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The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

eart, w. sanity. D. Sherman. Gus
Schultz. Harry Thomas. George w. Tai
bert. Lem Towers. jr-. George Thurber.
William Ulinan.. Paul veirick. J. A.
Williams, W. I. Wade. w. H. Wendell
CHARLES Wise. Theodore Wagner, James
II. Windsor, George z. Williams. George
Wright, Or. Glendie B. Young. and
Frank E. label
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Save Your Ewes. Cet Rid of CLASSES

DR.. John E. Corish, an able New
York physician OF long experience. has
come forward with the edlct that eye
glasses must go. Intelligent people
everywhere are indqrsing him. The
doctor says that the anclents never
dishgured their facial beauty with
goggles. They employed certain
methods. which have recently been
brought to the Hight Of modern science.
DIR. Corish has written a marvellous
book entitled. How to Save the Eyes.
which tells how many may be oenen nted
in many cases. Instantly. There Is an
easy home treatment which Is Just as
simple as IL Is effective. and II is fuliy
explained In this wonderful book.
which will be sent free TO any one. a,
postal card will bring IL to your very
door. This book tells you why eye
glasses are needless. and how hey
NAV he nut aside forever When you
have taken advantage Of the informa-
tion contained In this book. you may
be able 10 throw your eyeglasses away.
and should possess healthy. beautiful.
souifully expressive magneuc eye.
that Indicate the true character ana
win confidence.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Bad Eve, BRING Bad Heslth

DR.. Corlsh goes further. He assert.
headaches. nervousness. irritabllity.
neurasthenia. brain fag. sieeplessnese.
stomach disorders, deapondencys ana
many other disorders, Leading ocu-
lists OF the world connrm this. and say
that a vaat amount of rhynicnl and
mental misery u due TO THE Influence
of eve strain upon the nerves and
brain cells. WHEN eve strain y ever
na III hy magic.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

his best in the distance events. while Ho-
garth is a wizard in the short distances
and sprints.
After a few more weeks hard train
ing these boys will go to Richmond. Va.
where they will be pitted against Rod
ney Peter. the worlds champion. and
the fast boy is not expected TO have any
cinch. as they all know that rink like q
book. During the summer Manager VoIk-
mer viii send them to Atlantic City.
where they viii try 10 add q few more
cups to their collection
All have had offers to skate IN profess
sional races. but Manager Volkmer pre-
fers them stay IN the amateur ranks.
and they will not be allowed to skate
against any professional
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
nsks A. ~, spent rels1.

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sllsi u ihs ssa.s'ss NJ s,ssl.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Throw Away
Your Eyeglasses
HOW TO
SAVE THE EYES
is the title of a
FREE BOOK
~eez <--Ha

Simple Home Treatment Doe, 1t
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

both a doctor of medicine and doctor
of divinity, and was a man Of unusual
erudition.-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
CHAFIN rs TOLD
OF NOMINATION.
Candidate of Prohibitionists Has Been
Notified That He Is Running
For President.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.j
WAUKESHA, Wis. Aug. To- Hav-
ing been notified that he was the
choice of the prohibition party for
president late today, Eugene w
Chafin of Tuscon, Ariz., tonight re-
ceived the congratulations OF old time
friends and associates Years ago
Chain was an attorney here.
1t was estimated tonight that at
least three thousand persons from
Wisconsin and the middle west
states were present this afternoon
DR.. C. H. Mead of New York, chairman
of the recent prohibition convention
at Atlantic City, formally notified Cha
fin that he was the presidential noml
nee.
Few heard the addresses of the
speakers. as rain spoiled the plan fol
an outdoor ceremony and compelled
the holding of the ceremonies in the
Methodist church.
Chain and Mead will leave tomor
row for their homes. meeting o
the party's national committee vii
| be held soon to decide on plans fo
the coming campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
chicago Employees Are Hope
lessly in Debt While Com
panies Pile up Millions

