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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
NoNSENsICAL TALK.

Sioux City Journal: The Journal,
which aims to be a patient newspaper,
is getting tired of hearing that the war
is going to be won or lost under Will
son." That statement or that kind of
statement is all wrong-its psychology
is wrong, it's effect is bound to be
wrong, and Its intent too often is
wrong.
If it be said that in all human prob.
ability the war will be fought to its
end under Wilson, The Journal will
make no objection. If it be concluded
from that statement that every instru-
mentality Of the country. no matter
how small. should be intelligently eX-
erted to help The president win the
war, the conclusion also is acceptable
But with the passive, resigned and
more or less hopeless state of mind
that comedies the war is going to be
won or lost under Wilson, and that
nothing the people can do will change
prospects an iota, The Journal is out
of patience. No matter what the mo-
tive of the utterer Of that phrase. the
effect of the utterance is to encourag e
a spirit of defeatism.
1t is altogether Uncomfortable that
America, which has not yet begun to
fight, is ready even to dream of losing
the war. To be won Or lost under VIII
son? Nonsense. 1t is to be won, and
that's all there is to it. Unless that
is so, far from being home of the
brave this country is not even the
home of decent quality of bravado.
II there ever was time in our his
tory when the fatalistic psychology,
no matter how prompted, was out of
place that time is now. The man who
uses a demoralizing phrase for any
purpose is in poor business. There is
no warrant for inoculating the nation
al morale with slow poison by this
win or lose" whine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
IT'S WAY Is RIGHT.

Director General McAdoo in his testimony
before the house interstate commerce commit
tee said he did not believe increase IN pas
senger fares to discourage travel was neces-
sary now, but if freight congestion became so
acute as to demand passenger equipment, he
would not hesitate to raise the passenger rates.
In other words, he will advance rates for rail-
road service whenever he sees that the step Is
required in the interest of efficiency IN that
branch of railroad service where efficiency is
most needed.
The governments way is right, but the rail
roads under private management were not per
mitted to adopt it. They were restrained
where the government has a free hand.
For years before the war they had pointed out
the need for higher freight rates than the gov
eminent, acting through the interstate com
merce commission, permitted As it became
more and more probable that the United States
would be drawn into the war, they showed that
the rates then in operation were so low that rail
road credit was menaced with impairment and
that income was insufficient to provide Tor
proper maintenance of railroad properties, to
say nothing of additional facilities sure to be
needed in any attempt to meet larger demands
in transportation. Their appeal continued up
to the time the government took over the roads
and guaranteed the income they saw no pros
ipect of earning under the existing rates. Again,
the governments way is right
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
LINCOLN AND HIS cARiNET.

Chauncey NJ. sDepew: / remember
as if it was yesterday the inauguration
of Mr.. Lincoln as one of the dramatic
episodes in our history. AS he faced
that vast crowd in front OF the capitol.
few had ever seen or knew much about
him. Surrounding him as his cabinet
were the ablest leaders in American
public life, nearly all of them his OPP
ponents, some from his own and some
from the other party. The assembled
people knew them and all about them.
Mr.. Lincoln made only one appoint
ment on account of friendship and that
was his intimate friend, Caleb H.
Smith, who had been a colleague in
congress But Smith was not equal to
the demands of that strenuous period
and vas replaced by a stronger man.
John P. Usher. Simon Cameron was
appointed secretary of war. Cameron
was able had great Influence and
power and had been most import
ant factor in the success of Mr.. Lin
coins nomination. But when, after a
years trial, Mr.. Lincoln became con-
WINGED that for more vigorous prose
cution of the war an exceptional Off
cial was required, he asked for Mr..
Cameron's resignation. He then as
tonished the country by not only go
ing outside his party, but by selecting
an uncompromising democrat, who
had been his most bitter and virulent
critic and had characterized him as a
gorilla. So Edwin NJ. Stanton. the
most energetic, able and brutal of war
secretaries, bad the opportunity and
won great fame. Mr.. Lincoln with
rare tact maintained harmony among
these hostile elements in his cabinet.
He SO utilized the superior ability OF
each that the country had the service
of it's ab1est statesmen. But the presi-
fdent was stronger because of their
strength He became and remained
supreme master and stands alone in
the peoples memory as the genius Of
the reconstruction of our union.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Alkali in Soap
Bad For the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully, il
you want to keep your hair looking its
best. Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle
and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is Just
ordinary mulsifed cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and greaseless). and is better
than the most expensive soap or any,
thing else you can use.
One or two tcaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub it
in. 1t makes an abundance of rich,
creamy lather, which rinses out easily
removing every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get nulsified cocoanut oil at
any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and few
ounces will supply every member of the
family for months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
FOR THE NEXT
LIBERTY LOAN.

