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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
viii Your Estate Keep Your Family

|, tages of thrift, but tn this country
they have been too little needed.
AT the age of 40 not less than so
per cent. of American men are still
working for living, having saved
little or nothing; 10 per cent. have
become wealthy. At 90 years OF age,
46 per cent. are dependent on others.
AT 65, 6 per cent are still forced to
toll for food and shelter, and "a per
cent. are wholly dependent. At Is,
95 per cent are entirely dependent.
To some extent this dismal record
may be due to unavoidable misfor-
tune, but for the greater part it Is
justly chargeable to mems wanton
wastefulness or poor economy.
The man who insures his life is
thereby committed and compelled to
thrift. He has agreed to pay on GER
tain dates specific amounts of cash,
and can default only at the expense
Of self-respect and with glazing
disregard of the interests of those
he is bound to protect from financial
trouble. He realizes that he is pay
ing in installments the price Of patri-
mony for his heirs. This is in one
respect, at least, better proposition
than depositing the same amount Of
money in savings bank, or using it
to purchase property.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17


The Hermit, in Leslie.s: This
question every man, no matter how
large his income or profits may be,
is called upon to answer: Can your
family live from the income OF your
estate?" They are perhaps living
now because you are generous pro-
wider, and while you are in the har-
ness they may never know want and
privation. But how would 1t be II
you should suddenly be taken away
and the revenue you are bringing In
should cease or be materially re-
duced? Have you accumulated enough
money to enable your family to exist
in their accustomed comfort, or will
you leave them greatly diminished
means Of subsistence-or perhaps
nothing at all?
The inquiry is not idle nor aca-
demic. The statistics of the surro-
gate courts disclose that only 3 per
cent. of the men who die leave an
estate Of $4,000 or over; Is per cent.
leave but $4,000 to $4,000, and 81
per cent leave no tangible assets. In
land Of opportunity and possibility
like ours, such showing is almost
unbelievable. For. generations pru-
dent counsels have insistently pro-
claimed the necessity and the adyan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
ABUSE OF FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

An important question calling for frank con-
sideration at Washington was raised the other
day when j. H. Neal, executive secretary OF
the Associated Business Papers, told a congress
sional committee that abolishing the franklng
privilege would add twenty-five million dol
lars to the postal revenues. Not all the waste
for which the government is responsible is due
to the making of needless extravagant APP
preparations and creation Oh useless commls-
sions and bureaus, Tons Of printed matter OF
little public interest and of even less value are
sent free through the mails. Members OF con-
grss should not be asked to pay postage on
their large correspondence having to do with
public business. But this is something apart
from the practice of obtaining unanimous con-
sent to have a speech never delivered in con-
gress printed in the Record and then sending it
out under congressional frank. Many con-
gressmen who preach economy are responsible
for abuse of the franking privilege.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

neck. especially at the back, while
cloth wraps and some fur wraps take
la draped line which accentuates a
narrow silhoutte.
|. Winter millinery shows higher
crowns, the beret or tam-o'-shanter
type and the widening OF the brims
at the side. with the narrower front
and back. Satin antique and velyets
are used chiefly. One of the newest
trimmings is a ruche of plated vel
vet. Bows of ribbon, or nipple
fancy" trim the small hats, while
the broad brfms Paris considers al
most ornamental enough, except,
perhaps, with flat uncurled ostrich,
a quill or little ball trimming.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
ToDAYs BIT OF VERSE
If HE CAME NOW.

IL he nowi
Nv heart would be like quiet street,
Hung with gay lanterns fete night, wild
With singing! And my heart would be child
Sleepily waking to kiss. then flingng
Sleep it. springing
With all ready feet,
Out OF the night, into the world again,
And finding that its toys were all once more
There where it left them, waiting on the floor
To be played with again. Nv heart would be
An opened book filed full with w1tchery,
Filled, too, with pain,
opened book that had been left too long 4
Upon a dusty shelf. It would be song
In young mouth. And 1t would be buds, too,
Opening under the moon, and shivering at the dew,
But liking it And it would be flame
Red in the night. I used to be glad when ne came,
But not SO very glad-because thought
That would always have him. Then war caught
Him up from me, and bore him out
To be where danger is; and killed my doubt,
NY hesitation and half fears. All, how
would run to welcome him, if he came now!
Mary Carolyn Davies, in Good Housekeeping
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
FASHIONS IN WAR TIME.

