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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

The advice given by Professor c. F. Kurtz to
the retailers, suggesting cooperation among
businessmen, is not new, but timely. Co-opera-
ton among merchants is just essential to
success as is cooperation of the merchants in
their working organization. A good word for
competitor establishes confidence. The Gus
toner who goes into a store and hears deroga-
tory and unfavorable statements rejecting on
other businessmen has his mind filled with
suspicion, and his confidence is impaired not
only in the man making the statement but in
the quality Of his merchandise. The greatest
civic successes are the result of unanimity on
the part of businessmen, and there is no sta
bility SO lasting so wholesome as friendly
relations between commercial interests
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
ELIMINATING JOHN BARLEYCORN.

The Sioux City Journal is of opinion that
',John Barleycorn is to be congratulated at
last. Instead of being put out of business, he
is merely to be asked to pay what he may feel
to be more than his fair share of the taxes
Just so! 1.-The Devil was sick, the Devil a
monk would be; the Devil was WELL the Devil
monk was he One way to secure protec-
ton at the expense of government when it is
proposed to levy tax any business is to
close out that business. In order to raise the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
HEART OF OUR COUNTRY.

Heart of country,
Beating SO high in the breast of it's youth,
Beating so firmly for freedom and truth,
Swelling In tribute to men who have died
Men for whose gallantry grief yields to pride
Heart of our country! read In thy beat
Rhythms of strength for the hour we must meet.
Eyes of country,
Seeing clearly the pity of war;
Clearly well the things worth fighting for;
Seeing no way for out of the strife
Save at the cost OF things priceless in life
Eyes of our country! with quckening sight
Guide and keep aligned with the right
Hope of country,
Glowing and bright as the rays of star
Pointing the skies where our destinies are,
Born with the founders, ageless time,
Lighting our faith with radiance sublime
Hope of the country thine amplitude rare
Move with earth's stricken peoples to share.
Hands of our country
Clenching in wrath at black deeds that are done
Deeds of men fit for place in the sum
Reaching them tendery out to the fields
Vocal with anguish the passion yields
Hands of our country! slow forced to the fray,
Strike hard for the end Of kaiser cursed day!
i. w. o., in New York World.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

that he was harvesting lot of Ger.
man-American votes against the next
election time that led him to vote
against the war resolution. In the lat
ter case we should feel that he had IN.
suited the German-American people Oh
this district, and believe that great
many of them would feel that way, TOO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

The original "Humpty Dum7ty o,
the circus ring is no more. Tony
Denier. rs. fell on an icy Sidewalk a.
Kingston, N. Y. and tlnlsheo 4, N VI
round. Tony laid UP fine ounIa y,
money in his day, but a merry Wiuos
caught him two years ago piuoheIi
him and shook him. SO Hump1y na'
at least two falls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

What Is life series of products to that unknown
whose Initial solemn note Is toed by death. The
enchanted dawn of life love; but where is the
destiny whose first delicious joys does not
breaka storm whose deadly blast dsperses youths u-
sons whose fatal bolt Its altar And what soul
thus cruelty bruised, when the rolls seeks
not to rest Its memories In the calm of rural life? Yet
allows himself long to taste the kindly quiet
which frse attracted him Natures lap; when the
trumpet gives the signal he hastens dangers what
be the fight which draws him to its lists that the
strife he may regain full knowledge of himself
and all his strength.-Lamartne.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
ImpossibIe.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: There neea
be no cry, of caution among tne
farmers to avoid overproduction TINS
year. It simply can't be done. Inc
world has not the labor available 10
do it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Many things men eat greedily hungry
dog will not touch Haven't you offered
delicacies to your dog at the hack door, and
seen him refuse it9-E. W. Howe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Numerous
Greeks are enlisting in the service
of the United States and no one is
disposed to protest against their
hyphenated reasons for desiring to
fight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Des Moines Register: The Des
Moines man who enlisted first and
then got married furnished double
proof of his courage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Ottumwa Courier: When man is,
satisfied with conditions as he finds
them he might as well call in the
undertaken, for the jigs up with him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

majority leader of the house and Sen
ator Stone as chairman of the foreign
relations committee of the senate? Yet
we blame the Germans for not under
standing us!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Sioux City Journal: Can California
adjust itself to the possibility of
Japanese cruisers guarding our west
coast against German raiders?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
AbsurdIy Inconeruous.

