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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

Bearing in mind what has been print
ed of late concerning Prussian miitar-
ism, the next paragraph inclines one to
doubt whether after all The world is
really growing better. Prussia is re-
public trumpets the journalist of AS,
and he is frank in giving the American
Declaration of independence big share
of the credit for bringing about this de-
sirable and lasting reform. Judge for
YOURSELF:
"The Declaration of rs, and the prog
ress of our country in its principles, has
not been lost upon the world. Under the
influence of our example, France is Re
public. Prussia is a Republic, Italy IS
struggling upward to freedom, and TIE
chains of despotism are everywhere
swapping asunder. We celebrate then,
the Anniversary Of our independence,
not for ourselves alone but for all man
kind. We cannot doubt that the princi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

ingly in the following stirring ana pol
ished editorial paragraph;
Well there's the tcket-IlugheS and FhT-
hanks An evenly balanced tioket-iuSt as many
vhiskerS on the tail as on the head regular
Ostermoor ticket with hair top and bottom
II is a real menace that Mr.. Hughes
faces. Many a man has had promis-
ING public career spoiled by getting HIM
self laughed at. and in this country you
can get yourself laughed at for almost
anything you do, provided whatever you
do be not amusing. When Mr. William
Randolph Hearst, few years ago, clev-
erlv alluded to Mr.. Hughes as IAN anil
mated feather buster" he created slo-
gan whose exceeding lack of peril
nence to the gubernatoral campaign
was matched only by the relish with
which some thousands of honest Amerl-
cans reiterated it.
Fifteen minutes of Mr.. Hughes's time
spent in a BARRIERS chair then would
have spiked Mr.. Hearst's guns. Fifteen
minutes similarly spent by him to-mor-
row morning would throw 40S news
paper humorists out of work, besides
spelling eleven ideas for l59 future
newspaper cartoons. Yet Mr.. Hughes
remains unshaven. Why?
Probably, for one thing, because he
prefers wearing beard to going clean
shaver. Probably, too, because ne con-
siders that fact nobody's business but
his own. Surely an extraordinary atti-
tude for an American.
Two facts all Americans agree upon:
That we are a free people and that we
have the keenest sense of humor IN the
world. Consequently many Of us spend
a large proportion of our waking hours
in real terror of being laughed at by our
equally free and fun-loving neighbors.
Our written constitution is liberal
enough. but our unwritteu one, the one
by which our fellow countrymen regu-
late our private lives, is holy terror.
The number of intrinsically harmless
things that the average male inhabi-
tant of this home of the brave dares not
do is astonishing.
Take whiskers. You would think
that, being descendants of hardy chill
dren of the wilderness and that sort of
thing. we'd applaud the man who lets
hair grow where Nature intended it to
grow. Certainly the logic of the stu
alton. biologically, is with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

ular government and taught both the
monarchies and the people of OTHER
lands that thrones and aristocracie9
and large standing armies are not nee
essary to a great and powerful nation
The right of self-government is shown
to be connected with the power of main
tanning it. The heroes of all our glofi-
Gus battlefields have come fresh from
the desk, the shop and the furrow.
Many of our bravest generals have been
lawyers, merchants and agriculturists.
The country has right to be proud o.
herself. and to glorify accordingly"
At the present time with the border
bristling with trouble. it Is interesting
to note that. in 1S48. the first war with
Mexico was cited as proof that the
United States did not need "a large
standing army" while there were 'lav-
yers. merchants and agrculturists'
ready and able to defend it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

if he couldn't stand around, clad IN a
sport shirt that is a first cousin to q
MILDLY blouse and wearing one OF this
years Pilgrim Father straw hats, swap
ping stories about wrist watches?
And just think of the people who do
wear them, Can't you just see soma
girlified British army officer, lying in 4
blood-bespattered outpost trench, work.
ing a machine gun with one hand and
holding out the other with peculiar,
affected gesture in order to look at his
wrist watch? Doesn't it Just put you
in stitches to think of it?
And imagine the situation when our
regiments return from Mexico. They
will be marching up Fifth Avenue.
Every one will be cheering-not every
one, perhaps, for there may be gaps IN
the ranks and some people may be cry
ing. Just then some officer will pull
his handkerchief out Of his sleeve and
another will glance at his wrist watch.
The spell will be broken. The cheers
will turn to Kisses. And all the men
on the sidewalk who didn't go to Mex
leo will burst into one long, loud roar
of laughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
By DEEMS TAYLOR.

