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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
Before They Go Back

of Iowa. The men who contend for
this thing are saying, "All we ask Is
to be let alone The thing for which
we waged a civil war was TO set ASIDE
forever in this nation that any part
| of the people could set themselves
aside and say to the balance OF the
country, Let US alone.
/ have learned by the observations
which have been permitted to make
in my short life that the talk which
men make about patriotism under
the circumstances such as THESE are
well defined by the expression OF
Johnson, who said, that patriotism Is
the last refuge of the scoundreL
We are met here today under the
auspices of an organization OF the
women OF this community and 1t Is
proper that in this connection we
should discuss the Importance OF the
adoption of woman's suffrage on the
citizenship of this state.
The importance of the adoption OF
| womap's suffrage on the future OF
| our citizenship cannot be overestl-
mated. The idea that a great many
men have had concerning the adop-
ton of woman's suffrage, is that 1t Is
to make woman the ruler OF man.
kind. instead of the fact that it. would
| be giving to woman that which rlgnt
| ly and justly belongs to her.
The suffrage movement is positive
and constructive. Final and com
plete triumph is inevitable and Is
not far away.
Then let us create high standard
of morals, a high standard of chris
tan citizenship. Let US have an ex-
allied conception c. the Law. let US
cultivate a spirit CT equity and jus
tice, and as Webster said, let us
/ enlarge our conception to the circle
of our duties, and may this country
become vast and splendid monu-
ment, not of oppression and terror,
but of peace, equity and libec;:y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
HALF MILLION
DAMAGE DONE
Levee at Wapeilo Gives Way Before
Attacks by Raging
Iowa River
Flood.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MUSCATINE, Iowa, June 10-More
than ten thousand acres of farm land
are inundated and it is estimated
100000 damage has been done to
crops as the result of floods caused
by the Iowa river at Wapello and
Columbus Junction and Oakyille. The
levee at WapeIlo yielded before the
immense pressure of the flood early
yesterday. All business had been
SUSPENDED in Wapello Saturday to
permit the entire community to help
fight the flood. Railway service has
been seriously crippled, practically
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
American Veterans Like School Boys
on Their Leave From the Trenches
They Lie Awake at Night in the 7. M.
CA. Headquarters ito Enjoy the Soft
Beds" Great Organization Works
Hard to Make the Fighters Happy.

~ OYS lust let loose from school
have nothing on American
soldiers on vacations from the
trenches, according to the last
word from France.
From the town where most Of them
90 when they get q few days away
from "the big noise" comes the asser-
ton that if you take the fun young
sters get out of an unexpected half
holiday, add a million and multiply
by ten, you only begin to approximate
the high spirits Of the boys from tho
United States on leave.
To see them in their playtime You
would be convinced that course In
trench warfare is the first essential
to good time. They lie awake
nights to enjoy the beds; they would
like to have the entire milk supply OF
a cheese manufacturer for their morn
ing coffee. Apparently they have
never heard of war. With the
trenches just before and just behind
them, they have "the time of their
lives"
That they may do it the better,
the Y. NJ. G. A. has helped build the
American soldiers a city of fun, on a
spot the location of which may not
be stated. There many of them go
on leave. Everything possible has
been done to make them enjoy them
selves. And do they SO? DO they?
Back from the Trenches.
The following account, written by
the Rev. Shepherd Knapp, d. D.,
former assistant pastor Of the Brick
PRESBYTERIAN Church of New York,
recently pastor Of the Central Church
of Worcester, Massachusetts,, who is
in France as Y. NJ. G. A. worker,
and who helped plan the city of fun
for the boys, tells the story:
"They came straight from the
trenches. The mud was thick on
their boots and clothing. They wore
their steel helmets, and they looked
like .oar. They weren't the neat and
gay crowd that thronged the decks on
their arrival in France, but men who
had been up to the front, and who
had tasted the real hardships and
perils of the trenches. was glad
and proud to have the French people
here see them dirty and tired, with
their muddy clothes and the signs OF
real service plain upon them, not I'M
worthy to stand beside the poilu in
his dingy blue
"And then to see the transforma-
lion! It seemed barely an hour be-
fore they were streaming into the
Y. NJ. G. A. casino, washed and
spruced up, with their natty barracks
caps on their heads, instead of the
uncomfortable and ungainly helmets,
and already with a much more rested
look on their faces, which showed
that the strain was beginning to let
up.
eve have wealth of entertain
meut for them, and this beautiful
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

