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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Israers redemption from Egyptian

Israers redemption from Egyptian
bondage under the leadership OF
Moses, the mighty liberator and law
giver, who was Gods instrument for
this purpose. The primary message
of the festival as such, therefore, Is
"Liberty'-the inalienable right of
men to be free from every form OF
servitude and injustice-this applying
no less to the modern Pharaohs
than it did to the Pharaoh of old.
The first night (among the ortho-
dox the second night also) is signal
lied by a quantity beautiful service
conducted by the head Of, the house
hold, with the other members around
the family table. This is called the
Seder and through song, story and
picturesque ceremonial the purport
of the festival is brought out as the
meal proceeds. The symbols at the
Seder are matzoh or unleavened
bread, bitter herbs, a confection of
grated apples, cinnamon and nuts
saturated with wine, the roasted
shank Of a lamb, the roasted egg,
and the four cups Of wine. each of
these symbols having its own special
Significance The Seder has been
one of the most potent influences
making for the piety Of the Jewish
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
The EFFICIENCY TEST
10 Fully. Met by Hoods SarsapariIla
and Peptiron Pills.

Because of what it contains, of the
way it is made and of the record II
has achieved, Hoods Sarsaparills Is
warmly recommended to you for rheu'
matism, catarrh, scrofula, eczema
and other troubles arising from i'm
pure blood or low state of the system.
In cases that are radically anemic
and nervous-marked by paleness,
thin flesh, sleeplessnes, nerve-ex-
haustion, the power Of Hoods Sarsa.
parilla is greatly increased by Pept-
iron Pills, the new pepsin. nux and
iron tonic. These two medicines
make the strongest combination
course of treatment for the blood and
nerves of which we have any knowl-
edge.
Fine results follow this course OF
treatment-take Hoods Sarsaprilla
regularly before meals, Peptiron Pills
after meals.
Thousands Of families are taking
these medicines. Let your family
take them, too. Get them now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
JEWISH PASSOVER
STARTS FRIDAY
Festival Is Anniversary Of israePs
Redemption From Egyptian
Bondage Under Leader
ship Of Moses.

The Festival Of Passover (Hebrew
name Pesach) will be ushered in FRI
day evening, April s, and lasts
week from this time. Only the first
and seventh days, according to the
original biblical Injunction, are full
holidays, the intervening days being
semi-holidays. The more orthodox
Jews, following the later rabbin1cai
prescriptions, couple the second Gay
with the first as a full holiday also
ard observe likewise an additional
eighth day. :,
While this festival, coming as 1t
does in early spring, has as part
Of it's significance the celebration OF
natures re-awakening, yet its domi.
nant associations are historical
rather than agricultural. Passover
stands out in the jewish religious
calendar as the anniversary OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

garden of the gang, but they coulu
plant around the house, and convert
| the yard likewise. Not only that, but
az the Cash one could get Tree
seed, free advice, full directions.
| Men, women. wee children, folk
who'd have scorned such thing as
| a flower, and the care OF 1t as
weakness unbefitting working man
or his kin, were growing interested
! in gardens and ready to help on the.
movement.
| The boys of the gangs were divld-
i, ing their interest between home-gar-
dens and gangs. and really giving
more time to both.
| The menace of the boy gangs, who
broke windows, was broken; but al
ready there was promise OF still bet
ter things.
| The boys, the people, the children,
who'd become the workers of tomor-
row, were growing interested in gar
dens. That meant interested IN
things around home; meant staying
off the streets; meant a better clti-
zenship for Daytons factories to
draw upon. The factories would help
accordingly.
(. Prizes were increased to boys, and
| VA
i numbers. Markets were established
for the products of the gardens; and
while neighborfng truck-farmers may
have rent their hair. Daytonians
quoted the maxim anent charity
starting at home" and bought first.
! last, and always the products OF the
child gardens.
Elders, too, were encouraged in
their efforts. Clmsted, the great land
scape gardener, was brought down,
and he gave the people of Dayton
still greater suggestions as to their
gardens. He showed, especially, how.
at very little cost, an unsightly back
yard could be made slightly garden.
|, A few cents worth of morning glory
seed would cover an clubhouse for
iyou; a cheap rustic tre1l1s and a wild
| trumpet-vine from the country road
would hide the garbage-cans. Hedges
/ were cheaper and far. pretties than
| fences; better still, run no division
line with your neighbor at all. RAM
bier roses don't cost much: we had
cottages. Let them be run over with
such. Then the garden spirit had
been fixed forever on Dayton.
| Visitors 10 Cincinnati, garden
| lovers each and all, make pilgrimage
to Dayton to see the gardens and
when such come in groups, a unique
| explanation of the story is given.
! A professional lecturer at the
Cash" gives a careful talk on the
gardens and the mischief that led up
to their beginnings. Then he calls
from his work in the big factory one
of those original bad boys, now a
splendid young man, and has him
1 tell the story of his reform through
! the gardens, his interest in which
abides to this day. Then he calls on
a little boy and little girl of the
mel hborhood to tell, child-wise, of
their gardens.
Told thus, the story sinks home as
in no other way.
| And then-wel1, then, you're invited
out to the gardens, the child gar
! dens and those of the adults. All
Dayton bids you come; out and ex-
| piore, and wherever you'll go, rest
assured, you'll want to daily and
stay; you'll have fallen in love with
the place from the first hour you're
there, if only because of these end
less gardens!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Patriotic Students.

