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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
HARM1Na A GOOD CAUSE.

Some of the army officers who gave opinions
before the senate committee on the need Of uni
versal military service did that cause no good.
1t will not win doubters to believe IN the
necessity and rightness of military training for
all of our young men to have army men de-
clare that such training is social necessity
aside from its military bearing. We often lay
ourselves liable to just accusation for lndlffer-
ence; we are outwardly lawless appearing
people and patiently careless of restraint In our
public speech. But when an army officer sug-
gests that only by military training will this
nation lawlessness, loose morals and lack OF
any patriotic allegiance be remedied, he lays
himself open to charge of blind prejudice for
his profession quite as dangerous as the evils he
proposes TO alleviate. The element of dise1-
pine in military service, the making common
cause of preparation to defend the nation are
valuable always. and particularly so to us Just
now. But universal military service has its
reason for being in the need of defense for the
country; it is no reform measure designed or
calculated to effect social changes, and the less
of exploiting it receives on such grounds the
better for it in public thought.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

be more desperate and the strain and suffering
greater than heretofore. 1t is curious and sur
prising that with two-thirds of the world at
war the belligerent coalitions should be so near
" equal in Immediately available resources and
strength Germany's preparation, training,
stores, equipment and munitions #ere 50 81;
perior as to put her on an even footing for the
first three years of the war with the nations
ieagued against her. It almost seems that
nothing needed to make this long and ex-
hausting conflict had been omitted One OF
the results may be that the world will have such
an object lesson in the irrationability and hor-
ror of war that militaristic ambitions and the
system of competitive arming will be aoan-
doned a brief contest with a speedy, easy,
profitable victory for one belligerent would not
have brought war into such disrepute as will a
three and half or four years struggle to the
death.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Teachers' Pensions

The thirty-seventh general assembly
OF the Iowa state legislature will have
many bills on which to pass during
the next three months. and among
those of far-reaching Significance fs
the proposed teachers pension bill.
The sentiment for teachers PEN
sion bill has been growing thr oughout
the state. In the last session the bill
lost by only two votes IN the house.
A committee composed of J. ]. Nc
ConneTi, chairman; J. c. Grayson,
Council Bluffs; o. 2. Bostwick, Gin
ton: Carl F. Becker, Elkader; r. n.
Corlett, Burlington; James II. Harris.
Dubuque; P. G. Hayden, keokuk;
Kate r. Logan. Ames; Q. c. Thorn
burg. Dies Moines, and B. J. Horchem,
dubuque, a member of the legislature.
with A. NJ. Deyoe, state superintend-
ent Of schools. as an honorary mem
Der, have drafted a bill which in brief
III as follows:
ANY teacher who has completed
twenty-five or more years of service
and who has reached the age of so
years may retire on pension Of 5000
"a year.
Any teacher who has completed
twelve years of service in the state
and il mentally or physically disquali-
fed from further continuance Of the
work, may retire on a life annuity Of
s12 a month for each and every year
OF service.
Each teacher on retiring. either on
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
ANOTHER YEAR OF IT.

Herbert Hoover, the remarkably effective
head of the Belgia relief commission. looks for
another year Of the at the very least Sir
Gilbert Parker, an eminent EngIishman here on
business for his government, declares that the
war will go on until militarism has been
crushed.
The car has just issued an imperial rescript
In which he declares that Russia in complete
solidarity with her allies does not entertain 2
thought of the conclusion of peace until final
victory has been attained. The determination
of France to fight on at any cost to decisive
victory is known to all the world; while as a
result of a new and more definite understand
ing Italy has thrown herself with redoubled en-
ergy into the war.
The combined belief therefore Of men in the
best position to know is that this terrific strug
gle must go on for twelve months more; anc
there is much to indicate that the battling vii
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
After the RevivaIs-What7

