The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-26
PRESIDENT IN
SUNNY SOUTH
Eleven Hours Of saeep Each
Day, Two Hours of Golf
and Three Hours OF
Rest.

United Press Leased Wire Service I
PASS CHRISTIAN. Miss. Dec. 26.
Rapidly moderating temperature per
mitted President Wilson to start to.
day on a real holiday. He planned ia
devote both today and tomorrow to
resting in his own way. Business was
strictly tabooed Consequently Of
hcial teiegrams from washington
we're answered hurriediy after break
fast SO that an early start could be
made fer the golf links at East cult
Port, thirteen miles and thirteen wards
from the temporary white house. The
president slept late after going to bed
early. To DR.. Grayson he expressed
his determination to sleep not less
than eleven hours daily during his
stay here Two hours of the morning
were to be devoted to golf; three TO a
rest before and after luncheon. three
to exploring the gull country in his
auto and the remainder to walks or
other recreations with his family.
This program was to hold good un.
til the middle of next week when the
press of business affairs Of state
were to be taken up
There was jubilation in the Wilson
family today A gold watch owned hy
Miss Margaret, one OF the first nres.
tents from her mother, which myster.
ionsly disappeared down from Wash,
ington was found by railway man.
Probably never before had the presi.
dent had more ''officiaT' guardians
Every male white resident of this pic.
turesoue little village has constituted
himself member OF the volunteer
safety committee. Strangers ere
closely scrutinized. Those who seem
fout OF place are interviewed and fore.
led to reveal their reason for being in
town, Each villager packs his artil.
lery" In a handy pocket The re,
lsponsibility Of the commonwealth OF
Mississippi to Its sister states is very
great, but ii has been accepted ut Its
face value The president. while
amused. is also touched BY this solici
tation and has shown 1t by an unusu,.
eraeiousness in his manner to all the
natives. AS he strolls along or whizes
past in his car. heads are uncovered
until he is almost out OF sight. His
desire for privacy IS respected. but
he is shown in unmistakeable terms
that his coming here is appreciated.
II the president is considering ac-
Acepting Colonel GoethaIs invitation to
come to Panama now and become a
messenger on the first vessel going
through the big ditch, he is the only
one who knows it. He has positively
declined to discuss the subject But
il is known that he has longed to visit
the Isthmus for many months. and Il
wouldn't be a surprise to those who
know him best If he should decide Ia
make the trip after he has delivered
his anti-trust message to congress.
While the president and DR.. ~ary
Grayson played golf Miss Margaret
jand Miss Eleanor Wilson and Miss
Helen Bones went for a long horse
hack ride The president was well
pleased with the weather today The
sun was out strong and the wind had
died down Although there was still a
wintry chill TO the air the sun was rap,
idly dissipating ii and there were pre-
dictions that before the end OF the
week, the balmy climate promised
would be on tap
The president took short walk
along the road before breakfast He
was recognized by few persons
abroad but only one, Il six year old
hoy, made any effort to talk to the
executive He was a child OF a neigh
Dor and he sidled bashfnlly up 10 the
executive and extended his hand
which was warmly clasped.
# was stated that So far as the
federal inquiry asked for By Presl
dent Charles H Mover OF the western
Federation Of Miners, into the Calu.
met disaster. was concerned. the mat
tor would be decided by Secretary Of
Labor Wilson at Washington This
is a matter entirely within his depar.
ment and it is stated that there. seems
to be no apparent method which