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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
THE HAPPlEST MOMENT
IN A MANS LIFE

ing the things most dear to manKlnu'
What a timid, pitiful figure is ne
who shrinks from the sound OF the
fray and hears not the glorious can
to the colors, the summons 70 nc q
mans work in an Americans way
Thank God, the spirit OF U la.n-
ers still lives exultant, athletlc. pur-
poseful and determined.
This day ] received a letter from .
friend training in Fort ethan Aiieu'
in Vermont. This friend is a you.H
who has all that life can give, Wedlln'
education, social n business stahu-
ing, yet he gladly responded 70 lne
call for volunteers and wires these
glowing words after weeks IN camp.
"This training is ALREADY MaNins
| finer mel of us. We are ieaihine
that we must risk and give Oh an VIZ
have to save and rebuff men anu
instinctiyely we are all starting on
ourselves. and are working to our ut
most to so shape our lives that we
can do this work and do it fearlessly
and well when we go to france. IN
short we are trying to build up a
spirit of living and thinking which Is
as far as possible in accord with the
ideals for. which we are fighting. Inc
result is we are building a camp o,
serious minded, clean living men OF
true optimism, and we hope OF chris,
tians. We are going into this wal
not in the spirit of killing, (thougn
killing must be done) but only in the
[ spirit of service and with the hlghes'
ideals of giving to others. firmly
believe that any man with the r1gn,
stuff in him who enters this work anu
will override the privations n sac
rifices he must make, will come ou'
a far better man than when he en-,
listed. And while l appreciate what
enlistment may mean, | also know
that if any nan sees it as his duty
to his country and his God to f1gh'
for liberty and christianity he Will be
the happiest man in the world When
he puts on a United States uniform
and gives himself to Uncle Sam
Heaven help and pity you II yot
can read that without feeling thu
thrill of radiant Americanism!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
The mothers heart is the child's school
roonl.-Henry Ward Beecher.
a NEEDED SURGICAL OPERATION.

1t is wholly possible that when this war IS
over it will be found that it has been won by
cutting red tape. Germany began with It's red
tape all cut to proper lengths; there may have
been bureaucratic hinderances in the German
war machine but it is probable that long prac-
tice under autocratic control had reduced bu-
reau friction to a minimum. Among Germany
foes the process of overcoming such friction
has been constant; slow at first but OF late
gathering momentum rapidly. This Kidding Of
bureaucratic inertia has been forced upon ma
tions long used to such inertia and who have
suffered under it. This war has enforced the
maxim s'safety first" We are now engaged
in cutting the red tape of our government
departments. We have much to cut and it is
encouraging to find the senate IN a mood to
further the operation. Bureaus and bureau
Gratis are not pliable material out of which to
make a swift and moving mechanism to carry
forward a war and its consequent internal regu-
lations, but this can be done and 1t must be
done. An excellent place to begin has been
found in the war departments carefully tied up
methods of supplying our army with what it
needs most vitality.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
Court Of Adoption.

limited Press Leased wire service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-A centralize
adoption court. aimed to end ii
traffic in babies and eliminate bal
farms" was urged at a conference I
County Judge Scully, Probate Judg
Horner and Mrs. Gertrude Brittol
superintendent of the county soci;
service bureau. A committee consis
ing of Mrs. Britton, chairman, Judg
Horner and Chief Justice O'Connc
OF the superior court was appointe
to investigate the system OF adoptio
and to recommend ways to abolis
existing evils. The committee wi
meet early next week. Judge ArnoI
of the Juvenile court, and Chief Ju
tice Grove of the circuit court, hay
been asked to cooperate.
AT present a person seeking
adopt a child may do so upon app
cation in county. superior or juveni
courts, the latter being a part OF Il
circuit court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
THAT FINANCIAL SCOOP"

