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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, Ill, october 5.-corn. No. 3 yellow S.o5q1.5s; No yellow, s1.450 l,As. No. yellow, sl.3S11. 40. Oats, No. No. ?, sl.62ia Barley, 95asl.o5. Timothy S.5o@1o; clocer nominal Pork nominal Lard, s27.12. Ribs. s2o923 s7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans. October 5.-Spot cotton quiet, s8 points off. Low middling. osc middlng. 3275c; good middling, 2s.75c, receipts, 52A stock. 5o,s7s.
 New York, October 5.-Cotton, spot quiet; middling aa1oc.
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Railroad Schedule
Corrected 10 Msy 12. IpIe

Corrected to May F, 1918
 Arrival and departure of pa ssen ' ., kratne. Birmingham: The follovSri Schedule figures published as fnforn1e klon. are not guaranteed.
 DAhmINGHAM TERMINAL gTATIou l Southern Railway systen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Prominent Steel Stocks Were Under
 Pressure Again During Saturday
By JOHN c. MOSES

The current movement struck bottom figures during yesterdays short ses- sion. Iron and steel stocks felt the jolt most United States Steel dis played the same heaviness as during the balance of the week, but closed with nominal loss. Rails bolstered up as the session proceeded: Final, prices on Liberty Bonds today were: 355s, 10e16; first convertible Is, 96.70c; second 4s, s6SO; first convertible 4As, 97; second convertible 4As, 96.S0; third 4As, 97.
 Much southern selling was witnessed
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credits Rio exchange on London was M d higher. Brazilian port receipts 56.Oo0: Jundiahy receipts, 42,o0U.
 Live Stock
 St. Louis October 5-Hogs: Receipts, 1000; market steady; lights, SIS. 25a1S. 50; pigs, $l5.a1L5O; butchers, SIS. 10a1S s5 heavy s1S.75Q1S.S5
 Cattle: Receipts, 2,2oO; market steady; cows, 7.5oQ12.50; stockers and feeders, Ss.5oQ12.
 Sheep: Receipts, 800; market steady; lambs. $16.5og16.75; ewes, s1d12.
 Chicago, October 5.-Hogs: Receipts. 5000; market Dc to 1Oc lower; butchers. SIS. 75q19.25; light. $1s.25a19. 60: packing, s17.S5@1S.65; rough, s17. .40@17.75; pigs. good to choice, s1650@1T.50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 4,000 compared with week ago best native steers, sl5 to SIS grades mostly zoc lower; cheaper kinds strong to 25 higher; western steers 25c to 5oc higher; COW stuff Sec to sl higher; canners advancing most; stock CTS and feeders mostly 25c higher; bulls 25c to 50c higher.
 Sheep: Receipts. 1000; compared with last week, western lambs 75c to SIPS lower; natives, mostly BOG lower; fat sheep and yearlings, 75c to s1 lower.
 Naval Stores
 Savannah, Ga, October 5.-Turpentine firm. 5s1Ac; sales, 67; receipts, 94; ship ments. 26; stock, 29-717 Resin firm; sales, 454; receipts, 46S; shipments, 2SS7; stock, 65,034
 Quote: B, D, 14c; s, 14.15c; F, 14.25c; c. 14.35c; II, 14.4oc; I. 14.5Oc; K. 147oc; M. 14.SOc; N. 15c; VIC, 15.15c; wv, l5.25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

Milk will soften shoe polish that has hardened and Improve it's iustsr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06
Prisoners Back From Austrian Camps From the Italian Bureau of Public In-

formation.
 Another version of the horrors visited on Italian prisoners of war in Austrian concentration camps was told recently by squad of invaiided Italian prison CTS. returned by Austria in exchange for Austrian prisoners
 T would prefer all the time I served m the trenches to one week of Austrian captivity" one soldier said.
 The men. who were emaciated and poorly clad. said that their food consist. ca or stale bread and liquid somewhat resembling water
 The Austrians seemed to take spe- clal delight in making life miserable for us ltalians." said ;t sergeant. "They abused us for imaginary wrongs and &C., cused us of impossible deeds SO as to "ork some form of punishment on us :"
 samples Of sea salt collected during a recent voyage in the Pacific and sub antarctic regions have been examined TOT tneir radium content The amount or radfumN was found to be neglibly small compared with the values that have >peen found by others collected near land. and this result is in accordance with the prevailing view that the radium content or sea sat diminishes with increase of distance from land
 According to the. continental press. the Germans have taken advantapa of the war to develop the Polish market for their goods. Two years ago several Chambers of commerce in East Germany. together with the Berlin chamber. com- bined to establish joint bureau in Po- land. This bureau now represents S4 trade bodies and has opened showrooms in Warsaw, Lodz. Kalisz. Chenstochow, Sosnowice and elsewhere. It negotiates the purchase and sale~ of articles not subject to government control and finds suitable agents for German firma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-06

