The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-12
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Davenport Times: 1t is a nice state
Of affairs that has developed with re.
gard to the release OF married men
on the border. The government is
going to let them go home to sup
port their families-the need for men
is not SO great as 1t first appeared,
1t would seem-and these men must
pay their way home again, and be
out of pocket for having enlisted in
the guard. How thoughtful Of con-
gress! But then it is just another
evidence OF the unfairness of the
volunteer system.
Sioux City Journal: Hughes car
was stopped and searched for in
fernal machines when the candidate
crossed the Canadian border at De-
troit to visit spots of interest. An
other slant on the whiskers?
Burlington Gazette: There's one
place that Canadian sentry who held
up the Hughes party forgot to search.
That's right. you guessed it. You
can hide anything in 'em.
Dubuque Times-Journal: It is a
most disagreeable task to point out
defects in the operation OF our
municipal government, but 1t is timely
and necessary to do SO when the
rights Of the majority are abridged.
Cedar Rapids Republican. The gov
eminent is going to permit the stu
dents in the army to return to their
studies this fall. And those whose
families are necessitious are also to
be returned. And, pray, why keep
the remnants at the front in state
Of agonizing and watchful waiting,
with no prospect OF anything ever
doing?
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The woman
suffrage leaders have made the i'm
portant discovery that the votes Of
women cannot be delivered with any
certainty. The job Of the boss who
agrees to bring in certain amount
of support not personally owned has
always been difficult one.
Davenport Democrat: A Daven-
porter who enjoys the pleasures OF
country roads in his car from time
to time, says that lot more cour-
tesy might be introduced into auto
MODELLING. Driving at leisurely pace
himself, he turned out Of the road
in answer to the impatient honking
of parties in the rear who were in
more of a hurry. Past him they
flew; at 40 an hour, muffler open,
making all the dust they could. He
would like to know why these high
speed travellers can't show the same
courtesy to others that others show
to them.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
One problem pressing in every mar
ket town is where to find space to
park automobiles, and that problem
will grow as the registry mounts up.
When everybody and his hired man
have automobiles, where are we
going to put them?
Ocheyedan Press: Only few
years ago we were all afraid the auto
mobile was going to bankrupt the
state. We now have oper 100000
autos In the state and the bank de-
posits amount to several millions
more than they did ten years ago.
Practically none OF these autos are
made in Iowa, either, and the money
spent for them Is all sent out of the
state for them. This is evidence
enough that Iowa is great and rich.
Webster City Freeman!Tribune:
Iowa has had its place in the sun
during the past month, and according
to reports from various parts of the
state the people have had quite
enough Of it.
Sioux City Tribune: For all less
than 5000 words in his acceptance"
the president will get credit from
newspapers trying to save print
paper.