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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
important Copyright Decision.

.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Threatened
with the loss of half their incomes
through successful fight made upon
the copyright law by moving pic
ture company, the Authors League,
of which Theo Roosevelt is vice
president today prepared to test the
Law by carrying it to the supreme
court The suit hinges on the de-
cision OF Los Angeles court uphold
ing the contention of a moving pic
ture company that once a story is
printed either serially or as book
/ the copyright becomes void, and the
story is public property to be drama
tized, produced as moving picture
or reprinted. The suit was instituted
by Jack London against the Balboa
Moving Picture company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

- 1850 49,
elected by the stockholders. by ballot
from among their own number, at the
annual meeting in each year, and said
officers shall be elected by the board
OF directors at meeting to be held
after the annual meeting
Of the stockholders. Said directors
and other officials shall hola their Of.
fee for one year, and until their sue.
cessors are elected, and have qualified.
Vacancies on the board of directors
shall be filled by the remaining direc.
tors until the next meeting of the
stockholders. Until the m oeting Of the
stockholders in the year, 1914. the
following shall he directors: B. P. Ia.
Der, B. G. Taber and p. Carroll Taber,
and B. c. Taber shall be president
and e. Carroll Taber shall be secre.
tary and treasurer. The highest
amount of Indebtedness to which the
corporation shall at any time rubject
itself shall not exceed two-thirds OF
the amount of the capital stock. The
private property of the stockholders Is
exempt from liability for corporate
debts. The articles of incorporation
Of said corporation have been filed in
the office of the recorder of Lee Coun.
ty, Iowa, at Keokuk, and are recorded
in incorporation record No. 5 at page
/ ia, and are made a part hereof By
reference.
Dated Keokuk, Iowa, October 20. 1913
B. p. TABER.
| B. c. TABER.
| n. CARROLL TABER.
/ Incorporators.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

The wage system has outlived Its
usefulness according to statement
by President Emeritus Charles w.
Eliot, of Harvard. He said that profit
sharing now seems most likely to
supplant the wage system. Arbitra-
tion, pensions, and welfare work will
not solve the problems of labor and
capital, he declared. Eliot's theme
was well received by the printing
house craftsmen before whom he
spoke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
A Niqht Of Terror.

Few nights are more terrible than
that Of a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath dur
ing an attack of Group, and nothing
in the house to relieve it. Many
mothers have passed nights of terror
in this situation. A little forethought
will enable you to avoid all this.
Cham 5erlain's Cough Remedy is q
certain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Keep it at hand
For sale by all dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
judge Parker,s Argument

Mr.. Parker, arguing for the state
questioned the Interpretation placed by
the opposition on the word debt" He
denied that the issuing of warrants on
a special fund constituted debt with
in the meaning of the constitution,
even though the revenue for the entire
period should be anticipated. The act
can be SO construed, he said, as to au-
thorize the executive council to antici-
pate the tax by biennial periods. He
combatted the principle that what
might be done under the statute made
it unconstitutional. Every statute"
Mr.. Parker said, "is to be read within
the constitution If it carries with it
that possible construction" We find
in the present act nothing that com
mands anticipation of the tax for tie
next ten years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

Iowa City has just dedicated fine
new hotel. Likewise Keokuk. Noting
this, the Cedar Rapids Gazette says:
Other Iowa cities, either are using
or building modern hotels or have
them in contemplation. Iowa enter
ed upon an era OF modern hotel
building when the Allison and Mont
rose were perfected in this city. The
state has been put on the map in a
hotel way
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
Woman loves c1ear. rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters pur:fies the
blood, clears the skin. restores rudy.
sound health Acknowledgement
Heroism Rewarded.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
TULSA, Okla, Nov. 19.-For stop
ping a runaway team and rescuing a
German neighbor and his wife from
what appeared to be certain death,
thirty years ago, Joseph G. Mitchell,
a local auctioneer, and his daughter,
Mrs. Walter Mills, have been adj
vised that they have inherited the en-
tire estate of the German, valued at
$4,000, who recently died near
Mexico, Mo.
Mitchell said the benefaction came
as surprise as he had forgotten the
incident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

