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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
Growth Will be Slow.

If the islands do reappear the
growth will be much slower than it
has been in the free river. 1t is not
the gradual deposit Of soil through the
water which has raised the land to a
heighth of several feet above the
average water level but the great
spring floods when the river has
raised ten or fifteen feet above the
low water mark, flooded the whole
country, and carried tons OF earth to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
a Courageous Man.

New York Evening Post: The presi-
dent OF the Students Association OF
Northwestern University should not
he overlooked in the distribution OF
hero medals. He says that the loot
hall eleven cannot be cheered to vic
tory by girls eating chocolates and
has ordered students to refrain from
taking them to the football games
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08

Der, white woman. from Pittsburgh
to Chicago for immoral purposes
Johnson wept when handouts were
put On his wrists and he was led to
the county jail. He only remained
there short while before his attor-
ney arrived with the bond signed by
Mrs. Tina Johnson.
=, -...e minneapoila
white girl whose relations with john
son caused the federal investigation,
waa still held today at the Rockford
1an, az witness against Johnson.
Her bond OF $4,000 was not reduced
because It was feared she might elope
with the negro.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
POSTOFF|CE FORCE
TO Be INCREASED
BUSINESS at Local offioe Justifles In
crease in Force and New Car
riers VII b
Added.
THE PARCELS Pos1
Force Will be increased Again When
tho PARCELS system 10 Put in
the First Of
the Year.


The increase In business at the To-
cal postoffce has necessitated an ad-
dition to the present force. A new
clerk, Nels Sorenson. has been allow.
ed by the postoffice inspector and
Postmaster Moorehead has asked for
two additional letter carriers.
There is little doubt but that the
new carriers will be allowed as soon
as the inspector makes an investiga-
ton. The large increase in receipts
at the postoffice shown in the monthly
statements clearly justifies the add
ton and it is necessary to bring UP
the standard of service,
When the new carriers are employ,
ed the route Of each carrier will be
shortened two or three blocks and the
afternoon delivery will be made to
all parts Of the city. It is only pos
sible now to deliver mail once day
10 some of the outlying districts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
The Parcels POST.

Postmaster Moorehead has been ask
ed and has furnished the postofice de-
partment a requisition for additional
scales to be used when the parcels
post system is installed the first Of
the year.
The department is now preparing
the zone maps which will fix the
charges and they will be sent to the
different postoffices before long. The
local force will be increased again to
handle the parcels post.
There will be special stamps for
the parcels and regular postage will
not be good on packages meant to go
under the parcels post classification.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08
ISLANDS TO
BOB UP AGAIN
Beauty Spots on River Which Will be
Drowned Out Are Predicted
to Grow With
Time.
ONLY TWENTY YEARS
Possibly the Intense Irrigation Is Ex-
pected to Make Them Grow
and Peep Up Over tho
Surface.

Just have patience. Wait fifteen or
twenty years and those Montrose Is.
lands in the river will grow up again
like blighted squash and dot the
scenery as of yore. The Fort Madison
Gem City says SO as follows:
Before next spring practically all
the islands lying in the Mississippi
river between the power dam at Keo-
kuk and Burlington will be Invested
OF the rich growth of timber which
has made them the beauty spots Of
the Father Of Waters for the past few
centuries. The raising OF the water
level and the creation OF great is-
land lake will make necessary the
clearing of the hundreds of islands,
big and little, which dot the forty
miles Of stream now hut will b.
drowned when the gates in the dan
are closed early next summer.
Much interesting conjecture has
been INDUCED in as to what will le'
the ultimate result of the drowning 81
the Mississippi's islands The first
supposition was that there would new
er again be the little picturesque
spots Of green where picnics might
be held out on the broad bosom OF the
river. Newspapers joined in the wal
that the pleasure haunts OF thousands
of picnickers would be gone foreve
and memories of innumerable joll.
times would be buried under the wa
tiers Of the great lake Pottawattamie.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08

tanned after the new shade was sub
mitted to her 1t is nearer the
American beauty tint than any other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-08

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
HONOLULU GIRL WINS RACE
FROM CALIFORNIA; CHAMPION
Swimming Contest Takes Place Before Immense
Crowd and Miss Stacker Makes Fast
Time for Thirty Yards.

