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Evening journal., 1918-09-10
ONLY SIX MEN
ON BRIDGE WORK

Replanking the Washington street
bridge will not be completed for two
weeks or more. The bridge IS yet
closed to all traflc excepting to the
trolley cars and pedestrians.
On the Washington bridge yester-
day morning five men were engaged IN
work. One man was putting red paint
on a few new girders and the old ones
left. Two other men were engaged
in putting planking-short pieces-De-
tween the east walk and the tracks.
Further on two other men were pryins
of the old and rotted timber. There
was, however, a sixth man, whose duty
appeared TO be TO superintend the
work
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
WANT PLFASURE FOR
NAVAL BASE MEN

In order to make life pleasant for the
men in the naval base at Lewes. mem
bers Of the Red Cross, at their meeting
yesterday, at the New Century Club.
suggested that magazines, cards. games,
phonograph records. etc. would serve
a good purpose. The Lewes men are
several miles away from any place Of
entertainment. and the canteen Office
in this city viii receive any Of the
aforementioned items and forward
them 10 the base.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
HE KELLER DIES SUDDENLY.

Stricken with heart disease while eat
ing his supper at his home on Sunday
evening. Harry E. Keller. aged 4s years.
manager Of the Union News Company
IN the Pennsylvania railroad station,
died before medical attention coull DE
given him. Mr.. Keller had Just returned
from his stand 10 his home, No. ii05
West Ninth street, when stricken He
entered the services Of the Union News
Company when i2 years old.
Mr. Keller is survived by his wife and
two sons, Harry Jr., and Martin Keller.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
RoAD WORK DELAYED.

Owing to the lack OF materials, con-
structlon Of the Miller road in Brandy
wine hundred has been greatly delayed.
Stag ordered three weeks ago has Deen
delive. d at Concord Station, instead Of
at Ober y tossing, threeifourths Of a
mile distant. Hauling the Stag by motor
truck from Concord Station TO the Miller
road requires extra work. Shipment OF
freight by motor trucks through Bran
dyNvine hundred and adjacent districts
Is increasing, and in consequence the
condition OF public roads is fast be-
coming worse.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
INVITE CANDIDATES
TO ATTEND SMOKER

The Voters Non-Partisan League will
hold a smoker at its quarters on Thurs
day evening. Many prominent Republi-
cans and Democrats have been invited
TO attend, among them being Senator
Willard Salisbury, Congressman Albert
+. Polk and Or. L. II. Ball, Republican
candidate for United States Senator ;
DR.. Caleb r. Layton. Republican candi-
date for Congress; Governor John G..
Townsend and Secretary OF State Ever
EFT Q. Johnson.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
HIS SKULL CRACKED
BY FALL FROM BOAT

Falling thirty-fve feet from a vessel
under construction, at the Pusey and
Jones Comp ny plant early this morn
ing, Chester Eckonrode, Of Sunburst.
S. c., sustained a fractured skull and Is
IN a critical condition at the Delaware
Hospital. He was operated on but It
iyas stated at the hospital at noon that
his condition was serious
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
TINE HIM AS BEGGAR.

Judge Churchman in Municipal Court
this morning, fined Robert stanton $40
and costs for begging. The case was
heard yesterday but was continued un-
til today TO allow an investigation OF
Stantons record, which proved to be
none too good.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
RECOVER STOLEN can.

The Ford automObIle OF J. Frank
Owens, Jr., OF No. 25O3 Market street,
which was stolen from Taylor and
Pine streets yesterday afternoon. was
found by the police along the curb at
Sixth and Spruce streets last night.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
WESTON BLAkE OVERSEAS.

Mrs. w. Z. Blake Of No. 2ii2 Market
street has received word that her son
Weston, has arrived safely overseas. He
expects 10 be stationed at a naval base
In France
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
STOPS MAKING FORD CARS.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. i0.-Produc-
tion OF motor cars by the Ford Motor
Company has been suspended entirely.
Il was oflcially announced at the plant
here. The move will enable the COM
pany to devote Its entire facilities TO
government work, the announcement
said.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
Mrs dnRnNT TO SPEAK.

Mrs. I. Coleman dupont VIII talk
about her experiences In France at the
New Century Club on Friday evening,
under the auspices OF the Consumers
League, and the Women in Industries
committee Of the State Council Of De-
Tense.
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
TO CONFER ABOUT LOAN CAMPAIGN.

Henry P. SCOTT. director Of tl0 LIB
crty loan campaign. has called a meet
ing OF his committee for tomorrow
mornlng at ii.30 o'clock 10 discuss cam
I'm plaaR
Evening journal., 1918-09-10
CoLoRED GIRLS on ELEyATops.

