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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
Qualifications For Foremanship.

Charles w. Clark: The foreman OF
the new era of Industrial life has a
double responsibility as builder OF
contented men and a producer at
minimum cost. He must be man of
strong personal force and leadership,
he must have high ideals, broad sym
pathy, self-control, pleasant person
atty common sense, good health
and loyalty.
This implies a high degree of de-
velopment for which education is es.
sentiaI. At least two years of high
school is needed for mind training
character development and general
intelligence. Further education, par
ticularly along technical and me-
chanical lines, is desirable. Added to
these qualifications. the successful
foreman must have a knowledge OF
the principles of handling men and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
THE o'HARE PARDON.

Sioux City Journal: There seems
to be general apprehension that the
pardon of Kate Richards O'Hare by
the president presages a wholesale
Ipardoning of all prisoners serving
terms for antfwar acts. Denials of
this course by Secretary Tumulty are
not accepted at face value. The vet
Grams are somewhat aroused and are
expressing themselves in no uncertain
terms They are not willing that
those who stayed at home and threw
every possible obstacle in the way of
success shall be placed on an equality
with the men who died and with those
who offered to die if the gamble OF
battle so determined, that the govern
nent might be upheld. There is
reason to believe that the president
will commute the terms of these pris-
oners, and Communication is the same
in effect as pardon.
The presidents strong leaning to-
wards socialism is responsible for the
wholesale fear of sweeping political
pardons. The people remember that
his efforts have always been in behalf
of those caught in the net of disloyal-
Ity. He had an attentive ear for men
of the Heron stripe while at Paris.
though those who we're entirely re-
moved from any thought Of disloyatly
could get no consideration. His adj
dresses in Italy and England were
intensely socialist. Those in Italy
were little short of an urge for direct
action against the government. No
wonder patriotic men are fearful OF
the exercise of the executive power
in granting pardons to those who were
disloyal. No wonde the O'Hare COM
mutation has stirred the veterans to
action.
Muscatine Journal: Every patrio-
tic organization in the county and
every patriotic American citizen may
rightfully protest the action of Presl-
dent Wilson in ordering the release
of Kate Richards O'Hare from the
United States prison at Leavenworth
The action may well be accepted as
an evidence Of amnesty on the part
of the government toward all those
who sought to interfere with the
prosecution of the war.
This woman was the reddest OF
reds. Her disloyal utterances in pub
lie addresses during the war were par
ticularly violent and rightly earned
the contempt Of all good citizens.
Following her conviction she publish
ed a booklet which was a veritable
attack upon our entire court system.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05


spite the fabulous sums that are
going into the presidential campaign,
| it probably will be former poor boy
who goes into the white house.
| Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t IS
doubtful If the delegates to the Chi
cago convention could do anything
which would meet more general
favor among republicans than to go
outside the active lost Of candidates
apd select Mr.. Hughes.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Give labor
all the ambition in the world. What
could it do unless work were pro
yided for it? What gives labor its
employment? Is it labor. itself, OF
capital? What takes employment
away from labor more quickly than
anything else? The withdrawal OF
icapital. What makes and manipu-
Ilates capital? Brains. What makes
capital and work? Labor and brains
combined.
Cedar Falls Record: On Monday
next will be determined in Iowa
whether the state swaps horses in
lmidstream. The state will vote either
ito endorse the service and record OF
Senator Cummins or to replace him
with man backed by all of the isms
that infest the political atmosphere
of the country at the present time.
There is no doubt as to the result
If the people vote.
Vinton Eagle: The railroad worker
who strikes and ties up traffic, just
when the farmer needs Transports
ton to market his product will re-
ceive about as much consideration
from the farmer as would a hired
man who struck during corn planting
or harvest time.
Des Moines Register: A number OF
Iowa political booms will suffer from
primary blight next week.
Cedar Rapids Republican: A living
wage based on such prices as sugar
.at 80 cents pound would mean
wage that would upset all .he other
fellows. The man who pays the
wages must also be considered.
'30-cent price for sugar is abnormal
and it is neither possible nor wise
to put everything else on sn, abnor-
NAL plane merely to overcome what
is hardship on all alike.
Sioux City Journal: There IS no
denying the fact that Senator John
son has struck a popular chord in
:notional sentiment. 1t cannot be
traced entirely to his radicalism, for
he has won in places where radical
ism is not predominant. Besides,
while he is extremely progressive, he
does not go half as far in his tenden-
cies as Colonel Roosevelt did In his
platform and public addresses as a
candidate in 1912. and had Colonel
Roosevelt have lived and been physi-
cally able to accept the responsible
ties of the nomination and the Office,
he would have been the unanimous
choice Of the party at Chicago next
month
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THROUGH PATIENT YEARS.

