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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-21

lamation designating Thursday, Mover
Der 2S, as Thanksgiving day. The pr
'lamation follows:
The Proclamation
By the president of the United
States of America.
A proclamation.
1t has long been our custom to
turn in the autumn of the year in
praise and thanksgiving to al
mighty God for his many bless
ings and mercies to us as a nation.
This year we have special and NOV
ing cause to be grateful and to re-
joice. God has in his good pleasure
given us peace. 1t has not come
as a mere cessation of arms. a mere
relief from the strain and tragedy
of war. 1t has come as a great
triumph of right.
New Era is Promised.
Complete victory has brought
us, not peace alone, but the con-
fident promise of a new day as
well, in which justice shall replace
force and jealous intrigue among
the nations. Our gallant armies have
participated in a triumph which
is not marred or stained by another
purpose of selfish aggression. In a
righteous cause they have won i'm
mortal glory and have nobly served
their nation in serving mankind.
God has indeed been gracious.
We have cause for such rejoicing
as revives and strengthens in us all
the best traditions of our national
history. A new day shines about
us, in which our hearts take new
courage and look forward with new
hope to new and greater duties.
While we render thanks for these
things, let us not forget to seek
mercy and forgiveness for all errors
of act or purpose, and pray that in
all that we do we shall strengthen
the ties of friendship and mutual
respect upon which we must assist
to build the new structure of peace
and good will among the nations.
Should Thank Almighty.
Wherefore, 1, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
America, do hereby designate
Thursday, the 28th day of Novem-
Der newt as a day of thanksgiving
nd prayer, and invite the people
throughout the land to cease upon
that day from their ordinary oc-
equations and in their several
homes and places of worship to rem
der thanks to God, the ruler of
nations.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
OF STATE WILL RESUME
NEXT MONDAY
LOCAL OFFICIALS MAY ACT
In Sections of Idaho Where Epidemic Is
Not Checked Closing Order May
Be Continued
LIFT QUARANTINE.

The quarantine to prevent spread of
influenza viii be lifted in Idaho county
Sunday, in accordance with the ruling
by the state board of health.
DR.. G.. S. Stockton, county health Of
ficer, today issued the following state
ment:
'fThe intensity of the influenza cpl
demic has subsidized sufficiently that
ordinary business can be resumed
Public schools throughout the county
except in Grangeville, will resume Mon
day. according to information available
today from the office TO the county
superintendent of schools. The Grange
Vile schools will open on Monday, Dec
ember .. The delay in opening the
shoots here is due to the fact that many
of the pupils have suffered from in
fluenza and have not entirely recovered
their strength. Inasmuch as the Thanks
giving holiday comes next week. only
four days would be available for school.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-21

The statewide closing order, which
has been in effect in Idaho for more
than a month, to prevent spread of
Spanish influenza, will be lifted next
Sunday, according to information OBJ
tanned from the state board of health.
Churches and tbeaters will resume on
Sunday, while public schools will open
on Monday The order lifting the ban
was issued on the strength of reports
that the epidemic is on the wane
In localities where local conditions
preclude the permitting of public as
semblages, local health officials are au-
thorized by the state board Of health to
continue the quarantine locally.
Public assemblages have been pro-
hibited in the state since October 10,
and public and private schools have
been closed since October 81.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-21
ASKS PEOPLE TO THANK AL
MIGHTY GOD FOR BLESSINGS
OF PAST YEAR.
VICTORY FOR AMERICAN ARMS
Thursday, November %, Set as Day of
Prayer-People Asked to
Cease Work.

President Wilson has issued a pro
clamation designating Thursday, Novem-
Der 2S, as Thanksgiving day. The pro
clamation follows:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

hui he may catch cold I'm that over
coat impair lus health cat down his
income. and that . when thrlft bo
comes "a wee Instead ~ virtue
ionilcucn. we have reiohcd time
In this war when thrft must not
b" vice. II has got to be "A virtue.
And the dollar iu thiH country has
got to hc put ont tu work iu some
way whether loo Liberty bonds or
whether I'm automobile factories, and
you are going 90 sell lhcW when
the war ls uyet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
GOOD WORK DONE
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

pended IN the original production %
the many port'rtuua which now are
standard in tho motor now uudcr
the RrlhCup htud
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

AT K. G. HALL
Officers for the New Year lnducted
by District Deputy and
Staff From Bur
Iinaton.

