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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Iruin Cobb Calls Postal
Proposal "Conf1scation'

scope Of influence, to uphold the
hands of our government and to
strengthen the arms of our soldiers
and sailors in the presnt crisis. The
same, / maintain, is true Of the own
ers and publishers of American peri
odicaLs ALI Of US, writers and pub
fishers alike, are willing, and more
than willing, to bear our fair share of
the burden-financial and otherwise
necessitated by condition OF war.
10 Confiscation.
But a law which increases second
class postal rates from fifty to nine
hundred per cent through a zone"
system on national periodicals circu-
lated in this country and its posses
sions amounts to confscation and de-
truction- A commission appointed by
congress has already pronounced
against such policy. The allied
printing trades and organized labor
of which the printing trades are a
part, have protested, along with the
publishers themselves. against a regu-
Iation which not only will cripple one
of the greatest industries in America
and certainly the greatest force for
popular education and entertainment
that we have-but will, in the case of
a vast number of worthy and patriotic
periodicals. result in absolute ruin to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
MARCH TO VICTORY

Courage is . matter of the blood.
Without good red blood man has
.eak heart and poor nerves.
In the spring is the best time to
Ike stock of ones condition. If the
lood is thin and watery, face pale or
imply, generally weak, tired and
stless, one should take spring tonic.
ne that will do the spring house
leaning, an old-f2shioned herbal rem
dy that was used by everybody nearly
0 years ago is still safe and sane
;ecause it contains no alcohol or mar
otto. 1t is made up of Blood root,
iolden Seal root, Oregon Grape root,
2ueen's root, Stone root, Black Cherry
ark with glycerine and
made into liquid or tablets. This
,lood tonic was first put out by DIR.
Fierce in ready-to-use form and since
shen has been sold by million bottles
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. If druggists do not keep this in tab
let form, send 80 cents for vial to DR..
Pierce's, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Kidney disease carries away a large
percentage of our people. What is to
be done? The answer is easy. Eat less
meat, eat coarse, plain food, with plenty
of vegetables, drink plenty of water
between meals, and take an uric acid
solvent after meals for while, such as
Anuric double strength), obtainable at
almost any drug store. 1t was first
discovered by DR.. Pierce. Most every
one troubled with uric acid finds that
Anuric dissolves the uric acid as hot
water does sugar. You can obtain
trial package by sending ten cents
q Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and
'argical Institute III Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Awaiting The
Joyful Sound


Who can forget that Mts1e brassy cry that
echoes tho arrival OF the new babyf
Before baby comes tho mother shosld sek
IN condition 10 meet the crisis.
Thousands of women have used tho safe
end reliable application, Mothers Friend, dur.
tihe the waiting MONTHS. and they relate
now they entirely escaped nausea, nervous
ness, bearing down and stretching pains and
many other dehtlitatinG and oisheaYfentn0 eK-
periences which 70 my At the mother for the
Greatest time in . womans life.
Mothers Friend y . wonderful help -
nature In relieving strain and distress
Dns about By expanding. muscles. The
se of cheerful days and restful nights.
Inc breasts arc kept in gvod condition and
the abdominal muscles relax with ease when
baby Is born.
Mothers Friend makes il possible for tho
tS1pcctant mother herself TO actually aid ne-
.uIe IN tho glorious work 10 be performed,
mo s no woman should neglect or fail to
Eve nature Helping hand. It viii mean
'nnniteiy less pain at the crisis.
4. Mothsr.s Friend Is for external use only.
~ absolutely safe and wonderfully effective.
e. prepared by the Bradneld Regulator
~ 2B Lamar Bldg, Atlanta. Ga Write
, ,nem =. their Motherhood Book" 30 val
1apie to expectnnt mothers.
rbirS pcnre bottle Of this famous remedy.
ffrr.ess success. for over half century.
rn,,r..,sh e druggist today, and thus fortify
against paia and discomfort.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

