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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
Heroism Of the HIGHEST,

Omaha World-Herald: Pink pants
and green walking coats have thus
far failed to appeal to the dressy
young gents OF America, as far as
we have been able to ascertain by
careful perusal of the public press.
In September one Henry Parkes, OF
London, who calls himself the dress
pioneer" Of civilization, called for
1000 volunteers. young sportsmen
OF good social character" to help him
bring back color and line into mas
culine attire"
How well Pioneer Parkes succeeded
IN London is not known, but it is
pretty certain that there was no
legion Of pink pants wearers formed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
..oUR BASIC INDUSTRY"

More than thirty million people are now llv-
ing OH farms in this country, nearly twenty mil
lion more live in small communities with a
incubation not exceeding twenty-five hundred.
These figures are furnished by pamphlet pub
Ished by the Guaranty Trust Company, OF New
lork City, which is given the title ''Our BASIC
Industry" The title is rightly chosen and it is
time we stopped talking simply OF farming as
farming and really considered 1T on the basis or
fact. The thirty million people on the farms
arc working there; the twenty million IN VII
lagos have their life and livelihood conditioned
directly on the farm industry, many of these mil
lions benp farm owners. There are six million
or so of our people in organized labor bodies
that are known we'll by all our people as potent
influence today in all our national councils;
here are fifty million people at work or directly
interested in our basic industry and 1t IS
high time a forecast was made Of their lnflu-
euce when time and occasion bring it into ac-
ton.
In the past year large per cent. OF farm
owners and still larger per cent. OF farm labor
have left this basic industry; the department OF
agriculture sounds a warning over this and says
# is tvpical of what may be expected under
present conditions as time passes 1t is useless
here to retel the story of the dissatisfaction OF
the farmers; the point is that now they are md
ING spokesmen to tell it for them IN DEFINITE
form. Either the farmer will demand fair bal
ance of advantage in regulations that interfere
with open play of supply and demand, or he
will quit the ''basic industry for others that
give him more pay for less work. he will not con
tinue to be the chief burden bearer Of the nation
This is the gist of the memorial which the heads
of six great farm organizations recently present
ed to congress And the farmer means what he
SAYS. He will not see industrial labor get high
and higher wages, get shorter working hours,
get advantageous conditions Of employment,
lend it's influence to making his own employable
labor scarce, costly and less compliant to neces-
sary conditions of farm work-he will not see
thi nd stay content on the farm, working long
hours, making his family work long hours with
out definite wage, accepting price regulation;
he will not perhaps desert the farm; but he will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
PAPER.

|
Los Angeles Record: The paper
currency of the whole world has In,
creased 600 per cent. since the begin
ming OF the great war in 1914. And
this while the gold reserve behind it
has increased but 40 per cent!
The face value of the paper cur
rency Of thirty principal countries OF
the world aggregated $7,25O,000 .OO0
in 1914. $4,000, 100000 at the date
of the armistice and $50, 000, 000, 900 in
December 1919. And these figures
are exclusive of the $4,000, 600 900 of
paper issued by the soviet govern
ment Of Russia.
In the United States the figures
supplied by the treasury department
show note circulation at $1.056 ,0O0.-
EO00 in June, 1914. $3,643.0O0.0OO in
November, 1915, and $4,051 100000 in
December, 1919. In 1914 the gold re-
serve against note circulation was
81 ,O23 100000, while in 1919 it was
$2,1O7 100000, and the ratio of gold
notes was 99.6 per cent. in 1914, 63.2
per cent. in November. 1919. and
523 per cent. in December, 1919, the
| figures Of notes being exclusive OF
| the gold and silver certificates, which
are considered merely as warehouse
| receipts" for an equivalent amount OF
| metal deposited with the United
| States treasury
| Is it any wonder that the increase
in the cost Of living in the United
States between July, 1914, and No
vember, 1919. was S2.2 per cent?
/ The decrease in purchasing power
of the. American dollar is almost ex'
actly the decrease in the American
\ ratio Of gold to note circulation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
SHOULD WOMEN SMOKE?
Brooklyn Eagle: Is smoking
women immoral? No.

