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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
INOtasLongas as
Joe Cannon
Lasts

means committee OF the house, which supposed be
revision of the tariff vowed individually severay to
secrecy deliberations The only publicity permitted covers
the testimony OF the special interests seeking protection But if
the house committee and morou the com
ee where the real work will be DONE silent grave and
mpregnabe bomb proof The people who paw the
viii know nothing OF their until committee
unod its muttudnous arrangements for their pro-
lection 1t justice but politics. that the present plan pro-
and this works of the disadvantage the less
Influential states The prime object of this syem and fact the
very condition OF It's being that general knowledge
dons and bearing shall be dfused but as much
possible That why the sandpaters when nonpoica
tariff commission suggested The resolutions OF the indianapolis
oonerepce outline the functions OF such commission folows
collecting intelligent
q tariff
SecondIhe development enlargement of
ThirdThe accomplishment of this
based nmaNimu and sched
FourtThe adjustment OF the schedules they
7 equally
FtThe fixing Of the the be paid the
within the limits OF the maximum and minimum
established by under reciprocal trade negotiated
by president
trade favored by President Mckinley
sutho by sections and 4 OF the Dmgley law
They will never carry anything that through this con-
gress they Joe Canons dead body.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Impertinent Question No. 81
What's Your Kick /?

For the most original wttest this queston-te
brefer the better-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once MAKE
vour answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
winning Ansver to hat DO YouK
n,e j. Parish.
T. Hsdy.3 Furtha aver
Nothing 1 al a myself
A rstenen. I nngwod dstret.etty
much to be accepted jury and enough get
any other kind of job.
L. Norris -ee.e
That will know better
prize TO H H. ordway IfOrnf str.c
How l know anything, when many alPs
il Ito Francis sMecale. captobo
Lots I'm in the real estate business
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

A ARSE HENRY WATTERSON in the Louisville Courier
lVI Journal spirited albeit painfully laborous defense
of Patrick Calhoun. perhaps significant that Colonel
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

among the standpatters, and it will be greeted
with howls of rage and derision. They want
to keep the tariff in politics and have il
settled by hole and corner methods and infu-
ences that the public knows nothing about
That is the present process. The WAYS and
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

Watterson admits at the Start that Calhoun
IS guilty of bribery and then proceeds to
justify that crime when committed on a large
scale. He finds several causes of justihca-
tion-frst there is a double standard OF morals
which distinguishes between the bribe giver
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

ME national tariff indianapolis has resolved in
favor of the creation of permanent nonpoica tariff COM
mission This doctrine device anathema rank heresv
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

made all the navies of the world obsolete,
and most of the military forces. The inven-
ton, it was said, put the weakest nations on
an equality with the strongest. Startling dicta
OF that kind sound we'll, but they are usually
nonsense. This was nonsense.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Art Notes
BY Lucy B. Jerome

THE exhibition opened yesterday
at the yickery gallery of the
l cream of the work of the late
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
y OMEBODY said the other day that when Wilbur

\ the last day OF 19Oo HeW lOO miles on his aer
= hours and a quarter, returning to his starti
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
CUT DOWN EXPENSES
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs Taft Dismiss Superfuous Help and
Economic in Other Observation-Disclosures Are
Not Made AS Much of Now.

President and Mrs. Taft are going
on the principle that II the Government
is to economize, economy ought to be-
gin at home.
Therefore the running expenses OF the
White House are being cut down. Since
March savings and curtailments have
been effected In various directions
about the Executive mansion
Mrs. Taft is responsible in large
measure for the savings that have been
brought about. For one thing, when the
new Administration took possession OF
the White House 1t was found there
were nine laundresses. This number
has been reduced 10 three. Formerly
there was an engineer. an assistant en-
gineer, and a plumber about the es-
tablishment. One man is now retained
to do any engineering work or plumbing
work that is necessary.
Under the Roosevelt regime Pinkney.
the colored steward, was an important
functionary about the establishment.
Now a steward is no longer kept. Pink
ney has gone on the Government rolls
tanned a hrst-class housekeeper, Miss
Jefferson. The management Of the
White House IN large measure rests
with Miss Jefferson, who attends to the
buying. Mrs. Roosevelt used to do much
OF the buying for the establishment
herself.
One of the important reforms wrought
about the White House consists in re-
ducing the number of tables at which
the negro servants take their meals
March 4, that there were three tables
for the colored help. One table was FOR
the high caste part of the force of
servants. Here Charles Reeder, the
The Washington times., 1909-04-30

