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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
AGED SISTERS
ARE SEPARATED
Death Comes to Elder One, Probaht,
From Starvation, In Their -
Wretched Little ~
Howell

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO. Nov. ga policeman
at the instigation Of neighbors fore
IDLY entered the wretched howell ocou-
pied by two aged and eccentric sis
tiers on the west side.
In the middle of the floor, an IN
clothed woman, her eyes staring and
her grey hair in disorder, sat on the
nude body of her old sister-dead.
apparently from starvation-ard
shrieked imprecations at the intruder.
A score of hungry cats fled, hiss
ing. at the officers approach.
The body was removed to a morgue
and the starving woman taken pro-
testingly to the county hospital.
The sisters, Anna Collins, IS, and
Mary, 60, had subsisted for years on
the charity Of neighbors, but for two
days baskets of food left at their
door had remained untouched.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
so THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
lFrom the Kansas City Post.l

were suspected OF being former sub
! jects of the kaiser, occurred that
might send our troops to certain
/, death.
The Post has kept the faith. 1t
will keep the faith. 1t furnishes no
news to German spies.
We are printing this today because
yesterday the Kansas City Star, in
violation of all rules of censorship,
published in detail the arrival of var
ious Kansas and Missouri units in
France-giving the names OF com
manders, the number of men, the
equipment they carried. Just the in
formation which Won Hindenburg and
the kaiser would give fortune to
obtain.
The Post has had in Its office all
this information, struggling bits that
come from letters to friends, other
facts that came more direct, and 1t
has refrained from publishing it be-
cause those who are in command,
who want to see our boys win, not
killed have said that. through such
publication might come great and
grave disaster.
And today, probably because of
protest from the postal and war de-
partments, the Star denounces all
censorship as "absurd"-placing itself
above government, denouncing any
action that does not fit it's purposes
as ridiculous and unnecessary.
Any administration Of affairs of
our army that adds one whit to the
danger of our fighting forces, any adj
ministration that robs them or places
upon them one unnecessary burden,
will be exposed through these col
umns to the deadly fire of German
guns
For the Post, you see, is truly
American. Those who direct it and
edit it and. publish it love this coun-
try. They have no lingering fond
nesses for the kaiser. no traditional
obedience to that imperial murderer
which could lead them, even in an
unguarded moment, to act as Access
sorry to German spies.
And soon, very soon, perhaps that
spirit Of true Americanism which
realizes that we are fighting the most
barbarous as well as the most subtle
foe, will force papers to whom Amer
icanism is less precious than other
things, to cease their trafficking upon
the safety of our soldiers and our
cause.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
To Avoid Rough, Coarse,
Chapped, Blotchy Skin:

Most skins require constant grooming
ing unduiy red biotcRy. Coarse, rough or
harsh, or IL such condition has developed,
to overcome it. In such cases 1t Is par
ticularly inadvisab1e to keep pi1ing on cos
nnetics which clog the pores and make ttle
complexion worse than ever. sssga
It's a lot more sensible to use ordinary
mercolized wax, which literally absorbs a
spoiled complexion. Apply the wax. like
cold cream. before retiring Next morn
fne, four-like particles of the unsightiy
cuticle.. Repeat for week or more and
youth have an entirely new skin---soft,
white, spotless and beautiful as chfld's.
One ounce of mercolized wax, procurable
at any druggists. is all you'll need.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
OSTEOPATHS TO
MEET TUESDAY
Or. Christensen of keokuk viii
Speak at Evening Meeting
Session Held at Bur-
linqton.

The third district of Iowa osteo-
paths which meets Tuesday at Bur-
lington, will be addressed by two Keo-
kuk doctors, DR.. c. j. CHRISTENSEN
who speaks Tuesday evening, and DR..
Farnsworth, who will lead the discus
sion of one Of the papers. The Hawk
Eye says of the meeting:
The annual meeting Of the Third
Iowa district of the Osteopathic as
ISOLATION will be held in this city on
Tuesday, November 81. Some forty
members are expected and an inter-
esting program has been prepared for
this occasion. Child welfare will be
given special attention. Parents hav-
ing children who need help are urged
to bring them to the convention,
where the little ones will be examined
and advice will be given. 1t is not
the. purpose to have baby show or
to expend time on healthy youngsters
who need no attention, but to devote
as much time as can be spared to
those who need attention. This Is to
be working convention as the only
thing savoring Of special nature will
be the banquet, which will be served
at the hotel. The program follows:
1000 a. m.-Invocation, DR.. John H.
Cudlipp.
Address of welcome, Mayor James
NJ. Bell.
Response, President DR.. Gordon.
1890 a. m.-"Flatfoot; It's Impor-
lance to Our Nation DR.. A. v. Mat
tern, Des Moines.
Discussion, DR.. A. M. Farnsworth,
Keokuk.
Clinic, DR.. ]. S. Baughm;-n, Burling-
ton.
1880 a. m-Business meeting.
LUNCHEON.
1870 p. m.-Address, "Child We'll
fare" DR.. Ada Chapman, Galesburg,
Ill
Clinic, conducted by DR.. Chapman.
800 p. m-Address, Diseases Of
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat" DR.. H.
E. Beavin. Cedar Rapids.
Clinic, conducted by DR.. Beavins.
400 p. m-"Osteopathic Technique
OF the Cervial, Dorsal and Lumbar Re-
gions," DR.. E. M. Browne, Galesburg,
Illinois.
600 D. m-Banquet
TOO p. m.--"What Can We Do to
Help Put Osteopathy on Higher
Plane?" Dr.. c. j. Christensen, Keo-
kuk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Jewish People viii Celebrate Decem-
Der 9, Festival Of Lights
or the Feast Of
Maccabees.
IN MEMORY OF HERoIsM
This Celebrates Loyalty Of the Race
to the Faith Of Their
Fathers In Their
Victory.

