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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
OFFICE OF THE STATE CENTRAL
SAVINGS BANK.

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At a special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the State Central
Savings Bank, held October 2Sth,
1918, the following resolutions were
unanimously passed:
Whereas, death having come again
into our midst and taken from. our
Board another of it's most valued
members, Mr.. Wells M. Irwin, who
has been a Director Of this Bank
from September, 1893, therefore be it
Resolved, that through the death
of Mr.. Irwin we have lost an asso-
ciate of the highest character and
ability, one who was ever and al
ways interested in the success and
welfare of the Bank, and upon whose
advice and judgment 1t was safe to
rely. A man of such kindly dispo-
sition and SO courteous to all with
whom he came in contact that it
was always pleasure to meet with
him and our future conferences will
miss his friendly presence and wise
counsel
That the City has lost a citizen Of
the highest type and, while modest
and retiring, seeking no honor for
himself, was always ready, when
called upon, to assume any response
bility and to help in any way that
would tend to promote the advance
ment and prosperity Of the COM
munity.
Be it further resolved, that we ten
der the family Of our beloved asso-
ciate, on whom the loss so heavily
falls, our hearty and deepest SYM
pathy and that these Resolutions be
spread upon the records of the Bank
and copy be sent to the family.
WILLIAM LOGAN,
GEO. e. RIX,
G. J. BODE,
II. w. HUSBAND,
II. BOYDEN BLOOD,
L. J. MONTGOMERY,
JAMES HUISKAMP,
w. N. SAGE.
Directors
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

the front yet. He arrived over there
August %.
The soldier was only twenty years
old and enlisted with his parents con-
sent as a volunteer. He was the third
child of the family and was born and
reared in Carthage. He had two years
at Chicago university after gradual
ing from the Carthage high school,
and while in college enlisted in the
marines. He was fine boy, very
popular in Carthage, and a member
of the Christian church there His
brother is a lieutenant at Waco,
Texas, and his sister Is In war work
in Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

| tors made reports to the city hall.
This indicates that the city down the
river is as badly scourged as ever by
| the epidemic. In Quincy, gas masks
were distributed to the BARRIERS by
| the authorities. DR.. Drake, executive
! of the Illinois state board of health
says that it will be at least four
weeks before the ban can be re-
moved from that state, and that the
removal will start in the north and
continue southwark, as the disease
| disappears.
Prevented Business Loss Here.
Hamilton had six new cases report.
ed today, which is a fiaring up of the
disease there where it has been held
| in check hitherto.
What Keokuk escaped by putting
on the ban SO thoroughly and so
early is indicated by the situation in
Pennington.
That town has been standing sec
ond and third in the state OF Iowa
in prevalence of influenza for a week
or so. 1t had many cases, and every
body around knew about it.
Saturday afternoon there were two
teams seen in the principal street by
a Keokuk man visiting Pennington.
Usually the street is filed with auto
mobiles on Saturday afternoon.
People of the surrounding country
have learned that Keokuk is taking
such measures as have kept the in
fluenza from becoming epidemic here.
and that this city is perfectly safe
place to visit and shop in contrast
to towns which are not so strict with
regulations designed to prevent the
disease.
Des Molnes Opens Up.
Des Moines took the lid off this
morning and all its activities began,
including motion picture theatres
which Is the business losing the
most money these days.
Des Moines lost lot Of money by
the cancelling OF state conventions,
delegates to which always buy lot
of goods there.
Hancock county towns are in ex-
cellent shape, but there is good
deal of influenza in the rural districts
there, as there is in Lee county out
side of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
"A SCHOOLMATE
OF MRS. YOUNG
Mrs. A. A. Bland, Of Ksokuk, Went to
Old Central High School In Chi
caso with Famous Woman
Educator.
GRADUATED YEAR LATER
Ella FIagg In High School Was Bril-
liant, Especially in Mathemat-
les, and soclable and
Helpful to Others.

At least one Keokuk woman had a
personal acquaintance with Ella
Flagg Young, whose death on Satur-
day recalled her unusual achieve
ments.
Mrs. A. A. Bland, OF 1929 High
street, went to the old central Chi
cago high school with Mrs. Young
back in the SOS, when the school
was located on West Monroe street.
Mrs. Young was in class one
year ahead Of the Keokuk woman,
graduating in 1862, and Mrs. Bland
In 1863
In speaking of the girl, Ella Flagg.
Mrs. Bland said today:
My most distinct memory Of her
is Of her brilliance in all of her
classes, particularly in mathematics.
Was Always a Leader.
"She was a leader always, and
helped to organize the work in ath-
letics, which was then only begin
ming in the Chicago schools.
"She was always friendly and
genial with all the girls and willing
to help other girls whenever oppor-
tunity afforded"
!. In 1909, when Mrs. Young was
elected superintendent Of the Chi
cago city schools, Mrs. Bland sent
her card of congratulations, and
received in reply delightful friend
ly letter in which she recalled Incl
dents Of the school which happened
more than fifty years ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
A Wolnan's Story
With Great, Meaning
sab},es Of Childbirth Discussed By
Women Of Experience.

