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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-14
From che DEPARTMENT. of PuhlIo WorL..

To the Honorable. the Common Council:
dentlemen-ln order TO carry on the
work In the various ward funds until
the end or tn present fiscal year, I
would recommend the transfer OF TIL
500 from the surplus In the 1910 GEN
eral Road Fund. same to be credited
as shown in the resolution herewith
transmitted.
Respectfully submitted.
J. j. HAARER
Commissioner.
BY Aid. Gilman:
Resolved; That the City Controller
be. and Is hereby authorized and d.
rected To make the proper entries on
MS books TO effect the transfer of
sll.s00 from the surplus In the 1910
General Road Fund, and credit the
same TO the following Ward Funds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-14
From the Department Of Public Works.


To the Honorable the Common Council:
Conference.-The following sub-funds
in the Public Sewer Fund have Dc
come depleted and l would recommend
the transfer of $2.145.51 from the sur
plus in the 1909-Publlc Sewer Fund.
In order TO carry on the work until
the end OF tho present fiscal year:
Cleaning q repairing lateral
sewers $500. -. ....S l,ZOO %
Lateral sewer, Dix a Water
man avenues ............ 500 90
Auto maintenance ....... SIS
Harbaugh Avenue Public
sewer .............,... 131 ss
Totals .............,.,.. .s2.lf6 81
Resrectfully submitted,
J. J. HAARER.
Commissioner
By Aid Gilman;
Resolved That the City Controller
be and ~ hereby authorized and d.
rected 90 make the proper entries on
hts books to effect the transfer az
S2,14s5i from the surplus In the 1908
Public Sewer Fund. and credit the
same 20 the various sub funds In the
same fund--1910-11. as shown In the
communication herewith transmitted
Adopted as follows.
Yeas--Ailan, Brozo. Burton. Deimel
Ellis. Field. Garvey. Gilman, Grind,
lev. HARPER. Hindie Heating. Keusch
tte.ti.ued frcn page -.
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This transfef TO operate as loan to
be repaid when the funds for resurfac-
ing. etc. streets become available. July
LIST, 1911.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Allan, Brozo. Burton. Deimel,
Ellis, Field, Garvey. Gilman, Grindley,
HARPER Hindle. Heating, Keusch,
Koenig Knapp, Littlefield, Lodge,
Lynch. Mccarthy Mason, Merritt,
osBrien, -Ostrowski. Owen. Rosenthal.
Schultz, Skrzyoki, Theisen, Thompson,
Tossy, Vernon, Walsh, Watson, Zoeller
and the President-35
Nays---None.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-14
From the Controller.

Controller
Accepted and referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
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To the Honorable. the Common Council:
conference.-the following approved
accounts are respectfully submitted:
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From the Corporation Counsel.

accepted and referred to Committee N
Grade Separation.
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DAVID +. HEINEMAN,
Controller.
Referred to Committee on Claims and
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On motion OF AID. Grindley. the yo,.
. ~ which 90 much OF the report OF the
[ommittcr on Claims and Accounts. ap-
1fotinr the Controllers list OF approved
accounts for the week ending June ard
a. "A rpnolfed n the Mayors veto COM
m1nlcaflon was adopted. was then re-
<,1 fii.n then moved that the por.
i|@r N the procecdiufs OF the session Of
<|t |1unnosf Council OF June 6. vetoed
~ ~ Honor the Maypr. be adopted not
#[|"&fonlink the Veto
Laid ~ table untn order OF COMMITTEES
FROM THE SAME.
~ <hf Honorable the Common Council
0<nfI<u<b-I her 10 n6tise you that
@svs q ions pa tsih received the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-14
From the Department Of Public Works.

To the Honorable, the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Honorable Body
and the Board OF Estimates having al
lowed appropriations for resurfacing,
etc, certain streets, l have ordered
the material and made preparation for
commencing worh thereon prior 20
the beginning OF the fiscal year. July
lst 1911 on the assumption that your
Honorable Body would sanction tho
loan of money from the Liquor Moneys,
now in the hands OF the City Treas
urer, to be credited back from the diff
following resolution.
Respectfully submitted.
j. j. HAARER
Commissioner.
BY Aid. Gilman:
Resolved, That the City Controller be-
and is hereby authorized and directed
TO make the proper entries on his books
TO effect the transfer Of SlS,290 from
the Liquor Moneys, now In the hands
Of the City Treasurer and credit tho
same as follows.
Resurfacing-sheet Asphalt.
Ash, Cd. River to Trumbull s2,620
Ash. Boulevard TO Ninewood. 900
$500
Resurfa ing--Brick.
Brewster Beaubien TO Hastings. $500
Beaubien, Piquette TO Milwaukee. 1880
$3.50
Foundation Under Tracks.
Henry, Cass to Cd. River. ......S $40
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
DOUBLES IN SEVEN YEARS.