tween assignments revelled in the pages OF Sha-
Wan plays and bSen tales.
He was sent one night by the city editof 10
cover big musical festival, and it resulted IN MS
warming up to the staff the next morning Tor
the first time since he had been on the paper.
Floating into the office as if waited by gentle
breeze, he eddied up to the copy desk ana sad
"Boys. I'm positively drunk with rhythm"
Now, that young man did number
of things that are naturally abhorrent
TO any sturdy, red blooded American.
First of ALL he was pale and of a studl-
GUS mien. which leads one to suspect
that he read books. Next, he wore
flowing tie, which no self-respectlng
man would want to door would vent
ure to do, at any rate. Never mind
about the horn-rimmed glasses. There
are men right here in The Tribune Of
flee who wear them, and don't want to
make trouble.
Furthermore. he read Shaw and
Ibsen. That's always good for a laugh
the reference to Ibsen's tales" get
ting a particularly hearty laugh out OF
me. The post" writer forgot, how
ever, to mention Nietzsche and Emerson,
two other authors whose names have
ever proved irresistibly funny to the
breezy. fun-loving sons of Columbia.
OF course. he would be assigned to
cover a musical festival. The omission
of the adjective "highbrow' before
musical" is probably due to printers
error.
But the young mans really unforgiv-
able sin is revealed in the last sentence
Or, rather, his two unforgivabe sins.
First. he had experienced a genuine
emotion as the result of an artistic
stimulus. He should have known bet
ter In this country You may get eN-
cited over political convention; you
NAV feel deeply about the efforts OF
bored baseball players to win bonus by
capturing a SIG pennant; you may show
real emotion over the attempts OF one
cretinous gentleman to knock out
prognathous opponent; but never-un-
less you enjoy being ridiculed-must
you be moved by any form of art. We
are citizens of the only nation in the
world that prides itself on its lack of
artistic sensibilities.
If you are elfeminate enough to be in
terested in art and to be moved by 1t
take care not to express your emotion
seriously. Describe it in slang, or, bet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
TuE E1CTION OF DO-AS-YOU-PLEASE

ter yet, laugh it off. There the young
man made his second mistake. III ne
had said: Gee, boys! some pep 70 tna'
music fest, Ny feet are going yet. On
YOU rhythm IF he had expressed NM
self in such language the boys IN the
office would probably have agreed WIN
him that there was Some Punch to that
classic stuff. and there would have been
no story in 1.-THE Post.
And now | come to group OF really
serious offences-namely, the Things
that brand you effeminate. All Ameri-
cans have horror Of being thought
effeminate; hence our distrust OF art and
artists. Hence, too, our fear Of wearing
certain articles of apparel which effem-
mate men are supposed to wear. In this
we act with characteristic American
logic. good example of which Is our
reasoning in regard to smoking py
women. We argue thus: Most aoan-
doned women smoke cigarettes; hence
all women who smoke cigarettes are
abandoned women" Similarly we
arqlle that he who wears a red necktle
is a chorus man, because chorus man
in the DAYS of Louis XIV once wore
red necktie. being color blind and labor
ING under the delusion that it was blue
one. One might upon similar grounds
ban the wearing of trousers or the eat
ing Of chicken a la King-indeed, some
virie American will, some day, If he
happens to think of it.
really hesitate to mention the red
necktie. To speak of it here is nearly as
obscene an act as to say bloody at an
English house party. To accuse man
of wearing one is to offer him an I'M
forgivable insult.
Why this should be no one seems to
know. The red tie was originally the
badge of the anarchist. Then, with re-
lentless logic. we transferred 1t to his
diametric opposite, the socialist. And
now we make another leap and brand
any man who wears one as a sissy.
But the GROWING mark Of effeminacy,
the ultimate badge of shame, is the wrist
watch. What bowls Of hearty mascu-
line laughter arise at the mention Of
that girlish trinket. What would be-
come of vaudeville if it were deprived of
its perfectly killing Jokes about folk
who wear wrist watches and carry their
handkerchiefs up their sleeves? And
what would the stalwart New Yorker do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

