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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
POEMS IN ToDArs GATE CITY.

POEMS IN TODAYS GATE CITY.
We give over much OF our space on
this page of today's Gate City to the
publication of poems inspired by the
loss OF the Titanic. We use the term
inspired" advisedly. What could be
finer, each in its own way, than s. e.
Kiser's lifting lines at the head of our
editorial columns, entitled Their
Monument or George F. PauPs state
ly composition, "In the Soul of the
Sea-" Supplementary to these we pre-
sent classic written by Celia Taax-
ter forty years ago, picturing the
meeting on the high seas of fair
ship and iceberg pale with the same
result as in the case of the Titanic.
Lastly we have some lines from B
Hecht of Chicago, who scores Bruce
Ismay, one of the owners of the TT.
tanic, who took good care to preserve
his own precious life, leaving others
to drown. We are very sure our read
ers will appreciate these productions
far more than anything else that could
he offered them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
SLOWLY an Iceberg drifted Into the
pathway of the ship.-John Weiss lee
ture on "Fate."


Editors Note-The following poem
by Celia Thaxter, was published in the
Atlantic Monthly in the early seven
ties. No description can ever be writ
ten which may better picture to the
mind the incidents of the appalling
disaster of the Titanic which is now
staggering the sympathy of the world,
than this vision of this watcher of the
sea, from the rock-girt island of Apple
dore, which lies off the New England
coast:
From out the desolation OF the north
An iceberg took its way.
From its OBTAINING comrades break
ing forth,
And travelling night and day.
At whose command? Who babe 1t sail
the deep
With that resistless force?
Who made the dread appointment 1t
must keep?
Who traced its awful course?
To the warm airs that stir in the
sweet south
A good ship spread her sails;
Stately she passed beyond the har-
boris mouth,
Chased by the favoring gales.
And on her ample deck a happy crowd
Babe the fair land goodbye;
Clear shone the day, with not single
cloud
| In all the peaceful sky.
Brave men. fair women, little chill
dren bright,
/ For all these she made room,
And with her freight of beauty and de-
/ light
She went to meet her doom.
Storms buffeted the iceberg, spray
was swept
Across its loftiest height
Guided alike by storm and calm, 1t
kept
It's fatal path Alright.
The warmer waves gnawed at its base
AS II in pitious plea;
The ardent sun sent slow tears down
its face,
Soft flowing TO the sea.
Dawn kissed It with her tender rose
tints,
. Eve bathed it in violet;
The wistful color DER It seemed &c
grieve
With a divine regret.
Whether the day clad its clefts IL
rainbows dim
, And shadowy as dream,
, Or night, through lonely spaces say
il swim
Il White in the moon lights CLEAN,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

An old controversy in regard to seed
corn has been revived By statement
given to the press BY John Cownie,
for many years on the state board OF
control, who represents the United
States department of agriculture in
Iowa in crop matters. Mr.. Cownie
presents the view that the right thing
in regard to seed corn is 10 gather 1t
and care for il and if this is done
there is little use for seed corn tests
and patent appliances to find out If
the seed will grow. He takes issue
with Professor Holden who has al
ways laid great stress upon the use
of the seed corn tester.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
TAFrs FRIENDS WILL CONTROL

TAFT'S FRIENDS WILL CON IROL.
John r. Adams, manager Of the
Taft forces in Iowa, has issued state
ment to the effect that the friends of
President Taft will have absolute con-
troll of the Iowa Republican state con-
vention. According to his showing.
from total of 1.4S1 delegates not less
than TIC have been either instructed
for the President or selected with the
definite understanding that they would
support him. This will give the Taft
forces good working majority and
enable them to name the four dele
gates at large. Mr.. Adams reports
that efforts have been made by the
leaders of the opposition to Taft dele
gates in certain counties to violate
their obligations, but they misjudged
the men and have met with no sue
cess. He estimates that the President
will have a majority Of seventy over
all opposing candidates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

The honors belong to the United
Press Association for far and away
the best reports of the Titanic disss-
ter. These were not only more volum-
nous and complete In detail, but were
more systematic in construction and
more graphic in character. This
newspaper reading public is not slow
in recognizing their superiority, nor is
it grudging in its appreciation. The
United Press is to be cordially con.
graduated and warmly commended
1t has added new laurels to its chap
let during the past few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

H. G. Cue, who has been at the
head of the mems organization for
suffrage for women in Iowa for some
time, has entered the field for the
Democratic nomination for auditor of
state. He will make the race on a
platform for a square deal for Iowa
insurance companies against an al
legged combine of eastern insurance
companies which is said to be engag-
ed in driving home companies out of
business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Andrew D. White says in his auto
biography that he would desire for
this country three things above all
others to supplement our existing
American civilization: From Great
Britain her administration of criminal
justice: from Germany her theatre;
and from any European country, save
Russia, Spain and Turkey. its govern
ment of cities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
WHAT CONSTITUTES A LOTTERY

