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La Junta tribune., 1917-05-10
SOM MORE SHORT ONES.
Garden seed In bulk at the Il
JuAta Hardware Company.

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JuAta Hardware Company.
Coltmaa's Pharmacy has what you
want n fresh boz Chocolates.
FOR transfer aad storage csil Roy
ouiAtos. 133 West First street:
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Mrs. John Madigau has returned
from . two weeks visit 20 her old
home In Kansas City. No.
Mrs. 8. =. Kiiburn and Aaughters.
Of woodward. Okla. arrited In the
city the first oe the wedk 70 visit
Mrs. Kilburn's parents. Mr.. and Mn.
q. ". Bsrngrover. p
Miss Allie May Fisher spent the
week sad with her friend. Miss Mar.
sarst Davis. In Amss. lows. whore
lshe wsot 70 attsad . Sorority dance.
Aiss FISHER vii siso spend . couple
u lays b Dss Molnss before rstssn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
WHAT P ASKS.

No finer statement OF what Japan asks and
may reasonably expect in her relations with
other countries has been made than one by
Baron Hisaya Iwasaki, head of a large Japnese
mining and shipping company. The baron
recognizes the existence in the United States
as we'll as in Japan of an element that seems to
revel in discord and to live by trying to make
trouble between nations, and he says that
there are a few facts that Americans should al
ways bear in mind. Japan's ambitions are,
first, the welfare of her own people, and, second,
the most friendly relations with the United
States and with all other countries with which
she is now at peace. She asks for nothing,
SAYS this broad-minded man of affairs, that
they cannot honorably and willingly give, and
- she desires cooperation with them IL, the
maintenance of peace, the establishment of law,
order. Justice. and liberty throughout the
world for the betterment Of mankind.' Say
ing that his country has no selfish ambl-
ton that can only be satisfied at the expense OF
other people. he adds: "She desires recognl-
ton of her part in the past and the support
she gladly offers for the future of the worlds
work of progress 1t is a reasonable desire.
None of Japan's seasoned statesmen could have
expressed it better nor in a way to make a
stronger appeal to justice-loving nations and to
all men of good will.
Japan's friendship, always valued here, and
of priceless worth now, seems more, import
ant than before as one reflects on the thought so
finely expressed in the statement of Baron
Iwasaki. He says his country 'hopes and be-
Ilieves her people have earned a place of re-
spect, consideration and just treatment from
the people Of western nations, and she asks fol
nothing from them but what she is prepared
willingly and gladly to give in return TO
the man who wrote the lines quoted, some OF
the things lone in this country affecting the
interests of japanese citizens residing here
must have seemed crude and iHconsidered. 1t
is our great good fortune that none OF the
blunders committed by short-sighted ieglsla-
tors has weakened the friendship between the
United States and Japan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
RURAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

Plans are being perfected IN the educational
bureau of the government to put into operation
for the upbuilding of vocational training In
rural schools the two million dollars which the
government appropriated for this use, in a bill
passed by the siXty-fourth congress. So fast
and furious has been the tide of national af-
fairs that this important provision for better
ment of education has been little noticed in pub
lie prints, but John Snure, writing in Farm
and Fireside. declares this the most significant
educational advance of the past fifty Years and
offers sound arguments to support his ~cOnten-
lion. Moreover, this forward movement to edu-
cate Young people, who are on the land, to be
scientific workers at production of raw ma
terials is of particular timeliness. More than
any one thing that we can foresee as Of special
worth to national safety is the upbuilding in
numbers, in intelligence, in wealth, in content
ment, of our rural population. For every dol
lar the federal government appropriates to
establish and maintain rural vocational educa-
ton, the states to which aid is given must add
an equal sum. and the particular community in
which the money is spent must show its need
of aid, its ability to use it to advantage and its
definite plan for its investment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

