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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
SUCCESS.

J SUCCESS.
No mortal yet has measured his full force
1t is river rising in Gods thought
And ernptying in the soul of Go back,
Back to the Source and find divinity.
Forget the narrow borders and ignore
The rocks and chasms which obstruct the way.
Remember the beginning. Man may be
And do the thing he wishes, if he keeps
That one thought dominant through night and day,
And knows his strength is limitless because
It's Fountain head is God. That mighty stream
Shall bear upon its breast. like golden fleets
His hopes his efforts, and his purposes,
To anchor in the harbor of Success
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

awe believe that man must be
called OF God, by prophecy, and by
the laying on Of hands, by those who
are in authority, to preach the Cos
pei and administer in the ordinances
thereof (Articles of Faith No. 81.
It is natural and necessary that
men shall establish and maintain in.
stitutions for community betterment.
The constitution of every liberal gov
eminent recognizes the right Of indi-
yiduals to associate themselves in
any organization having worthy pur-
pose. in harmony with the spirit OF
law and order, and not interfering
with the rights and privileges Of non.
members.
Thus, men may institute societies,
associations. and clubs. guilds, fra.
ternities, and orders. They may des-
ignate their organization as church
if they choose, and may enact rules
prescribing conditions OF admission,
and providing for the admins tration
of the institutions affairs. They may
20 SO far as to say that no man shall
be admitted to the church thus Gre
ated except he be, baptized by INNER
sion in water by one of the officials,
and that the seal Of membership
shall be the pronouncing of for.
mula accompanied by the laying on
of hands.
But who OF us would hazard his
reputation as rational being by
asserting or even believing that such
baptism. administered by an author
ity created by man. can be of effect
in assuring remission of sins, or that
it shall be recognized as efflcacious
by the powers of Heaven?
Churches, societies, or other asso-
Citations, established on purely
human initiative are institutions of
men; they can never be aught else.
1t is In line with consistency that
such organizations bear the names
of men, or that they be known by
some appellation expressive OF their
origin, their constitution, their pecu-
liarities of government, their loca-
ton. or some other distinguishing
feature. Could 1t be counted less
than sacrilege to attach the name Of
Diety to a church called into being
in the manner we have assumed?
The Church OF the apostolic epoch
was the organization that Christ had
established. He very expressivaly
called 1t My Church Matt. 1919;
and after His departure, every ordin-
ance therein was administered in the
name Of Jesus Christ BY Divine
assurance those ordinances were of
effect, not only on earth but in
Heaven, not alone for time, but for
eternity. or man-made institutions,
Of artificial prowfhS fho,,ub hao ~
the titles of churchly cults, the Lord
declared: "Every plant,
which my heavenly Father hath not
planted, shall be rooted up" Matt.
1919.
In the course of His ministrations
on the Western Continent, Jesus
Christ established His Church, and
thus answered certain inquiries as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

has not broken into verse at all since his ap-
pointment. There is no more poesy or joy or
tunefulness or magic of song in him than in the
Anti-Saloon League He may even be purit-
anical prohibitionist; and parliament is very
considering the alternative of cutting
off his stipend or forcing him to take part OF
it in Canary or the other vinous beverages of
his preference to be transmitted in his system
into appropriate panegyric verse.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
.THE STATE? I Am THE STATE"

