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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
ONE-PAPER TOWNS

Bulletin OF the Association of
American Newspaper Advertisers:
John X. Groom, advertising manager
of the Aurora Beacon-News, has a
belief that the near future will see
a preponderance of '.one-newspaper
towns Mr.. Groom was asked TO
elaborate ON his belief for the bene-
fit of the association and the. ap-
pended article is the result:
The one-paper town is destined to
be a situation developed from nat
ural business conditions within the
next, few years. Newspaper business
has been developing that way very
rapidly for the last three or four
years; more rapidly the last year
than before, and If present business
conditions are going to prevail dur
ing the period of the war and the
war continues for any length of time.
the next year or two will see still
more rapid development of this kind.
| hardly think that it can be pos
sible that all towns would become
%one-paper towns, but a great many
will, which O seem to be SO situ-
ated that the thing is impossible.
AS l said, it is a natural business
condition. People do no buy papers
these days for partisan reasons as
they used to. Consequently there
cannot be as many newspapers in
towns as there are political parties,
which used to be the condition and
which allowed for such a multiple
city OF newspapers, particularly in
and medium sized towns.
People buy newspapers these days
because they want the news, and for
no other reason. To make a paper
enough requires a large amount
OF capital to equip and to operate.
Ihe getting out of a good newspaper
costs a tremendous amount of money
and the local business and general
business of the country will not pro-
duce enough income for as many
papers as used to be published.
Politicians cannot hand out $500 or
$1,000 these days and have some
poor ''gink" start a newspaper in
interest .in the hope that he
make a living out of it. The
day when a handful of type, a quire
of paper and a Washington hand
press was all a man needed has gone
by. to return.
Ever in a city of 10000 people two
find that they have a mighty
strenuous time in keeping their head
above water in the financial sea and
every once in a while we see, in the
largest metropolitan cities, CONSOLE
dations taking place, and old estab-
llshed papers go out of existence.
Ihis business condition is something
that no one al overcome.
We had in Aurora at one time five
daily newspapers. The whole five
together did not make one good
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
TO SOLDIERS.

The war department agrees with the woman 3
committee of the council of national defense
that it is inexpedient for the women Of the
country to write to soldiers at the front, except
to such as are near to them or personally known.
The fine spirit manifested by the writer's is ap-
preciated; but the experience of France and
England proves that the practice usually works
more harm than good.
Only women of matured minds can carry on
a helpful correspondence with strange soldiers
who need womanly sympathy and encourage
ment. There are women @who can do this, and
there are men who would profit by such let
ters as a spiritual-minded woman would write.
There are men in prisons who have been led by
such correspondence to take stock of themselves
and to reflect to their advantage on the mean
ing and lessons Of life. But instances of this kind
are fewer than is generally supposed: and so
too are the cases where letters to soldiers bring
into correspondence the man who can be helped
and the woman who can be of help.
And yet the soldiers value nothing more than
letters from home and from friends. The most
hoTnesick boys are those who receive no letters
from home. Only strong natures can break all
at once with the past and go on their way alone,
serene and self-contained, with a heart for any
fate on a battlefront in a far off land. Most of
the soldier boys miss the sympathy and the in.
terest they were accustomed to at home, are
lonesome without letters and crave them very
much. Where the family of the boy is small or
busy or not much given to letter writing, neigh
bors who know them might very properly send
the young man a note, a picture postcard, some
little comfort or a friendly word to make him
feel that he has friends. Where the soldier
knows the writer or who she is, there is much
more likelihood that the letters will be appro-
pirate and really helpful. Our soldier boys de-
serve such little attentions, will appreciate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

