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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
King Plumbing Co.

are the million or more Of citizen
who hold the stocks and bonds, an
these are Woodworking, constellation
people whose principal capital is thei
brains and industry and limitel
amount of money they have savet
from their wages and income.
The last annual report of the comp
troller of the currency shows tina
about $3.50. OO0, 900 of railroad stock
and bonds are held by savings bank
and trust companies. representing ii
vestment Of funds deposited b
people IN moderate circumstance
largely by wage earners.
When you deny just and REASONABLE
treatment to the railroads, you den!
just and reasonable treatment to
million or more Of your worthy fel
low citizens who are the actual own
ers, of the railroads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
"sROWN-EYE.D DICK"


He is just common monsrei,
But has eyes of silky brown
That are scintillatng magnets
AS he goes around the town;
He is always kind and friendly
To the children when they meet,
And they hail him comrade
AS he passes on the street.
He is never in hurry
Never chases cats around,
Never lounges in the places
Where contentious dogs are found;
Has no master has no kennel,
Has no home to call his own,
Has no pedigree to back him
Just as "Brown-Eyed Dick" he's known.
But to know him is to love him
AS you would human friend;
For the slightest act of kindness
He is grateful to the end
His expression is enticing
And his courtesy Is grand,
For those brown eyes speak a language
That all hearts can understand.
Not dog in town molests him
AS he goes his quiet way,
Charming all with gay good hamor,
But too dignifed to play;
Those brown, scintillating magnets
And his gentle nature blend
In pleasing combination,
That has made the world his friend
Jake HI. Harrison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
DIsCoURTEoUs TO A NATION.

Criticism Of the president at home or
abroad has not heretofore been recognized of
ficialIy as a basis for Withdrawing any of the
privileges of American citizenship. A man s
good taste may be questioned and in cases
of any actual violation of law he may be dealt
with in the ordinary way. But in the accounts
so far printed of the treatment of Charles Ed
ward Russell at the hands of the American
charge d 'affaires in Paris no violation of any
law or accepted rule appears
Mr. Russell. being the accredited CORES
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: The fact
| that three rich men have been con-
tending in Illinois for the nomination
for governor ought to make money
easier all over the state. The pri-
mary may not fortify the people IN
their rights, but it does fortify many
of them in their pocketbooks.
Marshtlltown Times-Republican No
tice those farmers picnics here ana
there with attendance up to 5000? In
these automobile days it's no trick to
get 1000 or 5000 farm people to-
gether If the attraction is strong. -Four
thousand farm folks only means 500
or 600 autos, and what's 500 autos IN
Iowa?
Sioux City Tribune: About the big
gest contract Uncle Sam now has on
his hands is to maintain the integrity
OF China. The proposition may re-
solve itself into a question of allow
ing the Japanese to go freely into
China or come to this country.
Waterloo Courier: Richard c..
Kerens, famous diplomat and politi-
clan, made a final bid for added fame
in his will which has just been made
public in ST. Louis. At the same time
he proved himself wise father He
makes a condition in the instrument
that his son, Vincent, must remain so
her for five years before receiving his
share of the five million dollar estate.
otherwise the whole estate is to re-
vert to the daughters. This is very
wise provision. It is the hest heritage
Mr.. kerens could have left his son. 1t
the young man is unable to comply
with the conditions, then he doesn't
deserve the inheritance 1t would do
him more harm than good.
Sioux City Journal: The commodi-
ty now passing current as an argument
in Iowa politics is usually sold on the
street corners at the uniform rate of
5 cents a sack
Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t is just
possible that the immediate future OF
the republic may be decided upon dur
ing the coming weeks, without any
vast torch light parades and without
people shouting themselves hoarse,
and growing warm under the collar
After all, It is the head work and not
the foot work, nor the lung power,
that should give the decision.
Ottumwa Courier: In his second
annual message to congress. President
Wilson gave assurance that this coun-
try was amply prepared for military
emergency. Less than a year had
passed before he was advocating great
increases in the army and navy, and
now the administration explains the
two billion dollar congress" by
charging more than half a billion OF
this amount to preparedness.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The mod
ern world Is filled with hypocrisy.
Most people talk one way and act an
other. For instance, they speak OF
altruism, but they proceed to get all
they can for themselves. There are
few exceptions, and most OF the ex-
captions are of men who cannot COM
pete with their fellows in the getting
business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

People are beginning to wonder about the
mania in Rumania
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
HARDEN,s RIDICULOUS SUGGESTION,

