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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
LASTOF THE "DIAMOHD 10" LINE

Christian Science Monitor. In old
stearbozrinz days On the Mississippi
river, St Louis was the great port OF
diytsson between the lower and upper
water transportation systems Of the
central TalIey Of the United States
II was the grand terminal station o.
all lines 70 Memphis. Tennessee
Helena. ArkznEas; yicksburg. HEz-
sissippl. and Nsrchez-under-Eae-E Hill.
also FL the latter state. and 10 Baton
Rouge and New Orleans. louisiana
Around by way OF Cairo, Illinois, 10
the 81 Louis ieyee, aoatAd tbs beau
5eiful Ohio river packets; and the Red
river and Tennessee river boats we're
numbered among the mile OF stern
and s!6e-wheelsrs stretching along
the ST Louis water front To the
north, vessels piled regularly on the
Missouri between St Louis and Kan
Ezs City. Leaveawor-h. AtchiSon, ST.
Joseph, Omaha, Sioux CITY. and 10
faravay Fort Benton, II the Rocky
Mountain placer mining region OF
fifty Years ago
From ST. Louis. every evening az
sunset, for years, sailed q vessel o.
the line Of Packets largely owned and
entirely managed by Captain Joseph
Reynolds, for toTng along the upper
Mississippi between ST Louis and
St Paul These vessels we're some
what smaller than those that carried
sugar, cotton, c0tton-seed. and other
heavy and bulky freight, in tie
southern trade The ST. LOuis-Eew
Orleans packets OF the first class,
such as the James Howard, the
Katie, the Frank Pargourd, the Nat
chez. the Great Republic, and the
Robert E Lee, ali large and beauti-
ful vessels. were not appropriately
called floating palaces The upper
Mississippi boats were more COM
pactly. but no less gracefully built
AT night on the great river, when
fully illuminated, from deck 70
Texas" as the highest tier Of
cabins was called. a spark-laden
smoke Issuing from their twin stacks.
they presented q spectacle never 10
be forgotten.
Captain Joseph Reynolds. who in
time became very wealthy and lived
IN veritable palace on one of the
picturesque hills of St Paul, over
looking the great river which he
knew and loved so wei, was. to all
his friends and familiars along the
upper Mississippi, just plain Joe"
Reynolds. For some reason known
only 10 himself. he signed his name
30 Reynolds" disdaining the final
cugtouariiy attached TO the alb
breviation OF Joseph Everybody else
having occasion TO write his name
quickly accepted his style He was
fond Of iewelry, and invariably wore
large solitaire diamond pin So
conspicuous was this establishment
that, in accordance with the western
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09

aptitude for besrowtng nicranes.
Captain ReF1oi6s SOUL became Daa-
nrrc 10 Reynolds TO the friends and
fauiliars Even before his steamboat
company was incorporated. the press
and public spoke OF the prospective
enterprise IS the Diamond 10 Line
The name stuck and Captain ReyDr
olds adopted X. bis first packet float
ing, as the comp2ny's ensign, . flag
bearing lbe conventional figure OF a
dizmoz6 Oh plain field
FOR nearly q generation. crowds
gathered regularly on the lsTees Of
the terminal cities OF ST. Louis and
St Paul 10 witness the departure
and arrival OF the Diamond 10"
steamers Likewise, scores or hun
dreds, az the case might be. az the
sound OF the familiar two long-two
short whistles, descended 10 the
IeTees q; Quincy. Illinois, at Burning
ton, Davenport, Clinton, and Dubuque
in Iowa. and al other landings. 10
welcome, or 10 do business with the
up or down Diamond 10" captains.
mates, or stewards For nearly a
generation, In other words, the
goings and comings OF Diamond 10"
steamboats, on the upper Mississippi
we're events In the lives of the river
town people
This condition did not change sud-
denly The extension of railroads
cut slowly but steadily into the river
traffic OF the Mississippi valley, and
the decline of the steamboa. was
correspondfngly gradual TIE "DIa-
nond 10" packets dropped out Of the
service one by one. Lille By little
the crowds that used 10 go 20 fhe
sevee became more interested IN ibe
railroad station The Diamond 10"
line in time passed out of the hands
Of the original owners. and such OF
its packets as were still fit for sail
ing were transformed into excursion
boats By their new owner, the
Streckfus Steamboat company. The
very last survivor of the old "Dia-
mond 10 Line" the packet Quincy.
overhauled and practically recon
structed. will be put into commission
as an excursion boat with the begin
ming of the coming season.
For commercial purposes the Mis-
sissippi packet has been superseded
by something far less romantic but
far more practical. the barge. Thirty
vessels of this type, built by the gov
eminent, viii soon be added to those
already plying between New Orleans
and river ports as far north as ST.
Paul on the Mississippi, and on the
Missouri from ST. Charles to its
northwestern stretches, wherever
there is promise Of business. And so
the ensign of the Diamond 10" line
viii float and the whistle OF It's
steamboats, will waken the echoes no
more.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
ADVERTISING THE CHURCH.

