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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

We're obtained which will be sent east
and also a number retained by the
local people. The water power corn
pany periodically takes pictures of the
work for recording purposes.
It is expected that Engineer Cooper
will again visit Keokul1 and Hamilton
within few weeks. He has recently
made two trips to this city in com
pany with financiers. These gentle
men have expressed their approval of
the work.
j. P Allen. secretary-treasurer of
the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Co, is making preparations
this week to move into the Howell
property corner of Fourth and Frank
lin streets. Attorney Ernest McCoid,
who has been occupying the house,
will move into the David Ayres resi-
dence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
Anty Drudge on Vaccination.

HEATH Department Doctor" Give me your arm Mrs
Malone, have been sent to vaccinate you
Mrs Maone-On me arm? How will l be able to wash
wild ME arm the soize of horses leg?'
Anty DRUDGE If you duse Fels- Naptha SOAP you'd be
able to do all the washboard rubbing necessary with
one hand @s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

was a widow and had no way of sup
porting herself The destitute one
pleaded for small sum of money and
Mark Twain deposited in the bank
here S120 to be given her at intervals
of once a month every month. He
also told the bank authorities not Oh
any account to give the old lady his
address if she wrote to them for it
as he did not want to be bothered by
letters from her all the time.
Mr.. Brownell says the bank receiv-
ed various letters at irregular inter.
walls from her asking for Twain's ad
dress but she never secured it and
the money was paid out to her until
it was exhausted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
Commissioners Expenses.

Following is the sworn statement of
expenses of tie city commissioners
during the recent campaign:
JOSHUA F. ELDER
March 10, Leake Printing Co.,
oorde 5000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
New Tax Levied.

AT 3 O'Clock last evening the COM
missioners completed their task of
forming a new tax levy, which is al
most the same as last year, probably
little less, with the change in road
tax Much care was exercised in
making the new levies so that there
would be no dissatisfaction throughout
the city by increasing the tax rate.
Last year the tax on city property
was ten mills On the total valuation
of the property. the tax on 500 in
realty being S1.00.
This year the tax on city property is
forty mills on one-fourth of the land
valuation, the tax on 500 being forty
mills on each dollar or s25, or $1.00.
Last years and this years city tax
are exactly the same, as can be seen.
The tax for the various funds of
public improvements and maintenance
of those used are divided in the follow
ing proportions: General incidental
purposes, ten mills; grading fund, four
hIths of mill; improvement fund,
| five mills; sewer fund, two-fifths of a
mill; water tax, four and two-fifths
mills; light tax, five mills; library,
one mill; bonds. eight mills; fire, four
mills; park one and two.fifths mills.
All of the foregoing being on 20 per
cent of valuation, and making total
or forty mills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Cures All Spring Ailments.

Mrs. Marion Bruce, Cumberland,
Me-, writes: II have taken Hoods
Sarsaparilla for q great many years,
and I think 1t the best blood medicine
in the world. I take 1t both spring and
fall. This last winter and spring /
was in very poor health. l was weak
and had lost all my> appetite and was
all run down. AS soon as / began to
take Hoods rsaparilla my strength
came back and my appetite returned.
l am now well, do my housework, and
no longer have that tired feeling
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
Special Employees.

The pay of the three following APP
pointive positions of the city is: Stem
ographer, s35 per month; city physi-
clan and bacteriologist, s25 per month;
street superintendent, SIS per month
for transportation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

Every family and especially those
who reside in the country should g
provided at ali times with bottle Of
Chamoerlain's Liniment Th.re IS no
telling when 1t may be wanted il case
of an accident or emergency. 1t is
most excellent in ali cases of rheuma-
tism, sprains and bruises Sold by
VilkinsoI & Co. ph lrmacy and j. F..
Kiedaisch Sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
THE GENEROSITY
OF MARK TWAIN
Tale Told of Late Humorist Who
Gave Certain Sum Every Month
to Old Woman.

