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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat also take glass OF
Salts before eating
breakfast,

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps of
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the
kidneys clog you must help them
flush off the bodys urinous waste or
You'll be a real sick person shortly.
At first you feel a dull misery in the
kidney region, you suffer from back
ache. sick headache, dizziness, stom-
ach gets sour, tongue coated and you
feel rheumatic twfnges when the
weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots OF water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces of Jad Salts: take table
spoonful in glass OF water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This fam
Gus salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activ-
ity, also to neutraliZe the acids IN
urine, so It no longer is source of
irritation, thus ending bladder weak
ness
Jad Salts Is inexpensive. cannot
Injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which every
one should take now and then to
keep the kidneys clean and active.
Druggists here say they sell lots of
Jad Salts to folks who believe in
overcoming kidney trouble while 1t
Is only trouble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Complete Stock Of United States Tires Carried By
AVER MOTOR CAR CO.
of cham nions will be inferred beneath

of champions will be inferred beneath
the sod of Graceland cemetery.
The last rites over the pugilist's
body will be performed in the Moody
Tabernacle. There will gather not
ables of the ring and stage, and just
ordinary admirers Of Old Bob.
The eulogy will be pronounced by
Rev. Paul RAIDER, an evangelist. The
profession in which Fitzsimmons
reached the pinnacle is not unknown
to RAIDER. as he has donned the gloves
himself, and this knowledge perhaps
gives him a closer insight into Old
Bob's life. The widow, although suf-
fering from nervous breakdown as
a result of her long vigil at her hus-
bands bedside, has announced her
intention of accompanying the body
to the grave.
A big gathering was expected to
witness the writing Of fms to Fitz-
simmons remarkable career.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
OUCH!LUMBAGOP PAIN
RUB BhCKACHE AWAY
instant Relief With a Small Trial Bot.
tie Of Old "St. Jacobs
OIL"

Kidneys cause backache? No, They
have no nerves, therefore can not
cause pain. Listen, Your backache
is caused by iumbago, sciatica or a
strain, and the quickest relief Is sooth-
ing. penetrating st Jacobs Oil"
Rub 1t right on your painful back,
and instantly the soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled. Get a small trial bottle Of
"St. Jacobs Oil' from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after 1t is
applied you'll wonder what became of
the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old, honest est. Jacobs Oil"
whenever you have sciatica. neuralgia,
rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso-
lutely harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Carpenter-Surqeon,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-The war has
produced the .carpenter-surgeon.
Vices, screw drivers, screws, planes
and other carpenter tools are being
used on the French front, the Ameri.
can Medical society was told today.
In repairing broken bones, vices are
used to clamp bone pieces together.
Wooden plugs are driven into the
pieces and a metal plate is screwed
into the bones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
What Do You Know
About Your Blood Supply?

portant subject. It tells how to keep
the blood strong and free from the
many impurities to which it is con-
stantiy subject.
1t gives the history of S. S. s., the
worlds most successful blood remedy,
which has been sold for more than
fifty years By druggists everywhere
This book will be sent free to all
who write to Swift Specific Co.,
Dept. A Atlanta Ga
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
SPORTS
TRINITY BEATS
WESTMINSTERS
In the First Game Of Indoor Base
baIi-St. Paul Wins Easily
Over the Chris
tlans.

The opening games of the Church
indoor baseball league took place
last evening. The first game was
between Trinity NJ. E. and Westmin-
ster, in which Trinity won in a
score OF 16 to Is. The second game
was between st. Paul's Evangelical
and Christian churches. st. Paul
was an easy victor in score Of 10
to 9. Scores of the two games fol-
low:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24

new faces in its next game Five
members Of the varsity were dis.
placed by Coach Sharpe in shakeup.
Reuther, center, Pendleton, full, and
Huntington, and Swanson, guards,
were laid away. Other players were
switched to new positions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24

varsity engaged in fifteen mlnuts
scrimmage with the freshmen durlns
which the pea-greens scored twice.
Hamill, tackle; Stewart. half, anu
Sidenburg, guard, were the only mem
bers OF last seasons squad to show
up. Football challenges already re
ceived by Yale will remain unaif
swered until the university is mora
certain of its chances.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
MONUMENT AT
ROBERTS GRAVE
Shaft Erected to Courage and Physi-
cal Proves Has Been Erected
in Chicago Over His

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-7-A monument
to courage and physical prowess will
be dedicated here late today
II will be at the grave of Bob Fitz-
simmons, greatest Of modern gladia-
tors, who faced death as he did the
mightiest OF opponents and
unafraid.
ALI that 10 mortal Of the champion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Brilliant REASONING,

