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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
Fighting the pandeIlon.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The annual
protest against the aandelion is
heard in the land" The yellow peril
is taking by storm the lawns in most
cities, even as it has captured the
fields and roadsides. The pest is
more numerous than ever, and the
prospect that it will become any less
OF pest is very remote.
The man who loves fine lawn
would like to see the pest eradicated.
Many property owner digs dande-
lions morning. after morning. in the
effort to free his lawn from the pest.
~ is almost hopeless task. If he
digs basket full of dandelions to.
morrow morning, he can find Just as
many morning CT two afterwards.
And no matter how hard he tries to
Keep his lawn clean. the fact that in
his Immediate neighborhood many
lawns. parkings or vacant lots will be
ablaze with color of dandelion variety
saddens him, for he knows that hill.
hons of seeds will soon be floating
through the air, and his lawn will get
its share of them. The property own
er who fights dandelions is half in
ciined to ask What's the usee" But.
thanks TO his endurance. he keeps
heroically at his task and maintains a
lawn reasonably free from the yellow
Eosies.
Cures for the dandelion do not az
pear to cure-to any satisfactory ex-
tent It looks as though the property
owner who wants his lawn clean
would simply have to put in a little
more time each year digging. And if
the dandelion becomes master of the
situation, he can plow up his yard.
and re-sod. If he can find some virgin
sod that is free from weeds. or he
can sew his lawn to grass seed But
at best he is facing an uphill fight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
A NEW GOOD ROADS BILL.

Senator Bourne has presented a
bill! to the joint congressional com
mittee Of federal aid in the con-
struction of post roads, which pro
vides for the expenditures of $4,000
900 throughout the country under a
plan of federal and state co-opera-
tion. BY reason of the attention be-
ing given these days to he building
of permanent highways the bill of
the Oregon man is of much interest.
Mr.. Bourne's plan contenplstes
the three billion dollar construction
fund shall be apportioned among the
states on the basis Of area. population,
assessed valuation and road mileage
and that the several states shall de-
post in the United States treasury
their fifty year per cent bonds for
the amount due them and the govern
ment loan the states the par value
thereof for road construction, the GOV
eminent raising its fund by the sale
OF IT'S fifty years non-taxahle Per
cent 6onds
The proposed sp7er1s17zsat Of
funds 10 middle Eeste-z states fos-
lows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
A Case Of "Got Tor

Washington Star: There are too
many commissions, made up for the
most part OF lame ducks"
The speaker was Senator Tillman.
He continued:
I'VE don't need commissions to do
our work for us. We. the senate and
house can do our own work ii we only
sperseyere.
I'VE must be you know. like tina,
woodchuck.
Once upon time there was =
'woodchuck. Woodchucks can't climb
trees. Well, our woodchuck was
chased by houn' dawg, and, very
hard pressed. he came to a tree.
The woodchuck knew II he Climb.
ed that tree he would be safe. He
knew that if he didn't climb it, the
houn' dawg would get him.
Now woodchucks can't climb
trees. But this one had to. So he
did"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
Pepper for Senator.

Davenport Democrat: 1t is quite
natural that the Democrats in Iowa,
in looking over the field for the best
candidate for the senate, in view Of
the expiration of Senator Cummins'
term In 1914, should be seriously dis
crssing Congressman Pepper OF the
Second district.
Mr.. PEPPER was the Democratic
congressman from Iowa when he was
the only man who had that distinc.
ton. He had the greater distinction
last year of being elected from the
district without opposition. He has
been active in looking after the In
terests of his constituents. and is evil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
Mush and Milk.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune:
Glory be! Wouldn't it be great II the
crazy world would, or could, return to
the days when children were given a
mush and milk supper and sent to bed
at shutdown! How the big. round faced
boys and the rose-cheeked girls, after
a delicious supper of nush and milk,
said their evening prayers and tod
died off to bed about the time the sun
was burning up the last piece OF west
ern sky.
Their "dood night" was like an
Amen to a vesper hymn and in less
than four minutes they we're all
asleep with a smile on each face
calling to mind the pretty belief OF
the Irish peasantry that when young
sters smile in their sleep it is a sure
sign that with them the angels are
whispering.
There were no cases of appended
tbs in the days of the mush and milk
suppers; it is doubtful if the doctors
even knew of the presence OF the
thing that of late years proved TO be
the raiser Of rich revenues as well rs
constituting the preface to pathetic
funerals.
The children of our day spend their
evenings at parties, balls and infan-
tile "daboos." Late suppers in courses,
followed by delirious dreams. drive
the rose petals from young faces and
give us the children possessed Of
more cheek. at ten than their grand
mothers had at thirty. The bashfnl
boy or girl is a species as extinct as
the dodo. The childish innocence
that once urged Johnnie to hang
his head and stick his finger in his
mouth, and prompted Nellie" to
stand on one foot and twist with en-
harrassment in the presence of stran-
gers has been driven from the earth
by the grating OF the manners of
grown-ups upon children-and the
world has lost it's sweetest and most
enduring charm, the charm of chill
dren that are real children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
Concrete Pavement

