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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
THREATENED TO
KILL WHOLE TRIBE
Father Was Armed With Shotgun But
Was Killed by Daughter Dur
Ing Struggle.

FLINT, Mich, Nov. 21.-With a
shotgun in his hand and uttering
threats to kill the whole family, Frank
Young, so years old, was shot down
and killed by his daughter Mrs. Mar
ion Mills, at the latter's home.
According to Mrs. Mills and her
husband, Francis NJ. Mills. foung
went to their home in search OF his
wife, whom he had driven from ms
home last Friday.
When Young reached the door ne
asked for his wife, who was hiding IN
the cellar. Mrs. Young refused 10
return home with her husband or speak
with him alone. Young, 1t is said,
drew his gun with threat to XIII
the whole tribe" Mills grapp'ed with
his father-in-law. but was being over
powered when Mrs. Mills seized an
other gun and fired.
Young was shot through the lungs
diving instantly Mills and his wife
were arrested
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
TRY Iron HAND
On REBELLION
President Madero Of Mexico An
nounces That He viii Crush Re-
volt Which Threatens
Country.
AMERICANS ARE LEAVING
one Month Of Madero, One Month of
Reyes, and Then Taft
10 the Present
Talk.

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 21.-In a
statement at the City of Mexico Pres
ident Francisco |. Madero declared
that he would crush the rebellious at
temps to disband his government.
THE iron hand will be used against
all who attmept to disrupt the peace
of Mexico" he declared. Gen. Lis
has been sent to Oaxaca with orders
to suppress the revolt there without
waiting for instructions from the CAPT
tai and he is not to stand upon cere-
mony nor red tape.
The statement has sartled many
dipomatists, for, while Diaz gave
such orders, he never boasted Of them.
Madero says he has no fear of the
Reyes revolution; that his army can
put it down. The Mexican congress
has just granted him 100000 pesos
for increasing the army and paying
off debts of the late insurrectionary
movement Most of the new troops
are to be used near the northern bor-
der Secret agents OF Madero along
the Texas border declare that the
Reyistas and Maderistas have joined
forces and that they are from $50 to
I $50 strong in every border town, in.
Guiding Ell Paso, Douglas, Eagle Pass
and Laredo. Several consuls are sus.
pected and the Ell Paso consul was
permitted to resign Saturday under
charges that he secured rifles for the
Reyistas.
Madero is now facing actual rebel
lion In Morelos, Oaxaca and Guerrer
70, with a border also to guard against
invasion by bands forming in the
| United States.
"One month of Madero, one month
of Reyes, and then Taft, Is the wa,
the Americans are talking in Mexi
CO. They can't see peace under thu
present rule and look for ultimat'
4 American Intervention. American
are fleeing to the border from man,
points.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Courtroom lie Packed to Suffocatlon in
Expectation Of Hearing
Tarred schoolteacher's
Story.
BARBER ON THE STAND
Ricord Tells How he Decoyed the
Girl Out into the Woods
to Her HumIlla-
tlon.

LINCOLN CENTER, Kas., Nov. 81
"A huge crowd limited only by the
capacity Of the court room gathered
today for what was expected to be
the most sensational days proceedings
in the trial of the three men charged
with tarring and feathering Miss Mary
Chamberlain on the night of August
z, last.
Every available foot Of space in
the tiny court room was packed to
the limit long before the hour for the
conveneing of court. Men were seat
ed on the steps leading up to the
jury box, were perched on the window
stills and everyone evinced the msot
intense interest in the proceedings.
Miss Chamberlain and her mother
were the only women, with the ex-
ception of Mrs. Simms, the wife OF
one of the defendants allowed In the
| court room.
Edward Ricord, the barber who
confessed to having acted as a decoy
for Miss Chamberlain on the night OIL
the tar party was the first witness to
day. He continued his testimon.
from yesterday and elaborated hi:
previous story of inviting Miss Cham
berlain to go to the dance with him
of being held up by two masked
robbers and of the subsequent even
relating to the tarring of the younl
school teacher.
! 1t is expected that Miss Chamber
lain herself will be the next witnes
and sensational developments al
predicted.
I Chester Anderson, barber Q
Beverly, related the startling stor
of how ten men of Lincoln county
himself one Of their number, dragge
Miss Chamberlain, school teacher
from buggy near Twelve-Mile schoe
house and administered coat OF ia
to her naked body.
Under cross-examination, Anderso
admitted he never had heard any go
sip against Miss Chamberlain, an
said his part in the tarring followe
talk at Clark's mill the day OF tn
party when "Sherill Clark or M
Simms asked me II would take Mar
Chamberlain out that night, that the
wanted to tar her. l said No
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Weather Conditions.