Des Moines Register The sugar re-
hners who are attacking the food ad-
nilnlstratlon appear to be needing a
DIT OF sWeetening in their dispositions.
Ottumwa Courier: Investigations of
the army, the navy, the emergency
fleet corporation, the shipping board
and the railroad problem have been
instituted by congress within two
weeks. Besides, the house has adopted
the national prohibition measure and
the senate has double-riveted it. After
getting such a flying start it seems a
pity to spring a holiday adjournment.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Iowa is urg-
ed to go in for more cheese factories
and for more milk ~condensing plants.
More butter should be made in the
state. That is the advice given by ex-
perts. And at current prices for milk
and butter and cheese, it seems as if
there would be no need for repeating
that advice very often.
Sioux City Journal. We all admire
the man who can put his food down,
but it does make a difference occas-
ionally what happens to be under it.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Meatless Tuesdays, wheatless We'd
nesday, sweetless Thursday and heat
less Friday. all to be followed by pork
less Saturday should cause us to thank
God for bean u
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The wet and
dry campaign of 1918 will be national
in scope. Prohibition will be a leading
issue in every state, wet or dry.
Cedar Rapids Republican: If Senat-
Kenyon's bill, reducing congress
sional salaries from $500 to $4,000
goes through there may not be 50
many, candidates in the next congress
sional campaign. Still even $4,000 a
is pretty good pay for a great
many of the men who do run for con-
gress and who break into it.
Davenport Democrat: Senator Ken
yon is going to be mighty unpopular
in Washington if he pushes his reso-
luton to reduce congressmen's salar-
les. A congress that ever exempts
its own salaries from income tax is
not likely to welcome a suggestion for
down the contents of its pay
envelope.
Sioux City Tribune: The announce
nent that Mary Pickford's real name
Gladys Smith should assure herf
houses wherever she may ap-
ON the screen. And incidentally,
Miss Pickford disclosed that Sc
ret there r several millions Of
families in the United States.
Waterloo Courier: On account of
he war pills, q%uinine, cod liver oil
castor oil have to be taken straight
England. War itself is a bitter pill,
,ut il has to be swallowed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
FAIRIES.

THE FAIRIES.
The fairies have never a penny to spend,
They haven't a thing put by,
But theirs is the dover of bird and flower,
And theirs are the earth and sky.
And though you should live in a palace of gold
Or sleep in a dried-up ditch.
You could never be poor as the fairies are,
And never as rich.
Since ever and ever the world began 1%
They have danced like a ribbon of flame.
They have sung their song through the centuries long.
And yet it is never the same,
And though you be foolish or though you be wise.
With hair of silver or gold,
You could newer be young as the fairies are
And never as old.
London Punch"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
Only One Ballot Taken.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Dec. 21.-
Only one ballot was required for n
municipal court jury to find eleven
Italians guilty of assault with intent
to murder.
The Italians were arrested follow
ing the Bayview riots Of September
9, in which. two persons were killed
and four wounded after a revolver
battle between detectives and alleged
anarchists. The Italians convicted
are said to have attempted to break
up a patriotic meeting conducted by
Rev. Guliani of the italian Evangeli-
cal church.
The defense Immediately asked a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

France. Having lived and studied in
Germany and being thoroughly &C.
quainted with the German language,
he was appointed chief representative
of the commission at the great head
quarters of the German general staff.
There he had many prolonged, frank
discussions with brilliant German Of
ficers and oficials-the latter being
for the part eminent biologists
BIOLOGISTS n professor of juris-
prudence and other sciences.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
HOW ONE PAciFlsT WAS CURED

Chicago News: Sentimental paci.
fists who profess to be unable to I'M
derstand why the United States has
gone to war with Germany should
read the leading article in the At
Iantic Monthly for August. 1t is con-
tributed by a distinguished American
scientist, Professor Vernon Kellogg
Of Leland Stanford university.
Mr.. kellogg was a pacifist of the
David Starr Jordan type. Early in
the war he went to Europe as a
worker for the American relief com
mission in Belgium and northern
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

ter and family, Henry Cristy, north.
east of town.
Joe Vineyard spent Sunday at the
Ora Walker home.
Elmo Dorsey spent Friday at the
home OF his uncle Harden Scott in Ka-
hoka.
Helen Stevens spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mora Eden n wife are residents
of our town now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

To do what thou knowest and do ii thy best; to love one
woman truly, revering the rest: to treasure among the
gifts blessed thy health; to garner thy profits for service
not wealth.; to build thee a house with a wide, open door;
to give with glad spirit a part of thy store; to pray mid
thy beauties of Nature and Art; to go to thy God with a
calm, steadfast heart!-Anonymous.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

them rightly and be happier for them. They
are doing their duty on the fighting line of civI-
~lization and through their willingness to die, if
need be, are making their land and ours secure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

For all we know that things placed at the
greatest distance from us, as well as those
whose character we have never known by ex-
perience, are most apt to excite our admira-
tion.-Thucydides.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
WHERE WOULD LINCOLN STAND?

