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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
Impressions of FOREIGN Travel.

William Allen White is back in
Emporia, after four months vacation
on the highways and byways OF
Europe, firmly convinced that there
is nothing the matter with Kansas
even though it may be somewhat raw
in spots. In his off-hand remarks to
the home folks he summarized the
impression foreign travel makes on
the average American "I'll tell you
why things are more finished in
Europe than in America" he said.
It's because labor is the greatest
bargain in Europe. mats poor
bargain in any country But cheap
labor in Europe builds a finished
country which the idle rich enjoy. Can
YOU imagine self respecting farmer
going around grabbing his hat all the
time to man who has no other dis
tinction except that he happened to
have a white shirt? Over all Europe
man that works with his hands for
ever is putting his fingers to his cap
or pulling his hat off. He has a
servile attitude and the finest thing
In the world found when coming
back to America was the American
farmers and workmen who looked you
squarely in the eye and kept their
hands in their pockets and who indi-
cate by their general attitude that II
you don't like their style you can 90
straight up"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Fred Lazell, whose nature articles
contributed originally to the Cedar
Rapids Republican, have been repro
duced from time to time in these col
hmns. is the city editor of that paper.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican
calls him 'the Thoreau of Iowa and
says concerning him and book ne
has just published:
"Mr. I.azell is the author of a book
On outdoors that ranks high among
the best in its field of literary effort
and deserves to be better known to the
readers of outdoor life and lovers Of
the myriad beauties and interesting
hidden or UNDECIDED things of the
fields and forests. Joined to an almost
uncanny acquaintance with birds and
trees he is one of the most modest
and unassuming of men and not likely
to push himself into the limelight
But we ought to know Fred Lazel
,.etter.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

than two or three times week The
doctor reports that the quality of the
meal and hominy which he saw was
to all appearances excellent. He con-
fesses that he is unable to assign any
satisfactory local cause for the extent
of the disease in the hospital. There
is one phase of the situation III the
Illinois institution which he says has
been common in his experience, there
as well as elsewhere: when the
disease was finally recognized the
medical staff recalled that the disease
had been in the institution for many
years. and the superintendent told
DR.. Lavinder that now he realized he
has had cases ever since the institu-
ton was opened eight years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
Senator cummIns, Tariff Idea

Des Moines Capital: Senator Cum.
Minis was given the glad hand at a
Grant club luncheon last evening. The
attendance was large and the en-
thusiasm was earnest and pathetic
The senator made a speech giving his
views relative to laws in control OF
railroads. His hearers were convinced
that he had given much thought to
that subject and they agreed with him
perfectly On the tariff question, his
speech can easily be classed as the
most conservative he has ever made
He advocates the tariff commission as
means of finding out the cost Of pro
duction in other countries and favored
getting the tariff question out Of poll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
OLDEST MASON CELEBRATES.
James Bellows McGregor Of Newport
N. H., is 1903 Years
of Age.

North Newport N. H., dispatch:
Born within about a mile of where he
now resides, James Bellows McGregor
today celebrated his 10Sth birthday
anniversary with public reception.
He is the oldest Mason in the world.
Authentic records prove that Mr..
.AcGregor was born on Sunday, Sept
record of being member Of the
Masonic order for eighty-two years,
having joined Samaritan Lodge at
Salisbury. N H., in 1927, and is now
affiliated with Mt Vernon lodge, A.
F. and A. NJ, of Newport. 46 asa IS
A special session of this lodge was
held at The Naples" this afternoon.
This is the home of Mr.. McGregor and
he built the house himself in 1912.
The grand master of the grand lodge
of the state, Frederick w. Sawyer Of
Milford, arrived O. the noon train at
Newport and was escorted here in
automobiles by the members of Mt.
Vernon isdge. He had personal
charge of the session.
The reception followed and was at
tended by the whole country around,
everyone paying Tonnage and honor to
Grandpa McGregor" as he is affec-
tionately called
During the ordeal of the meeting
of his lodge and the two hours of the
reception he was animated through
out and at the close tossed his baby
great grandchild, Helen E. Clement,
over his shoulder just as playfully as
a young boy would have done.
He gave hearty handshake to all
and his grasp was anything but feeble
His eyesight is fair and his hearing
very good
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
NOT A NEW DISEASE.