-Four years hnrce the Swiss people
will celebrate tho 6ootn anniversary
of Swiss autonomy. Just 596 ars
ago, on the 18th of November, 1917,
the Representatives of the several
cantons met and subscribed to the
"Schwurz i'm Grutli," which, trans
lated freely, means the oath of f5d.
Grafton. From that date down through
all the centuries Switzerland has
maintained its independence the
single democracy in monarchy-ridde en-
Europe. much of the time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
Stabbed to Death.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Nov. 19-After
F. T. Creed had reported early today
that his sister, Mrs. Sina Strong, had
been killed by dog, detectives went
to his room and found the body Of
the woman with nine knife wounds
in the neck Greed was arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
General Revenues Not Liable.

In closing the argument, Attorney
General Cosson pointed out that the
general revenues are not made liable
by the special fund. The state does
nothing but raise separate fund and
issue warrants out of it. He then
went into a discussion of cases in
which he declared there were close
parallels to the Iowa case. showing
that the state certainly could antici-
pate revenue from year to year and
probably for greater period for a
special fund
In the morning arguments, Attorney
General Cosson had outlined the
states position as stated more com
pletely In its briefs. The act, he de-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

The postofflce department expects
twice as many Christmas packages
this year as last. Unless many Of
them are mailed early they will not
reach the addresses before New
Years day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

According to the report of the vice
committee of the International Pur-
ity Congress. in session in Mime
apolis, the problem novel is held to
be the chief cause of immortality be-
cause it led certain class OF people
to try the experiments therein de-
picted. The final responsib lily for
the cure of vice was left with the
church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

A Kansas man has discovered that
brandy can be made out of wet elm
sawdust. No wonder prohibition IS
having hard shedding when man
can 60 forth with a ripsaw and get
drunk on rail fence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

The preliminary government esti-
mates of this years corn crop indi-
Gates yield Of 2,463 100000 bushels,
or half billion less than last year,
but the farm value of this years crop
is found to be s1,741,358, 600, or a
quarter of a billion more than the
value Of last years corn crop. The
average yields in all crops are less
than last year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

This is a well posted country, as
pointed out by the Peoria Herald
Transcript. 1t has the daily post, the
parcel post, the post graduate, the
post-mortem, the ex-post facto, the
post-no-bills, the fence post, the hitch
ing post and the Delaware Whip ng
post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

Hives, eczema, itch or sal, rneum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
OF your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. w,
suffer. All druggists sell it.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
THE CAPITOL EXTENSION SUIT.
Question Narrows Down to lnterpreta.
ton Of the Word Debt"

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The capitol grounds extension and I'M
provement case is in the hands OF the
supreme court of Iowa. Whether the
identification of the capitol surround
ings. proposed by the last general
assembly. begun by the executive
council, and halted by court proceed
ilngs instituted by John w. Rowaey OF
KeosauQua and others is to be con-
tinued, rests with the court to decide.
The entire time OF the court on the
bench yesterday was consumed in lis
tening to the oral arguments of attor-
neys on both sides. Attorney General
George Cosson and A. G. Parker OF
Des Moines supported the contention
that the act is constitutional and valid
while the opposition to the statute
was represented through the argu
ments of Judge j. G. Mitchell and
William McNett of Ottumwa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

A Des Moines woman has secured
j divorce after supporting her hus-
band for thirty years. What's the
answer?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

Abe Martin says that the fellow
who used to get a black eye splitting
kindling now blames 1t on a defec-
tive steering gear
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

clared, gave authority for the execu'
tive council to anticipate the revenue
from time to time, which meant that
1t could anticipate 1t for at least
biennium ahead, but did not mean
necessarily that 1t would anticipate
the whole amount at once. Attorney
William McNett asserted that the
revenue could be anticipated in its en-
tirety and the state could be saddled
with a $2,000.00U debt Such anticipa-
ton, he said, was creation OF dept
and unconstitutional. When Justice
Weaver asked him If The same theory
of the states lacking power to antlcl-
pate revenue would not prevent Its DO
ing business except on a cash basis, he
agreed that would likely be the situa'
ton. To Justice Weaver's suggestion
that such necessity might bankrupt
the state, he replied by holding that Il
the constitution demanded such avoid
ance of debt it would have to be OBJ
served.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

he value of the butter produced
In Iowa this year is estimated at
thirty million dollars. Bossy Is no
small factor &: Iuwa's prosperity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

