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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
EVADE
PAYING TAXES
Munitlon Manufacturers Caught At
tempting to Dodge Several
Millions of
Dollars.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Alleged
attempts to evade $17,00O.0OO taxes
by munition manufacturers have been
disclosed, it was learned at the treas
ury department today. OF this sum,
all but 100000 has been recovered
and as the total deficiency will prob
ably be made UP. no prosecution Is
contemplated. The evasions We're
made by charging Of excessive plant
when filing returns I'M
der the 121s per cent yearly tax on
munitions profits.
According to the tax returns OF the
manufacturers the govern.
ment was entitled to S26,30O, 900.
Close scrutiny of their books by
treasury field agents showed that
the correct figure was $4S,000,000
Of approximately ST.
00O, 900.
The investigation resulted in dis
closing greatly increased profits aft
er the unduly large sums for plant
were REDUCED.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
TEN THOUSAND
ARE NEEDED
Typewriter Operators and Stenoera-
piers are Crying Need of
Uncle Sans Government
at This Time.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. H.
Now that Uncle Sam has the young
men of the country in training for
military service, he finds that he
needs 10000 typewriter operators
and stenographers and typewrtters,
both men and women, for the de-
partments at Washington. The civil
service commission has notified all
Of it's 5000 boards OF examiners that
they should put forth their best
efforts TO secure these urgently need
ed workers. While examinations are
now held weekly in $50 cities, the
commission states that arrangements
will be made TO have an examination
held at any accessible place where a
small class of applicants can be
secured. The entrance salaries range
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year. Promo
ton is reasonably rapid to those
whose services prove satisfactory.
No appointments can be made to
these or other positions IN the fed
eral classified civil service unless
authorized by the civil service COM
mission under the civil service law.
Any information to the contrary is
unauthorized. This is splendid
opportunity to serve your country.
Full information may be secured
from the secretary Of the board of
civil service examiners at the post
office in your city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
SEEADLER ON
ISLAND ROCKS
American Captain Told Count Luck
ner Where to Go and He
Fell into the
Trap

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-Cap-
tain Hador Smith, master of the
American schooner R. c. Slade, armed
with a knowledge of the vagaries OF
the south Pacific's currents, ended the
career of the German commerce raid
following the arrival of Captain Smith
whose vessel was the first victim of
the raider in Pacific waters.
After the Seeadler had sunk the
Slade and the schooners Manila and
A B. Johnson, Count Luckner, the
raiders commander, told Captain
Smith the Seeadler's crew wanted to
land them for "a little shore leave" on
some Pacific atoll. Smith discerned
plans to maroon the crews of the cap
tured ships, then aboard the raider.
He told Count Luckner to run close
in to shore" at Mopeha island and the
count did. Inside of forty-eight hours
the changing currents of the south
seas had cast the Seeadler high on
the coral reef, a total loss
But Luckner kept his promise of a
picnic" for his men. The hold of
the Seeadler disgorged countless bot
ties OF champagne and kegs of beer
the like of which Smith had never
seen.
After several days on the atoll
Luckner with a picked crew, set to
sea in a motor boat and the remain
ing members of the raiders crew cap.
tured the French schooner Lutece.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
r. K. GIBSON
is TO SPEAK
Pastor Who Conducted Vacation Bible
School In keokuk Last Sum-
mer, VIII Make Talk
Tonight.

Rev. F. K Gibson, the vacation
Bible school man who was brought
TO Keokuk last summer to conduct
the three schools for the First Bap-
fist church, is to drop into Keokuk
for an evening tonight He will
sneak at the prayer meeting in the
First Baptist church.
Mr.. Gibson is a strong man among
the children and made host Of
friends in Keokuk, although here
only eight weeks. Many people will
be glad of this opportunity to renew
acquaintance with him.
Rev. Gibson began last Sunday his
work as pastor of the Baptist church
at Fort Madison. 1t was through his
work in Keokuk last summer that
the Fort Madison church came to
know about him. The congregation
at once began an effort to secure
him as their pastor which succeeded
finally,
Mr.. Gibson's friends here are con-
fdent of his success in this fmpor-
tant church, and are congratulating
| the church upon securing him and
bringing to Iowa a man Of his
calibre.
Mr.. Gibson will speak at 1870 this
evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
TURKEYS TO
COST ENOUGH
Produce Dealers Association Members
Give Warning That Price is
to be Rather
Steep,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Oct. 17-The American
eagle is going to chase the Thanks
giving turkey to a new altitude rec
ord.
That was the prediction today of
delegates to the National Poultry,
Butter and Egg association conven-
ton which closed its session there
last night.
They explained that the war has
forced feed prices so high that turkey
producers can't afford to raise the
birds-so the dealers have to raise
the prices.
No one would venture an opinion
as to just how much higher turkeys
would be this year, but they were
unanimous that the price would be
several cents" more a pound than
last year. when Chicago dealers paid
twenty-seven cents a pound whole
sale. Turkeys are now twenty-five to
twenty-three cents pound and there
are thirty-eight more shopping days
before Thanksgiving.
Then too, American soldiers have
got to have their turkey dinner, regard
less So this huge inroad into the
supply is going to have it's effect on
prices, also.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Holding up Swedish Mail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-That Sec
rotary Lansing has ordered the Am
erican ambassador at London to in
tervene in Sweden's behalf to secure
release Of diplomatic mail held up in
the British embassy, was made by
Swedish officials today. Secretary
Lansing declined to discuss the sub
ject. 1t was not denied that the
state department consented to cable
Stockholm in the Swedish code for
Minister Ekengren, who is denied
this privilege by Great Britain as d
result of the Luxburg "spurlos ver-
senkt" affair.
On the highest Swedish authority
here it was learned today that dom
mating figures in the war trade board
have championed the Swede's cause
in order to release economic data in
the three mail pouches and one va
lise the British hold
If the British break the seals and
inspect the mails without official per
mission from the Swedish foreign OF
flee, a rupture in diplomatic rela
tons between the two countries is
apt to follow, Swedish and other neu
trail diplomats here stated. NeutralS
fear such precedent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
.uIndu Under IndIctrnent.