Washington Democrat: The various
churches in Washington are planning
to have revival meetings soon; the
Christian church meetings will begin
on JAN and the date of the Method
list meetings have not been set. Re-
vivals have their definite place, and 1t
seems to be agreed by the different
ministers here that REVEALS are neces-
sary in Washington this winter Rev.
J. A. Glendinning spoke truly when he
said that every one must pay the price
of good revival, that 1t does not mean
simply a course of meetings by min
lister but that the pastor, the official
board and all the congregation must
work together to produce real re-
vival We must pay the price for
everything we have, not in money al
ways but often in hard work and
prayers.
Perhaps we are wrong, but II strikes
US that there Is great work to be
done after the revivafs. We may in.
terest the boys and girls in the church
and church activities, but that will not
take all their time. Some prominent
speaker has said 1t is what you do
when you rest that counts: how you
spend your leisure time that makes
for character A stranger going
through the largest church buildings
| in town remarked, What pity you
have no place for your boys and girls:
no gymnasium, no room where they
feel free TO come and spend pleas
ant evening"" And il is lamentable
fact, Washington has no place for her
young people.
Do you know that the 100 boys who
bring their lunches in from the coun-
I try, have no place TO eat? Often they
will buy crackers and pickles in a
grocery store: at best everything is
I cold and even then there is no real
place to eat Mrs. GAMER, matron at
the rest room, was asked whether ar
iIangements might not be made SO the
boys could eat their lunch at the rest
room. But that was impossible. the
place is full of girls at noon. Investi-
lgation has proved that there is no
place for these boys.
But It is farther reaching than that,
they need place for recreation where
| they may meet The girls in our
school need physical exercise, and for
two years the girls have tried to have
a class of their own. It has been hard
to secure room they could afford to
lhire. harder still to secure teacher
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE RIVER AND THE TREE

HIVER AND I 4
you white and tall and sNaying sang the river 10
the tree,
smile
your branches love songs TO the sunkfssed
turquoise sky,
And you seem so above that always hurry BY
.sYou are laughing in your shadows. you sombre in
your deeps,
And below shining surface there's heart that never
sleeps;
But all day you pass dancing. evening time
DREAM
And didn't think you sang the birch tree to
the stream.
So they got BIT acquainted glowing summer day.
they they liked each other, (which is often
times the way;
And got friendly, and il slow,
That shOne reflected in the water down be-
low,
Margaret E. sangster, Jr, in Christian Herald
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
certainly does hea|
eczema
Pi,,ples Disappear

There is one remedy that seldom
to clear away all pinples. blotesss
other skin eruptions and that make'|
skin soft, clear and healthy. j
Any druggist can supply you
zerno. which generally overcome,|
skin diseases. Acne, eczema l.ea
Piles, rashes, black heads in mos !
give way to reno. Frequently, n
disappear overnight. 10
usually stops instantly. Zeu1o Is -.
antiseptic LIQUID, clean, easy TO u.
dependable. It costs only Csc; an n,
large bottle, S1.W. 1t wiz ~. 80
not greasy or sticky and Is po
safe for tender, sensitive skins sins. q |
The e. W. Rose Co, clere'an''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
ReIaian Fund con.ribution,.
Eeokuk, Low
Forecast: Continued Dry.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: With
Iowa, Kansas, Colorado. South Da-
kota, Nebraska, the District OF Co
lumbia. congress, the supreme court
and the webb-Kenyon law operating
on bone dry" lines, 1t becomes clear
that Omaha viii be located after
May about the center Of a grea.
Sahara
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

We are ruined, not by what we really
want, but by what we think we do; therefore,
never go abroad in search Of your wants; If
they be real wants, they will come home in
search of you; for he that buys what he does
not want will soon want what he can not buy.
C C. Cotton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

completion OF terri OF service !"
disability, shall pay into ne Y
nent school fund the sum % -.
which together with gifts, grams ~.
beouests is to constitute a sex !.
fund known as the teachers ~
fupd"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Will Suffer No More; 9.

UNITED Press Leased WIRE AN sar
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Mrs. an az;
K1em 90 and her eighteen mon.,,
babv Olga. won't suffer any m NJ
The mother had been cons'''
since the birth of the chiid. !. h,
"Don't allow anyone to looA ~,
r.fndows at us. Bury US as we
give us the cheapest funeral u
She wrote to her husband;
want Olga to suffer, SO l take :
me-" 10th 4
Then she closed the pau
tight and turned on the gas J'@
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

As Portugal might better explain her en-
trance into the war: 1--WE wanted to do some
thing definite for the protection of small ma
tions and TO GET our share of whatever spoils
may be passed around at the conclusion of the
conflie+' -
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Lib. for students.