It Is a wise turkey that knows what
1t means to see the new moon over
the left shoulder at this time Of year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

II worst comes to worst why moi
arm Mr.. 'Shaughnessy with shell
Iala and turn him loose on Huerta
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

No pain. no palm; no thorns, no
throne; no gall, no glory; no Cross,
no crown.-Penn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

Shop early-and sanely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

I'VE will back sixteen Iowa cows
against any sixteen acres of citrus
fruits" says the Castana Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
Admits Anticipation Legal.

Admits Anticipation Legal.
Oral arguments Of counsel on both
sides resolved themselves largely into
contention over what is debt as
meant in the state constitution, and
whether anticipation of the revenue
from the millage tax levied for the
capitol extension would create a debt.
before the arguments were finished
counsel had practically agreed that
the state can anticipate the revenue
for year or even for two years. At
torney McNett admitted this could bel
done to meet current expenses, and
Judge Mitchell admitted it could bel
done even for such purpose as the
capitol extension work.
Through series Of definitely direct
| ed questions, Justice Weaver secured
/ from Judge Mitchell concise state
ment that the one feature Of the act
upon which its constitutionality Is
questioned is that 1t gives the execu-
tive council power to anticipate the
whole amount of the tax and issue
warrants against it.
You admit that the state can antici-
pate revenue from taxes, do you"
Justice Weaver queried.
For current expenses" Judge
Mitchell replied
at can anticipate at least for the f1s-
cal year,"
yes, SIR
why not then for two years."
i II am not particular about that, per-
haps it could anticipate for that per.
iod"
n What you object to, then, is the
, power of the executive council to an
ticipate for a longer period and SO ex-
coed constitutional limitations?"
Yes, sir. we object to the authority
given the executive council to antici
pate the whole amount
!, rs it not true that this court mus
: assume that the governing board vii
act within the limits of the constitu
ton If the act permits it to-"
Yes, if 1t can find construction fo
the statute that will make it constitu
tional you can assume that
!. What 1t Leads To.
8 Judge Mitchell then went on t,
n point out that If the statue were con
{. stitutional 1t would be competent 70
e the legislature to direct the dispcs
e ton of taxes year by year for hur
k dred years. Such power, he declared
IL would render article V of the const
g. tuition "tantalizing pretense." Fl
- pointed out that under such an &C
moneys not to be collected for year
# would be considered as already co
10 lected.
- DO you contend that levying tn
;, tax for one year at time for tie
9 years would be unlawful? n Justie
!. Weaver asked.
Judge Mitchell replied that he d
= not.
- The anticipation is the only fe
ture you object to then?"
~ yes"
as Judge Mitchell argued briefly Il
differences as he saw them betwe,
the Swanson case, involving simil
question with relation to a municipi
ns ity, and the present issue. The gene
vs. al assembly may authorize mum
pality to anticipate tax, he said, b
the state does the same thing on
ne, when 1t gets its authority from t
9, people in accordance with the terms
the constitution.
VS. Judge Parker's Argument
nus Mr.. Parker, arguing for the sta
questioned the Interpretation placed
the opposition on the word debt
md d.,tod +h,+ 2tba ;er,,;n. ,f
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
NOTES AND COMMENT,

Governor Foss at last lit--among
the has-beens, says the Boone News
Republican.
THE melancholy days have come
but the pumpkin pie helps some,
says the Dunlap Reporter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19
Must Consider Two Records.

