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The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
CAREER or JOHN F. soEPPLE.
Founder Of the Pearl Button Industry
in This Country Died in,
Poverty.

To the Editor OF the Gate City:
AT hospital in the city of Musca-
tine. Iowa. on Tuesday. January 30.
1912, toward the hour OF midnight.
John f. Boepp1e died after a long i'll
ness, the dispatches say in poverty.
Cause of death "softening of the
brain
The subject of this sketch was born
in Germany. came to this country
about 1885 He was at that time a
smooth faced youth. He conceived
the idea that pearl buttons could be
produced from the fresh water mussel
shells of Iowa and Mississippi rivers.
He made the first button blanks in
this country. in spite OF all discourage
ments and drawbacks. He kept work
ing on the idea of making buttons out
of the local shells, although hun
dreds of persons who were densely
ignorant on the subject grayely adyis-
ed him to the contrary. An impro-
yised lathe which had been at an
earlier period of it's usefulness utiliz-
ed 10 grind axes Boepple converted
into foot power TO saw blanks from
musseI shells he had gatier&d in
Goose Creek, a tributary OF the Iowa
river. In order to keep history straight
it should read that, not in Muscatine,
as stated in the dispatches, but on
Goose Creek, on the farm OF Robert
F. Carson. was the original crude
plant in this country. Goose Creek is
in Union township, Louisa county,
iowa. Union township for several
generations Wed with the state of
Maine in it's adherence to the seem
ingly incurable habit of casting big
Republican majorities. Union town
ship has not thus far taken the cure.
Robert f. Carson, the patron of Boep-
pie, was an old line Republican, one of
the ancient and honorable variety,
who never scratched his ticket
About the year 1887 or 8, John F..
Boepple was introduced to the writer,
when postmaster at Columbus juno
ton, Iowa, by Mr. Carson who was
patron of the postoffice. He took
an interest In Boepple's button ideas
and told me: THE Dutch boy is all
right and Il believe that he has a
good thing" etc. Boepple could not
speak English, and the writer could
not speak German, which handicap
made conversation trifle impracti.
cable, but with Mr.. Carson as an ally
we got along fairly well. SO that ] un.
derstood the main features. At this
time Boepple was gathering shells In
4 Goose Creek and on the Iowa river
and was saving the blanks by the
aid of a foot lathe in shed at the
I Carson farm. He was more boy than
man in appearance, but an enthusiast
on the button question After some
little time several parties in Columbus
! Junction became interested and &
small plant was started at that place
which was later transferred TO Mus
catine, but Goose creek was the 10
America. Goose creek lis entitled Il
the honor as the place where the but
ton industry originated. 1t is II
Union township, Louisa county. Iowa
Muscatine must play second violin il
| this matter
: Boepple removed TO Mugcatin
about 1890 or 'SI. The proverbs
luck which goes with original gen
uses followed him, and while man
made fortunes by reason OF his dis
coyery he died poor.
j The BEGINNING Of this industry q
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

The Sioux City Journal calls atten-
tion to the fact that Senator Cum
Minis is receiving no support outside
CT Iowa. In other states the folly OF
his candidacy requires no diagram. In
his home state he is receiving no sup
port except on the factional line. and
factiousness is mighty poor capital
with which to go into presidential
campaign Senator Cummins should
withdraw while the withdrawing il
still good.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

Senator LaFollette did not help his
candidacy when, in Philadelphia the
other nig1t-or nlorning-he lambast-
ed the newspapers so hard. The news
papers are Just as unselfish and pa
triotic as the politicians, and their
record Is just as clean as that OF the
magazines. Senator LaFollette slop-
ped over. He left himself open TO at
tack by the men and interests that
have fought him the hardest, and he
injured his usefulness. His utterances
were unfortunate" So says the inde-
pendent Cedar Rapids Gazette. anc
the utterance is q fair sample of what
the newspapers are saying concerning
The incident and the unfitness of the
Wisconsin senator TO be President
Mr.. LaFollette lacks the balance and
Judgment necessary in a chief exec
utive.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

