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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
Ask Your Congressman What He
Has Done to Put a Stop to This

THE President has salary of $4,000
year. In addition, he is allowed S25, 900 per
annum to cover his travelling expenses Be
sides, various allowances are made for the
White House and the stables which carry the
annual expense of maintaining President to
more than quarter of million dollars The
Constitution of the United States expressly
declares that the President shall receive no
other emolument than his salary. The word
"emolument" means ''proft, perquisite of an
office, advantage, gain, compensation for la
bor'' ETC. Therefore it would seem that Con-
gress violated the Constitution when it gave
the President $4,000 for travelling expenses
In addition to his salary.
The New York World calls attention. edi-
torlally, to an abuse which is certainly a glar-
ing violation of the Constitution Three ships
of our navy are used exclusively for social
purposes by the President and the Secretary
of the Navy. The Mayfoacer and the Syzph
have been appropriated by the President for
his private use. In like manner, the Secretary
of the Navy has appropriated the Dolphin
Those three vessels cost the Government near
ly fifteen hundred thousand dollars They
are maintained at an annual expense to the
taxpayers of about three hundred thousand
dollars year. They are manned by officers
and crews who are sailors of the United
States Navy. The public funds keep these
three vessels afoat, yet they are never en-
ployed in the public service. They serve no
other purpose than to minister to the social
pleasures of the President and his friends
So far as my information goes, neither the
King of England, the Emperor of Germany,
or the President of the French Republic en-
joys the luxury of yacht bought and main
tanned by his government. But your Secre-
tary Of the Navy has such yacht and your
President has two
1t is shameful misuse of public money, and
a daring violation of the law Has your u
S. Senator or Representative in Congress done
anything to put end to this scandalous
state of affairs?
Ask him
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
What do You Think of this Atlanta
Elephant That is Costing You
So Much?
So Much =?

WHEN the bill for refurnishing the Palace
OF the Tuilleries was presented to Napoleon
Bonaparte he at once suspected that the
charges were wildly excessive. Stepping to
the nearest window, he clipped off the golden
acorn which hung at the end of the cord that
held up the curtain. Handing it to one of his
attendants, he said: Go to one of the stores
where goods of that kind are sold and INQUIRE
the price of this acorn" By this simple
method he ascertained that he had been out
rageously overcharged on that item. He scaled
the entire bill by the percentage of reduction
which he applied to the acorn, and the con-
tractors accepted the cut rather than face an
investigation.
In the official report of Lee Barron there are
some very suspicious figures. No charges have
been preferred by me against that officer; but
the methods adopted by Randolph Anderson
of Savannah, and Joe Hill Hall of Macon to
sta0e of real investigation, are disgusting
and dlsgraceful. Instead of putting subpoe-
mas upon the men whose names appear on the
pay-rolls and the vouchers, they requested
Barron himself to bring porters and guards
before the committee. That's fine way to
get at the truth, isn't it? Would those PENN
syt0aaaaa or Illinois grufters ever haze been ep-
posed, If they had been ozzoaced TO choose then.
oacn aoitnesses?
When Joe Hill Hall runs for Congress he
is going to hear from Old Man Peepul on this
subject When Randolph Anderson wants
something from the First District, his shield
ing of Barron from genuine investigation
is going to bob up and give him trouble.
What has become Of Barron's uirtuous de-
sire for q most searching examination into the
conduct of his office? What as 1t that the
Committee IS AFRAID of? If Barron paid out
to the laborers and material men, smaller
sum than he charged up to the State on his
vouchers, that fact would not appear on his
books Of course he can go out and get some
guards and porters who will testify in his
favor. If there acas anyttimg that he aooaated
TO couer up, he has been givem the anopzest time
and opportunity to corer 1t. Never, since Mr..
Taft told Dick Ballinger to go and white
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Compelled to Start New Blazes in the
Forest in Order to Escape
From the Smoking
Woods.
ONE TOWN oBLITERATED
Wild Animals Driven From Cover and
People Are ImperIed Also
by These Frantic
Beasts.

