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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

Hon David 2. Hous-za- Sec-eaNT o.
Agriculture, Washington. D c. WITH
al Ehs courtesy dle yo- high Office
desire 10 inquire concerning the
action Of certain sg5o-i1aa-as Il Eou-
department: and enter r-o-ss- there
20
Eou viii discover that Farmers Blt
ast51 No 81. on TIE Slt1t-Log0rag
bearing the name Of the undersigned
as its author. Is suppressed, wl5le :
mistaken and harmful one Is ctrcaaat-
sd By your department. n its place
The us= bulletin Is wrong N the
orr, wrong II its advice 70 rosGmzk-
s-s, wrong in the drag cuts il dis
plays. and, on several Tey important
points is dangerously misleading IL
Is issued bearing the name OF the
United States Department Of AsTicnl-
t1rs, under the immediate direction
Of your Nj Page There is not space
here Tor me 10 take up and discuss its
errors; they are numerous. Yet lest
you may feel that ! merely generalike,
desire 20 point just one instance in
which ignorance is displayed II can
be sean by turning to page four. lines
IS. 5s, 81, of the Page bulletin. where
dangerous advice Is given IN the for
lowing words:
1T is customary to fasten the chain
to the drag by running one end
through hole near the discharge end
Of the front runner and By looping the
other end over the rung at the cutting
end OF the front runner"
Now any well posted follower OF the
King method Of road dragging can
tell you the chain should be looped
over the discharge end. not the cut
ting end Of the runner For-by tts
tendency 10 tip over the drag IL any
roots, pieces OF wire, glass, or bould-
ers, are buried in the road surface
the looping OF the chain over the cut
ting end produces an exceedingly dan
gerous situation; a broken limb or
even death may follow. Though not
nearly so important or damaging as
several other wrong statements, this
instance is cited because 1t is so sim
pie that the error must be perfectly
clear to every mechanical mind.
Before going further, / would beg
You 10 understand that the question
at Issue Is Of overwhe Ginning import
ance since, by figures from your own
above ninety-aye per cent
OF our wagon roads need the drag to-
day.
As you may know, 1 have given
many OF the best years Of my life in
endeayoring TO bring about the sim
Pile inexpensive improvement of our
highways by the split-log drag.
have not felt that knew all there is
TO know, nor have | ever encouraged
my friends TO advance any such claim,
nor have declined to give thoughtful
consideration to those who have
sought TO add to my effectiveness by
proffering advice.
On the other hand, do not feel
that / should sit silent and quiet
when my friends complain of the I'M
fair actions OF subordinates In your
department In their apparent attempt
to undo and destroy a beneficial part
OF the work done by thousands of IN
selfish farmers, and public spirited
newspaper men and automobile and
commercial clubs throughout the ma
ton: work which has proved OF I'M
mense value to the world. II one may
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
KINGS OPEN LITTER TO HOUSTON

: srsoegS tie hundreds OF testimonials
from able men Who have had actual
4 srpa-Tsacs with rosds treated by the
king method
Now II, after protesting 10 the prop
sr division. and then calling your per
soaal attention TO these serious and
{ detrimental irregularities in this Oh
vision of your department. one still
fails 10 secure = correction OF them
or sve1 an tnvestigation-how else Is
one TO proceed except through the
press and ON the rostrum,
Therefore, having failed In ali at
I EaDpts to rec1ify these errors pr
vztely. i am appealing TO you public
! ". with proper Difference. in ali good
faith. for action which VIII remove
the just cause for this complaint
/ make this appeal in the name OF
the multitude who live along our
COUNTRY roads and need them at their
best every day for social, school and
market purposes.
Remembering our city millions
whose daily sustsnance must be
drawn over rough or muddy roads
when the drag Is absent thus increas-
! ing the cost of living. not only by less
ening the size and number OF loads
scarcity followed by periods OF waste
fully congested markets-for them 1
speak.
In behalf OF thousands of eutou1o-
bile owners, to whom a smooth road
IS q delight. | most respectfully AMI
sincerely press ron for action
These protests. opinions and sug-
gestfons are based on thirty years
close contact with and study OF the
wagonroad problem-on twenty years
thoughtful. continuous personal use OF
the King t-Road-Drag-these years
supplemented By thirteen years on
the rostrum. explaining and debating
the finer points OF the art, and dem
onstrattng in many states and in
Canada
Furthermore. my statements are
supported by the published expert
ences OF other men, whose names and
achievements are and were available
to your subordinates; names which
viii be mentioned with date and
place. in the letters OF detail which
are TO follow.
In closing feel that your depart
ment, by sending the protested bulle-
tin to the people who ask for hing
drag instructions, as Is being done.
is obstructing my work and injurins
me personally believed had assur-
ance from your own desk that this
particular injustice should cease, but
! am informed il still is practiced.
But this is not a personal plea Con
slider the statements contained In the
bulletin under discussion. as follows
when II is appreciated that of
more than 100000 miles of public
roads In the United States only about
200, 900 miles have been given hard
surface. and Of these 100000 miles
approximately one-haIf are surfaced
with gravel. the Importance OF everv
effective device for maintaining the
SIMPLER types OF roads becomes
readily apparent"
My plea is for the million men,
| women and children who must daily
travel these 100000 miles Of uninn-
proved roads.
Respectfully.
D. WARD KING.
| Maitland, NO.. Oct. is, 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
THE COST OF FOOD