Kipling says that when the Boer
women lived on their farms they were
perfectly content and had no desire 10
ape their English sisters. But during
the var when they were brought into
the refugee camps. face 10 face with
the English women. q change came
over them Then they were intro
dEced TO corsets and lingerie. silk
stockings. trimmed hats, coifures and
these things conquered them Now
they are back OF the farms, but they
are not the same women Silk hos
iery,'' he says. will break the barriers
cE race and creed anywhere
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
The Democratic STATE central con

The Democratc state central com
mittee has unanimously agreed to
postpone the date of the state con.
vention to be held at Burlington from
May 7 to May 16. The latter date was
chosen because of the State Medical
Society convention which also will
be held in Burlington. The committee
assumes that Iowa Democrats will
not need the doctors services, but
they may be mistaken In this. A gen
uine Democratic gathering is no pina
tea affair.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
Illinois Land Ir,ereases in vaIue

La Harpe Quill: George Hainline
reports the sale of the Henry Helmer
farm Of 100 acres. two miles east OF
town, a portion of the old Jack Brad
shaw place, to Herbert Shriyer, of
this city. Consideration s130 per acre.
Mr.. Helmer takes Herbert's house
and two acres of land in this city in
the deal at s2.100 George says he sold
the same farm to Helmers just ten
years ago at $40 per acre, SO Henry
makes nice advance by the ten
years holding besides the use of the
land. He has Of course improved the
place considerably in that time
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
WINTER TWILIGHT.

WINTER TWILIGHT.
The bare, brown trees, against the
setting sun
Appears as logs a-quiyer in the
blaze;
Like smoke arising thence, comes
Twilight on,
Dimming the brightness with an
ashen haze.
Anon, like dying embers. out from
which
There flashes forth a momentary
spark,
The tree tops slo=. and broken shad-
ows pitch
Noiselessly down-cnarred splInters
Of the dark.
The fire burns low and er'ry tint
robed cloud
Steals through earth's western door
gith noiselegs tread,
To issue thence bearing seamless
ghrond
In which 10 wrap the dar. 50 sudden
And by and By tie gray-gioved hand
Of night
Sets yeIiov taDers round days
dasky bier,
The moon approaches-zilent, calm
and white,
and nouring winds are wildly sob
bing near.
Bessie @ Jordan
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

pect a big rain In 8 country that was
TOO dry TO grow alfalfa But he kept at
it finally the food came and every
mothers son of the croakers was
drowned This is the only instance
We know CT either in sacred or pro-
fame history where the knocker got
exactly what was coming to him.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

oidacy being regarded as purely a
iocai issue in Iowa up 10 this time :
u is becoming more and more ap-
parent that the contest viii be be-
tween TAFT ana Roosevelt and that no
other candidate viii cut any material
figure in the case. The immediate
friends OF the senior senator would do
vel TO save their breath to cool their
broth.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

General Grenville II. Dodge has
been proposed As one OF the delegates
al large from Iowa TO the Republican
national convection. The Cats CITY
seconds the motion and earnestly
hopes he will be chosen. Iowa Re-
publicans would honor themselves By
making him their representative.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08


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The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

The President expresses the belief
that the interest due to presidential
campaign will bring out the full Re
publican vote in November and that
four more years of Republican rule
will be assured
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

The LoriHler investigating commit
tee is making progress. II has just
fred it's official stenographer.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
THOUGHT roR THE nAy

j aeFer did repent for doing good,
Nor shall not nov.
Merchant o, Venice.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

Things grow = Iowa even in the
eoldest weather. NOTABLY the coal bill
and the ash pile.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08
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ADDRESS all Communications 70
TIE GAZE CITY COMPANY.
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The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

Not Always Real Wisdom.
Old people should never parade
their superior wisdom, because it may
not be SO Illuminating as they imag-
ine.-Exchange.
The daily Gate City., 1912-02-08

