The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Council Bluffs Ncnpareii: Ia his
failure to even mention Mexico OK
Europe in his mesa e President Wal.
son probably figured that rncmb1rs Of
congress could be relied upon TO
touch these matters mp" from time To
tins. IL their r<nbiiIe rernarss COZ
IceTning the state OF the union
Waterloo Courier: The Standard
ron company has bought an Illinois
town Of eizhty-seven people which coz
fains rventy-thrse saloons This evil
IDENTIFY means that alcohol Is soon to
come In use as substitute for gaso-
line
Atlantic Nexs-Telegrsph: Frank
Psllett, state bee inspector. has writ
ten GoVernor-elect Harding urging the
establishment Of his othcs, and the ex-
iSsHaitTiFs OF the money II costs for the
bee WORK at Amss college Mr. Pellet
says that he is Of the belief that re-
form, Ike charity should begin at
home, and SO makes the suggestion
Ithat tbs ONCE he abolished in the
name OF economy Hats of 10 Mr.. Pei
lett. He Is one man who is willing to
sacrifice something for a principle,
and that's rare thing these days,
osfsIoosa Herald. Won't somebody
please notify the Better Iowa" pub
LEGATION that spelling IL Xmas has
been tabooed in this land Of peace
and plenty.
Davenport Democrat: With steel
ever $40 a ton. man soon can't afford
even 10 have iron in his blood.
OrtumEa Courier: When a man
takes notion to make fool out OF
himself, nothing can stop him. so 1t is
simply a waste of time to attempt to
head him on in that direction.
Sioux City Journal. The Interna-
tional Paper company which recently
announced so per cent increase in
the price o. prin. paper, las granted
10 per cent increase in wages. It is
about the usual ratio.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: L may &c
noted hiatt film makers and exploiters
take quite greedily 10 the new seq doc
trinss promulgated nowadays. 1t may
be that they are more concerned in the
profits than In morals OF such sub
iects- The film makers know instinct
lively that anything that has the idea
OF sex in il draws the crowds. It's
the crowds the film makers are after.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Speaking of
!heroes-there was an Iowa newspaper
man who passed away recently, who
had never married. When young
man he had his mother and younger
brothers and sisters to support. When
he had arrived at mature years, one of
mis- brothers died, and the care of his
little brood again fell to the newspa-
perman- And he accepted the duty as
matter OF course. and out of his slen-
der earnings he helped to bring up this
family. II writer had put him in
book. the dear public would have said.
There amt none SIGH
Washington Press: A Kansas ed
itcr is about as hard to get ahead Of as
q Kansas cyclone. o. w. Weaver, Of
the Sedgwick Paragraph. recently
raised the price OF his paper from 81
to t1-50 year. and in replying to
some complaint heard about the
change says: You may be OF the
opinion that the paper isn't worth
81. so. Neither is a gallon OF gasoline
worth Fl cents. nor 10 pounds of SUGAR
worth 81. nor a pound of veal worth 80
cents. nor a busheI OF corn worth 80
cents. but these are the prices the peo-
pie are paying. Potatoes are -retailed
at $500 per hushel and SOW bosom" at
% cents pound So don't get mad at
US. Goodness knows we didn't start
that fuss in Europe"
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realize. that the night school is more
important to them than POOL or tango,
the harder part OF the battle has been
won. And that does not mean that
they should become sour and grabbed.
but the night school rather will help
+ to make them cheerful. red-blooded,
fun-ioying Americans.
| Des Moines Capital: In two Iowa
towns, Newton and Winterset. third
newspaper has sold out TO the two com
ipetitors. There are a great many towns
/ III Iowa with three newspapers that
fought to have but two and others with
two papers that need but one. Such a
condition gives 4 minimum amount OF
profits and produces mediocre class
iof publications. The high cost of print
paper promises to weed out a great
many newspapers in the next year
/; The results will be better for all con-
Icernsd.
/ Burlington Hawk-Eye: History tells
lAmerica to beware of embargoes.
They backfire.
Ottumwa Courier: Don't ask any
publisher for a newspaper for nothing
now. Paper costs money. You might
Just as well expect the merchant to