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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
CONGRESS NOW.

Congress met in "short" session yesterday.
Under ordinary conditions it would bring to
a conclusion the policies of the administra-
ton in power. This it has been relieved of
doing by the people themselves and, conse-
quently, it will have only routine business to
consider
President Wilson may persist in demanding
action on the league of nations covenant and
other measures which he has urged Indeed,
he should be expected to press them for con-
sideration, notwithstanding the republicans
control congress and have carried the election
by unparalleled pluralities. Yet, he cannot
expect to secure consideration, much less &C
ton, the republicans evidently being deter
mined to do nothing that will handicap their
own policies after March 4th.
If Mr.. Wilson were in thorough accord
with his own party he could, if he would Sc
cure such disposition of routine business as
would do much to regain favor for the demo-
Gratis But he is not in accord with his party
sufficiently for him to assume even political
leadership In this short session, too, there
will be so many senators and representatives
who will blame their defeat him that his
recommendations will get very little Sympa-
thy.
The extraordinary conditions under which
congress meets are, likely to provoke charges
and counter charges of a political II not per-
sonal nature, so much SO that the short ses-
sion is likely to be scrappy and end with lit
tie business done.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
TWAS EVER THUS.

From the Lyons Progress.
The FL Paso Herald says: "a Chinese
laundry can't be found in China, and accord
ing to "Pussyfoot" Johnson, one can't get
Scotch whisky in Scotland One of these
days we shant be able to get a rarebit in
Wales" That brings to mind that there is
hardly any time of the year when one can
buy Toombs county hams in Toombs county
nor peanut butter in Toombs county, although
both products are raised here in large guam
titles
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

Ask any wealthy man what the first aid to
prosperity is and he will reply: Save" Saw
ing can be defined as accumulation. But there
is another definition: Conservation. If you
are wasting, whether it is money or energy,
face about in this reconstruction time, and
readjust yourself to the modern day of eff
cheney Use the first aid to prosperity, elm
mate waste, save and prosper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

A bale of cotton passes through an average
of nine hands from the time it leaves the
farm until it reaches the MILL This statement
was made the other day by speaker before
meeting of the American Cotton Associa-
ton in Little Rock, Ark. Cotton probably
passes through more hands and has more
proft-tolls taken out along the line than any
other crop in America.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

The Gazette says Triton firm has shipped
twenty car loads of sweet potatoes this sea-
son. for which they paid around 50 cents a
bushel. That is less than one-fourth the
price they sold at a year ago, but at that
potatoes are a much more profitable crop than
cotton at the present price. 1t is another il
lustration that Investigation is the only
sound policy in farming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

A baby born with two teeth is reported by
the Parrot correspondent of The News. But
PARROT is still behind Atlanta in this rivalry.
Atlanta's most famous baby was born with
two gold" teeth-according to Atlanta pa
DerS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

Club women are urging a law requiring
a marriage license to be taken out ten days be-
fore the ceremony. They have easy provision
for the return of the document in the event
of not being used. The sponsors understand
the right of the bride to change her mind.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

LET us all forget politics and the scandal
that our neighbors are talking and get down
to business" is the good advice of the Balm
bridge Post-Searchlight. AS our contempt
rary says, the business of the country is far
more important.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

Goodness gracious! The honorable Ben
Lindsey. Denver, Colo, reformer who was
in Savannah the other day. referring to the
recent crime in Atlanta of two youthful west
ern bandits said that Georgia needs more
laws What Georgia really needs is the re-
peal OF about half the laws we now have and
better enforcement of the remainder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

The wave of crime sweeping over the coun-
try needs a correcting rod. The best way to
stop it is to compel everybody to go to work.
Too many are loafng and living off the labor
of their fellow men, Satan finds work for the
idlers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
THAT FOOLISH FEELING.

