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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20
Civic League Saturday.


The Civic league will hold its regu-
lar meeting Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Y. W. G. A. The plans
for the community gardening will be
inaugurated. Miss liza Mitchell Is
now at Ames as representative OF
the league. studying at the Iowa
State college. The state has def
mite plan outlined for increased pro-
duction Of food the coming summer
and those who live in cities are ex-
pected to do their share with the
limited land at their disposal, just
as faithfully and periodically as the
farmer Ia expected to do with his
larger area of land. Miss Mitchell
Is studying the problem OF soils.
selection of seed. rotation in plant
ing and all the best methods for get.
ting results. To successfully carry
out these plans will require the CO.
operation of many people and the
league is hoping earnestly that all
former members will renew their
memberships ii they have lapsed and
that many new names may be added
to the list. Mrs. T. R. Board and
Mrs. H. G. Brown have charge Of the
membership list and will be very glad
to receive renewals and new names.
The school gardens which have been
conducted for several years, will be
this year part Of the community
plan. The information which Miss
Mitchell will be able to give will be
for the benefit Of the community
Miss Troutner, the agricultural
teacher in the high school, has Just
returned from the Iowa college where
she took certain departments of the
work. She will cooperate with the
league in doing this community ser
vice. It Is expected that there Will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20
c. L. Club Meeting

G. L. Club Meeting.
The C. L. club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Frank McCl1n-
then, AIT South Tenth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20

wANTED-D4sh-wash at syngel
cafe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20
FOR RENT.

FOR RNNT-Seven room house and
garden, six acres of meadow. In
oulre OF J. P. Hornish, 30 North Fifth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20

FOR SALE-s9o00 shoe stock in coun-
ty seat town Of 5000 inhabitants.
Owner wants to retire. Terms If de-
sired. Other stocks Of goods and 100
farms for sale or exchange. j. E.
Leeper, real estate agent. Memphis,
Mo. e.. -r n"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
Raise Wages First; Investi-
gate AfterWard
Economists Who Are Paying SubssrvaOa Salaries
Government Clerks Should Realize That Human Beings
Are More Valuable Than Money.
By EARL GOODWIN. >

Rather than give Government clerks in Washingto|
an increase of dollar day to meet the cost Of iv
it rises monthly the House Committee on Appropr
Eons decided to continue the bonus of $120 year AMI
appoint commission to study the question of largo
increase.
cannot believe that the Congressman responsible I'd
this piece of cruelty realize what they doing in R
FUSING to pay Government employees enough to med
their ordinary living expenses
While Congressional commissions are generally ii
efectual bodies, SOME DAY good may come Of on
of them and has any objection to their existence
However In this think Congress should grant Il
dollar day increase to all Government employees, and ID
the commission go to work just the same.
No commission need be created to find out that Coz
ernment employees working for sub-stafvatio|
wages Common brings that fact in black emphas,
squarely to the forefront All Congress should do is q
give Government employees enough to live on; somethn
our legislators have failed to do for years past
Congress may advance the excuse that it must nd
deal avishy with the Governments money until the maj
ter has been thoroughly investigated. In answer III
PEOPLE of the country viii say: 'We would rather ha
you pay dollar day more to our employees than q
PR0FTTEER upon their labor
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

This is another Of those little pictures that illustrate
fable in which you, the reader, play part.
You the honored citizen holding the vote in your
hand
The gander behind you grabbing at the votes the
oceseee The fox the intelligent Trust that selects
the candidate for whom you shall voevey often select
ing both the Republican and Democratic candidates in
order to avoid all possibility Of your voting 'wrong"
In this fable as told by the artist who made this
little picture the fox and the gander make bargain They
say "That farmer has bagful Of corn Let US get it.
The fox saws to the gander I win talk to him ntegenty
and while talk to him you up behind and steal the
corn"
This seems fair to the gander he takes the corn goes
away with it. eats it. gets fat and wonders that the fox Is
kind enough to let him have it all
By and by when the gander il fat and the corn is
gone the fox and eats the gande thus getting
both the goose meat and the corn that made the goose meat
Thus, according to the artist politics works in our
nation.
In politics. however the clever fox doesn't eat the
gander BE is very kind to him. indeed after he gets the
votes and the fox always shows his gratitude That's how
he finds it easy TO get ganders in office to work for him.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
TODAY'S TOPIC
GOOD PROVIDERS"

