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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23
THE PRESIDENTS PURPOSE.

John Callan OIaughlin writes
from Washington to the Chicago Trib-
une that President Taft has thrown
aside the role of politician which has
been so distasteful to him and here
after will devote himself exclusively
to the performance of the duties de-
volving upon him as chief executive
The President is said to have rec
ognized the fact that the country is
passing through period of supreme
hypocrisy. in which the men who
make the loudest protestations Of
hatred of monopoly, political corrup-
ton, and bossism have the great adj
vantage. THE only person who is at
disadvantage is the one upon whom
falls the necessity for affirmative
action and the enactment of beneficial
Legislation. Those who are responsible
and who are unable to formulate an
ideal, and then make mouths before
the public in favor of it, while blaming
others for not coming nip to that ideal
in practice. have an advantage. II
is added that what Mr.. Taft is labor
ing to do is to do something, and the
/ idea that he is to stoop TO make ar
| enemy of Cannon, and make an enemy
of Aldrich, and make enemies of those
who in the present congress have
power TO bring about the reforms hi
| is advocating, does not strike him witt
favor. He can afford to get alont
/ with one term, which he does not ex
pect to add to, If he can point t.
things done and not to record 0
only hypocritical demagogue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

According to Edison, 200 years from
now nobody will work; everything will
be done by machinery. 1t has been
suggested by long-headed forecaster
tIat all father will have to do then
will be to put in twelve to eighteen
lively hours day sreasing the ma
chimes that keep the rest OF the fam
lily alive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

A Chicago man insists that he can
drink thirty-two glasses of whiskey
In thirty-two consecutive minutes and
remain sober There is "catch" in
the proposition, of course. A man
can get as drunk as a billed OWL
and still be sober as judged by the
Chicago standard
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

The cheering news comes from
Omaha that Mr.. Bryan will again run
for the presidency. In view of the
discussions and divisions among Re-
publicans his candidacy is essential
to Republican success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

People who have no children look
very awkward trying to visit with
them-W Washington Democrat.
No doubt. At the same time it is
to be remembered that it is quite IN
undertaking to visit with children
that do not exist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

A New Jersey mayor wants the
people Of his town to meet him once
a month and criticise his administra-
ton. He is evidently new man at
the business. Anyone with experience
would know that he would be the
recipient of plenty of fault-fnding
without 'lectioneering for it
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

There is the authority of the Sioux
City Journal for saying that Mr.. Daw-
sen does not know what business he
will go into when he gets out of con-
gress. but he expects it will be some
thing less hazardous.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

ST. Louis congratllates itself that
1t has ice enough along its levee 'to
make a flock of polar bears comfort
able for some weeks But when did
polar bears begin to assemble III
"focks?" The st. Louis boast has
the appearance of a bear-faced attempt
at nature taking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

The governors assembled IL. Wash.
ington last week are reported to have
been worried by the high cost OF liv-
ing. Nearly everybody who visits
Washington has that same worry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

A Des Moines minister says the
world is troubled with three Gs-
gum, CAD and giggle. What kind of
people does that minister associate
with. anyway
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

An Iowa farmer ninety years of age
has moved to Texas, which again re-
minds US that there is no fool like
an old fool.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

The latest cereal is When Buck
wheat Was In Flour 1t is quite ex
pensive and large demand for ii is
likely 10 lead to the issuance Of buck
wheat notes"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

The Quincy Herald is entirely right
in its view that the man who invests
money in something which gives prof
liable employment 10 thrifty citizens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

"Pogonip'' is the Indian name for
frozen fog. Pittsburg has it and is
mortaiIy afraid of it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

makes people self-sustaining citizens
with no pauperizing elements at.
tached.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

~Captain. I am sick and worm"
Courage. We must win the fight
II must rest until the NORM
We must struggle through the
night.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

,'-Captain, see the blood We spill"
Yes, it's blood to right the wrong
See. we press them up the hill,
Soon to hear the victor's song.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

-Yea. but j am wounded sore,
See the life blood ebbing fast!
Captain, can fight no more
Lo, the battlements are passed.
Celia Myrover Robinson, in Ne'
York Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23
The coNouERoRs.

"Captain, but the heights are steep!"
Follow, follow where lead.
captain, see! The shadows creep
There IS light for every need.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

i~Captain, but the way is long!'
we must win the battlements.
captain, see the hosts that throns!"
Near them we must pitch our tents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23
NOTES AND COMMENT.

