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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
roLsFoY IN VAUDEVILLE.

! FOREIGNERS who ara not familiar Win the
tone of American acclaim and who at the
same time lack a technical knowledge OF the
/ American vaudeville stage are sometimes de
ceived bv liberal offers from managers. 1t Is
so, one may guess, with Count llya Ioistoy,
who came to America for a lecture tour and
now finds himself booked for forty weeks on
vaudeville circuit
Count Tolstoy- may fondlF believe that his
wonderful fathers life is Of intense interest To
the American public, or that his own personal
prestige has become overwhelming but We who
know our vaudeville realize that the count s
sudden popularity arises from his quarrel with
DR. Butler. president of Columbia university
and we suspect moreover, that even this no
torietv viii die, within forty weeks The whole
number Of people who read Tolstoy and revere
Dr. Butler is small IF it is true that manager
has offered the count one thousand dollars
week to appear IN vaudeville, we can only ex-
claim again at the gambling spirit of vaudeville
managers ...t
Count ToIstoT talks an socialism and OF the
life and works of his father. He has not been
an immense hit as a lecturer. Short OF com
uitting assault and battery upon DR. Butler or
some other parsonage, he, can hardly make hIs
fame secure
America loves dash OF the sensational On
its stage It likes to see prominent freaks, re-
formed criminals, pretty dlvorcees-au the
lame. the halt and the blind OF adventure and
misfortune We seldom deal foreigner COM
plirnent with our vaudeville bids.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The desire on the part OF our cici-
zens to form a local golf club mas
now taken concrete form and an or
eantza.ion has been Effected. On
March g citizens interested In such
an organization met and elected of1-
Gers and board OF directors, 20
form a CORPORATION. The charter for
the organization was received and
f,sd Thursday with Circuit Clerk
and Recorder John F. Scott me
ofHcers are. President, ]. c. Ferris;
vice president, Dr.. G. K Fleming
secreta1y-treasurer, B. NJ. Cavanausn q.
The management OF the ciuo
vested in board OF seven directors
as follows R. D. Denton ana a.
Loude1, each elected for enIee
years; Leo l. Heitrich and g. bur
tette Miller, each elected for TWO
years; H. E Wolfe, J. G. Ferris ana
8. Il. Cayanash, each elected tes "he
year. ),
The object Of the organization Is
to manage. operate and cohouct
golf ground or grounds or links. to
manage and conduct golf games ana
other athletic games and contests
and anusemeurs. sand 10 operate
club house or house n connection
with said grounds
The Bolts forty acres. just east OF
Moss Ridge cemetery, has oeen
rented by the club, and Mr.. Clark
son a professional has been CARED
from Quincy, and laid OF the Held
work is now being done On the
grounds. The rough grass has been
burned OF, and the ground rolied.
holes built. the green fixed and nass
made. A shelter will be built Tor
Temporary use, and q club house may
be built later.
The club has about seventy
members at present.
The Hancock county delegates
from the local camps NJ W A met
!, convention at Dallas City We'd
nesday. The regular session was
called at .. m. in the Masonic
han and there were fifty-one dele
gates present. Harry B. Marsh OF
Bowen presided, and D. S. Strader
of this city acted as secretary
The princiapl business of the meet
ing was the Selection OF four dele
gates and alternates to the state
camp to be held in Decatur. the fol-
lowing being chosen: Truman
Plantz, Warsaw; John A. Walker,
Carthage: Chas. II. Mead. Augusta;
% s. Lamb. Pontoosuc. Alternates
selected were Geo. Perrin LaHarpe;
C. C. Guthrie, West Point; John Rice,
Jr. Bowen. and A D. Zern, Colusa.
Probate Court News-Haneock
County.
7, .he matter OF the estate OF
Emily Sutten, deceased.-Appraise-
nent bill fled by James Richie,
Henry Garner and George ". Wolfe,
showing appraisers estimate OF
value Of property as APPRAISED,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
EASTER AND IT'S MESSAGE.