Two colored girls are now operating
on the elevators Of the dupont Build
Ing, taking the places Of men who arc
expected to be called under the now
lraft law.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
men of the sea that will be one of the most per
sistent troubles she will face after the war.
THE EXPRESS MERGER CoNTRACF.

The Importance of the early return of trans
portahon interests to the owners is made clear
not only In the terms upon which the govern
ment took over the railroads but In the contract
providing for the consolidation of the principal
express companies. Not that the government
has emphasized this important feature of the
situation for it has done nothing of the sort
In fact, considerable urging seemed to be re-
qulred before it fixed time after the war In
which the railroad properties are to be turned
back But in both the railroad business and
the express business the authority of the di
rector general is so great as to make any indie
pendent action on the part of the companies
impossible in the war period, and the longer
Individual initiative is suppressed the greater
the menace of government ownership.
The contract which has been approved by ths
director general Of railroads and officials Of the
Adams, American, Wells Fargo and Southern
Express companies declares that ''the char
acter of the service and the rates will be under
the director generals control and subject to in
itation by him. So long as the government
is responsible for the character of the express
service it should control the rates, and the pro-
vision in the contract is interpreted as meaning
that In case the ten per cent advance in eN-
press rates, just approved by the interstate
commerce commission is not sufficient the di-
rector general viii be free to put higher rates
in operation It is provided that the agreement
may be cancelled by the railroad administration
or the companies upon six months notice after
the contract has been in effect for four years
Two interesting experiments in government
control of transportation are under observation
in this country, and the government has put
in operation certain methods long known to be
sound but which it did not permit the cornpa-
MES to employ in their own behalf. When the
period of government control is over, there
will be test of governmental good faith. IF
fair treatment Of the carrying companies be
assured there viii be no demand for government
ownership.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
POLITICS NOT ADJOURNED

Davenport Times: Notwithstanding
the declaration to the contrary, ma
tional politics has not been adjourned
for the duration of the war, and ought
not be adjourned.
In Scott county both the republicans
and the Democrats are agreed just as
they agreed everywhere else in the
nation, that the first and only bust
ness OF the country now is to fight the
war until victory is won.
But just as there must be, in a re-
public such as ours, a party in power,
responsible for the time icing for ma
tional policies, there must also be
strong party of opposition, or criti-
cism to com pei those having the power
to use it to the very best possible ad-
vantage Of the nation as a whole and
not for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of poll
teal party.
It Is impossible to conceive Of ali
the governmental wisdom of America
being concentrated in the democratic
leaders to the exclusion of anyone
else.
just as the democrats ought to en-
deavor to elect their wisest and safest
leaders, 80 the republicans must elect
their most capable men for congress
TIE SeHdlt
An overwhelming administration
majority in both houses would merely
rubber stamp as o. K any proposals
of the administration with reference
to the war whether those proposals
were the best or not; but, when these
measures have to stand the acid test
of examination by republicans in con-
siderable numbers, the measures are
sure to be given careful thought be-
fore being presented and later to be
strengthened and improved by amend
ments demanded by the republicans.
In all the history of this country
there never was time when not only
good government, but the very best
possible government-the wisest. the
most efficient and the most capable in
every way-was more needed than it
is needed now. There never was a
time when the combined wisdom of all
the people was more needed in gov
ernmental affairs than it is needed to-
day.
The democratic party at Washing
ton is doing much good work in pre-
pairing for the most gigantic war &C
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
DENVER, ILL.
) q a n q q a a q q

vernie Scott, of Iowa, is visiting
relatives in and near this city.
Mrs. Ollie Brown and children have
returned to their home after some
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Coppis.
Mrs. Ora Griffin is steadily improv-
ing from her recent operation
Calvin Fink, of Versailles, spent
the weeks end with his brother and
family at this point. While here he
lent his voice in song at the Christian
church on Sunday evening, his selec-
ton being HE Sleeps Beneath the
Soil of France" He returned to Yer
sailles Monday morning.
The Cleaners were delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of their teacher
Mrs. Pearl Polling, recently. Novel
games were INDUCED in and the after
noon as a whole was a merry one.
Ice cream was served.
Next Sunday evening, July Z, the
c. E. societies Of both churches will
be held at the Christian church. The
African field of our missionaries will
be illustrated by stereoqticon views
and everyone is invited to attend
Immediately following, President H.
Hoover, OF Carthage academy, will
occupy the pulpit in the interest Of
establishing military training uost
in that city. He will be assisted by
Judge Mack.
"The Contest of the Nations was
given by the Aletheas as announced
and the entertainment was pro-
nounced very fine by those attend
ing. The program opened with the
American Patrol and the Awaken
ing of the Nation" piano solos, played
by Matte Scott. The reading given
was entitled Mother" and was rem
dered by Grace Jenkins. The God
dess of Liberty was represented by
Mrs. Pearl Curry and Brittania by
Mrs. Grace Griffin. The nations were
as follows: China, Liberia, Russia.
Italy, Erin, Cuba, France, Japan, Ar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
Zone Rates for Newspapers
Is Utterly lndefensible