Good Housekeeping: There Is just
one big question today for men and
women alike-to win the war. Won
en- stand ready to do everything
New work, new problems, new sor
rows engulf them.
Fashions, To some the mere word
seems trivial, extravagant, out OF
place, when our hearts and thoughts
turn to Flanders fields. and a uni
form of service is the only one OF
real distinction.
Fashions, like many other things
today. have a new place, but they
have a very definite place. Extraya-
ganee, ostentation, are barred, but
we must be clothed, and suitably
clothed, not only for warmth but for
our greater work. We must dress,
not only on less, but in less time and
with much less effort. Like men, we
no longer have time, thought, or en-
ergy to waste on what we wear; but
what a sorry world it would be il
women were not charming!
So this month j am thinking and
speaking of the fashions from new
standpoint-a war standpoint. We
all want to do our bit, and to do 1t
we must perhaps go without some,
If buying is necessary, 1t is well to
get the newest lines, rs they will re.
main in fashion longer; in making
over last years clothes, do it so they
will give the greatest service with
least expense.
From our Paris fashion bureau to-
day comes a letter telling me OF
what is new, and in it our represen-
tatiye. Mrs. Stewart, says: The
frocks are very simple. 1t is consid
cred bad taste to wear elaborate
clothes of any sort Mrs. Vanderbilt,
Miss Elsie de Wolfe and other promi-
nent Americans are seen everywhere
these days in their Red Cross uni
FORMS"
As far as ] have seen, the line OF
the sflhoutte continues straight, but
something new for winter is the
knee-lcngth jacket which will be
worn over tailored winter frocks.
Dinner gowns viii show the yelled
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
There gets into our lives by way OF habit
exactly what we allow to get into them, and
never more, never less.-Ralph W aldo Urine.
WORK FOR GERMANS.

A despatch from Paris says it will be from
eighteen months to two years before 1t Will be-
come possible to take out any coal from the
mines in the Lens region, which the Germans
damaged to the best of their ability before they
retired from the city. 1t is estimated
that it will take five years to restore the normal
production of the pits.
The inspection made by Albert Lebrun,
the minister of blockade, and Louis Loucheur,
the minister of munitions, together with NJ.
IPerier and M. Basy, chairman and vice chair
man, respectively, of the committee mines
of the French chamber of deputies. They Wis
iited Lens itself and the adjoining mining towns
lof Sallaumnes and LEVIN.
/ They found the mines flooded in these local
tiles, and although every possible measure is
under way to restore the operating plants by
before the mines can be cleared Of water The
mining plants have been systematically de-
stroyed, the destructive process having been
carried to the most extreme limits. Of the
ten thousand houses in Lens the visitors found
not one left standing.
And then, too, signal instance of Germany IS
spirit of malvolence is reported in the destruc-
ton of the Houthulst forest. This great two
hundred-mile strip of wooded land has been
laid waste; trees that have held their place
there for thousand years have been made
futile klndllng to no other purpose than con
Eistency with policy of doing wanton harm
But consistency in malevolence seems Ger
many's only consistency of the hour. At the
fime of seeking a cessation of the war by max
ing surrender of her whole great PLAN she
fnptlnues abnormal destruction. The seeking
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

