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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
IOWA'S PRIMARY.

burlington Hawk-Eye: The declara-
ton Of the republican state conVen-
ton in favor of repeating the present
primary law and enacting. in its stead
a workable measure for the selection
Of party candidates is likely to go I'M
needed in the republican legislature
that is soon to meet. according to the
UNDERGROUND" information that gets
about" The runnor is that the new
house will be willing 10 act, but that
the senate will be disinclined to dis
turb matters.
Former Justice Hughes was recent
ly quoted as saying:
The ideal method Of making nom1-
nations is to have convention 10
which the delegates would be chosen
nv election within the membership
OF the party.
In other words, he would have
primary to select delegates, represen'
tatives Of the various voting pre-
cincts. to act in behalf Of the electors
of those precincts in convention.
That would be following out the
true spirit of a representative form
Of government and is something the
Hawk-Eye has before advocated. The
voter as a rule knows his neighbors
He knows who among them he VIII
entr1st with the duty Of representing
him in the county convention. Ihese
citizens. in turn, meeting IN county
convention. should have no trouble m
selecting the men who will faithfully
represent the county in the district
and state conventions and so on to
the national convention. In this way,
and in this way only, will the average
citizen have voice that counts ID
the selection of those for whom he
viii be called upon to vote on cleo
ton day and know that they are sc.
lected by voters of his own political
faith. Moreover, responsibility can
be fixed.
II is said that a similar plan IN the
form of a new primary law will be
introduced in the next session OF the
general assembly and it will be in
teresting to watch what the solons
do with 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
A HELP FOB THRIFT.

If the life insurance companies really enter
the campaign to promote thrift among the
American people, as they discuss doing, they
will prove of the most powerful aids that
this movement has yet received.
Either directly, through their business of in
surfing lives or Indirectly through the invest
ing of their funds, they reach as few other in
stitutions reach, virtually all classes of our peo
pie. Based as they are, largely upon a kind Of
thrift, their teaching and their influence will
have great weight.
Not many will dare deny that Americans need
thrift. We are most wasteful. We waste in
almost everything that concerns US, The main
obstacle to the practice of thrift among US is
that which may be called, for want Of a better
term, human respect. We are afraid to be
thrifty, lest our neighbor think Us not as ''weIl
off, as he is We fear to appear 'small' or
near" We are determined to show him that
we are as good as he is, meaning by this that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

we can spend the money or have things that ne
has Also, we have imbibed the notion that we
must have what we want. The thought OF de-
priving ourselves ofSthings because they are
expensive does not seem to enter our minds we
buy them if we have the money and let the
future take care of itself. The spirit of the
modern novel, which mas formed so large
part of our reading for so many years, is to
some degree to blame for this. In this form OF
literature, the characters are more often than
not fabulously wealthy and inclined to indulge
their desires without regard to cost
When the life insurance companies enter up
on their campaign for thrift they will do we'll
to preach strongly on these points. Until Il
change for the better regarding them is made
the thrift movement will make Roadway with
difficulty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

newspaper policy has been subjected
from those in trade lines, centers
about the widespread disposition Of
the press to preach thrift.
A year ago the newspapers were
quite unanimous IN urging that the
public reform its habits Of spending
and lay something aside to meet the
exigeencies Of the situation which
would develop when the break came.
Defation was inevitable, and it
was as plainly evident that new
levels would not be established ex-
cept as result Of such a period as
that through which we are now pass
ing.
The federal reserve board urged
the practice of thrift and warned of
the effects of extravagant buying
long before 1t initiated the policy
which was to restrict credits and
force a lowering Of prices. 1t was
not until the public displayed reluct-
ance to abide by its plea, respect and
compliance with wlirh would have
HchiSNed the o~"'t >--,Jnt with less
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
WHEN.


