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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Only Very Small Proportion Of the
Hawkeye state is Found
to be UntlI-
able.
81 PER CENT IS o. K.
Washington Figures Show That This
State Holds the Lead Over
Others In
This.

Great is Iowa, and nobody is better
aware Of that fact, than are the reopie,
who have left the state in the search
for something fairer and better There
is still much lack of accurate informa-
ton regarding many thinga that we
ought to know, and that would make
good material for the Iowa booster.
There is something that the said
booster ought to know. in the follow
ing correspondence from washington:
Only "a per cent Of the tillable lana
of the United States is actually I'M
der cultivation, according to estimates
of the department of agriculture, based
upon the reports of $4,000 correspond
ents. These reports were obtained in
order to gain information as to the
tillable area of the United States, the
amount of land that can not be used
for crops that have to be plowed, but
available for pasture or fruits, and
the total number of acres that never
can be used for agricultural purposes
From the returns, which were general
ly very consistent, preliminary esti-
mates have been made for each state
and for the United States. Further
investigation in the far western states
may modify somewhat the present es-
innate for those states.
The entire United States, excluding
foreign possessions, contains about T.
900,O0O000 acres. OF this area about
60 per cent or 1,140,000,000 acres Is
estimated to be tillable, that is, cap
able Of being brought under cultiva-
ton by means Of the pillow. This in
cludes land already under such Guilt
walton and that which in the future
may be brought under cultivation by
| clearing, drainage, irrigation, ETC.
Three hundred sixty-one million
acres, or 10 per cent, are estimated to
/ he non-tllable but valuable for pas
/ ture or fruits. Only q per cent or
! 399. O00, 900 acres, was estimated to
be of no use for agriculture present
or future.
According to the census of 1909, the
| land area in crops where acreage was
given was S11.O00,0O0 acres. This is
about 1s per cent of the total land
area or about 81 per cent Of the esti
mated potential tillable area of the
/ United States, excluding foreign pos
sessions.
In other words, for every 100 acres
that are now titled, about 375 acres
may be titled when the country is full
1 ly developed. In the development o
/ the agriculture of the country thu
| land which was most easily brough
into state of cultivation, as tn,
great Mississippi valley, was the frs
to be brought into such use. Exten
sion of titled area will be at create
expense for clearing, drainage, irriga
ton, etc. The increased production o
the future will be the result of in
creased yields per acre as welFas ex
tension of area.
A detailed estimate is given b,
states, which shows that Iowa has bu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Only Common Honesty.

When Des Moines arrogates to It.
slf credit belonging to others and
makes claims wilfully untrue, com
mon honesty, to say naught of com
mon decency, demands that 1t be
shown up,
In the Iowa rate case the Greater
Des Moines committee filed brief
Upon the questions as to rates be
tween Iowa and Minnesota and be
tween Iowa and the Dakotas and the
northwest The interstate commerce
commission ruled, adversely on the
contentious made therein, stating
that the record was not completes
with respect to those matters; that
they had not been argued adequately
and that the issues ought really not
to have been included in the Iowa
case.
A brief was also filed In the Iowa
case by the Greater Des Moinas com.
mittee on Rates between Iowa
points and points southw est and
vest The commission ruled ad,
versely on the contentious made In
this brief stating that the main ex,
hibit Of complaints was not decipher.
able, that the record was not com,
plets and that it had not been argued
adequately.
The Greater Des Moines committee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Value Of the oraanIxatlon.


The principal value Of the organiza-
ton to the retail jeweler will be the
service that goes with it. Each jew
eler will have special lines bearing
the trade mark which will give him
the benefit of not only a guaranteed
high class article but he will have the
benefit of the extensive advertising
that comes through the cooperation of
the Hallmark" stores. There will al
SO be a saving to the retailer by rea-
son OF the cooperative plan. The pro-
motors confidently expect the concern
to eventually have at least $500 stock
holders. The company incorporated
with forty-six jewelers. from all sec
tons of the country and board OF
twelve directors was elected, each one
being the leading jeweler in his respec.
tive city. The directors are as follows:
Mr.. Ernsting, San Diego, Calf.
Mr.. Bagley, Duluth, Mimi.
Mr.. Christie, Butte, Mont.
Mr.. Stiff, Little Rock Ark.
Mr.. Mitchell, Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr.. Nixon, Ell Paso, Texas.
Mr.. Davis, Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, st. JoeA Mo.
Mr.. Lebolt. Chicago and New York.
Mr.. Feldman, Franklin, Pa.
Mr.. Mellor, Michigan City, Ind.
Mr.. e. M. Lunt, New York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
WATERLOO FIRE
STILL BURNING
Big Building Doomed and Adjoining
Property ls En-
danqered

