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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
Postum sonn.

Possum Song.
All specs at Massa TAT nd lax dis
! postum mighty fine:
All nebah knowed one fo to look sc
juicy an so sweet.
But what am Massa Taf's is his, an
t what am mine is mine,
An his am only worldly things, bui
mine am possum meat.
lGo way from heah- go way from
heah,
You fat, fat man;
Don you git tryin' inte'feab
VIII dis black man,
Go way from heah go way from
heah,
Dis possum's mighty fine
What's Massa Taf's am Massa Taf's,
An what's mines mine.
IL Teddy Roosevelt hisselfd open
yondah do
An. say. ~Or man. All gotta have
dat possum at you caught
He'd have to wrasle me for it aroun'
an aroun' de fio'
It is to laff to think o. what chance
Mass Tai has got!
Go way from heah go way from
heah,
You fat, fat man;
Don you git tryin' inte'feah
VIII dis black man,
He'd have to Kras'le me TO it,
Aroun' an rounr de fio',
II Teddy Roosevelt hissel'
I'd open yondah do.
De ain no man a-libin' at kin git dis
possum meat:
De Lord done glib it to his chile
an, boun' it wifi his oath;
All nebal knowed no possum look so
juicy and so sweet,
An anyone at gifts it s got to come
an lick us both.
90 way from heah-go way from
heah,
You fat, fat man;
Dom you git tryin' inte'feah
WIFI dis black man,
De Lord done glib it to his chile,
An boun' it wifi his oath,
An anyone at gifts it s got
To come an lick us both.
Clark McAdams in the st. Louis |
Post Dispatch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Possibly It was a desire to avoid
exciting editorial jealousy that
prompted Lieutenant Peary to accept
the low price of $1.20 a word for his
magazine articles about his discov-
cry Of the north pole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Professor Fisher of Yale declares
the normal span OF life will soon be
one hundred and fifty years In that
event maybe some of us will live to
see the end of factionalism in Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

tined therefor. 1t is of such import
ane, though, that he recommends that
the Iowa State Medical Journal in its
next issue devote lots Of It's space to
the disease. He says physicians as
rule know nothing of pellagra.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
The Individual.

IHe inoiVtoudl.
i will obey my light
Though my light be night;
This is the only right.
/ will declare my word
Though to the world absurd;
Thus only may be heard.
will live out my dream
Though it should folly seem.
And but for me the CLEAN.
] will pursue my way
Though no iIluming ray
Eases the toilsome day.
Others may scout the plan,
Wise men my nature ban
will be my own man.
Success Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
THE DAILY GATE CITY

met in a reasonable time then the
board must grant the petition even
though some did move away. His
decision is both good sense and good
law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Ought a farmer to own an auto2
From The Gate City's point OF view
it all depends on whether he needs
and can afford one or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

the ballot is necessary for Their peace
and happiness and for the good of the
state and republic that privilege will
be granted them, that it viii come
through the proper channels. and that
noise. rowdyism and unsexed behavior
viii not hasten the day
Ninety-three women voted at the
special election at Dennison, Iowa, on
the proposition to spend S. 900 for adj
ditional grounds for school purposes.
The women gave a majority Of fifty
one for the tax, while the PSI men
only gave the tax a majority OF three.
II was the afternoon for the meeting
of the Penelope club, and many wom-
en- voters came to the polls IN society
gowns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Champagne has been advanced fifty
cents a bottle in price The fellow
who gets It in the neck is fairly en-
titled to enter protest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

The deer hunting season is in pro-
gress in Maine and the usual num-
Der OF innocent bystandsrs are being
killed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
The Place to Learn

Sioux City Tribune: When Senator
Aldrich started out after information
ne showed good judgment by coming
TO Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
1t is suggested by the Waterloo 20

1t is suggested by the Waterloo Re
porter that row over the governor
snip is not necessary. Certainly it is
not. But 1t has come to such pass
lately that the unnecessary row IT,
the one most likely to occur. 1t re.
mains to be seen how many Of them
the Republicans in Iowa can indulge
in before losing control of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

It is suggested by the Sioux City
Tribune that the man who complains
that ne is misunderstood may have
been train announcer at railway
station
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

It seems to be nip and tuck be-
tween breakfast bacon and eggs as
to which viii get into the radium
class first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
Must Act Promptly.

