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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
BE NOT TOO CERTAIN.

Frank statement by British statesmen of the
reality Of the U-boat menace and free admis-
sion of the tremendous inroads these pirates
are making upon world tonnage is tonic at this
time We are reading and hearing too much in
the way Of prophecy Of the early collapse of
the German power for own good; we are
not yet awake to what our acceptance of war
with Germany means. We are making head
way now toward substantial preparedness but
we not hurried in our thought about it.
There is great difference between haste and
panic. We have no need for ill-advised action
but we have need to make haste in our carry
ing of aid to those who are fighting the battle
we have made ours The U-boats are doing
no waiting for possible contingencies They
are executing effective drive on ships that
means famine perhaps in unexpected places
We cannot afford now to give thought to Ger
many's possible collapse; we have no warrant
for the thought. As James ". Gerard. aubas-
sador to Germany until the break in Diplomatic
relations, said in address Thursday before
the Chicago Bar association: 81 see on everv
hand a confidence that somehow this Is oornino
out all right and, at times, what can be called
nothing else but apathy about the war. Gen
temen, the American people do not seem to
realize the seriousness of the crisis no longer
before US but with They do not seem +o
realize we are at war with the greatest military
nation OF all tlme-and that the power of +b;o
nation Is still unbroken.' Mr. Gerard is doino
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

proprietors are preparing to urge
theatre managers to begin perform
ances earlier and give people more
time for bite after the curtain goes
down."
That "bite" after the curtain goes
down, with the liquid refreshment
which accompanies it, has become a
sort of vested interest on Broadway
and is not lightly to be interfered with
Then with the daylight-saying plan in
force, New York can dine at 6, go to
the theatre at 1880 instead OF $50. and
develop as hearty an appetite for birds
and bottles at II as heretofore has
been the case at IL. At all events, the
important thing is to conserve to
Broadway its peculiar institutions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
TIME AND LOVE.


When / have by Times fell hand defaced
The rich proud cost OF out-worn buried age;
When sometimes lofty towers see dow1iTazed
And brass eternal slave to mortal rage;
When / have the hungry ocean gain
Advantage the kingdom of the shore,
And the firm soil win of the watery main,
Increasing store with loss, and loss with store;
When such interchange of state,
Or state itself COMPOUNDED to decay,
Ruin hath taught thus to runlinate-
That Time will come and take my Love away;
This thought is death, which cannot choose
But weep to have that which it fears to lose.
Since brass, stone, earth, nor boundess sea
But sad mortality oersways their power,
How with this shall beauty hold plea,
Whose action Is stronger than flower?
o how shall summers honey breath hold out
Against the wreckful siege of batering days,
When rocks impregnable not stout
Nor gates of steel SO strong, but time decays?
o fearful meditation where, alack!
Shall Times best jewel from Times chest lie hid?
Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back,
Or who his spoil of beauty forbid?
o, none, unless this miracle have might,
That in black ink my love may still shine bright.
Shakespeare.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

at the Barnes drug store during VI
past year, will depart for her hom1
in Dakota, May TO- I.
Mrs. Grace Wyatt has been gun
poorly the past week.
Mrs. Shriver Of Mt Pleasant, is
guest of friends.
H. G. Stevens was at FIT. Madiso'
Tuesday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
JASPER BLINES' PHILOSOPHY
inaB characterization Nebraska

the recent thirty or forty years.
notice that the bird families are not
moving in and taking possession of
the groves as they do down in Mis-
souri, My record of bird arrivals at
this date is a sparse history of a
dozen classes and l have wondered
how some of them survived the
rigors of winter. Today, May S.
observed fine speciment of the
black hawk. This is one of the finest
classes Of the hawk tribes, and is
ratner few in numbers. OF broad ex-
panse of wings, its flight is easy and
graceful. l do not wonder that the
Winnebagoes and other tribes of In
dams inclined to honor SO proud a
bird as the black hawk, in their
selection of title for their chief or
sachem. And along in these little
studies of nature. my record states
that the first dragon fly noticed was
on April 14th. The dragon fly passes
its early life on the bottom Of some
water territory, and energies and
hurries out on the land where it
changes and becomes a perfect
winged creature, all happening in
form and color within few hours.
L nave StuIlcu ILLS CfCAI Go a . W al III
of the imperfect flies came crawling
out and impatiently acting as though
some great event were about to
happen them There are many kinds
of dragon flies and all of them are
interesting and pretty.
A great and wonderful event hap
pened in Nebraska recently. AT 8
o'clock in the evening of April 30,
the prohibition amendment to the
state constitution went into practice,
and at that hour eight hundred and
twenty-nine saloons, fifteen brew
cries and ten rectifying plants were
hurried1y going out Of business. In
Omaha alone three hundred and
sixty-three saloons closed their doors.
We are truly living in an age of
wonderful events, and peace hath her
victories no less renowned than war
JASPER BLiNES.
Plainview, Neb., April 5, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