THROUGH PATIENT YEARS.
How brayely wrought through patlent YEARS.
Sharing things deemed unsharable side by slde
Through wastes of fear and failure wet with tears
Still lighting toward the goal, and watched 1t goe
Like some mirage, elusive, vanishing
TO unimagined distances, and then
discarded burdens taken again,
How bravely kept the faith unwaver1ns
Love- unfor gotten, must allow
surely to a rich, still aftergow,
More fair than dawn, day ITSELF said
And then you slowly raised your lovely head
Lifted your lips mine and whispered low,
with that wise smile yours-Come to me now
d - - %. NJ. Dennis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

has the best interests of his country
at heart will vote on Monday for
Albert B. Cummins.
w. r.. Kopp, who is aligned with
Brookhart in his efforts to secure the
congressional nomination, represents
the same reprehensible principles
preached by Brookhart, while Fred S.
Holsteen stands for the same time
tried theories Of government as advo.
Gated by Senator Cummins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

thriller knows he has the best money maker OF
all, for that is what the people want most OF all.
The movie art would die were 1t not tor the
clean cut, decent dramas which tell a wholesome
story and point wholesome moral
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
NO ALARM NEED BE FELT.

| Agitation by our various commentators Oh
our trend toward feminism is simply repetl-
ton of vague terror that has invaded man S
peace of mind ever since written records show
his thoughts There is nothing new In this
outcrop of pessi1nists VINO see their brother men
becoming sisters. Turn to the third chapter OF
Isaiah and read there the diatribes of the stern
prophet against his vision of the times. 1t is a
vivid condemnation of women's influence. "Be-
cause the daughters of Zion are naughty, "
wrote the prophet. ''and walk with stretched
forth necks, and wanton eyes, walking and
mincing as they 90, and making a tinkling with
their feet, in that day the Lord will take away
the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about
their feet and their cauls, and their round tires
Like the moon, the chains and the bracelets and
the mufflers, the bonnets and the ornaments OF
the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets and
the earrings, the rings and nose jewels, the
changeable suits of apparel and the mantles,
and the wimples and the crisping pins, the
glasses and the fine linen and the hoods and the
iveils.'
| Isaiah had his vision of feministic pervasive
Influence There have been like visions in each
succeeding age But there is nothing to be dis
turbed about Evil is not sexed Influence has
always been a mutual affair and this will con-
tinue. A while ago lot of good people were
much perturbed because our young women were
betraying too great mascuhnity. Now there is
complaint that are being feminized. 1t Is
not hard to find the pattern that suits the critic
who jumps swiftly to conclusions. Events are
like letters In box; one can spell about N~hat
he pleases by taking out the letters he needs.
A critic of modern conditions can find his facts
ito argue from in declaring we are being femin-
lied; another might prove to his own satisfac-
ton that the beauty of femininity is being elm
mated by masculinity. In the long look neither
Will be right.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
The power men possess to annoy me L give
them-Emerson-
ION SUNDAY MORNING.

