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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
w. D. HoWELLs' --LATEST.

wordsworth gave thought JnaL DOCKS are a
substantial world round which pastime and
happiness will grow, and the truth of the OBJ
servation is never more fixed than when the
volume is the product of one SO skilled In the
craft of writing as William Dean Howells. II
it were possible to take up his most recent
contribution to literature, s'The Daughter of
the Storage and Other Things in Prose and
Verse; quite in ignorance Of it's authorship,
one would instantly recognize the hand of a
master writer skilled in his craft to uncom-
mon degree.
Mr. Howells' unchallenged position in the
forefront of American letters renders notable
any new volume bearing his name, and ''The
Daughter of the Storage fulflls the maximum
of expectation aroused whenever the beloved
author is mentioned. In the volume is gathered
all of Mr. Howells recent unpublished work
short stories of varying degrees of shortness,
prose studies, some fugitive verse, and farce
or two, in which the dramatic form usurps the
place of narrative as the more suitable vehicle
for the authors genial irony and delightful
humor.
Mr. Howells is of that rare company Of au-
thors whom we cannot read without feeling
that we have been ushered before distin-
guished presence His is a realism coupled
with such fneness of Imagination and nicely
Of touch that his stories seem to develop them
selves without effort, and out of the simple
stuff of daily life, without recourse to the melo-
dramatic or to crude or highly colored detail.
And in depicting our modern ways of doing and
thinking. he finds scope for genial satire,
good humored and benevolent
''The Daughter of the Storage is a charm
ing book and the time devoted to its perusal
will not be misspent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

them that the federation's support would be
given only to those films worthy of it. At that
time also, Mrs. johnson expects to present let
tiers from leading producers announcing their
readiness to cooperate in the better pictures
movement
This in the opinion of those who make a
study of motion picture conditions, is a logical
step in the direction which would make any
least demand for censorship unnecessary. In
the house of representatives, Congressman Bal
linger and his associates the committee on
education who joined him in minority report
condemning the Hughes movie censorship bill
as un-American have performed public serv-
ice. Describing the movie film play as the
fifth estate,'' they warn that it would be but
short step therefrom to the censoring OF the
fourth estate'' They lay particular stress on
the fact that no widespread evil exists to justify
censoring of film plays. The local police pow
er is entirely capable of dealing now with the
rare cases of Objectionable films when they re-
quire attention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
Thy word is lamp unto my feet and
light unto my path.-Ps. cxix, 1O5.
ANSWERING A CRITIC.

"A citizen of Keokuk takes The Gate City
verbally to task for its omission to go into edi-
torial ecstacies over Colonel Roosevelt's speech
on preparedness in Detroit. But The Gate
City published in it's Geographic columns fair
and lengthy summary Of the address which was
strong and patriotic in tone Yet was it more
earnest in its Americanism than a thousand
things which thousand other citizens of the
United States have said upon that subject7
Colonel Roosevelt is right upon this issue, but
no nearer right nor no more right than Senators
Root, Lodge, Chamberlain or host of other
eminent republicans who might be named. All
Americans up to or above the average of in
telligence. unless there is queer streak In
them, realize that the nation ought to be able
to defend itself against attack. Is it therefore
so remarkable that former president should
see it or so especially creditable to him that
everybody must go into raptures at the fact?
form, whoever the nominee may be, will de-
clare for preparedness adequate and immediate,
and would so declare had Colonel Roosevelt
never spoken on the subject or if he had never
been born.
Colonel Roosevelt is an eminent citizen and
all good men must rejoice that he is right in
this as he has been wrong in SO many other
important matters he is in this and if he
were republican and ligibe to the presidency
under the two term tradition which has grown
into a rule, there would be no question as to
his nomination.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

'essary, Dr.. William Mayo, noted sur
geon. returned today, to the Rochester
sanitarfum. The empire builder was
stronger early today, his household
insisting that he spent perfect
night.
MY fathers condition is not ani
never has been serious" l.. w. Hill
told the United Press today. I'VE ara
merely taking precautions. The pub.
lie has looked upon his indisposition
as serious, merely because he was
never before sick and because he is
seventy-eight years old. Father suf-
fered greatly from a carbuncle and it
was only natural that we would at
tempt to get the very best advice on
how to relieve him."
Outside the circle of physicians and
members of the household, there was
an expressed air of nervousness tc-
day as to the railway magnate's con-
dition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
In the Old Days.