The last day for filing cases to the
October term of the Hancock county
circuit court proved to be one OF the
busiest days in the year for the clerk
Of the court, who was kept in his
office until late hour, the following
cases having been docketed:
Common law:
Charles Huston, by Scofield, Hart.
zell G. Califf, versus Joe Brand, by
O'Harras. Wood & Walker; case.
Henry G. Pierson, by OHarras
derry and Elsie Cowdery; assumpsit.
Erasmus Wilson Chambers, by SEQ
field, Hartzell C Califf, vs.. Chester
McCrery; case.
First National bank of Dallas City,
a corporation, by Scofield, Hartzell
! s. Califf, VS.. Milton w. Pitt; assump-
sit.
! Herman Haas, by Mack & Mack
and William H. Hartzell. VS.. Thomas
Baxter, Cecil Baxter and Emil Bax-
! ter; trespass.
/! The following cases were filed by
Attorneys Scofield, Hartzell & Califf
against the Mississippi River Power
company, a corporation, wherein the
| following named parties were plain
| tiff: John G. Reichert, John Y.
Whiteman, Cyrus Bigger. F. l. Maui
mann, Charles A. Schlichter. Lydia
B. Nichols, Henry M. Cuttings, Will
liam A. Stewart, w. A. Wiegand and
John A. Gregg.
Asa Bennington, by Scofield, Hart
zell & Califf, VS.. Clarence A. KNAPP
penburger; assumpsft.
Chancery cases:
John Graham, by Scofield, Hartzell
o. r-Js - al.
! foreclosure.
Julia Wood, by Scofield, Hartzell
G Califf, VS.. Silas Harding ct al; par
tition.
Mary H. Siegfried ct al vs. Ottillie
z. Siegfried ct al; partition.
Spray l.. Shain, by Scofield, Hart
zell & Califf and o. C. Kirkpatrick,
VS.. George e. Shain; bill for sepa-
rate maintenance
Warren l.. Laffey, by Scofield,
Hartzell G Califf, vs. Pearl B. Laff-
ey; bill for divorce.
Annie C. Mcconnell, by Scoffeld,
Hartzell & Califf, VS.. James R. Nc
Cornell; bill for divorce.
John Laubersheimer, by Scofield,
Hartzell & Califf, vs.. R. v. Nc
Cutchan ct al; bill to foreclose mort
gage.
Thomas Bloyd, by Scofield, Hart
zell & Califf, VS.. William A. Jack
son ct al; bill to construe.
Sadie Cecile Brundy, by Scof1eld,
Hartzell & Califf, VS.. Benjamin H.
Brundy: bill for divorce.
Elizabeth Nickel, by O'Harras,
Wood & Walker and Plantz G. La
met, VS.. Philip Nickel ct al; bill for
separate maintenance and injunc-
ton proceedings.
Charles A. Bolt, by Plantz & La
met, VS.. Maude NJ. Bolt: divorce.
Flora M Nelson, by O'Harras,
Wood & Walker, VS.. Elmer e. Mel
son; bill for separate maintenance.
Thomas p. Baxter ct al VS.. William
Haas; bill.
Minnie Lower, by Clyde P John
son, VS.. Andrew Lower; bill for d.
vorce.
County Superintendent S. D. Faris
has prepared letter to be mailed to
the teachers OF the county, asking
their cooperation with the food ad-
ministrator in taking and completing
ia census OF the cattle and hogs of
the county. Blanks for taking such
census will be mailed to the teach
ers as soon as the supplies are re-
ceived by the food administrator. and
the children Of the several districts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
RED FLOODED
] MEN Fighters
THEY RULE THE WORLD

Red blooded men are born sI lsi'ii Il.
IN every walk of life and fgn' All
telligenily with both s,% Srsss ir
wires. smiling ant ng t snf f toes and fe.
for anything that comes tneIi land q
You win not And a strong f 20 pus
full man Or Woman won n,e trEins or v.s|
nerves they know better, they ,s ID
wise and see to it that ths sron sna
has plenty Of good fresh I ded viii
their nerves at all times o ODD
Phosphates-the nerve SShow NJ
a strong. healthy successful = NAV aver! 4
woman and you can bank on ,esdsa
time. their bodies are 1utss Ir
with Iron and Phosphaaa1s says
ether p p mi sesa p phy anyone s9I
through life siclsly. mtsera9h,ee,, IPhos.
out, tagged md nervous Wn ,ie heners
phated Iron will always put ,Sird al:
and vigor In the boy Sodyor also SD
n WITH the system loaded VIZ, VIII b pnit
nbstnd IRON YOU can fight lifess r. 81
at any stage of the game aAN
winner at every turn. rsu al
Mr.. Run Down man or w, wJ ali y
any stage of life. II, you ssot and lta
You seen,s ike one continual drss ned
d druGlg YIN from day TO day: day. s 3 'prsc.
to yourself. wake up; tsRS tax Ir1s
Lay in a supply OF Phosphinife life. fa
and take a new Iesse,, ,. on a live i've q:
viii once again fsesi With ,vf the sn
a asst f nins. 'h Are s you game. nd tser
To insure physician. n,, dne Pta.,
phated Iron. it has been allow dsaiss.ss
CAPSULES slIe 1 on1y' tablets s9 or pills. Y
or capsules.
McGrath Bros. Drug oo'
ing druggists everywhere
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

and the deed do not consist. Germany just on
the eve of paying the bill is increasing It ana
making her credit for fitness to be trusted null
and void The habit of tyrannical military
might persists while the power to back 1t is
dwindling It means the toll of generations
to restore the havoc of the past years, and IN all
Justice the toll should enlist that OF Germany s
millions of workers. To put German mechan-
ical skill, Germany Drawn and German industry
at the business of building where she has
wrecked would be justice, not reprisal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
II Townley Wins.