/ week and attended the May Day lun
cheon and dance given by the Com
fort Kit Girls of the Red Cross chapt
er of the city, Wednesday
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 p. N
a recital was given by unclassifiet
students of the Music department o
Carthage college. the following tax
ing part:
Ruth Griswold. Ardath Seibert
Carol Houston, Mabel Driever, Mar,
Johansen, Phoebe Ferris, Ethel Mil
Ter, Bess Griswold, and Imogen Hill
Monday evening at s:15. the
School of Music Of Carthage college
presents Miss Lola Fletcher, sc
prano. in senior recital.
Carthage college School Of Music
presented Miss Irene Mutt, reader, il
church, Friday evening, May 3rd, al
8:15 o'clock
Miss Mutt read "Timothy's Quest
by Kate Douglas Wiggin. and by he1
distinct enunciation, pleasing voice
and ease and grace of manner. Won
the admiration of the large audience
who had assembled.
"Timothys Quest consists of three
parts, and is the story. of two little
orphan children, who went from the
city where they lived. out into
the country to find home, and tells
how the little boy had many exper
fences in finding home for the lit
tie girl. being turned from first one
place then another. until they were
finally happily located in good
home.
Miss Helen Stahler, pianist, assisted
Mrs. Chas. H. Mutt, of Mendon, Wis.
tied her daughter for the week end
and attended the recital.
The eighth grade examinations of
Hancock county schools were held
Friday May 3rd., at some designated
point in each township. Those writ
ing the examinations in Carthage.
wrote in Supt S. d. Faris office at
the court house, where thirteen
teachers appeared for the tests, with
their pupils. being all of Carthage
township, viz:
Miss Mildred Flynn, with Ethel
Grotts, Elwood Buell. and Pearl I.
Grotts.
Miss Katherine Clark, with her
pupil Ruby Walker.
Miss Blanche Bell, with Ceola Erl-
stem. Leona Erlsten. Laurence E.
Munson and Gladys L. Bell.
Miss Eva Pearl Yetter, with
Chas. Dikerson, Goldie Wright, Ma
bel Klattenberg, and Helen Earls.
Mrs. Mary Boswell Hough, with Lo-
rem Hardy, Glona Hardy, and Helen
Bradshaw.
Miss Gertrude Dorothy, with Bes-
sic Wright and Kenneth Cutler.
Miss Hazel Jones, with Wilbur Fer
ris. Harold James, Boyd Hawkins,
Mary Reed, Warren Wirth, and Clara
James.
Miss Norman, with Frank Hetrick
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
The MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia e. Pmkham's
Vegetable Compound
IL Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A VISIT to the laboratory where this
successful. remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends tho making Of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $50, 900 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to bo
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are at their best
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil aud tank that comes in
contact with tho medicine is sterilized
and - final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
It is the wonderful combination Of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in ats preparation
which has made this famous medicine
80 successful in the treatment Of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
sound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

David Swain a well to do farmer
residing one L2ile west of Carthage,
was injured in runaway Saturday
morning about nine o'clock, and
grave fears are entertained as to his
recovery.
Mr. Swain was delivering a load OF
loose hay to Mr.. L. ]. Wolfe, at the
barn just off the west side of the
square, an had unloaded the hay,
and placed his team onto the wagon
to return home. Some little loose hay
was left on the hayrack. and he was
throwing that off. when one OF the
lines fell to the ground and the team
started to run. Mr. Swain got to the
ground to regain the line, and got
caught between the fence and rack.
the team kept running along the
fence, and while he was holding onto
them they swerved closer to the
fence, catching him between a tel
ephone pole and corner Of the rack.
crushing him through the stomach and
bowels. He was Immediately taken to
his home and every effort is being
made to relieve his sufferings.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Conwell, Of La
Harpe, spent several days the past
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

