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Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
NJ MORE GOSS|P|NG
 FOR TELEGRAHERS
INSTALLATION OF THE TELE- PHONE WILL DO AWAY WITH CONVERSATION

The days of the telegraph operators at the different stations gossiping with each other over the dispatcher's wire are nearly over. As fast as workmen can accomplish it, the telegraph for the use of the Santa Fe dispatches will be a thing Of the past. and with the abandonment of the telegraph en- tirely, which railroad men say is com ing soon for the transmission of mes sages, the operators at the lonely sta tions will be isolated, practically. from civilization.
 With the inauguration of the tele- phone the dispatcher will be the "cen- tral" and two stations cannot converse with each other without the dispatcher first arranging the circuit.
 Then there will be no more of Bill Jones opening the key and asking his operator friend John Smith what the latest scandal and gossip is at his end of the line. The telephone suonds the doom of that time honored custom.
 The dispatchers are already pictur- ing with much favor the days when they can tell the operator to go out and get the conductor who is wrek- ing the schedule planned for him over the division. Then the dispatcher will heve the satisfaction of telling that conductor how to get his train over the road.
 Railway officials who have not ad- vanced from the ranks of telegraphers are also awaiting the installation of the telephone with favor. It will then be possible for those officials. while out on the line. to talk direct with the division headquarters and personally issue such instructions as they desire and ascertain how things are moving on fha road
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10

It is to be hoped that Arizona and New Mexico are provided with cap itals guaranteed to stay put.
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people of Globe.

Marcus A. Smith was next present. ed by Chairman c. w. P. Hunt in brief address. Smith opened his speech by publicly thanking his Gre ator for statehood. but predicted that it would not enter the Union before July, 1912. This Is about one year later than the prediction of Attor- ney General Wright He stated that he wished to go on record as bit terly opposed to the Beyerigge bill by which Arizona becomes a state. He branded the bill as being the greatest injustice yet imposed on any people when any other territory had become a state. He regarded 1t as tyrannical to compel the people of Arizona to submit their consti- tuition to the approval of. congress and to the president
 After recommending a brief con stitutiOn, carefully fromed and al- lowing a broad limit of power to the legislature, he joined with Attorney General Wright in urging that the best men of the territory be allowed 10 frame the constitution.
 At the conclusion of his speech he paid a glowing tribute to the peo- pie of Globe. lauding them for the in- terest which they had taken in the matter and commenting them on the quality of citizenship existing in this locality. and also expressing much confidence in the future of the city. Mir. Smith then predicted that the time would come when Arizona would be the brightest star in the constella- tion. the riches and mast prosperous state in the Union.
 George W. P. Hunt presided at the affair and made a brief address of welcome
 Secretary George U. Young. who was to have taken part in the speak ing. was unable to be present
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10

NEW YORK. July 9.-Completely blind and suffering from inflamma- tory rheumatism. Clara Morris. once a great emotional actress, IS await ing her end at her home. The Pines. Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers. That Is sad enough in tself. but becomes in- finitely more pathetic by reason or the fact that the famous actress and writer is at the point of losing her cherished home. for the maintainanee of which she worked so hard and sac rificed her fife Clara Morris who in private life is Mrs. Fredrick C Marriott. bought The Pines about twenty-five years ago. The property was originally part of the Edwin Forrest estate. There are two mort gages on the property. the first mort gage for S25.000. the second for Sl,- 500. The aged actress. who had been compelled to leave the stage fifteen years ago owing to nervous break down. could not keep up the payment of interest owing to sever illness and the other day the mortgage was fore closed and the house ordered sold It is believed that the unfortunate woman will probably never know that she Is at the point of becoming home less. as it Is feared she may die be lore the day of the sale.
 Chinatown has furnished consider able excitement during the past week or so. The ongs have been on the war path again. inspite of the love feasts of two months ago. and the strenuous efforts of the authorities to establish an entente cordial be- tween the two principal hostile fac tions Many citizens are of the opin- lon that it is a mistaken idea which causes the police department to in- terfere with the occasional outbreaks of the Tongs. IL would undoubted- |, be much simpler to let the TOngs fight it out between themselves and settle all feuds and hostilities after the fashion of the legendary Kilkenny cats.
 There was quite a panic at one of the moyin-picture houses on Third Av-
 
