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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03
Self understanding il the rarest Of all gifts.
1t is left for those who love us to understand
us--E Phillips Oppcnheim.
PREHISTORIC STATISTICS.

There Is something radically wrong with the
4rrctfoufno appsratna OF number Of United
States governmental bureaus handling status
tical matters, and apparently no amount OF the
taxpayers money appropriated by congress TO
rr0r0ote the efficiency Of these bureaus succeeds
In its purpose For example, the commerce re-
,yorts, published by the department Of com
1rcrce, give a table showing the earnings Of EN-
ploycs in the British textile trade boot and
shoe factories, and clothing manufactures Tor
tie week ended January -, 1919, with comparI-
eons for the month and the year previous. IT
Is AL interesting summary, and at once sng-
gests a comparison Of the earnings 81 the Gr1t-
i4li workers with those Of the American WORK.
ers in similar industries But when the matter
is taken up with the statistical bureau Of she
department Of labor with view to securing
the necessary data, one is met with the reply
That no schedules for 1913 are yet available,
and will not he for some weeks TO come. This
is cxasperating in the extreme.
Again the British government publishes an
annual review Of Great BIltan's foreign trade,
This review, covering the preceding calendar
wear. reaches this country for distribution
about March-or less than three months after
the close Of the year concerned. The depart
ment of commerce Of the United States pub
Hahes annually q volume on foreign trade known
as Commerce and Navigation" 1t is given
by fiscal years our fiscal year ending June 30.
PIis volume appears about one year after the
.la4s Of the fiscal year. The report for the year
ended June 80, 1917, came out in June, 1918,
and the 1918 report will not appear much be-
fore next June, if then. England beats us by
nine months, at least
There is absolutely no excuse for this lack of
efficiency on the part Of our departments. TIL,
stylue Book" for 1917 shows that the depart
ncnt Of commerce employed l0,079 hands
while The department Of labor carried 1852 OF
It's rolls Over twelve thousand in these two
departments alone feeding on government pap
and the trough has been heightened rather thar
shortened since that year. Probably the nun
Der the department of labor roll last yea
was not much less than the number on the de
Fartment OF commerce roll If so, this would
mean that twenty thousand employees ha,
planted their feet in the trough yet the public
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03
Heal Skin Diseases

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema, blotches, ringworn, rashes
and similar skin troubles. Zemo, OBJ
tanned at any drug store for 35c, OK
Sl.O0 for extra large bottle, and prompt.
ly applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. tits not greasy,
Ia easily applied and costs little Get
it today and save ali further distress.
The Z. w. Rose Co., Cleveland, O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

which provides the feed, can not secure data
to which it IL entitled within anything like a
reasonable time re nlust be Lack Of system. or
sheer lazinesa, or both. The fact remains that
in handling the public business, England has
IL over Us like tent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

A recent session of the fhoue FOR
senate lasted three minutes The 9,
Ave seconds, and members u - ad
ate collected $1,25 a minute tee
ton to mileage for their seiSiss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

that the American people wiz mi
throw away the greatest opportum
which the world has ever hnou I've
secure an organization 10 pi0'
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

In many parts of England tns''
a superstition that boys "aht
Christmas day should be Grou sbor
to enter the church, and siiis '
become nurses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

Davenport Times; With the Mon
roe doctrine safeguarded, America
will consider a league. Without such
safeguarding America will decide to
go 1t alone yet awhile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

