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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
Steam Shovel and Dredge
Official Journal Of the International Brotherhoodo Steam
Shovel and Dredge Men Tells Why President Taft
Should be Reelected
Should be Reelected.

great mass of the workingmen of the
country desire such q condition.
What has President TAFT done for
the workers during his administra-
ton? Ask the railroad brotherhoods
interested In the passage of safety
appliance laws and employers liabil-
lily and workmen's compensation leg
islation on interstate railroads. Ask
the thousands who are benefited by
the passage of the eight-hour law
amendments. Ask the reform assoc
Citations which for years have urged
the creation of chiidren's bureau to
study child life in the country, and
which bureau is now In operation.
Ask the coal miners OF the country
who have suffered SO terribly from
mine disasters and who are now,
thanks to President TAT, protected
by a federal bureau of mining.
We might go on indefinitely point
ing out the progress in humanitarian
Legislation under the administration
of President Taft. When he was
given an honorary membership card
In our brotherhood. previous to his
elevation to the presidency, we felt
then that he would fulfill our high
hopes and expectations. He has
more than fulfilled them and our
brotherhood is proud to have his name
on our membership rolls.
As secretary of war, Mr.. Taft in
sisted on doing exact justice to the
members of our brotherhood employ
ed on the Panama canal. It was in
recognition of his work and efforts to
prevent reduction in the wages OF
our men, when such a reduction was
seriously threatened. that he was voI-
ed an honorary membership card. His
whole public career has been a chap
ter in square dealing and ideal citizen
ship.
President Taft has been maligned
by the demagogue and spelIbinder
who appeals to the galleries and to |
the emotions rather than the common
sense of the multitude. Through it |
all he has maintained that cheerful |
smile and equable temperament which |
has made him notable among states
men. He has attended to the work I
OF the nation, patiently building up|
what others had torn down and re.
storing the business OF the country to
a solid basis.
Do we want to see all the splendid
work done by President Taft undone [
In the next four years? We most as
suredly do not and that is why the I
men of the country are
with President Taft for re election: It i
Is not the loud, blatant shouter Who'll
accomplishes real work in this world.
It is the quiet, constructive man who I
grapDles with problems In the PRIV
acy of his study and works out their /
solution with care and caution and
applies the remedy with courage and 7
That is what President Taft
aas done, and that is why he will be
'e-elected on November to continue
he prosperity which he has given!
he country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

The country at the present time is
enjoying unparalleled prosperity. The
mills, mines and factories are running
full time. and in practically every
line of Industry there is work fol
every man who is willing to work.
The great railroad systems, the ar
teries of trade In the country, are
handling more traffic than they ever
did in their history. Commerce ID
thriving and the farmer, the mechanic
and the laboring men are all being
well paid for their work. We are just
on the eve of the greatest wave OF
prosperity that the country has exper>
fenced in fifteen years. Do we want
to check that wave now or allow it to
spread throughout the land? 1t is up
to the voters to decide November S.
1t Is we'll known that President
Taft is an honorary member OF our
brotherhood and We are proud OF the
fact. We regard him as one of the
greatest statesmen of modern times
and We say unhesitatingly that as
president OF the greatest country un-
der the sun, he has made good. with
his past experience he will do even
better during his second term, should
the voters of the country show their
good sense by giving him that oppor-
tunity.
The administration of President
Taft has been one of real construc-
tive craftsmanship. He has not shout
ed reform from the housetops, to at
tract the attention of the people, but
he has patiently and earnestly work
ed to correct abuses in the body poll
tic. and what is more to the point, he
has done SO.
In. spite of the popular clamor In
certain directions, President Taft has
stood firmly by his convictions on the
question of tariff reform, that is, that
there Should be a gradual revision
downward after we have full and ac-
curate information on the subject. He
has stood for scientific revision after
experts have studied the subject and
made recommendations
This country knows what tariff re-
vision means by the old methods. 1t
means chaos in the business world and
that means lack of employment, low
wages and hard times for the great
mass Of the workers in the country.
The country is just beginning to
reap the benefits of the wise and con-
structiye administration OF President
Taft. When he took up the reins Of
government, business was IN chaotic
condition. We We're just emerging
from the panic of 1907, the rich
mans panic" We may call it that IL
we choose, but 1t was the poor man,
as always, who felt its most serious
effects.
It took three years of patient work
% repair the damage to the country
lone by that panic and now that the
damage has been repaired, do We !
want to plunge the country into an /
'ther which probably would be much
worse? We do not believe that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

