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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
KEOKUk IMPROVEMENTS
From the DonnelIson Review.

giving credit to the street commits
sioner, who is directly responsible
for this work. There was a time we
might have hesitated about handing
a bouquet to SO good democrat as
Commissioner T. J. Hickey, familiar
ly known to his friends as Tim"
but the world do move" and efil-
cheney is fast supplanting political
partisanship in the measurement Of
men for municipal and county Offices.
at least. Hickey evidently believes
that 'the way to pave is to pave"
and he has certainly put his belief
into concrete form in the city Of
Keokuk during the present admins
tration.
OF course, 1t is reasonable to sup
posen that at least few of those
whose property abutted these im-
provements did not take kindly to
the assessments made necessary, but
these will soon be things Of the past
and then even they will be glad that
the improvements were made and
are paid for, for it was certain to
come some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
NEVER AGAIN.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: No doubt,
many Americans who have observed
and perhaps been more or less severe
ly disconnected by the coal famine,
are saying: Never again" They re-
alize that there is coal sufficient right
here at home, to supply the world for
ages, and they are confident that there
is no reason why anyone in this coun-
try should suffer for want of fuel.
Some will try to find substitute
for coal, as a source of heat and pow
er. And there is never doubt that
the substitute will be found in the
course of time. No one can predict
just when a new invention is going
to practically make over the modern
world. The chemist may have some
thing of Importance to say on this sub
ject almost any day The thing that
has lain before him for years, plainly
| to be seen and yet unrevealed, may be
come clear at any moment. and there
will be discovery that will make an
other man immortal upon this ole
earth.
! Others will turn their attention t.
| the problem of distribution, and surely
! that could be so reformed that there
need never be another fuel famine II
! the land And that without great ex
pense, without calling in the scientis
or the inventor. Perhaps river trans
portation and the building of good
hard roads would contribute yer,
much to the solution of this problem
| And others will look for substitutes
And it will be discovered. as wa:
known to everybody not so very many
years ago, that wood makes excellen
! fuel. OF course. if we We're to begir
burning wood on a large scale WI
should have to give attention to The
production of more wood. Perhap:
forestry and tree-culture will be giver
Ia boost.
! In short. the coal famine may prove
the cause of many good things in thu
land. may again prove kind OF
blessing in disguise. Especially /
there are many who have said "Neye
Again" and who mean what the1
said Many for whom it is not merei!
convenient way Of blowing off steam
OF voicing their disgust and indigna
/ ton. but who are determined so Ia
as lies in their power, to see to !
| that no such things shall ever happei
again in this country, OF unbounde'
racourcps
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
CRITICISMS USEFULNESS.

New York Times: Some people,
and they are not few, are begin
ming to resent hearing, whenever
they call attention to this, that or
the other thing which they find OBJ
jectionable in our national prepare
tons for getting into the war, that
the men in the trenches endure
hardships much more severe than
the worst that any of the stay at
homes have suffered or have had
any chance of suffering.
The statement is true enough, in a
way, but as an answer to well found
ed criticism it is utterly irrelevant.
immaterial and impertinent- 1t is
made somewhat more irritating by
the fact that the United States
hasn't any men in the trenches" as
yet, but that point can be ignored.
If we had two or three or five mil
lion of them there, or even the mil
lion whom the able imagination of
Mr.. Bryan saw leaping to non-exlst-
ent arms between sunrise and sun
set, their dangers and pains would
be no reason whatever why the rest
of us, who are also serving the coun-
try to the best of our several abiii-
ties, should be reduced to silence
when we have just cause for COM
plant.
Honest criticism here at home
may be as helpful to the fighters as
anything we could do. On it, in large
measure, the man in the trenches
depends for such safety and com
fort as he may have, and he would
be the very last to demand 1nvar1aDie
admission or proclamation. on our
part, that everything that could
would or should be done for him mas
been attended to behind the lines. !.
And. as a matter of fact, the reI'
erence to his sufferings. when MADE
as a represser of criticism, usually
+! comes from somebody who is more
! or less responsible for those suffer
! ings and doesn't want to have atten
ton called to his negligence OF IN
| competence, or else it originates N
l. the mind of somebody who doesn't
want to be bothered with the task
of improving trench conditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
WHAT 1T COSTS
FOR EDUCATION
Fifteen Dollars Per Student is Esti-
mate Which Iowa City Expert
on Fuel Expense,
Have Reached.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb about
fifteen dollars per student is what 1t
costs to keep the individual student
warm last year at the State university,
according to a report on coal given
ont recently by J. NJ. Fisk, superin-
tendent of the grounds and buildings
The total amount spent for coal was
S51 ,691.62, but some of this was used
for the generation of electricity and
for other purposes.
Another method of figuring would
credit each of the three thousand stu
dents who attended the university last
year during the regular school year
with the consumption OF five tons of
the mineral which is causing consid-
cradle anxiety in some quarters this
winter. Seventeen thousand, FIVE hun
bred and thirty-eight tons We're pur-
chased by the university, but here
again allowances must be made for
the amount used for other than heat
ing purposes.
over fifteen thousand tons of the
total used vas Stacked coal, and the
remainder was divided among lump.
mine run, pea, egg, crushed egg and
washed nut. Seven thousand tons of
the amount came from Iowa and the
rest was Illinois coal More of the
Iowa coal would have been used, ac-
cording to Mr.. Fisk, had 1t been as
easy to get as the coal from the state
to our east
All the heating furnaces are stu
ated in two buildings and great under
ground pipes carry the heat to the
thirty buildings of the campus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove It

