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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
REPORTER KILLED
GETTING THE NEWS
Was Pryins Into Secrets When His
Head Was Struck by Electrical
Apparatus

IGate City Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-James B. Nc
Cabe, reporter for the Chicago Exam
iner, who was elecuocuted at the
county morgue today, met his death
while in the discharge of his duty.
McCabe had gone to the morgue
with G. l.. Daley. of the city attorneys
staff TO probe into the alleged graft
among the teamsters who haul coal
to the institution. He was on his
hands and knees listening to con
versation between the accused men
when he raised up to hear more dis
tinctly and brushed against the cleo
trio transformer. Frank Fitzpatrick,
engineer, who attempted to lift the
body from the wires. was also killed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
MARTIAL Law
over STARVING
Outbreaks Occur When Food is Pass
ed Around to the Famine strIck-
en- People Of
China.
American Red Cross Relief Will Be
Sent Next Week for the
Benefit Of The
Sufferers.

LGate City Leased Wire Scrvicel
NANKlNG, China, Feb. 11.-Martial
law reigns in the famine stricken dis
trict of Anhui and Kiang-Su provinces,
as the result of orders by the pro
vincial authorities to prevent further
dlsorderly outbreaks among desperate
and starving peasants.
Reports were received today of of
ficials being mobbed and killed while
dispensing charity. Fearing that the
food would not supply all, the vii
layers stampeded their benefactors.
Repeated SHOWS in the districts
north of here, have accentuated the
suffering among the farmers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
Early OPENING.

[Gate CIV Leased Wire Service
WASHINS NS>.ON. Feb. H. The slug
gard days of ease in the house are
over. Under a resolution iammed
through this afternoon by unanimous
consent. with about twenty members
on the floor, the house hereafter will
convene at the early hour Of 1900 a.
m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
Taft at the Banquet.

resident Taft was the chief speak
ef at the banquet His address was
an eulogy of Abraham Lincoln
throughout. He spoke of the stupen-
cous requirements of the office, with
me character that was inborn with
Lin.
Lincoln" he said, thought that he
aione understood the problems that
ne was working out that he alone
had the necessary clearness of vision
70 see far beyond the present and Sc
cure the nations salvation at the
expense Of popula- misunderstanding
ana partisan attack. But, fortunately,
ne tired through these attacks and
lflals, and his martyr death did not
come until after the people knew of
MS patience, his sacrifice, his great
qualities of heart and mind. his
pat"iotism and his farsighted states
nanship
And the generations and the gem
efatlons that will follow him. evon
nose whose ancestors were in con-
nict with them, will give him higher
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
ISLAND LEASED
FOR AIR SCHOOL
curtiss Takes Up Residence in Cali
fornia For AeropIane
Experiments

fGate CITY Leased Wire Service /
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 11.-Glenn
II. Curtiss TODAY signed a three years
lease on North Island and arranged to
establish permanent headquarters
here. He also signed long lease
for residence in Coronado.
The lease on the island is for as
much ground AS Curtiss shall require.
The Arao club of San Diego will erect
several buildings for the Curtiss gov
ernment aviation school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
Aid From America.
[Gate city Leased Wire Servic

Loale Wy Leased wire Servlce.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-An an
oymous contributor this afternoon in
creased the Red Cross fund for the re-
lief of the two million famine suf-
ferers in China by sending five $50
bills.
Orders were issued by the war de-
partment for the transport Buford to
proceed from San Francisco to Seat
tie to take on cargo of relief sup
plies. A car load of food will be sent
from here next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
Chicken Stealing Record.

