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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
The Sextette from Lucia.
Italian Street Song from Naughty

The Sextette from Lucia.
Italian Street Song from Naughty
Marietta.
Readings by Miss Ffsher-schipp:
(a) Musical Story Fishing (b) The
Corn Stock Fiddle, by Paul Laurence
Dunbar.
Duet-'Keep Smiling"
Musical sketch, Orange Blossoms"
The lecture was by Frank Stock
dale, who spoke on "The Dawn OF
Plenty giving a resume OF the pos
sibilities of this nation in its material
products, speaking of the resources
from which the needs Of the world
could be supplied by America. Tbs
lecture was illustrated with many pic
lures, showing Americas resources.
Fridays Fine Program.
At the Hamilton chautauqua, an
unusually good program was present
ed on Friday. The Barnard orchestra
gave a half hours program in the
afternoon and a full program in the
evening. Five of the six in the COM
pany belong to the Barnard family.
They made splendid appearance and
were every one musical artists. They
played both classical and popular
music. The program of Friday even
ing was especially enjoyable.
The lecture for the afternoon was
by Henry A. Adrian on the subject:
with Burbank in wonderland. .
When the chautauqua bureaus sent
an agent to Burbank and asked him
to go on the lecture platform this
summer and offered him five hundred
dollars lecture, he said: ooh, I'm
not worth that" They assured him
that he was and all they asked was
the chance to pay the price, and he
said: well, If I'm worth $500 an
hour to tell about my work, I'm worth
more at home, and I'll stay at home
and work in the garden, bue I'll send
my friend, Adrian, to speak for me. "
And so Professor Adrian resigned his
position as superintendent of schools
III Santa Barbara and went out to tell
some things about Burbank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16

ed, Douglas was by his side. When
the states seeded, Douglas declared
himself for the union and when the
war cloud was darkest he was at the
white house giving what aid he could.
Douglas died with his ambitions UNI
fulfilled, yet history has no more
exalted example of patriot than he
Although Lincoln died martyrs
death, yet his vision had been fulfill
ed, the vision he had Of the abolition
OF slavery that day In the New
Orleans slave market thirty years be-
fore. Lincoln's vision at the emanci-
patton saw a reunited nation. He is
Americas greatest hero. he stands
on pinnacle alone" #
y. B. Towne was called to speak on
the advantages of chautauqua and
to advocate its continuance. He made
short, interesting speech. The
thought was: II care not what the
development OF community may be,
the greatest development is that OF
the human mind and soul. We need
such institutions as this because 1t
brings to US some things beyond the
sord1d material things Of life"
Conservation Of Farm.
Professor Mosher of the State Uni
versity at Champaign, spoke on the
conservation of the farm. He said:
All the world except a hunter and a
fisherman are dependent on the farm,
and 1 am inclined to think they are,
too, for nobody can live on bear stor.
les and fish stories for that is
all there is to fishing and hunt.
ing nowadays. So we are all in
terested in the conservation OF
the land. In the years that are
gone the soil was SO rich crook.
ed stick was sufficient to till the soil
1t is not SO now. Since the days OF
Adam the art of agriculture has been
practiced but the science of agricul
ture is very recent.
There are abandoned farms within
twenty miles of Washington, D. G..
which can be bought for SIS an acre
They are worn out, for years the farm
ers have been taking out Of the soil
and not putting anything back into
it. The science of farming is based
on the principle that farmer must
put back into the soil every year
just what he takes out of it-thats
conservation of the land.'' The lee
turer then gave statistics to show
how scientific farming paid and ad
vfsed the Hancock county farmers as
to the treatment OF their land, having
made land survey Of the county an6
knowing just the needs and POSSIBLE
tiles of that district. The farmers
present were much interested in al
Professor Washer said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
TWO WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Chicago, 1ll.-'1 must thank you with
all my heart for Lydia E. Pinkhan's

v eg e { aDle Com"
pound. ! used to go
to my doctor for pills
and remedies a n d
they did not help me.
I had headaches and
could not eat, and the
doctor claimed I had
female trouble and
must have an opera
ton. I read in the
paper about Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vepe-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Diarrhea
Quickly Cured.
Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy
Can always be depended upon.
Can always be depended upon.

