The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-12
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Emmettsburg Democrat: Omcera
should watch closely for parties who
drive autos while in an intoxicated
! condition. They are endangerlns
their own lives and the lives OF 9th
ers. They should be promptly run
down and their license should be re-
yoked.
| Dubuque Times-Herald: Leave &c
to the Germans to do the unexpected,
the thing believed impossible, the en-
tirely new. That submarine merchant
ships venture eclipses anything be-
fore attemp ted, even thought Of in
navigation. It marks the beginning
OF new era In the shipping OF the
world The idea was made in Ger
many"
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The Mex
lean situation has returned to a nor
NAL status-the exchanging OF epistol-
airy missiles.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: In his adj
dress at the republican state conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids, Mr. Harding,
declared that the saloon would never
return to Iowa. The supreme court
of the state has confirmed that state
ment by declaring the repeal OF the
mulct law constitutional. II any
bibulous citizen, or greedy trafficker
in the forbidden beverage, cherishes
the hope OF return to the saloon to
Iowa, he is frolicking with disap-
pointment
Sioux City Tribune: Just as pre-
liminary move American relief forces
will attack the MeMcans with food
supplies. If the good will OF the
Mexicans be regarded as worth while
the chances are that bread will create
Ia better impression than bullets.
Even now some Of them are shouting
"viye. Gringoes."
Des Moines Register: No denoun-
Ger of congress for the unprepared
state of the army aviation corps can
seen any connection between the con-
dition Of the service and the fact
than an army officer in charge of tho
aviators drew thousands of dollars OF
bonus pay to- which he was not en-
titled, and wrote letters to one OF his
superiors on the subject of using
aviation appropriations for the pur-
chase OF automobiles He Is still an
honored officer OF the army, with no
charges against him.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Can
didate Hughes on one day received
delegations OF suffragists and anti
-suffragists, Mrs. Gait and her cohorts
and Mrs. Dodge and her followers,
and both delegations came away from
the conference feeling entirely salts
fed with the candindate. And still
they used to say that Mr.. Hughes was
tactless and cold blooded. We guess
he is neither.
waterloo Courier: Make America
first in the air. is the slogan adopted
by the first squadron Of the United
States central aviation reserve in
Chicago. but 1t would seem America
has been up In the air for some time,
Judging by the rumpus raised by the
militia mobilization.
Sioux City journal: Diaz was a
great man in his way. but he would
have been considerably greater IL, af-
ter thirty-three years as dictator Of
the 50 called republic OF Mexico, he
had turned over the Mexican people
In any better shape to govern them
selves than that In which he found
them.
Charles City Press: What will his
tory call our little skirmish down in
Mexico? A punitive or puny expe.
dition?
| Perry Chief: Bandit Villa seems
to be about the only person with a
laugh coming over the Mexican mix.
up.
| Cedar Rapids Gazette: There IS
little question that the primary law
will be repealed. or SO thoroughly
amended as to constitute repeal, at
the next session of the general as
sembly. With the possible exception
OF Marshall county the fifth congress
sional district is solidly opposed to
;the law. There is not even chance
| for a party issue. Republicans AMI
democrats are equally emphatic IN
condemnation. The daily papers OF
the state are almost unanimously in
opposition.