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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
Duties are ours; events are God's.-Cecil.
A LESSON FROM AUSTRALIA.

Conditions in Australia, as reported by an In
telligent American observer just returned, are
of interest in view of certain problems now con-
fronting us. The population of that vast island
is less than six million; and about half its In
habitants are urban jewellers, the rest sparsely
peopling great agricultural and grazing dis
tricts Wages are lower than here, yet 1t costs
more to get work of any kind done, since the
theory Of the labor party is epltomlzed IN It's
slogan, $50 Slow and the aim of workers Is
to get maximum wages by minimum effort and
by doing as little as possible of the work they
are hired to perform. The consequence OF this
and the policy which closes the commonwealth
to immigrants from the orient is that the Aus
tralian pays more than the American for every
thing he needs or eats except wheat and meat
Fruit and vegetables are almost beyond the
reach of the average citizen; gasoline is dollar
a gallon, and an automobile that sells here for
five hundred and twenty-five dollars brings
twelve hundred dollars there.
Is it not clear that if Australia had million
oriental gardeners and fruit growers, living
cost would be reduced? Neither does expert
ence Justify the conclusion that such lmml-
grants would lower the standards OF living by
working for a lower wage. They never do.
They never did it in California. The oriental
laborers there demanded and obtained the high
est wages paid; and as house servants asked and
got more than their native competitors, With
the million oriental farm and market gardener
helpers from the orient that this country needs,
the cost of living here would be quickly and
sensibly reduced. As the acute observer whom
we quote points out would anybody object if
the orient insisted on sending us several million
horses and cows7 Yet the same number of hu.
man workers would contribute vastly more tc
the national prosperity and the comfort anc
welfare of every class of our citizens.
Laws can do some things, after a fashion
They can, for example, decree minimum wage
but they cannot maintain minimum prices
They cannot make commodities plentiful. The!
cannot raise vegetables wash dishes or brinE
within easier reach the manifold necessities o
life. We shall come in time to realize that tn
country in all respects most pleasant for all it
inhabitants is the country with workers enoug
to develop all it's resources without overcrowd
ing it; and that nation, like city or family
prospers in the degree that it produces a SUI
plus that it does not use.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
ARE BABIES TO BE DAMNED;
A Horrible Misconception
By Dr. JAMES e. TALMAGE
OF the Council the Twelve Church of Jesus Christ of
ter-Day Saints; Salt Lake City, Utah.
NOTE For copies of other articles of this series send
request to the author.

