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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-13

Henry A. Johnson, a business man
of L'Anse, Mich, writes: For years,
Foiey's Honey and Tar Compound for
coughs and colds has been our family
medicine. We give it to our children,
who like it ON account of its pleasant
taste. 1t is a safe cure for coughs and
colds II contains no opiates. For
sale by all druggists ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-13
BRITISH OPIUM moNoPoL,
Government to Control Trafnc Z
Hongkopg.

6ou0kon0.
Hongkong. Oct. 1.-THE British
government has decided to establish
an opium monopoly in Hongkong ct
the expiration Of the present agree.
rnent.
X II t4Qught that with the control
e to strs16 : In the hands Of the gov
rosot IT. tradual suppression win
Tbs stan and appliances OF the
fnrmefs ere to b taken over In en-
ftvoky.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-13
Japanese Premier Dead.

Toxic. Oct. 11,-Count Taro Katsu-
ra, three times premier Of Japan. IL
dead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-13
A Gentle and Effective LAXATIVE.


A mild, gentle and effective Laxative
is wat people demand when suffering
from constipation. Thousands swear
by DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Hugh
|Tsllman. Of San Antcnio, Tex,
writes: "They are. beyond question.
the best pills my wife and I have ever
taken" They never cause pain.
Price soc at all druggists, or by mail,
81. E. Bucklen & Co.. Philadelphia OF
|St. Louis. ADV.
win q. Richmond, q resident OF
|Inglswood, CAL. will answer any In
about Folsy's Honey and Tar
Compound. He says further "Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has greatly
benefited me for bronical trouble and
cough. after / used other remedies
that failed. 1t Is more like q food
than q medicine" Do not acoept q
substitute. Fer sale by all druggists.
ADV.
d. g. Drake. at his new location,
VanEps avenue and Fourth street. Il
giving . ten per cent discount on ali
woven wire fencing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-13
UNCLE SAM TO
PROTECT GAME
Federal Law Affecting MI
gratOry Birds.
EFFECTTHIS MONTH

Congress Authorized the Department
Of Agriculture to Adopt Regulations
n Fix q Closed Season for Ger.
tain Species.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

rendered. Only once before was the
principle applied to any large volume
OF traffic from Iowa.
At the present time the class rates
east OF the river are distributed into
somewhat reasonable groups, adyanc.
Ing gradually In amount as the dist
ance increases. hmm ediately upon
crossing the river into Iowa, these
rates increase with enormous randi
ity; the state grouping looks like a
crazy quilt in eastern Iowa. Some
practical conception of just what that
means can best be obtained by glanc-
Ing at the map which was prepared by
an Iowa commission and introduced
as an exhibit In the case. This map
shows the different rate groups in
which towns are placed The gradual
increase In rates, and In the size Of
the groups, until you get to the river.
is in striking contrast to the situation
Immediately west OF the river. While
the rates advance generally from 2 to
per cent with each group east OF
the river we see an advance of %
per cent In the first group west Of the
river. This places the balance of the
state upon an Internationally high
level. This map gives a bird's-eye
view OF the entire situation.
Within reasonable time We may
now expect these Iowa groups to be
completely revised. In the past ST.
Louis has had an advantage Of 9 cents
per 100 pounds on first class ICON
sisting OF 5 cents bridge toll and S
per cent of the New York; Chicago
rate) and proportionately lower for
the other classes. Hereafter most Of
this burden will be removed; the diff
ferential now being cents on first
and second classes, and cent each
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

are required to grade the rates
equitably across the state. The rates
from the Mississippi river cities to
the Atlantic coast are reduced I cents
per 100 pounds, and proportionately
lower for the other classes, and the
rates from Denver and other Colorado
points are reduced 10 cents on first
class and proportionately for the
other classes. The rates between in
terror Iowa points and the western
states are as yet undecided: when
that opinion is rendered, 1t will close
the entire series of cases, making for
the first time In our history, sub
stantial revision of Iowa's interstate
rates. which have heretofore hamper
ed and interfered so greatly with the
industrial growth OF our state.
In order to keep the record straight
IN a matter Of this moment, It may be
of some interest, at this particular
time, to review, briefly, the steps lead.
Ing up to these decisions
In my campaign for the railroad
commission In 1910 the CHIEF argu-
ment l used was the necessity for the
state railroad commission to compel a
complete overhauling and revision OF
our interstate rates. They had the
power to do this by taking the in
itiative for the state before the inter
state commerce commission under
the White law passed by the thirty.
second general assembly, which haa
become dead letter. UP to thai
time the Iowa railroad commission
had not prosecuted any case before
the Interstate commerce commission
! made that my principal issue. Some
of my friends expressed serious
doubts whether could get the pubic
interested in new issue of tina.
kind In short campaign, but wen
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Impetus for state.

