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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24
Colored Institute Musicians Give An
Excellent Program and ELICIT Much
Applause From the
Audience.
TREAT FOR EVERYBODY
Program Was Varied and Popular as
Well as Containing Good Music
and Receipts Go to the
Red Triangle.

The concert given by the colored
Institute band and musicians at the
Y. NJ. C. A. last evening was a music
al treat, although the attendance was
cut down somewhat by the engage
ment of John Drew and Margaret
Ellington at the Grand theatre.
The concert was under the man
agement of George D. Foster, and r.
%. Field directed the band, Miss
Virltn South was accompanies. Sec
retary Brugman introduced the con-
cert by stating that the proceeds
went to the Red Triangle work. The
band made fine appearance and
the ladies of the chorus were dress
ed all in white.
Good In Every Part.
The audience stood while the PIANO
p1aved LIE Marsaillaise as the first
number. -,
The chorus won loud applause by
it's initial number. Great and Mar.
yelous." and made a hit throughout
the evening.
One of the best features Of the
program was the singing of the dou.
Bile quartet, and when Miss /. Bryant
sang "Suwanee River" with chorus
accompaniment, she elected a whlri
wind of applause.
The work OF the band was evenly
balanced, melodious, full OF harmony
and received the highest praise from
the audience. The program was as
The Marseillaise" (Hays) =. Band
2. "Great and Marvellous" (Farm-
O~S. -
3. March, 1.-THE Loyal American"
(Skoggs) oano
4. Solo. Just Give Me All".
Iona Griffith
s. Plano solo. March, Hougroise
(Kowalski) ........ Verlin South
e. March, lover There" tCohanl
Z "Climbing Jacobs Ladder. chorus
g. piano duet, Gypsy March (Wolf)
Reginald South, Verlin South
Intermission.
9. Solo. Selected ....... irene Bryan
10. .D'Italia, italia Beloved" (Don-
ezette) Double Quartet
II trombone Craze, slim from
bone" (Feldmore) ......... Band
10. "Suwanee River" (Fosterl
.... l. Bryant and Chorus
10. Piano solo, Charge OF the
unesara,' (Spinille, 49,. r. South
IA. Song, Zion Awake" Coastal.
Chorus
15 March, ION the Western Front
(Hildreth) ............... bahe
16, Star Spangled Banner
Chorus and Banc
The double quartet was as follows;
Sopranos-Mrs. c. Bates, Mrs. M
South.
Tenors - William Mills, William
Smith. a.
Altos-Mrs. P. Buckney. Mrs. NJ
Foster.
Bass-Reginald South, Theo. Bryant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24
Patriotism on the Bench.

Lesterville. S. D., Ledger: The dec
laration made by James D. Elliott,
judge OF the United States district
court for South Dakota, that a firing
squad against stone wall at sun
riser should be the penalty for acts
of disloyalty, should have q whole
some effect on the unwholesome ac-
tivities of our pro-German neighbors.
Judge Elliott should be commended
for his unflinching patriotism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24
Remarkably Quiet Demonstrations,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.I
DUBLIN, April 24.-The nation
wide paralyzation Of industry result
ing from yesterdays strike, which
worked with machine like precision
except in Ulster, was regarded today
as having emphasized the well knit
organization with which the anti-con-
scrfptionists are working.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24

Because Of old laws, made before this
discovery, we are compelled to label this
nut-made butter as oleomargarine.
But it contains no oleo oils-no hog
or beef fat, nor any preservatives.
TROCO is simply vegetable fats,
churned with milk for the butter taste.
Yet this appetizing combination costs
no more than does the best grades of oleo-
MARGARINE
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24

the days of re and onward; that we
send him forth into this great strug-
gle with certain faith in his devotion
to honor and duty wherever he may
be called
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24

Sir Douglas Haig, commander OF
the British forces on the continent;
Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, first lord of the
British admiralty, and Sir Eric Ged-
des, directing head of the British
navy, are all Scotchmen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24

The total amount of milk produced
in this country in 1917 is estimated
to be S4,G11,350 900 pounds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24
The Only Member Of Lexington Chap
ter Sons Of the American Revo-
luton Able to GO to War,
Guest Of Honor.
FOR DEPARTING SOLDIER
Speeches by Half Dozen Descend
ants Of Revolutionary Fighters
Made at Hotel Iowa Last
Evening.