selves as their little children II
they shall all be saved with their raj
children. And their little child
need no repentance, neither bapN,s
Behold, baptism is unto repentane. n
the fulfilling the commandments NJ,
the remission Of sins. But it'll. ,,N|
dren arc alive in Christ, even IN,
the foundation of the world
Little children cannot repent: wb.,.
fore 1t is awful wickedness "a MI
the pure mercies of God unto then
for they are all alive in him bec.u,l
Of his mercy. And he that saith n,
little children need baptism. denie,l
the mercies of Christ, and setteth
nought the atonement of him and n
power Of his redemption.o tBoos
Mormon, Moroni S:S-20).
So proclaims the Church of JeuI
Christ Of Latterdy Saints to the wrl}
today Faith in God, repentance n
sin, baptism by water and of hI
Spirit, are required of every soul ths !
comes to years of accountability and
powers of comprehension: but withoa1
faith and repentance, of which oDl
understanding minds are capable, bs,|
tism is but a perversion of the GospsI
ordinance.
The Scriptures relating to baptist
In all ages and of all peoples are j
harmony as to the conditions esseaI
tfal to the proper reception Of lid
saving rite. In revelation on Churc|
government given through Josej
Smith the Prophet, in April. 1880, I'D
Lord Jesus Christ thus defined I'D
status of acceptable candidates ID
baptism:
"All those who humble themseN.
before God, and desire to be bss|
tized and come forth with broa]
hearts and contrite spirits, and wsI
ness before the church that they hsa
truly repented of all their sins, al
are willing to take upon them 4
name of Jesus Christ, having a de.;'
mination to serve him to the end, al,
truly manifest by their works tha
they have received of the Spirit I
Christ Unto the remission Of ths
sins, shall be received by baptism Int
His Church. Doctrine &Coyensld
20:37).
These conditions exclude all VII
have not reached the age and capaeV1
of discretion and understanding; al
by specific commandment the LOH|
has forbidden the Church to admins
ter baptism to others:
"No one can be received into tn
Church of Christ unless he has n
rived unto the years of accountaoil1|
before God, and is capable OF reps
tance." (VerseTD.
BY revelation the Lord has deSs1
mated eight years as the age at wnic|
children may be baptized into u|
Church. At an earlier age, howeya|
children are to be brought to the u
ders of the Church, and be blessed
the laying on of hands in the nan,|
of Jesus Christ, after the pattern y
by the Master in the course OF hf|
personal ministry.
For the Book of Mormon, etc, appi|
to Northern States Mission, 2555 N'H'|
Sawyer Avenue, Chicago, W.
For book of $50 pp., containing Ell
pIete series of these articles, nun|
boring 1o4, entitled "The Vitality N
Mormonism,' apply to puol'snsH|
The Gorham Press Boston, Mass
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We have seen that baptism is essen
tial to individual salvation. But pap
tism Is enjoined as an indispensable
requisite to remission OF sins. and as
the one and only gate of admission TO
the Church of Jesus Christ or the
kingdom of Cod Faith in God and
genuine repentance are prerequisites
to effective baptism. In all consis'
tency and justice, therefore, baptism
can be required of those only who are
capable Of exercising faith and OF
rendering repentance.
The undeveloped mind of a babe is
incapable Of conceiving sin, of exper.
fencing faith. or of comprehending re
pentance. Why then should babes be
baptized?
| We search in vain for scriptural au
thority or sanction Of the practice Oh
infant baptism. Christ took little chill
dren into His arms and blessed them
saying to those who would have kept
the innocents from Him "Suffcr little
children, and forbid them not, to come
unto me: for Of such is the Kingdom
Of heaven" Matt. 1910.
But He did not baptize them; and
as an early writer has tersely re
marked: From the action of Christs
blessing infants, to infer they are to
be baptized, proves nothing so much
as that there Is want of better argu
ment; for the conclusion would with
more probability be derived thus
Christ blessed infants. and so dis
missed them. but baptized them not /;
therefore infants are not to be bap'
tiled"
! What Unreasonable horror attaches
to the conception that infants who die
unbaptized are numbered with the
damned! Nevertheless this frightful
thought has overshadowed the minds
of men for centuries. Babes are born
Isin1ess, Notwithstanding the unscrip-
tural dogma that they came into the
would attainted from original sin;
they have had no chance in the flesh
to stray from the fold, and require no
ceremony of admission to the king
dom, to which, on the word of the
Savior Himself, they rightfully belong.
The practice Of baptizing babes was
unknown in the ancient apostolic
period; and not until centuries later
did the unscriptural custom become
general Era
lC pIopntl tluo plO-
claimed the word of the Lord, in an
epistle to his son, Moroni:H
Listen to the words Of Christ, your
Redeemer, your Lord and your God.
Behold, | came into the world not to
call the righteous, but sinners to re-
pentance: the whole need no physl-
clan, but they that are sick; where
fore little children are whole, for they
are not capable Of committing sin:
wherefore the course Of Adam is taken
from them in me, that it hath no
power over them; and the law of cir
cumcision is done away in me. And
after this manner did the Holy Ghost
manifest the word of God unto me;
wherefore my beloved son, know
that It Is solemn moekery before God
that ye should baptize little children.
Behold say unto you, that this thing
shall we teach, repentance and bap-
tism unto those who are accountable
and capable of committing sin; yea,
teach parents that they must repent
and be baptized, and humble them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
OUT OF THE DARK.

