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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

Advertising is the NEWS Of all the
looms, OF all the furnaces, of all the lab
oratories, of all the shops, of all the stores
OF all the world and all working for you.
Because of advertising, Injuries and ne
ccssities that once cost kings ransom
are yours at little prices. Advertising pits
merchant against merchant, artisan
against artisan, producer against pro-
Queer, for your benefit, forcing out the
best there is in everything and telling the
world about it,
Read advertising. Keep abreast of to-
day. Advertising furnishes you with
facts and opportunities that you would
otherwise never know.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

Among the most thoroughly self-deluded
people in the world are those who think that
in the MULTIPLICATION of things and posses
sions happiness or contentment hes.-Ralph
Waldo Urine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07
Missouri Shown.

Springfield, Mass, Republican.
Missouri also has been shown. If Is
the twenty-sixth state to extend
presidential suffrage to women. Tho
backward states are already in the
minority.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07
OUR NATIONAL FINANCES.

/ MANY persons are of belief that the pres
ent burden of federal taxes is too heavy to be
borne for any length of time. The income tax.
war tax excess profits tax and capital stock
tax plus state and local taxes will have taken
for the last two years almost the whole net
earnings of hosts of individuals, corporations
and firms This is so retarding business growth
and development that these are almost at a
standstill and may soon be dead unless some
thing is done Also many persons are OF be-
lief that the war debt should be refunded and
distributed over period of. fifty or one hun
bred years, thus giving the country chance to
Irecuperate and create new values 1t has been
suggested that the debts owing the government
bv foreign nations for loans made to them be
secured by their bonds and paid to American
investors the proceeds being used to pay our
government obligations.to its people.
Presumably the new congress will seek to
find some comprehensive plan of putting our
national finances in order, and the need OF such
action is manifest Beyond much doubt our
finances are in appalling confusion, tremend-
Gus tangle which no official Of the admlnistra-
ton even pretends to understand. Meanwhile
improvements, building, betterments are wait
ing. The stitch in time which saves nine has
not been taken; and while reconstruction Is TIM
idly beginning, men will want to know where
they stand; and prices Of labor and material will
have to come down to nearer normal before
much is undertaken along this line. The bill
lions we owe should be spread over the future,
giving business some relief from unbearable
exactons and a chance to get upon It's feet
Ex-President Taft says that the man who
does not hope for better things and does not
believe that better things can be brought about
is not the man likely to bring better things
about And, as George Bernard Shaw remarks,
1T is only the man who has a mission who IS not
afraid to beat the drum and smite the tlnkl1ng
.cvnbaIs before the door Of his booth.
Referring to Washington's farewell address
President Lowell, of Harvard university, is re-
ported to have said, ''It was great document
lin it's day and so was the ten commandments"
The plain inference is that both the address and
the ten commandments should be superseded
iby something more up to date. Apparently
ibolshevism has a new recruit.
A German paper complains that none of the
German ENJOYS to the peace conference is an
Orator This will be no handicap to the German
cause, fir the German ENJOYS are not expected
4 to play speaking parts.
Senator Phelan charges that the Japanese
are plotting to make California a Japanese
colony. The gentleman, from California be
lEeves in keeping the home fences IN repair be-
tween sessions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

He who every morning plans the transactions OF the
day follows plan, carries thread that Will
guide through the labyrinth Of the most busy fe-
The orderly of his time is like ray OF snt
itself through all his occupations But where
plan laid where the disposal of time is SURRENDERED
merely to the chance of Incidents, all things lie hudded
together chaos which admits OF neither disriou-
review.-Huao.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07
"UncIe Joen Still Influential

Detroit News: A Washington iudpe
says You can say damn and hell with.
out violating any law In the District
of Columbia. One gathers that Uncle
Joe Cannon still has considerable IN.
iuence in Washington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

What genii are they that have crowd
ed the last fifty years with SO much of adj
vantage to hrumans9 They are legion in
number, but not least among them is Ad-
vertising. .a
Our day is the greatest time the world
has seen because we have more to be hap
by with, better things, greater variety,
greater comforts gathered together from
the North, East, West and South for our
choosing and selection. Look about you.
This is the day of better food, better
homes, better clothing, better babies, bet
ter health, better business. And advertis-
ing is the instrument that makes these
better things possible
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07
North East West South

