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Evening journal., 1912-04-09

became obsessed Of the idea that he did love her
any longer. She brooded this idea amassed evil
dence prove t became absolutely convinced of and
in the few days in which she did not hear from him,
actually worried herself almost sick AT the end of the
week two letters together the first had been mis-
sent by the postal authorities We had told her all the
time that something like this the Of the de-
lay but she completely under the. domination Of
her obsessons that she could not her her
common sense.
So much for one example of her slavery. She has
other ohsessions many other subjects, and / find
her in the enslaved state sadly often.
This woman is an exaggerated Of obsession
slavery but think great many Of suffer in lesser
degree from this mental disease For that is what 1t is
Evening journal., 1912-04-09
MOTHER OF
LARGE FAMILY
Tells How She Keeps Her
Health - Happiness For
Those Who Take
Her Advice.

Scottville. Mich. -"I want TO tell you
bow much good Lydia +. Pinkham Veg
Evening journal., 1912-04-09

come absolutely incapable Of
neathy or normal We get an idea that
ness OF our grip on business or our ability direction;
dislike us regard with aNerslon
BY ana by something happens to completely dspoye
pe gives us an unasked raise the loved
proof Of affection demonstrate mental
talent in to
brought face with popularity
ana then we III be foolh
the
what's the this the
M diseases prevention Cure before have
this habit of When
this take by Bennett says and
he ~
But the disease
Nel then administer the
When found
down that fact keep the
attack Don't
playinr
being When
outdoors
try to get body healthy of benefit
call cheerful friend
optimism Or visit than troubles
will shame imaginary
Evening journal., 1912-04-09
TEA ANn PRnMrNADE.

The social tea and promenade given
by the women Of ST. Mary's r. 9.
parish will be held in the basement
of the church tomorrow evening Ev-
cry preparation has been made to af-
ford an evenings enjoyment to all
Who attend
----O--
Have you seen them! Nelson ShOesi
S1.5O and $1.95; No. 422 Market St.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

u, q cordials. digestives, appetiz.
ers and bitters with ninetv.proas
punch, Stone jars of Jamaica RIM
santa cruz rum and port wine wars
snattered on the pavement
mere We're several thousand bott,as
~ pe smashed and employees of the
warehouse helped and excise oft,cars
!, ne sun danced on champagne bub.
ples as the warehouse men dashed
'iiich quart bottles to the street with
no more thought of expense than if i
y, New Years eve, and they were
:, Groesuses. About twenty cases IL
humble domestic beer came next 60,
lowed by absinthe, chartrause cnras
Gao and other more or less fari,;ar
spirits Bright spots dubbed along
the current after several TASKS ~
maraschino cherries went along with
the rest. 1ions Win
FINALLY, to expedite matters tho
remaining bottles were dumped into
the empty barrels and ruined hy =
,nan who tamped them with a crow.
bar. Sio"-
Before this was finished Commits.
sioner Farley and some of his assist.
ants left for the Knickerbocker s,or.
age warehouse at 5 East First street
where another stock of confiscate5
hauor was similarly treated.
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Across Iowa on Hors.h.oL

About 1857, the late Judge Add;so,
oilver made diagonal trip across
Iowa from Keokuk to Sergeant Bluffs
On horseback. He was exploring the
land with home in view. Iowa WIS
a partial wilderness fifty.five years
ago-a domain of tall, waving srass
distance being but little hampered by
1arm scenery. At best, such journey
as the young man Oliver took smu Il
nave been quite lonesome. MANY a.,
the things which we have today which
make almost any sort of trip a trivial
undertaking. But such was not the
case in 1857. One may circuit the
world today with the feet on velvet
nearly all the while. Betting the globe
mas become rather commonplace for
those who have the inclination ana
the money Addison Oliver, when ne
rode on horseback from the Mississip-
pi to the Missouri, was real adven.
turer. He was, as many fasteners
then believed, tempting the dangers
OF the great American desert-that
ever shrinking blur on the western
map. 1t is true that Iowa was, FAIRLY
we'll known in 1857 and settled. too. in
the eastern part ana somewhat IN the
western. but it was a country of mys-
terry and doubt and speculation.
A thousand times a thousand fences
would today make diagonal Journey
across Iowa an impossibility. Only an
aeronaut could do it in 1912. and he
would have to fly middling high in o..
der to avoid the sky tickling groves.
the towering windmills, the lofty wa
ter tanks and the countless spires
which have adorned Iowa since the
ambitious pioneer, Addison Oliver.
picked out his prairie, horseback trail.
Il No doubt he contrasted the virgin
and fertile land through which he pass
ed with the old, bare hills OF his ma
tive Pennsylvania and realized the
promise of this country. At Onawa
he settled and stuck for more than
half a century, then answering the
summons which none may refuse to
hearken unto the good Granger Jurist
was gathered to his fathers.
Very likely the bones of the horse
which bore Oliver hither crumbled in
to dust years and years ago, but the
animals name may be recorded in the
family annals, for by such thoughtful-
ness is history made tender Thus re-
membered, some future Oliver might
tell to his children assembled at his
Preside the tale of the ancient pioneer
of their house more wildly.
Now thousand automobiles, not
horseback riders cross Iowa every
summer on section lines, not diagonal
~, but-oh, that is another narrative.
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Found Riches in Australia.

