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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Muscatine Journal: Banditry
is becoming menace OF the most
serious proportions in many Amer
lean communities. 1t is not only
the larger cities which have be-
come Injured to the guerilla war
fare which Is fought on its pub
lie streets. but the smaller cities
and towns as well which are at
fected.
The complacent and self-satis-
fed public may absolye itself of
responsibility in the solution OF
this new problem by viewing it as
a police problem, but to do SO is
to ccndone the offense.
The automobile has given the
bandit an advantage which must
be met by improving police meth
DDS and increasing police eflcien-
cy. Public sentiment must assert
itself, to the end that the courts
make an example of those who
are found guilty of these grave
crimes against the commonwealth.
The growth of banditry is a so
cial problem. For the most part.
the bold bandit" is degenerate
youth with the cunning which has
come through an unequal struggle.
Absolutely devoid of moral sense,
he has no conception of the sac
redness nor the value of human
life. The problem is one which
must be taken up sociologicaily.
The maynard boy of yesterday Is
highwayman of today. we
shall not curb the evil until we
solve the boy problem in the lar
ger cities, which is the breeding
ground for those who look upon
the money behind bank bars as
legitimate prey.
We can't expect to solve the
situation by police methods, for it
has gone far beyond the police
aspect.
We may expect banditry in its
various forms to flourish until the
people awaken to the danger OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
WE YEARN FOR THRILLS

Minneapolis Journal: A general
thirst for thrills is one heritage
from the war For more than four
years every, day brought its story
OF great battles, daring deeds and
hairbreath escapes, and now that the
war is over the thirst for thrills re
mains and places a heavy burden
upon all who furnish entertainment
But it is sometimes difficult tc
tell Just what the most exciting event
OF the day is. Had you asked citi
zen of Rome in Neros time about
the latest thrill, he no doubt would
have spoken Of the latest gladitorial
fight as the most thrilling event. But
from the point of today one sees thai
the real news OF the time was unno
ticed by the vast majority then living
The shaping force of history was
! with the little groups OF earnest
people who met secretly and under
suspicion in the catacombs.
If one had questioned citizen Of
London in the eighteenth century
about the most exciting event, he, nc
doubt would have replied that it was
the latest meeting Of parliament
stormy and defiant toward the crown
He never dreamed that the most
thrilling event Of that day in Eng
Land was that tired and overworket
mother was teaching her children
{ in an Epworth rectory. 1t is a matter
OF sober history that in the quie
! rectory of the Wesleys forces were
shaping which would help revitalize
and reyolutioniZe England.
| The noise Of the street Garner is
never the index Of things important
The real forces of any time often pass
unnoticed, but underneath the surface
Of society they work toward the shap
ing Of tomorrow. The unpretentious
things have surprising way of prov
ing important.
Most of human happiness is created
by the simple pleasures and acts OF
kindness which tighten the everyday
Life's best values often come from
the Interruptions, and people remem
Der us by the little casual unimport
ant things unnoticed at the time. In
life's mornings one goes forth to con
quer giants; in the evening one re
turns to rejoice in the little surprises
; and the small deeds Of kindness that
make lifes journey pleasant and re
warding.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
INHERITANCE

Cedar Rapids Gazette: When a
lawyer speaks of "inheriting," one
thinks of lands and money When a
biologist uses the word, one thinks
of charisteristics like complexion
and height OF mental brightness.
The first kind of inheritance is ex-
ternal and uncertain The property
belongs" to the heir, but it is in the
blood, and no one can give them
either more or change of law may
sweep it away.
The second kind Of heritage be
longs to the heir by his very birth.
and it is so much part of himself
that all the effort in the world cannot
change it If children are born at all.
they have to inherit what is m the
blood, and no one can give them
either more OF less. The parent is
helpless to change it.
But there is also a social inherit.
ance Through education, the Gus
toms and laws of learning can be
passed on to another; parents and
teachers have some choice in the
matter. and yet no one can take away
from the child the splendid things
that he inherits-the hymns of his
church, the works off the great poets,
the wonderful things of science. They
all belong to him and to his children
also, because they belong 10 every
body.
But there is still fourth inherit
ance of grave importance-the spirit
of the home in which one spent his
childhood. Inconsistent, irritable par
ents leave child sensitive, uncer-
tain of himself and morally weak;
the treatment he received depended
on the mood of someone else and not
on his own deserts. He could not
count on quiet, firm support when
ever he was right and quiet, kindly
correction when he was wreng-it
was all question Of moods and per-
sons, and he was not certain OF any.
thing. And all that left its mark-a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