Cedar Rapids Republican: No mat
ter what his views may be, Col. John
P. Irish is an interesting man. He
amounts to character. At one time
he was one of the strongest editors
in the state and he made Iowa City
a newspaper center of the first mag
nitude while he was editing paper
there. That was in the palmy days
Of early journalism: Ret Clarkson
was the big man in the Iowa puddle
of journalism, being at the head OF
the Des Moines Register. Clarkson
was a republican and Irish, the big
man on the democratic side, strove
with him often, if not always and yet
the men were strong personal friends.
In Davenport at that time the late ID.
n. Richardson was the editorial head
of the Democrat. In Sioux City the
late George D. Perkins was beginning
to illuminate the northwestern end OF
the state which was :hen an agricul-
tural wilderness to be purchased for
few dollars an acre, while the
memory of the grasshopper raids still
fingered over the region. Those were
also the days of the most scintillat-
ing of the early Iowa editors, Sam
Clark of the Keokuk Gate City. There
were Sldnts III liloSe uayo aISo anu
Colonel Irish was one Of the most
giantesque among them.
Clarksor is still living il New York
city, in retirement. The others are
all dead except Colonel Irish who is
now returning to Iowa to make a few
speeches upon Califo, experience
with woman suffrage. He has been
resident of California for many
years, where he has been both editor
and public servant. He has made
good in his adopted state as he did
in his native state, for he was born
in Iowa City seventy-iour years ago.
His eloquence, which was always
startling, is said to be unimpaired, ex-
cept it lacks some Of its primitive
fervency and he still looks like Ken
lucky colonel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
TOO MUCH CENSORSHIP.

The disgraceful result of the effort to censor
public morals by means of the so-called Mann
"white slave'' law should be lesson enough to
congress to let the moving picture business
alone That federal motion picture censor
ship law would open the way to the oppres-
sion of film producers, and even to blackmail,
there can be no manner of doubt. Americans
are clean enough to defend their own morals
and will take measures to that end. So will the
more enlightened and clean producers. This is
shown by the fact that the question OF better
motion pictures is to be brought to the atten-
ton of the General Federation of Women s
Clubs which is now in session in New York
CITY Through the initiative of Mrs. Jane
Stannard johnson, who is prominent IN motion
picture circles, several leaders in the film in
dustry have already stated their desire to pro-
duce only pictures of such quality as will meet
the approval of club women. The request of
Mrs johnson that she be allowed place on the
federation's convention program has been
granted. and she will present resolution
which, if passed, would place the federation on
record in favor of clean pictures. This resolu
ton would be sent to the producers. notifying
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
LOOKING for Peace.

COPENHAGEN, May 27.-Ambas-
sador Gerard believes that peace pro-
posals will assume definite form
within few months, If not within a
few weeks, according to a CORES
pendent of the Munich Zeitung, who
interviewed him.
"As a result of our understanding
with Germany over the submarine
question, the United States now oc-
crrpies an absolutely free position,
even IL requested to mediate" Gerard
told the Zeitung.
IAN early peace is just as import
ant to neutrals as to belligerents.
Therefore the American government
feels obliged to do its utmost to
further the peace movement"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
Wars Damage to the Fit.

,, New York Sun: The racial dam.
age which has been done to the
people of Europe by the killing and
manning of the higher types of man
mood was discussed recently by Mai
Leonard Darwin, a son of Charles
Darwin, the naturalist, at meet
Ing of the Royal Statistical Society
I in London.
in the course of his paper on 1.-THE
Statistical Inquiries Needed after the
war in Connection with Eugenics,'
MAJ. Darwin stated that the British
casualties might be about 61s per
cent OF all the fighting men available.
while those Of the Germans were
about 20 or 80 per cent.
Major Darwin stated that unques-
tionably the war was killing off the
better types Of men. He pointed out
that the active causes of the racial
damage would not cease with the war,
because the birth rates of the higher
types would continue to be adversely
affected. Only those born in the last
eighteen years would be entirely un,
damaged by the war. he said, and it
would be increasingly necessary dur
ing the next twenty years to empha-
size the fact that in cases where both
parents are fairly healthy, it is I'M
patriotic and immoral to lint the size
of the family, except in view of bring
ing the children up in comfort.
He stated that the racial damage
would be at it's worst when peace was
declared The checking of the multi
plication of the unfit would never be
more needed than then, he added
| Prof. Arthur Keith, conservator of
the museum and Hunterian profess
sor of the Royal College of Surgeons,
when interviewed on the subject at
the Royal College of Surgeons by 4
representative of the Pail Mall Ga
Zette, said he was not aware of the
existence of any statistics which went
! to show that the stature Of the
french nation diminished after the
lNapoleonic wars.
| THE question Is: Are we losing
our best men? There is no doubt we
are losing our bravest men. The men
Of the highest physical courage, OF
the highest patriotism, have volun
| teered, but have these men left chill
dren behind? If they have, and, OF
course, we know they have, then the
nation cannot be affected as whole
1T should be remem bered that our
HATES up W the age VI 10 IeAdih uit
touched and that part of the popula
ton cannot be injured. What, how
I, ever, must be the condition Of Ger
many? If look around / see twenty.
five families within my own knoll
edge who have been hit, but if Ger
man professor looks around he will
| be able to count ten times az many.
| There is another point to consider
The men who are most eminently fit
tied for our modern civiiZation-foI
our industrial civilization-are not
1.-THE bravest men of the nation at all
The extremely brave man is Of no use
| In business whatever; he is of nc
juse in industrial life. It Is nonsense
to talk about war being the cause oil
the catastrophe of eliminating tbs
best men.
Warfare goes on in the industrial
world, but the warfare of the indus
| trial world is waged by competition
/ not bravery In one case it Is physt
cal courage, bravery, that counts; Ill
the other, versatility and brains"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
500 Reward, 500

