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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Hon. W. w.
Baldwin is in Texas, and could not be
reached concerning the above news
and the statement was not confirmed
by anyone in Burlington connected
with the railroad. If the statement
is true it is high honor and recog-
milton OF Mr. Baldwin's ability as an
executive and advisor. 1t is very EVIL
dent that tae office has been created
Tor Mr.. Baldwin, as there has not here
to-fore been a fourth vice presidency
in the organization OF the road.
Mr.. Baldwin has been with the Bur-
lington system for many years, having
gone into it's employ in this city. He
was at first connected with the land
department, and subsequently became
an important factor in the matter OF
mail contracts and other legal prob
lens Of the system. Some years after
the election of President Geo. B. Har-
ris Mr.. Baldwin was made his assist
ant, and has filled tiat position in a
most satisfactory manner. He will, as
fourth vice president undoubtedly
have much larger authority and
MANY more important matters to look
after in the interests Of the road. II
/ is presumed that he will continue to
make ais home in Burlington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Lafe Young says no politics was IN
dulged in during the progress of the
state fair. Doesn't this border on
the remote twilight of sarcasm?" asks
tne Manchester Press. The general
Impression in this part of the state is
that 1t more nearly approaches the
meridian.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The Gate City published some
verses from various papers the other
day descriptive of some of "Bwana
Tumbo's'' mplishments. 1t Will
be recalled that after tae dig-dig dug
he watched the antelope elope, shot
the gnu anew and Toasted upon canned
pelican. Inspired by these achieve
ments. a bright reader of The Gate
City proceeded to pull the following
out of his head:
And then in haste B. Tumbo chased
A big one down the line,
And pushed a leaden pellet in
The rhinoceros's rine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

All reports agree that ]. P. Morgan
will control and conserve the Harri-
man properties. This means that the
war between the Hill md Hartman
interests is practically at an end and
that the great railroad properties, EN-
bracing all the trans-continental lines
will be operated for common end
The effect on shipping interests is
yet to be learned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Miss McRae Of Detroit and Mr..
Scripps of San Diego have been
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. AS the Cedar Rapids Gazette
points out, that is real scripps-Mc-
Rae league.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
A Possible Reason.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Perhaps
those women who have taken up the
fight for pure wniskey have had an
opportunity to make observations on
the varying qualities of Jays and Wish
n elevate the product
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The gross receipts of twenty-five
railroads centering in Chicago for the
first half of August for the first time
since the panic showed total week
ly earning power equal to that of the
corresponding week in 1907, when the
prosperity wave was at its height. The
total for the first half Of last month
was s1S1o2,7O7, as compared with
s17.659, no for the same period in 1907
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
A Fixture.

Houston Post: We doubt that the
Greek fraternities can ever be ex
PEELED from the colleges, and we
know that Pi Etas are a fixture In our
politics,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The Illinois Central railroad also
will supply sanitary drinking cups to
It's patrons. The cups will be made of
paraffine and will be within the reach
of all passengers at one cent apiece.
The Central is to be comm ended for
this forward step in the interest OF
the public health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

It is simply impossible to please
everybody. One paper laments
that, although the north pole
has been found, nobody busies himself
inventing {. way to kill flies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Dr. Cook All Riaht.

Sioux City Journal: DR. Cook ac-
cepted the garland of pink roses be-
cause 1t was the custom OF the
country, but he wore it with blush
ing embarrassment, as became true
American. DR.. Cook is all right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Not passenger was killed on the
Chicago 6. Northwestern railway lines
In Iowa during the last two years.
That is record of which any railroad
has a right to be proud.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
SOL?

Iowa City Republican: The churches
OF Cedar Rapids are playing ball one
against the other Here is case
where they will not swear at the UNI
pire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The poor man finds the convention
plan expensive enough, but the cost
under tae primary system is prohib-
tive"
The Burlington Gazette presumes
that Father Coffins dabbling with the
matrimonial market will have tend
ency toward downward revision Of
the nice obituary notices Iowa editors
had pigeon-holed for him.
The Waterloo Reporter says that
if all the reception committees and
vice presidents of the day are on
hand President Taft is assured of
great crowds greeting him at each
station of mis- western trip.
"Hon. A. C. Rankin has not aban-
doned Iowa for good He will be
back" says the Webster City Free
man-Tribune BLESS your soul, he's
already back" rejoins the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette. Rankin takes very short
vacations
The dates set for the harvest home
festival at the Ames college are Fri
day and Saturday, October and 2.
Every department at the college will
be open to inspection. The visitors
will be given an opportunity to see
students at work.
The best part of the year Is still
before u.s. says the Cedar Rapids
Republican. September, October and
November are the months In Iowa
that were made for comfortable liv-
ing, with the red on the trees and the
fire in the CRATES"
Serves him right II he's guilty
says the Alton Democrat, speaking Of
the dismissal of young Crane, Of Ha
warden, from the West Point Military
academy. Here's hoping every hazel
gets tho same dose until genuine
manhood is instilled into our pros
pective soldiers
| The Rockford Register calls atten
ton to the fact that the humble citi
zen has one cause for congratula
tion-that his obituary is not put il
plate form and sent to publishers be
fore the crepe is put on the door O
the minister has pronounced the bene
diction at the grave.
"Enterprising book publishers ar
already out with books of DR.. Cook
( trip to the north pole and Roosevelt
hunt in Africa From the very natur
of things these books can not be al
curate and should be Stunned by pei
, pie who want to know facts rathe
a than be imposed upon by fiction. Bot
: Cook and Roosevelt will in due tim
0 make authentic reports OF their trips
Wait for them and get 1t straight" al
vises the Webster City Freeman-Tril
= unc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
ANOTHER POLAR EXPEDITION

