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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
THE RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE,


In recent address delivered be-
fore the North Carolina state conven-
ton OF rural carriers at Raleigh in
that state, P. V. De Graw, fourth as
sistant postmaster general, declared
that from the view point OF morale
the rural free delivery service in this
country is far in advance OF any 9TH
er OF the civil service In support of
this claim for excellence the fourth
assistant postmaster general quoted
statistics 10 show that last year. out
OF 41,000 carriers. only IT'S had been
dismissed for cause.
Some interesting facts and figures
were given by Mr. De Graw in the
course OF his address. There are now
in operation throughout the United
States 41,0Se rura. routes, served BIZ
4l,007 rural carriers. The app-opria-
ton for the establishment and main.
tenance o. rural delivery for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1910. was s37.-
10000, and the appropriation for the
fiscal year which commenced july
1910. is $3.50 GOO. Since rural de
livery was first established the ap-
proximate sum OF s2o6. 4Se. 500 has
been spent in extending and maintain.
ing the service
Reverting 10 the beginning OF the
rural free delivery service, Mr.. De
Graw said:
For a good many years the resi-
dents OF the larger cities had enjoyei
the privilege of having their mail de
lfvered TO them By carriers at their
residences daily Based upon a rec.
ommendation made by Postmaster
General Wanamaker. a joint resolu
ton was passed by the fifty-hrst con
gress and approved on October 1, 1890
authorizing the postmaster general ia
test at small towns and villages the
practicability and expense OF extend
ing the free delivery system TO of
fees of the third and fourth class and
other offices not embraced in the free
delivery The experiment was put on
trial and continued until three years
later. when Postmaster General Bis
sell. in his report for the fiscal year
1851, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NnGl AuE service
be discontinued or extended 10 10000
other postoffices. Congress accepted
the first alternative and discontinued
the appropriation.
After several unsuccessful attempts
10 establish rural free delivery an
experimental service was begun on
October /. 1895. and between tha,
date and June so. 1897. there we're
eighty-three routes established out OF
forty-Ehree postoffiees in twenty nine
states This beginning was made
upon appropriations aggregating $40.
coo. and the results obtained proved
that the experimental service had rem.
dered benefits in excess OF the ex
penditures involved and that under
wise restrictions il could be continued
with advantage"
At the present time rural carriers
throughout the United States travel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
INCREASE in TELEPHoNE CAL

There were more than 1900. 0o0, 900
conversations by telephone in the
United States in 1907, according to
estimates i'll the census bureaus re-
port now being printed. This shows
that in Ave years from 1902 to 1907
the use of the telephone in the United
States more than doubled, to be exact,
increased Ia per cent, for only 5000
0oo,00o conversations were reported
in 1902,
This huge increase in the use of
telephones was accompanied by an
astonishing growth in the telephone
industry and wonderful ramification
of telephone wires in every part of
the country. The miles of telephone
wire in use in 1907 were 12,999.S69, or
more than one and half times the
49ee.45l miles strung in 1902. The
number of emp.oyes of telephone con-
panies nearly doubled in the FIVE
years The average number of wage
earners in 1909 was 64.eeS. in 1907,
1881
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

"a. Lyon and family of La Harpe. were
guests of w. E. Lyon and family the
past week.
Dr. Bert Conklin of Chicago Is visit,
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Owen of Hers
man, Ill, visited the past week with
Mrs. D. NJ. Johnson.
]. S. Palmer and family are visiting
relatives at Canton, Ill.
The Y. Il. NJ G. entertained the c.
". B. NJ. on Friday evening at the
home of Miss Ruby Miller.
Mrs. Emily Cochran and grand
daughter. returned Saturday from a
visit with relatives at Ration, Mexico
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

A large number of bust, ,ss men of
Des Moines last week took the trip
across the country in automobiles TO
Spirit Lake and return. The trip took
four days, They saw a large part of
northern Iowa and are unanimous in
saving that the farms look more pros
porous than ever before, that the farm
ers are taking great interest in the
highways. that the roads are far bet
te- than they were few years ago,
ard that the crops are good. The corn
is small, but a good color and the soil
is in excellent condition. so that with
the seasonable weather which is be
ing experienced the corn crop is gain
ing rapidly on the season, There was
much corn that had to be replanted
and it is therefore not all of one size.
but the tourists say that the farm
ers have no doubt of a good crop in
the fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
The Motor Car Problem.

