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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
Owing to mud ggng the boiler pipes at the electric light plant
this afternoon the power off for long time and The lights were
out Coming at the busiest time in hs office, Is Gate City this
evening not only late but much matter had to be left out
TAFT WILL BE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
At the Dinner of North America soci.
ETY. at the Hotel Astor
Monday might.

NEW YORK, Dec 5.-Taft will be
the guest of honor, and the principal
speaker at an annual dinner of the
North Carolinas' society Monday night
at the hotel Astor. 1t is expected that
Taft will use this occasion to define
the southern policy and the attitude on
the negro problem.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
FOR RENT.

FOR SALE OR RENT-My eight
room modern dwelling at 9o9 Nor
gan street; has furnace, bath, gas for
lighting and cooking; gas range goes
with house. Iowa phone. A. M. Wyllie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05

Rear Admiral CoughIn Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Rear Admir-.
al Jos. B. Coughlin. retired. died sud-
denly today at his home at New Io-
chelle, of heart disease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05

FOR SALE--A bicycle with coaster
brake. A bargain at $40. A. M
Wyllie. IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05

see "The Devil tonight.
You will see fine produc'lon a.
the Grand tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
Sends Letter to the National League
For the Civic Education Of
Women That Starts
a Panic.
POLICE WE'RE CALLED
suffrasettes Not Pleased With the
Sentiments Of the President
Hold an Indignation
Meeting.

/. NEW YORK, Dec. New York was
te storm center Friday of argument
for and against woman's suffrage and in
the very very vortex of the whirling
winds, there remained, as it were, a
letter on the subject from the Presi.
dent of the United States. The storm
centered in the meeting of the Ma
tional League for the civic education
OF woman. where the subject of uni.
versal Outrage for Women" was con
sidered. The organization is opposed
TO woman surage. DR.. Lyman Alb.
bott was the principal speaker and 1t
was he who presented letter from
President Roosevelt. Tie letter was
interpreted in various ways by its
auditors and Dr. Abbott was often in.
terrupted by applause and by shouts OF
disapproval
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
River Bulletin
xRise. Fall.

xRise Fall.
c., b. & @. Bridge, Burling n, Iowa.
Dec. 4.-The present stage of the
river il foot inches above low
water mark, fall of 21s inches since
last report.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary.
Dec. Bar Their. Wind Weather
4,7p.m. 3o.15 IS NV Clear
5, ,7p,m. 80 90 20 N Clear
River above low water of 1854, l
foot, tenths; change in "a hours, fall
4 tenths.
j Mean temperature, 32.
/ Maximum tompere. 81.
Minimum temperature, IS.
FRED z. GoSEWISCH.
! Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
Glider Presides.

At the meeting proper the theater
was well filed. Richard Watson Gild-
er presided and said that members of
the society did not believe women
should be burdened with politics.
President Butler of Columbia Uni
yersity, spoke in sympathy with the
leagues work and read letter from
Secretary of State Root which was
rather unfavorable to women's suff-
rage
DR.. Abbott's lecture, including the
reading OF President Roosevelt's let
tre followed. The letter read:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-05
Almost a Riot.

The climax came when a score or
more of suffragists united in the de-
nunciation of the attitude o. con
seryatism the President had taken in
his letter. The shouts CT suragist
leaders became so troublesome that
policemen We're asked to seek out the
offenders. They We're threatened with
eiectment and finally the disturbance
was quieted.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

Yet, while the United States pauses in stu
Did and childish bewilderment as to financing
the acquisition of it's railroads, England is
quietly preparing to- expend $2O0,OOO,OOO in
buying up her great London docks so that
the people may have equitable service and
charges In some respects Great Britain is
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

Hartman has now the old Gould railroad
lines in his greedy hands and deal is on
which which will give him control of the main
Mexican railways. And so the march of En-
pire goes on, while he cheerfully AYERS that
it's immaterial to the railroads whether Taft
or Bryan be elected, as the attitude of both
Democratic and Republican parties on injunc-
tiens, ETC., is the same.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13


