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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
HOME HAS MORE COAL.
Fuel Situation Relieved Temporarily
at State institution,

The arrival Of more coal at the SOL
diers' home. and the resumption 0!
traffic on the NJ. & St. l.. since the
snow blockade OF Sunday has relieved
the threatening tue. situation at the
home for the time being at Least. An
OTHER car Of coal arrived for the home
Wednesday night and was delivered
this morning. This car with the TWO
others that We're delivered Tuesday
morning gives the home supply that
will last over Sunday unless unusually
severe weather makes the consumption
larger than usual. An additional sup
ply is expected TO arrive before the
end of the week now that freight
trains are operating more regularly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO AP.
PREPARATION OF $4,000 FOR
SOLDIERS HOME.
EFFORT BEING MADE
TO CUT DOWN AMOUNT
Proposed Bill to Pay Expenses Of Iowa
Veterans to Vioksburs One Reason
Before Appropriation Committee
Home Fuel Situation Is Improved.

Opposition has developed in the
house Of representatives to the bill
introduced by Representative W. n
Gilbert, Of State Center, to appropriate
diers' home or an addition to the old
peoples building. The appropriation is
asked for, both in the blu filed by Rep
resentative Gilbert and in a bill filed
by Senator W. H. Arney. in the senate,
TO provide more room for veterans,
and especially veterans and their wives
who are seeking admission to the
home.
The demand for admissions since
early last fall has exceeded the capac-
ity Of the home to house the applicants
and it has been necessary to refuse
some. Others have been placed on a
waiting list and have been admitted
as room was made available by deaths
or other causes.
Commandment Before Committee.
1t has not developed yet how. seri-
Gus the objection and opposition to this
appropriation will be. One reason given
for the opposition Is that there is a
measure before the general assembly
70 pay the expenses Of Iowa veterans,
who We're in the Vicksburg campaign.
who want to attend the celebration that
is to be held on the Vicksburg battle
field this year. II is said if this
appropriation is made, which will pay
the way OF many memoeIs u the homo
10 Vicksburg, that the appropriation
for the home building ought at least
to be reduced.
Commandment s. <. VtitehH! vent 20
Des Moines this forenoon TO appear
before the appropriation committee OF
the house that is considering the bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08

temperature Il still very high, and che
Is delirious most Of the time, but DR.
Walter l.. Biering, Of Dies Moines, who
was called into consultation this morn
ing, said Miss Wellemeyer was re-
spending to the. treatment as we'll as
could be expected. He declared, how
ever, that her condition was critical
Miss Wellemeyer's mother and sister.
Mrs. r. HI. Wellemeyer and Miss Ruth
Wellemeyer. both of Charles City, and
her two brothers. Arthur Wellemeyeri
Of Klemme. and Carl, Of Earlville, ars
all in the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
COUNTY AGENT MEETING.
Farmers Expect to Complete orsaniza
ton at Saturday Meeting.

ZION AT saturday Noet'USs
At a meeting Of the farmers of the
county interested in an organization to
provide a county agent that is to be
held in the east court room of the
court house Saturday afternoon at 1:SO
it is expected that the organization be-
ing promoted will be perfected. In the
last three weeks meetings have been
held In practically all Of the townships
Of the county for the purpose OF inter-
esting farmers in the movement. The
organization expects to secure the sub
scriptions Of not less than 500 farmers
who agree to pay S. year for three
years to provide a fund for the en-
ployment Of an agent. 1t is necessary
to raise this sum from that number of
farmers to secure state aid OF $1,000 a
year for the county agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08

several years she has spent her vaca-
tions chaperoning European tourist
parties, work she expects to take up
after the close OF the war. She spent
last summer in Havana, Cuba, where
she will return this summer to contin-
ue her study Of Spanish.
Miss Quaife Is planning another trip,
to include South America, the Hawaiian
islands and the Orient which she will
make after the war;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08

tremes OF temperature wednesday
compared with "a and 15 the range
Tuesday and 7'above and II below the
extremes year ago Wednesday. At
o'clock this morning the tempera-
ture was above compared with 26 at
the corresponding hour Wednesday
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
WoMAN'S CLUB MEETING.
Miss Fredrika Shattuek, Of Ames, in
Dramatic Recital.

