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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
PUBLIC OPINION
The system It Fault.


To the Editor Of The Gate City:
1 have just finished reading Amelia
r'anhouser Lafaivre about the O'Don-
nell case and must give her credit for
a few words well said, but this IS q
condition that should be dealt with
most severely. But few people ever
get near the base OF the trouble. A
great many people place the blame on
the man or person committing the
crime; some on the saloon man, 9TH
ers on the manufacturers Of liquor.
and after all they have missed wide
the mark. What then? Why. 1t is
simply the system under which we
live. Every one who uses liquor as
a beverage, whether It IL one glass or
one barrel day, he is supporting that
system. Liquor Is manufactured and
sold for profit and until this is remov-
ed we will have this condition, and ~
we all know there is q large force en-
|ployed IN the manufacture Of intoxi-
eating liquor and they are going to
protect that Job in every way possible
until they have been assured by the
government that they can have anoth-
or one equally as good. So that Il
what every loyal American citizen
should strive to do; work for bet
ter one till you get It and send this
old system to the scrap heap for IT
may be good enough for those who
made 1t but not good enough for those
who need better one,
]. A BRANsON.
Keokuk. Iowa. Nov 20, 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
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keokuk, Iowa ......Deeember l. 1914
IL THIS BE ALL.

If THIS BE ALL.
II this be all, and when We ole, we
die,
Then life is but wanton, monstrous
lie;
And of the hapIess creatures that
draw breath,
We. who seem flower and crown, rank
far below
The least OF living things that does
not know
The dread of loss, the certainty OF
death.
II pain and sorrow are without a
scheme,
Dealt out by chance, then like an evil
dream
OF some dark fend, this smiling,
gracious earth;
If we that hunger, never shall be
filed,
The sooner that our empty hearts are
stilled,
The better for them and their ach-
ing dearth.
Yet close, feel, there wraps US all
around,
Some mighty force, some mystery
profound,
And, through my doubts and ignor-
ance, / trust
The power that bound with laws the
moon and tide,
And hung the stars in heavenly spaces
wide,
Must, by their witness, be both wise
and just.
North American Review.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
wage Tor Waitrssses.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. LA con.
ference called for the purpose Of rec.
ommending minimum wage for won.
en- employed in hotels and restaurants
was begun here today by the state in.
dustrial welfare commission.
Representatives Of the employers,
employees and general public were
present at the hearing which will
conclude tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Connecticut, famed for its steady
habits and things. covers the alimony
scoreboard with the finest bunch Of
figures seen In the Nutmeg state.
Elizabeth B. Foster has been awarded
divorce and 100000 alimony, which
Pierp Foster is required to fork over
as a penalty for desertion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
other bun moose chieftains will be in

other bull moose chieftains will be in
town.
A hurried change in plans was made
necessary today. 1t was planned to
hold the meeting in the University
club but it was learned that the club
disbars women. Miss Jane Adams.
of Hull House, Is member Of the
executive committee and consequent
~ another meeting place is being
sought.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
DENMARK.

q - \ a - = a = :, y - ~ a a
Henry Hitchcock, who Is q student
at Knox college, Is spending the
Thanksgiving vacation with his broth
er, Richard and other relatives and
friends here.
Miss Edith Wilson Is spending
Thanksgiving vacation at home.
Miss Edith Bement Of Sioux Falls,
8. D.. who has been visiting relatives
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

| At the close OF his term of Office,
President Wilson ought to be able to
get employment as a lion tanner.
Colonel watterson is now feeding out
Of his hand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
J.


