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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

The men who have the contract to clear the Terminal tract for the gov. ernment at Seward. have received in. structions to hasten the work SO as to have 1t finished on July l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Harry Griffin. fast heard from when In st. Louis, Missouri, in Au- gust 1893, is supposed to have joined the rush to the Klondike, and that he is now in Alaska. His daughter, who was but babe when he left home. Is anxious to find him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Rev. chas. K. Nicoll in charge Of the Presbyterian church at White horse for several years, but who left for Winnipeg a few weeks ago with the determination of enlisting for
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

The night letter service to An chorage from Seward has been es- tablished and from now on people may send a night letter of fifty words for the price of an ordinary message. The money transfer ar rangements will be ready soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

overseas service, has obtained his desire and will henceforth be known az Pte. c. K. Nicoll of the 11th Field Ambulance Corps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Bob Guest was reelected chief of police. Mel Horner was reelected chief of tho fire department and Dr.. ]. Fl. Romig was reelected treasurer and health officer last week by the new Seward city council. Leon Book CT was elected city magistrate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

That Ed. ostIn. the Iditarod man ager of the Guggenheims, who re- gently arrived in Fairbanks from the Outside, came to that city and went to the Toloyana country for no oth CT purpose than to investigate cer' tain Livengood creek property for his people, is the word received from Brooks during the past week, says the Fairbanks Times.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

The term of the District Court at Fairbanks is drawing to close A term has been called for lditarod and
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

It is reported that the Gardner Fish and oyster Company. of Seat tie, operating the shrimp steamer oc- too, will shortly establish headQuart. CTS In Petersburg for the smelling and packing of shrimp.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Although nothing definite is yet officially known, all indications point to the fact that work on the Fair banks end of the Alaska railroad will be going on during the coming sum mer
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Cards have been received at Fair banks announcing the birth of Kath- erine Alice Wagner on March %, 1916, weight eight and one-half lbs. This young lady is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. P. R. Wagner former ly of Fairbanks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Pure Buttermilk at GoldsteIn's Elm norlum 50c Q gallon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

MT. and Mrs. chris Copstad Of Sulzer are the proud parents of twelve-pound boy. which was born Co them recently
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

J. NJ. Mcintyre who is now in the city on the way outside intends with his partner. Henry Wander, to ship copper ore from the> Kodiak group of islands, says the Seward Gateway. He brought a specimen of the ore to Seward and says 1t con- tains several minerals. They have had one group of claims on Uganak Island and one on shuiak Island since 1901 and have per cent ore on the surface. The volcanoes have filled in their workings over and over again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26
ALASKA NEWS NOTES
 CLIPPED FROM PAPERS
 THROUGHOUT ALASKA

It is rumored about Valdez that the Midas mine at Solomon Basin will be shipping ore by the tTst of Iunp
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-26

Valdez will pay the city city of- ficlals this year as follows: Mar shal. Health Officer and Tax As sessor. $125 per month; Clerk and City Magistrate. sSO per month; Chief Engineer, $125 per month, and City Treasurer and Tax Collector, SSO per month.
 The first shipment of tungsten from Fairbanks arrived at the Cor dova postoffice yesterday. It was a ton of sacked concentrates. and came as parcel post, and other ship ments will follow. says the cordova Times.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
Southern Assn

At Atlanta ?; Mobile ,.
 At Memphis 2; Nashville 1. At Little Rock 4-10, Chattanooga 2-4
 At Birmingham New Orleans two games postponed. rain
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
DE PALMA WINS
 K. c. AUTO CENTURY

KANSAS. CITY, July 22.-Ralph De Palma! won the 100 mile motor race at the new one and one eighth mile speedway here this af- ternoon. His time was 1 hour AZ minutes 54 seconds. an average of 5S6S miles an hour almost 8 miles below the worlds dirt track record
 Eddie O'Donpell was second with George Busene third. Fourth place went to Art Klein. Art John son was fifth. Only five of the twelve starters finished. The purse was $5,000.
 The scheduled fifty mile free for all race was reduced to 25 miles because of the poor condition of the track.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
ONE ARMED BALL TEAM
 IS TOURING

Whites Wonders, a ball team composed of seven one-armed boys, using twoarmed men only at first and behind the bat, now touring the south. started their season with an easy victory over the FL berton (Ga) Home Guards, II to 3.
 Five batters on the Wonder team each poled triples. Brown, pitcher for the one-armed team, allowed six hits. The Wonders committed three errors.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
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Matted for Barnes in 7th.
 St 1 olIie
2e e 1o o7 4a
zBattedfor Wilson in 7th.

