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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
PUTS PREMIUM ON IGNORANCE.

Every great criminal trial brings into relief
the practice of attempting to fill the jury box
with ignoramuses. Days, sometimes weeks, are
consumed in efforts to get men for jury service
who have formed no opinion about the case to
be tried Fact is, in this day Of universal read
ing of newspapers no great crime is committed
that the person of average intelligence does not
read something about it or hear about it. and
naturally. form an opinion about it. Hence,
the lawyers, eager to win, take advantage OF
this situation to eliminate men Of intelience
and discrimination, and to select ignorant,
putty creatures who may be swayed this way
or that by plausible arguments advanced by
clever practitioners
There is crying need Of reform in the selec-
ton of iurymen. Administering Of justice will
be more OF less of a mockery so long as easily
misled men are put upon trial juries The far
better way to administer even-handed justice
is to place on juries men of broad and open
minds who, though they may have read about
the case at bar and may have formed an opinion
concerning it, yet are discriminating enough to
be guided solely by the evidence offered and
reach verdict uninfluenced by any precon-
ceived notion as to the guilt or innocence of the
accused
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
A simple. Safe, Reliable way


People who are overwhelmed with
superfiuous fat, know only too well
the discomfort and ridicule that over
stout people have to bear.
IL YOU are carrying around i've or
ten pounds of unhealthy fat you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital
organs and are carrying a burden
which destroys the beauty OF your
figure.
There is no need of anyone suffer
ing from superfuous fat. Ii you want
to reduce your weight in simple,
safe and reliable way. without starva-
ton diet or tiresome exercise, here
is a test worth trying. Spend as much
time as you can in the open air,
breathe deeply and get from Wilkin-
son & Co., or any good druggist box
of oil of korein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before re-
firing at night.
Weigh yourself once a week so as
to know just how fast you are los.
ing weight and don't leave off the
treatment or even skip single dose
until you are down to normal.
Oil Of korein is absolutely harm
less, is pleasant to take. and helps
digestion. Even few days treatment
has been reported to show notice
able reduction in weight, footsteps
become lighter, your work seem
easier and lighter and more buoyant
feeling takes possession OF your
whole being.
Every person who suffers from
superfiuous fat should give this treat
ment a trial
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
S. S. RALLY WILL
BE HELD IN JULY
First M. e. Church Of Ft. Madison to
Be Meeting Place For Lee
Association.

The First NJ. e. church Of Fort
Madison will be the scene OF big
Sunday school rally in which the Lee
County Sunday School association
will take part, on July %, says the
Gem City.
1t is planned to make the rally
memorable one for this city. F. 9.
Ottowa. vice president Of the county
association, Is in charge of the ar
rangements here and together with
r. ]. Hopkirl1 is hard at work in the
preparations.
The event will take place here in
the afternoon and evening on that
day. The following day the same
meeting will be taken to Denmark,
where it will be held in the afternoon
and evening. 1t is expected that the
event will be largely attended by
members of the Sunday schools OF
this section.
On August s. according to the
present plans, a Bible institute will
open at Donnellson. It viii also be
held in the afternoon and evening.
and like the other affairs will be a
community event. All Of the affairs
will be in charge Of Rev. Beacham,
Of Montrose, president OF the county
association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Education is the knowledge Of how to use
the whole of ones self.-Beecher.
WANTED: MEN, NOT ORGANIZERS.

The hour Of war alarms is one that tempts
to romance. A battleship big enough to fight
a whole fleet and swift enough to prevent
escape from it's guns by any existing type OF
big-gun war boat, is a vision that has come to
Senator Tillman. Fleets of airships so large
and so efficient that the air shall be filled with
fighting craft ready to rain destruction upon all
our enemies is the dream Of aeronautic propa
gandists. One element seems never to occur to
these imaginative constructors Of America g
impregnable defense. Where are the trained
men to come from who would be needed to
man these fleets7 No multiplication of fight
ing machinery will provide men capable and
willing to operate it. And such capability is
only gained by time and training. We are
prone to dream our dreams on the assumption
that money will furnish all our needs; but
money never yet enabled a man hog fat and out
of condition to run race against trained
competitors. Nor will nation in the same
case successfully compete for supremacy in
war or commerce with better trained adver-
saries. The hour tempts to romance but it calls
for men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
THE PATRIOT AND MEXICO.