From the Chicago Daily News.
If the league of nations kills article 10 of
the covenant before the United States gets in
some leading statesmen will feel like the tardy
and excited business man who has run two
blocks to catch street car only to learn that
it is headed for the barn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

A New York doctor suggests as solution
of the domestic question that divorces be
made easier and marriages more difficult. The
courts have been working towards the divorce
half of the idea for years. and the coal dealers
are making rapid progress towards the other
half
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

The Madisonian, one of Georgia's brightest
and best newspapers, is kind enough to say:
eff there is a better weekly any where in
Georgia than E. L. Rainey's Dawson News
we would like very much to gaze upon it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

1t is easy to have the courage of ones con-
yictions when his bank account is large
enough.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
AN EXPERT OPINION.

From the Townsville Press.
The Dawson News says: "A contemporary
notes that the eighteenth amendment covers
wine and the nineteenth amendment covers
woman" All we got to say is the nineteenth
is mighty short and thin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
MORE POWER TO HIM.

From the Boston Transcript
DR.. Payson Smith, commissioner of educa-
ton, judging from reports of one of his ad-
dresses, favors more days devoted to the
three RS and fewer set aside for the especial
consideration of education
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

Mrs Charlie Chaplin has secured divorce.
Slopstck comedy is all right for daily diet,
but it fernents in the stomach.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

When congress is not in session there is
an imperative demand that it meet and do
something, and when it is in session there is
loud call for it to quit talking and go home
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

Money is the biggest coward we have.
Who'd have thought a few short weeks ago
that money would ever be scarce again? 1t
is though, and the shortage seems to be
genuine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07

The next election will be to choose those
relatives who are to receive Christmas gifts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
IN SOUTH GEORGIA, TOO.

From the Alpharetta Free Press.
The boil weevil is watching every farmer
lin north Georgia to see how much sense he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
Sam cranm, Section Hand, Was In.
Jursd This Morning at Sandusky
When he Slipped on Of
steps.
THRowN UNDER Wheel
He Was e-ougtk to keoseuk on Hand
Car and Taken to Hospital for
Medical Atten-
tion.

Sam Cramm, q section hand on the
Burlington railroad. was injured this
morning ut Sandusky when he At
tempted to get on . hand car pro
PEELED by gasoline engine. and his
foot slipped and he was thrown
under the hand car. His foot and
leg were injured in the accadent.
Cramm was brought to Keokuk on
the hand car. The railroad odicials
were notified to hold No. ! until the
hand car could get down. but the
train was late and the car carrying
the injured man came down bef0re
the train left Keokuk
According to the men with Cramm
he vas hurt when he went To step
I'D on the hand car after helping to
start the engine. 1t il necessary to
push the car along, according TO the
section men. and Gramm was IN
front. He stepped up on the front
of the car. and his foot slipped and
the hand car ran over it.
The injured man was brought 20
Keokuk and medical aid was sum-
moned. DR.. H. A. Kinnaman. Bur
lington route physician, was called,
and an ambulance was used to take
the man to the hospital
When taken of the hand car,
Cramm was suffering considerably
from the crushed foot.
Cramm's home is in Alexandria,
and he had been boarding here
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
THE DAILY care CRY AND CONSTITUTION DEMOCRAT
Bloom and "H0ss"

The inclement weather last night
had no appreciable effect in lessen
ing the number of people who would
naturally be expected to crowd the
Grand for q couple of hours enter
tainment by Max Bloom and his com.
pany of burlesquers, singers ana
dancers. Mr.. Bloom Is a prime favor
lite in Keokuk, and since his earlier
appearances here In the days OF tab
loid vaudeville at the Hippodrome,
he has progressed in artistry ana
ability to entertain. Moreover. ne
has this season surrounded himself
with a corps of performers who are
up to the average of those appearing
in the higher priced offerings The
vehicle for the expression Of the en-.
tertainers' views of fun, song and
dance bears the title, my Sweetie,
and it has no relation to plot-for
there is none. my Sweetie" is sim
ply a throwing together OF number
Of features and calling the whole a
"revue." The scenery and costumes,
the latter failing to entirely clothe
the young women principals and
chorus, were pretty. Mr.. Bloom has
With him his celebrated dancing
"hoss," and that intelligent animal
contributed not a little to the amuse-
'ment Of the large audience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
SPRING FEVER
Followiaa Colds, Grip Or Flu,
This, uatery or Poisoned Bleed
nv m VALENTINE Morr,D