Los Angeles Herald: Far away In
the advance and far on another road
go faint and dull that It scarcely SEEING
to be sound, but rather sensation
that runs past tho unguarded portal
of the ear to touch the brain-the echo
OF dream-Boom!
And yet 1t Is deadly clear; fearful
" near. Every listless head in the
weary ranks is lifted. Questioning
der has read the message, shouted
$50 far away by a tongue Of flame be
tween black lips.
Unconsciously the marching ranks
are locked. Tnstinctiveiy the step il
quickened. The man with the whiten
ing face drains his canteen to the last
precious drop. He is going to have
strength to get to the front with the
regiment. Then, If he dies, he will
die in the line.
"Chuck-a-chuck!" tho very battery
wheels put defiant tone in the only
monotony of their rumbling.
lnranSry SPeako.
"Clipity-cluptity!' another galloping
trooper goes down the column in q
cloud Of dust, but this one is garland.
ed with cheers, and his face lights
with grim smile.
You'll find somebody that'll make
you holler when you ketch up with
the cavalry" floats over his shoulder.
ITS his deal,'' laughs soldier, pull
ing his belt a buckle-hole tighter.
Tramp, tramp, tramp.
A single riieshot Sharp, pene-
trating; anger and surprise in it's de-
FAINT information. A score OF excited
echoes gathering after it from hill
and forest. A thrill OF nervous ten.
sion runs through the column that
closes the ranks in orderly formation.
Quick, terse orders. Absolute die
cipline in every movement.
The crooked rail fences on either
side OF the road are leveled as by
magic as the hands OF the men touch
them. The column double-quicks out
Iof the road right and left. Curtaining
woods swallow it. The men drop on
their faces. They are lost from sight
The skirmishers, deploying as they
run, swarm down the hill slope to the
front like nest of angry hornets. A
handful of shots thrown into the air
They have found the pickets
A ftful rain Of skirmish firing; a
shot here, half dozen, a score, si,
ence, another half dozen shots, cheer
and volley far away, ringing in clear
and close; drifting away almost out
OF hearing, OF to the right, swinging
back to the left, coming in nearer;
more of them gathering in numbers
and increasing in their intensity; bat.
'teries feeling the woods, a long roll
of musketry, ringing cheers, thunders
of awakening field guns on right and
left; the line leaps to its feet and
rushes with fixed bayonets to meet
the oncoming charge: the yellow
clouds have changed to blue and gray:
sheets Of fire cleaving through the
trees; sickles OF death gathering in
the bloody harvest; yells of defiance
and screams Of agony, shouting OF
1.-THE old-fashioned colonels," who ride
with their men.
Taking the Fort.
Bayonets cleaning about the smoke
grimmed muzzles OF the guns: fighting
men swarming like locusts into the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Down in old Arkansaw card playing
is an art, not game. The fact that
a grand jury is investigating an cpl
demic of playing for prizes in the
homes Of one city shows the difficul-
ties OF preserving art from the blight
of comm ercialism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
Bull Moose Are c..h.r,no

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The advance
guard of the progressive leaders who
are to assemble here tomorrow to de-
termine the party's program in the
future, began arriving today. When
the meeting opens tomorrow, besides
the nine members OF the national
executive committee, at least twenty
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

American relief ships, have reach
ed Belgium and others are on the
way. 1t appears to be the duty Of
America to build up where others have
torn down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

What has become of Lieutenant
Peary? We can understand why old
Dock Cook has ducked. But where Is
Peary?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

When Carranza learned that he had
been accused Of looking like ]. Ham
Lewis, he let go in Mexico. Can you
blame him?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

town were Mr.. and Mrs. George Blake
DR.. and Mrs. Murto Creighton and
daughter Mary Adell. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Blake. from Mediapolis
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Houston
and sons. George, Robert and DeFor
est. and Miss Mable Blake, from Bur
lington; Miss Edith Bement OF Sioux
Falls. $. D.; and Henry Hitchcock.
from Knox college.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Jim Mann will welcome the coming
of Uncle Joe Cannon. He can now
take day or two off on a fishing ex-
cursion If he cares to do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

The latest thing in weather prob
abilities furnished by the Washington
bureau are "dry storms Oh, you
prohibition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

