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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-14
Governor William 7. HaInes Of Maine
Tells Executive Committee He
VIII be Here on
August Is.
$500 FOR FIREWORKS
Contract Closed for Grand ilIumina.
ton on Night Of Angus.
20 Of Pains Fire
Works.

This morning letter received from
Governor William T. Haines OF Maine
saying that he would make arrange
ments TO be In Keokuk on Governors
Day. Aug. Is, and view the dam and
power plant. He also stated that he
would be accompanied by Mrs.
Haines.
The committee has not received re-
plies from all Of the state executives
they invited yet and some of them
ara unable to give definite answers.
Almost every one OF these who will
attend the governors conference in
Colorado Springs viii stop off in Keo-
kuk.
Close Fireworks Contract.
The executive committee has closed
contract for $4,000 exhibition OF
Pains fireworks to be held on the
night OF Aug. IS on barges opposite
the grand stand to be erected for the
regatta The fireworks viii be the
most elaborate ever shown in Keokuk
feature exhibitions of the celebration
The Flower Girls.
AS a result OF an enthusiastic meet
ing 1t is now believed that It win be
easy to secure the 400 girls necessary
to make the flower parade of August
rs success Over $50 have already
enrolled. On Monday afternoon at
three o'clock at the Washington
school there viii be another meeting
and every girl that viii take part Is
urged to be there as the different
groups viii be organized according to
the size OF the enrolment
1 Prof, Hayden will go to Chicago to-
night to secure paper flowers and dec
orations for the parade It promises
to be one Of the features OF the day.
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As the East Indians do practically
all the labor in Natal, including that
of the farms, the railroads, the sugar,
tea and waffle plantations and the
mines, nd as most of the mechanics
and domestics are East Indians, a
general strike of the men of this race
throughout South Africa would tie up
the industries. In Natal alone there
were, according to the census, in 1911,
over 100000 East Indians and other
Asiaties, while in the other colonies
there are many thousands more.
The government is disinelined to de-
clare martial law as the employment
of Imperial troops for the suppress
sion of the trouble among the East
Indians would be lively to cause a
movement of discomfort. in British IN
dia, where the people already are con-
siderably irritated over the treatment
of East Indians in the British col
onies.
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Pathological Show
Opens in Lewiston.

Lewiston Me-, Nov. 1s.-Maine's an
nual genealogical show opened in City
hall here, at o'clock this evening
1t is safe to say that City hall has
been the most busy spot in Maine, to-
day. Scores of men, women and chill
dren have been on hand, and appar-
emily confusion has reigned on every
side. Boxes and barrels have been
opened. tables arranged, and the ex-
hibits put in place, until order has
been drawn out. of chaos. 1t is "a
splendid exhibit, and, believed, no bet
ter has ever been made in the State
of Maine. This is saying a good deal,
when it is remembered that the pres
ent has been an exceedingly bad year
for fruit in this State.
One of the most impressive exhibits
in City hall comes from the expert
rnent tation at Orono, and this is in
charge of DR. w. j. Morse, the plant
patholoeist of the station. Here may
be seen every form of fruit and tree
disease known to our State, and each
of the samples is so labeled that he
who runs can read Especially in
teresting is his exhibit Of the new
chestnut tree disease. of which he has
several samples. Already this disea Sc
has been found in the towns of Au-
burn and Temple. While it is not
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Committed Suicide
In Cemetery Vault.

Derby, CT, Nov. lS.-Samuel II. Lessey,
cashier of the Birmingham National
Bank here, committed suicide in a vault
in Oakclff cemetery on the outskirts of
the city, some time, Sunday. His body
lying in a coffin box was found IN the
vault by the police. Monday morning. A
bullet hole was in his temple and one of
his hands clutched revolver.
When Mr.. Lessey did not make his
appearance at the bank, Monday morn
ing, the bank officials made inquiries ana
found that he had left his home osten-
sibly to go to the bank. The police We're
asked to search for him later.
Mr. Lessey had been connected with
the bank for % years. He was recently
appointed to be cashier. His family say
that he worked hard in his new position
and his health for the past few weeks
has been poor.
President Nettleton of the bank de-
clared, last night, that there was nothing
wrong with Lessey's accounts Lessey
was 81 years old, married, had two chill
dren and was held in high respect in the
city. lie was president of the Ookcliff
cemetery, where he elected to end his
life.
Earl Sleeves, son of a prominent
Ansonia business man, was arrested
here, yesterday, charged with utter
ing worthless checks on the Birming-
ham National Bank, where Mr.. Lessey
was cashier. 1t was alleged that with
in the past two months Sleeves had
received two checks, one for SIS and
one for $40, and that he raised them
to $500 and $1,000, respectively. The
checks were entered to Sleeves ac
count and forwarded to an Ansonia
bank. where they were drawn for col
lection. Sleeves is held in $4,000 bonds
for appearing, today.
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AGAINST FRANK MUNSEY.
Suit in Supreme Court for Injuries Re-
ceived in Munsey Building.

