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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
Conference on Jap Question.

Washington, d. c. President
Roosevelt summoned Senator Flint
and Representative Kahn to the
White House Monday and with Cecre-
tary OF State Bacon and Assistant
Secretary OLaughlin. another confer
enre was held on the Japanese situa-
ton In California. Another statement
or some radical action Is expected.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
Oregon Threatens Jap Legislation.

Salem, OregOn.-Now Oregon,
threatens to add to President ROose-
velt's chagrin over the way anti.Jap.
anese affairs are going. it being an
nounced Monday that a bill was being
prepared which would be introduced
this week prohibiting the future &C.
quisltion OF realty holdings by Asiat,
les, including Japanese. The bill will
not prohibit Oriental property hold
ers. The passage of the measure Is
considered likely.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
Salaries Up to Major.

After wrestling for a week with the
question as 10 whether the delinquent
salaries OF teachers In the normals and
other state educational institutions
and employees Of eleemosynary institu'
tons may be paid in advance OF the
passage Of the appropriations act. the
house decided to refer the matter tc
Attorney General Major.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

H"for" tn" Gentry IS half over, We
will probably be dispensing with aero.
planes ana kindred devices, and will
for flights in IN" air. Then automo.
biI"s will be used only when one feels
like having II quiet, SLOW time Of It.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

Opium just now is not having sCoth-
ing effects in China. On the contrary,
tho usually soporiic drug Is producing
tL'n"s" cannot understand why they
should sacrific" their special financial
interests for the general good Of the
race" in which view they are not e
C!uh' yrly oriental.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
REPUBLICANS OF CALIFORNIA
DRAFT SUBSTITUTE FOR JOHN
SONS SLAP AT JAPANESE.
GIVES THE TEACHERS CONTROL
General Application Of Measure Not
to Offend Any Particular Peo.
pIes-Project Is Kept
Quiet.

Sacramento, Cal.-There Is
project afoot to settle all the dis
turbances created by the Johnson
school bill by introducing a substitute
for 1t which, it is calculated, VIII
serve the same purpose and yet not
give an open offense to the Japanese
or any of the races.
The bill is to empower boards OF
education to scgregate any and all
children in public schools. No race,
age, color or sex is to be mentioned.
Under this measure school boards n
teachers are to be given absolutely
free rein In the arrangement of their
pupils.
1t is a Republican Organization"
measure and probably will be intro.
duced in the senate first. Thompson
OF Los Angeles Is at work for 1t. and
will guide its fortunes through the
upper house Of the state legislature.
Once passed, it is hoped by its sup
porters that the bill may be accepted
in the assembly in place Of the n
o under reconsideration.
Project Kept Quiet.
The project is being kept as quiet
as possible, but Il hint of II leaked out
last night. The argument adopted in
favor Of the proposed bill is that az
the laws allow the segregation of the
black from white, of boys from girls,
of pupils of age, there a be no OBJ
lection to allowing the segregation Of
any and all the children whenever
considered advisable.
The Japanese, nor the Chinese, nor
any Asiatic race a pounce upon this
as an indirect slap at them any more
than the French, English, Germans or
even the Americans themselves, 1t Is
argued.
Not Of Anti.Ailen Character.
There Is no anti-alicn character
about the measure. In a word the
promoters of it are confident that It.
will solve the problem now confront.
ing the state legislature.
The Grover l.. Johnson bill scgrc-
eating the Japanese in the public
schools will come up Wednesday for
reconsideration, and SO much signifi-
canoe has been attached TO that meas
ure at Washington that the entire ma.
ton Is waiting to see what the result
will be.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
P~ardonabIe Crime.

If ! were to kiss you now, would
you have me arrested?"
What would be the use? Any jury
would acQuit YOU"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

Numismatists are much dissatisfied
with the new gold CONS, but the corn.
mon people ar" most displeascd with
the difficulty Of getting them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
Bill 10 Aimed at Autoists.