Expressing a confident belief that
pellagra is likely to become in this
country a public health problem Of
ireater proportions than the public at
bresent realizes. c. H. Lavinder past
assistant surgeon, public health and
marine hospital service, has just re-
ported the results of his investigation
bf the disease in the Illinois state hos
pital for the insane to Surgeon General
Myman. As prelude to his report
DR.. Lavinder states that the housing,
feeding and care of patients in the in
ktitution are above criticism.
AS soon as the strange malady was
discovered and finally diagnosed as
pellagra tne public health and marine
hospital service was requested to co
operate in the investigation of the out
break. There are forty or fifty well
defined cases of pellagra in the insti-
tuition, according to DR.. Lavinder. He
btates that the type of the disease
found there differs in some respects
from the general type he is familia,
with in the south, but that the disease
should vary in different localities is
laid to be not unusual.
DR.. Lavinder says that the condi
lions are, however, definite and vel
marked, and admit of a positive dag
hosts. Inquiry was made as to how
much corn or its products entered
Into the general diet. and it was
learned that corn is used sparingly
perhaps on an average of not more
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
The Domesticated Auto.

1t does not shy at papers as they blow
along the street,
1t cuts no silly capers on the dash
board with its feet;
1t does not paw the sod up all around
the hithcing post,
1t does not scare at shadows as man
would at ghost.
1t does not gnaw the manger, it does
not waste the hay.
Nor put your life into danger when
the band begins to play.
1t makes no wild endeavor to switch
away the flies,
1t sheds no hair whatever to get in
mouth and eyes;
1t speeds along the highway and new
er looks around
For things that it may scare at, and
spill you on the ground;
1t does not mind the circus-its not al
all afraid,
And does not overwork us when the
elephants parade.
1t does not rear and culver when the
train goes rushing by,
1t does not stand and shiver when the
little snowflakes fly;
1t does not mind the thunder nor the
lightning's binding flash,
1t does not keep you chirping and con
Meeting with the lash.
When you chance to pass its stable
you do not have to care,
Or cluck for all you're able to keel
from stopping there;
There's no one to arrest you II Vol
do not treat it right
1t will work all through the daytime
and still be fresh at night.
It's a thing of proper manners, walcl
it shows in various ways,
So that all men and women are saying
nowadays
1T may once have been the thing U
hitch your wagon to star,
But YOU need no star to hitch to wnel
you're in a motor car
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

The sympathies of the Washington
Democrat, in common with those of
newspapers generally. are with DR..
Cook and against Peary. The Demo
crat declares that the latter has
shown himself to be a veritable skunk
In exploration and that he has no
lecency or other manly virtues about
him. 1t is inclined to think that both
intrepid explorers went to tie north
pole, but that Peary's jumping or
Cook does not raise him in the est
nation of anybody. It is always bes'
to be manly and fair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
The Matter Of Iowa Roads.

Waterloo Reporter: The Keokuk
Gate City contends that "one reason
a vital one-why Iowa has the worst
roads In the world is because 1t has
the best soil in the world. It's rich
loan does not lend itself kindly to
road making, especially in the spring"
That's some excuse, but 1t will hardly
warrant boast. or course 1t is re.
grettable to use good Iowa soil to
make poor roads out of, but we must
have the highways and there is moth
ing to make them from. The wonder
is with such good material that the
job is not better done generally.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
tics as soon as possible. Those W

tics as soon as possible. Those who
have opposed tariff commissions have
done SO largely because they we're
afraid of college. professors and other
impractical men would likely be on
the commission. The average college
professor has no practical ideas in re-
gard to business. He could not make
living II he were turned loose to
battle in the business world. There
fore, the average man who believes in
tariff for protection would be alarm.
ed even at the suggestion of tariff
commission. Senator Cummins has
evidently had in mind commission
which would know something and be
without prejudice. 1t that could be the
outcome, there would be less opposi
ton to such commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Official figures show that it has cost
Webster county over $1,000 to sup
port the nineteen inebriates it sent
to the Knoxville jag cure the past
f-ar. AS the Waterloo Reporter re
marks, this seems like high price
to pay for the care of men who have
aot the moral stamina to let sin water
alone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

might still be successful If modified.
These principles are applicable in
one form or another to every city.
What form they should assume, and
in what details of organization they
should be embodied, must depend up
on the peculiar needs of the particu-
lar community In some form, how
ever, they must be recognized If dem
ocracy is to be applied to municipal
government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Alex Miller admits that Democrat
doesn't get much out of his politics,
but says that he has dickens OF q
lot of fun if he has any sense OF
humor, and he believes most Demo
Gratis have Just now the best amuse
ment he can imagine is to be Demo
crat and watch the 'progressives'
squirm as Taft is travelling over the
country making standpat speeches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
Needed hy the State.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The over
seer of the poor at Waterloo has
found it possible to feed county
charges for cent a meal. We should
think that that fellows record would
commend him to the board of control
of state institutions for the position Of
steward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
Tariff Commission Effective.