Women sverywhere ten their friend: how.
through the use OF Mothers Friend, the
wonderful penetrating external application.
they avoided suffering and distress befors
the advent Of natures most wonderful 90
luton. =.
Mothers Friend II . remedy which
spreads tie influence upon the cords. Nerves
plant 70 readily yield To- natures demand
FOR. expansion. Tho neryes, cords. eendons
wrenching strain, and nervousn ~ nausea
and unrestful sensations arc naturally
avoided when the nerves and muscles ara
relieved and thus are not tort and drawn.
By regular use, the lower abdominal re-
sion expands with ease when baby is born.
tho hours arc less at the crisis, and pain
and danger II naturally less.
You can obtain Mothers Friend from any
drug store. It has been used BIZ women for
over half = century. and IS Just - standard
q anything you can think Of.
Write tho Bradneld Regulator Company.
Dept. H, Lamar Building, Atlanta. Georgia.
for their Motherhood Book, and got bottle
yourself against pain and discomfort.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
A kEOKUK BOY
is A CAPTAIN
Perry L. Hedrick Commissioned in
the Engineers and Now
Lives in Cali
fornIa

Perry L. Hedrick, reared here and
well known to many people, has been
commissioned captain in the engi-
neers and is row on duty at Salt
Lake, Utah.
After leaving here he engaged in
contracting in the west and now
lives in the Imperial valley, in Cali
fornia He built new county Jail
and other important work as con-
tractor at Ell Centre, California, and
resided there when he joined the
colors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
Rheumatism Back ON the Job
With it's Old-time Fury

ton, and routs cut the disease germs,
can rid you of this disabling disease.
S. S. s. has given some wonderful
results in treating rheumatism. Be-
ing a purely vegetable blood remedy,
lit purifes the blood Of every germ,
and thus removes the cause of Rheu-
;matism. Get bottle to-day at your
drugstore, and start on the right
treatment that will get results. Free
advice about your case can be had by
| writing to Medical Director, 2s Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
About Thirty Per Cent Less
Than One Day Last Week
-Four New Cases in
Two Days.
KEOKUK PLAN A SUCCESS
Safety Here from Beginning in
Sharp Contrast to Sconrge
of Other Cities in This
Section.

The total number of influenza eases
In Keokuk today is only eighty-siS
and only fifty-eight houses contain
the disease.
There has been that many cases OF
other diseases in Keokuk at one day
scores of times in past years with
out anybody commenting on 1t.
During the forty-eight hours end
ing at 10 o'clock this morning. only
four new cases occurred in Keokuk,
and nineteen cases were discharged
cured, making a net gain of fifteen
ceases.
These figures cover the period over
Sunday and are for twice the time
included in the daily reports on week
days. II they had been printed Sun
day and today, there would have
been only two new cases each day
In this city of $4,000 people.
keokuk People are Sensible.
Everybody here endorses the praise
of the Keokuk city council acting as
a board of health which was written
to Mayor Lotion by DR.. Coral r.
Armentrout, now captain in the
medical corps of the army at Camp
Grant, which is printed in full in
The Gate City today.
The entire population of Keokuk
has been backing up the board of
health in keeping down the threat
ened attack of the Influenza germs.
and to this is due the remarkable
fact that the disease never attained
the proportions Of an epidemic in
KeolSuk.
People have become used to the
ban on assemblies now, and say they
will uncomplainingly conform to
whatever the city board of health
says about lifting the ban.
When VIII II End.
The board of health is saying moth
ing on that subject except to point
to the emphatic advice of state health
officers that the ban be continued as
long as the disease exists appreciably
in any city, and as long as there Is
real danger of contagion from out of
town sources. The end of the ban in
Keokuk will come some day, but
whether sooner or later, nobody can
tell now.
Quincy papers say the epidemic
continues there. Ninety-four new
cases were reported In twenty-four
hours, but only one-sixth of the doc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

may be called upon in an emergency
ito give limited nurses service. 4,
That none of them have been called
upon, shows that the supply of nurses
here is adequate to the needs Of
Keokuk.
The fact that the prompt and
strict action of the Keokuk board Of
health kept the big influenza cpl
demic out Of Keokuk had much to do
with this, but. it was comfort to
know that the reserve corps of nurses
were here ready for instant call. If
needed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
HARTZELL LOSES
SON IN FRANCE
Fine Carthage Youth Dies of Wounds
Soon After Arriving over
There and Was in
Marines.

