davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
since tie present law was

countered since tie present law was
passed.
1T is increasingly clear said the
president in this connection, that to
obtain and maintain that equity and
substantial equality Of treatment es-
sential to the f1ourishing foreign trade,
which becomes year by year more
important to the industrial and COM
mercial welfare of the United States,
we should have a flexibility of tariff
sufficient for the give and take of ne
COLLATION. by the department of state
on behalf of our commerce and in
dustry"
Merchant Marine Urged.
Outlining the idea of a central
Chamber of commerce." Mr.. Taft
suggested that such an organization
might be managed by committee
composed of small number of those
now actively engaged in osrrying on
the work of some of the large asso-
Citations of this kind, with members
ex ofiicio from the state and commerce
and labor departments. In leading up
to this suggestion Mr.. Taft showed
that in the fiscal year ending June
80, 1911, the value Of American ey-
ports increased SS00,oo0,ooo over the
previous year. but indicated that firth
er increase was possible.
Regarding the need of a merchant
marine, the president says:
Il need hardly reiterate the convic-
ton that there should speedily be
built up an American merchant ma
rine. This is necessary to assure ia
vorable transportation facilities to
our great ocean-borne commerce as
well as to supplement- the navy with
adequate reserve of ships and men 1t
would have the economic advantage
of keeping at home part of the vast
sums now paid foreign shipping for
carrying American goods. Ali the
great commercial nations pay heavy
subsidies to their merchant marine
SO that it is obvious that without
some wise aid from the congress the
| United States must lag behind in the
matter of merchant marine in its
present anomalous position"
Mexican Border Troops Movement
The presidents explanation CT the
sudden dispatch of one-quarter of the
army to the Mexican border agreed
with the unofficial reason for that
troop movement given last spring, but
he showed in confidential letter to
Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff OF
the army, that there was no doubt in
his mind as to what he would do II
he had found American lives and prop
erty in danger.
1T seems my duty as commander In
chief" said the president in this let.
ter made public for the first time in
the message. Ito place troops in
sufficient number, where II congress
shall direct that they enter Mexico to
save American lives and property, an
effective movement may be promptly
Imade.
The outcome Of the troop move.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

McDermott, of Kahoka, and sold to
the Iowa state agricultural college,
won the blue ribbon at the Chicago
stock show.
John Pohlman and Mrs. Arthur
Hines, of Nevada, Mo-, We're called to
Kahoka by the death of their father.
The Kahoka Woodmen elected the
following officers Tuesday night; A.
A. Wilson, consul; c. l.. Kerr, Advis-
er; j. M. Hays, banker; Owen Morris,
clerk; Wesley Walker, escort; Linn
Gregory, Waterman; o. G. Watson,
sentry; Albert Mckee. manager.
Mystic Workers new officers: Wal
monitor; j. E. Warne. secretary AL
bert Mckee, banker; Milton Yalton,
marshal; H. d. Butler, warden; James
Shaffer, sentinel; Sarah l.. Alderman,
supervisor.
Odd Fellow officers: Frank Kelly
aoble grand; Seymour Stephen, vice
grand; C. A. Dorsey, recording secre.
tary; l.. P. Conlee, financial secretary
Michael Lang, treasurer.
Rev. w. F. Laidley has been called
as pastor of the Baptist church here
for another year. The vote was
unanimous. Rev. Laidley is one of the
city's foremost pastors and citizens,
and a power for good in the commun-
| ity,
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Row II M HorchenS Iassa Coffrin
and Miss Minnie Bricllley We're united
in marriage
Elmer Hull has accepted position
on the Macon s-Democrat
Mack Turner is attending the stock
! show in Chicago.
Morris Barnett, of Oklahoma City
I is the guest of his parents near town
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
The Christmas Dinner.

