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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20
Tax Bill Killed.

Senator Harvey said that the taxes
were high enough and moved for the
indefinite postponement of the bill and
the motion carried, Baker being the
sole supporter of the freak taxation
bill.
House Joint Resolution No. Z. relat-
ing to stamp duties. was referred to the
special committee on taxation.
Senate Bill No. l43. making addi
fional appropriation for the current
fiscal period for the department of Pub
lie Lands passed second reading.
Senate Bill No. IA, exempting prop,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
More Trouble Ahead.

Manson journal. A fellow who
was hoisted into Office By the efforts
OF the Journal and its proprietors.
who worked night and day for him,
told one of the proprietors the other
day. rigat 10 his face. 4 do not care
what your little two by four sheet
SAYS about me- YET If this paper had
told the truth about this man at the
time he was a candidate, he would
not have gotten enough votes to flag
q hand-car." Ii is after man is
through with you that ne remembers
OF ROW little consequence you are. 1t
is not TOO late for the public 10 hear
the truth about this man yet, and the
Journal is only considering the best
way to do the job.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

The senate on military affairs, az
Des Moines. has reported for indefinite
pest ponement the bin that passed the
house prohibiting all kinds OF sports
and amusements on Memorial daY.
The senate committee voted to kin
the measure eight TO one. An old
soldier on the committee is quoted as
saying that it was his opinion if
amusem ents in the afternoon were
abolished it would kill Memorial day,
because people would go to the coun-
try on picnics, whereas they now stay
in town. help observe Memorial day in
the morning and go to some amuse-
ment in the afternoon He urged that
the afternoon amusement leld them
in town and brought them out to the
memorial exercises in the morning.
1t is stated in Des Moines dispatch
from which the above information is
( cleaned that after the bill passed the
house there was motion, signed by
i three, to reconsider its action. but tlis
/ was never called up. 1t is thought tae
house opponents to the bill canvassed
! the senate committee and learned its
attitude toward the measure and &C.
cordingly left It's death to be enacted
by their hands
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
TESTIMONY BY TELEPHONE.

Tie supreme court Of New York
has Just rendered E decision thai may
constitute Z fa---eaching precedent IN
all states where proof Of q telephone
conversation is offered in the trial OF
cause In the Mem YORK case 2 wife,
acting for her husband. gave certain
o-ders 10 his brokers. The defendants
sought 10 offer the testimony of 2 Wit
ness who had listened 70 The telephone
conversation over an extension wire
This evidence WAS excluded in the
lower court rs was all proof tending
10 corToborate the conversation, be
cause the witness had heard the COZ
versation on another instrument and
in another room than that occupied By
tn representatives of the brokers
TIE supreme court has overruled the
decision OF tie lower court and decided
tina a conversation overheard between
two parties whose voices are recog-
nizable may be established as evi-
dence in an action and that the recog-
milton Of voices over telephone IS
( Just as good ar conversation face to
face. 50 long as the hearer recognizes
the voice. and can make oath to the
fact.
II the higher courts sustain this
decision. there is apparently no limit
to the use of the telephone in ftiga
tio1. The Judge rendering the decision
stated that the defendants could hayf
proved mad their testimony been ad
mftted, that the proposed witness had
been so placed as to be able TO heal
everything that passed over the tele
phone wire. and. if so. his testimon!
should have been admitted as com
petent and relevant 10 the issue. Th'
general acceptance By the courts o
this rule may make the telephone
valuable factor in assailing or defend
ing the rights of future litigants. Par
tic larly cautious persons viii be dis
posed TO add the old don't write
admonition the further warning, 20
telephone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
-cLlpPIne THE COMMISSION

