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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

the Woman's Home Companion:
1.-THE girl in the small city, unable
to go to New York or to Los An
geles, and dreaming of the time when
she will become a movie star, Stun
bles by chance upon an advertise
ment: Learn to be a Movie Ac-
tress. Course Of fifty lessons by
mail. Positions positively secured
with big companies If you qualify.
Any clever girl can easily master
the art OF moving picture acting
at my direction my stenographer
recently answered such an advertise
ment from an alleged school of act
ing in Chicago. II was ostensibly
conducted by a former moving pic
ture actor who was described as a
star but who. / discovered, had been
merely a broncho rider and extra
man for a Western company. The
literature. prepared by some expert,
read much like the prospectus of a
fake mining company.
"a sample lesson was enclosed.
with the request for fifty dollars. 1t
advised the stenographer to rehearse
privately in her own room. facing a
mirror; by diagrams of positions. she
was instructed to register Despair
wringing her hands together and
gazing at the floor: Hope by ex-
tending the right hand toward the
mirror and smiling; Joy clasping
both hands and gazing toward heaven
with a smile; Anger by clenching
her fists and frowning; and so on
through a perfectly absurd rigmarole.
which II followed accurately would
inevitably lead to an insane asylum"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
FRYING PAN IS ourLAwrD.

Columbus Dispatch: Many an old
fellow who was brought up on food
cooked in the frying pan will read
with regret that the utensil has been
outlawed; that it has been decrced,
at least by the scientists. that the
thing must go. For we are told in
all seriousness, by the food sharks
and cooking lizards that death and
disaster and devastation lurk in the
wake of the frying pan-
The casserole's the thing, it seems
the panacea for all our ills, the
savior of our disappearing stocks OF
food. The frying pan is an enemy OF
economy, the scientists inform US,
whereas the casserole is a matter OF
great economical advantage. The fry
ing pan dissipates; the casserole con-
serves. The former rids the food OF
it's most useful substance, whereas
the latter saves it all, and renders 1t
more easily digested. That is the way
the food experts talk
But we are for the casserole under
one condition only. If the cooking
experts can show Us how to make the
thick, brown gravy in the casserole
that our mothers used to make in the
frying pan-we are for the casserole.
But we are for the trying pan at every
season of the year, at every hour OF
the day, If it is the only utensn that
can be used in the preparation OF
brown gravy. with milk or cream in
ft-and pinch OF flour-smooth and
soft and beautiful as a landscape.
Why, the music that comes through
the kitchen door, as the bottom of
the frying pan Is scraped for the
flecks OF crisp Joy that there abound.
why, the music is worth suffering
indigestion for. even II there were
not world Of pleasure in the savory
food itself
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
THE pANpElIoN.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Consid-
er the dandelion- how It grows. Solo
mon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these nor half so much
OF II. II doesn't have TO go to the
ant for anything. because IL isn't any
sluggard, and It has the little busy
bee backed off the boards when 1t
comes to industry and persistence
Il naunts no red badge OF courage.
but flauntingly adopts for Its own
the color OF cowardjce and gets there
with both feet Just the same, in
spite OF man and all his multifold
works of destruction. II is at once a
beauty and pest 1t wins your
heart with all the dainty graces Of
youth in the spring and your curses,
loud and deep, with its coarseness
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

