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New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

His Passion for Mankind Has Short Ccuied
Statesman Too Bewidered To Be Right
To Be President

land where the will of Wilson may be done.
He aspires to dominant spiritual power.
Does Mr.. Wilson forget the Tower of Ba-
bel and the confusion of tongues? The peo-
PIE would have built a way to heaven. but
God came down and. thus was the build
ing left ridiculous and the work Confused
named" Napoleon said that God was always
on the side of the most heavily armed,
and straightway with mighty armies set out
to conquer the world. Has not the German
Emperor said that he also is init Gott" in
an endeavor to acquire world domain? Have
Mr.. Wilson's perplexities led him to believe
that he must acquire a spiritual world do
main. Would he usurp a power higher than
that of mans? Is it armament or ambition
that burrows the Presidential brow? Has
Mr.. Wilson forgotten that Cesar was ambi-
tious"? Really, these questions are quite
pertinent inasmuch as Mr.. Wilson shoots so
high of the mark. Why does he 60 out of the
way to solve our problems? Why not benefit
by the example of Alexander the Great, who
whipped out his sword and cut the Gordan
knot?
We, as a nation, can serve God and hu-
manity only by so serving the nation as to
enable it to serve God well. In serving the
nation and only the nation, well Mr.. Wilson
has to that end all that he can do in serving
humanity and God. Mr.. Wilson has said that
he must let later jury be his judge. jury
of the present, however, must first decide
whether or not he has done his work for US
well.
When a college boy gets out into the cold
world ne finds that while pure theory is of
tremendous use, it cannot be purely applied
For practice evolves its own particular theory
in each instance Mr. Wilson is still the col
lege professor. The better part of his career
has been that of a theorist. His theories
may be pure gold. But pure gold is not of
practical use unless alloyed with baser
metal. 1t is only natural that Mr.. Wilson
should be impatient of the practical because
the practical breaks down theory. That fact.
however, does not make it less unfortunate
for us that Mr. Wilson is impractical His
feet are not on the ground
Gentlemen Of the jury: Say, for example,
that in your home town you owned factory.
You hired man TO run that factory. But
you found that instead of running your fac
tory the man spent his time preaching at the
local church. What would you do? The case
of the people rests.
EDWARD G. LONGMAN.
Brooklyn, July "a, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
On Sick Leave.

He limped beneath the Arch, across the
Square,
And through the dazzling shaft of rain
bow-air
That blew from where the busy fountain
leaped.
For him within that vision-laden cloud
There were no peaceful hills, no valleys
loud
With streams, no fields in honeysuckle
stepped
Grim hills there were, emplumed witt
puffs of smoke;
Valleys there were, where biting guns
awoke
Echoes that died amid the eternal din
Broad honeysuckle bordered fields there
were,
Stamped down by passing troops. And in
the air
That smell which only is where war has
been.
HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Repairing an Ancient BIunder.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Your editorial in yesterdays Tribune
en- Repairing an Ancient Blunder" is all
right as far as it goes, but why stop at thai?
Why not 90 further, and in order that our
possessions may, so far as practicable be
brought closer together after the war, turn
the Philippines with a money consideration }
over to Great Britain in exchange for all her
insular possessions contiguous to our waters.
in addition to British Columbia. Alberta,
Athabasca and all that part of Northwest
Territory lying west of the Mackenzie River,
thus connecting Alaska directly with the
United States?
Buy all foreign owned isles in our waters.
Meanwhile, let the proposition to acquire
the northern states of Mexico, including
Lower California, be consummated. Why
not? w. J. X
New York, July 27, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Criticism Not DisIoyal.
1From me Minneapolis Journol


