The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-22
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: We are
sorry to learn that more than 500
penalties for violation of food laws
have been imposed upon American
dc alers in foodstuffs, $50 Of whom
were driven out of business by the
food administration. That should not
have depressing effect on other
Americans Several hundred thou
sand dealers in foodstuffs all over
the country have obeyed both letter
and spirit of the laws, and millions
Hoover has asked of them. That
little band of 500 first-aids-to-the-
kaiser is a mere drop in the bucket,
but at that it is fine thing to swat
'em good and hard as fast as we
catch them.
Sioux City Journal: Major Mitchell
left an estate estimated at only $685.
600. But will silly social and eco
nomic climbers" read in that fact
the lesson that mere possession OF
money doesn't signify much? Answer
says, mo, they will not"
Marshalltown Times Republican:
If that Hindenburg report is mis-
take it should be corrected. If he
isn't dead he ought to be. And that's
the way to correct it.
Perry Chief: No American can
read of the work of the United States
troops in the present great battle
and not feel thrill of pride in the
boys. They are doing just what all
expected them to do.
rprrn;1 Q1r1Fpe ThavAPo
all doing it-profiteering. When .
shallow box of plain red currants
sells for 35 cents there is 7rofiteer-
ing in the DEAL And from the peck
of potatoes down the line to the mo-
gull engine that pulls them to market
there is profiteering in evidence at
every station. It's only the extreme
ly late birds that are getting no
worms in this war era of unprece-
dented conditions.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: A lot Of
particular people are finding out that
it isn't question of selecting their
coal. but question of taking what
they can get.
Atlantic News Telegraph: The
state law says that the supervisors
shall keep road patrolmen to keep
the roads in shape. There is no
option allowed them in the matter.
If they do not do it they are liable
to removal from office.
Davenport Democrat: The war
seems to have come along Just in
time to save Governor Harding any
embarrassment about the prohibition
issue. He touched upon the subject
with his usual delicacy and deftness
in his recent address to the repub- |
lican state convention. One smiles
as he recalls the addresses the gov
ernor used to make in Davenport,
when he was a candidate for his
present exalted office. Like his re-
cent address, they were models of
circumlocution and general state
ment, and the "wets" of both parties
built some high hopes on them. 1t
Is now quite evident that they mis- |
understood the governor.
Cherokee Times: II for no other
reason, the draft age ought to be
raised for the purpose of bringing |
under official control a lot of men |
above 81 who are now ,idling their |
time away and doing nothing what.
WV W AfSip VIII ZIG w dr. lncSe men
are no less slackers than the men !
within the age limit who try to es-
cape the draft.
Davenport Democrat: Wanted, the |
name of the American gene. al who |
on Monday took the bull by the |
horns, so to speak, and ordered a |
counter attack on the Germans south |
OF the Marine. History has a place /
for him at top of column, next to
reading matter. !
Sioux City Journal: That Muir
man coast has at least one advantage
as prospective battle ground. Kola.
KEN and Archangel are all pro-
nounceable.
Cedar Rapids Republican: AS to
the ceath of Won Hindenburg there
seems-t be still more doubt But I
here is hoping.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The San
francisco Chronicle speaks of "the
all around muddle-headed, enyious.
suspicious and all around concentrat- /
ed stupidity of the people of the Mis-
sissippi Valley" We suppose this I.
only includes those who fail to fall
for orange groves, tourists tickets or
winter homes in sunny California.
Charles City Press: If the Lord
has anything to do with this war. He
is certainly on the side of the all
lies in the fields of America, for the
country over here" has never seen /,
better prospects for crops of all (,
small grain and veget.
ables which will assure our allies
'uftlcient food to guard against star
gation.
Iowa Forum: Iowa republicans
and that means Iowa in a political
'ense-are right where they ought to j
De on questions international ma.
1onal and local. They are iustifving /,