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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06
ToDAY's BIT OF VERSE
THE WONDERS OF THE LANE.

THE WONDERS OF THE LANE.
Strong climber of the mountains side,
Though thou the vale disdain,
Yet walk with where hawthorns hloe
The wonders of the lane.
High DER the rushy springs OF Don
The stormy gloom is rolld;
The moorland hath not yet put on
His purple, green and gold.
But here the titling spreads his wing,
Where dewy daisies CLEAN;
And here the sun-flower of the spring
Burns bright in mornings BEAM
Oh then while huns the earliest bee
Where verdure fires the plain.
Walk thou with me, and stoop to see
The glories of the lane!
For OH love these banks of rock
This roof of sky and tree,
These tufts, where sleeps the cleaning ciock'
And wakes the earliest bee!
-Ebenezer Elliott.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

That the world will grow hol'e,
instead Of colder is the assertion ~, ~
an English scientist who looks ~.
this result because he thinks tu '.r
has been large amount OF raulu :,
collected in the molten molecules -. ~
this earth, energy from when Mm
keep things warm for several ysA'
to come.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

picture and society persons were
Motion
leading ANNE
the necklace worth $4,000
collection OF
exclusive
intimate friends
Ball for the Actors Fund at Los
the natives men e
with Jack Dn the popular
pearls
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

Governor Shaw says he is not sure
where his family will reside here
after The decision rests between
two places, Los Angeles, Cal, and
Washington, d. G. 'Ihe people of Iowa
will be glad to know that Governor
Shaw is in good health and that he
is in no danger of drawing his ra-
tions from the county or being sent
to an old peoples home. 1t must be
remembered that he was born in Yer
mont and educated in the west. Such
a man is never sent to the poor farm.
Carroll Herald: 1t is now nearly
twenty years since President Cleve-
land retired from ONCE and we are
able to form some idea of his place
in history. When separated from the
bias of party policies and the ran
corous feelings of factionalism in his
own party he will rank among the
strongest and most patriotic presi-
dents of the republic.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The number
of amendments proposed for the Iowa
primary law would justify the conclu-
sion that not many portions OF the
enactment are fit for service.
Burlington Gazette: Reference is
frequently made to Villas seasoned
fighters" All Mexican soldiers are
seasoned fighters, because they have
been fed on chilli concarne since they
were infants.
Creston Advertiser: The member
ship Of the lower house of congress
should be about half what 1t now Is.
Waterloo Times Tribune: The re-
doubtable and energetic railway COM
missioner, Clifford Thorne, has heard
the call to higher honors. He has
determined that his place Is in con-
gress. He finds that he measures up
to a position higher than that Of just
state railway commissioner. Be It
said in favor Of Thorne that he is not
alone of opinion that he is entitled
to rise in public service.
Cedar Rapids Republican: It seems
to be generally accepted now that
Judge Hughes would not feel at lib
erty to decline nomination that
came to him unanimously enough to
be considered call to duty. !
would be preposterous presumptious-
ness for a man to refuse under such
circumstances.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

the OIL business" closed. There =
indeed great promise that the oo..
may at last be opened when mlsay
power Of money is ranged on 'nA''
side.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

Tbe difference between Intelligent person and 1901
is that the former knows, and follows general rus
and the latter deceived by particulars ne snoIa'
tout knows probably many things the educated
but what he knows Junbled Tho savant the scnoaI'
the expert Is simply whose mind is piseon'roeo
Who knows where put facts away and wnere 20 Inu
them when he them. The one who gets .ne mus
If hooks is not the one read most but the one
who understands how library. The same 'ru'"
holds in moraIs."-Dr. Frank Crane.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

That Illinois man Webster. who thinks he is
a candidate for the republican presidential
nomination, isn't running away with the whole
works.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

Astronomers have not told us whether Sat
urn's rings are of the engagement, pugilistic or
political variety
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06


