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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
WEEK OF PRAYER

| The G. w, B. M. of the Christian
Church will sobserve the week OF
prayer before Easter. as follows:
Sunday, April I, at 2:30 p. M,
prayer service. Az
Wednesday. April A, all-day. ser
vice,
Sunday. April 8, 2;sO p. M, prayer
servicesrlg, .s4 ,sdssss
All women of the church are ,urg-
ed to4be present, and all others will
receive q warm welcome. Tofts.4.y
i fMRSsaLs W. BUCK, President.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
First Baptist Church

OH. L. Cunningham, Pastor.
All the services at the regular
hours next Sunday.
The Lords Supper celebrated at
the morning worship.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 1880
p. m.
1t was good to see over 200 in Sun
day School last Sunday.
All are invited to worship with us.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Christian Church
]. NJ. Bailey. Minister.

j. M. Bailey, Minister.
Services as usual next Lords day
Bible school at 9:55 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
c. E. at $3.50 p IN. Prayer service
and Bible study, Wednesday at 1880
p. m.
Next Lords day we want every
church member in the Bible school.
Come and help US.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
EIIIrlnIlIrnlniiI IlillIllIHlllIllullIIauuh
Church Notices
Observation-Disclosures
Christian Science
Subject: Reality"
Golden text: Ezekiel 1922.

Golden text: Ezekiel 1922.
Services are held each Sunday MORN
ing at eleven o'clock and Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the News
building. The Wednesday night meet
ing is the testimony meeting. A free
public reading room, maintained in
the same building, is open on Monday
and Thursday afternoons from two
to four o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend these services and visit
the reading room.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Lutheran Church
H. Hallerberg, Pastor.

II, IaIIeTDeIg, FaslUf.
Palm Sunday.
Sunday School at $3.50 a. m.
English confirmation service at
1890 a. m. Subject of sermon: "a
Question and An Answer"
German preaching service at 7:30
p. m. Sermon by Mr.. Alex. Rolling,
of Concordia Seminary, St., Louis.
Good Friday services commemorate
ing the death of the Savior on the
cross will be as follows:
German preaching service in the
morning at 1880 a. m.
English song and prayer service,
with reading of the Passion Nara
tive, at 1880 p. m. wa
A cordial welcome to all $50
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30

For Mayor:
CHAS. H. Guessing
For City Marshal:
L. W. BLoMEYER.
JOSIAH BRUETT
SOLoN aoUGH.
For Mayor:
L. W. BLoMEYER.
JOSIAH BRUETT
SOLON hoUGH.

A number of members of the La,
dies Aid Society of the South Meth
odist church gave birthday tea
Tuesday afternoon, which was much
enjoyed by all present. r9Fs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
LOCAL MENTION
A BUNDLE OF GOOD CHEER

Happiness, grief, gayety, sadness
are by nature contagious. Bring
your health and your strength to the
weak and sickly, and so you will be
of use to them. Give them, not your
weakness, but your energy, so you
will revive them and lift them up. 81
a Anon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
CANDIDATES. ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CITY OFFICES

We are authorized to announce the
following candidates for City Offices
at the April election, 1917: p
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
Precipitation OF DOT ls the Smallest
Amount Of Moisture In This
Month for Forty
six Years.
OCCURRED NOVEMBER 10
Month Which Ended Last Night Went
Into the Prohibition Column
With vengeance-Warm
40 Usual.

November went into The prohibition
column and Incidentally into the rec
ord column OF the Keokuk weather
office, by showing up the smallest pre-
ciptation in forty-six years. when
the monhly meteorological summary
was made up today. While October
qualified for the coolest month in it's
history In forty-six Tears, November
goes down in history as the dryest
month In all that period. Tho predpi-
tation record showed a total OF 0.0l
inches for the month which ended last
night at midnight.
November was considerably warmer
than the average month, the mean
temperature was the same a. the
temperature for this month In 1915
and 1915. The highest temperature
was "a on November and the lowest
was II on November "a.
There was a total rainfall Of OF OF
an inch during the month which oc-
CURED November 10. There was a
trace Of snow recorded during the
month, but none on the ground at the
close of the month. The normal pre-
cipitation for the month has been 1.S5
inches.
The wind direction was from the
southwest with total movement OF
4,461 miles. On the twemty-first the
wind switched to northwest and blew
its hardest.
There were thirteen clear days. thir
teen cloudy days and four partly
cloudy days. Dense fogs occurred No
vember s, 9, 20 and 80 and thunder
storms occurred November 10 and IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
CITY NEWS.

