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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
PROBABLY LAST
HEATLESS DAY
New England States in Bad Shape
Yet, But Other Parts OF
Country Show Improve
nent-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A cold
snap, following in the wake of
forty-eight hours OF warmer weather
again swept the eastern states today
us the third-and probably last
'rheatless holiday"-went into effect.
The most serious conditions now
exist in the New England states.
most other communities east of the
Mississippi affected by the recent
fuel shortage having improved some
what under the closing and embargo
orders of Fuel Administrator Garfield
and Director General McAdoo.
Today Garfield met with the state
fuel administrators Of the New Eng
land and other states relative to
further conservation measures.
Tomorrow Garfield and Director
General McAdoo will coordinate a
plan for dispensing entirely with the
beatless holiday. Announcement of
the date for general abandonment of
the heat embargo is expected. 1t is
probable that heatless days will be
stopped in some sections of the coun-
try before it is stopped in others.
Dr. Garfield believes no repetition
of the voorhees, and heatless day
order will be necessary. The con.
servation already accomplished, the
embargo on non-essential freight ship.
ments and the approach of warm
weather he believes, will prevent it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
SPORTS

though from the infancy of the game
the batters were penalized for not
striking at fair balls. At first it was
only necessary for base runner to
go near the bases, but rule was
adopted making it necessary 10 touch
the bag. Until 1864 a batter was
out IL a fair fly was caught on the
first bound.
At first the game ended only when
one side had made twenty-one runs,
and it was not until several years
later that contests were made TO
consist of nine innings. In the early
years the catcher did not play up
close to the plate. but considered
himself quite classy player TO get
the ball on the rebound. He usually
had one or two assistants TO get
balls that went past him. A team
consisted of from ten TO fourteen
players. The original bags" were
stakes. Baseball did not begin 10
assume its present status until 1866,
when the National Association OF
Baseball Players was formed, with
Arthur Pue German, later distin-
guished United States senator from
Maryland, as its first president
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Are You
Going

to the Land of Winter Sun
shine this winter, where cold
is forgotten and summer pleas
ures mock the calendar? Golf
ing, bathing, motoring all the
exercises and recreation you
crave, all the rest you seek.
TIL next best thing to getting
there is the pleasure Of going
there If you take a Burling-
complained trip.
To keep well is your first
and most important duty. The
best way to do this is to get
away from chilly winds, cold
and slush. And while you are
at it, no doubt you have a rela-
tive at one of the camps in the
south, kill two birds with one
stone make the camp visit
and winter tour in one trip, at
great advantage and small ex-
.pense.
Let's talk over your Winter
health understand pleasure
plans. Low round trip Winter
Excursion Tickets now on sale
to Florida, West Indies, Gulf
Coast points, Central and South
America, and Texas.
When do you plan to start?
How many in your party?
G. F. Conradt, City Ticket
Agent, 9Th and johnson SITS.
Phone GIG.
The Pleasant Way to Travel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Red Cross Financial Report.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Feb. What the
American Red Cross has done with
the vast sums of money intrusted TO
it by the people of the United States
is stated in detail in a report just
issued by the national headquarters.
To date, 1880. 12T.35 has been APP
propriated for Red Cross work i'll
this country and abroad.
For foreign relief, s44,657,795 has
been appropriated as follows:
France, s30.519, 299 go: Belgium,
81 ,a99 ,521; Russia, s751, 930.S7; Rou-
mania. s2,617.29s.76; italy, s3,146,016:
Serbia, 1911 1913; Great Britain
81. 703,64 other foreign countries,
81, $50, 800; American soldiers who
may be taken prisoner. s543,627.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
EATING OURSELVES TO DEATH.

