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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-18
Army and Navy
Annual Reports

WASHINGTON December I'm his
first annual report Secl etary Dickinson
makes several radical Recommended
lions for increasing the efficiency of
the military establishment and adapt
ing it to modern conditions Chief
of these recommendations is the divi-
sion of the United States and its pos
sessions into territorial districts so
that the organized militia of the states
and territories may be conveniently
combined with the regular army.
Among the other changes advocated
by Secretary Dickinson are:
The location of troops in or near the
principal cities of the United States,
instead of distributing them at remote
forts to meet the three requirements Of
economy, possibility of rapid move
ment and the training Of the militia.
More officers for the army and pro-
motion on the merit system.
Liberal appropriations for the COM
pletion of the fertilization projects Of
the Philippines, Honolulu and Pearl
Harbor.
Encouragement of rifle practice
among the citizens and schoolboys.
National regulations for the control
of. wireless telegraphy.
The modification of the law provid-
ing for dismissal for hazing, so as to
give some discretion in awarding upn-
ishment.
The establishment of national park
at Niagara Falls to preserve it's seen
cry features.
A change in the Roosevelt physical
tests so as to require of officers in
addition to the annual riding or walk
ing test, a weekly riding or walking
requirement.
MORE OFFICERS NEEDED.
OF the active officers of the army
the report calls attention to the fact
that 700 are detailed to special duty,
nearly half of these, or 345, being dis
tributed among the various schools of
instruction of the regular establish
ment or acting as instructors in state
educational institutions where a fea-
ture is made of military training.
While there were no serious breaches
of military discipline during the year,
Secretary Dickinson declared that
there can be no doubt that the dis
cipIine and efficiency of troops were
lowered by the continued absence of
so many company officers and the re-
sulting frequent changes Of company
commanders"
The remedy for this condition, the
report declares, may be found in in
cfeasing the number of officers and in
the passages of legislation empowering
the Secretary of War, whenever the
occasion demanded, to appoint retir-
ed officers to active duty temporarily.
Under existing law retired officer
cannot be made subject to orders, but
his return to active service is entirely
voluntary. In putting forward the
need for some such authorization Sec
rotary Dickinson says:
while it is true that the duties
performed by these officers are in the
main of great Importance to the
army or of material benefit to the
country, the number of officers so Sc
parated from their regular duties with
troops has now reached a point where
it is beyond question that the efficiency
and discipline of the army are suffer-
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-18
TRYING TO SATISFY HIM.

Squeamish Guest (as waiter places
water before him)--"Waiter, are you
sure this is boiled distilled water?'
WATERMAN positive, sir?"
Squeamish Guest Quitting it to his
lips) But it seems to taste pretty hard
for distilled water"
Waiter-"Thats because it's hard
boiled water, sir"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-18

UIne Job Pruning. STIR CfncS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
"WouIdn't Il be Loveiy?"

Cedar Rapids Republican: Wouldn't
it be lovely if farmers could continue
to get six cents pound for their hogs
and $3.50 per hundred weight for cat
tie, and the rest of us be able to buy
porterhouse steaks and the best
brands of har, for ten cents per
pound; If carpenters could get $3.50
a day and work only five hours, and
yet people be able to build houses for
what they were able to build them for
in 1896 when carpenters worked ten
hours day and got about $3.50? And
wouldn't it be just splendid II the
wages of every employee in every
manufacturing establishment could be
raised from 25 to so per cent without
increasing the cost of the things their
employers produce to the consumer?
And wouldn't it be fine if the railroads
could haul people for one cent a mile,
and yet pay dividends on their stocks
and interest on their bonds and raise
their employees wages all along the
line? And wouldn't it be just perfect
il the government could carry on all
its manifold operations. and build bat
tleships, public buildings, harbors
canals, Notifications and everything
else without taxing anybody single
penny?
1t would indeed, but unfortunately
these things can never come about
There are considerable number of
\ people, however, w'so talk and act as
/ though they thought these things
were possible. There are people va
are in favor of shorter hours for Ia.
Dor and high wages for working men,
of high prices for farmers, low rates
of fare on railroads, both freight and
passenger, and yet who expect every
thing they bu.- from houses to tooth
picks, to be cheap, and that the rail-
roads shall keep constantly increasing
wages, improving their roadbeds and
rolling stock, cutting down grades and
giving better service all around
We are all apt now and then to
forget Emerson's little aphorism about
each and ALL 1t is altogether pos
sible to bring about an era of low
prices; but when we have an era of
this kind, prices of all sorts of things
are low. including the price of labor.
When prices are high for one man
they are very apt to be high for an
other. We cannot sell dear and buy
cheap. Yet demagogues about every
decade or so persuade people that this
thing can be done.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
a BIAS THE TYPHOID FLy.'