l.
The court in deciding the questions
involved will have to consider the rec
ord of two separate cases as presented
by five briefs on each side. The ap
peal from the opinion of Judge Hunt
er of Ottumwa was consolidated with
that from the opinion Of Judge Apple
gate, rendered in the Polk county
court. Attorney General Cosson asked
yesterday, however, that separate
opinions be rendered in each case IN
order that the questions involved
might be clearly disposed Of. The un-
usual number of cases involving the
constitutionality Of Iowa laws, ne
said, made it essential that all IN
volved points be cleared up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

"M you have plenty of money and
want to loaf. go to California" says
the Emmetsburg Tribune. "If you
want job you better stay in Iowa"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

The Monticello Express says that
Mr.. Clarke is making good COVER
nor because he devotes his attention
to the affairs of the state, and does
not assume that he should give his
time and talents to questions of ma.
tional import. Iowa has problems
enough OF its own to keep an execu.
tive busy" the Express adds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

The Clinton Advertiser calls atten-
ton to two things in this world
upon which no improvements have
been made--the wheelbarrow and
kissing"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

sIf Mr.. Wilson can hurl Huerta
down and out without going to war"
says the Cedar Rapids Republican,
she will have accomplished grea.
feat in the modern world. We hope
he will be able to accomplish the
feat, and we believe he will be able
to do it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-19

keokuk, Iowa =. November 10, 1918
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
Situation Critical All Week.
MANY DELTA ODD FELLOWS
ATTEND GRAND LODGE SESSIONS

This was odd Fellow week at the
Mesa county metropolis the grand
lodge Of that order opening its annual
session on Monday and continuing
until Thursday night. There were
many Delta members Of the order in
attendance and Independent reporter
was told by one of the number who
returned home Wednesday on account
OF pressing business. that he had at
tended many of these grand lodge
sessions. and that this was one of the
best attended and most interesting.
The Rebekah assembly was also in
session and there was a good attend
ance of that order from here. Among
the number may be mentioned Isa-
belle Hunter. Mesdames ]. E Moore,
n. f. Clack, w. NJ. Duling. John Bould-
IN, Bertha Simpson and ]. ID. Budd-
sIhe Delta Odd Fellows were: Or.
/. Hunter. ]. f. Moore. w. L. Garri-
son. !. d. johnson. VIM. Lawton, El-
mer Skinner. B. F. Anderson, L. d.
Wilson, J. F. Freed, Antoine Frank,
Matt Stephan. Fred Shores, w. A.
Shepherd. ]. T Beatty. Bert y. Craw-
ford. A L. Reynolds. H. Dayhuff and
n. j. Bradley.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
Delta Military Company Is
Called Out to Strike Field

About 8 O'Clock last Tuesday morn
ing Captain John r. Charlesworth oil
the Delta company, c. n. G., received
a long distance call from Denver. when
the following message was delivered.
You are hereby ordered to mobilize,
recruit and hold your command until
further orders.
JOHN CHASE, Adj General
Captain Charlesworth at once got
busy even at this early hour in the
morning and was successful in Stir
ring up" three or four members of his
company and assembling them at the
armory. At s o'clock another order
came from the adjutant general to pro-
ceed on the first train with the men 70
Denver, but it was utterly impossioie,
even with two or more automobilists
securing the country, to get any num-
of the company together until after
noon. and the captain with sixteen
went out on the evening train. Cap
tain Reeves of the Montrose company
went out with his men that morning
In the order from Adjutant General
Chase nothing was said about where
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
At the Baptist Church

There is no greater question before
the public today than that of Educa.
ton. and every community should take
{ deep interest in the subject. Next
Snday will be Educational Day" at
the Baptist church. The theme at the
morning worship will be christian
Education, and in the evening the
pastor will preach the fourth sermon
OF the Suday evening series on voca.
tions. The subject for the evening
sermon will be The Teacher" In
addition to special music by the choir,
Miss Minnie Jackson will sing solo.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF THE
PAST WEEK AT ECkERT

