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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10

1t dsgraceu that there should be occasion talk
about scarcity of food high prices for food the United
States
Texas has greater than all the north German states
combined be landed Of 262200 square miles,
or 167, 05605
Giving twothrs of that area to waste and pasture land
there left 55935200 that will luxuany
plant needed for the food of animals and she has
plenty of white and black aborers cultivate it. That would
give and child in the country the product
of half acre Of land.
California has greater landed than all the British Isles
and her two great valleys properly cultivated could supply
food enough feed all the people and all the domestic animals
Of this West Coast
France has Of 54 square miles, Iowa has 56O25
Missouri 6l8 and Kansas 0these three states exceed
ing France by 1857 square miles
Moreover these three states have vastly land fit
cultivation than has France All told have named but five
Of foryegh states but these five have greater
vastly richer agricultural than Great Britain
France and Germany taken together.
The capacity for food production Of the remaining forty
three states almost beyond estimation and have but
1O0O00O00 people to feed Why then should vege
tables and bread be held at famine in such and why
the daily fear advertised Of possible scarcity of provsonl
and the ACCESSIBILITY of laying in store OF supplesf
There be but three One is that the In
the agricultural states too ndont to that their lands
cultivated second the combination Of ddlemen who rot
the farmers hand and the the other
the laxy of the authorities in not keeping track OF the
ceeds the respective and the exported
In Utah. for instance larger and larger being de-
voted to the cultivation of bee while corresponding
has been planted to the ordinary food roducts
all the while the population has been steadily increasing
No one apparently has sounded the warning Of what th
tendency would ultimately lead to- with the result that thu
people suddenly confronted with almost prohbtory prices
for the products of field and garden.
These things show how utterly careless and unthoughu thu
American people have grown for that NATTER always hav
BEEN Perhaps stubborn will teach them needed
lessons But the fact still remains that 1t is shame and
disgrace for food products to command famine price
and keep the people constant apprehension Of starvation
Goodwins Weekly.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10
MINERAL CLAIM HOLD OVER FOREST PRoTEs.

Applicants for patent to mineral claims situated forest
encourage them the decision of the
Of the general Office the Columbus group
published in the last issue of The Miner AS is usually the
the protest against patent based investigation
and by the and biologists OF the forest
Service without practical mining experience fresh from
college, and unfortunately generally impressed with
erted idea Of their Importance and superior wisdom TO
the boundary line of forest excludes sacred
which be mutlaed despoiled by
and shafts The mineral wealth under ground moth
ing compard the the surface matter of
fact the surface without for the west dode with
forest without forests When considers the vast
the mining covered by forest and that
most Of them necessarily composed mostly of mineral land
and that the policy that and maintains them is based
great hostility to the mining industry it easy
why the prospecor and have been hand
capped and harnessed in their efforts to discover and develop
mines within forest
attitude of the forest service srkngy disclosed
in the Columbus The that the Columbus group of
claims had been held for years by experienced mining
value of the ground apparent that the question
of ownership had been tried out the district and
of Idaho that than $4,000 had been spent
veopmen work. and that the showing the opinion of local
mining engineers and biologists Of high standing, justified
further expenditure carried weight with the mining
of the forest service They asserted that after all these
years development large expenditure the had
made valid mineral discovery and that at least
claim the requisite $500 had not been expended In view of
the showing made by the applicant the aburdt of the conte
ton of the forest must have been apparent to the
missioner when he penned this paragraph
1.-THE preponderance of testimony, not only to number
of witnesses but especially experience in that particular
district strongly in favor of the vady of the locations In
volved This is region where deep mining the rule and
In which commercial not often outcropping
the surface 1t the of opinion of the witnesses
for defendant that the comparatively small veins shown
the several discovery cuts of the disputed claims have direct
communication and connection with depth
and such indications would in that locality warrant
of ordinary prudence expend further time and
with reasonable expectation of developing paying mine
Although shown that the Columbus people had spent
$1,000 making grade for ume order to utilize
power the development Of the property the forest
objected to allowing credit for the amount not
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEET
ING.