mosphere, as it becomes heated tends
to rise against the sides of rocks or
buildings, and if it travels far enough
viii develop in a strong wind. which
descends on the opposite side and
plays queer FRANKS. A small whirl-
wind is often produced by the action of
wind against a corner formed by sew
eral buildings. AS the wind travels
down street again. especially mar
raw one, it rapidly increases in veloci-
ty. A little will spill into the side
streets, but the main stream will flow
on gathering momentum. Watch the
wind strike against the side Of high
building and notice how it mushrooms
out out on all sides, splitting into
many air currents and trace these till
they come to rest, but be sure to hold
tightly to your hat in the meantime.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
Old Sores, Ulcers
and Eczema Vanish
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ALI druggists sell it, recommend Il
Mail orders filled by Peterson ONT
ment Co, Inc, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
UNRESTRICTED LAWS.

It is reported that in many parts OF the coun-
try and in all the important cities the illegal
traffic in liquor has reached enormous proper
lions, and that bootleggers are flourlshlng like
green bay trees
And the interesting feature of the matter Is
that the vast majority of people look on APPROX
ingly or do not care in the least how much the
law is obeyed 1t is not Like other laws which
all good citizens respect, for it has no general
public sentiment behind it. While the traffic
was taxed and made source Of revenue to gov
ernments federal and state, citizens felt natur-
al personal interest in seeing the law upheld.
But now that the government is not engaged in
collecting revenue but merely in regulating the
dietary of the people as a whole according to the
notions of minority, it is such obvious in
reference with personal tights that no one ex-
cept salaried agents and comparatively few
others are in the least concerned to see the law
enforced.
Reasonable men concur IN reasonable laws, but
laws in which men no sense or justice
make lawbreakers of them and breed disrespect
FOR all laws. The saloon has gone; it should
have gone years before it was finally put out of
business The breweries and distilers who
owned the most and the worst of them encourag-
cd, or made effort to check, the evasion Of
wise and proper laws to regulate the traffic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
Iinht Wines and Beer.

Des Moines Capital: Some forty
years ago Iowa lad liquor law that
permitted the sale of beers and wines
made from grapes grown in the state,
This was what always has been call
ed the wine and beer" clause. This
remained until the enactment of total
prohibition in 1882. But during the
time that only wines and beer could
be sold in Iowa there was much
stronger liquor sold. And all such
liquors were called wines" When a
gentleman was at the bar and called
for wine" the barkeeper understood
that he wanted whisky and supplied
his wants The sale of wines and
beer in Iowa multiplied the number
of saloons and caused many small
communities to vote the saloons out
at municipal elections. This means
that just outside the corporation the
saloons would open up. This led to
the enactment of the two-mile law
fathered by State Senator William
Larabee, afterward governor, which
prohibited the establishment of the
saloon within two miles of an incor-
porated town provided the town had
prohibited the same. Every compro-
mise and every expedient has been
tried in regard to liquors and none
was successful. The public literally
was driven to prohibition by the law
lessness of the liquor elements.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF ScHELL-DEMPLE FURNl-
Wilkinson & Ct

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT To
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF ScHELL-DEMPLE FURNl,
TURE COMPANY.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that at a
special meeting of the stockholders
of the SchellDemple Furniture Com
pany held ON June 80, 1920. with all
of the outstanding stock of said cor
poration present, either in person d
by proxy, and after due notice, and
as required by law, that said Articles
of Incorporation were amended IN TIE
following particulars, to-wit:
/ 1) To provide that the affairs Of
the corporation are to be conducted
by Board of Directors consisting Of
not less than three nor more thar
five members, to be elected at the
annual meeting OF the corporation
held on the first Monday in March OF
each year.
/ (2) To provide that at all stock
holders meetings, a majority OF the
outstanding shares of stock present
either in person or by proxy, should
constitute a quorum.
! (3) To provide that majority d
the Board of Directors when as
sembled should constitute quorum
and when vacancy occurs, the same
may be filled by the remaining direc
tors, or the remaining directors may
call meeting OF the stockholders te
fill said vacancy.
( "a To provide that the officers
should consist of the president, one
or more vice presidents, secretary
and treasurer, and such other officers
as the Board of Directors may deter
mine, and that no officer other than
the President and Vice President need
necessarily be member of the cor
poration unless the Board of Direc
tors shall SO require, and that any
two of said Offices may be held by
the same person other than no per
son may be both president and vice
president at the same time.
| 90 To provide that the Articles
of Incorporation may be amended a,
any meeting of the stockholders, ex
cept Articles II and IS, which shall
require the unanimous consent of al
stockholders
That in all other respects said
Articles of Incorporation stand as
originally executed. and for a more
full and detailed description of said
amendments, see the record thereof
in Corporation Book No. on page
271 of the Lee County, Iowa, records
at Keokuk, and the records on file in
the Office of the Secretary Of State al
Des Moines, Iowa
SCHELL-DEMPLE FURNITURE
COMPANY.
BY j. G. Schell, its President.
Attest:
Esther J. Nelson, its Secretary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
Don't Prod Your
Liver TO Action
VlR oveseonss HiIiousasas, conatin,.
tien, Sick Headache, Quickly. No