New York World Could anything
be more homogeneous than a war con-
gress with Representative Kitchin as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Des Moines Register: Speaking of
heroes, they are the fellows who
attend exhibition baseball games on
chilly April afternoons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t is sim
cerely to be hoped that on account
of the stress of other business the
resuscitation of the river traffic may
not be overlooked. If the Panama
canal is but an annex to the Missis-
sippi river, we ought to be making
use of it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Adair County Free-Press: 'Does
the kaiser want to abdicate?" asks
the Orient Independent. Oh, yes, just
like a, postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

There have not been enough reductions in
prices of necessities to surprise and shock the
consumer into heart failure Plant vezetables
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
Was It HuII,s conscience7

Davenport Democrat: We will hope
that it was really Congressman Harry
d. Hull's conscience and not the idea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

The senate's group of wilful men is dwin-
ding like the ten little Iniuns of baby's story
book
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: A Mime
sofa mother sent three sons to
Minneapolis with instructions to en-
list in the navy. Now who will step
forward and affirm that this woman
should be denied the right to vote if
she wishes to exercise it?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Knoxville Express: The proposal
in the Legislature that suffrage be
submitted to a vote of the women
is a silly idea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

"Jim'' Mann has seen real gimmerings of
the light; Stone and Cummins are not cropping
as hopelessly as they were, but La Toilette
where is he?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

Friday, the thirteenth. Here's wish of
good luck for all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13

By the expenditure of mere twenty-five
million dollars the government has made it
possible to send letter to the Virgin islands,
formerly the Danish West Indies, for two cents.
The cost short while ago was five cents
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-13
NOT ASKING TOO MUCH.

! The belief of railroad executives that there
will be comparatively little opposition to their
application for an advance in freight tariffs
seems reasonable, because a substantial in
crease in rates is required in order to meet the
rising cost of operation. The roads have urged
the interstate commerce commission to grant
the increases not later than June l, next, de
lclarlng that the present need was imperative,
and that they were facing a situation growing
serious with every day of delay. They have
also notified the commission that should the in
creased rates be authorized the roads would ac-
Icept reduction, without contest in the courts
at some later date when the present emergency
should have passed. The roads have asked for
an advance of about fifteen per cent, and
they estimate that this will mean an increase
of four hundred million dollars annually.
The question of the reasonabeness of this
large addition to the roads income must be
answered after consideration of the increase in
the expense account. In support of the claim
that the larger revenue is needed it has been
pointed out by Frank H Sisson, assistant chair
man OF the railway executives advisory COM
mittee, that this year the coal bill of the COM
panies will be one hundred and thirty million
dollars larger than it was last year; that the in
crease in wages under the Adamson law will
amount to sixty million dollars, and that about
two hundred million dollars will be needed OH
account Of the higher cost of materials and roll
ing stock.
There has been a great increase in the cost
Of practically everything the railroads buy, and
it does not appear that the carriers are asking
too much. Even if the present facilities for
transportation were ample, the higher earning
power would be needed. That they are not
ample is matter Of common knowledge, and
the lack of adequate railroad facilities is to be
considered in connection with the general
scheme of national preparedness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
3 Sisters Found Starving

Out of a hastily laid charge of at
tempted suicide by drugs, more thor
ough investigation has disclosed one OF
the most pitiful cases to come to the
attention of the police in Brooklyn in
many years. Edna Williams, twenty
six years old. and her sister, Anna. four
years her senior, were taken from the
one room they occupied with a third
sister, Eleanor, at 2l0 Schermerhorn
Street, Brooklyn, and are now in the
Kings County Hospital. There it was
quickly discovered that il was a case
of starvation and not drugs. When
questioned by the police later, the sis
ter, Eleanor, admitted that she and her
two sisters had tried TO live on 81 a
week and that they had found the
struggle TOO much for them. Pride had
kept them from letting friends who
attended the Church of the Redeemer,
Fourth Avenue and Pacific Street, of
which they were members. from know
ing their troubles.
The police learned that the three
women came from highly respected
family and had formerly lived in New
ark. Anna was an invalid and Edna
remained at home 10 care for her.
Eleanor went 10 work and it was from
her meagre salary that they tried to
provide for their needs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Liquor Men to Invite Bishop
Methodist Dignitary May Adj
dress St. Louis Retailers

