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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
THE PUBLic-EMPLOYER.

Ottumwa Courier: Socialists wac
desire the public to become the sole
and ONLY employer, can hardly ind
satisfaction in the efficiency or re-
sponsiyeness of this public an an en-
pLoyer today. AS matter OF iace
the pubIjc is at present comblna-
ton of consumers and producers, VINO
are interested in getting as much for
as little as possible.
Moreover, this public as an en-
pIoyer has been painfully slow to re-
snond to the needs of its employees.
The teachers in the public schools
are a living witness to its hardness
to meet the needs of the hour. And
those in the postal service have lit g
reason to jubilate over the pubic as
a generous and gracious employer.
The fact is that the public IS At
present vast, inert, unorganized
mass. with conscience that is only
awakened slowly and with treme1-
dols effort. 1t must face starvation
before it becomes very much con-
cerned over the food supply, mad it
takes the imminent danger of freez-
ing to arouse it from its lethargy. 1t
is indifferent, careless and wasteful
in it. methods. II has a soul that
gets into action very tardily and only
as crisis impends.
The public today is not so care
full about the welfare or remunera-
ton Of it's employees as the private
employer. With it. everybody's bust
mess becomes nobody's business.
The present-day public as an en-
pIoyer offers a striking illustration
of the lack and need of directive and
managerial ability. This element has
long been conspicuous by it's absence
in most cases where the public func-
tons as an employer. 1t is mana
gerial ability in private industry that
furnishes the initiative and RESPONSE
lbility upon which our economic pro-
gress and stability rests.
/ Before the public can become re-
sponsible and sensitive personality.
each individual in it will have TO
learn to think little less about his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
Not from space must I seek my dignity,
but from the ruling of my thought | should
have no more if L possessed whole worlds
Pascal.
OUR. ARMIES OF BUsYBoDIEs.

Since the governor of North Carolina is now
forb;ddan nv the eighteenth amendment to ut
4ar h;s historic remark to his brother of the adj
ia;nine state. he has to look about for some
other means Of keeping the Tar Heel common
wealth up TO It's front place in the union. SO he
issues mandate to would-be intruders on his
nrerogatives to the effect: Mind your own
business or keep OUT In which ultimatum all
good lovers of freedom for state rights Will wish
him prosperity and the power to see that his
word becomes law. The Prisoners Relief So
ciety of Washington, announced It's intention
Of conducting all investigation OF complaints
about North Cardinals penal institutions; but
the governor slams the door IN the would-be IN
yestiga faces and goes on with his knitting
After pointing out that he has been widely
abused at home for his policy towards the In
mates Of the prisons, the governor comes to the
point of his remarks: 81 am perfectly willing
TO be cussed by the people of this state; but we
have, at least, state gifts left and L intend to
see that these rights are maintained. [ abso-
lutely refuse to take criticism Of my official con-
duct from outsiders
In these days few private rights would remain
Ito anyone in the country if all the half-bal1ed
forms and amendments and propagandas were
allowed to proceed unchecked, and very few
nowadays are strong enough to check anything
or anybody that looks like vote lost gained
in an election The effect of sentiment toward
reformatory inmates has just been seen in New
York state, where policy Of discipline was not
permitted to the controlling head of an inst-
tuition to which women were sent to have their
morals and manners improved. Intrudcrs come
between men and their employers, parents and
their families, the benefactor and his philan-
tllropies, between everything and everybody
who is weak enough to submit to it without
growing. More power TO one man if he can club
the busybodies out of his domain and choke off
the activities Of conmercialized promotion of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
IONA PRESS COMMENT.

