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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30
Federal Reserve Board Declares Two
Million Tons Of Product Tied Up
by Lack Of Transport
tation.
ORDERS ARE CANCELLED
Wooden and Cotton Mills Show Redue-
ton of Activity With Little I'M
provement in Shoe
Trade.

| WASHINGTON, July 30.--Curtail-
ment of industrial activity, due to
lower demand, cancellation of orde,s
land general REIMBURSEMENT, were the
Outstanding developments in the bust
mess of the country during July, the
federal reserve board declares in lis
monthly review.
"In some districts, however, pro
duction continues upon old orders
which are still on the books, despite
1.-THE fact that new business has fallen
off," the review declared. I'm the
agricultural regions improved crop
conditions and the development Of a
more confident tone in business ale
reported to have brought about turn
distinctly for the better.
Speculation in commodities in
many parts of the country is reported
to have been greatly reduced and IN
some practically eliminated"
The transportation problem con-
tinued unsolved during the month, the
review reported, and while some local
improvements were noted there re-
manned great freight congestion, pro.
voking IAN undue and unnecessarily
severe strain upon credit" The iron
and steel industry sis now placed in
a serious condition" according to the
review, which adds that 100000
tons of products are tied UP in the
hands of the producers throughout
the country by lack of transportation.
Likewise the grain movement mas
been retarded by car shortage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30

noted English golfers, were leading
Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford,
three up at the eighteenth hole IN
their thirty-six hole battle here today.
A gallery of more than 1000 fol-
lowed the play.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30
Ouinet is Behind.

Cuinet is Behind.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
BELMONT SPRINGS COUNTRY
CLUB. WAVERLY, Mass, July 3d.
Edward Ray and Harry Vardon, the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30
Increase in Labor Efficiency.

increase III LdbSt
Commenting on the labor situation,
the board declared that an increase
in the efficiency of labor was zone
notable feature" of the month, this
improvement being attributed to the
development of unemployment in vari-
Gus parts of the country. Increased
unemployment was ascribed by the
boards reports to curtailed manufac-
turing operations, cancellation OF
orders and inability to obtain capital
for construction work.
Coal production. the review assert,
ed, also is hampered by car shortage.
while local labor troubles were SAID
ito be causing an undercurrent of un.
rest in some districts. The coal out
put in Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois was esti-
mated at one-half or less of normal,
with the country's total production
averaging 100000 tons a week in
comparison with current demands.
showing a need for 100000 tons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30
Up to Each State.

The facts are that the legislatures
of the states of the union have the
right to regulate the selection of cleo
tors for president and vice president
and can therefore pass laws granting
to women, otherwise disenfranchised
the right to vote for presidential cleo
tors or for president and vice presi
dent.
Acting under this authority the
lthirty-eighth general assembly there
fore passed law granting women the
fright to vote for president and vice
|president. So that regardless OF
whether or not the thirty-sixth state
Iratifies the suffrage amendment, Iowa
women can vote for the heads OF the
national ticket this fall.
What is more, there are 17,0O0,OoU
women throughout the United States
who can vote for president and vice
president this fall under the laws
passed by the individual states. II
universal suffrage were granted rs,
900 900 women in the United States
could vote, but they would enjoy com
plete suffrage to vote for candidates
for all offices, whereas under the cleo
tor law they can of course only vote
for president and vice president.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

of Georgia. We can get one thousand
names here to that effect. The San Fran
cisco platform will be presented to the
chosen standard bearer OF the convention
and if he accepts he is a Democrat"
Surely the gentlemen of the State EXecu-
tive Committee who seem so dubious Of the
Georgia voters capacity to do his own
democracy of the men and the papers who
ask that Hoover's name be permitted in the
primary. Surely they must realize, when
Democrats from every corner of the State
and every clan of the party join in de-
manding the right to vote for certain man,
that he satisfies their idea of what
democracy truly is and to that extent is a
Democrat indeed. With due respect for the
committee and hearty goodwill for all it's
members The Journal begs to remind them
that democracy means respect for the wish
es of the many, not rule by the prejudices
of few; and that when Georgia Democrats
by thousands manifestly wish the opportun-
ity to vote for, at least to vote on, Her.
bert Hoover in the Presidential primary, it
is unthinkable that seven men should have
rightful power to say them no. AS individ-
uals the committee may think what it will
of Mr. Hoover's principles and achieve
ments and vote as it will; but as a body re-
sponsible to the entire democracy of the
State and obligated to impersonal and i'm
partial dealing, it cannot impose it's private
ideas upon the rank and file What then
is its duty in the face of so widely repre-
sentative and SO undeniably Democratic A.
demand that Hoover's name go on the
primary ballot? There is but one answer
which will square with common sense or
common right and that answer the commit
tee should give without further parley
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
Bv Dr.. Frank Crane

