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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
The BOY THAT WAS.

THE BOY THAT WAS.
When the hair about the temples starts to show the signs
OF gray,
a fellow realizes that he's wandering far away
From the pleasures his boyhood and his youth and
Will joy laughter did in days OF
Oh, it's then thinking of stubby little lad
With berries soul supremacy glad
When gray haired dreamer wanders down the lanes Of
memory
And foges the living for the time Of
He takes off his stockings and he throws his
coat away,
And he's free from all restrictions the rules OF
manly play.
He may be in tattered garments bareheaded the
He forgefs proud the riches he has
Oh that lveth but would give his all to
The stubby little fellow that in dreamland he can see,
the splendors that surround him and the joys about
him spread
Only rise and taunt him with the boyhood that
has fled.
When hair about the temples to show Times
silver stain,
Then the richest man that's living yearns boy
again.
-Edsar A. Guest, in Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
the only peace commensurate in it's benefits |

the only peace commensurate in it's benefits
with this colossal war. It is manifest that there
has been no time since the war began when
such peace could have been made 1t IS
abundantly evident also that no such peace
could be made today. Nations, like men, must
be in extremis before they will make repara-
ton, do justice gladly and change their outlook
upon life. How long the war must go on pc
fore peace of this sort is possible, is not easy
to predict; but there seems to be growing
feeling that by another New Years day peace
nav be near. IF we believe that infinite Wis
dom and intelligence override the affairs OF
men and if this theory be true, then in as Tar as
we can glimpse the ideal thing that ought TO
be we can glimpse the thing that will be- Be
yond this in prophesying the uni1umlnated
average intellect cannot go.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
THIEF GANG
BROKEN UP
Police Think They Have Uncovered
Greatest Combination Of Crooks
81 this Country.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-With the ar
rest of nine men and one woman to-
day, detectives of States Attorney
Hoyne's Office believe they have I'M
covered one Of the most desperate
and versatile combinations OF crooks
in the country. Among those taken
into custody are Adam PrOchowski,
university graduate, and "chloroform
burglar de luxe" and Gus Zeidler,
alleged fence for Chicago motor car
thieves. LII Arthu" Quinn, son Of
a north side politician, said to have
been agent for the crooks in dispos-
ing of valuable jewelry, 10 again
being sought, his bond having been
found to be Of no value.
Twelve stolen cars were recovered
in one of today's raids. A large num-
Der of diamonds, taken from Mar
guerite Nelson, consort OF one OF
the men arrested. are being held for
Identification. The woman claims
they were presents from "a man In
Costa Rica."
An elaborate system of disposing
OF the stolen property has been per-
fected by the gang, OF which Pro-
chowoski, "a genius gone wrong"
was the brains. Valuable stones, re-
set in new mountings were readily
changed into money at fence" pawn
shops. Gold and plate was melted
and sold as old bullion. officials say.
When arrested last fall, fruit
Jar, partly filled with precious stones.
was found in Prochowskfs apart
ment. He managed to secure his
freedom ON bond and shortly after
ward an epidemic Of spectacular rob
berries Of mansions along Chicago's
gold coast" began. In each case.
the thief contented himself with
only the most valuable pieces OF
teweIry which he assorted from
Jewel cases with the skill Of con-
noisseur. Several bottles Of rare
vintage were taken from the wine
cellars OF some of the homes entered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
THE KIND OF PEACE.

By the end of this year, as many people be-
lieve, the end of the war probably will be in
sight, and it will generally be known what the
peace terms are to be. We who read this prob
ably can have no appreciate influence on the
outcome. Vast forces beyond our power to
disturb working to results we could not al
ter f VIC would, belief of the president Of the
United States to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. All we can do is to watch them, move with
them and seek to understand as far as possible
what causes are working out to unseen ends
Could we be sure what sort of peace is de-
sirable for mankind we probably might predict
with confidence the sort Of peace that we shall
see For it is inconceivable to reverently re-
Elective minds that affairs on this planet have
got out Of hand and beyond the control of the
overruling power 1t is incredible that the
evolutionary mechanism has destroyed its gov
ernor and is wrecking itself
1t is important to get true notions and ideas
of relative values, and to get it clear in mind
what sort of peace is better than war. There
is peace that is worse than war. just as there
is a successor what the world calls such
which is infinitely more dishonorable and dis
astrous than failure and defeat Achievement
by sin and crime is not success.
All the permanent gains in life are pur-
chased by arduous endeavor, at cost of pres
ent comfort and ease; and so must be bon pht
any peace that is worth the while A peace
that rewards crime invites new wars Just as
hold-up which succeeds and is gloriied has
imitators.
mo question is ever settled until it is set
tied right" If the peace to follow this war
shall do Justice to all the nations engaged there
in or affected thereby no causes of new wars
will remain. If the peace be on such terms that
those who would bring on other wars are i'm.
potent to do so, we may reasonably hope for an
enduring peace. A righteous peace which
should satisfy all legitimate racial aspirations
would be followed, as we may hope, by dis
armament and international confidence anc
amity.
This would be the only peace worth while
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
She Did Her BIZ.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Mme. Aiire
Brugnot, treasurer of the Society Of
French Professors of America ard
mentor Of children IN Chicasc,s ez-
elusive set, did her bit for France"
although she never got near -ho
battlefield. Pneumonia, developing
from cold contracted while she
was in charge Of the French Red
Cross booth at the allied bazaar re-
suited in her death.
"And I'd do 1t all again-for
France" she said before she died.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
aurprised.

