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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
NEVER ARGUE
OR SPEAK ILL
Or. Halsted at 101 Years of Age
Avoids Discussions About
Religion and
Politics.

BRECKENRIDGE, Mo, April IA
In this town there lives man who has
Il ade 1t lifelong practice never to
quarrel or argue and never to speak i'll
of any person And that man has
Just celebrated his 101st birthday. He
6, DR.. Joseph S. Halstead, who was
Henry Clay's physician for many
years.
Despite his great age and his grow
inc double handicap of blindness and
deafness, Doctor Halstead's mind is
very clear and his memory remark
able. His choice OF words is excel
lent and well worthy of a man who
ives an intimate friend Of the great
Clay. The venerable physician loves
to tell of Clay and his powers.
There is no man equal to him in
American public life today" he said.
Yes, there Is. President Wilson
isl interrupted Mrs. SHalstead, who
is warm admirer of the chief ex-
ecutive But the doctor merely shook
his head and waived further answer.
They never have quarreled, these
two aged people who have spent sixty
seven years as man and wife. The
usual family 'spat' has been entirely
unknown to them.
1--WE sometimes disagree a bit, cut
we never permit it to go to the ex-
tent of an argument or quarrel" Mrs.
Halstead said. THAT is one reason
cur love for each other Is as great
as it was when we were married"
Breckenridge residents will tell the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

visitor that they never have heard
Doctor Halstead speak disparaginsly
of any man or woman. On the other
hand. he seems always to find some
thing good to say. This story Is told
of him:
Several Breckenridge men were dis
cussing in no uncertain manner the
failings of one of the towns least
popular citizens. 1t was the unam-
n Gus Judgment of all present that
nothing good could be said about the
man under discussion. Doctor Hal
stead Joined the group and listened to
the criticism for time. One OF the
ether men finally turned to him and
said:
Doctor, I think you'll agree that
rot a thing can be said in this mans
favor"
The doctor pondered for moment,
then rejoined:
ooh, well, he's good whistler
81 always have avoided discussions
about religion and politics, the two
chief subjects on which men dis
agree" Doctor Halstead said. Il have
been keenly interested in them but |
have retained my own opinions and
allowed for the other mans right to
have his, although they may differ
from mine"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice Is hereby given that at a
special meeting Of the stockholders
of the Commercial club of Keokuk.
a CORPORATION organized and existing
under the laws Of the state Of Iowa,
and whose name in the original
articles of Incorporation was the
Keokuk Improvement association, but
which name was changed by an
filed on February Twelfth
d2), 1906, to Commercial club of
KeoB1k, the said special meeting
having been held on the eleventh day
Of March, 1919, in the city of Keo-
kuk, Lee county, Iowa, all OF the
stockholders being present, 1t was
unanimously resolved to dissolve said
corporation and that the proper
notice be given, as by law required.
Therefore, notice is hereby given
that the Commercial club of Keokuk
is hereby dissolved.
JOHN NAGEL, Chairman.
JAS. NJ. FULTON, Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
The Nseglsegiui Ca5
When Baby Comes
Like sao Blast Of Heavenly Trumpet
Wher, Call of Motherhood Is Fele.

OF ell the most vital times in q woman's
life the coming Of baby Is fraught with the
greatest meaning. Care should be exercised
TO insure that tho crisis Is passed In safety.
Apprehension is avoided by the timely
use OF Mothers Friend, a preparation OF
penetrating oils and medicinal Ingredients.
which renders the muscles, cords, tendons
and ligaments pliable, and taus tension Is
avoided. The usual nervousness. nausea,
bearing-down and stretching palms are coun-
feracted and the period 10 enc of calm re-
pose.
The broad, fat abdominal muscles relax
with ease and when baby comes the time
ut the crisis L. less and pain and danger is
avoided.
Thousands Of wo,nen for half century
have used this penetrating external app!ica-
hon, prepared especially for eTpectant moth
ers and every woman awaiting the crisis
shouid give nature 4 helping hand.
Write tho BradheId Regulator Company.
for their Motherhood Book, OF great value
to all women, and obtain q bottle OF
gin its application regularly night and
morning,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
MiIler's Antiseptie oil Known as Y
6 ~ O. Is l. OIL.
Positively Relieves Pain In Few
Minutes,

