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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
GOING FISHING.

Cedar Iapids Gazette: Hey, Mr..
Man, wipe that worried look off your
roll top desk and pull down the top
and then go fishing. You've not
been fishing for a long, long time
now, not since you were kid. and
hauled catfish out of the town creek
with a homemade hook and line
amid the jealous glances of all the
other fellows.
1t isn't fair to yourself to NOPE
and browse and fret around your Of
flee all the time, never getting out
into the country where way bills
cease from troubling and correspond
ence is at rest. Come on, old scout!
OF course you may not catch any
fish, but what's the difference? It's
not so much the fish that constitute
the fascination of fishing as It is the
loafing around in the midst OF nature
with never worry or care. It's the
scent Of the countryside, the ex-
change OF commonplaces with the
folk you meet, the smokes and the
eats and the forgetting of all the
frets and vexations OF daily life that
make fishing SO fascinating II you
do catch something, SO much the
better. You'll know, no matter how
small II may seem when you land it..
It will grow in size as time goes on
and you re-tell the story of the days
outing. Come on, you poor, cross.
worried old scout. you owe 1t to
yourself to get away for a day and
get all tuned up again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
FEEDING 4 RIVER.

Hartford Courant: The city OF Gary,
Ind, is furnishing striking example
OF what happens to the state or mum
Cipality which attempts to make, as
1t were. household pet of small
river and Is then forced to watch 1T
grow. The Grand Calumet was small
river when Gary was a small settle
ment. but the river has grown as fast
as has the city and now there is hardly
room for both on the map.
Most people know Gary as the site
o. the great mills or the United States
Steel corporation and twelve years
ego when the steel plants were first
locatocd there the Grand Calumet was
u small and sluggist stream lacking
in size, depth. nd ambition. Then
Gary came and over this sluggist
r.yer three railroads built bridges,
their arches being calculated for the
river as It then existed. At that time
the land on both sides Of the river was
sandy and uncultivated and the rain
fall was absorbed by 1t the water
seeping out at its leisure and making
TO trouble whatever.
The Gary Of today is paved. while
storm water sewers and rooted struc-
lures s1uice four square miles of rain
fall into a river into which the steel
mills are discharging 100000 gall
ions of water daily, the water being
taken from lake which once had no
connection with the river. Gary Is
growing rapidly and every square acre
Of paved streets and buildings adds to
the volume OF water which the river
IS supposed to carry off until now the
stream is a serious problem to the mu-,
Eicipality and railroads which enter
the city.
The three railroads enter within a
few. hundred feet OF each other and
above their bridges the water has set
back for more than mile along the
river, forming lake. The surface OF
this lake is 1--WE feet higher than the
surface of the river below the last
bridge and the water rushes through
the bridge arches with the force Of
Niagara. Two sewers which drain
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
c.Iifornia's New Archjteot,,r.

Architecture: Anyone who wou,a
journey to Southern California now
after not having been there for 1
few years would, if of a discrim,nat.
ing turn OF mind, be struck with tha
latest development of style In manv
Of its buildings. Especially during
the last three or four years, many. Il
not most, of the important buildings
for want of better term is called
Spanish" A similar tendency was.
Of course, noticeable prior to that
time which had its beginning in the
inspiration OF the missions; but Il
received fresh, different, and
much more powerful impetus with
the designing Of the worlds fair
buildings at San Diego in Spanish
colonial. This present development
of style is not mission. though some
what akin to it in derivation: 1t IA
an adaptation of the Spanish colo
NAL architecture of Mexico, and OF
original Spanish architecture, to the
needs of that portion of the United
States which has much the same
traditions and climate as has large
part OF Mexico. So widespread has
been the demand for II recently
among those who have built fine
homes and other important struc-
lures In southern California that It
bears promise Of being one Of the
prevailing types of architecture Of
the southwestern states. in the same
way In which colonial and its varia-
lions are typical Of the Atlantic
states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Heaven from all creatures hides the book
Of fate.-Pope.
VILLA TO BE REcKoNED WITH.

Just how much the threat OF Villas new
instruction amounts to cannot yet be judged
with any gertrude. But any threat by Villa
means more or less uncertainty in the protec-
ton afforded by the Mexican government to
business interests in that country. Carranza
will seek to protect himself first and will not
be personally overgrieved at any losss sustained
by American, English and French investors.
provided he can make acceptable excuses for
allowing them to be sustained. We are always
in danger from Mexican trouble and we have
not yet policy in dealing with this menace
when it is translated into overt, hostile acts.
By our own diplomacy, however, we have put
ourselves into the predicament of shoulderlng
international responsibility for Mexican condi-
tons and it is certain that Great Britain and
France, the latter particularly, will not fail to
remind us of our duty, seif-imposed though it
is If Villa makes trouble enough to cause
Carranza to withdraw troops from Tampico;
if then Villa or other predatory insurrectlonists
get possession of that district and demand tri-
butte for protection, we are face to face with
our Mexican problem and at time when our
allies are conveniently closeted with our gov
eminent at Paris. Villa may add some inter
esting developments to the peace conference be-
fore it is finished.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
PARSLEY POINTED A MORAL.

