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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
uFFRAeET VS.. T. RS. THEoRlE.
Race Suicide Ideas Of the Colonel
Called Coarse Buneombe" by
Dr.. Shaw.

CHICAGO. III. March 30. Tax
bachelors? Never in the world. So
ciety would far better pay them an
indemnity for the joys they miss"
said DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, presi-
dent of the National Woman's Snffra-
get association, in condemning the
Legislation now before the Illinois
lawmakers. She termed such meas.
ures as coarse buncombe" and
blamed race suicide talk by Theo
dore Roosevelt for such freak legisla-
ton as the bachelor tax and the pre-
MUM for babies bill now before the
Legislature.
throne of heaven to equal the happi-
ness of man and woman associated
in marriage as companions and
equals continued DR.. Shaw.
This extraordinary measure is a
much graver menace to intrenched
bachelorhood than an ordinance pass
ed recently in Oconto, Wis, taxing
celihates Sc a year. For if 1t should
become law it would effect whole
state. think the proposition to offer
premium for motherhood is disgust
ing. This thing and whole lot of
other things are the direct product of
the coarse buncombe talked by Mr..
Roosevelt about race suicide.
Roosevelt says every woman
should marry and be the mother of
chiIdren Yet Providence makes IL
impossible for many married women
to attain this standard and keeps
other women unmarried.
"One of the supposed benefits of
wars is that they rid country Of
the surplus population. Why should
women bear surplus children to be
gotten rid of by wars?'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
est remedy that could be applied. II
conclusion the Reporter says:

est remedy that could be applied. In
conclusion the Reporter says:
There is too much extravaganza
and waste in the management of Iowa
factories--the by-products are lost
asset. Go the bottom of the waste
column and suggest methods to eradi-
cate. There are too many machines
for the amount of product produced.
The theory is that machine will turn
out 100 per cent product, in reality
the result is 90 to 60 per cent. Find
the reason for this non-production AMI
place it in black and white before the
management
These are one and all practical sug-
gestlons and worthy of adoption. Man
ufacturing in Iowa has been too much
of a hit-or-miss proposition in the past
1t is time it was reduced to science
and placed upon the sure basis of min
imum cost of production. The sooner
it comes to this the sooner and more
certainly it will be able to meet the
competition of manufacturing in 9TH
er states.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
The Great Keokuk Dam.

Keosauqua Independent: We are
giving our readers synopsis of a
lengthy article pertaining to the Keo-
kuk dam. which appeared in recent
issue of The Gate City, and believe
same will be of interest. 1t is really
beyond the power of conception,
when portrayed by word pictures and
figures, a personal observation being
necessary to impress one with the
magnitude of the proposition which
now bids fair to become a reality,
and a trip to the dam city is a f,l-
ture pleasure anticipated by many
This Harvesting of the mighty Miss
issippi means much to the middle
west, TO Iowa and to Van Buren, coun
~, bringing a market to our doors
that will consume local products and
boost the price OF real estate. Mr..
Cooper, the engineer in charge. fore
tells the influx of two millions of
people into this fertile valley. and
these will have to be fed. and Van
Buren, county is long on this.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
B ELFAsT.
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We are having rough weather again.
A light snow fell Sunday evening.
Goldie Wyrick was in our neighbor-
hood last week
Linzy o'Neal gave dance last
Tuesday evening.
r. b. Nelson and family were Farm
ington callers Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs. P. Moline spent Sun
day with A. Anderson and family.
Miss Bessie Dickinson spent sun
day with friends in Croton.
Mr.. Joe ONeal and mother, and
Miss Fife Starr were Pennington
callers last week.
A, Anderson and family were Farm.
ington callers last week
Bertha Anderson spent last Thurs
day with her aunt, Mrs. p. Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Moline and
family visited homefolks Sunday.
Mr.. Tom Schevers went to Keokuk
to see his cousin, Madeline Boden, who
is very sick at this time.
Mr. Linzy O'Neal and family have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
ILLINOIS, O ILLINOIS.

