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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
SELLING BONDS LOVER THE COUNTER. ;,

Topeka, Kansas, has sold its municipal
bonds, issued in small denominations, cover the
counter direct to investors long enough to
note and record satisfaction over the results.
The bonds are non-taxable, bear four and one
half per cent. interest and are sold at par. They
are issued serially as the money is needed,
through a financial institution that pays two
per cent. year on daily balances of the bond
funds The aim is to distribute the, bonds as
widely as possible among the citizens, and the
small investors are served before the pur-
chasers of large amounts. It is argued that
bond buyers take a keener interest in the city
than they otherwise would and the capital is
kept in the city, for when coupon is paid or
a bond redeemed resident gets the money. Ain
indirect advantage of the plan is that it en-
ables people of small means unacquainted with
financial affairs to make safe investments. But
the plan also has its disadvantages, for if the
four and one-half per cent. bonds were sold in
the ordinary way they would Command sub
stantial premium to which the municipality is
Justly entitled but which it has to forego under
the cover the counter plan And there is
nothing to prevent the resident investor from
selling his bonds to outside interests and collect
ing himself the proportionate amount of the
premium that should have gone to the city
treasury.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
TODAY.S BIT OF VERSE
THE SUBMARINE.

shadow drifts through the floor waves
Where the old armada sleeps,
Breaking the hush of those ancient graves,
Where the war god his lone watch keeps
For them there sunshine aglint on the sea,
The heave of the flood tide swels;
In their white winged ships they wandered free,
With the memory of last farewells.
Gladly and sayly they went to their doom,
With the fiutter of banners bright;
Voceess they sank in the battle gloom,
With the wreckage adrft from the fight,
A bugle sounded its Charge through the night
Their battle songs answered it's call.
With banner aflutter before their sight
Can you measure the bliss of their fall?
So their they heap the gray submarine.
When the shadowy ship glides by
An assassin that turks in the seaweed green,
And hides from the light of the sky.
They met the foe in fair fight
In the dauntless days of yore-
Now wolf ships wait in the shadows of night,
When the battle fleet sails from the shore
Chart Pitt, in New York Times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
objects to Vaccination Edlct.

This is not knock, but "a fair
minded protest against this so-called
ordinance, law, or graft regarding
vaccination. and l write it for publ
cation in your PAPER. 1t seems graft
is the only right name for 1t, as
from a charge CT soc to 75c the doc
tors had to meet to call it an even
dollar. The tendency is there, but l
don't protest on these grounds. I
offer my argument from the case
brought up in Davenport, Iowa, about
one year ago when the school board,
doctors, Middleton and Ficke, and
other officials had their meeting and
decided vaccination was the only
course to follow and gave the notice
of it's being carried out by a set date
or children would not be admitted to
school. But the public did not favor
the move made to force such things
and refused to meet requirements and
it was brought up for consideration
and the verdict was sustained in
favor of the people. AS 1 above
stated, | cite my argument by that
decision and I think it's going long
way toward taking the individual
right one has away when they as
much as ask such a privilege. If it
is wished to stop sickness and dis
ease let them get busy and look after
the prevailing conditions in Keokuk
today and it will be readily seen
where it might be of some benefit to
look after the weed proposition in
time during the summer and investi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

Food price fixers should always bear in
mind while figuring on the amount the traffic
will bear that the per capita circulation Of mon
ey in this country is still somewhat less than
forty dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

The thino next beauty tree in full leaf Is tree
bare it's every exqusteness Of shape revealed and Its
hold on sky seeming unspeakabiy assured; and,
more than the beauty shape and the outlining the
sky is the grace prophecy and promise which every
slender twis reveals In its tiny gray buds
Helen Hunt Jackson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

Cotton may be king, but it must be admitted
that Potato is the head of a sort Of provisional
government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05

Soon it will be too late to do it early. Only
sixteen more shopping days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-05
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re-
sponsibllity for views expressed by
correspondents. Writers of communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication, but
for the information of the editor.]
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
The Recognition of Poland.

When the Polish Kingdom is established 1t will have limited international relations until after the And then if the allies should have won it's relations will be solely with Russia, from which it has been detached. Neutral nations until the per manency of the Kingdom has been established by Teutonc triumph. will naturally withhold ognition of the state. While recognition would not be prevented by any international rules a more unneutTal act could not well be imagined.
 But lack of recognition would be the least of Polands immediate troubles. All of it's international business would naturally be limited for the present the Central Powers and their allies and their re- lations at present do extend beyond themselves
 The question of the recognition of Poland, so far have heard. has been discussed in only one country-Switzeiland which is said to have decided not to grant it. That is of the merchant ships of Switzerland will touch at Polish ports and there will be fraernizaton of the officers of the navies of the countries Still that may not be regarded sign of unfriendliness. We remember a couple of years ago, the Swiss government neglected in- vitation by Josephus Daniels send it's navy par tcipate in naval review in American waters.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
The Intent of the Voter.

