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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
supt. A. M. DeYoe In His Report Filed
With Governor, Suggests Sim
plifying Statutes Now
In Force.
INSPECTION OF HEALTH
Superintendent Suggests That Exam
ination be Made Mandatory on All
Pupils Attending
Schools.

Expenditures for the common
schools Of Iowa approximate 100000
900 annually so the report of State
Supt. Deyoe, just filed with the gov.
ernor. shows. In the two years GOV.
cred In the report GOA approved graded
and high schools invested nearly six
million dollars in grounds, buildings
and equipment, an average of nearly
$4,000 for each school. Reference IL
braries, supplementary reading ma
terial and other working apparatus
have been provided in these schools
and industrial courses are being in-
stituted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
Advance In OIL.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
TULSA, Okla. Jan. 3.-Tulsa in
particular, and the mid-continent ,oil
field in general, entered upon pros
porous new year today when the
Prairie Oil and Gas company posted
an advance Of ten cents in the price
per barrel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
SANTEL-LEWIS
IN DRAW MATCH
WrestIed Two Hours and Half Last
Night-May Meet Again for
Title.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Joe
Stecher. Nebraska wrestler, will prob
ably meet AID Santel in this city on
February %. in a bout which may de-
itermine the worlds heavyweight cham
piouehfp. This was the belief OF local
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

mat fans today following the Santel-s
Lewis match last night, which lasted
two hours and q half without 9 fsll
Referee AL Williams called it draw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

MUNCIE. Ind, Jan. 3.-Announce-
ment was made here yesterday by
the publishers of the Muncie Even
ing Press and the Morning Star Of
an increase in the price Of these
papers from 6 cents to 10 cents per
week because Of the higher cost of
print paper and other materials used.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
More Papers Boost Prices.

CHILLICOTHE,~ Ohio, Jan. Be
cause Of the increased cost of print
paper the Scioto Gazette yesterday
announced that beginning January Is
the price Of its editions will be 3
instead of cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
Rewrite School Lawn.

Rewrite School Laws.
State Superintendent Deyoe makes
some important recommendations in
Guiding the following:
Rewriting School Laws. The legis-
lature should provide for and permit
la rewriting of the school laws for the
purpose OF s;mpl;f;cation and e;imiIia-
tion of ambiguous and contradictory
sections.
"School funds should be reduced to
two classes. The school funds for all
districts should be reduced to two
classes, general funds and school
house funds, corresponding to the
funds estimated by boards Of d1rec-
tors and funds voted by the people.
We have now provided for only two
funds, corresponding to the funds es-
timated by boards Of directors and
funds voted by the people. This, ar
rangement will simplify the book
keeping of school officers and county
officers"
Superintendent Deyoe declares that
the department Of public instruction
should be authorized to appoint a
state school building architect and
sanitary engineer, qualified to pass on
all plans and specifications for school
buildings and grounds. Many errors
in school building plans would thus
be corrected before it is too late, he
says.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
A Reluctant Monarch.

Lincoln Journal: 1t makes no differ
ence when peace is declared. King
Constantine will be found on the eve
o; entering the strife
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
There Are Some Bachelors in Assem-
bly,, Too, Although Majority
Have Been Captured
By Cupid.
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

