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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27
EDITORIAL NOTES
BY j. I'd. WATSON

The House of Representatives has passed
the Canadian reciprocity agreement by vote
of 266 to 89-seventy- eight Republicans and
ten Democrats against the measure.
AS passed by the House, the bill is exactly
as it came from the hands of President Taft
all efforts on the part of the Republicans to
amend it being defeated
Chairman Underwood, of the Ways and
Means Committee, who had the bill in charge,
made an able, creditable fight for it and
showed that he considered his duty above per-
sonal ambitions in leading the fight.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Underwood
received telegram stating that the Steel
Trust had laid off 5000 men in his district,
by closing down their mills, to spite Mr..
Underwood.
But it made no difference.
When Republican offered to amend the
reciprocity agreement by adding free meat,
MIR. Underwood defeated the amendment bv
declaring that next week the House would
have before it the Farmers free list" bill.
which included free meat as we'll as numbers
of other free items
And when the Steel Trust sought to scare
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27

A correspondent, who has read the pro-
posed platform which was in IHE JEFTER-
soNIAN some weeks ago, compared it to the
National platform of the American Socialists.
AS result of the comparison, the gentleman
writes me that he believes the Socialists are
justified in claiming that our declaration of
principles was borrowed from theirs!
Hoity, toity! Here's pretty kettle of fish,
to be sure. But the joke is on the Socialists,
as usual. The platform which appeared in
THE JEFFERsoNIAN was copied from the New
York Watson's, of 1906 Therefore our plat
form is older, by several years, than that of
the Socialists.
Maybe, they saw ours, at the time it was
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27
~The Rescue Magazine "

In Atlanta, Georgia, there are many chart
table people and institutions, but none de-
voted to nobler purpose than that of Mr.. A.
W. Elliott and his quarterly publication,
above named.
I most heartily commend "The Rescue Maq-
agi7ae" The reason for it's existence cannot be
stated better than in the plain, earnest, truth
full words of the foreword editorials of the
number for the first quarter of 1911.
Please read them attentively:
Free to The Fallen
1t cannot be denied that the unfortunate girls
of the underworld the most neglected class Of
sinners that have. They have but few, if any,
trends or loved ones and the world entertains but
little, if any, hope for their reformation
This condition of affairs should not exist. These
unfortunate outcasts should be encouraged to re-
turn to life of purity.
The Rescue Magazine is devoted to the rescue
of these poor creatures and is sent to them
absolutely free and is composed of matter that
would tend to inspire new hopes and to lead at
least few of them into better life. 1t carries
no advertisements and is dependent entirely upon
it's subscription price to sustain it, and we will
therefore appreciate it very much if you will en-
courage by purchasing a copy occasionally.
Copies placed upon the news-stands are for sale
to help pay expenses and enlarge the work and
enable to send it to greater number of girls.
While we will try to give you full value for
your money in reading matter, you will at the
same time aid in bringing back to paths of virtue
some mothers girl; you will extend helping
hand to those who down. Price, Is cents
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Room SAT, Equitable Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
If Application Is Made to Him.
The Editor of The Rescue Magazine pledges to
place any unfortunate girl whose plight is dis
tressing, into position whereby she make
support will get her into home of reforma-
ton.
Every girl or woman of this character, receiv-
ing copy of The Rescue Magazine, is respect
fully requested to write the Editor acknowledge
ing receipt of same and say if any inclination
whatever is felt towards better living. 1t will be
considered a special favor if this is done.
The Rescue Magazine is absolutely free to you.
and if for any reason you cannot or will not leave
those haunts of sin and shame NOW, but wish
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Please write today Not for my sake, but
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27

first published, and liked it so we'll that they
swiped at it, and almost got it.
Anyhow, if they will get, squarefooted, on
our platform, we are ready to shout
"a long pull, and strong pull, and pull
altogether"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27
THE .JEFFERSONIAN
Stretching the Constitution
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE NINE.