When in the silence of the night,
When darkness hugs the world SO ugnt
When all is huShed and quiet With sleep,
Then haunting memories round me creep,
When I can spend that hour alone
And find the man I've never known;
When / can meet him face to face
And there couamune with Me aqaceT
When I can take myself in hand
And measure up just how / stand; L..
When l can gaze into my heart
And see my worth UPON LIES charE
When I can look back Ger the road
And count the times I've shirked my load
And estimate the hours Eve spent
On things that were not permanent;
When 1 can realize the crime
OF spending worthlessly my time;
When l can call things by the name
] ought to, and accept the blame;
When l can place where it belongs
The reason for my countless wrongs;
When can pile in one great heap
Ay faults the haTveS: shall reap;
Then knowing what I am can say
From this time onward, from today,
I'll work and serve and will to win
ITO mold better man Within;
So when I turn the Searrhiight on,
The faults had will all be gone,
And there shall stand revealed to me
The man God meant thzk l should be.
lanes H (
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sibley Tribune: The ultimate con-
sumer is getting in a mood to ask
embarrassing questions. With feed
so low he wonders why he should pay
so high for milk. butter and eggs, and
with meat SO cheap on the hoof it is
mystery why it should be so dear
in the market.
Glidden Graphic: Glass legislation
is not the proper thing, and ordinarily
the government should grant no spe-
cial favors to any one class. But
the farm situation is growing very
tense. These low prices affect the
farmer frs, but also the whole coun-
try. Congress granted the railroads
some special privileges when the gov
eminent turned them back to the
owners. That was well and good,
because the railroads neeGed it in or
der to get on their feet. Does not
a similar condition exist at present
with the farmers?
Spencer News-Herald: If we were
farming the first thing we would de-
ciGe 20 do would be to cut out raising
corn for the market. We'd only
raise enough to feed. With corn at
so cents, more or less, per bushel, it
is whole lot more profitable to feed
it than to sell it, and if it is fed 70
hogs, man can make farming pay,
provided he raises good hogs and does
it along scientific lines. Hogs and
cattle would be our main hobby. There
Is money in beef, and the combination
of the three will make any farm, even
the $500 kind, pay DIVIDENDS if the
business is run right.
Davenport Democrat: No one can
read the daily papers, and especially
the advertising columns, without real
izing that the buyers strike has &C.
complished results, and that we may
we'll get back now to the motto, 'Busi-
ness as Usual"
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Herbert
Hoover declares that the farmers
should not destroy the Chicago board
of trade. The farmer doesn't want
anything destroyed; what he's doing
is trying to prevent others from des-
troying him.
Coon Rapids Enterprise: Iowa
automobile licenses amount to $1,000
600, and the sum is this year mostly
paid. Iowa people can't be very hard
up when they have such vast sum
to spend for luxury in most cases,
! and the automobile tax is the least
of the automobile expense. Why,
Iowa people are rich, even now with
corn at so cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
How They Spoiled Goose Lake,

Cedar Rapids Republican Near
Jefferson they had lake which they
called Goose. 1t was five miles around
it-eight hundred acres Iowa has
35,000,000 acres of handsome of it
fndifferently cultivated still, but GER
tain men could not rest until they had
converted that pretty sheet Of water
called Goose lake into another corn
field. 1t cos. them 1914 an acre to
make the LAND. Would 1t have been
better if they spent that much to make
the lake prettier? We have land
enough if we will cultivate r alright.
But Of pleasure grounds we do not
have enough in Iowa. and by no eE<r<
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
WERE PREDICTED.

Msscatine journal: Newspapers
have been targets for the criticism
of not few engaged In mercantile
endeavor. II has been charged that
the prominence given falling prices
served to demoEalize business and
further depreciate values rather than
to encourage buying.
When the break in prices came, it
was front page stuff" for it was a
matter of vital interest to every
reader.
Il was important in that it herald
ed changed conditions which would
affect everyone.
The rise and fall of prices has re-
vealed quite eloquentiy the stubborn
fact that no one can escape the
effects Of a general imitation or de-
flaticn of values.
Much of the criticism to which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
Let Cuticura Be
Your Beauty Doctor
Soap, Ointnsnt. fslcw &c cvcrywherc. Fcrss-S2tS
eddse15 outtcx1A 1Aborstortss, Dspt1 AaIds1 Aes'

can we make enough of them now,
although the state through a parh
association is doing good work in ina.
direction. The men who drained ina,
lake lacked imagination. They haa
nothing but greed and that is one o.
The worst parts of human nature we
need to cultivate repose and sense d
the beautiful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

drastic effort than marked the finan.
cial policy initiated, that the board
applied the screws which accom-.
plished the defiation.
When the press urged the need of
thrift and less extravagant buying, it
was cognizant OF the wh1rlwind which
was being sown by popular habit.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
ONE IS BORN EVERY MINUTE.