limited Press Leased WIRE ri
PRINCETON, n. j., Jan, ~ i
EFFORT to place 200 Princeton 4
IN their life work, an empi.!I ~
reau has been estapiisneu asiul
campus. Jobs are already ses
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed DIV
correspondents. Writers OF communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication, bat
for the information of the cditor.l
Belgian Fund Contributions.
To the Editor of The Gate CITY,
Since my first remittance to the
belgian children's fund number have
asked me to forward other tontribu-
tons and I am writing this to ask
anyone to send whatever they care to,
to me before Thursday, next.
I will forward all together to ada
to Keekuk's donations.
III. COLE
Keokuk, Iowa. Jan. 30, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

cit is reported that Spain will lead the peace
Well, Spain Is in no immediate
danger Of overtaxing her strength.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

u I. tina. *e., worry, tabor and trouble form
the lot almost their whole life long, BUT IT All
wishes were fulfilled they hoy" would
men occupy their lives? What would they do with their
time? paradise OF luxury and ease,
land flowing milk honey, where every Jack OBJ
tanned Jill and without any difneuity men
boredom hang themselves; or there
wars, and murders; so that in the
end mankind would infet suffering itself than It
has hands of Neutrality-suspicious. Schop-
enhauer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

California's wine crop is nearly two million,
five hundred thousand gallons greater than last
year. but this Is free country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

and we have been told that this year
1t has been absolutely impossible to
get a teacher to conduct class.
Isn't it worth thinking about!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

Shelby County Republican: The
Republican is not afraid to hazard the
statement that Shelby county has
never really used the primary law, in
real downright honest-to-goodness
earnest, except in its vote for COVER
nor. Cummins, Clarke, Harding, are
the only three we ever voted for car
ing for their nomination. All the 9th
er candidates. in all the years the pri-
mary has been a law. either had no
opposition, or we didn't care a whoop
about them and voted for the first
name for the Office. 1t may be neces-
sary to keep up the expense of the
primary for what we get out of tt
but is It?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

Sioux City Journal: Considering
their keen interest in war, it must be
admitted that the president has been
fairly successful In keeping the old
world chancelleries talking about
peace for several successive weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

Advertise in The Gate GU
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
IOWA PREss COMMENT.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Waterloo Courier: There are ways
and ways Of fighting John Barleycorn.
Fighting him at the ballot box and IN
the legislative halls is productive OF
better results than trying to consume
him bodily.
Marshalltown- Times-Repubiican;
A reminder of DAYS long since gone
by is despatch from Maxwell regard,
ing assistance given an Impoverished
family going back home in prairie
schooner from western Colorado.
There was a day when they came
stringing back in droves-but that is
another and pretty well forgotten
story.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The SUI
preme court composed of Taft, Root,
Wickersham and Joe Cannon that
had declared the Webb-Kenyon law
unconstitutional, will possibly grant
the measure a rehearing. in view OF
the decision of the other supreme
court.
Councfll Bluffs Nonpareil: Utah's
governor wants a brand of prohibit
ton which doesn't cost anything.
People get in this line about what
they are willing to pay for. just as
they do Il ether directions.
Cedar Falls Record: II the repub-
icans ever hope to elect president
again they will have to have better
managerial ability than that shown
by Mr.. Wilcox.
Davenport Democrat: We have al
most concluded that Governor Hard
ing never intended to encourage the
Iowa "wets" to believe the tide
would turn In their favor If he were
elected governor. After the way
they voted for him they think he
might lean little. if We rightly inter
pref their comment on the bone
dry bills. They feel, in fact, that he
is under obligation to veto these bills
But We'll bet dollar against the hole
i'll doughnut that he doesn't.
Otumwa Courier: The men who
have served in hte national guard are
foremost in advocating universal mil
itary training. They know the good
results Of military training and the
unequal distribution of the burden as
II IeSlS dt present.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: There are
promises Of more laws for the purpose
@. regulating the press Of the land.
and who makes these laws? The
members of state and national iegisla-
lures. And who makes these legisla-
tors? Why. the press probably con-
tributes more to that end than all
other agencies put together. Which
again demonstrates that, while repub-
lies may not be ungrateful, lawmakers
surely are.
Cedar Rapids Republican: After
all, if the president wants to do a
good turn for his personal doctor,
perhaps the rest OF the politicians
should not complain. For doctor to
be advanced to the title and pay of
a rear admiral In the navy means q
great deal-to the doctor and it Is
possible that we may not detect 1t in
orr tar bills
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29