1t has been remarked that a thaw
always comes as balm to the con-
science of the man who never cleans
his sidewalks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

keokuk, Iowa $500. January %, 1910.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

Evangelists tell us not TO worry over
money and the banks say pay up your
debts" and so what is one to do?' anA-
iously inquiries the Washington Demo
crat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

The Jacksonville Courier has noticed
that likely looking girls bring about
the same price i'll the New York mar
ket that fair-sized fat hogs do III
Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29

man in the United States could
have.
Every day the little tailor
worked; every night he hunted for
his wife, after Birdie and Edna
had gone to sleep.
One day a newspaperman heard
about BRIDES bread. He talked to
her and then put a story, some
thing like this one, into his news
paper.
That night the mother, who read
the story, rushed into the two lit
tie rooms and over to the bed
where Birdie and Edna lay asleep
and just deliberately woke them
up with kisses. Then she kissed
the poor little, tired tailor man
and said:
Papa, I'd rather stay here with
you and them and be poor"
Some of the wrinkles went out
of the little tailor mans face for
a moment, as he threw his arms
around her and kissed her and
was happy.
Now the Gladstones are all to-
gether again fighting the same
old battle against poverty, living
in the two little rooms and wear
ing the same old clothes and wait
ing for the day when mansions
won't be splendid until everyone
under the sun has got at least a
little house of his own; when silk
dresses won't be beautiful, until
every little girl has at least got a
clean Bingham dress, when the
flowers in cut glass vases in fine
automobiles won't be sweet and
fragrant until every man and
woman and little boy and girl un-
der the sun has had plenty to eat.
Maybe the story of how little
Birdie did her very best, even
when her father and mother were
almost ready to give up, will help
things along toward that day. All
these little things DO help, and
1.-THE day is surely coming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 30.
TO President Taft's credit is due
for making out of his cabinet ad-
visers a bunch of travelling men.
They have all caught the wan
derlust. Altogether they will trav-
ell over 10000 miles either on
business or on pleasure trips, dur
ing the hot months of the sum-
mer.
OF course, President Taft will
keep up his batting average dur
ing the summer, for he has a
bunch of speeches in reserve for
use about the country when the
commencement epidemic is over
But it takes a speedometer to tab
,ulate Taft's travelling record.
A number of the cabinet Off
GERS will do little stump speech
Ing on the side in the interests OF
party harmony. This will help to
swell the total mileage.
Although Dad" Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture, has not an
nounced any plans for the sum-
mer, he will, of course, drift "out
hum to Ioway," and Secretary
Bellinger will, it is understood, GO
out to Washington.
The longest trip of the summer
will be Secretary Dickinson's jun
ket around the world.
Secretary Knox is going to
Pittsburg, and then will spend
some time chasing around the
state to see that Pennsylvania
stays hitched to the Republican
post.
Nagel goes to his home in st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29
BY w. G. Shepherd.

Special Correspondence.
HOBOKEN, N. j., June 20
Both little girls in the Gladstone
family have beautiful curly hair
and beautiful faces.
But they have a good deal more
than these, as you'll see before
this story is ended.
Birdie can remember back about
two years; she's Ave now. Edna
does nots of things now that she'll
not remember because she's only
three. They take things as they
come, without complaining, just
as they take" and love their
poor, little worried tailor-father,
who can't make very much money,
and their mother, who gets awful
ly tired of poverty, sometimes.
1t was pretty hard for every
body about month ago in the
Gladstone home. The little girls
heard their father and mother
talking nearly all night. In the
morning their mother went away
to get work for herself.
But Birdie has something be-
sides curls and pretty face, as
has already been said. She's got
what men would call sand"
There were the two rooms to take
care of; there was Edna's hair to
curl and face to wash, and her
lunch to get.
That night when the poor, tired
little tailor got home he found
the table set and on 1t the even
ing meal-bread which Birdie had
made by mixing flour and water.
1t was burned on the bottom; it
was soft on top and within; it was
dough. But it was little girls
very best and the wearied tailor
man sobbed as he picked her up
in his arms and kissed her and
then sat down and-ate some of
the bread, Just to show that 1t was
better than any bread the richest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29

Tacoma, Wash, June 81.
Editor Times:
You ask what we would do IL
we could stand in Mr.. Roosevelt's
shoes and be for moment the
greatest figure of this age, now
that he has returned with re-
newed vigor and energy from the
recreation, We won't say rest, for
that could not be said of such a
trip. Few could have endured
what no seemed to do with ease.
Kaiser Wilhelm says: There is
no bleak or lonesome spot which
no don't cheer"
Oh, If 1 were he, l would think
and do something to bring a
change into the lives of the poor
Mexican slaves who are so down
trodden and suffer such untold in
dignities at the hands of the rich
in power, men, women and poor
little children, just to bring money,
money. Think of the cost. HUI
man hearts crushed and bleeding
in the dust. May the hand that
rules this great universe give d.
vine power to Mr.. Roosevelt to use
in their behalf is the player of all
serious thinking people.
Let the U. s. band together and
help him. I'm unity there is
strength" NJ. P.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29