Interior Iowa has never had an an.
proach toward reasonable schedule
OF Interstate class rates. We have
now broken the ground. The effect
will be felt in every corner OF the
state.
The foundation for these results
has been laid during the past forty
years, thanks chiefly to the brilliant
work of Iowa men, such as Cummins,
Larrabee, Dolliver, Hepburn and the
leaders in the grange movement; but
up till recently very little OF con.
crete, practical nature affecting inter
state traffic had ever been secured
for the actual shippers of our state.
When Larrabee was governor. we
secured reasonably low gtate rates:
but that formed a very small part OF
the problem. Practically 80 per cent
OF our freight traffic is interstate.
The first decision of statewide i'm.
portance relative to Interstate rates
affecting Iowa, was In the live stock
case In 1908, which caused revision
OF the entire schedule OF freight
rates on Cur principal farm product
to the principal live stock markets
within and without the state. AS stat.
ed above, that was the first time the
railroads were required to distribute
the rates clear across the state into
zones or groups. A year later, In
June. 1909. the city OF Des Moines Sc
cured substantial reductions on class
rates from the east, equivalent tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

on the other four classes. (oficial
classification. Some time I hope 70
see the whole thing removed. We
have made q good start toward that
end.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

as the amount affecting Iowa alone In
the advanced rate case of 1910, or
the western classification case OF
1912, or in the advanced rate case
recently commenced by the railroads;
but in It's effect on the Industrial
growth Of the state, this is the MOST
important victory, so far as Iowa Is
concerned, since either our state or
national government began the task
OF regulating railroads.
These decisions mean a complete
revision of the interstate freight rates
on about 5000 articles, between over
LOCO Iowa cities and all points in the
eastern part of the United States.
The decision will mark the begin
ming of new era in the industrial
development of the state Of Iowa. 1t
is epoch making.
It gives a person renewed conf
dence in the whole scheme OF regula-
ton by the government.
The opinion was written by Com
missioner Harlan, son OF the late
justice of the supreme court OF the
United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
In the HatchIno.

Lord Leigh in an interview IN Now
York praised the American business
man.
the American business man." he
SAD dreams dreams. then he car.
ries them out. = o1',
The men of other nations dream
and that is the end of it."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
N|F|CANCE Of
RATE DECISION.
What it Means to keokuk and the
State Of Iowa to Have Big
Freight Rate Re-
duction.
GIVES KEoKUK IMPETUS
Something the city Has Been Waiting
For, and is Second Only in
Importance to Big
Dam.
GIVES KEoKUK IMPETUS

Industrial Keokuk received its
greatest impetus in years early this
month through the decision of the In
terstate Commerce Commission in
lowering freight rates from eastern
points, thereby removing a discrim-
nation that has done more than any
thing else to curb the manufacturing
interests Of the city. After November
1 the Industrial Association will be
able to offer to prospective manufac-
turers a schedule Of rates that will
compare faVorably with that OF any
shipping point on the Mississippi
river. AS a commercial asset the de-
cision OF the commission is the most
important In the city's industrial his
tory, with the exception Of the con-
struction of the water power project
at this point.
Under the new schedule Keokuk is
In position practically as advantage.
GUS as that Of st. Louis. The. first
class rate from New York City, here
tofore 81 cents, will be 80 cents, an
advance of 2 cents over the st. Louis
rate. The second class rate Of "a
cents is reduced to rs cents, while
the third class rate OF sc cents goes
down to 60 cents The fourth class
rate shows reduction of Ave cents,
the fifth class rate Of four cents and
the sixth class rate reduction of
three cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Zones for Iowa.

