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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
The Waterway Movement
The Array Of Argument Figures That Supports It and
Corrects Some Popular Errors.

ought to be done and must soon DC
done, entirely irrespective Of all ques.
lions of river traffic. The amount OF
the estimated cost of the deep water
way which is directly caargable TO
the project, and will not have to be
spent In any case, is only % per cent
of the whole.
There is widespread impression
that the volume of river traffic has de-
clined since the old days When the
steamboat was king The truth IS
exactly the reverse of this. The pres
ent volume of commerce on improved
rivers in lhe United States is up
ward OF 64,00o.000 tons annually. This
represents gain of more than 15,-
000, 900 tons over the good old days.
Commerce by interior waterways has
suffered only relative decline, not
an absolute one, though certain indl-
vidual streams. such as the Missouri
and upper Mississippi, show loss IN
actual tonnage carried.
Another error deeply fixed in the
popular mind concerns the sums thus
far spent on the improvement of In.
land waterways by the government.
The total since the work began, for
the whole country from the Hudson
to the Colorado and from the Red
river of the North to the Balize, is
$204, 7eO. 900. This includes every
emergency job, every bit of work
washed out by the floods of half
century ago. the cost of every expert
ment in the curling and tanning OF a
river-tae Mississippi-the like OF
which is not controlled by human
power in another country on the
globe. In view of this. the current
references to 'the s20o.O00.00 chan
mel now existing in the Mississippi
appear in their TRUE light. They rep.
resent unconscious humor.
The present opportunity to drive
these and like facts home Will Ger
tainly not be neglected by the l-ess
of the valley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

The Galesburg Mail Is engaged In
discussion with Or. Percy over the
ACCESSIBILITY Of operating In appendi-
oitis cases. Tho Kewanee Star-Sourior
tells the Mail that it's no use; that
whom It gets severe pain In the
southwestern corner OF It's abdominal
cavity It will hurn up the telephone
wires just like anybody else, calling
In DIR. Percy or some other physician
whose Judgment will then be taken
without a murmur, The Kewanee pa.
per hazards nothing in making such
a prediction. It Is an established rule
that those who are moss inclined to
dispute With physicians when we'll are
the londest in their demands for them
when Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

Billy Sunday IS having his ewr
way al Cedar Rsptas, The fscs is
alike testimony 80 bis sgaetsney and
power as az evangelist an6 tss moral
ard religious character e the eon-
aanisy, At Burlington. Qtturawa ana
e'sswhsre Mr.. Sunday demonstrated
his ability 10 win despite ths most De
ternsfned opposition, TIE criticisms
u which be was subjected and The 90
stsclss pat in ats way hse The effect
81 7oasins his fgAtlng blood AMI max
ms bis SUCCESS the mere certain.
Many were led 20 believe fron this
that csTssIn amoast ~ Opposition 10
Aim was necessary 10 ensure results,
Rlst his csnapatsn st Cedar RapiSs has
sstseslls& this t6sa, str SUNDAY has
hsd 70 opposition there snd 3 sue.
ces3lng tssst The sarae Ii VIII have &c
Re written as the sral verdict con
csrn6rg hsra that he IS ran q RE
aeasasi talents ard rcwsr
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
The Dexi! Is Coins Some.

GrHndy Beu0erass Billy Sunday Is
giving the ieTi1 rim for mis- money
IN the series OF meetings being held
In Cedar Rapids The big tabernacle
Won't hold those who attend and me
daily newspapers are printing double
their asual number Of pages 50 that
every move sentiment and expression
of the hre-sating evangelist may oe
made q matter OF record Sunday
night nian who was C npelled .
hear the sermon through knot nov
in the tabernacle was cnRve. ted.
has been q habit with Sunday o tsss
every city IN which he pitches ~
tabernacle Conservative Cedar RaF
ids was expected TO prove an e1cep
tion. but ii isn'ss Like the rest o.
them ii has got to be a Sunday toTn
ssyen days in the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

Tho Iowa Fire Prevention Associa-
ton has planned 4 vigorous campaign
Of inspection Tor tho state. The work
win be In direct charge Of the execu-
tive committee, which Will appoint
field men In groups OF six and eight
men and send them to every center OF
Importance In Iowa. They will be fol-
lowed by the law aud ordinances COM
mittee, which will SEQ TINT the work
OF the inspection committee is follow,
81 up with practical results in the
way Of city ordinances, 1t is hoped in
this way to lessen the excessive fire
losses which are becoming greater
every year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

