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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Edward Boeding, 80, is Held to the
Grand Jury on the Charge Of
Making Sedtous
Remarks.
TALKS AGAINST WILSON
He Claims That Any Remarks, 1t he
Made Them, Were Made in Joke,
But Witnesses Substan-
tiate the Charge.

Edward Boeding of near West
Point Iowa, was bound over to the
federal grand jury yesterday. by John
E. Craig, United States commission
er, before whom he was arraigned on
charge of violation of the act of
February IA, 1917, in that he used
traitorous language against the gov
eminent and the president Of the
United States. Boeding was arrested
by deputy marshal and brought here
yesterday afternoon for arraignment.
Boeding was accused Of having
made some very seditious remarks IN
August. While he denied them. and
said he didn't remember making them,
but if he did, he was only joking. two
witnesses gave testimony against him
and he was bound over. Boeding was
accused of having said he would like
to have killed the president. He de-
MES the remarks, but the witnesses
claim he made them.
Commissioner Craig told Boedins
that he could not understand any one
who was born in America making
seditious remarks against his own
country. Boeding reiterated that he
was just as loyal as anyone, and that
he was for America, and that he did
not intend his remarks, il he really
made them, for anything but a joke.
The court could see nothing OF a joke
in them, however, and bound him over
for the federal jury to consider.
Deputy u S. Marshal Sheppard of
Burlington made the arrest OF Boed-
ing and brought him to Keokuk. The
accused man is thirty-two years old
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
IN LUCAL STORES
keokuk Merchants Have Splendid AS
sortment Of Articles to Choose
From for Every Member
Of the FAMILY.
WORTH WHILE TO VISIT
Stores Will be Open Evenings Next
Week in Order to Accommo-
date Every
One
WORTH WHILE TO VISIT

With every indication of Christmas
in the weather, Keokuk merchants are
busy with the Christmas trade. The
merchants, this year, have an unusual
ly good line OF stock to offer, and the
customer who comes here to shop, or
the home buyer who goes into the To-
cal stores is assured OF good value,
and a splendid choice from which to
make a selection There are only
eight more shopping days before
Christmas, and it would be a good
idea for shoppers to get down town,
and make their gift selections at once.
The keokuk stores were never more
attractive than they are this year.
Even though the war shadow hangs
over the entire nation. there can be
no overshadowing of Christmas. Santa
Claus must come as usual, and the
boys in the trenches. in the training
camps. and the men who are holding
themselves in readiness to go, all need
Christmas cheer, as perhaps never be-
fore
The local merchants have q splen-
did assortment to choose from, and a
gift to suit every pockelbook. Some
Of the toy stores have an innovation
in American made toys, and the
stores which cater to the grown UP
trade have everything any member OF
the family would want. 1t is well
worth a trip just to window shop, and
OF course only very little bit of the
big stock inside is shown in these dis
play cases.
The merchants will keep open next
week in the evenings for the benefit
of every one and there will be every
opportunity afforded the shopper by
the merchants Of Keokuk. If you live
out Of town come to Keokuk and see
the splendid things old Santa has for
you. If you are Keokukian, you need
no second invitation to visit the local
stores shop early and mail early are
absolutely essential this year OF all
years, when conservation OF energy is
an necessary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Daily Stock Letter.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review to-
day says:
Today's stock market was quiet and
of little more than passing interest
Trading was wholly in the hands OF
the professional element, state Of af-
fairs not difficult to understand in
view Of the preparations made to meet
the various forms of government fin
ancing due tomorrow.
Trading was further restricted by
the difficulty which many brokers and
commission house habitues found IN
reaching town because Of the snow
fall. Sunch sentiment as there was, re-
Elected relative ease OF mind. Stocks
were firm with here and there some
strong spots and an occasional weak
one. A constructive influence in re
assuring the rank and file Of Wall
street was the delay OF the much-her
aided German onslaught on the west
front. The opening was narrow. fol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
uroes government Ownership.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA plea
for immediate government owner
ship of the railroads as the solution
of the war transportation problem
was made by Major Smith w. Brook.
hart, state railway commissioners OF
Iowa, before the joint congressional
railroad committee today.
SIN general every government
owned railroad in the world has low
err freight and passenger rates than
those Of the American railroads.
Brookhart said. land the service is
just as efficient.
IF the United States had taken
over the railroads in 1916 we would
have 5000 1000, 900 in earnings in our
war chest"
With many parts of the United
States suffering from lack of coal
Major Brookhart pointed out that the
government owned railroads of France
and England have kept the supply
we'll distributed in spite Of enormous
war freight demands.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
SERGEANT MAJOR OF KEOKUK
SALVATION ARMY EXCHANGES
Thin DIET FOR HEAVY MEALS

