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Republican farmer., 1909-04-02

policy would be better for both coun- tries than the present one To this end let careful consideration be gwen to the following weighty words of Go1dwin Smith:
 Let any one scan the economical map of the North American continent, with it's adjacent waters, mark its northern zone abound in minerals, in bitun1inous coal, in lumber, in fish, as well as in special farm products, brought in the north to harder per lection, of all of which the southern people have need; then let him look to its southern regions, the natural pro- ducts of which, as well as the man. ufactures produced in it's wealthy cen pie or the norrnern zuae; ne wiu sae that the continent ks 4n economic whole, and that auston1S uno atnwart 1t ana try to sever it's mem bers from each other, is to wage des- perate war against nature"
 J. A. BOLLES.
 NOTE.-In the preparation of this article I am largely and particularly valuable pamphlet entitled 'The Re- ciprocity Treaty with Canada of 1S54,'' by Frederick E. Haynes, Ph.D., I am also indebted for not a little use Reciprocity by Laugfllin and Willis I have also consulted a number of pub lie documents, histories, newspaper ar ticles and other means for reference; and I have selected, condensed, ar ranged and combined, and have added new thought in such manner that I trust I have presented the subject of reciprocity and our commercial rela- tions with Canada in a way a good deal new and different from what 1t his been presented elsewhere.
 In considering facts and statistics the reader must bear in mind that Can ada as now constituted includes a far greater area of territory than the country known as Canada previous to 1867. In that year the British North American Act went into force and pro- vided for the voluntary union of the whole British North America into one legislative confederation, under the name of the Dominion of Canada; and most, if not all, of the old separate provinces now belong to the confed- eratiOn
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02

Mindful of the rebuffs she has re- l ceived from the United States and o1 her present prosperous condition, Can ada is in a rather independent mood | just now. At the sixth annual ban quet of the Canadian club of Boston on November 28, 1904, George E. Fos- ter, M. F., from North Ontario. said Before I came to the banquet was told that I would be expected to speak on reciprocity. What is abso- lutely a dead question with us is very 1 much alive with you. During my term of service with the Conservativ
 party and while a member of the Canadian government, I made two or three pilgriTnageS to Washington and begged your senators and representa- tives to grant us reciprocial trade re- latfons. I failed in my mission every time. And now that the e1e1tiOn i- dead with us it has been raised from its grave by some of you Americans. Canada may be trusted to work out her own salvation without the aid of
 any reciprocal treaty w1en the United States
 Such is the discouraging attitude of Canada at the very time when many
 millers in the Northwest who desire Canadian wheat for making into flour favor putting our commerce with Canada on a more Hberaf basis. For the Eastern States the case is thus succinctly stated by the New York Times:
 t'In New England the revolt against the burdens of the present tariff sys-
 tenn is more formidable because it is
 based on practical and fmm ediate in
 terest. That section of the country
 wishes to buy of Canada. It needs
 fuel and iron and lumber and wood
 pulp and other materials and requi- sites of manufactures and it is fined
 heavily if it seeks them in Canadian markets, where they can be had in
 exhaustless quantities and at relative
 ly low prices. As a manufacturing section it's business has largely gone
 West with the movement of popula- tion and the development of the re- sources of that vast region. Its fu- ture growth in prosperity unquestion- ably depends on the ability to get ma terials and fuel at low cost. Hence the increasing earnestness of it's bus mess men for the reduction of duties either directly or by reciprocity. Its interests are practically the same as those of all the seaboard states"
 William l.. Douglass. the new gov ernor of Massachusetts, in his recent inaugural address, set forth cogent reasons why Massachusetts should re- suitable reciprocity treaty with Cana da.
 It is reported that the farmers and merchants of Canada are quite strong ly in favor of negotiating a reciproci- ty treaty with the United States. On the other hand. the manufacturers and politicians do not want it. No doubt if the question were made a leading issue there would also be a divided sentiment in the United States; for selfish and personal interests are so much involved in all tariff matters that it is impossible to get up any tariff plan for benefit in the broadest sense that will not be bitterly fought by some The present situation is not as encouraging as it might be; but we can hope and believe that in time the majority of our people can be educat- dto see that a Liberal commercial
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02

Priotas. Sonora. Mexico. March 3o.- Five bandits, three ranchmen and g Rurale were killed in a battle between renegade Indians and the troops fnsthe the Chepau river. The band had been attacking and robbing lone m;ners and ranchnaen. It was said the leader of the bandits was fatally wounded
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
GILBERT REELECTED Danbury Republican Mayor Wins by 4 Votes; One Democrat in.