CONCLUDED FROM PAGE NINE.
munities of citizens of the United States; nor
shall any State deprive ANY PERSON Of life,
liberty or property, without due process OF
How can it be contended that this language
refers to corporations?
Whenever statute refers to Sang person"
in that way, the meaning ala0ayS IS, natural
person.
'You shall not deprive any person of his
life'-does not mean gas company.
"You shall not deprive any person of his
liberty''-does not mean an Exposition COM
pany.
"You shall not deprive any person of his
property" comes right along in the same con-
nection and applies, as the two preceding
clauses obviously do, to natural persons.
The Legislature cannot imprison a corpora
tion-then qchy should the Fourteenth amend
ment do so foolish a. Mai1Q as to command the
States to do the impossible?
What the trainers of those Amendments
meant was, that the Southern States should not
whip the devil around the stump, and prac-
tlcally re-ensldve the negro by denying him
the equal protection of the laws.
The whole scope and purpose of Congress
and the adopting States was, to give to the
recently emancipated negro those rights which
the lars Of the States themselves gaze to the
oOh5tes. That was ALL
When these changes in the organic law of
the Union were being made, the country was
still rocking under the tremendous passions
aroused by the Civil War. The Abolitionist
was triumphant and intoxicated. He believed
that the negro could be lifted into equality
with the white man by virtue of constitutional
tinkering. To strike off his chains and to rub
his head with school book would qualify
him to guide the destinies of the Republic.
Rebuking the Almighty for His neglect in not
making white man out of the African, the
well-meanlng but crazy Abolitionist deter
mined to make white man out of him by
legislative enactment.
Any judicial construction of those three
Amendments which fails to make the 1egisza-
ti0e antent the final test of their meaning must
necessarily be wrong.
Yet,-incredible to relate Corporation
lawyers have taken possession of the Four
teenth Amendment as though it had been
originally intended as a bomb-proof for char
tered greed and encroachment.
Although the Bill of Rights of each State
guarantees to its citizens full protection of life,
liberty and property the corporations shun
the State Courts. With one accord they turn
to the Federal Judges To get themselves into
the Federal Courts, they are compelled to
allege violation of the Constitution of the
United States; and the only line in that in
strument upon which they can build their
hopes is that sentence already quoted from the
Fourteenth Amendment, a sentence which has
no reference whatever to artificial persons.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-27

If you a voter i'm Georgia, please answer the
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TO The jeff, Thomson, Ga.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
GREATEST FLIGHT
IN AMERICA
Continued from page u

Great preparations already have
been made for Atwood's reception at
Coney Island Fred Thompson, the
millionaire Snowman, wired stevens
ne would be presented with a purse
OF $4,000 when he reached there, and
ne Will be given a mammoth recep.
ton.
The total expense Of the trip are ex.
pected to reach nearly 100000. The
flight, according to Stevens, will not
be money-making enterprise. At.
wood, he says, merely wishes enough
money to guarantee his expenses.
Atwood's rise to fame has been
metoric, Eleven weeks ago he had
never seen an aeroplane. After see.
Ing his first one he determined to
learn how to operate q plane, and in
. few weeks he was creating new
American records. He flies IN Wrigh,
biplane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
To Diminish Legislative Sessions.

To Diminish Legislative Sessions.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
The play of politics by congress is
becoming very tiresome to the ortli-
nary business man.
This special session of congress Is
a grave mistake, from business stand
point. There is too much federal and
state legislation, and the people can
remedy it by declaring that congress
and the state legislatures meet once
In six or ten years, and limit the SEES
sion to ninety days, save and except
in an emergency, when the executive,
president or governor may call spec
ial session for specified purposes, not
to remain in session longer than nine.
tv days Business feels the effects
of the sessions Of congress and legisla-
lures, because there is too much poll
tics and too little practical legislation
Let the president sign all bills pass
ed by congress, so there will be nc
excuse for it to remain in session
longer. The president has no legisla
tive power or other power as to the
policy of laws passed by congress
and when a bill passed Is constitu
tional, the president ought to sign it
w. B. COLLINS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
John Wederbrook Formerly a Resi-
dent Of keokuk and Employed
Here Several Weeks Died
In ST. Louis.
BORN AT BELLEv1LLE
Came to This City In 1898 With
Family Who Were Citizens
Of This Place at
One Time.

