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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
A BRoAD-M1NDED WOMAN.

The first woman elected to seat IN the New
York legislature introduced the first bill to be-
come a law In the Empire state this year A
capable woman, clear-headed, self-reliant, pols-
ed. she did not sink in her set and weep as Con
gresswomau Rankin did; but when a socialist
essernblynaan attacked her bill and inpugned
her motives in introducing it she stood right
up on her feet and put him down with logic and
unanswerable facts.
And the singular part of it, significant as
showing the breadth of mind she brings to
legislative work, was the character of her bill
1T was not to confer new right or advantage
on her sex It was not to abolish immortality,
legfslate men into sobriety and not, as might be
hastily Inferred TO interdict the use of face
powder or regulate the length of skirts. This
woman appears 70 be content to leave freak
measure Of this sort to men The bill she of
fered was a rational, practical amendment tt
the game laws which extend for some days
tie open season for shooting ducks
Two men ouly, both Of them socialists, op
y0sed her measure. Her spirited argument il
rs favor was heartily applauded. Governo
Smith sent her the pen with which he sgnet
the bin, and this first f nit of woman suffrage i
Egw York became an integral part of the lay
IL TIE state.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
AMERICAN DOCTRINE.

Grover Cleveland: It is the duty OF
those serving the people in public
places to closely limit public expendi-
lures to the actual needs of the gov
eminent economically administered
because this bounds the right of the
earnings of labor or the property OF
the citizens, and because public ex-
trayagance begets extravaganza among
the people We should never be
ashamed OF the simplicity and pruden-
tial economies which are best suited to
the operation of a republican form of
government and most compatible with
the mission of the American people.
Those who are selected for a limited
time to manage public affairs are still
of the people, and may do much by
their example to encourage, consist
entity with the dignity OF their official
functions, that plain way of life which
among their fellow citizens aids integ-
rity and promotes thrift and prosperi-
ty The genius of our institutions, the
needs of our people in their home life,
and the attention which is demanded
for the settlement and development OF
tie resources OF our vast territory, die
tate the scrupolous avoidance of any
departure from that foreign policy
commended by the history, the tradi-
tons, and the prosperity OF our re-
public. 1t is the policy of independence.
favored by our position and defended
by our own love OF justice and by our
own power. 1t is the policy of peace.
suitable TO our interests. 1t is the poll
cy OF neutrality, rejecting any share in
foreign broils and ambitions upon
other continents and reDelling their
intrusion here. 1t is the policy of Mon
roe, and OF Washington, and Jefferson
Peace. commerce, and honest
friendship with all nations; entang-
linz alliance with none"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

United States senator and governor, LEAVING
the nomination of other state officers to legalis
regulated conventions. It is high time that the
members of the Iowa general assembly act IN
the matter and relieve this state OF the pohucai
IOld Man of the Sea who has weighted down
the people for so many years and repeal the use
less direct primary law.
The leaders of both the parties in Iowa want
the caucus and convention system with certain
legal safeguards There should be return 10
the system of nominating candidates by party
conventions composed Of delegates elected at
official primaries. Official primaries IS prac-
IticaIly all the old system needs to make 1T the
natural, safest and most effective system ever
devised for investing worthy citizens with OH
cial functions Voters viii have only to select
their trustworthy and intelligent neighbors Tor
convention delegates and the best posslnie
nominations VIII be made. 1t IS infinitely more
rational that the intelligence of the state should
select its officials than that voters should De
left to make haphazard choice between candl-
dates of whom they never heard. In time also
we shall move backward towards shorter bal
lot, and the present era of ideaistic lunacy Will
pass away.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