Sioux City Journal: AS the situa-
ton stands, the tariff board cannot
lay its facts before congress and offer
advice with them. But it can lay
both its facts and advice before the
President who can advise congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Let no one believe that facts submit
ted to the public, to say nothing OF
submitting them to congress through
the President, will not have an i'm
portant effect upon tariff legislation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

John Hamilton of Cedar Rapids,
member of the state board of control,
has resigned from that body. greatly
to the surprise of all who know him.
The reason he assigns is that his
private business demands al his time
in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can calls upon some one to explain
where the umpire goes in winter.
Possibly to tie same place as the fire
when it goes out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

There will be general acquiescence
b the observation of the Fort Dodge
Chronicle that Peary talks and acts
like the baby that has had its candy
.aken away by a big brother. Peary
Is repeating Admiral SIMPSONS mis-
lake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
keokuk Iowa y. September %, 1909.

The latest definition of an optimist
Is that he is one who believes every
thing said by both Cook and Peary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Alex Miller has noticed that con-
trary folks always get the worst of it
and then complain about it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Every once in while preacher
decides to take dose of his own med
icine-and gets married. observes the
Davenport Democrat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

The Terre Haute Star suggests that
the eloquent nature of the bankers
meeting last week was due in large
measure to the fact that money talks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

The Knoxville Journal says that
central bank, If absolutely divorced
from Wall street and politics, will in
deed go far toward solving the ills or
our present system, adding: But It
will take a great campaign OF educa-
ton to secure its adoption
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

Gardner Cowles of Des Moines, pub
Usher of the Register and Leader and
the Evening Tribune, and president of
the board of trustees of Iowa Wesley
an. has subscribed $4,000 to the quar-
ter of a million endowment fund
which President Schell is now engag-
ed in raising.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

--Read The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

I'VE seem to have. after all" says
the Cedar Rapids Republican, "a Pres
ident who is not afraid to speak out.
A President who is no dough-face. A
man who is not going through the
country speaking only the things that
are agreeable in the various places.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

In the interest Of morality" the
chief of police of Nuremberg issued a
formal order forbidding the public
wearing of "tight-ftting dresses of the
scabbard, directolre or princess kind
Thereupon the women of that quaint
old German city all appeared in the
obnoxious gowns, and rather than ex-
pose the iails to tight fit, the cnlef
took it all back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

1t is stated in the Memphis Reveille
that w. p Hall of Lancaster has clos
ed contract with the Barnum q
Bailey show to furnish them all their
horses for the next year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23
DAILY BIZ MAIL.

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

The Washington Democrat says that
Nate Kendall, congressman from the
Sixth district, is all right and is nice
fellow, but that like the parrot that
got wooded all to smithereens by a
dog, he talks too damned much"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-23

"The President of the United
States says the Des Moines Capital
is not only man of brains, but OF
courage. Those who have doubted
his courage will only need to keep
their eyes and ears open during the
remaining months and years OF his All
ministration. President Taft is going
to be his own kind of President"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03
Robert Scott Loyett. CHI airman O.

Robert Scott Lovett, CHI airman of
the executive committees of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railway companies, who is making
a tour of the Northwest with a
party of officials of both roads,
announced during a visit in SpO-
kane that millions of dollars will be
expended in extending the Harri-
man system to Washington and
into central Oregon, also that the
Deschutes canyon in Oregon will be
traversed by its lines, regardless of
the activities of the Hill roads He
added that every acre of .tearitory
that is legitimately in the districts
tributary to the Hartman lines
will be developed, saying also that
improvements and extentions plan
ned before the passing of F. H.
Hartman will be completed. Mr..
I.ovett said he believes the country
in a good way to better and more
substantial commercial develop
ment, though he would not fore,
cast an era of renewed prosperity
in any special line. Howev er, he
marveled at the progress, of which
he saw evidences in all industries
in the Northwest, saying there is
too much to do and too much
willing energy and cooperation to
permit of arrested development in
| the western states.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03

