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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

A. Moore, son OF the late Bishop
Moore OF the Methodist church. She
was the adopted daughter OF Albert
Britton, a wealthy oil man. formerly
OF Beaumont, Texas, and Tulsa. Okla.
but now living at Eureka. Calf.
Following her divorce from Moore.
Mrs. Smith returned to her step
fathers home ct Eureka While there
she married Smith, her fathers
chauffeur. In June, 1913.
The couple had been living apart
for several months. due. 1t Is declar-
ed by Mrs. Smith, to her husbands
drinking habits. Mrs. Smith Is said
to own valuable oil properties. from
which she derives an Independent in
come.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Colonel Smith Brookhart in the
/ Washington, Ia, Press: The First
Iowa regiment will be seven months
in the service at the time of muster
out and the other regiments longer.
What value has this service been and
what training have the officers and
men received? The service has been
] of no value to either Mexico or the
United States, The vast expenditure
has been wasted unless the troops
have received compensatory amount
Of training. 1t is this training we de-
sire to examine.
All the time except the first month,
these troops have been under the COM
mand and instruction of regular army
officers. II this training has been
success the regular army is entitled
to the credit; If it has been failure
the regular army must stand the
blame. Let us, therefore, see what
progress they have made and compare
lit with the progress they should have
made. This comparison can best be
made by pointing out the things a
soldier needs to learn. They are
neither numerous nor mysterious.
First, he must learn discipline; sec
ond, he must learn to take care OF
himself; and third, he must learn the
expert use OF his weapons. So far as
the offensive or defensive acts OF war
are concerned they consist of being
able to march, dig and shoot and some
times use the bayonet. All OF the dis
aipiine, all OF tine good health, all OF
the marching and all OF the digging
are to enable the soldier to do proper
execution when he must shoot or
charge bayonet. With these thoughts
in view let US see what the Iowa
troops have done for themselves and
what the regular army has done for
them. >,
During the first month at Dies Moines
they were under the command OF their
own general. They drilled many hours
every day They took the physical
examinations and the vaccinations I'M
der the direction of as good medical
corps as any army eyer had. The
regular medical officer recognized this
and told the writer so. In addition
to all OF this they marched two miles
to the rifle range one day each week
and each man OF the $500 was given
a half day of shooting with the ser
vice ammunition. Those armed with
the pistol did the same thing. We
had fifty-two rifle and twelve pistol
targets. Every shot was fired under
the direction of competent instruct
or. some of them the most famous
riflemen in the world. The only as
sistance the regular army gave was
to issue an order limiting the firing
to 100 rounds per man. This would
have killed on practice in two weeks
b,,t tho c}oto ne Iowa f,,rpi cd l1s am
munition and We disregarded the or
der. The troops went to Brownsville
and a regular general too command.
Regular instructors were sent to
each regiment. Two skeleton regular
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

the house was diffused; the legislative snip De-
gan to drift; there was no one at the neini uii-
til the president seized it; and since then con
gress has taken no important action OF any
kind except when acting under orders from tne
white house.
The idea of the reformers was to 90 away
with czarism, and they did. The second grea'
official in the land was made political noneh-
itv with no more actual authority than Tue
crier of court 1t was a grand Achievements,
SO the revolutionizers thought. They nao
trampled their tyrant into the dust but now
they find that instead of two cars jealous o.
their prerogatives, and holding each other III
check, the country has only one car, an auto
GRAFT such as it never saw before with both the
legislative and the executive branches OF tne
government in his hand and eager to 90 MS
bidding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
HE WORRIED ABOUT II

HE WORRIED ABOUT H.
The suns will give in million years more
worried about it.
4 It will sure give out then, if 1t doesn't before
And worried about it.
will surely give the scientists saau
n scientific books he had read
the whole boundless universe then Will De oeau-
And we worried about it.
3 And some day the earth will fall the
And he worried about 1T
Just and straight as II shot from a gun
And worried about it.
when strong gravitation unbuckles her straps,
Just picture" he said, what fearful collapse!
1t will come in few million ages perhaps
And worried about it.
And he worried about it
Than the climate of southernmost Florida
And worried about it.
Our ice will be knocked into small smlthereens,
And crocodiles block up our moving machines,
And we'll lose fine crops of potatoes and beans
And worried about 1t.
And in less than ten years. there's doubt
And he worried about it
{ CT lumber and coal will give out
And worried about 1t.
II Just then will cold and
will stand stiff with outstretched In
awe,
As If vainly beseeching general thaw-
And Re worried about it.
His wife took in washing-half dollar day
He didn't worry about it
His daughter sewed shirts, the rude grocer to pay
He didn't worry about it.
While his wife beat her treless rub adubdub
On the washboard drum Of her old wooden tub
He sat by the and he Just let her rub
He didn't worry about it.
Sam Walter Foss.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
ONE CAR FOR TWO.

