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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
True friendship is a spiritual relation. God
reveals himself to us in many ways through
our different friends.-E. Y. 81.
THE COLORADO PLAN.

When John D. Rockefeller Jr., went to Colo
RADIO to study conditions under which employees
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron cofpany lived
and worked he found much that needed change
and correction. He had deep interest in these
conditions There had been Of the most
serious strikes in the history of that or any
other industry and he and his father were the
principal stockholders of the company. The
strike had been costly to employees and owners
/ It soon became apparent that Mr.. Rocketel-
ler's interest was broader than concern stlmu-
lated by financial considerations, and he set
about the establishment of the welfare system
now known as the Colorado PLAN The sys-
tenn provides better living conditions for all
the workers, and a method of settlement Of diff
ferences and hearing and acting on complaints
that appeals to the general sense Of fairness
The expense of the plan was born by the com
pany It was heavy, but improvements result
ting from the large expenditures are worth all
they cost Recently Mr.. Rockefeller made an
other tour of inspection. visiting all the camps
and steel mills. He was highly pleased, with
good reason, for this is what he found: I'm
interrupted operation of the plants and increas
ed output; improved working and living condi-
hions; frequent and close contact between the
employees and officers; elimination of griev-
hnces as a disturbing factor; good viii develop
led to a high degree, and the creation of the
community spirit.
+ No student or historian of industrial progress
I'm America will overlook the successful working
of the Colorado plan. Nor will either withhold
The credit due to one who what should be
done and did it. An important forward move
ment was begun when Mr. Rockefeller went to
Colorado for first-hand knowledge of mining
cQnMl01sA q ~ a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

boys who have been In training
Camp Dodge the past six Or eight
weeks have been moved to Camp Mill
and will in all likelihood soon set sal
for lover sea" service.
Last Thursday Elman Shannon Dc 4
parted for Kansas City where he viii :
take special training In an auto schoo |
he, having been indicted into The
army service as truck driver Elmsr
had valued experience as an automo +
bile dealer and demonstration and h.y
friends contemplates a successful
army career for him.
Relatives in Memphis received word
last Friday Of the death in England I'll
Cecil, youngest son of Mr.. and MraI
Lewis Myers, former residents oil
Memphis Cecil enlisted in the flying
corps some time ago and was just
learning to fly when he met his uni
timely death. Friends OF the family eI.\
tend their sympathy.
Marriage licenses were Issued tho
past week to Robert P. Cone and
Gladys Kerr, w. H. Cummings and Le-
nora Carr, and to Lee Murray and VIC
let Anderson.
On last Saturday evening at p. N.
at the home Of Mrs. A o. Moore VIM.
II. cummings OF Mexico City. Mexico
and Miss Leonora Carr Of Wentzville,
Mo-, were united in marriage, Rev.
Tanquary officiating Mr. Cumminsl
had been in old Mexico for several
years, but on account OF the unsettled
condition came back to his former
home in Des Moines, Iowa Miss Carr
is Mr.. Moore's youngest sister.
Charles Miller a leading farmer and
stock breeder of near Azen. lately sold
$4,000 worth of registered Shorthorn
cattle to c. w. Edwards of Tibbin,
Ohio. One animal, bull, brought the
handsome price Of IS 900 and fourteen
cows and heifers brought $4,000. MI
Tfbbins has the animals on exhibition
at the Illinois state fair this week.
At meeting OF the republican con
gresional committee in Lancaster Oh
Tuesday Hon. F. c. Milspaugh OF Can
ton was chosen as candidate for con
gress against Romjue. Mr. Millspaush
is one OF Lewis county's leading cit
zens-an ardent republican and VIII
make formidable candidate. DR.. 10
Brown of Edna and DR.. Clemants OIL
MdCOU were elected members VI b''
state committee, G.. e. Leslie was re-
elected chairman OF congressional
committee.
Only two towns IN Iowa--Decoran
and Malvern-had business nerve 70
contract with Miss Law for flights but
the local association contracted fof
three exhibitions-Wedne Thurs
day and Friday-at a fee OF $3.50 per
day.
The main travel roads leading 70
Memphis are in good condition anu
Judging from the mum: er Of autos ID
town every day many people are tra''
cling over them.
G.. r. Leslie went to Lancaster last
Tuesday to attend the meeting OF the
republican congressional committee
of which he is the chairman.
Robert p. Cone and Miss Gladys
Kerr. both of Scotland county, near
Memphis. were married on Friday al
ternoon, August 16, 1918, at the manse
OF the First Pres byterian church. vi,
F. NJ. Hawley, the pastor, performer
the ceremony.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
FLEUR-DE-LlS.

