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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

heard from him. He states that he
has been an inmate of hospital in
Texas for twenty-one months, and that
he was forced to leave that institution
before cured, and that he has been for
some time in the Dallas county. Texas
hospital. He asks Of the welfare of
number of our older citizens; and ia
not aware of the deaths of number
Of them. Among these being his wife
and step-daughter, He wishes to re.
turn to the north, as teachers are SO
plentiful in the Lone Star state. that
no northener need apply. Lady instruc.
tors receive from $40 to $50, while
male teachers are paid from SIS to
$50 per month. He claims that this
salary will not keep one in board.
Another small cloud burst reached
us Thursday evening and in short
time all the bottom corn fields were
flooded. Corn that was saved from
the high water three weeks ago is
now over half ruined. Roads and
bridges are In terrible condition.
The Kansas City passenger from Bur
lington had to come around by the
way of Mt. Pleasant. as a bad wash
out between here and FIT. Madison
prevented the usual run. These late
floods seem to be forerunner of what
Sugar Creek will be after the compile.
ton of the great dam at Keokuk and
the land owners along the creeks are
beginning to feel alarmed.
Obey Wilhelm, who has been sick
with typhoid fever since the middle of
June liz able tn he I'M and around
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
For Secretary Of State.

Ii ASspouse 10 the requests of many
leading Republicans throughout the
state, Hon. w. S. Allen of this city
announced to his friends just before
the close of the legislative session in
April that he would be candidate
for the Republican nomination for
secretary of state. Since that time
he has been in close touch with the
situation and has received pledges of
support from party leaders all over
Iowa. Public announcement has been
deferred to this time on the counsel
or friends who think it is not political
sagacity to make our states a year be-
fore the primaries
Mr.. Allen Is native Iowan, born
at Hillsboro, Henry county. He is
of Scotch-Irish and Dutch ancestry,
and is in the prime of life. He re-
ceived his earlier education at Den
mark academy, entered the State Uni
versity at Iowa City and graduated
slom the law department Of that in
stitution. Since he completed his
studies he has been in constant prac-
tee as lawyer and has attained a
high rank in his profession.
Mr.. Allen has had experience in
both houses Of the Iowa General AS.
sembly, and is at this time senator
from the Jefferson-Van Buren, dis
trict. He was elected to the house in
the Twenty-Fifth general assembly,
from Van Buren, county, while a very
young man. He was reelected to the
Twentysixth general assembly with
out opposition, breaking all prece-
dents in county where the one-term-
snd-out rule had prevailed for thirty
years In the extra session of 1907
he was chairman of one of the five
committees which had in charge the
making of a new code-the revision
OF all the laws of the state-and bore
a prominent part in the work of this
session. one of the most important in
the history of Iowa. To his efforts we
owe much of our wisest legislation.
He aided very materially In perfect
ing the present liquor law and made
valuable amendments and suggestions
in insurance and building and loan
legislation. He had charge of the bill
which virtually created the office of
commissioner of labor in Iowa and
succeeded in putting it on the statute
books in spite of most strenuous and
persistent opposition. AS an estimate
of his worth in this particular the Des
Moines Trade Assembly passed reso-
lutions warmly commencing his ef-
forts In behalf of labor Mr.. Allen
was elected to the senate in 1908. He
held important committee places in
two sessions, took an active part In
the debates of both, and is. to be cred
tied with doing his full share in the
lawmaking Of the state.
Mr.. Allen is a man of most exem-
plary character, as well as a lawyer
of ability and citizen of high stand
ing He not only possesses natural
fitness for the office of secretary of
state. but has had training which
would make him most efficient off,
Ger. In his candidacy Mr.. Allen will
have the solid support of the First
congressional district, as well as con-
siderable strength in all sections of
the state. Southern Iowa will pre-
sent no other candidate for this place
and will give loyal endorsement to
his candidacy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

e. T. Fairchild, superintendent of
the Kansas schools, speaking at Kinks
vile, Mo, the other day, said that
the country schools are the laggards
in education. Politics puts poor
teachers into these schools in some
cases and the result is tragedy for
the children. He spoke OF the school
that is sure to come to the country
in time, the consolidated school, with
its big building, where women may
hold their club meetings and farmers
also meet. There will also be a
house for the principal, who may then
become resident, and not floater,
as at present is SO often the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

A conscientious town clerk in Maine,
reporting the wet and dry returns of
his bailiwick, solemnly declares he
did not see the color of money on the
election day, but" he writes Heck
Smith has just bought a pair of pants
that did not cost cent less than SO,
and as Heck hasn't had any money
since the fall of '9S his dressing up
right after the voting is suspicious. "
1t certainly has that appearance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
DoNNELLsoN
. . . = = . . . . : : . :

