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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES.

4 Twelve billion dollars worth OF
manufactures have been exported
from the United States in the last
12O years, eight billions or two-thirds,
of this enormous total within the last
! twenty years, and six billions, or one
| half, in the last eleven years.
This is the standardization of a state
ment just prepared by the bureau OF
statistics of the department OF COM
MERGE and labor. The first years
record of the foreign commerce of the
United States under the present form
of government covers, of course, the
fiscal year 1890, and the termination
of the fiscal year 1909 completes 20
years of commerce. The bureau g
statistics has just completed its rec
ord of the commerce of the fiscal
year 1909. and combining it with the
accumulated records of foreign COM
merce from 1889 down to date, finds
that the total exports of domestic
merchandise of all kinds during the
120 years have aggregated forty-six
billion dollars, of which twelve bill
lions, or &c per cent, were mahufac-
lures; that more than one-half of this
enormous total of twelve billion dol
lars went out of the country during
the eleven years ending with 1909;
and that two-thirds of this total went
out during the twenty years ending
with 1909. In other words, the value
of the manufactures exported since
1898 is as great as all that exported
in the 109 years prior to that date,
while the total for the last twenty
years is twice as great as the total of
the Immediately preceding 100 years.
The shares which manufactures
form Of our exports has steadily adj
vanced as the years have passed. In
the decade 179O-1799 manufactures
formed 6.5 per cent of the domestic
merchandise exported; in the decade
ended with 1919, 60 per cent; in the
decade ended with 1889, "a per cent;
in the decade ended with 1859, 1875
! per cent; in the decade ended with
1879. 20.3 per cent; in the decade
ended with 1919, 60 per cent; in the
in the decade ended with 1909, SIG
per cent.
4 OF the 36S millions dollars worth OF
manufactures sent to Europe in 1908
ninety-seven million dollars was cop
per, fffty-five millions mineral oil
forty-seven millions manu- features Of
iron and steel, thirty-nine millions
manufactures of wood, seventeen mil
lions naval stores, and fourteen mil
lions agricultural implements
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girls believe that they can not leave
the houses as long as they are in debt.
OF course this is fictitious assump-
ton but it has served the purpose of
the slave owners.
The girls are in debt first for the
money watch has been paid the pro
curers for bringing them to the i'm
moral houses. Then they are charged
for the parlor clothes which are placed
upon them and they are charged about
five times as muca as they are worth.
Finally, the debt is increased by the
money which the procurers borrow
from the resort owners upon them.
These loans are willingly made in or
der to keep the girls constantly in
debt, until they become hardened to
the life, are diseased, or are too
ashamed to face parents and friends
and are willing to stay in the houses
without compulsion
It may seem strange that with peo-
pie passing to and fro on tho streets
almost every minute that these girls
do not run away even though half
clad. or call to some one upon the
street Many girls attempt to escape
and are forced back into slavery. They
are not permitted to go near the win
dows often times because of police
regulations.
Many girls tell visitors at the i'm.
moral houses that they wish to get
away, only to find that they have con
fided in the so-called ringers who
are sent to them and appear to sym
pathize vita them, as a ruse, to ascer-
tain whether they will tell that they
wish to get away. as they have been
forbidden to do. If the girls say that
they want to get out of the houses,
the ringers report to the proprietors
and the girls are whipped, i'll treated
and cowed into submission. Then
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02
year as the activities Of the depart
ment expand ana multiply.
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

