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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
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The rector of st. Johns church,
Keokuk, will hold services at the
Episcopal church in this city Sunday
evening.
I Mr.. and Mrs John Stockwell of
Jefferson township. announce the ad-
vent of bright baby girl born Jan.
Is, 1919. Mother and daughter doing
we'll.
! Mrs. COPYRIGHT of Keokuk, called
at the Bowen home Thursday after
noon.
j Mrs. e. D. Crooks, we are glad to
chronicle, is able to be around again.
Elmer Head Of Hamilton, has
moved to this place and expects 10
embark in the garage business with
his brother John Head.
/. Elder Burton is holding series of
meetings at the Latter Day Saints
chapel every evening.
Mrs. Arayilla Coovert recently was
a weeks end visitor at the parental
Sackman home.
I Assessor p w. Bowen is making
his rounds and making us dig up our
I buried treasures.
/ Rev. Pleas Gray has been attend
ing the assembly of Nazarines at
Muscatine this week.
MIS-. a. r hSuueuy SultFldlHcu Oh
Katherine's guild of the Episcopal
church Wednesday afternoon. Ape.
tizing refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. l.. Bowen were
Burlington visitors Thursday, guests
of the lady's sister, DR.. Leak and
wife.
Ralph Curtis and wife are the
happy parents of son that came to
oJaddop fbpjr homo racapf1v
Mrs. Sina Hickman of Ottumwa, is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Hitchcock, who will visit her nephew
Frank Bishop Arkansan.
Mrs. P. M. Johnson and daughter
Willow, were enroute to Oskaloosa
Friday to visit relatives.
James Moore is again wearing the
star as our worthy city marshal.
Five hundred, cars of rock are to
be dropped off here for the riprap
ping of the railroad near the. depot
so reports Mayor Buck.
Several new cases of influenza In
this vicinity are reported.
The Standard Garden Tool com
pany has large orders for their Mont
rose plows. They are having large
shipments all over the county.
Master Dallis Crook, the intelligent
young lad that he is, is now mastering
his studies at the high school of this
place after a severe tussle at the
Keokuk hospital for influenza.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew
Keolsuk, will hold service at the Epis
Icopal church Sunday at the IL O'Clock
service.
Four OF the boys who wore tn,
khaki, Floyd Jemison, Loren Knobbs
Clarence LeMatty. all from Cam
Dodge, are home bearing honorabl.
tdischarg Thos. Sprott of Florida
, lcarries the same credentials.
. | The funeral of the late John Sny
lder was held from the Latter Da,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Cedar Rapids Republican. Now that
1T is over even a Chicago administra-
ton paper has this to say:
The Hog Island ship yards cost
sea OO0, 900 and had delivered
Just che ship when the war ended
That may have been all right, and
500, 600, coo may be fair price for
the stipbuiIding. The whole Hog
Island enterprise may really be an
exhibition OF high, unselfish and
efficient patriotism, Us IS alleged
by gentlemen who made millions
out Of the island But 1t will be
difficult to convince the average
Am erican citizen, who was taxed
to pay the s63, 100000, that that
particular island was not most adj
mirably named.
We see no reason why such facts
should be hushed UP now The only
ones who can be interested in such
hushing up are those VINO got the mon
ey and do not want the punishment. One
man said the other day that 1t woulc
be better TO let bygones be bygones
admitting that many mistakes were
made and assuming that they were
inevitable We believe in giving credit
to all who served faithfully and the
most Of all to the men who stood in
line TO be shot at for $50 month.
But it would be an insult to such
men, men who sacrificed health and
business opportunities to say that
there shall not be even a protest, now
that the war is over, against those
who stayed DIT home and made millions
out OF the country's necessities and
perhaps dishonesty. There are said
10 be about $50 new miIlionaires in
this country, men who made their mil
lions out Of the war. Some did it leCiti.
mately we doubt not. and yet many
more Of those gains must have taints
on them. At least the men who COB
bled them up did not have the same
ideas of service 10 their country that
the boys did who shouldered the mus
kets-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Burlington Gazette: And In the
meantime thousands OF people who
like their beer are manufacturing II
IN their homes.
Webster City Freeman-Journal:
Paved roads appear TO be the real
solution Of the roads problem and the
people ought to take the matter up and
discuss 1t from every angle 1t all de-
ponds on the farmer. When the farmer
gets ready the good roads will come.
and not before.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Some OF
the railroad owners are smart enough
to want the government TO continue
to hold the sack for them.
Iowa Falls Citizen: Occasionally the
writer hears the expression OF fear
that bolsheyism win spread to the
United States. There is nothing to it,
in our humble opinion The passage
from one class or calling to another
in this country is so easy that there
is little ground for class hatred There
liz so much opportunity that there is
little reason for complaint
Davenport Times: In the bright lexi-
con of the railway executives there is
no such phrase as government owner
ship-they stand as a unit for private
operation of tie railroads.
Traer Star4C1ipper: What has be-
como of the old fashioned democrat
who was violently opposed to all vain
pomp and glory and especially to roy
al nubdubbery? He is now putting out
his chest because democratic presi-
dent ate dinner with his majesty the
king OF England at buckingham pal
ace On gold dishes worth s15.000.000.
Waterloo Times Tribune: LIZ Fol-
lette's first words in nearly two years
was to tell us that the Dolshevists are
our friends. He.may be telling US next
that he's our friend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
Independent Enough to Attract A
tcntion and Criticism

