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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

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what It needs In the way Of govern
ment assistance. he wrote Congress-
man Rainey inquiring If It would not
be practicable to have stop made
for the purpose indicated Mr.. Rainey
at once laid the matter before the
committee together with the item
from the Herald sent him by Mr..
Bushnell. From the secretary OF the
committee Mr.. Bushnell received a
letter last week Stating that there
must be some mistake as the rivers
and harbors committee has not even
dreamed in wild nightmare OF tax
ing q trip down the Mississippi river,
Mr.. Bushnell thinks that possibly
some other committee may be con
sidering taking such a trip. but the
letter from the secretary OF the riv.
ers and harbors committee clearly
shows that it is not that body OF
distinguished statesmen who are to
be the voyagers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
New England town meeting. - which

New England town meeting. to which
It Is return in principle, surpassed
other methods OF rejecting local opin-
ion. It is more democratic. It con.
meets the people and their representa-.
tives very directly; the commission.
Iers are few enough to be known:
es n is in charge of a department.
and the referendum and recall make
1t possible for the people, knowing now
who is responsible, to effectively con-
troll their agents. This control is I'M
|.doubtedly greater with these two fea-
lures than without them, unless, as
in the case of Galveston, the city is
governed by unusually able and un.
selfish m and its citizens moved by
an uncommon spirit.
Where the people have no vote In
municipal affairs, as in Washington,
conditions may present somewhat
different aspect, and there may well
be a question as to the relative adj
vantages Of single head or com
mission of three or FIVE. This problem
will demand attention later Staun-
ton, Va, presents the case of city
with one general manager.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
shockIey Threatened.

Waterloo Courier. Umpire Shock
ley received another bad fright Satur-
day evening at the American hotel.
Three or four of the fans Of the city
came into the office of the hotel,
where Shockley was sitting, and in
formed the umpire that they would
meet him at the train" and with this
statement there was the implied
threat that Mr.. Shockley would be
handled rather roughly. The men who
came into the hotel were unknown to
the night clerk.
The badgered umpire decided that
he would go to the depot in hack,
but the transfer company refused to
send vehicle unless the money was
sent to the barn In advance and Mr..
Shockley was afraid to send the mon
ey by anyone about the hotel. fearing
that the money would never reach Its
destination and the hack would not be
sent after ALL
AS a last resort he telephoned the
police and demanded protection.
Chief Leighton responded. Shockley
at first wanted to make his escape,
even accompanied by the officer, out
the back way Of the hotel. He was
prevailed upon to go out openly. He
was not molested in the street and in
fact SO far as the chief of police OBJ
served there were no fans in sight on
the street. or at least there were none
who made demonstration of any
kind.
shockley was badly frightened. He
made the statement to the police that
his decisions were as fair as he could
make them, he thought. He stated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
WATER COMMITTEE
rs NOT COMING
Has No intention Of Making = Voyage
Down the River this
Season.

The national rivers and harbors
committee will not make that trip
down the Mississippi river this season
as has been announced The Quincy
Herald has found this out and tells
the news as follows:
An item to the effect that the riv-
ers and harbors committee OF the ma
tional house of represent stives was to
make trip of inspection down the
river was published in the Herald
several weeks ago and according to
the information then given the COM
mittee was to have reached Quincy
yesterday or today.
The item attracted the attention
of Webster Bushnell, chief engineer
of the Sni levee district, and being
interested in having the committee
stop on the way down long enough
to take a peep at the Sni river and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has ben able
to cure in all its stages. and that Is Ca
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constttu-
tional disease. requires constitutional
internally. acting directly upon the hood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby estroylng the foundation OF
the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
ana assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have SO much faith In
1 Hv cura!iye Rowers r mat .nes oer one
fails to cure. Send for list OF testlmon-
ADDRESS .. J. CHENEY & CO.
Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

patton. In my opinion constipation
is responsible for most ailments. There
are thirty-two feet of human bowels,
pipe becomes clogged. the whole system
becomes poisoned, causing biliousness, in
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney all
ments. No woman who suffers with con-
stipation or any liver complaint can ex-
pect. to have clear complexion, or enjoy
good health.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weakening; they
enrich the blood instead of impoverish-
ing it; they enable the stomach to get
put into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no dope,
they are soothing, healing and stimu.
latins.G. They school the bowels to act
without physic. Price rs cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