Henry w. Harrington, in New York
Evening Post: The uncolored story
OF American dyes has about, ESQ
shades, as compared with the 900 of
the German chemical saga The most
convincing presentation OF what Am
erican manufacturers of dyestuffs
have accomplished since August,
1914, is given in the sixth national
textile exhibition, which closes to-
day at the Grand Central Palace. Not
all OF the 100 dye-makers OF the
United States are represented in the
booths and stalls, but there are
enough of them to show that the In
dustry has made gigantic strides.
Any trade would indeed require seven
league boots to oveEtake in forty
months what It took Germany forty
years to develop.
The first thing which the Teutonic
manufacturers OF tho aniline colors
did was to emulate the humble squid
and to darken the waters OF competi-
tion with the inky blackness OF prop
uganda They declared by indirec-
ton and also by good set terms that
no dyes could really have color or en-
during qualities beyond the Rhine
The German dye industry Is built up.
or rather was before 1t went into
munitions, upon a series Of interlock-
ing directorates. The seven leading
companies co-operated In such a way
by an exrhange Of by-prodncts and
residues that they could crowd most
manufacturers out Of q place In the
sun
AS matter of fact. the dyes which
are being made in this country are.
taking a general average. just as
good for the pacific purposes for
which they were intended as any
colors ever dumped from German
submarine. Much of the dissatisfac-
ton registered ON the faces Of Am
erican womankind concerning our ma
tive dyes has not been due to the
products themselves. but to the fact
uses for which they were not intend
ed A vigorous complaint made
only few months ago. concerning
some goods which had faded was well
justified. because. although the color
used had the distinction OF being
brought here on the undeTseas
freighter Deutschland, it was never
intended for silk, but for wool. The
manufacturer, in order to save money
on the cost of the fabric, had en-
ployed cheap dye, which proved
unsatisfactory. despite its high-born
German pedigree.
The American dyestuff industry has
come up out of great tribulation. Be
fore the beginning of the European
war the making of dyestuffs in this
country consisted largely of finishing
off partly completed products Of Ger
many and Switzerland. The material,
coal tar, which is the mother OF so
many hundreds of aniline dyes, was
conserved in Europe and thrown
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
WARREN.
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Mr.. and Mrs. NJ wedel. Mrs. NJ A.
Wirsig and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Schoene spent Sunday in Mt. Pleasant
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Bates.
Miss Della Wirsig was in Hillsboro
Saturday and Sunday and while there
had DR.. A O. Wirsig remove her
tonsils.
Miss Sofa Hennies and Mrs. Josie
Dean are having dental work done
at Pennington
The Red Cross social which was to
have been given at the Colum bia
school house. last Thursday night,
was postponed
Dr.. A E. Wirsig and daughters.
Dorothy and Elenore, spent from
Friday TO Monday with Paul Wirsig
and family.
Plenty Of showers and warm wealth
er is making the gardens and all 9TH
er growing things look fine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
eAReERRY ENEMY OF WHEAT.

Chicago Tribune: One OF the best
pieces of news our army and our al
lies could receive is the news OF
bumper crops in America. We have
the promise of bumper wheat crop,
one of the largest in our records. But
it is only promise. The crop is not
yet made.
One of the misfortunes which may
happen to it is black stem rust.
blight spread by the common tall bar
berry, berberis vulSaris. This I'M
pleasant visitor destroyed s5.000,00O
worth of wheat in 1916. 1t has appear
ed in Iowa, says Dr. Melhus, the plant
disease specialist Of the Ames Agri-
cultural college. in several widely sep
Iarated localities. This should be
warning enough to redouble the eff
fcrts already made under the direction
iof the federal and state departments
of agriculture The county agents
have been at work for some time in
the country districts. The cities and
towns should not overlook their re-
spcnsibility. In Chicago the parks
and boulevards have been carefully
ridded Of the common barberry and
we hope village authorities and private
property owners will see to it that
IuuS Vi tucSe u OuOlt IhonSAS oui 49,
They should be taken up and burned.
AS pointed out some weeks ago by
Dr. Coulter of the University Of Chi
cago in his Tribune article on wheat
rust. there is harmless barberry. the
familiar japanese variety found in the
parks and many gardens, berberis
Ithunbergii. TLis grows low and may
easily be distinguished from the tall
common variety, which includes also
the tall purple leaved variety, of late
years planted more frequently than
the green leaved.
The harmless Japanese barberry
has a leaf with smooth edge. the
harmful rust spreading tall barberry
has a saw toothed leaf. Last years
twigs of the Japanese are reddish
brown. Of the harmful variety dun or
gray. The berries of the Japanese
are single usually. sometimes in
groups OF two or three: that Of the
tall barberry in a cluster On one main
stem. The Japanese has a Single
spine or thorn: the tall barberry has
three pointed thorns.
Every tall common barberry. green
Ieaved or purple, is an enemy alien,
to be interned in a bonfire. It's q
patriotic duty to hunt out every one.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
Story Of American Dyes

