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The Washington times., 1918-12-16
Editorial

The final Christmas rush is
here and it has brought such
an avalanche of shoppers that
we can see q tremendously
busy nine days ahead Of US.
We want to make a plea for the
salespeople in this space to-
day.
Be patient, be kind, be cheerful
to them. They are at their
posts eight hours Of each Of
these rushing, crowding, tir-
ing days, and they are doing
their best to serve you quick
ly and efficiently. ---
With just a little encourage
ment they'll go through the
trying days to come with q
truly Lansburgh & Bro.
spirit.
We are doing everything we
can to help these sales
people. Giving them good
food, opportunities for rest,
medical attention, etc.
Won't you please help along
to make this a joyous
Christmas for all-especiahy
the salespeople.
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
Embroidered Navy
Blue Serge S3.oS

In two designs with plain mate
rial to match. Be individual
and buy one of these combina-
tion creations. On sale and
display tomorrow.
Third Floor-Lansburgh q Bro.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
CITY NEWS.

Real bargains on all floor and
table lamps at Kings.
Have you paid your dollar for 1919
membership to the Red Cross? II so,
hang out your flag II not call at 625
Main street.
Mrs. L. J. Weber and baby
daughter, of Peoria, are here to
spend the holidays with Mrs. Web
Ferris.
Persons expecting to telephone
the emergency hospital should write
its number on the margin of the
proper page of the telephone book
The number is 1888, which is a diff
ferent telephone from that in the
Elks club. Messages cannot be
carried from one to the other, as
the hospital is entirely separated
from the room retained by the E1ks
for their own use in the building
Trim up the tree with electric
lamps, for sale by King Plum bling Co
-Nauvoo Independent: The new
city sewer was tested out Wednes-
day by flushing and it was found to
work in good shape. The sewer will
automatically flush itself every six
hours. The entire cost of the sewer
is $2s852.40. We understand that
the contractors, Cameron, joyce &
Co. did not find it a. profitable I'M
dertaking. Mr.. Crew, the superin-
tendent, is perfect gentleman and
made a number of friends during mis-
stay here. The ridge on the street
is now being graveled and the road
will be dragged to put it in condi-
ton for the winter. Next spring
the street is to be paved. In years
to come this Improvement will prob
ably be looked upon as satisfactory
investment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
CITY NEWS.

Electrical appliances OF all kinds
at King Plumbing Co.
Joshua G. Elder is at home from
the University of Wisconsin 10
spend the holidays.
$. & r. c. R. l. Red cockerels
prize winning stock, for sale at 705
North Thirteenth street.
Thomas F. Gray and Madison
Sterne are at home from Knox col
lege to spend the holidays
The telephone number Of the
emergency hospital is not the same
as the E1ks club, but Is No. 1893.
You can't have too many table
lamps in the room, nothing makes a
better gift. King Plumbing Co.
kingston Bowman, instructor In
the artillery school OF signals, has
been transferred from Camp Taylor,
Kentucky, to Camp Knox.
ALI friends Of the Visiting Nurse
associa ton are invited to the dance
on Christmas afternoon from 4 to Z
o'clock at Keokuk club. Tickets 81
a couple.
-Woodson Huiskamp. wno has
been at school at Andover. is at
home to spend the holidays with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Huislamp.
Trains are coming to town late
pretty regularly upon the appear
anoe of the first killing frost. and
Mr.. McAdoo's management of the
railroads is not popular in Keokuk
judging from town talk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
CITY NEWS.

Just a few floor and table lamps
at King Plumbing Co.
Miss Elsie Heller has returned
to her home In this city after com
plotting tne commercial course at the
Gem City Business college at Quin-
cy and graduating with honors
The emergency hospital is not
reached by telephone by calling the
Elks club, now crowded into one
back room disconnected from the
hospital part of the building. The
hospital has its own telephone, and
the number Is 1888
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Brought Home a Bride.

UNITED Press Leased wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-"Old Man"
Sttagg, famous football coach at Chic
ago university, admitted defeat
through a trick play today. His 10
year old son, Lon Jr., brought home
bride from Kentucky. Lon eloped
with Miss Arvflla Meyer, sister sopho-
more TIE "Old Man" had called them
too young
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Report Is Denied,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
TOXIC, Dec. 22.-tDelayed)-Th
report of the dispatching of imperial
troops to the Urals was denied here to-
night.
viii be sent into Siberia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADIES.

