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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06
INQUIRER SUMMARIZES
PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION

Under a Washington date, a recent
issue Of the Philadelphia Inquirer con
tains the following summary Of the
Republican presidential situation:
With the conclusion Of the Wiseon-
sin, Michigan and New York Presi-
Dental primaries during the past week,
more than 375 delegates to the Re
publican national convention have
been chosen. These delegates have
been elected in states as widely sepa
rated as Minnesota and Florida, North
Carolina and Kansas-praetieally ev-
ery section of the country has selected
at least a portion Of its delegates 70
Chicago-and yet there is no marked
indication as to the convention final
choice.
One result of the primaries and con
ventions recently held, however, has
been a noticeable narrowing down Of
the list of Presidential possibilities
from which final selection will be made
until now it may be said that those
who will figure most prominently are
Colonel Roosevelt, Justice Hughes, Sen
ator John w. Weeks of Massachusetts
former Senator Theodore f. Burton Of
Ohio. and Senator Cummins of Iowa.
These are the candidates who have dis
played strength abroad as well as at
home and il seems probable that N
this list will be found the name of the
Republican standard bearer for 1916.
just what part Roosevelt and Hughes
will Play ia the Chicago convention is
still a matter of widely divergent spec
u~lation, but it has become increasingly
certain dul2rg the past week that both
of these New Workers will be promi
nently refo1e the convention from
start to finish, and it has also become
apparent that between these Presiden
tial possibilities there is likely to de-
struggles of the convention.
There alc a few political observers
at the Capitol who contend that Colo
mel Roosevelt, if he cannot secure the
nomination himself, will give his as
~sistaneet to those supporting Hughes,
but the n lority of opinion seems TO
be that noting would disgruntle the
Colonel more han to see another citi.
zen of his own state get the nomina-
tion. and that he would throw his in
fuenee against Hughes immediateiy
he displays Alarming strength.
That tolh Roosevelt and Hughes
will have a substantial following in
the eo re ton appears to be certain,
but none Of their supporters has as YET
undertaken 10 point out just which af
the 375 delegates recently chosen are
dependable Hughes or Roosevelt sua
porters, preferring to make only gen
eral claims of support on each of the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06

which are tributary to the Ohio. Sen
ator Weeks manager, o. f. Weller,
of Baltimore, mas also done work in
West Virginia, and il is understood
that Weeks and Burton may reach an
understanding whereby there will be
an equal division of the states dele
CATION. no other candidate having been
active in that section.
Looking forward to the convention
at Chicago, the leading a%andidates, ac-
cording to information available at
this time, expect to stand approximate
" as follows on the opening ballot:
Weeks, 200; Burton, lis; Fairbanks,
125; Cummins, ia; Sherman, 100;
Root, So.
The first ballet strength of Hughes
and Roosevelt will depend largely, it
is believed, upon the Impressions gained
by the delegates after exhaustive dis
eussion of the situation during the pre-
hminaries of the convention. LaFol-
lette, Estabrook and Senator William
Alden Smith, of Michigan, have been
practically eliminated by recent devel-
opments, and Borah has repeated his
earlier assertion that he is in no sense
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06
READY FOR ONE TEST

The President has asked if the peo-
pie of the country are ready for the
test. His failure to p~artieularize may
lead to some confusion in the reply,
but it is safe to say that there is one
test for which the people are not only
ready but anxious. That is the test
which will come on election day, when
we shall determine whether the ma
tional aspirations and ideals are to
have their counsel darkened with
words for four years more. On that
point the people have made up their
mind most decisively and they await
with eagerness the day of their test
ing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06
THE WAR A YEAR AGO TODAY
May 6, 1915.

May s, 1915.
German line around Ypres gave
way in places, and French won
ground in Alsace.
Teutons took Tarnow, JasIo and
Dukla and drove Russians from
Dunajec and 5iala rivers.
Russians defeated Turks In eau
casus.
Desperate fighting in GallipoIi.
Five British vessels sunk by sub
marines.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06

Not since 1882 have the Democrats
been able to elect a President for a
second term in suceession-and 1916
is not going to see that record broken.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-06

FOR sALE-Eighty acres Of state
land at Happy Creek. Inquire
this office. -adVttf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
CITY NEWS.

