The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-19
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

| IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
| Sioux City Journal: Under the new
Arizona dry law there ought to be a
profitable field for bootleggers In that
state. II this by any chance should
happen to meet the eye OF q bootlegger
there Will be no charge for the hint.
Marshalltown Times-Repubiican:
Ames stock-Judging team finished sec
ond this year at the international, Pur.
due taking the $1,000 trophy. While
lit would have been a nice thing to
bring back home perhaps it is as we'll
to let Indiana keep it until next
year. But understand, please. that
trophy is coming back to Iowa soon. =
Des Motnes Tribune: Chauncey
Depew acted as beauty judge in New
York the other night. He may be old,
but folks seem to know Chauncey's
eyesight isn't failing.
Cedar Rapids Republican, Farms
nowadays represent considerable In
vestment upon which the farmer must
properly earn interest and carrying
charges. In eastern Nebraska the av-
erage farm investment is given as
over $4,000, only 1875 farms being re-
turned under $4,000. The average is
higher because many of the eastern
Nebraska farms are large in areas.
In Iowa the smaller farms of so acres
will average that much now, when
the price of land is considered. The
farm investment in times past has not
been taken into much consideration.
When farm lands were worth $50 or
$40 an acre the investment in lands
was almost negligible. But it is en-
tfrefy different now and the time has
come when the farmer must consider
this part of his business as seriously
as the business man in the city,
Muscatine Journal: The general as
sembly Is to be called upon this winter
to vote an additional appropriation for
the maintenance of the chiidren's ward
at the University hospital at Iowa City
The duty of the legislature is clear. No
department supported By public funds
lis accomplishing g greater work than
the juvenile ward in the state hospitAl.
II is here that the destructive work OF
that terror of childhood, infantile
paralysis. is being overcome. Iowa was
one Of the first states in the union to
provide for the care OF these I'M
fortunates and when the plague which
crippled hundreds of Iowa children
five years ago broke out this year in
the east, the excellent results obtained
at Iowa City in correcting the deform-
tiles which the disease infiicts was
one of the most cheering aspects of
the situation What was an innoya-
ton in Iowa few years ago is today
an accepted institution in many of
the other states.
,, Des Moines Register: Where does
tuberculosis come from? IN every case
! from the living germ in some other
body. 1t comes out in sneezes, spit and
mouth spray and lodges on dust par
ticles. wallpaper. table utensils. cloth
ing, drinking cups and pencils. II
lodges in dirty fingernails and dirt OF
every kind.
Shenandoah SentinelPost: The
pinton Eagle suggests that the laws
should make voting easy instead OF
'difficult. And why not7 Take the abb
sent voting law for instance. That
was a start in the right direction. but
1t is hedged about by so much red tape
that very few men can take advantage
Iof it Why not provide that man
away from home can go before the
most convenient election board and
cast HIS ballot there and let his bal
lot be placed in a sealed envelope and,
sent TO the proper precinct to be count
ed, If it transpires that he Is legally
entitled TO vote there. Then in the
matter OF registration the law provides
THAT the registry officers may go 10 the
home OF a sick or disabled voter to
register him. but he Is required TO go
in person to the polls to vote Why
not provide that notary public can go
! to his home and take his ballot prop
eriys