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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Mrs. Homer "A. Miller
Writes to Club Women
Holiday Greetings Have Come From President Of Iowa
Federation Of Women's Clubs

state in the Union. Today We are al
most never asked the question from
the smaller club, What benefit will
We receive If we federate?' but rath-
er, clubs are coming to US with de-
sire to be proud of this larger or
ganization, wishing to add their little
strength to help carry ON the greater
work. Social Service" is in the air,
and Ito give is to live Women are
learning that the greatest culture
comes when unsought.
Our holiday season is now upon us,
and we are expecting club work to
rest, and the joy of the blessed
Christmas time to be all-absorbing.
After the new year is we'll begun, we
shall ask and urge the club women to
work for our scholarship and loan
fund This is our major obligation
We are just in the beginning of this
new work in Iowa. The states about
us have accomplished much in this
way. Colorado has about $4,000 90
in revolving loan fund, has assisted
between eighty apd ninety girls with
loans. of whom 49, have paid back the
entire Indebtedness. Texas Federation
in eight years has made seventy-five
appointments to scholarships, and
these are donated by the lealing edu-
cational institutions of the state.
The need of college education for
girls is every year more apparent.
None of the big library training
schools will now admit student un.
less she has college degree, and the
number Of would-be teachers who fail
to pass examinations shows the
need of the course in the State
Teachers college. Loan funds were
startedin the Third and Eleventh dis
trlcts in Iowa last year, and the club
women were enthusiastic over the
success of the project The other dis
tricts have fallen in line. and a pull
altogether will accomplish much dur.
ing the year. We are now assisting
six young women in our state. These
young women borrow a small sum
sufficient to carry them through and
VIII pay us back after they have
graduated and are self-supporting The
obligation is regarded by them as an
honor lean" Let us rally to this per
feetly splendid work.
Please accept my hearty wishes for
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. Faithfully yours,
MRS. HOMER A. MILLER,
President
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
AN EXPENSIVE EXPERIMENT.

The two years of Socialistic gov
eminent in the city of Milwaukee, has
shown conclusively that Socialistic
government is an expensive luxury.
1t appears that it cost half million
dollars a year more to run the munich
pal government of Milwaukee during
the past two years than at any previ-
ous time in its history. The new
Socialist budget for the city calls for
the expenditure OF one million dollars
more than the last budget before the
Socialist regime began. The rate of
increase in expenditures is rather
more than four times the normal rate
Of increase before the Socialists got
possession of things.
Here are some of the manners In
which money has been spent without
return: A bureau of economy and
efficiency was created and supported
at an expense of $4,000 year which
has thus far failed to point the way
toward the saving of anything like as
much as 1t has cost to operate the
/ bureau. The city Jay roll has expanded
| 100000 over the highest mark reached
under corrupt capitalistic" control of
I the government. The city has had to
borrow 100000 to pay salaries and
wages until the next tax collections
become available.
The courts have added somewhat to
the troubles of the Socialists, but not
to the disadvantage of the taxpayers,
it may be added. They have declared
illegal salary payments to the amount
of $4,000, which amount Mayor SefdeI
has bound his party to pay. The tax
rate has increased materially.
To all these charges the Socialists
reply that they have not had time as
. yet to put into effect the reforms
. which are to result in greatar econ.
omy and Increased efficiency in the
municipal government, and claim
: that, given another two years lease
OF power, they will show results. Per.
maps the people of Milwaukee will be
: satisfied with the showing and VIII
give them another chance to make
g good. as they have signally failed to
q do up TO this time. Perhaps and
more likely not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
LOCAL FOOD TRUSTS.

