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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
Anecdotes Of Frank cushman

Representative Francis W. Cushman
of Washington atate, whose death IN
New York this week came suddenly as
the result of an operation on the neck
from which pneumonia resulted, was
more than a mere humorist He was
in many respects one Of the solid men
of congress, and while he had fund
OF humor that was most delicious, his
extremely funny stories served but to
illustrate and clinch the particular
point he desired to make Tall, gaunt
and angular. he resembled Abraham
Lincoln most strikingly. and like SEN
ator NJ. Cullom of Illinois, his resemb-
lance to Lincoln was a part OF his
political stock in trade Long before
he achieved reputation the pe-T:1 OF
Bassett, Neb.. little town In Con-
gresham Kindaid's district saw the
resemblance to the martyred Presi-
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TAFT Riqht All Through.

Cedar Ranids Republican: Those
papers which have been criticising
Presiden. Taft and selecting his sue
cessor three years hence, will have to
change their. attitude. They have
cried that he Is a man without poll
cies and even without convictions,
the tool of the Interests and other
nasty things they have said about the
President, too numerous and too insig-
nificant to mention.
But President Taft has pursued ex-
actiy the course that some of us be-
lieyed he would pursue. He>has not in
terfered with either house of con-
gress while it was engaged in shaping
its tariff bill. He did not seek to in
terfere with the prerogatiyes of con-
gress. Congress Is coordinate
branch of the government and Mr..
Taft has respected it accordingly. But
now that congress has given the coun-
cry its idea OF a tariff, the President
before it becomes his duty TO approve
or veto 1t, has given the congressional
leader his ideas of what a tariff made
at the present time ough. to be.
The President stands fer nothing
radical. He is not ripper and not d
sensationaiist. But he does bear in
mind that b, har promised the peo-
pie that the revision which was to
be undertaken should be downward
and not upward. Nothing has been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
IOWA RAILROADS.

The annual report just made by the
state railroad commission shows a
decrease Of nearly 1000 in the total
number of railroad employees in Iowa
for 1905 over 1907, due to the policy of
retrenchment. The average wage per
day for --ailroad employees has in
creased from s2.1s In 1907 to $3.50 In
1908. There were 1888 employees in
the state last year, and they received
a total OF s20,043, e22.24 This is an
average Of about $500 a year.
More passengers and employees were
killed last year than In 1907, this
totals for each year being thirteen
passengers and sixty7four employees fol
1907, and twenty passengers and
seventy-eight employees for 1908 The
total number of people injured durtnt
1908 was 1.T36. as compared witt
1895 during 1907.
With mileage Of 9,S23. the low
railroads in 1908 are credited witt
gross earnings of s67.74S, 2S9.53; tn
expenses amounting to s49,491, 027 81
net earnings per mile OF 81 ,S57-61. Tn
same figures for 1907 give the gros
earnings as s72.S26,331e4; operatin
expenses. s5L112. 1916; net earnings
| $21, 713,954.2S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

In 9 humorous way Cushman told how
he did it. When he mad finished the
job he turned proudly to the captain
and had the ship located ZOO miles In
the middle of the mountains OF Idaho "
Cushman used to be water boy on
railroad In Iowa and later a waiter
One day after he had been elected to
congress he wandered back to his
old stamping ground in the Hawkeye
state where he was born. And he
went into The ole restaurant where he
had "slung ham and eggs, with coffee
and sich.' He found one OF the men
there with whom he had waited GA
table In the earlier days. The friend
was mighty glad to see him. He was
head waiter now.
What are you doing now, Frank"
said the head walter.
"Oh. I'm congressman now. re-
piled Cushman.
You ought not to have left here.
Frank. I'm sorry you havn't been
getting along very we'll. Why, II
you had stayed right here ron might
have had my job and be head waiter
now
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