Far far from here the church bells ring
AS when a child;
And is dearly love
Walks in the sunlight mild
To church she goes and with her once
l went, little child
The church bells ring far, far away,
The village streets are bright
The sunlight falls in slanting bars
AID fills the church with light,
And remember when kneit
Beside her in delight
There's something lost there's something tosr'
Some wisdom has beguiled!
Ny heart has flown thousand miles
And the sunlight mild
1t kneels and weeps beside her there
And she prays for her child
A reader of The Gate City who finds, as 9TH
ers will a certain charm in the foregoing verses,
would like to know who wrote them. Many
such poems of huInblest bards whose songs
came from their hearts, not to be found IN any
collection generally known, make an endless
pilgrimage through the newspaper press, dis
appearing now and then but are revived later
from scrap books where they have been treasur-
ed. When such verses, which satisfy something
in the heart or appeal to some other human
emotion such IS the awakening Of old sweet
memories, are found it is well to seize and Sc
cure them; for the chances are that one Will
never otherwise see them again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

If common sense were a little more common
the country would be better off.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

mechanisms and must be uni
to use mere expedients to avg
efficiency in either case. Th9
man Of the past is but pa
equipped. Educate him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

Trouble is the easiest compounded Of all tn
home breWs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

Not baseball, but politics is the great Ameri
can game a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
VIII fifty-million-dollar battleships keep us

VIII y-million-dollar battleships keep us
ont of war? IF it were true that they would,
they might be a good investment. But what
about the lesson Of the great war? Everybody
on earth conceded to Germany the best organ
lied army, the most perfect preparation, the
entire advantage. Germany conceded to Great
Britain the greatest navy in the world. But
these beliefs and concessions mattered not a
whit in August, 1914 National pride, national
honor as belief the will Of the people in the
mass opposed to the will Of other mass will
these are factors which make little of ffty-mil-
lon-dollar battleships. The reason for build
irsg and maintaining a great navy and an eff
ficient army is that the nation may be protected
when it has to fight. AS yet there is not de-
vised workable insurance against the necessity
Of fighting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
Just Think
of It.
46 Years in
Business Our
Record in Keokuk
Service at
Lowest Prices
Our Motto.

How nice when the thermometer below
Zero enjoying all the comforts of time
That is what will happen have install heating plant
YOU .45.#
We all Heating, Steam Hot Water Warm Air and
Pipeless Furnaces agents for the famous RICHARD
son PIPEI4ESs FURNACES none better made. We just
loaded carload.
We metal work. guteng, spoutng metal
ceilings syghts anything made of sheet metal
Why enjoy the comforts of summer time by having US
install your house. Our plumbing department is
always your whether it be repair job complete
Bath Room you contemplating doing work in our
line Just call and will be pleased to send our
representative who will gladly tell you what it will cost.
large stock lasts able to quote attractive
prices
guaranteed and the lowest consistent with
first class material. y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

Women have got periIous logic which we never have
and some of the best of them the joke of life like
the ordinary They be far greater than men, TOT
they can 90 straight the heart of things There never
was man so near the divine Joan of Are@John siA
chan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: De
spite the fabulous sums that are
going into the presidential campaign,
it probably will be a former poor boy
who goes into the white house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-05

Fortunately, campaign dollars do not mean
votes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
The Crops in Grant Parish.

Up to July 10 the crops in
Grant, both in the hills and in the
bottoms, were all reported to be
in the most promising condition.
Since that time daily showers of
rain have prevailed and nearly
all crops have been damaged
cotton by the shedding of forms
and bolls, by sprouting and mil
dew, and other crops by damage
of various kinds. However, we
have a wonderful country, and
some of our best farmers say
that with a week or two of SUM-
shine there is a good chance to
make more than half an average
crop and that is about all they
can gather and save.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
Supports American Cotton Association

