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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14

10 many Of the European countries
the 81. Valentine day kiss was OK.
changed between young people ais a
token 81 good will The exact nature
Of such an osculators performance Is
somewhat vague. Though the same
conscientious ehronicIar does not men
tion the Relationship. Il suggested that
tho 81 Valentine day kiss il d third
cousin At least. deceased. OF the I'd.
NOUS soul kiss There ID some doubt
on this point. however. for Ia no way
can an exegesis OF the word affinity
lead the investigator back 10 that
time. On the other hand. the fact that
this custom Is nov IN vogue uni.
yersally not on 81. Valentines dag,
but en- other days. and far into the
night as WELLS significant. The only
difference IL that the socalled ST.
Valentine day kiss OF the present Is 4
token Of good willard other things.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14
seott,s TrIbgt. . The nax

5cotfs Tribute 70 the Dav
Love rules ths court, the camp. the
grove.
And men below. and saints above.
FOR love Is heaven. and heaven IL hove
-issr Walter Scott.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14
roo hastv,

Digs can dash of epigrams with.
out a moments thought"
That's just the way they sound"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14

The best cure for kleptomania may
be arrest cure.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14
eouaht rhelr sMee,hsarts.

IN England the schoolgirl Of a half
= century ego plueked al the buttons
on their gowns and uttered ia a
sinEfong monotone on 81 Valentines
day the verse:
Tinker. tailor,
Soldier. sailor.
Apotheeary.
flonghboy. thief"
X. after sinE-aonging these words
for stated number OF times they
should frst meet other than the one
on whom Of all mentioned IN their
roundslay their hearts were set they
scattered In great fright
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14
ONLY nns .nRn,rn nnrNr,,p

Only One "BR0M0 OUTNINEss
That Is LAXATIVE BROM0 QUISINN Tooh
for the sisnature of ~ w. GROVE Cures a Cold
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14
Sometimes They Are stolen.

'ftSN'IIFNS TISJ MTG oIOTens
After all, you ought to buy an
auto"
Buy one, child? That would be
difficult. But might try to get one."
-Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich.l
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14

For 81. Valentines day is day Of
Joy. OF love. OF happiness.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-14

III you'll be mine
I win DO thyme.
Ana 80 Good
Morrow. Valentine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
SEVEN KILLED BY
AUTO ON SUNDAY
Three Dead in One Accident
When Touring Car Went
Into Ditch.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Aug. IL Sunday auto
accidents cost the lives Of seven per
sons In the United States yesterday
and a score of others we're injured.
At Wyandotte, Mich, Louis e. Bell
stein, former general manager Of the
Toledo Rail & Light Co., Howard
Davis, his chauffeur and James P
Ross. of Cleveland, We're killed and
John F. Collins, of Jackson, Mich.
vice president of the Michigan Union
railroad, was fatally injured, wher
Beilstein's touring car went into
ditch.
Henry d. Rogers, an Atlantic City
banker. was killed In a collision be
tween a touring car and heavy mo
tor truck near Manashawkin. N. j.
Miss Lucille Freyberger, of Goshen
Ind. was killed and Miss Gladys
Arnold, Of Milford, Ind, fatally injur
ed when a train struck an automobile
near Goshen.
@. P. Davis, of Alba, Alabama, wal
pinned beneath his auto and burne'
TO death near Troy, Ala.
Orville Legg, Kankakee, Ill. wa
killed in the machine he gave hi
wife for a birthday present, when th'
car skidded and turned over.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
WHO WILL TACKLE
THE TURK NOW?
Balkan Peace Treaty Must be
Respected and Division
Lines Observed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Aug. 11--With the Balk.
an peace treaty signed and out of the
way the powers today faced more
serious Turkish problem because OF
the treaty's provisions. The peace
pact provides for the immediate de
mobilization of the Bulgarian army
and the question now confronting the
great powers is who will force the
Turk to respect the new frontier
fixed by the treaty of London. a
force of more than 100000 Turks nov
lis in Thrace and their activities men
ace the peace of the Balkans.
Bulgaria, Servia and Greece arr
apprehensive that the Ottomans viii
become more aggressive with th'
withdrawal Of the Bulgarian forces.
dispatch from Constantinople say
that the porte's answer to the pow
er's demand that Adrianople be evae
uated and the new frontier respecte'
is evasive in It's terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
FIFTY-FEVE BANDS
PLAYING SAME PIECE
Onward Christian Soldiers by
One Great Band of 1879
instruments.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 11.-Although
the thirty-second triennial conclave
Knights Templar will not formally
open until tomorrow, the contest be-
tween New York, San Francisco and
Los Angeles for the honor of holding
the next conclave is already under
way The Pacific coast cities are be
lieved to have the better chance. The
next conclave will be the centenary
Many knights today are in favor oil
the west, many favoring Los An
geles and San Francisco seems equal
llv favored. These cities have sen'
big delegations here.
Visiting knights arrived today by
the thousands Fifty special trains
crowded with knights had arrived b,
| noon and thirty more were due to ar
rive before midnight. BY that houl
1t is expected that all visitors vii
have arrived. Sixty commanderie'
were here at o'clock this morning
The down town section of the cit,
presented the appearance of mill
Itary camp today. Everywhere plume'
knights were marching or drilling
lied in nearly every case by band
ITomorrow morning will be staged tn
i big pageant of the conclave, tn
ltriennial parade. which will preced
1.-THE formal opening of the session o
i the grand encampment During tn
/ secret session of the encampment te
morrow afternoon, flfty-fiye band
{ here for the conclave-1,579 pieces i
Il all-will be massed and marc
4 through the streets playing "onwar
IChristian Soldiers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
THE COUNTER ATTACK
M BY GOVERNOR SULZER

