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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sibley Tribune The friction be-
tween the republican politicians at
Des Moines has inspired some demo
Gratis with the hope that their party
will be able 70 do some business in
Iowa. Perhaps. But we have OBJ
served republican factional fights in
the Hawkeye state for fifteen years
and they have turned out like cat
fights.
Anthem Herald: Every time some
one wants TO rip up the Iowa roads
comparison is made OF the Tine
highways OF California. Wonder II
they stop TO think of the millions of
Iowa money that has been packed
to the golden west? Had this money
been left here, where it was made,
Iowa. too, could afford hard surfaced
roads.
Knoxville Journal: Nothing in the
revelations before the committee thus
far suggests that the governor has
been corrupt. The Journal does not
believe that he Is. The Journal does
not believe that even the governors
bitterest enemy thinks that he is
corrupt.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Attorneys
Clark and Smell, of Ida Grove, I'M
doubtedly are as sincere In their re-
grets at the pardoning of Ernest
Ratibun as is the governor himself.
Those two lawyers will suffer some
awful jolts to their legal regulations
before this investigation ends.
Webgter City Freeman-J Journal:
The supreme court of Iowa has de-
ciared that the multiplying law is
! unconstitutional Well, that decision
need make no difference to anybody.
/ The way to kill the tipping nuisance
! IS to refuse to be held up by tip
seeking blood suckers.
! Waverly Independent Republican:
A booklet or special bulletin from
! the Iowa Conservation association
asks: Shall the quail and prairie
chicken be exterminated from Iowa?'
You may count us no on that propo-
sition, with about nine-tenths of the
rest Of Iowa people. We have no
time for any state senators or repre-
sentatives who want to repeal the
law for a fiVe-year closed season
which was passed two years ago by
the Legislature. The quails have been
our friends from way back, and We
ought to be their friends now. There
are a few quails and prairie chickens
left in Iowa, and we don't want them
exterminated. AS between the ex-
tcrminators and the quails, we are
for the quails.
Ottumwa Courier: II Attorney Gen
eral Havner entered into such an
agreement with Clark and the Rath.
buns, and IL 1t amounted, as the tes-
! timony would indicate, to a purchase
of immunity for the lawyer and for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

Hair Color hestorer IN use among
society Men and Women of America
today. 1t is. safe. delightful toilet
preparation which uniformly restores
gray. streaked with gray. or faded
hair to its youthful beauty and
lustre. 5lf,i
La Creole Hair Dressing will not
stain the scalp, wash or rub on, or
leave the hair with that greasy or
dyed appearance. You apply 1t your
self by simply combing or brushing
lit drought the hair before retiring,
and the results will delight you sur
prisingly.
La Creole is sold by McGrath
Bros. Drug Company and all good
where. Price $500
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

l Muscatine Journal: Federal Judge
Martin J. Wade, in his opinion N the
! Muscatine gas rate case, has sus.
tanned the contention of the city. He
has found that the company has no
relief az law and denies the primary
contention of the utilities concern
that the constitution of the United
States protects them against rate
which il adleges to be eonfscatory.
AS far as income and profits are
concerned. the federal jurist holds
that public service corporation is
on the same basis as any other con.
Germ engaged in business 1t sets a
price for its commodity and is honor
bound TO observe It
In the conduct of any business
there are elements of risk. Business
is il measure a gamble. Profits
are anticipated if conditions are nor
mai. but losses are threatened by un.
toward and unexpected developments.
Take the case Of the contra citing
firm. II assumes the contract to erect
structure. Unfavorable conditions
convert anticipated profits into actual
losses. yet the conditions OF the con-
tract are observed even though bank
w duc III l4S
opinion sets out his conviction that
there is no difference between such
a contract and one entered into be-
tween q public service corpora ton
and a city. The state has not acted
IafirInatively to the priyation OF reas-
enable income upon private invest
ment, hence the court holds that
there en- be no invocation of the con-
stitutional guarantee In word, If
the rate had been arbitrarily fixed
by the state. through some iegaiized
agency, and it threatened confiscation
of the company's property. the right
of protection under the constitution
would be admitted; but in this case
il is plain contract entered into by
two parties and the obligation to full
ill the terms of the agreement re-
mains.
A phase Of the courts opinion
which should not be accepted lightly
By the company is that passage
which reads:
There can be no question that,
heretofore, the people voting
upon franchises have believed
such conditions to be valid, and
/ must assume that utility COM
panies acquiring franchises con-
tanning such conditions, also as
sumed that such conditions were
valid.
It is Of the highest Importance
that the confidence of the people
in the law, and especially in the
sacredness of contracts shall not
be weakened. Every franchise,
and every power, under legisla-
ton, is construed most strongly
against the grantee OF fran
chise. 1t is self-evident that to
now hold that conditions relating
to rates solemnly agreed to are
without force, would have a
strong tendency to undermine
the confidence of the public in
the law, and would have a tend
ency to put utility companies
under suspicion of repudiating
their obligations.
The moral obligation of pub
lie service corporation to fulfill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01
CONCERNING BALDHEADs.