In his book, Tower Living Costs
in Cities" Professor c. J.. King char
actcrizeg American cities as over
grown ViIIages." BY this he means
that cities while concentrating their
attention on commercial, Industrial
and educational Improvement. have
failed 10 regard the essential cues
ton Of food distribution. Almost half
Of the expenditure for living goes
now for the purchase OF food. The
average wage in this country is given
as 1925 year Figures show that
food c0gts are rising more rapidly
than wages. Professor King gives
many comparisons, and II must be adj
rnitted that European cities. in some
ways. are far more progressive than
American cities have shown them
selves TO be.
The argument In the book suggests.
however. that the country IL In the
process OF evolution. II began on a
plane different from that to which
Europe was accustomed, and It's de-
yelopment has been different. In the
growth Of American Municipalities
the whole interest OF the comm unit
has first been concentrated on In
crease. II is characteristic OF Ameri.
can cities that industrial develop
ment should. at the outset. have re-
ceived so much attention and should.
IN turn. have added to the strength
ana material influence OF the place
once grown big and wealthy. cities
nave become the prey of politicians.
Gang politics have been the outcome
OF the neglect of important sides of
: hlohlcipai life. At this time It may be
sa1a mat cities are coming to regard
: as me most desirable element. not
mere size but political purity. And,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

Port Huron. Mich. tais week LAYS
-he corner stone o. z s2a3sG-99 head
quarters baIlding Of tas order OF
Ladies o. GaccsEses- TIE event takes
On z public character as tribute 70
the founder Of Ihe order. Miss rsi1a u
West. z DsEiTs Of Port tsurUD- Miss
West started -h@ order tEeutg-r1rss
years ago. has been its directing
mind eTs- since and her EGccsss Is
seeu IL Membership Of $4,000.
hacked by an tnEuraucs reserve fund
Of nearly 81 Epg gre
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
eilIy's toughest JOB =,

Fremont Tribune: Inc nn,ahs
are that the saloons OF rillv
pretty effectually stalling - -four
any rate, when he is wi ,hnrs he
five DAYS of his closing th ..,l ouch
clares he has never me. W." .as,iu,ons
termined opposition HIS an lei
that Omaha is the toughest ~
ever undertaken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
and tina. he has the moral force to be

and that he has the moral force to be
a good citizen.
When we give man citizenship
we give him great deal. We have
a right to require that he be equipped
to, give something in turn. The fact
that we now have some bad citizens
is beside the question. They have
their citizenship and We cannot take
it away from them. But we have the
right to require the highest standard
OF citizenship from the man who
comes seeking the privilege"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
WAITING and watching.

