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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12
NEXT MEETING TO
BE IN KEoKUK
United Presbyterian Presbytery Comes
to This City In April to
Hold Session.

The United Presbyterian P-eshytery
Of Keokuk finished its work in Bur
lington and adjourned yesterday aft
ernoon. The Presbytery had baen In
session since Tuesday afternoon. and
matters pertaining TO the work OF the
denomination in this section of the
state we're gone over carefully. and
plans for the coming winter season
perfected. Among other matters, Is
plan to go into each congregation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12
MONEY FOR COOP ROADS.

Money talks. Do the farmers want
good roads? Read the bond news in
a contractors magazine in which
bulletins are published 10 inform
road builders where to look for road
contracts.
Remember that two-thirds ma
jorities are needed to carry road
bond issue In Texas and yet one
weeks bond news announces the fol
lowing road bond projects in Texas
counties:
Fl Worth has commenced the
work of paving its streets connecting
with those highways of the Tarrant
county road system which are being
improved under the 100000 bond
! issue authorized year age.
An election will be held December
lie to decide whether two precincts OF
Freestone county shall issue bonds to
the amount of $4,000 for road con-
istruction.
A petition OF taxpayers has been
granted in Brewster county for an
election December 20 proposing an
issue of 100000 of bonds for good
roads.
Kinney county has voted $50. 900 in
bonds for the construction of good
roads.
The Huntsville district has voted
$4,000 Walker county bonds to i'm
prove roads near Huntsville.
Collin county has called an election
1 December 16. to vote on the issuing
of s450,ooo of good roads ponds in this
district.
Residents living near Rock Springs
have petitioned for an election to
vote s1oo,o of Edwards county good
roads bonds for their distact.
The necessary two-thirds OF the
taxpayers living near San Antonio
have voted to Issue s55o,oo0 Of good
roads bonds for Bexar county.
Taxpayers are petitioning for an
election to vote 100000 for good
roads bonds for TAYLOR district of
Williamson county
An election has been ordered In
two precincts Of Freestone COUNT to
vote $4,000 OF good roads bonds.
At Temple, Texas, there is A nett.
ton for an election to vote $500 0o3
of good roads bonds for Bell county
precinct No {.
Smith county has issued $500 600 Of
bonds for good roads.
At Alice, Texas. the taxpayers by
twothirds majority voted October *
70 issue $4,000 of bonds for good
roads
Commenting on the above record
, the Marshalltown Times Republican
SAYS
n Texas # should Be remembered
thirty-three ont Of fifty road bond eiec
lions held in the year 1912 wera ca.
RED by the necessary two-thirds ma
lorfties Of taxpaying voters aepraga !.
! Ing over 5000 00o for good roads in
! nat year alone. But Texas is NOT
! alone This same contractors, bnnd
s bulletin announces 100000 voted II
Marion county, Alabama. 81 900 ooG
in King county. (Seattlet Washing.
ton: 100000 Calcasieu Parish. Ia
100000 at Wsynesborn, Miss. and
sf5o.00o at Huntsville. H. Out n
california an election has been called
: at Sacramento TO vote 81. 500 600 good
roads bonds another at Alameda &c
, vote s2ol.a0 Of road bonds. q,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12
The Burden is on Woodrow Wilson

The Burden is on Woodrow Wilson.
Burlington Haxk-Eye Woodrow
Wilson is making 3 good president
and we esteem him very highly.
But ws Wish to indict woodrow WI
son and the Democratic party for hav-
ing obtained Office By false pregense.
The Democratic party. through its
speakers and its newspapers. pledgea
itself to the poor man to raduee the
cost Of living The main instrument
toward the reduction was to BE- a
lower tariff
Behold, the lower tariff has been In
operation several months and the
high cost of living has not bean re
duced
Has not the Democratic party b a
guilty OF cashing politically worth
less check
The Democratic congress has an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12

Mr.. Bryan has a new lecture on
what a Public Man Most Needs"
What is it-money. character, inau-
ence, brains, public confidence, knowl-
edge. votes, position, or what? No
use in answering What" Sugges-
tons are in order.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12

John Wanamaker recently told some
association that If one wants TO sue
coed IN the retail business there are
two things needful, first good merchan-
disc and second. good advertising
Mr. Wanamaker is an authority on the
subject. He knows what he is talking
about.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12

1t has been we'll said that the most
important lesson in geography is that
the City of Happiness is located in
the State Of Mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12

Next to a 14-year-old boy there is
nothing as worthless, in Kin Hub
bard's opinion. as the average opinion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12

Read the Daily Gate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-12
kAHokA, MO.

