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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Housekeepers Can Save
$2OO,oOO,OOO on Food

In these days when the high cost
of living pinches nearly every home,
no waste should be overlooked. One
of the most fragrant and the most
easily prevented, is the destruction
of food by rats. One rat will often
do a hundred dollars damage OF
food and property in a single night,
and a careful estimate gives over
5000 100000 as the value of foodstuffs
destroyed annually by these pests.
The government at Washington Is
preparing a campaign that should be
effective in killing the rats that are
so destructive both to lives and prop.
erty, and in the present scarcity OF
food, this loss must be prevented.
The most efficient way to kill the
Rat" is by the use of Stearns' Paste,
and thousands of dollars worth have
been bought by the government. Ev-
ery housekeeper troubled with rats,
mice, reaches or waterbugs should
buy a small box Of this reliable ex
terminator and stop further loss OF
food in her home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Get Busy and Send Your
Soldier Boy Some Stamps

smokes come from loving friends.
You can buy many things on tick,
but there's a ban on postage stamps.
Five letters on Sunday? Yes, lot
of us average writing that many, but
we would write fifteen if we had the
stamps.
Soldiers ought to be granted the
privilege of mailing letters G. O. D.
Why don't we borrow the loose
change until pay day?
Say, it's a tough proposition to
squeeze blood out of turnip. Our
friends are soldiers and when a
company's broke, it's broke, flat,
dead, dismally busted.
Any other expenses? Yes, there's
one We took it on gladly. It's our
Liberty bonds. We bought them on
the instalment plan and making
good our payments cuts into our
stamp money to beat the band.
All of which supports the conten.
ton that every letter to soldier
should begin
Dear Sammie: Enclosed please
find one three-cent stamp for reply
Then, if the reply isn't forthcom-
ing promptly you can give "Buddie"
hail Columbia, but don't ride his
carcass unless by your stamp act
you have earned the right.
The boys can frank their letters
from overseas, but it takes stamps
from the cantonments here at home.
Being broke is too common a sin
to be censored. Ask any soldier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
rFnom the Hardware Age.l

rFrom the Hardware Age.]
Write a letter home?
Dead easy.
Write your friends behind the
lines?
Surest thing you know.
Write your sweetheart?
Couldn't possibly overlook 1t.
write a thank-you for cigarettes
and knitted things?
Why, Of course.
Write replies to ten girls who write
Won letters that make you love the
lot?
It's a cinch.
Writing is a pleasant job. We all
love to do it and our penmanshlp
grows better every week from prac'
tice.
Cur oay is a dollar day. Our in
surance Is $3.50 a month.
The movies, carfare and the can
tom conspire to keep US broke A
Niece of cake or a dish Of les cream
ia ton off a meal after morning
hard drill is too great a Temptation
for the average Sammie. Chocolate
cbolps a fellow when he has to pass
1t up. ... /.
forego chewing gum on hot Gays.
swimming suits cost money, ana
Uncle Sam doesn't furnish tnem.
Path houses are fifty cents throw.
and you can't undress on the Deacn-
And don't get the idea that all our
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Talk War Time Thrift.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Leaders IN
the political and economic affairs OF
the United states today began two
days national conference on war
time economy here.
The conference is under joint aus.
pices of the Academy Of Political
Science and the bureau OF municipal
research, in cooperation with the
national municipal league.
Budgets, thrift, and economy in
public expenditures are the general
topics that will be up for discussion.
President Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia university, Governor
Carl Milliken of Maine, Governor VI.
G. Brumbaugh Of Pennsylvania, Gov.
ernor F. A. Lowden of Illinois, and
Governor E. C. Harrington OF Mary
land, are among the speakers in tie
program at tonight's session ia
Horace Mann auditorium, Columbus
university
. The National Municipal league is
holding separate meetings today al
Greenwich house, but win meet joint
ly with the conference on war time
economy tonight and Thursday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
No Fioht on Gompers.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 5.-Samuel
Gompers probably will be reelected
president of the American Fedora
ton with less opposition than usual,
at the annual convention of the fed
Grafton, which opens here next Mon
day.
This is the opinion of the majority
of delegates, who have arrived for
the preliminary departmental con-
ventions, which began today.
There Is a fight on Gompers every
year, but the leaders stand on the
war, and his public utterances in ia
vor of labors' backing up the govern
ment to the limit of its ability are
said to have strengthened his posi-
ton this year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Not More Than Six or seven Come IN
der Scope Of Law, Chief
Of Police, Be-
lievee,
COMPEL ENEMY NATIVES
Rules for Enrolment and Affidavit
Blanks on Hand-Thorouqh
Questioning In
VOWED.

