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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26


Engineers and newspaper men who
witnessed the recent trials Of the new
differential axle invented by Cali
fornian named Seabrook on trolley
car run between San Bernardino and
Redlands are enthusiastic In their re-
port OF the innovation and predict q
great future for It in both trolley and
seam railroad service. This axle Il
an adapion Of the principle used In the
best automobiles by which they can
turn sharp corners without undue
strain. The wheels are so adjusted
to the axle that on curve the outer
one may revolve faster than the inner
thus avoiding the grinding of the pres
ent rigid wheel and axle against the
rails.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
The Country Road.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: In some sec
lions Of the state of Iowa the people
are beginning to reduce the width OF
the country roads To be sure Il
looked progressive and generous and
what not to establish roads q hundred
and even more feet in width. When II
came to making these roads passabie.
or just to keeping down the weeds
that flourished in these roads. and that
blew their seeds into the adjoining
fields, the proposition assumed diff
ferent aspect. BY and by the price OF
farm lands began to advance by leaps
and bounds, and the farmers began to
wonder why that valuable ground
should be left unoccupied and unused.
And when they did get out to improve
the roads they began to see the I'M
possibility of improving and keeping
in condition their unnecessarily wide
roads. And now they are cutting coun-
try roads down to fifty feet. And that
is plenty. IN many Of the cities Of the
state there are paved streets that are
much. very much narrower, and that
in addition to much other traffic, &C
commodate street railway. The mar
rover the country roads are, the
easier will they be improved and kept
/ in repair. and the cheaper will the
improvement and the repairs be
There is no road in Iowa. no general
rural road, that needs to be more than
| fifty feet wide, and by and by there
will be none Of greater width. Fol
1t is better to grow corn and pumpkins
and beans and potatoes on wei
titled field, than to grow cookie burrs
and all sorts OF other weeds on al
ugly, ill-kempt country road, and ther
have the seed from the weeds blown
into the well-kept fields.
1t is noted in this connection tina
4 tie streets in the cities are as
rule too close together and too wide
1t looks nice, and it may have some
advantages. but It makes for much ex
pense. BY and by we shall arrang'
things so as to get the very best re
suits with the least expenditure Of Ell
fort and money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

BIZ order OF Secretary Dickinson, the
war department hereafter will avoid
so far as practicable the use of trust
made goods. He has also ordered that
no dealings be had by the department
with any middleman known to be con
nected with rust. This policy was
first formulated IN connection with
tn, court ruling in New York. which
r. med the American Tobacco com
panv and its subsidiaries as constf
tuting trust in restraint of trade AZ
products Of this tobacco trust were ia
boed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
RAISING the Revenue.

Iowa City Citizen: The general
cry for lower tariffs leads the Des
Moines Capital to conclude that in
time the American people will resort
to direct taxation. I'VE anticipate,
says that paper, ''thdt ultimately,
say within fifty years, there will be
free trade in the United States. There
are too many people who talk against
the tariff. It will finally be defeated"
We are not prepared to endorse
this conclusion. With tariff revision
on hand the tide seems at this time
to be running toward lower SEIZED
ules. There is much talk of an in
come tax as permanent measure to
supplement the revenues. A small
1 corporation tax will no doubt be i'm
posed. temporarily at least and per-
haps permanently. But when tae
people get a taste of direct taxation
| in these forms they will not be anx-
| ious to abolish the tariff method OF
raising revenues and pay everything
directly into the national treasury
There are several reasons for this.
In the first place the tariff tax is
borne by the consumer only in part.
There is no longer any dispute over
the proposition that the foreigner
pays the greater part C. 1t. The
total of the duties collected at the
i United States custom houses is about
/ 1890 900 annually, or practically
"a per capita. If it was all paid by the
consumer 1t would not be a heavy tax
on the Individual but with only part
of it paid by our people it is easily a
more popular tax with them than a
direct tax would be. II the direct tax
should partake of the inquisitoria
nature of the income tax 1t is not diff
ficult to believe that the tariff method
would be still more popular in com
parison.
Again. there is no reason for think
ing that there has been complete
change in the feeling of the American
people toward the protective system
since the last days of William Nc
KinIey,Nwhen he publicly asserted thai
protection was now the settled policy
| of the nation and that organized OPP
position I'd it no longer existed. The
surface evidence should not be taker
too seriously TAe peopl- have pros
nered under the Dingley law. and they
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
An Appeal.