The state 5o-rd OF health is greatly
outraged over the uew quarantine bill
B L the Cedar Rapids Republican saFs.
truly, that the state board has itself
10 blame for some Of the unpopular
ity il laboTs under, i was getting 100
arbitrary il some matters The same
paper suggests that few more OF the
state boa-as and commissions ought 10
~ trimmed up IN the same way. We
must resist this continual sppropTia
non Of more powers on the part Of
those who happen 10 be in the little
omces drest with little brief authoT-
ity- In support Of this proposition the
Cedar Rapids paper goes OF 10 say:
Unless We offer resistance 10 these
schemes noE. the tine is coning
when few rights or liberties viii be
left 10 the people. We must defend
the principle Of home government OF
RE people themselves governing them
sel1es. instead o. turning the powers
over 20 boards and commissions II
Iowa We are forever creating more
boards and boards are forever ASKING
fe- more power 10 DO things IS they
please.
we do not care about The quaran.
tire BIZ IN particular. but We van
10 commend the principle thai IS oaes
OF that agitation. II IS il the na8ure
q Z protest against further usaIpa
tions that Ne applaud the tan ma,
has baa7 taken ont Of the state ooaTO
Of health. We do not propose 10 SGT
.ha government transferred from ne
people 10 the Office holders n De:
MfssnAsn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
chanrinn sohooI Laws.

Cedar Rapids Republican: In max
ing changes in the school laws, il will
be best 10 proceed slowly. We should
not proceed on the theory that the
people themselves have go utterly lost
interest in their schools that their
government must be taken out Of their
hands and placed in the keeping OF
officials in the state capital or even al
the county seat, although the county
seat would be better place to lodge
them than the state capital Even
school government BIZ mail or By tele-
phone is not the right kind off gov
eminent If It could be shown that
the people are negIectful Of their
schools then It would be better pol-
icy TO devise something 70 re-arouse
their interest. instead Of taking the
work cut Of their hands The schools
without the peoples sympathy and in.
terest and support viii deteriorate
rapidly. It can not be tha. tie town
ships have utterly lost interest in edu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
Give Wilson the Money.

Davenport Democrat: Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson has appealed 70
congress for another appropriation oil
$3.50. 900 to aid in the stamping out OF
he footand- mouth disease among cat
tie. This distemper has caused grea.
loss in some parts of the country and
the department Of agriculture mas
been fighting it hard The secretary
sars that unless he is supplied vita
more money. the bureau of animal IN
dustries viii be seriously hampered In
its work. There have been epidernics
OF this disease in the states OF Penn
syivania. New York, Michigan and
MARYLAND and while much has been
done to stamp out the trouble the
only safe course is TO vigiiantly watch
for its temperance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
ca.enhism for Husbands.

a woman proposes that any man e1-
pecting TO enter into the holy state Oh
matrimony should be required to an
swer a number OF questions to prove
his fitness for the state. il being OF
course. supposed that he would answer
truthfully. Among me questions pro-
posed are: III Do you throw match
Is. cigar ends and ashes on the chairs
and floor. or wherever you sit2 ~
\ ner you come in at all hours OF the
night. do you stamp about and bang
tie doors. waking the whole house
hold? ~ Do you ever consider any
ones comfort except your own? "a
To you ever pass anything to any one
at the table? 20 Do you leave the
doors of rooms open behind you Wner
ever you go? (6J Do you bathe and
shave in the middle of the day."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Il is suggested by the Council BluEs
Nonparail that II forming his new
system Of energetic government for
Iowa. Attorney General BTerE should
not overlook the bin of sttaiIe-- He
aiready. the Noapa-eil points out has
proposed : parallel Of the obnoxious
Law by which the British government
undertook 10 carry persons from the
colonies 10 England for trial or ao-
cusarioas arising On this side OF tha
water. The facts in The case are thus
stated:
This Occurs il his proposal TO snb5ect
local officers 10 trial for removal be
fore the supreme court al Des Moines,
putting them 10 the necessity 70 Jour
neE thither and 70 be = great expense
IL bringing evidence 10 bear IN their
defense Bills OF. attainer. we say
would be dtting complement TO this
arran cement True. the constitution
Is in the way But can existing con
stitutions be thought Of in the recon
struction OF government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
wznsed-Mar Reliuion.

