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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

More harmful than the disorders themselves
are the exaggerated reports of the labor and
draft troubles in the west and southwest. Such
reports are useful to those within and without
the country who are seeking to defeat our war
efficiency It is not in Germany that misrepre-
sentation of internal troubles will do harm;
there is constant misrepresentation at all times.
But in Mexico and in the neutral states OF Cen
trail and South America there is a constant
propaganda hostile to this country and 1T
sezes eagerly on any excuse for exaggeration
of reported disorders here. It is we'll that the
president has provided for an official investl-
cation of the situation in troubled sections Of
the country From such an investigation
should come an impartial statement of facts
which can be taken as the truth and be made a
means Of contradiction of rumors prejudicial
to the government. It will be for the interest
of the states in which this investigation is con-
Quoted as we'll as Of the nation at large that
the most hearty cooperation be shown to the
investigators.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Members OF
officers training camps who expected
TO be majors and captains may have
forgotten that there are numerous
first lieutenants and second lieuten-
ants, graduates Of West Point and
who have had several years of service
who come first A West Pointer puts
in four years to gain a second lieu
tenancy and three years more to earn
promotion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Much time has been frittered away; much
mental energy misdirected and great deal OF
newspaper space worse than wasted In at
tempts to devise and popularize suitable
nickname for the American soldiers serving
and about to serve on European battlefields
The efforts have failed and will continue to
fail. No hand picked desi gnation can be sent
overseas like commissary stores. The event,
not anticipation, will supply the word. It will
be short, crisp, descriptive and the men will
answer to it with pride It will not appear as
hand4me-down from the mill of the lexicog-
rapher nor will it be borrowed from the vo-
cabulary of sports. When the time comes the
men will carve it with their bayonets and dedi-
cate it with their blood 1t will be their mark,
and until such time the name will not be
known.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
BUDGET SYSTEM FOR NATION.

No sensible observer OF government nnance
should fail to see the necessity OF new means
and new methods to bear the cost OF new and
greatly enlarged government activities For
some years the government has been enor-
mousy increasing its costs; they have doubled
in the past ten years. Now we face the war
with its billions piling up in rapid enactments-
The present system of government hnance was
not designed to bear such burdens. 1t cannot
and it does not secure to the pubic return
properly in proportion to the cost of public adj
Iministration.
No great business is run on system of
loosely co-ordinated demand and supply OF
moneys, wherein separate departments and bu-
reaus, each more or less independent IN detail
of the others, ask for specific appropriations as
need arises Every great business is con-
trolled under uniform system of accounting
there is the closest scrutiny of costs and pro
duction and there is no duplication of cost al
lowed economy is secured through scientific
methods of estimate and appropriation. This
sort of thing is automatic in big business
For the big business of government the
budget system offers the means of paralleling
the methods of commerce. Where this system
has been tried in states and smaller communl-
ties, satisfactory economy has been the result
It's application to the financing of the federal
government is matter of detail in practicable
ity 1t is matter of putting patriotism and
genuine efficiency in place of private advan-
tage and privilege in its effect upon the gov
eminent personnel. There is no single means
that promises greater help to the nation IN
bearing the heavy financial burdens of the fu-
ture than would be the Inauguration of a bud
get system at Washington. A congress de-
voted to the real interests of this nation could
do no better thing than to move for the substi-
tuition of the budget system in place of the
loose, extravagant and unwieldy methods now
practiced.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Cant Bring Liquor Into Iowa Under Bone
Dry Law writes headline artist. But it is
being done, despite the prohibition There's q
vast difference between can not, must not and
may not.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Des Moines Register: If Germany
could exchange her iron crosses for an
equal number of potatoes, the specter
of starvation would be banished for
some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Iowa City Press: No doubt over in
Germany the news Of outbreaks in Ok
lahoma against the draft have taken
the proportions of a general uprising
against the government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Atlantic News-Tefegraph: To be
right frank about it, at this distance
the fixing of a minimum price on
wheat looks to us like political sop
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16
Wakefeld's
Blackberry
balSam

Quickly cures Diarrhoea, Dysenter
Cholera Infantum and all loose bow.I
troubles in adults and babies NJ
opium. No opiates. Harmless
Doctors recommend it. Seventy ye,u
without an equal. IS cents everywhere,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Davenport Democrat: Seven sons
of a Massachusetts, preacher have er
listed under the stars and stripes
This would lead one to believe there
lis time to pray and time to fight
and now is the time to fight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-16

Waterloo Times-Republican: They
are taking steps to weed out of the
army all nervous men. And little at
tention might be paid to the senate
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
MORTGAGE SALE