NACO, Ariz., June 17.-The entire
mining town of Movarabi, in Sonora,
including ten-stamp mill, has been
destroyed by the forest fire that is
sweeping the Ohio and Bacoachi
mountains. The miners had narrow
escape and had to build back fires to
enable them to flee to Cananea.
The forest fire has jumped wide
gap and is now spreading in the tim
ber covering the Bacoachi mountains
The fire line now extends for fifty
miles. The ranch property of John
Hohstad, a pioneer American ranch
man, has been swept away. Along the
Yakpui river, near the railroad, many
wild animals have been driven from
the forests and lives of a number of
people have been imperiled by the
prowling beasts
The property recently sold by the
Banco de Sonora to an English syndi-
cate has fire line of fifteen miles and
125 men are fighting the flames.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Speculation as to Who viii be the
Five Members of the Newly
Created Judicial
Body.
HEPBURN OF IOWA
He is Prominently Mentioned, But
May Lose Out on Account
of the Minnesota
Candidates.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Those
most prominently mentioned as be-
ing likely to be named as members
of the new commerce court are:
Martin A. Knapp, New York.
Wayne H Ellis, Ohio.
James S. Harlan, Illinois.
VIM. p Hepburn, Iowa
G. A. Severing, Minnesota.
Frank B. Kellogg, Minnesota.
The court will consist of five mem
bers appointed by the president as adj
dtional circuit judges.
Martin A. Knapp, present chairman
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, it is believed will be appointed
as the chief justice of the new court.
Wayne H. Ellis of Ohio is also looked
upon as member.
Another member of the commission
practically sure of promotion is Har-
Ian Of Illinois. Hepburn of Iowa is
prominently mentioned He is author
of the railway rate bill which bears
his name Iowa is however, in the
same judicial district with Minnesota
which has two strong candidates.
Members of the court will receive
$1,000 salary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
NEARLY 300 KILLED
BY THE CLOUDBURST
European storms and Floods Continue,
With Fatal Results to the
People.

BUDA-PESTH, Hungary, June IL
Nearly 800 persons were killed and
several villages annihilated by cloud
burst in Krasso-Szoreny, a county of
Hungary, bordering on Pennsylvania;
Roumania and Servia.
The capital of the county, which Is
mainly peopled by Roumanians, is
Lugos.
It is expected the death roll will be
greatly increased when communica.
ton, which has been almost complete
ly cut off, is restored. Bridges, tele-
graph and telephone wires in the dis
trict have been destroyed, and it is
feared that many Of the survivors of
the flood will die of starvation or ex-
posure, before it is possible to send as.
sistance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
LOST HIS LIFE
PROTECTING WOMAN
''''nols Man Stabbed to Death in
fexas While Answering an
Appear for Help.

!, pALLAs, Texas, June 17.-George
M I" Upton, formerly of Springfield.
~, y. was stabbed to death on Akard
aueel four blocks from the city hall
y = tragedy that the police have thus
Al tailed to solve.
j., i@o men have been taken into
~ .Maseody and against one of them, Ross
!. sssie charge of murder has been
,sseea. a. Upton was stabbed seven
pes, one wound in the heart prov
|s w latal before he could be taken to
:, city hall emergency hospital.
!. young woman, Nell Barr, who is
sa0"h : TO have figured in the tragedy,
~ as hurried away in an automobile
aoie the police could arrive on the
y. .sle OF the killing and has not yet
'een found
!, me police are in doubt as to
ny, s'ner the girl was being abducted
~ M rooming house on Akard
set ,,s or whether jealous rivals en-
sSsd ns,, IN a combat. The police are
i lined - to the theory that Upton ran
4 'ue aid of woman whom he believ-
,s,u % be in trouble, and was killed
'eung that part.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Santa Fe Railroad VIII Hold Up
Extensive Expense on New Work
Pending Settlement Of
Rate Question.
PRES. e. P. RIPLEY TALKS
Fifty Million Dollars Planned to be
Spent In Next Two Years,
VIII Not be Used
At Once.