Wall Street Journal: What Ameri-
ca needs more than railway extension
and western irrigation. and q low
tariff. and q bigger wheat crop. and
merchant marine. and new navy, is
2 revival OF piety. the kind mother and
father used hay@piesy that count
sd II good business 10 stop for family
PRAYER before breakfast, right in the
ni6G-e OF the harvest: that cult field
work half hour early Thursday
night. so as 10 get the chores done
ard go 10 prayer meeting; that borrow
ed n.oney TO pay the preachers sal
arr and prayed fervently in secret for
the salvation Of the r.ch man Who
looked with scora OF such unbusiness-
ike behavior.
That's what We need now 10 clean
this country OF the filth of graft, and
OF greed. petty and big; OF worship
OF fine houses and big lands and
high Office and grand social funo-
tions. What is this thing We are
worshipping but vain repetition OF
What decayesi nations fell down and
worshipped Just before their light
went out9 Read the history of Rome
in decay and you viii find luxury there
that could lay a big dollar over oul
little doughnut that looks large 10 US
Great wealth never made q natior
substantial nor honorable. There il
nothing on earth that looks good tina
is so dangerous for a man or nation
to handle as quick, easy. big money
If you do not resist its deadly in
fuence the chances are that it will ge
your son. 1t takes greater courage an
finer heroisri to dare to be poor II
America than TO charge an earthwork
: in Manchuria
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Speaking Of alsachad four. the c.
dar RAPIDS Gazette SAYS that there are
lot Of people who believe that the
old-fzshioned four, which WASH.
quite as white aS the four used now
adays. and which lid rot make Is
white bread rs the four Of the present
day. made bread that tasted better
and was more wholesome. There are
some Of us II adds. .ust old-sashioned
enough 10 bsi.eye the processes q
modern days literally bolt the life
on OF the -four White -four and
white bread are certainly attractive IN
locks. bur tae Gazette Is willing 70 COZ
c4de that Secretary Wilson mar be
right II his demand for . return 70 the
-four o. orr fathers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
Telling the Preacher His Faults.

Washington Democrat: A man in
this town says their preacher is all
right only he prays TOO long. And he
further says he isn't afraid 10 tell him
so. But we'll bet he was afraid TO
tell him he prays too long. He says
the little folks get nervous while the
preacher prays. but we'll bet he won I
tell the preacher about it We are
all mighty brave when it comes to
telling the preacher his faults, till il
comes TO the show down, and then We
all become rabbits,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
Identified.

she walked into the international
bank and pushed check through the
window.
You will have to be identified. =
said the teller. 4 don't know you.
madam
You don't know me, eh?' said the
woman with FIRE in her eye. Aren't you
the father Of that family that has
fiat in Ermita2"
Yes
We'll. I'm the red-headed woman
that your wife is always complaining
about. When you left home tbs
morning heard you say: Dear. If our
children get to fighting with that old
fury down stairs, don't quarrel witt
her. Wait till l get home ana lei NE
talk 10 her. Now i you think yot
can get the best of an argument
with
Here's your money. ma-ianl sait
the teiiar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
A Funny Peonle

Washington Democrat: Speaking .,
Jack Binns, hasn't the hero business
gone about far enough? We admire
Jack Binns all right. but what in heav
ems name was he there for ii NO. il
signal when danger came? What s,sa
could he do? 1t was sink or swim sur.
yiye or perish along with the resi- q,
them and all there was left for Iact
to do was to send the message G q n
or D. c. G. and to do it P. D. Q. We
are funny people
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
The Only Thing Left.