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
GHlCAGO, Aug. 10.--Fully 10000
a.reet car and elevated employees and
.neir union friends crowded into the
pavilion at Brands park tonight and
lizard International President W. D.
Manon of the carmen, tell of the pro-
1Sress made by the conferences held
uhs week by union officials and com
pany magnates, Mahon said he now ex.
Epected an agreeable settlement of the
wage differences without a strike.
After reciting figures showing how
,Ae cost OF living has increased in the
ast ten years without proportionate
increase In wages, Mahon said as a re
~ more than half of the surface and
'eVated lines employees were hope
essiy in debt to loan sharks, mort
Eage brokers and installment deal
me men, he said, have no op
ortnity to get acquainted with theil
ainiiies. Their minds are filled with
uonghts of their debts all day and
hen they return home at night they
g So tired they cannot enjoy theil
pome life.,
iaKing up the subject OF street cal
20 elevated line earnings. Major
~ 'nat every car In the city Of Chi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Armed Soldiers Tenting on, ie Hills
Of Connecticut, Prepared for the
Attack on New
York.
THE BLUE AND THE RED
Exciting Game Of Warfare win be
Enjoyed by State Militia and
the Regular
Troopers.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
STRATFORD, Conn, Aug. 10
Tented on the hills of southwestern
Connecticut. twenty thousand armed
soldiers are tonight resting on their
arms, ready, waiting for the call to
battle. Never has joint maneuver
OF regular troops and state militia
opened under more favorable circum-
stances. The arrival at detraining
points and the making of camp was
marked with speed and precision.
Two accidents marred the whole as
semblage. Charles Mullins of Battery
G, Second New York national guard Of
Binghamton, New York, was fatally
hurt by his horse falling while detrain-
| ing at Bethel. Harvey Williams of
the same battery was kicked by his
horse. Williams was sent back to
New York
Tonight the two armies, the blue OF
defense, under Brigadier General AL
bert l. Mills. and the red of invasion
under Brigadier General Frederick
A. Smith, lie in the form OF letter
| v, with Camp Lee, headquarters here
in the apex.
4 At six o'clock tonight, headquarters
went into commission. Both armie.
threw out their outposts and the at
l tack on the Croton water shed, New
4 York city's source Of water supply
was on. Umpires and observers wen
into camp near where they will b
stationed the first day and Chief Um
pire General Tasker H. Bliss made al
inspection of brigade camps in al
automobile.
. The first real skirmish took plac,
today at the Church Farm at Oxfor,
on the arrival of the Second Con
necticut. The soldiers found a BIZ
/, wheat field in the center Of the CAM
, and the first trooper to enter wa
!. chased out by the owner and he he'll
up the camp until guard had bee
! placed around it.
: In contrast with former maneuver
there will not be one big battle a
!. the close of campaign on the sever
+ teenth. Instead there will be serie
z of contacts between small bodies G
: troops and in this way the men wi
t be taught more, as they will hav
t more problems
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Taft Holds the Record for the
Past Quarter Century in
the Veto Line.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o.--With the
expected disapproyai or the steel, in
come tax and the budget" bills and
several other measures, which may
pass congress next week, President
Taft will go down in history as one
of the most active wielders of the
veto who ever lived in the white
house.
Ta't's veto re ord probably sur
passes that of any other president in
the last quarter century Cleveland's
vetoes were aimed manly at pension
bills. President Taft has already We
toad 25 bills. By the end of another
week he will have swung the axe
against possibly dozen more. 1t il
regarded as certain that he will dis
approve of the legislative Bill, because
OF the seven year civil service tenure
and the abolition of the commerce
court.
All the tariff bills Will receive TN
presidential disapproval unless pre-
pared as recommended by the tariff
/ board.
! The army appropriation bill, alread
first vetoed because it disrupted tn
army organization, will pass congres
| this week, somewhat emasculated bu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
MIRED IN SWAMP
FOR FOUR DAYS
Terrible Experience Of Two Negro
Women Who Were Buried in
Mud to Their Necks.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-(Sun-
ay)-Unconscious from starvation
and exposure from being mired in a
swamp since Wednesday evening, two
negro women were rescued early Sun
day morning near Kenilworth. sub
urb. An ambulance loaded with
physicians brought the women to a
hospital. Their recovery is doubtful.
The women we're found buried al
most up to their necks in boggy
morass. The victims went out We'd
nesday evening to pick fox grapes and
we're marooned by the incoming tide,
They became weak from lack OF food
and fell into hole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Murder of Music Teacher at Denver Was Most
Atrocious Crime and Closely Follows
Two Other Attempts.
NUDE BODY FOUND LYING IN WEEDS
Stockings of Dead Girl Used as Cord to StranqIe
Her and Head Was Most Cruelty
Mutilated

United Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1o.--That a
degenerate with homicidal mania re-
sides in the vicinity OF the spot where
Signe Amelia Carlzen. the % year old
music teacher, was found murdered to-
day, was advanced tonight by the po-
lice after a fruitless all-day search
for the man who outraged and then
slew the girl
Everything that has been revealed
SO far serves to strengthen the the
ory that the blood lust was the motive
which actuated the maniac who
struck the girl down. This theory
was emphasized when the police re-
called that months ago, another girl
was attacked by man near the
scene of the crime revealed today.
Miss Effa Hazlett, school teacher,
was seized by man on January IL
last within twenty feet of the spot
where Miss Carlzen's corpse was
found and narrowly escaped like
| fate. Further, her assailant is be
Aslieyed to be the same man who attack
ed Mrs. L. g. Nordauist at the sans
4 place only last week.
After twelve hours Of work by d
score of detectives on the case, the
police admitted tonight that they
were no nearer solution than wher
the girls body was found lying in i
clump of weeds and covered will
/ blood this morning. Half dozer
suspects were examined by the police
this afternoon, but all were released
when they accounted for their move
4 ments last night.
Most Brutal In History.
The murder was the most brutal II
the recent history of Denver. Miss
{. Carlzen's body was found so fee
from roadway near Aurora, sub
urb, by D. A. Talcott who was lookin'
for his horses on the prairie. Will
tn, exception of an undervest, th'
body was nude The face and lowe
4 limbs were covered with blood Acros
A the forehead a deep cash, six inche
in width, showing every indication 0
having been inflicted with shar
y, cleaver or broad-bladed axe, presente
grewsome evidence of the manner 4
which the murderer had slain his viz
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
stubbs is Popular.

TJTnited Press Leased Wire Service.)
TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 1O.-Governor
Stubbs has not only won the republi-
can nomination for the United States
senatorship, by legislative districts,
but has good prospect of having the
popular votes also The official re-
turns began coming in today and in
practically every instance the official
count gave Stubbs more votes than
he had been credited with and re-
dnced the Curtis vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
"VETOINGESTo PRESIDENT
SINCE GROVER LEVELAND

the president may still withhold his
signature from 1t.
The postoffice bill. besides proyid.
ing for parcels post, may carry $50,
100000 for good roads, to which Taft
may object If the anti-injunction
and contempt bills get through. it is
believed they will draw presidential
disapproval.
Tafts first use of the veto which
attracted national attention was on
August Is, 1911, when he returned
the Arizona and New Mexico state
hood bill basing his disapproyal on
the recall of judges in the Arizona
constitution.
Two days later Taft vetoed the
tirst I4aFoIlette wool bill Next day
the farmers free list bill met simi,
lar fate and, likewise, on August 90,
the cotton bill.
On June II, 1912. he sent back the
j army appropriation bill and on Au-
gust 9, he again vetoed the LaFollette
bill.
The president has failed to approye
private pension bills. He refused TO
sign a resolution that would have re-
admitted to West Point some cadets
dismissed for hazing. More recently
he returned without approval a meas
ure TO reimburse certain sub-contrac-
tors for work done on the shoshone
irrigation project.
Several attempts have been made
to pass measures over the presiden'
tial veto Only the senate has SO far
mustered the necessary two-thirds
and this was on the Shoshone REIN
bursement bill 1t has not been con
sidered in the house since the presi
dents veto.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Mechanical to Testify.