"A marriage license was issued to-
day to Cornelius B. Odiorone, 10, OF
Pennington and Leila Rosanna Chap
man, II, also Of Pennington. These
young people asked for q license yes.
terday, but had to secure consent OF
the girls father. This was secured
yesterday and they returned 'oday for
their license.
According to word from Camp
Dodge the soldiers there will receive
FIVE day furloughs at Christmas and
New Years. One half OF the troops
will come home for Christmas and
spend five days and the other half will
have the New Years holiday allow
ance Of i've days.
Mrs. Albert Petry will entertain
the W. w. G., the missionary circle
of Mrs. Merriam's Sunday school
class, at her home, 92b Palean street.
Wednesday afternoon.
The Ministerial association has
postponed its meeting from Dec. 3 to
Dec. 10.
The Y. M. @. A. has received .
fine large service banner, which will
be displayed on the front of the build
ing. The flag has forty-seven stars,
showing that that number Of the mem
bers OF the organization are In the
service Of their country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
One Soldiers Book Can be BOUGHT
and Kept in Circulation and Re.
placed by One of These
"Cart-Wheels."
OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST
Money for Camp Libraries Is Being
Collected at Public Library
Have You Given Yours
Yetr

1t has been estimated by survey OF
the entire field that $1.0O will furnish
a book for the war libraries, keep 1t
in circulation, replace 1t when it is
work out, and all the time pay a
share OF the expense of properly
housing and caring for these libraries
In various camps. That's good deal
for one dollar to do isn't It? Every
Keoknk man and woman ought to be
glad to give that much to the war IL
brary fund which is being collected at
the public library. Some may think
that they did their share giving books
but money is needed. because. while
the solicitation Of books and maya,
zines has been prosecuted with vfgor
1t must be frankly afmitte that this
method has not brought the amount
nor always the quality of books re
quired. 1t must be clearly understood
that library IS something more than
a collection Of books. The library
system for our soldiers will consist
not only of books. but of buildings
and equipment and every other fac
tor Of modern library service-all un
der the direction OF the organization
so manifestly the best fitted for this
work. that it was commanded to un.
dertake 1t by the United States gov.
eminent.
The government has thought this a
necessary work to be done and has
laid the responsibility for 1t upon the
American Library association. with
the public libraries as the factors in
local communities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
MANY or tho Local stores and lnstitu.
tions Have Thorn on Sale and
People Can Get Them
Conveniently.
HELP THE WORK HERE
Money From These Purchases VIII BE-
Used In tuberculosis Work In
Keokuk Under v. NJ. A.
Direction.

Red Cross Christmas seals are on
sale at a number OF places throughout
the city. Shoppers can purchase them
at many OF the stores, and as the seals
can be affixed to their packages which
they are mailing to friends for Christ
mas they will surely want to buy all
| they can Of these. The money goes
! tc help the tuberculosis work in Keo-
kuk which is being carried on under
the auspices OF the Visiting Nurse as
ISOLATION OF Keokuk.
In buying the seals, one Is aiding
materially in keeping the community
purged Of this disease, since the tub
erculosis work here is Of the construc-
tive type, segregating cases So far as
possible, and then teaching the patient
to care for himself in a manner to pre-
vent the spread Of the dread disease
and to affect cure.
| The seals may be purchased at the
following places!
Ward Brothers, Seiberts. Hotel Iowa
Pharmacy, Wilkinson & Com pany, Sui
Ivan & Auwerda, NJ Younker Store,
Scott g. O'Reilly, G. H. Rollins & Co.,
e. F. Renaud, J. F. Kiedaisch & Son,
N. s. Lowitz, Duncan Schell, Graham
hospital, Y. w. G. A., Justice & Hoar
and Odell's.
The response to the letters contain.
ing seals which went out Tuesday OF
this week has been gratifying, Miss
Younker reports. There have been q
number of responses in the way OF
checks and money for the seals which
were mailed out to large list Of an
|nual buyers. The seals were mailed
out in lots of one dollar or more.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
PROBLEM OF
PRIORITY
Hoover and Garfield Meet to Talk
over Pressing Needs In
Moving Fuel and
Food

