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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
DAYLIGHT SAVING AND FUEL.

Estimates of the saving In coal thai VIII be
effected this year in the United States under
the daylight saving plan vary from one nnlihon
tons to one million five hundred thousand tons,
according to Fuel Facts, published by the Ted
eral fuel administration. Even the smaller say
ing IS worth while wflen~th country Is facing
the certainty OF coal shortage But the same
authority says that daylight saving would be
practicable continuously in this country, and
that the resulting economy IN the use OF coal
would be very much greater IN the winter
than In the summer This further suggestion
is made: 1.-Two changes of time each year will
subject the railroads. and every other common
carrier to an inconvenience which would be
obviated by the permanent adoption OF the
present standard of time What Is proposed
should be considered between now and the time
when the clocks viii be turned back II the pres
emit law stands. Apparently there was little IN
convenience due to the change TO the existing
standard, and no more need be expectd II we
are to go back 10 the old time on October
twenty-seventh. But the saving of fuel Is I'M
portant, and so the suggestion that the present
standard be made permanent demands atten-
ton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
Nature never says one thing, Wisdom an
,ther.-Juvenal
TIT WITH, BE A DICTATED PEACE.

Comment on the official utterances Of herman
ministers Of state has ceased TO be worth while,
and the outside world properly pays little at
4ention TO them. Insincere and sophlstlcal, they
arc made for effect at home and on the weak
tx.aad elements in alid lands-pacltists, bolshe-
visits. defeatists, sentimentalists, traitors ana
fools. The imperial government never mas
made a proposition as basis OF peace winch
merited consideration. It cannot do so without
admitting its crimes, rehnquishIng It's projects
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and confessing defeat. Or.
Sof. the German secretary Of state for the col
onies-which is still his title though Germany
has no colonies-said one thing IN his recent
1ahored announcement that was incontestably
4rne s'Our enernies,' he remarked, do not
want peace by negotiations" In this he is IN
disputably correct. The allied sentiment was
sententiously voiced by Senator Lodge when he
declared that no peace that satisfied Germany
can every satisfy US. We want a dictated
peace and propose to do the dictation. In this
our only safety lies. A peace with an armed
Gerrnany able to break the peace at will would
be inconceivable folly. 1t would mean that
four or more years of prodigious sacrifices
would be fruitess of results. If this does
not leave Germany unable to start another, if it
does not spell the finish of her greedy and
treacherous diplomacy. if it does not take away
the weapons of an international thug and put
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
8be NAUV WOO
..yzss: =: :s.F: cate. City

The Nauvoo volunteer Are company
members held picnic in one of the
cool and shaded spots along the lake
bank about Nauvoo last Sunday.
They had an abundance of eats and
drinks and enjoyed themselves III
different kinds of amusements. In
the evening when they returned, they
report all were well pleased with the
days outing
II is said there will be plenty of
wine made in Nauvoo after the grape
shipping season is over. Some yint-
ers claim that they are allowed one
half the amount OF sugar they for
merry used one of them said his
allowance would be 400 pounds and
another 900 pounds this year. So il
looks like we will have the fermented
grape juice again this season.
Sam Gasaway. a fisherman in Nau-
VOC, disposed of his houseboat in
which he has been living with his
wife. to Tim Saladay. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gasaway will make their home for
the winter with their daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed.
There was a pretty little party
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. V. Datin on Wednesday afternoon
of last week, 1t was arranged in
honor OF Miss Margaret Fisher who
has been visiting in the Datin home.
Games were played and refreshments
enjoyed and all the 1assies present
had a most delightful time. The
little lady returned to her Quincy
home last Friday.
A government snag boat arrived at
Nauvoo last Friday afternoon and
landed near the foot of Main street
The outfit Is composed of stump
puller, quarter boat and steamer. the
men are engaged in pulling tree
stumps that were left there when the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
COMING GREAT PROSPERITY.