One of the best methods of reduc-
ing the high cost of living, according
to Secretary!Treasurer Sullivan OF
the Association of National Adver-
tisers, is by creating a demand for
the products of manufacturers. This,
he says, is done through persistent
advertising. Firms that do the most
advertising invariably sell at low
prices. The moment the advertiser
begins to reap a harvest through ma
tional advertising campaigns he Is
enabled to cut his prices because OF
the increased flow of patronage to
lis treasury
Mr.. Sullivan has given out some
important facts CLEANED through the
efforts of the association he repre-
sents and shows the vitality impor-
tant facts concerning the relation of
advertising TO the selling cost.
1.-THE old idea" says Mr.. Sullivan,
that the cost of advertising raises
| prices dies hard. But the business
man knows better. He knows that
| selling goods is costly business-no
matter what the goods or what the
selling methods. And he knows that
anything which creates demand on a
large scale, and thus makes selling
| easier, is bound to reduce selling
costs and thus helps to reduce
prices.
But evidence is better than argu-
ment; facts are better than theories,
and we have been IT great pains to
collect the facts. We have secured
an immense amount of data from
! our members which proves that adj
vertising does reduce selling costs
and thus tends to reduce the selling
price of advertised goods. Let me
quote a few examples:
The makers of a famous photo
graphic camera, when they began ad-
vertising twenty-eight years ago.
made one camera which took a 2R
inch picture ard which sold at .s25.
Today they make a far better
camera which sells for $40. Another,
which took a AXIS picture, sold for
$50. Today they sell a far better
one for $50. And sc on through the
line.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

To the Editor of The Gate City:
The call has beer sounded. Amer
ica's patriotism is on trial. We hear
the call TO the colors. From offices,
stores, shops and farm m a re-
Spouse. The young blood of u coun-
try has been asked to give their 10y
atty and support. We see a hesitancy,
a falter. We ask, What is the mat
ter? Doesn't the spirit of 81 and '16
! prevail any more? We say there
should be a great rally to our colors
such as vas never heard Of before.
We hear it asked, Doesn't patriotism
prevail any more? The answer comes
back, yes, a thousand times.
There IS just as much true patriotic
spirit today as there ever was. Then
why seems to be the hull? We say
our country needs you. You say IL
flag has been insulted; Americas
blood has been split. Our country's
honor has been trampled under foot
by a foreign nation. And we tameiy
sit down and lick the hand thai
beat Us. All this is true, we will
say. Then why doesn't the American
spirit rally with nasty response?
We have patriotism, we have Drawn
and sinew. We will hear them say.
Il am ready if they iced me-" But
still there seems to be something
that is pressing on the inner man,
that cause the lull.
Some are more outspoken and they
will say, Il am for my country, its
honor and pride" But they seem TO
waged for Wall street, and they feel
it is not for honor and home. Let me
say you may have sentiment in your
bosom, but this is not merely a war
for Wall street. 1 feel it is a greater
strife than this and soone or later
we will be involved in a deeper and
more vital question, We have for
nearly three years been reading Of
the strife across the waters. And we
have had the feeling it was all over
such a small matter that started the
ball rolling. We say two lives were
taken. We feel those two lives were
no more than any other two lives
should have been. Neither were they.
But they represented more han the
ordinary life, and SO from a small be-
ginning will end the greatest Of all
great wars in all modern or ancient
history. And we have now entered
into the great fray. Our country de-
mands our loyalty, our support. our
love, for the fray will be a long one,
and there are many things that will
come up to plunge us into a much
deeper and horrible affair than we
dream OF at this time.
do not care to go into any per.
sonal sentiment at this time, but we
will see more than we will care to
see and realize much that We would
rather escape before all is over. I
have heard many expressions from
good loyal Americans and they seem
10 think this is only a small matter.
Others say, 81 cannot see what right
we have to go to war. / cannot I'M
derstand why we should be depressing
a single nation and unfolding so
many. For il we as a nation had
put our right and justice to the front,
had our nation made a declaration
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

