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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
FREEZING PuRIFlEs WATER.

Prof. John C. Sparks, B. S., F. G.
S., of New York, recently investigated
natures wonderful power of eliminat-
ing minerals that harden water by
freezing. In a paper read before the
Natural Ice Association of America,
entitled Water from Melted Ice for
Domestic USE he gives the results OF
his chemical analysis of water and
ice from the lakes and rivers which
show almost complete elimination
of minerals by freezing. Among other
things he says:
If stored natural ice, free from any
adhering particles, is melted and the
resulting water placed in sterilized
container, the product will be on par
to the spring water as it comes from
the spring, and thereby eliminates the
chances of infection which spring wa
ter is always subject to by its meth
cd of delivery
Investigations in New York have
also shown that typhoid has never
been directly traced to ice, and that
during the greatest consumption Of ice
the typhoid mortality is the lowest.
The professor says that a more ex-
tensive use of ice az drinking water
would aid in the reduction OF ty-
phoid fever. The tip, if correct, is a
valuable one for infected communities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
FATALITIES AMONG AviAToRs.

The fateful figure Is seemed to ex-
ercige an especially baneful influence
over those who sought to conquer the
air last year no less than nine Of the
fatalities having occurred on the thir-
teenth day of the month. The first OF
these was May 18th. Two months la
ter, July 18th, Ave men lost their
lives, and on November 18th, three
more went to their deaths.
A recent census of the air taken in
France states that November 18th
there were sol men and women de-
voting their lives to the science of
aviation alone. Three years ago there
were but four-Wilbur Wright, Oryillc
Wright, Henry Farman and Alberto
Santos-Dumont. BY an odd trick of
fate, all of these four pioneers are liv-
ing today. and. with the exception of
Orville Wright who was seriously in
jured in 1903, none of them has been
severely hurt, though each has had
narrow escapes. All of these pioneers
have retired from the business of fly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Lord Curzon says that there are in
the world million more women than
men, and that the number is constant
&ly increasing. Taking the total popu-
lation of the country, he says, more
than 50 per cent are engaged in
earning their own living. The time
will come, he thinks, when there will
have to be 2 classification Of the work
Of the world, and some decision ar
rived at as to the occupations that
women shall engage in and those that
must be reserved for men. Women,
he says, are steadily forcing men from
spheres of activity that. they have
heretofore monopolized, and that
something must be done to prevent a
greater Infringement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Prof. Isaac sharpless, president of
Haverford College, at a recent alumni
meeting, said that he agreed with the
California professor who referred to
feminine instructors in the prepare
tory schools as mobile matrons
meditating matrimony,' declaring that
there are too many women teachers
in these schools. He thought much of
The college students trouble could be
traced to the influence of these NO
men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

An Iowa Falls man has invented
and patented device for telling the
names of railroad stations, to be OPP.
Grated In the coaches in sight of the
passengers. If it works satisfactorily
1t will meet a long felt want Nine
brakemen out of ten announce the sta
tions in language that cannot be I'M
derstood, either mispronouncing the
names or muffling their voices into
unintelligible sounds. A mechanical
device would be a real improvement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
NATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