and Grace Sergeant
Miss Emma Martin with Joy Earls,
Blossom Earls and Paul Ruger.
Miss Gladys Ball with Lloyd Nc
Mapus.
Miss Ferne Slusher with Floyd
Hopkins.
Miss Ethel NeiIl, with Mary Marks,
and Fern Barber.
Mrs Adelaide Main has accepted a
position as bookkeeper with the Leon
Chevillon Co.
Hon. VIM. H. Hartzell was bus
mess visitor to Quincy Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan went to Quin-
cy Saturday morning for an over
Sunday visit.
Mrs. Joe Helfrich, Mr.. Edison and
Mr. Hubbard, were in Basco Friday
exening, playing with the orchestra,
at the social given for the benefit OF
the home guards.
Miss Ina Braun and Miss Ollie
Smiddy, of Ferris spent Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. McAnulty.
and attended the Hancock county or
atorical, declamatory and musical
contest.
Mrs. o. W. Huston went to Adrian
Saturday morning, to spend the week
end with her sister. Mrs. N. l.. Hook
man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
NURSE FANN|N TELLS q WHY
Of ACCIDENTS TO Av|ATORS

awake. A plane just leaving the
field has the advantage Of one about
to land in pending disaster The
landing plane is one going at much
higher rate of speed than the one
just starting up, therefore the pilot
must not misjudge his start and thus
be overtaken by plane that is pow
erless to avoid the crash.
Must Keep Well Apart.
Machines passing in the same direc-
ton should have at least fifty yards
to insure safety against crashes and
those approaching should have an In
terval Of one hundred and fifty yards
between them.
When the cadets enter upon their
training, they are given a course to
follow by their instructor, for accord
ing to the rules of the air, each plano
has its course and If that route is
kept, collision with another plane un-
der normal conditions will not occur.
One OF the most common reasons for
accidents as given by instructors is
disobedience Of orders at certain
speed or height, so many loops, or
dives or whatever the maneuver may
be can be made II the pilot disregards
and adds another loop, the conse-
quences may prove fatal.
Cross Winds Fatal.
Another reason given for accidents
is landing in cross wind, such land
ing frequently causes the plane to
turn completely over and pinning the
pilot under the heavy engine. Ac-
cording to flight commanders the pi-
lot loses control of his engine and
makes frantic effort to right. The
plane fails the first time then lapses
into Inconsistencies and the plane
guides itself to earth. The method
adopted by an air plane when left to
its own choice of landing is to follow
the line of least resistance. the en-
CINE with its ponderous weight and
the engine, the wings, and helpless
pilot swings to earth at a rate so
rapid that life is snuffed out before
the body touches the ground.
Many Crashes Occur.
There are many crashes. technical
personal reasons, that are
never recorded. that none but the
dead aviator will ever know. This is
a first class hospital. The treatment
is as good as In any general hospital.
Our surgeon general, Captain Camp
bell. is one OF the best in the United
States
This Is z .. m, ohicial. at shutdown.
and the bugler is sounding retreat.
The boys are standing at attention.
the colors. All are bright
and happy. as also am in the service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Prominent Writer Says Pub
fishers Must Suspend IN
Many ms ances if LatO
Stands as it is
1--WE OBJECT TO coNFlscATIoN"

1--WE OBJECT TO coNFlScATIoN'
lBy Irwin S. Cobb
In writing this brief statement l am
actuated, confess, in part by person
al. and therefore selfish motives.
Practically to an exclusive extent
earn my living by writing for maya
zines. II the increase in second class
postal rates provided by congress is
permitted to stand without modfnca-
ton or amendment, a very consider
able number of magazines printed in
the United States will be ut out of
brsiness-and incidentally l shall be
put out Of business.
Aside, however, from the purely
personal view of the proposition, /
wish to set forth the following facts:
To begin with. the writers of Ameri-
ca as individuals, and as a class, are
doing as much as any other group of
citizens of similar size. and similar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Keokuk Woman in War Serv-
ice Writes Interesting Let
ter About Texas Air
Field.
SAYS MEN ARE EAGER
Unfanliliarity With Aerial
Conditions and Disobedience
Of Rules Cause
Catastrophes.

