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Montana news., 1909-12-16
standard oil Owns state.

1t is the holding company OF the
Standard oil that is to buy up all the
profitable industries of the state and
II any industry should not be profit
able enough, the price of the consum-
er will be increased.
This holding company has the pow
cr to buy up tho controlling interest
in any company. mortgage the stock.
thereby receiving money to buy up
the majority OF the stock in another
company and carry this indefinitely
until It has secured control of every
industry in the state.
Under the articles of incorporation,
this trust known as the Big Black
foot Lumber Co., can control all the
street cars and electric railways in
the state, electric light and power
companies, water works, gas plants
in fact all semi-public utilities, flour
mills, saw and planeing mills, mines
mills and smeltcrs und last but not
least, secure control OF the irrigation
companies OF the state and force the
farmers to pay "A large price for use
Of water for irrigating purposes. In
this way the farmers of Montana
come under direct domination by the
standard oil company and making
tho Free farmers OF Montana"
Montana news., 1909-12-16
Jail Slugging Committee.

The police are developing the very
fiendishness of brutality The chief
has appointed a slugging committee,
and IL the prisoners make any noise
these go into the Jail and slug every
prisoner until they are all knocked
down and out The prisoners are
too weak to resist the slugging COM
mittee.
The Franklin schoolhouse, where
part OF the prisoners are housed has
been condemned for years The men
can shake the side and front walls.
and could easily push down the brick
wall and endeavor TO escape; but
such a thing would mean the death OF
all. as the entire building would col
lapse upon them.
Montana news., 1909-12-16
The Tor'nre Process.

The police are inventing the most
terrible tortures with which TO break
Montana news., 1909-12-16

Continued on Page 4.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
The State Marshals.

Cedar Rapids Republican, The
state marshal bill, which Is again
proposed for Iowa by the Industrious
Mr. Rankin, orator in extraordinary to
the cause of temperance, does not
meet with much more cordial recep-
ton at the hands of newspapers this
year than last year. The bill is I'M
necessary It has been shown in Iowa
during the past eighteen months that
1t is possible to enforce the liquor
laws of the state without resorting to
such drastic measure. Attorney Gen
eral Byers has so administered his Of
fee as to give warrant for the belief
that in the future the laws of the
state can be completely enforced A
state marshal bill is contrary to the
American ideas of personal liberty and
community self government AS the
editor of the Washington Democrat
says 1t is contrary to the instincts that
are called Anglo-Saxon We hope
never to see the system foisted upon
this state. But We do hope that
the ideas which have been outlined by
the attorney general will be carried
out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
TO EXPEDITE JUSTICE.

1t often happens that a prisoner who
is willing to plead guilty is held in the
county Jail for months awaiting the
action of the grand jury. This not
only entails great delay, but consider
able expense to the county as we'll.
To remedy this condition of affairs
County Attorney q. G. Whitney of
Woodbury. county suggests that the
legislature enact a law empowering
the county attorney to file an lnfor-
nation against an accused person and
permit the accused to plead guilty
and begin serving the sentence with
out the circumlocution, delay and ex-
pense of Indictment by the grand jury
in petty cases. He says in support
of this proposition:
81 have proposed that the county
attorney in such cases, be allowed to
file information against the prisoner,
take him before a Judge, and If he
wished to plead guilty there let him
be sentenced and taken to prison. If
it were not satisfactory with the
prisoner let him say whether he shall
remain in jail and wait until bne
grand jury meets. If he preferred that
let him wait. This would do away
with the long delays between grand
juries."
The suggestion is good one and
merits adoption in the interest OF
economy and the prompt administra-
ton of justice. There is neither sense
nor Justice in keeping petty offend
err who admits his guilt waiting for
months for the formality of an indict-
ment when he could just as well be
gin serving his sentence at once, with
much less public expense. The legis-
lature would do well to give Mr..
Whitney's suggestion the attention IL
\ deserves
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