De la Sale council. of the Knights
of Columbus installed its new Off
GERS for the ensuing year last even.
ing in their hall. The officers are
as follows:
Grand l1night-C. B. Schouten.
Deputy grand knight. c. Finn.
Observation-Disclosures w. McManus.
Financial secretary-A. ]. Null
larky.
Recording secretary. J. Hayes.
Warden-Joseph J. Sirkush.
Advocate-John P. Mckenzie.
Trustees-James Mccarthy, M. j
Burke and l.. B. Gredell.
Inside guard-William A. Mullen.
Outside guard-H. c. Phillips.
Chaplain-Very Rev. James w. GIL
lespie.
The installing officer was F. w
Welt, of Burlington, district deputy
assisted by Thomas Daley of Bur
lington. The ceremony was impress
sive and occupied the entire evening
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
PREACHERS GET
REDUCED FARE
Are Given Again the Concession to
the Cloth Taken Away From
Them Several Years
Ago.

Ministers are to have restored the
concession Of paying reduced rail-
road fares.
They paid half fare on all roads
for a lifetime, and then few years
ago they were suddenly compelled to
pay the same rates as other people.
Both these things were the action
of the privately controlled railroads,
and the rule that preachers must pay
as much as other people held over
after the government began to oper.
ate the roads.
A. c. Maxwell, of the Burlington
road here, has received notice that
the ministers will pay reduced fare
hereafter on proper certification. He
has been supplied with the blank
forms on which the ministers will
show their calling, and after these
are executed, they will be good for
part of the regular fare at all ticket
windows.
Just what concession to the cloth
is made, and how much the reduction
in fare is, General Agent Maxwell
has not been informed. Roundabout
information indicates that it will be
the old half fare permit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

Every mother realizes. after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxa-
tive, because they love its pleasant
taste and it thoroughly cleanses the
tender little stomach, liver and bow
els without gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad. stomach sour. look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, and you have well, playful
child again. When the little system
is full of cold, throat sore, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, Indigestion, colo
remember, good inside cleans
ing" should always be the first treat
ment given.
+! Millions OF mothers keep "Califor-
mia Syrup of Figs" handy. they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick
child tomorrow. Ask your druggist
for bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for
babies, children of all ages and
grown-ups printed on the bottle. Be
ware of counterfeits sold here, so
don't be fooled. Get the genuine,
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Are Cared for as perfectly When They
Return, as When They Embark
ed at Hoboken for
Overseas.
UNDRAFTING THE ARMY
Red Cross and Other Organizations
are as Active at Debarkation
as at Any Time In Sol
dier's Work.

Keokuk men returning from over
seas are as well cared for on de-
barkation as they were on embarka-
ton. or at any time in their service
overseas. They will be coming back
IA greater numbers soon, but the
few who have arrived at New York
write that they are treated royalty
there.
JJndrafting an army Is as big a
lob as drafting one, and the ma
cffnery Is now running smoothly in
reverse and on high gear.
s The process of coming home from
France is thus described:
Embracing in a French port, much
AS occurred at Hoboken originally.
there is somewhat less seasickness
on the westward ocean voyage.
Finally, the statue of Liberty ap-
pears, and the celebrated sky line
Of New York grows more and more
distinct. Then comes the formali-
ties Of getting from the ship to the
solid earth of North America.
At quarantine, each transport Is
boarded by an officer from the troop
movement office, who verifies all
reports Of commanding officers and
scrutinizes passenger lists. Army
W.
board.
officers are designated to take
charge Of different units, and others
take posts at the pier. A sergeant
from each organization acts as
marker on the pier. The men
line up beside the markers"
Then an officer of the statistical
division takes the roll call.
Arrangements have previously
been made by the transport division
to take the men either to Camp Up
ton, Mills or Merritt.
The men on naval transports de
bark at Hoboken and go directly
aboard trains. The men on army
transports debark on Manhattan
island piers and are sent to Long
Island City by ferry.
Helped to Employment.
Once in camp, the men go through
sanitary process lasting from
twelve to forty-eight hours. After
week or so in quarantine, they may
get short leave passes.
Employment bureaus at the camps
run by the department OF labor, starr
the machinery to get the men jobs
Chaplain John T. Axton has charge
Of thirty-two organizations Red
Cross, "Y.," X. of c., etc.-that looi
after the comfort Of the men. Ht
sees that every man goes off to
evacuation camps loaded with ciga
rets. candy, postcards and Other
things a soldier most needs.
Then comes the more familiar rail
road journey home or to the canton
ment at Camp Dodge, with muster
out and honorable discharge at ont
or the other of the camps, near New
York or at Des Moines-and finally
the first view of the Mississippi riv
er, the Keokuk union station anE
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Truth Play rs
Really Funny