1.-THE roads N every direction
roundabout are full Of men "a Acycles
or afoot. In spite Of an the hiking
they have had in their training, or
going to and from the trenches, many
of them have como off ON long hikes
and arc climbing mountains with ~
much zest ~ If they had just been
released from the tediun OK some
sedentary occupation.
Evenings they flock In Tor ne
theatre and movies, and on special
nights there is a perfect mob, ~ for
instance on Stunt Night when tho
men themselves provide the numbers
on the program. Still more was this
true on the night of the costume ball
This last was really one OF the fun-
NEST performances ever witnessed. 1t
was amazing to see the costumes
which the men produced. American
ingenuity was thoroughly Illustrated
The French people, who came In to
look on, seemed fairly bewIdered BY
the whole performances. 1t was
astonishing to witness the fun and
hirh spirits Of men who have just
come from the hard and terrible e1-
periences of the front and who are
going back to them when the mort
leave is over.
Before They Go Back
The women have been doing won
der., in making ready for the boys.
cleaning, furnishing two large curb
houses, opening a restaurant, bargain
ING for the whole milk supply Of =
cheese manufacturer, hiring 4 sznah
army of servants, and 20 on. Inc
men have been preparing three atm
letic fields, bathing and boating IA
cilities, equipping three moving pic
ture houses, hiring two orchestras'
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is a low standard of morals, low
conception of the law, if there is a
prevailing belief that the law should
not be enforced, if there is low
plane of citizenship, then you have a
condition which makes a conviction
we'll nigh impossible, for without the
support of the enlightened public con,
science, controlled by a high standard
Iof morals, and by an exalted concep-
ton of christian citizenship, no court
or prosecuting attorney can success
fully bring to justice the Offenders
under the law.
What is needed today in this ma
ton, in this state, in this county. in
this community, is such standard
of morals, such an exalted conception
of the law. such high plane of citi.
zenship, that you as citizens Will
give to the officers whose duty 1t IS
to enforce the law such help that
those who offend under the law may
be brought to justice and may be
made to feel the power Of the law.
for only by making them feel the
power of the law can you makes UGH
men respect it.
Placing the Responsibility.
1}uI 90 not lHtelu " HloNo GA Va
the responsibility for law enforce
meut upon the citizen Whenever a
man becomes a candidate for an Of
flee he says to his constituency, Il
desire a position of trust and am
willing to do the best l can, If you
will favor me by your suffrage" In
our own state we have enacted laws
placing upon officers duties and re-
sponsibilitieS which have always
rested upon them, but which they
have in many cases refused to accept.
It is a laInentabie fact that many OF
the law enforcing officers of the state
have regarded their positions more
as a place Of political preferment and
an opportunity for securing salary
from the public treasury without any
proper regard for or conception of the
trust reposed in them by the people
or the duties and obligations resting
upon them as such officers. A peace
officer has no right to neglect his
duties in the state of Iowa today, and
if he does he can be removed from
office. It is your duty as citizen OF
this state, this county, this COM
munity, to see that the laws are en-
forced and if an officer fails to 90
his duty, it devolves upon You as
good citizen to see that he is remov-
ed from office, because the law for
the removal of officers was enacted to
the end that all laws would be rigid
ly enforced and all officers do their
full duty; but a better method of
handling a situation like that would
be to see to it that no man ever was
elected to position of trust or re.
sponsibility in your community or in
the state who was not willing to an
nounce himself aforetime upon the
question Of the policy of the Office to
which he was to be elected, because
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
pinch me, old man

weather, offers every possible out-of-
door attraction, but the one Joy that
l have heard most often mentioned is
the BEDS. TO SLEEP IN A REAL BED
BETWEEN SHEETS AND TO REMAIN AS
LATE IN THE MORNING AS THEY
cHoosE-THAT IS the height of bliss.
One boy said to me today Che arrived
yesterday that the bed was 50 soft
he could not get used to It. 1t kept
him awake Another boy, comment
ing on the same luxury, said that It
made him dream Of being at home.
"T think I dreamt it fifty times
during the night he said.
"Some boys, in spite Of all the hard
work they have done, are OF at once
on bicycles or climbing the mountain
on an all-day hike. Others just lu1ur-
late in sitting around. Most of them
love to talk, and we Y. NJ. @. A. sec
retaries consider it a privilege to pro-
vide them with interested listeners.
Their stories must be very accurate,
think, for I've heard the same Incl
dent half dozen times from different
men. Of course, I try to act just as
surprised at the sixth hearing as at
the first. The least you can do for
these boys, who have been up where
the big noise isl as they say, is to
listen to their tales of the war as we
have mixed in it
Eager for More Exercise.
''The Casino has taken on more
and more the air Of the huge pleasure
palace that we intended it to be. To
see its great rooms and halls literally
thronged with men in khaki has been
q tremendous satisfaction, as it has
been. still more, to note the growing
chorus of approval and appreciation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