burlington Hawk-Eye: Considerable
concrete pavement is being put down
IN Iowa this year. A few years ago
people sagely shook their heads. when
cement pavement was suggested. That
was the time, when an occasional ar.
chitect aud builder was advising his
clients, that some people were going
'cement-looney.' But finally the 90.
ment users triumphed and cement ia
now becoming one of the fayorite
paving materials and as was the case
with bridge and culvert work will
come near to perfection as it's use
teconnes more general. Hamilton
awarded contracts at s1.2o per ward
which Is considered very reason.
able figure. while Clear Lake paya
s1,26 and Mason City. sf.s5. OF course
there may be some difference In the
specifications. The lower course OF
concrete may be heavier at Mason
City than at Hampton. And there
may be other reasons. If the specifi.
cations We're exactly the same IL
would seem as If Mason city, where
the cement Is made, ought to get her
cement pavement bit cheaper. than
any other town in the state, instead
OF paying more for 1t, than do a num-
Der Of other Iowa towns But even III
the Mason City figures, the pavement
Is very cheap, where the people get a
good Job. And there have been cases.
all too numerous, where the people
paid high price for asphalt, and
then they got bum" job.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

IDENTITY highly regarded at Washing
ton and in national Democratic cir
cles. This has been evidenced by the
proposition to make him secretary of
the Democratic congressional com
mittee, and in other ways.
There is every likelihood that the
Democrats will elect the next SEN
ator from Iowa, If the democracy
presents the right man and supports
him with the same harmony with
which Democrats have been acting
since the country's call came to them
two years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
The Average Man.

He is straight and tall and broad and
strong,
And he Is clean and neat
He fares forth with CHEEKY song,
A figure good to meet.
He makes no pose OF pride or wealth
He does whate'er he can;
So here is toast and here Is health
To the great average man.
He has true and loving wife
Who greets him. with kiss,
His home is free from jar and strife
A breath place OF Bliss
And so b Sc of steadfast trust
In the Creators plan
He makes this human life august
The splendid average man.
He loves the tender common things,
The pine against the sky;
The happy bird that sings and sings
Upon the treetop nigh.
The gorgeous race of flowers he loves
He loves the rainbow's span;
The greenwood and the painted
groves
Delight the average man.
He fights for honor and for truth,
He strives for aye to be
Example for the eyes of youth.
A force for honesty.
His face is open as his soul;
His thought is clean to scam:
Good luck attends him to his goal
All hail the average man.
National Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

stances have been able to prove, that
the cost of transportation is negligible
IN the entire cost of articles OF COM
mon use. In this connection II. u.
Nudge OF the Rock Island system, a
high authority in his line relates that
an officer of his line went into
store in Kansas City and asked the
price of California cherries. Inform.
ed that 40 cents pound was the fig-
ure, he inquired why the price was SO
high when they could be bought at 5
cents pound in California. He was
told that 1t was due to high freight
rates"
why" he objected, the rate is
only one and one-fourth cents pound.
Now really. where does the balance
go?"
He didn't get any satisfactory reply.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
.HYOMEI RELIEVES
in FIVE MINUTES
Help Comes Quickly When Hyomei is
Used for catarrh.