and his Tammany henchmen and thus
blanket the disclosures OF the Fraw-
ley committee.
For his first days work Hennessy
had summoned John H. Delaney, COM
missioner of efficiency and economy
and his deputy, Matthew Horgan. Hor-
gan is acting as assistant to 2. L..
Richards, attorney for the Frawley
committee and Frawley has told him
to ignore the Hennessey subpoena.
Frawley also wrote letter to Hen
nessey advising him that he would
not allow Horgan to testify before
Hennessey
After an all night session regarding
Frawley's attempt to block the Hem
messy inquiry, Governor Sulzer today
issued his brief statement denying
practically all of the stock market
dealings that the Frawley committee
brought to light last week in New
q York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
TROUBLE MAKERS
ARE The |. ". W'S
Almost One Hundred Of Them In Jail
and Every Citizen is Armed
and Ready to
Shoot
TT $ " ROTTEN EGGS
!.
merIcan Flag Was lnsulted by ths
Speakers Who Urge Men to
Quit Working In
the Fields.
rY " ROTTEN EGGS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MINOT, N. D., Aug. 11.-Nearly
ninety members of the Industrial
Workers OF the World are in Jail
here this morning and the local
authorities have lost all control of
the situation, following street rioting
which began Saturday night when
citizens threw rotten eggs at Jack
Law, an l. w. w. speaker and his
followers.
Practically the entire male popula-
ton of this place is now armed and
| the excitement has reached such a
pitch that shooting may break out at
any moment.
| An army of Industrial Workers is
on the way here from St. Paul and
Minneapolis, following many mes
sages sent out by the local labor lead
ers, appealing for assistance.
Several prominent men were among
i those who were behind the bars thi.
morning. Dewey Dorman, prominen
socialist and member of the city com
4 mission, was arrested when he at
4 tempted to address crowd last night
lH. e. Thompson, business manager Q
a socialist paper, here, also was al
: rested. These men have been urgin
.ilaborers not to work in the field
until they receive more pay.
Il Citizens became incensed when
oiIW. w speakers insnlted the America
4 flag and prominent residents of thi
city Many have planned to run tn
III W. WIS out of town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
MULHA[L | HAS
SEASONS JOB.
Still Sitting In tho Witness Chair
and Telling His Story of
Lobbying and Political
Work.
8BARTHoLDT DISPUTES
Congressman From Missouri WritS-
I. From Germany That He viii
Gladly Answer All
J, Questions
|BARTHOLDT DISPUTES

