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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

weeks with their son, Holly, in St
Joseph. Mo, enroute.
Mrs. Ira Cronk returned last
evening from New Sharon, Iowa,
where she has been visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Harry Phillips.
Mrs. Harry Conwell, who has been
with her husband, Cadet Conwell, at
Belleville. Ill.,. came home Tuesday
evening to remain while the camp
is in quarantine.
Probate Court News.
In the matter of the guardianship
OF Walter Harold Thompson and lie.
land Wesley Thompson, MAJOR heirs
of Walter H. Thompson, deceased:
Letters OF guardianship issued to
Ella E. Thompson as guardian for
said minors, who files her bond, with
j. e. Ewing and w. c. Ewing as
sureties, in the sum of 100000, which
is approved. Guardians inventory
of her said wards interest filed
shows the following real estate:
Southwest 9-6-6, 81 acres off west
side southeast 9-6-6, and east hall
northwest 1876: various articles OF
chattel property, consisting OF notes
and mortgages, Liberty bonds, etc,
aggregating $3.50.
In re the estate of Luther S. James,
deceased: Petition of c. H. 1ngra-
ham, executor of said estate, asking
for authority to sell the chattel prop
,erty at private sale filed, said prop
erty consisting of personal effects
and household goods, all estimated IN
, value at $463.41. Order Of court
filed directing said sale. Appraise-
total value of property as appraised
S463.41. Harry Warner, Fred Ran
dali and p. b. Starkey, appraisers.
Inventory of said estate shows chap
tel property aggregating s46S.f'
cash on hand, $957.99; notes and 40
counts, s25,925.19; interest collected
on snotes, $3.50. Total, s29,
Inventory of the estate OF LINDA y
Bullock, deceased, filed by Frank n.
Wright, administrator, shows NJ
real estate. Articles of chattel prop
erty consisting of stock and farming
implements; cash on hand, $l6l.Vl,
notes and accounts aggregatins
s4,110 John H. and Charles A bui
lock, sons, are the sole heirs at law,
Petition for letters Of adoption "
issue were filed by Orville Barha
and Cora NJ Barker for the adop'i0n
Of one Doris Catherine Jones,
An inventory of the estate y. "
George w. earns, deceased, was llIeu
by Bertha E. earns, administratIh'
showing the following real es.a,e,
Part northeast 19-4-7, west nan ~,
2, block 2, Basco, north half OF SeI T
half of northeast 1911; north ns 10.
of southwest of northeast lo
also chattel property CONSISTING =.
live stock and farming implements,
cash on hand, S424.29; lotes anu az
counts, $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
FARMERS MUST ORGANIZE.

! Agriculture has suffered immeasurably be-
icause of a lack of understanding Of it's require
ments and needs on the part OF those chosen
jby the government to deal with farm problems.
College professors, labor leaders, politicians
and city men with only an academic under
standing of things agricultural IN too many IN
stances have been called upon to settle these
problems, and have failed because they wero
unable to see them from the viewpoint OF the
man on the farm. They have made decisions
and rulings which have proved to be not only
detrimental to the farmers, but have caused
serious loss to the nation.
The farmers have not been fairly represent
ed on commissions and in national councils be-
cause they are poorly organized, and cannot
speak collectively with any effective force such
as is possessed by organized labor trade indus
try. There are real and grave causes for COM
plant among the farmers, but many OF the
remedies proposed are not only false but mis-
chievous, and very grave harm may be caused
by the character Of the agitation conducted by
some of the men who profess to be seeking
these remedies Of such is the Non-Partlsan
League The leadership which controls it IS
of such character as to threaten this country
with evils analogous to those which came from
bolshevism abroad and from the l. w. w. at
home.
Betterment of conditions for the farmers
abides in their own action divorced from out
side pressure or control such is exercised by
the Non-Partisan League. The movement that
was begun recently at Washington seeking to
federate all the farmers associations and so
cieties in one representative national organlza-
ton is a move in the right direction The new
national board Of farm organization does not
contemplate the development of a competing
association of farmers, but seeks to build up,
strengthen and represent existing organizations
such as the Farmers Union, National Grange,
Dairymen's League, American Society OF
Equity and other bodies of organized farmers.
It's purpose is to cooperate with all govern
mental agencies in dealing with agricultural
problems.
One of the first results Of the federated farm
Organization movement is the appointment OF
a practical farmer, who comes direct from the
farm, to have charge of the farm service divis-
ion of the United States employment service.
Other evidences are apparent that the farmers
will have more effective voice in the councils
of the government authorities that pertain to
agriculture, than in former years, because of
this move to build up strong representative
farm organization.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
LIFE,S VOYAGE.


