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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
BACK STAIRS TITTLErTATILE

such a quarrel. In such a Ian
guaga that had Pershing been
Frenchman he would have had to
fight duel with Foch?" May !
ask in what kitchen Mr.. Frank Il.
Kent heard that, in July. 1913.
! General Pershing was obliged to
give some lessons of strategy TO
Marshal Foch and to tell him
bluntly that it was bad policy to
stick around, waiting for the
boche?a May ask in what bars
OF the bouIevards Mr.. Frank X
Kent learned that there was
disposition to extend the from
tiers OF France TO the Rhine and
TO the Alps-.God's boundary
Iines?' May aask what cocktail
was drunk when a British general
told Mr.. Frank R. Kent, IF we
say that we are going to attack at
5 O'Clock, we attack at that hour
exactly: but if the French say
they viii attack st $50, they are
Just as apt to make it twenyt
minutes past severn
Mr.. Frank r. Kent thinks that
nations are funny enough The
French nation thinks that If there
is something funny today, it is
the fact that a responsible Amer
lean journalist, in responsible
American paper, may write that
Wilson has more influence with
the socialist French party than
any other man. and it is the SUP
port that he has given to the
Ciemenceau cabinet that has kept
it in power" II Mr.. Wilson's in
Iuence in France was limited to
the socialist party, it would be
small influence, indeed. this party
being represented in the French
chamber by eighty members out
of six hundred deputies. And
Mr.. Clemenceau was kept In
power for some other reasons
than the support given by Mr..
Wilson.
Mr.. Frank r. Kent seems to
have understood France nearly as
well as did the German publicists
before the war. His contribu-
ton would certainly not have
been out OF place In German
publication 1t will be widely
circulated in Germany. 1t de-
serves 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
Eoraettinn So soon7

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Already
the campaign against military training
has started in the United States. Do
we thus forget the lesson of unpre-
paredness so soon?
Emerson Walks With Thoreau.
Journal of Ralph Wa.Io Emerson:
My brave Henry Thoreau walked with
me to Walden this afternoon and com
planned of the proprietors who com
PEELED him. to whom, as much as to
any, the whole world belonged, to
walk in a strip of road and crowded
him out OF all the rest of Gods earth.
He must not get over the fence: but
to the building Of that fence he was no
party. Suppose, he said. some great
proprietor. before he was bosn, had
bought up the whole globe. So had he
beer hustled out OF nature.
Not having been privy to any OF
these arrangements, he does not feel
called on to consent to them, and so
cuts fishpoles in the woods withor,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
A DETEsTED cHEvRoN.

New York Times: There are con-
stantly coming to this office evidences
of deep and whispered dislike, IN
many instances rising to bitter resent
ment, that has been created by the de-
termination of the war department to
put. or allow to be put, a silver chew
ron on the sleeves of men whose army
service in the great war has been on
this side of the water. The men who
are thus to be marked feel that thus
an unjust discrimination has been
made visible and cruelty hard to bear.
They claim, with entire truth,
that the reason why they did not go
abroad had nothing to do with either
merit or preference. From the glory OF
their more fortunate fellows they
would not detract, but they protest
that it is wrong TO emphasize and ad-
yertise their own ill-luck, and they in
sist that the silver chevron, instead OF
being, az is. for instance, the wound
stripe. the record of an honorable fact,
is too often interpret getaways by
the unthinking, who are many-as
marking its wearer as man who
stayed at home when better men risk
ed their lives at the front.
There is something. unquestiOnably,
OF supersensitiveness in. this feeling,
but it exists, it is sincere. and it is
worthy of consideration by the depart
ment chiefs whose will is law on such
subjects.
AS between a silver chevron and
none, the soldiers whose opinion has
come to the knowledge Of the Times
are unanimous in declaring for none
What they would like best, however, is
that between home and foreign service
there should be no distinguishing in
sigma. Only by letting the uniform
speak for itself In all matters except
rank and length of service, they insist
can an invidious and undeseryed con-
trast be avoided. And they are partic-
ularly insistent on the fact that for
eign service does not necessarily mean
service under fire, though most civil
ians take 1t so.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
A SENTIMENTAL FALLACY.

