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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
WHEN JOHNSON
ARRIVED Home
Big Demonstration Made at Chicago
When the Negro Champion
Returns to His
Nanny.
BIG CHICKEN DINNER
"You Doan' Need no Bacon, Chile
Said His Mother as She
Carved The Water
Melon.

CHICAGO, July SACK Johnson,
the champion prize fighter, is once
more at home with his nanny
and his automobile.
Five thousand members of his race
and big scattering of white persons
made. a living wall at the North
western railway station when John
son arrived at p. M, and the police
We're swept away like chaff when the
fighter loomed above the crowd. The
line was garishly decorated with auto
mobiles containing newspaper workers
tamply cared for at Johnson's per-
sonal request) which followed his
machine until suddenly it was lost,
for five minutes later he shot off some
where in his new hundred-miles-an-
hour Marine car and dashed madly
home, where his mother Mrs. Tiney
Johnson, and members of the family
awaited him. Flags waved, an ornate
ly attired drum major of colored
regiment Of the state militia swayed
to the rythm of America" and Mister
Johnson Turn Me Loose and other
similar airs, and in the midst of a
mighty roar of "Oh, You Jack john
son. the champion alighted home.
He pushed his way into the house,
amid deafening roars and with real
tears streaming down his face, en-
| braced his mother.
/ Behind him a compatriot struggled
bearing aloft smoked bacon side
! symbolic Of Johnson's own message
| home: 81 am coming home with the
| bacon
You doan' need no bacon, chile,
cried the aged mother. "Ah want to
tell you Ise got mighty hne
chicken cookin' and you know how
| you like watermelon. We all have
got some dandies, Jack
A short time after Jack tried out
| his new automobile. 1t went IL miles
an hour for awhile till slowed down
by a park policeman.
Here goes the profits" laughed
Jack, but the policeman clasped the
champions hand and whispered
Don't tell anyone, you old warhorse
/ but / won $40 on YOU
Good" answered Johnson, and ht
was off,
Regarding a possible meeting witt
Sam Langford, Johnson said, lie
Langford put up his $4,000 first
then he can talk. am going to rest
\ am going to New York Sunday U
begin thirty weeks vaudeville tour
\ | may accept offers to go to Europe.
1 A telegram from New York says
Joe Woodman, Langfords manager
has accepted Johnson's offer
I George Little, former manager Q
i Jack Johnson, will arrive tomorrow
Ito consult attorneys. Johnson has
busy time ahead of him. Many recep
tions and fetes are being arranged u
his honor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
NEGRO LYNCHED
FOR ROBBERY
He Had Looted House and Then
Burned It to Conceal His
Crime.

HUTTIG, Ark. July S--A mob which
did it's work so quietly and quickly
that none in town who did not take
part was awakened, broke into the
Huttig jail and lynched Sam Powell,
who confessed he robbed and burned
home in Huttig last month. The ne
gro's body was found hanging from
the limb of a tree by Marshal e. M.
Cabaness.
Excitement prevailed in Huttig as
a result of the lynching, and another
hanging almost resulted when a ne
gro stood Marshal Cabaness at bay
with a shotgun.
The town is quiet and no more
trouble is expected.
The night of June 25 the home Of A.
e. Lucas, filer in the Union sawmill
was broken open while Lucas was at
tending church. The house was dis
covered to be in flames shortly af-
terward and was destroyed A trunk
containing s400 in cash and some
clothing in the house was partially
burned ana an examination ulsSlosSu
that it had been broken open, The
money and some of the clothing were
missing.
Suspicion rested on Powell, who
was employed by Lucas, and when
the following Wednesday he disap
peared, this suspicion was confirmed
He was followed to Rochelle, La.
where he was captured. Marshal Ca
baness returned him to Huttig July
and lodged him in the town jail.
The negro made full confession
He said that he stole the money ant
set fire to the house. No threats were
made against the negro and develop
ments We're entirely unexpected.
Marshal Cabaness, who is in charg'
Of the jail. sleeps at home, and thu
lookup was unattended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
WOMAN HEADS
The TEACHERS
zachariah xenephon Snyder is
swamped in the Avalanche Of
Votes at the Con-
ventlon.
THE sUFFRAGETTs WON
Women at the Convention Got To-
gether and Cut the Knot Tied
by the Nominating
Committee.