Muscatine Journal: Is there mes
sage for the discouraged pastor who
weekly looks out over vista Of
empty or thinly populated pews In
the state of affairs that exists In Los
Angeles, Calf?
Los Angeles is the shrine OF Ameri-
can moviedom. The motion-picture
industry in its present proportions is
the creation of advertising. Its lead
ing figures are the creatures of adj
vertising their fabulous salaries of
which we hear, the result not so
much of their talents or their pulch-
ritude, but Of barrel after barrel of
printers ink, OF mile after mile of
print paper.
Perhaps that explains why in Los
Angeles even the churches have car
ried advertising to point not equal
ed in any other American community,
which is the same as saying any
other community in the world
In Los Angeles the churches adj
vertise more heavily than the
theatres and the church pews are in
variably filled even to oyerfowing.
Citing the example of Los Angeles,
James B. Wootan, director of pub
Lefty for the Presbyterian church,
will appear before the general as
sembly of the church in ST. Louis
next month, and recommend that the
assembly endorse a system OF local
newspaper advertising in every com
munity where there is Presbyterian
church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
Where Law ends tyranny begins.-WiIliam
Pitt
ANOTHER MATTER SETTLED.

Secretary Baker told mission from the Phil
ippnes that he spoke the presidents mind in
saying that the time to grant the islands indie
pendence had arrived, and that he believed the
mission would be able to carry home word that
the American people loved liberty too dearly TO
deny it to them.
1t seems no longer considered essential That
anyone should be able to speak the mind of con-
eress in matters Of national concern. The ex-
ecutive branch Of the government has kindly
relieved the legislative branch Of worry and re
spongibilty over little matters like world peace
and leagues with foreign powers and our rela-
tons to our dependencies. We can almost un-
derstand how it would seem to be living in q
century and country like France Of two hundred
years ago when the grand rnonarque did such
things at his pleasure, and people Weakened in
tie morning to find wars or ended, alliances
made or broken, and colonies acquired or given
away. Doubtless something might be said il
favor Of that system; but we are not used to il
as yet, and, 80 far as we have gone, it seems
little strange.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
Cocoanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair

If you want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash it
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very
harmful just plain mulsified cocoanut
oil (Which is pure and entirely grease
less), is much better than the most ex-
pensive soap or anything else you can
use for silampooing, as this can't pos
sibly injure the hair.
Simply n1oisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuls
will make an abundance of rich, creamy
lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The latter rinses out easily,
and removes every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruf and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it
fine and silky, bright fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get nulsifed cocoanut oil at
most any drug store. 1t is very cheap,
and few ounces is enough to last
everyone in the family for months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
USEFUL FIREWORKS.

