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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
RAlLwAY uNpERcHAReF.

The latest Railway Business asso-
citation bulletin shows that railway in
come is still below the income of
1910. Yet meanwhile the population
of the country has increased by at
least FIVE millions and the carrying
business of the country increased in
stiil greater proportion.
President Frank A. yanderlip has
shown in recent address that rail-
ways of the country need between
four and FIVE billions of dollars to put
themselves up into proper shape for
work. That is also the opinion of
( James j. Hill, now probably the great
est railroad man living.
Mr.. Hill puts it at a larger figure
and insists that billion year for
five years will be required to equip
/ the railroads as they should be equip
/ ped.
| This condition OF things is due in
4 large measure to the great advance in
the cost of railway supplies and par
! ttcularly labor, for the wage scale
I throughout the United States has beer
4 increased year by year and only with
A in a few days has there been an ad
dition of at least 100000 a year tt
the payroll under the full crew law.
What is the answer to the great ar
ray of facts showing how much more
1t costs to run road than In forme,
years though the roads are forbidden
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion to increase their rates? Mani
testify the wretched condition OF man,
roads. the lack of terminals ano tn
! deficiency Of rolling stock and motiv
? power is due to lack of income tina
. would enable the roads to provide tn
0 necessary equipment and keep up wit
the business OF the country.
The roads ask leave to advanc
Y freight rates by 3 per cent The ii
q crease in cost of supplies and in wage
e that the roads have had to meet i
g the last FIVE or ten years has compel
., ed large number of them to pas
e dividends and prevented Others fror
IS earning enough to keep even, taken a
q whole, has cast a blight upon til
A. road's which is reflected in the ma
n ket value of their securities, for eve
y the best roads have not been quote
s az so low an average level In man
a years as they are today.
B. 1t is owing to their neglect to su
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
BRYAN DEFENDS HIMSELF.

The continued appearance OF Secre-
tary of State Bryan on the chautau-
qua lecture circuit, along with various
vaudeville stunts used as filters to
amuse the crowds, has been made the
subject of sharp criticism or bald
ridicule in number of important
daily journals, so much SO that the
secretary felt constrained to pay some
further attention to the clamor. At
Phoenixyille, Pa he declared that he
was being maligned by these papers
which pictured him as mountebank
acrobat, juggler He said that all of
the papers that were attacking him
were tory papers. He did not like to
talk to the reporters because wrong
Interpretation was placed on every
thing he might say In French paper,
the Excelsior, Bryan was quoted as
making a statement contradictory to
his previous one about the need he
felt of earning more money It was
as follows:
Tt is true that my lectures are IN
terspersed between various turns,
but these are necessary to hold the
audiences during morning, afternoon
and evening sessions. speak on edu-
cational subjects only. 1t is for this
object that l give the lectures, not for
| lucrative end
One paper, the New York World
/ has offered to pay to Mr.. Bryan the
sum Of $4,000 a year, or what Bryan
had said he needed to earn in add
ton to his salary as cabinet minis
ter, provided the secretary would OUT
lecturing and attend solely to public
4 business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
MOVIES. AND THE THEATRE.

That Invention has not yet quite
succeeded in putting an end to the
difference between photograph and
the human being who sat for it is the
crux of the question of the motion pic
ture play for Walter Pritchard Eaton.
discussing the future of the theatre
in the American magazine. With the
synchronization of picture and phono-
graph, If Mr.. Edison is correctly under
stood, there is to be an end OF the
older form Of drama, for nobody will
pay 50 to hear Sothern as Hamlet
when he can see Forbes Robertson
and hear his voice for dime. Who
is going to pay 50 for what he can get
for dime? Nobody of course, replies
Mr.. Eaton, and then he brings forth
the conclusion: You don't and can't
get the same thing for the dime 1t
is not the same thing and never will
be and the future of the legitimate
drama therefore is safe-safe as it
was in the days when the Greek world
gibed at Euripides for presuming to
think that good material for the tragic
stage could be found in the everyday
doing of ordinary folk. To be sure
Euripides did not go SO far toward
eliminating the sublime as the motion
pictures have done. To see the mount
/ ed horseman small as thfmble and
I then in two seconds to gee him rush
ing off the screen giant has perhaps
a certain sublimity, but 1t has It's rid.
iculous side, too, and IL the motion
picture has much to its account in It's
exact semblances it certainly has some
thing far indeed from actually in
many of the very swift tran5itions for
which 1t is praised
Mr.. Eaton, however, adduces simple
4 evidence to show that the motion pic
i ture even when it has learned to talk
will never take the place of the rea1
drama. His witness Is the fact that In
spite of motion-picture patronage by
the millions there is more interest IL
true drama than ever before. Tht
number of first class theatres In the
cities has In some cases more thar
doubled, even keeping ahead of TIT
growth in population. New interes
, in the serious drama is shown by TIL
enormous membership of the Drami
: League and the efficacy of its work
the courses in dramatic composition
In the colleges and the demand TO
new plays in book form and the &C
vance Of native drama The phone
graph has done wonders in the way 0
bringing opera into the homes of tn
people; but the increase in the deman
for opera is one of the evident cor
sequences of this, and not a decrease
In the same way photography has er
ormously stimulated the interest |
great pictures. People take troubr
TO go to see pictures who might neve
I have thought of them but for the phs
/ tographic reproductions. The humble
of travellers, Of painters and the gat
receipts at museums are steadily IL
: creasing, although nearly every schot
e child owns cheap prints of the famou
r works
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

