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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning. itching
eczema quickly by applying . little zemo
furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, $l.O0. Healing begins the
moment zemo is applied. In short time
usually every trace of eczema, letter,
pimples, rash, blackheads and similar
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use zemo. the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is not
greasy salve and it does not stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable treat
ment for skin troubles of all kinds.
The E. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland, O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
ESCAPED DEATH
BY HAIR BREADTH
Thomas Freeman Steps Away From
Being Parboiled by Bursting
fiue in a Boiler at
Gas Plant.

Tom Freeman thanks his stars that
he could eat Christmas dinner at
home instead of being the center OF
a weeping party sitting around his
corpse and telling how it happened.
Early in the morning, he was work
ing about the steam boiler at the gas
works. The boiler has fiues, as all
good boilers do, but flue never
parted company with the rest OF the
boiler there in the sixty or seventy
years that the gas plant has been in
operation.
Then fue chose Christmas morn
ing. while Tom Freeman was stand
ing by it to burst. Freeman had just
turned away and walked about ten
feet when the explosion came and
filed the vicinity with steam. If he
had moved a half second later, he
would have been parboiled.
Freeman was formerly policeman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
KEOKUK GERMANS
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Alien Enemies Released From Re-
strictions and Registration
Regulations by Mar
shall Reed.

Marshal Reed sent Christmas
gift to the thirty-five alien enemies
who live in Keokuk, but delayed
malls prevented It reaching them
until today.
A letter to Deputy United States
Marshal Gray. dated December "a,
directs that all registration and per
NIT regulations for alien enemies be
forgotten about, beginning on Christ
mas day No German alien will here
after be required to register, nor to
have a permit to go within nan
mile OF government plants or fac
tories.
There are about thirty-five Ger
mans in Keokuk coming under the
regulations, about equally divided be-
tween men and women. They can
now wander where they isteth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
CITY NEWS.

When answering advertisements
please mention The Daily Gate City.
A daughter was born yesterday
at Graham hospital, to Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Baker. of 1716 Carroll
street.
Daniel Bishop, who has been in
the s. A. T. c. at Knox college, Is at
home to spend the holidays with his
parents.
-Bugler Lonnie Atkins has return
ed to Camp Dodge after having been
called to Keokuk by the death OF MS
brother, Robert Atkins.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
A. w. Jones, N. G.; George w. lmme-
CART, permanent secretary.
Paul V. Bear, Jr., of the officers
training school, has returned to his
duties at Louisville, KY, after spend
ing Christmas with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. P. v. Bear, of 1915 Elk.
change street.
Richard T. Evans. agent Of the
Federal express at Burlington, is
seriously sick with pneumonia, and
his father, Richard Evans. health
officer of Keokuk, went to Burling-
ton Yesterday to visit him.
Lieutenant Albert jenkins who
has been stationed at Fort Sill, Okla,
was honorably discharged from the
army In time to spend Christmas
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles A. jenkins
AT the Pilgrims Rest Baptist
church last night, the Christmas en-
tertainment drew an appreciatiye
audience from far and near. The
concert was given under the dfrec-
ton of Mrs Mamie E. Moore. Mrs.
Carrie Smith, Misses Elizabeth Rose
and Mary Smith. specially featured il
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
InoIe, Of keokuk, and Robinson, Of
Fort Madison, Quit Positions
at Head Of War Savings
Committees.
CAMPAIGN WILL GO ON
M ethods Of Higher Ups and Plans OF
Big Organization Made Good
Work Here Praise
worthy.