Life like a mighty ocean, stretches forth
Where we, like ships upon the boundless main,
Our treacherous take. Launched In the nope
OF youth and pride of innocence our strength
Is tested by the and stifening winds.
Full many a port touch and linger till
Attraction yields to WEAKNESS. Not all
bright, course unchecked for driven
Ey gale and swept by current, drift aside,
But vet return controlled by set Of sails
And not by winds. Life hath its tempests rough
Which try tiunbers of the soul and leave
Us SCARED and weather-worn, yet safe and strong
Life hath its reefs and shoals but beacon lights
Will guide us the breakers into port
% fearful sea! A friend to him who rides
Upon its bosom and escapes its reefs,
Yet full of death and terror to the one
Who sighting chart and COMPASS, loses course,
And drives before the wind toward rock and shoal
And yet for such the beacon ever shines,
The harbor offers its protecting calm,
And watchers on the shore, with belt and line,
Await to rescue any mariner
Who swept into the sea- is all but lost
q blessed light that shines across the wave!
O blessed harbor offering safe retreat!
a precious friends who watch upon the shore
MAY chart and compass, beacon light and buoy
Sc guide each sailor the of lie
That all may safely anchored, lie at last
within the haven of the Fathers love.
C Iemont Hay in Northwestern Christian Advocate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Chicago Tribune: 1t is rather unfor-
tunate for the German governT ent
that her protest against the reproach
of illegal and inhumane actions"
should have been dated only ten days
after the torpedoing of the Leinster,
q triumph which in number of victims
ranks second to the sinking Of the Lu-
sitania. OF the 1913 who persisted on
that sunshiny afternoon in May three
years ago 400 were women and child
rem, including 33 babies, and of the
total number la were American citi-
ZenS.
The Leinster, a mail steamer ply
ing between Dublin and HoIyhead,
carried 6S7 passengers and crew of
70. According to the best estimate,
480 were drowned, and of the $50
women and children on board, only
Is have been accounted for.
The truth, inconvenient as the Ger
man government may find, Is that con-
Isiderably more than 10000 men. wom-
en-, and children have been killed by
Germsn submarines since the hate
campaign at sea was inaugurated Feb.
20, 1915.
The Falaba, torpedoed Feb. %, was
the llrSt DOaI on winch an American
citizen lost his life. Leon Thresher, of
Massachusetts, civil engineer en-
route from Liverpool to West Africa
was among the Ill who went down
with the ship ten minutes after it was
struck. A seconl torpedo was launch
ed while lifeboats were being lowered
Among the submarine murders that
have burned themselves into the
memories Of civilized people every
where the following stand out with
glaring prominence:
Falaoa, III lost, including one
American.
Lusitania, 1.1ss lost, including ia
Americans.
Armenian, 2e lost. including 20
Americans.
Ancona. 2os lost, including 81
Americans.
Persia, 335 lost. including Ameri-
cans
Arabic. "A lost, including 2 Ameri-
cans.
Sussex, 81 lest, no Americans.
All Of these and many others were
passenger vessels. American lives
were lost during the sinking Of at
least twenty ships before April 6,
1917. when the United States finally
declared that a state of war existed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
MR.. WILSON'S APPEAL.