CHICAGO. H., June 17-All i'm
provement and extension operations
on the Santa Fe which can be stopped
without incurring more expense than
would be the result of going On will
be held up pending determination OF
the freight rate question and observ-
alton of the working of the amend
ment Of the interstate commerce law.
This was stated by e. P. Ripley, presi-
dent of the Santa yFe, who at the time
intimated that he did not concur in
the optimistic opinions expressed re-
Gently by President w. C. Brown of
the New York Central and Daniel Will
lard, president of the Baltimore and
Ohio.
I'VE had proposed for the next two
years an expenditure of some s5Ooo0,-
600, principally in double-tracking and
ballasting." said Mr.. Ripley. "a great
deal Of the work is so far along that
it would cost more to stop than to
go on. l can't tell just how much of
this will be held up, but operations
have been discontinued On more than
one-half Of it. and no new track work
will be taken up.
1--WE are stopping improvements be
cause of general conditions, principal
| ly because of the commerce law
amendment and the rate question
The new law Is SO drastic that we
shall wait and see how it works. Ne
cessarily, when we have nothing tc
| say about our own incomes, we must
be very cautious about our expendi
lures
Presidents Brown and Willard are
rather optimistic concerning the work
ing of the new law was suggested.
"They are entitled to their opin
ions,' replied Mr.. Ripley "You can
draw your own inference as to mine
Our wage increase amounted to 81,
1 100000 The most we could hope
from the increased rates is $1,000,000.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
New Mexico and Arizona will Soon be
Admitted and Lose Their
Titles as the Last
Territories.
SENATE BILL PASSED
Statehood Measure Goes Through and
Final Consideration is Ex.
pected in Short.
Time.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE leg
islative ways have been we'll creased
for administration measures, and an
other Of Mr.. Taft's bills passed the
senate. This time it was the bill Civ
ing statehood to New Mexico and Ari-
zona the last of the remaining terri
tories.
The passage Of the statehood bill
marks the acceptance of the senate
OF the entire Taft program of legisla-
ton. The railroad bill, the postal
savings bank bill, the conservation
bill and finally the statehood bill have
all been acted upon favorable by the
senate, although they will come UP
later on conference reports.
The measure that received the ap
provel of the senate differs materially
from the bill that passed the house,
but republican leaders in the senate
gave the promise that the bills enabl
ing people of New Mexico and Arizona
to form constitutional governments
would not be slaughtered in confer
ence between the two houses.
The democrats of the senate voted
for the bill as it passed the house
while the republicans favored the
committee amendments reported ir
the senate. On the final passage oi
the bill every senator present votet
for the measure, the ayes being sixty
FIVE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
PECULIAR LAW
FOR LOUISIANA
Will Result In Breaking Up Thous-
ands of Families Throughout
That State.

BATON ROUGE, La, June 17-By
vote of SO to 10 the Miscegenation
bill which forblds white person
from living with any person of color,
except japanese, in Louisiana, was
passed by the house of representa-
tives this week. Under the proposed
law no white person may live with
negro, octoroon, quadroon or any per-
Son of color, no matter how long such
persons may have been married.
A fight ensued in the house when
the bill came up for final passage.
Representative O'Connor termed the
bill infamous, claiming that it would
break up thousands OF families
throughout the state, annul marriages
and make tens of thousands of chill
dren illegitimate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
WILL DIE ON
GALLOWS TODAY
Man Who Crushed His Wifc's Head in
With His Heel, Will be
Executed.

SAN QUINTIN, Cal, June 1.-THE
desire of Ernest Worth, the Los An
geles wife murderer, to die on the gal
lows will be gratified today, unless
there is an eleventh-hour respite. All
arrangements for the execution have
been completed at the penitentiary
here.
The prisoner has been anxious to
die ever since he murdered his wife at
Los Angeles June % of last year His
wife had begun suit for divorce
They met in a room at hotel to dis
cuss a money settlement. A quarrel
arose and Worth, who was bartend
er, struck her on the jaw with his fist
and when she fell crushed her face
and skull with his heels. After his ar
rest and arraignment he asked that he
be permitted to plead guilty and that
his sentence be death on the gallows.
His desire to be sentenced to death
was gratified by Judge Wilbur, the
trial Judge While awaiting trial
Worth made five attempts to commit
suicide. After arriving at the peni-
tentiary here, wearying OF waiting for
the time set for his execution, the
murderer wove a rope from strips OF
his pillow case and attempted to hang
himself from cleverly contriyed scat.
fold in his cell. The topping of a
chain upon his sleeping cellmate was
all that prevented his plan from be
ing q success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
RECEIVE REWARDS
FOR GOOD WORK
Officials Who Killed Post Office
Thieves are Given $2oo for
their skill.

