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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

which was common to the two.
Having added that third, It is equally
obvious that when a fourth is added,
the amount Of knowledge which is
common to the four, most likely will
be less than the amount which was
common to the three. There might be
exceptions to this rule, but those ex-
ceptions would be so few as to be OF
no importance. When you keep on adj
ding larger and larger numbers to the
original few, it is evident that the
margin Of common knowledge grows
smaller all the time.
This common knowledge has been
designated as the margin Of intelH-
gence or marginal intelligence" In
thickly populated community like
New York City or Chicago, the margin
al intelligence is lower than in a more
spaTsely settled community. Politi-
clans, under so-called popular forms Of
government, must appeal to this low
marginal intelligence" in order to be
successful. Under the direct primary
system, where every individual, sup
posedly at least, has voice in nomi-
mating the candidate, the margin of
intelligence, which selects the candf'
date is much lower than the margin
OF intelligence under the convention
system, where the selection is confined
to comparatively few. This probably
explains the fact that the class and
character of successful candidates I'M
der the primary system is much lower
than under the old convention system.
To be candidate at all under the pri-
mary system, one must be of such
character and quality of mind that he
is not averse to a continuous Glowing
of his own horn" as witness the fact
that even candidates for the judiciary
oftentimes have their pictures posted
In many conspicuous places.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
cRoToN.
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The farmers about here are very
busy in the harvest fields. Oats and
rye are about all cut and lots Of hay
already put up. Corn is looking fine
and all garden truck is excellent.
Beans are looking fine and everybody
is having a navy bean patch.
Smythe Batten of Athens, Mo-, was
in our town Saturday afternoon.
The Odd Fellows had installation
of officers at their hall Saturday
night. Most all the members were
present and some visiting members
from other lodges. After work was
done they had a social time and
about ten gallons of ice cream were
disposed of.
Mrs. Robert Anthony, Mrs. S. w.
Wells and Mrs. Eliza Watts visited
one day last week with Mrs. OFT
Anthony on Dry Ridge.
Roy Beggs, our station agent, was
in Des Moines several days of last
week.
Miss Mertie Saltzgaver has return
with home folks.
Mrs George Vanatta returned Fri
day from a weeks stay with her
brother ana family near Revere, MO.
Mrs. Cora Johnson and daughter
Garnett went to Pennington on bust
ness last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Ed Alexander left for Con-
nables Saturday evening for a few
days visit.
Miss Anna Butlin returned last
Saturday from a visit with her sis
ter at Vincennes.
s. F. McOnnber came home Friday
for few days stay.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Federal Farm Loan Board at Wash.
lngton Is Bit Upset Over This
state Of
Affairs.
ONLY STATE THAT DIDN'T
Financial Independence Of This Sort
Is Big Asset to State Which
Is Going
Ahead.

The federal farm loan board down
in Washington Is very much excited
When it was decided by our national
congress to lend national money to
the poor, struggling farm ers" OF the
United States, of course Iowa was
expected to borrow it's full share.
But these gentlemen were destined
to be greatly surprised.
The first report of the federal farm
olan board up to and including July
1, shows that every state In the
union has borrowed some money
from the federal loan board,-that
is, every state except Iowa.
The farmers of Illinois have bor-
rowed $2O5,530 within the past few
months or since the federal farm
loan board has been in operation.
Indiana has borrowed practically half
a million dollars and Wisconsin,
Michigan and all of the other agri-
cultural states have borrowed on up
to as much as $1,300,000, which was
loaned to the farmers of Texas. Cali
fornia borrowed million dollars and
Oklahoma million two hundred
thousand dollars.
When the federal farm loan board
held it's first melting in Iowa about
six months ago, it's members were
entertained by the Greater Iowa as
ISOLATION. During the course Of the
meeting Colonel French, president of
the association, told the distinguished
visitors that while we would extend
every courtesy to them in Iowa, at
the same time he was quite sure
that If the national government had
sent commission out here to Iowa
to borrow money from the Iowa
farmer for the national government
they would make much better pro-
gress than If they came out here
offering to loan to the Iowa farmer
money from the federal treasury.
This remark was greeted quite gen
orally by laugh from those present.
but 1T begins to appear that Colonel
French knew. what he was talking
about.
When 1t comes to being absolute
1y solvent, Iowa Is in a class by her
self. When an Iowa farmer wants to
borrow money he usually borrows it
from the local bank. And incident
ally this same Iowa farmer usually
is a stakeholder in the bank from
which he borrows his money.
Think it over again-Iowa is the
only state in the unin that has not
borrowed money from the federal
farm loan board. Think what it
means in the building Of a greater
Iowa. Financial independence is
wonderful asset with which to ac-
complish big things.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

