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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
Rubber Stamping on Exhibition.

| Irish World: Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska, is perfect specimen Of
the breed of political rubber stamp
ers. Promptly and subsequently he
carries out the orders of the white
house. He has made lamentable
exhibition of himself ever since the
discussion of the English-made
league of nations began IN the SEN
ate. There are no lengths to which
he is not willing to go in his syco-
phantic desire to stand Wen with the
president. He has raised his voice IN
defense Of the Shantung infamy. He
has defended the proposal that Eng
land shall have six votes in the
league of nations to the one accorded
/ to the United States. He has-but
why go on enumerating the disgrace
full surrenders he Is willing to make
in order that the British empire shall
have the guarantee of the protection
of the United States in the years to
come? Interviewed the otner day as
! to why he opposed an amendment,
providing that the United States
should have in the council of the
league of nations an equality Of
votes with Great Britain, he delivered
himself in this fashion: II do not
know that any explanation is called
for The position we take is that
/ all amendments must be beaten be-
cause the adoption OF any single
amendment would defeat the treaty.
This being the case, we are opposed
to all amendments-good, bad and
Indifferent"
There spoke the thoroughgoing.
well trained rubber stamper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

Sioux City Journal: The senate
has passed with slight amend
ments the house bill providing
prison sentence for proflteers.
The differences between the two
branches of congress are so
slight that they can be adjusted
readily in conference. When the
law is completed, it Will then be
up to the department or justice
to make good its pledge to the
people to find and prosecute those
who are guilty of charging ex-
cessive profits. The law was
asked for by the attorney gen.
eral and the drastic provisions Of
dental creations of his own.
The ardor with which the fight
on high prices was launched has
cooled materially. The people
expected immediate reductions.
They have been disappointed. 1t
is impossible in Sioux City to find
any reductions except those
which result from supply and de-
mand, and in many instances
prices have advanced. There was
a considerable quantity of what is
aptly, though inelegantly, called
hot air in the first promises OF
relief. But the people teok the
promises at what they said, fail
ing to account for the political
imitation. They are now being
told that economy ana industry
and the elimination of extrava-
gance are the potsntial elements
in reduced prices. The people
did not want these things. They
wanted to keep their extrava-
gances, their high living. their
excessive spending, but they
wanted them at reduced prices.
If there is profiteering, and
there is no question but that
there Is, the attorney general
now has the law, ana he previ-
ously has been granted the neces-
sary money, to find it and punish
those who are guilty. Some steps
have been taken Independent OF
the government to locate them.
The retail grocers are defending
themselves against the profiteor-
ing charge. The pubic has laid
the blame on them. To clear
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
Mary,s Salary

Davenport Democrat: People used to
wonder how much of Mary Pickford's
salary and that of some of the otner
movie stars" was paid in stage
money" The income tax reports have
removed some of this doubt, and now
it vanishes altogether, regarding Mary,
as Secretary Daniels declares his be.
lief that she owns more Liberty bonds
than any other woman in America.
The occasion of Mr.. Daniels remark
was the raising of George Washing
ton pennant over the battleship Texas.
during the stay Of the Pacific fleet in
the harbor at Los Angeles. Mary, oy
the way, presented the ship with a
silver loving cup and gave 10000 ciga-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

to Annapolis and West Point and gave them
ideals to strive for' This is not a just Judg-
ment With the teacher Of yesterday was allied
an influence even more powerful for ideals and
their fulfilment than that OF the teacher-the
influence of the home. Parenthood was a real
duty in those days and it was fulfilled 1t is be-
cause the American home has abdicaetd to an
alarming extent it's place in education that the
schools have so much greater responsibility.
But Just because of this abdication the question
of ian old-fashioned teacher is doubly peril
nent: ''Why not have general culture count?"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
GAN oLD-FAsH1oNED TEACHER. y

