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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Unionism Gone Mad.

Cedar Falls Record; A Waterloo
contractor is up against strike. For
several weeks he had plumber In his
employ who did not belong to the I'M
ion. He tried twice to join but was
not eligible. Because the contractor
continued to employ him as was his
right the other plumbers In his em-
ploy went on strike and now they
are trying to line UP the plumbers of
the entire city. The union plumbers
down there are touchy set So rank
Is this squeamishness that it borders
on the ridiculous and makes laughing
stock out OF the bunch who think they
are the whole cheese For instance.
the other day a prominent citizen
wanted some plumbing done at his
house In order to place the pipes
where they were wanted 1t was nee.
esgary to bore hole in the floor, The
man handed the plumber an augur
but he refused to bore the hole. The
owner of the building, surprising that
he had some rights In the matter. took
the augur and was going to bore the
hole himself. whereupon the plumbers
laid down their tools and started to
leave the job. In order to pacify the
boobies the man had to go some dis
lance and get union carpenter to
cone and bore the hole through the
floor, 1t Is just such foolishness that
brings labor unions into disrepute.
Unionism within reason Is to be com
mended but when 1t attempts 70 die
tate who men shall Or shall not en-
ploy, fix the wages and the hours of
service no matter what the ability Of
the workman, and limit the capacity
of the employe so that more men may
- ~. 4&-a s.,I, --b~tii--- g..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Cupid and schooIma'ans.

Washington County Press Cupid
is just raising thunder with Iowa
schoolma'ams, according to State SUI
perintendent Riggs. In at least
dozen counties. he can't with the most
agile hustling supply the demand iof
girl teachers. for they are SO aii-hrea
pretty and fetchy that the boys are up
to snuff, and pick the cherries. whole
sale. He says like complaint comes
from every part of TIE state, adaihs
that wages ranging from $40 to Sso q
month of 20 days, six hours 70 inc
day, are not magnets to girls VINO
have "steadies" 1t is sort o curious
that the average girl Teacher VIII
throw up a lucrative job, anytime y
jine and hitch on. But, then, men are
such dears
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
THE oMNlPREsEhT FACTOR.
Adjusting Wages To the High Cost Of
Living.


Boston Herald: A great strike of
railway employees Is threatened in
support of demand for 10 per
cent increase in wages The man
agement of the larger railway systems
reply that business does not warrant
such an increase, and that not until
they have recovered from the depres-
sion OF business and have met the
demands on their income for main
tenance and new equipment can they
consider the request for an increase.
To which the workmen reply that the
cost of living has increased to such
an extent that the 10 per cent In
crease is necessity. 1t Is probable
that a careful and impartial investiga-
ton would confirm the truth of the
statements OF both sides. The work
ingman needs higher wage to meet
the higher prices OF the necessities
of life. The average railroad Is not
warranted by present conditions In
permanent increase of its cost Of OPP
Grafton. But the workingman must
live. The cost of his living Is fac
tor In the question. If capital de-
mands reasonable profit, labor also
rightly demands reasonable return
on its investment. and that reasonable
demand is determined by the required
cost Of his living which is the vari-
ant. If the cost Of living Is high he
must get higher wages than when it
is low. 1t is for the interests of every
employer of labor. every Industrial
manager. or commercial director In
r. whnrc calculations q navroll en-.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette recently
paid fna and deserved tribute to
lows newspapers because OF the ad-
mirable manner in which they all
their field. II was declared. and
rightly. that they I'll it far bsster.
from the Iowa news standpoint, than
can any outside newspapers. no mat
ter how big or how metropolitan the
latter may be- The Gazette also
called attention 10 the fact thai
The Iowa papers do more Than gre
Iowa news. They give all the essen
tial news OF she world. In attractive
form In add tion-and here IS some
thing q lot Of Iowa people apparently
0yerfooE-they are continually boost
ing for Iowa Their are more interest
ed in Building up Iowa industries. IN
raising the value of Iowa farms ID
encouraging q splendid development
OF Iowa than they are interested IN
building up Chicago. or any other out
side cit. Iowa papers are faitsfrl TO
Iowa: I0wa people can afford 10 be
nothing. less than very faithful to
Iowa papers 2
given this uttersnce by the Waterloo
Reporter. which goes on TO say.
Iowa papers everywhere give IN
selfishiy and loFalIy OF their space,
and the best of the ability in those
Who are i control OF it, for every
worthy object of community Or com
monEeaith interest It is largely g
labor for love OF the cause. and the
publisher moved by any other motive
is a rare exception In competition
with the big city papers as 10 bulk
and amplifcation of news the Iowa
papers, of course, are at a disadvan
tage. but they I'LL a field of their OWE
in way the metropolitan newspaper
cannot touch, and however an IowaI
may be disposed toward the great
newspapers he is not doing his dut,
to flir.self, his community or his STATE
If the local dailies are cut off from
the appropriation he makes for news
papers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30


There is a lack of applicants for
census jobs. which Director Durand
explains ON the theory that there Is
so much general prosperity in the
country that government employment
is not. needed This is true especi-
ally in the west and south. The job
OF census enunerator pays so much
per name or per day. depending upon
the locality in which the work is done,
and averages about $50 per enumera-
Tor for the entire time required. IN
cities Of over 5000 inhabitants where
population is congested and counting
is easy, the enumeration is required
II finish his work in two weeks, but
in cities of under that size and IN
country districts. enc month is allow
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
An INGENIOUS Continuance.