II Is becoming somewhat usual TO see refer
ences in speeches and In articles IN when odi
future trade is discussed, to the kindly feeling
that is manifest toward us by our war aihes'
and this is referred to as asset to our export
trade expansion 1t is a sentimental faiiacs.
To be sure there is kindly feeling toward TINS
nation By the peoples of Great Britain, france,
Belgium, Italy and other nations. But these
peoples are in main thrifty In business ana OF
common sense in motives. The good business
men of these nations will accord us all due
credit for our help IN winning the war
and all due consideration in the determination
of the terms of peace. Then when matters are
settled and the world is ready to resume ITS
trade. they will settle down to the task of get
ting for themselves all the trade they can, ex-
pecting that we will do the same. We snail be
better known than ever before to many peoples
Our flag will be seen on the seas more frequent
w. Between the trade of this nation and that OF
certain others there may be preference shown us
if our goods are satisfactory and our methods
consderate to market demands. This is as far as
the kindly feeling abroad is likely to go as
trade asset to us and it is proper that 1t should
be SO. What trade expansion we get eshall
have to earn and against the livehest sort OF
competition. Good businessmen know this and
discount the sort of roseate moodfulness as to
future sentiment which occasionally issues from
Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
70 be honest, as this world goes. is to be
one man picked out of ten thousand
Shakespeare.
WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

keokuk's experience in attempting to control
the spread Of influenza has shown the futiity
Of setting hard and fast rules for the guidance
of individuals. When the first closing order
was put into effect here hope was expressed
that way had been found to deal with the
flu that would put it out of business in
short period. That belief appeared to be sub
stantlated when the number of reported cases
decreased while the closure rule was enforced
Then the lid was taken off. When fear of an
other visitation was manifest and later large
number of persons were complaining of colds
official authority once more asserted itself and
for some days the lid was clamped Strange
to say, when it was loosed, and despite predic-
lions OF members of the Order of Grape HANG
ers, conditions at once began to improve: in
fluenza cases became less in number Neces
sary care given to half hundred patients bv
the Red Cross was factor, perhaps the chief
factor, IN restoring health conditions.
From the time the second closing was called
off the numbers of influenza cases decreased
What's the answer 1t would appear that
there is more virtue in the task of fiphtipo the
spread OF influenza by relying on personal NV
glene and doing at all times that which shopid
be done as individuals rather than in submit
ting IN belief To the fears of the muItituda
Citizens OF Reokuk have been given a lesson
and whether it will sink so deep as to do good
Will be determined by their behavior when in
1luenza appears again, as some aIarmists nre-
dict it = year. 70
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
VICE IN IOWA CITIES.

Muscatine journal: Des Moines is
to be the scene of the latest vice
crusade In Iowa. As a result OF the
to enforce the law against bootleg
gers ana other violators, the Greater
Des Moines committee has taken a
hand in the matter and through the
employment of Investigators expects
to gain sufficient evidence TO break
UP. the vice ring there.
Iowa cities will watch Des Moines'
reformation with no little interest.
The business men of the capital city
found it necessary to- take the initia-
tive because the federal government
has threatened TO take drastic action
unless the conditions complained of
for year are remedied.
That Iowa was a Dry state. was
set out as an argument in favor of
Des Moines as site for the CANTON
ment. Iowa may be dry, but the
bootlegger is doing fairly good lob
of keeping it from warning.
Des Moines is not alone in her
trials with the illegal booze yender
Reform has been instituted there he.
cause the federal authorities demand
ii. The other Iowa cities SUBMIT to the
evil and quietly watch Des Moines
in her dilemma
Bookkeeping is becoming an estab-
hshed trade in dry Iowa The stufr
which still goes by the name OF
whisky. but which is a poor relation
to the real article, is benfg peddIed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

