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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

Senator Reed, Of Missouri, the demo
cratic tatesman whto would not bow
the knee to Ba-al' There is Senator
Harding of Ohio, who stands for pres
idential lightning. There is Senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon, who fought
to finish a president of his own
political party" and SO on.
where is Senator Lodge?" Every
body asks that question, and the
guides point out the man who has
borne the bI7unt or the greatest dis
cussion this country has known,
since Daniel Webster fought out the
fight for constitutional government.
Nobody asks for glimpse of new
senator The reason is simple and
easily understood. It takes time:
years Of persistent and tireless effolt
to merge to the front in the con
crosses: particularly in the senate of
the United States.
Nova days, everybody visiting the
capitol asks: (Which is Senator Cum
Minis, of Iowa."
Although he had been governor Of
Iowa his name known all over this
on account Of the Iowa idea
nobody asked about Senator Cummiis
when he came in as new senator,
twelve years ago. And now. after he
has achieved national standing, IN
of malefactors of wealth
are trying to deprive us Of his stand.
ing and influence, by putting in his
place a new senator. who must be
nobody, in the senate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
The ControlIinq Issue.

New York Times: We hold the
opinion we expressed when the Tesi-
dent spoke of his grand referendum"
that the league and the treaty cannot
really be made the issue of the cam
paign The vital issue, the CONTROL
ing issue, will be the election Of a
democratic or republican president:
all else will be but a means to that
end The conventions win put forth
their solemn pronouncements, the
speakers will take the field armed
with their campaign arguments: they
will talk much about the treaty, but
unless the consequences of our with
drawal from the business of arranging
peace settlements, our reputation Of
all responsibility for the establish
ment Of justice among nations and
for the freedom and happiness of ma
lions shall very speedily become more
visible and terrible enough to put out
of our minds al thought Of sordid do
nestle politics, the voters will go to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Rrssia-Turkish Alliance.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, May (NighD-The
nature Of the reported alliance be-
tween the Russian bolsheviki and the
Turkish nationalists appears to be a
gigantic plot against the English,
French and Greeks in Thrace, Syria,
CECILIA. Persia and Mesopotamia, the
Epocha's Constanunople correspon-
dent said in a dispatch today. For
the present, the correspondent said,
the bolsheviki are endeavoring to
forward to the nationaiists large con-
of arms and ammunition
through Armenia. The bolsheviks
also were reported in correspondence
with Emir Feisal in an attempt to
reach Egypt through the Hedjaz.
There was danger, the correspon-
dent believed, that the plot would
extend to Egypt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
PEOPLE RESENT !
OLD AGE TAGS
Youth Regards Most Middle-Aqcd
Persons as Almost Ancient and
Feels Sorry For Them That
Life Is Short

