Ark. This being his
native home his body was shipped
here for burial. Mrs. Lizzie Jackson,
wife of Mr.. Elliott jackson, departed
this life on the 18th and was buried
in the Mill Stone Mountain Cemetery
on the Goth. The burial services
were conducted by Rev. G. w. Bryant,
pastor of the Little John Baptist
Church. She leaves to mourn their
loss q husband, four children and d
host Of relatives and friends. She
was loving wife and n most affec-
tionate mother. Prof. w. p. Bell
and family of Rialto spent the day
with Mr.. Bert Parks aud family last
Friday They enjoyed pleasant
time fishing and SEEMING. Miss Susie
Yarhro erturned to her home last
Saturday after a week, stay with
Mrs. Mary S. Malone. Mr.. w. l..
Alexander was the guest of Miss Ro.
berta A. Bryant Sunday. We have
been having some dry weather, but
the heavy rain on last Monday night
made everything all right A deal of
cotton has been replanted. Miss Ra-
chel Artrey Of Brighton was the
weekend guest of sister, Mrs. Fred
Harris. See VIM. Lewis Alexander
and let him write you up for the
Globe.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Lincoln Motion Picture
Company Making
Good.

All Negro Actors With Noble M. John
son Leading Man. Exchanges Beino
Opened California Concern Chooses
Newspaper Man to Manage Their
Branch Offices.
Out in sunny Southern California
where the perfume of the orange bios
som courts the pleasing odor of the
almond bloom, The Lincoln Motion
Picture COMPANY is blazing the path.
way to success by giving to the pub
lie moving picture plays of an eNcep-
t1onally high standard in which all of
the principal actors are Negro men,
women and children
The Lincoln Motion Picture CON-
pany is an all-Negro corporation and,
Like all successful white motion pic
ture companies, has selected Southern
California as its studio home. Almost
in the shadow of Universal City, a city
built solely for the purpose of max
ing moving pictures, this all-Negro
firm has produced and given to the
movie lovers two photoplays that have
been pronounced a complete success
by the critics of the cinematographic
art.
The first production was two-part
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Closing Exercises Turne,
College.
Shelbyville, May %.

Shelbyville, May 22.
Commencement season is on, and it
is claimed that the exercises so far
have been up to the highest state of
excellent. A large audience witness
ed the play, "pyG, the Heiress" last
Thursday night. In the audience were
a large number of the white citizens
from the city. The children's night,
Friday, was exceptionally good The
mock school entertainment, by the In
termediate grades and the play mo
Girls Admitted" furnished plenty of
amusement for the audience. One of
the most pleasing features of the COM
mencement period thus far, was the
Presidents reception to the graduates
Saturday night in the chapel and par
lor, from to $3.50. Refreshments
were served by committee of the
Juniors, who acted as caterers, and
the guests INDUCED in games and
other innocent amusements.
Sunday at 400 p. M, the chapel was
filled with capacity audience to
listen to the baccalaureate sermon by
DR.. d. E. Hinkle, of the white Metho-
dist church At thehour of services,
the two classes, the English and the
Normal, marched in to the music of
the professional played by Mrs. Vitu-
la Clemmons, and took their seats in
front of the platform. The English
classes were dressed in their dainty
white uniform, while the Normals
were clad In their regulation caps and
gowns.
Music was furnished by the choral
class, while Miss Ella Jones, the musi-
cal directress, sang a solo. The min
listers of the city were present and
occupied seats on the rostrum. At
the conclusion of the services, and
Just before the Offering was taken. Mr..
Arnett hurry, former student of
Turner College, presented a purse of
500 as gift to the college, from the
Sunday school of Mt Eagle. This
money was collected last summer dur
ing the Mt Eagle season, and divi-
sion was made between the various
schools. Mr.. hurry represented Tur-
ner College. The presentation was
greeted with applause, and the pres.
ldent in a few words, thanked Mr..
hurry for his kind consideration of
Turner his old school.
Their exercises to follow are, the
annual address Monday night by DR..
j. H. Hale, of Nashville; Evolutionary
contest, Tuesday night; the gradual
ing exercises of the two classes, and
the classes in domestic art The
trustee board is in session this week.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
WILLIAMSPORT.