The most important achievement In
the case is the establishment of an
equitable fundamental principle which
will guide in the future building up OF
the rate structure for our state the
principle which requires the railroads
to distribute their rates into reasc
able groups or zones across the state.
Ike those which they have had IN
eastern territory for many years.
This method has occasionally been
adopted by the commission IN the
past; but never, perhaps, on such an
extended scale as In this decision just
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
one-half the reduction

about one-half the reduction Sc
cured the previous year by
the cities on the Missouri river, in the
Burnham Hanna Munger case. Reduc-
tons quite similar in amount were Sc
cured the following year by Ottumwa.
"A number of other interstate cases
affecting individual towns, notably
Sioux City and Sioux Rapids, have
been successfully prosecuted; but no
other decision, aside from the live
stock case Of 1908, has ever been rem
dered revising the interstate rates
lthroughout the whole state. Com.
menting on this, Commissioner Harlan
says In the opinion: while there has
been a growing number OF complaints
from these communities (referring to
Iowa cities) their rates have not until
now been challenged in any compre-
hensive way
I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
History Of Agitation.

As far back as March 10, 1874, the
Iowa legislature passed a resolution
asking congress to regulate Interstate
freight rates. Iowa has led at all
stages In the movement. The SPLEEN.
did work OF these men Is today bear.
ing fruit.
The railroads are required BY order
OF the Interstate commerce commits
sion, to make an entire revision OF
their class and commodity rates be.
tween interior Iowa points and Chi
cago, and between interior Iowa
points and the Atlantic coast, and
between interior Iowa points and cen.
trail freight association territory Tin
Guiding intermediate points, such az
Cleveland. Philadelphia. etc.) by
October I, and upon their failure to
90 50, the commission itself will un
dertake the revision in detail. They
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
keokuk Was Strategic Point.

NSONuN was SlTdtCSiC
When the freight rate question first
was taken up in Iowa, 1t was found
that unusual conditions existed at
keokuk. and it was because OF this that
Special Examiner Burchmcre, the
representative of Judge Harlan, in at
tendance. Clifford Thorne, chairman
of the state railway commission, gave
it as his opinion at that time that
Keokuk occupied strategic position,
one which should have most import
ant bearing on the outcome of the
state fight In general, and the Keo-
kuk case in particular. Mr. Thorne
has since said that the testimony Civ
en- by Mr.. Cooper. Judge Logan, the
Keokuk Industrial Association and To-
cal shippers deserved the unqualified
appreciation of the entire manufac-
turing and shipping interests Of the
state.
by Clifford Thorne, chairman Iowa
Board State Railroad Commissioners. j
The next complete text of the re-
cent decisions of the interstate com
merce commission In the rate cases
brought by the Iowa board of railroad
commissioners, arrived at the offices
OF the cofpmission today. These cases
were brou&ht by the board upon the
formal requSst Of commercial organi-
cations in Den Moines, Dubuque, Gin
ton, DavenporN Muscatine, Burling-
ton, Fort Madison, Keo6uk, Marshall
town, ottumwa, Cedar Rapids and
Fort Dodge.
The amount Of money directly in
vowed in these oaA kes is not SO large
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

Read The Daily Gate city,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
a Double Benefit.


Not only does the decision furnish
Keokuk with its greatest argument in
offering better facilities of concerns
having this city under consideration
as point of location, but the new
schedule will also prove advantageous
to local shippers, who have found the
rates heretofore existing a burden for
the existence Of which there seemed
no reasonable excuse, Manager John
Dewitt of the Industrial Association,
to whom the great share of credit for
winning the Keokuk rate case is due,
estimates on a conservative basis that
local shippers will show saving of
$4,000 year in freight expenses.
Hugh L. Cooper wired Mr. Dewitt
from New York this fact alone justi-
fies the two years work of the Indus
trial Association, without considering
single other result gained
Keokuk has, been helpless In its ef-
forts to secure Industries, because Of
the one fact that manufacturers
threw up their hands In horror when
informed of the rates under which
they would be forced to ship their
products. This disadvantage more
than offset the proposition of cheaper
power. Manufacturers are interested
in the cost of shipping equally as
much as they are in the cost of pro-
duction. Under the new schedule
Keokuk is enabled to offer rate
schedule that will compare favorably
with any city in the power zone and
a power rate that is better than any
other point can offer. Combining
these two features, 1t will be seen that
/ The city is in an excellent position to
secure results from the industrial
campaigns Of the future. Any slight
/ difference in freight rates that may
still remain will be of no consequence.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
MEPHISTOPHELES.
No Satisfactory Proof as to the orIglH
 of the Name Exists.

