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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-16
Artistic Booklet Describing Train Service

A'hS'ie Doohiet DeSCrIDing rain Service
The rapidly changing panorama of
mountain peak, giant gorge, wooded
slope and rushing torrent passes viv-
IDLY before the mind S eye while pc
ruslng the latest publication from the
Passenger Department of the Nor
thern Pacific Railway. A very
dainty booklet indeed is that entitled
Northern Pacific Train Service. "
with its cover of soft and pleasing
gray. upon which is impressed in
five colorS picture of mountain
canyon, with embossed lettering in
gold. The inside is fully as attract
i've. carrying scenes in color on every
page, depicting the excellence of
Northern Pacific service, attractions
of the trip and beauties of the land
scape as viewed from car windows.
Pictures of the engines and cars
which make ur the superb trans con-
tlnental trains operated by the road ,
diagrams of the interior arrange
ment of the cars. simplified tables of
time and distance, combine to give
the prospective traveller complete in
formation as to the service he will
enjoy if he takes THE Scenic High
way Through the Land of Fortune. 3"
Brief text also conveys some idea of
the commercial and agricultural pro-
gress of the Northwest during the
twenty-six years since the compile
tlon of the Northern Pacific. The
booklet will be sent to any address
on receipt of four cents in stamps,
and while it is an advertising publi-
cation it is well worthy place upon
any library table. 1t may be OBJ
taincd upon application to A. NJ.
Clcland, General Passenger Agent,
ST. Paul.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-16

SOME men are doubly spendthriftS;
they waste both time and money.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-16

WHEN children have to wait for
dinner they will hate the guests.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-16

Who is it that has said there were
three kinds of lies: " Lies, id lies,
and statistics
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-16

SOMETIMES woman that 5 wronged
Furnishes the man who has wronged
her to such an extent that he becomes
the injured party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
DID NOT FIND
A BARBER POLE
Scientist criticizes Cook for Not
Shaving and Peary for His
Sensationalism,

BERKLEY, Cal, Sept. Critics
ing DR.. Frederick A. Cook for failing
to shave before his arrival in Copen-
hagen and declaring that Pearys mes
sages favor of Buffalo Billism, Prof
George J. Davidson, an authority on
astronomy and geography, of the
University of California severly ar
raigned the two explorers. II believe
that both Peary and Cook were at the
pole said Prof. Davidson, "for no
sane man would be fool enough to
make such a claim without proof. but
the action of both explorers SAVIOR of
the press agent, preparing for lee
ture tour. Cook could easily have
shaved and donned civilized garb
while on the ship which took him to
Copenhagen, while Peary's message
that he had nailed the stars and
stripes to the pole, is bombastic and
indicate that we may expect more
Buffalo Billism on his return
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
6oatswaln Who Was With Him Con.
firms the Story Of His Appro.
priatlns Stores OF
Or. Cook.
ALSO IVORY AND SKINS
Not Only Took the Provisions sus
Also Gathered up the Col.
lection Of Tusks and
PeIts.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 14.-Alau
Whitten, who was boatswain Of the
Peary auxiliary steamer Erik in 1909
and again in 1908, adds his quota ia
the polar controversy.
On his expeditions he naturally saw
much Of Peary and knew Of Pearyss
plans. He was also on the Erik in the
summer Of 1907 when she lay for
week in Sydney alongside the schoon-
er John r.. Bradley, in which Dr..
Cook was starting for the pole, the
Erik that year going to Hudson Bay
for the Canadian government.
Whitten says that the Bradley was
abundantly equipped for Cooks ex-
petition, having supplies for at least
three years. He confirms tho charge
made by DR.. Cook at Copenhagen that
Peary's people took Cooks provisions.
adding that not only die the crew Of
the ship take Cooks stores that were
at Etah, but that boats were sent to
Annatook, thirty miles distant, to re-
move Cooks provisions which were
stored there. The boatswain also made
| tae statement that both Cooks and
! Franske's collections of ivory and
skins, some of them very valuable,
likewise were taken He said that the
trouble with Peary's previous expe-
ditions had been the lack Of supplies.
Instead of remaining away for three
: years, Commander Peary was com
PEELED to return after about fifteen
months. the real reason, Whitten de-
clared, being that ne did not have
enough supplies to remain longer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
BALLINGER AND
PINCHoTT STAY
Neither one Of Them viii Quit His
Job and the Friction VIII
be Smoothed Over.

