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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: Lord Robert
Cecil, British minister Of war trade,
insists that England will not change
Its course in regard to the blacklist
or to its interference with United
States mails. Uncle Sam has caused
! John Bull TO change his mind about a
number of things during the past lao
years. and history may repeat itself.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The man
who is not personally interested in
any phase of the good roads problems
and who is looking for information
only. Is apt to be struck. by the fact
that Indiana, where land is worth half
of the Iowa prices. has most of her
roads well improved. And there seems
to have been no trouble and worry
over the cost and no Indiana farmers
were sent over the hill to the poor
house on account OF those improved
roads.
Muscatine Journal: Some private
bankers are as free with other peo-
pies money as other folks are with
advice.
Waterloo Courier: Life is just one
thing after another. No sooner than
we get ready to store away the lawn
mower, we have to get out the rake
and get busy on the leaves.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Iowa
this year has plenty OF corn, in some
places bumper crop, and 1t has a
big supply of hogs which are worth
from 10 to IL cents on the FARMS
The farmers of Iowa will be able TO
pay for few more automobiles.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Having de-
voted much space to the discussion
of what the Iowa candidates drink 1t
Is now in order to publish list OF
the things they eat.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: While the
price of Iowa farm land has increased
100 per cent in the past ten years, and
promises to do as well in the next, 1T
is small wonder that the eloquent
gentlemen who have Canada, or Tex
as. or California, or some other kind
of land to sell, that is not in Iowa, are
not finding so many attentive listen
ers as was the case in former years.
when in the springtime the railroads
were busy hauling farmers out or
Iowa. who were going to grow fat on
cheap lands somewhere. 1t is impos-
sible to fool many of the people more
than very short time. Especially
the Iowa people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21
Hollywood, Calf, cut and bruised
w. T. Hammond. Iowa Falls, 10,
shoulder broken and bruised.
Papers Raise Prices.

IOWA CITY, Sept. 21.--The lov
City Daily Citizen and the Iowa Ci
Daily Press. the two afternoon dali
newspapers published in Iowa Gil
announce q subscription price Of
a year for city subscribers after Oct
Der. 80. The Citizen increases 81
year with this change and the Pre-
$1.00.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

Millions OF dollars Of American CAM
tai are to find an outlet in yaS
scheme to render the Grand canal d
China fit for navigation and at tn
same time to reclaim large areas
water which might easily be con
fined within definite limits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

light Wines Should the proponents OF ne
amendment succeed in attaining their object u
may make for real temperance and the killing
off of the bootlegging whisky trade.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

do know that, If fully the Lords the
greater part good did would be that OF Wnen
cognzant Service would overflow from u.s.
"A. j. Gordon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

Champ Clark can afford to be just as philo-
sophical over the Maine result as he is reported
to be. It not his houn' dawg the voters
kicked around.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

