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The evening world., 1913-09-02
GREENWICH HOUSE STATION
LEADS WITH 696 ENTRIES.

The LARGEST total registration Is re-
ported from the station at Greenwich
House, where 6S6 babies ranging In age
from three months to five years have
entered the competition. At this sta
ton A lecture by Or. Edward Mclean
has been arranged for Tomorrow. for
which 800 cards of invitation have been
issued that being the capacity OF the
lecture hall. Other talks on the care OF
babies will probably be held later.
The second largest registration was
NJ Little Ita'r House, Broo>lyn. vhcre
twenty-five new entries yesterday
brought the total to 81. The reglstra-
|, on Officials had set 800 as their goal
and are correspondin=ly elated over the
intense interest in the contest mani
tested all through the neighborhoo
AMI proved by the swarm OF registra-
TOPS one Of the most interesting en-
tries on the final day OF registration ut
this station was that OF one-year-old
boy whose mother said that she had
borne twenty children In Italy and
that all Of them l'ed. The survival Of
her Amer.can-born baby she attributed
to facilities for learning the proper care
OF babies. That being one OF the main
objects OF this c!ty-widc series OF baby
contests, the officials displayed much
interest in the tiny survivor. an infant
that seemed to enjoy perfect health.
At Warren Goddard House. No. PAS
East Thirty-fourth street. eighteen new
entries yesterday brought the grand
Total u to 23i. At this station there has
be'~ great diversity OF nationalit!es
ana the closing day OF registration
added two more-Austrlan and spanish
to the already long list Of Lations rep
resented. one OF the entries was
brough; to the station by a proud uncle,
who explained that the father being
dead and the mother III. the duty OF en-
rolling the famlly's young hopeful de-
voved upon him.
A. all three stations the day was
made notable by the appearance OF the
largest number OF proud fathers that
have been noted since the contests
started, this being made possible by the
fact that It was n holiday. In every
case daddy" displayed the utmost IN
The evening world., 1913-09-02

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following the pristinE Of the
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

ing generally. the civic league is about
to advocate what it terms petunia
city. As the petunia is among the
brightest of flowers. very fragrant and
not difficult to cultivate, the plan to
be proposed is for everybody In town
to plant petunias next the curbing. so
the streets viii be lined with the
flower. A convention is to be held in
Kirksville the coming summer and the
petunia decoration is expected to lend
added attraction to the place at that
time. The league proposes to dis
tribute petunia seed free to all who de-
sire them. School children especially
are expected to accept the offer.
Pictures were taken last year OF the
Improvements noticeable about town.
These pictures are to be printed In the
league bulletin and prizes awarded to
those who can tell where all of the
photographs were taken.
Before the coming cleanup week,
the ministers of Kirksville will preach
sermons on the subject. There will
also be a proclamation by the mayor,
asking all to pull together for the one
purpose Of getting the town into i'm
proved condition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
rette the bird has to be killed in the
most cruel manner possible.
SPRING IS HERE.

IaN
There are numerous harbingers of
spring, but as regards this locality
there Is only one that is unmistak-
able and conclusive. Boys playing
marbles in the streets is generally
recognized as a forerunner of the
vernal season. The appearance of the
first robin, springing grass and bud
ding trees hold promise that 1t is
near at hand. The presence of the
peripatetic musician with his hand
organ playing rag time on the streets
is not without value as an indication
that spring stands at the threshold,
These are all prophecies and assur-
ances of the reawakening of nature.
But there is only one that makes as
surance double sure that 1t has really
arrived. No one in Keokuk needs be
told what that one is. For the benefit
of the heather world it may be stated
that 1t is the sonorous landing whistle
of the steamer Dubuque on its first
trip of the season. That welcome
sound was heard for the first time this
year one night during the past week.
Spring is here!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
ns1lElrY AND STYLE.

Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, the
actress. who has interested herself in
the work OF the Audubon Society OF
America. makes an appeal to women
to quit wearing aigrettes as the meth
DDS employed by aigrette hunters are
extremely barbaric. Mra. Fiske re-
Gently wrote letter to New YORK
raper that brings these facts home to
every one. She calls attention to the
little realized fact that aigrette is torn
from the live mother bird, the egret,
in the nesting season and the little
birds are left in the nest to starve.
Mrs. Fiske's letter then continues as
follows
zone OF the plume hunters Of a
southern country writes: The ma
tives of the country do virtually all OF
the hunting for feathers. have seen
them frequently pull the plumes from
the wounded birds, leaving the
crippled birds to die OF starvation, IN
able to respond to the cries OF their
young in the nests above. which were
calling for food have known these
people to tie and prop up wounded
egrets on the marsh where they
would attract the attention of other
birds flying by. These decoys are
lkept in this position until they die Of
their wounds or from the attacks of
insects. l have seen the terrible red
ants Of that country actually eating
out the eyes Of these wounded, help
less birds tied up by the plume hunt
/ ers within sound Of the call OF their
young. | could write you many pages
jof the horrors practiced in gathering
algrette feathers in Venezuela by the
natives for the millinery trade OF
Paris and New York
Mrs. Fiske explains that intelligent
Kind hearted women wear these
4 alerettes because they are Ignorant Of
now they are obtained ANY woman
VINO would wear one, after knowing
me facts, Is deliberately making Of
hefseH an unfeeling barbarian she
carries on her head the badge of
: cruelty TO living creatures. creatures
eilat nave exactly az much right ~
i've as woman has herself The
aisfe'te differs from the ostrich
! pune IN that the ostrich feather ,s
huInahely obtained. it is the wilItne
glR Oh the bird. But to get the aie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
PREVENT THE FLY.

Prevent the Fly" will be one or
the slogans OF the boy scouts Of Amer
lea this summer The boys will go
scouting for the hy. Though last year
Swat the fy" was their motto. a
plan OF campaign has been outlined
for them which goes more effectively
into the question OF eradicating those
disease bearing pests.
A plan has been worked out by
George H. Merritt. publication secre-
tary OF the national headquarters.
under the direction OF James E. West,
chief scout executive This plan pro,
yides for the cooperation of the boy
scouts throughout the country with
the state boards Of health and the
city boards of health, or any other
organization that is carrying on an
active campaign against the fly.
Cards bearing the motto Prevent
the Fly will be sent to the boy
scouts. These cards win contain not
only the life-history of flies and give
picture Of the damage they do, but
also will contain specific instructions
for the scouts.
First: The scouts win be urged ito
swat the fly::" namely, to kill the old
ones that have lived through the
winter time. or are of the first brood
of the spring season. Second: they
will 60 scouting for the breeding
places for flies, such as stables, pig
stys, garbage cans and the like, for
by cleaning up those places they pre-
vent the fy II the breeding place
is a stable, the scout will go to the
owner and will endeayor to get him
to sign promise to keep the stable
clean. Third: If the scout finds
garbage can that is not being taken
care OF properly he will report 1T TO
the city authorities. Fourth: If ne
finds breeding places that are not
being properly cared for and no
available means are provided for
cleaning up these places. he and his
companion scouts will undertake the
work themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The University Of Iowa has cleaned
IN seven universities In heavyweight
wrestling this spring, and its repre-
sentative finally lost to another west
erner twenty-four pounds his superior
in weight, who had just returned from
defeating everything in the eastern
United States. A plausible explains.
ton OF the victory won by the latter
is advanced by the Iowa city Republi-
can. It suggests that the Illinois man
who did the trick was fattened on
Iowa products.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
MAKING 4 CITY BEAUTIFUL.

