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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

you, out 20 late this dark night,
looking for santa CLAUSE" And. as he
opened the door. the bunny gentleman
saw a little round ban Of brown fur
on his step.
IL heard about santa Claus. and I
went out 20 look for him" said the
ouiverinE, uuavering voice ne never
seems 70 come to our cave Maybe it 9
because my Daddy growls 50 mucn'
and so often wants TO nibble the other
animals. But santa Claus never comes
to usw
NY goodness men sakes alive and
a stocking full OF peanuts Who are
youg" asked Uncle Wiggily. Then he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24
Poor Old Noah

AToAH Hail Of Fame; he's too
~ hard beasty she for the book that
everlasting ind and the
picture the Ha bright
entered there's Nh
he played Thyes game so he never hd a
toughest words
country could borrow from the Kds and be showed Just
tin he grabbed BY the tan Twas tsoe
neighbors
noble
meaning they Now the sages
while the sury outside guards
gifted You're winner
and bind from the Hall Of Fame
!. RenEEsht hE aaaEEs AathsE WAIT AAsOA,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

CIDNEY hooks, caught q nice wooden
leg in the drift that floated down
Gander creek Saturday afternoon. He
says that is just his luck to find some
thing valuable and then not be able to
use It.
-
The Hail Carrier, believing as he does
that coming events should cast their
shadows, today placed q cow-ben on
his horse.
Columbus Allsop's wife was seen
sweeping the floor today, and he says
he guesses company is expected,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

AaA AIaA AAAHa AAAa $500
government mist be met william Z
Ny DEAR Bill
I'd MADE out a check
FOR THE last payment
OF MY income tax
WHICH TO you
TsN'r VERY much.
But TO ne
IS QUITE some money.
AND AFTER that
SAT down,
WITH THE papers
AND READ the lines
THAT ARE printed above
AND RIGHT away
THEY MADE ne mad.
AND, NIL
YOU SHOULDN'T have said.
WHAT YOU did say.
ABOUT THE government
AND ITS Obligations
YOU SHOULD have said
THAT YOU were sorry
But THAT the government
a HAD sQUANDERED 80 much
IN sHIPTARDs.
AND ARMY supplies.
AND OTHER things.
AND HAD to make Jobs.
FOR so many men
AND IKE al governments
HAD BEEN extravagant
N so many ways
THAT REALLY and truly
1T WAS N a mess
AND NEEDED the money
AND AFTER all.
IT WAS our government
AND WE'D elected e.
AND WE'D made our bed.
AND LET'S lie in It,
IF YOU'D said that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24
Questions And Answers.

n Please inform me a. TO compel
nafl0n received BY members q
y congress at different periods Of
cur history W A. @
A. BY a law passed By the first
corrrer1 IN I789 MEMBER OF the
houss and senate IN addition 70 allow
ance for Mileage recalved So day
for each DAYS attendance IN congress
In 1875 the compensation Vas IN
creased TO $500 a year Tor members
Of the house and senate and 5000 Ior
the speaker OF the house and lre vice
president IN 1878 the senate and
house members received $780, The
vice president and speaker received
$4,000 Today the remrner1tion lor
senator and represelratiVe is $500,
the vice president and speaker re-
calFllg 4--i0-J eacl-
G. What is The temperature Of
cold STORAGE room where artificial re-
frlgerafion a. uaedi r. r D.
A. The bureau o. standards says
that the Temperature OF a cold storage
room where artfHciaI refrlg erarion IS
used depends entirely upon the tyre o.
goods stored therein IL De- possloi
TO- and they frequently do. keep the
Temperature at zero and below 1or
some classes OF goods.
G. What q tae greatest number o.
bales Of cotton produced b. Texas On
one yeari @. =. T..
A. Texas produced 4.sS1.00 bales
Of cotton in 1912 which vas the
greatest crop within the last 90 years.
fuF demand for wireless operators
and galarT. G. ". n.
A. The demand for wireless ope-
rators IS FAR greater than the. supply
az the present time There are two
GRADES Of operators. the first grade
operator and the second grade ope-
rator. IN order 20 obtain a first grade
operators license 1t ls necessary 70 be
able 70 send and receive 20 WORDS q
minute. IN order 70 obtain a second
grade license u words a minute must
be sent and received The average
pay Of first grade commercial
operator Is sI15 per month with board.
a Was the Statue Of Liberty ac-
tulny brouEht 20 this country from
Frsneef II 20, how was it accom-
a. me starue Of Liberty was
brought over dlsioiuGel ln the hold
OF the French transport "lsere- the
various portions OF the statue were
Afterwards put together In order &c
be erected In It's present poalron
q What does Il cost TO enforce the
VoIstead uctf ". r
"A. The treasury department. says
that the enforcemant OF the national
urohfhitiou act costs E2.Qf5.6Q3.58 lr
the fiscal year 1920
q How long are the Touth=- Of
France required TO give military serF-
icef r. X A.
4. Bsrinnine with October. 1922.
the period OF French military services
wiz be Is months, instead OF two
years. as i Is 81 present
O. in Double Pedro. Hre the play
crs renufred to discard an cares eE-
Z cent trumps o. nay hey use thelr
orTu fiscrefionl We B. II.
"A. According 20 EcTla. 81 the game
rof Clnch, or Double Pedro, --tha trump
having haan named each UL1IeE as
-a-ss- face Upwards. ALI cards In his
hand. except trumps, and dealer gives
each IN turn, beginning with eldest
1 hand. enough cards 20 iii his hand
out 70 six
I ANY reader can get The ausEe- g any
T qusslsn b Er-t-9s ne 5 5-st-- 5l-.--5-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

