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The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
MEANING OF 4AT HALF MAST"
At First Universal Symbol Was Token
OF Submission and Respect
For Enemy.

Perhaps you have noticed that when.
ever q prominent person dies, espe-
clally II he is connected with the gov
ernment, the hags on public build
tngs are hoisted only part Of the way
up, remarks the Toronto Mali and Ex-
press. This is called half mast" Did
you ever stop to think what conneo-
ton there could be between q nag
that was not properly hoisted and the
death OF great man?
Ever since flags were used in war It
has been the custom to have the hag
of the superior or conquering nation
above that Of the inferior or vanquish-
ed. When an army found itself hope
lessly beaten it hauled its flag down
far enough for the flag of the victors
to be placed above It on the same
pole. This was token not only Of
submission, but Of respect.
In those days when famous sol.
der died flags were lowered out Of
respect to his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely mill
tary usage to public life Of all kinds,
the nag flying at half mast being
sign that the dead man was worthy
Of universal respect. The space left
above 1t Is for the nag of the great
conqueorr Of all-the angel OF death.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
MAINE PROG REssIvE PARTY
BORN AFTER REPUBLICAN.
VICTORY.
FIVE TICKETS IN FIELD.
TAFT ORGANIZATION ELECTS
GOVERNOR AND THREE
coNoREssMEN.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
the state election In which the Repub-
icans were victorious. to find herself
facing another political contest with
five parties instead of four in the race
for the six presidential electoral votes.
The Progressive party, whose lead
ers had Joined with the Republicans
in Mondays election. came into being
after the announcement Of the election
of William T. Haines for governor.
three out of four Republican congress-
men and Republican majority in the
Legislature which will choose Unit.
ed States senator.
Former Congressman Edwin c. Bur
leigh received the Republican prefer
ential vote for senator at the recent
primaries.
Revised returns for governor. with
only five small plantations missing,
gives
Haines, Republican, 70.ss0.
Plaisted, Democrat. 67.S48.
Haines' plurality, 3,032.
Plaisted's plurality in 1910 was s.
$50.
Complete unofficial legislative re-
turns show there will be twenty-three
Republicans to ten Democrats in the
Senate and seventy-nine Republicans
and seventy-two Democrats in the
House. giving the Republicans 102 on
a joint ballot and the Democrats 80.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
A FOOD CONVERT
Good Food the True Road to Health.

The pernicious habit some persons
still have Of relying on nauseous drugs
to relieve stomach trouble keeps up
the patent medicine business and helps
keep up the army of dyspeptics.
1ndigestion-dyspepsia - is caused
by what is put into the stomach in the
way of improper food, the kind that
50 taxes the strength Of the digestive
organs they are actually crippled.
When this state is reached. to resort
to tonics is like whipping a tired
horse with big load. Every addi-
tional effort he makes under the lash
diminishes his power to move the
load.
Try helping the stomach by leaving
on heavy. greasy, indigestible food
and take on Grape-Nuts-light, easily
digested, full Of strength for nerves
and brain, In every grain Of 1t. There's
no waste Of time nor energy when
Grape-Nuts is the food.
am an enthusiastic user of Crane
Nuts and consider it an ideal food"
writes Maine man:
SAfSoS oybpSp9I6 ana was
all run down and my food seemed to
do me but little good. From residing
an advertisement I tried Grapefruit
lood' and, after few weeks steady
use OF 1t, felt greatly improved.
Am much stronger, not nervous
now, and can do more work without
feeling 80 tired. and am better every
way.
relish Grape.Nuts best with cream
and use four heaping teaspoonfuls 8
the cereal part OF a meal. 1 am sure
there are thousands of persons with
stomach trouble who would be bene.
nted by using Grape.Nuts." Name civ.
en- by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's rea.
son."
a.. ever read the abovs lesterp A new
are Sre sss, .pss;r. from time to sime. They
6ierest. sA % .T
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
Light vote In Arlzon. primaries.