In Kirksville, Mo. the representa-
tives of the General Federation OF
Women's clubs have started out to do
things. and there is something orig
inal about the way these civic workers
are trying to impress themselves upon
their community. There may be
hint for Keokuk in some of their
activities.
1t is part of the federation's civic
league program to bring about more
orderly and cleaner conditions. Plant
ing OF flowers and keeping shrubbery
in trim In summer time are some OF
the features that the women attempt
to make popular And for those who
have been neglecting to keep their
lawns in condition, because OF the
absence Of a lawn mower, the league
furnishes such an implement free oil
charge.
The Kirksville club women con-
cerned In making city beautiful OF
their place argue that 1T is not the
cost which keeps many people from
owning a lawn mower. Rather, they
sav II is because the implement Is
used infreauently, and many refuse
10 go to trouble OF buying one. by
the lending process, a number OF
Kirksyille boys and girls in the past
season have earned some pocket mon
az bv moving the neighbors' lawns,
"a tho improved condition was quite
apparent
Mre G. J. Baxter, who Is chairman
~ the civic league in kirksville' ~
describing the effect Of the lawn NOW
a. loan plan WAKES enthusiastic over
the result. She says:
rye are about to issue another pull
.a+in and this is what 1t contains on
tho subject: The civic league mas
iawn mowers to loan. Any man or
rasnonsibIe child can have the use OF
tbern free. the same to be returned In
nerfact condition. Last year several
children earned enough-borrowing
tho Ieague,g lawn mower and charg-
ing a nominal sum to NOW grass-to
buy a lawn mower for themselves
and thus gave several ambitious
Youngsters employment all summer.
These lawn mowers were in use most
of the time, and are In perfect shape
again for this years work. No one
need neglect their grass because
they haven't lawn mower"
Mrs. Baxter shows what is being
done further for the Identification of
Kirksville. A landscape gardener is
TO be employed whose duty It will be
TO lock after the plots around the
public buildings, schools, churches,
court house and so forth, each of the
institutions having agreed to contrib
ute its share toward the expense.
In the continuation Of the Kinks
vile cleanup campaign and beautify-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

A bin will be introduced In the Hi.
nois legislature the coming week to
make children born out OF wedlock
legitimate. The Law will provide that
the birth OF a child shall constitute a
common law marriage OF the father
and mother. The child shall be legiti-
mate, bear the fathers name and be
lawful heir. A regular divorce shall
be required to dissolve such mar
risge.' and the wife shall be EMIT
led to alimony.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
a NEW PROPOSAL.

Mr.. B. e. Manville OF Iowa City has
an interesting communication in the
Des Moines Register and Leader on
Government Control OF the Liquor
Business"
Mr.. Manville is classed as q pro-
hibitionist, as evidenced by the fact
that he was last year president Of
the Civic League, the local prohibi-
ton society. but his article will prob
ably arouse more criticism from the
extreme antiliquor class than from
the extreme pro-liQuor men.
Mr.. Manville's idea Is that since
prohibition has failed to prohibit, as
shown by the increase In per capita
consumption of liquor from seventeen
to twenty-three gallons in the face of
prohibition movement, the country
should recognize existing conditions,
and seek to regulate -ather than ex-
terminate.
Mr.. Manyille would discontinue the
revenue tax. In order to remove the
partnership between the government
and the liquor business, and to light
en- taxes on those who can least at
ford to pay. He would have govern
sment supervision OF both the manu-
facture and sale OF intoxicating liquor
require licensing OF all who wish to
buy liquor, with revocation OF license
for intoxication, and punishment OF
dealer for sale to unlicensed indivi,
dual. Other suggestions are for a
national antitreating law. and the
encouragement Of the manufacture
and sale Of lighter beverages.
The Iowa City Republican says OF
these several propositions:
1t Is easily seen that the Idea is
three-fold-to make the government
independent in financial way from
the liquor business. to prevent ex-
cess In drinking, and to put drinking
/ into social disfavor.
The success of such plan natural
/ ly depends to great extent upon its
enforcement, and those acquainted
with federal officials In general would
doubt the efficacy of such supervision.
An anti-treating law Of any kind,
national or local. would be a dead
letter. And men who drink occasion
ally, and see no harm in 1t, would
probably be fierce In resentment
against a plan to license them. So
the social disfavor part OF It might
hurt It's own purpose.
But Mr.. Manville's strongest point
and the one easiest to CARR out. is
his proposition to encourage the man
lufacture and sale of lighter beverages
| 1t should have as corollary the dis
Icouragement OF the manufacture and
sale of heavier beverages Whenever
| the fight AGAINST the evil of intoxica-
ton Is made temperance fight, In
stead Of a prohibition fight. It will
win millions of adherents who at the
present time have no choice but to
follow the radicals who seize leader
ship on both sides of the question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
Blame the Mayor.