A letter sent to the New York World by an
.old-fashioned teacher makes interesting
reading. Here is its concluding paragraph:
I'm The selection of teachers, why not have
general culture COUNT It takes person with
ideals to give ideals. It will not count for inn
provement where the teacher is just the acct
dent of an examination
This is amply proven. In many Of the
nehools, the higher schools in particular, in this
fand we have teachers who are accidents of an
examination, in the sense that their special
knowledge gives them place Special knowl-
fdge is most desirable but it ought to be bal
tmced by general culture insofar as this is tax
I'm to mean a balanced viewpoint of learning
and its proper utility by the pupil
The World correspondent presents rather a
bitter indictment of teaching seen in the
New York City schools. 'In our public schools
there are teachers Of no manners, no culture,
narrow, bigoted, who do not seek the true worth
Of the child and, of course, do not find il. -
Probably part Of what is here censured comes
from the eager drive of the specialist who seeks
with the energy of a zealot eminent at
tention Of the pupil to his or her speciality. The
dose is more Of than the need of the particular
child for that special medcament.
Another paragraph shows bias for the
things Of the past: cit was the teacher of yes
terday often in the little red schoolhouse, with
no equipment bat her personal worth and char
acter, who fashioned our statesmen, sent boys
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
TODAY'S BIZ OF VERSE

FOLLOW.
l follow the lure of the lips of the morn,
The breath of the pine bough the call OF the corn
The murInur of springs
And the butterflys wings
That flutter and fleet height, over hollow
The voice of the wind it chants, as it sings,
/ follow, / follow!
/ follow the luminous light in the west,
The Pickering sheen the orioles breast
The beckoning fern
AND the pickering burn,
The kingfshers dart and the swo,p OF the swallow,
Aspiration and impulse and all things that yearn,
follow, l follow!
/ follow, / follow follow afar
The path of the and the path of the star
To the secrets of mirth
And the wonders of birth;
While leaving behind me the empty and hollow,
/ seek what makes sweeter and fairer the earth;
/ follow, follow!
Clinton Scotland, in New York Sur
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
How the Senate Gets Treaties.

Chicago Tribune From the point
OF view Of the citizen we cannot re-
frain from observing that strange
and inexplicable state of affairs OBJ
tains when tho senate of the United
States receives its official and docu-
mentary notice OF impending treaty
negotiations through newspaper in
stead of through the president.
Under the constitution the presi.
dent and the senate are the treaty
making agencies. The president Is
to receive advice and consent" But
how, when he submits nothing upon
which the senate may advise and
consent?
Twice in the last three months the
Tribune has given the senate treaties
of transcendent Importance, because
the president, one OF the constitu-
tional participants in treaty making
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
Whoa TO Rlame2

Iroauois Chief: Persistent claims
are still being made Of coal short.
age this winter and people are daily
urged to buy their coal now. Just
how the public can buy coal when
there is no coal to buy IS not ex-
planned. If the administration was
rot SO busy with foreign affairs the
coal situation could be wonderfully
improved by furnishing cars In
which to ship coal and the people
would not be obliged to face the
prospect OF freezing to death!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

the lives of the widows OF presi,
dents. 1t is reflection upon the
nation that the benevolence of pri-
vate individual should supply that
which should be charge upon the
national justice If not gratitude.
1t would be peculiarly fitting at
this time If a republican congress
should make such a provision TO
apply to ex-presidents and their
widows, and of course to President
Wilson at the expiration of his term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

