The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-31
NEWS FORECAST OF THE WEEK.

NEWS FORECAST OF THE WEEK.
A busy week is in prospect for both
houses of congress and 1t is likely
that before the week ends the calen-
dar will be cleared of several of the
important matters now pending and
the date fixed for the final adjourn
ment. The President has Cancelled all
of his out-of-town engagements for
the near future and will probably re-
main in the capital until the session
ends.
A Democratic state primary will be
held In Mississippi tomorrow for the
Endorsement of candidate for Unit
ed States senator and the selection OF
nominees for all important state Of
ficers from governor down Chief in
terest centers in the senatorial con-
test Senator Leroy Percy is a candi-
date for reelection and his principal
opponent Is former Governor James
f. Vardman. A third aspirant for
the senatorship Is C. H. Alexander.
A special election takes place in
Missouri tomorrow to decide on the
proposed issue of $3,5o0,0OO in bonds
to tuild state capitol to replace the
structure destroyed b. fire last winter.
Attorneys general from ten states
are to meet in ST. Louis Friday for
the discussion of pending railroad
rate litigation. The states to be rep
resented are Oklahoma, Kansas, Min
nesota, Missouri, Kentucky, South Da-
kota, Arkansas. Oregon, Iowa and Ne
braska.
In accordance with the proclama-
legislature begins a special session
today to consider and act upon ap-
preparation measures and the redis-
tricting of the senatorial and repre-
sentative districts of the state.
The board of food and drug inspec-
ton of the department of agriculture
begins a series of hearings in Wash-
ington today in regards to the in
gradients used in the manufacture of
beer, ale, porter and stout. The
hearings will mark the beginning OF
searching inquiry that the depart
ment proposes to make into the en-
tire brewery industry of the United
States.
An important report will be issued
by the department of agriculture at
noon Wednesday showing the condi-
ton Of the cotton crop on July %.
Among the most notable conven-
tons of the week will be the annual
| Nf ho tor fic
ing clubs of America, in Boston; the
annual convention of the Unite
States League of Local Building and
Loan associations, in Grand Rapids;
the annual convention of the knights
of Columbus, in Detroit, and the in
ternational convention Of the Cath
olic Order of Foresters, in Cleveland.
The present week promises to be
one of interest and activity in many
branches of sport and athletics. Fol-
lowers of the turf will center their
attention on the Blue Ribbon meeting
at Detroit. For devotees of tennis
there will be the preliminaries for
the doubles championship at Chicago
and the opening of the National City
| Court Tennis tourney at Omaha. The
aviation meet at Toronto promises
an interesting event in the field of
aeronautics. Another sporting event,
and one of somewhat unusual char
acter for midsummer, is also SEIZED
uled for Toronto, namely, the opening
game in the American tour of the IA
nous Corinthian soccer team of Eng
land. On the weeks calendar of
aquatics sports appear the annual
regatta of the Canadian Association
of Amateur oarsmen at st. Catha-
rines, the annual regatta of tn Great
Lakes Power Boat league at Detroit,
and the start of the annual cruise
of the New York Yacht club.