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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Increased Taxes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, July 31.-A two
per cent. sur-tax on corporations, in
crease In sur-taxes on incomes over
$4,000, an increase of 81 gallon in
the tax on distilled spirits and an in
crease Of fifty cents barrel on beer,
we're agreed on today by the senate
finance committee as amendments to
the revenue bill.
From the sur-tax on corporation In
comes. the committee hopes to raise
$162, 100000. The boost on sur taxes
on individual incomes above $4,000
is expected to yiel dfrom $50, 100000
to $36,0o0,0OO. The liquor tax in
crease making the total tax $500 a
gallon is expected to yield $9e,a00,000.
The fifty per cent increase on beer,
making the total tax 1925, Is to raise
s25,O0O,O0O. The tax on wine will be
increased.
Thus wealth will be called upon
largely to make up the additional
S273, 0OO, 900 needed to bring the COM
mittees original bill up to $1.943, 00O,-
900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31

it is very hot. They do say many a
man for a spell after the great
drought hit the state had his coppers
dry on him to the point that they
fairly sizzled when after long fast
he was able to find som ething that
would cool them off. These Iowa
people do not look upon the wine
when it is red, but they do love hops
and barley connections. Two per
cent liquor is nothing like stone
fence or Jersey lightning. but it fills
the bill and Iowans say that the
Warsaw stuff Is about as good a
life saver as one can find. Scores
upon scores OF Iowans make pilgrim.
ages by trolley and automobile to the
life saving stations of Warsaw and
Keokuk is priding itself on being
such a near neighbor Of such a re-
freshing community.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31

any congestion in delivery which
might occur later on
Ahe contracts were awarded as
follows:
Cherokee, Scandal Coal. Co. Mad
rid, lump at S4.19; steam at 1921.
Clarinda, Thistle Coal company.
Cincinnati, lump, $3.50; steam, 1898.
Davenport, W. G. Block Coal COM
pany, lump, $425. Phillips Coal COM
pany, steam, $500.
Eldora, Heaps Coal Co., Boone.
lump, 1885. Abba Coal Co, OF
tumwa, lump, $4.O3; steam, s2.77.
Fort Madison, Thistle Coal Co,
lump, S3.72; Iowa Block Co. steam,
$40.
Glenwood, Thistle Coal Co., lump,
$4.O5.
independence, Heaps Coal Co,
lump, $435 to $4.S5, and steam. $2.79
Marshalltown. Abba Coal Co., lump
1891; steam, S2.6S.
Mitchelville, Colfax Consolidated
Coal Co., lump, 1884 to $4.09.
Uakdale, Colfax Consolidated, lump
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
SAYS WARSAW
HAS CHARM
Quincy Herald Insists on Poking Fun
at keokuk and Its Near
Neighbor
-'F." Town. -.

The Quincy Herald: A man from
Hannibal bawled out lean-shanked
Iowan at Keokuk in this fashion, yes
'terday: b..
"Hey there, you, have you had
any rain here since Iowa went dry"
Promptly the Iowan entered into
an explanation. The explanation is
that Keokuk proper is very dry. Sun
day and every other day, but the fact
is boon for the great state of Illinois,
or at least that part of it within easy
reach Of Keokuk. Warsaw is the
oasis in the desert and interurban
business to that settlement has TAX
en- a wonderful jump.
Warsaw Is described az one Of the
Invest burgs on the river and folks
from Keokuk are claiming full credit
for q large part of the new life"
Anyway, the fact remains that even
with its near beer substitutes for
gin mills and rum shops, Keokuk
hasn't the charm for its native sons
that Warsaw enjoys at the present
stage of the game.
When it's hot in the Hawkeye state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State Of Iowa, Lee county-ss.
In the district court of said county
at Keokuk.
Kate Hurley. plaintiff. versus Den
mis- Hurley, defendant.-Original no.
tice.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that a pc
tition is now on file in the clerks
office of the district court aforesaid
at Keokuk in behalf of the above
named plaintiff, against you and
claiming a divorce from you on the
grounds Of desertion.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
Of the next regular September term
of said court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1917, default will be
entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
A. T. MARSHALL,
Attorney for Plaintiff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Advance Guard Of Iowa Guard Regi-
ments Have Already Been Or
derod to Demlne, New
Mexico.
OTHERS FOLLOW LATER
Company Of VllIsca In Third Regi-
ment and Company A Of Mason
City In Second to
Move First.

