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4* ii ii PAGE FOUF !CHE CHIEF—Established In 1892. Consolidated OATB CITY tx F. Skirvln C. IS. Warwick iifi* 'JL X-ing Miller. •g* datiy gate oitx and ConHtltution-DemocraL im¥ PUBLISHED BY THE GATE CITY COMPANY 18 North Slsth Street fcATB CITY—Established 1849. wnstitotioSSSSS^"wu»U Consolidated March M» J.68S.<p></p>M.1S92. September and CONSTITUTION-DEMOCRAT—» Consolidated April S. 1916. Entered at the postofllce at Keokuk a» seoond-oSaM Blatter. SUBSCRIPTION RATBS. Dally, by mall, outside city, year Dally, la Keokok, per week Dally, except ^unfa?* Iowa No book Is quite like the Bible in the fidelity with which it reflects the facts of the life of man, omitting ,,ltem, evading no Issue. It runs the whole gamut of ex perience, from the most dismal doubt to the a jJsetting freezing pessimism alongside glowing Pr0Ph®,?£.' ^paints the peaks and the valleys. No gleam of I*no gray waste of monotony, no bitter, old and a" $&&Fort Newton. jp reality Is left out of the picture. All is set down with an ^unconscious artlessness whose veracity is only equaled "I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER. I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came creeping in at morn He never came a wink too soon Nor brought too long a day But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away. I remember, I remember The roses red and white. The violets, the lily-cups— Those flowers made of light! The lilacs where the robins built, And where my brother set The laburnum on his birthday,— The tree is living yet! I remember, I remember, Where I was used to swing. And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing! My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, The summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. .December 15, 1916 I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky It was a childish ignor^gpe. But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heaven Than when I was a boy. —Thomas H^od. We would do well to get our kindnesses done whiie they will da good, giving cheer and encouragement, and not ke'eping them ^back till there is no need for them.—Dr. J. MORE LIGHT AT WASHINGTON. exporters work under serious disadvantages. As the commission points out, they fear the operation of the anti-trust laws, while their foreign competitors are not only permitted to form combinations but are encouraged to de velp their commerco in world markets through effective co-operation. The commission says it believes that American exporters should be enabled to compete in foreign markts on more nearly equal terms with forfeign competitors and President Wilson holds the same view, as| declared iii his recent address to congress, The plan is not new. Businessmen ui^ed its adoption before the federal, trade commission was created. But there is new light at Wash ington, and the fact is encouraging. Perhaps it is not too much to hope thai: it will reach the de partment of justice. PENSIONS FOR SUPERANNUATED. A despatch from Washington says that a movement is being launched there to secure pensions for superannuated government em ployes. The greybeard of the department has always been one of Washington's most perplex ing problems. In ?pite of all the red tape which interferes with efficiency, the gbvernment clerk is apt to be a hard working man. He has at least done his best by Uncle Sam. It is a diffv cult proposition to decide what to do with him when he passes the age of greatest efficiency. The proposition in the movement referred to is to establish a government pension system for aged employes. It may be possible to work this out. But the taxpayers already regard ha£fSa™ t"th« pessimist'siee', an that the skeptia doubts,!present feyet transfiguring aii with its grand idealism,—Dr. josepn TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE I 4i An encouraging sign of the times is the at titude of the federal trade commission and President Wilson toward combinations formed for the promotion of the foreign trade of the United States. In a report to congress the commission recommends the clarification of the anti-trust laws to permit co-operation in the |come high prices, the majority are not practical, development of export commerce. Study of There are two, however, fundamental to the methods approved abroad shows that American present situation, that should bei thoughtfully the cost of government work as too high the departments coul| be systematized by same kind of business ability that organizes a big factory, they ought to be