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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Where Art Thou?

To the Editor of The Gate City:
Next Monday the citizens of Keo-
kuk are to elect officers to serve for
two years. AS citizen ! would like
to know the policy of the candidates
for mayor In municipal election for
candidate to say he wants to be
a republican is old cheese, stale and
flavorless, child's play silly, idiotic to
people who are living and thinking IN
the Goth century. There was time
when prejudice and feeling caused
people to follow ghost but that day
is surely past. If not it ought to be.
Have you read anything like this
recently? vote for Mr.. BLANC, for he
is a good democrat or good repub-
lican and if he is elected the city will
be we'll governed" Bosh, Wonder If
the men who talk that way think we
are fools? Because man happens to
belong to one of the two leading par
ties or because he was born in Iowa
or has accumulated property therefore
he is qualified for office. One ques.
ton | want to ask the candidates:
will you, if elected, enforce the laws,
40 III WlluOul leuT VI iuNoi iSoli diSo'o
of whether tae violater is rich or poor,
black or white, preacher or gambler
or saloonkeeper." See that 1t is done.
Why don't you candidates for mayor
come out in print with your name
signed and tell the people what your
policy is to be If elected? 1t is not
enough for the papers and the men
who support you to do your talking
| | am only one among many who want
to hear from you From you.
| Do you want to know what | mean?
Here it is: If you are for an open
4 city, the policy that is now in vogue,
say so. For the violation of Sunday
law, mulct law. gambling, etc. If not
say: IF am elected to office by the
4 help of God and man, the laws of keo-
kuk will be enforced so far as lieth
within the power of men to enforce
them" All we want to know is Will
/ you do all in your power to give us a
/ clean, well-governed city. The time
/ has come when excuses are no good
1 Hiding behind an excuse will not
answer. The goods must be deliver.
| ed, the work done or a man must
take down his sign. May we aear from
you? Yours for the square deal.
r. W. LILLEY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
AIRSHIP PARTY
is IN DANGER
Gravest Fears Entertained for Safety
of Count Zeppelin and Guests
in Airship.

BERLIN, April 1.-The gravest
fears are entertained today for the
safety of Count Zeppelin and four
teen others who are his guests aboard
his new airship, in which the party
attempted to make a flight from
Friedrichshafen to Munich. The
ascent was made at sunrise. Owing to
a fierce gale that sprung UP shortly
after the fight was begun, the airship
was driven out of the contemplated
course The ship has been up ten
hours. 1t was last seen drifting be-
fore the wind in an apparently I'M
manageable condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
TWENTY FOUR HEARTS
WE'RE MADE HAPPY
That Many Marriage Licenses were
Issued in keokuk During the
Past Month.

Four dozen souls with but single
thought, four dozen hearts that beat
as one, was the March record for mar
riage licenses in Keokuk and better
record than for the same month dur
ing previous years.
There were twenty-four licenses is
sued in Keokuk last month N the
same month of last year there we're
but 16 issued II in 1907 % In l'oo
and only 8 in 1905.
The following were issued last
month.
2-Philo Il. Wood of Durham, Ill,
and Maggie B. Heaton of Spokane,
Wash.
3-Earl Warner and Eta Inman,
both of Keokuk.
5-Rob Roy Van Ausdall of Keokuk
and Maude E. Hicks of Santa Barbara,
Calf.
6-Abe Thomas and Fannie Owen,
both of Keokuk.
John William Clark and Eta
owen both of Keokuk.
S-George f. Pruett and Mable r.
Tracey. both of Keokuk.
/ Waldemere c. Testman and Car
RE NJ. Peterson, both of Montrose.
i 10-Truman G. Raines of Croton and
Leona f. Sawyer, of Athens, Mo.
11-George R. Mawer of Chicago,
and Minnie Johnston of Keokuk.
( 11-Charles o. Cooper and Dollie
Harrison. both of Keokuk.
11-Leon McGhee and Josie F. Hav-
ner. both of Cambria.
16-Zebedee Stoneking and Rosa u.
Compton, both of Macomb, H.
16-Pat T. Jacques and Media Crowl,
both of Keokuk.
1S-Francs Reed of Granger Mo,
and Lena Flick, of KegIuk.
22-Harry Jump Off Keokuk and
Rilda Carpenter of Alexandria.
Charles Andrews of Sandusky
and Mary Wooster of Lee County
23-Hollie c. Lewis of Lafayette,
Ind, and Ada letters of Keolsuk
Elmer Bradley of Mt Sterling,
ILL.,, and Myrtle Rigg of Huntsville, I'll.
&c. b. Horner of Vincennes and
4-dna Marie Dumenil of Arcagyle.
29-Eugene Tuck of Springfield, H.,
and Edna Bennett of Oelwein
30-Byrant Gregsby of Galesburg,
IL. and Fanny Wilson of keokuk.
30-Allen r. Burns and Mary e.
Walden both of Keokuk.
3o-H. f. Clark of Des Moines and
Flossie D. Grisson of Abba.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01

People past middle life usually have
some kidney or bladder disorder that
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Defeated Baptist Men Last Evening i
Very Close Game by Score
of is to 13--Line-up
and Score.