III an address HAST week At Kenyon
Cellsgs, GaASSer. Ohio, former Presi-
,seat Eliot as Harvard called apcn she.
government to prevent 0omopolSsste
agreements between CAPITAL sri sseor
asserting that uasonsssa Hfes hi tho
saee OF de@oerseN IN many u It's Folf
eleS. He referred particularly IL she
limitation ri eutpat, because Il meant
shas no osss eeeta DO bis esSA And ne
spoke also cg the laatsattea q the
number d apprentices aud the epao-
Slsioa u free trade sch0elS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

man whoFn I had never seen before.
said the Iowa Thatcher. in telling %
the incident, although our CORES
uondence had made Us firm friends I
knew nothing OF the mans appear
ancs. except that he was sixsy-Elvs
years old. for had never evsn seen
u picture OF hiEn-
-In the station there were about 100
persons waiting TO meet friends con,~
ing ia on the same train which carried
ms. i. Easton. AS I left the train the
Thought s,crurrsd 70 Esze shat. although
STrs Thatcher had promised 20 meet
me. i probably wO1ld miss him and
hare TO % to his home alone Just rs
reached the platform. however.
saw him. HOW did know II was the
mar L had come to sect It is heyoai
ne 10 tell that stepped over u
where he vas standing and We both
stretched oat CUR hands and said:
Hello. isaac B. Thatche-.- Each O.
rs had known the other ar once The
clfraax came UPON going 10 the dinner
table. my wife discovered that In the
dining room OF each home We had
the same kind Of paper On the wall.
Mr.. Thatcher. a this city. has spent
nauc:a time IL tracing his ancestry bat
4 aIthougA he has gone back ftye sen.
erations. be can ind no branch Of ths
family 10 whteh the lsaac B. Taatche,
OF Easeon ualght belong,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

seAn q Rassey, the Independence
weather pgeshes, tsths 20 see arg
sssIas xeess M tAs weather this eaonta
ne predicts that November Will b.
ehaageantes wgsA raeal thunderstorm,
wfsSf. yaSss ara bail Sa pieces as sass
eersher taSs We sge sesng 20 ssye
cold, hard winter Fss bases chs pssr.
sasetfea ea the assertion tAas the sosss
BIRDS wsst early 70 tbs sesssAlsa6f
thai taege ives lsrss esep q e2eSe-y
essss ard sse Squirrels aSa 81 Their
waaseE stores. aasS rAs corr aesSs ~
ts<ht IN tbs gar Furthermore.
acsnss seA easerpElEsgs less beas ssss
ma se asa che Ses n,aa TIE sarea7
aaass saeeSS recently sese Il lllaeess
ana sasa. alr Esssss sSelsass, ss';7s
eaease,s ~ the sRsEs or the S'sis re
esrth sAeelS aeste@1 * t.a@oas. ie@a.
ere asy Ssss week, or ene sssess ss4e'2s-
IN was caused Nv Tese8rs;ss k'ese
nsssagpg Ri:sgesaestiss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

Roons News spnhiican The sur
frasists al Iowa Will moi gain anytains.
BY adopting the lawless methods O
the English snrsragestes. Lawlessness
does not gain svrnnathv in this conn,
try Not only viii 1t retarSi the eauss
OF wosnan's suffrage with the lsgish
ture, but it will also repsl great ma.
iarsty OF Iowa women. who are w
sensible TO endorse violence OF ~.
kind, II the resolution passed at ~
meeting a the Iowa Equal ufrage q
ISOLATION really represents the malo,
ity sentiment Of the organization, tneA
5csnse has been greatly injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
BANKS NAY INSURE DEPOSITS.