By innlngs:
 BOsten .. O0O 001 ana | St Louis .......t 231e O0o ro0x-e
 SuMMARY-Two base hits: Barnes, Feck. Home runs: Wilson. Base on 3alls: off roak i. off Eagan 3. of Barnes 3. Hits and earned runs Ragan ard 1 in 1-s; Doak 6 and
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23

5U 40 It l @Batted for Cheney in 11th.
 **Ran for McCa-ty in 11th.
 *@@Batted for Costello in 14th.
 "Batted for w Johnston in 18th. By innings:
 Brooklyn 900 Ol0 GOO 900 011-3 Pittsburg ..... 900 O10 900 900 O10-2 SUMMARY-Three base hits: Now rey, Hinchman. Double plays: O. Mill Ter and Cutshaw; Carey, Schmidt and Wagner and Baird Bases on balls: off Cheney 3, off Jacobs 3, off Nam aux ?. off Miller 1.L-sHits and earned runs: Off Cheney, hits and l run in 10 innings; off Niarquard, hits and 1 run in , innings.; off Jacobs , hits and l run in 13 innings; off MamauX, 1 hit and 1 run in 1 inning; off Miller hits and 1 run in l inning. Struck out: By Cheney 2, by Jacobs 3, by MamauX l.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
BALL GAME AT EASTLAKE

The Pastimes will meet the Tigers on Eastlake diam ond this afternoon at 2:3O. Both teams are evenly matched
 and expect to put up a good game They will line up as follows: Pas times: Stucky ss; German If; Geare 2b: Godfrey If; Wright 3b; Collins of; Fraley 1b: A. Fling c; Iedigo p. Iii gers: Vadivia 2b; Moses ss; Saaveda If: Scott b. Singer cf; Morales p; Peralta c: Navalsa 1b; Chino If.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
American League
Coast League
WHERE THEY PLAY TOO~,

WHERE THEY PLAY TODA,
 National League Boston at St. Louis New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati
 American League v Chicago at Detroit St. Louis at Cleveland
 Coast League Portland at Salt Lake Vernon at San Francisco Oakland at Los Angeles
 Fri Copper League Opening of second series: Mill Vs. Mine at Ray
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
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aBattcd for Kantlehner in 2nd.
 aaBatted for Cooper in 9th.
 By innings:
 Brooklyn .......... 240 GOO OlO-4 PittSburg ............0l0 900 O0O-1
 SUMMARY-Two- base hits: J. Johnston @, O'Mara, Wheat Mowrey, Hinchman. Bases on balls: off Pfef- fer l. off Kanuehner l, off Cooper 2. Hits and earned runs: off Pfeffer, 1 run: off Kantlehner hits and runs in innings; off Cooper. 6 hits and l run in : innings Hit by pitcher: By Pfeffer tSchultz); by Cooper (Wheat)
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
Republican A. p. leased WireJ

CHICAGO, July 2N-Cub battcrs, led by Flack with three singles and a home run. and by Fisher, who hit q Ecmer in the same round that FIack did. hammered Perritt for q to victory over New York today.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23

Johnny Rawlings, the Toledo Mud hens little shortstop, is way ahead of any of his competitors in the American Association and showing The most pep and speed around short Association fans have seen for a ong while. Also he has recently found his best stride at bat and has been pounding the ball at moments when hits count.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23