UNITED Press Leased wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. THE en-.
tire priority transportation problem
was brought to head today BY Joint
action Of Herbert Hoover and Fuel
Administrator Garfield. To show
there was no personal clash over the
question OF giving food or coal pref
erence in freight movements. they
took luncheon together. 1t was Of
ficially explained that their apparent;
ly conflicting statements OF last
night were prepared Jointly a.
bomb" under the priority COMMITTEES
OF the war industries board.
Regarding the car shortage and
freight congestion as the country
most serious domestic problem. Hoov
er and Garfield are pressing the
priority committee for q definite
stand in favor Of war essentials
against non-war commodities.
The preferential order Garfield
asked for coal and coke and empty
cars did not specify priority ove1
food essentials, live stock and perish
ables, according to Hoover's office
But both "dictators" desire an order
which Will place their commodities
in class with public utilities. rail
roads. government work and mum
lions ahead Of non-essentials.
II this is not forthcoming shortly
indications are that they will appea
to President Wilson. The whole sub
ject is likely to be threshed out a
Mondays meeting OF the new wa
council in which Hoover and Garfield
will have q chance to talk matter
over directly with Priority Adminis
traitor Lovett.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
..4,no is Held to Enthuse Men for
the Work Of the every Mem-
Der Canvass" to Begin
at Once.
SOME STRONG SPEECHES
|rhIrty-four Young Men From Baptist
Church and Congregation in
Service Of Their
Country.

The BAPTIST men of Keokuk ban
#oueted last evening in the Sunday
SCHOOL room OF their church in the
interest of the every member
canvass which will begin tomorrow
sftarnoon. The banquet was served
| Nv the ladies society Of the church,
md they received many compli-
ments for their repast by those who
oartook of it.
Rev. J. H. Matthias acted as toast
master, and after the banquet, several
short addresses were given.
Rev F. K. Gibson, pastor OF the
|Ft Madison Baptist church. was the
+ first speaker The central thought
/ Of his address was the drive OF the
Keokuk church that is about to be-
gin. He said all the Baptist churche.;
| in southeastern Iowa are watching
Keokuk, and If this church is signal
Ily successful, it will be an encourage
ment to them all, especially the
weaker ones. He hoped the men
would try extra hard to make the
canvass a great success.
The chaplain of the TT. Madison
penitentiary, Mr.. l. @. Houek, was
present and spoke Of the church work
LIN relation to the prisons. He said
| in his opinion the churches could do
much to empty the prisons by doing
much more aggressive work for NOR
atty and decency. which will surely
keen many men from drifting into
4 bad habits and then into crime. Such
work well done will keep our prisons
emptier than they are today. He re-
lated some very striking and interest
ing experiences he had in connection
with his prison work.
Evangelist Hills Of Kahoka, gave
the last talk of the evening. The
great need Of the world today is the
simple faith and religion of Jesus
Christ. The work of that religion Is
just as much that Of the laymen as
the ministry. In fact the laymen will
have to wake up to their responsible
ity in this work before great progress
can be made.
An Impressive feature Of the oven
ing was the reading OF the roll OF
honor Of the thirty-four young men,
members of the Baptist church and
congregation, who are In the service
Of their country. The men stood up
while the roll was being read, and
followed 1t by singing with will,
God Save Our Men"
Full plans are now made for the
EVERY member canvass" It will be-
gin Sunday afternoon, and every
man in the church will be expected
to do his part. The leaders request
that every member who has an auto
put it in commission for this import
ant work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
pefnite Financial policy.

SSiHitSS TSuSys
limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA definite
financial policy for this war and a
permanent military policy for the
united States may grow out Of the
.ssxty-ffth congress which convenes
Monday.
With President Wilson's message
70 be delivered Tuesday still an official
secret, congressman, gathered for the
second war session, predicted the big
sest fights would be waged around
uonds versus taxes on universal mill.
lary training.
me faction which last session ad.
socated paying for this war largely
through bond issues has received the
oacKing of high government officials
vne will openly advocate bonds in
sead Of wealth CONSUMPTION" when
pngress takes up the revenue ques
Strong sentiment has developed for
raising about $4,000. 100000 this ses.
mon through two more Liberty loans
ms course is particularly favored by
unsressmen who do not want to in.
uease the immediate tax burden on
.ae people with an election coming
next November.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
.ELKS' MEMORIAL
i TOMORROW AT 3
sKeokuk Lodge VIII Conduct Its An.
nuaI Lodge Of Sorrow In Grand
Opera House Sunday
Afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon in the Grand
opera house at o'clock the annual
memorial exercises of Keokuk lodge
No. 106, B. P. o. E.. will be held.
There will be a musical program
furnished by the Keokuk Concert
band, and by a quartette and Miss
Adams Of Fort Madison. The adj
dress Of the day will be delivered by
the Hon. William Schlagenhauf of
Quincy. prominent attorney and rep
fesentative in the state legislature.
The public is invited to participate
n the services with the members of
Keokuk lodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01