At this time of year most people
suffer from what we term spring
fever" because of a stagnant con-
dition of the blood, because of the
toxins (poisons) stored up within
the body during the long winter.
We eat too much meat, with little
or no green vegetables.
Bloodless people, thin, anemic
people, those with pale cheeks and
bps, who have poor appetite and
feel that tired, worn or feverish
condition In the spring-time of the
year, should try the refreshing tonic
powers of q good alternative and
blood purifier. Such a tonic as
druggists have sold for fifty years,
is Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t is a standard remedy
that can be obtained in tablet or
LIQUID form. Made without alcohol
from wild roots and baris.
Send ton cents to DR.. Pierce's In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial
package Of tablets.
Davenport, Iowa-tDr. Pierce's med
icines have been giving my family the
utmost satisfaction for the past fifteen
years. 7 have taken Golden Medical
Discovery off and on whenever in q
rundown state or in need of a tonic,
and one bottle each time restored me to
q perfectly healthy condition.
uWe think there are no medicines
equal to DR.. Pierce's, for they never
once failed us and we take the greatest
pleasure in recommending these remedies
to our friends. ''-S. P. PLUMB, 1855
Prairie st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26

vived by her two daughters Mrs.
Rowley and Mrs. McBeth, Of Keo-
saqua; three grandchildren, daugh,
ters-of Mr.. and Mrs. Rowley OF her
family, she leaves six of the twelve
children. Those brothers and sisters
who are living are: Porter w. Henry
of San Francisco, George A. Henry
of Los Angeles, Mrs. Mary Jane
Shields of Los Angeles, Mrs. Mar
garet Edwards of Santa Ana, Calf,
Mrs. Emma Blake Of Downing, Mo-,
and Charles F. Henry Of Keosauqua.
In 1884 Mr.. Lea opened law office
in Keokuk, retaining his interest in
the firm OF Lea, Wherry & Walker,
moving with his family to that city.
His death occurred in that city about
one year later. on July 4, 1885. Mrs.
Lea, with her children, then re-
turned to Keosauqua. In 1893 the
family moved to Fairfield, moving
back to Keosauqua a year later. Flu
neral services were held at Keosau-
qua, with the Rev. C. E. Perkins
preaching the sermon. Interment
was in Purdom cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Bumster, well
known and long time residents of
r
fiftieth wedding anniversary on Tues
day Of this week. Their children,
grandchildren and large number of
remembered by this worthy couple
J. J. Kritzler, who resided just
over the Van Buren, county line, in
Jefferson county, died last Saturday
at the age Of 80 years. He had lived
in that locality for many years. His
last illness was of only few days
duration. Mr.. Kitzler was pic
turesque character and was well re-
spected. He was classed as one Of
the finest violinists in the state. He
had lived alone since the death of
his wife. He was born in Germany
and came to this country when a
young man. His only son was killed
by train when Is years of age. Mr..
kritzler was well known in the
northeastern part of Van Buren,
county and will be sincerely mourned
by his many acquaintances. /
County Superintendent H. B. Car
roll, of the Van Buren, schools, will
attend the southeastern division Of
the Iowa state teachers meeting at
Burlington. April 1, and 3. Mr.. Car
roll will have charge of certain round.
table work.
Mrs. Rachel Boyer has been visit.
ing here with her daughter, Mrs. W.
S. Blackford, during the past few
days.
Harold Cox, of Garden City, Mimi,
is here for visit with his grand
mother, Mrs. Emma Bridge, and his
aunt. Mrs. Marie Ketcham, and other
relatives and friends.
Charles Lydolph and wife have
moved into the Hart property, which
they recently purchased.
Judge Vermilion has notified Clerk
Of the Court A. H. Mounce that the
March term of the Van Buren, county
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
OBITUARY OF
MRS. HENRY
Was a Well Known and Long Time
Resident of Van Buren, County,
Where She Lived Useful
Lite,