tS'ssS ~''S Wb&yoU
II your hens refuse to lay.
Blame the Mayor!
If you fail to draw your pay,
Blame the Mayor!
II your false teeth break In two
And your food you cannot chew,
Blame the Mayor!
II your street Is never paved.
Blame the Mayor!
II your soul is never saved.
Blame the Mayor!
II your collars torn and spit
And up your shirt there Is slit.
Blame the Mayor!
II the water main runs dry,
Blame the Mayor!
II someone blacks your eye,
Blame the Mayor!
II your sewer is not laid,
And your taxes are not paid
Blame the Mayor!
II the weeds grow on your lawn,
Blame the Mayor.
II your summers cash is gone,
Blame the Mayor!
If you have no oyercoat
And old winters got your goat,
Blame the Mayor!
II no coal is In your box.
Blame the Mayor!
If your kids catch chickenpox,
Blame the Mayor,
II your Jersey cow dries up,
And you lose your pointer pup,
Blame the Mayor!
II your taxes are too big,
Blame the Mayor!
II your neighbor keeps pig,
Blame the Mayor!
II the street lights do not light,
II your crossing is sight,
Blame the Mayor!
If the trains too fast do speed.
Blame the Mayor.
If the ordinance they exceed,
Blame the Mayor,
If the engineers are fined.
And the trains are all behind.
Blame the Mayor!
If you're sore at all mankind,
Blame the Mayor!
If your pants are patched behind,
Blame the Mayor
If he doesn't trade with you
Roast him till he's black and blue,
Give him thunder. that's his due.
Ottawa, H., Free Trader.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The per capita currency In the Unit
ed states is s34S1. as compared with
5000 In the United Kingdom, ss252
I'm Denmark, s4T25 in France. $3.50
in Italy, s5.55. in Japan, 1922, In Mexi-
co. $40 IN Russia, s21.71 in Spain.
s1e.s3 In Sweden, s3245 in Switzer-
land. s703 in Turkey and $3.50 in
Austria-Hungary. It is clear that
whatever financial difficulties this
country may have are not due to any
shortage in the per capita distribution
OF money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The farmers are about to get ten
times as much tariff reduction from
the democratic congress than they
would have received from Canadian
reciprocity and they are not making
much fuss about it. Tha Iowa City
Republican tells why. II says the
trouble with the situation when Taft
proposed reciprocity was the disposi-
ton of the agricultural papers which
had been deprived OF a lot Of postal
rate graft and they were very sore
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
The cowpunchers ReIIoion.

". J. Barnes in Springfield 11l.)
Register: Speaking of revival convert
ed sinners reminds me Of a cowpunch.
err out west, who was converted. He
decided to convert all his old compan-
ions, so he called them together aud
said: TIN going to show you leather
skinned-geezers the patience man
gifts when he Is really and truly con-
verified. Til stand up here and you
fellers kin heap any indignity on me
you feel like, and | won't kick, al.
though you know before ] was con-
vrted there wasn't any cowpuncher
on the range who was handler with
his gun or his dukes than me, who is
now here personifyin meekness and
1owliness in the hopes Of winnin' some
of you unregenerate sons of the devil
to proper mode of life" Bill folded
his arms across his chest and the
cowpunchers began. They threw po-
tatoes, tobacco guilds, dead prairie
hens at Bill, and he made no move,
but smiled sweetly. Then Ike, of the
ox-bow outfit produced an old anc
timeworn wild turkey egg and let Bill
have It smack In the face. The egg
exploded, and It's contents spread and
obliterated that sweet smile. Bill
jumped down among the crowd, shout
ing: "Fellers, there is now going to
be an intermission in this long-suf-
FERN business until lick the ever
lastin' tar outen the white-livered,
bow-legged, chicken-stealing coyote
who thrun that egg. amt lost my
faith In religion none, but there amt
no Scripture that forbids me to whip
hell outen a man who would thrun an
egg like that" | wish to state right
here that I admire Bills religion.
got a chunk Of religion like Bills once
and believe that there is still small
smattering Of it left somewhere with
in my system. but | am afraid that
the last election smothered it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