Owners, operators or occupants OF
automobiles must render immediate
assistance to victims of automobile
accidents or suffer the penalty of a
fine, or Il ~pcnitentiary sentence in the
event death should result to the in.
jur"d. unattended, according to a bill
offered in the house By Mr.. Calkins of
Crawford cOuntyq.
The fine for refusing to attend to
anyone injured by an automobile &C
cidcnl Is fixed at not less than $50 nor
more than $500, while in the event OF
death the owner. operator or Occu.
pants of the machine nIey be fined
not less than $500 or imprisoned for q
term not exceeding three years. Per
sons more than 10 years old are held
liable By the provisions Of the meas.
ur".
Mr.. Miller OF Saline county offered
II batch Of twenty bills applying to
railroads and comforting additional
powers upon the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
One Killed by ExpIosjon.

st. Louis, Woodward Gresette
was killed In an explosion at the
plant Of the st. Louis Blast Furnace
Co. at the foot OF Kansas street In
Csrondelet Monday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
~PPROPRIA

II am glad that Washington's
birthday Is a holiday; 1t gives me
chance to lie in bed in the morning."
George wouldn't like to have you
celebrate his birthday by lying"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

When acronautics begin to pay, as
they seem likely to do at nc distant
date, building castles In the air will
have Il substantial foundation.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

In dispOsing of an estate valued
at 81 1000 the will of Jennie Linn Of
Philadelphia directs that the deed to
her cemetery lot Is to b" placed in the
cask"t and buried with her.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

Milwaukee doctor married his cook
Why don't they start a magazine en-.
titled What to Eat, and How to Re-
cover"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

To cure its Office boys Of loafng q
firm AT Bcloit. Wis. has equipped the
push carts they use with devices for
registering the distance covered in
lripS and The spnNh mahn.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

For Coughs. Asthma and Lung Troubles.
use Browns Bronchial TrOches." rs
cents a box. Samples sent free by John T.
Brown d Son. Boston. Mass.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

What q friendly old world this would
be II we all loved our neighbors y w
love ourselvesI
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

A Michigan man has been sent TO
Jail for stealing "A 2-cent stamp. How
that man must be despised in Pitts.
burg.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

husk that promised us an early and
hard winter?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

Nat Goodwin has divided his fortune
with his new wife, In CASE trouble
follows this should simplify matters
as far as alimony may be concerned.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11
Appointments Are Confirmed.

In executive session the senate con.
hrincd all the recess appointments
made by Gov. Folk, save those OF state
beer inspector, marshall. Police Com.
missioner Doyl" of St. Joseph and +.
". Dunnayant Of Fulton, the latter a
member Of tn" board Of managers of
the state institution for deaf and dumb
by Gov. Iiadley, which were confirmed,
follow:
Frank Blake of Kansas City, pardon
attorney.
Dr.. j. a. Waterman Of Brecken.
ridge, physician and surgeon at the
~prnitentiary.
sam &. Sharp OF Montgomery City,
Robert X. Buckn"r Of Auxvasse and
d.. T.. Is. Clements Of Macon, mem.
hers of the board Of managers OF the
Fulton insane asylum, for terms eX.
piriNg February /, 1911.
James G. Mckinley of Unionville,
member of the board OF regents Of
the Kirksville normal school.
The appointments made by Gov.
Folk, and cOngrmcr, were as follows:
j. \. c. Miller, labor commissioner,
for Il term expiring June 10, 1911.
J. ". Skies, state factory inspector,
for a term ending May 10, 1911.
Curtis y. Rollins, member of the
board Of curators of the state univer
si,y, vice Walter Williams, resigned.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

or all the gold in the possession OF
man 10 per cent. Is In the shape of
coin.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-11

d, Amt 1t funny how well Venezuela
gets along without Castro?
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23
HOW THE QUEEN
WILL Be CHOSEN