WATERFOWL Public Opinion: If
Townley triumphs in South Dakota,
socialism will be in the saddle in
this state-because Townley. under
the present system of control, Is the
absolute dictator of league policies.
And socialism not only sympathizes
with the l. w. W., but it is unquali-
fiedly disloyal to the American gov
eminent. No amount of clever camou-
flage by Townley agents will hide
this fundamental truth from the peo-
pie of South Dakota.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

It is no mastery to watch and thy head ache;
nor 10 Jerusalem pilgrimage upon thy
about preach, II thou wouosr
by they preaching Nor is 1t any mastery to
build churches ehapeis to feed poor men and build
hospitals. mastery for to love his neigh
Dor charity, and wisely hate his sin and love the man.
Walter Hilton (1396).
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

CEDAR Rapids R6pupI1Cdu. WOulQ IL
not be nice for the pompous vons to
write it in their books that they
stopped the war on the other peoples
lands But for ourselves we hope
i that it can never again be the boast
of the self styled supermen with the
divine right Of rulers. that they
inviolate.
i Dubuque Times-Journal: The kaiser
will not even give an interview when
peace is made. He will not even
sign his abdicatfon because his sigma
ture will be unnecessary and IN
solicited and worthless. He will be
taking his food behind heavy iron
bars.
Fort Dodge Messenger: The Amer
lean people are slow to wrath and
normally inclined to be merciful;
probably too lenient, in fact. On the
other hand, when their patience fin
ally breaks and they give way to
wrath, their anger is something to
| beware Of And at this moment the
American people are mad as they
probably never were before.
Estherville indicator and Repub-
tlican: The allies are anxious for
peace, but they are not SO crazy for
lit as to make peace on the terms Of
| the enemy. Peace is going to be
made when the world is freed from
autocracy and militarism. and not
until then.
Sibley Tribune: The Teutons can
get peace of a new and superior
brand If they make the right kind of
application at the right place. They
must settle at the captains Office.
! Manson Journal: The kaiser Is now
! in position to appreciate the
dilemma of the boy in the old story
! of the wolf and the sheep. He has
/ lied so often that no one believes
him now.
/ Storm Lake Register: We can't
exactly hear the notes of his voice,
but we can tell from the infection in
Kaiser Bits late notes that he is
changing his tune. When he is fin
ally overcome and Inundated he will
be the most abject parsonage on
earth, whereas he has formerly been
the most insolent and brazen.
! Davenport Times: The German
nation that threw its hat in the air
when the Lusitania was sunk, that
| pinned iron crosses on its U-boat
murderers, and that Rugged itself for
very joy every time a fresh batch OF
innocents was killed in London or
Paris by her pirates Of the air. knows
now that though the gods are slow
to anger they can be terrible in their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
Not Penetrating.

Manson Journal: The noise ben
made by the campaign orators
Iowa is almost as loud as the laus
ing at funeral.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
The kaiseTs Idea.

The kaisers Idea.
B. L. T. in the Chicago Triouas
The kaiser's idea of an "honors y.
peace" is a peace that Will leave =
honors with him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

When Germany first announced that she was
waging a war of self-defense she little thought
the day would come when that statement would
be one of absolute fact
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

Who knows7 Maybe on the next Fourth of
July Americans, French, Italians and British
will be playing baseball in Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
MOMENTS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Women are to take the place of men in IN
dustry to an extent which will be large and
grow larger as the war lasts. The men who are
to fight, many Of them-indeed most of them
do this at financial sacrifice. The war and its
labor needs will turn more and more Of the ma
ton s wages into women's hands On personal
financing women need no advice; and II they
should it would be impairment to give it in adj
vance. But one financial responsibility they
face which is new to them. The support of
this war is coming in large measure from earn
ings, and as women come to have larger share
in these earnings they must expect to contrib
ute larger share to support. If they do
not, the government will soon find it's financial
support impaired. This is legitimate respon-
sibiity to be accepted by women; it is duty
they owe the men who leave their work to fight
for the preservation of liberty and homes in
this country and elsewhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