How little certain European peoples, brought
up in the philosophy that might makes rlght,
understand American ideas and ideals Is mani
fest by the recent surprisingly absurd sugges-
ton by Macmillan Harden, the most eminent
of the German editors He is reputed, and APP
pears to be the broadcast minded and most rea-
sonable publicist of prominence in the Teutonlc
lands, yet he is SO ignorant of what America IS
and stands for that he conJectures that Great
Britain has only to offer this country Canada
to draw us into the war.
It is probably impossible for Harden, reared
as he has been in militaristic environment, to
realize that there can be a nation like our re-
public which does not covet everything 1T can
get its claws on and does not justify the alb
sorption Of unwilling peoples by force of arms.
But, in the first place, Great Britain could not
dispose Of Canada either by gift sale and
would not try to if she could In the second
place, the Dominion does not want to come to
us, prefering to develop along her own lines.
And in the third place, the United States infin-
|itely prefers prosperous and friendly neigh
Dor to FESTIVE or recalcitrant population CO.
creed to come under its flag
There is probably no intelligent southern
gentleman of slave-holding antecedents who
would willingly go back to the old regime. The
hired services of the colored man are more
satisfactory than his enforced services, and
the relation Of employer and employe has many
advantages for both of them over that of mas
ter and slave In like manner civilized govern
ments have come to realize that the exploita-
ton of weaker states or the exercise of master
full dominion over them is both immoral and
Improbable, and that the nation which an
nexes an unwilling population annexes only
trouble and responsibilities. Canada would
have to beg or buy her way into this union in
order to get in; and there is not the slightest
Indication that she will care to do this for a
century at least.
When we remember however, that Harden
is one of the men of most advanced ideas in
German public life and that even he is so ln-
emancipated from the old notion that weak
states have no rights the powerful must re-
spect as to make his ridiculous suggestion
about Canada, it will be seen how wide gulf
lexists between the Prussian and American
theories of what nations may properly do. 1t
! fairly states the case to say that the Prussian
idea is that states strong enough to impose
their rule their neighbors have moral
right to do so, while the American conception
is that the states of earth form a vast family
or federation each member of which may and
should develop along it's own lines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
School Days are
JoY.DaYS to the boy

School Days are
JOY =Days to the boy
or girl whose body is prop
erly nourished with foods
that are rich in muscle
making, brain : building ele-
nents that are easily digest
gested. Youngsters fed on
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
are full of the bounce and
buoyancy that belong to
youth. The ideal food for
growing children because it
contains all the material
needed for building muscle,
bone and brain, prepared in
a digestible form. One or
two Biscuits for breakfast
with milk give a boy or girl
a good start for the day.
Ready cooked and ready
to-serve. Made at Niagara
Falls. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
Who own. the Railroads.

Public Service Magazine: Who
owns the railroads? Uniformed citi-
zens and political 6emagogues will
answer this question by saying about
a dozen men in Wall street" But In
answering that way they are grievous-
ly in error.
The actual owners of the railroads
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
only 4 Formally.

Omaha World-Herald. In elimina1
ing the word obey from the weddinI
ceremony the Episcopalians are mere
ly taking away a slight task each wifi,
has been attending to personally al
ter the wedding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13
Perhaps there's an Ethiopian
in the wood pile

When one estimate on piece OF electrical
work is way below the others it should be
caution signal for you. That particular low
figure will bear looking into pretty thoroughly.
You see we electrical contractors pay pretty
much the same prices for our materials Labor
know Of any contractor who is in danger Of be-
coming smalefactor Of great wealth, our
profits can't be so big after all. So if there is
big difference in estimates on the same JOB it's
a pretty good sign of one Of two things. Either
the bidder knows he will lose money on the
original contract or he has made mistake in
his figures And it's highly probable that
extras will be called on to make up the loss
in either case
After all, as in most any other business deal,
it pays to know that the "other party in an
electrical contract is really competent, reliable
and RESPONSIBLE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

This instinct for life In the 10 natural and
wholesome qualification of hunger and thirst anu
Natures recall to the simple mode OF existence
that she intended for us-Horace kephart
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

Letter writers-to he-papers are still shocked
at all that is revealed by current feminine
styles in dresser, at least, they prete 81 to be-
Our own idea is that they write let s to the
papers on this thrilling subject fuse they
like to think about it and talk at ht it and
dwell upon it. If women hid themselves in
hoopskirts again some of these shocked critics
would be terribly appointed-secretly We
don t mind saying that there are lots of things
we d rather look at than hoopskirts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-13