Sentenced to five years in prison, Charles
Ponzi, once multi-millonaire on paper and the
maker of riches for Others passes from the pub.
lie view. A glorious career of wild finance, Il
brief reign as get-rich-quick king, and then
the oblivion of convict S cell. Thus is another
bubble burst Thus is another great sWindle ex-
posed, leaving behind it thousands of victims,
too gullible to deserve anything but pity for
their misfortunes
It were worth the suffering caused these I'M
fortunates if their experience left behind 1t a
lesson that would prevent another lot OF poor
fools from being robbed of their money. But
it will not. From beyond the days OF even John
Laws Mississippi bubble there have been
schemes to lure money from the pockets Of the
unwary. The scheme for extracting gold from
sea water captured thousands even In our So
phisticated age. Really, it would seem that it
would be possible to find persons that would put
money into a scheme for extracting the green
cheese from the moon. The experience Of the
ages makes the possibility almost certainty.
For the most part those who invest money in
Iget-rich-quick swindles are persons unskilled in
finance or business They distrust the slow,
conservative methods of banks and deem the
caution and prudence of the officials of finan,
cial institutions but subterfuges for obtaining
the use of their money to make big sums while
giving them a 1neager return Safety is lost
sight of in their calculations, while large pro
fits loom up like the MONDAY sun before them
Thus they flock to give their money to the pro
miser of big returns and bask for time in &
false prosperity, only to see their money dis
appear when the bubble bursts. Thus it always
was, thus it always will be-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

The Swedish-American republican
club of Massachusetts has launched
drive to bring at least 10000 women
Nafc ---N.-, b-----l,:-,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

Men there are ranks of both capital and LABOR
and aono the professed friends of each, who are TOR
rotbino quite so much their position and import
ance They narsht Of the natural desire OF oener
n move m themselves; they ready to sacrnce
principle and prejudice in order to gain power
cter its expression found in position, in the ae'
Mckenzie King.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

The ''easy mark never stops to think that
if there is business that pays ten per cent Il
month, smarter men than he have the money to
invest in it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

More loose talk is heard than usual about es-
Establishments closing down 8 to teach labor les
son. There is only one reason for any factory
closing and this is because it cannot sell goods
it is making. When prices are being readjust-
ed and goods are moving slowly no company has
sufficiently suicidal ideas to fill it's warehouses
with things that may have to be marketed later
at loss. The working out Of the industrial
equation now in process of solution will show
one result; that low prices and high wages, easy
living and easy working do not balance. The
maxim, ''what' yours is mine and what S mine
is my own is not accepted as currency in
economics
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

Moderation is first cousin to wisdom.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

Gompers and his associates are careful to
steer away from the point in the union doctrine
which sticks in the. Americans throat and
makes the ''open shop cry stronger than it
otherwise would be- This is the spirit that
makes it impossible for any craftsman to work
except under the laws and by the permission Of
the central unions. And in the eyes Of free
men that is tyranny and its fruits are best ex-
emplified in the careers of men such as Brn-
dell, who has been indicted by the New York
county grand jury for shakin gdown'' the
building trades contractors and practically rob-
bing them Of thousands of dollars
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

Unless an ungrateful country fills up Ponzi 5
five years time in jail with much useful work
which it s entirely unlikely to do-the fam
GUS promoter who pulled Boston IS pedal extrem-
ity for millions ought to be able to think up
another good one to catch the rest of the "wise''
men with when he energies from prison
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-08

General Wrangel having had his week end
leave in Paris, announces that he is ready to
start again if somebody will provide the gaso-
line; that is to say, if some one will pay his
troops. The only difference between a pro-
soviet and an anti in these days seems to repose
in the surety of having three square meals a
day provided, and the conlmisars naturally tend
to the better comnissariat
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19

nomic stability. Though conditions are
now Tar from dishcnrtcning. they ar
ncvcrlhclcss s,ry difficult Tho weak.
nosH ~ the Polish exchange hnH hor .
u serious factor In hindorIpr Polish m
Iurir. The oowmion 81 the printing uI
unsecured currency and fhr prnsuri
tive inclw,un uf t'ppor silrsin within
Poland, and i've consequent end of thr
importation ~ cnal ere I've things ihl
viii tend To iupro" the standing uf th
Polish mnif
The food situation in Poland b. bad
Aside from the economic pruhlrmf. the
mnttcr II food supply IN the most sp
rious matter now before the govern.
mcni
Poland ~ extremely anxious o. do.
,clop busiucs| rolntlons directly with
the United Ftci. completely to th"
elimination of thu midlpmuu. \ pro-.
lem ~ this nature b. nuw before me-.
My country needs cotton Cotton 90 ~
crs IN south are anxious to rtli their
product The question ~ security g.
be- furnished ly Poland IL the problem
for which q Fnlltiun D. now hoinr
ought
Read, Ia Grant Every security.
Poland II ready to grant any aud
every security The manufacturers
trr ready 90 give MORTGAGES un their
plants. The National State Rank i
ready a. back NJ the pnp'r uf tine mr1
ufactur,rs aud tho National Cavern
meut IN ready a. guarantee the hank
endorsements. 4 combination of thrs
ssuritlcs We hope VIII solve the prob
lem of getting cotton supply"
Prince Cnsimir Luhumirs,i. Polish
siinis,. ~ the United States. spoke
a. the memh,ts and emphasized par.
iiculnrly that clusl commercial con.
necii0n with ,ihe l'nitcd Stltcs b. both
iho greatest desire AMI greatest need
II Poland,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19
Rybarski Outlines
Poland's Problems

