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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
February Was Warmer Than Is Gen.
eral, but Fell a Little Below the
Average Mark In
Precipitation.
CLEAR DAYS
Eleven Out Of the Short Twenty-Eight
In the Month Were Sunshiny
Ones, Report
Shows.

February was above normal in tenn
perature and slightly below in prec1pi-
tation, according to the monthly
meteorological summary issued by
the local weather observer, Fred u.
Gosewisch. The normal temperature
for the last forty-seven years is 26.6
and the mean temperature for Febru-
airy 1918 was 80. In fact, this was the
warmest February since 1915, when
the mean was 81.
The highest temperature occurred
Saturday, February 2, when the mer-
curry registered 65. The lowest was
February with thirteen below.
The total precipitation was lib
with 0.5 Of snowfall. The greatest
precipitation occurred February ~
and % when the instruments recorded
rs. The normal for the month is l.62.
This was the wettest February since
1915.
The total wind movement was 6,739
miles with an average velocity or ten
miles per hour The maximum We
locity was forty-eight miles from the
southwest on February a.
There were eleven clear days, ten
partly cloudy ones and seven CLOUDY
days. Sleet occurred February ~:
dense fogs February and 10, and
thunderstorms February 9 and 20.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
AT WAR WITH YOURSELF !
HELP NATURE TO Defeat THE
DISEASE IN YOUR BODY.

Keep up the fight: do not give up.
Nature is trying to serve you in conquer
ing the wrongs that may exist.
Red blood, vim, courage. vitality, all
seem lacking. No wonder you are nerv-
GUS and discouraged.
Why not call to your aid strong,
dependable ally? DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has for nearly fifty
years proven it's merits as a most power
full tonic and blood builder to the many
thousands who have been returned to
good health by its use.
Clear the coated tongue, get rid OF
unsightly skin trouble. Let this remark
able remedy rid your body of the inn
purities of the blood, let it tone and
strengthen you. 1t often cures the linger-
ing chronic cough.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
is absolutely herbal, free from alcohol
or dangerous habit forming drugs. All
druggists. Liquid or tablets.
SIOUX CITY, IowA.-rDr. Pierce's Medicines
took me from deaths door and restored me
to remarkably good health. About twelve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
FRED HILBERT
FILES PAPERS
Head Of Public Safety Department
Will be Candidate at the
Primaries in
March.

Fred Hilpert, Jr., commissioner Of
public safety and finances, who Is
com 2leting his term of office this
April today filed his papers as can
didate for commissioner at the com
ing primary and election. Mr.. Hilpert,
who has been ill for several months,
will be able to be out next week. he
believes, and will be able to meet
his friends before election time
MIR. Hilpert has served at the head
of the public safety department since
his election two years ago. He has
Served in the city council under the
old plan Of city government and has
made an excellent record in both
places. His friends have regretted
his illness which has kept him con
fined to his home for so long, and
will be glad to know that he is com
ing out in an active campaign for
reelection
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

to packing house products and live
stock, particularly hogs. This con-
ference. DR.. Durand requested be
considered secret, as they didn't
want anything in the papers"
The letter referred to the allot-
ment of export business among the
packers and said, "a great many lit
tie packers were disappointed in the
size of their allotments."
At this meeting Durand suggested
nation wide meatless week, but he
was overruled by the packers. the
letter said, who told him that such a
conservation move, would be as bad
as the embargo on fuel
Durand directed the packers to
avoid advancing prices ON the cattle
market, according to this letter.
''He said he would take drastic
measures to prevent it" Heney read
from the letter, land we all agreed
we wouldn't pay any more for live
stock"
England at that time was making
large demands on the United States
for frozen beef, Durand said, accord
ing to the letter, we wouldn't let
England have all of that and he didn't
intend to rob this country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
ARE
COMING NOW
More Registrations Last Night and
This Mornine-Many Expected
This Evening and
Later.

Sixty-six voters of Keokuk have
thus far signified their intentions Of
getting out and voting at the pri-
maries according to the figures hand
ed in by the registers Of the various
precincts. The second ward leads the
list with twenty-s registrations and
the third ward brings up the rear
with one.
Owing to the fact that large
number of those having to register
are working men and cannot get to
the booths until after working hours,
the registration is heavy in the even
ing and is extremely light during the
day. The second ward had listed
only four up to 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, but when the booth closed
twenty-three names graced the list.
The registration is as follows:
Today Total
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
GAME WARDEN
FILES REPORT
Tells of Work Done in Preserving
Fish and Reports Fines and
Other Penalties to
VIoiators.

