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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
MADE SAFE FOR DECENCY

religious life they found 1t much
easier to fleece the widow and the
orphan
The money lust infected our
courts. debauched> our literature and
our schools. The successful man
was the rich man; others were fail
ures Children were taught to be
good business men. good traders,
honest il possible, but successful at
all events The Golden Calf had a
place of honor in all the meeting
places of men.
How many children are there in
America today who can give the
names Of five great authors, or five
great painters, or five great law
makers? On the other hand, how
many children are there who can
tell you the names of ten or twenty
rich men in the United States?
Suppose it were announced that
John ID. Rockefeller would be at the
corner OF Twelfth and Olive tomor-
row at noon and that William Dean
Howells would be at the corner OF
Broadway and Olive at the same
time. Where do you imagine the
crowd would be?
MOu0y-ICdh1uS is IuOSC eSScutiai ~
the life of a country. but it is not
the big essential. Nations that are
mere moneychangers cannot long
make their impress on the world.
What America needs is popular
standard of rugged honesty and fair
dealing. We must learn to like our
brother, not to cheat him. We must
learn to sacrifice instead OF learning
how to make others sacrifice pit
tances that we may have plenty and
more We must get back to the old
basic philosophy of the Roman law:
Live honestly, injure no man and
render to everyone his due"
Since the beginning of the war the
Republic has noted growing rest
lessness in the country against the
false gods of commercialism. We
expect by the time the boys are all
home that that restless will have
taken concrete form, leading to
the adoption of an ethical standard
that will make the world q decent
place for all mankind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
ToDAY's BIZ OF VERSE
A MAIL FROM FRANcE.

"a Mail from France!" and down the village street
The carrier hurries with the joyful word.
Full well he knows how all Will haste to meet
The precious mail with love and longing stirred
NO need garner from the chah the wheat
The soldiers letters always placed at hand!
The Mail from France!" is always first to meet
The eye, and with quickened heartbeat scanned.
Hast heard? Hast heard from those the seas!
Next day the mothers. each TO each, with eager glance
The word is borne every passing breeze!
"a mail, a mail has come from farOm France!"
And quickly through the town the word is SPREAD
News travels cottage, hall manse,
Your boy and mine? Nay Ours if truth be said
What from boys there in France?
We share alike the word of good or i'll.
IL joyous tidings glow our hearts with pride;
And food help us-sorrow smites us, still
We stand together, close, whate'er betide.
o Concord, who has to the breeze
The banner of the free with honor flung,
All never hast thou nobler given than these
Young lives of faith and still unsung!
God grant thy patriot soul may never die
Thy boys still "carry on" thy stored fame
And worthy and bravely bear on high
The unstained glory of thine ancient namel
Florence Spring, in Boston Transcript
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
AGED CEDAR RAPIDS WOMAN
EATS AND SLEEPS BETTER
SINCE SHE TOOK TANLA|

MY stomach was out of order \
fore ! took Tanlac," she confirms
Il had no appetite and the food I Il
eat didn't taste right.
Il was nervous. too. and couldn
sleep very good. also just felt ~
all over.
Il was discouraged and down hea,
ed a great deal of the time.
las said, sleep better; nv Ann
title has come back and the sorene
is about all gone since I've star.
taking Tanlac. Aches and pains
used to have are gone now, too
II tried the Hypolac Tablets al.
and they did lot of good for n
nervousness"
Get Tanlac, the famous syste
tonic. II you are not feeling right an
get your system back in shape,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Tells of Benefits and Recon-
mends Famous System
Tonic.

II can sleep lot better; my ap-
petite is good again. and the sore
ness that used to bother me is about
all gone since I've started taking
Tanlac," said Mrs. G. w. DeVault. Of
518 South Second street. west. Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Devault is IS years old and
has lived in or near Cedar Rapids
all her life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
A cIemenceau Story.

Manufacturers Record: From the Of
flee of q United States engineer we
have received the following:
This is given me as the truth of
what NJ. Clemenceau said when the
draft of President Wilson's original
note with the fourteen points was
handed to him. He said: "Quatorze
points! Mails celia c'est un pen fort--le
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Experience does take dreadfully high
Carlyle
THERE ARE OTHERS.