further a current can be sent over 4
wire of a given size Professor
Biondel's scheme is much less preten-
lions than the one which contemplate
ed transmitting power 600 or 100
mile from Victoria Falls, but which
has never been carried out
Almost the only question u be am
swered relative to The French project
is. viii it pays Many things are
technically feasible which are CONNER
cially impTacticable. That Is appar-
emily the trouble with the South
African enterprise referred TO- What
Professor Blondel needs &c ascertain
is whether he could sell electrically
generated power. light and heat in
Paris more cheaply than they are nov
produced BY steam. and ret be able
10 pay his operating expenses and tie
Interest on the necessary investment,
which be estimates at so. coo 600
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clearer to an men With memories
than that such ! promise Was the
basis Of the Republican campaign last
year Il there was not to be revision
downward. then Why any revision at
Al.
For ourselves. we have never doubt
ed that such revision and none 9th
er, would be q compliance with the
campaign promises Of last year and
: guarantee Of Republican confidence
and support in the future
But Mr.. Taft has worked at the
problem in bis own way. It has not
been the RooseveItian way. but, we
believe. better way. He has been
dignified. but resolute He has acted
the part Of statesman instead OF an
agitat0r II he shall succeed with the
matter he now has in hand. William
Taft viii have proved himself one Of
The greatest of the modern Presidents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

Five saloonkeepers at Davenport
whose establishments are within 500
feet of the salvation Army barracks or
the Ned Lee Mission have requested
the county attorney to proceed against
them by Injunction to determine
whether these institutions are church
&c within the meaning Of the law pro
hibiting a church within 900 feet OF a
saloon. The Civic Federation holds
that they are The Dubuque Times
Journal says OF the situation thus pre-
scented:
Davenport has 100 saloons. permits
Tor many of which we're signed after
Gov. Carroll had signed the Noon bill
If the mission is a church the saloon
can be cleared out BIZ the simple pro
cess of establishing mission witnir
900 feet of 1t, proceS that may p
continued until the federation reduces
the saloons to the number 1t consla
erg proper. The question possesses a
interest for every town In the stat'
which has the licensed saloon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
GIBBONS ON DIVORCE.

Cardinal Gibbons In an interview at
Baltimore on Wednesday of last week
replied to remarks of former Chief
Justice of the Maryland supreme court
Justice E. Brown, on the subject of d.
yorce, before the Maryland Bar ASSOC
citation at Old Point Comfort the week
previous. The Cardinal said:
IN recent convention of lawyers
at Old Point Comfort Justice Brown,
while referring to myself in kind and
courteous language. has taken excep-
ton to my views on divorce and re-
marriage. He is reported to have re-
ferred to the Founder of the Christian
religion as an idealist,' whose senti-
ments. while suitable to less favored
times and circumstan are not
adapted to this enlightened age. The
learned jurist will permit me to say
that the teachings of Christ have been
the basis OF all Christian legislation
for nearly 1000 years, and continue to
be the light and guide of hundreds OF
millions of souls We are indebted to
this divine legislator for the Christian
civilization that rules the destines OF
Europe, North and South America,
Australia and large portions of Asia
and Africa. Neither Scion nor Ly
curgus. nor Justinian nor Napoleon.
nor any other Trainer of laws. ever ex.
er.ed 1.-THE of the influence which
the gospel of Christ exercises OF the
human race. And there is no subject
which he treats more fully and clearly
| than the question of marriage, which
is the very foundation stone of our
family and social life. In three of the
| gospels he proclaims the unity of mar
riage and permits separation of mar
ried couple only in the case of adul
! terry don't see why a law which has
been enforced and cordially accepted
in every age and country where Chris
| tianity dominates should be consider
ed obsolete or impracticable in the
United States"
THE multiplication of divorces !:
largely ascribed by some writer's mo-
to our divorce laws, but to the eager
and reckless manner in which minis
tiers of God officiate at marriage
services ! have no word of apolog,
or excuse for the scandalous conduc
of some clergymen in this respect
/ But are not these persons confoundins
cause for effect? Divorces are multi
piled not because ministers willinel,
assist at i'll assorted marriages. but be
cause loose legislation on matrimon,
renders 1t easy for married parties Il
annul the marriage bond IF the civi
| laws of all our states were as stric
j as they are in South Carolina and II
ltCanada, the persons contemplating
matrimony would seriously and prayer
fully reflect; they would study eacl
Others disposition and Temperament
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dent and were free to predict a career
for the ungainly but magnetic Cush-
man.
Cushman's place in the house was
assured from the time he made his
first speech in December 1899. It was
in support of sound money. Cushman
was recognized for twenty minutes
and when he began to unwind his long
frame and opening himself like jack
knife the house began to laugh. 1t
kept on laughing and applauding until
he got through And when he sat
sat down and closed himself up again
his reputation as a brilliant and
humorous speaker was made.
Frank Cushman was essentially a
story teller and he had repertory OF
jokes that put Joe" Miller and his
joke book into retirement. He and ].
Adam Bebe used to hold forth on the
floor to the keen enjoyment OF the
members and OF the galleries.
It was Bebe who got great joke on
Cushnan by stating in speech on wa
terways that evidently he and Cush-
man had been going to the same founi
for their stories and jokes the old
"Hagerstown Almanack.
Cushman's biggest hit was his story
about the Washington man learned IN
the arts and sciences who set out tc
take trip by boat from Tacoma to Sar
Francisco. The captain The first day
out made his observation and figured
out the latitude and longitude of the
ship. The learned man from Wash
| ington was deeply interested, being
much versed in the higher mathemat
les The next Gay he got permission
] to make the reckoning himself an.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
JuIy rwENTY-FiRsT.