being introduced by the Wilkinson
Drug Co. This tonic has been recon-
mended by scores of people.
Mr.. johnson is very enthusiastic
every time he tells about his exper-
fence with it. Not long ago if | ate
piece of meat l was sure to suffer
for hours" he says. II was so weak
from loss of nourishment THAI could
hardly move around when Captain
Taylor, of. the Cedar Rapids Saliva
ton Army corps, told me about Tan
lac.
II tried 1t and | can honestly say
that it did me more good than any
thing | ever took. My wife says that
! am a hearty eater now and i sure
do know that life is worth living
when one can enjoy their meals.
II am much stronger than l was.
sleep better, too feel that ! owe
it all to Tanlac That is why I rec
ommend it."
Tanlac is sold by the Wilkinson
Drug Co., and by all other first class
druggists in this vicinity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
every Christmas since 1912, this ex-

every Christmas since 1912, this eX-
PLANTATION IS given.
The first year the work was done
by a committee, of which Miss Fran
ces Meigs (Mrs. Elisha n. Fales)
was chairman Since then the Visit
ing Nurse association has annually
organized the work The object of
having a central committee, is to
have for the city one list of depend
ent people, to prevent one family's
receiving three baskets and another
receiving none. 1t centralizes the re-
sponsibility of the work and insures
it's being wisely and economically
done and makes one person as treas
urer of the money collected, respons-
ible for its public Acknowledgement
and for it's accounting after the work
is done. The churches of the city
and the Ladies' of Charity cooperate
by pledging to fill certain number
of baskets. The church people fill
theirs at their respective churches
and the Ladies of Charity fill theirs
at st. Vincent's hall. For that work
they are responsible. For all the
other baskets the committee at the
community Christmas headquarters,
40S Main street, is responsible. The
number Of baskets sent out through
this agency varies, sometimes the
number has been as high as three
hundred From the community head
quarters toys have in past years,
been sent out, but this year only
gifts of clothing will be made in adj
dition to the food baskets. The
community Christmas committee, Of
which Mrs c. NJ. Rich is chairman
and Miss Elsie Buck is treasurer, does
not solicit money except through the
medium of The Gate City, and makes
T, through this paper public acknowl
| edgement In a few cases postal
cards were sent out by Miss Mary
w. Irwin, calling attention to some
of the Good Fellows to the dates al
which the community Christmas work
would be begun, and giving the ad
dress of it's headquarters.
The work is city proposition anc
merits and receives the cordial co
operation of everyone. 1t is a hard
nerve racking task for the womer
who give gladly and cheerfully the
last two weeks before Christmas tt
the effort to carry good cheer ant
the Christmas spirit to homes which
otherwise Santa Claus might easil!
miss.
The committee in charge of thu
headquarters at 40S Main street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

TOMORROW
First One Hundred and Fifty Will be
Sent Out in Morning to Regis
trants Of Lee
County.

One hundred and fifty missionaries
will be mailed out in the morning to
this number of men who are awaiting
call to service in the United States
armies under the selective draft sys-
TEN. These questionnaires should be
answered at once. While the law
gives the men seven days in which to
answer the questions, Chairman
Scott wants it understood that the
registrants should get this question
naire matter settled Immediately. and
not wait for the seven day limit to ex-
pire. So
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Man Who Once Lived on Milk and
Soup Now Eats Meat
and Potatoes.
GIVES GOOD REASON

@. q. Johnson, sergeant major of
the Keokuk corps. of the Salvation
Army, who owns a barber shop at 10f
Main street, lived on milk and soup
for months. Now he is eating meat
and potatoes.
There's a good reason" says Mr..
Johnson, in explaining why he made
such a great change in his food II
had a terrible case of stomach trou-
Bile and my stomach would not accept
anything but liquid foods until took
Tanlac. That made me well and now
am eating meat, potatoes, cabbage
and other things. never have sign
Of Indigestion" he continued.
In speaking about Tanlac, Mr.
Johnson refers to a new tonic now
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
THE WEATHER.
. Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
III, S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.]
For Keokuk and vicinity: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Saturday; ris-
ing temperature Saturday.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight;
not quite so cold west portion; Sat
urday unsettled with snow west por-
ton and not quite so cold east and
south portions.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday; rising tempera-
ture Saturday and northwest portion
tonight.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar Their Wind W'th'r
10 a. .-30.30 2 NV Clear
Ia I a. m.-3O.32 2 NV CPdy
Precipitation, .04.
Mean temperature 18th. 5.
Highest, II.
Lowest, Il.
Lowest last night, 1.
FRED IT, GOSEWISCH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
BANK ROBBERS
MADE GOOD HAUL
Amount Taken was $46,73o, Including
One Fat Bag of $4,000
In Gold Pieces,
Bank Reports.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-The amount
stolen from the LAGRANGE State
bank by five motor bandits, at mid
DAY yesterday was announced oy
officials Of the institution today to
be $46,730. An even $4,000 OF this
was in gold coin and the remainder
was in silver and currency. 1t was
believed yesterday that the amount
would not exceed $4,000.
Search was being made for the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Mater power Bill Passed. .

