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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

Swami, or the police commissioner.
and get story from them. as 1t is
to extract one from Sheriff Wiley or
Louis Crull. They don't exhibit a
sort of injured surprise when news
paper man asks them for the dope.
They have it at their tongues end.
ready to give 1t to you. They set a
time to see you and they are there
when the time comes. II they are
two minutes late, they apologize for
the delay"
All this Is not passed out as a
hint to any Of our local celebrities.
Far from 1t. No, the moral is what
we're concerned with. Customs in
various communities as to the treat
ment of newspaper men may differ,
but underneath the surface, men IN
big towns and men in little towns,
men in great positions and men Of
no position at all, are men, seldom
less, never more.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
what is nothing less than an attempt to destroy
it and to impose bolshevism on this nation.
WHAT'S THE USE?

What's the use of spending time and
thought on devising method Of collective bar
gaining when bargains thus made do not stands
When it is being shown in successive strikes
that the men will not stand by the agreements
their accredited leaders make for them and will
not listen to advice from those leaders, what
standing have the leaders as spokesman for la
Dor? The 'longshoremen's strike in New
York City and the pressmen's and printers
strike there, are further evidence that the indus
trial situation is not problem to be solved by
agreement between capital and labor alone.
Capital demands that labor leadership be-
come real leadership or that the open break be-
tween honest bargain-making labor and radical
lcouncls that set agreements at naught be frank
lily confessed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

her husband as whole, rather than
piecemeal 1t is a sensible way to
do. Every baseball player has his off
day, when he can't hit the ball. But he
isn't judged by that standard. His bat
ting average for the season Is taken
into account. The wise person judges
his friends the same way. Someone
has said the only way to get angry
with friend is to shut your eyes to
all his traits except the disagreeable
one that has, irritated you. If you
stopped and thought of his generous.
ity, his readiness to help you In a diff.
f.culty, his fundamental decency, you
could not be particularly annoyed by.
the trifling thing you have conferred
your attention on for the moment. II
is much easier under the stress of
irritation to forget all these fine traits.
Easier. but unfair. The thing to do
at such times Is to remind yourself:
''He didn't hit the ball this time, but
his batting average is pretty high"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
The world will always be governed by self
interest-Samuel Butler.
MINERS DEMANDS PREPosTERoUs

Tn echoing the demand of the British coal
miners for the naturalization of our coal mines,
the United Mine Workers of America overlook,
or are ignorant Of, fundamental fact which
does not hold true-in Great Britain, namely, the
theoretc title to all land passed, with our estab
lishment of independence, to the several states.
II. is no longer held by the crown as it is IN
Great Britain. In the Anglo-Saxon sense, land
reaches down to the center of the earth, and up
to infinity In Great Britain, and most, If not
all, continental Europe the crown, or the state,
is held to own the deposits Of coal, and minerals,
and they are usually operated on leasehold from
the government. There is absolute owner
ship of land, other than the crown, which in
Il centuries gone by made distribution for serv-
a ices rendered, or to be rendered, and even such
great landholders as the Duke of Sutherland
acknowledged the overlordship of the crown, or,
as we know it today, the state. 1t is now urged
by those in England who favor naturalization
of the mines that the crown has but to resume
its ownership of coal-bearing lands, under the
authority of that body which speaks for the
crown-the parliament 1t is merely ques-
ton of where the voting population OF Great
Britain desires potential Selling to become ac-
tual.
To nationalize the coal mines of America
would require constitutional amendment,
which would be bitterly opposed on at leasI Two
grounds: First by the states which would re-
sent to the utmost any attempt on the part OF
the federal government to interfere with what
may be no more than a theoretic title, and, sec
ond, by the people themselves, who stand APP
palled at the Unsuitable demands of the coal
miners, who are asking for six-hour day,
five days a week, and sixty per cent increase
iii wages. Nothing short of a revolution would
bring about the naturalization of coal and
other mines in the United States. If that is
what labor has in contemplation the time is ripe
for a leader who will defend this republic from,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES.

One of the allegations made by the support
ers of the Plumb plan is that railroad execu-
tives have not sought to make government con-
troll as economical as it might have been; that
because of their preference for the return of
the roads to private ownership the Immediate
have not practiced due economies
julius Kruttschnitt, president of the Southern
Pacific company, has issued tabulated state
ment showing that during the war period the
value of freight carried increased sixty-three
dollars per ton while the increase in freight
charges has been eighty cents per ton. This
means that for every dollar of increase in the
price of goods since 1914 only one and one-third
cents can be charged to increased freight
charges. 1t would seem that in comparison
with management of other industries and pro-
duction in general the railroad executives do
not make bad showing in view of the increased
payrolls which have been made for them by the
government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