Otumwa Courier: The men who
have served in hte national guard are
foremost in advocating universal mil
itary training. They know the good
results of military training and the
unequal distribution of the burden as
II rests at present.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
BITTER FIGHT ON
ENDORSEMENT TO
BE CONTINUED

Gratis, declare the senate ought 20
know Just what Il is indorsing be.
fore IL goes ahead with the Hitch
cock resolution
That more Republicans p'ill attack
Ambassador Won Bernsfor1 a. did
Srnafor Lodge seemed likely. no
rshe rad announced such pur.
pose openly before the senate met
a. noon
The attack on Bernsior~ yoster
day by Lodge broke all precedent
Lodges action in naming Tho Ger.
nan ambassador personally on the
senate floor ia such deoafe VAS
given all the moro significance in
ylew % the Bay state senator here
tofore riEid and unbenling adher.
ence ~ that Dogey ~ bogeys ecn.
atc rules and procedure
IN Tact. iodgc himself emDhE izcd
This slFnistance when he grauH[
declared no realized his namIn8 ~
BcrnsforF va7 CONTRARY fa fhe nr
written rff 90 fhe onsft
lodge 1uned ianrf Hafrr ~
e. Count tor prr arT
}ofs Sfaaf7 IeiHgre nr,
fhs president rofr ar a.en pf fae
world rorpafabis ~ fhr sfars.ra-
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
RACE FOR
RECORDER
IN MAKING

elected as 500 saccss0 rs 60 th'
six circuit co1rr rtre
Nay Name . Iuases
The presert ing a'ure NAV 10
crease ne u0m ~ circuit rcur,
judges IN Na,n~ couns from six 10
or J.. whcl uhNes lt possible
that twice as mans judges as now
hold of1ce must Dr. uAr-aa n Apru
he prcstnt cNHIf Judges F6f
WaSne couutt are Henry 4 Man
cen Georse r Ccdd Gecrs S Hos
rer Alfred J Murph, ybu2 r
Van 2le and 2 J " Hal.v Thcmut
= Conior af,evs.'s ana CLYDE
webster, former United StNes Bis
t,ct tofney are cApecte5 70 he
candidates.
if the common counEl passes
ieaalHc ordinances 10 create rew
~aris oy division II present ones
aaa organization 90 nrexed terri
f0rv here VI 81 evef1l aldermen.
e Pr elected n Tho sp-ns Nd
Gilman has an 0~lfaauga rs relfe
fhr r~entt ,rceua ~ari uhlcA. -
created means ms two aldermen
must ae elected A. ny sta s1c
ressor 10 William q Mas rye Ia The
Tenth ward All b. chosen Mr.
Nayoee sho denaol Als WINS
died after bls eecuou. and Wing
hpids over u1'l q .ucressor is chc&
81 The lstter's SEN is already cam
raignlng Tor tho job
As usual IN prtrol- elections
here all ee several charter anead
ments before fhe elec ors one that
all be submitted wouh give the
election cormls.t ,ners created ~
charter Amendment Ia The August
primary power 10 Ok nc salaries OF
precinct election o-cials
oinsersr 20 Recorder,
ia the speculation about The re
cordership contest Wary ! pinre
fnan. corporation ccua sol. and Pc
IRE jusfic, are prorl inen'ly wer
toned 10 has been said that riace
man Or Stu win be put up a. ,hc
strongest nan 90 Dust ne p-e~en.
recorder Dn-puaa refuses ~ IA,
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