Mr.. Brownell of this city tells an
other little incident in the life of the
great American novelist and humorist
who has lately died
While on one of his visits to this
city Twain was visited by an old
woman who had been schoolmate of
his at one time. and who lived in
Greenburg, Missouri. She said she
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

March 2S, Lutz & Stahl, tickets $500
State of Iowa, County of Lee, SIS.
We, each Of Us, on oath state that
the expenses set out below our names
is a full and correct statement of all
our campaign expenses, and we, each
of us further state that we did not re
ceive any funds for campaign purposes
from any person
In witness whereof We have hereun
to set our hands this Goth day of April
A. D., 1910.
j. F. ELDER.
THOMAS P. GRAY.
FRANK T. f. SCHMIDT.
Signed and sworn to before me by
the said j. F. Elder Thomas P. Gray
and F. 7. F. Schmidt this Goth day OF
April, A. D., 1910.
RALPH b. SMITH,
Notary Public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
ROAD TAX IS
MADE lighter
Citizens Heretofore Coming Under
That Tax Levy viii Have to
Pay Less on Property
Valuation
FORTY MILL CITY TAX
On one-fourth the Valuation, Tax on
Hundred Dollars Being on One
Dollar of Each Twenty

The sore spot which has for some
time been keenly Felt by agricultural
land tax payers, owners of unplatted
ground in the city limits of Keokuk
has been relieved greatly by the action
of the commissioners, sitting as a
board of equalization, in affixing a
new levy on all such property at
twelve and one-half cents on each S25
of valuation or a Tive-mill tax on %
per cent of the property's valuation.
Heretofore the citizen paying road
or agricultural land tax has been as
sessed two-ffths the amount that those
living in the plated sections of the
! city have. Instead of the tax money
they have paid to the city being spent
in the improvement of roads leading
to this acreage, it has been used for
| Improvements in the sections w2ere
city tax money should have been used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27
Daily Thought.

He who intermits the appointed task
and duties of the day untunes full oft
the pleasures of the day; checking the
finer spirits that refuse to flow, when
purposes are lightly changed VIII.
lam Wordsworth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

MILWAUKEE,, WIS., Lydla r.. PlnKham
table Compound has made me a well Y
and L would like to tell the whole world a
81 suffered from female troubles am
and they all advised an operation. ~
Pinkhanl's Vegetable Compound made
well woman and l have no more backa
am ready to tell every one what this M
has done for me- Mrs. Emma Imse, S3
ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Pittsburg, Pa. -"I had backache *
months steady and tried everything for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-27

How much Of Monday do you spend
at the wash-tub9 Far too long if you wash
clothes any way except the Fels-Naptha
way. One of the greatest blessings of
Fels-Naptha soap is its quick action. When
you use Fels- Naptha, half hour soaking
IN cold or lukewarm water will thoroughly
loosen the dirt. While the clothes soak
you are free to do other work Then rub
lightly, rinse and the clothes are ready for
the line
Fels-Naptha soap robs Monday Of it's
drudgery. But it must be used the
Fels-N aptha way no boiling, nohot water
Follow directions on the red and green
wrapper.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
the expense of the many.