Washington. Nov. 1S-The United
States supreme court decided, Monday,
that the owner of a building is RESPONSE
BILE financially for its faulty construc-
ton, the failure to have his employees
properly instructed regarding their du-
ties, and their consequent negligence
through ignorance. A decision OF the
lower court. giving a verdict for $500
against Frank A. Munsey, the publisher,
was affirmed.
A passenger in one of the elevators in
the Munsey building here became dizzy
and fell forward. His head struck pro-
jeeting edge, injuring him. The injured
passenger sued Mr.. Munsey. The court
held that Mr. Munsey. as owner of tho
building at the time of it's erection, was
responsible for the projecting edge, ana
also for having in charge Of the elevator
an inexperienced operator who had not
been taught the method of applying safe
ty devices and had failed to hold his arm
across the doorway, the folding door no.
being closed.
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N. Y. State to Solve
High Cost of Living.

New York, Nov 1S.-The high cost of
living puzzle will be up for attempts at
solution again, this week, at a confer
ence arranged by Governor Giynn, with
the heads of the railroads over which
most of the states food supply is trans
ported and with a number of economists.
The conference will mark the new state
executives first step toward the forma-
ton of a legislative program to reduce
prices of foodstuffs in New York state.
Governor Glynns interest has been
aroused particularly by the New York
members of the commission which went
abroad, last June, to attend the congress
of the International Institute of Agri-
culture at Rome and also which made
a comprehensive study of food supply in
Europe. The report of this commission,
much of which will be placed in advance
at the disposal of Gov. Glynn, will be
presented to President Wilson, and sub
sequently to Congress, early in Decem-
Der.
The New York members of the commits
sion will submit recommendations that
the schoolhouse be used evenings for lee
lures on agricultural economy and effi-
cheney and that in some instances regu-
lar evening courses in agriculture be es-
tablshed. One of the chief problems to
be discussed at the conference will also
be that of distribution.
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matte negotiations between President
Wilson's envoy, Edward Bayard Hale
and Francesca Escudero, Constitu-
tionalist minister of foreign relations,
who represents Venustiano Carranza.
The outcome, which must pc decided
within a day or two was made still
more uncertain by the announcement.
that Gen. Carranza was preparing a
manifesto setting forth his position
with regard to the internal and in
ternational relations of Mexico.
1t was said the announcement of
the Constitutional chief would be Civ
en- out. tomorrow. or next day. Re-
ports of continued military successes
increased, today, the confidence of
the revolutionary leaders and their es-
innate of the dignity and information
nj independence of their cause. AS
soon as the parleys with Mr. Hale are
concluded. Cen. Carranza plans to
move his civil and military head
quarters back to Hermosillo, the capt.
tai of the state of Sonora. where the
Constitutienalist movement was born.
This move, it was announced would
be followed by vigorous prosecution
Of the campaign against Guaymas.
the Sonora seaport on the Gulf of
California, which is still held by the
Federals under Gen. Pedro Ojdea.
carranzas military chiefs are plan
ming other campaigns in the interior.
For our part extra official negotia.
toms are ended" Escudero said. I'VE
have asked Mr. Hale to present his for
nal credentials. 1 would receive them
n
transmit them to my chief.
1--WE have been very glad to meet Mr.
Hale on terms of friendliness. knowing
of his previous investigations In Mexi
co, and in view of his relation with Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan. The cabinet
members on previous occasions met as
individuals only. Each was a member
of the cabinet, true, but the cabinet die
not meet.
1.-THE exchange of impressions now has
ended
The announcement of the Constitution
alists' demand was a surprise. No ONT
on the American side expected reques
for formal recognition of the insurgents
even in the event that permission to i'm
port war munitions from the Cntet
States were granted.
At the beginning of the negotiations
Gen. Carranza asserted that the Consti
tutionalists were not seeking recognition
lin fact did not desire, it-and oal.
wanted the embargo on the importation
of arms lifted. A change had been note,
in the demeanor of the Constitutionalist
since the capture of Juarez and the sub
sequent successes of the revoiutionist
that have been reported from differen
sections of the republic.
The only credential Mr. Hale present
ed at his first meeting with Carranz;
and his provisional cabinet is said t,
have consisted of personal letter from
President Wilson saying that Mr.. Hal
was personal friend of his and officia
investigator for the United States.
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Strike of East Indians Spreads
So. African Industries Threatened.