California g champion woman swim
mer was humbled in the water of Ho.
nolulu channel yesterday noon when an
Island girl took the honors from her in
a thirty-yard race. Miss Ruth Wayson
Stacker, more slip of girl, defeated
Mrs. Terie Desch, the champion of the
Pacific Coast, the time being II 1-5 sec
onds as against 90 seconds for the Coast
champion.
The result of the race was sur
prise to the mass of people who were
fortunate in witnessing the struggle, al
though not much of a surprise to the
friends of Miss Stacker, and particu-
larly her trainers, the members OF the
Hui Nalu Club, which has already turn
ed out the champion swimmer of the
world in the person of Duke Kahana-
moku. 1t was the more surprising be-
cause Mrs. Desch is trained swimmer,
a woman of mature build, while Miss
Stacker is still but girl in her teens
and lacked the mature physical develop
ment of her competitor.
1t was a splendid race and one of
the most exciting events of the day
was shown.
Mrs Desch has fine record on the
Pacific Coast and won her laurels in
many hard fought batter with other
experts of her sex. Clad in a single
swimming garment Mrs. Desch was a
splendid figure as she stood upon the
float and waited for the signal to start.
The slender girl who stood beside her
was all activity as she also waited for
the same signal Upon the float with
them were Mr.. Friessel, the announcer,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
He DID NOT FLY,
BUT TRIED HARD
Japanese Aviator Fails to Get
off the Ground-Crowd
Is Disappointed.

"Too much Johnson was one cause
of the failure of Professor Dol, the
japanese aviator, to rise from the
ground at Kapiolani Park yesterday
afternoon, and another cause equally
exasperating to the eight thousand peo-
pie massed in the park was his lack of
an engine with power sufficient to give
enough revolutions per minute to carry
the biplane off terra frma. Whatever
the cause, the much.advertised flight
of the only Japanese aviator was dis
NAL failure and the machine, partially
wrecked and held together in parts
with yards of strong wire, rested I'M
der a tent in the park, guarded by the
owner and maker, there to be dis
mantled and sent on to Japan.
Professor Dol says he made a fight
IN California with the same biplane
and engine and rose 700 feet. He says
the engine caused the propeller to make
enough revolutions to change the ma
chine into an artificial bird. He says
also that at no time yesterday did the
engine respond properly and Mt no time
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

machine fly, and he didn't believe the
aviator had ever flown, anyway. With
out asking for leave, johnson began
tinkering with the machine. He re
moved cups and caps and screwed this
and unloosened that, let gasolcne drip
out and put more oil in and did heap
of talking,
Kills Engine Only.
ANY one who though he knew some
thing about aviation, even though he
had never seen biplane in flight, had
some advice to give. At last the pro.
fessor mounted the scat, set the ma.
chinery whirling and gave signal to
release the machine. Down the road.
way it went, gradually veering in to-
ward the grandstand. The crowd
massed behind the ropes saw that it
was coming their way and began to
fade awav The professor killed his
engine The machine slowed around
and swung into the crowd, but the
little Hup was there and stopped fur.
Their damage. No one was hurt.
Then an hour was used in fixing up
the broken parts of the machine, while
johnson took the engine apart and put
it together again, offering to take $50
to put the engine in condition to
ego, and doing more talking. Dol
seemed helpless under the advice of
the big chauffeur. Then the machine
was taken off the roadway to the
grassed.over section, and was let loose
again, 1t sped over the turf and again
stopped. Not an inch had it gone
above the ground.
Another attempt was made and that
too was failure. Here again johnson
enters. He screwed up the cap near
the propeller against the wish of the
aviator He said that it would mean n
back fire and the propeller would
break. "What if it does back fire
once or twicef' said johnson. "Let
it so. Not satisfied, the professor
started the propeller, and after few
revolutions it flew into several pieces
and dropped over the heads of the
crowd, the only parts of the machine
that had risen in the air during the
day.
The police kept the curious crowds
away from the machine, and while a
number asked for their money back,
the remainder of the crowd good.
naturally took the situation as it was
and sought the cars and went home.
They had spent the afternoon looking
at something and all were not dissatis
fed. There were some cries of fake,
but it is believed Professor Dol made
an earnest effort to make flight. He
failed and that is all there is to it..
Many others have failed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