workable, grossly unfair to those
far from the centers of publica ton
and menacing to the welfare OF the
republic, is the lame and apologize
statement that the additional cost to
the publishers of the zone system
would be met by a general fiat IN
crease in subscription and adverts-
ing rates.
If it is to be assumed that the IN
creased costs of the zone system are
to be met and covered by flat In
creases of subscription or advert1s-
ing rates, or both, that the assumpt-
ion now advanced by the defenders
of the zone system constitutes the
severest indictment of and the most
conclusive argument against the sys-
TEN that has been advanced. Why
burden publishers with the annoy
ance, vexation, hazard. and certain
loss of a zone system If zone sub
scription rates are not contemplated
or anticipated? A comparatively small
flat increase in postal rates would
posed zone rates What justification
exasperating zone rates If zone
charges are not intended to follow
The fact is there is absolutely no
sound or logical argument in favor
of a zone system for the transmission
of news, current opinion, information,
or even current advertising. The
system is un-American, unpatrtotic,
and it's tendency will be to increase
the proyincialism which is constant
menace to free institutions and ser
iously hamper development of true
national spirit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03

Congressman Mondell of Wyoming:
Mr.. Chairman, l shall take advantage
of the little remaining time granted
me to discuss another matter not re-
lated to war and ornaments, but
nevertheless of vital importance, ey-
en- in these days Of war and war
preparation
On July 1 the zone rates as ap-
piled to second-class mail matter, un-
less congress acts in the meantime,
go into effect, and 1 am constrained
to again call ttention to the wholly
indefensible character of that legis-
lation.
At time when the necessity Of
blending the entire body of Ameri-
can citizenship in harmonious unity
of view and purpose is the one clear
1ncontroyertible, and outstanding
fact of the situation it is proposed to
strike a mortal blow at the agencies
which more than all else tend to
strengthen and crystalline the nation
al patriotic view and purpose of our
people, the newspapers and maya
zines Of the country.
1t is urged these publications
should, at least in these war times,
pay larger sums for the privileges
they enjoy. Assuming for the sake of
argument the force of this contention
the zone plan can not be defended in
support of it, for it will provide the
minimum of increased revenue and
produce the maximum of confusion,
annoyance, injury, and injustice.
The only answer made to the con-
elusive argument that a system of
zone Suhscriptjon rates for news
papers and magazines would be I'M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
SALEM.
9 9 9 . . o o . q . . . 8 y 4

Miss Gertrude Purdy accompanied
her sister, Mrs. r. w. Foss, home
from Primrose.
w. J. Steckel, wife and daughter,
Josephine, Mrs. King and Mrs. KIM
nell, enroute from their home at
Bloomfield to attend chautauqua in
New York, spent Sunday with their
friends, Mrs. e. j. Keller and Mrs.
Nellie Davis.
Following several weeks spent in
assisting State Superintendent DE
Voc with examination work, Miss
Annie Packer returned from Des
Moines Wednesday.
Dr. and Mrs. c. o. Van Wrinkle en-
tertained Mrs. Harry, Ruth and Ches.
ter Walker and Mr.. and Mrs. Ritner,
of Burlington, Sunday.
A Henry county Red Cross picnic
will be held in the Harshbarger grove
at Oakland on July 4. A good pro
gram will be rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Simdn re
ceived letter Monday from their
son. Frank, telling of his safe ar
rival in France
Mrs. r. w. Foss and children were
visitors Last week vt the parental
Purdy home at Primrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. A w. Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Masden motored to Iowa
City and spent Sunday with the w.
H. Collins family.
Mrs. Leighton McMurren, of Sa-
lem, and Nelsie Bright and bride,
Of Minnesota, were guests last week
at the Frank Bright home in Of
tumwa.
Miss Elsie Weeks, of this place, Is
member of the 1918 graduating
class Of the Keokuk M. c. Graham
hospital training school for nurses.
Mrs. Perry Mendenhall and Mrs.
George Curl were Sunday guests of
relatives in Fort Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Tyner are the
parents of son, born June "a. 1918.
DR.. c. o. VanWinkle spent several
days of last week in Minnesota
Walter Veralias, of Mt. Hamill was
in town Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Eighme departed Sat
urday to spend her two weeks vaca-
ton with her sister, Mrs. Amiel Bent
zen, at Milwaukee, Wis. DR.. and
Mrs. Bentzen will accompany Miss
Elghme when she returns.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
Gentleness and cheerfulness, these come
before all morality; they are the perfect
duties-Robert Louis Stevenson.
rPoLITICs Is ADJOURNED"