Hughes may not quite electrify the country
but he does shed some light.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-27


for grabbing her arm on State st.
S25 and costs for Geo.
Examination for postoffice clerks,
for men only, to be held Jan. p. APP
pIication blanks and information to
be had from Peter Newton, sec'y
local civil service district.
Norman. Heideman, 3, 1881 NJ Her
mitage, fell in tub of boiling water.
Dead.
Donald J. Mcdonald, SO, 1918 S.
51st. av., Cicero, dead in bed. Heart
disease. ~.
Chas. johnson, negro, St Paul,
rode blind baggage to Chicago. FToze
both feet. County hospital
Max and Ben Jacobs each sued
Isaac Karlin, lilo S. Lincoln, for
$4,000. Charge false arrest and
malicious prosecution in. connection
with arrests on charges of robbery.
Charges later dismissed.
Mrs. Lillian Breenan, 1919 Rhodes
aY., found dead in bed by husband.
Heart disease blamed.
Seven horses died in fire which de-
EIFOV6Q LHO-0OO1g B4SE5' CCCNPASN "
Mortensen & Mickelsen, 1341 E I'D
St. dealers in bldg. supplies. Loss
$12,5OO.
1928 petitions in bankruptcy filed
in federal district court according to
annual report made public Tuesday,
$50 equity cases and 237 law and ad-
miralty cases filed
Police pension fund given $500 by !
lanes B. Beetles. Last request of |
father, VIM. Beetles, La Porte, Ind, |
was to use part of legacy to build up |
pension funds that were in bad con-
dition.
Hattie Johnson of. Rock Island |
drew 800 fine and year in house of |
correction for shoplifting in ROths-
child's dept store. leila Owens, ar
rested with her, didn't show up. $500 |
bond forfeited.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-27
NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

marry LONDON formerly a boss IN
West Side leVee district, died at the
North Illinois State Hospital for In
sane at Elgin. Was once rival of
Mike de Pike" Heitler.
Members of police department
have already donated $1,645.9O to-
ward helping out family of Officer
Bruno Fredericks, killed by dance
hall gang Thanksgiving eve. Amount
expected to reach $4,000.
Crac<smen blew safe of Schiller,
the florist 2221 Madison. Bound
Waterman, John T. Buchanan. Got
$50.
Edward Hannah, 321O S. Willard
av., hanged self yesterday. Despon-
dent over loss of money he loaned
mother and which she lost in real
estate deal.
Mail congestion at railroad stations
in Chicago viii be over today, says
Capt. E. L. West, head of\ railway
mail service.
Mercury got up as high as a. at
IL o'clock last night and was down
to 81 for the low mark at 8 yester-
day morning.
Directors of Cook County Real
Estate Board thanked County Treas
urer StuCkart for notifying real
estate owners of outstanding special
assessments against their property.
F. A. Brown, who gave home as
Chicago, arrested on charge of for
gerry in Houston, Tex Said to have
forged checks for $500 and passed
them on Houston bank.
zoe the Fiddler" who has enter
tanned firemen at engine house No.
IA for about ten years, was found
dead in fire station basement last
night. Had held job of closing and
opening station doors for years. -
Herbert E. Coppersmith, Is, 1918
N. RObey, arrested on disorderIy con-
duct charge sworn out by brother. p.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
!o Former Champions to Play for METROPOLITAN Cuun Tcdy-|Mw Raymond Defeats Mrs Ruwr Wall
WOMEN OF PHILADELPHIA
CRUSH BOSTON GOLFERS
So Afternoon Foursomes Are Called Of-Easy
Time in Prospect for New Workers.

MANCHESTER, Mass. June s.-All the
golfers who participated In the Griscom
cup match between the Philadelphia and
Boston teams at Essex County to-day
were dclugcd In the downpour OF ain
and the latter were overwhelmed by
their opponents. The Philadelphlans took
thirteen Of the fifteen singles contests
this forenoon, and as 1t would have been
impossible for the Boston players to take
the match even could they nave accom-
plished the impossible of winning all six
OF the foursome contests. 1t was decided
to call off the latter. each team taking
three points, This gave the Philadel-
phia contingent "A win for the day OF
i6 to s.
Coco golf under to-day's conditions
was an impossibiiity for the women.
there being quantities OF water on the
course. The thirteenth hole was In the
entire of a pond. so Mrs. Barlow and
Miss Fanny Osgood dug hole for them
selves and later the g~reenkeeper made
II permanent for the day. Miss D.. W.
Crosby and Mrs. f.. II. Baker. Jr., were
the only Boston women to win.
Tomorrow the Metropolitan team
plays Boston and. Judging from the
weakness Of the local organization, the
New Workers. should win easily. in
which case the Griscom trophy goes to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10