~ Company L probably will
StsSss.-, not be ordered south before
NZ August 10. The war de-
partm ent has ordered that
one company from each of the Iowa
military units be sent Immediately to
Deming, New Mexico. to prepare the
encampment for the remainder of the
guaru companies. From latest ad-
vices the company to go from the
First Iowa regiment Of infantry has
not been named If Company l. is
not called, it will remain here until
ordered to join the first units at
Deming, which. according to unofi-
cial advices will be about August 10.
The Des Moines Register this morn
ing prints the following concerning
the initial movement of our troops:
The first contingent of the Iowa
national guard has been ordered to
Deming, N. M, at once to aid in pre-
pairing the encampment grounds there
for the balance of the brigade.
The war department yesterday
ordered commanding officers Of the
Iowa larger units to designate one
company from each Of their organt-
cations for the trip south.
Colonel Bennett of the Third Iowa
at once designated Company F OF
Villisca. Colonel Hyatt of the Second
selected Company A of Mason City.
Colonel Jacob Brandt of the artil-
| lery regiment is expected to name
Battery B of Davenport as his ad-
vance guard. This is the most ex-
perienced of the three batteries now
in the state, half of the membership
| having seen carrier service on the
border
The engineering comuany to go
will probably be Company A, now at
Camp Dodge, as company B Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Company c Of Des
Mo1nes have had little experience.
One squadron of cavalry will be
assigned by Major Howell of Iowa
City. The Lone Tree squadron is
considered the likely choice.
| One field hospital detachment W.
also go south. Which will be selected
has not been announced.
Officers Go South.
Uncle Sam yesterday also drafted
in federal service three prominent
officers of the Iowa guard quartermas-
ter's department. Major G. E. Logan
was ordered to report at once at
Deming. Captain F. S. Hurd, Olym-
pic rifle team member, and one Of
the best shots in the country, will re-
port at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Captain Henry 8. Merritt of Ottumw wa
has been assigned to Fort Worth.
Unofficial advices are that the re-
mainder Of the Iowa guards will be
ordered to Deming about August 10.
/ ARRANGEMENTS for transporting the
first contingent south are now being
made, but probably the exact plans
will not be made public until after
the men are well on their way, for
military reasons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.ls
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. July 31.-Max.
Rezenk thought he'd go Luther Bur.
banks record for growing things by
new ways, one better. He said his
irrigation system was supreme. Cops.
investigated. Result-S64 half pints.
and four gallon jugs OF booze buried,
under turnips, peas and potatoes. -
Great idea, eh?" Max asked the,
cops.
Fine" said they. calling the wagon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31

ly arrived in America from Germany,
is in the custody of federal officials
here today Upon searching him, Of
ficers found a letter, threatening the
life of President Wilson, concealed
between the soles of his shoes. 9th
err letters, kilograms and receipts in
Burnett's possession convinced Fred
Tate, chief of the secret bureau, that
he is an agent Of the German gov
eminent. Many Of the letters were
in code.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
BIG COAL BILL
PAID BY STATE
Contracts for Fuel Ranging From $3.50
to $500 and from $500
to $4.S5 are
Made.