Phoenix, Ariz,-Arizona's state wide
primary for the selection of three can.
didates for presidential electors and
one for Congress brought out light
vote. In Maricopa county. in which
Phoenix is situated. only ten per cent.
Of the registered vote was cast. There
were no contests for the three party
congressional nominations. the sue.
cessful candidates being Robert 8.
Fisher, Progressive. Thomas Campbell,
Republican, and Carl Hayden Qncum,
bent), Democratic.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13

Probable Republican Nominees. =
United States Senator. long term.
Clyde C. Dawson.
United States Senator, short term,
James H. Brown.
Congressmen-at-Large. Samuel H.
Kingsley and Albinus A. johnson.
Congressman. First District, Rice
w. Means.
Justice Supreme Court. John Camp
bell.
Governor. Philip B. Stewart.
Lieutenant Governor, Robert q.
Davenport.
Secretary Of State. John z. Ramer.
Auditor of State, Arthur F. NAL
colin.
Treasurer of State. Oscar d. Cass.
Attorney General, BENJAMIN Grit
fifth.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion, Helen M. WILSON.
Regents State University: Charles
R. Dudley. to fill vacancy; George d.
statler. long term; o. J. Pfeiffer.
long term.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
Girls Flee Jail Third Rail- Kills One.

Chicago.-Zoe Priddy Of Cartersville,
ILL.,, Is dead; Lulu Johnson Of Gales.
burg. probably fatally hurt, and Vida
Thompson, also Of Galesburg, Is slight.
ly burned as the result Of contact with
the third rail Of one Of Chicago's in.
terurban lines. The girls, who had
Just escaped from the Geneva State In
dustrial School for Girls, were walk.
ing the tracks" toward Chicago. Some.
one suggested walking on the rails.
The girls Joined hands and the Priddy
girl stepped on the third rail, and was
instantly electrocuted.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13

rear of the Miller tailor shop at Boul.
der and G. D. Miller, the proprietor,
was probably fatally burned. His as
sistant, Richard Stoneman, also was
severely burned.
A homemade incubator, constructed
by DR., C. w. Hall at the Denver Coun.
ty- hospital in twenty minutes, saved
the life of the three and a quarter
pound baby born to Mrs. Margaret
Robertson.
The report of the Denver postal saw.
ings bank for the first year shows
that 1857 accounts were opened and
1853 withdrawn. The deposits reached
S3SS,7S2.Ss. of which $156,257 was
withdrawn. leaving $227,475.ss now on
deposit.
Miss Katherine Foss Of Encamp.
ment, Wyo., has asked Mayor Arnold
OF Denver to help find her sister, Lena
Foss twenty-five years old, who dis.
appeared from Encampment two
weeks ago and is reported to be in
Denver.
That her husband was in favor of
her committing suicide and went an
far as to promise that he would buv
the carbolic acid II she would take n
Bridget Lain secured a divorce from
David H. Lain, railroad man. at
Pueblo.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Probable Democratic Nominees.
United States Senator. long term.
John F. Shafroth.
United States Senator, short term.
Charles 8. Thomas.
Congressmen-at-Larg Edward T.
Taylor and William L. Clayton.
Congressman First District. After
son w. Rucker.
Justice Supreme Court. Tully Scott.
Governor, Elias NJ. Ammons.
Lieutenant Governor, Benjamin r.
Montgomery.
Secretary of State. James B. Pearce.
Auditor of State. Roady Kenehan.
State Treasurer, NJ. A. Leddy.
Attorney General J. Frederick Far
rar.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion, Inez johnson Lewis.
Regents State University: Samuel
l. Hallett, to fill vacancy; James b.
Ragan. long term; William H. Bryant.
long term.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
Mexico Troops Permitted In U. 9

Washington.-Authority was tele-
graphed to army officers on the Mex
ican border to permit $500 Mexican
troops to come into Ell Paso from Jua-
req, thence to en- train for some point
in Arizona as yet .undisclosed, so that
they might cross into Sonora for a
concentrated attack on the rebel
bands Of Orozco and Salazar.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13

II you would win life's battle you
must be hard hitter and poor quit.
ter.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13