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Reacha

Norfolk News: The submarine IS
the best possible answer to those
misguided ersons, who have argued
that we ought not to enter the war
because we were not actually at
tackled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

SaIooniess Nation In 1920.
Five years ago men said, "fhe
abolition of the liquor traffic cannot
be accomplished by this generation
but today l say to you that it is pos
sible to have saloonless nation in
1920. When / say to you the aboli-
ton of the liquor traffic will occur
throughout the nation within the time
suggested, / am not giving the state
ment of a prohibition fanatic, but
am giving you the solemn words OF
one of the leading brewers of this
country, and / am giving you the
Judgment of some Of the best writer's
on social reform.
And why should the liquor business
not be condemned? Why should it
not be an outlawed business? The
drink bill of the United States is
more than two and one-haf billions
of dollars annually; more than $40
for every man, woman and child in
this country, to say nothing of the
cost of our insane asylums. reform
schools. aims houses and peniten-
tiaries; and it is an established fact
that from so to so per cent Of the cost
of all these institutions is either
directly or indirectly chargeable to
the liquor business.
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man who is seeking political pre-
ferment, who will not announce his
policy before his election, you may
rest assured will never announce 1t
satisfactorily after his election.
The difficulty with men today who
seek political prefer1nent is that they
feel they have been chosen for the
purpose of giving them an o7portun-
ity to receive something from the
public treasury. They fail to recog-
nize the fact that public office is a
public trust, and that man In the
discharge of his official duties must
discharge them with that thought in
view if he is to do his duty toward
the constituency which he is to serve.
It has been said to me in connec-
ton with the program Of law enforce
ment in this state that no man can
be elected to a political ONCE who is
not willing to forget his duty and the
obligations of his oath OF office.
say to you if that is the price OF polit-
icaI preferment in the state Of Iowa,
l refuse to pay the price. This same
distin guished gentleman said to me
that this was no time for the matter
of law enforcement when men are go
ing out and offering up their lives
upon the altar of their country be.
cause a nation violated the law OF
nations, and this same gentleman
said that a man who headed cam
paign of law enforcement In this
state at this time was stirring up dis
sension and was not patriotic.
wonder what he thinks about the
position of the man who is violating
the law and who is destroying, or
helping to destroy the efficiency of
the army that is to protect our homes
and that is destroying the home It
self He did not say anything about
what he thought concerning this
mans patriotism. The truth is that
the man who contends for his social
ed personal liberty is contending for
the same principle as did Jeff Davis
when he delivered his first inaugural
to the congress of the southern con-
federacy when he said. "Al that We
ask is to be let alone"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.
ST. Louis 5; New YORK; (f2 In
nings).
Chicago 2; Philadelphia L
Washington 2; Detroit 0.
Boston 2; Cleveland o.
National League.
No games scheduled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
AS to Outside Interference.

1t is a we'll known fact that some
of the citizenship of the state COM
plain because the authorities of the
state come in to a community to en-
force the laws of the state in that
community There can be no just
criticism of such action. The laws
OF the state have created depart
ment of justice, and placed at its
command certain men who are as
much a part of the law enforcing
machinery of the state as your sheriff
and as much part Of the law en-
forcing machinery of the state as
your mayor or your chief of police.
No city or community in the state OF
Iowa can set itself apart and say 1t
will be law unto itself with refer
ence to the matter of the enforce
ment of the general laws of the state
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
American League.

American League.
Washington at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Detroit
National League.
ST. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

an trains being det0urod tro0
Muscatine-
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17
SunSeripuanS.

aOlt6art Seiss 9os aGreitsn. On
une 9ige, p 4ar sammel, ira
SpurlOet Soen I 0orofIescig, Der
life bar furnet faa pos til 9nn'
mart, gift moen bette | Sttober
Mnnueo Gior cDer @r1nien
oeo SgmIuno for at beisge i'm
g~sorIopeoe. Der er fro 9onmart.
goo EilbageDeien bleD bun gre
ben at ben tpffe @r9niepast Os
fsrt til GIensbore. Ser bleD bun
iosmt en- 1soe pao $50 Rm., men
tom biem ieen iamnie Dag, os
efter at bum forenDes bapoe an,
iset ON at faa gsoen neoiat, be-
taIte bun oerrte.
2srooe ben 6. April aar git
hun ON Mftenen ieen ODER @rnn'
len / iamnre sGrinoe, og oa bun to
Dooe efter biIbe goa ttlbaee. bleO
bun after poagreben df 4asten %
fSrt iii Eoftlunb os ftillet tor
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17