dan9ereo.
WATERLOO, la. Jan. 2e.-Despite
hard work of the entire fire depart,
ment for the past ten hours, the Rus
sell, Lamson six story building, hous-
Ing the Paul Davis dry goods store
and many offices, is doomed, and ad.
Joining property endangered from the
flames. The loss may be 100000
The Davis loss is already 100000 and
the loss on the building nearly as
much more. So thick is the smoke
this afternoon that pedestrians can
hardly find their way in adjoining
streets. Canvas has been hung over
the plate glass sides of the Black
hawk bank building, block away, te
save It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
NEW ENGLAND COAST
STORM DAMAGE
Four Sailors Reported Drowned and
Many Ships Suffered Heavy
LOSS.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BOSTON, Mass. Jan. &c. Reports
from along the New England coast
today indicate that the storm which
has been sweeping northern New
England and Nova Scotia cost four
lives, separated more than a score of
men from their ships and in some
instances resulted In heavy money
loss. 4Aass
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
FRANK Ii BRON IN
BIG new BUSINESS
prominent Local JeWeier Is Officer
Of Newly Organized co-opera-
tive Concern IN the
East.
HE is MADE SECRETARY
Must Leave Keokuk to Make His
Home in New York
Detaiis Of the
Plan.


There has recently been organized
under the laws of New York, a COM
pany called the United jewelers., Inc.
with capital stock OF si,500,000 au-
thorized. The principal offices of the
company will be in New York City.
heokuk's interest in the new concern
is due to the fact that Frank LeBron
of this city is the secretary and treas
urer, and it was due in no small meas
ure to his personal efforts that the or.
eanization was perfected. The presi-
dent of the United jewelers., Inc, is
Ernest NJ. Lunt. Mr.. Lunt and Mr.. Lee
Bron will have all CT the management
of the business and the active opera
ton of the company will be in their
hands. Mr.. Lunt was formerly vice
president of one of the largest ster.
ling silver manufactures in the Unit.
ell States and will bring to the new
organization wide experience and val.
liable information.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Instinct Above intelligence.

A boy was asked TO explain the diff
ference between animal instinct and
human intelligence. If we had in
stinct, he said, I'VE should know every
thing we needed to kAow without
learning it, but we've got reason, and
SO we have to study ourselves most
blind or be a FOOL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26
Defeated at All Turns.

Tho above covers ali important
questions raised by the Greater Des
Moines committee in me Iowa rate
case and from the disposal made o.
them by the interstats commerce
commission it will be seen that Des
Moines was defeated in every propo-
sition 1t fought for. If 1t had not
been for the Iowa board of railroad
commissioners and It's chairman at
lacking the through rates between
eastern points and interior Iowa
points, the entire eastern case would
have been lost for the interior Iowa
cities, except SO far as thsy would
have been affected by reductions
made in the Mississippi river case
That this is the truth is evidenced by
the following from the opinion hand
ed down by the commission,
THE reasonableness or the through
rates is challenged, however, by some
of the compliments and that ques.
| ton Is before us on the pleadings
and on the record and is the question
/ that is more particularly dealt with
in this report
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

chamberIaIn's Cough Remedy.
This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. 1t is pleasant to
take. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic. 1t always cures. For sale
by all rs.-Advertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