. The village fathers of a Wisconsin town
have just set aside the electric light plant for
the sole use of those families who indulge in
Wash day. Washing, it seems is to be done IN
the daytime by electric power and it Is to be
done on Monday and no other day. The great
household rite is permanently timed i'll the Wis
consin community.
There may be individualistic souls who resent
the limitations of time and power in the per-
Torrance of household rites. Is the state to
step in and tell the Smiths and the Joneses and
the Browns and the Robinsons that they must
wash on Monday if they wash by power, even
as congress has just said that if you work in
certain capacities on the railroad you must
work eight hours? But why stop with washing
on Mondays and with the application of power
to the tasks of the laundry? Since most cleo
trio light plants are not in use in the daytime,
and since life consists of an endless routine of
weekly efforts to make home habitable, why
should not any city hitch the power to some
thing everyday in the week-and pay the billg
On Tuesday, for instance, why should not every
housekeeper in Keokuk, under city ordinance
and with the power Of electricity, oil the floors
and sweep the sidewalk; on Wednesday all the
babies, carefully controlled by electric wires,
mi ght be walked up and down the street in
front of their homes; on Thursday all the auto
mobiles might be washed; on Friday the eel
lars given thorough whtewashing and the
furnace overhauled, and on Saturday-oh, day
of days and JOY of joys-the lawn might be cut
within an inch Of it's life What man, under
such conditions, would not lead happy life?
United States Steel common sold in the
New York City stock market on Monday at
10O3s, new high record price. When the
stock touched 1O03s it was an even 100 points
above the extreme low price of S3s at which it
sold during the depression of 1902. These fig
ures also represent advance of 70 points
from the low price of February l, 1915, just
before the directors found it advisable to pass
the dividend on the common stock in order to
conseve the corporations cash resources. In
spite of its high price speculative interest in
Steel appears now to be even greater than
when the stock was at lower and what should
have been a more attractive figure
From somewhere in Texas comes the news
that in a field battery five corporals were
raised to sergeants and six privates to corpor-
ais. There are no privates remaining Sounds
as if our militia organizations were measur-
ing up to the American standard of eff
cheney.
| Champ Clark can afford to be just as philo-
sophical over the Maine result as he is reported
to be. 1t was not his houn' dawg the voters
kicked around.
| Notice any change in the cost of living7 No ?
Strange Congress removed the stamp tax on
perfumes and cosmetics
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

Notice any change in the cost of living7 No ?
Strange Congress removed the stamp tax on
perfumes and cosmetics
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

From somewhere in Texas comes the news
that in a field battery five corporals were
raised to sergeants and six privates to corpor-
ais There are no privates remaining" Sounds
as if our militia organizations were measur-
ing up to the Latin-American standard of eff
cheney
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

in The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

Muscatine Journal: Some private
bankers are as free with other peo-
pies money as other folks are with
advice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-21

Waterloo Courier: Life is just one
thing after another. No sooner than
We get ready to store away the lawn
mower, we have to get out the rake
and get busy on the leaves.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
TELEORAPH'S PERIScOPE

The Italian premier asserts that
it will be long, hard war. We sus-
pect that the italian premier must
have some inside information of a re-
markably reliable character.
If this constant capturing and
killing of Villa doesn't stop, our old
friend Rails Uli is apt to become jeal-
Gus.
The warning factions of the Ford
peace party appear to be in danger
OF meeting the fate of the Kilkenny
cats.
1t appears TO be almost as safe
to be a firebug in Harrisburg as to
dodge traffic in Market street.
"A Pittsburgh preacher believes
that women should wear trousers
Just trousers or THE trousers?
Possibly the reason why Bryan
retired from the cabinet was that his
build made it impossible for him to
successfully perform the acrobatic
stunts required by the administra,
tion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
PHILADELPHIA's TROUBLES

a GAIN Mayor Smith has demon
"A strated the constructive atti-
tude of his administration to-
ward public improvements in forcing
to a conclusion the completion of the
philadelphia Parkway and the erec
tion OF convention hall and free Ii
brary building. Manifestly he is the
sort Of executive who believes i'm get
ting things done. Philadelphia has
talked about these and other inn
provements for several years, but has
not accomplished much in the way
of actual achievement.
All of Pennsylvania is interested in
the proper development of the great
city at the confluence OF the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers and this can
only be accomplished through con-
s;ructive and consistent effort upon the
part of it's officials. Philadelphia is
we'll nigh impossible from the stand
point of its everlasting political
pickering and factional controversies.
but as a great American city it has the
friendly. support of all the rest OF
side of Philadelphia the political
racket excites Indignation and more
or less contempt, but the city itself
is so American in all it's important
phases that the political atmosphere
does not entirely envelop the better
elements of. the municipality.
1t is high time that the people gen
orally give their political leaders and
bosses of all parties and factions to
understand that these are not masters,
but are the mere servants of the peo-
pie, and only faithful servants insofar
as they put into substantial form the
best aspirations of the communities
they represent or in which they are in
f1uential
Mayor Smith has earned the good
will and the best wishes of the large
body of people outside Philadelphia
through his honest efforts to elimi-
nate partisan and political disturb
ances so as to make possible u pro-
gressive administration that will be a
credit both to Pennsylvania and Its
metropolis. 1t would seem upon the
surface that as head of the admins.
tration Mayor Smith has it within his
power to compel a change of attitude
on the part of the political leader:
now squabbing for place in the city oi
which he is the titular head. They
take themselves entirely too seriously
from top to bottom.
Political leadership under our sys
tenn OF government is absolutely essen
tial to the proper working out of ad
minlstrative policies, but the type o
leadership that is most concerned il
promoting personal and selfish ambi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25