Secretary Wilson Is convinced that
there is a local food trust in every city
and town in this country, and not UNI
til the national and state govern.
ments break up these trusts can the
people hope for a reduction in the
cost of living. Mr.. Wilson went on
to say in recent interview:
MY investigation shows that where
the consumer pays 81 for an article OF
food the farmer gets fifty cents and
the other fifty cents disappears some
gunner. There is something wrong
there, and it is up to congress and the
state legislatures to And out what it
is. For one thing there are too many
'middlemen. and they are combining
so that they get too much for their
services. In many cases the farmer
gets too little for his product because
of the rapacity of the middlemen.
"Of course believe it will be shown
tat wasteful methods have been fos-
tered by the growth of expensive
tastes and habits on the part of the
people Time was when cabinet of
ficer took his basket on his arm and
went to market a couple OF times
week, purchasing enough provisions to
last his family three days at time
and carrying the load home himself.
But nowadays the cabinet officers
wife calls the market on the telephone
and gives her order. and an expensive
delivery service brings the provisions
to her door once day and twice or
oftener il she should recall something
else she wanted
1t is understood that Secretary viii
sons charges. based on the investiga-
ton Of food prices recently completed
by his department, will be made the
subject of consideration by con-
gress. The Democratic leaders in the
house are preparing to undertake an
inquiry into the cost of living, and
Secretary Wilson will recommend that
the searchlight be thrown on the
local food combines
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
ACCIDENTS ON THE FARM.

Is farming hazardous industry
We have not been wont to so regard
1t, but here are some figures from the
Minnesota state bureau of labor that
make it appear so. D. D. Leschcoier
OF the bureau writes:
Sixteen fatal accidents ttwo likely
to result in DEATH. eighty-five serious
injuries and thirty-two severe ones
a total of 1876 accidents-were report
ed from Minnesota's agriculture during
the past twenty months, eighty-two of
them, including four fatalities. in the
last eight months. The reports for
the first twelve months we're especial
~ incomplete, but there is no reason
to believe that the records even for
the last eight months are complete
toll of the accidents. The figures
given must be considered as illustra
tons rather than as statistics
Mr.. Leschoier sounds the alarm be-
cause he believes that not enough care
has been taken to guard against ac-
eidents from the increasing amount OF
machinery that is used on the farm.
The public. he thinks, has not known
enough about the number and the
cause of accidents on the farm to
form an intelligent judgment of the
need OF protection. When FIVE men
in a factory are killed in year the
operatives begin to ask why these ac-
cidents are happening and how they
can be prevented. But farm accidents
are widely separated in point of To-
cality, and there has not been the op-
portunity for the formation OF senti-
ment with regard to them. Statistics
as to accidents are always valuable
for they suggest the need of prevent
i've measures. 1t would be interesting
to know what the facts about Iowa
farm accidents are.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
WHEN MOTHERS SICK.


Cause mothers sick, want to cry
Things all go wrong-the more try
/ And father looks SO stern and sad,
Just as he does when I've been bad,
Cause mothers sick.
When mother lies there still and
white
II gives me such an awful fright,
My heart goes thump, ;hump. thump!
thumpi thump.
And in my tnroat's great hard lump
Cause mothers sick.
Cause mothers sick food don't taste
right
] cannot eat single bite;
And I'm afraid to go to sleep,
Cause no one prays, MY soul to
keep,''
When mothers sick
Dear Lord. please make my mother
well,
We miss her SOL cannot tell:
She says you'll answer when We pray
So help us, dear Lord, right away.
Make mother well.
Lillian NJ Waldo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

of last week with the family of her
uncle, Mr.. J.. l.. Schellenberger.
Misses Edna and Blanche Karnes
will spend this week in Keokuk.
Several from our neighborhood
were shopping in Keokuk last Satur-
day.
Miss Rose Rooney returned to her
home at Argyle, Iowa, last Monday.
after few days visit with the family
of c. C. Mckinney.
Mr.. Olson Fish has returned to our
vicinity after spending the summer in
Illinois.
Morris Walker and wife of Kahoka,
Charley Walker and wife and Harry
Brammer and wife spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Walker.
Linn Hume and family spent Christ
mas eve with Mrs. Hume's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gegory.
Clark Wilson and wife of Kirksville
and Arthur Rown and wife OF Canton
are spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Haywood.
Mr.. c. c. McKinney's large barn is
almost complete.
Harry Brammer is preparing to
move onto Mrs. Jennie Weaver's farm
this week.
Mrs. Isaac Sanders and son Wells.
expect to spend New Years in Burling-
ton.
Miss Myrtle Walker was in Kahoka
few days last week
Geo. Clark and family spent Monday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. julius
Clark.
Mrs, Hurzler and son Talmage spent
Monday with the formers brother,
Emmett Fish and family.
Lawrence Berkhead returned home
from Illinois after a few weeks husk-
ing corn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