Easter Sunday IS the greatest of all the
church festivals, because of its sentiment. 1t
il the celebration Of faith in the Immortality Of
man and the resurrection. Birth and death are
demonstrable facts, and the common expert
ence Of all. But the life after death is mat
ter Of faith Il cannot be proved by science.
Neither logic nor reason can pierce the veil that
hides from man 5 inquisitive scrutiny the sec
ret Of existence. Faith alone can carry him
behind the shadow. 1t matters not the source
Of his aspirations, his longings for, or whether
he deserves Immortality. His faith in life
after death ;s fixed and is renewed with each
recurring Easter. Mans hope looks beyond
this ''narrow vale between the cold peaks Of
two etenities," and in the rebirth OF Nature
each year ne finds announcement that keeps
him strong in his belief. This is the message
Of Easter, that If q man die he shall live again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

NJ Brown VS.. VIM. Brovnlse, ct al.
On Tuesday afternoon court was
adjourned until June 4. when short
session will be held.
Wright Sergeant OF Douds, was .
Bonaparte visitor Thursday of this
week
n. r. Jones, of Farmington visited
here yesterday with his mother, Mrs
Iyda Jones. and other relatives.
Mrs. Bergthold OF Farmington,
visited here a couple Of days this
week with her daughter, Mrs. James
Cassaidy and family
A Keosauqua paper states that all
the teachers in the school there have
been reelected. This includes Miss
Gladys Dick and Miss Pearl Meredith.
two Ponaparte young ladies. They
have both been doing very excellent
and satisfactory work n the schools
there.
The Bonaparte Ladies' Community
club has made an arrangement with
Harry McIver OF New York City, %
give the home talent musical coru
edy. The Bachelors Honeymoon, at
the whitley opera house the latter
part OF April. NJ McIver will furn-
ish the costumes. DO the tEainin :
and take part in the show. He viii
also put on a show ct Farmin gton
about the same date of the show
here.
The Harrisburg school district or
ganized a parent-teacheT association
last Thursday evening Mrs. j. A
Wilson was chosen president and
George B. McCoTn5 secretary
,sirs. J. a Brown visited in Mt.
Pleasant with her daughter. Mrs
Carrie Ford and family, several days
this week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
DEDICATED TO FREEDOM.

10 form q Organization. be it political or
social. can lock n any measure Of effectiveness
without leadership. This nation was long in the
tbro~s OF paraL-zng indecision: there was a
longing among vast majority Of its citizens to
have q clear and compelling pronouncement Of
program Of action based on facts and mo-
tived by the spirit that prevails with Us always
in matters Of great moment. Some Of our citi-
zens spoke, but they spoke as citizens only and
their leadership vas that Of thought and opin-
ion; by reason of circumstances it lacked the
carrying power Of constituted authority.
On Monday night President Wilson was told
by Senator Lodge with deep emotion: "Mr.
President. I think you rose fully. to the height
of great occasion" What this nation most
needed to hear, it heard. The man who should
lead laid before the congress program and an
argument to show its justice. He dedicated the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

nation TO task which those who love 1t are
glad to see it undertake In the spirit In which
the undertaking was forecast. Now 1t IS Tor
this nation. thus dedicated, to recognize the
call to service; to fall in behind the leadership
and to be loyal in deed In speech and IN CON
viction.
The stars and stripes are floating IN the
breeze today All around the coast line OF our
country and In its hundred thousand towns and
barrIets the banners of freedom have been un-
furIed and stream like broken fragments OF
rainbow against the blue. And bow of prom
isa II is the token OF the covenant of this great
with the other democracles OF earth
that absolutism shall perish now, and that
dovntrodden peoples everywhere whose Will II
is to rule themselves shall be henceforward and
forever free
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