l =
| limited Press Leased Wire Service.
| CHICAGO. Oct. 17.-John Singh
the Hindu who has proven the gov.
ernment's star witness in the trial OF
three Germans and Hindu, charged
with oonspiring to foment revoiu-
ton in India, learned for the nrst
time today that he Is under tnd1ct'
ment on the same charges.
William S. Forrest. an attorney for
the defense, brought out the fact
that Singh Is a co-defendant.
Singh expressed surprise that ne
had been allowed to incrimtnate him
self on the witness stand.
Joseph Fleming, assistant United
States district attorney, declared
Singh had been appraised of his IN.
dictment. Singh maintained that II
this has been done, he did not under
stand it.
Singh accepted F1emnig's further
explanation and declared:
"If this is the law, and have brok-
en- 1t, then I should be prosecuted"
He is not on trial. at this time.
Hinton G.. Clabaugh, head of the
federal secret service in this district,
testified that ]. J. Smiley, U. S. mar
shall in Hawaii. who brought Albert
Wehde, one of the defendants, to this
country under arrest, obtained tnfor-
nation from Wehde that he had been
paid $4,000 by Baron Won Reiswitz,
former German consul in Chicago,
who is under indictment. to use in
furthering the proposed revolution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
SMALL ARMY
IN 1880 IN u. S.
Only 5000 Men Were Available Then,
According to Historian
In Iowa L.
brary.

A survey Of the regular army OF
the United States in 1880 reveals a
force of about six thousand men, ac-
cording to Prof. Louis Pelzer, who is
the author of a volume on the march
es of the United States dragons In
the middle west, which will soon be
published by the State Historical so
cietv of Iowa The seven regiments Of
infantry and four of artillery encir-
cled the inhabited portions of the
United States in line extending over
six thousand miles. This army,
composed of small units widely dis
tributed and ever changing in its per-
sonnet, performed the military func-
tions for nation comprising 1,752,000
square miles of territory and contain
ing a population Of nearly thirteen
millions. In 1880 seven posts formed
the line of defense on the middle west
ern frontier frontier usually adj
yancing before the western drift Of
settlement and following the receding
Indian population. In this irregular
zone extending from Fort Smelling to
Cantonment Gibson in Arkansas ter
ritory were performed the varied and
irregular functions OF frontiers
army.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
TEN DOLLAR
HOGS UNLIKELY
Farmers Would Not Stand for it and
There Would Soon be Scarcity
and Much Higher
Price

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Ten dollar hogs.
predicted by Patrick Cudahy, veteran
Milwaukee packer, as a probability
during the coming winter, would
quickly result in even higher prices,
according to W. B. Tagg, of Omaha,
Neb., president of the national live
stock exchange-the farmer wouldn't
stand for them.
Low priced hogs will mean de
crease in hog raising, which Is the big
thing We are trying to avoid" Tag
said today. Farmers are not going
to produce hogs at lower profits while
much larger gain can be made in other
things. A decrease in the output
means a scarcity and within a short
time prices again would rise"
Licensing of the packing industry by
the government, the first day of No
yember is assured, George L. Nc
Carthy, Of New York City, secretary of
the meat packers association believes.
Get ready to pay your licenses
November l." he told delegates to the
convention which closed here last
night
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Keep Graves Green.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA special
army branch known as the graves
service" will keep graves
of American soldiers in France flower
ed and NEEDLESS and ultimately return
the bodies to America. The details OF
the plan. in charge of Major Chap
lain Charles Pierce of the regular
army became known today.
Back of the firing line temporary
cemeteries will be maintained.
Pierce's service will record the name
and location of each buried hero.
Every American soldier In France
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Railways Ask Relief.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct 17-Seeking
freight rate increases on shipments OF
grains. live stock, fresh meats and
petroleum. representatives OF leading
eastern railways, opened a heart to
heart" conference with interstate COM
merce commissioners this afternoon.
The presence OF many western traf-
fc executives strengthened the gener-
al belief that lines west of the Mis-
sissippi Will shortly ask for more
revenue.
The railway men explained that
they are making no fiat demand for
Increased freight rates, but are here
Simply to talk things over" George
Stewart Patterson, counsel for the
eastern lines, stated that financial re-
lief for the country's railways is i'm
perative in view of the titanic task
imposed upon them by the war and by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Now Is Good Time
To Treat Your Catarrh