able to pay the present wages and provide pensions greatly increase the cost. The individual worker needs to think carer fully over this question of superannuation. Most men grow into elderly life without realiz ing that their earning power is gradually slip ping -from them. They spend money freely and then are out of sorts with the social system because some one does not supply, the needs which they themselves have failed pate. CAN I1J BT PASSED? The most important of tbe president's rec ommendations and the one which will arouse the bitterest hostility is the law he propose^ to prevent or lessen the probabilities of railroa strikes. His idea is legislation along the lines of the Canadian law making strikes illegal un less stated steps have been taken to settle the matter in dispute by compromise or arbitration. This law works excellently in the Dominion', and there is little reason to doubt that it would work well here. But there is considerable reason to doubt that the congress will pass it over the protests railway brotherhoods and the American Federation of Ijabor. The heads of thege or ganizations can ,now formulate whatever de mands they pleased and enforce them by threat of a strike to be called whenever they see fit. This gives them great power, for railway m$n iagers would ofteij be inclined to yield to unjust I demands rather than economic, disaster and business paralysis should be brought upon the country. Under the law proposed a general strike would still be possible but not until after such steps had been taken that the country thoroughly understood the points at issue. The theory is, and it works out that way in Canada, thatv when public opinion is fully informed up on a matter its influence will be thrown so strongly for what is just and right that the side in the wrong will yield. A man, a business or a body of men with righteous cause need not fear to lav all the facts before the American people. Tfi'eir deliberate decision in stich a matter probably will be right and the cause they favor will prevail." Only a cause that is inherently, weak need fear arbitra lion openly conducted, in full view of the gen eral public. STOPPING THIS HIGH PRICES. The trouble lies deeper than the reach of any officer of the government itself. It is in the customs and habits 'of the people them/ selves. For generations farmers have been ridiculed and laughed at. Young men have been encouraged to break away from their father's acres. It was thought they were tak ing a progressive step when they left for the cities to seek their fortunes. Now we find 9ur lands only half tilled and a food shortage. Amid the host of suggestions made to oyer- considered by the American people. People should acquire the habit of carrying their food home from the grocery store and meat shop, thus saving the great cost of deliv ery to the door. All consumers should pay cash, thus saving the cost of bad bills. More can b4 done by action along these lines than could be accomplished by any president or congress. Apparently it isn't necessary to worn* about the possibility of having to pay'twenty or thir ty dollars for a pair of shoes. A comparison of the present wholesale prices of a dozen shoe manufacturers, who make approximately one third of all the shoes made in the United States, shows that the average cost to the retailer now is $2.44 a pair. ». and not to antici- v.,. Why doesn't the president interfere and istop the high prices!" a Keokuk woman- re marked'the other 4ay. It sounds like an ignor-| J^rmance in «n evening—Advertise jant remark. Yet a good many people who know little of laws and consitutions and the checks and balances of our government system are saying the same thing. 4 It is a grave question whether the proposed two and one-half cent coin would reduce the cost of living or cut in half the amount of the collection plate receipts. Those who delay longer to mail their Christmas packages run the risk of having!by the dozen compared to 9 boxes their presents delivered* after Christmas isj^J Sm^the a£$M^T*£« passed. It's too late to do your Christinas shopping early, but it is not too late to do it as iarly as you can. Only ten days more, shopping days. Mf :. and but seven of them THE DAILY GATE CITY IOWA PRES8 COMMENT. Charles City Press: The newspaper men who are so intent on electing Harding U. S. senator had better first give him a chance to serve at least two terms as governor. By that time perhaps Cummins will have something to say about it. Marshalltown limes-Republican: TVhen the house appropriated DiU lion for hsh hatcheries