The fv season will soon be here
again and every precaution should be
taken to lessen the number of these
nests and guard against the diseases
of which they are the carriers Their
instrumentality in spreading typhoid
and other zymotic diseases is now com
mon knowledge and it is incumbent
upon everybody to join in a determin-
ed campaign against them. The facts
in the case as to the indictment that
lies against flies as disseminators Of
disease are thus briefly stated by
Prof. George D. Boyer in recent
letter.
The house Ay, the dirty fly, the
typhoid and cholera infantum fly will
soon swarm in thousands OF millions.
unless precautions are taken. The
house fly. which we were taught in our
childhood to treat with kindness, has
been exposed. Its habits are filthy. It
breeds in stables and garbage pals
and carries the filth it reyels in and
tracks it across the sugar the butter,
and the beefsteak II paddles its hor-
rid feet gummed with the vilest rot
ting matter, in baby's milk. 1t prob
ably disseminates every disease. 1t
must be exterminated 1t can be driy-
en- out Of every city In an age Of
knowledge, screens and cheap disinfec-
tants there is no excuse for flies in
any household Clean up your prem
ises and report 10 the health depart
.ment your neighbor who does not. Get
rid OF breading places of flies and you
will get rid of the flies.
The line of campaign can be laid
down IN very few words: Clean up
and keep clean. Get rid OF all rubbish
and filth in which h'es breed. and use
disinfectants wherever and whenever
there is the slightest suspicion of con
tamination Cesspools should be
abolished, drains opened up, flushed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
Dosing and Dyspepsia.

Sioux City Tribune: Quit using
drugs to cure your dyspepsia At
least quit until competent physician
tells you whether the cause of your
suffering lies in your stomach or else
where. A New York physician de-
clares that many cases OF dyspepsia
are dug simply to a disturbed nervous
system, az irritated brain center. or
loss OF control Of the sympathetic
nerves. A brain worker, it is declar-
ed, whose vocation naturally tends to
lower his digestive powers, needs
more treatment for his nervous system
than for his digestive apparatus.
When the nervous system is awry or
a brain center is irritated that effects
the nerves of the stomach, the diges-
tive glands, not having the necessary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

stimulus, fail to supply the proper
quantity and quality of digestive ]uice.
and dyspepsia Is set up. me pes'
remedy for such nervous dyspepsia,
the New York authority declares -
the high frequency electric current
and please remember that the Msa
frequency electric current Is deciaieu'
by the same authority, to appreciaD'
retard the ravages of age.
1t can be said by the layman for tiio
theory outlined that many dyspep.ie'
get no relief from stomach dos'ns'
Rather they find themselves CROWNS
always worse. Whether the hish iie
quency electric current is the reiileu.
to apply In certain forms OF stohido.
trouble the medical profession ilit's
determine. but at the worst 1t eau
probably be said for it that, IL II can
not cure, it can do little injury u's
that much cannot be said for man! !"
the powerful drugs with when uso
peptics are prone to dose themselSo''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
Alas, the Poor cockroach,

Ben Bosley in Tama Herald: Tie
lawmakers in Des Moines ought to
do something for the cockroach, too.
The cockroach is getting the worst
of 1t all around. / was in Cedar
Rapids the other day and dropped
into the cleanest beanery could find
and while there made the acquaint-
ance of a cockroach who was nicely
baked up in piece of green apple
pie. Now leave my personal feelings
out of the discussion altogether and
isn't that careless way to treat a
cockroaca? 1t is! It sure is. Why
wouldn use a dog that way!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
IHE REsoRrs MUST 60.