away IN the United States. In
these days it seems like a bad
dream that America was once sunk
in such economic sin that IL sQuand-
cred all the volatile constituents of
coal In tho manufacture OF coke. It
was burning down houses in order to
roast it's pigs. The demand for coal
tar brought about by the war caused
the United States to tear down the
old type OF beehive ovens and to sub
stitute for them the byDroducts
ovens which conserved the. black
liquids in which are concealed the
most potent means for promoting
battle. murder and sudden death"
American dye manufacture" said
Dr.. Edward Wallace Pierce. chief
chemist OF the United State Co1di-
tioning and Testing company. has
made great progress It Is handi-
capped somewhat by tho fact that
turns on its investments The Ger
mans in building up their enormous
dye industry were very thorough and
very patient. TheJ expended nil
lions OF dollars. for instance. II the
experiments walsh resulted in the
making OF synthetic Or artificial in
digo from coal tar. The originator of
the process worked eighteen years
before he produced the substitute for
the Indian plant. When the capital
lists interested told him that he ought
to make Il from q cheaper base in
order to have It commercial sue
cess, he went back to the laboratory
for ten years more. and finally pro-
duced the substance from naphtha-
line.
There Is no difficulty in producing
dyestuffs OF purity and strength in
small quantities under laboratory
conditions. When. however. thous-
ands of tons Of material must be
handled at once, numerous cOmplica-
tons arise. Impurities appear In
the product Methods must be devils
ed for removing them. A large New
York company with which / was
formerly connected spent $4,000
before it produced LOCO pounds of a
certain dye which fulfilled all the
requirements of large scale manu-
the factories require certain lengths
Of time. For example, it Is thirty
three days from coal tar to the Fl
acid which is used as a basis for
many OF our important colors. Am
erican makers have abundant scien-
tific knowledge. and they are rapidly
acquiring practical experience. There
are several important discoveries al
most ready for announcement which
will show they have developed orig
inality and initiative in Methods
Those who are intimately connect
&c with the secrets of the native dye
industry believe that within the next
ten years it Will be a tremendous
factor. not only in this country. but
in the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO. ~

An ordinance vacating that pss
IN" street in Ford's Addition 70
City of Keokuk. lying between
southerly line of Railroad street
the Mississippi river, and author
a conveyance of the same.
Be it Ordained by the City
Gil of the City of Keokuk. Iowa:
Section /. That the City Of
kuk hereby vacates that part anu
ton OF IN" street in Ford's ADO
to the City of Keokuk, Iowa
lies between the southeriy IHJ
Railroad street and the MISSES
river in said Ford's Addition
City OF Keokuk. II
Section 2. That the City OF
kuk hereby grants and conveys
the Keokuk Electro-Metals Conpj
a corporation, its grantees, s.1
sors and assigns, that part u
street in Ford's Addition TO ns
of Keokuk, Iowa, which lies oe.]
the southerly line OF Railroad y
and the Mississippi river n
Ford's Addition to the City OF hs'11
Section 8. That the Mayor "
City of Keokuk. Ed s. Lotion V]
he is hereby authorized on De-
said City Of Keokuk to exc
conveyance to the Keosuk BY,
Metals Company for that part :.
street so vacated and desc
Section 2 hereof. n.4
Secoion 4. That this o,aiaa
shall be published in The psn; -,
City. a newspaper Of general guy
ton in the city Of Keokuk' sna !,
same shall take effect from anu I
its publication and ten (le) o'
its final passage. 1r
Section S. All ordinances a.. .ss !,
OF ordinances In conflict WIN .,.d
visions hereof are hereby repeai's
Passed this 18th day OF My :
1918.
Roll call: --
Aye-Lofton, Hickey, BENNY
Nay-None. s,si
Total voting aye: Tnfee'
ing nay: O ,ourN
Mayor.
o. ". sANDBERG.
City Clerk
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE uNrNTEREsTINe TIME IN LIFE.