Perry Chief: Judge Salinger now
knows how some Of his political OPP
ponents felt in years gone by.
Des Moines Capital: These 1.-THE
judicial nominations were made by
republicans in convention composed
almost entirely of lawyers. The state
and the courts are to be congratu-
lated. The veteran Judge Weaver Is
retained and two young men OF the
newer generation are placed on the
bench The lawyers proceeded 20
make these nominations in a Dusl'
ness-like way with the aim and idea
of strengthening the court by putting
on some new blood. Better nominal
tons could not have been made.
Cedar Falls Record: 1t is a good
judicial ticket.
Shell Rock News: This newspaper
is highly elated over the nomination
of Nate E. Kendall for governor. He
will make a great and grand governor
of Iowa. : The republican ticket
completed at Des Moines is a splen-
did one, and never, in the opinion OF
this writer, was the party better pre-
pared to win the battle Of the ballots
that is to be won next November.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
When a mans out Of work and cant
find any it's cinch he isn't looking
for it nowadays.
Carroll Herald: The last republican
state convention took a fall out OF
the primary law and resoluted in fa-
vor OF its repeal. But statesmen Will
be careful about their record when u
comes to voting for repeal in the next
general assembly The ruse OF let
ting the pee-pul choose their own can
didates and slam the politicians INTO
kingdom come makes the voting lesls-
lator fearful about casting vote
against the primary.
Knoxville Express: Speaking OF
steam rollers" let us be fair: What
did the majority of the Iowa delega'
ton in San Francisco do that the
minority would not have done II II
could?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

own concerns and little more about
the general welfare. One can appre-
ciate that sense of mutual depend
ence and comradeship in great
enterprise is necessarily OF slow
growth. In fact, it can never be for
a large nation. 1t can obtain to a
certain degree in country OF small
area, like New Zealand or SWitzer-
land, but it could not be applied sue
cessfully to a single state in our ma
ton, owing to the interdependence VI
all the commonwealth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Take the two conventions, for in
stance. There is no discrimination in
news service between them Both
are reported in detail in every city
in the country. Each has the oppor-
tunity to give it's views of the other
party with the greatest frankness to
all readers of all the important
papers. AT no time is there any sup
preston Of essential news and dis
cussion. The big newspapers have
been in the business for many years.
They have given a lot OF thought TO
their work. Their existence has de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
Newspapers and the News

Kansas City Times: Far be it from
the likes of us. to deny that news
papers are human and falhble. They
are. But still they manage to convey
to their readers a pretty fair picture
of what is going on in the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Every cannot be poet; but every man may give
himself some trouble cultivate that kindly and genial
Feasibility the writing and the appreciation or
poetry depend live poetry indeed is always better
han to for the individual and better TOT
society Now poetical life opposed to all same
ness seshness eagerly sezing upon the sood ana
beautiful from all quarters. good man WIZ
=. much as possible strive be shaken of himself
and learn study excelences of and parties
o whom he is naturally opPosed-John Stuart Biaekie'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
WHO WILL STAND THE TEST?

People are likely to apply a test to those who
offer to become their leaders that is born OF the
past three years experiences This test will be
concerned with the quality of leadership which
lis proposed. For one thing, query will be made
as to sympathetic knowledge of what the peo'
pie themselves want and whittier they want to
be led A bid for leadership from one who pro-
poses to give any class OF group certain advant
ages because he argues they have IN the past
had the worst Of it will not appeal as strongly
las such an attitude was wont to; this people has
always had fondness for the partisan Of the
under dog but just it is borne in upon
thinking folk that it is the vast majority of the
people who are under dogs and that not mere
fitting Of the plane of advantage but a bringing
ito level and stability of the whole industrial
Icivic pane is what is wanted.
When candidate talks of the people, whom
Idoes he mean? Does he know all sorts and
kinds of the people? Has he first-hand knowl-
edge of what the great majority Of them have
to contend with and what they need and desire?
Is he above class cleavage and its Influence
Does he propose to walk at the head of the pro-
cession in constant touch with it, or does he
propose to aviate above it, pointing the way
through vision peculiarly his own' Above all,
has a candidate the earmarks of sincerity and Of
courage to declare himself clearly and definite
ly? People in this season Of political prepara-
ton, of semi-composure from partisan riot to
come, are asking these questions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
Voice Of the People