bill introduced in congress by
Senator Owens provides for the es-
tablishment of q national department
of health by co-ordinating the govern
ment's existing health agencies. Such
coordination is proposed in order TO
obtain more efficient health service
The duties of national department
of health are explained in bulletin
Just issued by the committee of One
Hundred on National Health Of the
American Association for the Advance.
ment of Science. Under the heading,
ITO Check the Nations Waste" this
is said:
q It has been estimated that the vital
Cor human) assets of the country are
actually worth, in dollars, about five
times as much as the material assets.
While it is important to conserve our
material assets-our national waters,
forests, and Ininerals--it is five times
as important, therefore, from bust
ness standpoint, to conserve the Ma
tion's assets in human lives.
The first duty of National
Health Department would be the sup
iitions which cannot now be reached
by state and by city boards of health.
Among such conditions are the pollu-
ton of interstate waters, the inter
state traffic in injurious foods, milk
and drugs, aud the interstate quaran-
tine.
THE second duty of the National
Health Department would be investi-
cation of the unknown causes Of some
of the sickness and premature deaths.
1t is necessary to make national sta
tistical studies of mortality and NOR
bidity, and of geographical distribu-
ton of different diseases, and to
make laboratory and experimental
studies into the direct causes of acute
and chronic ailments.
A very important duty of a Nation
al Health Department would be the
spreading of information. 1t is est.
mated that if the people of this coun-
try applied to themselves the knowl-
edge already existing in some quarters
as to what causes sickness and how
to prevent it, the people might live
at least fifteen years longer than they
can under present conditions.
.sAt present each state board of
health is working as an Independent
organization. The fourth duty of the
National Department of Health would
be the correlation of them so that each
would know what all are doing and
all could thereby be as efficient as
the best"
Widespread disease among people
in the United States causes loss OF
about s3,OOO,0O0,o00 annually. There
is no national department to reduce
this loss to minimum. For the bene-
fit of those families suffering such
losses, the government issues no bull
letins containing discussion of the
nature of the diseases and their pre-
yention.
1t is TO be said further in favor OF
National Health Department that
the people of the United States an
nually earn $4,000, 100000, and there
are vast opportunities for increasing
this amount The loss, caused by dis
eases which exist in every state, is a
serious handicap to the prosperity OF
the nation. Loss of production, due
to the weakened condition of families
and of communities and due to the
value to the nation OF those people
who now die prematurely, can be
greatly lessened if active measures
! are taken to prevent the diseases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

According to figures issued by a
telephone company in Missouri, every
death and every birth in a small town
causes approximately 800 extra tele-
phone calls. The calls resulting from
births are more trouble, on the same
authority, because these are limited
TO women and the conversation occu.
pies much more time than in telling
of a death
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
A MODEL TEMPERANCE ADDRESS

A MODEL TEMPERANCE ADDRESS.
Rev. Father Convery of Eldora de-
liyered an address on temperance in
Iowa City last Tuesday evening that
is highly praised by the Republican
there for its moderation and practical
good sense. The average temperance
address. the Republican says, harms
the cause it espouses. The question
of drinking liquor is like politics
hard to discuss without getting angry,
and an angry discussion can do no
good. Father Convery's address was
different from the average discussion
of the drink habit. He did not give
a prohibition address; he preached
temperance. The Republican says of
it:
"A large proportion of the men in
Iowa City who signed the mulct petit
ton would endorse the statements
made by Father Convery about al
coholic drink Induce men to bride
their appetites, is his plea, and, he
adds, in the words of Pope Leo, 'let
pastors shine before all as models of
abstinence,
THE position of the Catholic church
is little understood upon the matter Of
drink and the saloon. The church
stands for temperance. but it subjects
no one to duress. It believes that .
man should be temperate because his
own nature tells him that it is best,
and it believes that he should be
strong enough to Withstand tenn pta-
ton. Freedom of will is recognized.
IF all men handled the drink propo-
sition as Father Convery does, mucn
bitter feeling would be eliminated,
and real good would result
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
THE CHURCH OF THE SPIRIT.

THE CHURCH OF THE SPIRIT.
His church is universal Love,
And who so dwells therein
Shall need no customed sacrifice
TO wash away his sin;
And music in its aisles shall dwell,
OF lives upright and true,
Sweet as dreamed sounds Of angel
harps
Down-duivering through the blue.
They shall not ask a litany,
The souls that worship there,
But every look shall be hymn,
And every word a pra...er;
Their service shall be written bright
In calm and molly eyes,
And every day from fragrant hearts
Fit incense shall arise.
James Russell Lowell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Is the ground hog worthy of con-
fidence as weather forecsster? Let
the Jacksonville Courier answer:
Yes, unlimited quantities of it. III
our estimation he stands the peer of
the goosebone, the turkey feather and
the corn husK. No one who would
erase Friday from the calendar, who
would Danish 10, or who would plant
potatoes, set hens or kill hogs by the
moon or the signs OF the zodiac can
with clear conscience doubt the
ground hog"
sThem's our sentiments" too. Just
notice what kind of weather we've
been having since he saw his shadow
on the ond inst
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

