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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
Summary of Additions to Educational
Chapter Of Code of Iowa Made
by the Last Lees.
iaturc.
NEARLY SCORE OF THEM
Tax Maximum is Raised, and Charge
for Tuition for Pupil from An
other District Ia In
creased.

Superintendent Aldrich has re-
celVed from the state superintendent
OF schools the following summary of
the new school law changes made ty
the legislature:
House file No. 410-Making it I'M
lawful for boards Of education to
contract with teacher who is al
ready under contract with another
board. 1t provides further for GER
tain clauses to be inserted in all
contracts.
Senate file. No. 300, by Fellows
Providing a minimum wage based On
preparation. Teachers with a college
degree, minimum $100 a month-
after two years successful experience
$12O month. Teacher who is q
graduate Of normal school or has
completed two years in education
and holder of state certificates, $50
monthv5after two years Of expert
ence, 500 month. Graduates Of
normal training high schools or other
| high schools with twelve weeks nor
NAL training and holders of frst
grade certificates, sos the first year,
SIS the second and $50 the third.
Holders of second grade certificates,
minimum $50, experience $65 Hold
ers Of third grade certificates, mini
mum $50.
Senate file, No. 410-Fixing the
salary of county superintendent to
population of county ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000.
House file, No. 351-Giving county
superintendent the power to appoint
members of school boards in case
where there has been no election
Senate file. No. 111-Raising tut
ton that may be charged to districts
from S. to So per month. Classified
ton eliminated from the provisions
of this bill.
House file, No. 344-Slight amend.
ment in teachers certificate law.
House file, No. 103-Raising maxi
mum amount per pupil that can be
levied in consolidated districts
House file, No. embarrassing ap-
preparation for state aid to consoli-
! dated schools.
| House file, No. 206 -Appropriating
s25, 900 for additional normal training
high schools.
House file, No. Disclosing schools
where the average daily attendance
Is less imam uVS.
House file, No. Establishing a
county board of education.
House file, No. 66-Raising maxi
mum that can be raised by taxation
from $40 to $50 per pupil.
| House file, No. 3-Making appro-
priation for vocational education as
provided for in the Smith Hughes
law.
House file, No. 10-Establishing
part time schools where there are
! fifteen or more labor certificates.
House file, No. 27-Increasing the
length of the school year to eight
months.
Senate file, No. 296 Providing for
the establishment of consolidated
school districts. 1t amends quite
radically the old law.
House file, No. 6-Providing for
| the use of the English language as
medium of instruction in all schools.
House file, No. 332-Allowing
pupils to take examinations in all ex-
cept professional subjects prior to
taking the twelve weeks normal
training.
Senate file. No. 316-Giving boards
/ of education in cities of the first and
second classes power to certify taxes
| for the acquisition of school sites.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

tax And in these days those are
about the prices for which you can
buy a fairly good second hand lid.
Chose congressman must still be
living in the good old days wNen
sundaes could be bought for nickel,
and If you would take your best girl
to the circus and buy her a sack of
peanuts you were regular honest
to gosh sport" growled the Keokuk
youth.
But there is one ray Of hope yet.
On second thought, some Of the
solons decided that 1t isn't such a
tax on "luxuries" as they had
thought; and there will be an at
tempt to repeal the measure.
But until then there is nothing to
do but pay them or be piker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

the Indianapolis team by IS to 2.
Manager Gleason got word that In
nelders Pat Hargrove and William
Conroy had been released to the Mil
waul1ee club.
Cubs Play Tomorrow.
CHICAGO, April 22.-Manager
Mitchell today drove his Cubs through
a grilling practice session. Tomorrow
his men and the Pittsburgh Pirates
clash in the opening game Of the big
league season here.
The Cubs beat the University OF
Chicago team yesterday s to /.
Mitchell sent the men through some
fancy base running stunts and an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
THIN PEOPLE
OF kEGkUE