Bryan liar the other night. but Will
liam j. was too proud to fight.
Des Moines Tribune: Just now"
says the Chicago News. "the world
particularly needs few Washing
tons and Lincolns." But couldn't it
get along with a few more Roose-
velts, judiciously distributed?
Clinton Herald: Iowa is facing an
utterly useless primary. AT a
cost of several hundred thousand dol
lars of the taxpayers money, and an
enormous amount of official and pri-
vate attention, the voters Of the re-
spective parties will be permitted to
cast their ballots in an election In
which there are no contests, nothing
to be determined. except that the
democrats will select four of eight
candidates for delegates to the ma
tional convention, and both parties
will make choice from two candi-
dates for national party committee
man. Delegates to series of super
fiuous county, district and state con-
ventions will be selected.
Ottumwa Courier (Republican) :
The republican senators and con-
gressmen who have been in congress
for two or three or more terms, are
more to blame for the unprepared
condition of the United States than
are the democrats. When the So
called republican papers of the coun-
| try stop boosting individual office
seekers and advocate governmental
| principles, then the nation will begin
to get something for the money it
| spends The democratic papers have
of recent years done nothing poditi-
cally but work for individuals. but
they have seldom got them elected.
The SO called republican papers that
have devoted their efforts to hero
worship are more to blame for our
helpless condition than are the demo
Gratis.
Des Moines Capital: Ex-Governor
Leslie NJ Shaw in a recent speech
before the chamber of commerce of
Des Moines gave evidence that he
had lost none Of his intellectual vigor.
He held large audience spellbound
with his wit and logic. He talked for
old fashioned business and old fash
toned work and old fashioned living.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06
ONLY ONE TALENT EACH.

Rev. DIR. Hills of Brooklyn and Rev. DR..
Parkhurst of New York-both famous minis
tiers of the gospel-have been dabbling IN busl-
ness and have lost out. While it is true that
there have been some ministers who have dis
played business and political ability, 1t IS also
true that the adventuring of many OF them into
the commercial and ordinary public arenas has
resulted disastrously.
Rarely is it given to men to achieve success
in two walks of life. Most of us have one spe-
cial talent, which the competition OF daily lite
forces us to make the most OF. The talent OF
Dr. Hills and DR.. Parkhurst is for the pulpit
In business or political enterprises they have
failed.
1t is doubtless true there have been few
money making preachers. but in most cases a
preacher in business is preacher on the high
road to bankruptcy 1t does not often happen
that the embarrassments of preacher In busl-
ness affect himself alone, and that is why men
craftier than the preachers, men who have
doubtful schemes to advance, work diligently to
get doctor of divinity interested in their en-
terprises If the inducements offered to the
pastor are such as to leave no doubt that the
purpose of the promoter is to enlist the author
ity of a spiritual guide in support Of stock
mongering so much the worse for the spiritual
guide when the inevitable exposure takes place.
1t rarely happens that public opinion is stern
enough in it's judgments of such cases. The
tendency is to excuse the preacher on the
ground Of inexperience and to smile at his gul
liblity. IF account were taken of the whole
transaction and it were found that he had
been improperly influenced, it would not be so
easy to assume that he was simply foolish.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06
THE CASE OF DIR. SACHS.