vinton Eagle: The Eagle is sur
prised that Governor Hardings first
declaration is for the appointment
or establishment Of new commits
sion. He wants a commission to re
wise, boil down, clarity and simplify
the laws. Notwithstanding he has
declared against commissions he
finds 1t necessary to still make use
OF them. This, too, within two years
after the laws have been revised and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
OUR VICTORIOUS RETREATS.

It seems hopeless to expect the admlnlstra-
ton to do anything right, expedlent, fortunate
or successful in our relations with Mexico.
What chapter of laundering it has been!
Twice within three years we have invaded the
country for two different and clearly stated OBJ
jects One was to make Huerta salute the
flag, and the other was to get Villa dead 'or
alive. Both moves were utter, lgnomnlous
failures We sent our fleet to Vera Cruz, held
the city for time, lost some men and much
prestige there and then came back as quietly
as possible so as to not call unnecessary atten-
ton to the fact that we had made fools OF our
selves.
Our next invasion of our sister republic was
by land After coddling Villa for many months
we let him drop with what he considered sud
den and sickening thud and took up with Car
rama. In revenge for this Villa raided Column
bus and we sent the bulk of the army to capture
or kill him. 1t did neither of these things, but
was twice attacked by Carranza forces, once at
Parral and again at Carrizal where we suffered
serious and shameful loss Of life. Then we be-
gan to palaver with Carranza, and for the last
half year have been matching wits and ex-
changing notes with him, endeavoring desper-
ately to bluff or wheedle him into taking our
view Of something or into making some show
of a shadow of concession on some point that
might have effect to save our face. But as he
was immovab1y stubborn and absolutely re-
fused to come to our terms, we have come to
his and our troops are now on the way back to
the states
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

Galveston gives II out warm that
hostile aircraft coming into the
metropolis OF the gulf hurricane belt
will get an artillery reception on the
London plan. AntI-aircraft guns have
been mounted In the city by the fed
eral government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

"It is not stating it too strongly
to say that the primary law has
failed utterly. 1t has multiplied
many times the cost of holding cleo
lions. It has cheapensd our public
life. It has tied the hands Of the
minority party. 1t has driven out OF
the public service our highest type
OF craftsmanship. Those who haze
advocated it unselfsh!y. beneving
that 1t was a measure OF reform.
have, for the most pant. seen the
error of their judgment and repudi-
ated it."
Thus did w. r. Boyd OF Cedar,
Rapids, member of tho finance COM
ton and former aeWspaper man,
denounce the direct p,imary law in
ar article not long since II the North
American Review, AMI which mem
bers OF the present legislature who
want to repeal the primary may have
printed in pamphlet forll and placed
on the desks Of the legislators. Mr..
Boyd's article was emitted America
and Democracy" and Is considered
by the opponents of the direct pri-
mary to be as strong an ar
rsignment Of the present primary
system as has yet appeared.
Another Governors Views.
Not long SINCE" said Mr.. Boyd,
81 spent day with former COVER
nor of neighboring .state.- He is a
Lincoln-like onest to the
CORE Speaking of his experience
with the primary law be said:
II summoned special session Of
the legislature when was governor
and asked them to enact a primary
lew, believing in it with all my heart
have seen it work. / have seen a
man, not on the borsisr line of in
sanity, hut actually :n .anc, receive
$4,000 votes for justics Of the SUI
preme court of my lite; and, so
help me God, if were governor to-
day I would call another special SEES
sion Of the legislature, Tut on sack
cloth and ashes. acS1t wledge my
mistake. and beg the legislature to
repeal the law"
"Deviee Of the Devil"
IF ever there was 6evice of the
devil in politics it is the direct pri-
mary" continued Mr. Boyd. How
did it come about2 There had been
some abuse of the CAUCUS and con-
SSAticSS SSSSS1li. ~ SiieAt ecu tudl
corrupt influences controlled nominal
lions by means of the packed caucus.
l., some instances they did. Under
the spur of bitter facr:onal contests,
many things were done at once dis
gushing and disgracefu, But all the
evils incident to the caucus system
could have been remedi.d by SIM
pie statute legalizing tho caucus and
laying down rules TO-. its conduct.
There was no need to abandon the
basic principles Of representative
government. Even the caucus .fsys-
tenn as 1t existed could have been
rendered much less harmful by a
strict attention to civic duty on the
part Of the people. How many pre-
cincts could have be3n controlled
through a packed caucus IL the de-
cent voters of every precinct had
made it point to attend the caucus !?
But such a thing as attempting to
remedy political defect by devotion
to the ordinary duties Of citizenship
does not appeal to the average Amer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
The plain People.