CONCGhNlNG bAtOdGkAOS.
Announcement that the Baldheaded Club OF
America will meet this year at New Haven,
Conn, on the twenty third OF next month is OF
more or less general interest, though OF course
particularly interesting to men who are eligible
to membership. In one respect this is very
exceptional organization, since the binding tie
or community of interest is not, as is commonly
the case the possession Of some guilty or atfrI-
butte but the absence of it. Thus it Is common
lack or limitation which makes these men con-
GENIAL and draws them together annually from
distant states.
The common understanding is that this IS
club Of choice and genial spirits to which 1T is
IA privilege to belong Yet we should probably
err in assuming that any man who is not quail
fed for membership therein would wish to be-
Eligibility is in a sense misfortune; and yet
the comraderie mitigates to some extent the
deprivation which opens the doors to member
ship Denudation of the poll was never for Its
own sake highly priced in any age OF which we
know. :" Weeping, mourning, badness and sack
CLOTH are mentioned together IN the earliest
writings 'SWell set hair was always consld-
cred an advantage, if not allowed to become un-
kempt; and even as to this authorities have dit
fered. Lycurgus highly approved OF flowing
hair as making the wearer more attractive IN
peace and more terrible in war. But On the
other hand we are told by still greater author
lily of antiquity that t'if man have long hair
il is a shame unto hIm.
Whether is was honorable not, badness
was anciently held to depend ON how it came
about. We are expressly assured that man
may be bald and yet be wholly unobjectionable;
and that che that has his hair fallen off from
the part of his head towards his face is fore
head bald, yet is he Clean No ignominy at
taches to badness through natural causes, but
only when the victim becomes pilgarlick, that
is pulled of peeled poll, through some course
of life which does not rebound to his credit
Thus the venerable prophet Of Bethel was bald
through years and natural depilation and it
was considered highly reprehensible to jeer
him.
Baldheaded men are as rule, an amiable
iovial. kindly class Of men. Who ever saw a
baldheaded william, pirate, brute or thug' And
besides being 50 much that he should be, the
baIdheaded man who makes no secret of it bu,
wears his baroness as a decoration has always
been more highly thought Of than he who
through false shame hid it under a peruke or
periwig. This has been very generally con-
demned as a vanity or weakness, and one noted
writer has gone SO far as to say that nothing
is more contemplate than baldheaded man
who pretends to have hair
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

OF what use would a league Of nations be
without Germany as a member9 And Europe
doesn't want one without the United States.
And can't one see the doughboys now occupy
ing the Rhine district going back in later years
to help Germany fight somebody For that
matter can one see the United States taking
Germany part in any kind OF scrap9 One
can--not.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

Or talk may Of beauty as thing 20 be ch'seeo
wrought out canvas; speculate as we
may upon outlines what is IT but an intel
sectua abstraction elI7 The heart feels peauty
another kind; looking through the outward ENVIRON
discovers deeper and more real loseihess
Whittier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

There is every reason to believe that Thomas
Woodrow Wilson has forgotten the constitu-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01
"La Creole has made me
look Is yea1J younger.


