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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
CURSE OF EDUCATED INDIAN.

The Pacific: An Arizona. Indian who
mad schooling in the Indian school at
Pnoenfx having been asked recently.
How did you feel when you came
home from schoo1?'' replied. How
would you ave felt? L spent ten wears
In the school at Phoenix, Ariz. You
know the school, it Is SO beautifuI
there, with everything for comfort and
pleasure. When / came back it was
to sleep on the sand, and to sit on the
earth, for there were no beds no
chairs, no knives or forks. and I hated
1t and suffered" and then pointing TO a
clump of sage brush, he said. Il went
over there, and falling ON my face with
my fingers digging into the sand
cried, o God, let me die now. / can
not live here, and there's no other
place for me- Then thoughts of what
l, mad Deem taught came to me. that
TINS was no way to meet difficulties.
so very humb1y prayed, % God. per.
maps you cannot change my surround
lngs. . God, change me so [ NAV not
be unhappy" And God did change
him; and after he had entered into the
beauty of self-abnegation, changed also
ms surroundings. The writer of an
article in the Assembly Herald
states that there is much in the chr.
of the Indians in Arizona
that is heartbreaking and of Infinite
pathos. He says: One young man
whom I met in one Of the puebIos was
with long hair and wearing a blanket,
and to all appearances one of the old,
time Indians, but morose and unciy1
never returning my greeting, but with
averted face passing silently by. One
day l followed him to his shop for he
was the blacksmith. and tried to es.
ablish point OF contact, only to he
net with negative, obstinate shake
IL the head. Taking him by SUNRISE
by the question, where We're Won edu- 4
,ated| he said, Carlisle So ouiet- I
y said, You can talk English: wbv
10 you not speak to me when / want to
'e your friend| Immediately the
luices were opened, and throwing his
hammer in the ground he poured ont
he bitterness that was in his heart
Yes. / speak English, but my peonle !
10 not. love better things, but thew
VII not have them. / have no other
lace to go and I am forced to waar ,
blanket and to let my hair grow 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Theocratic Internatior,,,,,

~
10 the Editor of The Gate Cyitv.
VIII you allow me to commend vorr
query, Why should Pr,lssian dfnlor,.
acy be allowed to beat US AT avery
pofnt?" every
me Diplomacy of the Great War -
ny Builard, shows, in part. WHY We
are III a tiap Set by the kaiser, not tba
herman people. we went to HE CON
ference on the question of Morocc,
we voted against him. So did paI
gum. Another trap he did not set ,,,. ,
tue brussels monetary conference We
offended Germany. Another w.. a.
peace conference at The Hague At
tnat Germany WAS in line to act &c
part OF a quorum agreed on. but tba
nations never reached the ouor,,n,
stage Our constitution is good enone,t,
on all such matters, but il is mt ID
luate to set UP as an example for
world democracy in that it has po-vers
not rights, reserved to the people md
including property, which the New
ork World says can be run by federal
power now only by comman deerine
As well admit more specific Statement.
s badly needed. This might do If We
AVE a plan. Till then no use to an
ute cooperation. 40"
what we can do is begin some re..,
scientific talk and search history
ne Kaiser should be classed. ali nv
HIMSELF as theocratic nation. for q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
UNTIL