under this head The Daily Gate
City will publish communications on
any and all subjects of interest," to the
people generally, reserving the right
to reject unworthy articles or those
inspired by personal animosity or
malice. All communications must be
accompanied by the names Of the
writers. The Gate City does not
assume responsibility FOR opinions or
sentiments expressed In any COM
Munication.j
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

civic virtues. The woods are too full OF the
paid renovator of our social fabric and 1t is time
for the pruning hook to be welded by-a strong
hand and arm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Berlin scientists have found that
yeast, besides being useful in bread
and beer, can be made to produce
flavoring extracts, muscle-building
tonic and non-inflammable substitute
for celluloid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

pended on their success in giving tho
service the mass OF people want.
They have been in severe competi-
ton with rivals, and they have sur
yived because they have been more
than the others in meet,
ing their readers needs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02
Removal Of the Curtis Statue.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
l have been reading quite few ar
ticles in your paper concerning the
removal of the Curtis monument. Will
you be patient with my views when
tell that it is because Keokuk is to me
the greatest place on earth that l am
interested as to the first impressions
It makes upon strangers entering our
gates? And if /, who have only
called Keokuk home six years out OF
eight, feel that it would make Keo-
kuk less lovely to remove the statue,
how can those who were born and
raised here want it done? 1t takes
such small space, and if it were not
there silent cop" something far
less lovely, would take it's place. True,
that would take less room.
But if the statue must be moved,
then let it be to Second and Main,
not Twentieth and Main, out OF exist
ence. so to speak.
Often l have remarked how much
nicer it would be to of had the Chief
Keokuk statue somewhere on the
downtown streets, so that excursion
lists and the travelling public might see
it
We put our best furnishings in the
parlor, do we not? Then why our
historical ornaments in the back
ground?
And another thing while am about
it, that little dinky street car they run
to the depot 1t is about as attrac
tive as wheel barrow seat to the de-
pot to meet strangers with. This is not
said with the intention of scoring
Keokuk, but Keokuk's front is going
to be just what those in position to
do SO make it.
J. B. HEWErT.
Keokuk, July 81, 1920.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
: AS to the changing of the Curtis
monument to a new location, / have
given the subject fair consideration.
and now suggest to those who have
the enterprise to decide upon, that
! the logical place for the monument
lis in Rand park, place In line
with the monument of Chief Keokuk,
south, fifty feet distance from the
famous chief. The Curtis monument
should face to the east. This loca-
ton is the most commanding one in
all the city, presenting an attraction
from river passengers and from Ham
The present location is one
too mechanical and in business cen.
ter where few people notice the
figure. Passers-by are too hurried to
lend due thought, and few indeed
pause to even read the name of the
civil war hero.
/ When placed in the chief park OF
the city, in line and near the monu.
Iment in honor of Chief Keokuk, visi
tors to the park will have leisure to
study and devote more time to the
name and fame of General Curtis
The present view is somewhat an
INSTRUCTED scene, and the monument
suggests being out of proper place.
); / recall the memory of seeing zen,
eral Curtis, when mere boy. The
day was one of a military assembly
and when on Fifth street, up near
Main, the cry was heard, There
comes General Curtis" He was upon
a fine horse, and accompanied by sew.
eral aids. Of large form, and arrayed
in rich military uniform, the general
surely attracted much attention AS
he moved through the multitude who
: had assembled all along Main and
Fifth streets.
{ JASPER BLINES.
(! Kahoka, Mo-. July 81, 1920.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Harding's speech of acceptance was notable
in many respects-one of which was the limited
use of the capital 81.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Sugar is dropping in Europe, according to
late market reports. Although it is time some
of these nations over there had small break
of luck, one cannot hep wishing that little of
the mamma might whiten the Mississippi valley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

The best way to keep cool outwardly on a
warm day is to keep cool inwardly. Fuming
and grumbling increase bodily temperature. A
placid state of mind keeps one cooler on the
warmest day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

Agnes de Amora, at the age of two years,
wandered across the path of freight train in
Butler, Pennsylvania, and emerged, after ten
cars had passed on, with dirty face and a few
scratches. But all two-year-olds are not hung
with horseshoes as Agnes was, and it is still a
safe policy to hold that not one child in ten
thousand will go through such experience in
tact under single four-wheeled flivver.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-02

