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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice 1t. Drive Them Off
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer If you get package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and theliver
with Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue
cessful substitute for calomel; there's never
any sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
a bad breath, dull, listless, mo good
feeling. constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or piaply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you will know them
by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result
Take one or two nightly for week.
See how much better you feel and look.
lOc and Csc per box. All druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
PRUSSIANISM
IN LABOR
Govern ment Of England Will Fight It
With Whole Might, But viii
Listen to Any Fair
Demands.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, F'be 12.-Representatfves
of more than million British workers
met today to discuss wages, hours OF
employment and working conditions
Miners delegates, representing six
hundred thousand men assembled to
receive the governments reply to
their demand for a thirty per cent
wage increase, a six hour day and ma
tionalizatton of mines. The national
union of railwaymen, representing
400 900 discussed the general labor
conditions.
The transport workers federation,
speaking for 100000, will receive the
employers answer TO their demands
for higher wages and forty-four hour
week. Striking ship yard workers In
the Clyde district while ordered back
to work today. have been instructed
by their committee to prepare for
national action"
Premier Lloyd-George's speech be-
fore the house Of commons yesterday
IN which ne uttered a def to Prussian-
ism in the ranks of labor, was expect
ed to form one Of the principal sub
jects Of debate in the various indus
trial meetings today.
"Labor's fair demands will Ne ex-
amined carefully" ne said, "but IN
case a demand is pressed for the plr
pose of holding UP "a community and
destroying the government by brute
force, l say, on behalf of the govern
ment. that we will night Prus.ianism
in the Industrial world exactly as we
fought it ON the continent of Europe
with the whole might of the nation"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
NOT WON
BY LOAFERS
No Fear of Honest Working Men OF
This Country Rising Up and
Selling Property Hon.
estly Earned.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-That the
thought which controls the world TO-
day emanates from labor troubles,
was the claim today of Frank r.
Walsh. formerly chairman OF the
national war labor board. Address
ing the final session of the congress
of league of nations here last night,
Walsh declared this war was not
won by loafers. but by toilers, and
not in the trenches alone, but be-
hind them, in the nations workshops
and offices"
ITO say there is fear Of honest
working men Of this country rising
ND and Selling property honestly
earned. is to insult the workingmen
OF the nation" declared Walsh.
More than three thousand dele
gates attended the congress here.
which was the third of series OF
nine. The northern congress opens
today at Minneapolis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
TRUE TO THE
KEOkUk GIRLS
One Soldier Still in France Declares
That He Will Stick to the Girl
at Home Despite French
Beauties.

Our company made hop over
the top, the morning the armistice
was signed, Just few hours before
the fighting ended" writes Adolph
Bertichinger, of Company K, 129th
infantry, to his sister Mrs. John
Lang, of 1915 Fulton street.
I'VE are glad it is over and that
we are entitled to our service stripes
and the yellow crosses on the shout
der.
Everyone asks If l am going TO
bring home a French wife. Nix
This is the land of pretty girls. but
1 still live up to the poem, Stick to
the Girl at Home At any rate, If
there is ever wedding for me it's
going to be in the .. S. A."
The letter was written on Christ
mas day, and the Keokuk soldier
says:
The money is a problem here; so
many different kinds-French, Ger
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
STRING PRAIRIE.
. . . . >>~~>>~>>