also fled In the Iowa rate case q
brief asking for the adjustment OF
the system of basing rates between
eastern points and points in the in
terror Of Iowa on the Mississippi
river and in lieu thereof the estab-
lishment OF through joint freight rates
between eastern points and interior
Iowa points. The petition of the
Greater Des Moines committee was
dismissed by the commission, which
held that no sufficient reasons had
been advanced for the adjustment
of the practice that had been long in
effect of basing these rates upon the
Mississippi river.
sasss
Only Attacks Part.
In the main issues in the Iowa
rate case, the through rates between
eastern points and points in the In
terror of Iowa, the Greater Des
Moines committee attacked only that
portion Of the through rates which
accrues to the carriers west of the
Mississippi river contending that only
such portion of the through rates was
unreasonable and discriminatory and
therefore unlawful. In It's brief the
Greater Des Moines committee makes
the following statement: 1--WE do not
propose to argue the REASONABLE
of the through charge; 1t is not In
volved in this controversy and no
order can be made in this controversy
affecting that question. The com
mission dealt with the argument as
follows:
We cannot accept that as sound
doctrine. A shipper has no legal
grievance with respect to his through
traffic unless compelled to pay exces
siye charges for the through service
! If the through charges are lawful II
| the sense that they are reasonable
| charges for the through service, 6
| shipper cannot predicate unlawfulness
of one of the component parts of the
] through charges by alleging that |
Is excessive compensation to that car
riers for that part of the through ser
4 vice. He pays for the completed ser
vice and it is no concern of his hov
! the through charges are divided
among the carriers, whether b.
agreement of the published proper
tionals, SO long as the through
charges for the through carriage ar
reasonable"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-26

money subscribed will be used to buy
merchandise in large quantities and
to import and manufacture line OF
specialties handled in the jewelry
stores all Of which will bear the
trade mark OF the company, the Hall.
mark The stores are to be known
as the Hallmark" stores in every city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
zAPATA'S FORCES
NEARING CAPITAL!
United States Officials Appre-
hensive Over Possible Opera
tions Of His Followers.
QUICK SETTLEMENT DESIRED
Influence Exerted to Set Up
Stable Government With
out Loss of Time.

Washington July 1e.--While govern
ment officials here feel the Mexican
problem is shaping itself for solution,
apprehension is manifest over the pos
sible operations of the Zapatista rorces
Dispatches from Mexico City and Vera
Cruz, declaring Zapatas followers we're
dangerously near the capital, arc con-
armed BY State Department adviccs.
Emissarics from General Carranza are
in comm unlcatiOn with Zapata. and it
is hoped through these parleys to bring
the military operations of the revolu-
tior under ono head.
Constitutionalist forces are being
hurried southwark to help maintain
ordor at the capital. The American
governments efforts are directed to-
ward influencing a quick settlement he
tween Carranza and Carbajal. ;ha, Il
stable government may be set up with
out loss af time
Tho Constitutionalist agency here has
delivered to the South American me
diators note rejecting tho Invitation
and Huerta representatives 10 meet in
peace conferences. 1t was written by
Carranza before Huerta resigned, but
delivery was delayed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
HUERTA AND STAFF
WILL, LEAVE nv Tf1.SnAy "

Puerto Mexico. July 19.-Formcr
President Huerta. of Mexico. his first
aide, General Banquet and his stan
Will leave this port on Tuesday morn
Ing. or Wednesday at the latest on
board the German cruiser Dresden
for Kingston. Jamaica.
Colonel Fernando Gil. OF Huerta's
staff, announced tonight that the rest
OF the lIuerta party now here, includ-
ing Nine. Huerta. will leave Tor tha
same port aboard the steamship City
of Mexico. which has been chartered
for their use.
The fact that the British cruiser
Bristol reported to have been placed
AT tucrta S disposal for his escape is
not TO be utilized by any OF the flee
ing party, is regarded here as signt1-
cant.
AT Kingston the Huerta party will
be reunited. and will sail for Europe
on the first line steamer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
WILL NOT RECOGNIZES:
ANY ACT or IEERTA

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Washington. July l9.-Thc United
states VIII not recognize any acts OF
Hucrt ia since he assumed the dicta-
torship. and his abdlcation was de-
manded by the President The cTec.
COS this Will bc that concessions grant
cd 10 foreigners which abroGatcd
rights held by Americans Will be dis
putcd. and an effort made to restore
the properties to the original owners
Another important statement mado
to-day was that the United States
Will not concern itself with loans made
10 Huerta by British. German and
other financiers. 1t is held that these
claimants must make complaint to their
home governments and have their.
home Offices settle with CarbajaI or
his successor.
The claims commission which the
United States will seek to have ap-
pointed Will be confined to such claims
as are valid, regardless OF the uues-
ZION of Huertas recognition. The
commission win be international, made
up % Americans and McXicans. It will
not deal with such claims as indemnity.
Benton and Bausch cases. the Spanish
bantshncnt claims, and other forciSn
grievances against Mexico
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
CITY OF LAPAZ TAKEN
Bi CONSTITUTIONAL
Michael SCIIIt.,,.N