Physical Culture: That the average
weight of a well-fed population IS
above the bodily weight best suited
TO health is distinctly borne out by
the mortality Investigations Of the
insurance companies. When men are
divided into groups according
their weight the lowest mortality Is
not found in the groups Of average
weights but among those men who
are from fifteen to thirty pounds
under-weight. This is not so appar-
ent among young men. but after
forty the difference becomes more
marked and among men of fifty and
upwards the death-rate is ten per
cent. higher for those of average
weight than for those whose weights
fall into the group which are fifteen
to thirty pounds underweight.
The injury to health and vitality
increases with the amount of excess
weight carried. This increased NOR
tally from overweight is greatest In
the middle period of life. Men from
forty to forty-five years OF age who
weigh sixty-fve pounds to eighty
pounds above the average have a
mortality just about twice as great
as men of the same age who are
from fifteen to thirty pounds under
the average weights-that Is, whose
bodily frame carries no accumulated
fat.
! Thus we see that on the average
, the welI-fed American carries at
least twenty per cent. more avoirdu-
| pois than physical efficiency de-
mands; and that an estimate OF
! ten per cent. food waste from over
eating is very conservative. indeed
The luxury of being well fed costs
our nation more than a billion dol
lars a year in food waste, while its
cost In lives cut short and In i'm
paired working efficiency Is a loss
which if It could be measured in dol
lars would amount to several bill
lions per annum.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
STREET CAR
STRIKE RIOT
Two Men Shot and Many Injured by
Flying Bricks Because
Women are Con-
ductors.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 1.-Two men
were shot, one probably fatally, many
persons injured by flying prrcxs and
broken glass and several street cars
were smashed in riots that spread over
the city as a result of the strike OF
$500 motor men and conductors en-
ployed by the United Railways which
was called when the company refused
to discharge twenty-five women con-
ductors recently employed and grant
the car mems demands for shorter
hours, more wages and better working
conditions.
Alleged activity by the Industrial
Workers of the World in the street
car mems union. caused the police to
raid the l. W. w. headquarters and to
arrest thirty men.
For nearly month agents for the
federal department of justice have
been watching the local organization
Of the /. w. W, an operative of the
department having joined the order
and been chosen an officer.
In this capacity he obtained infor-
nation that led to the arrests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
WHAT EDISON TOLD BRISBANE

Arthur Brisbane in the American
Magazine: "The main thing is to
keep your body loose" said Mr..
Edison. AS he said it he kicked one
of his low shoes off. exposing an In
teresting gray stocking; then put 1t
on again. showing it was absolutely
loose.
Don't let anything pinch you any
where. II you want to live a long
time and work while you live, keep
your body perfectly free from pres
sure.
Don't as a matter of course, have
any pressure on your neck or wrists.
or on any spot where the big veins
and arteries are exposed.
Remember. also. that every inch
of the body should be kept free of
pressure.
Every inch is covered with the
little capillaries, hairlike veins that
feed the whole body and the mil
lions of cells.
Pressure anywhere means that a
certain part of your body is deprived
of its natural food. And starvation
and death begin where the body is
pressed and choked."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
REAL BASEBALL
61 YEARS OLD
Meeting Held in New York in 1857
to Reoreanize Rules OF Base
ball and Many Changes
Made.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.--It was sixty
one years ago today in 1857, that the
first meeting of the players to at
tempt a revision of the playing rules
was held in New York. The original
code was adopted in 1845, and al
though numerous changes were sus-
gested, few were adopted, and the
rules remained practically the same
on all important points. Some of the
provisions of this code would seem
very strange today.
The base runner was not allowed
to leave his bag after fly until the
ball had been returned to the pitcher
and had once been pitched TO the
bat. Efforts to change this rule
were made at the 1857 meeting, but
the change was not adopted until
two years later. Balls were not
called on the twirler until 1863, al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
First Steps in Breaking Bad Habits


Physical Culture: The first thing
to want to break 1t. Some people
don't. They fancy that they would
like to stop smoking, or whatever it
may be. but in reality the thing that
they want to do is the thing that they
do.
The same Is virtually true of many
other habits There is often the feel
ing that-oh, well, it is not so bad
after all. 1t is only when one arrives
lat strong conviction that the prac-
tice. whatever it may be, Is truly, ser
fously detrimental, and the desire for
self-betterment is sufficiently intense
to dominate ones course Of action.
that the breaking off of any bad habit
becomes possible.
The second great requirement Is to
substitute something in place of the
habit that you expect TO abandon. This
is absolutely indispensable. Remem-
Der that nature abhors vacuum, and
that this applies to time as well as to
space. II a certain space or GER
tain time is occupied by one thing, that
means that something else will be
crowded out. This, of course, applies
to your mind as well as to space and
time. II your mind has been occupied
with a certain practice that You wish
to abandon, 1t will never do for you
to try to forget it without, at the same
time, putting something in its place
to occupy your mind. This should be
the fundamental philosophy Of all
habit breaking methods.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
The Cheapest Insurance.

Margaret E. Sangster In the Chris
tian Herald: 81 never" a wife told
me, Say an unpleasant thing to my
husband when he is leaving for work
in the morning. If he's done some
thing inconsiderate that has annoy
ed me, ] forget 1t. If there Is any
little worry to confide in him, keep
it for another time. Life. 1t seems
to me, is very involved IN the city,
very uncertain. There are so many
trucks and cars on the street. so
many accidents every day. that |
would hate to think that my hus.
band, In the midst Of all the hurry
and worry, carried an unpleasant
picture of me-a picture that 1 had
created l would hate to think, il
anything did happen, that my face
when he saw 1t for the last time. haC
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
You Can't Rub 1t Away;
Rheumatism is in the Blood

tisn until you cleanse your blood of
the germs that cause the disease.
s. s. S. has never had an equal as
blood purifier and scores of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood of
Rheumatism, and removed all trace
OF the disease from their system.
Get q bottle of s. 8, s. ut your
drug store, and get ON the right
treatment to-day. If you want spe-
cial medical advice, you can obtain it
free by addressing Medical Director,
% Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
If A FRIEND HAS HURT YOU.