/, $685. Inventory Of said estate q
by Thomas j. Gibbons. adminiss
/ tor, shows lots located in M
Point Cash on hand. s1,Gs3s.
ton OF said administrator "a,
order Of sale on real estate. which
granted
I The final report OF the account
Inez A Evans, executrfx Of the es,,
OF George L. Evans, shows ths.
the estate was bequearhed to
executrtx. by the will Of deceds
and that the administration Of !,
estate has been completed and 4,
her discharge Final order lied,
! proving the report and discharn
the executrix. declaring the est,
finally settled.
/ In the estate OF Diana Il. Ba
hurst, deceased.-Bold OF C. P 4
ton, as administrator, OF said es.xl
with ALE Il Huston and viii
Blackhurst, as sureties, in the 8
| of SIG .nt9, filed and approved
port of said administrator shows
distribution of $4,000 among
heirs, being a partial Distribute,
the funds belonging to the sst
I Order OF court filed, approving d
distribution
In the estate of NJ Louise Ein.s
Observation-Disclosures bill Il
estate, filed by A. c. Winters, r
Foster and c. B. Gordon, shNt
total value Ut property appsls
/ fixed at S5S.25. An inventory u q
estate filed by John K W-tH,
executor, shows notes and accur
axxreeating s5.4s227-
In re the estate of Robsrt D. IN
thevs, deceased.-Appraisenent y
fled by s. E. McAfee. Clareno
Pitney and Frank Watts. shcsi
total value of property spFal
s2so.35. Inventory filed sy
Marion Matthews and Robert Ell
Matthews. administrators, shows
following real estate: Lot 3
E. Augusta; W y NE s, and Z
Sw. SIS. Also chattel property
notes and accounts, $1,000.
In the estate of Emily c. Duis1
deceased OF J. 7. Df
and T. D. Summers, for Letters
issue, said petition showing %
at Montebello township on Marca
1917. and that decedent was seq
Of 100 acres Of real estate, loea]
in Sonora township, and pesS
estate estimated at 500. and al
terest in the estate Of Emily "
deceased. That she LEFT slrVN,]]
Della Browniee and Nancy BFo'ni'
her daughters: j. T. Durant, hef J
and T. d. Summers, Kitty Beohn
Nellie Gilliiand. Henry Sonmsfs :.
Helen Hssrord, heirs OF niiiii' = r
ant Summers, q deceased dansIs
Letters were granted 20 J. 1. y
ant. who files his bond with IL.
Williams and. e L Hanson
surety. in the sum Of $500, the 81
being approved
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE

OUR BOAT.
Stars trembling and before us.
Mountains sAaGew and forests s5ieeS-
Down EGaE forever,
Speak Tot, Eoc-thsrss peace the deep.
Cone gaIe fee TIL souorEovS
Rest softly falling Ger eysIids weep
ThiIs down toraEsr-
Speak aeC al breathe zot-thsrss peace the tsep%
As The Gspths glide over,
Iet pasS / foEg=CfGLlSss sleep,
lLyzn tlGgE forever
Spss1 u0t-tEsre's peace the deep
Heaven sEi-Es aoeFs HESS all thai love
Al wncr- love in tenderness keep.
G.eswr fEoat torsve-.
S7eaE breathe u0t-LGsrs's peace deep
-DEzzE Maria NuIock C-at1-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
Touchy People.

Ohio State Journal: Beware OF
torrchv people, There are always
some about, ready TO pester you in
some way Hurry on past, so you
can not hear them, and above all.
refuse TO deny what they say. just
keep sweet and 60 ahead. and let
their unkin6 words swelter in the
cleaning. How much time and
patfencs are wasted on touchy
people. And yet such people think
thev are the salt of the earth and
everybody else dirty water. It is a
real wickedness TO be touchy- II Is
"a bad as lying and cheating. II
does the world as much harm. 1t
sr,ofIs more religion than swearing
IF you find touchy person In your
church, turn him out as soon as
possftIe; IL not he will infec- the
whole brotherhood and sisterhood
with his sin. We knew touchy
person one time whose loneliness
struck in on lin and he died. We
hope ali our gentle readers viii
escape go sorry fate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
Back 20 the Farm.

Lesiie's Weekly: Many farmer
boy would be better OF in this era
.of high prices II he had stuck to the
farm and put intelligence as well as
hard work into its development The
young man from the country often
has TO accept a menial position IN
the Industrial life of the city Drtv-
ing a trolley car IN the city is by
no means so independent or reward
ing a pursuit as that OF the young
farmer who hauIs his load OF fresh
milk to the nearby station. The
young man fresh from the country
who gets a job in the big city finds
to mis- great delight that he Is get
ting more wages than before, but
soon discovers that he fs in the grip
Of steadily rising prices and that
everything he uses he has TO buy.
One thing that the era of high prices
emphasizes is the error Of the coun-
try to city exodus The effect OF
experience and practical certainty
that high prices Of food products viii
continue should turn the tide back
to the farm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
0o,,+.+.d eut Not Read -

