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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16
wlscoNslN,s EueENIcs LAW

/ Nisconsin's eugenic marriage law
Is attracting much attention from the
1 Dress outside that state, its critics ex
Pressing the. belief the law will prove
la dead letter. It DEGREES that mar
| rage licenses shall be issued only to
those who present certificates from
reputable physicians that thev are
sound in all respects; it requires thai
these certificates shall be based on
the most searching laboratory tests
and it fixes the doctors fee at three
collars. The first authoritative crit
ie5sm OF the measure came from the
state Medical society. which pointed
out that the medical tests required
would involve six or seven e.neri.
ments costing SO or SIS each, and ii
rejected in behalf of its members the
idea OF doing $40 or 800 worth of
work for SO. But this is not all, re-
MARKS the Pittsburgh Dispatch, which
goes on to say.
Ihese experiments would require a
period OF six months, which would Ger.
lalhiy end marrying in haste in Wis.
consln. Furthermore, if the tests were
negative, the doctors say it might he
necessary to puncture the spinal cord
TO draw experimental fluid or to make
a hole in the skull of the prospective
groom to permit a test of his brain
Something may be allowed for exag.
geration inspired by professional i'm
patience with the new statute. bu,
there is enough substance in the med
icai society exposure to make the law
appear absurd. Not the least interest.
Ing statement is the admission that
after all the conceivable tests were
made. 1t would still be impossible for
the most successful physician to state
positively that the applicant was en-
titled to the eugenic certificate"
Wisconsin has reduced this e,i-
genie business to an absurdity,' thinks
the st. Joseph News-Press, and the
Philadelphia Inquirer remarks:
This shows the lengths to which
academic fervor may lead BODY OF
unwise legislators. No one doubts
that there should be sane regulation
of marriage. This state has a new
law which forbids the marriage OF
those having communicable dis
eases" and that is matter easily
determined without extreme labora-
tory tests Efforts were made at
Harrisburg to adopt the Wisconsin
plan, but this fell before common
sense. It may be that in time we may
accustom ourselves to higher eugenics
so that law viii embody this Gus
tom, but until then such statute is
worse than useless.
The new law cannot be enforced
according to Horace B. Walmsley, a
Milwaukee lawyer, because under a
court decision in Wisconsin neither a
service nor license is needed, all
that IS necessary for legal marriage
being that two persons agree to &C.
cept each other as mates. This moves
the Detroit Free Press to remark:
The effect of the new Wisconsin ACT
is likely to be growth in popularity
Of species of common-law union
and a similar statute would probably
have much the same effect in sfichi
gan. 1t is not BY the passage Of laws
that the race Is to be scientifcaily
bred If the thing is to be done at all
it must be by long and careful educa
ton and after mankind has learned a
great deal more about eugenics than
it knows at this writing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Alderman Henry o'shea of Cork,
Ireland, who has been promoted to
mayor, is having his title alta ked by
the alscans on the ground that he is
naturalized American citizen. Mayor
o'Shea says he never held public Of
fee outside of Cork, claim which
ought to make his title clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Tha main difficulty with the speed
of the water wagon is that the occu-
pants, through force Of habit, persist
in saluting tanks along the road as
the wagon struggles by
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

ments on courage, power OF prayer,
and faith were given by Mrs. H. T.
Scott. Mrs. Finnerty and Mrs. Guise
After this meeting the members OF
the w. G. t. U. held short business
meeting. New members were received
into the union
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

John Weeks. los, the Oldest man
in Connecticut state. died recently at
the home of nephew in Newark. He
was born in Fordham, N. Y, June.
1905, and retained his faculties up to
q year ago, when he became blind
His death leaves Captain Joseph Byx-
bee, 1913, the oldest man IN the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

The Iowa State Board of Education
required ever member of the faculty
of the medical school at iowa City TO
sign pledge that he Is not violating
the state law forbidding fee split
ting"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

The next move of the democrats mp.
on the pie counter fortifications aims
at breaking into 300 assistant post
master Jobs. Democratic devotion 10
civil service reform is really heart.
rending.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

This world-peace administration is
making life burden for those mill
tary folk, having knocked the Carabos
into cooked hat and slipped the roll
ers under the army press agents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Los Angeles has sentenced a mil
lionaire auto speeder to fve-day Jail
Imprisonment. They must be alike
everywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