Corning Free Press: While e. NJ.
Cain is not an inventor he has ar
ranged device for turning off the
electric lights at his store that Is
certainly novel. There are devices on
the market for just such work, but
are rather expensive Mr.. Cain uses
a common alarm clock and sets the
alarm to go off the time he wants the
lights to be turned out. A, weight is
placed on the thumb screw OF the
alarm and when the alarm starts that
lets down the weight and the lights
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Almost New Year.

Almost New Year.
ChiIlun. it am almost New Yeah!
Hab yo' reckoned up de cost
OF de OIL yeha's tribulations
An de pleasuah yo' hab lost
F'om yo' Eaywardness an doin'
Tsings yo' nevah should hab done.
Maxim light O. obligations.
Leabin duty TO yo' fun?
Hab yo' counted all yo' blessin's
An yo debts? Now do you min
Tain de dollahs 70 am OWN
Dat am creates, yo' will fin.
Dahs de poo folks needed helpin',
Dahs de mou'ners needed cheer,
Wods an smiles wah you's go glib
dem
Eyah day O. dat OF yeah.
Now de new yeah bells am ringin,
Kneel down hea' wild ma an pray
Dat de Lawd will make it chen,
Takin' all dem debts away.
An win glib yo' grace, ma chillun,
Fo' to keep dis new yeah right,
While yo's lubin' Him an serbin
Till de dark days all seem bright.
Ruth Raymond.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Guaranty Deposit Games.

Buffalo News: Guaranty deposit is
running its course in OKLAHOMA in
the way predicted by those who are
fairly good judges OF human nature
and have also acquaintance with prop
er methods of running banks. A few
more results like that of the Columbia
Bank of Oklahoma City is likely to
break UP the whole business in that
state. The president of the bank
ran chain of banks, so that when
the Columbia bank failed depositors
in one of the ether banks withdrew
about half the money and that bank
failed OF the four other hanks, one
has already suspended and no one
knows how long the others will keep
afioat.
Under the laws of the state the
governor is pretty nearly the whole
government. When the case OF the
failed banker was taken to the grand
jury revelations came out so damag-
ing to the whole scheme that the gov
ernor interposed and took the case
away from the grand jury-an i'm
possible proceeding In this state or
any other that is genuinely civilized.
The governor held that the reveia-
tions before the grand jury look~d to
him like an attack on the Law and on
that account he stopped the proceed
I ings
The Columbia Bank failed II Sep
I TENDER but no statement OF lis af-
! fairs was given out until few Jays
ago. The bank had been running but
a comparatively short time and yet its
un1iauidated liabilities exceed mill
lion, SO that guaranty Of instant pay
ment to depositors on demand was on
Its face an absurdity since the state
! invests about so per cen OF what
ever money is held as security for de-
positors and 1t is impossible to handle
any such large sum of money prompt
4 II.
The state treasurer had large
block Of the bank stock. He had
placed s1Sn,000 Of the state money in
1t beside $4,000 as treasurer of the
state banking board. He was an In
diyidual borrower to the extent of s20,-
900 of which they found $1,000 un-
paid when the bank closed They
found, further, that heavy losses were
made on doubtful security and that
the bank had vast amount OF other
bank paper on hand
Every business man familiar witt
banking habits will understand how
this bank was dealt with and find il
equally clear as to the general condi
tions of banking in the state. 1t must
be absolutely bad. Every evil predict
ed about the system at the time OF its
adoption has come to pass. The fail
ures of banks have been more numer
GUS even than were predicted. II
that respect the prophets have beer
outclassd by events Men have drum
med up business on the ground that M
matter what happened the deposition
could not lose. They have loanet
money in the most reckless fashion OF
the same ground and the whole sys
tenn has been conducted as If run by ;
set of irresponsible children while tn,
temptation to public officials to prof
on their own account has been IL
resistible In many cases,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Poverty 4 Great Evil.

Sioux City Tribune: Conditions
that force women and girls to com
pete in the labor market with men are
essentially wrong; but they cannot
be brushed aside with the trifling re-
mark that woman's place Is at
home Too often she must work to
maintain home If she is TO have one.
In many cases she is fortunate II no
fate worse than working for living
befalls her. At the bottom Of the
white slavery" evil Is greater evil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
Where She stopped.