Today is the forty-eighth anniver-
sary of the battle of Bull Run. One
hundred and thirteen years ago today
Robert Burns, Scotland's sweetest
hard, died. Ten years ago today Rob.
ert G. Ingersoll, the great orator who
made himself a national reputation
by his nomination speech placing
James G. Blaine before the Republi-
can convention for the presidency OF
the United States at Cincinnati in
1876. died at Dobb's ferry, New York.
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The Third Iowa Cavalry.

Des Mofnes letter IN Marshalltown
Times Republican Col Cyrus Bus
sey, OF Washington, D. c.. Is in Des
MONIES visiting Ills daughter. Mrs.
Issac Hills. General Bussey
was colonel OF the Third United States
cavalry which was recruited by him
from his state and is anxious to get
some matters concerning the history OF
the regiment incorporated IN the sol
diers' roster being prepared by the
adjutant generals department. The
remarkable fact is that the Third cav
airy had three co'onels at different
times all are still living and all have
held high government positions. Col.
Noble who was at one time colonel
of the regiment, was secretary OF the
interior under Harrison, General Bus
sey was assistant secretary of the In
terror and Judge Caldwell, who was
the third colonel was made district
federal judge and is now one of the
I judges of the court of appeals
/ The Third cavalry, rr what cfter-
/ wards became the Third cavalry, de
Tended the border of Iowa for time
when 1t was threatened with invasion
from Missouri. knowing that an in
vasion wac imminent Bussey. who was
thu aide to Governor Kirkwood went
j to st. Louis to induce General Ere
mont to give him 1 900 stands of arms
and $4,000 rounds Of ammunition Ere
mont told him he didn't have the arms.
He consented to give him the amm1-
milton, however. On his return Cen
erai Bussey found 1000 stands OF
arms at Keokuk on their way to Coun-
. Gil Bluffs to be delivered to Greyille
N. Dodge Knowing that the invaders
, were drawing near be took the arms
without authority and distributed the
, arms and ammunition to his men and
they participated in the skirmist
, down near Keokuk when the rebels
, stood on the Missouri side and fired
: their bullets in.o Iowa, the only rebe
bullets that ever touched Iowa soil
: but were kept from landing by Bus
, sey and his men. Dodge never go
: the arms.
These and some other highly inter
esting facts are being preserved fol
the benefit of posterity In the sol
diers' roster which is being edited b,
Colonel CROSBY. One interesting fac
not generally known is finding place
, in the roster. 1t is that Iowa troop!
!. helped Gen. Phil Sheridan to gain hi
I first glory. Sheridan was ordered tt
!, take three or four Michigan companie
, from q Michigan regiment and TIL
same number from an Iowa regimen
. and go out and reconoiter. He did s.
/ and found 1000 or more rebel troop
: advancing. Instead of retreating +
camp with his 700 or more men b
! turned in and whipped the rebels an
4 on his return reported what he ha
. done. His promotion was rapid fror
I that time on and Iowa troops gay
. him his first start
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