There has been snow In the lower
lake region, as the storm center pass
ed out to the northeastern state,
while generally fair weather has pre-
vailed in all other districts.
The field of high pressure from the
eastern slope OF the Rockies, has
moved to the central valleys, with Its
cooler weather and an area of low
pressure has appeared in the northern
mountain region, where the weather
is becoming unsettled, this being fol
lowed by a field of high pressure on
the northwestern coast.
Conditions indicate generally fan
weather for this section tonight ane
Wednesday and warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
$1,000 BLAZE AT
CHARLESTON, IOWA
Postmaster Baesett's Merchandise
Store and Dwelling Quilted by
the Flames.
(snecial TO The Gate City

CHARLESTON, Iowa, Nov. 21-The
general merchandise store and dwell
ing contained in single buildins
owned by Postmaster L. A. Bassett,
we're Quilted by flames at an early
hour this morning. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 with insurance which
will cover 1t.
The fire started in the chimney of
the dwelling part at 6 o'clock while
members of the family were peaceful
ly sleeping. The smell of smoke and
cracking of the flames soon awakened
one of them and the postmaster's fam
lily hurried TO safety while neighbors
assisted in saving what was possible
from the interior of the building
The structure damaged Is one of the
Oldest in Charleston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
FEUD RE0PENED
DURING TRIAL
AS Participants Leave Court Room,
Two Men Are shot While
Walking on the
Street.
LONG LIST OF CRIMES
Man Accused Of Latest Assault Wears
a Cork Leg as Result
Of Previous En-
counter.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Nov. 21.--As
the result OF feud of long standing
between the Ethridge and McVay fam
lilies, J. w. Ethridge of Full Back,
Miss, was shot IN the abdomen and
probably fatally wounded as he was
leaving the Jefferson county court
house in company with his aged faith
er, who resides in Wilmer, Ark, and
former State Senator H. K Toney OF
Pine Bluff The elder Ethridge was
shot in the arm
Ed Cullen and John Mcvay, broth
efs. were arrested Immediately fol-
lowing the shooting and placed in
jail. Cullen Mcvay Is accused of the
shooting by Senator Toney.
j. w. Ethridge, who Is prominent
planter, was arrested fourteen months
ago, accused of the murder OF Albert
MoVay, who WAS shot and killed in
his home at Pine Bluff on July 5,
1908. Mcvay's assassin fired from
ambush.
Ethridge was indicted by the JEFF
ferson county grand jury and his trial
began in the Circuit court. A jury had
been impaneled and the opening state
ments in the case made prior to adj
journment at $50 o'clock.
The Ethridge party had just left
the court room when they were met by
the Mcyays.
~. w. Ethridge was pointed out to
Cullen McVay by Perry Walker, and
Cullen placed his revolver against J
W. and commenced firing was the
statement made by Senator Toney.
Albert Mcvay's death is supposed
to be the outgrowth OF an old feud
which had its inception in one of the
lower counties of Arkansas, and sew
eral violent deaths and attacks have
occurred between the McVays an(
the other side. John Mcvay nov
wears a cork leg as a result of havins
been shot. A man of the name o
Hardy OF Monticello, Ark, was sho
and killed while on the train at Uniol
Station in Pine Bluff, and one of thu
McVays was accused of the crime.
number of Hardy's relatives AM
1rlends are IN Fine BUN 10 attehu u
present trial.
The Mcvays may be taken from tn
county Jail for safe keeping, as tn
ARRAY has aroused Ethridge's friends
Circuit Judge A. B. Groce annount
ed he will convene the grand jury t
take action in the case of the McVa
brothers. The men will be given
preliminary hearing In justice cour
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
THE WEATHER.