In the course of a lucld argument Tor the re
newal of the charter of the Bank of France
founded BY the first Napoleon in 1900, the
French minister of finance declared that the res
toration of normal financial conditions would
come through the revival Of industries and tho
export trade Ten years after the disastrous
war OF 1870 France found herself richer and
more prosperous than ever before; and ne pre-
dicted that a similar revival of industry and
trade would follow this war. though it might
take somewhat longer.
Our own return as a nation to normal con
,litions must be far speeder than that of France.
Ne shall have war debt to meet, but no raFag
ga lands and ruined industries to restore. we
hall have lost few workers compared with the
losses of our chief allies. Our industries will
he in the highest state OF efficiency We shall
Lave found new markets for our wares. Where
we now send guns and shell across the sea we
-haI then be sending structural steel and luTl-
ber metals and other products for the uses OF
peace We shall have, our own ships to near
them. thus adding the carriers to the pro
!ncar's profit In fact, there IS everything tc
indicate that a decade Of peace will not nave
}assed-and possibly not half that time-bei
ore we shall have entered on an era OF pros
seritv Of which history offers no example All
We need is prudent craftsmanship, which will
not overload and cripple business at TINS crit
raI iuncture but leave the future TO pay It's
roper part and our tremendous industrial and
commercial expansion few years from now
.riII be the wonder Of the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

sister, Mrs. Morrow and family. DR..
Brown departed Friday for Denver,
Colo.
After several weeks spent with
relatives at Carthage, H., Miss EN-
lily Kittle and her brother, Louis.
arrived home Friday.
Mrs. Mary Wells and Mrs. Charles
Olaf OF Mt. Pleasant, were guests Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Olaf Saturday.
Miss Florence Baker and Miss
Elizabeth Smith attended Friends
yearly meeting held at os&aloosa.
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Beard and two
daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Carpenter and two children of Rock
Island, ILL.,, returned home Monday
after enjoying a weeks visit with
relatives.
Misses Kate Mathews and Jennie
Ingrim motored TO Pennington Mon
day.
Miss Mary Garretson departed
Sunday 10 resume her work as nurse
at Winnetka, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. d, c. Grim of Mar
shalltown, are visiting their son and
daughter, John Grim and Mrs. Bert
Taylor and families.
The Red Cross had nice variety
of supplies for the army boys on dis
play in the park on Old Settlers day.
Misses Gretchen Gray and Ruth
Collatt are in Chicago taking a
nurses coruse of study at the Home
opathic hospital. Washington Park,
Chicago.
Mrs. e. c. Rolf of Ottumwa, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Spray.
Mrs. Joe Turner and family have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

lake was formed after the Keokut
dam was built and their removal viii
make navigation more safe. The out
fit will remain for several days, 0.
until the work is completed
Fred Salm. Jr., cashier of Nauvoo's
First National bank. Is candidate fol
the Office OF county treasurer at the
coming primaries which take place or
Wednesday of next week,
All OF Nauvoo's grape shipping
firms are now busy sending the
luscious fruit to the northern and
other markets. In less than two
weeks, il is believed, the entire grape
crop Of this season viii be removed
and only the wine grapes will remain
ON the vines The prices will be
good. so 1t is reported, and our grow
ers will receive a fair sum for the
fruit. Everybody is busy now that
want work in the grape industry Of
Nauyoo.
Several lads were driving western
horse that was considered a gentlt|
and family driving animal last Thurs
day and when coming up the Parle!
street hill, the docile beast concluded
10 engage in a little runaway fol
pastime. The horse certainly did &C
some for several blocks and the lads
kept him in the middle of the road
until when they came near an east
side residence they pulled him in Ia
the sidewalk where he took a sudden
notion to stop. No damage done to
horse or outfit and no one hurt, but
the lads got the scare of their lives
Herman Meierthalen, a Nauvoo lad
who held job on government Mis-
sissippi steamer. came home about
three weeks ago very i'll with symp
toms of typhoid fever. He Is much
better now and with good care will
be out and around again as health,
as ever.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
SALEM


