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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
.egardless of his politics Or previous

regardless Of his politics Or previous
affiliations. At first blush it will ap.
pear that the president is doing this
to secure his democratic henchmen a
nlife tenure of office, but on sober sec
ond thought it looks like nothing Of
| the kind On the contrary. the order
will put not few democratic post
masters out of their places and super
sede them with men who have been
underlings in the service for years,
but who have been gaining a work
ing and technical knowledge of the
duties of the postmaster that no ordi-
nary man can hope TO have gained in
the short time that democratic post
masters have held their places. That
it will work hardship on the politi-
cal appointees there is not the slight
est doubt. 1t is also doubtful il II will
add any strength or efficiency to the
democratic political machine, for no
postmaster VIII remain wildly en-
thusiastic partisan while his job is in
jeopardy from the republican deputy
postmaster who is working under him
and who will without the slightest
doubt, attempt to take away his SUI
perior's bread and butter when the
time for the civil service examination
comes around. 1t may be that the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
ANNOUNCE SITE
| Of PLANT SOON
Government Armor Plate Board is
Expected to Tel! Mex. Week
Whether keokuk Gets This
Big Industry.
WOULD BE WELclon44. ONE
This Would be Kind Of Present From
Uncle sam Which Would be
Welcomed and
Appreciated.
WOULD BE WELCoa44. ONE

Keokuk watches with much inter-
est for the announcement, which will
be made next week, of the location
of the big government armor plate
plant. This city with It's unlimited
electric power, it's proximity to coal
fields, it's possibilities for river trans
portation, and it's ideal location, prac-
tically in the center of the United
STATES has been an active contender
for the armor plate plant. Besides
these advantages there are others in
the industrial line, the manufacture
here of alloys used in armor plate
work, and the like.
the following despatch from Wash
ington tells of the plans for announc.
ing the plant location:
WASHINGTON, March %
After conference yesterday
with Rear Admiral Fletcher,
chairman of the site inspection
board, Secretary Daniels said he
would announce next week the
selection of 4 site for the naval
armor plate and projectile fac
tories. Reports that the selec.
ton already had been made were
declared untrue.
The secretary probably will ask
congress at the special session
for an addition to the $11.00O,0O0
appropriated for the armor fac
tory because of increased prices
of material The department al
ready has designed and ordered
the machinery for the projectile
factory and intends to begin &C
tual construction work on both
plants as soon as possible.
Engineer r. e. Backenhus of the
armor plate plant board was here
three weeks ago to inspect Keokuk.
and was impressed with its assets for
the plant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
|BRANCH R|CCKKEYSS
| WORK IS STOPPED.
Temporary injunction Restraints Him
From Campaign to Secure Sub
serlptions to Cardinal
Stock.
FILED BY PHIL BALL
Owner Of the Browns Declares That
Hickey 10 Under Contract to Act
as His Efficiency
Expert.
FILED BY PHIL BALL

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 29.-Branch
Rickey's drive to secure subscriptions
to Cardinal stock was halted today
by temporary injunction issued las:
night in the circuit court which re-
strains him from acting as president
of the Cardinal syndicate.
The petition for injunction, filed
by Phil Ball, owner of the st. Louis
Browns, is returnable next Wednes-
day. Ball in his petition says Hickey
IS under contract to him as efficiency
expert for the 1917 season. Hickey.
while admitting this agreement, says
he had verbal permission to break 1t
Il he could better himself and will
introduce witnesses to this permits
sion.
just what Hickey can and cannot
do is much of q mystery today. But
he and James C. Jones, trustee OF
the Cardinals, are taking no chances
on contempt of court charges and the
restrained Cardinal president will sit
around and gather up material to be
used in fighting the order next week,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
PLEA FOR NEW
TRIAL REFUSED
Court OverruIed Motion in Morgan
Meyers vs.. keokuk Electric
Several Other Rulings
Mace.