The supreme court of Minnesota,
having annulled an act OF the legs
lature appropriating $500. ean for high
way Improvements Governor johnson
is considering the calling of an extra
session of the legislature for the pur-
pose Of submitting constitutional
amendment permitting state assist
ance for good roads II the call Is IS
sued it is likely the governor win in
c.ude consideration OF the proposed
income tax amendment 10 the federal
constitution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

Knowledge.
II only We could see what lies ahead,
II we might look beyond tomorrow's
portals.
wonder if we should, sbsolved from
dread,
Be happy-visaged and contented
mortals.
Would all the hate and heartaches
disappear,
Would glee blot out all memories Of
Would courage come to take the place
of fear,
II we could see what lies beyond
tomorrow?
If We could know what destinies the
fates
Are shaping now for US who blindiy
blunder,
And oft in vain assault forbidden
gates.
How would the knowledge profit us.
wonder?
Would failure cease to break the
hearts of men?
Would nights deep. silent darkness
lose Its terror?
Would he that ought to dig lay down
the pen7
Would all who stumble cease to
grope in error?
We know that right is rigat, that
wrong is wrong.
That thus it was ordained at times
beginning;
We know that honors to the wise be
long,
That sorrow is the heavy price Of
shining.
Yet foolishly re sin and venture
| where se9
The currents, soon or late, vii
drag US under:
If somehow all the future Gwere laid
bare, s;5asfn ~ III
How would beaolding profit US.
wonder?
IS. E. Kiser.
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LONG DISTANCE TRANSMISSION

4 nroposnion, made ten years OF
more ago, to convey power IN the iofin
OF electricity from point on the up
.t.- phone TO Paris is receiving fresh
consideration The promoters PROM.
ise an unfailing supply of 20e,Ooo
horse power when the program las
been fully carried out. Recent modi-
fications OF the law in France, max
ing II possible to utilize private rights
of way along part OF the route re-
duce the estimated length OF Inc
transmission line to about 200 miles.
professor Biondel, its chief advocate,
believes that pressure OF lzo,ooo
volts could be easily maintained II
an alternating current were used. and
40 600 or 10000 volts with the use
Of direct current. Indeed, ne is so
yayorably impressed with the claims
NJ NJ. Thury, a Swiss engineer. VINO
has invented the apparatus for rails
ing and lowering the voltage OF a
direct current-a notable innovation
thar he thinks voltage OF 2oo,oou
might be found practicable.
So unfamiliar are American cleo
trieians with the Thury system, which
is said to have rendered fairly sue
cessful service In modest enterprises
in Europe, that they will probably
hesitate to form an opinion regarding
its suitability for the work now IN
question. Little doubt will be enter
tanned. however, in regard to the feas
Utility of carrying out the plan in 9th
err respects, If an alternating current
Is adopted. For more than a year
pressure of 10000 volts has been EN-
Moved ON transmission line in Mich
igan. So well do the improved in
sulators used on that line proven
leakage of current that a contrac
was closed a few weeks ago by
Canadian power company for the con
struction of line to transmit curren
at the same pressure. Professo
Blondeps Ian therefore calls for onl.
slight advance over wat has actual
" been accomplished. and probabl.
few electricians think that even 100
900 volts will mark the limit beyon'
which 1t VIII De poSSlDle 10 80.
In the length of the proposed FTencl
line there does not seem to be any
thing unreasonable One transmission
line in California from Colgate t.
San Francisco) is moro than 90
miles long. and the increase in tn
distance to be covered in France i
only about one-quarter. 1t is axiomati
that the higher line voltage used thu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

B. j. Waugh. state enforcement of
ficer. says it is impossible to enforce
prohibition in Oklahoma Mr.. Waugh
has not shirked the task In two
weeks he has filled the cellar OF the
county jail With four carloads of con-
traband goods He has made over
one hundred raids, nearly all success
full Ten raids in one morning pro
duced three carloads OF beer. He
says elgnty per cent Of the people OF
Oklahoma City are against prohibition
and that as soon as one joint Is raid
ed another springs up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
Pop Bottles Barred.