A special meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the Union Warehouse and Supply
Go. win be held at the !. Q. o. r.
hall. at Grangeville, Idaho, on Satur-
day, June 8, 1917, for the purpose OF
increasing the capital stock OF the
company to $50, 10000 and the trans
action Of such other business that may
be brought before the meeting. A ful
attendance is requested either In per-
son or by proxy as two-thirds Of the
capital stock must vote In favor OF
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10

this and bis cohorts may 60 down to the
Weekly
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10
TIMERS GARAGE

Completed an up-to-date equipment
this week upon receiving an Imperial
acetylene welding outfit Bring In your
work and we will fix your broken parts
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said increase before the same is effect
ed.
24-4t G. Q. VINCENT, Secy
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10

Rev. A. II. Gray, Of the Church Of
God, from Charleston, win be here
Thursday night and viii hold services
over Sunday at the Methodist church
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

Presbyterian church, anonymously
gave $1,000 recently towards The
purchase Of a fine pipe organ, stipu
| lating that it should be first class
/ in every respect The gift was {
| very happy surprise
! Warsaw's concert band have hat
handsome advertising cards printed
with photogravure Of the full
band. thirty musicians.
John H. Giller is laid up with g
badly bruised and lacerated foot
caused by heavy iron pulley fall
ing on it. He is rapidly improving
however.
Warsaw's chautauqua has an excep,
tionally fine location. high and
breezy. No audience will suffer with
the heat, for the wind has full sweep
through the tent. Rev. DR.. Geo. Long
will be platform manager, same as
last season, which is an assurance
that everything will move smoothly.
Work on the sanitary sewer will
begin Thursday, Aug. 2. Men and
machinery are beginning to arrive.
Flaws have been found in the con-
struction Of the new Rooster library
building. foundation wall cracking,
plaster cracking, roof leaking and
windows i'll fitting.
Mercury 100 in the shade on Tues
day; today at 10 a. M, only 78. q
happy relief.
ChautauQuas are following one an
other pretty lively hereabouts. Nau-
VOC has just closed successful one.
Warsaw, Carthage and Hamilton will
follow each other closely. and Keo-
kuk is preparing for her first. All
this speaks we'll for the several com
munities, exerting far and wide an
influence for good which win be last
ing.
Mr.. Ehle, who has been an invalid
for some months, is reported holding
his own in spite of the recent hot
weather.
Warsaw's first load Of new wheat
brought $40 per bushel at Farmers
elevator. It was raised by Louis
Wehner. The first new rye was
raised by Abe Hurley Of Warsaw and
brought $500 per bushel, while the
first new rye marketed at Farmers
elevator came from Missouri and
brought $3.50 per bushel.
Miss Ora Keightly of Arlington. Ill
has been elected to the vacancy
among the public school teachers
caused by the resignation Of Miss
Louden, at salary of $500 pei
month, and Miss Helen Devore OF
Bloomington, ILL.,, has been elected tc
fill the vacaicy caused by the resig
nation of Miss Jotter
J. P. Ernst of Wythe who received
a paralytic stroke last December, was
able to come to town last week by
auto and visited relatives, a relative
calling for him in his auto. Hopes
are entertained of his ultimate re
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
from present indications Fair VIII
eclipse All Previous Exposi-
tions-Horse Races
Fast.
GOOD RECORDS MADE
aver Two Thousand Dollars In Prizes
Distributed Among Winners
Yesterday-other
Attractions.
rpv . Staff Correspondent. !