Registration of German alien wom-
en- in Keokuk will be an easy task,
is the belief Of Police Chief C. H. Hen
nemann, who is charged with the duty
of enrolling this class of citizen .roni
June II to 26. Hennemann believes
there are not more than six or seven
German alien women in the city.
The police now have the names OF
four German alien men who are mar
ried. 1t is compulsory under the law
that the wives register, whether they
were born in Germany or not.
Register At City Hall.
1t is probable that space in the city
hall will be allotted for registering
women who are not American cit:-
zens.
Finger prints, photographs and
full record of the registrants is to be
obtained. Such items rs height.
weight. color OF eyes. hair, complexion,
isbape of nose, mouth, chin and the
like are to be obtained.
The registrants will make sworn
affidavit after they have been regis
tered. Blank affidavits have been sent
to Chief Hennemann.
II a women Is unmarried and q
native OF Germany or Austria-Hun'
gary she must register. A full set
Of rules for the registration of Ger
man alien females Is now on file at the
police station. Females under four.
teen are not required to register.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
TOO Much Tar.


To the Editor OF The Gate City:
Cant something be done to make
the bridge management stop running
automobiles with the tar they have all
over the bridge, especially at the east
end?" said Keokuk motorist today,
for it's simply a fright They put on
lot OF soft tar to hold the wood
blocks and on a warm day you splash
through it. Does it get up on the
car Why, it flies above the top and
gets all over the body. The dixie on
the other side is covered with tar for
a long distance where it has been
carried out by the traffic.
"They did put some sand on the
tarred place, but they didn't roll 1t IN,
and the wind has blown it off to the
sides Of the driveway. 1t could be
shoyeled back, but that would cost
dollar or two, and the wind would
blow it all off again. anyhow. The
bridge company put it up to the mo
florists to roll it into the tar, just like
they left the crushed rock on the
dixie a year or two ago to be rolled
solid by automobile tires at present
! prices. What they need Is to put
sand on the tar on the bridge and use
steam roller on tor steam roller
! ought to be run over them by the au-
thorities.
Tar ruins varnish, even II you
wash it off at once, and that is some
Job, believe me, to get it off. Auto
mobiles have been damaged thous-
ands Of dollars already, and before
the summer is ended the damage done
will be incalculable. There is a lot OF
damage to everybody in Keokuk by
that surface Of tar on the bridge"
Several other men standing by al
SO made remarks on the same sub
! ject which are not appropriate 10
print in a family newspaper read by
growing boys.
AUTO OWNER.
Keokuk, Iowa, June s, 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

A law passed by the New York leg
islature gives any citizen the legal
right to arrest persons making dis
loyal statements.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.
Philadelphia 5; st. Louis no in
nings)
Chicago 5: New York 4.
Washington 3; Cleveland 1.
Boston z; Detroit 6.
Nationai League.
st. Louis s; Brooklyn / (13 innings)
Chicago 8; Boston 2.
New York 2; Pittsburgh I.
Cincinnati 5; Philadelphia 4. Second
game-Philadelphia 5; Cincinnati 0.
ToDANs SCHEDULE.
American League.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
National League.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
For Women who Worry.

Worry and 'the blues" are usually
linked together, and in many cases
are due to some functional derange-
ment which If not corrected may lead
to NOSE serious ailments. More out
door life, sleep, water-drinking and
few weeks treatment with that good
old-fashioned root and herb remedy,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, will revitalize and strengthen
the system and work wonders for any
woman If you are prone to worry
and 1.-The blues" try it-Aavertise-
ment,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion At
home for q few cents. Try It!