Quick relief comes from the Hyo-
mel treatment for catarrh and all
troubles of the breathing organs such
as stopped-up head. sniffles or morn
ing choking. Put a few drops of
liquid hyomei In the pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit, and be.
fore you have used the treatment five
minutes you will rctice relief from
your catarrhal troubles.
1t gives tonic healing effect to the
air you breathe, kills the catarrhal
germs, stops the poisonous secretions
soothes the irritated mucous mem-
brane and makes a marked improve.
ment in the general health.
Hyomei is not cure-all; 1t haA
but one aim, the relief OF catarrh and
diseases OF the breathing organs.
When there is no catarrh. the general
health is improved, for then nature
has chance to build up the entire
system.
If you suffer from offensive breath,
raising of nucus, frequent sneezing,
husky voice, discharge from the nose,
droppings in the throat, loss OF
spasmodic coughing and
feeling of tightness across the upper
part of the chest. or any other symp.
toms Of catarrh, use Hyomei at
once. 1t will destroy the disease
germs in the nose, throat and lungs,
and give quick and permanent re-
lief
Hyomei does not contain cocaine or
any habit-forming drug The COM
plete outfit costs $1.00, extra bottles
If later needed SO cents. Wilkinson &
Co., and druggists everywhere Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
lam THE IMMIGRANT.

am the immigrant
looked towards the United States
with sad eyes kindled by the
fire of ambition and heart quick
ened with newborn hope.
approachedaits gates with great ex-
pectation.
have shouldered my burden as the
American man-of-all-work.
/ contribute eighty-fiye percent of all
the labor in the slaughtering
and meat-packing industries.
I do seven-tenths of the bituminous
coal mining.
do seventy per cent OF all the
work in the wooden mills.
contribute nine-tenths of all the la
Dor in the cotton mills
make nineteen-twentieths OF all the
clothing.
manufacture more than half the
shoes.
I build four-fifths OF all the furniture
~ make half Of the collars, cuffs and
shirts.
turn out four-f1fths of all the leather.
Il make naif the gloves.
[ refine nearly Observation-Disclosures of
all the sugar
And vet, am the great American
problem.
When | pour out my blood on your
altar of labor, and lay down
my life as sacrifice to your
god OF toll men make no more
comment than at the fall Of a
sparrow.
But my Drawn is woven into the warp
and wool of the fabric OF your
national being,
/ My children shall be your children
and your land shall be ny land
because my sweat and mr.
blood will cement the founda-
tions of the America OF tomcr-
row
sffs i can be fused into the body polite
the melting pot viii have stood
the supreme test.
Frederic J. Haskin in the Christ
ian Republic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

The plan also provides Tor team
work between the states and federal
government. hut avoids subseryience
OF the state to any federal bureau or
department. 1t suggests the estab-
lishment OF national school of high
way and bridge engineering in Wash
sngto so as to create supply of
trained specialists from whom the
states could draw for state and dis
trict engineers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

Governor Johnson of California de-
clares he has not changed his mind
on the Japanese question, which leads
the Cedar Rapids Republican to say
that the only time johnson ever
changed his mind was when he sud
denly became a rip-roaring anti-cor-
pcration man Immediately following
the termination of his service as at
torney for the Southern Pacific rail.
way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
JUSTICE FOR THE JAPANESE.