coachman, Pinkney. steward, and Few
Of the elite of the servants assembled
and dlned on the fat of the land, hav-
ing what the White House family had.
The second table was reserved for the
chef and the middle class OF servants
The third table was COR the laundgesses
and the scrubwomen.
Now, 1t appears these distinctions
nave been thrust aside. and Miss Jeffer-
son has caused all the cOlored help to
eat at the same table. The days of
terrapin for some and no terrapin for
others have gone. Ali the servants are
treated alike. Doubtless. this has
caused some heartburning and dissatis-
faction, but If there has been any muir
muring ii has been done under cover.
The White House is too good a place
to work AMI the wages too good to I'M
peril a job by complaining about dis
tinction of caste at the dinner table.
These and other reforms have been
effected.
OF course. it will net requi re as big a
bill for supplies for the White House
table in this Administration as II did
In the former one. One reason is that
luncheon Is not Tcaoe as .auch of by
President Taft as Mr Roosevelt used
to make of 1t. Roosevelt insisted on
having a lot OF pEople at lunch. He
hated to eat alone and he liked to
infinite amount of information OHt of a
variegated assortment of people, And
the amount Of information he got in
this way was astonishing. President Taft
does not eat lncheon himself. save an
apple, and so the chief White House
functions now are dinners. which are
quite up TO the best White House stand
ard.
If the various departments and bu-
reas go at the economizing business as
it will be possible to make some reduc-
tions In appropriations.
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
PETERSBURG PLANS
TO WELCOME TAFT
President Will Visit Virginia
City for Malone Monu-
ment Dedication.

PETERSBURG, Va, April So-Presi-
dent Taft's plans for his coming visit
TO Petersburg on May 10. when he will
attend the dedication of the $4,000 mon
ument near Fort Malone. were made
known 20 the local reception committee
today in a letter from Secretary Car
penter.
On the arrival Of the President. Mrs.
Taft. and the rest OF the official party
at Petersburg. they will be driven to
Fort Malone. a distance of two and
one-half miles.
To reach the city from the site of she
ESyeiiing. President Taft must traverse
HeF roads over which thousands of SOL
oEers Of the armies OF Grant and Lee
passed and fought in those memorable
battles around Petersburg. which fur
nish some OF the most dramatic chapters
of the civil war.
Petersburg plans to make the Presi-
dents coming visit one of the most
memorable occasions ever known to the
city The city council ard local busi-
ness men have subscribed a fund with
which to decorate the city. In addition
10 the members of the famous A P Hill
Camp. Confederate Veterans. who have
been asked TO take part IN the unveIl-
ing ceremonies. it is planned TO have a
military escort for the President S party
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
A LITTLE RED SPOT
Novel Experiment by Which It May BE
Made to Disappear.

0haos bO O4eaPPSaEs
A peculiar feature about poslam, the
new skin discovery, is that no one is
asked to buy It without first sending to
the Emergency Laboratories, No 81 West
Twenty-fifth street, New York city, for
an experimental sample and applying
same to an affected part OF the skin,
about the size OF silver dollar. 1t
will clear the spot so treated in twenty
four hours-a remarkable visual dem
onstration of Us powers.
While poslam has been mentioned
principally in connection with the cure
OF eczema, the most stubborn OF skin
diseases, It must be remembered that
when used for itch, hives, pimples,
blotches, acne. itching feet, scaly scalp,
chafng of infants, end similar minor
skin troubles its action is all the more
pronounced. results bsing seen after an
overnight application As cnly a small
quantity of poslam is necessary to cure
such cases. a special hfty-ce mt package,
usually sufficient, has beeII placed on
sale at Ogram's, O'Donnelis, the Peo-
pies Drug Store, .Afflecks, and other
leading drug stores in Washington and
throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
WORK TO ABOLISH
MT. VERNON FEE
Committee ofCitizens Wants People
TO See Washington's Home
Without Charge.