Another difficulty in the way Of acceding to
Germany's demand that the allies return all
German prisoners is that the prisoners them
selves are certain TO object.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

literally hewing to the line and lots
of chips are falling somewhat indis-
criminately on all sides of the con-
troversy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Webster City Freeman-Jo urnal:
The people of Iowa will hope that II
Senator Kenyon goes to Russia, as
he intImates he will, to get a close
up view Of boIshevism, that he III
I've to get home and tell the story.
But II is g mighty dangerous under
taking and we believe the senator's
friends would prefer that he remain
in this country.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The muddIe
at Des NMoincs would make much bet
ter reading If II was taking place in
some other state. AS II is 1t does
not make the average Iowan swell
with pride.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. 1t is very
clear to those who are spectators of
the Rathbun investigation at Des
Moines that Mr.. Byers and the men
on the committee which employed
him have all registered vows to get
THE whole truth and nothing but the
truth sifted from the mass Of rumoT
suspicion and gossip. They are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03
the courts were declaring such a tax
unconstitutional

Cedar Rapids Republican: When
they get through with some remnants
OF dirty linen in Des Moines let it be
hoped that some additional good
legislation will be enacted. The
legislature so far has made, on the
whole, good record, and its mem
bers ought to be Jealous to continue
to make such a record.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

Davenport Democrat: When the
businessmen of the country yield up
over a billion dollas as quarterly
payment OF income tax, with never
a grunt. we realize how far we have
progressed since the days when
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03
MR. cREEL's NEW OCCUPATION.

Someone has remarked that Mr.. Creel will go
down in history, as far as he does go, as the
man who took the sense out Of censorship. HAY
ing accomplished this, for some reason concern
ing which he is singularly reticent, Mr.. Creel
and the president concluded not to work to-
ee4her any longer From which one the sug-
.gesticn Of a severance OF relations came Is a
matter involved in doubt. All we know about II
il that one Of them became non grata to the
other 4 retirement having become desirable
or imperative the lot fell to Mr.. Creel, who now
proposes as an independent writer TO help de
louise public life" How successful ne viii be
IL this remains to be seen, but it must be adj
mitted that he has made splendid beginning
IF he can do as we'll right along az he did IN
separating himself from the public service
even people not partial TO him will admit that
he is doing very we'll indeed. crying need Of
public life is competent delousers. There il I'M
.perative need for them at Washington, and
anything more that Mr.. Creel can do along this
line will be widely and warmly acclaimed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

Iowa City Citizen: We will prob
ably get some kind of league Of
nations out of the present confer
ence- II is easy to feel confident
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

One good effect Of the world struggle is that
nowadays there is no chirp heard from profess
sonal peace experts to the effect that it would
be folly to fortify the Panama canal on the
ground That the world has advanced too far to
permit Of war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-03

IT is reported from Berlin that Prince Lich-
uowsky will be the German ambassador to the
United States after the treaty Of peace is sign
cd. This is the wisest choice Germany could
make Bernstorff, Of course, would be per-
soma non grata. There are only two listing
uishcd Germans at present who would be ac-
ceptable to this country as ambassadors. One
is MaximiIlan Harden, who throughout the
war was not afraid to tell his countrymen the
truth about France Great Britain and the
United States, and the other is Prince Lich-
Inowsky, the only diplomat in the HohenzolIern
service who had the courage to say outright
that Germany was responsible for the world
war How Harden and Lichnowsky escaped
the blank wall of the firing squad at sunrise is
one Of the mysteries Of the last four years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-30
BUILD ]! NOW
TwnSa sintoa Ho
Thrift Turns Savings into Home
u. S. Dept of Labor, w. B. Wilson, Secretary