WASHINGTON, June Jesse
Skaggs, town marshal of Sumner, H.,
will receive a reward of 5000 from the
national government for killing a
post Office burglar. Representative
Foster of Illinois introduced a bill for
this purpose some time ago. 1t was
passed unanimously.
Before YOU pass that BILL" inter
rupted Representative Burleson of
Texas, "1et me say that have q man
in my district who bagged post office
burglar, and he ought to have a re-
ward.
Whereupon the house included a
similar bounty for ] S. Carpenter,
sheriff of Lee county, Texas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Absolutely No Truth in the Statement
That insurgents Will Control
the Iowa conven-
ticn.
AGREEMENT VIOLATED
s.IectIon of cummins as Temporary
Chairman Was Piece Of Political
FaIth-Breakins
Trickery.
rsnac,al to the Gate City. /

0pcGldI " oAAo ~oSS OASJsI
DES MONIES, June 17.-The
friends Of President William H. Taft
will control the Iowa state republican
,onyention that convenes in Des
Moines on August 8. The Iowa Taft
,eoubican clubs make this statement,
bssing it upon figures received from
county chairmen throughout the state
Not only will there be a majority of
Taft delegates in that convention,
but the friends of the president will
control six congressional districts.
The statement s,nt out from Des
MoInes a day or two ago by the in
surgent campaign commitee, that the
Curnmins men would be in control
with margin of 200 Is without foun-
dation. That statement was made to
bolster up and justify the action OF
the seven insurgent members OF the
state central committee, who selected
Senator Cummins as temporary chair
man of the convention.
1t will be remembered that the
state central committee had meeting
in March; that upon adjournment of
the meeting it was announced by
those gentlemen that the selection of
the temporary chairman of the con-
vention had been postponed until the
primary election, In order that they
might know the verdict of the people
and select chairman In harmony
with the candidate for governor and
the convention. This agreement With
the party has been violated. Governor
Carroll received a majority of the
votes at the primary, President Taft's
friends elected a majority of the dele
gates, and yet the insurgent members
Of the committee, being in the major
lty and having been for two years,
choose Senator Cummins. They select
MIN knowing that his views are not
IN harmony with the gubernatorial
candidate and knowing that his views
are not in harmony with the majority
OF the delegates elected.
Inc attention of Pesident Taft's
iriends throughout the state and es-
pecially the Taft delegates elected at
We primary, is called to this unusual
ana unWarranted proceeding upon the
part Of the Cummins men on the state
central committee. They ought to know
ae facts; they ought to know the
aollye back of the claims of
'us Garst-Cummins-Dolliver campaign
'Vmlnittee when they say that Cum
lins' followers will have majority
" -oo In the state convention and
lal PRESIDENT Taft's friends will be
n the minority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
LINK CRAWFISHES
ON THE STAND
Repudiates TIE Bribery Confession He
Made Before the Grand
Jury

CHICAGO, June 17.-Repudiating
the confession he made before the
grand jury that he made that he was
bribed, Rep Link today played a
trump card in the trial of Browne, for
the defense He charged his confess
ion was secured by intimidation and
declared that he afterward told States
Attorney Wayman that 1t was untrue.
The first blow delivered to the pro
secution was when Link testified that
when, Browne asked him to vote for
Lorimer he told him that he would
do so as he had promised Lorimer his
support several years before. He de-
MED that he was bribed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Weather Conditions.

With the field Of high pressure
drifting to the southeastern states, the
warm wave is extending eastward.
and the western depression is moving
eastward forming a trough from Ari-
zona to South Dakota, with a marked
low center near Huron, S. D.
There have been rains in the Allan
tic coast states, and scattered light
local showers between the Missouri
valley and the western lake region.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather. continuing warm, tonight and
Saturday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Big Y. Nj. c. A. Fund.