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substi.
tute for calomel, act gently on the bowels
and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar
c5ated tablets are taken for bad breath
ky all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on the bowels and liver.
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous caloinel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the BENEFITS Of nasty, sickeaing,
rriping catiartics are derived from DR..
Edwards' Olive Tablets without gripping.
Dai, or any di5agrceable eHects-
DR.. r. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint, with the
attendant bad breath.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
a vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil; you will know them by their olive
color. Take one or two every night for
a week and note the effect. 1oc and 25c
per box. All druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
DAYLIGHT SAVING.

The presidents program Of legislation sub
mitted to Representative Kitchin, leader of the
house majority, includes the daylight saving
bill. which has already passed the senate. But
little opposition is expected in the house The
bill should be enacted as promptly as possible
Objections to the daylight saving plan which
would be serious if the change were proposed
for any one or for several communities, disap-
pear when the suggestion is a nationwide re-
adjustment of working hours. In statement
urging the passage Of the bill, Chairman Hur-
ley of the shipping board, says the daylight
saving movement has been successful IN twelve
of the largest countries of Europe, where it has
resulted in large economies in the use of coal
and that putting the plan in operation here
would materially help the shipbuilders. Prac
tcally all the "outside' work on ships is de
pendent upon daylight The experience OF
England and France has convinced Fuel AID
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

No matter what ails your child
gentle. thorough laxative should !
ways be the first treatment given
If your little one is out-otsu
half-sick, isn't resting, eating j
acting naturally-look, Mother. \
If tongue is coated. This is sd
sign that the little stomach, iI
and bowels are clogged with vast
When cross, irritable. feverish, stcj
ach sour, breath bad or has stomad
ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full
cold, give a teaspoonful Of "Caliiura
Syrup of Figs" and in a few bod
all the constipated poison, undiges,l
food and sour bile gently moves 4
of the little bowels without grpd
and you have a well, playful chl
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giT1
this harmless fruit laxative"
cause it never fails to cleanse 4
little ones liver and bowels q
sweeten the stomach and they dad
love it's pleasant taste. Full dlf|
lions for babies, children Of all ID
and for grown-ups printed on "a
bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syuI
Ask your druggist for BOZ
of California Syrup of Figs" y
see that II is made by the "CalifoiH
Fig Syrup Company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

1t has been said that change is
the order of the universe, and moth
ing stands: we must go forward or
we must go backward" This quota
ton came to our mind while driving
over the new paving on upper Main
street in the city of Keokuk recently,
and it is evident that the present
city administration, under the leader
ship of Mayor Ed S. Lotion. did not
go backward on that job. The thou
sands from upper Lee county who
enter Keokuk over that road can tes-
tify' to the improve dconditions there,
and we understand that similar i'm
provements have been made on vari-
Gus other streets of the city. From
personal observation and information
obtained, it seems that Mayor LOT
tons administration has been an I'M
usually successful one. notwithstand-
ing the fact that they had to con-
tend with a decreased ) revenue
through the loss of thousands of dol
lars of saloon license.
1t would hardly be fair to mention
these street improvements without
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
Report Many Cases
OF Rheumatism Now
Saws we must keep feet dfyi
avoid exposure and eat
less meat.