For Keolsuk and vicinity
ly fair tonight and Wednesday. Warm
er tonight.
For Illinois Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday, except unsettled In
the north portion Wednesday. Ris-
ing temperature.
For Iowa-Increasing cloudiness
and probably unsettled weather to-
night and Wednesday Warmer to-
night. Colder in the west and cen
trail portions Wednesday afternoon.
For Internationally fair to.
night and Wednesday. Warmer to-
night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
THREE ELECTROCUTED
IN SHORT ORDER
Only Took Twenty-Three Minutes to
Put An End to Exietanee OF
Trio of Murderers.

OSSINNING, N. Y, Nov. 21.-Three
murderers were put to death by cleo
tricity in Sing Sing prison at dawn
They were Pietro Faletto of Port
Chester, Frank Schermerhorn Of Mill
brook, near oughkeepsie, and Bert
l.. Brown of Rye. They went to the
chair in that order. The executions
began at 5:2s O'Clock and lasted only
% minutes.
1t was the first triple electrocution
at Sing Sing since the electric current
superseded the gallows in New Yorl,
state. Twenty years ago four muir
derers paid the death penalty at one
time by hanging.
OF the three crimes expiated Scher.
merhorn's attracted the most notice
On the night of Jan. 13, 1910, Sarah
Brymer. a nurse employed by Barnes
Compton at Millbrook, was found
dead in the Compton home under cir
cumstances which indicated that she
had been assaulted and strangled
Schermerhorn. who was the famil!
coachman, % years of age, and mar
ried, was arrested on suspicion ant
subsequently convicted on circum
stantial evidence.
Bert l.. Brown, a negro, killed VIII
liam Brown, his half-brother. In the
village of Rye, May 81, 1910.
Pietro Faletto cut Louis Levine!
throat in Levine's store in Port Ches
ter, Aug. 10, 1909 The victim was 81
years of age. The trial developed
that Faletto went to Levine's store
for the purpose of robbery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Killed Wife and Self.

NEVADA. Mo-, Nov. 21.-While his
five children, the eldest aged IL years
lay asleep in an adjoining room, o. 9.
Allison. wealthy farmer, shot and
killed his wife, then shot himself to
death in his home near this city The
couple had quarreled, it is said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
wives Form Turkey Trust.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 2t.-The
wives of farmers in southern Indiana
and western Kentucky have formed
turkey trust and are refusing to sell
the fowls at the low prices. Turkeys
are more plentiful in this section than
they have been for many years. but
few are coming to market. Turkeys
are selling for IL cents pound.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
charaea Against Brokers.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21.-The chi
cago board Of trade filed bill OF com
plait in the United States circuit
court here against two Pittsburgh
brokerage firms charging them with
surreptitiously obtaining the quota
lions of the board and using them IN
conducting bucketshops
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Balloon pueseldorf Landed.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 21.-The bal
loon Dusseldorf. which arose here,
landed safely at Monroeville, ITO
miles northwest. G. L. Bumbaueh, pi-
lot. and Walter Moffit, aid, had sailed
in an effort to lift the Lahm cup for
long distance flights. To succeed they
would have had to travel more than
COS miles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
rMn Shnnks al ed Thnmaa.
Quake Recorded In Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, Nox. 21.--An earth
quake that lasted from 1851 to 1928 a.
m. was recorded on the ,seismograph
Mt Brooklyn college. The maximum
shock was at 9:12. 1t was estimated
by the observers that the quake was
about 1900 miles distant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Deserves plshonor.

Whosoever has a thing with which
to discharge debt, and refuseth to
do IT, 1t is right TO dishonor and pun.
Ism him. Mohammed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Local Observations.

Nov. 20, I p. M, SO degrees, clear;
Nov. 81, a. M, 20 degrees, clear
Mean temperature for Nov. 20, sc,
highest temperature AZ, lowest 80.
Lowest last night %.
FRED 2. GosEW1sCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea'h'r
River Forecast.

The river will continue to fall from
Davenport to Keokuk for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
CONSERVATION and Panic Prevailed
When Earthquake Shock Ratified
the Houses on the
Island.
CATASTROPHE RECALLED
Mount Pelee Was Not In Eruption
This Time and People We're
Gained After the First
Shock.

