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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
WON
WITHOUT FALLS
Given Decision on Points, But Unable
to Pin Zbyszko's Should
ers TO the
Mat

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, May 9.-Sergeant Earl
Caddock retains his heavyweight
wrestling championship today, but he
has yet to gain a victory on falls from
Wladek Zbyszko, Polish grappler.
Caddock was awarded a decision on
points at the end Of two hours Of
futile struggling here last night.
Zbysko's fifty pound advantage in
weight and his strength offset Cad
docks science, skill and speed.
In the preliminaries Charles Rem
thorpe of Portland, bested Cyclone
Jenkins, of San Francisco.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
STORM
SWEEPS CITY
Not Enough Precipitation to Cause
Damage, However, Says
Weather Observer
GosewiSch.

Keokuk experienced a severe cleo
trical storm during the night, but
there wasn't rain enough last night
to do any damage, declared Fred 2.
Gosewisch, weather bureau observer,
today. The precipitation was Is of
an inch. Not much wind accom-
panied the rain storm.
He predicted that worse weather
will come today; that Keoiuk will
get the southern edge Of q storm
through northern Iowa,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fridays
weather will be fair and colder. with
northwest winds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfast

Why is man and woman, half the
time, feeling nervous. Respondent.
worried; some days headachy, dull
and unstrung; some days really in
c%apacitated by illness.
If we all would practice ~tnside-bathr
ing, what a gratifying change would
take place. Instead of thousands Of
half sick, anaemic-looking souls with
pasty. muddy complications We should
see crowds Of happy, healthy. rosy
checked people everywhere. The rea-
son is hat the human system does
not rid itself each day OF all the
waste which it accumulates under
our present mode of living. For every
ounce of food and drink taken into
the system nearly an ounce OF waste
material must be carried out, else it
ferments and forms ptomaine-like
poisons which are absorbed in the
blood.
Men and women, whether sick or
well, are advised to drink each morn
ing before breakfast, a glass of real
hot water with a teaspoonful OF
limestone phosphate in it, as a harm
less means of washing out of the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
~indigestible material, waste, sour
bile and toxins.
Millions of people who had their
turn at constipation, bilious attacks.
acid stomach, days and
sleepless nights have become real
cranks about the morning inside-bath.
quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate will not cost much at the drug
store. but is sufficient to demonstrate
anyone, it's cleansing, sweetening
md freshening effect upon the sys-
,em.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09

His unusual ability to judge and de-
velop the possibilities of baseball play.
ers was widely recognized. Because
of this and his sterling honesty in
business, his recommendation Of a
youthful player was accepted by ma
jor league managers and magnates as
unquestionable evidence Of the as.
pirant's ability.
Mr.. Egan was successful in a finan.
cial way and it is certain that the
a~nyieties which led to his death were
not the result of that poverty which
so often claims for its victims ers+-
while prominent figures in the world
If sport.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
rroops WEN treated.

Our troops are being well taken
care of, in fact, it is easier to provide
for them here than it was in the
states. I see no immediate fear of
starvation, and 1 think the "Boche"
attempt to starve them out by the U
boat method is an absolute failure.
With limited facilities the United
States has been providing well for
our men and the allied countries, and
with the additional shipping facilities
that are daily being pressed into serv-
ice, it is an absolute certainty that
there will be plenty as long as the
conflict lasts. The sooner our coun-
try gets into the fray enforce, the
sooner the war will terminate. The
Germans cannot stop our men, and
they seemed dismayed at our valor."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
CHIEF AFTER
WIFE DESERTER
Goes to Sioux City to Bring Charles
Andrews Here-Empioyed
by the Tire
COMPANY.