Miss Fredrika Shattuck, head Of the
public speaking department of Iowa
State College, Ames, made her second
appearance before the Woman's Club
Wednesday afternoon in Cronkletons
hall and was most enthusiastically re-
ceived by ia members and guests.
Miss Sattucks program was a dra-
matte recital and consisted OF four
numbers, each one q clever and I'M
usual reading itself. The reader
manner of presenting the stories was
delightful, not taking the usual ORA
matte course for effect, but beng
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
Real Estate Board Elects.

At the annual meeting of the Mar
shalltown Real Estate Board Fred w.
Carl was elected president. S. c. Bell
( vice president; s. H. Reilly, secretary;
and George NJ. Lyon, treasurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
raylor rownship Itemss

George Lewis was IN GladbrooK
Wednesday attending stock sale.
+. L. Clay was in Des Moines Tues
day where he attended a sale OF blood
oh dairy cattle,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
Mis-. weIlemeyer Unlmproved.

MISS WeIIemeyer UhTmpFoVed.
Not much change was noticeable to-
day in the condition Of Miss Elizabeth
Wellemeyer, who Is seriously sick at
the Deaconess Of uremia. The patients
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEK
Be Better L ooking-Taks
Olive Tablets

II your skin 10 yellow-eonpi.as,M
pallid-tonsue coated-appetite poor.
you have a bad taste IN your n m 80
lazy, no-zood fee,inS--Joa should w
Olive TabletA "a
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets sq =
stitute for calomel-were prepared =
DR.. Edwards after IL years OF ''uu
with his patients. =.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets sfe !
purely vegetable compound mixed ~, ~,
olive oil You win know them oS u'-
olive color. 1T. ~
To have > clear. pink skin, bright mt H. IL
childhood days you must get at the e es. n
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act o. ~. :.
liver and bowels like calomei-ye' NV
no dangerous after effects. ~.
They start the bile and overcome o c
stipation. That's why millions, OF r.. wv ~
are sold annually At l0c and zse y, =
box. All druggists. Take one 2. ~
nightly and note the pleasing resahs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

as fixed by county board OF rs,,.-
81. sos. ~.
! assessed value Of persona, -.
erty. S3.188.851. az f1xed by .a s.'
board OF review. s3,172.62s.
Total. assessed value, $l3.5so IL,
Total flxed by county board ., :.
view. S13.417, 2S9.
Total fixed by state board. s1aI,.
2s9.
Dog tax. $2.757.
Total tax. 1851, 24O.53.
Total tax. including railroads, ~
| 1868.
The tax collectors are a. fol,,,.
Augusta township-Polk Thornt.s
Augusta.
st. Marys township Roy Aaclr
Plymouth.
Hancock township-Clem pr.,
Carthage r. F. D.
Fountain Green township-Frar,
Hobart, Webster.
Appanoose township-Fred Bowl
! Niota.
Rocky Run township-W. D. ~.
erick, Suffer. R. +. D.
Wilcox township-Louis Cole, Va.
saw.
Warsaw township-Louis Ricb,,4
! son, Warsaw.
Nauvoo township-Theo Gro..
Nauvoo.
Walker township, H. Hanerhos]
! Suffer.
Wythe township-George Koehle,l
| Basco.
Monticello township-Georgs N
Loring, Hamilton.
Sonora township William II
HANNA, Nauvoo.
LaHarpe township-Harry Warner.
/ LaHarpe.
Chilli township = Alpha Junk
Bowen.
Harmony township-Charles Hut
dleston. Denver.
Carthage township Charles IA
Long. Carthage.
Pilot Grove township. B. Georn
Burnside.
Durham township-Leo Wordsr
| I aHarpe.
st. Adams tovnship-Ralph HinAA
West Point
Bear Creek-E. c. Wetzel, Basco
Prairie township-C. A. Miller e.
vaston.
Rock Creek township-Frank Bar
nard, Adrian.
Dallas township c. Moline, Dat
las City.
Pontoosuc township-Clay wI$
i rick, Pontoosuc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
NO Conveys FOR AMERICAN SHIPS.