During the summer months children
are subject to bowel disorders and should
receive the most careful attention. As
soon as any unnatural looseness of the
bowels is noticed Chamberlain Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy should be
given. Costs but 25 cents q bottle. and
It is economy to always keep q bottle
handy. You do not know when it may
be needed, but when you do want it you
want it badly. Get . bottle today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Enlov Musical Prelude.

The program Saturday evening was
half hours musical prelude by the
Fisher-Schipp Concert Co. whi,c
gave delightful program. They Will
give a full concert this evening and
are well worth hearing. The pro-
gram Includes: .s.. s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Good News,

Springfield, Mass. Republican,: The
most hopeful report Is that the worlds
supply Of lead is 50 low that long
war Is impossible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Helping the Fruit.

In those days plums were little
fruit, the size of your thumb, ana
nearly all seed. This invalid boy
conceived the idea of developing the
plum So he planted some seedling s
and selected from the twenty best
fruit bearers and burned all the rest
When he was at his poorest. man
came through that country from
Philadelphia, and ate one OF the
Iplums. He hunted up che boy In his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
Question Comes TO climax.

When Lincoln was elected presi-
dent it brought the slave question to
climax. Douglas had been a pos
sible candidate for the presidency,
and yet when Lincoln was inaugural
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-16
FARMERS DAY PROGRAM
. At HAM|[ TON CHAUTAU0UA
>~>>> 49, ><>>

q Today's Program at Hamilton.
y Morning-Dr. Edward w. Lam I
. ham. I
. Afternoon at 1850 o'clock, I
= Grace Wilbur Trout, Illinois suf-
. frage leader, will speak.
. Evening-Fisher-Sc hipp orches- I
. ira.
. This Is the closing program Of I
. the Hamilton chautauqua.
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The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-13
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TAKING STEPS TO RELIEVE
 DISTRESSING CONDITIONS.
SECRETARY REDFIELD BUSY
Has Addressed TeIeerams to commer- cial Organizations and Many Cities Throughout the East and South to Assist in Relieving Condition.

Washington. June 12.-News today of a threatened famine among inhabi- tants of Vera Cruz and vicinity set the te egraph wires L. work out of the department Of commerce and la bor and tonight Secretary Redfield had received assurances that Amerl- can merchants soon would nave large supplies of food on the way to the Mexican port to be sold at moderate prices.
 The shipments will go in free of duty, if officials here can arrange it.
 Secretary Redfelds telegrams were addressed to commercial organiza- tions and cities throughout the East and South. Several of the replied said shipments of foodstuffs would be ready for the first vessels leaving for Vera Cruz and the war department will be asked to arrange prompt trans portation.
 The war department itself is going ahead with plans for relieving the situation but in the course of a few weeks the problem may be solved through aMr. Redfields efforts, mak- ing it unnecessary for the govern ment itself to go into business as wholesale grocer.
 Acting Secretary of War Brecken- ridge, who has plans for the ship ment of food on government trans ports, today cabled Generai Funston to recommend some means of food distribution to relieve the needs of the civilian population without de stroying the business of the regular native merchants.
 American soldiers and marines are being fed through the quartermasters department but the civilian population is dependent on retail merchants, who are charging enormous prices fir food.
 One proposition being considered looks to the sale by the United States government of food supplies not for the public directly but to establish native wholesale and retail distribut- ing agencies at cost prices.
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GOVERNMENT INCOME
 FOR FISCAL YEAR
RECEIPTS HAVE EXCEEDED oR- 'DINARY EXPENSES BY ABOUT
 $t3o,ooo,ooo.

