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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
ort Madison Men Who Were De.
feated In Federal Court Last
Term File New Action
Now.
.GAINsT THE POWER co.
hey Ask Unusually Large Damages
in Renewing the Litigation Which
Was Halted Here
Month Ago.

Jaeger Brothers of Fort Madison
he persistent. Like Robert Bruce,
hey must have watched spider
tying to spin it's web, for they have
led suit for damages in the district
burt at Fort Madison against the
Mississippi River Power company for
10000. The suit which was pending
list fall was ended when the jury
bund for the power company. The
Tort Madison Democrat tells of the
hing of the suit in this:
A suit brought by Joseph and
William Jaeger, residing south of
fort Madison, against the Mississippi
River Power company, for the al
eged overf1owing of lands owned by
hem, filed in the district court here
pday asks damages to the extent of
10000. The amount is the largest
3ver asked in suit here. Two other
.uits claiming the overfiowing of
hnd were also filed, the damages of
III three aggregating $4,000.
The action is the outgrowth of
Several years of litigation. The
Irothers first filed suit and sheriff's
Jury was appointed to appraise the
|and. They placed a value of $4,000
bn the property. This did not meet
With the approval of the brothers
ind they brought further action, the
base finally being carried to the fed
eral court where it was heard at
keokuk last month. The jury at that
lime found in favor of the defendant
and the Jaegers were left without
II was then decided to renew the
action and the petition filed today
vas the result.
The plaintiffs assert that their
and was overfiowed and that the
arm and sand pit had to be aban-
Toned and that the water also pre-
'ented the shipping facilities of the
1t was also pointed out
hat the sand pit contained 100000
,ubic yards of sand and that it waS
he only one on the Santa Fe rail
Dad between Chillicothe, ILL.,, and
<ansas City, Mo.
Much interest is evinced in legal
ircles in this latest trend of the
cries of litigation
Two other suits were filed in the
district court here against the power
ompany both claiming the overflow
ng of lands. They were as follows:
John III. Greene VS.. Mississippi
liver Power company, asks damages
f $4,000.
Chas. E. Gibbs vs. Mississippi
liver Power company. asks damages
# 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
HA MILL
STEEL CUT
COFFEE

render values, dividends etc. may be
provided by regulation.
Insurance not assignable or subject
TO claims of creditors.
May be continued after the war
without medical examination, If pot
icy converted into another form dur
ing first five years after the war.
II any citizen will write TO Congress-
man King at 1873 House office Build
ing, Washington, d. G., he will be
gla dto take up for information any
special questions relating TO the above
law with the bureau of war risk insur-
ance
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

cents a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Mrs. j. A. Sullivan of Mounds
vile, w. Va, has twenty three rela-
tives In the war. Twenty-one are
brothers and nephews on the British
fronts, ard her two sons are in the
American army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Judge Charles w. Coleman OF
Goshen, N. Y, who was elected town
judge of Goshen when he was q. and
who has been in continuous service
for forty-six years, resigned recently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

amounts of insurance and their equiv
alent when converted into 24o monthly
tnstallments on the basis of interest
at the rate of 3I5 per cent a year:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Says Simple Remedy
Prolonged His Life
Or. CaIdwell's Syrup Pepsin Effective
as a Remedy for constipa-
ton.

Among older people the various or.
gans of the body have tendency to
slow up and weaken, and this is
usually first manifest in a pronounced
inactivity OF the bowels.
Good health is dependent on regu-
larity in this important function;
whenever there is the slightest indi-
cation of constipation a mild laxative
should be taken to relieve the con-
gestion and dispose of the accumulat-
ed waste. Cathartics or purgatives
should not be employed, however;
these are too violent in action and
their effect is only temporary.
A mild laxative such as the combin-
alton Of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin, known as DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin, is the ideal remedy. 1t is
gentle in its action, bringing relief in
an easy, natural manner, without
gripping or other pain or discomfort,
is pleasant to the taste, and can be
obtained In any drug store.
Mr.. Robert LeForgee. 91S Kirkwood
Boulevard, Davenport, Iowa. says he
has always had bottle of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in the house for
the past eighteen years. and that by
using it occasionally as the need
arises, and in this way keeping his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Tuesday, February 20, 1912

