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The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
Fire Does Small Damage.

Fire about noon at the home of
Mr.. q. E. Countzler did small dam
age to a small outbuilding last Fri
day. Some trash was being burned
in the yard, and the wind carried
the flames to a small storehouse,
burning one side considerably.
Neighbors extinguished the blaze
before much loss occurred.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
Weather Forecast for Week.

Forecast for the week beginning
Sunday Jauurry 20, 1917. For
Ohio valley and Tennessee: Rains
proba bly, Sunday and Mond ay, fol
lowed by much colder and generally
fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
Unsettled End warmer with snow
Thursday and Friday.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
Central City Man For Clerk.

Mr.. C. T. Noffsinger, of Central
City, announces his candidacy in
this paper this week. He seeks the
favor of the Republican party at its
primary, flor nomination for county
clerk, and If he wins that, will
make equally as strong candidate
at the general election. He is a
member of one of the pioneer fami
lies OF Muhlenberg, all of them on
orable, industrious people, who have
done vast things in the countv's up
lift and development. Mr.. Nofslng-
er has all the needed qualifications,
will make a clean fort for the nomi
nation, and do everything possible
to elect the Clerk no matter who is
nominated.
Every live, wide-awake Mullen
berger should be in town Saturday
fternoon.
Roark has talking machine rec
ords from loc. to 81 IN stock.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

The German Ford Co. is laying
the Queen theatre this week, and
doing capacity business. A new
production is given each night, and
the work of the company is pleasing
our people.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

The supremacy of the Victrola is
universally recognized. Machines
and records have maintained a high
point never reached by others.
Look and listen, for Roark Is always
glad to demonstrate.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyerhoefer
have moved IN from their farm, and
are at home on Hopkinsville street.
Their many friends here are delight
ed to have them again as nelghbors.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Mrs. J. A. Rose returned yester-
DAY from Hartford, where she has
been some weeks at the bedside of
Mr.. James P. Stevens. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Stevens, who
will be here for some time.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Victor talking machines have not
been increased in price, though the
factory cost has been Increased
about 16 per cent, in the past two
years.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Every progressive man in the
county should be here Saturday to
the good road mass meeting. 1t is
the most important matter before
the county.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Let Roark bring the worlds great
est artists, bands, orchestFas in your
home. They will sing, play OF talk
to you in pleasing, edncatiye ways,
at no cost and without obligation to
buy anything. See and hear Just
what the matchless VictFola is and
the wondrous things it can do.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
Pastor to Move to Princeton,

Rey. John ". T. Owens, pastor
of the Baptist church, has offered
his resignation, to take effect March
{, when he will move to Princeton,
where he has accepted a call. Not
only his church members, but all
our people regret that he and his
family are to leave us, as they have
made many warm friends during
their stay here.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

That was a fine crowd here to
court Monday, and business in all
lines was good.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Mr.. Sidney Fred was IN Cincin-
natl several days during the week
on business.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Mr.. w. D. Blackwell was in
Louisville on business the first of
the week.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

We'll know tomorrow how the
weather of the next six weeks will
be.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Mr.. Grounding will tell you to-
morrow how the weather is the next
six weeks.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

$500 week straight salary, to
man with rig to introduce Poultry
Remedies. Pay every week.
Experience unnecessary. Eureka
Mfg, Co. East St. Louis, III.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

The Victrola is always ready to
entertain-one or one hundred.
See and hear this wonderful machine
at Roark's.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Good morning! Have you be
come a candidate yet?
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Get in the good road movement
Saturday as you never have before.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

The court house should be packed
Saturday afternoon.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

These spring days have caused
some folks 20 think of gardening.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

This begins the short month with
a lot of big days.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

No matter what Victor record
you may want, Roark has It, or can
supply it in two days.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Rooms for rent. Apply to II.
Haviland.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Orien L. Roark made profession
al visit to Hartford last Friday.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Roark has all sorts of talking
machine supplies.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01

Be here for the good road rally
Saturday..
Winter may be over, but we will
not know until tomorrow.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
2,ocaA MeNAoN.

