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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
SMOKER GETS
THE SHORT END
Injuries Caused to EmpIoye Who
Smokes on Duty Not Consid-
cred as Compensatory,
Commissioner Finds.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 12.-In.
Juries suffered by employees caused
from smoking while at work are not
such as can be considered compensa-
tory under the workmen's compensa-
ton law. This is the opinion OF In
dustrial Commissioner A. B. Funk.
Commissioner Funk has refused to
allow workmen's compensation to
Robert A. Rish, an employe of the
Hawkeye Portland Cement company
of Des Moines, whose injuries, the
com ~ &c sirr~- r~~,- r~-rlite6 from his
smoking while at work.
Rish lost two fingers and the thumb
CT his lett hand through an explosion
at the cement plant April 81 last
Rish lighted cigaret while he was
about his work and the explosion came
from dynamite cap with which the
fire came in contact
Pish and his attorneys claimed that
q dynamite cap must have been on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
FEAR WATERLOO
IN THE AIR
Germany Fears Americas Sky Fight
ers and is Building Machines
az Fast as Pos
Sible,
by William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent

by William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Sept. 2S.-(By mail.)-
Realizing that Germany is facing a
Waterloo in the air, the Prussian
higher command has given orders
that battleplanes must be conserved
in accordance with the strictest
economy lest the ever-increasing
armada of allied aircraft sweep them
from the skies.
German airmen seldom venture
over the British lines while strong
east wind is blowing. To do so would
mean that engine trouble or any
slight arrangement of plane would
force a landing on this side of mo
Man's-Land" To the contrary, they
try to lure British airmen over on
their side of the trenches when a
strong west wind is blowing.
For the past few weeks the British
have forced the fighting. The Boches
have consistently run from the Eng
lish unless the advantages were all
in their favor. The British, flying
miles behind the German lines, fire.
quently are hard put to it to find
fight. Many patrol, out on offen-
sive duty, in default of battles in the
air, have attacked infantry on the
ground, or machine gunned the enc
my's troops in reserve.
From this it must not be presumed
that the Germans are towards. Brit
ish airmen know what courage is and
they are first to give their enemy his
due. When he fights he fights like
a demon. And he fights cleverly.
The British never have walkover
Every machine they bring down,
means something. 1t is not like TAX
ing candy from child
It seems to indicate this: Germany
Is putting out aeroplanes as fast as
she can. Sometimes quality is sac
rificed for quantity and then their
own airmen have to pay with their
own lives Unable to increase the
output Of airplanes and realizing the
importance Of them, the higher COM
mand has ordered severe economy.
The German fights warily, by order,
for with America in the fight to add
her immense machinery to that of
the allies and turn out countless
Of planes, he sees his Wat
erloo in the air coming and hopes to
stave It off as long as possibles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
keokuk People Recall Some
of the Sacrifices They
Made in This Regard

Meatless and wheatless days were
gone one better in civil war times,
when once each week there was O
fast day. For day and two nights
northern people tasted, and prayed
for the success OF the union arms.
There was no food to be had at all
during these fast days. and as a
measure of conservation it had the
present plans outolassed by a long
way. There was no chance to forget
and slip in a piece of white bread on
wheatless days, or meat on meatiess
days. There was just nothing to eat.
There are a number of local people
who can remember the fast days Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12

the work bench before him when he
lighted match The attorneys for
the Fidelity and Casualty company,
carrying the insurance for the cement
company, commended that the dynamite
cap must have come originally from
the injured mans pocket. The com
pany introduced three witnesses who
testified that dynamite caps were
found in the clothing Of the injured
man following the accident The com
pany claimed that IN injury under
such circumstances could not be said
to arise out Of the course Of employ
ment.
Commissioner Funk, in his ruling,
held that smoking is merely a per
sonal indulgence, in no way contribut-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
Jackie Found Murdered.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Police and fed
eral officials today were investigating
the murder Of John A. Becker, a
Jackie at the Great Lakes naval train.
ing station, who was beaten to death
in room on the third floor of the
Sharples building on the west side
The body was found Yesterday.
The authorities are inclined to be
lieve robbery was the Hotive, although
they are Investigating theory that
there was woman in the case
Becker's home was in st. Louis, Mo
He enlisted May seven.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12