Chicago Tribune: Victor Berger,
who still exercises the right OF un-
limited speech, thanks to our Amer
lean tolerance, has made a grand
discovery. He finds that government
operations of the railroads is tine
greatest financial scoop ever &C.
con,plished by the capitalist class or
any country IL the world
This will certainly be news to the
capitalists, who should be grateful to
Mr.. Berger for letting them in on the
secret. We assume that MIR. Berger
could tell them a lot of other things
which they are entirely ignorant OF.
as for instance. that it was all a deep
conspiracy engineered with the con-
nivance Of Washington for the pur-
pose of making a financial killing.
OF course, Mr.. Berger is not trou-
bled by the fact that most of the
capitalists were opposed to govern
ment interference with the railroads.
But it was never Mr.. Berger's spec,
ialty to deal in facts.
Unless we wish to renounc our in
telligence in favor of bolshevikism
it is important to view the railroad
situation with perception and in
perspective. Ever since our entry
into the war railroad securities nave
been declining, partly on account Of
war conditions, but chiefly because
the earning power of the roads was
becoming seriously impaired withou'
any certainty Of relief. The depre
! citation in the market value of al
railway stocks and bonds was esti
mated a few weeks 6 at $1,000, 900,
900.
The advances made in the last two
days are not commensurate with thu
losses already sustained. Withou
venturing predictions, it seems hard
ly probable that stocks and securitie:
will go back to the high levels o
1916. Yet this is Mr.. Berger's finan
cia! scoop.
Even assuming that certain person!
profited by the government an
n~ouncement, it ought to be eviden
that this was merely incidental tt
the strengthening OF u financial pc
sition as a nation. Only the mos
superficial or fanatical mind coult
conceive of railroad securities a
merely the property OF a few capital
lists and quite unrelated to the wei
fare of the country. 1t is worth re
peating hat approximately 90, 000, 90
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
HAMILL'S
STEEL CUT
COFFEE
FROM
A COLO? LISTEN
COLD COMPOUND" END
SEVERE COLDS OR GRIPPE
IN FEW HOURS. /,

Your cold will break and all gripH
misery end after taking a dose d
"Pape's Cold Compound" every tw|
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up no,
trils and air passages in the heal
stops nasty discharge or nose running
relieves sick headache, dullness, feveI
ishness, sore throat, sneezing, sor
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay ~stuffed-up! Quit blo'
ing and snufflins! Ease your thro
bling head-nothing else In the wor
gives such prompt relief as "Pape
Cold Compound" which costs only
few cents at any drug store. 1t ac
without assistance, tastes nice, an
causes no inconvenience. Accept |
substitute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE

GOD.
Fashioned from out the thunder and storm,
From darkness and the terror of the flood,
With trembling hands he moulded him a form,
And offered up a sacrifice of blood.
So worshipping the craven thing,
Before his God a suppliant he stood.
When Famine gnawed his entrails, and his HOOK
Pla gue-stricken persisted, or the lust to kill,
AS fire consumed him, or the molten rock
Poured from the flaming mountain, Ills Gods WILL
He cried, whose wrath no pity hath
So prayed he then-the Man-so prays he still.
The Sun, the Wind, the Tempest, day by day,
Skater the idol through the conquering years;
The man-made God OF Hatred falls away.
Lo. at its base a tarn of human tears!
From Mans despair see mirrored there
Born Of his Pain-the God of Love appears;
Whose presence dims the sunlight, and the stars
Vast, still, eternal, pitiful, serene.
Vanish as mist the questions and the wars;
The lying prophets and the gods unclean;
AS broken reeds, the savage creeds;
The shrouding desert where their shr1nes have bee
-E, H. Sothern, in Scrbner's.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
RATES UNDER THE NEW RULE.

One Of the most important contributions to
discussion of the new order in American rail
reading is made by James Speyer, the New
York City banker, who points out some of the
things that must be done. It is essential that
investors in railroad securities, heretofore
treated most unfairly, receive fair treatment
from now on. In making good the guarantee
of average net income for the last three years,
it will be necessary for the government, acting
through the interstate commerce commission, to
grant a substantial increase in rates. Other
wise an unnecessary burden would be thrown
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

ION the government in making up deflclts. Inc
Question of compensation for increases IN taxa
ton above that paid in the three-year perlod
must be met. Mr.. Speyer goes to the root OF the
matter in saying that when the managemeht
of their property is taken away from them the
roads are entitled to full compensation Tor the
harm they have suffered in the last ten years.
Compensation must be adequate, and the pupllc
interest requires an immediate increase IN rates.
which should have been advanced long ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
Thex VIII be Shorter.