George News: Old BIZ De ronl
there aren't more than three ~ sss
in George who have nerve ntch b
wear the pantalet skirt wiz %
fashion papers are descrlol rHssodrit
'luringly of late. And Joe iss :,
the fool things look in aclu"-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

A Eew York farmer szys that most
of me farrnerE in h!g state are against
suSfragc. ~" hen 2 man goea ten Or
twelve miles 20 vote IN election day.
se don't want no wife along" he sayg,
He explains that II Il Ia a dry town
where he votes he might hunt NJ
something. but II a woman fl alony
there is no hope.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

4 German ..-ethDH FOR removing
atuEza. s. simpler and JeEg dangerous
than our nay TheT tCre q hole IA
the stump. and pgar into Il equal
parts u nitric and sghDhJrtc acids
After few wceks, the largeat stura Dg
Of hard Wo1od are eaten By the acid
and eaa.Iy crlrhLet with q yick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
Brains for Suffraacs

Wilson and Thomas A. Edison down,
the most distinguished men in New
Jersey voted for equal suffrage. Eye
born deevil," said Baillie Jarvic to
Rob Roy, what dye thinks the value
OF your head /! And the famous fres-
booter answered. Fairly weighed,
and Dutch weight. It might weigh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

down one provost's, four oali ,.,S
town clerks and six deacon o. mo
far as brains went, Rob no! WOO ii
ably right. In the New JeI' ,rst,h.
ton. il heads could have Deeh $50 ii
instead of counted, the na d
would undoubtedly have COM
victorious. And what the %, 200
today, the rank and file VIII
morrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

CG-EsterzbIe ,sik IN Washington
s.rg.c bry-E irgue, Doesn't that re-
TatZt yC7 n the days II the late Presi-
tes.t r.seTsLs-d1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

r,zgaz II the plague IN Russia have
tsee- t-ac>S II the tart that the vic
tsE1z az1Elat canals that had died 81
= similar f!s@sae.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

E2-' iEze Ci.7 t1Yegee- large IN
H'1G'~,aE tsTe-r ogcsrt from the dIgcov-
esyT II NH eTsi ,g,1;4za in the state, AMI
= T,-";sz,.-Z ~ !az1 the benerts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

WIN Ca-rzuzs recognized, the nsx'
steJ = 70 I1ge villa And that f. not
~ essY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

Ooe-r't II beat I'll how the Ar
us1izne are holding out7
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
Automobile Speeding

Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the automobile came in, its
speed possibilities aroused sleeping
mania for fast driving. Recklessness
was common. 1t was new plaything,
pleasure and sport and many per-
sons of otherwise good judgment
raced their machines to the danger
i of themselves and the public. But
with the practical use of the ma
chimes much OF this has been elm
.nted. The average man drives his
auto carefully. He thinks OF conse-
consequences to himself and 20 ot.--
ers. The recklessness in driving and
disregard of others is mainly confined
! to few, and these of a class whose
carelessness and lack OF sense Is as
evident in their own lives as in their
/ driving.
1t is these who need the strong
hand. Some people there are who
must be reformed by hurt, who must
be made afraid IN the interests Of the
public. Like children they must be
burned to learn to dread the fire.
Burn them Burn them well. Make
memory that will arise to check the
inclination to throw aside regard for
authority and the safety OF others and
man thShi oAioiA Aht 10 taC why
way.
The streets should be as safe as
possible to those who throng them.
The man who fails to use proper pre-
caution and restraint in a city street
should be taught a lesson that he
would not soon forget. So much the
city owes to those who throng its
streets. whether they are from tribu-
tary VILLAGES or belong in the city. In
the average Iowa town the proper
application of the full limit OF the
law to a dozen such exceptions to
the general rule would practically
settle the matter.
| louisville Courier-JonrnaI: The
potentialities OF the automobile lay
the bait OF temptation for those who
are little inclined to make haste at
the beginning. and inclined to exert
themselves later to arrive On time.
But nearly all OF the danger there is
in motoring arises from impat.ence
OF restraint upon speed. Nearly every
one who Ii killed by an automobile
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

4 THOUGHT FOB TODAY
. Eeaz -fCr 3s z mirror In which
eEerY one shows his tmage-Goethe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
.CAVANAUGfl GETS
 3 YEAR TERM TO COACH OAR ! ! H