Sioux City Tribune: Cedar pan,.
has sent to the legislature numerons,s
signed petitions asking for the nass.a
of the Proudfoot- Meredith bill tor :
stricter observance of SUNDAY The IN,
prohibits practically all classes .,
amusements on Sunday, including bssa
ball and moving picture shows. strao.
car riding is about the only thing la,.
untouched. Cedar Rapids ought to
move up TO Waterloo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Senator Saunders Of Council Bluffs
has introduced q bill 10 eradicate the
Ehire slave traffic in Iowa Il makes
punishable BY imprisonment OF one 10
ave years the detention Of any woman
by force, OF false representations OF
reward, for vicious o. any illegisimats
purpose. The statute cannot be made
TOO drastic or enforced TOO rigfdly-
The more seTe-e the penalties the
better.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

cational work, or their own children
We do not believe it. Tae assertion
is made solely 70 place more author
ity in the hands OF those who believe
IN GENERALIZATION OF everything and
board and commissions for everything
Let US make changes slowly. when
ever there are changes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
When II Comes to a shnsdo....

Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye: The chean.
er acre values and different sort q,
climates are alluring topics for the pro.
moters TO dwell upon. but when i,
comes 10 showdown. Iowa land. Iowa
climate, Iowa values are far ahead in
every particular pertaining to pleas
ant life and substantial rosperi,y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
ho, Air Warriors.

ST Louis Giobe-Democrat. It was
Nevada that recently called on the
United States government to keep the
peace within its limits. Perhaps its
lack OF g single militia company is
enc reason why Nevada wants TO stir
up var with Japan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
L. liz Motive SELFISH

Burlington Gazette: Representa-
tive FulIiam, may his tribe increase
yesterday introduced bill in the
gtate legislature which provides that
bounty Of one dollar for each new
baby shall be paid by the state TO the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

happy parents. Let mothers clubs
go slow about lauding the father OF
the bill as z new found philanthropist,
for the sly old fox is doctor, and is
probably trying TO work up trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

ri- should happen that the Illinois
legislature failed 70 elect = successor
n Senator Hopkins the interests Of
he s.ate Al Washington would still be
lookad altar an right Uncle Shelby
Cunom Is 2 whole senatorial team in
himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

A Missouri legislator proposes to
denature the automobile by denying
the use of the highways 10 any ma
chine capable of running faster than
fifteen miles an hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

willis /. Moore. head Of the gov
eminent weather bureau. SAYS that
cold waves are frequently blessings
Anrwav. there can be no two opinions
regarding their frequency.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

a neighboring exchange brings the
intelligence that Eoung lady Is quite
sick with peritoaitis of the heart.
W-hereon the Knoxville Express com
me1ts thus perinentIy and pointedly-
If peritoniEss. appendicitis. bron-
chftis. hep2titis. cysiitis and the other
Latin diseases begin 10 Fork on the
heart. these are indeed psrllous times =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

If the Chicago Record Herald is to
be believed, it has come to pass in
New York that the dancer who dances
with her shoes on IS regarded as an
insolent prude
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Trade reports show that more steel
Is being ordered for the building
trades than at any time in several
years. The augury is a good one for
increased activity in all lines of bust
ness in the near future
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

The national government Of Mexico
is to honor the memory OF PLAIN
worker who did his duty. and Jesus
Garcia viii have a $4,000 monument
He was locomotive engineer, en-
ployed in the railroad yard al Naco-
zari. Sonora, who Nov. last hooked
his engine 10 q burning car OF dyna-
mite and hauled i; out OF the town
When the explosion came the engl-
nesr was instantly killed. but the
town had been saved
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Adam was a Democrat" says
Philadelphia paper. There may be
something in this claim. 1t is matter
OF history that he was feminist the
govern n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

A bill is before the Iowa legislature
declaring certain verses to be the Of
fetal poem of the state. Probably the
people will be just as we'll off with
fewer laws and more songs.-St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
Better of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

The present winter may be open to
objections in some particulars but
nothing can be justly charged against
the quality of its vertebra
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
SWINE, CATTLE AND HORSES.