Richard II. Edmonds, Editor OF
Manufacturers Record: Until the
Almighty makes peace with Satan
and invites him to be a co-woEker and
coru1er of the universe, and;
Until Heaven and Hell are synony-
nous terms, America should not
make peace, with an unconquered,
unrepentant Germany.
Unless American men are degener
ate sons of noble sires;
Unless American women are not of
the stuff which gave strength to the
men of the revolutionary days, and
unless. too, they have less woman
hood than the splendid, heroic women
of the south and the north alike, who
between 1861 and 1866 laid their all
upon the altar of their country, and
never faltered amid the sorrows of
that fearful four years of civil war,
then there win be no word or thought
of peace with an unbeaten Germany
on the part of any hnnest-hearted
man OF any woman loving woman
hood more than life.
What is life that we should count
it of more value than honor and
duty?
Shall we save life that we may lose
it and honor, too, or shall we give
life freely that we may gain larger,
sweeter, broader, holier life for our
selves and all the generations to
come?
The Son of God might have saved
His life, but He chose to die that
millions might be saved.
Judson and Livingstone and hum
dreds of other missionaries have glad
ly endured hardships unto death that
others might live.
Would Mary have called her son
from the cross? Would the mothers
of all the heroes who have died like
Judson and Livingstone for others,
have called them from the sacrifice
and saved their lives at the expense
Of others?
To ask this question answers 1t.
Our. loved ones are offering their
lives that others may live; that
may be saved; that
may be kept from the power
Of the unhung brutes; that civtliza-
ton and liberty may not perish from
he earth.
Would we call them back from
such superb heroism, such Christtke
sacrifice made, that others may be
saved?
The question answers itself-a
thousand times, No.
The service flag is the noblest en-
,lem ever given to the breezes, as
he Stars and Stripes is the noblest
lag which has ever floated over a
rec nation. And yet that is almost
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

profit out of railroadng might, if left to it
self, cut the saving from the daylight saving
plan Apparently the only reason for giving
the COMM ssion chance to suggest changes in
the application of the law is found in the bear
ing of the statute on the work of the railroads;
but the government is running the roads, and
the less it has to do with the interstate COM
merce board the better. IF it must have the
aid of commission in rearranging the details
of application of the daylight saving law, can
it not find board that has not been discredited
by its own activities? The daylight saving
plan IS worth saving, and it is far too good to
be turned over to a board that showed amaz-
ing misunderstanding of values in the case Of
the railroads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
TRANSPORT LIFE.

Everybody wonders what sort Of 8
time the boys have after they get
aboard the transports on their way
"over there" Captain Knyvett gives
this account Of life on a troop-shfp in
Over There with the Australians: :
TITS marvellous what quantities Of
men a troop-ship can swallow. There
were thousand men on our ship, and
we wondered how we would possibly
move about, for we were marched
tween decks and seated on benches
ranged alongside deal tables, and
when all were aboard there was not
room for man more. 1t was ex-
planned to us that these were our quar-
tiers. We could understand them as
eating quarters, but where were we
to sleep? It was soon evident; above
our heads were rows of black iron
hooks; these were for our hammocks,
which, with a blanket apiece. were in
bins at the end OF each deck. Ham
mock sleeping was not new TO me, so
got a good deal of fun seeing the
early-to-bedders climb in one side OF
their hammock, only to fall out the
other. and very few could manipulate
their blankets. One could see that
nearly every one was nervous for fear
of turning over in his sleep, but there
was really no danger of falling out, for
when all the hammocks were up they
were packed SO closely that If you did
roll over, you would only roll into the
next hammock on top OF some fellow
who would, no doubt, think the mast
had fallen. There were good num-
Der of men to whom life would have
been much pleasanter the next few
days If they could have stayed in their
hammocks all day, as no matter how
the ship rolls, hammock, being
swung, always keeps level. Unfortu-
nately, all hammocks had to be taken
down at 6 a. M. so we could sit at the
tables for breakfast, and to most OF
the boys that first morning getting out
Of their hammocks was like stepping
onto razzle-dazzle. We were now
well at sea, and the general cry was
In the words of the song: @Sea, sea,
why are you angry with me?" Discip-
line had to be relaxed those first days,
Tor a seasick man is quite willing to
be shot and has no interest in the war,
and doesn't give a damn which horse !
wins the boat race
"All saluteS were dispensed with, |
Is on board ship we saw our officers
some five hundred and ninety times |
lay. and their arms would have been |
vhiriing liks windmiIls had they been I
compelled to return our salutes."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
CUNNING FOR HUNS.