VERY LUCK
A motor car containing six people
recently dashed over a ureclrlca IN
France 1850 fset high The motorists
escaped without injuries more serious
than bruises
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

INsIEtn . settIns up-sIase
ABOUT OBLIGATIONS
I'd HAVE said to myself
ABOUT ny own check
sPAT IT you sucker.
@AND eur your hoierins-
But INSTEAD OF that
YOU'VE MADE ne mad
THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

The first woman suffrage conVen-
tion on the Pacific coast met liz San
Francisco 50 years ago tnts month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

DRESIDENT-FLECT HARDIN havin'
1 his photo taken with fish sort O.
bears out president Wilson's contention
that tn G. o. P. haint had a new idea
in thirty years. Credit talks loudern
money.
Copyright National HsEsPapsr Services.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

fanv rsadsr can get the ursU1r tc any
ruerli1n b. writing The Herald Iz-nr-1a-
tion Burszu. Frederic j. H1aall. director.
~ 800 "a leraE madlc1l and lluln-
ciaI natter u does not attempt % set
tie domestic Troubles. nor % l14er.-.-
exhaustive research on any sl1iae- VIZ.
run name and address and enclose ~
cents 70 stamps f1r return p1ziase- 81
rsnlIas are sent direct 20 the ingulref-i
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24
YE TOWNE GOSSIP
By B.

O. ct1ce3
FSE tzpsv have told they simply that they
si5 Ls the cash I'd Ike Obligations Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

The best portion Of q good mans l1e-hH little
aueIess. uuremebeTed acts Of blindness and Of love
william Wordsworth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-24

And the Democrats used regard centralized govern
snt and q tariff as the objectionable sins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
THE MULLAH AND THE TANKS.