the population is strongly in favor OF
the open saloon it is not the desire
that people be induced to drink more.
For this reason free lunches, seats
which make the saloon a loafing
place, and keeping open late are gen
orally discouraged in most states.
With plenty Of business for every sa.
loon in a town. there will not be the
temptation TO sell to minors, intoxi-
Gated persons or those on the black
list. There will not be such an incen-
tive to get up schemes to increase
the consumption of liquor That is the
purpose of the Iowa law and its work
ings will be watched with interest by
other states that have the saloon prob
lem always with them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
aFATHER. TEpEoRp.

The Mt. AYR Record-News is one
Iowa weekly newspaper whose editor
ial columns in successive issues are
carefully read in The Gate City Office
because of their high range of thought
and their sane views. One can antici
pate with confidence utterances thai
are both interesting and instructive
and the time spent in reading the
Record-News is always time well
spent The paper is edited by Mr.. j
H. Tedford, one of the veteran editors
of the state. of whom the Des Moines
Capital we'll says:
One of the veteran editors of Iowa,
Who does good work, patient work,
and thorough work every day of his
life is j. H. Tedford. editor of the
Mount Ayr Record-News. II we mis-
take not, Mr.. Tedford has been in the
editorial harness in Mount Ayr TWEEN
ty-fiye years. His character is dis
tinguished for honesty and sincerity.
II has been his ambition to do right
He has made his paper a power for
good in his community. He has worked
for the betterment of mankind. EyeW
subscriber has been made better by
reading his paper His work has been
on high lines. He never writes upon
a subject without knowing what he
is talking about He is man OF
widest information and broadest
sympathies. He is an editor who has
exercised great power for good in
Ringgold county. We extend the
fluctuations of the season to him He
neither looks to the right nor to the
left, nor talks about the WEAKNESS OF
years. His heart is young and he has
the enthusiasm of youth Here's to
Father Tedford, one of the noble vet
Grams of the Iowa press
The Gate City is pleased with the
Capitals recognition OF Editor Ted
ford and his good work and gladly
gives the article additional publicity
with cordial endorsement of every
word Such as he are the salt of the
earth and their labors are potent fac
tor in making the world better day by
day. His personality and career in
stinctively remind one of the state
nent made once upon a time by
George William Curtis to the effect
that to have known one good old man
one who, through the chances and
mischances Of long life. has carried
his heart In his hand, like a palm
branch, waving all discords into peace
helps our faith in God, in ourselves,
and in each other, more than many
sermons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

came in from Burlington, Colorado,
Friday to spend the holidays at home
The Congregational Sunday school
gave a tree, and program by the lit
tie folks of the school on Friday even
ing, Dec. %, then the choir and older
members gave sacred concert on
Sunday evening December "a.
The following program was well
rendered and well enjoyed.
Song by congregation-Joy to the
World.
Devotional exercises-Rev. Lyman
Blessed Art Thou Choir.
Reading Mary Lingenfelter.
Solo-Cora Carpenter.
Choir-All Thy Works Shall Praise
Thee.
Reading Gertrude Judy.
ChoirTh Manager Babe.
Reading Ruth Dewey.
Choir-Praise Him Eternally.
Reading-Lois Carpenter.
Duet-Myrtle Trowbridge and Ruth
Whitmarsh.
Choir-Ange1 Voices.
Reading Smalley
Choir--Dear, Dear Old Story.
Reading Edna Bennett.
Solo (cornet)-Mr. Grant.
Ghoir-Royal Gift.
Reading-Ev Shepherd.
Choir-Behold I Bring.
Benediction-Rey. Lyman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