TRy stan correspondents.
LA HARPE, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The La
Harpe fair opened yesterday with an
attendance of nearly 1000. From in
dications the fair this year will
eclipse all previous expositions. Great
interest is being shown in the ex-
hibits. and the races are drawing
enormous crowds. Yesterday after
moon over two thousand dollars in
nrjzes were distributed to winners
on the track and the races were
some of the fastest ever held In this
section of the country.
The Orchard City band has been
engaged for the three days and
gives a band concert in the town
during the morning and concerts at
the fair grounds in the afternoon and
evening. There are also free attrac-
lions in the afternoon and evening at
the fair grounds.
Yesterdays races started at 1880
o'clock in the afternoon and were
not over until o'clock. A number
of Keokuk residents were in attend
ance and there were also delegations
Fort Madison and other places.
FOLLOWING dIe Iuc results VI Tue
frst days races:
2:2o Trot-Purse 1000.
First, Hohayna; second. Gardner;
third, Alma Aquilan; fourth, Noble
Aubrey Time: 2:15A, PISA,
1854, 2:15A, 2:16A.
TWO Year Old FuturIty-Purse $3.50.
First, Red Dot; second, Earlwin.
Time: 1903, 1908.
2:12 Pace-Purse $4oo.
First, Princess Margaret; second.
Con Biscuit; third, Loris;- fourth
Realism. Time: 2:09A. 2:12s,
2:10A, 2:14A, 2:15.
2:2o Pace-Purse $500.
First. Bessie Winfield; second,
Kingston; third, Ben Brooks; fourth,
Lady Burns. Time: 2:16A. 2:16A,
2:14A.
ss-Miie Dash-purse 500.
First, Emma Stewart; second, Bill
Nye: third, Princess Brand; foul til.
ine Hermit. Time: 1904.
Today's Races.
Today's races include the 2:17
pace, purse $1,000; three-year-old
pace, purse 5000; 2:30 trot. purse
$500; 2:1s trot, purse $500; running
half-mile dash. purse 500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
,very. though the improvement I.

covery, though the Improvement Is
slow.
Dr. VIM. Walzem, dentist, late OF
Omaha, Neb., has been commissioned
a first lieutenant and assigned to the
officers reserve corps, dental section.
Misses Jeanette, Marie and Eunice
Worthen, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Worthen. have returned from
their eastern trip. delighted with
their experiences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Price of Rock
Island, who have been visiting, the
family of Peter Hartmann and other
relatives in the city and vicinity
have returned to their home.
I Chas. R. Young, one OF Chicago
legal lights and quite prominent in
club life, has been elected chief quar-
dian Of the Guardians Of Liberty at
| the annual convention of that order
held in Chicago in June. He sue
ceeds General Nelson A. Miles, q. 8.
A., retired. Charles studied law
under the late VIM. N. Grover, Main
street between Second and Third.
and has steadily climbed since leav-
ing his old home in Warsaw.
Two more additions to Warsaw's
population, a son at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Baker and a daughter
born to Mr. and Mrs, Fred Kraushaar
Joel Jenifer, principal OF the
Lewiston. Idaho, high school, Is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. p.
Jenifer of Rocky Run, the first visit
since he left here nineteen years ago.
AL G. and Oscar Scherer of New
York, former Warsaw boys. recently
subscribed 100000 in Liberty loan
bonds. Al enriched the Red Cross
section here by sending his check
for 100000
The Warsaw Odd Fellows annual
steamboat excursion will occur on
Wednesday, Aug. 20. on steamer G.
W, Hill to Quincy. This excursion is
the most popular Of every season and
everybody wants to 80.
Harness Bros, Of South Omaha, are
the contractors OF the sanitary sewer.
Lawrence Nieuworth passed away
at $3.50 p. M. Tuesday. July 81. 1917,
at HIS home in lower Warsaw. from
hear failure induced by rheumatism,
from which he had suffered for sew
eral years. Deceased was born in
Bohemia, Aug. 10, 1853. almost "a
years ago. At the age Of two years
he came to America with his par
ents, the family settling In Buffalo,
Iowa. On April 9, 1907. he was
united IN marriage to Miss Amelia
Bot of Warsaw, residing here ever
since. He lived a quiet retired life
and was much respected by all who
knew him. His taking off was very
sudden and naturally distressing.
Besides his wife he leaves one sister
who resides in Buffalo, Iowa. Fun
earl services will be held at his late
residence Thursday, Aug 2, at p.
m, Rev X. II. Krughoff of the Ger
man M E. church officiating. Burial
In lakewood cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Cbo WA n SAW
q 6::GATE:;:;kC1T T.!