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-John P. Pensa,
president of the st. Louis Retail Lii
quor Dealers Association, announced
to-day that he would invite Bishop
William A. Quayle, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, to deliver an ad-
dress and make prayer at the next
meeting Of the association. October IA.
He made this statement after learn
ing that Bishop Quayle, In a sermon
here yesterday, said he had never
been invited TO make an address or
prayer at a liquor convention. but
had a prayer all ready if such an in
vitation should be received.
Bishop Quayle was in Kansas City
to-day.
Bishop Quayle was informed by tele-
graph, at Baldwin, Kan, this afternoon
of the invitation. lie said he could
not say definitely whether he would
accept until he received the invita-
ton, but the opportunity to address a
liquor dealers convention was one he
long had desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Guard Recruits Sought
Campaign On to Fill New Reg.
iment Replacing 71st

National Guard headquarters yester-
day announced that in all probability
there would be no further movement Of
troops from this vicinity for at least
another week.
A campaign for recruits for the new
regiment to replace the fcderalized list
infantry, which will be commanded by
Colonel J. II. Wells, has been begun.
Four companies already have been mus
tered into state service and another is
almost complete.
The regular army recruiting head
quarters az 280 Broadway is now enlist
ing men for the 1G5th, formerly the
69th Regiment, and for the Odd In
fantry of Brooklyn. Recent orders
also authorize the local headquarters
TO enlist men for the cavalry and for
the coast artillery of the National
Guard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18

on Saturday. Boards | to IL IN
the Bronx will furnish 623 men, VINO
will depart from the Pennsylvania Sta
ton. At Long Island City 39a men
from Boards los to 1874. Manhattan, ana
162 men from Boards ia to H.
Queens, will entran. The Brooklyn
quota, SOB men from Boards 63 to H.
will leave from the Carlton Avenue
yards.
Many TO Go on Sunday
The Bronx will bid farewell 70 BIT
men. representing Boards - 70 y, on
Sunday. Manhattan will send of men
from Boards 165 to ITO. which, with the
quotas from Boards III, l72, l73, $50
and 1873 in Queens, will make total OF
429. Richmond Boards "a. to 88 also
will send their quotas.
The Bronx will also send away the
men from Boards ~ 70 % on that day.
Richmond will send its quotas from
Boards 1856 20 1879; Brooklyn its men
from Boards 70 to So, and Queens its
men from Boards l79 70 1856. Boards
1876 to 10, Manhattan, vii! also be rep
resented in tho departures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Health of Navy Is Good
Mumps and Measles Prevalent
Only, Says Surgeon General

WASHINGTON, Sept l7.-"Health
conditions in the navy, afoat and
ashore, are, on the whole. very good,
mere being little serious Illness" said
surgeon General BREASTED Of the navy
today. Some cases of measles and
Hl1mps continue TO be reported from
me Atlantic fleet. Measles is less
prevalent than mumps at the present
t.me, averaging only ten cases a week
10y the whole force sfoat.
Conditions are excellent at all the
shore stations except at the naval train
IIg station at San Francisco, where
were are number Of cases of measles
and humps.
sanitary measures which are being
pu' into effect at all shore stations are
having good influence in many nearby
cues and towns. Sanitary surveys OF
practically all the ports in which sec
Son bases are located have been made
y sanitary officers attached TO the
various naval districts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
1851 Troops, 20 Per Cent
of Full Quota, to Entrain
for Yaphank
FirstGroupWednes
Others Leave Daily Until Sum-
day-More to Go on Sept.
20, 20 and 80

New York's second contribution TO
the new National Army, force of 1851
men. representing 20 per cent Of the
city's complete draft quota, will go
into training at Camp Upton this week.
The first section will leave on Wednes-
day and other groups will leave daily
until Sunday, when the last Of the al.
lotment will reach Yaphsnk.
A second 20 per cent, bringing the
total of New York men at Yaphank up
TO 45 per cent of the entire force TO be
trained there, will leave in three sec
tions on September 25, 20 and 80.
Orders for the remaining drafted men
have not been received by Roger B.
Wood, director Of the city draft boards.
1896 Go Wednesday
The section which will leave on
Wednesday will number 1896 men, BOT
Of whom will come from Boards SO TO
100 inclusive, all on the lower East
Side. OF the remainder, 529 are from
Boards % to So inclusive, all in Brook
Ign. The Manhattan quota will leave
Long Island City at 1890 a. m, arriv-
ing at Camp Upton at 1890, and the
Brooklyn contingent will depart from
the Carlton Avenue yards of the Long
Island Railroad, Brooklyn, at 10 o'clock,
arriving at camp az noon.
On Thursday Manhattan will send
1,l44 from Boards 101 TO 129 inclusive
and Brooklyn will contribute 5Sl from
Boards SO to AZ. The men from Boards
l0l to ia will entrain at Long Island
City and the other Manhattan men will
depart from the Pennsylvania Station,
Seventh Avenue and Thirty-second
Street. The Brooklyn contingent will
start from the Carlton Avenue yards.
Friday will see the departure OF 1912
drafted men, l,009 of whom are from
Boards 100 to 154 in Manhattan, and
G03 from Boards 40 to 90 in Brooklyn.
Boards IA to l54 will leave from the
Pennsylvania Station; Boards 1870 to
l43 from Long Island City and the
Brooklyn boards will go from the Carl
ton Avenue yards.
A total of 1852 men will leave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Alien Draft Waits
Lansing's Approval
Congress Ready to Act When
State Department Makes
Up Its Mind