Mr. Harold Jarvis has gone TO visit
friends and relatives in the eatern
part OF the state.
Clem Bowie and Roger Phippeny
left Tuesday for trip overland TO
Dayton. where they viii visit Fred
Miller for 2 few days.
Mr. Beard has returned fro his va
cation which he spent in the east Wis
iting relatives.
A number OF Eckevt people, includ-
Dayhuft. Atcwf c=HiEmV tgbhi ccm
ing Mesrs. \. L. Reynolds. Houstao
Dayhuff. Arthr. King and William
Lobagh. and Miss Julia Schraft. went
down TO Grand Junction TO attend the
meeting of the Odd Fellows and Re
bekah lodges.
reverend ]. A Hupslcker returned
where he atjerded synod last week.
The young peoples class OF the
Presbyterian sunday ch-ol met Friday
night at the home OF their teacher.
Mr.. l. S. Phippeny. Everyone reports
a fine time.
Mrs. ]. S. Phippeny has gone up TO
Denver for few days.
The ladies' ociety of the Presby-
terian church met last Thursday
with Mrs. Mohering. The ladies are
very busy preparing for bazaar
which they expect to hold at the Ec-
kert hall sometime early in December.
The searchers' literary club OF
Eckert met Wednesday with Mrs.
Lawrence King.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
Harvest Closing

The sugar beet harvest. which has
been one of the largest in the history
of this section, is nearing its close,
though shipping of the product will
continue several weeks. Ten days to
two weeks more will probably see all
the beets- out OF the ground. The
apple harvest is practically concluded,
though teams are still hauling to the
cars and more or less apples are still
stored which will gradually find their
way to local and outside markets.
other crops are about all harvested
and the close of the busy fall season
is now in sight.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
Corporations Get Tax Val
uatiOnS Cut Half in Two

applying to railroads, express compan-
les, etc.-everything but the little local
corporation. the Delta Electric Light
company. which was placed at S5O.SOO,
about double what it should be.
Our county commissioners are yet
undecided as to what they will do.
They do not want to tie up county af-
fairs If It can be avoided, but they do
want to be equalized fairly with other
counties.
The rate of taxes this year will, II is
thought. not exceed s mills for county
and state. as against "a mills last year.
The school levy in some districts will
run to mills. The commissioners
hope to bring the levy down to nearly
one-third of what II was under the old
valuation.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31

One of the remarkable things for the
very remarkable state tax commission
to do was to cut the valuations at
which corporation property was as
sessed just half in two
Another remarkable thing for this
same remarkable tax commission to
do was to stamp its approval upon the
raise of S2,1S1 900 of valuation in Delta
county, after tacitly agreeing with our
board of county commissioners that
property values in Delta had been as
sessed high enough compared with
those of Mesa and Montrose counties,
and giving them to understand that
their asked-for reduction would be ta-
vorably considered and likely granted.
Corporation values were cut about
$4,000 In this county, the reduction
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
Will Hunt Near
Green River, Utah

For number of seasons past
Messrs. w. f. Obert, f. j. Matthews
and Z. NJ. Goodwin have traversed the
hunting fields of this district for
game and with always more or less
success. but this year they decided
upon new territory for their fall out
ing. They departed Wednesday even
ing for the country near Green River,
Utah and are expecting to make an
entirely new record for the Mormons
to look upon and consider.
The party was well equipped with
camp supplies and will put in some
two or three weeks stirring up the
game OF that section and giving it a
sample of Delta county marksman-
ship. The men are each good with
both rod and shotgun and their many
friends in this city are anticipating
a thorough realization of their ex-
pectations.
The Delta independent., 1913-10-31
REDLANDs MESA COUPLE WE'D
AT HIGH NOON WEDNESDAY

Mr.. Homer Gorsuch and Miss Edna
Evanston, popular young people of the
Redlands mesa district, were united
in marriage at the rectory of ST.
LIKES church in this city at high
noon on Wednesday. in the presence
of a number of their young friends.
The happy couple boarded the west
bound train tina evening far Los
Angeles. California, where they are
to reside pc: maacntly. They wero
accompanied to the train that even
ing by those friends who witnessed
the ceremony. aad given the usual
.ower of rice and well wishes fer
he fu-ure.