10 whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the stockholders of the
keokuk Improvement company held
at the Keokuk Savings bank, July 16,
1917, the following resolution was I'M
animously adopted:
Resolved that the Keokuk I'M
provement company incorporated on
April 10Th. 1899 with principal place
Of business at Keokuk, Iowa and the
general nature Of the business to be
transacted was to encourage manu-
featuring in the City of Keokuk, Iowa
and other enterprises and in all le-
Ultimate ways foster and encourage
the business prosperity of the City OF
Keokuk and Whose business was duly
turned over to the Commercial Club
Of KeolSuk, a voluntary association
Of citizens of Keokuk organized for
the same purpose on or about the
day of February, 1906, said Keokul
improvement company being incor-
porated for period Of twenty years
from the said goth day of April, 1899
and said period not yet having ex-
PRED, 1t is therefore resolved that the
corporate existence of said corpora
ton is hereby dissolved.
kEOKUK IMPR OVEMENT COM
PANY.
By Wells Mr. Irwin. president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
r..,.r george alsIinser Of st. Mary's
church Holds Divine Service
Yesterday for
Soldiers.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
catholics in Ranks VIII Be Permitted
to Eat Meat on Fridays With
Exception Of Four
Days.
Company L marched to
st. Mary's church yesterday

| COI1pduY - IndlCASu "
M st. Mary's church yesterday
~ morning IL large numbers
W. preceded by the drum corps
st. Joseph's hospital, st. Mary's
church and the parochial residence
we're decorated with American flags
md bunting. Father Giglinger. when
inviting Company l. remarked that
while Catholic boys could not con-
scientiously attend, any other divine
Iseryice than their own, non-Catholics,
however, could conscientiously go to
F any church as they take an entirely
Inherent view of religion.
Father Giglinger babe the boys a
hearty welcome to St. Mary's and took
las his theme: Religion, Morality and
Patriotism" Before proceeding with
Ills remarks he make very important
announcement to the Catholics of
Company L, that by a special dispen-
|sation from the pope they could eat
meat on all Fridays except when on
|hrlough. There are only four days
Ia the year when they have to abstain
iron flesh-meat, viz. Ash Wednesday,
Good Friday, the day before Easter
land the day before Christmas. This
was granted to all the
Catholic soldiers in the United States.'
In the course Of his remarks Father
|Gglinger praised the good work the
X, NJ. c. A. was doing for the boys in
camps and on battlefields, and he also
bald that the knights Of Columbus
have made special arrang ements to
carry on work on these same lines,
hot in opposition to the Y. M. G. A.,
but side by side. All boys are well
come to both organizations; there
will be plenty of work for both.
The greatest danger" said Father
|Giglinger, was not on the firing line,
but behind it." When in Europe two
years ago, he was told that the boys
|Ee heroes on all fronts but behind
them the devil was very busy. The
most cruel wounds were not from
shot and shell but from friends be
bind the front. In concluding his re-
marks he referred to the sacrifices
That have to be made for both religion
bnd patriotism, as neither could ex-
list without them. He exhorted the
divine protection. and said that the
patriotism of Catholics was unques-
toned. Catholics represented about
cnesixth of the whole population in
the United States on which the en-
lstments were very far in excess of
It. He assured Company l. that every
Dne in this community is particularly
in them, that prayers were
being offered up for their safe return
md that he prayed Gods blessing be
with them wherever duty might call
hem.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
MUST NOT PIRATE
ANY WAR NEWS
Injunction Against Hearst's, Interna.
tionaI News Service Is
Put Into Eff
fect