TIInited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LOS ANGELES, Calf Aug. To-
Attaches of the sheriff's office ad-
mitted today that Ortie McManigal,
confessed dynamiter, who is in jail
here. will be taken to Indianapolis to
testify in the trials of the men re-
Gently indicted on charge Of illegal
Transportation of dynamite. McMani-
gal will be taken to Indianapolis late
in September. The trials will begin
in October.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
S23 PER DAY PROFIT
FROM EVERY STREET CAR

cago makes clear profit of $23 day
for the company. On an investment
of s30,000,0O0, one elevated company
in Chicago, he declared, makes an an
nual profit of $4,000 900.
when we first approached the man.
ayers of the lines,'' he said, they re-
fused to give us any consideration in
the matter of wages. Since then L. A.
Busby, president of the City Railway
Co. has showed tendency to be fair,
and has promised me that he will use
his influence with the other companies
to obtain better conditions for u.s."
Mahon said Busby had already
agreed to improvements in the work
ing conditions by arranging on his
lines so that man on probation
would earn $40 or $50 month, anG
after six months service, every work
er would be assigned to a fixed mum
ber of hours daily, with no split
watches that make the men work a
few hours in the daytime and the re
mainder of their time at night.
Henry l.. Blair, a New York flnan
cier he said, would be called into the
conferences during the coming week
Blair has been planning for some
| time the merger of several OF the cleo
trio transportation lines in Chicago.
Mahon was cheered by the union
men when he closed his address by
saving that President Busby had IN
formed him that whatever agreement
was made would be dated August !,
and If increased wages were agreed
mon the increase would be paid for
the time the men have been working
this month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
AN AMERICAN
GOES TO FUNERAL
secretary Of State Knox VIII 90 to
Japan to Attend the Burial
Of the Dead
Mlkado.
TRAVEL ON BATTLEsHIP
Remarkable Step Taken by Presl-
dent Taft to Show Japan,
America. Friendly
Feeling.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-President
Taft took remarkable step this aft
ernoon to emphasize Americas friend
" feeling toward Japan, when he
named Secretary Of State Knox as his
personal envoy to attend the funeral
of the late Emperor Mutsuhito.
Knox will travel to Toxic on bat
tleship, leaving Seattle August 15. A
rear admiral of the navy and brig
adler general of the army will accom-
pany him as aides.
Mrs. Knox and possibly Knox's son,
both of whom accompanied the sec
retary on his Latin-American tour,
may also make the trip to Toxic.
Japan 10 Pleased.
United Press Leased Wire Service. !
TOXIC, Aug. 10.-Warm apprecia-
ton of President Taft's selection OF
so important member of his official
family as Secretary Of State Knox as
Americas representative at the fun.
eral next month of the late Mikado
Mutzuhito was expressed by prominent
Japanese today.
Though Japanese etiquette does not
permit him to say anything for publ
cation, the new mikado himself il
known to have voiced his qualification
and Foreign Minister viscount Uchida
! who is not bound by such rigid rules
said freely that while the Japanes.
lhad looked for an American specia
representative at the funeral, they hat
had no idea SO high an official as the
secretary of state would be named ane
were correspondingly touched by thu
honor done them.
At the other minister's the opinion
was generally heard that the secre
tary of states visit would go farthe
4 than anything else could have dom
| towards promoting kindly feeling
among the Japanese for America.
His attention having been called t.
the suggestion that the American rep
resentative will probably take ad
vantage Of his visit for general dis
cussion with the mikado's advisors 0
Japanese America affairs, especially 0
the status of American missionarie
4 in Korea, one minister remarked tha
he could hardly imagine reques
| Secretary Knox is likely to make tha
will not be gladly granted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11