Pursuing still further the effect want of eff feet of our ancient election law certain ballots which would be brought into dispute in the case of contest of Mr Campbells election, we find that even that old law which has been relied upon by the friends Governor Hunt throw out some hundreds of Campbell votes and to prevent the counting for Campbell of some other hundreds which were cast for him but were rejected regarded the intent of the voter supreme.
 The old law which we have shown is not ap- plicable to our present system and has never been regarded since the adoption by this state of the Aus tralan system, provides that when more candidates are voted for than be chosen for office all the names voted for be rejected But this par- agraph 2979 of the Revised Statutes, except in the cases provided for in the next section"
 The next section. paragraph 29SO, provides:
 When upon ballot found in any ballot box
 printed and name written in ink or with
 pencil appears followed by cross in the proper
 square, and there are not so many persons to be
 chosen for the office. the printed name must be
 rejected and the written counted and the fact
 must the time be noted the back of the bal
 lot and such note must be signed by majority
 of the election board
 Thus under the old system might vote a straight ticket as he can do by placing in the square the top of it. yet if should sub sttute for a printed name, written name. that was regarded evidence that the voter did not n- tend straight ticket. So in spite of Para graph 297s the voter not denied expression of his choice other than the candidate whose had been printed on the ballot. He not to be deprived of his choice of his careessness or confusion unless it of such a character to leave the election board in doubt to his intention
 That voter should place square oposite the name of a candidate a ticket a ballot. after having put q in the square at the top of other ticket would leave doubt of his in- tenton under present system than would his act of writing in a in Ssl under the old system. The old law prevented the rejection of ballot which there votes for the person. but only of them counted. The law seemed designed to interfere slightly possible with the privilege of the It's restrictions mainly against parties men who prepared the bal lots, for that time there official ballots know them
 This law. it be borne in mind is still the statute books; it is the which the friends of the governor rely in of contest Yet 1t be how inappcable it Is. It is of interest only showing that the intent of the always the main thing to be considered.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

he bought the before and if he bought
 cigar from the proprietor could be depended upon to remember his face for a month
 Now the who buys 5-cent cigar does it privily 1t and is careful conceal the fact. If he seeks a cheap smoke he buys the article for which Pittsburgh is-or was-famous. but his tribe is decreasing in the small towns. The price of a smoke has gone along with the price of food, the price of clothing the price of almost everything else except postage stamps. The interior of the To- cigar of 1916 may be identical with that of the nickel brand common and popular in 1890 but the times have changed; the dime has become the unit of value and the nickel is only popular the street cars and with the drivers of jitneys
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
MEN'S CLUB MEETING MAY
 AID PATHOLOGICAL PLANS

A vefy interesting meeting of the Cathedral club was held at Cathedral mouse last night. presided over by Judge Kibbey. After several i'm promptu talks the club adjourned to ,he basement where an illustrated lec- ture was given by Dean Scarlett on the cliff dwellings of the Mesa Verde or the San Juan river in southwestern Colorado. These are the most remark able cliff dwellings in existence.
 The lecture was an extremely inter- esting one. though informal In the curse cf it the lecturer was asked many questions and many discussions concerning it were precipitated.
 Beside entertaining the club. the lec ture gave impetus to suggestion made some time ago by Dr. G w. -ewkes cthnologist of the Bureau or American Ethnology of the Smithson- ian Institution, in charge of the exca-
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
The 5-Cent Ciuar,

Fugitive items that the price of tobacco has advanced to the point where the 5-cent cigar is about to disappear altogether. Possibly the tobacco growers have overlooked the advance but for all that there is for supposlng that the item is based upon truth
 It may not be- however, that the change is based upon the increasing cost of tobacco labor any than 1t is upon the expensive taste of the smokers Thirty years ago young farmers and fairly well paid mechanics throughout the country were con- tent with nickel cigars and, finding brand to their fancy, stuck to 1t from years end to another The man who entered drug store in a rural town or small city and asked for cigar costing 10 cents would find his choice limited brands and if he asked for cigar selling at 15 cents he was marked as a spendthrift stranger from some large city Doubtless he would find single box of Manuel Iarcias, which the proprietor found in stock when
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
Universal Military Training.


