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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
A TIMELY INQUIRY.

In It's announcement of plans for work to be
undertaken Immediately the tariff commission
says it has ordered an investigation of forei gn
trade relations, commercial treaties and bar
gaining tariffs This matter is important, fo1
many new trade problems will present them
selves after the war. Some of them were seen
last year when the economic conference of the
allies was held in Paris. There was much talk
at that time Of commercial war in which
England and France would protect their own
commercial and industrial interests at the ex-
pense OF their enemies. and possibly at that of
neutral nations, but if there was occasion for
anxiety on the part Of the United States it has
been removed by entrance into the present
conflict.
There will be no trade war against this coun-
try, but other matters demand attention now
and it is time for us to know about the new
trade policies proposed abroad It is reported
from Paris that the tariff committees of the
French senate and the chamber Of deputies
have taken up the question of notifying foreign
countries Of the abrogation of existing CONNER
clal agreements, which must remain in force for
one year after this step has been taken. Evi-
IDENTITY France proposes to have free hand in
economic matters when the war is over Italy
has acted with the same purpose in view and
mas served notce ON SIX countries that present
commercial agreements are to be changed
Our own trade interests must be protected
when new treaties prepared, and the in.
quiry ordered by the tariff commission is time
ly. Two members of the board will 90 abroad
in June and will visit Japan, China. Rnssia
England and Italy, for the purpose of studvino
the new problems. The information thew Will
secure at first hand should be of great vaIua
when the time comes for the United States to|
revise its commercial agreements with otbor
nations
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
Special Vacatio
Bargain Trip to
Great National
Parks

Uncle Sam s three great N
tional P ar k S, Yellowston4
Rocky Mountain Nationally
ties, and Glacier are beckonlnl
vacation time is here. Ih|
Burlington route-dlreet
the three National Parks hd
arranged a generous 3-ln-l N
tional Park Tour, all on o1
ticket. This is the biggest y
cation bargain on the ma
Denver, Colorado Springs az
the Pixies Peak region are
cluded.
You visit each Of these gre1
National Parks. Then the1
are any number Of side trA
provided at no extra cost. La
eral stop-overs, long retul
limits and diverse route PRIV
leges.
In Glacier National Park the MO
tana Rockies reach their grese
beauty. Quaint Blackfeet lnoA
welcome you to their tribal DONG
Yellowstone National Park is the 10
Of geysers. Here the new Cody nv
presents 90 miles of scenic spien'
unequaled on this continent MVD
through Yellowstone in comfort Wv
the new Cody Road-the horseo'a
stage is now thing of the past
Write me when you plan 10 ''
and how many in your party
supply you with free descrlp'i'e
erature and make allarranseins
for your tour.
c, +. Conradt, City Ticket Ass
Fifth and johnson st. Phone sf0'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
BENTONSPORT.
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We have had a good rain, which
was badly needed. With warm
weather, crops Of all kinds will make
rapid growth, as most all OF the
corn was planted and put in good
order. I do not think there eve
were as many potatoes and vegetables
of all kinds put in the ground IN
Iowa as there is this season.
The talk Is A. Davis will work for
the governm ent as machinist, ana
discontinue his blacksmith shop here
at present.
Chester Patterson has bought the
Davis car.
The board OF trustees were in ses-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