Politics will be "adjourned" during the
month of October, when the fourth Liberty loan
drive will be on The sum which the treasury
department will then ask from the people will
he six billion dollars, and the eloquence which,
IN that month, would naturally be devoted to
adiuring the voters to ''stand by the party
will be turned to impressing them with the ne
cessity of standing by the nation. There may
be some persons cynical and doubtful enough to
think that Secretary MoAdoo has selected this
period for the fourth loan drive in order to di-
vert public attention from other things which
the administration has done may be doing at
that time Perish the thought! ''Politics is
adiourned.''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03

tivity this nation has ever undertaken,
but it would be foolish to assume and
dangerous to concede that all the wis
dom of the nation in crisis such as
this is to be found in the democratic
party.
Politics has not been adjourned by
the democratic party. While in France
and England almost from the begin
ming of. the war, there have been Goa
lition cabinets-joint party RESPONSE
bility for the conduct Of the WARM
this country the democrats have in
sisted on assuming full responsibility.
They have set the example and the re-
publicans are under no obligation to
apologize for insisting on naming tick
cts and making campaigns to elect
their candidates when the affairs of
the federal government are involved.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
uncomfortable.

Lincoln Journal: Speaking Of pro,.
ganda, there is none in the world cn cog
parable to the American Red Crosa
Unlike German propaganda, it has M
victims save those it rescues and
cares for; it spends no money cor.
ru2tly; it does not falsify; it blacL
mails no one; it terrorizes no ona
it creates no factions, but heals them
it has no dark secrets and does M.
work underground; it works No,
among enemies, but among friends
and it's friends are legion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
ONLY TO THEEi

ONLY TO THEEi
God of the nations now,
AS unto Thee we bow
Only to Thee!
Unsheath the word OF Right,
Strike down the tyrant Might!
Rule Thee on land and sea,
Make every nation free
Give Liberty!
Nerve US as stern as fate,
AS one, in church and state,
On land and sea;
Arm as with steel to thrust,
Where kill we ought and must!
Keep our hearts kind and just,
While we hold fast our trust
Only in Thee!
Save by Thy power divine
And make our country Thine,
Give us to see
The dawning OF the day,
For which we dare TO pray,
When wrath and war shall cease
=. The glad, great day of peace
That soon shall be!
Humble our boast OF power
In that great triumph hour!
Make us to be
Tho servants OF the race,
Where Freedom lifts her face
From bondage Of the mind,
Till all our common kind
With US are free!
Charles Blanchard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
THEY WILL NOT FORGET.

A sailors prejudices are strong and they last
There is nothing a seaman hates worse than in
humanity, for the traditions of the sea are brave
and honest ever since sea history has been writ
ten. The seamen of Great Britain invite the
seamen of France to unite in pact to refuse
the fellowship of German seamen after the war
to refuse to man ships that carry German goods,
to treat the German on the sea as a pariah and
an outcast How much of this program would
be carried out is probematical, of course, if
the pact were made. But this fact should be
remembered: Among guilds there is less Of
utilitarian forgetting of wrongs for present ad-
vantages than in political units; less of com
mercial policy and more of human feeling 1t
would not be surprising to find that Germany s
U-boats have made her an enmity among the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-03
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.


Davenport Democrat: 1t cost almost
$4,000 to conduct the June primary In
Davenport. and it settled nothing ex
cept a little contest as to who should
be candidates for supervisor on the
republican ticket. Per vote cast, the
expense was sT49. A lot of ScotI
county taxpayers will be wondering
if they got their moneys worth.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: German sol
diers surrender eagerly to Italians on
promise of meat and real bread
Hoover prophesied that Food Win
Win the War"
Marshalltown- Times Republican:
For man to declare loudly that he'll
never buy another German made ar
ticle and then stick a profiteer's price
on his own article is the kind Of pa
triotism the pig yard is full of.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The ter
rible death list in the Sioux City ca
tasuophe simply shows the impor-
lance of proceeding wisely in remodel
ing buildings, or in putting up new
ones. The accounts of the Sioux City
tragedy read like gross carelessness
on the part of someone.
Sioux City Journal: 1t is a relief
now and then to have the president
do something the New Republic dis
approves Of For instance. there was
the presidents opposition to Senator
Borah's open diplomacy" resolution.
The New Republic remorselessly
points out the presidents about face
in that matter, and even goes SO far
as to remark that the president likes
to have things both ways-"just as
he was in favor of pitfless publicity,
provided it did not result in any in.
convenient public revelations
Des Moines Register: There Is moth
ing particularly patriotic about the
man who invests in 81 silk shirts
after having declared that he can't
afford 10 buy War Savings stamps.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Between
the requirements of more wheat for
the allies and more money to support
the army, Uncle Sam must continue
to tighten his belt and loosen the
straps OF his pocketbook.