Let Roark Victrolalze your home.
Next trachoma clinic Monday,
Feb. 5.
Trees are beginning to thicken up
in the branches.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
We Save You a Dol
lar a Minute

1t won't take you over five min
utes to decide when you see this
unbeatable bargain. And in that
five minutes you save S..
Well accept your order by tele-
phone, but unless an order is given
no cabinets will be reserved
And please don't forget that
numbers of women who have made
up their minds to have the Hoosier
will see this offer and lose no time.
Only by coming early can you
be SURE of getting one of these
wonderful cabinets at our unheard-
Of price.
Lest you forget-take this notice
now and pin it up where you'll see
it.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
To theFirSt Is Women Who Ca
No More After These

These cabinets are fresh from
the factory, glistening new and
splendidly equipped.
But the number is positively
limited. When all are taken, that
ends the price reduction. The
next lot must be sold at the regu-
lar price.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-02-01
Sale Begins at s a.
m. Feb. 3

The terms of the Cut-Price
Hoosier Sale are these:
PAY only ST when you order
the "Hoosier Special"
Pay the balance only ST a
week.
3-No interest, no extra fees.
4-Your money all back if you
are not delighted.
5-Bona fide cut Of SIS in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
Mans Greatest Achievement.

Fifteen years was the time allotted for
task greater than that Of Hill in the North.
west, almost as great as the emlgrants
after the civil war, and best comparable
with the gigantic work of Cecil Rhodes in
bringing modern life to the savage plains
and mountains of South Africa.
That task was the moving into the ter
ritory surrounding Keokuk, along the
Mississippi, of quantity Of manufacture
ing three times that done in the whole
state of Iowa on it's SEVENTEEN birthday,
That task involves building up new
manufacturing section of the United
States, far westward from the ALE
ghenies, big enough to make marked
shifting of the manufacturing center OF
the nation.
A schedule was made for this Rhode
sian task, with small beginnings gradually
increasing to large achievements, covering
only fifteen years of time. This would
make it not only gigantic, but a record
breaking, achievement never before ac-
complished by man.
And at the end of the fourth year of
work the task is practically on the sched-
ule fixed, practically as far completed as
was planned for this date.
Keokuk, Metropolis Of Manufacturing.
Keokuk is in the center of this new IN
dustrial section being built up by plans
and method as blue printed some years
ago.
Keokuk is the key to the whole situa-
tion. the nucleus of all the work being
done, the vortex of the great forces beng
utilized.
Keokuk and her water-power is gener-
allv spoken of as the synonym Of the
whole new industrial revolution and It's
location along the Mississippi river. In
fact, the upbuilding of industrialism is be-
ing applied to all the cities and towns
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
Big Men on the Job.

Always in harmony with the Keokuk
Industrial association, the power company
maintains two departments with direct
bearing on the attraction of factories. It
has an industrial commissioner and a sales
manager The latter is there to sell cleo
trio current, the merchandise of the COM
pany, but it soon appeared that selling
more electricity means bringing in new
users of power; and the other important
fact is that the sales manager turned out
to be a wonderfully efficient man to move
manufacturing.
The manager Of the Mississippi River
Power company is one Of the biggest and
best men in the Stone & Webster organiza-
tion-that is why he was sent here after
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
codfather of Rand Park.

Rand park is named for George D..
Rand. for many years a leading bust
ness man, manufacturer and financier
of Keu1luk. He was mayor and held
other positions of trust for the people,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
Best Limestone Is Here.

The best limestone in the three
states is found adjacent to Keokuk
and is shipped hundreds Of miles for
use in concrete, streets and hard
roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
How Method Beats Chance.

The Middle West grew apace after the
civil war by the simple but tremendous
force of million soldiers no longer salts
fed to stagnate at their old homes in the
East; this was without any special direc.
ton, and by the same token it resulted in
some trials and tribulations, failures at
one thing where another thing later made
riches, and a prolonged settling down to
comparative success after half century.
At the end Of the last century, James j.
Hill gave efficient direction to the up
building and settlement Of the great North
west There was much method in his ac-
tivities as the head Of great railroad By
reason of this modicum of method, his rail
road empire was advanced to successful
settlement within about quarter Of
century.
A new Industrial principally is the logi-
cal result Of conditions along the middle
stretches of the Mississippi river. It is
being built up by modern methods en-
tirely.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
BY G. WALTER BARR.


Big people never do big things in hap
hazard fashion.
Big business plans all it's moves and ac-
tivities with all the detail of blue print
of an engineer building dam or drilling
tunnel.
Instead of steel and concrete, water and
rock, the materials entering into the
plans Of big business men are chiefly the
characteristics of human nature the ele-
ments of competitive business, the objec-
tive of making money which most mer-
chants have, and the economic forces
which have been formulated by expert
ence.
While the constructing engineer care
fully calculates tensile strength, elastic
limit, weight, thrust, stresses and strains,
friction coefficients and torque, the man.
ayers of big business developing new
country, as carefully calculate market de-
mand, raw material supply, transporta-
ton costs, labor elements, facilities for
living we'll, and a thousand and one other
factors in the great work Of advancing a
principality.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
How Keokuk Did Her Part.

