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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17

MUsCATINE, Aug. IL James
Moore, aged so. met instant death
here while working in trench. He
was buried under mass of dirt
when the sides of the trench caved
in. His skull was fractured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Had Just Arrived at Bremen After
Visit in the United States and
Call on President
TAFT.
SAW GAYNoR SHOT
Was Talking With Mayor Of New
York When he Was Shot
Down on The
Steamer.

LONDON, August 17.-President
Pedro Montt, of Chill. died at 1890,
at Bremen, last night. 1t was due to
recurrence of heart failure, follow
ing a recent attack of angina pee
toris. He arrived at Bremen on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
yesterday morning.
Pedro Montt became president Of
Chilli on September Is, 1906, and his
term OF Office extended to 1911. He
succeeded German Riesco as chief ex-
ecutive. He was elected by an enor-
nous majority and was supported by
a really national party.
Senior Montt was member of one
of the best known families in Chilli.
He sailed from New York last Mon
day morning after witnessing the
shooting Of Mayor Gaynor.
President Don Pedro Montt, Of Chill,
ranked as one of the foremost Latin
American statesmen. He belonged to
family of great men. His father was
president of Chill for ten years, from
1851-1S6I, and he himself was elected
for term OF six years, June "a. 1907.
At the present time he was proceeding
to Europe to recoup his health, which
had been seriously impaired by his
attention to duty in his own country
President Montt was born during
the year 1916, in Santiago. the capital
OF Cali. He was graduated from the
National Institute of Santiago with
the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1870
In 1874 he was elected to congress
where he remained almost continuous
ly until he became president, with the
exception OF having served as speaker
of the house of representatives ane
as minister plenipotentiary to the
United States. He has made severa
journeys to Europe and the differen
parts of Latin America, studying po
litical and economic questions
His wife, who accompanied him, i:
regarded as one Of the most beautiful
of Chilean women, and comes, like he
distinguished husband, from notet
family President Montt spoke Eng
lish, German and French with almos
the same fluency that he did his ma
tive language, Spanish.
Celebration Closed.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 17-Be
cause of the death of President Mcatt
the centennial celebration which ha
been in progress has been suspended
Chilean cruiser will go to Ney
York to receive the body and brin
II here
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
SLOW RETURNS
FROM NEBRASKA
Polls Did not Close Until Late and
Results Of Primary Election is
Merely Guess
Work.
|DAHLMAN ENCOURAGED
Party Lines are BIotted Out and Vot-
ers Cast Ballots for Anyone
They De S
sire TO.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 17.-That 1t
would not be possible to forecast the
result of yesterdays statewide prim-
ary election in Nebraska before late
Wednesday was apparent last night,
because the polls remained open until
8 o'clock in most counties, although
in several they did not close until 10
p. m.
Three precincts in Douglas county
reporting up to 10 p. M, gave much
encouragement to Dahlman and Cady,
aspirants for governor, respectively,
on the democratic and republican tick
cts. The three precincts gave Dahl
man 343. as against 81 for Gov Shall
lenberger, his opponent. Cady receiv-
ed 140, and Aldrich, his opponent, 20
Perhaps the most significant indi-
cation of these returns is the heavy
vote given to the democratic ticket
Under the primary law voters may
cast their ballots for any ticket with
out regard to former party affiliations
as long as they confine their markings
| to candidates on one ticket. 1t now
appears the republican vote cast fol
Mayor Dahlman may exceed even the
expectations of his own supporters,
/ The precincts heard from consist
Of two residence districts in the city
and one countrw district.
In Lincoln party affiliations were
not, closely adhered to. The absenc'
\ Of bitter contests among republican
candidates, except on United State
senator, led hundreds of the members
of that party to switch to the demo
cratic ballot, particularly among thu
Iso-called wet republicans. who linet
up for Mayor Dahlman, Of Omaha, 70
/ governor.
Gov. shallenberger, however, go
many republican votes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Injured In a Runaway.

JESSUP, Aug. 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
Louis s. Hovey, well known residents
of this place, were seriously injured
in runaway accident at Fairbanks.
Mrs Hovey is in a serious condition,
owing to severe injuries about the
head. Mr.. Hovey had several ribs
broken and suffered other injuries
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Eel $50 Feet to Death.