The following cases nave peer
ldocketed for hearing at the June tern
of the Hancock county district court
which convenes Monday. June 4
1917.
Common Law.
Philip E. Citing vs.. Joseph B
Brand, assumpsit proceedings, dam
ages fixed at $4,000.
| VIM. H. Hartzell VS.. Rolla. Bah.
cock, assumpsit proceedings, dam
1 ages fixed at $4,000.
Orville f. Berry VS.. J. A. Bortz-
! Appeal from justice court, wherein
the plaintiff secured Judgment for the
sum of s175.5O with costs of suit
taxed at 1870 Appeal bond of ]. A.
Bortz and ]. w. Reimbold, in the sum
of 1860, filed and approved.
John H. Beresford let al, by ]. A.
James, attorney, VS.. the Carthage
Furniture and Undertaking Co, cor
observation-disclosures
The Mississippi Valley Telephone
Co., corporation, by its attorney,
Samuel Naylor. vs.. T. Frank Patter-
son-Attachment, damages $4,000.
Attachment bond of Mississippi Val
ley Telephone Co., corporation, as
principal, and James l. Hendricks, as
surety, in the sum of 500 filed and
approved.
Henry Rams, E. P. Cutler and L.
Nj. Burner, partners doing business
under the firm name, style and de-
scription of the Carthage Auto &
Carriage Co., by it's attorney. Samuel
Naylor, VS.. Frank Booz, Marietta
Booz and Joel T. Booz-Assumpsit,
damages $500.
chancery.
Luther r. Tull, by C. A. James, at
torney, VS.. Emma j. Landaker, Mary
E. Wright, Lulu Wright and Helen
I. (Wright) Booth, by their attorney,
j. w. Williams, in bill to contest
the will of John w. Tull, which bill
recites, that the will bears the date
of Dec. IL, 1912, and is attested by
o. c. Kirkpatrick and J. L.. Jarvis of
Dallas City. as attesting witnesses,
wherein Mary e. Wright and Emma
]. Landaker are appointed executors.
The real estate involved consists of
town lots in Dallas City.
Oliver H. Felgar. Isabella Wilson,
John B. Felgar. William S. Felgar
and Charles Grassland, administrator
of Mary A. Felgar, deceased, by At
torneys O'Harras, Wood and Walker,
VS.. Harry H. Felgar, Minnie Geisen-
dorfer, Nellie NJ, Charles E., LESSEE
E., and Frank I. Felgar, for partition
of the w. " SW. 24-3-7, except q |
acres in NV corner thereof used as
a school house lot.
Fife Foley, by c. A. James, her at |
torney, VS.. George Foley, in a bill for |
separate maintenance and Injunction |
The bill shows that said |
Eff1e Foley and George Foley were I
married in Kahoka, Mo-, in 1894, and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
IOWA Press COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Congress
acted wisely in removing the clause Il
the espionage Oil designed to gag TIL
press OF the country. 1t was not un
Ibridled liberty that the press desires
in this connection: 1t was the simple
right to print the news in harmon!
with the principles of democraticall,
governed country. If it develops late!
on that the press proves unworthy O
the trust reposed in it then it will be
time to impose restrictions. But un
! til such time it would be a grave in
justice to invest the authority of Q
kaiser in any individual or board de
! signed to exercise arbitrary authority
over newspapers.
Des Moines Register: After reading
General Pershing's war record, you
may be able to understand why Gen
eral Wood was not selected to {, lead
the first expedition to France.
Burlington Hawk Eye: Keep the
dollar working. When you hoard
money or goods, you bury. them. Then
they are working no longer. They pro.
duce no more than the man who has
been laid away in the cemetery.
Sioux City Journal: Granting the
attorney generals ability to secure
strict compliance with the so called
blue laws enforcement of the anti
tipping law should be relatively easy.
Boone News-Republican: Uncle
Sam has recruit taken from the
ranks of railroad men who leaves no
gap in the ranks of those who must
move the nations traffic. The Balti-
more and Ohio southwestern has a
new crossing sw1tchman whose first
act was to wash the windows and
scrubbed the floor of the shanty her
predecessor had vacated.
Webster City Freeman Tribune: If
the dandelion could be turned into a.
food product the question of supply
ing the allies with eats would be set
tied
Burlington Gazette: The new con-.
stitution Of Mexico has abolished the
department of justice. AS the depart
ment of justice had nothing to do in
Mexico, its abolition will not cut much
figure.
Sioux City Tribune: Samuel Com p
ers denies having made any promise
Or pledge that there would be no
strikes OF union labor forces during
the war He should have let the er-
roneous impression stick, as it was en-
.irely to his credit as a citizen.
Washington Democrat: If America
S brought back to some of the old
line standards, to some of the beliefs
If our forefathers, to some Of the vital
Kings that men used to think of i'm
oortance. the war will be worth all 1t
costs. We have wandered long way
field from the ideals of the pioneers. !,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
Come on Over, See
My Corn Fall Off"
Il Put 2 Drops Of 'Gets.It on Last
Night-NoW Watch"

"See-all you have to do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
fight off. That's the way 'Gets-It
always works. You just put on
about 2 drops. Then the corn not
only shrivels. but loosens from the
toe, without affecting the surround
ing flesh in the least. Why. it's al
most q pleasure to have corns and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE eRAvEsT RATTLE.

The bravest battle that fought,
Shall tell you where and when?
On the map of the world you will find it not
II was fought by the mothers of men.
Not with cannon or battle-shot,
With sword or mghtiest pen
Not with powerful word or thought
From the lips of eloquent
But deep in some patient mothers heart,
woman who could not yield
But silently, cheerfully bore her part,
Aye there is battle field.
No marshali-g troop, no bvouac song,
No banners to fiaunt and wave,
But, oh! their battles, they last too long
From the cradle cen to the grave.
Joaquin Miller
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
BUILD STEEL SHIPS.