Washington Star: II put faith III
the wisdom Of the plain people," said
the statesman.
YES" replied Senator Sorghum
'The wisdom of the plain people %
all right The c:!yy thin. thing fear y
that some Of them are getting so that
they know too much"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
New York Money Market

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.--Money
call, 2 percent.
Six months, BIZ percent.
Mercantile paper, 81 percent
Bar silver London, 37hd.
Demand sterling. $4.75 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

Nothing 10 more important in lives than religion,
yet It has taken part brains said "This part
must again used" We must not think about re-
lieon only believe We simply cur brains for storage
believed thousands Of years ago
The thing this world needs than anything else % 10
develop healthy, power OF brains When
bring brains today seek and serve the Crea
will look better to and we to God-Chartoete
Perkins Gilman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

Fortunately for progress, it does not take
days and years to produce the revolutions
Of the human soul Such changes may be
wrought in the white heat of single second.
Dana Burnet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

To read Of an Oklahoma posse bringing home
the remains of three bandits almost carries one
back to the good old days; except that in the
good old days there wouldn't have been any re-
mains.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

vor of the retention ,of the commits
sion idea.
Waterloo r mes Tribune: The
states that want to be bone dry" now
have the opportunity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

codified and published in two ~.
volumes. Commissions we bsva 'ss
ways had and commissions wa ~
always have. VIII
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

A tax on business profits would be uncom-
Portable, but the money for deposit in the
pork barrel must be raised somehow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

Ottumwa Review: Fact is the pro
hibition, primary and woman sui
frage questions are already practt
caily settled, affrmatiyely.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25

Change the name of Danish West Indies to
the Dewey islands, and then make the islanders
live up to it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
New York stocka

American Car & Foundry ...... esg|
American Locomotive ....,...... 77II
American Smelter com. .losG
American Sugar Refining 80. ,11ss
Atchison 1855. ................1o sH
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ........ Is
Chesapeake & Ohio .......... say
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul. 81
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. s2s
Erie, com ...... .............. 32h
Illinois CenIral ................l0 5S
Lehigh Valley ................7 rs
New York Central ............ 10lb]
Northern Pacific ........... :. .lOcI
Pennsylvania ..........., ..... 81
Peoples Gas .le4
Ray Consolidated Copper $3.50. 70
Southern Pacific ............... 97S
Union Pacific ..................1 43h
United States Steel, com. 49,. .1l4hI
United States Steel, pfd. ...... .120Aa
October, cotton ....... .16.2S616.9I
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
Dubuoue Telegrap oh Herald !:

thousands OF permanent cement
bridges and culverts constructed IN
der the supervision OF the state high
'way commission speak loudly In Ia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
State Board Of Control Issues Order
For Reduction Of Men 70
Serve 40 Police In
Prisons.
RATIO rs TO BE / TO u
Old Proportion Was One to Every Six
Prisoners-Gusrds Are reported
~ Being Ready to
Combat Plan.

In the interest OF economy, the
state board Of control has issued an
order for the reduction Of the number
OF guards at the two state prisons
after April /. which will save the
state about $4,000 year.
The order will cause the dismissal
OF about sixty-seven guards.
There are now $50 guards author
lied at the two penitentiaries. Under
the new rule the number will be re-
duced to eighty-three.
However, the guards who will lose
their places have already begun to
protest. They are threatening to
carry their fight to the legislature and
are now writing to members Of the
general assembly.
May Go to Legislature.
It is reported that the guards may
ask that a bill be introduced in the
legislature to prohibit the board Of
controls order going into effect. II
this is done, the economy fight will
be opened up in the general assembly
sooner than expected.
Under the old law one guard was
permitted at the Fort Madison prison
for every ten prisoners. There are
now COS convicts in that institution
and the number Of guards would be
sixty.
The old rule permitted one guard to
every eight prisoners at the Anamosa
reformatory. There are now 726 pris-
oners In that institution and the maxi.
mum number Of guards is ninety.
The board ordered the number Of
guards reduced to one to every twelve
prisoners by February I and one to
every. sixteen prisoners by April l.
BY cutting down the number at two
different times, the state officials
thought there would be less hardship
on the men who will have to seek 9TH
er employment.
What Guards Receive.
The guards are In three classes.
The first class receive $50 . month.
second class SO and third class $65
month.
The members OF the board of con-
troll have felt that there were more
guards at the prison than necessary.
The wardens were advised to cut
down the number, but they never did
f.
A few days ago Attorney General
Havner advised the board that the
board had the power to reduce the
number of guarOs without getting adj
ditonal authority from the legislature.
The board Immediately began using
that power by adopting the reduction
order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
10 Win al Prllnary.


