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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
GARFIELD'S COAL
RATIONING PLAN

completed by The administration IN
Washington in such detail that the 10
cal bureaus can inaugurate the sys-
tenn without delay.
The important features OF the plan
are:
First, censorship of every order
for coal received by any dealer, eacn
order being compared with a figure
obtained by very simple yet effective
| formulas showing the rating OF the
house where the coal is to oe used.
! Second, actual inspection OF all
doubtful cases and a checking up
| through inspectors of statements maoe
by householders as to the coal on hand
the space to be heated, and the heat
| ing system employed.
Third, an effective refusal to Turn
| ish any householder more coal IMAM
scientific analysis SHOWS is neces-
! sary if the requisite care is taken III
the heating of the house. Under this
system surplus coal will be refused.
| All consumers who have obtained
quantity of coal in excess OF their al
lotments, or who by deceit or mlsre-
presentation have violated any rules
and regulations of the fuel admln1st-
tation, will be prosecuted.
! This system will be drastic ana VIII
introduce conditions new to the coun-
! try It will be no more drastic, how
ever, than conditions demand In the
interest of all concerned. No one VIII
be deprived of coal actually needed
for heating; but no one will De al
lowed fuel for waste or extravaganza
jor to donbly insure a supply OF fuei'
while neighbors on account OF this ex-
cess are unable to obtain enough.
With a shortage Of coal confront
ing the country, it is only through
such detailed regulations that neces-
sary supply can be insured to all TO
DELAY until the emergency is upon US
would be fatal The fuel administra-
ton expects every one to recognize
the necessity and he reason for this
supervision and to cooperate fuliy
with the local committees entrusted
with carrying out the plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
MIR. FORD SEES HIMSELF.

AS was foreseen, politics is the power that
has given Henry Ford the gift to see himself
as others see him That unusual privilege is
now his, and is an opportunity of the kind by
which, as the eloquent Patrick Henry declared,
a wise prince or financial magnate of acumen
might profit. Apparently every newspaper IN
the land his seized on the excuse his candidacy
for the senatorship from Michigan offers to tell
whomever it may concern what the noted
manufacturers qualifications and limitations
are The press of Mr.. Ford's home state IS
particularly candid and even blunt in what 1t
finds to say Much of its comment is both plthy
and pungent. Especially is the upper PENN
sula slashy and sententious, and the glst OF 1t
is that ability to manage machine shop is no
evidence whatever of fitness for a senate seat
Michigan owes it to the nation to send man
to Washington whose Judgment is sound and
whose intellect VIII not be swayed by his emo
tons when the issue is the terms that shall be
rnetesi out to militarism after the war. A man
so lacking vision as to oppose rational pre-
paredness in the years when we might have
prepared and man so lacking in common
sense as TO have sent shipload of half-baked
eccentris over to Europe TO stop the war on
Gernanv's terms might easily vote to hand her
back her colonies. buy Alsace of her, or to give
Palestine back TO the Turks It would not be
safe TO send such person to the United States
senate Mr. Ford is a man OF capacity III his
line He should be kept to that line
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
Prove all things; hold fast that which is
good.-Paul.
TALK WILL NOT BRING COAL.

There only two conceivable ways of
meeting the conditions rushing US as fast
as the weeks can fly. One is by mining more
coal The other is by burning as little as will
suffice to keep the country warm. Mr. Gar
field rings perpetual changes on the the latter
and proposes that the government shall go into
homes with scheme of scientific combustion
which limits the temperature of living rooms
heated at all, to sixty Eight degrees. To the
work of mining coal enough to keep the nation
warm he seems to give little intelligent thought
The fuel administration s insistence on fuel
economy is good as far as it goes, but it can
lot meet the impending situation. More coal
must be mined if the people are not to suffer-
however saving of fuel they may be- Mr. Gar
ield may be the right man to instruct house
folders III scientific temperatures, but he is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

palpably the wrong man for the rest OF the JOB.
Some practical man Of energy and experience
should be set at work to get the coal on top OF
the ground An Intellectual theorizer should
not be allowed to bring calamity upon the land.
Mine operators and men who are ready to open
new mines are ed-taped into helplessness by
this doctrinaire administrator who dawdles
and drifts and tells us how to get along with
out coal instead of mining it for us. lie is a
lamentable misft in position that demands
a Schwab; and the president should not delay
an hour to set above him or beside him some
man of energy, some doer, not talker, who
can produce the coal. Babble will not keep
the home fires burning. There are no heat
units in words; yet these appear to be the most
that Dr. Garfield has to give
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