How to become millionaire is to
follow in the footsteps of Sydney Kid
man, the Queensland cattle king, who
holds more land than anyone else in
Australia, his runs aggregating some
thing like $4,000 square miles, which
is, he confesses, FAR too much for
any one man to have
Leaving his parents home near
Adelaide, AZ years ago, at the age Of
10, to seek his fortune, he got en-
ployment as a cowboy on the Gipps
station at two dollars week. Then he
carted wood and drove bullocks on the
Darling and was one OF the first at
Cobar rush With his brother George
he went in for cattle and horse deal
Ing. and, in partnership with others,
took "outback" mail contracts in va
rious states in Australia. There was
a lot OF money made in those days
and Kidman got his share OF 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
CHAPLAIN'S DUTIES
AND PERFORMANCE
Chaplain George j. Warlng Opposes
Plan TO Give Them a Higher
Rank in the Army.

WASHINGTON. Aug. "a chap.
lain's Duties and How Best to Per
fora Them" Is the title OF Uncle
Sans latest best seller In the liter
airy world The book Is published by
the War Department, and was writ
ten By Chaplain George j. Waring 81
the Eleventh Cavalry
To hire army chaplaina by contract
instead OF permanently employing
them by giving them commissions. Is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
Macedonia Rich In Minerals.

Since remote times the soil of Mace
donna has had the reputation of con-
tanning many precious minerals. Not
only was this stated by historians.
but it is evident by the remains of
great works undertaken by the an
clients in the mining centers, and
especially on the Peninsula of Chalet
dice. These works reached the high
est point of development under Philip
OF Macedonia and Alexander the Great
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
NEW AMPHITHEATRE
AT NATIONAL CEMETERY
VIII Probably be christened Next
Memorial Day by the Grand Army
of the Republic.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ga new
amphitheatre in the National cemetery
at Arlington will probably be christen-
ed on Memorial day of 1913 Mem
bers of the G. A. R. are responsible
largely for agitating the plan to build
the new amphitheatre, which is to re-
place faded, dllapidated wooden
structure, which has done service for
thirty years.
OF white marble, the new amphith-
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eatre, as planned by a special com
mission, will seat 5000 persons, in
GLIDING room for $50 TO 300 on the
stage, or platform. Part Of the amph-
theatre viii be unroofed. as is the
present building.
Patriotic societies holding services
at Arlington are expected to use the
building, in addition to the annual
Decoration Day ceremnial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
On Llfe,a Journey

We are not made TO be good in this
world, but to try to be. and fail and
keep on trying; and when we get a
cake to say, Thank God" and when
we get buffet to say, Just go; well
hx4 Robert Louis Eteyenson.
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HILARIOUS DAY
IN PAllA ! |! ] PH|A
II. Gigantic Cocktail Which Cost
$4,000 Was Mixed In the
streets Of the Quaker
City.
DRANK FROM GUTTER
Euoush Liquor Was Destroyed to
Change the Vote in Twenty
Cities as Large as
keokuk.
DRANK FROM GUTTER