Both ]. P. Ingle, chairman Of the
war savings organization for keo'
kuk, and p l. Robinson, chairman
for Fort Madison, have resigned
these positions.
State Chairman Homer A. Miller,
of Des Moines, answered that tney
could not be released at once, but
both designations were reiterated, TO
take effect December 81.
Both gave reasons of being busy,
but there has for long time been
an underton here in Lee county
Of something approaching disgust,
which makes these designations no
surprise to many people.
Both chairmen OF Lee county
cities, have done big work and as
much as anybody could do under the
circumstances, and not only must
their successors be appointed, but
the entire plan of operation must
be changed to get satisfactory re-
suits, workers here say.
Sale to Be Continued.
Another issue of the stamps are
ready for sale during 1919, and many
PEOPLE believe these stamps should
be made a permanent institution, to
promote thrift among the boys and
girls especially. after their need as
a war chest measure has ceased.
At least, there are no signs OF
stopping of their sale soon, and the
treasury department seems to plan
to keep up the stimulation OF their
sale for at least another year.
News filtering into Keokuk through
Quincy Indicates that there is to be
a reorganization Of the plan aboue
the first of the year, and all the
designations of chairmen are held
over until then whenever possible.
These designations are not confined
to Keokuk, newspapers indicate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT
POLICE STATION

"Only one drunk in Christmas eve
and he a regular" sighed Desk Ser
geant Warren Holiday. and times
have sure changed from the OLD
days"
James Blatchford was turned In to
the cell keeper at o'clock Christ
mas eve after being arrested for
being drunk again
Roy Meyers was arrested at ll:2O
o'clock that night, but by the time
he got into Jail 1t was Christmas
morning. He was kept inside out OF
the snow until a O'Clock in the after
noon.
In the old days, it was nothing
uncommon to have dozen or a score
of guests at the Hotel Holiday in
Lucas avenue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26

an emblematic play, entitled THE
Star of the East" After distribution
of the presents, Mr. George d. Eos
ter, in behalf of the church, pre-
scented the pastor and wife with a
silver offering amounting to s21.
The Inland Daily Press Bulletin
makes the statement that seventy
papers had ceased publ
cation within the past ten months.
and thirty more would do SO before
the first of 1919. Make your own
comments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
Early in New Year Changes VIII be
Completed Which are Designed
to Keep Public
Pleased.
IMPROVEMENTS
New APPARATUS, Complete Laboratory
and One Man to Keep It Going
Right, Among Things
Already Started.

With the advent Of the new year.
the Keokuk gas plant Is to be i'm
proved and rempdeled, and a man
assigned to do nothing else but keep
it operating SO as to give the public
better gas, better service and better
humor.
The war brought it's troubles Of in
sufficient and inefficient labor, inn
possibility to get the right kind OF
raw material with any regularity, and
worst OF all great variation in the
quality and characteristics of the
raw material shipments, not to speak
of prices soaring for everything used
in the manufacture OF gas.
AS soon as the armistice was
signed, Stone & Webster sent here
gas expert to look into methods
remedying all troubles in Keokuk.
A. v. Vittinghoff. one Of the best
gas experts In America, came and
made careful study of the whole
situation He later made complete
report, including recommendations
which are going into effect soon.
Big Improvements Going On.
Since making gas is now COM
plicated chemical process far re-
moved from the simplicity Of the
last century, there will be installed
laboratory in which all the pro-
cesses of the big works will be check
ed up and kept exactly right.
Some of the apparatus that some
times gets out of order will be in
stalled in duplicate, SO as to have
one in reserve when the other breaks
down. A new blower with stronger
motor, and many other additions to
the plant, will be put in.
Not least Is the change in the
personnel and executive there. w. G..
Ainsley has been general superin-
tendent of the gas and electric divi-
sions of the Keokuk Electric COM
pany. Hereafter he will be superin-
tendent of the gas end only. He
will devote his entire time to manu-
featuring gas and attending to its
distribution in manner that will
avoid complaints from the public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26

draft for $4,000 to his Fairfield bank.
He checked out at a hotel here, MRS.
Cox said, on December is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
IOWA FARMER
is MISSING
Clarence Cox Lost in Chicago After
Selling Carload of Stock
and Leaving His
Hotel

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--Police today
were searching for Clarence Cox of
Fairfield, Iowa, who, according to his
wife. has not been heard from since
December 16.
Cox. wealthy stock raiser. came
to Chicago with car of stock which
he sold here for $4,000. He sent a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
Saved Million Dollars.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The
army will sip its coffee with consider
able satisfaction now. Announcement
was made today that million dol
dars was saved by buying 150,000,000
pounds OF coffee just before the last
advance in price
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
Will Be Completed Soon.