camps we can get together ON the
broad pla )rm of faith in God, in hu.
mainly and in Righteousness. every
man holding right to his own creed
but cooperating with all others in
the face Of our one common humane
need.
Our men are facing great physi-
cal hardships in the He'll of the
trenches and the moral menace Of
fighting in far country removed
from all the good influences of home.
Can We not meet the needs Of these
men and provide them a home away
from home? Can we not forget the
mistakes and divisions Of the past and
face the crisis Of the present and the
challenge of the future? It is the big
gest moral challenge which ever con-
fronted our people,"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
warren INF Is Given Award by Ma
tional Boy Scout Society
For Bravery Last
Summer.
He SAVED TWO LIVES
.youno Lad Acorss River, Kept Two
people From Drowning and is
Commended for the
Deed.

The following is from the Hamil
ton Press:
Word has been received by Scout
master w. R. Stone that an honor
medal has been granted to Scout War
ran Tiff Of the local troop. A yeal
ago Warren was Instrumental in saw
ing two young women from drown
inc. The National Boy Scout organ
ization recognizes acts OF bravery on
the part of it's boys, awarding three
classes of medals, according to the
risk of life involved.
prepared" Scout Tiff was prepared
In that he knew how to swim, and
especially how to keep and use his
head in an emergency. Many an older
person could not, in such a case,
have shown himself so efficient.
The medal is of dull-finish silver
mounted on silk ribbon and bears
the words Honor" and boy Scouts
Of America"
In the autographed letter accom-.
panying the medal the secretary, w.
B. Sackett, says:
My Dear Warren:
In awarding you this honor medal
We do not want you to think Of its
intrinsic value for that is trifling.
We want you rather to think Of what
it stands for A boy can do no more
wonderful thing than risk his life in
order to save the life of another. To
know that you have performed sucn
an act will be a source of satisfac-
ton to you all your life.
In sending you this medal, which
is the visible token Of our apprecia-
tion of your heroism, We want to
send with it a message of congratu-
lation. We, your brother scouts, at
headquarters are proud Of you. We
should be pleased if circumstances
were such that we could personally
tell you these things, but since this
Is Impossible, we must convey our
thoughts to you in this manner.
Sincerely yours,
M. B. SACkETT.
Secretary. National Court IF Honor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
One Of the Keokuk Boys There Writes
Home of the Big Event Last
Week Down at
Deming.
| Downs at Report Made Sat
| Demlne urday Shows
CHAPLAIN IS PRAISED PAPERS ON PROGRAM
Townsend Talked on Wor
and Mrs. N.
ED PAPERS ON PROGRAM
CHAPLAIN IS PRAISED
Sky Pilot for Troops Reminds This
Local Man of Former Pas
- tor of keokuk
Church.

Some of the Keokuk boys, who are
members Of Company L, 1S3rd IN
fantry, stationed at Camp Cody, New
Mexico. enjoyed Halloween feast
last week. A letter written by a
Keokuk man to his mother tells OF
LIE happenings in camp there.
He writes:
CAMP CODY, Nov. 4, 1s17.--Dear
Mother: I received your letter yes
terday afternoon. 1t was so late l
put off answering until today. l just
came from church. We sure have
some swell chaplain. He is just a
young man and reminds me CT dear
old Mac, although he is not nearly
so large. The boxes Of candy and
cookies arrived yesterday and / was
certainly glad to get them. Our com
pany went on guard last night, SO
we had cookies and hot coffee for
midnight lunch. There was big
hike on this morning, consisting of
two full regiments.
did you people buy any Liberty
bonds? I want to tell you l did. l
took one for two hundred dollars.
Say, we had a fine Halloween
party. with the best eats. I am send
ing you our menu.
81 guess I have told you all the
news for this time so will close"
The menu which he enclosed in
cluded:
Boneless Prime Ribs Of Roast
Potato Salad Iced Tomatoes
Doughnuts Pumpkin Pie
Cheese Pickles Olives
Cocoa Cider
Apples Marshmallows
Cigars Cigarettes
Stunts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12