tGate City Leased Wire Service.l
SUFFOLK, Va. Feb. 1.-THE worlds
chicken stealing record is held by
Elias White, colored, according to To-
cal authorities. They say lie has stol-
en- at least 1000 chickens. When ar
rested today, White fought fiercely
for his liberty, and the constable had
to summon re-inforcements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
TAFT BEFORE
The LEGISLATURE
spoke Saturday Afternoon In Spring.
field State House and Took I
Fling At The Stand
patters
THESE HIGH PRICE DAYS T.
Injustice Of Tarlffs Which Can Not
Be INDICATED by Differ
ent Costs In the
Production.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,. Feb. 11.-Pres-
ident Taft today answered his practi-
cal break with the "standpat" ele-
ment in the Republican party.
Following closely upon the news
from Washington that the reciprocity
bill had been favorable reported to-
stlie house from the ways and means
committee only through the aid of
democratic votes. and the announce
ment that Speaker Cannon had writ
Ten to State Senator Bailey Of the
Illinois Legislature opposing the reci-
procity measure, the president took a
radical stand in favor of the abolition
of all unnecessarily high tariffs.
Before the Illinois legislature Pres
ident Taft warned the republican par
ty that II it persisted in maintaining
high tariff sin these days of high
prices" where such a tariff is not
really needed, it would arouse oppo-
sition that would not cease until it had
removed every vestige OF a protective
tariff.
The assembly hall was packed, but
the reception given the president was
chilly until he voiced his opinion of
the 'protectionists'' of his own party.
Then the people cheered. While the
president spoke, Senator Bailey sat
IN the audience with the letter from
Speaker Cannon, who urged the Illi-
nois legislature not To- pass u svesoIu:
tion commencing the reciprocity trea-
ty with Canada and insisted that the
terms Of the agreement were unfair to
the farmers.
Tn democrats, Cannon wrote, had
caucused in agreement but he said
there was wide diversion in the
house and senate. He added that, he
personally could not agree with the
democrats on this proposal.
But the people were evidently with
President Taft. Time and time again
the. cheered him.
All through Illinois, at Champaign,
Decatur and Springfield there was a
marked contrast in the reception, to
that given him in his home state at
Columbus.
In every address the president made
on the trip. he took Il more radical
turn in his arguments f.f reciprocity
with Canada. Veering from his di-
rect statements concerning the sig
nificanca of this treaty to the farm
e~s of the middle west, the president
deait with increasing emphasis upon
The Injustice of tariffs which could
not be vindicated by different costs
In production.
Though the president refused pub
ilc expression OH this changing back"
OF the republican conservatives, as he
hlinself e.rressed in his speech. it is
understood that he is angry with this
attitude; it has acted as spur to
MIN toward insurgency" against the
s'andpatters of his own party.
following the address TO the Illinois
legislature, Presiden Taft visited the
nome of President Lincoln, after
which he received the members of the
legislature, the supreme and appel
la'e courts and the general house for
two hours
Az eight o'clock tonight he appeared
at the banquet oe the Lincoln cen
iennial association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
SOUTHERN BASKET
BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Navy by Virtue of Victory Saturday is
Claimant to iionors in Indoor
Game.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.
ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 1.-THE Mid
shipmen defeated Georgetown basket
ball today, So to Is. The navy now
claims the southern championship.
ahe Intercollegiate season opened
today. the navy winning from Yale by
{ bouts to two.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-12
THE WEATHER.
Local Observations.

Feb. Bar,Ther. Wind. Weather.
IL am. ;. so 19 Sc sw Clear
II pm. +. 30. 10 A S Cldy
River above low water of 1864 Z
tenths.
Mean temperature, Al.
Highest temperature, 81
Lowest temperature, 81.
FRED q. GosEwISCH,
Observer.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

areas, in bottoms OF ravines, or II
pot holes that have no natural sur
lace drainage. Some of them cannot
be cultivated at all; other can be GU.
tivated late In dry seasons, while 9th
ers may be cultivated each year,
though poorly and with small returns.
Farmers unfamiliar with the benefits
of drainage are slow to recogniz, its
need on land of this class. Many do
rot seem to realize that a yellow
spot surrounded by the bright green
Of field Of growing grain is fire.
quently do to no other cause than
poor drainage.
Cost of draining wet lands In many
cases is very small as compared with
the benefits which result Open ditch
es cost from 10 to Is cents per cubic
yard of excavation. Practically all
of our marshes can be provided with
the three kinds OF open bitches for
less than $40 an acre. Lines OF four.
inch tile laid three feet deep cost
about cents a rod for tile and labor.
If the lines Of tile are four rods apart
there will be 40 rods Of tile per acre.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
RATHER UNIVERSAL PRACTICE
10 in British Columbia They Think
They Can Recognize lesis-
Iative Timber