"The military procession is then
formed and marches through the prin'
cipal streets, amid the gathered thou
sands of spectators, to the music OF our
national marches. This procession,
formed of the elite of our city regiments
with numerous brilliant stats of ofl'
GERS, heavy parks of artillery, and fire.
displays of cavalry, makes an imposing
appearance, and is well calculated to in.
press the spectator with the well tried
efficiency of our citizen soldiers.
1.-THE procession, having reached the
Park, passes in front of the City Hall
paying the honors of marching salute
to the Mayor and Common Council, ana
after fen de joie of musketry- the regt
iments are dismissed. and the military
display of the day is ended.
AT noon, and again at SHUTDOWN I'll
the city bells ring, and national salutes
are fired from the ships and fortlilca'
tons. The night closes in with magnii'
cent displays Of fireworks in various
parts of the city-which are often WIS
messed by half a million of spectators
who, without tumult or disorder, rejoice
in the possession of liberty and law OK
which there is no better indication than
the Fourth of July"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

But no. About thirty-five years ago
our fathers, wearyng OF boards, began
2 frantic daily round of chin scraplng.
So we. their untrammelled descendants
continue the rite, solemnly applying
knives to the hair on our jaws in futile
STRUGGLE to keep it from growing IN, and
as solemnly applying lotions to the hair
on our skulls in an equally futile strug-
gle to keep it from falling out Ever
and anon we pause from these pleasing
exercises to ieer at the man who be-
lieves in letting Nature take Its course
The straw hat convention is historic.
I'm 10 about four wears ago no free born
American citizen could safely venture
70 wear q straw hat before May Is. The
average temperature from May l TO
Nav IA might be-and generally was
1857 degrees, but you stuck to your
little old last years derby Just the same.
When May Is did roll around and the
thermometer went down to 41.O89 de-
grees, prevailing easterly winds, prob
ably showers Tuesday. you put on your
straw hat If you were rash enough to
wear it before the official date you were,
if YOU were a mere person, followed
about by cheering crowds. If you were
a member of the Stock Exchange your
new hat was smashed over your ears.
But that custom was little too idiotic
even for us. so that of recent years per-
sons have been observed wearing straw
hats quite openly and shamelessly as
early as May II.
There are plenty of things left,
though, that the cautious man hesltates
to do. You must not part your hair IN
the middle, even though it parts there
naturally. for that proves you a hex.
You must not 90 about bareheaded or
coatless. for that proves you insane-or,
as YOUR more academic friends would
put it, nut.
Which brings me to the nut question
in general. It is rather hard to avoid
being considered nut if you have any
intelligent tastes. Read this snappy
anecdote from "The Saturday Evening
Post:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
EFFENTIN Macy.

He's CAUTIOUS; he hung TO
His lob and his tongue. too.
Til named by the G. O. P. push
Bot who'd expect daring
From one Of his bearing
Who hides his face back Of a bush:
Berton Broley, II, puck"
Y THINK Charles Evans Hughes must
be a brave man. For he is defying
one of the most deeply rooted con-
victions of the American mind, belize
that is shared by most Of US, regardless
of race, color or habitat-the belief that
q man who wears whiskers is ipSO facto
a comic object
Election time is still months away,
but the humorous weeklies, tried and
stanch defenders of our national tradi-
tons, are already practising few pi-
anissimo toots upon what Will be one Of
the keynotes of the Presidential cam
paign. In its issue Of week before last
Puck not only printed the verse quot
ed above. but faced the issue untlinch-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
A Musical Jag.

A certain New York correspondent used 10
he CITY editor of a newspaper in Cincinnati. One
If the star reporters on the paper was pale
Young man Of studious mien, who held himself
aloof from the rest Of the staff He wore
flowing tie and horn-rimmed glasses, and he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
fITHE Fourth Of July viii be cele-
brated with great enthusl-
N asm. Patriotism has re

dSm. GdIlOUoIu Ids ic'
ceived new impulses by the glories Of
our war with Mexico and the revom-
tions among the rotten and lettering
thrones Of Europe
Thus, sixty-eight years ago, a writer
in a New York periodical opened his
rhetorical fire. It was the 4th Of July.
1848. There had been doings south of
the Rio Grande (see any American His
tory) and the writer was disposed TO
make the most of them. Let him pro
coed:
"The Mexican war has been glorious,
not so much on account Of its victories
and conquests. as for the exhibition of
patriotism. and heroic valor and devo-
ton, from one end of the country to TIE
other. 1t has shown the power of pop
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11

Finale from Concerto by Mendelssohn
Karel Havlicek
The concert was given again on
Saturday evening before another
large audience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
SEEMSEvERYONE|S
ANXIOUS TO TRy|T
Recent Discovery Of Ether Compound
That Dries up Corns so
They LIT Out.