until he prospers sufficiently to
hire other people to shovel snow
and tend the children and keep
the furnace going. And from that
time on the family attention is
focused exclusively on his pocket
book.
And if a man once gets in the
way of believing that it is his
duty. or his pleasure, to supply
everything that his family asks
for, he simply doesn't dare spend
many hours away from his Of
flee or factory or wherever the
money-getting game is followed.
He's assumed the life job of
providing" And providing" gets
every day more expensive. Money
must be forthcoming-and more
money. Suppose some other man
got ahead of him in the game?
1t won't do to take any chances.
So he narrows his life to the one
money-making rut and grows old
and colorless doing it.
Don't you think that wives and
daughters and sons should begin
to show little mercy toward
this kind Of man?
Don't you feel that something
in the nature Of the eight-hour-
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

'Ifamily men," And the world
takes the fullest advantage Of
them. They are serious, pains
taking, and good, and they marry
young. Even before they become
expert financial providers, they
find plenty of opportunity to be
responsible and unselfsh. Family
life is rich in such opportunities,
as we all know.
You can see them in the suburbs
on Sundays. wheeling the baby
carriage. They're also tireless in
getting up at night when some
thing is the matter with the baby.
And they are unfailingly on the
job when the lawn is to be moved,
or shelves put up, or the stove
mended, or when any need what
ever presents itself of a prompt,
quick, capable, handy-man-about-
the house.
The Family Victim.
We all know quite well that
nobody has any mercy on this sort
of man. Perhaps because there
are so few of him in the world.
At all events, he's made pitiless
use OF at home, even by a family
that considers itself affectionate.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
A Good Paper-Saving Idea
Economy Should Not Cease With the Wars End

Tens Of thousands of typewriters are hard work all
day long particularly in city and Government Offices an
sWerng letters One sheet Of paper used to answer the
letter. another sheet of paper is used for copy OF the an
swer.
The American Forestry Association, interested in
ing paper because paper is made from trees offers this
suggestion to business men,
WRITE THE CARBON COPY OF YOUR ANSWERS
ON THE BACK OF THE BUSINESS LETTERS YOU RE-
CEIVE"
In other words when Mr. Jones writes you have your
typs put your sheet OF paper and make the
carbon copy the back of Mr. Jones letter Then file Mr.
Jones letter and you have that letter and the answer to it
filed together You half the paper in writing And
you half the in your filing cabinet and with
every letter you get you have the the back
You can always Jones' letter, for sheet Of paper
big enough for to write to you is big enough for you
to use in answering.
This year the Country will million cords Of
wood to make this years paper You Will help save you
viii do away with the waste of the extra sheet for copy
The forestry association winds up its appeal with LET
US save for victory"
We have got>victory, thanks to saving and various
other things Now let us save FOR COMMON SENSE.
This has been asteful nation always The waste is bad
not merely Of the value of that which is wasted but
because Of the I'd ELECTS the mind Of the waster.
mind abb to des1 with big things must be trained in
dealing with Hile things.
Napoleon uld kelI you where every piece Of cannon
was located Oh he English Channel And when the young
officer who one thing to think about had lost his
way, Nspqle ouA tell him just where to find his regi
ment. @PJEs
sbecauss NahoIeon could think about the little thing
and keep track Of tht he could think about and attend
to the big thing
a man leOSe in b4fness methods is loose in mental
xxi Il b rememberid
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
is your husband what old-fash-
ioned folk used to call good