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake we'll, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beautl
fer, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter VII
supply three ounces of orchard wnite
for few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face. neck
arms and hands each day and see now
freckles and blemishes disappear, and
how clear, soft and white the skin pc
comes. Yes! It is harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

Minister Eaan Resigns.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 5.--Maurice
Francis Egan, American minister to
Denmark has resigned his post of
duty at Copenhagen, it was officially
announced here today.
Egan has been in i'll health and his
resignation was submitted for this
reason. It has been accepted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
Voice Of the People

CThe Cato City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed bs
correspondents. Writers of communi
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. bu;
for the information of the Sditor.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

The president of the board OF al
dermen of New York City reported
that it takes so cents to administer
every 81 the city devotes to charity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05
HEAVY
HAULING

A Minneapolis scrapper, weighing
113 pounds and standing 4 feet IL
inches, broke into the army on his
ninth attempt. There is no sccn
word as fail" in his vocabulary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-05

|hsaI ~ new law in Canada re-
fine nofh draws Imprisonment or
Jess hos 40 tne war progresses idle
reason , - a definite class OF
n 70 world freedom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD-NEW
STOCKS ARE GENERALLY HIGHER
ALTHOUGH BEARS HIT STEELS
Mass of Security Holders Hold Firm to Peace
Belief and Will Not Liquidate.
Marines Are Strong
NEW YORK, teh. g.

An aggressive speculative
Of the
the leading
q q rs O
the of the declaration
urday and constant
in the outlook and there indication Of liquidation
The bear efforts a
United states steel and bethlehem "B" but the
ments of the day substantially higher levels
The
selling
the stocks points above -.
q
114ai.
in
been the trading sold under realizing, partly
because of the the shipping shares
and Cpnora
points, but rallied radi
showing selling 9S1l Tho Is
were n a %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--The market for
coffee futures opened at an advance of
to II points today, with moderate
transactions on the call.
All purchases and sales of green cof-
fee on the New York Coffee and Sugar
Exchange for delivery during the cur
rent month at prices exceeding Size a
pound for type No, Z, New York Cof-
fee and Sugar Exchange standard, with
the customary allowances for other
grades as provided by the rules of the
exchange, are prohibited and all pur-
cha5es and sales of green coffee tor de.
livery In months other than the current
month at prices that exceed the quo
tation by $,00f5 pound for each and
every succeeding month and including
the months specified for delivery, are
also prohibited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.--An inactive
foreign exchange market was featured
in the early dealings today by slight
shading IN French exchange and con-
tinued heavncss in Italian exchange,
Scandinavian eXch Inge was easier. Sterl-
ing and the rest of the market, while
duh showed comparative steadineSs.
90 ri ms were:
Demand sterling AS 5-l6, cables
4.in .-.6 Nlnety-day bills nominally
ana, siXty-day bills 40.
Franc cables 5.70A, checks Sex,
Lire cables s56ia, checks S57ia.
Swiss cables 4.5l, checks 4.53
Guilder cables A, checks 43ia.
pcsetas cables 2i15, checks 2i.05.
I.uble cables nominally 1874, checks
IS.
Stockholm cables 33A checks 32al.
Christiania cables 32A, checks 3l"l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
BONDS
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

American Beet Sugar Company, "a divi-
d'nd Of per cent ON common stock for
year. payable in four quarterly installmcnts
Of per cent The regular quarterly Of IL
per cent on preferred was also declared
payabl" April to stock of record March 10
Studehaker Corporation. regular Of per
cont ON common and Il. per cent on pre-.
fcrred. payable March l to stock of record
February 20.
Western Pacific Railroad CORPORATION ini.
tial dividend of per cent on preferred
Pr bile in quarterly installments beginning
r. ruary 20. The second payment Of II,
per cent will be made April | and tn, other
OF equal amount July l and 1ctohe. /
Kings County Electric Light and Power
Company. regular quarterly OF 81 q share
payable March l TO stock of record Trb.
ruary II.
Homestake Mining Company. regular
monthly of fifty cents. payable February W
70 stock OF record February 20.
Hartman Corporation. quarterly Of 81 o5
payable March I to stock OF record Febru.
AIRY is
beatrice Creamery Company. reguIar
quarterly of ia per cent on common and
IN per cent on preferred. both payaLla
February 10 10 stock Of record Fahrugry 4.
American Smelling and Refining Comnanv
regular quarterly OF ~ per cent on com
mon and IN per cent on preferred The
common Is payable March 10 to stock ~
record February 20. and the preferred Marcb
! to stock Of record February I3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
CURB SHOWS BROADENING TENDENCY
IN INCREASED OUTSIDE INTEREST
Mining Group Attracts Attention Because of Buying
From Strong Sources Standard Oils
Are Heavy
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.