Big shipment expected new Phoe-
nix silk hosiery, silk underwear, pet
ticoats and kimonos. gloves, waists.
silk corset covers, novelties. furs,
dolls, etc. and special ready to wear
sales entire first and second floor
Lowitz The great gift shop for men
women and children. LOWITZ A
merry Christmas to all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
FUNERAL OF
A BANDMAN
* eo5xuk Concert Band Participates in
:. Odse4uies over the Body
t of Robert
Il Atkins.

:, The funeral of Robert Atkins was
held from the family home on South
Second street on Sunday afternoon at
:, o'clock The services was conducted
.py Rev. Huell Warren. OF the First
Christian church. Burial was in Oak
and cemetery. The pail bearers were
members of the Concert band to which
, Mr.. Atkins belonged.
! Il LUG ou a''o 'ie ''''e'A al anu
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23

CHRISTMAS TREE

Fine Entertainment and An
tIcipates the Coming Of
Santa Claus.
The First Westminster Presby-
terrain Sunday school mad It's Christ
mas entertainment in the chapel on
Sunday morning.
"a short program was given, which
included a vocal solo by Mrs. r. l..
Reid, Christmas story read by Miss
Helen Wyllie, and Christmas songs
by the school.
There was handsomely deco
rated Christmas tree on the plat
form, from which the children were
given boxes of candy and gifts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
NO PAPER CHRISTMAS DAY.

Following a long established Gus
tom, there will be no issue of The
Daily Gate City Christmas day, Wed
nesday, December %. The Gate City
wishes 1t friends and patrons and
employees a happy Christmas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Room In Main Street 10
Receiving Many Memberships
from People impossible
to Canvass at Home
WARD CHAIRMEN READY
One in Eaoh City Ward viii Take
Membership Applications up to
Midnight at Their
Homes.


Today closes the campaign for
members Of the Keokuk Rcd Cross,
and today lasts until midnight to-
night. H
1t is always impossible to find
everybody within week in city Of
this size, and some people were missed
by the canvassers who went from
house to house.
These are provided for by opening
headquarters at 623 Main street
where clerks are on duty during the
day and also in the evening from
to 8 o'clock. when David L. Hassett
is giving, Invaluable assistance to
Miss Wahrer as clerk.
:. Saturday evening there was a large
attendance at headquarters and many
memberships were received there.
The people of Keokuk are joining
the Red Cross to do their duty by
the wounded and sick soldiers who
are still long time from home, and
also they are Joining it, because they
want to belong to such benedcient
organization and have that much
connection with the realities of war,
even if they can not shoulder rifle
and fight.
y 6VSFyOOOy kNtNSU q SVdHO0s
+, In addition to the opportunity of
joining at headquarters, Keokuk
people may join in their own part
of town, by notifying the chairman
There is chairman in charge of the
canvass in each ward, and these may
be telephoned or seen. Each and
every one of them will be delighted
to receive membership applications
for the Keokuk Red Cross They are
as follows:
First-Miss Elizabeth Collier.
Second-Miss Frances Mccarthy.
Third-Mrs. Paul Pechstein.
Fourth-Mrs. w. L. Allen.
Fifth-Miss Marguerite Belts.
Sixth-Mrs. Joseph O'Brien.
Seventh-Mrs. o. c. Swanson.
It Is not imperative to see the cap |
tain of the identical ward in which
one lives. Any ward captain will be /
glad to receive memberships from
anybody living anywhere.
The cost is only one dollar.
Counted Dollars for Hours.
George E. Rix, cashier for the Red
Cross membership campaign Of the 4
week spent four hours from 2 to 6
o'clock on Saturday counting dollar
DlllS. EACH que TSpISSSuICu
ship in the Keokuk Red Cross. That
was before the rush at the headquar-
tiers began in the evening.
The workers are too busy soliciting
to make reports yet, and no definite
figures are obtainable today, but par
tial returns and general reports indi-
cate that Keokuk Will do as well as
she did a year ago in joining the Red /
Cross. Just a year ago a previous
membership campaign was made here.
Mrs. Paul Pechstein. chairman OF thu
third ward, made the first fiscal re-
port to Mrs. William N. Sage, in
charge Of the campaign. and that
ward had 1913 at the hour of report.
The third showed the largest number
Of one dollars OF any ward to that time 4
and dollars and hearts seem to be con-
joined all right In the third ward Of
Keokuk.
The striking and artistic window
display which attracted so much at
tention-a tableau Of a nurse and a
wounded soldier-was arranged by
Miss Laura Alton and Miss Madaline
Marley, with the assistance of other
MEMBERS Of the Baby Welfare league.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23