o-Phosphate should give you a
small, steady increase of firm,
healthy flesh each day. 1t supplies
an essential substance to the brain
and nerves in the active form in
which It normally occurs in the living
cells Of the body. Bitro-Phosphate
replaces nerve waste and creates
new strength and energy. Sold by
Wilkinson e. Co. in Keokuk and all
good druggists under definite guaran-
tee of results or money back.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
'EMPORARY
INSANITY
frederick Drew Leaps to Death
From Window of Chicago Hos
pital While Sick With
Influenza.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April 22.-Physicians
play believed temporary insanity
fused Frederick Drew, Pacific coast
preventative of the international
Iaryester company, to leap to his
Path from a hospital window here.
Mrs. Drew tried to restrain him,
lit collapsed after a lengthy strug,
Fe Drew had been suffering from
ffluenza. The Drews came here
rom their home, Ontario, Calf, on
combined business and pleasure
fip.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
nounced himself satisfied with the re-
Tcmpting Fate.


Chicago Journal: At carnival in
a. southern town two negro boys
stood near the edge of a crowd that
had assembled to watch high dive.
AS the daring athlete slowly mount
ed tall pole to a tiny platform sixty
feet in the air a brass band on the
ground played "chills-and-fever' mu-
sic.
When the diver left his perch,
plunged head downward into small
tank on the ground, and "scooped'
out on the ground like a flash the
music broke out into lively strain
The negro boys held their breath
until the daredevil feat had beer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
BIG LEAGUES
PLAY TOMORROW
White Sox at ST. Louis and Cubs al
Home With Pirates for Open
ings of Sport
Season

[United Press Leased Wire Service. j
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 22.-The
White Sox today were tuning up here
in preparation for their opening game
with the Browns tomorrow.
The Sox closed their training sea-
son at Indianapolis by winning from
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
GIRLS BECOME MORE COSTLY
AFTER MAY DAY TAX IS ON
q . y . . . . y . p y . q
, LUXURY TAX is
, LEVIED ON THESE

Q After May 1, you will pay 10 =
o percent tax on all these articles =
= costing more than the amount q
q named: .
o Picture frames, $40. .
o Trunks, $50. q
O Travelling bags, S25. =
= Handbags, purses, $3.50. =
0 Portable lamps, SIS. g
. Lamp shades, S25.
q Umbrellas, parasols, 81. .
8 Fans, S1.00. 9
9 Smoking jackets, $3.50. q
g Mems fancy waistcoats, So. q
o Women's hats, SIS.
o Mems and boys hats, SIS. q
q Mems and boys caps, 81. .
8 Boots, shoes, pumps, slippers, .
o $40.
O Neckties and neckwear, 81. q
. Mems and misses silk hosiery, q
o 81. =
& Women's and misses silk
o hosiery, So.
o Mems shirts, SO.
. Pajamas, nightgowns, under .
9 wear, SIS.
q Kimonos, petticoats, waists, =
. SIS.
n a a n a a g. q q @ q d q o o 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
INTERESTING
TOURNAMENT
kokuk Club Beats the AII-Stars at
One Session Last Evening, But
the Final Result is in
Doubt.

The Keokuk club bested the ALI
hrs at the continuation of the bowl
/ tournament last vening, played on
Keokuk club alleys. The total
bre was 2,441 to 2,21S, giving the
ttors of the evening a plurality Of
B points. The detailed score was
follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
Worse and More of 1t.

And that is not all. If you want
to spruce up to look especially nice
for her, you are going to dig up
again. For on all shirts costing over
So there will be a tax of ten percent
of their cost in excess of So Then
If YOU want to be real sports, as you
were In the good old days before the
war, and wear silk socks, it will cost
YOU that extra ten percent again.
And unless you care to go pare
headed, that is not all.
On all hats costing over S5 and
caps over 50, there is to be a similar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

The contestants are taking much
terest in the tournament and some
Fcellent scores alternate with poor
Fm in a way to keep it interesting
the end of the series of games.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

Trirtv-five thousand alien women
are included in the population OF
New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

accomplished then one said to the
other as they turned to go:
Some time dat ban am gonna
play, and dat man amt gonna hear
it,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22

The music at Irish wakes was orig
inally for the purpose of driving
away evil spirits.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
NORWAY AGAINST SPIRITS.