In spite of the fact that the word
dyspepsia means literally bad cook,
it will not be fair for many to lay the
blame on the cook If they begin the
Christmas Dinner with little appe-
tite and end it with distress or nausea.
1t may not be fair for any to do that
let us hope SO for the sake of the
cook! The disease dyspepsia indicates
a bad stomach, that is a weak stom-
ach, rather than bad cook, ana for
a weak stomach there is nothing else
equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t gives
the stomach vigor and tone, cures dys-
pepsia, creates appetite, and makes
eating the pleasure it should be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Hid Like a Groundhoq.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The hypnotsts
feat of burying a man below the
ground, with only pipe to give him
air, was utilized by William Murphy
this afternoon who thought the police
were after hin for three year old
offense. Murphy got his mother to
bury him two feet under ground and
put gas pipe in his mouth, so he
could breathe.
The police entered the house after
another man and were attracted to the
pipe by Mrs. Murphy's strange action
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
KAHOKA LODGES
ELECT OFFICERS
Eagles and Woodmen Select Official
to Serve During the
Ensuing Year.

KAHOKA, Mo. Dec. William D..
White of Mccall, ILL.,. and Mrs. Maggie
Brookhart, of kahoka were united in
marriage at the home of Chas. Van
hyning in Kahoka, Wednesday, Rev
Guy Ferguson officiating.
The Kahoka Eagle lodge have elect
ed the following officers for the nsu
ing year: p l. Wilsey, w. P: Henry
Dunleavy, W. "; G. F. Kroh, w. c.;
F. ]. karle. secretary; L. J. Howell, /
g.; Fred Adams, o. G.; John Miller
Theo Blum and James Rifle, trustees
A Shorthorn steer raised by j. w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Second Special Message Of President
Taft In Three Days Takes up
Topic Of Foreign
Relations.
ON MERCHANT MARINE
Explanation Of Movement Of Troops
to Mexican Border During the
Recent Overthrow of
Dlaz.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - In the
second one-topic message he has sent
TO congress during the four days of
the present session President Taft re-
viewed the relations of the United
States with foreign governments dur
Ing the past year.
IN this message the president gave
the first official explanation of the
post haste movement of 10000 federal
troops to Mexico nine months ago;
urged the United States senate to
ratlfy the general arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France and
tne convention with Nicaragua and
Honduras and suggested legislation
That he declared would strengthen this
nations world trade and position
among the other powers.
On two subjects included under
foreign relations the president
spoke only in brief fashion. He in.
formed congress of the conferences
begun by American Ambassador Guild
at st. Petersburg in regard to the
question OF passports in Russia for
american Jews and explained that
after the Christmas holidays he ex-
pected to send special message on
this subject. Although not brought
out in his message, it was under
stood that the brief mention of the
arbitration treaties will be followed
later by a message to the senate, be-
fore which they are pending, urging at
length their ratification.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Jewish Passports Question.

The presidents reference to the
passport question was added after the
other parts Of the message had been
written.
BY direction of the state depart
ment," it read, "our ambassador to
Russia has recently been having a
series OF conferences with the minis
ter of foreign affairs of Russia with
a view to securing clearer under
standing and construction of the
treaty of 1882 between Russia and the
United States, and the modification of
any existing Russian regulations
which may be found to interfere in
any way with the full recognition of
the rights of American citizens under
the treaty. believe that the govern
ment of Russia is addressing itself to
the treaty and that sufficient progress
has been made to warrant the hope
that there may soon be removed any
justification of the complaints of treaty
violation now prevalent in this coun-
try. | expect that Immediately after
the Christmas recess l shall be able
to make further communication to
congress on this subject"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

ment, Mr.. Taft declared, was entirely
satisfactory. The recent attempt to
undermine the Madero government in
Mexico so far as it was engineered
in the United States, he said, had been
met with the same policy the govern
ment pursued in regard to the revol-
utionists who overthrow the govern
ment OF President Diaz-the social
ed neutrality statutes We're enforced
against all.
In regard to China, now in the
throes of revolution, Mr.. Taft had lit
tie to say except to explain the loans
placed in that country by American
and other foreign capitalists. In the
present war between Italy end Turkey,
the president pointed out the United
States has no direct political inter
est"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Cain the Jester.

Cain had returned from the fields
alone. Where is your brother Abel?"
asked Adam. ooh" replied Cain, care
lesslike, ABE has become charter
member of the Can't Come Back club" "
Whereupon he established reputa-
ton as the village Jester.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
GRADE LESSON
DEMONSTRATIONS
Superintendent Vim. AldrIch Has In.
ausurated Series Which is Meet
ing With Favor Among
Teachers.
SOME SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Miss Cora Mel Patten, Professional
Reader Of Chicago, VIII En-
tertain tho Public
This Week.