is your husband what old-tash-
ioned folk used to call a good
= provider"
Is he faithful to his own par
ticular treadmill the whole year
through, without another thought
in the world than to supply COM
forts, or perhaps even luxurles,
for YOU and the children?
You realize, of course, that you
haven't a burden or responsibility
worth speaking of, that you're as
sured of an easy life as long as he
lives, and if he shouldn't live
well, there is that big life insur-
ance he's worked so hard TO keep
up.
And you realize, too, that he
hasn't a single individual interest
or pastime of his own. That he's
really nothing but a human engine
that is operated to keep you and
the others warm and fed and
clothed.
l wonder how you feel about it
all?
Perhaps you'll tell me a little
Indignantly that this is what hus-
bands and fathers are for. You
may remind me that law and Gus
tom expect a man to support a
wife and family, and that no de-
cent man thinks of avoiding this
obligation. That, of course, he
works hard to do it, but his wife
words hard, too.
The Selfless Parent.
Or you may be one of those who
feel, on the other hand, that
father has had rather more than
his share of responsibility. And
you wish the boys weren't so lazy
and the girls didn't ask for so
many clothes You suspect some
times that he has been too unset
fish even for the family's own
good, and you wish he had formed
the vacation habit, or the self-con-
sidering habit years ago.
It's the good provider" type
of man whom ] want to make a
plea 1or-tne man with whom
providing" is a religion. You
know him very well, even if you're
not married to him; that quiet.
patient creature, so selfish that
he scarcely ever seems to have
had a self. Important, interest
ing, vital? Why, of course not.
He's given himself no time to
think or feel or do, to be a part
of the community life, to share
in any activities whatever not
directly related to the family in
come. You couldn't possibly en-
joy talking with him-but your
heart might ache for him never
theless.
There are men who are born
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
Beatrice Fairfax Writes Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

day principle should be applied to
him, so that if the fruits Of a
reasonable working day did not
suffice to meet their expensive
needs, they might hit upon the
wholesome idea Of getting jobs
for themselves?
Parasitical daughters and sons
are an unhappy tribe, far more
dissatisfied and usually with far
less character than the inde-
pendent boys and girls who work
for their living.
What a sensible thing it would
be il they should decide not to
be provided for an instant longer,
not to expect food, lodging, cloth
ing luxuries and amusements
eternally to be supplied by the
one solitary worker in an adult
healthy family.
If Families Reformed.
1t would be a tremendous shock
to father to learn that his over
supported family had decided to
support itself. He might take a
day of to think it over. He
might even take a vacation to
get used to the idea. He'd cer-
tainly be proud to find that his
children weren't utterly useless
after all; and with the strain Of
having to make extra money re-
moved, he might begin to be hu-
man again. He might get time
to ride in his own car or go to
the theater or read a book.
II there's a good provider in
your particular family group, think
the situation over some day. See
IL the family responsibilities can't
be divided so that the prOvider
can have some free independent
life of his own. It's a wearing
thing to be continually preyed
upon by a thoughtless and greedy
family-and, il they've been pro-
vided for since their birth, they're
sure to be thoughtless and greedy.
You realize, of course, that the
typical good provider doesn't get
a day on In years. Try to arrange
things so that he can have six
of and you'll regret never
having done 1t before.
But, as a matter OF fact, the
woman who expects a man to sup
port her all her life, whether she's
married or single, is becoming
old-fashioned. Women have tasted
independence and they like il.
They've tried financial co-opera-
ton In family life and they find
that they like that, too. Women
really are coming to the rescue
OF the patient. oVerworked provider.
They have found that nothing is
quite so satisfactory rs doing a
little providing for themselves
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
Once-Overs
DON'T TELL EVERYTHING TO EVERYBODY.

What is the setting yourself target for the shafts
of your rival?
your walk conversation action
speaks of failure of your favo-ie schemes
allow joy of to become exubesnt
and make him double his efforts to
level you?
telling the and extent Of business
in and take it from
you?
the other hand why be down in the mouth time
that those who watching
the opportunity slip and make
q out of failure?
No which look at it, the necessity of greater self
the judgment taking others into affairs
becomes apparent.
You think might we'll be out of the world boeddown
icice
don't have be reservedy restrained either.
please at heart, but
ce an nscrutabe OCCASION only purpose putting
somebody of the path Of doing harm.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

For the shell-shocked soldiers
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital re-
ceiyed an enormous box Of smok-
ing materials, tobacco in every
form. This l will turn over 70
Presidents Own Garrison, Army
and Navy Union, to be property
distributed.
There are about a thousand Of
the boys at the hospital: and
every time you send q pack Of
tobacco you do some one q world
Of good.
Come across. They went across
for you.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