the expense of the many.
The desire to hold office is perhaps
the most common cause of factions
among unions. but it Is not good
reason.
The labor cause is Of vastly more
Importance than any individuals in it,
and when any alleged labor man advo-
Gates division of the forces of labor
1t is pretty clear that such man
holds his opinions and selfish interests
as of more importance than the cause,
and that he is unworthy of support.
Such differences of opinion as may
exist between members of labor unions
as to correct union laws or policy
should always be settled within the
union and never be made pretext for
factionalism.
| When differing opinions are discuss
ed within the union, the discussion is
educational and beneficial. because the
constant grinding of one intellect
against another is broadening in its
effect. serves to put the adherents of
each side on their mettle and very
probably will result in correct action.
But If the union splits. each faction
being composed of men who think alike,
deprives both factions of the education
al effect which can only come through
debate. Thus there Is lost not only the
unity essential to success, but also the
broad educational influence of discus
sions based upon divergent opinions.
OIL 10 mo Of q
seek to make some change In union
rules or laws and when defeated they
secede. They were very sure they
were right, but when they seeded they
| took all the adherents Of their pet re-
form out of the union and left the union
to go unreformed. Now, assuming they
were really right, If they had stayed in
the union they would surely prevail In
the end. Thus secession or factional-
ism not only tends to render the union
weak, but to deprive 1t Of the benefits
Of suggestions of reform, some of which
might be valuable and might finally be
adopted.
And labor needs unity now more than
ever before, in spite Of the progress
that has been made, because our oppo-
nents are becoming better organized
and because the pay envelope is not
keeping pace with the increasing cost
Of living.
The old saying that there is time
for everything" does not apply to splits
In the forces Of labor, because there is
no time appropriate for labor to split.
Bear and forbear in the discussion of
your differences, but preserve unity.
Say to yourself, to nonunionists and
to Independent factionists, that labor
has no time to spend In factional dis
cussion except to unite the factions
that have already been created. and
that the time to unite Is now.-Shoe
Workers Journal.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
UNlONISTS AT HEART.
All Waseworkers Are In Sympathy
With ORGANIZED Labor.

The Washington reporter who re-
Gently interviewed leading official Of
one of the few international trade
unions which are not affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor,
brought into print some remarks by
that official that have their signifi-
canoe. After saying that the prin-
ciples Of his organization were prac-
tically the same us those of other
labor organizations, but 1t cannot
agree with all that the federation calls
for. he told the reporter that he sup
posed that 80 per cent of the working
men of this country are not members
of labor organizations. but that did not
mean they were opposed to unions.
"A large proportion of the men are In
sympathy with organized labor" he
assured his interviewer. OF the latter
statement there is no doubt in the
minds of really unprejudiced OBJ
servers.
1t may be said that all but very
small per cent of workingmen rejoice
at eyery success of the trade unionists,
and they expect to be In the unions
themselves sometime. But many or
them live In small communities, apart
from the movement toward trade or
ganization, and also In relationship
with employers that resembles that ex-
listing when industry on large scale
was not yet developed. The sympathy
of a goodly proportion OF those VINO
might be In the unions, but who re-
main outside, Is not strong enough to
stir them out of an apathetic state I'M
til the time comes when tyrannicai
employers and wage cutting methods
convert them suddenly into strikers.
As to nonunionists on principle, the
number must be enthusiastically small.
To mention principle" In connection
with the professional strike breakers
would be a grotesque abuse or the
word.
To argue that the employees OF GER
tain large concerns are nonunionists
inasmuch as they are unorganized Is
70 run the risk of seeing the argument
overturned at a day sooner or later, as
It has been repeatedly In other cases.
All workingmen yearn for fellowship
with their wage earning eoworkers.
The intustices at the basis OF society
force them to look for relief In common
action, and the first natural step In
any occupation is to act together ana
face the employers with demands TO
which the latter can accede.
The theory that all wageworkers are
at heart trade unionists becomes to
union organizers in the course OF their
experience a matter Of actual knowl-
edge To them all nonunionists are
intending recruits, awaiting propi
tious hour to enlist. and every nonunion
establishment is but temporarily out,
side territory awaiting to be annexed
70 the domains of organized LABOR
--ioan Federationist.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

The laborer in Belgium is poorly
paid and poorly treated. There is lit
BE in his working conditions to COM
mend them to American workmen, ex-
him from needless slaughter in work
shops and factories.
Belgium has very strict factory in.
spection laws. Every employer is sup
posed to know what is required of
him. If. when an inspector visits the
shop he fnds what he may regard as
wilfui failure to provide proper safe
ty about all places where there is dan
ger the employer is Immediately or
dered to appear In court.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
TO SAVE THE CHILDREN.
Wisconsin Labor Commissioner Makes
Recomm end atoms.