More than fifty million fish that
would have persisted in locked In
ponds and bayous and sloughs
along the Mississippi river, were
taken from their prisons and
placed in running water by the fish
and game department during the sea
son Just past, according to report
lust issued by e. c. Hinshaw. fish
and game warden Thus food to the
extent Of many thousands Of dollars
worth were saved to the public by
this action.
In addition to this nearly three
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

Really does" put upset stomache IN
order-'realIy does overcome indlges-
ton. dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness due to acid fermentation IN
five mfnutes-that-1ust that-rnake s
Pape's Diapepsin the largest selling
stomach antacid and regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments and
turns sour, you belch gas and eructate
undigested food or water; head Is diz-
Nv and aches; breath foul: tongue
coated; your insides filled with indi
gestible waste, remember the moment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Marauerite Clark, 1.-THE Swans
Don't confuse THE Seven swans
with Snow White" or Swan Sis
ters," earlier triumphs Of the diminu-
tive Miss Clark. 1.-The Seven Swans
IN be seen at the Grand tonight Is
the very latest, biggest, most lavishly
beautiful production in which Mar
euerite Clark has ever appeared.
AS will be remembered from the
old Hans Anderson fairy tale, the
seven brothers are transformed into
seven snow-white swans. and 1t is
the task of the little princess to re-
store them to human form by weav-
ing shirts from nettles.
Miss Clark accomplishes this feat
with the aid of the moon fairies. the
sand Man, her pet pigeons and all
the wee things Of the land and sky,
who loved her. 1t Is a story for
grown-ups and children alike.
For Saturday the Grand offers a
new and hilarious Lonesome Luke
comedy and Bill" Hart In The
silent Mana great program.
At regular prices Sunday and Mon
day, treat is in store for you IN
new type of vampire story, THE
eternal Temptress.' starring the
most beautiful, most exquisitely
gowned and jeweled woman in
Europe, Lima Cavalieri.-Advertise-
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
Five Minutes! No Indigestion, Gas,
Sour Stomach-Pape's Diapepsn
Neutralizes acids in stomach instantly relieving dys-
nepsa. heartburn, belching distress It's fnel
6O8 Palean st.

"Pape's Dtapepsin" comes In contaca
with the stomach all such distress
vanishes. Its truly astonishing
most marvellous, and the JOY is til
harmlessn ess-
A large flfty-ceut case Of Pape'v Ddn.
pepsin Is worth its weight IN gold 70
men and women who can't get their
stomachs regulated. It belongs in your
home-shouh always be kept handy
in case OF sick. sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night It's the
quickest, surest antacid for the stomr
ach in the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
Has Not Got Millions More.

limited Press Leased Wire Service-I
NEW YORK, Mar. Reports that
Great Britain can raise additional
armies Of two million men are untrue.
according to Sir John Foster Frazer,
chairman Of the British national war
lectures committee.
Great Britain cannot put more than
another 750, 1000 men in the field
said Sir John in a speech here.
Sir John expressed firm condolences
that the coming German offensive on
the west front would be repulsed
with terrible losses
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

die. Immediately discarded all the medicine
they had been giving me and had my husband
get me DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Favorite Prescription. My cough soon
began to get better. When had taken these
medicines about four weeks it seemed to bring
up a quantity of impure matter which had
accumulated. Then / began to recover FAST
and knew l was going to get well. n less
than year had entirely regained my health
and could do all my own work. increased in
weight from 81 pounds to 1875. 1 am enjoying
the best of health to-day. l can only thank
DR.. Pierce and mis- medicines for it, Mrs.
ALBERT CASTLE, 7l51a Court Street,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

We geta Bile Compound the credit"
Mrs. JOSEPHINE KIMBLE, 935 West
Race ST., Portland, Ind.
Thousands of American women give
this famous root and herb remedy the
credit for health restored as did Mrs.
Kimble.
For helpful suggestions in regard to
such ailments women are asked to write
to Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of its long
experience is at your service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
REPARE FOR THE CRISIS

naturally less. Ask for potI'e Oh
Mothers Friend" at the drug sto,e
today and do not go single msht VIII
oft annIvinc II. Write The Bradfeld
Regulator Co., Dept. D. 24S Lamar Build
ine. Atlanta, Ga, and they will send you
book Of scientifically prepared, practical
information, without charge. mothers
Friend" ia composed of such penetrating
oils and other ingredients as to make 1t en-
tirely Indispensable to e1pectant nother1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
LOCAL WOMAN
ON COUNCIL
Mrs. Wlnona Reeves Appointed to
Membership In Woman's
Council of Defense
This Morning.