William H. Hartzell. attorney and
mayor of Carthage, who delivered an
address here at a soldier farewell
this summer, has had a son killed in
France.
Phillip William Hartzell died of
wounds September 16. his parents are
Informed by the war department. and
the blow is the more severe, as the
son had only lately arrived in France
and they did not think he had reached
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
No Let-Up In It's Torture.

Pretty soon you will be reaching
for the liniment bottle again, for the
millions of little pain demons that
cause rheumatism are on the war
path. Winter weather seems to awak-
en- them to renewed fury.
But your rheumatism cannot be
rubbed away, because hninents and
lotions cannot reach the disease. II
is ir the blood, and only q remedy
that goes deep down into the circula
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
GOOD RESERVE
NURSE CORPS
keot1k Has Registered for Elmer
gency Work Trained Nurses
Who Ceased Practice
When They Married.

When the drive to enroll nurses in
the Red Cross was carried on in
Keoknk in August, six or eight mar
RED women who had been active
trained nurses before their marriage
were enrolled in the home defense
section Of the Red Cross.
That enrolment means that they
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
is A VICTIM.
OF INFLUENZA
Leo Wharton, Fine Montrose Boy
Dies From the Epidemic
Disease and the Funeral
is Today

Leo Wharton died Sunday morn
ing at his home In Montrose after a
brief illness, from influenza.
He was fifteen years old and was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wharton Jr.
The funeral which was private,
was held this afternoon with burial
In the Wilson cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
John A. Willard. Newton Hamilton.

Pa.
Virgil H. Miller. Moberly, Mo.
VIM. j. Mitchell. Lowell. Mass.
Harry L. Myers, Titusville, Pa.
Stephen Hulin Oats, Paxton, Texas.
Henry John Rammel, Burkettsville,
Ohio.
Willie Rice, Saludin, S. c.
Harry I. Riker. Hoboken, N. J.
William G. Ruth, Athol, Pa.
Clifford L. Shaqner, Chicago, Ill.
Louis J. Shusta, Leisering, Pa.
Novitzy Smith, Creek, N. Car.
Walter Smith. Greenwood, Del.
John r, Thompson. Princeton, la.
William F. Turner. Webb City, Mo.
Paul L. West, McCracken, Kas.
William H Worms, Jr., Heta, Mo.
Percy F. Wymore, Minot. N. D.
Died Of Disease.
Major Edgar M. Graham, Louis
vile. KY.
Captain George w. Hardesty. Bay
lau Heights, N. Car.
Lieutenant Austin L. Hobbs, Van
dalia, Ill.
Army Field Clerk Benz. j. Griswold,
Washington, D. C.
Nurse Kathryne M. Joyce, Youngs-
town, Ohio.
sergeants-
Horace B. Connolly. Winston-Salem,
James Higham, Leroy, MINI.
Hiding v. Nelson, Morris, Ill
Bernard G. Nicolaisen, Cleveland.
Ohio.
Daniel X. Iopa, Oakland, Calf
Jacob Knudsen, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Edward ]. Malone, Philadelphia,
Pa
Joseph A. Mares, New Orleans, La.
Calvin Sain, Boliver, Tenn
William Thibodeaux, Lockport, La.
Bugler Walter c. Sussynsk,
Bridgeport, Conn.
Horseshoer Martin Symanski,
Trenton, N. J.
Charles P. Beck, Lake City, MINI.
William Bell, Indianola. Miss.
Leander Bennett, Cottage Grove,
Tenn.
Lawrence H. Bostad, Fosston, MINI.
William J. Brady, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Clint Baumgarner, Harris, Mo-
Charles F. Cannon, Greenfield, o.
Joseph E. Carlson, Amery. Wis.
Raymond M. Carney, Anderson, Mo.
Frank Cook, Burke Station, Va.
Glen Copeland, Benton, Miss.
William B. Corn, New Cumberland,
w. Va.
Joseph S. Dougherty, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Ewald N Erickson, constante,
MINI.
Josiah NJ. Estes, West Sumner, Me. |
Bernard Fallon, Brainerd, Mimi.
Michael J. Ford, st. Paul, Mimi.
Albert T. Fransen, st. Ansgar, la. !
Eliza Frye, Harrodsburg, KY.
Archie Galloway, Monrovia, Va.
Esten o. Guldseth, Colfax, Wash.
Ed H. Hammond, Griffin, Ga.
Charles Frederick Hemphill Wheel i
ing, W. Va.
Gus Hughes, st. Louis, Mo
Henry Jackson, Gulfport, Miss.
Robert w. Jackson, Camden, Ark. !
Julius A Johnson, Woodvflle, Wig. 4
Anthony Jordan, Newton, Ca
Joseph E. Kuhber, Baltimore, Nd. ,
Axel Jaursen, New York, ~. Y. 4
Frank r. Miller, Gladstone, III.
John Noah Nichols, Edna, Mo. 4
William B. Oden, yinenont, Ala.
Olaf II. Olsen, Rembrandt, Iowa.
Leroy Peacock, Longrun, Mo.
Joseph Pologk, Lawrence, MATS.
Thomas H Powers, Aarinette, Wis. 4
Henry J. Rodgers, Pittsburgh, Pa
Sam A. Shariey, Cgthbert, Ga.
Charles r. Sharp, Rhea Springs,
Tenn.
David Sisson, Drew, Miss.
Albert B. Stelzer, Akron, Ohio.
Jesse Stevens. Panama. Okla.
George II. Stricken. indianapolis, i
Ind.
Jeremiah Sullivan, Brooklyn, n. Y. Il
John Henry Tenant, BlissyiIle.
Ark. a
John w Thompson, FIorig, Iowa,
Jay P. Voak, Worthington, Ainn.
Willie Watson, Stockbridge, Ga.
Frederick o. Weber. St Louis, No.
Nose White, Blairsyille, Pa.
Jessie Williams, Glendora, Miss.
Charles Wilson, Algiers. La.
Stephen c. Wood, Cobb. Texas.
Clarence J. Yoder, Sugar Creek, o.
Victor A Zengerl, Cynwyd, Pa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
Germany's Purpose.

