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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
THE NATIONS DRINK BILL.

The American Grocer's annual com.
ptlation OF figures showing the con-
sumption and the cost OF alcoholic
drinks in the United States, has been
issued for the fiscal year ending June
80 last. It shows q decrease in the
per capita consumption Of such bever-
ages Of SO gallons about equally bal
anced as between malt and spifituUus
liquors. This Is the first check that
the consumption Of alcoholic stimu-
lants has received In twenty years,
when the per capita consumption was
14.65 gallons. In 1907, the year Of
maximum consumption, It was 23.54
gallons. Last year it was 2S.01.
desirable as may be q decline In the
use of liquors, We fear" says the
Grocer, s'the small decrease Of the last
year is due more to hard times than
increased observance Of temperance
or total abstinence"
While the total number Of gallons
of beer consumed last year was the
highest on record the increase in
population was great enough to slight
ly reduce Its per capita use from
21.23 to 20s7 gallons. The per capita
consumption Of spirits fell on 10 gal
Ions below 1907. The despairing con-
clusion is reached by the Grocer that
sthe small reduction in the per capita
quantity of alcoholic stimulants con-
sumed does not indicate that the cam
paign against the saloon, the enact.
ment OF high license or prohibitive
flaws is having very much effect. We
wish 1t we're otherwise, but the con-
viction grows that the liquor question
is one Of morals and not OF law
| AS the nation grows the drink bin
grows. The estimated retail cost Of
alcoholic drinks in 1899 was $973, $780,.
0sO and for 1908 $1,524, 392, 1923. During
this period when population increased
1871, 1872 or over II per cent. the
estimated cost Of stimulants increased
| $3.50, s0s,s4s. or over 561s per cent
The average drink bill per family Of
| five was $19.77 last year, or $685.
for the last FIVE years.
4 The tendency is decidedly toward d
decreased use OF whiskey. Two-thirds
i of the nations drink bill (including
/ outlay for tea and coffee) is fol
beer and other mild stimnlants. The
prospect is OF an increase in brewer
les and decrease of distilleries Thai
there is less consumption OF fiery spir
its is the most hopeful fact presented
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

Nature has been kind this year so
far and the promise is for an abundant
yield Of all the principal crops. This
Is well, for the country needs large
grain yields. Growth of population
and returning prosperity already are
providing greater outlet for food
stuffs. The country's needs for do
nestle use and to meet export de-
mands are growing and Nature Is
providing bountifully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
The Unhappy Register and Leade

The Unhappy Register and Leader.
vinton Eagle: The Register and
Leader stopped kicking" long enough
on the Tai. corporation proposition to
give Senator Aldrich another kick"
In Its Friday issue. We Iowans would
be glad that Senator Aldrich
is going to retire the fourth OF next
March were 1t not for the fact that
some one else would be selected chair
man Of the finance committee and the
new chairman might not be any more
satisfactory to the Register and
Leader than has Senator Aldrich.
The Register and Leader seems to be
at outs with so many OF the Repub-
lican leaders that It looks very much
as though It would finally result in the
organization OF another political par
ty with the Register and Leader at
the head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13


The Gould and Hartman interests
handling the Wabash lines at Pitts
burg, have decided to try the use of
telephones for dispatching trains and
transacting all their railroad work,
with a view to doing away with the
telegraph To this end the West Side
Belt railroad, one of the subsidiary
lines, has been equipped with a new
telephone service, and the experiment
of running the line by telephone is
now in progress. Orders are issued
verbally by the train dispatcher to the
several operators. instead of being
sent by telegraph. This departure
will be closely watched by railroad
men ali over the country, and there is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

A few newspapers still cling to the
delusion that "disinterested'' COM
mission of experts should be put on
the revision job hereafter TheY are
SO confident Of the good sense Of that
absurdity as to declare that the idea
is generally accepted The person is
not born who will see congress pass
ing such function over to any com
mission. When the legislative branch
Of the government becomes fncom-
ratent to its duties there VIII be an.
other form of government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

A potato shortage is threatened II
the Kansas floods do not speedily sub.
side. The heavy rains keep the deliver
for tubers indoors, spoil his crop IL
many instances, and when he does
get out to mine for the table dam
ties the railroads probably will not
be able to handle the output. This
condition now prevails and the deal
ers are closely watching the dis
patches in the hope that the floods
will relax and allow the s'spudsr to
come through.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
ceased to believe that the final work
Of the extra session will meet exactly
the requirement.
The First Snow Storm.