Try It right now for Rheumatism.
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stih and
swollen joints, pain in the head, back
and limbs. corns, bunions, etc. After
one application pain usually disap-
pears as if by magic.
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs, Colds. Group.
Sore Throat, Diphtheria and Tonsi.
lftis.
This OIL is conceded TO be the
most penetrating remedy known. Its
prompt and immediate effect In re-
lieying pain is due to the fact that
it penetrates TO the affected parts at
once. AS an illustration, pour ten
drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and it will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is Miller's only. Every bottle
guaranteed-30c Coo and S1.00 q
bottle at Scott G O'Reilley, 500 Main
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
WINNERS
AT VOLLEY BALL
Business Men Garry of Four Games
Out of Five From the Business
Men of the City Down
the River.

In the vo1ley ball contests held
between the teams of business men
representing Quincy and Keokuk at
Quincy Saturday night, the local
players won four out Of the five
games.
Between the second teams, Quincy
won the first game by a score Of 10
to Il, but the locals came back
strong in the next two and gained
two victories. The scores were l5
to Z and 15 to 10.
Between the first teams Keokuk
walked away with two consecutive
games. In the first contest they
scored seven points on one rotation
and held the lead throughout the
game, the final score being Is to D.
In the second game, by improved
team work on the part of the locals.
Quincy met defeat by a l3-point
margin. Score, Is to 2.
S. N Gabel and G. W. Danielson
officiated.
Fifteen men made the trip. The
teams were treated to an auto rid'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
DONNELLSON
MAN is DEAD
H. c. Weller, Highly Respected
Resident of Lee County Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia
in Hospital.

H. G, Weller OF Donnellson, died
at Graham hospital yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock of pneumonia. He
was thirty-four years of age, and for
the past three years he has been a
resident of Donnellson.
He Is survived by wife and one
child, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. Weller Of Bonaparte, and hye
brothers and a sister. The brothers
are Fred and James Weller Of Farm
ington, J. c. Weller Of Mt. Sterling,
Orval Weller Of Keosauqua and
Edgar Weller of Keokuk. The sister,
Vergie, lives with the parents.
The funeral Will be held at Acasto,
Mo, his former home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
IN Order to Have Clean Peace
Every Debt Of Honor Must
! be Paid by Uncle Sam
as It Comes Due.
BUY BECAUSE OF PEACE
slogan Will be to Buy Bonds
Because Great Slaughter is
Over and Boys Will
ALI be Home.

At the meeting recently held in
burlington at which the various pre-
cinct Ichairmen of the Victory Lib
erty loan campaign of the eleventh
district were present many fine ex-
pressions of the reason why this
loan should and will be put over
we're delivered.
The best thoughts from the differ
ent speakers are given here for the
purpose OF awakening in our commu.
nifty the great necessity Of putting
over this loan in the usual whirlwind
Lee county fashion.
Lieutenant Governor Moore.
Lieutenant Governor Moore spoke
In part as follows:
1--WE cannot disregard the pIin-
ciples on which our nation is based.
We will not fail them. We will not
abandon them.
Before the days of our entrance
into the great world conflict we
we're charged with paying too much
time and attention to superficial
things of life. The world held that
We ulu llOt IS5di ihdSlCio
enough. We were too willing, they
said, to accept the easy things, too
ready to follow the paths of pleas
ure. And the belief was right in a
measure.
1--WE did not seem to be able to
realize that only in proper service
could we accomplish the greater
things Of life. We were unaware that
even in high office we could not at
tain high honors unless we created
these honors. Honor can be attained
only by what honor is placed into d
thing.
A Debt
I'VE can remember when but a
few months back we watched our
boys march away. With these Incl
dents fresh in our minds we gave
The necessity that more Of our boys
enter the service has been removed
But we are now confronted with
debt that we owe and which we
must pay.
The citizens of this nation have
held a great responsibility for the
past two years How often have we
heard of the young men of our coun-
try giving up their lives as apprecia-
ton of that responsibility.
I'VE not only owe a debt in money
but in gratitude for our national ex-
istence. We owe it to the young
men who have given SO much. We
owe it to those patriots who, in rags
and often suffering with hunger,
fought through the revolution. We
owe 1t to those stalwart men who
in the dark days Of the civil war
fought to victory and the unity of
the nation; we owe it to the old
France, who in the days Of our
troubles, in the years gone by, ex-
tended the helping hand we owe it
TO the new France of today, who,
through stemming the tide Of the
Prussian and giving its life blood in
fighting him, has truly fought for
us; we owe 1t to Belgium, and we
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
County chaIrmen Speak.