The federal governments concern in the mat
ter of prosecuting coal profteers comes suspi-
eiously late in view of the contest the reigning
house has on its hands. The belated action re-
calls the virtues of the bad little boy the Sun
day before Christmas and the week before the
Sunday school picnic. The handwriting on the
wall must be becoming painfully visible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29

operation upon his LEG Sunday mora
Ing. This u the second operation
Mr.. Uohytil has undergone and at
this time large piece OF bono, about
two pounds OF the deah and q small
tumor were removed from the stump.
II 10 expected this last operation VIII
afford him relief and . speedy re-
covery.
Mrs. Mabie Smith Reynolds. OF
Denver. Colo. arrived In the city for
. visit at the homo Of her parents,
Dr.. and Mrs. n r. Smith. Dr.. Smith
who has been very Ill with sleeping
sickness. and whose condition has
been serious. Is able to sit up NJ
short intervals and seems 20 be on
the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Clyde Shear went 60
Reinbeck Saturday to visit at the
home OF the former parents, Rev.
and Mrs. George Shear, who have
the Methodist church OF that place as
their charge. Mrs. Shear was for
merly Miss Mable Crossman OF this
city. She will spend about week
az the Shear home. while Mr.. Shear
will return to his duties Monday, as
salesman for the Bell Telephone
Company.
Mrs. c. NJ. Morford and son Court
ney went to Iowa City Saturday to
spend the week end visiting at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. w. l.. By
water.
Mrs. Joe Boice. or central City,
and Mrs. Ida Pipp. of Cedar Rapids
came Tuesday evening for an ex-
tended visit at the home of the for
mer's sister Mrs. c. NJ. Fisher.
l.. c. Crawford, OF Chicago, who
recently was discharged from the
hospital. where he had been confined
for some time as the result OF an in
i,,rv received in a railway accident.
arrived in the city Saturday evening
to spend a week recuperatlng at the
home of his sister, Mrs. j. ?. Wal
tiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29

to collect for certain lumber alleged
TO have been used by defendant
which was the property Of plaintiff
and for damages done to meadow
land. The suit involved about Sass.
Judge Mccall adjourned court
Wednesday afternoon until Monday
when he will again take up equity
work. II Is the intention now to
have Judge Mccall here for a week
early In June to clear up some work
which cannot be reached ut the
regular session.
The April term OF court here. Il IL
believed, broke the county record in
one respectfully one jury case was
tried-that Of Miller verus Hife. U.s.
ually there are five or SIX and some
times a dozen. Out or seventy-two
Jurors summoned for the term the
Judge excused all but. twenty one.
Not an indictment was Mound by the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29

real beauty and value for summer
comfort A large proportion OF those
trees were ct there by the vetsrans
OF the civil war whom that side of the
lake was given the name Of q. A. II.
park.
Manager Davis. OF high school ath-
letics here, announces the staging OF
the high school homo meet for Sat
urday Of this week, on Ward field.
Little 10 said a. to individual COM
potitors and some surprises may
easily develop.
w. J. Boyd has Just bought the
rssidencs at 1915 Park street for
merly owned and occupied by Mrs.
Abee and her family, and will take
possession a. soon as the school board
shall have sold the house he now &C.
cupies, just south OF the Methodist
church.
Superintendent Eugene Henely has
so far recovered as 20 be able to
move from the Community hospital
to his home and IL confident that he
win DO able very soon to resume his
regular school management.
George Mcneil. who came to St
Francis hospital from Montezuma
with q serious case of blood poison
ing, is reported as making good pro-
gress towards recovery.
Sister Mary Emma, who came from
Clinton for q serious operation al
st. Francis hospital here, 10 said to
be making quick recovery.
Announcement IL made from the
college here that the Harvard ex-
change professor, Edward Z. Moore
will be in Grinnell to take up his
work on Tuesday. May 4, for pc
| riod OF three weeks. He comes here
from Colorado College.
The Grinnell College glee clubs
have been enriched by a valuable
collection Of music for their use. the
gift of Edward z. Adams, the son OF
Rev. Ephraim Adams, one of the
founders of the college and one OF
the Iowa Band"
The people of Hartwick and vicin-
'ity, in territory covering sixteen sec
tons, are soon to vote on the propo-
sition Of a consolidated school. The
'SsS eohcA wv years dSO was al =
verse largely because too much ter
ritory was included. 1t is thought
now there is a good prospect of sue
cess.
Wind and weather permitting there
will be a large delegation of the
Pythian Sisters Of Grinnell in attend
ance at the district meeting to be
held at Montezuma on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nicely, who
have been spending the winter ia
Long Beach, Calf, have notified
their Grinnell relatives and friends
that they have already started Grin
nellward, but will visit on the way
for short time in Colorado.
Prof. Paul F. Peck has been elect
ed by the faculty of Grinnell College
as the permanent faculty head in the
absence from the city Of President
Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29
mETHooIsTS IN DIES MONIES.
DELEGATES TO General Conference Are
Beginning to Arrive.

