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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
The Case of Lorimer

Chicago Tribune: We hope Will
liam Lorimer retrieves his financial
fortunes, makes good his promise to
the depositors who lost money in his
banks, establishes himself in pros
perity and lives happily ever after
ward, but we cannot accept compla-
Gently his statement that he hopes in
the process of his rehabilitation to
return 20 the United States senate.
Mr.. Lorimer makes himself a pa
thetic figure. He did SO at the meet
ing of depositors in his banks which
he addressed. 1t was an effective fig
ure of pathos and 1t Is. with our COM
pliments, our opinion of William Lori
mer that no one knows better than
he how to turn this trick.
II William Lorimer will cease to
be a cypocrite we may be able to
cease being critical. William Lorimer
never has been prosecuted. He mas
been treated with the utmost leni-
ency. Other men have suffered in
consequence Of events which involved
him.
There are too many tombstones
and blasted regulations in the history
of his political operations for him to
put on the martyrs crown of thcrns
and gull sentimental people with
the record Of his sufferings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
An Unknown Quantity.


Kansas City Star: More than four
million women will vote in twelve
states next November. Will they
vote as a unit?
That is question that is worry
ing the party managers and with good
reason The leaders of the women's
party are striving hard to hold it to-
gether as. single striking force and
to deliver its blow where it will count
the heaviest in furthering the adop-
ton of the federal suffrage amend
ment. Mr.. Hughes declaration in
favor of federal action has made him
the favorite for the moment, but there
is no certainty that the solid women's
vote can be delivered to him. There
is not even any certainty that the
women in the suffrage states will go
to the polls in sufficient numbers to
exercise the balance of power which
is theirs. They are, indeed, an un-
known quantity in politics and that is
why the political managers are jump
ing.
The states in which the women may
vote for president next November al e
Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon, California and Ne
vada. These states have total Of
ninety-one votes in the electoral col.
lege 1t is easily conceivable that If
cast as a unit, they might decide the
election.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Wallace Reid and Cleo RidgIey.
The Grand tonight presents spec
ial Paramount feature, The
Selfish Woman" in which is featured
the popular stars, Cleo Ridgely and
Wallace Reid The Selfish Woman"
is produced by the Lasky studios in
their always dependable magnificent
style, powerfully enacted by the ex-
cellent Lasky players and Is a com
pletely appealing photo-play certain
to please every one
VIM. S. Hart in his greatest Ince
picture. THE Primal Lure" is the
Grand's offering for Sunday and La
Dor day. Hart is one of the best and
most popular stars on the Triangle
program, and, in fact one of the best
character men on the screen Robert
Mckim and an excellent cast are in
The Primal Lure" and there is a
thrillingly ridiculous two reel Key
stone comedy called "a Dash OF
Courage" and guaranteed to break
up any case of the grouches that
ever happened
Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgely
have to their credit. leading parts in
such successes as The Chorus LADY !"
THE Love Mask" Carmen" Maria
Rosa" and many others. In the new.
est play, THE Selfish Woman, Wal.
lace Reid will appear as Tom Morley
a young engineer who is building a
railroad for big concern through
the Imperial valley. Toms father is
very anxious to obtain a franchise for
the same purpose and when his son
spends a week end at home he tries
to persuade him to give up his work
and offers him a large interest in HE
bank. Tom Indignantly refuses
AT a house party Tom meets Alice
Hale. young society girl. with whom
he falls In love- Alice,s mother is
seeking a wealthy husband for ber
daughter as they are both verv moor
and in debt. And though Alice ia
really in love with another man she
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
OFFER is MADE
LOCAL TEACHER
J. p. coyle Will Remain in keokuk
as Member Of High School
Faculty.

James p. Coyle, instructor in
science in Keokuk high school, re-
ceived a f1attering offer yesterday
from the st. Joseph, Mo-, high school
to become member of the faculty OF
that school at an increased salary
over that he is getting now in this
city.
The matter was put up to the
school board at special meeting
held this morning, at which time a
raise in salary was granted Mr.. Coyle
but no action taken towards releas-
ing him from his contract. Mr.. Coyle
said this afternoon that he would
stay in Keokuk.
The ST. Joseph high school Offer
included not only additional money.
but Mr.. Coyle was to teach junior
college work. This is new idea in
education, and provides for six years
of high school work in preparation for
college Mr. Coyle would probably
have taught physics in this junior
college work, as one message re-
ceived here asked If he was prepared
to teach that subject in this new
work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Rolling Westward.
by W1lbur s. Forrest, United Pr
Staff Correspondent.