i 1t was only thirteen years ago tina
the first experimental free rural de
\ livery route was established and less
than ten years since the first full
4 county service was attempted. Nov
] the rural letter carriers number ar
4 army of $4,000, travelling more than
! 100000 miles of road each day and
serving 100000 families. Notwith
standing its suddenness this prodig
ious growth has been accompanied by
the development of auxiliary business,
es. Already the field is full of houses
| that have sprung up to fill the REQUIRE
ments of the carriers for special cloth
ing, vehicles, wagon heaters, stamp
/ and coin cabinets, mail boxes and all
sorts of devices and appliances pecn.
liarly for the convenience, comfort
and dispatch of the rura, carriers
business.
In a recent address before the ma
tional association of rural letter car
riers Mr.. P. v. De Graw. fourth assist
ant postmaster general, reviewed some
of the benefits resulting from the es-
adjustment of the service. Looking
at the gain from only the financial
point of view, Mr.. De Graw calculated
that the farmer annually saves $685.
100000 by having his mail brought to
his door instead of going once a week
to the postoffice. Since the beginning
of the service the government has
saved s20,000,000 through the abolition
of fourth-class offices and star routes.
On the other hand, the service costs
the government s37.000,0OO a year,
which is $z5,000.000 more than it
directly yields in revenue. 1t is to be
noted, however, that the system Is
developing increased patron.
age
Good roads constitute another CT
rect benefit attributed to rural deliv- |
cry, it being estimated that $75,000,-
900 in road improvements may be
credited to the advent of the rural |
carrier. Furthermore, expert opinion
traces an increase in country realty |
values of s75O,O00,OOO as due to adj
vantages accruing to farmers through |
the agency of rural delivery.
Material gains have not been the
only attainment of the service, how
ever; 1t has been also vitalizing
agent in social life. Conditions among
farmers, miners and other dwellers in
the remoter districts have come under
q civilizing influence which has in
part checked the drift to the cities,
thereby aiding in the solution of a
serious sociological problem; the serv-
ice has been a decided stimulus to
agriculture and worth many times its
cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Clinton has a new weekly paper
named the Tribune, published by Mr..
Edwin 7. BOYLE. 1t is to be indie
pendent In politics, with a mission
and without muzzle." and hopes to
win recognition as the official
booster of that city, The first mum.
Der is quite creditable in appearance
and contents and discloses an en-
couraging degree of favor on the
part of the business community.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02
WoMAN's PROTEST AGAINST
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

To Offset the efforts of the woman
suffragists who have been impelled to
call in the aid of the suffragettes of
England, the various associations op-
posed to the extension of suffrage to
women propose to engage in moro
active local campaigns that have
hitherto been deemed necessary. AS
an important part of their campaign
they propose to furnish to legisla-
lures, the press and the public gen.
orally at regular intervals brief sum-
maries of the arguments which have
been used during the past twelve
years in successfully resisting the en-
croachments of woman suffrage upon
the established order of society, to-
gether with such new views of this
important question as may present
themselves from time to time.
In line with this policy the Illinois
Association Opposed to the Extension
of Suffrage to Women recently issued
an address to the voters of the mid
die west. The argument is, first,
4 that the great majority of women do
not desire the ballot for their sex,
and, secondly, that their objections to
1t are based upon the facts of nature
and the principles which underlie the
4 government of this republic It is
4 claimed that the propaganda of WON
an suffrage is part and parcel of the
worldwide movement for the over,
throw of the present order of civilized
society, and the establishment in It's
place of revolutionary scheme
based upon principles which have been
, tried and found wanting in past cen
turtles. "and which are unalterably op
posed to those which form the founda
ton of the free popular government
under which We live, which is uni
versally conceded to be the best eve1
! constituted by men, and which has
borne the test of time for more thar
hundred years"
One of the stock arguments of tn,
woman suffragist is that justice re
quires that women should have euua
2 power with men in the state. TIL,
address in question holds the revers
of this assertion to be undeniably true
I Considering the engrossing and su
t premely important duties which ma
ture exacts of women in the bearin,
h and rearing of children and the cor
J, duct of the home and society. 1t i
|, maintained that to add to thes
II burdens the vast and varied obliga
n tions implied in the possession of tn
= ballot, would be monstrous oppres
e sion and injustice. TIL belief is e,
s pressed that this is the view taken b
g the great majority of thoughtful an
conscientious women The rallyin
cry of "equal work, equal pay an
9 equal political privileges is declare
$ to be borrowed from socialism an
n equal. unsound. If women cannc
!, give equal work to men, under eaus
u circumstances, they cannot, except |
! individual cases which constitute
= small minority, fairly demand eaus
2 pay. Laws for the whole communit,
% it is urged, cannot justly be based III
W on the casual needs or wishes of a
~ uncomfortable minority of the peopl
: The address closes with the followin
y appeal.
y, This revolutionary propaganda. in
W horted from Europe, has establishe
e sNong centers of influence, in warrior
y sections of this country. and is stri
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

