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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-03
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CHANCE FOR GOOD SENSE.

The walkout of few thousands of men in
scattered trades is not severe experience for
a city of New York s size. The long threatened
general strike will not impress the great COM
munity unless it interferes with the daily ac-
tivities of some five million people New York
City's present strike will not reach any such
at its present rate Of progress.
Before we set down this incident as a failure
of trade unionism, however, it's other and af
frmative side needs attention. This is indeed
a failure of the wrong kind of unionism, but
first it is a victory for common sense and for
the intelligent, conservative style of organiza-
ton which is found in many trades
The sympathetic strike, a banding of many
unions to fight union battles, is both I'M
Just and wasteful. It antagonizes the public
and it robs innocent employers 1t will be bet
ter for the cause Of labor organization, better,
too, for the whole cause of industrial peace and
prosperity everywhere, if the New York City
strike is given up or broken up before it goes
further
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Addressed to Our Ministers

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1.-THE Gate City does not assume re-
sponsibility for views expressed by
correspondents Writers OF communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication, but
fo- the information Of the editor.1
To the Editor of The Gate City:
l have been thinking for long
time. and the trend OF my thoughts
in one particular has been in the line
OF speculation as to the fruit of the
tree gathered from the great Scoville
revival of last February. The coun.
try Is overrun with cheap imitators of
William Sunday and those who can
not by any exercise of mentality or
pleading step up to the sublime
spiritual accomplishments of Dwight
L. Moody. And / wonder how many
of those who have given up selfness,
or imagined they had done that, under
the oratorical insistence of travelling
evangelists realize that even now they
have made little or no spiritual pro-
gress.
We have an overplus of itinerant
evangelists. But of what quality is
the ripened fruit of their endeavor?
Sensationalism, coarseness, a criti-
cism of the ordinary home life. of a
good people Is not the way to the
brotherhood Of humanity as pointed
out by the Man Of Sorrows. Insult
and scarification Of the home life new
er led to betterment.
Keokuk is city of churches. What
have they to show as a result of the
Scoville campaign? Are the pastors
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-03

| failing in their efforts to maintain
more than standard percentage OF
attendance at the regular services?
Does moderation and pounding OF
the pulpit and exposition of social
subjects bring any to the Christ?
1t appears to me that these over
seers Of our temples erected to the
most high show lack of efficiency,
or else why is the tree which they
are bound to irrigate so bare of fruit?
The gospel according to Jesus
Christ is the simplest direction ever
offered in the way of right living. Do
our Keokuk preachers offer it with
too many Ifs and lands" and seek
| to make the way a winding path in
stead of the straight and narrow one?
Lung power does not and will never
convince, no less in politics than in
religion. Our dominies may pound
their pulpits, they may crate, they
may wear frock coats and white ties
as Indicative of their considered high
office while expounding and pounding,
but are they preaching the gospel OF
Christ?
The writer endeavors to live by the
law Of the New Testament. He may
have failed; doubtless he has. Yet
! in an attendance at the morning SER
vice Of each protestant church in
Keokuk for the past two months he
has to confess that he has not heard
what he longed for. DO the preachers
know what that is?
Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 3. 1916.
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eoNAPARTE.
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Mrs. 2. L. Cox and daughter Miss
Efie of Manitou, Ills, were here last
week, being called by the death Of
B. F. Whitmore who was brother
of Mrs. Cox.
N. s. Moody, cashier Of the Bona
parte Farmers and Traders bank,
went to Keokuk Saturday evening for
an over Sunday visit with relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Shriver and two children
visited with relatives in Troy, Iowa,
several days last week.
Allen Perkins who is employed in
Keokuk, came Thursday for q visit
at the J. C. Perkins home and with
other relatives here.
Mrs. Chas. Fletcher was Keokuk
visitor last Thursday and Friday.
being in attendance at the Lee county
teachers meeting.
H. E. Rees and Hugh Sloan Of Keo-
sauQua visited with Bonaparte friends
last Friday.
Verle c. Smith who graruated from
the Bonaparte high school last spring.
went to Des Moines last Friday and
win attend Highland Park college
during the fall and winter term.
Mrs. A. H. Cummings and three
children departed for Kansas last
FRIDAY where trey Will Visit Win rela-
tives for month or two and will
then be joined by Mr.. Cummings who
will pack and ship their household
goods and they will make their future
home in the Sunfiower state.