NEW YORK. Dec is.-Th, greatest
problem confronting present day Pc.
land II the obtaining ~ raw materials
and machinery from abroad In order lea
enable the country to enter The ranks
~ the important exporting nations ~
Europe rlnt was IN, tho statement 81
Roman l,yharski Vic, Minister ~ ~.
nance for Poland. who spoke ~ Po
land'f economic prohlcm' to the mem
beers ~ the American Polish Chamber
of Commerce and Industry iu the board
rooms ~ the National Association u
Manufacturers.
Poland" mid Mr. iyharsk. "cnn.
not become dobt.paying ana export
nation until her imporls of raw mate.
finls have been incrA td. Poland can.
not export any If her vast auuunt ~
timber until machinery and rollin.;
stock has ben obtained OIL cannot
d, produced IN sufficient quantities g..
export until tanks and equipment have
been impaired. The great textile IN.
aastry must remain largely idle until
GOTTEN and wool are obtained abroad
Need Only Raw Materials.
once raw materials ere provided
Poland viii uus'Sly rccnsor mr. CO..
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19
WHERE RAILWAY MONEY IS GOING

the business. and locomotive rcpnlry.
wages II "nfincmcn. fuel and tram.
mems wages IN freight service. II
freight trains had been run this add.
tional mileage, would hsc amounted
To $4,000, 900 mofc than they actually
did. Furthermore. this additional train
gorvicc would have caused much great.
~ expenses Ton maintenance ~ wa
and structures and fpr maintenance NJ
equipment
''rhe unpreccdcntcdly large carloads
and trainloads IN which the RAILWAYS
recently have been handling freight
have been saving them. and through
them the shippers and the public. liter.
ally hundreds of millions of dollars n
month. ana there ought tn be- the ut.
most effort and cooperation hy tn
shippers and the railways to maintain
aud increase these loadf
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Something To Think Abort
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
EAST POND

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tibbetts OF
Skowhegan were guests of Mr.. lib
belts sister Mrs. Frank Rowe last
week. While there Mr. Tibbetts was
assisting his brother-in-law in carry
ing water to the barn, when ne
slipped on the ice and fell, crushing
his cheek bone. He was immediate
" taken to Kennebec Valley Hospital
where he was operated on Saturday
morning. He was out from under
the ether Saturday night but was SUI
fering much pain.
Mrs. Jay Clark and children were
the guests of Mrs. Clark's sister Mrs
Alton Rowe. Sunday.
Frank Rowe left Oakland fol-
brighton. Monday morning, with
carload of stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell and
children of Norridgewock were Sun
day guests of Mrs Mitchelfs parents
Mr.. and Mrs. y y. Boyington.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Brooks made two
business trips to Waterville last week
Miss Ruby Brooks was a week end
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
f. G. Brooks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
kINGFIEID

Grace Tniyersalist Sunday School
Is arranging for a Christmas tree and
entertainment to be held Friday even
ing December "a, in the church, and
on the 18th in the Sunday School eX-
ercises appropriate to Christmas VIII
he held aud Christmas music given
in connection with the preaching ser
,,ico tho Same day. The committee
in charge of arrangements for these
events is composed of Mrs. Herbert
A. Walker Frances Soule, Florence
Corson. Christine Mitchell, Alice
THOMPSON. Mrs O. C. Dolbier, Mrs.
yesta Dolbier, Mrs Nellie Vaughan
and Mrs J. +. Voter.
On account of bad travelling and
rain Sunday night the concert when
was TO be given at the Baptist church
under the auspices of the Woman
Home Missionary Society, was post
poned and it will not be given until
after Christmas.
Amos Phillips received word Satur-
day of the death in Lewiston of his
brother-in-law, Frank Keene. who
died Saturday noon of heart trouble.
II. McAlIister of South Rangeley
has been appointed station agent at
Carrabassett He took charge of the
station last Friday.
The station agents of the Sandy
River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
report the shipment of over one hun