 Ranger" was on the bill, a wild and woody western melodrama, win h. dian massacres and similar diversions. To increase the realism of the nov ing picture show an alleged Indian chief accompanied the most savage scenes depicted with blood-curdiing wGf-whoops. At the most exciting moment a woman who attended the show. With her infant boy became hys- terical. She dropped the baby and fell into a fit from which she could not be aroused. There was panic but it soon subsided. and the woman was taken to the hospital. where the doctors expressed little hope for her recovery.
 While two teams consisting of boys between ten and twelve years of age were playing a close and exciting game of baseball the other afternoon, the captain of one of the teams. a boy of eleven years, fell so unfortun- ately that his arm was broken n two places. Although suffering intense pam the brave little fellow did not want to leave his team at critical point of the game. and neither the DO licemap who was watching the game nor the ambulance doctor who had been summoned could persuade the little Spartan to allow himself to be taken to the hospital until after h.s team had won the game
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
BAPTIST CHURCH.

We will have our Bible school at 10 o'clock this morning. Preaching at II. Come if you can. The morning subject will be, the Two Witnesses" mention ed in the eleventh chapter of Revela- ton. We are coming to some conclusion as to What. or Who they are. Come let us study them together.
 The B. Y. P. IT., will meet at 6:45. We are to be led by Bro. Geo. Wild man. If it is impossible for you to at- tend the above services. be sure to come to the preaching services at 7:45, For we are going to have a union ser vice. Bro. Spicer (the Christian min ister) will preach his farewell sermon at this hour. We will meet with the Christian people Wed, 7:45 P. NJ. for prayer-meeting.
 The Ladies Aid will meet at this place on next Wed, afternoon at o'clock. Your presence will be appre ciated at any Of these services.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
CROSSES THE DIVIDE.

A Silver City, N M, dispatch of the 5th says:
 James K Metcalfe, most famiharly known all over the southwest among mining men and others as Uncle Jimmy" made famous by the discov- crery of the copper mine at Metcalfe, Arizona, Indian fighter and pioneer. passed away at his home 20 miles west of Silver City. on the Mangus, at 8 o'clock this morning of diseases in- cident to old age. Deceased was aged s6 years and is survived by four sons. and one daughter.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10

Butte. can show an advance of three points with very little buying Shat tuck Arizona holds firm at the 2f mark, and after the same Is listed. which will very likely be some time next week, we should see 2 good trad ing market in, this security. Shattuck holds up better than any other stock On the board.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
By Frank J. Graf.

(Member Duluth Stock ExchangeD
 he market opened firm with prices ranging fractionslly higher than the close oy yesterday The demand for New York issues was strong, the list closing at the high mark for the day. In the copper shares North Butte showed good advance. Anaconda showed slight decline. old Dominion. Copper Range, Wolverine and Super for Copper were strong. Superior and Pittsburg. Shsttuck and Greene Can anea closed firm l am inclined to be- lieve we shall see a much healthier market and better pr7ces. Total New York sales 332.7e0 shares.
 The copper shares for the week have been somewhat dormant. and prices were more or less affected. Ev- idently the battle of the Guggenheims land the Amaigamated is still on, and VII be a long drawn out affair. It is a case of the survival of the fittest- The month of June has shown con siderable copper sold, but little or no record vas made and the general pub lie were not ware of the amount The Copper Producers report showed not quite s.000.000 increase for the month. which brings the total over 150.000.000 pounds up to July l. Cop per properties that are in position to make a profit at 13c. copper are going to produce as much as possible, which will m time force those that are using their high grade ore to close. when they find their rich ore exhausted. Just what we may expec; of copper shares the next month is hard to foretell. but am inclined to believe that copper shares at present sigures should be purchased. Sup
 and Pittsburg. Greene Cananea, East
Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
PAN AMERICAN
 CONGRESS HAS
 STARTED WORK
First Day Is Given Up to Pre- Iiminahes an to Receiving Delegates in Behalf of Ar gentne,

