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The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17
READER NEWS

Messrs. J. Wheeler Gordon and Johnie Hesterly, of Prescott, were the week end guests of Grover C. AL len.
 Mir. and Mrs. Glenn c. Robertson, their two manly little sons Brownlee and Hugh, together with MT. J. M. Wilson have returned from the latters home in Lewisville, having spent most of the week with Mr and Mrs. Wilson fishing.
 MT. J. Edwin Ramsey is spending today with his family in Junction City Arkansas.
 MT Hugh Shidester has just return ed from Memphis, where he has been to get information concerning en- listment in the Navy.
 Mir. Edmond Bucks. of Camden, has accepted the position as stenographer with the Valley Lumber, and Mir. K G. Anderson, who has been with the company, has accepted a position in Fort Worth. |.
 Messrs. J. Edwin Ramsey, Grover C. Allen Edmond Bucks, with J Wheeler Gordon, of Prescott, motored through to Texarkana on Sunday spending the day very pleasantly with friends.
 Miss Grace Hancock, of Ruston, La is the guest of her father, Mir R. l.. Hancock.
 Mrs. Agnes Hylton left Friday for Little Rock, where she will spend a fortnight with friends.
 Mrs. E. S. Whaley and children left Tuesday for a weeks visit with rela- tives near Hope.
 A dance of much braliantcyy was given by the young society set of Prescott on the Fourth, Gordons Band from Texarkana furnished the music for the occasion, and the hall was most beautifully decorated with flags and red white and blue stream CTS. Delightful refreshments were served, and amid the lovely costumes worn by the ladies, and under the managership of MT. J. Wheeler Cor don it was a scene long to be remem- bered Those attending from here were Grover C. Allen and J. Edwin Ramsey.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17
GIRLS AND BOYS READ THE COMPLIMENTS BUSINESS MEN PASS ON OUR GRADUATES.

Here are a few extracts from let ters of prominent business men who have had the proof as to the ability of our graduates:
 Having employed several of your graduates, l think your institution the best of its kind in this country"
 "Of the seven young men you have sent us, six reamin in our service, and the other has just joined the navy. All are making good"
 "There is such a scarcity of busi- ness colleges who fit their students for real business, that we cannot re- frain from writing and indorsing your college, since several of your students have proven competent in our office"
 AS you all know, have had a number of your students in my office. l take this opportunity if saying that every student that have had from your school shows superiority of train ing over students that have had from other schools"
 'I have given your graduates thorough test, and have found them to be accurate and quick with their work The thorough and practical training you give fits them for any hind of q ,,oci+ion "
 We have one of your graduates as stenographer in our legal department at a handsome salary giving entire satisfaction. The work is extremely difficult. requiring the greatest skill and accuracy, reads her notes like print. We wish to commend your school for turning out such excellent graduates"
 If all of your graduates are as pro ficient as the three young men we have in our office, you are certainly doing a great work for not only the young people, but the business men as we'll"
 A large firm of Cotton Buyers of East Texas says:
 We predict much success for your Cotton Chasing Department. It is thorough and up-to-date and is in charge of capable instructors"
 "We have several of your students and all of them understand their business. Your courses are thorough or they could not take hold as they have done for us.
 "If the several graduates of your school. that have been in our employ ment, are fair samples, l cannot re- commend your institution too highly"
 Write for catalogue containing hum dreds of inducements, together with name and address of business men who pay our graduates good salaries. With our modern systems, we can give you better course of Boekkeep- ing. Shorthand, Cotton Chasing, Busi- ness Administration and Finance, or Telegraphy in half the time and at half the expense of any other school teaching other systems. Address Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Tex.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17