! From thousands OF unsolicited testa.
Imony, kindly read the following "a.
tracts taken at random.l
j T. "A. McKune. Union Mills, N. d.
writes Sample of AM-OR-OU was flne
did just what you claimed for It, ana
am enclosing $1.00 for another bottle.
! D. Beistle, Liberty. Mo-. writes
believe AM-OR-OU Is q good medicine
land did everything that you claimed
for 1t. Enclosed please ind 500 for
another bottle. Please rush.
i Geo. P. Howell Portersville. N. p.
writes Sample Of sAM-OReOU was the
best medicine 1 have found for its puye
pose. and 1t did the work.
A generous free sample OF Bishops
lAH-OR-OU In tablet form VIII be sent,
postage prepaid. to anyone writing 10
the manufacturers.
Penn Drug Co., PhlIa, pa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
FOUR HUNDRED
BAKERIES CLOSE
Boss Bakers Association Answers
Union Men by Closing Four
Hundred Shops.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Four hun
dred bakeries manufacturing Kosher
bread. shut down today by order of
the boss bakers association, as their
answer to union men who have been
on strike three weeks. Four thous-
and non-union strike breakers lost
their jobs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
-AM-OR-OU-
For sale by Wilkinson q CO, ana
]. F.. K1edaisch & Son.

from the city clerk and only signed by
him.
At this point adjournment was TAX
en- until this evening when incum-
bent will continue his testimony.
The session last evening wa not
very exciting. There was good at
tendance of spectators present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
c0NST IPA ION
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS
Munyon's p;

Munyon's Paw
Paw Pills are un-
like all other laxa-
tivessor cathartics.
They coax the liver
into activity by
gentle methods.
They do not scour;
they do not grippe;
they do not weak
en-; but they do
start all the secre-
tons of the liver
and stomach in a
way thatesoon puts
these organs in a
healthy condition
and cory,erfr rotasfi.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
KEOKUK BATSMEN
WERE IN FORM
Continued from page %

err Makers and is cracked up to be a
good man. Connors now has seven
pitchers on his staff besides one util-
ity man. He will cut down the num-
Der of players in few weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

Boyd is slated to work this after
noon for Burlington. He is former
Keokuk twirler who should be given
his bumps when he faces the Indians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

For Keokuk in today's game Jepson,
the tall lefthander will do the twirl-
ing and If he is in the form that he
was the last time he worked, there
should be something doing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Incumbent's Testimony.

The incumbent then began his testi-
mony, City Clerk Moore being the
first witness.
The canvass of the election returns,
poll books from each ward, oath of Of
flee and a certified copy of the certif-
icate which Mr.. Off never got, were
introduced as evidence.
The oath of office was objected to on
the grounds that it was of no legal ef-
feet, for Mr.. Off had taken the oath
without any certificateand after notice
of contest had been served upon him.
The copy of the certificate was OBJ
jected to because it was of no force
whatever, being merely statement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