1 To what extent dirty politics can induce dis
tress of mind that leads to self-slaughter IS
again illustrated in the suicide of DR., Theodore
B. Sachs, one of the foremost authorities on tu-
! berculosis in the country and former head Oh
the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis santarl-
UNI. Dr. Sachs was one of the victims OF the
Thompson administration, political freebooters
who have shown an appetite for spoils which
has been unequaed in Chicago for many years
In its search for jobs for its favorite followers
it did not pause at the doors OF the tuper-
culoss sanitariunl. DR.. Sachs, who was chiefly
instrumental in building up this splendld ana
world-famed institution, was hampered anu
bounded by trumped-up charges until ne be-
came heartsick and gave up the fight. His last
act, before essaying an adventure into the
Great Beyond, was to indite letter TO the
people of Chicago It speaks for itself:
To the People of chicago-rhe chicago Munich.
pal tuberculosis sanitariurn built to the
glory of Chicago. conceived in a bound
less love of humanity and made possible by years
painstakingiy, or built more honestly. Every
ny the peoples money is in the building, equip
The city council of Chicago should make most
thorough inquiry into the entire history OF the m
stitution, the community should resist any at
tempt of INSCRIPTIONS contractors to approprla.e
money which belongs to the sick and the poor.
Unscrupulous politicians should be thwarted me
institution should ain as it was oult unso,eu
by graft and politics-the heritage or the peope.
In the of time every man and woman III
Chicago will know how DR.. Sachs loved chicago
and how he has given his life to it, MY oeatn
has little to do with the present controversy.
would not dignity it.
simply weary. With love to all.
THEODORE B. SACHS.
Dr. Sachs so loved the work to which he had
given his life that he was willing to give his life
for it in a literal sense While his death is an
Indictment of political methods in Chicago, the
time-old question arises, What good? Were 1t
not better that the bounded physician remain
in the world of effort, face his foes, overcome
them, maybe and by such action secure more OF
the honor and affection of the mass Of the peo-
pie? But the oversensitiveness of the kind at
heart is to be reckoned with, and DR.. Sachs IS
not to be condemned for his act of self destruc-
ton in view of the unseen forces that play about
the man of fine temperament and high ideals
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Boone News-Republican: A man at
Lincoln called William Jennings
Bryan liar the other night. but Will
liam J. was too proud to fight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

W. W. Marsh is being strongly endorsed by
the regular democracy of the state for reelec-
ton as national committeeman, and headquar-
ters of the party is sending out literature urg-
ing democrats to support him. Mr.. Marsh is
well known Waterloo business man and
prominent in the party councils. He is being
opposed by the so-called progressive members
but his friends believe there is no danger of his
defeat. However, to make certain the election
of Mr.. Marsh, the headquarters is urging all
members to vote at the primary April 10th.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

Burlington Gazette: Reference is
frequently made to Villas seasoned
fighters" All Mexican soldiers are
seasoned fighters, because they have
been fed on chilli concarne since they
were infants.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-06

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The number
of amendments proposed for the Iowa
primary law would justify the conclu-
sion that not many portions OF the
enactment are fit for service.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
GENERAL PERsHING IS GREAT
LITTLE INTERVIEWER HIMSELF

Ell PASO, Texas, March 3O.-lf
General Pershing and his flying
column should capture Francisco
Villa today and Villa should ask the
general what he was going to do
with him, Pershing probably would,
counter with.
"Well, Villa, what do you think
about it?"
For Pershing, as newspaper men
had ample opportunity to learn when
he was here, is not communicative
mai.
Before you could see General Per-
sbing, you had to warm an already
cver-heated chair in an outer office.
Major Hines, post adjutant. who
had desk in the same room would
get a long distance call over the
phone He'd bawl to an orderly, nod
significantly at you, and the orderly
politely would shove you back into
the hall. You felt like the frog in
the we'll, that jumped one foot and
fe IL back two.
Finally you were ushered into the
presence Of the man wne is leading
the American expedition into Mexico.
Pershing has very good memory for
faces and names and correctly tags
you when you greet him.
"Well, general, when are you go
ing in?"
Haven't the least idea; what's
the latest from Washington"
"War department isn't giving out
much. San Antonio. says you're to
have charge, though"
''Your information pretty Felia-
ble?"
"Sure. How long is it going to
take you to catch Villa?"
What do you think about it,"
"Ill swap opinions with you. Six
months"
''Ahem."
"Where was that bunch of the
Sixteenth bound for?"
West"
Whereabouts"
The general evidently is a Gloss
student of,the European war.
Somewhere in New Mexico" he
grins.
The phone rings. The general
mods toward the door You've got
that motion down pat now, so you
beat il.
On the way out YOU tackle Major
Hines, Capt Goodson and everybody
else wearing leather leggings (the
infallible insignia of an offieer)
They are about as fun of news as a
recipe book.
After doing the rounds of the gov
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30