wants 1nfOrmatlOn mat IL may
act towards its constitutional
duty of advice and consent"
How can it advise and consent
when 1t is denied the facts which
are locked in the brain OF the
president?
Mr.. Lansing's statement is
marked by two characteristic
negatives; that he did not know,
or that only the president knows.
In either case the result is the
same-the senate blindly CROPPING
without the facts.
Treaty making is an act OF
state. But so far as the act OF
state relating to the Versailles
treaty is concerned there is ap-
parentIy no state but Mr.. wilson.
Burlington Hawkeye: Secrp-
tary Lansing's conference with
the senate foreign relations COM
mittee on the treaty and the
league of nations is disappoint-
ing--it reveals so little that
might be expected of the premier
Of the presidents cabinet, and
one who was q member Of the
peace congress and supposedly
in close touch with the presi-
dent. He confessedly knows so
little of what was said and done
at Versailles, and forgets so much
more, that the readers OF the re-
port are prompted to accentuate
Mr.. Taft's recent criticism that
Mr.. Wilson did not select a dele
CATION to the peace congress Of
the caliber the momentous oc-
casion demanded. This however,
is conclusion previously reach
ed by the general public, but
there is a surprise to find con-
firmation Of this verdict from The
secretary Of state. 1t all comes
about through the mistaken poll
cy of the president to make the
mission to Paris almost wholly
personal to himself. During
the first two years Of the war
the president had taken upon
himself to a large extent the du-
ties of the secretary of state; he
personally conducted the corre-
spondent with Germany ara
other European governments; he
sent a personal representative
Col. e. M. House-to gather In
formation upon which the chief
executive could base his judg-
ment and decisions and then
made Col. House one of the men,
bers of the delegation, and ac-
cording to all accounts retained
close confidential relations with
him through the negotiations.
The secretary of state appears
only as perfunctory official
throughout the entire mission
abroad.
Under these curious circum-
stances it is not so surprising
that Secretary Lansing knows so
little Of what happened. or the
reasons for the various steps
taken, but it must have been
somewhat humilating to him, as
it is in a secondary sense to the
American people. to have him so
frankly confess his inutility at
the congress and to publicly ad-
nit he was not sufficiently in
the presidents confidence to
know much about the negota-
lions. We are not sure but that
it Is to Mr.. Lansing's credit, not
withstanding the anomalous con-
ditions, that he frankly admits
his enforced impotency as an
ambassador; thus placing the re-
sponsibility upon the president
whre it really belongs.
II the league of nations fails,
Mr.. Wilson in no small degree
will be primarily responsible for
the failure because his egotism
and self-will prodded him at
every step to personally domi-
nate the peace congress and bis
own cabinet, and the American
congress.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Why not improve the river from, ;,
gateway OF the city, with nscas. ~
dockage, business facilities ana essal!
and thereby increase necessar pask,
ness utilities against unnsco. uust
luxuries we cannot affordo C,s'a'y
the levee, remove all buildings y
houses and murder dens. beam p. oost
Is memorial to all soldier.
sailors. and to our enterprise a sa
prosperity. aA
W. B. COLLINS
Keokuk. Iowa, Aug. s, 1918.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire serr,,.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Three NV s
men today were held on cnargs. y! Y
assault to murder. the lrst e,v
indicted in connection with y.
recent race riots here. In al, ss.N
five persons have been indicted !,
various criminal charges raas,D :.
from assault to rioting and muras,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
over matters between the United
States senate and President Wilson.

yinton Eagle: We do not know how
it is in the rest of the country, but
SO far there have been no mass meet
ings in Iowa to adopt resolutions en-
treating those who have threatened
to leave the state because of prohibi-
ton to bandon their desperate pur-
pose. Besides, where could they go?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
The Real Question.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Tia ~,
York World tries to answer lo,
standing question by saying a m,n !
drunk when he is 80 full he !.
nuisance. But how are we to Sno,
whether man who is a nuisance !. :
full that he is drunk? 80
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Many favors which God giveth us ravel
out for want of hemming, through our own
unthanl1fulness; for though prayer purchas-
eth blessings, giving praise doth keep the
quiet possession of them.-Thomas Fuller.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

There to great duty Of defense and pre-
servation; there to also noble pursuit. to
which the spirit Of the times strongly invites U.S. Let US
advance peace and the works of peace Let us
develop the land call forth its powers
build up its institutions promote all it's great interests
and see whether we ALSO day and generation, may
not perform something worthy to be remembereo-Danie
Webster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
FACTS OF RoLsHEVIsM.