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nce a
of Of
of
of
initial trading in Wasloc 4 the
N are
NxonNvada,
OF Washo a 5.l
to
va traded n a
IN to but had
Il United Motor
yesterday 9 in on
large scale ON o
oil from
dccinir from to
Standard Oil heavy with Prairie Pipe
andS Sandar o Jersey Il and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

TURNOVER OF STOCKS is UNUSUAL
SMALL ON PHILADELPHIA EXCHAN
Transactions in Home Issues Confined to Odd
and Price Changes Are Trifing-Keystone
Phone Has Good Year

"The'year just closed has ,,.
presented the most diHicul,
ever faced by American indu,,s
greatly increased cost of ono.|
every channel, the scarcity NJ "a
shortage of material. togetbe, ~
largely augmented demands a,
c'lities, has called for the utmas
nuitv in management Yet
standing the perplexing cond,.,t
rounding us, the increase in m.
Of telephone stations has bean u
est since 1906, with the sinv,.
tion Of 1916. The proportIos
creased traffic has been evan
than the growth Of stations rl
Neen true. not only over the n.
voted to industries Directly or hs
connected with war ac,iv,tie, 1
our lines in every direction A.,
localities.
'"rhe contract for the Use a,
cess conduits by the 'ladelnh.
trio Company was finally ann
the Public Service Commisslon I.
and is now in operation.
During the year the total cs,A
pend lures were S371.713. A 49,
of that amount was provided ON :.
infs credited to the renewal u
fund. The balance was obta,.a
&c sale of bonds of the commas
amount OF 100000. This br',.
total of Keystone Company's bo,s
to date to S6.52j.O0O.
an addition to rapidly Ina.
operating costs we have had "a u
very large increase in taxation =.
and general public purposes. n.
provision has been made by wa,
reserve.
The 1917 surplus was dis,,..
follows: Discount on bonds mi
added To renewal reserve. mi
added to surplus. 500. .607: ms]
dividend Of 6 per cent, Sil6.2I,
The surplus December 81. I'm
s9s1,i07. or Il total of SlO22Mi
which was deducted 2is per o.,,
deud preferred cumulative ~
: wing balance December 81 Ian N
593."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

The local share market was small ana
uninteresting today. only few. odd-lot
transactions occurred in the home stocks
that changed hands. and price changes
were few and trifiing, Lake superior
Corporation gained. a half ana YORK
Railw tys preferred lost a half Penn
sylvania Railroad, after starting un-
changed. was little higher at 46h.
Other issues In which small sales oc-
CURED were Storage Battery, l.eh'Th
Navigation Philadelphia Electric. lnited
Gas Improvement, United Companies ~
New Jersey. William Cramp and Rapid
Transit trust certificates Virtually all
transactions IN these stocks were nj last
nights closing quotations. and they
ended the session without material
changes.
steel sold off following the forenoon
trend in New York, but took an upward
course in the afternoon. ono small sale
Of Distillers' Securities was recorded at
i2%. off fun point. Lehigh Valley
lost more than point.
outside of Liberty Loan As, the Gov
ernments new war bonds did little, but
all of them were lower.
The stock list CoTpmittec has todly
admitted to the uni sted department of
the exchange S23,9S5,975 capital stock
of the Philadelphia Electric Company of
pennsylvania par value S25, counter
signed and registered by the Continental
Equitable Title q Trust Company
transfer agent. 1t will be printed on
the tape pN.
The Land Title and Trust Company
certificates Of deposits OF stock of the
Philadelphia : leCtric Company of New
Jersey will be stricken off the unlisted
department of the exchange at the close
Of business next Saturday.
Commenting on earnings of the Key
stone Telephone combined statement for
the year ended December 81. 1917, which
showed gross of Sl,639,269 as compared
with $li70,1i3 in 1916, net of S7i7,il9
as compared with s72j,92S and surplus
Of sil2,17S against s399,s23, President
n. T. Folwell in his report says as fol.
lows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
LONDON STOCK MARK
Tone Irregular, Although Som,
partments Display Firmr.