While the Iowa legislature W;
adopting Major Byers' beautiful poel
Iowa, My Iowa. as the state offici
song, this is the kind OF poetry thu
were writing in Illinois:
Do we hang our heads in shame,
Illinois, Illinois.
We ourselves are much to blame,
Illinois, Illinois.
But we here record our will,
That our shelby and our Bill
Shall not seats in Senate fill,
Illinois.
We who boast Of I.incolns name,
Illinois, Illinois.
Grants and Logan's just the same,
Illinois, Illinois.
Would we could remove the stain
And our honor thus regain,
BY recalling both the twain,
Illinois
We this warning now would raise,
Illinois. Illinois.
While we give thy need of praise,
Illinois, Illinois.
Look We well, We prairie state,
For it yet is not too late
To destroy the ship of state,
Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
; FRANKLIN.
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Fred Harnagel is on the sick list
Mrs. Ed Haeffner has touch OF
tonsilitis.
]. P. Wiegner of Franklin Station,
the first agent at this place of the old
b. 4 s. w. r. r. is very poorly in
health. His many friends hope for
speedy recovery as soon as warmer
weather comes.
Ben Brinke of Keokuk visited his
father-in-law, Val Mehl last week
Tuesday evening, Mrs. Delabar. by
chance, noticed a blaze east OF her
house and upon investigation found
the l96-ft span iron bridge across the
Sugar Creek to be on fire. She at
once aroused her family and gave
general fire alarm over the phone
People gathered and after hard fight
by bucket brigade the flames were
extinguished after burning the piling
and timbers holding the bridge, 50
pianks and other heavy timbers The
origin of the fire is unknown. Super
visor Scheffler is using every effort
to find out The structure Was erected
in the fall Of 1905, and while swing
ing the heavy span, same broke,
throwing number of helpers into
twenty feet of water, and injurins
several
Rev. FREEZER left for Kahoka, Mo
Saturday to be present at the dedica
ton of the rev windows of the Evan
gelical church.
Mother Earth received a fine warm
shower which was badly needed for
the fall grain. pastures and meadows
w. o. Helm made trip to his farm
south of Donnellson Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
Water and Industry

Christian Science Monitor: Wide
interest among engineers centers in
the construction of great dam across
the Mississippi river near Keokuk,
Iowa. that Is expected to develop
power one-half of which will be used
by public service companies in st.
Louis. The fact that any attempt
should be made to fit so big har-
ness to the Father of Waters seems to
be proof positive that modern engi-
neering seldom balks at any under
taking when steps become necessary
TO meet the wants of manufacturing
enterprises, transportation companies
and various other concerns that re-
quire electric power, light and heat.
Exhaustive study covering several
years disclosed the feasibility OF the
project. made possible the arranging
of contracts, the securing of national
and state sanction and adequate fin
ancial backing in this country and
abroad.
Completion of this plant will mean
the ultimate delivery of 100000 horse
power, it is said, and the magnitude
OF the project may be appreciated,
perhaps, by comparison with the Con-
neetient River Power company's big
plant near Hinsdale. N. H., where the
water wheel capacity is 10000 horse
power, or one-tenth Of that which will
be generated at the Mississippi dam
And in Maine recently company has
been seeking the right to construct a
dam capable of developing 100000
horsepower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

But there is another important
phase of this utilization of water for
the development of the country. The
land itself must be developed, as we'll
AS industry. Workmen already have
begun the construction of dam in
the canon of the Rio Grande that will
furnish the basis for the worlds great
est irrigation project, affecting two
countries. This undertaking is de-
clared to surpass in magnitude the
Assouan dam, that famous piece OF
English engineering. Moreover, along
more and more of the rivers in all
parts OF America enterprises are be-
ing started for the development of
power or the purpose of irrigation.
And from year to year these projects,
whatever their motive. continue to
grow larger. They spell industry and
elimination of waste.
In fact, water is the basis for all
modern activity; without it even the
steam railroads could not operate
their trains Great electric power and
irrigation plans, together with endeav-
ors to increase the navigability of the
rivers, indicate that with the increase
OF population and industry dependence
oIi water viii become even more
noticeable. That is why it is so i'm
portant for state governments to con-
troll and preserve the watersheds and
streams while seeing that they are
properly developed for the benefit of
the people. For it is to water that
civilization must look more directly
as the means Of extension.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
LOOK INTO lowA,s CONDITION

j. E. Brindley, employed by the
Iowa state college, Ames, Iowa, as an
expert to investigate Iowa's popula-
ton as related to Industrial condi
tions, in letter TO the Waterloo Re
porter says:
Il am at present engaged in pre-
pairing bulletin on the population OF
Iowa, the subject 10 be treated with
special reference to the growth and
development of our manufacturing in
dustries. As YOU know Iowa is the
only state in the union that has de.
creased in population during the last
ten years.
This is due primarily to the fact
that, in Iowa, commerce and manu-
facturers have. not developed rapidly
enough TO counteract the decrease in
rural population which has taken
place since 1900. In other words the
future increase of population in Iowa
depends in a large measure upon the
development of manufactures, and for
this reason. | am very anxious to de-
termine, first, the causes which now
Iretard and discourage the growth OF
manufactures and second, the RENE
dies for the same
Mr.. Brindley urges personal views
along the line and will be pleased to
receive facts and printed material
that will assist and help fathom the
difficulties. The college also desires
TO know in what way the engineering
experiment station can by the expan-
sion of its activities be OF practical
service to the various manufacturing
industries.
The Reporter suggests that in no
better way can the college assist than
by the encouragement OF buying at
home the product manufactured at
home. 1t would also have the college
go deep into the cost of production
and find out why, in many cases, the
development has not been more pro
nounced. The cost of production is
not generally known and too many
Iowa factories do not know what a
cost system looks like To encourage
the finding of cost would he the great,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The Burlington Hawk-Eye attempts
to score point as follows
The weather man seems disposed
to confirm the dictum of the almanac
that spring has arrived says The
keokuk Gate City of last Sunday. Will
the editor of that esteemed publica-
ton kindly analyze and give publicity
to his state Of mind on Monday?'
Certainly; anything to oblige. The
conclusion reached on Monday was
that the unexpected storm was simply
an incident due to the vagaries of
the atmospheric currents-what the
weather bureau has denominated a
bareback. A little setback like
that doesn't interfere with the pro-
cession of the equinoxes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