The direct primary law has been weighed
AID found wanting. II has been thoroughly
tired AMI has pleased nobody. Wherever it has
Eeeu modified, that modification has only made
IL rorse- Il was a beautiful theory only it did
Egt uo-k. Idsalistic systems require an ideal
.ngrsl, TIE direct primary could not be made
boss proos. It produced thistles instead of figs.
81 pzt z-edioc-ities n Office. It opened posi-
Ssozs 70 wealth, hut closed them to merit It
ID tEssae things it should not have done and
Vt asssGne the things IT ought 10 have done and
tAers j. 10 s0undness II It.
Happily ra0st ri tae people who count for
anytime y . sEate have come to see this. In
lliInoss there = a rapidly increasing demand
that TIE direct primary system be abandoned IN
lfs enssretg, and there are signs that the present
ieglslatnre vii heed This demand. Similar ac-
ton is contemplated by the legislatures OF In
drama. Missouri, California and New York In
LIMOS u should compromise become necessary
Statewide primary VIII be restricted to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
A Terrible Ticket Office.

something terrifying about the open
ing of what is hailed triumphantly as
"the worlds largest ticket Office 1t
Is in Chicago, where the size and
shape of the business district has led
to one gigantic Office instead of sew
eral smaller ones, as in New York.
The passenger is confronted by 700
feet OF counters, one is informed.
Half of this $50 feet is for western
lines and half for eastern Two hun
dred employees await the innocent
public. AS IL to make sure Of con.
fusion, the two halves of the Office
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

are alike In size and arrangement.
At the last moment, those IN charge
of the scheme relented sufficiently to
allow furniture of different wood for
the two parts of the Office. That for
the eastern roads is oak and for the
western, mahogany-if the reporter
got 1t right. In final effort to rem
der the way OF the traveller bard, it
is made impossible for him to enter
the Office from any direction without
finding himself face to face with the
information department. Telephones
add to the general disorder. The EN-
ployes were given a day for rehearsal
of their parts. going through the mo-
tions of reserving berths, selling
tickets. answering questions, etc, but
no such practice seems to have been
provided for the public
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
THE PASSING OF kRUPP'S

Alfred Krupp died in 1887 and his
son. Friedrich Alfred. who took up the
business, only survived him fifteen
years. Again the Krupp works passed
70 q woman's control, though Bertha
actual management was more perfume
tory as the years went on and the
imperial investments grew.
When the present William decided.
in 1898, that the Germans should have
a real navy teyen if eventually 1t did,
mt fight Erupp's branched out In na-
val constrTuuction and their Great
shipbuilding yard was second only 10
the gun fcundries at Essen Great ma
val guns still were built in the inter
ior. and after the great war began
even U-boats were constructed there
and carried piecemeal to the seahoard
for assembling and launching.
Just before the war the capital stock
was increased to more than $50. 0oo. 600
though that did not represent anything
Ike real investment Profits exceeding
$50 coo 900 were reported the first
year of the war, despite heavy taxes
" German war loans.
So-caIIed German efficiency is won
derfuIly exemplified by the Krupp
works. Not only did 1t own its own
coal and iron mines, but it ran. OF CON
froiled. chain OF newspapers that
exploited the snight is right propa-
ganda and even had its own members
IN the Refchstag. Government subsid.
les were voted freely. the stockhold-
ers were men OF importance in the
government:s even the workers from
other lands were used to boost the
glory OF their product
Probably no one institution. II one
excerpts the Hohenzollern family, did
as much to lead Germany to its fore.
doomed struggle to conquer the world
And with the collapse OF that effort
necessarily collapses this juggerraut
organization and the doom OF militar
ism assures the doom OF Krupp's.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
KIDNEYS NEVER
CAUSE Blackjack
Rub pain, soreness and stiffness na'
out with old "St. Jacobs
liniment."

Kidneys cause backacne? ~
They have no nerves. therefore q
not cause pain. Listen! Your oae3
ache is caused by lumbago, sciatd
or a strain, and the quickest reilei
soothing, penetrating st jacO9
Imminent" Rub it right on the ae3
or tender spot. and instantly \
pain, soreness. stiffness and lamens]
disappears. Don't stay crippled. q
small trial bottle of "St Jaco]
Liniment, from your druggist 4
timber up. A moment after II Is
piled you'll wonder what became
the backache, sciatica or lumos]
pain. "St Jacobs Liniment 80
any pain at once 1t is harmless =
doesn't burn or discolor the SKIN.
It's the only application to rup
a weak, Tame or painful back. OF
lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia. rheu1
tism, sprains or strain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-PhosPhate
to Put on Firm, Heartily Flesh
and to Increase Strength,
viQor and Nerve
Force

