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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

cause Jim Pierce says Cummins
Is to blame for the increased
freight rates. The increased
necessary under all circumstances.
But Jim Pierce does not explain
that. Jim IS out to win
The railroad employees are slug
ging Cummins because the Esch-
Cummins bill interfered with the
Plumb plan. but resulted in pay
ing the railroad employees six
hundred millions In cold cash.
And nearly every employee got a
month or two back pay. The
railroad employees, If they desired
to own the road, could do so in
ten years on their increased pay.
But Cummins gets it both going
and coming. Intelligent demo-
Gratis who. in their inner con-
seriousness know that Cummins did
right, are making speeches for
Porter. not on account of anything
Cummins has done, but because
they are anxious to secure the
election of a democrat
Senator Cummins did right. He
and his subcommittee prepared
q law which is not perfect, and
does not claim to be, but law
that has turned the railroads back
to their owners and has helped the
general financial condition of the
country. President Wilson signed
this Cummins' oil because he knew
that IT was too late to do any
thing else; he also knew that
something must be done, and that
the country could not sell bonds
to the amount of twenty billions,
with which to buy the railroads.
Every farmer in Iowa should
vote for Senator Cummins because
he has had the courage to do right
in the face of opposition. Every
railroad employe in the United
States, If he had chance,
should vote for Cummins, because
his measure provides a committee
to adjust wage disputes and goes
far toward preventing strikes.
The Cummins act does not guar
antee the railroads five and one
half per cent. This is a misrep-
resentation The Cummfns act
prevents the returns of the rail-
road from being above I'VE and
one-half per cent And this is
only for two years. There could
be no complaint in regard to this.
Other investments pay eight and
ten per cent No farmer would
loan money at five and one-haK
per cent.
The Capital urges the farmers
and the railroad employees to take
a broad view and to vote for the
good of the United States as
whole. Therefore, vote for the
reelection of Senator Cummins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

health BY taxing crranic irca-Nr~
Ison--fcr coasider il one of the fo-s.sN
blood and body.huilders, the hess "a 80
have ever had recourse"
Dr.. James Francis Sullivan. ferr.,,.
physician Of Bellevue Hospital Co..
Dep<.) New York and the Wesrcs.s+sss.
County. Hospital says: II have ssrarss.
emphasized the greax necessity of payx;eisns.
making hiood examinations Of their rsaS
persons 60 on year after year sufsc-ine
from physical Weakness and . highly n.-y.
Gus eondision due to lack Of sufhciea. i-ar,
IN their red blood ecrpuscies- To ,r,n,;~
This iron deficiency and to heip build st-o1s
healthier men and women. better able r,hyss.
icalfy to meet the problems Of eyeryi,r
life, I believe physicians should At .yrry
opportunity prescribe organic iron-Nvr-
ated hun-fof in my experience IT IS one
Of the bese tonic and red hlaod SuiIder.
known 20 medical science"
II you are not strong or well, ycu -,
Il to Yourself to make the fciiovirr t.ss.
See how ieng you can work or how lar W.,
can walk without becoming tired. N.xr
take Two fve-Erain tablets of ordinary Na.-
ated Iron three times per day for two weeks.
nnca you have szined.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
ROUTINE sIGHT-sEEINo.