A strong effort will be made to aboI-
ish the entrance fee charged at Mt.
Vernon, so that all citizens Of the coun-
try can visit the home of Washington
free. committee has been appointed
10 wait upon the different patriotic
and civic association requesting CO.
operation.
The matter came up during the course
of a meeting of the Mt Vernon Anti
Fee Association last evening at 1904
Wisconsin avenue. Letters expressing
synpatf Y with the movement We're
cad from Governor Swanson of Vir-
giBia, Representative Rothermel. Alder
man Dyer, of St Louis. and many 9TH
ers. After discussion the suggestion
was made That the matter be taken up
with the Virginia Legislature and a
committee for that purpose was APP
pointed.
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
LISNER WILL BOOST
CAPITAL ORCHESTRA
Elected President of Symphony
Organization He Has AL
ready Aided.

A new era is promised for the
Washington Symphony Orchestra un-
der the management OF A. Lisner, the
new president of the organization.
Always interested in music Mr.. Lis
ner has given material aid to the ef-
forts that have been made for the
establishment Of good symphony
2zehestra in Washington and promises
" do much more. now that he is at
The head of the affairs of the organi-
zatiOn. The annual election Of Of
dcers was held yesterday in the
W orch building.
Other officers elected besides Mr..
Jisner were Gordon Cummings. first
vice president; Emil Berliner, second
vice president; Herman Y. Rakemann.
secretary, and J. NJ. Scranage, treas
urer.
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
ENGINEERS TO MEET
PRESIDENT TAFT
Members of American Society Will
Call at White House Dur
ing Convention.

President Taft VIII exchange greetings
with the members of the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers during
the course of the annual convention
OF that organization here May 4 to s.
The engineers Will meet in the ball
room OF the New willard Hotel next
Tuesday evening for their initial ses-
sion. II Is expected that fully 1000 dele
gates will attend Commissioner Mac
farland viii deliver an address OF well
come and Jesse NJ. Smith. of New York,
will reply on behalf OF the Society.
Wednesday morning a professional
session VIII be held at $3.50 O'Clock and
in the afternoon special exhibition
<dyin IS 70 be given by the troopers at
FFyort Myer In honor of the visitors.
Wednesday evening an address on
'HomemakinE in the Arid Regions
viii be delivered by A. P. Davis. Thurs
day morning Will De devoted to business
and in the afternoon the delegates will
be received by President Taft
The Washington times., 1909-04-30
WIRELESS FIRES
A NEW EXPLOSIVE

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April S0.-Charles
Williams, an eighteen-year-old boy. is
ehe Inventor Of an explosive and
wireless electric apparatus for causing
its explosion. a test Of which startled
inhabitants OF this place out of a years
growth Young Williams affixed a
small quantity Of the explosive to an
old tree three miles outside Of the city
and then went 10 his home and caused
the explosion by wireless. He is nego-
tisting with the Government for the
purchase Of his invention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15

ones involved divorce might be liper-
ally allowed, put il Rabbi krHuskupf
VIII make q study Of the problems u
Delinquent anu dependent childhood
in America he VIII find the all sui
fleienf explanation i'll broken homes,
by death II mer be. nut more often by
separation, dassrtion and divorce
Leslie Weekly vel sBys in this CON
nection That tine need in this coun-
try is 10 hold families together Tor me
sake Of childhood, 10 impress upon
those about to contract marriage the
permanencv Of the obligations assuu-
sd, 10 force delinquent husbands ana
wives 10 carry put their marriage con
tracts. There are cases where d.
vorces are proper enough, p,.t not p
the sxfe.sf Of one out of every twelve
marriages. Tw divorces OUT Of tAlt
hundred marriages would come nearer
the mark. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15


Rawlins Republican We can't I'M
deistand WHY q man-a full grown
male persun-should object 70 woman
sufrage-.if the woman wants il. We
are Of the pinion that woman is en-
titled 10 just about anything her heart
desires Il she wants 10 vote for
mercy's sake give her the ballot. If
she wants 10 run for Office the spec
tators should stand back and give her
plenty Of elbow room. and if neces-
sary 10 her succt in contests Of this
character let her costume be such as
10 intefere as little as possible with
her progress. We arg for woman first
and other things aftsrwRrd She is
half tie population numerically and
seven-hftns Of il 1ntr;nsicallF In
other words. she iE Ihe whole bloom
ing works, plus
she is happy the rest of Us guyE
ought 10 be tickled 10 death. There
fora We say franchise her If ii viii
please her, if ii VIII make her smile
If ii viii give us common mortais {
glimpse into heaven through bel
swestly curved lips: in the name Of al
that is good and holy franchise her
Give her the allo1 If ii VIII improve
her already lovely disposition Givs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
NOTED LECTURER DEAD.
Mrg. Mstiias Fietcher-Wiseman sacrs-
fees Life in Effort 70 Free Eroth-
er From Illinois Prison.