Philadelphia Ledger: Receiving
from a, captious client one OF those
silly dictated -but-not--ead letters,
the late John H Fo~ returned it
with this comment:
Opened but not read Don't ex.
pect me to waste my time reading
your letters. which you say are not
worth your own perusal.
"P S.-f you read more of your
letters, you would require less OF my
legal service"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
REVERE, MO.
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The lecture at the VI. :.
Tuesday drew a large attendance i,
Mrs. Paden Of PeaksTil@' =.
been ill the last few days, Is 80 -
Cora Chrtsty has been eIp-Vi !,
teach the spring term OF sch'o' g.
Van Horn district .
Mabel Nelson departed Eliua !,
Alaska. where she viii seDd
summer. 80 sus
Will Ehrhart and family +.
Thursday with l. V. Dorsey sn4 :
lily. ,.- III
vernon Christy, who has oen .
improving. a. I
The lady missionaries NET -.,a
home of Mrs. Homer NLsy
afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
SAVE THE TREES.

The shade trees of the city should De pre-
served. whenever it IS possible. 1t taxes years
to grow hardy tree When one Is DESTROYED
it cannot be replaced during lifetime Every
CITY should have some system which il should
follow as regards its trees. It would be worth
while to have a man skilled in care of trees
constantly in the employ Of the city
In this wav they could be trimmed more uni
forrnlv. There are streets where the shade IS
too great-so great, indeed, that the grass will
not grow in the earth below them. However.
ONLY in rare cases should they be cut out. Of
course all dead trees should be removed; but
with city forester employed, trees could be
cared for in such way that few Of them would
die.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
Fate and Chance.

Waterloo Courier: Sometimes we
are led TO think that there must be
a higher power than mans viii or
mere chance that looks after the
destiny OF men and nations, "a
divinity that shapes our ends as
Hamlet puts It. This belief is
strengthened when we reflect how
near Champ Clark came 20 being
president four years ago
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
c.z,rine PatrioN sr-.

New York World: Tae S N
farm hand who heard that ~ !,
was In danger Of bomoara1iT,-' g. :,
raIsed twenty-five miles 10 20 !
il Is a humble patriot. ou' Sr,, o-,
might claim cousinshtp 20 -.
ysre 1t is good 10 sn"T
kind exists
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The one secret OF life and Development Is
not to devise and plan. but to fall in with the
forces at work-to do every moments 3 duty
aright-MacDonaEd
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
wha. Old zImmerm,n Meant

Springfield. Mass, Republican:
Herr zinmerman's declaration that
the Mexicans and Japanese are the
the same race viii probably be heard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

with mingled feelings In oo,n ,.. IS.
tries. Herr Zimmerman douV-.
lad in mind the theory OF -
ethnologist that the SoTt1 AIes. =.
Indians are derived from Caa' a
, wanderers by way OF BeTi1s sIiS'-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The report that the German people have lost
confidence in Dr. von Bethmann- Holweg 50 be-
cause he has failed TO keep the United States
out of the war; and also because events have
shown that he had little advance information
about the strength Of the revolutionary move
ment in Russia does not lose much significance
by coming by way of London The imperial
chancellor has shown singular lack Of under
standing concerning the temper of the Ameri-
can people, and his failure to see what was com
ing in Russia has weakened his hold on men
upon whom he must depend for support of his
policies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
Soon May BE Too Late.

Kansas City Star: The monarchs
in Europe who have not been photo
graphed in their royal robes lately
should attend to it right away.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

since the war has cut OF I.
,ortations from Germany tAs
great increase in the ll,--I ll.ss ststs
wooden toys in the Jill ter
The largest toy prodrcns H.,.ss
this country is the town q
don. Mass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
,owa parss eoMMENT.