Entries-Aa and Lilo Keokeo, both
by Hui Nalu; won by Aa by about a
foot and half. No time taken.
This practically concluded the day Is
program, though there were Pearl and
Wren races and sailing canoe race as
well rs several Japanese power sam
pan races scheduled for the afternoon,
but as some of the entries were not
located in time, this part of the pro-
gram was lost in the shuttle and no
record of what really happened could
be obtained up to late hour last
night.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AKskfkFskNkst
1t was through the influence of Hon.
A. G. NJ Robertson, now chief justice
of the supreme court of the Territory,
that Regatta Day was established as
an annual public holiday. The sagges-
ton was first made by him at sGoker
given at the Healani boathouse on May
16, 1896, and it was enthusiastically
endorsed by the members of the Hesla.
nj and Myrtle ciubs there present.
AS member of the legislature
which was in session at that time, Judge
Robertson secured the passage of the
law which sets aside the third Saturday
in September as Regatta Day.
Judge Robertson was an Interested
spectator yesterday at the races and 10
We're Judge $. B, Dole and General Ma
comb.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
wHooP1Na COUGH.

1t is in diseases ike whooping
cough that the good qualities of Cham
berlain IS Cough Remedy are most ap-
preciated. 1t liquifes the tough mucus
and aids expectoration. 1t also rem
dcrs the fits of coughing less frequent
and less severe depriving the disease
of all dangerous consequences. For
sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith 90
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
!. SWIMMING AUGMENTATION AND REGATTA SPORTS .

tunaiu Clah ia Offering the use Of their
boathouse to Mrs. Desch and Miss
Stacker. Without the convenience of
the place the girls would have been at a
disadvantage.
When the race was finished it was an.
nounced that the time was Is seconds
flat. 1t was stated afterwards that a
careful taking of the time made il
II l.5 seconds. Eighteen seconds is n
little over Miss Stacker S best time in
trials, and it was thought that in yes
, terday's race she had ut least equalled
her tryouts.
Mrs. Desch Dives.
Following the race, and after resting
for some time, Mrs. Desch gave an eX.
mbtion of fancy diving of the Myrtl
toathouse platform. which was reve'
lation to the spectators. Her worn
showed her to be thoroughly ut home IN
the water and no feat appeared to be
too difficult for her to do. She is Il
/ graceful and prepossessing young
woman and her efforts were greeted
with long applause.
I
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

and Ernest Kopke, n former champion
swimmer of Honolulu, as starter.
The Race Itself.
mers made the plunge together, coming
mers maue the plunge together, come
up almost instantly, VII --.;;:ss Stacker
just shade ahead in getting to the
surface. Miss Stacker used the crawl
stroke, VIII lie Mrs. Desch employed the
double overland. For the first three
strokes tie swimmers were even, and
then the Island girl began to forge
ahead. From the oment she struck
the water until the passed under the
wire Miss Stacker raised her head out
of water but once to breathe. Mrs.
Desch raised her head but once and
then she was fully length behind Miss
Stacker. When Mrs. Desch passed un-
der the wire and stopped strolting she
was few feet away from Miss Stack
er. She swan over to the winner of
the race and shook hands heartily and
congratulated her, and then swan with
long even strokes out to the yacht Char
lotte c, where she was hauled aboard
and covered with a sweater.
Miss Stacker was picked out of the
water by the Hui Nalu canoe boys, who
had also asked for the honor of taking
her from the boathouse to the float
Wins by Hard Work.
Dan Keaweamahi was Ruth Stacker IS
first trainer. On entering the customs
service recently he had no further time
to devote to his pupil, when Curtis Hus-
tace and Newt Cottrell took up the
work few days ago and finished their
lessons in manner that made the Hui
Nalu club feel certain that she would
be victorious.
The champion and her friends yester-
day expressed their appreciation of the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
Crowds wait and wait.