1t is impossible for the mind of. man to
conceive of anything that for the welfare of
the human race could happen equal to re-
moving the possibility or even probability of
war.
Nothing, not yellow fever, smallpox
famine, panic fire, food, or earthquake, can
compete with war as the supreme curse of
mankind.
After the last War Europe was made to
see this more clearly than ever before Our
own country not having been poisoned by
the passions of dynasty and the fallacy or
militarism for thousands of years, as Gu-
rope was, does not seem to realize 1T.
Of course the first step toward removing
the curse is some sort of realization OF hu-
mainly as a whole; it is the awakening to
this that instigated the League OF Nations.
The next step, and the all-important one'
is dictated by common sense
1t is to cease making implements Of War.
We have laws in most civilized states for
bidding the carrying of deadly weapons. 10
that we owe the comparative safety OF life Ill
Chicago, London and Paris.
Let nations quit making cannon, battle
ships, and other war machines and an equal
Iy good result will be brought about in the
world.
1t is true that you cannot change human
nature nor eradicate the desire to fight: but
it is just as true that murderous brawls and
assassins attacks are reduced to d minimum
where there is law prohibiting concealed
weapons.
writer in reAnt magazine asks why
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
Senator Smiths SerU1ce.
TOR their effective efforts to save Georgia
two so important establishments as

HOR their effective efforts to save Georgia
two SO important establishments as
Camp Gordon and Camp Benning. SEN
ator Smith and his co-workers in that difficult
TASK nave earned the States hearty apprecia-
ton. The loss of the camps would have
proved indeed a misfortune, for they mean
much by way of prestige as we'll as of bust
ness and patriotic interests. To be known as
the seat of two of Americas chief military
posts is an honor which any State well might
covet, and which Georgia emnently deserves.
There is no reckoning the value of Camp Cor
don, not only to Atlanta and her environs,
but to the entire Commonwealth, as an ad-
vertlsement Of resources and an invitation to
opportunity seekers. Nor can the worth of
Camp Benning for the same purpose be over
gagged. 1t was, therefore, of capital i'm
portance to the people of Georgia that these
establishments be retained.
But in working to that end Senator Smith
and his associates faced odds of a well-nigh
overwhelming. nature. The House and Senate
majority being Republican was severely criti-
cal of everything done under the Wilson ad-
ministration, and particularly of the War De-
partment's record. Accordingly in both
branches of Congress the military affairs
committee reported adversely on these camps,
along with virtually all others located in the
South. To overturn that decision appeared
impossible. But overturned it was, with the
result that Gordon, with it's priceless advan-
youth of this region, is safe at least until the
summer of 1921 and in all likelihood is per-
manent, while Benning as we'll has been saved
for the State and the nation.
In this service Senator Smith was ably as
sisted by Former Congressman Howard, Con-
gresham Upshaw, Congressman Wright, Sen
atoF Harris and others of the Georgia delega-
ton, to each and everyone of whom the State
owes cordial thanks. 1t is simple justice,
however, to say that the movement which
ended so happily was steered by Senator
Smith and that to him his colleagues give
major credit. The Journal and others of his
Georgia friends have differed with the Senior
Senator on some of his views, but not even
his severest critics, we take it, will deny the
constructive work he has done for Georgia S
agricultural and business and educational IN
terests. In all that pertains to Georgia s
and the Souths material welfare, Senator
Smith has proved himself an earnest and able
public servant.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
THE COMMON SENSE WAY TO END WAR

all nations should not agree on complete
disarmament, involving the destruction OF
all rifles, guns, machine guns, and all other
weapons used in warfare and the slaughter
of human beings. All the nations that lay
claim to civilization should further agree
to pass a law absolutely forbdding within
their territory the manufacture Of all weap-
ons used in warfare. The possession of
rifle or gun for hunting purposes should be
allowed only by special permit and upon
the payment of special license fee, and
only to persons having such a permit should
the sale of limited number of cartridges be
permitted.
The number of those who profit Uy 5ue
making of rifles, guns, ammunition, and
tories used for that murderous trade can
easily be turned to better uses. The big
warships can be better employed in peace
mercantile marine has been so greatly re-
duced that it will take years to round it
out. AS there will be no more profit from
war materials, there will be none left who
have an interest in war and have promoted
it for the sake of the money. they could
make out of it. Profteering through war
and was contracts have become a great
financial game and where MCney is Coo
all other considerations are lost sight of
Then, why not use the opportunity now,
when peace must come soon, to declare for
a general and complete disarmament and
agre on the passing of q law to be en-
acted n every country demanding the de-
structiOn Of all the armament for war and
forbdding it's manufacture henceforth?
copyright, 1920, by Frank Crane.l Y
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
Land DeUeLobment.
THE reclamation of swamp and arid
lands will be given a big boost if