Supt. William Aldrich of the Keo-
kuk public schools has inaugurated a
series of demonstration lessons
through the grades which are attract
ing unusual attention among the
teachers. The plan is one new in
keokuk and it is believed will in
crease the efficiency Of work in the
grade department.
The plan is to get the teachers of
one grade together in one of the
school buildings with the class of
that grade and the teacher regularly
In charge of the class conducts. the
lesson. Various exercises suitable to
the grade are given by the teacher
and the result can be discussed in
general afterwards by the teachers of
the particular grade
On last Thursday Miss Gage had a
first term, first grade class at the
Garfield school. Friday Miss Schuel.
er had a first term, second grade
class at the Carey. Several classes
of this character will be conducted
this week. On Monday Miss Spears
will have the first term, third grade
class at the Garfield; on Tuesday Miss
Bindel will have first term, sixth
grade class at the same school; and
on Friday Miss Pearce will have a
first term, seventh grade class at the
Lincoln.
Professional Reader This Week.
Along the same line this week, Miss
Cora Mel Patten of Chicago. a pro-
fessional reader, will be in Keokuk to
do work in the high school and grades
on down. Teachers will be present to
see her work and discuss her plans af-
forwards.
On Tuesday at the high school in
the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Miss
Paten wants to meet representatives
Of various organizations interested In
the drama and any others who have
an interest in the work, to hear her
talk on the Drama League of America.
The talk will be complimentary.
On Wednesday at o'clock Miss
Patten will entertain the high school
and upper grade pupils with presen.
tation of Blue Bird. On Thursday ev-
ening she will give Every Woman
this being for the benefit of the pub
lie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
New Legislation Recommended.


Aside from his review of the world s
history for the past year, in which the
United States particularly figured, the
president recommended to congress
the following legislation:
The enactment of law providing
for the fulfillment of obligations as
sumed by the United States in con-
nection with the settlement of the fur
seal controversy the passage of a
law to forbid the carriage of opium
and other "habit-forming drugs" in
interstate commerce: the formation of
a central organization, in the nature
of a national chamber of commerce,
that would keep all such organizations
in touch with commercial develop
ments abroad, and the enactment into
law of executive regulations provid-
ing for advancement in the diplomatic
and consular service upon merit
basis instead of through political pre-
ferment
Suggestion also was made by the
president that the present tariff act
should be amended so that its max
imum and minimum features, design
ed to prevent undue determinations
against American commerce, could be
graduated to meet varying degrees of
discrimination such as have been en-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-04

snradley interfeh@
op. Mrs. spradles
s5 "' led with fright
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
School for Women Voters is Scheme.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11-For the
purpose of teaching women how to
conduct themselves on December 5.
when women will have their first OPP
portunity to vote here, voting schools
for women are established today by
the socialists in the working districts
of Los Angeles. The socialists expect
also to get number of the feminine
ballots coralled by this means for John
Hartman. the socialist candidate for
mayor.
The schools are teaching the women
how to sign the register, how to get
the ballot from the clerk, how to mark
it and how to enter a voting booth
and incidentally they are told what
a good man Hartman of the socialist
ticket is. Approximately $500 wom-
en- have registered for the coming mu-
nicipal election.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
GATHER HALF MILLION
LADY BUGS FOR FRUIT

J. L. Dumas and E. w. Mccain
drove by auto to Wild Horse Butte
south of Pullman, says the Pullman
Tribune, and secured 100000 insects
known in common parlance as lady
bugs or lady birds but to the entom-
oligist as Hippodamia convergens.
These insects have proven useful in
combating scale insects and aphis on
fruit trees. Mr.. Dumas has long
been interested in the possibilities of
waging war against the enemies Of
fruits with natures own weapons and
will endeavor to propagate them in
large numbers. A few he will send
to jacksonville, Calf, at which place
he recently judged an apple show.
Many interesting facts surround
the humble lady bug In the fall sea-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11