WASHINGTON, Sept. l'.-ApproNa1
by the State Department Of one of the
pending bills and resolutions on the
alien draft is all that delays passage
by the House of some bill on the sub
ject.
Chairman Pou, of the House Rules
Committee, to-day sent TO the State
Dopartment copies of the three pend
ing proposals on the alien draft and
asked the department to approve one
of the propositions in order that the
Rules Committee may take steps to put
such a resolution through the House
Immediately after the passage Of the
urgent deficiency bill.
The three proposals sent to the de-
partment were the Chamberlain and
Rogers resolutions and the Burnett
bill. The first, passed by the Senate
last week, provides for the drafting
for military service Of all aliens OK
cept those specifically protected by
+reeties. citizens Of Il nation whose
nationals may become citizens OF the
limited States and citizens Of Germany
and her allies, who may, however DC
corscripted for non-military service.
The Rogers resolution would direct
the President TO negotiate with neu-
trail and Allied nations an agreement
under which their citizens may be
drafted. The Burnett bill provides that
all persons who claim exemption on
tbe ground of alien citizenship be de-
ported.
While the State Department formal
" expressed its preference for the
Rogers resolution in a letter sent TO
tho House several weeks ago, 1t is
understood that the department now
takes a different view of the situation.
The department now realizes, il is un-
derstood, that il would be difficult TO
obtain an affirmative answer from neu-
traI nations on the subject Of drafting
their citizens. Such an answer, the
department realizes, might be con
strued by Germany as an unfrlendly
act on the part of such nations, and
this would deter them from taking
action.
The department is now. 1t is under
stood. inclined to favor the Chamber
lain resolution and may formally ap-
prove the resolution tomorrow. AS
soon as such approval reaches the
Rules Committee, a special rule VII!
be reported out and the bill put before
the House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Board to Ask Regulation
Preventing Every Son in a
Family From Being Called

The district board at its session yes
terday decided that il will request the
authorities in Washington for legisla-
ton or regulations which would pre-
vent every son in a family from being
taken for the war. The motion 20 DO
this WAS made by former United States
Attorney General George VI. Wicker
sham. who has just been appointed a
member of the board in place OF DR.. ).
S. Goldwater, resigned. and who occu-
pied his seat for the first time yester-
day.
The question came up over the APP
peal Of Thomas w. Farrell, Of IL West
Eighty-sixth Street, who asked exemp-
ton on the ground of dependent wild
owed mother. Il was shown, however,
that his father died not very long ago,
leaving about 81 100000 worth Of prop
erty, mostly real estate, which the son
had been looking after. An investga-
ton disclosed that he has two brothers
in the army. Another brother was re-
iected for physical disability.
Justice Edgar NJ. Cullen. chairman of
the committee reporting on the appeal,
said that the young mans plea could
not be granted, because his mother is
not actually dependent upon him.
Here two brothers have volunteered
and gone forward to fight for their
country" said Justice Cullen. "If the
fatalities are as great in our army as
they have been with European nations,
which God grant they may not be, this
family will be called upon to make too
great sacrifice. The country has no
right to make such call upon any one
family. There ought TO be some rule
by which son could be left at home
where two brothers have gone 20 war,
especially at this stage of the war;"
Charles Z. Hughes, the chairman,
said he had conferred with the repre-
sentatives of the Adjutant General, but
they had been unable to find any pro-
vision by which one son Of a family
could be exempted where other sons
were taken.
There was a discussion over the ap-
peal of Leo Roy Carnana, of Ozone
Park, which resulted in the board
granting him a certificate which does
not excuse him from the draft, but
which lets him off from actual fighting
Carnana asked to be given anything