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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
MEXICAN GIRLS SMUGGLE
CARTRIDGES IN THEIR CLOTHES

car for Juarsz. They followed her
and saw a stream of cartridges escape
from a tear in her blouse. Collector
of Customs Cobb today stationed woln-
en- inspectors at the international
bridges with instructions to seach
every Mexican girl crossing the bor-
der.
Partial confirmation Of the story
that General Manuel Chao. military
governor of Chihuahua state, has
been deposed by direct orders OF Gen
eral Francisco villa, was brought here
today by American refugees. They
said villa caused Chaos arrest Sun
day. threatened to execute him, and
named General Trinidad Rodriguez.
one OF his own stan officers, as COVER
nor. General Carranza secured the
release of Chao after Villa had conf
planned that the prisoner was con-
spring against him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday Not much change
in temperature.
For Iowa Fair tonight and prob
ably Thursday. Warmer northeast
portion tonight.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and prob
ably Thursday. Not much change in
temperature.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Thursday. Not much change In tenn.
perature.
Weather Conditions.
The eastern storm is central OF
the New England coast this morning,
and rain continues from the Ohio val
ley to the northeastern states, which
is heavy at New York and Boston.
The northwestern field of high pres
sure has advanced to the northern
plains, causing fair. cooler weather
from the mountains to the Mississippi
valley, and conditions indicate fair
weather, with not much change in
temperature for this section tonight
and Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06

w1gwagg1ng messages over the roofs
of the town to ships In the harbor.
Here goes huge marine IN blue,
psrched on the seat of tiny sprink-
ling cart drawn by a tiny burro. The
"navy's on the water wagon" some
one yelled. Three cheers for The wine
gives hoot and his rattly water
wagon sprinkles a wobbly stream
along the plaza asphalt. On another
side Of the plaza sixty marines stand
patiently at attention while famous
war artist sketches them. A group
of curious civilians surround the
artists easle and from time to time
yells "get out OF my way. Give me-
some elbow ROOM
There's yell in another part OF
the plaza and company of khaki clad
infantrymen swing into the square.
They're army boys, part of the thous-
|ands who have arrived only today 20
relieve the navy of duty Of policing
the city. Soldiers ride by singly and
In pairs on ranky, NANCY Mexican
ponies which they have picked up
goodness only knows where. There's
la quarrel at table near you. Two
shoe shining boys are demanding 30
centavos for shining the shoes and
riding leggings OF a couple Of infantry
men and the latter think the price
is too high. Infantrymen can. talk
Spanish and the only English word
the dusky little shoe sinners know Is
'tMeester." These American soldiers
may have conquered Vera Cruz but
they can't conquer the bootblacks, so
the infantrymen pay their fifty cent
pieces and depart, calling the bare
footed boys "greazer robbers"
town but within two days Vera Cruz
has become accustomed to the sight
and only a few persons crane their
necks to see 4.
BY this time evening Is falling. The
|tropic sunshine has disappeared and q
cool breeze is blowing in from the
Mexican gulf. Three Thousand persons
or more fill the plaza-soldiers, blue
jackets, white marines,, white clad
men and women, brown Mexican beau
ties In white and browner Mexican
men in sombreros. The electric lights
blaze out among the tropical trees Of
the plaza. The wigwag men on the
roof are using blinking electric lights
now instead Of their flags. On bal
cony stands little Mexican girl wav-
ing her arms In imitation OF the wig
wag men. It's trick she has learn
ed since the gringoes came. It's al
most bad time for her and for grown
folks too, because the city is under
martial law and taps sound at 900
o'clock.
Soon the streets will be deserted
and the houses dark. The only foot
falls on the pavements will be those
on guard or Of bslated newspaper cor
respondents working their way from
sentry to sentry, down to the cable
Office Out in the sand hills In cir
Gle that reaches miles beyond town,
American soldier boys are keeping
their vigils. Uncle Sam is really on
the firing line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Two Small Boats, Filled With
Men, Have Been
Picked Up.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
SABLE ISLAND, May "a wire
less message received here early to-
day from the steamship Manhattan
declared that Captain Mcdonald and
thirtesn members of the crew OF the
British steamer Columbian had been
picked up by the Manhattan and that
the vessel was searching for others
who may be adrift in small boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
viii Try City Manager.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENTON, Texas, May GA busi-
ness manager will conduct municipal
affairs in Denton. At an old fashioned
New England town meeting last night,
commissioners were nominated to
serve without pay and to choose a
business manager to supervise all
city officials. ". B. McClurkan, j. E.
Wilson, r. H. Evers, E. F. Hill and
J. c. Colt are the commissioners, the
first under the new city charter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Mediation Council Announces
First Meeting at Niagara
on Date of May
10.
ONE GREAT OBSTACLE
Unless Rebels Start Fighting
Among Themselves, Plans
Are Expected to
Work Out.

