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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

buildings in Keokuk this season will
cause much good industrially. in addi-
ton to improving our school facil-
tiles.
Every laborer should be interested
and vote for this proposition, for the
reason that whether he is employed
on the buildings or not, others of his
fellows will be, and there will be less
competition for employment There
fore, every laborer In the city will
benefit either directly Or Indirectly on
account Of this proposed construction
going on in the city. r
The money paid for labor on the
new buildings will be turned over to
our merchants in the purchase of
groceries, dry goods and other sup
plies and the merchant will therefore
be benefited.
And, above all, 1t supplies an alb
solute need that exists today. This
bond issue should carry with scarce
ly dissenting vote; and as soon as
the financial condition in the district
is so adjusted that it is practical, the
Wells building should be replaced
with modern structure, and so on
throughout the other old school
buildings now existing in the city, all
Of which were built practically forty
years ago.
l note also in the same issue an
article from Major Collins in which
he states that he is in favor of the
new buildings, but is opposed to the
plan of bonding the district. His
proposition is to levy a tax adequate
to build the new buildings out Of one
years taxes.
This indeed would be burdensome,
and I am quite sure that If Major
Collins would give this a second
thought, and il he were on the school
board, he would not follow that pro-
cedure.
There are a good many ways that
the proposition might have come up.
had not thing in the world to do
with the form in which It was pre-
sented-had no connection with 1t
whatever-but from my observation
am OF the opinion that there are just
about as many different plans In re-
gard to the way that this could have
Seen presented as there are men and
women in Keokuk. The last census
showed that we had population of
little over $4,000, and / therefore
take it that there are about $4,000
different ways of presenting this plan.
Very truly,
]. o. BOYD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
STICK TO MILK, SAYS cowNIE.

STICK TO MILK, SAYS coWNIE.
Hon. John Cownie has been moved
to laughter. He read suggestion In
a Des Moines paper last week that
the state of Iowa, which has just
placed big order for meat for state
institutions, ought to raise this meat
itself. That made Mr.. Cownle haw
haw. And after he had regained con.
troll of his disabilities, he sat down
and wrote couple OF columns to tell
why the proposition was SO ridicn'
lous.
In the first place, he said it would
take 100000 acres for the state OF
Iowa to raise its own meat on. Furth-
ermore, he showed that it was better
for the state institutions to raise
mich cows, and furnish pure, whole
some and unskimmed milk to the in
mates than it was for them to slaush,
ter cattle and feed the meat.
when 1 was a member of the
board Of control" he says, Il pleaded
and begged every legislature for ap'
preparations to purchase more land
for our state institutions, not to raise
cattle for beef but that we might
keep more cows and get more milk
for our people. For with all the land
we had, we could not keep sufficient
number of cows to furnish half the
milk that could have been used with
profit to the state and benefit to our
wards"
1t is plain that Mr. Cownie Is on
the right track. He points out that to
raise beef for the institutions another
type of cattle would have to be
bought; that the calves would have
to have the milk that now goes to
the inmates; and finally, that with
the pr ssent or even greatly enlarged
facilities, the meat that could be
raised would only make small dent
in the state butcher bill, if its wards
had enough to eat. Evidently, the
state OF Iowa had better stay on the
milk wagon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