George Fitch, the humorist Of the
Peoria Herald-Transcrirt. is fitting out
Tin his mind) an expedition to dis
cover the south pole. For several
days he told in half column articles
of the arrangements made and under
way. Now he is replying to various
objections urged against his plans.
He finds that his expedition Is arous-
ing frantic jealousy, not only over the
world at large, but right at home in
Peoria. When interviewed in Den
mark Explorer Cook shook his head
and declared that 1t would not sac
coed because no provision had been
made for sustaining life in transit.
Mr.. Fitch points out that the foolish
ness of this objection is made appar-
ent from the fact that every member
of the party carries meal ticket good
for five years.
Walter Wellman on being inter
viewed laughed at the plan. He de-
clared that two motor boats such as
are to be used would not live two
minutes in Antarctic seas. Mr.. Fitch
declares that he is also to be pitied.
The two boats, he says, are not alive
now. Furthermore no one wants
live motor boat. A dead one is hard
s enough to handle. Other carping crit
les are summarily disposed of after
the following fashion:
The Duk d'Ambruzzi when ap
| preached by correspondents was most
!, polite, but expressed amazement al
; the wild ideas which were being
: adopted. He must admit, however
that they are not any wilder than the
, Antarctic itself. The expedition be
Iieves in fighting fire with fire.
"Fritjof Nanssen was contemp.u rus
Silly children he exclaimed. The,
: might as we'll go after the pole in
i tub This suggestion is now beini
h seriously considered by the expedi
Y ton In many ways tub Is superio
A to a motor boat. 1t does not breal
). down, for instance, and 1t has NJ
carburetor. DR.. Nanssen meant t
be unpleasant, but he was only valu
able.
S walter Wilde of this city is ais
e dissatisfied. why don't you take
r fast boat like the Meteor he e,
/. claimed yesterday. She will d
IS twenty miles an hour while you
e boats will only do eight miles |
= reply let it be said that eight mile
= an hour is fast enough to run int
: trouble"
~ Another local objector is openl
. hostile. He is quoted as saying
- you are bunch of fakirs Why.
- one of you got below so latitude an
= saw frost bite coming around the co
- ner he would run 1900 miles huntin
:. for a hard coal stove He is promp
- ly and effectively squelched with tt
rejoinder that he has now lived thirt
seven years without shoveling an
snow from his sidewalk and his OPT
:. ions of Arctic matters are therefor
!. not valuable A jealous newspap'
&c rival is said to be planning to for5
Ia the expedition on the ground OF !
!. humanity to the dogs. Mr.. Fitch prof.
:, ises that the dogs will be treats
~ better than the men of the part
\ They will not be required to con
a back.
&c In spite OF al cop.'o ,s
= the preparations are almost compile
Ne and it is declared that success is &C
a. tain. The members were to meet ia
10 night to draw lots 70 see which o.
10 was to have the privilege of hangil
he his cap on the pole the first mig
:, after the discovery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
MoERkE SCORES coWNlE.
Head Of state Board o. Health crltl-
cIses Chairman Board Of
Control.

81
Des Moines Register and Leader:
Asking whether 1owa's state institu-
tions are run for hogs or people, Dr.
A. c. Moerke of Burlington, president
OF the state board OF i4ealth, has writ
ten letter to the Register and Lead
er in which he severely criticises some
of the methods of the board of control.
DR.. Moerkes communication was in
spired by reports of friction between
the board Of control and DR.. Kirchner,
superintendent of the state tubercu-
losis sanitarium.
DR.. Moerke objects to Chairman
Cownie's dictation at the state insti-
tutions and declares that a farmer
should not be allowed to run these
places. He does not mention A. r.
Kepford, state lecturer on tuberculo.
sis, but makes broad hint that Mr.
Kepford has aroused his displeasure
when he says than IAN alleged expert
on tuberculosis notified DR.. Kirchnel
long ago that he must give way al
superintendent at Oakdale to this al
legged expert"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

A careful observer of the sex has
noticed that some women are indif-
ferent to the hard knocks they en-
counter SO long as they get their fall
wraps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

Walter Wellman deserves a word OF
praise. He continues not to say any
thing, which is highly commendable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
W. w. BALDWIN ADVANCED.
Burlington Railroad official Has Beer
Given High Honor by
the system.