[By John Edwin Nevin. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Unit
ed States is relying upon the consti-
tutionalists to save the Mexican situ-
alton. It was learned today that
both President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan believe long before any accept
able plan Of mediation can be arrived
at, :he rebels will have driven Huerta
from power and will hold Mexico City.
Then, they believe the A. B. G. med
iators can submit to the conQuerors
a plan Of action which will provide for
a new regime in Mexico, q legally
elected president and congress and
strong support from without in crush
ing any rebellion until the new gov
ernment is firmly established.
Because Of this fact, the admins
tration is we'll pleased with the an
nouncement that formal sessions Of
the mediators will not begin until
May 1s in Niagara Falls, Ont. That
lfs almost fortnight on. Villa has
assured George D. Carothers, repre-
sentative Of the state department
with the constitutionalists. that he
will have possession OF Saltillo, lamp
next ten days. Occupation of these
Icities would absolutely clinch the hold
on the rebels In the north. II would
open to them two direct routes to Mex
leo City SO that a speedy conquest Of
the capital would be possible.
The one obstacle to this however
may be a break in the ranks of the
constitutionalists themselves. Villa
continues to assert his friendliness for
the United States. He has convinced
the administration that under no
he can control. join in any movement
against America. Knowing this for
the last forty-eigh. hours, the consti
tutionalist junta here and high off,
cials of the diplomatic corps have
been hearing of serious quarrels be.
tween villa and the other leaders of
the revolution. The junta has been d.
vided ever since the landing of Amer
lean forces at Vera Cruz. One faction
holds Carranza should have insisted
that the United States withdraw from
the United States 1t is essential and
that the administration must be culti-
waited. If break does come in the reb-
ell camp, those in touch with the situa-
tion here believe it will mean another
revolution In the north and In all
probability the juncture Of one faction
with Huerta. Meanwhile the presi.
dent is seeking three experienced dip.
lomats to represent this country at
the Niagara Falls conference. While
1t is admitted with Carranza and the
constitutionalists not participating,
only meagre results can be hoped for
by the mediation. the administration
Is confident by the time the ENJOYS
get down to business the cons.itu-
tionalists will control SO much terri
tory, Huerta will be willing to elm
mate himself. Then If their hopes
are justified, the administration heads
would be in position to urge
through their representatives that the
federals be Influenced to make peace
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Former Police Lieutenant
Who Was Sentenced to Die
is Given Second
Chance.
NO CHANGE OF VENUE
Great Crowd Thronged Court
Room and Extra Squad
Of Police is on
Guard.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, May 6.-Reports Of a
possible delay in the trial of former
Police Lieutenant Chas. Becker.
which was slated to open here today,
before Supreme Justice Seabury,
were current as court convened. It
was stated In various quarters chat
counsel for the man charged with hav-
ing plotted and directed the murder
OF Gambler Herman Rosen.hal would
start their fight by an attempt to
have District Attorney Whitman CON-
mitted for contempt of court on the
charge that he (Whitman) had given
newspaper interviews prejudicial to
the cause OF the alleged plo.ter. De-
mand for change Of venue, 1t was
said. was likely.
Martin r. Manton, Becker's coun-
sci. refused to make q statement OF
his plans before court opens. It is
said Justice Ssabury would be very
unlikely to grant any postponement
unless the weighties. reasons for such
were advanced. District Attorney
Whitman also was silent as 20 his
plana buts Il WAS stated from his Of
/ Ace that he iaaw no real reason to fear
delay. Whitman, It - said, has new
witnesses 20 prove connecting points
in the Rosenthal murder story which
will go far to back up the stories Of
the plot told by Bald Jack" Rose,
Bridgie Weber and Sam Schepps.
the outcome OF which was the death
OF Rosenthal and ths execution in the
chair q. Sing Sing OF the four gun
men who actually fred the fatal shots.
One Of these witnesses, Harry Cohen,
q chauffeu who is known as Moe"
Lavey. was reported as ready to re-
cant his testimony given in Becker's
mrs. trial. II was said that Cohen
would swear that he drove Rose and
Harry vallon to conference with
Becker in June. 1912, at which Becker
called In webber to plan the final de-
tails OF the Rosenthal assassination.
Confirmation OF this meeting is re-
sarded as vital to the conviction OF
Becker. for in an opinion of the
court OF appeals Il. was called the
heart of the conspiracy
Before the hour set for the courts
converting. every entrance to the trial
room was jammed with throng OF
curious. among whom were many
types OF the east side. To prevent
any disturbance, strong squads OF
police were on duty.
Entrance to the court room was by
special card inscribed "the people
against Becker horde Of photo
graphers also thronged the entrances
but Justice Seabury threatened to
jail any camera men who attempted
TO svade the rule against photo
graphers in court.
No Change Of Venue.
NEW YORK. May 6.-Prompt de-
nial Of change Of venue to former
Police Lieutenant Chas. Becker, &C
cused OF plotting Herman Rosenthal's
murder. came from Superior Justice
Seabury here today shortly after
court opened and subsequen. to an
attempt by Becker's counsel to have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Slit in Blouse Let the Secret
Out and All Are
Watched.