BOSTON, Mass, July s.-Women
teachers showed their knowledge OF
politics by pushing Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, superintendent of the public
schools Of Chicago, through to a tri-
umphant election as president of the
National Educational association.
Her opponent, Zachariah xenephone
Snyder, president of the State Normal
school of Colorado, who was the selec-
ton Of the nominating committee rep
resenting all the states, was defeated
by vote of 617 to 376 in the general
convention.
1t took clear parliamentary head
to cut the knot which the nominating
committee had tied about Mr.. Snyder,
but the women were equal to the task,
and, after Mrs. Young had resigned as
a candidate for second ~fce president
on the ticket presented to the general
convention, her friends put her UP as
I a direct candidate against Mr.. Sny-
der.
When Mrs. Young was declared the
winner the convention Immediately ac-
cepted the other names presented by
the committee, as follows:
Treasurer. w. Springer, Michi-
gan
| Vice Presidents-James Y. Joyner,
Raleigh, N. c.; Miss Julia Richman,
New York; F. L. Cook, Spearfish, s.
d.; George A. Mcfarland, Valley City
Nv. D.; Thomas G, Miller, shepards-
town, w. Va; Charles E Foss, Read.
| ing, Pa; Homer f. Sweerley. Cedar
Falls, Iowa; F. o. Hayes Alya, Ok; 3.
! T. Fairfield, Topeka, Kan; Samuel
Avery, Lincoln, Neb.; G. A. Duniway,
Bozeman, Mont.
The resolutions Of the association,
adopted in the general business meet
ing, were, in part, as follows:
/ THE National Education association
lreaffirms its unalterable opposition to
any division of the public school funds
among private and sectarian schools
and believes that appropriations from
/ the federal or state treasures in sup
port Of private educational institutions
are in direct contravention of the fun
damental principles upon which oul
system of American public school edu
cation has been founded and has pros
Ipered."
The directors decided unanimously
to hold the convention in San Francis
co In 1911.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
WORKMAN WAS
BOILED ALIVE
Fell into Vat of Cement and Was
Found by Workmen Who
Missed Him.

HAMMOND, Ind, July S.-Andrew
Hello, a laborer, was boiled alive by
falling into vat of cement at the
Burlington cement plant. His remains
We're taken out Of the vat by fellow
workmen, who missed him
Frank Smith, engineer at the In
diana Steel company's plant, was kill
ed Tuesday by Chicago, Lake Shore
and South Bend interurban train.
Ralph Eriolina, an employe of the
American steel plant at Indiana Har-
Dor, was killed by the Lake Shore
flyer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
United States Will Refuse to Give
Him up to italy If Reciprocal
Exchange is
Refused.
AN ASYLUM FOR HIM G
Family VIII Try and Have Him
Placed in Private Institution
Until Trouble Blows
Over.

NEW YORK, July S.-Porter Charl.
ton, who has confessed to the murder
of his wife. Mary Scott Castle Charl-
ton, at Lake Como, Italy, will be
arraigned in the court of Oyer and
Terminer, Jersey City, before Judge
Blair. The hearing on the warrant OF
which he is held Immediately will be
adjourned for three weeks or more.
Charlton will then be locked UP again.
The formal request by Italy for Charl.
tons extradition will be as formally
refused by the state department un-
less Italy shall agree in the future al
ways to extradite to the United States
Italians guilty OF crimes here who
have escaped to Italy To this prop
osition Italy will not agree.
Charlton will, therefore, go free
sooner or later, probably about Aug
ust "a, when sixty days will have pass
ed since his capture here. His family
intends to place him In a private sani.
tarium, with the hope that in time he
may be pronounced of sound mind.
Capt. Henry H. Scott, brother az
Cnarlton's murdered wife, will not op'
pose the adjourning of Charlton s
hearing. Through his lawyer Capt
Scott has said that wnen Charlton is
freed he will endeavor to have him
placed in a public, not private sani.
tarium Charlton is In poorer ply.
! sical condition with every passing
/ day According to DR.. William Jerome
Arlitz the youth is a paranoiac.
Reciprocal Exchange Refused.
ROME, July S.-The ministry OF
Justice has issued a writ of extraditlor
/ for Porter Charlton, who is beins
held in New Jersey for numbering his
! wife and sinking the body in trunf
In Lake Como The writ was trans
mitted July 5 to the italian foreign Of
flee for transmission through thu
4 regular diplomatic channels to tht
United States government. The dos
sier includes letter formally de
manding the extradition of Charlton
This demand is based on the Italo
American treaty of 1868.
The question raised by the 4-meri
can state department as to the failur
of reciprocity on the part of italy II
extraditing supposed criminals ha
been fully examined into. Argument
are used to prove that Italy is entitle
to demand the extradition of Char
ton, an American, for a crime con
mitted in Italy, while Italy can no
consent to the extradition Of Italian
who are charged with crimes CON
mitted in America without violatin
/ the penal code.
The italian embassy at Washingto
, has been advised of the transmissio
of the dossier, which will be conve!
ed by special messenger to Englant
! where it will be mailed to New Yori
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
TOO BUSY TO
SAVE CHILDREN
Negro at Work Woulci Not Go to the
Assistance of Two Drown
inn Boys.