! the flag; not a all am but its shadow !
am whatever you make notaIrs mere year &C.
reocie become
Sometimes strong with pride ~e1 do an honest
work. fitting rails rose-her -ruy- Sometimes am
loud oarsh Of eSo F--s--rt But
always all that you o- ard Rave re courage
try the days work Of s1e weakest -a7 znS
the largest dream of daring Before your
eyes bright sIea Of roio-. sTc & soGrs-tf, n.
pictured suggestion that oSs -Frs ~%S-h makes IRIS
nation. My stars my stripes e--a- ard yer
iabors They bright with e>e= s~Ez- ssSth courage
with faith because yen have nae tA7 50 Get q
your For you TIRE makers - -s fzs ard
Is we'll you glory r-zsars-E-zr.fFn K Lane
Secretary of the Interior.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
Malt Whitman.

Carl Sandburg: Walt Whitman's
book, Leaves of Grass" is an at
tempt to get away from the shackles
and inhfbitions of culture. Fifty
years ago he was generally classed
as nut" Now, however, we can
see time not far off when it will
hardly be considered debatable that
no one book written in the United
States of America is more honestly
and deeply and unsteady the voice OF
this country. Other original men have
come out Of America, but none more
thoroughly of the soil, the dirt, the
grit, the shale, the grass-roots of
America Wherefore, any writer who
feels his psychology getting mussed
up by aliens who patronize us finds
it good for his soul to dip into Walt
Whitman
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
ONE ROAD TO POPULARITY.

With the record of inefficient management
of the mail service of the country that Mr..
Burleson has to answer for it should be a warn
ing to those interested in the proper admins
tration of the telegraph and telephone lines OF
the country that he is one of the chief spokes-
men for actual government control OF these
lines. 81 deem it my duty" said Mr.. Burleson,
mot merely to approve it but to urge the pas
sage of the resolution giving the president
authority to take over the hnes) IN order that
the president may act, if necessary, to safeguard
the interests of the country during the prose
cution of the war; The postmaster general s
conception of "duty'' differs from what the
average citizen conceives to be the business OF
the head of the postofice department. If he
would attend more to the matter with which
he is charged namely, the efficient handling of
the country's mail, he would be more popu-
lar public official.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Political pots are boiling In Mon
tana after the manner Of the Clark.
DAILY days. The United States senator
ship Is the first prize and two women
banker for the job-Miss Jeanette
Rankin, member of congress, and Miss
Anne Martin, both republicans. Sena-
tor Thomas j. Walsh, the lone demo-
crat in the race, thinks he has walk.
away with the opposition split, but
the copper kingdom. with two charm
ers in the political ring is a doubtful
proposition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

and Philadelphia has one less even
ing paper now.
The consultations of weeklies and
small dailies throughout the country
are too numerous to mention
Subscribers to daily newspapers
can get ready for increased sub
scription rates, but even then the
law of the survival of the fittest is
going to reap big harvest among
newspapers while the war lasts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

One of the oldest trees known was
the great elm, called '1The Treaty
tree which stood for 283 years, at
the intersection of Hanover and
Beach streets, Kensington, Pa, and
under which William Penn made his
famous treaty with the Indians. In
1910 it was blown down and from its
wood many work-stands, chairs, vases
and other souvenirs have been made
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

During the first half of the year
new enterprises launched in the east
ern states fell down to so per cent.
of the capitalization of the same
period last year. New York Journal
Of Commerce footings show 81 .sO2..
100000 in the first half of 1917 and
1886, 600 in the past six months
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

1t seems strange to US to think of
mans being logged for kissing his
wife; but during the early days of
Puritanism, in Massachusetts a, sea
captain, just returned from long
voyage, was given a public hogging
for kissing his wife in the street.
where she had come to meet him.
the statute law declaring legal such
a punishment for this open demon
stration of affection.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
All Together.

The Independent: Germany is now
said to be unpopular in Mexico That
makes il unanimous.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

''Eat less and help win the war; says an
automobile manufacturer. How about walk
ing les, Mr.. Manufacturer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

1t begins to look as if SOM commander in
the German army will soon be relegated to the
Iregret-to-report class.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Washington Democrat: Roosevelt
has four boys in the army, all OF
whom have distinguished themselves.
All are in the front line of fighting
All are valorous, brave, chivalrous
chaps, and no odds what we might
think of their father, they are not
towards, and to accuse Roosevelt of
being a coward is merely setting
down the accuser as a fool.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Perry Chief: II you can't do any
thing else, you can carry water to
the men in the harvest fields.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
Atlantic News-Telegraph:

Atlantic News-Telegraph: 1t will
be hard, we imagine, to convince
Americans that they should revise
the resolution taken by many OF
them not to buy German made goods
after the war or at any other time
Americans are going to remember,
just as the whole civilized world is
going to remember, the crimes OF
Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Neville Mail: A trip through the
country at this time is most enjoy
able Moses view Of the promised
land was not half so enchanting as
the view now to be had in Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

According to figures from the department of
agriculture Utah will produce this year sugar
beets enough to make sugar for her own peo-
ple and for an army of two million men to last
a wear. Now it is matter of history that in
the wears 1884 sugar was put on the free
list and that the sugar beet raisers throughout
the country were rapidly going out of business.
Then came the war and this alone saved the in
dustry. Now this same industry is one of the
national assets on which the government is de-
pending in its food production and accumula-
ton of one of the most necessary commodities.
These things are known, of course, but they
must be remembered by people who want and
intend to profit by what this war has taught.
Again reports are current OF ground glass
found in flour and bread 1t is of interest to
note that after an investigation the state board
of health of Indiana issued a statement point
inc to the fact that corn flour under the micro
scope reveals many hard, flinty particles much
like glass in appearance In analysis of many
SUSPECTED samples it was found that the suspi-
cous material was corn or husk fbers from
the bran Before yielding to apprehension of
evil If will be we'll to make sure that new ma
terials and methods in flour-making are not
responsible for the appearance suspected to be
evidence of glass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17


he'd with whatever daily |
" the food administrator
Consumer Should Pay
. $1.53 to s1.s3 per sack d
24h pounds or &c per
pound in less than mill
packages.
&c to CSC per sack Of 10
pounds. OF &c per pound
in less than mill pack
ages.
s4.S5 to s1.72 per sack Of
24h pounds.
TIC to &c per pound.
13kc to lac per pound
6Ac to SIC per pound.
7Ac to SC per pound
Skc to SC per pound.
9kc to 10c per pound
Sc to 1870 per pound
lac to 14kc per pound
1ekc to lac per can
&C to SIC per can.
1870 to zoe per pound
zoe to z1hc per pound.
1916 to 15c per pound.
1870 to &c per can.
19c to 21hc per can
Csc to soc per can
18c to 28Hc per can
141kc to 28kc per can i.
1916 to q No per pound
tic to zec per pound.
Ice to 28hc per pound.
$5.13 to $5.67 per case
5 81 per pound.
$3.50 per Is pound sack.
5 "a per 10 pound sack
s .4s per 5 pound sack.
Bic to 32c per pound
32c to 35c per pound
29c to soc per pound.
BIC to 33Ac per pound
33c to 35c per pouna.
As to 4Sc per dozen
Soc per pound
33c to 35c per pound
4c per pound.
29c to 3Sc per pound.
BIC to acc per pound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Sfbley Tribune: Governor Hard
ing's language order is likely to drive
the editor Of the Des Moines Regis
ter to learn the German tongue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: This is the
time OF the year when some OF the
fellows who have a long, hard year
behind them begin to sigh for cabin
boat and a launch and long, lazy
voyage down the old Mississippi. AND
that is about as far as they get
Just dreaming and signing. And they
seem to get some help, some conso-
lation, some new Yigor just from
such dreams
Cedar Rapids Republican: They
are now talking of having American
barmaids, since the male bartenders
have 10 do their work. But some
may ask, what is the use of contlnu-
ing the bars? May there be other
work for women also TO do? For IN
stance, they are calling for more
nursing.
RoIfe Arrow: Perhaps You don I
like Roosevelts criticism. We are
frank to say we don't; but remember
this, he wanted to enlist, and he mas
four sons in the army, every one OF
them doing his best in the charac-
teristic Roosevelt style. A fighting
man has more license to criucise
than the dry goods box statesman.
Webster City Freeman-Journal: Ii
the Iowa legislature fails to endorse
the national prohibitory amendment
practically all Iowa will be surprised.
Nobody expects anything else.
Sfbley Tribune: Governor Hard
ing's language order is likely to drive
the editor Of the Des Moines Regis
ter to learn the German tongue.
Neville Mail: A trip through the
country at this time is most enjoy
able. Moses view of the promised
land was not half so enchanting as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKUK

mos
should
appointed Elder
published
food administrator
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-28
PRAYER MEETING

The Presbyterian prayer meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
T. w. Bell, oil Minnesota savenue,
this evening at 8 o'clock. - r.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-28
WHAT NEWSPAPER THINKS
OF PIONEER" MAKEUP