Notice Is hereby given that on the 10th day OF
January, 1905, George q. Moore and Elizabeth
Nj. Moore, his wife, executed mortgage to the
Bank of Port Huron, Michigan
Michigan corporation, such mortgage being re-
corded In the Office Of the Register Of Deeds for
the County of st. Clair, on the oath day of Jan
uary, 1905, in Liber &c of Mortgages on page AIS;
that thereafter, and on the 23rd day Of January,
1905 said mortgage was duly assigned by said
The Commercial Bank of Port Huron, to Emily
K. 0'Neill, of Port Huron. such assignment be-
ing recorded In the Office OF the Register OF
Deeds for st. Clair county, on the 18th day OF
July, 1917, In Liber % of Assignments OF Mort
cages, at page 100. That default has been made
in the payment of said mortgage, and that
there is now claimed to be due thereon the sum
of eight thousand sixty-three ($S,063.00) dollars,
and that no suit or proceeding either at law or
in equity has been Instituted TO enforce or col
lect said mortgage;
Therefore, to satisfy the amount due thereon,
together with an attorney fee provided In said
mortgage, and In accordance with the power OF
sale contained therein, notice is hereby given
that said mortgage will be foreclosed by sale OF
the premises therein and hereinafter described,
at public auction, to the highest bidder, on the
9th day of october, A. ID. 1917 at ten o'clock In
the forenoon, at the front door OF the Court
House In the City Of Port Huron, Michigan, that
being the place wherein is holden the Circuit
Court for said County of St. Clair.
The premises so mortgaged and to be sold are
descrged as follows: Lot No. 6, in Block 80, ac-
cording to Whites Plat, of part of the City OF
Port Huron, ST. Clair County Michigan.
Dated July 26, 1917. EMILY K. O'NEILL,
p. III. PHILLIPS, Assignee for Mortgage
Attorney for Assignee. 1918
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
BOYS WILL JUDGE LIVE STOCK

Boys Of Michigan, under Fl years Of
age, will have an opportunity to exer-
else their judgment OF live stock at
the Michigan State Fair to be held at
Detroit from August 81 to September
3. by entering the Boys Judging Con-
test, a new feature of the Fair this
year. Prizes to the amount of $3.50
are offered to the contestants making
the keenest distinctions between the
merits of prize stock.
Each contestant will be required to
Judge FIVE classes-horses, beef and
dairy cattle, sheep and swine. All
entries must be made by Sept. 9Th.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
FRUIT CANNING PRIZES TO GIRLS

General Manager G. W. Dickinson
Of the Michigan State Fair has estab.
lished a special class for Girls Can
ming Contest at the 1917 exposition
which will be held at Detroit, August
81 TO September o.
Girls who are members of any regu-
lar gardening and canning club under
the direction of the Michigan Agricul-
tural College will be eligible to enter
the contest. Three prizes will be
awarded teams doing the best demon.
stration work, the first price is $3.50,
the second prize 800, and third prize
$50. Entries for the contest should
be made before August 90.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02

Many lost and found articles find
their way to the original owner
through liner in the Expositor. Try
one.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02

When Ruth Law, enwrapped In
furs, sat in her aeroplane on the frosty
November morning which marked the
beginning of her fight to fame across
the 7S5 miles of country interven-
Ing between Chicago and New York
she little realized that her feat would
mark an epoch in the history of won.
ans achievement In this world.
Never once, either in the
preparation or the termination
of her wonderful accomplish.
ment, did Miss Law betray a weakness
of her sex-not even tremor Of the
voice revealed that she was the least
bit nervous over the trip.
combats Severe Cold.
To combat the chill of the higher
attitudes Miss Law dressed in a novel
cold.defying costume consisting first
of a suit of silk, one of chamois. two
of wool, a garment of soft leather and
finally heavy fur-lined overcoat. On
her head she wore wooden cap COW
cred with a stout leather helmet; her
feet were incased In two pairs of heavy
wooden stockings and high laced leath-
err boots, and on her hands were thick
wooden mittens. Despite this appar-
emily invulnerable protection from the
icy wind on high, the aviatrice COM
planned of the cold when she reached
her destination-New York.
A girl who can undergo the rigors
OF such trip would naturally be sus-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02

pectsd Of qualities Of endurance and
a system of nerves not common to
women. Miss Law insists she is pos.
sessed of no unusual qualifications,
and that anything she has
done may be accomplished by any
member OF her sex.
Flys over French Front
Following her remarkable cross
country fight, Miss Law went to
France where she associated herself
with the American aviation corps at
tached to the French army, and made
a number of successful flights over
enemy trenches on the western front.
She was the first woman to participate
in war maneuvers in an aeroplane and
her daring, won the warm appreciation
and compliments of army officers and
aviators long experienced in aerial
warfare. She is the only woman In the
country authorized to wear the uni.
form of the United States signal corps
and the insignia of the aero corps.
Miss Laws appearance In Detroit
during the Michigan State Fair, Au.
gust 81 to September 9, has created
interest in her throughout the state.
Her aerial feats will be fully as spec
tacular as her other notable accom-.
plishments constituting the most re.
markable demonstration of control IN
the air ever offered for the entertain
ment of Fair patrons.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
Notice