1 New York World: James J. Hill
Empire Builder who was success
sively farmers boy, coal shoyeler
railroad president and millionaire, be
| lieves that the door OF opportunity Is
still open IL the young men OF Amer
lea IL they will remember that luck and
laziness do not go together, and that
hard work and faithfulness to
trust. with opportunities taken ad.
vantage of, and honesty, are the
best way to help ones self to ad-
vance,"
One concrete example might be
pointed out in the new officers OF the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burgh. Owing to the resignation of
Joseph Wood as first vice president
OF the Pennsylvania lines west OF
Pittsburgh the various boards Of d.
rectors reconstructed their executive
staff as of February 1, and it comes
out that each OF the new executive Of
ficers has served the Pennsylvania
system upward of forty years, and
many of them began life in very
humble positions.
To maintain the closest possible re-
tionshtp with the territory served,
the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts
burgh are operated under their own
organization with general ofi1ces in
Pittsburgh the various boards of d.
rectors, also president OF the Penn
sylvania railroad company, has gen.
eral supervision over the Pennsyl-
vanfa lines, but the first vice presf-
dent, as the ranking officer of the
company on the lines west of Pitts
burgh, is in general executive charge.
J. j. Turner, first vice president in
general executive charge, started as
ticket sorter in 1870. and was success
sively telegraph operator, train dis
patcher, chief clerk to superintend-
ents and afterward superintendent on
many roads. eventually becoming a
vice president, working from fourth
vice president up to the position OF
first vice president, which he now
holds. He Is also president CT the
Vandalia railroad and an officer of
number OF railroads affiliated with
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burgh.
Began as Clerk.
Edward Balinger Taylor, second
vice president, in charge of finance
and accounting of the Pennsylvania
lines and subsidiary companies, RI
verton. n. j., man, entered the Penn
sylvania railroad service in July,
1870, as clerk in the Office Of the SUI
perintendent Of the middle division
at Harrisburg, became supervisor Of
division in September, 1871, and on
March /, 1872, was appointed assist
ant engineer Of the middle division,
continuing in that Office until Janu-
airy 1, 1875. His promotions were
rapid, perhaps due to the well laid
educational foundation that he had
received, thing that Mr.. Hill in his
summing up Of a young mans chances
in this day and generation says is
very important for young man
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
keokuk, Iowa .......... April 6, 1914
MARCH WINDS.

MARCH WINDS.
The winds Of March are little bad
boys
Without any manners and full OF
noise;
They are always in mischief and run
ming away,
And thinking up impolite games to
play. @
They tie knots in clothes that are
hung out to dry,
And knock peoples hats off and send
them sky-high;
They whistle down chimneys and
blow out the light,
And make dreadful sounds in the
dead of night.
They haven't at all the respect that
they should
For the virtues of boys and girls who
are good;
They Boo at them loudly and chase
them about,
Till they pretty near wish that they
hadn't come out.
Altogether, they're not to be greatly
admired,
The best thing they do is to get SO
dead tired
That they have TO so home, in trem-
bling and. fear,
And they're kept there in bed for the
rest of the year.
james 8. Hamilton, in the Delinea-
tor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
wooDMBN OF THE WORLD.

Gate City Camp No. 81, Woodmen
Of the World. nests second and
fourth Mondays OF each month at
Hawkes. hall, corner Eighth and
Main. Visiting sovereigns cordially IN
vited. Albert Kfefer, consul com
mander; Jos. M. Skinner, clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
THOUGHT FoR TO-DAY.

Soft through the shimmering aunshin ,
The wind of April breathes,
And the soothing touch of the spirit
Is the tender kiss it leaves.
-Horatio Nelson Powers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Despite the globe circling tour of
the baseball missionaries a vast por-
ton of the world still remains lncivil-
lied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
B. P. O. ELKs.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAqI rs /
Keokuk Aeris. No. 6ss, meets AIRS,
and third Wednesday OF each month
at Eagles hall, 52s Main street. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited. Ralph
Foulds, w. President; c. A. Noake,]
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Milburn, New Jersey, reports that
the town hasn't had a marriage for
six months. What's the matter, eu-
genics or bashfulness?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

The English army will spend $4,000
900 on tht aviation branch this year.
The overhead expense Of war is con-
stantly going up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

An Excuse-Not an Argument.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
In the opinion of the writer, It is
a mistake to tear down good, substan..
tial school hous as with their high,
ceilings and erect buildings with low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

II our great and good friend John
Bull grows obstreperous, we shall
mob lize General Rosy Jones and sic
her on Johnny.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

All you jingoes come to order. The
rangers did not cross that Texas bor-
der.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
LOYAL. ORDER OF MOOSE

OIAI. ONDEFt Of NOVoE
Keokuk .Lodgs, No. 70i, meets
every Tuesday night at 8 p. m, inI
Moose hall corner OF Sixth and Main.
Visiting brothers cordially invited
l.. L. Laubersheimer, dictator. Ed. s.
Lotion, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