Kansas City Star: Admiral Won
Tirpitz says there is no question of
the triumph of the submarines If they
can sink enemy vessels faster than
the enemy can build them. A reason
able conclusion, certainly. And by
the same process of reasoning the
German armies Will triumph If they
can lick all the enemy armies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Lee Morrissey's Tender Heart.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 24.-Lee Nor
rissey of Idaho, didn't have the heart
or the inclination to knock Young
Cherry out here last night in a sched-
.uled fifteen round bout after he had
pummeled the Denver lad for ten
rounds. He appealed to the referee
and to the audience to stop the fight
The referee raised Morrissey's hand
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Fatty" Arbuct<Ie and Vivian Martin.
double feature program is offered
at the Grand tonight-Vivian Martin
in her newest cheer drama, Little
Miss Optimist,' and FATTY" Ar
buckle in His Wedding Night" also
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Red smyth Takes Bride.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 24.-'Red'
Smyth, left fielder for the Cardinals,
was doubled today, being married to
Miss Frances Altman. Smyth is a
Brooklyn product
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
YaIe's Football Team pecimat.d

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 24-
Yale's football hopes are very pallid
today War has made severe inroads
on Ellis gridiron material. Coach
Brides had only seventeen men out
Tor the nrst varsity practice, The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Your ignorance may startle you

Few people know Of the many
functions Of the blood supply, and
just how important it is that it be
kept absolutely free from all impuri-
ties. The health of the entire body
dspeads v upon the condition mo: OF the
obtain a booklet that gives you some
Invaluable information on this i'm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Many New Men at Cornell.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 24.-Cornell's
football sQuad win show Z number OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24

FORT MADISON.
2 Peter Schurman
I Harry Foelding
10 B. H. Peterschmidt
"a Howard Jaster
So Stephen Timborius
.3S Charles Morton
SO Albert e. Young
sc Theodore Kokjohn
81 Edwin Korschgen
100 Frank P. Ruff
.87 Joseph Schmidt
80 Campbell Ypliver
'0S Clarence Valley
'28 Scott willard
"a Edward Gibbons
t01 Bonnie Dade
t09 Albert Pezley
t39 Wheeler Kemp
i86 Anthony Krogmeier
1913 Edward WHEELER
$40 Theodore Strunk
,24 John Nuebel
542 G. C. Millikin
'S3 Ben F. Friedel
SOC John Gerling
500 Ray @. Upton
514 Harry Presenter
523 Fred Snyder
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
Last of Leo County's Quota OF 243
Has Been Announced by the
Local Exemption
Board.
KEOKUK FURNISHES MEN
Time for This Call Has Not Been De.
termined, But Men VIII be
Ready When Uncle Sam
Wants Them.

One hundred and thirty-four Lee
county men, the remnants Of the hrs'
draft for the national army will leave
for the cantonment at Des MONIES
sometime between now and the f1rst
of the year. 1t is expected that the
mobilization call will be issued dur
ing the last few days Of the present
month. In the meanwhile the men
are holding themselves in reserve and
are under the jurisdiction Of the To-
cal exemption board.
This complement now held in readi'
ness, constitutes the last Of Lee
county's official quota of 243 men to
be furnished to the army. The first
contingent, twelve strong, left Septem-
Der for Camp Dodge, ninety-seven
more entrained on September Fl and
the 1874 necessary to complete the
quota are now awaiting orders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24
May Exempt Few.

The official list as given out today
by A. P. Meyer, secretary of the local
exemption board is complete and is
only subject to future exemptions
made by the district board. President
Wilson or by death or accident
Should one or more Of the men listed
here below be excused from military
service, another man will be supplied,
selected from the next eligible in or
der. Thus far 975 men have been ex-
amined and are eligible for the call.
Those not taken or included in the
first draft will be the first to be
chosen on announcement of second
national draft by Provost Marshal
Crowder.
The names Of the men, as the list
stands today, and subject to probable
changes on allowance of exemption
claims are as follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-24