After carefully investigating the
cases of 5000 children working under
permits from the state factory inspec-
tor In Wisconsin, ]. D. Beck, labor
commissioner of the state, has issued a
! bulletin In which he makes recon-
mendations to the governor. Chief
among these recommendations are the
folio wing:
More vigorous and thorough enforce
ment Of the truancy law.
Extension Of industrial education.
maximum working day of eight
hours for children.
Requirement of a minimum amount
of school attendance before children
are allowed permits to work.
State agents and officers should be
allowed broader discretion in refusing
working permits for children.
Employers should be held more strict
ly responsible for the physical and NOR
al environment of children who are en-
ployed by them.
Tentative bills along the foregoing
lines are now in process of preparation
at the hands of persons and societies
interested in the Saving of the chill
dren"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
Iswalsrs Want Raise.

The International Jewelry Workers
union convention, held in Boston re-
Gently, decided to ask for wage in
crease of % per cent from all the man
ufacturers Of the country. The in
creased cost of living and the low
wage scale in the industry demands
such an increase, 1t was stated. The
convention also stated that the Jewel
~ Workers union has been awarded
by the American Federation OF Labor
the Jurisdiction over all metal badges,
medals, fobs and metal jewelry, and
Its union label will be recognized for
each.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

The seventeenth biennial convention
Of the International Plumbers union
will be held In st. Paul In September.
A successor will then be elected to
John NJ. Love, who recently resigned
as general secretary. Thomas E.
Burke, a former organizer Of the
union. has been acting as secretary
since Loves resignation. and he most
likely will be candidate for election
to the office. President Alpine. who
is seventh vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, has had
very successful administration and
may have no opposition for reelection.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
EVILS OF FACTl0NALlSM.
Trades Unions Should Present a Solio
Front to Their Foes.

Front TO tHetF Foos.
There is altogether too much rae
tionalism IN the world OF labor.
OF course every faction seeks to keep
in stock a shop worn set OF alleged
excuses for its failure to get In line
with the big family of unions. but
none of them will stand analysis. be-
cause no logical reason can be given
TO Justify any split In labor's ranks.
Ouarrels over personal opinions or
ambitions are personal affairs and
should not affect the attitude of the
workers toward the labor movement
nor should they prevent the workers
from fully realizing the value and ne
cessity Of unity
The moment group Of workers an
nounce their independence of the gen
eral labor movement they convict them
selves as being either ignorant or filled
with selfishness of the narrow type
chat homes to secure some temporary
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

All possibility that the conductors
and trainmen of the Canadian Pacific
railway would strike was removed
when definite agreement was reach
ed between the company and the
men. The standard rate OF pay for
the territory east OF Chicago is recog-
nized by the company. The men have
gained about 90 per cent Of their de-
mands. The new schedule viii be
retroactive TO May I.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Plumbers and Steam Filters Union
Meets every Monday at 1880 p. m. in
Hall No. S. President, Dan Nc
Donald; Secretary, John Watson,
2518 Baker. Phone Sunset 742.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Plasterers' Union No. 100 meets every
Thursday at p. IN. in Hall No. 4.
President, w. L. Moore, 37l3 Wet
more; Secretary, Jas. Ballew, 1915
Wetmore.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Single Viewers Union No. 2 meets
every Tuesday evening at p. m. in
Hall No. l. President, NJ. G. Engels;
Rec. Sec, Chas. Knecht, 2sl3 Pacific;
Fin. Sec, E. P. Marsh, Labor Temple.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Cigarmakers' Union No. 49S meets the
End Friday of each month in Hall
No. 4. President, Jos. Schilda, Box
4S; Fin.-Sec., Thos. O'DEA, Box 4S.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Carpenters Union No 562 meets every
Thursday evening in Hall No. ., at
8 P. m. President, D. R. Fenster; Sec,
A. E. Crandall, 1927 Lombard.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Pressmens' Union meets the LIST We'd
nesday in each month at p. m. in
Hall No. S.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Cooks, Walters & Mattresses Union meets
first and third Mondays. E. E. Elliott,
Pres; F. g. Pollard, Secretary, 2l2l
Summit. Phone Ind. 1867.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Bridge & Structural Iron Workers Union
meets every LIST and 3rd Saturday in
Hall No. 5. President Ed. Nelson;
Secretary, A. s. Bailiff, 1923 Wet,
more.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02
UNION DIRECTORY