No Satisfactory Proof as to the origlH
 of the Name Exists.
 There has been much discussion con- cerning the origin of the word Meph- istopheles in the past. which has, moreover. uS yet ended in no very sat isfartory "OnrIuSion Some very bi- zarre explanations had been propound- ed before the time of Goethe, who was himself forced to own to the musician Zelter in d letter of Nov 20. 1929, 'I cannot give any definite answer to the question. Whence comes the name Mephistopheles|
 According to one theory it was hy- brld Greco-Hebraic formation of me phis and tophel ,the Gar; according to another its etymoIOgy was entirely Greek-very dubious Greek-mephos- tophiloS. he who does not love the light" Though this derivation is hard ly acceptable, it appears that this was the original form of the name, the sec ond vowel being replaced by i at first in England. whence it was taken into the popular German mysteries.
 In the "Gopthe Iahrbuch' Herr Oelhke gives an entirely novel deriva. ton which. if farfetched. has at least the merit of originality. It is based on two names found in chapters 4 and 15 of the second book of Samuel, PeDhiboschetu and ArchitopheL He reminds US that it was customary in the middle ages when giving names to evil spirits to refer to the Old TeSta- ment; hence the combination "Meph- lstOphcIes."
 The explanation is not DercePtbly more absurd than others. Goethe him self had a trick of using tue abbre- viated form MephistO when it suited the exigenrieS of his meter. It may be remembered that this particularly IT, ritated Schopenhauer. who wrote in his pamphlet "On the Murder tNerhun- zungj of the German Language" "The foolish desire for brevity goes so far as to cut off even the devils tail by writing Mephisto for MephiStopheIes." Westminster Gazette.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
THE BASKET SOCIAL
 AT PRESBYTERIAN ANNEX

The basket social which took place in the annex of the Presbyter- ian church last night was well at tended and a gratifying success fi- uaucially to those who had the af- fair in charge. The only cause for complaint was because when all the well-filled baskets had been dispos- ed of it was discovered that the sup ply did not cover the demand and several of those present, who were anxious to purchase, had to go with out. The ladies, however, were equal to the occasion and all who were unable to get baskets were provided with an appetizing lunch instead.
 As the social was given for the Iaudable purpose of raising funds for building improvements it's pro motors are to be congratulated on u substantial manner in which the public showed it's approval of their efforts.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
YOU'RE NOT NOW, MY DEAR.
He and she had had a spat,

He and she had had a spat,
 As lovers often do. And then she said "Pm sorry,
 And he said q am, too" She raised her fair face to him,
 All glowing pink and white; Her scarlet lbs so tempting;
 He kissed with all his might. Upon his manly shoulder
 She coyly laid her head. And with a happy simper,
 Now we're made up", she said. Aghast, he viewed the havoc
 His burning kisses wrought; The pink and white was streaky,
 Twas worse than he had thought
 Those vivid lips of scarlet Had now become a smear.
 Yes, I'm made up, he answered But you're not now, my dear"
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
HEAVY FREIGHT SHIPMENTS
 GO TO THE WESTWARD

CordoYa, Dec. 1.-The North western on her arrival here Tues day from Seattle had on board 395 tons of freight and 12 head of horses for the Chisana gold fields. Every vessel making this port from the south has quantity of inter for freight and numerous passengers It is commencing to look like the coming year will be a repetition of the Klondike stampede in 1S97-S. Several hundred people have already passed through here on their way inside.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
FRENCH CHAMPAGNE CROP
 Is NOT OF GOOD QUALITY