80 800 go
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
BEATS CUBA.

Among the valley farmers who are
rapidly solving what remains to be solv-
ed Of the problem of sugar growing. in
His valley, is Lon c. Hill of Harlingen.
Most of us know Mr.. Hill, and know
why he has a right to be heard as au-
thOrity on most matters relating to the
valley.
In conversation with a member of the
Herald staff Tuesday, he gave some
interesting results of experiments in the
valley this year. The tests were made
on cane grown OH the Hill plantation
near Harlingen: they were made with
in the last few days, and give the fol
lowing percentages:-
ID 95; blk. 21.4: sucrosc 1874. purity
927. Stripped; blk. 1910; sucrose lbs
purity 900
Mr.. Hill asserts that this showing is
better than Cuban or Hawaiian. This
therefore makes a showing that is most
cheering for the valley people. Mr.. Hill
was ready and willing to account for
his success. He said: 1t was done by
work and not by water
LII OtutG NoIuS' tHt 'dhN NdN VI
cessfully produced by working it care
fully. He seems to believe that the ir-
rigating systems of the valley, good as
they are, will not of themselves produce
cane Cane, like most other plants, re
quires careful and iudiciOus %cultiva-
ton; that water and soil. of themselves
and by themselves. will not produce
cane equal to the canes of the Hawaii
ans, or those of Cuba; but the soil and
the water and the work combined will,
under the influence of this climate, sur
pass the canes produced in two of the
best sugar producing countries on the
Western Hemisphere.
Mr.. Hills experiences, taken with his
late experiments. should fill the valley
people full of hope and encouragement.
1t means the ultimate development of
a great industry in this valley. In the
long run it will mean more Of material
development than we can express III
figures at this time.
For what one man has done carefully.
intelligently. and with proper knowl-
edge Of environments, another can do.
Mr.. Hills success is no mere acciden-
tai happening. but is a fair t'st Of eli
mate, sdil and drainage, made on a
field of 100 acres.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
~COOPERATION NEEDED.

The Postmaster General is anxious,
however, lest the public fail to cooperate
with him in observing certain important
conditions necessary to enable the pos
tai authorities to effect the timely deliv-
cry of Christmas gifts. In order to Sc
cure this cooperation he has caused to
be printed for distribution throughout
the country hundreds of thousands of
circulars and placards containing direc-
tons for the proper preparation OF
Christmas gifts for transmission by mail,
Christmas parcels should be mailed
early. For delivery they should be mailed
not later than December 23d and for ont
of town delivery as early as possible. but
in any event in time to reach the offices
of destination at least two days prior to
Christmas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03

Christmas gifts sent by mail should he
wrapped securely. The containers or
wrappers should be sufficiently strong II
withstand the necessary handling Incl
dent to transportation and delivery.
Glassware. crockery. Christmas toys
easily breakablc. glass framed pictures
etc. should be carefully packed il boxes
of metal, wood. leather or corrugated
pastcboard with sufficient excelsior. raw
cotton. or similar matter to prevent the
contents from coming into contact with
any portion Of the box. These parcels
should he marked Fragile" PoStmaS-
tcrS will refuse to accept FOR mailing
packages that are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Parcels should be addressed plainly
The addresses should be complete and
MAINLY written in ink. The regulations
require that parcel post packages shall
bear the names and addresses of both
the sender and the addresses. If a tag
is used the names and addresses of the
sender and the addrcSScp should also he
written on the parcel itself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
open on CHRISTMAS"

