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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
ON THE
OLD GATE CITY
William e. Broadfield Died at Glen
wood After an Interesting
Career in Newspaper
Field.

A member of the old Gate City
staff has written go" after his name.
William E. Broadfield, editor of the
Glenwood Ia, Opinion died recently.
He worked on the Gate City under
Sam Clark; ran the Keokuk Item for
time, and worked with the Reeses
in Springfield. The following is from
the Glenwood Opinion:
William Edward Broadfield was
born in Philadelphia, Pa, July %.
1859, his father William Broadfield
and wife having come from Worces-
ter England, the previous year.
When William Edward was nine
years old, the family now consisting
of father, mother and four children;
William, Elizabeth, Anna and Frank
came west to seek their fortunes in
the more progressive part of the
country.
Mrs. Broadfield had an uncle
Joseph Woods, living at Mount Ayr
Iowa, and conducting a general store
there. Finding the business would
hardly support two families, and the
little farm, which was the bait that
brought them proved fraudulent, Mr..
Broadfield took his family to Keokuk,
Iowa, where the children went to
school and the family lived till they
moved to Omaha in 1889.
The father dying while the family
were still young, William entered the
office of the Gate City, the leading
light for the state, and William had
his training under the brilliant Iowa
editor, Samuel Clark, and' other able
men. He rose to the office of city
editor.
Being night work the nervous
strain told upon his health and he
gave up his position and started a
weekly society paper, 'The Keokuk
Item which flourished for a season
but was finally sold out, and William
went to Omaha and worked in the
printing Office OF Samuel Rees.> He
had previously, while at The Gate City,
worked with Thos. Rees, now of the
Springfield Republican, Springfield
IllirSis.
At Rees' office, Omaha, he met
Mel Broadway, who persuaded him to
come to Glenwood and take charge
Of 1.-THE Opinion" with Scott Robin
son as an able hacker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
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st. Louis Times: Again we have
the sad spectacle of disappointed
one-time faEneNs re-
publican politician and dictator max
ing his appearance In Washington
with the intention and ayowed pur-
pose OF opening a fight on the adj
ministration. Dfsgruntled in his own
ranks, he did his utmost to wreck his
own party. This same renegade lat
er abandoned and deserted the So
called progressive party, which he
brought into being. in order to wreck
the republican party. He and his
associates of like caliber and like
quality, lacking In a true sense in real
Americanism, are now seeking to in
ject strife and dissension into the
nations affairs for the ostensible
purpose of making war on inef-
ficiency. But if there is inefficiency
in Washington at the present time.
something which we are not willing
to admit, such inefficient forces were
placed in Washington as the direct
result of lack of loyalty and pat
riotism on the part Of the renegade
who is now undertaking to make war
upon President Wilson and his ad-
yisers.
Even if mistakes have been made,
and even if other mistakes are to
be made it would be better for the
United States and the people, and
the army and navy in particular, il
this vainglorious, egotistic, conceited,
dictator, who in that respect is more
like the kaiser than any other man
in America. were to leave Washing
ton and never return. We can trust
Wilson, because we know he Is lead
ing fight for democracy and free
dom. We cannot trust the other man,
because we do not know. nor does
anyone know, when, where or in what
form or for what purpose he will
next appear. We have had other
presidents, who, upon retiring from
the white house, carried with them
the dignity which goes with that high
office and who possessed the discre
ton to know that their term of Office
had ended This would-be reformer,
however, knows neither dignity nor
discretion, as is evidenced by state
ments and utterances which, if made
by less influential person, would
have resulted in his prosecution under
charges of sedition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
INJUSTICE TO SMALL ROADS.

According to John Barton Paine. counsel for
Director General McAdoo, many of the smaller
railroads are not under government operation
and therefore will not receive compensation
from the government. Bird NJ. Robinson, who
represents the small roads before the house
committee on Interstate commerce, said that
these lines had been notified by Mr.. McAdoo
they had not been taken over. He added that the
director generals construction of the presi-
dents proclamation meant assassination of
the roads left out of the system.'' The country
understood that all roads had been taken over
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY.