Good news spreads rapidly and
druggists here are kept busy dispens-
ing freezone, the recent discovery on
a Cincinnati man., which is said to
loosen any corn SO it lifts out with
the fingers.
A quarter Of an ounce costs very
little at any pharmacy, but 1t Is said
to be sufficient to rid ones feet or
very hard or soft~co or callus.
You apply just few drops on
the tender, aching corn and instantly
the soreness Is relieved, and soon
the corn is so shriveled that it lifts
out without pain. 1t is a sticky sub
stance which dries when applied and
never inflames or even irrttates the
adjoining tissue.
This discovery will prevent thous-
ands of deaths annually from lock-
Jaw and infection heretofore resulting
from the suicidal habit OF cutting
corns.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11

sons. I believe, is the historical
necessity Of France to take part in
this war as contrasted with the
other nations What does England
hope to get from this war! To hold
her own place secure in the world.
What does Germany want? More
land. greater freedom of the seas.
Austria wants Balkan lands; Italy
seeks Trieste and the Trinteno; Rus
STA yearns for Constantinople and a
control of the Balkans; japan covets
portions of China. There is not a
great power which does not seek
some gain that diminishes our re
spect for it's unselfish motives in
plunging into this war.
But France. who can doubt but
that she, like Belgium, is fighting for
her life. Ever since 1870 the keen
French mind has realized that there
would be only one way to get rid OF
German domination and when that
hour came every good Frenchman
must strike or know his nation to be
slave people. For in 1870 when
Napoleon III foolishly matched his
unprepared army against Bismark
and Won Moltke's well drilled troops,
the Germans brought to France such
a humiliation as she had not suffered
since the days when Joan of Arc
freed the nation. The Germans not
only won every battle. did all their
fighting ION French soil, captured the
emperor and took the city Of Paris,
but they left behind them garrisons
OF German soldiers to stay until the
enormous indemnity was paid. 1t is
not generally known, but secret
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
BUY 1917 AUTO
LICENSE DEC. 20
Cars Purchased During Remainder Of
Month Run on Next Years
Permit.

The state automobile department
has fixed December 20 as the final
date for registry Of 1916 cars. Al
autos purchased after that date, as
Christmas presents or otherwise, may
be registered for 1917
The state department has regis
tered 1908 cars for 1916 This
number will be increased slightly be-
fore the registration closes. The
present registration shows an in
crease of 51,929 cars over the 1915
registration. Last year the total num-
Der of cars in the state was 145,109.
Iowa has shown a remarkable in
crease in Ule number of cars each
year since 1911. The gain in 1912
over 1911Iwas 1900. The 1913 gain
was $4,000. The 1914 gain was So
900, while in 1915 there was net
increase of $4,000. This year the net
gain is over 5000.
There are 1850 registrations for
1917 already accepted by the state
department. The auto owners next
year will not be given new plates
The registration will consist Of send
ing checks for the annual fee to the
department. and car owners being
issued receipts. After April 1 the
fees become delinquent. County at.
torneys will be notified to proceed
with legal measures to collect the
1917 fees from all auto owners who
fail to pay voluntarily.
| For new cars registered for 1917
the numbers will not begin with J.
but will continue in the 1900 series
If the number of cars in Iowa in
creases at the same rate in 1917 a:
in 1916. this state will have abort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
|KARE[ HAvL|CEK
| GIVES RECITAL
Young vioIinist Who Appears Under
Direction Of Graham Hospital
Guild Pleased
Audience.
OTHER ARTISTS ASSIST
Program Given Last Nigh. Was Well
Worth Hearing and Large
Crowd Was
Present.
OTHER ARTISTS ASSIST
[By Clara Gertrude Frxl