Gas a man thinketh, so Is he.'' The old
biblical pro1erb is finding verifcation in the
trenches in France The American soldiers
want the revolver and the sawed off shotgun.
The revolver is peculiarly American weapon.
The sawed-off shotgun an American in
vention devised for fighting highwaymen in the
days of transportation by stage. Every Ameri-
can boy, from the time when he reads his first
detective story, or the tale of the frontier,
thinks of revolvers or sawed-o off guns when he
thinks of fighting. The knife, and It's cousin,
the bayonet, are repugnant to him. 1t was
quite to be expected, therefore that the Ameri-
can forces would bring their favorite weapons
into play, and they are doing so with crafty
ing results
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
A PLAN WORTH SAVING

Operation of the daylight saving law has
been highly satisfactory, and it is disturbing
to read that the plan is subject to change in de-
tail by the interstate commerce commission. Of
course, the scheme is not to be abandoned, and
the clocks, after running on their old schedule
In the late fall and winter, will be put ahead
again next spring Possibly some change of de-
tail will be found desirable, but why put the
undertaking IN the hands of the Interstate COM
merce commissionf That board, aided by
positive genius for the inopportune, cut down
railroad revenues until the carriers were glad To
be taken over by the government for the war
period A body that succeeded in taking the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

/, too much to say OF our flag as we
stand with uncovered heads before
the flags Of heroic, sublimely heroic,
Belgium and Britain and France and
Italy and Serbia Their flags float
over nations who preferred death to
dishonor, over nations whose men
and women have matched and sur
passed in wonderful heroism and sub
lime sacrifice all that tabled stories
| tell US of Greece and other nations of
olden days.
God bless the flags of these allies
sof ours, as they float over heroic men
and women who have made human
history through unnumbered centur-
! les to come the more glorious be-
cause they have lived and suffered
and died for God and humanity
Germany, the embodiment OF all
that Is false and vile in humanity;
Germany, whose people have revert
ed to the type of their prugenitors of
old, who in their wild carousals
drank from the skulls of their war
victims; Germany, which definitely
planned for half century, taught it
in its schools, preached it in it's
homes, and thus nodded it's people Of
all classes to begin war for world
domination, has but followed out its
own long-proclaimed plans of fright
fulneSs in order to deter other ma
tons from risking its vengeance.
False to Gods greatest gift to man,
except that of His own Son, woman
hood and babyhood, wifehood and
motherhood, false to all human iber-
ty for all time to come is even
thought of peace with an unwhipped
Germany. Then put away from the
innermost thought of every soul any
suggestion Of peace, any desire for
come only over the unconditional sur
render of Germany and her allies,
over the dead bodies of their leaders
and over all the vileness that has
made Germany stencil for all time
to come in the nostri1s of God and
man.
Germany will seek peace whenever
it's rulers think that the awakened
fury of an outraged world endangers
their power and their individual
lives.
But until Germany has within its
own confines seen and felt the power
of the armies of civilization, until
down the streets of Berlin and
Vienna the allied forces have
marched millions strong, until every
male of the whole Hozenzollern and
Hapsburg families and their accursed
leaders have been hung or
shot before the eyes of the assembled
people of Berlin and Vienna, he who
in America talks peace win be false
to all civilization.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
TODAYs BIT OF VERSE
TIE WHsPPooRwlLL

TIE WHfPPOORWILL
Why dost thou come at set Of sun
Those pensive words to say
Why whip poor Will?-what has he done?
And who is VIII, pray?
Why come from yon 1ezf-shaded mn
A suppljant ct my door?
Why ask Of me TO whip poor VIII?
And is VIII really poor7
Dost merely ask thy Just desert?
What? not another word?
Hack to the woods again unhurt
would not harm thee, bird!
But treat thee kfndly-for my heart
Like thine, has penance done;
Treat every man as he deserves
Who shall 'scape whipping
Farewell, poor W1nHnot valueless
This lesson by thee given:
Keep thine own counsel, and confess
Thyseh alone to HeHveni
George p Morris.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
BROWNING PISTOL STARTED
THE WAR.