The widow of one of the heroes o,
the Titanic, who gave his life that
she might live. has married again.
and California court has taken her
child from her. The hero Of the IT,
tanic is stiIl dead.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Pre-conyention campaign funds fig
ures carry little solace for the wound.
ed idol of the ozarks. Champ Clark's
campaign fund was only $4,000, one.
fifth OF the victor's, still even Pike
county will concede that Champ got
fine run for the money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
German Meat Rinf

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
BERLIN, Oct. 24.-German house.
wives stormed the market when the
butchers refused to sell the meats
imported by the city in an effort to
reduce the cost of living. The police
drove the women off with consider
able difficulty, closed the markets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
THE HYGIENE OF SWIMMING

! The care of swimming pools in edu
cational institutions and athletic
clubs has of late years attracted con
siderable attention. Notable studies
have been made, among which may be
especially mentioned those at Brown
University, and by DR.. William j
Lyster at the University of Penn
sylvania. DR.. N. P. Ravenel, director
of the State Hygiene Laboratory OF
Wisconsin. has recently Investigated
conditions In the bath-pools in the
University of Wisconsin. In recent
issue of the Journal of the American
Medical Association, he reports his
findings. It seems possible that a
swimming-pool with limited supply
OF water, when used by large mum
Der of persons, may serve to convey
disease germs from one to the other.
In this connection, the danger from
typhoid fever seems to attract the at
tention of many people. There is no
doubt that contaminated water may
produce this disease in swimmers as
the water is not infrequently taken
into the mouth. The mems gymnas-
ium at the University of Wisconsin is
much overcrowded The swimming
pool has a capacity of $4,000 gallons.
The tank is emptied, cleaned and filed
with water from Lake Mendoza once
each week. Approximately 275 men
use the tank each day until Saturday,
when the number is much increased.
The bathers are required to take a
shower-bath before entering the pool.
The swimming pool in the women's
gymnasium has capacity OF 10000
gallons. Water from Lake Mendoza
is used in this tank also, but is filter
ed through coke and scrap-iron before
entering the pool. The pool is en-
ptied each Friday, and the tank allow
ed to air until Monday, when 1t is re-
filled, and bathing begins Monday af-
ternoon. Only about fifty persons use
the tank per day, and every person is
required to take a shower-bath before
entering the pool Examinations
made during 1910, 1911 and 1912, show
that the number Of bacteria gradually
increases, the maximum being reached
about the middle of the week, follow
ed by decrease until Saturday, when
considerable increase is again APP
parent. The chemical examinations
show the presence of considerable
organic matter in the lake water. The
hygienic condition of the swimming
pools are generally very good. Expert
ments were carried out on the action
of hypochlorite OF lime in purifying
the water in the swimming tank.
When one part of chlorin to a million
parts of water was used, the water
became practically sterile. To obtain
entirely satisfactory results under the
conditions as they exist at Wisconsin,
hypochlorite of lime must be added to
the swimming-pool twice each week
DR.. Ravenel concludes that contagious
diseases can be spread by means of
artificial swimming-pools, and that IL
the water contains the germs of
typhoid fever they can be taken into
the system. With ordinary water and
with pool of good capacity, the
change once week keeps the water
in fairly good condition. The addition
of hypochlorite of lime is a simple,
cheap and safe procedure which In.
sures absolute safety.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

An investigation into the size ano
source OF campaign funds of rival as
plrants for the presidency in McKee,
would prove mighty interesting read.
ing for scrappy partisans, besides
giving the neighboring republic an
excuse for winking at Uncle Sam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