Muscatine Journal: a story which
the discordant element in America is
peddling about for the very ev1den.
purpose of sighting the leadership OF
the French army and the master
mind of the allied forces, has
brought forth timely comment from
Stephane Lausanne. editor-in-chief OF
the Paris Matin. From irresponsible
sources came a story that Pershins
and Foch were at wide variance as
to the military policy to be pursued
when the American forces arrived IN
France. According TO the published
tale, debate led TO recrfmination and
a duel was only ayerted because
Pershing was not a duelist- Elabora-
lions of the story cite that it was
General E'och who delayed victory
for the allies by denying the Ameri-
can troops the privilege OF entering
into battle sooner. The propasan.
dists even 60 so far as to say thai
it was not until Chateau-Thierry that
Foch was brought TO realize that
American troops were really fighters.
OF course, all OF this backyard gos-
sip has only one objective, and that
is to slur the great French strategist
while seemingly lauding the Amert-
can troops OF the tittle-tattle, the
Paris editor writes as follows in the
New York Tribune:
For the first time in my career,
in reading the article BY Frank
r. Kent, managing editor OF the
Baltimore Sun. reproduced in full
by the New York Times. l felt
that, after all. the censorship was
not such an unnecessary institu-
ton.
Of all the distasteful forms of
Journalism, the most hateful one
has always seemed to be the
practice which exists. when you
have to report the greatest
tragedy OF all times, to pay atten-
ton only to the faces of the
ushers who show you in, and,
when you cannot reproduce the
opinion of statesmen or minis
tiers, TO reproduce the tittle-tattle
which is going on in their pan
tries, among their servants and
cooks
May I ask what chaufIeurs told
Mr. Frank R. Kent that Marshal
Foch and General Pershing had
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

in this country is not "ess politics." but
attention politics If the citizens of the country
perform citizens duty and interest themselves suf1
cicnty politics of nation the right principles
will be practced and able and conscientious candidates
elected It passing strange indeed that it should
necessary urge this country exercise the
full privilege OF real liberty. Yet such is the case. be-
they imagine they either zoo busy too good
TO take part In politics. have for the who
lie either too busy good interest himself in
politics He is riding another's ticket What urge
above all things is the fullest participation of
splendid citizenship the actual politics Of the country
Let this and any evils that may exist which may
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State of Iowa, Lee county, ss.-in
the District Court of said Comfy
for the April Term, 1918, at Keo-
kuk, Iowa.--Grace Crawford. plain
tiff, versus Walter Crawford. de-
acknowledgements Notice.
To the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby notified that on or
before April 1. 1919. a petition will
be on file in the clerks Office of the
district court aforesaid, at Keokuk,
in behalf of the above named plain
tiff, against you and claiming a de-
cree of divorce from you on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and desertion. And unless you
appear thereto and defend before
noon of the second day of the next
regular April term of said court, TO
be begun and holden at Keokuk on
the fourteenth day of April, A. D..
1919. default will be entered against
you and judgment rendered thereon
as prayed for in said petition.
F. NJ. BALLINGER.
Attorny for Plaintiff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
The Business Outlook.

Jasper" In Leslies: Everypouy :
interested in the business outlcos.
Ogden Armour. whose vision is cle4
headed as that of his famous fatnel
is quoted as saying: There will De !
big trade for the next four years
But he added, 81 do not think the fog
prices will decline much Tor io-
years President l.. +. Swift y
Swift & Co., does not anticipsl.
the reimbursement of values
to live stock and wages Inv.
production has caught up WV
consumption, which will require
year or two after the declaration
peace. President John F. Miller,
the Westinghouse Airbrake compans
says: There is no reason TO a.
ticipate reduction in tae w
cine OF business during l9is
President f. N. Hoffstott, OF lns
Pressed Steel Car company, fo,s
casts "a large and increasing ue
mand for our products. not aioa,
from the suspended and accumn ia.e,
demands due to the war. but from ~
efgn countries whose stocks OF II
Eave been completely =
hausted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