! st. Joseph Gazette: Sightseeing
7 is apt to be very routine business.
Visitors to our big cities follow the
prescribed lines, taking in hastily the
biggest or the oldest buildings, the
largest industrial plants, the most ia
nous amusement places and monu-
ment or two. Then they go home be-
llieying they have seen" the city, but
really knowing little of it's actual life.
A far-western editor recently visited
Chicago for the purpose of learning
something about that thriving city In
his own words he "shied at the board
of trade" sought no statistics of rail
lures" and repeatedly declined invi-
tations to see the stockyards." Those
outward signs of prosperity he was
willing to take for granted. By a
method all his own he sought deeper
for evidence that this material pros
perity was actually reflected in the
lives of the city's Inhabitants.
He explored parks and children's
Fairgrounds. He sought out schools
of art and music not found in the
guide book He learned all he could
about the city planning movement. He
found great deal that was good and
full of promise of further progress.
He came away believing that Chicago
was truly prospecting in Intellectual
and moral development as well as in
material affairs.
If this editor returns to his own
community and begins to exert his in
fluence to insure to his fellow citizens
the fullest, richest community life, he
will have facts with which to illus
trate his proposals. But regardless
of whether he intends to use his Chi
|cago experiences as background for
public service at home, he probably
enjoyed his visit more and came near
er to getting acquainted with the mid
die western metropolis than most 9TH
er visitors. He has pointed ont to
other tourists a finer kind of sight
seeing than usual and kind which
should have beneficial results, both
for the communities so visited and for
the backbone communities to which
the visitors return.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
IMPROVED POSTAL SERVICE PROMISED.

For the first time in nearly eight years the
postal service of the United States IS to be I'M
proved. Albert Sydney Burleson, postmaster
general, says he is going to resign soon after
election. And the country, out Of the depths OF
it's hope sincerely trusts that he viii not change
his mind.
No greater Improvement could come to the
postal service of the country than that MIR.
Burleson should be separated from it. de is the
chief cause of the wel-nigh complete breakdown
of the service. Ordinarily the businessmen OF
the country are the only ones to complain OF de-
fleets in the postal service. But so general has
the decentralization of the service become that
II has affected all ranks and classes of the people,
and the plain, ordinary citizen, man or woman,
is Just as sick and tired Of the parody upon the
service that has been inflicted upon the land
during the Wilson administration as is the bust
ncssman or the alleged soulless corporation that
come into contact every day with its Deficiencies.
The enforcement Of Burieson from the postoflcc
department is regarded by all as the necessary
first step in any Improvement in it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
cUMMlNS ISSUE UNFAIRLY STATED

II a
Cedar Rapids Republican: Ger
tain editors of certain papers con-
Time to repeat the statement that
the Cum mins-Esch bill guaranteed
the railroads six per cent. AS
sumo that that was true, which 1t
Is not--how many farmers are
there who would invest their mon
eys in railroad notes? Is six per
cent. at the present time such
fabulous rate? Is not seven and
eight per cent offered? II you
had thousand dollars, would you
be suited with six per cent In
yestment, especially fn a transpor-
tation company in which there are
always uncertainties, for new
laws affecting them may be made
in the next congress? Six per
cent does not seem like an out
rageous earning for railroads. does
IL?
But as matter of fact, the
Curnmins-Esch bill guaranteed
nothing OF the kind to the rail
roads It guaranteed nothing at
all 1t simply authorized the
interstate commerce commission
to fix railroad rates so low as to
make il possible for the roads to
earn no more than five and one
half per cent on their investments.
That Is a different way of putting
It, 1t IS not even six, but FIVE
and onehalf. The Cummins-
Escn bill did not guarantee any
thing except that the shippers
should not be called upon to pay
higher rates than enough to yield
a possible five and one-half per
cent. And Ii the railroads cannot
earn that, who Is going to invest
IN them, and If no one invests his
money in them. how will they pc
maintained or how will new lines
be built?
There is an honest and a dis
honest way of presenting this
question that involves the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Cummins to the United
States senate. Mr. Cummins has
always been presented as the
friend OF the laboring man and
the farmer and 1t was upon such
hopes that he was sent to the
senate There is nothing in the
Cummins- Esch bill that tends to
show that he has changed his at
titude, nor is there any reason
why the people should change
their attitude towards him.
Des Moines Capital: The bat
tie against Senator Cummins is
peculiar one. OF course the
straight democrats are in favor of
Porter because they want demo
crat. If the people of Georgia
could vote they would elect Por.
ter. Some of the farmers are
opposing Senator Cumn11ns be-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
"UhB ElIEF.'