Our government has decided not for the
present at least to convoy our merchant ships.
Our position is that the submarine blockade,
Eo-called, is illegal; that our vessels must not
be interfered with and that our proclaimed in
tention of declaring war in the event that one
of them is sunk is all the protection we need.
Let us hope that this is so. Nevertheless
there would seem to be less chance for some IN
fortunat mistake on the part of submarine
commander if few Of our swift cruisers were
sent across the ocean to escort American yes
sells through the danger zone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

II billion dollars. Not only earnings but ex-
penses have increased. Labor received more
than forty-three cents of the railroad dollar III
1915. Almost seventeen cents went for ma
terials and supplies, about five cents to the tax
account. more than eight cents for fuel ana To-
comotive supplies, more than two cents Tor loss ;
and damage, about four cents tor rem. o.
leased roads, two cents for betterinents, almost
fifteen cents to interest and debt and but five
cents to dividends and surplus. The margin OF
safety was not too large. The railroads cost
Of living was higher in 1915 than in 1914. Last
year it was higher than in 1915, and prices OF
the carriers must have are still rlslng
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
IBy Jasper Blines.J

| on June Is, 1853, there was great
gathering Of people in and around the
state house In Springfield. Illinois
There was the common classes OF the
,, time. leading politicians. and Few
newspapermen. But OF all that vast
concourse of citizens Of the new
state, there was one present whose
mission upon earth was to be
mighty prophet and leader In the
affairs OF his country and one whose
name and fame were to grow In ius-
ter and to endure for all time.
When that great audience was IN
readiness for the opening address OF
the republican state convention. =
tall, plain man arose and announced:
Gentlemen OF the conventional
we could first know where We are,
and whittier we are tending, we
could better Judge what to do ana
how to do 1t. We are now far into
the fifth year, since policy was
initiated with the avowed object and
confident promise of putting an end
to slavery agitation. Under the
operation OF that policy. that agita-
ton has not only not ceased. but has
constantly augmented. In my belief
1t will not cease until a crisis shall
have been reached and passed. A
house divided against itself cannot
stand. believe this government cam
not endure half slave and half free.
l don't expect the union to be dis
solved, don't expect the house to
fall, but l do expect 1t will cease
to be divided. It will become all one
thing or all the other. Either the
opponents OF slavery will. arrest the
further spread OF 1t, and place 1t
where the public mind shall rest In
the belief that 1t is in the course of
ultimate extinction. or its advocates
will push 1t forward until it shall
become alike lawful in all the states.
old as well as new, north as well as
south"
a profound silence prevailed. The
people realized that voice from the
throne of God had spoken to them.
A prophet had proclaimed mighty
truth OF events soon to come upon
the people which would decide the
fate of the nation. II was the Daniel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

,,orr b. the time for thousands OF Americans 10
demonstrate that one be patriotic without oe-
coming loudmouthed.--Des MONIES tribune
During one of the luls in the Boer war,
Lord Roberts returned to England. 1t was al
a time when a section OF the British press ana
a certain element in the community was using
rather vituperative language toward Tue
Beers and especially toward their gifted leader
Dom Paul Kruger. In the course OF, an al
dress to London audience, Roberts, the ma
tional hero, a gentle and mild-mannered sol
der, delivered himself as follows: May take
this occasion to warn some OF my fellow-coun-
trymen against the danger of trying to XII
Kruger with their mouths. -
We may soon be at war with the Germans.
If that occurs, let us fight them as hard as we
can, and curse them as little as possible Let
us remember that the use of abusive language
is unsoldierly and undignifed and that 1t IS a
not uncommon symptom of underlying weak
ness and fear.
The quality of craftsmanship embraces
many of the obvious and desirable attributes
of religion, of morals, of national ethics, and OF
individual conduct. Sportsmanship has been
sadly lacking on both sides in this war.
If America goes to war, let rs strive TO
so conduct ourselves, in language as well as IN
action, that we may be known as nation OF
clean-fghting and generous minded sports
men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
sHERiFFs SALE.