'Gl.ea Press Leased Wire Service !
MADisoN. Wis, April 3.-All stu.
s.n's above freshmen at the Univer.
wy ol wisconsin were today notified
si,r ae action OF the university fac.
,. MY .iiat they will receive credits for
,son aiy drill after the spring vaca.
oa' april IL. Seniors who enlist in
,bs army or navy will graduate in
h NO An intensive military train.
ss lor all students is planned. 1t
s. sa,o all athletic events will be
/, ,d nae on. Last night more than
g ,vv Students paraded the streets OF
~ IN celebration of the action
ue faculty. AS they marched they
" ~a,eu American flags and sang
h hang the kaiser to a sour
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
For oAlE BY
Briar Mills keokuk, Iowa
AND ALL GOOD DEALERS

pany plant, these patriots induced
several other young men to join and
certainly the city will be behind no
other city of its size in point Of re-
cruits gained. The following are
those from this city who will report
at the headquarters OF the Keokuk
militia today: R. w. Mackie, B. J..
Pohlpeter II. Mailboerger, VIM. Gill
let, H, Thacker, Clarence Teller, E.
Outlet, Francis McKeever. Martin
Yurth, Geo. Mailboerger, Earl Haden,
and Fred Percival.
This is one Of the finest delegations
of American youth that ever left to
serve their country and their patriot.
ism should be lesson to many youths
at this time when Uncle Sam needs
men as they have never been needed
before.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
FIT. MADISON
MEN RESPOND
Twelve From That City Came Here
Yesterday to Get Into
Service With Com
pany l..

Mention was made in The Gate
City yesterday of the twelve from
Fort Madison who came here to join
the Keokuk company of Iowa troops.
The Democrat gives them the follow
ing send off:
Most of the men who left to en-
list this noon were employees at the
plant Of the Button company and
since the raising Of the flag over that
plant late last week there has been
much patriotism displayed by the EN-
ployes and as a consequence there
is to be a goodly addition to the
fighting forces of the nation by the
recent enlistments. Not content with
gaining recruits from the button com
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
CHAMPION BOY GARDENERS
OF THE ENTIRE WORLD

Have Done-Remarka0e Results
Of Youthful
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

Round about the picturesque little
city of Dayton, in south central Ohio,
the school lads and, incidentally,
some OF the youths who have gradu-
ated from school and who now occupy
positions OF trust in the city, claim
title to being tie champion boy gard
; euers Of the world. Not even the
great food of very few years since
las been able to put period to their
labors; and where a few twelve
months past Inc turgid waters surged.
there is NOT a trace left-all being
hid by the gardens.
! In fact, probably not city on
earth has the per capita space OF its
unbuilt-over land given, in such de-
gree, to gardens as is found here.
| Certainly no other has as large an
acreage whose gardens are in the
hands Of mere children.
The story of these child gardens
! is all the more rem arkable in the
light of what brought it about.
When the cash-register plant,
which is now the life Of Dayton,
first moved to the city and set up
! its giant structures in the environs,
| # found no end of trouble awaiting
it, through the pranks of the gang
of bad boys. The boys found the
windows of the cash-resister plant
the best sort Of targets for sling.
shots, air rifles, other guns, and
nothing the factory people could do
seemed able to put an end to their
attacks.
| Finally those in authority at the
! factory were struck with an idea.
y RI mis- of
/ because they had nothing better with
which to occupy their time. Give
them something to do; something
/ showing them a chance of actual
reform.
dens; gardens whose beauty could be
! its own reward. or whose product
might be sold and so repay the gard
ener. The authorities went step
farther still, they offered very sub
stantial prizes for the best kinds and
classes of gardens.
Very soon things began to happen
around Dayton.
Rough Jack Roosa and his gang
wanted the big prize-money offered
for such-and-such sort Of garden, to
use on their ashing-camp. They
wanted it the more when they got
wind of the fact that their longtime
enemies, the Rendigs gang" were
after it. Wherefore Jack Rosa, who
ruled the boys with an iron hand
decreed that they should give the
afternoon holidays to clearing the
/ lots-weeding, hoeing, tending, trail
ing, and, 10, it was done! More than
that, from the doing just for the
sake of the prize-money. the boys
| came to the doing it for the love
of the thing itself. They were feel
ing the fascination that comes with
watching ones own crop near frui
ton, and the mere worth Of the prize
was almost forgotten. What they
wanted was to have it said that their
| gang" had the best garden in Day.
Il ton.
Unconsciously the leaven was
spreading.
The boys would go home, tell OF
the garden space and of how 1t was
approaching success, and they fired
both elders and younger members of
the family with interest.
These could not take share in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