BEVERLY, Sept. 4.-"Secretary
Ballinger will not resign. Forester
pinchott will hold his job. The squab-
BILE between the land and forestry bu-
reaus of the government will be nice
ly smoothed over and all will be love-
ly in administration ranks. This is
the prediction made by those IN ths
presidents confidence and they say
that If any statement is made by Taft
before his departure this after
noon. it will embody these facts. Iaft
is convinced an upaeayal in the gov
ernment departments would only re-
suit in disaster to the party and IN
bitterness that would outlast his ad-
ministration. This pacification, IT is
believed, has been accomplished
through his conferences with Balm
ger and correspondence carried on
with Pinchott and others in his bur-
eau. Pincnott has satisfactorily ex-
planned his side of the story and the
explanation of Ballinger has also met
with his approval.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Peculiar and Probably Fatal Accident
Which Was the Result of Two
Men Playing a
Joke.
PHYSICIANS BAFFLED
injured Mans Body Filled and BIoat-
ed With Air and Doctors Can
not Reduce the
Size.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14-With his body
terribly bloated. John Miscoho of
Whiting, Ind. is dying in local
hospital as the result of a practical
joke played upon him by Michael
Yochian. A warrant charging MUIR
der has been sworn out for the man.
The two men were employed at the
Standard Oil plant at Whiting. They
were joking when Yochian laughingly
seized an air hose having 10 pounds
pressure to the inch and pointing 1t at
Miscoho. turned open the stop cock.
The force Of the air tore away Mis-
coho's intestines and inflated his
whole body horribly. Physicians
worked over him for three hours and
then rushed him to Chicago by special
train. The physicians are unable to
reduce the size of his body and declare
the case is unparalleled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
CARROLL WILL
GO WITH TAFT
Has Accepted the Invitation for the
Boat Ride From, st. Louis to
New Orleans.

DES MONIES. Sept. 14.-Governor
Carroll has accepted an invitation to
accompany President Taft on his trip
down the Mississippi river from ST.
Louis to New Orleans, leaving Oct
%. Senator Cummins Is also deeply
interested in the river improvement
question and desires to make the trip.
although he has not yet decided
whether he will do so. Eight United
States senator's, thirty-five governors
and seventy-five members of con-
gress have already accepted invita-
tions to accompany the president
down the river They will be the
guests of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep
Waterways association and the Bnsi-
ness Mems league of st. Louis. Sep
arate steamboats, will be provided for
the president and his party, the gov
ernors and the senators and members
of congress A week from today Gov.
ernor Carroll will 60 to Andrew to
take part in the dedication of the
monument Of Ansel Briggs, first COVER
nor Of Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
The Old Settlers.

CARTHAGE, H., Sept. 14.-The
old settlers of Hancock county held
their annual reunion at Carthage. A
large crowd was present and the
weather was ideal, The Plymouth band
furnished music and there were nu-
merous attractions, including a sue
cessful balloon ascension. The prin-
cipal address was delivered by Ex-
Senator o. F. Berry. DIR. H. D. Hoov-
err, the new president of Carthage col
lege. also gave short talk. The fol
lowing prizes were awarded: To the
oldest male settler, pair Of shoes.
Joseph Cox, of Stillwell, came to
county in 1892. Oldest female SCI
tier, a bonnet, Mrs. S. F. Bryan, OF
La Harpe. born in 1886. Oldest per
son present born in county, silk UNI
brella, Mrs. Dizzy Smith, of Carthage
born in 1882. Others competing
were: H. o. Knox, Of Warsaw, born
in 1893. Mrs. c. G. Rider, of La
Harpe, born in 1897; Mrs. Margaret
roty of Basco, born in 1895.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
People Of Utica Are Much Wrought up
over the Affair of Yesterday
Since Second Child
Dies.
A REWARD is OFFERED
Mayor Makes a Personal Reward and
the City Council Doubles it
in Attempt to Unravel
Mystery.