Sunday evening, December the
Notwithstanding to the Hebrew cal
lendar, Kisley 25th--the Jewish peo
| pie will usher in the observance OF
| the post-Mosaic festival of Hanukah
| also known as the Feast of the Mac
cabees and the Festival Of Lights.
1t commentaries the splendid hero
ism of the Hasmonean House Of Mat
tathias, Of his son Judas, the Mac.
| cabee and his valiant brethren; their
loyalty to the faith of their fathers,
and their victory over Antiochus,
king Of Syria, who had waged a re-
lentless war of determination against
the religion of Israel. Other rulers
and races had sought to destroy the
Jew, Antiochus was bent on the
eradication Of Judaism. To accom2-
lish this end the temple was seized
were set up in the sacred shrine ded-
icated to the worship of the One
God, the priesthood 2rofaned by
the enforcement Of idolatrous prac-
tees, and the Israelites ordered, I'M
der penalty of death, to bow before
the idols of the Syrians. Under the
military leadership Of Judas Macca-
bee, the Israelites waged heroic war
fare against their powerful adver-
saries for the right to worship God
according to the dictates Of their
conscience After three years OF
war-on the same day, Ksley the
t25th, on which three years before
the Syrian idol had been placed in
the temple-the Israelites celebrated
the birth Of their religious freedom,
cleansed the temple which had been
profaned by the Syrians, and rededi-
Gated it to the God Of liberty and
light.
Hanukah is a Hebrew word meaning
rededication. In temple and home,
the seven-branched candlestick is
lighted and special prayers are offer
i ed. The suggestive symbolism. light
| ever held in reverence by Israel, is
variously employed to express the
| lessons of the festival
The feast is associated with a
charming legend. 1t is said that
ed the sanctuary from the unholy
touch of the heather. single cruise
of oil was found, insufficient to sup
ply the lamps of the temple. Yet it
sufficed to fill all the lamps Of the
temple during the eight days of the
celebration Of the festival. Gods
light never fails those who look to
Him for spiritual and moral illumin-
alton.
In the synagog. In addition to the
customary ritual, portions of the First
and Second Books of the Maccabees
Apocrypha) are read. Tradition says.
the name Maccabee is derived from
the initials of the four Hebrew words
which formed the battle cry of the
Hebrew patriots, M X B I, and which
in English are rendered, who is like
unto Thee, o God, among the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
EASTERN ROADS
POOL EQUIPMENT
Vice Preaidents Of Several Roads
Meet to Unity War Trans
portation Arteries Of
Country.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The op
Grating committee of vice presidents
headed by A. w. Thompson, Of the
Baltimore and Ohio, met here today
to unity the eastern war Transports
ton arteries. The pooling of equip
ment on the eastern lines with its
radical interchange of men. power
and trackage, was to be worked out
| by the committee in conjunction with
the railroads board.
Which railroads actually were to
be brought into the new efficiency
scheme, remained to be decided. 1t
was likely that the Pennsylvania, the
Central, the Western Maryland and
one or two other war traffic lines
would at once be directed to pool
their cars and report on congested
traffic conditions. Which roads shall
be denied high class freight and
which will accept low rate freight
was a delicate question to be acted
upon.
The vice presidents will consider
means Of Immediately subordinating
transportation of non-war commod-
tiles. An appeal to the public to
curtail passenger travel for pleasure,
also Is expected.
Further elimination Of parallel and
duplication service Is certain.
II, however. the committee fails to
find solution for the traffic burden,
government officials are prepared to
ask President Wilson for a transpor-
tation dictator" with power to set
aside all hampering statutes and run
the railroads for the war
Pooling of revenues as well as
equipment will be found necessary,
according to these officials.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

after three doctors said I never would
stand up straight again. was a mid
wife for seven years and recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along SO nicely
that it surely is godsend to suffering
women. If women wish to write to
me will be delighted to answer them"
Mrs. JENNIE MoYER, 342 E.North St,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, Irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing-do
pains, need the tonic properties of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Congressman From the First District
Tells What People Must Do
to Help the Admin
istration.
SEES VICTORY FOR us
Says Politics Have Taken Back Seat
and That People Must Pull To-
gether If They viii
Win.