The annual report of Henry B.
Dewey, superintendent of public in
'truction, for the school year end
ed June 80, has been completed.
The following data is taken from
the report for the current year.
Comparisons are with 1908:
Number of census children, $780,
l07, increase 1910; enrolment POS,
500, increase 1852; average daily
attendance $50, 925, increase $3.50;
actual number of days school taught
l41.S, increase 5.S.
Number of departments main
t,ined during the year GIG, in
'rease 331; teachers employed, male
1887, increase 5; female 1881, in
crease 1879; average monthly salary
paid male teachers 1882, increase
s2.67; female teachers $6O.5S, in
crease 81 50.
Number of children over yeas
of age not attending school 81, 1893,
increase 7O1S; between the ages of
; and Is years not attending school
1867, increase 1894; number grad
uating from eighth grade and re-
ceiving diplomas 6l35, increase 374
'ttending private schools S445, in
'rease 1875; fifth grade 24,OsO, in
crease 924; enrolled in sixth grade
}O,974, increase 427; enrolled in
seventh grade IS, 2O3, decrease 5s3;
nrolled in eighth grade 16, PCS. in
.rease 1899; enrolled in high school
II $40, increase 1925.
Total receipts during school year,
including balance on hand at be-
Ginning of school year S12, 3O4 ,645-
.OS, increase 50, 494 1904.
Amount paid for teachers wages
'4,O66,341 As, increase SIPS, O96,
%.
Number of union high school dis
trlcts in state 45, increase 3.
Number of private institutions of
earning in state IS, increase II.
Total number of schoolhouses in
state at close of school year 3OO9.
increase 121.
Number of high schools in state
252, increase 50.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03
Secretary of State Knox has de-

Secretary of State Knox has de-
termincd that in his administration
of the State Department the COM
mercial as we'll as the diplomatic
aspects shall be given careful atten-
ton. He has announced that his
chief work, aside from using the
vast influence of the United States
to preserve peace and harmony
among the nations, will be the ex
tention of American trade not only
in the Far East but in South and
Central America and in the Otto
man Empire. He has already
insisted that this government be
recognized in China and that
American bankers be allowed to
participatein the loan of $50, OOO,-
600 which the celestial empire is
about to float. Mr.. Knox is of the
opinion that if American capital is
invested in China and if public
Improvements are made with the
assistance of Americans China will
soon become an open field for
American products and America
will soon find that in China there
is an unprecedented demand for
her commodities. At first the
European bankers who. had deter
mined to float the loan refused to
allow United States bankers to par
licipate but Mr.. Knox insisted and
it now seems certain that he will be
successful in gaining this new field
for American capital. He has also
made preparations for the invasion
Of Central and South America by
American business men while an
arrangement is being drawn up be
tween this country and Turkey by
which the United States will be
given fair opportunity to invest
money in the new institutions OF
the Ottoman Empire. In order
that no detail in this campaign for
commercial development may be
overlooked a new bureau of the
State Department has been estab-
lished. 1t is called the Division OF
Far Eastern Affairs and its sole
duty will be to aid the commercial
advancement of the United States
in the countries named.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-03

Concerted efforts to develop the
Portland livestock market on big
scale have been begun during the
week by livestock men of the North
west in connection with the rail-
roads in the matter of more favor
able rates. A conference was held
between a number of representative
stockmen, the management of the
local yards. and the traffic manag-
ers of the railroads centering here.
Uniform livestock ratee that will lie
of great benefit to this market as
we'll AS to the stock raisers thruout
the territory are expected.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-05-20

| found a very good public we'll in
one of the coal yards, and everything
was all right there. but l found an
other we'll which they said was
not used to speak of, that it might
be used by farmers coming in from
the country, but want to show you
how dangerous that well is to you.
The top should be covered and the
pump taken away. You cannot trust
that only stock will drink from it. W
found another well like that on your
school grounds. While it is there and
is always likely to be used by someone
who doesn't know the danger. This
also should be put out of use.
PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.
with regard TO your school
grounds, very little attention has
been paid them. The buildings are
not what they might be, are not In
good state of repair, but gener-
ally neglected. There are some fine
trees but do not believe you
planted them, but you are fortunate
to have them.
"The lack of proper toilet faci-
lities for the children is deplorable.
have never seen more filthy out
houses than can be found at both
the white and eolored schools. The
parents should be more faithful and
should visit the schools oftener. i
trust that this state of affairs will
be Immediately remedied. have
never seen a greater need in such a
matter than is to be found here In
Berea.
"You want to realize now that you
have a great chance to do things
right So many cities are formed
when the community is small, and
they do not consider the future. They
do not plan for anything more than
for the present. You have here an
opportunity to start things right and
we expect to see you do so.
"Have your board Of health made
up of your physicians You have a
good lot of physicians here. You
want to avail yourselves of the SER
vices of these men who are expert
physicians and sanitarians upon the
matters that pertain to your health
and you cannot afford to do otherwise.
trust that when the new city gov
eminent If formed, you will have
the Board of Health made up OF your
physicians, with the mayor ex-ofti-
clio. Resources to the doctor should
be the last rather than the first step.
We do not usually think about our
health until we are sick and we ex-
pect the doctors to cure us"