The state board of control has
closed contracts with Iowa companies
for 114,5OO tons of coal for the If
teen state institutions at q total cost
of s394,000, says the Capital.
Steam coal was contracted for at
prices ranging from S2.39 to $500
per ton and lump at from $500 to
$4.85 delivered.
The board agreed to store 1880
tons during the months of August
and September in order to relieve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
KEOKUK GARDEN
YIELDS STRANGE
EAR OF CORN

Q Seven ears of corn in one.
. This sounds rather fishy, but 4
. The Gate City has the proof 4
. right here in the Office.
= This morning boy who for ,
. got to give his name, left this 4
= extraordinary speciment of corn 4
= from Keokuk garden, at the
. office.
. It consists Of one large ear I
. in the center surrounded by six 4
. smaller ones, all growing from 4
. the same base and all surround 4
. ed by the same husk 4
. II anyone cares to see this 4
. peculiar ear of corn it will be 4
. TN display in The Gate City 4
. office for several days. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Remains to be cremated.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
!, OAKLAND, Calf, July 31.-Brief
burial services will precede the ere.
nation this afternoon of the body OF
D. G. Scofield, former president OF
the Standard Oil company OF Cali
fornia who committed suicide.
At Scofield's request, no funeral
services will be held.
Grief over the death of his wife
hve years ago is believed to have
caused the suicide.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
NOTARIES ARE
NAMED TODAY
They Will Administer Oaths to the
Registered Men in keokuk-
To Do So Without
Charge

Notary publics who will,
NA, administer oaths to the reg
S@3 istered men have been desig-
mated by the exemption
board of Lee county for Keokuk. They
will be Smith and Smith, ]. o. Boyd
and H. Boyden Blood. In response to
a telegram from Governor Harding,
asking Sheriff Scott to secure no.
taries who will assist in the admins
traion OF oaths to the registrants, the
chairman Of the exemption board Sc
cured the offer of services from these
notaries.
This Is considered patriotic serv-
ice and the notaries are planning to
serve without expense to the rgis-
tered men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
$3.50 to $3.50, and steam, 1926.
Rockwell City, Boone Block Coal
Co, lump at So to $3.50.
woman sstoonkeeper Robbed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, July 31.-Mrs. Mary
s. Zvanziac assumed charge OF her,
husbands saloon today and before
she had been on the job thirty min
utes, three men slugged her and es.
capped with 81 500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
s1oo.ooo,ooo In Thirty DAYS.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, July 31.-In the last
thirty days, more than 500, 100000 has
been spent In Chicago for food, cloth
ing and equipment Of the new national
army, according to the depot quarter
masters department here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Wakefeld's
Blackberry
balSarA

Quickly cures Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
Cholera Infantum and all loose bowel
troubles in adults and babies. Nc
opium. No opiates. Harmless.
without an equal. IS cepts everywhere,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Forty False Addresses

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, July 31.-Federal agents
today were searching for forty men
who registered for the draft from
false addresses in the flop and barrel
house" section Of the first ward.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Supefluous,

Waterloo Tim es- Tribune: Well be-
lieve the stories of the American
boys after they get back-they don't
need to bring French wives to sub
stantiate them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Derive Pleasure from
Your, Veranda

Dr. not let your porch re-
mair unused duriag The most
joyful months Of the year!
See for how small an ex-
penditure you may make it
the summer living room
which 1t is intended TO be!
Fit it up with a suite of fur
niture such as this-one that
Will withstand outdoor wealth
er all year round. and you
will enjoy the summer
months, heartily.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Letter Hidden In Shoe,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.J
KANSAS CITY. Mo, July 81
Homer Burnett, alleged descendant
OF Puritan family, but who recent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Other Summer Furniture
Specials for Today

Folks who prefer Barnegat
cedar furniture will find here
the very newest furniture, in
artistic designs, and at prices
that but partly express their
quality. But of all the many
good values we are offering,
we are most proud of this
suite of genuine oak furni-
ture at $S.76 We should like
to have you see it here to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
To Keep Battalion Hero.

t is probable that a battalion OF
the First regiment will be retained
in the state for guard duty at the
cantonment, at least until conscript
soldiers arrive and begin training.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-31
Three Pieces for the
Cost Of One

When you see this suits you
will agree with us tha. the
swing alone is worth the
price Of the. entire outfit!
For the design is 50 attrac-
tive, and the materials and
craftsmanship so fine, that
you would never think the
price 50 low as 1918. And
even on this low price, we
will arrange credit for you.
che erfully!
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-05
Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
1Oc Cigar.
OUR PURPOSES