America entered the to deliver the last
stroke and she did it in a workmanlike manner,
with some of the finest fighting material In the
world. But we must not forget that as fight
ing unit we were IN the first line on y four
months to Great Brtain's four years. We
came at the psychological moment, when our
allies were exhausted. The fresh strength the
initiative and the enthusiasm of the Americans
gave the allies quick decision. But we should
not forget the marvellous work of the British
army in those four years of continuous fighting.
Oddly enough in all the celebrations of victory
there was quoting of William E. Henley's
virile poem of the English. Listen to the
trumpet call of this stanza:
Where shall the watchful sun.
England my England,
Match the master work you've
England my
Where shall he rejoice
a of mighty
$ forward to
To this song your bugles blown
England
Down the years on your bugles blown?
That stands as true today as when it was
written more than quarter of century ago
Nor must we forget Italy. Nobly she did
her part as a fighter for right In the great CON
flict overseas She struck brave blow for the
ultimate decencies. Her stand in the Alps
will live one Of the great epics of the war
And France, with her slogan ''They shall not
pass!' She is supreme. Truly, there are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Unless the new revenue bill is adopt
ed before January 1 collections will
be made under the old and unjust
law But if congress were to pass II
who would sign it?
Cedar Rapids Republican: That
Great Britain shall be asked TO fore
20 the advantages that belong TO II
by reason of it's navy in time of war
is. we believe, undreamed of in Amer
lea and for England itself to foreso
such rights would be tantamount to
national suicide. No American would
ask Great Britain to commit hari-
kari. On the contrary, we would pro-
test and resist such idiocy of self de-
basement and self effacement on the
part of England, should it become
manifest as a national policy.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Perhaps
Mr.. Roosevelt would like to con-
tribute a few words occasionally TO
the newspaper Mr.. Ford is going to
run.
Storm Lake Register: Capital city
correspondents have begun to write
about a short session of the leglsla-
ture. That will do to speculate on
but more definite prospects VIII De
apparent the last of March. The ses-
sion opens the unlucky 18th OF Janu-
airy and anything is liable to happen
to it.
Independence Bulletin-Journal: 1t
ought to become the established
policy of the state that no primary
school shall be allowed that does not
teach the English language to the
exclusion of all others up to the
eighth grade When the pupil reaches
that point If he or she desires to learn
other languages there is no objection,
but If they are grounded in the fun
damentals of English very few of
them will care to-
Carroll Herald: There are only
twenty-one democrats in the next
general assembly of this state the
republicans in order to have variety
must quarrel among themselves.
Perish the thought.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
EVERYTHING GOING OUT.

Director General McAdoo announces that
during the eight months from April 1 to De-
cember l the government has advanced over
FIVE hundred and fifteen million dollars to the
railroads in the shape Of loans to cover new
equipment and for operating deficits. Of that
amount one hundred and ninety-nine million
dollars was taken from surplus earnings of GER
tain roads and the American Railwy Express
company. The remainder, three hundred and
sixteen million dollars, came from the revolving
fund of five hundred million dollars provided
by congress in the railroad control act. This
fund, by the way, appears to revolve only out
wardly, and at the present rate Of expenditure
congress will have to provide another half bill
lion in the very near future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

delicately Drowned on both slus !,
sprinkle lightly with salt. Serve rs =
you would toast. The SKINS uaA al.
removed before serving or whlle
ing, but if one is a connoisseus,' q,
real disciple of Epicurus, wiz a.,ou
much love of flavor and conser Na' me
as a boy OF animal, he Will eA'
tosated slices skin and all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

What is hard to understand is how these lit
tie groups of willful bolsheviki keep taking all
the means of communication away from the
overwhelming majorities of their opponents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Webster City Freeman-Journal: No
use to worry about the president
making any mistakes at the peace
Col. Emaculate M. House
will be there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

The nomination of representative Carter
Glass, of Virginia, to be secretary of the treas
ury to succeed William G. McAdoo, of New
York, has been confirmed by the senate. 1t is
to be hoped that Glass may not be broken in
his efforts to fill the shoes of his predecessor
and that his direction of the fiscal affairs of the
government will not be paneful
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10
Good Radiance.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: oO re
how we secretly rejoice whenese. 90
read of the shipment OF Dig .lso
of oatmeal to Europe. we nave rs S
a lot of rice and corn hour W."
America is willing to sell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