The effort of the Democratic press to brand
as dsloyal any criticism, however well
founded. Of President Wilson's mishanding
Of foreign affairs furnishes striking exam
pie of a perverted conception of both loyalty
and logic Reduced to simple terms the argu-
ment of these papers runs thus:
"Our affairs have been handled in a blum
dering. vacilating and uncertain fashion,
both as to Europe and as to Mexico. As a
result of this wabbling course, our rela-
tions with various European countries are
unsatisfactory and the situation with Mex
leo is fraught with danger Nevertheless be-
cause of the stress of our various foreign
relations, there must be no criticism OF the
blundering vacillating course which has pro-
duced this situation. Out of loyalty TO our
country we must refrain from pointing out
the serious errors of the Administration,
which have been in part responsible for our
present difficulties. Then, in the absence OF
lust criticism. the President may be reelected
and the country suffer from four years more
Of the same trouble-makng ineptitude."
That kind of an argument may appeal to a
certain type of mind. The bulk of the Amer
lean people. however, are infinitely more
interested in the welfare of the United States
than they are in the welfare of the present
Administration They are defining loyalty in
the broad terms of the good of the country.
And the good of the country to-day demands
lust the proper criticism of the Admnistra-
tion at many points, and in November the
transfer of the management of our foreign
affairs TO experienced, sagacious and far-see-
inc
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
A Defence of the Blacklist.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; Will you please inform your readers
what. if any, reason other than Administra-
tion political capital there is for all this
discussion and disturbance about the So
called British blacklist"?
The United States took similar action dur
ing the Civil War, | understand. Any indi-
vidual or nation certainly has the right 10
discourage dealings with any other ind-
vldual or nation known to be working to
the detriment of the individual or nation or
ding an enemy.
Ny firm has for the past two years de-
olined TO deal in German products or with
agents of German manufacturers. German
agencies certainly have done all that was
in their power to injure manufacturers and
dealers who were supplying anything to the
Allies from the United States.
FRANK LIE c. GILLISS.
New York, July 27, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Enough? You Said It!

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: What sort of an Administration have
we which allows a mail carrying truck to
race through the streets regardless of the
lives and limbs of pedestrians and which also
demands the right of way over the Fire De-
partment's vehicles, and which will run over
and crush the hose laid down for the pur-
pose of fighting fire and then which allows
the same mail thus carried so recklessly
against the protest of New York citizens to
be held up for weeks and months by the
British government with little or no protest
by the weakest and most asinne Admnistra-
tion the United States has ever had? Enough
Of Wilson? Well, you said il.
A. c. BUFFERS.
New York. July 2S. 1916,
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
A Long-Sufering Parent.
iitor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is indeed quite evident that sop
timst" is quoting his information from a
"little book" | regret he should be weary
listening to the criticisms of the public
schools" but it may be | have cause to be
much more weary" fighting the evils of the
schools to save the health of my offspring.
If there is any truth in his statements that
some schools are privileged or in any way
differentiated from others of the same sys-
TEN there must be a great injustice some
where.
The reading of dozen books such as
"Optimist" advises will not relieve the cond-
tions existing in our public schools while
teachers and principals declare they are only
"cogs" in the great grinding machine op-
Grated by the Board of Education. Parents
need no such advice as TO work for five years
to come'1this is great presumption. In
my case have worked for thirteen years of
the past, and for my recompense | have a
daughter on my hands to nurse back TO
health, who hitherto had not needed a doc
tor since birth, but who is now suffering
from i'll health caused by the pernicious
methods of crowding and examining, forcing
the mentality to work overtime.
nome "orh' Nlght "ork.-the everlast-
ing curse of childhood! Health is preferable
/. an indiscriminate education and "preven-
ton is thousand times better than cure"
II is so easy to be optimistic when the shoe
does not pinch US, and there is no credit
due to him who talks from the heights about
high spots" and 'excelences" unless he is a
book agent.
LoNG-SUFFERING PARENT.
Much too long,
Brooklvn JuIv II 1914
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
British Censorship.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Who is behind these preposterous
childish and insulting assertions that the
British censorship is using its power TO pro-
mote English commercial interests at the ex-
pense of those of the United States?
Who is responsible for their daily publ
cation by so many newspapers throughout
the country?
Who believes them?
Certainly not many of those members OF
Congress who are reported to be in so agi-
tated a state of mind?
Who is endeavoring TO plant this poisonous
fiction in American minds?
d. S. THAYER.
Cooperstown, y. Y. July 25, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

on US the nrakeshift, composite first line
of regulars and state Guardsmen, whose
utter inability to amalgamate on the Mex
ican border is becoming more patent every
day?
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