u. Dept. of Labor W. B. Wilson, Secretary
discovered that thrift something
boarding The family sock and the old china
chuck full of and quarters five and dollar gold pieces and thrift
unknown head Of the house. He only mser
mtegeny, but work does
dollar will thrive where and labor for the
welfare and comfort Of itsown
On of suspended building during the the United States
million That
home you must pay tribute the scarcity
Of homes Unless home building under Immediately when millions Of
soldiers life and when thousands Of workers who have been M
government buildings back where have and houses
to be higher
Thrift OF the intelligent will work that future rental
NOW will
pocketbook from the demands the collector Be mtny BUD
Now
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphnte to
rut on Firm, Healthy Flesh md
to Increase Strength, TiSor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prcpara-
tions md treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for tho pur-
pose OF making thin people hcshy, de-
velopins arms, neck and bust, and re-
placing ugly hollows and angles by the
soft curved lines of health and beauty.
there are evidently thousands of men
and women who keenly feel their ex-
ceSSive thinneSs.
due to starved nerves. our bodies need
more phosphate than is contained in
modern foods. Physicians claim there
is nothing that will supply this de-
ficicncy SO we'll AS the orga mic phos-
phatc known among druggists rs
bitro- phosphate. which is inexpensive
and is sold by Tragic in Richmond and
most all druggists under Euara Gtec
Of satisfaction or money back. BY
feeding the nerves directly and by sup
plying the body cells with the neccs-
sary phoSphoric food elements. bitro-
phosphate quickly produces a welcome
increase in weight frequently being
astonishing.
This increase in weight also carries
with it general Improvement in The
health. Nervousness, slccplcSsness
and lack of energy, which nearly
always accompany excessive thinncsS,
soon disappear, dun eyes become
bright, and pale cheeks glow with the
bloom Of perfect health.
CAUTION: = Although bitro- phos-
plate is unsurpassed for relieving
weakness, 1t should not. owing to its
remarka bic flesh growing properties.
be used by any one who does not desire
to put on ncSh.-AdV
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
Lie to Get in Amy;
Mutiny 10 Get Out
Britishers, firing of Ser
0lce After Fighting
Ends, Tell Truth.
IIiy Associntcd prcssl


LONDON. FEB. l1.Incidcpts OF men
stretching the truth considerably to
get into the British army when Eng
land needed every man and then re-
sorting virtually to riutiny TO get out
alter the armiStiCc was signed have
been shown at Folkestonc during in
vest isation OF the first decentralization
demonstrations there After several
hundred men had declined to cmbarll
Tor France at the end OF their Christ
mas leave the military authorities be-
gan investigating each case separately
one man. who might be Judged any
where from thirty-eight TO fifty years
Of age. appeared before the examining
officers.
ON what ground do YOU think you
should be released now" he was
asked
I'm more than forty-onc years of
age, he said. relying upon the rule
that men OF that age or more should
But your army book shows YOU
cnlis'"d fifteen months ago at the age
OF thirty five
Il gave that as my age TO get in.
SIR am nifty years old now"
You will have 10 prove that" came
quick reply, whcrcupon he turned
10 middle Gagged woman spectator
his wife. who had anticipated the stu
He vii! be released at once and the
method by which lie volunteered will
be conv"n entity forgotten.
During tho last year Of the war no
Their ranks already had been deplctc
until barely enough coal was being
produced.
Another demonstrators ella lined he
should be released because he was "A
miner, Ills record showed he repro
scented himself as a iishmongcr in or
der to join the colors. When he proves
he is miner he will be released
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
From Catarrl1, Sore
Throat and Asthma Ends

and antisep,ic germ destroyer for all
diseases OF the breathing organs.
Breathe II five minutes and stuffed
up head viii vanish. Breathe il four
or five times day for a few days
and soreness, crustS in the nose and
mat offensive discharge of mucus will
disappear breathe it regularly for
two weeks, Kill the germs and restore
the inhamcd membrane to it's natural
condition.
Remember that tho inhaler YOU Get
With an OUTFIT will last Il lifetime and
II you need Il bottle of HNOMEI after
the one that comes with the outfit is
gone. YOU can get it for 60 cents.
For catarrh. coughs, colds. asthma
croup ana catarrhal deafness. HYO-
NJ II Is sold on money back plan by
Tra%ie DRUG Co. and druggists every
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16