on Board L. s. $. California, via San
Diego. Cal. July l9.-The Constitu-
tionalists captured the city OF Lanai
this morning after sharp skirnlish
lasting less than an hour.
\ Tho Constitutionalist forces num-
ber!ns 400 men. approached the harbor
In three small boats. and landed south
o. the city shortly before . o'clock.
then Immediately began to advance
The Federal garrison. numbering 100
men, we're taken completely by surprise,
and retreated after firing several VOL
leys.
Three Federal officers captured NV
the Constitutionalsts were executed.
Foreign residents were taken on board
the United States ships, as it was
feared counter attack would occur
tonight.
United States boats are not permitted
to land because OF the danger OF lifo
fire near the wharf. Tho new govern
men, has notified the officers OF tho
foreign gunboats that peacs and order
Will be maintained
y radiogram from the cruiser Clevo-
land at Acapulco says order has been
restored there after period OF lost
ing.
There has been no news to-day from
either Guaymas or Mazatlan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
DANCE TO SACRED MUSIC
New Tango aud fT~sitntion Steps In
vented ny Bcurh Hnthrrs.
Special 10 Tho Tirnes-Dispatchl

i'"ClHI 10 inc INN q DlSpat"N.
Atlantic city X J. JULY s-iialf a
dozon ne~ tango ana hesitation dance
steps were invented on tho beach here
to-day by bathcrs Ia an effort 20
break up the beach dancing. ospcci..A-
u on sunday. tle city authorities x
sent out orders last night that to-
days band concert should use moth =
ing but sacred music.
Al unusually big crowd Or bathcrs
Was ont This morning when the con
ccrts began. For 4 rev minutes there
was disappointment and chaprin when
IN" bands struck up old fashioned
sunday school melodies. Then sud
hesitation" To tho tune OF old Hun
drcd They we're watched intently
by tho thrones for while. and then
couple after couple swung into the
n.w dance.
The same jhiug happened whe n
Rock Of Ages was played. sweet
rs @ ami Dlc and "Beulah Land"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
FLAT INCREASE
is NOT GRANTED
Finding of I. G. c. Both Favor
able and Unfavorable From
Railroad Viewpoint.
CARRIERS PARTLY TO BLAME
Decision Will Score Extrava-
gance and Urge Elimination
of SelfAcquired Evils.
CARRIERS PARTLY TO BLAME
Especial to The rilnes.Dispatch. ]

Washington. July ls.-tnformat,on
OF The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's decision in the application OF the
Eastern railroads TO make > per cent
horizontal advance in their freight
rates makes it possible to present the
principal findings OF the commission.
The findings aro both favorable and
unfavorable, from a ra ilroad point Of
;iew
The roads involved are those oper-
atinE in the territory east Of the Mis-
issippi River and north Of the Ohio.
The commissions decision has been
sent to tho printer, and was 10 have
been issued Yesterday. but 81 demand
from, influential sources for recon-
sideration OF one or two details OF the
report has caused a delay, and tho final
printed findings may not be issued for
several davs
Additional revenues. which will
amount In the aggregate TO about SIS
GOO. 600 annually Mil accrue to the
roads from the commissions. decision
although the ruling viii hold that the
situation does not justify the fat j
per cent Increase on class rates or com
'rodities which the railroads requested.
GOVERNED BY DESIRE:
no STABILIZE RATES
In reaching their decision the com
fniss.oners were governed by n desire
10 stabilize rates in the Eastern ter
ritories. and are said to have agreed
that the new arrangement wll pro-
"ide all advantages which the railroads
have 4 reasonable right TO expect
Tho refusal 10 grant all that the
carriers ask was due TO the belief Of
the commission that the railroads
themselves are 70 blame in Il large
measure for their present financial
prc'iicanlente. and the belief will he ex-
pressed IN tin. report that conditions
may be Ereatly amclioratcd through III Q
elimination Of sclf-ncquircd evils, such
"s cstravagance ami wasted purchase
OF supplies and lack ot efficiency and
yood business management.
Especial attention will be paid IN tho
-epoit 70 the task Of proving beyond
ANY possible doubt that the ultimate
consumer cannot Justly he called upon
to bear one perny's worth OF the SIS,
10000 Increase in railroad revenues
The commission holds that the new
rates II will prescribe will not afford
=. just reason for any wholesale or re
;ail dealer 10 increase the price OF
any commodity on which freich; is
paid
To prove It's case in this par,icuiar =.
toe commission viii !mciuic I'm its
voluninous document a severe arraign-
men. Of the railroads. including stern
rebUkc TO the various corl!ucu g. --!er.
iiH"s for what tho commission assur.cs
10 6aN" been an organized cnor; on
their part 10 create tnrpuehou. the
country sentiment Favorable 10 tin
rt"poscd per cent horizontal transit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION
To he NE I.S1,t III 4 = II L.1a