Davenport Times: Having thus
taken the lead in resembling the sug-
gestion that politics is adjourned.
neither he nor his party may take
exceptions to any criticism that may
be turned upon the policies of the
party, as distinguished from politics
of the country in war time. He has
opened the flood gates for discussion
of the administration efficiency or
lack of it in doing the things that
| ought to be DONE The congress
that is to be elected on Nov. 5,
whether it is democratic or republi-
can, will back up the president to
the last in making war on Germany
until victory is won. But there are
large domestic questions that must
be answered by -congress-questions
of reconstruction, of the tariff, OF
regulation and control, concerning
which the parties do not agree, and
there is no reason why any voter
should be DISTINGUISHED as to these
questions by being forced to vote one
way or the other, simply because the
president elects to appeal for parti-
san support.
Des Moines Capital: If the prest-
dents letter Is followed by vicious
campaign of week on the part of
both political parties no one can esti-
mate the damage that will be done.
Such a campaign will injure the adj
ministration more than 1t could have
been injured by republican majorities
ha wing been quietly returned to both
houses. The effect of the presidents
letter will undoubtedly be to elect a
solid republican delegation to con-
gress from Iowa
Muscatine Journal: The presidents
urge is one of the most unusual in
the history of American politics.
That it should arouse republican
members of both houses who have
supported the hand of the president
when his own party members re-
pudiated him, is not to be unexpect-
ed. The impugnment of the loyalty
of those republican statesmen who
have stood shoulder to shoulder with
the nations executive in the hour of
the nations trial, is unwarranted. 1t
will not make for the unity and har-
mony for which the president pleads
Rather has it engendered feeling of
enraged justice which cannot but
have It's expression in future de-
velopments at Washington.
Ottumwa Courier: President Will
son is asking that Clark, Dent and
Kitchin be reelected and that Kahn
and his republican colleagues be de-
feated. He is rewarding the demo-
Gratis for their refsual to support
necessary war measures and he is
deserving the republicans who stood
by his administration and the gov
eminent in the crisis.
! Cedar Rapids Republican: We want
a united country, said the president
and then he proceeded to disunite it
| by drawing a line between democrats
and republicans. Or did he think he
could slap them into unity? How
telling republicans that they are. not
fit to hold offices now does help US
| to get together?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
CARTHAGE, ILL.,, OCT.

| All mail subscriptions to The
/ Daily Gate City not paid in ad-
\ vance were discontinued Sept
! LIST, 1918. Subscriptions sent by
| mail must be paid in advance.
! Watch the label on your paper
| which gives you the expiration
| date. Send in your renewal
week or ten days before your
subscription expires So you will
not miss any copies of the paper.
Tuesday, November 5, is election
day, when the following county tick.
Let will be voted upon:
/ For county judge-Warren H. Orr
democrat; Samuel Naylor. repub.
lican; Louis c. Mulch, socialist.
For county clerk-William E. Mill.
er, democrat; Edward c. Meyers. re-
publican.
? For sheriff-James McCarty, dem.
ocrat; j. Norman Bennett, repub-
lican.
For county treasurer-Fred salm
| Jr., democrat; Charles G. Phelps, re
publican.
For county superintendent OF
schols-Stephen D. Faris, democrat.
! Ernest o. Reaugh, of this city, is
candidate. for representative in the
general assembly on the democratic
ticket, and Rollo r. Robbins, of Au-
gusta, on the republican ticket.
| Five hundred and ten of the ILL
nois centennial souvenir coins Of so
| cents each were assigned to Hancock
county and have been sent to the
Die Savings bank to be sold for
one dollar, the extra 90 cents to be
given the Red Cross, or Y. NJ. G. A.
This is probably all the coins that
Hancock county will receive, as they
are in great demand. Any person
,or bank in the county can get them
as long as they last by sending to
/ the above bank.
On account of the Influenza in
town and community, the first num-
! Der of the Presbyterian ladies' ly-
ceum course was postponed to a
later date.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Reeves and
daughters, Erma and Pauline of
Guide Rock, Neb., who have been
visiting relatives in Indiana, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rams
and Mrs. James Ogilvie and other
relatives here several days the past
week.
Mrs. W. d. Lewis departed Satur-
day for Los Angeles, Cal, to join her
husband and son Scholl, and will
spend the winter there.
| Miss Elizabeth Humphrey, who is
in training at the Walter Reed hos
pital at Washington, D. c., is recov-
ering from an attack of influenza.
| Mrs Blanche Cherril has resigned
as secretary of the Red Cross and
taken position as bookkeeper with
the limerick Owsley Clothing COM
pany. Mrs. Laurie Bruce is acting
as Red Cross secretary.
| Miss Julia Scofield went to Mon
mouth Monday morning, where she
has accepted position as stenog-
rapher with the Monmouth PIow
company.
Mrs Charles Johnson and son.
Marquette, of Moline, and Mrs. vir.
gil Durant, of Cuba, ILL.,, are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs Joe
Foulds
Miss Edyth Mclaughlin, who
teaches in Plym outh, is with her sis
ter, Miss Dora, her school being
closed on account of the influenza.
DIR. and Mrs. J. N. Markle de-
parted Wednesday for Anaheim. Cal,
to spend the winter with the gentle.
mans brother. Rev. Abraham Mar.
] kle. They will spend couple of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