The proposition to set national boundaries in
eastern Europe on chronological lines should be
conditioned on careful selection of the ethnolo
gist who sorts the people concerned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Washington Democrat: Aren't the
rushing the season a
little, in getting up presidential
booms for favorite sons?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

pride or Cowardice7 :. ,bs
Washington Post: Wonoer asht
German navy was too proud 70 i'e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

After aIps said and done, the only philosophy a man
can practice to make life worth living at ALL is just to
peg along quietly, doing the best he under the cir
sumstanees in which he finds himself placed day by day
Ralph s. Kendall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23

Phmnixville, Pa, where she will spend
the winter with her brother, Mcclellan
Reeves.
Miss Lucy Cheairs of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with Miss Jennie
Clark
Mrs. Albert Abrams OF City Point, Va,
is spending week here with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davidson.
Mrs. John Schunder returned home
Saturday, after spending a few days in
Philadelphia.
Miss Mildred Ball of Cooper Hospital,
Camden, N. j., spent the weekend with
her parents.
Albert Hemphill, student of Delaware
College, is home to spend the holidays
with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Evans
Hcmphll.
Mrs Morton Price, who has been quite
i'll, is slightly improved.
Miss Alice Harvey of Wilmington spent
the weekend here with her sister, Mrs.
Norris Wilkinson.
After being closed for three weeks on
account of epidemic of influenza, services
were resumed in the Presbyterian Church,
yesterday, with Rev. Mr.. Lewis of Phila-
dclphia In charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
NEWS oP LAUREL.

SPECIAL Corrcs pondcncc of Every h,cnine
Laurel Dcc - lee Naotteu who
enlisted last summer in The lnttri states
Naval Reserves and was scri IT. Camp
Dewey. near seattle Wash Jas nccn
honornhly discharged and ,Npcctcd
home far the Christmas holday,
Paul Goriy Ralph GrieT and NlSscs
Anna Grlcr and Mildred Cemmcgccs
who were visiting Mr. Gordv's paunt,
MIR. az. Nrs Frank C,ordy have =
Awncd 20 " hmington
Thomas Adkins ~ Philadelphia and
Samuel Adkins of Roanoke Va have
been visiting fhCir sisters, MIR Eva a
Barnctte and Miss rarN Adkins
>irman Elliott 81 Min " Na and
his wife formerly Miss Emma Boycc ~
North Laurel have returned III Laurel.
Mr. Elhat' vas. unrIl thc cnd ui tho var.
employ ed IS tic IIcrc.lc, Powder Co
but the plant Il which he wa, employed
has now been closed lIc his secured 81
position with tic Penn wanna Railroad
81 Delmar
After visiting lo- psrcnts Nir sni
Mr. Har.e, q Ec~N NIr, Crruc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
NEWS OF LAUREL.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Laurel. Dec. % Members of the
Laurel volunteer fire company have been
presented with new rubber gloves, which
were bought with 4 fund raised by
popular subscription G Wales Hast
Incs. Who raised tho subscription. made
the presentation address. and after several
speeches bv mcmhCrs q collation. was
served in Fireman Hall
4 turnlp which weighs six pounds
II ounces. now on exhibition here was
grown hy Columbus " Phillips on his
farm near Portsvillc three miles from
town.
Mrs Florence White and daughter.
Miss Edna who had bccn IN the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital az Philadelphia, have
returned 20 Laurel
Nr~ RIA Wiley West ~ Fayetteville,
\ Il Is spending the holiday~ here.
Ms lucLh krnc, e Nldd'ctown j.
visiting &c Parents Rcv ami Mrs. &.
NJ oulum North laurcl
William II rc,ne't citor Of the
State Rcel.jcr,I visiting IN Philadelphia
and New NorA CItv
Mir Nina Hamm who was visiting her
parents. Mr. and NIrs William + Valiant,
has returned to her home IN Dover.
Mis- lila krikwood formerly Of this
town aud now 81 Philadelphia, Is visiting
friends hcrc
George William Mitchell tho year
ia som of Mr. and Mrs Clarence ".
Mitchell. dici ~ the home 81 the parents
IN East Sixth street, 81 pneumonia,
aftcy au illness az ! few days
Mis-, Iuha Ellis has returned from
Nitro Ncs' Virginia where She has
bccn vl'ing her brother and hIs wife.
Mr. and Mr. N llSur Y Ellis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
Special Correspondence of Every Evcniu