Motion for new trial in the case OF
Morgan Meyers VS.. the Keokuk Elec-
trio company has been overruled by
Judge Hamilton in the district court.
All that remains now is for the de-
PENDANT to file notice of appeal.
In the cases Of Edwin O'Neal and
John T. Gray VS.. the c., B. & Q.
railroad, motions for more specific
statement have been sustained in
part In the case Of Ryland VS.. New
berry, motion for more specific state
ment is overruled.
In the case of Harry Weber vs.. the
Mississippi River Power company.
NJ otion to strike is sustained as re-
CARDS part of the motion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
FOR
DRINK Habit

So uniformly successful has Orr1ne
been in restoring victims Of the
Drink Habit" into sober and useful
citizens, and so strong is our conf
dence in it's curative powers, that we
want to emphasize the fact that Or
rine is sold under this positive guar
antee. If, after a trial, you get no
benefit, your money will be refunded
It Is simple home treatment. No
Sanitarium expense.
Orrtne is prepared in two forms !:
No. /, secret treatment, a powder;
No. 2, in pill form, the voluntary
treatment. Costs only S1.O0 box. ASK
for free booklet telling all about Or
rine.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co., corner
Fifth and Main streets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
RAINY PRESCRIPTIONS

This Season, for Impure Blood
Weakness, Nervousness, erain-Fag.
In order to comprise the best course
of treatment, and to secure the best
results, should read as follows:
r Hoods Sarsaparilla-12 OF,
Peptiron Pills-1S0
Sig: One teaspoonful Hoods Sar-
saparilla before meals
Two Peptiron Pills after
meals
No better course of medicine can
be recommended by the most sk1lfui,
for Hoods Sarsaparilla is made from
ar unsurpassed formula OF blood
purifying and stomach-toning rene
dies, including sarsaparilla, man
drake, dandeIion, yellow dock, wild
cherry, gentian and other valuable
alternatives and diuretics, while Pep
tiron Pills, named from pepsin and
iron, include also nux and other
blood and stomach tonics which
physicians prescribe.
1t is therefore wise and economical
to get these two medicines from your
druggist today. The two working to-
Eether often give a four-fold benefit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Worth the Effort.

Lincoln Journal: There is more
than an automobile moral to the tale
of the Nebraska emigrant who lost
a calf from his car, jumped from the
train. retrieved the calf. and caught
I'D with the train by automobile
couple Of stations farther on. Tue
point that pierces the ultimate con-
sumer is the fact that the calf was
worth all that trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Mckee Released.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT, Mich, March 29.-Un-
conditional release Of Catcher Ray
Mckee to San Francisco was an
nounced by President Navin of the
Tigers today. Mckee has been
member of the Detroit's backstop-
ming staff for three years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
sox Wear Numbers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 29.-The
Red Sox and the Dodgers wore num-
bers on their sleeves for purposes OF
Identification in their game here. The
system probably will be continued
through the tour of the team.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Proof Of the Pudding.

New York Times: Mrs. Flubdup-
Mrs. Brownsmith says her husband is
the most generous man in the world.
Mr.. F-lubdub-Gee! l never noticed
it.
Mrs. Flubdub-Well. she says she
gave him box of cigars as birthday
present, and he only smoked one. and
then gave all the rest away to his
friends.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

new order of things will increase .he
efficiency Of the service and U eeostal
means of great economies in u pV hat
department, and if 1t works OUT oon.
way it will be much better tor an Tho
cerned-except the poor teiloWs If a
are holding their jobs by virtue y
political pull
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Reoa.sa Abandoned.

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. March 29.-The an
nual regatta at Poughkeepsie viii be
abandoned in the event of declara-
ton of war The announcement was
made here today by the board of
stewards of the Intercollegiate Row
ing association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
o, KS Ffoht Bill.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. March %
The house license committee has o.
KID a'bill to legalize boxing in ILL
nois.
1t provides for ten round no deci
sion bouts, with state boxing COM
mission to run affairs. The bill has
a chance to pass
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
Anderson Outpointed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WINDSOR, Ont, March 29.-Den-
yer frankie Murphy. outpointed
Jimmy Anderson of Detroit in eight
out of ten rounds at the Windsor a
c., here last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
"Hit the Trail Holiday"