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handicapped socially by
gray or faded hair. Every
woman owes i. to herself
to loot her bes. and
avoid the appearance of
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hair makes many a
woman look old before
her time, and gray hair
is so very unnecessary.
La Creole Hair Dress
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-01

Ottumwa Courier: II Attorney Gen
eral Havner entered into such ar
agreement with Clark and the Rath
buns, and IL 1t amounted, as the ties
timony would indicate, to a purchase
of immunity for the lawyer and FOL
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Warmer" mentally chosen some
months before any announcement was
made or any definite arrangements
concluded: and that is how the future
of "Nightie Night" on the road is
being planned now.
An actress comes to the Klauber
office. Perhaps she has to come again,
because busy managers are not always
in their Offices. Eventually, however,
she finds Mr.. Klauber in. An apprais-
ing, kindly glance, and a blue manu-
script is handed over the desk to the
asplrant. with an encouraging Sup
pose you read that to me-" and the
would-be Mollie begins THANK you,
Or. Bentley, we'll be glad to come
some other evening. Billy loves
bridge"
Sometimes the interview ends after
a few moments of reading: more fire.
quently the actress is given the part
and asked to return later for another
reading.
The next incident takes place at the
theatre, where the understudy for
"o''e NAV he for the moment re-
hearsing Trixie's role. The new
:. .4~. assumes The role of Mollie for
brief rehearsal with the company.
Meanwhile Mr.. Klauber watches the
rehearsal, noting this and that which
may interfere with the future Of
Mollie.
Nothing definite, apparently, is the
outcome of the rehearsal, but there
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The influence of the Bathtub
Is Apparent in the Movies

A few weeks ago Glare A. Briggs
drew q cartoon showing a man trying
to take bath and answer the tele-
phone at the same time. This cartoon
was the cause Of one of the most anus
ing hoaxes played on q metropolitan
newspaper in years. A man signing
himself "Rrownell" wrote to The New
York Tribune attacking the bathroom
cartoon as vulgar and coarse. I'm
mediately all the Briggs fans rushed
into print to defend their favorite car
toonist. After two weeks OF contro-
versy it developed that Brownell's let
ter was in reality praise of Briggs "a
work. only it had been so subtlety
worded that only few got the real
meaning.
This bathtub incident has now been
put into motion pictures, furnishing
one of the hilarious scenes Of "The
Handy Man Around the House." 9
forthcoming Paramount Briggs comedy
produced by Briggs from his own car.
tOOns.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Physical Fitness Ina Claire's
Sine Qua Non for Actresses
Broadway's New Woman
Star Got Her Idea i'm
a Public School

Ina Claire, questioned yesterday con-
cerning the sustained buoyancy of her
playing in "The God Diggers" at the
Lyceum Theatre. the longest role she
has ever taken, gave the explanation in
two words-"physical fitness"
"That doesn't Imply q stupid regime
of physical culture" she added. ain
fact. the plan which | evolved for its
accomplishment was for the very pur-
pose of getting away from the monot-
ony of gymnastics as they are COM
monty understood. Watching school
children at this work has so often
given me dreadful sense of futility-
of time wasted. believe it was while
watch ing class in physical culture in
a public school one day that the idea
came to me that there must be some
more beautiful way to achieve that
fitness which is the pride of America
than in the manner in which it was
being taught, but the real inspiration
came to me later.
II was one day privileged to watch
lsadora Duncan in the rehearsal Of
some new dances. at that time in the
process of creation. How much or how
ong she had studied the music she
wished to interpret before she began
to express its thought in motion
don't know, but | do know that she
took each phrase separately and rem
dered her conception of it in the
rhythm of a dance motif and then
wove the whole into one exquisite
symphony, which told the story in mo-
tlon equally as effectively as the COM
poser had told it in melody.
while watchin. her the idea came
be evo'ved from music that would keep
the body fit while being a stimu ant
TO the Imagination, giving q sense of
easure equal to that one enjoys in
dancing. and developing ones aesthetic
sense at the same time.
ut wasn't quite as easy to accom-
plish such thing as it seemed, how
ever, tor it required a great deal Of
study to make the work conform to
the compositions selected, and to Sc
ect, on the other hand, such compost
tions as would lend themselves to in
depreciation through rhvthmcal mo-
ton. But eventua ly did it. evolved
series Of exercises that have been a
Joy to me. They bring into . ay every
musc'e in my body, and at the same
time g.ve me that same exhi aration
that have in dancing. Through them
| keep my health my spirits and what
you call my buoyancy."
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
AMUSEMENT NEWS AND STAGE DOOR CHA?
This Producer, Once Player,
Later Critic, Knows Actors
Understanding From His Own Experience Troubles
of Stage Aspirants, Adolph Klauber Has
Unique Method of Meeting and Choosing Ther2