A large crowd gathered in the park
Saturday for the Old Settlers re-
union and all seemed TO enjoy the
fine program which had been prepar-
ed for thenr entertainment Salem
Hillsboro military band rendered
good music Hon Alex Miller OF
Washington, delighted the people
with his excellent address as was
evidenced by the applause. Helen,
little daughter Of MI. and Mrs Har-
" Roster, gave one OF her declama-
tons which is always pleasing 10 her
lihteners. Various amusements, then
band concert at s p m. and tired
but happy throng retired TO their
homes for rest.
Salem schools opened Monday with
SuBerintendent-H. Hawk, High
school
Domestic Science Miss Clytice
Ross of Kansas City.
English--Miss Elma kreiger OF
Burlington.
Matthew atics-Miss Fern Walker OF
Burlington Grammar school.
Principal-O. A. Collins.
Third Room-Miss Laura Cam
mack
Second Room-Miss Ada Arnold,
Primary-Miss Edna Pool of Prim-
rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. BosIer came
from Fit. Madison TO attend the Old
Settlers meeting and spent several
days with Salem friends. They were
entertained at the c. Scott home
Some years since Mr.. and Mrs. Bos-
Ter owned and edited the Salem
News
Mrs. Eva Billingsly and daughter
Grace, of Hillsboro, visited the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Bert Edwards
last week. George Billingsley, who
has been i'll at the hospital at Camp
Dodge, surprised his mother and
sisters when he arrived at Salem
Friday morning. George Is home or
Through for few days.
Solomon Raygor of Coon Rapids
! and his two daughters, Mrs. j. r
Flat of Spirit Lake. and Mrs. Otha
Blanchard of Coon Rapids, are visit
I ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Miller arrived
( from Fairburry, Neb., TO spend some
| time with the latter's sister, Mrs. T
S. Hampton.
Mrs. Fred Garretson and son, Jim
mic, came from Hamilton, H.. Wed
nesday and remained until Monday
: guests of Mrs. Garretson's sister
Mrs. c. II. Cook and other relatives
! The ". r. ladies served a delicious
I dinner and supper in the basement
Of the church and netted a neat
profit on. Old Settlers day.
| Frank Edwards. his son, John. and
/ his daughter, Mrs Mcfarland anc
! family, all of Fairfield. are guests OF
Franks mother, Mrs. Martha Ed
wards and other relatives.
! Prof G. K. Hayes. his mother
/ Mrs. Minnie Hayes. OF New London
4 his aunt. Mrs. William Rose of Os
kaloosa- were greeting friends satur
day.
! Following months visit with hi!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Each house
OF congress is the judge of its own
membership and may at any time I'M
seat a member for cause. II would
appear thai such conduct as justified
British military authorities IN deny
ing Representative Charles Ernest
Lundeen, Of Minneapolis, and Repre-
sentative Charles Ii. Dillon, of Yank-
ton. the privilege OF visiting the
British front IN France would be sufTi-
cient cause for expulsion
Dubuque TeIegraph-Heiald Side by
side with the war news thar holds or
daily attention is the labor news
Never has the man VINO works WI b
his hands held a more responsible
position in the world than today. The
labcrer is rs necessary as the soldier
in winning the war against kaiser1sm.
Des Moines Capital: The best of 1t
all is tha1 the French appreciated the
United States before the boys ar
rived. Americas good will, her good
| inten tons, her friendship, were ab-
stractions that even the peasant FOLK
! talked about and rejoiced IN long be-
fore there was tangible evidence
I thereof.
I Iowa City CITIZEN: Whether Lenine
! and Trotzky were really in the pay
I of the German government or not may
perhaps never be definitely known.
/ The eject OF their management OF
( q aairs, however. has been the same
las if they had determined TO deliver
over their country TO the Huns
huscatine journal: The result OF
the Michigan primary finds Mr.. FORD
in a rather unique position the De
troit manufacturer was both a winner
and a loser in the election, but he is
certain to be loser in the fall bal
loting.
Washington Journal: Now the
highwayrnan, when the pedestrian
gets the drop on him, throws his
hands I'D into the air and cries
..kamerad." If we would do unto the
German as he had planned to do unto
US there wouldn't be even grease
spot left OF Germany after this war
lie Mars Globe Post: The term
Yankee" is popular in time like
this because il has real significance
in our national tradition and history
1t recalls the virile Americanism OF
other days
Dubuque TiInes-Journal: Mr. Ford
has been nominated as the democratic
candidate for senator. but in Mich
gan the democratic nomination Is
worth about as much as it is in Iowa
We may safely assume that Dir. Ford
will be more decisively beaten by Mr.
Newberry in the November election
that he was in the recent primary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