DES MONIES, Aug. IA. w.
Baldwin, aged 40, steel worker, fell
from the top of the Equitable build
ing to the street below, a distance of
250 feet, and was instantly killed.
His body was nearly cut In two when
he struck a beam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
GAME SHERIFF
rs IN PURSUIT
Wounded in Battle With Horse
Thieves But Keeps up the
Chase

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Aug. II .--sher-
if Houck. after being wounded in a
desperate fight with three horse
thieves, today killed one and then
started in pursuit of the other two in
an auto.
The battle occurred at noon in the
court house yard near the center OF
the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
pahIman Wins.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug 1T.--Dahl-
man has been nominated for governor
by the democrats over Shallenberg-
er. by about 10000 and Hicllock has
been nominated for United States
senator. Both of them were opposed
by Bryan.
Aldrich has been nominated by the
republicans for governor and Senator
Burkett has been renominated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Killed by Auto.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-Charles
Morris. well known business man
was killed and two of his compan-s
ions injured when his auto ran into
a ditch and turned turtle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Local Observations.

II I am. S. 29.sS 10 NE Clear
16 4 pm. 1882 81 n PIT CTdy
Mean temperature, SO.
Maximum temperature, 95.
Minimuml temperature. II.
River Forecast.
The river will remain nearly station
ary
/ FRED q. GosEwIscH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Roosevelt Invited.

BOSTON, Aug. III believe Col.
Roosevelt will fly with me- said Cliff
ford B. Harmon. to the United Press
today. Il shall invite him to fly with
me for few moments and while
have not heard from him, ] believe
he will accept"
Col Roosevelt is to be guest Il
day of the Doubleday Page Co., at the
laying Of the Country Life in America
Co, building at Garden City, Long ;
land.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
PIGEONS CANNOT
KEEP Up PACE
AeropIane outdlstances Flock Of Car
rier Pigeons in Race Of Fifty
Miles in
France.
SIX MINUTES BEHIND
Fcrty-sevcn Birds are Released When
lie Blanc Starts and Draw
Second Place In the
Race.

AMIENS, France, Aug. 1.-THE
first aerial race between the birds of
nature and of mans production took
place in the course of the great aer-
ial cross-country competition and was
easily won by man.
A flock of forty-seven carrier pig
cons was released at Douai at the in
plane, started from the mark on his
fifty-mile flight to Amiens. Rushing
without a tremor, through the calm
air, the biplane soon outdistanced
| the birds, and when lie Blanc reach
ed Amiens the flock was not in sight,
the first pigeon arriving six minutes
and twenty seconds after LIE Blanc.
Before the last of the flock had
come in Legagneaux, who had started
at the same time as LIE Blanc, but
consumed nine minutes more on the
trip, arrived, beating the last pigeon
by twelve minutes
Hundreds of prominent men had
/ been at the parade grouncs at Issy
| since 4 o'clock. Leblanc lew over the
heart of Paris. Aubin lew at much
greater altitude but followed practi
! cally in the same course.
No more enthusiastic demonstration
| has been seen in France for years A
| parade was formed and marched
through the streets to the office O
i lie Matin which arranged the race.
j Hubert Latham flew from Issy Les
Molineaux, in the suburbs OF Paris
4 to Amiens, stopping en- route to take
lunch with friends at Breteuil He
Il thereby accomplished practically the
last lap in the cross-country race.
distance of about sixty-eight miles
y but in the reverse direction.
Z M. Leblanc today won the race il
the last stage of the cross countr.
race, completing the final stretcl
from Amiens to Issy IL miles, i
; minutes ahead of M. Aubin BY hi
victory Leblanc wins the $4,000 priz
!, offered by LIE Matin and other prize
bringing the total up to $4,000. LIE
: Blanc was congratulated by the mir
: lister of war and other dignitaries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Fell Into Wires.