The state senate has voted to in
crease the pay of legislators to $1,000
a year. 1t is now $3.50 for each ses-
sion. There was an effort made to
have it not apply to followers next SEES
sion and another effort to have it not
apply at all until 1916, but both were
defeated. Several of the members voted
against it on the theory that it would
be equivalent to voting to increase
their own salaries, but were willing
10 have it apply in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

A pair Of Minnesota newly-weds, in
stead of taking a trip, enrolled as
students in the state agricultural col
lege and will take six weeks course
before settling down to life on farm.
They are to be commended for their
good sense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Oklahoma threatens to pass law
prohibiting the use of wooden Indians
as cigar signs. Cast-iron ones would
of course last longer, but is the differ
ence really worth the additional OK
pense?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Bwano Tumbo will escape on an
other hot air tour in March, and
Howard Bnrrell is mean enough to
wonder what Providence has got
against us.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

While It is often impossible to
prevent an accident, it is never i'm
possible to be prepared-it is not be-
yond any ones purse. Invest % cents
In a bottle of Chamberlain's Lini-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

1t is early in February as yet.
There's no occasion for getting busy
in the garden, even if the annual sup
ply of congressional seeds has arrived.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

According to Abe Martin, nothing
sticks as tight as a stamp that has
been put on by mistake. Mr.. Martin
has evidently overlooked Senator
Young's friends in the Iowa legisla-
ture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Trying to get into Boston society is
said to be like fishing through the ice.
Rather chilly sport, that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

Paradoxical as it may seem, an all
around man may also be square.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

1t remains to be seen il the new
tariff board will maize us any less
tariff bored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

What is wanted is ground hog
that will stay longer "in our midst"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

THOUGHT FOR The DAY.
If you don't like your surroundings
work TO make them better.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05

and should not be singled out for con
stributions for extraneous purposes.
1t is an imposition on them to ask
them to do more
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
WHITFIELD CORN CLUB
ORGANIZED BY BOYS
Officers Are Elected by Club
That Plans Many Improve
mentS >.

DALTON, Ca. Feb. 27.-The Whitfield
County Boys Corn club organization
was perfected at the courthouse here
Saturday with the election of the fol-
lowing officers: Fred Foster. president;
George H. Keith. vice president: Philip
Frazier, secretary and treasurer.
The meeting was opened by an excel
lent talk by DR.. william Bradford. of
Cedartown, who thoroughly outlined the
work of the club. and lwelt on che Inn
portance Of II. He was followed by w
C. Martin, president of the board OF ed
ucation. Prof. S. e. Berry. c. L. Foster.
H. D. Keith. and r. Neal also spoke
of the work.
There were present about rs members
of the club. and about twice as many
grown people. Every county school
teacher is interested in the movement
and is working for new members.
The club decided Saturday to gather
here on Monday, March 20, to march
in a body to view the college on
wheels" which will reach Dalton at 8
o'clock on that day. The club will then
return to the courthouse for business
meeting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
APPEAL IS PROBABLE
IN FREIGHT. RATE CASE
Railroad Officials in Confer
ence Monday Preparatory
to Conference Today

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Executive Of
ficers and general counsel of railroads
in the official classification territory.
conferred here informally early today
preliminary to the conference this ar-
make of the recent freight rate decision.
There was general feeling today that
an appeal of the decision on the ground
that it Swas confiscatory might affect
the control OF the railroads at time
when a desire to issue large amount
of securities.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
ARE NAMED BY ACW0RTH

ACwoRTH, Ca. Feb. 2s.-rhe Acworth
board of trade has appointed a commit
tee of public spirited and enterprising
citizens to represent Acworth at the APP
preaching Southern Commercial con-
gress to be held in ATLANTA March $40.
The following representatives were
named:
Messrs. O. Awtrey, E. w. Lemon, e.
w. Ray, e. M. Bailey, H. L. McMil-
Ian, Jesse l.. Lemon, A. j. Durham,
Penn Mitchell. ]. N. Williams 8. w.
wilkes, Malcolm Sylvester, G. w. McMil-
Ian, Jr., ]. M. Saul, w. d. Parrish, ]. G..
Stokely, E. D. Patton, A. J. Morgan, c..
w. Henson, ]. f. Collins, T. ]. Luns-
ford and @. L. Kendrick.
1t is expected that these and many 9TH
ers from Acworth will attend.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
FAST AUTO TRAFFIC LINE
IS PLANNED BY TOWNS