Miss Della Fannin OF 1915 Reid
street. nurse in the post hospital at
the aviation camp at Benbrook.
Texas, has witnessed many dramatic
scenes since her arrival in camp six
weeks ago. Accidents to aviators
come thick and fast, someone being
hurt nearly every day.
with every crash we know that
youth pays its toll to danger and to
DEATH" writes Miss Fannin in let
ter home.
There are $50 aeroplanes flying
In the camp from a. m. to p. M.
according to Miss Fannin's letter.
She gives an interesting glimpse Of
the life there and outlines some OF the
reasons back of the accidents.
pisobedience, Cause.
"One of the most common reasons
for accidents as given by instructors
Is the disobedience of ORDERS" writes
Miss Fannin.
Miss Fannin received her training
as a nurse in the Graham hospital.
Her letter follows.
We have 900. men here in training
and $50 aeroplanes. They are flying
from 5 a. m. until 9 p. m. Most OF
the cases here in the hospital are
from accidents due to the crashes
from the aeroplanes.
Youth Pays Toll.
These may be caused from misap-
plication Of rules: unfamiliarity with
peculiar aerial conditions; faulty ma
terial in the aeroplane; careless rig
ging, or sudden fright Selling the
pilot. and with every crash we know
that youth pays its toll to danger and
tc death
In flying there are no brakes to
apply and the pilot must be wide
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Fosdyk in charge OF Y. NJ. c. A train
ing camp activities
Runs on War Garden Ticket.
1BY United PreSal

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Here's a
new one! Robert N. Stanfield of
Oregon, is running for the United
States senate on the war garden
ticket" You know the women vote
in Oregon and Stanfield has 10000
war garden primers put out by the
national war garden commission
which he Is giving to the women of
Oregon as campaign literature.
On these primers he has had print
ed Compliments Of Robert N. Stan.
field" This is the first case on
record of any one running for office
with this kind OF campaign literature.
Stanfield's managers wired for the
primers and now they are holding
noon day rallies and giving out the
garden books.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
Training Department Prepares Pro
gram for Grand Theatre May
10, Including
Piayiet
FOLK DANCES PLANNED
Miss Jennie Hancock to Have the
Part Of May Quees,-six
Groups In Several
Scenes.

The physical training department
of the public schools viii give an ex-
hibition OF the physical work, IS II
is carried on In the schools, at tho
Grand opera house, May 10.
The program will consist OF two
parts, the first being q playlet, which
will present folk dancing and singing
games used In grades.
The part of May Queen" Is to be
taken by Miss Jennie Hancock The
story begins at the conclusion OF the
May Queens dance when she sum-
mons the various groups OF fairies to
her court. Six groups Of children
will. take part The first group rep
present the Chimes Of Dunkirk," and
Busy Playmates."
The "Children's Polka" and
"Strasak' will be presented by the
children OF the Garfield school.
The Carey school group will per
form the Green Grass" and 'Klap-
pedans."
The Green Sleeves" and ITO
days the First of May is to be given
by the Lincoln school group. The
children of Jefferson school have for
their number See Saw and ~O'er
the High HILL" The climax Of the
play is the May Pole by the girls
of the Terrence school.
Gynnastic Exhibit
A gymnastic exhibition consisting
of the following numbers will be
given:
Wand drill by boys of Washington
school; folk dance by Carey school
group; circle dance by high school
girls; singing game and folk dance;
jumping jacks by Evelyn Harter and
Mamie PARCELS; dance Of the ma
tons; blue bird-aest hetic; garland
drill by high school girls; free hand
drill and maze and figure marching.
The work of the exhibition is to be
representative of physical training
work as it is taught in the schools OF
Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

upon the periodical for kno~ded0e al
current events. 4
l maintain that neither publfxhef1j
nor writer's will object to legiS2ationf
which will put upon the PERIODICAL
publishers, and incidentally the write
ers. an equitable share Of the burde13
Of taxation necessary to. carry tho
war to a successful conclusion. What
We do object to Is confiscatfon- This
postal zone law must be repealed
every reader should write to the CON
gresham and senator OF his state hi
protest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06
IOWA CITY MAN
is CANDIDATE
p. e. Mcclenahan Wants to be Su-
peritnendent Of Public instruc-
ton in lowa-Has
Experience.