'0U M NINTt TT HItt Ddse nus. SHACK, Rousch, LouGerGs. Whitted. Double plays: Kulifer and Niehoff. Bases on balls: off Chalmers 9, off Nose :. ley ). Hits and earned runs: Chal- mers 10 and 4 in 6; McQuillan none and none in ?; Moseley l run. Struck out: by Chalmers 3. bv McQWllan l. by. Moseley 1.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
New York ..........00 00O 2a0 000- Chicago G00 122 O0x-

SUMMARY: Two base hits Kauff. Home runs Fischer Hack. Bases on balls: Off Perritt 3; off Vaughn l. Hits and earned runs: Off Per ritt. hits , runs in 3 2-3 innings:
 Off Sallee no hits no runs in I 1-3; Schupp none and none in | Vaughn I run Struck out. By Perritt. l ::
 by Sallee 1; by Schupp 1; by Vaughn
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
PH|[L|ES .LOSE WIEN
 C|NCI PUNCHES HITS
TRepublican A. p. Leased WireJ

CINCINNATI. July 22.-By bunch ing six hits in the sixth inning which tallied four runs, Cincinnati won from Philadelrhia here tCday, to 7.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
BOTH CONTESTS
 GO ID DODGERS
 HARD CONTEST
TRopubIlcan A. ?. Leased Wirel

PITTSBURG, July 22.-Brooklyn defeated Pittsburg in both of today's games the first to 1 and the second 9 Co in fifteen innings. Score, first
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
American Assn

At Toledo go: St. Paul 80.
 At Columbus 6; Minneapolis o. At Indianapolis 13; Milwaukee ,. At Louisville 3-7; Kansas City GO
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
SIX RUN LEAD TOO
 MUCH FUR BOSTON
Republican A. p. leased wlre1

ST. LOUIS. July 23-St LoUis's run If six runs was too much for Bocton to overcome and the locals won here today to 1. Score: Boston
Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
Philadelphia

o- v lf IF Matted for Chalmers in 7th. xxEatted for McQuillan in 9th. XxNRan for CravGth in 9th
 Cincinnati
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Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
GIANTS SUCCUM|B TO SLUCG|NG
 OF CUBS; ALL SORTS IT HTS

{ in 9: Barnes 1 and in 2-3; Neff and in q Struck out: by Barnes j, by Doak :, by Neff 1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
The true university these days is collec-
ton of books.-Carlyle.
REPEAL THE PRIMARY LAW.

The Gate City hopes that when the leglsia-
tl1re meets at Des Moines for the next session II
will have the courage to set Immediately about
repeating the direct primary law. 1t is to be
confessed, that this hope is in the bornlng and
that the first cry of the infant may attract the
attention of the men who have been sent to the
capitol for the purpose Of registering the Will
Of common sense This ''election reform, y
which was not only going to put an end to all
bosses, but to render politics pure and unde-
filable has proved itself an incubus and
something worse than a fraud. This has been
the experience not only of Iowa but OF other
states.
1t is the high sign of popular government
that the majority should rule, but by scatter
ing of individual votes in favor Of minority
candidates this denied. The direct primary
has rendered the process of seeking nomina-
ton so costly that only those with full
pocketbook or who can secure liberal financial
backing can afford to compete. 1t is subverslVe
of the representatives form Of government and
ought to be abolished.
Let the Iowa Legislature set the example.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
CITY NEWS.

To the list of contributors to the
community Christmas fund should
be added the name OF Mr.. Keator
who gave 50.
One Of the Keokuk business men
states that the reason for the
fine Christmas trade enjoyed by the
local merchants was due to the saw
ings funds accumulated during the
year There is no doubt but what
these savings helped to swell the
business and made holiday trading
easy. 1t is not too late-just the
right time-to start your savings ac-
count with the banks. 1t is sure
way and an easy way 30 accumulate
your Christmas money.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
OUR HURRYING LIVES.