Judging from the countless prepa-
IA tions and treatments which are
continually being advertised for the
purpose of making thin people neshy,
developing arms, neck and bust. and
replacing ugly hollows and angles by
the soft curved lines of health and
beauty, there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feei
their excessive thinness.
Thinpess and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than is contain
ed in modern foods. Physicians claim
there is nothing that will supply this
deficiency SO well as the organic
phosphate known among druggists as
bitro-phosphate. which is inexpensive
and is sold by Wilkinson Co and
most all druggists under guarantee
iof satisfaction or money Dack- by
feeding the nerves directly and by
supplying the body cells with the
necessary phosphoric food elements,
bitro-phosphate quickly produces a
welcome transformation in the ap-
pearance; the increase in weight re-
quently being astonishing.
This increase in weight also car
ries with 1t a general improvement in
the health. Nervousness. sleepless-
ness and lack of energy. which
nearly always accompany excessive
thinness, soon disappear. dull eyes
become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom of perfect health.
CAUTION: - Although bitro-phos-
phate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness. sleeplessness and gen
eral weakness. It should not, owing
to its remarkable fesh-growing prop
critics. be used by anyone who does
not desire to put on flesh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

New York Sun: Early BANKRUPTCY
Of the great Krupp munitions works, at
Essen. Germany, after more than q
century OF success is expected by
European observers With the down
fall OF the sree. death plant VIII go
part OF the ex-kaiser's fortune, large
investments by the iunker class, the
entire wealth OF many small investors
and the vocation OF many thousands
OF workers. many OF other than Ger
man nationality
Thss butwark OF Prlssiarism, as
such was born of war and dies by war.
bearing out the old Biblical saving
about sword bearers For almost one
third OF its life KruPp's met success in
commercial steel making, for il was
not until 1S4I that it FIRST began the
manufacture OF munitions Tho great
plant was founded In the smallest kind
OF way IN 1915 by Fiedrrich Krupp
and the brothers. Ketchel, attempting
then to take some OF Br;tain's monopo-
" of the steel business On the cont
nsnt
Quarrels soon drove OFT the Kechels,
and Friedrich worked On until 1925,
when ne died The W. .0w krurp Gnn-
tinuued the business under great han
dicaps, but Alfred, second in the line
of Krupp, early In life showed the
l,eenest business judgement, branch
ed out everywhere profitabiy, and In
1877 manufactured his first gun for
the Prdussian military machius
Success followed success. Egypt fur
nssl-ing the first Of series of foreign
orders for munitions and Prussia, TAX
ing advantage OF the experiments
made at the expense of other Ecseis-
krupp's future was assured by Plus
sia's successes in the wars OF 1864,
1866 and 1s70-1s7i, all due to the inn
proved guns turned out by the Krupp
works.
The entire rearming of tie German
army was one of Emperor Williams
first steps after the peace of Yer
saiiles. and Krupp's profited hugely
thereby.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
TODAY,s BIZ OF VERSE
THE ROBIN AND THE POET

THE ROBIN AND THE POET
The robin and the poet their voices upraise
To hail glad that ends all their yeanngs
T4ey blend their two songs anthem OF praise
To the green meadows and the Joys returning.
Bat hold comes chl-the robin gets wise;
He cancels engagements and scatters for "KiFer
The poet ah, no, though the weather oeHes.
His verses on summer must low ike the river
This instance disclosed interesting thing,
TO those who have knowledge and with learning at
throobin',
Among creatures human birdltke we sing
There's one that sense refer TO the robin
~ W John D. Wells
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
SOME PERTINENT INQUIRIES.