with little restraint, During the holi
day season the trade has been un.
usually brisk. Certain districts recog.
nized as marts locally have been well
populated of late and some of the
holiday cheer isn't being taken home
in bottles, but rather in the form of
a right good package"
Discussing the vice situation as IL
confronts the municipality, the Wat
erioo Times-TriL says:
1t cannot be that conditions In
Des Moines are such that they
cannot be remedied 1t must be
that the city and state authori-
ties, jealous Of each other. have
not worked togetherin fact,
have worked in opposition to
each other. placing obstacles in
the way of each other This con-
dition of affairs is not uncom-
mon. We see it in most every
city of any size in the state.
But there is not bit of ques.
ton that if thu city authorities
OF Des Moines wanted to, they
could SO limit vice that it would
be negligible. The Des Moines
police know the bootleggers:
know them just as well as the
poor devils who patronize them.
that is, If they know anything.
They know the blind pigs, too. If
the victims of these places can
find them out. the officers of the
law can. Any practical person
knows that 1t is all a matter OF
city policy. Cities get Just the
kind of government thew want or
that the officeholders and poll
ticians think they want. Office
holders and politicians are on
the side of the fellows they
think can line up the most
votes That is all there is to this
matter. II the authorities wink
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
ToDAY's BIT OF VERSE
TO A MUSICIAN

Against the pane with wistful fngertips
The fall rain beckons like friendly ghost;
"A soft light, where the candle flares and dips,
Touches the things you always loved the most
1t used to make halo for your head.
And guide your fingers they followed far
The lure of ringing harmonies that led
To hidden songs tender star.
And in the echo of every silver chord
The echo OF fairy whisper hung,
But silenced By the clank of spur and swLrt,
They crowd the dimming shadows, still Uns,ns.
Your music now the thunder of gun
The whistle of a shell. the shrapnel's scream,
Your troopers hat from to sun.
You offer all-that other men may dream.
Ida Cook
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
State of Iowa, Lee County-ss.
In the District Court of said County.
At KeOkuk

State OF Iowa, Lee County-Ss-
In the District Court of said County.
AT Keokuk.
William Meister. executor OF the
estate of Susan Meister, plaintiff,
versus Roy C. Burner. James NJ. Trip
lett. A. l. Schuhardt and Ellsworth
| Turney, observation-disclosures notice.
TO the above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that a
petition is now on file in the Clerks
office OF the District Court aforesaid
at Keokuk in behalf Of the above
named plaintiff, against you and
defendants for Seven Thousand, Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($7,a50)
with six percent 6 percent) interest
thereon from May 6, 1917. as justly
due plaintiff on a certain promissory
note dated May 6, 1916, and made
and delivered to plaintiff by Roy c..
Burner, also asking judgment for
costs including attorneys fees as pro-
vided In said note and claiming
against each and all OF you the fore
closure of a certain mortgage Of even
date with said note and securing the
same on the easterly twenty-five and
one-half (221a) feet of the westerly
thirty feet (30) of lot four (4) in
block one hundred and thirty-eight
(138) in the city of Keokuk. Lee
County, Iowa, and praying for the
appointment of a receiver to take
charge of the mortgaged premises
and to collect all rents and profits de-
rived therefrom and for such general
relief as 10 equity belongs.
Said petition alleges that the pay
iment of said mortgage with interest
from March s, 1917, has been as
sumed by the defendants. James NJ
Triplett. A. L. Schuhardt, and ELS
worth Turney and that said defend
iants have agreed to pay the same.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next regular January term of
said Court, to be begun and holden
at Keokuk on the 18th day of Janu-
airy. A. d. 1919, default will be en-
tered against you and judgment rem.
dered thereon as prayed for in said
petition.
HAZEN I. SAWYER,
G.. L. NORMAN,
gIluIeId 10Y s1suIo1lv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
FLAVOR OF PATERNALIsM.