Toronto Mail It is not generally
known that the smoke screen which
played so vital a part in the famous
British naval attack on Zeebrugge
was devised by the late Commander
Brock, OF firewor7z fame The fire
work maker was also kept busy during
the war producing flares, parachute
lights and other things for turning
night into day. At first there was no
means Of finding out which compost
ton or size Of flare gave the most eff
ficient light, and the Illuminating En-
gfnering society Of Great Britain was
asked by the government to solve the
problem. A new type of photometer or
light measures was forwith invented
TO give rapid reading of the light
given off at a moment by brilliant
source like star-shelI or flare. It
consists OF small tube with a tiny
electric lamp inside 1t at one end. An
opening is cut in the tube lengthways
to admit strip CT metal stenciled
with the letters of the alphabet. When
the lamp Is on each letter Is a de-
scending scale according to its dis
lance down the tube. II the light which
falls on the instrument from the out
side happens to be the same as the
internal illumination of any particu-
lar letter, that letter VIII vanish. Thus
this ingenious invention provided a
scale on which an observer could read
off, second by second, the light pro-
vided by flare. By its use the com.
position Of flares was improved, and
the ministry Of munitions found that
British chemists were able to make
better flares than any of those cap
tured from the enemy. Three or four
British flares burned together reached
brilliance of from 10000 to 100 900
candlepower, which is equal to abuot
l 600 arc lamps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Articles of Incorporation OF Standard
Four Tire Company have been
amended as follows, namely:
The affairs OF said Corporation
shall be directed by a board Of
eleven directors who shall be elected
by stockholders at their annual
meeting, and hold office for ons
year and until successors are elected
and qualified. Vacancies on board
shall be filled by the board until
next annual meeting OF stockholders
The board shall from among the
stockholders select president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer,
who shall hold office until the board
meeting Immediately following the
succeeding annual meeting. and pro-
vided that the board Of directors
may call for the resignation Of any
officer at any time, and vacancies
among officers shall be filled by the
board
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers shall be held on the third Tues
day in January OF each year. Special
meetings may be called at any time
by the president or secretly. or by
any two directors, and at the writ
ten request of at least twenty-five
holders of common stock the presi-
dent shall call special meeting. All
meetings shall be held at office of
Corporation in Keokuk, Iowa, unless
the board shall order meeting held
at another more convenient and COM
modious place in said city. Meetings
shall begin at two p. m. At least ten
days notice of time and place OF all
meetings, annual and special, shall
be given each stakeholder at his adj
dress appearing on the stock books
Notice OF special. meeting shall state
object OF such meeting.
At each meeting each share of
common stock shall be entitled to
one vote. which may be in person
or duly executed proxy.
Articles w and TX of the original
Articles are repealed. Certificate of
said amendment was duly issued
February Is, 1919.
STANDARD FOUR TIRE co.
J. B. Gabeline, President.
A. l. Higbee. Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
CONFUSION OF ISSUES.

Months ago The Gate City called attention to
The danger Of confusion of issues at the peace
conference. BY attempting to settle the future
international relations Of the world as a part
OF the direct issue of making peace with the en-
envy the allies admitted Of flood Of questions
each developing new complications. 1t is this
confusion in which the peace conferees sit be
wildered The bewilderment is not strange nor
does it now necessarily argue against the will
and motive Of the peace conferees to do justice
and make q secure peace. The mistake was
made in admitting so much Of future settlement
to immediate debate. German cunning is not
dead. Disntegration Of nationhood is a screen
behind which astute schemes for the future may
lark, and confusion at the peace table cannot
hut make for possibility Of escape by Germany
from much of PREPARATION for her war havoc
Out Of this confusion Of issues there must
come one Of two possibilities, agreement on q
practical plan that will work peace or interna
tional anarchy The peace conference cannot
brea|lIp IN futile disputes without endanaerino
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
OUT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take Tablespoonful of Salts if Back
Hurts or Bladder
Bothers.