limited Press Leased Wire Service,
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-They are g
ing to b. shorter. At a style show I
day there was ocular proof OF this. Nt
only shorter, but tighter. Miss Emil
a designer and expounder Of the ne
creation. explained:
When the wooden mills at the go
ernment's order will allow us on
four yards and a half for a suit, "
either must skimp the model OF exc
out with other material.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

people in this country are either al
rectly or indirectly interested ~
these securities. But the national IN
terest is greater still; whatever az
yersely affects the credit OF the rail-
roads. to use the words of an eastern
banker. correspondingly affects n
credit structure of the country; II az
fects railroad efficiency and In many
ways interferes with the prosecution
of the war.
To buttress the credit Of the rail-
roads was Just as important as 10
make possible their unified operation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
Patriotic Mothers.

Coon Rapids Enterprises: When
Warren G. Garst was asked on his re-
turn from enlistment last week now
his mother took his action-I sne
was feeling pretty badly about 1t, ne
replied, mo; my mother is the one
who is pushing me out and making
me do my duty" That vas a pretty
fine compliment paid on the spur OF
the moment. OF course, there are
many Spartan mothers In our coui-
try. and, however courageous they
are, it must not be thought they
have no moments Of sadness in the
parting. But patriotic mothers, like
patriotic sons and fathers, have COW
age to manfully face the most trying
responsibilities Of life. Some nave
more fortitude than others to a
the trials. but no doubt every mother
as well as father will feel proud OF
their sons who went to their coun'
|try's defense in its trying hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
Baby'sF Face D~isfigured
With Eczema Scales.
Itched and She Would
Scratch. Spread Over
Side of Face. Cuticura
Healed in Four Weeks.

Above are extracts from a
signed statement recently re-
ceived from Mrs. C.. E.. Out
land, 351 Leesett Avenue,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
If Cuticura did no more than
soothe and heal eczemas, rashes,
itchings and ,burnings, bringing
speedy comfort to tortured, dis
figured men, women and children
it would be entitled to the highest
praise. But it does more. BY
using the Soap exclusively for
toilet purposes, allowing no other
soap to touch your skin, with
touches of Cuticura Ointment now
and then to soothe and heal the
first sign of skin troubles, you will
in many cases prevent these dis
tressing experiences. It is alwaysa
pleasure, not an effort, to use them,
they r so pure and delicate.
For Trial Free by Return Mail adj
dress postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. X,
BOSTON, Sold throughout the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

LILO III ttsSNo
Keokuk postofice, uncalled for, fol
week ending January s. 1918:
Ladies'.
Mrs. Mary Andrews.
Mrs. Addie Davis.
DR.. and Miss Holtgrewe.
Mrs. Samuel Pelz Lemon.
Miss Helen Libby.
Mrs. katherine Miller.
Mrs. w. B. Miller.
Miss v. Ellern Phillip.
Irene Sharp (2).
Gentlemen.
James Barker.
Mr.. X. Lantero.
Mr.. Joseph LeMaster.
Mr.. William Mullen.
Mr.. Milo Stephenson.
G. N. Wallace.
Persons calling for letters In abov'
list will please say they r adyer
tised. e. P. McMANUS,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Frusality is good, if Iiberality be joined with It. The
first is leaving off superfIuous expenses; the last bestoW-
inu them to the benefit Of others that need. The first
without the last begins covetousness; the last without the
first begins prodigaIity; both together make an eseeiient
temper.-Wiliam Penn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Germany is finding that peace is not the
easiest thing obtainable, even with the boil
sheviki.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
IOWA PRESS

Sioux City Journal: Mr.. Harding,
while disposed to let the boys go the
limit as assistant governors, is unrea-
sonable enough yet to insist on there
being only one real governor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Hell may be paved with good intentions but
those of the fuel administration do not seem to
heat up the house any.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Every time they want a gentleman to fall
softly in England they push a peerage under
him before they crowd him off the deck.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

feat of the candidate in sympathy
with the LaFollette idea of patriot
ism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