Mr.. Leonard Perkins and Miss Fern
Lembeck We're recently married at
Santa Ana, Calf. Immediately fol-
lowing the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
Perkins went to the home of the
groom's parents north of Harwood,
where they were entertained at a
family dinner. After a short trip t.
the beaches they returned to Colto1
where they will reside. Mrs. Perkins
is an eastern girl, having gone to
California about year ago from In
diana, where her parents reside. She
made her home with her uncle L. A.
Durler and family. Mr.. Perkins is
native of Iowa, being born and
raised in Bonaparte, going west with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Per-
kins, about five years ago. He has a
host of friends here who extend con-
gratulations and good wishes for a
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TO be prepared for war is one of the most
effectual means of preserving peace,
George Washington.
A MINORITY PROPOSAL.

Il C. w. Storms of Fort Madison, the separatist
candidate for representative from the first dis
trict in the state Legislature, using the shovel
of Misrepresentation in effort to enlarge Il
grain of dust to the comparatively respectable
proportions of mole hill AS the chief argu-
ment in his canlpai gn to eliminate Keokuk as
factor in the transaction of county business and
make Fort Madison the center of legal-record
matters he dwells on the alleged unnecessary
expense that the taxpayers of the county arc
put to because of the present very satisfactory
arrangement and points to a problenatlcal saw
ing were there but one county seat and that, OF
course, located at Fort Madison.
70 those who are at all familiar with condi
tions In both Keokuk and Fort Madison it has
long been patent that whatever saving, il there
be any, results in the event of Storms ,
proposal being adopted (and it requires exceed
ingly strong eyesight to visualize such posi-
bility) would be of such infinitesimal nature as
to be almost negligible For instance and not
at all a sole one, the office of deputy clerk
might be abolished. Yet, in view of the large
amount of business being transacted it surely
would soon be necessary to call for the services
Of extra clerk who would necessarily per-
form all the duties that fell to the deputy IL
Illustrations along this line might be multiplied
by six and the product show the result of what
would be in store for the tax payers the
saving side.
And this Saving which without doubt
will in the end prove to be anything but that,
would not offset the great Inconvenience to the
majority of the people of Lee county the
one county seat proposition adopted
Expenditure Of money for transportation
and waste of individual time also enter into
consideration Of argument against the Storms
scheme. The arrangement of the present meets
the convenience of all who have business to
transact at either county station, and in order
that this orderly adjustment of public matters
may not be overturned it is imperative that
Separatist Candidate Storms be defeated
Doubtless he will be- but it should be by an
overwhelming vote.
f. w. Oertel is the candidate who is oppos-
ing the Storms idea-the single plank on
winch the Fort Madison man is appealing for
votes Ii all the electors of the county vote as
thelr best interests dictate Mr. Oertel will go
TO Des MONIES as a representative of all the
people of the county and not as the mouthpiece
OF small minority
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! long and happy future. He is baker
and is employed in Cotton, Calf,
where he and his bride will make
their new home.
| Mrs. Ralph Hogue and son Morris
| of Eldon, came last Wednesday even.
ing for visit at the J. o. Norris
home. 90
Upham Baker of sKeokuk was a
visitor at the Kirk Meek home last
week.
Mrs. J. H. Boyer went to Memphis.
Mo-, last Saturday, being called there
by the death of her oldest brother
John Hawk. who died at his home
there Friday evening.
! Mrs. w. r. Wilson and daughter
Miss Lola, If Lacon, ILL.,, who have
been visiting here at the P. A. Dough-
erty home, and with other relatives,
went to Milton Thursday for visit
at the ]. c. Forbes home.
! Mrs. Ida Stafford returned Thurs
! day evening from several months
visit with her brother C. B. Hopkins
and family at Forsythe, Montana.
She also visited with relatives in
Colorado for several weeks on her
way home.
| Mrs. G. E. Meek and niece Miss
Helen Bradshaw, visited with OF
tumwa friends last Friday.
\ Miss Nora Purrier of Arson, Mo-,
came last week for visit at the
home of her sister Mrs. Flora Robin
| son.
! Chas. Finn went to Dakota last
week for visit withs relatives and
while there will look after some work
| he is having done on a farm which
he owns there.
Henry Tyler Of Vernon was Bona
parte business visitor last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Ketcham returned
Thursday evening from visit with
| her daughter Mrs. VIM. Seeley and
family in Mt Pleasant.