The First Snow Storm.
The old oak stove is flaming hot
And round it now we sit,
While father tells us tales Of ghosts
Before the lights are lit
Outside the wind blows bleak and
cold.
And through the window pane
We note the snow king toiling now
To cover field and lane.
Louder and louder roars the wind,
And mother heaves sigh:
mo green we'll see again" she says,
Until then sun is high.
I'm sorry for all folks tonight.
Who have to journey out,
pray to God no little tots
Are wandering about
More wood into the stove Is thrown
And bedtime now draws near.
And as the children rise to go,
The jingle bells they hear.
Tomorrow" father says and smiles;
''I'll tell you what I'll do,
If you are good, well take the hobs
And have sleighride, toe"
A sleighride! What q joyous thing
| For youth to dream about;
With winter opening once more,
No wonder that they shout!
And yet the poets nodding, too,
z = y y. - u
He's melting In his undershirJ
While writing for December.
Detroit Free Press
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

Bank clearings for June exhibit
considerable gain over the preceding
months this year, although # is the
season when the business transactions
are normally reduced, while the in
crease over the corresponding period
in any preceding year Is phenomenal
Total exchanges for the month. ac-
cording to the statement issued by
r. G. Dun & Co., for all cities report.
ing in the United States, embracing
11G leading centers, we're $14,111.-
053,099. an increase of 43.7 per cent.
over the figures OF last year and OF
$50 per cent as compared with 1906.
The increase was general throughout
the country, testifying to most salts
factory volume of business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13


The report of the division of dead
letters for the month OF June shows
that were received 9oS.s33 pieces Of
mail matter as compared with 905.-
643 In May, an increase of $3.50 for
the month of June, though contain
ing one day less. It is found, however,
that. there has been a gradual falling
off In all classes of domestic matter.
which undoubtedly has been effected
through the appeal of the postoffice
department to the public to observe
greater care in addressing commune
cations and to writers to use their
card addresses on their envelopes.
The slight general increase noted was
due to the fact that the receipts of
foreign matter have increased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
Things 4 re Mixed.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Calling
Dolliver and Cummins Democrats. OF
course, signifies nothing. It is who'll
ly question Of whether they are right
or wrong, the name that they go i'm.
der does not matter very much IN
these latter days. Nowadays a Re.
publican can hardly distinguish him.
self from Democrat and Democrat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

The end Of the world is predicted
for September IT, 1t is to be hoped
the matter can be held in allegiance
until the Keokuk team wins the
Central League pennant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

The Iowa supreme court has de-
cided that because man swears is no
excuse for taking out his telephone.
Our Iowa supreme court knows how
1t Is itself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

Residents along the Missouri river
from Sioux City to Alton are now get
ting theirs. Such Of them as have not
taken to high ground are perched in
the tree tops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
Keokuk, Iowa. July 10, 1908

An inquirer wants to know where
the liars SO to. Nowhere. There
are as many in this locality as there
ever were.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

A divorce has been granted In Chi
cago on the ground of automobile
cruelty" That's new one. but it
seems to work all right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