The provisional government Of Russia is
getting very short of provisions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

"There is nothing asserts a luminous con
temporary, "like doing without to teach us what
we may do without" Does our editorial broth
er remember the story of the horse who was
just getting used to doing without food when he
died?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

Gate city want ads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

The pathway Of the food p~rofiteer is strewn
with trouble these days. Several wholesale
handlers of foodstuffs in different cities have
been severely punished and put out of business
for allowing perishable products to deteriorate
while holding them for the purpose of main
tanning high prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05
LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in
Keokuk po%stofice, uncalled for,
week ending January 5, 1918:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-05

The Russian military prisoner who got the
firing squad to vote on whether or not they
would shoot him and escaped while the cam
paign for and against specific capital punish
ment was raging, had better come to this coun-
try where his talents will gain him something in
the way of political advancement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
BOARD MUST SUPPLY TWO
QUOTAS FOR GENERAL SER.
VICE NEXT WEEK.
TO BE UNFRAMED FIVE
DAYS NOV. n TO NOV. Is
Board Gets Third Call Fer One Lin.
tied Service Man to Be Sent to JET.
ferson Barracks. Mo.-camp Dodge
Calls Will Practically Exhaust Class
I Men Registered Prior to Sept. II.

Two calls for ninety men for general
military service and a call for one lin
tied service man were received by the
local exemption board. The two quotas
are to be entrained for Camp Dodge
during the five-day periods. beginning
Nov. IL. consists Of ffty-t~o in the
first call and thirty -eight in the second.
The orders for enrichment have not
yet been received. so presumably the
county's quotas are not be e1trained
until the middle of next week. II was
not known at the local exemption
boards office whether the two quotas
would be entrained at once or not.
The two calls combined make a total
Of 1854 men for the state to furnish.
The ninety to be sent under this call
will practically exhaust the available
Glass l men for general service left in
the registration of June 5. 1917, June 5,
1918 and August "a. 1918.
The one limited service man Is the
county's quota of 100 to he entrained in
the state for Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
during the three day period. begin
ming, Nov. 25.
Begin Second Classification.
The exemption board began Wednes-
day to classify the second class of the
Sept IL registrants. those of is years
Of age and those from 81 to IS. The
same process of first classifying those
without dependents. or who have no in
dustrial claims on file. is being followed
with this group as with the first group
Of registrants of Sept. IL. All Of those
first being classified are therefore
placed in Class I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
Rhodes News.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 1. Shearer and Mrs.
Joseph Blink were called to Ashton
Wednesday, by the death Of their
brother, Mr.. Fritz
Mrs. r. (. Gray and children. OF
State Center, visited Wednesday with
'rhe formers sister. Mrs. Katie Baker
ard family.
Miss Alieen Wynkoop has been in
sister and family, who have been sick.
Mrs. Hattie Williams, of State Gen.
ter, visited with relatives here We'd
nesday afternoon.
Constance Shearer visited few days
last week with friends at State Center.
Miss Lulu Crawford, OF Melbourne,
visited the last of the week, with her
sister, Mrs. z. A. Meads and family.
Roy Baker was a business caller in
Brooklyn the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Phillips. of Ced-
ar Rapids. visited over Sunday with
Mrs Miriam Phillips and other rela-
tives.
Ray Dewey. Paul Blink. Albert Al
len. Earl Armstrong AID Albert Cham
berlain, who are training at Camp
Dodge. visited with relatives at Rhodes
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Richeson are par
ents of son.
Mr.. and Mrs S. II. Crawford and
Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Fathers and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert AYES, of Melbourne,
were Sunday guests at the Z. A Mead
home
Miss Fora Phillips OF Cedar Rapids.
visited over Sunday at the home OF her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ". c. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Malloy of State
! Center. visited with relatives lin
Rhodes Sunday
School opened Monday after being
| closed by the quarantine. Mrs. Charles
! Blink is supplying for Miss Marvel
| Robinson.
! Miss Florence Chamberlain, OF Sioux
City, came Monday to visit relatives
and friends.
! Maxine Towles has been spending
the past week at the Guy Eastman
| home. near State Center.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Perry were visit
| ors Monday afternoon at the John
| Long home in Marshalitown.
! John Francis was in Marshalltown
| Monday.
Miss Grace Strickler resumed teach
| ing AT the Eckhardt school north OF
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haddock's
| daughter, Elsie and FAMILY, have moved
! here from Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
COAL STOCKS ARE LARGE.
Fuel Commission Urges Consumers to
Keep Their Bins Filled.