I. z. OConnor, the eloquent Irish member
of the British parliament, uttered inspiring
words, adequate to the occasion, while standing
the other day by the tomb of Lincoln at Spring
field. Can any one doubt, he asked, where Lin
coin would stand in this crisis through which
his country is passing nova His first and
fundamental conviction was a passionate love
of liberty. He saw in his own day as we see
now that two principles are struggling for
mastery, the common right of humanity and
the %arrogated right Of kings. There was but
one duty, he declared, ito fght;'' and there is
but one duty now.
Lincoln is as much alive as though he were
still among US. His spirit still inspires us and
lives on. He is a flaming torch which lights
America along the path of her destiny. What
American can be selfish when Lincoln's utter
unselfishness is recorded on every page of his
Ilife7 What American can tolerate the thought
lof a divided allegiance while remembering Lin
coins passionate patriotism and the inflexible
resolution with which he fought that the land he
loved should be united and free?
"Prior to the war it is doubtful whether it
would have been possible for American manu-
facturers to compete IN many Of the lines of cot
ton goods imported" by Bombay, says Com
tmerciaI Agent Ralph M. Odell, in a report to
the department Ol cOLlIleTCe OH Cne subject.
And the same will be true after the wal unless
the cotton manufactures of the United States
can be assured, through protective tariff rates,
of such control of the American market as will
guarantee maximum operation and consequent
minimum unit cost of production. That means
ability to cope with foreign competitors in the
markets of the world. A policy which will give
those competitors our home market will force
our manufacturers to suspend operations en-
tirely.
Abe Martin wants to Know 'what has be-
come o tn old-time easy-t,do farmer?" Why.
he's shooting around the country in a high-pow-
er car, and if crops continue good for the next
year or two he'll be able to meet the repair bills.
Even the bolsheviki was staggered on learn
ing the German Interpretation of 'No annexa-
tions, no indemnites and full opportunity for
national expression"
Won Papen bought guns here in 1916, accord
ing to news from San Francisco. The agent of
another government didn't, according to news
from Washington.
General Korniloff is said to have led three
thousand men. This Russian affair is %gettingI
decided Mexican, numerically.
1t is a long time since some gentleman wise
ly wagged his ears and said: america does notl
know we are at war;
.'Garfeld to order two lightless nights, " saws
a newspaper headline. When in doubt, order
something.
The wise citizen translates the terse legend
s'Shop early into a rule of action.
Em3F-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
new trial and the hearing. was Sc
for next Thursday morning.
More 3 fficjencv.

Macon Telegraph: Note that three
Germans accused of spying agains'
their native land have been stood up
against a wall and shot. That's anotnei
of those things they do differenti'
over there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
MIR. BAKERS OPPOSITION.

Secretary of War Baker, whose capacity fol
giving the country electric surprises is consid-
cradle, selects the present time to strike in his
annual report a note Of opposition to universal
military training. He says:
The department has not sought, and does not
now seek, legislation on the subject, chiefly for
the reason that tie formation of a permanent mill
taTy policy will inevitably be affected by the ar
rangement consequent upon the termination Of
the present. war. Civilized men must hope that
the future has in store a relief from the burden
OF armament and the destruction and waste of
war.
Civilized men have hoped before, and doubt
less will continue to hope. But Germany with
her autocratic successive annual accessions to
the great military force that constitutes the
threat against which all the world is in DIES
perate conflict, will hope more than does any
civilized man that the United States will be of
the mind of its secretary of war, since at each
new crisis the autocratic system will thus find
the democratic system quite as unprepared as
it found it In this. We had better win this war
before looking to the system Of world govern
ment that will issue from it.
Fortunate, the constitution of the United
States provides that congress shall have power
to
Raise and support armies.
make rules for the government and regu-
lation of the land and naval forces.
Therefore, universal military training of our
youth is not doomed because of the opposition
of a war secretary who has a passion for unpre-
paredness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
@sg 4A#aas
Merchandise Sold Under )
Money Back Guarantee Must
Possess Real Merit.