Stewart has captured the nomination
by from 5000 to 5000.
Clyde G. Dawson, assembly nominee
for the long term in the United States
Senate on the Republican ticket, has
won over Merle D. Vincent in Denver
county and, generally, throughout the
state. Returns from twenty-three pre-.
cincts in Denver give Dawson 304
votes against 26S for Vincent with re-
ports from various sections Of the
state showing that Vincent has run far
behind Stewart and Attorney General
Griffith. Griffith has been nominated
by heavy majority over William B.
Goblin for attorney general.
While Dawson has led his ticket.
James H. Brown, Progressive, has
been nominated on the Republican
ticket over Charles W. Waterman for
the vacancy term in the United States
Senate. @ssS
In the Demos11tic facsifor congress.
man at large Edward T. Taylor will
carry the state by not less than 1000
votes. Edward Keating, as the choice
for the other nominee, leads William
L. Clayton in Denver county by about
300 votes; but this apparent majority
has been hacked to pieces in Weld
county, Clayton's home, and in north.
ern Colorado, which has apparently
gone for Clayton by safe plurality.
The contest on the Democratic side
for the congressional nomination from
the First district is involved in doubt.
Atterson w. Rucker, George ]. Kin.
del and NJ. C. Harrington are running
close, with Rucker slightly in the lead.
An official count may be necessary I'd
determine the final result.
A majority of 10000 is claimed by
the friends of Judge Tully Scott, Dem.
ocratic candidate for Justice Of the
Supreme Court: but the returns are In.
complete in every county of the state.
and reports indicate that John R.
Dixon has crodwed Judge Scott in ev.
cry section Of Colorado.
Justice John Campbell gained large
majorities over R. D. Rees. Roosevelt
Progressive, not only In Denver, but
throughout the state. Justice Camp.
bell has been nominated beyond ques,
tion.
With pluralities or majorities i'm.
possible to estimate at the hour Of go.
ing to press. B. F. Montgomery has
been nominated lieutenant governor
on the Democratic ticket. James B..
Pearce> for secretary of state. Roady
Kenehan for auditor and M. A. Leddy
for treasurer. Mrs. Inez johnson
Lewis is leading for superintendent OF
public instruction, with Mrs. Mary c.
c. Bradford second in the race.
Samuel H. Kingsley. assembly nom.
inee for congressman-at-large on the
Republican ticket, has a clear victory
in sight. II Denver and El Paso coun.
ty returns indicate his general
strength throughout the state. Albinus
A. Johnson, James P. Miller and Jesse
]. Laton, the other Republican assem-.
bly, nominees, are all leading over
Clarence P. Dodge and Louis j. Stark,
who are on the Progressive Republi..
can ticket for ongressman.at-large.
Girls Flee Jail Third Rail- Kills One.
Chicago.-Zoe Priddy Of Cartersville,
ILL.,, Is dead; Lulu Johnson Of Gales.
burg, probably fatally hurt, and Vida
The Holly chieftain., 1912-09-13
AMmONS AND STEWART
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR

DEMOCRATS NAME sHAFRoTH UNrEo STATES SENATOR
LONG TERM-REPUsLlcAM VOTE CLOSE BETWEEN oAW-
vINcENr-BRowM NAMED FOR SNORT
TERM-PRoeREssvE WINGS IN BOTH PARTIES LEAD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01
WANAMAkER ON TAFT.

John Wanamaker in a recent letter
says ne does not know what President
Taft inherited when he was endorsed
for the presidency by the foremost
citizen Of the nation: but he believes
in his character, his capacity and his
leadership. He believes that the ex-
perience President Taft has had is a
guaranty of better things. Mr..
Wanamaker goes on to say:
II have known him closely tor
twenty-five years and have absolute
confidence in his integrity, honestg
of purpose and tremendous ability 10
cope with the legal questions that are
puzzling the great minds of the In
terpreters of law. believe he should
be upheld in enforcing the law with
out permitting prosecution or betrayal
of the sacred rights OF all the people.
He has not followed the will-of-the-
wisp: nor has he chased rainbows.
Steadfastly, with dignity and effec-
tiyeness, and tireless energy, he has
done his work. Prove all things, hold
fast to that which is good, is the
counsel of wise man, that has been
certified in the twenty centuries since
il was spoken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01
SUNDAY SERVICES
WERE INTERESTING
And symboIIcal Of Many important
Events In the Christian
History Of the World.

Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the
beginning of Holy Week, wrought with
the commemoration of some of the
most striking incidents in the annals
of christianity. The Catholic and
Episcopal churches were specially In
Iteresting in presenting these events.
Palms. commemorative of the entry Oh
Jesus into Jerusalem, were worn by
some of the worshippers and decorat-
ed the churches
There was apparent festive spirit
present among the people similar to
that which occupied the followers OF
Christ upon his entry into Jerusalem
and was carried out with special
music and ceremonies.
The entire week will be of much
church interest. Special services will
be held daily and Good Friday, the
crucifixion will be commemorated
Much preparation for Easter serv-
ices have been made. special music
descriptive of the day will be heard
and all the usual ceremonies incident
to its observation will be carried out
deliberately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01
JASPER BLINEs' JOTTINGS