Patriotism, like religion, is at once sentl-
ment, an idea and life. It is neither an
idealization, a blindness to danger reck-
less disregard of consequences. The patriot I'M
derstands that the true sources of national
glory and opportunity lie neither in words nor
in things but in men. He knows whence we
have come. and thinks he knows whittier we
are going but stakes chance upon his bright
er hopes. Believing that the most precious
things in national life must be grasped anew by
each generation, he deprecates undue reliance
upon the achievements of the past or upon
The specious promise of the future. For him the
chief problem is to meet the present situation
with mind cleared by the contemplation of
history and guided by a reasonable confidence
in the national destiny.
The patriot seeks the best means to link the
ideal with the practical. It is not apparent to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
serve his country.

serve his country.
At the first visit OF Sergeant
Scharff, a recruiting officer at this
city about two months ago, Br1ear
visited the officer. He was exam lned
and declared and then ne apprised
the officer he was married. He was
refused Later he again sought an
audience with the officer and pre-
scented paper signed by his WE
in the form of permit to enlist
He was again refused.
When the trouble on the border
started he decided to enter the keo'
kuk company. He laid his plans, pu1
several matters prevented the trip 10
Keokuk. He was prepared to 60,
however, on the last night that the
Keokuk company spent in their hofils
city. He made preparations ana
worked up to few minutes before
train time in arranging matters.
Then he sprinted for the depot.
When he got there the train was
pulling cut He chased 1t the Iun
length of the platform Al then gave
up. He was without sufficient Iuhus
to make the trip to Des Moines.
Now he ia striving to think up
some other scheme that will put nliD
in q khaki uniform
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
If You Would Live Long,

DR.. Frank Crane, who has fine
faculty for putting facts IN attrac
tive form, has taken report in lOI
cases of longevity printed In the Brit
;sh Health Review and made the fol
lowing deductions: -,
There are few bachelors or OLD
maids in the lot.
Most all of the persons examined
had spent much Of their time out OF
doors. The house, the close room, Is
the chief of life-shcrteners.
Very few INDUCED, or had habltual
Inv INDUCED in stimulants sucn as al
cohol. tobacco, tea and coffee. inere
is no doubt as to the value OF stimu'
Iants: the trouble is they are costiy'
the price we pay is-life.
They used very little medicine.
Most were of cheerful habit. wor'
ried little and laughed deal.
Most of them, including tne
wealthy. had worked all their lives
and most of them had continued ohei |.
activities even in advanced years. "a
favorite form of suicide among ioihs
past 90 is to stop work
Few fleshy people grow very old.
They were nearly all great sleep
ora TO eat what you like and all you
like NAV be a merry life, but 1t WILL
he a short one. The curse OF modern
life is overlooking.
Very few ate much meat Most ate
II sparingly. Many not at all. Meat
really belongs to the stimulant group
along with alcohol and coffee; all the
food value there is in it can be OBJ
tanned from other sources without the
poison. -, =,
Almost all were large drinkers Of
water, but not mineral water.
Most of them were great readers
especially in later life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
BRANTs GIVE Up STRUGGLE.

The daily newspaper output Of Iowa City is
to be reduced, David Brant & Sons, owners OF
the Republican, announcing that the paper will
hereafter be issued as weekly, the move doubt
less being forced by. strong local competition
that has of late been followed by the in
creased expense of material equipment. Iowa
City, with the elimination of the Republican,
may feel that the newspaper situation there Is
more composed, the field being covered by two
other daily publications, the Press and the Citi-
zen. But it seems that there might be still
more profit and mental peace for the publish
ers of the Press and the Citizen. were they to
agree in consideration of consolidation. AS it
now stands, Iowa City is not viewed as a primo
two paper town.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
FIT MADISON MAN
WOULD BE SOLDIER
But the Recruiting officer and Fate
Seem to viii Other
wise.