Inc July PnOtO-Era Is br1mful OF In.
teresting and practical information II,
E. Balfour describes how an ingen-
ious worker can make plate-adapter
for his camera so that larger plates
may be used when desirable. Color.
photography is given attention In an
article describing new method OF de-
velopment for Autochrome plates
which renders the process simple.
Other valuable articles by well known
authorities are devoted to rendering
color-vaMes, correct exposure and in
dividuality in protraiture.
AS In former years, the July Worlds
Work is called an 'uplfft'' number,
and is devoted largely to the more
hopeful, encouraging and progressive
side OF the country's development
Perhaps the articles which emphasize
this the most are: Thomas Lee Wool
wines STORY Of Law Enforcement in
Los Angeles; Prof. John Lee Coulters
Trying Cooperation in the West c..
NJ. Keys Battle Against Pestilence, 4
anu ALO6du w dIlcI IdS y GOOu ftCftub
the Way to Progress" In the depart
ment called "The Way to Health, Ed
win Bjorgman writes Of THE Unnec-
essary Curse OF Sickness" and DR..
Rainsford continues his hunting
series, THE Land OF the Lion"
'The Knot" novel by Emma Wolf.
dealing with the eternal sacredness of
marriage, is published complete In the
August Smart Set There is study
OF q wife faithful unto the one man,
even though separated from him by
law. A great deal of the final action
takes place during the last San Fran
cisco earthquake; Tom Mason's Ran
dom Notes from MY Log Book" Arch
ibald Sullivans "The August Sea-
w H. G. Wyndham Martyrs breezy
automobile story. "The Experimental
Journey" Camilla. by Jules Eckert
Goodman, where all the worlds a.
horseback; My Wife and l." Charles
Francis Reads glorifcat'on OF the ro-
nance OF middle age, and 'The Tenn
pleton's Night Out" by E. Lawrence
Dudley, a tale OF New York streets af-
ter midnight, are all features OF this
number.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
The Wise Farmer.

Burlington Gazette: It's wise
farmer who supplied his corn with
rubber boots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

= commercial unit. They must be
placed IN such I position that they can
secure. even against rail competition.
far greater proportion than now Of
the country's trafic. River and canal
ltrafiic Is now insignificant as compar-
ed With rail- trafic.
We must, Of course, recognize that
no reasonable expenditure will wholly
remove these difnculties. For In
stance, 1t Is probable that transship-
ment from rail to water or. from one
water carrier to another will continue
to be necessary on most inland or
partly inland lines. Transhipment
means terminals. Part three Of this
report. now in preparation, will take
up the question Of terminals In detail.
It has had far too little attention In
the past. 1t is sufficient to say now
that terminal improvement is greatly
needed, and is entirely possible.
Appropriations are s2so,ooo,ooo.
Since 1870 general policy Of fed.
eral waterway improvement has been
followed. The total federal appropria-
tons for inland river improvements
UP to 1907 have been over $3.50, O00, 900.
There has been very little cooperation
between tae central and local author
lilies. This haA resulted ID the An-
evitabie lack Of uniformity and Of
comprehensive plan and IN the lack Of
any proportionate contribution from
the localities peculiarly b benefited.
European countries have Il in many
cases distributed the costs OF water
ways Improvements upon localities in
some ratio with the special benefits
received. Such cooperation is worthy
of careful consideration in any COM
prehensiye plan Of waterway improve
ment.
Corporations control the great pro
portion OF the steam tonnage, particu-
larly the larger vessels. In 1906 the
average size OF vessels owned by in
dividuals was 113 tons; by firms, 22S,
and by corporations, 52s. There was
also, proportionate increase OF cor
porate ownership Of barge lines and
even Of sailing vessels, though not SO
marked as with steamers. There has
been recent tendency toward con-
solidation of many lines under single
corporations. The control Of steamer
land barge lines will be discussed in
q later part.
The returns Of the bureau as to
earnings and expenses we're highly I'm.
satisfactory. Only few rough CON
illusions can be drawn therefrom
Operating expenses averaged, for the
companies making returns, about so
per cent Of the gross earnings, the
lowest ratio Of operating costs being
that OF the bulk-cargo vessels OF the
great lakes. The highest ratio is that
OF the packet lines on the Mississippi
system and southern rivers.
Marine insurance rates on river traf
fic reflect in striking way the diff
ferences In waterway improvement
navigability and dangers. The cost
of cargo insurance is often deter.
mining factor as between rail and wa
ter shipment, especially on rivers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