Washington. D. C., June 12.-Esti- mates tonight by Secretary McAdoo indicated that the government in- come for the fiscal year ending June 30 will exceed ordinary expenses by about $l3Q0OO,000 This is about $1O,- 100000 less than last years surplus. Income tax returns have fallen be- low original estimates but the GUS toms houses turned in about S21 ,000,- 900 more than predicted. Whatever surplus there is will be absorbed by Panama canal payments as it was last year.
 Secretary McAdoo estimated that this years ordinary receipts would aggregate $733 100000, and the total ordinary disbursements $7O3, ,000, ,000. Total receipts for the last fiscal year were $723,7S2,921, with ordinary dis bursements of $6S3699, ,692.
 "The ordinary internal revenue re- ceipts probably will be about $3ll,- 100000, a decrease of about one mil lion from the original estimate" said Secretary McAdoo in a statement to- night.
 The additional interna revenue e. ceipts will probably amount to about S75,0O0O00, the total excise tax as. sessments to date against corpora tions is between $43,000000 and $44,- e00000, about s2,400,O00 in excess of the estimate. The personal income tax assessments to date are $30, ,750,- 004 which is $3,2500O0 less than the estimate. The total assessment on corporations and individuals will be at least $75,000,O00. The miscel- laneous receipts probably will be about $56,00O 900, a decrease of about $3.000,000 below the estimates.
 "The department is convinced that many liable to the income tax have failed to make returns, and that many have made inaccurate returns, ' continued the statement Active steps will be taken to discover all evasions of the law and a large addi- tional amount undoubtedly willy be collected from these delinquents."
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RIOTING HAS CEASED
 THROUGHOUT ITALY
RAILWAY COMMUNICATION HAS ABOUT RESUMED ITS NOR
 MAJ CONDITIONS.

Rome, June 12.-Almost all of Ita'y was quiet tonight, following rioting which began with the recent declara- tion of general strike. Demonstra- tions virtually had ceased and railway communication was about normal.
 Anccaa since the outbreak there last Saturday has been calm. Anar- chists sacked the Constitutional Club in Rayenna and destroyed autograph portraits of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena This gave the movement in Ravenna revolutionary character but order was restored by troops.
 The city of Forie experienced the same kind of an outbreak as Ravenna At Naples hoodlums attempted to dom mate several quarters of the town but were scattered by soldiers.
 All around these centers of disorder rioters when dispersed tooN to the country and continued their work Of destruction but gradually were domi- mated by the troops and police.
 In the rioting everywhere there have been numerous casualties.
 There was a renewed attempt to- night to bring about railway strike in Ference and Bologna. The at tempt was frustrated, however. The sitting of the chamber of deputies to- night was stormy. Extremist deputies hurlea inyective against the govern ment and police and Signor Lucci, deputy for Naples. brought into the chamber piece of linen stained with blood of "a proetariat victim" w -unded by the bullet of so.dier, wlich he threw on the floor. Sgnor Salandra, the premier, protested in the name of the country against in suits to the army. declaring that if Italy had no cause for graver mourn ing it was due to the cooness of her soldiers and officers.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-13
AIR CRAFTS STARTED IN THE NATIONAL BALLOON RACE
 FROM PORTLAND, ORE.
ONE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Carrier Pigeon Brings News of Acci- dent to One of the Contestants. Another is Driven to Earth by Storm Encountered.