The Bay State woman who adver-
tised to sell her husband for $1,000
discovered that secondhand hush 4nds
do not move quickly unless tossed on
the bargain counter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

1t is gratifying to know that the oc-
casion for shutting off Mr. Rockefel,
ler's water supply was not his failure
to pay the bill, but merely the burst
ing of a main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

II Banker Morse succeeds In get
ting vindication. what about those
medical specialists. who insisted he
would not live six months after re-
lease from the Atlanta prison?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Those southerners who presented
the president with bunch of grape
fruit on his departure doubtless in
tended it to be divided with the aecre.
tary of state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16
LITTLE BOYS DEATH
IN WEST KEOKUK
Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Nc
Donald Died Yes
terday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry'W. Mcdonald are
mourning for the loss of their infant
son, Carl, who died at 1870 o'clock
yesterday, at the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, e. f. Billings,
On Pleasant avenue, in West Keokuk.
Funeral announcement will appear
later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

William Blase, after an absence of
7SS years, dropped in the other day to
visit his sisters in Fort Wayne. Ind.
They thought him dead years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16
Banking Decision.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
SPRINGFIELD H.. Jan. Is. At
tcrney General Luceys formal opinion
that state banks may enter the fed
.efal reserve system forecasted by him
+, week ago was out today. The at
torney general finds no restrictive
clause in the state banking act, and
the provision of general
corporations act which prohibits one
corporation holding stock in another,
says that membership in the reserve
system is not stock speculation in
the ordinary sense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Skinny trousers hoist by the gallus
Is the mandate of the molder of mems
next summer fashions. But what con-
cession In the price, we ask to know.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

Are we to assume that the Mexican
rebels have taken everything else that
was loose, now they have laid hands
on the Orient railroad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

If Harry Thaw keeps off the vaude-
vile stage, and out of the movies, and
sets his face firmly against the chau-
tauqua circuits, much may be forgiven.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

New York's new water supply acque.
duct cost 100000. but what
amount was graft is not stated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

TIE joke Of the season is one base
ball magnate calling another mercen-
airy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

1t seems that Pancho Villa takes
Ojinaga whenever he has nothing to
do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16
REGATTA PROPOSAL
rs TURNED DOWN
Central States Men VIII Not Come
Here Next Summer for
Boat Races.

The executive committee of the
keok1ik Indpstrfal Association hes do
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16
keokuk, Iowa January 1e, 1914
MY BOY.

MY BOY.
Gone is the loud din and noise,
Z. Put away are all the toys,
All youthful things are out of sight,
One can't find ball or kite.
No cap lies on the parlor chair.
No Jacket on the front hall stair.
No one slams the kitchen door.
No one spots the hallway floor.
strain my ears to catch the sound
OF footsteps down the stairway bound
But all Is quiet overhead.
cannot hear the slightest tread
| miss my boys loud, CHEEKY call,
His whistle, merriment and all,
miss the boyish face SO dear,
The big gray eyes, serene and clear.
You wonder that I am not sad
And that my heart is very glad?
You think should regretful be.
And in my loss no goodness see?
To you the secret will tell
Assuring you with me all's well:
My boy has grown to manhood tall,
So I am happy after all
Olive Martin. in the National Mag
azine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-16

| miss my boys loud, CHEEKY call,
His whistle, merriment and all,
u miss the boyish face so dear,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Rev. Russell sprung a surprise
on his audience Sunday evening
bysubstituting a lecture on The
newest Republic" or China, Some
of the facts he presented were
startling enough to make one
revise his beliefs about many
things, Among the facts he
presented are that one fourth Of
the Human race are Chinese and
that nation has existed and pur-
sued the even tenor Of it's way
during the rise and fall of all the
nations of history and far back
into prehistoric time.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Prof. r. S. Trdmbull, of Ell
Paso, accompanied by Dr.. Geo, E
Ladd, President Of the New Mex
leo College of Agriculture ar
rived in Roy Friday, and are
looking the field oyer in the in
terestof the College Short course
for this viciniCy.
DR., Ladd is especially anxious
to bring the benefits of the
State College to a point where
the institution will receive the
recognition it deserves. Thus far
it has been sighted by the legis-
lature and it is his purpose to
bring it before the people in a
manner which will place it in line
with the Agricultural Colleges Of
other states.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