County Chairmen Speak.
C. w. Wade, of Fairfield, county
chairman of the campaign in Jeffer
son county, said:
I'VE cannot consider our work
done until we put this loan over. The
war is not over and will not be over
until every man Is brought back and
put into his job and the position in
life that he formerly occupied
Chairman ]. A. Macarthur, of Des
Moines county, was called and said
in part: 'Tf this meeting has accom-
plished what is desired, every man
here will go home determined to win.
We have often used the phrase in
the other campaigns that all should
give to back up the boys at the front.
We knew, however, that we were not
only backing up the boys but that
We were working to safeguard our
own lives and property. l hope that
we will be able to assure purchasers
OF these bonds a per cent interest,
but If this is not possible, Des Moines
county men will go out determined to
work in the same manner as in for
mer campaigns"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

owe 1t to every young man who wore
the uniform, from every cline, be he
American, F'renchman, Englishman,
Canadian, Australian, brown man
from India or a black man from
Africa.
Go back to your counties and
precincts determined that the debt
that we owe the nation and these
men must be removed. Go back
with the determination with which
you started on the other loan cam
paigns. If you do, the district will
go over just as it did in other loan
campaigns"
Mrs. EunIce Tlet1ens-
Mrs. ,Eunice Tietjens, who spent
fifteen months as newspaper CORE
spondent in France and was close
UP behind the lines in most Of the
dig battles fought by the Americans,
said:
II can tell you some Of the things
that happened over there. l can tell
you what you have been spared.
wish you could realize the horrors
left in the retreat of the Prusssian
forces. / can try to tell you some
thing of it., but words cannot express
the scenes. ! saw soldiers pressing
onward. / saw refugees released
from the bondage of occupied dis
tricts. / saw them in their plight, in
many instances without homes and
without friends near to them. l saw
them huddled together, probably feel
ing courage in their numbers. They
had passed through years OF life in
the war zone. Their cities or vii
lagos had been bombed. They were
forced to substitute fear for sleep.
We might have experienced the same
horrors here. The war might have
been fought in America. 1t was
merely a matter of geograp ply.
Little curIs Stained Red.
II met child one day in Bouria.
DO you think the boche will come
over tonight? l asked her.
"'Oh, / don't mind it If he does,
she replied. She was from a little
town behind the British lines, and
the boche had been coming over for
three years and she was used to it.
"sMother is sick the child said
to me. I had a little brother. just
three years old He was killed by
the boche He had yellow curls. His
curls were all blood That might
have happened here as well as not.
g 1.-The devastated territory In France
represented strip Of land over
which one could ride for days and
days. One runs across villages with
their shattered houses and barred
rafters; one sees the twisted iron Of
the beds and broken bits of furni-
ture. Forests of trees with bare
limbs, miles of trenches and barbed
wire. One cannot realize that it
was all created through the hand Of
man. AS you gaze upon the ruins
and devastation, visions of giantic
earthquake and tornado come to your
mind. The French are talking Of
planting forests on the devastated
area If they do, the forest will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
THE REASONS WHY
Of The VICTORY LOAN
Mr.. Bush, chairman Of the West