A report by the census bureau gives
some interesting figures bearing on
the collapse of the bicycle craze in
this country. The high water mark
in the bicycle industry. the report
says, was reached about 1899, when
the annual product amounted to more
than s31 100000. BY 1904 the product
had decreased to $5,153.0O0. About
1904 the motorcycle came into prom
inence and its manufacture has in
creased rapidly. In 1903 there we're
1s,62S motorcycles manufactured and
in 1904 only 1925. In 1909 there were
132 motorcycles, and in 1904 only five
were reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
My Good Fortune.

I'm not 2 President,
But just common dub.
To save casual cent
l have to c.e and grub.
Nc bands blare forth when I
Gene dowr each day to work.
| would be kicked sky high
II e'er tried to shirk.
But though I'm meek and poor,
II don't go to sleep
Upon my job I'm sure
That little job to keep.
And I don't sit and sweat
AS In my job ] delve
And wonder how to get
1t back in nineteen-twelve.
George Fitch in Peoria Herald-Tral
script
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
prInkIna and the Saloon

Sioux Falls Press: 1t ia conceded
that everyone who wants to drink can
get all he wants In town where
there is one saloon to every 1000 IN
habitants. IL is also generally con.
ceded that heavy competition In the
saloon business tends to many evils.
1t does no particular harm to hold out
Inducements to people to eat more
breakfast food or TO buy more toys for
the children. hut even in places where
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

More than 100000 Red Cross seals
We're distributed in Iowa this year, ac.
cording to the estimate made by A. F..
Kepford, state tuberculosis lecturer.
who was in charge of the distribution
in Iowa for the National Association
for the Prevention OF tuberculosis
This enormous sale Of stamps in Iowa
means that more than $4,000 will be
Iowa's share of the sum to be expend
ed in the anti-tuberculosis work by
the national association. Most Of the
money raised in Iowa will be spent In
Iowa auannzxM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
SUGAR CREEK.
= : = = = = $3.50 !

The Christmas program given by
The Sugar Creek acn,,' was gcni end
largely ATTENDED, l.rpiIs and teacher
deserve honor aad credit for the in.
terest which was taken In forming,
and the skillful hands which SO nicely
decorated the tree.
Mr. Emmett Hurzler Il spending this
week with hts cousin in Keokuk.
Miss Angie Brown will spend the
holidays With her sister In Keokuk.
Mrs Maud Hodgcs visited the f,rst
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
BEST on Earth

This Is the verdict Of r. J. Howell,
Tracy. O., who bought Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for his wife" Her
case was the worst | have ever seen,
and looked like sure case OF con.
sumption. Her lungs were sore and
she coughed almost necessarily and
her voice was hoarse and weak. Fol.
ey's Honey and Tar Compound
brought relief at once and less than
three bottles effected complete
cure Wilkinson q Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Political gossip at Des Moines has
It that Representative C. j. Fulton OF
Fairfield win be candidate for First
district delegate to the national Re
publican convention. In the Eighth
district DR. p E. Bamford of Center
vile has been brought out. Among the
Democrats, Claude r. Porter OF Cen.
teryille seems TO be the only man sc
far seriously mentioned as delegate
at large
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Certain Chicago women have formed
an association for the purpose OF
adopting ways and means of spending
their husbands incomes No Iowa wo-
man needs education along that line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

In Iowa there can be but one opin.
ion. The rally must be about Sen.
ator Cummins -Des Moines Tribune.
Is Senator Cummins a candidate
He is quoted as having said he is not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

The Burlington city council has
hxed the saloon licenses there at 81
600 year. High license is the best
solution of the liquor problem in the
river cities of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Can't Find Albert.