DIES MONIES, Jan. 15.-Nrs. NATL
d. Fletcher wiseman. wife OF ReY- "
A. Wiseman. founder and for many
wears pastor of the Grace church al
Des MONIES. is dead al Rockford, Ill,
virtually sacrificing her life IN vain
attempt TO secure the release Of her
brother, George ". Felts. from Joliet
peuiteutiary, where ne Is serving life
term for murder.
Mrs. Wiseman was educated in Win
uebago county, Illinois, and shortly aft
II her marriage 70 John Fletcher they
removed to Iowa, where both attained
prominence. Ii 1886 she married Rev.
n. A Wisenan Of me Dies Moines con-
ference and later Mr.. and Mrs. Wise
man engaged il eTangeiistic work
Since the Incarceration Of her
brother II the penitentiary several
years ago, Rer. and Mrs Wiseman
have given all their financial. mental
and physical efforts 10 securing his
release. circulating petitions through
out the state, writing 3 history OF the
case and distributing them from house
to house During the last campaign
they secured q tent and each night adj
dressed meetings in different sections
Of the city. their one prayer being The
release Of Felts. whom she declared
Was being wron gully held il prison.
The strain To which she subjected
herself was TOO severe and three weeks
ago she went to the hospital where
she died Of Brigbt'g disease. Rev. Mr.
WIseman pledged himself to the task
Of freeing Felts and will keep al IT,
Mrs Wiseman : body will be brought
To Des Moines and tie funeral viii bF
held al 1870 O'Clock from the home
8z5 West Fifteenth street. with serY
ices al Grace Methodist church. TINS
Grace church was rounded By her hus
band, Rev. W A Hiseman The In
terment viii be In woodland cemetery
Mrs. Wiseman was widely known a
lecturer under The name Of Matild;
Fletcher. she had lectured IL nearl.
every town IL iowa and in many sur
rounding states Her ability was rec
ognized BY the Republican nationa
committee and she was employed il
several campaigns. Her greatest sers
ices for the party we're performed il
the hrst Harrison campaign when gh
spent several wseks speaking in tn
state ri New York for the Hoogie
candidate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
FoEMALoEHYoE IN MILk.

ae Department of Ayr allure mas
Just published stn Interesting report
# the results 81 experiments con
Quoted with one IF Dtr Wileys poison
squads for tie purpose Of ascertain
iug the etfec1x Of forma }dehYde On IL
gsstion and aealth Twelve men who
became members n TIE table were
subjected 70 careful physical exaraiaa-
tlou before the experiments began and
dailg examinations were made Of each
1nan, his temperature. pulse and bod
weight being reorded The pests ex-
ieneed over tbirty6Te days
TIE milk drank by six Of ne men
@as tresFed WITH form dc yde inne.
dlstely hefor use, and n that taken
Is The other six the foru1a 2ea DE- was
placed it tbe mix t#o days fefore liz
use The quantity II formaldehyde
sed 5T esch man for the first five
daEs Was 19o ai1iigrsns and after
tbat 700 milIigrsms Il az but two
q tae cases the men, after fifteen
DAYS aee Of the milk, we're found 10
Le suffering from bead@che. pain IN
tae intestines and in several cases
wiz cramps aad narsea and vomiting
The conclusion q the chemists is z
strong protest against he use of for
raaldeayde ii preventing milk fron
solriug and an urgent recommenda
ton u health officials everywhere foi
legislation preventing his method o
poisoning the people The pse u FOR
rnaldehEde prevents milk from becom
ing sour, bur doeg not interfere witt
the other organisms which are capabI'
u producing disease and which multi
ply rapidly IN milk that has beel
treated with formaldehYde
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
CHANCES sEsr AZ HloME.