Danbury, March SoL-William c. Gil- bert was reelected mayor by the Re- publicans here yesterday. defeating his Democratic opponent, M. J. Cunning ham, by 45 votes. The only Democrat elected was D. V. Height. city treas urer. The board of aldermen now stands solidly Republican and the coun- oil three Republicans and one Demo- crat. There were about s,5oe votes, which is large.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02

taxes may likewise be levied on bank checks, matches and other things suit
 ed to the purpose Then, after the fighting is over and the need for rais- ing large sums of money is greatly diminished, changes like those which
 were made after our Civil War may
 be expected. The burdens on excises will be to a great extent removed but
 the high tariff on imports will be re- tained or only a little lessened through the infleunce of manufacturers who by means of this tariff have been en- abled to raise prices to domestic con Sumers to an abnormal extent and who desire to continue advantages unneces- sary and unjust in times of peace. The manufacturers conceal their selfish purpose under the false and hypocrit- ical plea that they are so full of solici- tude for their workmen that they fa- vor the excessive duties in order that they may be able to pay their em- ployes high wages, ignoring the fact that such wages chiefly depend upon the efficiency of the hired toiler and the demand for labor. The people in general, benumbed by the militant in- fluences that have taken from them the appreciation of individual liberty and the keen Zest for it that they pos sessed in the preceding peaceful era. are skillfully guided into the wrong way of thinking and are actually made to believe that a tariff once ac- know1edged to be for revenue only should be retained solely or principally for the protection and coddlinE of home industries.
 The wars which I have mentioned rudely interrupted the strong and wide movement toward greater freedom in interna tional trade and substituted the high tariffs and high tariff tendencies which are the rule rather than the ex- ception at the present day. Big standing armies and high tariffs are two of the leading burdens under which Europe now groans. The bane- full effect of the militant influences on the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Lone ROBBER
GETS THOUSANDS
Held up the Great Northern Express
Office at Seattle at Day
light and Took His
Pick.
HE EMPTIED THE SAFE
Tho Men in the Office Were Bound
and Gagged While the Rob-
her Took His Time In
Ransacking Safe.

SEATTLE, Oct. 11.-Thousands of
dollars of gold and silver were stolen
early today by lone robber, who
looted the Great Northern express Of
fee here after binding and gaging the
night clerk and his assistant The
bandit got away with several sacks
filed with gold and silver. The
amount of money taken is not stated
by the officials. The robber entered
the Office just before daylight while
A. G. White, the night clerk was out
The only man in the Office was E. S.
Simonson who was ordered to throw
up his hands, when the bandit press
ed revolver to his head Simonson
| obeyed and was then ordered to un-
lock the safe and open all of the
money compartments. After this was
done, the robber suddenly leaped on
Simonson, bound and gagged him.
When White returned, the robber seiz-
ed him from behind and bound and
! gagged him also. The robber cut all
the telephone wires, filed his pockets
and satchel with all the money he
could carry and left. When officers
arrived. they found all the money
gone excepting $500 in silver. Posses
have been organized to trail the rob
Der but there is no clue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Spoke in Courthouse Square at Fres-
no While the Mercury Was up
at the Ninety Mark on
Sunday Afternoon.
TEXT WAS FROM MEMORY
"tle Who conquereth Himself is
Greater Than He Who Taketh
a City" Was the Subject
Of His Sermon.