to bed and early to rise grows more
food for U. S. allies.
Sioux City Journal: Senator Cum
minis evidently feels quite at home
now in a gathering of dry leaders.
Monticello Express: A great deal
of ignorance is shown in the metro
politan press when it advocates the
driving of the Migrants and buns out
of the city onto the farms to assist in
the growing of food products. As
some body has said, it would be just
as sensible to suggest that these dere-
licts of humanity be ordered into
banks and stores and factories. They
are just as well fitted for these posi-
tons as they are for farmers. The
city editor who never spent day and
night in farm house seems to be
slow in getting into his head the fact
that farming is a business requiring
the experience that is not possessed
by vagrants. These outcasts would be
of no more service on a farm than
they would be in an editorial sane
tum. Farming is to be carried on by
farmers. and it is childish to talk
about the labor of city loafers N
helping to increase crop production.
A good deal of foolishness has crept
into the city papers anent some OF
the live questions of the day, and the
most Of it has been written by those
who had no practical knowledge OF
what they wrote.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The gov
eminent is buying canned beef again
but it is canned beef that is right,
not the kind that was dumped on the
Cuban armies. When it comes to-
beef that is about the only way 1t
can be supplied to a big army. But
thank heaven for the hog, for bacon
and even salt pork are an ever pres
ent help in time of trouble.
tMarshalltown Times Republican:
An excellent time to halter break a
monopoly is right in war time.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Sixteen
dollar hog money and one dollar and
forty cent corn ought to inspire the
farmer with a desire to make every
acre of land produce just double
what it did last year.
Dubuque Times-Journal: The adj
vices to housewives TO be more econ
omical is needless to large num-
Der Of them who are forced to prac
tice the greatest economy in order TO
live during these days of exorbftant
prices of food.
Sioux City Tribune: Most of the
eastern cities are feverishly active
in organizing war committees of var.
ious kinds, but they are notoriously
backward in offering men for the
army and navy. The nation needs
actual fighting forces as well as adj
visers. Membership in the side is
cues should be limited to those I'M
der or over military age.
Davenport Democrat: There's a
man who is going to make high
quality paper out of the stems of
common garden spinach, The uou-
BILE with these discoveries, however,
is that the raw material can not be
got together in commercial quantities.
And who would eat all the spinach
leaves?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

The intelligent observer OF current
events whose years have included
the dates of 1850 up to the present
time, may well congratulate hims elf
as being fortunate in living in periods
of time of so much Importance 10
the welfare of the human race. 'Ihe
mention of the civil war or 1861
brings up thousands Of memories 10
those who lived in northern Missouri
and all south of that line OF distlnc-
ton between the slave and the free
What a subject for deepest renee
ton! What a theme of pathos. Who
is qualified to write that book? And
there will be books of other wars
to be written in future years, and
men born for the time and mission
will be Forthcoming. There VIII
arise new Carlyle, another Mac
aulay, a brilliant Rollin and other
able authors well skilled to make
records of the world war beginning
in 1914 between the chief powers Of
the earth. The wars of bible times
were hand TO hand conflicts of battle
axes, spears, swords and daggers,
and battles Df those times were des-
perate and wholesale in results.
Ihe present war Is OIL So NdSl a
magnitude as to be far beyond
human comprehension. The conflict
is world wide. And when will the
end come? This cannot be answered.
am impressed that the shadow of
death will bring gloom and sorrow to
all the nations for three years. The
United States is merely in its forma-
tive period and condition for the
great struggle. The war will pro-
excessively increase in volume and
extent, and there will be no neutral
powers. War is severe teacher
and great reformer, and it is a
lesson of logic that reforms and ad-
vancements are perfected by wars of
many years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

london last week, guests of their
daughters.
High school commencement, class
play May II. Baccalaureate sermon
May 10; graduating exercises at the
M. E. church. May IS.
W. w. Simkin has successfully
passed the examination for the navy.
Miss Nellie Manbeck. pharmacist
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

One the cardinal virtues is tlneiness My ne9hoor,
carriage is making sei9hs, and an
winter making light gigs and charots TOR June ana
August and the first days OF the new season, IS
ready with his carriage which is itself an invitation ana
putting che stter into the post minute before me
mail bag closed is great triumph over fate AND IN an
affairs the of being ready and up with the
irparts mans countenanee and demeanor a
air of leisure success-Emersons journal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

The light which we have gained was given
US, not to be ever staring on, but by it to dis
cover onward things more remote from our
knowledge.-Milton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

Young men do no enter the army from mo-
tives of greed. If they did even the proposed
war pay of thirty dollars a rnnnth would have
little attraction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

all in his power to awaken the United states 70
full realization of the menace. 1t Is not t'he
for encouragement, but it is long way from
a time to easy confidence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
AGAINST GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