THE UNINTERESTING TIME IN LIFE.
I'm getting and old
L have passed Life's day of gold,
And I'm nearing where the evening breeze IS signing!
Age-dear fellow-seems to say
Eve have long, long way.
there's little left for that's worth the trying
We have made journey by
Rocky pathways-Age and /
And we've shared whatever Fortune giving;
Happy been and glad
Luckless too and drsa- and sad
But cheerful been and known the lore Of living
Nov we've reached The end last
Youth and Happiness Vzst-
TasteIess now he caeerf1I words Of sage poet:
"You Old the echoes say;
Though we're silent
In the hearts OF Is MS re-. well re know 1t,
Not by gray betrayed,
Nor features do they fade;
It's apparent more IN success II vooilg3
We can still charm maids OF SIX.
Ard the girl @ Forty sticks.
But the Queen OF Twenty-oae-ths-s's nothing doing.
John D. Wells. in Buffalo NeEs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

and obstinacy in later days You
may dig it up, stamp it out, de-
stroy and annihilate it this year
and it comes up. bristling andsdefiant.
tho next. It has become homestead
ed in our habits il not in our affec-
tions. We would miss it If it wasn't
there, and you can't help admiring
the darn thing for it's strength and
vitality and all the other admirable
qualities above limited. 1t only goes
TO show that misdirected virtues be-
come vices, that you can overdo
good thing, and that you will not be
popular if you are too good in some
ways, anyhow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
Camp DODGE Yarns.

CAMP DODGE, May 27.-The ar
rival of new conscripts here is on in
full swing and the new men are fur.
nishing much amusement for the
vets" who. have been here for sew
eral months.
One of the most puxzling things to
the newest rockies are the various
police duties about the camp. It's
strange proceedings for the new
corners when they are sent out to do
police duty.
A recent recruit from Minnesota
about hit 1t right when he said:
"Gee-at home we stumbled over
railroad ties before we'd stoop to
pick 'em up, but here you pick up
everything. even matches and tooth
picks"
The men are considerable, however,
and often soldier II seen parading
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

People who have purchased Liberty bonds
can do themselves and the nation a good turn
bv irving to maintain those bonds at par value
Don 7 offer your bonds for sale unless absolute
Is compelled TO do so. II you hear of any OF
your friends who are embarrassed and who con-
template disposing Of their Liberty bonds, offer
to take the bonds at par, thus preventing their
sale al less than par. Thus you will maintain
the value Of your own bond and support the
credit Of the government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
A Bit Thick.

Detroit Free Press: Tho Germans
exaggerate their submarine murders
as the old settlers exaggerated their
fog yarns"
The speaker was a champion flyer
OF the Hampstead aviation camp. He
went on:
AN old settler took chew and
said:
The worst fog I ever seen was
back in IA. remember l had to go
TO the henhouse that night. and the
fog was SO blame thick 1 had to get
the three hired men to push me
through it
II remember that there IA fog
WELL said the second old settler,
but IT want notnin' to the '63 one.
That was a fog. Solid! Why. us
BOYS sat on the fence back of the
distil.ery all that day maxim fog
balls an heavin' EN- at the people
that went by"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
=. NOTICE.