1.-THE differences in the ranks of the
majority party.
H. A. MOORE.
1904 East l st.
Tacoma, June 2Sth, 1910.
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across the continent in vain.
This was in 1905. Porter Charl-
ton was high school boy in Oma-
ha then. His father, Paul Charl-
ton, an intimate friend of VIM. H.
Taft-they were members Of the
same class at Yale-was seeking
an official position in Washington
and he was appointed to the legal
department of the bureau Of insu-
lar affairs.
He went to Washington in 1907,
taking his son Porter with him.
Porter wanted to go into the
banking business; his father went
to Frank A. Vanderlip, president
of the National City bank, in Wall
street, and asked him to give his
son place. Vanderbilt immediate
ly took Porter in. That was De-
cember z, 1908. He became one
of the most promising clerks in
the bank. He was spirited, am
bilious and wrote verses.
Last August Mary Scott came to
New York; her love for VIM. B.
Craig, lawyer, had turned to
hate, and murder was In her
heart. Now fate had brought
them into the same city, Mary
Scott and Porter Charlton. On
the afternoon of August 3, in the
wonderfully beautiful peacock al
ley" of the Waldorf-Aastoria ho-
tel, Mary Scott met Walter Craig.
you will go back on me?" she
shouted, drawing a pitifully small,
silver-jlaited revolver from her
gown. She fired the weapon at
the man; the bullet struck his
fountain pen and caused only a
slight injury. She was arrested,
but the case was dropped.
She established herself in a
small but exclusive hotel. One
night in January of 1910 Porter
Charlton was taken by friend to
her apartments. Their paths had
met at last--he boy just look
ing out on life; she woman who
had seen so much of 1t that the
eyes of her mind and soul were
tired.
He loved her from the very first
night, and she loved him. To her
he seemed to bring back the youth
that had gone, with all its pas
sions and its fires.
At the bank they soon discov-
cred change In him: his smile
was gone; he grew haggard. One
day he telephoned to his father IL
Washington that the doctor had
told him he had tuberculosis; he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29
TAFT'S CABINET WILL KEEP
ON MOVING THIS SUMMER

Louis before he makes a flying
trip to Alaska. MacVeagh will
rusticate in New Hampshire, and
then goes to Chicago to see how
the grocery business is getting
along. Secretary Meyer will cam
paign in Massachusetts and make
frequent trips to the nations sum-
mer capital Attorney General
Wickersham is going back to dear
old New York. Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock has not decided as
to where he will go, but it is safe
to bet that some doubtful, dis
tricts will see him before the
summer is over.
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What Shall T. r. Do?
Editor Times:

Editor Times:
Roosevelt will; he should; he
must indorse the Taft administra-
ton, not because it happens to be
republican. but because it repre-
SCENTS majority rule, the will of the
people, the fundamental principle
upon which our system of govern
ment is based.
I imagine he is not thinking so
much of the Cannons or Aldrichs;
the La Follettes or Poindexters;
the Ballingers or Pinchots as he is
of some plan to harmonic the diff
ferences between these great lead
ers of men so that they and others
equally as competent may cooper
ate in an honest effort for the i'm
provement of the condition of the
American people.
What Washington and Lincoln
were to the people in their day
Roosevelt lis in ours.
Washington and Lincoln loved
their country and were loved by its
people. Roosevelt loves America
and its people and is loved by all
Americans. Whenever we find the
tie that binds leader to men is
love, we will have found naught
but good.
Lincoln said, United we stand (;
divided we fall" when seeing his
country about to be dismembered,
and thus l predict Roosevelt will
speak of the party that represents
the majority will of his people and
he will do best for his country, in
the near future, by harmonizing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29