at Washington, D. c.. is the third larg-
est individual contribution to this
cause. The contribution of King Vic
tor Emmanuel of 100000 and that of
the pope, 100000, are the only ones
larger. The contributions of the Bank
of Naples, the Red Cross society and
the San Francisco relief fund are larg-
er, but are not from individuals.
Mr.. Busch's subscription equals that
of the United States Steel corporation,
and is larger than those of the queen
Of Italy Emperor Francis Jos If, EN-
per William, the Bank of France, the
Bank of England, the Standard Oil
company, J. Pierpont Morgan and
Mrs. Russell Sage. Although Mr.
Busch's subscription was forwarded
direct to Washington, it will go to the
credit of the st. Louis Red Cross so
ciety branch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
A PerpIexinn Problem.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: A St.
Louis man divorced from his first wife.
whom the court ordered him to pay
alimony of $25 week, married Sec
ond time and ceased the alimony pay
ments. Thereupon his first wife garn-
isheed his wages to satisfy the decree,
and the man set up in defense that 1t
was a hardship to support two wives,
but the court held the alimony decree
to be binding and prior claim, and
the appellate court has affirmed the
decision. If now his second wife
should sue him for divorce on the
grounds of non-support, would his de
tense, that the enforced payment Of
alimony to his first wife, be valit
one? The questions could be drawn
out to interminable length, and amaze
ment be multiplied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
Against Revision.

Vinton Eagle: 1t is an easy step
to direct taxation. We have never no.
ticed man who began to find fault
with the tariff but what in little
while he was in order to sustain his
position advocating free trade This
country will never see the time when
it will not advocate protection. A
very small cut in the present tariff
will let in the manufactured stuff of
the old world to such an extent that
many factories would be closed. II
must be remembered that in so far as
transportation is concerned Liverpool
is nearer New York than is Pittsburg
To the old world the markets of the
world are located in the United States
Wages are easier cut in the old world
than this; that is to say labor Is no
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
MR. TAFT's NEW YEAR SENTi
MENT.

lie Matin of Paris cabled President
elect Taft for Ney Year sentiment to
be printed in the Matin on New Years
morning, suggested by the following
question: What is your wist for tae
new year regarding the situation at
home and abroad?" Mr.. Taft sent
the following Message:
MY most earnest wish is for the
preservation of the peace of the world
and for the continuance Of friendly
relations which this nation enjoys with
all other nat.ons of the arth. Let
us hope that with the completion of
the year 1909 the necessity of settling
disputes between nations by brute
force will be found even more remote
than it is now
AT home we ALL of course, look for
ward TO continuance Of the happiness
and prosperity We now enjoy"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
Some Irish Sarcasm.

vinton Eagle: The attorney general
has discovered that the state is going
all wrong and he has suggested meth
DDS whereby it might be bettered. He
has referred tae whole matter to the
next legislature. AS we see people
rushing along the streets every day at
tending to their business We can't help
but wonder If they really realize how
bad the world is. You hardly turn an
angle but what you run against some
glaring error in our system OF gov
eminent or living. We are glad the at
torney general has not held the office
the past fou ryears to no advantage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
BUSINESS LIFE INJURIES WOMEN