While the reports from Washington that the
administration contemplates the diversion to
government uses of the products of every steel
mill in the country and the cancellation of
contracts between the mills and private buyers,
need not be taken at their face value, there are
indications that government work is to be put
ahead of much private business. As is pointed
out by the Iron Age, this would not mean a
wholesale cancellation of present orders. APP
parently the steel manufacturers do not ex-
/ ect that radical steps will be taken.
But the government will be served first,
and in recent developments in the steel trade
there are gratifying signs that it intends build
ing as many steel ships as possible to combat the
submarine menace. Bernard N. Baker gave
sound advice when he said that wooden yes
sells should be used as stop gap'' in the
present emergency. He believes that, while we
should build some wooden ships for immediate
use two-thirds of the money expended in
their construction will be wasted because they
can be of little value after the war On the
other hand the steel ships will serve as COM
merce carriers when the war is over. They
will be needed them and the government is
bound to take account of the future while build
ing vessels to carry supplies to England and
France.
There will be great trade opportunities after
the war, which has emphasized the need for
American ships, and we should prepare to take
advantage of them by building wisely now.
The federal trade commission reports that
the supply Of anthracite for next season is
ample It adds that prevailing retail prices
for coal are unwarranted and that there are no
good reasons why May prices should not be
subject to the usual summer discount. This is
encouraging, but it does not yet appear what
either the retail dealer or the consumer can do
to meet the situation if wholesale prices con
tinue to rise The president of the Great
Northern railway points out that last year the
country's coal production was seventy five
million tons greater than in 1915 and that an
equally large increase will be required this
year The trade commission will continue its /
investigation, and it remains to be seen wheth- |
er prices are to be lower as result
Hindenburg is believed to be retreating, or
getting ready to retreat, to another line. He |
has been driven with frightful slaughter from
the key positions Of the line he has been hold |
ing; and the fires that crimson the sky indicate |
that he is, as usual, destroying everything that
he is forced to leave behind How far he will
fall back remains uncertain; and it remains to
be seen if the Germans will accept this as an
other triumphant retreat 10 the discontinue of
the enemy.
The law Of compensation again. Just as the
back yards are gpaded up, leaving no place to
throw the discarded bean and soup cans, there
are not going to be any.
The more a man thinks NJ himself the less
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

A girl in Jersey City left home be-
cause she couldn't get new dress
for a dance. Another in New York
flew the family coop because dad
chided her for making up her face.
Both returned before harm befell.
Such incidens are reminders of
parental authority gone to seed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
TypicaIly American.

Perry Chief: 1--WE can start at
once" was the reply OF the American
fleet commander when the British
naval officer asked him when he
would be ready for business. 1t was
an American reply. and one which
brings a feeling Of pride to every
American citizen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

sion here this week. to attend to
road work and other business.
Rev. Fry Of Donnellson. preached
two sermons here Sunday, at 11:0O
o'clock a.. M. and 500 o'clock p m
He did himself justice and pleased
ALL
Frank Carr OF sChillicothe, ILL.,,
spent few days at George Morris
home last week. He got badly bruis-
ed and shaken up in motor car
wreck. He is employed by the Santa
Fe railroad company
The boys are getting ready to
register June 5; all patriotic, and if
they are called, they are ready to
serve this country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
Turn Out = shlnsa nax

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, May PA ship a
day" is the program OF the United
States Steel corporation for its giant
new ship yard at Newark, planned to
help the allies increase their tonnage.
The yard is to be completed and a
five thousand or an eight thousand
ton steel freighter turned out every
twenty-four hours, within six months,
1t is said. The plant will be unde,
the management Of the American
Bridge company, affiliated with the
Steel corporation.
Purchase Of the ship yard site was
confirmed by Chairman E. n. Gary,
of the U. s. Steel corporations board
of directors today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

see how 'Gets-It' gets item off in
hurry and without the least pain. I
can wear tight shoes. dance and walk
as though I never had corns.',
"Gets-It" makes the use of toe
Irritating sa1ves, bundling bandages,
tape, plasters and other things not
only foolish, but unnecessary. Uss
this wonderful discovery, "Gets-It,"
for any soft or hard corn or cellus.
1t Is the new, simple. easy, quick
way, and 1t never fails. You'll never
have to cut a corn again with knives
or scissors, and run chances of blood
poison. Try "Gets-It" tonight.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, $50
bottle. or sent on receipt OF price by
e. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, Ill.
Sold In Keokuk and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
& Co.. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