A large crowd attended the pie
social at the Union school house
: Tuesday evening of last week.
Miss Mary Burke spent several
days recently with her aunt, Mrs.
Webster Downey, in Keokuk, who is
on the sick list
Several people from this vicinity
attended the pie social at Donnellson
Wednesday evening.
Lester Newberry, Of Argyle, was a
recent visitor at the George RUDE
home.
The Harmony school began Mon
day of last week with Miss Eunice
Mailer, OF near Montrose, as teacher.
Mrs. Lewis Felt visited Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Fred Felt.
Misses Clara and Emma Bergthold
returned. home Monday of last week
after a few days visit with their
aunt, Mrs yegalins, and family, at
Mt. Hamill. -
A large crowd from this vicinity
attended the home talent play at
Donnellson Friday evening.
Chris and Margaret Morrisey. Al
bert Haffner, Mr.. and Mrs. John
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
TO FLY
ACROSS OCEAN
Captain Sunstedt to Make Trial Trip
Today and Will Try to Go
Clear Over With Three
Passengers.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.l
BAYONNE, n. o., Feb. cap
tain Hugo Sunstedt, the aviator VINO
intends to cross the Atlantic ocean
in a seaplane, s>planned to make a
second attempt at trial trip late To-
day.
The trial did not take place yes
terday because of broken GUIDE
81 am anxious for these trials, sun
stedt said, because the sooner get
nv bearings the sooner | can make
myself proficient for the coming
transatlantic flight
Passengers who will make the pro
posed transatlantic trip with sun
stedt are Lieutenant Paul Mfcelii' an
army aviator; w. Hardlg anu r
Baatz. mechanicians.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
FELIX TAKEN TO
FORT MADISON
Chief of Police of That City Tells How
the Young Man Found Forgery
Easy Up
There.

When Chief Kennedy, of the Fort
madison police department, came
down last evening to get Glenn Felix,
arrested by the Keokuk police on a
charge of forging checks, he told the
story of the alleged crime
he said Felix first forged a check
Tor S235 and cashed it at Fort Madi-
son bank. When the bank discovered
mat 1t had been victimized, it caught
feilx and allowed him to go free
AFTER he lad returned the money he
mad received on the check. Then
feiix made another check for s53,
also claimed to be a forgery, and left
Town. He got only to Keoiuk, where
me was taken directly from the train
to the city Jail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

women. Mrs. JOHN KoPPELMANN, r.
No. /, Mclean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, has been restoring women of
America to health for more than forty
years and it will well pay any woman
who suffers from displacements, in
flammation, liberation, Irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
1.-THE blues" to give this successful
remedy trial.
For special suggestions in regard to
your ailment write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

man, Belgian and Luxembourg. The
German paper money is no longer
any value here, but the silver is. J
have a few marks in paper that /
suppose III have to carry home for
a souvenir
would like to bring every one
something, but souvenirs are hard to
take care of in the army. For in
stance, German helmets could
have picked up wagon loads at diff
ferent points, but they are too hard
and heavy to carry. When one has
to carry everything on his back on
long hike every pound counts"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

Compound to q ii
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as it
has done me more
good than all the
Doctors medicine.
Since taking it /
have q fine healthy
baby girl and have
gainedin health and
strength. My hus-
band and / both
praise your med
IONA - al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

Monks, c.. o. Schoene, Mrs. Lewis
Felt and daughter, Nellie, Bart
Monks, John Young and Raymond
Hayes were Argyle callers Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Oliver Reitz and baby, of
Granger, Mo. are visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Felt.
Miss Elizabeth Burke visited over
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. v. j. Burke.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

A Chicago druggist fired shotgun
at burglar who entered his store,
cutting the intruder to fight and
Tins saving about SITS in his cash
drawer. hut smashing with the shot
s2s0 showcase and $3.50 worth of
bottles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
Whisky Smueelers-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MONROE, Mich, Feb. 12.-Foiloy,
ing much shooting and hand to han
battles on tops of freight cars, eig
teen men were arrested here earl
today by the state constabulary G
the charge Of whisky smuggling.
Several hundred quarts of liqu<
vas confscated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
TO ALL WOMEN
WHO ARE ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean. Neb.-" want to recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

