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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
DECREASING FIRE LOSS.

Do you realize that each OF the
three months OF August, September
and October of this year had a
smaller destruction OF propert by fire
in the United States and Canada than
of any single month since August OF
1s12-and that by only few thou
sand dollars?
While one may not be justified in
inferring much from SO short a
period, it Is gratifying to report even
signs of progress. The August fire
loss-unter $4,000, o00-for example,
was the smallest Of any month in
three years. September and October
each a little over $4,000. 090-would
have been low months at any time in
the last six years.
1t Is, perhaps, not wise to boast
Just as one season OF high fire losses
that Of Christmas-nears. Many
fires are occasioned by infiammahle
decorations. The moray risk at that
time is also considerable, unsold
goods after the holidays tempting the
dishonest merchant in some of the
great trading centers to close cut to
the insurance company. December.
accordingly. saw the highest fire loss
in 1910 OF any month except July.
and in 1911 Of any month except July
end March. Last year IT was compar-
atively smal1-only $4,000, Goethe
big loss coming in January Of this
year with $4,000 600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

les school, for Miss Peet Ii always
careful to see that no matter how
large her class is. every one Is
served She says her object in this
is two fold. First, she desires TO gain
the friendship Of all the women in
her classes II a woman comes, ex-
pecting to get something good to eat.
and has to go away without 1t. she is
not going to feel very friendly toward
the cook In the second place, Miss
Peet believes In her cookery methods
with all her heart, and while she does
not contend that they are the only
good methods, she does believe that
II they are carefully followed, they do
help women out In preparing good.
wholesome, enjoyable meals for their
families. But she does not want
women to merely take her word for
II that they are good methods and
that her recipes are worth following.
She believes that after they have
tested the foods prepared by her
methods. according to her recipes,
they will believe that she knows what
she is talking about. and will want
to go right home and get to cooking
some Of the good things for John
and the children"
She has some particularly fine
suggestions to make in regard to
Christmas cookery. and the women
who attend her class in the Masonic
temple this week will learn of many
new dishes to serve at this particular
holiday season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

At the suggestion Of boosters Or
CARNATIONS OF four Iowa cities, Gov
ernor Clarke probably will ask the
legislature among its irst official
acts, vitality to amend the present
state census law. Changes in the
law which the business interests OF
the state ask through their organiza.
lions, are believed by the business
men to be necessary to secure a real
enumeration of the people Of Iowa
between next January and July. In
asmuch as Iowa has shown all loss In
population the census taking this veal
should be conducted in the most eff
cient manner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

The ladies of Keokuk and vicinity
who attend The Gate City Home Eco
nomic School to be conducted by
Florence NJ. Peet at the Masonic
Temple banquet room beginning next
Monday afternoon at 2:30 will be de-
lighted with the work of Miss Peet.
The schools conducted by her in other
Iowa cities have proven to be highly
interesting and educational and the
better foods better homes purpose Of
this event cannot help but attract g
large number of ladies of this city
and from this vicinity. All are invited
No admission charge Nothing Offered
for sale. This is high class PROPOSE
zion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
NO CHARGE FOR THIS BOOK.

II you will send 20 cents, or stamps
to pay for wrapping and mailing and
enclose this notice, DR.. Pierce Of the
Invalid's Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, will
send you a revised copy Of his Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, in cloth
binding, zoos pages, with color plates.
Just what you need in case of sick
ness or accident. Treats of Physiol.
ogy. Anatomy, Sex problems, Mar
rage relations, Hygiene. Exercise,
Disease and its prevention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

The court houses and several
churches in New York City are con-
stantly guarded against mysterious
bomb throwers. Eighteen bombs have
been placed in various public build
ings in three months, several OF which
exploded and caused much damage
Police and church people have been
aroused to greater vigilance and are
hopeful of catching the miscreants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

Don't be a doubter Don't stop and
wonder whether it will pay you to
advertise that real estate or business
that you want to sell. II It DIDN'T pay
why should so many hundreds of peo-
pie be using The Gate City want ads
every day?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

The Wyandotte county district court
OF Kansas, by recent ruling, serves
notice on women, who wear tube
skirts and high heels, that they can
not collect damages in that court for
tripping on car steps. Hobbling the
limbs constitute "contributory negli-
gence."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
Speaking Of 1915.