One of the best indoor baseball
games of the church league played
this season was that last evening be-
tween the Methodist and Baptist
teams, the latter aggregation being
defeated in its third straight game.
The score was 16 to 10, the game be-
ing won by the Methodist players in
the last half of the sixth inning when
an accumulation of hits netted three
runs.
A fierce bombardment took place in
the fourth inning when eight Meth
odist players crossed the plate after
punching hits aided by errors on the
part of the Baptist players. j. Rog-
ers started well on the flinging mound
but after the first three innings was
easy. Sheldon pitched steady ball
throughout and was in form.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Speaks We'll Of Teams,

taxing each team by itself it is no
tticeable that Mr.. Justice has been
Keeping in close touch with each of
.he eight cities and he says that there
mas been great bunch OF men sign
cd for the coming season. To pick
the best club now would be an ex-
tremely difficult proposition. Each
club seems to have better prospects
for the future than before in its his.
tory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
For Cor atipatlon.

Mr.. L. H. Farnham, prominent
druggist of Spirit Lake. Iowa, says:
Tablets are certainly the best thing
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Speaks of Hannibal.

Mr.. Justice said Hannibal the in
liant, is wonderful little city, but she
has big task on her hands, but never
theless | figure she will get the 50,-
600 as there are number of wide
awake men in that city.
Burlington, as usual, can almost
be placed in the first division with
such gallant leader as Ned Egan at
the helm. Waterloo, of course, will
be stronger and Harry Hofer at Quin-
cy is assembling a mighty fine bunch.
Speaking of his own city, Keokuk,
Mr.. Justice secuted the story that had
gone forth to the effect that Keokuk
might lose its franchise. Mr.. Justice
said that was hardly probable as there
were too many live wide awake men
backing 1t to let 1t go under.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Friahtfui Fate Averted.

Il would have been a cripple for
life, from a terrible cut on my knee
cap writes Frank Disberry, Kelliher,
Mimi, without Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which soon cured me- In
fallible for wounds, cuts and bruises,
it soon cures Burns, Scalds, Old Sores,
Boils, Skin Eruptions. Worlds best
for piles csc. at Wilkinson & CO.
and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Mentions kewanee.

Mr.. Justice spoke of Kewanee as
follows: "From what can learn of
this man, VIM. Connors, and the tai
ent left from last season. and his past
performances, there seems to be moth
ing that can hold Kewanee back
Kewanee always reminds me of a
lively bunch as this carnival venture
surely will show"
Asked regarding Shannon of OF
tumwa, President Justice said while
he could not place the man personally
1t seemed to him that from the way
he has gone about his business that
he will be sure to make success.
AS regards Jacksonville, Mr.. Jus
tice stated that the long silence OF
Harry Berte means more than many
of the fans around the circuit think
as he figures when the season opens
Berte will be on the job with both
feet and then some.
Mentions Sunday Bill.
lr. Justice also referred to the Sun
day bill that recently came up for dis
cussion in Iowa. He, stated that hat
the bill passed the legislature, there
would be no chance for the Contra
Association to have remained in ex
istence. He stated that the bill has
been killed for once and all and there
need be no danger of it coming III
again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
conaressman kennedY.

Columbus Junction Safeguard: Our
Congressman Kennedy was made
chairman of the committee on mileage
and he is deserving of this splendid
recognition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01

with him it could plainly be seen that
ne was "bubbling over" with conf
aence that the coming season will be
,ne greatest in the history of this
league.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01