"a prominent hat manufacturer
has, by means Of advertising, re-
duced his selling cost seven cents
per hat. Result-the buyer gets a
hat of better quality at no increase
in price; this despite increased cost
of raw material and workmanship.
When the manufacturer of a
famous breakfast food specially be-
gan advertising, his goods sold at
Is cents a package. Today the pack
age is fifty per cent. larger and the
price has been reduced to 10 cents.
Again advertising did it, the same
causes producing the same results.
THE producer Of another we'll
known food specially is selling his
goods at % per cent. less to the
wholesale grocery trade than four
years ago.
Twenty years g a nationally ad-
vertised shaving stick was sold in a
cheap metal leatherette covered box.
Today a stick containing 20 per
cent. more soap Is sold in a hand
some nickel box at the same price.
g Then take the most conspicuous
example Of them all-the automobile
business; and compare the $4,000 or
$4,000 al of ten years ago with
the equally good cars of today, sell
ing for a fraction of the money.
And so on through a long list. In
every case, the manufacturer either
has been able to lower the price or
improve the quality at nc increase in
price"
How has he done it? By means of
advertising, which has created de
mand on a larger scale and thus per-
mitted production and distribution on
a large scale. Result-improved
manufacturing efficiency and reduced
selling costs. And all of this in the
face of a steady increase in the cost
of labor and raw materials which.
with advertising eliminated. might in
many cases have doubled the price of
the goods.
"a triumph of economical market
ing" is the only possible verdict for
advertising in the face of these
facts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
WAR AND SUFFRAGE.

In the summer Of 1914 when the men Of
Europe were shouIdering arms it was fashion
able to remark, wittily, that this would be the
end of the woman suffrage agitation; women
couldn't fight. SO they would cease clamoring
for the ballot; they couldn't perform a citi-
zcn's whole duty to the nation, so they would
shrink from becoming whole citizens. The OBJ
servation fell a trifle flat, at best. and it died
away entirely when the women began to come
forward and take mems jobs in shop and mill
and office. Not a nation among the major bel
ligerents could have lasted through six months
Of the war without women's labor. The women
have performed their duty of citizenship fully
as well as the men.
Far from blasting equal suffrage out of the
public mind, the war has driven the idea deep
er. And in America today, with women being
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
IOWA PRESS

Marshalltown Times-Republican:
The leading school athletic ~associa-
tons have dropped athletic training
and will substitute military training
his year. Evidently they propose to
have III muddled OATS at the wickets
and flannelea fools at the goals" while
war exists.
Sioux City Tribune: II it becomes
necessary for the United States gov
eminent to set about the business OF
establishing a safe and sane leader
ship in Mexico the job will involve
no halfway measures. In order to be
perfectly ecu on the subject some
capable United States citizens will be
installed as rulers.
Burlington Gazette: The words are
those of President Wilson, but the
resolution is hat of the people.
Oelwein Iowan: Iowa leads all the
states of the union in money spent for
farm machinery, but most of it is pur-
chased from Illinois. Which is the
sucker state2
Waterloo Ttmes-Tribune: Speaking
about fighting, the average citizen IS
about to make one more effort to de-
feat the dandelion.
Boone News-Republican: Humanity
cannot fail to see that there is a deep
underlying principle involved in this
struggle which NAV eventually ravo>-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
STOPPING THE WHEELS OF PROGRESS.