That reporting Is young mans
business is illustrated in some news
paper every day by some news item
telling about something, usually un.
fortunate, that happened to an old
man or an aged woman, the Ohio
State Journal observes. Often the
in the story, is So, we will say, or
somewhere between so and CO. AS
every editor has reason to know, this
youthful point of view of the re-
porters not infrequently Is resented
by the aged person referred to. To
be run over by the motor car was
bad enough, but to be called aged is
adding insult to injury. Nobody un-
der 10 seems old to himself, and
many between rs and so would rath-
er not be considered aged.
We talk hopefully of a mans being
only as old as he feels. but no matter
how he feels, a man of SO impresses
the youth of 81 as verging upon the
sere and yellow, if not already there.
Our memory goes back to the time
when woman Of 35 looked almost
hopelessly aged to US, and now we
know vivacious girls OF 40.
And Daisy Ashford opened her inn
mortal work by remarking: "Mr.
Salteena was an elderly man of AZ"
We don't know at what age elderli-
ness begins for Daisy now, but if
she lives long enough she will reach
the point where her way Of classify.
ing Mr.. Salteena would be to say
that he was a young man of AZ.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
WAYlANO, MO.
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! The baccalaureate services Of thu
Wayland high school were held a
the NJ. e. church Sunday, May Is, a
! II a. m, by the Rev. Mr.. Young
Many were out and the young PEG
pie enjoyed the able speaker.
/ Mrs. Roy Kearns spent "Wednesday
| in Kahoka with relatives and friends
Prof Steele, Mrs. Steele and Mr.
and Mrs. Barneyback took George
Kearns to the Hill slough Friday
afternoon to show him how to catch
fish. On their return the stories
varied in the length and number OF
| fish caught.
Mrs. F. E. Greenlee, of Kahoka
spent Thursday with Mrs. E. E. Cal
vert.
Miss Virginia Davis was in keokuk
| Friday enjoying friends and scenes
OF the city and river.
Mrs. Cornelius Morris is in Mexico,
Mo, attending commencement exer'
cises at Hardin college, with her
daughter, Ozetta, who is one of the
graduating class and a favorite, at
tractive and unusually bright stu
dent.
Harold Rogan spent the week end
in Canton, Mo-, with old friends and
neighbors.
The high school treated Prof. and
Mrs. Steele to surprise party at the
schoolhouse last Friday week. The
evening was spent in games and
laughter. Ice cream, cake and fruit
punch were served by the refresh
ment committee and made the event
lasting in memory.
Miss Helen Mckee came in Friday
evening from Utah where she has
been teaching the past year.
The commencement exercises OF
Wayland high school were held at
the NJ. E. church last Thursday night.
After the entrance of the graduating
class followed Prof Steele, the
principal, with Professor Jamison OF
Kirksville, Mo-, and secretary of the
school board who was selected by the
president of the school board to pre-
sent the diplomas. Then the hymns
America, and Hallelujah were sung
by Mesdames Young, Hecox, Dawson,
Scovern, .Voss and Jewett, Miss Lou
belle NAPLES, Messrs. Voss and Hag-
erman.
Professor Jamison delivered the adj
dress. His beautiful words spoken In
a tone that showed ability, culture and
refinement, enthused all present to
do better part by the children in the
future. Our principal never looked
better and all are sorry to lose he and
his good wife. She is a real treasure,
in keeping the home and filling the
hearts of all students with love and
knowledge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
FIRST LESSON
ON CONGRESS
What it is, Its Term of Existance and
Number Of Members Interest
ingIy Told by Smith
D. Fry.
TBy Smith d. Fry.1

WASHINGTON. May 22.-This
short story should be interesting, as
we'll as Informative, to every think
ing reader. At first it may seem like
a lesson to the infant class in poll
tics. Hundreds of thousands of our
voting citizens, unwittingly, are ell
gible to that class. Indeed maybe
some Gate City readers might belong
at the foot of the class.
! What is the congress of this repub
bic? Who knows?
The congress consists of two bodies
of equal constitutional power. One
body consists of ninety-six members.
That is the senate of the United
States. That body distinctly repre-
sents the sovereign states Each one
of these United States is q sovereign,
free and Independent commonwealth.
or nation. We have thus a league of
nations. forty-eight nations; the
greatest league of sovereign states
ever formulated and kept together by
human intelligence. We need no
other. We want no other. We will
have no other league than our own,
free, independent, unconQuerable
united forever united United States.
Each state sends to the central
government, at Washington, two am
bassadors; and we call them sena-
tors. Each state having two such
ambassadors to the central govern
ment, we have exactly ninety-six sen
ators and they constitute the United
States senate.
The other body Of the congress con-
sists of 435 members, and it is con
stitutionally designated the house Of
representatives. Those 435 represent
tatives cbme direct from the people,
and they represent the people, direct
ly; Just as the senators are ambassa-
doris representing the fortyeight
sovereign nations of the republic
which we call states. In interim.
tional law, every nation is state
Under our constitution, every state
is a sovereign nation.
What is the length of the life OF
congress? If you don't know. your
name belongs on the roll of this in
FAINT class in politics.
Each congress lives only two years.
Each congress is born at noon on the
fourth of March, in every odd year;
and, two years afterwards, each con
gress dies at noon on the fourth IF
March in every odd year, when tie
new congress is born.
The present congress began to live
at noon on March 4, 1919: and it will
end it's career at noon on March 4,
1921. On that latter date March 4.
1921, new congress will begin its
official career. and it will last until
March A. 1923.
On the first Tuesday. after the first
Mono day in November, Of the even
years, the people elect a new house
Of representatives and you will elect
a new house Of Representatives next
for term of two years.
Are you ready to vote? Do you know
what you want, in a representative
to look after your individual and ma
tional interests in the next two years?
If not, get together and think it over
without further delay.
This is only part Of the lesson
Keep this paper. read it over tomor- &
row. for, like serial story, this one
is "to be continued in our next"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
WASHINGTON AS
LEAGUE MAKER
Father of His Country was First Man
to Create League of Nations
When He Formed
Union.
[By Smith D. Fry.l