Independent Enough to Attract At
tcntion and Criticism.
To the Editor OF The Gate City:
The brotherhood has requested me
to call your attention to the tone of
the editorial page of The Gate City.
The public will recall that at the
time the nstitution-Democrat was
consolidated with The Cato City,
about April /. 1916, you announced
that The political policy OF the con-
solidated paper win be non-partisan
and independent. The political news
OF all parties will be printed i'm.
partially and without bias"
II has not required much reading
10 establish the fact that it Is indie
pendent neither politically nor in
other matters of public interest, and
If the said policy has been changed
you have apparently been lax IN not
properly announcing It.
AS there Is only one paper in this
city, we feel that the public Is en-
titled to ana should receive views
from all sides in politics as well as
( 10 the disposition of the control oil
the railroads, in which this brother.
I hood is Interested. There are good
! arguments for as well as against. Sc
! lets have them ALL We realize The
Gate City may have a small ak "a
Z grind, due TO the fact that govern
ment control of the railroads has
cut off considerable competitive ad
yertising.
We are sure the other Keokuk la
Dor organizations Join with us in
trusting that The Gate City will re
turn to the same neutral Tag 1t EN-
barked under in April, 1916.
! JOHN P ROBINSON,
resident, Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks
Keokuk, Iowa, Jan. II, 1919.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

If you develop Understanding you will find plenty OF
riches to greatest treasures are public
My you think you attract the sage with
socds and chatfes the imperial sun ana
fhe all the woods and fields along the
broad highway? Can you him with dollar when he
the city2-Dr. Frank Crane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

there is offered to the people of the nation OPP
portunity to become intelligent about the issues
involved and informed as to one definite plan,
at least, by which it is proposed to meet them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

The year 1919 marks the se~
centennial of the completion ~.
formal opening of the Suez IA ass,
which still ranks as one OF the s.sla
est engineering projects OF the W.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
RAISING ANOTHER ARMY.

Secretary Baker proposes that congress pro-
vide for raising a half million volunteer army
Before raising objections to this or any other
plan it is but just to concede that the secretary
of war is faced with the necessity Of getting
congress to legislate some means of raising an
army Our present army is are pledged
to release from duty at the conclusion of the
war. Peace settlement means the end of the
war, but it does not mean the end of military
enforcement of that settlement We may prop
Ierly expect to be called upon to do our part to
make effective peace which we help to make
and which our chief emissary is so prominently
concerned in directing. As soon as peace is
signed, our army is reduced to such a paucity
of troops that we cannot police our borders and
the Panama canal properly; there will be no
men for European military duty. This is an
absurd situation to contemplate. There is no
Question that Secretary Baker has ground for
mis- urging Of congress to move in this matter
Moreover, the peace settlement is SO entangled
now with planning for league Of nations that
it is difficult to devise any plan for present army
organization that is certain to fit into the policy
that Will follow peace. 1t is at least possible
that an army of five hundred thousand men can
be raised from volunteers who would come from
the men already In service; this would have
been probability if we had not been so thor
Ioughly fed up on the fact that war is over, a
fact true enough but requiring much modifca-
ton insofar as 1T is taken to mean that the need
of large army is over Congress should give
prompt attention to Secretary Bakers request;
/ If better plan is found-and this seems DOS
sible-then this should be embodied in a meas
ure for quick enactment; if no better plan is
forthcoming, the congress should enable the
war department to enroll volunteers as soon as
possible
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

The United States is responsible
for more than 70 per- cent OF the
worlds supply of corn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Automobile manufacturers say that five mil
hon machines will be in use in the United
States by the end of the current year. This
probably is meant.as new version of watch
your STEP for pedestrians
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does at assume re-
sponsioility for views EXPIRE sed by
correspondents. W.iters OF communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily Ter publication. but
for the information of the editor.l =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