Indianapolis News: In an Indiana
town where crooEedness in city affairs
has been reigning for years, lucra-
tive position was offered TO lawyer.
It was not because the salary Itself
Vas so large, but the possibilities the
position offered were many. But still
a string was attached and the lawyer
Enew It, So he turned down the JOB.
His high school son was provoked
because his father had not accepted.
He srumbled about 1t IN little ways
for several days and then one day his
father came to school after the boy to
accompany him to friends farm.
Once there he showed the delighted
youngster all over the farm, last visit
Jig the pen In which the hogs were be-
ing fed for the market.
The boy eyed them a few minutes
and then asked. What is that they're
eating so ravenously?"
The farmer answered: "Why, that's
rarsley. It's the best hog fattener
fnow of We Just turn them into
match of parsley and they do the rest
themselves. It's too good picking for
them TO resist When | decide that
mig Is almost ready for the market /
lust turn him into the parsley patch
end soon he's just in the right condi-
tom to go to the Strengthening house.
TITS too bad they don't know what's
coming to them so that they stay away
from the parsley patch" laughed the
boy. Pm sure | would IL | We're 10
turn hog"
His father merely looked at him for
4, ,,.ruta and fben he said Parsley
always has looked like graft to me
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
WHEN CONGRESS coNvENEs.

The states general Of France which was for
merly convoked in times of crisis for the king
dom had not been summoned for one hundred
and seventy-fve years when Louis the sixteenth
was forced by the popular ferment to call it to-
gether in May, 1889. How it tore things loose
from their ancient foundations is history.
Charles the first, Of England, ruled the realm
without a parliament from 1929 to 1910 when
events compelled him to call one, and the fam
Gus long parliament began 1t impeached the
kings incompetent and dangerous ministers. It
passed just and salutary laws. 1t Investigated
and abolished iniquitous practices and courts.
1t passed bill that it should not be dissolved
without its own consent and remained in ses-
sion until the Stuart dynasty was done away
with IN 1649.
Happily these historical precedents have lit
tie application to our own times. America
has never had chief executive who set him
self above the law President Wilson, course
in some respects has been unprecedented But
he has broken traditions only. He has not
broken laws. Yet it is undeniable that there is
q widespread feeling that the crisis through
which the nation was passing demanded the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
MUSIC AND FAMILIES.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Opera
singers and other musical artists
should no. marry" said Mile. Yvonne
Gall. prima donna OF the Chicago OPP
era association.
"For no woman, no matter what
her personality may be, can do JUS
tice to both spheres" she continued.
Art, especially musical art, is
very Jealous mistress that Will brook
no rivals. But If woman is over.
come by the great emotion called
love she must simply decide-and
decide well for which Of the two her
love is greater, then choose That ana
renounce the other.
So far, 80 we'll; but let US now call
the witnesses for the other side.
Nine. Louise Homer. famous prima
donna, married, a mother, and happy,
says:
'T feel that my children are essen
tial to my art There is every reason
why a successful mother should
make q successful artists and vice
versa"
Nine Schumann-Heink is mother
of eight children, and grandmother,
albeit she has gained no end Of fame
and wealth IN the musical art
En1rico Caruso has not permlrteu
his musical art to Interfere with his
matrimonial career. and since his
marriage to a New York girl has
doubled his income.
Raoul Riendeau, Cleveland tenor,
father of three children, insists that
It was his wife who gave him greatest
aid and encouragement while climb
ing the ladder toward musical sue
cess.
John Mccormack, another tenor,
loves Ireland, music and his career,
but more does he love his two chill
dren. Says 30 himself.
Alma Gluck he's done famously wen
with ker musical career, despite the
Handicap" OF husband and two
children.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT

Chicago Herald: 1t Is to be noticed
that the legislature made no amenda-
ton Of the blue sky law. 1t still lacks
n whole lot Of being fool proof. How
ever, the state maintains an 1nstitu-
ton for the feeble minded at Glenwood
and 1t would not be bad idea to send
tc that institution a lot of fellows who
invest and lose their money on almost
anything that comes along Offering
short cuts to unearned profits.
Algona Upper Des Moines Republi-
can: If April showers bring the flow
ers this country should be a flower
bed that would put California to
shame.
Sibley Tribune: The cry goes up
from everywhere that there is
shortage of farm labor. Why don't
the temperance lecturers who have
worked themselves out of job go
4 ack to the land?
Webster City Freeman-J ournal: The
rev congress, 1t is to be hoped, Will
lie less inclined toward extravaganza
than its immediate predecessor was.
There is need Of wiser economy all
along the line.
Boone News-Repuntlican: The best
fruits Of peace at the present time
ia the return of the boys to this
country after having fulfilled their
duties abroad with exceptional ell
cheney and patriotism.
Des Moines Capital: The Germans
VIII have occasion to recall the sink
ing Of the Lusitania, and it is prope.
that several months after their sur
render they should receive theii
peace terms on the anniversary OF
the sinking Of that great vessel.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Mexico
had Just as well make up her mlnd
to do one Of two things. Her govern
ment must proceed to square ltseH
with this country or prepare TO take
the consequences that must IN time
follow It's present course. And ola
Carranza may Just as we'll write II
down in his book Of fate now that II
the United States goes into that coun-
try a third time it will not return
until its detectives have been
reached.
Mansan Democrat: What the
United States needs badly Is an one
Hanson in every mayors chair In the
country as well as in Seattle.
Marshalltown Times-Republican: A
man up in northern Iowa was fined
$500 and is being sued for $4,000 for
assault on the principal OF corsoil-
dated school. That ancient amuse-
ment of licking the teacher seems TO
have gone up in price along with
ether amusements and necessities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
DOESN'T LIKE NEW YORK,

San Francisco Bulletin: New Yors
vas made by and for New Workers.
and those that love it deserve no BET
ter fate than to live in It,
That label OF self-assured greatness
is terrible place to me. Carlyle call
ed London a wen on natures face:
tut what would he have said of New
York. with it's fervent money worship,
its society" folk with their inane
and perpetual discussion OF stocks, its
thousands Of other gamblers in draw
ing room and den, its thousands of
lackeys in and out Of livery. its other
thousands of make-believers who
would have you think they were some
bcdy, and while buying $40 dinners
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE RAINBOW DIVISION.


From Gods eternal heavens
We pIucked their splendors down,
To wrap you as mantle,
To deck you as a crown;
Then with our land-wide blessing,
We bade you forth to Flanders,
TO succor Frances need.
How well you wrought that bidding,
How well you justified
Your countrys trustful choosing,
Our hope and faith and pride
In words of Gods white fire
On freedoms scroll it's set
The Ourcq and Chateau Thierry-
Oh, when shall we forget?
Through all her fair tomorrows
Our land that tale shall tell,
OF how her Rainbow Legion
So greatly fought and fell;
So set their name on high,
A sign of hope forever
In wars encrimsoned sky.
Eleanor Rogers Cox, in New York Sun
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

are letting their washerwoman go I'M
paid; It's blinded slaves Of trade In
their whirling strife, SO complex, mu-
tifaced. confused!
And then its "dandiacal body" in
their exclusive clothes. exclusive hats.
sets, wholly exclusive Of brains! And
then its millions OF half-clothed. half
starved people OF The abyss" living
in dark, effluviated hells instead OF
homes, suffering the cold, un-Chris-
tian contempt Of their "betters!"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

Julius Barnes national wheat director told
the United States Chamber Of Commerce at ST
Louis that the United States must continue to
act as Europe's ''big brother" and that ''we
have to feed the enemy because we do not kick
q man in the stomach after we have licked
him" Apparently not. What we are doing
is to feed him at cost while our own citizens
pummel their stomachs to enforce acceptance
of the minimum sustenace at double what the
enemy has to pay for American produce.
We hope in their wrath against President
Wilson the Italians won't go so far as to pass
a law revoking the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
RELIEF FOR EXPORTERS.

John NJ Rosseter, director of operations of
the shipping board, announces that within
thirty days our ships will be found available
for the worlds foreign markets, and the indus
tries of the country viii no longer be obstructed
for the want of tonnage This is welcome
news It has seemed to many people a strange
condition prevailing when our marine is known
to have grown to one-f1fth of the total world
tonnage and when at the same time our ex-
porters were in dire straits for lack of cargo
room. The war department has to date turned
over to the shipping board three hundred YES
sells of tonnage totaling two million dead
weight tons. But comparatively little help was
afforded our exporters because great part of
this tonnage released from carrying troops,
was Immediately required to transport food and
relief products to Europe. But in proportion as
our troops come home the problem becomes
easier to solve; the troop transport duty is les
sened and the transport Of provisions and sup
plies to our men overseas is lessened at the
same time. It is probable that upon the re-
leases possible because of lessened army needs
Mr.. Rosseter bases his prediction. IF he is
right about this matter, one factor in retarding
export will be removed. When congress meets
and gets down to work on shipping opera
ton along with general transport policies,
the manufacturers and export traders will be-
gin to hope for definite understanding on
which to proceed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