ing a monthly statement of all re-
ceipts and expenditures, which is pub
lished in the newspapers. A municipal
civil service commission has been app
pointed and has begun work It will
be-some mesionger, however, before
its value can be accurately determine d.
Severe Penalty.
A severe penalty is provided for
bribery and even for agreeing to per-
form services for candidate in re-
turn for money or other valuable con-
sideration.
Finally. 1t is provided that after six
years OF trial any city may return, il
1t so desires, to its former method Of
government. The adoption Of the plan
is also purely optional. The trend of
sentiment, however, is shown by the
fact that whereas the first act, that Of
1907, made the plan applicable to
cities of $4,000 population and over;
an amendment passed by the legisla-
ture in April, 1909, extends it to cities
or 1000 and upward.
Attend meeting of the council
commissioners. Around a plain table
on which there are a telephone, a
copy of the city ordinances and va
rious papers, sit FIVE men discussing
plans, putting motions, receiving com
munications, etc. There is no noise.
no loud disputing, no parliamentary
wrangling. All meetings are open to
the public; reporters and few citi.
zens usually are present. The bust
ness is commonly completed in an
hour or less. Meetings are frequent.
often every day. The commissioners
give all their time, and receive $4,000
year each, except the mayor, who
has $500.
Des Moines Plan.
This, then, Is the Des Moines nlan
A city board Of directors. elected at
large by the municipal stockholders
the voters-are given adequate power
to transact all business, but they are
subject to recall for cause. and their
ordinances may be referred, by petit.
ton, to the stockholders for ratiflca-
ton. Their proceedings must be pub
lished each month; their meetings are
public; their municipal duties are
their only business, and they are
paid. The showing made by the first
years operation of the plan is likely
to result in its continuance. In the
opinion of most of those interviewed.
It is true that majority Of the
commissioners were in politics before;
SO It was found to be also In Houston
and in Cedar Rapids. But If this Gal
veston-Des MONIES plan can take the
average citizen politician or business
man and make him fairly careful
manager of city business 1t will do
what few mayor-and-council systems
have done-it will give lis large de.
gree OF municipal efficiency.
Why Is Plan Better?
Why does this rlan surpass the
other? For the same reason that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

Manager Connors of Kewanee has
released Catcher Gaffner and First
Baseman Kempin. On the present
trip of Kewanee, Noe and Bush, both
pitchers, have been left at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Under Eye o. Constituents

Moreover, there is a referendum as
to commissioners, for the recall is
simply means of referring com
missioner back to his constituents for
approval or disapproval. Upon petit
ton of % per cent of the voters the
man whose recall is demanded must
stand at once as candidate for re-
election; anyone else may be nominal
ed at the same time, and, upon hav-
ing majority Of votes, is elected in
place OF the unsatisfactory commits
sioner. This promises to be most
efficient means Of control. Twice has
it been threatened, once in the case
of the appointment of chief of police.
It has not yet been actually used. The
voters Of Los Angeles, however, re-
Gently had occasion to use this power
and the mayor, threatened with recall.
resigned rather than stand for re-
election.
Provision is also made for initiating
laws in case the council refuses to
pass them when generally demanded,
but in practice this feature is not
likely to be much used, as it's mere
existence tends to make the board
susceptible to public opinion.
Publicity is provided for by requir-
b.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
|DODGE'S THEATRE
ANNOUNCEMENT
6. s. Abel Becomes stockhoIder il
the Company and viii As.
slst IN the Management
Hereafter.
|coLvIN rs COMING
Well Known Singer Of illustrated
Songs Will be Here For.
Summer Engagement,
June 1.
COMING


| Dodge's Theatre, which has been q
popular play house in Keokuk since
I It was first opened to the public, will
continue during the summer and will
be greatly enhanced in value next fall
when the proprietors expect to make
IT even more popular than ever.
c. S. Abel is now a stock holder in
the company having purchased the
stock owned by Mr.. Sinton and will
assist Mr.. Dodge in the management
of the house.
Mr.. Abel has been identified with
the theatrical business ever since the
vaudeville was first introduced in
Keokuk and will be valuable addi-
ton to the company.
The theatre will be managed Joint
+ ~ by Messrs. Dodge and Abel and it
is their intention to make some de-
cided improvements in the near fu-
ture both in the theatre and in the
quality of the entertainments.
1t is with pleasure that they an
nounce as the first Improvement and
feature, that Mr. Guerdon Colvin will
open an engagement on June / as IL
Illustrated vocalist at the Dodge's
Theatre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
fraiI Women
Aided Free