VIII venture to ask The Keokuk Gate
City who in Sam Hill is Abe Martin.
the philosopher who always is saying
something pert and pertinent.-Jact-
sonyille 0ll.) Courier.
Abe Martin" is the character ere
ated and quoted by Kin Hubbard, the
Indianapolis humorist. It is a peculi-
arity of his sayings that they invaria-
bly, include two subjects which have
no relation whatever to each other,
as for instance the following:
"Th' ole cross barred dryed apple
pie still has little followin' in tn
sparsely settled districts O. the mid
die west TIL best thing bout play
er pianner is that it don't have t be
coaxed.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
) DENMARK. I

Jack Enslow, Arrow Showalter and
John HEM, all came down with the
measles last Wednesday, and they
have &c idea where they got the
measley things.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Sawyer are
expected home for the summer
months. Mrs. Blake OF Fort Madison
will live here with them.
Mrs. Raymond Murphy and infant
son Dwight. are visiting the parental
S. B. Dewey home at SAWYER
Mr.. and Mrs Owen Grey are visiting
with Mrs. R. Sniff and daughter,
Kittie.
Denmark Academy will open for the
last semister tomorrow, after ten
days vacation.
Quite number of the farmers
have their oats in, while great many
both in town and country. have their
early garden in.
Mr.. Harry Bengston has rented
Mrs. Mary Bowder's farm for the com.
ing year and Mrs. Bowden will hold a
public auction on Wednesday, March
90, and sell all farm stock and i'm.
plements and will spend the summer
visiting numerous relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bengston move to
the Bowden place with their son.
Harry and report says that Hiding
Bengston will come from North Da-
kota and take the place vacated, and
it seems to be sure guess that
Hiding won't batch" it either.
Miss Ruth Park has been spending
the past week with Mrs. Mary
Bowden.
Mrs. Dorothie Park visited last
Thursday with Mrs. Newton. west of
town.
Mrs. Bane is visiting Mrs. Park this
week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has handed down a precedent
making decision in ordering sweep
ing reduction in the passenger rates
of the Washington Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric railroad on
the ground that the road had been
capitalized at s207, 900 mile as
against an actual investment of $780,
600 mile. 1t was believed that this
decision marked the new and aggres-
siye policy of the commission toward
all railroads throughout the country
which might be shown to have water
ed stock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

From an analysis of the reports
from the forty-eight trial postal saw
lngs banks np to February IS Pest
master General Hitchcock was im-
PEELED to admit that the experiment
had proved more successful than ex-
pected. Up to that time 1928 ac-
counts had been opened in these
banks and 6.s61 separate deposits.
averaging $3.50 each, had been
made, In the same time only 259 ac-
counts had been closed. Mr.. Hitch
cock is preparing to open $50 more
banks with the 100000 appropriated
for that purpose by the recent con
gress
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Epper
hart Sunday morning. a little baby
daughter. Mother and babe doing
nicely. To say Walter is proud is put
ting it mildly.
Mrs. L. NJ. Dawson left Sunday night
for Topeka, Kan, where she will
join Mr.. Dawson, and from there they
will go to their claim in Aroya, Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Peter Shea of Fox City is here
for a few days caring for her mother
who has been quite sick.
Little Kenneth Lucas, who has beer
sick, is improving rapidly.
Miss Cora Kantz returned from
kirksville, Mo-, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Blakely enter
tanned Mrs. Blakely's father and moth
er from Dallas City from Friday morn
ing until Sunday evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
Fortunate Iowa.

Des Moines Capital: Congratula-
tons to the legislature for the law re-
ducing the tax on monies and credits
TO five mills. Monies and credits have
been bearing an unjust proportion OF
our taxes and the results OF the law
have been to drive people from Iowa.
The present general assembly will at
tain high rank for the passage of this
measure, and If they will only go
further now and appropriate the $780,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

To create sentiment in the state
for moral legislation 10 be proposed
two years hence in the legislature, a
meeting OF the ministers in Iowa has
been called to be held in Des Moines
on April rs. The ministers of Des
Moines are back of the movement.
They believe that favored legislation
can be secured if the people of the
state are rightly educated on the sub
ject of moral legislation. The legis-
iation desired will be decided upon
at this meeting of the ministers of
the state and plans made for a state
wide educational campaign in its in
terest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
PRAYER Was in Vain.