"UEBElIEF.'.
There ia unbeiief:
whoever plants seed beneath the zod
And waits TO see it push away the clod.
He trusts in God.
whoever says when clouds are in the SKY, .
"Be patient, heart; light breaketh by and oy.
Trusts the Most High.
urhoever sees meath winters field OF snow
The silent harvest Of the future grow,
Gods power must know.
whoever lies down on his couch to sleep
Content to lock each gense in sluTnber deep,
Knows God will keep.
The heart that looks when eyeds close,
And dares 10 live when life has woes
Gods comfort knows.
There is unbelef;
And day by day, unconsciousiy
The heart lives by that faith the lips deny,
God knoweth why.
Edward Robert Bulwer Lytt'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
rs JAZZ MUSIC?

The question whether jazz is music is now to
be carried to our highest court by an orchestra
leader whose salary under contract hinges on
his success in proving that jazz is only dis
reputable, savage, tiresome, hideous, scream
ing, piece of musical tomfoolery 1t seems he
hired to play music and claims that he
made good: and he couldn't or wouldn't demean
himself by playing jazz and was dismissed.
Herce his action at law which will do, as is
hoped, for music in general what the Council
of Trent in 1862 did for liturgcal music by root
ing out of sacred compositions secular melodies
set to amorous or humorous words and titles
Speaking not as a musical expert, but merely
as one of the herd whose aural mechanisms are
agonlzed by dissonance, it seems within the
facts to say that neither in the Greek tetra-
chords nor in the Roman antiphonal chants,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

neither in the ..authentic NODES Of Gregory,
or in symphony or diaphony, canonic or fugai
lstyle, or triple dupe time is there any JUST
tfication for jazz. 1t bears much the same re-
flation to music that cubism does to painting,
syers libre to poetry, purple cows to Rosa bon
hours cattle or Sorolla's Jersey kline.
Mario ArTnaline, the maestro plaintiff IN the
notable action, will put the country deeply III
his debt if he establishes his contention tnat
jazz is not music in any legal or constitutional
sense The lower courts may hold with him, for
they are inclined to take the common human
viewpoint in such matters. But the supreme
court of the United States-there' s the rub. NO
one can even conjecture from what astonishing
angle its members will see the facts. Those ex-
allied being move in a world Of their OWN a
dimension which is not comprehensive to ordi-
nary minds. The popular conception may seem
foolish to them; and for all that anybody knows
they may decide that whatever an employer
calls music, however weird discord 1t may De,
is music as far as his liability under contract
to pay salary is concerned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
HEADACHE
RELIEVED QUICKLY
NO OOPE-NO ACETANlIfDE
TRY IT AND De COMFORTABLE
IaAPUDINE
ITS LIQUID . QUICK EFFECT
, Its LIQUID = QUICK EFFECT

them. The increase in thar wages
amounted to one-fifth Of ccns
pound on the meat they sold, md
they raised the price ten cents
pound They paid out $18,000.n00 in
wages and made $22,000,000 profit,
million dollars profit on every one
thousand men they have working for
them. How much do you think these
men should have their wages re-
duced?
The Hubinger company manufac-
lures syrup and allows its employees
to buy what they need at cost price
thirty cents gallon, and when we
go to buy it from the retailer few
blocks from the factory we must pay
one dollar gallon for it. NOW an
of the labor is in the syrup before
it leaves the packing room. Now now
much should this labor be reduced
to make this syrup sell. for less OF
where do you really think the redlc-
ton in the list of things should Do
made?
j. FASTHoFF.
Keokuk. Oct. Is. 1920.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

plans to lower coal prices. If the
coal men don't take steps to reduce
coal prices on their own initiative, it
is pretty certain that other people
will take steps to reduce them willy
nilly. The price of coal as it now
stands is about as outrageous as was
the price of sugar six months ago.
Ind look at sugar now
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

William Hohenzollern is living up to his old
reputation Of being close housekeeper and
marketer. The Dutch boosted prices for food.
attendance and supplies, SO the former all high
est does his shopping across the border in Ger
many, although Holland has been his kindly
host for two years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