These changes are designed to
stop the fluctuating in the quality of
the gas, due to variations in it's
chemical composition and in the
pressure in the mains, and to at the
same time give better service by a
more careful check on men, organi-
zaticn and methods of operating.
All these things are already start
ed, and they will be pushed to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible" said
Manager j. P. Ingle this morning,
''Dut it really is big job of recon
struction, and l cannot name the ex-
act date wnen they will all be COM
pleted. We hope to have it all done
before 1919 is very old, though, and
guess nobody ever charged our
people with being slow in complet-
ing what they started"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26
Mules for Sale.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON. Dec 36.-Uncle
Sam is in the horse and mule bust
ness again-tllis time as seller.
Nearly $4,000 surplus" horses and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26

A pigeon that broke into the house
OF Ed Gogan, of Pittsfield, furnished
material for q pot-pie that cost Ed
only 81 for pane of glass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26

III The Rock Island railroad now en-
a f,loys dozen women freight truckers
n its Wichita Kansas depot The girls
= year blue overalIs and shirts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-26

mules will be auctioned in camps and
cantonments on the four Tuesdays in
January. This "horse power" demo
bilization is expected to help the
spring blowing.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-27

ton to the paper. The more entries
you make for yourself, the better your.
opportunity for winning. Fl
In case of tie second puzzle will be
submitted to those tying, but no addi.
tional money will be required.
All solutions must be in the hands
of the Puzzle Editor on or before nine
o'clock Saturday night, March 9th, 1918
The Puzzle Editor has the only GER
rect answer to this puzzle under lock
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The Independent Meat Market, has taken over the local stock and business of the Wacchtor Bros. Go. The bust ness will be continued at the Indcpen- icntMarl<et and the public are assured the same service as in the past ano prices as low as can be maintaincd un- der present conditions. An endeaVor will also be made to maintain the cash payment system, thereby as sisting in keeping prices down to the lowest possible minimum.
 INDEPENDENT MEAT MARKET
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Judge Thornton has secured a largc quantity Of the moss known a s SphJg- num moss. which has recently come into considerable prominence owing t9 is value as d surgical dress ne for wounds, and will ship samples to the University of Washington 0 0hrlc il wil ne subjected 10 expert tests 10 deter mine it's quality Should the local moss prove uS useful as that found elsewhere there is a prospect that Nome may soon he supplying large quantity 70 the American and allied forces The moss is said to be three times as absorbent as the best cotton and provides m ide5l banda @e for wounds. Tho moss may ba found in small quantities over nearly every section of the peninsula and Mir Thornton has located spots on the tundra adjacent to Nome where tons If t may be gathered with little .xer- lion. The moss is a grccniSh yellCW in color and IS formed of clusters of small tubular stocks grouped in noWorlike shapes at the end of stem which ire quently grows t0 considerable length. The moss is soft 10 to the touch and when dried has a distinctly spongy feel. If the samples sent 10 the Wash ington University measure up to the expected standard. there is a prospect that a SphJsn moss drive may be held by the Red Cross which may bring in several tons for use before the close of navigation. The officials cx- press the view that "Sphagnum Day" may be held and patriotic people will he urged to gather the moss on the tundra. II can then be dried and bal ed up for shipment to the states Many tons of the moss is being used in the French war hospitals since it's surgi- cal value was demonstrated some time ago
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Report has 1t that the army trans port is detained at st. Michael by the uon-arriVal of troops from the Yukon. Another report reaching the city is to ,he effect that a considerable number If troops arrived at St Michael on the #Urgc Jefferson and are awaiting the
 rrivol of the transport Parties who
 fl %t. Michael Friday say the report Wus current in St. Michael at that time that the mysterious transport Wos Ut Nome. Another story is that
 he government ordered that the troops from the Yukon be sent to Nome on a river boat but later chang ed the order. The only fact relative io the transport ascertained by any one here is that there is mo band tbonrd tho vessel, as was reported earl.or The committee in charge of he farewell entertainment to be given
 Thursday have ascertainod that much .eg@ rding the transport vessel
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

