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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Efforts TO
RECONCILE FAIL
g''s Of William X. Vanderbilt Goes
SDroad and II Is Believed Rec
oncllliatIon Efforts Failed.

,,.s VIEW YORK, June 1s.-Mrs. VIII
S' san e Vanderbilt, Jr., started for
Fope Tuesday on the steamship
.n,onprlnzessin .s,..4 Cecilie, in the highest
ss','s, despite the fact that her hus-
~ saau was not at the dock to see her
sss W.. aer two children depart. Mrs.
ms. suuefnilt said that she would re-.
S's'u ! abroad for several months.
~, :. was believed when Mrs. q. H. p.
psant p,i,ont, the mother of william K.
-. ss.uerDilt. Jr.. arrived from Europe
/ i lsss week that another attempt would
( ,s ~. Maue to straighten out the differ
ls ssss that are said to exist between
Z sy,as ii couple. But there are no outward
NJ. sences that the efforts OF Mrs. Bel.
I ,ssa., s'. N this direction have been sue
III Belmont arrived from Europe
ss,ss sssloay and as Mrs. Vanderbilt de.
& sa 20 50 soon afterward it is taken
" s'ah'ed that mediation on the part
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
TROUBLE TO LIST
STEEL co. STOCK
Hopelessness Of the Situation Explain.
ed to Morgan BY M. calllaux,
Minister OF Finance.

PARIS. June 16.--While the Morgan
Harjes company, the Paris house of
J. P. Morgan and Co., indicated to-
day were ways by which governments
objection to the listing OF United
States Steel corporation stocks on the
Paris bourse might be overcome, II is
practically certain the corporation will
have to be contented to seeing the
stock traded in on the Coulisse, the
French "curb market" 1t is said the
hopelessness of the situation was ex-
planned to Morgan by NJ. Caillaux, the
minister of finance. It Is believed to
be useless to press the scheme further.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16

French trawler bore down upon him.
Nelson tried to induce the trawler to
move away from l,is lines, but his pro
test failed. Becoming exasperated she
secured rifle and loaded 1t with
slugs. AS the Frerchmen were IN the
act of cutting the American schoon-
er's travis, it Is alleged Nelson fired,
ut missed. He reloaded and fired
again. the charge this time raking the
rail OF the trawler. No further attempt
was made to renew the combat, as the
Gardner hoisted sail and moved to
other fishing grounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Morse Released on Bail.

NEW YORK, June 49, Charles ".
Morse was this afternoon released un-
der 25,000 bail, until the beginning Of
the October term of the United States
circuit court of appeals which today
heard the completion Of the arguments
by the counsel.
Twenty-Five friends had given the
court assurances they would qualify
for $4,000 each ss sureties for Morse.
Among them were prominent bankers.
They will qualify Immediately and
Morse will be released.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
ECLIPSE OF THE
SUN TOMORROW
Time Of Observation In Chicago Be
gins at 6:14 In the Evening"
Beolns In Siberia.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-There
will be an eclipse OF the sun tomorrow.
The line Of totally will begin In 81
beria, and move IN northwesterly
direction and turn almost due north
across the pole, thence west to Green
land and terminate In the Atlantic.
People living along the line OF San
Francisco, Tuscon, Ariz., and Corpus
Christi, Texas, will not be able to see
the eclipse. The time for the begin
ming Of obscuration in Chicago is 6:14
in the evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16

Of vanderbllt's mother was either.
not wanted or proved ineffectual. The
duchess Of Marlborough. sister Of w.
e. Vanderbilt, Jr. and daughter Of
Mrs. Belmont, is expected to visit
her mother this summer, but young
vanderbilt's wife Will be abroad at the
Time Young Mrs. Vanderbilt was
Miss Virginia Fair, sister Of Mrs.
Herman oelrichs, with whom she had
been staying recently, and daughter
OF the late Senator Fair OF California.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
MODERN FLOUR ExCELs
THAT OF YEARS AGO