The entrance of woman into bust
ness and politics is fraught with
physical danger to herself. Nature
has so constituted the sexes that their
field of work cannot be successfully
merged. DR.. William H. Guilfov of
New York, register of the city health
board, has made an extended study of
vital statistics and finds that, in
spite of the reduction in mortality
which has been effected by hygienic
reforms, the death rate among women
has steadily risen in the period since
they commenced to compete with men
in the business world.
DR.. Guilfoy's conclusion that bust
ness pursuits have shortened woman's
life is confirmed by the records of the
insurance companies. These companies
have financial interest that makes
their reports worthy of confidence
They say that they have observed the
Increase OF deaths among business
women.
There has been some discussion as
to the Importance of these observa
tons. The Spokane Spokesman-Re
view, for instance, takes occasion to
say:
A few believe that the newness of
the work is responsible for the dam
age and that women will gradually be
come hardened to the life. But the
ranks of business women are not re
cruited from their daughters, for il
they marry. it is while they are
young. and then they usually retire tc
home life or they remain childless.
New material goes constantly into
the maelstrom of office, store and
factory,-young girls or widowed
women, many of whom are already
worn. Society ought to do every
thing that is possible to tighten theil
lot. Conditions have already beer
wonderfully improved, but there are
several occupations in which the
women now employed should be re
placed by men or by machines.
The routine of business life at it:
best is not the most attractive ideal tt
normal, womanly woman. The man
nish woman is an anomaly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
IMPROVEMENT IN TRAFFIC.
Presidents of Western Lines Believe
That Volume of Tonnage Will
Continue to Increase.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. Railroad OF
ficials generally will look back on
the year 1908 as one of unusual depres-
sion. Shortly after the opening of the
new fiscal year on July 1 last, however,
a manifest improvement in the traffic
situation began to develop 1t has gone
on continuously since, until at the
close of the calendar year feeling Of
optimism pervades the situation once
more. 1t is the consensus of opinio-,
among railroad officials, founded on
careful investigation of conditions, that
this Improvement will De permanent.
Financial troubles We're aggravated to
a great extent by the wave of anti
through the states legislatures. The
roads in consequence of adverse laws
found themselves deprived of large
amounts of revenue which might have
been used in making good at least a
part of tle deficiency caused by their
inability to sell new securities. The
! purchase of new rails, equipment and
other supplies needed was perforce
4 abandoned, and this caused stagnation
/ in an endless number of industries de
pendent upon the railroads.
| The railroad heads are unanimous in
! the expression that the country should
! be given rest from unfair legislation
i against rail- ad and other interests
! Railroads, for instance, need no legis
! lation to urge them to use safety sp
planes. The ability of the railroads
4 to secure the money for improvements
/ will depend upon their ability TO earn
a satisfactory or safe margin above in
! terest charges.
/ F. A. Delano, president of the Wa
bash, in reviewing the year, said:
Railroad managers generally can no
look back on the last year with any
4 degree of satisfaction. | estimate the
loss for the year as whole at 10 pei
cent, both in earnings isaf in tonnage
In my opinion the worst is over. Bust
ness is improving now, and l believe
it will continue to do so, though tlt
rate of improvement will be slow
Resumption OF Improvement and ex
( tension work will be slow, because i
will take time to bring about tn,
restoration of confidence necessary t,
enable us to raise tae money required
The rapid absorption of bonds tina
have been placed on the market Nigh
! be regarded as an indication that con
fidence has been restored
An encouraging view of the futur
was expressed by j. T. Harahan pres
ident Of the Illinois Central. "Th
last year has been poor one for tn
American roads" said he 1T opene
under exceedingly gloomy auspices
We did not begin to feel the effect
of the depression until well on in Dc
cember, but from that time forth tner
was great falling off in traffic. whic
continued until the end of the fiscs
year Conditions in all respects. how
ever, are improving, and think the
improvement will be continuous. | j
not believe the gain We have expe
fenced is simply temporary spur
whiol soon will have spent it's fore
The improvement is here to stay, an
is likely to be steady and continuous
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
A Concession.

A certain college president was en-
PERTAINING a freshman at dinner, when
the conversation turned upon foot
ball. To the students surprise, tho
president displayed thorough famil
iarity with the game. and proceeded
to discuss it as earnestly as though II
had been Greek or mathematics. In
deed, his treatment of the topic
brought out SO many points that the
freshman had overlooked, that the
youth was moved to remark to his
hostess:
well, this talk with President
Blank has showed me how true it Is
we never meet anyone from whom we
can't learn something"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