Professor Bergonie of the Bordeaux
University has completed a series OF
Investigations proving that in certain
cases, at least. currents of electricity
may be SO applied to the body Of a
human patient as to supply to his or
gans much Of the heat derived or
dinarily from the consumption Of food.
Thus the vital organs are relieved Of
a great burden and the health OF the
patient greatly improved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

A Michigan man has imported 500
song birds and liberated them on his
farm. Somebody once imported some
English sparrows and set them loose.
Awful possibility suggested by the
Marshalltown Times-Republican: Sup
pose somebody takes notion to Inn
port ship load of English sufira-
gettes and open the cage doors! Hor-
rors,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The candidacy Of Hon. F N. Mols.
berry, former senator from the Mus.
catine-Louisa county district, for an,
pointment as Judge to succeed Judge
Withrow, is warmly commended by
the Fairfield Ledger which says that
he is "a lawyer of ability and with
the experience Of many years of prac.
tice. More than that, he is a cleanly
man, a man of character and that
should count good deal in appoint
ments to the bench" The selection
Of Mr.. Molsberry would be a splendid
one from every point of view.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
keokuk, iowa April 81, 1918
CHEER UP.

CHEER UP.
Oh, why should the spirit of mortal
be cowed.
And mankind go grumping along on
its way
With mutterings solemn and whim-
perings LOUD,
As though all creation were foggy
and gray7
The crocus is croking. the pie-plant is
ripe.
The season for strawberry short
cake Is due;
The cow-slip is slipping. the early
birds pipe,
The earth is made over, all shiney
and new.
The catfish are mewing in river and
lake.
The elder-bush grows young and
giddy again,
The dog-fenners barking in meadow
and brake,
The amateur gardener is chasing
the hen.
The bali seasons open. the books on
the beer,
The look-again stockings and peep
waists are out;
The man who is grouchy at this time
OF year
Is the kind Of guy We can wen do
without.
w. Mckee Maxwell in Peoria
Herald-Transcrtpt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

Judge A. H. Van Wagenen OF Sioux
City has been named by President VIII
son for u. s. attorney for the north
ern district of Iowa. The judge is an
original Wilson man and 1t is under
stood the President did not wait for
formal action by the Democratic ref
erees for Iowa, but appointed him
without reference to them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

A Pittsburgh woman complained to
the police because her husband has
smoked the same pipe for eleven
wears Some women seem wholly
deficient IN appreciation of real econ.
omy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

A Clear Brain and healthy body are
essential for success. Business men.
teachers, students. housewives, and
other workers say Hoods Sarsaparilla
gives them appetite and strength, and
makes their work seem easy. It over
comes that tired feeling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

a Texas community announces
showers in quick response to prayers
for rain, Ohio and Indiana should
take notice and handle the matter
gingerly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The crimes that are being commit
ted these days in the name Of spring
poetry are simply appalling. 1t is
useless 70 think OF sending the offend
ers to Jail. The cost OF keeping them
there would bankrupt the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

A supreme court justice of New
Jersey rabuked number OF manufac-
turers in that state the other day Tor
the attitude they take toward the I'm
migrant men and women they employ
1t is important. the court declared,
that these men be treated as Ameri-
can citizens and not as SO many for
eign hands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

Prof. Holden's refusal to sit al !
banquet in Louisiana the other Mint
because ex-senator Lorimer Of Illinois
was a guest strikes the Knoxville Fr.
pres as a pretty good Joke. The nv.
press holds to the view that a man who
works for the harvester trust shou1d.
mt draw very fine distinctions and 4
lot of people are likely to agree with
1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

Chicago minister has discovered
that the religious preamble to the
late ]. Pierpout Morgans win IS an
old legal form revived. This discov-
cry deprives the preamble Of much
Of the significance it would otherwise
possess.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

It Is becoming more and more evi-
dent that this country made a ten
strike last fall when It bowled over
CO. ernor Johnson OF California.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The country doesn't know where II
Is gong under the Wilson administra-
ton, but 1t Is on the way-at full
speed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

The attorney general Of Wisconsin
has Just handed down a decision over.
ruling the supreme .court Of the Trnft.
ed States. The instance is not the
first Of Its kind justice Of The
peace near Keokuk did the same
thing several years ago.