Pollock, La. July 20, 1920.
Editor CoJa1 Chronicle:
| believe sincerely if there ever
was a time when we needed CO.
operation of all the callings in
life in the South it is now.
Regarding the all-important
question which now confronts the
people who live in the Sunny
South. the coming together and
working together to. protect our
interests in the fieecy staple
cotton-is now. Let us who are
interested in the welfare of Grant
parish get together, stay and do
our part in the way of showing
our colors by joining the great
and all-important American Cot
ton Association. Don't look back
upon the past and unearth by
your memory some work of the
crafty and rascally hand which
beat you out of your money by
influencing you into some wild
cat schemes, but look forward to
remedy which means your lib
erty, your bread and meat.
l am personally acquainted
with Mr.. w. B. Thompson, who
has broad visions which he is en-
deavoring to develop for ourgood.
Some say it is a plot to benefit
some private individuals. Not
true! | will venture to say that
we cannot introduce to the pub
lie after searching our country
over, a better class of men to lead
and advise us in this important
movement than the gentlemen
who were selected for South
Louisiana and Grant parish.
Merchants, lawyers, doctors,
auto dealers, repairers and black
smiths. let this be the time when
we will welcome the fellowship
and the cooperation of the farm
ers of our parish, who are not
only supporting themselves, but
are instrumental in supplying1
food for our bodies. We need
700 members from Grant. | am
sure every progressive farmer
will do his part-let us do ours.
| have some Membership Cards.
Call when you come in and help
by your signature.
Yours forProtection,
JAS. H. WALKER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
The New Candidate for Congress.


Hon. G. L. Porterie, of Marks
vile, district attorney of the
fourteenth judicial district and
candidate for Congress for the
eight district against Mr.. AS
well, the present incumbent, be-
gan his itinerary of several ap-
pointments in Grant parish at
the Court house Monday night.
He stands firm by the national
Democratic platform, and makes
the special plea that the trainers
of our constitution specially pro-
vided that the people should elect
their representatives in congress
every two years, while senators
are to be elected every six years.
He is a man of pleasing address,
well informed on all political and
public issues and makes a very
interesting speech entirely free
from personalities.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
Hon. A. B. Hundley for Judge.

In our announcement column
will found the name of Hon. A.
B. Hundley, who is candidate
for one of the two judgeships fol-
the Thirteenth Judicial district,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party in the primary cleo
ton to be held Sept. Ia, 1920.
Mr.. Hundley has an extensive
acquaintance in Grant parish as
we'll as in Rapides. The older
citizens of Grant parish remem-
Der him as district attorney when
Judge Geo. Wear was judge of
the Fifth judicial district, in
which capacity he served with
ability and credit for four years.
He is a close and logical rea-
soner and has a thorough know
ledge of the law. He is a man
of pleasing personality and strong
convictions, and can be relied on
to enforce the law fearlessly and
with impartiality.
Mr.. Hundley is a native of
Louisiana and a graduate of the
law department of Tulane Uni
versity. He has practiced in all
the courts of the State as well
as in the Federal courts. and is
recognized as a lawyer of stand
ing and ability, his thirty odd
years practice has made him a
man of affairs and he enjoys the
confidence and esteem Of a wide
circle of friends throughout the
district in all the walks of life.
Without prejudice to the can
didacy of any of the aspirants,
Mr.. Hundley is regarded as hav-
ing a fine showing in the contest
to be run off in September, and
we bespeak for him the consider
alton of the people of Grant as a
man in every way fitted to serve
them as district Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24

Salvation Army Perfects Auxiliary
Organization at Colfax.
The Salvation Army. through an
authorized representative, perfected
local branch Of the organization for
Grant parish this week, as follows:
President. B. Roberts; Vice-Pres-
ident-Judge ]. A. Williams; Treasur-
er-J. w. Duncan.
Committee to Investigate Poverty,
Pauperism and Unemployed-J. w. Dun
can, L. o. Clinton and J. H. McNeely.
Juvenile Delinquency-J. N. Warner
and Judge ]. A. Williams.
Dependent Maternity Cases-Drs. e.
B. Gray and E. H. Blackwood.
Prison Work.. A. Hyde.
Americanization-H G. Goodwin.
Missing Persons. @. Long and J.
B. Roberts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24

