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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-03

FOR SALE-Fine combination book
case, wardrobe. dining tables and
chairs. Chickens. Philo chick brood
er, horse, buggy and harness; also
some nice homemade jellies; 507
Van Buren,E. 47-tfc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-03

BRAzELToN PRYOR & CO.. have
dandy cottage on South Polk for sale.
Modern and new. Also a splendid
flve-room house. new, with water con-
nections, at University Heights. at
great bargain. Phone 257. 2S4-tfc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

history OF marine insurance. Just how
large they are cannot be definitely es-
timated for some time, hnt in addi-
ton TO vessel, cargo and contents OF
her strong box there WAS big reg
istered mail shipment and TWO men
passengers in the first cabin carried
with them many thousands of dollars
worth of precious iewelry. All OF this
is more than two miles below the sur
face OF the ocean.
All of the insurance that the White
Star people could have written on this
steamer was 5000, 600 and they car
'ried some $4,000 OF it themselves.
They had tried to write policies for
s5,Ano.e0 but the continental and
British markets could not carry that
amount
There was a large consignment of
diamonds on board variously estimat-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

ed at from s2,5oo.0oo TO s5,ooo.ooo
which is total loss. There was also
large number of bonds but the num-
bers and value Of these are known and
they eventually can be replaced.
The underwriters will also have to
pay enormous sums on personal bag
gage. One woman on board carried an
insurance policy of ssl0. 600 on a col
lection of pearls and nearly every so
ciety woman had her jewels that she
was carrying insured.
The actual value OF the Titanic was
in dispute today. The company said
at the time she was launched that,
when she went into commission she
would represent s12.1o0,0ee, Other
men said this was TOO great a figure
but it seemed certain today the vessel
and furnishings must have represent.
ed ss.o0o.001.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
Tn. Unfortunate west.

Des Moines Capital: The people in
the far west have the sympathy Of the
Iowan in their financial difficulties.
Reports indicate that times are mighty
hard out there. The Iowa farmer is
not above pity for his more unfor
tunate brothers who do not live in a
land so bountiful as that OF the glori-
Gus Hawkeye state. Press dispatches
tell us that the state Humane society
in Colorado has issued circulars ask
ing relief for the distressed farmers
in that state special session OF the
Colorado legislature is under consid-
Grafton 9th view of making appro-
priations that will grant Immediate re
lief AZ an example of the extreme
restitution the Humane society says
OF recent settlers in four Colorado
counties: These people and their
children, with their horses and cows.
are in many cases literally starving. >
Press dispatches also tell US that
the unemployed in San Francisco have
become so bitter that theS are max
ing dire threats TO the mayor and
holding parades in which red flags are
prominent.
After all. Iowa is the one best state
in the union. This has been a hard
winter Iowans concede it. But if
ron want to find the most prosperous
people in the world today. come 10
Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
THE saANKLAND BILL.

w C. Barber. superintendent of
the Iowa Anti-Saloon league, has
gone on record as being opposed to
the Shankland bill, bill introduced
at the last legislature TO change the
method of deciding whether a county
shall be wet" or dry" BY substitut-
ing the ballot for the present method
OF circulating petitions of consent.
At the convention held in Des Moines
a few weeks ago Mr.. Barber gave mis-
reasons for his opposition TO the bill
One of them was if the electors had
the privilege of going into the polls
and voting direct under the Austria
Ian ballot system, the liquor interests
could import voters into the district
in sufficient number to overwhelming
" carry the election Another was
that man will go into a booth and
Go something which he would not
think of doing if at any time his pos
terity could go to the court house and
find the record of his act.
Neither OF Mr.. BARRIERS points
seems well taken. The idea of import
ing voters into each county in Iowa
where this question comes up, in
sufficient numbers to carry an cleo
ton, is absurd on the face of ii /.
There is bare possibility that such
thing might occur In large city.
but TO import voters into the rural
districts of Iowa where every inhabit-
ant is usually personally known to the
clerks and judges OF election is
something which no organization,
however powerful, could do. Besides
the Law makes such an act peninten.
tiary offence: every man, to vote
must be registered in the precinct in
which ne casts his ballot The officers
have the records before them. and the
authority to arrest such men. The
Australian ballot system has proven
that ii safeguards the election such
as no other system has ever done:
why should it be go defective in this
instance Il also seems not TO have
occurred 10 Mr. Barber that tbs
"antis" could Just as easily try tc
import voters as the other side.
AS to his second statement to the
effect that q man would go into Z
booth and do something he wouIc
not think OF doing If at any time his
posterity would find the record of hif
act It seems a clear desire to try IL
subvert mans honest conviction b,
outside influence. Posterity has moth
ing to do with whether ii is hest t.
have county wet or dry for tn.
E next five years. What the people o
Iowa want now is the voters homes
opinion as to the question at tn,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
CAPTAIN SEALBY
NOT SURPRISED
Great Danger From Iceberas Which
Can Barely Be
Noticed