For this country as well as for Canada, one
of the most interesting features OF the report
by the royal commission appointed to inquire
into Canadian transportation conditions is It's
sharp condemnation of government ownership
of railways. The commission points out that
while the development of Canada calls for two
transcontinental lines it did not justify three,
and that the Grand Trunk and Canadian North
ern systems should have been amalgamated. 1t
says that, although both these roads are noml-
nly private companies, more than three
fourths of the capital Of the Canadian North
ern and nearly two-thirds of that of the Grand
Trunk has been provided guaranteed by the
Dominion and provincial governments and mu-
inequalities, and that, notwithstanding this as
sistance, these two companies cannot meet their
liabilities from their resources. The commits
sion finds that it is not in the interests of Can
ada that the operation of its railways should
be in the hands of the government. 1t points to
one of the chief evils in government ownership
| of TRANSPORTATION lines when it says 1t knows
no country in the world ''where democratic
state owns and operates its railways IN which
ipolitics have not injuriously affected the man
agement of the railways and the railways have
not had an injurious influence on politics.
Persons who have urged resort to public
ownership because they believed private COM
panies charged too much for their services
should be interested in the commissions con-
clusion that adoption of the proposed system
would be followed by an increase of rates. I'VE
do not think government ownership OF
the Canadian railways would tend to reduction
of rates, but rather in the contrary direction
For the carriage of one ton OF freight one mile
the Canadian shipper pays at present on the
average three-fourths of one cent. On the
railways of New South Wales, the oldest and
most important Australian state, where the rail-
ways have been in government hands from the
outset, the shipper pays well over two cents. -
There is pretty general agreement In this
country that American roads should be
granted a rate advance, and some expert stu
dents of the railway situation have said that it
the companies are not permitted to earn more
income it will be necessary to give serious at
Itention to the question Of government owner
ship. No sensible person desires change from
private to governmental control and operation
The way to prevent it is to raise the rates now
known to be inadequate.
Senator Hale, of Maine, has introduced a
resolution appropriating one million dollars
for the purpose Of bringing German war pris-
oners from England and France to relieve
those countries of the burden of feeding them
Probably nothing will come of this proposition
and probably nothing should. It would be
much easier proposition to leave the prisoners
where they are and send over food enough for
their needs. We may assume that the Ger
mans would spare a vessel bearing food to
&lo,- -,or hoTr foy,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

The effort from now on will be to get the
boys into the trenches by Christmas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

Here in north central Nebraska we
are slowly emerging from, winter
of six months duration. While this
part of the state has quite forest
of timber which has grown up within
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Early
TO bed and early to rise grows more
food for U. S. allies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

Sioux City Journal: Senator Cum
Minis evidently feels quite at homo
now in a gathering of dry leaders.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
WAKE UP.

A writer on the seriousness to
America of the present war situa-
tiOn concludes his article with this
statement: "Three years ago no
one in America dreamed that Ger
many would make war on civil
cation and defy the world. No
one fOresaw the dreadful fate of
Belgium, the plight of heroic
France, the miseries of Poland,
the intrigues that have broken
up the Russian empire, the long
list of submarine atrocities.
Intelligent America must
shake off its apathy. Too long it
has drifted for its own safety.
"The hard fact must be borne
in mind that only the British and
French navies stand between us
and German invasion and Oeeupa-
ton of the United States"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
Look After YOur Ruel supply.

| The Herald has been lOOkinG
into the question of fuel for thi,
section and finds that there is q
prospect for a shortage for the
coming winter, and a probability
of conditions Of suffering such a
were sustained by other sections
Of the state last winter. This pap.
er is desirable of seeing fuel OBJ
tainable here at the lowest pos.
sible price, and the information il
CLEANS and gives out is with this
end in view.
The following brief interviews
from two of our local dealers are
based on the information they get
from the mine companies with
which they do business, and are
not carried here as advertise
ments, but as the best indexes we
can get of what to expect along
the fuel line:
sit behOoves everybody to get
in at least part Of their fuel early
this season. There will surely be
fuel shortage the coming winter.
One Rock Springs company was
1900 cars behind in its orders on
May LIST. The ear shortage is re-
ported acute, miners have been
granted a 25 per cent increase
voluntarily by the operators to
prevent them from going into 9th
er pursuits, and freight rates will
probably be advanced Is per cent
soon. In one county in Illinois,
where the Letter interests are in
vested, French agents are nego-
tiating for five million tons for
export to France during the next
five years. A. A. Hunter
"The firms from whom we buy
coal write us that car shortage
caused the piling up Of orders on
them until they are now unable TO
get the labor necessary 10 load the
ears they can get, and there is no
prospect Of relief in this respect.
We ordered five ears Of coal
March 20 for immediate delivery |
and to date only one car has been
received on this order. Mine OPP
orators report a voluntary wage
to miners Of 25 per cent
and even at that many are seek
ing other lines Of employment.
eve are given no reason to an
tieipate any improvement in the
fuel situation during the summer.
and it is easy to be seen what this
means to the fall and winter mar
ket. Ramey Lumber Go. F"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
Notice 70 Creditor.