Probably one could count upon
thumbs and forefingers the theatrical
producers who have Deen Do.n actors
and dramatic critics. having done So,
all but the thumos would be lelt out
in summing up those OF the four who
remember exactly how they themselves
felt toward producers in the paot-and
apply that remlnlscence TO practicai
account.
One of the thumbs is Adolph Klaubcr,
who hasn't forgotten his precise men,
tai attitude when at the age OF nine-
teen he was summarily put into sum-
mer stock roles as the light comedian
OF the company instead of being in
trusted with the characte rizaton of a
venerable oldster
MIR. Klauber's reminiscence of his
state of mind is the entire reverse of
those memorable verses written q while
ago by Roland Young, in his "Improv-
Ing Rhymes for Anxious Actors:
"Ah me. hoao very sad it is
TO be a hedvy lead
To play Otheiio when / long
To play comic Suede"
To be sure, young Klaubers desire
did not mount to Othello, but, even so,
1t was some time before he was given
serious character work. When he did
he scored hit. Perspiring mid ummer
audiences of Washington and Louisville
applauded enthusiastically. 1t may be
that he would have out Baconed Frank
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Eddie Leonard DiscOurses ON
The Oid-Time Minstrel Man

when the first night critics an
nounced chat in 'Roly Boly Eyes had
made the leap from minstresy to
musical comedy" said Eddie Leonard,
OF "Roly- Boly Eyes," at the Knicker-
booker, Il began to wonder Was |
OF the amusement tree, or was it just
the same sort of post, requiring the
same sort Of ability?
And / came to the conclusion that
musical comedy technique is not so
different from that of minstrelsy, and
that the dancing which will set to tap
ping the toes of a minstrel show audi
ence Will also start syncopation wave
among the musical comedy crowd. The
oldtlmc buck dancing and also the
so1t-shoe steps which | am using in
'Roiy-Boly Eyes are remnants of the
minstrel days Of Billy Emerson, and [
have lifted them bodily into musical
comedy with very little change.
buck dancing, properly done. is diff
ficu.t, and much practice is necessary
before anything like perfection is at
tanned. 1t also requires strong ankles,
for the muscles of the leg must be kept
perfectly tuat. and the leg, from
the ankle to the toes, must be flexible.
practiscd four hours day, and every
buck dancer takes daily exercises
which are every bit as rigorous as
those of the ballet dancer In fact GER
tain exercises are used by both the bal
lei and soft-shoe dancer, for the same
muscles that enable the ballet girl to
keep her balance must be strengthened
to buck and so 't-s hoe work.
1T has always seemed to me that the
uncertain factor known as personality
enters into minstrel dancing more than
H., nv other variety. The harder an
athletic or an eccentric dancer works.
the more appreciatve the audience. as q
general rule; but min ,tlel steps are an
otncr story. The chief point is, think.
70 get over the footlights the impress
SION OF ease. And that is why, although
! am IN reality working hard, | always
Try 10 give my audience the impression
that my steps are simple"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Museum Lectures

The following lectures will be given
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on
Saturday afternoon at 4 D. M, in Class
Room A.
November /, "The Widening Refine
ment in French Gothic Cathedrals," ;"
William II. Goodyear, the Brooklyn
Museum; November s. "Recently Dis
covered Architectural Refnements in
the Cathedral of Notre- Dame at
Paris" William H. Goodyear; Novem-
ber Is, Greek Bronzes," George H.
Chase, professor Harvard University;
November %, Greek Terracottas,"
GeoT!;sa George H; Chase & November en- %, The
NJ A. Richter. The Metropolita
Museum of Art; December 6. Roman
Portraiture," Gisela M. A. Richter;
December l3, "Thc Architecture of
Ravenna," John Shapley, professor
Brown University; December 90 "The
Mosaics of Ravenna," John Shapey;
December 81, "Romanesque Portals"
Charles R. Morey, professor Princeton
University.
January 3. "The Charm of English
professor Cornell University; 10, 1.-The
English Chapter House," Professor AL
bert C. Phelps II, "The Art of Louis
XIV and Modern America" L. Raymond
| Bossange. Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology, Pittsburgh; "a, THE Art of
Louis XIV and Louis XVI and Modern
America" E. Raymond Bossange; 81,
subject to be announced later A. D.
F. Hamlin, professor Columbia Univer-
sity.
February 7, italian Baroque Sculp-
ture," Chandler r. Post professor Har-
ward University; February IA, "The De-
velopment of Italian Gardens in the
Renaissance, With q Study of Certain
Examples James S. Pray. professor
Harvard University; February 81, eur
ther Examp es of Italian Renaissance
Gardens-Their Bearing on American
Work." James S. Pray; February 2s,
EARLY French Book Illustration
Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary"
William Ivins, jr., Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Ga RI
sY e0SsI