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, July 16.-EffortS OF
Hearsts International News service
to obtain postponement having fail,
ed, 1t was announced the federal in
junction restraining the international
News service from pirating Associated
Press news had been put into effect by
Judge Augustus N Hand, of the Unit
ed States district court
Attorney Samuel Untermeyer for
the International News service ap-
piled for stay to the circuit court OF
appeals; the district court, and final
ly to a justice of the United States SUI
preme court, but without success. The
order entered by Judge Hand re-
strains the International News SER
vice:
From inducing, procuring or per-
hitting any telegraph editor or other
employees or agents of the complain
ant (the Associated Press) or any of
its members, or of any newspaper or
newspapers owned or represented by
them, or any of them, or any such
members, to communicate to defend
ant or to permit defendant to take or
appropriate, for consideration or
otherwise, any news received from or
gathered for complainant and from
purchasing, receiving, selling, trans
hitting or using any news so obtain
ed.
From Inducing or procuring, di-
rectly or indirectly, any Of the COM
plainants members or any of the news
papers represented by them to violate
any Of the agreements fixed by the
charter and by laws of the complain
ant,
From copying, obtaining, taking,
selling, transmitting, or otherwise
gainfully using, or from causing to be
copied, obtained, taken, solo, trans
mitted or otherwise gainfully used
the compliments news, either bodily
OF in substance, from bulletins issued
by the complainant or any of the COM
plainants members, until its CONNER
cial value as news to the complainant
and all Of it's members has passed
away"
The Associated Press having volun-
tarily offered to submit to like In
counter Injunction, SINH
lar to the last paragraph quoted
above, was issued against the Asso-
riated Press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

The worlds greatest gloom chaser,
mas Chaplin is featured at the Hip
poafome theatre tonight in his new
st comedy hit, THE Immigrant"
rmch is by far the best comedy this
ronaerful comedian has ever appear
IN. In conjunction with "The I'M
Asrant,' will be shown a 5-act com
ay,drama, Emmy of Stork's Nest"
saturlng that adorable star Mary
Fuies Observation-Disclosures.
"Freckles" Tonight.
Jack Pickford, younger member of
ae famous family, and fully keeping
y MS popularity to following in sister
aaiy footsteps, comes to the Grand
might, starring with dainty Louise
uu, IN "F'reckles." an ideal picture
~ these delightful young stars.
srecRles" is a photoplay adaptation
tne widely read book and the
pVpuiar stage success.
me story of "Freckles" has to do
i ii the adventures of an orphan
sllh withered arm. He runs away
ION the orphanage and finally Sc
les position as Waterman in the
'ImIoerlost, a valuable timber swamp.
now ne meets the "Angel," saves
s EMPLOYERS life at the risk of his
H. ana later nearly loses his own
a. 70 save the Angel" is present
nanner '-A
me Railroad Raiders" getting
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
MARGINAL INTELLIGENCE.

Why "the Crowd" Often Goes Wrong
Primary Vote Cited as Example.
II. 7. Williams, in the Truth Seeker:
Two people may have many things in
common that is to say, they may have
many common sympathies, many COM
mon experiences and much common
knowledge. They may be well inform
ed on economic subjects and may be
well equipped in the matter Of proper
governmental experiences. If you add
a third person to these two, then it is
obvious that the common knowledge
of the three, that is to say, the knowl-
edge which is common to the three,
may be much less than the knowledge
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
CAR STOLEN, BUT
is RECOVERED
Joy Riders Ran E. x. Johnstone's
Automobile Until Gasoline Sup
ply Gave Out and Then
Dtched Machine.

