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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
INCOME TAX
ADVICE MAN
Excess Profits Problems to be Made
Clear by Deputy Collector in
Iowa Office This
Month

DUBUQUE, March 14-Glad news
for perplexed business and profes,
sionaI men and other taxpayers is
contained in the announcement that
a deputy collector of internal reVe.
nue. informed in the excess profits
tax and regulations, will be stationed
here for a time.
The officer will give advice and
assistance in the excess profits law
as it affects corporations, partner
ships and individuals. whether they
have capital invested or not He will
also assist persons who have not yet
made return of income taxes. This
is the last chance persons subject to
excess profits and income taxes will
have to make return without pen
atty. Unless they have returned
voluntarily by April l, the govern
ment will then go out and hunt them
up, and it's going to be easy to find
them because everybody who paid
anybody $500 or more during 1917 is
obliged under penalty TO report the
name and the amount to the govern
ment.
The officer will be here from March
22nd TO 30th inclusive.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
NAVAL BILL
IS BIG ONE
over Billion Dollars in Appropriation
Measure Reported Out by
House Committee
Today.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March 14-Carry-
ing 100000. the largest single
naval appropriation bill in the ma
TONS history, was reported out by
the house naval affairs committee
today.
Naval aviation work will receive
twice the amount originally asked
for, the appropriation for this hav-
ing been raised from $94,000,C0O to
$1SS. 900 900 at the recent request OF
Secretary Daniels.
The bill provides $100.000,00O for
increasing the destroyer force OF the
navy. AS requested by Secretary
Daniels the enlisted personnel Of the
navy was increased from 10000 to
$4,000 and the marine corps was In
creased from 10000 to $4,000 The
Increase in the marine corps means
that many trained marines now scat
tered in various places will be col
lected and sent to France while
newly enlisted marines can take
their places.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
You Can't Brush Or
Wash Out Dandruff

The only sure way to get rid of dand-
ruff is to dissolve it, then you destroy it
entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces Of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it
at night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morning most
if not all of your dandruff will be gone,
and three or four more applications will
completely dissolve and entirely destroy,
every single sign and trace of it. no mat
You will find, too, that ali itching and
digging of the scalp will stop at once,
and your hair will be fluffy, 1ustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive and never fails
to do the work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
BEGIN HOT WATER
lDlRIlNMING IF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

If you wake up with a bad taste,
bad breath and tongue is coated; il
your head is dull or aching; if what
you eat Sours and forms gas and
acid in stomach, or you are bilious,
ccnStipated, nervous, sallow and can't
get feeling just right, begin inside
bathing. Drink before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with tea-
spoonful of limestone phosphate in
it. This will flush the poisons and
toxins from stomach, liver, kidneys
and bowels and cleanse, sweeten and
purify the entire alimentary tract.
DO your inside bathing immediately
upon arising in the morning to wash
out of the system all the previous
days poisonous waste, gases and
sour bile before putting more food
into the stomach
TO feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood. nerves
and muscles became loaded with body
impurities. get from your pharma-
cist quarter pound of limestone
phosphate which is inexpensive and
almost tasteless, except for sourish
twinge which is not unpleasant.
Men and women who are usually
constipated, bilious, headachy or have.
any stomach disorder should begin
this inside bathing before breakfast. s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

Within ten minutes after an appli.
cation of Danderine you can not find q
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
VIII please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair,
line and downy at first-yes-but real.
scalp.
a little Danderine Immediately
Goaoles the beauty of your hair. No
ulnerence how dull, faded, brittle and
Scraggy, just moisten cloth with
Dahderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ias-your hair will be light, FLUFFY and
wavy. and have an appearance OF
susuInaance; an Incompatible lustre,
'ol.ness and luxuriance.
get small bottle of Knowlton's
uanoerlne for few cents at any drug
1.ore or toilet counter, and prove that
soui hair is as pretty and soft as any
aehat 1t has been neglected or injur-
GU ny careless Observation-Disclosures all
~; iuu surely can have beautiful hair and
nus nss OF 1t If you will just try little
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

comfort when urinating, bloody, cloudy
and stringy urine, too frequent or sup-
pressed passages. All these are ma
lures signals to warn you of diseased
kidneys or bladder which may lead
to fatal Brights disease
Don't wait until the danger is upon
you. Go 10 your druggist at once. Get
a trial box OF GOLD MEDAL Harlem
Oil Capsules. They are made OF the
pure, original, imported Harlem Oh,
the kind your great-grandiather used.
About two capsules each day viii keaD
you toned up and feeling fine. Money!
refunded if they do not help you. Biss
remember to ask for the imported
GOLD MEDAL brand. In sealed pack
ages.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
Women Who FascInate.