A total of eighteen Eskimo males nave been registered hy the local reg stration board under the recent ruling If rhe War Department requiring the registration of the native males. It is 0ot y,t determined whether the uJ- tIr"~ .rr tu be jrottcd for military service or whether the registration iS mtlrlN for industrial purposes. Reg iStar Grimm who has charge of tn" euro.lmente. here. says the natives. without exception are an anxious to Pc, drafted and decline to ask for cX- emptionS Several who have wives were told that they could apply for exemption on the ground of female
 ppendages but took much pains to impress the official that their better halves would he looked after by rela- dives II is expected that thirty or tuurty will register in Nome by the end If thc registration period in Septcm- bcr.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Although hardly so numerous as in former years. the native arrivals from Diom2dc and King Islands a'd various coastal points rasr md west have been large and Qu.te a good sized village filled with the duNhN visitors is to be seen over on the ~audspt With the arrival Of the natives native curios of various sorts and degrees of workman ship are again to he seen displayed hy their native vendors on the streets Most of the natives seem to have be- come aware that the white man is not so prosperous, generally speaking, as he used to be and there iS a very noticeable decrease in the prices asked for ivory and other native objects dart compared to those demanded in earl fer wears.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

The Territorial Road Commission moved it's camp Saturday from the point where it was located below Ft Davis to the vicinity of Cunningham creek and the construction of the Cape Nome road will be continued from that point during the remainder of the sea- son unless progress is so rapid as to entail moving the camp farther to the eastward From the present looks of things. the road will he finished well down the coast toward Hastings creek by the close of the season Parties who have gone over the new highway report that it is an excellent piece of work The Territorial commission also has a crew of men working on the new roadway over the solomon River-Casa- depaga divide to Ruby creek
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Tl, ontoruinmg.t e. be given the depar.ing soldiers is scheduled to take '... r'.r '.y oraaio., ar Faole Hall 0e,c.dua 10 am lnncnneeucnt m1lt Ky tlo committee in charge of ar. ,~n~ew,uta ths aft,tno-u. The pro- ~Hw will como'is, jaaera and m aadrses to Inc lerlFnG troops ly CHaumr Lomcu If the L.ool Board. 7h. progrm is scheduled to com w.rce at nine o'rl1cl; e1arp and the e,.praiumont win 10 free 10 :ll who ....t to attend \, tnis 1H' probably 'a tic D-t opportunity offered the public to sav farewell to the troops if .s probable that everyone in the city win attend and help to give the boys a rousing send-off
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

The body of William Schrod,r. who was drowned near Goloyin last sum mer was found on the beach near the point where he met his death. accord ing to Al Winkler who arrived from Golovin yesterday morning
 Mr. Winkler says he heard the story of the body being found while at Colo win on his way up from Dime creek. The remains of the unfortunate man were found by a native who Was mall- ing his way along the shore a few miles from Golovin. The native re- ported his find and number of Colo whites went to the scene The body. although badly decomposed was iden- tifed as that of Schroder through 9 portion If one foot being gone Sch roder is known 10 have lost 3 portion of one foot hy freezing some years ago while on a trading trip to the Siherian coast The stump of the amputatcd member WIS plainly disccrnahlr in spite of The bong immersion and pro- yided ready identification. The re- mains were to have been buried ycs- terday. Another man was drowned in the same locality last summer hu' nothing has been seen of the body up -o thc present
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