TO-DAY.
Addrsss-Prof. Irving Fisher, OF Yale
University. establishing the Dollar In Pur-
chasing Power" before Housekespers' Al
lance in Interior Department building. 4
D. m.
citation, old Masonic Temple Ninth and 7
str eets northwest, 81 N.
Annual session-Almas Temple, New Odd
Fellows Hall, 1880 D. m.
Concert-U. s. Soldiers Home Band.
Stanley Hall. s:l5 p.
Meeting-North Capitol and BckIn- '"n
Citizens Association, Emery School. LA
coin road, 7:lb p. m
Special meetinE-Eureka Chapter. No.
4, n. A. NJ, p. m, to confer Royal Arch
Degree.
MsstinE-PennsyivaBIA stats socisty.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
What's Doing; Where; When

Central Y. M. C. A. 1850 ,. m
Smoker-sigma Chi Fraternity Houl
1S33 Fifteenth street northwest. D. N
Tablsau--children Of the Sunday Bchoc
in wesley Chapel, Methodist Eplscops
Church. p. m.
TOMORROW.
/. Meeting-ArchAsolOgic Section Of IN
Twentieth Century Club. 2s3s woodle
Place. D. m.
Reception Calvary Baptist Church 70
stitute. .. w.
Mssting-WAshington Readers Ctul
t1?2 I street horthWest. S:iS .. m.
Dance-United Service Club Of Amerie,
l'-' H0nt Circle, .. m Supper will
sci ~. midnight.
Watch - .stinE-Hops Council sons
Jonadab, !1I, Ninth street. beginnlng
6:5e pI m
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

R. H. ALCORN, the Governmel
employe who is doing yeoman vor
in and out of the halls Of Congres
for the cause OF a just retiremsI
bill, telegraphed to me last nigh
from Richmond, Va, that the Amer
can Association for Labor Legislatio
has indorsed the McKellar-Keat
bill.
This bill provides for a scientif
system Of retirement for Civil serYid
employees and a half-and-half systel
OF contributions, divided between u
Government and the employees. II
the RIGHT bill to become q Law.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

"Presiden Wilson and Queen Mary
led the procession into the dining
hall, preceded by oficials Of the
palace splendidlY costumed. bearing
wands and walking backward and
making obelsance to the guests" In
these few words the news columns
Of Saturday pictured one Of the most
Interesting scenes in history.
Il must talEe considerable practice
to walk backward and make obeis
anee at the same time, but as It has
been done ever since kings began 70
think well Of themselves, perhaps II
Is an inherited accomplishment az
well as q practiced feat.
Suppose we had It introduced In
America, now that 1t Is 50 well press
agented because of the recent doings
at Buckingham Palace. 1t would
look strange, no doubt, to see in
print:
"Omcials Of the White House,
splendidly costumed, bearing wands,
and walking backward and making
obeisanee to the guests"
And strange to read PAT Nc
KENNA. keeper Of the Inner Door,
wearing a purple stole, bore a heavy
purple axe as emblem Of his author
ity."
tom BRAHANY, chamberlain and
assistant secretary to the President; ;
in gorgeous green"
And JOSEPH TUMULTY, Equer-
~, In Trenton blue"
And 'RAMeS ROBINSON, high
chancellor Of the Pierce Arrow
limousine"
And TRYING HOOVER, Major
Domo in pumps, bearing a gold
stick"
And JOE MURPHY, DICK JER-
Wis and BIG BILL, all bowling and
walking backward"
And CHARLIE SVEN, privy
stenographer, in becoming lead-col-
ored breeches."
- all splendidly costumed,
bearing wands and walking back
ward"
To say nothing of making obeis-
ance to the guests"
l presume such customs will re-
main in Buckingham Palace along
with that fifteen million dollars
worth Of gold ornaments-but /
would dearly love to have a seat at
that function to see who would be
the first man to trip over the carpet
and the first guest to burst out
laughing.
ROY VERNON says the only man
who ever attempted the triple
obeisance and back step stimuli
taneously in this city was SENA-
TOR BEVERIDGE.
This was at the Japanese en-
bassy, and the Indiana Senator
backed through the portieres Just in
time to have PRESIDENT TAFT
step on him.
BEV leaped about, raging and
filled with pain. and Mr.. TAFT
tried to console him by asking him
eff it hurt"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30
HEARD AND SEEN