The art Of fascination and attrac-
tiveness in women is founded on good
health. Women who drag through
long hours, days, weeks and some
times months of suffering with head
aches, backache and dragging-dOwn
pains soon wear the tell-tale express
sion of woe and misery. If every
such woman would only turn to that
good old-fashioned root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, to alleviate such all
ments it would surely prove the
greatest aid to health and consequent
beauty that she has ever known
Adv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
Anti Spy Bureau.

rr.. "hti opy Bureau.
'oIi.ed Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
s san department completed its or
saliizatlon Of the co-ordinated anti
'ps bureau at the port of New York.
u,iu uilier Assistant Attorney General
~ "'iliam Wallace, who is at the head
Ooi,. .he work, which will embrace
ivn OF entry at New York, Brook
hoe view Jersey and Massachusetts
N' p. named the following assistants:
In oser q. Hull. Chicago, formerly
|caoti, e aepartment of justice and re-
stas attached to the legal advisory
ma ND Vi the ordnance department here
ass u aaron Coleman, formerly first
Yorl s'ant district attorney in New
- under District Attorney Swami.
selono vast organization is being de-
|casop under Wallace to pass on all
!his ~, rom the ports of entry under
lar -5nuiisoiction and designate wheth.
|prooiu lose violating the alien enemy
lar a.. shall come under mill
10y OF civilian trial.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
SOLDIERS MUST
GIVE CONSENT
Relatives Who Want Their Letters
Published Must Have Sane
ton of Writer, Depart
ment Rules.

New rules governing publication Of
soldiers letters have been received by
the press from the committee on pub
tic information. One Of the important
provisions of the rule is that consent
Of the soldier writing the letter must
be obtained before the letter can be
published. Frequently relatives and
friends would like to have letter pub
lished, but perhaps the writer did not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
Food Probe to Reaume.

I limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Mar. 1.-THE federal
trade commission food probe hearings
will be resumed early next week,
Francis J. Heney, commission counsel.
stated on his return here today, from
Washington.
Heney went into conference with
United States District Attorney Clyne
to plan new moves to secure packers
papers from the vaults Of Attorney
Henry Veeder.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

George NJ. Chapel, section director Of
the United States weather bureau, and
director of the Iowa weather and crop
service for more than thirty-seyen
years, resigned today to retire from
active service.
Charles D. Reed, first assistant of
the local bureau, will succeed DR..
Chapel, when the resignation be-
comes effective March go.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

conference" last night of city officials
decided this was necessary and the
city council will be asked to approve.
Under the plan, every person living
In rented quarters would be regis
tered in police headquarters. Proprie-
tors of lodging houses and hotels
would be required to report to police
upon renting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
DON'T !. SUFFER
b WITH NEURALGIA
Use Soothing Musterole

When those sharp pains 60 shooting
through your head, when your skull
little Musterole on your temples and
neck. It draws out the Inflammation,
soothes away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole is clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than a
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses frankly rec
ommend Musterole for sore throat, bron.
chitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma, neural
gia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back CT
oints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises
cfilbiains, frosted feet - colds of the
chest lit often prevents pneumonia). II
is always dependable.
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

intend it for such use. It Is to protect
the soldier and the newspaper as well
that the rule is made.
Rule three Of the new regulations
prescribes that such letters designed
for publication should be censored by
commanding officers before sent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

Itcwns W ueath rate in the 96 great
|seeE OF England and Wales In ono
| the ar .ecentiy was Is a thousand of
l.ondon5 civil population. In
teatbsn Wlth 1858 births and 1873
e1.s : .,eglstered the death rate was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

Director Chapel Rctires.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DES MONIES, Iowa, March 14.-Dr.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
In Rsnls4er Every Renter

To Register Every Renter.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT, Mich. March 14.-De-
troit is considering the Prussian sys-
tenn of police registration as final
expedient against crime. crime
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

Lewis Single Binder &c Cigars cost
dealers more-you less.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

ford, Danielson, Owen, Parsons and
Downey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14
Don't
Suffer
ROM Piles
Send For Free Trial Treatment

No matter how long or how bad go to
your druggist today and get a 60 cent
box OF Pyramid Pile Treatment. 1t
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-14

Read Gate CITY want ads.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
RALSTON ESTATE IS
CENTER Of LITIGATION
Defendants File Cross Peti-
tions Setting Up Claims;
Court House News

AH2N erB and croHspetittopp have
been filed In the probate court by five
defendants In the matter of the pcu
tiou lo gcll realty belonging Ia the
estate of Name Halsion, filed by
George ". McNabb administrator,
W IT, Ralston in his cross-potitiou
sets w that aH the head OF family
he Is cutitlcd to q homestead allow
anco aud asks that this be awarded
him from the proceeds of the sale,
Tho other four defendants The Uni.
,orSal Portland Cemcnt CO.. G.. A.
Turner, Inc, The Salem Hardware
Go, and William .schuette \ Co, al
lego Judgments against w, Ii. liHlHton
for S3l1ij, Sil,SS. Siio.50 and $lt3St
respectively, which they ASK may hr
ordered paid To them from Mr. Raj
stems share OF Tho proceeds of The
sale,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
OvER.CONFIDENCE

