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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-09
NORTH EAST

The North East High School is pre-
pairing for Commencement Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Homer, of
Hartford county, spe1t the week here
with friends.
Mr. William Hylaad and family, of
Pittsburgh. Pa, spent last week with
his sister, Mrs. Harry Davis.
The play "The Honor Of a Cowboy,
will be given at Cherry Hill Monday
evening and at Elllton next Wednes-
day evening, by the Red Men per-
formers.
Next Sunday will be "Mother's Day"
at the NJ. +. Church, with a special
sermon in the morning and music, re-
citations and singing IN the evening.
Mr.. Popp, who has the moving pie
lures here, came here last week and
took a number of pictures of fishing
and scenes around this locality and
will soon produce chem in a weeks eX-
hibition in the G.. A. K. Hall
Mrs. j. II. Hoifecker, OF Whining
ton, is visiting Mrs. Adams at the
parsonage.
Mr.. Charles p. BARLEY moved his
family to Elktou this week where they
will reside permanently.
Rev. Giles b. Cooke paid several
days visit to his many friends here
and filed the pulpit Of the Old Church
last Sunday morning.
The shad OILERS are quitting and
the season will soon end having been
d complete failure.
Large audiences attended the per-
Torrance Of the "Honor Of a Cowboy
by a company of amateurs and was
thoroughly enjoyed, everyone taking
his part we'll Coslett's Orchestra fur
nished the music. The proceeds We're
about 500.
The game warden is badly needed
here as large number of dogs are
running the woods and killing off the
game.
The reception to the new pastor of
the M. +. Church last Thursday even
ing was largely attended under the
management of the Ladies' Mite Soc
iety.
Mrs. Irene Shackleton and Miss
Ethel Shackleton and Mr. Richard
Huston, Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mr.. David Wyre.
Mrs. John +. johnson spent part of
the week in Elkton.
The drama Honor of a Cowboy, was
given in Rising Sun hall Wednesday
evening to a crowded house.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-09

Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser
and poisons of the winter months;
cleans your stomach, liver and kid
neys Of all impurities. Take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills; nothing better
for purifying the blood. Mild, non
gripping, laxative Cures constipation.
Makes you feel fine. Take no other.
25c, at your Druggist. advt*
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-04

Anu So was OUT Ol SLG6IdS6. DuL
I often used to go back and look down
into the pit where the emigrants
were, so stoical, so sea-sick, so silent,
excepting when they burst out into
their weird songs in the evening or
gathered together for some great test
of prowess.
For that was their best amuse-
ment, to find out who was the strong
est man. There was a prizeighter
among them, and he fixed up all sorts
of matches between all kinds of
youths, and they boxed until the lip
of every contestant ran blood.
But there were always some so
apathetic that no fight nor song could
move them. They lay all day on the
canvas-covered platforms, sleeping or
gazing straight ahead of them, ex-
cept when the meal-bel rang. All day
long the ships echoed with meal-bells,
for there were three sittings at both
the third and second-class tables, and
two at the first. -.
1t was strange trip. The weather
was rough and cold until the last
lew days, when the long northern
route we took veered toward New
York. Then the sun came out for
day or two, and things looked normal
again, almost.
Rumors were our daily fare. The
war news came in by wireless every
morning, and Walters mother avoid
ed the hatless, white-haired man for
several hours after the ships paper
was out. For days it was customary
to fear being turned around and head
ed again for England. But when we
were halfway across, and this fear
could not longer be cherished, we
turned our dread towards Halifax,
where the hatless man, and his CO.
terie had premOnitions of landing,
penniless and at midnight.
When Halifax was safely passed we
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-04
LAST CHAPTER IN GIRLS FLIGHT FROM WAR
ESCAPES FROM STEERAGE TO STATEROOM