The socialists elected one congress
man, fellow by the name of London.
No, not Jack London, although he is
a socialist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
.BATTLE--AND AFTERWARD! LAST PLEA
OF ROBERT ]. BURDETTE FOR PEACE


from the his fellow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

incidentally the Joy OF living is in
creased by the fact that the special
war taxes are due at the Office of the
collector of internal revenue,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Germany fears a shortage OF po-
tatoes II the scare will cut the sup
ply of potato salad there will be no
kick from this quarter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Ex-King Manuel wants to lead a
Portuguese regiment. Manuel is quite
leader. In the uprising he led his
troops-by about 500 yards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

When Governor Whitman takes Of
fee in Albany, the Tammany tiger
will make a fine rug for people to
tramp on as they seek the executive
presence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

The new bank notes will have pic
lures of the automobile and aeroplane
as tribute to the speed qualities of
money and the high cost of living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Champ Clark has already secured
pledges enough to elect him speaker
of the next house. But the man with
a job on his hands will be the whip"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

The girls at Wellesley are doing
their own washing now, but there is
not enough of it to interfere with
their studies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

If a press censor should get tired Of
his job and quit we should have a
story of the war that would be story.
There would be plenty OF frills and
not a few thrills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
Texas Gets Now school,

SV'SsS s~sOSO WV STtOVIs
CANYON, Texas, Dec. Work be
gan today on . new fireproof state
normal school building to replace
one lost by fire last winter. The L..
100 students will study in temporary
quarters in churches and public build
ings until the new structure is com.
pleted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Caillaux and his wife still have then
guessing in Paris. They are Paris
fans to- the core.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

II Colonel Goethals should be nom
mated for the presidency everybody
would dig.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Vice President Marshall is still ex-
planning that democratic campaign
button.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

The Austrians will likely celebrate
Christmas by bombarding Belgrade
again. But that doesn't get them
anywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01

Democrats profess to see rainbow
in the sky. Then there must have
been some storm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-01
Taklnu the Fort.

Bayonets cleaning about the smoke.
grimmed muzzles OF the guns; fighting
men swarming like locusts into the
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
Walnut Salad.

Break the shells of some walnuts.
remove the kernels carefully, olanch
them to remove the skins, place them
on a dish, squeeze over them the juice
of one or two lemons, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, and let them mace
rate for three hours, turning them
about occasionally. AT the end of that
time they will be ready for serving,
and will make very nice dish. II
the juice of pure ripe grapes can be
obtained it will be preferable to the
lemon juice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
EIGHT stories, 1Iah Prlees.

Paris already possesses an organiza-
tion on the lines of the Wives union
1t is proposed to establish in London
in order to control the cost of living
The baker extracts IS cents from them
for four-pound loaf of household
bread, and as much as 20 cents in
some districts, while better quality
bread is never sold at less than six
cents a pound. Other necessities of
life are equally dear in proportion. In
manifesto issued when the League of
Partisan Consumers was formed to
fight these high prices 1t is stated
that the dearness of food is not due
solely to high tariffs and octroi duties.
The average Partisan shopkeeper
wants to retire from business at the
age of forty or thereabouts, and bleeds
his customers as much as possible. If
tradesmen could be persuaded to keep
in harness a little longer they would.
1t is thought. be content with smaller
profits
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
Should Be Reminder to All.

Decoration day is one of our no
blest and most useful memorial days.
BY showing respect for those that
lived and died bravely. we fill with
ambition and aspiration the young and
the strong.
Respect for the dead that were
good or great is the incentive to good
ness among the living.
And respect for the dead, which
Decoration day emphasizes, is power
full in reminding men of their duty to
those that live and need help.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22

nous government They were to be free with
their own government and courts even their
own army. Bitter delusion.
Russia forced the necessary acquiescence at
Pekin. Japan was brought to acquiesce by an
agreement on spheres of interest The indignant
protests of the other powers were somehow
smoothed over Pekin having much more
trouble with the southern provinces the richest
OF the empire There was no possibility of send
ing the necessary military expeditions to Urga.
Mongolia became Free" still to degree under
the nominal suzerainty of China and now under
the protection" of Russia
The Russians surged in. Their merchants fill
the market places. Their consular agents are
everywhere and these agents very easily of
Tended And with each offence there is a fur
ther decrease of Mongolian power.
On the Buddhist New Years day the Khutukh-
ia dared to plead indisposition and stay away
from paying his respects to the Russian diplo-
matte representative. As a result he was forced
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22