LONDON, Sept. without serious
opposition by the Austr1ans, Ruman-
ian troops rolled steadily westward to-
ward the heart of Pennsylvania today
while the war clouds dropped lower
over Greece.
The capture of six Transylvanian
towns. 1900 prisoners and large
amounts Of booty, was announced in
an official statement from the Ruman.
ian war Office. The Austrian war CT.
fee admitted the surrender of Her
mannstadt. former capital of Transyl-
vania to the invaders, and the eyacu-
alton of the town of Sepsi-St.-Gyoergy.
German residents OF Athens have
fled from the Greek capital with the
arrival of thirty allied warships and
fleet Of transports In Piriaeus har.
Dor only five miles away. An Athens
dispatch reported that great excite
ment was caused in political circles
by the appearance of the warships
but carried nothing on the report
that King Constantine had abdicated
his throne.
A wireless dispatch from Rome an.
serted that martial law has been de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
God gives every bird his food but he does
not throw it into the nest. G. Holland.
ONE MORE WAR ENTRANT.

Rumania's declaration of war upon Austria
Hungary is draped with the pious excuses that
have marched forward with every European
army in the war. Stripped of the language Of
apology, the Rumanian document is simple
announcement that the moment has come to
seize advantages for the good of Rumania.
Rumania. like Italy, is out for territory,
and the Rumanian fighting begins in the long
coveted Pennsylvania, where some four million
Rumanians dwell. Whether Rumania in vic
tory would TASK or expect more than a slice of
that territory is in doubt. Excited threats to
seize a whole quarter of Hungary are not to be
taken seriously.
The Rumanian army, numbering between
four hundred thousand and six hundred thou
sand, can hardly worry Bulgaria and Hungary
at the same time. Rumania' s greatest service.
aside from the important moral effect of her
declaration, comes in the final blast to Austro-
German ambition toward the near east and in
lessening the strain on Russia. Rumania s
glory is likely to come secondhand
The issue in the Balkans is now apparently
narrowed down to a question Of Bulgaria s en-
durance. 1.-The fiddling horseman,' as Bis
marck once called Rumania, has by that much
shortened the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
HoME-BUILDING.

One Of the most inspiring spectacles to be
witnessed here in Keokuk is that of a young,
ambitious, self-made couple, strong on team
work, happily planning and practically striving
for the building of home of their own It may
be but small lot which they buy, on payments,
at modest price. 1t may be tiny bungalow
that they dream about as their nest, one that
careful management brings within the range of
their possession. But there is song on their lips
and there is joy in their hearts as they toll and
save and sacrifice to acquire this blessed haven.
There is so much of this kind of home plan
ming and home building here that it carries this
land nearer to heaven It radiates bliss. Even
the crustiest cync is softened at the sight of a
joyous couple fashioning with their own hands
the bowers that to them are to be Eden restored
to earth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Arthur Hambleton
Iey G. Waiter Barr.l

II life devoted to others be the
highest type Of spending the span on
earth, Arthur Hambleton stands near
the top of the roll of honor.
Never was there q better example
Of a man Of brains, OF efficiency, OF
great possibilities, giving his life for
the benefit of others. And he did 1t
all with the idea that nothing else
was possible. 1t never entered his
thought that he might be more selfish
and live for himself instead Of liv-
ing for other people. In this mater
ialistic era of ambitions, strenuous
competition and climbing all sorts Of
hills Of endeayor to attain place In
the sun, Arthur Hambleton was con-
tent to remain in the shadow and to
relinquish that place which might
easily have been his-because he
considered it the only thing possible
to live for other people.
1t was the needs of his aged par
ents that kept him at home on the
famous farm across the river for
many years. He stayed with them as
a matter Of course to his type of mind
and character. When his immediate
family needed him no longer, he
transferred his caretaking to his aunt
Mrs. d. B. Hills, with whom he lived
for years and to whom he seemed in
dispensible. Always he devoted his
home instincts to his elders or his
sister. And his home instincts were
strong. He was not naturally a bach
elor. No man had brighter visions OF
a fireside with wife and children
than Arthur Hambleton; but he re-
ana pressed down all those
longings for the other people in whom
he found his duty.
And his care was not limited to his
relatives. He took jealous care Of
the regulations OF all his fellow men.
He knew as much as anybody about
the gossip of the town, and about
those dark spots in human action
which only a few people learn-but
he never told anybody what he knew
or had heard. He had keen vision
into the characters of mankind--but
he never remembered anything but
the bright, good things in humanity.
Countless chats with him in the great
est intimacy never developed any
thing but excuses by him of the weak
nesses Of people-and he himself had
practically no weaknesses In his
strong, fine character. AS a credit
ludn nc IcdIHcu VI uuIllau
nature cut on the bias--but it never
made him cynical, nor lessened his
great faith that humanity in the
mass and nearly always is good, IL
1T has reasonable opportunity to exer-
else it's better parts.
He was not prominently known out
side of his immediate environment.
But in his own sphere everybody re-
spected him and liked him. When
the news of his untimely, amazing
death spread. there was that same
shocked grief in his own community
that occurs when one OF its principal
citizens is taken away.
In the modern swirl OF ambitious
combat for fame, wealth and position,
Keokuk youth may well pause to con-
slider the life Of Arthur Hambleton.
1t attained the highest success pos
sible in this world--the kind of life
that limited human littleness some
times deprecates. but the kind OF
life that makes the angels smile with
their eternal, limitless vision of the
immortal verities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
MEETING LlFE's TEST.