Life insurance presidents whose companies
carry nearly all the twenty billion dollars OF IN
surance Americans have taken out met IN coll
vention day or two ago and heard some H-
teresting talks. One speaker told them ina.
extravaganza is the great American SIN ana
that our wastefulness, individually and coliec-
lively, is extraordinary and no longer TO DC
viewed with unconcern. They learned also tnat
the average American is deterloratlng physlca-
Iy and dies at about forty years OF age. ne
looks pink and healthy, is good liver, hurrles
through life, has no time to waste and is Trying
with the aid of new knowledge and Inventions
to crowd the experiences of two lfetlmes INTO
one He is meeting some success IN this en-
deavor, but the strain is telling on him; ana
the power of our people to resist fatigue ana
the physical stress of modern civilization is de-
Ginning rather than advancing. We are chang
ing from physically inactive lives chiefly OUT
doors to physically inactive lives in the caves
and pigeonholes of our modern dwelling
places Perhaps we must look for heightened
mortality until we have adjusted ourselves TO
these new living conditions; and 1T is reason
able to conclude that our tree dwelling ances-
tors had much the same experience and lnsur-
ance rates rose rapidly with them when they
forsook the trees for holes and caves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26

close to a crosswalk where passing
pedestrians are forced into the street
The proceedings Of these sessio 1s
which one overhears as he passes by
are such as might take place in back
yards In almost any town. and they
are OF quite as much consequence.
On pleasant afternoon in the late
fall / was amused by group OF THIS
sort gathered in front of the Weber
building. Among its members. but
plainly a nonresident. was an old
lady who, standing to one side her
self. persisted in plucking her COM
panions one after the other by the
sleeve to call their attention to the
fact that they were blockading the
sidewalk. The old lady reminded me
of an old hen mothering a bunch OF
young ducks which had just discov-
cred pond OF water. and the mem
bers Of her group were regarding the
anxiety of the old lady with the
same attention that swimming ducks
regard fussy old hen.
1. G.. H.
Keokuk. Iowa. Dec. 81. 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
COSTLY DELAY AT WASHINGTON.

No reason has been given at Washington Tor
delay respecting two matters, one executive and
the other legislative, calling for prompt action.
Not less important than the immediate ap-
monument of tariff commission is enactment
in the senate of the Webb bill permitting COM
bnations Of manufacturers engaged In export
trade. This measure was passed by the house
at the last session. but while it was approved by
the president and endorsed by leading COM
mercal organizations, it did not come to a fin
al vote in the senate. Certainly there is no ex-
cuse for delay now. No who has given
much thought to the matter donbts that
American exporters need the freedom to form
such combinations as permitted and en-
couraged by foreign governments.
The federal trade commission recognizes this
need and it has said that exporters in the
United States should be ''given more nearly
equal opportunity of securing business in other
countries than they have heretofore had" The
statement does not go far enough Equal not
more equal opportunity, is what is required in
the interest of American commerce Until the
Webb bill is on the statute books. the doubt
which the commission says exists as to the bear
ing of the antitrust laws upon attempts to
cooperate in foreign trade will continue, and
exporters will not know what they can do with
out danger of prosecution.
With a tariff commission of the right sort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
STREET CAR TAKES
WHEEL OFF AUTO
Machine Belonging to James T. Nc
carthy Damaged In Collision
Yesterday Afternoon.

An automobile driven by James Nc
Ca-.hy, 55HHee North Tenth street. and
a west bound street car, collided at
the intersection of Tenth and Main
streets Monday afternoon about LOO
o'clock The rear right wheel was
torn from the automobile and the
body Of the machine was damaged.
Mr. Mccarthy was not injured.
He was driving on Tenth street
from Johnson to Main street and was
just making to cross the car tracks
when he saw the approaching street
car Realizing that he could not get
across without being struck, he
swerved to the left but did not succeed
in getting entirely out Of the way OF
the car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26