Allen 7. Hunter for District Attorney
Among the announcements in
our columns will be found that
of Attorney Allen T. Hunter, of
Alexandria, who is a candidate
for the Office of district attorney,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party ordered for Sept.
Ia. 1920. J
Mr.. Aunter comes of a long
line of brilliant attorneys who
have practiced in the Louisiana
courts and his qualification as a
lawyer is fully up to the stand
ard for which his family is ia
nous. He was born and raised
in the city of Alexandria. where
he attended the public and pri-
vate schools, and afterward took
the law course at Tulane Univer-
sity and graduated from that
institution. completing his course
in 1898, when he joined his ia
ther, Hon. E. G. Aunter, in the
practice of law under the firm
name of Hunter & Hunter,
which partnership lasted for
eighteen years.
In April, 1917, when he was
80 years of age and did not have
to go to war, he enlisted as a
private. He was with his regi-
ment when it went into battle
and continued withsit to Nov. II,
1918, when the armstice was de-
clared. While Mr.. Hunter has a
good war record he is not running
on that record, but is we'll quail
fled for the position to which he
aspires, and assures the people
of the 18th judicial district that
if he is honored with the position
he will serve them faithfully and
to the very best of his ability.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
The American Cotton Association.

The American Cotton Association.
Attention is called to letter
in this issue from Mr.. James H.
Walker, of Pollock, calling at
tention to the work of the Amer
can Cotton Association. Mr..
Walker is one of the old substan-
tial citizens of Grant parish, and
his appeal to help put the work
of this association on a sound
basis Dug h t to strike re-
sponsive chord in the breast
OF every man who is inter-
ested in seeing his Southland
made one of the prosperous Sec
tons of the earth.
1t has been intimated that the
American Cotton Association is
an organization Of men actuated
by sordid motives and counte-
nancing graft. All one has to do
to relieve himself of such an err
roneous opinion is toread the as
sociation's bylaws. The bylaws
provide that all the members of
each ward, township or district
shall meet at stated intervals
and elect specified number of
members to represent such town.
ship or ward on the parish
board. This board in turn
is to SINH larly asse m ble
for transaction of the business
in in the parish and nominate
the members of the parish to at
tend the State meeting, and the
State meeting shall elect the
States officers and hear read
their reports for the preceding
year; require the officers hand
ling the associations finances to
be bonded and elect the members
to represent Louisiana in the
National Association.
The American Cotton Associa-
ton is particularly interested in
warehouses, but that is not the
end of their work. 1t will func-
ton long after every pound of
the country's cotton is stored
away. The association, when
thoroughly organized, contempt
lates opening an agency in every
country on the face of the. earth
where southern product are used.
These agencies will represent the
Southland in these countries: as
certain the amount and grade of
cotton needed; advertise the
South as new territory for the
development and encourage set
Element here by suitable persons
desiring to emigrate to this coun- |
try; and advertise Southern pro. |
ducts all over the earth. AS it is |
now, ifa Germany dealer should |
order a cargo of potatoes from a |
New York merchant, the people
who consume these potatoes NAV |
conclude that this cargo of pota- |
toes was grown in New York |
State. whereas they may have |
been raised in Louisiana or some |
other Southern State. With an
agency of the American Cotton
Association in Germany this par |
ticular merchant could order his |
supply of potatoes and other pro-
ducts direct from Louisiana |
Georgia, Alabama or Texas. and |
these products could sail to all |
parts of the world as distinctly |
southern products.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
Will Go on Tour of Middle West.

Bruce Holmes, of Georgetown,
and Luther Mcknight, of Col
fax, have made arrangements to
go on the tour of the Middle
West, which promises to be the
greatest trip ever organized for
a group of Southern boys.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24

All ex-service men are invited
to be present at the meetings of
the local post of the American
Legion. Until arrangements can
be made to have a club house.
the meetings will be held at the
Apollo Theatre, every Thursday
night. Come!