That grand old-fashioned Iowa
corn weather is respectfully invited
to make its appearance Immediately.
Gerard Higgins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Higgins, sustained a
broken arm while cranking an auto
m obile
Developments in the Mexican
situation are awaited with more in
terest in Keokuk since the militia
boys started for the border.
This spring has been remarkable
in that there have been no deaths
from drowning in this vicinity. Usual
ly in the spring of the year, many
swim in too cold water: cramps some
times follow, often with death as the
resultant.
An automobile belonging to John
W. Brady caught fire last hight at the
entrance to Rand park at Fifteenth
and Orleans avenue. still alarm
was turned in to the fire station
about 7:4o o'clock and the truck re-
sponded. The services of the firemen
were not needed as Mr. Brady and
some folks who ran to his aid threw
sand on the car and rut out the
blaze. An explosion preceded the fire
in the car, and some of the engine
parts were damaged. The car was
towed back to the garage,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
CITY NEWS.

Hon. Thomas Hedge, of Burling
ton, well known in Keokuk, delivered
a masterful patriotic speech to the
Burlington militia company on the
eve Of its departure for Des Moines.
Mr.. Hedge is seventy-two years old
Aside from the time he was serving
his country on the battlefield and
his community in congress he has
been a resident OF Burlington.
! "A crowd of 600 people attended
the K P. excursion to Fort Madison
on Saturday. About 100 went up on
the evening train and met the boat
at Fort Madison. The trip was made
on the G. w. Hill, and the excursion
lists returned about IL O'Clock. The
day was ideal and the trip proved
most enjoyable for the large number
who boarded the boat here.
-KeaA the classified cd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
CITY NEWS.

Relatives in the city have receiv-
ed letters from Mrs. G. d. Emerson
at Chicago in which she says that
her son, Dumont Emerson, a second
lieutenant in one OF the Rort Sheri-
dan, Ill, regular companies, has been
ordered for duty in Mexico.
The river has remained stationary
for several days. The pes Moines
which is still bank full, is believed to
have much to do with the high stage
of the Mississippi, as 1t backs the
stream up for several miles above its
mouth. The Des Moines has been
affected much more by the recent
rains than has the Mississippi.
In the ST. PauTs Evangelical,
Westminster Presbyterian, First Con-
gregationaI and United Presbyterian
church, it was announced yesterday
that no evening services would be
held in the individual churches until
August /. The four churches plan to
cooperate in union evening services
during the month of July.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
CITY NEWS