A small tin tag in the shape OF hu.
man foot. and bearing the words Foot
Prints was imbedded in one out of
each 100 five-cent cuts of plug tobacco.
The purchaser who was successful in
selecting the cut containing the tag
was entitled to have the tag redeem
ed by the manufacturer for the sum OF
80 cents. Under the provisions of a
federal statute, no packages of manu-
featured tobacco shall be permitted to
have packed in them any paper, GER
tificate, or instrument purporting to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

The state free employment agency
in Des Moines. In connection with the
state labor department, is seeking a
larger number of farm laborers for
positions on Iowa farms. The depart
ment has already placed . great
many laborers with farmers and has
places for fifty more If they can be
found The system which was In
augurated some years ago mas been
found to work out quite successfully.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
keokuk. iowa April q, 1912
THEIR MONUMENT.

THEIR MONUMENT.
Peasant and merchant and millionaire,
Soldier and scholar and man OF the
sea,
Mourned by the world, they are rest
Ing where
No towering monument ever may
be;
But the waves that go rolling above
them there,
Where the pitiless fogs hover over
the tide,
Shall never efface and shall never
impair
The glory they gained when they
manfully died.
With only an hour in which to pray
Where Death had found them and
would not wait,
They sent the young and the weak
away,
Intrusting them to the whims Of
Fate;
Robbed of hope, they had strength to
stay
While the helpless ones and the
women went,
And the dark sea, rolling till Judg-
ment Day,
Is their ever-enduring monument.
Peasant and merchant and millionaire.
Soldier and scholar and roustabout,
By the torch's fitful and feeble flare
They manfully swung the lifeboats
out;
Whispering hopes that they might not
share,
They claimed the right of the strong
and brave,
And their fame shall live till the las
men bear
The last of all heroes to his grave
Christian and Jew and humble ant
high,
Master and servant, they stood, a
last,
Bound by glorious, brotherly tie.
When doubling was ended and hop
ing past.
They stayed to show how the brav
could die,
While their helpless ones and tn
women went,
And the sea that covers them wher
they lie
Is their eyer-enduring monument.
s. E. Kiser in Record Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Up In the Tenth district convention
they refused to indorse President Taft
on the specific ground that he had
recommended reciprocity with Cana
da. At the same time they enthusiast
tically endorsed Senator Cummins
who has been shouting for reciprocity
in season and out Of season ever since
he entered public life. All this was
done with a perfectly straight face.
Tenth district Republicans are obvi-
ously deficient In sense OF humor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

An organization called the "Ioun'
Dawgs" has been organized in Mis-
souri, Forty-one members have so far
been initiated. The lodge is called
pack and the meeting place kennel
The Gate City agrees with the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil that the real need
is lot of muzzles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

The papers tell of New Jersey
farmer who earned $500 last week
pulling automobiles out Of the mud
In the light of this development any
attempt to interest that farmer in the
good roads movement would be clear
1y waste of time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

President Taft knew Major Butts
as he was and knew he would not
hesitate to sacrifice himself if duty
required. The President Is quoted as
saying with tear-dimmed eyes: When
| heard that Archie was on a ship
that was lost with 1900 of its people,
didn't want to see him again; !
knew he wouldn't come back"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

The nomination papers of Gilbert
Lee of West Point as candidate for
representative from Lee county are
being circulated. The Donnellson Re
view, in an editorial reference to his
candidacy, says:
This is Gilbert's third whack at it
and II there is any truth in the old
maxim about the third time being a
charm, he ought to make connections
this trip. We have insisted all along
that this office belonged to the coun-
try, and it's up to Donnellson or West
Point to knock the persimmons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Illinois certainly treated Governor
Wilson very shabbily. 1t not only
abused him during the preliminary
campaign and defeated him at the
primary, but even went SO far as to
steal his clothes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

Bishop Hughes OF the Methodist
church denies that he ever said any
thing unkind about women as voters.
He says there is an old joke that wo-
men are the pillars OF the church and
men are the pillow CHAINS. The bishop
is opposed to woman suffrage. but he
has no criticism to make of the voting
woman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

money against the horrors and cost of
war. A nation that spends annually
st,700,0oooo0 for liquors, can surely
afford this amount
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

be or represent a ticket, chance,
share or interest in, or dependent up
on the event of a lottery
The circuit court of appeals, in a
decision Just rendered, holds that the
definition of lottery is not limited to
a scheme whereby the value of GER
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