The Common People, the "rabble," :" "the great throbbing heart of human itv." these are some of the terms that are heard frequently on the floor of the Constitutional Convention.
 The old school of conservatives hold to the theory that the people, as re- nresentated by majorities, are not to ba depended upon in their aggregated wisdom. at all times, and that some- times the peopleshould be protected from themselves.
 Then, again, there are the radical rroeressives, who set the People upon nedestal, declaring that the major itv ran never commit an error, and is therefore perfect ''in all good words and works They hold that the maj oritv is an infallible guide, and what ever the majority says is law and cood law. Between these two ex- tremes. each of them fallacious, it is the duty of the convention, in the ex- ercise of more deliberate judgement, to decide upon that course which is neither radical nor undulyy conser- vative. and that vii enable the state to spread and develop and prosper.
 Some of the members of the Con- vention have not awakened to the fact that a Constitution is an instrument of limitations, and not of statutes. It should prescribe what bounds what bounds are set to legislative enact ment, but may not prescribe details properly left to the legislative func- ton.
 The simplest Constitution is the broadest and most liberal, the Con- stitution most readily understood by the layman is the one that will have the better chance of ratification when submitted to te people. Like the Cos pei, it is to be made so simple, that a way-faring man, though a fool, need not err terein.
 For instance, three pages of printed proposals are required to cover the creation and assign the duties of the Commissioner of Mines and Manufac- lures, and the Commissioner of Agri- culture, and prescribe their duties. Aside from the question of creating new offices and multiplying the cost of government to a point which the tax payers will not tolerate, it is con- tended that the constitution should not go further than to declare that there shall be certain officers, leaving It to the legislature to define their duties Itisthe derence between an elaborate and prolix constitution that Will always be in the courts for con structon, and the simple, direct, un- equivocal instrument that construes itself.
 The question should be, Does the constitution prohibit? ?" and not does the constitution prescribe ?" The dis Ventlon will recognize that truth. mans to be seen whether this con unetlon is fundamental and it re-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17

An attachment has been invented TOT connecting a rocking chair with a chum so that an occupant of the former can operate the latter with lit tie added effort.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17
TURK ATTACK DEFEATED
 BY BRITISH IN PALESTINE

London, July 15.-Turkish troops Saturday night attacked the British positions in Palestine commanding the crossings of the Jordan and on the ridges north of Jericho. In the ridge region. the War Office announced to- day, the British completely restored by counter-attack the positions that had been penetrated, More than 800 prisoners, including 260 Germans, were taken.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat. fer November 4th, 1905. at tho post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act ,f Congress, March 8. 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-17

LOST-One 34x4 1-2 Tire Chain on the streets of Prescott. Will finder please return to Harrell Automobile Company
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
CITY NEWS.

The Lee county exemption board
has been ordered by an induction call
| h help complete entrainment Tor
ramn Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, of
eghty.three during the three day per-
iod beginning august %. Only negro
selects who are physically qualified
FOR general military service are to be
inducted under this call. Three negro
electives, the last of class l OF the
1917 registration, will go from Keokuk.
Have your metal weather strips
installed now. Phone 674.
Herman M. Davis has taken a
position with the Keokuk Electric
company. He was formerly employed
by the First National bank.
Lee county must furnish two men
as its allotment toward entraintng
ESQ men for Camp Dodge. Des Moines,
during the two-day period beginning
August 18th. Only white, class one
men and men in group c. physically
qualified for special and limited mill
tary service, are to be indicted under
this call. No man physically quail
fed for general military service may
be indicted.
Funeral services for Mary Louise
Settler, baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Settler. took place from
the residence. 1416 Bank street. at 4
D. m, Saturday. The Rev. F. c. Ed
wards, pastor OF Trinity M. e. church
ofhciated The pallbearers were
Louise, Mary and Margaret George
and Madeline Paris. Burial was IN
the Catholic cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
MHIsrs Antiseptio on, Known A
Snake Oil

win Positively Relieve Pain IN Few
Minutes.
Try It right now for Rheum atism.
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and
swollen joints, pains In the head
back and limbs, corns, bunions, etc
After one application pain usually
disappears as II by magic
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs. Colds, Group,
Sore Throat, Diphtheria and Tonan-
ittA.
This OIL Is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known Its
prompt and Immediate effect In re.
lieving pain Is due to the fact that
It penetrates to the affected parts
at once. As an illustration, pour ten
DROPS on the thickest piece Of sole
leather and It viii penetrate this
substance through and through III
three minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is golden red color only. Every
bottle ssraranteed-3oc, soc and 81
a bottle-or money refunded at
MoGrath Bros Drug CO., keokuk, Ia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
CAMP STEEVER
HELPS O. T. G.
Men Taking Advantage Of Special
Training, to be Given
Certificates at Close
OF Sshooi.