the other day it left Iowa out entirely. Will the senators kindly move to amend by sending out a fish hatchery or so in stead of those garden seeds. Nobody in Iowa ever thinks of planting these seeds and every body wants to go fishing. v.j ,.. AMUSEMENTS. Henry B. Walthall Tonight. -1 Ibsen's absorbing play "Pillars of Society" has been made into a photo drama and appears at th6 Grand\ to night with Henry B. Walthall of "The Birth of a Nation'' fame in the leading role. On the same program is a rapid action Keystone "The Danger Girl" featuring Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon. For Tomorrow (Saturday) a prb- gram for kidlets and grown-ups alike, includes a comic cartnodfand Ann Pen nington -in a play of the circus called "The Rainbow Princess." Miss Pen nington is famous for her work in the Ziegfield Follies and for her former Paramount picture, "Susie Snowflake." Her attractiveness gives promise of her becoming another Margjierite •Clark. "Pillars of Society," at the Grand to night is a true society play and deals with its hypocrisy. It is Ibsen's best worl^ and tells a story, with pictur-1 esque and graphic detail, of a man who poses as an example of virtue and honesty but who actually is a villain and a renegade. By clever conspira cies, he manages .to elude detection and casts suspicion on his young bro ther who really is a paragon of virtue. The story** abounds with situations which only the master mind of a gen ius like Ibsen can create. Mary Pickford in her first $rama in her own company. The Mary Pickford Monday and Tuesday TUe picture called "Iess Than the Dust and is beautifully produced while containlhg much of the delightful Mary Pickford comedy,—Advertisement. 1 vaudeville at Orpheum. Today, JacV Kinderbrew and his vaudeville troupe will open an en gagement for the balance of the week, playing tonight, Saturday and Sunday nights, with a special Satur day matinee at popular prices. The night prices will be as usual 20c for the main floor and 10c for the balcony, and on Saturday afternoon there will be a special matinee for the kids at which the prices will be 5c for children and Mta for grown ups. On Monday the Ambler Stock com pany will open an engagemeriv in the city with a complete repertoir of comedies and dramas. Owing to the length of-these shows there will be but one performanq^r' daily at 8 p. m. Doors will be open* at 7 p. m. during this engagement as the show is of such length that, there will not b? time to put on more than one per- Why Flour to High. Greater Iowa: The rapidly advanc ing price of flour and other wheat products Is ample for worry on the party of the householder who has a husky group of youngsters dependent on 'him for support and the necessary fillfiag of hungry stomachs. Wheat bread, ordinarily one of the most com mon- and economical articles of. food, is rapidly climbing to a place with the luxuries and threatens to get be yond the reach of that portion of humanity not burdened with incomes of taxable proportions. And the end, it is feared, is by no means yet. There is more or less 1 talk about "combines." "corners," "board of trade manipulation," etc., to account for the soaring prices of wheat and flour. But the actual, the undeniable fact Is a light wheat crop in this west ern hemisphere. The most accurate estimates obtainable at the present lime place the wheat 'yield in the United States for 1916 at about three fifths of the 1915 crop, while Canada likewise announces a marked reduc tion in amount from her usual, bumper output. Russia, always one of the great countries of the world, can be depended on to store her own crops for future needs, while the other na tions of Europe. France, Germany, Austria, et al., ordinarily heavy grow ers of wheat, are at present more con cerned in raising hell than wheat. 'A limited supply of any product coupled with an insistent demand work inev itably and unerringly to the depletion of the consumer's pocketbock. Whicfc is exactly the situation today in the wheat and flour markat. Making..65 Cents Equal Dollar. "A dollar'6 worth of fancy Jona than apples for 65 cents!" Sounds as though a crazy grocer man had escaped, doesn't it? But that's just the saving the apple con sumer could make if he would quit buying his fruit piecemeal and buy by the box, figures one horticulturist at Iowa State college. The man who buys Jonathan apples two for 5c or 30c a dozen is pay ing at the rate of $3.60 a box. This same grade of apples sells for $2.25 to $2.40 per box retail, a difference of $1.25 to $1.35 a box, or a saving, of from 33 