There has been an open discussion
OF late among millers, which is par.
ticularly interesting in cities where
flour milling is one OF the chief in
dustries, whether the Hour as milled
now is as fine quality as 1t was
many years ago, when patent flour
was first milled ii Minneapolis. Most
OF the millers insist t hat modern
Hour is superior to any that was ever
milied, while others, especially the
old.timers, claim that wheat -four as
manufactured by the Washburn-C Cros-
by co. years ago was so good as to
make Improvement a tiificult matter
The Washburn- Crosby Co. has de-
|.cided the question emphatically. and
all through chance, and the modern
-four comes out winner by several
shades Of whiteness. 1t is explained
by those who are familiar with the
history Of the company that IA years
ago scheme was thought out for
packing -four In cartons for domestic
use
The idea was thought to be SO good
that a large number Of four-pound
cartons We're ordered manufactured
and the Washburn-C Crosby -four put up
IN that shape. But 1t was too great
g departure from custom and the car
ton idea at that time was not thought
to be practical. So the new scheme
was abandoned.
The other day one Of those four
pound cartons, packed IA years ago,
was brought to light, and 1t was ct
once seen that here was an opportur
ity for comparison with the -four being
nsl'ed at the present time. A test
showed that the flour had kept well
during the long period Of IL years,
and had only dcteriorated slightly In
la minor function. Compared with
the new fiour. It was found to be
coarser and not as white as the
COLD MEDAL -four now milled by
this company. The finding Of the old
carton has set at rest ali arguments
as TO the comparative quality OF the
-four now being milled in Minneapolis
and that Of a decade end a half ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Taft's Special Message.

In special message to congress
this afternoon Taft recommended the
adoption Of the joint resolution by
two-thirds Of both houses proposing
to the states an amendment to the
constitution granting to the federal
government the right to levy and col
lect an income tax. He recommends
the enactment as part of the pend
ing tariff bill an excise tax upon all
corporations OF two per cent Of their
net incomes.
In the inaugural address invited
attention to the necessity OF a revis-
ion OF the tariff at this session.
recommended the inheritance tax as
correct In principle, certain and easy
of collection The house $of repre-.
sentatives adopted the suggestions
and In the senate the action of the
finance committee, in course of de-
bate, indicates 1t may not agree to
this provision, and is not disposed to
make up the deficit by the imposition
OF a federal income tax. therefore
recommend such an amendment be
proposed. am convinced the ma
jority Of the people Of the country are
in favor Of vesting the government
power to levy an income tax and will
secure the adoption Of an amend,
ment in the senate If proposed to
them
Il recommend the amendment to the
tariff bill imposing on all corpora
tions and joint stock companies, for
profit, except national banks, (other-
wise taxed) savings banks, building
loan associations, an excise measure
by two per cent on the net income Of
such corporations. am informed it
will bring into the treasury twenty
five million dollars.
Another merit Of tax is the feder-
al supervision which must be exer-
cised In order to make the law effec-
tive over annual accounts, business
transactions of all corporations. II
now, by perfectly legitimate and ef-
fective system of taxation we are in
cidentally able to possess the govern
ment and stockholders and public of
the knowledge of the real business
transactions and gains and profits of
every corporation in the country, we
have made long step towards the
supervisory control Of corporations,
which may prevent the further abuse
OF their power"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
THE WEATHER.
indications for Iowa, Illinois anc Mis-.
souri,. Wired From Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 16.-For Hi.
nois: Partly cloudy with possibly
showers in the north portion late to-
night or Thursday. Rising temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy with prob.
ably showers tonight or Thursday.
Warmer tonight.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday. Warmer tonight.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday. Warm
er tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
CITY NEWS.

The commencement of st. Mary's
school will be held tomorrow even
Ing, there being four graduates In the
class: Frank Ewers, Carl Schenk,
Louis Adams and Emma Schiebel. At
the exercises this evening the two
medals offered by the knights OF
Columbus will be awarded One is
for Christian doctrine and the other
for United States history
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Smuggling Case.

CHICAGO, June 1e.The defense
Of the case of Bob Leung. JOS PARA
and Carlos Sevedra, charged with
smuggling Chinese into the United
States, will begin introducing evidence
today. The government finished yes
terday. The jury win possibly get
the case tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Morris inheritance TAX.

CHICAGO, June 16.-An inheritance
tax Of $lS3.s44 on the estate left by
Nelson Morris, one OF the pioneers in
the meat packing business. will result
from an order entered in county court
by Judge li.inaker Tuesday. The ap-
praisers report gives the total value
OF the estate at $16,703,427.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Ger. kountz Passes AWAY.