American Magazine: We never
heard of Browning until just recent.
ly, and yet the Colt pistol, which has
been the standard United States ar
my pistol for years, is one of a long
list of Browning guns
a Browning pistol. manufactured
by the Fabrique Rationale In Bel
GUM, was made the standard army
equipment-even before the war-by
Belgium, Russia, Spain and Serbia.
This factory was one of the first in.
stftutions seized by the Huns when
they Invaded Belgium,
When a half crazy Serb fired the
fateful shot which killed the Austrian
archduke, ON a July evening tn 1914,
the automatic pistol he used was a
Browning. Thus did this obscurity-
loving American make his contribu-
ton to the starting of the greatest
war IN all history. And now his gums
in the hands of Unitel States troops
may WELD the balance of power
which will end this most stupendous
OF wars and make the world safe
again for decency.
The rifle which Admiral Peary car
ried to the North pole was invented
by browning. AT the time of the Bog
er uprising tn China, when the
United States marines earned I'M
dying fame by the manner in which
they defended the foreign legations
1t was Browning machine guns they
used.
On OF the commonest types of re-
peat1ng rifle in use for sporting pur-
poses a few years ago was one I'm
which a magazine containing fhe
cartridges was placed below the bar.
'ei OF the gun, and was operated by
pulling backward and forward. like
trombone. That was one of Brown.
ng's earlier conceptions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

long, and am ashamed Of 1t all But
what can I do? I couldn't speak to
you for the shame that was in my
heart Patiently tried to show him
the way. He caught up his hammer
and it made hopeful, merry music as
| went over the dusty road"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
cANADAs RECORD A PROMISE.

|
Veiopment has been so remarkable since the be-
ginning OF the war that most of us have given
comparatively little attention to what is going
on across the northern border But Canada 3
record OF achievement is important, and part
of it has been presented in paper published by
the Guaranty Trust company Of New York.
Under the caption, "a Record That is Prom
ise' the paper says that in Canada the war has
meant GENERALIZATION. In response to the
needs OF her allies customary activities have
been enlarged and new undertakings pro-
noted Particularly interesting are the state
ments concerning Canadian steel and ship
building industries and the country's part in
world trade. In 1874 there were produced in
Canada 190,756 tons of ships, but that was
when the wooden vessel held sway. In 1914
Canadian production had fallen to 43, 3346 TONS
Since March l, 1917, contracts totalIing 1884,
100000 have been let for the construction of
ships IN Canadian yards. Fourteen yards are
at work on steel ships, mostly for the imperial
munitions board. When the yards have fin
lshed with the ships for the imperial munitions
board they are to continue building under new
government contracts amounting, according to
present plans, to from 100000 to $5OOOO,-
600 a year.
Under an agreement between the govern
lAoAI d1tu IIfe DoHlHiOu OIeei corporation the
company plant at Snyder harbor "will be ex-
tended at a cost of from $3,OOO,OOO to $5OOO,-
100000 to provide for the manufacture of $780,
900, tons of ship plates year, and while the
government Will not contribute to the cost of
plant extension it will take $4,000 tons of the
product each year for five years. 'tIt is signif
cant, the Guaranty Trust company says, 60 that
Canada enters upon such program despite
(. he certainty that Great Britain, the United
States, Germany, France and Italy, to say
nothing of Japan IN the Pacific will make
extraordinary efforts 30 produce ships in
great numbers and VIII probably be able
to do 80 much more cheaply than Canada ~
Canada is not discouraged by the prospect of
lower cost of shipbuilding abroad than at home
because she believes that ssfor years to come
the need for ships Will be continuous and that
the high prices to be offered for freighters usti-
fes the investment and the effort she is now
The bearing of that belief upon
Americas enormous investment in merchant
ships is apparent. Most of the vessels prob
ably will be In service after the war and it is /
reasonable to expect that the money paid for
them Will earn large dividends.
Canada Is making new place for herself in
world trade. A new understanding of the /
value of her resources has been developed as
a result of the worldwide shortage of raw ma
terials and manufactured articles Her foreign I
trade has more than doubled in the last two /
years New problems are being worked out to I
her own advantage. Her future is forecast by
her record IN the past
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Marsha1ltown Times Republican,:
Somehow 1t seems that picture of
Earl Caddock would look better to
the people OF Iowa in e. uniform than
in wrestling costume. Which is equal
~ true Of Mike Gibbons boxing
trunks. Those husky persons are the
very quality needed to assist few
Germans to die for their country.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hun gas
attacks are mighty serious affairs,
but the home guard still has to do
her horseradish grating without a
mask.
Sioux City Journal: The airplane
mail service isn't proving much of a
financial success, since the novelty
has worn off. IF Mr.. Burelson is as
intent on making a showing in this
branch as he is in other departments
he might run an aerial elopement
service in connection.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Mr..
Creel explained that he wrote those
radical socalistic articles in Den
yer when he heated up" in a cam
paign- But is not the test of strong
and wise man that In the heat of
things he is the most careful Of what
he says or writes?
Burlington HawkiEye: It must be
a lot easier to Interpret prices than
it is to explain them.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: A lot of
profiteers are busy
now trying to prevail upon the pur-
chasers of Liberty bonds to exchange
their government securities for gilt
edged stock certificates which are
glitterfng only in their promises. The
bonds OF this country are right now
the best investment it is possible for
any citizen to own and hold, at least
until the war Is over.
Fort Dodge Messenger: The name
OF Woods apparently has lost it's
charm. Soon after the news of his |
rejection by the republicans of this |
district at the recent primaries comes |
word from Washington that his OBJ
ponents in congress are pushing for |
1 new chairman of the republican /
congressional preferably !
Congressman Julius Kahn of Cali
'ornia; but in any event for a man
Who voted for the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