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Reflec-
tions on former Representative Jas.
M. Cox, present governor of Ohio,
contained in correspondence of NJ M.
Mulhall before the senate lobby in
vestigating committee were unwar-
ranted, according to letter from A.
e. Marshall, Dayton, Ohio, read to the
committee today by Chairman Over
man. Marshall wrote the original let
ter to Mulhall, the committees inter-
probation of which indicated that Cox,
then in congress, was the member OF
a real estate combine, holding up the
acquisition of postoffice site in Day
ton. Marshall today disclaimed all
intention of reflecting on Cox.
| Upon request of counsel for the N.
A. NJ the committee today subpoenaed
II. E. Miles. of Racine, Wis, H. R.
Towne and S. e. Meade, of New York.
/ These men will be examined regard
| ing the formation of the National Tar
/ iff Commission Association, OF which
Jas. H. Emery, Washington counsel
i for the N. A. M. testified several days
ago. Emery resumedthe witness stand
i today. He admitted that he opposed
4 the Beyeredge child labor law be
! cause it presumed to regulate produc
i ticn within states and objected to the
Il eight hour labor legislation.
Mulhall was first questioned as t.
his activities previous to his connec
tion with the N. A. M. He got his
title of colonel" he explained. through
J accompanying the late President Nc
! Kinley through Ohio in 1898. He dub
A bed me colonel Mulhall said. Were
you on his Staff" Il thought So" sale
the witness, "but / never had any
Z commission or anything like that"
This statement was in direct vari
ance with Mulhall's explanation o
how he got his title of colonel" made
: to the senate consnittee. There HI
said he was a member OF Mckinley
staff when the latter was governor o
Ohio.
The committee inserted in the rec
= ord a letter from Representative
! Bartholdt of Missouri, now In Sche
I libo, Germany, offering to answer an.
. questions the committee might Pre-
= pound by cable. He said he could no
a return to America without endangei
e in ghis wife's health. Bartholdt said Q
/ Mulhalls charges that he was influ
!. enced by the N. A. M:
b CAS- a member OF the committee Q
t labor I have naturally come in cor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
After Almost Two Months Of
Drought, Good Soaking
Rain is Spilled Over
Iowa.
FARMERS ARE JOYFUL
Illinois, Nebraska and Mis-
souri, Crops Are Saved
From Utter Ruin by
the Shower.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. Ii
There was Joy in the hearts Of Iowa
farmers today following two heavy
rain storms which swept the state
last night and early today The rain
fail was general, raining from half
an inch to nearly three inches at Des
Moines. Henry Wallace, Wesley
Greene and M. J. Wragg. local ex-
perts, say that few days more of
drought would have cut the corn crop
to so per cent. They now think the
crop will be about rs per cent of nor
NAL and it may be even better than
this.
Fruit which was on the verge OF
annihilation, will be partially saved
The apple crop will be about 75 pei
cent of normal which is better thar
last year and late potatoes are great
1 ly improved The rainfall at various
points was as follows: Des Moines
25.6; Alta, "a; Boone, lis; Carroll
I'M; Cedar Rapids, 2.34; Creston, 1.o1
Davenport, SO; Forest City, ,57; Maj
shalltown, 2.2s; Sioux City. n; Wa
! erloo. 1856.
In Nebraska Corn Belt.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. n.-Good rain
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Red Men Meet Tomorrow.

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 11.-Although
the Great Council of Red Men does
not meet until tomorrow, the prelim-
inarles to the annual convention be-
gan today with the opening of the De-
gree of Pocohontas Great Council.
Four hundred delegates from all sec
tions of the country are in attendance.
The principal work tomorrow will be
the discussion of ways and means for
raising money to care for the orphans
of former members of the Red Men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Sunday In London.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Aug. lin Bow street
court today the five women and nine
men arrested in yesterdays suffra-
gette riot in Whitehall led by Miss
Sylvia Pankhurst were sentenced to
Jail for from one to two months. Miss
Pankhurst, who was hurt in the me-
lee, is in hospital and when she re
covers will be returned to Holloway
iail. The riot resulted from Miss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
SKULL WAS CRUSHED
BEFORE HE WAS BURNED