"she was Barbara Rieg.
Thus simply states New York paper, in
confirming the identity of pretty young girl,
the piteous victim Of another shocking tragedy
following the Hazel Drew case. ''Is no wom-
an safe when left alone?" exclaims Lillian Bell.
els America becoming a country where no de-
fenseless woman is safe from a murderous
attack by some hulking brute of a man? Is
a Womans sex becoming menace in this land,
which is supposed to enthrone it's women to
the extent of becoming precedent to other
nations?" In the South the embers still
shoulder at the foot of the stake; and in the
north distracted mothers wall the fate of their
"little girls. - We boast our civilization and
yet are powerless to protect the very crown
thereof
The Birmingham Situation.
This is the fifth week of the great coal
miners strike in the vicinity Of Birmingham.
Some blood has been spilled but the situation
is now tolerably quiet. Strike breakers are
being rushed to the scene, under military pro-
lection, but the union men are hopeful and
have no intention Of giving up the struggle.
Human Interest Tale.
That is a very beautiful story, if true, about
the Italian collector who had embezzled from
his employer, got into the hands of loan sharks
and finally determined to advertise his des-
perate situation in the hope some kindly
heart would be touched and he saved from sui
eide. And, strangely enough, perhaps, two
generous men believed the pathetic little ad. to
be true, the employer himself discovered the
identity of the advertiser, and there was a
benevolent cooperation among them which res
cued the bewildered and despairing wrong
doer Which shows there's lot of real kind
ness in the world, for all its selfish needless
ness.
The Sufragette Movement.
The demand for the extension of the suf-
frage to women has become worldwide and so
vigorous, persistent and insistent that the as
sumption that women will be piven the ballot
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

to American towns which socially exchange
sewage with each other year after year and
blame Providence for epidemics of typhoid
fever and other ills
Not the Only Presidential Pebbles
Are our own ''bix SIX candidates. Dr.
Alfredo Zayas is candidate for President of
Cuba and has started the ball rolling with
true American dash. He says that if his party
is beaten at the election, it will submit ''With
dignity, as patriotic Cuban citizens, and aid
the vctors to uphold the Cuban idea" Beau
tifully dignifed and with vagueness as to
what the ''Cuban idea' is, that is truly quite
charming. 'FIdea'' is a good word. Remem-
Der when Queen Victoria died, or Eddie was
coronated' some British editor Historically
avowed that the g 'ole bloomink British pos
sessions were 'eld together by the-by the
h idea, doncherknow!'' which statement pass
ed unchallenged because you never can pune
ture the English fog with reason and let the
light through. However, in the case of the Gu
bans, if we mistake not, there will be scrap
ping from now on to the last bitter tug at the
polls and the defeated will proceed to put
as many tacks, sharp side up, in the presi-
Dental chair as they can. For apprehend
something of the Cuban idea from their pre-
vious conduct
Automobile Accidents.
The number of hideous catastrophes recently,
wherein autos have "turned TURTLE crashed
down precipices or burst into sheets of fame
while helpless victims have been mangled and
burned beyond recognition has almost made
one dread to pick up a newspaper lest some
heart-rending, sickening disaster of this sort
should be depicted. The only hope is that
they may warn the careless owners of these
machines that they are not "speed-wagons"
to play with, but engines of death and slaught-
er when recklessly mishandled.
THE Frozen Grail
Myths Ericsonn, the Danish explorer, has
met his death in a snow-storm, somewhere on
the northeastern coast Of Greenland He had
been gone from the haunts Of civilization for
about a year and the news of his loss brings
sorrow. He was one of those men ever lured
by the Polar Star to seek ''the strange-the
white immaculate Virgin Of the North; born to
endure the glory of her eyes, and lift his warm
lips to the frozen Grail
Holocaust.
Frightful forest fires have been raging in
Canada through the Elk River valley. Hun
dreds Of victims, penned in by raging flames,
beyond all hope Of escape or rescue, will have
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
by Tom Dolan.

much farther advanced than we are. The
fabulous sums her cities are willing to pay to
insure pure water supply is fairly staggering
to American towns which socially exchange
sewage with each other year after year and
blame Providence for epidemics of typhoid
fever and other ills.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
PAGE FOUR
Extra Session.