Men who take advantage Of the two
weeks military training at Camp Steev.
er, Lake Geneva. Wis, the latter part
Of the month, will be given certiff-
Gates at the close OF the schooling,
which will place them in position
70 more readily obtain commissions In
the national army training schools for
officers, expected to open in the fall.
Certificates will be presented to all
who satisfactorily comrlete the course.
James NJ Fulton, executive secre-
tary Of the Keokuk Industrial associa-
ton will receive applications from
Keokuk men and others in the vicin-
'ty who wish to enter the special two
weeks Of training, first announcement
Of which was made by The Gate City
IN Saturdays issue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
Bbe NAUVQ)G)
.12ze2: =: 40 = ] unte.C1ty

Mrs. Mary voorvart died at the
home of her brother, Mr.. Fred Meyer,
in Nauvoo, Monday morning of last
week after a long illness with that
dreaded disease, cancer. The lady
had made two trips, one to Rochester.
Mimi, and one to Chicago to consult
noted specialists to find relief, but to
no avail. The deceased was born in
Nauvoo on July %, 1862, and was Sc
years and % days old at the time of
her death. She was married to Mr..
John Voorvart in Keokuk, May 10,
1891. and the husband died in that
city about eighteen years ago. They
made Keokuk their home until the
husband died when she with her chill
dren came to Nauvoo to reside. Mrs.
Voorvart is survived by three sons,
Arthur and Henry are in the army
somewhere in France and England,
and John. who enlisted in the service
and is in the quartermasters' depart.
ment in Chicago. The latter was
called to Nauvoo by his mothers
death. Her mother and four brothers
also survive her The funeral was
held from her brothers residence to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
PLENTY TO EAT
IN ENGLAND
Londoners do not Have to be Hu"srS
Any More, as There Is Aouno-
Of Food on
Hand.
rRv United Press. ]

IBy United FTeSo.I .
LONDON, July 15.-(By MaliJ.l -
az easy to get good, big meal III a
restaurant in London as In Cnlcaeo "
kansas city. 1t probably Will .ahe
three times as long 1ondon WATERS
and mattresses consider 1t unseemis
haste to serve an order IN less Inan
three-uuarters OF an hour out III lns
end the food will be the same anu
quite as plentiful .,.h, IN
The only discrepancies nouceaple ~
an American are the absence OF susat
and drinking water. water uoesn
seem to he used internally IN Ehs iano
II never appears on the taple.
sugar may be served only WIN 'li =.
nrddines and cocoa. The reason =.
hanens to be permitted with COCOA 40
that when the present restrlcloi -
were drawn up there was no cocoa :.
the country. Consequently, IL was ~.
mentioned among the non-susalapie
beverages. Now there Is plenty ol oo
coa and the law does not 1orola SCI v
inc sugar with It. .,,,
4 few confirmed sugar eaters -,
ont q sugar ration card and carry ,heil
ra+;ons for a week. with them IN
hag The average Londoner seems 10
tb;n1, this more bother than It's ~orln
however. dow n,
Meat may be had twice Day on
+brae times If ham is used Tor one
meal A coupon is no longer requlreu
tor ham. Bread, potatoes. peas, nat
(Iimal and French" (string) beans
and other vegetables are as aoundan'
&c IN the United States.
Except that food is more expenslse
the food situation in England Is Dc
GOOD as in America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
WOULD USE
IDLE HUN SHIPS
Great Numbers Of German Vessels
Interned In South American
Ports, Ready 70
Sail,
rRv limited Press.1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Latin-
America is looking with ever-grow1ng
intolerance upon the great numbers
of idle German ships informed In
South American ports, according 10
authoritative diplomatic disclosures
here today.
Representative diplomats who are
in close touch with internal cond1-
tions in the various republics admit
that the interned ship problem is
vita one in practically every one OF
the countries that have not already
entered the war and turned the much
needed tonnage into entente trade
channels.
Late reports from Argentina 1ndi-
cate that the popular demand there
has become SO strong that seizure OF
the Teuton mercantile meet on the
River Plata may be forced on the
government. One ship OF SOU TONS
has been sold to Argentine owners
the money being held at Buenos Aires
until the close of the war IL was
rumored at the time OF the sale tnat
the ship was turned over to the
Argentines without cost, in payment
for the torpedoed Argentine steamers
"Toro" and Monte Protegido' winch
the German government agreed TO re-
place. ...o
that the ques ton has been raised oy
maritime interests in both Chlie ana
Argentine as to whether the protec-
tion which international law affords
to interned vessels is not Hmitable as
tn duration. Both republics are very
much in need of additional shipping
facilities. and influential forces are
known to be urging that the hospl-
talitv that has been accorded the
Germans for nearly four years be re-
voked without further delay, upon
grounds of national necessity.
recent arrival from Chile asserts
that the idle bottoms are having
much to do in overcoming the pro-
German sentiment in the west coast
renublic, He pointed out that the In
dnstrial and financial interest are
conDIaining that they could have
more than trebled the expansion OF
Chile's nitrate production since the
heginning of the war IL sufficient ton
maze had been available.
SnnroximateIy 100000 tons OF Ger
man shipping of the 100000 in west
cast points are under Chilean pro-
lection It has been confidently ex-
nected here that Peru would put the
German ships in her ports IN service
following her seizure OF them some
tirne ago as a precautionary measure
painst their destruction by German
oraws Similar action is expected on
tba M RI of Uruguay, since her SEIZURE
of interned ships at MonteViaeo'
It is the diplomatic belief tha'
continued allied military successes in
France will have much weight III
settling the question OF the use o.
! these bottoms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
WOMAN GOES
TO LOOKUP
Justice Sentences Husband and VINE
and One Other Disturber
for Sunday jam
boree.