GllQen graphic. Inc leSlSiatuTe udo
made some progress on good roads, but
IL is only start. The next step should
be to make it statewide affair. Let
the people of the whole state vote as
a unit on the question of paving.
Under the present system We will have
patches of mud and patches OF paving.
It's a patchwork program. 1t ought TO
be changed.
Sibley Tribune: One reason why
land in Iowa is high priced is that
there is no Iowa land outside of Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Gen.
Pershing is being talked of as man
who may go into business, the banking
business. But why not let him be
just a general? He has earned not
only the title, but the rest OF the
things that go with it.
Rockford Register: There is general
agreement on the fact that the fali OF
1920 is going to furnish political
horse race in very truth. but there is
no such agreement touching the
horses that are going to be entered to
win presidential honors.
Charter Oak Times: These are great
days for telling what used to be, so we
offer out mite: 1t takes eight cars 70
transport President Wilson now. He
used to find plenty of room In the
smoking car.
Panora vedette: The man VINO
drives a car recklessly is dangerous
character. He is as much your enemy
as the man who would assault you by
any other method. IL the services OF
the fool-killer ever were needed for
anybody thy are needed for him.
Sac City Bulletin: With all of the
talk about living costs, we haven't
heard of anyone who is unwilling 70
pay the price.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wouldn't II
be fine if these profiteers would walk
out ard quit profiteering? Thatd De
strike everybody would welcome.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
There is something about that delib-
crate decision (of the Boston police
men to strike in body and leave the
city undefended that smirches every
policeman involved with an inefface-
able stigma. Under the law 1t was
not crime, but morally it was crimi-
nal, whatever the proyocation may
have been.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

has exhibited the utmost reluctance
to deal with the senate. We must
say again that 1t is strange.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

With so many kings, emperors, princes and
potentates of all degrees out Of employment
there ought to be no labor problem in Europe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

rets tod the jackies. No wonder wv
cell her THE Little Sister OF 'h'
Navy"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

There is something still to be thankful for
the map-makers' union has not declared a
strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

Porto Rico is taking a great qua
ty of electrical goods from TINS cou
try.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

Sibley Tribune: One reason why
land in Iowa is high priced is that
there is no Iowa land outside of Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-17

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wouldn't II
be fine If these profiteers would walk
out ard quit profiteering? Thatd De
a strike everybody would welcome.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
ALEX TEST WELL
ELIMINATES ALL
TROUBLE, REPORT

Special to The Express
Alex, Okla, Oct. The end of a
three months fishing job at the test
Of the Unity Oil company near Alex
in section 1865, came last night at
10 o'clock when the last Of several
strings of tools were taken from the
hole.
The whistle at the well was blown
for half an hour and everybody in
Alex hurried to the well Work was
started this morning cleaning out the
hole. which viii be necessary before
drilling is started again.
The 6 5-S inch pipe which is on
the ground will be run and actual
drilling is expected to start again
in the near future. Officers of the
company state that they will deepen
the we, to 1000 feet or better il
necessary. The well was shut down
at a depth of 25lO feet when tho
company's contract was finished
more than a year ago Last spring,
when work was resumed, showing
of oil in the hole was reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
PAIR Desc ERTERS
TAKEN TO SILL
BY LOCAL POLICE

Two alleged deserters, Alfred Con
zoles and William Shaw we're taken
this morning by Chief of Police Linn
and Policeman Ed Doss to Ft. Sill
where they will be placed in charge
Of military authorities.
Comedies was arrested .-0 days
ago at Rush Springs by Policeman
Ed Law, carrying deputy sheriffs
commission He was placed in Jail
pending investigation, which revealed
that he had deserted several months
ago from an army post in Georgia
according to Chief Linn.
Shaw appeared at the police sta
tion and gavo himself up, saying he
was tired of lodging federal and
military officers. 81 want to 60
back, suffer the punishment and get
this thing over he said According
to dispatches from military authori-
ties, Shaw deserted from Camp Up
ton, n. Y, on September %.
Chief Linn and Policeman Doss ex-
pect to return to Chickasha this even
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
LABOR MEN FILE
CHARGE AGAINST
PAIR LOCAL MEN
Cafe Proprietors Must Answer on
Charge Of Working Females More
Than Nine Hours a Day; One
Arrest is Made.