Ed Brewster who has been visiting
| in Pennington with relatives for tho
past week. visited with Bonaparte
| friends Saturday. He was formerly
employed here in barber shop, but
| this was his first visit here since
moving away thirteen years ago.
John Stevenson now hauls the
pupils. about fifteen in mum Der, from
the Webster Ridge district, east Of
town, to the Bonaparte school The
school at that district has been dis
continued, At being the means Of CIV
| ing the children chance to get a
better schooling than they could get
at a country school and about the
| same expense to the district as hir-
| ing a teacher to teach them.
| Earle Hank has rented the Robt
Perkins farm down the river from
town, and he and his family moved
to same about week ago. He has
been living on a farm near Sharon
for the past year
| Harry Derr and family were visi-
tors at the Ed Bissell home In OF
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The Civic league held its regular
session at the assembly room OF the
court house Saturday afternoon, at
which time Mr.. T. H. Quinn, repre-
senting a landscape architect OF Bur
lington, gave an address before the
members and their guests. on the
CITY Beautiful He said among otn-
er things. that Carthage was beau
tifully laid out, the streets running
straight through the town, and beng
! wide, were in perfect condition 70
make a beautiful city; that Carthage
was already supplied with many
trees, but that the same should De
trimmed, Mr. Quinn advocating that
the trimming should be done in the
fall, and that almost all trees and
shrubs should be set out as late as
the 18th of October.
He also spoke of our churches
needing some identifying on the out
side, that while the interiors We're
everything that could be desired.
some landscape gardening around
the churches should be made by
means of hedges and flowers. What
a stranger coming into place most
notices, in walking through the
town, is the public parks. which are
free to all.
The subject of making the sur
roundings around the. stations more
pleasing, was also brought up. as
people passing through on trains get
poor impression OF the city gener-
ally. Mr. Quinn recommended that
the members of the Civic league take
up the matter with the railroad OF
ficials. He gave many hints OF IN
terest as to the work to be accomp-
lished along this line.
Mr.. Quinn, in addition to the work
that is being done at the Mary Will
liams park, Is also drawing plans for
work to be done at the Carthage col
lege, and some of the churches are
| discussing plans with him in regard
to identifying their lawns.
Mrs. E. A. Wilcox, Worthy Matron
of the Order of Eastern Star OF this
city. accompanied by Mrs Wilson
Campbell Worthy Matron OF the
| Elvaston lodge, departed Monday
evening for Springfield to attend the
annual meeting of the grand chapter
of the order being held in Spring
field from Monday to Friday. The
gathering opened with reception at
the state armory by the officers OF
the grand lodge. On Tuesday after
noon, from 400 to $50. Governor
and Mrs. Dunno give reception 10
the visiting delegates.
The Deer, owned by r. D. Denton,
of this city, took first prize in the
half mile green pace at the races
held on the Conklin track at Hamll-
ton, Thursday and Friday. by the
Hamilton Retailers association. The
crowds were large and good tins
reported. The Hamilton band furn-
ished the music each day
The football game played Saturday
afternoon at the college grounds be-
tween Carthage and Hamilton high
schools, resulted in a score OF 81 to
o in favor Of Carthage. The game
was witnessed by large crowd.
The second annual race meet at
Augusta, which was to have been
he'd September 81 and %, was post
poned on account OF the rains, and Is
being held Tuesday and "Wednesday
of this week Purses aggregatng
s525 90 are being offered in the races.
there being 2:24 pace; 2-year OLD
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trot, " mile; green trot or pace
mile; green 2-year old pace, y NH!
n mile running race; 2:1s naca
mile heats; 3-year old or under !,
or pace; free for all trot and !
mile running race.
Carthage will send a large dali.
ton to the Keokuk free celebrate.
which opens Tuesday, contina;,
throughout the week. There will
parties leaving for Keokuk by AN
and train each day, the school M
dren making their plans to attend
Saturday.
Five young ladies Of the Domesi
Science club Of Powellton, under 4
direction of Mrs. Sadie Lewis. Il
compete from Hancock county in n
canning contest on Wednesday. Tbe.a
young ladies have been taking speci5
training, having had two demonstn
tors from the state university. beinl
Miss Green. who was with them =
September 18th, and Miss PhjliD
on September 10Th. Miss Phillips
assistant to ]. III. Green, who is ii,
state leader Of club work for NM
nois. This contest will be an ints,l
state affair, Iowa, Missouri and I'M
nois clubs competing, there bein,
three prizes offered Of $1,000, ;sN|
and $500, the points of time, neat
ness and appearance of FINISHED
products to count.