TOLEDO. O., June 1g.-General
JOHN S. Kountz, former national COM
mander of the G. A. r., who died Tues
day, was widely known as the drum
ner boy of Mission Ridge" earning his
title when a drummer boy Of fifteen he
seized a musket and joined in the
charge on Missionary Rigs, losing 4
leg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Message to Congress on the Income
Tax Proposition to Receive Care
ful Attention from the
Legal Fraternity.
ROUGH DRAFT Is MADE
Submitted TO Cabinet Members For Ap.
provaI or sussestIon-co Confer
enee Held In Library Of
Executive Mansion.

WASHINGTON, June Is. President
Taft called special meeting Of law
yers In the cabinet today to consider
the Forthcoming message to congress
on the proposition to tax the net
earnings Of corporations. The confer
ence was held in the library Of the ex-
ecutive mansion. Taft prepared a
rough draft OF the message which he
submitted to cabinet members for ap.
proval or suggestion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
INTERNATIONAL
AERONAUTIC SHOW
viii Open July 10 In Berlin with Con-
testants Present from All Parts
Of the World.

BERLIN, June 16. Final arrange
ments were completed today for the
international Aeronautic Exhibition, to
open July ~. at Frankfort; On The-
Main. Prizes amounting to $4,000
will be awarded. It will also be an ex-
hibit of guns for destroying aerial
crafts. It is said there will be con-
testants from every part Of the globe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Bryan crItIclses Tarlr.

CHICAGO. June 16."The present
tafin legislation is the boldest piece
oflegislative brigandage ever attempt
ed inthis country was the comment
q William j. Bryan here today. He
lectures here tonight. Il hadn't ex-
pected material tariff reductions at the
hands Of the Republicans after | read
their platform. They refused to put
1 me word reduced in the platform, but
substituted the word revised and
lelt sure the author had no intentions
I q making concessions OF the tariff re-
iorm sentiment. They have been
nolder than expected in advocating
sae Increase. am glad to be surpris.
. mat few Republican seNStors
yo'ced the protest against the senti-
ment to Increase
he said he had no desire to be can.
u'oate for the senatorship. He thinks
sne editor of the Commoner is mis-.
aaoted He will only be candidate
: On emergency draws him into the
,ace' 7 hope no emergencies arise, =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
Local Observations.

River above low water of 1864, II
feet, 8 tenths.
Change in "a hours, fall, tenths.
Mean temperature, 62.
Maximum temperature, rs.
Minimum temperature, so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-16
lltanonslr, Senator Declares Ia an In
tsrview That revision viii be
IL Incrssss ovsr ths
Dlnolsy Rstss.
ua1.LS THE BILL A FARCE
!. Much Is the etll the Public Can
Hardly Understand lts Exoet
Status says II = Mis-
leading.

WASHINGTON, June 49, With the
I'd Of the work on the tariff bill al
most IN sight, Senator LaFollette, Of
wisconsin. declared today In an In
.tsryiew with the United Press that
l6e revision offered the people will
& al, increase over the Dingley rates.
when the protests throughout the
Z country are forced to the platform .
promise Of revision is considered" he
nd .the outcome hardly rises above
ns dignity OF the farce He says II
j hard for the public to know the
& 1xact status Of the affairs, since there
i % much to the bill. The thing
{ misleading the public Is the report
& N the reduction OF schedules which
yenerally means reduction Of rates
M the senate bill as originally report
III then with amendments adopted.
duties are left higher In the existing
Nv.
rhe grand total shows an increase
\ Il 1878 per cent on $1O1 100000 worth
d importations, decrease Of 3l.l6
percent $66.100, 900. Comparison Of
lhe percentages shows difference Of
ovor ave per cent. but the total Inn
! MI tlons involved . measure Of ex-
hich the people Affected. shows
5e to exceed aecreases nearly
percent Of the Dingley rates are
kanGed IN both bills. The rates
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
west VIRGINlAN
CREATES Juror
He Stated That His Speech Would Not
Change Single Vote, But Wanted
to Go On Record as Saying South
ern Interests Should Be Protected.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Scott, of West Virginia, created a
furor in the senate this afternoon
when he got up and said he knew his
speech would not change a single vote
and he was Indifferent as to whether
the senators listened to him or not,
but he wanted to go on record as say
ing that it was New England which
wanted lower tariff, free trade if she
could get it, and that it was the
South which wanted protection.
Manufacturing interests in the
South he declared, had grown faster
than any other section and that the
South now wanted her industries pro-
tected just as New England had been
in years gone by.
Her lumber, sugar, rice
He said her lumber, sugar. rice, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia iron needed protection just
as much as interests of Pennsylvania
and other states had been for many
years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
MRS. D. P. BELL
dies OF PELAGRA