Col. John p. Irish, formerly Of
Iowa, but for many years resident
/ of California, has written striking
communication to the Oakland (Cal.)
Tribune, in which he asks for justice
for the Japanese. Col. Irish clearly
sets forth facts which strengthen the
belief of thoughtful persons every.
where that the anti-Japanese agita.
tion is the work of political tricksters
who would inflame the public by
spreading falsehoods. His letter Is
given herewith:
Editor Tribune: I submit to the
ldecent and thoughtful people OF Cali
fornia this statement in behalf of the
honor of our state, in dealing with
/ the Japanese. They are here under a
treaty, with the favored nation clause,
and which expressly stipulates that
they here, and Americans in Japan,
may own and lease real estate.
The legislation proposed at Sacra-
mento violates this treaty, drags our
honor in the dust, and leaves us strip
ped of good faith and clothed in dis
honor.
How has such legislation been pro-
NOTED? Its origin and progress haye
been urged by the most glazing false
hoods and most malevolent misrepre-
sensations. Last Tuesday State Sena-
tor Sanford wired Congressman Raker
this dispatch:
People demanding enactment of
alien land law. If legislature refuses
people will resort to the initiative.
Issue must be met Must meet it now.
Government should not interfere with
our local affairs 1t is a matter OF
state rights. Hands off at Washing
ton. We will handle situation. Senti.
ment FIVE to one in favor OF alien land
law. Japs own over $4,000 acres and
lease 100000. Ratio of increase over
600 per cent u. B. Sanford
Notice the specific statements, then
turn to the current report of John P.
Mclaughlin. state labor commissioner,
himself violently anti-Japanese. and
on page Cos of his report, taken from
the public assessment rolls, he reports
that Japanese own In this state 12,725
acres of land, an increase Of 1885
acres since 1909
On page 637 of the same report the
commissioner puts the land leased by
Japanese at 1885 acres. a decrease
in their leaseholds since 1909 of 2,69S
acres
Not only are these falsehoods on
the land matter used, but they are
reinforced by others relating to the
number OF japanese here
In the hearing given at Sacramento
70 the Exposition company against
legislation, Mr.. James
D Ptalzn and ether agents OF Mr.
Olaf TvsftEors IN advocacy of the
bin AID talked OF The horde OF Jspa
-sss -c1-fzE into the state
Unfortunately for the state. horde
d Tzuaaese nours steadily ont. The
1EcssI report OF the commissioner OF
Of June 80. 1911 Daee
iGs. and MS bulletin for March. 1912.
show IN two years and nine months.
ending March. 1912, the rHnber of
Jananese here decreased 1929
From the foregoing it IS plain that
ne are being npshed into grossly In
sulting friendly nation hv rAaas
lying. JOHN P. IRISH.
AS Col. Irish says. the Japanese are
under treaty which expressly stipu-
lates those here. and Americans in
Japan. may own and lease real estate.
There can be no question then that
the action of California is direct
violation of our treaty with Japan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
assisted by Roosevelt himself. III,

assisted by Roosevelt himself. they
came in bad third.
From these indications Mr.. Boyls
draws the conclusion that the Repnb-
lican party will come back. because,
the personalities of Taft and Roose-
welt out of the question, all shades Of
Republicans have more points of
agreement than disagreement, and
they all love the party and its tradi-
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

ers in other countries free rein to
doctor diseased meat, ship 1t into
the United States free OF duty and
compete with our packers who must
live UP to requirements not asked OF
foreign competitors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

The situation precipitated by the
passage of the alien land bill by the
California Legislature is not as serious
as it appears to be on the surface of
things. There is no question that 1t
is in direct violation of national
treaty No court will sustain it for
moment California has simply shown
its bad temper and worse breeding
without accomplishing anything.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06
LlftIno the Chip.

Sioux City Tribune: Whatever the
outcome may be, recent developments
indicate that search Is being made
all along the line to discover who gets
the enormous profit that goes to
someone between the producer and
the consumer OF commodities.
Railroad men claim, and In soma in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

Cedar Rapids Republican: 1t
seems that the legislature was will
ing to take David Brant's advice on
education, but not on saloons. David
wants the state to maintain at least
two big engineering schools and few
saloons on the side. Go it, Daye-go
it, legislature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

The dandelion crop this year bids
fair to break all records. Those much
Wanted "sure-cures." warranted 10
sxterminate them root and branch,
seem to have encountered hitch
somewhere in their gearing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

The fact that stands out more
prominently than ali others in CON
aection with the new tariff is that It
Slfts the farmers harder than anybody
else. Unless all signs are at fault the
good times for the farming commun-
sty are nearing an end.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

I Ackley World: Perhaps subse-
quent legislatures can undo what the
present legislature has done-create
a five mile limit law for Icwa City
and the State university, ano make 4
Bookkeeping, club house, drug store
hole-in-the-wall place out of ii. The
measure is to become effective in
aI1lO. I.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