Kansas City Star. Il hate, ioatne'
abhor and despise him" SAID VIZ
George Martin of st. Louis, testitylns
in her divorce hearing she uiu
not SO far forget herself as TO PEI,
petrate Artemus Wards bull:
loathe him. despise him, disgust
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

tiers, that the cost of living be sub
jected to expert Investigation and that
every unnecessary expense and every
unreasonable profit be eliminated from
It, The problem of the cost Of nv.
ing has priority over other industrial
and social problems. 1t is the onni-
present factor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

ale Young ig mentioned in con-
section with q position in President
Taft's cabinet. 1t is 10 be hoped the
the rnatte- will eyentuate in some
Thing more than talk. Mr.. Young is a
man of real ability and worth and Re-
publican Of great degervingness. The
President will make no mistake in
choosing him for one OF his official
advisers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

natural. Some OF these times Water.
90 will wake up and find itself COM
pletely at the mercy of labor organ
izations just as Rock Island did a
few years ago and then goodbye to
her building boom. It is not union
ism TO which we object but rather to
its domjneering propensities without
regard to right or justice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The esteemed st Louis Globe-Demo-
crat is against any attempt to dis
cover the south pole, and for very
good reason. THE north pole was
discovered. j" it says, and look at the
sort of winter We are having worst
In TWENTY-FIVE years" The CD. evi,
GENTLY takes no stock in the homeo-
pathic theory of similia similibus
curanter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The center OF area OF the United
States. excluding Alaska and HAWAII
and other recent accessions, is in
northern Kansas, in approximate lati
tude thirty-nine degrees dfty-five min
futes. The center of population is about
lthree-fourths of degree south and
more than thirteen degrees east of
the center OF area This brings the
center OF population not very far from
fSeokpls- en- the east side of the river
between this city and Quincy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The centerville Iowegian sees a
wholesome lesson for the young in the
unfortunate termination of DR.. Cooks
public career. Most people will agree
with writer in the Des Moines Trib-
une that there Is wholesome les
son in ii for DR.. Cook, too.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Alex Miller has the right idea. In
speaking OF the quail dying for want
of food he saws in his Washington
Democrat that If he we're a farmer
he would feed them. law or no law,
and then If a hunter came to kill
them he would shoot him first. Mr..
Miller will not want for company on
thlg platform.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
The Bio Kid.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t IS =
beautiful and lovely sentiment when
induces Pa to buy Willie that tram
Of cars which winds up and runs NM
a real train: but what is it that pos.
sesses Pa to take the first crack az !.
Christmas morning and run It hinlse,l
until he gets sick of it before NUS
Willie is given chance to get No
hands on It!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Our Screen Pines correspondent
has good word for DR. Cook. No
enc viii begrudge the polar faser AM
appreciation that may be accorded
him He is in urgent need of all he
can get in that line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Imports into the United States from
foreign countries during the month
of November amounted to $4,000
900, which vas the largest amount in
that month in the history of the eoun-
try This doesn't look as though Re-
publican tariff legislation was re-
stricting trade with other nations as
the Democratic free traders and Re-
publican insurgents claim is the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

In an address to the students of the
State University Governor Carroll
said that Iowa needs its educated
young people right here to help it
solve its problems of a public and
philanthropic character The governor
declared that the state promises re-
wards equal to those of any other
commonwealth to the young man or
young woman who would make the
best use Of his educational training
in behalf of himself and mis- fellows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The Jacksonville Courier explains
that the Remington typewriter is so
called because a man named Scholes
invented it, just as the Brown corn
planter was called after Swedish IN
yenter in Galesburg, man named
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

There is talk that Attorney Gen
eral Byers may enter the field for the
Republican nomination for congress in
the Ninth district, In that event
ther are likely to be a number of
candidates for the Office he now holds.
Those mentioned to date are Joseph
Frailey of Fort Madison, George G.
Cosson of Des Moines, Willard Eaton
of Mitchell county, Guy C. Feeley of
Black Hawk county, and Robert Healy
of Webster county. If Eaton should
be nominated there would be va
cancy on the railroad commission. II
Cosson should be nominated there
r----,ll 10 = --s-~r--1-- ~ tt,o .t.o+o e-ep-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Ohio mas Law requiring that quail
be fed in winter time. The next Iowa
legislature should enact q like stat
ute for this state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Give them some grain today To
morrow MAY be too late
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
NOTES AND COMMENT.