Mrs. l.. C. Strayholn left for Chi
cage, H., recently for an indefinite
stay. While there Mrs. Strayhorn
band, MIR. II. E. Strayhorn, who has
been there for quite a while in bust
ness. Mrs. Floyd Rivers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Tucker of MI. Pleasant ar
rived Monday of last week to spend
a short while with relatives and
friends to bid them good bye. The
above named persons left May 18th
inst, for Dayton, Ohio, for an indeti-
mite stay. They were accompanied
by their brothers, Johnnie Russell
and Omual Wainwright. Mr.. Russell
Tucker and Mrs. A. NJ. Russell, their
uncle and aunt, accompanied them to
the station. Mrs. Clarcie Satterfe OF
Santa Fe was the welcome guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Carolina Hale, Sun
day. Read the Globe and keep post
ed. The little town was flooded with
visitors Sunday, May 20, 1917. On
this date the Spring Valley closed. At
II a. m, Rev. G. R. Norman favored
his congregation with the privilege
of hearing Rev. A. w. White of
Canaan, Tenn. He chose for a text
Acts ga. Theme, The Spirit Filled"
Rev. White delivered an able dis
course to the delight Of all who heard
him. At p. m, Rev. Norman intro
duced Rev. ]. w. Howard of Shelby
vile, Tenn, as the speaker of the
hour, He chose as text jeremiah
I'll. Theme, "A Man Wanted" Rev.
Howard showed that special study
had been given the subject and he
delivered an able sermon to the de
light of all who heard him. At p.
m, our most worthy pastor preached
Il grand sermon i'll connection with
an able lecture, after which the re-
ports from the mock conference were
heard. District No. /, the Baltimore
Conference, was rep esented by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Anna NJ. Russell, Rev.
John Hutcher, d. d., presiding elder;
Rev. Della Sumler, presiding elder.
District No. 2, the New York Con-
ference, was represented by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop LIME Flowers, Rev. John
Collins d. D., presiding elder; Rev.
l.. c. Strayhorn, presiding elder. Dis
trict No. 3, the Georgia Conference.
was represented by the Rt. Rev, Bish-
op Beulah TylOr; Rev. Isaac Grove
d. d., presiding elder; Rev. Augustus
Tucker. presiding elder District No.
4, the Tennessee Conference was rep
resented by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Mary
Eta WeatherspoOn; Rev. B. E. Rus
sell, D. d., presiding elder; Rev. Ten
ME Russell, presiding elder. From
said conference the senior bishop was
able to realize $4S.S3. Mr.. ]. N Wor-
ley made business trip to our town
last week. Mr.. Hicks m0tored THROUGH
in his snow white car. Mrs. C. p.
Anderson of Columbia is the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. John Tucker. she
is accompanied by Mrs Addie Golfer
OF Columbia, r. r. 2. Miss Christine
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Philanthropist Note.

= One OF the most amusing scenes in
Pathe's Mystery of the Double
Cross" serial, the eighth episode OF
which is to be shown at the Star
Theatre Monday is when Peter Hale
(leon Barry and Dick Annessley
(Gladden James, enter the apartment
OF Bridgey Bentley (Ralph STUART
Here they find hotel porters at work
cleaning the carpet. Annessley cheer
ruily presents one of the porters a
suit belonging to Bentley and to the
other a brand new hat.
TITS all right" he says truthfully,
they never did fit me-"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Negro Public Library.

Mrs. Harry Andersen, one of the
expression teachers of Vanderbilt
University, was at the library last
Saturday. She held her audience
spellbound for an hour and half.
Miss Beatrice Walker of Fisk Uni
yersity, will have charge of the last
Story Hour Saturday, May 9th, the
last Story Hour. The public is cor.
daily invited to attend the last Story
Hour Of the season. No more Story
Hour until October.
New Fiction has come in.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
The Biiiiou.