The awful threat is made by New
York suffragists that they will not
buy any new clothes until the ones.
ton of woman's votes has been nut
before the people of that state in
1915. Three years in the same old
clothes? Minting OF Carnegie heroine
medals should begin at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Some of the high and mighty JUS
tees of the supreme court on the
opening day shed their solemn Wis
ages every time the base ball scores
We're handed in back of the chairs.
The judicial robe sobers. but does no,
check the flow of rich red sporting
blood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Germany is said to have decided to
fight the Standard Oil company with
government monopoly. Chancellor
Day and other patriotic Americans
may now protest against kicking our
octopus around
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

The census bureau reports that
there are log men in the United
States for every 100 women, which
would give every girl husband II n
We're not for the widows and ac-
tresses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
The Coats Breakfast.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 24.-From one d
the local vaudeville houses comes
story that the reason for shortage
in their tickets is that a goat got int
the box office and ate 1000 Of ths
pasteboards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

William s. Allen. candidate for sec
rotary of state on the republican
ticket, is vote getter, and he will no
doubt carry the state by the largest
majority of any one on the state
ticket
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Occasionally wickedness has an en-.
tightening value. That girl with the
baby stare who swindled New York
and Boston merchants out of thou.
sands of dollars worth of finery,
cruelty exposes how easily mere man
Is blinded by girlish lamps.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Every unfortunate who has come in
violent contact with the armor-plated
bottoms of bath tubs will view with
cheerful equanimity the slams being
handed to the Bath Tub trust by the
courts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

Should the moving picture people
secure few reels of the Turks, Bull
garians, Serbs, Greeks and Montene-
grins decked in their vari-colored
fighting clothes, the exhibition will
put out of business the raw warriors
of opera boufee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
keokuk, Iowa ....... Oct. ~, 1921

The American people do not consti-
tute mob. Political incendiaries are
about as useful as Canada thistle in
a meadow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24

temporarily and announced that the
city will sell the meats through its
own officials. The butchers conteno-
ed that sufficient margin Of profit
was not allowed them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
of butter. and 10000, 900 worth of eggs.

OF butter, and 81 e.ooe, 900 worth of eggs 1t
is If the system in vogue In that country,
where small farmers combine one with the
production and of shipping. that Mr.. Eagan Is
TO speak.
Dsirying has for long time been out II The
Irresponsible rut in which 1t once proceeded
Mathinery has come in - utilize practically
every waste product of what has become an
ali meet the certain requirements of stringent
laws. Markets must be inteligently sought
and practically served, There Ia no business
which has a greater amount of detail, and
none where expert methods give better re-
turn. As result, successful dairying is, a
acting Independently. Its development tends
to be left to the large corporations, which in
turn tend to limit production that should
b. general throughout practically every good
stock raising country. The remedy is that
which. in many sections, fruit growers and
cooperation in using the product and in
selling 1t,
Every daryman who can do should hear
Mr.. Eagan> He brings the message which not
only Virginia. but practically every State of
the Union must learn before it attans it's
possible prosperity, there comes hope of
4 lowering OF the cost OF liviag~the lesson 81
studying the soil in the light of the variety Of
I its products and the most profitable use 10
which it can be put Eighty per cent. OF the
eggs in Virginia are cold storage. Virginia
might as we'll be storing them for other States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
CHURCHILL NEWS
intended As column be Left tAs CAare
Hui Bonk, o. phensd 10 Modison 1885

