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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Away out on Main street where
the country begins. the people OF
Keokuk in years of worthy record
delighted in their large public meet
ings for patriotic purposes or FOL
social amusement. The city of Keo
kuk was not SO imperial in tone as l,
| is today. The town and the country
were more united in their manners
and ways of dealing with eachother
Elements and lines were not so dis
tinct. The horsecars had not arriy-
ed and people walked the streets all
on level
AT the 4th of July celebration far
north where Main street became dim,
the elder Irwin said in his Grafton
that the union was so strong that
there would be no more wars be-
tween the states. Perhaps this will
hold true.
On Fifth street, as a boy, noticed
a fine man on horseback, all arrayed
as an armed warrior or plumed
knight, and someone said THAT is
General Curtis.''
When the palatial steamer Jennie
Deans moved up in queenly pride to
the landing where the celebration
was held there was much rejoicing
observed that the gay river ship was
decorated with banners as numerous
as the number of states. The landing
place of the Jennie Deans was of
the native class, where liberty ruled.
There was no Des Moines rapids
canal, no bridge, no dam to lessen
the natural scenery of the grand old
Mississippi river along the bluffs,
which add their graces to the river
curves to the north.
After some hours of devotion to the
beauties of the river scenery north
of Rand park, visited Editor Clark
and we talked of the attractions so
sublime. and in a fine spirit of rev.
erence, he said to me, We'll, this
shows that we are immortal" That
was the time when the public mind
was agitated on the subject of what
disposition the United States should
make Of the Philippine Islands and
Cuba, and Editor Clark went on to
recite his position in the chief of
topic of the day. He said: cat a
private conference including Speaker
Henderson, Senator Gear and others
of note, when the time came for me
to speak, l said that the United
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Memorial Day "reminiscences

/ States should take possession OF
Cuba and the Philippine islands and
keep them as cur own. They are not
capable Of self government, being OF
mixed and inferior races. | would
not give one of the brave boys of my
district for all the low tribes In
Cuba"
AT this point Clark was in high
spirit and flourished his cane in en-
phasis of his feeling on the subject.
Our private meeting in his own
temple OF great thoughts and devo-
ton, was one of harmony, for we
were kindred spirits
This was Memorial day, the occas-
ion when we have en- especial rever-
ence and devotion to that cause and
for those brave ones who offered their
service and their lives that freedom
should be maintained and the re-
public should live.
At the NATIONAL cemetery in Keo-
kuk I have listened to orations Of
many noble speakers. There were
Samuel NJ. Clark, always spirited and
rising to higher greatness and sub
Unity; there was Richard B. B..
Wood. in poetic devotion and flights
of fine patriotic enthusiasm; and
UllcIo was Soou olu 1olothCl JOlh
Burgess, whose mission was to con-
sole and point the weeping ones to
the solace of the Great Teacher.
who declared that no one hath great
er. love than he who gives his life
for his friend
| have heard others deliver adj
dresses. And lest we forget one
able prayer of Rev. Burgess, let the
record be that in that prayer he
thanked God for putting into the
mind of Columbus the thought and
inspiration to sail west and discover
the new world. 1t requires divine
inspiration to give voice to such a
thought.
Editor Clark, Richard Wood and
John Burgess delivered messages
from the throne of God, and so their
lives remain a blessing upon earth.
Another great address, even though
said in tears, was that of the dear
woman just in front of me, who
wept in awful anguish for, her be-
loved son who lies buried in his
faded coat of blue, in the sands of
Georgia.
JASPER BLINES.
Plainview, Neb., May IS, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
THREE GOOD MEN.

Daniel Willard, secretary Of transportation,
Herbert c. Hoover, secretary of food, and J. P.
Settinus, secretary of munitions in an enlarged
cabinet appear to be possibilities of the early
future.
From all that is generally known of these
three capable and patriotic Americans there
would be a feeling throughout the country that
the interests confded to them were in safe
hands. There would be confidence that they
could do what ought to be done as well per-
haps as anyone else; and the first thought of
the average citizen would not be the hopeless
feeling that the country did not have the right
men at the head of these departments Of gov
eminent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
BOYS, SPARE THE BIRDS.

1t is reported that boys are killing birds
throughout this city. Such a report seems in
credible in view Of the campaign that has been
carried on for years against this form Of iuven-
lie wickedness. Years ago it was a common
pastime for boys to rob birds nests and kill
the feathered tribe. Conditions greatly
changed through appeal made to the lads hui
manitarian instincts, but now there seems to
be demand for another campaign in that direc-
ton. The use Of the air rifle is the most COM
mon form Of deadly destruction, and i'll the
hands of a boy bent upon murderous work
directed against birds it is effective. Par
ents and teachers should take steps to dis
courage this warfare our feathered friends.
II their efforts fail in results, more drastic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
MEMORIAL DAY.