The method in the plan followed is not
difficult to understand, although it in
cludes multitude of details.
Fundamentally, there must be COM
plete and active cooperation between the
power company and the city. The Keo-
kuk Industrial association afforded this.
Already in existence, with a directorate
divided into committees, headed by men
of big brains and large vision, the Keo-
kuk Industrial association enthusiastical-
ly and energetically did its part. It
made survey Of the city and concrete
and sensible plans for its extension. 1t
attained perfect cleanliness and SANTA
ton in streets alleys and back yards, it
acquired industrial tracts Of land at a
price allowing it to be sold for factories at
a low price. 1t pushed for water supply,
railroad lines, proper bridge facilities,
cheaper railroad rates, and thousand
other necessities.
Best of all, perhaps, it recognized in the
beginning that truism so many people fail
to appreciate, that it is impossible to at
tract factories to any city unless that city
is good place to live.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
THE BUILDING OF
INDUSTRIAL KEOKUK
Covering Fifteen is Being Worked
and When Completed Will Be the Greatest Economic
Achievement of Man in America, Comparable Only
with the Empire Building of Cecil Rhodes.

along the transmission lines leading from
Keokuk's great power house; Keokuk is
getting her proportionate share in ratio to
her own activities and receptivities to the
gifts of the gods. In this discussion of
the activities and work of the Mississippi
River Power company, Keokuk will be
used as the type and example of what is
occurring-saying now once for all that
the power company is showing no dis
elimination nor favoritism, but is as will
ing to help any other city desiring it as to
help Keokuk. But, of course, Keokuk can
not be divorced from her advantageous
position in contact with the dam and pow
er house with consequent easier transmits
sion of cheap electric current.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
Is Progressing as Planned.


The management of the Mississippi Riv-
er Power company is in the hands of
Stone & Webster, premier operators OF
public utilities. In the very beginning,
they recognized the immensely and al
most impossibility of moving the manu-
featuring center of the United States in
the direction of Keokuk.
The difficulties Of the task became its
grandeur; instead of appalling, they
stimulated these men; instead of scatter
ing shots for general results, the manage
ment worked out certain definite princi-
pies for campaign to occupy fifteen
years along very definite lines
That campaign is being carried out
with all the accurate grand tactics of one
of Napoleon's a century ago.
It is succeeding, and therein lies the
certainty Of the future of Keokuk as
great manufacturing city, in the years to
come, by the regular progress Of the work
already advancing as planned originally.
If it progresses regularly as in the last
four years, and is completed in fifteen
years, it will be the largest, the most i'm
portant, and in every way the greatest
American achievement of man in develop
ing an industrial principally and the con-
sequent development Of the whole sur
rounding country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30

,tContlnueo on page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08
PROTECTION FOR
NEUTRAL NATIONS
fContinued from page =:

between belligerents' and neutrals)
which have grown up during the past
Y 25 years and have been In some cases
differently interpreted by courts OF
different countries, have been fire.
.Quently found Inadequate to meet new
conditions of warfare and as q result
every war has changed. modified or
added to the rules, generally through
I the process OF judicial decisions.
The prize courts OF belligerents
have thus become the interpreters OF
belligerent rights and neutral obliga-
lions and their interpretations evil
dence an unconscious prejudice aris-
Ing out of overappreciation of the
needs of belligerents."
writers on international law have
relied upon these prize court decis-
ions in dealing with the subject Of
neutrality, so that they have laid down
rules formulated indirectly from bel
ugerent point Of view. In addition
to these influences affecting a code
to govern the conduct and treatment
Of neutrals, international conferences
and congress have generally confided
the drafting OF rules relating to bel
ligerents and neutral rights to military
and naval experts who naturallv ap-
proach the subject from the belliger-
ent's standpoint"
The American institute Of interna-
fional law includes five representatives
from each Of the twenty-one north.
south and central countries
Elihu boot is honorary president Of
the institute and James Brown Scott,
president The American members in
clude Root, Scott, Roberts, Bacon, Sec
rotary Lansing and Leo s. Rowe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08
FEW BILLS
EVER LIVE
Only One Out Of Four Is Ever Enacted
into Law, Statistics Of Legis-
Iature Show.