Some one got into z. X. John.
stones Overland roadster while 1t
was parked at Sixth and Blondeau
streets, and the owner was seeing
the show, last night, and after joy
riding in it until the gasoline tank
was empty, abandoned it at Sixteenth
and Exchange streets.
Mr.. tombstone discovered the car
was missing at $3.50 O'Clock and no
titled the police authorities. About
II O'Clock some one living in the
vicinity Of Sixteenth and Exchange
streets telephoned to the police sta
ton that strange car had been
found out there. The authorities
found that machine answered the de-
scription Of that of Mr. Johnstone's
and it was turned over to him. The
automobile was unchanged but ali
the gasoline had been used.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Food Control Bill,

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, July 16-Decision
to strip the senate food control bill Of
everything save food, feed and fuel
regulation, was reached today by re-
publican and democratic advocates Of
the measure.
Yielding to President Wilson'S re-
quest it Is proposed to eliminate cot
ton, steel, wool, lumber, copper, farm
ing implements, fertilizer, hemp,
jute, sisal and other products now
included in amendments to the bill
The section forbidding members Of
the national defense council advisory
commission from selling their own
goods to the government will be
modified.
Senator Kenyon today intimated he
will ask a sweeping investigation in
to government contracts made by the
council.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

more exciting with every episode, Is
also a part of tonight's program.
Little Mary Miles Minter, small in
size and in years, but big in talent
and personal charm, comes to the
Grand tomorrow in "Perwinllle," her
newest picture and an excellent story
OF the sea.
A new Billie Rhodes comedy is on
with "Perwinkle" If you haven't
seen pretty Billie, you have missed
a treat.-Advertiseme
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
STORM CUTS
CONCERT SHORT
kindig's Band Gives Fine Program
Yesterday But Approaching
Shower Interrupted
Three Numbers.

The second of series OF Sunday
afternoon concerts in Rand park was
given yesterday by Kindig's concert
band. A large crowd attended this
program which was cut short because
of the approaching storm. Three
numbers were omitted because Of
the approaching storm. The crowd
was well satisfied with the program
as given, and applauded every num-
Der.
The band has been secured as a
special attraction for the Donnell-
son fair, August 81.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Water in the kitchen tank may be
heated in the summer time with an
electric tank heater without starting
fire in the range provided there is
Alactricitv in the house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

Electric vehicles are being intro
duced by automobile dealers of Ber-
gen, Norway, where the roads are
unusually hilly, the average grade
being ten ner cant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

The italian government is arrang-
ing to establish an aerial mail service
between the mainland of Italy and
Sardinia, in order to avoid the dan.
ger from submarines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16
Ford With Fort Madison Men Skldded
Through Fence on River Road
Saturday Night and
Turned Over
TURNED OUT FOR .GGY
Four Hurt on Hamilton Side Of River
Sunday Evening When Machine,
Goes Into Deep
Ditch

Five Fort Madison men were injur-
| ed when Ford car in which they
We're driving home from Keokuk Sat-
urday evening, skidded and turned
over on the river road a half mile
this side of Sandusky about GAS
o'clock.
Roy Kalmer suffered a dislocated
left hip, Harry Kline, the owner of the
machine, dislocated right shoulder,
and the other three, Albert John, Rob-
ert letting and Herman Muerhoff,
were bruised and cut. Three were
unconscious for some time after the
accident.
Kalmer and Kline were brought to
Graham hospital in passing automo-
biles and their injuries treated. The
others came in also but later left for
Fort Madison. They returned to keo-
kuk yesterday morning in an automo-
bile and took Mr.. Kline back to Fort
Madison with them. Kalmer Is still
in the hospital here. His condition Is
not serious.
The machine skidded when the driv-
er turned out to pass buggy which
was coming this way. 1t was going
at a good rate of speed and skidded,
going through the barbed wire fence
and turning over, righted itself.
The car is almost a complete wreck.
The top. radiator, tenders and body
were smashed, the driving wheel brok-
en- and one wheel torn Off 1t could
not be moved and some time during
the night the four tires were stolen
from the wheels and the coil box TAX
en-.
Machine Goes Into Ditch.
A Ford sedan in which Mrs. S. M.
Talbot of Plymouth, Illinois, her
young son and daughter, and her Sis
ter, Miss Mabel Darwood, We're driv-
ing, went into ditch on the river
side Of the Hamilton-Nauvoo high
way two miles this side of Nauvoc,
Sunday afternoon abut 5 o'clock.
Mrs. TaIbot's shoulder was dislocat-
ed and her daughter was badly
bruised.
Miss Darwood was driving the
machine towards Hamilton and turn
ed too far out on narrow strip OF
road to allow an approaching car to
pass, going off the road into a ten
foot ditch The automobile was bad
ly smashed up. The injured people
were taken to Plymouth following
the accident.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

The navy department is planning
TO build an electrical shop at the
League navy yard at Philadelphia
which will cost more than half
million dollars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

By Wells M. Irwin, president
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-16

to be
entirely
use are
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-23
Slam on Mother.