BIRMIAGH Ala, July S.-When
Iva Backer, aged ten years, went into
Black Creek at Gadsden for a swim,
he got beyond his depth. Marion, his
fourteen-year-old cousin, plunged III
after him and both went to a watery
grave.
Two other boys ran to where ne
gro was at work and begged for assist
ance, but the black refused, saying he
was too busy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
ARRIED THE
FILMS TOO FAST
Ve Trouble for the Moving Pictures
Of the Jeffrie -Johnson
Fight.

NEW YORK, July s.--The films Of
n Jeffrles-Johnson fight were not
E[asered today to the vitagraph plant
e. the chauffeur carrying the films
Ea Jersey City had been arrested
\ Speeding.
'ae chauffeur was arrested in
ISeRiyn N for speeding, was taken to
ESe court, released on bond and
n II speeded on his way with his pre-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
POSED AS MAN
FOR 80 YEARS
Death of Harry Lloyd" Reveals Pecu-
liar and Interesting London
Case.

LONDON, July s.-The physicians
who held the inquest over the re
mains of Harry l.. Lloyd, who for
years posed as the husband of her
sister. believe that the woman mas
queraded as a man to save the honor
of her sister and child.
The woman came to London fifty
years ago and earned her own living
by teaching. Thirty years ago she dis
appeared and shortly afterwards Har-
ry l.. Lloyd appeared with his wife
who soon gave birth to child.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
TOWN
ACCEPTS COMMISSION
Vote of Citizens to Adopt the Plan,
Carries BY Very Large
Majority.

SAPULPA, Okla, July S.-sapulpa
voted to adopt the commission form
of government by a majority of 342,
The 8 per cent clause was defeated by
a majority Of So. The object OF this
clause was to tax the gross earnings
of all corporations, granted fran
chise by the city. 8 per cent on every
500 of the net earnings.
The charter was defeated several
weeks ago by majority Of AZ. The
defeat of the charter at the time wa'
thought to have been due to the pre-
hibition and 8 per cent clauses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
"a. AGENTS Catch chinaman and
Negro Engaged in the
Manufacture Of the
Drug.
luGHr IN THE Act
Claimed to be Cooking It fos
Their own Consumption
But Had Too
Much.