VERSAILLES Aug. 17.-While
flying over the palace of Versailles
today the motor in the monoplane of
Jereau, machinist, for Santos Dumont,
stopped and the aeroplane fell into
a nest of wires. The machine was
wrecked but the aviator was uninjur-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-17
Daily River Bullet
Flood. Height. Change. Weatl

KEOKUK, Iowa Aug. 11.-Ubserva-
tions taken at 700 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
A HILL-HAWLEY DEAL?

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
FINDS NEIGHBOR
 AFTER HIS HENS
Electric Alarm Notifies Farmer of Marauder and a Battle
 Follows.

Midd1etown, April 19.-Clad in an overcoat and rubber boots, which he hastily seized when an electric bell connected with his hennery sounded an alarm in his bedroom early yes- terday morning, Henry I. Nett1eton rushed out to the hen house.
 He found a man with a bag, who rushed out and grappled with him. The two men rolled over and over in the dark, the visitor biting and scratching MT. Nettleton.
 In response to her husbands cries, Mrs. Nettleton brought a lantern by the light of which both recognized in MT. Nettleton's assailant Frederick Hall, a neighboring farmer.
 Hall ceased his struggles and began begging for mercy. He was escorted to the house and admitted he paid other visits to the Nettleton chicken coop and offered to pay $150 in set tIernent if he was permitted to go un- punished. On this condition he was released.
 He failed to appear to redeem his promise yesterday morning and MT. Nettleton drove to Durham, where he swore out a warrant for Halls arrest on a charge of theft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
PASTOR BROWNS ON
 CARDS FOR CHURCH
Waterbury Minister Repudiates For Erection of Whist
 Memorial Tablet.

Waterbury, April 19.-Strife of a serious nature has developed in the affairs of the First Baptist Church, founded in 1903, and one of the fore most churches in the city. A few days ago it was announced that q whist party would be given Tuesday at the home of Mrs. George Walker for the purpose of raising funds to erect a mem orial tablet on the origi- nal site of the church, at the junction of Meriden and Frost roads. As soon as Dr. Albert G. Lawson, pastor, heard of it he issued statement to the effect that this was arranged without our knowledge, as officers of the church, without consultation with and is utterly repudiated by us."
 Dr. Lawson is a leader of the min isterial movement here against Sun day baseball and has participated in several sensational campaigns locally.
 Mrs. Walker said today: ''Let Dr. Lawson say what he will, the whist party will be held this afternoon and we will offer this money to the church. Of course if the church doesn't want it we can find plenty of other good uses for it."
 Mrs. Walker is a prominent worker in the church. She said the whist party was planned by herself and three or four other women who had done a great deal of work for the church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
AUTO FOR PRIEST
 FROM PARISHONERS
Present to Dr. Donovan in Order That He May Swiftly Seek
 Out The Suffering Ones"

Middletown, April 19.-Expressing the hope that sin case of calamity, should one ever befaI the community, he could fly more swiftly to the scene, and seek out the suffering ones. less perchance a. single soul must pass from earth without receiving the last rites of the Church., parishioners of St. Johns Roman Catholic Church have presented the Rev. J. P. Donovan, the pastor, with handsome automobile
 Judge D. J. Donahue, who made the presentation speech. also referred to the charge of sfthose who know us not that we are priest ridden,'' and ex- pressed the hope that the automobile would be priest ridden for many years to come
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
MASONS AND BRICKLAYERS
 GET BUSY
To Ask Agreed Upon Wage
 Temporarily Set Aside.