Rock Rapids Ga.) Review: Will
liam Haywood, who has been in
charge of the Reviews linotype dur
ing the past several months, left
Wednesday for Sioux Falls, s. D.,
where he will be joined by Mrs. Hay
wood and whence they will go to
Bemidji, MINI. At Bemidji, Mr..
Haywood will be news foreman on
the Daily Pioneer. He worked on
this paper before he came to the Re-
view, and it is no surprise to the
Review that for some time the Pho
neer has been anxious to sign him
up again. He is good workman,
covers a lot of ground and delivers
the goods in every way. He is a
valuable man and will be missed by
the Review Incidentally, he is good
natured, willing and easy to get
along with-the sort of fellow 1t
is pleasant to have around the shop.
The best wishes of the Review and
the Review force go with the Hay
woods to their Minnesota home.
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Advance by Retroaression.

Advance by Retrogression.
The rookie was being taken to the
guardhouse.
"Quick promotion" he muttered to
himself. II am already in charge Of
a squad Of men."-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-28
MEET i TONIGHT

The Sunday school workers of the
Fifth ward will meet in the church
this evening at 7:45 O'Clock. Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-28

There Is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years 1t was sup
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment. pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. s4 I Il
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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CAPT. GEORGE GEIB
HELPS ASSIGN DRAFT
Continued from Page One)

~ CONTINUED from Page One)
cations. The 351st will have two
battalions made up almost exclusive
ly of Minnesota troops, the aggre-
gate number being in excess of g.
900.
The 352d infantry. will be another
unit made up largely of Minnesotans
Guiding many from Minneapolis.
The 352d will probably have more
Minnesotans than any other unit in
camp, probably about 2,400.
The ,337th field artillery, hereto
fore a Minneapolis and Hennepin
county aggregation, haw now about
800 men from other parts of the
state. The 349th infantry, which
got a large proportion Of the Min
nesota arrivals, is commanded by
Colonel G.. S. Sturtevantfi formerly
head of the French department at
West Point. The 352d is under COM
mand of Colonel C. e. Hawkins.
Fine Physical Specimens.
Minnesota has reason to be proud
of the standard of men sent to
camp in the final increment, accord
ing to officers and medical examin-
ers. The final increment of the first
draft is far superior in physique to
the first contingent, medical officers
say. This they ascribed to, greater
care taken in physical examinations
by the local boards. Minnesota men
were also in big demand by COM
handing officers, because of their
fine physique.
OF 1000 Minnesota selectives ex-
amined in the 351st infantry, one
was found to be suffering from VEN
ereal disease. The officers had an
ticipated the rejection Of 10 per cent
of the new men for physical dis
ability. The actual percentage will
be much nearer 1 per cent, officers
declared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-28

FOR SALE-$3O0.00 cash will buy
a four-room cottage in Fifth ward,
lot 5Ox140, wood shed and we'll.
A snap. Call 265-W. 11-228
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FOR TRADE-Cash and land to
trade for residence in desirable
part of city. Address &C." clio
Pioneer. 6-3I
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KIDNEY MEDICINE WINS
HIGH STANDING

One of the most pleasing and re-
liable kidney, liver and bladder prep
arations on the market today is DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. We say this
because we have sold the medicine
for the past fifteen years and all we
have heard has been complimentary
toward the remedy. We have never
had bottle returned to us and have
our first complaint to receive.
Very truly yours,
SCHWEITZER DRUG co.
Aug. 4th, 1917. MapletOn, Mipu.
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CLASSIFIED
NOTICE

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paid cash in advance. No ad will
be run for less than 10c per issue.
Ads charged on our books cost one
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! Letter to |
DR.. Kilmer & Co. |
Binghamton. N. FL

Prove What Swamp Root Will Do
Far You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
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one. You will also receive book
let of valuable information, telling
about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention the Be-
midi Daily Pioneer. Medium and
large size bottles for sale at all drug
stores-Adv.
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WANTED

WANTED
WANTED-A competent girl for
homework, to work on farm near
Grand Forks. Good wages. In
quire at Tim McManus, 9Th street
and Park avenue. 3-32
WANTED-Girl to assist with house
work; no cooking, good home.
1918 Bemidji Ave. Phone 755-W.
228tf
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Prices Soar il England. !

LOndon.Three years ago 9 bottle
I Of whisky containing about twenty.
eight ounces could be purchased for
"a cents, but as the government pro-
hibited the distilling Of whisky and the
vending Of spirits under three years Of
age, the price has since that time been
steadily rising. Where supplies are
still available the price has ranged,
between $3.50 and IS. 5os