LONDON. Feb. 6.-The tons )
stock exchange markets was inn
today, but some departments dlr,
firmn % Grand Trunks were br
on y L 'ctions that the road won
acdu''eI by the Government.
Brazilian descriptions wayers
cause Of the adverse position !,
change, Notwithstanding increaslur
ments of meat from that country
Chancellor OF the Excheuuer
announcement of the appointment
committee to conduct a Goyernm,,
quiry into the desirability OF cort
amalgamations brought about a rs
in bank shares.
Shipping stocks were strong
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
Exchange Firms Elect Officers

NEW YORK. Feb 6.-At a meeting
Of the Association Of Stock Exchange
Firms, held Tuesday night, the following
Ulcers were elected for 1918: Presi-
lent, Albert McClave. Of McClave a
Co.; vice president. Sol wexter, of ]. s.
sache & Co; treasurer. II, II. winthrop,
Of Harris. Winthrop .& CO. For gov
rnors. Messrs Pearl. Turnbull, Hodges.
Prentiss and Hartman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
BONDS
Equipment Co. Increases Capital

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The stockholders
Of the Chicago Railways Equipment
Company have authorized n stock In
crease from $4,000. 900 to $4,000, 900, and
the directors have declared a dividend Of
20 per cent in increased stock and an
extra cash dividend of 5 per cent, paya.
bic January Is TO stock OF record Feb.
ruary 27. Books reopen February 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
Underwriting Syndicate Dissolved

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE syndicate
which underworld the SiO, ZOO. 900 of ONE
year 6 per cent notes of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company was
dissolved yesterday and checks were
mailed to participants by j. T. Morgan
& Co The profit to the underwriters
was in the neighborhood of / per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Chalmers Motor Reduces Stock

NEW YORK, Feb. 6,-At the annua
meeting Of stockholders Of the Chalmer,
Motor Corporation the plan calling fol-
the reduction u the capital stock from
5s2 900 shares to 400. 600 shares wer,
ratified The reduction In the stock doe
not change in any way the present out
standing shares. as this $4,000 share
was aplheris~d and held IN the treasur,
hut never Issued
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
MONEY-LENDING RATES
NEW NORK-Call moneN onenel

NEW SORK-tall money opened To-
day al 3ia per cent for lending and re-
ncwing.
The influence of the Governments un-
preCedcutcd war operations requirements
continues to be reflected in quiet
market for time funds. All the arhtters
of money rates arc quietly bringing p"es-
sure to have the monetary position made
as liquid as possible on operations nom
essential from the war viewpoint.
The trading rate today on tim" loans
on industrial collateral was per cent
\ quotation of 5ia MG per cent on
good mixed securities was nominal,
Prime bank acceptanCeS are quiet at
as Hi3&. per ccp for prime member
bank bills.
Prime mercantile paper is inactive at
81. as per cent nominal figures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

WhSlT1NGTON, Fch G.-StntietiCs ~
lrrf tobacco held hv manufacturers ana
ipalcrs in the United states ON January
/. 1878. a. prepared by the United stat"
Bureau Of Census. show that the aggr"-
gate amount was 1,i76.22i.G57 pounds
comuared with I,O4i,Ss5.l0S pounds on
January /, 1917; l,i0G,l33,573 pounds
on April I. 1917. and l.lji.o56.O3]
nmnmh- ON Oct0hcr |. lHlI