heal the breach in Pennsylvania, but
also to have it's effect in bringing
about an amalgamation of the fac
tions in other parts of the country"
A Huntingdon dispatch to-day
SAYS: Richard w. Williamson, of this
place, formerly District Attorney of
Huntingdon county, to-day publicly
announced his candidacy for Con-
gress from the Seventeenth District.
He is a son of the late Judge w. Nc
Knight Williamson, who was one of
the organization leaders in Central
Pennsylvania. Assemblyman j. G..
Dell has announced his candidacy for
a second term. He will be opposed at
the primaries by other candidates.
among whom will be A. w. Rex, of
Mapleton Depot"
The Pittsburgh GaZetteTimes
scents trouble. 1t came out few days
ago with strong editorial commen-
dation of the Governors first year and
lowers of william A. Magee, who re-
fleets the Ware views. are intimating
that a fight can be expected for men,
bers of the Republican State commit
tee. This committee is made up OF
two members from each of the fifty
senatorial districts, except in districts
where there are more than two coun-
ties, then each county gets member.
Senator w. +. Crow, of Uniontown,
loyal Penrose man. is the chairman OF
the committee. At present q large
majority of the members are followers
of Senator Penrose. The new COM
mitteemen, who will serve for two
years. will be elected in the May pri-
marieS."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
SHFTY SCHFF

CAID Jacob II. Schiff the other
day: MY heart is for the Re-
publican party. but my common
sense makes me a Democrat"
The promptings of ones heart are
to large degree identical and the
same with the promptings of ones
conscience. The promptings of com
mon sense" are in many instances the
promptings of selfish personal inter-
ests. If Mr.. Schiff feels that way about
it one must agree to let it go at that,
but he can scarcely hope that his
specious arguments will receive much
attention on the part of men who
prefer to follow the promptings of the
heart rather than those of common
sense
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
THE RISE OF GASOLINE
BY Frederic ]. Haskin

sooner and pushed the price higher than
was absolutely necessary. The pro-
apparently forestalled it little. The
fact that they stored their crude oil in
anticipation of better prices was in
itself q factor that brought those prices
about SO,OO0,000 barrels of oil in sur
race or pipeline storage. Much of this
cannot be bought from the holders at
any price, speaking in reason. They are
confident that the market will go up
and they will not sell. The withdrawal
OF great stocks of crude oil such as
these necessarily forces the price up.
The Appalachian oil fields. where the
best grades of petroleum flow, have
also probably an immense reserve
stock, though the holders are not Civ
natural that these companies should
hold up their oil. when the price goes
up as it has from S1.35 for Pennsyiva-
mia crude in August to $2.15 for the
same grade in December. The point
worth noting is that in any industry,
the raw material of which comes from
relatively smaller number of sources.
any general advance in price is always
greater than conditions seem to war
rant, because the tendency of producers
to hold their stock for a further rise
quickly brings on shortage.
Far-sighted oil men anticipated the
present increase by an observation of
three main forces. The frs and most
striking of these is the im.lense in
crease in foreign demand for gasoline.
The European war might be described
| as a battle of motors. Countless mo-
tortrucks, converted omnibuses. tour
ing cars, racing cars, and host of
| specially built vehicles form the vital
means of transportation and communi-
| cation on both sides. The fleets of aero
! Quantities oil gasoline, though the al
| lied blockade has forced Germany to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25