The woman who says she was
Rockefeller's first sweetheart should
be reminded that it is the last one
that counts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Alex defying the lightning has moth
ing on Governor Dunno of Illinois,
who is defying the furious onslaught
of the senatorial bite.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Every party platform contains a
certain amount of phraseology that is
destined to be pigeon holed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
ROYAL ARCANuM

Keokuk Council No. 536 meets hrs.
and third Friday each month, Hawkes. |
hall, Eighth and Main Visiting breth.
rem fraternally invited to attend. CT
NJ. Kingman, regent; J. I. Annabla
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR.
ITY KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1919
meets the first ana third Monday Of
each month~at A. o. u. W. hall. ct 5
o'clock. Dr.. c. A. jenkins, president;
Ernest Best, financier; Mrs. Ralph
Muse. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

The female of the species is more
destructive than the male, when they
arc followers of Lydia Pankhurst.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Those London militants think art
ought to be cut out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
A. o. U. w.

A. o. q. W.
Keokuk lodge, No. 256, meets everI
Thursday night at $500 O'Clock al
Hawkes. hall. Eighth and Main street.
Visiting brethren cordially invited Cl
NJ. c. Miller, M. W.; Gertrude Baur
recorder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
TO SCHOOL ATHLETES

The boys of the common and high
schools who rejoice in their athletic
proves will give little heed to the
warning sounded by Dr. Arthus A.
Knoch of Cincinnati in an address
before the American Physical Educa-
ton association in session here. But
their parents and school officials
might we'll ponder DR.. Knoch's advice.
He criticises the strenuous physical
exertion which exhausts almost all or
gans, causes dilation of the heart,
brings curvature of the spine, rounds
the shoulders and causes other abb
normalitiss. AS has been pointed out
many times, the end of exercise Is
not strength, but health and grace
Nature never intended that the hum
an animal should be trained down to
what boxing circlss call fighting
weight all the time. When such
course is followed it is at the ex-
pense of vitality.
This is no INFESTED theory, says the
Globe-Democrat. The short athl3tic
life is a matter Of common knowl-
edge When professional bail players
at So are called "old men" the bane-
full effects Of ovsrtarining and strain
ed exertions are recognized. When
man sauanders in a few years the
surplus vitality nature designed to
carry him through a long lifetims he
Is a physical spendthrift, as foolish
as any other kind Of spendthrift And
when intense physical training Is Civ
en- to growing boys it brings posi-
tive injury that can not be repaired.
Physicians could give long list OF
young men whose bodies were shat
tered by athletics.
The tendency to look upon athletic
contests as the chief end of exer-
else, not simply in the common
schools and the high schools. but in
the colleges as we'll, has long been re-
GREETED by thoughtful observers. The
percentage of the student body par
ticipating in such contests Is from
the necessity Of things very small
Wholesome as class or college spirit
may be, 1t is fostered at too great
cost The students who actually need
exercise to develop impaired organs
and promote health are not fitted for
athletic contests. While they may
get little fresh air as spectators and
develop their vocal cords as "rooters,'
athletic contests are Of comparatively
little value to them. What Is needed
Is general exercise Of sufficient va
riety to interest all and OF charac-
ter that will permit general partici'
patton While not as familiar with
the achievements Of the American
Physical Education association as we
should be. we infer from its title and
the character Of some of the ad-
dresses by members, that its aim Is
to bring about in the schools of this
country conditions which will pro-
mote harmonious development of the
children mentally and physically. II
it succeeds in correcting the tendency
to produce few athletes through
the neglect of the general student
hodv, it will have justified its exist
ence i
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.

PHYSICIAN
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ONCE, IS North Fifth street, In tns
Howell building.
Office Hours-1O to IL a. m, . 10
3 p. M; evenings, Z to 8; Sundays
II to 1 D. m. United States civil ser
vice examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Hardin Lodge No. 20 hold. +.
ular monthly m.eting the 49,
Monday evening of each month eOa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Puckechetuck Lodge No. 81. m...]
every Friday evening at 8 o,clo.s
]. @. Waldhaus, N. G.; Geor,. rs
Immegart. permanent secretary II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
K. OF P.

