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forts in the future to the fullest. The
needs and desires of our people have
been brought to the attention of the
public within the last half dozen
years, such as no one had conceived
to be possible. In national legisla-
ton, our Iowa delegation with but
few exceptions, stands as the peer of
delegations of any other state on
matters of interest and promoting the
welfare of the wage Garner. Where a
man has record on labor legislation,
such record is made public just as he
has made it, credit being given where
favorable and censure where his &C.
tons have been opposed to our best
interests. The part we have taken in
political affairs has been the means
OF educating our people more thor
oughly than ever in our needs along
legislative lines and has tended to
bring about closer cooperation re-
CARELESS Of partisan affiliations OF
our people.
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public hearings given by this com
mission held in ten of our leading
industrial cities OF the state, while
formerly, whenever a hearing was
had by O legislative committee deal
ing in the slightest degree with the
employers defense, employers Of la
Dor of all industries would flock to
the capitol from every crossroads
town to protest, and to convince the
lawmaliing powers that passage
meant ruination to all Iowa factories.
During the hearings of the commits
sion, the information is given that
only one man held to the old theory
and arguments, while all other en-
ployers admitted the injustice Of the
old rules and heartily favored COM
pensation law, the only difference of
opinion being in provisions and de-
tail That the New York law was
declared Unconstitutional, only add
ed greater determination for Iowa
to surmount the obstacles found in
the way OF constitutionality, SO there
is not at this time a shadow of doubt
but what the commission appointed
will agree upon some equitable
measure and that the next legislature
will arise to its great responsibility
an! enact compensation law in &C.
cord with the enlightenment Of the
tines
After reviewing the employers
liability and compensation measures
adopted by various states in recent
years, Mr.. Urick. pays his respects to
the plan favored by the majority of
the manufacturers and employers of
Iowa, saying:
"0hio alone provides for a pay
ment of employees of money into a
fund, out of which compensation is
paid, exacting pro rata payment of
employees equal to ten per cent of to-
tai amount paid by employer This
plan has been almost universally ia
.vored by Iowa employers in the hear
ings before the Iowa commission, and
has been endorsed by the Iowa State
Manufacturers association. The ar
guments in its favor, as made by the
advocates, are usually that 1t would
make the employees more careful be-
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Might Not Be Alive.

= McMinnville, Tenn.-Mrs. Gee Jet,
of this place, writes: Il don't believe
I would be living today, If 1t hadn't
been for Cardui. | lay in bed for 81
days, and thu doc. r came every day,
but he did me no good. Finally, he ad
vised an operation, but l would not
consent, and instead took Cardui.
Now ! am going about the house, do
Ing my work. and even do my wash
Ing. Cardui worked wonders in my
case. ! am in better health than for
five years" Cardui is a strengthening
tonic for women. It relieves pain,
tones up the nerves. builds strength.
Try It. At your druggist's.
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try Lydia o. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and did. Today l am well and
strong and do all my own homework. /
owe my health to Lydia E. Pinkham' 8
Vegetable Compound and advise nv
friends who are afflicted with any female
complaint to try it. +" Mrs. ORv1LLE
ROCK, r. r. No. 5, Paw Paw. Michigan.
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
For thirty years it has beer the STAN
GARD remedy for women's ills, and has
restored the health of thousands of suf-
fering women. Why don't you try it?
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''PulI, Johnny, Pulil"