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Dec 23.-The breaking Of
the steering gear on an automobile driven
bv Edward Woodrow Of Rising Sun,
while coming from Chesapeake City, re-
suited in Mr. Woodrow being confined in
Union Hospital, Elkton, suffering with a
fractured skull. Mr.. Ienness, who was in
the car, also was injured, but hs injuries
are not serious. The machine is a complete
wreck.
A memorial service was held yesterday
afternoon in Rock Presbyterian Church, IN
memory of Earl c. Kelly, a young paper
maker at Providence, who was killed in
battle in France, the first week in No
vember. Rev. w. J.. Wright, OF Lincoln,
Pa, delivered the sermon.
w. Scott Silver, who operates several
canning houses in Cecil county, added
another to his list when he purchased, last
week, the cannery at Nottingham, Pa,
which he will operate next year.
In the Red Cross drive throughout
Cecil county, last week, the members
collected more than Sl2 900 by new mem
bers.
Mrs. Samuel Sturgeon of North East
has been appointed principal at Principle
public school, succeeding Mrs. ID. I.
Stump, resigned
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Crothers,
widow of James G. Crothers. who died on
Friday. was held this afternoon from her
late home at Greenhurst. She was II
wears of age and leave n large family
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
Notice Retail Druggists
No More Vaporub Direct
Buy 1t From Your Jobbers

IL is becoming impossible for US TO FIJI
these promptly, and instead of dis
tributing our goods more quickly, they
are really slowing up the process.
We believe that we can serve you better
now by reverting to orr former policy of
shipping exclusively through the iohber,
and, effective Immediately, no more drop
shipments will be made
While we have put on night shift and
have. thereby. about doubled our pro-
duction, we are still unable to fill our back
orders and won't be able to give each
jobber all the NapoIsub he wants. Hence,
it will he necessary for the lobbers 10 con-
tinue distributing NapoRuh IN small lots
only But We viii bc able 10 furnish each
iohbcr at least twice the quantity Of
NapoRub THAT he purchased for the cor
responding month last year, so there
should not be any diFNulty IN your getting
your PRO rata share
We feel that the public appreciates the
service that tho retail and wholesale drug
trade have rendered tho country IN this
time Of stress We wish 10 express To both
branches OF the trade our thinks for the
kind cooperation extended us In our
efforts TO meet this emerge ncy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
Effective Immediately. No
More Direct Shipments Will
be Made Retailers. All Ship
ments Now Go to Jobbers
for Redistribution.

When the influenza epidemic struck the
country and wiped out our warehouse and
johbcrs stocks almost over night, VIC were
faced with the problem of distributing =
TO the stricken distrlcts-in the quickest
possible manner our daily output of
VapoRub. We solved this by offering TO
ship direct 70 the retailers in these in
flucnza districts, hy parcel post prepaid,
quantities of not more than three dozen
IapoRub in any ono shipment, and by
shipping what was left from our daily
production to our iobbers by express IN
stead Of freight
This was costly. but it solved the
problem for the time being Now, how
ever, VIC find that these small shipments
arc constantly increasing we have re-
ceivcd as many as / 800 in single mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
A HOLD-UP THAT FAILED
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Laurel, Dee. 23.-Lconard N. Murphy,
or this town, who is employed rs n
telegraph operator at the Pennsylvania
Railroad passenger station, on getting
through work last Friday night at IL
O'Clock, decided as it was n bright moon
hight night, 10 ride his bicycle home
rather han wait for the | n. m. express. He
was riding alongside the track between
Laurel and Dclmar. in n lonely stretch
of country. when he was suddenly stopped
hy a strange man who, in rough voice,
demanded to know if he had any money.
Upon receiving an affirmative reply
the man asked If Murphy had a revolver
and the latter jumped off his wheel
and said he had one and made motion
rs il TO draw a gun.
At this the stranger took to his heels
and as Murphy bad nothing with which
to stop him, he made his escape. While
not positive, Mr. Murphy has some
suspicious as TO the identity of the would
I've highwayman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
DEATH or MRS. J. MESSICk.
Special Correspondents y E,cr. Ey'nins