New York World Secretary Nc
Adoos offer to the banks of treasury
certificates of indie btedness at the
rate of S500,000,o00 every two weeks
and to a total amount of S3,000,000,-
600 is in anticipation of the third
Liberty loan. The operation would
extend over twelve weeks, which
would indicate late April as the time
for bringing out the loan.
Treasury certificates have lately
been sold in large amounts, but they
have been in anticipation of income
and excess-profits taxes and have
been bought by corporations by way
of paying the taxes in installments
The present offer goes to the banks
exclusively, which are asked
throughout the country to set aside l
per cent. of their resources each
week for this purpose. 1t is a method
of enlisting the $500 banks for a
thorough canvass of the whole coun-
try in floating the next Liberty loan.
They are asked by the secretary
meantime to encourage among their
patrons economy both in living and
in the use of bank credit the better
to float the next loan.
This appears to be an admirable
plan. Certificates were heavily sold
to the banks in anticipation of both
the other Liberty loans, but there
was no campaign like this to enlist
all the banks and most encouraging
assurance that no such sum as $IO,-
000,000,000 will need to be raised by
loans before June 30. As two-thirds
of the list Neutrality-suspicious. were
anticipated by certificate sales. a
present sale of $4,000, 100000 would
place the next loan at not much over
$4,000, 100000.
The effect upon the present mar
ket for Liberty bonds should be
strengthening. That the banks will
all respond heartily to the secretary's
patriotic appeal can hardly be
doubted. Through them every nook
and corner of the country will be
canvassed and prepared in advance,
and the next loan is thus promised a
broader and reader taking even than
either of the others.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
TRHIFT DOES NOT MEAN PARSIMoNY.

Writing IN the Guaranty News Charles NJ.
Sabn, president of the Guaranty Trust COM
pany, of New York City, says that abnormal
conditions created by war can be met only by
abnormal means, and that the sooner we face
the facts frankly the greater our ability will be
to prosecute the war to a successful conclusion.
He finds three available means to meet the finan-
cial strain due to the war: Thrift increased
production, and credit expansion.
Particularly timely is his conclusion concern
ing thrift and the need for protecting general
business. Rational thrift does not mean par
slmony, nor does it mean the unsetting Of legiti-
mate business. There has been rapid increase
IN the normal savings Of the people of this
country since the war began, when they were
estimated at five billion dollars or six billion
dollars year. In 1917 they were estimated
at fourteen billion dollars or fifteen billion dol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
More Profiteerinq.

Enlmettsburg Reporter: Corn meal
and all substitutes for flour are now
high and going higher everv day The
new order compelling their use will
send them higher unless the govern
ment steps in and places a price on
such foods. The men who hold such
foods do not care for the people and
what it costs them to live or whether
they live or die for want of food just
so they can reap big profit from
what they have to sell. There is no
reason, justice or common sense of
having corn meal sell for s cents per
pound, while wheat flour sells for
about cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

You don't know what upset your
stom ach-which portion OF the 1000
did the damage-do you? Well, don !
bother. If your stomach is In re,
volt; If sick, gassy and upset, and
what you just ate has fermented ana
turned sour; head dizzy and aches
helch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food; breath foul, tongue
coated-just take a little Pape
Diapepsin to neutralize acidity anu
in five minutes you wonder what be-
came of the indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women TO-DAY
know that it is needless to have dys-
2epsia. A little Diapepsin occasion
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Food Souring Causes Indigestion,
Gases, Heartburn-Pape's Diapepsin
Instant Relief Neutrazes acid in stomach stopping
dyspepsia, pain, belching-Its fine!

ally keeps the stomach sweetened
and they eat their favorite food.
without fear.
II your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebel
lion; if your food is a damage in
stead of help, remember the quick
est. surest, most harmless antacid |,
Papes Diapepsin which costs onl,
fifty cents for large case at drus
stores. It's truly wonderful stops
food souring and sets things straigh,
SO gently and easily that 1t Is reall,
astonishing. Your stomach will di
gest your meals il you keep acids
neutralized.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Much Corn from Sand.