MEMORIAL DAY.
Salute the soldiers, one and all.
The living and the dead;
With songs and music fill the air,
And wreaths above them spread.
Wen not forget the strong, true men,
The soldiers now grown old;
For once they countrys pride
And wore the blue and gold.
Not many live to share love,
Well give them of our best;
A soldier now with whom meet
Should be welcome guest
Then decorate the soldier graves,
Remember, too, the gray;
Place garlands green every one
Entwned with blossoms gay.
And cheer the living, they march.
Our soldier boys still here;
They fought the fight, their work is done,
They need heartfelt cheer.
Our country's safe the best on earth,
For this the brave men fought;
Spread wide the flag for which they died,
Its stripes with blood were bought
They fought for right! it gave them might!
And now all souls free
To take stand for country grand,
A union strong we;
We need brave soldiers, now, today,
Help, boys; Help! the flags wave high,
And We'll cheer you on to victory,
When you go marching by.
-Abbie Oliver Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

has any concern of the n. !,
IN IN business there in recsn, le ~
The telegram follows. t yestl
Can you handle so
cars standard two-inch s %
ings in transit to Chic sefeen-
$1.6o f. o. b. mines. a1s q!
cars lump and mine r, rso y
SLIGO? Wire. 'un At
'BELLVILLE COAL co. 4
In only one or two insto ~.
local coal merchants at.au ties y
find a market for this prodn p1
fore they surmised tho d eauct ;.
hind the message and too,. sa \
to ascertain whether It can n slsp
a legitimate coal firm. ifo'
Both wholesalers and 80,
received warnings to be on ,' OIL.
against similar attempts r. S S.s
the local market durinp IN, =.
mer months. sua
Thanking You for publication !,
Dove, I remain W
Very truly yours,
{eokuk,, Iowa, May 20, 1917 "a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
A MEMORIAL DAY THOUGHT.

As we drop a flower ON the graves of the
dead soldiers tomorrow, it is we'll that we
think of the great Lincon's phrase, ''that
these dead shall not have died in vain That
is thought every of us ought to carry
with us every day of our lives We must carry
on the work which our fathers so nobly began.
We must defend our country's honor and pre-
serve its ideals and traditions as did those
who have gone. Democracy is still on trial as
it was in the days of the sixties 1t cannot en-
dure unless the freemen it serves are ready to
purchase its life even at the sacrifice Of their
own.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Tama News: Yes, great prospects
are before US in this country, for we
have large class of professional re-
formers who want to regulate every
thing. The great American public
seems to have hoisted the white flag
and given up to the regulators AS a
result the calendar of mortal sins is
multiplied every time reformer gets
new idea on regulation. They are
getting the ideas speedily, for one is
trying to Guido the other inventing
new things to regulate.
Sioux City Journal: II those con-
gressmen who made it a practice to
vote on the war measures with their
| eyes shut and holding their noses
would consent also to do it with gag
| in their larger facial apertures the
process would be still further improv-
ed.
Muscatine Times-Republican This
war is being fought for the United
States, not only the United States of to-
day but of tomorrow. And there is no
reason why tomorrow should not be
pay day as well as today. To attempt
to pay the entire and enormous cost
on the nail is TO accentuate burden
and cause serious internal embarrass
ment.
Davenport Democrat: TT will cost
the United States a great deal less to
win the war than it will cost if we
lose it." declared J. B. Forgan, of the
First National Bank of Chicago, at
meeting of the Chicago Association OF
Commerce. Anyone who is given to
worry over the high cost of war
should ponder over this statement.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator
Kenyon says that the delay in passing
bill for the control of food prices is
occasioned by desire to make it suf-
ficiently drastic. Meanwhile the prices
imposed by spectators awaiting this
law are drastic enough for any pur-
pose not associated with honest inten-
tons.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Every
cloud has its silver lining. Our win
try spring is giving us colds in our
heads just at the time when we are
preparing to greet and converse with
that Russian mission.
Perry Chief: Pretty soon people
are going to eat the despfsed carp
without making any comments.
Des Moines Tribune: 1t would, be al
joke on somebody if the war were to
come to an end while congress is still
talking about preparations for it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
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Frank Barnes and wifs and !
George, returned home WednesS.'I
ST. Louis. accompanied by Miss
ma Barnes.
Miss Anna Klug attended n
mencement at Warsaw THURSDAY
Rev. VIM. Kreis and family q, n
nelson, spent Friday evening Al
Gus Schuelka home.
Gus Derr and wife and Mrs. q.
Westermeyer and son, were DOM
son callers Friday.
Miss Wilma Leu of near Mn
visited at the Fred Heiser home /
day.
G. H. Bassett Of near Wan
passed through town Monday.
Miss Marie Clemenson of X
Montrose, visited at the Adam H
home Thursday.
M. T. Kerns was called to Rev
Thursday by the death of his I'm
Mordecai Bishopp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Keokuk, Iowa. May 20, 1917.
The Price Of Coal.