~HE reclamation Of swamp and arid
lands will be given big boost if
Congress has the wisdom to enact
legislation that has been proposed by Sena-
tor Duncan u. Fletcher, of Florida, whose
constructive work entities his suggestions
to earnest consideration. The measure IS
designed to encourage the development OF
the agricultural resources of the country,
and while it is in sense sectional its en-
actment would prove especially advantageous
to the South, where there is much unre-
claimed swamp land. :
The Fletcher bill seeks to facilitate va
rious drainage and reclamation projects, of
which scores of under consideration all over
the United States, by credits from the Farm
Loan bank. Any state or minor subdivision
having the necessary authority, which de-
sires to cooperate with the federal govern
ment in any irrigation or drainage project
may enlist government aid upon petition to
the Secretary Of the Interior, under the terms
of the bill.
After investigation, if the Secretary Of
the Interior approves the project as feasible
bonds may be issued against the land to be
reclaimed, these bonds to be taken by the
Federal Farm bank as collateral security for
advances to be used in doing the work.
''It would seem as if this was long step
forward in the matter of government as
sistance in retaining unOccupied lands and
placing them in condition for cultivation
observes the Jacksonville Times-Union, and
adds that many drainage projects are en-
countering financial difficulties.
In Georgia, in Florida and in other South
ern States there vast areas of cultiva-
table lands which may be reclaimed and
made available for farming and live stock
production by reasonable expenditures. But
funds are not available in many instances,
SO that the reclamation work is hindered and
delayed. If, however, it were possible to is
sue bonds against these projects and de-
post them with the government as collateral
security for cash advances, there is no doubt
ing that thousands of acres of fertile lands
would be reclaimed.
OF course the Fletcher bill has no chance
OF passing congress at this time 1t took
several years of constant and continuous agi-
tation to enact the rural credits system,
which was sponsored by Senator Fletcher,
and it will no doubt require time to awaken
sufficient interest in Congress to pass this
reclamation measure. But Senator Fletcher
is endowed with spirit of determination
and persistence that argues we'll for the
eventual enactment of legislation along the
lines indicated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
YOUR FRIENDLY NERVES
By H. Addington Bruce
>HHE nervous are prone to regard their
nerves As their greatest enemies The

|HHE nervous are prone to regard their
nerves $as their greatest enemies. The
- aches and pains, the fatigue and rest
iessness which undeniably come from their
nerves, make life a continual misery.
Small wonder that they often wish they
had no nerves. Yet there is another and a
wiser point of view from which the nerves
might be regarded.
OF this l am reminded by a passage in a
book l wish every nervous patient would
read. The book is DR.. Robert S. Carroll s
recently published "Our Nervous Friends, -
and the passage in reference concludes the
portrayal of typical neurotic who had
vainly tried one "cure" after another.
What truly was wrong?" asks DR.. Car
roll, and answers with another question:
do we not See that this woman's nerves
were crying out for help; that, as her wisest
friends, they were appealing for right ways
Of living; that they were pleading for de-
velopment of the body that had been only
half trained; that they were beseeching a
replacing of morbidhess of feeling by those
lost joyous happ1ness-days?"
Vertically this is the meaning Of the one
they chasten is not living right, and, above
all, is not thinking right. Wistfully they
plead:
"Take stock of yourself. Know yourself
for what you really area creature of I'M
controlled emotionality, of unduly self-cen-
tered ways Of thought, perhaps of outright
selfishness.
And, having discovered yourself, get
your mind off yourself. Think less of your
desires and your feelings and more of your
duties and responsibilities.
eff we are hurting you, it is because you
are misusing us. If 20 resent our forever
reminding you of presence, stop watch.
ing us so intently. Turn your gaze outward
instead of keeping it fixed inward
Face courageousy the realities of life
from which you now are trying to flee.
There is work for you to do, service for you
to render to others.
"Self-forgetingly learn to do that work
begin to render that service Then you will
know the health and happiness of which you
are now cheating yourself-and we shall no
longer be under the necessity of perpetually
and painfully trying to make you that
you are not living as you should
better philosophy Of life and wiser
adjustment to the demands of ife-always
that is the prime need of the neurotic AL
ways it is the thing indispensable to the
quoting OF the nerves that of a truth tor
mCnt, but torment to teach lesson, not
from hate Ill righteousness.
Copyright, 1920, by The associated News
papers.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST

islation designed to protest women in in
dustry, eradication of sex lines in wage
scales establishment of woman's bureau
in the department of labor and the doubling
of salaries of school teachers.
Bodies of American soldiers buried in
England and in the rear of the army zones
in France, are expected to begin to arrive III
America soon. Seventeen bodies have been
disinterred in English cemeteries and made
ready for shipment.
Great Britain has instructed Admiral De-
Robeck at Constainople to announce there
that the allies have decided not to deprive
Turkey of Constantinople. Permission to
hold the capital was granted on condition OF
good conduct of the Turks.
Alexander Kerensky, former Russian
premier whose regime was overthrow by
the Bolshvki in 1917, has been imprisoned
in the Caucasus, according to dispatch
from Copenhagen.
Arrival in Memphis from Havana of a
steamer towing two tank barges carrying
100000 gallons Of blackstrap molasses,
marked the inauguration of direct water
importation to an inland Mississippi river
port from Cuba.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

Young Hobbies has bought a rakish road
Ster. It's spite work fear"
"HoW SO?"
"The money spent for that car was intended
Tor bungalow, Young JobbeS wants to show
the girl in the case that he has no intention
OF proposing a second time"
"Who is the fe!cw who is kicking so
strenroucly aho1t cents advance on a quart
OF mil? Ills language is terrible"
"fIe'S man who just paid $40 for quart
of liquor.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

semi-oficial telegram from Berlin denies
recent reports regarding Russian peace offer
to Germany and also denies a report that Ger
many will participate in peace discussions be-
tween the great powers of Europe and the
Russian soviet government next month.
Germany has been at peace with Russia since
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk," the telegram
adds.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

The treaty uniting Coburg and Bavaria
has been signed in Munich.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

The League Of Women Voters, successor
to the American Woman Suffrage a"coc.a.
ton, has begun modifying for BETTE citi-
zenship campaign, which would include leg
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

to reach 2O4,0OO,OOO,O00 marks ($51, 900
OO0,OOO) by the end of March, 100,OOO,OOO,-
900 marks ($25, 900, oO0,OOO) of which com
prises non-interest bearing treasury notes:
The finance ministry Valuta commission and
the finance ministry of the federated states
will confer on the situation on Thursday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

Sir Auckland Geddes, minister of recon
struction, and H. L. Fisher, president of the
board of education are mentioned among
the possible successors to Viscount Grey, as
British ambassador to the United States
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02

Rear Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations during the war and now on the
retired list, has been selected by President
Wilson to succeed John Barton Payne as a
member of the shipping board
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-16
WHO WOULDN'T BE IN EDITOR?

If you were the editor, and a business acquaintance of yours called
you up on the phone and said: "Say, l wish you wouldn't say any
thing in your paper about that little auto accident my wife was in yes
terday"
And you explained as automatically Is you knew how that the
accident was a matter of news, that you were trying to run a newspaper,
and that it was asking a newspaper man to vllate the ethics of his
profession to suppress legitimate news;
And he said: "The accident didn't amount to a vthing, and what
good will it do you to print it? My wife will hate Ike anything to
see it in the paper"
And you further patiently and gently explained that people buy
a newspaper to get the news, and that if you printed no n VS. except
such as you we're sure no one would object to, you possibly
be publishing someth. 2 but it wouldn't be a newspaper, and / at the
people who have paid n-advance for a newspaper, and have been N1st-
ing you to give them one could have a kick coming;
And the business friend Pad said: ooh yes, l know, and I'm no,
asking you to suppress the ne2s or to stutify yourself, or anything
like that. ALL want is for you not to say anything about that trif-
ling accident my wife had; or if you do think you must use it, then to
not mention her name. Now, l hi w perfectly your position, but l
ask you this as a personal favor to me. 1t isn't anybodys business
and it won't do you or anybody else any good to print it,"
And if you knew that that mai was al advertiser in your paper,
and you imagined you could detect a threatening tone in his voice;
And if you knew that his wife would pr6&ably cut your wife the
next time they met, just as though your wife w&> to blame;
We'll, if you were the editor, what would yoISdo in a case like
this?