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 11.-From the
snow-capped Sierras President Taft
plunged Sunday into the summer heat
of the San Joaquin valley and arriv-
ed here shortly after p. M, with the
thermometer lowering about the 90s.
He was greeted by practically the en-
tire population of the city and sur
rounding country and after a short
automobile trip through the business
section addressed gathering OF
thousands in the courthouse square.
The presidents speech was in reality
another Sunday sermon. the third he
has preached since his trip began
His text. quoted from memory, was
He who conquereth himself is great
er than he who taketh a city, and
from it the president drew the lesson
that popular government must always
be failure unless it is based or
sound common sense and the self
restraint that goes to the good loser
He drew analogy between the Ameri
can people in this respect and those
peoples who in their attempts at self
government follow an election with {
revolution. On his way here President
Taft stopped at Merced for three
hours and attended morning service
at the Presbyterian church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
ELECTRICAL SHOW
UP AT BOONE
Bolt Ran Along the Street Car TracJ
for Block and Put Passen-
gers in Panic.

BOONE, Iowa, Oct. 11.-A terrific
thunderstorm ragged during the night.
Lightning struck a $4,000 house in
process of construction on the farm
of George Wahl, two miles north of
the city. 1t was completely destroyed
by fire Mr.. Wahl, residing in the
old house close by. was dazed by the
stroke and refused to leave the house,
though in iminent danger of its catch
ing fire and the neighbors after he
roic work saved the old structure. The
loss is $4,000, falling on John Iyis.
the contractor. Insurance is $4,000.
Lightning struck the flagstaff on the
federal building, demolishing the shaft
and tearing the flag to tatters. The
building was uninjured. The same bolt
ran along the car tracks block, hit
a street car and put the motor out of
business 1t created panic among
the passengers. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
PANAMA LIBEL
CASE STARTED
Effort Beins Made to Compel In
dianapoIis Newspaper Man to
Go Into District Of
Columbia.
ROOSEVELT WAS ONE
Ex.President Was One Of the Alleged
Libeled Parties by the News
paper Article About
Canal.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1.--Argu-
ments in the proceedings to remove
Delavan Smith and Charles B. Will
Jams, publishers of the Indianapolis
News to the District Columbia to an
swer Federal indictments in the al
legged Panama canal libel cases, in
which the publishers of the New York
World are also named as defendants,
were begun in the Federal court here
today. Should the court deny the
right of the government to remove the
two men, the case will end, although
they could he arrested should they
ever enter the District of Columbia
Assistant U. s. Attorney General Nc.
Namara and District Attorney Miller
will prosecute the case. The govern
ment will present it's case on the
ground that alleged libelous articles
were circulated in the district and the
publishers should be required to go
there to answer re charges. The gov
ernment seeks to show that Roosevelt
and others were libeled by the story
and editorial which appeared in the
News in connection with the purchase
of the canal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
BILLY BOYS
COUSIN COMING
Long Boy Has Been sienaiIed to Come
to His Aid With Provisions
and Some More Ammu-
milton.
R SHERIFF rs DETERMINED
Posse is Encamped at the Head Of
the Ravine and Will Try
and starve Out Indian
Murderer.

SAN BERNANDINO, Cal, Oct. il
Preparing to Withstand seige. Billy
Boy, the Indian boy who murdered
Mike Boniface, abducted his fourteen
year old daughter and then murdered
the girl, has signaled his Indian
friends on the desert to send him sup
plies and it was learned today that
Long Boy, the fugitive's cousin, had
started for the mountain stronghold
in which the murderer is entrenched,
carrying food and ammunition. Long
Boy is crack shot and if he sue
ceeds in reaching Billy Boy, the pair
will be able to hold off the officers
for an indefinite period. Three posses
left here today to relieve the officers
encamped at the entrance of the ra-
vine. Before taking his departure,
Sheriff Ralph declared that he would
get the fugitive if it took year. Ar.
rangements have been made to send
fresh supplies to the posse every
three days and an attempt will be
made to starve out the Indian.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
PREDICTS ROOSEVELT
AS NEXT PRESIDENT
Former Governor OF kansa Has the
Whole Thing Figured Out to
Suit Himself.