WASHINGTON. Ga. Feb. 2s-A
movement is on foot to establish be-
tween washington and Lfncolnton a
double mail. express. passenger and
freight service.
Mr.. 7. NJ Nabers. president OF the
Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Co, Is
promoting the enterprise from this end
Of the line while Hon ]. h Boyktn.
editor OF the Lincoln Journal Is coop
Grating and pressing the matter from
the Lincoln end
II is understood that II is the pur-
rose OF these gentlemen TO organize q
stock company with capital OF several
thousand dollars and install the service
with a big automobile truck that can
handle four thousand pounds OF freight
each trip
II Is stated that II the cooperation
OF the commissioners Of the two coun-
ties can be obtained TO the extent OF
repairing a small portion Of the public
road IN each county two trips each way
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
AERONAUTlCS LECTURES
IN GERMAN SCHOOLS

BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-Eleven German uni
versities and technical schools will insti-
tute lectures on aeronautics during the
summer half-year. Special attention will
be given to technical problems connect
ed with the flying machine, its structural
principles and practical management.
Lectures will be given at Berlin, Bres-
lau. Giessen, Goettinger and Strassburg
universities and at the technical Institutes
in Charlottenburg, Aachen, Brunswick.
Dantesic, Stuttgart and Munich.
At Charlottenburg. Major Parseval, in
ventor of the first German semI-rigid air
ship, will give one of the aeronautical in
stractions
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
Women Name Officers

DALTON, Ga, Feb. T.-Following Is
a list Of. the Officers elected by the
Bryan N. Thomas chapter, Daughters
Of the Confederacy, at its regular
monthly meeting. held on Friday AFTER
noon:
Mrs F. W. Elrod. president; Miss Kate
Hamilton. first vice president; Mrs. W.
c. Martin. second vice president; Mrs
r. z. Shumate. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. n. NJ. Jack. recording secretary;
Miss Cora Henderson. treasurer; Mrs.
VIII Black. assistant treasurer; Miss
Lizzie Roberts, registrar; Mrs. B. M.
Thomas. Mrs. Warren Davis and Miss
laura K@fIav hfaforIaum
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
CONTRACT is SET
FOR TROLLEY LINE

GREENvILLE. 8. c. Feb. 2-The
syndicate managers Of the Greenvilie,
spartanburg and Anderson Interurban
Electric railway. at = meeting IN New
York authorized the letting AT once OF
a contract for grading from Greenwood.
s. c., to Greenville. and locating perma-
uent line from GreenviIle to Spartanburg.
preliminary 10 letting contract
The line from Greenwood via Greenvfile
TO Spartanburg about 90 miles) WIN Ill
timately 80 TO Charlotte. there connect
ing with the liens OF the Piedmont Trac-
ton company. covering the territory
from Charlotte to Durham via Green's
hnr0-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
JANE adams LOST HAT
AND GOES BAREHEADED

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-When Miss Jana
Adams, OF Hullhouse. attended 3 ban
quet given in honor Of Col Theodore
Roosevelt at the Union League ciiib
here last week. she lost her hat.
Miss Adams checked her nat in the
cloak room, but when the banquet was
over 1t was not to be found. and she
went home bareheadeo-
After a thorough search. the club de-
cided to enclose check for $50 to the
lady, with note OF apology.
Miss Adams promptly returned the
check, with the information that she
was not accustomed to wear $50 hats.
and that the one she lost cost only $40.
The missing hat was found yesterday
and will be returned to Miss Adams
today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
NEGRO SHOOTS FARMER
AND THEN KILLS SELF