1t is strange how pubic sentiment
works sometimes. One curious fea-
ture is said to be prominent in Euro
pean allies who are fighting Germany.
Naturally their governments and
newspapers gave wide publicity 10 the
probability that the United States
would come into the war on their
side. Instead OF this news squirting
and encouraging the people to new
sacrifices and efforts it is said to have
created a demand 10 ease up on their
particular hardships and allow the
United States to lead the parade to
Berlin. Evidently nations as well as
individuals are willing to let George
do it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

Every person who works for liv-
ing should carry accident insurance.
great many people who are EN-
ployed in shops and factories think
that as they are covered BY work.
mems compensation insurance they
are sufficiently protected but they are
not Workmens compensation helps
some but at the best it gives "a man
only-a part of what he earns while
at work while his expenses are surely
increased. Then there are thousands
OF persons, who are not covered by
workmeils compensation insurance
much more than half the people who
work in fact. Accident insurance is
one of the cheapest forms of protee.
ton. Policies can be bought at from
So to SIS per year that will be a great
help in case of injury or to ones de.
pendants in case of death. People
shouldn't wait for the insurance agent
to come around and argue them into
taking ont an insurance policy against
accident. IL is as important and de-
sirable in every well regulated family
as glass in the windows or mop in
the kitchen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

ton TO this amount, the greater part
OF which he is alleged to have Sc
cured by raising notes after the Sc
lectlnen had signed them for smaller
amounts Johnson is charged with
forging the names OF several indivld-
,uals TO notes which Noted him about
$1,000. He vas librarian M the Nor
folk library for 10 years and while
there had an opportunity TO study the
signatures CT his victime on member.
ship cards.
Instead of being dead on Canaan
mountain citizens OF Norfolk believe
that Johnson is somewhere in the
West. A warrant was recently issued
for his arrest. charging forgery and
ENLIGHTENMENT. He is about "a and
unmarried. In addition to being town
treasurer, he was yicepresident and
secretary of the Norfolk manufactur.
ing company and held other offices Of
trust in Norfolk, whore until his dis
appearance he was trusted by every
one who knew him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

An effort is being made to locate
the descendants of Joseph Baker who
lived in Manchester in 1777 and was
a selectman and one OF the leading
citizens of the town. He had a son
Guy Carleton Baker who was sol
der and pensioner of the war OF 1912.
The other children of Joseph Baker
were John, William. Ebenezer and
Ann. Joseph Baker was probably a
cousin of Remember Baker of Airing
ton and was descendant of John
Baker of New London, Conn. II there
are any OF the family descendants Of
Joseph Baker living in this part OF
the country they are requested to
write to Mrs. S. w. Mckee, AIS
North Avenue, Grand Rapids. Mich,
who is trying to collect the history of
this branch of the Baker family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
GREAT REJOICING BY
RHEUMATIC CRIPPLES
n So Crippled Sou Can't Use Arms or
Legs Rheurnn VIII Help You
or Nothing 10 Pay. ii4i

II you want reliefini two days. swift.
certain. gratifying relief. take one
half teaspoonful of Rheuma once a day
If you want to dissolve every par
ticle OF uric acid poison In your body
and drive Il out through the natural
channels so thatyou Will be free from
rheumatism. get a 50-cent bottle of
Rheuma from your druggist today.
rheumatism Ia powerful disease
strongly cntrenched In joints and mus
cles. In order TO eonquer Il powerful
enemy must be sent against IT,. Rheu-
ma il the enemy 81. rheuma tism--an
enemy that conquers II every time.
Ju-igc John BSrh arSt of It.. Loramie.
Ohio. knows, IT. He WAS waking with
crutchds; today he ~ wel,s /. should
ID rs much Tor you; Il seldom fails.
Rlieuint ~ sod with a guarantee by
w. l.. Gokay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