Mexico city. July 19-Direct railroad
communication will be re-established
between Mexico City and Vers. Cruz
probably by Tuesday. President Car
oajal o-night informed the director
general he had issued orders for the
imrn ediate closing of the gap.
trip OF investigation through tho
district surrounding Mexico city to-
day disclosed the fact that recent re-
ports OF the activity OF Zapata ad-
herents were exaggerated. The Fed
erals still hold Contreras. Tulynhualco
and Nochimlco. Zapata bands i'm
small numbers arc committing dcpre-
dations. but there has been no con
centrated attack on any place. II IS
considered impossible for the Zapata
forces to advance beyond their present
position There arc sufficient Federal
troops here to rcpulsc Zapata and his
men should they attempt to advance
Tho usual Sunday calm prevailed
here to-day, bull fight being the
main attraction
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
PRESIDENT is WELL AGAIN
Plans to Resume His Usual Round of
Work TO-DAY.


Washington. July 1e.-President Will
son had completely recovered to-day
from his recent attack of indigestion.
He planned TO resume his usual round
OF work tomorrow and TO see several
business men, including s. r. Ber-
tron. New York banker, to discuss
business conditions and antitrust leg
islation.
Expecting a definite outcome Of tho
fight on the nomination of Thomas d.
Jones as member of the Federal Re-
serve Board this week. Mr.. Wilson Ia
preparing to take up the case OF Paul
Warburg In an effort 10 get tho Senate
to confirm the nomination. He has
been assured that II "A compromise can
be had on the question of the appear
ance Of Mr.. Warburg before the COM
mittce. favorable action In the Senate
will follow.
Mr.. Wilson also plans this week TO
take a hand In trying TO straighten out
the tangled situation in the Senate over
tho antitrust bills. He Is known to b..
anxious for the Senate 10 get down to
actual work. and believes that the ap-
parent differences are not at all Sc
Iious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
FAIR WEATHER THIS WEEK
Weather bureau Forecasts Moderate
summer Tempernturen.

Washington July ls.-The Weather
bureau tonight forecast another
Week Of generally lair weather. With
moderate summer temperatures
indications are that temperatures
VIII average near or below the nor
maj over all parts Of the country
said the bulletin. with little prob
ability OF extremely high readings in
any section. Rainfall will he general
ly light and local.
NO Important disturbance is chart
ed, although "a low pressure area in
the Far West will move eastward
reaching the Eastern States near the
close Of the week
This disturbance Will he followed
by cooler weather over the Northern
ana Central States There are no in
dicatons OF disturbance in the West
Indies"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
RICH HARVEST is REAPED
Six Months investigation or Immtsra-
ton Subject Is Completed.

SPECIAL 20 The Times Dispatch.
Washington, July l?.-Condemnatio
OF the Illegal secret agency system
through which rich harvest is reaped
from immigrants TO the United States
is made in an exhaustive report on
imini grafton from Europe and Asiatic
Turkey, submitted TO Secretary Wilson.
OF the Department of labor. by w. w
Husband, special representative, who
has completed siX-months' invcstiga-
ton of the subject.
The inquiry covered practically every
phase of the immigration problem, in
Guiding the causes. violations OF the
immigration and contract labor laws,
activities OF steamship ticket agents,
and artificial promotion Of immisra-