scatterins-one each of following:
Coal dealer, salesman, jeweler, Sig
nal man, abstractor, college presi-
dent, linotype operator, newspaper
writer.
Evidence that forming is leading
and influential occupation in this
state is given in the herd book,
just gotten out by the secretary of
states ONCE, listing the members Of
the legislature. Cs:: OF iGS members
/ OF the house theBe are forty-eight
farmers. The attorneys number TWEEN
ty-one. On the senate side, how
ever, the attorneys are In the lead
with eighteen listed and five farmers.
| Five OF the senator's are listed as
bankers and farmers. The senate
has fifty members.
Two years ago there were forty
six farmers in the house and four
farmers in the senate. There are "A
number in both house and senate
listed with more than one occupation.
Bankers are in evidence both in
the house and the senate. In the
house there are seven listed as bank
ers and two as bankers and farmers.
On the senate side there are five
bankers in addition to the five listed
as bankers and farmers. There are
five publishers in the house and three
IN the senate. There are four real
estate men in the house and two in
the senate.
Average Age.
The average age of the state SEN
ators Is almost forty-nine years. or
4S 22-25ths. and OF the house
48 19-20ths. Eight members OF the
house have been residents OF the
state more than sixty years. Repre-
sentative Roy Murray OF Storm Lake.
who was also member Of the house
two years ago. has been resident
Of the state seventy years. ThaZe are
three senators over sixty years Of
age. All have been residents OF the
state more than twenty years. Sena-
tors Fred q. Henigbaum of Daven-
port showing the shortest period Of
residence of any OF the state sena-
tors, and he has lived here twenty
two years.
Several Bachelors.
Forty-one out of the fifty senators
are married, there being four widow
ers and five bachelors. The unmar-
ried men in the senate are Senators
William J. Greene of Clinton; George
. II. Jackson of Charles City; Karl NJ.
LeCompte of Corydon: John NJ. Lind
ly OF Winfield, and Elmer E. Mitchell
of New Sharon.
Out OF the 10S members of the
house OF representatives ninety-seven
are married, seven are single and
four are widowers. The single men
are Otto Starzinger of Des Moines,
Frank Oertel of Keokuk, J. F. John
ston OF Charlton, B. J. Horchem Of
Dubuque, Lee Elwood of Elma, E. A.
Baldwin OF Iowa City, and w. w. An
derson of Scranton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

Something Needed.
Chicago Evening Post: Looks as II
Villa needed another dose of "em-
barge" or something.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
Health Inspection.

He recommends health inspection
of all school children as follows.
Health inspection of all children at
tending schools should be mandatory.
No child should be permitted to grow
to manhood or womanhood, seriously
handicapped because Of some physi-
cal defect that might have been
remedied in childhood. Medical in
spection or health inspection by school
nurses Of school children in many
cities is a blessing to many children
physically defective. There are many
children In rural schools suffering
from defective eyesight, diseased ton
sils, adenoids, improper care Of the
teeth uncleanliness, improper cloth
ing, ETC."
He calls attention to schools in min
ing districts saying that special as
sistance should be rendered to schools
in mining districts. either by the min
ing companies or by the state, that
the children Of families in mining
districts may have equal public school
advantage with other children"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

Resinol Ointment, with Resinol
Soap, usually stops itching fns47nfy.
1t quickly and easily heals the most
distressing casesof eczema, rash or
similar tormenting skin or scalp
eruption, not due to serious internal
disorders. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
TheUnited States

TheUnited States
is Yours if you are in
good health. The United
States spells Opportunity.
Health comes from right
selection of food and right
habits. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits for break
fast will supply more nuui-
ment than many a wo-dol-
lar meal, and costs only four
or FIVE cents. A meal to
work on, to play on. Shred
ded Wheat is ready ooked,
and ready-to-eat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03

Falls company closed today. affecting
approximately 1000 men.
The paper mills operated at Vir-
ginia City by the Backus interests
who also control the lumber company
will have to close on account Of a
shortage of wood pulp II the strike is
not broken soon.
The scarcity of labor in Duluth. the
largest employment northern center
will have serious effect in the log.
ging camps, should the men now en-
pioyed decide to walk out In a body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
M Call for HeIp

mo SdIl uOI tISiRs
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 3.-Governor
Burnquist stated today he will look In
to the strike trouble in northern Min
nescta, but will take no definite action
until fully acquainted with the facts.
There has been no .compleint that
the sheriff of Hoochiching county Is
not doing his duty" said the governor,
"and there was no request filed with
me for an investigation H.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-03
No New Tax Necessary.