tions, without regard to the eonstruc-
tive work of administration, is really
not leadership at all.
Philadelphia deserves the best that
all these men can give in the way of
helpful support of the present ad-
ministration, and the perpetual rend-
ing asunder of party harmony in the
effort topromote factional interests de-
serves the reputation of the Repub-
lican party at large in this Common
wealth.
Mayor Smith may not be a perfect
executive. He even may be accused
of rank partisanslip. But judged en-
tirely by his public acts he must be
given credit for doing his utmost to
promote the welfare of the city and
the best interests of the people, re-
gardless of factional pickering and
personal animosities. He may be as
sured of the continued sympathy of
the great body of the Republican
party outside of Philadelphia if he
does not have the entire backing and
aid of those within its municipal
limits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
DOUBLE DEALING

TT is now reported that Mr.. Bryan
wrote to a member of Congress
that the one-term plank was in
tended merely as a declaration of pol
icy and should not be binding on any
individual until legislation had been
passed. And therein lies the double
dealing of the administration. A res
olution providing for an amendment
to the Constitution. making one term
the rule, passed the Senate February
/, 1913. 1t was Mr.. Wilson's letter to
A. Mitchell Palmer, which makes its
public appearance three years after,
that blocked that legislation. The res
olution was before the committee on
judiciary for action, and when Palmer
showed them the Wilson letter they
smothered the resolution.
Woodrow Wilson was then the
President nt-elect-nominatcd and elect
ed on a platform which declared for
single presidential term. The pas
sage of the resolution in the Senate
scared him into writing the letter TO
Palmer requesting that the judiciary
committee put the present customary
limitation of two terms into the Con-
stitution." Why do that? Custom
was as strong as the Constitution, in
regard to limiting eligibility to two
terms. The whole sum and substance
of the matter is that DR.. Wilson and
his friends were, running a lobby for
his personal benefit, and doing it more
covertly than those business interests
which he denounced for meddling
with the tariff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
JEMISH RELIEF DAY

TOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH has
T very generously and graciously
endorsed the request of Presi-
Gcnt Wilson that January 81 be set
apart in Pennsylvania as special
time for contributing toward the relief
of the Jews in war-torn Europe, and
mon and women of all creeds will
rally around the banner of charity
en- that occasion to extend aims to a
long suffering people.
In tho war zones of Russia, Poland
and Galicia it is estimated that over
. 1000, 600 Jews are in appalling dis
ress. They have suffered the horrors
and privations of war in unspeakable
form.
They must have help if to what al
ready has happened is not 10 be added
an even worse chapter of desolation
and death. Naturally the Jews of the
United States, however willing and
anxious they are TO hasten TO the
rescue. cannot undertake to discharge
so stupendous a task unaided. There
fore they, turn to the general public,
confident that the American spirit of
charity for all will once more, as it
has done before, respond in substan-
tial measure. The call is 10 humanity
for humunitys sake and in Pennsyl-
vania, at least, it will not be in vain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
GOV. RRUMBNUGH.s APPEAL

NOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH has
NJ left no doubt in the minds of
anybody regarding his faith in
the protective tariff and its benefits
to the people of the United States.
There was never any question about
the Governors attitude on this i'm
portant principle, but it was worth
while to have his clear, incisive and
stalwart declaration upon the tariff
and its relation to the prosperity and
welfare of the American people after
the European war. Nor is he less
emphatic in his declaration in favor
of a merchant marine to obtain and
hold trade with South America and
the remainder of the world.
The Governor regards the tariff as
the commanding issue" and like
other men of statesmanlike qualities
he believes the United States must
without hesitation or delay provide
against the day of stress which will
come inevitably at the close of the
European conflict.
Side by side with his statement
regarding the tariff and a merchant
marine the Governor refers to the
campaign of this year and to the
great work which has been commit
ted to the Republican party. He
points out how it has been a great
force for constructive achievement
and a help to the millions of young
toilers in this country, saying:
The party is steadfastly, the adyo-
cate of a higher wage and better llv-
ing conditions for the toilers. 1t
insists that the larger good guar
anteed to our people shall not be
menaced by free competition with
foreign products made under lower
standards of living than we have
in the United States. This is the
essence of n protective tariff.
tered and promoted education for
all the people. 1t has enacted all
the substantially good legislation.
State and national, in the educa
tional advance of the country. Its
appeal should rest fundamentals
upon its campaign for protection
and education.
The matter could not have been
better stated. Unfortunately for
some thousands of young voters in
1912, they did not realize what they
were doing when they cast their bal
lots against the party of protection
and prosperity. They have learned
their lesson and Governor Brumbaush
now wisely directs their attention to
the history of the principles of the
great political party that has served
the country so we'll in the past.
Like a clear call from the mountain
top is this appeal of the Governor to
the men of the rising generations:
Unless the humblest is helped to
tho best and made to be at his best,
we have failed in our national pro-
gram of service. The Republican
party stands now. as it did a gen
Grafton ago, for these things.
Whatever may have been its tenn
porary conflicts within, it must now
arise a chastened, cleansed and
courageous party. thrilling with
patriotic purpose. and standing four
square for all that makes for eff
cheney al home and for respect
| abroad. TO this service-the ser
| vice of clean, capable and conscien-
tious men-it invites and welcomes
the virile young manhood of the
! nation, confident that it's dominant
| purposes can be given unreservedly
! the best service young men can
| bring to their country and its peo-
| pie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
TIME price of gasoline has sud

denly leaped into prominence as
- a national problem. Motorists are
paying twice as much for gailmon on as
Commission may be called upon to in
vestigate, or else a Congressional COM
mittce will probe the situation. Experts
of the oil companies say they would not
be surprised If the price went to thirty
five cents in the near future. The rea-
son for the rise is apparently shrouded
in mystery. A dozen theories are ad-
vanced, and meantime the man with the
auto or gas engine continues to pay the
bill.
The cost of gasoline affects the whole
country to an extent that few people
realize. The day when the auto was u
rich mans toy is long past. The motors
of the United States have passed the
two million mark by several hundred
thousand--in other words, about ten mil
some form or other The grocer de-
livers eabbages in an au.o truck, the
farmer plows with an auto tractor. Be-
sides the motorcars, there are almost a
million gasoline engines in the country,
driving the belts of a thousand Indus
tries, pumping water in the barren
plains of the West, saving wood. bail
ing hay, thrashing grain. Any change
in the price of gas engine fuel is re-
fiected in every one of hundred differ
ent quarters.
Why is the price of gasoline rising,
despite enormous production? Is it be-
cause the administration has proposed
revenue tax of one cent a gallon on
gasoline, and the oil men want to show
carry it? or is it due to the storage of
millions of barrels of crude oil by the
interests that control it's distribution?
Both of these explanations have been
advanced, but a close scrutiny of the
! facts hardly bears them out.
The situation may be summed up by
saying that conditions justify higher
priced gasoline, but the rise came
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-25
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Attorney Edward Merrifield has
been writing a series of articles on the
history of Scranton. He says Count
Zinzindorf was the first white man to
visit that country
u. NJ. Philippi. the burgess of
Confluence, Somerset county, who re-
signed. says that he did so because he
was sworn at for two years.
Captain I. K. Campbell, former
Allegheny county commissioner, is op-
posed to the plan for raising bridges
at Pittsburgh.
Congressman Temple is to be one
of the speakers at the Republican BAN
uuet in Pittsburgh Thursday.
DIR. S. G. Neil celebrated ten years
with the Baptist Society in Philadel-
phia with a reception.