Dear Ones l.. Home
To you this neurde-lis
Goes loves gage from him across the sea-
Though 1t may reach you faded, dull, perchance,
OH be assured alps well with US in France!
Close to her heart this nation, bleeding sad.
Holds in the tenderest clasp her homesick lad,
Strengthening the bond Of which traditions tell
Watchful for us, her wards, that all be well.
Never a thought of losses of grief
Through days of courage almost past BELIEF
Alters her care in stress of circumstance.
Oh, be assured alPs well with us in Francei
Mother of sons drawer ever known
She smiles on us, her lover her own.
Within her arms, brothers fond we dwell.
Cherished inspired With alls well.
Prize then, this feur-de-hs emblem of land
That for world rights to death itself will stand.
Proud, as she leads to victory we advance
Fear not dear hearts! ALPS we'll with us in France
New Yort- Times
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
CANADA SOLVES HER FOOD PROBLEM.

How Canada has solved her food problem
while contributing generously to the food sup
ply of the allies is told in report filed at Ut
tawa One of the most gratifying statements
in the food board s summary of results OF spe-
cial effort to increase production and promote
conservation is that can amazing reduction IN
waste is shown in reports from municipal OIL
Gals in all parts of the Dominion, and that
profteering is being checked and excessive pro-
fit taking stopped. Export figures show the
results of increased production and individual
food saving Exports Of beef have increased
by nearly seventy-fve million pounds year
and exports of pork by one hundred and twenty
five million pounds. 1t is estimated that con-
servation efforts in the Dominion are resulting
in the release of meat in sufficient quantities to
provide the ration for half million soldiers,
and that conservation and organization of the
country's food resources have made possible
an increase of twenty-five or thirty per cent IN
exports of wheat in the last twelve months. One
of the most striking gains is in butter produc-
ton Before the war, Canada imported seven
million pounds of butter year. Now it not
only meets it's own domestic requirements, but
exports are at the rate of four million pounds
in that period. Canada is doing her share In
meeting the worlds demand for food, and one
satisfactory result of her handling Of the food
problem was seen in the reduction in the price
of flour at time when the farmer was receiv-
ing high price for wheat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
nations only in case of tacancies

nations only IN case OF ,acancies
caused by death.
To us this seems eminently sensible.
To hold any other rule would be vir-
tually doing away with the primary
law. If party could refrain from talk
ing part in a primary election and
then come forward afterwards and
fill the places on the ticket by conven-
ton nominations, what would be left
Of the primary law? When the matter
is thus stated the contrary position be-
comes ridiculous.
So far as the primary law Is con-
cerned, many of us would like to see
ii emasculated, but while it is on the
statute books we shall have to abide
by its provisions. If a party forgets or
neglects to take part in primary it
cannot come afterwards and fill out
the ticket. The way to get your name
on the official ballot is to have 1t
voted there In the primary election
and there is no other way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
Duluth Claims Garden Honors.
TBy United Press. /

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 23-Cut
worms and dry weather made wa
gardeners work hard here this SUM
mer. but $500 adults and 1000 chr
dren now are harvesting the loVu
they have grown, in some cases a,'e.
several replantings. The town mas
one war garden for each ten persons.
and each garden supplies mean
enough vegetables for ten persoh,'
so Duluth isn't suffering for loou
Norton Mattocks, chairman. cent,aa
garden committee, has sent to tn9
national war garden commission
port which. he thinks. will sns
nrlrith gardeners an honorable place
becaus> S'Hs"nitias they n"'
overcome. -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

to them that cause which rallies
soldiers from all branches of the
human race must have some peculiar
merit.
Perry Chief: OF all that is good
Iowa affords the best-except Big Bill
Haywood. The state public apologies
for having once countenanced him as
a citizen.
Charles City Press: The public will
await with interest the full story of
the relations existing between Henry
Ford and Editor Rumely, who is
under Indictment for receiving Ger
man money with which to acquire and
publish a New York newspaper.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: And think
of It! Milwaukee is insisting on the
use of the English language in public
placesi Why, fellow may yet be
able to make himself understood in
Milwaukee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