Since the local voting contest for
young ladies representatives to the
apple show has been under way the
question has repeatedly been asked
The Sentinel, "How will the queen
be chosen after the representatives of
the various districts reach Denver?"
Last night The Sentinel called up
the member of the apple show man
agement who has charge of the con-
test arrangements and found out how
this selection is to be made and the
details are here given for the first
time.
Each visitor who enters the great
Auditorium during the apple show
will be given list of the young ladies
who are eligible to apple queen hon
ors and will also be given a ballot.
The visitor may study the list and
then vote for which every candidate
he or she may select
The ballots will be deposited in n
huge ballot box i'm the Auditorium.
Also the young ladies will be per-
mitted to sell ticket coupon books,
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

One of the handsomest collection
of posters ever seen in this city has
been received by Secretary Mahony
of the Chamber of Commerce, from
President Skinner, of the great Ma
tional Stock and Horse Show, of DEN
yer, The posters are certainly beau
tiful and are about the handsomest
thing in the advertising line seen here
in long time. The great show is to
take place in Denver at the immense
pavilion January u, 1S, IA and 10.
Many local people will attend
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

made up of tickets of admission TO
the apple show, and each young lady
will be credited with one vote for ev-
cry cent she realizes in the sales of
these admission ticket books.
On the last day of the great apple
show the ballots will be counted and
the queen of the apple show, The
young lady receiving the highest num-
ber of votes, will be crowned and
showered with high honors.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

The claim is made that eating ap-
pies cure the taste for strong drink.
The newspaper reports of Grand juno
tion. dry" town, police court pro-
ceedings do not sustain the claim, else
the people carefully preserve their
principal crop, for the market.-Tel-
luride Journal.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

Mrs. A. X. Wadsworth and Miss
Ida, who have been in New York the
last four or five months will go to
Boston for the Christmas holidays
and will be accompanied back to New
York for the New Year, by Miss Ro-
wena Wheeler, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel N. Wheeler.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

The Midland route the shortest and
quickest line TO Denver, $11 for the
round trip January for the apple
show. Special rates on other dates.
Phone junction 116 at once.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

Tomorrow evening in nearly every
church of the city Christmas enter
tainments will be held for the special
enjoyment of the children.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

Mr.. Kingsley Price, who is attend
ing college in Vermont, spent part of
the Christmas holiday period with
Mark r. Bunting in Philadelphia at
Mr.. Bunting's fathers home, Potts
town, Pa.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

Tomorrow night the Christmas ex-
ercises of the Indian school will be
held at the school beginning at 1880
o'clock. A delightful program will
be rendered by the pupils and the
public is cordially invited.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

The trains from the east have all
been running late today owing to the
heavy SHOWS in the mountains.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

c. d. Smith Drug Co. for Christ
mas gifts.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23

No charge for hearse II casket
costs $50 or more.-E. 4. Krohn, un-
dertaker.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23
OVER 5000 VOTES CAST
FOR GIRLS TODAY

The two daily papers Of this city nugutd voting
by voting which
choe ladies highest
be
rare Pullman accommodations and hotel while in Denver
In addition to the which
Sentinel and the
Will
this date until December 27
Rules Governing the Selection of The Sentinel and News Representatives
Nomination blank clipped from either
Voting clipped either
cent that is in
subscription from now until o'clock on December 81
No votes will be allowed
Subscription voting
in
the Sentinel office; subscription
Ballots will be counted each the
Contest will close
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-23
FOR THE HOME.

Nothing makes the living room so
scozy as choice pictures artistically
framed. Let us show you how well
those unframed pictures you have
would look with the appropriate
holdings and mats.
We have an immense stock of the
choicest holdings; also ready-made
frames to select from.
Let us give you price on the
work today.
PAINT & WALL PAPER COMPANY
339 Main Street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
A SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT.