Iowa City Republican: The republi-
can would like to see all others get
out of the way and let Taft and
Roosevelt have a free for all race for
the presidency in 1916. OF course
this could not be arranged, but If 1t
could be the campaign and results
would be of worldwide interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
A DAY.

A DAY.
Aroused from sleep.
l find at hand
a fresh, new day,
Spread DER the land.
This glorious day
Is giyen to me:
How shall / use
1t fttingly?
First must ! turn
My wakensd mind
In thanks to God.
The giver kind.
Then must ask
His guidance true,
In all I think
And say and do.
And being embarked
Upon the day.
am to work
AS well as pray;
For faith Is kept,
When willing hands
Perform the tasks
Duty commands.
And I must strive,
With fervent will,
No weight to add
To the worlds i'll;
But as my round
OF work / go,
Kind words to speak.
Kind deeds to do.
It may be joy
The day will bring.
Then shall my heart
With gladness sing;
Yet II its hours
Be marked with pain.
With patience let
Me bear the strain.
II thus / use
This day Alright,
When fall the shades
OF gloomy night,
The care of God
My soul will keep;
In peace I'll lay
Me down to sleep.
-Chas. E. Perkins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
ton. Avoid self-contentment as you
would a deadly maIady.
FOREST MOTIFS.

Although there were an unusual
rumber OF forest fires on the national
forests of Oregon and Washington this
year. the loss Of merchantable timber
has been relatively small
The propellers OF aeroplanes such
as are used in the present European
war may be made OF selected ash,
which is both strong and light and
will not split under vibration or shock,
or of buiit-up layers Of spruce will,
mahogany centers. The framework
Of the machines, too, is generally
made Of wood, spruce being much USED
on account OF its straight grain and
freedom from hidden defects.
4 surprisingly large number OF sub
stances, ranging all the way from the
condensed fumes of smelters to the
skinned milk of creameries, have
been tried Or suggested as means of
preserving wood from decay. Most OF
them, however, have been found to
have little or no value for the pur-
pose. Certain forms Of coal-tar creo
sote and zinc chloride are the most
widely used wood preservatfves.
It is said that the German invaders
Of Belgium, whatever else they may
have destroyed, have been careful not
to inture park trees. The cavalry
men, so report goes, are forbidden
to tie their horses to trees for fear
that the animals will gnaw the bark
Germany was the first nation to apply
forestry on & large scale, some of the
crown forests having been under
scientific management for over hun
bred years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

And some people who had an abund.
ance to eat can be thankful today If
they are not sick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29

keokuk, low. ...November %, 1914
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
New L.andinu
At MahukOna

Work OH Mahukona landing by
Engineer J. c. Foss Jr. is rapidly
nearing completion. The sea-wall,
2O2 feet long and S feet wide was
finished about ten days ago, and
for the past week has been resist
ing the buffetting of what the local
inhabitants claim to be the heaviest
seas seen since the old wall washed
out little more than a year ago.
The concrete floor slab, which
covers about half the area of the
landing, is being pushed forward
as fast as possible, and prospects
look good for the return of con-
traitor Foss and his men to the
Valley Isle within the next few
weeks.
The Mahukona landing Job has
been the cause of much worry to
different contractors for a long
time past, but the matter seems to
be at last settled.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
Visiting
Moose Are
Welcomed

mere was great turn out OF
Moose last Tuesday night when the
local Lodge entertained two mainland
visiting brothers and couple of
Honolulu ones, too. Congressman
Lenz, from Columbus, and Director
General Davis of the Moose, arrived
on the Mauna Loa and they were
met at Lahaina by number of
Maui Moose. With the mainland
ers came James Lloyd and G. H.
Brown, the well known Honolulu
men.
The party was met at the corner
of High and Main streets by large
crowd of Moose and their friends.
The Paia band, under the leader
ship of Father Francis headed the
procession and, after greetings were
extended, the party adjourned to
the X. P. Hall, which had been
loaned for the occasion.
At the hall many more people
joined the party, and there must
have been a hundred or 50 present
when Mr.. J. Garcia introduced the
first speaker of the evening.
Congressman Lenz proved to be
a fluent speaker and, for an hour or
so, he spoke on Moosedom, and
"Mooseheart," the huge farm and
sanitarium that has been establish
ed near the city of Chicago by the
Moose order. The speaker dwelt
on the principles of Moosedom and
was very eloquent at times.
Director Davis also spoke at
length and his theme was also, of
course, Moosedom. He told of his
early struggles in life, when he was
a mill worker, and related how he
came to be organizer of the
Moose. He made a good address
that was listened to with interest.
G. H. Brown also addressed the
meeting, but confined himself to
saying that he was pleased to be
present, and to meet so many old
friends again. He was followed by
Mr.. Vasconcelles, the local past
dictator, who told of how he met
Mr.. Davis on the mainland when
he went as a delegate from Maui.
The meeting broke up at eleven
thirty, and then the crowd adjourn
ed tie the home of j. Garcia where
refreshments were partaken of.
The visitors departed for Hilo on
the Mauna Kea on Wednesday
They were given a good
and declared that they had
much enjoyed their short stay on
Maui.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
FIRST WAY.

