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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
NOT HOLDING ITS OWN.

From statistics presented to the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church. in session at Louisville, it ap.
pears that that great denomination Is
not holding its own as compared with
the growth OF population in the Unit
ed States. The figures were collated
by Dr.. William Henry Roberts, for
many years stated clerk of the Presby-
terrain assembly, and an expert stats
tician who has seen service in the
treasurers Office in Washington and in
the congressional library. DR.. Rob
erts reported that the Presbyterian
church is growing at the rate OF
$40 per cent per year, whereas the
country as whole is increasing at
the rate of 2 lilo per cent. While
the committee recommended more
aggressive evangelistic campaign in
order to meet this situation, it also
emphasized the Importance of having
the church engage in definite social
service. particularly in such matters
as charities and corrections. child vel
fare. woman's work. labor and capital,
public health and housing. public
parks and recreation, and such other
questions pertaining to the economic
and moral welfare of the community
+ ifo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
CROWDS GREET YOUNG.
Former Senator Has Successful Trip
In Henry County.

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa, May 81
Former Senator LATE Young of Des
Moines, completed his automo-
bile trip through Henry conn-
ty here. He was great
ed by great crowds everywhere. 1p
this city he spoke at the Auditorium
which was filled to capacity Senator
Seeley presided and Capt. Lot Abra-
ham and Capt Willeford sat on the
platform and sang some songs which
were enthusiastically received Sena-
tor Young's speech was not entirely
devoted to political topics. He told
about his personal experiences as a
boy on the farm and said that Iowans
did not boast enough or appreciate
their own state. He praised the Iowa
corn crop and said that when the Pan
anna canal was completed land In the
Hawk-Eye state would be worth five
hundred dollars In gold.
He compared Iowans with Califor-
mans who are the best boosters on
earth. He said that when California
shipped $4,000 oranges a day the peo-
pie got busy and telegraphed all over
the country about 1t, but Iowa sends
100000 worth of hogs to the Chica'
go market every time the sun goes
down and nobody pays any attention
to that because hogs don't smell like
oranges.
Touching on his campaign Mr..
Young said that the people of Iowa
had a chance to send to the senate a
man who had learned by experience
or one that had graduated from the
kindergarten, the public school, the
high school. college. university and Law
school into the control of the corpor
ations. The former senator also laud
ed the old soldiers and denied the re
port that he was not friend of the
laboring man He said ii would be
a divine blessing If congress did not
convene again for five years and this
general assembly Of Iowa for ter
years He ended his speech with {
tribute to Congressman Kennedy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
Woodman Rates

Moline Dispatch: Modern woodmer
rates, under the Donahue bill, are ur
to the members OF the order. II the
insurgents can poll more than fifty
per cent of the membership. the new
rates will not go into effect January
next If they do not. then the rates
made at the last head camp Will go In.
to effect.
Whichever way this referendum
vote goes, this great order will still
have its problem. If the insurgents
fail to win great many will be dis
satisfied and numbers will doubtless
drop their membership. II. on the 9th
er hand, the insurgents win, there
must still be rate revision or 1t will
be only question of time when the
order will go on the rocks.
The order ought to be saved. It Ii
the biggest fraternal insurance order
in the United States. II 1t is allowed
to go to the wall now. or at any time
within the next fifty years, it will BIZ
a great blow to the fraternal insur
ance idea. 1t is therefore to be hoped
that, after the referendum vote
whichever way it goes. there may be
a compromise. In the shape of a new
schedule OF rates that will be higl
enough to preserve the order and sc
based as not to disaffect any one class
of members
After all. the main trouble with the
new rates is that they are based on
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
The Roosevelt Row.

To the Editor Inter Ocean: Permit
me to file my protest against the per-
sonal squabble to which Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft have descended. 1t
seems to me wholly unworthy of men
of their public position and blot
upon the dignity of the presidential
office.
DIGUsTED REPUBLICAN.
Chicago. May Is.
Chicago Inter Ocean: We agree
with this disguised Republican that
the spectacle of present and for.
mer President of the United States
engaged in verbal fisticuffs is far
from edifying. We deplore 1t as much
as anybody can.
But we deplorc still more deeply
the condition of the public mind and
morals which tolerated and even ap
pIauded Mr.. Roosevelt in resorting
to personal abuse OF the President OF
the United States to catch votes for
himself. Mr.. Roosevelt was not con
tent to criticise Mr.. Taft's official
acts as ill-advised. He imputed to Mr.
Taft base motives for them.
All who know Mr. Taft know how
reluctant he was to meet Mr.. Roose
welt on Mr.. Roosevelt's low plane Of
political discussion. But thousands oil
voters evidently assumed that Mr.
Roosevelt's charges we're true because
Mr.. Taft was restrained by their for
mer friendship and the dignity of his
office from personally refuting them
We regret that the circumstances
compelled Mr.. Taft TO take up a club
to defend himself against Mr. Roose
velt's malignant Misrepresentation
of his acts and motives. But what
else could he do? The public respect
for presidency had failed to defend
him. He was compelled to defend him
self. The dignities had to yield to the
necessities OF self-defense.
The way in which the direct pri
mary converts political controversy
into personal brawl and destroys the
public sense of political decency Il
well illustrated by the present de
graded condition of American poll
i tics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
Clean senatoria, Campaign.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The sena.
toriaI campaign that has been made in
Iowa has been one of the most decent
in the history OF Iowa politics. The
two candidates have conducted their
campaigns on the high plane OF gen.
tlemen- Neither candidate has made
any vicious or personal attacks upon
the other. They have discussed issues
and principles Whichever man is
successful he is in position to receive
the hearty congratulations from the
defeated one There will be no scan
dals growing out OF his election. Both
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