Worcester Feb 2Ts@Frank w. Ga va,naugh of this city will be the foot ball coach ak Dartmouth CoIaege for the next Ehree years, following Ike service for the last four years. He will receive big increase in salary, the amount of increase being made ND by members of the alumni
 The athletic council of the college will pay only the same salary it has given Cayaxaugh for the last three years But the full amount tnat the WorcesEer man will receive win be much in excess oe thaE received by professors in the college
 The new oontract VIII give Cacva- naugh unique position in relation to Dartmouth athletics in tzaaE he will haze served as director of any branch Of athletics longer than any other man who has been fn Hanover. Caya,- naughss two asszstan1s have not been zlaaued but 1t fs certafn that he will F1nve the he1p Of Bf11 Randall as scout aar1ng the fooEbau season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
Bridgeport Missouri Pitching
FEDS WON'T FIGHT FOR
 MARQUARD

Buffalo, N Y, Feb. @27.-Robert B. Ward, president of the, Brooklyn B'ed- .era1 league club. last night asserted that he had washed his hands of Rube sMarquard the other day hopped back cepted $1.500 advance money from Ward and Jumped to the BrooR6edG. Marquard the other day dopped back to the Giants and left for the SoTt1 with McGraw's men.
 It was expected the BrookIyH Beds would make 9 fight the courts in os- der to make matters unpleasant for Rubes even if the BrooIcfeds could sno3 ultimately stop him from playing with the Giants. g
 T do not want Marauard if he doaa not desire to come with us with all hl8 heart said Ward. z It would be a hna thing for us to take Marqnard aIong on the trip South and pay all his oCev penses and then have the New YorlCa come along and take him from us af- ter we had paid for his conditioning No, the Giants are welcome to Mar quard That incident, except for the return of our money. is closed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
HEATING IS REDUCED TO
  200 POUNDS

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 27-HaVlhe got the results he set out to attain when he first came here, Scout Joe Kelley yesterday reduced his double bill of training exercises. which had been in force on all dry days in the camp of the Yankee pitchers ana catchers, to half measure. The climb over the hills was abandoned and hereafter Kelley will confine the ac- tivities of his athletes to one work out day at the ball park.
 The squad will be here for, another week and after that will have six weeks to train before the season opens. Kelley wants to give them plenty of pitching, practice from now on.
 Ray Keating has finally got down under the 200 pound mark and weighs less now than he did at some periods during the playing season last year. The baths which the play CTS have been taking, have probably done them as much good as the l training they did on the road.
 Kelley kept his squad out for two hours yesterday. King Cole, who was active all winter, has gone under weight from training and Kelley stop ped him from doing any vigorous training.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
BILLY GERSHEL OF
 BRIDGEPORT CLUB LOSES TO CHAMPION

Billy Gershel, the Bridgeport club billiard expoct, made great showing against Jacob Ringer. the European Class champion, in a match which ended in New York last night. Ger shel was beaten by 500 to SIS. He de- feated Klinger in last nights. play 351 to 300
 The New York Times says of the match:
 "It was closely contested. and every play was followed intently by the large gallery Klinger was off form at times, but toward the end of the match, when defeat seemed almost certain, he settled down to his best game and two clusters of 26 and 49 in the last two innings pulled him out of the hole and gaxe him the victory.
 'fGershel showed some remarkably fine billiards after the first twenty five innings, and after the thirteenth inning he collected runs of 31, 30, and 42, which cut down the European players big lead and put GersheI in front. Gershel held the advantage up to the forty-s sixth inning when King CTS unfinished run of 49 completed his string 5EAa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
New Device to Help
 Harvard Pitchers in
 Controlling Baseball

Boston, Feb. 27:-Harvard pitchers are practicing to get control of their curves. Coach Sexton has invented a new device and Harvard twirlers are now begging daily at big white-pad- ed backstop with a huge hole in it. Any pitched ball landing outside of this hole is a ball, all those going through are strikes and the pitchers are taking to the game in great shape, little aware that Coach Sexton is get ting them to learn control and keep ing a record of their accuracy.
 Steve White. the old Princeton pitcher, now in professional baseball with New Haven is working out at the cage and is pumping up more speed than any of the Harvard aspi- rants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
YALE FIVE PUTS
 COL LUMBIA OUT OF
 BASKETBALL RACE