/ We can easily imagine the mad mullah OF
ISomailand heading for the forest deeps after an
1 attack by British tanks. But imagination falls
| flat at attempts to picture the thoughts that
must have rushed through the fanatic S mind as
HE saw the terrible creatures Of the enemy crawl
| ing toward him, splitting fire and death ana
surmounting every obstacle like the spring
freshet And if additional evidence OF the
prowess of the tanks was needed, the mullah
could have gathered chat within the past few
DAYS in witnessing .he performances OF heo-
kuk IS own little tank in doing all sorts OF
"stunts'' up and down inclines and in the peace
able work of house-moving Right here, at
the home Of the greatest river dam In the world,
was a demonstration that would have been an
eve-opener for the trouble-maker OF east central
Africa
Here in truth was an invention OF the evil
one, before which neither the mulah nor any OF
his faithful followers could hope to stand. Here
was something, that could not be ambushed, nor
shot in the back, nor halted by anything except
"a blast from heaven
With the white man bringing such contrlv-
ance into action, the mad mullah surely must
realize the hopelessness of resistance. He must
break and run just as the Germans broke and
iran when they saw the new-fangled monsters
on the Somme for the first time For years this
fanatic has been thorn in the side of the Brit
iiSh in Somaliland With ferocity he has called
the natives to revolt; and in his periodic whlrls
through the land has hacked and slaughtered
white and black alike. As he shivers in his new
hiding place, with the nightmare of the tanks
never leaving him, he must feel as he has never
felt before that the gods are on the side OF the
heather.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
Drinking a Glass
Of Hot Water is
"a Splendid Hat
Cleanse and sweeten the systsl
each morning and wash awa|
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those of us who are accustome
fell dull and heavy when we Al
splitting headache, stuffy from a.
foul tongue, nasty breathe, acid $
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
and feel as fresh as daisy alwa!'
washing the poisons and toxins
the body with phosphated hot VI
each morning.
We should drink, before breal
O. glass of hot water with
spoonful of limestone phosphate
to flush from the stomach, liver,
neys and bowels the previous
indigestible waste, sour bile and
sonous toxins; thus cleansing, sss]
ening and purifying the entire al7
tary tract before eating more ios
The action of limestone phosp]
and not water on an empty stoa]
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t el]
out all the sour lamentations, g
waste and acidity and gives ols]
fine appetite for breakfast. A \
ter pound of limestone phosphate n
very little at the drug store, oull
enough to make anyone who IS
cred with biliousness, constlpa1
stomach trouble or rheumatism an]
thusiast on internal sanitation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
The Montrose Side.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
In the Monday, Feb. I'D, Gate City
there appeared an article of which,
no doubt, Coach Applebee was the
author. In this article it is stated
that on account of unnecessary
roughness" the Keokuk team was
going to end their relations with hte
Montrose basketball team. II Mr..
Applebee thinks that he can stuff
this down the public he is mistaken,
for there were too many of the Mont
rose public there, who took particu-
lar notice of Mr.. Applebees cold re.
ception of the Montrose team and
officials He publicly avoided them.
as well as used insulting remarks to
other boosters before the game, and
during the game. Why, may we ask
him, because of unnecessary rough
ness?
The Montrose Athletic association
has letter signed by Mr.. Applebee
in which he states: 1--WE will play
also at Mcntrose, if you will play
the curtain raiser at Keokuk,", which
IS dated February 20. After the game
] went UP to Mr. Applebee to shake
hands with him, but he turned away.
J remarked that we would expect him
to come to Montrose this COM
ing Friday as per contract for
the return game with his second
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
I have said nothing but what am willing
to live by and, if it be the pleasure Of Al
mighty God, to die by-Abraham Lincoln.
FOR AMERICAN USE.

The question whether the shipping board was
about to sell the former German ships for less
than their market value, is of some Importance,
but of relative insignfcance compared with
the question whether the ships were to pass out
from under the American flag. In these times
OF heavy federal taxation, the loss OF million
or a hundred million dollars is something which
should engage the attention Of congress. But
the loss of a million or a hundred million dol
lars in transaction concerning ships, is some
thing that the United States could endure with
no permanent hardship. The loss could easily
be made good in a country Of our wealth and re-
sources. But since the war demonstrated to us
the vital necessity of our having an adequate
merchant marine, not only for the building up
Of orr commerce but for use in case OF the
emergency of war, it is vitality important that
any sale of ships now owned by the United
States shall be to American owners only, and
with the express agreement that those ships
shall continue as a part Of the American mer-
chant marine
The admirable plan worked out by John H.
Rosseter, when director of operations of the
shipping board contemplated the establishment
of regular, adequate, and dependable ocean
TRANSPORTATION between the principal ports OF
the United States and the principal ports of all
the civilized nations of the globe. 1t was his
plan to have this ocean transportation system
SO correlated with our land transportation as
to facilitate in the highest degree the develop
ment of the export trade with foreign countries
from every section of the United States. To es-
tablish and maintain such comprehensive sys-
TEN as Mr. Rosseter contemplated, would re-
quire the permanent use of all the ships we have
or are likely to have. Undoubtedly, in the long
run, efficient and economical operation will re-
;quire that these ships be placed under private
Ownership and management, but during the
process Of establishment of such an extensive
ocean transportation system, it is quite likely
that for practical reasons it would be necessary
to retain the ships in government ownership
until definite and permanent plans could be
adopted to insure continuance of operation of
the ships under private management on all the
routes which experience and study of the prob
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
Mise ahIe Mail Service.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Last
Friday Cedar Rapids businessman
mailed a letter in the postoffice in
this city to a hotel in Iowa City ask,
ing for room reservation for Satur.
day night and Sunday. In due time
said business man registered at the
hotel and was surprised to learn the
letter asking for, reservation had
not been received. He had to be con.
tent with an inferior room, the only
one not occupied or reserved. Before
returning to this city Sunday even.
ing he asked if his letter had come,
but it had not. The hotel received
1t some time Monday
The distance between Cedar
Rapids and Iowa City is about thirty
miles. An interurban railroad and a
steam one connect the two rlaces.
and yet with these facilities and the
short distance to be covered. ii r,ok
more than sixty hours for le:.er 10
be transported between the 1.-TWO
plcaes.
lnls is but sample or the servi ..e
given the public. by the present adj
ministration of our postal affairs.
The quick despatch of business is
impossible if the mails have to be
depended upon. Businessmen all
over the country are hampered and
annoyed by the dilatory and negli-
gent methods of the postal service.
And they are compelled to stand
for 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27