credits. Rio exchange on London was
 M d higher. Brazilian port receipts, 56.O0t: Jundiahy receipts, 42,o0U.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
PAINLESS
] 0 | n 7 s
The Country Is Full Of Them Since
druggists Commenced to Sell "Neu-
trone Prescription e9.'

There is no reason on earth why
any one should suffer another day
with painful, inflamed, swollen joints
or muscles of any kind arising from
rheumatism. when you can get a large
Dottle of "Neutrone Prescription SO"
Tor SOC and s1.0o the bottle.
Not a liniment, mind you, to clog
up the pores, but blood purifying,
soothing and healing internal remedy
mat takes out all soreness and pains
and leaves the muscles feeling fine
and comfortable.
You may be so sore and crippled
mat you can not get around, but take
Few weeks treatment or "Neutrone
prescription SO" and you will enjoy
entire freedom from rheumatism.
Use "Neutrone Prescription 99'' for
chronic rheumatism, for govt, for the
Kidneys Use it when you feel an
attack coming on and you will be
mighty well pleased with the result.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co., Keokuk, and
leading druggists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
RED FLOODED
men WIN OUT
They Are Always on Top

1t Is fact that red FLOODED men
anu women are at the top in every
walk OF life. Men and women with
tne driving force of red blood, rich
IN iron and phosphates do things, they
get results.
RED bIooded women are the heads
Iof the happiest and most contented
homes, they have the will and the de-
sire to be real companions and help
mates.
Leadership and happiness is only
lor the men and women who are will
ing to keep their blood and nerves
strengthened and nourished with Iron
and Phosphates.
A prominent doctor says, "It Is a
crime that so many men and women
lack the rich, red blood and strong
steady nerve to achieve their ambiS
lions. 1t is all the more so because
thin, watery blood is unnecessary, as
rich, red blood and strong nerves are
within the grasp of everyone. Phos-
phated Iron makes pure blood by max
Ing new blood. 1t gives strength,
brings color to the cheeks, increases
the weight and appetite, drives away
the blues and those sleepless nights,
steadies and renews your nervous en-
ergy, makes you feel like a live one
once again."
There must be something to it. Ev-
eryone who tries it is loud in praise of
Phosphated Iron, and you have got to
show people these days.
To insure physicians and their pa
tients receiving the genuine Phos
phated Iron it has been put up in cap
sules only. Do not allow dealers to
give you pills or tablets. Insist on
apsules.-McGrath Bros. Drug Co,
Keokuk, Iowa, and leading druggists
everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
Great Increase in Post Exchange
Service Of Y M. c. A. for Soldiers
in France Requires Genius Of
Nations Best Executives.
EXCHANGE
EST Executives.

followed promptly by the formation
of tremendous business organiza-
ton to buy, transport, distribute
and sell to American boys the
things they wanted.
A tremendous business orgarhza.
ton, yes, but one in which the ex.
ecutives serve without pay, an or
ganization which takes no profits,
but which, in it's swift, competent
mastering Of the situation, has
shown the European peoples how
American business ability func
tions supremely without the fncen
tive of money profits.
WORK FOR BUSINESS MEN.
This explains why, following the
flag, American Big Business went
to France with the Red Triangle as
its trade mark and sign, with serv-
ice as its object. Because 1t has
made good overwhelmingly, that
Red Triangle is the magnet which
draws every American soldier
overseas.
One has to concede It Is big
business organization which oper-
ates and keeps supplied six hun
dred Post Exchanges with the
American Evolutionary Forces
now, and with five thousand pro-
tected when the American Army
reaches high tide-an organization
which conducts dozen hotels and
restaurants, theatres, and used two
hundred motor trucks for trans
porting supplies which demand a
monthly transatlantic tonnage OF
20S tons for each army division.
Buying, selling, building, equipping.
transporting and conducting are
the grand divicions into which this
work falls, and the coordinatfng OF
all into one perfect operating ma
chine was an accomplishment
worthy of the best American bust
ness traditions.
DIR. E C. Carter, General SEQ
rotary of Y. M. c. A. War Work
Overseas, is the director Of all the
ORGANIZATIONS activities in France
To organize the activities having
to do with the Post Exchange fea-
lures, from top to bottom, he called
in American business executives.
One of these men vitality respons-
ible for the success OF the organ
ization, Harold D. Sheets, presi-
dent of the Vacuum OIL companies
of France, SPAN and Switzerland,
was in New York last week. Asked
what can a big business man do
to be of service to the soldiers?'
he told Of the organization and
scope Of the General Supply d.
vision.
MIR. Sheets formerly lived in
Chicago. For several years he has
lived In Paris. At the call OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. he became member
of the Executive Committee OF the
War Work Council, taking charge
OF purchasing and supply.
BIG EXECUTIVES DEMANDED.
'eThe demand for executives in
this work to serve the American
soldiers overseas was never great
err said he. There IS a great
demand for executives to go out
into the big camps, sort OF branch
managers, you might say The
various huts radiate from these
big camp centres, which in turn
radiate from Paris headquarters.
In each central hut there is needed
a business man, a construction ex-
pert. an automobilist, a motion
picture expert and an expert in
electrical problems.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