What are we doing to keep our
end up with this progress move
ment? We have constantly increas-
ing traffic, more automobiles, more
tourists and it is essential that our
road Improvements and mainte-
nance advance as rapidly to meet
these conditions. Your committee
hopes that it is possible to improve
conditions along two lines. First,
in order to meet the demands of
traffic and the modern means of
conveyance, it will be necessary to
have more money for the purpose.
How to provide more funds is a
problem that concerns the whole
system of County Government. 1t
may be possible without reducing
efficiency in other departments to
devote a greater percentage of Coun-
ty revenue to road work. In the
appropriation bill for 1914 of the
County of Maui we note that but
1919, or approximately $50, 100000,
of revenue is provided for road
work. In the published statement
of the disbursements of the County
of Kauai for the year 1913 the
amount expended for road work in
that County was Srl2, ,245. .32, which
is $3.50 of the total expenditures.
We note also that the County and
City of Honolulu has lately propos-
ed a cut of $40,000.00 in various
departments, this amount to be de-
voted to roads. The large expendi-
ture of the County of Maui for de-
partments other than road work, we
feel has been a result of gradual
growth without realization of its ex-
tent, we hope that our Board Of
Supervisors can see their way clear
to make radical reductions in certain
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
Brilliant
Reception
At H'poko

largely attended receptions ever
held OH Maui took place at the
beautiful Hamakuapoko residence
of Mrs. Harry A. Baldwin on
Tuesday last, when over $50 guests
were invited to meet Mrs. w. d.
Baldwin, who has but recently
arrived from Honolulu to make he
home on the Valley Isle.
Shortly after 5 O'Clock guests
commenced to fill the reception
rooms which were beautifully and
artistically decorated. From, the
high panelled staircase and from
window easements, trails of sweet
scented creepers looped and
twined, and bowls of lovely flowers
delighted the eye at every turn.
Seated on the stair case and half
hidden from view by the foliage,
were ten young ladies from the
Maunaolu Seminary who, at inter
walls sang Hawaiian songs to the
accompaniment of their Ukuleles,
their fresh, clear voices blending
softly.
Mrs. Louise Chisholm Jones sang
twice, very sweetly, much to the
pleasure of her many friends.
Mrs. H. P. Baldwin and Mrs.
w. d. Baldwin assisted the hostess
in receiving her guests.
The following young ladies as
sisted in passing delicious refresh
ments: The Misses Lindsay, Nc
Conkey, Mui doch, Rita Rosecrans,
Foster, Boyum, Correll, Baldwin.
Among those present were: Mes
danes H, P. Baldwin, D. D. Bald
win, F. F. Baldwin, w. A. Bald
win, L. NJ. Baldwin, A. w. Collins,
Dora Won Tempsky, w. S. Nicoll,
Stanley Richardson, c. G.. White,
w. F. McConkey, F. w. Hardy,
S. +. Taylor, H. M. Wells, w. l.
Wells, Stanley Livingston, Z. O.
Born, +. c. Mellor, Z. B. Blanch-
ard, Geo. Wilbur, w. o. Aiken,
H. w. Baldwin, HOMESTEAD, A. c.
Bowdish, Harry Penhallow, Seldom
Kingsbury, D. H. Case, V. L.
Stevenson, P. J. Aiken, c. d. Luf-
kin, w. F. Pogue, w. A. Mckay,
w. H. Field, John Weddick, J. N.
Waters, A. J. Mcleod, James Fan
tom, J. c. Fitzgerald, Ben Will
liams, F. Sawyer, Ralph Walker,
Hill, H. T.. Savage, George Steele,
Vim. Clark, f. B. Carley, Ludin,
Louise c. Jones, H. K. Duncan,
Henry Robinson, J. Chalmers, c.
d. Loveland, F. P. Rosecrans, w.
A. Sparks, J. +. Visher, Havens,
NJ. Rogers, L. J. Walker, Tom
Pratt, James Shaw, w. S. Beeman,
+. +. Boyum, J. p. Foster, J. ]. Cor
rell, NJ. B. Hair, L. r. Bevins, Frank
Stevens, J. J. Walsh, VIM. Walsh,
Fanny Simpson, Mesick, William
Tougher, L. H. Parker, Simpson,
A. L. Case. The Misses Wells,
Alexa Won Tempsky, Armine Won
Tempsky, Nellie Crook, Mary
Fleming, Roe, Province, L Nor
gan, Mary Couch, Spicer, Slender,
Vanderhoof, Hoffman, Harriet
Collins, Macmillan, Haynes, Ethel
Gere, Lay, Rosecrans, Mitchell,
Grace Gilmore, Lucia Smith, Mac
farlane, Thompson, Violet Searby,
MacSwain, Hannestad, Mosser,
Heusner, Elsie Wilcox, Jockey,
Rose.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21