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ANN ARBoR. Mich. April IS.
Captain Innman Sealby. of the Ill
fated Republic of the White Star line
at the time ii was rammed and sunk
by the steamer Florida and who is
now senior law student at the
University of Michigan. expressed no
surprise this morning that steamer
like the Titanic had gone to the bot
tom after striking an iceberg. Capt.
Sealby spent 2S years on the large
steamers OF the Atlantic before leay-
ing TO take up studies here, and is
thoroughly conversant with the dang
ers
The most dangerous thing that a
captain of large steamer has 70
contend with are icebergs.' said the
captain The reason for this is be
cause they so closely resemble water.
The reason boats like the Titanic
should sink, even though Mr. Franklin
says it could be half full of water and
still afloat. is probably because the
ship struck the iceberg a glancing
blow and then later scraped alongside
breaking in most of the bllkheads.
There is no danger OF losing large
boat if it strikes head on. The most
it could do in that case, would be 10
cave in fifty or hundred feet of the
bow
This has been an unusual winter
in the north Atlantic. and the ice
commenced to come down early
There are in the Atlantic what is call
ed north and south traSxs The
steamers travel the north track unit
about April la"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
EGGS IN FOREIGN TRADE.

Trade currents in eggs have shown
g remarkable change in recent years.
Formerly. the Importation of eggs
was large and the expectation small.
a quarter of a century ago an impor
tation of fifteen million dozen eggs was
not unusual, the imports CT 1854. 1855
and 1856 having in each year exceeded
sixteen million dozen. while the ex
PORTS at that time averaged but about
g quarter of million dozen annually.
The reduction in imports OF eggs oc-
Cured Immediately following the en-
actment of the tariff Ian OF 1890.
which placed a duty upon that article
OF commerce. and the imports of eggs
dropped from fifteen million dozen in
the fiscal year 1890 TO four million
dozen in 1892 one and three-auarter
million dozen in 1894, less than one
million in 1896, and a quarter of d
rillion in 1899, since which time the
number seldom exceeded 800 900 doz-
en- until 1910 when the imports in
creased TO over 500, 600 dozen and in
1911 TO one and half million. On the
export side. the number sent out OF
the country was, in the calendar year
1850, but 10000 dozen: in 1899. $50. 900
dozen; in 1897, one and half million.
dozen: in 1900, practically six million
dozen: in 1907, seven million dozen.
and in the calendar year 1911, as al
ready indicated. thirteen and one
fourth million dozen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

present time. Aside from this, how.
ever. Mr.. Barber does not seem to
have very high opinion Of the voters
of Iowa when he thinks they will do
in secret what they would not do If
they knew their children were going
to know about it. The plain fact OF
the matter is that the petition system
does more to nullify mans honest
conviction than the Australian ballot
system possibly could. Into the pres
ent method of deciding whether q
county should be wet" or dry has
been injected more attempts TO lnfiu-
ence the voters than could possibly
be done under the ballot system.
Those who have followed the his
tory of the circulation OF the petitions
of consent in Iowa during the last
year cannot help but know of the
personal bitter fights that have oc-
Cured. Threats OF business boy
colt, intimidation and social ossracism
have been some OF the methods that
have been used TO influence the
voters. These fights have compelled
the business man TO suppress his real
opinion because he knew his business
interests and his social life would be
effected Is this fair way to decide
this all important question? The
ballot has proven the best way to
decide every other question OF import
ance, why should il prove so defective
in this instance A large majority OF
the party prohibitionists are in favor
OF the ballot because they believe
ii is fair. Mr.. Barber and his cohorts
alone oppose it for reasons best
known to themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
Nisi.inn NiIr..s

