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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
JUDGE DAYTON IS
ON TRIAL HIMSELF
Evidence Introduced to Show That
His Temperament Is Not
judicial.

United Press Leased Wire Seryice-1
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-Federal
Judge Aston G. Dayton of West Viz
ginia; sat in the large. imposing house
judiciary committee room today and
listened to evidence tending to show
his temperament is not judicial Three
congressman heard the testimony.
Au4in n. Skies of Huntington. W.
va. .M0rtner clerk In the United States
attorneys Office related hearing Judge
Dayton ten bootlegger before him
to trial that man engaged in the
whiskey business ought to have to
stand by and se. his daughters become
prostitutes and his sons common
drunkards.
Skies told. too. OF man who had
pleaded guilty to sending obscene
matter through the mails To him,
Skies said. Judge Dayton remarked.
Tn glad to have the opportunity to
seri yoa to the pen. You are the
mos. obscene man I've ever heard
talk. For four hours had to listen
10 ron last night" No evidence had
been taken in the case, Skies said.
witness said another case occurred
wasn the ". ". Ritter case was being
heard District Attorney Northcutt
sought 10 address the court on ques-
ton of perjury By certain witnesses.
The courr replied, Skies said. that he
didn't care TO hear him, that he had
made ~ his mind. Finally. however.
said skies. the Judge said all right.
20 ah-ead~ turned his back on the
district attorney and began humming
z tune
Nortacoss said Skies talked for
about ave minutes. When he had con-
cizde6. tie I1dge said. according to
skies. proceed with the case told
yoa didn'r care to hear you"
Judge layton himself on the stand
This afternoon. defended his injunction
restraining the United Mine Workers
from organizing the West Virginia
miners He asserted that the whole
of the present fight against him is due
10 this Injunction and intimated his
belief that the American Federation
Of Labor is back OF IL.
Reading from a typewriter state
rent. he explained that his action fol-
lowed an attempt to organize the en-
pIoyes OF the Eitchman Coal Co.
which had a contract with its men
not to join a labor union. He said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
ZEPPELIN KILLS FOUR.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Feb. PA Zeppelin air
ship today crossed the allied lines
near Nieuport and dropped bombs
upon Calais, killing four persons.
The Zeppelin evidently started from
Zee Brusa>, Belgium. held by the Ger
mans. After Smelling Calais it turnee
about toward Dunkirk, supposedly witt
the intention Of dropping bombs upon
the English army headquarters. En-
route to Dunkirk several more bombs
were thrown from the aIrship, damac
ing several houses along the Calais
road to Dunkirk. Fusillades from rife
men caused the crew Of the Zeppelin
to change their course. The big air
ship turned her nose seward and
was lost to view off Dunkirk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
Iowa's Undeveloped $20,OO0,0OO
Asset in Natural Timber.
Iowa has 250OOOO OF Natural Timber Area About
Percent of Total Area of State Y ct Undeveloped
Careful Developments is Necessary.

Nebraska and Kansas. It is the i'm.
preston that what woods are now
growing In Iowa were planted by the
pioneers.
The topography CT Iowa furnished an
interesting study The state lies pc
tween the two great rivers of North
America. the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri,. Numerous rivers. having their
origin in the lake region or Minnesota,
cross the state in 3 southeasteriy or
southwesteriy direction, tributary
TO the Mississippi and to the Missouri
respectively. The divide between the
two great valleys is sharp and we'll
defined across the state, consequently
there is wild prairie where there are
no rivers
On the Mississippi side OF the al
vide the rivers of consequence that
cross Iowa are the Des Moines. which
enters the Mississippi at the south
eastern corner OF the state, the Skuns.
the Iowa, the Cedar. the Wapsipini-
con, the Maauoketa and the Turkey.
The tributaries to the Missouri which
cross Iowa are. the Nishnabatona, the
Boyer, the Little Sioux. the Floy6 and
the Rock. Besides these there are
numerous other smaller r'vers. each
of which has its respective woodland
belts. The width of these timber
growths along the rivers varies from
one TO ten miles on each side, and the
aggregate Of this area accounts for
the percent OF natural timber area
in Iowa.
This $500. 600 acres Of land In Iowa
suited to timber production is either
producing nothing at all or is not
earning as much in agricultural crops
as 1t could earn in forest crops. It
has been estimated that in one loca-
ton alone. In the Iowa Islands in the
Mississippi river valley opposite Ala
makee and Clayton counties, there are
nearly 1900 acres Of land which IS
only in small parts suited for agri-
culture but which is excellent for TIM
Der planting To utilize such lands
for timber production is one OF the
outstanding problems for Iowans to
solve in the coming years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
WHY DOES 1T FALL