which intest your blood, and chases
them entirely out OF your system. Ii
IS by Tar the most satisfactory treat
ment for the disease, because il
reaches down to it's very roots and
gers at the cause. Write to-day for
1ull information, and expert medical
ADVICE regarding the treatment Of
your own case. Take adva ntage Of
this change to-day. Address swift
Specihc Co., Dept. G. Atlanta
Ga. ar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
WorId Series Money.

IUnted PTess Leased .Nlre Service. ]
NEW YORK, Oct. 1T.-Giant and
White Sox players will not have to
wait until December I, to get all OF the
money coming to them out of the
worlds series. After a written pledge
was presented that none Of the play
ers would take part in exhibition
games, either as individuals or as
teams, the national commission agreed
not to withhold $1,000 of each mans
cash as it had intended.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
OUCH!MY BACMRUB
LUMbAG0P PAIN AWAY
Rub Backache away with smaii
trial bottle Of old act.
Jacobs OIL"

When your back is sore and lamo
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumat isn
has you stiffened up, don't sunei.
Get small trial bottle of old, hones'
"St. Jacobs Or at any drug stor,
pour little in your hand and ruu
it right on your aching back. ana W
the time you count fifty, the sore'
ness and lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soo.n,
ing. penetrating oil needs to be uset
sonly once. 1t takes the pain rlsI'
out and ends the misery. 1t Is mag
cal, yet absolutely harmless anu
doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stops 1umbago, sea,
tica, backache or rheumatism
promptly. It never disappoints!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Asked to RESIGN.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.--Mrs. Don
Barber, head Of the canteen depart
ment of the national league for wo-
mems service, today requested all of
the pink tea" members to resign
from her division
II would rather have one depend
able women than one thousand who
can't work because they have an en-
gagement to play golf or it is their
afternoon at home" she said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Leonard as an Officer

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service-1
NEW YORK, Oct. lit will be
Lieutenant Benny Leonard after to-
day. The lightweight champion is to
receive a commission giving him this
rank and will act as boxing instruc-
tor at Camp Upton. Benny will take
up his army duties Immediately after
his fight with Jack Britton, scheduled
here Friday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
New Chancellor Rumored.

United Press Leased Wire Servicel
AMSTERDAM, Oct 1.-THE news
paper Tyd printed today positive In
formation" from Berlin that the ap-
pointment of Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann to the chancellorship in
place of DR.. George Michaelis was
imminent" The same dispatch as.
serted that it had been definitely es-
ta'blished that Minister of Marine Won
Capelle had resigned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17

unidentified young man to whom 1t
evidently didn't belong and who left
in the general direction Of the Pa
cific coast when his snakeship ap-
peared.
The snake and suit case are now
at police headquarters, all bound
round with sixty feet of clothesline.
Owner can have same by proving
property and paying for this adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Two More Locked Up.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Fritz Kuhn.
son of German banker, and Baron
George Won Seebeck, whose father is
a general in the kaiser's army, are un-
der arrest as enemy aliens here today.
They will be interned Kuhn visited
Count Won Bernstorff when the Ger
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Opera star starpina

( United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Friends of
Dinh Gilly. famous Algerian baritone
and former metropolitan opera star,
received information today that he is
starving at an internment camp at
Raab, lower Austria.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Whole street swears of.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-West Madison
street swore off today en- bloc.
inquiry developed that they all
saw it, an eight foot snake that crawl
ed out of a wicker suit case. took
little stroll and then crawled back.
The suit case was opened by an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
ears about his neck two Identification

wears about his neck two Identification
tags. In case of death one tag Is re-
turned to his commander The graves
service buries the other with the body
and places above the mound an IRON
marker with the number. Should the
commanders tag be lost, the other
serves as positive Identification when
the remains are disinterred for ship,
ment to America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17

the governments so called monopoly
of the bond market
For these reasons the railway men
are confident of change in the at
titude of the commission In the IA
nous fifteen per cent decision Whlcn
denied them the desired relief.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
COMFORTS FOR
OUR SOLDIERS
Keokuk Committee Issues Call for
Action to Insure Comforts for
Lee County Men Of the
National Army.
OTHER TOWNS WORKING
Those Who Stay at Home Are Elk
pected to do Their Bit by Making
Possible Greater Comfort
for Enlisted Men.
OTHER TOWNS WORKING