reported that Benson had been burned
to death In fire that DESTROYED the
bunk house. He declared that an
oil stove exploded. Collins explain
ed that he was after water and the
shack was destroyed before he return
ed. Members of the Masonic order
of which Benson belonged, did not be-
lieye Collins story, and learning Col
lins had been spending money freely
began an investigation
The charred body was exhumed
here yesterday and post mortem de-
veloped that his skull was crushed and
that he had been shot through the
heart.
Collins arrest followed. Officers
searched his home and found wal
let containing ninety $50 bills and
nine dollars in silver. Notes amounS
ing to $500, drawn upon relatives
we're also found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
In Nebraska Corn Belt.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 11.-Good rains
The Family Auction.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.]
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.--John Maloney's
eyes are black, his pockets are emp
ty, his throat is parched and he took
breakfast today in the police station
because his 1s5 pound wife caught
him auctioning off the family furni-
ture to get the price of several drinks.
"What am offered for this beau
tiful clock--a wedding present, gentle
men, fifty cents, you say? Enough
Going, going
Cone" interrupted Mrs. Maloney
on the way home from church and
she pulled John from the auction
block. The police saved him from
serious injury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Threatens to Expose Tammany
Unless Investigation is
Dropped.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.i
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 11.-With
legislators gathering for tonight's re-
sumption of the special session to
hear the report and recommendations
of the Frawley committee investigat,
ing Governor Suffers campaign fund,
John A. Hennessey was ready today
to begin the counter investigation
authorized by Sulzer Hennessey os-
tensibly viii probe all state depart
ments but the real object OF his in
quiry is to show up Chas. F. Murphy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Stationary Flremen In Session.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. IL. Reso-
lutions congratulating the trainmen
and conductors Of forty-two eastern
railroads on their victory in forcing
the roads to arbitrate the wage de-
mands, were expected to be passed to-
day when the International Brother
hood Of Stationary firemen met in
ANNUAL session. Several hundred
delegates from all over the country
attended today's sessions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Sermon to AutoIsts.