Mr.. Bush, chairman Of the West
burlington precinct said, sour
community went over the top In
the fourth Liberty loan four hun.
dred percent and we went over
the top In the war savings stamps
campaigns. We have about ono
thousand population and wc sent
about fifty boys to the war. When
the influenza was killing thou
sands CT people all over tho world
It took but one person from our
city and ali Of the boys. who went
to war are we'll and happy. ! be-
lieve that If locality will take
care OF Its patriotic duty It makes
a lot Of difference how the Lord
takes care of tho locality"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
games, here today. The Tigers Ii

games, here today. The Tigers lead
by one game.
Manager Jennings has already de-
cided on his regular season lineup
which will be substantially the same
as during the past few games.
DOME Bush, the midget shortstop,
probably will lose his old lead off job
in the batting order. He will be
superseded by Chick" Shorten, 1t
was understood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

Chairman Bailey, Of Washington
county, said:
"The war is not over until 1t is
paid for. Whether or not we are
able to offer per cent interest
ough and as successful as before.
My county has paid over four million
dollars to the government, while at
the end Of the present fiscal year the
banks of the county show big in
crease in deposits. I'll wager that IL
the war was to continue on indefi-
nitely and we were to practice the
same degree Of thrift we would have
all OF the wealth of the world cor
nered up there in Washington coun-
ty We must buy bonds and furnish
the money to bring our boys back in
the way they deserve to be brought
back"
j. T. Whiting, chairman of Henry
county, told of the plans in that
county to induce the citizens to buy
bonds. 1--WE intend to let soldiers
who have seen service in France
visit the homes of those who failed
to subscribe or who have not sub
scribed their full share"
J. o. Boyd, of Keokuk, speaking in
place Of County Chairman Dunlap,
said: 1--WE should enter this cam
paign feeling that we have not much
to undertake. Do you realize that
six months ago we could not have
held reasonable hopes that the war
would be over In two years time?
Generals of the allied armies felt
that the war could not end before
two years Think what the end Of
the war has meant in the saving OF
lives Of our soldiers. We gave will
ingly to war funds and bought liber-
ally Of Liberty loan bonds in those
days. How much more willingly and
how much more -joyously should we
now give. | agree that the bonds
should call for an interest Of per
cent, but if it is but or Az per
cent we should go forth feeling that
we are aiding to collect debt of
honor"
Vice Chairman Pickford, speaking
for Chairman King, of Louisa coun-
ty, said: "The war will not be over
until all of the boys are home, all of
the wounds are healed and the debts
are paid. We all recognize the
debt"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Ten Games Played.

Ten Games Played.
ITJnited Press Leased Wire SerV1ce1
MEANWHILE, Va, April 14.-With
ten games already played the Boston
Braves and Tigers were scheduled to
play off one Of three remaining
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

nese shells fired in practice at sea
and may now be used to extract shell
scraps from European batuehelds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

through the parks and factories. A
6 o'clock dinner was served at the
Y. w. C. A. After the games a lunch
was served for the visitors. Those
who made the trip were delighted
with the reception accorded them.
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01

Be photographed this year on your
birthday. u
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
Cereal Disease Survev

The United States Department of
Agriculture is carrying on a cereal
disease survey in the grain sections
of the United States. Mr.. D. C. Boyd
has been assigned to eight counties
of Minnesota. He worked in Stew
ems county with the Farm Bureau
manager last Saturday and Monday.
Thirteen fields of wheat, four of
barley and five of oats were inspect
ed. The barley and oats showed only
trace of covered or loose smut and
medium amount of leaf and stem
rust. They were injured much less
by diseases and bad weather condi-
tions than the wheat. The wheat
had from none to rs per cent scab or
an average of about 4 per cent. One
of the fields showed one half per
cent of loose smut and five of the
fields trace. One of the fields
showed loss Of per cent due to
covered smut, one of per cent, one
of one fourth per cent and two of
a trace or an average of about two
thirds of one per cent loss.
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
Poultry Week For Every County

"A poultry week for every coun-
ty'' is the slogan of N. E. Chapman,
poultry specialist of the extension d.
vision at University Farm, this fall.
The plan is to get every county to OBJ
serve such a week in order to promote
the organization of a county poultry
organization, or to increase the mem
bership of such organizations already
organized;to promote plans for the
annual poultry show; to arrange for
booths at county fairs and for Gull
ing demonstrations; to encourage the
keeping of poultry records and the in
PRODUCTION of purebred birds; to in
crease the use of balanced rations and
better housing. Every county will
fix it's own dates for poultry week.
Menus to encourage the use of
poultry products at every meal dur
ing poultry week are being prepared
by the home economics division Of
the college of agriculture.
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
Reduced Rates to State Fair