To the Editor OF The Gate City:
In view of the article signed by
Consumer" in last evenings issue of
your paper I thought the following
from the American Coal Journal would
throw some light on the ST. Louis tele-
gram and present the matter In fair
light: The Journal says:
Curb tactics to break the prices
in the Chicago coal market this
week were recognized by local
men in about 40 kilograms receiv-
ed here from ST. Louis Wednesday
night offering so to 75 cars OF two
inch screenings at a price OF
S1.50 less than the local quota
tions. The messages were sign
ed by the "Belleville Coal Co."
but no company of this name Is
known to coal men In ST. Louis, nor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

measures may be applied when the law-en-
forcing authorities take the matter in hand.
But first make appeal to the manly instinct OF
the boys. The boy who cannot see duty IN
protecting birds shows little promise of becom-
ing good citizen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Slaughter Of the Birds.

Sidu9nStT OF tne b1fdS.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
1t fell fiuttering in the grass. l
picked it up and saw wing badly
shattered by shot from an air gun
used in the hands of a twelye-year-
old boy. Perhaps the boy with the
gun should not be too severely
blamed. because it is more or less
natural instinct and instructive for
boys furnished with instruments OF
destruction to use them against all
forms of wild life. He probably ard
not know that birds protect the
forest trees and save them from the
deadly attack of insect enemies. If
his teachers or parents knew, they
had not told him of this great ser
vice of the warblers to boys and
girls, their fathers and mothers and
everybody. Few boys will be de-
tered by telling them birds are
beautiful to see and delightful to hear
sing, or that there are young ones
in the nest to be fed and kept warm.
Let the children be told impressively
that If there were 10 birds to. destroy
the bugs, worms and insects we
should have no trees, corn, wheat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Keokuk, Iowa. May 2s. 1917.
Cheap Goa! vs.. Good Goal.

Cheap Coal vs. GOOD Coal.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
If the premises of Consumer" in
yesterdays Gate City were correct
it would surely seem that Keokuk re-
tail coal men are charging an exorbi-
tant price, but the facts are that the
report Of the st. Louis market for
last week, published in responsible
trade journal, shows that the coal
selling in Keokuk for $3.50 is retail
ing in St. Louis at $500 per ton. and
the same coal is quoted at 1926 to
$500 at the mine.
There is coal mined near st.
Louis classed as standard" which
takes low freight rate to st. Louis,
but it is of very inferior quality and
would not satisfy those who have
been accustomed to using the better
grades.
Men who are giving careful study
to the coal situation, find 1t very
perplexing question, and it is we'll for
the public to be cautious about being
misled by erroneous reports as to the
real condition.
A. H. EVANS.
Keokuk, Iowa. May 20, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Herbert Hoover will do we'll to compile as
many scrap books of the nice things that are
being published about him now as possible. He
will need them all for solace, and then some
more, in the inevitable future day Of criticism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

The governor of North Carolina believes
that all professional baseball players should be
- either in trench or furrow' Evidently
if there was Tar Heel league it has already
blown up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Business generally is good Farmers and
other producers are getting high prices for
everything they raise There is brisk demand
for labor of all kinds, Keokuk being no ex-
ception
It is true that the cost of living has. largely
increased; but on the other hand the demand
for all labor products likewise has advanced,
and there is little if any just complaint of lack
of employment.
Iowa, in particular has no occasion to look
forward to anything but cheerful expectation,
SO far as production and marketing con
cerned, despite the fact that the nation has
been drawn into the great conflict.
But even if business prospects were not
good about the worst policy for any people
would be that of tying up their purses and cut
ting down ordinary expenses and reasonable
expenditures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

More than one hundred years
Robert Fulton built submarine B,
which carried crew of four men,
able to dive quickly and stay s
merged for a period of six hours
could also cruise for many miles
the surface.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Voice of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed BY
correspondents. Writers of commrni.
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. but
for the information of the sditon.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
NO OCCASION FOR GLOOM.