today and made speeches from the
stages. The managers agreed to give
these campaigners four minutes
time. More theatres will be visited
tonight.
The speakers were Just plain
folks" whose names meant nothing
to their hearers. They were intro
duced, however, by prominent per-
sons, including J. Ogden Armour and
Charles A. Comiskey. These. intro
auctions were flashed on the curtains.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
....ident Wilson Receives Telegram
Employing Resolutions Passed
by Lodge No. 1oe at spe-
eIal Meeting.
ARE FOR PREPAREDNESS
would Uphold lnaIienable Rights Of
This Country ana the Presi-
dents Methods Are.
Supported.

Keokuk lodge No. los, B. P. o. E.,
last night at a special meeting,
nedged their loyalty to President
wilson and to the United States, and
resolution cmbodying their senti.
ments was telegraphed to the presi.
(dent. The Elks go on record as
fayoring preparedness.
The following resolution was
drawn up and adopted at the meet.
| Ing which was attended by a large
eercentage OF members:
KEOKUK, Iowa, March 2, 1917.
Honorable Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States,
washington, .. G. Dear Mr.
President: AT special meeting
Of Keokuk lodge No. 106, B. p.
0. E., the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it resolved that the Benevo-
lent and Protectiyce Order of
Elks. lodge No. JOG. in called
meeting assembled, pledge their
support to the president of the
United States in his efforts to
maintain the honor and dignity
and inaflenable rights OF this
nation and favor preparedness to
that end.
KEoKUK LODGE NO. Jog. B. P.
o. ELKS.
L. J. WOLF, Secretary.
The message was telegraphed to
The white house, and to Grand ExaIt.
ed Ruler Edward Rightor at New
Orleans. The meeting was called last
night in response to message from
him, suggesting that meetings be
called.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Riot at Peace Meeting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
GUTHRIE, okla. April st took
the sheriff to stop the riot in the
auditorium when a peace meeting
suddenly broke into patriotic dem
onstration. john Dean. cotton broker.
leaped upon a desk in the center of
the room, an American flag wrapped
about his body and led three cheers
for Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

apple tree" Arlie Mucks, worlds
champion weight man; Eber Simp-
son, football star; Raymond Wurlit-
ger, son Of the millionaire, piano
manufacturer, Of Cincinnati. led the
parade.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03
Smoke In Theatres.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, April 3.-Urging univer-
sal military service, flying squad
RON of -four ninute men" invaded
thirty theatres in the loop district
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-03

Horseback riding at night has been
made more safe for both horse and
rider by the invention Of an electric
headlight attached to Dobbin's bride.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12
The men Who MADE MONEY OUT OF IT

John Kener of Cincinnati tried for the murder OF his wife
Said he Il drunk didn't know what doing That
morning she had refused to get breakfast for went to the
loon and got drunk When returned drunk didn't
aize what doing We won't so with the details OF the
hammer and the butcher knife keirer pleaded guilty, and has
been sentenced life imprisonment Those who made the stuff
which inamed him STAY haven't been sentenced at ALL In fact
could when writing these
they hadn't been placed trial indicted named
There good many distilers in Cincinnati where this
kener tragedy happened When they walk their prosperous
the sunny morning. doubt they feel
that all is well with the world And their wiveshe dslers
wives who good clothes and church of Sundawe
wonder they reflect the Kene their husbands max
ing-and the Keners' wives?
How Business Hurts Booze
In article alcohol and Life Insurance in the Atlantic
DR. E. l. Fisk who authority vital statistics and hygiene
nails down the conclusion:
The application OF suspected being seriously tainted with
liquor is knowingly accepted standard forms OF insurance by
That fact and it's handful By the life in
sured ?-Collier's Weekly
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12
LIQUOR REfOTES ITSELF