Attorney General Byers has handed
down an opinion In bank insurance
case submitted by State Andito'
Bleakly and holds that bank can IN
sure It's deposits; that such insurance
Is not against public policy and IS
permitted by section 1909 of the sup
plement to the code. The insurance
In question is to be taken by tue
bank and not the individual deposition.
The Iowa Bank Deposit Insurance
company sought permission from tse
state auditor to do business In Iowa
and being doubtful whether It could
lawfully write the insurance pre-
posed the state auditor submitted the
question to Attorney General Byers,
The following is the full text OF the
opinion:
Sir: IL am In receipt OF your COM
munication submitting proposed arti-
cles of incorporation of the Iowa Bank
Deposit Insurance company, whose
object is defined by Its articles TO pc
to insure the safekeeping OF books,
papers, moneys, stocks, bonds and ali
other personal property belonging to
persons.S firms and corporations ana
deposited with state. national ana
private banks and trust companies and
to receive them on deposit. with the
provision In said articles that no
/ policy shall be issued until such bank
or trust company has been examined
! by the company's examiner and the
same approved,
"You request an opinion as to wheth.
or such insurance is authorized under
the provisions OF paragraph 5 OF
section 1909. supplement to the code,
/ 1907.
After careful consideration, am OF
the opinion that such Insurance is
| fairly covered by the language OF
said section. that the same is not
against public policy and is. therefore,
4 lawful
''In former opinion given by this
department. 1t was held that COM
pany coul1 not be lawfully organized
4 for the purpose of insaring individual
depositors against losses by reason Of
bank failures. That opinion rested
upon the proposition that the money ol
the dspositor, when placed in the
bank, became the property OF the banh
and hence. the individual deposition
had no insurable interest in such de
posit.
The further reason for such hold
ing was that 10 authorize such insur
ance would tend 70 unsettle business
and be against public policy for ths
reason that the volume Of insurance
written would depend upon the sus
picson and distTust which the compsn,
would be able to create in the In
U dividuai depositor.
These objections are ohriated b,
the plan now under consideration. ths
insurance being taken by the banl
and not by the deposition.
The further objection usually urge
against the insuriug OF bank deposit.
that it compels the solvent. careful
banking institutions to pay the losse
of the careless and insoivent institu
tions does not obtain in this case 10
the reason that each bank is to b
carefully examined before IFS risk !
taken by the company. and fer TIL
further reason that the insurance
voluntary on the part Of the bank an
Is not made compulsory by ssatutor
enactment
. Respectfully submitted.
"H. W. BYERS.
Acknowledgement of lows
October ~, 1893.
Hon. John l. Blsakly,
Auditor of State
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

One year "a OolFour Months .''si'Ms
Nix months ..-s., l,tolona month ... .s.,,md
Entered In Kcokuk postoIhcc a. se0oAS
plNns matter. - aavanca
Poatage prepaid; terms IN = ',es.a The
Ali A,lbscrtption orders should kNe w
- q. aidreaa and state whether 4 8
new or renewal order, ~ ohanhc ~, y. ana
dreps in aesired. stato both the e'u ""~
new addrcas. a.r AZ.
Remit by poatoiiicc money or ,as a.
proas money order, registered ietts "
draft at our rink .A
The date printed on the addrenn, ns cay ~.
paper notes when tho Subscription
ptres 1890. 4nat, ~
pera promptly VIII confer favor "
giving notice OF the fact
AdIrona all communications 70
Tun GATE CITY COMPANY.
No, M North Sixth ST.. keokuk. ioWss
TItB GATE CITY Is on sale * the tos-
lowing news standr.
Hotel Kcolxuls. cor. Third and Johnson
a III. Roilinp \ Co, Gsa Main street
Ward Rros., tsh Main street.
Depot News stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

The NstioaSl horticultural casSyess
70 es held AZ ceaneil Shuts she week
beginning Novesaeer IS win - qSs5ts
an AFFAIR. No less thar forty states
viii ee represented and the exhibits
viii break al records, Extra sgaes s
eesng provided BY roofing ever che
streets adjacent 10 the aaaSterians Tor
distance IL zoo feet IN either atree~
ttsn, Every feos os this VIII be taAsn,
and II Is feared aow that there viii 81
seae exhibitors, isss ~ anElyfag wae
eaniet ne provided With aecens@eas,
tSsas, TIE atsraesloa VAL - wsll
westh going across the state 20 see
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

The warden Of the Arkansas rent,
tea,iary has ordered pumpkin pie
served once a week 10 the inmates Of
that Institution, II Is to be remembers
ed. However. that there are pumpkin
pies and pumpkin pies
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

IN some PARTS OF Illinois corn hasgs
ers have refused 10 work longer for
three cents q husAel and have struck
Ter tlve, The situation aces net en-
COURAGE the iseA that pork and hsss
are lsksN 10 decline price III the
near fSisstrN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

With her skirts tied tfgatlr about
Aer ankles 10 keep them frou Hatter>
Img IN the breeze, Mrs Nan nesstsA ee-
eupiea the pssSenger seat beside VII
bug Wright, say the dispatches,
Naturalsy the Sioux City Tribune asks
the question: Are the laStssS ankles
III she habit et aattering IN ehe
nseezes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
LET THERE eE LIFE.