Saturdays Burlington Hawk-Eye
carried an interview with Congress
man Kennedy on winning the great
war. He urged the people Of this
nation to stand together and pre-
dicted victory if they would. Here
is what the Hawk-Eye had to say OF
his views:
Were going to win this war. We
must stand together. everyone doing
| his or her part, and the more prepa
ration we make the fewer lives will
be sacrificed in this gigantic
struggle"
This was the declaration made by
Congressman Charles A. Kennedy,
who was in this city for a few hours
recently.
He said that this was everyone's
war and that the safety and honor
, of the country depended upon vic
| tory, which he stated he had conf
dence was ours.
| Congressman Kennedy spoke brief
lily of the last session of congress,
which was the most historic in the
history of the country and where
action was taken in a few months,
which ordinarily would have taken
years to accomplish at any other
time
While admitting that there were a
flew congressman who were against
certain war policies, he declared that
the action of the legislative bodies
was practically unanimous behind the
president and the war.
Politics are Barred.
politics have taken a back seat
at many times during the last session
an outsider would not have known
that there were two, three or four
political parties represented on the
floor of the house or senate"
The next session of congress will
convene the first Monday in Decem-
Der, and he predicted that this would
be an historic one as well. and that
it might last all summer. He added
that while no statement had been
forthcoming from the war depart
ment and the president, 1t was most
probable that there would be many
bills to be carried through and that
a definite war plan would be SUBJ
mitted. He thought that there would
be little trouble in congress meeting
this war program.
May Declare War on Austria.
Although no definite announce
ment has been made, there is rumor
in the air that war may be declared
on Austria and other allies of Ger
many in order that the war program
may be more complete, made more
general and more effective" said
Congressman Kennedy.
Elated by, the recent news of the
British victory on the western front,
Mr.. Kennedy stated that it demon
strated beyond doubt that our al
lies in this struggle had not run
through their man power and re-
sources, and that the United States
army would acquit itself with such
courage and foresight as to further
maintain the gains now being made
and bring the war eventually to
successful conclusion.
There is a duty for everyone to
perform, he said, a duty which may
entail sacrifices, ,but it will be for
the greatest republic on earth; and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Frisco Express Wrecked.

| United Press Leased wire Service. ]
HENRIETTA, Okla, Nov. 26.-
Scores of sheriff's deputies. home
guardsmen and Oklahoma state pris-
on officials continued to search the
surrounding country today for the
men who wrecked the Frisco express
out of st. Louis early yesterday.
Three trainmen were killed and three
passengers injured when the express
plunged into distractions ON the
tracks ten miles south of here.
Officials believe the wreck was
planned by I. w. WIS who have been
active in this part Of Oklahoma for
weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Fritz kreisIer,s Contracts.

,e ,r,, Press Leased Wire Service.
Low VIEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Fritz Kreis.
t nd austrian violinist, is attempting
co. coy 70 obtain releases from all his
~ S,il l, acts, for the duration of the war
es, enese contracts he would have
eatned $4,000 this season.
b;.t relsler declares there have been
NJ 4. !, attacks against him because
sira y an Austrian He does not de-
er;e 70 appear again before the Am.
-e"n public until after the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
German Makes discovery.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Nov. 26.-1t remained for
Major Moraht, Germany's military
critic, to discover today one Of the
reasons for Premier Lloyd Georges
'brutally frank" speech at Paris re-
Gently.
Moraht, in articles just received
here from Berlin, is struck with the
inspiration that Lloyd-George's dis
agreeable remarks and his scolding
of the allies, distracted attention of
the Germans from the west front and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

lady TRENDS came to
see me and she adj
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative
Wash. I began talk
ing your remedies
and took S.. 00worth
and in two months
~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Holland Is Protesting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Holland is pro-
testing bitterly against the allies
export restrictions and combating at
home serious situation due to ra-
tioning and economic depression. ac-
cording to Dutch newspapers receiv.
ed here today
The press Of The Netherlands pro.
tests that Hollands efforts to pursue
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Will Return to STAGE,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Maxine FL
lott is to return to the American
stage after an absence of several
years, it was announced here today.
Lord and Lady"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
To Meet Harbors Committee.