There is no place like home, IS
true III more ways Lhan one. Dis
tance often lends enchautmeuf ID Ihe
view Of business, as well as Of
seanery. Men VINO tire Of the pressure
and monutony 81 home are prone 10
imagine easier conditions afar of. But
as they near them they often find
after all. that beneath Tie tinted sur
face is q stratum Of lead.
These thoughts are suggested 10 the
Springfield Register by the following
extract from letter written by Mr.
Charles NJ Freeman from Durango
City, A-exico. regarding possible open
ngs for Americans IN the state =. Du-
range Mr. Freeman Says
There is little call Tor mechanics
and none for clerks or common labor
ers 10 come here from the United
States. They cannot. as a rule, com
pste with the native Mexirans. The
native 3aborar lives OF little; the
clerks are natives Of Germany. France
or Spain An exception may be notad.
however, IN the line Of skilled railway
employees. Nearly AL Of the engineers.
con ductors. master mechanics, station
agents AMI chief officers Of Mexican
railroads ar from III United States.
Finally, for the man who can at
ford To come TO Mexico TO study the
language tne conditions, the laws
and who Is satisfied 10 wait his on
portunity openings exist here far
ahead Of anything in The older set
tied parts Of the United States II Is
an old country compared with some
portions Of our own but und developed
IL MANY WAYS II is lsnd Of oppor-
tunity. but The men capable Of saizing
The opportunity here could probably
make q success al home
The concluding words of the above
.earagraph are significant In many
ways, observes the writer says. +
fNexicoA Is land Of opportunity, bu-
the man capable Of seizing the oppor
tunity here could probably make Z
success al home
The Register suggests tna1 the sam.
general remark applies specifically Il
ra1s othar ways II recalls how cas-
iiF people in Springfield and othe,
cries IL Illinois have IN time past sue
eiEfnbed 10 he alluring prospectuses o
mining companies" IL distant local.
tfeH, aud CIV egregtously those wit
rielded & temptation we're deceived
The 7tsion Of large profits. gettin,
sorr etting practically for nothing
raised tie pr. q belief perhaps tina
the little Investment would return
fgr+tre vhjet Il practically nere
does snd cannot 10
Life Is struggle everywhere tn
Same paper goes On - say. But wher
you know your people and they knox
rou. where YOU know the rules and "a,
Judge Of the probabilities Is. after al
fhe readiest place for the average ma,
e succeed To the man above the a,
etage. no rules apply for he Is onI
The exception that proves The rule.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
The Address.

Success Magazine: An Irish ysr,
serving in the capacity Of cook for i
family IN Massachusetts, recently IA
ceived a visit from a cousin from thu
sould country" who, on leaving
promised 10 write soon.
The lrish1nan evidently looked about
him pretty carefully while in Somer.
vile. for in due time letter arrived
addressed as follows.
Miss Bridget Callahan,
AT Mr.. Ms.
Private Way,
Dangerous Crossing,
Somerville, Massachusetts
.'U. S. A."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
The l.. County Home.

The Burlington VolkGfreund Lee
county IL also progressive. Up To
recently taey could not pride them
selves On the poor house and suca
other buildings IN connection with
the Ire county Dor farm. Really
ATTAINED u Turner conditions Of the
poor farm, tneY have now. down in
The oeigaoorbood u Keoknk, erect
ID ~ institution u which the citi-
zens u i>ee county nerd not be
ssiaaaaed eapefyiforg scilwaIler,
6iefsen ana pettlD>ne recently In.
spected t9is institution II our neigh
boring cfbatg and highly conplt
faefte1 re Ire oeauty officials upon
me condition II their institutions.
Flfteen ~ twenty years ago
county institutions we're ia pitia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15
The Daily Gate City

BILE condition. with horror one re
calls the sheds that looked more
like barns IN which The incurahle IN
sane OF Dies Aloines county were
housed. One was really ashamed
and would not think Of it. TO point
them out TO strangers Bur lately
laese conditions have changed, for
people from the east. and especially
from Pennsylvania. who have al
ways boosted I'D their county insti-
tutions. come here to see ours. and
acknowledge tina. We are somewhat
ahead Of them.