Stay off the damp ground, az
exposure, keep feet dry, eat y
meat, drink lots of water and aN]
all take a spoonful of salts occssa
ally to keep down uric acid.
Rheumatism is caused by pos1
Gus toxin, called uric acid, wnl'1
generated in the bowels ana
sorbed into the blood. 1t is Inc ~
ton of the kidneys to filter this Y
from the blood and cast II Gu'
the urine. The pores OF the shil
also a means of freeing the piovJ
this impurity. In damp ana 'H']
cold weather the skin pores
closed, thus forcing the Hlone!s
do double work, they become W
and sluggish and fail to elluin1
this uric acid, which keeps aceui
lating and circulating throuS
system, eventually settling m
Joints and muscles, causing stila,,
soreness and pain called rheulla ..i.
At the first twinge of rheuinaa !,
get from any pharmacy ABOUT ~
ounces of Jad Salts; put d
spoonful in a glass OF water
drink before breakfast each nioi
for a week. This is said TO el us
uric acid by stimulating the hluD
to normal action, thus riauihs
blood of these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive aa. .s,
and is made from the ACID OF I'M iI,s
and lemon juice. combined WIN ~
and is used with excellent resar ,sis
thousands of folks who are savs
to rheumatism. Here you n@ "a,
pleasant, effervescent htni "a !,
drink which overcomes uric aciu =
is beneficial to your kidneys a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
case of Congressman Hull.

Monticello Express: Congressman
Hull is being roundly scored because
he voted against submitting the pro-
nosed prohibitory and suffrage
amendments to the national constr
tuition. This brings up the old ques-
ton of whether congressman
should reflect the wishes of his con
stituents or his personal preferences
It is the generally adopted idea that
he should by his vote reflect the
wishes of those he represents. Hull
measured up to such an expectation
The second district which he repre-
sents has always voted against poth
prohibition and suffrage by over
whelming majorities. He gave MS
people the representation they ex-
pected him to. In fact he would not
have been elected. had there not
have been assurances that he would
be governed by the prevailing sentl-
ment of his district. 1t should not
be forgotten that he does not repre-
sent Iowa. but the second district In
the national congress
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
LET us BE THANKFUL.

Let us consider our blessings. Americans OF
the average thrifty class who had enough to
eat before the war have still enough Of whole
some appetzing food. It is true that profiteers
have proved on some of them to some extent, but
plenty of nutritious food is still within their
reach, and they still drink real coffee and tea
and smoke real tobacco instead OF German
mixture of hop leaves and other things
Ours is still land of plenty; and If not flow
ing with milk and honey, it helps us to appre-
ciate our blessings to remember that people III
Balkan lands are eating roots and the bark OF
trees; that soldiers are begging bread upon the
streets of Vienna and Budapest and that IN
these and other cities of Austria-Hungary
meat, bread, tea, coffee and sugar are things
that are not to be had.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

He was made prisoner after i "
forced a candy vender TWO "a
and a United States marin en II
company him to Greenwich -i.oners
York City and kept them pri s,n, d
his country home at the i'O'A
revolver over night. -os;de.
Escaping from the HYDE ,! rs. ID
this morning. the two solui t.rss
fled the police. Captain ' re1t
Medley and two patrolmen S ,'srti
Hyde,s home and made tn i bsi
ant prisoner. He was taAen irrsiiS
quarters where he acted 50 ohiiasd
ally that the police were ~
place him in a straight 'ach
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
ON "No MANS LAND"

ON "No MANS LAND"
And so they call il No Mans Land
This blood-soiked spot all torn by shell,
Where grim Death stalks in solitude
Along the narrow stretch Of He'll
On No Mans Land.
In trespassing No Mans Land
1t takes Hero's stoutest soul
For of the horde who tempt its pass,
!. Few reach unscathed the victors goal
On No Mans Land.
This narrow stretch of No Mans Land,
This shambe of Hell's hooking miFth;
If No Mans Land then is 1t Gods
Own footstool, VIII ! He calls this earth,
On No Mans Land?
But oh, some day this No Mans Land
Shall have its bloody title clear,
And freed from trespass spoil and rape
God grant that day and hour be near
On No Mans Land,
-Earry Bryan owsley, in Philadelphia Public Ledger
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

ministrator Garfield that the change of time
provided in the bill would save the United
States very large amount of coal-perhaps a
million tons-each year. Certainly the econo-
mics resulting from daylight saving will be
important enough to overbalance any temper
airy inconvenience caused by setting the clocks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

Several features of plans recommended by
students of labor problems are included IN Sec
rotary Wilson's labor administration program.
Unity of action between departments of the
government is promised and seems to be as
sured by the plan to include in the membership
of the advisory council representatives of the
war, navy and agricultural departments and
the shipping board. The accuracy Of Mr.. Will
son s statement that there is an ample supply
Of labor has been questioned, and one outcome
Of the work now to be undertaken will be
clearer understanding Of the whole labor situa-
ton. The department of labor has full power to
deal with every phase of the war labor prob
lem, including the distribution, transportation
and housing of men, and if there is serious
shortage of workers the fact will be estab-
lished beyond question
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Sioux City Journal Something GER
tainly was wide open on the side
where winter came in.