Enthusiasm is the very soul Of achievement without
there ought not to be necessary to ask
he likes his work The radiance Of his face
should His very buoyancy pride In his task
sprI. enthusiasm and ought to show
It. He ought to be In love with his work that he finds
greatest delight In It, and his Inward Joy should light
up being. of the quality Of tho individual
the spirit in which he does his work-orison SWEET
Marden
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

s'The crown prince is safe,' telegraphs Papa
Wilhelm to his wife And the crown prince will
continue to be safe so long as he initiates the
battle tactics of the celebrated Duke of Plaza
Toro who 'always led his soldiers from behind
he found it more exciting"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

1t is a darn sight worse experience to be a
stand upper in bread line than the same in a
sugar line.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

iOou Staples on sale ana
le consumer should paw q.
9 appointed by J. f. Eide,
he'd with whatever dahl
~ the food administering
Consumer Should pa,
: 31.5a to S1.63 per sack
} 24h pounds or 7c n
pound In less than ~
packages
SIC to CSC per sack OF ia
pounds, or &c per pour
in less than mill pac,1
ages.
$1.65 to $1.72 per sack VI
24h pounds.
TIC to 6Mc per pound
l3kc to lac per pound.
&c to 61sc per pound.
THO to TIC per pound
she to &c per pound.
.Ac to 9Ac per pound
&c to 134zc per pound
lac to 14hc per pound
13hc to lac per can.
&c to SIC per can.
19hc to zoe per pound
zoe to 21hc per pound
13kc to $50 per pound i
1S71c to 22c per can.
100 to s11xc Per can
25c to 500 per can.
18c to 2s1zc per can.
14hc to 2Shc per can
161tc to 211sc per POM
tic to zee per pound.
Ice to 281kc per pound
$6.13 to $5.67 per case
; .9k per pound.
$2.35 per rs pound sack
$ .95 per 10 pound sack.
5 .4s per 5 pound sack
33c to 34c per pound.
83c to Sec per pound.
zee to Soc per pound.
SIC to 33Ac per pound
SAC to 35c per pound.
40c per dozen.
Doc per pound
33c to 35c per pound.
&c per pound.
soc to 43c per pound
40c to 49c per pound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Waterloo Courier: Well. If the price
of gasoline scars, via the 10 cents per
gallon tax route, there is one conso-
lation. 1t will cut in quite bit on
the demand for the services of the
coroner.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: The news
that King Ferdinand is crazy comes
from Germany. Perhaps Ferdinand
will testify that the kaiser has moth
ing on him.
Atlantic News-Telegraph: Senator
Cummins, we are told by the des-
matches. desires to look into the
packing house matter with an eye 10
the government taking over the pack
ing plants of the country.
Government control of industries
seems to have become Senator Cum
Minis hobby. now that his railroad
issue is dead; but, for the love of
Mike, spare us, spare US.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: The war
is certainly strengthening our sense
of national unity. We realize that of
course Uncle Sans nephews must all
be cousins of each other.
Des Moines Register: Although the
war has been going on for four
years, Germans never cease to call
attention to the fact that their adver-
saries include soldiers Of as many of
the rainbow colors as can be found in
human society-white, black, yellow
and brown. with the red man recent
addition. II there are any sensible
men in Germany it ought to occur
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23

s1o.65 to $11.0O per bar
rel OF eight PAM pound
sacks.
SIC to CSC per pound
1910 to 11Ac per pouns
4Ac to SAC per pound
5Ac to &C per pound
&c to 61ac per pound
exc to exc per pound
&C to 10c per pound
101sc to lie per pound
101ac to lie per can
41ac to SC per can
141ac to 15c per pound
15c to Ice per pound
1Oc to lie per pound
13c to 15hc per can
1916 70 loc per can
1Sc to 21c per can
12hc to zoe per can
1Oc to zoe per can
11kc to 16c per pound
12c to 1Sc per pound
lie to zoe per pound
1885 to $4.B per case
$8.17 per 100 pounds
ss.s7 per 100 pounds.
ss.47 per 100 pounds.
SS.57 per 100 pounds
csc to 29c per pound
Is to Bic per pound.
24c to 25c per pound
2ec 20 2sA per pound
271sc to 2Sc per pound
33c to 35c per dozen
Acc per pound
&c to 2Sc per pound
2Ac per pound
% to 35c per pound
32c to 40c per pound
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-23
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKuK

The following table includes most OF the for
gives the prices which both the retailer and the c
each one as determined by the special committee al
food administrator for Lee county. and published
changes necessary for public Information by
Article Retailers Pay
Wheat Flour ........$11.00 to $11.S5 per bar 81
rel Of 8 Pan pound sacks
RIVE Flour ....S1225 to $12bo per bar. 81
rel OF twenty 10 pound
sacks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
is WILLIE HOPPE
LOSING OLD PEP?

Another year and Willie Hoppe
may be forced to give up his billiard
crown to either Welker Cochran or
Young Jake Schaefer Billiard follow
ers would not favor a championship
match just now, for defeat for
either of the youngsters would have d
mean effect on their future chances.
! But another year may give the situa-
ton an entirely different complexion.
Both Cochran and Schaefer in their
match in New York last week dem
onstrated that they were veritable
: topnotchers. On several occasions
/ each averaged better than 40, and
Schaefer, who proved the winner, had
a grand average OF 30.
1t is limited that Hoppe could not
do as well at the present time. On
his tour with Charlie Peterson, Hoppe
of late has been beaten rather too
often. On his travels the champion
has not been able to take the exer-
cises which keep him in condition
while he is at home. The sameness
of routine and the fatigue of travel
no doubt have hurt Hopes game.
Another year and maybe Schaefer
will mount the throne. What more
fitting! The young Jake where once
sat the mighty old Jake-a great
among the few greats of the green
baize
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
Eastern Schedule Commit
. tee Hold Five Hour SEES
sion-To Meet Again Next
Sunday.

Springfield, April 15-The schedule
committee of the Eastern League met
here yesterday afternoon at the Cooley
hotel and held a lengthy session in
order to prepare a preliminary draft
of the league schedule for the coming
season. M. ]. Mcmahon of the Wor-
cester club, chairman of the COM
mittee, presided at the meeting, and
William E. Carey of the Springfield
club also was present. James 7.
Collins, the other member Of the
Springfield club, also was present
The committee was assisted in its
work of the preliminary draft by
Thomas A. OBrien of Hartford
treasurer of the Eastern League, and
Leslie Stearns, sporting editor Of the
Springfield Union.
There was no official report made
at the close of the committees meet
ing, which lasted from noon until
o'clock last night, except to say thai
the preliminary draft was not COM
pleted and that the committee would
meet again at IL o'clock next Sunday
at the Cooley hotel to continue its
labors. 1t will be recalled that las
season the league was delayed II
completing it's circuit through the
withdrawal of Lynn at the last mo
ment, and three drafts of a schedule
were made before one was accepted
The committee this year is going ovel
the ground very slowly and carefully
and it is highly probable that th'
draft as they will present it to tht
schedule meeting of the league to b.
called by M. J. Mcmahon, chairman
of the committee, probably befor'
the close of this month, will b.
adopted with very few changes.
The schedule is being drawn on tn
lines of Sunday baseball being played
in Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Havel
and Providence. With four cite
playing Sunday ball, it will be pos
sible to schedule games in those cite
every Sunday and have every team
in the league play on those days. TIL
Sunday games will be scheduled OF
on Mondays and advanced to Sun
days, so that when the teams pla,
Sunday they will be idle Monday, an
when rain interferes with Sunda.
game it will be carried over to tn
following Monday. The only ex
ception to this is that the games t
be played Sunday, Sept. 1, will b
scheduled on Sunday, as Labor Da
follows that date and the teams wi
not lie idle on a holiday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
ECHOES FROM PAST

