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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04
RAILWAY OPERATIONS.

The Bureau Of Railway Economies
with headquarters in Washington has
just issued bulletin in which are
presented statistics of railway operat-
ing revenues and expenses covering
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1911.
The figures were compiled from the
monthly reports of the railways to
the interstate commerce commission
and are therefore official The table
includes returns from SO per cent of
the railway mileage c. the United
States. The average mileage operated
by these railways during the fiscal
year 1911 was 225,o67 miles.
The total operating revenues re-
ceived during the fiscal yea 1911
amounted to s2,7Oo,23 1903. or an aver
age Of s11,997 per mile of line; total
operating expenses amounted to ST.
S55,253,049. or sS,243 per mile. leav-
ing net operating revenue of s844,-
979,259, or s3,754 per mile. AS COM
pared with the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1910, the year 1911 shows a
decrease per mile in operating rev.
enues of $40, or 0.6 per cent, and an
increase in operating expenses OF
1926 per mile, or 2.9 per cent. The
necessary result is that net operating
revenue shows the considerable de-
crease of s305 per mile, or rs per
cent. An increase of $40 per mile in
taxes, coupled with decrease in net
revenue from outside operations, re-
suited in decrease in operating in
come of 1913 per mile, or S.S per cent
Operating income is net operating
revenue minus taxes and plus or min
us the net result of outside operations,
such as boat and ferry lines, electric
railways, dining and chair car lines,
etc.
The total operating revenues per
mile of the mileage covered by the
table for 1911 were s11,997, for 1910
$12,o67. The operating expenses per
mile for 1911 were sS,243, for 1910
sS,007. The total operating revenues
per mile were greater in 1910 than
for any preceding year, and for 1911,
in which they were next to the high
est, were SiU less tudn LOT lJIO. no
operating expenses per mile for 1911
were 1926 higher than for 1910, and
higher also than for any preceding
year. The net operating revenue,
therefore, has decreased out of pro-
portion to the decrease in total
operating revenues.
1t Is stated that net operating rev.
enue would have shown an even
greater decrease In 1911 below 1910
had it not been for the stern econ
omies practiced by the railways in
their maintenance accounts. While
every other operating expense account
showed an increase, ranging from 50
mile for traffic expenses to 1924 a
mile for conducting transportation,
the cost of maintaining ways and
structures decreased s45 mile.
Maintenance expenses are far easier
to curtail in times Of decreasing rev.
enue than those for transportation,
and they are always the first to feel
the effects of an enforced campaign
Of economy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

that every item Of stock or bond
must represent legitimate value.
This Is common honesty as we'll as
common sense.
We do not believe that the insurg-
ent leaders who have opposed Can
adam reciprocity have had any other
than a political purpose. We say this
because all of them voted for the bills
vetoed by President Taft. Therefore
all OF them can be considered favor.
able to lower tariffs. We sometimes
regret that President Taft did not
sign the bills which he vetoed. Then
the country would have stopped to
give serious consideration to the
tariff. At the present time no such
consideration can be secured.
The country refuses to realize its
danger.
The people of the little town in
Pennsylvania never dreamed that
there was danger of the dam breaking.
The first break in the dam was a
small crevice. Even those who were
near the dam did not realize that
the crevice meant the final destruction
OF the dam. But the crevice widened
and the dam was driven out by the
water.
There were thousands of Republi.
cans who felt that the Canadian free
trade proposition was the crevice in
the dam. But without regard to any
local opposition Taft will be support
ed by New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Illinois. Michigan, Missouri and all
the New England states. He Will be
supported by Kentucky and Mary.
land He will receive all the votes
from the south. He will sweep the ma
tional convention and will be the nom
inee of the Republican party.
Nothing remains but to consider
the vice presidency and the express
sions that shall go in the platform.
We do not urge Iowa Republicans
to get together. That would be folly.
Our insurgent friends would accept
no conditions aside from uncondition-
al surrender. They are in a minority
in the state. The insurgents have
never carried Iowa in a presidential
year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

Henry Clews writes that the indus
trials have Just entered upon an ex-
ceedingly trying period. Not few of
the larger concerns will be obliged to
dissolve This will be disconcerting
and irritating to managers and own
ers, still it should be remembered that
these great organizations must con-
tinue in business. There will be lit
tie check upon production and manu-
featuring. Real values will not be de-
stroyed There may be some diminu-
ton of monopoly profits, and some of
the advantages of combinations for
regulating prices will, of course, be
lost. Some of these organizations,
however, have proven unts-y profitable
and were largely responsiEe for the
present cutlery against corporations.
with the removal of these objections,
Mr.. Clews suggests that popular clam
or should moderate; competitor
should be at least partially restored
and in the end the outlook ought to be
for more peaceful political conditions
It will not, however, do to be oversan-
guine regarding the latter until there
has been a material reduction in the
present cost of living that is, he
says, still one of the burning issues
OF the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