Special TO mes-Repuolcan.
Des Moines April 2s.-The bishops
of the Methodist church who have
been holding a session at Kansas
CITY preliminary to the big general
conference which begins in Des
Moines Saturday are due 10 arrive
here today. They will hold sessions
here until the opening Of the confer
ence proper in order to be ready with
their part OF the work when the con-
ference opens
Delegates continue TO arrive from
far away points and from the coast
states. The hotels are filling up and
the private homes where entertain
ment is to be provided are also Sc
curing their delegates. However the
great bulk Of the delegates are ex-
pected TO reach the city Friday All
are expected to be here for the open
ing session Saturday morning.
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WeIlsbura News Items.
j to Times Republican.

Special to Times Repuollcan. .t.
WeIlsburg, April 2s. - Mrs. NJ.
Lupkes left for Iowa Falls on Satur-
day to enter Ellsworth hospital and
submit to an operation for tumor.
Mr.. WEIGH. our new landlord Of the
hotel, will have an opening dinner
Friday evening. A good crowd is
expected. Mr.. WEIGH has put the
hotel in good shape.
Building is progressing despite the
rainy weather. The Mrs. W. A.
Ross house Is finished except the In
terror work and pebble dashing- The
John Van Lob house has the outside
frame work up, and the John Tjaden
house has the foundation finished
and ready to start laying brick.
Mrs. B. Ruter returned to her
home in Goldfield Tuesday after a
visit here with relatives.
G. B. Riekena left for his home in
Wooden Tuesday after a visit and
business trip here.
Miss Erickson, who has been
working as trimmer for Mrs. ASKING
this spring. returned to her home in
Morris. ILL.,, Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29
News of Eldora.

Special to Times Republican. Ill.,
- Eldora AptaU$-aif5I tandS Mrs.
Richard Protheroe and daughter. of
Pittsburg, Kan. arrived in Eldora
Tuesday for a visit with relatives
and friends. They were formerly
residents of Eldora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wallace, who
have been spending several months
in southern California, have return
ed to their home in Eldora. They
stopped on the way home in Grace
Vile. Mimi. for short visit with
their son, Bruce. who is in charge Of
a. bank in Gracevilfes
= The jury in sthe case of Miller
versus Hife. after being out about
a half hour, returned a verdict We'd
nesday morning for the defendant.
The case was between landlord and
tenant, wherein the plaintiff sought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-29
MUST CANDLE Eoos.

State Inspectors Ordered 70 Enforce
Rule Suspended During Winter.
Special 10 Times Republican.
Dos Moines. April 2s.-The state
food and dairy department ANNOUNCE
ed today that tho esq Gambling re-
quirements OF the egg law would be
rigidly enforced from May on. A
suspension Of this requirement was
permitted during the early spring
months. With tho warm weather due.
however. It Ia necessary that from
the first of May on, this rule be
complied with. The inspectors Of the
dairy department have been instruct
ed to watch closely from the first