The poet is the you cannot keep down. You
prevent boy from being successful banker or
crockery dealer, statesman In hundred ways you
ambition. You cheat the aborer
Just grind him under capta'istc heel
you promote the deserving dry goods clerk
as member the beef you combine to crush
butcher; but the poet-nay nay! cannot
hm.-Dr. Frank Crane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Between ourselves there is no such thing
abstractly, as good book. \ book is
ssgood" only when it meets some human hun
ger or refutes some human error.-Christo
pher Morley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

In the circumstance of the injection of poll
tics as an issue in the governments war-peace
program, our highest official, who is man of
wide reading, may have at some time in his
career as educator, politician or executive mark
ed this passage from paper by one other first
citizen, certain George Washington: "Where-
of you reprove another be unblamable your
SELF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

democracy with all that it implies OF emotion
alism socialism, bolshevism.
This is no political DOGGY, no phantom lear
1t is as clear as sunlight that a battle on econ
omic issues impends and that the best Judg-
ment of the country will be called upon to COM
bat exceedingly radical and dangerous propo-
sitions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
CHANCES In Berlin.

Buffalo Examiner: Chancellor NC
imilian did not wear uniform VIII ", :,
addressing the reichstag. Or. sou "a
his note to the president did no. ~
fer to 1.-THE imperial German gown .hs
ment.o First thing we know, ,.ar
kaiser will have his picture
with his mustache pointing down
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
SiunIfica0t-

Minneapolis Journal: Press reports
indicate that the kaiser is trying to
save his face. When the royal fami-
ly is driven to saving things like
that, what must the common people
suffer,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

honored among nations for her lack
of honor the world demands deeds,
and not promises, from Germany.
Davenport Democrat: One can't
blame the Huns for preferring to
creep through the barbed wire into
Holland rather than stay to take their
chances on being taken prisoner by
the Belgians.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Anyway,
a year ago and even six months ago
the kaiser's chancellor would have
sent no such notes abroad.
Carroll Harald: The left arm of
the kaiser is not the only thing about
him that Is effectively formed. His
attitude toward the worlds civiliza-
ton indicates that his mentality is
la malformation.
Manson Democrat: What we want
and insist on having is law that
will compel every man known to be
a pro-Hun to sell all of his property
and get out of the country forever
six months after a treaty of peace Is
Isigned.
Des Moines Register: The Germans
who write these peace notes evident
ly are not well posted on the atroci-
ties that have been committed during
the war.
Des Moines Capital: There has
been no revolution in Germany. Ii
there have been concessions in the
way of liberty from the kaiser that
fact should be stated. But the kaiser
does not talk. He does not announce
that he has conceded anything.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: 1t will be
easy to find useful occupation for
the kaiser and five of his sons. They
can be put to work as day laborers
in the rebuilding of Belgium. How
to find job which the crown prince
lis capa bio of handling will be the
problem.
Webster City Freeman-Journal:
The kaiser has lied SO often and so
mischievously that his word is not
worth a tinker's damn anywhere out
side of Germany, and it will not be
worth much there when his own
people come to a full realization of
the broken promises he has made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Assertion is made that the scrambling of
politics by order of Mr.. Wilson will have its
effect. Doubtless; but not in way some hope
to see it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
What the Kaiser Must Learn.