fBy N. c. Parke, United Press Stan
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, May 6.-That
pretty senoritas who smiled sweetly
at Uncle Sans customs officers and
soldiers at the Ell Paso end Of .he In
transitional bridges, were smuggling
cartridges by the wholesale across the
border to constituuonalist troops IN
Juarex was the discovery made here
today. Infantrymen, on duty down
town, heard . jingling noise when
ehey saw . Mexican girl board street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06

River above low water OF 1854, So
Change in "a hours, rise 3 tenths.
Mean temperature 9Th. 20.
Lowest temperature, IS.
Highest temperature, 81.
Low est temperature last night. 4S.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-06
Daily River Bulletin.

River Forecast.
The river will continue to rise from
Davenport to Keokuk until Sunday.
Local Observations.
May. Bar. Ther. Wind W'tn'r
STD. m-29S6 6S w Pt. Crdy
6 a. m.-3O.11 81 NV Clear
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-26
ABSTRACT OF GAME LAWS
AS They Apply TO Williamsburg
County,

A resume of the game laws as
they apply to this section is as fol-
lows:
For partridges and wildsturkeys
the open season commences Novem-
ber Is and continues until March 10.
The open season for doves is now on,
having commenced August Is. 1t
will continue until March. There is
a law on the State statutes which
makes it unlawful for any person to
cast abroad on any field or other
land, grain or other food as bait for
doves for the purpose of hunting
them, between August l. and De-
cember /. Hence the open season
for hunting doves does not take ef-
feet until December |. Deer.may be
shot until January l.
For woodcock the open season
commences September | and contin-
ues until January; for willet, No
vember l to March l; for wood
ducks, September l to March l; vio-
lations 0f the close season are pun
isnable by fine of go for each bird
killed or pursued. /
Among some of the important
provisions of the hunting laws, &C.
cording to the code of 1913: No per-
son is allowed to kill more than %
partridges, 20 doves or two wild tur-
keys any one day during any one
season. No person is allowed to hunt
on lands of another without owners
consent; and it is unlawful TO hunt
with fire by night. This offence is
punishable by fine Of not more
than SO for each bird killed 1uring
the night, $25 for each deel killed
and $50 for neat cattle or horse
killed. 1t is also unlawful for per-
sons to trap partridges, except on
their own lands or by the special
permission Of the owners of otncr
lands. No person is allowed to sell
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-26
S C TOBACCO CROP
BIGGEST ON RECORD
R.rT WAR SCARE CUT PRICES
KINGsTREE WAREHOUSES
SOLD 1858, ,6s4 POUNDS.