Stonemasons' union, No. 2 and Bricklayers & Flasters' Union No. 4 at a joint meeting next Thursday night will consider making a request upon the master masons of the city for 8 return to the agreed upon wage scale of $4.40 per day.
 At present the union men by agree ment are working for 10 cents a day less than the schedule.
 About four years, ago the increase was gained after a strike and two years ago when the hard times came cn the union men agreed to clip the scale and work for $4.00 per day un- til such time as the building busi- ness would warrant a return to the scale,
 At present the business is booming and the cost of living is so high that the unions have again decided to ask for the payment of the scale which the men have always considered as being temporarily set aside.
 There are more union mason con cerns in this city than two years ago while the mem bers of the two mason s unions was never stronger than at the present. The majority of the ex- pert workmen who were working un- der open shop conditions have been taken into the union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
TENACIOUS MICROBES ARE D. A. R. INSURGENTS
 SAYS MRS. MATTHEW SCOTT
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, April 19-Calling the insurgents "pernicious microbes Mrs. Matthew Scott, who in turn is charg- ed with "Cannonisn" and personal domination,'' plunged into the thick of the fray today in an effort to win for her faction the nine vice-rresidents general who are to be elected tolnor- row.
 Mrs. William Cumming Story of New York. leader of the insurgents, met Mrs. Scott half way. She and her followers were in evidence in all the caucuses and on every side vas the evidence of a strong line up on each side.
 ssour cause has gathered great strength during the last year." said Mrs. Story today. "and we are now in position to assume control of the convention
 In voicing her views of the opposi- tion Mrs. Scott declared:
 ''No living creature, whether man or beast, can hope to keep free from the incursion of pernicious microbes. But as unpleasant as this recent discovery of medical science, we may al least expect some comfort from the fact that as long we maintain reason able degree of health and strength we know that are keeping the upper hand.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
NEW TARIFF LAW
 IS BEING TESTED
Real Issue in Special Congress- iOnal Election at Rochester
 Today.
(special from United Press. )

Rochester,, N. r., April 19.-The workingmen opinion of the new tar if law is being recorded. The tariff has been made the real issue in the special Congressional election in pro- gress here today to choose the success sor to the late James B. Perkins. This is one of the strongest manufactur- ing districts in the country and the line of demarkation is closely drawn.
 The Democratic candidate, James Ravens. has publicly pledgedhimself to work, if elected, for a tariff for rev. enue only,'' while George A1dridge, the Republican aspirant, insists that the new tariff law is exactly what the Republican National Convention prom ised the committee.
 The result will be decided by an enormous silent vote'' which the lead CTS on both sides frankly admitted they cannot, fathom. When the polls opened today this vote was cast ra- pidly but there was no way of fore casting who was being benefited.
 With the issue clearly defined, how ever, it is admitted the verdict here will give a better line on the view point of the laboring man than either the recent Missouri or Massachusetts elections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
PROF. BREWER STILL
 BELIEVES IN DR. COOK
 AS MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

Prof. Brewer of Yale still believes in Dr. Cook. He says the recent climbing of Mt. Mckinley did not dis prove that pr. Cook had previously climbed the mountain, he had stat ed.
 1T shall want confirmation that this mountain has been climbed" said the professor.
 "I wish confirmation on all the points of mountain c1imbing,'' he con tinued.
 Because I have had enough exper- fence in this line to know that noun tain climbing is most uncertain. A person may honestly think he has per formed a. feat. when he has not. Now in the case of Dr. Cook, he may have climbed another peak of Mt. Mekin- ley, and really believed he had climb ed the mountain. I know just how uncertain the data is in these mat ters ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

So long ago as Nov. IT, 1909 Hon. T Hampton Moore. president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways associa- ton. stated that despite the precau- tionary moves of the railroads. 'sthe specter of the car shortage of 1907 is again in evidence-indeed, has passed beyond the spectral stage.''
 In 9 recent interview, Railroad Magnate James J. Hill said: Unless the crops are failures this year, this country is likely to see the worst traffic congestion next fall and win ter that has ever been experienced ?
 Present indications are that the crops will be exceptionally large this year, for the reason that high prices invite increased acreage. Of course, unfavorabIe weather conditions may lessen the yield, but it is very seldom that untoward conditions afflict all sections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

During March, our imports exceed ed our exports by $19,o0O.o0o. and duirng the past nine months the ex- cess of exports was less than $169,- 000, 1000, against excesses of $34S, ,000,- 900 and s5e8.O00, 1000 during the cor responding periods of the two prev 1ous years. This unfayorable show ing for the month of March, and the heavy decrease in export-excess dur ing previous periods. are undoubted- ly the results of market manipulation Ey specu1ators, which have so ad- vanced prices as to check exports as well as increase the prices of com
 nodlties to home consumers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
MILWAUKEE CLUB WHIST.