The committee in charge of the ar engagements for the big farewell enter tainment 10 be given the departing troops Is placing the program in shape and getting things ready for what is contemplated as one of the most enter tanning affairs that has been pulled off here in many a long day The com mittee will arrange matters so that not only in honor Of the Ft. Davis hoys but also of all others who may be aboard the transport The committee in charge consists of C. II. Frost, Judge Lomen \. Polet Jas. F'rawley. Capt. Thos A. Ross and Mrs. Ross and Chas. Thornton.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Chairman John \. Wilson of the Divisional branch of the Territorial Road Commission. returned Friday from a visit to the solomon and Casa sections and reports that contractor Itowe k fast drawing near the end of his labors in removing the railroad track along the lower reaches of Solo mon river. The rails have now been taken mp over the greater part of the distance from East Fork to the coast and the remainder will he probably be taken up within the next week or ten days. Mr. Wilson also reports pro- sress on the Ruby road. where 2 num- Der of men arc working.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Capt IT, Raven. government steam boat inspector, and < l.. Croft, inspec- tor of boilers, were arrivals on the Hottie B from St. Michael. Tho oflc- .als were accompanied by their sec rctary, Mr. l. A. Desia. Messrs. Raven and Croft will make the usual yearly surveys of the boats of this section during their stay Inspector Croft and Mr. pesia are well known in this section. having visited Nome several times during earlier years.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Eluerrlr> pies suortrtko and other delcctahle ooufcction, ot which inc de hcious hlucherN is the most promin- cnt element are now .ll the g. and nearly every one has had good taste If them in some form or otAer \ number of well known Housewives ale said 10 have accumulated luttc d numbet of gallons by diut ot much in- dustry and are assured of an ampi" winter supply Of preserve already.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

It. Davis officials expect t.at th, troops at lt. Davis will number about seventy hvc this winter the number depending largely on how many are drafted after the dep1rWr" of the regulars now stationed there TWen- ty five mon If the present detachment WiU remain To form the nucleus of the new military body. which will he offt.- ilHy known as inc United states GuALl.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

mcluam. tnc Valdez. du" 10 arrive shortly. there "il be only four more @u.ngs D. commercial steamers dur ing the remainder If ,he season. SO fIr ss known at the present tune. The Victoria l. duo to make two trips and thc Watson one These and the trip If the Valdez appear to be about all We will l,Ne unless there is an un- expected demand for tonnage.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26
LAPS PREPARING TO TACKLE eoLs4EWN
spcoial to lhe Nuaacl s1 lhe AssoeLatca Pre.s.

LONDON, completing rIari and q q I;oreviN forces in that region T details recording the size of
 
 The dispatch also roa~ s2I defeat " the noshey Xxi forces o Q J sailors Ad forces supported by omoa'e reported to have attacked t i q J
 
 indicate sc.,te probably fought region north NdN,stok which win probably terminate the Hoshe i n . ..i on O
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Reports in circulation Saturday |" tne effect that a telegram had hecn received stating that new marshal had been appointed. proved on nresti- gJtion to have been started by a well known attorney whose p"nchaut for political joking has frequently been illustrated before. The yarn worked fine however, and some of the inter- csted politicians took on visibly brighter look until they found out that the story was a canard.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

The Hctuc E returned from t trip to St Michael yesterday. bringing the government inspectors of hulls and boilers and also the rcproScuut.N. Of the Department of Labor whose ur- rival has been expected for some tupe. \ number of other passyngor- were also carried
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

It is umored that the troops at the Fort will be sent to Siberia to take a hand in settling the Siberian question hut no oficltl information substantial ing the story can be ohtal4cd The post officials say they have not the least idea where they will be sent al- though it k their expectation to go 10 some point n the states.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

Delightful weather yesterday S'nt >Le bluebcrty pickers to the hls in large numbers Trout anglers were also to he seen m consider hlc number along the reaches of Nome river. The latter are said 10 have found the trout biting in fine shape and most If the fishermen brought home a goodly number Well sir hooked z dandy is n common expression 'o- day.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-08-26

The Valdez Is expected 10 show up within tAc next twenty four hours. hut uo,hmg has been heard from the steamer sine, she departed from Seat lie on the l5th. The vessel caw1es a heavy consignment of mail for this section The shipment is said to weigh approximately three and half tons