rJInited Press Leased Wire .Servicel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE SEN
ate today passed the Shields water
power bill by vote of 46 to is.
The bill gives the secretary OF war
authority to issue permits for dams
across navigable streams for the pur-
pose of developing water power. the
permit gives the grantee all water
mower rights for fifty years.
Senator Shields, Tennessee. intro
duced the bill at the last session.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

robbers in Chicago today. A stolen
automobile, believed to have been
used by them, was recovered on the
south side last night. They eluded
motor posses from LAGRANGE, Joliet
and Chicago in reaching this city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
MIlIionaire in Service.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CAMP DIX, N. J., Dec. 14.-It is
Sergeant King Gould" today The
young millionaire who joined the ma
tional army, has been promoted and
made division interpreter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

which will be opened next Monday,
is Mrs. John C.. Scott, Miss Agnes
Trimble, Miss Mary w. Irwin, and
Mrs. Beverly B. Hobbs. Mrs. Guy
Singleton is chairman of the com,
1nittee for collecting canned fruit and
vegetables.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Ann p ennin gion.

lowed by a sluggish, sagging moves
ment. The rails We're largely neglect
ed, but they were firm to strong.
Transactions were light in the last
hour. Prices continued to hold near
the top Of the day. 50
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
Gate City Want ads.
FUNERAL NOTICE.

ENSTEIN-Funera services
for the late y. D. Loewenstein will be-
held at 800 o'clock Saturday from the.
home, 219 South Tenth street. Friends
of the family invited. Interment in
Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
t'Gets-lt," 2 Drops,
corns Peel Off /!
For rs Cents Peel Off Is Corns

"Gets-It." the greatest corn dis
covery Of any age. makes joy-walk-
ers out of corn-limpers. 1t makes
you feel like the Statue of Liberty.
Buy q liberty" bottle of "GetS-It"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

Pcstoffice Bill Passes House.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Carrying
a total Of 1881 900 900 the postofifce
appropriation bill passed the house
today viva voce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
at Will Come or In One Complete
o.. Piece.


right now,-free yourself at once
from all corn misery. It will peel
OF painlessly, in one complete piece.
or between the toes, any callus. or
any corn that has resisted every.
thing else you have ever used: on
1t comes like magic. Guaranteed.
"Gets-It," that's all. "Gets-It" is
the only safe way in the world to
treat a corn or callus. It's the sure
way-the way that never fails: IL
is tried and true-used by millions.
Never irritates the flesh or makes
the toe sore. 1t always works; peels-
corns-off Xix e-a-banana-s ktn. 2bc q
bottle 8 all you need pay for
"Gets-It" at any drug store. or sent
on receipt OF price by q. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago. Ill
Sold in Keokuk and recommends
as the worlds best corn remedy b
Englehardt & Co., and Wilkinson & &C
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14

For the benefit Of the new corners
to Keokuk and for those who are not
familiar with the community Christ
mas work which has been carried on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-14
EXPLANATION Of
CHRISTMAS WORK
Just What is Being Done by Coed Eel
lows of keokuk and How They
Go About II, Is Told
Here.
aaG a.aa
MORE MONEY RECEIVED
Additional Gifts Are Acknowledged
and Next Week Actual
Work Will Com
menee.
MORE MONEY RECEIVED

The following contributions were
received today for the community
Christmas fund, of which Miss Elsie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

that the farmers would rebel 10 a..
Governor did not abandon his nis, as
make Perkins state food dictator
The Whitman men in Albanv ;.
were optimistic over the expee,sd
suit Of Mr.. Perkins's newspaper adve.
Using campaign. IL was annorn..i
that before Wednesday, when the ~; .a
lature meets 10 take up food eor,.s,
again, MIR. Perkins will have nl..s,
advertisements in more than IA
state newspapers to force Senator. ~,
Assemblymen TO get behind Govs.aa
Whitman's programme. They h.li.vvt'
that when the upstate farmer, 80.
been told that the control pros,. e
was not devised to injure ths,. "a
threats of political extinction will IA. e
their weight. ''ss
Whitman Aids Busy
Word of Frsser's connection r;.L
Wadsworth has been taken 10 Gu
nor Whitman, as we'll as his as,;.;.
in influencing legislators asains, ~
proposed food bill. Governor Wbi,re
is in Newport to-day and nothins
known here of the action he will a..
to meet Fraser'S campaign, bu, !.
understood that he will lose no ons..
tunity to make known Fraser's eoss..
tons in his fight next week.
The Democratic legislators ~.
announced that they will stick "a ] s
original Whitman bill. but some AZ I
Whitman supporters believe tia, va.
spread advertising 10 impress The ~
trs may eventually win them "a -.
supports of the measure CeVs,se
Whitman now wants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Allies Are EcOnOmizing

