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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
THAT PATENT DECISION.

The supreme court of the United
States handed down a decision the
other day which holds that patentees
do not have the right to fix arbitrary
retail prices for their products. This
decision ought to be Of benefit to the
American pocketbook In that 1t should
tend to reduce the prices Of many
patented articles which have sold at
high monopolistic prices because OF
fixed prices maintained by patentees
for their patents. The court in hand
ing down Its decision says that when
the patented article has been sold to
the jobber, the manufacturer has re.
ceived his price and all the protec-
ton and immunity of the patent law
to which he is entitled. He cannot
further restrict the retail price at
which it is to be sold to the public.
The case on which the courts opin-
ion was rendered was the suit brought
by Blair and company, patent melt
cine manufacturers, against James
O'Donnell, Washington druggist.
Among other things the decision says:
In this case upon such facts as are
now presented, we think the right to
vend secured in the patent statute IS
not distinguishable, from the report
of vending given in the copyright act.
In both instances t was the intention
of congress to secure an exclusive
right to sell and there is no grant of
any privilege to keep up prices and
prevent competition by notices re-
stricting the price at which the ar
ticle may be resold.
"The right to yend conferred by the
patent law has been exercised and
the added restriction is beyond the
protection and purpose of this act.
This being so the case is BROUGHT
within that line of cases of which this
court from the beginning has held
that patentee who has parted with
a patented machine by passing title
to a purchaser has placed the article
beyond the limits of the monopoly
secured by the patent acss"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

must have his clubs and his associa-
tions. He must meet with his fellows
in the discussion Of problems affect
Ing the interests of all. He must be
co-operator He must know laws
and how to make them. He must be
student Of markets as well as OF soils
and crops. In this manner he is
forced into the arena of business and
debate in which he requires profile
iency. and because Of this proficiency
he will be found in future more fire.
quently than in the past contending
for such honors as grand master in
the Masonic grand lodge Of Iowa.
incidentally. this election is some
thing Of an indication that the Ma
sonic fraternity is democratic rath-
er than an aristocratic or exclusive
organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Iowans Who Nav Come Back.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: There
are lot of people in the Panhandle
who want to go back to Iowa" writes
one man in letter to a local Iowa
paper Well, we will be glad to vel
come them back. Some of them may
have to begin over again, especially
if they have traded their Iowa lands
for Texas lands, but it is never too
late to begin in Iowa. A few weeks
ago one man who tried dry" farming
somewhere in the far west reached
Iowa on his way back home. He said
that he had had enough of it and
while he hardly knew where to begin
over again, he hoped some day to
have another bit of Iowa land. even
if 1t were only a forty-acre piece. He
said he could at least make living
for himself and family on even forty
acres of Iowa soil, which WIS more
than he had succeeded in doing on
a much larger tract out west. At one
time, this man owned, we believe, $50
acres of land in Iowa. But his Iowa
land went up In price and tempting
offers were made to him and at the
same time came tempting offers of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Business Managers for Cities

gagged young man OF this city to
manage its municipal affairs under the
general supervision of the village
board of trustees. His employment has
been brought about in virtually the
same manner as Is that of general
manager approved by corporations
board of directors.
Every friend Of good municipal gov.
eminent must hope that the village of
River Forest and It's young manager
will make success Of their hopeful
experiment. 1t contains the elements
OF nonpartisanship and business efflci-
ency-e elements that must enter more
and more into municipal government.
Although only small communities
have thus far had the good Judgment
to undertake experiments OF this sort,
larger cities are giving the matter
consideration, notably st. Louis and
Dayton. The hiring OF city managers
on merit tests should prove to be only
short and logical step beyond the
use OF the commission form Of govern
ment, now successfully employed by
many American cities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

One more idea that was "made in
Germany" and then was imported
from that thoughtful country relates to
the administering of the affairs Of com
munities through general managers.
Burgomassers Of German cities are
employed precisely as are executive
officers of large corporations in Amer
lea They perform the duties of ex,
pert administrators. German cities
often compete for the services OF the
best of them. Sometimes city gives
its burgomaster a life contract, when
assured of his exceptional ability, in
order that no other city may lure him
away by offers of higher pay. In
Munich, after a satisfactory trial Of
three years, 1t is the custom to EN-.
ploy the burgomaster for the rest Of
his life, or until. he reaches the agesof
retiring.
A few small municipalities in the
United States have been so struck
with the advantages of the German
plan that they have adopted it. One
of them is River Forest. The enter.
prising suburb of Chicago has just en-
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was literally driven from the white
house by tariff discussion. He told
the story today Underwood had call.
ed TO discuss an important matter
with the president, who had not ar
rived at the executive Offices. While
waiting In the Office of Secretary
Tumulty, Underwood was cornered
by another visitor to whom he was
introduced. For fifteen minutes I'm
derwood, with his usual bland and
patient smile, listened to his new ac-
quaintance's tariff views. Then he
lied. He left the white house with
out seeing the president, putting Off
MS business until a time when he
shall escape without being button
holed by persons desiring to talk
tariff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
THE kEoKuK DAM.
Example of the Iowa city's Front
Worthy Of More General Imitation.