Elizabeth Carmichael, Wilma Spen-
Ger.
DeS Moines towShip-Vera Wolf,
Mary Chaplin. Theima Stockdale.
Harrisburg township-Edith Miller,
Harold McComb Helen Cressweu
Henry ownship-Jimmie Etka, Ivan
Shuster, LaVanchee Bartholomew.
Jackson ownship-Harley Seaman,
Eugene Montgomery, Craig McLeland.
Lick Greek township-Beulah Gire,
Merrill Countrynan. Nellie Anderson.
Union township-Iowa Vealch, Find
lay Ruby, Dorothy Newell.
Van Buren, ownship-Thomas Chan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

their establishments IN winter and
to FIX low rate.
This business branch Of the Y.
M. 9. A. which was organized to
Introduce American business ef.
ficency into the war soma. tho
General Supply Division, consists
OF the purchasing department, con-
struction department, building
equipment department, post ex-
change department, motor trans
portation department and tho no
tells and cafes department.
COST OF THE HuTs.
The purchasing department buys
the supplies in France, Spain and
Switzerland The construction de-
partment erects the "Y- huts where
no permanent building can be OBJ
tanned These huts are Of two
30 feet, costing $4,000 francs, while
the double hut to erect costs 10000
francs, being 100 by 80 feet base.
Where these cannot be erected
double canvas-walled tents are put
up Aside from these the ''Y'' hut
may be . dug-out in q trench or a
section of q chateau,-auywhers
to be among the soldiers.
The building equipment depart
ment attends to the lighting, heat
ing and decoration Of huts and ths
supplying Of kitchen utensils. The
post exchange department consists
OF the hut secretaries, many of
whom serve without pay while the
others are paid their living ex-
penses. The motor transportation
department, wit its more than 200
camions transports supplies, build
ing material and entertainers from
point to point The hotels and
cafes department conducts the vast
hotel and restaurant work.
The department heads form
board Of management which meets
daily for eonferTfng on the work
and coordinating it. The chairman
OF this body sits on the executive
committee OF the War Work Coun-
CT In France, which decides the pol
icies, expenditures, budgets, ETC.
The financial end is handled by two
departments, the treasurer's and
the comptro1ler's.
The comptroIlers Who have charge
OF the accounting. are Price, Water
house and Company. The budget
Of each department must have the
approval Of the heads of other de-
partments, while the final complete
budget must be approved by the
executive committee.
This compact, comprehensive or
snnfzatdon, modelled along lines Of
q great corporation, explains the
successful operation of the store
feature suddenly added to the Y.
NJ G. A activities. 1t rs the force
behind the continuous supplying TO
the American Regions, far from
homo, the little creature comforts
which suggest home to them, which
contribute to keeping them con-
tented and away from dissipation
powerful aids to The morale Of an
army. Without profit, and conduct
ed on the lines Of highest efficiency.
this remarkable organization Is
serving our soldiers as never before
an army was served.
Big business men answered tho
call to organize this work freely,
from the wealth of their experience
# serves the present army, but that
force must grow constantly, enornl,
ously until the Hun is overcome
The Y. NJ C. A. force must grow In
proportion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