view with a certain sadness the pass
tie more than day for picnics Of the
living. Memorial day. when first es-
tablished, meant much preparation.
The school children of all the public
schools were urged to bring flowers
from their gardens, those from the
suburban schools thereby supplying
those of the more congested districts.
The flowers were placed In baskets.
So many girls. attired in white and
wearing, patriotic sashes. were de-
ployed to each basket, while SO many
boys, in stiff white shirts and in cheap
soldier caps, ordered for the day.
acted as escort. Through half the city
the children were marched, school by
school, in numerical order of the dis
tricts, with bands playing funeral
music between.
Then came the city officers, the pla.
toons of police, and finally, the old
veterans. in their tattered regi-
mentals. bearing the torn and thread
terry the crowds were waiting. Diff
ferent companies CT veterans were as
signed to mounds in which the SOL
der dead lay sleeping. There was a
woman's relief corps for each. and in
turn there were the children. The
soldiers formed little circle. Some
| congressman or senator from afar
came down, at the expense of the G.
A. r. posts of the locality. and made
a speech on patriotism and the
memory of the soldier dead Then
| there was the muffied drum beat,
more speeches, funeral music, an ode
by some poet OF the woman's relief
corps. Everyone joined in on Amer
lea, and after that the children
strewed with flowers the graves of
the soldier dead. That was indeed
the pretty. the effective part of the
ritual. 1t made one feel that Mem
orial day really had sincere purpose
and was worth being held holiday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22

continue TO i've without living
Buddha in their midst? The Dalai
Lama then discovered that the son
just born into the house of Tushetu
Khan, the most powerful of the Mon
golian princes, a direct descendant of
the great conqueror of Genghis Khan.
Buddha.
The marvellous boy was taken to
Lhasa, there brought up and after
ward sent home as the first Khutukh-
ia (grand abbott OF Urga.
1t was from this great appointment
that the present Khutukhta, the eighth
in the order of succession. has de-
the Khutukhtas have no business to
marry and to establish a dynasty. but
are selected each time on the death
OF the last holder of the office from
among the babies born at that very
moment
None of the previous seven Khu-
tukhtas was allowed to live too long.
1t is a sign of decadence of the old
Pekin authority that the eighth Khu-
tukhta, who was born in 1871. has sue
ceeded in asserting his right to live so
long as this.
But his life has been worthless
one He has a great prediction for
strong liquors, he is very fond OF
cards. he likes the yellow, glittering
metal more than anything else in the
world. and. so far from passing his
time in pious devotions. he rides in a
motor car, plays the piano. listens to
the phonograph. and has surrounded
himself with a little harem
1t is these worldly qualities which
have made him accessible to Russian
Influences, but 1t would not surprise
the Mongolian world to learn that
they also have brought upon him his
ruin.
For when It really proves true that
Russia has withdrawn from him her
protection nothing will save him from
the Dalai Lama's accommodation
and then a new baby promptly will
be found to preside as Jebsun Damba
Khutukhta over the Mongolian church.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
GEO. F sAER's WILL FILED.
Each of Thirteen Grandchildren Are
Given $4,000.

Reading. Pa.-The will of George F.
Baer, late president of the Reading
Railway Company. has been filed for
probate here. 1t is in Mr.. Baer's own
handwriting, and is very brief. To his
widow he gives 100000 and his beau
tiful home. Hawthorne, in this city,
together with all household goods, au-
tomobiles, carriages, horses, ETC., and
to each of thirteen grandchildren s10,-
900, to be invested by their parents
until each attains the age of 81. when
it is to be paid to them. The servants
who have been in the family's service
more than five years receive $50 for
each year of service. The rest of the
estate is divided in equal shares
among the five daughters. The estate
is valued at over $5,000,00O. No pub
lie bequests were made.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
Most PrIzed Of EmbIems.