Kansas City Journal: An inconspicu-
telegraphic dispatches yesterday stat
ed that the last gap in the Mississippi
Power Company's dam across the riv-
er at Keokuk was closed, which
marked the completion of one of the
greatest dams in the world Much has
been written about this dam, but it is
certain that comparatively few people
realize the Importance of the project
or the remarkable spirit Of enterprise
that led to the investment of millions
of dollars in it. The Keokuk dam GER
tainly is worthy of interest, especially
to those big cities along the MISSISSIPPI
pi, Ohio and Missouri rivers that are
clamoring for government improve.
ments of these waterways to help nav
igation.
Keokuk has had water transporta-
ton for many years and has grown
tired of trying to make the Mississippi
River do the work that the railroads
are performing much more satisfactor-
lily. Keokuk once had "boat line
similar to the one that Kansas City
people were induced to put more than
100000 into. The Keokuk boat
line" was abandoned, Just as the Kan
sas City boat line" in all probability
will be abandoned after the money
has gone and the project is forced to
live from its revenues. But Keokuk
hit upon a far better project for using
the river It's engineers looked out
upon the broad bosom of the Mississip-
pi and saw millions of horse power
going to waste. This horsepower was
capable Of doing a great many useful
things. Among others it could gener
ate electricity for factories, street cal
companies and lighting plants. And
Keokuk got busy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

and the United Conferedate Veterans.
July 2. will be Military Day" when
there will be exercises conducted by
the United States army. On July 8,
Civic Day"
Governor Tener will be in charge
and the governors of other states will
participate. On July 4, National Day"
there will he an Grafton by President
Wilson and ceremonies attending the
laying Of the peace memorial corner
stone. The celebration will be termi-
mated with gorgeous display of fire
works in the evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

see its endurance OF their free insti-
tutions because Of what they imagine
to be an evil here, an evil there and
seek to pull down the pillars of the
temple in order that they may destroy
what they suppose to be rat within
the house. Let us frown down this
attempt which is growing in the
land
There Is much wisdom in Chief
Justice Whites observations. His
words also carry authority in that
they come from the head of the great
est judicial body In the world. Con
servation and restraint are the secret
of success in government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
d
Everybody Crazy.

i United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, June 24--"Were it no.
ior alienlsts and neurologists, Amer
lea would in time be inhabited by on
~ insane people, declared DR.. A.
Cheson Ping, Atlanta. Ca, who is at
tending the convention of alienists in
Chicago. The business man and the
society women furnish most OF the
patents for the neurologists." said
DR. Ping. The former often loses his
mind in the chase for dollars and the
latter for a variety of reasons late
hours, TOO much dancing, irregular
eating, too much attention to dress
and envy over another's success
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
keokuk, Iowa ..........J June %, 1918
JUN z.