lBy Clara Gertrude Fry1
A large and. representative audi
ence greeted the participants in the
Havlicek recital given under the aus
pieces Of the Guild Of Graham hospi
tai at Trinity church Friday evening
The entertainment was one of high
merit and pleasing to the audience.
Mr.. Havlicek is a sincere artist, his
technical command combined with ex-
cellent- fnterpretative ability, makes
his work delight. In the Handel
Sonata, the sostenuto of the Andante,
the phrasing and technical control in
the Allegro. the singing tones of the
Adag1o, the dainty, pleasing style OF
the Allegretto characterized his inter-
probation Of the composition. The
sweet singing style OF the Viennese
Song and the sympathy Of the Lullaby
held his audience in rapt attention.
In the third number Of the second
group he displayed intensity and
dramatic ability. and the Musin num-
ber-one so often seen on the pro-
gram of violinists-althou purely
pyrotechnical, is always pleasing
when so well played. In the last num-
Der, the Finale from the Mendelssohn
Concerto for violin. Mr.. Havlicek dis
played his technical control and good
Interpretive ability.
Mr.. Parks, although 1aboring under
adverse conditions on account of a
severe cold. sang with splendid style,
excellent control and understanding.
In the Handel number he displayed
keen conception of the style of the
period in which one phrase is re-
peated over and again, also the I'M
derstanding of the old Eglish Sum-
mer is I-Cumin, in," an old song of
the thirteenth century, which is con-
sidered a perfect type of compost
ton Of the time in which 1t was writ
ten. His Interpretation of the Verdi
number portrayed dramatic ability,
and his other numbers were equally
well given.
Miss Ehrlich is young pianist OF
ability and pleasing personality. Her
numbers were given with clarity of
technique, precision of attack and
forceful tone quality. Her accompani-
ments were equally well given.
The program:
Polonaise Militaire in A Chopin
Malvina Ehrlich
Yea, Mid Chains ............ Handel
/ Know a Hill ............ Whelpley
Only to Love '........'.. -: sAn, ,.e!
Paul Parks
Sonata In A ................ Handel
Andsnte-Allegro
Acknowledgements moderate.
Karel Havlicek
Aria, ALA Vita (from The Masked
BalD Verdl
Paul Parks
Gavotte ................~ Glazounoff
Waltz in G. Flat .........-. Chopin
En- Autumne .......\ Moszkowski
Malvina Ehrlich
viennese Song ............ Kreisler
Lullaby -. Eilieiii
Rondino, on Theme by Beethoven
u hTelSiel
Mazurka de Concert ..... -. Musin
Karel Havlicek
Life and Death 80. .Coleridge Taylor
Sumer is i-cumin in ... Old English
Paul Parks
Finale from Concerto by Mendelssohn
Karel Havlfcek
The concert was given again on
Saturday evening before another
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
Church Sessions ENDING.

United Press Leased Wire Service.I
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 11.-With the
report Of the commission of evange-
lism presented, the federal council of
the churches of Christ in America
went into its concluding session to-
day This report is one Of the most
important Of the conference and it's
presentation was the signal for much
discussion on the subject. In the
afternoon session, minor officials will
be elected
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
Old Elk Is Dead.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SHENANDOAH, Iowa, Dec. IL
John M. Phipps, who joined the Elks
on his one hundredth birthday, died
here Sunday at the age of los. He
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
|'% ken |,!,lf|ik'9
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI.

treaty forced the French to open
their doors commercially to Germany
and allow her to dominate all these
years.
For forty years every boy and girl
has been taught in the schools Of
France that some day they must give
everything to save France. Every
soldier who went into the army
knew what he was fighting for and
why he must fight. The nation we
had thought to be boulevard saun-
terers and admirers of Worth's crea-
tions, has shown a courage that has
not faltered, nor cried out once for
quarter, because they knew why they
must fight. This then is the histori-
cd reason why France deserves the
Legion of Honor among nations, be-
cause she is fighting for self preser.
vation."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11

26O 900 cars by the close Of the year.
Iowa has one car for every twelve
persons living in the state, figured
on the 1915 state census.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11

Kansas City Star: Somehow the
allies just can't make the Greeks
love them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
g, n. AYREs, chiRoPRAcToR.
once 1923 Blondeau St
Diana 1kl1 ......

once hours 9 to IL a. m. to s p.
m, z to p. m.
other hours ana Sunday By appoint.
ment.