Under the stars, Beneath the glowing stars!
The world lies of soft darkness vast anu
wide;
The west is dark as If no glowing bars
From the sunset had lighted it and splashed TO It's Tar
side;
n seems as if IL one should but let go,
He would go sinking in the of darkness down anu
down!
And darkness tides would drift him to and no. .
TILL far beyond the reaching of the last STAR ne "oou
drown
7 do not like the world be like that!
like the world my world, the world love- 10 De ahsnt
All now frogs voice booms across the nat!
And now thousand it and wake the Silent nleh
And now a housed in baby gives call,
And man laughs, and somewhere in the night a hohef
sings
And in the rising the trees stand tan.
And all the world turns to harp with vibrant silver
strings. -.
Judd Mortimer Lewis In Houston Post
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

Cedar Rapids Gazette: II must be
q great feeling for railroad stockhoid'
ers to receive their guaranteed III
comes from the government while
the roads themselves are losing mil
lions every month. But it's poor
amusement for the taxpayers who
don't own any stock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

Des Moines Capital: We do not be-
lieve that this government is required
TO humiliate itself to coax anybody
is necessary men had better be sent
out on the first ship, This land is
so much better than any other in the
world, and our form of government
so much better, that it should not be
necessary to use moral suasion or
any other kind of suasion to make
Americans out OF persons who have
come from the old world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
Voice OF the People

1.-THE Gate City does I IT assume re.
sponsibility for views EXPIRE sed by
correspondents. Writer'S of communi.
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily fer publication, but
for the information of the editor.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

ton. social status and life chan,..
of which so affects land that .
per cent, is virtually unprodnct, IA
community suffering and terr;b ,e
dividual lack of opportunity ~ 1--WE
country. ~
J. P. DICKSON
Keokuk, July IL, 1919.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
The cheaner W..

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: TN
preparation of 100000 70 w a
anarchy by deporting aliens ~ asA
ally raises the thought, how uala
less 1t would have cost to have u a
them out. Ael
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Telegraph,Herald; sug-
gestion from I.loydGeorge worth
considering by other nations besides
the British Don't demobilize patri-
otism."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
PARIS Is DANCE MAD.

A woman who is resident fashion expert in
Paris for the London Times and one or two
American newspapers relates that fashion is
doing all sorts of fantastic things and making
the sensationalism of previous years look like
simplicity Models for winter and summer are
absurdly combined-fragile summer gowns
with velvets and frrs, felt hats with bare arms
and open work stockings or short socks or none.
And Paris is dance mad-has never danced so
much or so wildly before. Young girls arrayed
in costumes that look like gymnasium suits and
plump, elderly women in garments suitable for
svlphs in sylvan glades whirl tirelessly at
dances that are grotesque rather than graceful
and as if dancing were their only object in life.
A natural reaction from the gloom and tense
ness of the war was to have been expected; but
the mad caprices of fashion are carried now to
lengths according to this feminine observer,
who is not feminine moralizer but an educated
sensible woman which would not be tolerated
for moment by intelligent women of refine
ment on this side of the ocean.
Evidently Daniel Webster had no provision
of the Hon Hiram Johnson, of California, when
he doubted if that part of the United States that
lies west of the Rocky mountains was worth
claiming
According to Judges in all parts of the coun-
/ try, there has been great increase in divorce
since the soldiers came home. They do look dit
Iferent in civilian clothes.
After four years of Przemsyl, Strukhwz'
.Zgiers, Zdunska, VIOLA and WoznilSi, it is re-
lief to get back to simple, homely old Juarez
again.
i One way to settle the Mexican problem would
be to let every citizen have turn at serving as
.provlsionol president 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

After four years Of Przemsyl, Strukhwz'
Zgiers, Zdunska, VIOLA and Wozniki, it is re-
lief to get back to simple, homely old Juarez
again
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
What Is Work ?