played a funeral march az the process.
sion went to the cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
lEINSE COUNCILS
! SEEK SHIPBBILDERS
of a Million Skilled
Werkmen Are Needed
Right Away.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. FEB. =
s.iya thousand toci,z or county and
sommunity councils OF defense, work
M under the direct supervision OF the
State Councils Of Defense, are enlist
ID ID the task of securing 250.0e0 voi-
nteer workmen for service IN the
iipSards OF the nation.
Director Waiter s. Clifford. OF the
Council Of National Defense, in a tele-
ram today to Governor Convict
president; of the West Virginia State
;ouncf OF Defense, urges the enlist
4ent of skilled artisaGs in this patriot
service so that America may secuFe
q tonnage necessary to transport our
oldie:s to France and the. supplies to
Saintain our armies after they have
cached the battle front.
The telegram from Director Git
BIRD given out at the headquarters OF
ne State Council OF Defense. follows:
.'The workers that are going to build
he nations ships arc scattered across
he United States. Our immediate
robIem is to carry to them the mes
abe that to win the wax our first need
Shipping and to build slips our first
eed IS labor. We must have the arti-
ans IN the United States. We must
ave the skilled, steady man, mature
character and perhaps in years, who
willing to move his family from a
herished home and break up comfort
Ne habits and fond associations for a
sW abode. who is willing to make
ese sacrifices because he realizes
lat the success of this nation and the
lies is at stake, and only his work.
ernest and enthusiastic, can bring an
lily victory to the great cause OF lib
40 reach these men and inspire
hem to patriotic EFFORT is the particu,
n task Of the State Councils Of Dc
ense with their 5000 local councils
overing all the important industrial
tiers in the United States. They
particularly fitted for this work.
hey not only reach into every fac
~ town. hut they come into contact
tth skilled labor. It will be their
Ity to rouse every competent artisan
the country. The states have al
ady entered energetically into the
mpaign. Before it is over we intend
have not only 250,0o0 workmen
ady TO serve in the shipyards. bur
many more than that that the na-
pm can select the best, so that as the
led for workers grows the yards will
with a band of steady, earnest toll
5 putting their hearts and their mus
into their job for the sake Of their
untry."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

been successful. He has made money
and is in the way of making more.
His home is in Lewiston-for him the
surroundings are idcal-with one ex-
The exception Is the lure of base
Viii it draw him back into the
game? The wise ones at Boston say
it will and if it does Clarence Rowland
and other American league managers
will have something to really worry
about.
In the last few years there have
been few managers who have equalled
Cariigan's ability. A catcher Of the
highest type himself, Carrigan is a
wonder at developing pitchers. Babe
Ruth. Joe Leonard and Other pitchers
are the product Of his skill along this
line.
He is = field geenraI OF great abil-
;ty. He thinks quickly and acts with
speed and determination. He demands
and gets discipline from his men.
Jack Barry was not a failure at Bos-
ton. Perhaps eycn with Carrigan at
the helm Boston would have lost last
year. but this year with the addition
OF the new material secured from the
Athletics. with the alright pitching
star and Carrigan Ct the helm, Boston
VIII be worthy rival for any club in
the league.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

Baseball has fascination LOT those
who play it. Ball players stick to the
game as a general rule. Just as long
as they can find some one to hire them.
And it isn't always for the money
there is In it. There are in baseball
today many players who probably
could make more money out OF their
professions If they chose to quit the
game and so into some other line OF
endeavor.
Old Hoaus wagner, after declaring
time alter time that he had playco
his last game OF baseball could not
resist the call last year and tried a
s'comebacs1." Many players endure
playing far down in the minors so they
can be in touch with the game.
Which is merely preamble to the
case OF Bill Carrigan.
Rumors are emanating out OF Bos-
ton and from rather authoritative
sources, that Bill VIII be back at the
helm or the Red Sox this year in place
Of Jack Barry, who is serving in the
Carrfgan retired from basebau aft
er the 1916 world series with a def
rite. determined statement that he
would never engage in the game again
He went to Lewiston, Maine. where
he has engaged in the banking bust
ness. Ills business enterprises nave
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