health good. it has prolonged his life.
and brought ease and comfort.
DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere, and costs
only fifty cents a bottle. To avoid
limitations and ineffective substitutes
be sure to get DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin. See that a facsimile of DR..
Caldwells signature and his portrait
appear on the yellow carton in which
the bottle is packed. A trial bottle,
free OF charge, can be obtained by
writing to Dr. W. b. Caldwell, ass
Washington ST., Monticello. Illinois.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the car. There 10
only ono way 20 cure dea fuess. and that 10
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused ~ an inuamed condition or the mu-
cous lining Of tho Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is inhanied you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when IL is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result and
ana This tube restored 10 it's normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
CAGES out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness tcnuscd by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Trlla Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. froc.
T. J. CHENEY e. CO.. Teledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Talrs Family Pills for constipat ion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20

ors and consignees of perishable food
freights on piers. in boats, in yards
and in storage here" the commission.
er said, ''will place the food on the
New York market today or tomorrow
They will do this not only because of
the perishable nature of the products
but because CT the demurrage, insur-
ance and other high charges they are
mourning
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
A womau's Experience With Grippe.

A Woman's Experience With Grippe.
When cough or cold hangs on
and you have aches and pains in your
joints and muscles, it is likely that
grippe is taking hold of your system.
Mrs. J. A. Rodgers, Switzer. S. c.,
says: Il am susceptible to colds
often ending in grippe In this case |
have found Foley's Honey and Tar to
prevent doctor bills" This sterling
family remedy loosens the phelgm,
stops irritation, allays soreness and
Inflammation and frees the air pas
sages. Good for children Sold
Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Limiting Liability.

A daily paper in one of our large
cities contained the following unique
notice:
After this date l will not be RESPONSE
bile for any bills except those contract
ed b. any ether than myself John f..
M-N'ase and Comment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
Advertising to be good

must be fundamentally true. For
more than generation we have ad-
vertised the truths CT life insurance.
Consult us. National Life ms. Co., OF
Vt. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley,
General Agent. Mead Building, Rut.
land, Vermont Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
LOWER FOOD PRICES NEAR
May BE One Effect Of Germany's>S Sub.
marine War. tisfM

New York. Feb 16.-Germany's UNI
restricted submarine warfare will
soon have a favorable effect on the
pocket books of housewives, accord
ing to food investigators acting for
Joseph Hartigan, commissioner OF
weights and measures.
There are indications that consign
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-20
ACCOUNTS SHORT s1s.s7o
Warrant Has Been Issued for Missing
Town Clerk.

Town Clerk.
Philemon w. Johnson. missing FROM
Norfolk. CT. since January 81, when
he mysteriously disappeared. leaving
a letter saying he was going to end
his life on Canaan mountain, is short
in his accounts as town treasurer of
Norfolk s19,670, according to report
made by New York public account
ants at special townmeeting held in
Norfolk yesterday afternoon. In addi-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
8-HOUR ACT UP TO MEN
Tra,nmen's Chiefs Ask 100000 EN-
Moves to Decide Next Step.

pIoyes to Decide Next Step.
The 100000 railroad employees affili'
ated with the four trainmens brother.
hoods will decide the next step to be
taken by their authorized committee
which has been handling their side OF
the controversy over the operation OF
the Adamson eight-hour act, it was an
nounced bv the brotherhood chiefs in
New York.
The Adamson legislation Is now in
q state of "'such litigation" according
to the statement as to make it "im
possible for the special committee sp'
PORTED by the president, as provided
for in the law, to proceed with their
investigation as of January l." This
committee is headed by Major General
George w. Goethals.
There is," the statement adds, "the
probability of additional litigation be-
ing commenced by the railroads, even
though the Adamson law is declared
constitutional by the supreme court,
ard such litigation the chiefs hold,
would seriously affect the Goetha's in
cljry-"in fact can and likely will de
lsy the investigation until the COM
mission cannot make the investigation
as the law contemplates, thereby de-
feating the intent of the law and al
the same time postponing the benefits
promised by the law, which will un-
questioned! meet with general dis
satisfaction among the membership of
the railroad organizations"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
Doc Leads searchers to Boys Body.