Grodnick of the Wisconsin league will
nave shade over the new man.
Luttke, who will try out against Grod.
NICK, is already in Keokuk and has
greatly impressed the few fans who
nave already seen him. Belt is bank
Ing high On the condition of Grodnick,
Tor he says that when in condition
the second baseman is a hard hitter.
He was unable to do much last year
on account of charley horse. ;"
Luttke halls from independence, Kan,
and is clean ball player and would
likely make good should Grodnick
pan out a failure.
Belt pins much hope on Corridor
this year and thinks the little third
baseman will be in good condition. He
writes that he is feeling fine and an.
xious to report. Another third base
man to report will be Raglan, who
comes from Michigan.
Belt has three candidates for the
sAortstop position. One is Snyder of
Springfield, Ohio, another is Evans,
who comes recommended by Bridwell
OF New York, and the third is Lovett
OF Bay City Keokuk people have heard
ncre of the last named player, but
all three are reported to be clever
men.
Strong in outfield.
Belt speaks more confidently of his
outfield than any other part of the
entire team. He has Reichle, who was
with the team last year and made
good, Landry, bought from Kalama.
ZOO, Mich. Hilderbrand, an independ
ent player from Nebraska. Wilson
with last years team. and Dean Bur.
ton, also an Independent player from
Kansas.
He is not sure that Wilson will
make good among the above list Of
outfielders and it is certain that he
will have to go some, for they are al
men of speed and batting ability.
In addition to the above outfielders
Belt has man whom he obtained
through the rarest piece of good for
tile. He is Ready of st. Louis, who
is a great little outfielder. Ready has
been playing in the Trolley league
there for several seasons and had haG
many fiattering offers, but declined
them all because he could make more
by playing ball in st. Louis and work
ing in railroad office. He was vel
acquainted with Miller and through {
change in the railroad lost his job
Three days after this happened Bel
! arrived in st. Louis and managed tt
meet the player. Realizing that hi
must start out, he signed with Belt.
Behrinaer to Pekin.
Belt is going to release Behringe1
to Pekin and last seasons secont
sacker can lay down few of his
unequaled bunts in the I'M league.
The players will report April 3
which is next Thursday, but few
are expected to arrive before tina
time
| Kewanee Stare Courier: "Not in m,
experience with the great nationa
game, have | seen more enthusiasm
displayed than there has been in thu
trial Association during the pas
winter" These were the words o
President M. E. Justice who was il
| the city yesterday and last night at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
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MELISSA:
The only -four ever had any luck with
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The players will report April 3
which is next Thursday, but a few
are expected to arrive before that
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01
Rehrinaer to Pekin.

Belt is going to release Behringer
to Pekin and last seasons second
sacker can lay down few of his
unequaled bunts in the I'M league.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-01

Kewanee Star-Courier: mot in my
experience with the great national
game, have l seen more enthusiasm
displayed than there has been in the
trail Association during the past
winter These were the words of
President M. E. Justice who was in
the city yesterday and last night at
tended the carnival. In conversing
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17
Again the Monroe pootrine.

BY his speech at an American ban
quet volunteering the assurance that
Germany is not seeking land in South
America and thus meeting the general
criticism of German trade activity in
Brazil, Count Won Bernstorff, the new
German ambassador to this country,
has stirred into revolt the newspapers
of the empire which he represents.
The editors of Berlin and other inn
portant cities Of the kaiser's realm
manifest q distinct hostility to such
"~genuheetion before the Monroe doc
trine." They hasten t disavow the
right OF the ambassador to make such
a statement. and recall Bismsrck's
qualification of the doctrine as a most
incredible American impertinence."
But why all this peevishness over
so simple a natter? 1t is eminently
true thai there is no need for German
reinsurance, for the Monroe doctrine
is thoroughly understood in America,
which has come to regard 1t as a per-
mAnent principle not open to debate.
Count Won Bernstord's courteous ac-
knowledgment was an Unnecessary
bit OF politeness, but the prompt Ger
man disclaimer is quite as superfu-
Gus. That. Europe also understands
the doctrine and defers to the policy
was manifested by both Germany and
Great Britain as recently as 1908. in
their joint definite recognition Of it in
connection with their Venezuelan
claims. and France also bowed before
1t when It left Macmillan to his fate
In Mexico.
Il would seem as though the Mon
roe doctrine had established itself to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17

The Official figures OF the vote cast
at the recent Nebraska election are
now at hand for analysis. The total
vote in round figures is 2O7,5OO. The
highest vote polled by any candidate
is 1O4,1ss for one Of the regents on
the republican ticket, who is therefore
elected by a clear majority. The total
vote for the six judges foots up 1885,
SCI, making a shortage Of $4,000. The
total vote for judges is less than the
total vote for regent to fill vacancy
which was much further down on the
ticket, and which sums 1SS,45O. The
tremendous shortage of the vote for
judges as compared with the total
number Of ballots cast is due to the
fact that there we're three candidates
running on each ticket and thousands
of voters recorded themselves for only
one candidate, or two candidates, and
threw away part of their franchise.
The vote on supreme judges shows
that all three candidates ran remarka-
bly, close together. The high man on
the republican ticket is 1894 ahead of
the high man on the democratic ticket
and 3,437 ahead Of the low man on
the democratic ticket. The low man
on the republican ticket is 1873 ahead
of the high man on the democratic
ticket and acne ahead of the low nan
on the democratic ticket. The aver
age republican majority for judge is
therefore about $500. 1t is interest
ing to note that while the low man on
the republican ticket won out by 1873,
his majority in Douglas county was
1881, and without Douglas county his
majority would have been wiped out.
On the part Of the ticket devoted to
regents 1t is difficult to make accurate
deductions because the fusion between
the democrats and populists included
only the one candidate for the short
term vacancy. The republican regent
for the short term wins by 2,912, and
the two republican candidates for long
term each win out over the combined
vote of the democratic and populist
candidates running separately. The
candidate running as a democrat alone
received 71,438 votes and the candi.
date running as populist alone 24,S91
making their combined vote 96,929
This is not a fair way to combine the
two, however, because no doubt a con.
siderable number Of democrats ant
populists voted for both candidates
1t is a fair inference that the %populis.
contribution to the fusion combination
is still upward of 10, 600, and it is like
wise plain that these votes would no.
have been cast for the democrati,
candidates except for their fraudulent
masquerade in the populist garb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17
The Offensive in Warfare.