Frederic C.. Smith was the guest Of
honor at dinner given by Lexington
chapter. Sons Of the American Revo-
luton, last evening at 6 O'Clock in the
Tiffany room of the Hotel Iowa.
w. J. Fulton. president Of the chap
ter presided, and Rev. Ezra Butler
Newcomb acted as POSTMASTER when
the coffee and cigars came on. The
table was decorated with large flags
of the allies in the present war and
each guest found carnation at his
plate. The place cards bore American
flags.
Among those who participated were
Captain A. H. Evans, Eugene s. Baker
and John H. Cole. in addition to the
formal speakers Of the program. Jas.
B. Diver and l.. A. Hamill were COM
PEELED to send regrets.
In presenting the POSTMASTER, Presi-
dent Fulton made short speech ap-
propriate to the occasion
"A few years ago we would have
thought, this war an impossibility,"
said Mr.. Fulton, because the bank
ers and business interests would not
permit it. We deceived ourselves by
making peace treaties. We heard that
socialists, labor and the churches
would not permit it. 1t is indescrib-
ably horrible. this condition to which
we have come through the action OF
the central powers. The Hun seems
to be worse than the Comanche In
dian. It falls to America to stand to
the last man to win this war, and all
we sons of revolutionary sires feel
our blood boil as we contemplate
events"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-24
What the S. A. r. Are Doing.

What the s. A. r. Are Doing.
Rev. DR.. E. B. Newcomb recalled the
early days of Lexington chapter S. A.
R., organized in the last century, and
mentioned names Of its earlier MEM
DISCRIMINATING that Frederic c..
Smith is the only Smith ever on the
chapter role.
'T am sure we are all glad we will
have a representative on the fighting
line" he said, and mentioned that one
sixteenth Of the membership of the
Sons OF the American Revolution are
in active service In this war and for.
ty-seven Iowa members, or over ten
per cent Of the membership are in uni
form.
Dr. Newcomb suggested various
WAYS In which members of the order
may help the government in civil life.
The Satisfaction Of Private.
"The boys we lost at Jacksonville
did their duty as much as those who
die in this war" said Will G. Blood.
veteran Of the Spanish war, who
talked about the soldering of twenty
years ago.
He emphasized the satisfaction
there Is in entering the service as
private. f1o WIS diIclWu q
corporal and advised Mr.. Smith to
dodge those chevorons, if possible.
when you are over there, you must
remember that here at home are peo-
pie who are pursuing their usual voca-
tons, but do not forget that we all are
thinking about you as you are doing
YOUR part in the greatest event in all
history which makes all our work
here seem trivial" said Mr.. Blood to
Mr. Smith.
Fifty-seven Years Ago.
1.-THE conditions for preparation for
war then were very different from the
present" said Captain A. H. Evans,
who enlisted for the civil war flfty-sev-
en- years ago today. He told Of the
ancient smooth bore muskets the
company had at first and the rations
issued to them and described how
many newly enlisted men then were
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
THIS is INTERESTING.

Bread should retail in North Da-
kota for 8 cents bound loaf in the
opinion of the United States Admin
istration. In response to an inquiry
an official of the Food Administration
says: Bread should certainly not be
retailed in excess of 10 cents per
pound loaf. In fact, this is high as
compared with other parts of the
country. In the eastern cities the
price is from Z to cents and in Port
land, Oregon, it is 8 cents. A price
OF 8 cents has just been established
in San Francisco after some contro-
versy. We should think cents about
right for your state"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
STIFF JOINTS AND
ACHING CORDS
LINTON HOME GUARD IS PUT
THROUGH FIRST DRILL
ON SUNDAY,

The norular question followed by
grin: How are vour joints and are
your cords sore" The cause of
this question is the drii! that John
Blore nut the Linton Home Guard
throu~h nj their fret drill meeting
last Sunday ut the Northwestern Gar
are. All Of the members are raw
recruits and it is harder on some of
us than Il hard DAYS labor. but we
a!l bear it with smile ard eagerly
look forward to the next drill as we
know it is lust wh"t we nenl.
Mr.. Biorc's experience at the train
in" cGmp enables him to handle the
work Ike vcternr. and the mem
bers Of tn Guard certainly appreciate
his d:ivin~ in "ichtccn miles on a
cod Sunday to help them out.
The Guard meets twice "A week for
drill. Wednesday NIGHTS at eirht
o'cin"k sharp and Sunday afternoons
Mt two O'Clock shNrp. and it is very
necessary that all who driIl should
b. on time. F~"A Petric hnndlns the
dri'I work on Wednesday nights and
tho same can BE- said OF his as Of Fir.
Blorc, The Linton Guard is fortu-
nHtc in having 70 experienced men
iil;" these to drili them.
AS yet the Guard has no Uniforms.
hrt 20 I'll probabilities will purchase
som" when all plans are perfected.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
BREEDERS OF WORLDWIDE
STRIFE.