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upon request No rcd tape, no quibbllng. we
make good promptly il the advertiser does not
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Brooklyn. July II. 1916.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-30
FAITH is SECRET
OF CITY BUILDING
q
in "a ommu

Tulsa has received great
deal of the better class Of pub
licity. This city has been the
subject of hundreds of special
articles which have appeared in
all classifications of the higher
types of publications; industrial,
financial, civic, educational and
commercial, and in all the re-
sources of Tulsa, its wonderful
progress and its future. Some
Of the cOuntry's largest publica-
tions, both weekly and monthly,
refer to Tulsa i'll each issue, in
glowing terms.
But the latest piece of pub
licity, and one which is destined
TO create as much comment
among the people, especially of
the New England states. as any
which has appeared within the
past six months is an article in
the last issue of the Eye-Opener,
the monthly publication of the
Trenton Chamber of Commerce,
in the interest of Trenton, Tren-
ton S manufacturers and com
merce, of Trenton, n. j.
Secretary Harry B. Slater of
the Trenton Chamber of Com
merce in the last issue of the
Eye-Opener devotes several pages
of the interesting book in dis
cuSsion of the spirit which ap-
parently predominates the mem
bership of the club for which
he is secretary and in an article
captioned, "Look for the Dough-
nut-Not 'the Hole" he declares
that it is the lack of patriotism
in the part of the club members
which limits its activity. He
then, under the caption of "The
Spirit of the West" has to say :
"The spirit of the west is oft
times manifested in rather
striking manner. Not only do
we hear of it through the news
papers here in our city and from
returning citizens who have been
travelling, but each day brings
to the headquarters of the Cham
ber of Commerce a new publica-
tiOn or two of commercial or
ganization from some western
city.
"Undaunted courage, booster
spirit, and cooperative activity
of western people were demon
strated the other day with a
strange line of coincidence, rath-
er remarkable, indicating at least
in this instance a great degree
of progress.
Gone day recently 7 had oc-
casion to pick up for the first
time, the official publication of
the Tulsa (Okla.) Chamber of
Commerce, The Tulsa Spirit,
carrying as its slogan, Tulsa
WILL
II read it with a great deal
of interest because, among other
things the bank clearings showed
an increase of 172 per cent dur
ing the month of June, 1916,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-30

OIL FIELD SUPPLY COMPANY.
Secondhand pipe, tools, spudding
lines. We buy abandoned wells in
the ground and pipe. Highest cash
price paid for junk, rope and metals.
Pipe threading a specially. Call and
see us when in the market
Office Phone $500.
Yard N. Cincinnati and Katy Tracks
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-30