Within the last seven FEARS the
trade OF the United States with its
noncontiguous territories doubled in
value, according 10 statigticians of the
bureau of statistics OF the department
OF commerce and labor.
In statement dealing with this
trade, ii IS shown that in 1910 the
trade with Alaska. Hawaii, Porto Rico.
the Philippines, Guam, Tutuila and
the Midway Islands amounted to s2e2,-
1892. In 1909 It amounted to $780,
1924.
The report also show that in the
seven years period the increase was
SO per cent in the value of merchan-
disc shipped from the territories to
the United States and 129 per cent in
the Talue OF merchandise shipped from
the United States TO the territories.
The principal articles shipped to the
territories during the last year were
and foodstcns. Hawaii
alone invested $4,000 in automobiles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
uNJusTLy suspEcTEp.

The Chicago Inter-Ocean OF last
Sunday had an interesting story con
corning Rev. Charles Edwin Burdette,
brother or Robert Burdette, former
professional humorist, now Baptist
minister at Pasadena, Cal II appears
that for quarter Of a century Rev.
G. Z. Burdette lived under the gugpi-
cion that he was a nypocrits and
thief In his boyhood while he vas
registry clerk of the Peoria Iil1
postoffce $500 mysteriousIy dis
appeared and he was thought to have
taken #. Many OF his old neighbors
shook their heads and predicted he
would wind UP in states prison. His
friends showed splendid loyalty and
in the face OF grave circumstantial
evidence continued to believe IN him
Mr.. Burdette became missionary
and labored among the heather OF the
Far East for twenty years. All that
time the stigma clouded his name. All
that time on Bonded knees he prayed
that just God would clear him of
charge of which he was as innocent
as new born babe. And just the 9TH
er day his prayer was answered, the
truth was discovered and the tragic
shadow was swept from good mans
life. In repairing an old mail pouch
in the government repair shop in San
Francisco few days ago workman
found the package containing the 3d.
500 Mr.. Burdette was suspected of
having stolen. OF course word OF the
discovery reached Peoria and con
founded those who had all along be
ieyed that Mr.. Burdette Iad stolen
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
Advertising Public Sales.

Knoxville Express: More and more
1t becomes necessary to advertise pub.
lie sales through the newspapers. The
old plan of relying upon handbills
doesn't do the business. as any one
who is skeptical may verify for HIM
self, If he has the stock, etc, for a
public sale and he is willing to suffer
the loss. The big advertising brings
the big crowd. and the crowd does the
bidding. A single bidder, even il he
doesn't buy anything, may increase
the days receipts more than a big
newspaper advertisement will cost. NJ.
Shivvers held sale last Thursday
which was advertised by page in
both Knoxville papers. Result: He
had an immense crowd, bidding was
lively. and some $4,000 worth of prop
erty changed hands. AS events show
ed, mistake was made in not start
ing the sale before noon, and conse-
queDtly considerable amount of
stock, etc, was not offered. But 1t
conclusively demonstrated that the
way to draw the crowd and sell the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
Belief for Railway Mail Clerks.

Omaha Bee: It trauspires that the
grievances of the railway mail clerks
in this division which trouble breeders
and political medicine mixers were
endeayoring to use to foment discon-
tent and manufacture political capital
are being adjusted and redressed by
the officials of the service so far as
and legitimate. The vacancies have
been filed and the promotions are be.
ing made, relieving the men who had
been required temporarily to do full
work with short crews The readjust.
ment Of runs TO take up the slack BIZ
equslizing the time of all the clerks
however, as all such reor-
ganiZation operates, TO exact more
work from those who had easy hours
and less from those who had long
hours. 70 this TO just objection can
he made, for, after all, the real pur-
pose In view must be to secure the
most efficient and economical admins
tration Of this branch Of the postal
service, whose importance is by no
means underestimate
There may be occasions when the
pressure of aroused public sentiment
becomes necessary to bring about
reform for the benefit of public ser
vice employees who cannot help them
selves. but in this case the uproar
seems to have been too much in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
Looks Bad.