SlCuN 0ity journal. DOSS the InOtOi
car present a serious problem in fl
nances The car is cash commodity
but the cash TO put into the car may
come from loan on real estate or
other approved security. The car may
be extravaganza for the purchaser.
The life of the car in the hands of the
user is not q revenue producer. ut is
in the oriental rug class. If the car is
bought with idle money, the money
proceeds to get busy, and it keeps the
car in commission. In way there
fore. the car is a promoter of ex-
changes Back of 1t is a large manu-
featuring industry, and thousands of
men are engaged in the sale and OPP
Grafton of the car and its accessories.
The ear itself is luxury. 1t is a
time saver and it is large consum-
er of time. The problem is largely in
dividual. 1t presents the question of
what can be afforded; and the game
of golf presents the same question.
As a rule, the motor car is not to be
reckoned with as an asset. but it is
to be figured as liability. The only
car that is cheap is the second hand
car. The original capital is quickly
sdissipated. The problem in finance is
for the individual, and is much the
same as the piano problem. The car is
not to be blamed because it is popu-
lar, nor is it to be condemned be-
cause people invest in it who ought
not to. Men buy beer and play the
slot machine who should save their
money. and girls gather at candy
counters and about soda fountains
who possibly should be engaged in
some kind of productive industry.
The money burned up in fireworks
would feed many hungry. The finan-
cial problem in the motor car turns
turtle, and the injured incident to
the problem are widely scattered.
The difference between bag of pea
nuts and the motor car is in the
price, and either the one or the other
may represent extravaganza. Mrs.
Lofty of the old style has ceased to
be consequential person. Money was
never before so abundant and the dis
lance between the really poor and
the really rich was never more per
ceptible to the naked eye. The state
of feeling is not improved, and under
temptation the motor car is used as
a servant of pride. The prosperity OF
the car, however. testifies to general
prosperity. A touch of stringency
will be as soon observed at the gar
age as anywhere. The motor car rep
resents a liability. and the discharge
OF the liability should be possible
without foreclosure Of mortgage on
the family fool. The investment can
not long be kept from the profit and
loss column, which is a charge
against earnings, and the financial
problem is TO so handle the car as TO
keep the business OF the Individual
out OF the ditch. It is prudent 10 be
prepared in good times for bad times,
remembering that bad times are dis
posed 10 come around the corner as a
surprise. But the motor car in all
events is an aid to the circulation of
money. II makes demands 10 keen
money turning over and over. Ii helps
to make a few people rich, and il
serves to keep some people poor.
loot, tooti Look out for yourself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
An Act Of seIf.Presersasion.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil. John Jun
kin. the burly black brute who ont
ragged and murdered Clara Rosen, is
TO be hanged within a few DAYS I'm.
less executive clemeney reprieyes
him. which is not at ali likely.
Legally. Junkin deserves hanging
no more than any other who has conn
mitted q capital crime. but the de-
mand that he be hanged is statewide.
The heinous character Of his crime
and his own personality have brought
people 10 look upon him as upon q
mad dog 10 be swiftly and certainly
put 10 death. The consensus 81 con
clusion is that his is 2 case for hang
ing. There doesn't seem 10 be any
thing else 10 do with him.
Generally Iowa sentiment is
against capital punishment. but Jun
kin is classified in the public mind
with rattlesnakes and reptiles that
STAY by poison. The desire TO rid the
world Of him 10 the benefit Of man.
kind There are limits TO human en-
durance OF evil and to hope for Grim
inals Junkin is beyond the limit II
the state we're TO be polled few would
counsel Communication Of his sentence.
There is no call for sympathy for
Iunkin, except as he found the path
TO the gallows smoothed and made
easier by the ~wide open town.
which is good business Junkin be.
came a wild beast. q terrible murder
Gus animal against whom society
must defend itself When it imprisons
or hangs, or DESTROYS him. it is an &C,
of simple selfpreseryation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

Dss Moines millers are quoted as
saying that by reason of the decision
of the courts in the bleached -four
cases the farmer will sustain loss
of from ten to twenty cents bushel
on their winter wheat grown in Iowa,
because of the inability to use this
wheat in milling. They say that the
bakers will not accept -four made from
this wheat grown in Iowa unless it is
hleached. hence they will almost cease
from purchasing il and farmers will
have to depend upon homo consump-
ton of the same
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