! New York Sun: Secretary Bakers
general explanation of delay or mis-
| take or apathy in his department
| during the period when men like
| Colonel Roosevelt. General Leonard
| Wood, Senator Weeks and the late
! Augustus P. Gardner were urging
preparedness with vigor and elo
quence second only to that of tho
thunderous demand of the unmistak-
able facts Of the situation was sum-
med up in his historic remark to ar
inquiring congress that the war was
then three thousand miles away.
Yet that was not the secretary's
answer at the time. His answer then
ergy in preparation was substantially
this: Eve know what we are doing.
We know where we stand Whatever
may happen we are ready in the mat
ter Of equipment: at least, we can
get ready for anything that can rea-
sonably be expected of US"
The American people are not SO
obtuse as to overlook this glazing,
staring discrepancy. From all parts
of the country come reminders to
Mr.. Baker that he was previously on
record on the subject
The Spokesman Review OF Spo-
kane for example, recalls the state
ments which Secretary Baker made
little more than year ago to the
house committee on military affairs.
On December 10, 1916, when the war
in Europe was more than two years
and four months old and the United
States on the verge of a diplomatic
break with Germany, the chairman
of the committee asked Mr.. Baker
whether, in his opinion, there should
be any change in the policy OF legis-
lation with regard to military Drepa-
ration. The secretary replied:
Il do not know, Mr.. Chairman,
whether | am prepared to express
any very positive opinion on this
subject as to whether there ought to
be any change Of policy"
Representative julius Kahn of Cali
fornia warned the secretary that the
army was lamentabIy short of ord
nance. Representative Tilson of Con-
necticut asked the secretary if IL
was wide Of the mark to say that Ii
we had a million men enlisted and
ready to go into the field we could
not possibly, in our present state of
ordnance material, provide the arms
and ammunition for these men with
In a year. The secretary replied:
"Oh, there is. plenty of arms and
ammunition for an army of a million
men, but whether they are the best
arms, or whether they are such arms
as we would want to have, / very
much doubt
Arms and ammunition for cam
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE WILL AND THE WING.


To have the will to but not the wings,
Eyes fixed forever a starry height.
Whence stately shapes of grand imaginngs
Flash down the splendors of imperial light.
And yet TO lack the charm that makes them ours,
The obedient vassals of that conquering spell,
Whose omnpresent and ethereal powers
Encircle Heaven, fear to enter He'll.
This is the doom of Tantalus-the thirst
For beauty's balm found to quench the fires
OF the Wild passions that souls have hurst
In hopeless promptings-unfulfilled desires.
Yet would / rather in the outward state
OF songs immortal temple lay me down
A beggar baskng by that radiant gate,
Than bend beneath the haughtiest empires crown!
For sometimes. through the bars, my ravished eyes
Have caught brief gmpses OF a life divine
And afar, mysterious rapture rise
Beyond the veil that guards the Utmost shrine.
Paul Hamilton Hayne.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

sour food left over in the stomach ~ \
poison your breath with nausea
odors. ,,r,
Pape's Diapepsin helps to ne s.or
lie the excessive acid in the ~ o.
ach which Is causing the 1oou
mentation and preventing proper
gestion. ATTN.
Relief in five minutes is war;
for you at any drug store ,t.ir
These large fifty-cent cases co INA
enough "Pape's Diapepsin' 10 u srnp
ly keep the entire family free ~
stomach acidity and its symptoms
indigestion, dyspepsia, SUI fa
gases, heartburn, and headatne yor
many months. 1t belongs III
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Time 1t! Pape's' Diapepsin will
sweeten a sour, gassy or out-of-ordel
stomach within five minutes
If your meals don't fit comfort
ably, or what you eat lies like lump
Of lead in your stomach, or IL you
have heartburn, that is usually a
sign of acidity Of the stomach
Get from your pharmacist a fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and
take dose just as soon as you can.
There will be no sour risings, no
belching of undigested food mixed
with acid. no stomach gas or heart
burn, fullness or heavy feeling in
the stomach, neusea, facilitating
headaches or dizziness. This will all
go, and, besides. there will be no
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