After a party headed by the missi" 6
boys father had searched all night, a
faithful dog brought them to wine e
Chester Nelson, seventeen years old.
of Doubling Gap Springs, near Carlisle.
Pa, had been shot accidentally.
The lad went hunting for raccoons
on Saturday afternoon, and when he
did not return, search was Instituted.
While the party were in the noun.
tains, the dog, which had accompanied
the boy met the party, and led them
to where his body was lying.
The boy had found a raccoon, and
in an effort to get out Of hole In the
rocks, his gun had been discharged,
causing instant death. The dog re.
turned to the home and tracked the
searching party until he found them
and brought them to the body.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
2KILLED, III HURT
IN EXPLOSION
Mt. Holly Hotel is Blown Up
by ACetyIene Gas.
SOME OF INJURED MAY DIE
Son of Proprietor and Bartender Lost
. L..G1e,s When Gas Tank Burst De.
moiishing Madison House.

Two men were killed and eIes2r
persons were injured, two SO seriously
they may die, in an acetylene gas tank
explosion which destroyed the Madi
son hotel in Mt. Holly, N. ].
The bodies of the men killed have
been recovered. They were:
Robert NJ. Snyder, son of Mrs. Rob
ert NJ. Snyder, proprietor of the hotel
and Charles Gray, bartender.
The injured are:
Mrs. Hudson, mother of Mrs. Robert
NJ. Snyder, skull probably fractured
and death feared; Nathaniel Thomas
colored, of West Chester, porter al
hotel, may die; Mrs. Robert M. Snyder
Miss Helen M. Snyder, her daughter;
Seford Harmon, colored; Logan Har
mon, colored; Benjamin Armstrong
colored; William Hollingsworth, color
ed; Harry Anderson, Charles Storey
and John Branin, colored.
Just before the gas tank, which was
in the basement, exploded jovial
>
was busy serving his customers. In
their rooms on the second floor were
Mrs. Snyder, her son and daughter,
and Mrs. Hudson.
The explosion shook the town and
shattered windows half a block away.
the roar could be heard for miles.
Great pieces fell from the ceilings of
the rooms where the women were.
Mrs. Snyder and her daughter made
their way to Mrs Hudson's room, and
the three were trying to reach the
street when they were found by Joseph
Haines, employed in the Mt. Holly
Garage, adjoining the hotel. He got
them out Of the hotel, and few min.
utes later the walls caved in.
The two Harmons, Armstrong and
Branin, who had been in the bar,
crawled out Of the wreckage unaided.
Armstrong lad been in the cellar. with
Thomas, who was hurled fifty feet by
the explosion.
The roof CT the hotel was blown
high into the air. A radiator was
hurled across the stree, and through
a building wall. One wall Of the Mt
Holly garage fell after the explosion,
and in its fall it struck a motor car
which Harry A. Jones had left only a
minute or so before. Dwellings in
Madison avenue, from No. 5 to No. 21,
were so shaken that virtually every
window was smashed.
A piece of glass foot square, al.
most miraculously unbroken, sailed
half block through the air and then
edge on, struck frame building. Even
then the glass didn't break; but in
stead stuck quivering out from the
clap-boards as though 1t had been a
sharp pointed knife.
Firemen from Mt. Holly, Riverside,
Burlington, Mocrestown and other
nearby towns fought the flames which
followed the explosion.
No one has any idea what caused
the tank to explode.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
SCANDINAVIA SENDS NOTE
Denmark, Sweden and Norway Supper
Stand Taken by Wilson.

A Reuter- despatch from Ccpa1
hagen says the D-nish, Swedish
and Norwegian governments have
instructed their legations to al
dress to the governments Of the belll
gerent countries notes.
In these, the Scandinavian govern
ment, adhering to the note of Presi
dent Wilson concerning measures Il
be adopted for facilitating durable
peace. declare they would consider
themselves as failing in their duty
toward their peoples and toward hu
manity if they did not express pro
found sympathy with every effor
which may contribute to putting al
end to the sufferings and losses II
consequence Of the war.
The three governments cNeri-h the
hope that the initiative taken by Presi
dent Wilson will lead to result wor
thy of the generous spirit which
prompted this action.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
BERLIN TO USE
u. S. FOR PEACE
Willing TO Make Terms Known
to Enemies.
NEW POLICY OF SILENCE
President Wilson and oe.:aHtary Lam
sing Decide to Refuse All Informa-
tion on Negotiations.