]. NJ. Duffield in Bloomfield Repub-
lican. Depreciation in wheat con-
tinues. Inquiry in provisions shows a
marked decline in price of wheat net
loss of / ga cents today. Corn lower,
country selling but little, but little de-
mand May corn 49 cents, May oats
33 3-8 cents, St Loilis quotations.
Here in Bloomfield butter is from -
to IS cents, eggs and poultry lower.
How does that suit the farmers who
are voting for Canadian reciprocity
and free trade legislators and sena-
tors?
All New England has been demand
ing free trade on Canadian farm pro-
ducts and the privilege of shipping
their wares to Canada free in return.
The unions in our cities have demand
ed the duty be taken off farm pro-
ducts in order that they may get
food stuff cheaper. Most OF the large
city dailies are backing the movement.
Senator Cummins was the first to adj
vocate Canadian reciprocity. He said.
we can absorb their farm products
and not feel it." Now that reciprocity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14

Hugh Van PelL dairy expert, said
in the course Of conversation on
the state dairy train the other day
that If he could direct the feeding OF
all the COWS in Iowa he would guar
antee to add 100 pounds of butter to
the annual production of every COW.
He figured that at % cents pound
this would add SIS to the return from
each COW in the state. Granting that,
they are paving for themselves now,
on the average. the SIS would be all
proft-a total Of s37,500,o0o added
TO the annual profits of their owners.
III. Van Pelt further declared that IL
ne had the selection of the sires OF
all The heifer calves born in Iowa in
the next few years he could easily add
another 100 pounds per year. which
would mean total of $4,000, coo adj
ded every year to the dairy profits
of Iowa.
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"a Farmer ON Employers LiabiIi,

"A Farmer" on Employers Liability.
Cedar Rapids Republican: "A Farm
err has written what we believe is the
most sensible discussion on the pend
Ing employers liability law He
shows that those who are injured in
employment should become a charge
on the whole public and not on a
part of it, if they have TO be provided
for. He cites the case of a farmer
who hires man and sends him out
with mower. The team runs away.
it may be through the carelessness
of the man himself. and throws him
in front of the sickle. His feet are
cut of. 1t would take half of the
farm, It may be, to settle the damages
that might be assessed by the jury
II that were the Law farming in Iowa
would become the most hazardous of
occupations, and no farmer could af-
ford to take the risk OF hiring a man
to work for him. If that becomes the
law more Iowans will fix their eyes
on sthe north STAR that is, go to
Canada
He cites another case. three car
penters are working on staging.
which falls down and Injuries all OF
them, including the contracting car
penter who has the job and who is
the employer of the other two men.
The two employed carpenters have to
be paid by the employing carpenter,
and where is he going to get off?
He thinks there is only one solution
and that is for the whole public to
bear the burden instead of the car
penter who employed the other two
men. one of whom was careless, and
the farmer who employed the man
who neglected to take care OF his
team
There is this further consideration
Where would the contracting carpen-
ter in the case cited. get the money
to pay the other two men for their
injuries? The contractor might be
poor man himself and not be able to
pay. even If they could take his all.
This Farmer protests against
freak legislation in Des Moines. He
speaks like sensible man. His let
ter is printed in this issue of the pa
per. 1t is worth reading. 1t suggests
some thoughts that the average legis-
lator seems not yet to have thought
OF, so persistent are the legislators
in making extreme laws, which, they
think. will make them popular with
the voters. against some of the big
the law might be made
to work, but the farmer with one
hired man and the carpenter who
hires one man to assist him is also
an employer and how are you going
TO fix such liabilities on them?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
concessional.