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 11.-John
P. st. John, formerly governor Of
Kansas. who has come to Spokane to
begin the fight for prohibition in the
state of Washington, made two pre-
dictions in the course of an interview:
Nothing except his death will pre-
vent the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt to succeed President Taft
and if he is not elected no other re-
publican can be.
Ten years hence there won't be a
legalized saloon within the boundaries
of this commonwealth. Spokane will
be dry in five years from tfi; time"
Mr.. st. John said among other
Taft:
things in speaking OF Roosevelt and
Theodore Roosevelt is the sharpest
politician in the United States. But
for him Mr.. Taft never would have
been thought of for the presidency
Roosevelt knew Taft. believed him to
| be an honest nan, and so do /, but he
knew that Taft is putty man, Soft
putty at that. Roosevelt helped tc
elect Taft. He knew that his admin
istration would be a failure
Roosevelt went off to Africa. He
is not mixed up in any of the ques
tons before the people today In the
course of eighteen months he will re
| turn, covered with rhino hides. ele
phant tusks and glory. The how
and yell' element in politics will raise
the cry for Roosevelt. The countr,
will go Wild over him. Nothing ex
cept his death will prevent his nomi
nation to succeed Taft, and if he Il
not elected it will be because no re
/ publican could win
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Dentist Hanged Himself to the Bed
Post Because He Was Hope
less With Locomotor
Ataxia.
WROTE TO RELATIVES
Spent Sunday in Making Prepara-
tions to Die and Then Took
His Own Life This
Morning.

NEW YORK. Oct. 11.-Told by the
doctors that he would be a helpless
victim of locomoter ataxia and never
be able to walk again except with
crutches, DR.. George Rurkman, aged
33, St. Louis dentist, hanged him
self in the Montieforie home today.
Burl1man was paralyzed in both legs
four weeks ago and came to New York
for treatment. He was first treated
by physicians and then taken to the
hospital. The last doctor told him he
was hopeless and he was transferred
to the home. He spent Sunday writ
ing letters to friends and relatives,
saying he preferred death to the life
of a cripple While the nurse was
out of the room this morning, he hang
ed himself to the head of the bed
with a moose made of bed clothes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
SHAKESPEARE WAS
THEATRICAL MAN
Owned Shares in TWO Opera Houses
According to Records Discov-
cred by Professor.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 1.-THE re-
cent Shakespearian discoveries OF
Prof. Charles w. Wallace of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, in the public rec.
ord office in London, must rank as the
most important that have come to
light since the discovery of Shakes
peare's will in 1747 These records
are final as regards Shakespeare's
financial relations with the Blackfriars
and Globe theaters, From 1899, the
date of the building ofthe Globe thea
ter in London, to his death in 1915
they show that in 1914 Csteler ant
Shakespeare owned each one-seventt
in the Blackfriars theater and one
fourth in the Globe theater. For the
first time it can be said that Shakes
peare's profit from the Globe did not
exceed $1,S00. Prof. Wallace shows
that the chief burden of theatrica
company then was not the cost of the
lease and buildings, but the running
expenses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
LaFolIette is Not in Harmony With
the Aldrich Scheme For the
Central Bank Of
America.
HOPES THAT WILL FAIL
He Believes That it is Scheme For
the o>ntrol of Banking
by the Monied In
terests.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 11.-Senator
Aldrich's central bank plan looks bad
to Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin, ac-
cording to statement by him while
in Minneapolis last evening. Il don't
care to say much about the proposed
central bank plan now" he said. Il
will say this. sincerely hope the
measure will not pass. believe it
is a general plan to center the finan-
cial power Of the country in the banks
controlled by the Morgan. Rockefeller,
Vanderbilt interests. 1t appears to me
sentiment is being manufactured for it
now. see similar articles appearing
in the different papers. They are the
same thing and | do not believe the
appearances are accidental" 1t is
plain that the senator is prepared to
make an onslaught against the plan
He left this morning for Jamestown
\. d.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Weather Conditions.

Saturdays storm center has moved
slowly to Lake Michigan, and has
been attended by rains from the Mis-
souri, valley to the eastern states,
and from the lower Mississippi val
ley to the southeastern states.
1t is followed by an area of very
high pressure in Montana, which is
causing much lower temperature from
the mountains to the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, and freezing tempera-
ture in the northern plateau and
mountain regions.
The temperature is rising on the
Pacific slope, with an area of low
pressure in Arizona. and day temper
ature has been high in southern Cal
ifornia. The eastward movement OF
the Montana high pressure will in
fluence this section. and conditions
indicate generally fair, cooler weather
tonight and Tuesday, with frost to
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
COOK ARRIVES
IN BALL town
Figured on Seeing Few innings in
the Piratee,Ti~ers contro-
versy cf This After
noon.
A RoUsING WELCOME
The Mayor and City Officials to Meet
the Discoverer of the North
Pole and Show Him At
tention.