Chicago Record Herald: In her adj
dress before the ways and means COM
mittee OF the Chicago Association of
Commerce Mrs Arthur T. Adds. presi-
dent of the Visiting Nurses Assocfa
ton, touched upon the social value OF
the associations work in the economic
sense That IL is a worthy charity is
known 10 all in touch with humanitar-
ian movements
The association would be worth
maintenance If it did no more than to
prevent the cases of blindness that oc.
cur in Chicago from the ignorance OF
mothers and others who care for new
born babies. AS Mrs Adds said, "fve
cents worth of nitrate of silver solu-
ton in the eyes of newborn children
may save the community thousands
of dollars il would otherwise spend In
the teaching and maintenance of a
blind person
This of course. liz only one detail OF
the work of the visiting nurses. They
carry intelligent aid TO the fiji III
homes Of poverty where otherwise
there would be no snei1 aid. They
have the enthusiastic endorsement a
the medical profession and should be
supported generously by the public
Only about 500 subscribers have kept
up the association; il ought 10 receive
contributions from several nmes thai
number Of citizens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
A NATIONAL health DAY

II Christmas, Thanksgiving, and
ffty Sundays be set apart for relig-
iGus and moral instruction and rest
if February IL and %, MAY 30, and
July be given to patriotic utterances
and commemorative great citizenship:
and If the first Monday in September
be designated for considering the La
Dor cause; why not a Health Day
Why not day given entirely to spread
ing information and to focusing
thought upon such an important ele-
ment in both happiness and efficiency
as public health2 So thought DR.. Ell
len A. Wallace. state superintendent
OF the department OF health and
heredity of the New Hampshire Wom-
cn's Christian Temperance Union. who
initiated Health Day movement in
New HAMPSHIRE: so thought Gov.
Robert P Bass, who gave his official
approval.
The health day plan met with quick
and favorable response. Besides the
general cooperation of local temper
ance unions throughout the state. the
Red Cross society. American Medical
Association educational committee
the Grange. state board of health, this
public schools, the churches. and the
newspaper press worked for its sue
cess. In Manchester and Concord this
superintendent OF schools directed
all teachers to observe the day, anc
the newspapers of these and othei
cities, which have very vide circu
lation in New Hampshire. gave edi
torial backing and liberal space Z,
health articles written by able phy
sicians and sanitarians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
LIYE.WIRE WORK.

Cities that grow are not accidental.
There may be fortunate incidents but
growth comes from exercise and
cities that grow best and most rapid
IL have exercised in their behalf the
talent and energy of the citizenship
An Indifferent attitude on the part
OF any considerable number OF people
of any community has its disadyant-
ages and impediments. Where the
whole community works in unity a
force is developed that gets the result
in view Such a force ii is proposed
TO put TO work in keokuk 10 get the
result that is desired, a result that
Will be in keeping with the stupendous
enterprise now being built here. In
order TO accomplish this work the
yigor. intelligence and generosity of
every person is needed and it will
receive some expression in the new
booster organization. movement
started 10 support the other organiza.
tons in the city nov exercising their
energy in behalf OF keokuk-
( The work being accomplished here
+ by Hugh L. Cooper is certainly incen
tive enough to start something on the
part of the community to cooperate
along lines that are natural and need
full If Mr.. Cooper had subsidized ever.
time an obstacle was placed in hi
path there would be no dam NOR
than half completed at keokuk. II
other words Mr. Cooper was not ans
is not gutter. There is powerfu
lesson in his success to this communi
ty There should be a response Oh
the part of the city to take hold o
civic conditions with determination
! that brought what Mr.. Cooper go
success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
NOT ENOUGH BOATS
ARE CARRIED
Lack of Room for Life Saving Appar
atus or the Large
Sfeanera