The law Of compensation again. Just as the
back yards are gpaded up, leaving no place to
throw the discarded bean and soup cans, there
not going to be any.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
s. Il. AYRES, CHlROPRGo

s. II. AYRES, CHiROPRSSo' -
Office 1923 Blondeau 81
Phone AL
Office hours to IL a. M y
M, to s p. m. ,,oir
Other hours and Sunday by apr
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

The more a man thinks NJ himself the less
other people think VI him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

Emmetsburg Tribune: SO la
officers are concerned, the Voi'
system is working out fine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

GIinpsed things the most convincing A little trait
In that he didn't intend for you to womans
gesture unaware, word that slips out-such things
weigh with than deliberate deeds. GImpsed
beauty is the sweetest Gimpsed danger the
some. Gmpsed goodness the most admirable. Gmpsed
craftness the suspicious Glimpsed and hell
vastly potent than they would be If they
somewhere in New Jersey fact the whole force OF the
moral drive the whole of conscience and of virtue
lie in the half light realm That's why they IRE
sistible and everlasting.-Dr. Frank Crane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24

Sioux City Tribune: Samuel Con, p
ers denies having made any promise
or pledge that there would be no
strikes of union labor forces during
the war. He should have let the er-
roneous impression stick, as it was en-
tirely to his credit as a citizen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-24
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CARTHAGE, ILL, MAY 81.

The following cases have been
docketed for hearing at the June term
of the Hancock county district court,
which convenes Monday, June 4.
1917.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-05-10
K0MUMKATW YDUAfUW WY
K0NAWCzEC0 | WYDZlA.
fU NAROD0WECO
&C. K. R. " A.
UWAG1 PoDZ1ALoWE.
Nasza sila o~rganixacyjna.

Sprawozdania, przed}ozone siod
menu po}rocznemu Zjazdowi p.
{. K. r.. i w. N. wykazaly, re do
tego zespolu przystapily wszyst--
kic wielkie organizacye, obejmu-
jacce razem zwyz 100000 cz}on-
k6w. To juz jest samo W sobie o.
gromna moca, gdyz niejedno sa--
moistne pahstewko W Europe ME
liczy lyle mieszkanc6w i ME ma
take tax poteznego panstwa, kt6
reby lekcewazyc moglo p6lmilio--
MOVIE z%rzcszenie sic.
Organizacye, ktore przystapiy
W ten spos6b do wsp6lpracy zwia
zaly sic przedewszystkiem jed
nym wsp6lnym zelaznym pierscie
MEM przez swoje zarzady i legal
he reprezentacye.
Wieksza Geese tych organizacyi
przeprowadzila tez ma sejmach
swoich opodatkowanie wszystkich
cz}onk6w ma cele narodowei przez
to p%rzesunela sic ia stanowisko
solidarnych jednostek " wielkiej
rodzinie organizacyjnej.
Przez Zjednoczenie Kaplan6w
zas j Rade Narodowa przylaczyly
sic do tego take parafie. nasze,
ktore obejmuja wszystkie osady
polskie v Stanach Zjednoczonych.
Przez to dokonana zostala orga
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-05-10
do takiego poboru?

Armia z ducha polskiego musi
bye olbrzymia niespozyta solidar
noscianarodowa, ona musi mice
odwage p0jsc w ogien!
Pojdzcie Z mani Rodacy! Wiel
ka godzina dzicjowa VIOLA mas
wszystkich.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-05-10