Conditions and practices national and local
demand that again halt be called on the
alarmist stuff that is heard more or less every
day on the streets and in homes.
One might suppose that because OF the wal
this country was going in double-quick time to
the demnition bowwows and that there would
soon not be the price of loaf of bread or a bar
rel Of flour in the family exchequer.
The truth is that there is plenty OF American
money awaiting investment, as shown by the
fact that the billions of dollars OF war bonds OF
the United States issued as loans to the allies
have been oversubscribed. It was the money
of the so-caled common people that accom-
plished this, aided in part by the subscriptions
of men who deal in millions yet who draw
their financial sustenance from the dollars OF
those who have less, in the aggregate, than they
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has the
common-sense view, which he offers and may
be accepted as fact. He says:
There is natural anxiety about the future, but
this rapidly disappears with the restoration of
the equilibrium and when men begin to get the
significance of the situation. There is no
reason why business should not proceed upon its
normal course. There is, in fact every reason
why business should proceed upon larger basis
of prosperity than it has ever known before
This of itself will compel the production and
this country has before produced. l speak
alone Of food products but OF manufactures
and industries in general.
If the continues another year. the allied
governments will probably expend in the markets
of the United States at least five billion dol
lars for supplies and materials. This alone would
compel prosperity if were reluctant to
take 1t. In addition to foreign purchases our own
government must expend from two to four bill
lions of dollars in materials and supplies for
training large army and for carrying on the
operations of the and navy and the civil
establishm of the government.
1t is likely that total of nine billions of dol
lars will have tobe expended by the allied govern
ments and the government of the United States IN
markets within the next II months. How
business behurt by these expenditures? Bust
prosperity always depends upon demand
We lose prosperity when there isn't enough de-
mand to absorb the products of our soil and our
factories at renunerative prices. or when the de-
mand is so small that industry is only partially
occupied. We gain prosperity when the demand
in excess of the supply and when every produc-
enterprise is pushed to the utmost to meet
the demand. At such times prices HIGH the
rewards of industry great, and there is a gen
eral stimulation in all lines of activity. We are
now undergoing in parts OF the country this
brief period of hesitation and uncertainty but if
you only look the facts in the face with even
short vision, you must that there is no rea
son hesitation; the contrary that there
is every reason to go forward with conf
dence. The duty of patriotism is not to
halt but to proceed with vigor to produce
the mines and in the factories Of the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

and vegetables, without which we
ourselves could not live. AS pro-
tective measure against this form OF
bird slaughter, let us kindle the
spark of gratitude in the hearts of
our children. Should this fail, resort
may be had to the good old strap and
woodshed method of discipline. still
very eff1cacious in some forms Of
juvenile delinquency
A. J. L.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Bond or bondage7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Des Moines Tribune: 1t would, be a
joke on somebody if the war were to
come to an end while congress is still
talking about preparations for it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-02-16
NoTIcE EoR PuRLIoArInN

Department of the Interior, U.
is Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, Feb. 9, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Bert Andrews,
of st. Maries, Idaho, who, on
January "a, 1914, made Home
stead entry No. O7f99 for Lot 8,
Section z, and Lots 5, 6, and 7,
Section 3, Township 46 ~, Range
2 W., Boise Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make five
year proof to establish claim to
the land above described before
NJ. w. Frost, U. S. Commissioner,
at Harrison, Idaho, on the oath
day of March, 1917. Claimant
names as Witnesses: Earnest
Stark of st. Maries, Idaho Charles
b. Smith Of st. Maries, Idaho,
Arthur H. Barr of st. Maries, Ida
no, H. Rowinsky of st. Maries,
Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Feb. i3-Mar. 20.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-02-16
TO STRENGTHEN
INDECENT CHILD LAW

The INDECENT child law of this
state is to be strengthened as the
result of a bill introduced in the
house OF representatives. If
passed it will greatly strengthen
the Children's Home Finding &
Aid Society of this state which
has homes at Lewiston and
Boise. The courts have held
that these homes could not give
their consent to the adoption of a
dependent child taken from its
parents or custodian invOlun-
tariIy. The new bill will give this
power to the homes. The pro-
bate courts are given jurisdic-
ton over homeless and depend
ent children and the children's
homes are given the right to re-
ceive them and later place them
out in homes temporary or give
consent to their adoption by fOs-
ter parents. Should parents or
custOdians of children object
they are given IS days in which
to state their objections in the
courts. The court reserves the
right to adopt the child out to
persons OF good moral charac-
ter but no order of adoption can
be made until after the child has
been committed three months.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-02-16
Methodist Church

Sunday school at GAS A. M.
Morning service at 1900 A. NJ
The address will be on the sub
jet, why l Believe in Christian
ity."
Epworth League at $50 p. M,
Miss Wynne Leader.
Evening service at 1880 P. M,
subject, Jesus of Nazereth."
Special music at all services.
Thursday evening, midweek
lecture.
Thus far there are these ques-
tiOns in the question box for
Sunday evening:
SHOULD the Bible be in the
Public Schools ?"
"ShOuld the Governor be en-
powered to remove from office
any state or county official who
fails TO enforce the prohibition
law"
A. MONROE, Pastor