In the Probate Court Of the
County Of Lewis, State Of idaho.
In the matter Of the estate Of
Fred G. Brash, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrative Of the
estate Of Fred G. Brash, deceased,
to the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against said deceas-
cd, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication
Of this notice, TO the said Edith
Brash at her residence, the same
being the place for the transac-
ton Of the business Of said estate,
in Nezperce, County Of Lewis,
State Of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Nezperce,
Idaho, this 18th day Of June, A.
ID. 1917. 2w4
Edith Brasb, Administrative.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14

knowledge or suspicion that he is
viewed with antagomism and dis
trust.
There are some who are unqueS-
tionably traitors TO the land of
their adoption, but they will soon
come to their just end. Time win
efface them. But their acts should
not prejudice in our minds those
who are loyal and who are staneh-
" supporting the government, ev-
en- though it be with hearts sad
dened by regrets.
If Americans are even approx
imately true to their ideals they
viii not permit the loyal to suffer
for the acts of the dislOyal. To
do so would be to defeat the very
aims in view in the great struggle
before us.
We now are impelled by one
consuming desire, the freedom of
humanity in its broadeSt sense,
and the greatest freedom TO which
we can attain is freedom of heart
from raneOr and bitterness.
No great cause was ever won
without martyrdOm. Some must
suffer greatly, all must suffer
some. 1t is nature s way in which
she works out human redemption.
But if bitterness and hatred is per-
mitted to creep into the martyr
dom and suffering, their uplift-
ing and purifying influence is null
lifted.
Let us pray to be delivered from
all bitterness, that when the con-
test is ended even our foes may be |
brought to the light as we see it.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
Sanford stapleton Entertains Odd
Fellows.

Saturday night after lodge the
Odd Fellows were happily surpris-
ed when Sanford Stapleton, the
newly elected vice-grand announc-
ed that he had made arrangements
at the Upper & Nesler restaurant
for a chicken supper The mem
bers present adjourned to the din
ing room where they enjoyed a
fine spread, served by Chef Tup-
per and his able assistants, after
which they voted Mr.. Stapleton
the prince of entertainers and all
wishes him success and promised
him theirsupport during his jour
ney through the chairs.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
DANGER IN FALSE ECONOMY.

Worse, if possible, than extra.
vagance just at this time would be
the false idea of economy. If the
people become hysterical over
the matter Of conservation the
very ends aimed at viii surely be
defeated.
We should bear in mind that,
provided our great waste and ex-
travaganee is eliminated, there
viii be plenty of food in the cOun-
try to supply the necessities of ev-
cry person.
There is now no call, and pro-
baby will not be, for any person
to deny himself or herself suffi-
eient good nourishing food. On
the contrary, all should trive to
keep themselves up to their best
Eat plenty, and the best you can
afford, then you viii be able to do
your full share Of the work that
is before us.
Napoleon wisely said that can
army travels on its stomach. :"
And it is equally true that we
work on our stomaches. A hun
CRY man or woman is incompetent
for any task.
And it will be all too easy for
us to develop false economy in
other lines. Miserliness and hoard.
ing Of means would be most dan
gerous to business conditions.
Anything that checks the normal
volume Of exchange unsettles the
and tends to promote
panics. In fact, this is a large
factor in all financial panies.
Money becomes a little scarce, and
we at once imagine that if we
turn loose the doller we viii never
see another. Millions Of other
people imbibe the same idea. You |
Know the result.
The sensible economy and the |
rue patriotism is for each to exert /
himself to keep the business of the /
country normal. Buy and sell, /
arm and spend, as only by such a
course can business be kept heal
ny and ON the up grade.
Be economical and prudent, but
IOn't be a miser.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-06-14
DELIvER us FROM HATRED.

There is one vital point upon
which we as citizens must guard
ourselves in the great contest be-
fore us, and that is that there
grow not up in our hearts spirit
of hatred toward those in our
midst with foreign blood in their
veins.
We have said that we are not to
prosecute a war Of revenge, but
a contest for right and justice.
This sentiment comes easy enough
at this time. The danger will come
later, when the real shock of.war
is felt and grim death fans us with
his sable wings as he takes a son
from this home and a husband or
brother from that one.
Americans can not afford to
harbor hatred, and especially can
they not afford animOsity toward
our citizens Of foreign descent. If
the citizens Of Teut0nic blood is
loyal to our country though he
grieve at the necessity for war
with his fatherland, his burden is
aeavy enough without the added