Senator cummins upon his return
to Iowa, stated that the tariff law
Just passed is the most grossly dis
eliminating tariff measure ever passed
by congress" He states specifically
that 1t dtscriminates against the farm.
ier and in favor of the manufacturer
He shows that so per cent of the
products of Iowa are on the free list,
while only 20 per cent of the pro
ducts of manufacturing states like
New Jersey, Wilson's state, are on
the same free list.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
"as Pounds Of Sugar for ST.

-OuIdo VI 0OSdr IuT Vts
Macomb Journal: Such is the page
wide display offer in the bargain
issue" recently circulated OF Chicago
mail order house.
is it possible that this is true?'
asks the reader.
Not only possible but sure
And are Macomb grocers swim
ding us by giving only 20 pounds,
or even less, for a dollar
They are not.
Then Chicago merchants can sell
sugar more than 33 per cent less than
can the local grocer? ss
They cannot-honestly; nor Is nor
20 nor 10 nor 5 per cent cheaper.
Then how do they furnish S3
pounds for dollar?
Just as easily as rolling OF log
Read the! flashing ad. further. which
continuation is in small type and in
forms the reader that the 33 pounds
OF sugar Is given for dollar "provid-
ing the buyer purchases $40 worth
OF other goods than the sugar; and
the 13 pounds of sugar pretended to
be given, more than other merchants
furnish, is simply 65.cent rebate on
an S11 purchase; thing most any
merchant In Macomb would do for a
bill Of groceries "other than sugar
purchased from him.
The "S3 pounds OF sugar for a dol
lar" is pure 'ebunc." 1t is simply put
forth to catch the unthinking.
Why. Chandler Bros, Sem Bros
Empey, and every other grocer in
Macomb will give so pounds of sugar
for 81" providing the purchaser te
| get this amount for this price will
buy a bill of goods big enough thai
they are able to make two or three
or four times the profit on the bal
ance Of the bill that they would los
on the sugar.
And that's all the big mali orde
houses in Chicago or anywhere els,
do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
Gka9Is CUE sss q ee9EslD
.ss as6Ellk
keokuk, Iowa, September %, 1918
APPROPRIATE DIETS.

AFFRCFRtAl = LIE y.
Plane food for the aviator,
Game food for the base ball fan,
Grabs for the youthful oarsman,
Smells for the mining man.
Hogs for the end seat rider,
Soles for the member OF shoes,
For the electrician, currents.
Swallows for those who booze.
sasa
Carp for the Grabbed critic,
For the fence-maker pounded steak,
For the man who backs an actress
A diet of angel cake.
For the upholsterer. stufflng,
Plums for the grating boss
For the Arctic explorer, ices.
Snow pudding and Chilli sauce
For the coward and policeman.
Quail and crow are the birds,
i,The fool who flies in passion,
Should be made to eat his own
words.
For the love-naker. lady's fingers,
Capers the clown should eat:
For the matchmaker, minute pudding
And for lunatics. cracked wheat
Boston Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

The Kewanee StarCourier reports
that there are bushels of apples go
ing to waste In orchards around that
city just now Yet there are hun
dreds of houses there where apples
would be most welcome The situa-
ton is thus depicted by the star-Cour-
Ter:
The farmers says he can not afford
to take his time to pick them and
bring them to town for the price he
can get The city man can not get
away to go out and do the picking.
So there we are. 1t is a problem but
there ought to be a solution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
Too Good to Lose.