E. ". Beatty, president Of the Canadian Pa
cihc, has issued statement in which he gives
his reasons for looking askance at government
ownership Of railroads. He does not believe
government ownership would work any better
now than it has before and the evidence based
on experience Is all against it. Mr.. Beatty de-
clares that the great factor for railroad success
which is found in the enterprise, resourcefulness
and tenacity Of purpose Of individuals who de-
vote their energies to them is lost in bureau
cratic regime, and that this cannot be replaced
/ by civil service Mr.. Beatty's particular
argument is part Of general argument yet to
be deservedly considered by people in general.
Bureaucracy is really an impersonal autocracy;
the name win not alter its encroachment on in
Idlvidual freedom, initiative and ambition
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
IT'S a SORENESS THAT LASTS.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Now tina
1T is over even Chicago administra
ton paper has this to say:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Gazette: And in the
meantime thousands OF people who
like their beer are manufacturing IT
IN their homes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Cedar Rapids Republican: Some OF
the railroad owners are smart enough
to want the government TO continue
to hold the sack for them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Waterloo Times Tribune: LIZ Fol
lette's first words in nearly two year!
was to tell us that the Dolshevists arr
our friends. He.nlay be telling US mex
that he's our friend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-18

Davenport Times: In the bright lexi-
con Of the railway executives there IS
no such phrase as government owner
shfp-they stand as a unit for private
operation of tie railroads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

er distress signals should accident
befall one of the big planes.
Twenty-One destroyers are sta
toned on the Trepassey Bay-AZores
leg with four additional vessels in
reserve to replace any craft which
may be called upon to answer an
S. o. S. signal or itself become dis
abled. AS the seaplanes pass above
a destroyer the latter obtains radio
communication, ascertans the con-
ditiCI of the planes and indicates
the course TO the next vessel.
DestrOyers Illuminated.
During the night the destroyers
on station one to sixteen will keer
brilliantly Illuminated to provide
against the seaplanes missing a
ship and thus losing the way To
guard further against this conting-
ency the destroyers are ordered in
the event the seaplanes have not
been sighted at the approximate
time they should arrive, to make
smoke clouds, show searchlights,
fire star shells and notify the next
ship to the westward. The next YES
sci in the line will make the same
signals for three quarters of an hour
before the planes are due to arrive.
Upon being notified that it has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

been sighted by planes or when a
station ship sights the filters, the
vessel will Immediately stop smoR-
ing or firing star shells, will take
the exact course to the next station
and will steam slowly on that
course to indicate the proper route,
and will keep in radio communica-
ton with the flying ships.
Planes forced to land on the water
during darkness will indicate their
position and condition by radio,
rockets and fares with the follow
ing meanings: Green star-can get
off the water again. no ssistance re-
quired; red star or flare-assist-
ance required. In the event that one
plane is forced to land the others
will remain in the vicinity until a
report of her condition is received
or assistance arrives.
Numbers Show Distance.
During the flight ali destroyers
stationed along the route are TO
display a number which will indi-
cate to the filters the distance they
have covered Careful precautions
have been taken by the navy depart
ment to keep the air clear of all ex-
cept emergency radio messages dur
ing the time of the flight. If while
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

of the departments order, the route
which the seaplanes are to take to
the Azores is marked by ribbon of
destroyers station about fifty miles
apart. These vessels have been on
their stations for several days and
have kept the department here and
the naval officials at Trepassey Bay
constantly informed as to meteor
illogical conditions along the course.
In addition to the destroyers four
battleships, the Florida, Utah. Texas
and Wyoming, have been stationed
on the outskirts of the course to
furnish further meteorogical data.
All of the intricate details of radio
communication between the various
units have been worked out careful
~.
Keep in Communication.
The seaplanes are in constant
communication with the naval YES
sells at all times. Every precaution
has been taken to safeguard the
filters. In addition to the radio COM
munication the destroyers along the
route are provided with special il
Eliminating torches, star shells ana
flares for use at night 10 mark the
course and are in constant readi-
ness to answer S. o. S. calls or 9TH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
AMERICAN PLANE
REACHES AZORES