Young Corbett knocked out Eddie
Santry in the second round at Dem
yer eighteen years ago today. Santry
was a great little boxer, and the DEN
yer boys performance brought him
into the limelight. Billy Rothwell
became Young Corbett, professional
pugilist. by attending the training
quarters of Colorado boxers. AL
though his instructors were second
raters or worse, the little fellow
picked up enough knowledge of the
game in a few months to go out and
fight the leaders of. the featherweight
division. After whipping Santry he
was knocked out by Kid Broad, but
a little later defeated Broad. By
defeating George Dixon at Denver in
1901, Young Corbett won the right
to meet Terry McGovern for the title,
and knocked out the Brooklyn boy in
the second round at Hartford. He
held the featherweight title until 1904,
when he was succeeded by Tommy
Sullivan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
BIRD BIRTHDAY
OF "KING" COLE

In the list of todays sporting ami
versaries there are several that stick
out with the peerless pre-eminence of
a sore thumb. For instance, this is
the SSrd birthday of old King Cole,
that merry old soul who pushed the
! pellet over the plate for Frank
Chances old Cubs, and later served
Ithe same master when he was ruler
of the New York Americans. G. Ma
Ipoleon Rucker, the we'll known south
paw, dates his major league history
from the 18th of April, 1907, when he
went out on the mound for the Brook
Ign Dodgers for the first time and,
under the influence of stage fright,
tlost his game to Boston by a score of
g to 2. Continuing our researches
into ancient history, we find that it
twas Is years ago today that the dis
itinguished evangelist, Billy Sunday,
lsigned up with the Gospel league, or,
in other words, was ordained in the
Presbyterian ministry. Doubtless
many of the good ministers looked
upon Sunday as bush league recruit,
but he soon proved that he was a big
Lacquer in theology as well as base
ball.
Returning to old King Cole, his real
front names are Leonard Leslie, and
he was born in Toledo, Ia, April Is,
1886. In the salubrious climate of
the middle West he grew to an alti-
tude of six feet one and a quarter
inches He began playing semi-pro-
fessional ball at the age of 90 and
broke into organized ball in 1909 with
Bay City, Mich. He joined the Cubs
in 1910. and during his first year in
the National League won 20 out of "a
games pitched. In 1913 he went back
to the minors and pitched such re-
markable ball for the Columbus club
of the American Association that sew.
eral big league magnates went after
him. Cincinnati offering $4,000, it i:
said. Cole was drafted by the High.
landers, much to his delight. In 1871
the tall blonde twirler amused him
self by jumping to the Feds AND
jumping right back-a form of exer
else which was excellent for the de
Development OF his pocketbook.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
BASE PHFERING.

1t was just thirty-two years ago,
when the old American Association
opened it's 1886 season, that runners
were first credited with stolen bases.
The association of that period was a
major circuit and. a rival of the ma
tional league. The latter imme-
diately followed suit in crediting rum
ners with pilfered bags, although the
association put stolen bases in a col
umn in the box score, while the Ma
tional League confined the record to
the summary. In 1887 the National
League adopted the Association rule
and since then the ability to swipe
bases has always won official recog-
milton. Of course, ball players were
never so honest as to neglect to steal
bag when opportunity offered, but
it is only in the last thirty-two years
that they have been given any credit
tor their ability in that line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-15
JEFFRIES' BIRTHDAY

James ]. Jeffries was born in Car
roll, Ohio, the son of an itinerant
preacher, on April Is, 1875. jeff was
boilermaker in Los Angeles, with
out a thought of taking I'D fighting
as a profession, when an accident
changed the course of his career. He
got into an argument with another
big fellow in Los Angeles one day,
and the pair settled the matter with
their fists. jeff polished off his OPP
ponent with neatness and dispatch.
Among the spectators attracted by
this iurpromptu bout was Billy Dela-
ney, the old trainer who had devel-
oped Jim Corbett.
Billy liked Jeffs build and style, and
had a confalb with him. The result
was that Delaney took the big boiler
maker under his wing and began to-
instruct him in the art of biting his.
fellow man. When Delaney took
charge of the training of Corbett for
his fight with Fitz at Carson City, he
took Jeff along and made him Gentle
man Jim's sparring partner. Corbett
could land on jeff at will, and began
rather lightly. When Jeff declared
that the blows didn't hurt, Corbett
put more steam behind them, and
still Jeff assimiIated everything that
came his way without grunt. <
Corbett hit the boilermaker as hard
as he could, and jeff decided then
and there that he would become
champion. 1t must make the Big
Fellow sad to look back at thosn5
DAVIS