yinton Eagle: The retailer who
reduces to the lowest possible mar
gin OF profits and relies upon volume
of business to pull him through is
the man whose brain is functioning.
The gouger and the grab-all Will
play with fire until they get burnt
Manson Democrat: Samuel Comp
ers seems so popular with union
labor that he can make the men 90
almost anything he wants them TO
except go TO work.
Cedar Rapids Republican: One
trouble with strikes is that II the
initial man. say the miner. gets more,
Immediately all the men up the line
cry out more for me, too" and some
of the brokers" add 10 cents where
the initial man added one.
Marshalltown Republican.
There isn't any Substitute for the
saloon" There's nothing like a
saloon but a saloon. Unless we could
supply something just as evil we may
as well cease substituting. And
what's the need Of q substitute any
way? Aren't we getting along fairly
well as 1t is?
| Cedar Rapids Gazette: Officially
France, England and Belgium are
now at peace with Germany, the
Versailles treaty having been ratified.
But a glance at the Baltic situation,
where formidable German army is
defying the allied terms of the COM
pact, with the militaristic policy OF
making soviet Russia an ally of Ber-
lin, is not conducive to a sense. OF
peace and security, after all. At best
all that can be said of the world
crisis is that an armed truce has
been brought about.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: The rail-
roads are going to have q safety
drive. Now how would it do for the
automobilists who have habit OF
meeting trains on crossings to have
something along the same line?
/ Des Moines Register: What has
become OF the old fashioned man who
used to boast that when he was
:, boy he had to break the ice In the
pitcher before he could wash his face
on a winter morning?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
How Is Your BATTING Average.

Kansas City Star: There was a
woman whose husband had certain
of temperament. A friend
remarked to her on some irritating
of this fact. EYES," she
replied, "but after all Johns batting
average is pretty high She judged
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
Alonzo e. Briggs, of Boston. pre-

Alonzo q. Briggs, of Boston, predicts the
coming Of the super-chieken that will lay the
"super-egg.' warm wave of optimism
doubtless would flood the country at the news
If it were assured that each of these 'tsupers' -
would not bring along super price. It will not
help the chickenless eggless folk bit if they
are charged the same price for super-chicken
and egg that they are charged for two of the
ordinary sort. And as things go, suspicion
arises that this is just what will happen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

Noble books bring their thought and give to us, nor
~ men brine their treasl warehouse laying them
down there upon the floor foreish unrelated SUD-
stance but as you bring of fire toy pile OF Wood
slict has within it the DO burning and turning INTO
fire Il funess of their hands Whscn MAKES
them welcome It is ,ieicacy and discrimination Q!
finger which they lay upon some spring 10 US ana ~
which they nature Tres-S8nPsoF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

DTUII bCITCV6 III SF8IOs
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 20.-The
yeggs' ndn't believe in signs. The
Bradwell Lumber company safe was
marked empty The yeggs blew it,
it and found -- 1t empty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

In the realm of industry there should be a
greater production of commodities and less pro
duction of friction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

The conviction still holds in this country that
Senior Carranza should be an "ex.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20

Manson Democrat: Samuel Comp
ers seems so popular with union
labor that he can make the men &c
almost anything he wants them to
except go TO work.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
IT IS TO SAY, "OH HELLr'

Scarcely than conemptuous eviy deserved by the plot any ndugcd by Mr. Carranza and the three namces wonders with the program for the of Texas the people the border of America did know the Mexican mind we'll they would conceivaby be least interested the formation that Hon. Vensano had figured adding four great border his domain after having assisted the rad calls in this country improve the government
 In all the junk that gathcrabe from the ournalAIincr Associated Press dispatches relative Senator Falls revelations yesterday there is only moecule of sensehe proposal the of the United government present place central location This aside from the meager value that tradition lends the city in the District of Columbia would be in the direction of greater convenience for those who have business with the administrative legislative and judicial heads of the government However be doubted that America will adopt the suggestion contained the busted plot and prepare shift Washington
 Only government devoid of vesges of common sense would lend itself seriously undertaking involving and noncaant overthrow of the government by of strike of workmen uprising of Yank soldiers and the sievebrained macnatons of pasc of whskered cranks Carranza had the respect for America which brother nations should have but which he distinctly possess would learning of such mad scheme have gently but firmly notified the United that there couple of candidates coz padded cell down here and when you send for Instead if the documents Ar. Fall dscoes photographic copies of Caanza ctters the poor nuy Mexican president ought to stand proven into strait-jaCkc himself
 The absence of any great anxiety sweep this disgusting thing off back door step leaves considerable doubt in the minds of the border folk President Wilson's secret In the face of the various prohibition laws, however the Mexican situation, with its changing phases of humo and piabIc inconsistencies, gives wonderful kick and wei should be thankful.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
SOUND DOCTRINE FROM A souARE,roED AMERICAN