Quite few from here will attend
the carnival at Keokuk this week.
The Ladies Aid Society of the G. E.
church will give bazaar and supper
about Oct goth.
The Lyric Entertainers will be the
first number on the Donnellson lee
ture course for this season and will
be given at Krehbiels hall on Oct. 13.
Season tickets are now on sale, s1.50
for the five numbers. Tickets for sale
at the stores of our city.
Miss Alma Krehbiel was a Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

There will never be food disaster
at Keokuk due to the breaking of the
big dam. Unlike the structure at
Austin, Penna., the foundation of the
dam here is countersunk in the solid
rock of the river bed and is being con-
structed to Withstand much greater
pressure than will ever be brought to
bear against it. No fears need be
entertained of a like calamity here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

When that rampant progressive,
Secretary Fisher of the interior de-
partment, declared that he was oppos-
ed to demagogues posing as progress
sives, though he mentioned no names,
Secretary Bristow took the reference
as personal insult. The shoe fit him,
judging from the alacrity with which
he put it on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

Bank exchanges continue to reflect
a considerably larger volume of pay
ments through the banks than last
year. The total last week at all lead
ing cities in the United States aggre.
gated s2,666,651,8 S7, an increase Of
11.S per cent. Compared with two
years ago, however, there was a de-
crease of 80 per cent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
Taft MakInu Friends.

Burlington Hawk Eye: One of the
follies in newspaper prediction that
have preceded President Taft on his
present journey was the statement
that his tour will do him more harm
than good. a man who can capture
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

A ban has been put on roller skat-
ing by children at night in Washing
ton. 1t would be good thing for the
youngsters If the inhibition were
made general.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
THOUGHT FOR The DAY.

Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the worlds famine feed;
Speak truly and each word of thine
Shall be truthful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble deed,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

Before the election in Canada some
severe English critics intimated that
Kipling is the kind of politician that
Alfred Austin is poet. Since the
defeat of reciprocity they are as
dumb as oysters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
CARTHAGE, ILL.
, . . . = . . . . . : . . 4

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Coburn of Kent
City, Mich, are visiting the lady's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Staffinger
Mrs. Thos. Alexander and Miss
Francis Mitchell, of Denver, Colo, are
visiting Mrs. G. G. Clark
Mrs. L. G. Huff and children, of La
Farpe. spent Sunday with Mrs. w. H.
Miller.
Mrs. Slater. who has been visiting
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
FRANKLIN.
. = = . : 49,

Herman Timpe had the misfortune
to be "bucked" off of horse while
in town Tuesday evening, and is suf-
fering much pain.
F. L. Pardall is in receipt of let
ter from ]. J. Rohrbach, formerly SUI
perintendent of the Lee county
schools He left here about two years
ago since which nothing had been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

A Plain Inquiry.
Warden, what are most OF these
men doing here?" Principally doing
time, madam"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says it
has been pleased to observe that the
middle of the road with President
Taft is usually right down the center
of the grand old Republican highway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Alex Miller wonders if other people
have observed when dog is lost how
all the neighbors hope he won't be
found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

Newspaper readers will now proceed
to study the geography of Turkey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03


The Des Moines Capitals appeal to
President Taft to fire. Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham as too recent CON
vert from the ranks of railroad attor-
ney, suggests to the Iowa City Re-
publican that LATE may have been
looking out of the corner of his type
writer at Senator Kenyon.
1.-THE people who told us that Ca
madam reciprocity would not affect
the price of the small grain grown by
the farmer of the United States should
have an opportunity to revise their
predictions says the Fairfield Led
ger. Wheat jumped two and one
eighth cents bushel in Chicago Fri
day when it was definitely known
that the pact had been repudiated by
the voters of Canada, while oats went
up almost two cents bushel'
A dispatch from Glenwood, Iowa,
reports that the harvest of the win
ter apple crop is now on. The pack
of Jonathan and Ben Davis now runs
about ten cars per day, and it is ex-
pected that the present week will see
twenty-five cars loaded every day I'M
til the crop is harvested. Some es-
Inmates are that the pack will exceed
that Of 1909, while the quality of the
fruit is much better than that of 1909.
Conservative estimates are that there
are 1000 workers directly or Indirect
" interested in the apple harvest in
that Immediate locality, wages run
ming from SITE to 50 per day for
pickers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

"Airships to be cheaper soon" says
the head writer. They've been COM
ing down right along remarks the
Peoria Herald-Transcript
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03

The Iowa City Citizen says it's a
dull man who cannot find some fault
with any President of the United
States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-08