 The statement published the other day from the anti marsts, claiming that their peace talk elected Wilson, may be taken for what it is worth On the other hand. few observers believe that if the republican platform had out frankly for uni versal military training, the party woud have been stronger
 The one question about this move is whether il is to be made enough. If our American youth compelled to take military training for few years the country would all the time be provided with such defense that it would be safe from attack and would longer be held in contempt by other tions Of course the holding in contempt is a senti mental matter, but letting alone the real thing. The health of the whole nation would be improved, The experience of the boys at obyhanna, Platts burg and Nogales is proof sufficient of this. They are all of them vigorous than before. Inc- dentaly they all would be useful if their try needed defense
 The simple justice of universal training treating each citizen like other, is manifest. The defense is the defense al and al should part in il. It is the general belf that the state militia system has proved itself q failure That is les of the recent call to the border where now"
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

An interesting has just been decided at Se atte, where some girls sued their employers for balance of under the state law that fixes nine dollars week the minimum wage. Their work in q laundry and the books show that they were paid for the time they worked at the rate of nine dollars week. but they did work full time. A justice of the peace has ruled that they employed they entitled 10 the full weess pay if they did work all the time The case has been appealed.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

heerd aoout some O the capers they cut up"
 The above was d statement of a Maricopa county farmer Who was present when J. C. Sutter drove his machine through one of the large plate glass windows of the McArthur Bros. store at IlS North Central avenue about o'clock yesterday afternoon MT. Sutters. in some miraculous man. Ter. escaped injuries. although heavy pieces Of glass literally filled his ma chine.
 MT Sutter had parked his machine in front Of the McArthur Bros store early yesterday afternoon. He re- turned for it about o'clock. After starting it, he evidently lost control and the machine, after ascending the curbing, made straight for the big plate glass window. It was not brought to q stop until after the window had been broken. The machine was only slightly damaged
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
PA[O VERDE
 TO USE HAY
 FROM VALLEY

Palo Verde valley ssrecently de- veloped into market for half the al falfa from Maricopa county, according to a communication recently received by Harry Welch, secretary of the local chamber of commerce
 The communication in part is as fol- iows:
 "A number of ranchers in the Palo Verde valley are planning to send to Phoenix for alfalfa hay in carload lots. Will you let me know the price at which it is selling and the rate per ton (by carload lots) to Blythe Junction"
 Palo Verde valley has never before been considered a market for alfalfa hay grown in Maricopa county. In as nucl as the alfalfa crops during this year have been exceedingly heavy however, the new market is a most welcome one to farmers of this com ------Nft--
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

vation and repairs at Casa Grande. that the ruins between Phoenix and Tempe near the Crosscut canal be opened un- der the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.
 Some work was done there a quarter of a century ago by Frank Cushing. distinguished for his researches among the Zunis. but at that time the gov ernment took less interest in the am tlquities of the country and only the surf3ce was skinned over
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
AFTER A ZEPPELIN RAID

An Iron Cross was picked ID at Potters Bar. where a Zeppelin wrecked recently
 Parts of wreckage found miles away.
 As the airshp neared the earth, bullets went whstling in the trees all around.
 doctor while watching the raid fell through q skylight into a room in which two housemads were sleeping The startled girls rushed in their night clothes into the street and asked a policeman to apprehend the "burglar."-From the London Chronicle
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

Such work as is advised by Dr. Fewkes would be Of great interest to the whole country and of especial ad- vantage to this region as il would att. tract the attention of scientists and others concerned with the prehistoric events.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
SENTIMENT

The Mistress-"Mary. what is that old paint-pot doing the shelf?'
 The Cook-"It belongs to the who worked here last spring"
 The Mistress-"You may throw it away" The Cook-"l' do nothing of the sort. mum. It's all l have to remember him by."-Puck.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
HIS ANSWER

The teacher had been-r reading to the class about the great forests of America.
 And now, boys she announced which of you tell me the pine that has the longest and sharpest needless"
 Up went a hand in the front Well. Tommy"
 "The porcupine Tit Bits
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23

General R. C. H. Leckie, commando ing division of Canadian regiments, Including the famous Canadian Scots, of which he is honorary colonel, was wounded recently while on tour of the lines under his command. He is now in base hospital in London convsiescing.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
REASON FOR CHANCE

Sportsman (wishine for fresh fields to conquer )- "I should like to try my hand at big game"
 Fair Ignoramus-"Yes. l suppose you find it very hard hit these little birds ?"-Tit- Bits
Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
PESKY AUTO JUST
 LIKE BALKY ROSS

Those there pesky things sure do havo their mean spells. just like that ole critter Q mine. nc-er did see one Q, 'em act up afore. but I've often
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-01-07