Chief of Police C. II. Hennemann is
in Sioux City today, expecting to re-
turn to Keokuk with Charles Andrews.
alleged wife deserter.
The police here received a telegram
from the Sioux City Tire & Manufac-
turing company, today asking that any
thought Of prosecuting Andrews be
dropped. He is in the company's en-
ploy as an engineer, land expresses a
desire to bring his family here with
him." says the message.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09

and evening. Mabel Norman, the snug
gly girl, in Dodging a Million Here
is a star and a story hat will repay
you for all your waiting.
Coming soon, The Kaiser, the Beast
OF observation-disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
Substitute for Soap.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 9.-H. G.
Elledge, chemist or the trail of a
soap substitute, tracked 1t to the watts
of the brewers here. Beer makes an
excellent cleanser, he told the Nation
al Association of Laundrymen. Dele
gates swallowed 1.-THE beer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09

munitions factory, and a millionaire
from a neighboring city.
You'll see it all and be intensely in
terested in it and splendidly enter
tanned by it when you r. The Wasp.
Also The Spirit of the Red Cross, a
timely p~hotoplay tomorrow, matinee
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
OF yANKS
D|SMAYS GERMANS
Lieut.. Frank e. v. crImmins In Let.
ter to Relatives Here Says
the Huns Can't Stop
Americans.
SUPPLIES WILL LAST
SUPPLIES WILL LAST
France in Remarkable Condition Con-
sidering the Terrible Blows
She Has Received in
War.

That France is in a remarkable con-
dition. considering the great sacrl-
fees she has made, Is the declaration
Of Lieutenant Frank F. v. Crimmins
of Keokuk in q letter received by his
parents, MI. and Mrs. John J. Grim
minis. ST.. 722 Dies Moines street.
Lieutenant Crimmins is seeing active
service in France as a member of the
64Sth Aero squadron. American expe-
dictionary forces.
Can't Stop Us.
1.-THE Germans cannot stop our men
and they seem dismayed at our valor,"
are his words. He writes that there
will be plenty Of supplies to last the
wal out.
His letter follows:
"In a few hours shall be on the
move with my outfit going from here
to somewhere There will not be
much rest for men from on, as
expect to be on the move every min
ute.
Il am in the best of health, and you
need not worry about me. shall
write as often as possible, and you
must write me frequently. My health
is perfect. and I hardly e how am
SOluS W nave tlLuC ~ 10 OS4OA ~
French Hopeful.
IF I had Harry's knowledge of
French, 1 would be right in the swim,
but as 1 am totally ignorant of their
lingo, it is up to me to get busy. I
hope to pick up rapidly, and When
return l shall delight in conversing
with you in the French tongue.
1.-THE French people are hopeful,
and have great faith in the United
States. I hope that our country will
not disappoint them. We get very lit
tie news from the front, and if We did
II could not communicate it to you.
Contrary to the general impression in
the States, France is in remarkable
condition, considering the great sacri-
fees she has made. The country is
beautiful, and business seems to be
moving along as if nothing had hap
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
Hippodrome Tonight.

Hippodrome Tonight.
Just supposing you e the dangh-
ter of a millionaire.
And you had hired a new chauffeur
who was exceedingly "fresh,"
And that when your father wanted
you to marry a man you hated, you
decided to run away,
And you took our maid and had
your chauffeur drive you far, far
away,
And all the time the chauffeur kept
getting 'fresher' and fresher."
What would You think?
What would you do?
Grace Culver, as portrayed by Kitty
Gordon in The Wasp, the new World
Picture Brady-Made, didn't know what
to do or what to think. She was FUR
prised, perturbed and-interested.
And from this situation developed a
most extraordinary train OF circum-
stances involving her father, his war
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Great Paterson Shows Coming
to keokuk Monday, May 10.

to keokuk Monday, May 10.
A whole week Of good, wholesome
fun and amusement is in store for the
people of Keokuk and vicinity. The
Great Patterson Shows will be here
for the big spring celebration. the
week Of May 10, under the auspices Of
the Keokuk Commercial club.
This big amusement enterprise con-
sists of fifteen high class attractions
and three Of the very latest riding de-
vices, in all being one Of the largest,
If not the very largest, carnival organ
izations in America, and one of the
few carnivals that are made up en-
tirely of good, clean, wholesome
amusements, absolutely devoid of
shows of an immoral or offensive ma
ture, and neve tolerating any gamb-
ling. These facts assure us Of a week
of real Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-09
American League.
YESTERDAYS
National LEAGUE.