Meeting LII S ! Eot'
There's only method Of meetin LIES test;
Jes' keep a-strvin an hope fur the best;
Don't give up the ship an retire in dismay
Cause hammers thrown when you'd like a bouquet.
This world would be tiresome. we'd all get the blues
II all the folks in it held just the same views;
So finish your work, show the best of your skill,
Some people won't like it, but other folks WILL
If you're leadin army. or buildn' fence,
Do the that you kin with your own common sense
One small word of praise in this journey of tears
Outweghs in the balance gainst carloads OF sneers
The plants that we're passin commonplace weeds
Oft prove to be jes' what some sufferer needs
So keep agon'; don't stay standin still;
Some folks won't like you, but other folks will
-Philander Johnson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
NEWSPAPERS
RAISE PRICE
Must Have Additional Revenue (
Meet Greatly Increased Cost
Of Paper.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 2.-EffecI
tive yesterday. Cleveland's two Eng,
lish morning dailies. The Leader and
Plain Dealer. hereafter will be sold
for 2 cents instead Of / cent every
where outside Of Cleveland and
Cuyahoga county. The price OF tbs
two afternoon dailies. the News and
Press, is raised to 2 cents everywhere
except in the city and adjacent coun-
ties. Increased paper cost is given
as the reason for the advances.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Chance In Government.

limited Press Leased Wire Scrvicel
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2.-Genera
Francisco Serrano has assumes
Charge of the war office in the az
sence of General Obregon. Genera
Pablo Gonzales arrived here las
night and 1t is rumored today that nn
appearance has something to do wiz
the expected changes in the CarranSa
government.
1t Is officially announced that Gen
eral Obregon needs q complete rest
He has changed his plans and instes1
of going to the state OF Jalisco. pro]
ably will go to Tehuacan, Pueblo,
a mineral springs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Meredith Endorsed.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa. Sept. Sup
port for E. T. Meredith, democratic
candidate for governor of Iowa was
pledged by the Iowa society of friends
in a motion adopted at their yearly
meeting here yesterday. During the
debate on the motion. Meredith was
charged with being drinking man.
This was denied by the Rev. II. X,
Newly OF Des Moines and by the
Rev, Fred C. Lambert Of New Proyt|
dence. A. j.. Hadley Of EarlhanI
Iowa, former prohibition leader, mi
troduced the Meredith motion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-HOgs were
easier today on favorable strike news
and heavy Saturday receipts. the mar
ket closing twenty cents lower thar
yesterdays average. Top for hogs
was $11.0O. Estimated receipts fol
Monday were 10000.
Cattle closed rs cents lower with
the top $11.20.
Sheep were active on heavy SaturI
day receipts and the market closed
down rs cents. with the top sheep
$3.50; lambs, $1,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Political Doc Cooks,

Lincoln Star: 1t is no trouble to
find bad guessers predicting that
either Hughes or Wilson will carry
every state that may be mentioned.
That's good way to get into the
newspapers without settling at the
business Office first. There are plenty
of Doc Cooks in politics in every cam
paign.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

merits-with the burden OF PROOF not on ene
British government, but on the nnioi'un'''o
Americans.
Will it be so with Americans who return my
Ireand2 ,.,,en1
Ireland lately hasn't been very he ss, % e
place for Americans. 1t seems doup'.ui =
Irish sympathizers will find much satlsi 49,
- tho R,;t;sb Governments recent information
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

If man conserved well as nature there
would not be such ruthless destruction of
natural resources. Nature may appear to tear
down and ruin in one direction; but it DESTROYS
or overturns only to build up in another di-
rection. The fertile soil that the floods wash
from one locality becomes fertilizing silt for an
other locality. Through all the unhampered
workings of nature there runs the golden thread
of constructive, conservational purpose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
PIaciarien