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Wheu
the constitutional convention was
! engaged in formulating the wonder
full legal instrument which is now
and has long been the supreme law
OF this republic there were intensely
interesting debates: all of which
ought to be read by the infant class
in politics. Everybody who votes OF
expects to vote, ought to know all
about the foundation stones of our
government
But for the predominating influence
of Washington there would not ha% e
been a constitution, and there would
not have been republic on this con
tinent, as there Is now, known as the
United States of America. Each one
of the colonies was sovereignty in
itself. Massachusetts did not want to
surrender any part of its sovereignty;
did not want Georgia or Virginia, nor
any other Independent sovereignty 70
have anything to say concerning It's
individual government. Virginia was
as sovereign and independent as Bel
GUM or France or any other state or
nation in the world. Vermont was
proud of her revolutionary heroes;
and so was Alabama and every other
mu0peuueuL COLBY, OF Stdlb.
But, while jefferson and Adams and
Hancock and all Of the others we've
working for what has proved to be
"a more perfect union" it was George
Washington whose military foresight
and preponderating influence prevail
ed in the gradual agreements for the
surrender of some little bits of
sovereignty by each independent
colony; and, it was George Washing
ton, more than any other man, who
influenced the great league of
sovereign states which became the
United States; and it was George
Washington who thus became the
real creator Of the first league Of
nations ever known to this world.
The legaue thus formed, govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people, elected George Wash
ington to be the first president Of the
league. He did not seek any man
date" over any other portion Of the
earth. But, he did send mandate
to all Europe by getting ready for
war with France; a mandate that
Europe must not try to play in our
back yard.
Then, in 1923, one of the founders
iof this great league of United States
tsovereignties, issued a mandate
which was to live in history. His
name was James Monroe, and he
issued a mandate to all of Europe,
telling those Intermediates over
there that they must keep their
hands off, and must not set their
feet on this continent.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt,
Mckinley, not one of them ever
dreamed that any man could ever
become SO drunk with power and love
of continued power, that he would
try to establish a better league Of
states than Washington founded:
much less did any one of them con.
ceive that this country would pro.
duce any man who would accept a
mandate" from any state or states
In Europe
AS we are nearing the end of the
short shory lessons to the infant
class in politics, it Is not likely that
we shall say many more times, '"ro |
De continued in our next"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Bitter Experience

KEOKUK, May pa man with
one bitter experience and a chas-.
tened and regenerated viewpoint
told US that he thought there was
just as much reason for buying
coal as there was for buying life
insurance in advance Of actual
consumption. IN the first place,
it comes cheaper that way. Be
sides, you have the benefit Of pro-
lection, and will leave it to any
shivering fellow sufferer from the
late lamented coal famine wheth.
or knowledge Of being fully pro-
tected against the repetition of
that experience isn't worth real
money. Energy Coal stands up to
its name. Evans Coal Co. guaran
tee it. Phone 49, today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
MASONS PASS
THROUGH CITY
Hannibal Delegation Was on Way to
Burlington to Confer Third De-
gree There Today for Des
MoineS LODGE.