If majority Of the Of state or OF the United
States should for the elective franchise, Wouo
the other be willing to be deprived OF it and OF an
benefits that flow from It? There time When
the suffrage movement rdiculed so much tnat =
made many women less nsistent upon their rights, ana
no doubt a considerable number Indifferent as to
voting; but the Of woman suffrage has made
progress by their desire for the franchise,
marvellous with the sentiment OF even
ten If woman for reason should prefer
vote she will always have that privilege Equa SUI
frage force the exercise Of it upon anyone on
other the denial of the franchise deprves not
only the WHO does want IT, but also the one VINO
does who believes it is her rght-John z.
Shafroth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

| Cedar Rapids Gazette: Can 1t be
possible that the vice-president was
referring to the president in his ad-
dress at New Haven? Is Mr.. VIII
son victim OF paranoia? There Is
every indication that he is, whether
or not MI. Marshall referred directly
to him.
/ Webster City Frecman-Journai:
Ora Williams, state document editor,
recommends that the state establish
a printing plant in connection with
the Iowa State college at Ames. The
Freeman-Journal seconds the recon-
mendation. The state would not only
save some money, but students at
the college would have an oppor-
tunity to learn the printers trade.
There are not enough boys and young
men learning trades now and in
future years the dearth OF capable
craftsmen is going to be seriously
felt
Iowa City Republican: Lansing has
joined the respected members of the
,cabinet--those who have resigned.
Vinton Eagle: The United States
has few sorrows that honest work
will not heal. The loafer is an ami
mated cancer, and should be coal-
PEELED by law to produce something.
! Gliden Graphic: The suspicion be-
gins to grow that Mr.. Wilson would
make an excellent car or king, but
that he is entirely untitled TO act as
president OF this republic.
/! Cedar Rapids Republican: II this
country is to be an autocracy with
an unelected man like Mr.. Gompers
as the final dispenser, then let it be
known and let us beumes help to
junk this republic and quit pretend
ing. Those who still think II neceS-
Sary to 1--we and speak in fear of Mt.
Gompers would better begin to have
few fears for their countIy--and
become again men in their own
rights.
! Waterloo Times-Tribune: Samuel
Gompers says he's putting in elgh-
teen hours per day. The boys ought
TO call him to account. He's not
limiting production.
] Charter Oak Times: We believe il
is well for the country that President
Wilson has Ony one more year to
serve. While he was a great and
powerful man when he took the seat,
his work the past year has shown
him to be rather stubborn, wiilful
child in his last years. No doubt the
work of the admin iStration has been
too much for him, and he has broken
down under it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
CHAMP CLARK FOR SENATOR.