General Sherman had his opinion
about war.
But the opinions OF that famous
warrior is not only disregarded by
Robert Briear of Fort Madison, but
he has reversed the belief and ap-
piled it to his own efforts to go to
war. In other words: Getting by the
enlistment officer is
The young man. according to the
Fort Madison Gem City, has held a
desire to enter the army for several
months. He has made several at
tempts, all Of them fruitless, while
hard luck has prevented his entrance
into the militia: He is a married
man, but his wife realizing his am
bition has granted him permission to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

him that the law of the survival Of the fttest
holds good in the moral realm except as men
and nations show their fitness by adjusting
themselves to the conditions of survival. He
regards the forcible defense of nation s ma
terial resources as legitimate, but less import
ant than the defense of nations internal de-
generation and the disloyalty of indifference.
Though lover of peace, he is ever at war
with sloth and greed He loves peace SO much
that he is willing to fight for it. Security means
to him not freedom from care, but a care that
keeps men Free
Finally, loving his country well, the patriot
loves mankind better, and his Maker best Of all.
His patriotism is preference TRANSPORTED by
an ideal, but it does not disguise to him the
broader issues of the world
And all this is offered to show why every
true American patriot should lend his voice
and action to the regeneration of the alleged
Republic of Mexico
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
lE AII MOULD LOVE U

IF ALL WOULD LOVE US.
If all who hate would love us.
And all our loves were true,
The stars that wing above US
Would brighten in the blue.
If cruel words were kisses
And every scowl a smile.
A better world than this is
Would hardly be worth while.
II purses would not tighten
To meet a brothers need,
The load we bear would brighten
Above the grave of greed.
II those who whine would whistle,
And those who anguish laugh,
The rose would rout the thistle
The grain outrun the chaff.
II hearts were only jolly,
If grieving were forgot,
And tears of melancholy
Were things that now are not,
Then love would kneel to duty,
And all the world would seem
A bridal bower Of beauty,
A dream within dream.
II men would cease to worry,
And women cease to sigh,
And all be glad to bury
Whatever has to die!
II neighbor spake to neighbor.
As love demands OF all,
The rust would eat the saber.
The spear stay on the wall;
Then every day would glisten,
And every eye would shine.
And God would pause and listen.
And love would be divine.
Wa shin gton s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
vAcAT1oN1Na AT HOME.

Almost equal perturbation of mind assails
the happy mortal who is making plans for his
summer vacation experiment and the less hap
Nv brother or sister who must stay at home.
Public prints are filled with advice for the for
mer and the allurements spread before him are
enough to wake envy in any philosophic stay
at-home. But to the resident of Keokuk who
cannot this year go vacationing there are many
solaces, both mental and physical. 1t IS one OF
the privileges of citizenship in this country
that its governors have provided so many and
so pleasant Fairgrounds for the public within
it's limits; and it is blessing too often unap-
preciated that the city's countryside is one OF
beauty, variety and easy accessibility. There
is no reason why Keokuk people should fail OF
a good period Of outdoor vacatining even If
they must remain at home And in this they
will be spared the perils Of disappointment
which the vacation experiment so often in
wolves. AS for ga change Of scene" and 'meet-
ing new people, there are immense possible
ties near at hand to all Of US; ones backyard
and next door neighbors reveal under close
scrutiny surprises as sudden and interesting as
bolts from the blue. Stay at home philosophy
is easily cultivated and it is economical.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
One 1bino We'll Done.

New York World. Lord Kitchener
after visiting West Point in 1910, de
scrihed it in one word, thorough
America may have many lessons to
learn from Europe in war, but its
officers are among the best trained In
the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
-Pan. Johany. Pall."