The presidents success in subordinating the
legislative branch Of government to the eNecu-
tive has been extraordinary and uneHalnped.
No other congress was ever so doclle, so sub
servient so plastic III the hands of chief
magistrate as this; but how it comes to be so
is not apparent at first glance. Mr.. Wilson is
reunited to be stubborn. self wiled but he is
not stronger character than many of his
predecessors; nor is the present congress con-
spicuously weak and devoid Of forceful men,
Some close observers of national tendencies find
the explanation in the fact that the house
brought on itself this state of affairs when it
made political figurehead of its presiding Off
GER An able speaker with power to act effec-
lively whenever an emergency arose focused in
himself the power Of the house; and if he was a
strong personality like Cannon or Reed he be-
. came easily the second most powerful official
in the land He would stand out and habtual-
" did against executive encroachments on the
coordinate branch, and was able to maintain
its prerogatives and relative weight in the gov
eminent scheme. But when the speaker was
stripped Of authority the power of the house
which had been centered in and welded by him
was scattered dispersed. The house no longer
had a champion fearless and able to Withstand
domlneering executive. No longer an armv
with general, the house became body with
out a leader; and the president had only to de
mand servility to obtain it.
The progressive revolt against the speake,
merely removed him from the committee or
rules leaving him free to name that committee
as Heretofore. But when the democratic house
made Mr. Clarke a fgurehead speaker Invested
Of the right to name committees, the power OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
BORDER SERVICE OF NO
VALUE, SAYS BROOkHEARl

regiments were camped near US Win
! a three hour day schedule In actual
drill. The Iowa troops drilled the
same things they did at Des Moines
many hours day and held severai
hours school upon the same eiemen-
tary things They also grmbbed mes
quite and cactus and provided them
selves drill grounds and made their
camp landscape garden. But this
was under the inspiration OF their own
general who set the example with
spade and a mattox in his own hands.
The medical corps and the ambulance
company were turned back to the study
Of trivial things which they had learn
ed years before and did as matter
of course. The artillery was given
an instructor who had not seen bat
terry in years and Iowa's efficient OH.
GERS were compelled to progress back
wards like crawfish until their instruct
or could brush up to date. General
Allen went to headquarters to make
arrangements for rifle practice. He
was informed that would be done
when the instructors thought we we're
ready. He then reported we already
had month of 1t before we got any
instructors. He found they only had
fourteen targets for 10000 men and
would not permit the building OF any
more. When the regular general
spoke to the Iowa officers he mention
ed our rifle practice at Des Motner
and thought we were well enough
trained foT battle. Every Iowa on1cer
thought we only had fair start but
this start proved to be the finish. Elk
'cept a few little matches and try
out OF a few men for the state team.
the Iowa troops are coming back from
their regular army training without
any rifle practice whatever. In the
most important part of all. the train
ing is entirely deficient. The same
was true Of the Spanish war It Is
true of the whole regular army train
ing. Ninety per cent of the officers
are inefficient in rifle practice. They
do not believe in 1t and will not work
at 1t. They never provide facilities
and they have no idea what training 1t
takes to make an expert rifleman or
what value such training is to the mo-
rale and efficiency of an army. The
soldier also likes rifle practice better
than any part Of the training There
is no reason why every normal man
in the Iowa brigade should not have
returned as an expert rifleman, except
the ineficiency and the incompetence
of the regular army from the general
stan down. They have been particular
to teach our officers the caste distinc.
ton between officers and men and we
are proud to state that most OF our
Iowa officers have refused to learn it.
They have found it SO important that
an officer should keep his coat button
ed to the neck in 100 degree tempera-
lures as to issue an order to that Ell
feet, but In six months they have not
permitted our men to fire shot with
the rifles they must use Il the clash
OF battle ever comes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
a.Il..v s.r,ke Not Likely.


limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.l
!. CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE pEDhaDil-
ity OF a nation Wide railroad strike
is remote. although 1t may be neces-
sary on some reads 10 use tho pro
tectiye feature of the brotherhood
organizations in order to accomplish
what the president and members OF
congress intended the men to have
last August. This is the gist OF a
statement issued by brotherhood
heads At the adjournment OF the con-
ference Of railway trainmen. The
delegates are on their way homo
today.
The conferees also went on record
as being unalterably opposed to the
compulsory arbitration or compulsory
,yes,igation sections of the Ad-
amson bill and against any radica!
action until the supreme court had
handed down its decision on the Ad-
amson law.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
REGRETTABIE BUT sALUTARY.