be sent to the war department at
Washington.
One set was adopted by the com
mission which held the school of in
struction Of registrants of the selec-
tive draft, and the other set was
adopted by the four-minute men
board. They read as follows:
From Board Of Instruction.
Whereas, The board of instruction
OF registrants Of Keokuk, Iowa, are
Indebted to the board of education
Of Keokuk, Iowa, for the use Of the
high school building, and to the
Keokuk Electric company for the
ase of their hall for the benefit OF
he registrants, and to Captain c. E..
Powell, Miss Ida Gordon Howell,
Superintendent William Aldrich, J..
G. Thomas. w. ]. Fulton. Hazen l..
Sawyer, G. l.. Norman, w. G. Howell,
A. Hollingsworth, p. w. McManus.
T. H. R. Rollins and John A. Dunlap
for their services as instructors Of
said registrants, and to Van DOren
Brothers and Lutz & Stahl for fur
nishing the printing for said work
and to DR.. G. Walter Barr and The
Daily Gate City for publicity work.
Resolved That the thanks Of this
board be extended to the board OF
education and to the Keokuk Elec-
trio company and The Daily Gate
and to the above named persons for
their valuable and patriotic assist
ance in behalf of the instruction Of
the registrants.
JOHN r. IRWIN,
r. l. REID,
w. G. BLOOD,
Board of instruction of Registrars
at Keokuk, Lee County. Iowa.
Keokuk, Iowa. February s, 1919.
Helped Four-Minute Campaign.
Whereas, The work of the four
minute men is being completed and
we feel that we are deeply indebted
to the proprietors of the Grand the
alter and the Hippodrome theater for
the use of their platforms for four
minute speechs; and
Whereas. Theodore ]. Phillips and
Foulkes & Sons furnished the frames
for the theater certificates and
copies of the presidents letter; and
Whereas, Professor Hugh Mcclure
and Professor A, S. Gill. ]. N. Collier.
DR.. G. Walter Barr and The Daily
Gate City have also rendered great
assistance to this department,
Be it resolved, That we extend to
the above named persons and to The
iDaily Gate City the thanks OF this
organization for their patriotic as
slstance to this department.
w. G. BLOOD.
Local Chairman of Four-Minute Men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
THANKS FOR AID
TO GOVERNMENT NJ
v.o1uk branches of War Aid Work
Formally place in Records
Their Appreciation OF
Their Helpers.
HAVE GOOD MANNERS
r,... sections Of Wartime Activities
Of Uncle Sam Insist That Cred
it Should Go Where
Credit 10 Due.

eve are bound not to be found
lacking in good manners, and to have
full credit go where credit is due to
those who were of special assistance
to us and who did real work to aid
MS in those strenuous times" said a
committee of two of the war time
activities of Keokuk this morning
when they came to request the pub
l,cation of two sets OF resolutions
they had passed.
The resolutions are placed OF rec
ord In their archives and copies will
he sent to the war department at
Washington.
One set was adopted by the COM
mission which held the school of in
struction Of registrants of the selec-
tive draft, and the other set was
adopted by the four-minute men
board. They read as follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
JOHN r. IRWIN,
r. l.. REID,
w. G.. BLOOD,

Board Of Instruction of Registranta
at Keokuk, Lee County. Iowa.
Keokuk, Iowa, February s, 1919.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

Mrs. Stowe talks very interesting
ly, too, about the big Fourth of July
fire in 1876 when most folks were
at Quincy celebrating. The fire broke
out in the barn back of the old Bar
ret house, which is now the Eagles
club. From there the wind carried
the fire until twenty-three or four
buildings burned, the fire going as
far south as Exchange street. Every
well and cistern was pumped dry,
and every utensil from a bucket to
lineup that could hold water was
used in vain effort to stop the fire.
1t was desperately hot day and
many were overcome with heat. AL
together 1t was mighty desolate
situation. For years afterward dates
were reckoned from the big fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
JIMMIE COON ASKS mn. TURTLES ADVICE.