1t is realized by forward-looking citizens OF
Keokuk that the sixteen property-oWners hav-
ing realty interests along Franklin street have
by their action in appealing to the court for the
Issuance of a permanent injunction forblddlng
the paving of that th~oroughfare set back
the hands of progress indefinitely. In applying
for a permanent injunction against the carrying
out of Improvement orders on the part OF the
city officials, the sixteen affiants have set III mo-
ton legal machinery that make take a along time
to run down and have thus advertised keokuk
as unprogressive among the other cities OF the
state. A better understanding of the situation
was voiced by E. NJ. Majors, himself a resident
of Franklin street, who. replying to a sollclta-
ton of approval of the course of the DIRECTORS
to the paving work, said:
Keokuk is so far behind all other cities of SINH
lar size in good streets that l do not think you
should object any longer but let the street be i'm
proved as now planned. If the people who are
keep on raising objections l am afraid the whole
street will regret it.
The paving of Franklin street with brick
would be an advance movement which, If car
ried out, would put thai thoroughfare out OF
the line of point when the finger of scorn Is dl-
rected at KeokUk and emphasized by the
statement that this city is far behind other
cities of similar size in good streets.
In the long run, the best is the cheapest;
and Franklin street paved with brick would be
an example of that.
The intricacies of legal argument and subter-
fuge are many and so often prevail sue
c~essfully that an injunction may be granted.
Should the affiants succeed in their purpose
and thwart the will and desire of the majority
residents of Franklin street it will be most I'M
for the entire city Of Keokuk. Ahap-
ending to the controversy would be the with
drawal of the request for an injunction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

enlisted for the thousand auxiliary duties OF
the army and navy, the equal suffragists find
profitable advertising of their cause. On a
basis of women's work, if for no other reason,
the suffrage plea is logical even at this time
of war. The nnenfranchised women cannot
afford to suspend their ambition; and, indeed,
why should they not feel encouraged in it,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

''Some are e~nlisting in the home guard and
some in the home garden" observes the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. And many, who have mas
tered the principles of the new science of eff
cheney. are e~nlisting with heartiness in both.
IF CITY farmers have much more difficulty in
getting help the home garden may prove the
more efficient guard of the two.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

we would not support any ma
ton at war with another and would
have forbidden the transportation OF
any arms or ammunition of war or
the material to manufacture such.
we could not have been drawn into
this great war, and we feel our
country should have taken precaution
to prevent our felloy beings from Sc
curing anything that would harm
themselves as they did when they
enacted the drug act"
I find his is the feeling of a great
many thinking people today. They
will say, 1--WE are drawn into it De-
cause of the monied rulers Of our
nation who / after the gold. Let
them drag us into the fray. This is
the age when mai has lost sight of
God and humanity and has sought
after the god Of gold and so God has
suffered US to take u medicine"
We must fight If We would win.
and every young IA and old man
should bring himself to realize we
should be true to our colors and the
flag that has brought us SO safely
through many bloody battles. Let the
spirit of the Yankee boys of rs i'm
pei every American to look up to old
glory and say, Il love my flag and
my country and my people and Will
stand shoulder to. shoulder and fight
as we never fought before. We vii,
fight while the red blood flows. We
will fight as we have fought in the
days Of old"
GEO. o. HIGHAM.
Keokuk, Iowa. April 9, 1917.
Atchison Globe: When a man is
sick he never thinks the doctor
takes enough interest in him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
TODAY'S BIT OF r
n OPEN ROAD.

Afoot and lighthearted, l take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the word before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever l choose.
Henceforth ask not goodfortune, l myself am good-for-
tune.
Strong and content 1 travel the open road.
Walt Whitman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
Iet churches FIy the FLAG.

To the Editor OF The Gate CITY:
The Baptist church at Englewood.
near Chicago, authorized by unani-
nous vote the flying of the flag
from the church tower land to keep
it in view until the conflict shall be
brought to a victorious close" Why
not every church in Keokuk do
the same?
KEOKUK.
Keokuk. Iowa, April 9, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed BY
correspondents. Writers of communi.
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. but
for the information of the cditor.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

A guilty conscience is like a whirlpool,
drawing in all to itself which would other
wise pass by.-Fuller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