1t is quite possible that those indus
trious persons now engaged in floating
gold mine stocks or in perfecting
various impossible electric pro
cesses, may now turn in the near fu-
ture to the promising field OF aerial
navigation. We are told by Engineer
ing News that public annou cement
has been made OF the incorporation OF
one company to operate line OF
freight and passenger airsnips, and il
fears that there will be plenty more
such companies advertised within this
next few years. We may expect also
that companies to build, sell and oper
ate new types of hying-machines viii
before long long be seeking stock sub
scriptions in every city in the country
How shall we distinguish the falls,
from the true? The advice of the jour
nal named above is to keep clear of tn,
whole business Aviation, the edito
thinks, is certainly not yet in the com
mercial stage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
Against the Field.
ar Rapids Republican

Cedar Rapids Republican,; At
Springfield, H., there will be great
celebration of Lincolns birthday, the
orators including the ambassadors
from Germany and France, Senator
Dolliver of Iowa, and Mr.. Bryan of
Nebraska With such a variety they
ought to be able to have something
said to please and to charm everyone
We will put Mr.. Dolliver and Mr.. Bry'
an up against anything in the way Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

The Des Moines Register and
Leaders New Year resolution is to
enter into no further contracts to carry
liquor or questionable medical adver-
tisements. The departure is highly
commendable one and Goes that admir-
able paper great credit. 1t is only !.
question Of short time until all the
papers of the state and country will
follow its good example.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Hon. Thomas D. Healy, attorney for
the Illinois Central lines west of the
Mississippi, is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia at his home in Fort Dodge. He
was stricken on Christmas day and his
condition has been critical ever since.
AS indicating the gravity of his case
It is stated that his temperature is Jos
and his pulse 300. Recovery from this
condition would be little less than phe
nomenal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Speaking of peculiar names in
northern Missouri, there is a locality
in Schuyler county not far from Ian
caster known as Dog Walk" 1t
doesn't seem to have occurred to any
other community to get ahead of it
by calling itself Dog Trot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

The farm value of the corn grown
In this country this year is more than
twice, nearly three times the value
of all the wheat produced And wheat
vas an item of considerable size, rep
resenting se16, 100000 in the fields
where it was produced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
MR. euscH,s coNrRlgurloN.

Adolphus Busch's contribution of
$4,000 for the relief of the sufferers
from the earthquake in Italy end Sic
NY, which was sent to the American
Red Cross society, with headquarters
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

as we'll organized there as here, hence
1t is easier for the American artisan
to hold his high wages, and he would
go through a terrific struggle before
he would relinquish the present high
wages he is receiving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
The Daily Gate City

cuss methods of teaching present,aay
scholars TO spell half as well as their
grandparents used to do whose eau-
cational advantages were usually
limited to about three months per
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

1t is said that hypnotism will cure
the drink habit Now we know why
hypnotism has always been regarded
with good deal of suspicion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

If, as the poet tells us, "a fellow feel
ing makes us wondrous kind Ottum
wa should overflow with sympathy
for Messina and Reggie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

OttumWa isn't getting peevlsh over all
the dry humor .ldlged in at her ex-
pense.
The Boone News-Republican is of
the opinion that no intoxicated person
should be permitted to ard railway
trains.
In turning over new leaf have the
finger clean of the stain of irresolu-
tion,' suggests the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald.
A writer in the Peoria Herald
Transcript says a very short girl with
very large inverted washbowl hat
looks like toadstool
The Ohio supreme court has uphe d
the validity of the law authorizing
railroads to charge an extra ten cents
for tickets purchased on trains.
The Burlington Gazette understands
that Warden Sanders of IT Fort Mad
ison penitentiarJ is receiving consid-
cradle literature from the leading nab
erdashers and tailors of the country.
The Davenport Democrat observes
that whenever there is trouble in any
of the South American states or those
of Central America, there is always
one man who is request to start for
the scene, namely: w. l. Buchanan,
formerly of Iowa.
The Iowa Falls Citizen says that At
torney General Byers, in his endeavor
! to find some method of better law Ell.
forcement, is entitled to the support OF
every law abiding citizen. If there is
anything that lows. needs" adds the
| Citizen, sit is less law and better per
! Torrance"
4 do you suppose boy could be
hired for So day to carry gun
over his shoulder and follow track
all over the country, across lots
! through stalk fields, ead go without
dinner?" asks the Northwood An
/ choir, and ansver its own question:
81 guess not, but he would if he
could shoot a jack rabbit and get a
quarter of dollar for it"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
The Wifely Letter.