1t is not complimentary to the personnel and
skill of the New York City police and the fed
eral secret service agents that more than q
month after the financial heart of the country
is shattered and stunned by criminal explos-
ion neither man nor theory is produced to ac-
count for the tragedy guarantee that the
same thing may not occur tomorrow or the next
day. s-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

Tho farmer continuous bencfactor He VINO oIss .
welt constructs fountain plants grove OF trees
~ the wayaide plants orchard builds durable
rec,sas swamp, or much puts a stone seat ~
the side Of the road the land far desrsofe,
makes a fortune which Is useful to his country
ono acknowledgements.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
A PUGuIsT, YET A GENTLEMAN.

The pluguglies and sports who follow in
the train Of the alleged game of pugillsm as it
is played in this country cannot understand
Georges Carpenter the ring champion OF
Europe He is sensitive flower, it is said, and
he is accused of blushing handsomely. All this
is 'new stuff to the ringsIde bruisers with low
foreheads, type that was as familiar IN the
days of jim Heenan as it is today and made
prominent for us by Dempsey, johnson, Willard
and their ilk. Furthermore, Carpenter has
not perfected himself in our American slang;
and was shocked at an invitation extended to
him in New York City to attend burlesque
show at is not refined, - remarked this pug
'ilistc wonder. mo; we go instead to see the
great Egyptian obclisk in your Central park.
Carpenter has polish. He dimes at the most ex-
elusive cafes and his table manners are perfect
He does not wolf his food nor use a knife where
"a fork is indicated And because of all this he
is an enigma to the American pugilists and their
followers On the other hand he has made an
excellent impression on the newspaper writers
who have seen him They say he is not given
to boastng He only smiles happily when his
victories are mentioned.
Truly, the French champion is a wonder in
more ways than one. Probably contact with
lower order Of mentalities in this country will
not spoil him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

Those who wonder why Canada does not de-
clare for independence or nationality do not
give the Canadians credit for much business
acumen Across the border they pay twenty
five cents per head of the Canadian taxpayer
for naval protection of their sea trade routes,
while the British taxpayer chips in seventeen
dollars per head for the privilege of calling
Canada colony. ..-.-...-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs NonpareT: The
greatest need OF America is an intelli-
gent application of education among
all our people in all sections of the
country.
Oelwein Register: 1t is assured
that the women of Iowa will material
" assist in rolling up more than the
old fashioned republican majority in
Iowa.
Mason City Globe Gazette: People
are going back to bread and the sim
pie things that go with bread. Thrift
has become a matter Of pride, and
extravaganza a disereditable practice.
Webster City Freeman-Jo urnal:
When all disarm and practice the
precepts OF Jesus Christ there will be
lasting peace.
Sac City Bulletin: The Bulletin
has been supporting Cox editorially
because we believe in the league OF
nations. But we prophesy Senator
Harding's election. And we do not
expect to migrate to any other country
after November 2. We expect to go
rambling right along. Different times
require different kinds Of presidents.
Des Moines Capital: Secretary
McAdoo is on the stump attempting
to place the responsibility OF his rail-
road work upon the republican party.
He did not have the courage to remain
IN the cabinet. He knew what was
coming. Secretary McAdoo added
200 900 useless employees to the rail-
road service. The country now IS
paying for all Of Secretary McAdoo's
bad management.
storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: When
the Iowa Homestead takes sides. II Is
generally the signal for all fair minded
men to mediately take the opposite
side
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
Coal Prices Outrageous.