Saturday will be recorded as a red
letter day for the Masonic fraternity
Of Burlington as it marked visit
from st. Johns Lodge No. %, A. F. &
A. M, of Hannibal, Missouri to Des
Moines lodge No. l of Burlington.
Sometime ago Des Moines lodge in
vited the Missourians to come up and
confer the third degree. The invita-
tion was accepted and the celebrated
degree team, the Hannibal band and a
large delegation Of Masons from Han
nibal went to Burlington on Kline
train No. today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
1T is SURVIVAL
OF THE FITTES7-
There Are Weaklings in Every
Wasps' Nest and They Arc
Torn From the Nest and
Thrust Out.

In the waSps' nest, as everywhere,
there are weaklings that are cut
down before their time," writes J. H.
Fabre in The Mason Wasps. 81 see
these puny sufferers refuse their food
and slowly pine away. Their nurses
perceive it even more clearly. They
bend their heads over the sorely tried
grub, they sound it with their an
antennae, they pronounce it incur
able. Then the creature, at the point
of death, often of sickly brown, is
torn ruthlessly from it's cell and
dragged outside the nest In the
brutal commonwealth of the wasps
the invalid is merely a clout, to be
got rid Of as quickly as possible for
fear of contagion-
Woe to the sick among these rude
professors of hygiene! Any and
every cripple is expelled and thrown
to the maggot waiting to eat him in
the catacombs below. Should the ex-
perimenter intervene, matters take
an even more atrocious turn. l re-
move from their cells a few larvae
and nymphs in excellent health and
place them on the Aarface Of the
combs. Once inside the cells, where
the nymphs were maturing under
silken cupola, while the larvae were
being spoon fed with the utmost ten
derness, the delicate creatures are
mere hateful obstacles and useless
Ferociously the workers tug at
them. disembowel them and even eat
a little of them. After this cannibal
repast the victims are carted outside
the nest. Incapable Of re-entering
their cradles, even with assistance,
larvae and nymphs, stripped bare
perish, slain by their nurses"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Schema of EndliSflman.

MADISON, Wis. May 22.-Sir
George Paish, England's financial
Ambassador" in an alleged secret
report outlined plan to kldnap
Americas financial position, Senator
Robert LaFollette charged in an edi-
torial published in his magazine
here.
Paish urged home rule for Ireland
to quiet America, declaring without
the good will of this country Europe
is lost" LaFollette charged.
The alleged Paish report, according
to LaFollette suggested borrowing
from the United States, using the
American trade balance and issue TO
American league of nations bonds.
Details of the plan cover seven
pages of manuscript, LaFo1lette
claimed. -...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Injuries Before Birth.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
NEW YORK, May 22.-The right
of Joseph Drobner, one month old, t.
sue for injuries received before his
birth was upheld in supreme court
here today when Justice John Ford
denied the motion Of attorneys for
August L. Peters, defendant, for 4
demurrer
Mrs. Sarah Drobner, Joseph's
mother. filed suit for her son, for
$4,000 damages against Peters. She
alleged her unborn child was serious
ly injured when she fell through an
open coal hole in front Of teters'
home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Baptist Ladies' Aid.

The Baptist Ladies Aid society will
meet in the church parlors Friday
afternoon. A special children's day
program will be given and mothers
are invited to bring the children. The
hostesses will be Mrs. f. e. VanDor-
en-, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. George
Montague, Mrs. Harvey j. Moore.
Mrs. Arthur Lewen and Mrs. w. A.
Smith.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

the polls obediently following their
leaders; they will vote as democrats
or as republicans, thinking infinitely
less about Armenia, Poland, Turkey.
Russia, the rebuilding of France and
justice from and to Germany, than
about the president who is to sit in
the white house during the next four
years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, May 22.-The Hungarian
peace treaty will be signed June four
in the grand trianon at Versailles, the
council of ambassadors decided today.
Hugh Wallace, the American am
bassador, informed the council that
President Wilson will arbitrate the
Armenian frontier dispute
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
SEWING Society Friday.