ST. Paul Pioneer Press: In Mime
sofa there is sand theorist making
good crops on sandy land. He is
Colonel Freeman Thorpe of Hubert.
He has been experimenting with
large tract of almost pure sand for
thirty years. The accomplishment
that has made Colonel Thorpe note
worthy is the raising Of 100 bushels
of corn in one season on one acre
of this sand, unfertilized, and 12O
bushels two years in succession on
the same acre, top dressed with
swamp muck.
The raising of 100 bushels of corn
on any acre, even of the best land,
is feat, but that much raised from
sand looks like the work OF wizard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
MIR GERARD'S VIEW.

Mr.. Gerard, late ambassador to Berlin, is OF
opinion that the imperial government may be
able to crush uprisings at home until the end OF
the war when the millions of returning soldiers
will tell the country that its government has
been a failure and must be overthrown. The
only peace the militarists will ever agree to or
adhere to is a peace that gives them victory.
These views are worthy of considerations Ger
tainly the present indications are that the gov
eminent will be able to repress internal DIS
orders until the projected great offensive on
the western war front has been tried. Ii this
shall fail, and the allies express unbounded
confidence that it must, and especially II the
imperial armies meet with great reverses, the
disorders in the empire probably will become
acute. Masses Of the German people have mani
testify begun to realize that their rulers
plunged them into war for conquest instead
of a defensive war The rest OF the world has
long known this while the German people
have been slow to find it out; but they seem to
have begun to see that war OF aggression IS
8. bad business from every point OF view and
that the aims and interests of their rulers are
with their own
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
a Sian on the Wrist

Webster City Freeman Journal:
Enough has been revealed by the in
vestigations of the packers at Chicago
to indicate that prices are being con-
troIled and that the consumers are
paying the freight 1t is likely that
the packers will be told not to do it
again. That is the way the govern
ment dealt with the news print thieves.
After having discovered that they
stole $50 100000 from the publishers
of the country the burglars were told
they could keep the swag if they
would stop stealing. That is not the
exact language used but ii means the
same.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
A Rlessinn in Disguise.

Ackley World-Journal: An every
day ration" of corn bread, such as
mother used to make" will revitalize
some Of those who have become dis
peptics from over indulgence in past
ries; with stronger, better, teeth,
health will improve. There should be
no tough luck" in eating breads made
from corn meal, rye and graham flour
they're best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
SEA BIRDS.

SEA BIRDS.
o lonesome seagull, floating far
Over the oceans icy waste,
Aimless and wide thy wanderings are,
Forever vainly seeking rest
Where is thy mate and where thy nest?
'Twixt wntry sea and wintry sky
Cleaving the keen air with thy breast
Thou safest slowly, solemnly;
No fetter on thy wings is pressed;
Where is thy mate and where thy nest?
o restless, homeless human soul,
Following for aye thy nameless quest,
The gulls float, and the pillows roll,
Thou watchest still, and questionest
Where is thy mate and where thy nest?
Elizabeth Akers Allen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Apaches EcIlpsed.

Minneapolis Tribune: The Apaches
want to send 5000 soldiers to France,
Possibly some of the warriors want to
learn from the Germans the new style
in atrocities, for which the old
Apaches had reputation that has
since been eclipsed by the kaiserites
and the Turks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS

Get a small package Of Hamburs
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. rake
tablespoonful of this hamburg tea
put cup~ef boiling water upon IT.
pour through sieve and drink
teacupful at any time. 1t is the mos,
effective way to break cold anu
cure grip, as it opens the pores re,
lieving congestion. Also loosens tne
bowels, thus breaking cold at once
1t is inexpensive and entirely Vese'
table, therefore harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Especially Congressional Orators

Milwaukee News: The Persians
used to say that speech came to the
earth in ten parts and the women i'm
mediately grabbed nine of them. Had
those Persians lived in America they
would have substituted orators for
women.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

Delaware river shipyards January
have launched their largest total
tonnage for any year in the history
of the industry Of that district. The
aggregate tonnage leaving the WAYS
of the six largest com panies on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
SnoiIs thu Plnt

st. Joseph Gazette: With Alaska
gone dry, what will they use in the
movie plays instead of the bar room
scenep
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

''Kaiser in favor of negotiated peace,
reads despatch. From the latest reports he
is soon likely to be in favor of any kind of old
peace which he get.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

ga quarter is all you need to start reads a
war stamp savings bulletin. 1t is worth noting
that there is something left which can be started
with a quarter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
Voice Of the People

THE Gate City does not assume r.
sponsibility for views expressed BIS
correspondents. Writers of commun!
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. blu;
for the information OF the cditoi.1
OF the Bolsheviki Flavor.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
The remarks of John Kennedy, presi-
dent of the International Meat Cut
ters' union, yesterday, that If certain
things were not done by the govern
ment there was nothing for the com
mon people to do but take matters in
their own hands" is reasonable, and
he should be dealt with as traitor.
w. b. COLLINS.
Keokuk, Iowa, Feb. Ia, 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

Giolio Gatt-Cazazza has just completed ten
years of successful management Of New York s
Metropolitan opera. He is worth considering
as a candidate for any war board
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

The United States has just purchased mil
lion bushels of potatoes How can Germany
ever expect to win against so plutocratic ma
ton as this?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.