We received the following let
ter this week from Congressman
HI. B. Fergussoon at Washington,
and urge that every reader of
this paper get busy at once and
help him to make showing with
the Committee which has the
future of the Homestead land in
it's power.
Il wish you would help me by
getting up letters, or petitions,
stating clearly the absolute
necessity of some such bill as my
640-Acre Grazing Homestead
Bill for the semi.arid lands of
New Mexico. Let the letter
writer's, orpetitioners stateabout
how many cattle or sheep farm
er may raise on $40 acres under
his own fence, in the average
year in New Mexico, together
with statements that 100 or 800
acres is not enough land to cause
New Mexico to be settled up, as
shown by bitter experience inthe
past ten years:
I am asking this help to be
gotten up and sent to me in time
for hearing on my bill set for
Marce 3, 1914.
The great National Livestock
Association of the United States
is fighting my bill, and has dis
closed that the object in defeating
my bill, which is in the interest
of the small man and the poor
man, is that all the remaining
public lands in the United States
may be placed by the Govern
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Attorney ]. B. Lusk writes US
from Clmarron that he has de-
cided to locate in Roy and will
arrive here about February Goth
He has looked over all the towns
in this part Of the state and Roy
is his first choice. We are glad
to make this announcement and
shall be glad to welcome him and
his family to Roy and hope they
may not regret coming here.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21
The Show

The Play given by the Roy
Base Ball Team Management
Saturday evening drew a large
audience and was a success finan
cially as well as very pleasing
entertainment. Rehearsals have
been frequent and strenuous and
all the members of the Company
acquitted themselves very credit
ably if we are to- Judge by the
comments of those in the aud
ience who are not prone to full
some fiattery. THE Danger
Signal" is a play so replete in
divers lines of comedy and ad-
mitting of so many different
classes of tragedy as well that
there is no time to weary of any
one feature.
We wish we might repeat some
of the kind words we have heard
for the several members of the
company but when you stop to
think there we're eleven of them
and each one deserves special
mention the task of saying the
right thing about each is beyond
our space limit.
The make up and costumes
were more elaborate than has
been attempted on previous oc-
casions. The recovery Of the
old Drop Curtain and scenery
aud the construction of a more
elaborate stage added no little to
the appearance as well as con-
venience of the setting.
After paying all expenses
there will be some money left for
the Ball team and all will be
ready for the next play when
another company is ready to
stage it.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21
Deputy Assessor

Philip N. Sanchez, a nephew
of the Sherifiof Mora County and
of Steve" Biernbaum, has been
here in the capacity Of Deputy"
Assessor for the past week. He
is doing very well in his efforts
to secure a fair Assessment of
the property in this vicinity. He
is doing as well as a man who
cannot understand conditions
here and who is working under
the heavy handicap of antequated
methods and Ring Rule" could
be expected to do and conditions
appear better than last year but
they ale far from satisfact-
ory.
1t might be possible for a com
peteLt man to make a fair and
thorough Assessment in this
county under the present Ark
ansaw" method of assessment
but he would have to earn his
salary to do it. It is against
public policy for the people to
hire a man to assess them and
then be obliged to make the as
sessment themselves. There
will be a lot of property left un-
listed again this year. No nam
can loaf around town and assess
all the people in the country.
The rule that you must give in
your livestock but leave the valu-
alton Of them to a man who has
not seen them or you while per-
mitting you to place valuation
on other property is a freak.
How can an assessor sc miles
away tell what your horse is
worth any more than he can tell
what your kitchen stoye is
worth? How does he know
whether your horse is worth
$500 or $500.00 yet he blandly
assumes the right to value him
for taxation?
We-the people may not be
directly responsible for present
conditions but we will be in a
measure responsible If we don't
get together and institute new
order of things at the next
election. 1t is expected of us
as indicated by the present long
term of Office which was created
by the last legislature in the
belief that it would be the last
administration of the old-tim-
ers.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Born to Rev. and Mrs Gas
-kell, of Solano Thursday night,
Feb 10Th. a son. weight 81 lbs.
DR.. Self and A. Patricks made
a hurry- up trip in the auto in
answer to a phone call.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

The pile Of logs at the Roy Saw
Mill is still growing and it is a
surprise to even some of the
natives that so many good saw
logs can be got together here.
They can scarsely be missed at
the canyons yet.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