stawicielom. $3.50.
Trzeba vice IA zwo}ane zebra
MIA pojsc j trzeba p6jsc VEGAS
trzeba zajac miejsca przy trybu-
ME i W glebi sail, trzeba zarezer-
wowac je honorowym gosciom j
mice zaysze straz porzadk0wa,
kt6raby zna}a stosmh " danej
,okolicy j mogla zapobiedz z CORY
'nap}ywowi rozbijaczy i prowoka-
torow.
Trzeba take odzwvczaic sic o
klaskiwania popularnych frazc-
: SOW i wiecej dbac o to, co rzeczy-
wistej piracy przynosi dany osob
mix. Jezeli many pred SODA fra,
,zcsowicza, kt6ry sam do organiza
cyi ME nalezy i ma cele narodowe
mic ME da.je, to coz nan z jego
slow. Taxi powinien naprz6d cd
1siebie samego rozpoczac dobry
przyk}ad dac. a potem dopiero
wziasc sic do krytyki obywateli
zasluzonych i dokonanej juz przez
mich piracy.
Trzeba tax zebrania urzadzac i
TAXI dac i'm zawsze program, ably
Sluchacze wychodzili z zebrania
powtarzajac sobie: OTTO %nauczylis-
my sic czegos, podnieslismy sic
duchowo, skorzystaliSmy. Zebra
MIA nudne, rozwlekle i wrzaskli-
we ME pomagaja sprawie, ale jej
szkodza.
Pamietajmy, lie zebrania polls
kie w tych czasach to wielkie
szko}y obywatelstwa narodowego
W rodzinach polskich i wsrod wiel
kich .jeszcze rzesz samotnych lu-
zcm idacych.
Ma zebraniach przyuczaja sic
czfonkowic towarzystw i organi.
zacyi jak i'm agitowac trzeba, a
jak sic juz istotnie do agitacyi "a
bora, toe kazdy pozyska chocby
jednego i liczba zespolonych j
sprzegnietych dojdzie wkrotce do
miliona. 49,. IS:
Wiecej zaS jesZcze wzmocni sic
duch patryotyczny i duch obywa
telski wsr0d mas, ktory to duch
jest g}6wna podstawa naszego zor
ganizowania sic. ..ge &
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-05-10
II [
Nasze sk}adh j ofiary.

Przcd}ozonc si6dmcmu p6lroc;
menu Zjazdowi p. C. X. r. Fam
kniecia kasowc wykaza}y "a ubit
gle pohrocze ia fundusz pomocy
ola 0jczyzny.... 80. $40, 10000
Ma fundusz obrotowy.. .5,S332.84
Skladki ma ratunck glod-
nych cd zawiazania ko--
mltctu . . .. ...... .265.375.6S
Sunny tc ME So atoli wcalc mia
ra odnosnej piracy i zabieg6w Kc
mitetu. gdyz przcwazna GEESE or.
ganizacyi p. G. X. r. nalczacych
-wysy}a1a swojc skfadki wprost
do Komitctu Szwajcarskiego. pc.
"a tenn czynily to takzc rome lic2
nc Komitety lokalnc i inne ogni.
ska patryotycznc.
Sadzac z dotyc}lczasowych da-.
nych, jake posiadamy, Polonia a.
mcrykanska zcbra}a i ma ratunek
Ojczyznie pos}a}a co najmniej pol
tora miliona dolar0w, a jest to SUI
ma %oczywiScic nickomplctna, gdyz
poza nasza wiadomo$cis posylafy
wprost do Europy skladki licznc
pomnie,jszc zcspo}y-i osoby pry--
Watnc. .'t.z
Mic MONA vice powicdziccc, ably
ofiarnosc byla ma}a i ably patryo-
tyzm tutejszcgo wychodztwa jcdy
mic ma czczych slowach sic zasa--
DIAL. Trzcba take i to wziacc pod
rozwage, zc wychodztwo naszc
zwiazanc jest &c starym krajcm
nietylko zwiazkiem krwi - ale i
ogromna mi}oscia ziemi rodzinnc,j
i nieustannic mimo wojny SLY pie
niadzc Ia jej ratunck i ma wspar-
Gle krcwnych cd t~utcjszego oby
watclstwa polskiego.
W swoim czasie DIR. Gargas,kt6
ry bada} stosunki polsko : amery-
kanskie wykaza}, &c W czasie po-
koju pomoc ola kraju cd mas
przedstawia roczna kwote $1,000,
900.
w czasic wojny europejskiej
podwoilismy niewatpliwic te SUI
me, wysy}ajac do kraju tytufem
romocy ola g}odnych, ofiar pry--
watnych ma cele narodowe i DO
mocy ola rodzin i krewnych do
s., DOC, 900.
P. c. X. r. z Gala usilnoscia do
tel ofiarnosci rodak6w zacheca}i
przynagla}, a ME mial nigdy ma
celu zas}ugi poszczeg6lnych orga-
i zespolow sobie PREY
pisywac, Owszem przeciwnie Ko-
.itet pragnal zawsze wykazacEu
ropic solidarnosc prac i zabieg6w
tutejszych i skwapliwie wyliczal
" relacyach urzedowych najmniej
see chocby ofiary, albowiem rozu
mial, re to budzi szacunek ola pol
wychodztwa u obcych, a
Jest pociecha j bodzcem do wytr-ll
ola rodak6w W Ojczyznie
Jezeli jednak tax istotnie jest,
wszystkie nasze organizacye
powinny take do tego
,iie przyczynic, ably 2. G. &. RI