FOR RENT-Modern home. Enquire
Ills Bank. Phone Black ZIG.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
POULTRY PRICES
SHOULD TUMBLE
Cold Storage Houses Ordered to Get
Rid Of Millions of Pounds
Before First Of
Year.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. Gold storage
dealers of the country are confronted
today with the task Of Kidding their
warehouses of 25,OO0,O00 pounds OF
chicken and 100000 pounds Of tur-
keys within a month. Otherwise they
may be prosecuted under the Lever
act for boarding.
Thanksgiving failed to do more
than dent the supply of frozen birds.
food administration officials declared.
High prices maintained by dealers
resulted in storage poultry going
without an offer.
Prices should come tumbling with
in the next few days, administration
officials predicted Harry A. Wheeler.
state administrator, has been asked
to notify all dealers to rid their
warehouses of cold storage birds be-
fore the first of 1918. He will sug-
gest an adjustment in prices to dis
pose Of the supply.
Combination Food Sales.
CHICAGO, Dec. denomination
sales Of food must be stopped in
Chicago or offenders will be arrest
ed, Robert Childs, special assistant
attorney general, told twenty grocers
today.
Grocers have violated federal food
administration orders issued a week
ago forbididng sale Of combinations
of foods to reduce prices, the prac-
tice resulting in food waste, authori-
ties said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
combInation Food Sales.
Great Profits In SUGAR

Los ANGELES calif' Dec. -
Following evidence disclosing enor.
nous profits by sugar refineries, Dis
trict Attorney Woolwine abruptly
halted the county Investigation today
and telegraphed President Wilson
and Food Administrator Hoover, de.
claring an. extremely serious sugar
situation exists here and suggesting
that the matter be acted upon i'm
mediately.
Woolwine is preparing to hasten to
Washington personally to discuss the
crisis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
Market Reporttno Service,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. Lester r.
Spencer of the department of agricul-
lures bureau of markets, was ex-
pected to arrive here late today to ia
augurate a market reporting service.
Grain and hay market reports for
Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and
the southern peninsula Of Michigan
will be issued by-weekly. The range
Of prices at which these commodities
are being offered for sale will be given
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
Three Hour Session.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce]
VERSAILLES. France, Dec IA
three hour session Of the tnter-al1ied
war council was held this afternoon.
Permanent quarters tor the council
were opened.
Colonel House and General Bliss,
the American representatives. to the
interallied conference in Paris, at
tended todays meeting of the coun-
Gil, but will not attend further SEES
sions, unless SO directed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
Rcd Cross Schedules.