Perhaps one of the most significant
indications of the faith that men of
large affairs have in the continued
prosperity Of the country is the ex-
tensive borrowings OF New York
banks in European money markets.
1t is estimated that the American
banks have sold their notes in London
and Paris to the extent of 100000
600. This is remarkable when money
is not scarce in New York and the
rates OF interest continue low.
The most plausible explanation is
that advanced by the Quincy Wing,
that this money is for the American
railroads which are preparing to make
extensive improvements in the near
future in order to keep pace with the
demands which 1t is expected the ex-
panding commerce of the country will
make upon them. 1t was Mr.. Hills
prediction some time ago that before
the railroads would be properly
equipped again to do the Transports
ton business of the country hundreds
of millions would have to be expend
ed in betterments. Indeed, the traffic
of the country is swelling at a rate
which threatens again to swamp the
sportation facilities which have
not been materially increased since
they proved to be SO inadequate two
years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
IDAHO WATER POWER.

William E. Curtis writes in the Chi
cago Record-H eraid OF water power
in Idaho, fed by Snake River, which
irrigates 100000 acres, and has sufi-
Gent energy to turn every wheel IN
the United States. The Snake River
has been called THE Jugular Vein Of
Idaho. 1t runs 500 miles through the
state and drops between 5000 and
5000 feet during its circuitous course
between the boundaries of Wyoming,
where it rises, and Washington, where
it flows into the Columbia. This valu-
able property has been gradually abb
sorbed by corporations from Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
New York, Massachusetts and other
states. as we'll as by local individuals
and syndicates, chiefly for speculative
purposes. But Mr.. Curtis says there Is
no evidence to be found there TO sus-
tain the contention Of President
Roosevelt in his message to congress,
or of Clifford Pinchot in his public
speeches, or other advocates OF con.
seryation policy. that there is any col
fusion or understanding, much less a
partnership between the interests rep
resented, Nor is there any evidence,
or even a ground for suspicion, that
the General Electric Company or the
Westinghouse company or any of the
great corporations OF the East are be-
hind the movement, as has been SO
frequently alleged. On the contrary,
the people who are getting hold Of the
power cites are either local electric
light and power companies, who wish
to utilize the energy that is going t.
waste. or spectators who desire tc
obtain control Of available sites in
order to make profit by selling on,
to companies which may be organ zed
in the future TO utilize them Mr
Curtis adds
Nobody here believes in the alleged
/ water power trust There is more evi
dence Of rivalry and even hostility
among the interests that hold tht
4 claims. Instead of coliusion thereis {
/ grand scramble TO secure a share o
the wonderful possibilities represe ntet
| by the Snake River and it's tributaries
| purely as gamble on the future
There is nothing whatever 10 justif.
the assertion that these claimants arr
! filing in the interest of other persons
| Those who are familiar vito the n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09

Peary attainment will furnish mate
rial for much contention. How far
this may go will depend largely on
what is disclosed when the records
of the two expeditions are compared.
There is. of course, the possibility that
the rival explorers located the pole in
different spots and that Peary can
establish his claim to having found
the right one. Even such develop
ment would not go far toward dim
ming the glory won by DR.. Cook. II
the pole is in the center of sea
of shifting Ice, with nothing perma-
nent to mark its location, the fixing OF
the exact spot is a detail Of compare
tive unimportance. The comparison of
the two stories will. however, remain
a matter of intense dramatic interest.
The odds are all in favor of Peary's
proving the more satisfying. And,
apart from the honor attached to the
main achievement, there surely will
be glory enough to go around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
A Texas paper forecasts a Democrat
ic victory III 1912. The prediction is
significant as indicating another sig
nal triumph of hope over experience.
PRESIDENT suSTAiNs BALM.
GER


1t is reported from Beverly, the
summer home of President Taft. thar
he has decided to uphold Secretary
Ballinger in the Ballinger-P inchot con
troversy. A dispatch in making this
announcement says:
1T is said that the President Went
over with Secretary Ballinger the re-
ports of the interior department Of
ficials which he had called for in an
swer to the CLAWS charges as to the
Cunningham coal lands cases He
also considered charges that Secre-
tary Ballinger is aiding the water
power trust to grab power sites. As
result, he concluded to support Sec
rotary Ballinger rather than Clifford
Pinchot. Secretary Ballinger will
soon return to the west and will &C.
company the President on part OF
his western trip. 1t is intimated that
the forestry bureau will be over
hauled and that Pinchot will have to
go along with Assistant Forester
Price"
1t will be recalled that Secretary
Wilson of the department of agricui-
ture has sided with Pinchot all along.
There is, naturally, considerable GU
riosity to know how he will be aHect-
ed by the Presidents decision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
Pearv a Guod Second.