Surprising that beginning tomorrow all the dscon
tinued What froe the public would make Neisl News!
have will be better off than the
right give them but cut out the advertisements
Then would discover that politics. the dngs society,"
fires accidents Deaths Scandals the activities of the
criminals add little nothing the happiness
of this greatest in the worlds history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

Senator Phelan charges that the japanese
are plotting to make California a japanese
colony. The gentleman, from California be
Eeves in keeping the home fences IN repair be-
tween sessions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-07

WIS is to be held in Sioux City.
Neither is it a credit to Sioux City
TO have mayor with leaning to-
ward the teachings of the organiza-
ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10

dren-5lack. white. yellow. brown
and red-in all parts OF the world
could be weighed and the average
struck thai average would be a lit
tie less than 100 pounds avoirdupois.
q what Is the total amount Of in-
suranee issued By the war risk bu-
reauf r. r. l.
A Government Insurance amount
ing to S59-S1l-591.5 500 was issued up
20 september Sc. 1913.
@. How many deaths were eaused
by automobile accidents IN 1857 NJ.
A. The latest statistics show that
e677 deaths were caused BY automo-
bile accidents during last year in the
registration area This area includes
about % percent Of the population o.
the United States.
q Has the body OF Edith Caveu.
the English nurse who WAS executed
by the Germlrss been Transferred
from the cemetery IN Brussels where
II was buried Immediately after her
eXecufinnf C. VI.
A. Her body has been transferred
70 Westminster abbey. where an I'M
pressive ceremony was held.
O. What birds have the longest
and shortest 1ircss r A.
A. The crow. eagle, raven and
swan are the longest lived birds.
Their average age IS about Zoe years.
The wren is the shortest lived. having
an average life Of three years, Other
short lived birds are the robin, the
hlackhird and common fowl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
YES TIONS
AND
4 Ms w E r S

n WHY did president wilson omit
". any reference to the peace treaty
from his message delivered At the
opening Of eonEressf I'd.
A. The presidents message at the
opening Of congress is always adj
dressed to both houses. The consid-
Grafton OF the peace treaty is mat
ter in which the senate alone has a
voice It obviously would have been
improper to include in a message 10
both houses a matter which concerns
only the senate
@. How long would Il take 10 count
1-oao, oony o00s p G..
A. IL person were able 20 count
AZ the rate Of 200 a minute. and
worked without intermission u hours
day, it would take him I9 years and
nine days TO count 1000 100000.
O. OF the total number OF Amerl-
cans killed IN battle DURING the world
war, what percentage belonged 10 the
infnntryf F. y.
A According TO recent report
made iu congress, So percent OF the
$4,000 or more battle deaths suffered
by the American army were Infantry
men.
q what f. the average weight u
the human beings in the world to-day
w v. r.
A. II an the men. women and chill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Manicuring

THE finger nails respond 10 good
1 care more readily than any other
part Of the body. professional mani
curlsts viii tell you that even three
months Of systematic. Intelligent care
viii completely change the appearances
OF neglected nails. As there IS moth
ing that so clearly shows the char
acter Of a woman as the condition Of
her nails. It seems 20 me that every
one should understand the art o.
manicuring-
To obtain the flbert shaped nails
that are considered ideal. the hard
skin that surrounds the edge Of the
nail must be pushed down This must
never be done. however, except right
after the hands have been washed
with warm. soapy water. Then the
cuticle will so soft that Do car be
pressed back with the top OF an or
auge wood stick This stick should
also be used 10 press down the skin
along each side Of the nail II you
wish the much admired filbert shape
1t IS easy 20 keep the ends OF the
nail wei shaped by using a steel file
OF a strip OF pumice paper At the
ends. where the nail and the cuticle
meet. the annoying bits OF horny skin
can be eliminated BY using manicure
scissors
The beautiful nail Is transparently
clear, a rosy pink IN color and glossy.
To obtain the transparent look,
cleanse the nails frequently with
lemon. rubbing and digging them into
the rind Lemon juice prevents the
cuticle from growing and removes
all stains. but Dc is somewhat drying,
and should be rinsed of and followed
by a cold cream rub. Bufting the
nails every day viii give them the
rosy pink look. since Il stimulates
the circulation, and VIII also make
them glossy.
II you use the buffer a little bit
every day. IL VIII never be necessary
70 employ polishing pastes and pow
derz
Questions and Answer
r BIT IS quite likely that the
young man recognizes in you some
thing that Is very fine and sweet and
sensible. consequently he would not
want TO attempt any foolish senti-
mentality. A man, you know, can
son recognize this quality In a girl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
A Ripping
Detectire Story
Copyright 1913. by James A Mccain Co
All rights reserved.