! admire the man who has been good, but admire
the man more who has not been as good as he tried to be.
To fall at the foot Of our desires is better than to reach
the heights of our dreams. There Is always sometnins
more to be reached Happy is the man who knows this
and dies looking forward. 1t is the good yet to be achieved
that leads the world on. The secret forces at work in GUS
country for its destruction are to be found where men
meet in the dark, where they conspire behind shutters and
blinds and where they do their dirty work in whispers and
and by yelled threats and boycotts.-G. e. Mac
donald.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
utionize the world. Each day

utionize the world. Each a us u.
struggle becomes more clearly one y,
democracy against absolutism; OF . ,nd
by people against rule by kings an rI
emperors. Already one mighty chansJ
has taken place-the II
Russia-which cannot but contrl1uoft
to the likelihood of a speedier emu "a
the war. Signs of disintesralion lea
not lacking in the German empire 70.
and there are many who believe ",
day that the war will end OF us W.
weight by a revolution in Germany ''
the United States is fairly III.
According to their latest sta,ei me.
Canadian banks had on dePoS1' Tast
thing more than S1,5OV,u Vu,Uuo
years increase was s2S2'ooo'oOV'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10
OF LIVING IS REDUCED
BY DEMAND FOR ADVERTISED GOODS

OnfcaI of National Association Cites Data to Prove That Men Vino
Use Publicity Are Enabled to Lower Prices or improve Quality
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

Patriotism on Trial.

Keokuk, Iowa, April 8. 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

Atchisop Globe: When a man is
sick he never thinks the doctor
takes enough interest in him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-10

Burlington Gazette: The words are
those of President Wilson. but the
is that of the people.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Principal Young, after receiving
word from Mr.. Neal, principal of the
Caldwell high school, cancelling the de-
bate which was to be held on April
20, has decided to withdraw the Boise
teams from the Triangular Debate
league. The contest was to be held be-
tween Boise, Caldwell and Nampa-
However, both the Boise and Caldwell
teams have been so depleted from en-
listments during the present crisis that
it would be impossible for them to re-
main in the Triangular league this
season.
Boise high school has lost several of
her prominent and patriotic students
within the last week through enlist
ments in the militia and in the navy.
All seniors who enlist will be given
their credits and graduated in June.
Members from other classes who join
will be given credit for full semes-
ter's work. Paul Roberts. one of the
most popular high school students and
a promising athlete, passed the exam
nations for Annapolis and left this
morning for the east. Watson Chambers
has also Joined the navy. Some of the
| boys who have enlisted in the militia
are Fred Sinsel, Otty Allen, Loyal
Buhley, Ralph Condra, Dewey Huggard,
Carl Stole and William Noble.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
REWARD OFFERED FOR
FUGITIvE'S CAPTURE

Warden DeKay has hung out re-
ward of s25 for the capture of Frank
Jones, who escaped from the peniten-
tiarH Jones was in Boise this morn
ing. Between the house of 9 and 10
o'clock he was seen In the alley in
back of Zurcher Bros. store at Thir-
teenth and Grand streets. At that time
he had on cap and blue overalls
having gotten a change In clothing
Additional data in connection with his
description is that he is % years OF
age, five feet seven inches in height
and weighs 14s pounds. Guards are
searching the city and word has
flashed along the line both east and
west telling marshais of all towns tc
be on the lookout for the futitive.
The clothes which the fugitive dis
carded were discovered this afternoon
near the Oregon Short Line track
southwest of the city and just east Of
the stockyards.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
SUES FOSTER FATHER
FOR AN ACCOUNTING

Warren F. Scott has filed suit in the
United States district court against his
foster father, Wallace Scott. in which
he demands a full accounting of all
property, interests an drents left by
his mother at her death and of which
he was heir. Believing in his father,
the complaint sets out, the plaintiff
signed away all sis right, title and in
terest to the estate. represented to him
as valued at $4,000, whereas, he has
since learned that the estate was
valued at s25o,o0o of which he Is seek
ing to secure his full share. The case
is from Nez Perez county and was
filed today.