Much as the folly of the action of the mem
bers of the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage may be regretted as public disturb
ance, the consistent inconsistency of President
Wilson is still more depressing Picketing the
white house grounds and waylaying the presi-
dent is form of violence on the part of this
branch of the suffragists; but declaring that
reforms cannot be initiated by a president is a
silly dodge on the part Of Mr.. Wilson
Mr.. Wilson, more than any other president,
has taken the initiative in legislation. Less
than half year ago he surprised his party out
Of its boots by proclaiming the eight hour day
principle Now he repeats his pous regrets
and tactless excuses over being unable to lend
more than private voice to the suffrage
cause.
The suffragists have right to feel reevish
Without hoping that their campaign makes
Mr. Wilson nervous, one may hope it makes
him conscious of his ungraceful position on ar
important domestic issue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Eaa. at rs Cents.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Eggs at seven
and a half cents each before the win
ter is over and seventy-five cent hen
fruit within two weeks. is the fore
cast of DR.. r. II. Mckenzie, president
OF the Chicago Poultry Breeders
club. He says SPECTATORS have only
fifteen million eggs left in storage
here. with the consumption averaging
/, 0O0, 900 eggs . day.
H~rs eosd at So to so cents today
Potatoes are retailing at $40 Pc
bushel, the highest in forty years.
Hard Goa; hss advanced % PEI
cent over hast years price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
ROPP INTENDS
TO RESIST
German Consul objects strenuously
to Being Sent to Prison for
Violation Of Neutrality.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13.-Al.
though Franz Bopp has not yet re.
ceived official word from Washing.
ton that he would be removed is
German consul at San Francisco, he
prepared today to turn the duties vi
his office over to DR.. Eric Zoepnel,
German consul at Seattle. DR..
Zoepffel IL expected to arrive IN
few days.
Meanwhile Bopp and his assistants,
who were convicted Of conspiracy to
violate American neutrality, prepared
to resist sentence. District Attorney
Preston declared today that he would
not yield to any requests by the Ger
man ambassador at Washington thai
clemency be extended to Bopp.
"Bopp will get no comfort from
me-" he said. III he offers to leave
the country in exchange for q par
don. The time when we might lis.
ten to such suggestion has pa5,ea-
A year ago the kaiser DECORATED
,Bopp with the order OF the red eagle
third class. for his services to his
country.
Case WI! Be Closed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-lf Ger
many as indicated by her representa-
tives here, replaces the convicted Ger
man Consul Bopp at San Francisco
the case will be closed as far as the
state department Is concerned.
Affirmation OF his conviction or
appeal might raise an issue as to his
Immunity, but the governments
course in such an event has not been
determined.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Remember-there are no sefregarding
virtues properly so called; those qualities
which tend to the advantage and preserva-
ton Of the individual are only morally right
in so far as they make him more useful
citizen-Prof W. +. Clifford
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Gao MN Be c!e.ed.
suffraoe.tss Wear co'oshes.

suffraeettes Wear Goloshes.
limited Press Leased Wire Servfcel
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13-Ear muffs.
heavy n,ittens, goloshes and furs were
used by the suffrage sentinels to repel
the lev hseeges when they resumed
their silent watch outside President
Wilson's gates today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
IOWA PRESS coMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: In the
way of road legislation not great
deal more can be called for. We have
fairly good law now If we will only
do under that law what is permissible.
We have not even done all that Is man
datory. OF dragging. for instance, we
have had little or nothing in many dis
tricts. It is desirable. however, to
make some different disposition OF the
automobile tax funds. They ought
to be conserved and applied 30 actual
road making Under the present ar
rangement they are lost if not wanted.
Narshalltown Times-R Republican:
And why does not Representative
Johnston, Of Lucas county study the
federal aid apportionment act9 He
saws he hasn't, yet in the same breath
he tells newspaper reporters he is sure
Iowa can get it's share without having
/ a highway commission or definite
Ittys-year plan of road improvement
/ competently supervised by n state de
partmept. The Shackleford act is easy
! to read and understand.
| Council Bluffs NoDpareil: Don't you
Americans down in Mexico fret. Just
las soon as Wilson gets better treat
ment for the Belgians and gets some
leaks in his ship of state calked he'll
! look after you.
! Cedar Rapids Gazette: The man
who observes the people of iowa 60
( ing cherfully. many of them gaily,
about their business in the full knowl-
edge that a session OF the general as
sembly is with us for lengthy sea
son OF trouble Is compelled to admire
! the superb courage of our people. But
under this outer steel casing their
hearts are warm, they deplore misfor-
tunes to humanity and they really are
quite attached to life and its various
activities They are not reckless and
hard but grandly brave.
Burlington HawkEye: A very pop
ular quotation in the national capital,
and for that matter In many other
parts OF the country, will be the his
torical remark made by the governor
of one of the Carolinas to the COVER
nor of the other, IT'S a long time be-
tween drinks"
| Waterloo Courier: The question.
I"What is a bootlegger2" has been de-
.
But the question, Where is a boot
ilegger'' is more interesting to good
many thirsty citizens.
| Muscatlne Journal: The advisa-
bility of establishing high tariff du-
ties upon wool, rubber and coffee and
increasing the present tariff on sugar
is Deing considered by treasury de-
Ipartment officials and in congress as
means of averting the serious de-
felt at the end of the next fiscal year
1T is stated by department officials
that such a tax would materially in.
crease the revenues and would dis.
tribute the burden OF taxation upon
virtually every one in the nation"
This is a democratic conception Of an
equitable form of taxationi The es-
Establishment of tax upon the neces-
stiles Of life will not prove popular
measure The proposed measure
would impose heavier burden upon
Those who can least afford to bear It.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