q should ascertain how the assassin got
I into the room. and how he LETT"
! Tenant lifted a corner OF the
/ white cloth which covered the face OF
7 the dead man. He said Il made no
I difference to him how the murderer
. got In nor how he got out. The man
/ had come in somehow and got out
I somehow. That was all there was
to It.
then whispered the potent shihboleth
Finger prints. Tennanti Finger
I priuts."
He pronounced the word with a
sibilant, dramatic hiss, but Tenant
I was unImpressed-
why look for finger prints" he
asked, since the police have already
arrested Nile Lantaigne as the
culprit."
The police have been at work less
than an hour The murder was COM
mitted a little before six There was
an upturned clock, which stopped
clicking. also the testimony Of Ana
tole Jaryets housekeeper- she said
that"
Never mind Just now what she
said What about the p0hce-and the
finger printsE
The case against mademoiselle is
not yet perfect The police have found
3 TAIN EN AaNAAaEs 4lAA AAAgl ANAA-A -AA
finger prints. They thought that's
where you would help"
Not IL Tenant shook his head
7 "Al the finger prints want are
those Of the fellow who gave that
I last yell just before we came IN here.
/ Dwon with the ARMY"
what's he got 70 do with it, There
you 90 off on one Of your usual
tangentst" Ducastel repeated. eL-
cltedly- What's that apache got 70
do with the MURDER
4 don't know exactly, yeti AS to
the other finger prints-there aren't
going 70 be any"
why notz'
The person who committed the
murder wore gloves"
How do you know
Psychology monsieur, psychology
Anatole Jsrvet was a dangerous and
mighty shrewd man and. by clear rea-
soning, his enemy-he who killed
him-must have been as dangerous
and as shrewd Otherwise he would
not have succeeded, as he did sue
coed" He pointed at the stark form
IN the archair- And thus. being
shreWd and dangerous. he most GER
tainly took the ordinary precaution
Of wearing gloves"
He drew the white cloth away. ex-
posing the dead mans face 70 the
rays Of the electric bulb which
dropped from above the table. Even
in death and though slightly bloated
and blackened by strangulatiou. the
features had a certain greatness. a
certain cruel massive, satanic beauty.
The face OF a vicious latter day
Roman emperor with a touch of
Manchu." Tenant said as he bent
close and examined the swollen neck
-'strangled." he went on. and, as /
told you, no finger prints"
Il suppose your first guess was
right" grumblingly admitted Ducas-
tel she must have worn gloves"
Tenant smiled grimly.
1t wasn't a she who wore the
gloves it was a her"
Ducastel pointed at the blue marks
which ran from below the ears Of
the dead man and met in a deep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
Little InterUeus.
American Legion Offers Unions Chance To Present Charges
Salaries OF Army Officers Not Sufficient To Meet Necessities