TBreWer ran Tor HenshaW IN Sec
ond and fourth innings, scoring one
run and stealing two bases.
Summary-Two- base hits, F..
Robinson, Inman; sacrifice hits, c..
Hoogs; double plays, Castle and
Brewer, C. Hoogs to Henshaw; hit
by pitcher, Henshaw; bases ON
balls, off Castle /, Inman 4 Robin
son O; struck out by Castle l, In
man 4, Robinson 6; wild pitches,
Robinson; passed balls, Lyman,
Soares. Umpires, Stayton and
Bruins. Time of game, one hour
twenty'siX minutes.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
ROAD ENGINEER.

This committee recommends the
appointment of such a mana high
way engineer, one who will run his
department in q business like way,
could appoint his own men to assist
him, could plan estimates from time
to time for new work and mainte-
nance, would keep cost data, would
know what kind of road to build
who would have a County system
which would produce uniform and
efficient results.
We would like to recommend fur
ther that every Supervisor, every
Road Overseer, in fact everyone on
Maui who takes an interest in good
roads be provided with a copy of
the proceedings of the Second Civic
Convention, and desire particularly
to call attention to the very able
paper by Mr.. j. II. Morange, of
Kauai, upon road maintenance;
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
To the Chamber of Commerce,
Wailuku, Maui, T. II.

To the Chamber of Commerce,
Wailuku, Maui, T. II.
Gen tlemen:
Your committee appointed to in
vestigate and make suggestions con-
cerning the roads of the County of
Maui begs leave to submit herewith
its first report as follows:
The subject of roads is command
ing more and more attention in all
sections of the country. 1t should
be looked at from the standpoint of
comfort and convenience for the
residents of the locality as well as
from the economic viewpoint. All
are interested at one time or another
in road work. 1t may be and often
is spasmodic with many of us, but
we all want to see conditions bet"
tered and should put ourselves out
to get results. Several States have
set aside good road days, when
everyone from the Governor down
turned out and gave helping hand.
On Maui our Chamber of Commerce
was suggested as the proper body to
start something along this line, and
this committee believes a great deal
of good can be done by this Cham
. ber in proportion to the amount of
interest shown by each member.
Your committees idea is to make
the report one of suggestion rather
than criticism. We realize that the
present lack of system and efficien-
cy is the fault of system, rather tina n
of any one man or body of men.
This is an age of efficiency as evil
denced throughout the country by
appointment of efficiency managers
in various lines of industry. 1t is
also noticeable in the business man
agement of cities where the Alder
man system is being replaced with
commission rule, and the city man
ager plan-a Capitalization of con-
troll and responsibility.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21