TT is a big business that Is done
through the Post Exchanges, al
though they are comparable only to
five and ten cent stores. The busi-
ness done since this work was taken
UP will reach $4,000, 900, and care
full estimates show that the annual
turnover will be between 50,00o,-
900 and $75, 900, 900, probably more,
based on the number of American
troops announced for France by
midsummer.
1.-The American soldier Graves the
edibles and smokes which were his
favorites at home. This need is
particularly strong because all the
confectionery and pastry stores OF
France are closed, and because no
American tobacco is sold in France,
and there "a q shortage of French
tobacco"
Possibly few figures VIII sug-
gest strikingly the size Of tho
monthly business done by this or
ganizatfon. 1t requires a thousand
tons of bar chocolate, 1900 tons OF
crackers, similar quantities of can
dy, and fruit, and 100000 cans OF
Jam, while the demand for tobacco
is estimated at 100000 cigars and
70, 900, 900 cigarettes month, with
100000 boxes of matches required
for lights. Oceans Of hot cocoa,
coffee and tea cross the hut conn
tiers, together with sandwiches,
among which the Coney Island
red hot" is a favorite
These wares are sold at whole
sale prices, plus transportation,
and insurance. No store rental or
clerk hire is charged against the
Post Exchange. Any margin Is de-
voted to free distribution Of hot
drinks in front line trenches.
NO PROFIT FOR Y. M. c. A.
II want to emphasize the fact
that no profit is taken from these
sales" said Mr. Sheets. I'VE learn
that stories have filtered back here
to the effect that the Y. ID. c. A. Is
profiteerins In this line. That 10
absolutely untrue. The reports
probably have their origin in the
fact that the prices Of certain ar
ttcles sold in the hnts are higher
than they are IN the cheaper shops
here. The explanation of this is
very simple.
Lack Of transportation Is the
answer. For the transportation Of
hut supplies to France we estimat-
ed we required monthly 2OS ocean
tons for each division. We have
been able to get only half of that
from the government, owing to the
necessity Of aIlotttng practically all
cargo space to positive necessities.
In order to make up the estimated
20S tons division a month we had
to buy on the Continent or seek
tonnage IN the open market, at
prohibittve rates.
To obvfate the necessity of ocean
transportation of principal sales
commodity, the 'rY" practically
maintains three chocolate bar fac
tories in France. but the sugar has
to be sent from America The Or
ganization leased five large hotels
In Paris for the accommodation OF
American soldiers there, two hotels
and a cafe in the city where is
located the American headquarters
fine of communication, and a big
restaurant with rest and reading
rooms at Bordeaux
When AK les Bains was selected
as the rest place for American sold
iers on leave, the ''Y" persuaded the
hotel owners of that place to open
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

Mary Chaplin, Selma Cochran, Clara
Harness, Thelma Stockdale, Vera
Wolf
Jackson township-Sarah Cooley.
Cecil Downing, Harley Seaman, Leila
Ingersoll
Bonaparte township-Carl Bennett,
Dorothy Warner.
Cedar township-Helen Miller.
The following pupils from the var
ious Van Buren, county schools will
take part in the spelling contest and
the winner will represent Van Buren,
county in the Iowa state fair contest:
Cedar township-Edith Spencer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
DISTRIBUTING organization

- Win SIo,UVc,Ooo dHhud
4 n turnover desires the serv
ices of high class executives from
the ranks of big business concerns
Men Of business executive ability
are wanted, men Of constructive
ability, men who can solve trans
portaticn problems, men who car
map out and direct the work II
large districts, men who can tackle
new, unheard-of problems, mel
who will give themselves unre
servedly to the task. and above al
men of character.
Here is a vast, almost unlimited
field to challenge the mettle of tht
big business executive. 1t is fla
vored with a dash Of adventure. L
is glorified with patriotism. 1t re
quires self-sacrifice. The oppor
tunity has been sought by many
men high in the executive realms
of the business world, and more
are responding.
The salaries Of these high, re
sponsible executive positions In
volving the outlay OF millions are
nothing.
This sounds strange, but is no
more paradoxical than the state,
ment that this great distributing
business, this widespread selling
organization with it's certainty OF
SIS, OO0, 900, 900 turnover this COM
ing year has no profits-tn money.
at least.
The organization in question Is
the General Supply Division of the
Y. M. c.. A. War Work Council
with the American Expeditionary
Forces.
THE GREAT ORGANIZATION
Albrief explanation of what this
organization is and OF the mult1tlE
dinous activities of the Y. M G. A
in the war zone is necessary here.
Many people in this country De-
lieye the Associations work in
France consists of doing religious
or semi-religious work, holding
prayer meetings, handing out tesla
ments and providing lectures. AS
a matter Of fact, these features
comprise only fraction OF the vast
activities of the organization. And
this article is to deal with only one
phase of the service to the Anerf-
can Ill II ahSc -
the Y. M. c. A-suddeniy, une%
pectedly, unsought, but not shirked-
When the Y. NJ. c. A. accom-
panied the first American Expedi-
tionary Forces to France, locating
its centers or "huts" In every camp,
the American military command
asked the organization to establish
and to conduct Post Exchanges In
the huts, stores where the soldier
could buy small comforts he en-
ioyed at home, candy, gum, to-
bacco. hot coffee, tea or cocoa,
sweet crackers, toilet accessories
and the like. The reason the mill
tary authorities requested a civil
ian organization to take over this
task was that at only few points
were. there Army Quartermaster's
stores. while the 'Y had huts
everywhere.
This was an unfamiliar sphere
for the Y. NJ. C. A Such work
was far removed from It's custo-
mary activities. But 1t was an op.
portunity to be Of greatest service
to the American soldiers, to minis
ter to their normal physical needs
The answer TO the Army was
hearty acceptance. And this was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