Mai S Harris, who fought In the
South African war, and P. J. c. Cue,
who discovered the gold fields named
after him in West Australia, In New
York on their way to England, had
something to say about Vancouver.
Both are Australians, but the major
is now in the insurance business in
Vancouver, while Mr.. Cue is operating
In British Columbia.
Major Harris said opinion out his
way was divided on the subject OF
reciprocity. but he knew OF a sood
story that was current in Vancouver
"A man from British Columbia went
over to see London for the first time
last year" he said, and was being
shown through Westminster Abbey
He got ia.o conversation with tour
LIST agent who was showing party
about and at intervals the man who
was explaining asked the British Co
lumbar questions about Vancouver.
y suppose that in your country
YOU have no place like the abbey? he
suggested.
No replied the other.
Then what may / ask, do you DO
with your illustrious dead?'
First replied the British Column
biau. we appoint commission to see
whether the man is really dead, and
then If the commission decides in the
affirmative, we send him to the legis'
lature'"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
IMPROVING Wisconsin Tobacco.

During the past season l,322 grow
ers living in SO counties We're fur
nished by the Wisconsin College OF
Agriculture, with l75 pounds of high
grade seed, valued at $1.400. The
reports received from the growers,
the tobacco buyers, and the awards
made at the tobacco exhibits indicate
very generally the superior merit as
to earliness, yield and quality, OF leaf
grown from this type over that of
seed from other sources. over 300
growers reported that it matured
earlier than any other variety they
had used Two hundred and flfty-nine
found it a better yielder and 442 out
OF 563 replies indicated that the
quality of leaf was better.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Record Of Destination.

In her statement to District Judge
Riddle of New York, just before he
granted her divorce, Mrs. Matte +,
Work said. Il married David +. WORK
on January /, 1891 and during the en-
tire period Of our married life, up to
The time we separated six months
ago. he was intoxicated two or three
times a week" According to the vile
Work accumulated 2,O33 "jags' dur
Ing the 10 years months and II days
of their married life at two "jags'
week. Computing on the basis OF
quart Of whisky to each intoxicatlon
Work consumed sos gallons, or LII
barrels Of whisky, costing him $",O4S
at 81 so a quart If Work was lntoX'
icated three times week he should
be credited with 1880 jays and the
consumption Of 1923 gallons OF
whisky, costing $4575.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
BETTER TEETH
fewer DENTISTS BILLS

Your teeth decay because particles
of food get into crevices between and
around the teeth and create germs
of decay. Ordinary tooth powders
and washes are entirely inadequate
to prevent 1t.
Try Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic, de-
licious. harmless germicide. Just q
little in glass Of water, and rinse the
mouth and brush the teeth thoroughly.
1t will whiten the teeth, prevent
and remove tartar, destroy all germs
of decay and save you dentists bills
Paxtine thoroughly cleanses, de-
odorizes and keeps pure and odorless
false teeth and bridgework. Paxtine
Is far superior to liquid antiseptics
and peroxide for all toilet and hy-
gienic uses. At Druggists rs and SOC,
or sent postpaid upon receipt Of price
by The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston,
Mass. Send for a free sample.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Surely Veteran Musician.

william Kuhe, who introduced Patti.
Trebcll and Christine Nilsson TO the
concert platform In England, IS eighty
seven years old. an age which, he
thinks. entities him TO be known as
the Oldest musician in the world He
was born In Prague In 1923, the son Of
German parents He is pianist and
has given concerts in association with
some Of the worlds most famous ar
TiEts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Clover Helps
Sandy Soils
Needed
Elements