Brooklyn Eagle: Is smoking by
women immoral? No.
Is it healthful? No.
Is it good taste? DE gustibus non
est disputandum."
The board of temperance, prohibit
ton and public morals OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church does not agree
with any one of the three conclu-
sions here expressed. But 1t empha-
sizes the fact that smoking by women
lmenaces their well-being and the
health of the future generation. !. 1t
makes a particularly valuable distinc-
ton in pointing out that while women
are entitled to smoke as a matter OF
strict justice, it is more expedient
that women deny themselves a privi-
ilege the exercise OF which may in
jure them and their children.
/ Women are more nervous than
men and are therefor more suscept-
ible to the stimulating effects of nico-
tine Women live more sedentary
lives. Hence, if they become con-
firmed smokers they are more apt to
smoke to excess. During the child
bearing period no woman should be
permitted to smoke. Women who
smoke have fewer children and less
healthy children than women who do
not smoke, other things being equal.
1t would be better for the world
if women did not smoke. Yet they
are smoking more than ever before.
The abolition of the cocktail has put
premium on the cigarette. A Chi
cago theatre has opened a special
smokingroom for women. Hotels and
restaurants which did not permit
women to smoke are letting down the
bars. The other day a woman smok-
ing cigarette was observed on the
rear end Of a Flatbush avenue car.
What shall we do about it? What
can we do about it? The dear things
shouldn't, but the dear things do.
And the board Of temperance, prohi-
bition and public morals Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church will not be
able to keep women from smoking
in spite of-or shall we say because
of?-its forbidding name.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
PoPPYcock AGAIN.

Cedar RAPIDS Gazette: "A friendly
reader of the Gazette sends commun-
ication in which he encloses q news
item from Des MONIES, printed in this
newspaper, which credited C.. B.
Heinemann, secretary of the National
Live Stock exchange, with the asser-
ton that meat prices will continue
to remain high because consumers are
insisting on nothing but the expensive
cuts. The readers noe says some
bitter things about such explanations
as this Of the high living cost, and he
declares that all one need do to re-
flute Mr.. Heinemann's assertion is
watch the purchases in any ordinary
Iowa meat market on any day of the
week. .
| II it affords any satisfaction to the
reader to learn that his views are in
close agreement with those of current
comment he may feel better. Mr..
Heinemann's remark will not stand
investigation. 1t cannot be proved
True, there are many people who de-
mand better cuts OF meat than they
used to buy for the mere reason that
they have more money and feel that
they should spend it. But this does
not by any means apply to the public
in general. ......f b.
I The consumer who took exception
to Mr.. Heinemann's explanation of the
cause of the high cost of living is not
poor man. Nor is he rich. He is
absolutely representative of the type
who work hard, exercise thrift and
save meager portion of their earn
; ings. He is salaried man. Sala-
ried men haye' felt the prssure of
these strenuous times more noticeably
than have the wage earners. Salar.
! led workers as yet are in no position
to make demands. They only can
request. And unless employers
arouse themselves to the fact that
until they satisfy the reasonable re-
quests of their salaried workers, they
| will confront the possibility of eventu-
ally having to meet demands made by
those workers, and the industrial stu
alton in this country will grow worse
rather than better.
/ Salaried workers win predominant.
! But their numbers will grow smaller
as they realize that the wage-earner
enjoys better opportunities for finan-
cial advancement. Salaried people are
not demanding the best cuts of meat,
the best suits of clothes. the best pair
of shoes, or the silk shirts. But they
are not the consumers considered by
persons who make remarks like Mr..
| Heinemann's. The reader who con.
tributes the remonstrance against pub
llication of the Des Moines news item
| is an educated man, holding what
would have been termed an excellent
position before the war. But today
he is wearing suit Of clothes that is
six years old, and he is doing his own
grocery shopping for the purpose Of
making his money go around.
Mr. Heinemann and others who seek
to justify the high cost of living by
passing the buck to helpless public
have almost reached the end of their
string. Should they say that as long
as the demand remains strong prices
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
WHEN JAMES G. BLAINE QUIT.