they are afraid to tell their troubles
to any man, fearing lest he be ring.
er. Many girls, however, succeed in
telling men of their desire to escape.
and are promised aid but when these
men get out on the streets it occurs
to them that if they report the case
their names will become public and
they will probably be brought into
the courts as witnesses; and not wish
ing to do SO. they say to themselves
Let the girls get out the best way
they can. Thus the girls, whose
hopes were raised, give up in despair.
The question which should most
interest us tonight is, what can we do
to aid in wiping out the white slave
traffic?
We can strive to educate the people
with whom we come in contact to cast
aside false modesty. We can endeavor
to teach parents the proper protection
and care of their children. Wecan use
our influence in securing uniform laws
in every state throughout the union.
In most states they have old. moss
covered, archaic laws under which the
dealers in human beings have grown
rich and powerful. These traders have
long laughed at tie laws, so full Of
loop holes, but in Illinois, at least, we
have choked the laugh; the features
once wreashed in smiles begin to show
the lines of worry and fear, for we
have there now an adequate law,
which we are doing our best to en-
force. We can demand that the laws
be properly enforced and that the pan.
derers get the full penalty OF the law.
Through publicity we can let the
people know that there is white
slave traffic and we can warn them OF
the methods which are used by the
fCnntinund m nape Ky
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

AS the steamer st. Paul neared
New Orleans the governor of South
Carolina read a letter from the gov
ernor of North Carolina, saying: 1--WE
want water, more water, deep water"
AS the message made no reference to
the length of time between drinks it
is evident that precedent counts for
less and less with the progress of the
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Illinois has succeeded to Iowa's po-
sition as the leading oats producing
state in the Union. The Illinois yield
is estimated at 1876 bushels per acre,
and that of Iowa at twenty-seven per
acre Illinois is credited with 1884,
064,000 bushels and Iowa with 114,-
10000. The Iowa yield is heavier
than that of last year when the state
led in total production
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat is en-
tirely within bounds in saying that the
Mississippi deep-water project will
benefit greater number of people
than any other improvement that can.
be undertaken by the government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

The Wall Street Journal good
authority, declares that sound bank
ing law that will prevent bank being
run for the use of politicians is a
stronger guaranty of safety than any
deposit guarantee law that could be
devised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

The apple crop in southeastern Iowa
this year is larger than usual, but
much of the fruit in the local market
is of inferior quality. Either the yield
is not up to standard in point of quail
lty or the best grades are shipped else
where.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

The International Pure Food con-
gress defines whisky by saying that
lit comes from the distillation of port
prepared by the standardization of
cereals by means of malt and then fer
mented' No wonder it makes the
drunk come
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Bank exchanges last week at all the
leading cities in the United States
were s3,172, 912.7Oe, an increase of
1854 per cent compared with last
year and 1873 per cent compared with
the corresponding week in 1906 The
figures reflect the increase in the vol
ume of trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Mrs Pankhurst says women can't
make politics any worse. That isn't
the point. The real issue is what eff
feet politics would have on women.
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The Sioux City Journal calls atten-
ton to the fact that the political
views of John Callan OLaughlir do
credit to the sentiments of Mr.. Bryan.
Champ Clark and Mr.. Harvey Ingham.
The Iowa City Citizen predicts that
Taft will make good as President, and
1t points out that he has still more
than three years in which to show the
people who are from Missouri.
According to writer in the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Mrs. Pank-
hurst promises to become as popular
as Lydia Pinkham who. however
simply looked benevolent and said
nothing
Pittsburg woman says that just as
she gets tickled over winning at cards
one of her maids is sure to leave
without notice. yes, If it isn't
bridge it's Bridget" adds the Sioux
City News.
The Charles City Press thinks t ia
good thing that Speaker Cannon
came to Iowa, and it believes it would
be a good thing if he should come
1 again. There is faction In Iowa. IT
says. which regards every man as a
/ rogue and rascal who disagrees with
them. and We believe that little more
plain talk like that given by Taft and
Cannon would have wholesome in
fiuence for good"
The Dubuque Times-Journal notes
that in the next few years some pen
4 sioners who have been getting s12 q
month will get SIS and some who
have been getting SIS will receive
Complaining of her hard luck. {
$40. But increase of mortality amons
the veterans may prevent ex1endi
lures from exceeding the mark had.
the past fiscal year They must fall
very materially within the next de
cade. This fac is of importance II
considering the revenue question, es
pecially the income tax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Every year about Thanksgiving
time Secretary Wilson brings out his
annual report It has come to be. in
these wears of great farm prosperity,
sort of paean of triumph, telling of
the wonderful achievements of agri
culture. A Washington dispatch says
that this year it will be no exception.
It will give the public something to
be really thankful for, and will show
an aggregate or farm products OF all
sorts reaching up to about sS.OOo,0O0,-
900, and smashing every record known
to history in this or any other country
Secretary Wilson, il is added. is now
working on the report and finds the
iob is getting bigger and bigger every
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