e. NJ. Ralston. .... VIII Chatterton
Richard Donnelly. 49,. Frank Backes
Clarence Van Dusen. ....,. Ed West
Bishop Doran. 49,. Walter Mayor
IGwendolyn Ralston. Gertrude Fowler
Mrs. E. M. Ralston, her mother.
Mrs. R. e. French
Ethel Clark. a neighbor of the
Ralstons .Anabeile Nielsen
Mabel Jackson. Frances Hall
Sabel Jackson. Mae Beban
Telling nothing but the truth about
Nothing but the TRUTH" three-act
farce written by James Montgomery
and presented at the Grand last
night, is fair-spoken task. 1t has
not smileless moment nor laugh
less situation; it is SO constructed as
to make rather ordinary lot of farce
material assay high percentage OF
amusement; the incidents are free
from offense and are even plausible,
IL one can imagine money in i've
figure sums being handled SO reck-
lessly, and the actors did their work
extremely WILL.
Some authorities say that the
theme Of Nothing but the Truth" is
as old as the plays OF Lope de Vega,
Even in the sixteenth century the
story of the man who by sticking to
the literal truth keeps himself and
every one around him in hot water
must have had an ancient ring. New
ertheless, In it's present incarnation
the old idea is capitally used by Mr..
Montgomery, so in the interest of
strict veracity it must be recorded
that Nothing but the Truth" made
real hit before a Keokuk audience.
1t admirably meets the only real test
i of farce. Though 1t began some
what slowly. it soon had the audience
in a gale Of laughter that kept up
until the last word was spoken. 1t
was harmed little by reiteration of
situations, but its movement, never
theless, was brisk, it's dialogue was
amusing and it was very well acted.
/ The story of Nothing but the
Truth" is about broker who bet his
two partners and a friend ten thou
sand dollars that he could tell the
unvarnished truth for twenty-four
hours. The amount of this stake had
been entrusted to him by his sweet
heart, his partners daughter. for In
vestment. 1t represented funds she
udu cUlleCLeU- lO .lOuuu CAd1AIoOAO
institution and her father had prom
ised to double it if she could raise
$4,000 more.
The George Washington fidelity to
truth which the hero maintained
t through twenty-four slowly dragging
hours plunged himself and every one
else into sea of trouble. 1t nearly
bankrupted the brokerage firm. 1t
all but broke UP the senior partners
peaceful domestic household. Worst
of all, it barely missed shattering the
hero's dream of love. In the end 1t
proved the pernicious doctrine that
there is no boon in the world SO great
as an occasional well-uttered lie. It
completely negattved the old Sunday
school Injunction: TELL the truth and
shame the devil"
| There were some minor compiled
lions, one Of which amusingly in
volved SLY old bishop who wanted
to turn a dishonest penny in the
stock market, but generally the farce
kept close to its single thread of in
terest. Oil was poured on the troubled
waters by the glib lies which the hero
told after he had won his bet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
NEGROES NOT
GOING BACK
Attracted to North by High Wages
at War Plants, They are
Not Returning to
South.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-Southern
cotton fields are getting back prac-
ticaly none of the negro labor at
tracted north by the high wages OF
war plants. This is shown by re-
ports to the department of labor.
Their exodus caused serious short
ages in many localities.
Although the labor department has
not decided whether to try to induce
numbers of these laborers to return,
the employment service is already
trying to get better working condl-
lions for the negroes in the south and
is making plans to absorb the DIS
charged soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Socialist DELEGATES.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--American So
cialists hope to have a delegation at
the International Socialists congress
at Luzerne, Switzerland, next month
1t was announced today
Adol2h Germer, national secretary
of the socialist party, on trial here
charged with espionage act viola,
lions, said passports would be re
quested of Washington for at least
three delegates.
Besides Germer, those mentioned
as delegates were: John w. Work
Milwaukee; James O'Neal. New
York; Prof. Scott Nearing. Chicago
and James Maurer, Pennsylvania.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