Guard OF the Motor. Great Chauffeur.
Master of every road and way,
Who renders useless curb and spur
And drives TO madness roam and bay.
On, Goggled Magnate. spare us YET,
Lest ne upset, lest We upset.
The tumult and the ..honk-honk- dies.
The PlutocTats and Snobs depart,
And little heed the sacrifice
OF one-time honoTed horse and cart
And round The curve Another yet,
Lest up We get, lest up We get.
Horn-warned, our courage melts away,
Within our cowed hearts sink the
fires,
Our Craftsmanship OF YESTERDAY
Is ranquished By exploding tires.
Oh, Skilled Mechanic, spare US yet,
Lest ne upset, lest ne upset.
II cheered by ristas clear We loose
Wild Tongues that hare not Thee in
awe,
Such Boosting as Equestrians use
Who cannot speed beyond the law,
Relentless Driver. spare us yet,
Lest ne upset lest We upset.
On simple hearts that put their trust
In tireiess steeds and brake cars
light,
And. valiant, brave the fumes and dust
To learn that only might makes
right,
On these poor. harmless amateurs
Have mercy, oh, Ye Great Chauf-
eurs. SIS
Ethel Walker in Life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
An Indixious Inquiry

Circle Magazine: 1t is related OF
the president of famous college that
at one time he allowed his wife to
persuade him of the uselessness of
fire insurance on household goods, and
he allowed his policy to lapse. But
better Judgment asserting itself, he
finally renewed his insurance. The
same day fire in his wife's rooms
DESTROYED some of her dresses, which
tho professor enjoyed as good Joke.
In due time the president OF the
insurance company wrote President
Blank this letter:
Dear Mr.. Blank: We inclose check
tor 5000. paving your fire claim under
our policy Be007.
Il note in passing upon these pa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
CHURCH ADVERTISING.

Among the want ads- in The sun
cay Gate City of February IL was one
reading as follows.
MEN WANTED-We want men te
attend the Bible class at the FRS
Christian church every Sunday at IA;
a m. Subject February II, a
Troubier-s Triumph 2
For rnany years this paper has been
giving large space TO the announce.
ments of church services and items OF
information concerning church work.
On one or two occasions display ad-
reTtisements of church services have
been published. but the instance noted
above is believed to be first in
which the want columns of The
Gate City hare been used for the pur-
pose. The departure though a new
one. is good one. AS rule. publ
cation of church announcements in
these columns has been gratuisous.
nut there is no good reason why adj
ditional space should not be purchased
snd used TO increase Interest in church
services and secure larger attendance
In recent address at the Nc
Cormick Seminary at Chicago the Rev.
Dr. Charles Stelzle, superintendent of
the Presbyterian department OF church,
and labor. urged with some force the
Importance of the churches using the
advertising columns of the daily paper
IN the furtherance of their work and
gave some good reasons therefor when
he said:
ne newspaper is by far the best
advertising medium for the church
ior general publicity purposes. It has
the advantage of appearing every day
ana 1t is read by practically every
man and woman IN town.
sometimes ministers and churches
complain about the inaccuracies of the
newspaper, but they rarely give the re-
porters the slightest assistance in get
ting the church story straight. The
reporter is looked upon as an intruder
instead OF q friend There should at
least be courteous cooperation in
furnishing news items of public in
terest
The churches often imagine every
Cody IN town knows where thev are
located. This is not true. even Il tbe
case where the church has been long
established There is constant need
Tor publicity. The church is in ex-
acuy the same position as the solic-
tor. 1t is up to the church to get new
business, for the older members move
away, and sometimes they die.
Every church OF any importance
should have an expert advertising
manager. who knows how to prepare
advertising material 1t need not en-
pioy such man on full time. but he
should be consulted. just as we CON
suit other professional men who are
experts in their departments. Few
preachers know how to prepare mat
Ter for the press or for the adyertis.
ng columns of the newspaper.
To conduct an effective adyertis-
ng ca mpaign, the church should set
aside an Appropriation which must be
ised for this purpose alone
There is truth and force in what
Mr. Sickle says, and ii is not to be
doubted that the church advertising
lie proposes would yield satisfactory /
'esults- Neither the dignity nor the
influence of the church would suffer |
rom wisely conducted publicity
.ampaign concerning its interests and
york. The more the church can be
,rought to the attention of mankind i
he better for all concerned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14

The old soldiers scored a point in
the senate at Des Moines last Satur-
DAY in the matter of the exemption of
their property from taxation That
body passed bill 70 raise the limit on
exemption from $500 TO $1,000 and also
10 make It apply to all old soldiers OF
widows regardless of the value OF
their property. The committee had
recommended IN amendment to retair
the limit of $1,000 SO that persons
having assessahls property beyond
this would not be exempt, but this
vas voted down and the original bill
passed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14
Paving For Small Iowns.