We are nation OF meat eaters am
our blood is filled with uric acid, says
ia well-known authority, who warns
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The Kidneys do their utmost 10
free the blood of this irritating acid'
but become weak from overwork'
they get sluggish: the eliminatve It's
sues clog and thus the waste is re-
tanned in tie blood to poison the en-
tire system.
When your kidneys ache and leei
like Jumps of lead, and you have sung
ing pains in the back or the urine IS
cloudy. full OF sediment, or the olaa'
der is irrita ole, obliging you to seek
relief during the night; when you
have severe headaches, nervous anu
dizzy spells, sleepiessness, acid stolf
acf or rheumatism in bad weather,
get from your pharmacist ABOUT loM
ounces of Jad salts; take taote
spoonful in a glass of water belore
breakfast each morning and in lew
days your kidneys will act fine. I'M.
famous salts is made from the aclu ',
grapes and lemon Juice, combines
with lithia, and has been used Tor gen
erations to flush and stimulate cios
ged kidneys to neutralize the acios ~
urine so it is no longer a source =,
irritation, thus ending urinary ahu
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and eau
not injure; makes delightful efterss.
scent Whitewater drink, and noDous
can make a mistake by taking ltuo
o. casionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
GRAhDMAHEVE LET
HER HAIR GET GRAY.
She Kept Her Locks Dark and
GLOSSY, with Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally
so evenly. Preparing this mixture.
though, at home is mussy and
troublesome. At little cost you can
buy at any drug store the ready.to.
use preparation. improved By the
addition of other ingredients called
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com.
pound" You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with il and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. BY morning all
gray hair disappears. and, after an
other application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened. glossy
and ltixuriant.
Gray. faded hair. though no dis.
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive
appearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years younger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09

presents. They all left at late hou s
wishing Mrs. Shepherd many loi'
such happy birthdays.
Miss Bertha Henderson Oh Cent he
vile, who has been visiting at 't ~
A. P. Anderson home, returned "
her home, last Friday.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid societ y,
will be entertained at the ho 1,s NC.
MRS. Eva Anderson on next mus
day. April 10. -, re.
Harry Lerche who has peeh
Gently discharged from the aLi ith
spent several days of last week VIZ
relatives here. ,,ant
Miss Ella Nelson of Keokuk, sp bar
several days of last, week with ne,
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Nels son
Densal vonsagon Of Farm ii,s bis
spent Saturday and Sunday WIN -
friend, Harry Nelson -, ~
Morris Springer, wife and oaps ,,os
Davenport, are visiting feia
here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
THE BRITISH BROTHERS WAY.