To Meet Harbors Committee.
Congressman Kennedy returned to
his home at Montrose, Iowa, at noon
yesterday. He has received word
sunimoning him to Moline, Ala, to
meet the rivers and harbors commit
tee, and he expects to go south early
in the week. The work of this COM
mittee. he said. was the inspecting
of the various projects over the coun-
try for which congress has appro-
priated money, principally with re-
spect to harbors. The committee is
to see to it that where harbors are
improved, made deeper and other
wise benefited that the cities provide
or establish proper terminals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Fireman's Leg Broken.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-William Col
Inns, fireman, escaped with a broken
leg when he fell from the second floor
during blaze that destroyed a south
side apartment building early today
Forty families were driven into the
street. The loss was $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

of maintaining one hundred beds in
the proposed hospital.
The donations were to be sent to
"Mr. Hornite, French consul, P. O..
box 1871, Seattle, Washington" The
French consul at Seattle has made a
statement that he knew nothing of
the affair and had nothing to do
with It,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

strictly neutral course have been
made extremely difficult by American
export restrictions in particular
Lack of grain imports has resulted
in severe shortage of breadstuffs,
creating great unrest among the
poorer population.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

In Paris the sellers of newspa pers
in the streets are not allowed to
shout out the items of news. The
women sellers have overcome this
law by singing the items in soft tones,
adapting the words 20 some popular
melody. 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
HURRY Him AInnn

Topeka Journal: The world is get
ting tired of waiting for Tolstys
man from the north who is to put
an end to the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
BROKEN DOWN
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How IS Worth
Of Pinkham's Compound
Made Her Well.

Lima, Ohio. -"I was all broken down
inhealth from displacement. One of my
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

by all pulling together for the COM
mon cause we will win.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26
Fairfield. Iowa.

fairfield, Iowa.
rThis Is to certify
that l have used
DIR. Pierce's Family
Medicines in m y
family at different
I'll m es and he y
have proved very
good, especially tho
Anuric Tablets. |
have been bothered
with my kidneys a
great deal of late
=
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

from the use of this medicine. JOHN j
iiINTHER, Route 2.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

Send sample of your water to Doctor
Pierce and it will be tested free OF charge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-26

Don't wait for time to heal that erup-
ton. "Oh, it will get we'll anyhow"
you say7 Perhaps it will, and perhaps
it won't. Maybe it will get avo,s< in
stead. And think ofthc discomfort and
embarrassment it causes you even now.
Isn't it better to get rid of the trouble
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-07
SAYS KAISER WOULD GUST
GRAFTERS FROM CITY HALL
Then He Would Impose Worse Bur-
dens, Declares Miss
Richards

Should the Germans conquer our coun-
try and come to Philadelphia their first
act would be to tear the political grafters
out Of City Hall and put them in Jail,
where they belong, according to Miss Janet
this morning at the Broad Street Theatre.
Miss Richards went on to state that the
cities of Berlin, Dusseldorf and Munich, in
Germany are undoubtedly better managed
than some of the cities in this country.
When the Kaiser reads of such defeat
OF good government forces as occurred in
Philadelphia and New York yesterday"
said Miss Richards, he Undoubtedly says to
his subjects: See, that is what happens in
a democracy. They don't know even how to
govern themselves 90
Miss Richards accused Hylan, Mayor
elect of New York city, with being rabidly
against the English people. She said that
she had no doubt that every German VIC
tory on the other side was hailed in certain
political quarters in this country as a worthy
event
1T is UP TO each city TO vindicate the
principles Of democracy in its elections"
she said, but In the lights Of the events Of
yesterday in the two large eastern cities
decent people can only repeat in the Lam
guage of the Bible, oh, Lord, how long how
long?"
In her outline Of what the Germans would
do II they came toathis city, Miss Richards
spoke of the burden they would ultimately
put upon the citizens. She characterized this
burden as worse than that put upon the
municipality by the gang rulers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-07
WALK-OVER FOR BUTLER
IN CHESTER COUNTY

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Nov. THE
election throughout Chester County was
probably the quietest for year. The voters
did not turn out and in most precincts the
vote was not one-half that cast at the
primaries Some precincts in the country
hardly had enough voters present to or
ganize the election boards. There was really
no fight over the judgeship and Judge Will
liam Butler is reelected by what amounts
to unanimous vote, men of all parties
having supported him. A few scattered
stickers were used for Walter S. Talbot. A.
McC. Holding received two votes in this
place. Butler will have at least 10, 900 votes
against probably a couple of hundred for
Talbot j. Paul MacElree is elected by
nearly an unanimous vote for Burgess, as
are an the four candidates for Council.
George W. Devices is elected County Con-
troller by large vote and James w. Town
send, Republican, Jury Commissioner. For
Auditor in this place William S. Hill Is
elected and William S. Underwood wins for
Tax Collector. The Republican candidates
for the School Board, Walter II. Lewis, Dr.
Elwood Patrick and MahlOn II. Smith are
elected Controller Robert G. Kay, although
not candidate, received a complimentary
vote in many Of the precincts Of the county