State OF Iowa, Lee County .,,
BY virtue of . Special Erec u,.,s
TO me directed, issued by the o. ~.
of the District Court OF SAID oo. .ri|
In favor Of WIN. Timberman, ,.s
against Charles o. Simpson. l. mi
C. Scott. Sheriff. viii sell mi
highest bidder. At the front o :.
Court House, In Keokuk. Lee oI n
Iowa, on the 10th day OF MARCH,
d. 1917, between the hours
o'clock .. m, and O'Clock y Il
commencing at 2 o'clock ?. m- n
said day the following proper"
wit: 49,, hut|
Lot seven (7) in block two ,,r = d
dred and six (206) in the ~. h
Keokuk. County Of Lee and o''
Iowa :. cad
And to be sold by order OIL "a
to satisfy said Writ Of Exeeu TT
Sheriff of Lee ooun
BY W. 8. Montgomery. pepSs
Keokuk. Ia. Feb. 5. 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
HOW MANY KINGS DIET


Europe two years In OF blood;
Cities and farms laid bare.
Nations wiped out by the grisly flood
What OF the monarchs share?
Manned and craxsd are unnumbered slaves
Loyal whateer betide;
Millions Of men in nameless graves,
But how many kings have died?
Trenches and stenches and wholesale gore
What do such mean TO those
Who, in the saturnne scheme OF war,
Command, but avoid the blows?
Have they drunk OF the devils gan,
Are they OF dust beside
Tommy and moujik and self. ct al
How many kings have died!
Helpless mother. fatherless child,
Agony, filth, despair;
Homes q mockery, girls denied,
Ruin spread everywhere
Not a point solved. not single jot
Gained in the hate swept tide,
Only q hemisphere plunged In rot.
And-how many kings have died?
Guy Forester Lee. In Chicago Herald
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
SPENDING THE RAILROAD DOLLAR.

That wrong conclusions have been drawn
from the interstate commerce commissions
statement that, for the first time in the history
of transportation in the United States, railroad
net earnings for the calendar year 1916 passed
the billion dollar mark is pointed out by Francis
H. Sisson in the Trust Companies Magazine.
Rather too much attention has been given to
the great increase in earnings due largely to
exceptional conditions that viii not be perma-
ne0t, and too little to a fact stated by Mr.. Sis
son: 'sAs matter of truth, the ultimate yield
ON the total value Of the railroad property used
by the public during the year 1916, out of this
Immense total of one billion dollars is less than
six per cent No one will pretend that this
is a particularly generous yield, and Mr.. Sisson
says that if persons who have held exaggerated
notions of railroad prosperity would analyze
the expenditure Of the railroad dollar for the
year 1915 they would recognize the practical
impossibility of higher return on property in
yestment even when the net earnings exceed a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
LINCOLN AT SPRINGFIELD
y

(, Of the new world interpretadng the
handwriting upon the wall.
.Rfghteousness exalteth nation
| but sin is q reproach to any people
was applied in force to the people OF
that day, and that thoughtful audi
ence heard the bible declaration pre-
scented to them in very new and
forceful style. They were amazed
and aroused. and somehow all over
the land in public print there was q
feeling of uneasiness and unrest, and
the more thoughtful were apprised
that sins had to be atoned for, and
a new birth of freedom must appear.
One OF the beautiful elements OF
Providence is that everything comes
at its appointed and proper time.
The earth itself was a long, long
time in building up It's soil elements
for the use of plant and human exist
ence, and then the great world was
held until the proper time for Its
discovery.
Abraham Lincoln came in the ap.
pointed order and time. Weak and
designing presidents had debased the
political character OF the years dur
ing the Pierce and Buchanan ad-
ministration and the fate of the re
public seemed approaching fearful
crisis. There was needed Moses
to lead the children of. Israel out to
the promised land. and q hero was
needed to lead the nation across the
Red sea Of secession and dissolution.
The leader was Forthcoming. 1t
was Abraham Lincoln, the Just and
righteous and able, and he delivered
his country and established new
birth Of freedom upon the American
continent. When asked by his pri-
vate secretaries what he rem embered
of the war of 1872, the reply was
that about all he remembered was
that while returning from fishing
trip one day, he met some soldiers,
and having been taught to always be
kind to soldiers, he gave them his
little fishes. At that time little. Abe
must have been four or FIVE years
old, but yet even at that early period
of life of one who was born to fame,
little Abe showed his righteousness
and principles. All honor to the
name.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