An appear.
Backward, turn backward, oh Time In
your flight
Give us maid with her own hair in
sight
Give us some handsome and sensible
girls
Not walking masses OF puffs and OF
curls.
We are so weary OF ringlets and rats,
Pompadours filling up peach basket
hats,
Narcotics and love locks and switch.
es and things
Held on by hammock hooks, guy
ropes and strings,
Grandma, come back from the echo
less shore,
Take back your hair please and
wear 1t once more.
Why did you leave it on earth years
ago?
It looks silly on Ethel and Chloe.
Peoria Herald Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
Making for Good Times
Every Succeeding Week Shows Advancing
Industry and Commerce

producers Of the crop. The oats crop
Will be considerably greater than last
year. with q possibility OF q total yield
Of round hillion Tor the first time
The outlook for the cotton crop has
been greatly improved by favorable
weather In the eastern belt and the
breaking OF the drought in the south
west. n a = Il
IN response to all this. each sue.
ceeding week has been record OF
advancing activity in industry and
commerce. Railroads are delivering
long deferred orders, and the iron and
steel trade, which was formerly hunt
ing business. is now confronted with
the problem Of how to meet ins'stent
calls. Plans for enIarging preseD. In
dustrial plants. as well as for estab-
fishing new manufacturing enterprises
are being carried out in all sections.
Texas having led the other states Dy
investments Of more than $4,000. 900
In this manner during the past week.
! Never before has the demand for auto
mobiles been SO great as at present
| and buyers OF weeks ago are still wait
ing for their motors to be delivered
Many of these orders are from the
rural districts, and it is nothing at all
uncommon nowadays for the farmers
! to take fat porker to market in his
!! auto, get good price for the cargo
and spin back home in full enjoyment
of the ride and its satisfactory busi
ness accompaniment; in view OF which
happy state Of affairs meetings for i'm
proving the conditions of country lifs
may as well be postponed for the pres
ent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

Prof. George B. Foster Of the Uni
versity OF Chicago. who recently Was
expelled from the Baptist Ministers
Conference, in an address to the divin-
ity students has sserted that science
has never decreased pain in the world
and never can. In spite OF the increas'
ing fight against pain and disease he
declares that there has been an actual
increase in the VARIETY and intensity
OF pain, for organisms have become
more sensitive. He believes that pain
and suffering are essential to the 40
vancement OF mankind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

An idea of what Panama canal con-
struction means to one industry may
be cleaned from the fact that almost
q million tons OF cement win be used
In the gigantic work Shipments have
already begun in steamers owned by
the government, which will carry
about eight thousand tons at a trip. Il
is estimated that 1t will take about -four
years to deliver the $500 900 barrels Of
cement contracted for at the present
rate of shipment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
RUPERT HUGHES AND kEokuk