A farmer who brought his timothy
seed to market the other day, receiv-
ed 10 cents pound for 1t, or $40 for
load of 1t. The incident prompts
the Cedar Rapids Republican to say
with characteristic good sense:
mo one in Iowa objected to that
1t was attributed to scarcity. He used
to be glad to get 2 cents pound for
his seed But when man buys SUI
gar for cents a pound that he used
to pay 51A cents for. that is different
That is the robbery of a trust. You
see 1t does make difference wheth-
er the thing that goes up In price is
the thing we have to buy or to sell
Human nature is mighty selfish STILL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

You are not experimenting on your
self when you take Chamberlains
Cough Remedy for cold as that prep
aration has won its great reputation
and extensive sale by its remarkable
cures of colds, and can always be de-
pended upon. 1t is equally valuable
for adults and children and may be
given to young children with implicit
confidence as it contains no harmful
drug. Sold by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

The Waterloo Reporter says that
the Chicago Tribune man, who spent
a half day in Waterloo following
Taft's visit, quite naturally found the
sentiment regarding the President
pretty near what his paper expected
him to find. He shifted the air." adds
the Reporter, and his trusty type
writer did the rest" 1t is one of the
easiest things in the world to manu-
facture public sentiment" in that
way
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

goes to Chicago the first of the week
on a business trip.
Rev. Elsea, and family spent Sun
day with his brother, DR.. H. ]. Elsea,
of this city.
Will Booz is on business trip to
Monmouth this week
Olive Nair DeHaven and Iva Della
ven, of Burnside, were visiting rela-
tives and friends in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Rockwell, of Monmouth, was a
business visitor In the city Thursday,
enroute to visit his parents at Bluffs,
Ill.
Mr.. Will Thornber, supervisor from
Powellton, was a business visitor to
the city one day the past week.
Mrs. Lester Cox, who has been Wis
iting her parents in East Carthage for
some time, returned to Moorhead,
Mimi, the past week.
County Clerk Frank Thornber is at
tending the state fair this week.
Mr.. Gardner. who has been stopping
in the city for the past month, left
yesterday for Indiana, having shipped
four load of draft horses from this
city to the eastern market.
Attorney o. G. Kirkpatrick, of Dali
las City, was transacting business in
the city yesterday.
w. E. Miller spent one day the first
Of the week in La Harpe.
Mrs. Chas Hall and daughter Edith,
Of st. Louis, have been visiting rela-
tives and friends in the city the past
three weeks.
Mrs. Bessie Orr left Monday morn.
ing for treatment in a Galesburg hos.
pital.
Rev. c. C. stauffer, of Dallas City,
was in the city yesterday
Judge and Mrs. John D. Miller,
Misses Gene Scott and Mary Clark,
went to Keokuk to hear Madame Nor.
dica.
Marriage Licenses.
John H. Dorothy, Warsaw, to Helen
L. Pferling, Warsaw.
Daniel w. Tamman, Nauvoo, to Lena
Hartweg. Rock Creek township.
Ralph D. Edmunds, Terre Haute, to
Bessie Byler, Durham.
Chas. E. Jingst. Warsaw, to Rosa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

Linkemann, Warsaw
Frank G. Bowen, La Harpe, to Fern
F. Massie, Pontoosuc.
Grover Smith, Hancock township, to
Lille Stoneking, st. Marys.
Alva Enright, Nauvoo, to Mary San
ders, Ferris.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04
CARTHAGE, ILL
= . . = . . . . . . = a

Mr.. ]. w. Everhart, who has been
on business trip in Minnesota for
week. returned home Monday
Miss Helen Laffey, of Burnside, Wis
tied over Sunday with her cousin, Miss
Emma Carroll.
Attorney S. L. McCrory is spending
the week in Springfield.
County Treasurer Chas. s. Tyler
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

Our old friend, the Balkan war
cloud, seems to be suspiciously alb
sent from the present difficulty be-
tween italy and Turkey. AS hatch
cry of war news it's reputation is in
jeopardy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

Coin" Harvey, the famous silver
plated schoolmaster of 1896, is trying
to break into congress from an Ar
kansas district. AS the immortal ratio
is dead he is running on good roads
platform.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04
NOTES AND COMMENT.