long to the liberal party It is pre-
dicted that a liberal allowance for
the king and his family will DE
recommended. Premier Asquith.
himself a very moderate type Of
liberal, took pains to see that mona
of his followers were included in
the committee upon whom he
could not depend to support n
handsome allowance for the royal
family.
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pleaded for advice. The father
hurried to New York and found
his son with the woman in her
apartments. They had been mar
ried. The father saw they were
desperately in love. He could not
take the boy away. At last he
gave him money, advising him to
go to Italy and seek cure. To-
gether Porter Charlton and his
wife left America for the sunshine
of Italy, and on the banks of the
world-famous Lake Como, in the
midst of the most feautiful seem
cry that Europe has to offer, they
found a villa.
But they quarreled. Her tenn
per could not be governed; foul
names, oaths and the talk of sail
ors poured from her lips, many
times each day. About her past
Porter Charlton had known little;
now he found her more worldly
wise and bespotted than any man,
perhaps, that he had ever met. At
last they quarreled many times
each day. She drew the young
man into her wild and eccentric
ways. They slept In the daytime;
at night they remained in the gar
den of the villa, scantily clad;
peasants saw them performing
wild dances, or rolling in the
grass.
They had few visitors and SEEM
ed to care little about associating
with others. An exception, how
ever, was made in the case of
Constantine Ispolatoff, a hand
some Russian who fas a frequent
guest at the villa. The Italian po-
lice say that the Russian was one
Of Mrs. Charlton's closest friends.
and hint at more.
On the night of June the
Charltons quarreled again. For
Charlton the limit OF his endur-
ance was reached; she was sitting
on the edge of her bed. He, with
"a mallet which he had been using
In repairing piece of furniture.
struck her on the head. After
three blows she was senseless. He
thrust her body into a trunk and
dragged the trunk outdoors and
down to the shore of the world
famous lake. He threw 1t from
the pier into the water.
Within three days he had taxi
en- a steamer back to the United
States. full of terror. but thinking
that the murder was a secret. On
the very same steamer on which
The rode were photographs of the
scene Of the murder being rushed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-29
how MUCH DOES GE0RGEV
need TO LIVE ON ?

LONDON, June pa big row
is expected to start in the house
of commons when the civil list
committee makes a report on how
much money it thinks King
George and the members of his
family need to live on comfort
ably. This report will be deliver
ed in about two weeks.
Although majority of the
members of this committee be-
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STORY OF BAREFOOT BOY AND GAY SOCIETY BELLE

to American newspapers, for fish
ermen had found the trunk. When
Porter Charlton alighted in Ho-
boken, across the river from New
York, detectives were waiting for
him.
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He was blindly faithful to his
vampire.
And all he could say was:
Eyes, I killed her. She was
the best woman in the world to
me-"
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Falls Down
Cliff to
Death

(By United Press Leased Wire
VALDEZ, Alaska, June %
Charles A. Oswald, we'll known
mining man, fell 500 feet down a
mountainside to his death Mon
day night. News of the accident
reached here today.
Oswald had failed to return 20
camp and his partner, on search
ing for him, discovered the body
at the bottom of a gulch. The
body will be sent to Seattle for
burial there,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-12
HUGH MILLER ACCEPTS
He Was Chosen as the Successor of
MIR. Goodrich in the Boys De-
partment of Y. M. C. A.

Tired, but all voting it one of the
most pleasant experiences Of their
lives, the Y. M. G. A. campers from
Lake Cormorant, Mimi, arrived in the
city yesterday in charge of Messrs.
Hall, Pollock and Spalding. Physical
Director Harrison took the train for
Lake Geneva today, where he will be
Joined by the newly elected boys sec
rotary, Hugh Miller, who has accepted
the position and who will take a course
of training in Y. M. c. A. work. The
board Of directors and other secreta-
ries are very much pleased that Mr..
Miller has accepted the position, for it
is believed he is the right man in the
right place.
Mr.. Miller, the new secretary. is a
graduate of the Wesleyan college at
Mitchell, S. D., and was fora time edi-
tor of the college paper there. He is
particularly fitted for the work, During
his absence from the city ii George
Stickney will have charge of the boys
department in the evenings. Messrs.
Harrison and Miller are expected to
return to their duties at the associa-
ton building early in September.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-12
were all closed May Is, which makes

were all closed May is, which makes
the programme full
The track is reported to be in, excel
lent condition since the recent rains.
The slow but continuous downpour yes
terday morning was the best thing that
possibly could have happened, and all
dust was laid and the gravel set per-
fectly, so as to produce an almost per-
feet smoothness, which is rarely OBJ
tainable even under the most favor
able conditions.
Several horses registered for the
races have been stabbed at the fair
grounds, and are in training out there
until the opening of the fair two weeks
from today. Each morning they are
allowed the privilege of the track, and
any. one may see the spirited young
choppers capering around doing their
daily exercise.
All the literature pertaining to the
fair has practically been distributed.
This morning from the association
headquarters the final big posters were
sent to the numerous hotels of North
Dakota to be hung in the Hobbies to
attract the travelling public. The Off
Gals of the state fair association have
every reason to feel that this year will
see one of the largest crowds to Fargo
in many years to attend the fair.
From all indications it promises to be
the most largely attended fair in the
history of the association.