BUENOS AYRES. July 9:-Results of great importance and lasting bene- fit to the United States as well as to the Latin-American republics are ex- pected from the fourth Pan-American Conference which met here today in an informal manner for the prelimi- nary work of receiving the credentials of the delegates and receiving them in
 behalf of the Argentine government. Delegates from the United States. Mex leo and practically all the other Cen tral and South American republics are n attendance and the list contains the names of some of the most dis tinguished statesmen, dipiomatists and experts in international law of the countries represented.
 The delegation, representing the United States, which arrived here in the U. S. army transport Sumner a
 few days ago, consists of Henry T. i White. former ambassador to France. Lewis Nixon, the ship builder; John
 Bassett Moore. Professor of Inter-
 national Law at Columbia University; David Kinley. dean of the University I of Illinois; Bernard Moses. Professor
 of Political Science at the University ! of California; Col Enoch Crowder;
 assistant to the Judge Advocate Gen
 eral. ' S A.; Paul S. Reinsch of the University of Wisconsin and Lamar C. 1 Quintero. an editor at New Orleans.
 Prof. Sheperd of Columbia University Accompanies the delegation as official secretary. Among the special represen' tatives of the government is Edward
 B. Moore. commissioner of patents,
 sho will act as expert attache.
 The program of the conference,
 which has been previously prepared
 and agreed upon by the representa- tives of the various governments in lterested, includes a practically com
 plete survey and consideration of the
 international relations. political. com
 mercial and otherwise. between the re publics of the American continent Immediately after the permanent or ganization of the conference exercises will be held in commemoraton of the Ad+AoAol NChNEHdiy cA0 VI
 the independence of the Latin-Ameri
 can republics.
 The actual work of the conference will begin when the various delega tions submit their reports concerning
 the action of the-r respective govern
 ments upon the resolutions and con of the third Pan-America conference held at Rio de Janerio 1T !, July 1906. The reports will be discuss ed and the extension of the furctioni Of the committees considered. The re port of the director of the Interns } uonal Bureau of the American Re r publics will also be given careful at D tention and it is expected that a re solution expressing appreciation to Nil } Andrew Carnegie of his generous gif | Butte, can show an advance of thre , points with very little buying. Shai ? tuck Arizona holds firm at the z { mark, and after the same Is listed 8 which will very likely be some tim 9 next week, we should see good trad { ing market in this security. Shattuc . holds up better than any other stoc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.

One billion dollars will be needed
/ by the railroads of the United States
| for extensions and improvements
within the next twelve months, accord
| ing to the most conservative esti-
mates. Unless rates are advanced to
a point that will permit a material in
crease in net earnings it will not be
possible to raise so great a sum.
Without the improvements the rail-
roads cannot handle any marked in
crease in traffic; and the lack of
transportation facilities will render
impossible any return of prosperity.
This is the rate situation as summed
up by railway financial officer.
In 1908, the total capital of the rail-
roads of the United States was
ST., ,SS6,215, as compared with
Sill S5,069,036 in 1898, an increase of
S5,649, 817,179, OF an average of 1884,
9S1,717 per year. But the annual In
crease was most rapid in the closing
years of the period, being $1,030,349,-
026 in 1906, 1907, S64,11 in 1907 and
s733,473,146 in the dull year of 1908.
A study of financial publications
emphasizes the increasing difficulty OF
raising money for railroad uses Rail-
road bonds which yielded interest at
the average rate of 4.97 per cent in
1885 and 4.21 per cent in 1898 gave
only an average return of 3.SS per cent
in 1908. The outlook for the stock
holder is even more discouraging, for
the ton mile freight rate which was
.977 in 1888 had shrunk to 1853 in 1898
and to 1865 in 1908. The average rate
per passenger per mile dwindled from
2246 in 1888 to 1894 in 1898 and 1850
cents in 1908.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
s12o each, a total of s17s,e4o,ooo. Tex.

$3.50 each, a total of s173,64o.000. Tex
as probably to the surprise of most
people. is eighth on the list, being
passed by the two states mentioned,
and by Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Indiana, although the Lone
Star state has more horses than any
Of these seven states except Iowa and
Illinois. Texas has 100000 horses,
but they are worth only S73 each. a
total of 99,937 900. Kansas has 1,1S7.-
600, valued at s127,009,000, or s107
each; Ohio has only $4,000 head but
they are worth $126,O03.ooO, or 1929
each. Nebraska has 1,045,000 head
worth s112,S60,O00, or sos each. Mis-
souri, has 1,o05.OO0 horses, which at
sos each are worth s103, 515,0Uv. In
diana has $4,000 head, which at 1922
each are worth 1884 900.
Following Texas in the population
of horses come Michigan, New York,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, North Da-
kota, wisconsin, Oklahoma, South Da-
kota, California, Kentucky and Ten
nessee These nineteen states have
horses valued at s1,s26,6Ss,oo0. or so
per cent of the total for the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
conaressman. Kennedy.