While South Carolina this year
marketed the largest crop OF tooac-
co in the history of the industry IN
this State, yet the figures show that
the receipts fell away considerably
due to depreciation of more than
4 cents pound on account OF the
European war. The total receipts
this year were $3,979, ,3O3.S2, a fall
ing off of s6O5, ,O35.69. The value
of the tobacco crop in the United
States last year was 1O4,O63, 900,
Therefore South Cardinals increas-
ed WELD this year can have nothing
to do with the price in this State.
The reports, made under oath and
filed in the office of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, show that there
were six new markets in the State
this wear and that one of the former
markets was closed that at Mayes-
vile, which last year handled 13,OOO
pounds of tobacco and received
therefor SS,095.75. Sumter estab-
ished a market this year and the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce en-
couraged the growing of tobacco
with the results that there was
marketed at Sumter 495, ,209 pounds,
bringing $54,974.40.
The annual reports compiled show
that Lake City jumped ahead of
Mullins and led the State this year
in the amount Of tobacco sold. Last
year the figures were: Mullins H.
678,6S6 pounds and Lake City 4,343,-
321. This Year Lake City took the
lead with 6.2S3, 800 pounds, with
Mullins but 3,7GS,9S4, On the other
hand Latta advanced from 194,9l3
:" I.32l.7Sj pounds.
While the price fell off this year.
vet It was nearly as high as It was
in 1912, showing that last year there
I
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-26
Latest News from the Front.

The Germans have taken Pilsener
and are now surrounding DELEGATES
sen. The Wurst is expected. The Bel
gian Hares have had a falling out
with the Welsh Rabbits, and the
Swiss Cheese is shot full Of holes.
This will make the Irish Stew and
the English Mustard hot, and if the
Russian Caviares and the French
Pastry, it may start Swiss Move
ment-Watch. The Spanish oniol
are strong for a mix-up, and if the
Home Preserves are called out AM
spread over the German Noodles
they may Ketchup with the Navy
Beans, thereby causing an uprising of
the Brussels Sprouts. It is rumored
that the French are retreating from
Limburget.
J O'DONNEL IUNCHAUsEN.
PS. Escutchcon and | have been
offered castles on the Rhine, but al
though the other correspondents are
crooked as Rams Horns, We have
spurned the Kaiser's bribe. Chica-
goans know Us. Like the immortal
George, we cannot lie. PLEASE Re-
MIT.-LmteH NcrS trUw the Fr01 to
lO-.T0rY B0ok.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-26
or offer for sale either doves or will

or offer for sale either doves or will
let.
The regulations of the United
States Department of Agriculture
for the open and close season for mi
gratory birds give the following close
season for the State of South Caro-
lima: Brant. ducks and geese, Nc
vember 20 to February Is; rails,
coots and gallinule, September to
December 81 (this reduces the State
open season.; black-breasted or gold
en- plover, black snipe or Wilson
snipe, greater or lesser, and yellow.
legs. November 20 to January 81.
Fer the benefit of thousands of in
quiring sportsmen it may be stated
that it has been decided that doves
are not covered by the new Federal
laws, but may be taken during the
open season provided by the State
Game Warden. 1t may also be stated
that no person who is nonresident
of the State is allowed to hunt in
the State without license.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-26

money received in the State for TO-
bacco came in the months of August
and September, when the war scare
was at its height and trade general
" was most greatly demoralized
and perpIexed. The tobacco in
dustry. or the bulk of it, is confined
to half a dozen counties, and the
cash money turned loose in those
counties during August and Sep
tember amounted to over So, ,OOO,OO
The Department of Agriculture
for 10 years has been urging the
people to diversity their crops and
this is a concrete illustration OF the
effect of having more than one crop.
The tobacco farmer gets his money
in the summer time when there is
no cotton to sell. What has been
done with tobacco in a certain Sec
ton of the State, itself rather small
in area, can be done with other
crops and must be next year, is the
advice of the department. While
the margin of profits on tobacco was
reduced by the war, yet it is a fact
that the money was put into circu-
lation, and that meant lot.
The figures for each of the mar
kets of the State as compiled in the
office of the State Department of
Agriculture will be of great interest
throughout the tobacco belt, as we'll
as elsewhere in the State. There is
no tobacco grown for sale in the
Piedmont counties, although as far
up as the mountains of Oconee coun-
ty many farmers produce tobacco
for use on their own places, and it
is tobacco of good grade. The in
dustry has never been encouraged
there by the starting Of markets.
WHAT THE MARKETS DID.
The figures for the season just
oI,sad f,Il,u,.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-16
I+HLRR9oaNENAfaENoLANp.