Exit LsFoliette. Your turn next
Mr. cummins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

try farmers, who have substituted clofh
for glass in the windows Of their poultry
houses.
That this mode OF ventilation has not
been appreciated or at least advised: by
the sanitarians who study methods adapt
ed to the prevention Of disease by purfi-
cation OF the air we breathe would ap-
pear evident from a recent publication In
the Medical Record. physician living
In Kansas CITY. Mo-. reports remarka-
BILE illustration Of the value OF what ne
calls 'gills'' for supplying oxygen to
rooms in which this life sustaining ele-
ment has been substituted by the dsstruc-
tive carbon dioxide which IL exhaied' by
animals and human beings in crowded
rooms. He relates that in his household
natural gas is used for fuel and light,
that this gas has 80 little odor that Its
presence is not readily detected. and that
one night the gas which had been lighted
in the upper hall communicating with
the sleeping apartments was extinguished
during the night by reason of lowered
PRESSURE The pressure rose during the
night. filing the bedrooms with gas, but
the family slept comfortably until it was
awakened by a roaring noise, which was
found to proceed from the open gas jets
The doctor praises the bridge that en-
abled his family to survive this danger
GUS experience by ascribing 1t to an ar
rangement for ventilation which he had
adopted and called "gills." because it
supplies oxygen as do the gillS OF .fieh.
The apparatus consists Of yard square
of six and a half ounce drill or muslin
sheeting stretched and secured upon
light frame or a summer screen to fill the
lower half OF one window in each room.
The doctor enters into q scientific and cor
rect explanation OF the modus operandi
of these yills, which is omitted here. 1t
Is sufficient to call attention to this simple
and efficient device for ventilat!ng Sleep
ing and living rooms during the cold win
ter months-an important and usually I'M,
appreciated preventive for colds and
pneumonia.
Not the least interesting feature of this
discovery is the fact that these "gills''
have been in practical use at our aGri-
cultural stations and in many well con-
Quoted poultry farms. The method has
therefore been thoroughly tested and may
be adopted with confidence in its practical
value. Doubtless our ingenious house fur
nishers will soon contrive to combine the
esthetic with the useful by adding some
decorative effect to the ''gills."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

probably prevent the use of such boilers
for motive power, but. there are condi-
tons in which they will be valuable. They
are in Use, for instance, in generating
steam for heating trains drawn by cleo
trio engines. One might think that 1t
would be more economical to use the
electric current directly for the heating,
and 50 1t would where electric power is
to be used to operate the train through
out its course. In many cases, however.
an electric engine is used only within
city limits or within a definite zone, and
steam must be used for heating after 1t
Is mcoupled. Here. therefore the cleo
trically heated steam boilers come use
fully into play. Says q writer in the Re-
vie Scientifique paris, February pa:
THE boilers are cylindrical, vertical and
tubular. In each tube is a heating ele-
ment consisting of q tube =" with
in which are fixed resistances :
formed Of nucleus of seattle around
which is rolled a resistant metallic wire
of special composition and very refrac-
tory.
..rhe boilers already built contain 14s
tubes four and one-half feet long and
two inches in diameter. They can fur
nish about $50 pounds Of steam per hour
at a pressure of fifteen pounds to the
square centimeter. The heating elements
are grouped by sections, each connected
production of the steam.
The system just described has been ap-
piled on electric locomotives to produce
the steam necessary to heat the train.
The results have been satisfactory.
The electric heating Of boilers will prob
ably not come into general use because
Of the high price of electric energy. 1t
may nevertheless render service in certain
special cases. for example. when it is nec-
essary to keep boilers under pressure in
the reserve station of a water power
house. SO as to be able. in case of need,
to start the steam engines quickly. DR..
Eksrom and A. Tengvall have patented an
arrangement in which the heating ele-
ment of the boiler is combined with re-
lay and contact manometer. in such
fashion that the desired pressure may be
obtained automatically. Calculation SENS
to indicate that to keep tubular boiler
Of 40 square feet under q pressure Of one
atmosphere q power of sixteen kilo-
watts should be SUFFICIENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
LINCOLN HAD TO TREAT.
How His Pupils in 4 Kentucky
School Forced Him 70 Il.