With the largest stocks of coal in
the hands OF the dealers. at any time
this year. the county fuel commission
urges consumers to keep their bins
filed until supply sufficient TO last
until April is on hand. The COM
mission points out that when room IS
made in the bin for an additional load,
1t should be put in while the coal is
on hand in the city Dealers have a
very large stock, and as a matter OF
fact some of them. are continuing to
receive coal from the mines until they
have no more shed room in which to
store it. One dealer at least is now
storing coal in piles on the ground be-
cause of lack of room under cover.
In spite of the mild weather, or
perhaps because of it, there was
tremendous movement of coal into the
city and TO consumers in the city dur
ing October, according to the reports
of dealers for the month. Dealers re-
ported combined stocks OF coal on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
Feeding the Family.

ton agent, g. prepared a series of
articles on feeding the family, which
will be published in the Times Repub-
lean, hoping they will assist the
housewife II carrying ont the food
program for the winter.
We are not to have meatless, wheat
less. or sugarless days, but owing tc
the fact that we must send so per cent
more food overseas this year than last
ii means to buy wisely. plan closely
and serve carefully. Our families mus
be we'll nourished, and 10 do this and
cave the amount necessary for ship
ment overseas. the housewife needs tc
have knowledge Of goods.
Foods may be grouped as follows
Cd Fruits and vegetables; (2) milk
cheese. meats. fish, dried peas ant
beans: (3) cereals. wheat, oats, corn
rice. etc: 90 sweets: sugar. molasses
honey, ETC.; 90 fats: butter. lard, IA
meat, oils, etc. 1t is the duty~of the
housewife tq make sure that the die
every day includes something from
each Of the five groups.
Serve but one kind OF cereal a meal
Serve meat but once day.
Use milk freely. Do not waste drop
Serve plenty of vegetables.
Following Is suggestive dali!
allowance for the average adult:
Group Potatoes, threequartel
pound. or about two potatoes; othel
vegetables one-fourth pound: fruits
served two or three times daily eithe
fresh, cooked or jam and jelly. Thi
group should furnish at least one ant
one-fourth pounds of food.
Group Meat. eggs. etc, twelv
ounces: for example meat one-fourtl
pound for one serving. one pint o
milk and two eggs.
Group 3.--Cereals, bread. breakfas
foods, ETC., about one pound divided a:
follows: Breakfast food three to foul
ounces tordinary stTTiiuSt, Bread ahcn
six ounces (four or five slives O.
bread; other cereals, three to foul
ounces.
Group 4.-Sweets, two ounces Of
four tablespoons including honey
sugar. molasses and syrups.
Group Flats, two Dances or foul
tablespoons including, butter, fat meat
oils, etc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-07
SAM" KENDALL, NJ. c.
Former Resident Of County Elected to
CONGRESS in Pennsylvania.

News dispatches from the election
in pennsylvania report the election OF
Samuel 4. Kendall. OF Meyersdale. as
congressman on the republican ticket
from the Twenty-third district Of
Pennsylvania.
The information will be Of interest
TO people OF this county. where Mr..
Kendall made his home during his
young manhod,, Kendall came to Lis
comb as poor boy and taught school.
He was assistant principal of the Lis
comb school during the school year Of
isSl-2 Later he was principal at Al
bion and Jefferson.
Returning to his native state he en-
gagged in business, and has become. II
is said. multi millionaire. He has
served one term as member OF the
Pennsylvania legislature from his dis
trict.
Mr.. Kendall Is a son-in-law Mrs
J. T. Wiley, OF Lisccmb. and was in
Liscorlb recently to visit Mrs. Wiley