CONTINUED from Page One.)
probably interrupted by some I'M
foreseen happening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

off station, a destroyer sights any
plane, whether known to be engaged
in the transatlantic flight or not il
is ordered to signal to the plane the
duty it is OF and, if desired, the
true course to the next vessel on STA
ton. All ships in the vicinity are in
structed to proceed with all possible
speed in answer TO S. o. S. calls
and to make every effort to assist in
repairs necessary to continue the
flight In the event that the disabled
plane cannot proceed the conditions
make towing it back to the base
hazardous or impossible the de-
stroyer is instructed to rescue the
crew and to salvage all parts of the
plane possible.
Prepare for Fourth Leg.
AS soon as the seaplanes left
Trepassey the battleships Utah and
Florida discontinued meteorological
observations and proceeded back to
this country. The Texas and the
Wyoming will continue observa-
tions until the planes reach the
Azores but will send reports to the
base ship, U. S. S. Melville, at Punta
which has been at Plymouth, Eng
land. Immediately upon receiving
word that the flight from Trepassey
had started, proceeded to take sta
ton between the Azores and Lisbon
to report meteorological conditions
for the fourth leg of the long flight
The planes are following a
Mereator's course from Mistaken
Point on Trepassey Bay to Corvo, at
the Azore and thence by the short
est route to Horta or Punta Del
gado. There they will refuei, make
necessary repairs and start as soon
as possible for Libon. Departing
from Lisbon in the early morning
the filters are ordered TO head for
Plymouth, the objective point of the
long voyage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
Boy Scout News

Scouts Harry Anderson and Will
liam Nelson, had charge of the
games for the Bethany home boys
this afternoon. 1t is planned to SUI
pcrvise two hours of recreation
every other Saturday afternoon.
The other Saturdays Of the month
will be given over to all-day hikes
at which time the boys will be
taught real scoutcraft. This aft
ernoOn an organization will be
formed at the home for the boys
and they will elect their own Of
ficers. This will allow the boys
to hold some of their meetings
during the week.
Troop No. 2, under the super
vision of the scout executive, spent
last evening in the woods south of
Twenty-secOnd street. Every mem
Der of the troop was present, and
after the eats were gotten rid OF,
a track meet was held on the banks
of a creek. This meet showed that
troop will make a good show
iEg in the big meet to be held for
scouts soon.
Troop No. IA, colored boys of
the Second Baptist church. under
the leadership of William Taylor
and Charles Golden, are planning
on having their full troop quota
out at the next meeting, which will
be Tuesday night at the church. At
present this is the only coloree
troop in the city but local head
Quarters aims to have several
more in formation soon if leaders
can be found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
Fly in Close Formation,

When the seaplanes passed over
stationship No -, at 1886 a. m.
they were flying in close forma-
ton. While only the n. ca was
mentioned in the ponta Delgada
was the belief of navy officials that
all three of the planes passed de-
stroyer No. IA together.
From the time the aerial YOyag-
ers left Trepassey Bay shortly aft
er O'Clock last night, until they
had passed destroyer No. Is, more
than SIX hundred miles out, radio
stations on this coast were able to
trace their progress by intercepted
radio messages.
BY this means the powerful gov
eminent station at Bar Harbor,
Maine, kept the navy department
watch party" constantly informed
regarding the expedition for more
than eight hours. Although the
radio apparatus on board the sea-
planes was only designed for a ra-
dius of about two hundred fifty
miles the Maine station intercept
ed messages exchanged between
the planes when they were more
than twelve hundred miles distant.
This was declared by expert radio
officers at the department to be one
of the most surprising features of
the epochal undertaking. When
the fight was planned it was not
expected that the stations on this
side would be able to hear Com
mander Towers messages after his
squadron was 200 miles at sea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
u. S. NAVY DEPT.
ORDER COVERS
OCEAN FLIGHT
Arrangements for Trip,
Made Public, Show
Careful Planning.

Washington, May 17.-Coincident
with the start from Trepassey Bay,
n. F., yesterday of the American
navy seapIanes in an effort to make
the first transatlantic air passage
the navy department made public an
order, issued April Is, which gov
erns the action of every aircraft and
naval vessel connected with the
long flight and provides against al
most every possible emergency
which may arise during the voyage.
The order contains more than two
thousand words and is one of the
most comprehensive ever issued by
the department.
When the plans for the trans-At
lantic flight were first conceived,
the task of safeguarding the sea
planes and of obtaining meteor
illogical data necessary to the ven
ture was placed in the hands of the
commander of the destroyer force.
The order. made public today, thus
was issued by Captain Harris Lam
ing, chief of staff, destroyer force,
and has received high praise in
naval circles.
Vessels Keep Watch.
Complete in every detail the or
der provides for the stationing and
subsequent movements of so de-
stroyers, four battleships and
number of auxiliary naval vessels in
connection with the flight Although
issued at New York a month prior
to the actual start of the hazardous
journey. the details of the order
have been followed without the
least hitch throughout the project
In accordance with the provisions