An ordinance is being prepared for
the city of Des Moines to require the
reporting and listing of all persons
found to be affected with tuberculosis
in any way. The plan is to have the
city health department keep an ac-
curate record Of all such cases and to
insist upon sanitary surroundings and
all possible measures to prevent in
lection No city of the state has as
yet undertaken such a measure and 1t
is being advocated by the state tuber-
culosis department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

All the evidence goes to show that
Major Archibald Butts was every inch
a hero and a gentleman and died like
one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

The world is learning something
about icebergs, but experience contin-
ues to be very expensive school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

1t is foregone conclusion that any
dark horse in the Chicago convention
will turn out to be nightmare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

John Jacob Astor was a man for a
that, an a. that. He proved it when
the test came.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21
THOUGHT EoR The DAY.

Aspire, break bounds, l say:
Endeayor to be good and better still
And best. Success is naught and en-
deavor's all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

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or chance, but includes as wen
scheme whereby the possession Oh
certificate or prize, having lMeu
value is made to depend on
chance, and that the statue is yioiss
ed by Foot Prints.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.

The Minneapolis Threshing Ma
chine Company, a corporation, Plain
tiff
G. l.. Woodland and Nellie Woodland
his wife, w. H. Griner and Catherine
Griner his wife, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale
issued out of the District Court of
the Second Judicial District in and for
the County of Latah and State of Ida
no, on the 18th of December, A. D. 1911,
in the above entitled action wherein
The Minneapolis Threshing Machine
Company, a corporation, the above
named Plaintiff obtained a judgment
and decree Of foreclosure and sale
against G. L. Woodland, Nellie Wood
ard, w. H. Griner, and Catharine
Griner, Defendants, on the 10Th day
of December A. D. 1911, for the sum
Of Four Thousand Five Hundred Sew
enty-four and 17-100 ($4,57417) dol
lars in United States gold coin, besides
interest and costs which said decree
was on the 18th day of December, A.
D. 1911, recorded in judgment book 6
of said court, at page. ), I am COM
manded to sell all the certain lots,
piece or parcel of land situated, lying
and being in Cora Precinct, County of
Latah, State of Idaho, and bounded
and described as follows: the East
Half (E7a) of the Northwest quarter
(NWA), Of Section One %, Township
Forty-two (42) North Range Five (5),
West of the Boise Meridian
Public notice is hereby given that
on Saturday, the 18th day of January,
A. D. 1912, at 2 o'clock P. M. of that
day, in front of the Court House door
of the County of Latah, WILL in obed-
fence to an order of sale and decree Of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
Show Your Spirit.

Show your spirit. Go to the poultry
show and help to make it big success
So far the attendance has been small
but turn out and make up for lost
time. So far these shows have been
free, the only free poultry shows in
the Northwest, and this year it was
decided to charge ten cents, the money
to go to defray expenses. But either
the ten cents or the cold weather has
kept the crowd at home, and unless
the citizens of Moscow wake up they
will make it impossible to hold a
poultry show in Moscow. The Star
Mirror appeals to Moscow citizens to
wake up and patronize the show.
Show your spirit.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
Snow in California.

H. r. Sparks is in receipt Of let
ter from relatives in Chico, Calf, un
der date of December &c. stating thai
during the past fall there had been
but an inch and half of rainfall in
the Chico district, an unusual thing
and that at the time Of writing the
weather was cold and snow was fall
ing. The letter said that snow was
most unusual. Chico is not an irri-
gated section, there usually being
ample rainfall to insure fine crops.
Mr. Sparks said that he recently heard
that his farm, sold sometime ago, was
now worth $500 an acre.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
PICTURES SHOW
HISTORY OF TIRES

f. M. Tillisch, representative of the
B. F. Goodrich Rubber comany of
Akron, O., is in Moscow and will give
a lecture Friday evening in the Crystal
theatre, and will illustrate it with
an interesting set of moving pictures.
The films show the actual conditions
in the companys plant at Akron where
the famous rubber products are made.
There are more than 1000 feet of the
films, which were prepared by the firm
at great expense and give an outsider
very clear insight into the methods of
converting raw rubber into the finished
rubber articles, all kinds of which are
manufactured at the company's i'm
mense plants. The pictures go further
into detail than merely showing the
processes of manufacture, as some are
made in South and Central America
where the natives make the crude rub
Der by cutting and gathering a minute
portion of the gum from each incision
in the rubber trees.
Every Step Shown.
Mr.. Tillisch in his lecture dwells
mainly on the manufacture of auto
mobile tires. The pictures show the ar
rival Of the raw product at the factory
and from that point take the spectator
through every part of the plant. He
sees the rubber run through various
machines which take out the dirt and |
perform various other offices necessary
to it's preparation for use OH the motor |
vehicle.
One of the most interesting facts in
connection with the making of automo-
bile tires is the use of cotton fabric
made so carefully that it costs more
than many qualities of silk This cot
ton is carefully selected and carefully
woven. The makers have tried silk and
other fabrics only to find that cotton is
best by reason of it's quality to mix
with the rubber so far as to form a
thickness. The motion picture
show is free to all those who wish to
attend and tickets may be procured
rom any automobile dealer or agent in
he city. Those interested in automo-
piles should especially make it point
% attend this instructive entertain
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
ITALIAN RESENTS
COURT DECISION