Phoebe was bored. In all the six
long years Of her life she had never
spent such q miserable day. Circum-
stances at last grew too strong for her.
and she cried. She was one of those
who do not often cry, but who when
they do make no secret of 1t. In short
Phoebe nearly lifted the nursery cell
ing off.
Upstairs came Phoebe's mother, al
ready dressed in her smartest clothes
ready to have tea with friend.
"Why, what's the matter, Phoebe?"
she asked.
Phoebe standing hopelessly in the
middle of the nursery only howled the
louder, and refused to see anything
cheerful about life.
Just look, Phoebe, at that ugly lit
tie face in the looking glass?"
Phoebe Immediately became interest
ed and stopped crying.
(which one, mamma?" she asked
Parsons Weekly.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-23
LABOR SHORTAGE IN ALASKA
Wages Are Mounting Higher, Ordinary
Laborers Being Paid as Much
as $12a Day.

An Alaskan correspondent writes
that the shortage of labor In interior
Alaska has become acute, and in con-
sequence employers are bidding
against each other for the services Of
such laborers as are to be had, with
the result that wages are mounting to
unprecedented figures. This condition
Is especially noticeable In the Fair
banks district, where as much as $12
day has recently been paid for prdi-
nary pick and shovel laborers. There
are not nearly enough workers to fill
the available Jobs, and instead of i'm
provement the condition Is expected to
grow worse.
The Alaska road commission, which
received an appropriation of 100000
for the building of roads and trails this
year, Is In the market for large force
of laborers, and where they are to
come from nobody knows. Moreover,
mining operations are just beginning
In a large way, and this industry will
require more men than the present la
boring population of the Fairbanks
AS6iOhi uiu IL thCJ tuhhot DS tiiC
industry will suffer severely Similar
conditions, but less severe, existed last
year, and were due to the draining of
the labor resources by the government
railroad, which Is still short Of men.
AS In all former years, many laborers
VIII undoubtedly come In from the
states, but not enough are expected to
even fill the wants of the railroad COM
mission, much less to adequately re-
lieve the needs of private employers.
What Is true of the interior labor
shortage was also true in less degree
of the coast regions until recently. OF
1000 laborers sailing from Seattle to
Alaska last spring not half dozen got
rs far as the interior, the men finding
Jobs in the coast regions. Should some
means not be found to relieve the labor
shortage In the Interior its develop
ment will be affected more seriously
| than last year, when shortage of la
| Dor resulted In many ventures being
abandoned. Many mining companies
were unable to complete their seasons
operations, and not few business
men went broke because of Inability
to fill their contracts.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-08-23

Oh, the dreary length of the days in
which we go to school with the law
the old dame with her cupboard full
Of pains and penalties! Oh, the bit
terness of the continual repression of
desire, the CALLING of the bands, the
chatting of the letters! Oh, the heavy
stupidity Of authority-how 1t makes
us fume and fret Oh, the monotony
of the path with its trim hedges, and
the everlasting warning to trespassers
wherever to our furtive eye there
comes glimpse of wider wilder
world which promises the chance of
risk and adventure! But, patience my
heart, patience little while. Some
thing meanwhile is growing deep and
strong within thee. This Is thy true
freedom, and at such cost has 1t to
be purchased. One day, when at last
thou art able to bear thy freedom. thou
shalt awake to a world In which thou
mayest roam in every wood, lolter in
every glade, drink Of every stream, fol-
low what path thy desire prompts thee
to, and, without hurt or peril, all things
shall be thine richly to enjoy Ed
ward Lewis In the Atlantic.