this present war was declared 1t took
us some time to realize that 1t was
the most terrible war in history
What can women do?"
Mrs. Townsend then enumerated
the various activities which the
American women are called upon to
do as their share. She told funny
story by Ellis Parker Butler. of the
old lady who wished to put q note OF
cheer and good will into a sock which
she had knit One day at the front
a soldier returning from a hard day
pulled the sock from his blistered
foot and found the cause of it wad-
ded paper on which was written:
For your poor blistered foot"
Herbert Hoover.
Mrs. N. H. Pyle gave a biographi-
cal sketch Of Mr.. Hoover, telling
many interesting personal things
about him. He was born at West
Branch. Iowa, and is forty-three years
old. He is of Quaker parentage and
was reared by his uncles, his father
and mother having died in his infan-
cy. He was given rigid Bible instruc-
ton and taught the strict Quaker doc
trines. Contrary to the wishes Of his
family he entered Leland Stanford
having been the first boy
to enter the school and the first to
sleep In the dormitory. He earned his
own way through college, specialize
ing In geology and mining He rose
rapidly in his profession az mining
engineer. Mrs. Pyle told Of his ex-
perences in the Boxer uprising which
Whila ho 1irorHor ,f
mines for the Chinese empire. His
next dramatic experience was to get
safely to their homes the thousands
Of Americans who were stranded in
Europe when war was declared This
was followed by his management ST
the Belgian relief work, after which
he undertook the food problem and
Its conservation in this country. She
closed by giving a delightful word
picture OF Mrs. Hoover to whom
much credit is due for the SUCCESS
which has come to her gifted hus-
band.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12

"Pape's Dtapepsin" is positive in neu
tralizing the acidity, so the misery
won't come back very quickly.
You feel different as soon az
"Pape's Diapepsin" comes in contact
with the stomach-distress Just van'
ishes-your stomach gets sweet, nd
gases, no belchtng, no eructattons OF
undigested food, your head clears
and you feel fine.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large
fifty cent case OF Pape's Dtapepstn
from any drug store. You realize in
five minutes how needless 1t is to
suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or
any stomach disorder due to acid
fermentation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
HAIR COMING OUT?

Dandruff causes feverish irrita-
ton of the scalp, the hair roots
shrink, loosen and then the hair
comes out fast. To stop falling hair
at once and rid the scalp Of every
particle Of dandruff, get small bot
tie Of Danderine at any drug store
for few cents, pour a little in your
hand and rub it into the scalp. Aft.
er several applications the hair stops
coming out and you can't find any
dandruff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12

ing to the efficiency Of the workman
or promoting the interests of the en-
ployer and that employment cannot
properly be penalized where proIt.
mate cause Is based on such indulge
ence."
The arbitration committee. which
originally passed on the case, held
that the employers were not liable
under these circumstances.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
Ear From IL

Washington Star: Unfortunately
the increased demand for the 1-cent
piece cannot in any sense be con
strued as showing an incresae in that
coins purchasing power.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-12
Information Wanted.

Kansas City Star: Now that there
are no secrets between US and Japan,
would she mind telling us in confiS
dence how we can fix rice so the
children will eat it without cream
sauce or raisins2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
no MORE SkY-SCRAPfRS
DURING war PERIOD.
Every Ounce OF Steel Available win
Be Used In Ship Construction.
RUSH WORK ON
ToRPEDo-BoAT DEsTRoYERs
Small Craft In Great Numbers Now
Being Built to Meet Menace of u
Boats-No More Great Steel Bridges
Now.

Washington, June mo more
skyscrapers are to be built during the
war The steel will be commanders
ed by the government and usd to con-
construct ships
Two types of vesssls will be turned
out, destrcyers to hunt submarines
and merchantmen, bnilt on standard
pattern TO carry food to the allies.
That resident Wilson will set
under the authority recently conferred
upon him ny e,argrt and diver; every
ounce of steel to government ship
building was the statement made at
the navy department today. 1t fur
ther was declared TO more Of the
great bridges which have made Amer,-
can engineers famous the world over
VIII be built during the war.
The administration is prepared, it
is understood, to meet all protests by
building corporations and the build
ing trades union. Men formerly en-
ployed in steel works on skyscrapers
and bridges will be put into the ship
yards.
The navy department is working in
close cooperation with Genera,
George W. Goethals, head of the
emergency fleet corporation, on the
scheme. A naval attache has been
attached to General Cocktails office.
The influx of steel for government
work will he employed for destroyers
now on the ways and other ships.
many of them capital battieships and
battle cruisers already under con-
struction.
Another OF the governments
policies Is to concentrate every energy
In turning out destroyers. rather than
rushing work on the larger ships.
The enemy AmericaSnas to meet Is
the submarine. it is pointed out. and
the part OF policy is to direct all work
to the one end OF driving the T-hoat
from the seas.
The determination OF the navy de-
partment to concentrate on destroy
ers and merchant ship construction
was due almost entirely to the recon-
mendations of the British and French
naval experts who accompanied the
Balfour and Vtviani missions here
A great number of destroyers, more
than even the government at first suS-
pected that it could build at one time,
ere under construction. Secretary
Daniels declared today This was his
answer to the appeal Of IAN American
naval officer" in q letter to Justice
Scudder, OF Brooklyn. that 200 de-
stroyers be built Immediately, and
rushed to the submarine zone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
SHOW AMERICA ALL
WAR-TAUGHT DEVICES
British and French Scientists 10 Show
L. =. All Their Nations Have
Learned