$4,000 cocktail was mixed recent.
in the streets of Philadelphia by
lie state excise commission. The ma.
terials were the fruit of raids on
twenty-five unlicensed liquor stores.
me mixture included nearly every
drink on the table of the human far.
iii. and there were thousands of gal
Ions OF it; enough for million
Ahealths ten fathoms Deep more than
eacughfto change the results of an ell.
h Sction In twenty precincts.
This big concoction was in two sec
ficns. Fifty-fiye barrels and forty
eases were stacked in the gutter yes
terday afternoon in front of the Chel.
lea storage warehouse at 1926 West
] TEenty-sixth street, where most of it
chad been stored by the excise officers
since February. When the word went
around that all this had to be dstroy-
ed in accordance with the law, hun
dreds of people gathered to witness
The spectacle. The destruction was
scheduled to begin at clock, but It
VAS delayed until 8 o'clock, when
State Excise Commissioner William
4 W. Farley arrived in an automobile
with Deputy Commissioner Thomas F.
|McAvoy, Chief Counsel Charles Fire
stone and Assistant Counsel George F.
EDonnollen.
L On the principle that superior
should not force subordinate to do
Eanything he would not do himself,
commissioner Farley braved public
execration by knocking inttfle head of
1.-THE first barrel himself. Under gall
#ing fire. Of kodaks he mounted one of
/ lie largest barrels and swung the
sledge hammer.
At the first blow. slender threads OF
scarlet began to trickle from the bar
nv and as he smote again a red tor
gFsnt gushed ont, scattering the crowd
md starting q foaming river of wine
|fovn the gutter toward Ninth avenue.
What a Splash.
That was the signal for half dozen
Hcut excise men armed with sledge-
hammers to begin. In the next minute
the ends were knocked out of dozen
barrels and purple tide was rushing
ankle deep for 100 feet till it disap-
psared into the sewer at Ninth Ave.
A score of barefoot children waded
INTO and splashed about in the stream.
One cid man ran out with a pail
which had once held pipe tobacco, fill
Esd it. ran back into his house to empty
| y and repeated the performance many
times. The crowd. which was kept at
distance by the police. spoke bitter
approaches.
It's a crime against civilization,
eald one man sadly. They made poor
Carrie Nation spend her life in Jail for
doing much less
Then brandy casks were smashed
and the pungent fumes, added to the
bouquet OF the mingled vintages,,
made a combination that had a mark
60 effect on weaker heads in the
crowd Of onlookers.
unauthorized persons who had
EDGED too near the cases on the side
salE, were cleared away, and then
B ne embarrassing began patch
~ emerald appeared on the stream as
'ue TASKS of creme de menthe were
splntered. Then followed an assort-
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New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
OBJECTS TO PLAY TEST
Goldknopf Says Belasco Is Stag
ing Literary Version"

Abraham Goldknopf is very much upset
because David Belasco has not consulted
him in the matter OF producing Tainted
Philanthropy" which is 10 be played just
once by order OF Federal Judge Holt. who
tried the case brought against Mr.. Be-
lasco by Goldknopf. who alleged the sub
stance OF Tainted Philanthropy was pi-
rated by William c. De Mile when he
wrote The Woman"
Mr.. Belasco has arranged, as has been
told before. 10 give performance OF THE
Woman" to be followed directly by Gold
knopfs creation. Only the Judge and
few guests will be present. Mr.. Belasco
IS getting ready for the test now, and
Goldknopf Is up IN arms. He says that
the copy Of Tainted Philanthropy" which
Mr.. Belasco has is the literary version Of
the play. And whoever heard OF any ono
giving "A stage production of literary
version Of a play? asks GOldknopf. lie
has written n long letter 10 Mr. Belasco
complaining OF the latter's course and
stating that he Is at work upon an acting
version OF the play which he wants used
Instead Of the one now IN the managers
hands
Mr.. Belasco. when asked about the mat
ter. said: Il am going 10 produce the
play which Mr.. Goldknopf said was like
The Woman. not play that ne IS try
ing to rewrlto to make II Ike The
Woman"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
rRAzEE HAS NEW PLAYS
His Longacre Theatre, in 4Sth street.
Approaches Completion.

Having seen James Montgomery
Ready Money" produced successfully III
New York and London and Eugene wal
ter's "FIne Feathers In Chicago, n. H.
Frazee now announces his other plans tor
tina coming season. The arrangement
whcreby Arnold Daily comes under the
management of Mr. Frazee mainly con-
Germs the making OF repertory for TINS
actor. who will open the season In nc"
York some time In September with new
nIav called THE Wedding journey, by
John T. Mcintyre.
Mr.. Frazee also has in preparation tor
Mr.. Daily "Thc Deluge,' new drama py
Herman Berger; Lorenzo, the Magnih-
cent" spectacular play By sam Beneih'
and n production OF Sweet VIII Snake
speare." A one-act play called 'fahcy
Free" which is said to be one OF the
vaudeville successes In London, will prob
ahlv be seen In conjunction with one OK
Mr.. Days productions some time during
the season.
Also in preparation is Bachelors and
Renedicts" a. comedy by Jackson ID.
Haag, a Pittsburgh newspaper man. Mr..
Frazeo Will also produce later III the sea-
son " An Enemy to Society," new meio-
drama by George Bronson Howard and
Wilson Misner. following which a new
play by Edwin Milton Royle is also sched-
uled for production In New York.
In addition to these plans five COM
panles of Nine. Sherry are, in conjunc-
ton with Messrs. Woods & Lederer, un'
der Mr.. Frazee's direction. and new
comedy by James Montgomery. author or
Ready Money" will be offered during
the spring OF 1919.
The Cort Theatre. in Chicago, where
.Fine Feathers" is scheduled TO run in
definitely. is under Mt. Frazee's sole man
agement and will soon be coupled In his
active operations with the Longecre
Theatre. which he Is building In $th
street. west OF Broadway. This play
house. which will seat about LOO persons,
is scheduled to open on October To-
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
OBITUARY NOTES.