PEORIA, H., June 1.-THE cam
paign to raise 100000 for a new Y. NJ.
c. A. building came to successful
conclusion when it was announced at
a meeting of the workers in G. A. R.
hall that $19,S13 had been raised dur
ing the day, bringing the total UP to
$103,1 151 There were four contribut-
tors of $5,00o-from the Avery com
pany, Leonard Hills, anonymous and
the distilling and brewing interests
two of s2.50o; two of s1,5oo, and elev-
en- of $1,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
WAR SECRETARY
ROUND The WORLD
Dickinson Leaves for a Trip Clear
Around the Globe to Study
Some of the War
Conditions.
TO INSPECT PHILIPPINES
Five Weeks on the Island After
Spending the Fourth at tho
Fortifications In Sand
wch islands.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-When
Secretary Dickinson left Washington
last night he was off for tour OF the
world. The objective point will be the
Philippine Islands, where he VIII
spend five weeks familiarizing him.
self with conditions.
Secretary Dickinson will go direct
from Washington to Nashville, Tenn.
where he will witness a military tourn-
ament. He will leave Nashville Tues
day for San Francisco, going by way
of Chicago.
On the steamer Siberia, on which
he Will sail for the Philippines, via
Honolulu and Japan, he will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Dickinson, his son,
J. M. Dickinson, Jr., Gen. Clarence 4.
Edwards. Mrs. Edwards and daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie Edwards; Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson, Lincoln r. Clark,
confidential clerk, and George Long,
a messenger.
The secretary will inspect Pearl
Harbor and the fortifications at Homo
ullu July a. The secretary's party is
due to arrive at Yokohama July 15,
and will be in Japan until July 20, 60
ing overland to Nagasaki, where they
will sail for Manila About five weeks
will be spent in the Philippines on an
| inspection trip.
The party Is scheduled to leave Ma
Erla September 6, returning via Hong
| Kong. Pekdfi and the Trans-siberian
railroad to Moscow, thence to War
saw and through to France. taking the
steamer at Cherbourg about October
s or 10. They will arrive in New York
/ October Is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Taft Goes Aaa,n,

WASHINGTON, June 17.-President
Taft leaves for Villa Nova and Lin
coin university, Pa, tomorrow morn
ing on another college commencement
tour. He returns to Washington at
night After the cabinet meeting, Sec
rotary of the Navy Meyer and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson Jill go to
New York to greet Roosevelt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Insurgents Are Happy.

WASHINGTON June II. The
house insurgents scored what they re-
gard as big victory today when the
committee ON rules agreed to report
favorably a resolution which will de-
prive that committee of its greatest
power, the right to pace bills in a
preferential position. 1t is believed
that this will end forever the old prac-
tice of smothering bills in committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Governor Has Issued Proclamation
and Intends to Abide by the
Result Of the Recent
Election.
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
Senate Takes Action by lncreas' =
the Limit Of Cost of Public y
Buildings in That
City.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 17.-Gov.
HaskeE has issued g proclamation de-
claring the capital location bill car
ried, and officially declared Oklahoma
City to have received the greatest
number Of votes. The proclamation
is based upon the complete election re-
turns furnished the governor by the
State Election Board. The measure
carried by approximately $4,000 ma
jority.
Upon receipt of news from Guthrie
to the effect that Judge Huston had
granted the injunction to restrain
TIE removal of the state officers and
records to this city, Gov. Haskell
said:
I'VE will go right on doing business
as usual. My position is that the court
has no jurisdiction over the office as
governor. The people enacted this
law by their direct vote and there is
no power superior to it. The duty of
governor is to act according to the
imperial mandate of the people,"
Gov. Haskell held conference with
state officials at his office last night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Kaiser Recoverjna.

s,a Dh0LlN, June IA slight i'm
,heinent was noted today in the
sh,sn rasion In the kaiser's right leg,
NJ, Oa mas practically incaracitated
sm n ior two days. 1t is said the wound
bsa, now heal rapidly The kaiser is
as,,..g ,,anhlng to fret under his forced in
af,.', afi'les and his physicians are
ro, 'u ne will try and walk before the
suna has recovered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
pyinn in Hotel.

NEW ORLEANS, June 17-Estrada
Cabrera. son of the president of Guata-
mala, and the only heir to s20,0o0,O0o.
lies at the point of death in hotel
here. He is suffering from shock re-
sulting from his attempted suicide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-17
Fair Weather Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Prospects
are good that sunshine will greet
Roosevelt on his arrival in New York
tomorrow morning.
Edward Bowie, chief forecaster Of
the weather bureau, said that there
will be no rain in New York tomor-
row. 1t will be cloudy at times, but
there is every reason to believe the
sun will shine. :.