UTICA. N. Y, Sept. 14.-The sec
ond victim of the italian child mur-
der. little Ferdinand Infuenzeno, aged
two years and half, died in Paxton
hospital early today. The police are
no closer to finding even the motive
for the crime than they were an hour
after the six-year-old sister was found
Monday morning lying beside her dy-
ing baby brother and the corpse OF
her little playmate. Mayor Wheeler
offers personal reward of $3.50 for
the murderer. The council has in
creased this to $500. 1t may be that
other rewards will be offered, for the
people of Utica, especially the ltal-
ians. are fearfully aroused by the
crime The police have two or three
theories. One is that the shots were
fired by some one who hated the fam
lilies. or that the children were the
victim of maniac. 1t is the later that
the police fear. In that case, muir
derous lnuatic may be at large seek
ing to kill more children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
FLOPPlNG
OVER in OMAHA
National Convention Of the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles Opened
Today With Much
Interest.
POLITICS ARE LIVELY
Many Candidates For the High offices
ana Many Cities Wish to En-
tertain the Next Con-
vention.


OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 14.-Politics
got an early start in the national con-
vention of the Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, which opened today. and al
ready three candidates are in the field
for the Office of vice president, and at
least six cities are ayowed bidders for
The ofice' 81 pre- & conceded to
the present vic ident, Frank e.
Bennett Of z end, Ind. who. by
precedent, yds to the chief
ofice OF er by virtue of his
present IN.
The "a for next years conven.
ton u ming up, long before the
delegates have arrived. Syracuse,
Saratoga, New Haven, st. Louis, Cleve
land and st. Paul have delegates on
hand, who are ready to show the ad
vantages of their respective cities fol
next years meeting. San Francisco
was early on the ground to claim the
honors of entertaining the convention
in 1911.
r. w. Camp of Kentucky wants tn.
Southern States represented on thu
official makeup of the ballot for thu
coming year, and is devoting his tim,
to that end.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Still CRYING
AGAINST COOK
Peary Cannot Seem to Keep Quiet and
Attend to His own Business
Of Proving His
Claim.
UNEvENTFUL JOURNEY
Says That His Successful Trip North
Was Not Near as Exciting as
Had Been Previous
\ satassRs -ones.

I BOSTON, J, Sept. -Reiterating
that Dr.. Cook has falsified in his dec
iaration that he had reached the north
pole, but giving little further details
of his dash and omitting entirely any
mention of Harry Whitney, Command
.er Peary is today quoted here in mes
sage by wireless from Battle Har-
Dor, replying to an Interrogation as
to DR.. Cooks claim, Pearys reply was:
1T is simply untrue. have express
ed myself clearly in my dispatches.
Dr. Cooks attempt to convince scien-
fists that ne has been to the pole will
be futile. Our expedition was in the
arctic regions and we expected to get
back about this time or few weeks
later. There was a suspicion that we
hoped to reach the pole this year and
had carefully prepared for what we
believed would be the final trip
The journey was less eventful than
any of my previous trips. The actual
reaching of the 9Oth parallel and being
able to take observations at the pole
! itself, was an event of supreme I'M
portance to science, an event which
quite naturally makes us all feel an
exultation which hope is pardonable,
but there was lss adventure, less OF
the thrilling and hair breadth escapes
4 than in earlier days for we had as
!. thorough knowledge of the arctic re
eions as we now have"
/ In the message Peary made no ex
i planation as to why Whitney left the
Roosevelt, nor would the explorer en-
ter into any further conversation a:
to his Communicating of Cooks sup
plies, or the proof he has declared wa:
in his possession taat the Brooklyn
man had not reached the top OF th'
earth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
COMET
HAS BEEN SEEN
Can be Located Now With Strong
Telescope After Absence of
Seventy Years.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. IA
Helley's comet, for which astronomers
have been eagerly watching, has been
seen, after an absence of seventy
years, according to dispatch receiv-
ed at the Harvard Observatory from
Prof Wolff of Heidelberg. The sight
was obtained September II, 5642 in
right ascension, 6 hours Is minutes,
12 seconds; declination, II degrees II
minutes north. 1t could be made out
only with large telescope.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
BRYAN not TO
Be OVERLOOKED.
People Must Not Imagine That North
Pole Discoverers Are the Only
People on This Earth
Of Ours.
TALKS ON PLATFORMS
Says That He Has Never Repudiated
Platform After His Election
Which is the Solemn
Truth.