PORT DE FRANCE, MARTINIQUE,
Nov. Reconsideration and panic
prevailed Monday morning when the
whole island rocked under two severe
earthquake shocks, which tumbled
crockery down from shelses and sent
pictures Gathering to the floor in
churches and public buildings, as well
as in the homes of the people.
The great tragedy OF May, 1902,
when 10000 persons were killed
through the eruption of Mount Pelee
was recalled, and men. women and
children fled, screaming into the
streets and roads.
A first look at the volcano, however.
showed no outward disturbances. The
movement of the two early morning
shakes were wave-like. They created
widespread terror, but no damage war
done, according to the early reports.
TWO Shocks at ST. Thomas.
ST. THOMAS DANISH WEST IN
DIES, Nov. 21.-Two sharp and pro
longed earthquakes visited this islant
and Martinique, Guadeioup, st. Vim
cent and Dominica. No great damag'
Is reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21
SUGAR AGAIN Reduced In Price.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-All grades
of refined sugar were reduced ten
cents a hundred pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-21

Read The Daily Gate City. 1oc
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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
horticulture

best authors to show that ordinarily
terminal growth has ceased before
August. But this article is already
too long, but if necessary [ will take
up this point later. l do not claim
that fruit buds are formed before
August but | do claim that the prun-
ing done in order to their formation
must be done before that time and
the best authors whose books are on
my shelves, prove this to be true.
Popes quaint saying, "a little
learning is a dangerous thing" is
finely illustrated in the fear that some
people have with reference to bacteria
and fungi. These two forms of
vegetable life sometimes cause serious
diseases in both the animal and vege-
table kingdom. Diptheria, typhoid
fever and consumption (tuberculosis)
as we'll as many other ailments of the
human family are caused by bacteria.
Practically all rots are caused by
fungi and sometimes death results
from the use of fungous growths
People knowing these things get pos
sessed with the idea that all bacteria
and fungi are dangerous. This is
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15

son noticed that the aphides were
dying so he waited and they call
went dead'' and he did not spray at
all. On August End I examined those
plum trees and could not find single
aphis. Now had these trees been
sprayed a few days before the hot
weather, or even during that time,
how easily we might have concluded
that the spraying did the work. And
this BlackIeaf 40 might have done the
work, but our experience this year
and of other occasions proves that
there is no need to spray for any kind
of aphis if the thermometer goes up
to 80 or 100. | believe this kind of
fallacy applies in certain cases in
using orchard heaters. Many man
has been convinced that he saved his
peaches, prunes, apples, etc., by the
used of orchard heaters. But [ know
some cases where one man "saved'
his crops in that way, or honestly
believed he did, when others near by
"saved" their crops without heaters.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
A LITTLE PHILOSOPHY.

One of the fallacies in logic is
styled 'pro causa non causa." That
means that cause may be assigned
for thing that is not the cause, but
a mere coincident. A fly, according
to Aesop's fables, once lit on the axle
of carriage as it rolled along a
dusty road. The fly said, "What
dust am raisingp' The presence of
the fly was a coincidence and not a
cause of the dust rising. We have a
fine illustration of this kind of fallacy
reported from Yakima county. An
orchardist over there sprayed his
peach trees for the destruction of the
peach aphis during the hot weather
in July and the papers are blowing
about how successful he was in this
venture, for the aphides are all gone.
But the probability is that the result
would have been the same il this
fruit grower had sat in the shade and
famed himself with his Panama. We
had the peach aphis on some of our
peach trees but they are as dead as
julius Caesar, but we did not spray
at all. We have some Forest Garden
and Miner plum trees near the house
that we're nearly stripped of their
leaves by this same aphis. My son
secured small portion of "Blackleaf
4O'' with which to spray those plum
trees. The thermometer registered
above 100 in the shade that day. My
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15