\
CHAPTER w. ESCAPE FROM
THE STEERAGE
BY Louise Townsend NichoII.
There are two extra berths in my
room. Why not come and take
them?" an American girl told US.
why not, indeed" thought we.
Without further bother we went
below and got our bags and took
them over to the half-empty room
and made ourselves comfortable. 1t
was the first sleep we had had, and
even an uneasy conscience, which it
did not occur to me to have, could not
have kept me awake.
The next morning I went to the
purser to pay, if 1 could. 1t cost $50,
and had just that much, in Ameri-
can money, for I had spent my last
English penny at Queenstown, send
ing it back with the tender for a cable
dispatch which, after all, was never
sent
What room is it?" asked the stew
ard, suspiciously. 81 didn't know
IueT6 were any more empty placeS.
l told him and he said he would
send over for my bags.
90, never mind" l said. 81 brought
them over myself yesterday after
noon. You see 1 slept there last
night" I concluded, quite innocently.
And then the storm broke. The
man looked at me in horror and
amazement.
do you mean to say you picked
up your things and walked out of
third into second?" he asked.
1t seemed there is a sort of feeling
about third and second which l had
not known about.
why, young woman" he went on,
but rather weakly, eff you were
man would put you in irons"
He looked at me again and then
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

pleasant thonghts-at least try to-
smile-the mere act of smiling will
change the trend of your mind. Of
course, you will take very good care
of your teeth, go to the dentist twice
a year and have them looked over,
especially cleaned, and any cavities
filled.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

he NOINE LODI
MY EETTERS Ar
Copyright, 1914 by the News
My mail was very interesting this
morning. First Dick threw a letter
from Harry Symone into my lap and
1 read it.
''Pm coming home, old chap. Al
though I am not sure as yet that l
have a house to come to, but moth
ing can be worse than the loneliness
of these alien lands full Of suffoca-
ton of people, not one Of whom l
know and most of whom speak Ian
guage do not understand. Dick,
when I do get back, you and Madge
must be good to me-nOt for the sins
I've committed, but because I've paid
I've paid. For the last year the
wandering Jew has had nothing on
me and I have suffered the tOrments
of the damned.
Haven't heard a word Of Eliene
for six months and the last was
through a note sent to my lawyers
saying that she had plenty of funds
and must decline the allowance I had
made for her.
'T wonder if every man who makes
the mistake 1 have has to pay the
penalty in as great measure as I
have done. I am coming home now
to face it and win back Eliene if pos
sibIe. I don't care if the papers
spread the scandal from sea to sea 1
can't live over here any longer-I
would rather kill myself"
l also had a note from Madame
Symone saying that the man who
had been threatening to make trou-
BILE for her and bring scandal to her
family was becoming importunate
again and would please ask Dick to
see what he could do in the matter.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

ONS OF A WIFE @,
e INTERESTING
paper Enterprise Association.)
A letter from Eliene was full Of
the wonderful twins.
Every day, Margie," she writes,
they grow more beautiful In both
of them can see Harry's. character
istics. Bulge has his trick of looking
up quickly at you when you speak as
though he could tell better what you
mean from the expression on your
face than from your spoken words.
'Toddy has that dear little way of
always touching you with a caress
if you come near him. His little hands
go out and he is perfectly content if
they clasp one of yours. Both of
them can say mama and both have
six teeth. To-day is beginning to try
to walk and Bulge propels himself
backward in the funniest fashion,
can think of nothing else than a
crab.
81 wonder, Margie, If should come
back to the old house this winter?
Do you suppose anyone would Won
der why was there alone and would
some reporter feel called upon to
write up the twins?
81 am a little lonely for my old
friends and if do not come 1 want
you and Dick to come down here for
Christmas.
1.-THE housekeeper writes me that
the house has seemed very lonely
since you and Dick left it and says,
Mrs. Waverly and her aunt were de-
HghtfuI and we were all very, very
sorry to have them CO.
There, Margie, you can see for
once how you look in the eyes of
your servants.
Write me what you think about
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

Do not have your front teeth filed
with gold. A mouth filed with gold
is as vulgar as diamonds set in the
teeth. Above all keep smiles on tap
whatever may be the state Of your
mind or how near your heart is
breaking.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18
!: INTERESTING

paper Enterprise Associat.
A letter from Eliene :
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

lynght, ISIF py INC NeWsPdPeT
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
BiIly Sundays Work.