You're footsick! Your feet feel
tired, puffed UP, chafed. aching,
sweaty, and they need "Tiz."
"Ttz" makes feet remarkably fresh
and sore-proof "Tiz" takes the pain
and burn right out OF corn, callousee
and bunions. "Tiz is the grandes
foot-gladdener the world has ever
known.
Get 25-cent box of "Tiz" at any
drug store and end foot torture for a
whole year. Never have tired. ach-
ing, sweaty, smelly feet; your shoes
will FIT fine and you'll only wish you
had tried "Tiz" sooner. Accept no
substitute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

The army which engaged defense Of the American
unon Immense as Its numbers, was eomposed Of ma
teria the which the world before beheid In
any army of the magnitude It army OF free
and independent volunteers, and Of whose soldiers
In the ranks If taken Individually, and examined and
tested In all attributes that constitute man, were
the Of their immediate commanding officers 1t
army entirely adapted, army ever was be-
the grandeur importance Of the cause II was
raised defend.-James e. Murdoch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Every day is Flag day now Those who have
flag should display it and those who have
none should procure one and add to the display.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Francisco Villa might as well come out of his
hiding place at once. One of the Mrs Villas
has left Ell Paso after announcing that she in
tends to 90 to Chihuahua to look for him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Russian savings banks have re-
ceived $1,750.O00,000 since the war
began.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Hughes Roosevelt luncheon! It's quite
like the DAYS of Dear Will'' and Dear Theo-
dore.''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Knoxville Express: Our idea Of
nothing to worry about is the fea,
that Japan is Sticking Mexico on te
us. japan Is not going to get involv
ed with America along with SO drunk
en- an ally as Mexico.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Cedar Rapids Gazette: So far, nc
newspaper has been suspended be
cause the patriotic editorial force
have flocked to the standard and
fought for front positions in the
ranks. a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Cedar Rapids Republican,: The
national guard is now receiving a
great deal Of criticism and even ridt-
cule for things that are not charge
able to the guard. but to the United
States government. The men who
have offered their lives are not to
blame for the fact that the govern
ment has no equipment ready for
them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Colonel
Roosevelt has offered himself and H.
600 men for immediate service if war
Is declared upon Mexico. Teddy has
been accused of many things, but
being "too proud to fight" was never
among them.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
INTERESTING PROGRAM
SCHEDULED FOR THE
PASTIME THEATER TODAY

one Of England's greatest present
/ day actors and one Of Americas mos
successful present-day authors con.
tribute their joint efforts toward the
making of THE Old Folks at Home,
Triangle drama to be seen at the Pas.
/ time theater today only.
Herbert Bcerbohm Trees frs,
screen appearance was in Macbeth
which was filmed at the Triangle
Fine Arts studio in California several
months ago. Following this perform
Iance which has been termed by many
critics the finest characterization of a
Shakespe part yet seen on the
"'crcen, Sir ffTrrTT1 returhgTrr y Z ew
York, where he appeared at the New
Amsterdam theater in a number of
plays from his repertoire.
But again the call of the film came
through the Triangle, and again Tree
Journcyed to Los Angeles. Much time
had been consumed in the selection of
a vehicle for his talents, and the
choice had finally fallen on 1.-THE old
Folks at Home a story written by
Rupert Hughes, noted as a writer Of
short stories and novels, and also as
a playwright the extremely successful
farce, Excuse Me- being a product
of his pen.
The choice was well made, for the
part Of John Cobun, rugged ana
stern, a father of the old school. who
needs to see his son in direct peril in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
Charley Chaplin at the "B" thcater
today: cents.