Struggling Russia, the publication issued by
the Russian information bureau in New York
City, alleges that The New Republic is seeming
Ily masking propaganda for bolshevism behind
ia plea for getting at t'the truth about Russia"
it's articles are better arguments than state
lments of facts; that whether wilfully or not The
New Republics writer's are promising their
contention for the worth of bolshevist leader
ship on assertions that are contrary to fact. In
Russia if anywhere truth seemingly is at the
bottom of well. Those who visit the land and
return to write of it present each his or her own
opinion and series of statements purporting
to be facts to justify this view. All OF them
agree on one statement: that it is difficult to
get at ''real facts and difficult to interpret
what is gotten at But each assumes and would
have the reader assume that he or she has per-
formed this difficult task.
There are many native Russians in our land
and they are divided sharply into supporters of
bolshevism and opponents to it. One thing the
bolshevist supporters cannot deny-the fruits
of bolshevism in the riot and murder, destruc-
ton and national paralysis that has come from
its regime They excuse this but admit the
facts Here then is a truth to base opinion on
rs far as the truth is admissible as ground for
Judgment. Bolshevisn in practice Is bad prac-
tice, no matter how many nor how few Russians
adhere to it's leadership, It began under Ger
man sponsorship; it has maintained Its hold by
German cooperation Pro-bolshevlst writers
attempt to show that these facts are accidental
while the experiment In democracy is funda-
mental But they have yet to submit any facts
TO Justify their contention that bolshevism is
democracy at all. By this much the anti-bolshe
visits have majority preponderance of eyi-
dence on their side and with it some justifca-
ton for the claim they make Of unfair motives
and methods by the protagonsts of Lenine and
Trotsky.
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eruption to spread and get In hard
crusts ali over his face. He w,s 30
cross he could not sleep either day
or night.
He had suffered over three months
when sent for free sample Of CUT.
crra Soap and Ointment. | after.
wards bought a cake Of Soap and
ono fifty-ccat box Of Ointment, and
he was healed" (Signc1) Mrs. IL
Harness, Route l, Blakcsburg, Iowa
For every purpose OF the toilet and
bath, Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Talc,in are wonderfully good.
Soap Csc, Ointment IS and Soc, Tslcum
Csc. Sold throughout the world. For
sample each free address: "Cutieura Lab
or.t,-;es, Dept. H. dalaen. Mass."
Crcieura Soap shavcs without mug
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Now that the world war is over Messrs Car
ranze and Villa do not seem eagerly disposed
as they used to be to hold Mr.. Wilson to strict
accountability.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

The difference between decisive battle in
Mexico and decisive battle in some other coun-
try is that in Mexico decisive battle seldom
decides
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Remember
ing the initiation of our currency dur
ing and after the civil war; the panic
Of 1873; the contraction Of the cur
rency while returning to the gold
standard and the resulting hard
times, there is reason to believe that
many people have overlooked one Of
the underlying causes of high prices
at this time. The country now has
almost twice the per capita circula-
ton it had in the other period Of in
flation.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The federal
government can cut the high cost Of
living. 1t can be done at one blow
by forcing reduction in the price
Of bread The money with which to
do it is already in the hands of the
government grain corporation.
Perry Chief: About the only thing
anyone is sure of when discussing
the high cost of living is that the
cost of living is high and going
higher.
Webster City Freeman-Journal 1t
LOOK JOL OIL ndUtlHeTIUS anu IuTedL-
ening to arouse the white house to
the seriousness of the situation here
at home, but now that the president
has finally awakened to the necessity
Of doing som ething about the unrest,
1t is to be hoped that something will
be done. Why not enforce the law
against combinations in restraint of
trade?
Des Moines Capital It is evident
that the American people have some
interests OF their own to attend to
wholly aside from the peace treaty
and the covenant.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Presi-
dent Wilson ignored the senate as
long as he could. but now that the
matter has got down to the brass
tacks the senators are going to see
that their mark Of displeasure at re-
peated affronts is placed on the
document 1t goes on under the title
Of reservations
Des Moines Register: The man
who interferes in a quarrel between
man and wife has nothing on Mr..
Taft when the latter tries to smooth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
FOR TIME ONLY OR FOR ETERNITY
Human Institutions and Divine Authority
By DR.. JAMES E. TALMAGE

Of the Council Twelve Church Of Jesus Christ Lat
| ter-Day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah. esaf
NOTE For free copies Of other articles Of this SERIES send
request to the author
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

The generally evident disposition to grab off
better wages while the grabbing is good makes
it obvious that all of us now face the task of
keeping some of us from robbing the rest of US.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