is hsconsa California has told evary'
h,dy aho,,t bar atra u,herr,a. and 10
Iowans have waited rnr tha vorId 20
s;scorar o,,r WOOL
''> :
,s,.c,+Ire Ionrn.,. porR A..
o,,,n,-., na~+ rom.ina +ha .Io... -
tho halls NJ congress-
uat.r,oo cour,er. W. .,.~o., >h..
,he .nnrs dry hil1sr hs az s,nendaS
a. 70 aIIow M man ~ %. .h,n-
u.nt ~ l;,,,or w,tho,, !. nerr,,t srr1,
nis n,inistar
oo0no News-tssps'oilcan: why
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: When Bern
storff said. there was nothing else
for him to do" he was not passing
on the right or wrong Of the presi-
dents course. As a diplomat Bern
storff was conceding that having de-
livered an ultimatum there was moth
ing for another diplomat to do but to
back it UP.
Marshalltown Times-Republici,n
and the Deutschland will not play In
our back yard any more
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Between the
price of potatoes and that OF meat
and bread and coal.i there Is trouble
galore for the average man on a
VERY small income. Talk about the
puzzle problems In the old arith-
metics that we're very interesting
after you learned how to work some
of them-well they are not to be
compared with the puzzle problems
that are confronting many good peo-
pie now. And it is marvellous that
very many do solve these problems.
We never know just what we can do
until we are up against it."
Cedar Rapids Republican: Since
John d. Rockefeller cannot enlist he
ought to donate to the government a
few barrels of his best standard OIL
Sioux City Journal: Wei. what
would you do il you had an inalien-
able right TO travel on the high seas
and your government was unable to
protect you in exercising it, So
would any person OF average common
sense
Ottumwa Courier: The wool that Is
clipped of Iowa sheep is worth more
in dollars and cents than the Wanted
strawberry crop Of California The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
It,a aound to Come.

Humboldt Republican: 1t may be q
long time coming, but some Of these
days a good red blooded AmericaaI
will be elected to the white house and
Mexico will get one good trouncine|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

One advantage of a world league to enforce
peace would be that the nations wouldn't have
to break treaties one ST q time
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
VARIOUS VIEWS OF LIBERTY.

Professor Bcutrenx, French htteratenr CT
distinction, essays in recent book to contrast
and make clear the French and German con-
ceptions of liberty. The French idea is based,
he saws on Graeco- Roman and christian tradl-
tons and aims at the autonomy of the lndlvldn-
al. The German idea, on the other hand, Is
that the individual is free In proportion as he
subordinates himself to the whole. This may
seem little blind, but the idea is that the citi-
zen who completely Identifies himself with his
state and has no wish or thought except to do
its will enjoys perfect liberty.
There is a measure of truth in this The
man who wants to do what he must do does not
feel himself to be under coercion or restraint.
He seems to be free and is for all practical pur-
poses, though he would find himself fettered II
he tried to go the other way. Something very
like this is to be found in the Pauline theology.
Doing the will is said to deliver from bondage
into glorious liberty. We would not say there
fore that Prussian citizen whose life IN
every act and hour of it was regulated by law
and ordinance might not consider himself free;
and we may even admit that if he thought him
self free he would be free to all intents and pur-
poses. But we may be entirely sure that Brit
ishers and Americans, unique composites as
they are of Saxon, Celt and other strains. are
not so far developed, or so undeveloped, as to
find freedom in complete subordination to the
state It is about the last place they would
ever think of looking for it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Tho things that make life worth living are NOT .ne
thlnus which obvious They are hiooen, o."
ent underlying thngs-the thlnsa that hold men ano
together In tho midst Of the sorm-and give m
: charm and fascination which never wear out hey
beauty potency Of human experience 'n
secret spring Of the hidden source o.
ppness tho only real answer to tho o'o ou
question: 10 life worth lvlna7-F. D. Stone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Cheer up. The price Of money as measured
in eggs is getting lower and lowsr
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

Director Chamberlain of the British national
service is right-Britain mustn't wait for us un-
less she contemplates years vacation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12

REPRESENTATION may be a great thief OF
time, but it is also the watchdog of the
observation-disclosures Fitch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
ApvraTIsEp LETTERs.

List Of letters remaining Ia tho
Keokuk postoflce. uncalled for. To-
week ending February 10, 1911:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-12
SHOULD NOT FIGHT WITH OUR MOUTHS

Now Ia the time for thousands OF Americans "
demonstrate that one can be patriotic wltnoul oo-
coming Observation-Disclosures Moines Tribune.