Drastic law enforcement measures
passed by the legislature at its re-
cent session permit of no exercise of
of police, county attorneys, sheriffs,
constables or other peace officers in
the matter of regulating and CONTROL
ing vice in their respective commun-
tiles. But one course is open to them
and that is to enforce the law, unless
they are willing to forfeit their official
positions and go to Jail for failure to
perform their duty. 1t is not appre
hended that anv considerable number
OF them will choose this alternative.
The new law enforcement measures
alluded to are as follows, in brief:
An act to enjoin and abate houses
of i'll fame. designation and prostitu-
ton, by action in equity, in the name
of the state of Iowa upon the relation
of the county attorney or any citizen
OF the county and to assess a tax OF
800 against the building, the owner
/, ereof and the keeper of the mi
Sance.
An act defining the duties of the
sheriff, making it mandatory upon him
to secure evidence of all violations OF
y. file information against law vio-
lators and to report to the county at
torney and the grand jury.
| An act making it mandatory upon
county attorneys to enforce all of the
laws of the state in their respective
counties-Iaws of criminal nature
An act for the removal of county at
torneys, sheriffs. police officers, may
or, constables anu town marshals for
failure or neglect to perform the
duties of their offices.
An act giving the attorney genera
express authority to appear before any
court or tribunal in which the state
is or NAV be interes ed, and giving
him supervisory powers over county
attorneys.
These new laws all go into effect or
the 4th of July next, after which datf
any mayor, sheriff or county attorney
who permits the existence OF red-igh
resorts within his jurisdiction will d.
SO at his peril as peace offlcer.
matters not what his individual opin
ion NAV be as to the advisabillty Q
regulating rather than abolishing sucl
houses. he has no option as to tn
course to be pursued. 1t will be note
that the proprietors of such places ar
subject to heavy penalty The In
mates are also liable to fine, and tn
owners of the buildings run the rls
of having their property tied up TO
> a year in addition to being mulcte
y to the amount of $500. 1t is we'll tina
these things should be general
. known in advance. The red ligh
{ must go out and the denizens of tina
district leave town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

James j. Hill takes no stock in the
talk that certain men in Chicago have
a corner on the visible wheat supply
of the country. In discussing the SUBJ
ject with friend in Washington the
other day Mr.. Hill recalled that a
few years ago he had made speech in
the west containing some prophecies
that soon may be realized, He had di-
rected attention to the fact that while
tle population of the United States
had increased 65 per cent. production
OF foodstuffs had increased only %
per cent. We are now buying barley
from Argentine. Mr.. Hill foresees that
the time is not far distant when We
will be importing wheat. He predicts
that higa prices for wheat will con-
tinue, that the price of that commodity
will never go to the low figures that
obtained in former years in this coun-
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

and disinfected, stables cleaned, stand
ing water drained away. cellars rid OF
all accumulations and purified, and
premises generally put in the best pos
sible sanitary condition. Windows
and doors should be screened, and If
there has been sickness of any kind in
the house during the winter every
room should be thoroughly cleansed
and everything fumigated. Most dis
eases are preyentable by the exercise
of ordinary precautions looking to
cleanliness = vigorous general cam
paign against flies along the line here
pointed out will go far toward assuring
immunity from the diseases most to
be dreaded in spring, summer and fall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

DR.. John Marshall, professor of
chemistry at the University OF Penn
sylvania, in talk before group of
physicians at Philadelphia recently
gave the result of Eve years research,
the object of which was to Identify the
active toxic principle in the rattle
snakes venom. While he regards the
discovery as almost made, he says
frankly that he has not as yet sue
ceeded. He did know, however, that
most of the ancient myths regarding
the RATHER have no basis in science.
He says, for instance, that there is no
antidote for the rattler's poison and
that the popular methods of treatment
are all wrong and { no good. He
says that whisky IS not an antidote
and the only good it can do is in some
ca-es to prevent the patient from dy-
Ing of fright; that the snake can not
inject enough poison to kill an ordi
nary adult and that deaths very sci
/ dom occur from snake bites. The
best know treatment, he says, is tc
suck the wound, removing as much as
possible of the venom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.