So much time has been consumed by the Leg
islature of Georgia, principally on the Convict
Lease question, that the last three days and
nights of the regular term will be full Of work,
and there is strong probability that an extra
session will be called. The important meas
ures approved lately by the House are: The
bill in support Of the State Agricultural Col
leges the anti-lobby and the primary bills,
while it is probable that the Fielder bill, provid
ing for the adjustment of the leases after
April, 1911, will also be speedily passed, thus
leaving the Senate to hasten its work or be re-
sponsible for the calling of the extra ses-
sion.
The Anti-Machine Element Wins in Kansas.
The nomination of JOS. Il. Bristow by Kan
sas Republicans to succeed Senator Long, in
the United States Senate, is apparently rath-
er unexpected victory for the anti-machine
element, and is a hopeful sign. Kansas has
been rather apathetic Of late, and the pictur-
esque somewhat lacking in her politics. She
had been getting bit Easternized, a bit sor-
did, and it was time for her to assert some Of
her old time vigor.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
Freight Rates.

"Of benefit to the general public" is to be
the general increase in freight rates on neces-
saries, according to the statements Of the cor
poration collecting the increase, Rates be-
tween New York and Chicago have been ad-
vanced on sugar and coffee, and other articles
will also be subjected to the tax after August
Is. Since the injunction of Judge Speer has
been dissolved, Georgia shippers will suffer, as
we'll as those Of other states. The reason for
all this is very clear: the public is simply to
be taxed in advance i'll order to create fcti
tious prosperity for Republican campaign pur-
poses. Not even for their own benefit will
these blood-sucking corporations dig down into
their own pockets, so long as the dear public
can be made to yield penny more.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
Holocaust.

Frightful forest fires have been raging in
Canada through the Elk River valley. Hun
dreds Of victims, penned in by raging flames,
beyond all hope of escape or rescue, will have
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13
The Suffragette Movement.

The demand for the extension of the suf-
frage to women has become worldwide and so
vigorous, persistent and insistent that the as
sumption that women will be given the ballot
whenever thew really want it, is going to
be put to the test. 1t has recently been discov-
cred that at least six of England s peeresses
have the hereditary and inalienable right to sit
IN the House of Lords, and if they chose to
take their seats the effect would be electrical
in awakening all the fair sex to their civic
Importance can't" movements have, of
course, sprung up, but these have so far pre-
scented no new arguments against granting the
suffrage, while, on the contrary, the old ones
have been disproven in every case where the
experiment has been fairly tried.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-08-13

persisted before the flames die out. Their
number will never be known.
''She was Barbara Rieg."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
DRANK CARBOLlC ACID.
William Beecher, Aged Sc Years. Tires
of Life.