JUNE.
How fair is June. Her face reflects
The glory OF the cloudless day,
Hers are the primal summer blooms,
And all the beauties left from May.
The bride still MARBLES mating songs,
The brook still unrestrains its glee;
The silver joins the bob-o-link's
In crystal spontaneity.
How fond is June. Her footsteps kiss
The blue eyes In the meadow grass.
The wild rose bushes at her tread,
The laurel glows to see her pass.
"A fragrance greets her from the run,
4 A tang OF wild all green and CLINT,
Fresh fairy sceptre for her hand,
The aromatic spears Of mint.
how feeting June. Her azure days
Float Ger the scene and pass afar.
Her sapphire nights grow yelled In
dusk
ALI jewel-fastened with star.
But through it all the glad, free heart
That felt her glow and heard her
tune
Can smile upon the child OF age.
Remembering luscious, lyric June
Isabel S. Mason.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The grand master of Iowa Masons,
Frank 3. Whitaker, is farmer. and
lives near Hillsboro. in VanBuren
county 1t is to be further said OF
hin that he has made and is making
a success of his business, that he is
a scholar and gentleman and that,
unless all signs are at fault, additional
honors await him. Frank Whitaker
Is every inch a man and merits all
that his many friends can bestow upon
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
BOY SCOUTS ON
IT'S MILE RUN
Each Boy Will go One Mile In Long
Relay From the White House to
Chicago.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Promptly
at noon today, President Wilson hand
ed to a boy clad in the uniform of a
boy scout a message of encouragement.
for clean athletics. The boy darted
out of the white house and broke into
a trot, and the 775lmile relay to Chi
cage was on.
Exactly IT'S boys will handle the
presidents message. At noon on June
%, unless plans miscarry, the 775th
boy will carry the presidential nes-
sage into Chicago. deliver it to off
cials of the great pre-olympic athletic
festival and the games of the In.erna-
tional Championships Association will
start.
Boy messengers will be carrying the
missive continuously from today on.
They will run by daylight and star
light, the nigh. runs to be made by
the older members of the courier band.
Parents Of some OF the boys at first OBJ
iected to the night relays but officers
of the athletic associations along the
route, volunteered to pace the lads in
automobiles and all objections were re-
moved. The route leads from Wash
ington to Frederick. Md, thence to
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, South
Bend and Chicago. Each boy will run
a mile, but care will be exercised to
see that no boy overtaxes himself. The
majority of the runners are boy scouts.
Others are school boys picked by ath-
letic associations along the route
Each runner will receive an emblem
as souvenir of the run.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

Notwithstanding the increasing use
of automobiles throughout the corn
belt, the agricultural department is far
from certain that the farmer is getting
all there is in it on. of the corn crop.
and a new line of investigation is now
being followed with the view of in.
creasing the by-products of the cereal.
The cob, for instance, has been thought
of recently as a possible source of
artificial rubber tire material.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
Farmer Grand Master.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The cleo.
tion Of present, actual and operative
farmer for grand master of the Ma.
sonic lodge, is indicative Of several
things. 1t In fact marks an era in
the development of our civilization.
Lawyers have been pre-eminent in
holding official station. This has been
natural and logical They are, as a
rule. parliamentarians and are versed
in the art of public speaking. Nat
nrally they make excellent presiding
officers. Doctors, teachers, mer-
chants, bankers and others come
along close to the lawyers in the de.
velopment OF some skill as speakers
and presiding officers The farmers
as class, have not been counted
reason have not been SO frequently
promoted to such places as presidine
officers in such organizations as the
Masonic grand ledge. This election
therefore, must be counted as mark
ing something of a new era in these
lines. 1t marks the entrance of the
farmers into the ranks of men work
ing in other lines as equal compel
itors for places requiring skill as
parliamentary leaders and presiding
Officers
There is no reason why this should
not be SO. Farming today is bust
mess vocation. lie requires intelli
gence as well as muscle. The farmei
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

We learn from the Waterloo Report
er that Clear Lake is this summer
trying out new idea in the chau-
tauqua line. The resort town is hay-
ing a series of high class entertain
ments spread out throughout the sum-
mer instead of having chautauqua
punched all up in one or two weeks,
this year. The plan should prove
popular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

big tracts Of cheaper lands elsewhere.
At last he made the exchange and he
has been sorry ever since.
We are glad to welcome back all
Iowans. If those who have gone away
and not Jared well want to come
back, we will make no references to
their mistakes. 1t is enough to have
the tribute of return paid to the
state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
GettIna Tired Of Il.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Represen.
tative Oscar Underwood, author Of
the tariff bill, is sickened of tariff
talk. He is side-stepping all persons
who wish to talk shop" He is try.
ing to ease his tariff brain-fag. So
anxious is Underwood to avoid think
ing or talking about the tariff, that he
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The moral of the recent tragedy on
Lake Cooper is that no one should
go out in a motor boat unless 1t is in
charge of someone competent to man
eye it. Furthermore, 1t is not wise to
go on the lake at night. The chances
of rescue in case of accident are
much fewer than in the daytime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat states
large truth in saying that the cost
OF living would not be SO high if
everybody did not demand spring
chickens and strawberry shortcake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

If there are any more conventions,
state or otherwise, to be held next
year Keol1uk will gladly welcome
them This city is in the convention
business and the more the merrier
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

1t has not escaped the observation
of the Muscatine Journal that 1914
promises to be almost as great a
convention year in Keol1uk as 1915
will be in San Francisco"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

1t Is said that nothing changes a
mans notions about fast driving like
owning a car himself. By the same
/ token, many men never realizes how
J bad the streets are until he drives a
car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

Congressman Bowdle of Ohio wants
the Importation of hooks and eyes pro
libited and their manufacture in the
United States made crime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

IA woman's duty is to coordinate
the heart and head of man." says Vice
President Marshall. There is food for
thought In the suggestion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The papers are calling Senator Mar
tine the Barrett O'Hara of the West
Virginia investigation. Apt designa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

A ST Louis man advertises that his
wife is no gossip. This is clearly
work of superorogation. Gossips adver-
tise themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The Japanese call it "the white
peril" 1t all depends on the point
OF view.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24
NOTES AND COMMENT.