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Jan. 4.-Angered
because Justice of the Peace Peltor
Webb recently decided against him in
a small suit, John Chinnici, an Italian
today ambushed the judge as he
walked into the office, and seriously
wounded him. He fled and a posse
is pursuing him.
Chinnici has been captured near
San Bernardino on bicycle He was
brought back under heavy guard to
prevent lynching
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
R. Hodgins Guarantees Hyomei.

If you really mean that you want tt
drive every bit of catarrh from your
nose and throat why not try a sensible
remedy that is guaranteed 20 Danish
catarrh, or money back.
If you already own a little hard rub
Der HYOMEI inhaler you ban Guy a
bottle of HYOMEI pronounce it High
o-me) for only SO cents. If you do not
own an inhaler ask for complete
HYOMEI outfit which contains an i'll
haler, this will cost you S1.00.
Then breathe HYOMEI and get rid
of catarrh, relief comes in five min
utes, days treatment will make you
happy, weeks treatment and snuff
fes, mucous and hawking go, another
week and good by to catarrh. Try it
today on money-back plan. Sold by
R. Hodgins and druggists everywhere
1924
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Found-Near Lenville, a child's muff
and purse. Owner may have same by
calling at Star-Mirror office, describ
ing property and paying for this ad-
vertisement. Six
Lost-A gray squirrel skin neck
scarf, somewhere in Moscow last week
Leave with DR.. W. A. Adair, at office
or residence. 75tf
Lost-Ribbon watch fob and bar.
Return for reward to c. H. Patten,
217 N. Polk street, Moscow, Ida. 1928
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
Farewell Luncheon.

The Pythian Sisters of Moscow sur
prised Mrs. S. ]. Thomas, who is soor
to go to Corning, California, yes.
terday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. M. L. Romig. The occasion was g
delightful one, and In the course of the
afternoon the sisterhood presented
Mrs. Thomas with a handsome souv-
enir spoon as memento of her pleas
ant association with the sisterhOOd
since it's organization. At the close OF
the afternoon a "favorite dish" lunch
con was served.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
MOSCOW MAN
HAS FORTUNE

1t will be welcome news to Mos
COW citizens generally to learn that
fortune has smiled upon deserving
fellow townsman, and the Star-Mir-
ror joins in extending congratulations
The fortunate man is John Gibson
who, when interviewed by reporter
this morning, was as proud and happy
as a six-year-old boy with new pair
Of boots.
ANY news this morning?" inquired
the Star-Mirror man, noticing that Mr..
Gibson wore smile that extended
from ear to ear.
News! r., l guess 1 have. Had a
fortune given me yesterday" and we
wondered who had died. But Gipson
wasn't wearing crepe. He just laugh
ed, and said:
Got two fresh eggs yesterday"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
A New Years Surprise.

Last Saturday evening as Ellen Aims
lie returned from town she was greatly
surprise to be met by a group OF
schoolmates each giving her New
Years present. Postal games were
played until 1920, when refreshments
were served by Mrs. Gregory, Mrs.
Millen, Miss Boston and Mrs. Ainslie.
Those present were Inace Plumer, EN-
iline Heath, Alice Lindall, Adelaide
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
Star-MirrOr Locates Owner.

Sig Coleman, on reading the item in
yesterdays daily Star-Mirror to the eff
feet that two young hounds were on
the Webster place on American ridge,
said that he believed they belonged to
man living near Joel, six miles east
of Moscow. This man lost an old dog
and two young ones, the old dog re-
turning yesterday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-01-04
TAFT MAY GET
new YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Politicians
believe that Taft is certain of the sup
port Of the New York delegation to the
national convention, if he will talk
with Barnes, the chairman of the
state committee Otto Barnard,
one of Taft's strongest supporters, an
nounced today that he expected soon
to confer with Barnes. 1t is believed
Barnes will soon announce his sup
port of Taft.