| an apron sale. which viii include the
sale of fancy bags, collars, jabots.
belts. eenterp;eees, besides aprons Of
every description, size and material.
cream and homemade candy witt De
on sale There will be no regular
evening will be furnished by the
Shultz brothers.
The mission study class OF Union
Station held an enjoyable meeting
Friday afternoon. with IA good attend
snce. Rev.. W.. IT, Murphy delivered
an earnest helpful @snd dress. afrs
Fitzhugh Rrauer and Mrs. w. III, Ed
wards were the readers The next
meeting will be the last Friday In
May.
The Noman's Missionary Society of
Leigh Street church, will meet Thurs
day afternoon at 1 o'clock. While
this is the regular business meeting.
the program committee. which pro-
vided delightful programs for last
month. ay be relied upon to make the
: asterncoss interesting.
Rev. j. J. Wicker will sail juno
18th on the raiatiai Cunarder steam
or, Saxonia, for tour of Palestine
and Egypt. stopping also at Madeira,
Glbralter and Genoa. In his party
will be Rev. w. Durham and wife,
Of Bainbridge Street church, South
side; Rev. r. II. White, OF Cool
Springs: Or. George Mcdaniel. Of
First Baptist; Rev. ]. r. johnson. OF
venabie Street: Rev. Fred Jones. OF
Fulton Baprisl. and Mr.. and Mrs. +.
II Elicit. and others will no doubt
join the party. On July 18th. Mrs. J.
j. Wicker and children will sail on
the carpathia and join her husband
and party for European tour Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Billups will accom-
pany Mrs. Wicker and possibly others
may decide to 90 also.
Mrs. Lewis Miller, who has been So
desperately III In her home on North
Thir,y-fifth street, shows slight im-
provement 1920
The Federations Of Mothers Clubs
will have on sale Saturday, May 18th.
the Mothers Day emblem. the white
carnation, at various station all over
the city. A special delegation OF
mothers" will be at lakewood gate,
with a. large supply Of these wanted
beauties.
Mrs. Anna Berthols. OF Salem,
Mass. viii arrive in the city Wednes-
day to be the guest Of Mrs. J. J. WICK
or. Of Jeerson Park.
Miss Ethel Crane, OF East Clay
street, who has been quite sick for
several weeks improving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07

The Federation OF Mothers Clubs
will hold a reception or sock social
this evening at the Conservatory OF
Music to which all friends have been
invited. This federation 10 growing iii
interest and members, now number
ing more than 500. 1t is making it
self felt for the betterment of social
and civic life. A silver offering will
be taken at the door. An enjoyable
program has been arranged
on Thursday evening. May 18th,
there will be a unique entertainment,
s"The EaGheler Maids Renniop'' al
the Chimborazo school auditorium,
Thirty-third and Marshall streets.
About so of the socially prominent
young people of the hill. will take
part, and two hours of genuine fun is
promised. The entertainment is for
the benefit OF the library fund of
Union Station Sunday-school.
The most prominent and interesting
event on rhe Hill this week will he the
observance OF lakewood Memorial
Day, Saturday afternoon. The. GENE
terry VIM be busy place THIS week.
as loving hands work to beautify
of the Dead" will be frightened with
blooming flowers and Confederate
flags. Major l.. r. Christian will be
chief marshal and the forming Of the
parade will he at ST. Johns church.
DR.. I.andon r. Mason. commander Of
Lee Camp. will be master of cere-
monies, and will introduce ex-Gover-
mir Andrew J. Montague, who will de-
liver the annual address. James Har-
wood. principal OF John Marshall high
school will have charge OF the music,
which will consist OF the singing Of
Southern songs by the school children.
After the exercise at lakewood, a
floral boar Will be launched near the
foot OF Libby Hill park. in memory Of
the sailors, who braved all In the
naval defense of their beloved South
land. The annual sermon before the
association was preached Sunday eve
ming in Leigh Street church. by Rev.
J. j. Wicker and was gem Of patri-
otto oratory. A large audience was
in attendance.
The revival services at Union sta
r,on church, will be continued
throughout the week. There will be
preaching each night by Rev. w. L..
Murphy, Of Accomac. These services
have been successful. About 20 were
received Sunday into the church. A
prayer meeting is held each evening
at 1880 o'clock. The singing II a
specially enjoyable feature.
This evening the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of Leigh Street church will hold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
THE SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL TERM.