DR.. Eiker learned at the conference
that while Iowa has but one reported
case of pellagra, yet this state and
Illinois are involved to a great ex-
tent in the disease and developments
in preventive measures in the future
will affect this state.
The reason for this is that Iowa
and Illinois produce the majority Of
the corn which is used in the south,
where the disease is prevalent. WLaile
the cause for pellagra cannot be
traced directly to the use of poor corn,
yet experts at the conference, accord
ing to Dr. Eiker, did not hesitate to
say that there is relation existing
between pellagra and the use of
damaged corn as a food.
The disease is more common among
the poorer classes of the south, who
subsist largely on poor quality OF
corn. Most of this corn came from
the north, Iowa and Illinois 1t was
found, and in many instances had been
harvested before properly matured.
This makes the question an important
one to Iowa and Illinois, so DR.. Eiker
reports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

john D. Rockefeller is suffering
from a cold in the head. One touch
OF rhinitis makes the whole world
kin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Fortunately" says the Sioux City
Journal, the moral man can stand
a good deal of talking about"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Weather prophets usually predict
cold winter, and for very good rea.
son. There never was hot winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

The Clarksyille Star observes that
those who think the country should
be run with fire whistle attachment
do not Ike Taft because he does not
turn In an alarm, fire or no fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
WARNING 70 IOWA.
State Board Of Health Member Fears
PelIagra-Q Quick Action by Board
Of Control is Recon-
mended.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 15.--Dr.
B. L. Eiker Of Leon, member of the
state board of health and Iowa's rep
resentative to the conference OF
pellagra experts in Columbia, S. c.,
Nov. 8 and 4, recommends the immed-
late examination of every patient in
all state institutions to discover If
any are inflicted with the new dis
ease.
His suggestion is made in his report
of the conference to the state board
of health, wtaich was made public by
Secretary Louis A. Thomas yesterday
afternoon. He gave 1t out at this
time because the board does not meet
until January and he deems the in
formation given in the report to be
of such Importance that 1t should be
known at once.
DR.. Eiker recommends that the state
board of control require physicians in.
state hospitals to make this search
for patients afflicted with pellagra.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

Senator Dolliver has not said much
for publication this summer" says
The Mason City Globe Gazette, but he
has been studying pellagra and other
things on his Iowa farm SO that his
few feeble remarks at Washington
this winter will attract some atten-
ton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
physicians Ignorant Of Disease

The disease is almost always fatal,
DR.. Eiker says, those afflicted some
times living but few weeks and
sometimes surviving for several years.
It Is not contagious, lle says, and per-
Sons afflicted should not be ouaranl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

keokuk, Iowa November IS, 1909
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

The Iowa Implement Dealers will
hold their annual convention in Des
Moines, Nov 80 to Dec. 9.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

The Iowa City Republican thinks IL
IN time for the government to put an
end to the lottery plan of disposing of
public land and sell it's lands as other
land holders do. Not one person In
ten who gets one Of these claims as
serts the Republican, has any honest
intention OF settling upon them. They
are spectators merely
AS cerebro spinal meningitis is an.
pearing In sporadic outbreaks In all
parts of the state. the use of the
Flexner serum successfully is of keen
interest The two-year-old son OF Lee
Leighter, a farmer living north OF
Marshalltown, was taken III suddenly.
AS soon as the symptoms were posi-
tive, and the babe began to show the
nervous twitching OF muscles and it's
head began TO draw back, the serum
wag injected An immediate i'm.
proFement was noticeable, but because
1t was not .as marked as had been hop.
ed for, a second injection was given.
The child Is now considered ous Of
danger
The Burlington Gazette says that
White the militant suffragettes are
storHinR The legislature the real Iowa
women Who are the backbone o. the
state and Inc pride Of its men VIII re.
Min az home attending 10 their
homes and families and growing IN
beauty and grace each day. These
ku0w,@ continues The Gazette, that n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15

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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Forty-three national conventions
are already booked for st. Louis next
year.
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
Municipal Affairs
CITY AUDITOR WOULD
USE VOTING MACHINES
Council, However, Does Not Wish
These Carefully Stored Utensils
Taken from Their Abiding
Places

The white specter of. the voting
machines loomed up again in the city
council yesterday. Those machines have
Banquo's ghost lashed to the mast
when it comes to the not downing busi-
ness, and every time they are men
toned the members of the present
council who were in the old council
that bought the machines duck their
heads nd try to hide behind their
desks.
The matter came up through a report
by City Auditor Mushet. He called at
tention to the fact that the machines
were stored and the city was paying
insurance and storage on them and that
if it was ever proposed to use them the
recall election would surely be the time
But the council figured that it would
be cruel to disturb the old bones rest
ing comfortably in some warehouse
and as the election judges and clerks
were all arranged for they could prob
ally get along better without the ma
chimes.
The city owns fifty-four of these
machines. They cose $500 each and
were purchased about three years ago
They have never been used, and there
is a probability they never will be-
There is a bill pending before the state
legislature to make the use of voting
machines illegal, and if it passes the
city can continue to pay storage and
irSdrance on the machines it has until
dOOmS0aV
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
LOTTERY STANDS IN
WAY OF AMENDMENT
City Attorney Says Slot Machine Ordi-
nance Cannot Be Changed to
Satisfy Chewing Gum
Manufacturers