Special CORES SpOndcnce oi Ivory Evening
Geo CctoWn, Dec -5 Mrs Mar
srarct j NlcssIck, aged = Ncrr~, widow
of Dr John W Mcsslsk dlcd ~ hcr homo,
Railroad aN,nuc and Marhd street
FRIDAY ~ iuhmItlce ci ag, She was
buried tins attrnuon
Mr~ AlcS~lrA. prior ~ her marriage
December lJ i>n5 uas Miss Margaret
= Baker oi Ncrham,~ furg tn whore
sshc spent her gnlhool daNs On N4an~t
n of tins ,car. h,r l-land ln John
" Messlck. dlcd Tor rnorc thaa n
vcars hc Mss practr.Hg dentist - thus
,oWn and was tora,r mcmicI 81 thr
Delaware legislature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Hiehwayman Bluffcd by Railroad
Man Between Delmar and
Laurel.
EX.REPRESENTATIVE DEAD
Bold Theft of an Auto Under
Bright Light IN Front OF
Dover Opera House.
spocIaI Corresr.onr enec or rvcry Evcnins

Special Correspond encc or rvcry Evening
Dover. Dee ~ Automobile thieves
have made their debut IN Dover and from
the boldness of theft FRIDAY night,
IT would seem they are professionals
In the art.
Standing in front Of the Dover Opera
House Friday night, in the glare OF n
large electric light in front Of the build
ing. bright street light not over five
feet distant, and lights on the porches
and in the residences adjacent, was the
automobile of Manager II I. Fcnnl-
more of the Opera House. Il was stolen
between y and @ o'clock The theft rs
all the more bold from the fact that
people were passing in and out ot the
Opera House at the time
MIR. TcnnimorC has no cldc whatever
Of the stolen machine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23

Thomson has returned to Bridgeport,
Conn, where her husband, DR.. Harry
T.. 1himoson is connected with the
Municipal Hospital.
Mrs Holland III. Cooper, who has been.
seriously i'll Mt her home near Laurel, OF
influenza. and other complications, rs
somewhat improved.
Judge Arthur 5. Heam has returned
from Philadelphia, where he attended
the Gamers convention.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.

snsctal Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. Dec. -. Yesterday hcing
stormy dav. the attendance NJ the several
churches were not 81 large in all ot the
shurches however, the Christmas scrN-
ices were carried out.
Christmas entertainments have hecn
<'cheduled for All the church SUNDAY schools
for this week At thc people hrlstlau
Church, tonight, The usual white GAIT
service viii take place that of bringing
gifts for distribution among the poor
and needy OF the church and town
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
NEW LODGE ROOM.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel, Dec. Charity Lodge, No.
-, l. @. q. f., Of this town, has leased
for ten wears the large hall above the
stores of 4. Jack Waller and Alfred 5.
WihamS, in the DaShicll building.
II has been handsomely decorated
and fitted up as a lodge room and Charity
lodge expects TO move into it very shortly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
DELAWARE CITY.

Special CORES spondcnce of Ivory Evening
Delaware CITY. De- 23-Thr telephone
CxchlnCc which has been located for
many wears 81 the home II Mrs John
Cslrn-. uu hinton street. has been moved
70 the building leased by the company
fyom Daniel Cush, Fdth and Clinton
streets
Miss Fannie Reeves left on Friday for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23

The Conservation Commission of Mary
land reports that during the year it has
hatched and distributed in Cecil county
waters 81 ,35O 600 young fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther $. Osborn celc-
brated Saturday evening". their fiftieth
wedding anniversary at their homo NJ
Bush Chapel by entertaining friends and
relatives
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
Run Down by Motor.

Mary Johnson, colored, 60 years old,
was run down by an automobile last
evening at Tenth and Market streets,
sustaining slight injuries. She was taken
to her home, 1l04 Lombard street. by
Charles Stem of 2207 Delaware avenue.
driver of the car
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
To Operate On Dy. Chanmsn

Rev. DR.. J. Wilbur Chapma n, promi-
ent Presbyterian evangelist, well-iknUwn
in this city, IS 10 undergo an operation to-
day in New York. This will be the third
operation for an old illness.