merged The women passengers be-
came hysterical and the Red Cross Of
hcers were kept busy calming them
brought the ship about and the Pelo-
ponncsus fed to the sheltered harbor
OF Sciathos.
10 20 ashore to obtain food they found
there was an epidemic OF influenza
among the Islanders and the authorities
refused to allow them to land. For
the next four days before reaching
Saloniki. the passengers subsiSted as
best they could on bread and cabbage.
The members of the Special Red
Cross mission. who made the voyage,
were: Colonel Homer Folks New York;
Captain Edwin q. Merrill New York:
Captain Lawrence Pumpelly, Ithaca n
y: Captain James a. Mills New York,
and Lieutenant Louis w Hinc. New
Nprlt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
Just Once! Try Dodson's Liver Tone!
Take No Ca|ome|! Listen To Me!
If bilious constipatcd headachy Sick guarantee
relief without taking dangerous calomel
which sickens and salivates

Stop using calomcl. 1t makes you
sick Don't lose a days work. If you
feel lazy. sluggish. bilious or consti-
patcd, listen to me-
Calomel is mercury or quick silver,
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomcl. when ii comes into contact
with sour bile. crashes into 1t. break
ing 1t up. This is when you fcek that
awful nausea and cramping. II you
are all knocked out" IL your liver is
torpid and bowels constipated or you
have headache. dizziness, coated
tongue, IL breath is bad or stomach
sour. just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my Euarantec-Go to any
drug store and get "A bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone for a few cents. Take a
spoonful tonight and il il doesn't
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
Tells HoiU to Stop q
Bad Cough
SurrrisinE results from this famous
old home made ayrup. FAaAiy
prepared and costs little.
)...ss...:-.so ..,..s...:).. y.;se.

If YOU have severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle, hoarsencss, or difficult breathing,
or If vo,ir child wakes up during tho
night with Group and you want quick
help try this reliable old home ma de
cough remedy Any druggist can sup
ply you with ~ ounces Of Pincx.
Pour this into pint bottle and fll
the bottle with plain granrlatcd sugar
syrup. Or YOU can use clarified
Inolasscs, honey, or corn syrl,p. in
stead Of sugar syrup, il desired This
recipe makes pint OF really remarkable
cough remedy. 1t tastes good, and in
spite OF its low cost, il can be depended
upon to give quick and lasting relief.
You ca In fec! this take hold Of y cough
10 way that means business II loos-
ems and raises the phiegm, stops throat
tickle and sobthcs and heals the rritatcd
membranes that line the throat and bron.
chiai tubes with such prom p. ness, ga Sc
and certainty that it is really aston.
ishing.
PineI 10 special and highly concen.
tratnd com pound OF genuine Norway pine
extract, and is probably the best known
means OF overcoming severe coughs,
throat and chest colds
~ There are many worthless mutations OF
Mtnis mixture. TO avoid disappointment,
tsk for "2'., ounces OF PincY" with full
81 Directions and don't accept ANYTHING else
Guaranteed IN give absolute satisfaction
&Er money promptly refunded. The Pinex
~ ~s"' INV. ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
What viii Save his HAIR"
Quick Action Needed
SUIT 1t Can he Done says Man of Much Hair Knowledoc
Simple inexpensive Home Treatment

Few Of us get bald in day and We
all have ample warning when our ha ir
Is thinning out.
iarisian sage is most efficient hair
ihN'Sorator but TO Immediately stop
any further loss OF hair and quickly
start a new growth IL must he rubbed
mo inc scalp so the starved hair roots
ca really absorb il and get the vital
stimulation $" badly needed You will
surely be delighted with the first APP
p!ication. for your hair and scalp will
look and feel 100 per cent better
i'ariSian sage is not expensive It's
scientific preparation that supplies
all hair nceds--a clean. non sticky, an
ttseptic liquid that is sold at drug
and toilet counters everywhere with
guarantee to give you perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded.
Good looking hair is half the battle
IN any mans or woman's personal APP
pen rancc. Neglect means dull, thain.
lifcless hair and finally badness, while
a little attention now insurcs thick
and ustrous hair for years to come. No
matter what your hair troubles try a
Partisan sage massage to-night-you
will not be sappointed.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
OLD GLORY AGAIN FLOATS
IN LAND OF TERRIBLE TURK
FInE Flown Over Red Cross Mt Adrian
oPIc First Since War WIS
DCcInrcN.