atus or the Large
Steamers
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, April fs-"When
ii comes to vessels of great size. yes
sells OF $1,000 tons Or so, carrying
$500 to 5000 passengers, there are
not enough life boats carried to con-
tain the passengers. said Supervising
Inspector General George Uhier. of
the steamboat inspection service,
today. 1t is consummation devoutly
to be wished that they should do so,
but they don't do it. After they get
up TO a certain point, they are equip
ped with life boats according TO ton
mage. and not according to the num-
Der of passengers AS rule the great
liners are not equipped with enough
life boats to save the passengers.
They are required 10 be equipped with
enough life preservers. so that every
passenger can have one and every
member of the crew The government
has no jurisdiction over the question
OF how vessel from England or
other foreign countries shall be
equipped as to life boats
ThIer added thai even American
vessels of great size are lacking in
the requisite number of life boats.
The reason for this. he said, was that
in the case of vessels carrying enor-
nous numbers of passengers it was
impracticable to carry enough boats
for lack of room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
Scout Salem to Go

WASHINGTON, April To- Score.
tary Of the Navy Never at the direc-
ton of President Taft today despatch
ed the scout cruiser Salem, which is
equipped with the most powerful
wireless apparatus in the navy, to pre-
coed at once from Hampton Roads,
Va. to meet the Carpathia to get such
information as possible and transmit
i. to the president. II on account Of
coal shortage the Salem cannot get
away Immediately. the battleship
North Carolina is directed to go.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
fection. he put up tho rival notice.
God rave the king..
CONGRESS MAY
TAKE ACTION
Adequate Life Saving Facilities on
Ocean Liners VIII be
Urged.


United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. April 1s Congress.
sionai action to assure adequate life
saving facilities on ocean liners may
be expected as r result of the Titanic
disaster, according to Chairman Alex
ander tdem. No. chairman OF the
house merchant marine and fisheries
committee.
The committee, according to Alex
ander, Will take up the vexing question
of American jurisdiction over foreign
owned transatlantic vessels sailing
under foreign flags and will endeavor
to find way to enforce proper regu-
lations- The regulation of steamship
wireless apparatus will also be taken
up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

II is reported from Washington that
William J Bryan will be called before
the house committee on banking and
currency. investigating the money
trust to explain what he meant by
his recent declaration that the mon
ey trust thought 1T could control the
committee Democrats generally
feel that Mr.. Bryan's inference that
influence is at work TO suppress the
investigation was TOO broad to let pass
unnoticed Certain members of the
committee. however, are not sure OF
the wisdom of calling Mr. Bryan, be
lieying that his appearance would per
cipitate a row which would offset the
effect OF the investigation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

The improving tendency to bank
clearings noted in the first two months
Of the year was much more pronounc-
ed during March. The total of ex.
changes at all leading cities in the
United States aggregated s14.4s0, 716,-
SAP, gain of rs per cent as compared
with the same month last year and q
loss of sc per cent compared with
the corresponding month in 1910.
This showing is much the most salts
factory for many months. and is es-
pecially gratifying as weather condi-
tons have not been altogether favor
able and also because the total is
affected by the fact that the month
contains one less day than either
previous year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Girls vegetable canning and poultry
clubs are under organization in sew
eral states. working on the same prin-
cipai as the boys' corn clubs which
are now found in many parts of the
Union Assistance is given by state
and federal agricultural teachers. and
the childrens interest is quickened
BY means OF prize contests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

The North Carolina state board Of
health, together with various private
health organizations. is conducting a
series of seven prize essay contests on
health subjects among the school
children of that state. Among the
subjects assigned are The Care OF
the Teeth, THE Hookworm Disease.
Flies and The Benefits Derived
from Fairgrounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
Turning the Weapon