E sEveTsi@incev the Agreat war in Europe Yburst ,forfhlit' hassbeen realized by the
 busdnesss sintere6ts of this country that .there was a. larger opportunity of- Sfered lpy the Increased field of opera RtionS%walichSVere thrown open to them. Some have made efforts to get the { sbeneAt. thereof Others.have been sat- |isfied to hope nut willing to await de- Avelopments without a@@geIy partici-
 pating. in the hustle for the trade. There N1as1 also been some enbafrass-
 ment and delay from the recognized
 need of establishing better financial
 Felationsand in gathering clearer in .formaEionsboth as to the needs and as
 to transportation facilities.
 A. stimulus of far reaching benefit to fthe industrial interests of New England, should result from the con -fet.encetof manufacturers and business 1hen within its territory which has been arranged for the first week in December in Boston by the New Ha-
 yen road. The object of the meeting which is to secure such information fand advice as will be helpful to New England interests in accepting the tSouth American opportunity hits at the vital point. It is the first move WI tAO AAi40 WAAlSh AL11S OCSh 1IeQ0 d1AO kis intended to overcome whatever un- certainty there is existing in the minds of those who need and desire 5to cater to the trade of the countries Yin the southern part of this hen1is-
 phere
 Whatever is the direct outcome, it means a step in the right direction. It
 should be the means not only of ere ating greater interest in the proposi = 2 tion but in obtaining desirable infor- k,mation. It will without doubt meet with a. big response from boards of trade, business organizations and in- Esdividuals throughout the whole of New !. England.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-16
THEN and

One hundred and fifty-one years ago yesterday two English survey ors, CharIe Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, began the surveying of what is known as the Mason and Dixon Line between the states of Penn sylvania and Maryland. The line afterwards became famous as the supposed boundary between the the free or slavery holding states. for the South, which has been inn mortalized in song and story. The line was surveyed at the instance of William Penn and Lord Balti- more. The surveyors were three years making the survey from the northeast corner to the foot of Savage Mountain. In 17S7 the work was finished from the latter point to Virginia, now West Vir- Einia. The line is said to have cost $3eo, ,000 and the surveyors en- pioyed an army of one hundred axemen and a road thirty feet wide was cut through the dense forest. A mixture of sand and lime stones of light brown grayish color were brought over from England to mark then fine and these stones were set up at intervals of aL natle apart wherever 1t wag possible to erect them. They we1ghed 800 pounds and were 1-2 feet high. On some parts of the nne the coun- try was go rugged that mounds of dirt and rocks had to be SnhEtttuted for these stones.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-16

Today the Mason and Dixon line has been re-surveyed and remark ed and diyested of it's chief errone- ous traditions. In 1S4S a revision of the line was made by g. joint commission from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware and it was then found that the original sur Vey was so nearly accurate that the change involved by the cor rection amounted to less than two acres which were added to. Mary land. In 1908. PennsyIvania. ana Maryland each appropriated $5,000 for the restoration of the line. Many of the peculiar Engliah stones had disappeared and the commits sion made an exhaustive search for them. The identihcatiop was an easy task, for on breaking them odor. So thoron&h waR the search that some were found 4n ths cIIfse- ing of Strests and in peoples cef- lars. One was taken from tho wall of an old stone church where it had done service fGP yna9y yearM. Tn the places of these that could not be found uew stones Of marble were set lip. On every fifth one of these, the coat of arlae Of Will liam ReHn wag cut on the Penn sylvanta side and on the Maryland side the eeeutcheeEt Of Lerd Baltf- more Waa placed. On the others the stnGie moangTanas F. and M. were cut. The stones are now Ret so near one another, even in the mountain rAgionHs that the trRvel- CT may stand at 8 stone and see the next one.