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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
ALL IN ONE BOAT.

Wage earners, wage payers, consumers ale
all in the same boat; and any one OF them WHICH
attempts to rock it will imper1l and antagonlze
tbe others and bring disaster on itself. For
the sea is troubled; the skies are darker than
eouId be wished and the waves have been rlslnS
for some time past. But there is as yet no rea,
SON IN doubt that the storm may be Weathereu
= all concerned will labor together for the safe
" Of all
TIE industries founded on popular extraVa-
szree and wartime profligacy are being forced
81 4-Ee m saTI. In Detroit one hundred thousand
-.o-zre-~ ere temporarily idle. The unemploy'
81 ff-e-yYout the country are rapidly lncreas-
S.v n rg-.fe-s: and as most of these were en-
e.a-sS n essential industries it seems reason
80 *e, ezyzelplic that their terms Of enforced
Sf9e-sss vii be brief The demand for essential
-r,,---.s,sgtzas must soon become normal again.
rnas 5syeEgo-agnt IL recent years OF some OF the
S..@-s%ylz4 eerters has been because OF the de-
-sz-.S <l- skilled artisans, mechanics, efficient
arrsle-z m their various lines. The present de
r~eaasa Il 81 safe ~ say, cannot long affect the
~azyxe1 fg- commodities guch clothing, but
xa~~s- s5a,aa, hl,xever IT may affect the automo-
frEe t-z1e. The business Of producing necessi-
tx If T5fe must be first to revive. But there
VIII he fierce rivalry between centers OF pro
arean. and the first cities to hum with work
VIII De those where wage earners and wage pay
en are first TO reach accord and work together
on a postwar bass to capture the markets OF
tho land I.!.ae43
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
AN UNTIMELY MOVE.

If the American Federation Of Labor is or
ganizing as is reported, for fight for closed
shops, it will find public sentiment unsympa-
thetic and be worsted in the end. The poorest
of all possible times to force that issue is a
period like the present Of falling prices and IN
creasing unemployment. 1t is no conspiracy
of capitalists which is closing factories or lay
ing off workmen, as some radical LABOR leaders
are said to assert It is economic conditions
which are doing this; and all talk to the con
+rarv is loose or insincere and unworthy the at
tention of intelligent men. AS for the closed
shop. whether it be closed by an organization OF
workers or an organization of employers, 1t IS
inconsistent with our Institutions; and no work
ingman can afford to create or tolerate the ere
alton of any authority able to tell him when and
how he can work and when he may not work
It would become in the end a desPotlsm OF the
most oppressive kind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
". u GEORGES SILLY CRITICISM.


Sometimes an Englishman who pays Visit
to the United States discusses things gLbly, but
only succeeds in exhibiting his own Ignorance.
w. e. George is this sort of Engishman he
has written some novels which have enjoyed
certain amount of popularity, and ne poses as
a feminist while disparag ing the influence OF
women.
He has been interviewed, OF COURSE Ihe
New York City newspapers see to that When
asked what he thought about American hct1on,
Mr. George supercilously answered that Anerl- |
can literature was "a new thing. When he |
was reminded that Irving and Hawthorne were
American writer's he had the mpudence to say
that they were only Engllshmen residing IN
America Even Emerson is classed by Mr..
George as an .'Englshman Emerson whose
very being was an emanation of the Bostonlan
spirit
Is this not curiors confusion Of mind on
the part of our British critic7 He need only
go step farther to reach the conclusion that
every native of the United States who wrote IN
English must be an English writer.
Mr. George declared that he did not care for
Mark Twain, and he added that Mark Twain s
writings were mostly burlesque Probably MI.
George never read Mark Twain S splendid his
tore tale, .sJoan of Arc In classifying all
American literature as pioneer literature
the British critic shows lack of logical dis
elimination Jack London is not typcally
American writer. He is such writer as the
cave man night have been if he had been able TO
write But 0. Henry and Theodore Dresser are
not .pioneerwriters; . neither are William Dean
HowelIs, Frank Norris, Mrs. Wharton or
dozen others that might be named. As to Henry
and Dresser, both are over-sophistlcated. They
view life as experts. Ambrose Blerce deserves
!! the praise bestowed upon him by Mr.. George
but he has none of O. Henry S condensed force.
If O. Henry had the patience to write novels OF
any length, he might have won reputation
greater than that of Thackeray. As it is, his
short stories are palpitating fragments torn
from the body of human life. He may De an
:. anecdotist"-b what realistic and clair
Ivoyant anecdotist!
I Mr.. George wants all American writers to be
like one another in displaying nothing but en-
Eergv But why should not our writer's be dl1fer-
ent? James Lane Allen offends this English
} man because he has grace and dignity. But
Iwhv should Americans have no grace, no dig
IInity'
i Really, Mr. George shows his Stiffness by his
Iutterances as a critic. He wants to ut an en-
tire people into sort of Intellectual strait
Jacket But in spite of shallow criticism OF the
George variety, country like ours is bound to
have all sorts of writer's and it's intellectual LIE
: cannot be measured by the four-foot rule OF q
5 self sufficient Englishman who can only see Us
as colonists emerging out of the most primitive
conditions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE

FOR A CHILD.
Your friends shall be the Tail "lho,
The River and the Tree;
The Sun that laughs and marcnes'
The Swallows and the Sea-
Your prayers shall be the murmur
OF grasses in the rain;
The song of wild wood thrushes,
That make God glad again
And you shall run and wander,
And you shall dream and sing
OF brave things and bright things
Beyond the swallows wing
And you shall envy no man,
Nor hurt your heart with signs'
For will keep you simple,
That God may make you wise!
Fannie Stearns Gin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
TAX SALE

the sixth Of December 1917
described suboned all
will
sixth day
all lands
o
November H. 1920
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20

''General'' Bramwell Booths wife has been
sworn in as justice of the peace IN London.
The great Salvation Army worker Will intro
duce both common sense and justice III deahnS
with such cases as are likely to be brought pc
fore her It would be a good thing if all this
iustice class in the world had as much expert
ence and knowledge Of human HE as Mrs
Booth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20

when I found intense pain relieved,
.ueary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing
sleep obtained by cigar, l nave 1eit sia'e
full to God, and blessed his name ior IL
Rev. Charles Sturgeon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20

One trouble about all this calamity bowling
is that while fifty per cent. Of the population IS
crying out that the world is worthless, the other
half is trying to sell it to Its customers at
profiteer's idea of fair price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20

The new congresswoman from Oklahoma
tonight equal suffrage 1t looks like joke on
the suffragists to have an ''anti'' reach such an
Office as this ahead of them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20

Football, fortunately, has not been made
with dishonesty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
H. A. SKYLES, Treasurer.
VIM REIMBOLD, Deputy
CITY or KEOkUK

Block
Atwood. Elizabeth Anderson. and 20
tt lot 5
Bender Thos. W., Rees' Add, 10 and IA. u
.Bentley Mrs. ]. H, Reid Add, hf So. Al
Beplar Mary Jane, Rees Add, all four lots
in Sc cor Homestead block .........
BRASIL, John Jr.. Belknap Blvd. 32.......
*Brooks, Jennie L.. Leighton Add, &c.. "a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-20
VAN BUREN, TOWNSHIP.

Proper marke half been paid
west; pit part irac
Masons
r p Williams Addition
Addition; eignt
Add mid, middle
in describing
real PROF
Keokuk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
S>'
7 F. II. Rogers q
Company