MRS. SIDNEY b. LEWIS, prominent
Friend, is dead at her home in Darby,
Penn. She was ninety-six years old and
had been blind forty-slX years.
WILLIAM II. JONES, better known all
over the country as big Bill" a patron
izer OF all athletic sports and regarded
as the best tug of-war man In the East.
died yesterday in St Joseph's Hospital.
Philadelphia. following injuries received
from falling down an elevator shaft last
Friday morning. Both legs were broken
and he was injured internally.
GEORGE NJ whitaker, secretary Of
the National Dairy Union and president
Of the Farmers National Congress. died
at Fort Atkinson, Wis, yesterday. He
was born in 1851 ct Southbridge, Mass.
ALFRED STEDNGAN HARTWELL> for
merly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
OF Hawaii, died at Honolulu yesterday.
He was seventy-Six years old.
GEORGE WASHINGTON. planter col
lateral kinsman Of General George Wash
ington, and a native and resident -ot
Westmoreland County, Va. where the
first President was born, died In a hog
pital at Richmond yesterday from heart
disease. Iie was hfty-eight years old
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Eva Leonard Boyne will play tho part
~ the tough girl. Dora, in "Fannys FIRST
Play when the Shaw comedy Is seen al
,hc Comedy Theatre on September To-
Miss Roync is the daughter OF the Eng
ilsh actor Leonard Boyne. VINO Was
favorite at the American Theatre wneh
that house was the nome OF bneHsh
melodraua In New York
The lease Of the Astor Theatre was de-
liyered 20 Cohan & Harris by Wagenthals
g. Kemper yesterday By its terms Conan
G. Uarris's occupancy OF that playhouse
will begin tomorrow. They announce,
however. that the Astor viii remain
closed for at least fortnight. In order
TO allow extensive redecoration.
Miss AngIin has engaged Dorothea Gil
der. a daughter Of the late Richard Wat
son Glider. for an important part In Ed
ward Sheldon's play. Egypt" Another
engagement Is that OF M1rgery Card
daughter Of Professor X. II. Card. mem
ber of the faculty og the University OF
California.
Tonight begins the seventy-first Wal
lacks Theatre season, the thirty-hrst In
the present building at Goth street and
Broadway. The attraction is George Ar
liss In "Dlsraeli." the star and play that
ran at that theatre all last scason.
Lulu Glaser assisted by Tom Richards,
will make her debut In vaudeville, In a
twenty-five minute comic operetta by
Raymond Peck, at the Colonial Theatre.
Monday. September %. NJ. S. Bentham
is booking the new act which gives Miss
Glaser several changes of costumes,
much comedy and many songs.
Captain Arthur H. Rcs,ron. Of the res
cue ship Carpathia, attended the per-
formance of The Passing Snow of 1872"
last evening, as the guest OF the MANAGE
mert by agreement no reference was
made TO his presence, and there was no
demonstration Sucn as occurred last
spring wnen he visited tho Winter Gar
den, after the Titanic disaster.
Florence Reed. who is playing the lead
Ing feminine role of Bettina, In The
Master Of the House." at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre. under the management OF
the Shuberts, viii be placed In full artis-
tic charge OF the prod ctiOn when julius
Steger, who staged the piece originally,
starts for his vaudeville tour on Septem-
ber %.
william Fox mas decided to give daily
matinees OF "The G'ri from Brighton" at
tho Academy OF Music the first of which
will occur on Monday, Labor Day.
Rudolf F'riml is the composer OF the
new Trentini comic opera. THE Firefy" ."
and not Victor Herbert, as yesterdays
newspa pers announced, through an er-
roneous cable report. Mile. Trentlni sails
for America to-day on La France.
Daniel Frohman announces that the play
IN which Sarah Bernhardt last appeared
abroad, Queen Elizabeth" will be ex-
bibited az q moving picture performance
AT the American Theatre on Monday, and
will then be placed on exhibition at all OF
Loew's houses in Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
GUARDIAN FOR AST0R BABY
E. L. Winthrop, Jr., to Repre-
sent Heir.