over that Cf June, 1915.
at showed that eight banks
of this western town had over
$50, 100000 on deposits at the
close Of business June 30, 1916.
1t showed a wonderful increase
i'll buildings. 1t showed that
two $4,000 garages were being
erected, and a 100000 office
building and a Jewish temple
to cost $4,000 1t indicated the
purchase by one of its companies
of 81 100000 oil well. ana many
other matters of highly interest
ing nature.
"When | looked up more infor-
nation on this place, | found it
was a city Of forty thousand in
habitants, in what was formerly y
Indian Territory, generally sup
posed by eastern people to be
country where nothing but In
dians reside.
'Throughout this publication
there was a spirit of energy
which indicated that every citi-
zen in the town was working,
not only for his own individual
success. but for the success of
the place where he made his
home.
con the Monday after | had
read this interesting paper, | met
a former Trenton boy on the
street who was visiting his par
ents, and invited him to ride
downtown with me. During our
journey | said
Where are you located now,
Sam?"
His reply was, "Tulsa, Okla
homa," and then he started out
to tell me something of his new
home. His final words were,
"Why, Salter, in this little burg
of forty thousand we have a ho-
tel so large that the Trenton and
American hotels could be put in
side of it.
That very afternoon one of
Henry Ford s engineers and tech
nical men visited the Chamber of
Commerce and it was my pleasure
to show him about the city. OF
course his talk turned to garages
and automobile service stations,
and he remarked on the lack Of
that facilities in Trenton. and
then he said, "Why, Mr.. Secre-
tary, in the little town of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, they have more gar
ages and auto service stations
than all Of Trenton put together.
It's some town"
That's all. But I could not
help telling of this coincidence
with the hope that it might strike
to the marble heart of few Tren-
tonians and arouse in them a
spirit Of edo something" which
will make this town so great that
strangers will talk about Trenton
in a similar tone"
The fact that the secretary of the
leading civic organization Of Trenton
should hold Tulsa, her people and
above all, the faith of her people in
Tulsa up before the inhabitants of
Trenton is evidence that there is real
value in the class of publicity which
is being sent broadcast through the
Tulsa newspapers and by Secretary
Clarence Douglas of the Chamber OF
Commerce through the medium Of
the Tulsa Spirit
Another source of publicity for
Tulsa, and one which has proven
fruitful. is that of personal inves q "a
ton followed by the Information be-
ing spread by those who have really
visited Tulsa and have seen that the
greatest boast has not been exag-
gerated. that the facts are even
greater than fancies.
AS an illustration. there came to
Tulsa the other day newspaper
man who had spent the past several
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
VISIT WARSAW
| ON WEDNESDAY
keokuk Merchants Going Down on
the 2:so O'Clock Interurbsn
Car for chau-
tauqua.
LARGE CROWD WANTED
"Duty Of keokuk Merchants to A.
tend" Says M. E Justice,
President Of the
Retailers.

| Keokuk merchants who are gong
to the Warsaw chautauqua tomorrow.
or Keokuk day as 1t has been desig-
! nated by the chautauqua manage
ment, will leave here on the 2:3O
o'clock tnterurban car. The meet
ing was scheduled to start at 2:3O
but will be postponed until the ar
rival of the Keokuk party. A num-
Der have signified their intention OF
going and 1t is probable that q large
representation will be on the trip.
The Warsaw chautauqua opened
this afternoon and will run through
Sunday. The program arranged Is
an excellent one and Keokuk mer-
chants will be sure to see and hear
something of interest tomorrow. One
of Wednesdays features will be Hon.
Frank S. Regan, lecturer and crayon
artist.
NJ. E. Justice. president Of the
Keokuk Retailers league. is DESTROYS
that large crowd turn out. He said:
closed on Wednesday afternoon and
the grocers will have chance to at
tend. All other merchants Of tho
city should make it point to turn
out and If they can't go themselves,
they should send representatives. It
Is a duty to attend the chautauQua-
Warsaw people have always patroniz-
ed us and here Is q chance for US to
reciprocate."
The merchants will attend both
the afternoon and evening perform
ances. The admission Is only TWEEN
ty-five cents for each session Sea-
son tickets, good for twelve meet
ings, NAV be purchased for $50.
Warsaw representatives Of the chau-
tauqua were in Keokuk today and
disposed OF number Of the latter.
The chartau1ua il being given on
the high school grounds. The tent
is pitched on high place On the
outskirts OF the town and the spot
Is cool and comfortable, It Is said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
CITY NEWS