WARSAW, ILL.,. Aug. 2.-JacB
Worthen, son of Mr.. and MRS. John
B. Worthen, is home from Montana
where he has been for severa
months. He is enjoying good health
and is looking fine.
The choir of the Presbyterian
church held an ice cream social II
Ralston park Tuesday evening which
was largely attended and a neat sum
was realized
Miss Clara Leiferman Of Quincy is
here visiting old friends.
Mr. Holton, advance agent of the
Menely Chautauqua system. dropped
in Tuesday to note progress Of War
saws chautauqua, whose program
has been placed by the Meneley sys-
tenn.
Free band concert between Third
and Fourth on Main, Saturday even
ing, August 4. The following is the
program:
March, Imperial Potentate". Woods
Southern melodies, "A Day in
the Cotton Fields. .Barnby
Popular hit. pray for the Lights
to Go Out" Skidmore and Tunnah
"Sunnyland Waltzes". ........ Morse
OVSTIuEC, AAAhS
March. Long Live Our q. s. Of
A." Miller
Ten minutes intermission.
March. National Emblem. :. Bagley
Overture, "Mignonnette". Bauman
Popular hit. Hawaiian Butter
NY bdShette
Overture, Princess of India. . hing
Popular hit, "Oh Johnny! Oh
Johnny! Oh!". .......... Gilman
March, "+Ottumwa". ........ Worrell
Star Spangled Banner.
Mrs. Frank Conner OF Chicago Is
here visiting relatives.
The oblong copper box placed in
the corner stone of the new Presby-
terrain church of Warsaw now in
course Of erection, contains the fol-
lowing articles, viz: Bible, list Of
church members, pastor and officers
of church, superintendent and off,
GERS of Sunday school, officers
Ladies' Aid, officers Y. P. S. c. E.,
list of subscribers to church building
fund, copy of Warsaw Bulletin of
December 20, giving history of
church: copy of Warsaw Bulletin Of
July II, giving description of new
church, with photogravure Of same !;
photo of old church, destroyed by
Are December, 1916; keys of old
church. inscribed on one face of
the corner stone is the following ::
First Presbyterian church, Warsaw,
1917. The date of organization will
be cut on the other face.
An alarm Of fire this morning
about 10 o'clock, gave the motor
chemical and hose truck q good run
south, but the fire was slight and was
out before assistance was needed.
A Warsaw musical friend of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
RUSSIAN LEGION
OF DEATH
econ dnued from page ~

avenge his DEATH" responded Mrs.
Irene Perchurina, a salesgirl.
Natally Svanzinger. former chauf-
feuse declared: Because driving a
car did not make sufficient dent in
the enemy. 1 preferred a rifle
I'm papa's girl" laughed pretty
Mary Bialokurova, round faced and
blue eyed. They used to say 1 went
to school instead Of working. Well
here I am, and I've been working -
I'VE are going back to the front"
one Of the girls declared The whole
room full Of wounded legionaires
chorused instant approval.
THE German girls we captured
carried sign. Send us your women;
we will pay you WELL" declared one
Of the girl soldiers.
They sent us-but we carried
bayonets,' she added.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
IOWA SAILORS
REMEMBERED
Hawkeyes Who Are In New York
Start Movement to Keep Battle
ship Iowa's Men
Warm.
The Society of Iowa New
Workers in New York City
has 11nitad with tho coy,o fort q

tNA Workers. in New York City
IN has united with the com forts
committee Of the navy
league, SOB Fifth aenvue, as unit
ll4o," for the purpose Of equipping
the seven hundred and fifty men OF
the battleship Iowa, with sets Of suit.
able knitted articles for use when on
active service. 1t is not known when
THIS equipment will be called for. so
the work is being rushed as rapidly as
possible.
The society desires to establish
branch units in several Iowa communi-
ues that will collect money for buy
ing yarn. which they will furnish free
70 those who will do the knitting, and
VIII return the finished articles to
nose who furnished the wool. who
WI in turn ship them to the league in
New York. for the battleship Iowa.
Each set Of knitted articles costs three
lets).
Further information can be obtained
W addressing Mrs. James s. Clarkson.
president Of the Iowa New Workers.,
r 10 West 72nd. N. Y, or Mrs. Cate
wells, chairman OF war relief COM
mlttee, Hotel Bristol.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Lemon Juice
For FreCk|es
GIrls! Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try Il!

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons in
to a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint OF the best
freckle and tan lotion, and complexion
ueautifler, at very. very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter Will
supply three ounces of orchard white
for g. few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck.
arms and hands each day and ses
how freckles and blemishes disap-
pear and how clear. soft and white
the skin becomes Yes! 1t Is harm
less.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Henry Fields Estate.