As we interpret the German official reports
from the western front, the allies are guilty OF
a contravention of The Hague rules of war by
exceeding the speed limit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

aamlnil
:, Consumer sn Should p.
sl.5s to s1,62 per sal y :,
14h pounds Or 7e =, =
pound in less than ,p w.
packages. 1allI
CSC to zoe per sack :, !.
pounds. or 7c Der n ~ !,
in less than mill p nsas
ages. pacs'
$1.7O to s1.73 per sao. !
24h pounds, or sse s1 -
pound in less than n IN
packages.
7Ac to 7Ac per pound
d3Ac to lac per pound
&c to 6kc per pound uui4'
TIC to TIC per pol,ns
shc to SC per pound
SIC to SIC per uourd
&c to 1SAc per pound
lac to l4kc per pound
loo to 15hc per can
&c to TIC per. can. 4
a u to 1870 per pound
2lc to 21Rc per pound.
1Skc to 15c per pound /
1870 to &c per can
1sc to 21Mc per can
Csc to soc per can,
1sc to 2skc per can.
l4kc to 2S1ac per ca,
l6Ac to 211ac per pouna
17c to 26c per pound,
lie to 22c per pound.
s5.13 to 1857 per casa.
$ SIC per pound.
s2.40 per 25 pound s,..
$ 81 per 10 pound saet
$ 40 per 5 pound SAD.
33c to 34c per pound.
34c to SIC per pound.
2sc to zoe per pound.
BIC to 3sAc per pound
42c to 43c per pound,
SOC per dozen.
&c per pound
35c to 39c per pound
&c per pound.
Doc to 45c per pound
40c to SAC per pound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

1t is interesting to know that the study OF
Spanish has so progressed in New York City s
schools that the number of students exceeds
those at work on any language other than Eng
ish Presumably the great expansion OF trade
with South America is creating demand for
young men and women who write and speak
Spanish and the schools are quick to feel this
demand. Probably there is no foreign language
likely to be of more practical value than is
Spanish.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoK1Jx

following STABLES IN -
Elder published with y T.
fratio
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

Article Retailers Pay
Wheat Flour ...... s1L55 to $1175 per bar
rel OF 8 24h pound
sacks.
Rye Flour ........... $3.50 to $1275 per bar
rel Of twenty 10 pound
sacks
Barley Flour ........ $1,000 to $1110 per bar
rel Of eight 24h pound
sacks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

Sibley Tribune: The Teutons car
get peace of new and superior
brand if they make the right kind Of
application at the right place. They
must settle at the captains Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17

Manson Journal: The kaiser Is now
in a position to appreciate the
dilemma of the boy in the old story
of the wolf and the sheep. He has
lied so often that no one believes
him now.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-23

planted the original gunpowder of the Chinese.
 America, with her men and mun1- tions of war, helped to save the world from German military domination; through her dye industry she is equipping herself with the munitions of peace that she may be free from German commercial domination. She had been successful in the first; suc- cess in the second was to be expected.
 The bases from which most of the military high explosives are derived are obtained as by-produCts of the coking industry, and from the same source are obtained the bases from which are manufactured interme- diates and finally the dyes so much needed today to supply virtually every other industry. This is the reason why all these industries fit comfort
New Britain herald., 1918-11-23

ably into the general organization as separate or closely allied units.
 Or, in other words, take the letter Y; one fork represents the explosive industry and the other the dyestuff industry, the base being the same for both. Endeavors have been made in the early propaganda to fix in the minds of all the logic of development and the strength of the foundation upon which it rests. There was. of course, a substantial opportunity, but the real question was who was best qualified to take advantage of it. In Great Britain it became a govern mental proposition and the same will probably be true in France. Tn this country governmental aid was never solicited or proposed. Conditions here. of course, are very different.
 The first announcement of the de- clsion of the du Pont Company to build an indigo plant was made in July, 1914. Within four weeks the maxi mum output of the plant was engaged by the textile industry for a term of years Enlo" NriCo advancement