n. E. Pastor Gardner is engaged In
a revival meeting in Alexandria. and
services will continue week or long
er.
The people of the valley are rejoic-
ing that conditions are as favorable
as they are, as flood is one of the
calamities to be dreaded. Confidence
is gradually being restored. and soon
the crisis of an Ice invasion will not
be mentioned.
Wheat is slowly emerging from its
silent repose OF FIVE months. Compar-
ed with last year the crop is some
three weeks late. The date is little
early to estimate the real condition
of the wheat.
Friday night the ice at Alexandria
became heavy and continued high I'M
til Saturday noon. Great floes and
drifts crowded against the Front
street levee, and there was some I'M
easiness for brief time
Traffic between Alexandria and
heokuk is moving as usual over the
the highway. Roads are improving.
The Buena Vista village is active
and busy and is helping the republic
along in business. The new store
building is being erected, and affairs
are moving toward higher attain
ments.
! fully endorse the position of The
Gate City in regard to communities
tons being signed by the name OF the
writer, and would extend the position
by publishing the postoffice address
OF the author of the communication.
Whoever is qualified to write for pub
lie perusal should be willing to stand
out in the sunlight. The good man
Scion said he was willing to have his
house well lighted that people could
see his actions at all hours of the
day and know him 10 be a good man.
Is the good old Republican ship OF
state really moving directly toward
where lies a forty ton bowlder of the
Drift epoch? Who has the ships com
pass anyway? But these two sen
fences are merely preliminary to what
| wish to say along the line of a
branch division of the subject 1t is
this: 1t appears to the judgment OF
the writer that large number of in
fluential Republican papers are talk
ing too soon and loo much about their
preference Of the many candidates
now before the people as seekers for
the presidency. 1t is not considered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01
DIED AT QUINCY
THIS MORNING
At St. Mary's Hospital and the Re-
mains to be Brought TO keokuk
Tonight.


Mark Curran died this morning at
St. Mary's hospital at Quincy. The
body will be brought to Keokuk to-
night On the 1885 Kline train and
taken to the home of Mrs Hannah
Foley, 42S Palean street, on account
of the serious illness of Mrs. Han
nah Malloy.
The deceased is survived by the
following relatives: His aunt, Mrs
Hannah Foley and a number of cous-
ms: Miss Julia Foley. Thomas Foley,
Miss Hannah Malloy. Mrs. Mary
uanley, all of Keokuk; Mrs. Lizzie
Shontz OF Burlington, John Foley OF
Colorado.
The deceased was born in Ireland
and was member of st. Peters
Catholic church of this city.
The funeral will occur at the home
of Mrs. Hannah Malloy at 2::So O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, and at st. Peters
Catholic church at o'clock, Rev.
Father Gillespie officiating. The inter
ment will follow in the family lot at
the Catholic cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01

wise military policy or practice to
fire into ones own ranks, especially
while facing the enemy or in battle.
1t is unknown today who will be nomi.
mated. The convention may be re-
enactment Of the Charlestown Demo
cratic convention Of 1860, and break
up in division. Suppose that the
swarm should settle upon the manly
form OF Theodore Roosevelt, wouldn't
few thousand editors who have talk
ed SO much against Mr.. Roosevelt be
wonderfully surprised? Soon after the
Baltimore Democratic convention of
1872 which endorsed the Liberal Re-
publican candidate, Horace Greeley,
who had few weeks previous been
nominated at Cincinnati, the great art
ist, Thomas Mast, had a double page
cartoon in Harper's Weekly showing
the effect OF the endorsement. There
was Toombs and jeff Davis and a
number of other rebels to be seen
among the audience, and all of them
showing condition of suffering and
pains in the region OF the stomach.
Crow wasn't very dainty dish, but
they swallowed their portion by en-
dorsing their old time enemy, Horace
Greeley. The nomination was the
greatest contradiction that was ever
presented to the voters of national
party. Senator Vest Of Missouri was
present and in his historical sketches
OF great men whom he had known, he
tells that on the day of the conven-
ton when the nomination was to be
made Senator Wigfall of Texas came
over to Mr.. Vest and in fine satire
said: Don't you believe we better
nominate Chief Spotted Tail, and go
home?"
In its mission to protect the valley
OF east Clark county the Des Moines
and Mississippi levee received its first
real trial last week, and the enter.
prise proved faithful to the trust.
True enough, Lee and Clark coun-
ties had good long and severe win
ter, but two hundred miles south of us
st. Louis and Kansas City had twelve
inches and twenty-four inches OF
snow. respectively, as late as March
"a. So in ample gratitude We have
reasons to be thankful for the omis.
sion of such deIuges of snow. No
wonder the wild geese were flying
southwark instead of north, here this
spring. They had good goose sense.
JASPER BLINES.
Alexandria, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01
TIE NEWS OF The WEEK.