many persons would like to hav ers J
remains of their dear ones p Tssns
back" said Ross d. Heaps, an = wit wi,h
ton undertaken, who is afhlia,eu ri
the organization. II do not hn usirh
any other undertakers in TINS - No
borhood who are interested ~
move"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

of the purple cross The organiza-
ton Is now attempting to secure
legislation which will authorize their
work on the battle line.
1T is out object to make it pos
sible to bring back bodies OF soldiers
killed in action. There Is no pro-
vision for this work In the army and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
The Purple Cross.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-A move to
preserve the bodies of American SOL
diers who may die in France has
been started by group of under.
takers and embalmers. The organi-
cation, which has it's headquarters in
Philadelphia is known as "the order
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
OUR "MUSHY HEADS. =

A new paclflSt organization has been formed
in New York which calls itself the Peace With
out Victory League and clamors for an imme-
date truce and general conference to end the
war. The people prominent in it were most of
them connected with the Peoples Council, the
Ford peace ship and other similar unsavory So
cietieS and activities.
Mr. Taft has well said that the greatest
menace facing us is these 'sweak minded,
mushv- headed people, who grasp at any and
every suggestion of peace no matter what the
source Just now our chief objective is to
wake the Germans to realization that they are
not to be allowed to rule the world When they
see this and that the allies are not seeking
their destruction but their enfranchisement
from ruling caste which has brought disas-
ter on them and calamity on mankind they will
seek a cessation of hostilities and look about
them for a scapegoat. They will not have far
to look, and their Hohenzollerns will be rele-
gated to their proper place
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Baker are being savage
" attacked in the house of their political
friends. Senator George E. Chamberlain, the
democratic chairman of the committee on mill
tary affairs, is the latest severest critic of the
president and his secretary Of war. Mr.. Cham
berlain has had face to face experience with
Mr.. Baker in the latter's appearance as an
apologist for viewing the war as ''three thous
and miles away and evidently the secretary's
position did not appeal a coordination of
good sense and efficiency
"Specialize in one Of the fifteen great fields
of government is good advice directed to
women in states where they have the vote
There are also a number of less stable fields
just at present open to particular people, such
as mcddling as we'll raising cries of alarm.
One way Of measuring young mans pa
tiotism is to find out whether he regards flat
feet asset or a liability.
Ile MaN nrices are onnn III cold NAV COON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

\
less and cakeless days are growing
more numerous But good bread, ex-
cellent bread, most wholesome bread
| is made from rye and from corn. As
! long as there are no breadless days
why worry?
Davenport Times; It is now admit
ted by many that DR.. Garfield appears
to be getting away with it. Isn't there
something Mr.. Baker could do similar
ly TO prove up in short order?
Des Moines REGISTER: To the aver
age observer it locks almost too late
for congress to spring new declara-
ton of independence on President
Wilson.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald tries to Jolly it's
readers into believing that the prohib-
itory amendment will not he adopted.
BY dying~at an early date its readers
may go from earth with the idea that
the Telegraph-Herald is a true pro-
phet. But they need to hurry
Cedar Rapids Republican: Billy
Sunday says that anything marked
made in Germany" oueht TO be about
p - st;fgr as " :. - Rax0
hell Same of us have always mad
doubts about hell being real hot
place, but if the devil really wants to
make place of fortunes aE~iiIS
ments all he has to do is to study after
the Hohenzollerns and Hindenburgs
and then he will know all about how to
make a he'll such as We have heard
oh hnII J~h~
Terms have all the world beaten.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Report
has it that We now have the profit
eer in matrimony," the girl who mar
ries several soldiers, gets them to sign
over half their Fay and their insur-
ance. A lot of things remain to be set
tied after the war
Webster City Freeman-J Journal:
The Freeman-Journal can soe no rea-
son why the president Should be i'm
mune from criticism at this or at any
other time while criticism is freely
lodged against war governors, con-
gressmen and heads of DEPARTMENTS.
The real cause for criticism against
the president is his extreme partisan.
ship and his slowneSS in grasping
and solving problems. When he gets
right he is absolutely right all over
and after having taken a stand can
sustain himself with unusual ability.
No man in the world can put propo.
sition in better laneuage nor drive
home points with more telling logic.
His ideals are fine, his patriotism is
unflinching and he is a great leader
in the field of diplomacy-after he gets
his bearings.
Carroll Herald: This North Caro-
lima, editor has shown himself big
enough for the job, and turns out
navy prepared for business. Josephus
is by no means Jonah.
Grundy Center Democrat: Some.
time in the future the world is to rely
ON right rather than might in the mani
fold activities Of nations. The sooner
all the civilized nations are converted
to and act on this principle. the soon.
er there will be some guarantee OF
permanent peace.
EmmetsJurg Democrat: Governor
Harding announces once more that he
will go to the limit to reduce the price
of coal in Iowa. He made this state
ment in the bouse of representatives
chamber in Des Moines last June We
sincerely hope he will he able to make
good his pledge to the people of our
state before the March thaw begins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