Its Influe
Geo. W. Webster, M. D,
Ind Other Drug Narcotics
is the greatest asset of
follows that the state as
e, vitality concerned in all
individual There is such
at public health. On the other
of which civilization has been and
an life. I do not hesitate to say that it
Ole alcohol problem is, from moral, ethical,
economic, medical, and public health point
- the most vitality important unsoved problems of
today; and the public health phase of the question
the least important 1t today perhaps the battling
serious obstacle in the way Of mans progress toward
igher evolution.
The alcohol problem is intimately and intricaey inter-
with whole modern life, with politics. with the in
due with government but shall speak chiefly from
the public health side of the question
Alcoholism Within the Sphere of Health Officer.
do better than quote from the very able address of
Prof W. T. Sedgwck the annual address medicine at Yale
University last year. He sad in speaking of the alcohol prob
lem:
considers the relations of alco
hoic indulgence to disease the and important
ailments of which it is the direct nothing
of the indirect influence misery
eracy, hardly avoid realizing that
most, if not altogether, in the enemies
to be combated in the battle for health
believe that the prevention of alcoholism which pre-
venabe disease the prevention Of individual and national de-
eroration through its injurious effects, much within
the sphere of action of the medical health tuberculosis
smallpox believe that any pevenable disease which has
distinct bearing individual efficiency and national progress
clearly within the duty of the public health officer
The Most Effective Way of Dealing With the Alcohol
Problem
To understand the alcohol problem fairly, in all it's bear
ngs it should be viewed in the light of history which clearly
shows that moraists fanatics EMPIRES and physicians and
psychologists have experimental in welmean ignorance fet
tered they by limited scientific knowledge and shaced
by the dead hands of ignorance and authority
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-08

o1s ISSUE
ence ON Publ
President
at Washington, D. G., March
and should attempt toy
practical reform. Public
attention than BEFORE
and health officers, and Fl
publicheah sentime
for saniar
the alcohol problem
bale.'
In order to gain a Be-
problem let us discuss briefly
upon infectious diseases; it's death
the general efficiency of the indvidua1
1t is impossible to accurately estimate the
the people Of the United States However, some of
be stated with reasonable accuracy.
It estimated that per cent of municipal expenditures
for the maintenance of police departments for the
the intoxicated portion of the population Add this the cost
of trial. conviction and convicted persons
jails penitentares, etc.
$12oooooo for Alcoholic Insane.
It estimated that 20 per cent of the their in
sanity directly indirectly alcohol probably
least 100000 insane the United States
public expense Assuming that 20 per cent of these their
insanity to alcohol and that McDonal's estimate $500
loss per to the state have for this
item alone the corresponds exactly
with the estimate Of Dr. Frederick Peterson.
Add to the foregoing the loss of time of convicted
crime, the loss of time while intoxicated while recovering
from its effects
The bureau reports show that the liquor and
industries capitalized 100000, per
annual cost of $26 100000
Over Billion Dollars Spent for Liquors Year.
The consumption of alcoholic liquors in the United
in the year 1907, amounting 2O1969O911 gallons,
capita consumption of 1858 gallons against 1858 1900
Mr. Powers chief statcian agriculture that
the is fromS
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-08
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
Its Influence ON Pull

Geo. w. Webster M. D., President of the Illinois State
Ind Other Drug Narcotics, at Washington D. c. March
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-08


Problem
To understand the alcohol problem fairly in all its bear
ng it should be viewed in the light of history which clearly
shows that moa fanatics EMPIRES and physicians and
psychologists have experimental in wement ignorance fet
tered they by limited scientific knowledge and shackd
by the dead hands of Ignorance and authority"
We must consider it biologc problem, medco-so
Geologic probem the latter simply part that great medco
socioogc problem which concerned in comprehensive study
of the nature action and reaction of and his environment
all based upon sound pahologc foundation.
1t must be viewed from the standpoint of the trained py
biologist and Investigated accordance with his modern labora
tory methods.
The alcohol problem should be viewed but part of the
large public health problem in which quite generally
recognized that the valuable effective of coping with
evil consists the concentration of all available agencies
getically upon its prevention
Must Not Ignore the Problem.
We should attack the problem in accordance with prn
cps and practices and the spirit modern scientific research
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1911-12-08

Over Billion Dollars Spent for Liquors Each Year.
The consumption of alcoholic liquors in the United States
in the year 1907, amounting to 2o1969o911 gallons, per
capita consumption of 1858 gallons against 1853 in 1900
and Mr. Powers chief stascian for agriculture estimates that
the spent for the above from 81 to 2OO
100000 per
Prof Irving Fisher in his paper read before Section of
the Congress Tuberculosis Washington D. Co. 1905 e
mates the annual death rate from tuberculosis in the United
States at 3800 and he also estimates the money ncud
ing capitalized earning power lost DEATH to exceed per
DEATH
Assuming that the death rate alcohol is as great as
from tuberculosis (and shall try to show that this is fair
assumption), then the annual the United States in
amount lost by death least 81 O04 100000 Adding these
four items and leaving out the large amount of municipal
pendture and have the total of So
This would give $4,000 to the family Of every one
the $4,000 persons dying annually Of tuberculosis the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
A HercuIean Katydid.