After careful Investigation OF the
cost OF construction Of various types
of road surfacing in other states. and
with the actual cost in>many counties
OF our own state before US, We can re-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

and economy to protect her national
wealth, increase her agricultural crops
and speed up her Industrial and mer-
camille activities demands the use Of
automobiles and motor trucks says
c. L. Giltner. of the kissel Kar Com
pany.
The big aim OF the business world
is increased production. and we must
take care of this production by speed
ing up its haulaSc. transportation and
delivery.
Every retailer. wholesaler and man.
ufacturer must have the proper equip
ment for handling this record business.
More and more have people realized
that the passenger car is the greatest
time economizcr and personal efficiency
producer of the day. and during the
present times. when personal efficiency
is 4 business necessity. the automobile
has become more and more recognized
a necessary part Of the individuals
equipment. just as the motor truck
has become indispensable to the bust
ness worlds transportation depart
mcntS."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
URGES PRISON LABOR
ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
s.. M. Williams Makes Strong Plea
for Use of Men Under
- Proper Conditions.
BENEFITS ARE FAR REACHING
Prisoners Like Outdoor Life Under
Honor System, and Soon Show
Beneficial Effects, While Road I'M
provcment Is Secured Cheaply.

In \ magazine article published this
month under his name, S. NJ. Williams
general sales manager OF the Garford
Motor Truck Company. makes a strong
plea for the use of prison labor, under
proper conditions, In tho construction
and maintenance of public highways
He urges this step, he says, not simply
because OF the economic benefits to DE
derived from the labor itself, but also
because Of Its value in physical and nor
NAL reform. His article. IN part. fol-
lows:
The public generally has been op-
posed to the employment of prison la
Dor, often because OF unwarranted
prejudiccs. The same feeling Mas
caused condemnation of the exposure
OF prisoners on the public roads. I'm
der the armed guard system, using the
stripes, ball and chain, such feeling
was justifiable. Under the honor sys-
tenn. the men are inconspicuous in their
gray or khaki uniforms working like
free men, without guards.
@Orgarized labor has at times op-
posed employment of prison labor upon
public highways and mas influenced
the lawmakers so that they were blind
to BENEFITS derived therefrom. but keen
to the grievances of free labor.
Road work benefits the working
class in common with all others. In
directly, the betterment of roads must
help everybody. in decreased cost for
transportation of food and commercial
products md increased opportunities
for social intercourse.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor. says:
The least possible competition OF
prisoners. as against free labor. would
ensue In the building of roads. which
would not only be beneficial to the
prisoners. but to some extent relieve
the taxpayer"
''1he physical cure OF the prisoner
should precede the moral cure. Physi-
cally, the effect OF road work on the
prisoners has been remarkably bene-
fetal. as results from all the States
using the honor system show
After one or two months OF hard
work in the open air with good healthy
meals. the men have become brown and
hardy, really enjoying the work and
prsferriIs ii to any other form of la
Dor.
possible by means of the honor sy,-
tenn With mems minds on their work
md with no opportunity to brood, tho
desire to escape decreases.
That the men make good is also
proven by the number who are at
forwards employed upon similar work
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
and marked decrease In the return
OF prisoners to penitentiaries"

and marked decrease in the return
OF prisoners to penitentiaries."
Here Williams quotes favorable re-
ports on the honor system in road work
from the following States: Oregon.
Colorado. New York. Washington. Ari-
IONA, Montana, Minnesota. New Jersey.
Wyoming, Kansas and Ohio.
The United States government"
Williams continued, els building
throughout tho country demonstration
roads. knowing that these roads will
be followed with permanent road I'M
.provement, as soon as the communities
realize the advantages of good roads
and the benefits to be gained there
from. Put our prison labor to work
in building demonstration roads
throughout the country and our road
contractors will soon find the demand
for good roads will increase their load
work way beyond what it was before
tho introduction of prison labor"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, AUGUST g. 1917