st. Louis Post Dispatch: Mr.. Bryan
resigned at critical stage OF the
emergency caused by the sinking of
the Lusitania.
Mr. Lansing continued at his post
during the emergency caused by the
illness of the president, when a
change in the state department head
would undoubtedly give rise to con.
fusion, and was dismissed with the
passing of the emergency. We would
have to 60 back twenty-eight years
for an incident with any resemblance
in its most striking features to the
one = = affecting relations Of presi.
dent and secretary of state
! This was the retirement Of James
G. Blaine from President Harrison's
cabinet The incident has its strong
points Of contrast as well as of re-
semblance. In this case the sick
man was the secretary of state, not
the president. In fact, Mr.. Blaine
lived less than year thereafter. An
other circumstance also reversed was
that the resignation was offered, not
in any respect on the initiative of
the president, but on that of the Sec
rotary alone.
Dut do COulluS Ill q CdIIlpdlSu year,
when thought was being fixed on the
choice of the. nominating conventions,
and in respect to the shock caused
the country, the discussions to which it
gave rise and the criticism directed
toward the president even within his
own party, the one incident closely
parallels the other. AS the most
popular leader or his time, Mr..
Blaine, Of course, has place in the
public's estimate very different from
that of Mr.. Lansing. His creation or
the reciprocity policy, his handling of
difficult situations in Salvador,
Guatemala and Chile, his able pres
entation of the Boring sea issue and
summoning of the first pan -Ameri.
can congress added much to the
prestige not only of himself, but of
Mr.. Harrison. 1t was felt that only
slight by Mr.. Harrison could *.
plain his retirement, and great re-
sentiment was felt. 1874
! Mr.. Blaine in a note unprecedented
for curtness in cabinet, annals, 10
which General Harrison replied with
like curtness. resigned on June 4,
1892, and left Washington for Maine
the same day. On June Z the repub
lican national convention met at
Minneapolis. 10 which his name was
presented as a candidate. 1t was
too late, however, to have any influ-
ence on the result. The idol OF his
party for a generation. received but
one-sixth as many votes as Harri.
son, though the incident undoubtedly
helped to defeat General Harrison al
the polls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

will be high they would not be exag-
gerating their point. But when they
attribute high prices to wilful demand.
they are in gross error. The demand
| is strong because people have to live,
not because they are willing or anx-
iOus to pay abnormal prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
to meet the emergency on this

to meet the emergency on TINS s
Of the pond. ,,a
Parkes has rather radical nvI
on clothing. He advocates vs., III
hues, brilliant in cut and expleIS',,
of the new age of heroism an u;,A
nance" 1t is our candid up
that the gent who wears cio'h ~
crimson or pink is likely TO I'D u
garded as a hero or romantics, oircu
a plain nut, according to CIV
stances of his environment.
Still, unless Pioneer farhe' styl
proves his speed, the preseh' III
in mems panties seem falr " am
about $3.50 for some time 10 mn
A faded blue serge suit Is ,ins
enough to go with the finest "
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

A Chinese custom is the throwing
into the sea Of thousands of pieces
Of paper when a friend is. about to
sail away. Each piece bears written
on 1t a prayer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

ought to be assured of good political house.
keeping henceforth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Something moro than -, sla
ago paper was SO dear in b ~ \
that butchers used to give the ,ar
toners the meat wrapped III
vegetable leaf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

vinton Eagle: The consumer Is the
one who pays, no matter what 1t Is
that advances in price, and the way
things are going, he really should
not be called the consumer but the
consumed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Villa has been dormant for several weeks
Must be another big outrage is incubating.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

There is no more bitter-sweet torment to a
man than the thanks of the beloved woman
for her freedom given back to her.-Maur1ce
Hewlett. ..sv.n. ..a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Burlington HawkEye: Again there
Is great outcry against the divorce
evil. The case is not well stated.
Divorce is but the means provided
by law which enable people TO escape
from indescribable evil. To stop
divorce would mean untold misery
for the miSmated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06
THE STAKE TO TIE TO.