London Chronicle: Eals are the
luxury OF the East End. and fish shop
stuck up proudly The notice:
We sell eeIs to The king
From the opposite side Of the road
the rival salesman Watched his Gus.
toners diverted 10 the shop that
claimed 70 supply the rogai table wsih
cells And then after a wees re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Some OF the papers are calling
Rudyard Kipling's attention TO the fact
that. with all his talents, he never
managed 10 produce political poem
whose popularity equaled that of the
houn dog song.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
MONETARY LOSS
Is STAGGERING
Lost Vessel Was Worth About $4,000.
900 Not Considering Passen-
gers Losses.

limited Press Leased Wire SeryIce.
LONDON April Il Whether ths1
under nriters tkat carried policies on
the ilisatel will be able Is
meet 1;alss ri Il mol BE-
srsp 81 s. i a5 he 6 jSiS5ss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

A writer in one OF the magazines
asserts that the average man con-
tains ingredients to make fat enough
for seven bars Of soap. From this
viewpoint no man is wholly worthless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Illinois women made the mistake Of
submitting the suffrage question a.
tousecleaning time. They will know
better next time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

1t is question which is more TO
be dreaded. the lawn mower or the
lawn mower joke, both of which are
in season just now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Seasonabie advice: If city dweh
CT. clean up your premises. II farm
er. test your seed corn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Prot. BTander Mathews has gone
back on reformed spelling That was
an exceedingly short lived fad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
Good Adyice.

Don't brag before you make good
and after you've made good you won't
need to.--Life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16
MY BOY.

MY BOY.
Ny boy, ron cease TO come at night
To gladly climb upon my knee;
Your childhood days have taken flight
And soon you will be leaving me;
may not greet you with a kiss
Lest l your manhood should offend,
But, on. my boy, remember this,
That remain your staunchest
friend
Your work is waiting for your hand,
The world viii call TO you ere long
To serve or to assume command.
To show if you are weak or strong,
Upon the rung your foot is set;
God give you courage 10 ascend
But. we'll or i'll. do not forget
That I remain your steadfast
friend.
Ny boy, your playtime soon will be
A pleasant memory. no more:
But in your need come back TO me.
Nor pause TO knock upon my door,
The world will strive TO break your
viii,
Your trust in sorrow oft will end,
But. come what may, remember still
That remain your faithful
friend
S E. kiser in Chicago Record-Her-
aid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

That caffeine an active principle in
coffee. is not only harmless to
mankind, but an aid in the
performances of work. is the
conclusion reached by DR.. H
L. Hollingsworth. instructor in the
department of psychology. Columbia
University. after forty DAYS exper-
iment with a poison squad of six
teen According TO DIR. Holdings
werth's deductions. caffeine is the only
known stimulant that Quickens the
functions OF the human body without
subsequent period of depression
The poison squad by means OF
which DR.. Hollingsverth disputes the
popular belief concerning coffee as a
stimulant. was composed OF ten men
and six women, and their ages varied
from nineteen TO forty years. A spec
ial laboratory was equipped and tests
were made fire times day, each test
requiring an hours intermission. To
counterfeit the workings of the Law
CT sugg estion. two kinds OF tablets
we're given the squad one containing
caffeine and the other sugar The
subjects we're kept in ignorance or
what they were swallowing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

A newspaper has q right to join in
a moral crusade without the risk OF a
libel suit The Newcastle tlndl Cour-
Ter published an article denouncing
Saturday night fye-cent dance halls
as immoral. A dance hall owner
brought an action for libel. Judge
Jackson OF Newcastle decided that a
newspaper cannot be convicted of
libel when it is engaged in crusade
for the betterment of the morals of a
This is certainly sound
sense and it ought to be good law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

IS. E. kiser in Chicago Record-Her
aid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Your trust in sorrow oft will end,
But. come what may, remember still
That remain your faithful
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-16

Yours faithfully.
ROBERT L. BEATH,
JOHN C. M'ELROY.
SAMUEL S. BuRDETTE.
RICHARD n. BoWERMAN,
LOUIS WAGNER.