Mayor Ed. s. Lotion received
letter this morning from the secre-
tary Of the Woman's Council OF De-
Tense with headquarters IN New
York City, requesting him to appoint
A. local member of the council. Ac-
cordingly he appointed Mrs. Wfnona
Reeves to membership. Mrs. Reeves
has accepted and Is now a member
Of that organization.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
Promises to Get Kaiser.

rITnited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.I
SAN FRANCISCO, March l.
Judge T. f. Graham today gave T.
T McGruder, private soldier, d.
yorce on promise that he will get
the kaiser =,
"If I give you a divorce, will you
nromise to get the kaiser?" asked
the Judge.
~ sure will" said McGruder. rails
ing his right hand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
First Corn Show.

WEBSTER CITY. Iowa, March l.
plans are almost completed for the
f,rst corn and small grain show of
the Hamilton county farmers insu-
t1te MANY of the farmers of the
county already have planned their
exhibits for the show which will be
held here three days beginning
March Z
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

at LllneS 1 could not
be on my feet at all.
l was all run down
and SO weak / could
not do my h ous e.
work, was nervous
and could not lie
down at night. l
took tr e a TIM en- is
from a physician but
they did nothelp me.
My Aunt com
m ended Lydia E.
Pink h a ms Vege-
table Compound. I
tried it and now l
am strong and well
again and do my own
work and / give
Lydia E. Pinkham's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

years ago l was oper-
ated on for abscess Of
the bowels. but in
stead of improving
after the operation
/ came rse.
There were still i'm
purities remaining in
my system and this
poisonous matter
seemed to spread all
through me. A dis
tressing cough fol-
lowed; the doctors
pronounced il con-
stump ton. TIL ey
gave me up aud 1
was brought home
rrnr, fha hno,,itpl m
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

ny mother awaiting motherhood
get in condition for the crisis.
re Is Just one thing to do-give
a helping hand throughout tho
% period.
time should be lost in beginning
le OF the penetrating external prep
a, Mothers Friend. BY It's use
the period the muscles OF tho
en are made piiable and elastic;
AN then expand with ease when
= born and pain at the crisis y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
Mhoopina Couch

psCATINE, Iowa, March In
cation by school authorities here
|ed that the majority of absent
were at home suffering from
ping cough.
klng January eighty pupils were
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
Commissioned Lieutenant.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas, March
l.-Emery H. Rogers Santa Monica,
Calf, has been commissioned lieu
tenant in the U. S. army aviation
corps at Call Field, near here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

absent forty-three hours because OF
sickness. Only one boy and one girl
played hockey during the month and
ten moved from the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

touches a corn or callus the growth
is doomed. 1t takes but two sec
pain is eassed at once. You can sit
at your desk or walk about, dance,
think. love and work with absolute
ease. You can apply "Gets-It" con-
you can take your shoe and stock
ing off for moment or two. Gets
It" dries at once; then put your shoe
and stocking on again. There's no
further excuse for suffering from
corns and corn-pains.
"Gets-It" Is sold at all druggists
Cyou need pay no more than Is cents
bottle), or sent on receipt Of price
by e. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, I'LL
Sold IN Keokuk and recommends
as the worlds best corn rer'edy b,
& Co.. and Wilkins on & CO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
''CoEn-lsss Day"
for Feet, Every Day
Use "Gets-It," the Great Corn Dis
coveryl Makes Corns Peel Right Of!

Look at the illustration below.
See the two fingers peeling of a
corn as though 1t were q banana
peel! And the man Is smiling while
he's doing 1t! All done painlessly,
tOyfully. The moment "Gets-ItH
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

hides. .; fish. 70; ssines. ~ Nets 2as
hooks, Z.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
SHE COULD NOT
STAND OR WORK
But Lydia E. Pinkhaln's Vege-
table Compound Restored Her
Health and Stopped
Her Pains.

Portland, Ind. -"I had a displace-
ment and suffered so badly from it that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

million were saved along the inland
rivers Of the state. The correct lig-
ures are 81 1924, 500 from along the
Mississippi and 2,7e4,60O along the
inland streams.
The fish car, Hawkeye No, .,
made thirty-three trips from Lansing
and Sabula, rescue stations, TO the
different waters OF the state. line
number Of fish thus distributed was
more than a million and half ana
this year, the larger sizes or nsh
were carried with practically no loss
Of fish life. The Iowa commission
exchanged 10000 fish for 6,soo,ooo
eyed pike eggs. The balance OF the
fish were placed in the interior
streams and lakes OF the state
prosecutions for December. 1917:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
In Twelve Years State Auditor Notes
f. Increase Of From Ten Thousand
to Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
SCHOOLS BETTER TODAY
Teachers, TOO, Are Getting Much Bet
ter Pay Than They Did Years
Ago, State Educator
SayA