NEW YORK, Sept. lit is stated
that at meeting here today w. w.
Baldwin OF Burlington, was made
fourth vice president of the Burlington
system He has for number OF
years occupied the position of as
sistant to President George B. Har-
ris.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The trouble all comes from the
the world being short on poles and
long on explorers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
HeIpl-

Sioux City Journal: Count that
week lost whose final day goes by
without some polar hero asking, How
is that for high?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Town Llmerlcks.

A fellow from Caledonia
Said: Darling, I'd sure like to ow-
MAI
She replied: con my word,
You are really absurd!
Run along. Son, and wait till J
phonia."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Crouch Is Working.

The chairman. as we'll as other mem
bers of the state board of health, has
nourished what is ordinarily called a
hard working crouch against the state
legislature since it changed the quar-
antine laws last winter and failed 70
appropriate as much money as was
asked for some of the state institu.
tons. In language more forcible
than eloquent he tells in his letter a
part of what he thinks about the legis-
lature, Mr. Cownie and the system un-
der which the luckless board OF health
is compelled to labor.
Dr. Moerke laments the fact that
everything along the line Of public
health in this state is figured on the
basis of hogs and cattle" A reading
OF the health laws passed by the last
legislature would cause the impression
that Iowa is populated solely by hogs
and cattle and has no human beings
he says:
His letter in full follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
Particularly Dangerous.

Des Moines Tribune; A little know
edge is particularly dangerous thing
when you get to monkeying with the
mechanism OF an automobile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13


According to a mean old bachelor,
next to having her picture printed IN
a magazine collection of beauties
woman would rather be sure OF going
to heaven.
Congressman Nicholas Longwortn
and former Secretary of the interior
James Garfield are mentioned as pos
chile candidates for United States SEN
ator to succeed Charles Dick CT ONO.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
when Taft comes west he may con-
clude to keep as far away from poll
tics as possible, and talk about Amer
lean achievements on the top OF the
earth.
Peary's wife believes that he was
there first and has the convicting evl'
dence when mans wife STANDS by
him what's the difference who is
against him?'' inquiries the Davenport
( Democrat.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that when President Taft comes Yves
the only thing for him to 90 is te
talk Republicanism straight rom .n'
shoulder and Republicanism SUN IN
cludes the protective tariff.
4The primary is not a poor man,'
me, saws the Dubuque Times-Jour
nal This was proven by tne sena
torial contest in Iowa last year
though neither candidate for the ne
,,,blican nomination required introdue
ton to Che people OF Iowa. u wa
proven in Wisconsin. And now J. ma
been proven in Virginia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
DAILY By MAIL. /.

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Remit BY postofnce money order. e T.
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The date printed on the address Oh eacn
Daper notes when the subscrlpuoh
Subscribers failing to receive their Pa 3,
Ders promptly will confer iavo1 -
91vinG notice Of the fact
Address all communication 70 ~
THE GATE CITY CCMPANH H.
H. IA North Sixth st.. keokuk low
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the ios'
Hotel Ksoknk. cor. Third and Joh Johns.
T Nd bonn sD1sns ss5 Main street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
NOTES AND COMMENT.

An American visiting Dublin says
he saw there more Irish policemen
than any place he was in except New
York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The Burlington Gazette presumes
that Father Coffin's dabbling with the
matrimonial. market will have tend
ency toward downward revision of
the nice obituary notices Iowa editors
had pigeon-holed for him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The poor man finds the convention
plan expensive enough, but the cost
under tae primary system is prohib-
itive."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13

The Waterloo Reporter says that
if all the reception committees and
vice presidents of the day are on
hand President Taft is assured of
great crowds greeting him at each
station OF mis- western trip.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
COAL AND WOOD.

The Park Wood Yard. Franklin Street
Wood and Coal in any quantity deliv-
Ell ed to all parts OF the city at reason
able prices. VIM. Ince. Tel 500.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
Total points
Individuals
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
LOOKED LIKE sTAeNATIoN.
Professionals Practically Abandon Ef-
forts to Move Prices.