1United Press Leased Wire Service.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. July
14-Announcing that four thousand
persons had been converted during
the campaign here, Rev. VIM. A. Sun
day, the baseball player-evangelist
left Colorado Springs, after bringing
to a close a six weeks revival. The
evangelist, worn out by his long la
bors. went with his entire party to
Hood River, Oregon, where he will
rest on his ranch preparatory TO open
ing a campaign in Denver in Septem
ber.
The revival was the most success
full ever undertaken here.
During the campaign Sunday esti
mates that he had an attendance OF
1926, 900.
Great enthusiasm was displayed
during the three closing meetings
Yesterday and more than 200 chit the
sawdust trail professed conversion
and shook the evangelist's hand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
TROOPS TO STAY
FOR SOME TIME
Only Way to Prevent Trouble In Colo
rado Coal Strike Zone is
to Hold Soldiers.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.1
TRINIDAD, Colo, July 14.-United
States troops now policing the south
ern Colorado coal strike zone expect
to remain on duty here indefinitely.
This was the statement made today
by commanding officers, who admit
ted, however, that they had no adj
vices from Washington indicating the
war departments intention. There
has been no disorder of any character
since the day the federal soldiers took
the place of the Colorado militia in
the strike zone, but there is gen.
eral belief that trouble would result
should President Wilson withdraw
the soldiers. Operators and miners
have expressed satisfaction with the
manner in which the soldiers are
handling the situation. Operators de-
clare their production of coal is rapid
ly approaching normal. Strike lead
ers say the production is only so per-
cent of normal. Both sides are await
ing the trials OF strikers recently IN
dicted here on various charges grow
ing out Of the strike. The strikers
won a great victory Monday when
Judge Cavender sitting for Judge Will
kin at Canon City practically quashed
indictments charging murder which
had been returned against twenty-sev-
en- officers and strikers in connection
with the death of VIM. King, mine
guard, during an attack on the Chana-
ler mine April 26.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
TTNCJ F. SANS POLICEMEN
WILL END REVOLUTIONS

are threatening drastic measures un-
less there is an immediate change.
The United States has tried for
months to reconcile the warning ele-
ments. This has apparently failed and
force will now be resorted to.
France and Germany have forced
the hand OF the United States in
Santo Domingo. Both nations are
large creditors and information re-
ceived indicated that to force pay
ment they contemplated seizure OF
customs houses. Just how this is TO
be accomplished no one knows. Pres
ident Bordas is in the north fighting
the main revolution. But there are sE
least three others gaining strength
every dav and it seems certain that
all that can be done is to recognize
one of the factions and then perpe-
tuate it by American guns and men,
The Haytian situation is about the
same The present government is so
weak it has been unable to collect
customs duties. The foreign creditors
are pressing and to keep them from
applying forcible means of collecting,
the state department will have to
throw its own police force into the
country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
WIDOW OF
TRAIN ROBBER
Wears Jewels Worth $4,000
and Refuses to Tell Where
a Fortune is Now
Buried.
DAUGHTER OF GovERNoy
Says Her Husband Cleared Halt
Million in One Year Out Of
One Hundred
Crimes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW ORLEANS, La, July a.
Mrs. Charles Prater, aged nineteen
years, widow of Charles Prater, alias
Craven, notorious train robber, kill
ed in the battle with officers near
Wildwood, Fla, five months ago, was
arrested here today after she had
eluded the police of ten cities who
sought to force her to reveal the hid
ing place of nearly 100000 in cash
and jewels, which she buried in the
outskirts of Savannah. Kill me If you
wish, but won't tell" she screamed
at detectives after being taken from
fashionable hotel. She was recent.
ly in Atlanta and although the police
surrounded her house, she escaped. /.
She married Prater eighteen months
ago in Norfolk, under the belief that
he was a business man, but stuck to
him after learning he was bandit.
She says he committed one hundred
robberies in year and cleared half
million dollars. She has jewels
valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Prater was a daughter OF the
late Ex-Governor McCortle, Of West
Virginia. A society news item clip
ping from her trunk states that three
months ago she visited Dallas as the
guest Of her late husbands parents,
Mr.. and Mrs j. b. Prater, who have
a beautiful home on Peake street
The item went on to say that the
young woman's husband had recently
been killed in train wreck in Flori-
da.
She boasted that while in Florida,
Prater had registered as millionaire
at Palm Beach hotel and robbed
guests OF many thousand dollars
worth of jewels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
EXPENSIVE CLOTHING MADE
NO DIFFERENCE TO POLICE