Why is it that government owner
ship and management OF the telephone
is practically always a failure, asks
the London Daily Mail Why is 1t
that for every thousand European
there is only one telephone, while for
every thousand Americans there are
flfteenT Why is il that the country
which has done most TO improve the
Telephone, both technically and com
mercially, and TO popularize its use Is
the country IL which its operation and
DEVELOPMENT have been and still are
exclusively the work OF private enter
prise? Why is il that not one of the
innume-able discoveries that have
transformed the telephone industry in
the last thirty years have emanated
from = department OF state: that
European governments have been the
last TO adopt them, and that the veT-
dict which experts are obliged 10
pass upon them with perhaps two
partial exceptions, is that they have
not learned their business2 Why is it
that there are great and famous towns
in Europe at this moment where meth
DDS and machinery that were ahan-
'doned twenty years ago in America
are still in use? Why is il that
throughout the length and breadth of
Great Britain and the continent hard
~ single efficient long distance serv-
ice Is to be found7 Why is It that in
New York one can invariably get the
number one wants. and get it at once,
while in London one has often to wage
prolonged and embittering battle
with a slow operator, insufficient lines.
and q conversational any converse
ton ensues-that is only audible when
it is interrupted
The broad answer to all these CUES
tons is that the alertness and enter
ETiss that are essential 10 telephone
development can not be expected from
government department The organ
ization OF government Office. with E
virtually i-rsmovable staff, forbftis IL.
The spirit OF ofHcialdou- with its ira
diGons OF sGho-dinatiol. its naTro-
professional outlook its EnwilIinglsss
TO concentrate possibility. its in
sensible sitting OF Initiative fo-bids
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
MORAL INFLUENCE o. EmEaIcs

Inc ANIMAL -@E5C-- y -Es ZEe-zl
secretary o. - F@5-zz Coz-c5z q
the Churches = CErE n A-z-5s
calls attention - IL Cza- E-zz-ez-
sion. all OVsr t-s wG-51- q ~ r-zz-
dents ap-oIn;1szt II IT, Ssr y
prayer for Eeacs sat ssyz Z. zzs -
: oouoteoly done oErl II --s-z-e t5e
way for :TeconcEEiatso- The 80
CHS perrin correspondent -s1s--= eee-
the Federal Councils le-ee- 10 tss
president was Translated ~ s-gs---5--
tea to the most important 5sz5s 80
authorities of the protestant s-F
homan churches IN Germany z-5 g.
tria ana that it was lrfzts5 h r.
church papers of those nztf0-r -
OF the Paris daily 7apers r-s-ezF :
lons editorial commencing The s@.7,. :
and the spirit of the Letter 80 -
mend that tHa president 0, 80
French republic also appoint = -. =
prayer. a Chinese daily - -
marked that day of prayer sI,o-s.-
be observed by the peogIe os c-5Ss--
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head-Colds-

You feel fine in few moments
Your cold in head or catarrh viii oe
gone. Your clogged nostTiis VII!
open. The air passages OF your head
will clear and you can breathe freely
No more dullness. headache; no hsVk
ing. snufling. mucous DISCHARGES OF
dryness; no struggling for bresth 81
night
Tell your druggist you want s-nah
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm Apply
little of this fragrant antissTtc
cream in your nostrils. let X pane
trate through every air passage OF ihs
head: soothe and heal the swollen, IL.
famed mucous membrane, and relisl
comes instantly
II Is just what every cold and ca
taTh sufferer needs. Don't stag stga-
ed-up anG miserable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