The information this week that Nor way had voted for prohibition gave the impression that it has been in- spired by the action of this country and hastened by plebiscite to follow in its footsteps. but Norway is not to be bone dry. In voting on prohi- tion in that country wine and beer were eliminated, the prohibition cover ing whiskey. brandy, gin. rum and the stronger drinks. The vote of the country was decisive with over 42S.000 favoring prohibition to 2S4 900 against, in spite of the fact that Christiania voted no by a tremendous ma ajority. Norway therefore goes for prohibition but permits the sale of light wines and beer such as was advocated quite strenuously in this country. It indi- cates where it believes the line should be drawn when it comes to selling beverages. with the sentiment in the capital varying decidedly from that expressed by the smaller places and the rural districts.
 That Norway has voted as it has causes no surprise to the temperance advoca tes, for 1t nas been claimed for {. number of year; that both -sof way ar d Sweden wara tending to national rrohibition. Next tc Finland Norway is said to be ;ha one in Europe whera the least ameun- Of intoxicating Ii quor was used and the question of prohibition has been acute ever since the war opened. As far back as 1854 Norway adopted local option and since that time some experiments have been made with public ownership of liquor stores with varying results.
 In view of the stand that Norway has previously taken upon this matter it is questioned whether its present action will have as great an effect as it otherwise might have upon the prohibition movement in other Euro pean countries but there can be no doubt that it will be used for what it is worth
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4th
 10, 293
THE TOWN MEETING.

The opportunity, for the people of the town to say what shall be done during the coming year is provided by the town meeting, the adjourned session of which is to be held Monday night Meetings which have to do with either city or town these days khould not fail to receive proper at fention from each and every taxpayer and voter who is able to get there and this is particularly true of Mon day nights meeting for it rests with the townspeople to say then what the expenditures are going to be and by their action to indicate what the tax rate is going to be.
 There are reasons to expect that the recommended expenditures for the various branches Of town work will be approved. The same is true of the Otis library and Free Academy ap- I,ropriations, both of which are in the interests of the public. but there are a number of other propositions to come before the meeting. the merits of which the townspeepFe ought to thor euEhiy understand
 The one big proposition before the meeting will be the matter of mak- ing an appropriation for a junior high school This will involve the bonding of the town for a long period of years. and if city methods are followed the re<unding of the bonds for an indef- niue time and it is for the townspeo- pie to decide whether they consider this is the time to approve such an outlay when building costs are where they are when in all probability a large saving can unquestiona bly, be made by waiting for q few years. But before that the towns people should have it firmly established in their minds whether they believe our edu- cauonal facilities are such that we need such an institution. whether it wants to erect such memorial to the soldiers and sailors as proposed in conneclion herewith
 On the other hand it rests with the advocates of the idea to show that the town needs this school needs it now and cannot wait for conditions to get back to normal.
 The decision rests with the town meeting as to what is to be done and it should have the large representa- tion Of townspeople that it deserves.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Where Are The Democrats