A new play by George NJ. Cohan, to
be seen at the Grand Thursday. April
5, is "Hit-the-Trail-Hollid This
piece which was first produced last
September at the Astor theatre, New
York, and became an all-year favor
lite, draws deeply on the famous
Cohan fountain of mirth, and "a claim
ed to be the most amusing comedy
on the American stage.
Frank Otto and Lola Merrill are
the Conan and Harris finds" at the
head of the representative Conan and
Harris cast. they are returning from
a triumphal tour of the Pacific coast,
supported by arthur V. Gibson, Harry
Hubbard, Howard Hull Gibson, Frank
liz Hall, Daniel A. Anderson, Chaun-
cey Causeland, Louis Eagan, Sam j.
Burton, Ben Sweeney, John Daley, E.
n. Lewis, Bert Sammis, Mildred Bev-
erly and 10 Robinson Hayward.-Ad-
vertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

Minneapolis reports througn nrssse
CITY statistician population lno
of 1926 during 1916. TO ae IT, 20s
date the increase and some oe fats
apartment houses, al duplex built.
and 2,40s single buildings were
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
PHOTOPLAY HOUSES

suspense slackens. You never have
an idea what is coming next. See it
tomorrow. Matinee, $3.50; night, z
and 9.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29
VIM. S. Hart 1onite.

VIM. S. Hart has been seen in
many character portrayals Of western
bad men, gamblers, bandits and two
gun men turner parsons and sher-
ifs. But if one took all of these
them In the melting pot, the result
would be of angelic design in COM
/ parison to the part played by this
popular star in the latest Triangle
play, Truthful Tulliver." This play
| to be presented at the Hippodrome
theatre tonight only will live and
breathe for many moons to come as
| one of Bill Harris famous master
pieces.
! Tomorrow's superb attraction at
| this theatre is Valeska Suratt. the
worlds most gorgeously gowned
! woman in the brilliant VIM Fox
| photoplay, "The New York Peacock -
| This play is veritable style show
in itself and is vehicle which
affords this famous artistic unlimited
opportunities to display her remark
able wardrobe and countless and
valuable jewels.
Clara KimbaIi Young Saturday.
Clara Kimball Young comes to the
| Hippodrome theatre on Saturday aft
! ernoon and evening, March 81. in
tbe second play made by her own
producing company entitled The
Foolish Virgin an adoption from
Thos. W. Dixon's famous novel OF
the same name.-Advertisem
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-29

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The evening world., 1917-02-26
HOW MUCH MORE SUBMISSION?

CNUBMARINE attacks Dutch steamers off Falmouth
sinking three and badly damaging ourwee due according to
statement issued by the German Legation The Hague ITO
extremely regettsbe coincidence Of circumstances which unfor
tunate but beyond CONTROL The Dutch ship owners appears
dared ITO send out their vessels Feb the promise Of relative
security instead Of waiting until March H. when absolute security
promised"
Americans may be reminded by this tho permission
send passenger Falmouth provided they painted
1t like merry-andrew.
They did not avail themselves Of tho permission But have they
done anything to show that they regard themselves possessed Of
rights which transcend t3
They have not Unlike Dutch ship tho ship Of
the United States with two exceptions have dared nothing
Nor has the Government Of the United States far their
support with aid or protection Of any sort
American ships held in American harbo because OF Ger
blockade which the United States Government ay refused to
recognized Astounding s that the situation. Tho Imperial
German Government declared would sink without warning Amer
merchant ships well other merchant ships tho pro-
hbed The United States Government denied the right Of the
German Government do anything Of tho kind And the
United States maintains its position by carefully keeping it's ships
homo lest the German Government should carry its threat
Even the Republican minority tho Senate ssy
that the situation impossible and ought not to be prolonged
day The President should delay longer but nek
Congress for power otherwise adequately protect American
merchant vessels American rights worth asserting they
worth exercising
secured concessions which of her sppcrs have had
Dutch?
The evening world., 1917-02-26
THAT WHICH is NOT EXAGGERATED