million dollars-you're tired, that's
all. A million dollars can't help you.
any more than rs cents will"
A quarter buys box of TIz a
wonder for tired. sore, tender, chafed,
blistered. swollen, sweaty. smelly feet,
corns, callouses and bunions. chill
blains and frostbite. The moment you
use it, you give a sigh of relief, and
then you smile There's nothing as
good as TIz, SO don't accept any at
tempted imitation. TIZ draws out all
the poisonous exudations that make
foot troubles.
TIZ. rs cents box, sold every
where, or sent direct, on receipt OF
price, by Walter Luther Dodge & Co.,
Chicago, Ill. Recommended by all
drug stores. department and general
stores.
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Titanic Inquiry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, June 12.-The number of
lifebcats carried by the Transatlantic
liners sailing under the regulations of
the London board of trade before the
Titanic disaster was based on the ton
mage and not On the number Of per-
sons aboard; the Titanic investigators
today were told by Sir Walter A.
Howell. chief of the Maritime associa-
ton, before the board today.
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TRICKS REPORT
At CONVENTION.
President Of Iowa State Federation
Of Labor Reads His Annual Ad-
dress at Meeting in
Muscattne.
ABOUT CONVICT LABOR
Wants II Abolished az a Practice
Which Is Unfair to the Skilled
Workmen Of the
State.

President Urick Of the Iowa State
Federation OF Labor read his annual
report at the convention in Nruscatine
this week and the same will be Of
interest to the union members of Keo-
kuk. Part of the lengthy report is
given herewith:
The time from six years ago.
when our Iowa labor movement be-
gan the agitation for the changing OF
the employers defenses In personal
injury cases to the present, has seen
complete revolution in thought on
this subject. Every trtfling change at
tempted or suggested, met with an OPP
position. not only demonstrative, but
bitter. ALI the bitter terms available
were hurled against our movement and
those active In pressing the change.
Since 1887. employers Of labor enjoyed
the fun benefit Of defenses that shifted
at least eighty per cent of the risks OF
employment upon the shoulders of the
wage-earners. In the origin of the rule
of assumption Of risk, contrfbutory
negligence and the fellow-seryant doc
trine, the injustice was not as great as
In later years, because of undeveloped
Industry, but with the great develop
ments incident to the inventive genius
OF man and the greater concentration
OF capital the iniuuities of the rules
became fully manifest.
The development OF the new sci
ence OF sociology. Or the study of
man and his needs as a means OF de-
velopment to higher standard of
civilization, added a great impetus to
the evolution in thought taking place.
Again, the evils that sprang from the
Injustice Of the system, large court
costs, extortionate contingent fees Of
many attorneys, and the rendering, at
times. of verdicts out Of all proportion
to the injury, brought home to the en-
ployers of labor the lack of economy
of the system. ahese evils brought
employers to realization that no
money was being saved by the shifting
Of the burdens upon the shoulders Of
the workers when the same or greater
amounts had to be paid to oil the ma
chinery of law, and into the Golfers
of those who many times exploited
both the employer and his injured en-
ployes, and that in addition thereto.
another expense being made possible
in extra taxes in cases where the in
1ured and dependents were tMown up
on society as dependent charges.
ut was reported to our last con-
vention that out of our efforts to
change the old employers rules be-
fore the last Iowa legislature, there
came compromise In the nature of
the appointment of commission to
make full and complete investiga-
ton of the subject, and to draft a
bill in accord with their findings to
the next general assembly of Iowa
that is to bring Iowa in line with the
enlightenment of the world
Change Of Sentiment.
1.-THE change OF Iowa sentiment on
the subject Is we'll evidenced by the
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Each age Of our lives mas its joys.
Old people should be happy, and they
will be il Chamberlain Tablets are
taken to strengthen the digestion an !
keep the bowels regular. These tab.
lets are mild and gentle In their action
and especially suitable for people OF
middle age and older. For sale by
Wilkinson & Co.. pharmacy, and j. F..
Kiedaisch & Son.
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Here is her own statement.

ment. I could not
be on my feet for a
long time. My ply
stefan treated me for
several months with
out much relief and
at last sent me to
Ann Arbor for an OPP
Grafton. | was there
four weeks and came
home sufferingworse
than before. My
mother advicad mo r.
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No More Precipitation Like This, and No More
Drcss Shields Il You Use PERSPI-NO.