them. Should the Boston team by any
chance defeat New York, the cup will
be decided on points.
The association held q meeting this
afternoon to discuss the changed condi-
lions OF play for future Griscom Cup
matches and decided to leave the mat
ter to the individual taste OF the three
organizations making up the association.
II is not improbable that the foursomes
contests will he eliminated hereafter, the
cup going to the team scoring the great
est number OF points In a round robin ar
rangement. The summaries:
SINGLES.
Phiiadelphia-Mrs. n. II Barlow Is
a.. i ; Mii 70, y cavsrly g. IL.
bell do. /: Mrs. O.. II. stetson, o; Mrs.
q :. Munson 60. /; Miss r. T. Chan
der CL6-5b. /. Mrs. {. r. Rowley q upJ. /.
Miss Florence McNeeley. o; Miss +. q.
Hood 60. /: Mrs. W. C. Peck. 60.
Miss Frances Griscom SO, /. Mrs. T..
II. Filler, Go. /: Mrs Milton Harold
Boston-Mi.s r. c. osgood. o; Miss II. 8.
Curtis. o; Mrs. q W Roope. o Miss 4. W.
Allen. o: Miss d. W. crosby Os-2i. /.
Miss Ann Mason. o; Mrs. L. W. Daley. o:
Miss /. A. Wells. o; Mrs. +. II. Baker, Jr.
60. /; Miss +. Mccarthy. o: Mrs. Guy G.
Metcalf. 0. Mrs. +. \. Fletcher. o: Mrss. Y.
W. Batchelder. o. Miss Alice Sargent o.
Miss NJ. ID Pierce. o Total. =.
FOURsOMEs.
Philadelphia. 3. Grand total. IS Boston.
Z. Grand total. s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
RECORDS GO AT WEST POINT.
MHulsby and BrittOn Set New
Marks In Annual Meet,

WEST PoINT. y. Y. June s.--The
cadets held their annual outdoor athletic
meet on the Plains this morning. The
going was very heavy, u toihe inces-
SAINT rain Of the last three days, In spite
Of the fact that the races were all run
on on the grass plain and under such
poor conditions the time of some OF the
events was fast.
Two records were broken. A new
academy record for the running high
jump was made by Cadet Maulsby Of the
graduating class. Maulsby beat his own
best previous record and also that Of
Cadet Hodgson, Ia. when he cleared the
bar AT b:lO,Os, The best previous per-
Torrance WAS 3 g 90.
Cadet Brltton. also of the graduating
class. lowered the running broad jump
record. Britton jumped % feet 55-lOO
inch to-day. Cadet Hodgson. Ia, held
the hest previous record at II feet 10 la
inches.
TIL class Of ~ won the meet with
a point total Of 12sia 'l6 was second
with 1854 10 third with 81, and rs
fourth with az points.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
TWENTY-FIVE ENGLISH
POLO PONIES ARRIVE
Horses That Helped Win Back
Cup Will Be Sold to Amer.
lean Players.

on the Atlantic liner Siberia which
arrived yesterday. was a consirnmer.
ny polo u from Lord wimborne
winch had been used in the nternational
polo cup match at Meadow Brook IN
isl4 when the HurlinGham challenges
ne conveyed recap;ured the famous
,rophy that II. =. Whitney brought back
III i'o'' Faulkner. Lord Wimhorne's
ao'o groom. who was here WIKI the team
was IN charge % the PONIES.
The arrangements for the sbinmor,
Were made ny James G. Cooley ~ IN.
meadow Brook Club during a recen, visi.
10 fngiand. Many OF them were secured
IN ORDERS from players In this country
ana the Others are to to kept at Wes,.
bury until sold. WEST
mere is another shipment OF polo
mounts coming In about a fortnight ac-
cording to Faulkner. who was ful, ~
GOSSIP on all subjects except the war
'he tas'est mount Lord Wimborne
~ owned ~ In this lot, II is the
thoroughbred Never Tell" remarko, ~.
dapper little horseman, who was no,n5
steeplechase Jockey in his Younger wears
" was one OF these we kept in reserya
IN iSl+, ana II the occasion had reoulred
II we could have shown a set OF mounts
vs. soou as those We used TO win the c,n
NJ the polo ponies are Young JorJ
Wimborne has disposed of ali the old
ones "' u" va
ihere were twenty-five in the 10, ~
Mh,'n fourteen were played nv members
" ,'oru "lmborne's successful team or
held In reserve in the stable Tho oio,or
diners included several American hred
mounts that have been rlayed nv WIN
iaih baiding and the Grcnfells in Eng
land. " '"N
me granite marked face Of Grayllnp
q gray mare that Capt. Lockett played In
1919 ana which is a heroine also OF tho
TWO carrier matches. when the Duke Of
Westminster and Capt. Lloyd were
sponsors for the challenging teams, was
Ill the hrst stall. Near by were tho Irish
mounts. the oh. E Loughren. the po,o
oreu OF, M. Kitty h. &. Halloween, and
DIX &. Paddy. played hy Cant. Rarret, T.,
the last chukker of the 1914 match ardd
winner three years ago Of the blue ribhon
IN the class for heavyweight polo mounts
at the Dublin Horse Show.
Others were the hlk. m Sa,.ro,,o
played by Capt. ~Tomkinson b m Inc,
D. & Cardinal, Lord Wimborne's @fayori,.
mount, and h, m. Never Tell, n tborourh.
bred by Hacker and winner of two races
as a two-year-old, which was on the
waiting list In 1914. Pomona. h m
Minnie. CHI. m. and Warrior. CHI. e. also
VI me reserve lot and all bred in Ire
,'nu' ana Lazy Blrd. ch. m. that would
nave been played hut FOR an Injury IN her
Jaw on the day before the Hrst game
were In other stalls, The remaining in.
ierhat'onal pony Of the shipment was
Hurry Up, an Argentine bred hr. q ,ba,
carried III" birmingham No. | and so
ui'ei. showed her heels to the Meadow
Brook line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
C~ALIFORNIANS WILL
TRY FOR TENNIS TITLE
Murray. Johns and Davis to
Compete in Metropolitan
Championship.