 MT. Editor: We had a town election the other day. The democrats got proper beating and they deserved it from the way they have been carry ing on in the city government and if they do not mend their ways they will get another one and better one a little later. They have been acting like lot of school children It seems they can only go just so long before they make themselves ridiculous. They have had a few small matters up for considera ton for months and they heve not shown themseIveS ca pa b1e of disposing of them.
 The main silly and ludicrous posi- tion which they have got themselves into and made themselves a laughing stock is on the question of appoint a man acting in that capacity for over a year who has the approval of the democratic town committee and is ac- ceptable to the head Of the depart ment and there has not been enough of public spirit among the members of the council to have the matter ra atif1ed.
 Who could support or vote for such a body of men? Men who utterly ig- nore the town committee who spent their time bringing men to the poles to elect them, now they are bigger than the town committee who selected and made them. German autocracy has nothing on it at all. It is the most disgraceful situation the democratic party has ever been confronted with and if the democratic members of the council don't know it they better keep their ears open and hear what is go- ing 0.
 WAKE UP.
 Norwich. Oct. 10, 1s1s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
Sunday Morning Talk
Gods Beauty in the Earth.

It is not often that we think of the beauty of the Lord when we look upon some scene of surpassing beauty in nature. We do not in any way con meet God with it; as though these varying forms of glory could take on their expressive beauty without the touch of His finger. Our minds have gone out in ina gina tion to the beauty in the city Of our God. Weary with the march of life and a desire for the rest above. we have quieted our selves with the thought of the Holy City with it's indescribabie glory q. my soul why art thou cast down Is the Heaven above thee dark and gloomy Look up, There is the land which fmaefnation has often pictured to you There you shall he satisfied. the imperfections which have so an noyed you shall not mar the even se- fenfty of that place. Our thoughts just now turn to the beauty of the earth. especially at this season Of the year. How lavish God is with His beauty now. A short time ago if was shining in the brightness of summer, but now He has put a tfnge of sun = set-sadness upoa the land and the heart yearnS. What many forms of beauty we see in these autumnaI days. We cannot turn our eyes but what we see gray. green. purple crimson and gold all blended in the most perfec harmony, This is the beauty of God in the earth. They who have truly seen God in the 1ariegated forests and have been moved. as by the touch of divine hand, will long for the great CT beauty of the country above. These autumn woods. these meadows green again after their summer moving these hillsides all on fire with the burning sumac. these low hung clouds, all declare God to be a Master Artist every touch of whose brush leaves a mark of beauty.
 That must be dull soul that can walk amid this glory and not see God in it. The devout mind will rise from the contemplation of these pictures to fhe hand of Him who gave them form. God is love and He is beauty. His beauty is impressed upon everything. It is impossible for us to look upon such scenes as we have been permitted to look upon this autumn and not say, The Being that made these must be a Being of wondrcGs beauty Himself. He must be Perfection.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

Another interesting move in avia- ton tests is the cross country flight now underway in which some of the best fiers that we have are participat- ing This differs rom other crossings that have been made in that it is competition. a race. to see who can make the distance the quickest and there is the added feature of contest ants starting from both ends and cer- tain provisions that require stops and prohibit night flying
 In spite of all the progress that has been made even the most skilled avi- ators have not gotten to the point where they can prevent accidents and machines have not been developed to the point where they will not stop catch afire or otherwise go wrong as was shown by ,the number of ma chimes downed the day of the start and the number of deaths
 It was not long ago that they were seriously talking about crossing the Atlantic in the air At the time it was thought foolhardy and it was freely suggested that inasmuch as there was an opportunity for trying out any machine intended for such a trip by flying over land for as great If not greater distance when it would he possible to make landings as de- sired such ought 10 be made before the flight over thc ocean was attempt cd As matter Of fact the ocean has been crossed in two different ways and during all the attempts there were less accidents than in this pres cnt race across the continent which had been looked upon as much the safer course for flying machines Of other than the hydroplane type
 There will be no little sporting in terest in the race but it is not for that that it was undertaken for it is bound to provide the information that is de- sired regarding merits of the ma chimes and conditions encountered under such a flight much the same as was done in crossing the Atlantic and in the New York to Toronto flight
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
THE DANGEROUS ELEMENT.