towns have now camped three nights
In the open without even tents to
cover them, foodless and nearly max
ed. Constantinople had no idea of
the damage done until refugees began
struggling in from the nearest towns.
The stories of the horrors they had
experienced quickly aroused the au-
thorities to action. Turkeys apology
for a navy was pressed into service
to carry aid to the sufferers. Few OF
the ships are equipped with wireless
and not until they reach the nearest
ports in telegraphic communication
will 1t be known what they have
found. The most alarming reports,
however, are reaching the city.
Except at Gallipoli and Tchorlou,
In European Turkey, the first Of which
was completely and the second fully
one half destroyed, the greatest dam
age seems to have been done on the
Asiatic shores Of the Dardanelles and
the Sea Of Marmora.
Besides Gallipoli, the towns OF
Tchanak Kalessi, Heraklittia, Mimic
philo, Peristasis and Hora were either
completely or almost completely
wiped out. What was left of Tchor
lou was partly burned, as happened
in other places by the flame from a
lamp overturned by the shocks.
Towns Of 5000.
The ruined towns were of 5000 te
10000 population each. with the ex
ception OF Gallipoli which had abou
4 10000. Besides these more importan
places many villages suffered. Ever
the farm houses in the shaken dis
trict are mostly Of stucco construc
ton and there is every reason to be
lieve many families at a distanc.
from the population centers are bur
4 led in the ruins of their homes.
There were no fatalities in Con
stantinople, though the entire cit.
was thrown into panic. Lighte
shocks still continue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
searlaht is Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LOS ANGELES, Calf. Aug. TO-
Frank T. Searight, former president
of the American Press Humorists As
sociation and for years an active
newspaper man in southern California,
died here today of paralysis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11

tim. On the top and In the back OF
the head We're three other similar
gashes and in each case the axe or
cleaver, after cutting the flesh, had
crushed through the skull and gona
deep into her brain. Either before or
after staying his victim, the murder.
er had taken of her stockings, twist
ed them SO tightly about her neck as
to make strangulation certain and
then thrust the ends deep into her
throat. The girls hat, shoes, her
parasol and articles of clothing were
strewn about the prairie for dis
tance of twenty feet.
Jumped From Weeds.
The police believe that, shortly af.
ter she left house some distance
down the road where she had been
giving a music lesson. Miss Carizen
was attacked last night by man who
| leaped out from clump { weeds
and struck her in the side of the head.
i rendering her unconscious. Her
watch, glasses and purse were found
In the roadway at point where
there were signs of q struggle The
/ slayer then dragged his unconscious
| victim hundred and fifty feet into
( the weeds where she was assaulted
before the murderer crushed her
brains out with his axe
A thorough search of the prairie
/ by several hundred persons today
failed to disclose any sign OF the In
/ strument of death and the murderer
must have taken it away with him.
4 The murder has aroused the village
of Aurora to high pitch of excite
ment and 1t is freely predicted that
violence will be offered the slayer II
he is taken. The death OF Miss Carl
zen is the thirty-third violent death
in Denver In a month, list extending
from accidents to atrocious murders.
An Important clew.
i DENVER Colo, Aug. lo.--An impors
4 tant c'ew to the solution of the mys
i terry surrounding the murder on the
outskirts OF tne city of Miss Signe
Amelia Ca~lzen. the 25 year old music
teacher, was given to the police late
1 - " y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11

Rainfall for the past "a hours, trae
River above low water of 1864,
feet tenths.
Mean temperature 10th, 6s.
Lowest temperature, 60.
Highest temperature, rs.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-11
Boiling springs.

In the towns vicinity many boiling
springs burst out, alternately over
flowing and draining off through fis-
sures in the earth.
The Turkish warships In the Dar-
danelles rocked with the shocks and
for time there We're panics aboard
them. officers and men thinking their
vessels were being torpedoed by the
Italians.
It is feared the dead number thou
sands. Most OF the towns shaken are
remote from civilization and details
will be lacking until reports are re-
celved from the Turkish gunboats
now skirting the European and Asia
TIC coasts from Black sea entrance to
the Bosphorus to the Aegean entrance
to the Dardanelles.
There is no question that thousands
upon thousands Of men, women and
children will succumb to exposure
and starvation unless relief reaches
them speedily. At least half dozen
towns are mere heaps of ruins. Twice
as many more were nearly destroyed
and perhaps score suffered more OF
less seriously. In several instances
IRE broke out, following the earth
shocks and completed the destruc
ton,
Naked Inhabitants.
Most of the inhabitants of these