BONAPARTE, March 26--Follow-
ing is the obituary of wen known
and long time resident OF this coun-
,ty: Julia Victoria Henry, youngest
daughter of Alexander and Julia A..
Henry in family Of twelve children,
was born in Johnstown, Pa, July 2,
1851, and died on the morning Of
March IS, 1920, aged So years, 8
months and Is days, at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. r. M. McBeth, In
Keosauqua. after sickness OF sew
eral years duration. She was less
than q year old when the family
moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa in
the spring of 1852. locating in Keo-
sauqua Two years later the family
moved to Burlington. where the father
was appointed principal of the city
schools. After serving three years
in that capacity, Iured by the love OF
farmers occupation, Mr.. Henry
purchased a farm in Barton county.
Missouri, to which the family moved
in 1857. The political and social at
mosphere of slave state did not
fit wen with Mr.. Henry's anti-slavery
principles, and especially as the time
drew on which caused the attempt to
OF slavery, and the family again
moved to Iowa and purchased farm
in Harrisburg township, a few miles
north OF Bonaparte, living here until
1866. In that year they again took
up their residence in Keosauqua,
where Mr. Henry died February 20,
1873. Mrs. Henry survived her hus-
band nineteen years, dying at Keo-
sauqua March "a. 1892. Julia Victoria
Henry was married at Keosauqua on
April 9, 1867, to Rutledge Lea, a well
known member OF the Van Buren,
county bar. Mr.. and Mrs. Lea were
the parents of five children, they be-
ing: Lawrence. who died at the age
of three years; Rutledge, who died
at the age of four years; lola, Mrs.
r. B. Rowley; Henrietta, Mrs. r. r.
McBeth, and Miss Mayme, whose
death. after years Of sickness, &C.
Cured May 4, 1918. Mrs. Lea is sur
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
THEATRES
Fanehon

Fanehon and Marco Revue.
Those fashion-plate favorites, Fan
chon and Marco. the peerless terp-
sfchorean artists and stars Of Lets
Col" the revue which held forth. III
San Francisco for ten capacity
weeks, will be seen In this frothy
CONNECTION at the Grand Saturday and
matinee and night, March 9th.
Those that read the superlatiye
praise given the stars In the San
Francisco press will welcome the
coming of this attraction, which
comes here with new and elaborate
scenic effects and novel costume EN-
belEshments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26

court, which had been adjourned un-
til Tuesday of this week, would not
meet until Tuesday of next week,
March 80. The change was neces.
sary on account of the illness of Mr..
Vernilion.
Bonaparte baseball bugs are now
coming out of their winter quarters
and talking baseball for the coming
season. Bonaparte will probably have
the usual fast team this year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
Girls! Have a mass Of long,
thick, gleamy hair

Let ''Danderfne" save your hair and
double its beauty. You can have lots
of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair.
Don't let it stay lifeless, thin,
scraggly or fading. Bring back its
color, vigor and vitality.
Is Get 35-cent bottle OF delightful
"Danderine" at any 0rug or toilet
counter to freshen your scalp; check
dandruff and falling hair. Your hair
needs this stimulating tonic, then It's
life. color, brightness and abundance
will return-Hurry!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26
s.est.-lt' Lssssas
Them So They
Lift OF in
4 Jiffy.

Your calluses and
corns are only hang
ing on for a little
w h il e. They are
doomed the moment
you make up your
mind to let "Gets-It
get them. Off they
c Q m e c ! e a n ~,
smoothly and pain
lessly as soon as
"Gets-It" gets in its
work on them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-26

"A few drops on a
corn or a callus, and
your part is done.
You can forget the
corn or callus then
3(because there will be
no more twinges) I'M.
til it gets SO loosened
that you pick it off
with your fingers. It's
just that easy. It's
a shame to suffer pain
a n d Inconvenience
when it's source is so
readily and easily re-
moved. You've put
up with that corn or
callus long enough
now. There's a limit.
Show it who is boss
by getting "Gets-H"
after it. Never fails
can't fail.
@eGets-It,' the only
sure, g ar a n t e e d,
money-back corn re-
mover, costs but q
trif1e at any d r u 6
store. MID. by p.
Lawrence & Co., Chi
cago..
Sold in Keokuk and
recommended as the
worlds b e S t corn
remedy b y Engle-
hardt & Co, a n d
Wilkinson e Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01
OUeraH Clubs and the
Dress Suit Ban