The ranks have thinned, but now
tbs Death and not the singing bullet
that takes the toll Only a handful OF
survivors remains. but enthusiastical.
ly they don the old blue uniforms, and
with eyes tear-dimmed with mingled
memories Of Joy and sorrow they meet
once more to pay tribute to the men
who wore the little bronze button, the
emblem of service to their country
that all the money In the world can
not buy, and all the rank and position
sannot command
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22

the Khutukhta has right to marry: yet
sooner did he become Independent (as he
thought) than he not only took to himself wife,
but actually proclaimed her to be the reincarna-
tion of the goddess Chagandaral
To be anybody in Mongolia you must be the
reincaration of somebody. This takes the place
of Norman blood.
For three years he has been allowed to main
tain this standing scandal at his monastery at
Urga the Russians encouraging him. But
the Russians using Yuan and the Dalai lama
catspaws, are about to put the Khutukhta to the
question through the last-named worthy.
There will be little sympathy wasted the
Khutukhta himself. He is certainly a
worthy representative of the Buddhist church.
The. Khutukhtas of Urga originated at the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century, when the
Dalai Lama after a long period of real If not
nominal captivity at the capital of Mongolia.
turned to Lhasa
The question How would the Mongols
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
lndIa's Gay White Way.

Many East Indian theaters keep
their performances going until four or
five in the morning. These dramatic
orgies are not. says the Times of In
dia, however, due to the length of the
plays. as in Chinese theaters. but to
-he fact that the tramcars do not be-
gin running until FIVE o'clock AS the
spectators gather from distant vii
lagos and have strong objections to
paying gharry hire. they expect to be
entertained until the trans start.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22


Many wild tales have been filtering, slowly. but
surely. from that far land in the last three years
Narratives of butcherings, of and aggres-
sions. of littleunderstood political turmoils and
battlings. Out of 1t all has formed the very real
specter of the Russian bear marching with heavy,
tread from the west. grumbling low the
road to Pekn and Lhasa
When China lost this empire. much more than
twice as large the southern states which seced-
ed in 1861, and with population of 100000
yellow-skinned Tartars, little attention was at
tracted.
The czar and his grizzled officers accomplished
their first steps by appealing to the Mongolan
of patriotism Now he is bringing about
the complete subjugation of these vast plains by
corrupting more than priest, living
Buddha, one of the three embodments Of the
ancient teacher and god.
There three living incarnatons of Buddha
the Dalai Lama of Lhasa, who is the supreme
ruler Of the Buddhist world; the Panchen Lama,
and the Khutukhta of Urga, the Mongolian capi-
tai and holy city.
When the English soldiers of Colonel Young
husband invaded Lhasa. the sacred capital of
Tibet, in 1904. the Dalai Lama became a holy
tramp Far and wide. for many years, he has
wandered the face of Asia followed by
motley troupe of lesser holies exceedingly costly
to the communities which entertained HMM
deed almost to his hosts. To some West
erners who him, he only brutal,
suai. stupid young man; to others he was mys-
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
Fried CauIifIower.

Strip off the outside leaves OF
cauliflower, cut off the stalks, let stand
upside down in salted water for half
an hour, then cook in salted boiling
water until tender. but not soft enough
to fall to pieces. Drain thoroughly,
separate into flowerets. dip them in
beaten eggs, then roll in fine crumbs
and fry in deep, hot fat. Serve with
cream sauce.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-22
Barnard Would unionize Matrimony

Fort Smith, Ark.-Miss Kate Bar
nard, commissioner of prisons and cor
rections for Oklahoma, would union
ize matrimony. "No matter how much
I loved man, would not marry him
If had to work more than eight hours
day." she told the Arkansas confer
ence of charities and correction here.
Compulsory arbitration between hus-
band and wife and a minimum wage
scale she neglected to discuss.