other words. the Roosevelt policies
are in the ascendancy and Wood IS
called the Roosevelt heir In many
places. Governor Coolidge and Gov
sons but at present do not seem
likely 20 win LoWden has a good
organizations and may get a lot OF
delegates Senator POindeNter seems
10 be going it alone so far.
"One hears surprisingly little Dem
ocratic presidential gossip The presi-
dent dominates the situation as far as
the Democracy goes and his illness
has Put a wet blanket for the time
on outside campaigning- To be truth
tul one must report that the talk the
country over is that the Republicans
viii sweep the country II they do not
make some FOOL mistake in the next
six months The people want
treaty but the maj oritT Of them seem
10 be squarely behind the reserva-
tions which safeguard Americas in
dependence OF action
The wonderful growth and pros
perity OF Texas IS the talk OF the
country The growth OF your cities
ls marvellous Fort worth is seri-
ously bidding FOR the leadership and
the oil country is beyond description
I have only had a few hours IN FL
Paso but you certainly have a mod
ern, metropolitan and attractive city
ANY person bitten Dy mad dog
should take no chances" said James
d Elliott, city registrar IF a per
son doesn't know whether the dog
is mad or not Re should XIII the dog
and have its head examined. or, bet
ter still. take the live dog 70 the city
laboratory. where he viii be watched
II the dog is suspected OF having
rabies the victim of his bite should
take the Pasteur treatment. which Is
given az the city laboratory The
treatment consists OF 81 injections
with a hynodermic needle into the
stomach II treatments are taken at
once the persons life can De saved
II the treatments are not taken there
is little hope for his recovery II he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
THE MANI WITH THE LIMP
By ACHAIED ABDULLAH

uses a marveIously intricate and deli
cate recording apparatus which auto
matically, when clamped around the
jugulsr vein or the liver Of the
cuIprft, bellows through a gramO-
phone horn: Thou art the mani
Confessr After which follows con-
fession, coutrition, and conviction
not TO speak OF compensation
On the contrary, It IS doubtful Il
he had ever heard OF deducrtVe
ratiocination, and he shocked the
French and therefore uncompromis-
inEly logical mind OF his chief, Henri
DucasteL, by succeeding in spite Of
his methods, which were unorthOdoX.
negligent, caFalierly - quite South
Carolinian, In fact
For he calmly passed over most
small details, saying that criminal
who was big enough would either
himself eradicate all treacherous
cleWs or plant wrong clews on pur-
pose 10 deceive the police. while II
the criminal did not have enough
sense 10 90 through and act accord
ing 70 such reasoning. he. Tenant,
for one had no intention Of getting
mixed up with the case. he preferred
worth while game.
So he usually proceeded in his in
vestigations By methods which Henri
Ducastel called slipshod, which he
psychology, and which might, with
equal truth. be styled applied poetry.
For he progressed by sudden leaps
Of his imagination, by sudden grasp
ings at situations and entangle-
ments- Occasionally he left loose ends
which he picked up and tied into
nooses - hangmen's Hooses, fire.
quently- He did this whenever he
had a chance, and forgot all about
IL when the chance did not arise. He
was really too clever a man to be
afraid OF Inconsistencies.
Today, with the library door closed
behind him and the angry mutterings
Of the ap2ehes at the openings Of
the Rue Ferou drifting in like the
humming Of bees, he moved swiftly
through the apartment as was his
won't while Ducastel looked on the
mixture OF admiration and disap-
prevail The latter's active years
were over. But he was still the head
OF the great Agence Ducastel, and.
old man though he was. he liked to
be present when a mystery was being
solved. It was meat and drink to
him
The American walked straight over
to where the dead man was slouched
in a leather backed armchair hts
massive writing table OF carved oak.
when Ducastel stopped him
Aren't you going 70 have a look
Al the doors and windows firstZ" He
knew the answer he would receive.
but his logical Latin mind insisted on
the question and the implied protest.
No Why should y"
But, my friendT DucasteI clutched I
his neat, crap beard with a gesture /
OF despair You are a special in
Festlgator- pay you a salary worthy /
OF tne purse OF Eortunatusl"
Don't 7 earn ft2" came the calm
query. and then the reply:
res OF course my boy. But you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10