ADRIANOPLE. Fob. i5-For the first
lations with the Ottoman government
the American tlaS flies on Turkish soil.
,O"cr the American Red Cross relief
station In this little Moslem city the
stars and Stripes may be seen floating
alongside .the Red Cross flag. The
bright colors have crested no little
curiosity among the Turks. many Of
whom have never seen the American
flag before.
The Red Cross depot was established
here 70 supply food and clothing to
the great numbers OF Greek and Ser
bian refugees who are returning from
points in Bulgaria and Turkey.
The relief station is In charge of
israel Marcus. of Denver. Col. IL mem
Der OF the American Red Cross mis-
sion to Greece.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16

waiting for the convoy on the course
OH which ii had disa appeared into tho
night, but had been unable 10 find il
yet II didn't know that the convoy
was then a safe distance to the south
OF its Old course.
HigzaGs were all that saved that con-
roN from losing one or possibly two
ships.
"ig2ass during the daytime were OF
course far more complex tina; il was
possible 10 make them during tho night
IMAGINE YOU arc Hun submarine COM
mandcr. You arc on the surface wait
ing for ship. Your lookou, picks up
smoke on the horizon. Fine. Watch
II ior say. ten minutes and sec what
YOU can make Of ii. When you can
sec the maSts. take a hearing nd sub
merge, for IL YOU can sec her masts.
her lookout in tho crows nest can soc
YOU Now lay a course at right angles
10 her bearing and keep IT, submerged.
for ten minutes.
Up pcriscope, There she is. hu, ap-
parcntly she's changed course. zigzaE-
ging. Take another bearing. down
pcriscopc and come around 10 her new
course. Ten minutes more.
EooL AWAY TIME
IN GETTING BEARINGS
Up periscopc again. She's changed
course again. Fool away time TAX inr
another bearing, down pcriscope and
come around TO her new course again.
And so on. You may chase her FOR
two or three hours. unable to reduce
her bcwldernE ziGzaGs to the mean
true course on which they are based.
Prriscopc Go'nS up and down like a
jack i'm tho box, ship walking abou;
the horizon like q lost child and moth
ing happening to help starvc England.
Hy the time you've kept UP that cXas-
peraiine. game for half the afternoon,
you'll give M, break surface and sec
what YOU can do with her by Eun-ti
And gun hrc is game AZ which two
can play. as shell soon show You.
That was tho whole duty Of the zig
gag, TO bring your submarine 10 the
surface in order to drive him down
again by Sun-firc.
on the other hand. the interrogation
OF a ship which is standing steady
course is a simple matter. You take
your first bearing and in an hour you'll
he lying in wait for your ship without
once lifting YOUR pcriScopc. The rest
is child's piay.-Copyright 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16

straightcn you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning, Z
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale OF calomel be-
cause II Is real liver medicine. entirely
vegetable. therefore II cannot salivate
or make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that bottle OF, Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep the entire family
feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t is harmless. doesn't
Eripc and they like its plea SAINT taste.
ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
SHOES FOR BAVARlANS
Situation Much Improved Since War
Observation-Disclosures for al Fer Cent
OF Population.

MUNICH. Feb l5.-(SpeciaD.- Mu-
Meas scarcity OF shoes. which was get
ting serious when the war stopped
has improved sufficiently so that dur
Ing the next six months there will be
available supply large enough to fit
out - per cent OF Ghe population with
one pair fo- each person. Shoe deal
crS have demanded the suspension OF
the card system for shoes. whereby !;
The dealers find themselves we'll load
ed up with military shoes. for which
there is little demand now, and will
attcmpt TO unload them at tho govern
ncnt-GXcd price of SIS a pair.