many of them mere girls. and is equal
ly true that the boys have shown no
tenlnized traits in The army, or any
where else. What our boys, mostly ed
ucated under the influence of women,
are doing is giving the lie to the the
DRY that because of the proponderance
of women teachers we are feminizing
America.
And after the war there will be less
danger of it than before for the wom-
en- OF America have been going 10
school in the world during these try
ing times. They viii understand the
world fetter and they viii in every
way be better able 10 instruct and to
guide the children OF this country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
Cockroaches, Rats, Mice,
Easily Killed

The repulsive cockroach or wate
bug can be easily killed by uslh
Stearns' Electric Paste according
the simple directions on the pacs
age. Buy small box OF the paste fror
your dealer and overnight you shou'
rid your home of the bugs.
Rats and mice are also easily K'ils
by the use of Stearns' Electric PaS's
and every housewife should know !
this reliable way to kill off thssa .,
structive pests. at the coss of onS
few cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
MUSIC IN LIE NIGHT.


When stars pursue their solemn flight
Oft in the middle OF the nigats
4 strain OF music visits me,
flushed in a moment Rilyeyly.
ssch rich and rapturous strains as make
-5-he very soul Of silence ache
With longing for the melody.
Or lovers .r the distant dusk
on summer gardens, sweet as musE-
Pouring the blissfui burden out.
Tle breaking JOY, the dying doubt;
ssr Jewellers ali flown with wine,
AID in a madness half divine.
Eyesting the broken tune about;
or else the rude and rolling notes
,raat leave some strolling sailors tnro2t6,
IFcarEe with the salt sprays, i may BE-
OF many q mile Of rushing sea;
or some high-miEde3 dreamer EtTays
Isse through the solitary ways.
Nor heeas the listening might nor me
or how or whence those tones be heard,
tearing the slumbeTi1g soul IS slTFtG
As when swiftly passing hglt
-sr4Ieg the shadows into flight
white one remembrance suddenly
thrills through the melting melody
strain of music in the night
r,,7+ Of the darkness burst the song,
INTO the darkness uoveE along;
On!y q chord of memory jars,
f-lv an old wound burns its scars.
.g The wild sweetness OF the strain
s,-.;tes the heart with passionate pain,
and vanishes among the stars.
Harriet Prescott SPoi4ora
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

moved to the Harmeson property Of
West Main street.
Miss Bertha Pittman departed Sat
urday to resume her work as instruc
tor in Domestic Science in the Led
yard schools
The T. B. Safer family were ovel
from Danville Saturday, visiting q
the parental T. 1ngrim home an1
greeting friends.
DR.. Feree Wahrer of Fit Madisol
spoke at Old Settlers meeting Sal
urday.
Mrs. Anna Davidson is visiting y
the R. Wilmeth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bosler of a
Madison. were dinner guests of NJ
and Mrs. j. r. 1ngrim Sunday.
Miss Kate Mathews OF Salem. d
gan her duties as principal of ID
Pennington schools Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

him under restraint, sea of blood and noun
tains of treasure will have been poured out III
vain. The allies did everything possible to
avoid this war They failed; but the peace
terms they win now impose viii be effective to
prevent another.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
RARITY OF FgmrNIzEO BOYS.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The Keo-
kuk Cate City calls attention TO one
thing that is not without some signi-
ficance:
The apprehension Of some ex-
cellent people that the vast pre-
ponderance of women school
teachers was having effect to fem
iniZe the boys Of our land seems
happily without foundation. Ger
tainly We have sent no sissy
boys TO France, though it is prob
able within the fact 10 say that a
major part OF our soldiers have
had much or all of their schooling
under school ma'ams.
1t is undoubtedly true that the ma.
jor teaching of the boys now in the
armies has been done my women
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

For the first time since the war began the
kaiser IS sons are in the front rank of papa's
army The army is now headed toward Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

Anyhow, when the American soldiers come
back they Will be able to tell US how far a kilo-
meter is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

The presidents Thanksgiving day procla-
nation this year ought TO be worth reading.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04

Conceive that Of memory that trail be-
hind US broken pockets edge; and in what naked
nYIty should left! For only guide ourselves
only these air painted pictures or
the p1st-Robert Louis Stevenson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-04
BREyIFY AND ExPLICITNEss.