Burlington Hawk-Eye editorial; An
Interesting article was printed IN the
city pages OF the Hawk-Eye yester-
day morning concerning piece OF
fiction. THE Mouth of the Gilt Horse,
by Rupert Hughes, at one time resi-
dent OF Keokuk 1t Was naturally as
sumed that Mr. Hughes story was
directly aimed at the city by the rap
ids and its alleged relations to AT.
Hnbineer, the late starch king, the
inference is that after Mr.. Hubinger
had spent his money and worn out his
life doing things for Keokuk. that city
turned him down and shut to him
the doors OF its sympathy and assist
ance
Those acquainted with Mr. Hubin'
gers rise and fall are not SO quick TO
blame Keoku,- as Mr.. Hughes appears
to be In his story. Mr.. Hubinger
invented a new kind of starch,
which proved money maker. he
suddenly found riches pouring In
upon him. He was 1iberalhearted
man and a loyal citizen and immed-
lately began to do things for Keokuk'
and for himself. He had dream OF
| financial and business greatness which
4 he honestly and earnestly tried 70
carry out. He built himself mag
nificent palace on the bluffs of the
city. near Rand park, and laid out
beautiful grounds. He financed the
Mississippi Valley Telephone company
He built electric lines, and when the
Keokuk opera house was In danger O
being closed up, he furnished the
money to rehabilitate 1t and preserve
b to the people OF Keokuk their prett.
house Of amusement.
7, He spent money like water on en-
terprises in and out Of Keokuk, ant
& all that time the people Of Keokuk
{ astonished at what he wa doing. wer'
full OF appreciation Of his endeayor
: to build up the city, but half doubtful
i OF the wisdom of some Of his er
terprises. They placed no stone I
) his path and gave him every civic a
] sistance which they legally could, an
Tor which he asked. But they coul
} not make good his losses resultin
from lack OF judgment In the manag
ment of his business. It was not the
!, fault that he failed. Nor should the
4 be held up to ridicule because, havin
become rich with marvellous rapidil
he should lose his fortune as rapid
because he was not gifted with II
business judgment that makes re
captains OF industry.
1t is probable that Rupert Hugh'
was Intentionally writing fiction in h
:. story VITA no thought Of actually hol
!. ing Keokuk up to scorn. II he did
: tend the tale as thinly yelled sati
: on the city of his boyhood he is ce
: surable. The SIS he probably receive
: for the manuscript was too cheap
:, price for the good name of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
Il Pays to Advertise.

" rays 10 S%uvSFttSSss
When the dimpled baby's hungry.
what does the baby do?
1t doesn't lie serenely and merely
sweetly COO;
The hungry baby bellows with all its
little might
Till some one gives it something to
curb its appetite;
The infant with the bottle which stills
its fretful cries
A lesson plainly teaches-It pays to
advertise.
The lamb lost on the hillside when
darkness closes round
Stands not In silence trembling and
waiting to be found:
Its plaintive bleating echoes across the
wales and meads
Until the shepherd hears 1t. and hear
ing, kindly heeds,
And when its fears are ended, as on
his breast he lies
The lamb has made this patent; It
pays to advertise.
The fair and gentle maiden who loves
the bashful boy
Assumes when in his presence a man
ner that is coy.
She bushes and she trembles till he
perceives at last;
And clasps her closely to him and
| gladly holds her fast.
And as he bends to kiss her and she
serenely signs,
This fact is demonstrated: It pays
to advertise.
Chicago Record Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
HYERs SHOWS TEETH.
Attorney General Makes caustic and
Lengthy Opinion on Moon
Law.

DIES MONIES. July 26.-Attorney
General Byers has given out ten.
page typewriter decision on the Moon
law, in which he shows his teeth in
several places and suggests to the
newspapers and others who have criti-
cized his informally announced opin-
ion OF some days ago that he must de-
pend upon the opinion Of the judges Of
the supreme court and the writers Of
text books upon The statutory con-
struction to guide HIM in his decision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

state Of progress; not fastened to any
ills or defects or mistakes, but going
-blundering on. usually Ito fuller
life and wiser ways Of doing ,aings.
Surely that is a sound view OF life
which estimates 1t all to be process.
1t is either that, or sublimated rat
hole and in SO far as we can choose
which we will have it, confidence in
Immortality will argue against the lat
ter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
Shows His Teeth.

He shows his teeth by saying he
gave out the opinion because 1t was
asked for both by saloon-keepers and
county attorneys. representing In a
way both sides of the controversy. and
in the hope of being able to state the
case so clearly that holders of IL
legal permits would surrender them
voluntarily and SO it would not be
necessary to prosecute In court.
At the close he shows his teeth again
by saying that until the courts hold
contrarily his department will proceed
upon the theory that saloon permits
given after Arrii Is are illegal where
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

It. Just keep cool and watch the veer-
ing OF public sentiment which is like
the wind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

George Fitch consoles himself with
the reflection that the more time some
men waste thev less time they have to
do mean things.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
they exceed the population limitation.