If the weather will permit, Keo-
kuk will send a large delegation to
West Point next Wednesday.
Valley Lodge A III. T. A. will hold
their annual picnic July 4, at the
Turner grove. Come and spend the
day with us.
-Chas. B. Elder, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Kraft, w. F. Wilcox and F. T.
Hughes were Keokukians in Burling-
ton last Saturday.
The swimming meet of the stu.
dents Of the 'eY'' swimming school
will be held tonight. BY mistake, this
meet was announced for Saturday
night in the issue of that day.
Burlington is wanting street signs
that are better than the ones used
at present. Keokuk recently passed
through this agitation and as re-
suit has better street signs.
Tom Maloney Of Council Bluffs,
was in the city today visiting with
friends. He is en- route to Warsaw.
which is his old home. For several
years Mr. Maloney was mayor OF
Council Bluffs.
The prospects for safe and sane
Fourth of July in Keokuk are excel
lent. 1t may be for the reason that
Keoklk is not going to celebrate, but
Keokuk would have been sane and
safe in any event
The news that war threatened
the nation, stirred to action the poten-
tial patriotism of this section Of the
state. Almost all the business build
ings and many private residences
have been displaying flags.
I'm an average hot spring the
strawberry crop would be practically
gone before the end OF June. The
berries are still coming In in great
quantities this year, and the quality
leaves nothing to be desired.
The rains the last few days have
worked havoc with tennis courts about
the city, except where the ground has
been protected with gravel or wood
chips. The sun Of Saturday and Sun
day aided considerably in improving
the conditions.
The people out in the country keen
very busy nowadays when the
weather permits, and prospects are
not as bad as they have been pictured
by alarmists. This is because the
farmers are quick to take advantage
of every hour of good weather.
Davenport will be the place of
the Iowa state meeting of the Ma.
tional Federation OF Musical clubs,
according to the state president. Miss
Norma Wiese of TOO Brown street.
There are six federated musical clubs
in Davenport. The exact cate of the
state convention has not get been set,
but it will probably be some time in
November.
Andrew Carmical, who is remem-
bered as sporting editor of the Con-
acknowledgements for some months
last year, has risen rapidly in the
journalistic world since leaving Keo-
kul1 last March. Carmicdl is now
managing editor of large paper in
Sapulpa, Okla. 1t was announced
some time ago in the American
Press a trade journal. that Carmi
cal had become a city editor. Re
Gently the same sheet carried very
com mandatory article about Mr.. Car
mical, calling to notice that he was
the youngest managing editor In the
world. He has also been writing
motion picture scenarios for one of
the leading cinemaplay companies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
MAKE PROGRESS
| ON new APPROACH
Grading Nearly Completed on Fills for
the New Roadway and Side
walk on the River
Front
THE PLAZA FOR AUTOS
Space Sufficient for Fifty Cars VIII
Be Provided-Appearance Of
Front VIII DO Great
~ improved.
THE PLAZA FOR AUTOS

Work In identifying the approach
to the government reservation and
the Mississippi Power company's
plant is progressing rapidly. The
grading IS nearly finished.
The FIJI of the Burlington railroad
at this point has been cut away. con
siderably, making much wider road
way here than otherwise would have
been possible. The earth from this
cut is being dumped in the low ground
between the roadway and the bluff.
The refreshment stand, which for
merly stood on municipal property,
has been moved some distance to q
site on the plaza. The space was do
mated by the power company.
Ihe plot of ground between the
railroad and the bluff, and between
the pumping station and the entrance
to the reservation will be levelled
off. A thirty foot roadway will be
built from the termination of the pres
emit paving on Water street to the
boulevard running through the gov
eminent grounds The sidewalk will
continue to connect with the side
walk running to the lock.
be constructed where autoists may
room for fifty cars. At present there
is no place to leave a car, except in
the narrow roadway. When a few
cars have been left there, little room
is left for other cars to pass by.
A large force of men is at work
ON the grading. The fill will soon be
completed. It will be necessary to
let it settle short time. After this
the work can be rushed to completion.
This Improvement will add greatly
to the appearance of Keokuk's river
front In the past, a bad contrast has
been shown visitors by the neat and
well kept government grounds, with
the great powerhouse for a back
ground, and the rough road and rocky
hollow that constituted the fore
grounds
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
PERSONALS.

MIS-. Claude NJ. Owens has return
ed from Chicago, after a ten davis
VISIT, with relatives. She was ar.
oco1npanled by her niece. Martha
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
PERSONALS.

Miss Emma Peterson has gone to
Creston for brief visit
Mrs. Merton Morris has returned
from Chicago, where she has been
Visiting relatives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26

BILLIARDS AND BOWLING, =.
FOR SALE-BiIliard tables. brana
new, carom and pocket, with complete
outfit, SIPS; second hard tables at re-
duced prices. Easy payments. Cigar
store, drug. delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. The Brunsw1cA
Balke-C ollender Co., Davenport, iowa
I G. Sanders. agent 21e Harrison 81
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Woman,s Helping Hand