There would have been no Boer
War, had it not been for the German
intrigue. Kruger and the other
iransyaal oligarchs were too
silrewd actually to force conclusions
with the Hritish Emrire, but for as
surances that Ge-narny would come
to their sunport in Eurone.
1t is liltc'y that we should have
had less trouble in the Philippines. il
German instigation had not insured
Aguira'do and others Ike him with
false hones. It is certain that Ger
many sooner or later was boolaed
to clash with US onenly over Haiti.
The Germanization of Columbia had
gone so far that German mower,
ensconced next door to the Panama
Canal, was prepared at favorable
moment to revive Colombia's claims
to the Isthmus.
These conditions in South Africa
and the Caribbean a.e instances o.
what was being done-a'l around the
globe. An insidious policy every-
where fomented trouble for all those
in possession of what Germany esti-
mated as valuable Germany was
bent on sowing dissension in every
corner CT the earth, in order some
time to reap harvest of profit for
herself.
of the world as she can manage to
subdue. The justification for her
ambition she alle~es to be the sue
cess of her administration, politically
and economically. No doubt, her
system does satisfy her reopic at
home, but it has failed lam antably
to reconcile any conquered people to
her rule. whather pols, Dans or Alsn-
tians. Besides, none of her colonies
has proved success either for the
natives or the German settlers.
Germans do not emigrate to Ger
man colonies. and the Herreros in
German Southwest Africa preferred
determination to German slavery.
An unsuccessful colonizer in every
sense, Germany accomplishes but one
thing with her oversee possessions
she makes them nests of irtri~rc
and military perils, menaces to the
neiphborinr young democracies On
that account the. ons-timc cantains
of the Boer armies. like Botha and
Smuts, adhere to ENGLAND. On that
account the young democracies -of
Africa and Australasia will not hear
of the return to Germany after the
war of nearby dominions to become
again hostile listening posts and
nests of intrigue. Boer and Briton
in South Africa both want peace and
security. We certainly do not want
Germany in the Caribbean. in Mexi-
CO, or in the Western Hemisphere
anywhere.
This war is to determine whether
democracy shall spread throughout
the earth, or Frussianism continue to
undermine freedom everywhere. Let
us bear the alternative issre in mind,
when we come to determining terms
of peace .-Minneapolis Journal.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
RULES BECOME
MORE STRINGENT
THE SUGAR AND FLOUR RA.
TON TO BE CUT
IN HALF.

FARGO, N, Oak, Jan. 3.-Instead
Of relaxing rules and rcguat ons
governing the distribution of no,u
ard suGar, these rules are to become
more stringent according to infcrma-
tor jus received By g. F. Ladd,
Fedora! Food Administrator for
North Dakota.
Sugar. which may now be sold in
81 allotment to the ordinary house
hold in towns and cities and up to 25
round a'!otmants to farmers who live
long distances from stores, is to b.
still further curtailed. The new REG
ommendations are as follows:
Sugar
"sugar should sold in towns and
cities to consumers in two TO five
pound quantities: TO farm and rural
customers in five to ten pound guam
titles"
Flcur
Flour in town and cities should
he sold n crn-e:~th to one nusrter
barrel quantities: in, rural and farm
communities in quarter to half barrel
quantities.
The United States Food Admins
traticn saws Advertisements tendinr
to induce customers to increase their
-nrchases Of -four and sugar durins-
the present national crisis, are dacid
ed'v arainst public policy. It is sur
scsted that the press censor their ad-
vertis;n~.
"Wholcfa'e rroccrs," savs the
Food Adm 'nistration. "should not
sell surar in Quantities in cxcess &c
1.on0 rounds at time to the re-
taller"
Railway Diners Help.
The railway dininr car serviccs or
+he country reported to tho United
States Food ADMINISTRATION that dur
ing the months of October ard No
vember they ef'ectd the following
savinrs in meats, wheat flour and
SUGAR:
Meats, 469,5Os lbs, or over 234
tons.
Whe-t flour, 23s,o9s lbs, or over
1914 bbls.
suear, 25,so9 lbs, or over 12 1-2
tons.
; These savings are the more re-
rrorkablc for the reason that thnv
were made despite an increase of 20
rer cent in the number of persons
fed in dining cars in October and
November. 1917. as compared vith
the corresponding two months Of the
previous year.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
REASONABLE PROFIT.