pits. with the pad TINT comes with each
box. and then my glory beginsi
No matter what the weight Of your
clothing. no matter how hot and stuffy
it may be indoors, you need never be
afraid of perspiring any more in your
arm-pits than you do on the back OF
your hand, II you use PERSPI-NO.
It's a marvellous yet a simple powder
that anybody is safe in using. It keeps
your arm-pits Just as fresh and dry and
natural as any other portion of your body.
Use Pc RS PI-NO and hot theatres,
dance-halls. and social affairs will have
no more terrors for you in arm-pit per-
SEPARATION. It's goodbye dress shields
forever. Satisfaction guaranteed.
)PERSPI-NO is for sale at your drug
gist's at 25c o box, or sent direct, on receipt
OF price, by the Perspo Co., 2715 Lincoln
Ave. Chicago. For sale and recommended
in Keokuk by WiIlkinson & Co.. McGrath
Rsos. Drug Co. City Drug Store.
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nent resident of villisca whom he
has suspected from the first.

A sprained an.-e may as rule be
cured in from three to four days by
applying Chamberlains Liniment and
observing the directions with each bot
tie. Fore sale by Wilkinson & Co.,
pharmacy and ]. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
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So Tired Of Tired
rect! Use TEZ
Cots the "Tlred" Out in Few Min
utes. Makes Your Feet Sore.
Proof.

20 fudge! It's awful how tired feet
make you feel tired all oyer-so dead
tired. Then, when you've got corn
besides, and bunion. and few
blisters, and Your feet are terribly
swollen, you don't care if you've got
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women,
OPERATIONS
Many Unsuccessful - And
Worse Suffering Often Fol-
lows. Mrs. Rocks Case
A Warning.

The following letter from Mrs. Orville
Rock will show how unwise it is for wo-
men to submit to the dangersof surgical
operation when often it may be avoided
by taking Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable
Compound. She was four weeks in
the hospital and came home suf-
fering worse than before.
Here is her own statement.
Paw Paw, Mich. "Two years AGO I
suffered very severely with displace-
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the commission is the recommends
ton of wages to the prisoner such
wage to be an amount of normal
wages less his cost of keep and the
restitution to be made for his crime.
| This convention should take re-
newed action for the abolition OF
methods OF employment of prison Ia
Dor manifestly unfair to free labor
and to the employer of free labor.
thus removing that which is now a
stigma on our state and will later be-
come stencil"
Legislation.
Labor legislation which the presi-
dent recommends that the convention
should urge, includes:
A complete ev:ision Of the exist
ing labor laws of the state, some OF
these according to Mr.. Urick being
obsolete. others needing amendment
and the whole being somewhat OF a
"hodge-podge" affair.
Increasing the efficiency OF the
state labor bureau by adding a suff-
Client force OF inspectors to do the
work.
Rigid civil service examination
having to do with the practical af-
fairs of inspection. for inspectors. and
retention in office during efficient
service.
Provision for the prevention OF oc-
cupational diseases in workshops and
mercantile establishments.
Provision for more definite reports
Of accidents in industry and the
causes thereof.
Provision for examinations to es-
tablish the efficiency Of plumbers.
Legislation providing for protec-
ton against the inefflciencies of men
engaged in the construction and trans
portation Of electrical appliances and
better regulation of electrical con-
struction.
The president also urged encour-
agement of the BARRIERS OF the state
in their effort to have a state boaro
established to examine BARRIERS
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American Federation Of Labor.

The president reported that the
controversy with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor having It's origin at
the Dubuque convention and resulting
in the suspension of the Iowa State
Federation has happily been adjusted
and the state federation is now
again in full federation with the A. F.
of l..
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For Biennial Meetings.