The woman who is by nature not
robust cannot be too careful Of her
lealth. The foundation Of all health
in the stomach. Without good di-
,cstion the body is not nourished, and
hen soon becomes feeble and weak.
In order to have good digestion reg
liar bowel movement is absolutely
accessory, and it is at this point that
SO many women neglect themselves.
In any OF these conditions you cannot do
better than to take DIR. Caldwcl's Syrup
Pepsin. the remedy that thousands OF
ielicate women are using. 1t is the great
.amily laxative, and in addition to Its
wonderful power to cure chronic consti.
,ation and chronic indigestion, 1t con-
aims tonic properties that strengthen the
;tomach muscles SO that in time they will
work naturally again without the aid Of
medicine.
Any druggist win sell you a bottle for
ne small sum OF 90 cents, though persons
who have used the remedy before and
tsnow what 1t is buy the 81 size. Mrs.
amanda Brnnnan, of Alvarado, Va, who
IS 0S and feeble; uses It regularly and
speaks IN the highest praise of it. Esther
Pine. OF Marion, Ind, Is also an enthusiast
OF this wonderful remedy and she wished
she had the fortune to tell the whole
world about 1t. Both these ladies', as we'll
as hundreds OF others we could name.
wells Syrup Pcpsin through the Doctors
oner to send any sufferer a free test
bottle direct to the home.
lie VIII send you or any other sufferer
q sample bottle free Of charge on. receipt
derfully effective in the stomach troubles
Of children and babies. girls entering the
period OF menstruation and old folks, all
OF whom need gentle laxative.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
Al e
THlE OWN

Ninetytper cent Of human ailments.
originate in the stomach; that Is nov
proven beyond dispute. Restore the
stomach to health, and you have men.
al and physical perfection. Avoid
Durgatives and socnlled svitalixers-
both are dangerous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
The CONTEST
Still CONTINUES
Contestant Has Completed His Testi-
nnony and the Incumbent is
Now introducing His
Side.
AGAIN THIS EVENING
Council Met Last Evening Until At
ter Ten O'clock and VIII Get
Together Again This
Evening.

The contest for mayor, being heard
before the city council sitting as a
tribunal. was continued last evening
when the contestant finished, except
ing for the arguments. The meeting
adjourned at 10. 20 o'clock to meet
again this evening at 7:45 o'clock. II
everything goes along smoothly this
evening, the other side will get
through with its evidence and the ar
guments can be given.
Alderman Mccormick who was not
at the last session, looked over all of
the ballots which had been produced
and the session of last evening started
at $3.50 o'clock. The first thing on
, the program was the swearing in of
the following witnesses:
II r. Jacobs. E. ]. Reichman, Her
man Span. o. w. Sandberg, Fred D..
Fields, Louis Yaeger. A. J. Hardin and
Charles Abel.
Mr.. Span was put on the witness
stand first and was shown three bal
lots from the fifth ward which were
rejected by the judges and not count
ed for Sterne. He recognized all OF
the ballots and said that the judges
dad decided not to count them because
they were improperly marked Mr..
Yaeger, Mr.. Sandberg and Mr.. Fields
all told the same story.
These ballots and the other ones
marked spoiled from that ward were
introduced as evidence, to which the
incumbent objected on the grounds
that 1t had not been shown that the
ballots had not been tempered with
since the last Nassion OF the contest
board
This caused the contestant to put
City Clerk Moore and Court Reporter
Smith on the stand to prove that the
ballots had been kept in safe place
since the last session.
Charles Abel testified that while he
was checking the voters in the sec
ond ward, that John Durkin and Jas.
McGittigan had been challenged. E..
w. Monogue testified that he had the
check book while Abel was at his
meals. H. R. Jacobs and E. ]. Reich
man testified as Judge and clerk from
the sixth ward that the three ballots
in the spoiled ballot envelope, had not
been voted but were ballots which
voters had returned for blank ones.
The three ballots were offered as evil
dence and contestant announced that
this finished his testimony
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
PLEASING Announcement.

This will be a pleasing announce
ment to the patrons Of the house for
Mr.. Colvin is conceded to be one OF
the best illustrated song singers in
the business and has made big hit
in his line the past four seasons.
The management is congratulating
themselves upon being able to secure
his services and the theatre patrons
will be glad to hear that he will be
here for the summer season. His
presence at the theatre will tend to
increase the attendance considerably.
The present policy of the h.ise
will not be changed until the first of
September, at which time It is the In
tention of the management to present
high class vaudeville in the present
theatre and open up new house for
the cameraphone and motion picture
programs which are now being given.
After June first, Mr.. Colvin's songs
will be added to the present program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
East Side Of pes Moines.