New York, Feb. sz7 z7.-columbia,s bas- ketban team was eliminated from the race for the intercollegiate champion ship last night in a gruelling game with ale on the Morningside Heights court. The New Haven bulldogs came back with a terrific brst of speed in the second half, and nosed out the Blue and White team by the score of 20 to 1T.
 Yale outpIayed Columbia completely in the second half. Saving their best work for this period. the Blue never faIfered. Stackpole, captain of the i've, went out early in the period, and Wiener went in playing a brilliant game from the minute he started Charlie Taft, son of the ex-President also played a star game for the wis itors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
COLUMBIA WILL
 HAVE FOOTBALL
 TEAM NEXT YEAR

New York, Feb. 27.-Footbal1 for Coz lumbia is strongly recommended by the University Committee on Student Organizations in a report to the Unf- versity Council which was made pub lie yesterday. The students on the campus were bubbling over with ex- citement after the contents of this re- port became known, and there now seems little doubt that a Columbia eleven will be seen on the intercoIlegi- ate gridiron next fall.
 Al that now awaits tIle actual rein statement of the sport is the approba- tion of the faculty of the college de- partment. A committee has been formed to confer with this body, but it will not report until next month.
 The resolutions which have. been adopted by the committee provide that no games shall be scheduled with the teams of the larger Eastern colleges. It further advocates that all games be played on college grounds and on Sat urdays and holidays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
FEDERALS
 WILL KEEP
 NEWARK CLUB

Buffalo, Feb 27-Kansas City's 9n5un nction restraining the league from transferring the kanfed franchise to Newark was the all-important topic at the schedule meeting of the Fed era1 league yesterday. Ip conse- Quence of the court order, the mag mates were unable to do what they had assembled to accomplish. At least they were unable to make any official announcement. as that would have been contempt of court.
 At any rates it can be said on good authority that the Newark club Is over in the New Jersey metropolis to stay, no matter what happens in the case of Kansas City. The league officials spent all day discussing the the event of the courts supporting the Kansas City men, the Indiana polls franchise would be ansferred Go the Missouri city.
 James A. Gilmore, president of the league asserted that the Feds will surely invade Manhattan island in 1916s that is. unless the warning forces get together in the meantime and readjust the baseball map.
 Tn any event. Gilmore wanted it understood that the N Newark club Evas not a thing for one or two years, but ts real fixture, for Pat Powers and Harry Sinclair are going into that project seh0ok, line and sinker, and before eImering upon it obtained 8 guarantee from the league that there would be no shift to New York
 Gilmore made the <unofnciaf an- nouncement that the league would open its season on Saturday, April 10, stealing q march on the 'senany'' by four days The opening day pro : rrarnrne it was learned would be as follows. Buffa1o at Brooklyn, Newark at Baltimore, Pittsburgh at Chicago and St. Louis at Indianapolis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
FILM ACTOR SHOT
 DEAD IN 'iBATTLE''

Los Angeles, Feb. 27-An investi- gation was under way today into the death of Clarence Chandler, a. mo- ton picture actor who was shot yes terday. in the staging of battle scene in the San Francisco valley near here. Chandler was a member of an attacking party instructed to capture soldiers barricaded in 8 cabin. Be- fore word was given for them to be- gin firing with revolvers, a single shot Twas heard and Chandler fell, shot in, the forehead.
 All threw down their weapons. No one laid claim to the one revolver with a discharged cartridge. The pistols had been loaded with bullets in order to produce a realistic scene in shooting down the door of the cabin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-27
M'GRAW CLAIMS TENANT PROSPECTS
 ARE VERY BRIGHT

and his band of New York Giants sepnt a few hours here yesterday and left last night. headed in the general direction of the Marlin training trip. McGraw told local reporters he was optimistic over his chances, and said things look good for him if the Car- dinals do not pick on him again.
 McGraW said the Cardinals did more than the Braves to beat him out Of his ambitions for four straight pen- nants, as they won thirteen out of twenty-two games from him eff we had fared better against St. Louis our lead would have been so big that we never could have been headed, said Mac He also called attention to the fact that if the cards had been as ef- fective against the Braves as they were against the Giants they might