The readers Of this paper win be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to in all its
sta ges, and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to the med
ical fraternity. Cotarrh being constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting ma
ture IN doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any that IL
fails TO SEM for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for cnustipatioo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
WORTHY OF PRESERVATION.

A firm grip on the forelock of time is taken
by the Camp Fire club of American, the Boone
and Crockett club and the American Game Pro
tective association, which have joined in formu-
lating and pressing bill before congress pro-
viding for the Mckinley national park, in
Alaska Mount Mckinley is the highest
mountain in North America, 10000 feet above
sea level, II, 900 feet above the plateau and s.
600 and 5000 feet higher than its two nearest
snow-capped neighbors of a three hundred mile
range Scientifically the mountain is described
as the most impressive in the world, and al
though it is now in the center of a vast and
practically inaccessible wilderness south of the
Yukon and west of the Tanana river, it will be
easily reached as soon as the government rail
road now building, is completed. The three
associations named desire that the mountain
and a large segment Of environment be set
aside by the government for park purposes be.
fore the expected onrush of civilization dims
the lustre of it's primeval glories.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
ToDAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE SOUND OF RAIN.

J
Upon the heath the winds laid; and starkly
The stand; their gaunt heads stiffy massne
Unmoving, stone-like, when some one passing
Stirs with his cloak their stalks that rustic darky
And Heaven and Earth grayly one another's;
Mist bound in one; the twain more divided;
AS when friends having in grief, conhded,
Each one forgets his in the others.
Now to and fro the thistle's plumes are driven;
And with the rush of rain the hush is riven-
Like a loud answer to look replying.
One hears the wild rain whirling and the thistle,
Wind whipped and torn. thin in the tempest whistle,
And grief unutterabe fills the breast with signing.
Madison Cawein-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
An OIL SHAMPOO THAT
PRESERVES the HAIR

IF men would use EVERY WEEK
ANTI-SEPTIC OIL SHAMPOO instead
of the alkali shampoos and soaps which
are so commonly used, they would pre-
serve their hair rather than invite bald
ness. EVERY WEEK SHAMPOO dis
solves and removes the dandruf (dry
or oily), opens the hair cells, feeds and
strengthens the famished roots and leaves
the hair clean, soft, fluffy, silky and the
scalp healthy. A weekly application
keeps the scalp clean, healthy and the
hair in excellent condition.
The perfect shampoo for men, women
and children. A large bottle ga tea
spoonfuls) soc at
Wilkinson & Co, Hotter IOWA Pnar-
macy, Crescent Pharmacy, McGrath
Bros. Scott - O'Reilly, City Drug
Store, Englehardt & Co., ]. F. Kied-
aisch & Son, w. II. Siegfried and all
other dealers In drugs and toilet
articles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
Earnest Protest.

Chicago Herald: In the latest
Commoner, Mr.. Bryan, in explaining
his defeat as delegate to the demo
cratic national convention, makes it
quite clear that the thing was done
over his earnest protest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
Mr.. arxan,s Panaeea.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Mr..
Bryan is opposed both to war and to
leagues to enforce peace. He would
settle everything with chautauQua
speeches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