In this day of the vsonaire dreamer the and the misguided altruit the pesms the msantope words of Samuel A. Naucan president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works the members of the Bond Club New York the other day refreshing rain to the parClcd field.
 MT. Naucan H as he says, "squac-oed Amercan and he views all the problems foreign political economical, such.
 Mr. Naucan thinks the Senate acted wisely ill its Amecanize the Treaty, in which many 'onghaircd haired and agtato tried get the document"
 When to the suggestion that America continue finance Europe, MT. Nauclain has this
 Undoubtedly revival of business is desired by all revival of business will depend whether you send goods money Europe If the latter then will grief Keep bankers from using savings finance Europe the there send his goods you Use your savings increased production here would be nasty taking orders for manufactures from the countries of Europe would not orders ill of twenty-five percent of capacity from all of Europe Manufacture your goods and sell Europe"
 Mr. Nauclan up the labor situation by bidding every mot worry Forget the supposed troubles" he says and labor will forget it, Get busy attending your business and labor will attend labos business pro- hbOn Is accomplished be adds there busy out of lat jobs Naturally they going seek other fields and to fall of our habits privileges and Let them beware, says the veteran captain of industry.
 More Nauclains needed in these times.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
YAvAPA1 TO THE FRONT

of delegates the of the United Phoenix last week. the ounaine opnes that county did any better than Yavapa the matter of sending highly representative men,
 Moreover of the returned delegates says that Yavapai of the and pep of its delegation, constituted large part the deliberations that resulted the organization of statewide branch of the national association.
 All the preliminary work hastily and sketcily done Mr. Fisher the organizer simply stated gathering of citizens object and committee of businessmen together and found delegates who could and would attend telephone message Jerome brought large and capable delegation which ordinary citizens and representatives o labor about equally numerous and told the from the copper city of exceptionally high type and gave splendid impression at the meeting.
 There has been doubt the have felt that might be class proposition opposed to unonlsm This utterly dsproved Union representation fair portion sought and Arizona of the del cgatcs from the the national organization member of the typographical union The other is mine superintendent Nothing could be fairer than that.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
IS THE "pApERLEss" NEWSPAPER eoM1NG7

The newspaper situation throughout the country becom ling very and unless something unforeseen happens the high price of print paper will force many publications reduce size suspend publication entirely. We quote following dispatch under New York ne which considerable light the present situation
 Thirteen pound b. mill was asked for print paper here during the The price made of the largest purchasers of sheet print paper lin the country The mill refused make price anything less than thirteen cens"
 When pause for reflection, is startling say the least think of paying thirteen for commodity which had pre-war commercial value of less than pound of nearly hundred percent half many years It will be observed that the thirteen price quoted lots and hundred pounds half lots the country papers usually buy paper The additional price for less than lots places print paper class with high brade bonds of only few years ago. and makes the price almost pohboy for the smaller papers.
 Fortunate indeed the many papers (hc Silver Belt in
 ude which have years supply hand the less fortunate asuredy "up against it in the full of the ing and forced buy the present prices will stand poor show competitors of their fortunate brothers
 Many obbng houses have abooed print paper from their price lists forcing publishers buy direct the mills Of this method of buying takes considerably longer procuce the product and whether the country form itself into organization buy large quantities district distribution enough remains be This plan appears be the logical solution of the uaton but many publications whose needs immediate will survive the wait
 The newspaper game ordinarily has all other games beat mile when being losing propoion and with this additional high of print paper staring 1t in the face we'll what Sherman said about very applicable Gov intervention is sought and foot now handed poteerng methods of the manufacturers What the suit will be be forecasted but is overly that drastic action of needed and needed quickly lieve the situation-AIiami Silver Belt
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
IKE REGARDED HIS JOB AS
 GODSEND

JEROME, Dec. 9.-After his ar raignment at Clarkdale before Judge Jerry Fitzpatrick, acting United States commissioner, Ike Booker, colored, alias Isam Lee, confessed that for some timeh he had been riAing interstate commerce express ship ments.
 Booker was employed at the ex- press office in Clarkdale as sort of a roustabout and utilized his oppor- tunities to collect suits of clothes. silverware, butter, and so on. It was the theft of four pounds of butter last Friday that landed him i'll dur ance vile.
 About $50 Friday morning Deputy Sheriff James Cook met Booker me andering toward his domicile with four pounds of butter. He asked Booker where he had procured such a quantity of that expensive luxury and the negro said that he had bought 1t at the Miller store.
 I 4+t5tssI 4ft5ttssIif Cook allowed hiIu to go, he began to wonder if Booker hadn't had something to do with the mystcr- ions disappearance of various express packages, which which disapppearances- had been reported to him. With Deputy United States Marshal Harry Carlson he began an investigation which led to the arrest of Booker.
 The accused had lovely alibi to account for that butter He had d sales slip from the Miller store prov ing that he had actually bought it. But the clerk who made out the slip said that Booker had made the pur- chase about 9:30. It was $50 when Cook first accosted Booker and asked him what he was doing with the four precious bricks
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
PIONEER MINER IS CALLED ID
 HIS REWARD