The usually accurate New York Sun falls
into cgregious error In it's attempt 10 correct
Tie Houston Posts reference 10 Rutherford u.
Eayes ~ the originator OF the idea OF a longer
and single term for President.
Mr.. Hayes made the recommendation refer
eed To, In his inaugural address in March,
1911, but thu sun points out that half CEN
9nry earlier Andrew Jackson, in his sixth an
eMnual message. December s, 1929. advocated
~ direct election OF the President and Vice
President by the people, and said:
& could this be attained and the terms OF these
4Qffie@rs be limited TO single period OF either
1Our or six years, ] think liberties would
Dp1seye additional safeguard.
Ss Ihe Sun would have done better had 1t
1jysn me credit for this idea. the necessity OF
NhSch n 70 Impressed by present danger, to
~ msn Or vision who first commended for II in
~ ecavention that framed the Constitution OF
~ United States. In 1887. That man was
Songe Mason. Of Virginia, practically the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
CURRENT COMMENT


Despite unfortunate experiences of other
jailers In giving convicts much liberty under
the honor system and public feeling
Hguinst such ieniAney. Warden Thomas lyman,
of the State penitentiary. Is preparing for more
extensive work this year the prison ranch.
near Canon City. He holds that the results
of two years work have demonstrated that the
ranch Is a good Institution. both from the View
point OF its profit to the taxpayers and its
forming influence on the men Involved More
than forty serving long terms will prob
ably be put out on this work this summer
with no walls bars armed men to keep
them from escaping. Warden lyman has no
fear that any win abuse the trust he reposes
In them. Only has done so In three
years
Far away from the prison walls and guards
six miles In facts the 500-acre tract which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
COOPERATIVE DAiRyING.

According to Commissioner of Agriculture
George w Koner, the State OF Virginia i'm
ports eighty per cent. OF the eggs and butter
which il Consumes
This, in spite OF the fact that there is no
State in the Union which is naturally better
adapted to successful dairyng than Virginia
sfr Koincr's remarks were made in cUnnec-
tior with the speech TO be made here today by
Maurice F. Eagan, United States Minister to
Denmark, who is TO talk to dsirymen on the
subject OF cooperation in their business. In
Denmark, a small country whose advantages
are not equal to those of Virginia In the mat
ter OF producing dairy products. there are
raised not only enough eggs and butter to
supply the demand at home. but there are cx-
ported annually TO England 6o0oo,o00 worth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
A blind Surgeon?

Surgical operations may be performed by a
blind man IL Jacob W. Bolotn succeeds in pass
Ing the examination for physicians license
which he took today before the State Board of
Medical Examiners. He has met every test that
has been given him. and the examiners believe
he will qualify and become the first blind medi-
cal practitioner In the State of Illinois. Bolotn
although blind from his infancy. will complete
course in medicine In the Chicago College OF
Medicine and Surgery this month. He said to-
day:
They laughed at when ] asked for a
chart and said that / was going In the regular
class for dissectng. But there wasn't a
nerve. a sinew, a vein, artery, tissue that
the eye could behold but could feel with the
tips Of my fingers. My fingers good as
eyes With them 1 detect pulsations, irri-
tatons and temperatures Instantly
My keen to every little sound with
in the human body. They tell me unquestton-
ably and promptly when the heart digestive
organs are not running smoothly. or If there is
catch or obstruction In the lungs my ears tell
me Immediately what is the cause. and then
know what to do."-Philadephta Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07

father of the Bill of Rights, seer of Democracy,
In every way a hundred ami more years ahcad
Of the times in which he lived
Mason was elected. in 1777, to tho Cont
mental Congress. but refused to serve. AS
stated he went ten years later TO the Consti-
tutional Convention as a member from Nir-
ginia. There. in addition 10 his work in favor
of the Bill of Rights and TO his progressive
views on the subject OF slavery, he took n
firm stand for the election of members OF the
House of Representatives by thu people, main
tanning that mo Republican government could
sand without popular confidence. and that
popular confidence could only be secured by
giving to the people the selection OF one branch
Of the legislative department He also favored
the election of the President for a term OF
seven years with ineligibi1ty afterwards
Present political complications and dangers
give a peculiar quality to the wisdom that could
look through the years and see the crisis which
the country is Just nov fully discovering. To
Mason. more than any other man, belongs the
honor of having possessed the foresight to
have the vision of a Roosevelt and the plan to
draw his teeth.
Whether the American people will have the
courage 10 do in the actual crisis what Mason
desired to do in advance. only time can tell.