We are prepared to do oxy-acetyIene
welding and solicit any work you may
have to do i'm this line. Do not throw
away your broken castings, etc, bring
them to our shop and let us weld them
for you. We can save you time and
money. a. Chas. Barr, Yale
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
State FOOD CROPS
SHOW REMARKABLE
increase in YEAR
County Reports Insure Record Yields
of Beans and Potatoes
STATE FAIR INFLUENCE FELT
Accusing Farmers Throuah Annual
Exposition Has Worked Great Benz.
fit to Entire State. Says General
Manager G. w. Dickinson.

Michigan is we'll on the way towards
accomplishing its part in the increased
production of food for America and
her allies. According to early crop
reports the state has now 1,517652
more acres of food crops under cult.
walton than ever before in its history.
Most Of this acreage is de.
voted to beans and potatoes
two vital food crops in the pro-
dgctton of which Michigan leeds other
states. The buckwheat and sugar
beet crops this year will surpass all
previous records by substantial mar.
gins. In every respect the condition
of all the crops surpasses that of last
year, giving every assurance that the
fall will witness a most bountiful har.
vest
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
WILL NEVER BE WITHOUT IT

No other cough medicine Breaches the
spot" heals, soothes and relieves irritat-
ing, hacking coughs like Foley's Honey
and Tar. Mrs. John Bournoville,
Brussels, Wis, writes; "I've been using
Foley's Honey d Tar Compound for
years and recommend IL for children.
will never be without IL in the
house. Herb Il. Henneisy. adv
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Owing to the confusion in the names
OF two Doctor Frazers on Military st.
DIR. X. q. Frazer, specialist on Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat diseases wishes
to announce bis Office on the ground
floor Of the Yokom Bldg, opposite the
Harrington Hotel, 1011 Military street
Port Huron, Mich.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
We Buy Old Junk

will pay the highest market price
for old iron, brass, copper, rags, old
paper, hides and fur. 1fyou have any
thing Ia these lines see me before you
sell. Abe Kline, Yale. 1852
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02
Fair Plays Big Part.

In arousing the farmer to the agri.
cultural advantages of crop improve.
ment and the employment OF modern
machinery In advanced farming meth.
DDS, much credit is due the Michigan
State Agricultural Society and the an.
nual Michigan State Fair Through
its hundreds of exhibits, daily tractor
and farm machinery demonstrations,
especially arranged lectures by noted
crop experts, the Michigan State Fair
has accomplished remarkable results
in fathering the idea of agricultural
development on large scale.
Recognizing the Importance Of the
Michigan State Fair In fostering the
agricultural interests OF the state Gov
ernor Sleeper has again authorized
the appropriation OF 100000 for the
use of Michigan fairs. The O'Dell bill,
through which the appropriation is
made, provides for the donation of $50,
600 year for two years, to be shared
by all fairs making application TO the
Michigan Agricultural Fair Commits.
sion.
The underlying motive for the
State Fair has been the encourage,
ment and promotion Of all branches
OF farming and stock raising" says
George w. Dickinson, general manager
of the Michigan State Fair. I'VE
stand ready to cooperate in every way
with any movement looking toward
the advancement of agriculture In
Michigan feel that the constant
improvement noted In the quality OF
the exhibits at our Fair, from year to
year, will show what an influence this
annual exposition has on the farmers
and their interests in the state.
To Interest Everyone.
Because of the conditions obtain.
ing throughout the country this year
we are particularly anxious to get
everyone lined up for bigger and bet
ter crops. One of the greatest incen'
tives we know of for arousing enthus.
ism is competition. By means Of the
state appropriation IL will be possible
for us to give increased cash prizes
In all our departments, thus encourag'
ing keener competition which will in
turn result in a betterment of products
and live stock throughout the state"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-02

Old papers for shelves. and for put
ting under carpets, for sale at the
Expositor ONCE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11
WASTE AT THE STRAW PILE
The custom