Kansas City Times: Possibly the
purpose of the Germans in hurrying
out Of Belgium Is to really do what
they have talked about SO much, and
watch the Rhine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
Maklna II Compulsory.

New York World: To the willing
ness of the German government 10
evacuate invaded territory. Foch and
the allied armies are daily adding
the absolute necessity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
BIC DECLINE Of CASES
Of INFLUENZA HERE
,~>>>~>>>>>>>>>

. Total number of cases in Keo-
. kuk reduced TO eishty-six.
. Only fifty-eight houses contain
. the disease.
. Only four new cases In two
. days in Keokuk.
. People strongly backing up
. the board of health.
. Impossible to state when ban
. will be lifted.
. Neighboring cities still para
. lyzed by the epidemic they all
Q lowed to start by careless pre-
. vention.
. Pennington hard hit and
= loses its Saturday country trade
. entirely until epidemic is over.
. Des Moines takes the lid of
. this morning.
. Rural districts hereabouts
. have many cases OF influenza.
4 49, - "A = a a 4 4 4 q 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

The latest figures show that there
are $500 picture houses in the Unit
ed Kingdom, with an annual attend
lance OF LOIS .O0O. 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
Please Answer These, Mr.. Porter:

Why do you favor fixing the price of the Iowa farmers
wheat and the price Of the southern planter cotton
Why do you condemn Governor Harding for organizing
Iowa before the president let congress know mpn
ing that Iowa has responded to every call and first
oversubscrbe the big Liberty Bond drives Why do you
disapprove Of systematic organized work for Iowa' Do
you want the loyal people to the Liberty Loani the
slacker7
Where you the controversy in schools
and public meetings of the language Of the kaiser the Ian
guage of the Declaration Of Independence At time when
loyal Iowans driving sedton to cover why do you invite
the reest of other than the english laguage7 Have
agator because speech familiar to he kaiser his
cohors?''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
AN OPEN LETTER
Mr.. PORTER, Please Answer:

You say in letter your signature that Won !,
against Governor Harding for reelection because no
risen to loyal leadership" in Iowa Please answer Nv
State single place where Governor Harding bas !.
been loyal to the federal government the soldiers NV
sailors, to allies w
@ Give one instance where official Washington has k,
Governor Harding for thing they have not received
Is it, in your opinion ''disloya leadership" to admin
lister the draft law that Iowa is in the first six states
every comparison of states? Or
To fill every quota call of the government
To increase the wheat acreage in Iowa $50 per cent?
To increase the production Of Iowa coal million tons
President Lewis of the Mine Workers saysf
To get for Iowa manufacturers and keen
Iowa labor in Iowa?
To help 10000 farmers get seed that will grow'
To suggest maximum price for seed save the
farmers thousands of dollarsi
To help farmers and stock get in which to shin
their stock and millions Of dollars7
To get box for farmers to their soft con
To keep the coal mines running and furnish employment
for $4,000 men?
To keep Iowa factories running and furnish employment
for thousands of men and womenf
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28
CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS 4O7 NAMES

Continued rom page y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Read The Gate City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-14


From Montdidier to the forest 'cf
villers-Cotterets. where the Offensive
has ranged. with the roads TO Paris
as It's objective. Gen. Foch is as sc
curr as before the offensive began.
The small areas sold to the enemy
for 70 heavy n price in blood do not
improve Hindenburgs position to
any serious extent. Nothing has
passed into German possession that
IL well worth the Hun death toll ex-
acted in advance.
Hindenburg stands baffled north
OF Cu-npicgne. No explanation can
conceal from the Germans at home
the fact that Compiegne was the
principal objective of Hindenburg's
fourth offensive. and that Compiegne
stili remains in Foch's hands.
The weakness OF the latest drive
cannot fail TO doubly impress the
German people. coming at a time
when the German government no
longer liz able TO conceal the fact that
hundreds OF thousands OF Americans
are in France.
Hindenburg has made the most
gigantic sacrifices in military his
tory during the past IL weeks to win
the war and has failed. BY no pos.
sibility can he continue this bloody
slaughter OF his own men much long
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-14

Can Swat
Rent-H0g
100 Per Cent Tax Is Rem
edy, According to
Leaders
AFTER EXCESS PROFITS
AFTER EXCESS PROFITS
ny FREDERICK ". KERRY

- tsss sesksesss
WASHTSGTOS. Juno 1.-THE
federal government has constitution.
al power 10 prevent rrnt profit--r.
Ing. Taxation OF exc-Er rents In tn.
remedy.
That IL the opinion OF Congress
man Ben johnson. OF Kentucky.
chairman OF the District Of colum.
bia. and author OF the bill. which
passed the hous- by a huge major.
lty. to stop rent profiteering In the
nations capital.
His bill. which has now passed the
wnats in amended form. and is tn
conference between tho two houses.
declares that rentals charr~d above
the amounts coliecscd for the year
ending September 80. 1915. with an
allowance Of 10 pr cent for incrcas
ed coats to the landlords. are 'exo~ss
profits" and shall In taken BY the
government Aa taxs-.
The power OF congress to tar 10
unlimited" said Congressman John
son. when asked him about tho su.
thority of the federal government to
prevent r-n,profif-erinK
This was clearly stated by Mr..
Chief Justice Marshall. In a famous
case early in the history Of tho re-
public. He declared in effect In that
decision OF the supreme court that
the power 10 tar IL unlimited.
And that. In my opinion. II
the way TO gct aftee ti,ese graft.
ing rial cstste ownev~. who ase
holding up the people In eooe.
mousiy increased rentals.
Their excess rentals eaa ~
declared To be excess profits. and
tAxed up 10 100 pr cent
Other authorities on taxation In
congress are OF the same opinion.
The effect OF such LEGISLATION. II IL
pointed out. would b. to prohibit. un.
Continued on Page Twelve
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-14

you want to help stop rent profiteerng? Has your
- landlord raised the rent you? II not has he noti-
fled you that it will be raised? II he hasn't raised the rent,
do you want to keep him from doing it?
Competent authority according to todays dispatch
from Washington, says CONGRESS CAN ACT to stop
this outrage. We say. CONGRESS MUST ACT. II you
keep your from being raised sign the follow
ing petition. your neighbor to sign and mail to
Congressman John F. Miller if you live in Seattle Ksap
county Miller is the representative in the house of the
First Congressional district II you live in King county,
outside of Seattle in OF the Northwestern counties.
Representative Lynn Hadey representative of the
Second Congressional district II live in southwestern
Washington write Representative Albert Johnson of the
Third Congressional district.
II you live in the central eastern part of the state,
write to Congressman William La Toilette of the Fourth
Congressional district If you live in the Spokane district
write to Congressman c. C. Dill of the Fifth Congressional
district.
And also write the two senators, Senator Miles Pon-
dexter and Senator Wesley L. Jones' They representa-
tves of the entire state.