With replies from Germany, Austria
and Turkey to President Wilson's
peace note in possession of the state
department the government is waiting
until it hears from the governments
of the entente allies.
The T, kish reply, which is substan-
TALLY the same as those of Germany
and Austria, arrived at the state de:
partment, as did a joint note from
Norway and Sweden and Denma k,
urging peace.
There is every indication that the
president expects the peace discussion,
which the central powers opened, and
which his own note has advanced, to
continue for some time. 1t appears,
moreover, that he believes the COM
munications which will be exchanged
between the United States and the
warning nations in the future will be
of such nature that they must be pro-
tected from publicity in every way.
This is the explanation generally &C.
policy of absolute silence regarding
peace negotiations by the president
and Secretary of State Lansing. Al
steps henceforth, it was officially stat.
ed, will be regarded as CONFIDENT Il,
and no comment will be made by
either on any new development or III
NOR in the situation.
To what extent Germany hopes tt
make use of the offices of the Uni e.
States in the quest for peace las rot
yet appeared, but interviews given by
persons associated with the G-rm n
embassy show there IS willingr esS
to make use of this country and othe~
neutrals in any way which appears
feasible.
It has been intimated that the g2v.
ernment in Berlin is willing to convey
to the president tentative terms Oil
which the central powers are willine
to make peace, provided these terms
are protected from publicity. 1t ever
was said that Germany might be WI
ing for the president to make use o.
these terms to obtain confidential
exchange of views with the allies.
Germany, 1t appears, Is determined
to bring about peace If this is possible
While there is no expectation that the
war can be brought to stop in the
immediate future, Berlin foresees that
sooner or later the end of the conf1'c'
must come, and with this in view has
begun preparations to hasten the dc
nouement. Germans everywhere, it is
underTtood, now will work for reacI
in evert way that appears possible.
Germany is said to be willing to cor
sider SUGGESTIONS regarding methods
of advancing peace from any quarter
including her enemies. The views OF
the German government are represent.
ed as being as follows
IF the entente feels that guarantees
for the future are the principal e'e
ments to be achieved, and, lacking
confidence in the German government,
insists upon knowing something Of the
Guarantees that Germany is willing tG
give, the Berlin government might
make some declaration regarding the
principles to which she is willing tc
subscribe, leaving details for settle
ment at the proposed conference.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
Farmer Finds S1343 in Stump.

After having postponed from time tc
time the destruction of a stump near
his barn ever since he bought the
farm three years ago, S. H. Kline, re.
siding three miles west of Mcclure,
Snyder county, Pa, decided that for
exercise he would remove the stump.
He had worked only little while
when his pick struck an earthen jar
and gold and silver coins rolled out on
the snow Kline labored with fever
ish anxiety until he had extracted the
jar, then he gathered up the spilled
coins and c!utching the jar in his arm
galloped his horse to the bank.
When Cashier Benfer told him his
find was $1343, the excited old man
tainted. Half of it was in paper money
of thirty years ago, of the Mifflin Ma.
tional bank of Selingsgrove, and in
good preservation. Kline paid S140O
for the farm. People of the community
are at loss to explain who secreted
tho money.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
Sheriff and Aide AsphYxiated.

John w. Davis, sheriff CT Occuse
county, S. c., and w. C. Foster
superintendent of prisoners Of the
same county, were found dead in 8
hotel in Elizabeth, N. j., from the
effects Of inhaling Illuminating gas
The men came to the city from their
homes in Walhalla to take back John
Walker, alias Israel Thompson. ne
gro, who was arrested here recently
and who is wanted in South Carolina
on a charge of murder.