limited Press Leased Wire Service j
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Aug. 11.-A
sermon on the mount was preached
Sunday afternoon to 800 automobile
lists by Rev. Leon C. Hills. The peak
chosen was Mt Sherman at the crest
of the continental divide, the services
being held in a natural ampitheatre
there. Forty-fve auto parties attend-
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Special Envoy Lind Arrived in
Mexico City and Created
No Excitement or Dem
onstration Whatever.
CROWDS WATCHED HIM
No Commotion Of Any Kind in
the Capital Where Natives
Took Little Interest
in His Coming.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 11.-via Gal
yeston-John Lind, special advisor
sent by President Wilson to the Amer
ican embassy today held long con.
| ference at the embassy with Charge
d Affaires O'Shaughnessy. DR.. Will
liam Bayard Hale, also representing
President Wilson, in Mexico, attended.
The arrival here of Lind was tame
/ affair as far as the Mexicans were
concerned, being without excitement.
Crowds of natives and foreigners
watched the American as he alighted
at the railway station accompanied
by Mrs. Lind and drove to the Lascur-
ian. He was accompanied from Vera
Cruz by DR.. Hale and was met here
by O'Shaughnessy. At no time has
there been any demonstration around
Lind and apparently the people are
but little interested in him or his do
ings. So far the Mexicans have
learned nothing about Lind's mission.
i He has seen no one but the staff Of
I the embassy.
The lack Of interest displayed in
the arrival OF Lind was in large
measure due to the Huertasdemo monstra.
ton that was going on at the time the
special envoy reached the capital The
more than 1000 students with rifles
and banners marched through the
streets, cheering the provisional presi-
| dent for his attitude on Lind's COM
ing. Huerta authorized the demon
stration and issued the rifles to the
students.
First Danger Point Passed.
IBy John Edwin Nevin, Staff Cores.
pondent OF the United Press.]
WASHINGTON. AG-- 1.-THE first
great danger point in the Mexican sit
uation has been passed Special En-
voy John Lind is safely in the Mexi
can capital. He has already started
his first hand investigation of condi
tions In the troubled republic. And
the Huerta anti-mediation demonstra
tion in Mexico City yesterday accord
Ing to official reports received here
u was u iiITlS.a liS SItuuIioii 70 SNAi
grave but the president and Secretary
Bryan believe that the most imminen
danger has passed for the present
Now that 1t is over it is admitted tha
Lind's life was in grave danger. Secre
tary Bryan sat at his desk until 1:4S
o'clock this morning. refusing to leav'
until he had official word that th
trip from Vera Cruz had been mad
in safety. Now that Lind is in th
capital the danger of any outrage Z
him Is materially lessened.
The personal responsibility of Huel
ia and his advisors is corresponding
" Increased. Every move that thi
government can make awaits Envo
Lind. 1t was officially stated toda
that no further steps would be take
to carry out the administration
plans for restoring peace until afte
Lind has completed his investigation
He will make it very plain at a
times that under no circumstance
will the Huerta government be recoi
nized But there will be no definit
declaration upon which the Huert
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Bad on pixies Peak.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug.
11.-One hundred thousand dollars
was the estimate damage today, done
by the storm which swept the Pixies
Peak region Sunday night. Four
inches of rain fell In three hours and
rescues from drowning were numer-
Eous. Half dozen buildings here
lwere struck by ligfttnifig. Numerous
automobile parties were caught in
the storm on Pixies Peak
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Kansas stII1 Hot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 11.--Hight !
temperatures and conditions or
drought still prevailed over Kansas
and Oklahoma today and with no
promise of relief in at least twenty
hours, the crop situation begins to
grow more serious. Light showers
were scattered over the state yester-
day but while Missouri, Iowa and II
linois were deluged with rains. the
moisture that fell within the borders
of the sun flower state was OF too
little consequence to afford genuine
relief. The temperature In nearly
every city Of the state was In excess
of 100 and high temperatures We're
predicted for today and tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
IOWA WOMAN
KILLED BY AUTO
Car Turned Turtle and all Others
Were Injured in the
Accident.

[United Press Leased Wire service.l
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 11.--Mrs.
Caroline Breitback, sixty-one. is dead,
her daughter Mrs. John Legrande,
has a fractured hir. and John Lee
grande and two children we're injured
when an auto in which they were rid
ing turned turtle on country road
near here late yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Attorney Who Went to- Canads
and Whose Corpse Was
Returned Home.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Seryice.l j
BRAYMER, Mo-, Aug. 11.-Charged
with the murder of John H. Benson,
Ia former attorney here, on his home
|stead in Alberta, Canada, about May
tlS, William Jasper Collins, twenty
|two Years old, is under arrest today
here. He probably will be returned
10 Canada for trial.
Collins and Benson left Braymer,
hnd took UP homesteads In Alberta
Rbout May l. Benson had about So
poo Collins returned recently and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
Eiremen Overcome.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel ]
CHICAGO, Aug. Flour firemen
were overcome by smoke and fifth
John Burns, injured when he leaped
from second story window In a
blaze that destroyed the four story
building of the American Cocoanut
Butter company early today The
loss was about $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
west vlroinIa Championships On.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va. Aug IL
The West Virginia state tennis cham
pionships started here today on the
courts Of the Parkersburg Country
Club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
JUPITER PLUV|US HAS
. RETURNED FROM VACATION

over Nebraska's corn belt Saturday,
Sunday and Sunday night have great
ly improved the corn prospects in this
state. Late corn will make a good
yield and early corn will make 40 per
cent of crop. The high temperatures
of Last week have been succeeded by
much cooler weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11
In Missouri.

MACON, Mo-, Aug. 11.-Reiief from
the long drought In this section came
this morning with rain which began
at $50 o'clock and continued steadily
for several hours The rush of stock
to the market will be stopped because
the moisture will revive corn and pas
ture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-11

Pankhurst's favorite Sunday pastime
of trying to storm the official resi-
dence of Premier Asquith in Downing
street.