DETROIT, Oct. 11.-Dr. Cook will
arrive here from Milwaukee late to-
night In spite of the fact that De.
trot is much interested these days in
finding out just who is at the top OF
the world in baseball rousing Of
fetal welcome reception and dinner,
will be rendered Dr. Cook. Mayor
Britemeyer has appointed committee
of prominent Detroiters, headed by
several officials to meet the explorer
and drive him about the city in an au-
tomobile. In case he should arrive
on time he will witness several In
nings of the worlds championship Sc
game between the Pirates and the
Tigers. A reception will be held at
his hotel and later a small dinner
party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
POLAR DASH WITH
BEARS IN HARNESS
Captain Amundsen Has Twenty Ted
dies in Training to Haul
His SIedges.

HAMBURG. Oct. 11.-Captain Roald
Amundson, the well-known Danish ex.
plorer, who Is about to start on polar
expedition. has decided to try a re.
markable innovation in the nse of
draft animals for polar travel He will
endeavor to make the po'ar bears
draw his sledees. Some time ago
Capt. Amundsen made Q contract with
Carl Hagenbeck. the famous animal
trainer, for twenty ice bears . years
old. Hagenbeck's men have been In
dustriously at work for month train
ing the bears and the results attained
are said to promise success. The ami,
mails will be shipped to Christians
this week, where they will be taken
on board Capt. Amundsen's ship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Houses >unrooofed, Cellars Full Of
Water and Wires Blown Down
by the Hurricane
Today.
NE FATALITIES AS YET
A Number Of Ships Are Due But Have
Not Made Their Appear
ance on Account Of
the Storm.

HAVANA, Oct. 11.-This city is in
the grasp of tropical hurricane
which has blown down hundreds of
trees, unroofed many buildings and
completely paralyzed the wires.
Many small lighters and other craft
have been driven ashore and swamped
but so far no fatalities have been re-
ported. Tremendous rains have flood
ed the Easements of the houses. All
the newspaper plants are so crippled
that no papers are published. No
steamers have arrived though several
are due. The storm shows no sign
of abating today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-11
Both Sides Are Bady Split up over
State Wide Prohibition and
the Matter Of the Di-
rect Primary.
FIDDL1NG BOB TAYLOR
Senator is Watching Events VIZ -
Anxious Eye and GOV. P.
son and Senator Fra
Also orawnsp

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-With the
republican and democratic parties in
Tennessee each split into two fac
tions, the political situation in that
state today presents stranger aspect
In many respects than any other in
the country. 1t involves the question
of statewide prohibition and the di-
rect primary. Washington is brought
into close relation to the situation
from the fact that within the highest
circles of the presidents official fam
lily support is going out to each of the
republican factions.
Postmaster General Hitchcock Is
lending his b; ing to one element
that part of the party which favors
statewide prohibition. Secretary
Dickinson's sympathies. If not his act
i've efforts, lie in the direction of the
other faction
Involved in the tear-up is the fate
of Senator James B. Frazier, who has
a hard fight on over his reelection.
Senator Taylor is watching develop
ments with an anxious eye, for Gov.
Patterson is on his trail and two years
from now plans to run tor senator
against "Fiddling Bob"
One faction of the democratic party
is headed by Gov. Patterson; the 9th.
er was known as the Carmack faction
but 1t now called the state-widers
/ The state-widers are in favor of gen
eral prohibition. direct primary anf
lreforD1ed election laws.
April 10 the statewide primary viii
be held by the state-widers ant
nominees selected for senator. gov
ernor and members of congress, as
we'll as for various state officers The
Patterson crowd denies the constitu
tionality of the primary law and viii
nominate by convention.
Exactly the same situation prevails
among the republicans. The factior
headed by Representative Brownlov
is supporting the same things as the
Patterson wing of the democratic par
1 ty. The Hitchcock friends favor ths
state-widers.