The state president preached an
important project in recommending
that beginning with the 1913 conven-
ton. the conventions of the fedora
ton be held be-iennially and the Off
GERS of the convention elected for
two years. The speaker declared
that the affairs of the federation are
sufficiently we'll developed to permit
of the abandonment of the plan of
annual meetings and thus limit the
expense of so many conventions.
" The report paid a brief but eloquent
tribute to NJ E. McCauley. a member
of the executive board, who passed
away during the early part of the
year. In closing Mr. Trick states:
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w. J. tiARTER, N. o., 3. o.
OsteopSthic and Electric treatmen,.
. specially. Office 80 North Fourth
rsreet. Ground floo,.
Hours-10 to IL q M: . tosn
Evenings by appointment
Phone Office Iowa l254.Red; rem
dence. Iowa. S7o-Red.
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Political.

I'm conformity with the political
programme of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and that of the State
Federation of Labor, as agreed upon
at the Ottumwa and succeeding con-
vention, the State Federation Of La
Dor has continued to exercise its in
fluence in political matters on candi-
dates for executive and legislative po-
sitions. Our policy has been the re-
warding of friends and Furnishing of
enemies and in this programme, earn
estly carried forward, we have sue
ceeded not only In securing much
needed legislation, but have secured
a standing that will promote our eff
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Change Of Sentiment.
''The change OF Iowa sentiment on
the subject is we'll evidenced by the
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PAYslclANs.
pR. w. =. sHERinr

Or. w. p. SHERLOCK
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Is North Fifth Street IN -.
Howell building. -
Office Hours--lo to IL a NJ: . Ia.
P. M; evenings, 2 to 8: sundayA II
to p. m.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
The A. & Ms, New Secretary.

Announcement has been made of
the appointment of w. J. Jennings
of this place to the position of Sec
retarv of the A. & M. College at
Starkville. Mr.. Jennings was born
and reared In this county and has
lived here almost all his life. His
collegiate training was had at the
institution which now honors him.
He and President Hightower both
came from this county and have
known each other from boyhood,
and it is but natural that there
should be a strong tie between them.
Mr.. Jennings is a Mason and has
been master of the lodge at this
place. He is member of the Bap-
tist church and is at present a MEM
Der Of the board of trustees of the
city schools. When the Spanish
American war came on he enlisted
and went to do battle for the flag
of his country. He is a man of
rare talent and it is no uncommon
thing to hear said of him, He is
capable Of any duty" For several
years he has had charge Of cotton
office at this place for one of the
large cotton firms of the state.
Mr.. Jennings will probably not
assume his duties as secretary until
some time in the fall. 1t is stated
that the present secretary at the
college, A. J. Moore, will probably
go West and engage in the banking
business. - Grenada Sentinel.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
Partisanship Dying Out.

Party lines nowadays are lyinl
lightly everywhery. Neither tn,
Democratic or the Republican par
ties are much afflicted with parti
sanship in these years of struggle
which are also years of grace. Par.
ty ties are not hanging oppressively
upon any intelligent party or indi.
vldual shoulders in this country,
Men are looking marvously as
though they intended to vote as
they pleased, and are not to be in
Inundated by party name or fetiches
OF faction or by any shihholeths
that have grown meaningless from
frequent repitition,
Never in our history have people
been as intelligent and wide-awake
as they are today, What they want
is results and not names. They are
much more concerned over the es-
tahlishment of certain reforms in
our economic system and in the
honest administrator Of govern.
ment than they are in names and
traditions and organization of eth.
er side. They have borne meaning.
less platfoprns in their hearts for q
score of years.
1t may be q strong thing to say
but it is all too much the fact thai
for years thousands of people in the
North and in the South have,
through a mere slavish fear of dis
allgning themselves with their fac
tlons, kept up a political affiliation
which did not express either their
consciences nor convictions. They
nave been true to their party-some
OF them because of hereditary affec-
ton, many of them because of the
tlmldlty and fear of breaking their
alignment, and perhaps even more
of them over the apprehension that
some day they might need office
and it would not do to get out of
plumb.
The whole trend of the age seems
to point toward re-alignment of par
ty and reorganization of the great
political divisions. The age, as
some Que has written, is not half as
reverent as it is practical; and at a
time when the people know 50
clearly what they want, and seem
to lind a way to reach it, they are
not likely to lash themselves hope
lessly to any floating mast or spars
which happen to be labeled with
the name of one party or another. -
The Bay st. Louis Progress.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
SHE COULD SHOUT,
Says Mrs. John W. Pitchford, of