Miller, Harry Ely, Albert Gardner,
Gill E. Miller, Sherman Hawbaker,
Frances Stillwell, Minnie Rogers, Eva
Matheny.
Lick Greek townshlp-Elsle Duke,
Fac Anderson, Lester c. Lindsay,
Mary Unkrich, Ruth Matthias, Made
lyn Gilbert, Goldie Daughlin, Floyd
Jones.
Henry township-Bryan Lining,
Leslie Dickson, Edward Tyler, James
Etka. La Vanche Bartholomew, rave
M. Morrison, Ivan Shuster, kenneth
Beer.
Des Moines township-rene EueS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

nell, Berneta Hops, Mabel Groves
Vernon ownship-Goldie Cochran.
Jessie Davidson, Ella Phillips.
-Leando-Margaret Crawford,
Margaret Oliver, Della Slutz.
Keosauqua-Janette Chafer, Verie
Davis, Mary Agnew.
Mt. Zion-RUth Mcintosh, Kermit
Wiley, VIM. Barker.
Stockport-Max Anderson, Nina
Tickle, Emma Grove.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

Attest
G. L. NORMAN, Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

Total -. -. .$145, 257.9S
During the year short time war
rant in the sum of $4,000 was drawn
and paid later This appears in the
receipts as money borrowed and as
paid short time loan in the dis
bursements, which items balance
themselves without representing an
expenditure
OF the Kflbourne Prize Fund, s., 00e
was invested in Liberty Bonds and
the balance of this fund $51o.S0, ap-
pears in the disbursements as tina
amount due this fund and not at
present invested OF this balance
an additional $500 will be invested
in Liberty Bonds.
| The balance of the floating tndebt-
edness of the district left outstand.
ing June 80, 1917, in the sum OF
s13 900, was paid: the last or the
bonds, series of 1908, in the sum
So, 900, were paid; special assess
ment in the SUN of $23 was paid.
and interest on bonds amounted to
s4.68O.5o. The total of these pay
ments, together with the $4,000 OF
the Kilbourne Fund invested tn LIB
erty Bonds and the balance of $510-S0
due this fund, is sS5-214.30, which
deducted from the total disburse-
ments, leaves a balance of S8S, 5eS-9o
Rs cost of school operation
During the year, $4,000 was paid
on the bonded debt, finally retiring
the issue of 1908, leaving outstand
ing $4,000 of bonds Of the series
of 1914.
A new playground was purchased
for SO, 400 and the sum of S2,050 was
paid on the purchase price, leaving
la balance of $3.50 outstanding.
The Keokuk School Building bonds
in the sum of $4,000 which were pur-
chased during the year 1916-1917 out
of the School House Sinking Fund
were paid off with interest in the
sum of $225. In addition there was
received in this fund during the year
from the County Treasurer, $4,2S9.6S,
and as interest on deposits, the sum
of S32S.74 The above receipts, with
the balance of s19,235.S8 on hand
June 80, 1917, make total of this
fund of S29 ,079.30. During the year
SIC. 900 of the Sinking Fund was in
vested in Liberty Bonds, levaing the
balance now on deposit in this fund,
S19O79.3O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

New York is to have hotel cost |
ing S15,000,000 and containing $500
rooms 1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02

The Canadian Aeroplane company.
Ltd, employs none but British sub
iects.