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
The strong vote for Congressman Ken
nedy In this district at Tuesdays pri-
mary is public testimonial to the
worth and service OF deserving man.
If we read the Interpretation correct
~, this testimonial Is offered by the
voters in the feeling that it has been
well canned by Mr. Kennedy, whose
thoughtful, well-considered and sue
cessful service for four years past
has touched every neighborhood in the
seven counties. And whatever may
be the strength and humor of insur-
gent sentiment in other districts in
the state there need be no doubt of
the fact that Mr.. Kennedy will receive
the same overwhelming endorsement
In November that was given him in
June. His work for the whole dis
trict has created a sentiment so favor
able to him and so strong that at this
time his reelection is clearly fore
seen Mr.. Kennedy is not a politician
and knows next to nothing about the
clever side of political manipulation
He is working man, self-educated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
The State Central
Savings Bank
Capital s1oo,ooo.oo. surplus $500, 10000

to Keokuk, after several weeks spent
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Johnson ana
son Harry OF. Iowa City, Mr.. and Mrs'
Charles Johnson of Green Castle
Horace Lester of Washington stare
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bell and two cnir
dren of Leon, were called to Salem
last week by the serious illness anu
death of their mother, Mrs. Harrle'
Lester.
Judge Withrow of Mt. Pleasant
visited his cousin, Mrs. Sadie a.
mond, Saturday.
Miss Florence Bicksler is homs
from Chicago, where she attenueu
school.
Judge Withrow, Mr.. and Mrs Geo
Cramer of Mt. Pleasant, Wesles
Runion and wile, Mr.. and Mrs Georso
Alton, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Johnson
Robert Johnson and sisters, Cordella
and Matte. of Hillsboro, and iaree
number from Mt. Hamill attended w.
funeral of their friend, Mrs. Harrie'
Lester, Saturday afternoon. ;.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson lei'
for their home at Green Castle, moT
Monday morning.
e. e. Bell and family expect TO r"
turn to Leon Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
ERRORS IN SPELLING.

Prof G. NJ. Whipple, of Cornell
university, has given close attention
to the spelling of students who have
contributed essays upon themes as
signed them and so general has poor
spelling manifested itself that he has
been led to issue suppositious letter
from student to relative. In fifty
eight papers the professor discovered
160 such mistakes, each of which was
made several times by the same stu
dent or once by several students. They
occurred after the papers had been re-
turned to the students for revision,
with special demand for correction
of photography, and in no case have
errors been included that were of a
certainty mere slips of the pen. The
illustration devised by the professor
follows
Dear Aunt Today l received my
diploma and now, thank forum, | am
mined my carere. Wheatehr / shall
finally earn my livelihood by going into
the soliciting business as my unc'e's
pardoner will dipind on his perfer-
ences. At any rate labrous and hui
muliating manuel pursuits are fur
therest from my intentions, as / am
concious already that the university
Environment has proved particularly
valuable to me in eyry way. NY in
| tellegual equippement has been ad,
vanced harmonously; by immetation
of the best sholars my vocabular has
| been strengthened; suberstitions all
most as bad as those of the heather
\ have been analised and proved incor.
ect TO me; my inaetiatiye has been or.
reused and intencified; socially | am
well acquiped, and, incidentily the
! rough eyes | used to show have been
eliminated from the pratice work in
the laboratories of physics and chem
lstry where persistence, courtsy, cour
/ agtousness and similar qualities are
definately emphazed and the knowl
edge | have received from the lecturs
and discussions of my professors in
bonay, rhitoric. mathmatics, phisiolo
gy, ect., should be source of ines
Unable benefit to me from whatever
angel 1t is regarded
4 1t is no new thing that Professo,
4 Whlpple mas thus brought to public
attention. The press and the business
world have complained for years thai
! the schools are falling far short Of
their opportunity and their duty ii
this important matter The poor spell
ing of many of the common schco
graduates Is serious reflection upor
our educational system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
Mr.. DAUGHERTY coRREcTs IN
TERvIEW.
Actual Conditions at keokuk During
Old Steamboat Days.