What Ish.ens labor sanctifes toll, and makes man
good strong wise and patient just and benevolent
both owiy great well worthy of intelligence and
freedom is the perpetual vision before him OF better
world beamins through iifes sha6ows.-Vetor Hugo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye. Cheer up,
1T might be much worse. There are
wheatless days now and then, and pie
less and cakeless days are growing
more numerous. But good bread, ex-
cellent bread, most wholesome bread
is made from rye and from corn. As
long as there are no breadless days
why worry?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

One way of measuring young mans pa
t1iotissn is to find ont whether he regards flat
feet asset or liability
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

The way prices are going up gold may soon
be worth its price in eggs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Emmetsburg Democrat: Governor
Harding announces once more that he
will go to the limit to reduce the price
OF coal in Iowa. He made this state
ment in the youse of representatives
chamber in Des Moines last June We
sincerely hope he will he able to make
good his pledge to the people of our
state before the March thaw begins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Des Moines REGISTER: To the aver
age observer it locks almost too late
for congress to spring new declara-
ton of independence on President
Wilson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Davenport Times; II is now admit
ted by many that DR.. Garfield appears
to be getting away with it. Isn't there
Mr.. Baker could do similar
ly 10 prove up in short orderg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Grundy Center Democrat: Some.
time in the future the world is to rely
on right rather than might in the mani
fold activities Of nations. The sooner
all the civilized nations are converted
to and act on this principle. the soon.
er there will be some guarantee OF
permanent peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Carroll Herald: This North Caro-.
lima editor has shown himself big
enough for the job, and turns out 4
navy prepared for business. Josephus
is by no means a Jonah
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman.
Though they may gang a kennin wrong
To step aside is human
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald tries to Jolly its
readers into believing that the prohib
itory amendment will not he adopted.
BY dyingSat an early date its readers
may go from earth with the idea that
the Telegraph is a true pro-
phet. But they need to hurry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
NEW LAW ON VOTE BUYING

The new Federal corrupt prac-
tices act, recently approved by the
President, prescrlhes fine ef
$1,000 or q years Imprisonment.
or both. for vote buyers and vote
sellers, in elections involving any
candidate for Representative OF
Senator II may be well 20 I'M
press this fact on all Where the
blanket ballot obtains this will
extend the operations OF the act 10
every candidate on the sheet,
local as well as national The
possibility ot bringing down Fed
eral prosecution upon their heads
viii tend 10 hesitation on the part
of corrupt,onists who may have
braved ordinary processes The
examples N Indiana, showing the
effectiveness of Federal action ss
pointing the way to the pcr,teu-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
VOLUNTEER NJ RISES
BACK FROM CAMP

