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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Webster City Freeman-Journal:
Some Of the young men who got mar
ried year ago to keep from joining
the army are now wishing they had
Joined and their wives wish the same
thing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Boone News-Republican; Nearly
everybody will have to kick in"
when the new income tax takes
effect. There isn't much exempted
except a bare living, and as the in
comes mount so does the tax.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Mason City Globe-Gazette: In all
budget proposals affecting gasoline
due attention should be given to the
purpose for which the fluid is used.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Why should the staples of the north
be fixed In price and cotton be I'M
controlled? Rather why should not
the price of raw cotton be fixed as
is the price of wheat?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Washington Journal: The boy at
the front doesn't have to be literary
artist to write an interesting letter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

Washington Democrat: We are, OF
course, sorry that the German
empress is i'll, but has it occurred TIC
her family, we wonder how many
other women in northern France are
likewise i'll because of the war?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

read il. His subscribers, generally speaking, look
upon the home newspaper as a sort OF contemporary
Bible published seriay from week to week. In hun
dreds OF thousands OF families the country newspaper
is virtually the only literature that is read regularly
The children grow up it. The grandfather sits
in his easy chair, smoking his pipe OF clay, OF cob
reading the hometown newspaper through from first
page to last including the advertisements Everybody
reads it in the family circle. The editorials read
along with the rest by the grown-ups.
And right here is an important part OF the point TO
be made. The American Press Association maintained
an editorial plate service OF three columns week, the
editorials written by men who could have written
ceptable editorials for any large-cy daily These
three columns were sold to thousands OF weekly news
papers and to many OF the smaller dailies and were
used in the papers ostensbly as homc-gro brain
food When grandfather in his easy chair, or father
in his Shrt-seeves before the fireplace or out on the
front porch read those editorials in the home paper he
imagined that he was reading the sentiments OF the
editor of the paper, whom he knew and respected OF
course you get the point
In other words, by control of the American Press
Association the German propagandsts would have
controlled the intimate reading matter OF millions OF
Americans-mcn women and children. Millions OF
persons believe what they in the paper, parcu
afly if it is in the paper printed in the home town
lust imagine then, what fine and fertile field Tor
intensive cultivation the Hun propagandlsS would
have pOWCd and narrowed ana pldnted ana Cultldteu
had they controlled the American Press Association
as they expected do under the terms OF the option
as set forth in the Bielaski testimony!
Well it appears that the agreement wasn't carried
out and we glad of that for patriotic reasons and
for other reasons One of the other reasons IS that
he late Maj. Orlando Jay Smith, founder and deyei-
opcr Of the American Press Association, was court
y gentleman a brave soldier of the civil war, high
minded man. a scholar iorwardooking, upright
honorable patriotic, r.ghtthinking American OF the
old school The writer of this editorial knew HIM and
revered him as of the elder statesmen OF journal
ism. lie had built up the greatest newspaper syndl-
cate in the world adhering closely TO lines OF nteg-
riy honor and dccency There was no yellowness IN
the plate or mat" service sent out through his rast
organization no nsdious propaganda OF any sort no
press agenting Everything was clean and open, ev-
erything calculated to inform the reading multitude
along lines Of uplift and entertainment
Major Smith came out OF the civil war dreaming
of such an organization and a few years later he
began the tulilment OF his dream. When he died,
about ten years ago he left legacy OF nationwide
respect for himsei-and he left the American Press
Association to other hands, necessarily.
For the sake of the pleasant memory OF MAJOR
Smith We are mighty glad that the Huns didn't get
the \. T.; A.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

tion has been accorded to it in the
past But, happily, these occasions
have arisen too inirequently to give
even the little force of precedent
to the practice OF the past.
Treaty is not one of the
senates functions. Its function is
that Of ratitying or rejecting. or OF
suggesting notifications in treaties
made by the President and offered
to it for consideration. There is no
affirmative reason why the senate
ought to he represented in the peace
negotiations, while a reason why it
ought not TO be may be found in the
chance that its judgment might, in
some degree, be influenced by per
sonal considerations if one OF its
members had participated in making
the treaty it was asked to ratify.
The senate's function is to pass
Judgment on the work OF the Pres
ident, and the President has done
nothing which restricts the oppor-
tunity OF the senate to perform its
function. II the President offers a
treaty which ought not to be ratified.
the senate will have its chance to
save the country and to make an is
sue with the President
Motive Is Partisan
The motive Of those who have
been carrying on this campaign to
defeat the purposes of the President
will not be found in the exPlana-
ton they offer to excuse it. But even
if it did reveal the motive. it would
fail as an excuse, since we should
be forced to conclude that because
the President has stepped on the
toes OF senatorial dignity those
whose feelings are hurt. are justified
in trying to nullify his influence in
a council whose decisions will affect
yitally the welfare of this country
and Of the world.
The motive is political and par
tisan; political in that some OF those
engaged in the effort which to defeat
the principles the President is try
ing 10 establish without incurring
the danger OF opposing them openly.
and partisan in that they fear that
anv success the President may
achieve in peacemaking will confront
them as an obstacle in 1920.
As to the senate as body, what
particularly afflicts it is not the fear
that the President will blunder, but
the fear that he will succeed so tri-
umphantly that it will have no other
part in the performance than that OF
joining in the applause by ratifying
his work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