P. e. McClenahan of Iowa City has
announced his candidacy for the Office
OF superintendent Of public instruction
in Iowa subject to the will Of the vot-
ers at the primaries, June 8.
Mr.. McClenahan has had wide
school experience his friends say. He
lis a graduate OF Iowa State Teachers
college and Iowa university depart
ments, has taught school in Washing
ton, Nebraska and Keokuk counties,
and has been dean of liberal arts and
a professor in Highland Park college,
Des Moines.
He has been high school inspector
for the Iowa state board of education
visiting nearly every school in the
state and learning their needs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

their properties. As an individual
writer, and as a member Of The Au-
thors' League of America l desire to
join in this chorus Of protest
People Dependent
Surely, never before In the history
Of our country has there been a time
when the need for WIDESPREAD dis
semination Of information regarding
the motives which have prompted the
United States to enter the war, was
greater than at this moment! The
bulk Of the American people depend
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-06

Much work looms ahead for the
commission that is to probe the
school text books OF New York state
for German propaganda. Some fine
pictures of the kaiser are sure to go
to the scrapheap.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-22
THE OPEN COLUMN
American Women and the War

Editor the Missourian: American
women are going to be so far behind
the men who come back from the war
after it is over that the progress of
the nation will have a drag on it. I'm
less the American women is taken OFF
the plane of the German woman, as
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
farm kind and lifted to the full COM
panionship in duty and responsibility
with men, the United States is going
to find itself held up in the accomplish
ment Of its ideals.
In England, the supposed strong
hold of conservatism, women are now
enlisted in the army to do all Office
work, all reports and other work be-
hind the lines that will release men
for active fighting. Not as battalion
of death do these women go, but as
an auxiliary army corps. Neither
the English nor the American women
desire the spectacular flashing sort
of work, but they do honestly feel,
many of them, that they ought to be
allowed to do their share as their
pioneer mothers did.
No one ever heard pioneer woman
sitting at her home knitting if the
Indians were stalking around the
neighborhood. No, the chances are
that she got a gun and did her share
in removing the red man from the
vicinity.
Give the American woman a chance
to show that she is of the same stock
as her pioneer ancestress, and the
chance to save her soul from becom-
ing fat. Give her the chance to feel
the pride of work well-done in the
eyes of her comrade, the American
mana WOMAN.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-22

From a proud show place where
oddities and treasures from all over
the world assembled, the museum OF
the University in the Geology Building
has declined into an eery quiet place
where couples may go for quiet. chat
and be certain of no interruption.
The sunlight steals in through the
windows and plays over big ele-
phant and evil looking rhinocerous.
Meek giraffes are having their spots
faded by the daylight. Entry is OBJ
tanned through iron doors which re-
semble the entrance to a bank vault.
Apparently at one time the University
fathers were afraid of gorillas and
stuffed birds being carried away by
impetuous youths to head nishtshirt
paradess and took no chances. That
door could not be knocked down with
a battering ram, but any of the win
dows would not have daunted the mob.
There is no stuffed tiger on exhibit.
Wise custodians avaided the thought
of the thing, knowing what would be-
come of their tiger in those days when
merry makers thought nothing of
dragging the University cannon out
of confinement for pep" meeting.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-06-22
The Jack of All Trades.

Editor the Missourian: Give me
the good cheer of person who is ver-
satile. Deliver me from the irritating
and irritated demand for exactitude
of the scientist. And from the exas-
perating manner of the academician
who requires a nicely of statement
which squeezes the blood of virility
out of ones speech.
Give me instead the large genuine
ness of person who has looked on
life and found it good. Not a person
who has gazed at an infinitesimal, al
belt important, part of life and called
it the whole of life. Nay, give me in
stead the person, who while he may
not know an engine from a chlorO-
plast, has yet heard with a thrill of
gladness the early morning song of
the birds. He, who has seen the
moonlight on the water, who knows
the birds and trees and flowers, who
has "idled" his time away in learn
ing many things, instead of the COM
plicated parts of things has large
heart for feeling the joys and woes
of other people.
He who is a specialist in life as
whole gains much joy therefrom. He
is always a person of good cheer.
Cheerfulness, says Buddha, is sign
of spirituality. F.