Gertie Van cit will spend hfeen
DAYS in the county Jail for becoming
intoxicated and like period for DIS.
turbing the peace at 112A South First
street. Sunday Her husband, Edward
Van Pelt, was fined SIS for drunken s.
ness and SO for disturbance. the
cases were heard by Justice EDWARD
e. Hawkes.. 1,,,,
Justice Hawkes. reprimanded VII
liam Cooper, arrested at the same
place. for being found with me van
Pelts,, then freed him. 80
Nd Henderson. another lower city
resident. was sentenced to fifteen days
for drunkenness and fifteen days FOL
disturbing the peace. ,,,,
Henry Van Wayne and John Mul
hern paid fines of IS and costs for pc
Ing intoxicated and disturbing tns
peace,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
TO PUT TAX ON
SODA WATER
Two Cents on Dime Drink at Fountain
and Ten Per Cent on Bottled
Drinks Is the
Plan.

+ limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-The house
ways and means committee today vot-
ed to tax ice cream soda, sundaes and
other delicacies sold at soda fountains
at the rate of two cents for each ten
cents, or fraction thereof. In addition
to this. the committee adopted ten
per cent tax on bottled soft drinks, to
be paid by the manufacturer. Under
this system bottled soft drinks Win
have to bear both the manufacturers
tax and the retail sales tax or ten
cents or more.
With Secretary McAdoo expected to
return to his desk today, his fight &c
force an eighty per cent tax on war
profits will begin at once. He Is ex-
pected to appear this week before the
house ways and means committee
which started today on the last lap OF
its race to get the O,0O0, 0oo
revenue bill before the house next
Monday. If the committee follows the
treasury suggestion, it will put an
eighty per cent war profit tax IN the
bill and leave the excess profits taxes
as they are in the present law win
power to the treasury to levy the tax
that will bring the most money In each
individual case.
Some committee members are IN
favor of adding to this third tax
which would catch large corporations
which make big profits. but which can
not be touched under war profit tax.
Other committeeman favor adop'
ton of the war department profit tax
other committeeman favor adoption OF
the war department profit tax with
excess profit rates at thirty TO elsnLy
per cent or higher.
Outside of profit taxes, the liquor
rates still remain to be settled but the
committee expects to dispose OF these
shortly by at least doubling present
rates. -.
The committee expects to have this
hill completed by the middle OF the
week. then plunge at once into writing
its report so that the measure can De
taken up the minute the house CON-
mittee gets together
The report will be drawn to make
strong argument 70 rthe committee
hill. with the hope that 1t can be push
ed through the house in a week OF
even less.
Several members. however, have In
dicated their intention of insisting on
mere mention Of the leased wire
and talking circuit tax, If that provis,
ion Is still in the bill when the report
Is made so that they will feel free to
fght it when it comes before the mouse
&C a tax on information that IS vital
ia the conduct Of the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
ELECTRICITY
NEARLY KILLS
Electro. Metals Company Workman u
Hospital as Result OF
Burns-Received
1900 Volts.