Sioux City Journal: In the thick
of the enthusiasm over DR.. Cooks dis
covery of tae north pole comes the
announcement that Peary, too, mas
planted the stars and stripes where
the polar star is straight overhead and
all paths lead to the south. The news
comes by a roundabout route, but ap-
parently IL authentic. Peary was to
have made MS dash for the pole during
the present summer. If circumstances
were favorable he might have made
the trip and regained touch with civil
ization by this time. Pearv himself was
quite confident of his ability to win the
goal this time. Assuming the news Is
true. 1t comes as an anti-climax. The
common remark will be: Poor Peary.
After all his hard work and persever-
ance and pluck his victory came too
late. The crowning glory of arctic
exploration goes to DR.. Cook. whose
eyes were the first to penetrate the
mystery OF farthest north"
II Cook really got to the pole last
year. while Peary's winning dash was
made this summer, there can be no
question of whose name will go down
In history as the discoyerer OF the
north pole There were some unsatis-
factory features In connection with
| the Cook expedition, but the main is
sue involved In the search OF cen
turtles was that of getting to the pole
/ first and getting back to tell the world
what is there. Unless one is disposed
/ to consider DR.. Cook an out and out
faker It must be conceded that MS
prior discovery gave him the grand
prize Peary undoubtedly can verify
his exploit with direct testimony. I'm
doubtedly he will bring back facts of
more scientific value than are COM
prised In Cooks little diary. To GER
tain extent there will be a division of
donors. But that will not change the
recognition Of Cook as the real hero
OF the north pole.
The world, undoubtedly would pre-
fer to accord the grand prize to Peary
He is an official representative of the
American government. He has given
the best years OF his life to the ardu
GUS search. He has not been unnerved
by hardship, or daunted by failure He
deserved to win. But fate seemed tt
7 have played one of her tricks. The
reward for which Peary has struggled
is handed over by combination o
fortuitous circumstances to a sort o
: dilettante explorer, who, it seems. hat
, only vague hope OF trying for thu
pole when the first section OF his nov
famous journey was undertaken in tn
search for big game. So far as Pear
} is concerned, 1t certainly Is hard luck
/ Not the least pathetic feature is TIL
, certainty that when Peary reached tn
; goal for which he was striving h
must have assumed he was first In tn
: race. No doubt he still Is huggin
I the delusion of victory
5 To those who are inclined to debat
the legitimacy Of Cooks claims tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
a Hint to the Noisemaksrs.

Montrose Journal: Do you know
that it seems rather strange that
things are so bad in Keokuk, or at
least the Constitution-Democ leads
one to believe so. Every day it has
an editorial on the tariff and how 1t
has pulled the people down. Up here
in this little burg every man and
woman that cares to work has po-
sition and at good wages, wearing
fine clothes, eating three square
meals day and putting money in the
bank. Our farmers are making more
money than ever before. We believe
If some OF the noise makers would
look around they would find the same
conditions in their home towns as we
find them here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-09
men In the country. but he is man OF
wide experience and learning. and his
re-entrance into Iowa journalism will
be hailed with delight everywhere.
Apples in Southwest Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Reports
from southwest Iowa indicate a rec.
ord-breaking crop Of early apples. At
Glenwood the market has held steady
the past week at $l25 to $1.5o per
barrel. Fifty cars OF summer apples
have already been shipped from Glen
wood. and 1t is predicted the total
shipment will run close to three hun
dred cars. excelling the previous rec
ord by seventy-five cars. That sec.
ton of Iowa seems more fortunate
this year than some other sections of
the country Up this way apples are
scarce and the price is away up, run
ming as high as sixty-five cents a peck
auite different from $l.25 and $3.50
| per barrel