IS quite evident that food rioters providing fine field
for Anarchist orators W. W. atato, birth control advocates
and other persons professionally interested in stimulating
demonstrations.
An w. W. speaker at the Madison Square food rally Saturday
afternoon exhored his hearers Strike, all me
they bankrupted coporaons What this had
cnng food apparent 1t believe that
specialists from all the country arriving New York fast
trains bring them Unemployment high ood-wha matter
which to those for whom omenting unrest is trade?
1t is also doubtless true Gov Whitman says, that
actual starvation in the city exaggerated The immediate
Of most riots eXaggeraons.
But what does that agtators busy that
cent of the food rioters still find meals? Is the less that
food prices generally have risen to pobve levels and that Amcr
living in land Of and productive abundance forced
limit their diet and empty their pockebook if their country
suffering from famine2
The rioters and the agaors part of Millions and
millions Of and people with modest salaries strug
Cling painfully each month with the problem how make their
the Of food that has steady
climb
These millions not ronG demonstrating But their
ia real and imperative The whole country knows it, They
be cxcbc and insignificant groups played upon by
orators and agitation experts.
They patient w-ablng, but they suffering something
which there proof that they need suffer Their right look
their Government for aid be questioned Their plight
exaggerated.
The evening world., 1917-02-26
By Roy L. McCardell

OF those things that when I ascer-
tained that a woman who had actual
ly appeared in moving pictures was
boarding at a summer resort where
l was, ! got up committee OF pro-
test OF Brooklyn ladies that led 10
her being requested to leave. But
such a sly-faced mink she was, Al
ways acting as II butter wouldn't
melt in her mouth! Well, / must
go!"
Here the visitor slipped tho object
she had hidden under the sofa into
her muff
II really must go, and YOU really
must join our moral crusade" SO
saying, she simpered at Mr.. Jarr,
kissed Mrs. Jarr and departed.
What was It that old hen was
hiding?" asked Mr.. Jarr.
"A suppressed book" said Mrs,
Jarr. She has a paper outside cover
on It, on which is printed. "A Moral
Pilgrimage" so she can read 1t IN
tho cars"
Have you read it?" asked Mr.
Jarr.
Il skipped through IT," replied Mrs
Jarr. but / suppose I'm hard u
shock after living all these years
with you!"
The evening world., 1917-02-26

CATCHES az an article OF cone
MI mon use go back no further
A'A than the fourteenth century
when, in the form OF wick OF
molten wax or OF cotton thread they
we're first conveyed to the flame "t a
lamp or candle, the term match
being applied TO any object possesseo
OF the quality OF carrying hre'
In the use OF early firearms
match consisted OF a cord OF hemp or
similar material treated with nitro
so that It continued TO shoulder after
Il had been ignited, The match was
attached 10 the cock OF the muSket
and brought down by the acuon OF
the trigger on tho powder priHhng'
The Introduction OF the modern
type OF match Is perhaps due To Cod
frey HawkwitZ, who in l6oO, uhuer
the direction OF Robert Boyle, IN
ventor OF the present form Of phos-
phorus. used small pieces OF that sup
stance. ignited by friction, 20 light
Eplints OF wood. But the complicated
and cumbrous character OF thls ue-
vice rendered It's general use lmpossi-
BILE. so that until the beginning OF
the nineteenth century fllnt ana steeI
rubbed against finder boxes OF
Eulphur-tipped splints OF wood were
! the only means OF obtaining hre fpi
domestic and other PURPOSES eN
amples OF this method OF "hghtne
the fire" being seen In the iIlustra
The evening world., 1917-02-26
Bernard Bdruc NeW York Fndncer One of Men Selected
to Help Nations Industries Prepare for Defense-His
Long Experience in Big Business NOp Turned
to Account in Countrys Service.
I q
By James G. Young.