At two o clock yesterday afternoon
the grandstand was partially filled
with spectators. 1t looked like gath
ering at an international meet with
Japanese predominating. The side of
the race course was massed with peo-
pie, while dozens of autos found con-
venient places to line up. 1t is esti-
mated that the promise of an air flight
brought seven to eight thousand people
to the park. By three o CLOCK the park
had an immense assemblage.
The aluminium painted biplane stood
upon the roadway in front of the
grandstand. The professor and assist
ants tautened piano wire guys,
cleaned the engine, frightened screws
here and secured wires there, and
fused about a whole lot Finally the
professor ordered several men to hold
the machine and the propeller was Civ
en- a turn.
With whir it revolved rapidly, but
it was plan it was not revolving as
rapidly as did the propeller on Bud
Mars machine The professor was not
satisfied. He did something to the ma
chinery and tried again. The result
was no better. Several white machin
lists were on hand to give advice about
the engine, and then the irrepressiblt
johnson butted in.
He told the aviator that his engine
was too light. 1t wouldn't make his
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

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The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
Story Of the Races

Continued from Page. Two.)
Fine and Lanakila also rowed but his
tory does not disclose how they fin
ished. Lei lima was withdrawn be.
fore the race started.
Four Paddle Canoe for Women.
Prizes-First, $40 trophy; second, So
trophy. Course from Buoy No. 10 to
judges boat Same entries as in pre-
vious race. The ladies broke no records
but finished in good time without much
talking, which was strange. Kanaia-
upuni and Good Times finished respec-
lively first and second.
Junior Sliding Seat Pair-oar.
Prize, SIS trophy. Course, from
Buoy No. 10 to judges boat.
Entries-Rogers boat, by Healani
club; Walkers boat, by Myrtles.
The Healanis again captured this
race from the Myrtles, winning by
about a length. Time, l minute and
3O1a seconds Last year S time was /
minute and 80 seconds.
Four-Paddle Canoe.
Prizes-First, $l5 trophy; second, S.
trophy Course-Buoy No. s to judges
hoa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

were ere sufficient revolutions to
cause the machine TO do anything but
skate along the turf, The only time il
rose was when il bumped over gully
The first attempt for flight was
made along the race course in front of
the grandstand At the conclusion of
the machines swift run down the
hardened road it turned and swung
into the crowd of people massed
against the police ropes, coming to a
sudden stop when the front wood guys
attached to the lifting plane struck the
radiator Of n Hupmcbilc auto IN which
Air. and Ms. halph Lion wsre seated.
T,.e auto withstood the shock but
The bipane suffered. There was a
swapping Of piano wires and crashing
Of wood and when the machine was
drawn back it looked hopeless. So did
tie aviator, but he gave orders and inn
mcdiateiy numl er OF workmen set to
wo k TO r pair damages and announce
ments were made that in half an hour
he would again attempt to fly.
Several attempts were made. the last
ending in n dramatic collapse of the
propeller which spli; into several pieces
and flew over the heads of crowd,
luckily without iniuring any one. With
n last sad smile the professor viewed
the wreckage, dropped his hands at his
sides and then looked obviously at
thmffeur johnson, whom he blamed to
large extent for his failure. John
son, on the other hand, attempted to
show that the professor had done
something with the machinery which
he shouldn t have done and that was
all there was to it. The propeller had
just gone pouf! and Dol alone was to
blame.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24

and Ernest Kopke, former champion
swimmer of Honolulu, as starter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-24
Junior Sliding Seat Pair. Oar.
Four-Paddle Canoe

Prizes-First, $l5 trophy; second, S.
trophy Course-Buoy No. to judges
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
JINX GETS BUSY
ON HOODO FRIDAY

Friday, the thirteenth, was a good
day for the JinX- a Mexican newsboy
appealed to patrolman Walter Williams
Friday morni claiming that he lost
some money Rastus, who sells the E.
Paso Herald, was taken to the police
station with the Mexican boy as a wit
ness because he said that he saw an
other boy run his hand in his pocket
after the money had been lost. Sergeant
Greet investig gated the case, and Rastus
acted as interpreter. It developed that
Rastus was in debt to another Mexican
boy who complained to the police. The
debt was 10 cents. Rastus told the ser
geant that the jinx was on his trail as
he had not been able to pay but five
cents on the debt
At noon Friday a buggy driven by
L. f Clark turned turtle after collid-
ing with another buggy which had been
left standing in front of the White
House. The rear of the buggy was out
IN the streets. and at the time it was
claimed that Mr. Clark was attempting
10 drive between it and a car Mr.
Clark, although thrown out on his head
Eas not injured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
MINE BUILDINGS
BURNED BY STRIKERS
Clash With Militia Occurs and Miners
Threaten to Dynamite Property
If Start Is Made