guarantee to the employers Of such
agents the payments OF the compen.
sation benefits. II the sub-contractor
fails to make the payment the prin-
cipal contractor or employer must do
SO. The maximum amount for death Is
fixed by the law at $500.
1t Is anticipated that large institu.
tions will probably adopt plan OF set
ting claims under the law without as
sistance OF the courts. for 1t seems
the intent Of the law to cut out costly
court proceedings, delay and other
wastefulness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
THE JOY OF LIFE.


The joy of life is not In ease,
It's not in skies forever blue,
In always calm, untroubled seas,
Or simple tasks that all can do;
In duties that are commonplace.
The JOY of life is seldom found,
But in the driving, strenuous RACES
Where many obstacles abound.
The greatest JOY of life is not
In Injuries that come unearned,
In any pleasures men have got
Without hand to labor turned,
But it's in risking failure, and
Attempting what would brighter
some,
In viewing, when on top we stand
The obstacles we've overcome.
Lies greatest Joy is born Of work,
OF ceaseless days of toll and pain,
OF fearing where grave dangers Turk.
And trying what the weak tern
vain,
In doing what is hard to do,
In mastering difficulties great,
In climbing. for the broader view.
Against the obstacles OF fate.
Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
THE ILLINOIS CONVERSATION


Some interesting documents have
been prepared by David Ross. secre-
tary OF the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
explaining the Illinois workmen's COM
pensation act, which went into effect
the first of this month He says this
law is based on the same fundamental.
principle which is to be found in laws
Iof like character adopted in twelve
states of the union and which have
been operative in Europe for many
years. A federal compensation act
also has recently been reported by
commission appointed by President
Taft and by him submitted to con-
gress with special message, recon-
mending legislation of this kind. Most
of the states of the union which have
mot adopted laws of this character are
considering doing so.
The Illinois law provides for medi,
cal and hospital services for eight
weeks in case of injury during such
period OF disability, and pays so per
cent of his earnings during such per-
iod of disability, or until the amount of
compensation equals the amount pay
able as death benefit The employer,
therefore, bears part OF the cost of
such compensation because under the
common law II any recovery was had,
damages were assessed on 100 per
cent OF his earnings.
+ Employees affected are those engaged
IN the following lines of business:
! Building. maintaining or demol-
ishing structures.
4 2. Construction and electrical work
/ 3. Carriage, by land or water, and
4 loading IN connection Herewith.
4 General or terminal storehouses.
s. Mining, surface mining or quar-
rying
6. Manufacturing. handling or stor-
ing explosive materials in dangerous
quantities
7. Enterprises wherein molten met
al or injurious gases or vapors or in
aammaole fluids are manufactured.
used. generated, stored or conveyed
in dangerous quantities.
s. Enterprises 10 which statutory
), regulations are now imposed for pro-
lection Of employees.
The general purpose of the act is TO
govern hazardous Industries only. and
apparently It was not intended to ap-
i ply TO employers not carrying on the
{ specific industries above named nor
e does II apply 10 employees who are not
y engaged in hazardous occupations, that
t is, clerical or administrative work or
d a person whose employment is OF z
casual nature
Samuel A Harper the attorney who
a GRATED this act for the commission,
k is quoted as saving that il was his IN.
At tention to cover all classes OF business
or o hazardous character which are now
is REQUIRED by law to guard and protect
i. enpioyes from injury By statutory
an SAFETY devices, but would nor be con
in s.rueo as covering anything except &c.
at cldehtai injuries and would nor gov
. efn oceupational diseases unless /,
ID resulted from accident. PRINCIPAL con
I'd tractors or others letting parts Of the,,
buildings to agents are required Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