What Is Work.
Philadelphia Public Ledger. c..
men who are appalled, at the ths pun
of working for a living contin~a
play tennis in hot weather. '
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

vinton Eagle: The trouble with
the eight hours work, eight hours
sleep, eight hours play" program i:
that man can't earn enough in eigh,
hours to pay the expense of playing
eight hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

According to judges in all parts of the coun-
try, there has been a great increase IN divorce
since the soldiers came home. They do look dlf-
tferent in civilian clothes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

Cherokee Times: The big furry in
land has eased up. and not so many
fortunes are now being made over
night. But this doesn't mean that
farm land prices are setting back.
There is real value back of the prices
paid in northwest Iowa, and the bona
fide buyer who uses good Judgment
and stays with his job has nothing
to fear
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

One way to settle the Mexican problem would
be to let every citizen have turn at serving as
provisional president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

Oelwein Register: In looking about
for who's to blame for national pro-
hibition you may place first and fore
most the saloon keepers. While not
all bad, the great majority were hogs
who could not obey the laws. This
information is obetained from the re-
ports of the distillers who came to
realize that the lawless saloon men
We're about to put crimp on their
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12

main factory building by the depart
ments, which will be moved into the
new building when completed, will
be utilized for active production
work.
To the east Of the present main
factory building = group Of smaller
brick structures will be sazed to
make way for another extension to
the Cole plant. This new structure
will correspond to the present main
factory building in design and con-
struction and will adjoin it as an
east wing. 1t will be 1872 feet by 2l2
feet in size and will be four stories
high. II will be of reinforced con-
crete and will add more than 10000
square feet Of factory floor space to
the Cole plant.
With the addition of the new east
wing the main Cole factory building
will have a total frontage of 232 feet,
while it will be 385 feet in depth.
When complete the new Cole
plant will have more than 100000
square feet of factory floor space
and will be the largest industrial or
ganization in the heart of Indian
apolis. LII
During 1919 the Cole company is
assured of a production of Z mini
mum of $500 Aero-Eight motor
cars. It's gross business will ex-
coed $14,000,000. In 1920 its pro-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
Reith Returns From
Niagara and Predicts
Record-Breaking Year

James G. Reith of the Master
Sales company, IA South Twelfth
street, local distributor for USL
storage batteries, has just returned
from week spent at the factory
of the United States Light & Heat
corporation of Niagara Falls, N. Y.
manufacturers of the famous USL
storage batteries. q
Representatives of so central serv-
ice stations and distributors, with
the USL branch managers and
travelling statesmen, were invited
home" to inspect the new plant
and equipment OF the USL COM
pany. In the past year there have
been changes made in the plant and
equipment, increasing the manufac-
turing facilities 100 per cent. This
is to take care of the greatly i'll
creased business of the USL COM
pany, in the manufacture of bat
teries for automobiles and farm
lighting plants.
The, meeting was given over to
a discussion of sales and advertising
policies for 1920 and for lectures on
the construction and care of stor-
age batteries, and a description Of
the various Improvements that have
been made in the manufacturer of
the USL product.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
Record-B reakingL List J..
OF Applications for
Eastern Auto Shows

Drawing for space at the January
automobile shows at New York and
Chicago was among the other I'M
portant matters considered at a
record meeting of automobile manu-
!acturers of the National Automo-
lille Chamber of Commerce in New
York recently. There were SO ap-
plication for space for passenger
cars and 81 applications for space
by truck manufacturers, these COM
panies taking practically all the
space available in the buildings at
New Yorl, and Chicago, aside from
space available for parts and aces
series. Thus the twentieth annual
exhibition space applications have
exceeded those for any previous ex-
hibition.
The New York show will be JAN
uary 8 to 10 with the passenger
cars and accessories at Grand Cen
trial palace, and the trucks and &C.
cessor.es 1t the big Eighth Coast
Artillery armory at One Hundred
Ninety-fourth street. ....... Il
The Chicago date is January "a to
81, with the cars and accessories at
the Coliseum, the. First Regiment
armory, and the trucks and accessor-
les ut the Drexel pavilion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12