Dealers in food stuffs must not
make more than reasonable profit
All such dealers are under fedc
license and the United States .Food
Administration has recently issued an
Interpretation of the rule regulating
the sale of the feed stuffs as follows
The licensee in any sale of feeding
stutis shall take no more than a rea-
sonable profit for such sale over The
average cost of his stock of any COM
modity on hand or under control, not
at that time contracted to be sold
In arriving at the cost of corn en-
oats he shall take into confederation
the gain or loss resulting from any
actual hedging transaction on a grain
exchange.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03

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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
SAVE OR PRODUCE WOOL.

There is shortage of wool. It
win take more than the United
States produces to clothe and equip
the army. Due to the shortage OF
shipping it is difficult to import wool
IS it has to be brought SO far. One
way to help the situation is to rails !!
more sheen. Another way is to
make the old suit or dress do dutv a
little longer. Suits and garments.
perfectly good, are often discarded
for new ones due to being out Of
style or for the mere pleasure of
wearing new clothes. Wearing the
oil clothes longer is one way of help
ing to win the war.--Aer. Ext
Dept, N. D. Agr. College.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
ADVERTISING HELPS TO Ell
PRICES DOWN.

A prominent b-sines- n r--' -
Gently asked, "Whrt j. t''o mc~t &C =
mon delusion in the bns:lees world
today?" Instantly came ...e :.%~l.'
'The idea that advertising adds ),
the price of goods.
Yet every now and then some man.
ufacturer has the hardihood to say
that he can sell his goods chearer
because he doesn't advertise. Every
one who knows the A B C of business
knows that this claim is impossible
on it's face.
Now in the production and mar
keting of goods there are two newt
able costs. One is the manufacture
ing cost; the other is the selling
cost. And no way has ever been
found by which either of these costs
can be eliminated.
Whatever you buy. anywhere, the
price includes the selling cost. 1t
must, else the manufacturer could
not live.
And lust as surely as there are al
ways two items of cost, the manu-
featuring and the selling, just so
surely are there only two wavs in
which the price of goods can ever be
reduced.
One is by economies in manufact-
ruing cost. The other is by econ
omics in selling cost.
OF course it isn't easy to cut man.
ufacturing cost without cutting the
quality.
But in modern times a way has
been found to cut selling cost-and
its name is Advertising.
Advertising is like straight line:
the shortest distance between two
points-the producer and the con-
crrves and angles. 1t makes drop
of ink do the work of salesman
Bear in mind that goods can never
be sold unless there is demand and
advertising creates this demand in the
SIMPLEST, most direct and lease ex-
pensive way. No other sales meth
cd can equal it in MAGNITUDE or re-
turn for minimum of cost.
And the big returns from advertis-
ing also cut down the manufacturing
cost-that's another saving. In
creased volume of production ALWAYS
mears decrease in the unit cost of
production THROUGH better and more
efficient manufacturing methods.
Countless causes are working to-
dav to force prices IN. We all know
this BY sad experience. Against ali
these forces one force only is work
inc to keep prices down--and its
nams is Advertising Northwest
Farmstead.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