Anne Mccall, in the Woman's
Home Companion, says:
81 know very well what 1t is to
be disappointed in a friend; but
know, too-because l have made a
practice of looking facts in the face
that the bitter resentment and
tragic disappointment we feel in
such a case are often conferred in
ourselves; our self-esteem has been
wounded, or we have been proven
mistaken, or we wanted this one
friend to devote herself exclusively
to us. And it is for some such I'M
worthy thing as this that we are
willing to break our hearts! But not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

if we are in the habit Of looking
honestly for reasons and causes.
Once we learn to do that, how the
old bitterness and weakness and
failures slip away! Once we know
the real cause of thing that is dis
tressing or unworthy, how much
easier is the correction of it, Once
we face honestly the reasons for
failures in the past. how much live
lier and more hopeful the future be-
comes"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
I,iniments Will Never Cure.

IL YOU are afflicted with Rheuma-
tism. why waste time with lini1nents,
lotions and other local applications
that never did cure rheumatism, and
never will?
Do not try to rub the pain away,
for you will never succeed. Try the
sensible plan of finding the cause of
the pain, and 60 after that. Remove
the cause, and there can be no pain.
You win never be rid Of Rheuma-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

It is literally true that there Is a
star in our flag for every state. The
law of 1912 that gave the stars their
present arrangement provided that
the stars II you start at the upper
left hand corner and read each Of
the six rows from left to right, shall
correspond to each state in the order
OF It's ratification of the constitution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Not az Bad as He Did, Anyway.

Kansas City Star: We are now
convinced that the kaiser means it
when he says he did not want this
war. Not this one. This one has
taken a course entirely different
from what he planned when he start
ed It, and we can well believe he
wants 1t less and less as it goes on.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Wins Ski Jump.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE, wis, Feb. 4.-Anders
Haugen, ST. Paul, won the professional
ski event at Nagawicka, Sunday. with
a jump of 1872 feet. Nels Rudd won
the amateur jump with III feet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
VIII Attend Funeral.

Theodore Roosevelt will be among the
prominent men present when funeral
services are held Wednesday morning
for John l.. Sullivan, former worlds
heavyweight champion.
At Colonel Roosevelts home here to-
day, it was stated the former presi-
dent will go to Boston either tomor-
row night or early Wednesday morn
ing.
Colonel Roosevelt, always athletic.
became a great admirer OF the champ
ion and boxed with him On several oc-
casions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAHa
Keokuk Aerie, No. 6s3, meets u
and third Wednesday of each m 10.
at Eagles hall, 407 Blondeau gu.
Visiting brothers cordially in,n s
Hugh r. Crawford, w. PreslueD
Charles A. Noakes, w. SecretaH'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
ROOSEVELT TO
BE PALLBEARER
Teddy Asked to Assist at Last Rites
for Ring King to be Held
at Abingdon Next
"Wednesday.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ARLINGTON, Mass, Feb. 4.-For-
mer President Roosevelt has been
invited TO be a pail bearer at the
funeral of John L. Sullivan. a reply
to the wired invitation has not yet
been received.
Already four names are on the
list of pail bearers. They are Mayor
Curley of Boston, Captain James P.
Sullivan, of the city hall avenue
police station, City Councillor Nc
Donald and Clarence Rowley, the
dead mans attorney for years.
Interment will be at Calvary GENE
terry Wednesday, following funeral
mass at St Paul's church, Roxbury.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

LOYAL ORDER OF Moosr !,
Keokuk lodge No. 7O4, mee ,a No
Tuesday night at 500 p. m, =. ~ v
hall. corner of Sixth and MAIL 4
Ing brothers cordially 1n'i,s MOI
g. stadler, dictator; A o.
secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Ia frown on it. That's why 1 smile
at him always when 1 say goodby in
the morning and let nothing but love
shine out of my eyes."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Low shoes and spats ~. At
were advocated by mempe'N nat
ing the convention OF .n as 8
Shoe Retailers association, s =
measure to conserve iea'n'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

st. Joe authorities served notice
on various social clubs maintaining
bars to take out liquor licenses or
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
B. p. O. EIKS.