miles. mark SURPRISING the best
previous total for similar perform
ance by 4.127 miles. an olds,uobile six
cylinder car has ended q test that
conclusively demonstrates Its remark
able endurance and high motor eff
fclency.
For forty-ssyen continuous days and
nights. It was mounted on Jacks with
rear wheels belted, to a seventeen
ki!owatt dynamo. giving the car a load
equivalent to climbing 1919 per
cent grade and requiring an actual and
continuous expenditure of twenty-five
horse power. It's average speed was
2S.17 miles an hour and the gasoline
record was 224s miles per gallon.
The remarkable stunt was staged In
the spacious show windows OF Bos-
ton Arm. The dynamo generated a
mood OF light which brilliantly H.
Illuminated the front and interior OF
tho show room SO that tho car could
be observed at any hour.
Mayor Curley. of Boston, started the
car. and newspaper men acted as OBJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
links remain incompletod between

i links remain incompletod between
Bristol and Roanoke. Va.
AT tho present rate OF construction
IT Will not BIO great while until this
great highway connecting tho South
and East Is ready to accommodate the
Increasing automobile traffio between
the two sections. 1t means that much
Of tho Eastern travel. which has thu.
far been routed South through the Car
olinas. will hereafter tour through the
picturesque valleys OF Southwest Vir.
ginia and the State OF Tennessee.
The Bristol Board OF Trade has been
one of tho principal factors Of tho pro.
motion OF this highway work through,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

servers. Export mechanics and tcch-
meal men from prominent colleges
were present most of the time. The
run stopped simply because there was
nothing to DO gained In running longer.
An exhaustive examination of tho ma
chine at the conclusion of the test
showed 1t was none tho worse for its
forty-seven days and nights OF con-
tinuous work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
MACADAM HIGHWAY FINISHED

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
BRISTOL. VA. August 4.-The inal
link In tho mscadam highway between
Bristol and Abingdon. Va. has Just
been completed. This bit Of work Is
Of special Significance because II means
completion Of a macadam highway ex-
tending through Tennessee from Nom
phis to Bristol and thence through Vir-
sinia to Washington. In various coun-
ties the Virginians have been active in
the building OF their section of this
road, 30 that now only few minor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

East Tennessee and through tho state
OF Virginia Henry Roberto now pres.
ident of the Southern Appalachian
Good Roads Association. 10 the good
road promoter OF tho Bristol Board Of
Trade. and 1t was In this latter ca
pacity that he earned . national repu-
Triton az . highway builder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
FINE NONSTOP RECORD

Stock Chr Runs for Forty-Seven Days
Without CesHntiou. Averaging
22.40 Miles Per Gallon.
Setting a nonstop record of 26,149.3
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05

VOU are safe expecting great things from Cad
lilac You know the goodness that has gone before.
You know that for three the Cadillac
trated on the one typethe V-type eight cylinder.
In all that time Cadillac engineers energies
and their skill to the perfection of principle and the
raising of a standard
The Eight Cylinder Cadillac embodyng principle now
enters its fourth year and its iftietE thousand
How much this MEANS you Cadiacs who know
Cadillac thoroughness, readily understand.
1t of that
the fortynme thousand that have before.
All the gained and all the excellence attained
eliminate in the greatest Of all which great factory
has ever built
Those who know the Cadillac refne1ents
OF performance peculiar to itself
These Cadillac marks of
mltted everyNhere-raised pitch of perfection
The brought closer than that ideal in
the motive power is completely forgotten.
You who have reveld in the
abled you to relax both mind and body will find
measure of relaxation
You who have enhused before in it's mastery hills
will renew your enthusiasm.
The Cadillac adds honor to long line of fine
We believe that approaches closely greatness
than motor the world has yet produced -
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JONES MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
No. 1651-53 West Broad Street Tel Randolph aga
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
REGISTRATION .asDAY
CONTINUED from page one)