This week cleanup"
spread everywhere enlarged ITSELF confined
something that resulted from understanding that
clean ideals, good health spirit.
Attendant the thought
practical which
has been particularly noticeable the Hilltop section where but for
there
of life in these which
folk to be absent of the approaching
admirably
Primary everlasting thanks
to the homes OF the people Naturally therefore,
Every ctyevery country ought learn
the the
tey are helping In these and kindred
BOARD IN he State Sa states) ought to
women membership
diplomacy than men,. - -
They have shown their ability promote these
Surely cannot be doubted
improve help
of public seyce and civic pogress
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Death off. j. Conast0ck

The death of Mr.. ]. F. Comstock,
the son-in-law of DR.. HI. F. Goemann,
of Grantwood, has cast gloom over
the friends and family on account of
it's peculiar sadness. Young Com
stock was thirty-two, and had been
highly successful with the Norton
Company, of Worcester, Mass, which
he was helping to build up, and with
which he stood very high. He was
just starting in New York, and was
just finishing pretty home in Grant
wood.
'The Norton Spirit" a handsome
little publication gotten out in the
interests of the employees of the
company, had touching tribute to
young Comstock in its May issue:
y. F. ComstOck Dies of Pneumonia
Gas we are going to press, word
reaches us of the death of J. F. Com
stock, which occurred May 1. 1t
seems but yesterday that he said
goodbye to the many friends he made
while here in Worcester. None of
us then dreamed, and it is still hard
to believe, it was his last goodbye.
'sHe came to the Norton Company
on January 26, 1914, from the West
ern Electric Company, for the pur-
pose of establishing an educational
department, which is now known as
the training department. Later he
proved to be such a valuable eff
cheney man that his entire time was
devoted to this work, and several of
the best systems recently installed in
our plant are his. In order to further
utilize his ability he had only lately
been added to the sales force and was
to make the New York office his
headquarters. He had only started
his new duties, however, and was
hardly settled in his new home in
Grantwood, N j., before he contract
ed the severe case of pneumonia that
resulted in his untimely death.
''He leaves wife and two children
who have the deepest sympathy Of
the entire Norton organizations in
their great loss"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
No Accidents In Nature

There are no accidents in nature.
Efficient workmen do not get things
mixed up. The right kind of leaves
are placed upon the right kind of
trees. Nobody goes to sleep at the
switch and thereby bring about a
wreck. The transportation lines
carry their traffic unencumbered and
unimpeded.
The roses appear always upon rose
bushes. Grass grows upon the ground
and not upon the sides of trees
Blossoms appear where they should
appear, and not upon barbed-wire
fences. The oak is an oak always
and does not happen to become an
elm. No mistakes are made in the
coloring, in the shapes or sizes-or
formations.
If you knew a maple leaf last
year, you may know it this year; it
is unchanged. The fashions were
established in the beginning, and do
not grow out Of date. They are not
accidentally changed through the
whim or incimpetency of some
To-day is exactly as long as it w
year ago. The sun has not slipped
the thousandeth part Of an inch, nor
the earth varied from it's course.
The stars stay put, for they were put
permanently and do not have to be
reset. The raindrops fall as they
have always fallen, and find their
place in the earth as of yore, or ripple
to the same old gulf to which they
have rippled eternally.
There is nothing new in nature, nor
anything that is old. No mistakes,
no accidents, no shortcomings, no
guesswork or helter-skelter doings.
1t is all matter of repetition, always
old, always young, pleasing, pleasant
and true. It's wonderful world to
live in and just as wonderful to die in.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Poisoned Shafts

Is there any good in throwing poi
soned darts?
Have you found any personal con-
ISOLATION in saying just anything you
please about people?
If you do there is somewhere within
you a spot suffering from moral
decay.
Get away from the ugly habit.
Something is wrong if you can't
throw off this evil tendency.
The barbarian tortures men be-
cause he enjoys their suffering. That
is because he was never taught to
know there are better things.
The hurts you inf1ict with vicious
tongue are mental, which cuts deeper
than mere physical anguish.
Get yourself sweetened with the
ideals of fairness. Put yourself in
the other PERSONS place. Ask your
self how you would like to have some
one say evil, harmful, untruthful
things about you.
When you have the tendency to
speak to another of something you
don't really know, stand stock still
in your thoughts and tracks and curl
up the corners of your mouth and
think for just second of what you
are about to say, and its possible
effect, if said about you. If you
don't seal your lips then and there,
you will prove that you mean to be
unfair-that you are purposely I'M
fair.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
A Victory of Peace