LET THERE BE LIZ (.
II came with the threat Of waning
niooS
And the wall OF an ehblns tide,
hut many q woman has lived for less.
And many man aas died,
For life upon !sie took hold and
passed,
Strong In u fate set free,
Out OF the deep into the dark
On for the years to be,
Between the gleam OF a waning moon
And the song OF an ebhing tide,
Chance upon chance OF lovs ana death
Took wing for the world ~ vide
q lear out OF leaf Is the wa. ~ the
land
Wave out Of wave OF tae sea,
And who shalt reckon what lives may
ike
In the life that we haae 70 be,
Nv, E,Heniey,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

Mrs. NfSlllarn NJ, WINS. who Is re-
garsssa as enc of the most eoaservas
rive Sasrags ties, reeeasiy remarked,
u we,sga rather, kick i policenassAS
Ast on than talk Of she EssgiisA SUI,
fgasestes, The DSs Mclses Trih0ne
Ii mean enough 70 say thar she GER
taiasS eossla eo@et on larger and
fsaru enthusiastic audience
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

law needs is time In order to dem.
onstrate by its practical workings thas
II is d genuine Republican measure
and potent factor in promoting the
general prosperity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
4 ssmarsahis sarher.

E1wa CfsE Republican. Iowa City
has i barber with nsoss remarkable
record He was drawn as 4 Juror In
sisa district court was found TO know
ns,Sisiag shout il ana had expressed
no 0saEson respecting the same ana
when the fsary returned u verdict. ii,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

An Illinois man aas discovered that
lhnhar9er cheese Is a cure for can,
Ger Never mind the remedy, Bring
on the disease,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

A man in bloomington, Ind, which
Is u dry town, has been sued for .
$4,000 liquor bin, He must have been
d good deal drier than the town,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

was at his chair Eha next morning and
said nothing ahnEr the case or the yer
dict returned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

IN the oeErica OF me Cedar Ra95ss
Republican. ms Seventh district IS
gSrang The stats n example es q boss
ridden ssats Of affairs snas = apRalf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

TIE CeusesI BaHsas SonpareiT AaS
assecxsred shaz many Eaan has a4t
ar excsllsns ecfnicn u himself STAT
tered ~ a<2lsg to- rsscnsy or grynzg 20
eorrew nsere Ard wanx anpsasr
sss lesz an excellent veeuratScr ev
succeeding n gasasag asftce ssr aer,
rowing menex Gets xsa1 gcfag and
corza-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

keokuS. iowa -. November |, 1902.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01
THE GATE CITY
PuRI.IsHEp ny
THE GATE CITY COMPANY
,A1t.y ar MAIL

: = aklnvlM Manager
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-01

z was "a the Fsaint 81 messing .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
STOPS AT EAGLE ISLAND.
Roosevelt's Call at Peary's Home
Was Unexpected.

PORTLAND, Me-. September 27.-The
arctic steamer Roosevelt arri I'd upex-
pectedly yesterday at Eagle Island, Com
mander Peary's home. to leave Peary's
personal belongings and to receive sup
Elementary orders. The vessels arrival
was a surprise, for Commander Peary,
who preceded her to his home. eaia
nothing of the possibility of her touching
at Eagle Island. On the other hand, when
she sailed from Sydney Wednesday morn
ing last, the general understanding was
that she would proceed direct to New
York. with a probability OF taking part
in one Of the Hudson-Fulton naval pa
rades.
After unloading Peary's belongings.
which filled four or five small boats. the
Roosevelt had steam up ready to sail
for New York.
Although all hands on board the Roose.
welt were instructed not to talk about
the Cook controversy, Matt Henson, the
negro cook, who was with Peary in his
final dash north. said that he had talked
with every Eskimo who went up with
Cook and knew every one of them. but
was not at liberty to reveal what he had
learned. Henson said further that Cook
had practically no experience when he
went north: that he knew nothing about
building sledges. and was absolutely in
experienced in driving Eskimo dogs
S..'O.i Soio ei'ol hc WdS VI tHe opinion
that Cook could not even harness a dog
correctly.
There is considerable doubt about the
Roosevelt taking any part In any naval
parade during the Hudson Fulton cele.
bration even though she should arrive in
New York In time. All that Capt. Bart
lett. would say concerning this was:
IL the Roosevelt is in the parade
will be on the bridge"
The Roosevelt with favorable weather
should arrive in New York Tuesday night
or Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