Chicago Evening Post: A woman
sent in fire alarm yesterday when
she posted letter. 1t must have been
TO her husband
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

foreign speech-makers that they may
bring out They are the two best
speech makers now before the public.
one representing the Republican party
and the other the Democratic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Anyway, the weather is favorable
for the keeping of New Year resolu-
lions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

He is an exceptional individual who
hasn't some advice to offer to the legis-
lature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

Spokane is in a fair way to realize
What southwestern Italy recently I'M
derwent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
DAILY BY MAIL, .

DAILY BY MAIL. >, m
one year. $500 Four months 'si'9 ",
Six months -. l.50 On month -. ....o,,a
Entered in Keokuk postoffice as secoiiu
class matter. a,o,ca
Postage prepaid; terms IN adVa ine the
All subscription orders should ely y ;s a
p o. address and state wiener ~ ~ - ad-
new OF renewal order. II chanse u and
dress is desired, state both the oiu any
Remit by postofflce money or rattsr eo or
press money order, registered iel'ei
The date printed on the address OF, OF ea axl
paper notes when the supscrip.o4i
pires. +beir pa-
pers promptly will confer
giving notice of the fact. -.
Address all communlS,a,ttiornSs nfppANY.
THE GATE CITY COMFAfM 49, -
No. is, North Sixth ST.. Keokuk, LOWE
THE GATE CITY is on sale at 'ae
lowing news stands: Johnson.
Hotel Keokuk. cor. Third ana J Strnst
c. H. Rollins & Co., 629 Main Se'
Ward Bros. SIS Main Street.
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
A Bad Spell.

Des Moines Capital: 1t might not
be bad plan for the teachers to dis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Sioux City Journal hopes that
Ottumwa isn't getting peevish over all
the dry humor .ldslged in at her ex-
pense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

In turning over new leaf have the
finger clean of the stain of irresolu-
tion,' suggests the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

A writer in the Peoria Herald
Transcript says a very short girl with
a very large inverted washbowl hat
looks like a toadstool.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-02

The Boone News. Republican is of
the opinion that no intoxicated person
should be permitted to ard railway
trains.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-23
Having Fun with the Pastor.

The Rev. Charles e. Mccormick,
D. D., pastor Of the Pennington Avenue
Methodist Church of Hartford, Conn,
and one Of the best known Methodist
clergymen in the State, is student Of
human nature. He likes to frequent
study his fellow men. One warm day
this spring, while on a visit to New
York. he was sitting in Madison Square
when a neatly dressed stranger accost-
ed him from bench across the walk.
Soon the two were engaged in conver-
sation.
"Are you interested in horse-racing"
asked the stranger.
81 like a good horse" was the non
committal reply of the clergyman,
whose business suit. crush hat and neg
ligee shirt belied his profession.
Say, I'm telegrapher and get some
dandy tips every day. Maybe you could
use some. They're regular sure
things.'"
Needless to say, the offer was polite
ly declined, but as the stranger began
to press the matter. DR.. Mccormick,
with twinkle in his eye, told the fell
low who he was. The strangers dis
comfture was as pitiful as his de-
parture was awkward and ludicrous.
A day or two later the parson sat in
the same seat, and another stranger,
an old gentleman with a long gray
beard and kindly face, sat down beside
him. One remark led to another until
the clergyman in a burst Of confidence
related his previous experience. 1t
tickled the old man nightly. Chuckling
in great glee and slapping the parson
on the leg, he exclaimed:
"He-he-he! That's corker, old
sport! And he believed itv'-From
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