Whatever OF pTac[1caf DeneuI anu dcsoiAipiisi-
Iment comes from the national rivers and har-
bors congress to be held next month at Wash
ington, the program planned by Senator Rams
dell, of Louisiana, admits of discussion that
ought to start movement to definite determln-
Iation of certain questions. This program pro-
poses both formal and general discussion Of the
following important inquiries: Shall we have
government ownership of railwaysf Shall we
return to corporate controla Or shall there be
an intermediate plant Shall railways be al
lowed TO make low rates to points on water
ways, while maintaining higher rates to inland
points? Or shall they be compelled to make
the same rates to inland points as to waterway
points when the distance is the same! Or shall
they be allowed to make lower rates to water
way points than to inland points provided the
difference In rates for equal distances shall not
be more than twenty or twenty-five per cent
iShall control of waterways as well as OF rail-
WAYS be given to the interstate commerce COM
missionf Shall the commission be given au-
thority not only to establish through rail and
water routes but also to fix both maximum and
minimum ratesf
There Is much good sense in making the rivers
land harbors Improvement problem part OF the
general transportation problem, for thus it be-
comes an interlocking part of a great develop
this country viii enter upon. There is no
doubt that Germany owed great deal OF her
industrial efficiency to the fine system of in
terror transport she developed, in which her
waterways form an important part. She has no
such advantages as we shall have, although.
/. of course, the extent of our territory carries
any comprehensive ailand-water system to an
Immensely more sizeable and complicated
scheme Of construction. Again, there is excel
lent judgment shown IN attacking the particu-
lar and general problem at its sticking point
government control and regulation. No CO.
Operative or Independent development of rivers,
iharbors canals viii be made wisely on a
large scale until we settle the question of the
future management of our railroads. This
national rivers and harbors congress has an in
lteresting program and should make for
something definite in getting opinion from
many before the public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
CREAM FOR CATARRH !.
OPENS UP N0STRlLs
Tells How To Get Quick Reiia
from Head Colds. It's Splendid

In one minute your clogged nosu
will open, the air passages OF Y
head will clear and You can or rel.
freely. No more hawking, snula
blowing. headache. dryness. NO y.
Cling for breath at night. your
or catarrh viii be gone.
Get a small bottle of Elys u.
Ralm frorr. your druggist now. ~
n little of this fragrant, anuser
healing cream in your nostrlls
penetrates through every air pass
of the head, soothes the fnilalns.
swollen mucous membrane and y
comes instantly. "a
It's lust fine. Don't stay siuIej1
with cold or nasty catarrh-''
comes so quickly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Gazette. 1ne GEzeIte Is
not strong for [utilitiesl commission
of this sort, being q feryent exponent
OF home rule in all things, after OBJ
serving apparent injustice done many
communities by meddling statutes
wherein the community affairs are
governed from state headquarters,
with no regard for conditions or cir
cumstances.
Knoxville Express: The peace con-
ference strategists who are meeting
around hot stoves this winter are
somewhat alarmed lest Woodrow may
overlook something.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: 1t Iprohibi-
toni is a world victory because the
United States is the greatest world
power. developed or undeyeloped. He'll
has suffered only one other setback
of like or greater magnitude in all
history That was on the 18th day of
last November when Wilhelm HOhen-
zoIlern and his devilish doctrine Were
stamped beneath the allies feet.
Des Hoines Capital: Many people
still maintain the belief that prohibit
ton is an interference with personal
liberty, and that it is impossible to en-
force such a law, but We sincerely be-
neve that time will yindicate the judg-
ment of the legislatures of the various
states and the congress of the United
States In their Interpretation of what
Is best for the welfare of this great
country.
Cedar Falls Record: Justin Doran
and Jim Pierce, seeing their mud
roads structure tum5ling about their
heads, may extract some comfort from
the consciousness that they are not the
only men in the worlds history who
have made an attempt to turn back the
hands of the clock.
Boone News-RepubIican: Although
& nearly costs him an election, Gov.
Harding is q sticker when It comes to
the language question.
Marshalhon Times-RepubIican: A
public utilities bill Of any SORT needs
careful scanning and the proposed
Iowa bill should be examined under
microscope.
Webster City Freeman-Journal: OF
course TIE republican party embraces
in it's membership hundreds and thou
sands OF men big enough to be presi-
dent, but 1t will be quite job to pick
out the best one In the meantime keep
an eye on Jack Pershing He is a good
bet
AIgona Upper Des ,Moines-Repunli.
can: Betweeen telling the peace com
mission how TO proceed, and the Iowa
legislature what and what not to do,
| the Iowa editor will be kept busy dur
! ing the next few weeks.
| Fort Dodge Messenger: Although
] Col. Roosevelt has passed from she
scene Of action, in person. his innu-
ence still survives and is a potent ele-
ment in the life Of the nation and the
republican party. and this influence
will be felt IL the next convention and
az the next election. In the language
Of holy writ, though he were dead.
yet he speaketh7
= Cedar Rapids Republican: Gov. Har.
: cinS's message to the legislature read
well, better than any of his previous
I state papers. The tone of ii was mod.
crate and the advice generally sensi.
bic. The governor has mapped out a
| policy that the law makers can follow
with safety.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
is BRYAN TURNING TO CLARK