Play IN the annual tournament for the
begins this afternoon on the courts Of the
Rronxville Athletic Association at
Bronxville. y. Y, with one Of the strong
est lists Of entries that has ever competed
for the title. California il well repre-
scented in the singles with Robert Lind
ley Murray. who won the title in 1914
H.. Van Dyke Johns. n member Of the
Leland Sanford tennis team, and Willis
f.. Davis. wi>ner Of the recent Sleepy
Hollow Country Club invitation singles.
Johns looks to have "A harder task
confronting him in the opening round
han any OF the other C~alifornians. for
he has drawn Fred lnman. who has two
legs on the big bowl. Imam Is a crafty
player. winner of many titles and vet
eran OF a host Of tournaments. lie
should make the impetuous young Cali
fornian travel fast to beat him. Muir
rays first round opponent IL Eli NJ.
Behar. while Davis IL pitted against
Francis T. Hunter. "A Cornell player.
Among the prominent local players
who have entered the tournament
are Watson NJ. Washburn. present
holder OF the title Robert lie Roy. for
mer Intercollegiate champion Theodore
" tIl' ih'Vh NV ~ Nv 'oui'iN
George NJ. Church, Western and North
western champion Harold A. Throck-
morton. national in~terscholastic cham
pion Leonard Beekman. former school,
hoy champion. and Elliott Binzen. ma
tionai junior indoor title holder. The
draw
Metropolitan championship, Mem. Sin
sizes. Second Round. Upper Half Byes--
/ lincoln Reimer Us. Robert lie Roy. Mar
shall Peabody Va. l.. Richardson; Edmond
". Pea siee vs., winner OF r. W. Putnam
q. 4. walker. Jr, match.
First Round-E W. Putnam vs. George
\ Walker. Jr., &. A.. Sparks W charles
carr. Watson NJ washburn vs., Ralph l..
Baggs. Dr, william RosenhRum VS.. A. u
BrItton. |. ]. Grinnell vs. Wylie e. Grant.
Theodore II. Pell vs., II, r Rogers. A. Her
". George NJ Church. q. g. Shafer vs..
BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips, Horace Clark vs..
James 5, O'Neale. Robert l.indley Murray
,s Ell VI Behar. O. A l.. Dionne VS.. De
witt clinton Noyes. lingo Hartmann VS.,
wits Z Davis, Wilbur BALDWIN VS.. W.
Wadsworth. Harold A. Throckmorton W.
J. ". Fox, NJ r. Fox, Jr.. VS. charles NJ.
bull. Jr.. II. Ward Va, Dean Mathey. Gus
taV q trenz vs.. Arthur 8. Cragin. H.. Van
DYKE Johns vs.. Frederick G. Inman, ClIf-
ford Black VS. Charles chambers, q. II.
Stadel VS.. II. & Van Nliet, Lieut.. Ander-
SON vs.. George s, Groesbeck.
second Round, Lower Half Byes-H. r
Athcrton vs. winner OF Anderson Groesbeck
match. Abraham Bassford. Jr.. vs, Leonard
Reekmsn. Elliott Binzen vs., Arthur ".
Sweetscr.