as an illustrator. and Edwards was
formerly one Of the leading fiction IL
Illustrators Of the country. He devel-
oped from "The Harvard Lampoon,
but finally abandoned drawing because
OF poor eyesght
He now finds the manufacture of &C.
centric uku clcs profitable, and is an
art photographer of note.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Chelsea Memorial Benefit
AT the Manhattan To.uisht

At the Manhattan Opera House to.
night benefit performance viii be
gwen under the auspices of the pro.
ducing managers of the citv for the
Chelsea Memorial Association 20 erect
in the park on Ninth Avenue, be-
tween Twenty seventh and Twenty
eighth streets, suitable memorial to
the men of the Chelsea district who
gave their lives to tneir country in the
war. Among the players who will sp-
pear are Raymond Hitchcock, Eddie
antor, Fert Williams, Stella Mayhew.
Van and Schenck, johnny Dooley. Whit
ng and burt, Ruth Ryye, Walter ]
Pond, Eddie Dowling Sylvia Clark, Hal
Hixon, Olga Bergstrom, Bert Levy, the
3. F. Keith Bows Bard of $50 pieces.
Frederick Summer, Lottie Briscoe. Wal.
fer c. Wilson, Harriet Marlotte and
others.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Tribune. Both are playing in the
Greenwich Village Follies at the Nora
Bayes Theatre.
Although acquainted, they had never
become friends until each made a
debut on the professional stage when
the Follies was first produced at the
Greenwich Village Theatre. They are
representative Bohemians of the Wash
ington Square district,
Miss Tice has gained much renown
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

psychoanalyst, especially if he has
once had yearnings of his own, this
subcon cious desire becomes evident
in the actors rehearsal of any part
Let him rehearse. Then hunt out the
suppressed desire and jot it down.
That is the practical method by
which Mr.. Klauber had the road com
panies for Twin Beds" and Fair and
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

as to whether the Capitol is to be an
honest-to- goodness motion picture
theatre. These rumors are undoubt-
edly due to the fact that Ned Way
burn will stage "demi tasse revue"
% supp ement the pictures, and Arthur
Pryor has been engaged with his band
of seventy to provide an unusually
ambitious musical programme.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

will be no outcome for weeks and
weeks, until contracts are ready and
the producer has definite engagement
for this, that and the other player he
has studied in rehearsal At least
every aspirant will have fair hear
ing from the ex-aspirant, who once
suffered in comedy roles on a hot
Southern summer tour
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
African Films Reach New York

A consignment of film, representing
the first stage of the Smithsonian In
slituton- Universal African expedition
has been received in New York by
Harry Levy, managing director of the
educational department. 1t is said
that these pictures exceed in interest
anything of the kind that has ever been
done on the Dark Continent
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
New Capitol With a Feature

70 open the Capitol Theatre with His
Majesty the American" the first Of
his pictures released by the "Big
Four" Marjorie Daw will be seen
opposite the star.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Artists Celebrate Engagement
By Caricaturing Each Other

In celebration of their announced en-
gagement to be married, Bobby" Ed
wards has drawn his idea Of Clara
Tice and Clara has illustrated Bob
by's" finer points exclusively for The
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Carroll McComas in Pictures

Carol McComas has signed con-
tract with the Famous Players. Her
first picture will be in support of
Robert Warwick in Somerset Maug--
hams Jack Straw" After thus try.
ing her wings she will fly to stardom