Il. Ot +.
Morning Star lodge. no. 5. meet,
at Fifth and Blondeau, K. OF P. build.
ing, Tuesday at 1880. n. ]. Monta,
que, chancellor commander; j. A.
Burgess, X. OF r. and S. Visiting
knights fraternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

Puckschetuck Encampment M \
meets first and third THURSDAY ava
ings OF each month. John EisenbrN
financial scribe.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER On ~
FELLOWS.
Hall, Seventh and Main street.
Keokuk Lodge No. 10, meets "a.
larry Monday evening at 1880 o,c,os,
G.. A. Devero, N. G.; q. L. ROMA
cording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
Or. BRUCE |. GILFILLAN,

Or. BRUCE L. GlLFILLAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office, 6215t Main street, ove'
Winger Bros stors. Bell phone lsV
Black.
Residence, 317 North Fourth street
Bell phone 12S0-Red.
Hours-10-12 a. M; "a p. NJ; -
p. m. Sunday by appointment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
Boyd Answers kinnaman.

Boyd Answers kinnaman.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
In your yesterdays issue there was
an article in your paper in regard to-
the school question, which needs cor
rection on account OF the misstate-
ment of facts therein contained.
DR.. kinnaman states that the cost
Of the schools OF Keokuk for 1913
was $174,315.54, which he states Is
an immense sum for school purposes;
and that indeed would be an inn
mense sum, If such sum were used.
But DR.. Kinnaman either secured
those figures from his Imagination,
or purposely misrepresented the facts.
and however he may have secured
those figures, he should not use them
with view to prejudicing voters on
an important public issue without
verifying them. Il is wrong to DELHI
erately deceive. It is not the prac-
tice of wise leader in any contro-
versy to use figures that are not
reliable.
The school board annually publishes
la statement giving the receipts and
disbursements in detail, and the pub
lfshed statement for the year 1913
shows that the actual operation OF
the schools of Keokuk cost s67.409.91.
In addition to that sum, $e,O17.0S was
spent for bonds, school site and in
terest, thus making a total cost OF the
schools for 1913 of s75,42699. n
DR.. Kinnaman's figures get within
500, 100000 of the actual facts. He
could have secured the correct figures
had he desired, because the finances
OF the school district are readily
available to any person who desires
to know about them.
The school financial year runs
from July first to June 80, of the year
following. Mr.. F. w. Davis, the
school treasurer, advises me that the
total receipts from all sources since
July 1, 1918, on the current year of
1894, have been s53,922s8; that
there was a cash on hand July 1,
1913. Of $7,713.s9: that the disburse-
ments on account OF the current
school year to date have been SOL
203.99, and that there Is now a cash
on hand Of s432.Ts.
DR.. Kinnaman urges that the Gar.
field school can be repaired. The
Garfield school building was built
forty years ago at a cost Of s2S, 900 90,
and the board has thoroughly inves-
tigated the question of making repairs
on this building. and the making OF
the repairs would require a sum so
great that no prudent business man
would make that expenditure on such
an old building. However expensive
repairs might be made upon the build
ing, 1t would still be an old building
not up to date in any manner and a
discredit to any modern city
DIR. Kinnaman is not living in the
house he lived in forty years ago.
and If he had house forty years old
he would not spend half its first cost
in making repairs in order that he
might still have an old house.
1t has been repeatedly shown IN |
various articles in the city press that |
the question of taxes on account ~ |
this bond issue are ins;en;,o.nt
and no person in the CITY who has
the whole city's welfare at heart viii
vote against this bond issue. The ey-
penditure Of ss5,ooo.oo on public
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ceilings. as is proposed in keosas.
Certainly school buildings with ms, ,.s
ceilings are more conducive to hea.'..
and longevity. Many people are ~ ~,
OF this opinion and will vote again''
the school bond issue tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06

but little charity to the opposing fac
ton, but take every opportunity to
d sfile and abuse every one who diff
fers in opinion with them. which to
say the least is but poor evidence OF
good citizenship or christianity.
The citizens of this city would ap-
preciate a correct statement of the
total amount of Indebtedness of our
school district, not only the bonded
debt, but a true statement of the
total Indebtedness whether evidenced
by bonds, warrants, short time notes
or otherwise May we have it?
Very respectfully.
HOWARD l.. CONNABLE.
April 4, 1914.
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FRATERNAL earns
MASONIC.