A Kansas City dispatch reports
that bankers In the southwest have
organized boycott refusing to loan
money on real estate mortgages made
70 secure the means to buy an auto
mobile. In Kansas last year S., 0o0.-
900 were invested in automobiles, and
another million was expended in
their upkeep. One Kansas City bank
has fifty-two real estate mortgages
the money for which went for auto
mobiles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

All trains on the Lehigh Valley rail.
road are to be equipped with tele-
phone apparatus, By means of
which immediate communication can
be established. The device is an ex-
tension pole, similar to a trolley pole,
which can be hooked over the tele-
phone wires. In this way train crews
will be able to communicate with
train dispatchers from any point on
the road. On the other hand, TO
reach any person on train, the oper-
ator at the nearest station viii be in
formed, the train stopped and the tele-
phone connected by means of the pole.
The new apparatus is expected to be
particularly effective IN the handling
of freight trains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

A treasury statement just issued
shows that d small reduction occur
ed in the amount of money circulat-
ing throughout the United States dur
ing June, the total falling from S..
I21.505.T47 to s3.11a.T5s 246. which
compares with ss,l1s,o5s. Sol on July
/, 1910. and exceeds all records for
the corresponding date in any previ-
ous year. Although the amount of
money in circulation was about s6,-
100000 larger than year ago. the
per capita allowance for each individ-
uai in the country was ~ cents
smaller at 1882 because of an IN
crease in the estimated population.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

The American Institute of Homeop-
athy, which is about 10 hold lis an
nual session Pasadena, Cal. has
adopted as SIS slogan. Eradication OF
tuberculosis in one generation, and is
pledging its members 10 work to that
end Dr.. J, P. Cobb, chairman of the
committee on general medicine. is
quoted as saving that IF every case
OF tuberculosis was brought TO the
attention Of physician in its ineip-
iency and intelligent treatment APP
piled tuberculosis would entirely dis
appear in one generation" German
physicians DO not hesitate to assert
this, and American doctors are begin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

Secretary Wesley Greene OF the
Iowa horticultural department says
lowa's fruit crop is practically total
loss. He states there has never been
such shortage of fruit in Iowa since
the organization of the state. This
means that Iowa people will have to
depend upon other states for their
fruit and pay an increased price for it
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

ming to believe it. AT the meeting at
Pasadena every effort will be made
to make of each doctor in attendance
a missionary TO educate the public to
the Importance of early treatment OF
the disease,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

Walter Wellman plans to fly across
the Atlantic ocean. which prompts
the Sioux City Journal to remark that
Walter is always figuring on getting
himself into deep water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

zacharios Xenophon Snyder is the
full name of the male candidate for
president of the National Education
al Association. No wonder Ella Flagg
Young beat him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

There is evidently something the
matter with the wires when the tele-
graph editor is unable to play up a
good first page story from Colonel
Roosevelt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

The latest is that botn parties will
carry Indiana in November. This
should be satisfactory all around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12

so4,ooo,ooo miles a year. These fig
ures are almost incomprehensible and
seem beyond belief, but they are Of
fetal and entitled to full credence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-12
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keokuk, Iowa. ......... July IL, 1910
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-07

AIonzo Gartley has rendered his
resignation as manager Of the Hawaiian
Electric Company IN order TO accept a
position with C. Brewer 4 GO. Mr.
Gartlev'> resignation has not yet been
formally accepted, but it doubtless VIII
be. No action with regard TO the an
p0ntmeHt of "A successor will be taken
until President John 4 AIcCandIes4 r.
turns from the mainland which VIII be
by the Wjlheimlna on May II,
When T. E. Jones retired from tile
Directorate Of 4. Brewer & CO.. Mr.
GartIev succeeded him on the board.
He ha~ now decided to accept an offer
from that firm and become assistant to
George Robinson, the manager Ia adj
dltion h. viii act as consulting en-
glueer for all of the plantations con
trolled by the company and viii spend
considerable time travelling over the
properties,
Nh GartIev's resignation from the
Hawaiian Electric Company Is to 60
into effect on OF before July l.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-07
Ten Minute
Car Service


compelled
and
IT, Of Greater Honolulu aoin
" Honolulu Rapid transit
a reason prices and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-07
WILL TURN SOD TODAY FOR
THIRD KAUMAKApILI CHURCH
Great Grandson of the
Founder viii
Officiate.