Money talks. The housewife shonld
/ listen only to the claims of manufacturers WIZ
\ back their assertions with a money back omar
4 antee. | have found In my years of Domestic
y Science work that manufacturers of meritor;ouo
products employ the money-back-if-not-satis6eJ
4 policy of merchandising. Such manufacturers are deserving -
. housewives'p patronage and usually ger il.
No matter how good a manufactures
may say his product is -if he lacks COURAGE
to offer a refund of purchase price, if buyer is not satisfied he
displays a lack of faih in his goods. In such instances tbe,
purchaser assumes all risk-and there is always risk, when the
maker of merchandise refuses to stand by his goods with
money back guarantee.
To make this point clear consider
the advertising of a certain brand of BAKING
powder. The producers of this baking powder abolish the
uncertainty of buyers getting full moneys worth as everv
can is sold under a clear cut guarantee of money-back-f-no.
satisfied with bake day results.
Their advertisements state that their
product is superior-they say that it is unfaiing
in results-pure in the can and in the food and that it po.
duces absolutely pure and wholesome bakings. Furthermore
they assert that You save when you buy it and you save
when you use 1t" The phrase is SO familiar to the housewife
every one no doubt will recognize it as taken from a Calumet |
Baking Powder advertisement. But to get back to my subnct
the importance of those printed words lies in the fact that
the Calumet Baking Powder Co. put the proof before the
housewife with positive bake day results. They invite her to
buy Calumet on a money back trial basis. They demonstrate
dependabliy auih bake day results. They show her actual
savings in real money. Ihave tested Calumet Baking Powder
The tests l conducted were far more exacing than could be
made by the housewife and those tests have proved the truth
of the Calumet Baking Powder CO.. contentious. No house
wife can afford to refuse so liberal a proposition. All should
give Calumet a trial and millions have done so. That il
makes good its advertised promises is shown in the fact that
housewives who put 1t to a test continue to use it
h h-Or1QQ-
NOTE-Mss Costello is already weH known to most of the ladies'
of OF, city. She is Of the Domestic Science Branch at the University
of Chicago a graduate of Leus Institute. Supervisor of Domestic
Science in Public Schools, Special Lecturer u Domestic. Arts and
Economy Special Lecturer to the Womens Clubs.
We are Publishing a series of her mast important articles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21
IOWA PRESS

Des Moines Register The sugar re-
I:ners who are attacking the food ad-
nilnistration appear to be needing a
bit of sweetening in their dispositions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

1t is a long time since some gentleman wise
ly wagged his ears and said: america does not
know we are at war;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

General Korniloff is said to hav
thousand men. This Russian affair
decided Mexican, numerically.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

Clarified to order two lightless night
newspaper headline. When in doub
something.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-21

The wise citizen translates the terse legend
Shop early into a rule of action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-18
T hUst, Heal, Flies
Worse Than Enemy In
Palestine Campaign

Melbourne. Australia, July is, -
Hardsllus and discomforts of the
British elmullE us il Palestine and
-Tasop1tamla are the themes of many
letters written bE Australian soldiers
serving under the commands OF Cen
Sir Archibald Murray. in Palestine or
Mai Gen. Naule. In Nesup0tamla-
-If you want TO see a muidle you
ought 90 see o. camel convoy under
shell fire." writes one man from the
The natives who lead the camels -ul
away az the first shot and then the
white mon try to induce. by all the
profanity they can muster. those
ramels TO hurry out Of range or u1-
der the cover of q hill All the time
GOOD lives are being lost trying 20
save the convoy, which perhaps has
-le water supply for thousands OF
men iu the firing line"
Dust. heat and flies are the three
worst plaques Of NezOuOtEuia from
the soldiers standpoint. writes one
Of the rrIvares VINO suffered from
them Tie adds "Tle flies settle i'm
rrear clusters on everything some
OF them can sting and bite severely
With The coming OF nlEh-rall the or
binary flies disappear and the mos
ruiroes and saudLles take their
places You have 70 wear a very fine
Euffrcrti-- mesh ON your face and o-
-iEEr you must spray thin acid over
your face TO get any peace. TIE tenn
r.-a -r-a goes uu from 40 ~ l4- de-
-~aee F- the shade CORES pom elce
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-18
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE TINE TABLES