Funkhouser, morals censor. With a
force of deputies he watched the en-.
trance to Jordan's from midnight un-
til nearly two a. m, and saw motor
cars laden with north shore society
folk rid themselves Of their hilarious
freight at the front door.
Promptly at 1:45 two police women,
aptIy gowned for such party, enter
ed the door Of Jordan's leaning on
the arms of two detectives. The or
chestra was pounding out ''the high
cost of lovin'," glassware was tinkling
and women were laughing when the
bel, of a church in the rear struck
two.
Ladies and gentlemen: This place
Ia under arrest''-began detective.
A girl piano player promptly leaped
ont the second story window, descend
ing upon the shoulders of police
man and nearly smothering him with
her skirts. Society summers gather
ed up their skirts and tried the fire
escapes. Their male escorts swore
and struggled with dozen policemen
who blocked the exits and crowd OF
ooo levee denizens gathered to
watch the fun.
Jordan was charged with operating
a disorderly resort, the police alleging
that he continued to sell drinks after
closing time, despite warnings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
HAD CLIPPINGS
ABOUT HOLD UP
Man Attempted to Destroy Them
When Two Detectives Came
Across Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, July 14.-AnXfous to
learn why Jas. Mcdonald, alias
"Milkie," etc, was so interested in
the M. X. & T. train robbery in Mis-
souri, last Thursday, that he carried
newspaper clippings Of the holdup,
Inspector Faurot today submitted the
man to grilling third degree. Ben
jamin Morton, alias "Deafy," arrested
with Mcdonald. was closely ques-
toned. Detectives DAILY and Rose
sauntered past the corner Of Eightteth
street and Columbus avenue. They
saw man of seventy. faultlessiy
clothed, and dapper, loudly dressed
man os tllirty-fve, conferrtng in thg
shadow Of a hallway. The detectives
strolled into the hallway and recog
nized the two men as old offenders
AS they spoke to the ex-convicts. Nc
Donald attempted to destroy the clip
pings. Technically the men are held
on suspicion of being connected with
the wire tappers who recently fleeced
a wealthy New Yorker out of several
thousand dollars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
TWO WOMEN
CLAIM CORPSE
Both Say They Are the Only
Wife Of Man Killed in
an Automobile Ac-
cident.

5 I'd Press Leased Wire Service ]
9 -ANKFOkT, Ind, July 14.-Mrs.
= ret Reese Langton, who has ar
ed here with the body of Dudley D.
..angton, her husband, derided today
the claim of woman, calling herself
Mrs. Maude Higgins Langton, of Des
Moines, Iowa, that she was the wife
of Langton. Langton was killed at
Moberly, Mo-. in an automobile &C
cident.
According to reports from there the
two Mrs. Langtons missed each other
by few hours-the one bearing away
the body Of her husband and the
other rushing to his pier. Mrs. Maude
Langton Is said to bear a marriage
certificate proving her marriage to
Langton, while Langton's parents.
who accompanied the Franfort widow,
asserted that Mrs. Violet Langton
was the wife Of their son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Seven Hundred Armed Mar
ines to go to Hayti and
San Domingo and
Restore Order.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, July IL Uncle
Sans policemen marines seven
hundred strong, armed and equipped
for serious business are to be thrown
into Hayti and Santo Domingo to re-
store order. The United States will
no longer tolerate the reign Of rapfne
and anarchy now prevalent there. AT
the request of the state department
the navy is rushing the detachment
to Guantanamo From there they Will
be rushed to Hayti and Santo DO
mingo-a days sailing-unless cond-
tons are improved.
Conditions In both republics have
been going from bad to worse for
weeks. Both are torn by revolution.
Both are bankrupt and foreign nations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
twenty Fashionably Gowned
Women Arrested in Cafe
in Early Morning
Raid.