lis ready to round out his public life by taking
la seat in the senate. Born in Anderson county,
kentucky, he has long been Missouri s favorlte
SON. As ''the youngest college president IN
America, y farm hand, editor of country news
paper, clerk in a store and lawyer, he has had
varied and useful career. He is now in his
thirteenth term as a representative from Mis-
souri,, and he served as speaker in the four last
congresses during which period, ON the testl-
imony Of political opponents, he exemplltfed the
highest traditions Of the Office
Mr.. Clark has suffered about the greatest dis
appointment that can come to one OF soaring
aspirations in the country IS service-missing a
nomination for the presidency that he had
reason to suppose he had firm grip on, and
which promised an election He is said to have
been the only candidate who, having received a
majority of the votes, failed to get the two
thirds necessary under the rules Of the demo
cratic convention That happened at Baltimore,
in 1912. Mr.. Clark led on twenty-nine ballots,
had clear majority on nine, and then Wood
row Wilson snatched the prize. It is closed
chapter. A senatorship will satisfy him now.
1t is in the lap of destiny, although whether
il, entering a senatorial contest this year, MIR.
Clark is going to round out his career or bring
il to a summary and painful end. For Missouri
ia no longer a sure democratic state. Champ
Clark s best hold on Missouri will be due to the
fact that he has never had any affection Tor the
Ittular head of his party. But he is no longer
peculiar in that attitude. No Missouri demo
crat would have chance, today, if he sang the
once triumphant refrain, ''Stand by the Presl-
dent" The trouble is that Missouri democrats,
except during the war, never did sing it.
The senator whom Mr. Clark will contend
against is republican, elected to fill out the
unexpired term Of the late William Joel Stone,
Missouri began to show signs of changing her
political spots as long ago as that.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27

lem demonstrate arc permanently desirable as
part Of our worldwide commerce.
It is not enough, therefore, that when the
ships, whether those received from Germany or
those constructed by the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, are to be sold, they should be sold to
American concerns only. There should be the
added limitation and agreement that the ships
will not pass out from American ownership ana
become the agencies of developing the COM
merce Of other nations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27

team, but he snapped back: mo, sir /;
not after that piece in the paper.
The piece referred to was, no
doubt, the article which came out In
the Fort Madison Democrat about "a
month ago, telling Of Mr.. Applebee's
conduct while at Montrcse. Mr..
Applebee surely knew of that piece
before he wrote his letter of Feb 20,
saying that he would play us both
at Keokuk and Montrose. Now, how
ever, to add to the breaking Of his
word, he comes out in an article and
says that the reason is because the
Montrose players were 'unneces-
sarily rough" Several of the Mont
rose team and rooters heard him
make the statement that he would
not play Montrose the return game,
because of the piece in the paper"
adding that if another piece came out
he would smack" me one.
There are over 800 people who
lake The Gate City, in Montrose, who
feel very bitter over this insult to
their players as well as to myself.
That Coach Applebee should tell over
the county such an alibi to conceal
his own personal feelings and the
real reason as given to us, and try
to give Montrose black eye does
not conform with his slogan, "Cour.
teous Treatment and Square Deal"
Being requested by the business
men of Montrose, together with the
general public here, I write this in
defense of their team and their
school. Let Mr.. Applebee deny IL.
He can't do it!
CHARLES r. HELD,
superintendent Montrose Schools.
Montrose, Iowa, Feb. 25, 1920.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27

$50 or 6, SO il you want to get
weighed you have to be right there
before 5 o'clock or drive five blocks
out of your way to get weighed at
the other scales. This is not fair.
Why not make them both keep open
until the same time? Let's have q
fair. deal. Make them both stay
open the same hours. If it's fair to
keep one open till 6, why not this
other?
A FARMER.
Keokuk. Feb. 20, 1920.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-27
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
IT'S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND.

IT'S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND
If you think you are beaten. you are;
If you think that you dare not you DON'T
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
It's almost cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose you've lost,
For out in the world you find
Success begins with fellows will.
It's all in the state of mind
Full many a race is lost
Ere step is run
And many a coward fails
Ere his works begun,
Think big and your deeds will grow;
Think small. and you'll fall behind;
Think what you can, and you will.
It's all in the state of mind
If you think you're outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be of yourself before
You ever win prize.
Lifes battles don't always go
To the stronger faster man,
But soon late the man who wins
Is the fellow who thinks he can.
The Saebear