Mrs. India Ray Bell, wife of Mr.. D
P. Bell, died at their home on Third
street this morning between 5 and G
o'clock.
Mrs. Bell, for an indefinite time,
had been afflicted with that dread
disease known as pellagra. The dis
ease is of such an insidious character
that it may be present in the system
for years before the symptoms de-
velop sufficiently to permit dag
nosis. The disease is said to be a
result of eating sour corn meal. For
years the disease has been common
in Roumania, Spain and Italy, but has
been known in the United States only
two or three years. The treacherous
insidiousness of the disease makes it
one difficult to handle, as it may lin
ger in the system for several months.
1t first attacks the mucous mem
brane of the mouth, throat and stom-
ach, and possibly the first well-defin-
ed symptom may be found in the cry
thema or the superficial redness of
the mouth and lips. This erythema
some time afterward begins to attack
the skin of the back of the hands and
the top of the feet, producing darn
discoloration, the affected skin soon
beginning to break down and peal
off. The essential features of the dis
ease is said to be an impairment OF
and destruction of the functions of
the stomach and the attack upon the
nervous system.
Mrs. Bell had been under treatment
for six or seven months, and DR.. J. d.
Donald, her attending physician, feel
ing that the case was of such a char.
acter as to interest fellow physicians.
Mrs. Bell willingly assented to his
request 10 call in other physicians.
She told DR.. Donald if by so doing
her case could be of benefit to others
he might call in as many as he might
think proper. He then asked as many
physicians as would accord with the
comfort of his patient to view the
case.
\ Mrs. Bell was a daughter of Mr.
J. Scott Ray of Attala county, Miss
The deceased was born near Koscius
ko in 1867. She was married to Mr.
D. P. Bell in 1889. Two children were
born to them, one Of whom, little
daughter, is living to mourn with her
father their bereavement.
The remains will be shipped this
evening over the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad to Kosciusko, where the in
terment win be made in the family
burial ground in the cemetery at Kos
ciusko.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
NEXT I. ?. A.
MEETING IN
HATT|ESBURG

MERIDIAN, Miss, April 27.-hat.
tiesburg has been selected as the
place of the next annual meeting of
the state division of the Travellers
Protective association of America,
which was in session here yesterday.
The session was called to order at
10 am. in the Knights of Pythias hall
by President ]. S. jenkins. The fol
lowing officers were elected to serve
the ensuing year:
President E. D. Self, Meridian first
president, T. S. Tucker, Hatties-
burg; second vice-president, R. P.
Willing, Jackson; third vice-president,
T. C. Hibbler, West Point; fourth vice
president, H. M. Parson, Natchez;
fifth vice-president, T. B. Franklin,
Columbus; secretary and treasurer, j.
R. Dowdle, Meridian. Board OF n
rectors, ]. S. jenkins, chairman, De-
Kalb; John A. Guice, Natchez; F. A.
Hulett, Meridian; B. T. Morrison, Me-
ridian; A. T. Lyon, Meridian; e. W.
Peck, Hattiesburg.
Railroad committee-R. P. Willing,
chairman, Jackson. Press Committee
R. o. Smith, chairman, Meridian.
Hotel Committee-H.S. Howard, chair
man, Meridian. Legislative Commit
tee-A. H. Longino, chairman, Jack
son. Employment Committee-L. F..
Crook, chairman, Meridian. Sick and
Relief Committee-J.L. Altman, chair
man, West Point. Physician and
Surgeon-H. S. Gully, Meridian.
Chaplain-Rev. Deb. waddell, Merid-
ian.
The following delegates and alte'
mates were selected to the national
convention, which meets in Asheville,
N. c., May 20:
Delegates-John A. Guice, Natchez;
T. S. Jackson, Hattiesburg; E. d. Self
Meridian; ]. R. Dowdie, Meridian;
J. S. Jenkins, DeKalb. Alternates-
H. M. Carson, Natchez; s. G. Luckett,
Yazoo City; w. L. Strother, Hatties-
burg; H. S. Howard, Meridian; VIII
liam Satoras, vicksburg; B. S. Sem
mermann, West Point.
After selecting Hattiesburg as the
place for the next annual convention
the meeting adjourned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
GOV. glenn OF
NORTH CAROLINA
TOLECTURE HERE