stocky third baseman had their
doubts.
Kaleo, though, was equal to the
occasion, and with a mighty swing
drove the ball between w. Hoogs
and Brewer for a scorching single
and it was hard enough and far
enough away to send Bal and Foster
Robinson to the rubber.
Ka Moi a Kinipopo How the
Maui gang on the bench, including
staid Harold Rice, did whoop 'er
up and how the Valley Isle rooters
did root and well they needed that
run for Punahou had gathered one
in their half of the third and Maui
just needed those two tallies to win
the first game of the series.
ENTERS BIG BILL INMAN.
Big Bill Inman became the hope
of the Puns with the crack of the
fourth, and Bill was there. But
Foster Robinson was there too and
there were no more runs during the
rest of the game.
Punahou, though, came near to
tieing it up in the ninth and may
be would have won but for a catch
of the shoe tops of q line drive
from the bat of Derby by outfelder
Burns i'll right-feld for Maui. That
drive was foot inside the line and
was labeled two bases when it re-
sounded off the wagon tongue, but
Burns beat it across the field like
scared jack rabbit and with Won
derful effort grabbed the ball six
inches off the ground.
Henshaw followed with drxe
to short and was free to travel to
second on an error by Swan, but he
failed to touch first and was called
out.
Inman poled a long double to
center-feld, but Alvin Robinson
neatly gathered in Izard's drive
and Maui was cock of the walk in
the opening game of the Inter
Island series.
Following is the score:
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21
LONG DRIVE TO LEFT.

Two were down and the count
was three balls and two strikes on
the man who is famous at Waikiki
Inn today. With Burns out of the
way, Bal laced screamer into left
field for a safety and then he moved
over to third on a lacing double to
right-field fence from the war club
of Foster Robinson. Brother Alvin
made a mighty try, but the best he
could do was an easy grounder to
Castle and Alvin never reached
first.
Now came Kaleo. Our old friend
George Cummings stood ON the
coaching line begging and caioling
Kaleo to clout that ball and when
the count stood three to two even
the most ardent admirers of the
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21

seers in the County are required to
report to him and to conduct their
work under his general direction.
The purpose is to provide a compe-
tent central authority in each Coun-
ty
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1914-02-21

portant matter of road improvement
will not suffer. Since we realize that
the conditions are so different in the
two counties, it is not our meaning
to state that as large a percentage
for road work can be obtained on
Maui as shown OH Kauai, yet, we
hope that the present rate of 400
can be materially increased.
SECOND WAY.
Even more important than the
amount of money spent for roads is
the method of its expenditure. We
feel that it is impossible to get any
thing like value for the money spent,
without having more technical sup
ervision of the whole county road
work. There must be a uniform
system throughout the county, not
only in the management of the road
work, but in the matter of accurate
accounting. Costs should be ascer-
tained from day to day in detail, SO
that it is possible to know at all
times what the work is costing per
cubic yard, square yard, linear foot,
or other suitable unit. Before any
work is undertaken, an estimate
should be made, and as the work
progresses, detailed reports of the
cost should be made at regular in
tervals, which will have q tendency
to keep the work within the esti-
mates.
Many times now our macadam
roads go to pieces for the want of a
little attention at proper times while
money is being spent on rev maca-
dam work. Maintenance should
come first, and this could be done
with little more planning.
EARTH ROADS.
Our earth roads at times are in
terrible condition. We recommend
strongly the use of road graders
and are of the opinion that there is
too much pick and
shovel work done now. Too much
can not be given to drain
age, as the lack of this detail is Oft
EN- responsible for much of our trou-
BILE. The ability of earth to sustain
a load depends in a large measure
upon the amount of moisture con-
tanned in it, therefore the improve
ment and maintenance of a road are
largely questions of drainage, the
object being to prevent water from
reaching the road and to provide
means for Immediately removing
such us does reach it before the soil
becomes saturated and softened. We
would like to see more concrete
pipes or culverts put in instead of
the present cross drains, where pos
sible.
The proper management of the
common roads in any community
requires both experience and intel
ligence. A man to be efficient in
such work must be able to make or
modify location where necessary,
Judge of the value of various mate
rials for purposes of construction,
determine the necessity for and
means to be adopted for drainage,
and possess the executive ability to
men and control scattered
work. The work in each locality is
q problem by itself TO be solved by
careful study of requirements.
In Missouri the new road law
provides a combined County and
district management. 1t creates the
office of County road engineer to be
appointed by the County Court.
The County engineer has direct
charge of the expenditure of the
general County road and bridge
fu nds, and all district road over