Portland, Ore, June 12.-Anxiety prevails here tonight regarding the fate of three of the four balloons which started from here late Thurs day in the first national balloon race ever held in the northwest. Shortly after their departure the air craft were caught in terrific wind, thun- der and lightning storm.
 Definite knowledge o1 the storms treatment of the balloons is confined to a single case.
 The Uncle Sam, piloted by Captain Honeywell of St. Louis and carrying as a passenger Dr. w. E. Stewart, was driven to earth near Oregon City. Honeywell and Stewart were not injured.
 Late today a carrier pigeon flut- tered into it's cote here. Tied to it was a bit of paper and on it was written, Balloon struck by lightning. Berry hurt. Come quick Morrison. ."
 The balloon of which Capt John Berry is pilot is the Million Popula- ton Club of St. Louis. The passen- ger was George c. Morrison.
 Morrison made no mention of the balloons location. It is thought here that if it was not wrecked in the dense forests of the Cascade noun tains it may have been stranded in the sparsely settled plateau that stretches beyond the western slopes.
 An hour after the first carrier arrived another pigeon minus it's tail feathers flew in. There was no mes sage attached to it. It, too, is be- lieved to have been loosed from the Million Population Club.
 Nothing has been heard from the Kansas City III. piloted by John Watts, and the Springfield, piloted by Roy Donaldson. Every possible effort has been made to locate the missing balloons.
 George C. Morrison is a frontiers man from Lewiston. Idaho, and it IS believed he will be able to find his way out of the mountains and bring aid to his injured companion unless he. too, is injured Captain Berry is one of the most experienced aero nauts in this country.
 Information late today from Sandy. 25 miles southeast of Portland was that rancher saw a balloon over his home at i a. m. There is an uncon- firmed report that a balloon landed at a remote point on the coast due west of Sandy about 60 miles.
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Captain Honeywell Arrives at Oregon
 City.

Oregon City, Ore, June t2.-Capt. H. F. Honeywell of St. Louis, pilot of the balloon Uncle Sam, who arrived in Oregon City today after spending the night at a farm house near here, told graphic story of his flight through a storm with Dr. w. F. Stewart.
 After travelling four hours from Portland" Captain Honeywell said, i've tried to run in between two storms. Soon we were in a great vortex. The two storms merged over head like a canopy, with lightning playing between both of them.
 'At this time the first bolt of lightning struck us. We could feel the shock. for it vibrated through our bodies like a current of electricity from a voltage machine. Five min utes later a heavy bolt struck us, causing fire to fly from the car rig ging. The shock passed through our bodies. terminating in the ground through our trail rope. We concluded to land, but before suitable place presented itself we were struck again, causing us to make hurried descent on the Lindsey farm, at 7:45 o'clock"
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SUFFRAGE WILL
 BE DISCUSSED
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO BE CALLED ON TODAY TO ADOPT OR RE
 JECT THE PROPOSITION.
mittee Because of Federation's Constitution Taboong Religion and Politics.

Chicago, June 12.-Unless all signs fail, convention of the General Fed eration of Women's Clubs tomorrow for the first time, will face the ques- ton of woman suffrage for adoption or rejection.
 There is little opposition to the adoption of a resolution approving the principle of equal suffrage but the battle will come when an effort is made to have the federation make the fight to obtain the ballot for wo- men, a part of the federations proga- 2anda.
 The subject hitherto has died in committee because the federation's 8 constitution declares the subjects of religion and politics tabooed
 In the numerous conferences of this convention, however, the great strides made by suffragists in recent years were recognized and it was agreed that enlightenment on the subject might come properly under the heading of education.
 IL is a further rule that the resolu- tions shall deal only with those sub iects which have been discussed on the floor.
 For this reason, Miss Helen Varick Boswell Of New York referred in the brlefest possible. manner to the sub ject at the educational conference to- day. Although she scarcely more than mentioned it's existence, it was sufficient to form the entering wedge.
 It is believed the resolutions com mittee tomorrow will report in favor of the principle of equal suffrage. This, it is said, will throw the fight onto the floor. Delegates today held three sessions which eliminated to- night in an address by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the Wo- mems Industrial Suffrage Alliance. Suffragettes were present in force and applauded the presentation of their views.
 The convention during the day adopted reports on civil reform edu- cation and legislation.
 Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of schools of Chicago, delivered q brief address on Education in a Democracy. Peace, agricultural credits, state penal and charitable in stitutions, naturalization, the short ballot, unemployment, social legisla- tion, social hygiene and vocational training were among subjects dis. cussed by other speakers. among whom were Jane Addams, Professor Frank NJ. Leavitt of the University of Chicago, Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New York and Dr. Lillian w. John son of Tennessee.
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MEMBERSHIP EXPANDED.
The Travellers Protective Association
 Changes It's Constitution.