6aoeren ct anoroeenoe ON Of fna
S6nnen biemienot fra $eren.
Sorleoen fit 5noeren ben 9eifeo
fra 2onoraooen / Gsnoer, at | Wae0.
for of s II | ben tpife Snofeosrets.
LOB maatte S6nnen anies for at pa.
re preusfiif Stats6orger, efteriom
efter oenne garneraf De umDnoige
9Grn bette 5oOerens l~lnoeridats.
forbolo~ oltioa naturnliiereoes meo
6aoeren.
ghl er Der imiolertio fommen
ben ftif mooiatte aen6elie fra 9ie.
seringspraiioenten | Slespig, iom
flyer, OF Ssnnen bar biemles os
ferIt | 1916 be6 Sraftaten me6
Danmarf bar bIenen oanif Stots.
berger.
Com 5slee berof fan Sennen
nentes biemienot fra Selten.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17

De faa 2inier RUNNER al ben
Serligbeo, ben file otte 4nrs
9reng oaelig npoer I fuloe 9rog.
Saa nlaneeIfuIo emo 5ormen er,
faa egte er til @engplo @Ie6en
ODER OpbolOet."
De SiemIsie. &bor banifeligt oct
fan bore at oemme | Statsretsfor.
boIoet, fremgnar i'll. 15lensb. ap."
Of 5g1gen0e:
en- Optantisn | 9aIer Soen blep
| 8egDnoeIien af S~uIOfemierne ma.
turaIiieret iom preusfiif gorger.
On Sen, fom bar feot ct par Waa-
ne6er for Ga6erens DECENTRALIZATION,
Iigeer M | GeIten iom preusiiif
Solont. Beo en- @ennemlRsning Of
Observation-Disclosures opoageoe
man. at Der itoo, at fun be | DO.
fiimentet nebnte gerioner (Daan.
ben og &uitruen) optoges iom
preusiiffe Statsboreere. s ben Gor.
r1ening, at ben for Noturalifationen
fbote Ssn Tom SAee af bette Gor.
behold lite bar preusier, inogap
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17

II Mf. 55 gg. og 10 Wf. 05 &c.,
og Steene fan uOleberes imoo So.
befort.
gegeringer ON oisie maa UNDER
GremIeegeIie of ct arbeiossiOerbe.
ois inosipes til @oeiitruten.
ct 5erieborn fra aiel. 5 n$mo. 4
Ipies fslgen0e: .@n lille 9rens ira
aieI, Der iom Ioa mango andre bar
funoet en- goo Nootagelie | Ror6-
flespie, bar ienot fine Gorelore
ct 9ren, boori ban paa ben for
bans Opfattelie og aloer eienoont.
melige Waaoe ifilorer 2anolioets
9poeIier. 9rengen er otte aar gI.,
oe greOet lpoer | ODeriatteIie ON
trent ioaleoes:
aRre Garl
Seg fndr altio Wtplt, De bar toln,
aeer 9 fore og 8 fmaa og 1 Suno
og en- Gat, bi bar 5 &eite og og.
iaa en- ponp og A 9ern os to So.
miner iortfrppe meb aartofler os
Qsb, mango SiIiener ienoes big
fra &erbert.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17

fiten er blevet brugt til Indkeb af enorme Oplag af
Varer og til F~orogelser og Forbedringer, som de enorme
Krav fra vor Her og Flaade og wore Allierede har
Acknowledgment.
Hvis De er Forretningsmand, vii De ~paask6nne Be
tydningen af disse Fakta. Hvis De er ukendt med For
refining, tai ola med en- Forretningsbekendt ON Sagen
f. Eks. med Deres Bankmand = og bed ham sam
menligne Slagteriindustrien med hvilken som helst
anden stor Nutidsindustri.
Intet Bevis gives af Federal Trade Commission for
den Udtalelse, at Slagterierne har Monopol. Kommis-
sionens >egen Rapport wiser Betydningen og Diet store
Antal af andre Slagterier.
De ~Slagterier, som er navnt R%apporten, STAIR rede til
at Devise for ethvert uhildet Menneske, at de er skarp
Konkurrence med h%inanden, og at de har ingen Magt
til at fastsatte Priser.
Hvis like dette var sandt, Wide de like turde frem-
sette denne bestemte Udtalelse.
Ydermere wiser Regeringsstatistikken, at de nevnte
fem store Slagterier kun representerer ca. en- Tredie-
del af Landets K6dforretning.
De onsker, Diet var muligt at interessere Dem deres
K6dforretning. | hvorledes de f. Eks. kan salge slagtet
Kod for mindre, end hvad Diet levende Kreatur ko-
ster, b~egrundet paa Udnyttelsen af Biprodukter; og
den vidunderlige Historic ON Fordelingen I'D over
dette store Land saavel som andre Lande.
De n@vnte fem Slagterier foler sig opfordret til For
ening at fremkomme med denne offentlige Udtalelse.
De har gjort Regeringen en- stor Tjeneste dens Trang-
selstid; de har imedekommet ale Krigstidens Krav
hurtigt og til F-pldkommenhed og er vilige til at over
lade deres Sag til Diet amerikanske Folks Dom efter at
Kendsgerningerne er fremlagt.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17