Now and then Justice gets there
with both feet. A Boston poet has
been arrested for selling his verses
without peddlers license.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

AT latest advices Nat Goodwin was
In Paris selling mining stock. 1t
seems he simply cannot get away
from funny business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

There was further addition of
slightly over s25O0o,OoO to the amount
of money circulating in the United
States during September which
brought the total up to s3.121 $40 OPS,
against $3.o7s,299,361 on October I,
1908. On an estimated population OF
S9,2s4,00O the per capita proportion
rose to sS4.96 from s34.7S in the pre-
vious month, and the present figure
compares with $35.04 last year. This
abundance of money is in keeping
with the Increased demands of trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

A poem, according to George Fitch.
is merely an idea made into Batten-
burg lace.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Creston Advertiser considers it
doubtful if even one woman in ten
really wants woman suffrage.
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keokuk, Iowa .... November 2, 1909.
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The Iowa City Citizen predicts that
Taft will make good as President, and
1t points out that he has still more
than three years in which to show the
people who are from Missouri.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02

The Sioux City Journal calls atten-
ton to the fact that the political
views of John Callan O'Laughlir do
credit to the sentiments of Mr.. Bryan,
Champ Clark and Mr.. Harvey Ingham.
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Continued on page 50
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-14
RAvAGEs OF CANCER.

Burton J. Hendrick in the July McClures.
 In all probability, cancer is the worst physical scourge with which we have to deal. It annually destroys half as many lives as tuberculosis; but it is an even greater menace, because, whereas the nor tality from tuberculosis; but 1t Is an even greater meance, because, wheeras the mortality from tuberculosis steadily de- creases year by year, that from cancer steadily increases. The actual facts even medical men themselves hesitate to dis cuss. How many realize, for example, that, iu England, of all women who have reached the age of S5 years, one in every eight dies of cancer, and one in every Il men? Yet the latest official report of the registrar general of England coldly declares that this is the present situ- ation. Whether the same figures apply to the United States cannot be determined with available. statistics; but as living conditions and medical practice represent about the same standards in both coun- tries, the probability is that they do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-14
Fourteen Republicans Oppose An Income Tax

The income tax joint resolution went through the house, the vote be- ing BIT yeas and IA nays. No demo- crat voted in the negative. and the If were Allen, of Maine; Barchfield, Dal- zell, McCreary and Wheeler, of Penn sylvania; Forney, of Michigan; Gard ner, Mccall and Weeks, of Massachu- sets; Hill and Henry, of Connecticut; Olcott and Southwick, of New York, and Calderhead, of Kansas-all repub- licans.
 It will not escape notice that every one of the House republican conferees except MT. Payne voted mo" Dalzell, Fordney, Mccall and Calderhead mo- and this precious lot are the ones, to- gether with Serene E. Payne, who are to work alongside Aldrich and his lot in the making of a tariff bill.
 The joint resolution now goes to the President, and no doubt it will be signed without delay. The Georgia and Connecticut legislatures are in ses- sion. There is no reasonable doubt as to the action of the Georgia legislature, but no one outside of small circle of bosses and magnates can say what the Connecticut legislature will do. The action of the Connecticut legisla- ture will determine the nature of the battle that will eventually arise over ratification of the joint resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-14
A TRAIN FOR DOGS.
From Harper's Weekly

From Harpefs weekly
 A new feature in special railroad trains was the experiment recently tried on the line between London and Manchester at the time of the great dog show in the lat ter city This train was made of coaches especially equipped with kennels, so that the valuable canines might enjoy all the comforts of home, and not become un- duly excited and get out of condition dur ing their enforced journey. The animals were provided with straw mattress and a pannikan of water while they travelled in vans that were steam heated.
 The through trip from London to Man. chester lasted five hours, and few stops were made at way stations, where other dogs. bound for the show were taken aboard. A light luncheon was served en route, which consisted principally of dog biscuit. with slight portions of cooked meat scraps and bread. Filtered water only was allowed these pampered pets.
 Accommodations for the owners of the dogs were arranged for on the train, and they were allowed to walk through the kennel cars and see that their prospective prize winners were entirely comfortable. This new system of conveyance Is great ly appreciated by the fanciers. who fre- quently have hesitated to send a valuable but delicate dog any considerable distance by rail under the ordinary conditions of transportation.