ROBERTspALE, Ind, Dec. 49, The
family of Albert zayac. has been
searching for week for him. He was
believed a victim Of foul play when
his wife divorced him in Jail in East
Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

4 Missouri preachers daughter
broke off her engagement with her
lover because he asked her to live in
Chicago. Chicago is no place for a
minister's daughter. assents caustic
writer in the Peoria Herald.Tran-
script
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

The Monticello Express saws that
LaFollette will soon learn. If he has
not already found out that there are
some Benedict Arnolds in Iowa.
S-s-s-h.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Postmaster General Hitchcock re.
ports that in eleven months opera.
ton postal bank deposits aggregated
sll,OOoooO, and are expeced TO reach
Ao,00O,ooo by July i. 1912. II it
should happen that conditions became
panicky the great value of the postal
savings banks would be demonstrated
beyond question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Henry Watterson says If Roosevelt
" Is ever allowed to enter the White
House again. he can be gotten out
only feet first. Rats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

In Abe Martins view, eight or nine
good saloons in every town that wont
sell to anybody that drinks is the only
solution of the liquor problem.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
is Years In Bed.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. 2s.-Driv-
en- to the poorhouse by poverty, Is
years ago Mrs. Emma Langman VOW
ed she would go to bed and never get
up She died yesterday having kept
her VOW
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Crazy About Riding.

DES MONIES. Iowa, Dec. 2S.-Be-
cause she rode on a trolley car from
its first morning trip to its last at
night and tried to do the same the
next day an unknown woman has been
arrested as insane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Next comes New Year" then val
entine's Day and Easter. Fourth OF
july next. and Thanksgiving then
Christmas, again. How time does fly,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

The insurgents are gaining in
China Conditions are more favorable
for them there than in the United
States
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

policeman was only $4,000 George
Cromwell, II, retires worth $3.50 900.
He made his money investing in west
Philadelphia real estate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
THoueHT FoR TIE pAy

He who reigns within himself and
rules passions, desires and fears is
more than Milton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

An eastern paper remarks that the
man with his all invested in mining
stocks is seldom in position to rest
ON his ore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
80 Days Hard Work.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 2S.-If proper
assurance can be given Governor Sla-
ton that BENJAMIN Merck, sentenced
to hang in Gainesville, on Dec. 90, can
get religion in thirty days, respite
for that length of time will be granted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette declares
that Geo. w Clarke will make one OF
the best governors any state could
have.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Only $50 days in which to do your
Christmas shopping.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Wants TO Get out.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Dec. %,
Charging that bis wife killed her f,rst
husband and that he now fears for his
own life. Lloyd Scott has appealed for
a divorce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Valuable Shoes.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. r. l..
'Towner put her diamonds, worth 5000
in her shoe for safe keeping. Later
she forgot where she kept them and
sent the shoe to a repair shop. The
stones were found in the waste heap
there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

Pop corn. says Alex Miller, always
furnishes good evenings entertain
ment. Half the evening eating it and
the rest of the time picking your
teeth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
) TELEGRAPH TABLcIDs
) 1890 : . : .

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2s.-Rather
than discharge fifty employees who
drink too much, Henry 7. King, Jr..
manufacturer, has sent written no.
tees to saloon keepers not to serve
the men. The bar tenders are dbeying
the order.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
VIII Marry AGAIN.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-"oh, OF
course, I'll try again" said Nat Good
win. the actor, when asked II he would
re-marry. But I want freedom for
a year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
oh Iucku .limi

MONTE CARLO, Dec. 2s.-Prince
Jamie. OF Bourbon, pretender to the
Spanish throne, has left here with
more than 100000, which he won at
the gambling tables in less than two
nights play.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28
Coed Investments.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2S.-AII
though his salary for 40 years as a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

The Traer star-clipper insists that
it knows some men who are willing
to go to Africa as missionaries who
are not willing TO take care OF cross
baby for the tired wife for half an
hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-28

The Iowa City Republican says 1t
may be that the swinging of Cum.
minis into the ring in the presidential
contest will be his undoing. Iowa
viii send a majority of delegates
friendly to Taft the Republican con
tinues, and cummins cannot prevent
1t. Iowa has no thought OF supporting
Cummins, either as stalking horse
for insurgency or as real candidate
for President