It will be learned with general re- gret in this county, and among min ing people particularly, that Charles Van Volkeburg, since 1877 resident of Yavapai, passed away few days ago in this city from what is believed to be miners consumption. His ill., ness became grave while he was working a mining claim near Turkey station, when he was brought here for treatment, his death following with out relief being given.
 Van Volkeburg was born in the state of New York about 70 years ago, his parents coming from Holland over a hundred years ago and pros pering in later years. The deceased is the last of his immediate family to be called, and no known relatives sur vive in this country. He was a man of splendid personality and was known in all mining camps of this country as an upright man and good citizen.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
LEAVE CAR BEHIND

Mir. and Mrs. C. V. Bowen are in the city for a few days visit, coming from the main line of the Santa Fe, and left their automobile in the mud out of Ash Fork. They were en route to Bakersfield, California, to remain for the winter with a son when over taken by the big storm. After visit ing for q short time with a son at Chandler they continue to the coast by train. Mir. Bowen many years ago clerked in the Lyons mercantile store at Jerome, which city he will visit today. probably.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
HOW ABOUT THE FARMER?

We looking for the coal miner who thinks the farmer is entitled sx-hour day and fvc-day week the farmer doesn't work under ground but he does work ill the sweerng heat of and exposed the cold o winter The soaks him the skn giving him rheumatism; the hail beats down his crops making impossible pay expenses that squirrels pick up his seed cat his srve his wheat the codln moth borcs his apples,
 the blight ruins his pears scab makes his potatoes unmarkeabc
 cholera depetes his swine hcrd tuberculosis down his bunch of dairy his hens eat their heads off, dogs kill his sheep and the commission takes all that is left The miners pay envelope regular the it's through the sky
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
Cowboys Reunion toFeature Holidays
 At Congress Jet.

There is to be a Cowboys Reunion held at Congress Junction Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25. Sports will consist of steer-tying, team calf tying, broncho busting and some special events. Sports will be held in the afternoon and the affair will end with a big dance at Congress hall with music by an imported jazz or rheSfra
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
ENGLAND ADOPTS HANDS OFF" IN RUSSIA

Our country first concern he said and there is road boshcvsm home than financial bankruptcy No these the words of United States Senator who would be characterized by President Wilson pgmy minded They the words of Premier Lloyd George speaking in the house of regarding Great Brans policy ill Russia England is realizing what Senator Johnson and others in this country have realized for many months that hands off where you don't be- long is a mighty good policy.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
QUANTITY PRODUCTION?

BIRMINGHAM, Eng, Dec. 6. - One of the chief motor construction companies of this town having in- creased its capital to S15,000,000 is recognizing and extending its works with a view to the mass production of three models. a light car, touring car and a six-cylinder car. It is plan ned to turn out 10000 cars each year.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
JOAQUIN MILLER'S HOME

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec 5. - The Flights, once the home of the poet, Joaquin Miller, in the hills, at the outskirts of Oakland, has been ac- quired by the city and converted into park. It was at the Abbey here in a picturesque setting of cypress, avacia and oaks, that the poet did much of his writing.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
HOT ON BANDITS, TRAIL

DOUGLAS, Dec. S-MeXican milf tary and civil authorities of the state of Sonora arc on the trail of the bandits who attempted to rob the Fl Tigre stage of $lS,000 last week, and killed one guard. It is reported several are under arrest near From tera, and that the officers have line on the rest of the gang.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10

Ihe printing plants the only institutions that have raised their prices told apprecavcy by Prescott citizen. He nearly Some forms printing raised but the publication of the newspapers involving greatly increased still being done the old subscription price and with the ad The publishers absorbing the loss cheerfuly they and they make will be because they just forced
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
LADY ASToR SURE TO HAVE WOMEN COLLEAGUES
 IN THE SENATE

While reasonably certain immediately after the election that Lady had the Commons official announce has been made It marks advanced step the politics poty Great Britain Preceded by the election of the United States Congress- may be called sort of at cation of the American principle and the future brightly who for ages been excluded from voice the affairs of nations That other will be elected to Paria- nent certainly upon being elected the House and Senate in the future, grateful outlook
 It may be that the time not long when women sheltered and protected and confined the limits circle qualified for political activities but passed With millions of wage earners in every department industrial life the exclusion of the participation would be than error it would be crime against liberty.