A gifted Englishwoman, Mrs. Burnett-Sm
who has been III America several times on mis-
sions for her government, is enthusiastic IN her
admiration for us We are no mere grabbers
OF money and pliers of dollars, as she discovers,
but a nation Of idealists, and she found here
guch organization enthusiasm and willingness
10 work and sacrifice in order 10 help the world,
even before we had entered the war, as could
not be excelled, If equaled, in the countries
then fighting for their lives. American women
o. she truly SAYS, did not wait until their coun-
try had come in. From the very beginning
they declared themselves on the side Of the al
lies and were IN the full tide of their splendid
devotion when the trumpets on the other side
sounded Halt
But now that she is here and the war Is over.
cur visitor finds the propaganda snake nj work,
finds sinister influences revIvlng Old preJudlces
and cultivating a digtrust Of England TINS
she greatly deplores and seeks 10 explain away
The English understand ne better, she says
than we understand them, due to the fact that
the older civilization bound by centuries OF ira
dition, is encased IN insular reserve born OF
the days when the English lived CTuesoe-hke
On their island IN perpetuaily defensive state.
some OF our frank, open bluHness would I'M
rroTe them; while touch OF their racial re-
serve might not hurt us. But the English
heart, she says, is warm and true and loyal TO
the uttermost and they love us In spite.of their
queer way ef showing, or hiding, their feelings
A young American soldier told her how he
went into an English officers club and the men
there, after glancing at him, turned back to
their papers and no one even asked him to SIT
down. He took this as an invitation ito git,
and he got' This treatment of a stranger fill
ed Mrs Burnett-Smith with such indigna-
ton that she would have been glad TO march in
To that club and tell her countrymen what she
thought of them And yet she knows what
answer she would have received. Some one
member, voicing the sentiments of the rest,
would have asked in perfect sincerity what all
the fuss was about and why the American had
rot sat down and made himself at home as they
were doing, the place being as much his as
theirs But Americans should remember, she
continues, that GOODNESS of manner in a Brit
isfaer does not mean GOODNESS Of heart. 1t IS
only their casual, queer, unexpressed way, the
way they carried on the war, with mighty
doing but minimum Of talk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil- Gre re-
Publicans in Iowa credit for ability
and capacity To clean their own house.
any party is likely now and then to
elect an incompetent to office. The
party Is entitled to credit when, upon
the discovery Of such an individual, it
removes him II is censurable only
when II retains and attempts 20 de-
fend or cover up delinquencies in men
whom it has chosen to I'LL official sta
tons.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: However,
scems like we need temple Of JUS
tice in. Des Nofnes.
Iowa Falls Citizen: The Webster
City Freeman-JournaI wants us 10 dis
cuss the Ida Grove muss ON its merits.
Just how would the esteemed Free
T.san-Journal discuss such q muss ON
its merits when Il has no merits?
Humboldt Republican: The Des
ioines Register is almost hysterical
over It's failure TO couple the gov
ernor's name with the cash. There is
missing link in the chain. Each
morning the Register smears type over
it's first page In an effort 20 connect
Harding with the cash, and each
morning the people of the state be-
come a. little more disguised.
BIT. Vernon Hawkeye: The attempt
TO fasten stigma Of Poor dog Tray"
UPON the governor Of Iowa, in chag-
rim over not being able TO fasten any
thing more serious, IL little, IL any.
short OF the peanut gize. It's too bad
10 be mistaken, OF course, but really
~ is better and bigger to admit II
than to try and camoufage by Per-
gisting in a proven erroneous course
Marshalltown Times-RepuDlican A
Webster City paper fears for the safe
ty Of Senator Kenyon IL he shall go
10 Russia Unnecessary worry. Who
ever heard OF hurt senator or con-
gressman? It's like old Joe Hooker's
~rcrnark that he'd never seen a dead
cayalryman.
Davenport Democrat: None of us
have sacrificed much who have only
bought bonds, We can afford to in
vest little more IN short time in
tercst bearing note to finish our war
job.
OeIwein Iowan: a good many hogs
have prospered and fattened at the
public expense during recent trying
months, pnt the Iowa hog has been
self eacri6cing. On his broad and
ample back many an Iowa farmer has
been able 70 ride into the port of
prosperity with more speed and more
coin than he ever dreamed of being
possible only few short years ago.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
trouble with rowa's game warden sys-
tom is that the officials who admin
igter II, think that they are in office
10 serve those who want to kill and
not those who want to conserve. The
office rnight as we'll be overhauled a
IN and the officials ought to be given
another kind of an outlook on their
1rties.
/ Manson Journal: The Ohio legisla-
( turc has recently passed law remov-
|pe the quail from the list Of game
J birds and CHASING it with the song
birds. This ig q good hint for Iowa.
I Song birds are protected by law and
We believe nine out of ten OF Iowa
peop'A would like to see the quail pro-
| tected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-09
BELFAST.
. . . . : . . . = . . . . = :

Nearly everybody in this vicinity
is complaining of bad colds.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Fred Lerche at Farming
ton on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. w. NJ. Shepherd was greatly
surprised last Friday evening when
about sixty-five of her friends in
vaded her home to help her celebrate
her fifty-third birthday anniversary.
The evening was spent in conversa-
ton and several beautiful selections
on the victrola, after which refresh
ments were served consisting OF ice
cream and cake. Mrs. Shepherd re-
ceived many beautiful and useful
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the very basis Of human society as now organ
led The men OF vision al Paris mist see this.
How then should an intelligent world credit re-
port that they are even considering as posi-
hility not fulfilling the duty they undertook
No group Of men ever have faced such an IN
dictment for misjudgnent, misrnanagement and
failure In a critical time win be laid against
this peace conference if it does not make the
peace.
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dale.