The Business Girls athletic con-
test is expanding. Tuesday night one
of the girls got married.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
'G0BIY MH0S
DEPEND On GAZE
view WIN be Here To-
merrow to Play the
High School.


z f94th Eae county high school cham
pfonshEp at Z stake, Fairview high
EhooI VII come to Fairmont tomor-
~ night to clash with the local h2gh
ellooI Eve. Should the Fairview team
IN they win return to their Paw Paw
|.ifsfrict homes as the county hkgn
School champions. Although there IS
no handsome loving cup for the tue
s. one that will be severe blow
% Fairmont high school to lose. ana
one that would be an incentive OF
much rejoicing in the town OF Fair
FSirmont high school was defeated
st Fairyt6W earlier n the season By a
bots score. Should Tairmont win as
they are expecting to do tomorrow
might, Il would be necessary to play q
third game to decide the county II
F,airview played an excellent game
esainst the Normal on Tuesday night
f.lthbugh they were badly defeated:
Shey had an opportunity to get used
tic Normal floor where the game
borrow evening VIII be played.
,stYhen Fairnont played at FafrVle~
few weeks age. the largest CROWD
ttiSf every witnessed an athletic game
n that town was pceesnt. The high
scf1ooI gymnasium was packed to ca
oacity and on that one game alone. the
ifSh school management made over
sf0o. Many OF these Fa!rvieT fa2a
WI accompany the team to Fairnoni
tomorrow night. while F2irnont VIII
BE supported by almost every high
school student.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
HARD nut 70 CRACK
on FOOD REGULATION
White Cloud Manager Asks
Some Perplexing
Questions.

.Hard nuts to crack are some OF
the Questions that D. B. Aumller.
proprietor Of The White Cloud, asks
state Food Administrators oglebay, in
a letter today. TO the average man
they may appear trivial and unimport-
ant. hut to the restaurant man they
are very essential and many Of these
same questions restaurant men every
where are trying to solve.
For instance the restaurant man IS
not supposed to sell meat on meat
less day. Now many railroad men get
their lunch made up at the restaurants
before they go oa their runs Hor the
night. frequently they come into res
tanrauts open all night and before the
stroke OF IL they are on their engines
and out on the road. Technically 1t
is still meGrless day and the restaur-
ant men wonder If they dare sell this
man. although he does not eat this
meat until perhaps the next morning
at 2 o'clock. The imposter might worS
the same racket TO get ham sand
wich on q porkless day Here IS
CODY OF the questions asked:
IN case a man gets a meal and then
wants a sandwich or pie IS 1t legal
TO serve him bread on a sandwich
to finish out on.
How much rye bread shall We serve
at one meal to each person?
May We serve pie with % per cent
barley flour or corn -four on wheat
less day?
In case Of packing pail how many
sandwiches may we put in same IN
IL, to FFNSs
the man leaving early in the I1oTning
can we nut meat in his pail. Or on
Saturday IL he goes out on the road
are we allowed to pack HIS pail with
ham sandwiches II he does not eat
them until after midnight?
On porkless days are we allowed 10
fry in compound lard on these days
May be serve war bread toasted be-
fore IL q. m. And may NC serve war
bread before II a. m. each day. May
we serve war bread on wheatless
days?
serve at one time at one meal? May
we serve two ounces OF wheat or war
bread there corn bread OF rye IS
served? Now in case q restaurant IS
open day and night when shah his
pork.ess day begin and when does 1t
close? Then in case we have some
meat as pork or beef that cannot be
preserved rs hours shall We serve II
or obtain a loss. or in case we have
= few pies left on our hands or some
white bread or buns that will be too
hard to serve by the next day shal4
vs-e run the Luout OF what VIII we DO
in that case? Since We have always
observed these days we have lost 20
f,TPS p
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
3ONT BE BALD
pW TO MAKE HAIR GROW
J STRONG, T9ICK AND LUS-
TRoUS ON THIN SPOTS.