these came from German township;
128 from Clinton; 222 from Wauseon;
Sc from North York; 50 from Pike;
72 from Royalton; 67 from Franklin;
we shall take pleasure in publishing
the official figures for each precinct
just as soon as they are obtainable.
Swanton made a gala day of the
event with flag raising and patriotic
address. In Wauseon the day was
very quiet business places were clos
ed all day; the boy scouts with drum
corps under the command of Scout
Master Ives escorted the force of the
Superior Iron & Manufacturing Com
pany to registration booths and made
a fine showing as they marched and
countermarched on Fulton street. The
Boosters Club provided badges of
honor for those who registered made
of strips of khaki cloth on which was
printed the word registered these
badges were pinned to the wearers
with American Flag pins. Unfortun-
ately the Boosters Club officials un-
derestimated the number of registra-
tion and there were not enough badges
to decorate all of the $50 who regis
tered in the town and township.
Wauseon can already count between
so and 60 young men who have al
ready enlisted in some branch of the
service; this is true also of other
towns in the county to greater or less
extent: Fulton county has already
furnished nearly her quota of men in
proportion to her population.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
Marriage Licenses

MAI ID &c I1I-CIIsCS
Fred j. Caskey, 25, farmer, Swan
ton and Orris E. Blubaugh, 20, Swan
ton.
Alfred P Leist, %, laborer, Delta
and Florence E. Rhoads. 20, Delta
Dewey H. Richmond 20, farmer
Morenci, Michigan and Myrle Evan
Fossen, 19, Gorham township.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Columbus, Ohio, May "a, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
fee of the State Highway Commissioner at
Columbus Ohio, until two o'clock p. m. June
IA, 1917, for improvements in:
Fulton County on Section IL of the To-
ledo-Wauseon Road, l. C. II. No 20, Petition
No 1855, in Swan Greek Township. For con.
structing bridges and culverts, grading road
way and paving with bituminous macadan
(Nat. Lake Asphalt Sec. 6.1 A-1-C)
Width Pavement Is ft. Roadway 26 ft. Length
1000 ft. 1.34 miles. Estimated cost OF
construction SIS 3S435.
Alternative bids will also be received for
constructing bridges and culverts, grading
roadway and paving with bituminous macadam
asphalt Sec. 81 Al (a) }.
Estimated cost of construction, $17,793.50.
Date set for completion October Is. 1917.
The bidder must submit a proposal and con-
tract bond for amount equal to the amount
of the estimated cost.
Plans and specifications file in the
office of the County Highway Superintendent
and the State Highway Department.
The State Highway Commissioner reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
CLINTON COWEN,
State Highway Commissioner
Maintenance and Repair. 50
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Columbus, Ohio, May "a, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the State Highway Commissioner at
Columbus Ohio, until two o'clock p. m. June
IA, 1917. for improvements in:
Fulton County Section "A-1' of the Lib
erty-Adrian Road, |. C. Fl. No. 299, Petition
No 1853 in. Royalton township.
For grading roadway, building bridges and
culverts and paving with waterbound maca-
dam.
Width of pavement IA ft. Roadway 26 it,
Length 1896 it. or 1.12 miles,
Estimated cost of construction $11,472.03.
Date set for completion October Is 1917.
The bidder must submit proposal and con-
tract bond for amount equal to the amount
of the estimated cost.
Plans and specifications are file in the
office of the County Highway Superintendent
and the State Highway Department.
/ The State Highway Commissioner reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
CLINTON COWEN,
State Highway Commissioner.
Construction. 80
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Columbus, ONO, May a, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the State Highway Commissioner at
Columbus Ohio until two O'Clock p. IN. June
IA, 1917, for improvements in:
Fulton County Section "K-1' of the
Toledo-Angola Road, l. c. H. No. 21, Petition
No. 1850, in Gorham township.
For constructing bridges and culverts grad
ing roadway and paving with waterbound
macadam.
Width of pavement IA feet. Roadway &c #.
Length 65S5 feet 1.25 miles.
Estimated cost of construction S12,992.08.
Date set for completion, October l 1917.
The bidder must submit a proposal and con-
tract bond for an amount of the estimated cost.
PLANS and specifications one file in the
of tce of the County Highway Superintendent
and the State Highway Department.
the ri,.ht to reject any and all bids.
CLINTON COWEN
State Highway Commissioner.
Construct m. S-2