+ %oh. no." said BEv, cit doeu,
hurt to Be stepped on BY q bal
well" answered Mr.. TAFT.
imagined that any man could star
q little thing like that. especially =
ter he had been sat upon by the &
tire United States Senate
FRED STECKMAN has q frisn|
in another city who sent him q teI|
gram; following It up by letter
confirmation, and then the next dd
stepped aboard q train and can
here to see Fred. He arrived bef1i
the letter got here and the telegra|
has not been received at all.
"w. II. d." who claims to be
the class Of poor citizens, suggesI
that the Associated Charities tai
up a thin dime" collection IN Z.
buckets placed in prominent place
This, he says, will attract the sma|
contributor and Close the oppo'
tunities. Seriously, It might do a
charitable organizations some 500
In Washington II they adopted son
new ideas in advertising.
Backward, please turn baekvaTI
Mr.. Time, in your flight,
Let me be q youngster again Just a
tonight:
And not 20 to movies, which are n,
wife's delight,
But out to Phil Steubner's for %
more chicken fight
JOHN MILLIKEN.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

P. B. says he would have hii
spend the winter alone on Hid
Island attired in B. v. DIS made I
crepe de chine, embroidered with N
Hohenzollern coat-of-arms on n
back.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

tom BRAHANY, chamberlain and
assistant secretary to the President;
in gorgeous green"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And strange to read "PAT Nc
KENNA. keeper Of the Inner Door,
wearing a purple stole, bore a heavy
purple axe as emblem Of his author
ity."
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

DiSpsSing Of Mr.. HohensoIleFn.
ChT TOM KIRBY-TLock hi
in an automatic restaurant and the
take all his nickels away"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And JOSEPH TUMULTY, Eque,
~, In Trenton blue"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And "RAMoS ROBINSON, high
chancellor OF the Pierce Arrow
limousine"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And TRYING HOOVER, Major
Domo In pumps, bearing a gold
stick"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

II must tal1e considerable practice
to walk backward and make obeis
anee at the same time, but as II has
been done ever since kings began to
think well Of themselves, perhaps II
Is an Inherited accomplishment a.
well as q practiced feat.
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And CHARLIE SVEN, privy
stenographer, in becoming lead-col-
ored breeches."
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

- all splendidly costumed,
bearing wands and walking back
ward"
To say nothing of making obeis-
ance to the guests"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

And JOE MURPHY. DICK JER-
Wis and BIG BILL, all bowling and
walking backward"
The Washington times., 1918-12-30

"Presiden Wilson and Queen Mary
led the procession into the dining
hall, preceded by 0dicials Of the
palace splendidly costumed. bearing
wsnds and walking backward and
making obelsance to the guests" In
these few words the news columns
Of Saturday pictured one Of the most
interesting scenes in history.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
TO ESTABLISH CHILD
 SAVING DISPENSARIES
Project of American Women Members
 of the French Fund for Wounded.

New York, May 23.-American wo- men,, members of the French Fund for wounded at the request of the French government, are about to es- tablish in or about the birthplace of Lafayette, the first of new chain of child saving dispensaries with capa- city fer caring for 800 little victims of the war. This Information is con tained in letter from Paris. signed by Mrs. Benjamin C.. .Latrrop founder and president of the organization
 -. Already five similar dispensaries are in, operation in different parts of France. In these American women doctors and nurses are in charge and hundreds of lives have been saved. Children also have been wounded by German bombs in air raids, many of whom have lost their limbs, will be housed and treated in the new dis pensary, which will bear the name of lafayette.
 The struggle of the last four years" " wrote Mrs. Lathrop, has been too much for the children of France. They are found to be in bad state phy- sically But all of their troubles can be overcome with the right sort of care and we are glad to help the French authorities and the Red Cross.