1t has been shown that the raising
of legumes benefits the soil In two
ways, viz, by increasing the humus
and by supplying the soil with nitro
gen. Other crops, 1t is true, such as
rye. buckwheat, millet, etc, will also
Increase the humus If plowed under
for green manure, but not nearly so
much so as a good crop of legumes
because the latter have, as a rule, a
much greater root system. Besides
this, other crops have the disadvant-
age of not adding any fertility to the
soil even If the whole crop Is plowed
under. There Is a great difference in
the habit of growth, productiveness,
use, value as feed, green manure or
soiling crop, ability of supplying nitro
gen and humus, and sureness of Sc
curing catch, between the different
Iegumes adapted to this climate and
soil.
Medium Red Glover Good.
or all legumes, medium red and
mammoth clover are perhaps better
W SduuS SOliS tIldl any JUL
er. They are very closely allied In
that they are both biennial plants and
require about the same conditions.
Mammoth clover, however, under the
same conditions grows much moro
stalky and coarser than the medium
red. but when the former is seeded
on sandy soil 1t grows to about the
same size that the latter attains on
a clay or a clay loan.
To introduce clover on these soils,
the field should be plowed as early
as possible in the spring and then
top-dressed with ground limestone.
This crop Is very sensitive to acid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
A Preaching Cross Restored.


The preaching cross In the village
OF burlington, situated amid romantic
surroundings on the northern side of
the Mendip hills, has, by the generos.
ity of Col. Evan II. Llewellyn. been
restored. 1t Is recorded that early in
1905 the handsome fifteenth century
base of the cross-all that then re-
manned Of twas removed and uti.
lied in building a new house for the
then parish clerk. Happily, the orna-
mental dial stone did not share the
same fate, and this has been incor-
porated into its original position in
the new cross. Three broad and mas
sive steps carry the old socket upon
which rests a tall monolith shaft,
which is crowned by one Of those
lantern-shaped canopies so peculiar to
the west country.-From the London
Standard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Pics Need Lime.

Wisconsin Experiment station tests
show that the skeletal development
Of the young as to lime content, as
we'll as size Is maintained In the pigs,
regardless of the character of the Tine
supply present In the food, 1t has
been shown that pigs can use min.
eral phosphorus In the form OF floats
or ground rock phosphate In place
Of phosphorus fed In grains. Nor
nal rations used by farmers contain
mple supplies Of phosphorus. 1t has
cen shown that pigs fed grain alone
not get enough lime to meet the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Those Contemptuous Clerks.

do YOU suppose there are any peer
esses left in England inquired the
plainly dressed woman with her arms
full OF bundles
Why suppose so. madam re-
piled the hoorwalker in that soothing
zone one uses toward mild lunati"s,
We'll" the indignant, Inundated
.%ittle woman whose means limited her
20 the cheaper grades of everything
said. 81 didn't know but what they
were all over here working In this
store Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

Vegetable Compound has done for me-
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake Of other suffer
ing women l am willing to make my
trouble public SO you may publish
this letter. - MRS. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RED, Graniteville, vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such record
of cures as has Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing woman's ills such as infamma-
ton, liberation. fibroid tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and 1t is unequalled for
carrying women safely through the
period of change of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Best for Sandy Soils.

Experiments conducted by the Wis
consin Experiment station soils de-
partment indicate that nitrogen and
humus are the two fertilizer constitu-
ents most needed at the present time
for the Improvement Of sandy soils.
Glover. hairy vetch and soy beans are
the crops which seem best adapted to
use for the purpose of storing nitro
gen in these soils and increasing their
content OF humus.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Some WAYS Of Aimalayan People.


Robert Dulwich, who has Travelled
extensively in the lesser known re-
gions of the Himalaya, gives an inter
esting account of a native sect known
as the Tharys who have some curious
practices. The sect are worshipers OF
the goddess Kali They believe either
in self destruction or In the sacrihce
OF one of their fingers TO appease the
deity.
Thus 1t comes about that when the
eldest member Of family Is married
the unhappy mother Is expected to
cut off the first two joints OF the last
two fingers OF her hand Princesses
and other smart people In this re-
markable sect are allowed to offer
substitute of finger joints, modelled in
gold Eastern World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