car fifty feet long. While Baldwin has
the stronger motor and the advantage OF
greater speed. Tomlinson's machine Is
lighter, and offers less resistance to the
wind.
Historical Exhibits Open.
Students Of history had their oppor-
tunity today. when exhibitions bearing
in some manner upon the days Of Hud-
son and Fulton opened at eighteen diff
ferent places in the city. The American
Museum Of Natural History displayed
q collection showing the life and hab-
it's of the Indians Of the Hudson river
valley and Manhattan Island. At the
Metropolitan Museum of Art more than
1870 works of old Dutch masters had
been added to the collection OF paint
ings. In the Botanic Garden of Bronx
Park every plant that grew here when
Hudson arrived was marked with the
letter III and at the Geological Gar
den the Hudson-Fulton flag drew atten-
ton to the animals INDIGENOUS to the
Public Library displayed prints and
books relating to Hudson and Fulton.
Plan Joy for Visitors.
While the warships had no official
part in todsy's program. their ofiicers
and men were not idle. Elaborate
plans have been made for their enter
tainment throughout the week Today
Gen. Leonard Wood was chief host at
a reception to the naval officers given
at the headquarters Of the Department
of the East on Governors Island. This
evening the Metropolitan Opera House
will contain q distinguished gathering.
when the celebration commission noios
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
JURY ATTACHES NO BLAME
CORONER REPORTS ON DEATHS
OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS.
Emanuel Thomas, Killed by Automo-
bile; John Jones, Who Fell
Down Elevator Shaft.

Coroner hewitt held an inquest at the
morgue today to fix the responsibility. If
any, for the death Of Emanuel Thomas.
coored, who was killed by an automobile
driven by G: w. Taylor, superintendent Of
transportation of the Southern railway.
The accident occurred at the intersection
Of Massachusetts, avenue and H street
mort beast last Saturday evening about Z
O'Clock. Mr.. Taylor was exonerated.
The coroner also Investigated today the
circumstances attending the death of
John Jones, colored, who fell down an
elevator shaft at the Union station Sat-
urday evening while operating an cleo
trical truck and died before assistance
could reach him.
Summary Of Evidence.
The Thomas case was first taken up and
five witnesses were examined. The evil
dence was to the effect that Thomas,
who was sixty-five years of age. was
crossing the street when the automobile
came from behind another machine that
was standing on the street struck him.
knocked him down and inflicted injuries
from which he died few minutes after
reaching the Casualty Hospital.
After a few minutes Of elaboration the
jury returned a verdict as follows:
Emanuel Thomas came to his death
September %, 1909. at the Casualty Hos
pltal OF fracture OF the Skull Dy Deln&
struck by an automobile. Said automobile
was operated by Grant Taylor. In our
judgment no blame can be attached to
said Grant Taylor"
Verdict In Jones Case.
The jury in the Jones case fixed no
blame for the accident. neither does the
verdict say it was unavoidable. 1t reads
as follows: John D. Jones came to his
death at the Terminal station from frac-
ture of the skull and hemorrhage caused
by falling with an electric truck through
an elevator shaft at the Terminal sta
ton"
A number Of persons. fellow employees
of the deceased, who witnessed the acct
dent were examined by the coroner.
The evidence showed that Jones was
operating an electric truck at the Union
station, and in some manner he lost
control of 1t and ran into the guards
about an elevator shaft. breaking them
and falling into hte shaft with the truck
and heavy box that was on it. His
body was badly crushed by the weight
falling on 1t, and he was dead when the
employees OF the station reached him.
Messrs. Alvin Reed, Joseph Bready, J..
E. Sheahan. Hugh Cane. James NJ. Ar
RANDALL and Lewis Socks constituted a
coroner's jury, hearing both cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
SCHOONER SUNK WITH CREW.
Steamer Runs Down Small Craft
Hailing From Canadian Port.

BUFFALO, September 27.-The steam
er City of Erie, from Cleveland, Ohio,
ran down q schooner supposed to be the
Eccleston, hailing from a Canadian port,
early today off Erie, Pa. The schooner
sank and three OF her crew. two men and
a woman. went down with her. Two men
were rescued by small boats, but were
unconscious and have not recovered suffi-
GENTLY to give the names Of the crew or
the name of the boat.
Passengers on the steamer were thrown
from their berths by the collision and
some of them came on deck in their
night clothes. Through the efforts of the
officers they were soon Quieted.