Mrs G. L Hargis and Miss Cora
Hoyt. two of the volunteer Red Cros.
nurses who went to Fort sill from this
city answering an emergency call q,
help attend the sOldiers who were
suffering from Spanish influenza. have
returned TO their homes. Miss H3yt
will take IN her duties as teacher
in the Methodist University here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
WAR He'd
~ pRECARIOuS CoNplTIoN

London Oef Baron Beaver
brook. whose resieuatioa ss head os
The proaaganes department of the
Irun government was announced
has undergone an opeastion The re-
suir IS said ne be satisfactory. and
his friends are mueS concerned ever
his condition
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

The readers of ibis Ap-- n.'l bs
pleased 10 iezrn ihsi hers 3. e least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure IN al its stages AID
that Is catarTh. Cstar-h bein- greatly
Influenced by coasiituUonsl conditions
requires constitutional treaimen.
Halls CataTrh Medicine Is taken in
ternaily and acs ,hru the Biocd on the
Mucous Surfaces q Tbs system there
oy destroying th-s foundation II the
disease. giving The patient strength
BY building NJ the constitution srs
assisting nature in doing It's rork The
pro1rietors have so much faith in the
curative ssowers of Halls Calarrh
Medicine That they offer one Han
dred Dollars for sny case that IL fails
to cure. Send 70. list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO. To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold By all Druggists, &c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

In the sense In which we have
been wont to think Of armies,
there are no armies In this strus'
ole; there are entire nations
, armed. Thus the men who remain
to tlll the soil and man the fac.
tories are no less part OF the
army that Is In France than the
ehls end the people must ORA"
mon beneath the ba'.lefls5s. To
thlo end the people must draw
close 10 one compact from; against
Q common foe. This nation neeos
oil men. but II needs each man.
not In the field that will most
pleasure him, but In the endeavor
that will best serve the common
oood.-Woodrow Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

he amount OF two billion marks dur
ing the past four weeks. according 10
the Neuesie Nachrichten Of Munich.
The newspaper says that this wa
caused by the boarding Of bank notes
by the people ard points out that II
The Germans do not give up their
present craze a financial catastrophe
IS inevitable.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

practically over at Fort SIN. no new
eases being reported. and those ~
were suffering with It having recoy-
cred Practically al the sick wards
necessary 10 car, sor The many eases
when they went there have been
taken down. and conditions arr nearly
normal az the fort
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
TOOK OUT DREADFUL SORENESS

When the kidneys are weakened
and fail 10 throw impurities ont o'
the blood. The poison remains in ths
system and baosache. soreness ana
rheumatic pains develop Mrs David
Henry. IS. 5. Lincoln Ave, Washing
ton. y J.. writes Foley Kidney pills
took the dreadful soreness cut u my
limbs and walk good
Sold by Owl Drug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
OUR WAR PLATFORM

Y /. Ne peace b. negotiation. =
< .. Terms 10 re dictated by x
:. the allies y
). 8. No secret coDfe-chees with y
4 Germany.
;. A. Unooadiiioaal surrender s
= e. loliiica tihe Kaiser and an =
!. tocracyl, military disarmament =
= OF army and navy commercial S
!. Geramn industry to restore Bel Y
> gium and French CITES. property s
4 and factories before being per s,
i. mitted to enter On foreign iradel +.
& " Tx's 9 * &%E x H%Ss. ys
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30
GREAT VOLCANO IS
ERUPrirG AGAIN

san Salvador. Oct Se The
Ometepe volcano. on the island OF
Onetepe. is throwing out smoke aud
lava. The activity o. the volcano has
resulted in destruction of the new
dock recently built al san Juan del
Sur. Nicarauga
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

Everybody agrees with King
George that the victory in sight
must be complete. Ii will be 50
complete that those old-faShioued
fighters will be forgotten.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-30

The man who says the Hun mus;
go hack to Germany may res, his
strenuous soul in patience He S
going back 50 fast he can t read
the directions on the road signs