One Of the greatest writer's on commercial
statistics is Roger W.. Babson. His editorial
opinion is widely followed by businessmen. tie
sends his clients periodical letters in which he
discusses business in general, and securities and
investments in particular. In recent letter
Mr.. Babson, taking the cue from the lesson OF
soviet Russia, demonstrates to his clients that
the safety and security of valuables locked un
in vaults and strong boxes depend upon the in
itegrity Of the community. But what is it that
isustains and guards integrity7 His answer is,
the church Says Mr.. Babson:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

cultivate his own acres with view to seH-sup
port; he will not have in mind feeding the other
half of nation that does not give him fair play
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

An aged woman, charity patient of a Chi
cago physician, has long suffered from heart
trouble and recurring severe pains which a
tcaspoonful Of whisky relieved as nothing else
did. Her doctor, familiar with the case, pre-
scribed whisky as he had before from time to
time He and she thought that four ounces
would last her for some weeks or months and
she went to Chicago drug store to get it, but
could not afford to for the druggist charged her
five dollars for four ounces-one dollar and
twenty-five cents an ounce. Where do such men
expect to go when they die, and what dolts the
American people are to patronize such extor-
TONERS who charge one hundred and sixty dol
lars a gallon for stuff that can be bought by
them for less than six dollars? Such dealers
ought to be listed that people may know with
whom to deal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

1t means that the real security for the stocks
and bonds. mortgages and deeds and other invest
ments which we own is the integrity of the COM
munity. The steel boxes, the legal papers and the
other things wh ich we look upon as important are
the mere shells of the eggs. The value of our
Investments depends not upon the strength of our
banks, but upon the strength of our churches The
underpaid preachers of the nation are the men
upon whom we are really depending rather than
upon wellpad lawyers, bankers and brokers. The
religion Of the community is really the bulwark Of
our investments. For sakes and for our
chdren's sakes for the nations sake, let us bust
nessmen get behind the churches and their
preachers. The safety Of all we have is due to the
churches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Mr. Babson has come upon great truth and
has expressed it well where it will do much
good Only relatively small number of people
own securities of any kind, and smaller num-
Der have incomes worthy Of the consideration Of
the federal treasury. But every man and
woman of us is dependent upon the security of
the investments of the minority. With them
our own prosperity and happiness and security
are tied up. The church today is moving in two
directions. 1t is moving forward in the cities
and moving together in big cooperative enter
prises But for the lack of adequate salaries
paid its ministers, the church is moving back
ward down and out in many smaller communi-
ties. If the bigger and better move forward is
to continue and succeed, businessmen will have
to listen and to act upon the advice Of Mr. Bah
son. .- ..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Cedar Rapids Gazette: If the sen
ate waits until treaty that suits
us all is written, it will have to con
tinue its wrangle until the resnrrec
ton morn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

country II is the flag and what It stands TOR 10
norjous history the reside the home; II the ni9h
thouahts that are born OF the inspiration
which comes story of the fathers the martyrs 70
liberty In things is that tnns we love- ea'eo o"
sountry.-Ben jamn Harrison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

Waterloo Times Tribune: The
friends of John Barleycorn refuse to
concede his death. They insist he
was given dose of the wrong medi-
cine, but that their prescriptions will
bring him back to hfe-even though
he may never recover his full health.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: We have
read the platforms Of at least six
presidential aspirants this year and
they all sound fine and good. Ye
gods, what country we should have
here If we could just realize on the
hopes and aspirations OF our candi-
dates!
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Mr. Deems says sour troubles will
not be solved by talk" but his &C.
tivity and numerous speaking dates
suggest that he isn't entirely averse
to conversation.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Cover.
nor Edwards says Mr.. Bryan is try
ing to play the part of an under
taker. Well, a good many people
have tried to play the part of under
taker to Mr.. Bryan, but he's still
alive and Kicking.
Perry Chief: Undoubtedly some
fool aviator will try. to beat Major
Schroeder's record and fall five miles
in less than two minutes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-06

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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-12-31
THREE AND A HALF MILLIONS
CHILDREN STARVING.