VT 9pbiens 9sb. Song Dapios ipp
genitenIe.S oImer. ai u. Sibi-
ger. Smuft inob. $3.50
paa Eager babes after fsIsenoe
Bigger:
Stilbeb 90 Stsrfs. On anoagtsboa
ODER Pialmerne Of 8. s. 8. g.
Wattbieien.. pris s3.40, eoot
in0bunoen.
Sens 90 airitine. On Gortelling Of
Wisfion9r Serenien, Stat. 90
Sioer. pris 25e.
iinnebOmslip. af OIfert Riearb.
Smaft inbb. grts $3.50.
y. 3. Rabien: GorteIinser 90
Sfitier. gris inbb. 80.
Siemmenes gosiamIins III
inoeboIoenbe, 81. g. Rabien:
Stranofosbens 9otter, 2murits
peterien: Sigrio og OIfert Mi.
CARD: arifhis og bans Nenb. 8
imiitt in6bnnbne Bigger $500.
2ntberan EnbIiibins Sonfe
WIdfr, geebr.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-07-17
Drager de Forde| at Krigen?
Kendsgerninger ON Slagterierne.

Federal Trade Commission, udtalte fornylig sin
Rapport ON Krigsprofit, at de fem store Slagterier har
taget Profit, og at de har Monopol paa Markedet.
Disse Slutninger, hvis de er rimelige og retferdige,
er en- alvorlig Affere like alene for dem, som er
Slagteriforretning, men ogsaa for hver anden Berger
i Landet.
De fremsatte Tai er misvisende, og Udtalelsen ON, at
Slagterierne har Monopol, er like bevist med Fakta.
De Slagterier, som nevnes R%apporten, er rede til
at Devise, at deres Fortjeneste er rimelig og nodvendig.
Slagterforretningen er en- at de st0rste lndustrler l
Amerika. Enhver Berger, som vii sette sig ind dens
Enkeltheder, maa vere belavet paa at regne med store
Summer.
Rapporten siger, at den samlede Profit af fire store
Slagterier var $140,000,000 for de tire Krigsaar. Denne
Sum sammenlignes med $19,0O0,0OO, som gennemsnitlig
aarlig Profit for ire Aar forud for Krigen, som faar
Diet til at Sc I'D til, at Krigsprofiten var $121,
sterre end Profiten for Krigen.
Dette sammenligner en- treaars Profit med en- enaars
Profit en- aabenbar urimelig acknowledgements.
Det er like alene misvisende, men Federal Trade
Commission har tilsyneladende begaaet en- Fell i
selve Tallene.
Den samlede treaars Profit af $140,000,000 tjentes paa
Salg til en- Verdi af over fire og en- halv Willard
Dollars. bet vii sige ca. ire Cents pa hvert Dollar
salg eller en- Br6kdel af en- Cent pr. Pund af
Produkt.
Slagteriernes Profit er en- u~betydelig Faktor Priserne
paa Kreaturer og K6dvarer. Ingen anden Storforret-
ming ledes med en- saa lille Profit.
Ydermere : og dette er meget betydningsfuldt : kun
en- lille Del at denne Profit er udbetalt som Diyidende.
Balancen er sat ind Forretningen igen. Det MATTE
vere saadan, naar man forstaar de Problemer, som
Slagterierne har maattet lose og lose hurtigt : i
disse Krigsaar..
At lede denne Forretning i Krigstid, med st6rre On
kostninger og N6dvendigheden af at betale to eller ire
Gange saa meget for Kreaturer, har krevet Brugen af
to eller tire Gange saa stor Arbejdskapital. Den for
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