[Unfted Press Leased Wire Service.I
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Henry Field,
who was heir to one half Of the enor-
nous Marshal Field estate, left his
widow 100000. Mr.. Field died at %.
The will Of his grand father provided
that he be given $500, 900 on his twenty.
fifth birthday while the bulk of the es.
tate was left in trust until Marshal
Field III. a brother OF Henry, reaches
thu age of fifty. Unless there Is a
posthumous heir. Mrs. Field will re-
ceiye no more than 100000. which
consisted Of personal property left
Field by his father.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
TROUBLE
IOWA TOWN
CONTINUED from page ~

NSOnunued from page l..
charged the United States with having
iied about Germany. He said 1t was
lns duty to defend the kaiser from his
pulpit He is at liberty on $4,000 bail
waiting action by federal grand jury
mere in October.
Four are Arrested.
LoWDEN, Iowa. Aug. -Four
prominent and wealthy residents Of
LoWden are under arrest and sew
eral more will be taken into custody.
on charges Of treason and interfering
WIN government agents. The arrests
we're made shortly before noon by
nhlsed States Marshal Moore and
Deputy Healy, who came here from
cedar Rapids.
nose arrested were:
>. ALBERT Schaeffer, 65, retired wealthy
Carl Gerhal, SO, farmer
dealer
~, Ernest Meyer, 81, retired farmer.
rive others are being questioned by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

the federal operatives and it Is likely
they will also be placed under arrest
Following the arrests today the ON
GERS of the town, characterized as the
hot bed Of sedition, by the federal
agents, were ordered to use force IN
subduing any unruly person making
reasonable comments.
Those arrested today are charged
with Threatening to lynch Dan D. NC
Calvary. An attorney, who aided In the
questioning Of Rev. John Reichart,
when the latter was arrested here
Tuesday night following reasonable
utterances from his pulpit Sunday. A
few blows were struck. but cooler
heads in the crowd persuaded the 9th
ers to let the attorney alone.
Wallace Indicted.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, August q
Daniel H. Wallace, Of Chicago, organf-
zer OF the League of Humanity and
Ave other persons were indicted by
the federal grand Jury here today on
charges of conspiracy and violating
the espionage act.
Wallace was indicted on two
counts charging conspiracy and VIC
lation Of the federal espionage act.
Fred voilmer, brother OF former
CONGRESSMAN Vollmer of Iowa; 3. c.
willis. Charles Wiese and A. H. Miller
all prominent local attorneys were In
dicted on one count charging assist
ing and abetting of conspiracy in
violation of the espionage act"
A prominent Davenporter was also
indicted on the same count but has
not vet been arrested and his name is
withheld. All were given prelimin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

suffering from ptomain poisoning and
died early today.
Walters was manager OF the Denver
branch Of Pittsburgh plate glass con-
Germ. He had promised to meet his
wife here. He met the stretcher bear
ers taking her from the train.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Gan Now Have Peace

limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
CHICAGO, Aug. Prank Popelka
beatned when the exemption board
accepted him for the new national
army.
''Why so happy" inquired the
chairman.
ooh I YVES divorced recently and
now I can get some peace and quiet"
he said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Met DYING Wife.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Aug. Mrs. William
Walters, of Pittsburgh, was to have
joined her husband, who recently To-
Gated in Denver. in Chicago today for
a honeymoon that had been postponed
q year. She arrived from Pittsburgh
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
The Only Difference7

Davenport Times: Even two repub-
lies do not agree in methods. For
instance the secretary of war Of Rus
STA is leading the army in the field
while the secretary of war in the
United States is applying the blue
pencil.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02

airy hearing and pleaded not guilty
They are being held in default OF
bond which was fixed at $4,000 70,
Wallace and $1,000 each for the 9th.
ers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Wakefeld's
Blackberry
DalsaIn

Quickly cures Diarrhoea, Dysentey,
Cholera Infantum and all loose bowel
troubles in adults and babies. No
opium. No opiates. Harmless
Doctors recommend it. Seventy year
without an equal. IS cents everywhere
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
Additional Lee County Numbers

Lee county men In the second and
thlrd and subsequent calls or who will
De called following the first Ave hun.
dred men for service in the new ma.
tiQnai armies will find their numbers
IN this list. The red ink number IS
SHOWN first. and the order Of liability
10 shown by the number in psrel-
thesis.