The Liberty Loan seems 10 be the
victim Of over.conddcncc. Nearly cv-
crybody was too sure that il was go
ing TO be easy TO raise that $1,000
100000 and roll up a big over-sub-
scriptIou. Tho fault has been less
with the loan workers than with the
public The government officials, the
bankers, the brokers, the volunteers
Of all kinds giving their services TO
the cause have toiled as hard as ever
and with more system and intelli-
genco than ever, but the public has
not responded 40 promptly rs II was
expected 10.
There Is no lack Of patriotism. The
nation h more loyal and more unani.
nous today than ever before In its
history The nation IL determined to
win the war and to make whatever
sacrifice Is needed To win II, but too
many Of our people have not yet
grasped the fact that there IL Il su-
prcmc necessity Of apccd in every
phase Of war preparation.
Many citizen who has bitterly
criticized the government or the man
ufacturers or the war industry work
ere for their slAwnesa has not yet
subscribed for his Liberty Bonds or
has not subscribed all he could DO
NOT expect other people to do it, Do
1t yourself and do It quickly The
greatest evil of this war, on the al
lied side, has been procra8tination
due to too much confidence,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
LOCAL BOY WITH
FRENCH Sc E n 6
ACTIVE SERVICE
John Armstrong Sends Bit OF
Hun Airplane Home
AS Memento
HAS BEEN UNDER FIRE
ON WESTERN FRONT
Went Through Air Raid In
Which Enemy Shelled Bar
racks From Planes

Mrs. X. G. Armstrong of Akron. who
formerly lived here, has written to
Mrs A. A. Dowds of Wooster avenue
that she is the proud possessor Of u
bit OF wood from German airplauc
brought down somewhere on the
western front by her son. John Arm
stroug. aud companion.
The plane carried captain, lieu
tenant, pilot and ono other officer.
All were killed when tho plano came
down excepting the pilot, and in the
letter accompanying the bit of wood
Armstrong wrote his mother that the
pilot was very much pccved" The
wood was charred and burned and on
one side of il were blood stains.
which John explained we're caused by
"old German blood"
Armstrong, who will be remember
cd by many local persons, is an es-
Cort for ammunition trains ON their
way to the front lie was transferred
TO tho French army shortly after his
arrival In France and is seeing active
service.
IN one letter he tells Of an air raid
in which the enemy planes shclIod
the barracks where he was stationed
without doing any serious damage,
however.
Mrs. Armstrong said in her letter
that she has not heard from John
since the Germans commenced their
big drive on the western front and
imagiucs that he is too busy TO find
time to write.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
H|AWATHA PARK
To BE RETURNED.
To OLD BEAUTY
Fair Grounds improvements
Will Add Greatly
To Value
BOARD WILL MAKE
REPAIRS GRADUALLY
Prospects For Best Ever
Fair This Fall Loom Big
Says Gates

While members OF the board UI d.
rcctors of the county agricultural so
cicty are not yet ready TO announces
their plans for improving the recent
ly acquired county fair grounds, they
say that u great deal will he done In
the way Of making them reflect at
least a portion or the old tine splcu-
dor OF lIiawatba park.
A fair-sizcd sum of money is in the
treasury of the society for improve
mcDt purposes, il is said, and the di-
rectcrs arc working along lines that
PROMISE to make the fair grounds soc.
oDd to none IN Ohio. All the improv-
ing cannot be done in one year. but
the board expects to work along n
plan Of action that will care for the
most pressing deficiencies first and
theu keep right on Improving until
nothing rcmains to he done.
During the last few years. Lake
IIiawatha park has been permitted to
go 10 the dogs so far as its physical
appearance is concerned. The build
iDgs need paint. Dcpredations of boys
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23

summer vacation. Arrangements arc
being made TO give prizes TO the three
pupils who buy the greatest number
Of stamps during tho summer with
money which they earn themselves.
Another set of prizes VIII be given
those three who buy the largest mum
Der Of stamps whether they earn the
money themselves or not
W. W. Borden. superintendent of
schools at Bucyrus, delivered an ad
drcss on "Tbo intermediate School" ."
At the afternoon session, Supt NJ.
&. Cummius Of the Martinsburg
schools read paper.
Supt Borden then spoke ON "Effic.
iency In the Teaching Profession"
Following this, Supt J. G. Marriott
made few remarks and the meet
Ing closed with short business ses.
sion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
THe SOLDIERS BOOKS