Paris. Dec. ;;.--With the cham paigne crop in, it is reported thu. the quality of the wine is not ol the best and the quality consideraD- iy below normal. A wet and cold July following a late spring frost which caused many the shoots to fall off the vines, is the principal reason.
 A low August temperature gave the crop another setback, but con- ditions in harvest time were favor able. Regardless of these reports champagne shippers paid a high price for the 1913 crop.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
FHE LADY MACCABEES
 FOLD ANNUAL ELECTION

At a regular meeting of the Lady Maccabecs last Tuesday night the annual election was held and the following officers selected for the ensuing term:
 Lady Commander, Mrs. UngefrOr- en.
 Record Keeper, Mrs. Mulvihill.
 Finance Auditor, Mrs. Dedman
 All other offices were filled in by the reelection of present in cumbenJs. During the evening Mrs. Mulvihiu served @ dainty and ap- petising lunch.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
EIT!VES OF JAPAN SEE
 THEIR FIRST BALL GAME

Hondo, Inland sea of Japan, Dec. 1.-The name of this place sounds like a setting for light opera, but the other day it was the set ting for the first baseball game the natives ever saw.
 The Giant-Whise SoX rovers were booked here for the afternoon game and most of the available seats ill
 ,l were filled several hours before His Umpus called play ball" Nagasaki is the next point of in vasiOn
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
COMMERCIAL EXPEDITION" IS
 ENTERTAINED AT CHANRAL

Chanral, South America, Dec. H. The American commercial expedi- ton" composed of members of the recent commercial congress at Mo bile, la.A, arrived here Saturday and were given the freedom of the city. Earlier they were entertain ed at Taltal, where the program included speeches, Iuncheons, and receptions.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
ALASKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
 ORGANIZE sOURDOUGH CLUB

Seattle, Dec. 11-Students from Alaska and the Yukon territory, who are attending the state uni versity, have organized what they call the Sourdough club. The meet ings of the organization will be held in the Mems building, the log struc- ture given to the University of Was ington by the Arctic Brotherhood.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

The steel railroad car doesn't prevent accidents, of course, but when an ac- cident occurs it Is very efficient in say ing life, as has been many times dem onstrated.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
THE BOATS.

The Princess May arrived at 5:SO p. m. yesterday and sailed from her at As this morning.
 The Georgia came in last night at 6 o'clock and left at o'clock this morning. She brought up a larg quantity O mail from Juneau, to which point it had come from the south on the Jefferson and Dolphin.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

The driver of a Chicago fire truck has been disciplined for turning in false alarms to amuse his motherin-law. Are all the old stock jokes of the comic pa pers to go?
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
AVIATION Is NOW RECOG-
 NEED AS \ PROFESSION

Paris, Dec. 11-Aviation has talk en Its place tere as professional Lieutenant Andre BeauIaont, of the French Navy aero service has been appointed among the legal exports to assist the tribunals on various technical points. He is known as an expert airman."
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

Perhaps if Ouimct had been older he would have done even better still. His opponents can extract that much con solation from the fact of his youth.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

The one indisputable fact about good roads in any inhabited region is that it is much cheaper to get them at any cost within reason than not to get them
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE PROMO Qulnine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature B. W. GROVE. 25c.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

An objection to good roads is that people who have once had them will have no other kind The luxury of today is the necessity of tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11

Blind people are asking for a cur rency adapted to their necessities. AS there are G4.7G3 of them in the official reports, their request deserves some consideration.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-11
WONDER OF SCIENCE.
Biology Has Proved that DandEuR iD
 Caused by a Germ.

Biology nus LrONNG NhuC DanuEuA AH
 Caused by Germ.
 Science Is donig wonders these days in medicine as well as in mechanics. Since Adam lived. the human race has been with dandruff. for which no hair has heretofore proved sue cessful cure until NewbroS Herpicide was put on the market. It Is a scientific prep aratlon that kills the germ that makes daudruff or scurf by digging into tho scalp to get at the root of the hair. where It saps the vitality; causing itching scalp falling hair, and finally badness. With out dandruff hair must grow IuxUriantly It Is the only destroyer of dandrUfP. Sold by leading druggists. Send t0c. in stamps for sample to The Herpi- eide Co.,. Detroit. Mich.
 One dollar bottles guaranteed.
 At All Drug Stores.