One Of the distressing features of many of the strikes that are being called these days fs that where the men listening to some false leaders throw down their tools and leave their jobs and make various kinds of de : 1nands when they are already work Ing under a contract and when their action has failed to receive the ap- provsI of their national bodies. This las been charac: eristic of many strikes this year and a number of those already OH, which are tying mp business in different lines in New York city. are being conducted under those very conditions.
 It is plainly the work Of the radical element in the labor unions today They are determined to have their own way and are being inspired by the wild and unjustified claims in other lines They arc setting out. in the face of the coz11mcn sense of their off, ciafs, to disregard their rights and to get what they want, as they want it and by most any means trat they can employ. whether the claim or the means are justified or not. This L w W. or boishevik spirit that has crept into the rank of organized labor is causing many of itssoMceEs. and mem bars an endless amount Of worry. for
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
Community Center Drive.

MT. Editor: few weeks ago when 1t looked as though Norwich would lose it's Girls Community Center a storm of protest arose and wherever one went one heard expressions of re- gret and concern. Now. through the helpfalness of the National Headquar- ters of the War Camp Community Service. time and assistance have been given to the girls to reorganize on permanent basis under Community Service Gnc.). with local, manage ment. @.. e The campaign for the necessary funds will begin next Monday, by the girls. under the capable direction of Mrs. Arthur H. Lathrop. A mass meeting and song rally will be held in the Town hall Monday evening at s o'clock al which the mayor. Hon. J J. Desmond. will speak and Thomas P. Radcliffe will lead the community singing. It is hoped that everyone at all interested in the girls of Norwich and in what they have already done for their own elevation and for the benefit of the town will come to that meeting. This meeting has been arr ranged for the public of Norwich in order that they may have presented to them the desirability of continuing the Girls Center. It is only fair that the public should stand behind this group of girls already numbering over $50, and composed of Jewish. Protestant and Catholic groups. and many na. tionalities.
 The girls under the name of the Service Club to which any member is eligible. have already made a partial survey of the institutions of the town and garments and gifts are being made for some Of them. In this way the girls are developing true commu-
 1ity spirit and are not being with drawn into a group by themselves, but rather reaching out into every part of the community where they can be of service.
 May beg. through your cciurnns thar when the girls come to ask for financial support they may receive it
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11

if union labor does not respect the contracts that it makes how can it expect the employers to hole to any contracts into which they enter with the men Justice has got to prevail in such matters and it is to the credit of tre union heads that they have op- rosed the :wailxouts. cancelled union charters and given aid to concerns where unjustified strikes took place
 Such labor troubles are reverthe- less Ennoing no end of trouble. Pro duction, business and all lines of in-- dustry are feeling the effects of it. but it is case where the safe and sane labor element must stand it's ground for it can never afford to give way to the red influence that is giving it such anxious days.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
SAVING DAYLIGHT.

A determined effort is being made In New York to bring about the enac- ton of a daylight saving ordinance for
 that city. it being felt that if New
 York will take the lead in the matter there are enough communities favor
 ably inclined in that direction within
 varying distances of the city that will
 also adopt the idea and as conse-
 quence it will be necessary for others to do likewise. And the same excel lent arguments that have always been presented in behalf of the idea have been presented to the aldermen of that city.
 As might be expected there are some who are opposed and 1t is quite inter- esting to note that in one or two in- stances assurance has been given the aiderma nic board that the passage of such an ordinance would be flying in the face of Providence
 That certainly is a new idea. It was generally supposed that daylight was given us to use and not to waste and yet we proceed to disregard several hours of it every day in the summer if the daylight saving idea is not fol- lowed and even then we do not get She entire benefit of the longer days We think nothing of the fact that we get up fairly close to sunrise in the winter time, but unless we change the clocks we sleep away four hours of sunshine in the summer. There is where the waste comes and there is where the ordinance is expected toi bring about the relief and effect the appreciable saving. The idea that there was any divine law relative to the clock or the hour for arising is new, but it seems perfectly plain that if there is any flight in the face of Providence it comes through the wasting of rather than the saving of the hours of summer sunshine that are given us.