Experiments conducted by a natural
list attached to one of the governments
scientific bureaus at Washington ad-
duced an interesting example of the
strength of the katydid. He harness
ed a katydid to kind of sled made
by folding a piece of ordinary note
paper. and then loaded the sled with
various articles. The insect proved
able to draw. In addition to the orig
inal paper, twelve paper sheets each
8 by Az inches. a large screw. two
steel pens. a stone weighing two
ounces and three and a half lead pen
ellis. When the weight became too
heavy to draw otherwise. the katydid
got its fore feet over the edge Of the
table for a better hold. and on the
addition Of another weight it increas-
ed the adhering power Of its feet by
moistening them In its mouth.-New
York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
He Took fhe Cue

He was a man who gave little and
got much. Today. for instance, he had
got clothes brush. a basin Of water.
a towel and a shine, and he had given
nothing at all.
Tr-r-r-ring! went his bedroom bell.
The hotel attendant smiled sourly.
This was the fourth time he had been
summoned, and he did not hurry.
II thought you were never coming"
exclaimed the visitor when the at
tendant appeared at last. Are you
nicknamed 'Slowcoach?
mo. sir" answered the attendant.
"They call me Billiard cue"
billiard cue" repeated the visitor,
frowning. Then an inspiration dawn
ed "Ah! Because you're such stick.
/ suppose?" he asked.
wrong again. sir!' returned the at
tendant. Its because l work better
with a good tip."-London Answers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
Eianera of Bio Ten.

Big Ben. which marks the hours for
parliament at the top OF the clock tow
or at Westminster. Is bigger than 1t ap-
pears from below. Looking at the dial
OF Big Ben from tue northern footway
of Great George street or from the
Thames embankment, II appears as II
It's diameter might be equal to the
space that Ii man Of medium size could
cover with outstretched arms. AS a
matter OF fact. however, the diameter
Of the dial Is twenty-three feet From
the ground the minute marks on the
dial look like ordinary minute marks
and as II they were close together.
Really they are foot apart The nu-
merals are two feet long. The minute
hand, with Its counter balance-the
heavy piece Of metal that projects be-
yond the center of the dial-is fifteen
feet IN length. This hand Is SO massive
that during a snowstorm the clock Is
sometimes retarded by the weight OF
the fakes that alight on it.-London
Mail
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
When Lobsters Were Common.

The lobster was not always the aris-
tocrat of the supper table and the
most costly Of delicacies. A man who
used to live in Maine, but now lives In
Ohio, has this "reminiscences, according
to a writer in the Cleveland Leader:
Zone day here in Cleveland | took
friend out to luncheon, and suddenly
the old appetite for lobster came back
to both of us, as we were both born
on the Maine coast. We had two full
portions. and the bill was 81. And yet
as a boy I've seen my father standing
on the wharf. bargaining with fish
erman for his lobster catch of the day,
and often, for 81 I've seen the lobster
fisherman turn over to my father the
entire catch. and the whole boatload-
25O or 800 big. black Holsters, perhaps
would be dumped on the landing and
taken back on our old farm as feed
for the pigs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
0rrnrenked With scara,

The natives OF some Of the Islands
of the Pacific are always glad to see
the doctor on his periodical visits. At
Kaiser wIlhelm's harbor the German
government has stationed DR.. Heise-
gang as medical officer. He Is busy
man. Natives by the dozen come to
aim, not to be treated for illness, but
to get the benefit OF his professional
opinion Oh how to scar themselves ar
fisticaliy. The natives are very fond
of scars. and nearly all Of them are
covered with specimens which have
resulted from self inflicted wounds
which were kept open by frequent
scratching or by the introduction OF
foreign substances like sand, bamboo.
shells and so forth. The excrescence
which results from the average vacci-
nation Is scratched off at the proper
time, and the resulting large scar Is
very dear to the native. A young
islander whose face and body are
mass of cuts, bruises and scars Is con-
sidered the catch of the season by the
-dusky bellies
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-14
Thev Couldn't HELD IL.

During the American invasion OF
Porto Rico, in the course Of the war
with Spain, General Tasker 81. Bliss
with his troops, was stationed near
village held by an overwhelming force
OF Spaniards. Orders were to keep
bis +'eye peeled" and, If he heard any
thing suspicious. to fall back about
eight miles. Instead OF this his men
turned In one day and captured the
village. chasing the Spaniards out
The next day the commander OF the
American forces came along to find
BLISS sitting In front of the home OF
3he chief man of the village. The COM
snander asked him why he had attack
ed the Spanish force, when he knew
that he was outnumbered. Couldn't
help it." said General Bliss You see,
my men have been hungry for some
days, and the wind blew toward them
from the village. and some squaw was
frying onions over there. And So
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