There are In Wisconsin over 7,O0O,-
600 acres in need of better drainage.
or this, about one-third consists OF
muck and peat marshes, and the re-
naming two-thirds Is made up large
ly OF wet clays. There are also wet
sands, but those not covered with
peat comprise a very small portion OF
the state.
Muck and peat marshes are ac-
cumulations OF partly decomposed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

moss and grass underlaid with either
sand, clay, or mari, at depths vary
ing from a few inches to 20 or more
feet. Muck has decomposed to an
advanced stage. while peat may be
said to be picked" and is only
slightly decomposed Muck is COM
paratively heavy. usually containing
some silt and clay and is black. Peat
frequently weighs less than IL pounds
per cubic foot, will burn when dry and
though sometimes black when wet oft
en- becomes reddish-brown upon dry
Ing.
Wet clays may lay in broad fiat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

/ conditions in that the bacteria living
on its roots will not flourish where
| there IS lack of lime.
If possible, the lime should be ap.
| piled on the field the preceding sea-
son, so that it will be well distributed
needed. The field should be har-
rowed at short intervals TO kill such
weeds as sand burrs, yellow and
green foXtail, etc, before these get q
start above ground. This method OF
cultivation should be kept up until
May.
About fifteen pounds of clover seed
should then be sown broadcast before
seeder or grain drill and worked In
so that none Of the seed will be more
than two and half or three inches
below the surface. The seeder should
be followed with a heavy roller which
compacts the soil around the seed,
thus increasing its opportunity of get
ting a good moisture supply for germ.
ination.
Add Nitrogen Bacteria.
Ordinarily, medium red or alsike
clover will develop nodules in abund-
ance on the sandy soils Of Wisconsin.
Alfalfa and many other legumes, how
ever often fail to develop the proper
nodules or develop them only to a
very limited extent until they have
been grown on the same piece Of
ground for three or four years.
1t Is frequently desirable, therefore,
to inocuate the soil with the proper
bacteria. Ordinarily this is best
done by the distribution over the soil
on which the corresponding legumes
have been grown for some time and
on which they have shown a good de-
velopment Of nodules The rate of
development Of nodules on the land
so treated will, of course, depend on
the amount Of inoculating soil and
the thoroughness Of Its mixture
through the ground. Where such In
oculating soil Is readily accessible
with only the cost of a short haul, 1t
Is best to use 1000 or 1000 pounds
per acre. Where, however, 1t must be
shipped In, half Of these quantities
will produce fair development when
the soil is kept in moist condition
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
What Gave Him Away.

First Rurglar-Poor old Jimmy
knew dat deep breathing fad would
be his downfall.
Second Burglar-How did II hap
pen?
First Burglar Why, he tried Il
while he vas under bed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

SASKATOON'S splendid English-speak-
ing agricultural community has won phe-
nomenal prosperity from wonderful soil.
What are the farmers in your district do
ing? Why not participate in our pros
perity? Come here if you want to make
the most and best of your energy and abil-
ity At any rate, do it for your children 5
sake. Write for all information to Com
missioner, Board of Trade, Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan, Western Canada.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06

A great many 40.aCre tracts have been
put in first-class condition by properly
laying only 100 rods of tile on the en-
tire 40 acres.
The soils department of the College
of Agriculture gives all In the or
ganization of drainage districts and
in promoting the reclamation OF
swamp lands. Plans and specifications
for either tile or open ditch drainage
are also furnished. but individual as
slstance Is given only in localities
whore little drainage has been done
and only for the purpose of demon.
strating its value to that locality.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
CHANGE
IN W0MAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Graniteville, Vt. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered

L I o IN nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and 1
can truly say that
Lydia E. Pink hams
w eget a BILE Com
pound has proved
worth mountains Of
gold to me, as 1t
restored my health
and sire n g. h. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
il, vida r. Pinkham's
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Increase in Dairv Products.

II is worthy of note that the value
of Wisconsin dairy products for 1910
aggregated nearly $4,000, 900. In COM
parison with $57O0O,OO0 as obtained
in 1905.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-06
Ais Thouoht Exactly

How did he make such hit with
Agnes Maude?"
Every time she said Dear mel hs
said I agree with you"