very far from being true. Our we'll
being depends to a great extent on
these growths. Let me make quota
ton from a scientific work now lying
before me: "Not all of the bacteria,
however, develop harmful products.
The greater proportion are innocuous,
while others are Of immense service
to all living things. The flavor of
butter and the quality and taste of
cheese are due in great measure to
the growth of these organisms. They
are distrib uted everywhere in great
numbers, in the air, in water, in
milk, in butter, in all of our foods,
in the soil, in plants and in animals. -
The fact is we get bacteria in all our
foods, breathe them in the air that
we inhale and drink them in water
and all other liquids. Destroy all
bacteria and the earth would go back
to chaos and life would be extinguish-
ed on this globe. Much the same
could be said of fungi. While some
are injurious, many are beneficial TO
the welfare of the human family.
Some scientists class fungi and bac-
terra under the same head but the
latter are classed as "spitting fungi.
The same scientific work above quoted
says of fungi: "For weeks, both in
spring and in autumn, fungi are the
principal and almost the sole food OF
multitudes of the poor in Italy, Ger
many and France This statement
will be better understood when we
know that the edible mushrooms are
classed with the fungi. The lesson
| would draw from what is here stated
is that we must not be alarmed be-
cause we see statements in the papers
about bacteria being found in things
we eat and drink. We must know
whether they belong to the dangerous
or harmless class before we condemn
them or fear them.
What about the prospect of the
coming apple crop? The situation
remains the same as that reported in
our last issue. The apple growers
are now in session and their report
does not harmonic with that of the
apple shippers recently in session.
1t was not expected to. More Of this
in our next issue.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
MAKE ALL YOUR
LAND VALUABLE

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
Barley and Hop Exposition.

One of the great expositions to be
held this fall at Chicago does not
seem to be attracting the attention
that it is entitled to. This is the
american Expositio of Brewing
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
CenasCO
the Trinidad-Lake-Asphalt Roofing

is free from mystery and decep-
ton. 1t has the life that only
natural asphalt can give roofing
to make it thoroughly and perma-
nently waterproof.
The natural oils in Trinidad
Lake Asphalt give it this resisting
life; and they do not dry out OF
Genasco like the volatile oils in
artificial asphalt roofings, which
leave them to crack, crumble, and
leak.
Genasco Roofing resists rain,
snow, sun, wind, heat, and cold
and it lasts.
The Kant-leak Kleet not only makes
seams absolutely water-tight without
cement-itpreventsn ail-leaks, and gives
the roof an attractive finish.
Ask your dealer for Genasco mineral
or smooth surface Roofngs with Kant
leak Kleets packed in the roll. Fully
guaranteed. Write us for samples and
the Good Roof Guide Book.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15

Material and Produce and will be
held at the Coliseum, October 18th
to 22nd. Donations to the extent of
$4,000 have already been made by the
various associations for barley and
hops prize fund, and is to be devoted
solely for prizes for the best samples
of barley and hops. two crops of which
the state of Washington is preeminent.
We hope many Washington growers
have made application for space in
this exposition.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15

pLAkET JR POTATO DIGeERS are unequalled for
weedy crops. Write today for 191 illustrated
catalogue. s. L. Allen d Co., Box Hop Phil
adelphia, Pa.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-09-15
Digging asphalt from Trinidad Lake

Time-and-weather
test is the real roofing
test.
You want to be sure before
1ou buy that your roofing will
stand this vital test. The only
way you can be sure is to
know what the roofing is made
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-27
DR., DOW TAYLOR
TALKS CROPS
ONE OF BEST KNOWN MEN IN
THE COUNTY GIVES VIEWS OF
PRESENT OUTLOOK.

Dr Dow TAYLOR of Woodford was
in the city yesterday on business and
when asked as to crop conditions in
his ncighborhood, said that the cot
ton was greatly improved Dy ;he re-
cent rain and that everything pointed
to good crop He stated that there
was some complaint in places, but on
the whole the farmers of that vicinity
would gather more than an average
crop of cotton this fall Forage crops
are also doing we'll in that locality
and on the whole the farmers are in
very good circumstances nothwith-
standing the severe drouth that prac-
tically ruined the corn crop.
DR.. Taylor is a financier and eXten-
sive breeder of high grade Jersey cat
/ tie. and has one of the most valuable
/ herds in the state. He began on
small scale few years ago and has
gradually added to his herd and hopes
not only to have the purest bred Jer
sev cattle in the state, but the largest
herd as well within a few years.
He has been offered fancy prices
for some of his herd bat they are not
for sale at any price at present. The
doctor states thai if nothing happens
to his herd of Jerseys and the railroad
will be built that he will he perfectly
content to live the rem ainder OF hi'
days in the thriving little village o
Woodford at the head Of one of th'
richest valleys in the state.