Brooklyn Eagle (dem.]: Behold
there ariseth a little cloud out OF
the sageDTush like a mans hand.
Vague Washington dispatches tell US
that Bryan. Bryan OF Nebraska. Bry-
an Of the score OF arbitration treat
les, Bryan the champion of Wilson
in 1912. is turning to Camp Clark as
the best man TO be democratic car.
didate for the presidency in 1920 !:
that old differences have been made
up. and that II Woodrow Wilson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

nv when we find IN God the sovereign keeper of those
spiritual and mora which He inspires men to seek
and serve in their moral life strong, true
and noble Nc one can see end. Even the greatest
only little in this dark day. Whether
revival or reaction will follow the none can tei-
RAPIDLY we are moving into hidden unknown, UMPIRE
dictsbe sustans is our faith in the maj
rostness of things rfshtness, rot thas
whatever right that II be, must be- snaii Pc
right Never greater need than now fer TINS
living in sorey troubled tune wren
there chat is shamefuy, hioeousy wrong
Hope and healing that high thinking that srssps
Great issues and great and simple trust in a
great God who control of His ~or'd-JosePh
Fort Newton
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

According to dmiral Badger, the United
States government paid the British government
fifty dollars for each American soldier trans
ported overseas in British vessels As things
turned out that was one Of the best bargains
Cheat Britain ever made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

The California naturalist who says that he
rs learning to understand the language which
chickens use ought to warn profteering hens
that they will get short shrift now the war is
over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

The Nobel committee has resolved not TO
award Nobel peace prize this year. Probably
figured out that there would not be enough to
go around if it was distributed among the mem
bers Of our old company l., of the Rainbow di-
vision, who were In the thick of the fight for
peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

Former Attorney General Wickersham re-
Gently said that ''no nation can preserve the
germ OF freedom without being ready to die for
it. This nation had the germ and was not too
proud to fight for it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

Preparedness of this nation for the future
must not be a shuttlecock for politicians. The
safety OF every man, woman and child in this
country is no party measure
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

The rapidly with which a human mind
levels itself to the standard around it gives
us the most pertinent warning as TO the COM
pany we keep.-Lowen-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

cent in pumpkin seeds last ss.'
got IS in cash from her naIsss'jj
more than fifty pumpkins sl's
some left for jack-e-laHterns
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
IASER G. KfEHNE.

Notice is hereby given tnas,
mutual consent, the partnership
Chaser & Kiehne is dissolved,
tive Jan. S, 1919. By agreenienrr z
bills due the firm are payable y u
G. Chaser who accepts respoIs,.
for payment of all of the nm
debtedness. rrF
ISignedl FRED 9, Gl, -at
w. H. KIEHiI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

Little Priscilla Fay. aged Z. OF
Hinsdale, N H.. who invested one
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

Cedar Rapids Republican: Gov. Har-
ding's message to the legislature read
well, better than any of his previous
state papers. The tone of it was mod
crate and the advice generally sensi-
bic. The governor has mapped out a
policy that the law makers can follow
with safety