You are right, for once, George. Go
to the head of the class. That list of
teachers was stale, as we discovered
after it had gone to press, and we
are glad to know that you were one
of several thousand other readers of
the Star-Mirror to call our attention
to it. 1t shows that the Star-Mirror
is read, and that our readers are post
ed They can tell deceased school
teacher at first sight, just as they can
recognize ancient history.
This incident shows another thing.
matter of which we are more than
proud. 1t shows that it is an unus
ual thing for the Star-Mirror to pub
lish stale news. If it wasn't the Post
would hardly consider it of sufficient
moment to merit editorial mention.
Everybody reads the Star-Mirror.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Moscow H. A. Gallant, Chicago;
H. T. Hurrsy, Grangeville; G. E. Mel
son, Pendleton Roundup; Mrs A. L.
Overstreet, Troy; Grace Moseley, M. A.
Moseley, Russell Burgham. K. Johnson
]. B. Mailman, Seattle; w. S. ellis
Chicago; w. A. Burkgalter, J. Mon
helm, H. Hawkins, London; R. Gregor
Edinburg; j. J. Schurr. Spokane; A.
Dutro, J. R. McClain, Guy, VIM. B. H.
Burdson, Minneapolis; J. A. Curtis,
Spokane; w. A. Smith, G. w. Van
Pelt, Leland; Lizzie Schultz, A. J.
Schultz, J. w. Forrest, Spokane !;
John F. Purffort, Archie Holm, Walla
Walla; George B. Cole, Arthur Blom-
quist, Royal Niles, Sam Anney, Geo.
Mccoy, Trixie Mcdonald, Roscoe
Clark, Clarence Cleman, Clark Slower,
Ed Belts, VIM. Nellie, VIM. Woeard,
Lloyd Hazelton, Logan Perringer, Leo
Olaright, Whitman Football Team; H.
o. Howard, Kansas City; G. w. Brill,
Spokane; F. w. Ballinger, Flint, Mich. !;
E. Campbell, st. Louis; c. M. Wilcox
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11

The value of a daily paper is adj
mirably illustrated in the present eff
forts to have Moscow creditably rep
resented at the Spokane Apple show
The people have been kept in daily
touch with the progress of the work.
and interest awakened that would
have been impossible without a daily
This was again illustrated during the
county fair last fall. 1t will be found
of the greatest possible benefits when
ever Moscow attempts anything. In
this connection it might be proper to
call attention to this matter from the
standpoint of the University students.
For a week previous to the w. S. c..
football game the Daily StarMirror
told of this coming contest. arousing
local interest that was of some value
to the management, and undoubtedly
made some difference in the gate re-
ceipts We mention these things to
show how daily paper in commun-
ity is of real value, even to college
students.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
Notice of Sale of Real Estate,

In the Probate Court of the County of
Latah, State of Idaho, in the Matter
of the Estate of Andrew p Hankin-
son, deceased:
Notice is hereby given, that in pur-
suance of an order of the Probate
Court of the County of Latah, State of
Idaho, made on the 9Th day of Novem-
Der, 1911, in the matter of the estate
of Andrew P. Hankinson, deceased, the
undersigned, the administrator of the
said estate will sell at private sale to
the highest bidder, for cash, gold coin
of the United States, and subject to
confirmation by said Probate Court, on
Saturday, the End day of December,
1911, at 2 o'clock p. M, at the Court
House in Moscow, Latah County, all
the right, title, interest and estate of
the said Andrew P. Hankinson at the
time of his death, and all the right,
title and interest that the said estate
has, by operation of law or otherwise,
acquired other than or in addition to
that of the said Andrew P. Hankinson,
at the time of his death, in and to all
that certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in said Latah
County, State of Idaho, and bounded
and described as follows, to-wit: Lot
Fourteen (14) of Whites Acre Addi-
ton to the Town of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash,
gold coin of the United States, ten per
cent of the purchase money to be paid
to the administrator on the day of
sale, balance on confirmation of sale
by said Probate Court Deed at ex-
pense of purchaser.
GEO. r. KNOWLES,
Administrator of the estate of Andrew
p Hankinson, deceased.
Dated November 9Th, 1911. N9-30
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
ROOSEVELT is BOOSTER
OF COUNTRY LIFE MEET

