The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-22
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Des Moines Capitol. Bogus hold
ups have done much to injure the
good name of Des Noines- This city
/ has in some parts OF Iowa acquired
/ reputation as being center of crime
when, as matter of fact. there is not
| city In the world the size OF Des
undeserved reputation Is largely due
/ to fake stories concocted for the most
I part BY strangers who lose their mon
ey in iliegitimate ways and tell hold
up story to the police so as TO square
themselves with the folks at home.
Waterloo Reporter: California and
| Florida are as much interested In
Iowa crops as the people of the Hawk
eye states. They expect to share in
! the harvest With good crops each
city or town in Iowa will send five
or more people to California or Florida
1 for the winter On an average of
twenty to each county. this would
| be low estimate of 1000 people from
this state Each will spend at least
/ 500 in the winter home The Iowa
harvest then means something like
100000 for the orange states.
Osceola Tribune: A new law TO
furnish offices for more political strik-
ers is now in effect. 1t provides for
a corps to examin the accounts CT
i county officers. The state auditor has
/ appointed eight examiners and eight
/ deputies under the statute-the former
4 to receive So per day and the latter
81 per day-to visit the various coun-
Ity seats. Future legislatures may
/ provide for the appointment of moi e
examiners to examine the examiners,
and so on ad irfinitum. The boys
must be taken care of.
Davenport Democrat: Rev. F. @.
Brown of Epworth, Iowa. just re.u,s.-
ed from tour around the world, says
that he found the Chinese even more
progressive than the Japs. The Chi
nese are wonderfully resourceful
race, he says, and have the utmost
originality. The Japs impressed him
as simply initiative. He thinks the
4 Chinese will soon be able to take care
of themselves, and that after that ii
will not be long till they are the don:i-
mating nation of the orient.
i Ida Grove Pioneer: While DR.. j. II.
n Besore was out walking Monday even
ing he found number of fiye-leai
cloyers, one six and seven, SO II
there is anything in the good luck
!, theory the genial doctor ought to fall
!, heir to a fortune this week The
seven-leaf clover is the only one we
ever saw and is strange freak OF
! nature. While the seventh leaf is moi
, quite as large as the others, it is
, perfectly formed.
, Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Texas pa
, pers are advocating the establishment
: of a protectorate over Mexico similar
: to that now exercised in the case OF
Cuba. There is no doubt but that this
, would be good thing for Mexico but
! there is some indication that Uncle
| the white mans burden as he cares tc
, carry.
Manson Journal (standpat): This
, lobby investigation has developed the
fact that the leading manufacturers OIL
the country have banded together tc
, prevent legislation that would iniure
! or destroy their business. They did ex
actly what you or any other man would
do to save his business from injury
The investigation will result in prac.i
cally nothing.
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Carroll Herald: Wall street is re
ported dull of late. 1t is a question
whether or not 1t will ever revive as a
trading center The fact is people
have largely quit betting their energy
to the legitimate channels of trade and
business
; Waterloo Times-Tribune Iowa sa
loonkeepers claim they observe no fail
ing off In receipts because of three
hours per day less in which to do busi
ness which does not mean that they
favor chopping off another three
hours.
Read The Gate City ror late
sporting news.