Henry White. OF Baltimore, has
mad a long and distinguished
career as 4 diplomat. or him for
mer President Roosevelt wrote that
"he was the most useful man IN
.he entire diplomatic service dur
lng my Presidency. and for many
years before" He began his dip
omatic service as secretary OF the
American Legation at Vienna in
1883 and went to the embassy at
London as second secretary in 1854.
lie was promoted to be secretary
in 1856. PRESIDENT Cleveland re-
called him in 1893, but he was sent
back as secretary of the embassy IN
1897 and remained until 1905, re-
peatedly acting as charge d'anaires.
Mr.. White represented the Unit
ed States at the International Con
ference at London in 1887 for the
abolition OF sugar bounties; was
delegate at the international Con
ference on Agriculture in Rome IN
1905 which resulted in the founda-
ton of the International Institute
or Agriculture, was the SpecIal ueIe-
gate OF the United States to the
International Conference on Moroc-
can affairs at Algeciras in 1916;
was American Ambassador to Italy
from 1905 to 1907, and was Am
bassador to France from 1907 to
1909. lie went to Buenos Aires in
1910 as chairman or the American
delegation to the Fourth Pan-Amer-
lean Conference. and was the spe-
cial ambassador 10 Chile for the
celebration OF the centenary OF
chilean Independence in 1910.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

There is no doubt in the minds
OF observers here that the United
States Government is now disposed
TO seriously get into the business ot
regulating the natural gas industry.
The war is ended excepting the set
tlement OF the peace terms, but the
Government is hanging on to its
regulatory rights over industry as
authorized by the Lever bill. In 4
recent statement to representatives
OF municipalities and gas company
managers in the Mid-Continent,
Samuel S, Wyer, head OF the
Buereau OF Gas Conservation, made
no secret OF the bureaus drastic
plans. Mr.. Wyer declared that UNI
less arrangements are made where
by needless waste is stopped, the
time is not far distant until at least
the smaller distributing plants will
be left with nothing but empty or
gaSless distributing plants.
"As practical proposition that
goes to the very root OF the whole
conservation question" he declared,
you can never have conservation OF
natural gas until you have an
adequate price. Whether or not
this is desirable, it is simply a cold
blooded engineering and economic
fact, and no amount OF juggling will
ever change it.
1--WE believe, as matter OF public
education, that it is our duty to
teach the public what natural gas
is worth, and that it is our duty
to teach the public as to what they
will have to pay for substitutes for II
when il is gone And when we
speak about natural gas being gone,
we are not talking about anything
that is vague or visionary, or some
thing far remote. We have a very
practical case in Richmond, Ind,
where they are now paying 50 cents
for natural gas. They will have to
90 on manufactured gas about
October. For that they will pay
$1.35 for half of the heating value
of their 35-cent natural gas. In
other words, it is equivalent in that
place. so far as the public is CON
cerned, to jumping the price to the
public from l11a cents to $l.SS. 1t
is fact that the public must
recognize, that what they are vast
ing is a priceless resource, a resource
that has never been duplicated, and
I don't believe it ever will be, by any
made product
1--WE expect, through publicity to
show the public the ordinary do
mestic consumer can eliminate
large waste on his own premises.
For instance, we have made series
OF tests that indicate, so Tar as we
have gone, that as general propo-
sition one-sixth of all the natural
gas that passes through domestic
consumers meters is never burned,
but is simply wasted through leaky
fixtures, leaking cocks, leaking mp
pies, leaking collars, elbow pipes ana
pin holes.
The only way You can make the
producer eliminte the waste is to
make the gas he is wasting worth
saving. In the case of the oil well
waste OF gas, you have got to make
gas worth more than the oil. That,
of course, will have the inevitable ell
iect OF increasing the cost all along
the line. For that reason | made the
statement right at the very begin
ming that while we as bureau will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