can be shown that all real primitive
and primary nations can have laws
that even the ruler can not ignore
safely, and ruler must figure VIII
a big ear to use Vox Populi, Voa
Del. Even on this continent this -
If he can go ahead he forces
his own theocracy onto all nations
J. P. DICKSON.
keokuk, Iowa, June "a, 1913.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

He who has looked at the childish satisfaction Of
Dfher people In their hobbies will regard
only very troncaI indulgence. He will be heard
among the dogrratsts He will have great
for all sorts OF people and opinions His way
him along byroad freouented but very even
and pleasant, which is called Commonplace Lane and
Stevenson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

Bread for British soldiers is maae
near the front by members OF the
British women's auxiliary corps, an
organization of surprising value !"
the lighting men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
Voice of the People

TINE Gate City does not assume re-
sponslpillty for views expressed by
correspondents. Writers of comm, n /.
eatlons must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. bu.
Ior the information OF the sdito,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

And to think that only four years ago the
American people were interested mainly in
three things, to wit: Baseball, the Baltimore
convention and the capture of Juarez, Mexico
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

Next month the June brides will join the rest
of us and start Illuminating at the high cost of
living.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hun gas
attacks are mighty serious affairs,
but the home guard still has to do
her horseradish grating without a
mask.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
MOSTLYABOUTPEOPLE

Colonel and Mrs. Edmund g BockDsT
vent 10 New York City, yesterday, 70
stay a week.
Mrs Edgar Hsrrner, wife of Licutenant
Harmer u the Canadian Royal flyin 2
Corps, will arrive tomorrow 70 spcnd
week with Mr. and Mrs John KsarDy
Rodgers
Mrs. r. & 5ndler II Bridg~ville enter
tanned a. a very delightful luncheon
Thursday The guests included ths Re-
Cross workers who went down from herr
Mrs Willard Hall Porter. Mrs Emily p
Bissell Mrs James = Eiehs, Mrg q.
= W RImford, Mrg David Lindsay, Jr
Nrs Lewis " Mustard ~ LrWes. char
man Of development for @usseT count"
and Mr. Cahal and Mrs Cannon of
Bridgcyille
Colonel Wiloest e Maszachnzet,s and
Colonel Gunby n south Carolina csn1c
1p from Washington N prnd ffe wsek
end With SIR ard Mr. Frank l. ID
srrnond
Miss Sihyl Na-h r. Ligtor N RI 81
returned home aftor brief vir'+ boz,
sIth Mr. Nsuri,,e I'D Pont ~
Mrs Frank Z, Tallrnan zli rntertstr
The lgn.or l.eagria 70 luncheon Thureda
~ next aoel
vi a ID Werner II ,b'- ~, a.
Nr Walfcr a Powell cf Dnver 'ef' odf
f0rs Hot ~prinrs Ark - attend ne n
fnrj-l n 'h" ranoral Federation Fl
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there nnv' rerk