Parcels sent in advance Of Christmas
may he marked Not to be opened until
Christmas or some similar direction.
Written or printed messages such as
Merry Christmas Best Wishes" etc.
nav Hc inc'oscd IN parcels hut no other
written or printed communication should
he placed therein. as this will subject the
parcel to a higher rate of postage. Par
cells should not be sealed or otherwise
closed against inspection. Sealed par
cells are subject TO the first class rate Of
postage.
Photographs. printed books. and other
printed matter are no included IN the
parcel post but are thirdclass matter OF
which the postage rate is one cent for
each two ounces or fraction thereof.
Parcels not exceeding four ounce IN
weight may be mailed in street boxes.
when prepared III conformity with the
foregoing requirements. The postage on
such packages is uniformly one rent for
each onncc or fraction thereof. Parcels
wciehin. more than four ounces are
mailable only at the main post office or
its stations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
NEED THE HELP
OF THE. PEOPLE
POSTAL DEPARTMENT WILL ADD
GREATLY TO NUMBER OF CLERKS
EMPLOYED IN PARCEL POST
DURING HOLIDAYS.
A HERCULEAN TASK
INTELLIGENT COOPERATION or
PEOPLE NEEDED TO SECf1HE
BEST RESULTS ON HANDLING
HCHRISTMAS MAIL. p

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 3-During the
next f ur weeks Uncle Sans infant pro-
Dizzy, the parcel post service. will he
called upon TO perform a herculean task
in connection with the transportation
and delivery of millions of Christmas
gifts. Postmaster General Burleson, who
rs responsible for the conduct of this
service. has made extra rdinary prepar
atoms to prevent congestion in post
Offices and to insure prompt delivery OF
these parcels. Several thousand addi
tional employees will beyadded to the force
during the holiday season and the collec-
ton and delivery equipment will be aug
mcnted wherever necessary. Every pos
sible effort has been made to strengthen
those parts of the postal organization
which will be under the greatest strain
and Mr.. Burlcson stated today that with
these special arrangements he is conf
dent of the ability of the service to han
die successfully the avalanche Of parcels
that will be thrown upon it during the
rush period.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03

a EN w e. A #
the Economic route IS Il notable
sign of the times. All the standard
railroads of the country now give
employees the choic, of the drink or
the job, and the Introduction is
spreading to other occupations. The
world Of business seems TO be dis
covering that whiskcy and work are
Incompatible. In such a contest it. is
not difficult to prophesy which of
the combatautS will ultimately win.
1t is equally significant that az the
cause Of temperance has spread
through the economic motive, the
purely emotional. or fanatical, in
f1ucnces are becoming less dominant.
Burns wrote that the fear O hclFs
the hangman's whip to keep the
wretch in order" Legislation and
the moral appeal are powerful. but
there can be little question that the
fear of losing ones job is greatly
superior"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
POSTAGE.

Ordinary postage stamps arc valid for
postage 81 parcel post matter. Christ
mas stamps or StickcrS of any kind other
than postage stamps should not he placed
on the address side of mail matter as this
renders such matter unavailable.
Valuable parcel post packages may be
inSurcdt agriHst loss in an amount not
exceeding $50 on y payment OF a fee of
five cents in addition to the postage. and
for n fee of ten cents such packages will
be insured in any amoun. not exceeding
$50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
THE ROUTE.

Perhaps not many of us have given
much attention to the spread of temper
ance by the economic route. Speaking
of the recent government order forbid
ding employees Of the census bureau TO
appear for duty with breaths tainted
with liquor, the Atlanta Constitution
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03
PLANS GRAIN ELEVATOR
BIZ e. s. NcTs Scrrice.

Wichita Falls. Tex. Nov 2S.-Thc
Wichita Mill and Elevator Company of
this city has completed preliminary ar
rangementS for the erection Of an enOr-
nous grain elevator at this place. 1t
will be the largest grain elevator in the
entire southwest and will have a capaci-
ty of SOC. 900 bushels. Work will begin
Immediately on the project and it will
he constructed Of steel and concrete 1T
a cost Of many thousand dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03

Vocal sounds, but not actual words,
have been transmitted by wireless ac-
ross the Atlantic ocean. from Ireland
to Nova Scotia. This little bit of news
occupies; a small paragraph ut the bot.
tom of a column i'm It newspaper. 1t
tells of a wonderful achievement SO
wonderful that we cannot begin to re,
a1ize its significance True. the vocal
sotihds transmitted were not articulate
but articulation will be achieved in due
time,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03