In spite of the really wonderful ad-
vances that are being made in surgery
in European hospitals where shat
tered and torn human bodies are be-
ing rebuilt and in many cases made
almost as good as new, not all of the
genius of the medical and surgical
worlds is devoting itself to the re-
building of war-torn men. A Chicago
man has just made discovery which
bids fair to do as much to relieve
sufferers from peace wounds as any
of those brought to light in the field
hospitals of the world war. This
surgeon has found a method of re-
placing human skin without the ne
cessity of grating it.
By scraping the dust from the skin
of patent and sprinkling it over a
wound on another part of the body,
the physician discovered this to be an
entirely satisfactory substitute for
grating. He made no effort, it is
said, to cover the entire surface of
the wound, but powdered the dust
over it, much as one would SOW grass
seeds. And, as in the case of the
seeds, the particles of skin seemed to
take root, spread out and eventually
to form perfect covering for the
wound.
If it develops that this experiment
is really as successful as it is now re-
ported to be, the days of painful skin
grating will have passed forever.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Wilson At The Circus

President Wilson went to see the
circus in Washington the other day.
Better still, the President went be-
cause he wanted to see the circus.
He didn't make the hackneyed ex-
cuse that he went just to take the
children along"
We cannot help admire the Presi-
dents candor and honesty in this
matter.
All of us go to see the circus when
we get chance, even though some of
us are so hypocritical that we frame
up excuses for SO doing.
The circus is something worth while.
It's an institution that can instruct
and entertain everybody, even the
President of the United States, at a
moment when his mind is weighted
with the problems of war.
You're all right, Woodrow. But
we would really like to know if you
ate peanuts and drank red lemonade :?
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
ne difficulties of running the govern

the difficulties of running the govern
ment.
The little talk, like everything
President Wilson does, contained
many homely, everyday, intimate
topics. 1t must have been great
measure of relief to him to face
company of men who had for three
years been his most constant callers
and talk out of the depths to them
about the trials and fluctuations of
being President. He was unre-
strained and natural in telling just
how he felt; and perhaps no other
man we have had as chief executive
of the nation was ever so careful in
getting the really rational and human
side of his office before the public
The office of President is generally
associated with species of keep
your-distance dignity, and such a
thing as being just an every day hui
man being, man unafraid and I'M
abashed; who isn't ashamed to be
like real folks and talk and be friend
ly, is quite beyond the ordinary
The quality of President Wilson
was never better illustrated thah in
this G ose-up-to-you talk to the news
nfen. HetSld Of sslh,s~enSssio (al
side Of his position, it's difficult Side
it's sleepless-nights side, and it's
thoughtful side.
And one of the best things he said
was in expressing his proud con-
tempt for those of his critics who had
so brazenly undertaken to tell him
how to run the government. If he
could have dared say, "Most of them
don't know d-n thing about it,
he would have been merely telling
the truth and asserting more of the
human side of his makeup. His mes
sage to the newsgatherers will carry
far, as it should, for it hit the spot
as most of the things the others do.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
No Novelty

Oh, wherefore waste the angry word
On those whose ways you may de-
u q l.sely host 81 leAsa-lh asve heard>A
Just what you'd like to say, before.
-Philander Johnson in
Washington Star.
Waste not your own words to deplore
What is not waste, for you will find
Some words, though often heard be-
fore,
Still leave effective stings behind.
Tom DAILY in Philadelphia Ledger.
Waste not your words, nor swear out
loud,
Calling Central" or Information"
The chances are that you will find
You've reaped only CONSERVATION.