General Tasker H Bliss, the mil
itary member or the commission. Is
a native OF Pennsylvania, and since
his graduation from West Point in
1875 has had q notable military
career. He was the military at
tache OF the United States legation
At Madrid in 1878. He served
through the Porto Rican campaign
in the Spaish War as chief Of staff
to MaJor-General James III. Wilson.
After the Spanish War he served as
collector of customs at Havana
and chief of the customs service
during the American occupation OF
the island. Later he was appoint
ed special envoy to Cuba to negoti-
ate the treaty OF reciprocity be-
tween the United States and Cuba.
After distinguished service in the
Philippines, on his return he be
came a member OF the general staff
OF the army and president OF the
War College in 1909. and then as
sistant chief OF stafr. He served on
tho Mexican border In 1911, and
commanded successfully the West
ern Division. the Department of the
East, the Eastern Division, the
Southern Department and the Cav
airy Division. He was again a
member OF the general star and as
sistant chief or staf in, 1916, and in
November OF 1915 was made major
general. becoming chief of staff In
September OF 1917. and command
ing general Of the army with rank
or rull general the following month.
He is Il member of the Supreme
War Council in France, His home
Is at Rosemont. Pa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
THE LIMIT
Price Boosters Remind Rainey OF
Quarryman Who Deducted EN-
ploye's Pay for Accident

Los Angeles Times: Congress
man Raincy handed the food price
boosters a rap the other day.
"They remind me- he said, "ot
the quarryman, who was noted for
his meanness. On one occasion an
employe was blown into the air, but
fortunately was not killed. When he
came to get his pay from the cashier.
he found that some of his time had
been deducted.
Cant help it, the cashier ex-
planned "the boss said to take out
the time you were up in the air"
;6nghdshrdl shrdlu cmfwpy EFT +
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

smell Of fresh paint and soap every
where.
American soldiers are doing all
sorts OF things in the mansion.
Great lorries roll up and unload
switchboards. telephone instruments
and big reels OF lead-covered cables.
The president and his suite will
have their own private, telephone
exchange, Is well as private tele-
phone wires
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
A Hun Palindrome.

Boston Transcript: The longest
single-word palindromes in tho
English language are said to be ere
viver" and "rotator," each contain
ing seven letters. A friend of ours
has discovered one of nine letters,
viz, "detanated," which may or may\
not be in the dictionaries. The Ger
mans, however, have palindrome'
OF no less than thirteen letters, re-
liefpfeiler," meaning relief column
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

The President said. in concluding
his address to congress, that 81 will
count upon your friendly counte-
nance and encouragement which
may he regarded as one OF those po-
lite fibs politicians are put under
the duty Of telling now and then.
But whether the President doc, or
does not count on being sustained
in the difficult business that takes
him to Paris bv the friendly coun-
tenance and encouragement OF con
gress, nothing is more certain than
that he will not receive it. Con
grcSs, or at least the Republican
part OF it, coached bv a consider
able number OF Democrats. will neg
lcct no opportunity to say or do
whatever promises TO embarass him.
Instead Of encouraging, it will dis
courage him; instead of facilitat-
ing. it will obstruct his efforts TO
accomplish the ends of his journey.
The warrant for this prophecy is
TO be found in what Republicans in
and out Of congress, joined by a
considerable number of Democrats,
have already said and done. The
record they have already made in
this respect IS well-nigh proof that
they are engaged in a premeditated
and systemic campaign of detrac-
tiUn intended to impair the influence
and power OF the President in his
dealings with foreign Governments
concerning the most momentous is
sues that have ever hung over the
fate OF the world.
1t must have seemed to most
OF us that the climax of this disloyal
campaign had been attained when
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that the
country had repudiated the leader
ship of the President, as well as
the principles of peace he had en-
unciated, and that the President no
longer had political or moral au-
thority to speak for the people Of
the United States.
Such a declaration by one Mr..
Roosevelt's eminence was no less
than an appeal to the governments
with which the President has 10 deal
to disregard whatever proposals he
might make is being unrepresenta-
tive of the wishes OF the people OF
this country.
Roosevelt's Disloyaity
1t would not have been easy to
imagine a greater achievement in
disloyalty.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
NATURAL GAS OUTLOOK IS
DISCUSSED BY s s. WYER

try to keep out OF the rate-making'
phase, ! am personally convinced
you will have to adjust your rate
situation in order to live and make
conservation possible. The two go
together. oil and Gas Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
He Has Informed All

The President has, in many
speeches. informed not only con-
gress but the whole world OF what
terms of settlement he will propose
to the peace conference. To suppose
that there was occasion to speak
again on that subject would be to
imply that the President had not.
on precious occasions, revealed his
whole purpose. lnferentially, the
demand that he take congress into
his confidence is an accusation that
he has practiced deception or con-
cealment in what he has said in the
past.
The utmost argument that could
he made in support OF the senate's
demand for representation on the
peace commission is that representa-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

Japan is now printing textbooks
for California schools and making
bats for American baseball teams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
Rambling Around
Political Ranges