The modern military policy of bas-
ing all maneuvers on the theory of
attack appears to have been carried to
the most pronounced extreme in the
new manual for the Japanese infantry.
There is much to be said in favor of
the theory that men should be taught
to carry the spirit of assault into every
engagement, for, as a rule, the troops
that win battles are undeniably those
that force the fighting. But it is a
consideration of defensive tactics may
not invite disaster when some unex-
pected situation confronts an army.
Being able to conduct a successful de-
tense has enabled many famous fight
ers to play a skillful waiting game I'M
til achievements should arrive and
has prevented many a retreat from be-
coming altogether a rout.
Future maneuvers OF the Japanese
army under the new tactics should af-
ford valuable observations for Ameri-
can army officers, for it is to be pre-
sumed that the Japanese military
council has learned its lessons from
the Russian war. Among the changes
urged is the establishment of a greatly
increased distance between the units
Of skirmishing and fighting lines, a
feature that will bear scrutiny. Judg-
ing from the announcement that SINH
lar reforms are proposed for their av-
airy and artillery, the Japanese intend
speedily I'd present to the eyes of the
world an army completely remodeled
with tactics based absolutely on full
preparedness to take the offensive in
warfare, a theory which was followed
in a more modified degree throughout
the Russian campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17

The confessions of Mrs. o. H. p.
Belmont, the 400 s%uffragette, offer a
particularly interesting revelation of
the days Of her girlhood. AT that pc
riod she seems to have manifested the
same demand for equal rights with
the masculine sex that she does now,
for she relates how she used to shin
up and down trees in the Newport
glen, keep sometimes ahead Of the
boys in the competition of their own
sports, and If need be thrash unruly
lads so they beloved for mercy until
a host of governesses had to rush to
the rescue Of the victim of her pun
melting.
Nothing that Mrs. Belmont has pre-
%viously said in argument of her cause
could make a more favorable impress
sion on the virl1e American family
than this. There is something Of good
fellowship about the word tomboy that
takes every live father and mother
back to the days when they used to do
stuuJS JOBSLnSI III SCaAlhB AShCSS anu
~ravaging orchards, and at last the ag-
gressive suffragette has stirred a re-
sponsive thrill. The girl who is as
agile and ~acrobatic as her brother and
who is mot afraid to, hold her own
against his aggressive instinct has for
generations grown up to be healthy in
body and mind, and Mrs. Belmont can
strike no more popular chord thar to
inscribe on her banners. in the next
parade Of her sisterhood, the legend,
"Once we were tomboys."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17
A Voice from BiyalHe.

Just as the president of the United
States is about to make a final gas
tronomic test at Norfolk, where the
oyster, silent and succulent, is to be
the elimination of all the feasts the
country has provided for him, certain
opposition papers have begun to ex-
claim again that peril, as we'll as pearl,
turks in those cool, moist folds. Il
is hard enough for the gourmet to be
deprived of this dainty delicacy four
months of the year without being COM
PEELED each winter to fight anew for
the reputation Of his favorite palate
ticker. He will welcome, therefore,
a voice from Bivalve, that harbor of
refuge and shipment for coves Of the
genial oyster fraternity.
Let it be known by all men that the
oyster captains of Bivalve are a hardy
lot, and they offer their abundant vi
tality as evidence of the g~erm-proof
healthfulness Of the oyster. For they
drink habitually of the same crystal
waters in which the oyster is fsttened
for the market, and the eternal youths
of the oyster feet have already at
tanned the spry old age Of 70 to 80
years. All their lives the people Of this
district drink the oyster waters, and
not only typhoid but all other diseases
are unknown to their vigorous sys-
tens. In the opinion of the Bivalve
contingent, and the more oysters a man
eats the healthier he is, and if that
prove to be the case 1t may be- well to
consider legislating an r into the
names of the summer months.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17

Ericson's cheesebox on a raft
seems likely to come into its own at
last, for the British are experimenting
with a type Of semi-submarine boat
which is strangely like the old-time
monitor in principle, and which Rear
Admiral Wilde enthusiastically de-
clares swims like a shark, manipulates
its guns in the toughest seas and may
be made as effective and invulnerable
as the latest dreadnaught at one
fourth the cost.