If you want the best coal ever
shipped to Albuquerque. try our
canon city Lump. Little ash, no SCOT,
no elinkers John s Beaven. 80
south Second. Phones 4, 8 and 6.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
TINGLEY KNOCKS
SAL DON ART IN
THE DUKE CITY
Advertising of Wet Goods on
Prominent Corner Is to Be
Object of New City Or
dinanCe,

Art" in Albuquerque took another
squirt forward--or backward yester-
day when Peter Holland, owner OF
the Metropolitan saloon at the corner
Of Central avenue ana First street, in
order TO show his Independence, put
up the thirteenth and fourteenth
signs indicating that he had various
brands Of drinks for sale inside.
Mr. Hollands latest efforts with the
bucket and brush came as a result
of the protest of Alderman clyde
Tngley, who came in from a hunting
trip the other day and took one LOOK
at the verdant green and vivid scar
let splashod over with beer and
whiskey signs, in letters varying in
size from three inches to three feet
Mr. Tingloy said that he almost went
back and asked the conductor If he
Off at South Chicago or whisked him
to New York ana landed him on the
old Bowcry. He thought twice, how
ever, looked at the Y, NJ. c. A. build
ing staidly standing on the other side
Of the street, at the Sturges hotel Sc
dately announcing It's bar in. small, !
well-br letters, and the Alyarado :
h6fTFTr sB6rF-as-sssF7 s-7sr-frvsrrrnr=1
lecture by announcing anything.
Then Mr.. Tingley, deciding that
Mr. Holland had had a bad dream |
and would appreciate being awak- /
cned, walked into the saloon whose |
gaudincss had already collected o /
group Of admiring down-at-tho-heel I
oafers, and gently reminded Mr.. Hol- /
land that Albuquerque was supposed /
10 be a civilized town, and as such
Gould hardly afford to Brighten away
travellers who might stop here by any
such exhibition OF larbarism as that
displayed on the front sides, edges,
'orncrs and top Of his emporium.
Mr.. Holland indicated quite as
gently that Mr. Tngley was not run
ing the saloon business in the Duke L
'ity; that he did not own the property
70 recently decorated, and that under
he circumstances If he, Mr.. Holland, (
TO- ne q paint ms STORE pale
link and orange and purple trim
lI'Es' ana th"t iHoSe VINO alu not \
Ike it might 90 somewhere else And
his morning he got out his water col
rs ana ms c'ayons ana added bit t
more TO Albuquerque S prominent art J
Ahlhltioh by pQiung some gold let {
slS on every uoof' indicating Tor the {
olfteehln ana fourteenth times that
here was somethlnE to drink inside y
-Whlch brings inns narrative up TO
ate. /
Ihe sequel is to be an Introduction
no me city eouhciI by Mr. IlhBley
us next session. OF an ordnance
fohlo'l'ns Objectionable signs on tho Il
IllD streets I'm A lbuuupTuue rot only ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
WHAT THE BIG NEW
YORK NEWSPAPERS SAY
ABOUT PLAY PURITY

The newspaper ana MAGAZINE press
Of the country has placed the stamp
pf approval ON the remarkable seven
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28

Charley Chaplin at the "B" ucatcr
today. cents
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28

Charley Chaplin at the "B" thcatcr
today: cents.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-28
No Hint of Suicide.
II was thought Yesterday to be prac-
tlcaIlN ceIINm lhnl The girl Ion with

tiCally certain that the girl left with
f--f shoes Shoes were -+rrsssr.4 in
her bed room. AS far as members Of
the family knew she did not take any
other shoes. The footprints i'm tho
yard showed she wore only stockings
on her feet when she left the house
ana the fact that no shoes were miss
ing from the house, as far MS the fam
ily knew indicated that she had not
carried a pair to put on when she be-
lieycd she was safe from detection.
The girl at no time gave any hint of
suicidal tendency She appeared at
one time however, TO despair OF re-
coyory, a relative said She had been
M and lcf school last fall on account
of her health.
Miss French was lG years old, but
big for that age. She weighed prob
ably 135 pounds and probably was
five feet and five inches tall She had
light hair ana blue eyes She wore a |
long brown girls coat at the time Of
her Disappearance.