SPOKANE, Nov. 11.-Deserving of
the hearty support of the cities and
people in general all over the country
is the farm betterment movement to be
launched at the first annual meeting
of the National Country Life Congress
in Spokane, says Theodore Roosevelt
in a letter to David Brown, chairman
of the local committee The full text
of the letter follows:
Il understand that the purpose of
the first National Country Life Con-
gress for farm betterment, which is to
meet at Spokane in the last week of
November, is to get from the practical
men and women in all parts of the
country workable plans and ideas as to
what can be done for the betterment
of conditions in the farming regions.
You have now exhausted two issues
of thousands of copies of the National
Country Life commission report and
| cannot too strongly express my feel
ing of the obligation the entire ccun-
try is under to the chamber of COM
MERGE of Spokane for it's action in
printing this report, when congress,
with shameful Indifference to the in
terests of the people, declined to print
it.
Many letters from all over the coun-
try have been written to you, making
urgent inquiry as to the best practical
scheme for achieving the betterment
outlined in the commissioners report.
Now you propose to get from the men
and women, best competent to testify.
the plans and ideas that the commun-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11

town of Pendleton, Ore, couple of
years ago, the marvellous thing about
the Roundup pictures, which are be-
ing exhibited at a local picture show
is not the remarkable western sports,
but the great crowd that the little city
entertained.
Pendleton, be it known, is not much
larger than Moscow. 1t is built sim
ilarly to this town. and is not much
better improved in the business sec
ton, which is but little larger than
ours Two or three years ago the
town was considered dead" by it's
people,
And then the younger generation
took hold.
The young men wanted to do some
thing that would put their town on the
map. Pendleton was a typical wheat
town. Its surrounding country was
held in large tracts by bonanza wheat
kings, and while it produced one per
cent of the country's wheat crop, that
one resource was not enough. These
young enthusiasts wanted something
more.
Moscow's situation now is better
than was Pendleton's then. Umatilla
county never had and never will have
the diversified resources of Latah
county, never had and never will have
the pay rolls that are tributary to
Moscow.
But that didn't discourage the
younger generation. They planned a
big, broad celebration, conducted in
a big broad way, and typical of the
romance of the old west.
A stock company was formed. Stock
sufficient to carry the thing through
was subscribed with the understanding
that under no circumstances was it to
pay dividends There was not one bit
of selfishness in the whole plan
Did it pay?
Pendleton entertained 10000 people
this year. Three special trains were
run from Portland, for instance, the
Roundup Association cleared $4,000,
and Pendleton not only got first page
space in every newspaper of the west,
but sent her 10000 visitors home sat
isfied
And above all, according to Roy
Raley, president of the Roundup AS
sociation, it united the business men,
gave them confidence in their ability
to do things, and made them a strong,
aggressive body, with motto of 'All
for one, and one for all"
That's some accomplishment, but
listen to this:
The bank clearings at the close of
the Roundup showed that the visitors
had left $250,0O00 in actual cash in
That's what 'get-together" does.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-11
HOGS AND POULTRY
NEED DRY" LAWS

CLIFTON, Colo, Nov. livery
chicken. every hog and pig, the cattle
jag last week on the ranches of A. J..
Crawford and c.. G. Walz, fruit grow
ers, whose reputation for truth can
not be questioned
Neither of the ranchers could ex-
plain the queer antics of their live
stock and were forced to pinch them
selves to make sure it was the live
stock and not themselves who were
seeing things"
But finally they discovered the solu-
ton of the strange capers of their live
stock and poultry, and although some
of their neighbors are inclined to be
skeptical, both Crawford and Walb in
sist that they are telling the truth.
Both own large orchards, and the
heavy winds about a week ago blew
large quantities Of apples on the
ground. The orchards were literally
covered with fruit when the rains be-
gan to fall last week. The three days
soaking softened the apples on the
ground and few days sunshine did
the rest
The apples were converted into hard
cider. The juice ran from the fruit
and formed in pools all over the or
chard. Then the suns rays caused
fermentation to take place-the hard
est kind of hard cider was the result.
The live stock of the two ranches
wandered about slipping the cider and
by evening the ranchers were so
alarmed over the condition of the ami
mails that they sent for veterinarian
Crawfords dog. however, was re-
spcnsible for solving the mystery The
animal came staggering into the kit
chen, rolled over a few times and car
ried all the earmarks of real Gag"
Crawford recognized the symptoms and
started an investigation in the orchard
resulting in the discovery of the pools
of hard cider