The organs OF digestion, assim,I,.
ton and .elirnination-the stomach.
liver and bowels.are closely allied.
and the proper action OF any OF these
organs is largely dependent upon tina
correct functioning of all the Others.
whipping your liver into action
with calolnel or forcing your bowels
with Irritating laxatives OF strong
cathartics is great mistake. A BET.
ter, safer plan Is Strengthening and
toning the whole digestive and elirnina.
tive system with Natures Remedy
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Get your system thoroughly cleansed
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1T is to get wen.
Get q ESQ box and try it with the
understanding that 1t must give you
greater relief and benefit than any
bowel or liver medicine you ever used
or no pay. Natures remedy (NR
Tablets) Is sold, guaranteed and
recommended BY your druggist
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

They made nuisances of SO many saloons that
all Of them have been put out of business Laws
having failed to keep the saloon decent because
the government could not or did not enforce
them, will it succeed any better, OF even half So
WE'LL in the gigantic task, a hundred times more
difficult, it has now undertaken?
A rationalized Volstead law would be en-
forceable, and the country will get it as soon as
constituencies cease to elect cowardly, shltty
lawmakers who will put anything on passive
majority in order to overcome the opposlnon OF
a fanatcal few.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
IF SKIN BREAKS
OUT AND ITCHEs
APPLY SULPHUR

Just the moment you apply Mensho
Sulphur to an itching, burning o,
broken out skin, the itching stops anu
healing begins, says a noted shm
specialist. This sulphur prepara.lon
made into pleasant cold cream, give
such quick relief, even to fiery ecLe
ma, that nothing has ever been 1ouhu
to take its place.
Because of its germ destroying pro
perties, it quickly subdues the itchins
cools the irritation and heals NV
eczema right up, leaving ciea,'
smooth skin in place of ugly eruption''
rash, pimples or roughness.
You do not have to wait Tor LUZ ,m
provement. 1t quickly shows. ~.
can get little jar of Mentho-Sulphu'
at any drug store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE

THE WORLDS MiSER.
Miser with eager face
Sees that each roseleaf is in place.
He keeps beneath strong bolts and bars
The piercing beauty of the stars.
The colors OF the dying day
He boards as treasure-well He may
And saves with care Qest they be lost
The dainty diagrams OF frost
He counts the hairs OF every head,
And grieves to see a sparrow dead
Among the yellow primroses
He holds His summer palaces
And sets the grass about them all
To guard them His spearmen small
He fixes on each wayside stone
mark to show it as His own.
And knows when raindrops fall through air
Whether each single one be there,
That gathered into ponds and brooks
They may become His pcture-books,
To show in every spot and place
The living glory of His face.
Theodore Maynard
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
Tall BUILDINGS Cause Winds.