DALLAS, Texas, Sept 14.-In
speech before an enormous crowd here
today, William Jennings Bryan scored
Texas senators and representatives.
who voted for duty on hides, de-
nouncing them for violating the party
platform pledges and for aiding Can
nonism. The speech Is considered as
direct challenge to Senator Joseph
Bailey, although Bailey's name was
not mentioned by the Nebraskan.
Bryan's speech incorporated three
planks which he declared every con-
gressional platform should incorpor-
ate. One plank referred to the bind
ing power of platforms. The second
to the overthrow of Cannonism and
the third to the tariff. That a plat
form is binding upon one who runs
upon it, is automatic. Bryan declar-
ed. II believe a candidate has the
right to repudiate his platform If he
believes the platform to be wrong
but this Reputation must be made be-
| fore election, SO that his declarations
on the subject may constitute a new
platform which will be binding upon
HIM" He declared that he had repu-
dated platforms but that he had al
ways done 1t before election and not
/ afterwards. This part of the speech
is considered here as referring to
Senator Bailey who voted for q duty
on hides although he supported the
| democratic platform In his prediction
speeches. The platform throughout
Texas was considered pledge fo'
free raw material Another plant
which he suggested as one that shoult
be adopted throughout Texas reads
A platform is a pledge given by can
, didates to voters and when ratif1ed a
the polls becomes contract betweei
the official and his constituents. T.
violate in letter or in spirit is not On
, " undemocratic but repugnant to tn
, principal of representative government
, and constitutes an embezzlement Q
, power. The third plank suggested
denounced despotism known as Car
onism and favored an amendment Q
) the rules OF the house of represente
: tiyes. The rest OF the speech was a
argument in favor of the tariff prir
;, cipals as laid down by the planks
the party. The republicans were az
= nounced for revising the tariff vi
. ward and democrats who helped, wer
!. referred to frequently.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Left Beverly This Morning For His
Twelve Thousand Mile Swing
Around the United
States.
THE SUMMER CAPITOL
Little Massachusetts Town is Now a
Mere Spot on the Map Since
the offices Are
Closed.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 14.-Presi-
dent Taft left his summer home to-
day for Washington, but his way lies
along the Pacific coast, the Gulf OF
Mexico and the Atlantic coast and be-
fore he reaches the capitol and re-
sumes his duties at the white house,
the president will have travelled H.
729 miles, visited 20 states and two
territories. made about 300 speeches,
shaken hands with probably 100000 per-
sons and be seen and heard by three
million people. With the exception OF
the famous 1903 Roosevelt trip, the
Taft trip will discount anything be-
fore attempted by an American presi-
dent and in many ways will discount
even the Roosevelt trip. When the
president started for Boston, the ex-
ecutive Offices in the board of trade
building were closed and the working
force OF clerks, stenographers and
telegraphers left for Washington
Their route is little more direct than
that of the executive. Beverly has
lost its proud title of "summer cap,
ital'' and is once more mere point
on the map, like it was before the
nations chief picked it out as a
golfing and resting place. The presi-
dent did not delude himself into think
ing the forthcoming trip will be either
picnic or siesta. 1t seems likely
to be the hardest two months ne ever
nut in and in man features will be 9
repetition of last falls campaign
tour. Some of his friends even admit
that 1t is in reality campaign look
ing toward four years more. One o.
the most picturesque as well as his
tcrical incidents will be Taft's meet
ing at Ell Paso with President Diaz O
Mexico. A few words between TIN
two presidents it is expected will e
further than months of negotiation
between the foreign offices OF the tw'
powers. A little heart to heart tall
will probably bring an understanding
upon matters which might II lett I
themselves. develop into seriou
breaches between the American RI
publics. Out at Seattle, the presiden
will take in the Alaska Yukon expo
sition. Down in New Orleans he WI
attend the lakes to the gulf waterway
convention. In Texas, at Corpu
Christi, he will visit the 100000 acr
ranch owned by his brother.
August. Ga, ne will play golf. ~
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. b
special train leaves for the wes
Albany will be reached at 3:45 p. m
and is the first stop in til itinerary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
THE BANKERS
ARE in SESSION.
Convention Of the National AssocIa-
tlon Opened Its Annual ses-
sion This Morn
Ing.
CANNON MAKES SPEECH
"uncIe Joe" Was Warmly Received
This Noon Just Before the Re.
cess For the Dinner
Hour.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-The greatest
gathering of financiers America has
ever witnessed, the convention of the
American Bankers Association got
down to business today when the first
session was called to order at ten
o'clock. The immense Auditorium the
ater was crowded with delegates and
spectators, assembled to hear the ad-
dresses by some of the leading finan-
cial lights of the country and to hear
the reports. President George NJ.
Reynolds called the convention to or
der. After an invocation, Governor
Deneen Of Illinois and Joseph T. Tai
bert, president of the Chicago Clear
Ign House association delivered brief
addresses of welcome.
1t was several minutes before Sec
retary Farnsworth could start to read
his annual report after Talbert's ad-
dress.
The routine report of the treasur-
er and auditing committee were then
4 read as we'll as the report of the exc
cutive committee, general consul, and
the standing protective committee.
\ Chairman F. O. Walks Of Nashville
Tenn. read the report of the executive
council.
At noon at the conclusion Of the reg
ular morning program, the conven
tion listened to an informal address b.
Speaker Joe Cannon, who spoke in
formally. Uncle Joe" got big ova
zion. The convention then recessed
Considerable interest is attached t,
: the report of the bill of lading com
! mittee, which was read at the open
: ing of the afternoon session. Afte
{ the committee on express companie
: and the currency committee had re
ported, Hon. Lawrence O. Murray
comptroller of currency, was intro
duced and discussed some problem
of his office. He was followed b
James j. Hill, the railroad magnate
whose address on national wealth wa
! regarded as one of the most impor
ant of the whole convention. The frs
, business session closed with a rapi
fire debate on practical banking que'
tions, speakers being limited to fiv
minute talks and discussions bein
n confined to 80 minutes on each topi'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
A Flying Omnibus.