Salome Botella, ex-governor OF the
state of Nueyo Leon under Huerta.
This group is now reputed to be in
terested in Villas campaign.
The Mexican Catholic church is
represented by four arehbishops aud
about thirty bishops who have been
driven out of Mexico by the various
warning factions. With them are a
large number of priests who also
we're compelled to flee from the
country.
Then there is a sprinkling OF ad-
herents of the ebullient Felix Dlaz,
who always has a revolution ripe foF
picking if he can secure support,
and also there are some supporters
Of Zapata.
The interests of Carranza are Of
ficially administered by Teoduie X.
Beltran, Mexican consul general Tor
the southwestern United States.
Connected with his office in an
unofficial but very important ca
pacity is Sam Belden, a San Antonio
attorney, who has a title OF cnief ad-
visor of the consulate. Belden IS
reputed to be close to Carranza and
one of the men who in dealings with
the United States government the
first chief is first to turn to for adj
vice.
There are seven Mexican newspa-
|pers published in San Antonio to
serve the needs OF the forty ODD
thousand native MeAicans who live
in and about the city. All are Bit
terly partisan in backing their fac
tional interests and several have
very fair circulations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
UNOFFICIAL CAPITAL Of
MEXICO IS SAN ANTONIO

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 80.
For the last three years San An
tonic has been the unofficial capital
.of Mexico. Here the rival juntas of
the Carranza and Villa forces have
plotted and intrigued. From San An
tonic most OF the financial aid so
desperately needed by both sides at
various times in the ups and downs
of their fortunes has been negotiat-
ed and from here munitions have
been bought and supplies forwarded.
Today there are over fifteen hun
dred prominent and formerly wealthy
Mexicans living in San Antonio. Ey-
cry one of them is vitality interest
ed in the success of either Carranza
or villa. Many of them are mon
who in the last few years have held
the highest official positions in one
or the other of the shifting govern
ments that have held temporary sway
over the republic, or parts of it.
Four cabinet ministers of the old
Huerta regime, the most prominent
being Manuel Cara Aldape, ex-
minister of agriculture, Richardo
Gomez Robelo. attorney general for
Huerta and the man who guided the
old Indian warrior in the tortuous
legal phases of his conflict with
President Wilson,
Closely associated with them is
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
UNCLE SAINTS OLDEST ENLISTED
MAN READY TO JOIN CHASE

COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 30
The United states barracks here ha.
the oldest soldier in active service
I'm the United states army. lie is
Otis c. West. s6. a private who
works in the barracks store-room
but is ready to join the villa chase
I'm no spring chicken. but il
Uncle Sam wants an old fellow with
lot Of pep and who knows the
fighting game. to go after villa. he
sure can count on me-" West said
today.
Having reared family and closed
busy civilian career which ran all
the way from farming to college
teaching. West. through special per
mission Of Adjutant General Cor
bin. enlisted in the army when he
was 81 years old
A private has 10 serve 80 years
before he Is retired on "a pension.
West has served Is years, five OF
which were in the Philippines. and
he says he's going to serve out the
other Is.
During my entire army service
have never killed man, but I've
had some exciting experiences. When
was kid of in Cedar Falls.
Iowa, near Spirit lake, | was in the
midst OF a Sioux Indian massacre.
| remember how the Indians shut
MS up in the village and how scared
we all were.
do | remember the civil war? ]
remember what a licking my dad
gave me when | ran away from
homo at the age of IA to join the
Union forces. didn't get very far
/ was caught
Il was at Fort Brown, Texas. in
the third battery, 26th infantry in
1906 when the 25th infantry of col
ored troops had an uprising and
President Roosevelt discharged the
whole company
In 1876, West taught commercial
law at Oberlin university. In 1877
he became constable at Des Moines,
and later was elected city assessor.
On McKinleys second call for
volunteers he joined the Third Me-
braska volunteers and served under
Colonel Bryan in Cuba. A year
later he Joined the army, went to
the Philippines and then to FIT.
Wayne, Michigan, where he was
promoted to quartermaster sergeant
of Company b. goth infantry.
Because of the expiration of his
time West was discharged in 1913,
came to Columbus and re-enlisted
as private at the age of 63 years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
ToDAN's OLDEST STORY.

b NEW YORK. March S0- =
The origin Of that seemingly =
, senseless. though in realty =
, highly significant phrase; Get =
, Your Goat is allegedly eX- =
> planned by Dr. ]. Allen Gil =
, bert of the Medical Record 4
, staff He said today that the Z
, phrase originated among race =
track touts who know that a =
, high-hred race horse always Z
does better wcrk on the race I
b track When he has an old goat {
, friend for pal in the pad 4
. does and race horses goats Z
. SOMETIMES are stolen by owh- 4
ers or friends of horses COM 4
. peting in the next days races"
. New wouldn't that get your I
= goat2
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
rnr TELEPHONE MERGER.