National League.
cincinnati, 8; st. Louis, 6.
boston, 4; Brooklyn, 8.
New York, 3: Philadelphia. 2.
chicago, 8; Pittsburgh, l.
American League.
81. Louis, 8; Detroit, /.
Philadelphia, S; New York, 2.
washington. IA; Boston. 4.
eh1cago. 8; Cleveland, 5.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
CALIFORNIA LEADING
 GRAPE STATE

In viticultural industries, California leads the states of the Union. All of the raisins produced, and virtually all the raisins consumed in the United States, came from the San Joaquin valley of California.
 According to recent statistics of the board of viticultural commissioners, there are 356,000 acres of vineyard in California, of which 170,000 are in wine grapes, 5000 in raisin grapes and 5l ,000 in table grapes. The total investment in the viticultural industry is conservatively estimated at $150,- GOO, 900. The normal annual income from vineyard products is over S3O,- 900 ,000, of which 90 per cent. comes from territory outside of the state. There are 15,000 owners of vineyards, and from 50,00O to 25,000 people find employment in the industry, accord ing to the season.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
CHICAGO RESTAURANTS NOW
 FAVOR THE PINTO BEAN

A chain of restaurants in Chicago, after several weeks test of pinto beans, declare that they are more satisfactory than navy beans, state ment substantiated by the fact that orders of beans by customers have in- creased 45 per cent, since pinto beans were entered on the menu. A Phila- delphia food concern has ordered five carloads of pinto beans from Colorado shipping them to Philadelphia, Pitts burgh. New York, Boston and Norfolk. Members of this firm were somewhat prejudiced against the pinto at first, on account of its mottled coat, but this prejudice disappeared when it was found that the bean changes to a uniform, attractive brown after cook ing. Employees of the Burlington rail way in Chicago clubbed together re- gently and ordered carload of pinto beans from Colorado, not only aiding in food conservation, but effecting a decided economy for themselves.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
HUNT TAKES NASTY
 FLING AT MADDOCK

Addressing letter to w. A. Me Sparron, president of the Tombstone Commercial club, Ion the subject of the resumption of road work in Cochise county, George w. P. Hunt took a nasty and uncalled for fling at Thos. Maddock, who served so efficiently as state engineer under Governor Camp bell.
 Referring to road building, Hunt said "Of course after a year of neg feet, this is big undertaking"
 Thomas Maddock, the man whom Hunt is thus striking at has recently entered the service of his country and is now stationed at an eastern train ing camp, being an officer in the high way engineers, so that he is not in a position to defend himself against this unwarranted attack, but he has hundreds of friends in Arizona who will resent the unjust statement of Hunt that for year the work of the engineers office was neglected under MT. Maddock.
 When the war broke out, Lamar Cobb, state engineer under Hunt, was one of the first men in the state to tender his services in grandiloquent telegram to the president. His serv- ices were never accepted and if he wanted to serve his country very bad there was a recruiting office near his own headquarters in Phoenix.
 When Mir. Maddock took the post of state engineer, he found state prop erty scattered all over Arizona. There was no complete inventory of valu- able machinery and material and chaos ruled. MT. Maddock, being a highly efficient construction engineer, put the office on a business basis, gathered up all of the state property, took an inventory and at all times knew just where he could put his hands on any required machinery or construction material.
 When he did start construction work he had everything at hand and the state was saved thousands of dollars from unnecessary duplicating of ma chinery and delays.
 Yet this is the man whom Hunt would discredit and at a time when he is giving his services to his country although he left wife and four small children behind.--Tucson Citizen.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
WE MAY" BUY SOME GUNS.