This classy house is having a ire
mendous success with its VIM. S.
Hart pictures. This is as it should
be as Hart is a power in filmdom
having few equals as a screen star.
he Will he seen today in Truthful
Tulliver."
We are promised by the manage.
ment OF the Bijou that they will soon
present Noble M. Johnson, the worlds
most famous and talented Negro Ac-
tor who will appear in a picture en-.
titled THE Trooper of Troop K" fea.
tuning the famous fightingg 10Th
Cavalry.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
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THEATR|CALS M

drama OF love and adventure, which
Is known as "The Realization of
Negros Ambition in which Mr.. Noble
NJ Johnson takes the leading role; he
Is admirably supported by Miss Beu-
lah Hall, whose ability to laugh, pout
or cry at will, stamps her as a star
Of the Mary Pickford type. The lat.
est release OF the Lincoln Company
is thrilling three-part drama known
as The Trooper of Troop K" and is
along humorous and pathetic lines
until 1t reaches a climax with the pic.
turization of the battle at CarrizaI
Mexico, in which two troops of the
famous Tenth Cavalry were ambushed
ana almost wiped out by an over
whelming number of Carranzista sol.
diers. This picture cost thousands of
dollars, as over three hundred and
fifty people took part, including Ex-
Ninth and Tenth Cavalrymen, Mex
leans, cowboys and others.
The Lincoln Motion Picture Com.
pany is to be congratulated that 1t
has gone into the business of making
Negro moving pictures which are
elevating, instructive and uplifting in.
stead Of the cheap burlesuue type.
which at the best, portrays the Negro
either as a clown theft or rogue.
This company has already estab-
lished branch offices in Chicago, st.
Louis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Phila.
delphia, Omaha, and IL. negotiating
for offices in New York.
A novel innovation in connection
with the opening Of branch offices, is
that the company has thus far selected
experienced Negro newspaper men as
their branch representatives. The
Chicago office is in charge OF Mr..
Tony Langston Of the Chicago De-
fender; the st. Louis office is con-
Quoted by Mr.. w. H. King, associate
editor OF the st. Louis Argus; and the
New Orleans office has as its head,
Mr.. D. Ireland Thomas, editor and
owner OF the Daily Observer; the At
lanta Office is in charge OF Mr.. r.
Black, manager Of the Auditorium
Theatre: the Philadelphia oqice is
conducted by Mr.. Clarence e. Wells
OF the Philadelphia Tribune, and Mr..
Geo. P. johnson is manager General
Booking offices at Omaha, Nebraska.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25

Church spent from Saturday until
Sunday in Columbia the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. c. B. Anderson. Miss
Church was accompanied home by Mr..
w. o. Bryant of Columbia. Rev. r.
B. Flowers filled the pulpit at Lots
Chapel Sunday at II a. m, also ut
night. Rev. G. X. Norman left for
Nashville Monday to look after some
business matters. He will attend the
trustee meeting at Turner College,
Shelbyville, Tenn, before his return
to Williamsport. Subscribe for the
Globe and read it. Reporter, Mrs A.
M. Russell.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25

Ing talk and took pirt In the discus.
sion Of pastors and better salary.
The Council was q very timely one:
every one present was very much
pleased and thought Il very helpful
as II impaired new zeal and inspira-
lion to him. The encouraging re-
marks at intervals. the instructive
counssls, the experience OF his work
on the district, the sympathy shown
in every phase by the district super.
intendent inculcated a spirit Of loyal
~ In every pastor present for the
district, and each parted amicably
with one great purpose: ITO make
a success and to let the Nashville
District maintain its prestige"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-25
Forward Quest Girls.

Educational Day and Club meeting
was spent partly in listening to read
ings from Mrs. Nancy Rice Anderson
Of Vanderbilt University, who was at
the Negro Public Library. After.
wards a meeting of the heads of the
departments was held and business or
Importance transacted.
The educational department is max
ing plans to carry into effect a con.
cert to be May 30th at Mt. Nebo Bap-
tist Church. The members of both
the church and the club are working
hard to make it a success.
A number of the girls attended the
farewell meeting Of the Mothers
Club at the Bethlehem House Monday
night. The evening was pleasantly
spent in listening to the interesting
talks made by members and visitors.