n. LOUIS, July s.-Jeu Lin, q
Desese restaurant keeper, yester-
asked United States Commission
chase Morsey for continuance
the preliminary hearing when he
peared to answer charges Of manu-
suring opium. The hearing was set
4 o'clock Monday afternoon, and
defendant was released on ST.
bond.
leu Lin and John Thomas, a ne
porter, were caught by United
stes deputy revenue agents in an
,ly morning raid at 10 North Four
enth street yesterday. The two
ERE boiling opium when arrested.
omas also will have to answer
arges. He asked for continuance
I'LL Monday, but he was unable to
nish bond and was placed in the
b jail last night.
The federal authorities have been
viking on the case for about q
pnth
Three deputies watched Lin's res
arant all night Wednesday, and
bat 2::30 in the morning smelled the
bgent odor Of boiling opium. They
BED several patrolmen to their as
lance and surrounded the house.
Lin at first tried to bar their en-.
nee, but they forced their way to
rear room, where they found the
nratus and the opium In the pro-
i Of manufacture. The negro was
Ind hi the basement. He denies as
ting In the manufacture OF the
ium, but admitted knowing it was
Ing carried on.
The officers confiscated four large
pss pots and a stone jar filled with
am in the process Of manufacture,
lich were boiling on the fire when
raid was made. A wicker strainer,
opium pipe, cheap revolver. sew
b bags OF "yen-shee,'' opium ash
4 forty cans Of the finished product
. cans are valued at about $2s
ece They will be used as evidence
Recording to the police. the PLAN
been in operation for some time
was believed by them to be uset
cook "sirup for duck noodles" an6
fy did not interfere.
The opium which was being manu-
rtured is about fourth-grade smok
k opium.
leu Lin and Thomas maintain thu
ium was not sold, but was Naade fol
Or own consumption. The quantit.
opium confiscated, the officers say
ases this statement highly improb
s One Of the packages Of "yen
se'' confscated came from Seattle
the room were found a number o
ms similar to those on which tht
n opium is dabbed for sale t.
BOXERS.
10Th Jeu Lin and Thomas, accord
TO their statements, are inveter
smokers of opium. Jen Lin say
consumes about two cans a week
Iomas says he smokes one can.
me penalty for manufacturinj
'um Is two years in the peniter
NY The penalty for having it II
session Is one year Imprisonment
me United States customs author.
are endeavoring to learn wher
LIN procured the drug opium
alca he used. Only large drug firm
allowed to import it, and the
y make affidavit that 1t is to b
for medicinal purposes only.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
ANOTHER BIG DAY
AT COUNTRY CLUB
croauet Tournament VIII be Held To-
morrow Afternoon and Day viii
be Lively One.

A croquet tournament will start
Saturday afternoon at the country
club for which there are many en-
tries. The day will be lively one
with bridge whist, the tennis tourna-
ment now in progress and golf. Sup
per wills be served by the ladies and
dancingNwill be enjoyed in the even
ine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
Judges Nominated.

aavoNE, July Sat the eleventh iu-
ID convention the following judges
unanimously re-nominated: G.
,aiorook of .Eldora, c. G. Lee of
Y ana r M. Wright of Fort Dodge.
convention was followed by
'sesl at the Country club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
Weather Conditions.

An area of low pressure extending
over the upper Mississippi valley and
lake region, and field of high pres
sure over the gulf and southeastern
states is causing rising temperatures
east of the Mississippi and with the
exception of scattered showers in the
northeastern and southeastern por-
tions, the weather is generally fair
over this territory
West of the Mississippi there have
been light showers in portions of
Kansas and western Missouri, and in
Montana.
Very hfgh day temperature con-
tinues in the southwestern Aggression
over Arizona, and it is slightly cooler
In the northwest. with a field of mod
erately high pressure in northern Mon
tana
Conditions indicate generally fair,
continued warm weather for this sec
tion tonight and SATURDAY.. except that
4 local showers are nossible
River Bulletin.
/ KEOKJTK Julv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
r,,h+eer,th Iudlcial Convention

CEDAR RAPIDS, July. y.S.-The eigh-
teenth republican judicial convention
met here and renominated Judges
Smith, Ellison and Trichler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
THE WEATHER.
luntil Z p. m. Saturday. }

For Keolsuk and vicinity: Unsettled
but generally fair weather tonight and
Saturday; continued warm.
For Iowa and Missouri: Unsettled.
but generally fair weather tonight and
Saturday; continued warm.
For Illinois: Unsettled, but general
ly fair weather tonight and Saturday;
cooler north portion Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
LARGE CITIES
ARE IN DANGER
Forest Fires in Wisconsin Threaten
Some Of The Bigger
Towns in That
RAIN IN MICHIGAN
Situation is Somewhat Relieved There
But There is Still Danger
From The
Flames.
RAIN IN MICHIGAN

MILWAUKEE,, July s.-Dispatches
from various points of Wisconsin indi-
cate the forest fires are growing worse
daily.
Eau Clair. one of the five biggest
cities in the state, last night had its
fire department fighting the fire.
Thorpe, Metford, Ogema, Prentice
are also in danger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-08
Rain in Michigan.

CALUMET, Mich, July s.-Heavy
rains today did much toward stopping
the forest fires. The settlers spent
the night praying for rain.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
BEST FLOOR FOR
THE HENHOUSE.
Wood Covered with Clean Lit
ter Gives Satisfaction.