An interesting exhibit which will b.
shown by the United States GenIog,-
cal Survey at the Panama-Pacifc ex.
position, in San Francisco. will BE tns
illustration OF the development of the
surface features of the United States
and adjoining Landslide gradual rise
of the continent from the primal oces2
and the accompanying development OF
lfe-a pictorial story Of progress from
the early fish and the huge half--sp-
tile creatures known as saurians u
the higher mammals such as the great
saber-tooth tiger and the giant hyena.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

quietly but tonight a program OF
speaking has been arranged and SEN
ators from many states will speak.
Senators Jones' of Washington; Ken
yon, of Iowa. and Weeks OF Mass
achusetts. were scheduled.
This meeting which was held under
the Sons Of Veterans auspices was
also to commemorate the birthday OF
President Lincoln.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List of letters remaining in the
Keokuk postofHce. uncalled for, for
week ending February 20. 1918:
Ladies.
Miss Carleen Bodhe.
Noliie Csrlin.
Miss Helen Chinn
Mrs. Georgie Lane.
Miss II. Rose.
Mrs Maggie Wright.
Gentlemen.
J. S. Baker.
J. " Buchanan. secy.
Lee B. Gudier.
Mr.. Tom Hank.
Geo Holman.
G. H Martin
Aif Pearson.
a. A. Ware.
Persons calling for letters in above
list VIII please say they are adrer-
tised- e P. McMANUS.
Postmaster
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

most prominently in the stories gath
cred from working girls by the New
York stale factory investigating COM
mission. says Esther Packard In The
Survey
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
10 Discuss Neutra,ltx.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2e.-Amer
ica-s neutrality in the present war viii
be discussed by Charleemagne Tower
ex-Jn;teG States amhassado 10 Gee-.
many. who win be-tae principal speak.
er tonight al the annual dinner of the
alumni OF the University Of Pennsyl
vania al the Belleyie-Starfeld hotel
Other speakers viii be Governor
BraUmbaugh, Murdoch and T. Lane
Bean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank o1E friends ara
nsiza5ers for their Kindness and 3 2
rathy shown rs during the illness
and death IF our father Charles ~
Anna f-neftks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

The surprising thing is that mem
bers of the legislature will seriou.,.
propose to put road making back fnro
the hands of the county boards when
the most important matter that ougat
to be before the legislature is reform
in county management ITSELF &C.
clares the Des Moines Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

and urged that the president Of the
republic. chiefs OF ministries and
boards. and all governors join in
prayer to God
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
TRoueHT FoR TO-DAY.

Relieve me, thousand friends sui
fee thee not:
In a single enemy thou hast more
than enough
Ali Be- Abf TaEsb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

One percent of the contents OF the
oceans woulT cover all the land area.
OF the globe 10 depth of go feet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

Cherry Tree Day, Today.
WASHINGTON. Feb. o2-Today IS
the birthday Of the Father OF the
United States
Washington celebrated the day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22

Read The Daily Gate City. Ten
cents per week-
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keokuk, Iowa February q. 1915
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-22
DAILY BIZ MAII

c. :. sk,rv.n Manager
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
Partners Liability,

A unique question of liability in an
automobile accident case was decided
by the supreme court of South Dakota
In Van Horn vs.. Simpson. which held
that where defendants were copart-
ners and were riding in an automobile
in partnership business, the negli-
gence Of the owner and partner In
driving the automobile was imputable
to the other partner, since as men,
Der Of the copartnership the owner
and driver was his agent, and both
defendants were jointly liable for in
1uries to a traveller upon the highway.
1t is pointed out that these two de-
PENDANTS at the time in question were
copartners in the real estate business,
and that this auto was then transport
ing both defendants in the prosecu-
ton OF such copartnership business;
that 1t was then being used as an in
strument for the benefit and within
the scope of the partnership business;
that Simpson was not passenger or
gratuitous guest of Anderson in said
car, but was party interested in the
purpose and business in which such
car was then being operated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
Marked Resemblance.