MarshalltoTn Times Republican :.
City councils in the small towns of
Iowa are beginning TO pass their
resolutions of intent TO pave. The COM
Ing season is going to see more of
this much needed improvement in our
county seat towns than was ever at
tempted before. Paving is both pos
sible and profitable for small towns
provided it is secured without un-
necessary cost. And there's the rub.
Brick paving, one course of brick
upon concrete base. should not cost
TO exceed s1.60 in Iowa and it will not
cost more than that if the specifica-
tons are so drawn that the RATHER
test and the size OF the block do not
freeze out competition in the brick to
be used
But the ideal paving and the cheap
paving is plain concrete 1t is the
foundation used under all high class
and high toned paving. 1t is the foun-
dation for asphalt, for brick, for bithu-
lithic, for sarco, for granitoid and is
the basis for all good paving. When
laid FIVE inches thick and mixed one
part cement to three parts sand and
FIVE parts OF crushed rock or screen
ed gravel it IS the foundation for all
street paving
However, there are tricks in con-
crete paving and when the tricks can
be worked they cost the people mon
ey. For instance asphalt paving is an
asphalt wearing surface two inches
thick on top of concrete base. 1t is
controlled by trust and costs nearly
81 per yard. Brick is frequently con-
fined to one factory's make by jokers
such as the rather test and pecu-
liar size of the block and then costs
nearly 81 per yard Bithulithic is
patented bftuminous or asphaltic com
position mixed with crushed stone
and rolled as a wearing surface on
top of concrete base and because ii
is controlled by patentees cost more
than 81 per yard. The same is true
of sarco and when it comes to grant
old the price is held up to 81 per
yard by reason Of patent on a GER
tain mixture of crushed rock of varied
sizes with cement for cement top
to a concrete base.
But plain, unpatented. durable and
eminently practicable concrete paving
can be had at s1.25 per yard which
means a saving of $500 to the proper
ty owners in every block. II has the
same concrete base that all other
good pavements have but instead OF
patented composition for a wearing
surface layer OF concrete mixed one
part of cement TO two parts sand is
spread over the base two inches thick
and brushed rough with a street
broom. Sioux City has received bids
az low as s1.1S this spring on this
kind of pavement. 1t is the only
hing and is SO cheap that every town
IAN afford it. II expansion joints are
properly placed every twenty-five feet |
t will withstand freezing and thaw- /
ng and IL laid at fair cost the ex-
oense to property owners need not
,yceed total of s125 to a sixty foot |
OF on a seven year assessment plan. |
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pers that the policy went into effect
at noon. December 10, and the fire did
not occur until p. m. Why the de.
lay?n
XIII the Sammis BiIi.

Webster City Freeman-Tribune. This
Sammis utilities bill, introduced in
the state senate by Senator Sammis,
is arousing lots of opposition. 1t pro.
poses to take the matter of regulat-
Ing public service corporations, such
as gas. water. street railroads. etc.
out of the hands of the towns and
cities and place them in the hands Of
FIVE commissioners to be named by
the governor. The bill ought to be de-
feated. The cities and towns directly
interested should have control in
these matters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14

Probably the finest of the word trib-
utes that have been paid to Abraham
Lincoln was that by Col Robert G..
lngeTsoll. concluding as follows.
II is the glory OF Lincoln that,
having almost absolute power. he
never abused it except on the sid of
mercy Wealth could not purchase,
power could not awe this divine. this
loving man He knew no fear except
the fear OF dong wrong. He poke not
10 infame. not 10 upbraid, but 10 com
vince He raised his hands not to
strike, but in benediction. He longed
TO pardon ne loved to see the
tears of JOY on the cheeks of a wife
whose husband he had rescued from
death Lincoln was the grandesr fig
ure OF the hercest civil war. He is
the greatest memory of our world
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14

Bank exchanges last week showed
still further Improvement over recent
preceding weeks, the total at all lead
ing cities in the United States aggre-
eating s2.970, 143,834, a loss OF only
rs per cent as compared with the
corresponding week last year and a
gain of 15.7 over 1909. The better
exhibit Is shared in by New York
City and most cities outside that CEN
tar.