North Dakota shows tre-
mendous increase in winter
rye acreage again this fall
following the extremely heavy in
crease Of a year AGO. Rye acreage
is with few exceptions as heavy or
increased in the heavy rye areas of
last s."snn, and in addition has
spread oTer practically the entire
state. The prominence of rye acre
age is especially noticeable in the
central and western sections. Nu-
mcrous farmers in these sections be-
lieve that rye promises more sure
crop than wheat in the event that
next season should be dry, and es-
pecially where the acreage of wheat
is so large that all cannot be seeded
early.
The more prominent causes Of the
heavy change to rye are: Fear ri
1918 labor shortage. Transient la
Dor is high priced and unsatisfactory.
Foul seed growth in numerous farms
is heavy and farmers are anxious to
plant profitable cleaning crop. De-
sire is quite general to avoid summer
following under the prevailing high
rye prices. Fear of rust damage to
wheat, rye as a rule will escape both
rust and hail damage. Rye will di-
vide farm work to better advantage
and permit handling the usual acre
age or more with less help. Day
labor usually cheaper and more easily
secured at rye harvest period than
later. Grain and hay feed was
short crop in the western half of the
state, and numerous farmers were
financially unable to purchase hi~h-
priced feed to do the usual amount of
cultivation. Seeding much larVer
acreage of rye than usual anpealed
to them as the best way ou. of their
difficulties. Rye usually sown in the
stubble with little or no preparation
previously. A large amount of labor
is thus saved and rye yields have
either equaled or exceeded wheat IN
the past few executions.
Fall conditions Of rye is freakirh'v
uneven and spotted due to uneven
moisture conditions. and due to the
seeding period being extended irtn
November. In several instances
early sown fields in central and we.t-
ern sections germinatd quite well. brit
partially dried out later due to fall
drought Owing to October snowfall
over northern and eastern srctio,-
with subsequent mild weather, the
later sown rye in this area is in
clined to average In more favorably,
but due to moisture deficiency pre-
vailing over large areas of the cen
tral and south western part of the
state, the conditions there are as a
rule unfavorable. Considerable rye
was sown too late to germinate be-
fore the winter freeze-up and condi-
tions cannot be determined until
spring. The merits of this method
of rye seeding may be debatable. but
the practice has been reasonably sue
cessful thus far The censuses of
opinion indicated by personal inter-
views and written reports from the
state as whole, also from personal
investigation shows the rye condition
to be noticeably below average.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
GOVERNMENT TAKES
OVER RAILROADS
PRESIDENT ASSUMED POSSES
SION OF ALL RAILROADS &
STEAMSHIP LINES IN u. S.

President Wilson, under is war
powers, assumed poss ,ssion of Ii
the railroads ard steamship lines
within the United States Friday noon
of last weak. The Presidents proa-
lamat.on invoking his war artho~i Y
To take over the railroads inc,uded
appointment OF Secsetar5 of the
'sfeasury ". G. McAdoo 70 be d.
rettor general Of railways
Mr.. McAdoo will retain his cab-
met position and, in his dual role,
viii be the most powerful officinl in
the nation except the president.
The railroads will continue to be
private :. operated under diccctiou r.
MIR. .,cAioo, ard thclr primary
function WI baeon,; transported on
OF trcoDs and war n,rtariilc.
The pronerties That wii! rags mto
the hands of lie 20 ,,rnm a4t are:
All raiiroaLs, corijrisips 2Sl.-
coo miles of lines, va!u d at ST.
Ca.0GO,G0c.
All ccastwise, lake and river
steamship lines.
All terminals, terminal com
panies and associations.
The Pullman company's s,e> D.
ing and ,parlcr cars
The packers and other con-
cerns' private carlires.
All railroad elevators and
war houses.
Al railroad. telegraph and
telephone lines.
All interurhan electric lines
carrying freight only.
The president will not now take
over any streetcar or local PASSENGER
carrying. intarurban. but he provides
in his PROCLAMATION that, By subsa-
quent order he NAV take possession
OF any found desirable, inciudin" sub
ways and tunnels
Exp"ss Companies Apparently In
cluded.
The proclamation does not specif-
lcally mention express companies.
but the language of the proclama-
tion. in which there appears the
words call other equipment and an
purtenances commonly used upon or
operated as part of such systems"
would seem to include these COM
panies.
The government guarantees to the
stockholders of each railroad ,rofit
equal to its cverare profits for the
fiscal years of 1916. 1916 and 1917.
Taking all the roads of the country
as basis, the general average was
5.21 per cent.
The president SAYS he will ask con-
gress to provide for the guarantee
of prewar earnings to the owners Of
the pronerties, and he adds:
Investors in railway securities
may rest assured that their rights
and interests will be as scrupulously
looked after bv the government as
they could be by the several railway
systems"
Director General McAdoo is in
structed to negotiate with the rail-
roads Immediately agreements nro-
viding for compensation to owners.
these to be submitted to the president
for action in connection with the -ro-
posed legislation. Bondholders and
other security holders are to receive
the same leturn they received during
the prewar period, and the rights of
other creditors are to be unimpaired.