Hi Burlington Hawk-Eye. Tn1S lew en-
torcement Is q peculiar thing 1t
always the Law that win weigh heavily
upon some other fellow that We Wan'
\ enforced Never the law that viii IN
l rerfere IN any manner with anything
I that we wish to do.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The less
we try to say about La Toilette the
better. He is simply the instance OF a
man who is ego-crazy In time OF
internal unsettIemsut he shoue CON
spieuousfy None has been more
ready to reform and to regulate others
and their affairs He has been IN
saneEy desirous always To attract at
teution to himself, TO pose and to pre-
tend That he is mentally sound no
aIieuist would ever contend.
Davenport Democrat There was
no prosecution Of Alexander Bannwarr
for his assault upon Senator Lodge
Bannwarr apologtzsd and the senator
decided to drop the matter. Bann-
wart had already done the pacifist
cause more harm than he had done 70
Senator Lodge Ii he had not, the
Emergency Peace Federation indicted
itself when it issued its statement de-
tending Banuwart and seeking to
place the blame for the incident on
the 67yesr-old senator whom he at
tackled
Council Bluffs NonpareiI: II there
is no existing law in America by which
George Sylvester Viersck, editor and
publisher of 'eyferecks, the American
Weekly, Formerly the FatherIand,
can be placed in Jail, there SHOULD De.
Claiming as that man does, tie IN
munities of citizenship, his u1terances
are nothing short OF treason ana
should not longer be permitted. Ths
rights OF tree speech and a nee press
do not contemplate such latitude as
he has assumed And Suppression OF
his seditious sheet will In no wise
threaten the constitutional guarantees
to loyal and law-abfding citizens. Send
yieTeck to jail
Des Mofnes Register: Herr Zim-
mermaun still thinks that the crime
IS in getting found out and the GRIM
fnal il the one who makes the discov-
cry.
tarroN Herald: There is little dan
ger of the failure of prohibition. bat ii
is wise to keep the matter constantly
before the friends Nothing but gen
eral neglect can bring defeat
Fort%Dodge Chronicle: The scho-
lar in politics" viii not be snssred at
in the future It was scholar IN
politics" who led the Russian revolu-
tioN 1t is scholar in politics who
heads the American government IN
these stirring times.
Iowa City Citizen: For when the
people rule, as they will at some date
after the great wEr is over, the am
billions OF auGocrats VIII no longer
stand in the way Of the abolition OF
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The deposed czar and czarina have oeen $50
lated Probably because they have been ex-
posed to the epidemic OF republicanism.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

NO preventing future wars will nave any
Unless rests On the assurance tHaf
states which sresr Eayay and s-eaofasty ABIDE
H. ard ali of wilt ten N ceercns
by overwhelming unitsd Strength any STAKE ~nen
nav dsrecart the Obligations II UFcera<en the
faith treaties oHiy sod foGnoz-ton On ~nGA
Tenet. of Peace 1uiF--Izres Bryce
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Maurice Connolly, one time seeking the office
Of United States SENATOR and Independently
wealthy citizen Of somewhere in Iowa, has
/. accepted the job Of postmaster at his home
town The ''unterrifed'' workers In the ranks
Of the democracy blink their eyes and wonder
when We viii ever come in. ..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The German government says it viii ignore
the action taken at Washington But the Y
boat commanders will have difficulty In ignor-
ing our submarine chasers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

The June brides will be generous enough to
give a little space in the newspapers for news
of the GerTnan-American war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Keokuk arises to the situation and shows the
colors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Where's your flags
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

tarroIt Herald: There is little dan
ger OF the failure of prohibition. but II
Is wise to keep the matter constantly
before the friends Nothing but gen
eral neglect can bring defeat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Des Mofnes Register: Herr Zim-
mermann still thinks that the crime
IS in getting found out and the GRIM
tnal il the one who makes the discov-
cry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Fort Dodge Chronicle: The scho-
lar in politics" Will not be snesred at
in the future IL was scholar IN
politics who led the Russian revolu'
tio1- 1t is scholar in politics VINO
heads the American government In
these stirring times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07

Iowa City Citizen: For when the
people rule, as they will at some date
after the great wGr is over, the am
cftioas OF ausocrats viii no longer
stand in the way Of the abolition OF
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-12
Speculation M Grains Dealt
 Fatal WaUOp
(By Review Leased Wire)

CHICAGO, July 11.-Traders tonight interpreted the action of the Chicago board of trade today in fixing a mini mum price of SIPS for December and May deliveries in corn as practically terminating grain speculation in the United States during the war When trading recently was restricted in wheat so as to forbid new deals in futures the price for wheat fell near ly S1 a bushel, traders and specula- tors then turned their attention to corn. Prices advanced until finally the market value of a bushel of corn was almost equal to that of a bushel of wheat at war time figures
 Traders declared the intensity of the struggle in the corn pit during the last month has surpassed all records. favorable crop re- ports corn continued to advance until today all records were broken.
 When the boards decision was an tonight one broker declared:
 That will be about all the specula- ton until the end of the war. In the meantime there will be lot of bIok- srs' offices, blackboard and chalk for sale cheap"