Des Moines Register: Some months
ago the Register suggested IN tent.
alive way approaching the state o.
Minnesota officially with the view OF
securing interstate cooperation for a
scenic highway from Minneapolis 70
Keokuk along. over and through the
bluffs OF the Mississippi.
Was that a wholly visionary pro
posal, with nothing to, justify 1t to
the practical hard sense OF state
like Iowa or q state like Minnesota!
Or Is there something in what other
states have projected and are al
ready doing to not only hint an op.
portunity to our midwestern states
but to actually rap US on the
knuckles?
In the first place. and this is a
consideration of the most practical
sort. such q scenic highway would
connect cities and communities Cd
far greater commercial importance
that any similar road in the United
States, and possible than In the
world. If the reader will but let
his thought follow the Mississippi
from Minneapolis to KeOkuk he Will
see that he is running along great
commercial route. partly because the
Al1SSlSSIpPl WoS JAO va A6AAAA OsSHAN>
Of traffic In the early days, but large
have favored the cities and towns
located along the river.
We have said q great deal about
our great transconttnenta1 roads like
the Lincoln highway, and locally the
River to River road. the White Pole
road, etc. But what one of them
serves now or will serve in the future
a greater community than would De
served by Mississippi river road!
Another practical consideration r
this, that road along the bluffs OF
the Mississippi can be built at much
less cost per mile thaa other states
are spending ,>on their scenic roads,
Il Pennsylvania the state road from
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. crossing
the Allegheny mountains. runs for
several hundred miles over one noun.
famous range after another. through
an Improbable and sparsely settled
country. But the state road of Penn.
sylvania cannot be mentioned with
the Columbian highway OF Oregon
from the junction of the Hood river
with the Columbia down to Portland
through an unpeopled wilderness, cut
for the most part through solid rock
at tremendous expense, and as sub
stantially built as an old Roman road
The state Of Washington is build
ing a road about the base OF the
Olympic mountains. It's length when
completed will be between 300 and
400 miles. There Is not now and
never can be any considerable settle
ment along the road. On one side
will lie the blue waters OF Puge,
sound or OF the Pacific ocean, and on
the other will rise the snow capped
mountains abruptly from the waters
edge. The hundred or more miles OF
road already completed give but a
hint Of the scenic beauty OF the ride
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
PLACE
FOR u. S. PLANT
Cities Within 20U Miles Of Ocean or
Lake Coasts Being Eliminated
by Board.

That looks all the better for Keo-
kuk, was the comment Industrial AS
ISOLATION officials made when told
that the naval board was eliminating
cities within two hundred miles of
ocean and great lake coasts as sites
for the proposed government arnor
plate plant Keckuk is at the seat OF
electrical power sufficiently far re-
moved from any of the great lake
coasts and almost centrally located
as regards either or both coasts.
A number Of Ohio points have been
eliminated as a result of this ruling,
it was said. according to United Press
dispatches.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
PERSONALS.

Leo Boquet Is home from Port
Barre, La, to spend the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Settler leave
for st. Louis Wednesday morning tc
spend the holidays.
j. Roscoe Nichols OF Savanna, Ga.
Is in the city to spend few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Nichols, 1908 Des Moines street.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. A. jenkins left
this AFTERNOON for the south to be
gone for the winter.
Mrs. Simons OF Summerville. 8. C.
U. s. Walker OF Clinton. and J. L
Walker OF Chicago, are spending
Christmas week in Keokuk, visiting
with their father and sisters, NJ. v. B
Walker, Miss Ethel Walker and Mrs
A. ]. Sears.
Superintendent and Mrs. William
Aldrich and daughter are spending
the holidays in Divemore, III.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
One Of the Mysteries.

Omaha World-Herald: 1t Is one Of
the mysteries of the age that some
preachers when they deem 1t their
province to advise and instruct the
people on their political duties, show
q spirit so narrow. intoierant and hate
full as to give the lie to the religion
they profess and blaspheme the name
Of the gentle and loving Savior. They
cause intelligent and fair minded men
to turn from them in disgust. BY their
action they make joke Of the mes
sage they profess to preach. Good
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
ToDAY.s BIT OF VERSE
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN.

Two roads dverged in yellow wood,
And sorry / could not travel both
And be one traveller, long / stood
And looked down one as far as could
To where it bent in the underground!
Then took the other as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because ii vas grassy and wanted wear;
ThcaSs; as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
OH kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
doubted If l should ever come back
| shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and / d.
took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost, in Mountain Interval