"A to Legislatures Intent.
General Byers states that had the
sponsor Of the bill in the legislature
said it was the intention to allow city
councils to grant all the permits they
wished after April 15 the bill would
nave been thrown out Of the window,
put that the amendment was clearly to
prevent any hardships where the mum.
Der already exceeded the limitation.
He says to hold otherwise would make
the act mere trick and give it an
absurd and ridiculous effect. He
quotes from one decision as follows:
1t is canon of the construction
OF q remedial statute that three things
are to be considered. the old law, the
mischief and the remedy that is,
how the law stood at the making Of
the last: what the mischief was for
which the law did not provide, and
what remedy for this mischief has
been provided; and it is the business
Of the courts 50 to construe the act as
to suppress the mischief and advance
the remedy
How Laws May BE Construed.
He further quotes to the effect that
an interpretation that would lead to
consequences mischievous and absurd
Is inadmissable II the statute is sus-
ceptible of any other interpretations.
He quotes further from the statutes
that laws regulating the liquor busi-
ness must be construed by the courts
and jurors SO as to prevent evasion.
As an answer to the argument that
If the legislature had meant April Is
1t could have said SO he says that II
the legislature had meant July Il
could have said SO instead OF using the
word Now
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
DAILY pY MAIL

DAILY BY NAIL
O. year - oos1our Months ~
m sontho ...,.. lep1One month
Entefod ID Keokuk poGto65ee g snN
o1nno UAtt44.
fcstsge prepaid; terms IN edvnnee
Al Subscription orders shouid e y !.
=, o. addrees ana state whether
nsw o. ronoHal order. II change g - ~
dress = desired. state both the oso -
Remit b. postonsce money oTdss. e1-
pre1s money order. registered
The date printed on the address q e.cn
paper notes when ne suoscl 'ps's-
eubscr1bers falling 70 receive shsir Pc :.
perp promptly will confer IAvo1
giving notice Of the fact
Addrees all conmunicauons
THE GATE CITY COAFAT =.
Ne. u North Sixth St. keokuA.
THE GATE CITY is ON sale 1t the To-
lowing pewB stands: $500
Hotel Keokuk, cor. Third ana 5onnux =
a I'd Rolifna z Co.. - Main etxee6
Wsrd Bros-, rs Main stxesG
0eoee News Stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26
How Laws May BE Construed.

P,ad Tho nailv Gate r,itv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-26

keokuk, Iowa ......... July e. 1909
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
coatIx RaIIroad construetI0n.

Sixty miles of the Chicago, st. Paul
& Milwaukee railroad from Taft.
Mont. to ST. Joe, Idaho, has cost Sill
400 900. This was at the rate OF $780,
600 a mile, which was the heaviest
amount ever paid by any railroad com
pany in the world for the construction
of a line Of similar length. In this
piece of road there are 35 tunnels, the
longest being more than 5000 feet
through solid rock The company ex-
poets that within five years after the
completion of the road. which is now
being rushed through Idaho and
Washington to the sound, tue trafiic
will be so large it will De necessary to
double track the line in order to
handle the volume of business The
line will bisect the Palouse and part
Of the Big Bend wheat belts, which
sent more than 40,00O,OO0 bushels cf
grain to market in 1907.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
kalasr Inxents safety Brake.

Emperor William has invented
new hub and brake for railroad trains
and automobiles which is described as
offering the greatest possible guaran-
tee against accident arising from the
failure Of existing brakes to operate
when called upon.
Some time ago Emperor William
took lively interest in this branch
Of technical work, but he has done
nothing in 1t of recent years The
recent accident on the elevated rail-
road of Berlin, however, revived his
interest, and he spent part OF his time
during his recent holiday in the coun-
try in working out the present device.
The practical experiments with It
have not yet been completed
Emperor William, who at one time
was pupil Of Prof. Slayy, will resume
his studies in advanced technical
science in the professors laboratory
after the end Of the winter social sea
son
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
The Railroad Death Rate.