Washington, June 2.--The British
and French scientific mission today
laid before the United States govern
ment all the allies have learned con-
corning the application of science TO
modern warfare. This includes not
only. the latest perfection of aeroplane
devices and apparatus for coping with
the submarine. but the recent expert
merits conducted ny the worlds lead
ing physicists on subjects even re-
motely connected with war.
As one member of the United
States national research board, the
association which is mobilizing the
American scientists put ii, 1T has
been a complete showdown, The Brit
ish and French scientists have given
US without reserve everything tina,
they have acquired in this war In
return we have given them what lit
tie we have learned. but naturally 1t
has not been an even exchange"
The mission which arrived yester-
day, brought to Washington more
than forty large cases containing all
tho latest devices which until now
have remained the secrets of their re-
spectiVe governments. These Included
gas masks, drawings of aeroplanes
and numerous new inventions for use
on field wireless and telephones: all
of which will be of inestima bic value
to our army and navy.
The British and French commits
sion. II was learned today, came to
mis- country in response TO an invi-
fation issued by similar mission of
scientific men sent TO France by the
research commission. The American
commission. headed by Joseph S.
Ames, physicist from Johns Hopkins
university. has been in France more
than month, but no intimation
&ither of its departure or its ar
rival In France has been given out.
The American commission was dis
patched to the other side to learn at
first hand the results OF scientific ex-
periments, which the allied commits
sion now hring TO this country
France and England sent their best
men 10 give the benefit of their
knowledge to America. Lieutenant
Paternot, of the French group. Is a
wireless expert. who has been sta
toned at the Eiffei- tower Captain
Henri Abraham Ia an eminent ply
sicist. Bhose work has had to do
largely with laboratory experiments
in connection wireless. The Duke de
Gremmont de Guiche Is an expert in
aeronautics. Commander Bridges. OF
the British commission, has had to
deal with the submarine menace.
Major Charles Fabry and Sir Ernst
Rutherford, respeCttve heads OF the
French and British groups, are world
renowned scientists, Major Fabry Is
a physicist. who with one or two
other men. has been devoting his tine
to the application Of science Of war,
SIR Ernst Rutherford shares with the
Curries. of France, the credit for hav-
ing done more for radio activity than
any other scientist.
The commission today called on
Secretary of War Baker and Secre-
tarv of the Navy Daniels. Later
thev went into conference with Gen.
eral Crozier. chief of the division
of ordnance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
nus DECLINE
SHOWN By BANKS
SCH Freely. Steel Leading In
uMaru Movement, showing
Effoct Of Profit Taking.
NJ BRoADaN WALL

1N York, June s,--In the state
1T " actual condition at the close
6mNiness Friday night the banks
~ showed a loss in surplus OF
rs. $50, q reduction in lnans q
E&33x. 900. and a shrnkage OF de-
n4 deposits OF s7S, si9. 900, The
HfAxe statement showed a loss in
H2us OF s2o.059 100. an increase lis
x1ne Of sss1.7.oe0. and shrinkage
net demand deposits OF s2t. 1877
mr. f7gures indicate a sharp reduc~
~ m brokers loans, which must
IN that professional, traders who
nlT1 been long Of stocks have sold
70 the public. Further weakness
HSAloped in the general list today
: oFe Sc no sshoyf interest of import
K6e and the long interest il i'm much
lQker hands than two weeks ago.
Sa s{ncfs cold of freely AT tae close
&OdHr. Steel leading IN tho dqw inward
oyenxs MT. The strong features were
snfted Etates Rubber. Mexican Pe-
Oieusn. SHELTERS Mexican Pc
EKo14ums and Snelters led the stock
41kax9ref throughout the session Trey
- Bet 1ehesll steel were about the
16n1rxoYies To show much strength.
&nS3t&ds states Steel and numerous
91Sef Issues that have hesn advanced
rlysin the past week showed the
Io1rks OF. proat-t taking. Tho stock
oIeta issnot III good technical con-
r&3un. at the moment, otherwise the
1oe0S insa gination of a Jf-boat eft
nlr1 Hook friday could not have
6rOonAns 1T as 1t did. Traders with
RQfsts A11esitated 10 go over Sunday
Ient thesnext report OF f7-boats be
}epm6thfng more than Of an magma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
1Uw YORK COTTON MARKET.