In about ten days another big incre-
ment of selected soldiers of the ma
tional army will leave Keokuk and
Lee county for the cantonment at
Camp Dodge Keokuk plans to give
them the same Godspeed it gave the
last to go.
Perhaps more important is the pres
entation to the selected soldiers OF
many things looking to their comfort
enroute and in camp. The same com.
mittee will attend to this as acted be.
fore. 1t consists of L. A. Hamill, Ed
A. French, H. Boyden Blood, Edgar
R. Cochrane and Howard w. Wood.
The funds collected before from
the public were all spent for the sol.
diers with care and good Judgment
and did a lot Of good for the solaie-
boys. The personnel of the committee
'insures this. 1t will be necessary to
raise more money to provide the next
and last lot of soldiers with the same
comforts those who stay at home feel
their due.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Norfolk Given DecIsIop

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
BOSTON, Mass, Oct 17.-Kid Nor
folk, pan-American heavyweight, won
the decision over Billy Miske, ST. Paul
In their twelve round fight at the
arena last night. Norfolk immediate.
ly jumped to close quarters and hung
there by pinning Miskes left arm with
his right. meanwhile whaling away
with his left.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Mild weather aid treatment.

Don't be rnisled into thinking that
your Catarrh is gone. The first touch
OF winter weather will bring it back
with. all its discomforts.
But this is an excellent time to
thoroughly cleanse the blood of the
germs of Cstarrh, and be forever
rid of the troublesome sprays and
douches that can never cure you.
S. S. S., the great blood purifier,
searches, out the germs of Catarrh
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
White Sox Already Arc Winning An.
other Pennant and Giants Are
Said to Have Hard
Row to Hoe.
ALL POINTS TO BREAKS
Sox Have no Picnic Either In Their
Battles With the Other Nom
bers of Johnson's
Family.
IBy II. C. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

lBy II. G. Hamilton, united rfess
Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Oct 17.-They've been
called brainless; they've been aflict'
ed with a bowling pack of yappers
that screeched yellow" at them on
every opportunity; they've been oe,
rided because they had "busher
for a manager, but the fact or the
matter is, and probably will continue
to be, that these worlds champion
White Sox look good enough right
now to come back and win an Amerl-
can league pennant in 1915
The stars don't tell much right now
firm ament, and not baseball kind OF
stars. It's a little too early in the
lives Of prophets to go fooiing around
with dangerous predictions. But the
Sox have attained something OF
reputation for gameness since they
whaled the Giants, and that is going
to have something to do with 1t
year hence.
1t isn't weak opposition that con-
fronts the Sox by any means and Tor
that reason predictions are better
lett unmade right now. Cleveland
possesses a team. that with pitch
ing punch conferred in the proper
spot, will cause no end of trouble.
Boston needs only little oiling TO
again be a great machine and 1t IS
q recognized fact that Hughie Jen-
nings would give the Detroit city hall
Or postoflce for a good outstanding
'heavist."
Winning Machine.
The White Sox have been moulded
into a winning machine and one year
isn't going to get them out of the
habit of looking forward to a worlds
series clash This and the added con.
adence from victory will help.
The wise ones say John McGraw
win have harder road to cultivate
In 1918 and from seat in the press
box it looks as If they knew what
they're talking about. For one thing,
the Cardinals and the Reds look wild
eyed enough right now 10 give any
manager insomnia The Boston
Braves and the Phillies must not be
counted out of scrap.
1t is sensible 10 assume that Slim
Sallee has passed the zenith of his
career. RUDE Benton should have
another good year. Ferdte Schupp
seems to have lost something Of his
freshly won effectiveness, but not
enough to count him out. Poll Per
rift is a dependable right handler for
next year, and Fred Anderson should
be able to shoulder huge burden.
Benny KaufT, George Burns and
Dave Robertson are doubtless fix
lures, but they're nothing to go nutty
about from a statistical standpoint
unless one figures George Burns an
entire outfeld.
Fletcher and Herzog are on the
down grade and Zimmerman will
have to cheer up before he can hope
to help.
But-the hot stove league season is
on The race will be hard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
man ambassador was engaged in plot
tings.

The Germans have been impor..ns
large quantities of pork from nos
mania. In order to get 1t throu9,.
Austria without the hungry Austfi ~
getting it first they put the plgss ar.
collins and labelled them as u 40.
man heroes" sent back from ~
front,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17

It is a remarkable fact that not
one of the great German composers
was a Prussian.