We will bet little that man named Taft
has a chance Of coming back.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Perry Chief: About the only thing
anyone is sure of when discussing
the high cost Of living is that the
cost of living is high and going
higher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
Baby Harness Was
Healed OF Itching
Eczema By Cuticura
my baby eighteen month, old

'aby eighteen months old
IA on his face. 1t was IN
big, red, blood spots and
blisters that broke. and
there was a discharge.
Then the patches 20. div,
and the pain and burninr
and itching were so severe
that scratching caused N.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Des Mofnes Register: The man
who interferes in a quarrel between
man and wife has nothing on Mr..
Taft when the latter tries to smooth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09

Des Moines Capital: It is evident
that the American people have some
interests OF their own to attend to
wholly aside from the peace treaty
and the covenant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-09
Three Whites Indicted

Keokuk. Iowa, Aug. s, 1918. 'S'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
PLEDGE $1,000
FOR MISSIONS
IOWA AoVENTiSTS SUBSCRIBE
LARGE SUM FOR WORK IN
FOREIGN LANDS.
CONFERENCE ENDS WITH
MEETINGS ON SUNDAY
Credentials and Licenses to Be Issued
to Those Who Viii Take Up Min
isterial Work - President Ogden
Speaks Friday Night - Professor
Shaw on Missionary Work.

At the o'clock meeting Friday. held
at the Seventh-day Adventist camp at
Rlvervlew park. $500 was given in
cash and pledges for foreign missions.
Two thousand dollars OF this Is to be
paid when certain properties are dis
posed of by the present owners. The
offering was taken after a stirring ad-
dress on the needs OF heather lands
for the gospel message by Prof. j. l..
Shaw, of Washington, D. c., associate
secretary of the World General Con-
ference. Professor Shaw said: AS
peOplewe do not specialize on small
part OF a country here and there In
carrying out our mission operations.
We believe in harmony with the gospel
commission recorded in Matthew CS:l9
that the gospel should go to all the
world.
I'm our own strength we are under
taking an impossible task. Every
time two babies are born into the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
LEAGUE BASEBALL FEELER.
Beden Hill Says Cedar Rapids Ready
to Join Circuit.

20 VOlT1 S"CuIks
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. Sept. 6-Be,den Hill. Cedar
Rapids, former ThreeLI league and
Central association magnate, is making
an effort to ascertain II cities in Iowa
will be ready to organize a baseball
league this fall. A communication
was received from Hill by local base
ball enthusiasts stating that Cedar
Rapids is ready to enter baseball next
season and is anxious to have Waterloo
n member of the organization.
Waterloo will have to secure base
ball field, but local fans are anxious
to have a clug in organized baseball
rext season and have notified Hill that
this city will be ready to start liza
league is organized.
Marshalltown fans started move
ment some time ago to revive base
ball in this section and the Marshall
town club will be prepared to enter
team in the league.
Efforts are being made to ascertain
the sentiment In other cities and>if the
sentiment is favorable q meeting will
be called in the near future. n
The Central association disbanded in
midseason In 1917 owing to the war.
Semi-professional baseball In Iowa
cities has been well patronized this
year and the former Central associa-
tian promoters believe the Iowa cities
are ripe for baseball.
Frank Boyle will return to Waterloo
this week and efforts will be made to
secure him to assist in organizing the
cities in this section
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
BANGOR ltama.

Mrs. Howard Ware of Hartland. Wis
tied the first Of the week with her sis
ter. Mrs. W. r. Blackledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linley Harris. of Hea-
ton. N. d. visited few days with
friends and relatives here.
NJ. H. Green and Mrs. J. H, Renaud
attended the Iowa yearly meeting OF
Friends at OskaIoosa this week.
~ The c. f. Society enjoyed social at
the church Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Hollingsworth
and son. Raymond. motored to- Min
nesota Tuesday to spend a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. Glen VIII
son.
School opened Monday with an en-
rollment OF forty two. Miron p. Sparks.
Of -Marshalltown. Is the teacher.
Mrs. N. N. Hodsin went 70 Gilman
wednesday to see her son. Fred Fran
els, and from there she went to Oska-
loosa to attend a yearly meeting.
The W. c. T. U. observed guest day
Thursday and met with Mrs. r.. M.
Switzer. After the business meetin1
and short program, sandwiches and tea
were served by the committee in
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
PIONEER RESIDENT DEAD.
Smith C. Ferguson, Early Albion Set
tier. Dies in Minnesota