Carl FRANKIE, chairman of the Iowa
Republican state committee, was ask.
ed in Des Moines the other day what
nc thought Of the Holden campaign for
the gubernatorial nomination; and this
fl the answer he is said to have given:
There is nothing to the Holder
campaign at all | have been out II
the state great deal and know tha'
Il is largely confined to Des Moines.'
Mr.. FRANKIE is in close touch witt
the political situation in the state ant
Is presumably well informed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
stability to present in order to keep up
its growth.
Hat Eashion Note.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NATION. H., May 22.-To have
a hat trimmed with Chinese air plant
is the supreme wish of the girls of this
town. Miss Agnes Below was surpris.
ed to discover that the wreath of bios.
soming vine around the crown Of her
new summer hat was growing and the
hat becoming a real creation" Close
examination disclosed the fact that
the decoration was growing thrifty
independent of root nourishment. A
friend botanist told her the wreath was
made up of sprigs from a Chinese air
plant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The Indians now living in the
United States number 265,6ss, as
against the 237,19e Of decade ago
The director of the census reports
that 56.5 per cent of them are full.
blooded Indians. There are at least
100000 Indians in North America, and
their number Is increasing; they are
not vanishing Indeed. chronological
experts say that the continent har.
bors perhaps more aborigines than in
the days before the white men came
In the hunting stage OF civilization
the land could not support many In
dians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The seventy-third annual conven-
ton of the Congregational churches
OF Iowa is in session this week at
Charles City. Roger Leavitt of Wa
terloo is moderator. Among the
speakers are Rev. Nehemiah Boynton
of Brooklyn, moderator Of the nation
al body, who will speak on "Congrega-
tionalism and the New Day. and N.
S. Odle, attorney for the Iowa Anti
Saloon league, who is to tell of propos.
ed legislation to add to the prohibitory
laws of the state. The conference in
cludes all the ministers Of Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22
candidates have made up their owr

candidates have made up their own
campaign budgets. Mr.. Kenyon has
been aided by his friends, who have
contributed of their own means to
help the cause Mr.. Young. we under.
stand, has declined financial help from
even his friends. We know of one man
who rendered contribution for the
good Of the cause. but who received
his tender back with the thanks of
the candidate. upon the ground that
he did not feel like asking anyone to
contribute to his campaign, which
Mr.. Young says he has financed en-
tirely out of his own resources.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

A vigorous fight is being waged
again this year against the common
housefly, the most dangerous carrier
Of germs known in this latitude. Cities
and towns are making war on the
fly as community problem Swat the
fly is the slogan, but the best way to
swat the fly is to clean up alleys and
yards OF debris and garbage and re-
move the Matching places. These
hygienic precautions together with
screened houes. fiy-traps, fly poisons
and fly swatters, will make the cam
paign against this pest most effective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

Reform Of the banking system in.
wolves no phase OF the tariff question
and touches no political clan. But ii
will protect the wage-earner and the
tradesman who are entitled to every
financial consideration they can get
honestly in country they defend anc
support.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

A Judge in Chicago was fined $500
for contempt of another court and al
Marinette on the same day man was
fined 81 for clipping with another
mans wife. It is a bit difficult ia
harmonic these ideas OF Justice. The
latters fine should have been 81. 80
at least.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

1t has been pertinently suggested
that it might be a pretty good thing
for some of the campaign managers
to visit that Methodist conference and
learn few tricks of real politics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

Senator Flihu Root IS to be tenn
porary chairman Of the Republican ma
tional convention If II should so hap
pen that President Tatt cannot be
renominated the convention could not
do better than name its chairman for
President.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

There is no gainsaying the ohserva-
ton of the Waterloo Times-Tribune
that many faithful Republicans are
getting pretty good idea of how the
faithful Democrats have felt during
all these years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The Success Magazine was sold the
other day for $4,000. It's liabilities
were $4,000. 1t has been well said
that a publication that can succeed
in running up such a big liability on
such small asset is a success indeed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

Government inspectors find that
cereal is used largely in the manu-
facture Of sausages. The hot tamale
of Mexico is said 10 be usually 90 per
cent johnnycake and 10 per cent of
Sunday hullfght by-products.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

A state convention OF the Iowa Re-
tail Merchants association and OF the
State Grocers' association will be held
in Clinton this week with members
from all over the state present 1t Is
expected there will be 500 or more
present. There will be an exposition
Of Iowa made goods and pure food
products
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The portent Of Bryan continues Ia
loom large before the Baltimore CON
vention. He is the only man who has
ever been strengthened by defeats
and that is an asset OF no small val.
ne.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that no one can call the colonel a
never wuzzer. but many think he is
trying to be an allus izzer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

1t is estimated that the Roosevelt
forces have at least s1,ooo,ooo to oil
their machinery. and more should 1t
be needed Where does 1t come from!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-22

The next thing in order IS to forget
all about Rev. G. V. T. Richeson as
soon as possible. He has expiated his
crime and should be allowed TO pass
into oblivion. Besides. TOO much
thought about his case is likely 10 get
on ones nerves
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-09
|. RECREATIONS
THRILLING BY
some HUSBANDS
u 81
BurIesdue of the Hilarious Or.
der Is Liberty Theater .
Bill