Jack-"Now that your engagement
is broken. are you going to make
Blanche send back your letters?"
Harry-"You bet am. worked hard
thinking out those letters; they're
worth using again"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

ply themselves with the best Of roll
Ing stock and motive power and road
bed, as well as adequate terminals
that this is the case. On the whole
the general view of the press is com
ing to be that the roads have been
compelled to shoulder a little more
than their share of the burdens of the
increase in cost of doing business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

General Nelson A. Miles, retired,
formerly a democrat, is now repub-
lican candidate for congress in the
Third Massachusetts district. General
Miles was a real warrior in his day
and thinks he has a fight left in him.
Here's hoping that he wins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

A Boston paper reports that the
crop failure out west is SO serious
that some Of the farmers are thinking
of trying to make their 1918 model
autos last another season. Isn't 1T
awful?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

size and color that any apple needs.
Iowa is deficient in one respect. II
as much attention were given to the
cultivation of Iowa fruit as is given
by the experts who handle orchards
in some of the far western common
wealths. Iowa would have greater
reputation as a fruit state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

The Clinton Herald says that lacb
of civic pride is the cause of bad ap
pearance of streets in many cities.
The Iowa City Republican is inclined
to think this is true, for
Every time one Of our prominent
merchants has any old papers Ia
dump. he opens side door and
throws them into an alley. Yet In
Commercial club meetings he is one
of the loudest takers for doine
things right. Such things are due t.
habit, just like soldering tobacco
juices on the shirt front
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

The frank statement was made BY
attorney Wilson for the West Virginia
mine owners in his testimony before
the senate investigating committee
that socialism, not trade unionism.
was the real cause of all the trouble
in West Virginia Socialism with its
demand that capital cease to take a
share of the product of labor He in
sisted that the Mine Workers Union
IS in fact a part Of the Socialist party
and Socialist editors Of the nine DIS
triet had admitted that they urged
~tas strike with view to getting pub.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

The travelogue season is not ended
The Davenport Times learns that Keo,
kuk is an old city and has long streets.
Some day the Times expects to be
surprised with the information that
there is dam nearby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

It is foreseen that the plan of send
Ing milk by mail will open up fine
chance for the poor farmers wife to
have her churning done by the gov
eminent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

The paper drinking cup may be
sanitary and all that, but It isn't a
convenient thing to handle. As a de-
vice for spilIing water 1t has prob
ably never been surpassed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

A Chicago fashion expert says we
are returning to the "fgleafp epoch
Of the worlds history. Indications
certainly point that way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

Abe Martin remarks that oppor-
funity knocks only once, but the wolf
Is liable to drop around any old time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
In Fashion.

A Springfield young woman named
Drew
Ne'er worries about what to do.
Some guy stole her clothes
And now when she goes
About town she wears but few
Jacksonville Courier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

How grieved Champ Clark must be
Dyer all this criticism of Bryan!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

lie ownership of the mines through
the success of the Socialist party at
the polls
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24

THOUGHT FOR The DAY.
The actions of men are the best in
terpreters of their thoughts.-Locke
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
A Fuzzy Crop.

Oh. heavy-laden is the bough
Above the garden wall.
The caterpillars ripen now
And one by one they fall.
Kansas City Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-24
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
VIOLA

Everyone interested in the Ladies
Club are requested to meet at the Ed
Bowman home Jan. 8. 1914 at o'clock
p. m. Rev, Lyles would be pleased to
have large attendance. He will be
present to helporganize.
T. jerks was painfully, though not
seriously injured by a deer attacking
him. He is recovering as rapidly as
could be expected.
The nurse from Council Bluffs, who
cared for Mrs. John Sampson during
her recent illness, returned home last
week.
Edgar Carpenter and wife are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of baby boy. j.
F. Millefis now grandpa.
A Literary Society was organized
at the Center school house Friday night
to meet every two weeks.
Several people of Viola had clothing
and other articles stolen Thursday night
Hermis Clifford and Estes Cretsinger
are visiting friends in Dickinson county.
E. Taggart and wife, of Audubon
spent Sunday at the Geo. Textor home.
Finley Burger and brother returned
from their northern trip Friday.
Clarence Barrett shelled and market
ed corn in Dedham Friday.
Eva Potter entertained a crowd of
young people Sunday.
Archer Textor and Roy Eerbin went
to Milford Sunday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
BRAYTON AND OAKFIELD