East Side OF Des Molnes.
The east side of Des Moines-fo for the
city is divided by the Des Moines
river contains the state capitol and a
business section OF its own, not SO
large, however, as on the west side.
Mayor Mathis and Commissioners Ash
come from the east side; the others
live west of the river. There are both
Republicans and Democrats on the
board; union labor is represented;
there is no tendency discernible to
choose the commissioners from any
one section OF the city, nor from any
one profession or class.
This Des Moines plan is the "Gal-
weston plan improved" as one man
expressed it. To the commission is
given large powers authority to pass
ordinances, to determine the duties
and fix the salaries OF city employees.
to create or discontinue Offices, re-
move subordinates and transfer en-
ployes from one office to another. "A
majority vote rules, the mayor having
no veto, Des Moines following In this
respect the Galveston plan rather than
that at Houston.
With these large powers go three
checks Of great Importance, which
make the commissioners strictly ac-
countable to the people the recall, the
referendum. and the nonpartisan pri-
mary and election already described
Any ordinance not satisfactory to the
people may, upon petition Of IS per
cent of the voters at the last election.
be submitted to popular vote and does
not become effective unless ratified by
q majority Of those voting upon It.
This safeguard is especially valuable
in the case Of franchises, aimed, as it
is, to prevent the council from giving
away the city's rights.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
NATIONAL VIEW OF
THE COMMISSION PLAN
Continued from page ~

one term. He is another union labor
man.
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ing monthly statement Of all re-.
ceipts and expenditures. which is pub
lished in the newspapers. A municipal
civil service commission has been apl
pointed and has begun work. 1t Will
bessome timesionger, however. before
its value can be accurately determine d.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-28
WILL ELIMINATE POLITICS.

I'VE promise you this" Mr.. Fern
strom said, that We will eliminate
politics out OF these departments and
attempt 10 secure a reduction IN ths
Insurance rates which we are entitled
to.
Il venture 20 say that II Kelsey cost
the city 100000. and Glore 5000 the
board OF public works has cost the
'ity 100000 That Is the kind Of an
administration that We have now and
I hope that you win see NJ 20 vote the
Citizens Democratic ticket and elect a
non -partlzan business administration
10 handle the affairs OF this city"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-28
BUSINESS BEFORE
PARTY POLITICS
Slogan OF Speakers in Twenty
Second Ward Is for Peace
And Prosperity.
ADMINISTRATION INDICTED.
Audience Told some Facts Regarding
Squandcring of Guys Funds ON
american" Mistakes.

In the Twenty-socond ward amusc-
ment hall last night the Citlzens-
Democratic rally was well attended
and the speakers were received with
applause and enthusiasm. Porlcy a.
HIN acted as chairman. and after the
rally was called 60 order The audience
sang America"
George n. Lawrence. candidate FOR
city attorney. was introduced az tie
FIRST speaker. In opening his remarks
he said:
Il am not here tonight 10 advocate
the political supremacy Of any party
or individual am representing here
tonight d movement which advocates
. non partizan business administration
for salt Lake City. Tho purpose II
this movement Is 70 eliminate politics
from city government and make our
city clean, moral place ~ which 10
live. This same movement has been
started In other cities and has ACCOM-
plished good results.
THE American party was organ
lied on the wrong principle. IL APP
peals TO the religious preiudiccs Of the
people. and has wrought great evil
among the citizens Of salt Lake. IL
has resulted in mud singing fight
which is revolving 10 the broadmindcd
residents Of our city. A morning pa
per has done more 10 retard the growth
VI Salt Lake than any other one cause.
The stories which have been sent out
broadcast throughout the country
have driven away capital. Homes
seekers refuse 20 come and live where
there Is strife and turmoil all the
time. / believe that the time has
now come 10 clear up the situation
and the revolving conditions which eN-
ist here.
III the energy OF all the parties