The National Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution will hold
its annual congress in Baltimore. April
80. In the last three years it has met
at Buffalo, Denver and Boston. Tie
present officers of the society are:
Henry Stockbridge, president general;
John R. Webster, W. j. Van Patten,
G. w. Bates, G. r. Howe and DR.. C.
\. Guyer. vice presidents general, and
A. Howard Clark, secretary. The So
ciety was organized at a meeting in
Fraunces Tavern, New York, April
80, 1880. 1t is now made up of forty
two state societies, aggregating 10000
active members.
The society erects monuments in
memory Of Zen and events, puts up
tablets on historic spots and awards
prizes for essays on patriotism. Its
chief activity by teaching aliens to up
root anarchy by teaching aliens what
the United States should mean to
them and bringing them to see the i'm
portance of naturalization. With this
object, leaflets in many languages are
distributed, showing how to become a
citizen of the United States. The So
ciety will be in session at Baltimore
two days. The local organization is
preparing program of entertainment
for the delegates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
Carroll WIN Succeed Himself.

Creston Advertiser: There is talk
of candidates for the Republican
nomination for governor against Gov
ernor Carroll. We predict that the
movement will never attain respect-
able proportions and If there are Re-
publicans who have the temperity to
enter the lists their defeat will be SO
emphatic as to leave no doubt OF the
attitude Of the people. Governor Car
roll is strong with the people now and
he will be stronger when the time for
the primaries comes and the senti-
ment for second term for good Of
fetal will be irresistible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
A True story.

Ames Times: we have heard about
the dog that ran around the rain
barrel so fast that every third time
around he had to jump over himself
to keep out of his own way, but the
interurban performed feat the other
night that has the dog faded for rapid
transit. passenger who came up on
lat car Sunday event. told the
writer that the car got to going SO
fast that it actually ran over its own
headlight. This is no mere fabrica-
ton for the headlight of the car really
did fall off on the way up from Des
Moines, and was completely demol-
ished under the wheels Of the NOV
ing car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

While paying tribute to "his chief"
calling him the wisest man his COM
munity has ever known, Professor
Munsterberg of Harvard, in speech
at Boston, took issue with President
Eliot on the subject of the effects of
the use OF alcoholic drink, the latter
having said that, although he had been
moderate user for sixty years, he
was convinced in later years that even
in moderate use all kinds of alcoholic
beverages is harmful. Professor
Munsterberg said: at simply goes to
show what this vast mass of humbug
On this subject can do when it takes
man of President Eiot's wisdom and
completely fools him.. He asserted
that there is absolutely nothing to
prove that in moderate use alcoholic
beverages are in the least harmful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
Holdinu the Converted.

Monticello Express: To convert the
wicked may be difficult task, but to
prevent backsliding is harder one.
Ottumwa awoke to a realization Of
its wickedness under the exposures of
Billy Sunday. It is but few months
since then, bit the backsliders were
numerous enough at the last election
to elect officers who are relied upon
to take the lid off again. A few years
ago Manchester was SO stirred by a
Williams revival that the business
men held MONDAY prayer meetings
for several months. The weak willed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
What She Told the clerk.
ion Safeguards.

Columbus Junction Safeguard: A
young lady in this town went into a
music store in Muscatine and told an
obliging clerk, Il would like to have a
piece of sheet music, not because I
love you, but just because" The
clerk fell backward over piano stool
and nearly broke his neck. 1t took
ten minutes for the young lady to ex-
plain to him that she wanted the piece
of music entitled. Just Because" and
not the one entitled Just Because I
Love You"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
The Moon Bill.