The national guards of Texas have re
ceised blanket transportation for use
IN case pf mobilization. This means
that the men will be moved. should oc-
casioIi arise, with the least possible lie
lay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-03

In the meanwhile the German govern
ment has advised Germans in Mexico to
organize for self protection and to com
bine with other foreigners for defensive
purposes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15

THE development of the au-
tomohne industry in the
past Ave years has been so
marvellous that leading authori-
ties hold that within the next few
decades S0,0OO,oO0 motor cars will
be in use in the United States.
These figures stsgger the imas-
ination. But statisticians tell us
that HOO, 900 automobiles were
licensed during the year 1913 and
are now in actual use, and that
during the coming year 100000
new cars will be manufactured
and sold.
1t is now definitely stated that
the STANDARD oil Company has
completed arrangements to enter
the automobile industry by pur-
chasing several large factories
and increasing their capacity to
100, 900 machines in a single sea-
son. and that the prices Of the
machines TO be manufactured will
range from $3.50 TO $1,000 Other
manufacturers have completed
plans for greatly Increased pro-
auctions. These developments
nave caused the leading authori-
ties in the industry TO issue the
forecast that within another ten
years there will be not less than
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
United States Will Use 30,000,000 Autos

100000 automobiles in actual
service.
With the industry in its pres
ent state of development, there is
enough money invested IN auto
mobiles in the United States TO
build four Panama Canals.
The Keokuk dam, recently
opened at a cost OF S27 900, 900 and
generating 800, 900 horsepower OF
electrical current, was regarded
as one OF the nid-continent
marvels.
And vet, the horsepower ca
pacity Of the automobile engines
in use in the United States is
equal to the combined capacity OF
SO such plants as the keokuk
dam
II the horsepower capacity OF
all the automobiles in use in the
United States was concentrated
in one huge engine. It could drive
the machinery OF every industrial
plant in the country with enough
surplus power 10 operate all its
electric light plants and propel
all the battleships Of the United
States navy.
And there would still be an UNI
used surplus OF approximately
100000 horsepower OF energy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15

should we decline at any time to
furnish gratuitous army and navy
in promotion of their interests or
of our joint interests with them,
then we may expect them to tear
up the doctrine as so much waste
paper and as being the product of
our Governments presumption.
Although realizing the advan-
tage accruing to the republican
form Of governmo~' by SO far as
possible keeping monarchical in
fluences out Of the reach Of Amer
lean republics. still 1t is a good
deal of an undertaking for gov
eminent even as strong as our
own to divide up the world ac-
cording to our predictions and to
determine in advance the line
upon which governmental history
shall run for the next thousand or
ten thousand years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
By DR.. c. H. PARKHURST

public in Central or South Amer
lea
And the fault which England,
Germany and France are finding
with us just now is due to what
they regard as our remissness in
carrying out our part of the en-
gagement; for In forbidding them
to land a force on the Western
Continent we practically agree to
settle their ouarrels for them, to
do gratuitous police service for
them. TO fight their battles for
them and meet the expense there
FOR out of our own pockets.
That is the price we are paying
for our Monroe Doctrine.
It is liable to become somewhat
expensive, but so long as we are
disposed to incur that expense
Europe will be reconciled to our
insistence upon the doctrine; but
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
Editorial Comment on the Frank Case