Here's a new life preserver. A
Massachusetts, man who has lived to
be nearly hundred says that he
yves it all to the fact that his mother
vas a New England woman and gave
her children boiled dinners with In
liam pudding boiled in a bag.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

The parcel post isn't the last word
~ any means in the matter of cheap
End rapid transportation Out in Al.
ssia, on the authority of a local paper.
everybody is requested to save their
isapers and pasteboard boxes for the
sSing's Daughters who will collect
hem by telephone"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

Speaking of cures" what's good
for . dandelions? Last years recipes
were a flat failure. Judging from
most lawns this spring. Has anybody
anything new to offer?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

II The calendar is any criterion the
days are near at hand when man
and his vest will soon be parted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Let him that would move the world
first move himself. Socrates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

w. Mckee Maxwell thus sings in the
t1lunlns of the Peoria Herald Tran
'pript about his garden
III waste no labor of my hoe
On turnips or potatoes;
z I'll only plant a little row
= OF lathyrus odoratus.
i fence these tears!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-06

, a bulletin just issued by the bureau
pf labor statistics shows that the cost
as living in this country was higher in
me latter part of 1912 than at any
Their time during the last twenty.
tree years. The increase per year
rom 1896 TO 1912 was s187 to the av.
rage workingman's family. Wages
salring the same period were the high
st on record.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-01-03
GAS EXPLOSION.

The alarm sof fire on Thursday
morning was caused by an explos-
Ion of gas in the. Sw-tnam building,
corner of Madison and Jefferson
streets, opposite the passenger de-
pot. The house had been rented
by Squire James Perry for a resi-
denceu and on the morning named
he had gone into the kitchen to
light fire preparatory to cleaning
up before moving in. He struck a
match to light fire in the crate,
when he heard what he terms a
queer sort of noise, which was fol-
lowed by an explosion that shook
the building and caused big com
motion in the neighborhood. 1t was
discovered that the cap which cover
ed the valve that lets the gas into
the fireplace had become loose and
had been leaking, nobody knows
how long. Fortunately for the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-01-03
BURNED By XMAS TREE.
w. w. Cordell Saves Daughter and
Party IT children.

w. w. Cordell. residing with his
son-in-law, w. A. Rowe, at 461 G.
street northwest. was painfully
burned about the face and hands
late yesterday afternoon. in an eff
fort to extinguish a burning Christ
mas tree in the basement. 1t caught
fire from small candles. Mr.. Cordell
was burned about the right side OF
the face and forehead. The hair
OF his head was badly scorched, and
his eyebrows and eyelashes burned
off. Both hands were blistered. He
refused TO go to hospital, and was
treated by DR.. T. j. Kemp. His In
luuries are not serious.
Quick action and sound judgment
on the part Of Mr.. Cordell undoubt-
eddy prevented a disastrous fire. A
few minutes before the fire started
the little daughter of Mr.. Rowe
took a party OF little friends to the
front basement room TO look at the
tree. She lit several candles with.
in her reach. A moment later some
children OF the neighborhood ap-
peared in front OF the house and
called Tor the little Rowe girl. While
she and her friends were outside
the tree took fire.
Mr.. Cordell, who has been confin'
ed to the house for several days
indisposed.. rushed to the froui
room and threw his daughter, Mrs
Rowe. away from the flames, not
however. before they had badl,
slnged her hair. Then Mr.. Cordo'
slammed and locked the hall dool
to keep the children GU. of thu
room. With whatever he could flint
he battered the tree down, and will
buckets OF water finally extinguish
ed the flames. but not untih thu
t-ae was totally destroyed. the cur
tais in ashes. and the woodwork o
the windows burned. The damag'
amounted to $25.
An alarm was turned In from
Sixth and G streets. The run OF n
fire apparatus caused a rush from
the nearby streets, and in five min
utos after the alarm was turned Il
G street., between the Typographi
cal Temple and Sixth street, wa
filled with an excited crowd OF sew
eral thousand persons. -Washingto
paper.
Mr.. Cordell and family we're form
erly Louisa residents. Their friend
here congratulate them on thel
escape from serious injury.