& PARIS, Sept. 14.-Francis Laur, a
French engineer and inventor. an.
nounces the invention of flying ON
nibus capable of transporting mer-
chandise and passengers. He has
asked the municipal council 70 grant
him franchise for the city of Paris
He claims to have obtained French
patents, but explains that he is un
able to reveal the details of his ma
chine pending the acquiring of for
eign patents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
pacific directors.

NEW YORK. Sept 14.-At a meet
Ing of the directors of the Southern
Pacific here today, former Judge
Robert S. Lovitt was elected chair
man of the executive committee.
Jacob Schiff and William Rockefeller,
who were yesterday elected to the
directorate OF the Union Pacific were
elected directors Of the Southern "a
cific today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Too Late Now.

KEEL, Sept. 14.-Prince Henry OF
Prussia announced that Emperor Will
liam had accepted the protection of
the enterprise named the German act
tic airship expedition which purposes
to conduct sciel.tif.c research iii the
unknown polar seas by means of
dirigible airship. This project was
initiated before DR.. Cook and Com
mander Peary reported having discoy-
cred the pole
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
We ather Conditions.

The depression in the upper Missis-
sippi valley has filed up since yester-
day, leaving an area of moderately
low pressure in Iows. The tempera-
ture has risen in front of the low
barometer from the upper Mississippi
valley to the lake region and north
eastern states, and there have been
showers from the northern plateau
region 10 the upper Mississippi, which
are followed by fair, cooler weather
in the northwest and the mountain
and plateau regions, with the western
field of high pressure extending from
Oregon to eastern Texas.
The barometer remains high in
the eastern portion of the country.
with generally fair weather, except
there has been heavy local rain at
Jacksonville, Florida.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
.lnhn A. GriswoId Dead.

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 14.-John A.
Griswold, aged Ss. died here TO-DAY.
cr;swold was formerly president OF
the Illinois Central railroad. he
afterward became chairman of the
board OF directors of the G., B. & Q.
road He was one OF the founders OF
the Newport casino.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Eor Another onaratlon

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 14.-Gov.
John A. Johnson will 60 to Rochester
Mimi, to undergo another operation,
the result of an operation for appen-
dicitis several years ago which left
several painful adhesions. The gov
ernor does not regard the operation as
serious.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
THE WEA THEIR.
indic-tlons For Iowa, Illinois and Mis-.
souri,. Wired From Chicago.

Fer Keokuk and vicinity: Showers
tonight or Wednesday. Cooler to-
night.
For Illinois: Unsettled with prob
ably showers tonight or Wednesday.
Cooler tonight north portion Cooler
Wednesday.
For Iowa: Showers tonight or We'd
nesday. Cooler tonight.
For Missouri: Showers tonight or
Wednesday. Cooler.