Boys Life: You may learn many
interesting things about air currents
and the way storms develop by watch
ing the movement of pieces of paper.
or perhaps your hat, as 1t is whirled
about the street. A variety of nina
ture wind storms are developed by the
high buildings of our cities or the
forms of streets, which well repay
careful study. On hot day even
when the air is perfectly quiet the at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

newspapers about earthquakes. Iniso
or four lines mentining seisina
tremor" cover the incident in lnes.
otherwise illuminative and enterpr,s
ing journals. The real story OF .as
situation is revealed in the recolos
or the railroads touching the pia.Gs
where these seismic tremors receh. ~
occurred. These records show o.
Pullman berths on outgoing trans -
served for three weeks in advance
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

The law enacted by congress during the re-
cent session authorizing the organization Of
farmers in cooperative associations is not a
special privilege. The farmer seeks only natur-
al right which every class of people enjoy and
employ every day. The manufacturer has his
association in which he establishes the price of
his products The retailer everywhere has the
same cooperative association. The law estab-
fishes the right of the farmer to sell his pro-
ducts by collective bargaining. He is not con-
tent with state of affairs in which the value of
the productions of his labor are fixed by other
people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Now that President Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo
have no further use for them, the railroads are
laying off their surplus hands and getting down
to real business basis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

The more or less esteemed Jack johnson finds
that life in Illinois prison is not just one
chicken dinner after another.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

| mark that may often be seen in the
| very expression of his face.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Texas leads the country in 'ns
amount authorized for good roa noo
with bond issues totalling $44 7Os,V0V'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

The house of every one is to him as his
castle and fortress, as well for his defense
against injury and violence as for his repose.
Sir Edward Coke.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Des Moines Register: Nowadays
a little knowledge of moonshining Is
ia dangerous thing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Onawa Democrat: Other states
may furnish the oil but Iowa has the
money to burn.
Algona Upper Des housekeeping
can: Nate Kendall will make one OF
the best governors in Iowa history
He is broad minded and has the exc
cutive ability. All Iowa will be proud
of their governor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Estherville Vindicator and Republi-
can: Up to the present time, there
has been nearly S7,090,000 collected
for automobile license fees in Iowa.
This is some amount to pay for JOY
riding in addition to the original cost
of the cars and their up-keep. only
Iowans can afford drain OF this mag
nitude.
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: Iowa
will rejoice over the prospects OF get
! ting the strongest supreme bench IN
history.
| What Cheer Patriot: N. E. Kendall.
the republican nominee for governor,
lis a fluent speaker and we hope he
lis as fluent when it come to bust
ness. For if there is anything Iowa
needs now it is an economical business
administration. We do not need ora
/ tors SO much as we need genuine bust
ness men who will put the state on
the same business basis as Governor
Lowden has done with the state OF
| Illinois.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The deal
which the Mexican government made
with villa reveals a very weak GOV
eminent. But, let US not be too
ihasty in censure. There is not in
Mexico the material out of which to
| construct strong government. The
deal with Villa was an expedient TO
gain time.
! Perry Chief: Few farmers in this
vicinity are worrying for fear there
will be a scarcity Of ballots with Par
/ ley Christensen's name on them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Inflated credits debate prosperity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Los Angeles Suppresses the News.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: You don't
find anything in the Los Angeles
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

OF law there less acknowledged than that aer
soul is Of God, her voice the harmony OF enc
world All things and earth do her homage
the very feeling her and the greatest as
exempted from povser.-Rchard Hooker
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

A return to bimetalism in all probability
would mean return to an alternating standard,
now of gold, now of silver, such as the world
sought relief from when it chose gold as the
more stable monetary standard
The adoption of single silver standard by
some countries while other important CONNER
cial nations use gold would result in giving the
foreign exchanges with the silver countries a
fluctuating par of exchange such as China now
has. The conduct of International business
would thereby be interfered with rather than
facilitated, and the proposal is therefore unde-
sirable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Perry Chief: Few farmers in this
vicinity are worrying for fear there
will be a scarcity of ballots with Par
ley Christensen's name on them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-10

Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: Iowa
will rejoice over the prospects of get
ting the strongest supreme bench II
history.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-08
Jack Dempsey at the Lamara

The Lamara offers for the fina showings today, Jack Dempsey. star ring in Taking a Chance being the fourth of his Daredevil Jack pictures which finds him in the role of Jack Derry. a fighting lover who has sworn to rid his lady love of the menace which hovers around her and her for tune, in the person of her guardian, a man who is also responsible for his own fathers false imprisonment
 It is a thoroughly dramatic offering, highly exciting and is proving very popular with the Lamara following.
 The added attraction is H. B. War ner, appearing in 'The Pagen God It is another Of the character port-ayalS with which u is accomplished star is having such eminent success. and is equally as absorbing as anything he has ever done.
 Tomorrow starts the engagement of Harry T. Mercy, appearing in "In Honor's Web"-a strong and virile story that is bound to create a most enviable impression.