WHARTON, Tex, Feb. ga. H.
Phelps. wealthy farmer, was found
mortally wounded In the road near Krigel.
a village eight miles from this city. to-
day, and short distance away a negro
by the name of Frank Swift was found in
a dying condition. Phelps was removed
to nearby house. where he died shortly
afterwards without making a statement
Of the cause leading up to the tragedy.
1t is said that the negro made a state
ment shortly before he died that he fired
the fatal shot and that he had also shot
himself, as he did not want white folks
to string him up"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
HEAVY Butts Docket

JACKSON, Ca, Feb. T.-Butts supe-
rior court, which begins its second week
here tomorrow, faces a heavy docket of
criminal cases. There are now eight
prisoners in jail and many are out on
bond. Two important murder cases will
be tried during the week. The grand
fury, it is understood, has returned a
large number of indictments. AS the
docket is a heavy one, 1t is thought 1t
will take the entire week to get through
with the trial Of criminal cases.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
TAFT PLANS TO SPEND
ONE WEEK IN GEORGIA
President May Remain After
His Visit to Commercial
Congress
nr RALPH E1rTrH.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. T.-It
was announced at the white house to-
night that President Taft may spend a
week or ten days in Georgia, upon the
occasion OF his visit to Atlanta on
March 10. to attend the Southern Com
mercial congress.
1t is stated that ne is considering a
short stay at Augusta after his Atlanta
visit, but is not likely to visit any
other Georgia cities.
The president Is said to fecl the need
Of a slight vacation, after the strenuous
work OF the winter, and in anticipation
OF a possible extra session he looks TO
his Atlanta trip as offering the only
opportunity that may present itself.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
CALEB POWERS ORATOR
FOR CHICAGO COLLEGE

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Caleb Powers, a
Kentucky congressman-elect who studied
law while he was in prison accused of
the murder Of William GoebeL and whose
fortunes in connection with that case
are known the country over, will be a
banquet orator in Chicago Saturday
night. He is coming to the 18th annual
reunion of the Chicago alumni of VAL
paraiso university.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
RAMSEY ACCEPTS
HEAD OF COLLEGE

GREENvILLE, s. c., Feb N.-In a tel
egram received here Sunday by the secre-
tary OF the board OF trustees of the
Greenville Female college. DR.. David NJ.
Ramsey. now pastor Of the Grace Street
Baptist church at Richmond, Va, an
nounced that he viii accept the presidency
Of the local college to which he was re-
Gently elected. He will enter upon his
duties in June.
DR.. Ramsey was born in Greenville
county and educated at Richmond col
lege, Virginia. His first pastorate was
in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
HOBS0N NAVAL BILL
HAS BEEN ENACTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Hobson
bill to prevent the disclosure of national
defense secrets, which had passed the
house, was enacted by the senate today.
The measure is commonly known as
the spy bill" 1t provides heavy fines
for persons unlawfulIy gathering infor-
nation concerning the national defense
for any purpose.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
CLAYTON Court Meets

JoNESBoRO. Ca. Feb. 2s.-The Febru-
arv term of Clayton superior court con-
vened in Jonesboro Monday with Judge
I. S. Roam presiding. Hon. Charles 8.
Reed. of Palmetto, recently appointed
solicitor general to fill the term of Con-
eressman-elect william SchIey Howard,
is on hand and busy with his new du-
ties. The grand jury organized by elect
ing Hon. A. C. Blalock foreman and l..
I. Brown, clerk. The charge to that
body delivered by Judge Roam was one
OF the ablest and most timely ever heard
IN the local courts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-03
EMPEROR FELIX III.
OPENS MOBILE CARNIVAL

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. N.-Mobile Mardi
Gras carnival opened today with the ar
rival OF Emperor Felix III, and amid
the booming OF cannon he was welcom-
ed to his capital.
A parade in which the ~ztire member
ship OF the scout cruiser Birmingham,
four torpedo boats and the two battal-
ions OF artillery from Fort Morgan. to-
gether with many civic organizations in
the parade. Felix marched to Bienville
Square. where the keys OF the city were
delivered TO him After tonight's parade
the Infant MyStics' ball viii be held.