OF the first TO advocate military and
Industrial preparedness as a means Of
preserving the peace and dignity OF
the American people.
The inventory OF American re-
sources which AIR. Baruch Is super
intending undoubtedly Will be the
most complete ever undertaken. Ana
It viii show what SPECIFIC industries
could do when called upon. The value
OF this Information In an emergency
can bo scarcely appreciated In these
times OF peace. But N hostilties
were 10 begin the whole economic
scheme OF this country must undergo
severe test. We would face the
same problems that confronted Eng
land in the early days of the conflict.
and IL Is to provide against some OF
the blunders England made that Mr.,
BaruCh has been delegated TO ind
out Just what We could do II the
hour strikes for our entrance into
war.
Bernard NJ, Barucn first came 20
know about stocks and bonds when he
was IN Knee pants. Chance happened TO
direct his steps to Wall Street, where
he sought his tirst Job. which was IN
brokerage house. The business APP
pealed to him strongly. lilo had a
keen, incislve mind and believed that
little Judgment and much hard
work were the touchstones OF success
in Wall Street. so he decided 10
make n million or so and then look
around for further opportunities.
And he did not stop at the mere de-
termination, hut began a series OF in
vcstments that raised him 10 the es-
tate or millionaire while he still
was a boy,
Having mads his first million. Mr..
The evening world., 1917-02-26
The Jarr Family

need committee OF matrons.
could not even sign the reports, as
secretary, OF our committee TO in
vestigate white slave films II 1 did
not have a married lady sitting be-
side me as chaperon"
WELL" said Mrs. Jarr, your so
ciety's object may be a worthy one,
But l do not think white slave Aims
are wicked OF themselves. II may be
our calling attention 10 them is"
"Oh, my dear, II we did not pro-
test-Rnd especially against the post
ers OF thom-they would flourish"
Long may they wave!" said Mr..
Jarr. not that he was particularly
stuck on such films but he didn't like
the looks OF tho old maid from Brook
lyn,
Tee nee! Tee heel" giggled Miss
Teak "Oh. you dreadful man!
must put that down in my diary,
really must, It's so delightfully."-
shocking Tee hee"
"Well, Ann" Mrs. Jarr went on, II
really can't promise YOU. l think the
notorlety OF being connected with
these moral raiders Ia decidedly un-
pleasant"
But think OF tho good cause" in
terrupted the maiden lady, Think OF
tearing down bllboards that have pic
lures OF horrid vampire females tn
er--oh. how can say II In front Of a
man? In-well-er r-decollcte. And
think Of the drama being degraded
Il don't get 20 tho theatre as often
ns YOU do, to be shocked" said Mrs,
Jarr,
but. my dear. never, never g.
10 such exhibitions at ALL" protested
| Miss Ann Teak. Il would die OF
modification II Z saw such things,
Why, actually. have such . horror
The evening world., 1917-02-26

Baruch found opportunity aplenty.
Wall Street has never forgotten II
venture OF his back In 1901. At that
time certain well known copper
stock was selling around 1870, and
paying dividends OF and per cent
Apparently there was no better In
dustrial security In existence.
Mr.. lIaruch cast wary eye toward
tho financial weather vRne, consld-
cred the condition OF the copper mar
ket. and concluded that certain
stock was about due To tumble. SO
he began 20 sell II In patches that
startled Wall Street. Then tho price
OF copper started 10 recede, and
within two years that stock had
fallen 20 about thirty, and was pay
ing per cent. dividends. Bernard NJ
Baruch had arrived and Wall Street
acknowledged n new prophet.
Since that time he has been con-
nected with many OF tho most I'M
The evening world., 1917-02-26
Successful Salesmanship
BY II. j. Barrett

talking right through tho operation
OF signing IN order to avoid that mo-
ment uf silent reflection during which
50 many sales have been lost.
II note that the same idea Is ap-
piled In printed salcsmanship. Yes
tcrday | received a folder written FOR
the purpose OF securing subscriptions
TO a magazine. IL wound up as fol-
lows.
DON'T SEND MONEY
Don't bother TO tuflore chS'k or even
"a N0fe letter. Tho lOst card Wul DO and
4, casl~r sni quicker with one stroke of
The Jon luu will rulyo your Cnftv business
ITrhlenl The mailing ui this ard will bring
tNe Ntlk Maga1Iu" to Sou for whole var
E,,unuE toI valuable and nrv ideas and 10,
elrIug yuN against costly failures
LAST DHANCE OFFER
l~fny four lsucu ~ the Hlsnt a. tho
rrSHnt 81 UAts
"Nou see the Idea? Tho idea of
making a profitable investment rs
featured; that Of spending money sub.
ordinated, Just beneath the clostnJ
argument WIS the perforated line ol
Il selt-RddreAsed post card 20 6e do
tAohSd and mailed"