then he is in bad way in sus-
tanning it.
Looking at this statement BY
the judge from the logical point
of view of the layman, an analy-
sis of it is interesting.
Il do not know this morning
whether Leo Frank is innocent
or guilty" says the Judge.
In the everyday affairs Of life,
when we do not know that a man
is bad, we must presume that the
man is good. The presumption Of
a mans goodness of character
goes with him everywhere.
If, after hearing all the evil
dence, this judge does not know.
then he is in a state of doubt.
II he is In state of doubt, he
Is uncertain. If he Is uncertain.
his mind Is fixed on nothing. and
II his mind is fixed on nothing.
his mind is incapable of acting
In any orderly manner.
If the judge, in overruling the
motion for a new trial, did not
Know whether the man was guilty
or not guilty, his act was similar
to that of an infant or an insane
person, because he did a thing
without a reasonable cause.
In this case 1t does seem that
1t was the duty of the Judge, fail
ing to be convinced one way or
the other to declare the trial no
trial. because so far as his mind
was concerned it was no trial, for
1t settled nothing in his mind.
In the last sentence OF his state
ment the judge VS.: But was
not the one to be convinced. The
jury was convinced, and 1 must
approve their verdict and over
rule the motion" Tho judge,
then, apparently bases his act
upon the act of the jury. He then
should not have permitted the
lawyers to consume time in argu-
ing for a new trial.
In effect he states that the
jury's verdict was a finality with
him, regardless of what he
thought or didn't think. There
fore, he should have saved the
attorneys both sides the labor
of preparing briefs for and
against a rehearing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15

or course. by putting ourselves
into the Philippines we have
rather badly bruised even our own
side OF this one-sided contract;
but, for some reason not alto
gether applicable to tho lay mind.
this has not diminished the in.
sistence on the part Of our Gov
eminent that Europe should OBJ
serve the Eastern end Of the en-
gagement. although never fatty
agreed to by Europe,
1t is a singular situation and
viii continue only until some
Eastern power shall see its way
clear to interrupt it, which may
some time occur or may not.
But until It is interrupted we
practically obligate ourselves to
settle for Europe all the quarrels
which it may have with any re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
-. In=ShOOts -.

Lift the embargo on canned
beef and Mexicans soon will quit
fighting.
Eggs at Z cents each in New
York. How much Of this does the
hen get?
Illinois has an 1l-year- old des-
perado. Probably a regular buc-
cancer Of the pantry
President Wilson is being
urged to enunciate his policy to-
ward Mexico. Again confronted
with the difficulty of reducing
the metaphysical to concrete
terms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
A STRANGE RULING.
Editorial in Memphis (Tenn)
Commercial Anneal-

In overruling the motion for
a new trial in the Frank case in
Atlanta, Ca, it is stated that the
judge, Mr.. Roam, made the fol-
lowing announcement from the
bench:
II have given this question long
consideration. 1t has given me
more concern than any other case
/ ever was in. And l want to
say here that, although l heard
the evidence and the arguments
during those 80 days, I do not
know this morning whether Leo
Frank Is innocent or guilty. But
I was not the one to be con-
WINGED. The jury was convinced,
and 1 must approve their verdict
and override the motion"
Frank had been convicted of
murder. The verdict was re-
turned by jury of twelve men.
Motion was made for new trial,
and after ARGUMENTS were in the
statement quoted is said to have
been made by the court,
This statement of the judge we
submit to lawyers skilled in mat
ters of criminal procedure in the
belief that they. from the legal
point Of view, will agree that the
Judge should have ordered a new
trial.
We think that lawyers hold to
the principle that in motion for
new trial the court becomes, as
1t were, a juror, and unless he is
convinced beyond reasonable
doubt Of the guilt of the accused,
he must grant a new trial
II a judge sustains a verdict
rendered by a jury, he then be-
comes equal to the Jury as sup
porter of that verdict. If the
judge, then, is a supporter Of a
verdict, he is in an illogical po-
sition If he does not know wheth-
err the accused is innocent or
guilty, or that the verdict is right
or wrong.
II the evidence is not sufficient
to let his mind rest easily on the
accuracy OF the guilty verdict.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
The Price of the Monroe Doctrine

WYE are discovering in the
w Monroe Doctrine mean
ing not exactly contem-
plated when originally PROFOUND
ed BY President Monroe, or rather
by John Quincy Adams. Every
doctrine has to be worked awhile
before 1t gives up its full import
and scope.
The doctrine was a kind of con
tract, although definitely signed
by only one Of the contracting par
ties, which leaves the other party
free to disregard 1t whenever 1t
sees At. 1t was the statement on
our part that we would let the
Eastern world alone with the un-
derstanding that the Eastern
world should let us alone par
tIcularly the Central and South
American Republics