Complaints charging the managers
Of the Metropolitan cafe with work
ing females more than nine hours
per day and fifty-four hours per week
were filed this morning in Justice r.
p. Moore's court. Dave l.. Easterly
and James Hughes, with the depart
ment of labor, are complaining wit
lesses.
Peter DUMAS and Steve Pasalis arc
managers of the Metropolitan, for
merly the Dillon cafe. DUMAS is
charged with working females more
than 54 hours per week and Pasalis
is charged with working females
more than nine hours a day
Warrants for the arrest of Pasa-
lis was served this mrning, after
which he appeared before Justice
Moore and made $500 bond for his
appearance at trial set for October
20. DUMAS, according to Justice
Moore. Is out Of town and the war.
rant charging him with the violation
of the abC law ~ill not DO served
until he returns
4 am not guilty of violating the
law, and on October 20, | will have
witnesses in court to prove my inno-
cence,' said Pasalis this morning.
The law provides that all persons
found guilty of violation of this labor
act shall be fined not less than $50
or more than 5000 or not less than
5 days or more than 80 days in Jail,
or both fine and Imprisonment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
chiokasha Voters Go to Polls and
Turn In Majority OF III in Favor
Of Improvement; Vote Fairly
Heavy.
MAJORITY SUFFICIENT
TO MAKE BONDS SAFE
This Opinion Given by Chamber of
Commerce. President Who Quotes
Authorities; Three-Fifths
Clause invalid.

Chickasha went to the polls yester-
day aud expressed a desire to spend
100000 for parks and the improve
ment of Seventeenth street from Ore
gon avenue to the Oklahoma College
for Women, which section OF street
was included in the park system out
lined in the proposition, The ma
jority recorded was Ill, the total vote
being S49 for the proposition and 28S
against
Out Of the seven precincts in the
city four returned majorities for
the proposition These were Ward J.,
precinct 2, Ward 2, precinct / Ward
Ward and Ward 4, precinct Q
The heaviest majority for the bonds
in any precinct came in Ward I, pre-
cinct 2 where 109 votes were cast
for the bonds with 36 against them
The smallest majority was seen in
the Third ward where 30 were voted
for the parks with "a against
The greatest majority against the
bonds came in Ward y precinct 2
whore II votes were cast for the
ls'ls with 81 against tben
Here's the vote by precincts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
STEEL MAN SAYS
WON t DEAL WITH
HEADS OF UNIONS
Geary Refuses Flatly to Neuotiate
With Men; Says Would Amount
to Recognition; Declares Men
Well Treated.
Py United Press.

Py United Press.
Washington, Oct. IA flat refusal
to deal with union labor was made tc
the senate labor committee by Judge
Gary, chief of the United States
Steel corporation.
In the face Of repeated questioning
he stood firm in his statement that
negotiations amounted to recognition
of the union and the granting of a
closed shop, which he called "inimi
cal' to the country's prosperity.
Charges that the steel corporation
mistreated employees were without a
vestage of truth he declared
There is no industry in this coun-
try or the world which has had
higher wages or has treated its EN-
ployes with greater respect or con
sideration than the steel corporation
he said and offered figures to prove
Iii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01