n Meet in K. Of P. buila,n.
Xxx ner OF Fifth and p,os %,
Eagle Lodge No. u bo,s ses :.
regular meeting the first MS y,
evening OF zach month. 40a1
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DAILY NJ MAIL.

Q :. skIrvIn Manager
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
Heard Al pINNER

They aren't. dancing the tango any
more. If you know the one-step you
can get along very well
Walking is a terrible exertion, but
could dance all night without ia
tigUe.
think a vaudeville show now and
then is very restful.
never play for high stakes.
Why, I've played until 4 in the
morning and never lost more than
$1.4O.
am very sorry for the L W. WIS;
but of course they can't be allowed
to destroy life and property.
l go to the opera every week.
Oh! 1 am very, very fond of it.
One must, however, cultivate a
taste for that kind of music.
Isn't some of our dance music
beautiful. Fhe-maXiXe, especially?
New York Evening Sun.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19

Poiret still cTngs to his long line
and boxey effects, and looking at the
suit illustrated one can not say they
are not graceful; perhaps more so
than the fussy frocks that so many.
are wearing at present.
POiret is using this season much
very light cream gaberdine trimmed
with brown taffeta.
The straight skirt of this costume
has its side pockets, holes braided
with white, and its brown taffeta belt
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19

crossed in the back and fastened low
in front with a pearl buckle. The coat
is the loose affair that POiret always
affects with blouse reveres. The hat
is brown with a cream satin rose at
the side, and the parasoI is of white
and brown.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

be practically impossible to make a case against the former King of the Newsboys." As g. matter of fact Rose, Webber and Vallon did every thing they could to protect Sullivan, despite the hatred Sullivan displayed toward them.
 II would have prosecuted Sullivan for murder if any case could have been made against him." said the dis trict attorney, ''but I must be content to let matters rest. Sullivan per formed a great service. He convicted Becker, for me. Not until he testified at the last trial was it absolutely es- tablished that Becker was directly ir communication with the murderers a few minutes before Rosenthal was shot. Sullivan thought he was pro- tecting Becker. The truth was he was ruining him. Then, too, MT. Manton's description of Sullivan as the grandest character of the past twenty years hurt Beekers case, So, all in all. Sullivan was invaluable to the peoples case, although he was a witness for the defence"
 MT. Whitman did not take the trouble yesterday to deny formally gossip to the effect that he was pre- pared to secure a communication of Beckers sentence if he would agree to disclose the identity of the men higher up"-the men who were be- hind his grating in the Tenderloin.
 Would Not Bargain With Becker.
 The fact is MT. Whitman would not bargain with Becker under any cir Cumstances, although the district at- to-ney wold like to get such evidence as would convict the men who were getting the major part of graft squeezed from gambling houses and other illegal resorts.
 William J. Burns told MT. Whitman once that there was a graft trium- Virate, which consisted of a hotel keeper, who guaranteed to deliver the excise authorities; democratic poli- tician. who assumed to be all powerful with the city administration of a few years ago. and a civilian official at police headquarters, who promised in Recker's time to deliver the police force. But the district attorney con- rinced from the start that Becker was more guilty than the gunmen, would never, 1t is known, nullify the verdict of two juries merely to get at al few grafters, even though they we're the biggest grafters.
 was to deliver the invocation.
 even contemplating overtures was made yesterday by his counsel. Becker believes he has a fair chance to obtain @ second reversal of conviction. He can cherish that hope for ten months perhaps. And, as his friends say, he would never seek communication until