Thirty-two tables were filled at the whist of the Milwaukee club of the Uniformed Rank, K. of F., held in Citizens hall last evening. Many handsome prizes were awarded. The highest scorers were: G. Y Edwards Mrs. G. Wines, c. Rose, Agnes Far rell, Arthur Beers, MT. Baum, Miss Martin, James Hartley, MT. HadseI J. Richards, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Blight Mrs. r. Mcguire, Mrs. T. J. Lannon, William M. Banker, Miss Mabel Plude. The committee in charge comprised Messrs. Charles Andres, George Laf- lin, Emanuel Cave, John Cave, Ar thur Gottliff. Arthur AudIey, Henry Cave, Jonathan Wilde, Joseph Marvin and c. H. Gray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

Tn khe schools of Germany, ozone, srtinciaIIy produced, is used to vita lfze and steriIize the air, and it is proposed to adopt the same or a simi- lar plan in the schools of Chicago where rapid increase in number of pupils viflates the air. Ozone is de- scribed as @oxygen with an enormous energy and it is, by the so-ca1led Vohr method. generated from oxygen by a fan charged with electricity. it's effect being that of deodorizer, dis irfectanf and vitalizer. It is probable that the same conditions which ob- tain in the Chicago schools, prevail also in the schools of all growing cities. the school facilities of which do not keep pace with the steady fn- crease in number of pupils.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
FRENCH SUFFRAGETTES ROUNDLY CONDEMN MIME.
 MARGARET DURAND'S COUP
fspecial from United Press)

Paris, April 19.-Mme. Margaret Durand, who only 8 few days ago was being lionized by the French suffrag- cites, is roundly condemned on all sides today for engineering the noni- nation of an unfavored candidate in the Chamber of Deputies for the pur- pose of exhibiting the weakness of the franchise law.
 The suffragettes say her f'coup" was unwoman1y and has brought the cause into disrepute. A breach in the suf- fragette party is imminent.
 While none Of the score of women candidates for the chamber expects to be elected they declare that their carnpaign has so aroused public inter est in the question that they can hope to have favorable legislation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

.-The most trustworthy accounts '8 say Watson. Alpers & Co.,, "agree that the Steel Corporation closed it's first quarter in 1910 with net earnings in excess of those for the last quarter of 1909, and it is considered conserva- tive in the industry to place the year's probable returns on Steel common at at least IS per cent.' And this is the infant industry which still de- mands and receives tariff-nursing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

It is now stated, upon expert au- thority, that the digestive and in testinal tracts are not removed from coId-storage poultry until sold to con- sumerss and that such poultry be- come verftable fncubators for disease germs of many kinds, including tub erculosis, diphtheria, spinal menin- gitis and ulcerative diseases of the human liver. kidneys and intestines. It is further stated that if the poul- try is "drawn'' within twelve hours after killing, then the rest may be kept for a long time, in cold storage,
 without danger. In New York, it is proposed to enact law requiring the removal of the digestive and intesti- nal tracts of all poultry and fowl within twelve hours after they have been Slaughtered, and also that the earcasses shall not be put in cold storage unless this is done. If the finding of experts, as above given. is correct. this proposed law should be promptly enacted and rigidly en- forced The public health is suffi- eiently endangered by the use of so- called preservatives, without the ad- ditional danger of Characterization from undrawn cold-storage poultry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

There is, it is reported, a Surety Trust 2 and the president of the Con Eolidated Casualty company which fhas removed from Chicago to West Virginia, says:
 For practically two years there has been a determined and apparently or ganized effort to assassinate the company. These guerilla methods of the competitors of the company were encountered on every side and enor- T1olIsly increased the expense of or ganizatfon. have been warned scores of times in the last two years that the Consolidated and myself would be put out of business. The president of one surety company member of the Surety Trust told me that the only hope that the Con EoIidated had in continuing in busi- ness was to join the Surety Associa- ton, otherwise known as the Surety irust. More recently I have been warned that the failure to maintain rates would mean the annihilation of the Consolidated. This warfare of combined interests on the ConsoIi- dated prevented it from being Ii- censed in a number of states where ii had spent money and time to se- cure stockholders and complete agency organiza ton.
 As in the case of other trusts. the objects Of the Surety Trust's are evi- dently to stifle competition and 1aain- tain prices.