Lincoln Journal: Nine operators
are to meet at Cleveland to consider
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

Oelwein Register: 1t is assured
that the women of Iowa will material
~ assist in rolling up more thaa the
old fashioned republican majority in
Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

Uncle Sam should look before he leagues.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
Prices and Labor.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
A few days ago / saw an editorial
In your paper saying all fair minded
working men admitted that il the
price OF goods come down wages
would have to come down. Now the
government reports show that
Armour and Company have twenty
two thousand persons working Tor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
Voice Of the People

Under this head The Daily Gate
City will publish communications on
any and all subjects of interest to the
people generally, reserving the right
to reject unworthy articles or those
inspired by personal animosity or
malice. All communications must be
accompanied by the names of the
writer's. The Gate City does not as
sumo responsibility for opinions or
sentiments expressed in any COM
munication.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

Webster City Freeman-J ournal:
When all disarm and practice the
precepts OF Jesus Christ there will be
lasting peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27

storm Lake Pilot-Tribune: When
the Iowa Homestead takes sides, 1t Is
generally the signal for all fair MINDED
men to Immediately take the opposite
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-28
Big Feuows
to Furnish
Fistic Fare
Oscar Koch TO Do Battle
With Bill Reed at Crys-
tai Pool

wild" Bln Reed. the frIsly young
heavyweight from California. has n
wailop he has playfniiy nieknamed
*. o." and the big boy in planning
20 swing his little pet into action
when he takes on Oscar Koch. the
young mountain from. the wfids OF
Tacoma, NJ the Crystal Pool. Tues
day
Reed showed that his right hand
was affcctionate. just like a pile
driver. when he carcssed Tom Wood
house on the molars. the other night.
at the Pool.
This bird Koch lis far from bum.
He knows how 90 uae his mitts. and
he figures 10 give Reed plenty OF op-
position. koch's main claim 10 fame
IL his win over Young Hector. nj the
Armory here. a couple of weeks ago.
Harry Anderson. the Vancouver
wciter. who slings clever pair Of
dukca. will argue with Mike Pete. the
lusty walloplng miner from wilkc-
son. This IL tho first time that An.
derson has boxed here this season.
lie used 10 be big favorite here be.
cause OF his willing gtyle. Pete has
been coming right along. and Is
dopcd TO furnish Harry an active
evening.
Earl Corners. the Tacoma light.
weight. will 30 on with Joe Farrell.
the local boy, who Is making his
first bow TO Seattle fans since re
turning from the service. Farrell is
n clever kid. who can take care OF
himself. and II he boxes In the same
form that he showed when he was n
favorite here before. he should do his
share In entertaining Mr.. Corners,
Earl In too well known to Seattle
fans to need further Introduction.
Soldier" Woods. inventor OF
pep" win try TO spoil Tuesday night
for Red" Gage. the sorrel-toppcd
wcltcr. in ono OF the other bouts.
One other bout will complete the
card
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-28

With the announcement of
a tug Of war contest for the
championship of King county,
to take place at the time of the
P. N. A. wrestling tournament
held at y. of w. gym March
10 and 90, the Seattle police
department has come out with
the announcement that they
challenge any and all teams,
and that they will pull against
anything, from a tugboat TO
the high cost Of living.
Starting this event as a
championship affair, it is the
purpose of the committee,
working under the direction
of the Y. NJ. c. A., TO make it
an annual event, for which =
challenge trophy has been do
mated by Piper & Taft.
The tug OF war events win be held
between each wrestling bout on the
p. ~. A. program. the first drawings
being held the night OF the 18th and
the finals the night OF the Goth. The
teams are TO be composed OF eight
men. including the anchor. The pull.
ing In all done under the A. A. u.
rules.
Entry forms are ready and VIII he
mailed TO any organization which
might consider placing team in
competition. II Is expected that .
large entry viii be received from the
various unions OF the city. an well
as the larger lodges. including the
Eiks. Moose. Eagles and the Ameri-
can Legion posts.
The firefnen will be strong contend
ers for honors, they having a partic-
ularly strong enemy In the coppcrs.
whose team beat them after a tie
pull AT the Victory carnival, season
before last
The tug OF war committee Is com
posed Of Capt Hans Damn. Of the
police department: r. Y. PIouf, OF
the fire department and Earl A Fry.
Entry forms may be obtained from
any OF the committee. or viii be
mailed upon request TO any King
county organization. Entries close
March IS.