James c. Larsen of Brayton and Mis-
Marie Christensen were married Wed.
nesday, Dec. 10, at the Oakhill church,
Rev. J. Jorgensen officiating. Immed
lately after the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of MIR. and Mrs
Nels ID. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson being "A
sister of the bride. The happy couple
will be at home for the present with the
groom's parents, Mis- Larsen and wife.
Chas. Cotton left Saturday on his re-
turn trip to his home at Twisp, Wash.
His mother went to Nebraska with him
and will remain during the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Bird Benson.
A. C. Erickson living west of town
was operated upon Friday at the At.
lantic Hospital for appendicitis. His
case was very serious but he is now i'm
proving.
Isaac Smith and son returned this
week from Red Deer, Canada, where
they have been during the summer
cultivating their land.
Miss Kathleen Koob commenced
day at No. 8, Hamlin township.
Mrs. w. r. Koob was visiting in Ex-
ira last Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs. Luther Hensley.
Ruth Freeman went to Audubon Sat
urday and visited over Sunday with her
sister, Kathleen.
Mrs. George Freeman spent Thurs
day in Extra with her parents, J. j.
Lewis and wife.
Chas. Bison, Jr., and Earl Brown re-
turned Saturday from their trip to
Kansas City.
X. Miller and Elmer Miller went to
Des Moines Tuesday to attend to bust
ness matters.
Miss Marie Freeman ATTENDED the
Dramatic Contest at Audubon Friday
evening.
VIM. Pardee of Omaha was looking
after his farm north of Brayton last
week
Walter Nelson and wife have a new
boy at their home, who arrived Dec 10.
Mrs. Mollie Jenkins was calling on
Atlantic friends one day last week.
NJ. n. Nelson and wife spent Thurs.
day night with friends in Atlantic.
Mrs. Ida Cannon of Extra was a vi, e
istor in Brayton last Thursday.
George lessen, Jr.. was calling on his
parents in Atlantic Monday.
Anton Juhl had business calling him
to Altar tic Monday.
Jens Brown had business calling him
to Atlantic Saturday.
Archie Brown of Kansas City is visit
ing his brother, Earl.
Mabel and Mary Ide were callers in
Atlantic Saturday.
LATE Theilen went to Audubon Tues
day to serve as juror.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
Special Election at Extra

The special election at Extra last Mon
day for the purpose of granting r. G..
Wieland of this city franchise to use
the streets of the city for the erection of
poles for electric lighting. resulted
favorable to the proposition. 119 votes
against and spoiled. The vote means
that Mr.. Wieland will have splendid
support in Extra and we know that
Extra people will be mighty glad that
they gave the franchise to such worthy
and capable man as Mr.. Wieland
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
School Christmas Program

The first and second grades of the
public school are planning to give a
Christmas program in the high school
assembly room this Thursday evening
Dec. 18th. A number of Christmas
songs, playlets and recitations have been
prepared and the program will no doubt
prove very interesting one. Come and
catch the Christmas spirit The pro.
gram will begin at 7:l5. An admission
of 10c will be charged at the door.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
Notice

All those knowing themselves indebet-
ed to us by book account will please
call and make settlement during this
month (Dec) that we may balance our
books by Jan. LIST 1914.
Audubon Music Co.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
CARLISLE ANSWERS WALSH
Says Latter Has Prevented Saw
ing to the State.

From stan Correspondent OF The Tribune. J
Albany June 25.-John y. Carlisle. State
Commissioner of Highways. i'm a state
ment tonight answered the Acting State
Controller. Michael J. Walsh, who has
held up about $4,000 in highway contracts.
Mr. Carlisle SAYS that before the pro-
posed contracts were ever drawn the
matter was taken up with the Control
ler's Office.
The Commissioner Of Highways" said
the Highway Commissioner, was asked
10 submit the proposition by the Con-
troller This was done and now Mr..
Walsh has taken occasion 10 write a
thesis on the evil of awarding contracts
without competitive bidding. on which no
one will take issue with him.
In this case. however. the Highway
Department was complying with re-
quest of the Controllers Office and sub
mitted with the proposed contracts the
bids Of two contractors to do the work.
The only purpose Of the Highway De-
partment in taking care OF its repair
work in this way was to save time"
The Commissioner said that the use OF
Roslyn grit, objected to by Mr.. Walsh
on the ground that il was a patented
material. was 10 effect a saving for the
state. being about half the price of trap
rock screenings
1t was on the difference between
those prices for material equally
good" said Mn Carlisle. that the High
way Department desired TO make the saw
ing for the taxpayers. and which has
been prevented by this action Of the Con-
troller."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
NO ARGENTINE MEAT TRUST
Governmental Investigation Fails to
Show Combination.

Buenos Ayres. June Corresponding TO
an Interpolation by Deputy Atencio in
the Chamber to-day. the Minister Of Ag-
riculture made the statement that he
had investigated the situation with ref
erence to the meat industry, but was not
able to say that a trust existed in Ar
gentina as opposed to the Anglo-Argen-
tine meat establishment. although eX-
portat ton by American plants established
in this country had increased.
He declared that since January. 1912.
there existed A combination OF all the
establishments. some of which however.
had recently opposed its renewal He
added that the managers of the Ameri-
can plants declared that the lowered
price of Argentine beef in England vas
accidental. and averred that there was
no combination.
The minister expressed the opinion
that 10 limit expectation would be ille-
gal. and asserted that no alarm was
mstifed He said that the British gov
eminent had insinuated the desire that
Argentina check the beef monopoly. and
Argentina asked that Great Britain au-
thorize the Importation of beef on the
hocf after an inspection by an English
Official at Argentine ports
The minister also urged the organiza-
ton Of a cooperative society among the
cattle breeders.