Sioux City Journal: The Atlantic
News-Telegraph refers to "one of
Iowa's United States senators, OF
brilliant intellectual | attainments.'
Not meaning. of course, to exclude
either.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator
Cummins asserts that under the ad-
ministration plan OF government
management one railroad will be al
lowed SAT per cent. profit. However,
the owners of that road have not
offered to employ the senator as gen.
eral auditor at high salary.
Sioux City Tribune: There is one
Baker whose cake appears to be
well Drowned and in no imminent
danger of being turned to dough.
Davenport Democrat: 1t looks as
il President Wilson had had more
influence in keeping British labor
back of the war than the British
premier himself.
Cedar Rapids Republican: A half
demented negress has warned the
people of Sioux City that God is
going to make the place visit soon
and they would better be in order
to receive him But the crazier they
are the more they think they know
about what God is doing or is going
to do-take the kaiser, for instance.
Des Moines Register: Watching the
gas bill grow smaller is another in
teresting sport as spring approaches.
Cherokee Times: War conditions
are doing more than could have been
accomplished in any other way in
dozen years towards placing the bust
ness of the people on cash basis.
Wholesalers and retailers and all
business concerns are finding 1t
necessary to eliminate slow and
doubtful credits and bring their
affairs as near strictly cash basis
as possible. In many towns uni
form cash basis has been adopted,
and there can be little doubt that in
the end it will prove benefit to
every one, the buyer as well as the
seller.
Mason City GlobeGazette: An Hi
nois soldier whipped twenty-five men
in order to get the man who called
him a liar. That soldier is right in
line for the scrap over in France,
where the allies expect to whip five
million men in order to get the man
who keeps calling them liars-Kaisel
Bill
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The agi-
tation in Washington will in the end
be very helpful. Messrs. Wilson and
Baker will do just what their critics
are seeking to accomplishment out
the incompetents and speed up the
war program. But they will do it
under some other name than war
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

Sioux City Tribune: There Is one
Baker whose cake appears to be
well Drowned and in no imminent
danger of being turned to dough.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

Delaware for 1917 were 3O7.604, rep
resenting an approximate value :"
SIG 900 roo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

To take the cheerful, hopeful, nevsrdownnthe mouth
but courageaIwaysup attitude toward life and toward
problem condition that confronts is to ava
ourselves of Of the forces in life is possible
for anyone to avail himself of.-Raph Waldo Urine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15

Davenport Democrat: 1t looks as
If President Wilson had had more
influence in keeping British labor
back of the war than the British
premier himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-30
Health Talks sz DE-: wz94a@ Brady ~: D.

! foods (starches and sugars) and
! fats, and teach him how to select
! B. bill of fare that will maintain
normal health yet not exceed the
patients tolerance. This takes a
little time and costs a little money
besides, but it pays in health and
| life extension.
A Single Swallow.
AS you seem to be our family ply
sician l take the liberty of quoting
from two letters, one received today
and one yesterday from an adjustor
of yours now on a trip in the north
west:
Il am feeling rather 'grippy' and
have symptoms of the flu. If not
better in the morning I will either
come home or lay off a few days"
Next days letter.:
My embryo flu has apparently
been choked off Read in some pa
per that onions were a good cure
Ate about a peck before going to
bed last night, and woke up this
morning feeling fine"
Moral, eat onions and help win
the war. Y. r. S. p.
Answer-Fine food, onions. But
one swallow does not make a sum
mer. The adjustor probably had a
mere seizure OF anonioniosis.
GauZe Masks.
Are the gauze masks you recon-
mend for persons attending cases
of nose, throat or lung troubles
something that must be purchased
or can one make the masks? If
they must be purchased, please tell
me where they are sold.
MRS. B. L. G. S. L.
Answer-Buy a yard of the fine
meshed surgeons gauze (having 30
by &c thread to the inch), or the
gauze known as buttercloth. Use
three layers, s by Az inches, edges
turned in and stitched, tapes a yard
! long sewed on each long edge, and
mark with pen or other plain mark
! the side to be worn out