Westminster Presbyterian church will
be entertained at the home of Mrs.
J. G. Erdman, 619 Fulton street,
Friday afternoon. The hostess will
be assisted by Mesdames Dodge, Hood,
Kellogg, Osburn and Trimble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

A Danish physician, who formerly
manufactured artificial legs out of
now makes artificial
feet out of paper pulp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
High Tension Clubs Party.

The members OF the High Tension
club and their families will enjoy o
party Tuesday evening, May 25, from
8 to IL o'clock, in the ballroom of
the Masonic temple. The club has
invited the young women Of the
Stone & Webster companys offices
as their guests. There will be dane.
ing from 9 until IL o'clock, and for
those who do not dance there will be
card party. Refreshments will be
served during the evening. Agnes
orchestra will play the program for
dancing.
Alpha Trist Club.
The Alpha Trist Whist club will
meet with Mrs. j. w. Marsh, 900
Franklin street, next Wednesday,.
St. Joseph's Auxiliary.
st. Joseph's hospital auxiliary will
have its last meeting of the year June
16. and this will be the usual open
meeting with special features of enter
tainment and interest Friends of
the auxiliary will be invited to this
meeting. The auxiliary does consid-
cradle work and much of that is i'm
portant each year in connection with
the maternity and children's wards of
the hospital. Each year II holds an
annual meeting with special attrac-
lions.
Y. W. C. A. Clubs This Week. 4
The following organizations of the
Young Women's Christian association
will meet this week at the "Y' build !
ing.
Girls council Monday evening at !
o'clock, with supper in the private |
dining room.
Geneva club Tuesday evening at 6 !
o'clock, with supper in the private |
dining room. s I
Kensington Thursday afternoon, for |
all senior members and their friends. /
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Christian Church Society.

The Ladies Aid society of the
Christian church will be entertained
in the church parlors Friday after
noon with Mrs. G. w. Moseley and
Mrs. A. J. Wooley as hostesses.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Ladies' Aid Wednesday.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will meet
Wednesday afternoon in the chapel
with the following hostesses: Mrs.
w. H. Musser, Mrs. Harry Merrill,
Mrs. Ed Patterson and Mrs. j. F.
Musser.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

There is no such thing as natur-
ally bad child and when YOU find a
bad one you have to look back no
farther for the cause than its imme-
date parents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Trinity Aid Society.

The Trinity Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Charles Englehardt, 1909
Exchange street, Friday afternoon.
The assisting hostesses will be Mrs.
Earl Gibson, Mrs. H. f. Gibson and
Mrs. c. Gibson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

consists of the Misses Carita Vollers,
Elizabeth Pemberton, Adelaide
Schmidt, Anna Schmidt, and Mrs.
Charles Schulz. . .. ...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

Wonsan's Alliance Meeting.
The Woman's Alliance Of the Uni
tartan church will meet Monday after
noon at three o'clock with Mrs. Eugene
Maxwell of the Pond apartments.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

The library of Hang Chow Christian
college in China not only serves as
college reference library, but also as
circulating library for foreigners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

The term "scab,' used to denote
non-union worker, was in constant use
by the strikers in Philadelhia in 1898.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

Hair dyes are unknown among Chi
nese woman, as their hair is uniform
ly black, becoming gray only in ex-
IRENE old age.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

A gold nugget weighing nearly IL
pounds has been discovered in the
Kivu mines, in the Congo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22

The baptism of $4,000 adult converts
uurlng the period of the war is the
record of West Africa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Y. W. c. A. Clubs This Week.
The Church Societies

To Have Evening Meeting.
There will be an evening meeting
of the Young Ladies society of the
St. Pauls Evangelical church on
Thursday, May 81. The committee
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-22
Missionary Society,"

The Second Presbyterian church
missionary society will meet at the
chapel Thursday afternoon.