In announcing the establishment OF railroad
administration bureau for suggestions and COM
niaints Director General McAdoo asks that all
complaints be 'sbrief and explicit" 1t Is a
good suggestion and capable OF the broadest
application The public is invited to tell the
railroad administration how the service may be
improved, and it is told that, aside from letters
of complaint it can render real service by
sanding letters of commentator Of employees
who are conspicuously courteous and efficient
in the performance Of their duties. The plan
is sound, even if not altogether new. Railroad
officials have received many suggestions and
complaints from the public. Mr.. McAdoo's re-
quest that all communications be brief and to
the point should be needed, and it would be well
if the Washington administration would extend
this part of the plan to all governmental de-
partments and bureaus. Many tons Of perfectly
good white paper are wasted every year be-
cause the men who send out the matter which
goes through the mails under the government s
frank have not been taught to observe the rule
approved by the director general OF railways.
Have not the publishers been over hasty in
Issuing new edition of Who's Who this
year7 We won't know exactly who's who in
America until after the war.
For the first time since the war began the
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1918-03-01
RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL


The Little Citizens club met In the school room
February and the following program was pre-
sented:
Flag saute-School.
Recftation--FrankH Blakeslee &s,a*
"Simple Life"-Maggie Cook.
"Star Spangled Banner"-School.
"Our Men"-Harret Dickens.
''FueI'-Ruth Goddard.
..Cormbia the Gem of the Ocean School.
ellis Home and His Country'-Addison Cod
dard.
"Our Colors'-School.
"a Pledge'-Rene Cook.
Current events.
'America'-School
A Junior Red Cross auxiliary is being organized
in the school and the children knitting nara 10
finish their blanket. The boys and girls OF inc
boarding school have knit fortyone squares for the
blanket so only dozen more are needed Cons1o-
cradle material has been sent in for bags tray
cloths and pillow slips which will keep all Dusy
for awhile.
Mr. Stewart and Miss Westhoff visited the schoo1
February TO- Miss Westhof examined the eyes,
ears and throats Of the children who were present
Nearly half of the children were absent on account
of colds Mr.. Stewart gave an interesting talk Oh
Junior Red Cross work.
All the members of the school were sorry 10
have Ada and Frank Blakeslee leave but nope thal
they will enjoy their home.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1918-03-01
OUR HONOR ROLL

John Needham, Co. D, 10th u S. Infantry, Rock
Island Illinois.
Stanley Johnson, Battery &C., 62nd Regt., Z.
A. c., Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.
Miss Mabel Bright, Army Nursing Corps, Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo.
William H. Hashbarger, Co. "A,' 352nd Inf,
Camp Dodge
John B. McGilis, Headquarters Co., 349th Inf,
Camp Dodge.
John Mike Roy, Camp Dodge.
Dr. Leo L. Elliott American Expeditonary
Forces, New York City
Dr. l.. G. Neal, American Expeditionary Forces,
New York City.
Dr. Richmond P Favour, the last address was
somewhere in the south.
John Sumner, Rock Island, III.
Josenh Sumner last heard from on his way
across.
Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1918-03-01
THE FAREWELL RECEPTION

In honor of the departing employees, fareWell
supper and reception given on Friday eve
Ming February %. It proved to be quite sue
cess covers being placed for about seventy guests
most of whom were employees and visitors at the
Agency Mr.. Dickens, POSTMASTER kept the pot
boiling with his usual witty remarks and was
amply rewarded by the repartee of the speakers
called upon bit of dancing enjoyed after
the supper the guests dispensing at early hour,
declaring they had all had splendid time 1t
was indeed an occasion for pleasant future mem
cries of those in whose honor it rendered.