Davenport Democrat: Nothing
more than loud and strong words is
to be hurled at the offending umpire.
Down in Keokuk bleacher enforced
his opinion by throwing a pop bottle.
Fine and costs amounted to sT.S5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
Pensions in Civil Life.

Dubuque Times-Journal: The civil
service committee, OF which Senator
Cummins is member, is In favor Of
avoiding a civil pension list by limit
ing tenure of Office in the civil serv-
ice. This is about the only way
the demand can be avoided. In the
absence OF limit to tenure the de-
partment must choose between pen
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
Avaunt, Ella.

0ttumwa Courier: Evelyn, the
angel child, is booked to return to
the scene and testify that Hsrry's
brain storms have blown over. Ella
Gingles will now please get off the
first page and let someone shock us
who knows how.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

before entering into contract which
would bind them for life. And Ger
tainly the peace and good order In the
family life IN South Carolina and
Canada can be favorably compared
with the domestic conditions existing
In those states where divorce can be
easily obtained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21
Southern California 10 the Etks.

Los Angeles l1meS. lou SUIptfSeu
uH. Bill. You surely did. AS You
marched through our home streets
yesterday In so many varieties o.
festive garb We learned lesson, one
that We viii remember in the SAD
days when you are gone that II pays
to be good. And there are so many OF
ron, Maybe well see ron all again.
The sooner the better. In many re-
spects that parade Of yours was an
eye-opener; it accentuated tle fact to
thousands of Southern CALIFORNIA;
citizens that the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order OF Elks is a fine organ
ixafion, composed of strong body Oh
men, full Of Initiative. who are an
honor to the country and their order
Southern California has Joined with
Los Angeles Ia bidding you welcome,
Bill. and as the time Of your departure
approaches we feel more than ever
that We would fam keep you with u.s.
All elks thrive in this district and are
protected by law. but wherever you go
and whenever ron come the glad hand
of fellowship win be extended with
double welcome for old sake's sake
and the friendship OF those who know
you You showed US the kind of Elk
ron are In that parade. and We appre-
ciate it
| As for the parade itself. 1t was a
wonder. WHAT some Of you worked
so hard to accomplish, to make a
I good showing. has its own reward It
! IS row mite II history. history of
the OFder and Los ANGELES The miles
Iof gay color harmonized with Cali
] fornia's purple n.suntf ms; the bright
ness Of ycur cohorts sc:ntillated with
the re1..ction of our oloudless heay-
ems. your 1ennnns End waving ban
ners were like the waves of the azure
Pacific; and your smiles showed Cur
coral reefs in miniature.
Many were the features presented
to our ken along those miles OF
marching Elks. ali kinds of features
but the best we're those of the happy
faces OF twice two thousand Bills
Those of you from Santa Barbara II
the mournful garb OF monks brought
to mind what this coast owes to other:
WHO dressed as you did hundred
, years ago. And, oh, you Santa Ana
, Don't you know It's dangerous to
. bring such oranges to the city here
: where the tourists are ready to pounc
: on you? Orange county is proud 9
: you, and may your rotund shadow
! never grow less.
8 And from dear old Boston, too;
s tell you 1t made our hearts glad to Sc
: you in line, as you have always bee
d and always will be again. And Nun
d her One. you of New York. Away
i first, something like Washington
d with the cherry tree cut out Here
to you.
II And say. ron Bills from Cincinnati
e Do you all expect to be presidents
e Those golf suits of yours were fin
$. but they were evidently made to wes
r I'm southern California very lit
( rain and SCOT here. Think about
It We have links to burn and bunker
lie to bunk We need you. Hello. Bill
l. No, you from Colorado; we're glad
see you, and you must visit us ofte
err Your Arizona cousins know !
quite well and they have made pla'
r. for themselves In Los Angeles whe
,e ever they come. Come you. too.
" And here's to all the other Bills
st Skaal to you, and may you never d
b OF thirst for want of cooling Ca
10 fornia lemonade!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-21

The supreme court Of Michigan has
decided that SUNDAY baseball is not
q breach Of the peace unless It is a
breach of the peace. This seems rea-
sonabie.