Ohio State Journal: Apparent. :,
is going to take some time YET
get it into the imperial German eve,
iernment's head that 1t is not ,aac,
going to be present at the az
conference; except possibly d.
hibit A.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
True Ortinisn1

New Haven Register: Any man
who is determined to enjoy life
whether he does or not is a true
ortimist.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Money is so plentiful these days that an IL
lnols bank advertises ''Money to loan farm
ers for feeding cattle.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

W the food admins.
Consumer Should Paw
$3.50 to s1.62 per sack :,
I4h pounds or 70 n ~
pound in less than m DHl
packages. u
Csc to zoe per sack ., -
pounds. or &c per ponn ~
In less than mill pacs.
ages. '"'A'
sl.7O to $1.73 per sack :.
24k pounds, or SIC ne ~
pound in less than mill
packages. ~
TIC to INC per pound
1870 to lac per bound
&c to 6Asc per pound.
TIC to TIC per pound
SIC to SC per pound
9Ac to SIC per pound
&c to 13kc per pound.
l4c to 141sc per pound
l5c to 15Ac per can
&c to INC per can.
l7kc to 1870 per pound
2lc to nc per pound.
1870 to 15c per pound
1870 to 22c per can
1sc to 21Mc per can.
25c to soc per can.
18c to 281sc per can.
l4hc to 2Shc per can
16hc to 21hc per pound
Ito to 26c per pound.
TIC to 22c per pound.
$5.13 to s5.67 per case.
) SIC per pound.
$40 per rs pound sack.
5 81 per 10 pound sack.
5 40 per s pound sack.
33c to 34c per pound.
S4c to SIC per pound.
29c to Doc per pound.
Bic to 33Ac per pound.
42c to 43c per pound.
SOC per dozen.
&c per pound
35c to 39c per pound
&c per pound.
Doc to 45c per pound
40c to SAC per pound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

any more than rabbit. Kenyon i:
good enough for us"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Davenport Democrat: One can't
blame the Huns for preferring to
creep through the barbed wire into
Holland rather than stay to take their
chances on being taken prisoner by
the Belgians.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Cedar Rapids Republican: Anyway
a year ago and even six months ago
the kaiser's chancellor would have
sent no such notes abroad.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: Dis
honored among nations for her lack
of honor the world demands deeds,
and not promises, from Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Article. Retailers ray
Wheat Flour ....... $1155 to .$11.75 per bar
rel Of Fan pound
sacks.
Rye Flour ...........s 125o to $12.75 per bar
rel of twenty 10 pound
sacks.
Barley Flour ........ $1,000 to $11.1O per bar
rel of eight 241z pound
sacks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
THE oFF1c1AL-FooD PRICES I'M KEoKuK

staples
retailer ana
Elder
necessary r PUBIC by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Carroll Harald: The left arm of
the kaiser is not the only thing about
him that is effectively formed. His
attitude toward the worlds ciyiliza-
ton indicates that his mentality is
a malformation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
ONLY FIVE MEN ARE
FOLLOWERS ON THE
ST.. PAUL BALL TEAM

st. Paul, Mimi. Feb. 25.-Since
the close of tho 1917 playing season
of the American association war,
trades and sales have left the st. Paul
team only five players of last years
team. Infelders Mcmillan. Bergham-
mer and DEBATE, Outfelder Riggert
and Pitcher Hagerman, remain as the
wreck of. last seasons championship
contenders.
The selective draft has accounted
for Infielders Smith, Pitcher Niehaus.
Outfelder Duncan and Catchers Glenn
and Hoffman. Lewis Malone and
Grover Land have enlisted in the
army, as las Outielder Nicholson,
who was recalled by Detroit at the
close of last season.. with Infelder
Ellison. h same club purchased In
fielder Dresser and Pitcher Finneran.
Pitcher Leiield will be seen with the
st. Louis American league club at the
opening Of the season and Pitcher
Griner with the Brooklyn club. Rees
Williams will be with the Milwaukee
American association team. +.
Manager M. Kelly is confident he
will have a team together at the op-
enlng OF the season which will give a
hard fight to the other clubs of the
circuit. He has already announced the
securing Of Pitchers Dan Triple and
Clifford Markle from the New York
American league club. Several local
semi-professional players will be Civ
en- a tryout during the spring training.