The first big problem the repub
licans must face when they come in
to control OF congress will be the de-
termination of the future OF the rail
roads, the democrats OF the present
congress having decided to pass it up
to them. As to the solution OF the
problem, the republican leaders are
not in agreement, for number OF
them, notably Senator Johnson Of
California favor straight out govern
ment ownership. All the politicians
are agreed that unless the railroad
question is definitely settled before
the spring OF 1920, it will become a
paramount issue of the presidential
campaign and force to 4 consider
able extent new alignment of
parties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

THE office and functions of the
president will follow Mr.. Wilson
wherever he goes" declares Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. republican
leader OF the senate. "Mr. Wilson
will be as much president in France
as in the United States
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

Official tabulation Of the votes
cast for senatorial candidates in
Michigan show that Henry Ford
was defeated by the narrow margin
of 1867 votes. Ford said shortly af-
ter the election that he did not in
tend to seek a recount but was quot
ed more recently as saying that
while he did not want the seat in the
senate he was mot sure he did not
get it, 4 recount is possible only
through action by the United States
senate, as the Michigan election laws
do not permit the state canvassing
board to make one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10
Roosevelt's Disloyaity

1t would not have been easy to
imagine greater achievement in
disloyalty.
But his is rivaled, il not sur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

Hughes and TAFT have shown
throughout these exciting days that
they are the great leaders of their
party. They can discuss peace and
reconstruction after the war with
out flying into a passion. Their
speeches are strong without rage.
They overflow not with spite and
malice, but with thought.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-10

Upon issuing a certificate of cleo
tion to Selden p. Spencer, Missou
ri's republican senator. Governor
Gardner, democrat, said "Now that
the people have spoken on the sub
ject and considering the tremendous
responsibilities that will rest upon
his shoulders. hope that in all pa
triotic efforts he will have the united
support OF the people and the press"
Evening journal., 1918-12-28
Wilmington GIRL
IS HIT BY auto
Army Captains Car Gets
Away, Injuring Two and
Scattering Jewels
ACCELERATOR SENDS
CAR PLUNCINC

Stepping on the accelerator by mis-
take when attempting TO stop his. auto
mobile near Eleventh and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia. yesterday after
noon, Captain Mayer l.. Casmln. OF Camp
Humphrles. Va. temporarily lost con-
troll OF the car. which plunged across
the sidewalk. knocking down Miss Mir
lam Z, Fell. No. 1923 Clayton street,
this city. and crashing through plate
glass window OF the S. Kind & Son Jew
elry store. He was arrested on charges
OF assault and battery and driving With
out license. Albert II. Willis, un-
known address. was also slightly cut on
the right leg. Miss Fell had her In
jurles dressed at Jefferson Hospital. II
required seven stitches to close gashes
In her body.
While the police were caring for the
Injured, clerks from the jewelry store
rushed out and formed a Gordon about
the shattered window. TO protect thous-
ands OF dollars worth OF gems which
were scattered about as a result OF the
cash. II Is believed that all the Jew
elry was recovered.
Evening journal., 1918-12-28
BILL WOULD CANCEL
ENLISTMENT LIMIT
Dent Introduces Measure
Providing Army for After
War Policing
FINAL SIZE
IS UNDECIDED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-The frst
move toward providing regular army
for use after the war In policing parts
OF Europe and the Mexican border and
to garrison The Philippines, Hawaii,
the Panama Canal Zone aud Alaska. was
made when Chal. man Dent lAla.l OF
the House Military Committee intro
duced a blil to repeal the enlistment
clauses OF the selectiye service act As
this law now stands enllslments In any
branch OF the army are permitted only
Tor the duration OF The war and four
months thereafter.
There was no hint from Representa-
tive Dent or from the Wa Department
OF the size OF the future regular army.
The fact, however, that War Depart
ment estimates are based on an average
or half a million men In the army dur
Ing the next fiscal year has indicated
TO Congress that the permanent millla,y
establishment planned by the War Do
paitment is much less than $4,000, for
while there Will be considerably more
than this number In the army July
next there will be considerably fewer
later In the fiscal year.
The present authorized strength OF
the stand ng army Is slightly over 200
0OO and unless 1t Is intended TO use
a much larger force in Europe for some
years no increase in this figure may be
necessary. The only contin ,ency now
fOreseen which would make a larger
professional army necessary is the i'm
mediate success OF the fight for uni
versa military training. To give In
tensive training to the youth OF the
country professional sold ers in larger
numbers would be necessary, at least
for a time.
According TO members OF the House
Military Committee the bill introduced
by Mr. Dent Is merely a makeshlft
measure to permit enlistments in ;hs
regular army for the regular period
until the measure to -eorganize the
army, not yet presented to Congress, be-
comes a law.