"a James Pappajohn
81 Oscar p. Rein
So Charles Nye
SO L. D. Bancroft
Sc James McQuade
80 Joseph Fields
1872 Leo Mckinley
1874 Tony Walbaum
157 Ralph Tebeau
ITO L. L. Salzer
1873 Orville Fletcher
1919 Leroy Pickett
205 Lindsey Carr
PIT James Byrd
21S Charles Weeden
242 Beverly Scott
258 James Burns
PSI Walter Heller
295 r. C. Lowenstein
300 Pearl Scarlet
341 Byron Britton
355 Hitler vieth
379 Russell Fry
400 Michael Kenney
406 William Smith
440 Henry Israel
AL Martin Stafford
443 Cyrus E. Phillips
472 George Daley
459 Vessel Mccoy
4S7 Herbert Thornburg
SIS Alb. Swigelson
$50 Harvey McPha!l
655 L V. Faber
572 Roy Robinson
EST John w. Clark
602 Edward A Gay
COS William Mullen
617 James Crotty
$50 August Schiebel
6S4 Carl Ed Nelson
694 Ernest Mitchell
90 Herbert Taylor
Evening star., 1917-01-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Platonic love is a sort of prologue to
the real thing.
Yesterdays neglect causes two-thirds
of today's worry.
An ounce of care is worth pound of
repair to the cyclist.
A folding bed must be pulled down
before it can be done up.
Laziness is the father of prejudice
and ignorance is the mother.
Only one-third or less of what a
man positively knows is the truth.
There seem to be good many miss
deals in the game of matrimony.
Pedigrees and epitaphs are intended
to perpetuate ready-made regulations.
When 1t comes to delivering speech
the expressman isn't always success
full.
The loafer seldom labors under a
mistake-or anything else, for that
matter.
1t is according to the eternal fitness
of things that the fittings of amateur
musicians are apt to ruffle a neigh
boris temper.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Lot Is Given for Library Site.

meeting of the Community Library
Club Of Mclean. Va. Tuesday evening.
that a lot valued at $1,000 had been
donated to the club by Douglas S.
Mackali as site for the proposed Ii
brary building. The deed for the lot
was presented to Keith Parriss, presi-
dent Of the club. 1t was announced
that a number Of new books had been
acquired for the library through do
nation and by purchase. Following
the business meeting a program of
songs and dramatic readings was
given by Mrs. 8. B. Milton and George
HuehIer, both of Washington.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

Daniel c. Roper was elected president
of the newly formed 18th Street
Heights Citizens Association at \
meeting held Tuesday night at the
home of w. n. Holmes. 1895 Holly
street northwest. Three years ago tn.
first home in this territory was COM
pleted, and today there are a score OF
families. Other officers elected wers
Thomas j. Williams. vice president
willard y. Holmes. sacretary. u.
claude Wright, treasurer; members "a
executive committee. Robe. Il. Heater.
John w. Staagers and Walter u.
Wooden.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
/ .ss7, 600 Acres Available for Entry.

More than 1855. 900 acres Of land in
the west now is available for entry
under the enlarged homestead act. ac-
cording to statement given out at
the Interior Department. Applicants
for this land will receive 320 acres
instead of 100. The geological survey
has just classified this land as nom
irrigable.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

One of the most dramatic incidents
directly connected with the grave
crisis W C h
Staying of Monk has been facing
Dramatic Incident. Was ,be assa.-
sination of the peasant monk Gregory
Rasputin, who is said to have welded
far-reaching and not at all times
wholesome influence upon the czar. as
well AS others in high official walks.
Rasputin. it safely may be asserted,
was one of the most hated individuals
In the whole empire, for the vast per-
centage OF the population demanding
reforms, which the czar up until the
present war broke out had consistently
refused, believed that this friar was
responsible for the cars action The
people believed that he was the chief
stumbling block in the way of progress,
and after the war started probably was
the one great fountain head of pro-
German sympathies. the author Of prac-
tically tae whole movement to conclude
a separate peace. Rasputin Is declared
to have been lured to the home Of a
prince and there shot. his body being
thrown into the River Neva. Other re-
ports declare news of the assassination
was published with the view Of pro-
tecting the monk from danger and that
he now is in hiding. Whether or not
this Is true. the fact remains that the
crystallized hatred toward this church
man is but indicative of the general
sentiment of the democratic group. If
Rasputin has been slain the act prob
ably indicates that the people are de-
termined that nothing shall interfere
with the successful prosecution OF the
war, and that any element or elements
standing In the way of l. conscientious
EFFORT on the part of the Slavs will be
treated with all the harshness imag
Unable.
The new premier, Golitzin, undoubt-
eddy will be closely watched by off,
ciais OF allied powers. and his utter
ances and acts are expected to reveal
Just how far he intends to go in the
present struggle. In view Of his al
legged pro-German sympathies. un-
doubtedly there is spirit of uneasi-
even though the governments of both
England and France have reiterated
their confidence in the future and in
Russia's featy TO the allied cause.
Events of immense Importance are
expected to transpire in Petrograd
when the duma and council of the en-
pire once more resume their sessions.
These Legislative bodies, muzzled and
yOkeu doWn Dy governmental restric-
tions and a policy of terrorism. mark
ed to a greater or less degree. merely
xrumbled for years. Since the war
started there has been greater freedom
In making their beliefs known; there
have followed. one after another,
speeches which once would have been
regarded reasonable. Undoubtedly
there will be even greater outbreaks in
the coming sessions unless Premier
Golitxin thoroughly pledges to the peo-
I,ale IN m ~
present struggle or the old policy Of
legislative restriction Is revived.
Most certainly the entire Russian
situation is fraught with possibilities
OF great magnitude. There Is every
sign that the civil battle will be car
ried on long after the war has ended
] witn a bitterness never before APP
preached. and that the contest will
Evening star., 1917-01-14