or old families in rural New England.
A seat in the legislature has IN most
small communities been passed
around from the very beginning OF
things. Everybody in town who could
command respectful attention from the
rural politicians had his turn" at
MONTPELIER, or Augusta, or Concord, or
Boston, or Hartford Vermont had not
been admitted to the union ten years
when Solomon Keyes of Reading APP
peared at the state capital After his
one term in 1900 the other leading citi-
zens of the town took their turn, evil
IDENTIFY. until SOLOMON in the process OF
rotation again appeared in 1910.
Twenty eight years elapsed before
Solomon, ir., reached Montpelier as the
representative Of Reading. He served
two terms running, and got back again
ten years later. His younger brother,
Washington, maintained the family in
fluence by winning the seat in 1853 and
1860, Twenty eight more years passed
and then came William; and 81 years
after William has come Wade. Read
ing only needs 20 have the Reyes fam
lily perpetuated to have Reyes periodi-
cally in the Vermont legislature to the
end of the time. One can be sure of
that because Reading is so much like
scores of other New England towns
made in the same mold.
1t is because there are so many
Readings in Vermont and they have
so large proportion of the members
Of the legislature that the proposal to
make Vermont September state
again is likely to be adopted. When
the state officers were elected in Sep
TENDER, as Names still are, Vermont
was a barometer" state in the politics
of presidential years. 1t was one Of
the old-time distinctions that Vermont
has missed since the abolition of the
September elections. All the members
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
THE NEED OF THE THRIFT
MOVEMENT.

There is much promise i'll the new
movement to inculeate thrift among
the younger people through the forma-
ton of clubs for the buying OF govern
ment securities in the shape of thrift
stamps and war savings stamps. The
work of organization is now being I'm
dertaken in Vermont schools, and al
ready number of clubs have been
formed, whose primary purpose Is say
ing. Considerable enthusiasm is re-
ported to have been stirred up in the
places visited by the organizers, the
young people taking hold OF the idea
with avidity. The formation Of hab-
its of saving among the children OF
the present generation will be the
chief agency toward combating the
evil effects of the wild orgy of spend
ing which great many people IN
dulged in during the latter days of
the war when incomes and wages were
greatly Increased. 10 ne SURF tHttN
is not so much tendency at the pres
ent time to spend money recklessly;
but this cessation of the spendthrift
notion is brought about more because
of the general depression in business
rather than from any changes in prin-
ciples on the part of the people. The
lesson Of the real value of thrift is
vet to be learned. Those efforts among
the school children are, therefore, val
liable aids in the teaching of that les
son. The movement recently renewed
in Vermont, as well as elsewhere, 10
encourage the school children to form
thrift clubs and to invest their saw
ings in government securities should
be forwarded wherever possible. We
do not wish to build up a generation Of
misers but a generation of frugal poo
pie with fair sense of the value Of
dollar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

The automobile as a handy vehicle
for smuggling liquor across the Ca
madam border into Vermont is los
ing its usefulness with the coming Of
deep SHOWS of the northern winter.
Which means that the inspectors viii
have to turn their attention little
more to the railroad trains, for so
strong is the thirst in some people
that they will resort to unexpected
tricks to get the stuff through with
out detection. Border towns have no
tieed a decided slackening of their
tourist business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
CURRENT COMMENT
On "Going to the Legislature"

1t is necessary in this country to Wis
ii the small country towns to find cases
similar to the one recently noted in the
Reading items of the Woodstock tVt-l
Standard:
Wade Keyes, esq, who was unanl-
mously chosen for Reading town rep
resentative on election day, is the fifth
of his family name and the fourth in
direct descent to hold that office from
this town. His great grandfather, Sol
onion Keycs, served in 1900 and 1910;
his grandfather, Solomon keyes, jr., in
1888. 1889 and 1870; his father, Will
liam Wallace Reyes, in 1888 and 1889;
Washington Reyes tbrother OF Solo
mon, ir.) in 1859 and 1850. This, we
thing, is rather an unusual happening.
Rather an unusual happening the
writer OF the item says. But not so
very unusual in Vermont, then, if it
is only rather" unusual. just how far
from the commonplace it may be 1t
would be interesting to know. Pre-
sumab1y in all three of the northern
New England states there are families
in small towns who can point to rec
ords of service in the Legislature in sew
eral successive generations Such in
stances may not abound 50 much in
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con
necticut owing to their more industrial
and diversified population yet it would
be strange If Connecticut with its an
cient town system of representation
could not also exhibit some remarkable
rural records of legislative service in
single families.
There has been something almost
rhythmic in the service of the success
sive generations of the Reading family
of Reyes in the Vermont legislature,
and this may be pointed out because
the same thing could probably be dis
cerned in the legislative records of 9TH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
Boneheadi