The Embroidery Club met at
the home of Mrs. F. S. Brown
Thursday. Refreshments we're
served and a fine time is is re-
ported.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Prof. J. S: Russell and his
brother-in-law, B. G, Jordan we're
in town Tuesday to see the as
SCISSOR.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Miss Jessie Grouse was the
guest Of Mrs, Wilcox a few days
last week and attended the show
saturday night.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Emmett Alldredge came home
from Dawson Wednesday where
he was at the hospital a few days
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21
The 64O-Acre Homestead Law
Needs Our Help. Get Busy
And Help Pass 1t

ment into great grazing reserves
analogous to the present forest
reserves, and that these grazing
reserves shall be leased in large
bodies of from five to fifty thou
sand acres with the privilege of
fencing to live stock men, cattle
or sheep raisers.
Representatives Of this rich
National Livestock Association
will be here on March Sd to be
heard on this great question. |
have told the Committee that |
cannot get the poor man, whom l
represent, here in person, be-
cause they simply have not the
means to appear, but that l
would present for them, in op-
position to these big cattle men,
letters and petitions from my
state,
I an sending a letter similar
to this to some prominent men
Of public spirit and intelligence
in the different counties in my
state
Very respectfully yours,
H. B. Ferguson.
We know conditions here now
What may we not expect if the
Homesteader is to be barred out
and all classes of settlement dis
couraged. The people will win
in the end-of course-but the
end will be long delayed if this
measure. The last stand of the
Range interests---is allowed to
Grab" the last of the public do
main and prevent settlement.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1914-02-21

Mr.. Thompson, who is serving
a term as Apprentice under Andy
Hern, learning the trade of
Section-B Boss, with his wife NOV
ed from the section house to the
building recently vacated by E.
j. H. Roy, where they will live
while here. Mr.. Thompson and
wife are attractive young peo-
pie and are being kindly received
in social and church circles.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
MARKET LAUNCHES
 SELLING CAMPAIGN
Issues Which Have Been Weak Se.
 IeCted For Traders Attack.

10:45 A. MA vigorous selling campaign was launched at the open ing of the stock market today. Pro- fessional traders selected for their attack issues which have been weak recently, and succeeded in driving them down until the whole market was falling. The bears were assisted in their movement by the decline of American stocks abroad as wellas by reports of a more serious situation at Vera Cruz Canadian Pacific led the decline, With drop of 2 5-S. Amal- gamated, Smelling, Texas company, Anaconda, Mexican Petroleum, Bal timore and Ohio, Lehigh Valley and Southern Pacific sold off 1 to points.
 CIose-The market closed weak to- day Greater weakness was mani fested in stocks than at any other period since the upward movement was checked. The only support came from spasmodic short covering. Re- actionary tendencies were more pro- nounced in the closing hour, when the principal shares touched the lowest.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
CIVIL SUIT COULD BE
 TRIED IN NEW YORK
Counsel For EVeTit Will Have Writ Served on Nixon in Metropolis.

New Haven, May S.-The notice of . appeal in the Nixon case has been kled as required by law and within vten days from the decision of the court or before May 15 the off, icials of the city court must forward the papers in the case to the common pleas court unless the appeal should have been withdrawn. Of course It would be possible to withdraw the saft at any time before the return day in the common pleas court, which will be the first Monday in June.
 It was learned from a member or the law firm of Watrous & Day yes- terday that in case Stanhope Nixon does not return to this state and the $2OO fine imposed on him Tuesday afternoon in the city court after he had been found guilty of the charge of assaulting Edward H. Everlt IS paid, his representatives thereby closing the case as far as the criminal courts are concerned, that the civil suit for $15,OOO which MT. Everit is about to bring, could be tried in New York civil court or the United States court in that state with the same advantage that it could be tried in a Connecticut court. It was said that the only drawback would be the expense of bringing witnesses from this city to New York.
 < Notoriety Is Considerable.
 ..Whether or not Nixon's parents would prefer to have the suit tried in New York is not known, but it is thought that while it would be Of some advantage to have the case tried in court in their home city, the attending notoriety would make 1t undesirable.
 RIt was said yesterday that Chief Smith has asked for the records of the case which came up few weeks ago before the city court of two minor students, who testified that they obtained drinks at cafe. This { in police circles is taken to infer that the police are gathering evidence which will result in the arrest of one or two bartenders at central cafes.