Feist for resistance OF retail liquor
license at Collins. Board fixed Janu-1
airy IL, 1916 as day for hearing on
same.
Board, considering that the require
ments of the county could best be SO
served, ordersd, that the time of con-
vening all regular meetings hereafter
Ibe the second Tuesday of every
month.
Adjourned to 2 pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at 2 p. m. All
members present.
Board appointed Gay Franklin as
court house %janitor at the salary of
800 per month, to serve during the
| pleasure of the board.
Board directed sheriff to take CEN
sus of towns of Agawam, Bole, Col
Inns and Power and also report the
number of sleeping rooms in hotels
lin which intoxicating liquors are sold,
lin said towns, in order that Chapter 81
of the Montana session laws of 1919
may be strictly complied with.
County Assessor John l.. Lundgren
was granted 10 days leave of alb
%sence with permission to leave the
state.
Board, considering the following the
Lowest and best bids for county work
for the year 1916, awarded contracts
as follows:
Harry Sears, for care OF poor, pei
diem per capita, $1-00 for six inmates
or less; 80 for II or more than g.
10 for IS or more than IL; for bur
ial of paupers, $4,000 per capita, Con
tractor to furnish bond in sum o
$1,000.
Ell, Rhoads & Bateman, for medical at
, tendance and board of health work
same to be divided as follows:
HI. r. Rhoads, medical attendance
S49S; H. w. Bateman, county healtl
t work, $500. Separate contracts t
. be furnished for each class of WORK
and contractors to furnish bond l
Y the sum of 81. 900 each
Chairman was authorized to sig
t contracts for county work when sam
f are completed.
y Chairman was authorized to al
Y prove and sign county clerks annu;
+; report for the physical year endin
n November 80, 1915, when same
compiled.
n Ordered, that clerk draw warrant
in payment of January seml-annu'
interest on county bonds, as follows
II lsinking fund, $3.50; court house bou
If fund, 5000; road and bridge ttor
e fund, s25O0.
Ii Board then adjourned sine die.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-01-07

SIXTH DAY
December. IL, 1916. Board met at
10 a. m. All members present,
Board continued auditing claims, a.
gainst the county in which business
the whole forenoon al taken up
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at Up. m. All
members present.
The whole afternoon was taken
up in the direction Of various road
and bridge matters.
Adjourned to 2 p. mi December Ii.
SEVENTH DAY
December 10, 1915. Board mel at
h1O a. IN. All members present.
Board then opened sealed propos
ais for county work for the year 1916
Bids were submitted by the following
named parties:
: For care and burial of poor: w
LII. Cline, w. L. Barrett, Ed. Dennis
! Harry Sears and A. M. Valley.
For medical attendance and boart
: of health work: Rhoads & Bateman
la, j. McGregor.
\ For board of health work: @ y
Powell. E. F. Dixon.
; Action on bids deferred until al
tternoon session
A~nplication was presented of Bel
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-01-07


December s, 1915. Board mel at 10
a.. IN. All members present.
Petitions were presented for new
roads and changes in roads, and board
appointed viewers thereon, as follows:
Gorder East Road No. 234. Begin
ming at northeast corner section SO,
township 81 north, range 4 west;
thence west to southeast corner
, southwest quarter southwest quarter
section 25; thence in a northwesterly
|, direction to northwest corn south
west quarter section rs; thence west
) on Il line, 1 mile; thence in a south
t westerly direction to south a corner
section 81; thence 3h miles to con
: nect with roads No. 76 and 399. G
e N. Ward, county surveyor, o. B. Scot
: and r. M. Sauer, viewers.
Barber North Road No. 224. Be
/ ginning at southeast corner section
: ,16, township 29 north, range A west
6 thence north 1 mile to northeast col
l. ner, same section. G. N. Ward, coun
l. ty surveyor, Earl Aiken and Georg
l. Z. Sullivan, viewers.
Huseth Road No. 2tS. Beginning a
l. "a point on choteau-Power road a
z southeast corner section 3, townshi
l. % north, range 2 west; thence mort
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-29

hot breakfast. The men stood in
their places, each with his rifle and
accoutrements neatly piled at his
feet.
Then the officer in command gave
some order, don't know what, and
the lines Strengthened up and there
was some kind of wonderfully rigid
inspection. Then there were some
more orders and the companies
marched away down the street, fine,
stalwart, outstanding men, both rug
ged and intelligent.
AS they passed, two faces in one of
the companies suddenly struck me as
familiar. l looked again and saw
that marching in the ranks as a pri-
vate was the proprietor of the hotel
where l lived, and in front of him
strobe as his commanding officer,
lieutenant or captain or something,
his head waiter.
Of course laughed at this; it
seemed funny. But found the Swiss
didn't laugh at it. They found it
perfectly right and in accordance
with their customs and ideas. All
about Switzerland you can find such
things, and more than one proprietor
of a store or factory has marched
under the orders of one of his clerks.
In Switzerland every man (unless
he is physically or mentally disquah-
fed is a member of the Swiss army.
Advancement and a career in that |
army are open to anyone that will |
undertake the necessary studies, and |
l remember that once the highest |
ranking officer in that army was a
hotel keeper Of Luzerne He was
an extremely able man, too, and the
under his directions
called forth unstinted praise from all
beholders.
So this illustrates the second great
point. In Switzerland there is uni
Versal military training, but anything
like a military caste or an officer class