There's politics in everything these
days-even in the churches" says
the Ames Times.
Alex Miller is convinced that the
only sure way to avoid fault finding is
by amounting to nothing.
The Charter Oak Times says that
the great mass of Republicans are
with Taft because he tries hard to be
safe, sane and square.
THE attitude of Iowa people to-
ward President Taft" says the Bur
lington Hawk-Eye. SIS sure indica-
ton of the regard with which he is
held in the state. 1t puts to route the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

According to Kin Hubbard, some
men are born great and others have
long whiskers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

Industry is all right, but Jupiter
Pluvius would be more popular If he
would put in less overtime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

1t is also to be remarked that Tur-
key will be lucky If it doesn't get the
stuffing knocked out of it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

The sympathy of the rest OF the
country is with Illinois. Its legislature
is in session again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

It has been Turkeys luck from time
immemorial to get it in the neck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald Sis
poets that good deal Of the support
accorded the proposed Presidential
primary is due to the hopelessness of
getting it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says that social unrest" means
that somebody else has something we
want and is trying to keep it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

pessimistic and anti-administration
stories which have been given much
currency concerning Taft's place in
the minds Of Iowa people"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

TFT0OSTII 0tt ] IL I'm 7 .
A genuine perception of beauty is
the highest degree of education, the
ultimate polish of man.-Fuseli
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

keokuk, Iowa Oct. q, 1s1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

"a campaign such as Senator LATE
Young is making ought to bring re
Suits" says the Atlantic Telegraph
'tThe people like man who is moi
afraid to go before them with his is
sues and talk straight on what he be
lieves.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

"The only cheap thing in the COM
mercial world today is dollar" says
the Castana Times, "but the man who
has to earn it before he can spend it
gives the same old pound OF flesh as
when his pay envelope would buy
twice as much of the necessities of
life and leave a dime or two for rec
reation."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-04

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that man is poor judge of human
nature who would look President Taft
in the face and say that he was dis
honest or not trying to do the best
he knows how to do his duty.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-06-20
MAY ABOLISH GAMBLING
 IN PANAMA
Nugget Special Service.

NEW ORLEANS. June 2O.-Word has been received here that the presi- dent of Panama republic is seriously thinking of abolishing gambling. The canal workers. which are drawn from Panama by the thousand are getting the habit and the evil is spreading at an alarming rate through the entire country.
 The passion for gambling developing in the native of Panama, who are thrown in contact with Americans in the canal zone is so great that some thing will have to De done to check it, according to information received here in the city from the officials of Pana- ma.
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INVITED
 TO SEND MINISTER

that England and the United States had formed some kind of action and were in collusion for trying to restore the young king to his throne Then England d short time ago recognized the new republic and the United States holding aloof could not be understood.
 Yesterday being the anniversary of Taft's silver wedding. the state de- partment of the United States. through it's representative here notified the Por- tugal government that the people of the United States had agreed to rec ognize the republic of Portugal and would receive its representative at the capital, Washington.
 one of the most able men in the re- public will be sent to Washington to represent the new republic for friendly relations with the United States wifi be courted. and trade relations will be encouraged.
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EMINENT KENTUcKIAN
 PASSES AWAY
Nuggets Special Service.

LEBANON. June 2O.-Iast evening James Proctor Knott passed away af- ter short illness. death being due to old age, for he was in bis eighty-sec- ond year
 The late Knott was known as the grand old man of the state of Ken lucky, having served his state and country in many official capacities. He was a Iawye. by profession. and all his life has been in politics. As a young man he was a member of the state legislature then a member of congress from lS67 to 1888. and governor of the state from 1888 to 1887. He was a stanch democrat and during the last days Of his life was dean of the law school of the Central College.
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Nugget Special Service.

NuS9eN oPcSidi ocINiCe.
 LISBON, June 20.-There is much rejoicing here in the capital of the republic over the fact that the United States. following close upon the heels of England has recognized the new government.
 The majority of powers have recog niZed the independent government of Portugal for some time and the off Q cials expected that England would hold off on account of family relations. and the dethroned king being in exile un- der their protection. But grave feel ngs have been felt all along that a country like the United States, made up as it is of liberty loving people would fail to recognize the new re- public form of government established here in Portugal.
 The government officials were afraid
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POSTMASTER TO
 SAVE s9,0oo,OOO
1 Nuggets Special Service.


 WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 2O.-- Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock today announced that he was going to maugurate plan of saving to the government nine million dollars a year which is paid to railroads throughout the country that carry mail, as an overcharge
 The postmaster general says that amount is overpaid the roads every year and members of congress are al- ways ready to help the roads secure large tolls from the postal department
 When ever the weighing in period takes place to get an average of the weight of mail matter carried over a certain road members of congress ship government printed matter by the ton just to swell the weights, and to give the road thousands of money for noth- ing.
 Mir. Hitchcock is to inaugurate a plan that will allow the roads for the actual weight of mail matter carried and in this way will save Uncle sam in the neighborhood of nine millions a year in the running of the postal de pertinent.
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SENATOR BOURNE
 HAS HAD ENOUGH
Nugget Special Servire.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 20 Senator Jonathan Bourne, the republi- can senator from oregon whose home is in Portland. today stated he would not make any effort to secure his re- nomination. or election to the senate when his time expired in March. 1913
 "I will leave the selection of my suc- cessor to the people, is the way Bourne puts it. "and will make no ef- fort to secure tho honor again. I'll not even make a campaign for the election and if the people at the pri- maries want to re-elect me- well and good. otherwise ! win retire fully sat- islied with the honor already enjoyed as a member of the senate"
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TAFTS' ARE GIVEN
 VALUABLE PRESENTS

Mrs. Taft being ill their daughter did the honors in very graceful and nt- ting manner She received the guests all the afternoon and with her bevy of assistants made all feel as ir they were receiving d special welcome.
 During the day hundreds of vaIua- bIe gifts of silver in every possible de- sign of workmanship were received from friends. here in America and the foreign countries through their rrprc- sentatives presented some most ex- .quisite silver presents that win make hrirlopms in the Taft family.
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TUBERCULOSIS
 BILL IS VETOED
Nuaaet,s Special ser.Is..


 DENVER. June 2os-This morning the governor of the state vetoed the bin recently passed by the legislature which required every tuberculosis pa tent to be registered within the state
 The bill was a very drastic measure and the governor believing such an on aement would be bad measure for the people now in the state and the thousands who win want to come in the future to seek relief in the high. .dry attitudes If Colorado, vetoed it.
 Tho bin just passed the legislature by small margin The veto on the part of the governor is popular one with the exception of a restricted. or limited portion of the state.
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DISASTROUS
 STORM IN JAPAN
Nugget Special Service.

TOXIC, June 20.-The whole coun- try of Japan is now in the grasp of d disastrous storm Shipping is at a standstill. and throughout the country much damage Is being done Thousands of acres of rice fields are being laid flat and the total amount of damage cannot be estimated at this time for the storm is still raging
 The American fleet is safely at an- chor in the harbor of Yokohama. but many of the excursions. planned for the marines and officers inland will have to be postponed on account of tn, storm and time the boats will have to remain here.
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PORTUGAL Is REC0G|V|zE )
TRUST BUSTING IS
 EXPENSIVE WORK

trusts in restraint of trade.
 The government finds it rather ex- pensive work trying to bust the com binations and the committee today raised the question Has the govern ment succeeded in busting any com binations of trader" Thousands of dol lars has been expended in putting the Standard oil out of business as a trust but they are still doing business in the same way at the old stand and with apparently no change whatsoever, ac- cording to a democratic member of congress-
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Nuggets Special Service.

Nuggets Special Service.
 WASHINGTON. June 20.-Ycsterday the silver wedding of President Taft was celebrated by one of the greatest social functions ever given at the White House. An the afternoon and late into the evening thousands upon thousands of people. Americans and representatives of every nation were marching to or returning from the exc cutiyr mansion. All there to congrat. ulate the president on his anniversary. and to wish him further prosperity and health to himself and family
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Nuggets Special Service.

SEATTLE, June 2O-Patrolman CLn- life, was killed here two evenings ago in duel with two bandits who ar" still at large and the officers believe they will make their escape for all clues to their whereabouts have been lost.
 The shooting occurred in the early hours of the morning. when the pa trolman saw two men coming out of a store with sack loaded with goods they had stolen He ordered them to throw up their hands. but being armed
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MEAT PACKERS
 WILL BE TRIED
Nuggets Special Servlre.

CHICAGO, June 2O.-The district judge today refused to grant a rehear- ing and overruled all the demurrers in the case of the United States vs. the Chicago Meat Packers, and ordered them to be ready for trial.
 The Meat Packers were indicted sev- eral months ago and since that time have resorted to all legal tactics to have the indictments quashed employ
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ing all the laws delay that the best legal talent could bring to bear.
 The judge has now knocked out the last prop from under them and they will now have to let a jury decide the merits of their respective cases.
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JACK JOHNSON
 NOW IN LONDON
Special Nugget Servi

LONDON. June 20.-Jack Johnson. the heavyweight champion fighter of the world. is now in the city looking for chance to get fight with the English heavyweight.
 Jack Johnson is accompanied with his wife and during the passage oy,r from New York they eat at side table.
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NOTICE.

All members of the Kegoayah Kozga Club interested in the study depart ment are requested to attend a special business meeting Tuesday. June %. at o'clock p. m. Please return the books on English Literature at this time.