The upage liquor ad in the Chicago newspapers of
date entitled Saloons Must Be Regulated rightly characterized
by William Allan White "he mdes bleat that has yet
from the rams horn of the liquor interests
1t is chiefly remarkable for its admissions Here few of
them
That of
prohibit the liquor
conclusion from the facts and figures.
Prohibition
of ills Possibly Prohibition
alcoholics other
The perfectons regulation it operated Chicago and
They illustrated by filthy
cabaret percentage of saloons which primarily market
The real problem however is commended of
law These dens of
enforced
In these admissions liquor completely refutes itself In fact
they give away the entire against Prohibition.
In the first place. they admit that Prohibition laws Ell
ectvey enforced there lowering the deatrate and "a
eral ameoraon of social ills Then with amazing inconsistency
the author authors that the acknowledged failure of saloon
regulation the their
enforcement
Even chooboy the dilemma which the authors of this
advertisement have thus created for themselves Prohibition
good they say if is enforced Regulation bad because
enforced The problem with regard regulation is
law enforcement There therefore, escaping the conclusion
that the problem with regard Prohibition the merits
of Prohibition itself but merely Of enforcement OF the Pob
ton laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12

A temperance play in booze-ridden
Chicago, drawing big house and
making decided hit, is enough TO
give poor old ]. B. fit of palsy.
That is just what George M. Cohan's
Hit The-Trail Holiday is doing. 1t
has held the boards at Cohan's Grand
for three prosperous weeks and is
described as "Mr. Cohan's cleverest
farce"
The play is laid in a small city
Somewhere in New England" The
town has its Octopus in the person
of a wealthy brewer, who controls
the mayor and police, dictates to the
newspapers and browbeats the minis
ter and temperance folks generally.
He has made up his mind to crush
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12
HlT-THE-TRAIL HOLIDAY

the hotel-keeper, a mild mannered old
gentleman, who rather than give up
his self-respect, refuses to prlt bar
in his hotel To get even the brewer
builds a 100000 hotel and imports
from New York City famous bar
tender, named Holiday.
Holiday is having his mails mani
cured in the hotel barber shop by a
charming girl who happens to be the
minister's daughter, when the brew
er's son, staggering young bully,
comes in and demands that Holiday
give up his place at the table to him.
Holiday refuses and they quarrel. The
brewer enters and is soon involved
in the quarrel.
And then the fun begins. Holiday
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12
SALOONS PREY ON
NATIONAL MILITIA

According to The Chicago Adj
vance, the report recently made upon
moral conditions in the soldier
camps on the Mexican border shows
that the liquor interests are making
persistent efforts to debauch the
young men who wear our countrys
uniform.
Saloons and houses of prostitu-
tion," says The Advance, saw rare
opportunity to prey on young men
Iwho were far from home and free
from the restraints of ordinary con-
lvention. To some degree these forms
lof evil have succeeded in their pur-
poses. But medical statistics show
THAT in the main, the soldiers on the
border have met an exceptional situa
|tion WE'LL In the New York division,
General Organ positively forbade all
|use of Intoxicating liquor, and him
self set the example. He also for
bade all visits TO houses of prostitu-
|tion."
According to The Rio Grande Rat
tier, "rhe military police more or
less closed up the saloons, and what
lis more important the men obeycd
the order because they were soldiers
land the health Of the division is bet
ter than that of the regular troops
who have had about six times as
much border experience but who have
permitted drink In addition to this,
the conduct Of the men has been
better because OF this order"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-01-12

decides that he won't work for the
brewer and resolves to give him and
his crowd what is coming to them.
He attends an anti-saloon meeting
and when some hoodlums try to break
it up, he mounts the rostrum and
makes fiery speech. \ bartender
leading temperance crusade is a
novelty that catches the fancy and
focuses the attention OF newspapers,
theatrical managers, lecture bureaus,
church societies, and moving picture
companies from one end of the coun-
try to the other, and Holiday awakes
the next morning to find himself ia
nous.
He is offered all sorts of induce
mcnts to go on the platform but pro-
tests that he is professional bar
tender and not even an amateur re-
former. However, partly to get even
with the big brewer and partly to
please the sweet little manicure, he
resolves to make another speech and
ends by converting himself as we'll as
most of his audience.
With mock gravity, he blames it al
on the big brewer
at is all your fault" he exclaims
in one of their clashes. you at
tempted to ruin an innocent old mar
who never did you any harm, you
sent your hoodlums to break up the
Temperance meeting, you insulted the
minister and his daughter, and yor
drove me to take their part and tc
make that speech. The New York
and Chicago papers got hold of it ant
published my picture and now l fine
myself in the same class with Bryan
Roosevelt and the Kaiser"
There is not dull moment in tht
play. Holiday, whose part is superb
ly carried by Fred Niblo, is not only
perfectly human, but delightfully."- wit
ty and clever and he is ably assisted
by Miss Hazel Lowry, who takes til,
part of the minister's daughter.