The city cannot amend its slot ma
chine ordinance to comply with the
petition of the New York Vending COM
pany. Assistant City Attorney Wilson
yesterday told the council that the
amendment this company asked would
be violation Of the lottery law and
the ordinance would not be valid.
The petition for the amendment was
signed by a large number Of bankers,
capitalists and prominent citizens gem
orally and asked that the law be
changed to permit the installation Of a
new gum vending device. The chewing
gum proposed to be sold by these ma
chimes is made in Los Angeles, and be-
cause it is a Los Angeles product thz
council instructed the city attorney to
comply with the petition. The slot
machine to be used would always pro-
duce q piece of the gum for every penny
dropped in, but in addition, should the
penny fall into a particular slot a pre-
MUM would be secured as well as the
gum But in spite of the fact that
there would be no chance of loss for
the investor Of the penny the city at
toHney quoted from the code to show
it would violate the lottery law.
Although the council would have
been glad to have granted the petition,
with the opinion of the city attorney
before them they could no nothing but
file it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
LAST CHANCE TO SECURE
THE CENTURY DICTIONARY
Distribution of This Up=to=Date Lexi-
con at Hamburgers Perma=
nentIy Closes Tonight

When it was announced that the
Worlds Work Magazine had secure j
exclusive control of the latest revised
regular edition of the Century die
tionary, cyclopedia and atlas, people
who knew the work could not fail to
be impressed with the bigness Of the
enterprise. 1t involves hundreds of
thousands of dollars, yet the Worlds
Work went into the undertaking with
unusual confidence, feeling, and with
reason, that by offering a general ref
erence work so universally desired and
by making the price and terms attract
i've it would be possible to distribute
quickly large number of the sets,
coupled with a years subscription to
the Worlds Work. thus adding to its
list a goodly number of high class read
ers and doing it without adopting the
usual tedious. difficult and often com
monplace methods of other magazines.
And everything has happened just
as expected. Hundreds who know the
Century well but felt they could not
quite afford it, at once came forward
and eagerly took advantage of the op-
portunity, thus making a big hole in
the limited number of sets allotted to
Los Angeles. The distribution here has
been intrusted to the book department
of Hamburger's big white store, and SO
it comes that the department has been
pretty busy of late and will be buster
still today, for the distribution closes
permanently this evening. Live library
builders who know the Century and
want to own it will not fail to take
advantage of this unique offer while
there is yet time. This is the very last
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
JUDGE WILBUR FEARS
FOR PROBATION PLAN
Denies Application of Forger Because
He Fears Effect Will Be Detri-
mental to Others
Prospects

Expressing the belief that the fire.
quent extension of leniency in the way
OF probation to men who have violated
the terms of their parole jeopardizes
the liberty of others on probation and
endangers the chances of others who
hope to benefit by the plan, and might
even result in a repeal of the probation
law, Judge Wilbur refused to grant the
petition for probation filed by Clare
w. Fish yesterday, and continued this
case one week for further investigation
and to await news concerning the con-
dition of the prisoners mother, who
was prostrated when she heard of her
sons trouble.
Fish pleaded guilty to a charge of
forgery, committed while at liberty on
probation.
''I want you to understand that your
action has jeopardized the liberty of
everyone on probation and the pros
poets of others said Judge Wilbur.
1.-The probation plan has been in effect
only a few years. If a man is placed
on probation after committing a crime
the people will stand for it; if a man
violates his parole and is again placed
on probation, and this is continued, the
people will not stand for it, and we will
go back to the old plan where every
one found guilty will go to the peni-
tentiary."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
ANGELENOS LAUD
M'LACHLAN'S BILL
MEN OF BOTH PARTIES URGE
STEAMSHIP LINE
OLD HICKORY CLUB APPROVES
MARINE MEASURE
Congressman from Los Angeles
County Congratulated for Efforts
in Behalf of Ocean En-
terprise