Almost 100000 Jewish children in
Eastern and Central Europe are in
extreme restitution, on the verge Of
humiliation by starvation and disease
unless help comes to them quickly
from America, according to the latest
reports from American Jewish relief
workers abroad.
These 100000 Jewish children will
be provided with food and clothing ne
cessities as well as medical supplies
for one year, If the American people
answer the appeal for s33,000,O0O
which the European Relief Council is
now making.
With this s33,OOO,OOO to be raised
throughout America by the combined
efforts Of eight great relief organiza-
tons, Herbert Hoover, chairman Of
the Council estimates that the total
destitute, undernourished and diseased
ravaged children Of Eastern and Gen.
trail Europe, numbering about $780,
600 can be saved until the next har-
vest, when conditions are expected to
be such that relief work on such a
scale will not be necessary. Mr.. Hoov-
er figures that 2S,OOU,OOo is necessary
for food and s10,OOO,0O0 for medical
supplies and service.
Leaders Of the American Jewish
Relief Committee throughout the
country are active in organizing state
and local committees in the great nom
sectarian, co-Ordinated appeal which
will open December 10th and continue
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-12-31
Page Ten

inspection by the Commission or any
Of its duly authorized representatives.
(d) The Commission shall exercise
exclusive jurisdiction over all ques-
lions arising as to the administration
or Interpretation of this Order.
This order shall become effective
and be in force on and after February
18th, 1921.
Nothing in this order shall prevent
any employer from paying more than
the minimum or least rate fixed by the
commission.
Commissions, bonuses or tips will
not be considered part of the wage or
salary of females or minors.
The commission may upon sixty
days notice, amend, change, rescind or
supplement this order, or any part
thereof.
INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMITS
ION, STATE OF TEXAS.
Attest: Mrs. Frances E. Sutherland,
Secretary.
T. C. JENNINGS, Chairman.
Miss ANNIE WEBB BLANTON,
E. R. YORK.
November 20, 1920.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-12-31

Mr.. Joe Wolens spent Sunday in
Dallas.
Mr.. William jarrett of Dallas visit
ed relatives here Sunday.
Misses Sarah Katz and Flora Katz
are back in the city after having made
Dallas their home the past few
months.
Miss Rose Daniels will arrive in a
few days after an extended visit to
relatives in Missouri, Oklahoma and
other states.
The Wednesday Bridge Club was
entertained by Mrs. R. Costa last
week with Misses Ray Goldberg, Hat
tye Daniels and Mrs. G. Bodenheimer
acting as substitutes for absent men,
bers. Mrs. Harry Miller won the prize,
lovely box Of stationery. Delicious
refreshments were served. Mrs. Nor
ris Dreeben will entertain the club
next week.
Mrs. Gabe Bodenheimer and two
charming little boys are guests in the
B. Rosenberg home.
Mrs. Ike Mintz end son and Miss
Sarah Mintz of Dallas spent several
days here with Mr.. end Mrs. ]. Gold
man.
Mr.. M. A. Goldsmith of New York
City is the guest OF his sister-in-law,
Mrs. S. s. Freedman and Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Costa. Mr.. Goldsmith was at
one time resident of Corsicana but
has been in business in New York for
the past several years.
Don't forget the dance Monday
night, December 9th. Admission free.
Excellent music ard refreshments.
Everybody welcome.
Mr.. B. M. Goodman of Waco visited
his daughter, Mrs. M. L. Levine Mon
day.
Quite number Of visitors are ex-
pected over for our dance among them
being Misses Sadie Berkman, Sadie
zach, Jeonette Marks, Sadie Kaplan,
Messrs. Lauterstein, Genecov, Gollob,
French, Of Waco; and many others
from other towns.
DR.. Sam Daiches spent Sunday in
Fort Worth with relatives.