-bdNeupCIl Hines II IS nCLnlnS par
ticularly worth while to brag about
this low percentage Of foreign born
in Iowas population. Larger num-
bers would aid the state, and possibly
some plan may be worked out for
Iowa, where they may get a chance
to help with the farms and do other
work such as they are proficient in
doing. Iowa needs them.
Sioux City Journal: If there was
anything machine made about
Hughes popularity in Oregon, it was
voting machine made.
Muscatine Journal: A Chicago
university professor says the Ameri-
can people talk too much" These
university highbrows, likewise, APP
pear to be intoxicated with the exhu-
berance of their own verbosity.
Waterloo Courier: Henry Ford says
Roosevelt is antiquated. But there is
not saying that he Is mollycoddle,
Byzantine logothete or a pussy
footer.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The demo
Gratis should not repeal the rule that
requires two-thirds vote in their
convention to name a candidate for
president. There have been times
when not even two-thirds could select
a man who could be elected.
Ottumwa Courier: You just can't
keep good man down Billy Bryan
has been thrown out of the demo
cratic party, but he comes up smil-
ing as the probable presidential can
didate of the prohibition party.
Waterloo Tines-Tribune President
Wilson is going to make a peace
speech this week-wh;2h will give "I'
one more opportunity to fire . bat
terry or two.
Webster City Freeman Tribune: OF
course E. T. Meredith may be a good
enough democrat to be nominated by
the democrats for governor of Iowa,
even though he was not a democrat
at all when running against Maurice
Connolly for United Sti'es senator in
1912. It doesn't take long in Iowa
for man to become "a good enough
democrat" Horace 3o,as was elect
ed governor soon after leaving the re-
publican party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The Sioux
City Journal wants 20 know where
thte liquor interests in Iowa are now
located With poor old Jim Fiske,
where the woodbine twineth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
DOES YOUR STOMACH
TROUBLE YOU?
@''.MkYP'S
~ ~ b Wonderful
~ Stomach Remedy
\/ will change
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And One Dose Has Often Dis
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Mayr's Wonderful Remedy can real
~ be termed WONDERFUL. Nc
matter where you live-you will find
people who have suffered with Stom.
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ETC., and have been restored to health
and are loud in their praise of this
remedy. 1t acts on the source and
foundation of these ailments, remov.
ing the poisonous catarrh and bile
accretions, taking out the inflamma-
ton from the intestinal tract and
assists in rendering the same anti
septic. Sufferers are urged to try one
dose-which alone should relieve your
suffering and convince you that Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy should restore you
to good health. Put it to test today.
Send for booklet on Stomach Ailments
to Geo. H. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, 1855
Whiting ST., Chicago, or better still,
obtain bottle from your druggist.
lx or sale by druggists everywhere
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

There is nothing wonderful in the story of
the man born without hands who became an ex-
pert penman. Some of the most popular
theories in the intellectual world are started by
men who have lost their heads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

s"The president never surrenders,' says
Secretary Tmelty. Perhaps not; but he has q
way of changing his mind at the opportune
moment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Des Moires Register: Carranza
appears to be getting the note-writ-
ing fever quite as badly as a real
president in a sure enough republic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Carranza has habit of appearing above the
horizon after the damage has been done. like a
sleepy hired man after the horse has been
stolen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Way off in Hawaii the volcanoes are erupt
ing. They know election is coming and Ha
wall is in the United States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Messrs. Cosson. Allen and Kuehnle.
The growing popularity of Mr.. Hard
ing Is pretty strong testimony that a
good man can't be held down by
abuse.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

We'd feel more discouraged over the hatred
of the Mexicans for the Gringo if the Mexicans
didn It hate each other so.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Dubuque Times-Journal: The ova-
ton given Mr.. Harding at the state
convention at Cedar Rapids and the
publicity given the ovation appears
to have knocked the props from under
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27
Not Serjously III,

Sot SerIoUSIy III.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 21.-An OPP
Grafton on James J Hill, empire build.
err, having been determined as unnec-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Muscatine Journal: A Chicago
university professor says the Ameri
can people talk too much" These
university highbrows. likewise, ap.
pear to be intoxicated with the exhu.
berance Of their own verbosity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Sioux City Journal: If there was
anything machine made about
Hughes popularity in Oregon, it was
voting machine made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Waterloo Courier: Henry Ford says
Roosevelt is antiquated. But there is
not saying that he Is mollycoddle,
Byzantine logothete or pussy
footer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-27

Battle and soak the hands on retiring in
hot Cuticura soapsuds. Dry and rub
Cuticura Ointment well into the hands.
The result is wonderful.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-13
MISS JANE MUNDAY DEAD.
Funeral Service in ST. Andrews
Church This Evening at 9 O'Clock.

Miss Jane Munday. an aged and
highly respected lady, died this morn.
ing at her home on East Goth street,
after an extended Illness. She was
born - years ago in Kent. England.
and lived for many. years after com
ing to this country in Brennan. where
she has large circle Of friends who
have known and loved her for many
years Several years ago she came TO
Bryan. where she has made her home
ever since. living very quietly. All
who have come In contact with her
learned to love and respect her for
her sterling worth AMI simplicity OF
character. She was devoted church.
woman. having been confirmed In her
girlhood home In the English church
and remained ever loyal to that com.
munion and faithful In the observance
OF its rites and sacraments. and
passed peacefully into the great be.
yond In perfect confidence. supported
by the holy communion and the last
rites of her beloved church.
She Is survived by one niece, Mrs.