ion. The safeguards OF our civil and
religious liberties. We will never
tamely surrender them even to gov
ernmental mobs"
The Minority in the Last Congress.
With vigilance and fidelity they per-
formed their duty; but the light
shineth in darkness, and the dark
ness comprehendeth it not"
The Executive of the United States,
with the Majority of Congress. They
are@like the troubled sea, whose wa
ter cast up mire and dirt. May they
in peace retire from office and all
the people say Amen"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
In Those Days, Too.
[By United Press.1

WARWICK, Mass, Dec. 27.-To
prove that domestic dissensions at
the close of war are the natural
and inevitable consequences Of seem
ing wartime unanimity of policy, a
resident OF Warwick has dug up
some interesting history Shortly
after. the close of the war of 1912 a
celebration was held here by the
Washington Benevolent societies. and
these toasts were proposed:
The Navy Of the United States.
The legitimate offspring of federal
ism. After having been denounced
by democracy as worse than use
less" she has provided her title to
favor by looking down opposition
Freedom OF the Press and OF Op1n-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
A Man In the Making.

Kansas City Star: Frank H. Sim.
ons, the war correspondent, points
out that the map of Europe is chang
Ing. Four great new states already
have been formed-and the peace
conference has not yet started It's
work on the map.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
WAY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes feverish irrita-
ton of the scalp, the hair roots
shrink, loosen and then the hair
comes out fast To stop falling hair
at once and rid the scalp of every
particle of dandruff, get a small
bottle of Danderine at any drug store
for few cents, pour little in your
hand and rub it into the scalp. After
several applications the hair stops
coming out and you can't find any
dandruf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27

sey and Mike Gibbons. for eight
rounds. developed here today when
it became known that Philadelphia
promoters also are angling for the
match. Two offers have been made,
it was said, neither of which was
made public. Jeff Smith probably
will get chance to meet Gibbons
first.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Statement by Head of Public WNks
Department. of State on Con-
struction Of the
Highways.
TELLS HOW AND WHEN
Hancock County and Her Neighbor
keokuk, Much Interested in
Getting Good Roads
There.

Frank l.. Bennett. director of the
department Of public works and
buildings in Illinois, has issued a
statement about how and when the
new hard roads under the bond issue
voted in November will be built. Ex-
tracts from it applicable to Hancock
county are as follows:
This law names the cities which
are to be given reasonable connec'
ton In the improvement Of this sys-
tenn of roads, leaving the exact loca-
ton OF the roads between the points
named in the law to the determine
ton of this department. To locate
this system must of necessity con-
sumo considerable time. We already
have in the field several parties or
engineers who will go
over every available route connecting
the cities named in the law and re-
port to us the topography of each
route, the comparative cost OF i'm
proving these various roads, the ser
vice rendered by each route. as well
as matters of public safety such as
grade crossings, bad turns. etc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Not Suoarcoated.

Dallas Morning News: The Ger
mans have surrendered the Russian
ships to the allied fleet in the Black
sea. This must be bitter pill for
the bolshevilsi, who gave the Russ
navy to their friends of Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Ralshexiki Peace Offer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27.-Boris Lit
vinoff, former bolsheviki envoy to
Great Britain. has scent formal
note to the allies and President Will
son offering to negotiate peace, ac-
cording to reports received here to-
day. The note was directed to Lon
DON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Another Precedent Gone.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: And
now we have vice president presid-
ing at a cabinet meeting! AS a
smasher of precedents Wilson is IN
class by himself.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Match.

rJTnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Opposition
to efforts of New Jersey promoters
IN stage bout between Jack Demp-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
Cannot Do All at Once.

The people Of the state realize that
we cannot improve all of these roads
the first year. Just how rapidly we
can carry on this work will depend
largely upon the supply of labor and
materials and the number of contrac'
tors with efficiently organized forces
1t should be realized that as road
work has been practically at stand
still for several years, the organiza-
lions of road contractors have been
depleted to such an extent that it will
take considerable time for them to
reorganize sufficiently to undertake
work on large scale.
We desire to get this work under
way as rapidly as possible consistent
with good business management and
ask your continued cooperation.