for he thought he was going to hear
what TO do right away
Take IL or leave It, Jimmie Coon
Just as you like, You will think more
OF what say II you have to pay for
II. can't use my mind up for
nothing"
Jimmie Coon had TO slip into the
water and swim for shore. There was
no other way and there wasn't any
bridge ai
Uncle Mud Turtle called out to him,
Come early in the morning and bring
those frogs legs and be sure they are
perfectly freshl"
That night the frogs had a concert
and Jimmie Coon and Teddy Postum
had to hide IN the bushes on the shore
and wait until the concert was over.
My they were sleepy and worn out
before they had caught enough frogs
for Uncle Mud Turtle. 1t was very
hard on them. They were so sleepy
and worn out by morning that they
fell asleep and slept until nearly
noon.
The frogs they had caught they
put in little pool and put board
over the top The Frogs didn't seem
so very happy for they were not as
fond of Uncle Mud Turtle as he was
Of them.
When they came to the edge Of the
brook there was Uncle Mud Turtle
summing himself. Perhaps he hadn't
moved all night. He looked as II he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27

Jimmie Coon looked very miserable
sitting on the log beside Uncle Mud
Turtle, and Mr.. Mud Turtle was sorry
for him.
Jimmie told him how every animal
in the Great Forest was laughing at
him; making fun OF him and his life
was miserable, He told ALI about the
Snow Shoe Rabbits. That no one
would believe that there were any
such rabbits and how little Peter was
good swimmer!
When Uncle Mud Turtle heard
this he said "well, don't be in a
hurry for l must think about IT," He
pulled his head into his house. and
there poor Jimmie Coon had TO sit and
wait and wait until Uncle Mud Turtle
was ready TO tell him what he thought.
He was so tired that he was ready
to drop when Mr.. Mud Turtle stuck
his head out of his house. Jimmie
was so startled. it was so sudden, that
he nearly fell off the log.
What do ! get out of this said
Uncle Mud Turtle? Il mean what are
you going to pay me for my time is
valuable and when l think and wear
myself all out l must be paid. 1t Is
only fair"
II haven't anything to pay you,
Uncle Mud Turtle. What do you
want?
A few frogs legs will suit me all
right but they must be perfectly
fresh!"
Jimmie Coon sighed and groaned
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
inx operations with crude tools ana in
most cases crude knowledge of asr-
culture Times when anybody who

inx operations with crude tools ana IN
most cases crude knowledge of ssri-
culture. Times when anybody who
failed at everything else went TO
farming" When one man tended
eighty acrcs' OF corn by getting up
early. driving hard and scratching
with shovels between the rows. When
hogs were simply hogs and horses Just
horses. That sort of farming has been
forced out of existence by land prices
The slovenly and careless and ignorant
farmer had to get off the land. He
could make 1t so after fashion on
cheap land, but II took better farmer
to live and prosper on 500 an acre
land.
And so the rising prices OF land with
the difficulties of farm labor would IL
was concluded, force smaller farms
to be managed and worked by their
owners. The man who does his own
work on $500 an acre land does II we'll
He has to. II he has help he has good
help, worth what he pays. All OF
those experts expect prices to remain
at present stage. II prices stay up for
five years the land buyer Of today
will pay out if he has no bad luck,
at least he will be able to sell or
part of his purchases and retain a
pretty good farm. That was the way
the old fellows figured it.
They expected land prices to re-
main high, that is they looked for no
recession but they predicted that the
limit OF rise is at hand and that it
would .Nbe a good while" before an
other boom Of land hunger and speCu-
lation shall take place and the specu-
1ative profits that have obtained for
the past few years will not continue.
They expected that many purchasers
Of larger tracts would find themselves
If not obliged at least ready and will
ing TO divide with others part Of their
holdings in order to get from under
the burden and SO they argued thence
TO the smaller farm, to one man farms
where one man and machinery do most
of the work and the one man takes
ali the profits.
What's your idea of the final result
smaller farms or lower prices of land?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
Germania vietrix.