Sunday morning was observed Al
rally day at the Christian church
Sunday school, there being PIP presI
ent, it also being promotion day III
the Sunday school, There were four
in the beginners class, which includs|
all up to four years of age. who wen|
promoted, each receiving certificateal
The primary class, composed of eight
members, were placed in the junior
department, each being presented by
C. A. James, superintendent, with |,
Bible; the juniors were promoted To
the intermediate departemnt.
The morning services were especl
tally for the boys and girls, the sub
ject OF Rev. r. M. Smith being "a
Boy Who Became Man." which was
an illustrative sermon.
Miss Myrtle Rams went to Rose.
Vile Saturday to spend Sunday with
the family of her uncle, w. D. Ben
nett, returning home Monday.
MI. duU WI .. Va. 4. Dolly icll oar
urday evening for a business visit
to Chicago.
Walter Robertson of Quincy visited
over Sunday with his father, A. R.
in Carthage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Davis, who
were called to Oklahoma two weeks
ago, by the illness Of the gentleman
mother. returned Saturday evening
Mr.. James Loynd OF Bloomington
spent Sunday and Monday in thu
city, with old friends.
DR.. E. A. Johnston, w. C. Van
Pappelendam and Attorney Louis
Lamet of Warsaw, were business Wis
itors to the city Monday. being call
ed as witnesses to a will which wa
brought up in the county court.
Miss Adele Harrison left Sunda.
evening for ST Louis, to take spec
ial course in q commercial college
She will be at home with her aunt
while in st. Louis.
Miss Agnes Dettmer visited owe
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs. F. NJ. Dettmer, of Dallas City.
Miss Laura Campbell, of E1vastor
was in the city Saturday evening.
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Prohibition Special In Iowa.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. 81
The prohibition special" with J.
Frank Haniy, presidential candidate,
and corps of speakers, entered
Iowa today for a tour which will take
in score of cities and towns, ending
on October z with addresses at De-
Witt and Clinton. On today's sched-
ule are Hamburg ana Hawaiian in
the southwestern corner Of the state.
The train will also touch at Alton,
Lamars. Sioux City, Onawa and Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Jefferson, Boone, Ames, Des
Moines, Marshalltown, Tama, Belle
PLANE and Cedar Rapids, before leav-
ing the state. Many rear-end speeches
are planned at other stops.
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ToDAY's BIT OF VERSE
ONLY A DAD.

! 4 .
Only dad with a tired face
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing the little OF gold or fame
To show how we'll he has played the game,
But glad in his heart that his rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice.
Only dad with brood of four,
One of ten million men more,
Flooding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips and of life
With never whimper Of pain or hate
For the sake of those who at home await.
SOnlyaa dad, neither rich nor proud
Merely of the surging crowd,
Toiling striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way;
Silent, whenever the harsh condemn
And bearing it all for the love of them.
Only dad, but he gave his all
To smooth the way for his children small.
Doing with courage stern and GRIM
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is the line that for him pen,
Only a dad, but the best of men.
Author Unknown.
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The Birds in summer and Winter.

The Birds in Summer and Winter.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
birds are mostly gone. Many Of them
left two weeks ago, going south
There are few loiterers left and
some will spead the winter here, but
for nine-tenths Of the feathered song
sters the southland is the preferred
land. But down south they will be
mere idlers, getting fat where they
can get enough to eat. There they
neither nest nor sing. Their songs
are for the northland where they
nest and rear their young. The wise
men have tried to figure out the
habits of birds, and even to under
stand the bird mind, in such matters,
but without success. The birds know
their own business and they follow
their own routes back and forth
They know the face of the earth and
they are able to locate the minute
spots in which they nested last year.
Year after year, it is believed, some
of them come back to the same trees
to spend their summers. If this is
true, 1t Is marvellous.
But some birds do not take the
trouble to find a warmer climate, and
those which spend the winters with
US become more interesting to us on
that account. The bluejay is not
afraid of the winters cold, and many
crows also remain with us, but not all
of them. In the brush woods one
often runs across tiny birds in the
winters snow, picking their meals out
of the over-ripened berries One won
ders how tney survive the cold. And,
of course, there is the ever present
sparrow, loved by no one, and with
whom the other birds do not asso-
ciate. The sparrows hang about the
cities, picking their 1ivings out of the
offo1 Thav ara scavanRars an well na