ff your hair IS falling out don't wait
other day but get from your drug.
st Q package of Partisan sage. the
ally etieieut hair invigorator. Don t
ITS the same old story-T have
ard i before" but try a bottle with
{ riStinS a penny.
sarfsfan sage is guaranteed TO grow
&. to stop falling hair, cure dan
n and scalp itch or money refund
IT'S q scientific preparation that
feS all hair needs. There is
B better.
sian sage is IN great demand
discriminating women because Il
deifcately perfumed. not sticky or
aSy, and makes the hair soft. Ius.
Is end seem twice as heavy and
active.
you want to save your hair ana
ftlfy It by all means use Partisan
slOu viii not be disappointed.
sI8tain City Drug Store viii sup
sou and guarantee money refund
lot 6aItllSGs3 80
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
Another Bowling
Match Postponed

Another Of the "Y' Commercial
league bowling matches was pOstpone
al Yesterday evening. The Hartley
fiva and the Consolidation Coal Com
nan vteam were scheduled to play. The
Consolidation team could not roll be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07
Watson-Huitt.

"asSoH-Huitt.
The marriage of Miss sallie Huitt
and John Watson, Of Monorgah, was
solemnized yesterday afternoon at the
residence OF the officiating minister,
Rev. C. D. Mitchell. pastor OF the,Cen-
trail Christian chruch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

Z. S. Marines at Mare Island, Cal,
training station who are soon to so to
the front are practicing the "big
push. Juggling the gigantic push
BAH is one way in which they are de-
ve.opfne stee. muscles and endurance
for the exaction Of trench fighting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-07

The Normal must beat the Salem
lGdys by a bigger score than did W. V.
I. at MorgantoTn.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
Stacking the Temper.

There is an adage somewhere to the
effect that the fighter who loses his
temper gladdens his enemy. The ex-
perts of the prize ring will tell you
this is a true saying. In further proof
we have the Solomonic assurance that
be who is slow to anger is better than
the mighty. All of which mean that
anger is weakening, and that the man
who permits his temper to rule him
Aas a destructive master.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
, Perfectly Reasonable.

Landlord with a determination all
his own)-"In n word. when are you
going to pay your ~arrears?" Hard-up
Author with an mistaken coolness)-
II will satisfy your demands as soon as
/ receive the money which the pub.
Usher. will pay me If he accepts the
novel I am going to send him as soo
as the work is finished, which I'm
about to commence when I have found
a suitable subject and the necessary
Inspiration"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
Moderni Dina ma Spravku
Obuvi.
vse spravfm k dplne spokojenosti.
Ceny mfrne. Pfineste
Vast obuv.
Josef Cermak
Jedny dvefe ma zapad cd Portland
Hotel. Yankton, S. d.
Why They Are Lonely.

The people who are lonely in this
world r those who are always look.
ing for something to come to them ;
they hope for pleasant adventures:
they exact much from their friends
and from their family-and they are
never satisfied. But the happy men
and women are those who never think
to demand for themselves-who give
and give and give again, and find Joy
whenever they find opportunity to give
joy.-Exchange.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25

V5bor cd bazaru jenz Sc zde Cd
byval minuly mesic, oznamuje, Re
zbtva cisteho vft9zku SIC, 289. 55,
kter5 Dude poslan M patficne mis-
to. q toho je videt ze Tabor "pfe
trumfnul' vsecky osady, ktere
jsou tax velke. A slouzf nam to
ku cti, Ones kdy miliony lidf
krvacf a umfra pro ideal svobody
a prava, ten jenz je donna by me-
mel vahati ami vtefinu pfinesti pc
n4znf obet. Nasi hosi v americke
armade krvacf, umirajf a bojujf
pro mas a hosi pod praporem rudo
bilym obetujf zivoty aby narod
CechG byl osvobozen z otroctvf a
zaroveh pomahajf nasfm hochdm
udolati nemeckeho network.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-25
Initial Step to Independence.

The fact that well-to-do people are
almost invariably "close" and Saving"
and usually have that reputation,
should be a mighty good pointer for
those who are always hard up. 1t
isn't luck, 1t INIT robbery that starts
young people on the road to i%ndepend-
ence. 1t is common sense and moral
courage to deny themselves that does
the business. u