united Press Leased wire Service. I
CHICAGO, July 14.-Twenty fash
'onably gowned women and their es-
Urts, members Of three Summing
PARTIES, were arrested in spectacu-
Ar raid on Jordan's cafe, in the old
.ed light district early today, bundled
.n'o patrol wagons, despite hysterical
protests and booked at the South
S,afk street police station. charged
Wltn being inmates of disorderly
resort"
All Of them gave fictitious names
ssu were released when they furnish
= cash bond. They summoned a
Nuadron of taxies and pushing their
ay through crowd OF jeering "all
1snters' OF the levee district hur-
$50 away. The police predicted that
- one of the Summers would appear
tne raid was engineered by Major
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Boost Ice Prices.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 14.-Imbmedi-
ately following the general raise of 20
percent in the price of ice to consum-
ers in st. Louis, action was begun to-
day to have declared forfeited the
charter of the Polar Wave Ice and
Fuel company and to enforce the pay
ment of fine of $4,000 assessed by
the supreme court in the trust suit
against the company. The first of
July the Polar Wave fine was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the COM
pany informed it might continue to
do business in Missouri If it complied
with the antitrust laws of the state.
Shortly thereafter came announce
ment of the advance in price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Killed His Doctor,

limited Press Leased Wire Services. ]
CHICAGO, July 14.-Despairfng be-
cause he had not been cured, Anton
Truskowski hotel employe, shot
and killed DR. Harold S. Steere, while
a number of patients waited in the
rhvsician's outer Office, and then blew
out his own brains. Seeking motive
for the killing. the police today found
receipts showing that Truskowski had
paid DR.. Steere and his associate, j.
J. Sprafka, s435 in the last year for
treatment for hernia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Torcedo Boat Damaged.
limited Press Leased Wire Servic

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PORTLAND, Maine, July 14.-With
some of her plates stove in and forced
to use her pumps, the torpedo boat
Rogers was seriously damaged here
today by collision WITH the steamship
Governor Dingley. The Dingley was
lust starting on her way to Boston
when confusion of signals brought
the Two boats together. The Cover
nor Dingley was not damaged and
proceeded on her way to Boston. The
Rogers arrived last night with a de-
,tachment of naval militia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
black Hand Bomb.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BUFFALO, N. Y. July IA three
story brick building, the lower floor
Of which is occupied by a saloon OF
Matteo Orlando. was wrecked by the
explosion Of a bomb early tceay.
The police attribute the crime to
the black hand, as Orlando, well to
do Italian, has received letters de-
manding money and making threats
Orlando and his young daughter
Locha, were badly bruised but will re-
cover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Water Famine at Maeomb.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
MACOMB, H., July 14.-Macomb is
in the throes of water famine,
Crooked creek, the stream that sup
plies the city with water, is dry. Two
big factories are compelled to have
water shipped from the Mississippi
river. Others are closed down on
account of drought and the ice
plant was forced to suspend opera
tionA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Generally
fair tonight and Wednesday. Not
much change in temperature.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday,. Probably local showers
or thunder storms. Warmer in the
northeast portion tonight
For Missouri Generally fair to.
night and Wednesday. Not much
change in temperature.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. Somewhat highe-
temperature in the north portion
Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Weather Conditions.

A depression, which is N the Ohio
valley this morning, has been attend
ed by rain in the Ohio valley and the
lake region. Cincinnati reporting 1.16
and Detroit O.7S in. of rainfall
Scattered light local showers have
occurred in some portions Of the
plains and mountain states. where
the temperature has continued high,
ans it is warmer in the eastern dis
tricts.
Conditions Indicate unsettled, but
generally fair weather for this sec
ton tonight and Wednesday, continu-
ing warm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-14
Accidentally Killed.

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.]
NEW ORLEANS, La, July IA
The man killed in bar room lark
here Sunday. was today identified as
Thomas Regan OF Kansas City, who
had just arrived from Honduras. Rea-
gan and his friend Thomas Toohy
we're displaying the weapon when 1t
was accidentally discharged.