Very inviting. easy to get and plenty
CT II while it lasts, and then at the
end inevitably the slaughtering PEN"
This time the boy understood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

Sibley Tribune: The cry goes up
from everywhere that there is a
shortage of farm labor. Why don't
the temperance lecturers who have
worked themselves out Of Job go
\ ack to the land?
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17
Don't Be Deceived

Appearances are often deceitful, ID
he case of the present Lauterbacn
Brothers Confectionery Store they
are Mighty deceivin'! The Brothers
better known as Mike and Joe, are
now in their new quarters in the Sec
end Street store and very line
j ore It Is. But because Of unavoida
Bile delay in the shipment of the class
for the front Of tie new building i
was necessary to make 4 temporary.
front of boards AMI tar paper alssl
bits of this and that and the from
Fdoesn' t give one any idea Of the charm,
the attractiveness and the beautiful
cleanliness Of the store wh II lies be-
yond the shabby door Insidekis 70 be
found the most modern and u9fto-date
confectionery imaginable all shiny
glass, beautiful polished wood and
stone, shaded lights, and eVesything
else which goes to make al REAL
store It can safely be said hit there
lis nothing more attractive than this
store and no place better equipped to
take care of all The Christmas inclS
dentalsv of candy, fruit, flowers etc
anywhere between here and the twin
cities. It is unfortunate that the ex
terror IS not in keeping with the IN.
terror, as It will be within a SNORT
time, but the public should not be dis
couraged by little thing Of this sort.
The new Lauterbach Store adjoins the
Gazette office on the east side hunt
it up and you will feel migh'y well
repaid for your trouble even if you
only 60 in and see how pretty it IS.
When you call in at the Gazette office
to pay your subscription which is now
about due, drop in at Mike and Joe's
and see store of which Redwood Falls
may we'll be very proud
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17

A meeting Of the members Of the
Melvin Daskam Post No. SO of the
American Legion was held early II
December to make plans for the COM
ing year. At this meeting it was de-
cided that the first need of the Post
was to find suitable rooms and the
club rooms in the armory were Sc
cured 1T cost of $500 per year
These rooms must be properly fur
nished and the committee appointed TO
ascertain the cost of furnishing eai-
mate it at 100000. It is the inten-
ton Of the club also to purchase q
certain amount Of athletic equipment
and $500 is estimated as the cost Of
this.
In addition to these expenses Incl
dental to the fixing of the club rooms
the Post must pay to the state and
nal ional organization of the Ameri-
can Legion $1.25 for each of it's mem
bers. The expenses Of the Post,
therefore, for the ensuing year, ag-
gregate about $1,000.
The unanimous opinion of the mem
bers present at the meeting, which
was very representa- assembly,
was that sufficient dues to cover
this expenditure should be levied upon
the members and that six dollars per
member should be paid. However, in
order that every member may be Civ
en- an opportunity to express his OPP
inion, ballot is being mailed to each
member upon which he cab indicate
his wish in the matter.
Should these tentative plans be
carried out the Post will have very
comfortable and commodious home
and the members will be repaid many
times over for the small sum requir
ed of each. They will have a Home
where they can get together, enjoy
athletic spors.s as well as social time
and have eli the other advantages Of
q club home. The dues suggested are
small in proportion to the benefits
to be received.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17

SEVENTY FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL
s CHILDREN IN CAST OF SANTA
CLAUS AND FRIENDS.
HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA WILL
PLAY AND SANTA IS PROV
ED NON-FRAUDULENT.

Seventy five school children Of Red
wood Falls will appear in the Christ
mas cantata, Santa Claus and His
Friends" at the Armory, Thursday ev-
ening, beginning promptly at eight
o'clock.
The cantata is a picturesque lit le
presentation, given in costume and It's
sole purpose is to prove that San a
Claus is not fraud as is intin1ated
BY q detective who appears in the
very first scene announcing that San
ia IS an unworthy character and that
he IS out to catch the rogue. To
fur her the cause, the detective writes
a letter to all the nurses of the city
stating that Santa is i'll. This cre-
ates quite a bit Of excitement among
all the children until DR.. Bills quiets
their fears. In end end Santa arrives
with his usual promptness, laughs at
their fears and everybody lives hap
py ever after or at least all through
The Christmas and Santa Claus season.
The cantata is directed by Miss
Smith of the public school teaching
corps, and the music will be furnish
ed by the High School orchestra un-
der the direction of George Bittrich,
director
A nominal fee Of ten cents will be
charged for admission and this sum
will be used to defray expenses. The
children cordially invite everybody TO
attend their play and to catch the
Christmas spirit which it imparts.
The public is earnestly invited o be
prompt in arriving at the ar1nory. in
order that everyone may be seated and
quiet when the curtain goes up at
eight o'clock. LaI arrivals will ser
iously interfere with effective work
ION the part Of the children.