Durham, Union of South Africa, Nov.
1S-The strike of East Indians spread,
today, right along to the south coast,
and practically every workman of that
race in Natal had laid down his tools,
this morning. The atmosphere was
not so disturbed as it was, yesterday,
the white. women and children hav-
ing overcome their first paroxysms of
fear, but the authorities consider it
possible that disorders may break out
at any moment, as serious allegations
are being made concerning the ILL
treatment of the strikers in their
compounds, all of which stories are
believed by the East Indians.
One East Indian died in the coal
mining town of Dundee, 1t is alleged,
as the result of fiogging and this, with
the arrest of about 1000 of their ma
tfOnals for defiance of the Federal law
prohibiting the emigration of Asiatics
frbm one state to another of the Union
OF South Africa has greatly excited
the East Indians, of whom there are
many thousands in Natal and the 9TH
er colonies of South Africa.
In order to draw attention of the
Imperial government to this condition
across the Transvaal border from Ma
tai and most of the Indians have re-
fused to pay the poll tax of SIS per
head imposed on East Indians in Ma
tai.
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GIFTS FOR PRESIDENTS.
Hiah Official Placed in Embarrassing
Position.

Tho organization of Englishwonien
which rendered a statue of William
PITT to President Wilson brought an
interesting point to the atteil'ioii -
our people. The constitution says that
no person holding any office oil prone
or trust under the United States shall,
without the consent OF Congress- az
cept any present, emoiument' ONCE Vi
title Of any kind whatever from any
king. prince or foreign state AS just
previously, the question came up III
indirect way by the objection which
the president made to the presentations
of a wedding present to his daush.cr
by public subscription pushed by
Baltimore newspaper, the whole mat
ter attracted especial attention.
Gifts to presidents, largely from
Nome sources, however, were TAR more
common in the case of Gen. Grant thah
in that of any of our other ehlet eXecu-
tives. The popular objection to them
in that instance was necessarily iai
less than it would have been If any
other person had been the recipient.
THE value of Grants services TO the
country gave him place apart IN the
popular regard He was not 3uoseo
by quite the same standards as were
arplied to other presidents. His IN
experience in political affairs subjected
him to remarks which were often en-
barrassing, although nobody ever
charged that the gifts biased him IN
any way in bestowal of office or in ms
attitude toward any great national Is
sue. He was one of the most sincere
aud candid of men.
Nevertheless. many presidents nave
been placed in rather unpleasant Pc
sitions by the persistence OF ONCE
seekers and their friends in trying 10
force gifts upon them as q means Oh
winning executive favor "Old Itough
and Ready Zachary Taylor was eh-
nosed to particular temptations IN TINS
way, but his rugged honesty enaoiea
him to resist any such Establishments.
This was true also of Lincoln. Arthur
received more attentions OF TINS SORT
than any other president from Grant
to our day, except Roosevelt, who had
more things of various sorts thrust up
on him by admirers of all parties anu
oil localities than would have stocked
Barnum's museum in the old days
I4eslie's Weekly
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Students Strike. Be-
cause of Diphtheria.

West Warwick, r. l., Nov. H.-Be
cause girl whose home was under
diphtheria quarantine attended the
School Street Grammar school in Ma
tick, Monday, so pupils in the upper
classes went on strike. Monday night,
the school committee decided to fumi-
the school committee decided 10 fumi-
gate the building and to have the
pupils examined for possible traces of
the disease. The committee planned
to have the classes resume work some
time, Tuesday, if possible.
The girl, Alice Hit, explained that
she came to school, Monday, because
her father believed that her sister,
who is i'll, was not suffering from
diphtheria. The father later confirmed
this statement and said a Providence
doctor to whom he took his daughter,
last Saturday night, had told him she
had a severe throat. The health offi-
Ger, DIR. Golf, placed the Hit home
under quarantine after he had dag
nosed the case as diphtheria. Dr.
Golf said that the state board of
health, to which he had submitted
culture from the child's throat, had
report that traces of diphtheria had
been found.
When neighbors, Monday night,
complained that the quarantine card
had been removed from the house, the
chief of police stationed an officer
there to enforce the maintenance of
the quarantine.
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HAS NO OBJECTION.
Counsel for jewelers. Associ alton Says
Don't Object to Injunction.