Smith C. Ferguson, Early Albion Set
tier, Dies in Minnesota.
Smith c. Ferguson, an early settler
Of Albion, and father of Mrs. Della
Arney, Of this city, died Thursday att
ernoon at the home Of his daughter.
Mrs. Jessie Laughlin. at Ada, Mimi. or
infirmities due to old age. The BODY
will be brought to this city Monday
Tevening and burial will be at the AL
bion cemetery. Funeral services will
be held at the grave at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, in charge of the G.
A. r. The message announcing the
death of Mr. Ferguson was received
Friday evening by a granddaughter.
Miss Grace Arney, sos North First
street. .s- So
Smith Cunningham Ferguson was
born In Beaver county, Pennsylvania
June 7, 1882. At the age OF Is he came
west with his parents, who settled az
Muscatine. When % years of age ne
moved to Albion, where he, was united
in marriage, in 1857, with Madeline Z.
Seymour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson lived at AL
bion until 1889. when they moved to
Hay Springs. Neb. Mrs. Arney died in
Nebraska in 1894. anu in 1902 Mr.. Fer
guson came to this CITY, and had made
his home since with his daughter. Mrs.
Arney. IN
Mr.. Ferguson enlisted in the Thirty
fifth Missouri infantry. in August.
1899, and served tf'ree years. For
eighteen months he was on the non
commissioned staff Of the Fifty-sev-
enth United States colored infantry,
later being commissioned q lieutenant.
Mr.. Cunningham is survived by
eight children DR.. r. 3. Ferguson, OF
Aberdeen, 9. D.; Arthur Ferguson, OF
Turlock,. Calf; Ward Ferguson. OF
ply, OF National CITY, Calf; Mrs.
ply offs National City, Calf; Mrs.
Charles N. Baker. of San Diego, Calif.'
Mrs. A. D. Laughlin, Of Ada, Mimi;
Mrs. a. M. Parsons, OF Fargo, n. D.,
and Mrs. Della Arney, Of this city, One
son, Carl Ferguson, died in California,
| in 1904. Mr.. Ferguson was the last
surviving member Of his family Three
sisters Mrs. Covington Dobson and
Mrs. Eliza Boyee. Of this city, and Mrs.
Eva Allen, LeGrand, all of whom pre-
ceded him to the grave. were well
| known In this county,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
TO OPEN DANCING SCHOOL.
viii Teach All the Latest and Up.to-
the. Minute Dancing Steps.

viii Teach All the Latest and Up.to-
the. Minute Dancing Steps.
Miss Pearl Adams. II West Grant
street. has Just returned from chicago.
where she attended summer session OF
Chicago Normal and Perrin School
of Dancing. Fine Arts building.
She Is prepared to, organize classes In
aesthetic, ball room, interpretive and
pantomime dancing.
Mr.. Perrin, under whom Miss Adams
studied ball room dancing, social and
special cotillon figures and plastic ex-
ercises enjoys the unisue reputation
as one of the most able. thorough and
experienced teachers of dancing In
Chicago. He has studied the different
branches OF dancing with leading Eu-
ropean and. South American teachers
caused him to be looked upon ~ an
authority Of note.
Miss Coleman. his able assistant.
under whom Miss Adams studied Aes-
thetic Interpretive ana pantontine
dancing. In h graduate o. Gilbert Nor
NAL School Of Dancing Qoston: Chalif
School. New York. and Castle School
Of Dancing. New York, Miss Coleman
spends June and July OF each year In
NAL School OF Dancing, Boston; Chalif
and studying At the. I, vsstoff serova
School.
In organising and conducting classes
for season 1919 and 1890 in Marshall
town. Miss Adams will be assisted by
Mrs. Cutler Abbott. Glasses begin
ming Thursday. Sept. Is. at Shrubs
Hall. For further Information and
booklet. phone 318 or call At II West
Grant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.