It is plain to the Quincy Wing that
DIR. Cook has discovered the great
'kibosh," whatever that may be.
One thing is very apparent to the
Iowa City Republican, and that is that
opposition to Ballinger is a fight on
Taft.
To the Jacksonville Courier one OF
the worst features of the Cook fiasco
is that it induces Walter Wellman to
renaisse.
The ST. Louis Democrat OBJ
serves that Zelaya has saved his head
by ducking it under a. Mexican SOM
brero.
/ In the view of the Marshalltown
Times-R Republican about the only diff
ference between laying hen and a
United states mint is that eggs are
not legal tender.
A contemporary has noticed that
the fellow who sings the songs Of
home and mother loudest is usually
/ the toughest nut in the crowd and the
one who gets the fullest.
A Miss Franklin has enjoined a Miss
Luby from singing copyrighted SON
A entitled, I'm a-Bringing up Family
The Des Moines Tribune doesn't see
what an unmarried woman wants to
sing song like that for, anyhow.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is Opt
| mistic. It says big snow storm
brings its drawbacks, but 1t also
brings its blessings. It's a treat thing
for the soil. And it's fire thing fol
a lot of fellows who may need this
money that has to be paid for snow
shovelers Many boy and many {
man earns good wages when there:
snow to shovel.
The state veterinary department ha
/, issued warning TO farmers in north
western Iowa on account of the an
thrax among horses. It has prevaile
. for some time in Cherokee and adjoiI
/ ing counties, also in the eastern par
] of Woodbury. county. Rigid quara
: tine has been established, but thu
! far there has been little check on tn
epidemic.
) Queen Elizabeth, who was crowne
!, queen of Belgium last week, is on
: of the most versatile of queens. Sh
: is a physician, having begun to stud
= medicine under her father, Duk
, Charles of Bavaria, when she was onl
!. sixteen years old. She took her NJ. T
:. in IJeipsig before her marriage an
!. has studied since in Brussels TIL
Il Albert Elizabeth dispensary for poo
q tuberculosis patients in Brussels
? due to her interest in her profession
e The Cedar Falls Record says thu
the King drag is the greatest dil
# road builder ever devised, the onl
,f thing against it being it's cheapnes
$ and simplicity If 1t was conpl
e Gated piece OF machinery and COZ
? several hundred dollars" continue
= the Record, every township truste
4 in Iowa would purchase II for US
/. upon the highways. The fact thi
D. every farmer can make a King dra
d with the outlay Of a dollar or so fe
material makes the device look i
: common and cheap that its utility
= overshadowed by an Indifferent att
fuda toward it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30
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Address all communications 70
THE GATE CITY COAPAT1-
No. IL North Sixth St. Keokuk- loWs
THE GATE CITY s on sale at the fos-
lowing news stands:
HoteI Keoknk, cor Third and Jonnsoa
C. H Rollins & Co., SO Main suese
Ward Bros. rs Main street
Depot EeEs Stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Zelaya proposes, but IT remains with
Uncle Sam 10 dispose
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Zelaya doesn't know where he il
going, but he is on his way, al right
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

ate. It is thus seen that Fhen one
good man goes wrong a lot Of con-
sequences are sure to follow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Don't let the quail starve.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

EBitaph proposed by popular car
tooaist
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

In the view of the Marshalltown
Times-Replbliean about the only diff
ference between laying hen and a
United states mint is that eggs are
not legal tender.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

A contemporary has noticed that
the fellow who sings the songs of
home and mother loudest is usually
the toughest nut in the crowd and the
one who gets the fullest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Here Lies
DR. COOK
What better could he do
For our Tepo5e and his ZOO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Reaa rho nailv rrtc ctr
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

It is plain to the Quincy Wing that
DIR. Cook has discovered the great
-kibosh," whatever that may be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Keokuk. Iowa ~. December 80, 1909.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

A Miss Franklin has enjoined Mss
Luby from singing copyrighted SON.
entitled, I'm a-Bringing up Family"
The Des Moines Tribune doesn't see
what an unmarried woman wants to
sing a song like that for, anyhow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The st. Louis Globe-D Democrat OBJ
serves that Zelaya has saved his head
by ducking it under a. Mexican SOM
brero.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

| am having much pleasure In read
ing the daily records of Explorer DR..
Cook. All honor to him, He is a
great character Of fine literary attain
ments and scientific ability. The
world is indebted to him for his great
achievements, and his fame is estab-
lished The discoveries which reward
ed him for his suffering and sacrifice,
are Of the highest value. His writings
are records which afford pleasant and
profitable reading. All honor to him
and his work.
JASPER BLTNEs.
Alexandria. Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

The editor of county paper who
keeps up an agitation on party politics
is struggling away in the rear of the
main army of progress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-30

Explorer Peary saws that he OBJ
served a polar bear swimming in the
icy water thirteen miles from land.
and the big creature appeared to be
enjoying himself The polar bear
must be g branch of the Democratic
party. as both are compelled to suffer
scarcity OF official food and endure
chilly environment most Of the time.