article heretofore filed 4
OF the recorder OF deed. ].
~, Iowa, ut Keokuk ana VI
flee OF the secretary Of ~ ~ y
Iowa and the payment :; =
sary fees therefore and = ~
alton, Thomas II. Joyca ~ y
Smith, James n. Joyss Gs
Cameron have duly incn,aI
der the laws Of Iowa ana
OF such incorporation h.s es
issued on March LIST, 1919 ~
Of said corporation is CAM
& Company, and its nrina
OF business Is at Keokuk. Ias
Iowa. The general nam. .es
business to be transacted ~
contracting business. the - =
Of all kinds Of internal im ssas
and all kinds of railway cos
public highways. levees, bn; ls
other structures, buyinr .a
OF property. both real and ~
and the owning and opera,,.s
Of. purchasing, owning. OIL
selling all enterprises. 80.
live stock or property nsss
convenient in doing contrac.;ss
buying. owning and seIline =
rock crushers and orhe-
and buying and selling Of n.
stock OF this corporation Tss
OF authorized capital stncL
corporation Is $120, eoo. 90, Az.
to shares OF $4,000 each and =
$50, 100000 shall De prefe-..
and 100000 shall be commss
The holders OF common s,orl
have the right to one vote 4.
share of common stock held y
at adj meetings Of stockholas.
holders OF preferred stock ~
be entitled to vote such ~
stock but It shall bear a ~,
annual dividend OF s Der cent
shall be cumulative and Il
preferred in the liquidatio.
sets. Preferred stock or Az,
thereof may be retired at -,
upon payment Of the par yslS
the said 8 per cent dividend 3,
lated at such time. ALI stool }
issued shall be paid for at par
in cash or in property ata
ton to be fixed by the e,s,
council. The corporation shan
mence business when ss0Wa
its common stock shall have ~
sued and paid for. The tina n
commencement OF said COM
was on March LIST, 1918, and i }
terminate on March LIST, 1895
affairs OF the corporation are \
conducted by a board Of -four h
tors. who shall be elected
nuaIly by the stockholders u
annual meeting. which is On III,
ond Monday Of February Of
year, and who shall hold Office
their successors are elected
qualified. The directors shall i
from their number president
president. secretary and .rsa
and one person may be seleets
secretary and treasurer. Una
next annual meeting the said i
porators shall constitute the
of directors and Thomas H.
shall be president: George E. 8
vice president; James N.
secretary. and James Cameron,
urer. Any vacancy on said boa
among said officers may be Gil.
the remaining directors unit
next annual stockholders me
The highest amount Of indebts
to which said corporation is q
time to subject itself shall
amount equal to two-thirds Of u
itai stock outstanding at such
The private property Of the
holders and members Of the Co
ton is exempt from liability 70
porte debts.
CAMERON. JOYCE & CONF
THOMAS, H. JOYCE, Preside
GEORGE e. SMITH. vice pre-:
JAMES NJ. JOYCE, Secreta!
JAMES CAMERON, Treasure
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

Announcement is made that almost two thou
sand members Of the typographical union have
Joined the army In view Of those Russian,
Polish and Balkan names the typos have strug-
gled with for the last forty-fve months, who
shall say that they are not 'tjustifedf''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

around with a burnt ma,ea !
empty empty cigarette box in his !, : !
looking for box or ai,s o,f liz
he can throw it. They COZ d
see anyone picking UP e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

AS general statement the declaration by
the president is what the nation would expect
Mr.. Wilson to say. But just at this time the
saying of it takes on special significance. The
British press grows more insistent that some
thing be done quickly to stop Germany IN Rus
STA; it is outspoken in proposing that Japan De
advised by the allies of their cooperation IN
action by her to safeguard Siberia France has
said her say and stopped discussing the matter
The rather hushed opinion of correspondents
who are close to sources of information seems
to be that action by Japan stayed by obiec-
ton made by government. IF this be So
there comes to mind at once this query: Does
President Wilson regard withholding approval
of Japan's move to meet the German menace as
standing by Russiaf Has he come to the con-
clusion that military action need not be inaug-
urated to save Russia from the fate Germany
has in store for her? Intervention by Japan,
with the full approval Of the allies, viii not ruin
Russia; it is Germany that is running Russia.
And it appears to the public of this nation, as
it does to that of France and Great Britain.
that now is the time to stand by Russia with full
intention of battling Germany. If the president
is ready for this it ought not to take long to get
concerted action to meet this critical phase of
the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

About the only geographical question school
children can answer with any surety at exani-
nations this year Is that the world is stll round.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

A fmine IN housemslos Ia 81
city housekeepers- The fed .,,,,ser
bureau reports a ials sIo 3 y
vacant jobs paying IS ana si'
going begging.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
STANDING BY RUSSIA.

President wilson proclaimed The United States
real friend IN his latest message when ne
said: Il here 20 stand by Russsa as vel Is oy
France"
stage Of her fortunes would be 20 abandon osr
to her fate, which would be certainly very bad
When the history OF the Russian people Il con
sidered; the oppression and the ignorance Of the
people; the conspiracy and c-ookedness OF these
in the higher places; il is easier 10 Dc charitable
OF course perfidy and treacaeTy are hard 70 for
give and our offer OF friendship, under the cir
cumstances Is all the more praise vorthy.-Des
Moines Capital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

The idea seems TO be that little Miss Holland
should sit down auiably and let the Teuton
spider gobble her up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27

Fun is the sunshine Of life. It makes just
the same difference to a gray life that sun
shine does to g gray street,. L Buckrose.