The allies seem to be taking Con-
stantinople in about the same fashion
that we used to spell it. when we
were boys and girls. away back m the
years of never-mind-what. We had a
quaint old crank of teacher who
taught orthography In a most pecu-
liar wise. He would make us spell
and pronounce syllable. move to the
next. duplicate the previous perform.
ance, hop back and bring up the prior
syllable. go ahead. back and ahead,
and so on to the bitter end. thus:
Con, con: there's your con-s-t-a-n,
stan; there's your stan: there's your
con-stan-t-i, ii: there's your ii;
there's your con-stan-ti-n-o, no:
there's your no. there's your ti-no;
there's your stan-ti-no: there's your
con-stan-ti-no-p-l-e. pie; there's your
pie; there's your no-ple; there's your
ti-no-ple; there's your stan-ti-no. pie;
there's your con-stan.tino-ple: there's
your Constantinople!"-- Kansas City
Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28

built. To commence with, there is a
grade entrance at the side of the
house which leads down into the cellar
and up into the kitchen, a combination
that Is used In great many modern
houses The same economy of space
and travel is employed in the stairway
to the second floor and to the attic. II
doubles back from landing halfway
between floors. The landing Is pro-
vided for by an extension built as a
space saver to give plenty OF length
of stair run with wide treads and easy
risers. The extension also contains
windows to light the stairway, and as
1t is artistically designed 1t adds to
the general appearance of this side
of the house.
A study of the second-foor plan will
show that every square foot of floor
space works to advantage. There are
four bedrooms and four clothes closets
all arranged on straight lines without
shutting the light from any window
and without any useless corners. Such
a splendid arrangement of rooms Is
considered Quite triumph of skill on
the part Of an architect.
There is practically no wall space in
the upper hallway; it is all taken up
by the necessary doors. Even the
linen closet is filched from the bath
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
AUTUMN is BEST TIME TO PRUNE GRAPES

acteristic growth of the variety and
vigor of vine. Under ordinary condi-
tions usually from four to six buds are
left on the shoots for the lower trellis
wire and from eight to ten on those
for the upper trellis wire. 1t must be
understood that this number is only
suggestive and the grower must use
his judgment as regards the number
of buds. He will be materially assist
ed in this IL he will remember that
under favorable conditions each bud
left will produce shoot the following
season and that each shoot should pro-
duce from three to five punches Of
grapes. Our vine, properly pruned and
tied to the trellis the following spring
will look like the one illustrated in
Fig. 2.
II the vines are old and neglected,
some difficulty may be experienced in
getting the ideal form of vine Under
such circumstances the grower should
not expect well-formed vine for at
least two years.
III cdScb VI tuis SOlI IL may US HcC-
essary to develop new trunk. This
may be done by selecting one of the
shoots which has arisen from the base
Of the vine or low down upon the old
trunk. 1t should be left just long
enough to permit of tying to the upper
trellis wire. The following season it
will produce shoots and may then be
handled as a new vine.
Observation will reveal that each
succeeding season the bearing wood
is getting farther and farther removed
from the trunk. In time it becomes
desirable to get back nearer the root
system. This is accomplished by TAX
ing out renewals. Renewals are of
two kinds-low and high renewals. A
low renewal Is taken from near the
base of the plant and ultimately be-
comes the trunk. II is essentially de-
scribed above. A high renewal is a
renewal Of the extension of the trunk
(arm) from which the cane arises.
High renewal Is accomplished by Sc
lecting a shoot arising from the trunk
near the trellis wire or at the base of
the arm from which the canes arise.
Low and high renewals are illustrated
In Fig. 3.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28