After all there are but two i'm
portant questions 10 be answered In
the consideration OF the proposed
telephone merger. The tirst IS
would the benefits derived from q
merged system be equivalent to the
SIS per month levied against the
users OF non-duplieate business teie-
pbonesg II seems that a large ma
ioritv OF the users OF non-duplicate
business telephones arc willing 10
pev the added 80 cents per month
for a merged system because these
patrons would get fully 80 per cent
additional connections through a
merger. Thus II means that a mcr-
ger Is worth while even without con
sldering the vast saving IL would
can 10 the users OF duplicate busi-
less telephones A merger would
mean that the users OF duplicate
business telephones would save
s257.5O per month. while the users
Of non-dupllcate phones would pay
out only SOS additional. The same
lie true with regard to the users OF
duplicate residence telephones, of
which there are a.. making a total
saving of $4,000 per month. From
an economical viewpoint IL seems
that the council would serve It's con-
stltuents best by authorizing a mer-
ger.
The other question to be consider
ed is the protection of the interests
of the telephone users with reference
to free rural connections, dual long
d lstanee arrangements and guaran-
tee of service. People are not going
TO be misleG by monopoly" argu-
nent. because the Texas legislature
hes passed a law authorizing such
in order that the best inter-
aets of the people may be served.
Ample assurance has been given that
rural exchange connections will be
under the present very
satisfactory plan. that long distence
will be maintained with
both the Independent and South
western companies and that the
3erviee of the local exchange shall be
kept up TO a standard satisfactory to
he city government,
These are facts available to the
city council any time they may
choose to look into them. 1t has also
seen pointed out that tho preserya-
ion OF the Independent company
lives Waxaaachie people advantage
Il lower long distance rates for short
.alks and night half rate not
AVAILABLE over the competing compa-
~ The telephone merger has been
10 for consideration for several
,icnths and the people believe some
definite action should be taken be-
tore the first of April, which Mr..
Earl has designated as the day on
which his option expires. No eartn-
- GOOD can come of further discus
sion. The couneilmen have already
made up their minds and could vote
n intelligently now as on any given
lqv of the future. The people have
,sked through petition for a merger
rhey are entitled to this considera-
ion because, after all, the people
IRE the government.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
DRINK I5CT TEA
FCR a BAD. COLD

Get email package 81 llambur.
Breast Zen, or as tae German folk
aall it. Hamburger R4uss Thee. " atan.
aharmacy Take q tablespoonful Of tht
sea, put cup OF lnllips water upo,
It, pour through sieve and drink .
teacap ful at any time during ia,
Jay or before retiring. II IS tao aas
effective way 10 break 4 cold ana chr
grip, as it opens the pores II the ski
relieving congestion. Also looseas th'
bowels, thus driving a cod from tbs
system.
Try it the next time you suffer fron.
G cold or the grip. Il is inexpctsiy.
aud entirely vegetable, therefore sal
and harmless
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
RUB biCHACfIE hND
LUMbAGO RIGHT OUI
aub Pain ard Stiffness away with
small bottle Of old honest
s.. Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and iams
" luiahagc. seiatica or rheumatism has
YOU stiFeaed up, don't suffer. Get a
p cent bottle Of old. honest ST
Jacobs or at any drug store. pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the tine
you count fifty, the soreness ami lame
ness is gore.
Don't stay crippled, This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to he used only
once. 1t takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
Ii Is magical. yet absolutely harmless
md doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stons lumba-o sciaties
~ LAME back misery SO promptly