be prolonged for an indefinite period.
for the two groups were so far sep
arated in their aspirations and ideas as
to the conduct of the war and the set
tlement of the grave internal questions
that eventually one or the other was
sure to gain the upper hand.
In view of the previous Endorsement
Of Protopopon by the car 1t is not at
all surprising that he again should
emerge victorious and that the resigna-
ton of 'Trepo6 and Ignatieff should
result.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

The st. Paufs Institute of st. Paul,
Mimi, one of the most enterprising and
efficient organizations in this country.
has recently acquired for it's gallery of
art paintings by Miss Ellen Day Hale
and Miss Gabrielle Clements of this
city. The painting by Miss Hale. which
has been purchased, is of a young girl
In picturesque costume holding q red
lily in her hand. The gown is of the
colonial period. simple bodice and flow
cred, looped overskirt and the maiden
is pictured standing in front of an old
fashioned mahogany chest of drawers
on which are two old Chinese porce-
lain vases. The color scheme is very
interesting. sufficiently vivid yet at the
same time reticent; the painting like
wise is both virile and refined, the brush
work being skillful but not aggressive.
1t is the spirit which is felt and re-
membered-the spirit both of the theme
and its rendering.
The painting by Miss Clements, which
Is also going to st. Paul. Is Of the same
young girl In the same costume. but
painted out of doors with a flower
garden as background. Or perhaps 1t 10
picture of flower garden in which
the young girl is seen as one of many
blossoms. che canvas is not large.
but 1t is delightfully."- colorful and pic
torial, full of sunshine and excellent
outdoor effect.
Both of these pictures were painted
last summer at Folly Cove, on Cape
Ann. where the artists have their sum-
mer home and studios. Miss Hale's
studio is built of the famous Rockport
granite, and the great building blocks
were actually quarried on her own
place, literally as she herself says.
'.taken out of the cellar"
Miss Clements has recently paint
ed and has now in her studio here
a Charming picture Of nymph half
kneeling before an ancient lighted lamp.
toward which she holds laurel
wreath It is to some extent q study in
light, daylight mixing with the light
Of the fame, but 1t Is more than this.
for it is very beautiful study of the
nude, most chaste and really exquisite
ly painted.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

With care there is timber enough in
the United States to last 444 years.
according to government expert.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Near East and Egypt
Again in Limelight.

attention SO are activities in Persia,
Armenia and Mesopotamia coming to
the forefront again. The British have
made further progress on the River
Tigris. claiming to have wrested an
extended series Of trenches from the
Turkish forces defending Kut Ell Amara
on the south. In the past three weeks
nearer this important Tigris river city
which blocks the road to Bagdad. The
Turkish defenses have not been nearly
so effective as was the case early in
this campaign.
Although Turks claim to have scored
some minor successes over the russians
in the Armenian regions. the general
position of vantage which has been
not been changed and in fact Petrograd
reports considerable progress against
the Ottoman troops.
The Egyptian campaign has as
summed important proportions. The
British have pressed to the borders of
Palestine, the Turks being farther away
from the Suez canal than at any time
since their movement started in tho
direction of this important waterway
1t IL declared that should the British
continue their progress they will be in
fair way to offer grave menace to
Turkish domination of near east
regions. Most certainly will there be
made possible closer cooperation with
the grand sheriff of Mecca, whose
rebellion against the Ottoman yoke has
spread to such point that it is ex-
tremeIy doubtful whether the Turks
ever will gain control of those regions
dominated by the Arabian chieftain.
Evening star., 1917-01-14

The body of new electric stove
for heating rooms or cooking on a
limited scale is made of composition
OF soapstone and asbestos.