Everett Trades Council meets every
Friday night at Labor Temple, at
8 p. m. President, L. G. Lutz; Secre-
tary, r. F. Straka.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Everett Building Trades Council meets
every Friday night at Labor Temple
at p. m. President, Arthur Peter
son; Fin. Sec. Fred Cuffin, PAPA
Broadway.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Journeymen BARRIERS Union No. 446
meets LIST and 3rd Thursday at p.
M, in Hall No. 5.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

International Alliance theatrical Stage
Employe, Local, No. 1SO-Meets first
and Third Sundays at 1890 a. m. H.
s. Holberg, president, 1913 Maple; E.
e. Lemon, secretary, 2401 Chestnut.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-02

Everett Meat Cutters Local Union, No
427. Meets every Tuesday at 8 p. m.
Hall No. 4. w. Scheffel, president;
Glen Saul, secretary, 2022 Hoyt.
The Washington times., 1910-05-29
PUZZLE PRIZES WON
BY PERFECT LISTS
Correct Replies Discovered
Before Closing Doors on
Contestants.

For a time 1t looked as though the
unexpected would happen and at least
one of the prizes would go to a list
which did not tally exactly with that
made out - the author Of the puzzle.
y careful scrutiny Of the solutions,
however, brought 20 light possibly
half a dozen contributions with num-
beTs corresponding in all details to
Mrs. Bailey's puzzle form.
But 1 must say that those having a
letter perfect list last week were a
very select assemblage indeed-ano
the drollest part about the affair is
that the old timers were the ones
whose failures were most cOnspic-
uouS
Here are the winners of the prizes
in the order of their sequence and
good luck to them say ], and a merry
welcome. for I've feeling that none
Of them has heretofore appeared
among the lucky trio and a further
feeling that If they are. or have been,
puzzlers aforetime they have tarried
on the outside Of the circle so long
that I've forgotten them.
First-Mrs. G. r. Bowen, LenOx
street. Chevy Chase, Md
Second-R l. Wallace. Surgeon
- Generals Office. War Department.
Third-Mrs. Alice Petty, Airing
ton, Va.
The Washington times., 1910-05-29
"a The Tick1emouse 81.
Tl8MAJg and his Secpyland Adventures S$g7r up
BY Roy Rutherford Bailey with Davy and Dorfy WHyE
0o0DyTiEht 1910 By Roy Rutherford Barey1
A F rolic With Peter Pan

~ He TicKemOuse crept toward
ravy's bed TO waken him last
night. hut stopped at the sight
Of q book on the chair. The
Story Of Peter Pau''-the title looked IT.
tereStiuS. He drew a little rocking
chair up before the crate FIRE and began
reading Peter Par's story by the light
OF the flames.
"Oh, I say. Uncle Tick WHY Wish
iaSmouse whispered az last. can't 1
0aken the twins? The night will be
gone, first thing we know
sure pop, wish away. And / know
where wen go tonight" he added a
moment Later - the twins. NO Cap
tain Kids buried treasure for Us this
trip. Wen visit Peter Pan in his hoIse
among the treetops,"
And 10 the treetOps they went-but
The treas were away on the ether side o.
the world. where IL was bright daylight
and O.. birds We're singing their swee,,
fresh srnfse songs.
WHY. hello. rried merry Peter Pan,
coming. 30 the dojr Of his treetop house
Al their knock Its the SleepvIand
twins. isn't So Let's see-this must be
Willy Wish n@grouse suppose" and
he looked a the TichlemOUse. with a
bright sllile
That's Willy squeaked Mr.. Tickle
mouse The one and only Wishing
Willy Is this the house YOU built for
Wendy. Peter
just rother way about" laughed
Peter Pan It's the house they built
for me Did YOU ever see a jollier little
castle IN the air Mr. MOuse2"