Burrell in Washington Press. A
minister prayed in the senate that
the Lord would break the senatorial
deadlock, but it didn't do mite of
good; which leads one to believe that
He is out of torn Iowa politics. Henry
Clay Dean told me that to his certain
knowledge. the Lord had not for fifty
years interfered with the politics in
''the Hairy Nation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
THE DEAD ENGINE.

The DEAD ENGINE.
Just back of the door on the play
room floor.
With drivers shining bright,
An engine and train are blocking the
main,
And the tracks are lonely tonight
For every one OF the crew has gone
And left it standing there,
On the long iron track that leads
away back
To the roundhouse under the chair
A laughing boy, mothers joy,
Has answered his Masters call,
And he was the crew and manager
The brakeman, conductor, and all.
But nevermore at the parlor door,
Will he whistle the sofa grove
AS his train sweeps down and into
the town
Behind the kitchen stove
Still as mouse, lonesome house
No laughing. noisy boy
To cheer our life, our grief and
strife,
And fill our hearts with JOY.
Your train is here; but you, my dear,
Our engineer of seven,
Will need no cars up in the stars
The Great White Way of Heaven.
&C. G. Bryne in Railroad Mans
Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The twenty-seventh annual report
of the National Civil Service Commits
sion shows that there are now slight
~ over $4,000 persons now holding
Jobs under Uncle Sam, not counting
soldiers or sailors. About 100000 OF
these are in the classified service APP
pointed by competitive examination
and protected until death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

moved 10 Missouri to the George
FOLDER place.
Mr.. Willie Starr and sister, Fife,
called on the Nelson's Sunday night.
Mr.. Rossnell Starr was Keokuk
caller, sss
Mr.. John Haddix was seen in the
little town of Croton last Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Don't like to expose ignorance, bit
The Burlington Hawk-Eye reprinted
from The Sunday Gate City X. H.
Louis sensible article on women's
dress and thereby again demonstrated
its good Judgment in making selec-
tons from its contemporaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Bank exchanges last week at all
the leading cities in the United
States aggregated s2,505, $50. 996, a loss
OF o. per cent as compared with the
corresponding week last year. but a
gain OF IS per cent over the same
week in 1909. Compared with last
year this exhibit is much more ia
yorahle than for the earlier weeks of
the present month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

rest of the time. The Keota Eagle
thinks this is a splendid arrange
ment, as those who will not come out
to hear him preach have to get a
shave or a hair cut sooner or later
and when he gets them in his barber
chair they will have to listen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Massachusetts legislature hesitates
to take the plunge of appropriating
money for a statue of General Ben
Butler to decorate the scenery in Bos-
ton. Several people who knew Butler
In life are doing some expert work
IN undertaking, TO the annoyance and
confusion of Ben's boosters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

600 asked for agricultural extension
work, do something really big for good
roads and pass a publicity measure
they will make the greatest record
for constructive legislation in the last
twenty-five years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Upstate nurserymen say that the
recent cold wave did not injure fruit
prospects. 1t is their idea that the
buds were held back by the cold
nights of the past two weeks and
have been lying dormant. All will
hope that they are correct in this and
that there will be at least an average
fruit crop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Iowa rural letter carriers will meet
in state convention at Des Moines
September / and next. 1t is expect
ed that between 900 and 400 will be
in attendance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Professor Zuebl;n complains that he
cannot trust the newspapers. This
tends to even the score. The news
papers have long been distrustful Of
Professor Zueblin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

No estimate of the cost of living is
complete or worthy of confidence that
leaves out of consideration the cost
of automobile supplies and Easter
hats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The passing Of an anti-treating law
was the result OF the first referendum
vote ever taken in the city of Tacoma,
Washington, one day last week This
was credited almost entirely TO the
votes of the women
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Another thought for the day:
Some lie beneath the churchyard
stone.
And some whenever they can find an
auditor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The Bell Telephone company col
lected s1s5,0oo,ooo in tolls last year.
The old saying that talk is cheap"
no longer holds good.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29
THOUGHT FOB The DAY.

should say sincerity-a great,
deep, genuine sincerity-is the first
characteristic of all men in any way
hcroic.-Carlyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The March lion was bit late in
getting into action, but once he be-
gan to roar he lived up to his repu-
tation, all right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Old adage as revised by the Sioux
City Journal: You never miss the
protection until the wall is torn
down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

Prospects are for wild and woody
time in congress if that body tackles
schedule *
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-29

The legislature seems disposed to
do the fair thing. 1t has promised to
adjourn by April Z.