Iowa City Republican: The Moon
bill, which limits the number OF
saloons to one to every thousand in
habitants in any cit..- in Iowa is good
one and nobody should complain of its
provisions. The law is fair in this that
1t does not put anybody out of bust
ness and saloons can be sold and con-
tinued, but no new one can be started
in any city if the number is up to the
limit. The logical result of this limi-
tation is that the mulct taxes will be
raised and the number of saloons will
be limited. Ten saloons each paying
fifteen hundred dollars year taxes.
would bring as much money as the
present number do and the lesser num-
Der would be preferable
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
LovEMAklNG BY MAIL.
There is Much Of it in Des Moines
and Possibly Some in
keokuk,

Des Moines News: Uncle Sam is
up on ais ear-riding high horse.
Women-real fashionable ladies'
and some of them In Des Moines-
have shocked his finer sensibilities
until he's risen in his might with a
roar that's being heard from coast
to coast and from the lakes to the
gull.
The higher realms of the feminine
world have made tool of him until
he'll endure it no longer. Constant
observation has demonstrated that
their morals are not what they should
be, and he's set out to put bubbles"
and ''papas" wise.
Hundreds of women have been car.
rying ca clandestine correspondence
with men by means of private postal
letter boxes. Fearing to have these
epistles delivered at their homes, the
women have secured boxes at the
postoffices, where they are able to
get them without much danger o. dis
covery.
Postal officials say that it's some
thing fierce the gang of women who
come into the postoffice after letters
that are delivered in private boxes
They declare that most of them are
women of high social standing.
Tie government has started cam
paign to stop clandestine correspond
ence. References have been required
in the past from persons applying fol
private boxes. but in the future Uncle
Sam will investigate these references
more carefully. Sub rosa love max
ing through the mails will be stopped
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
Must Use Kina DRAG.

Grundy Democrat. One of the most
practical bills passed by the Iowa
state legislature which adjourned last
week was that compelling the use of
the King drag upon the public high
ways OF the state. Hereafter town
ship trustees will be obliged to make
use of this valuable little tool, nc
matter what may be their little
whims. The bill repeals the present
drag law and eliminates all of it's OBJ
jectionable features.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19
prohibitionists, and who are not now
prohibitionists"
symptomatic.


We're tired, o'er-tired and weary
We do not want to move,
OF labor we are are leary,
We grovel in our groove;
We're tired of high priced mealing,
Fen tired of fast MODELLING,
We're almost tired of squealing
Because things don't improve.
We're tired of thimble-rigging,
For we ne'er won bit;
We're tired of folks renigging
When in at bridge they sit;
We're tired of scantish pleasure,
We're tired of little leisure
We think some store of treasure
Our case about would fit.
We're tired of those who tell US
The things we ought to do;
OF loafers we are jealous,
And they are quite few;
We're bored with being busted,
Until we can't get trusted.
And things should be adjusted
So we'd with work be through.
We're tired of cost of living,
We'd like to have fling;
We're likewise tired forgiving
The singer with his sting;
We're tired of near square dealing,
For better things appealing
In fact, we've that tired feeling
And thus we know it's spring.
Indianapolis News
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-19

After July l county attorneys will
have a means of finding out just how
many pints of whisky and how many
quarts of wine We're sold in ony one
month by druggists in their counties
The Hamill bill passed by the legis-
lature at its late session has been
signed by the governor and will go
into effect on that date. 1t provides
that numbered applications must be
filed each month with the county audi
tor and they must correspond Win
stubs to be kept by the druggists
open to inspection at any time. BY
looking over the numbered applica-
tons county attorney will be able
to discover just how much liquor has
been sold by each druggist, and how
many times sales have been made to
the same person. The bin specifies
the form of application that must be
used and requires that when the APP
plicant for liquor is unknown to the