'Tn order to win at q primary
man must impress himself on suf-
ficient number Of voters to make
them think of him when they go into
the booth at the primary election.
Consider for a moment what 1t costs
t. cover the ninety-nine counties OF
q state like Iowa in an effective way
80 that man comparatively I'M
known can 80 impress himself upon
the voters. He cannot meet more
than a small number OF them. He
must impress them, il they are to be
impressed, thT rough new sVaper adser-
tisements and circulars. An allot-
ment of $500 a county for such a
purpose would not be unreasonable.
II the ambitious politician is seek
ing free advertising, of course he
can get it by doing something out
landish: and it has bean proved over
and over again that to Go this is one
of the surest ways Of winning place
on the ticket, even for the office OF
senator in congress.
its Effect on Statesmen.
There are those, perhaps. who
hold that short tenure for Office hold
ers is good thing. There could be
&TcdtSI lldu thAo. "A ct"SSS1
man is not, made. in a day. State
craft is an art az difficult to master
as the most learned profession. II
we are going to be ABLE &c hold our
own among the nations of the earth
and develop our own possibilities we
must have not only .tw but many
men who will serve rs congressman
and senators. not for enc or two
torrns hut for MANY tIr der the pri-
mary. the greatest and the wisest Of
them can be nagged cut of public
life. They will not submit to It.
Many who would make capable pub
I lie officiaIs will not even start. II Is
Irenugnant to many men OF the finest
ability to use the methods which
must be used to win at a primary
election. These methods, briefly
summarized, are the same that one
would have to use IL he were intro
ducing "a new brand Of shaving soap
o. trying to put a new type OF
| safety razor on the market"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
PRIMARY LAW is AN UTTER
FAILURE, SAYS w. r. BOYD

fcan. He wants a legislative remedy,
q new law, a cure-ali that Will en-
force itself. And SO these negligent
citizens who never wans to . caucus
in their lives. and who often had to
be dragged to the polls by party
workers. began to clamor for the pri-
mary law, led on by politicians who
hoped to profit by such enactment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-25
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: There mas
been much said on the subject Of max
ing laws in hurry and then repent
ing at leisure. OF such was the anti
tipping law, which will be missed only
by the cartoonist and the pert para
graphers of other states. who used
1t as means Of giving the outsiders
"a wrong impression of the Hawkeye
state.
Davenport Democrat. r they can
fatten a New York policeman on %
cents a day-and they are doing it
there ought to be hopes for the, lit
tie 11O-pound men who are spending
ding an ounce. The trouble is, they
are not eating the right kind OF food.
Cedar Rapids Republican: OF
couse it would not do to suggest that
our man In the white house should
quit writing notes and quit riding
over to the capitol to harangue con-
gressmen. No president has made
more speeches to congress and GER
tainly no president has more befud-
died our history with notes and then
more notes until we are lost in the
same kind OF mystery as the poor
souls that persisted in the Lusitania.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
The next problem the politician has to
figure out is how the man will vote
who is not unfavorable to prohibit
ton but who likes his own beer.
Sioux City Journal: Strong oppo-
sition to the confirmation OF DR.. Gray
sons appointment as rear admiral
has been revealed in the senate. DR..
Grayson is the personal physician to
the president and his promotion
comes in the nature Of a personal
acknowledgment of his services by the
executive. He is a lieutenant COM
mander, and II his appointment is
confirmed he will be promoted over
the heads and at the expense OF 100
naval officers. Recalling DR.. Woods
rapid promotion through the kindly
offices of Colonel Roosevelt, Ii would
appear that physicians are favored
class in the army and navy.
Council Bluffs Nonparei1: Tom
.Uawson doubtless figured that that
$4,000 spent in getting evidence
would give him more publicity in a
leak investigation that he could Sc
cure in regular space rate advertising
And he was right. Few newspapers
vii. run ads on their front pages.
Ottunva Review. Fact fs the nro-