1-3 to 38 per cent, if bought by the box!: In other words, 65c buys as much as a dollar spent piecemeal. A family spending $20 during the winter for apples would therefore get but 6V4 toxes if bought are sold by the dozen," says an Ames horticulturist, who is working on a survey along that line. If, instead or blaming the retailer for the high cost of living, customers would analyze their buying habits and purchase in bulk, it would go 'a long way toward solving that prob lem. Of coarse, each home should then have a storage place for such oaanmndltles. The Servant P^ob lem--who eve£ heard of it in the home where the' housewife knows Shredded Wheat? In five minutes you can prepare a wholesome, satisfying meal witlf Shred ded Wheat Biscuit without kitchen worryorWork. For breakfast heat the Biscuit in the oven to restore crispness and serve'with hotmilk. For lunch serve with sliced banar5 nas or other fruits. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Ivory, .Jewelry, Sterling Silver J£WELERS Sen Sa Balls, Stationery OPEN "EVENINGS "Lotta." Kansas City Times: "Miss Lotta Crabtree in a motor car accident In New Haven," raid the news despatch mfianR nothlna Lotta!" The name means nothing to the younger generation of theatregoers, for she retired from the stage twenty-five years ago. But to their fathers end mothers (bat Juune, "Lotta," bridges the gulf between these days of 10-cent picture shows and cheap vaudeville, and the gooa old days of real flesh-and-b'lood ac tors, the palmy days of the theater, and Lotta was one of the favorite stars of that time. ""She was the chic, dashing, ^captivating heroine of "ur boyhood, a "child of genius and sua shine," as the posters said, also "a dramatic cocktail." We Hked her, and gave her so much that she retired in 18$L with $2,000,000 or fS,000,000. The reports say she was badly hurt and she is 70 years old. But.Jiere'a hoping she comes out of the ordeal sound and well, good for another sev —irell, say twenty years, just for the sake of Auld Lang Syne. 9t. Louis GlobeOemocrat: 't here is unanimity In the Mepartment re ports in the demand for more money. nitoloescJear skiiis and good hair The regular use of Resinol Soap for the toilet, bath and shampoo, can usually be relied on to keep the complexion clear, the hands white and soft, and the har healthy, glossy and free from dandruff. Ii the skin or tealp already In bad condition, a abort treatment with Resinol Ointment ma.jr Brat ncccaaary to restore Its normal heal A. Raalnol Soap and Ointment are sold br «U drnc(ieta. Tor axmplM ^ee. writs to Dept. 1S.P, RestnoV. Baltimore, Ud. AH! HOW "TIZ "HELPS TIRED, ACHING FEET Instant Relief for 8ore, Swollen, Tender, Calloused Feet and Corns. "Pull, JobanjTt hJU" You're footsick! Your ieet feel tired, puffed up, chafed, aching, sweaty, and they need "Tiz." "Tis" makes feet remarkably fresh and sore-proof. "Tiz" takes the pain and burn right out of corn, callouses aad bunions. "Tiz is the grandest foot-gladdener the world haa ever known. Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" at any drug store and end foot torture for a ^hole year. Never have tired, ach ing, sweaty, smelly feet your «hoes will fit fine and you'll only wish you l^ad tried "Tiz" sooner. Accept no •uhatltutA •to/**#**. y", ll No guess work You can know '..-lit* KG FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1916 estion for Christmas If you are wondering what will make ^oceptable gift for some -member of yom family, a friend or an employe, we suggest a sayings pass book. A deposit ever so small, say one will start him on the proper way may be the happy father of a habit.. "V an would dollar, and you friend's good j. l.i Bank a You7 will get good results and have heathful, whole some foods by6 using BAKING POWDER Ask your grocer—he knows FLORIDA and CUBA via WASHINGTON Special winter tourist rates are now in effect to Florida and Cuba, via Washington, with ten days stopover in the Capital City. You cannot choose'a more pleasant or interesting route to Pittsburgh,-Washington, Baltimore, Phila delphia and New York, or to the southern coast resorts. Four all-steel trains daily from Chicago to the east The Pittsbargfi-Wsahlnctoo-New York Expra Th. Washington Special The Washington-New York Lialta* Th. Wsshlagtoa-New York Nlgfct Kxpraea leave Grand Central Station, mm Avenue and Harrison Stmt, Chicago. ^Tidjt WBmij 236 8onth Clark Street asd an principal hotel* (hand Central Station, alM 63rdJBtreet Station. W. A. PRMTOII. Trwr. Paee. AfeM, SMS. Clerfc St, CMo«f% 18. l» a.nu 10:45 pja. 10:00 & Ohio j.