, soft Smyrna rug as Il for a spark
Of Inspiration.
But when Ducastel made a jocular
remark, asking the other why he was
blowing up his nostrils like a race
horse on the end stretch. and inquir-
ing II he were trying 70 sniff in a
bit OF that applied psychology OF
which he was in the habit Of boast
ing, Tenant replied that he was
simply wondering IL Jarvet had been
an opium smoker
NO" replied the Frenchman. Il
knew him personally. He was very
abstemious mal-except with women
Why do you ask2"
Take a little sniff for yourself.
Won't cost you anything" said the
American.
That's So" For the first time Du-
castel became aware OF the faint,
stale, acrid odor that permeated the
room
But when Tenant went on to say
that, since Jarvet was not an opium
smoker, the murderer must have been.
and that this was an additional sign
Of Mile Lantaigne's Innocence. the
Frenchman protested vigorously.
Nothing OF the sort There's more
than one actress In Paris"
who smokes opium2 Sure enough.
I don't deny IL. But" Again he
bent over the inert mass in the chair.
inhaling the odor. There IS opium
and opium. The murderer smoked
cheap brand; I am familiar with 10
from New York"
What does that signify7'
Just this. People ike Nile. Ian
taigne use only the best sort Of
poppy Juice. 70 them the little pipe
is pleasant luxury. q pleasant vice
II you prefer. and there are lots OF
drug stores where they can buy the
expensive stuff they want. On the
the other hand. those who smoke
cheap opium do so because they buy
any stuff they can lay their hands on.
This goes to prove"
"What2"
That, ash told you before. I would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10

DRIOR 10 the reelection OF Gen.
1 Grant in 1872 there was a super
stition prevalent that no man pos
sessed OF a middle name could be
elected president a second term The
notion was based upon the fact that
every president so endowed up to that
time had. for one reason or another,
failed to be reelected Ever since
Grant. this superstition has held good,
including Grover Cleveland. who. it
may be suggested, escaped the hoodoo
By dropping the first name stephen
which his parents incautiously gave
him
There is another superstition. still
more commonly held, that no senator
can be elected president Jackson
was senator when defeated in 1824s
Clay when defeated In 1892 Car
field had been chosen senator from
Ohio when nominated for president in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10


ike to get the finger prints Of the
apache who gave that last yell,
Down with the army"
'Tonnerre de Dieu," Ducastel threw
up his hands IN a gesture Of supreme
annoyance. There's that same
mysterious allusion againl What do
you mean by ite
Tenant smiled boyishly.
I won't tell you, CHIEF II am
wrong, youu josh me about 10 TO the
end OF my days And il 1 am right"
He turned 20 resume his walk up and
down the length Of the room. But
then know am right he added
under his breath.
A few minutes later Tenant
quietly laughing 10 himself.
What's up2 be inquired
"A jokei A joke on you, my friend,
A scream OF a joke on your con-
founded American cocksurenessr'
'Darned good thing TO have-when
you have cause for e."
-Aha-when, And now. just 20
punish you for not listening 20 the
advice Of an old man. a detective
sion. I shall tell You one OF two lite
tie things which you have overlooked.
one is. you didn't see"
Those marks on the table," Ten
nant indicated some fresh abrasions
on the oak table to the right OF The
dead man. You bet / saw them
-OE! Ducastel was taken aback.
but he returned TO the charge al
once. What about the other marks?'
he asked softly
What others1"
The scratches on Jarvets handsi"
the Frenchman announced trium-
phantly But again he failed to i'm
press the American who said with a
drawL Il thought right along those
marks would be on Jarvet's hands.
too. I really did not take the trouble
20 look for them"
"Ah. You didn't did your Du-
castel cracked HIS finger joints in
his excitement That's what YOU
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
CHATTER III.
Giles

lanes OLIVER TENANT was moi
the sort OF detective OF fiction
Who moves through the room where
a crime has been committed on his
hands and knees, nose and eyes close
TO the ground after the manner Of a
soldering. shifting, blue notified
otter hound. looking for cigar ashes
OF hairpins or bits Of limburger with
which to construct his case.
Nor was he the sort who. on the
spur OF the moment. often even before
the spur Of the moment. inveuts. de-
vel0ps, perfects, manufactures. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-10
Ripping Rhymes
The Reds

LOW long wonder Reds who're avav RAISING
A thunder dodgas their foolish headsi They're always talking treason thew
plot the overthrow Of or law and reason they'd lay buwaIks
crawling
appalling that would them pause How long them as
ganys they f' yes, Of freedom and
slaves write long
Yan listen to their Madness and join
the danger Of letting him remain the loud lousy stranger
would who
this gents suspected of
reasonable thought I'd have that collected hanged
Copyright George Matthew Adams WALT MASON