ew York Iupe 2-Appreh en~son
RI the foreign political situation
0n9ed heavy selling Of cotton toaaY
ND the market wea5len@S after IT
aAed been established at fresh high
teeerds, following losscs IN the inti-
HI trading.
IA First prices shausaA declines -4f-
N 10 points with the tone barely
keAdT dle-ta active = ~
ne Southern interests. The offerings
3veFa absorbed quickly. Later liaui-
z3ton broke out afresh and the mar
IN declined about So to DO points
From the top. recovering part Of the
- on cevegins and bull support. At
a5W end rms tone WE Steady a. net
S1Ntne cf.cf 10 &c points. Port re-
3egapts tor the day estimated al 1000
LIES against 1856 last year.
s8ppt here was quiet. al zero: no
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

t--faT-Ers were issued yesterday a
follows.

fTaTCers were issued yesterday as
follows:
Southern Accessories Co. Inc,
Richmond, Va. Capital stock. SIS
606. Automobile business. w. G,
Lirscombe, president, r. A. Radcliffe,
secretary~-both of Richmond. Va.
I, b. .1enkins Co, Inc Danville.
Va. Capital stock, $4,000. Tobacco
business. r. f. jenkins, president.
GoIdshoro. \. c.; S. H. Magee. secre-
tarv and treasurer, Goldsboro, n c.
Upper Banner Coal corporation,
Lynchburg, Va. Capital stock. $500,
600, Coal business Harrison T.
Nicholas. president; Burruss f. Will
Hams, secretary and treasurer-both
of Lynchburg. Va.
Mineral Belt Railway Co. Rich
mond. va. Capital stock. $4,000.
To build railroad ten miles long In
Louisa county. Berkeley Williams
president; II. II. Chalkley, secretary
both of Richmond. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

outside searchliEhts wsrs plsysd III
tho building.
At the right hand OF the speakers
sat three stenographers from the Of
nee Of United States Marshal Nc
Carthy, who was. present with Chief
Flynn, of the secret service, and I
number of assistant United States att
torneys Addresses were made by
Rabbi Judah l. MaSnes. Jamos III.
Maurer president of the Pennsylvania
State Federation of Labor: Morris
Hillquit, Professor Scott Nearing, Of
Toledo, and others.
No attack was made on the con.
scription law in the way of urging
all held that 1t was opposed to the
thirteenth amendment to the consti.
luton.
Peace. peace" was a frequent
shout during the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

4 E0ews II ORR, June @.--'Tradlng On Inc
lesafr was Of 81 desultorv character.
aHxice Exchanges were small, for the
tnoN4 part, being limited TO frac-
n Money on call during tho week
RAn>gasi between Z Ia and . IA per
5cnask. Time money became gradually
runer. Rates. 4 to "a per cent on
nfxed collateral. On industrial col
SI&Aerafsshe rate Is quoted an average
N& N IL per cent higher.
11Arra rrille paper during tho wet
3S1Da8ae extremeiw quiet. Rates per
sG441t and above for best naturities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
.PAC1FISTs DEMAND
DRAFT LAW REPEAL

New York, June 2.--More than
Il, 600 persons crowded into Msdi-
son Square Garden Friday and wild
ly chcered promincn, pacifist and rad
zeal speakers who demanded the re-
peal of the CONSUMPTION law. Sharp
demands were also made for a clear
statement from the government as 10
it's war aims and terms OF peace.
A thousand police were on guard
at the scene. Before the doors were
opened the structure was thoroughly
searched for explosives. From the