What Is there about the henhouse
that is more important than the floor?
Here the hens spend about half Of
their time If confined inside the build
ing, and for this reason it should be
of good material and kept in proper
shape, writes " NJ. Couch in the Farm
and Fireside / hear it said that a
dirt floor is best for hens because it's
the nearest to nature. But there is a
lot Of difference between dirt made
more OF less filthy by droppings and
litter and dirt out in the field. where it
is clean, pure and dry 1t is possible
to have Il dirt floor i'm just as good con
dition for poultry as any floor but
keeping it so calls for a lot of extra
work Besides. many henhouses are
on ground where there is dampness
working up all the time, which keeps
the litter soggy and cold
1t is claimed by some that dirt
floor is much better than any other be-
cause the fowls can roll and dust them
selves on it. 1t does not seem to me
that mixture of dirty dust, waste
feed. litter and filth is suitable stuff
for dust bath. In fact, one reason
for keeping the floor clean is to pre-
vent the hens from busting there in
disease producing material.
The floor that suits me best is one
made of wood If You want to- make
this soft like dirt floor put on Il few
inches of sand or fine gravel and on
top Of that the litter, but seldom have
sand ON board floor, for don't think
1t necessary.
Cement is my next choice to wood
1t is probably cheapest in the end be
cause most durable, but 1t is con
ductor of both cold and moisture and
inferior in this respect to wood, which
is nonconductor Of cold and damp
ness.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

ACCORDING TO the State Tax Board 8
annual report, the total valuation of
personal property in the State for the
current year is s277 ,94l 1857, an increase
Of sl3, 532, O25 over the year previous.
The report says There is no ques-
ton that much personal property is
under-assessed ard that much of it es-
eapes assessment altogether. The con-
census of opinion of taxing officials and
Of authorities who have made special
study OF the subject seems to be that
the failure OF the system Is due more
to it's inherent defects than to laxity
in its administration"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
NOVEL HOUSING SCHEME
STARTED IN CALIFORNIA.
Los Angeles Building Model Village
Without Cost.

If everything works out as 1t il
hoped the first of the Los Angeles san
itary model concrete houses will be
built as a gift to poor widow and her
four children.
The proposed house Is planned with
four rooms, Il pantry, bath and a roof
garden. The latter can be made a
beautiful place for the tired mother to
rest or the children to play, or it can
be made into sleeping room in the
open air. which is the real purpose for
which it is designed. The house will
be provided with every sanitary con-
venience and will be comfortable and
ideal California home.
Cooperation among the people inter
ested in the creation of model village
for the poor has secured, absolutely
without the expenditure Of a dollar
that may be contributed, the first of
the model cement houses, the plans of
which were submitted to the city plan
ming conference, held at Los Angeles,
by Thomas Fellows. Mr.. Fellows has
in turn enlisted the cement men,
plumbers and other mechanics and
announces, his readiness to erect the
house and present it to the widow, on
behalf Of all the donors, as soon as
somebody has contributed a lot Upon
which TO build it.
The house, If built, will serve as a
full sized model Of those proposed for
the model village and will undoubted-
| " forward that movement on the part
Of the housing commission by giving
them real house 10 show those per
sons who will be asked to erect such
memorials in the model village.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

INVITATIONS we're sent out Tuesday
By Governor and Mrs, Fort for re-
eeption to Governor elect Wilson, to
take place at the Woman's Club in
Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 4, in the
evening. About 900 invitations were
sent out, and include the State officials
and the members Of the Legislature.
This will be the last social event Of
Governor Forts Official term, and will
take the place of the reception ten
aered annually to the State otficialsat
Lakewood.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

AS few cocks as possible should be
kept about the farm. Only enough to
mate with the breeding stock will be
needed. A host of cockerels eat a
great deal of grain and produce no
profit The very best Of all produced
during the year should be selected to
be kept ON the farm The remainder,
including the yearlings and two-year-
olds and any that are older, should be
fattened and sent to market, and with
them should be sold all the hens and
pullets that lack proper body forma-
ton and vitality Vitality may gem
orally be discovered through the alert
ness of the fowl Fowls that are ac-
tive are usually healthy and vigorous.
Country Gentleman