Providence. r. l., Nov. lS.-Former
Attorney General William b. Gree
nough, counsel for the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturing jewelers.,
named in the antitrust suit filed in
New York, today, issued a statement,
tonight, declaring that the association
does not oppose the granting of the
injunction sought by the government.
Il understand" he said, that all the
government desires is an injunction to
prevent any interference WIN direct
trade between the manufacturers and
the retailers.
The Manufacturers Association has
no objection whatever to suca an in
junction being entered. ] understand
that no proceedings are con :emplated
for the dissolution of the manufac-
proceedings to be taken, criminal or
civil, against the members OF the
Manufacturers Association.
The officers are mentioned In the
bill because the association IS not in
corporated. 1t is doubtful whether the
government can maintain its suit
against the Manufacturers Association
if it Is contended, but If the govern
ment's aims is only for information it
is quite probable the association
would consent to the entry o. such an
order
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$40, 600, 900 Spent
For Toys in America.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Toys to the
extent of more than 100000 600 will have
been provided fer American children
by their doting parents before the
present year wanes, according to the
experts of the federal bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce. This es-
tablisLes a record which the statisti-
clans, Monday, jubilantly announced.
A marked feature of the situation is
that the production of home factories
is kept for home youngsters. The i'm
portation of playthings before the
new year is ushered in will aggregate
$9,000,000, the experts figure. Added
to this the home production will be
fully 100000
Dolls furnish one-fourth of the toys
coming from abroad. Germany is by
far the greatest purveyor of play
things, and its flaxen- haired dolls vir-
tually are the only travellers of the
kind that are admitted through the
customs houses to the arms of Amer
lean children. In furnishing of toys,
England comes next, with Japan
Franco, Austro-Hungary and Belgi-
I'm following in Importance. The Unit
ed States expectations have fallen off
steadily in recent years.
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WOULDN'T SURRENDER KEYS.
Hotel Keeper Refuses to Give Up
Keys to State Highway Store Rooms.

Albany, y. Y, Nov. 1S.-Threats of
arrest by state highway officials failed,
today, to induce Carrot j. Benson, q
hotel keeper, to surrender keys to
rooms in which are stored materials
and maps for state roads. 1t also is re-
ported that some of the notes taken by
John a. Hennessy, former Governor
Suffers investigator, are in Benson $
custody. Hennessy's Albany headquar-
tiers we're in Benson's hotel.
The highway officials entered the no.
tel hurriedly, late today, and reques-
cd the keys. Benson's reply was a de-
mand for rent from last May to date.
Then came threats of arrest.
when n lodger leaves without pay
ing nc, | hold his trunk Benson said.
I'll show the state no more favors
than would a lodger." Benson was a
friend of William Sulzer.
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Suit Against Alleged jewelers.
Monopoly Is Begun in New York.

New York. Nov. 1S.-The govern
ments suit to wipe out an alleged
combination of jewelry manufacturers
and jobbers was filed, today. in the
United States district court. Its ann is
to destroy the alleged control exer-
cised by the middIeman over the jew
elry business of the country.
Details of the suit were made pub
lie. on Sept. 5, but owing to the large
number of defendants and their wide
separation, the petition as filed reqnir-
ed several months of preparation.
The action seeks an injunction un-
der the anti trust law. to prevent
further restraint or monopoiizations or
attempted elry and jeweiry products.
The defendants are members of the
National Wholesalers Association OF
the Association of Manufacturing Jew
elers. 1t is alleged that they circulat-
ed lists of their members SO that no
retailers or syndicate of retailers or
department store or mai order house
could deal directly with manufactur-
ers and get the benefit OF the prices
given to jobbers.
Claude A. Thompson. special assist
ant United States district attorney in
charge of the suit, said, TO-DAY, that so
per cent of the defendants had al
ready consented to discontinue the
practices complained of. The two as
sociations number about zoo members
doing business in % different states.
Most of the manufacturers are in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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The NAvAJOS' MAY Be
SUbDUED PEACEFULLY.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-In the hope
that the excited Navajo Indians, who
are now defying the government au-
thorities at Beautiful mountain, New
Mexico, may be induced to yield peae-
ably and surrender the eight rene
gades sought to be arrested, the war
department, today, ordered Gen. Hugh
L.. Scott, commanding the I'd Cavalry
brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas, to pro-
Gee in haste to the Navajo agency to
confer with the Indian chiefs. Gen
Scott is singularly influential with the
Navajos, whose language he speaks.
He has always been regarded by them
as their best friend and it is believed
that he will be able placate them.
The generals instructions are to
confer with Maj. McLaughling, the
Indian agent, before beginning his
conference To back his mission with
a show of force, orders were also
sent to Fort Robinson, Neb., to en-
train and dispatch to the Navajo
agency a full squadron of the l2th
Cavalry to serve as Gen. SCOTS
escort.
The war department acted at the re-
quest of Secretary Lane, who, TO-DAY,
received a telegram from Major NC
Iaughlln. The latter reported that to
DELAY longer the arrest of the recall
ejtrant Navajos, who have been de-
fyine the law for the past two months,
and 70 whom every reasonable oppor-
tunity for surrender has been given
lis liable to bring them supporters
from among those Indians who are
now friendly"
Secretary Lane said he had beer
averse to the use of troops, but now
felt that it was demanded.