"All the Allied countries are rigor-
ously administering and ecogOmizing
their food. But the Allies are unable
to use other cereals alone for bread.
They can use them only as added to
wheat -four to make the war bread now
in universal use in European countries.
THE deficit of 40O,OOO,OOO bushels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Holland Has Enough
Wheat to Last
Until Next March

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1S.-In connec-
tion with the sailing of the Dutch
Trade Mission to America, there is an
interesting note in leading journal of
economic and statistical news which cal
culates estimated Hollands stocks as
wheat as 10000 tons and the new
home crops yield for consumption 6S,-
600. This supply is sufficient to last
until the middle of March. 1918, at the
present rate of consumption. which has
been reduced to about one-third of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

wheat can be imported from North or
South America. tie ration must further
be reduced and the composition of the
bread loaf further changed to avert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

normal rate through rationing and the
admixture of other grain hours.
Unless it soon be known to a GER
taintY that 10000 TO 100000 tons Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
By BRIGGS

a system of premiums for specified
crops grown on hitherto unploughed
meadow land for the purpose of in
creasing the 1918 home grown crops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Starts Statewide Adver-
Using Campaign to Aid
Programme
Fraser an Opponent
Demands "Man Like Wads-
worth, ST." to Head
Supply Board

Albany. Aug. IS.--The lavish expend-
iture of money by George W. Perkins
in an advertising campaign TO cover
the entire state in behalf Of Governor
Whitman's food programme has
aroused those who have been fightlng
the bill. The indications to-day were
that there would be long-drawn-out
fight in which the government still
has a chance of winning out.
The Whitman men are charging that
Samuel Fraser and others who have
been lighting in both houses OF the
Legislature to defeat the present food
control programme, were inspired
chiefly by a desire to force Governor
Whitman TO name men whom they favor
for appointment on the State Food Con-
troll Commission.
1t was charged that Fraser was for
merly superintendent of James W.
Wadsworth's 10000 acre estate at Cen
eseo, Livingston County. Fraser. who
is understood to represent farmers
organizations in forty-six counties,
has threatened certain Assemblymen
with political extinction if they sup
port any programme giving George W:
Perkins any power in the control OF
the states food supply.
Fight Against Perkins
Four days ago Mr.. Fraser declared
that the farmers eventually would
stand for some food-control legisla'
ton, but that they would not have II
unless a man like James W. Wads
worth, sr., were made head of the com
l mission" He declared at that timt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
So Ships Arrive in One Dav
Reach Ports on Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts

Fifty-three vessels, representing An
aggregate tonnage Of 10000 and ayip,
the flags of eleven nations, arrived
from foreign countries at ports on Ii,
Atlantic coast and the Gulf Of Mexico
within the last twenty-four hour,
America led the list with nineteen ar.
rivals, five more than Great Britain
The names and nationalites Of "A.
fifty-three ships are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
America and Allies Facing
Great Deficit, He Asserts
in New Appeal
Must Eliminate Waste
Reduction of One Pound of
Flour a Week for Each Per-
son Is Recommended

WASHINGTON, Aug. tS.-Declaring
the United. States and its allies face a
wheat difcit of 4OO,OOO,OOO bushels I'M
less new economies are introduced. Her
bert Hoover tonight appealed again
10 the American people to eliminate
waste and to conserve wheat by sub
stituting other cereals. A saving of one
pound of wheat -four a week for every
person, he declared. would go far
toward solving entirely the food ques-
ton.
"The Allies" said Mr.. Hoover in a
formal statement, "are isolated from
those markets. other than Canada and
the United States. on which they were
accustomed to rely before the war
The Russian supply cannot be got out
Bulgarian and Rumanian supplies are
in the hands of the Central Empires.
The voyage from Australia and India
is three times as long and therefore
requires three times as many tons of
shipping as is required from North
Atlantic ports. There has been large
failure in the South American coun-
tries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

STEWART
AUTO SCHOOL
.25 " 9th g.
st Broadway.
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complete lack of the staple between
the middle of March and September,
1918. Accordingly, r. Z. Vosthuma.
Minister OF Agriculture, has announced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
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Brothers of tn. Christian schools.
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High school Of Commerce.
PREPARES FOR LEGAL. MEDICAL. DEN
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4 Day scholars Write for Catalogue
Studies resumed on Wednesday, sept. 18th.
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on ny.o nnc SCHOOL
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