Topeka Capital: When President
wilson reminded the railroad execu-
yves, who claimed they were repre-
senting principle that what they
were confronting was "a situa,.or
and not a principle" did G. C,eye-
laid turn over in his graye2
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Wants $4,000 Allmony.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WEST UNION. Iowa, Sept. 2.--Mrs
John Schatz, wife OF a farmer, asked
$4,000 alimony In her divorce suit on
file here today. She stated he u
worth 100000 or more.
Mrs. Schatz alleged her husband
drove her and four children from
home a week ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

clared in Athens and Piriaeus, AMI
presumably upon the arrival Of ALLIED
troops, King Constantine, the did
patch said. is seriously Ill. Rome als'
reported the revolution In northerj
Greece spreading through Thessal]
and Epirus. with the movement I'd
a declaration Of war by Greece rapid
ly gaining strength.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

Denmark refuses to part with her West In
dies Islands even for the price we offered.
which was many times their value The sup
position is that some great national neighbor
of the Danes has counseed them not to sell but
to keep them with view to making other dis
position after the war. The little kingdom is
not unlikely to find, however, many another
property owner has, that the time to sell is
when somebody wants to buy and offers a sat
isfactory price
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
CERTAIN PEOPLE,

When the British government issued a new
order mcconnell restricting American travel to
Ireland, Secretary Lansing of our state depart
ment made bold to send an inquiry His answer
comes in the following explanation from Eng
land:
The recent orderin-council regulating travel
in Ireland, is not intended hamper the move
ment of naturalized American citizens who de-
sire to visit their former home. Each case will
be decided its merits No class of Irish or
foreigners is affected by the regulations which
will be used only to keep certain people out of
Ireland who suspected of being dangerous to
the peace of the country.
Highly reassurlng. Cases will be decided con
their merits which means according to the
strictly English viewpoint-the viewpoint that
interfered with the perfectly legitimate activi-
ties of two Americans who were engaged in
Irish relief work
Every Irishman and former Irshman and
Irish sympathizer is certain person Sis
pected of being dangerous American citi
zenship is no guarantee of immunity from tha
exclusion laws.
Early In the war; when orders-in- council
first began to interfere with American shin
ping, we were repeatedly assured by the British
government that no lawful cargo or lawfully.
operated ship would suffer at the hands of tba
British navy. But American cargoes rotted in
English ports, and American business was
thrown overheard into the North sea every dav
OF the week. The cases were decided on their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

When Pershing's troops went over into
Mexico they did not carry the international line
with them. The United States may eventually
have to intervene to pacify Mexico. But it will
not steal Mexican territory or rob that country
of its political sovereignty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
consents to Toms proposal of mar

Alice at first schemes against her
husband. Subsequently. however. she
is won over to Toms side and to-
gether they defeat the Vaccinations
of those who would plot to destroy
Toms work. Shows tonight at $50.
TAO, $50 and 10 oclock.--Advertise-
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

IL each man in America will protect and possess ana
master his soul this is going on u very
likely his soul will be to him and to MS rel,
citizens in trying to help his own nation now L Io
help the others 1t Is the one thns
we can do for eleven nations.-Gerad Stanley Leo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
Rus.Ians Capture Heights.

Russians Capture HeIghts.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PETROGRAD. Sept. 2.-Russis]
troops have captured a series
heights in the direction Of the Hug
garian town OF Koromezo in 3
sumption of heavy fighting In the az
pathians, 1t was officially announce
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
BRYAN In Topeka.

Bryan NJ VOp0Nas =
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 2.-Willis1
Jennings Bryan, former secretary
state, is in Topeka today conferrs
with Kansas democratic leaders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
District Convention VIII b Held on
Thursday and Friday in the
Trinity N. e.
Church.
THE PROGRAM rs ISSUED
Business Session Will be Held on
Friday Morning and There
viii be Ono Evening
Meeting.

The following Is the program for
the first district convention of w. Q.
T. U. in the Trinity NJ. E. church, be-
ginning Thursday, September Z. at 2
p. M.
Music-Miss Sallie Anderson.
Devotions-Mrs Peoples!
Roll Call OF Officers.
Appointment of the committees.
Presidents report.
Secretary's report.
Treasurer's report.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Wefsman.
Report of Unions.
Paper, Scientific Temperance and
Davenport.
Duet--Miss Adams and Miss Judy
OF Fort Madison.
Adjournment
Thursday Evening, 7:45 O'Clock.
Music by the Trinity Orchestra.
Address of Welcome.
Response by Mrs. Davenport. !.
Solo-Miss Marie Hopkins
Address by the Rev. r. G. Edwards.
Music by Male Quartette.
Address by the Rev. McAllister.
Music by the Orchestra.
AQJcuTumeut.
Friday Morning at O'Clock.
Business Meeting.
Friday Afternoon at O'Clock.
Devotions by Mrs F. B. Hieser OF
Mediapolis.
Music-Miss Sallie Anderson.
Reports Of the different depart
ments
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Florence Wright
Schouten.
Report of Unions.
Reading Miss Irene Marsh Of Fort
Madison.
Reports
Adjournment.
The public is cordially invited to
all the sessions OF the convention.