John Wederbrook, formerly resi-
dent OF this city, died In st. Louis
Wednesday night after short illness
from typhoid fever. word of his de-
mise being received here this morn
ing by Walter Shaw, manager Of the
creamery department Of the s. p.
Pond Co., and formerly a member Of
the Wederbrook family.
The deceased was In Keokuk about
four weeks ago. being employed in
the Office OF the Pond Company for
over month, but becoming Ill. re-
turned to the st. Louis suburbs where
he had been making his home for the
past three years with his sister, Mrs.
d. il Garrison.
John Wederbrook was born at Belle
vile, ILL.,, and at the time Of his death
was "a years OF age. He came to this
city In 1893, and with relatives made
his home here until 1897. In that
year the family removed to fancy
county, In southern Missouri.
The deceased went to st. Louis
about three years ago and mad been
employed as truck gardener near
the city. He had been affected with
heart ailment for the past several
years, and his health had gradually
declined in the past several months
The surviving relatives are The
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Weder
brook of fancy county, Missouri. and
brothers and sisters, Albert Of fancy
county, David O., and Wallace and
Mrs. D. j. Garrison Of ST. Louis and
Mrs. D. L. Griffith Of fancy county.
The brother, Wallace, is seriously
i'll in the Wabash Hospital at Mober
lily, Mo-, at the present time. He has
been in the employ OF the Wabash
for number of years az fireman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Kennedy are
visiting in the city with the Eaters
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Beer of
21s Concert st. Mrs. Kennedy was
nee Linnet Beer.
Major John Espy Of st. Paul., Min
nesota, who has been attending the
reunion Of the First Iowa Infantry re-
turned to his home today.
Miss Mae Macdonald who has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Chas.
Schenck for the past four weeks, re-
turned to her home at Dubuque this
afternoon.
Miss Florence Laurinson is visiting
relatives and friends at Lancaster,
Mo, and Ottumwa.
Geo. E. Rix will leave for Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, tonight summoned there
by the serious illness of his sister
Mrs. F. NJ Stafford. For many years
Mrs. Stafford was a resident of Keo
kuk and she is known to large mum
Der Of Keoluk people.
Mayor ]. F. Elder has returned
ITOIn IL DuSlH6SS bllP W ~. lLoulo.
| Mrs. T. c. Coe. of Peoria, Ill, ar
rived in the city for few weeks
visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barnett OF
Novinger Mo-, are visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Barnett at their home
219 South Tenth street.
Misses Florence Arnold and Marie
Linquist will return home tomorrow
after a two weeks visit with friends
at st. Francisville. Mo.
| Miss Catherine Johns left this weel
for an extended visit in southern Mis-
sours.
Herman Metz of ST. Louis is visiting
with Thomas Dolan.
Mrs J. w Pechstein left this morn
ing for Wyaconda. Mo, to visit witt
| friends
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
CITY NEWS.

M. ]. s. market Saturday at Ben
ners, 8 a. m.
The good natured Hampton Wood
ard, colored janitor at the State Gem
trail Savings bank. Is wearing the per-
petual smile OF gladness because Of
a march he stole on his friends We'd
nesday afternoon, when he walked
into the bank, and told the clerks and
others that he WAS going to be mar.
ried that night. No one believed
'Hamp,' as he is familiarly known to
everybody and he had to produce the
license which showed he had the prop.
or credentials to take Mrs. Cassie
Wilson as his wife. The happy bride
and groom were married Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock by Rev. Brown Of
the Seventh Street Baptist church
Mr.. Woodland has been In the EN-.
ploy Of the State Central Savings
bank for the past three years and his
wife, widow of the late Rev. Wilson OF
this city, is well known. Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodland are making their home
at 1903 Morgan street.
Home made dainties at 511 Main
Saturday.
Smoke poured from the cracks OF
almost every window and door in the
National bank building Tuesday even
ing about o'clock, caused oy 8
checked fiue. A fire had been built
In the furnace to destroy waste paper
and the smoked interior of the build
ing was the result. The chemica
hose was pulled up to the furnace dool
and the fire put out. No damage re
suited.
After the parade this morning, ,
photograph of Company L was taken
with the members standing in two
lines on North Fourth street. s.s
One tiny little fellow, his ches
heaving with patriotism, stood on the
curbing on Main street this morning
waving small American flag.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
THE CHAUTAUQUA
AT HAMILTON
First Day Opens AuspiclousIy and lr
dications are for Most
Successful Meeting.