William Beecher, Sc years of age,
who lived with the family of r. San
key of East Hill, south and east of To-
peka cemetery, died at IL O'Clock to-
day as the result of large dose of
carbolic acid, swallowed evidently with
suicidal intent
Beecher, who was the father of Mrs
Sankey's first husband, came to live
with the Sankey's not long ago, be-
cause, he said, his own children would
not keep him. He was able to get
around. although he had been COM
planning for three days. and seemed
generally respondent. Several days
ago he visited friends in Silver Lake,
and his daughter-in-law believes that
he secured the poison while on this
trip. Today, about IL o'clock, he
went upstairs, and was followed a
short time later by Mrs. Sankey, who
had observed that he was not feeling
well. She found him on his bed in a
dying condition, and the empty poison
bottle near at hand. Mrs. Sankey i'm
mediately called a physician, but the
old man died before medical assistance
arrived DR.. H. H. Keith, coroner,
was Immediately notified. He stated
this afternoon that, from what he
could hear, it was a clear case of SUI
eide, and that no inquest would be
held, but that he would investigate the
case fully.
Mrs. Sankey stated that Beecher has
three sons living in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Washburn is working hard in pre-
paration for the hard Drake game
of next Saturday. And it will be one
of the hardest of the season, with the
odds slightly favoring the Iowans.
After a good meal a smoker wants q
good cigar. To these men we suggest
Eagles new premier Silver Statue IL
cent cigar. All first-class dealers sell
them.
Frank ]. O'Donnell, the well known
press agent, who was for many years
with the Barnum & Bailey company
was in Topeka Tuesday, acting in the
same capacity for the Stewart Opera
company which will present ''The
Geisha" a the Grand Monday and
Tuesday nights of next week.
Grading will be commenced on the
right of way of the Topeka South
western tomorrow, providing the
weather will permit.
Francis NJ. Pearl and Mrs Ella s.
Burton will speak at the auditorium
Saturday night.
Any one knowing the whereabouts
of Mrs. John Hesten. formerly Mrs.
James Mcintyre, please inform Mrs.
M A. Whaley, Solsberry, Ind.
Have you tried the Big Tromp cent
cigar?
The Topeka Turnverein will have
concert and dance at Turner hall
Friday night, in honor of the com
pletion of the repairs and improve
ments in the hall. The German band
will furnish music The affair is for
Turner's and guests.
Defective electric wiring caused a
fire in the home of w. L. McAtee,
100 Buchanan street this afternoon.
The house is a new one. completed
this year and but recently occupied
by Mr.. McAtee and family.
Mrs. J. r. Burrow is very low with
pneumonia at her home in Highland
Park.
When in need of a messenger, call
a Hasty boy or wagon, either phone
1882.
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of Kansas City, Wade of Fredonia,
Samuels of Emporia, and Griggs of To-
peka. Masker was the only acceptable
one of the lot. Drake in it's reply
stated that Quigley of st. Marys was
desirable, as was also HOLSTER of Des
Moines, who is a Williams man. An
other name was also mentioned. But
for the visiting team to name three Of
ficials each of whom would entail
much expense on the Washburn man
agement, is too much of a good thing
The Washburn authorities replied that
Masker of Kansas City would referee;
HOLSTER of Des Moines umpire, Quig-
ley of St. Marys act as head linesman,
and either Samuels or Griggs act as
field judge. Washburn also suggested
that if Drake didn't want to play with
this set of officials, two of whom were
suggested by each school, the game
could be called off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
..An the World Loves a Lover Usually

nothing Of the kind. With their indus
trial. commercial and agricultural af
fairs in no better shape than our own,
they had no bank panic, because they
had the right kind of a banking system
and a scientific band-note currency. In
no other commercial country would
such bank collapse have been pos
sible.
In Kansas, in 1S93 a banker closed
his doors and posted this sign: This
bank has suspended. 1t is not busted.
The community is busted. When the
community resumes, the bank will re-
sumo"
Discussing the new currency law, the
speaker dwelt on the attempted pas
sage of the Vreeiand bill providing for
an emergency circulation based on
form of clearing house certificates to
be issued against the bills receivable
or other assets of bank. Comment
ing on it, he said:
In a rather clumsy and complicated
way 1t provides for sort of rediscount
of bank paper, such as might much
better be done by a central bank of re-
| discount. 1t perpetuates and adds to
the premium offered to commercial
banks to buy and deal in bonds, in
stead of loaning their money for COM
mercial purposes.
THE best possible basis for bank cir
culation is good commercial bills re-
ceivable This is what the banks should
have as their chief assets, both for
their own good and the welfare of their
customers. {.
I'm the bill under discussion another
very unjust discrimination is in the
limitation of the class of bank paper
which may be used for circulation, to
include only notes representing actual
commercial transactions which when
accepted by the association, shall bear
the names of at least two responsible
parties and have not to exceed four
months to rum This confines the bank
to the use for this purpose of trade
bills which are no longer used as they
once were in the business of the
United States. Years ago such bills
were very largely used, but this has
| ceased to be the case. 1t is now al
most universal for good houses which
enjoy high credit to borrow from banks
to discount their trade bills, and only
the smaller or weaker houses in many
lines of trade give notes for their bills.
THE best that can probably be said
| of the currency association law in its
| present form is that it is better than
| nothing, and perhaps the best that
could have been done, and when the
necessity is great enough to induce
people to pay the price, doubtless some
such notes will be issued and certain
amount of relief be secured"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
DRAKE IS Baking.
Will Not Agree to OmciaIs for Satur-
days Washburn Game.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct 29.-Unless the
athletic officials of Washburn univer-
sity offer a new list of officials Drake
will not journey to Topeka to meet
the Kansans next Saturday. Coach
Griffith was far from satisfied with
the list presented and Immediately no
titled the Washburn representatives to
that effect. Their reputation is too
we'll known" declared Assistant Coach
Palas last night. Drake will take no
chances"
In view of the hard games that re-
main on the schedule. Iowa, Ames and
Missouri-the Drake coach is not over
anxious to meet the warriors of Wash
burn. AS declared by one of the root
ers of the blue and white. they will
have to come through clean" if Drake
plays.
With the exception of Bedding, all of
the regulars were out in uniform and
the way in which they ran through sig
nal practice was a delight to the Drake
rooters. Coach Griffith ordered secret
practice at the stadium for the first
part of the evening, but later the men
appeared on the practice grounds. The
field was slippery and no scrimmag e
was ordered, but two hours of signal
practice taxed the condition of the
men. Hubbard, the big guard, might
be the best punter in the state.
There is a feeling among the rooters
that Drake is going up against the
wrong team next Saturday. They are
fearful lest some of their stars be. laid
up in that game, thus incapacitating
them for the big games with Iowa and
| Ames. A few of the faithfuls will ac-
company the Drake warriors to To-
peka.
In regard to the officials for the
game, the list which was first submit
ted by Washburn for the approval or
rejection of Drake, was not TO brakes
| liking. Washburn submitted the fol-
lowing names: Masker and Hamilton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29