Here are the six leading states in
production OF swine, with their respec
tive numbers and value on January
l, 1903, according to the government
statisticians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

poet Of the Qu;ncy Wing refers
70 & fellows
o the slush tie pervading slush
Brow IS The soil and as soft as mush,
Once II vas fair n the EintrF air
Bright ~ innocent EVERYWHERE.
eE = males The worldly ones swear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

TIE total number Of all cattle in
Iowa is 5.428 600, valued al s14o,3ss,-
90 Texas has a greater number in
al s.7e4 600 but their total Falue IS
estfr ated al bar sf3o-oS6a0 New
York. which ouuanks Iowa in mich
cau,a. has a total Of only 2,6S7,oo0.
valued al s76,0soooo
In number and value Of horses the
usv loading states are.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Here. you disconnected knocker.
Growlin bout the counTF's ills;
Chloroform yer dismal taiker:
Take course o liver pills.
Stop yer durn ki-o-tse ho~lin'
Chaw some sand an git some grit.
Don't sit N The dumps a-growlin.
Jump the roost
An boost
a Bit"
A Des Moines Commercial Dirty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

VIII the Ananias club celebrate
Washington birthday? The Burning
ton Gazette wants to know.
According 10 the federal bureal of
animal industry, 3 II per cent Of the
cattle Of the United States are al
aicted with tuberculosis.
According 10 The Mt Pleasant Free
Press. man in that town has such
big mustacae that the women be-
lieve he wears a rat under IL
The shortest street IN London Is
said 10 be Gore street South Kensing-
ton Il has but one house facing II
bearing the number /
A bill is pending in the Porto Rico
legislature making IT a mfsdemeanor
for man to 90 bare-footed on the
streets. The name Of the American
shoe manufacturer back Of the bill is
not given
would 1t not be better" asks the
Iowa CITY Republican. TO encourage
corporations 10 do business in Iowa
than 10 ny TO legfslate them from the
statee We have had too much Ok
lahoma nonsense already
worcester. Mass. mans wife dis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Mrs. Robb of indianapolis has been
arrested on charge of shoplifting
Nothing in name, isn't there?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
.SooSt z Bit"

Fall in while the bands a-playtn.
Ketch the step an march along
Stead o. pessimistic brayin',
Iine the halleiuysr song,
Drop yer hsmmer-sso some rootin'-
Grab horn. you cuss. an split
Every echo with yer tootin';
Jump the roost
An boost
A bit,'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

February is iustifying its reputation
as the shorter and ugIier" month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

II is Georee Fitchs deliberate judy
msnt that a whole lot of self-made
men are not worth patenting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
VIVA. He wouIdn,. Get a, E. Masiso.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Some mis-.
creant, probably Tilted lover. threw
carbolic acid in the face of a Musca.
tine young woman Imprisonment for
eternity at hard labor Or stone pile
with diet of promises OF bread and
water, would be TOO mild punish.
ment for the fiend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

South Dakota has $4,000 mich
COWS. valued al s19. go 600 and ,39T-
600 other cattle valued al s25, 09a.
The number and valu Of other cat
tie in the six leading states are given
as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
NOTES AND COMMENT.

..Inemciency is the explanation OF
nine out of every ten failures" says
the Castana Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

VIII the Ananias club celebrate
Washington birthday? The Bur'ing-
ton Gazette wants TO know.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

According 10 the federal bureau of
animal industry, 3 II per cent OF the
cattle Of the United States are af-
aicted with tuberculosis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

When. after many battles past.
Both, tired VITA blows, make peace at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

South Dakota has so 600 horses,
vs,uad at s55. $4,000 and 1900 mules,
valued at $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

What is II, after all. The people get?
WIZ. taxes. widows. wooden legs and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19
seokak. Iowa February 10, 1903.
WAR AND It's RESULTS.

Whens'er oontending princes fight
For pirate pique or public right,
Armies are raised the fleets are man
ned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

According TO the Mt Pleasant Free
Press. man in that town has such a
big mustacae that the women be-
lieve he wears rat under IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

a revolver on his person should be
given stiff fine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

James Russell Lowell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

They combat both by sea and land.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-19

South Dakota IS credited with s94,-
600 swine. valued at 1903 600
In mich cattle the six leading states