| will always use Hunts cure for
itching trouble, and tell all | see
about it. | could shout now TO
know that we are.all we'll of that
dreadful trouble. The first of last
fall my little boy broke out with
some kind of itching trouble.
Thinking his blood was bad | gave
him blood tonic, but he got
worse, and could not sleep at night.
Some said he had itch, and told me
what was good for it. l used what
people said would cure it. but
nothing did any good. NV other
two children and myself took the
disease from him in January 1911.
| saw Hunts Cure advertised and
| purchased SOC box. It helped
my little boy so much | got a box
for each OF the family, and now we
are all free of that awful trouble,
Hunts Cure will cure itch in .
short time if you will 90 by
directions. We had it in it's worse
form, and used Hunts Cure. and
we are now all we'll.
Thanks to A. B. Richards Medi.
cine Company of Sherman, Texas
manufacturers of such healing
medicine.
Mrs John w. Pitchford,
Il A cpaxs NJ n
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
Notice.

We, the undersigned members
of the County Democratic Execu
tive Committee call a meeting Of
the committee at the Court House
on August l3. 1912, at 1890 a,
NJ. for the purpose of organizing
and electing managers, clerks, and
baliffs to hold the election I ordered
by the congressional Executive
Committee OF the first district to
nominate q candidate for Congl ess
at a primary election to be held on
the 9th of August 1912, and 70,
the transaction of other business
that may come before the commit.
tee. A full attendance is desired
and requested.
Aug. 6, 1912 ETHAN RIcHEY'
R. A. UPoHURcH
y. E. BROWN
j. c. Lewis,
Committeeman
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
TRUTHFUL REPORTS.
Starkville Reads Them With
Uncommon Interest.

A Starkville citizen tells his
experience in the following state
ment. No better evidence than
this can be had. The truthful
reports Of friends and neighbors
is the best proof in the world. Read
and be convinced.
j. B. Gray, East Main Street.
Starkville. Miss, says. Hard
work and heavy lifting no doubt
caused my kidney trouble. | suf-
fered for years, The first symptom
was pain through my kidneys
that was always worse when
stopped and often l was SO lame
and sore that | was hardly able to
rest. Remedies helped me but
little and as time passed the kidney
secretlons became so disordered.
passing too frequently, Hearing
OF Doan's Kidney Pills, | procured
a box and the contents cured me.
publlcally recommended this
remedy III 1908 and at this time
willingly confirm my former state
ment' | have had hardly any
trouble from my kidneys during
the past three years"
For sale by all dealers. Price
9o cents Foster Milburn Co..
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other,
~"O~~~~-~-~~-o-o
DE- ii. l., Scales caught the
champion trout Tuesday morning
at the College pond. twas a beauty
and weighed 3 lbs and 6'ounces.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-08-09
Indian Killed On Track.

Near Rochelle, Ill.,, an Indian
went to sleep on a railroad track
and was killed by the first express
lie paid for his carelessness with
his life. Often its tnat wav
when people neglect coughs and
colds. Don't risk your life when
prompt use OF Dr.. Kings New
Discovery will cnre them and 50
prevent dangerous throat or lung
trouble. 1t completely cured me
IN a short time of a terrible cough
that followed a severe attack of
Grip writes j. r. Watts, Flow
dada, Tex, and | regained Is
pounds in weight that had lost !,
Quick, safe, reliable ond guaran-
teed. 5Oc and $1.0d. Trial hot.
tie free at all druggists.