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ing was used, when it was decided to
replace it with brick structure King
haIakaua was member Of the eongre-
CATION and he helped greatly in raising
the funds for the new building, which
was Tor long landmark n the city.
Inc church was built with a double
tower and was spIendidIy fitted up.
In 1900 sparks from plague fire,
k'ndled by the authorities, lodged IN
me towers and contiagration started
tha1 was not checked until all China
town from Beretanla to the waterfront,
was mass OF smouidering ruins. The
church was not replaced and the dwind-
ling Hawaiian population induced the
trustees to EXCHANGE tho sito wifi, tha
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-29
Preparing for Missoula.

The high school boys are now
working out daily on the track and
with the weights, preparatory to the
preliminary field meet which will be
held soon to pick team OF athletes
to represent the Fergus county in
stitution at the interscholastc meet in
Missoula in May. They have some
good material at the high school and
with proper training such as they will
receive, will be able to make a credit
able showing in competition with the
pick of the high school athletes of
the state. The local school will also
be represented by declaimer, and ii
our debating team is successful in
their debate with Butte, we will also
have debating team at the state uni
versity to make strong bid for
championship honors.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-29
Swimming in March.

Roundup Record: The two-h finger
sign, the meaning of which is plain
to every normal American boy, has
been much i'll evidence in Roundup
the past week, and the old swimming
hole in the Musselshell opposite the
town has been made good use OF by
the kids When the thermometer
commenced going up last week and
was lowering about the so degrees
Fahrenheit mark, what was more na-
tural than that the average boys mind
should turn to the cool. classic Mus
selshell wherein he could sport with
out restraint and remove from his
anatomy some OF the surplus real es-
tate which had been collecting since
the Musselshcll held him in its en-
braces last? Never could boy be
more punctual than when the ther-
mometer points to the swimming hole
The pleasant summer weather which
has been prevailing for over a week,
was interrupted Wednesday morning
by small shower Of rain and it has
been somewhat chilly since.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-29
Voice From the Tomb,

Lpxor. Upper Egypt, March o.
The oRosevelt party will leave here
at O'Clock tomorrow evening by
train for Cairo, where they are ex-
pected to arrive early Thursday after
noon. They put in strenuous day
inspecting the temples and tombs OF
Thebes, said to be the most ancient
city OF Egypt.
This proved rather exhausting to
most OF the party, but Colonel Roosc-
welt took delight in the fact that on
the return across the desert on horse
back he raced the others and beat
them all, in spite OF his weight.
Between Luxor and Karnak, the
American mission is located, and
Colonel Roosevelt stopped long
enough in the afternoon to deliver a
brief address. Later in the day, he
visited the German consulate. and
there was shown book bearing the
signatures OF his father and Ralph
Waldo Emerson. which were written
in 1873.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-29
HUMANE OFFICER
Investigates CASE
MRS. BELL LEIPER NOT FIT
PERSON TO HAVE CUSTODY
OF CHILDREN.

Walter Shobe. of the State Bureau
Of Child and Animal Protection, was
in the city last Thursday for the pur-
pose Of conducting an inquiry before
Judge Cheadle into the case Of Mrs.
Bell Leiper, Of Moore, who had been
cited to appear and show cause why
her six children should not be taken
from her. It was shown at the hear
ing that Mrs. Leiper is woman of
loose character and the children were
surrounded by influences which could
be nothing but demoralizing. One Of
the daughters, Grace, gave damaging
testimony against her mother and old
er sister, claiming to have witnessed
acts of immortality, after which she
left home and went to the home of
a married sister to live The woman
herself admitted, on the stand, that
she is not fit person to have charge
of the children although she would
like to keep them with her After
conference between the humane Of
ficer and court, it was decided to send
the oldest girl, Nora, to the House
of the Good Shepard, in Helena, and
the custody of all the other children,
except Grace, were awarded to the
state bureau Grace will make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Ole Wight.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-29

ing that this will be the first work
done on the line from Terry to Mis-
soula by way of Lewistown, Great
Falls and the Cadotte pass.
The several surveying crews east of
Lewistown in the Grass Range Sec
ton are working this way rapidly. A
significant thing in connection with
their work is that they are stalking
out the route as they proceed. THIS
actual locating, as it is called, is very
seldom if ever done unless actual con-
struction work is to follow.
The visit of the president OF the
road and other high officials indicate
that things are approaching that point
where some official announcement
may be looked for at any time.