Majority is Sufficient


Yesterday evening there was some
talk with regard to necessary three
fifths in favor Of the bonds in order
to carry the proposition.
That only majority of the votes
cast is required to carry the PROPOSE.
ion, however, is the gist Of state
ment prepared by Alger Melton, local
attorney and president Of the Chicka-
sha Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Mel
ton quotes his authority as follows:
Section 26, Article 10 Of the Con
stltution provides in substance that
no city shall become inde bted to an
amount exceeding in any year the
income and revenue provided for
such year, without the assent Of
three-fifths of the voters thereof
voting at an election to be held for
such purpose.
Section a. Article 10 Of the Con
stitution reads as follows
'"Any incorporated city or
town in this state may by ma
iority of the qualified property
tax paying voetrs OF such city
or town, vote at an election to
be held for that purpose to be
allowed to become indebted in
larger amount than that specified
in Section 26, for the purpose of
purchasing or constructing public
utilities, or for repairing the
same"
Section l. CHAPTER 169 Of the
Session Laws Of 1918 defines a quail
fled tax paying voter as referred to
in Section 27, Article 10 of the Con
stitution and provides that the in
debtedness fer such public utilities
may not be inquired unless author
lied by more than fifty per cent OF
the qualified property tax paying
voters voting at an election
In Barnes VS.. Hill, 23rd Oklahoma
2o7 the supreme Court of the State
held that an incorporated city may
issue bonds for public park purposes
as provided in Section p, Article Il
of the Constitution and says:
""A public park is a pubic
utility within the meaning of
that term as used in Section p,
Article 10 of the Constitution of
the State"
IN the City of Ardmore versus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
RAIL WAY STRIKE
DUE To INVOLVE
z OTHER UNIONS
British Governments Success in
Dealing With Men Brings Prob
able Call for Help from the
Striking Readers.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Oct. with the govern
ment meeting with increased success
in running the railway blockade, in
dications are that the railway men
favored a call for help from the
triple Alliance" the same being the
Railway men, the Miners and the
Transport workers.
This was foreshadowed by a state
ment made today by Robert Williams
head Of the transport workers in
calling meeting today
May Involve Transporters
"The transport workers may be
come involved in the railway strike
he said after a conference which he
held with the port executives of the
National Railway union.
Antl-strlke volunteers are constant
ly becoming more numerous Mauy
sons of prominent families are de.
claring that they wish to help for the
defense of the principles of the coa-
stitution and government which
llpyement. it ls sail q monac'us the
9, ccess Of the ,.:lFe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
OIL INSPECTOR IN
REPORT TO STATE

Thirty. cars of gasoline and kero-
sene were inspected in Grady county
during the month of September, ac-
cording to the monthly report Of r.
F. Lindsay, county oil and gas inspec-
tor This report has just been sent
to the staet corporation commission.
Eight per cent of the amount in
spected in the county during the
month was gasoline, Inspector Lind
say says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
Is Endurance Test
BY United Press.

BY United FFesS
Pittsburgs, Oct. THE steel strike
has settled down to test Of endur-
ance and a battle with the organizers
who are being rushed to Pittsburgh
in frantic effort to oppose the oper-
ators who are inducing the men to
return to work.
Union leaders are reporting that
the men are standing firm while the
officials Of the companies claim that
there were slight gains on the morn.
ing shifts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
Ticket scalpers Pull New One; Auc.
ton Tickets to Highest Bidder;
Get High Prices; Must Pay
Heavy Tax.
10000 FANS SEE GAME,
GROUND RULES NECESSARY
cicotte Opposes Reuthcr in Opener;
schalk and Wingo Do Receiving;
Oil Men Have $5oo,ooo On
White Sox.
BY United Press.

~ 1hAtpu Athoa
Cincinnati, Oct irhc fans Of
Redland We're brought nearer their
dream of a worlds championship
today when the tribe of Pat Moran
fell upon the invading White Sox
knocked their premier hurler out Of
the box and won the first game Of
the series by to score
Cincy took the lead in the fourth
when they shattered 'he morale Of
the sox by scoring five runs and
sending Cicotte to the showers. The
veteran Sox hurler was replaced by
Williams.
Batteries: Chic go cicoltc, VIII.
lIams and Schllll- l.iucinhad Reu.
Their and Wingo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01

the State, oath Oklahoma, S62, th'
Supreme Court of the State says:
Section 81, Article 10 of the
Constitution authorizes any city
Or town, by a majority vote of
the qualified property tax pay
ing voters of such city or town
voting at an election held for
that purpose, to become indebted
in a larger amount than that
specified in Section 26, for the
purpose CT purchasing or con-
structing public utilities, or for
repairing the same, to be owned
exclusively by the city
IA public park is public
utility within the meaning of
thai term as used in Section p,
Article 10 of the Constitution and
bonds for the improvement of
such parks are by said section
authorized to be issued in incor-
Grated cities and town in the
manner therein provided for"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-01
O. C. w. RECEPTION AT
METHODIST CHURCH

The Epworth Methodist church will
give reception to the girls of the
O. c. W. Friday evening at the
church, Every member Of the church
is expected to be present to meet
the college girls. The young people
have been issued special invitation
to the reception which starts at 8
oci6ak.