4arshal1t0wn Correspondence Des Moines Res1stsp
sand Leader.
The sdeath this week in northern Iowa ar
Charles Miller OF Lscomb, tf1is county.
removes one OF the nearest OF Kin of
Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln and Miller
were boys together In Kentucky and were
fast friends. Their mothers were cousins.
and, strange as II may seem, both had
the same name before their marria9a-
Nancy Hanks.
Mr.. Miller could have related many an
interesting tale OF his boyhood recoi-
lections Of Lincoln had he been SO in.
ments from the fact that he was Of the
same family and he feared people would
consider him In the light Of q braRxart.
One story he did TELL however. and il
goes to Illustrate the gameness in Lin
coins character that became SO promi.
nent after he grew to manhood
When Miller was q pretty good chunk
of lad down in Kentucky Abe Lincoln
was employed to teach tho district school
IN the Miller neishborhood Naturally
the young schooimaster went to the home
Of his cousin. Nancy Hanks Miller, to
live.
1t was the custom in those days for the
big boys" OF the school to make every
teacher treat on the first day OF school
or at least to promise a treat. This was
agreed upon among the youngsters, who
planned their capture Of the new teach.
err with Miller as their leader or cap
tdlu -ulAcf was CflOSoh Oec8LSe the OOy2
realized that II they were unsuccessful
the punishment would probably not be SO
severe to the rfngleader, he being Linz
coins kinSman.
The first day OF school rolled around
and the boys were ali on frand early. They
had locked the door, awaiting the arrival
of the scflooinnaster. Presently q Tank
form appeared and tried the door When
1t failed to open the weight Of the young
mans body was thrown against 1t. The
door didn't bulge. A voice commando
to open and, the answer was that Linz
coin must treat. Lincoln made no re-
ply. In q few moments a noise was heard
on the schoolhouse roof. and q little later
down the chimney came the soot-begrfm-
ed form Of the new schoolmaster. H3s
eyes wore swapping fire.
He entered the physical combat thai
was impending. and 1t was q task even
for their numbers for the boys to handle
the teacher. They managed to oyerpower
him, however, and demanded that A.
promise to treat. He refused. Then ~.
form OF Lincoln was borne "a
the bank Of a nearby creek. and Just he.
fore duckinG WAS forthcomiag IAnroin
capitLiAted. He promised. q treat On the
morrow. and kept his weird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
ellis for Houses.
From the New York Sun.

7 rom Inc new f0rK Sun.
1t has long been a problem Of hygiene
how to ventilate living rooms during the
winter months without lowering the tenn.
perature to an uncomfortable or Injurious
degree and without the Introduction Of
drafts. This problem has been satisfac-
torily solved for several years by the pcul-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
MAKING STEAM WITHOUT FIRE
Possible to Drive Trains by Elec-
tr;callx Heated Steam Boilers.

From the Literary Digest
That tubular steam boiler may be OPP
Grated without any fire, the water IN each
tube being heated by an electric element
contained within the tube itself, has now
been amply demonstrated. Expense will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
Taking Chances.
From London Opinion.

rom LOnuon OpIniOh.
Motorist-Keep your eyes on my car for,
q few minutes, there's q good chap.
The Good Chap-What yer talking about
I'm q town councilori .-t~-
Motorist-Well, III trust you all the
same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Continued on Tenth Page.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-04
japanese Cook Slew Sea Captain Noted
for Brutality After He Is Abused
by His Master.

San Francisco.-Tales of lawless
ways on ships in the Pacific told by
the fiction writer's are well borne out
by the story that lies behind the de-
tention here on a charge Of murder OF
S. Okulu, a Japanese, who was cook
on the schooner Americana. He slew
Carl Benson, the captain, on voyage
from Australia. Members of the crew
testified that he was justified, and
prominent Japanese here will see that
he is ably defended
Captain Benson, a native of Sweden,
forty-three years old, had reputa-
ton throughout the Pacific of being a
bully. Big and strong and with a
quick temper, he frequently came to
blows with his men, and in the recol-
lection of followers of the sea he never
returned from voyage without hay-
ing to face charges Of brutality. Sew
eral times he has come into this port
with some of his men in irons, and
once both his first and second mates
were so confined.
When he left Puget sound on his
last voyage to Australia Okulu shipped
as cook, and the men who were on
the vessel say that the little japanese
was efficient in his galley and cour-
teous and peaceful in his dealings
with others. Captain Benson, how
ever, continually baited him and cast
aspirations on the Japanese, and, an
gered by his non-resistence, physically
iIltreated him. When Newcastle was
reached all but two Of the crew left
the ship, saying they could not stand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-04
NO GROUNDS FOR ACTION
State Railroad Commission Rules
Poor Service Not Adequate
for Reimbursement.

Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission cannot order common car
riers to reimburse passengers who
miss connections at junction points.
This was decided in an order issued
in a suit brought by Alfred c.. Bur
rill, deputy nursery and orchard in
spector for the University of Wiscon-
sin, against the Illinois Central road.
He missed connections at Dodgeville
because the Illinois Central train
from Freeport was several hours
late. He brought suit for $3.50, the
loss he alleged was sustained by the
agricultural college on account of his
late arrival in Madison. The rail
road commission says it has no au-
thority to compel reparation for ex-
pense incurred in failing to make
connections. The complaint is dis
missed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-04
X. OF P. ELECT OFFICERS
vincenz j. Schoenecker, Jr. Miwau-
kee, Heads Grand Lodge-Next
Meeting at Chippa~a Falls,

Oconomowoc.- annual con
vention of the state grand lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, closed with the
election Of officers and the selection
Of Chippewa Falls for the 1913 con
ven6on. Waupun and Racine were
contestants. The election Of officers
resulted as follows:
Grand chancellor Vincenz J.
SchOenecker, Jr., Milwaukee.
Vice grand CHANCELLOR. c. Tay-
lor, Portage
Grand keeper Of records and seals
u. S. Burns, Milwaukee.
Grand master of exchequer-T heo-
dore Zillmer, Milwaukee.
Grand prelate-H. L. Halsted,
Baraboo.
Grand master at arms-F E.
Bump, Wausau
Grand inner guard-John E. Bar
ron, Eau Claire
Grand outer guard-F. c. Eseh-
weller, Milwaukee.
The retiring grand chancellor is R.
1. Warner, Sheboygan-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-04
ROOSTER Is BURGLAR ALARM
Awakens Neighbors of Owner, Who
Finds Thieves Rifiinq
Hen Coop.

Louisville Ky.-The goose whose
rackling warned the Roman populace
of the invasion of the Goths and Huns
will now have to share honors with
Wallace Renfro's rooster, which
crowed so loud one night that he
awakened Mr.. Renfro's neighbors in
time for them to give chase to two
burglars who were rifing his hen
coop.
The Iooters managed to secure four
fowls, which they carried despite the
fact that they were pursued for sew
eral blocks. They had evidently come
with the intention of making whole
sale cleanup, as they left behind sew
eral bags in which they had intended
to stow the fowls.
Mr.. Renfro was not at home at the
time Of the raid on his hen coop, but
the shriu Growing of his rooster
caused several neighbors to peep out
of their windows Just in time to see
dusky forms gliding about in the back
ward of the home at No. 1911 West
Broadway. They gave chase, but were
outdfstanced by the feet thieves.
The hen roost Of c. F. Minott, at
1909 West Broadway, next door to Mr.
Renfro's place, was also robbed, and
several valuable fowls were taken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-04
KUESTERMANN NOT IN RACE
Former Congressman Emphaticaliy
Denies That He VIII Make
Run Again.

Green Bay.-That former Con-
gresham Gustav Kuestermann of
this city will not be a candidate next
year was made certain when the for
mer representative in reply to a ru-
NOR said: you may tell them 1 am
not a candidate" Mr. Kuestermann
recently became interested in the
manufacture of horse shoes, a new
industry which has been located in
the city, and his entire time is re
CURED For time it was consid-
cred certain that there would be a
three-cornered fight among the pro-
gressiyes in this district, as it has al
so been reported that F. M. Wilcox.
Appleton, and Congressman E. A.
Morse of Amigo are to seek the nom
inatiOn.