Keokuk lodge No. los, meets Il =.
and third Thursday nights at ha
hall, Sixth and Blondeau stles1
Club rooms open daily. Visiting ols.]
rem cordially invited. ]. A. heal]
mann, e. R.; Leroy ]. Wolf, secre'A'|
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

shut up. Six clubs are "a s indiri1
the order. Nothing short ol get n
lockers will enable them 70
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Puckechetuck Encampment No
meets first and third THURSDAY eva
ings Of each month. John Eisenhua
financial scribe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
GIBBONS HALL.
Keokuk Camp No. 62c. meets eve
Wednesday evening at 1880 p. m. v
latch string is out to neighbors
II. Wilson. v. c.; N. ]. Hancock ciel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SD N
ITY. KEOKUK COUNCIL NJ;
meets the first and third Monaa;
each month at Woodman nai S .,,.,]
o'clock. A. Burgess, pfe''y
Wayne c. Schenk, financier
Blanche Martinez, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Elmira Chapter No. 40, o. E. a
holds its regular meeting the frd1
Thursday of each month, MasonA|
Temple. Seventh and Blondeau Mid
Carrie F. Hanson. w. NJ; Mrs. l. NJ
Hahn, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
ROYAL. ARCANUM.

ROYAL ARCAN UNI h
Keokuk council No. s3o mes ~
and third Friday each month, is s,s
hall, Eighth and Main. VISIBLE I'D
rem fraternally invited 10 AVN srnsA
C. Montague, regent; ). l. N
secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
K QE ?.

X. OF
Morning Star lodge No. ., I sr,
at Fifth and Blondeau, X. OF r o.s
ing, Tuesday at 1880. o. W. nv
chancellor commander; j. A. Buls,,
X. of r. and 8. Visiting hhisA"
ternally invited.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Hardin lodge. No. 20. holds Its reye|
lar monthly meeting the first Mv|
day evening OF each month. c. q
Meister, w. M; Geo. Duerkop, secrs|
tary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Puckechetuck lodge No. 43, NEE
every Friday evening at 500 o'clea
Silas Brant, N. G.; George W. u
tnegart, permanent secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OBJ
FELLOWS.
Keokuk lodge No. 10. I. 0. O.
meets regular every Monday niss
at 1880 o'clock. C.. E. MaeEl|
N. G.: F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y. Va
ing brothers invited to attend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
DAMASCUS coMMANDERY NO.

Meets regularly every third Thus
day in each month. Visiting brets
rem cordially invited to attend FalI
J. venning, e. c.; Beranrd W. Ma|
RAM, Rec.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
FRATERNAL CARDS
MASONIC

Eagle lodge No. IL, holds It's resy|
lar meeting the first Tuesday evenin,
Of each month. Geo. Banks, ". vi
Alvin Kraft, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04

Gate City Chapter No. Z, R. A. v
regular meeting second Friday d
each month. o. W. Young, H. p;
F. G. Stockton, secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-04
Harrison Township.

Total disbursements .....s so7 As
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-10
LEARNING THAT is EASY.

A little girl who was asked who fought
her how to skate on roilers replied,
"You amt teached this. You just
get it, that's all"
This reply covers great truth IN
educ. tion, unconscious as the child was
of offering it. She had learned roller
skating because it was the desire of her
heart TO know how 10 skate. Some
body gave her instructions, of course
another child, probably-but she did
not know she WAS being "teached. !"
She was determined TO learn and any
aid that helped her TO that end was
grasped at eagerly, but to her own mind
she WAS doing it all herself.
Teaching TO this child's mind, as TO
the minds Of most children, perhaps,
involved formal instruction on subjects
that seemed necessary to know some
thing about, but which aroused no keen
energy or desire 10 master, II meant
much prccept and repetition, much tire
some study and drill. 1t was important,
no doubt-older people said so-but
not interesting But to want TO achieve
something SO much that "you Just got
it" was a different matter entirely
Indianapolis Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-10
JUST FOLKS
BY Eden A. C9noe
A CHRISTMAS WISH.


If You have loved and ~esievsd ~ lost,
| pray that you will bear the cost
Which you have paid in sAOriaoe
As Freedoms necessary price
And find in Gods sweet after whdo
The courage and the strength to srnile-
When peace the tears of all has dried
May you be happy in your pride
And count each glorious Christmas day
The gift of him who went away.
This happiest Christmas since tho time
The bells of Heaven began to chime,
Brings peace on earth, and 90 today
For you the joys of peace l pray.
God send to you life's finest charms
The fruits of our victorious arms,
A home from hate and pain secure,
With happiness that shall endure.
May love and laughter light your way
And JOY be yours from day to day.
] pray you'll reap the precious things
Which freedoms glorious triumph brin98-
May all the Joy with you abide
For which have countless thousands died
May you be rich in love and friends
Until your earthly journey ends,
And never more know grief or pain
Or hear again wars mad refrain.
May you possess all precious things
Which Freedoms glorious victory brings.