tainly was wide open on the side
where winter came in.
Winterset News. Food Commissions
err Gurdon Wattles, of Nebraska. who
is an Iowa man, says that Nebraska
ipeople waste enough to feed Belgium
Nebraska has nothing on Iowa when
it comes to food waste. What the corn
belt needs is a jolt squarely between
the eyes to make the people living in
it realize that we are in war.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: New Haven
officials announce that their road
saved S1,279.260 in 1917. by scientific
firing. Must have fired its staff Jaw
yers and higher-ups.
Mason City Globe-Democrat: The
alien in this country who desires to
become a citizen of Uncle Sans do
main, and has wife in foreign coun-
try who refuses to come to America
and make her home, must either get
her to change her mind and come to
America or divorce her, before he can
become citizen of the United States.
Toledo Chronicle. Des Moines is
Iowa's capital city, and what opinion
can be gained of it? The chamber OF
commerce is advertised statewide as
conducting crooked election of OIL
GERS and an injunction has been served
against the procedure. So far, to our
knowledge. no REPUTATION has been
made of the charge One of the city's
papers last week accused the city OF
having a loose management with nc
eye 10 cleanliness. The last OF the
week an item was published in which
an effort would be made to check
liquor distribution to the soldiers
and this a dry state. and the city sup
posed to be dry. All of these adver
tisements against city in one week
What is it coming to? You answer.
Dubuque Telegraph-H Herald: These
stories of wheat poisoning and cattle
poisoning are of the same cloth ano
undoubtedly voiced for the same pur
pose, to affect the market through
panic and fear inculcated in the minds
OF the people. The best way to treat
such rumors is to ignore them OF
laugh at them Giving them credence
only establishes your own mental in
capacity and aids in the harm that is
aimed at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
CAN'T FIND DANDRi1ss

Every bit OF dandruff -,
after one or two applications :, \
derine rubbed well into tho J"
with the finger tips. 20,
bottle OF Danderine at any drr. "
Tor a few cents and save wong wong
After several applications vo
find particle of dandruffp l :. q
railing hair, and the scalp WIN III
itch. "' feN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
All. There. Kansas and low;

Kansas City Times: Golfers notes
with "acute interest that the United
States office of public roads and ru-
raj engineering has figures to show
that while Indiana and New Jersey
have improved over 40 per cent. OF
their highways, and Massachusetts, al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
MiIIicnalre Goes Insane.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PORT CHESTER, n. j., Feb. L.
Lieutenant Seymour Hyde, of the
intelligence office staff at Camp Up
ton. millionaire. Is IN Greenwich,
Conn. police station violently insane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

Let US warm our hands over the paragraph
announcing that in the city of Yukon the Their
mometer registered Sc degrees blow zero.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

The farmers of the Uni nno aeas
have been allowing sSVV'V s.oTn b
real money to escape ll0 of %
pockets each year because ,,r,ouJ
roads. according to the tes'
experts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

his department is convincing argu.
ment for doing it differently from
now on.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

What We need now is a holiday SO that the
new grist of fuel regulations may be explained
and discussed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

SO far Emperor William does not seem to
have made any promises regarding another
term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

Quotations are useful, ingenious, and ex-
cellent when not overdone, and aptly ap-
plied.-Fourner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

Particularly things to be sought: The spirit OF
Love; selfsaerifee OF purity; of enersyGiadstone
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01

Cedar Rapids Gazette: New Haven
officials announce that their road
saved S1,379.260 in 1917, by scientific
firing Must have fired its staff law
yerS and higher-upS
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-22

Losing the championship of the
southern section of the Quinebaug
Valley Basket Ball Leogue by mar
row margin, showing pluck and grit
all the way down the home stretch,
the Putnam High basketball team
came under the wire in second place
and with nothing in its seasons rec
ord to be ashamed of.
The season is over. Sub Master,
E. H. Snow, the team coach and di-
rector, the student body, and those
who followed the fortunes of the fast
ouintette all season, are well salts
fed. OF course they would ali have
liked to have landed the championship
of the league or even the champion
ship of the southern division, but they
didn't, they did the best they could,
put up a game fight and that is all
that can be asked of any one.
The teams record of Ia wins and
only FIVE losses is a good one. And
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-22

A. IL Hamhn, clerk at the Putnam
Inn. absconded sometime during
Thursday night. taking all of the
money in the safe and all in the cash
registers except $3.50 He hired an
automobile about 1 o'clock from Pep
ms garage, and has not been seen
since he was left IN Providence by
the driver, Henry Pepin. Landlord
Rogers and an officer set off early
this morning to see if they could APP
prehend the thief. As Mr. Rogers is
out of the city it is impossible to as
certain how much money was taken,
but the amount will probably be sew
eral hundred dollars
Hamlin, as he gave his name, came
to the Inn week ago He was as
signed to duty as night clerk. Moth
ing was known of him in this city.