Overall Clubs are not likely to have any
appreciable influence on prices-ercept 0UeraH
prices, which have already gone higher. Pro-
ducing Overalls for those who do not need them
is economic waste, diverting productive effort,
and adding bit to the cost of the woolen suits
that all men do need. Such clubs, however. NAV
be only a manifestation of the American pro-
pensity for getting little fun out of our
troubles
AS for the ban on the evening dress suit. il
was estimated few years ago that only about
two per cent. of the men in the United States
owned one, and the average life of this kind of
average cost of evening clothes per wear for tho 2o
Gooooo men in the country is six cents per man! So
discarding your dress suit will not reduce prices IN
any great extent. p' W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01
Whu Prices Are High

We are not among those who attribute
high prices wholly to widespread extravaganza
since the war. Undue extravaganza is prac-
ticed only in exceptional instances. Many
whose incomes have greatly increased do de-
mand fine things and luxuries which they
could not afford before the war. But the
average citizen and his wife find it none too
easy to buy all they need, of the quality they
long ago learned to appreciate, Nevertheless,
the natural human desire for better things,
among those who make more money than for
merly, may be one of the many causes under
lying higher prices
The "profiteering" and the high-price era
began with the absolute necessity for speed in
the enormous and marvellous WORK OF
EQUIPPING OUR ARMY AND NAVY. Big
profits and unheard-0f wages had to be granted
to get quick action. Afterward came the utter
depletion of surplus goods and CURTAIL-
MENT OF PRODUCTION due to the divert
ing of most industries to producing war ma
terias.
After the armistice there was somewhat
general tendency toward caution and conserva-
tisn, and belief that prices would fall. Some
folks forgot that inevitable law of SUPPLY
AND DEMAND. Some merchants stayed out
of the market for awhile, and here and there
early in 1919 manufacturers began to quote
prices little lower. But the great consuming
public was asking for merchandise. Retailers
had to order goods. Soon notifications began
to come that orders would be delayed or only
partially filled. Demand exceeded supply
Prices, instead of falling, continued to rise
Labor demanded higher pay, and got it-got it
again and again. And there's no immediate
sign that prices are going to drop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01
The Square Deal

We are protecting our customers to the ut
most of our ability. A prominent American
merchant who has built up great business in
London, few years ago said, at is not only
possible to be honest in business, but it is the
height of unwisdom to be other than honest
The same merchant Tin London), few days ago,
said: "The public has been made to feel through Oc-
casional illadvised Government action, and by un-
fortunate newspaper articles that nearly everyone in
business is making undue and unfair profits No con-
sderatiOn has been given to the vastly GREATER
CAPITAL REQUIRED, the GREATER RISKS, the
enormously increased expense etc. The fact is as far
as Odr observation gOes-and this extends in detail
over very wide area--the distributors of merchan.
disc the big stores and shops, not getting as much
average gross profit per cent before the war or up
to 1913 Instead of being guilty of that easily spoken
word, profteering they paying their greatly in
creased taxes with smile, and assuming their obIi-
cations as the wage-earners of the state with lust
that earnestness and feeling of patriotic responsi-
bility which the most severe critic would wish'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01
A Much Abused Word

The word ''profteer" is applied recklessly
and indiscriminateIy to honest and cOnscien-
tiOus merchants, who must bear the Odium
along with the comparatively few who are TAX
ing unfair advantage of the present situation.
In some lines there is undoubtedly cOrnering
and manipulation of raw materials which make
prices exOrbitant. Wages are high, and should
be high; but certain workers are now in posi-
ton to demand more than their share as COM
pared with others in lines where there is no
pronounced scarcity of labor. A few retailers
may be gouging; but retail profits cannot as a
is not so acute as to eliminate COMPETITION
as a factor.