The purposes of the United States
in this war are known to the whole
world, to every people to whom the
truth has been permitted to come
We seek no material advantage of
any kind. We believe that the in
tolerable wrongs done in this war
by the furious and brutal power
of the Imperial German Government
ought to be repaired but not at the
expense of the sovereignty of any
people-rather a vindication of the
sovereignty both of those that are
weak and those that are strong. y
Peace must be based upon justice and
fairness and the common rights of
mankind. President Wilson's
Reply to the Pope.
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vancing wages as prices rise, a meth
cd which not only causes industrial
warfare, sufferig and injustice, but
bears hard upon millions of work
ers who cannot increase their in
comes-the clerks and professional
men and unorganized workers gen.
orally. The other way to make ad-
justment is by organizing the ma
chinery for handling food, stabilizing
prices as far as possible, and if nee
essary, stepping in to arbitrarily
control supplies.
Profiting by the experience of Eu-
rope, the United States has adopted
the course of organizing it's food sup
ply-not letting it run wild-and
much of the work of the Food Ad-
ministration during the past few
weeks has been centered upon con-
troll machinery. Results will now be
seen by the housewife when she goes
to buy necessities. Prices will not
rise unreasonably, and in many cases
may be expected to fall.
What happens to country at
war when food is left to control
itself is shown in the present plight
of Russia, where nothing was done,
and the industrial disturbance and
suffering led to a revolution border
ing on anarchy. What may be &C
complished by arbitrary control is
seen in Germany, which now has the
most acute food problem and yet is
maintaing her efficiency by iron reg
ulations. What we are trying to do
is to attain German efficiency by
democratic methods, organizing our
food supply, not from the top down,
as is done under autocracy, but from
the bottom up, which is democracy's
WaV,
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Films developed, Toe a roll; prints
from Sc up. Julien Studio.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-05

tors, and the free use of the neces-
sary textbooks. The candidates who
have the highest standing on the
examination, and have successfully
passed the physical examination, en-
ter the Naval Academy on August
18th, and are admitted on exactly
the same terms as midshipmen who
are nominated by membres of con-
gress, and, upon graduation, receive
commissions in the navy.
Retiring from the Service as Chief
Petty Officers of any class may en-
ter the Reserve Force where he re-
ceives an annual retainer. Should he
! be called into active service he is
then paid in addition to his retainer,
the base pay of the regular navy for
active duty and if on recruiting duty
he will receive $500 day or $4,000
month for subsistence. The fol-
lowing schedule will show what a
man will receive after retirement
into the reserves. After four years
of service he will receive $62.50 a
year if he goes into the reserve force
four months after his discharge. If
he waits over that time his retainer
will be $4,000.
After eight years service, the re-
tainer is $4,000, if after four months
of discharge, and $1,000 after that.
For ~ years service $125 yearly
retainer, if after four months of
discharge and 500 after that.
Reaching 16 years of active serv-
ice, a chief petty officer on going
into the reserve will receive third
of the base pay plus all permanent
additions, amounting to 500 to $25,
and averaging a monthly income of
Sal. If he has served 20 years this
amount will aggregate sos monthly.
If called back into the regular
service this man will then receive
the regular pay of his class plus his
retainer pay and if on recruiting
duty $500 a day for subsistence.
For instance, chief petty officer
drawing a regular pay of 500 month
ly woulc; receive $45 retainer and
$50 subsistence allowance, making
total of 1902.
If this man had retired after 20
years and was called back, he could
draw sos retainer, sos regular and
$50 subsistence, making total of
1920, which is more than a junior
lieutenant's pay and nearly equal to
that of a full lieutenant or a cap
tain in the army.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-05
UNION LABEL is
EMBLEM OF IN
DUSTRIAL JUSTICE