To the Editor of The Gate City:
l read with great interest the illus
trated historical write-up in Sundays
Chicago Tribune of Keokuk's great
water power project by their CORES
pondent, Hollis w. Field But with
all due Difference to the gentleman
| must take exceptions to his report
of our brief interview wherein he
reports me as stating that Il have
seen thousand steamboats, tied up
at the Keokuk DOCKS" This exag-
gerated error must have crept in by
a mistake of the proof reader, by
adding too many ciphers
What I did say was substantially
this: that I had seen over a dozen
small steamers tied up along the shore
OF our levee receiving and discharg-
Ing freight for points on the Des
Moines river between keokuk and
Des Moines and in very high water
On up to FIT. Dodge and in addition
to this fleet of steamers plying the
Des Moines river prior to the war of
the rebellion was double daily line
of palatial steamers to st. Louis and
nearly double daily line of steam
ers from st. Louis to st. Paul in adj
dition to many tramp steamers from
the Ohio river, for the upper Missis-
sippi river to ST. Paul, and in low wa
ter all these boats for the upper Mis-
sissippi would have to spend days at
ho o1y,xy- o..f IL
their cargoes on to fats and barges
to be towed with horses to Montrose,
and the steamboats, when stripped OF
every article movable, would follow
on up over the rapids and reload at
Montrose, and in returning from
Galena and st. Paul loaded down to
the guards with pig lead, grain, etc,
these steamers would be compelled
to unload at Montrose and have their
cargoes f1oated down over the rapids
to Keokuk, the steamer then follow
ing over the rapids to again to be re
loaded at Keokuk, and in addition we
had several daily short lines of steam
ers plying to Keokuk, viz: The Keo
kuk and Quincy and the Keokuk and
Davenport packets, and a Warsaw
| boat, and at times small boat to
Montrose and Nauvoo. All these
steamers plying to Keokuk made our
levee front lively then, and predict
ed that when our channel in the Mis-
sissippi was assured in low water q
six foot stage between st. Louis and
ST. Paul, and our dam and enlarged
lock was completed. so as to take in
tow boat and large tow Of barges
without having to double trip, and
! the Panama canal completed, our old
time river boom of early days would
| be far eclipsed.
]. f. DAUGHERTY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-15
The Return Of "Teddv "

The Black Diamond: Colonel
Roosevelt is now on the water bound
home. Barring the possibility of an
unfortunate encounter with lion or
rhinoceros, that was expected. So
1T Is not an unusual thing, therefore,
1t is not news, yet the newspapers
make terrible fuss about it. We are
wondering why.
Mr.. Roosevelt made number OF
speeches abroad There is nothing
unusual about that, because Teddy
makes speeches and upon the slight
est provoeation. Since it is not I'M
usual, 1t is not news, ct the news
papers have been much concerned
about it. Again we wonder why.
Then Colonel Roosevelt was re-
ceived by royalty. There is nothing
unusual about that, therefore it is not
news, because the royalty OF Europe
are principally the chartered enter
tainers for the nation; kings are in
the habit of receiving people, even
pretty young girls whose fathers are
rich. 1t can't be that such a thing
has given us any larger opinion of
Colonel Roosevelt, because we are a
democratic people and don't care
much for kings anyway Why do the
newspapers rave over it?
1t may be that lot of people have
the notion that because Roosevelt
started something and kept it up for
seven years, he is the only man who
can do things. Now we haven't a
thing against Roosevelt; he filled his
job and he filed it well. But we
know the difference between preach
ing and doing. In the latter respect
We have pretty large and very whole
some respect for the gentleman now
in the white house. He may talk a
lot, but he goes home and works al
ter the talking is over. We are some
what inclined to believe that if the
newspapers would give to Taft, the
worker, the same encouragement the,
| gave to Roosevelt, the preacher, we
would be so busy getting things done
| we would not have time to speculate
on who would be nominated in 1911.