We note by the Weekly War Digest News, issued by the war department, that the American rifle is much su- perior to those used by the Germans" also that the "Gun Division of the Bureau of Ordnance may spend S2,- 0O0, 0,000."
 What the average American citizen would like to know, is whether we have any of these Superior rifles over in Europe, and what the gun divi- sion of the ordnance department thinks it "may" get for this two bill lion of cash, if they make up their minds to spend it. While the state ment that the gun division "may' spend a couple of billion is interesting because it shows that they do not care much for small change. However, the war in Europe "may" spread over here and the people "may" want to use some guns and ammunition. We hope that this division is not "camou. flaging" in order to get the enemy over here so he can be whipped, cheap. CT and with less trouble to the spurret desk owners in Washington.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
NOT TAKING SIDES?

Our old friend Anson Smith of the Mohave County Miner, is usually very accurate in his statements and usually plays fair, but some one has badly misinformed him in the Blome affair. He is not to blame for not wanting to take sides, but why change ends in the same article? The facts are that Dr. Blome has one son lieutenant in the army; his other son was ranching. He claimed no exemption as the Miner states, and is now in class l; not ask ing for exemption and willing to go as soon as called. The so-called "flag in- cident" is really too absurd to merit attention.
 The Sun is more than willing to see every German spy in this country shot at sun rise or before, and further insists that this country has pursued an idiotic policy of leniency along this line which has cost many lives and much property, but we do not be- lieve that mere spite work should re suit in condemning any man unheard.
 While we may have our own private opinion as to the advisability of the action of the board in removing Dr. Blome, they had the political right, but when they made charges of dis loyalty and scandal, they over-step- ped the political right, for the Ameri- can people, generally speaking, will not condemn man without giving him a hearing.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
SOLDIERS FAMILIES

The man who enlists in the United States army, if he has relatives de- pendent upon him, is obliged to allot a share of his pay to their support. The government supplements this all lotment and the total, if it does not equal the family income in peace time, saves the dependents from actual want.
 Such, at least, is the theory.
 In practice, however, there has been grievous delay in paying over the al- lotted amounts, so that in the middle of March families of men who enlist ed in December have not yet received a cent. Out of $50 members of one unit, only one mans pay had yet reached his family.
 Some of the fault doubtless lies with the soldiers themselves in care lessness or misunderstanding. I'm possible handwriting has been blamed for failure to decipher pay checks. But there is fault, and very serious fault, with the labored processes of
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
EACH BATTLE PLANE
 NEEDS EXTRA EQUIPMENT

After three years of warfare the total number of airplanes able to take the air at any one time on either side of the western front has not been over 2,500. Each plane in the air re- quires force of ,forty-six men, two replacement planes on the ground and one training plane for every pilot who eventually reaches the front, with an extra engine for each plane.
 The life of plane is not more than two months, and the engine must be overhauled after each seventy-five hours. Now that American battle planes are going overseas, the great problem is to secure the thousands of skilled mechanics, enginemen, motor repair men, wood and metal workers needed to keep the planes in perfect condition. This engineering and me chanical force at the airdomes, the flying fields and repair depots, both here and behind the lines in France, is vital industrial link in the chair to air supremacy.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
DAMNED IF THEY DO OR DAMN
 ED IF THEY DON'T.

One of the administration boosters says in recent magazine article that "a good deal of republican presidential politics has been played since the be- ginning of the year. The fact is that there has been ten times as much presidential politics played by the democrats as by the republicans. The republicans have been largely barred from playing politics, because every time they make move they are ac- cused of trying to embarrass the ad- ministration. If they oppose an ad- ministration measure, they are doing it for politics. If they support an ad- ministration measure, that is also for political purposes. In the eyes of ad- ministration boosters there is no good purpose, no patriotic motive, in re- publicans. On the other hand, they see nothing but the purest of patriot ism in every act of the administra- tion, including all the wastefulness, the favoritism, the sectionalism, the procrastination, and the secrecy re- garding public affairs. When the ad- ministration coddled the l. w. w., that was patriotism. It was all right for the administration to attempt to establish an eight-hour day in the lumber industry on the Pacific coast, while leaving the southern mills to operate on their old schedules. If those things had been done by republicans, the charge of playing politics would have been far too mild to characterize the transactions. But the voters are more sagacious than the administra- tion boosters give them credit for. They are wise to the sophistry that is being attempted and they will demon strate that condition of mind in the senatorial and congressional elections next fall.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
GERMANY's BROKEN WORD