Returns Of the Interstate commerce
commission show that in the year end
ing June 30, 1904. there we're l0,046
persons killed and S4.155 injured on
The railways in the United states. Or
these 70.699 were employees. of whom
1852 we're killed and e7067 injured.
The greater part of the remaining cas-
ralties were suffered by trespassers,
Of whom 5.l05 were killed and 5,l94
injured. 1t is presumed that for acei-
dents 10 persons classified as trespas-
sers The railways were in no sense re-
spons.ble
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

In North Wales there is a section
Of single line worked on the electric
train staff system. When the signal
man tried recently to draw stan
from the instrument in order to dis
ratch train he was unable to do so.
The failure Of the Instrument lasted
for nearly five hours.
Investigation revealed that a small
ev had crept into the instrument and
apparently died while in the act Of ex-
amining the delicate mechanism Of
one Of the contacts. leaving its tiny
body as an inseparable barrier to the
passage Of the electric eurrent-Great
Western Railway Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Mrs. e. n Ratcliff, Mrs. Charles
Davidson, Misses nellie Smith, Sadie
Thompson, Agnes Gunter, Helen
Churchill and Norville Ratcliff went
to Tulsa today to see the football
game.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Rev. Metcalf, who was scheduled TO
conduct the Episcopal church services,
has been unavoidably detained, and
the services will be conduced by Rev.
y. J. H. Reedy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

clay DiONh was ASiV NON"' -
Chouteau
Bob Wilson was here today from
Centralia.
r. Lee Martin was here today from
Pawhuska.
Smoke "The Commercial" SC cigar.
New arrival Of Sweater Coats at
Mendels
F. story of centraIia was visitor
here today.
L. S. Dallas was here today from
Pryor Creek.
Rev. G. w. snodgrass went to Alton
last evening.
w. F. Matthews of Miami was in
vinita today
| E. v. Kennison returned last night
from Spavinaw.
1 Mrs. W. NJ Campbell returned tol
Seneca this morning.
Mrs. Will Cole of Tulsa is the guest
of Mrs. o. B. Delaney
Sidney Smith returned from Okla
homa City last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson are here
to-day from Big Cabin.
Just two days suit sale, Saturday
and Monday. Mendel's.
S. E. Troth of Miles was transact
ing business here today.
Edgar Zimmerman is quite serious
ly i'll with blood poisoning.
Mrs. w. 9. Patton returned 10 her
home at Muskogee today.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Ford came in
from the east this morning
L. R. Scott is getting plans for a
new cottage on the east side.
T. r. Montgomery of Centralia
transacted business here today.
Miss Abbie Craig will entertain, this
evening, with a Halloween party.
Miss Electa Crittenden of Muskogeel
is the guest of Miss Kate Duncan.
Mrs. Lee Todd and daughter, Of
Todd, are shopping in the city today.
Miss sallie Webb went to Pryor
Creek this morning for a few days
visit.
Miss Laura McDaniels is here from
Joplin for few days visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Yeargain, of Maysville, Ark,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. Q. l..
Conner
Miss Louise Graper was at Pryor
Greek today. where she has a class
in music.
Mrs. Willie Brown and Mrs. Clay
Brown Of Chouteau were here yester-
day shopping.
Mrs. Florence Craig and Mrs. W.
NJ Campbell returned from Kansas
City last night
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rice of Neosho,
we're here today. the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Berger
Miss Josephine Barker went 70
Weleh last evening for a few days
visit with home folks
WANTED-To rent a three or four
room house. C. n. Alderman, at Sc
ouoyah hotel, after o'clock p. m 1t.
James Eaton. who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs McDaniels and fam
lily. will return to his home at Cuba,
NO. tomorrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

James Eaton. who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. McDaniels and fam
lily. will return to his home at Cuba,
No. tomorrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

WANTED-To rent a three or four
room house. C. n. Alderman, at Sc
quoyah hotel, after o'clock p. m 1t.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

FOR RENT ~ Comfortable three
room house City water. Apply here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Adkins came
down from CRANKY last night, being
called here by the death Of Mrs. Am
anda Adkins.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Miss Josephine Barker went to
Welch last evening for few days
visit with home folks