During a period of seventy years
that is, from 1886 to 1916-the rec
ords show that there have been in
troduced into the general assembly OF
Iowa a total of nearly 29,500 bills
and Joint resolutions" says Prof.
BENJAMIN F. Shambaugh in the intro
luction to a large volume just pub
lished by the State Historical So
ciety of Iowa "Of these approx
mateIy 5000 passed both hotlkes and
were placed upon the statute books;
while about 21,500 fell by the way
side. To those who are alarmed at
the tendency of the legislature to add
to the volume Of the statute law at
an ever increasing rate, it may be
something Of a relief to learn that
there were actually fewer bills in
troduced in the general assembly in
1915 than in 1918, and that the NOR
tally Of those presented was actually
greater in 1915"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08
FAMOUS BAND
OF MINISTERS
Iowa Band Arrived In HaWkeye State
In 1e43 and Began Its Labors
Immediately.

The famous Iowa band arrived in
Iowa in the memorable year 1s43."
saws the writer Of an article recently
published by the State Historical So
ciety of Iowa. at was made up of
eleven men representing six states
and eight colleges, all graduates of
Andover Theological seminary. Their
tourney to Iowa was made as far as
Buffalo by railroad then by the
great lakes to Chicago, from whence
they came by stage coach over the
prairies of Illinois to the Mississippi
river Their western terminus was
Denmark In Lee county, Iowa, where
on Sunday, November 5. 1843, seven
of these young preachers were or
dained. They We're all willing to al
low Rev. Asa Turner to select their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08

navy The Newspaper took up The
IDEA and soon the dimes began 10
pour in from all parts Of tine coun'
try. Capital readers helped swell the
amount.
From the start It was known that
the money secured would not be sum
cient to buy even a small warshlp'
but the promoters themselves were
surprised at the result when 20O,VoV
persons contributed a total OF s2o'
900.
A few weeks ago the navy depart
ment formally accepted the MaJcrle
Sterrett battleship fund. To tne
qualification Of ali those interested,
the money is to be used to increase
the efficiency, If not the size, OF cur
navy. The interest from the rn'a
will be split MP into prizes for MARKS
manship on Uncle Sans men-o-wa,,,,
Through 1t each winning crew WIZ
receive about twelve dollars. Inus
has little acorn Of childish senn'
ment grown into a giant oak OF pat
riotism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08

Christmas and pass them along to
somebody else. In that way / reduce
my Christmas expenditures nearly
half every year Blu. the stuff this
year is a poor lot and shall do well
II salvage 20 per cent OF it. The
custom is widespread and much more
general than one would imagine.
Twenty-one years ago Jim Orr gave
me meerschaum cigar holder for a
Christmas present. 1t was well de-
fined cigar holder with a cupid teeter-
ing on the end holding his fingers to
his nose. Now. seldom smoke and,
anyway, a cigar holder Is almost as
abhorent to me as wrist watch. SO.
laid Jim's little token away until
the following year and. after putting
a private mark on 1t. sent 1t to a
friend in New York. Three years ago
l got it back from a friend in Phoenix,
Ariz., and the following year I sent
it to Fred Funston, who still is using
it. Up to the time it reached me on
its return trip 1t had never been en-
ployed for the purpose 1t originally
was intended. What pleasant wealth
er we're having"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-08
LIGHT MONTROSE
WITH DAM POWER
keokuk Electric Company Has Ae-
cepted Application for Ex-
NJ fension Of the Power
Lines. T..
MATERIAL Is ORDERED
Work viii Start as Soon as the
Weather Permits-To Build a
ss5 Satisfaction at
Montrose.

Power from the Keokuk dam viii
soon supply hundred or more new
homes and BUSINESS houses with
light. run several business enterprises
and light sown. All this develop
ment will be at Montrose. The city
council of that place in a recent
meeting o. KID the election recently
held at which unanimous vote was
cast for an electric franchise, and
now the Keokuk Electric company
has accepted the application for
power and will begin work on the
line as soon as the weather condi-
tons permit.
The transmission line will be ex-
tended up the river road. Permission
for this has been obtained fre1n the
Lee county board of supervisors. A
brick and cement sub-station will be
erected at Montrose similar to the
one at Warsaw. ALI the latest and
best apparatus and appliances will be
used in this building
The city council Of Mentrcse has
placed an order with the Keokuk
Electric company for thirty street
lights to be placed on Main street
and the principal intersecting thor
oughfare. These lights will be forty
candle power ircandescent, the same
as used on Anschutz hill and the
river road. Over one hundred homes
and business houses in Montrose have
contracted for light, and the power
for the Montrose Journal, the button
factory and other industries will be
supplied from keokuk.
! Material for the work has already
been ordered and will be here ready
for use as soon as the weather is
suitable for work to start.