Germany agreed at The Hague con vention of 1907 to certain definite rules of war. Among them were these:
 No employment of deleterious gas.
 No bombardment of unfortified towns.
 No pillaging.
 No levying of illegal contributions in occupied territory.
 No seizure of funds belonging to private persons.
 No collective penalties for indivi- dual acts (prohibiting shooting of hostages).
 No terrorization of a country by outrages on it's civil inhabitants.
 Every one of these provisions has been deliberately violated by German forces-violated as deliberately as the neutrality of Belgium was violated. ]
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
FARMERS MUST ACT TO PLACE
 MEN IN DEFERRED CLASS

Farmers who are employing men whose work will be seriously interfer- red with by the new draft, can have these men placed in a deferred class at the end of the new quota by filing affidavit to that effect.
 "The local draft boards, being judi cial bodies, can not defer the call of such men, however, unless the farmers employing them support their claims for such deferred classification with affidavits. It is therefore of vital im- portance that farmers immediately execute and file such affidavits with the local boards at once"
 After this warning and if neglected, there should be no complaint whatever from any person if their men are taken in the next draft.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

The average American is patriotic, but he has been buncoed so much that it takes long time to get his interest actually aroused--he wants to know the truth of things. It is the greatest wonder in the world that our states men" do not wake up to the fact that plain truth will bring them to the front quicker than any other argu- ment. There is no reason why the people should not be given the straight dope-we are not from Rus sia, or, Turkey.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

the war department, which require two months for clerical work and ac- counting.
 Clerical work and accounting and other governmental reasons for the delay will not pay the landlord nor buy coal and groceries. The women folks of the soldiers cannot suspend the costs of living Many have been driven to ask for aid from the Red Cross and other organizations. and more must do so if the unjust delay continues.
 Care for the families of the soldiers is more important than perfection of accounting systems. The war depart ment should cut its red tape and end this delay.-Boston Globe.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

In the aeroplane work, the people are commencing to wonder whether it is incompetency trying to be cover ed up under the charge of German spies" or not. It does seem that the American people are at least getting 1OO% deficiency for 100% profit in this particular branch of the service mot the flying men in training, but from the men who seem to be bossing a mighty non-productive job of ma chimes. Only thirty-seven fighting aeroplanes in Europe is mighty poor record for all the money spent during the past year.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

It does seem to convince one, that when victory, time after time, was al- most within the grasp of the Hun, some preventing providence interven- ed. It does look as though with all their years of preparation, to the last man and the last dollar, that God is on the side of the banner of freedom. The boys in the trenches KNOW IT and those who preach and spend the money will soon find it out.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05
MIGHTY HARD TO TELL

Letters from Governor Hunt to one of the leaders of the I. w. W-he has a German name of many syllables--- shows that the governor of Arizona IS an I. w. w. at heart, or so nearly so that the difference is negligible. Also it makes one wonder just what sort of a governor the people of Arizona are entitled to.-Albuquerque Journal
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

If the students of the present term of the Normal have done nothing else they have learned more about politics and their devious ways in ten days than they would have learned about that great American game in ten years any other way. They have learned that promises are but "scraps of paper" made for the purpose of getting past bad hour.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

The I. w. w. element are seeming to have real bad time of it in Globe Williams, Clarkdale and other parts of the United States. The United States is pretty much united on one subject at least.
The Coconino sun., 1918-04-05

The big German drive has been halted and the great American drive is just starting to gather momentum. The hand writing is on the wall and Americans are holding the hand that is doing the writing.