Charleston, ". Va, Sept. 13.-The ex-
pected outbreak in the Cabin Greek
district of the Kanawha coal field
where 1900 West Virginia militiamen,
under command Of Mai. James Pratt
are maintaining martial law, came to-
day when the stables of the Ohley Coal
company, at Ohley, were destroyed by
fire and an attempt was made to fire
the tipple of the same company. Tween
ty-five militiamen drove off the men
and it is believed that some were
wounded.
The militiamen fought the stable fire
for half an hour, but the building had
been fired in so many points that it
was impossible to save it or its con-
tents, including IA horses and mules.
Letters found today at the office of
MuckloW Coal company and in the
houses of a number of employees
warned the company and the men that
if the mine was started or if the men
attempted to go to work, the buildings
would be dynamited and workings
blown up. No effort had been made to
start the mine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 13.-The
youngest tobacco smoker in the exper-
ience of the police department was
picked up when Iver Balow, aged 3,
walked down the street beside his
father putting at the cigaret in his
little tobacco stained fingers. Father
and son were sent to the juvenile court
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Dr.. A. T. san OsteOpathic Infirmary.
DR.. Ira ". Collins. physician in CHIEF;
DR.. Amelia Burks Dr. Grace Parker, Dr.
Paul R Collins consulting physicians;
zo1 West Missouri street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Bingham, Utah. sept. 1S.-The threat
ened walkout Of 5000 miners in the
copper mines of this camp is held in
allegiance pending the arrival of presi-
dent Charles H. Meyer, of the Western
Federation of Miners, who will meet
the union leaders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

For house wiring and fixtures ses
the National Telegrapnone and Supply
Company. 81 Mills street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. H NJ. RatIiff, dentist, Sue, to Drs.
Paget & Ratliff, 204-5-6 Caples Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Have your electrical work done BY
the old reliable Texas Electrical supply
Co., lis n. Stanton St Both phones
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Dr.. Prentiss, diseases Of stomach, in
testines. liver. SIS Roberts Banner Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Get WiIIiams's prices on painting and
papering, 223 S. Stanton. Phone 1888.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. Leslye Hyde, osteopathic pnysi-
clan S14 Mesa avenue, phone 1852
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
PROMPT Hack Service,

Auto no. 1850 for hire. Call Bell 1884,
day or night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
N Ews
BREVITIES

Texas & Pacific train No. 5, from the
east, due at sos p. m, will arrive at
S-55 p m All other afternoon and
night trains are reported on time for
Friday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Dr.. G. n. Thomas has moved from
as to 51S Mills building. Telephone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. Nettie Sa1terIee, osteopath, sos
American Bank Bldg, phones IA, 1888.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. Robinson, disease Of children, and
obstetrics, 211 Roberts Banner Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
Charged with speedinr.

J. L Jones was arrested Friday
morning by the police on a charge of
exceeding the speed limit. He was re-
leased on a IS bond.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Dr.. ). H Paget, dentist, 501-5O2 Rob
erts-Banner Bldg- phone 1850.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Pomeroy's hacks are at the barn.
hitched, awaiting your call Phones.
Bell 651-24z4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13
Miners Delay Strike.

DR.. Kline, diseases of lungs stomach
intestines- Roberts-Banner Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Mexican Herald on Sale
at Wards Pharmacy, in FL Paso. Com
plete and reliable news Of what hap
pens in Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. Jameson, diseases Of kidneys.
bladder. rectua and skin; SIS Mills Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DE-. Burton. Dentist, $3.50 Minis Bldg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DR.. Anna Reum. Buckler Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

DE-. Bryan. dentist. 1O1 FL Paso street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Dr.. Ebert, Dentist. 21s-218 Mills Bid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-13

Or. Cameron, dentist. 22S Mesa Av