Just as our national emblem stands
for civil and religious liberty, jus
tice and equality, so the union label
is the emblem of industrial justice.
1t stands for the right of collective
bargaining, the right of employees to
seek redress for their wrongs with
out fearing discharge. Before unions
were organized when any employee be-
came dissatisfied with oppressive con-
ditions, if he even so much as limited
that he was not receiving an ade-
quate return for his labor, he usual
ly lost his job.
From the time the first gallery
slave tugged impatiently at his
clanking chains, the story of labor
has been one continual effort to re-
move these shackles, one continuous
striving toward better and higher
ideal, which was always just be-
yond his reach, ever hoping that the
morrow would bring forth more of
liberty, greater happiness, and above
all more complete recognition of
his right to fairer and more just
division of the product of his brain
and Drawn.
With just this purpose in view the
union label was established, and it
was thought, of course, that if the
worker has his emancipation in his
own hands, he would not hesitate to
avail himself of it. But strange to
say this ideal has not been realized,
The rank and file of labor are today
! Indifferent to the label, or if not in
different, are at least careless, either
neglecting entirely to ask for the la
bel, or if the clerk puts them off or
palms off a non-union article, when
they ask for one, they quietly sub
nit. Shrewd and willy merchants
soon saw that after all it was an
easy matter to prevent a union
man from getting what he wanted,
and as the profit in non-union goods
is generally much larger (the unor-
ganized employee receiving less
wages and working longer hours than
his organized brother), they soon
commenced the practice of stalling
the worker out of his rights. This
is done by keeping little or no union
stock on hand, palming off inferior
substitutes and a hundred other
ways in which the shrewd merchant
attains his end.
We respectfully request all union
men to demand the union card of
the retail clerks, and the union label
on all purchases, Get just what
you ask for, allow no one to palm
off substitutes. If the store does
not handle union goods, walk out
The merchant will then have union
made goods the next time you call.
If this is done consistently you
help yourself by helping others, and
in a very short time we predict it
will be difficult to sell non-union
goods.-Labor Claron.
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BUY TOBACCO
FOR SAILORS
AND SOLDIERS

The Labor Journal will receive
subscriptions from all persons de-
string to contribute to the solace
of our sailors and soldiers in
active service. The funds collect
ed will be sent to the Secretary
of the American Federation of
Labor, Washington, D. c., or to
the Secretary of the Tobacco
Workers International Union,
Louisville, Kentucky.
Cash donations will be received
by the advertising manager or
editor of the Journal, or may be
left with the agent at the Labor
Temple.
Come on, boys and girls, men
and women, give a few smokes or
a few chews to the boys in the
service who are fighting your
battles for you.
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THEY'VE GOT TO SHOW
GOVERNOR WHITMAN

Governor Whitman of New York
announced Monday that he would
withhold his decision in the matter
of the extradition of Alexander
Berkman, the anarchist leader, until
he had examined the minutes of the
San Francisco grand jury which re-
turned the indictment. Berkman was
recently arrested on a murder charge
in connection with the San Francisco
preparedness parade" bomb explo-
sion.
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THE FOOD SIDE OF WAR
(From the Food Administration

(From the Food Administl ation)
Six weeks of Food Administration
have shown definite results. The
housewife buying her supplies is like
ly to judge food control by such
details as the price of bread, flour,
meat, sugar, ETC., and some complaint
is heard because no startling re-
auctions in prices have been seen.
But prices have been stabilized and
prevented from further skyrocketing,
which is one of the first objects in
food control under war conditions.
Business men of the country, CO.
operating with the Food Administra-
ton, have arranged to operate I'M
der licenses, eliminate speculation in
food stuffs, handle the principal food
staples at reasonable margins of
profit, and prevent charging,
even when the supply is far below
the demand.
War brings food problems of
kind unknown in peace. The fight
ing world, neglecting production, soon
gets hungry. There is not enough
food to go round. Prices advance,
not only because food is scarce, but
because money is disturbed, and has
less purchasing power.
There are only two ways in which
4he world can adjust itself to the
food problem in war. One is by adj
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In 1916 the United States exported
to the West Indias, including Porto
Rico, more goods than to the entire
continent of South America. The
figures of the Department of Com
merce are; To the West Indies,
S191, 1876, 791; to South America,
SIT, 62S,611.
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Try "BLUL RIBBON" Cigar, SC

American smokes for American
soldiers, union made. No others
make a ladder of rings and wreaths
to beautiful dreamland.