Hubby did not like the appearance
of the cook a friend had sent them,
so taking his wife aside he said Don't
hire her"
"But," demonstrated his better half,
"iust think OF the reputation for cook
ing she bears"
Never mind about her ability TO
cook she bears" said he. 1--WE don't
eat EN-. ANYWAY. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
Listens Well. But That's All

Overheard on train from the sub
urbs;
Eyes, were just going in for pleas
ure trip. Mrs. Walkup lives at hotel
here, you know. and she never gets
to eat-that is, no home
cooked things, you know. SO we're tax
ing her 10 New York for good. old
fashioned, home cooked dinner at
good restaurant New York Mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

Harding drove up to the north en-
ance to the White House, deposited
visiting card and hurried away.
hat constitutes the formality of
aking call; the amenities were sat
fled according to present day notions.
one are the delightful old days when
Ee men folks used to sit out on the
oodpile and white and talk and
Ink for hours. The mere showing
bit of pasteboard under the door
Is the bill nowadays.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

BY something more than a coinci-
nee perhaps, the fourth installment
the income tax becomes payable
the very day when the interest on
20 issues Of war bonds become due
ne person who has delayed paying up
/ annual income tax thus becomes
anizant of the fact that it is not
outgo. Rather wen timed, it
ems.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

While not exactly health resort,
e United States navy does present
me rather good statistics regarding
the rate of deaths during
10 having been only 800 per thou
nd. against twice that rate in civil
e. There's one big inducement for
ming the navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

In carrying out an engineering feat
changing the course of its river,
bst as was done in Barre some years
30, South Ryegate also hit upon the
Ian of getting rid Of much Of the
aste granite from the granite plants
\ filling up the old bed of the stream
18th the chips. If anyone ever at
Empts to dig in the old channel for
be purpose of laying water pipes, or
pr any other purpose, the task will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

Whoever gets the appointment of
cretary Of war in Harding's cabinet,
ought to be Il man better versed
military matters than Baker was
hen he entered Wilson's cabinet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

The candy factories are shutting
|wp because Of the lack of orders.
1t them get their prices down some
here near the level of pre- war prices,
Id the orders will begin to pick up
lain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

The state press is saying some very
supplementary things about the three
hrre banks which have generously
ken it upon themselves to advance
be half payment of the Christmas
hvings club funds in the Barre Saw
les Bank & Trust Co. before the ad-
|stment of the banks affairs by the
|ceiver. No doubt the 1888 depositors
the club are feeling measure of
latitude that part of the fund will
available at the time when it was
|heduled to be placed in their hands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

Simplified spelling gets another hard
mock in the shape of Secretary Dan
Is order that the members of that
apartment shall hereafter refrain
ON using the simplified form. Sim
flied spelling is dying by piecemeal,
1t it is surely dying. And there are
IT great many TO mourn the pass
g of the attempt to alter the long
tablished custom. Many an editor
i'll be very glad when correspondents
t thru pardon the use of the word
sing the abbreviated spelling.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

from a score or more of Readings will
probably help TO revive an old custom
now much valued at home, apparently,
in its lamented absence.--Springfeld
Republican,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
Fast Work.

Edith-So Jack proposed to You in
his auto after two days acquaintance.
What did you tell him.
Madge--That he was exceeding the
speed limit. Boston Transcript,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
Futile.

Though we roar like the bull of Bashan
We know well, within our soul,
That a burning indignation
Is no substitute for coal.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

be found to be arduous, but as tenn
porary expedient the South Ryegate
plan is good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

That Massachusetts, hunter who got
bullet through the cap may be will
3 to admit that his luck capped the
tmax in that ease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
Practically Silent.