Democratic and Republican organiza-
tions are alike cengratulating Con-
gressman James McLachlan on the in
PRODUCTION of a bill providing for a
federal steamship line on the Pacific.
The Old Hickory cl''', the strongest
Democratic organization in Los An
geles, yesterday authorized its presi-
dent, D. H. Hammack, to send a con-
gratulatory telegram to Mr.. McLac l.
Ian. kilograms were also sent by the
Union League club and the Republican
league of Los Angeles county.
Business men generally warmly ap-
prove the McLachlan measure and will
watch its course in congress with close
interest. Several have telegraphed to
Washington in support of the measure
and urge that the California delega-
ton stand unitedly for its passage.
The Old Hickory Democratic club
sent the following telegram to Con-
gressman McLachlan:
"The Old Hickory Democratic club
of Los Angeles congrtaulates you on
the steamship bill and warmly indorses
it; and we urge all members of our
party in congress to lend their assist
ance toward its passage"
The Congratulations telegraphed by
the Union league were signed by Rob-
ert N. Bulla, president, and Miles S.
Gregory, secretary, and is worded as
follows:
"The Union league is in hearty ac-
cord with your efforts to secure a, line
of government vessels on the Pacific
coast, and congratulates you on the
Introduction of your bill for that pur-
pose"
kilograms signed by T. Newman as
president of the Republican league of
Los Angeles county were sent to the
members of the legislature from Los
Angeles county urging them to secure
the passage of a resolution indorsing
the McLachlan bill. In the telegram
sent to Mr.. McLachlan by the Repub-
lican league of Los Angeles county the
bill was warmly supported, with the
additional suggestion that "every mem
ber of congress from the coast should
give you his hearty support in work
of such great Importance to the entire
coast and nation"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
News OF the Courts
FIVE YEARS PAROLE
ALLOWED PRISONER
CIemency Shown Man Who Tried to
SmuggIe Revolver in Cake to
Confederate in County
Jail

r. E. Watson, who tried to smuggie
a cake in which were a revolver and
ammunition into the county Jail Janu-
airy 13, for the purpose of aiding ]. r.
Humely, a prisoner, to escape, was re-
leased on probation by Judge Wilbur
yesterday. y
During the coming five years Watson
will be expected to report to the pro-
baton officer each month, and he was
warned that any breach of his. parole
would mean the imposition of a SEN
tence of as high as five years in the
penitentiary.
In placing Watson on probation
Judge Wilbur said he was Influenced
mainly by the statement of Sheriff
Hammel and others who were familiar
with the circumstances. ''I believe
there was an element of thoughtless-
ness in the case, and that you did not
realize the possible consequences of
your act" said the court.
Watson told the court Humely led
him to believe that he had a large
quantity of opium hidden near the
Mexican line, and that he needed Wat
sons help in getting the stuff into this
country, promising him a share of the
proceeds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
FLINT SENDS TELEGRAM
THAT PUZZLES ANGELENos

Senator Frank P. Flint sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Los Angeles friends
yesterday afternoon regarding the bill
to establish a government steamship
line on the Pacific coast:
"a bill similar to the McLachlan bill
will be introduced in the senate today
by me. There is no necessity for the
commercial bodies to take action now.
The bill will have to go over to the
next session of congress, but this will
give it a good start"
Los Angeles citizens who saw the
telegram yesterday We're puzzled to
know what Senator Flint meant by the
sentence "There is no necessity for the
commercial bodies to take action now
They say they cannot understand how
the interests of the bill could be at all
jeopardized by the commercial bodies
taking action and that even if not a
necessity it would make assurance
dOubly sure.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
COUNCIL MAKES PROTEST
AGAINST DAY LABOR BILL
Measure to Pay for Holidays Would
Make Aqueduct Cost Mil
lion More

At the request of the board of public
works the council yesterday adopted
resolution to be forwarded to the state
legislature protesting against the bill
now pending, before that body to grant
day laborers pay for all holidays except
Sunday.
The aqueduct department is the most
concerned about this bill, and the board
of public works quoted figures to show
that if it passes the aqueduct will cost
the city $1,O00,OOO more than has been
contemplated.
The city now pays out $500 a day for
day labor By paying for holidays this
labor will cost $25O,000 more a year, or
81 ,OOO, 900 more in the four years it is
estimated it will take to complete the
aqueduct Not only would the laborers
have to be paid but much stock the city
now rents by the day would also be
charged for. and this would run the
amount up to more than the million
extra dollars.
This resolution was not passed with
out a vigorous protest by Councilman
Realy who wants the laborers to re-
ceive pay for holidays.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
FOUR DEGREES GRANTED;
NINE SEEK SEPARATION
Desertion Is Cause for Which Bonds
of Matrnony Are Severed
in Each Case

Four DEGREES of divorce were granted
and nine suits seeking legal separation
were filed in the superior court yester-
day. Desertion was the ground given
III each of the cases in which DEGREES
were granted. The principals were as
follows: Mildred NJ. Brewer from Fred
B. Brewer, Adolph Gravel from Mag
Geline Gravel, Mary Lofte from Frank
Lofte and Edna Boher from Harry c.
Boher
The following suits were filed: J. F.
Reber against Bessie c.. Reber, Hazel
McGhee against Louis McGhee, Mary
M. Lee against John P. Lee, Walter l..
H. Geldert against Flora Geldert, Mary
A. Masner against Joseph n. Masner,
George A. Goodman against Mary M.
Goodman, Minnie Carr against Orson
Carr, Margaret Sinner against j. o. M.
Sinner, and Margaret F. Roepke
against William J. Roepke.