N0O SbSOO S~uSSSsSos
The Red Cross schedule for the
week will be:
Monday, 2 p. M, Chapel Fund
auxiliary.
Monday, p. M, instructors class
in Masonic temple.
Monday. 200 p. m, st. Johns
guild auxiliary.
Tuesday, 900 p. M. Catholic Won
ans auxiliary.
Tuesday. 200 p. NJ. Westminster
Presbyterian auxiliary.
Tuesday, 2 o'clock, knitters Of col
ored woman's auxiliary will meet IN
Bethel M. e. church.
Tuesday, 200 ?. NJ, Trinity NJ. e.
auxiliary.
Tuesday evening, West Keokuk.
knitting auxiliary. with Mrs. ]. F.
| Wharton.
Wednesday, 900 a. M, F1rtt Con.
gregational auxiliary.
Wednesday. 2:30 p. M, First Chris.
tan church auxiliary.
Wednesday, 200 p. m, Instructors
class meets.
Wednesday, 800 p. m, the colored
women's auxiliary meets at Bethel A.
NJ. e. church.
wednesday, 1:Su p. H., neo CIoss
society.
Thursday. 800 a. NJ. D. A. r. aux
Hilary.
Thursday, 800 a. M, debutants aux.
iliary.
Thursday, 2:30 p. M, Unitarian
Red Cross auxiliary will meet in the
Y. w. c. A.
Thursday, 200 D. M. First Baptist
auxiliary.
Thursday. 200 D. M. St Paul's
society meets to knit for Red Cross.
Thursday. 900 p. M. United Pres
ytartan auxiliary.
The Wells Mothers club auxiliary
meets Thursday afternoon at the
Wells building.
Friday. 900 p. m, West Keokuk
auxiliary at Second Presbyterian
church.
Friday. $3.50. Alpha Trist auxiliary.
Friday, 400 p. M. West Keokuk.
Junior knitters' auxiliary in the chap.
ell of the Second Presbyterian church
Saturday. young girls auxiliary OF
the Colored woman's Red Cross will
meet in Bethel church.
The classes of instruction to be
| held next week at the Masonic build
| ing room 203, will begin on Tuesday,
December. 4th, and will be held Tues
! day afternoon from Q to 5 O'Clock,
Wednesday and Thursday both morn
| ing and afternoon from 9 to IL and
from to 5 o'clock. and on Friday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
Activities of keokuk
Red Cross Chapter

, from to 8 o'clock. The schedule
for the following week will appear
later in this column. The morning
and afternoon sessions for next week
will be identical, but on account of
| the size of the class it has been
found necessary to hold extra ses-
sions. Those who can arrange to
| come in the morning on Wednesday
and Thursday are asked to do SO.
|, No additional names can be enrolled
for the present as the class is full,
but further instruction will be given
during the first two weeks in Janu-
airy. Every woman who comes to the
class is asked to bring large apron,
a head covering, thimble, scissors,
case knife, note book and pencil,
The hospital supply committee has
shipped this week $500 surgical dress
ings. The sewing department Of
which Mrs. Joseph OBrien is chief
instructor, has shipped q pajana
suits. II
The following cablegram, from the
Paris headquarters Of the American
Red Cross. received today shows
what the American Red Cross is do
luS W dSSl6I lic ldIlhclS VI F1duSe
who, like veritable pioneers, are re-
turning to their devasted lands.
"Red Cross workers who have just
returned from the devastated region
say that they passed no building COW
cred by a roof. In some places num-
bers of farmers, born and raised on
this land, like their fathers for gen.
erations before them, have come
back to their ruined houses to begin
anew.
Repair work has been begun at
three places where the Red Cross
helps farmers to roof at least one
room and to give 1t windows and a
door One man, formerly prosperous,
asked for such assistance because,
Of his comfortable farm house and
outbuildings, only one stable still
stands. He asked the Red Cross to
help fix the roof Of his stable that
he might bring his family back and
recommence tilling his land which Is
unusually fertile.
This man said: 1t Is hard to
have to begin all over. We shall be
grateful for your cooperation as this
land is all we have left. All the same
1t is good to be back
This is the spirit of all returned
To give these courageous, indomit-
able people the chance OF winning
back again their own land. rebuilding
| their houses and, like a second race
of pioneers reconQuering their owl,
country, is one thing the Red Cross
is trying TO do"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
To Attack RandIts.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 1.-General
Francisco Murgia with five thousand
of his famous Death Head" troops
was reported preparing to take the
field against Villa bandits in the
vicinity of chihuahua City today,
following his arrival there late yes
terday.
The bandits still retained control
Of the railway and telegraph COM
munications between Juarez and
Chihuahua City today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
rhrouoh His Thick Head.

Through His Thick Head.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-vice Pres
ident Marshall today declared in IA
vor OF faction to annul natuTaliza
ton OF disloyal Americans and con
fiscate their property to the govern
mont"
III tho doctrines advocated BY
pacifists were applied In the United
States, II would lead to scenes like
those IN Russia" he said.
The vice president pointed to Ger
many's efforts to make peace with
Russia as an indication that the
kaiser Ii getting 1t through his thdck
head America is going to win the
war"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01

statesmen WANTED-Several neat
appearing young men, aged Is to
40, to travel and solicit business.
Straight salary and expenses. No
commission. Experience unneces-
sary, but must be hustlers. Write
for details. Address Sales Manager,
Box GOT, Des Moines. Iowa.