Egerton L. Winthrop, ir., lawyer ana
president of the Board OF Education, was
appointed yesterday by Surrogate Fowler
guardian of the infant John Jacob Astor.
Mr. Winthrop will now represent the heir
10 $4,000 at the reopening OF the probate
Of the will OF Colonel John Jacob Astor.
which has been set for September T.
In compliance with the law summons
calling for his personal appearance or
representation by q guardian was served
on the Astor baby by Or. Edwin b.
Cragin, the physician who watched over
the heirs safe entry into the world. An
affidavit attesting to the performance or
this legal requirement on August q was
filed yesterday in the SuFrogate's office
by DR.. Cragin.
The hearing before Surrogate Fowler on
Wednesday, at 1870 O'Clock in the morn
ing. will bring out definitely whether the
arrival of posthumOus son will result
in contest over the testament made by
Colonel John Jacob Astor.
Under the terms of Mr.. Astor's will
trust fund of 100000 was to be created
for possible issue from his second mar
riage, the principal and interest 10 be-
vested in the heir from his birth on. At
the time the will was probated no objcc-
tions were raised against its provisions,
but Judge Gildersleeve, then guardian
for young Mrs. Astor. filed q memoran-
DUN reserving her rights of protest after
her becoming Of age
The notice issued by Surrogate Fowler
for a reopening Of the probate stated ex-
pressly that none of the parties to the
first probate would be now permitted 10
interpose objections.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
ARCHIBALD s. ALEXANDER.

Colonel Archibald Stevens Alexander, OF
Castle Point. Hoboken, and related 10
he we'll known Stevens family OF that
place died Yesterday at ST. Luke's Hos
pital, in this city. from typhoid tever'
He had been III about twelve days nut
ND 10 the last hopes had been entertained
for his recovery.
Colonel Alexander. who was military
aid 10 Governor Woodrow Wilson OF Ne"
Jersey. was a ca = 'ate for the Demo-
cratic nomination q on the llth CongreS
District of that - G He was taken III
after q strenuous lay OF speaking at
many pol'tical NEE Ps. and went to 81.
Luke's Hospital or Morday. August 10
Early Yesterday. when II was discovered
that Colonel Alexander was fretting CT
his enforced absence from the campaign
he withdrew his candidacy upon advice
Of his physician.
Colonel Alexander was the son OF MIS-
Caroline =. Alexander. and was thirty
three years old. Five years ago he mar
fed Miss Helen r. Barney. daughter OF
the late Charles r. Barney and niece
of William c. whitney.
He was graduate Of Princeton Uni
versity. and had served three terms in
the New jersey Legislature, where he
made record for obtaining much favor
able legislation for North Hudson County,
which was in hig district
TIE plans for the funeral have not yet
been annOuuced
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
GERRY SOCIETY STOPS FOY
Comedian Can't Put Children on
Stare. It Contends.

Curses! Eddie Foy has been foiled
again. and the Gerry Society will get
him If he don't watch out, and It's all
over the seven little Foyettes, who
nightly and matineey cavort with their
fond parent on the stage OF Il. +. keith
Union Square Theatre.
What do you know? I've been gone
and got arrested" said the comedian last
night. hourlshing q summons issued by
MAGISTRATE Breen upon complaint OF inc
Gerry Society. which seeks 10 restrain
tho little Foys from appearing with their
father.
Tho Foy children range In age from SIX
IN eeventeen years, and they are all chips
o4s,n the old block, said old block beino
Eddie Foy. When they first appeared the
eldest daughter sang a little song Ihe
others only spoke their songs. Tor foy
had permit allowing them TO DO that.
An agent OF the society warned the proud
father to atop his child from singing
This was done. hut the comedian said the
society had been on his trail ever since.
"Wrat's the harm OF II, I'd ike 70
know" asked Foy last night. III i let
,beu loose they'd sweep the house.
don't have to use them I'm still young
enough TO get a laugh once In while
but the public likes to see my youngsters.
WHY don't the boobies 20 after 'Gyp
the Blood or some of those kids on tho
street who hitch on 20 the back OF my
automobile and scratch all the paint OF
the surface?"
Fov and the Seven Foyettes will appear
in court at 10 o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
BOOTH MEMORIAL PLANNED.

Announcement was made last night H..
the headquarters of the Salvation Army
that a mass meeting to honor the memory
of General William Booth would be con.
Quoted in Memorial Hall, No. I'D West
18th street, at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. The meeting will he preceded by II
solemn parade with draped colors through
the streets
In addition 10 Colonel William Peart.
the chief secretary OF the Salvation Army.
New York City will be represented by
several speakers. Music will be supplied
by the national staff band OF the Saliva
ton Army.
The service Will be open 20 the public