"Ty' Cobb and the corn crop are
hitting at about the same clip says
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
"The man who wears a boiled col
lar and vest these days is an object
of suspicion" says the Burlington
Gazette.
THE present congress apparently
has never thought about the earnings
Iof the workingmen.'' says the Iowa
City Republican.
"a man who has an automobile he
wishes to sell realizes what handi-
cap the truth can be at times" says
the Des Moines Tribune
so far as we are concerned" says
the Mitcheyille Index, I'VE are per-
fectly willing to have Illinois beat
Iowa into the woman suffrage camp
The Des Moines Capital says that
some of the modern skirts being seen
upon the streets these days look like
a dress rehearsal of The Great
Divide"
The Burlington Gazette comedies
that colleges would have a better
standing with lots of people il they
didn't turn out SO many book agents
during vacation.
| The Keokuk County News thinks
some folks have the worry habit SO
bad that if they went to sea they'd be
afraid the ocean would run dry and
let them stick in the mud.
The ideal husband has just been
discovered in Kalamazoo, Mich He
has been married seven years and his
wife insists that it never has yet been
necessary to tell him to put the cat
out.
This country" says the Cherokee
/ Democrat, would be lot better off
lif we could hang few of the craft
ling, never-work fellows who go around
organizing unions and making men
Quit jobs that have been perfectly
satisfactory"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

Keep cool mentally II you would
keep cool physically.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Whatever betide. every misfortune
must be overcome by enduring it,.
Virgil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

"a man who has an automobile he
wishes to sell realizes what handi-
cap the truth can be at times" says
the Des Moines Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The Keokuk County News thinks
some folks have the worry habit SO
bad that if they went to sea they'd be
afraid the ocean would run dry and
let them stick in the mud
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

"Ty" Cobb and the corn crop are
hitting at about the same clip says
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

THE present congress apparently
has never thought about the earnings
Of the workingmen.' says the Iowa
City Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-24

The Burlington Gazette comedies
that colleges would have better
standing with lots of people il they
didn't turn out SO many book agents
during vacation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-24
Beauties Of the Recall.

Out IN California the recall ma.
chinery has been set in motion to- re.
move a woman superintendent of
schools from the Office she has held
for II Years. The county board of
education, - which she is ex-oficio
secretary. revoked the tcacher's Ger
tihcate of nigb school principal
charged with IMMORAL conduct, where
upon he and his friends appear to have
secured the needed signatures to a re-
cal! petition.
Presumably the woman was capable
and conscientious or she would not
have been kept in Office so long. Prob
ably the principal was in fault or the
county board would not have deprived
him OF his school. Ia any event, re
venge would seem to be the motive.
since to recall her will not reinstate
him, and il he had case that would
endure the light of day he could ap.
peal for justice to the courts.
Happily we of this state are spared
as yet this grotesque political device
which would be more often used to
club honesty out of office than to re-
tire an unworthy incumbent. What a
campaign OF defamation we should be
engaged in now if the Sulzer case
We're to be decided by popular vote,
Tammany would be a relentless unit
70 cast him out; partisans hostile to
the organization would be fierce to
keep him in: the yellow journals would
scream. stumpers would shout them
selves hoarse and opposition rooters
would brand them as infamous ma
ligners. and not one citizen in 10000
would vote with such personal knowl-
edge of the evidence as made him GER
tain that he was voting right--Ro-
chester Post Express.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-24
lnconsls,en, Policies.

In respect to tariff revision the pres
ent administration is much in favor
OF wider and freer foreign trade. 1t
stands for lower duties and more i'm
ports. II means TO cultivate interna-
tional business.
But in regard to protecting Amerl-
can interests in foreign countries the
attitude of the president and his ad
visers is entirely different. In mat
tiers which concern the safety OF
Americans and their property in other
lands, the administration is discour-
aging To the activitieF and enterprises
OF its citizens, outside of their own
country.
The stand taken by President VIII
son is warning to citizens OF the
United States that IL they engage IN
any business in foreign country. no
matter what treaty guarantees seem
to shelter them. they must take care
OF themselves in time Of danger.
They are practically notified that their
government will do little TO guard
them and less to discourage similar
attacks upon other Americans, under
like circumstances.