All trains arrive and depart fvom Union
station. foot o. san Francisco street All
arrivals and departures given In Fl Rlu1
or mountain standard time
SANTA Re
For Ai5uQue-que- Denver. Ch-caE'. Los
AnEeIes-Sc- SIS Tvs. $50 a m. No. zI5
FROM Albuquerque. Denver. Los Angeles.
ChiraE1-No- sos arvs. 10 a. m. 80. 80
az 5-55 2. m
Ell PASO s SOUTHWESTERN.
Western DivislonI-
For Arizona and Calf1rnla-No 8 Tvs
From Arizona and Calif1rnia-esc.S arvs
a. H.. 80. a. 1910 p. m
Eastern Divisionl
Fer kansas city, St. Louis and Ch'caEo
NO. & Tvs 1855 o. -u-. no at 4.45 3. IN
255 p. m-, SO az AS 2. M
For Tucuucari-S0. s Tvs. ESQ a. u-
From Chicago. ST. Louis AID Kansas
City-S1- srvs $50 a. M no. az
2.f0 .. m
FROM Tueumeari-No. 2 a-vs- At s.2o
G. Fl. & $. A. and =. P. TRAINS.
For san Antonio. Sew Orleans ana
Wash.ngten-N7- 19- Tvs S-45 a. m. SO.
FROM washington. Nsw orleans and san
Antonio-No- arvs- $3.50 p m: no. 111
For Arizona and caif5rnia-Ns. Tvs.
s;f5 a. M; Nc AZ p "a; no. 10I a.
from ArizoHa and calfar1ia-No. 1o7
arvs go a. IN, NO 40 $50 p. m. No.
TEXAS PACIFIC.
For ual-as and ST. L1uts-No. s Tvs. $50
a.. M. $50. ar b. m
From ST. Louis and Dalas-S'. avs
1850 a. NJ -. az s-45 o. m
MEXICAN CENTRAL
No regular schedule.
MENICO & NORTHWESTERN.
No regular schedule
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-18

LOVTNGTON. PLATSVIFF 4 TATUW.
NV MY. AID NAL LIZ

~
NEW MEK- AUTO MAIL LINE
Leaves Tz-um a. m Mondays. We'd
u=sca-s ard Fridays for LovinEton. max
l1E connections a. Lexington FOR Carlsbad
leaves LoFinEto1 ? N on Mondays.
Wsdnssdays and Fridays fer Pialnview.
Mcdonald. king. Scott and Taruu- Fare
one way Tatuu 90 Lexington. 81 round
trip, $3.50 So pounds baggage carried
tr-a- J. IT, James. Tarum. New Mexico
LORDSBUEG. TYRONE. SILVER CITY
auto leaves Lo-dsburE daily i p m via
--rcne- leaves Silver city daily 5 e. m.
round "trip So Silver Cirv % Tyrone one
way S2-0o. round TIP $500 scott GaraEc.
Lordsaurg. n. N: Broadway Hotel. ST.
LAKE VALLEY. Hnlsboro aud kingston
auto stage and express line meets all
trains az Lake valley Wire At ny expense
tor special trips anywhere az any time
Rates reasonable F. W. Mister. Hi-lsooro,
New Mexico
ENGLE-HOT sPRuSGs-Chlorids via EIs-
plant Butte. mau ears daily except sun
day leaving Eugle A. m Also service cars
90 any point any time The government
4=pen-s on me; 50 can you ASK for h A.
6arry- Engls. n. NJ
ROSWELL CARRIZOZO mail Ine-Our
automobile leaves Carrizozo f1- Roswell 40
i--a o. III. arriving at Roswell az $50 pm.
car leaves Roswell for Carriz1E1 a. Q a. IA
Arrives az Carrlz1zo az --l5 p m Ihroush
-are one way $3.50 intermediate points
Sc per mile Baggage carried Up 10 llh
pounds so pounds free Excess az &c per
pound Operated by Roswell Auto Co.
CARLSBAD 4 LOTINGTON. y M.-Au-o,
mail and passenger line. Leaves Carlsbad
daily except Sundays. AZ A. "a arrives
at Loviurton at 8 D. M Cars leave Loving
ton daily except sunday AZ g. m for
Carlsbad and all intermediate points rs
lhs- baggage carried free Fare 90 Low
inrton. $3.50. SI-e1 of on an round trips.
Telephone 10. Carlsbad Auto Co. H. c.
Kerr. manager
MOGOLLON STAGE LINE AND AUTO
MOBILE LIVERY
Daily passenger service 20 and from an
points between silver city and 1IoroLon.
cars leave silver City on arrival % Santa
Fe train 40. ST. MoEoilon. s a. n Cars
10 all points around Silver City. Lowest
prices consistent with good service
BENNETT MOTOR TRANSIT CO..
Phone -lO. OPP. the Denus-