The customary method Of disposing Of North Dako-
Ia straw has been to burn It For one thing, the value
of the straw on the farm was not appreciated, and for an
other. there was no method whereby 1t could convenient
ly be utilized under the farming methods commonly in
vogue. AS a marketable product straw had. Of course. no
value whatever except in rare cases and in small quaint
ties.
Now there is a change. There Is a general under
standing that straw is valuable on the farm II the facili-
ties for utilizing it are present, and with the growing in
terest in stock raising these facilities are increasing.
Moreover. straw just now has some commercial value. In
many sections feed is scarce, and straw is in demand at
prices which will yield the farmer something worth while
after the cost of baing and hauling have been met.
Just when 1t will pay better to sell straw off the farm
better than to use it on the farm is a large question.
Eastern farm leases frequently contain a clause prohibits
Ing the tenant from removing straw or manure from the
farm. To burn straw In the eastern states would be con-
sidered evidence of insanity. In the northwest, If the ia
,cilities for utilizing straw are absent, 1t will pay better to
sell it than to burn it. Anything pays better than that
Straw is not the only farm product that is wasted in
large quantities. At the forward end of every straw Pile
is a collection Of weed seeds, light grain. and so forth,
which usually goes up in smoke with the straw. The
quantity of this material varies with the year and the 10
car conditions. Some of this material makes excellent
stock feed. Wild buckwheat will compare very favorably
nutritive value. It makes fine hog feed. While no farm.
er raises wild buckwheat purposely. there are seasons
when a field will yield more Of this seed than of wheat.
All of this coarse an9 usually waste matter can be
utilized If the farm conditions are right. It cannot be
done on the big grain farm. There is needed cattle, hogs
sheep and poultry. In other words, there must be the
most systematic kind of diversified farming. That means
smaller acreage per individual, greater concentration, and
better distribution of labor throughout the year..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11

II am Lady Crandall. the wife of
the governor general Of Gibraltar"
h said. with a warming smile. q
just came down to see what I could
do for you poor stranded Americans.
In these times-- )
AN American yourself, TIL gamble
on It'll" Sherman pushed his way be-
tween the Uttered baskets and seized
Lady Crandall's hands. Knew it by
the cut of your jib-and-your way Of
doing things. I'm Henry j. Sherman,
from Kewanee. Illynoy-my wife and
daughter Kitty"
"And TIM from Iowa-the red hills
Of ole Ioway," the governors wife
chanted. with an orators flourish of
the hands. Welcome to the Rock,
home folks!">
Hands all around and an impromptu
old-home week right then and there.
Lady CrandalTs attention could not
be long away from the gowns, how
ever. She turned back to them eager
ly. With Jane Gerson as her aid, she
passed them in rapturous review, Mrs.
Sherman and Kitty playing an enthu-
~siastic' chorus.
A pursy little man with an air Of
supreme importance-Henry Reynolds
he was, United States Consul at Gil
braltar-catapulted in from the street
while the gown chatter was at its
noisiest. He threw his hands above
his head in a mock attitude of sub
m~issiveness before a highwayman.
8 all fixed, ladies and gentlemen"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-11

The government is showing greater activity tnan
formerly in attempting to check the atterance OF dis
loyal sentiments and other acts tending to interfere with
the organization and equipment of the armies of the
nation. The disturbances in Oklahoma appear to pc
over. In the rioting a few persons were killed. Some
of the ringieaders have been arrested and the prosecut-
ing authorities ask for the death sentence. which is the
extreme penalty provided for such ofenses. In Mime
sofa a few arrests have been made, and others are likely
to- follow. To the disgrace Of Minneapolis her Socialist
mayor, Van Lear, goes from place to place making
speeches in idenunciation Of the government and its pol
icies. and he is stil at large.
There has been no major movement in the war the
alter during the week. The British advance in Flanders,
halted ten days ago by heavy rains, has not been re-
sumed on any large scale. Late reports indicate heavy
artillery firing which, may indicate q resumption of the
attack. The fighting on the other fronts has been of
about the usual character. On the Russian front the
Tentons continue to advance. The Russian troops whose
disorderly fight gave the Germans their opportunity,
have been restored to some sort Of order, but their re-
treat continues, although at a less rapid pace than at
first. -
The Root commission to Russia has reached Wash
ington and made its report to the president. It is not
believed that the report will be made public at this time.
Charles Edward Russell, the Socialist who abandoned
the Socialist organization because Of its pro-German
proclvities, and who was one OF the Russian commits
sioners. has stated his belief that the United States
should send soldiers in considerable numbers to Russia,
as he believes that their presence there would tend to
bring order out of the Russian confusion. He is the only
member of the commission who takes this view. All the
others believe that the United States can help Russia
better in almost any other way than by sending her
soldiers.
The recent government estimate places the corn
crop Of the United States at a little. over 5000, 0oo.o 900
bushels. the largest corn crop ever raised in the country.
Winter wheat Is yielding better than was expected.
Spring wheat is turning out poorly as a rule. In North
Dakota the Red River Valley has a fair crop, but else
where the conditions are very spotted, in some cases the
crop being a failure.