Ora Gilbert, the four-month' Sc old
infant of Mr. and Mrs. Louis c. Gill
bert died this morning at the home
of its parents on West Fifth street
near the brick yard. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon at
o'clock followed by interment in the
Mount Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29

THE worst remedy for frenzied
finance is frenzied legislation, for the
medicine is worse than the disease. We
have had too much of bad finance and
too much of bad legislation. What we
need most now is a long period of rest
from both.
Il am not one of those who believe
that our condition is greatly due to
either legislation or the lack of it,
certainly do not believe that we need
look to legislation for cure 1t is the
planter and farmer, the miner and
manufacturer, not the lawyer or legis-
lator, the financier. or the politician
who must do the work and produce the
wealth that shall again restore our
business to a firm basis of enduring
and permanent prosperity.
I'VE should, of course. stop bucket
shop trading and the fakes and swind-
ling schemes, as far as possible but
that is really more a matter of the en-
forcement of present laws than it is
the enactment of new ones.''
Referring to the panic of last fall.
Ridgely said;
AT the same time. just across the
line in Canada there was absolutely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
SUIT OVER A LAUNDRY.
Commonwealth Indebtedness Making
Trouble in District Court.

The Commonwealth laundry is in
court A suit in connection with this
business proposition of 500 East
Fourth street is now on file in the dis
question of Indebtedness to decide.
The Commonwealth laundry is
ostensibly owned and operated by
Hanna Odelius and Gertrude Ogston
w E. Ogston, husband of this one, is
the plaintiff in this suit. He names as
further defendants, julius E. Odelius
M. G. Holt, E. M. Keys and G. w
ClOSSOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
AUTHORITY ON FINANCE.
VIM. b. Ridgley Would Have Gen.
trail Bank.
CBy Special Correspondent

William B. Ridgely is one of the au-
thorities on finance. When seen at his
office today he expressed some inter-
esting views regarding the money sit
uation.
Il firmly believe myself" he said,
"and am glad to say 1 find this belief
becoming much more widespread, es-
pecially in the west, that the best way
to solve our banking problem is
through the establishment of national
central bank of issue and rediscount,
dealing only with the other banks and
the United States treasury. and owned
and managed jointly by banks and the
government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

James H. Morrison. IS years of age,
husband of Mary E. Morrison, died at
his home at the corner of Twentieth
street and Strong avenue this morn
ing as a result of general debility.
The funeral services will be held at
the family home at $3.50 Friday morn
ing after which the remains will be
taken to Burlingame for interment.