arises several shoots &C." 4, 2, 3, etc,
which have been produced the past
season and which, at or near their
base, produced the fruit crop. These
shoots of the growing season Just past
become the canes Of the coming sea-
son. II will be noted that each of
these shoots possess number of buds.
II all were left there would be too
many new shoots next season endeav-
oring to produce fruit, which would
result in the weakening of the vine
and inferior fruit production. In addi-
ton, the vine would soon be only a
tangled mass similar to a wild grape
vine.
Pruning of this vine will consist in
reducing the wood so that it may be
kept within bounds and still produce
the maximum amount of good fruit
without weakening the plant. 1t is ev-
ident that we must select four of the
shoots to replace the four two-year-
old canes. Two things should be kept
in mind in making this selection.
hot, tudS hhO ohOOto SCiONbOu ohouio
be good, vigorous ones; second. that
they should arise as near the base Of
the canes as possible, as it is desirable
to keep the producing wood close to
the trunk.
In pruning the vine illustrated in
Fig. 1, we will therefore select shoots
Co /, 9, Z. s. Shoot C." 6. although
nearer the trunk than C. s. is dis
carded because of its weakness and
lack Of sufficient strong buds. We
will remove the canes and shoots 9TH
er than those selected by making cuts
at Cd"
The next question which arises is
how much of shoots &c" 1, 8. z, s should
be removed. This depends upon a
number of factors, such as age Of
plant, distance between plants. char
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
POULTRY AND FRUIT
GO WELL TOGETHER
Hens Render Valuable Service in
Destroying Injurious Insects
In the Orchard.

II the hens have the run of an or
chard they will not render as good
service in protecting the trees from
injurious insects as they will IL con-
fined in yards around the trees. While
the orchard should be utilized, 1t gives
much opportunity to the fowls to work
over large surface, which may to a
certain extent lessen their vigilance
around the trees.
The old maxim is, Bring your
chickens to your tree, keep them there
and they will destroy more insects
than in any other way" The sugges-
ton is a good one II not inflicting
extra expense for fencing, but it is
possible that some kind Of movable
fence should answer the purpose, as
the fowls need not be confined except
early in the season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
HIS PR0TEGEE NOW HIS WIFE
She Went to School as the Object Of
His Compassion, but Became
His Beloved.

Mrs. Borman was widow who kept
boarding house in a small western
town. Her daughter, Alice, was a
scrawny little girl of fourteen. Mrs.
Borman had been forced to take her
out OF school to help with the work;
washing dishes and waiting on table.
Jack Forbes, twenty-five, was his
widowed mothers only child
wealthy, by the way. Jack had never
been strong, SO he went West. He
came to live at Mrs. Borman's.
he felt sorry for the poor little
scrub of girl and offered to send her
through school. He sent her away to
private school and paid her bills
regularly. in a fatherly way, though
he never wrote her or went to see
her. With him 1t was simply an act
of compassion.
AT twenty-five he ordered her home
Ito his mothers home, feeling that
there she could get some finishing
touches socially. Then he intended to
make a schoolteacher out of her. In
the meantime he had gone into bust
ness, made a success of himself. and
regained bis health at the same time.
Work was all he needed, anyway, and
to get away from his mothers apron
strings
He was not at home when Alice ar
rived, but came a few days later.
probably out of curiosity. | cannot
finish this ideal story by saying that
Alice had blossomed out into a won
drous beauty, for she had not But
people say she was dainty and re-
fined, with wonderful hair and eyes
and the manner of one high born.
or course. Jack fell in love with
her. She had always been in love
with him, think. Had she been
courted by score of lovers / think he
would have been her choice. Well,
they are married now and, as the
story book says. they have two beau
tiful children"
Isn't this regular story book ro-
nance? And the beauty OF it is it's
true. know, for am Alice and Jack
Jr., is up on my chair back nov. polk
ing clover blossoms into my hair, and
baby Alice is asleep And they are
two such beautiful, wonderful chill
dren!-Chicago Tribune.