HAMILTON, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE
Hamilton Chautauqua opened this at
ternoon at 2 p. m. at Chautauqua
park with a good first day audience
and with the prospects of the meeting
being one of the best and most sue
cessful In the history of the associa-
ton. The Lyceum Ladies quartette
opened the program and at 2:30
Thomas Brooks Fletcher was on the
program for an address on Tragedies
of the Unprepared. The program for
tomorrow is as follows:
200 o. m. Lyceum Ladies.
2::3O p. m. DR.. James Montgomery,
Hobbies and Their Riders"
7:3O p. m. Lyceum Ladies.
500 Thos. Brooks Fletcher "The
Martyrdom Of Fools"
Sunday.
1o:30 a. m. Bible stories and read
ings, Miss Mack.
HOO a. m. Sermon, Rev. F. A. John
son
200 p m. Lyceum Ladies'
$3.50 p. M DR.. Montgomery Zone
Sided People
7:3o p. m. Lyceum Ladies.
500 p. m. Edward Russell Perry
Samson Aroused"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
Now she Calls Him Father.

Yes. he loved the girl. and he must
seek her widowed mothers consent to
LEAD .he fair one to the altar But he
Murdered sadly! Mrs. Desmond" he
began, in voice beseeching agi'
tated, II have come to ask you for the
blessed privilege of working for your
dear daughter, taking care OF her,
giving her home. and" But he got
no further. Eagerly the widow threw
herself into his arms. "Oh. Herbert"
she whispered. Il gladly give you the
privilege! You don't know how
have hoped and longed for a model
man like you to be father to my
darling daughter!"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
AGED MUSCATINE
WOMAN HURT HERE
Mrs. Cummlns, Widow of Old Soldier
Visiting In keokuk, Injured
ir Auto Today.

An elderly. lady, 73 years of age, by
the name OF Mrs. Cummins, had a
cut, four inches long. made on
her head this noon while riding over
a crossing In the city with party
Of automobiles who were seeing the
city Mrs. Cummins' skull was also
indented by the machine top in going
over the bad crossing, which is said
to be sadly in need of repair.
Mrs. Cummins who had not been in
Keokuk in fifty years, until today, had
her injuries attended, and was placed
on the northbound afternoon train
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
HAYDEN STARTS
A CONTROVERSY
Burlington President Declares That
justice Erred in Ruling on a
Protested Game.

President Tom Hayden of the Bur
iington baseball club. in a commune
cation to the Burlington Hawk Eye
which was published this morning,
charges that President M. E. Justice
OF the Central association erred in
throwing out the game with Kewanee
on July 10, on account OF Max Flac&
playing In the burlington lineup.
Hayden says that Burlington was
never notified Of the protest nor was
given an opportunity of submitting
evidence to show that they were not
over the player limit. Hayden says
that he suspended Ross and on the
same day signed Fiack, thus retain
Ing his5number OF players at four
teen. {;
The action Of Justice needs an ex-
PLANTATION for the benefit of Hayden.
At the July meeting of the Central
Association IN 1910 held at the Hotel
keokuk, Keokuk. the magnates reach.
ed the agreement that suspended
player should not be recognized the
same as a released player when It
came to figuring salary lists and num-
Der OF players. AS an example, sup
pose Keokuk should suspend Penning-
ton and sign John Brown OF ST. Louis.
II Keokuk had fourteen players in
Guiding manager when this was done
then Keokuk would have fifteen play.
ers, because the league counts the
suspended player az still a member
OF the Grub.
The reason for this rule was OBJ.
yious at the time. Last year all OF
the clubs suspended players from
time to time only to try out new men.
Y can be seen that frequenis- q ..,.ub
would have control over seventeen or
eighteen players.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
SEND BADGE TO
GOVERNORS WIDOW
Secretary j. o. Stewart Of First Iowa
Instructed to Forward Badge
to Mrs. kirkWood.