Wheat has come down, but the gro
GERS aren't saying IT with honrs. =
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

Light prices for heavy
overcoats.
Here's one of the finest,
belongs to the aristo-
cratic S75 family; now
$50.
Here's a real dress
overcoat for business
for $40; it belongs in
the $50 class.
Here's an auto coat,
loose, roomy, warm,
cozy, made to travel in
a "Twin Six" formerly
priced at $50. (The
coat, not the car)-now
$40.
Every overcoat now,
reduced 33 1-3 per cent.
Every suit now re-
duced rs per cent.
You can get next
springs prices right
now.
We're ready to supply
your Christmas wants
with Useful and Prac-
teal Gifts for Men and
Boys, and everything
priced at bottom prices.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24
Call For Bids.

Sealed bids for supplying the Delta
schools with coal for the coming
school year will be received at the Of
flee of secretary up to the 4th day of
October, 1920, at 6 o'clock p. m. Sep
arate bids are desired for supplying
the Mountain View school on Califor-
mia Mesa and the North Delta schools
on the one hand and the Central and
Lincoln buildings in Delta on the
other.
Dated September 81, 1920.
39-4Oc c. H. STEWART, Secy.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24
Sunday School Convention.

The Delta County Sunday School
convention will convene in the Baptist
Clarence N. Wright and Mrs. H. S
Shaw, executive secretaries for tho
state will be present and make ad
dresses, hold conferences on differen
tcp cs, and help to solve trying still
ations in the schools. 1t Is expected
that each county Sunday school w..l
senl at least two delegates and be
rorre sented by the Sunday school
tGacLers and scholars who are i:se:
ested in the work. The full pr II
WI appear in III early issue of the
paper.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
BY catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
I'VE years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrff
Medicine for a short time you will see 6
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Aedi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24

Dr. DeMotte, scout and spy in the
northern army during the Revolution.
ary war, will give his noted lecture on
his experiences during the war at
the Methodist church on Friday. Octo'
ber 1st. Come and hear DIR. Denote
relate how he narrowly escaped death
several times, was captured three
times by Quantreel's men and escaped
from them. Admission Csc.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24
Bida Wanted.

For the construction Of about $500
square feet of concrete sidewalk in
the Town of Cedaredge.
Sealed bids will be received up to
the hour of p. m. Friday, October
1, 1920. The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids submitted.
TOWN OF CEDAREDGE,
G. w. Hall, Town Clerk.
Pub. in Delta Independent Sept. 27.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24
Back From Mesa.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Gale returned
Monday from Grand Mesa where they
spent several weeks in the Gale cabin
overlooking Barren lake. They enjoy.
ed their outing to the fullest extent,
and Mr.. Gales piscatorial ability did
not fail him. During the writer's stay
on the mesa he and Frank Sanders
kept the family frying pan well filled
with trout, and Mrs. Gale also
brought down to the Stearns family
a fine 2k pound trout this week
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24

An inquiring reader asks what these
photographic frontiers" are that the
papers are talking about? Well, when
John Chinaman undertakes to set up
laundry on an important business
street, there is likely to be suspicious
of one.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24

Woman's Relief Corps met in regu-
lar session Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. ELENA Cade presiding in the abb
sence of the president, Mrs. Aurilla
Wright, who has been in attendance
at the National Encampment of the
G. A. R. and W. r. C. at Indianapolis.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24

Mrs. Richard Kistler submitted to
an operation last week at Montrose,
for appendicitis, and is reported to
be doing nicely. She went to visit
her mother, Mrs. Ida Fauber, and was
taken i'll so suddenly that an opera
ton was performed at once.
The Delta independent., 1920-09-24

TYory person mentally and phyncar
sc 10 do so should take the Ameri.
.,.I Cross instruction in First Aid
",fn'"nL It's a nfe-saver and Q
aver on the farm, in the factory.
lie street. at the eface, In the
home, wherever accidents may occur.
Here's young wife Whe insxpertly
welded q can-spener and received IN
ugly CASH acress her wrist fren The
Jagged can Id. Mother was tAsrA
hswevs1, with the First Aid kit aad
1sd Crsss instruction, and probably
Drsvsatsl . case sf bleed poison by
giving prompt and proper treatmsat
befeEe tAe 1eets1 arrived.