-CentraTs big Summer reduction
sale all this week
Let The Gate City help you make
your July ciearauce sales sucrsss-
The daily newspaper gets tatO
the hcn1ethe hand bill into the
street.
Corn Is needing rain very badly
according to the report q crap s1-
perts-
Abe Martin SAYS sore Etysg sdsa
@, business is sssiNtg tEstTs-co1lar
JOB t. marry q ssTeZ~<osLz- husband
For r8enscz, ss1t1z rz.rsss. our
OF .rwr dances, Use ScEzsfsrs motor
truck Comfortable sszts. careful
crfTnz Phozs ~.
-Novfnz J. Opetestsa. D.oas R-s1s.
-gszr!zr meeting Lcyai Order Of
Moose. Esokrk lodge 10. 1G4, tonight
At . 1csock, 81 Noozs ball Visiting
brothers cordially tnvftsc- John o.
asa6Isr. cictA.o,. A z Moore. Eec-
rstary.
-Fert Madison Democrat: A fifty
tax box car beionzfng 10 the Santa
Fe~ WA filed With cat tsLs or swamp
rusaes yester9zy ard shipped TO Keo-
kEk, TIE s1p5Iy being gained from a
zazrsa zeroas TIE rfreT. The shipment
vss made To 2 Keokrk barrel com
rauy. WHEN nses the thin stem Of the
r7rsy, To I'll IN the cracks between the
slaves,
-gexuIar meeting OF Morning Sta,
locze No. 3, knights Of Pythias, at
Castle Hall, Fifth and Biondeau
streets, Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
n. VI. Skinner, e. G.; J. A. Burgess,
X. Of r.. IL 3. Work In Esquire and
knight RANKS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
Toniqht. "saint. and sinner. .

Tonight, "Saints and Sinners
Henry Arthur Jones' celebrated play
Saints and Sinners" has been made
into beautifully produced and su-
perbly acted photoplay for the Para
mount program and appears tonight
and tomorrow at the Grand. Peggy
Hyiand, a youthful and charming star
and a great favorite In England, ap-
pears for the first time, in America in
Saints and Sinners" and has made
most favorable impression wherever
the picture has been shown.
With Saints and Sinners" at the
Grand, will also be shown another OF
the popular Jungle comedies, featur.
ing Napoleon and Sally, the trained
monkeys.
Tomorrow night. as an extra added
attraction, Mr.. Dodge's motion pic
lures OF the High Tension excursion
leaving the dock. passing through the
lock, etc, will be given with the c.
b & Q. industrial picture Of the dam
and power house
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18

All Come True.
New York World: Hats on to Jules
yernei
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
DEATH OF DOCTOR
G.. A. M'KELVEEN
Father OF Mrs. Hugh Craig Had
Been ~ for Last Two
Years.

A Dispatch from Charlton, Iowa. In
this mornings Dies Moines Register.
contains the following on the death
of DR.. @. A McKelyeen, father OF
Mrs. Hugh Craig OF Riverside, Calf.
an account OF which was printed in
The Gate City last evening:
CHARLTON, Iowa, July f.-Dr.
G. A. McKelyeen died Sunday after
a lingering illness of two years with
cardiac asthma.
DR.. McKelveen was widely known,
being active in the practice Of medi-
cine for more than fifty years.
In more recent years he was active
in the banking business. He was vice
president Of the State Savings bank
and a director of the Lucas County
National bank
He served this district in the
thirty-second general assembly and
was also a member OF the state board
Of health, being president OF that
body for a number of years.
He leaves a widow and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Hugh Craig OF Riverside,
Calf
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
DEMONSTRATION ON
CANNING WEDNESDAY
Prof. Wooters VIII be at High School
Auditorium Tomorrow
Afternoon.

The demonstration TO be given In
the high school auditorium Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:21 O'Clock by
Professor WooteTs Of the United
States department Of agriculture, has
created a great deal OF interest in
the community and there will I'm
doubtedly be a large crowd there.
Professor Wooters will be acconp
anied here by A. G.. Evans, of West
Point, leader OF the boys corn club
Iof Lee county. Delegations from
other points in the county are ex-
pected.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18
LOSS BY FIRE Is
NARROWLY AlVERTED

Prompt Response by Fire Department
Saves Much Damage When
Stable Takes Fire.
A collection of valuable books that
had been stored in the second story
of the stable in the rear Of the resi-
dence Of w. j. Roberts. Eighth and
Orleans avenue, was threatened when
the building took fire at 10 o'clock
this morning. Much loss was pre-
vented by the prompt response OF the
fire department.
A bonfire Of brush was burning In
the alley. Sparks from this fire
tgnited the roof of the stable. The
flames were promptly extinguished
with the chemical extinguishers when
the fire department arrived. A line
of hose was laid, but it was found
unnecessary to use 1t. The total
damage, amounted to about SO.