..The preacher that married you
says you only gave him q dollar"
HE ought to be glad didn't sue
him for damages. Houston Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
TtIE DAILY GATE CITY

erty to undesirable tenants. II must
remain with the owner himself to die
tate who Is and who Isn't desirable as
tenant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Sioux City Journal declares
that when you get a post card from
June honeymooner you have good
reason to feel fattered.
It is remarked BY one OF the expert
photographers that some people who
claim to have a great deal OF religion
never divulge its hiding place.
"The preacher that married you
says you only gave him q dollar"
HE ought to be glad l didn't sue
him for damages. Houston Post.
Landlords Back Rents Collected"
reads New York advertisement. The
humorist Of the Des Moines Register
and Leader wonders what good land.
lords back rents for In that town.
A petition signed by some 500 peo-
pie in Shenandoah and vicinity, asks
the board Of supervisors Of Page coun-
ty TO submit to vote OF the people a
proposition to build a $4,000 county
hospital at Shenandoah.
At Dubuque a young dude, attempt
ing both undue familiarity and the use
of the current slang. approached a
young lady on the street. and chucking
her under the chin, said, II love my
wife but oh! you kid" The girl
turned on him one indignant look, and
then retorted, Il like my dog, but oh!
you pup"
Chicago apartment house owners
can't see the slightest need for new
Illinois law prohibiting the refusal Of
! fats to tenants with children, and are
| preparing to make test In the courts
/ of the validity of the statute. One
owner Is quoted by the Record-Herald
as saving: Owners have certain priv.
| ileges concerning the letting of their
| buildings which cannot be altered by
Legislation. Legislators cannot die
] tate that an owner shall rent his prop
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

no reason to doubt that It will be sue
cessful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

The Sioux City Journal declares
that when you get a post card from
June honeymooner you have good
reason to feel battered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
Inland waterways Needed.


A great part OF the country's traffic
is through freight. Our waterways are
now divided by differences in cham
nels, etc., and by diversity In floating
equipment. The rail system Of the
country is standardized, physically
unified, and its control is largely cen
tralized. 1t Is well adapted to handle
such through freight. A share. at
least, OF this through freight is essen
tial for the success of either system.
There has been bitter competition be-
tween rail and river lines. But the
inland water system, divided and dis
organized by the conditions described,
is greatly handicapped, especially as
to through traffic.
Under a general plan our inland
waterways can be made much more Ct
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

It is remarked BY. one OF the expert
photographers that some people who
claim to have great deal OF religion
never divulge its hiding place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
TARIFF DOES NOT KEEP
WAGES UP TO ENGLISH FIGURES

States are due principally to the won
derfuI natural resources of the coun
try and not to protection, is the only
logical conclusion that can be reached
in view of the fact that free trade
England not only pays higher wages
than Germany. but higher wages than
France. Italy. Russia or any other
European nation. The official rec
OF ds as to wages and the cost of liv-
ing in all European countries offers
indisputable evidence that while pro-
lection effects wages to very limit
ed degree, it does have the effect of
raising the cost of living.
The weekly money wages of Eng
land and Germany are as 100 and 80,
while rents are as 100 to 1913 and the
cost of living in general as 100 to
119. These comparative figures rep
resent the situation as set out by the
index system, which is being more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
new YORK VIEWS 100000
HUDS0N-FULTON PAGEANT

and Sioux City and takes ii northwest
to LeBeau. S. ID. The Iowa Central
joins the Alton at Peoria. Should the
combination, therefore, buy the line
from Chicago to Cincinnati, it would
have trunk line from the twin cities
and from Kansas City TO tidewater at
Newport News and Old Point Comfort.
II was announced some time ago that
Edwin S. Hawley had purchased the
Chesapeake & Ohio, but with what
end in view was not disclosed. With
close traffic relations with the Kansas
City. Mexico & Orient road, there is a
possibility that the Alton, which has
always been distinctively a local and
interior road, may eventually b-come
a great trunk line extending from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans and from
the great lakes to the gulf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
NEW PRESIDENT
OF SYNOD ELECTED
Jacob PisteF OF Cincinnati Heads
Evangelical CONFERENCE.-THE
Use English Language.