Houston, Texas. June 12-The na- tional convention of the Travellers Protective Association adjourned here tonight with the adoption of a number of amendments to the consti- tuition of the association.
 Among amendments adopted was one making eligible to membership in the association travelling adjusters for fire insurance companies, travel ing adiusters, auditors and represen- tatives of mercantile companies and agencies, travelling representatives and examiners of banks, and travel ing freight solicitors for railroad and steamship companies.
 Minor changes in regard to initia- ton, indemnity and death benefits also were made.
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FIRST PROTOCOL.
American and Mexican Representa-
 tVes Affx Their Signatures.

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 12.- Delegates from the United States and the Huerta government today for. mally affixed their signatures in the presence of the mediating represen- tatives of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to the first protocol of the series through which it is hoped to restore peace in Mexico. The agreement as to the manner of transferring execu- tive power from Huerta to the new provisional government stood the acid test of reduction to writing. It provides that:
 A government is to be constituted in Mexico of a character to be later provided which shall be recognized by the United States on (date to be fiXed), and which from that day for ward shall exercise public functions until there shall be inaugurated q constitutional president
 The brief protocol was significant of two things
 It makes no mention of General
  Huerta as the provisional president and, as stated in Associated Press dispatches last night, it omits the method of transfer which the Mexi- can delegates and mediators sug gested and to which the United States objected on the ground that it's retention would be tantamount to recognition of the existing regime The Mexican plan provided that Huerta should name as minister of foreign affairs the man agreed on here for provisional president.
 The Mexican delegates, while aban. doning the constitutional form of sue cession as a part of the protocol, are satisfied because it does not specifi- cally deny Huerta's right to nameaas minister of foreign affairs the mag chosen here for provisional president of the latter sees fit to accept desig. nation from him. It is not consid. cred probable, however, that the new provisional president, who is likely to be a constitutionalist, would take the executive power directly from Huerta but he might do so from some other individual whom Huerta might leave in authority.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-13
BLACkMAILT RS
 RECORD DUG UP
NEGRO WHO THREATENED CUM ARD STEAMSHIPS SERVED
 TWO TERMS IN PRISON.

New York, June 12.-Henry Jo- seEh Burton, the West Indian negro who is declared to have threatened to blow up a Cunard Line ocean steamship if he was not paid $l0,000, also menaced the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad by writ ing he would wreck a passenger train if his demands of blackmailng character were not complied with, according to statements late today by detectives who have been investigat- ing the prisoners activities.
 Arrested under the name of Henry Westcott in New Jersey last night when armed posses dropped a deooy prisoner tonight in jail at Hacken- sack, N. J., awaiting extradition to New York. Meanwhile, his picture was found in the rogues' gallery at police headquarters here and it was learned that as Henry Cross he has been in prison twice before.
 The threat to wreck passenger train on the New Haven was in the same handwriting, according to the investigators, as that in a letter 10 the Cunard Line. From the New Haven road was demanded $35,000.
 Detectives searching Burtons home today came across time tables of the New Haven, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Erie, New York Cen tral and Pennsylvania roads. Papers Burton carried showed he had been granted a patent by the government for a dynamo motor. The letter to the Cunard Line stated that a nov ely constructed dynamite bomb that could be sent in package would be the weapon of destruction. The let ter declared that fifteen men of the crew of the new Aquitania, the larg est British vessel afloat, were in the conspiracy, but the police believe, they said, that Burton had no con federates.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-13

of the two nations meet iu the initial struggle for the silver cup emble- matte of world supremacy in this sport
 There is every prospect of thrilling play, with the invading four having an even chance against the cup hold CTS in the fifth series for the em- blem. Although betting odds favor the Americans ' to ,, this is due principally to injuries and subsequent delays experienced by the English team. Had the first game been played last Tuesday. as scheduled, the two teams would have taken the field virtually on even terms, so far as wagering was concerned.