One Of the last things to be accom-
plished by the business session of the
First Iowa infantry assembled this
morning, was the instructing OF Sec
rotary ]. o. Stewart to send badge
of the reunion just closed to the wild.
ow of the late Governor Kirkwood
Mrs, Kirkwood is at Iowa City and
will appreciate very much the cour'
tesy of the officers and reunionists in
remembering her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
a SCIENTIFIC Achievement.

Modern science has produced no
such effective agency in the relief of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation,
biliousness or impure blood as Meri-
tol Tonic Digestive, the result OF the
lest minds of the American Drug
and Press Association, composed of
druggists and newspaper men all
over the country. Try this great
remedy. o. w. Ellsworth & Co., City
Drug Store. Association members.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
ST. Francis Lawn Party.

The Ladies' Sewing society OF ST.
Francis de Sales church gave well
attended lawn social at the z. P. Nc
McManus residence, 1902 Leighton
avenue last evening. Mrs. McManus
was assisted as chairman by Mrs.
Burns, Mrs. Cochrane, Miss Mary Me-
Manus and Miss Margaret Meeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keokuk Aerie. No. 6s3-Meets frat
and third Wednesday of each month at
Eagles hall. 523 Main. Visiting broth
ers cordially invited. Geo. j. D. Salzer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
}Z|'|}'lIEaIZ
Lawn Social a sucee.s.

The Degree of Honor social at the
residence OF Mrs. Q. D. McMains, 1902
High street was decidedly success
last evening. Mrs. McMains as chair
man was assisted by corps OF ladies'
who served cake and cream. About
one hundred persons were patrons Oh
the lawn party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OWLS.
Regular meeting of the Independent
Order of Owls the first and thru
Tuesdays of each month at their hall
in the Hubinger building, 25 North
Sixth street Visiting Owls are cor
daily invited f. NJ. Ballinger, worthy
president; Ed. w. Kiser, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
Some Ralaneers. These.

Louie, Leonard and Gillette, three
of the finest balancers and acrobatic
artists that have ever come to the
city, are playing the last half of the
weeks stand at the Airdome Tricky,
full of clever stunts that are breath
taking in their alacrity of performance
and builders of single pyramids, the
feats are of highest class.
Lester, that great Lester, who "has
1t on them ALL as many have been
heard to say, is here for the balance
of the week Its still all right,
Steve" as Lester and his life-like as
sistant are holding down the boards
for the entire week. 1t is to be hoped
that Lester will have return date
before the season closes. AS a ven
triloquist he is "it' with big 81
The pictures and songs are fully as
attractive as the other features of the
bill and the crowds are trying to get
in to see Manager Harvey Hulls show.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11

W. o. W.-Gate City Camp No. 81,
Woodman of World, meets second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month
at Hawkes. hall, corner Eighth and
Main streets. Visiting soverigns cor
daily invited. E. E. Severn, consul
commander, e. E. Hawkes., clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
orpheum Has Some Fine Ones for To,
day,

Two Imp and Than11ouser are be-
ing shown at the Orpheum this after
noon and this evening. The favorite
new picture theatre has been having
splendid bills. The "ad" tells the
story for today and tomorrow.
Paul Bove has two extra special
songs for today, both illustrated ana
spot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-11
Il Can BE Relied Upon

The American Drug and Press AS
sociation authorizes its members to
guarantee absolutely Meritol Hair
Tonic. It has no equal 1t is won
delful remedy. A trial will convince
YOU Q. W. Ellsworth & Co., City
T.rug Store.