Edward Ebersole Of 18th and Grana
avenue was nearly electrocuted wnlie
working at the Keokuk Electro Meta is
company's works, Friday. Ebersole
was assisting a repair man outside
the building at the time he received
the shock He started to remove an
iron rod when the rod slipped through
the paling and struck a high tension ems sion
wire sending 1900 volts OF electricity
thromph his body. He received num-
Der of burns on his arms and BODY.
His burns though serious viii not ..
herman entity disable him. Ebersole ~
now under the care of a physician d
Graham hospital.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
REEF EATERS
BACK ON JOB
Restrictions Removed on Cow
Restaurant Eaters Order It once
More-Farmers Prefer
Beef

KeokulS people still retain their lik'
ing for beef though they nave Deen
restricted in its use for some ll.te.
Now that Hoover has removed the
restriction they order with the usuai
vim and fall to-" with the usual ap,
petite. Though the beef can De placed
on the bill of fare three times uay
the hotel and restaurant men are ST.
allowed to serve two ounces or Gee 70
each individual, a ruling which mas
been in effect several months.
It's fifty-fifty as to the popularity OF
OF beef and pork. Farmers order the
beef in preference every tine, the res
taurant men say, for they have pork
daily at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12

the Lutheran church on Wednesday
morning of last week and was largely
attended. Rev. w. F. Hertel OIL
ciated.
Mr.. Mckenzie Newton died sud
denly at his Nauvoo home on Monday
morning of last week of heart dis
ease. He was born in Rochester,
Iowa. Sept "a. 1886, and was Il
years, 10 months and IL days old at
the time of his death. He came to
Nauvoo with his parents in 1S4S and
has resided here almost continuously
ever since He was married to Miss
Hersillie Bedier who died about two
years ago. His two sons, Almanson
and Frederick, survive him, as also
one sister, Mrs. Samantha Mofitt OF
Nauvoo, and brother, W. 8. New
ton, OF this city. The funeral was
held from his residence on Wednes-
day afternoon Of last week, Rev.
Beard of the Presbyterian church
officiating.
Miss Mary Kraus of Keokuk, has
been visiting her brother John and
family in Nauvoo the past several
days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
e.,.s state Executive Realizes sacrL
fees Made, He Says In
Letter to Mem
bera.
RECOMMENDS BE PA11
,...,o+,e Service Rendered by Officials
], governor Wrltes-complaints
are Remarkably
Few.

communication is given the mem
~ the Lee county exemption
s so "a well as the other exemption
soards Of the state by Governor w. L
gvu in a letter directed to the
'u e. am familiar with the sacrifices
.hch YOU as board members have had
~ make as we'll as the patriotic ser
vices you have rendered" says the
at is remarkable that the work OF
,,a local boards in Iowa has been per
,ormed with so little protest or SO
few complaints.
n cannot commend too highly your
york nor urge too earnestly that pro-
vision be made for some sort OF an
arrangement by which board members
ean claim compensation"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
Against Russian Intervention.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO. Aug. 12.-Fifty socialist
secretaries in national conference
here today issued proclamation bit
terly condemning allied Intervention
IN Russia. The landing of allic1
troops on Russian soil, the proclama-
lion declares, is utterly incompatible
with any principle OF democracy or
International decency. The mani
iesto adds that the imperialists Of the
fllied governments have conspired
With the old regime in Russia to
srush the soviet republic"