To meet the increase in its bust
ness and to accommodate its pro.
duction Of Cole areo-eight motor cars
to the demands of its distributor
and dealer organization, the Cole
Motor Car company Of Indianapolis,
Ind, has embarked on Z program
of enlargement and expansion,
which, when completed early in
1920, will afford the company fac
tory more than twice the size of the
present plant and permit of a pro-
duction of 1900 eight-cylinder cars
in 1920.
Work, which is now under way,
encompasses the erection of a new
four and one-half story structure Of
brick and steel in recently acquired
tract to the north of the present
Cole factory site.
This building will be 1870 feet by
228 feet in size and. when completed,
will house the factory service de-
partment, the shipping and reeeiv-
ing departments, auxiliary paint
shops, machine shops, repair parts
department and factory garage.
More than 10000 square feet OF
floor space will be provided, in addi-
ton to railroad yards and loading
platforms, which, will be installed
west of this new structure. The
space now occupied in the present
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
ALL MODELS OF
STUFF CARS ARE
NOW ON DISPLAY
Factory Sends Beautiful Ma.
chimes, Including "Bear.
Cat" to Set Oft New
Building Of Local Agents.

For the first time in great many
months, il is possible to see COM
plete exhibit of the several models
manufactured by the Stutz Motor
Car company of indianapolis. Pro-
duction has been SO far behind de-
rnand that the display of more than
one Stutz model during the past
few months has been unusual, to
say the least
In order to properly set off the
new building which the Hartmann.
Locke people recently constructed
to house Stutz cars, the factory
made a special concession ard have
shipped one Of each Of their models
for display purposes. 1t is now pos
sible to see a Bear Cat model of the
latest type, roadster, a As passen-
ger touring car and a 81 passenger
touring car.
The new Stutz Bear Cat of the
latest type has q door on the lett
hand side, which makes the car a
little more accessible when the top
is up. It does not, however, detract
from the sportire appearance OF this
model.
Two of the models on the floor at
the present time are virtually sold,
but were sold with the understand
ing that they might be used for dis
play purposes for few weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12

worlds gasoline economy record ant
one OF the early Cole Big Sr,c'
made = transcontinentai journcl
which set the entire industry agos
with the feats it performed in th,
Rockies. r. ..
The present officers of-the Colt
Motor Car company have been a.
the head Of the organization since II
inception. They are J. ], Cole, pres
dent and general manager; J. T
Morrison, secretary-treasurer; S. ]
Kuqua, vice president The person
mel of the company includes ]. +
Roberts, sales manager; H. R. Hy
man, advertising manager; J. +
O'Brien, assistant to the president;
J. F. Murphy, auditor; NJ. B. Covert
chief engineer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
HOLMES CAR HAS
FEATURES TAKEN
FROM A|RPLANES
Is Really After-War Machine,
With Dual Exhaust Valves
and Air.Cooled
Motor.

Announcement was made last
week to the effect that the Plum
mer-Holmes company under the
management of A. E. Wheeler had
taken over the distribution Of
Holmes automobiles in Nebraska
and Western Iowa. The new firm
will succeed the Tate-Morton COM
pany. y .....
The air-cooled aeroplane type
motor used in the Holmes automo-
bile is gaining in popularity every
day, according to Wheeler. This
car is really an after-the-war model
and embodies a number of engineer
ing developments which were
brought about by the necessities Of
the war.
The Dual Exhaust valves of the
aeroplane type add much to the
smoothness of The Holmes motor
and eliminate considerable amount
OF trouble. The absence of the
radiator and the perfection Of the
air-cooled motor are features which
no doubt will attract numerous mo-
florists who use their cars the year
around.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-12
Truck Owners Seek .
Information About
The Pneumatic Tire

Every scrap of specific infornla-
ton regarding the actual perform.
ances of pneumatic truck tires is
snatchcd up eagerly by motor truck
owners, who realize that the success
Of the big tires will open up wide
the fed Of motor truck usefulness.
In q 50-page book entitled Facts
About Pneumatic Truck Tires re-
Gently issued by the United States
Tire company, are set forth many
facts about truck tire development
that deal ina very definite way with
the tire problems of the truck oper-
ators. The, opening article deals
with the early efforts of the COM
pany TO make satisfactory pneu-
matte for trucks, which resulted in
1911 in the manufacture of the FIST
pneumatic truck tire ever built, and
tinally'n the perfection Of the nobby
cord