fContfnned from rage OneD
his arst motion the house was fun
~ potential defenders ~ ia dignity
and % opponents xho thought the
house did not need any defense and
should not have any anyway Re
pa bl!cans dSnard ed the defense
Democrats whose administration
Thomas lawson at'acked--did not
want f.
They claimed the house had not
~ l=s=.-sssasA- zskile LaEson
charged fhere would not be q
quorum in either house or senate IL
there were an inves legation he did
not specify What numbers would
absent themselves
T. took something more than Ar
hour. with an average Of 10 mem.
bers seeking The foor az AT times
for he house % decide whether II
had been insui'ed or not
Rep. Gardner stated be knew
there WAS q leak He urged sub.
penang Presiden, Wilson among
others 10 testify
Speaker Clark agreed 20 call the
resolution privileged IL Gardner
eOnid write ont his statement.
Gardner did
Clark decided The resolution IN or
der and on motion of Rep Wood q
was referred - the rules commit
tse with instructions 70 report ~
favorably Or unfsvorsbly 20 'he
house within 10 days
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

tar people Enormous sums Are now
Paid as rentals Tor buildings in which
| o. conduct state business As an
trnuulnic measure this binding
should appeal T. every taxpayer. y
state Institutions
Better Cltortluhf OF our public
Institutions VIII result IN better man
aktucut sni greater economy This
problem has rett we'd many intursr-
nfrnts from able thinkers and is
worthy pf sons derNtiau The Ac-
counts ~ al Institutions recclVlng
publ moneys ~ fHl1 30 audited oy
fhe state and reports 20 receipt. am
eAFrrt-tlrfs Arrr On RE the same
as are taasr pf tAc state depart
msnts.
oar National Guard
or Nat psl ENArt aesrrvees sreai
past snrinrr and for She part 10 o.
tax ms fr prutrrtirg oar southern
Pr f8eF it- f~-eulI srusnf ia the o.. s.
service ua1 deprive AS of this much
n0"dcl state nullrt ft IS % great im-
Portsnt 49, ~ continue our Ma
@ .nusi Guara lf ts fhr duty ol thf
state o. luveettg8tF once % needs
sra Wanfs These dependent on our
soldiers rw an active duty and 20
nimea -afrIt nfoffat adequate means
sV r-trr tr-t thru
fre ra0id cre elcrwrnt ~ the auto.
rl.-- ir lni lts almost universal use.
our improved highways and our won
dertHi -nnrr lfnss = ~ soVn make
N.rh Ear f-F SUM fT.r home ~ the
middle Ncsf We must make oar
laws resulatinS automobile tra4nc
pntnN or SUNNI
sorts snr his ways. models for the
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The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

he will run bur has minated his
willingness several times Il is also
agreed that Judge Stein would he
r strong candidate against Judge
Connolly Eugene /. Mistsrsky, a
prominent Detroit lawyer. will De a
Republican candidate. ne says
Republican politicians profess 20
see rough Shedding for Judge CON.
molly They say his clean city
campaign against Mayor Marx has
eliminated much OF the riTraT cle.
ment The Judges friends. however.
To.nt 20 his splendid campaign for
mayor. when he ran %. 600 ahead OK
his ticket and say ihof IN A srring
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
BY Altman.

Detroit friends 90 q. Nick stark. for
mer Newspaper snu, who 4. now
ON tho stage. are recetFins NeW
Year greetings from him IN tho
form - postal ards, on the ro-
verse SIDE ~ which Nick appears
ia ths part % policeman Nick
"a taking the part - the ofdcer
lu stop Thief" Hsving been a
police reporter for many wears ~
Datroit Mr. stark IS known "a
many fnenlh~rs - tire force they
viii appreciate to inscription IN
nls photograph. which 10 Officer.
Fall cop
rhe labor demand and supply In De-
troit are nearly equal according To
the December report 81 the federal
employment bursau branch here.
with the demand somewhat IN ax-
cess - the sipply The total q
foss was 80 and ST. men we're
employed
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
SLEEPER URGES
STRINGENT
DRY LAW

,coHt,uued trc~ PHxe one,
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
Do YOU SUFFER
FROM BACKACHE?

When your kidneys arc weak and
torpid they do not property perform
their fnc'iprV yuur back acbos and
YOU do nor feel iike doing much ~
anything Nou are hheh Io Do doe.
pondonf and go borrow trouble mf
~. rs f0H hadn enough aHradr
Don Do tIr n unt longer
The Old reliable medicine. flood
Ssfsapariila. gives frcnrfh ard tone
20 No kidney aud builds up the
whole system Get b, TO-DAY ADJ.