Gov. Robt. B. Glenn of North Carr
lima will arrive in the city tomorrow
afternoon from New Orleans, and will
lecture at the Bay Street Presbyte-
rian church at o'clock.
Governor Glenn, since the eXpira-
ton of his term of office as governor
of North Carolina. has biven his time
and means in travelling over the coun-
try in behalf of the home mission
movement of the Southern Presbyte-
rian church.
Governor Glenn is considered one
of the strongest men in the South
today, and as governor of North Car
olina he was brought prominently be
fore the people of the country in hi;
great fight to enforce the laws of the
state regulating railroad rates. In
this fight Governor Glenn was con
servative, but was absolutely fearless
in his position that the railroad
should obey the laws of the state, ant
this was one of the few states tina
won it's fight along these lines.
1t is expected that a large crow
will hear Governor Glenn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
POLITICAL FEUD
ends FATALLY

NATCHEZ, Miss, April 26.-News
has reached here from Meadville,
Franklin county, that one man is
dead and four others more or less
seriously wounded on account of a
political feud of long standing.
The dead man is Cornelius Pritch
ard, single, aged "a, and one of the
most prominent young men in the
country.
The wounded are Ingraham Pritch-
ard, Herbert Applewhite and Sydney
Thornton.
DR.. A. M. Newman, formerly shel
iff, defeated Pritchards father for
chancery clerk, and this aroused bao
blood between the two factions.
Today Pritchard met Newman, who
was on horseback, riding past tile
Meadville drug store, and opened fire.
His brother, Ingraham Pritchard, also
fired.
Newman jumped to the opposite side
of the horse, returning the fire. His
three sons, Ernest, Lynn and Eugene,
Joined in the shooting, killing Corne-
Illus Pritchard and wounding his broth
er, Ingraham Pritchard, in the leg.
Herbert Applewhite and Sydney
Thornton, bystanders, received flesh
wounds.
Dr. Newman is one of the most
prominent men in his section. He
has served his country in several diff
ferent capacities-in offices of honor
and trust-and has represented his
people in the legislature, where he
took an aggressive and foremost pari
in shaping legislation He has a very
strong political following, and gener-
ally gets what he goes after. Bold
and fearless, and of a very positive
nature, it is not remarkable that DR..
Newman has welded a powerful In
fluence in his county, and it is not
a matter of surprise that he should
have been attacked. This is not the
first time the doctor has been called
upon to defend himself with a pistol.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-27
Proceedings OF
CIRCUIT court

The following business has been
disposed of by the circuit court, the
Hon. w. Fl. Cook, judge, presiding.
Conner Bros. Lumber Co. VS.. G. G
S. l. R. R. Co.. defendant permitted
to withdraw plea and to file a ue
murrer.
j. E. Davis, assignee for A. w. Bons-
lagel VS.. j. H. Buschmann; judgment
in favor of plaintiff for $50.
w. G. Rodgers VS.. G. & S. l. R. R.
Co.; cause dismissed by consent at
defendants cost.
w. G.. Griffin Land Co. VS.. Lewis
Griffin; by agreement judgment given
the plaintiff.
G. w. White VS.. w. S. F. Tatum ct
al; one of the pleas and special notice
filed by defendant; leave was granted
defendant to file a true copy of same
filed and accepted as the original
paper.
The Fairbanks Co. VS.. Union Mig
Wentworth; the defendant allowed
days in which to plead.
Richmond Lumber Co. VS.. G. & S.
l. r. R. Co.; cause dismissed at the
plaintiffs costs.
Redwood Lumber Co. VS.. G. & S. l..
R. R. Co.; cause dismissed finally at
plaintiffs cost.
Richmond Lumber Co. VS.. G. & S.
I. R. R. Co.; dismissed at plaintiffs
cost.
@. c. Orr VS.. G. & s. I. r. r. Co.;
cause dismissed by consent at defend
ants cost.
D. G.. Patton & Co. VS.. Steadman &
Whitworth; the defendant allowed
20 days in which to file plea.
The Fairbanks Co. VS.. Union Mfg
& Supply Co.; defendants allowed 80
days in which to plead.
Today's session was consumed II
The hearing Of the case of G. w.
White VS.. w. S. F. Tatum and Wes-
ley Tatum.