The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-06
CHAMPION "JoINERs. .

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the world and holds as of less Importance that
capacity through which he has achieved sue
cess. A statesman or fnancier, for instance,
might make abominable verse and call it
poetry; or man of affairs like the presidents
friend, Colonel House, might write a ninth
rate novel and cherish secret heart pain all
through life because the world refused to ratlfy
his estimate of 1t.
This train of thought was brought to mind
by chance perusal of the autobiographles OF
the Oklahoma senator's in the congressional Oh
rectory Both these distinguished democrats
were sent to the senate in the same year, 1907,
Senator Gore though younger in years being
the senior in office, having taken his seat
month before his colleague Both Of them IN
their autobiographies lay especial stress upon
the fraternal organizations, societies and asso-:
Citations to which they belong, and there would
appear to be keen but honorable rivalry be
tween them as to who could rightfully wear the
largest number of buttons, badges, collars,
feathers, cooked hats, weapons and insignia
Senator Gore claims membership in the order of
Elks, Moose, Knights of Pythias and Woodmen
of the World, which is certainly very credit
able showing But his colleague, Mr.. Owen,
being fourteen years his elder, has far out
stripped him in this respect and writes himself
down a Mason, a Mystic Shriner, Knight
Templar, Elk, Moose Woodman, and in add
ton to these can wear the pins of two Greek let
ter fraternities and appends to his patronymic
the high sign of two university degrees.
AS far az our information goes Senator Ow-
on holds the record as the champion Joiner
in the sixty-fourth or present congress. Per
haps his achievement in this line has never
been equaled since the foundation of the repub-
lie; and it is noteworthy, to say the least, that
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from his own state.
Mr.. Man, are you sure you re not wearing a
paper hat? That paper hats are worn by
some men is indicated by an order made by
the collector Of the port OF New York. An IN
vesti cation was made into the material used in
the manufacture of certain Panama hats. 1t
Iappeared that it had been the practice of Gus
toms officials at New York to return the hats
as manufactures Of paper not specially pro-
yided for A recent careful. examination, 1t
was reported disclosed the fact that the So
called Panama hats were made Of strips of
tissue paper rolled and coated so as to initiate
grass or straw It would be interesting to know
the length of life of these paper hats. Their
manufacture shows ingenuity, and the fact that
importation continues is proof that great
many people are being fooled.
When one reflects that putting the clock
ahead for more daylight means going to bed in
the warm hours of the evening and getting up
when it is coolest to sleep, the proposal does
not seem so attractive.
1.-The canal will stay open,'' says Governor
Goethals, of the Zone. The next job is to build
a few American ships to 60 through it.
The trouble is that some people at Washing
ton know more about the cream puffs of our
naval policy than about its brass tacks.
II Ia hard to say which is most humiliating,
Carranza promise of cooperation or a Car
rama threat of war.