Fun is the keynote of The Tri-
flers,,' put on last night as the week
end bill Of the Raymond Teal COM
pany at the Liberty Theater. 1t is
fun fast and furious all the way
through, with a strong flavor of Ger
man. cafe hilarity and occasionally
bordering on boisterousness.
The Triflers" is a humorous fling
at husbands who f1irt with the wives
of other husbands, and it's plot con-
sists mainly OF the complicated stu
atoms that result in the husbands
finding, each other out and the wives
also discovering their husbands fol-
bles.
Although the show savors a good
deal Of the slapstick methods, it got
more genuine laughter from the big
house and furnished more enjoyment
for the audience in the back rows as
we'll as the front than any Of the pre-
vious bills, which is saying a good
deal The feature is a burlesque
fight participated in by Jack Curtis,
otherwise THE Kid" and Charles Lee
Roy, one of the "trifling husbands"
This scrap is a merry one while it
lasts. There is lot of clever COM
edy all through.
THE Triflers" will hold the boards
for the remainder of the week, to be
followed on Monday by TOO Many
Wives"
The cast:
Mike Kautzensauer-A Trifler. 49,.
Fritz Fields
Louis SmalZ-Another Trifler.
......... Chas. Leroy
Geo. Drake-A Real One. .......
.............. George Cheesbro
Mrs. Drake-Center of Attraction.
..........M Miss Lille Sutherland
Mrs Smalz-A Trusting Wife,.
Miss De Long
Mrs. KraitZensauer-Ano One.
..........M Miss >Corrine Carkeek
Bill Duekstealer-A Smooth Waiter
.................. Raymond Teal
The Battling Kid"-Some Kid.
Jack Curtis
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-09

not for the little Miss whose lines are
not long.
The Hair Dressing
Then, too, the dressing Of the hair
plays an important part in ones
makeup 1t would be hard to say
here that one type Of girl should ar
range her couture in one way and an
ether, in some other way, for the
manner in which your hair is becom-
ing must be found by you yourself. |
would suggest, though, that II your
nose turns upward a bit you should
not attempt the Psyche. Always
when combing your hair avoid the
hard lines and usually 1t is more be-
coming IL the corners Of the forehead
are concealed The bangs that are
so popular now are not becoming to
many, although they are worn by the
majority of girls and women away
from here When once you have
found the way your. hair looks best
stick to that style and don't change
it every time some one else does.
The idea that false hair is necessary
is all nonsense, for a little real hair
is much prettier than lots Of store
hair. The girl, however, who has not
naturally curly hair would do we'll to
curl, or rather wave, not crimp it.
The old-fashioned crimps have long
gone out of vogue.
Selection Of Hats
One should be very particular, too,
in selecting ones hats. The advice
given by women who have had years
Of experience say that you should
first select your hat and then see that
your gowns harmonic with it. But
just because you want certain shade
of blue to run through your wardrobe,
don't buy an unbeconing chapeau be-
cause it is the only one in the shop
that is trimmed with it. At the pres
cnt day there is really no definite
style in hats. Both the large and
small ones seem to be in vogue and
are equally popular with women.
There are. still many tall women,
though who seem to think that the
email poke bonnet is becoming to-
them. This is very seldom the case
for a large hat lends certain dig
nifty to her that cannot be said OF the
smaller one. A large rather fiat hat
should be chosen by the unusually
tall woman, whereas 3 large one that
is built up high not only adds height
to the woman of medium size. but
makes her more attractive. The small
girl seldom looks well in large hat.
The small bonnet shapes are more on
her style and she will do well If she
selects them so long as they are worn
at all. - a>1 III
Now as to the answer to the ques-
ton when may a woman be consid-
cred we'll dressed, my answer Is when
she is gowned according to her own
style, q ..4...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-09
IN THE WOMAN'S. WORLD
DOUBLE WEDDING
AT Central UNION

A double wedding was PERFORMED
AT the Central Union Church yester
d0v afternoon by the Rev. A. Eber
sole, when Fanny Henrietta and Mita
Christina, daughters of William ~
Petersen of the Honolulu Plantation
were married to Olaf Reinhardt o.
sen and Theodore Olaf NIlnoisen re,
srectively.
Nicholson is chief engineer OF the
Honolulu Plantation and Olsen holds
q similar position with lie kahuku
plantation and it was b. d pre-ar-
Hanged agreement of long standing
that the weddings were performed 81
simultaneously.
After the ceremony, the party went
to the Young Hotel, where a wed.
ding luncheon was served and in the
afternoon left on the Wilhelmina for
flilo, which is to be. the starting
point of a tour of Hawaii by auto
mobile.