The Wisconsin primary election To-
morrow is expected to furnish the
leading subject for political discussion
of the week. Delegates to the ma
tional conventions of both parties will
be elected in the primaries, under the
new Wisconsin law. The best impair
tial judges of the situation In the
Badger state concede that La Toilette
will carry the majority OF the state
delegation, with delegates reported in
many cases to favor Roosevelt for
second choice The state is strongly
progressive. The Taft men are active,
but their hope apparently is not to get
majority of the delegation, but to
prevent La Toilette from having a
unanimous vote from the state.
On the Democratic side Wisconsin
seems to present about the same sit
uation as Oregon and Nebraska, all
being primary election states with
three tickets in the field Harmon is
supposed to be stronger in Wisconsin
than in the other two states and,
backed by the solid conservative vote,
1t is thought possible the Ohio COVER
nor may win over Wilson and Clark,
who will have to divide the radical"
vote between them
Democratic primaries will be held
in Alabama today for the selection Of
delegates to the Baltimore convention.
The voters will express their prefer
ence for President In the primaries.
but the delegates will be named later
in the state convention. There is no
doubt but Alabama will give decid-
ed vote for Congressman Oscar D. I'm
derwood, and the delegates will he
positively instructed for the south
erner first, last and all the time. At
the same primaries candidates for
congress will be named, also minor
state officers 10 be voted for next fall.
The tours of the presidential as
pirants will be watched with interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01

Sumner Curtis writes from Wash
ington that the belief IS growing
stronger there every day that Bryans
old-time ambition to lead his party's
fight has been reawakened under the
spell Of Republican ructions and the
prospect OF deadlock in the Demo
cratic national convention. From
many lip these days comes the pre-
diction that Bryan Will be in the
convention to seize an opportunity
for a stampede, the same as he did at
Chicago in 1896.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-01


several cities in the middlewest, while
Senator La Toilette plans to invade
New England. The reception of the
Wisconsin senator in New England
will afford an opportunity for an In
teresting comparison, as both TAFT
and Roosevelt recently visited that
section
Champ Clark has accepted an inyi-
tation to speak at a Democratic ban
Duet. in Louisville Saturday night,
while William j. Bryan and other
party leaders will be heard at SINH
lar gathering in Des Moines.
Also of political interest will be the
local option elections in Illinois and
Michigan, the municipal election in
Milwaukee, where the socialists are
fighting for a continuance of power;
the aldermanic elections in Chicago,
and the Republican district conven-
tons in Maine, Missouri, Iowa and
several other states.
Some important decisions are ex-
pected to be handed down by the SUI
preme court of the United States,
when that body conyenes today after
a two weeks recess.
Political New York is awaiting with
much interest the trial of former City
Chamberlain Charles II. Hyde, which
is scheduled to begin today. Hyde
was indicted for bribery in connection
with financing of the Carnegie Trust
company and the Joseph G. Robin
banks. He will be the fourth or a
coterie of prominent politicians, bank
ers and promoters to be tried on
charges growing out of the failure of
these institutions.
large number of officers, directors
and employees of the National Cash
Register Company, of Dayton Ohio,
have been ordered to appear in the
United States court at Cincinnati on
Tuesday to plead to the indictments
charging them with conspiracy to OBJ
struct and monopolize the cash regis.
ter business, in violation of the Grim.
inal provisions of the Sherman anti
trust law.
The launching of the torpedo-boat
destroyer Henley, which is TO take
place at the Fore River yards on
Wednesday, will be of considerable
importance in naval circles because
of the fact that this ship will be the
first of the destroyers to be fitted with
both turbine and reciprocating en-
gines
Other events of the week Will in.
clude the celebration OF the Jewish
feast of the Passover, the annual con-
vention of the American Cotton Manu-.
facturers' association in Washington.
the situation with regards to the
coal strike, the annual conference for
education in the south. at Nashville.
and the observance of the semi-centen.
NAL anniversary of the battle OF Shiloh
and the death of the confederate
leader, Albert Sidney Johnston.