Figures compiled by the auditor OF
state show that the school taxes OF
Iowa have nearly doubled since 1905.
In that year s10,l46. 1892 was the
amount of taxes collected for school
purposes. In the same year the total
amount of taxes for all purposes col
lected in the state was SIS, 724, lsl.o3.
In 1917 the amount of school taxes
collected was $50 ,O47.16, while the
total amount of all the taxes OF the
state was 53,646,556.09.
It seems that the amount of school
taxes is increasing in almost the
same ratio as the amount OF general
taxes. In 1906 the amount of school
taxes figures 39.4 percent of all the
taxes collected, and in 1917 the per
centage expressing the ratio was 31.o
which shows that the increase in the
general taxes is a trifie greater IMAM
that of the school taxes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01
u;oh Prices Affect Schools.


/ Commenting on these figures,
Frank D. Joseph, deputy super1nten-
rdent of public instruction, states tnat
the high prices prevailing at this
time has had it's effect on the schools
as well as on everything else.
"Of course, the schools are bet.
ter today than they formerly were, j.,
said Mr.. Joseph more is required
of the teachers. They have to be
better trained. Several new subjects
have been added to the courses, such
as manual training, domestic science
and agriculture
Teachers Average Pay $4s.72.
Mr. Joseph also referred to the
fact that the teachers were receiving
better pay now than they did ten
wears ago. Instead of from S25 10
$40 a month for rural teachers, the
nav they now receive runs from sac
to SIS. The average pay of the rural
teacher today is s49.72. according to
the records in the state superinten-
dents office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-01

Property seized and destroyed dur
ing December, 1917: Guns. 8; spears,
16: minnow seine. /; wire fish trap,
l: seines, 5; chicken wire seines. 2;
hoop nets, 10; steel traps. is; quail,
traps, "a; fish hooks, 8.
Prosecutions for January, 1918:
Hunting without
license ..$ %. 90 5 $50
s Trapping without
license -..-.. (o.Uo rs W
90 Illegal fishing $4,000 81 ~
! Possession Of fish
spears ... 100 800
i Mississippi river
fishing without Ii
cense 5000 200
Property seized and destroyed dur
ing January. 1918: Spears, II; steel
traps, IA; quail traps, 10; muskrat
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-23
M A RBLE HALL
1914 Cleveland Place
FOR RENT TO ORGANIZA-
TIONS FOR DANCES ON
THURSDAY NIGHTS
TO UNITY TELEGRAPH LINES.
All Systems to Be Operated as One
After December 1.

All telegraph systems now under
government control shall be operated
as one, effective December 1, Postmas-
ter General Burleson ruled this week.
This action was taken, Burleson ex-
planned, gin order that the telegraph
facilities may be used to the fullest
extent and the transmission of mes
sages expedited"
All offices will then "accept for
transmission all classes of messages
now accepted by any one of them at
the prescribed rates"
At the same time, Burleson ordered
that after January l all telegraph en-
ployes shall receive vacations with
full pay.
Those in the service continuously
for two years or more will be granted
two weeks vacation. Those in the
service continuously for one year will
get one weeks vacation.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-23
News of the Labor Unions
Federal Employees

Denver Federal Employees Union No.
102 held its first regular meeting
Thursday night of last week in the
Magnolia room of the Albany hotel.
This was the first meeting held since
the "flu" ban was lifted. The officers
are as follows:
President-Earl R. Hoage.
President-Samuel Whitaker.
Corresponding and Recording Secre-
tary-W. R. Welsh.
Financial Secretary-Alice Carey.
Executive Committee-Ray S. Min
ton, S. w. Erickson, T. J. Desmond,
H. E. Halstead and Mary Wuksnich.
Delegates Trades and Labor Assem-
bly-W. R. Welsh, Grace Kenehan, S.
w. Whitaker and F. L. Fribourg.
At the last meeting ten new men,
bers were initiated and the union will
grow until it has 100 per cent men,
bership.
The union subscribed $40 to the
war service community fund.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-23
Mdchinists

Mile High Lodge No. "a, Woman's
Auxiliary to the International Asso-
citation of Machinists, will give an
entertainment at Ell Jebel Temple the
evening of Friday, December 6, for
benefit of blind and crippled soldiers.
Matrimonial Difficulties" three-act
farce comedy by Mrs. Gurnsey Walk
er, will be presented.
The admission price is 25 cents, and
all members of organized labor, their
families and friends, are cordially in
vited to attend
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment consists of Mrs. Claudia
Strong, Mrs. Pearl Newell, Mrs. Ger
trude Reaser, Mrs. Alice Kellogg and
Mrs. Julia Clifford.