New York, Jan. 19.-The stock mar
ket today fell into q neglect so pro
found rs to resemble stagnation. The
professional traders on the floor of the
stock exchange apparently had the
market to themselves and their eff
forts to move prices met with so little
success that they practically abandon
ed them and left the market in its
dull and uninteresting state the latter
part Of the session. The technical 20
sition of the market was called good, in
that the floating supply of stocks
seemed to be small and comparatively
light buying orders brought marked
results in the price movement. This
fact, however, seemed to offer small
encouragement to the pursuit Of any
extensive operations. There were ex-
ceptions in separate stocks, mostly of
the class Of smaller railroad systems.
Conjecture continued busy with the
possible disposition Of these symptoms
in the process Of consultations indi-
Gated by the cases of the Colorado and
Southern and the Wisconsin Central.
The Kansas City Southern was point
ed to as a projected link in the Harri-
man system by traffic agreement; the
Chesapeake and Ohio was indicated as
engaged in consolidating its own sys-
TEN by purchase Of a controlled link
and was favorably affected. The sup
position that e. II. Hartman is 10 as
sumo closer relations to the New York
Central continues strong in specula-
tive quarters and that element looks
for developments in that direction at
tomorrow's meeting Of directors. Some
Strengthening influence Of a more SEN
timental kind was due to reports Of an
intended movement amongst the insur-
ance companies to secure a mOdifca-
ton of the law called for the sale Of
stock holdings in the treasuries of
these companies within a stated period.
This possible liquidation has hung over
the market for two years past with
depressing effect on a number of rail-
road stocks. One influence Of repres-
sion on the speculation, especially in
foreign markets, is the attitude of
waiting on the Russian loan issue in
Paris on Friday. The pressure for. gold
at Paris relaxed slightly today and
sterling exchange advanced sharply
there, with a corresponding relaxation
in the private discount rate in London.
A further yielding in the price of cop
pcr metal hera and in London was not
followed by tzA5 copper industrial is,
which were s14clined to rally. The ex-
cellent showing Of net earnings for
December of the Baltimore and Ohio
helped the Seaboard soft coal carriers.
The varying fluctuations left prices as
a rule a little higher at the end Of the
day. Bonds were steady Total sales.
par value. $5.660,000. United States
tours coupon declined IA per cent. on
call
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
CLIPPERS IN LEAD AT Y. M. C. A.
First in Basketball and Athletcs.Two Games Tuesday
Nisht--Jem Driscoll Too Clever for Grover Hayes.

The Clippers basketball team made
their lead a clear one of two games
without loss, in the tournament OF
the employed boys class at the Y. NJ
q. A. by defeating the Rosebuds, 10
Ito z, Tuesday night at the gym. The
game was an exciting one, in which
the feature was. rally by the Rose
buds in the second half. after they
had failed to shoot a basket in the
first. By dashing squirt the Rose
buds fought their way to the lead, Z
to 6, but the Clippers shot two from
the floor in the last minute and won
out. 10 to Z.
The lineups and summary:
Clippers-Oat IF, Auburn If, futile
C, Dilworth re-, Whitaker lg.
Rosebuds-McAllister If, Mckinley
ri, Collegan C, Donovan re-. Swan lg.
Summary-Clippers 10, Rosebuds Z.
Field goals, futile 3, Dilworth 2. Nc
Allister 2, Swan l. Foul goals, Swan
Fouls called, on Auburn l. on Tut
tie A. on Dilworth l. on Collegan 1.
Twenty minute halves. Umpire, Ne
loche Referee, Peckham
The other two teams in the league,
the Tigers and the Merry Widowers,
also played a close game, which was
won in the last half by the Tigers, 6
to 3. The lineups and summary:
Merry Widowers-Burke If, Dufner
IF, Rydholm c, Crumb lg, Allen re.
Tigers-Bellef1eur IT, Morgan re, ".
Clish c, n. Clish lg, Trachtenberg re-.
Summary-Tigers g. Merry Widow
ers 8. Field goals. Burke 2, F. CIish
1, n. Clish l. Foul goals, Rydholm /,
n. Clish 2. Fouls called-On Dufner
l, on Rydholm 4, on Trachtenberg.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
DANIELsoN FISH MARKET

Oysters are now coming fine and We
handle nothing but the best that we
open ourselves; also a full line of fish
CLAIMS and quahaugs.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
Shruhh tho .Eavorite.

When Tenn Longboat and alfred
Shrubb meet in their Marathon race
in Madison Square Garden, New York,
next Tuesday night, there will be a
preliminary event between Mike
Spring and Bob Hallen. When Shrubb
won a relay race in the Garden ten
days ago. Spring was victorious over
Hallen in a five mile handicap. al
though the latter vehemently declared
that he had Tapped Spring and was
the real winner. Because of this dis
pute therefore, Spring and Hallen will
settle the question next week, the for
mer to have an handicap Of ten sec
onds, as IN their first meeting. Sport
ing men are inclined to make Shrubb
a favorite over Longboat, but the lat
ter will have bunch of~Ganadian coin
behind him.