All persons living in Minnesota,
eastern North and South Dakota,
northern Iowa, and western Wiscon-
sin, will be able to get a fare and a
half rate to the Minnesota State Fair,
Aug. 80 to Sept. as a result of a
ruling just made by the United States
Railroad Administration.
The concession has been granted
the fair because of the good which
the fair will do in interesting the pee
pie of the Northwest in better meth
DDS of farming, the use of more up-to-
date machinery, and the raising OF
better livestock.
Preparations for the great exposi-
ton are in full swing. The fair will
open Saturday morning, Aug. 80, in
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01

girls come from the country or from
small towns. Representatives from
all walks of life are found among
the girls who knock on the front
door of the Rescue Home for help.
Daughters of wealthy parents as we'll
as those girls who are suffering from
ignorance or willfulness find the same
helping hand stretching out to them
from the Salvationists in charge.
In the twin city institution, the
girl who comes into the Home must
stay at least three months. After
she leaves, the Home finds her work
so that she may support her child.
When she is out of work or if she is
ill she may return with the child
to the Home instead of going where
temptation turks. The moral infiu-
ence follows the girl out into her
reconstructed life. The Home keeps
in close touch with her as she passes
out. The first Sunday each month
is set aside as "Out of Love" Sunday
on which AL the girls who can re-
turn bringing their children. The
word Home is made to mean so
much to the girls that they feel the
welcome forever extended to them.
I'VE need no movies or playhouses
to present tragedies to u.s." said Ad-
jutant Bertha Smith, head of the
Home, 1--WE have real human tragedy
every day in the year. We try to
send the young mother out better
fitted for the worlds struggle, a
stronger, drawer, better, finer woman
for her exDerience."
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
Butter Prices to Keep High

The outlook for low-priced butter
this year is not promising, says A. J.
MCGUIRE Of the agricultural extern
sion division University of Minnesota
The average price of New York ex-
tras in April was 64.83 cents; in
May, 1891 cents; in June, about 6
cents less than in May. In July, how
ever, prices advanced. This, Mr..
Mcguire believes, points to sustained
prices for the rest of the year. But
butter is a food necessary to main
tain health" adds Mr.. Mcclure, land
therefore, is a cheap food even at the
prices that are likely to prevail"
Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
Dies From Auto Accident

Elbow Lake Herald-Eleanor Da-
venport of Western, nineteen year old
daughter of Mrs. Maggie Davenport,
died in a hospital in Fergus Falls on
Thursday from injuries she received
Wednesday afternoon when the car
she was driving turned over, pinning
her underneath.
Miss Davenport had left home with
the Ford automobile with lunch for
field. On her way home, one of the
front tires blew out. Before she
could bring the car to stop, the
wheel struck rut, and turned COM
pletely over pinning her underneath.
There was no one there to help
her, the road was by-road not
a main travelled road, and it was
nearly an hour and half later that
DR.. Wray and his wife of Campbell
drove past and noticed the overturned
car and the girl pinned beneath.
Help was secured to release her, and
she was taken home. Her left arm
was badly crushed, her head injured
and she had also received internal in
juries.
During the hour and half which
she had been pinned under the car,
she had kept up excellent courage.
AS soon as she recovered from the
first shock, she noticed the auto jack
had been thrown out near her when
the car overturned. In spite of the
fact that her left arm was entirely
useless, she had reached for the jack
and twice placed it SO that it would
elevate the car, and jack it up a
distance only to have the jack slip
and the car fall back in the place
again.
DR.. Wray had no splints or other
materials with him but succeeded in
getting some from another physician
who was in the neighborhood, and
her arm was set, and her wounds
bandaged. 1t was thought very pro-
bable that she was injured internally,
and the following day she was taken
to Fergus Falls for an operation.
She died about ten minutes after
reaching the hospital.
Be photographed this year on your