Some OF the people who contribute
books for the army libraries must
have strange notions as to Nhat sol
dier wants TO read. In one receiving
station the librarian has had dumped
onto him hundreds OF books Of which
these are specimcnts:
Tho Care OF Babies
The Care OF the Hair with elab.
crate Instructions for 6hampooing,
singelng and curling
Little Lord Fnuntlcroy"
Little Women"
Also boob3 OF German propaganda.
Books or automobile repairs which,
though they may have been interest.
ing once, are now out Of date. Year
books twenty years old. Telephone
directoric1 city directories. odd
volumes OF old encyclopedias Books
on h5wer gardening and vegetable
gardening Books ON poultry raising
and bee culture Books on household
decoration
Anybody ought 10 have sense
enough, as well as dcccncy enough,
not 70 try to foist such volumes upon
the army In the name Of patriotic
philanthropy A moments reflection
ought to be enough TO enable amy
dclor to sec that a soldier isn't inter
sted in stories for little boys or girls,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
CENTERBURC HI
WINS Z DEBATES
FROM DANV|LLE
Question OF Arbitrating Dis
putes OF Nations Is Disas-
trous For Union Teams

CENTERBuRG. April 80 Center.
burg was victorious in the intcrschu.
lastic debate between the local high
school and the Danyillc high school
at both Duuvilo and this place last
night the negative team carrying of
honors here by decision of 3 to /
and the affirmative winning at Dan.
vile by q unanimous decision
The question on which the debate
was based was Resolved That there
should be established an iutcrnatiou-
al court of arbitration with police
power to settle disputes after the
conclusion of The European war
Tho teams which argued the qucs-
ton are:
Darling, Lcnoil Owen, Eva Saunders:
negative. Howard lIuddlcston. Myrtle
Barnes, Helen Board.
Damvillc Affirmative, George Blu
baub, lTcury Henley Darling Strousc:
negative, Harley Gaines, Clctus Farm
or, Walter DcNorc.
'rhc Judges here were Supt. utlcy
of Sunbury, SUpt. i. &. Marriott of
MI. Vernon aud Henry q. Beam Of
MI. Vernon The Danvillc Judges were
Prof II. T.. Coggins of BriubhavCu,
Miss BESSIE Keith OF Brinkhayen aud
Prof Boyle of Fredcricktown
list church.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23

know now what the military experts
have told us all along, that II is no
eaey war, that Germany is still amaz.
ingly strong, that our allies have all
they can do merely TO hold the en-.
emy, and that no small force of ours
will suffice TO turn that tide.
The man-power of France and Brit.
ain, when this titanic battle Is over.
will be sadly reduced. Their fighting
reserves viii be nearly exhausted
They Will need time for recuperation.
They can squeeze out their Civilian
population only few hundred thou
sand more soldiers, at best, We can
expect little OF Italy except to hold
her own line firm against Austria.
German man-power is no doubt as
near exhaustion as that Of our allies,
perhaps more SO. But We must bear
In mind this essential difference.
German maD-power Is in the hands OF
irresponsible autocrats, who are able
and willing TO sacrifice il as the rul.
crs of our allied nations are not. The
Prussian ruling class cares not what
the human cost may be, ir II can only
win. The French and British must
count the cost. and conserve their
men, because their commanders are
more humane, and because their pco-
pic might not consent to such sacri-
fees as the docilc Germans endure
We have faith that the wavcripg
line of flesh and blood ON which the
worlds eyes are fixed viii not break.
But we cannot expect 10 see that line
roll back toward the Rhine until VIC
ourselves arc there in strength com
mcnsuratc with the Size Of the strug.
gle. We cannot beat Germany and
save civilization with our present
force in France, bravo as II IL. We
cannot do IL with a million fighters.
Possibly We cannot do it with two
millions, or three We must take no
chances.
The obvious duty ahead Of us is to
raised, to take her place in turn, as
she took Frances place. Our allies /
role beucerorth Is TO hold with dog
gcd perseverance,, and teach us tue
game. Cur role is TO get ready a.
huge military battcriug ram white
they hold, and then smash through to
victory.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-23
TEACHERS AND VACATIONS

A teacher IN one of New York
hours after school every day for scv.
eTal months to teaching u class Of 400
girls TO knit. Every evening when she
does not have TO read papers or file
records until midnight she luits until
nearly the same hour she has dc.
clded TO spend the summer In mu
milton factory
The war has not only got under
tails womau's hidc-lt is fostering
there.
a teacher in Il big high school in
tho middle west says she Is not going
10 the mountains this year az usual.
She pans % work in an Office to help
aa war.
Th,ro i- poel for women worker
and the a.aaul vacation s too lonS,
lul
The greatest and most important
shortage 10 that of teachers ON one
day recently in enc city there We're
90 school rooms dismissed Ur doubled
up with other rooms because their
teachers were absent Cn account ol
Illness Tho available substitutes
were buay viii, other school roous
whose teachers were III,
The thing which wears on teachers
most is Che constant association with