Secretary Redheld s proposal to issue certlh-
Gates OF quality to our exporting manufactur-
ers meets with little welcome. Even though 1T
is proposed to make the use of these certificates
purely matter of choice with our manufactur-
ers an element of trouble is foreseen. In the
first place it does not appear that it should be
necessary for our manufacturers to use govern
ment endorsement to give their goods a stand
ing in foreign markets If it be necessary, then
the necessity comes from impression in those
markets that American made manufactures
must be viewed with suspicion. 1t is not a mat
ter of record that such an impression exists. We
have been told by the prominent business inter
ests which have Investigated Latin-American
market conditions that our failure to learn init
mately the peculiar demands In those markets
has cost us dearly. This lack of knowledge is
now being adjusted. We have been told of
certain other handicaps to easy competition in
foreign markets and presumably our manufac-
turers are keenly alive to the wisdom of rectify-
ing mistakes, particularly those of omission,
But how these handicaps to trade expansion are
met by a government certificate of quality in
which the grade of goods is vouched for by the
government is not apparent. The whole bust
ness savors of paternalism. We have enough
of problem to solve in the restoration of work
able efficiency of our home public utilities with
out complicating the machinery of legitimate
manufacture and foreign trade by introducing
a government supervision that seems to presag
Determinations complicating uncertainties and
endless opportunity for domestic and foreign
disputes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

asking who his better title to the
wood than he
/ defended, Of course, the good in
institution as q scheme, net good. put
the best that could be hit on for max
ing the woods end waters end fields
available to wit and WORTH and for re-
straining the bold, bad man.
At all events, begged lin, having
this maggot of freedom an humanity
in his brain, to write it out into good
poetry end SO clear himself of it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
Don't stay stufred-up,

Don't stay stufed-up.
Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose
of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken win end grippe misery and
break up a severe cold either in the
head, chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up NOS
trils and air passages, stops nasty
discharge or nose running: relieves
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

Tie Ul6 PloOtCIl- II " w " Ala
our woman power.
Knoxville Express: This paper is
frank TO say it does not understand
why the German army is not demo-
biiized; the allied peoples in Europe
are asking about it, and no one who
knows seems willing TO answer. 1t
is safe to assume that a good reason
lies back of it. but 1t is not easy to
surmise what that reason Is.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil If the
members of the next general assem-
bly, in Iowa have their ears to the
ground they will hear no noise which
will be interpreted as great expecta-
ton" on the part of the people.
They have in this situation golden
opportunity. They may get together
and disappoint the people by doing
something worth while.
Sac City Bulletin: 1t is undoubt-
eddy true that the student army train
ing corps was not a success. 1t was
an entirely new thing and in the
short time the experiment was tried
it did not add especially to the
American military force. However, it
is very probable that if the war had
continued the plan would have justi-
fed itself.
Iowa Falls Citizen: Speaking of
..4willful men," just where would you
go to beat the president?
Coon Rapids Enterprise: AS a
people. we of Iowa have done well
in good works, but we have not. gone
far enough We should help the
laboring classes, who are without
homes. to procure homes. A state
housing law, which would enable the
Industrious and ambitious working
man to procure a home of his own
by a system of revolving loans at a
low rate of interest, is now proposed
and is bound to grow In popularity.
Webster City Freeman-Jo Journal:
Well, if congress doesn't know what
to do with the railroads, 1t might pass
the hot end of the poker back to
President Wilson and let him hold it
for a while.
Des Moines- Capital: What a'world
this would be il each person CO
operated toward the success of an
other. This spirit of helpfulness
would reyolutionize the world. Each
one would find something he might
do for his neighbor. America has
adopted this spirit of encouragement
toward other nations; let us begin
the observance of It toward our fell
low men.
Charles City Press: Americans will
be sorry for Germany's present plight
when Germany is sorry for her past
for France and Belgium
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
Millions Use
It For Colds
Because aPape's Cold Compound relieves cold grippe
misery in few hours-Realy wonderful!

sick headache, dullness, REVERSING
sore throat. sneezing. soreness ,
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" Is
quickest. surest relief known
costs only a few cents at drug stor
1t acts without assistance, tastes nj
and causes no Inconvenience. ID
accept substitute. Insist on "Paps
nothing else. Il
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02

Why not deprive Victor Berger of his Ameri-
can citizenship and pack him back to Germany
to hve7 There is no room in this country for
men of his stripe