In all Intercourse no Is becoming and so pro-
tective as sentlemanIy demeanor and when we 'nk'
how intimate diversified, Unavoidable Indispensable now
daily and hourly relations with our feiownen' ""
cannot but become much it concerns u.s. oue
pleasure profit and for deeper
be gentlemany, and arm ourselves WIN
bearnu that the expression Of self Respect pur'-
fled by respect for others-Georse Henry Calvert.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

The president can claim that most of the
members of congress found some part of the
note which they could approve. That is one
advantage of including variety Of subjects
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

There is news Of interest to the public well
as to the railroads in the announcement that
DR.. P. II. Dudley, expert employed by the
New York Central, is confident he has found
way to eliminate all rail flaws by improved
methods of manufacture. In the last thirteen
years three thousand five hundred accidents
resulting in the death of more than two hun
dred persons and a property loss of between
four million and five million dollars have been
caused by defective rails. The value of DR..
Dudley's work has been proved by practical
tests, and it is gratifying to read that his en-
poyers will see that all the roads in the coun-
try have an opportunity to profit by the adop-
ton of methods discovered after forty years of
research.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

A Japanese aviator recently flew over the
Notifications of New York City There is plen-
ty of variety in the way the japanese look down
upon us.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Now that it has been demonstrated that
setting the clocks back an hour will result in
increased efficiency in tennis and golf next sum-
mer, a trial of the daylight saving plan cannot
much longer be DELAYED
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
NOTICE ELKa.

All members of Keokuk lodge No.
1O6, B. p. o. Elks will gather at Elks
hall, Monday evening p. m. to meet
Company L.
A. i. KRAFT, e. r
l.. ]. WOLF, Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Mr.. Sundays choir leader the principal
in an auto smashup in the streets of Boston.
Verify, the devil doth Turk everywhere
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

Council Bluffs NoDpareil: Don't You
Americans down in Mexico fret. Just
as soon as Wilson gets better treat,
ment for the Belgians and gets some
leaks in his ship of state calked he'll
look after you.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13

wANTED-Indian relics, old ancient
pistols; pay good price for good
specimens, 1419 Blondeau street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
Cedar RAPIDS Gazette: The

Burlington Hawk-Eye: A very pop
ular quotation in the national capital.
and for that matter In many other
parts OF the country, will be the his
torical remark made by the governor
of one of the Carolinas to the COVER
nor of the other, It's long time be-
tween drinks"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-28
CEDAR RAPIDS
QUITS CENTRAL
Franchise May be Put in Webster
City for Rest Of Season
Action Comes as
Surprise.

WATERLOO, Iowa, July Is
Cedar Rapids withdrew from the
Central association at meeting OF
the league directors here yesterday,
but efforts are being made to place
the franchise In Webster City.
The Cedar Rapids club withdrew
its support from the team and the
league will take over the club, pend
ing the decision of the Webster City
fans. II it is found impossible to
place the club by August, the league
will be forced to disband.
Reports from Webster City indi-
cate that the fans will take over the
club. All other cities voted to con-
tinue in the league. Charles City,
reported to be ne weak town In the
circuit, was prepared to continue
during the balance of the season.
The action of the Cedar Rapids OFF,
cials came as surprise. as reports
sent out from that city indicated
that other cities were responsible
for the meeting being called.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-28
centraiIzInq War Administration.
rT1n;+oJ Dra.e ooao6 Wira Sarvfce

centraIIzInq War Administration.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.1
WASHINGTON. July 2S.-The third
anniversary of the war will find
America centralizing more and more
her war administration to speed up
entrance on an, effective scale into
the struggle.
Reorganization of the national de-
tense council and it's subsidiary
branches into compact war board,
occupied the attention of the nations
chiefs at two sessions Of the council
today.
The senate finance committee
working on means of raising $1l,65l.-
100000 for the war government sees
little likelihood of getting more than
$4,000 100000 by taxation, leaving the
remainder to bond issue.
I House and senate conferees on the
food bill meet separately today try
ing to agree among themselves that
features Of the measure should be In
sisted upon by each house. They
hope to reach a definite agreement
on important features of the bill and
submit conference report Monday.