Now you will call US cowards-brand
us as treacherous and jeer,
Just because we chose to let you
have our ships?
Do you think that we were conquered
when we met you in the Forth,
And greeted you with lies upon our
Ups?
You could not see our purpose then
you thought that we were crushed,
And glad TO save. our lives at any
cost!
You stupidity believed that we were
doing what you wished
That all our hopes of victory were
lost!
You fools, The fleet no longer ours
YOU placed within our care,
And left US free to work our own
brave will
You did just what we thought you'd
do, you hateful English dogs
You trusted us our promise to fulfill!
And now you've paid the penalty-your
feet Is sunk and gone,
Destroyed by an indomitable foe.
We opened all the. seacocks, and we
few the conquerers flag,
And we beat you IN the fight OF
Scapa F1ow-F'rank NJ. Whitehall
in New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
ls<l !sszE -

called 1t usually hasn't anything to
show. However 1t appears in this case
that a pair of deuces were mainly re-
sponsible for the trouble.
So far nobody seems to be excited
over the governship succession except
a very pleasant gentleman at Burling-
ton.
The former crown prince denies that
he has renowned the crown. Then
the surest way out is to leave him with
no place to put it.
II looks as though Hindcnburg were
coming back" Delay and monkey
work paved the way for him. Six
months ago he was as politically dead
as Harding.
Congressman Randall's question is a
fair one: why should fight between
bruiser slackers who were not brave
enough TO join the war against Ger
man murderers be permitted in this
country"
II the league can't live with the Mon
roe doctrine why does 1t find the big
British navy congenll companion?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27

buy high priced land II the boys tuck
in and help pay for 1t with a view OF
some day creating farms Of their own
out of the tract father bought in 1919.
You know II has been done over ana
over again from jamestown, Va, 10
Marshalltown, Iowa.
From reports the real estate sales
men in Georgia are pretty strong IN
politics. At any rate they put over
$4,000 acre deal that Iowa will nave
to help pay for. The U. s. a. furnishes
the Baker and the dough.
II we bar all immigration who's 60
ing 10 do the digging and pack the
heavy loads. Americans have kind o
quit that work.
The sooner the half baked crown
prince and the ex-kaiser are taken over
by the allies and put where the dogs
can't bite them the safer Germany and
the prospect of peace will be. The al
lies have fooled along with that Ho-
henzollern outfit full time. Great Brit
ain put the first Napoleon out OF bust
ness by little internment scheme and
the "me und Colt" crowd should be
either interned or inferred for the good
Of Germany and the rest of the world.
The Homestead's charges against the
rro,+ar Inua Assoriafior and Cilln
fell flat on the evidence and by the
confession of the prosecutors. The
| Homestead is buffer. When it is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
FIVE MILLIONS Of US.

From the figures issued by the L. S.
treasury statisticiars five million
people in the United States ask and
receive charity. They go on to state
that most Of this aid given by institu-
tons was temporary and that only
3l4.294 persons are permanent inmates
Of such institutions. The rest OF the
five millions helped themselves part Of
the time.
The statistics are from an appeal TO
people to buy savings stamps. They
are not the less significant because OF
that. They have their dread sig
niicance to every family that lives on
pays taxes or who contributes to
charities Somebody had to pay in
order that five million people could
receive free aid.
There is nothing SO humiliating TO a
true man and woman as to be Obliged
10 seek charity. Sometimes mis-
fortune is entirely responsible for that
necessity but usually a lack of thrift
is responsible. The average Garner OF
US lives az though there were no here
after of failing powers or any pitfalls
| in the path from the cradle TO the
grave Let's be honest with each
other. Amt it the TRUTH"
! But think of ii, five millions OF lis
asking and receiving free aid that
somebody else pays for. One out o,
every twenty of US unable or unwill-
ing to earn a living and save few
| dollars for the emergencies of life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
BIG AND LITTLE FARMS AND LAND PRICES.

Discussing land prices and sales the
other day the usual pro and con
opinions were offered among a group
Of men who are familiar with Iowa
conditions and general farming opera
tons. All agreed that the price OF
would not go back; but all agreed that
the high prices must sooner or. later
reduce the size Of the farms. II prices
advance the one man farm would
multiply.
Some of them recalled early farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
Acknowledgements
<y4Sf Zwe!t nso1x i&
DO 1T NOW.

there's wish borrow
do
a
then be dead and gonedo
fellows we have plans for by and by! you'd
wife do it vain to sit and wait till
freight
coal wish roll
today
and laid do things If you'd demonstrate gift do it
if
you'd there