Burlington. Iowa. Sept 2S.-The
German Evangelical synod today
elected Jacob Pister, ID. D.. of Gin
president. and G. Fischer OF
Milwaukee. secretary.
Burlington, Sept. 2S.-Beginning
yesterday morning the general con-
ference of the German Evangelical
Synod of North America began clos
ing up the business of the present
session.
The matter of church publications
was disposed OF and as a result OF a
resolution adopted the church papers
and documents will be greatly i'm
proved and will have a larger circu-
lation among communicates. Better
facilities for printing also have been
provided.
a report was adopted late in the
afternoon which will have wide
spread effect on the future of the
church in America. IL was with ref
erence to the language used in the
young peoples societies. which the
conference agreed SHOULD be that
best understood in the community"
This means the Introduction of Eng
lish in the church.
Last night the conference took H.
nal action on the question OF joining
with other religious bodies I'm a fed
Grafton to further religious work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
REPLY MADE To
ARMY CRITICS

Los Angeles. Sept. 2S.-Answering
the criticism that the present day
drills and other military training
methods are obsolete and useless,
Colonel Weaver of the army general
staff, detailed in attendance upon the
national guard convention here, de-
clared in an interview today that
close formations were absolutely nee
essary. He admitted that the open
order of fighting was the only way
of meeting conditions in modern war
fare but asserted that, without dis
cipline inculcated by the manual of
arms. a soldier ON the battle field
would be of little use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
BRYAN RAPS AT BAILEY
Texas senator Fails to Appear for
Proposed Joint Debate.

Texas senator Fails to Appear for
Proposed Joint Debate.
El Paso. Texas, Sept. 2S-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan paid his re-
spects to Senator Joseph Bailey in
this city yesterday afternoon and de-
Tended his own position on free raw
material. Bailey failed to appear for
the proposed debate between himself
and Bryan.
This is not a personal issue" said
Bryan. IF it were Il case of match
ing personalities between myself and
your senator | would not hesitate to
match my friends against his in Tex
as. Some of the Texas papers are
weeping because | am losing friends
in this-eontroversy. | am not losing
friends; | am simply driving my enc
mics from behind the house where
they have been hiding. When | have
received the votes of Texas three
times for president l don't have to
apologize to any Texas Office-holder
nor any Texas newspaper for coming
here TO address these voters.
Am | jeopardizing the welfare of
my party when l tell you that the
democratic party cannot afford to
vote for a man who is with the steel
trust and helps to put ten millions a
year in its pockets?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
GEORGIA WAR NEAR END
Authority of Federal Court Conceded
in Liquor Controversy.

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 2S.-The open
insurrection against the authority of
the United States circuit court on the
part of Judge Fite and Sheriff Thur
man of Dade county appeared yes
terday afternoon to be on the verge
of peaceful settlement.
At a conference between parties
representing both the state and fed
eral courts and including Governor
Brown of Georgia, it was agreed that
the authority of the federal court
was not debatable. 1t was also con-
ceded that in a prohibition state like
Georgia an internal revenue official
who had sworn never to reveal any
thing he had learned in his official
capacity might be permitted to tes-
tify. but only after the United States
courts had so decided.
The dispute arose when Judge FiteI
ordered Sheriff Thurman to disobey
the writ of habeas corpus issued for
CauSer Stegell by United States
Judge Newman in Atlanta.