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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

by Willard Straight, president of the
society who said that many merchants
interpreted the Presidents policy to
mean that the American government
would not extend to our bankers the
support which those familiar with
trade conditions in China consider ne
cessary
They are frankly discouraged at
our prospects for future business" Mr.
Straight said, for in China, more than
in almost any other country, perhaps.
trade follows the loan"
In reply Secretary Bryan said:
THE new administration in withdraw
ing approval from the Chinese loan did
not question the good faith or good in
tent of those who had seen in it a means
of increasing our influence, prestige and
commercial power in China. The Presi-
dent believed that a different policy was
more consistent with the American posi-
ton and that it would in the long run
be more advantageous to our commerce.
1t would not be fair to attribute a falling
off in trade, to which reference has been
made, to the change in policy, because
the new policy has not yet had time to
bear fruit. Throughout the Orient the
secretary said the President in his pol
icies thus far announced has laid a
broad foundation for the extenson of our
trade He is cultivating the friendship
of the people across the Pacific" Mr..
Bryan continued.
THE people of China have long re-
garded the United States as a friend and
the attachment has been strengthened by
the prompt recognition of Chna's polit-
ical aspirations Although less than a
year has elapsed since the President took
oath of office, he has had an opportunity
to prove to Japan mis- respect for her
position and achievement and her friend
ship for her people
Broadly, the Presidents policies, Mr..
Bryan said. contemplate the formation
of an environment which will encour-
age the growth of all that is good.
IF by a cultivation of higher stand
ards of morals the secretary concluded,
I'VE can assist any people anywhere to
improve their moral standards, we shall
not be without our reward. The doctrine
of universal brotherhood is not senti-
mentalism. 1t is practical philosophy"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
ST, 900, 900 Waste
In N. Y. Purchases.

Albany, n. Y, Jan. 26.-When Com
missioner James w. Osborne resumes
his state graft inquiry tomorrow he
will have in hand evidence of about
$1,000,000 waste in the purchase of
road machinery in the last five years,
which Governor Giynn himself has un-
earthed.
In some cases, prices on two road
machines Of the same kind. on which
the transportation charges had been
practically the same, would vary from
500 to $500 in different sections of
the state, it is declared.
Il want to know who got this diff
ference in cost" the Governor said to-
night. Il am going to ask Mr.. Os-
borne to determine that as quickly as
possible"
To aid Mr.. Osborne, every county
superintendent of highways and each
Of the 900 township clerks in the state
has been directed to furnish a COM
plete record Of all purchases of road
machinery within the past five years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Woman Announces
CongressAspirations

Good Land. Kas., Jan. 26.-Mrs. Eva NJ.
Murphy of Good Land today announced
her candidacy for Congress from the 9th
Kansas district as Progressive.
"The fact / am a woman, a wife and
mother believe will aid me- declared
Mrs. Murphy in her announcement.
'Since my children are grown and my
husband is willing, I have decided to be
candidate for the nomination"
Mrs. Murphy is recording secretary of
the Kansas Women's Christian Temper
ance Union and Is prominent in the work
of the Kansas Federation of Woman's S
Clubs. Mrs Murphy announced she
would make a campaign on a pledge to
devote herself largely to securing an
amendment to the constitution providing
for national prohibition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
May Be Manager
OfLeWiStOn Team.

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. Pa trade of
players in the Lawrence and Lewiston
clubs of the New England League as a
result of which Pitcher Alexander Pear
son of the local team may become man.
ager of the Lewiston nine is being con-
sidered by officials of the two clubs. 1t
vas announced here today. Manager
l.eper of the Lawrence team said that
he had given Pearson permission to ap-
ply for the management of Lewiston on
condition that he received players in ex-
change. Following Pearson's application
for the position, Joseph Burns of Brock
ton, owner of the Lewiston franchise,
communicated with Pieper regarding the
deal and negotiations are now under
way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Police Seeking
Dismembered Body,

st. Louis, Jan. 26.-The local police
tonight are bending every effort to
learn the final disposition of the dis
membered body of a white girl, which
a Negro is said to have carried about
in a suit case for several days, three
months ago.
The murder was partially brought to
light today in a story told to Chief OF
Detectives Allender by Charles Ander-
son, Negro under indictment for the
murder of another Negro
Anderson swore that his father-in-
law. Reece McAllister, came to the
laundry where Anderson was employed
and offered $50 for permission to burn
the body of the girl in the laundry
furnace Anderson said he saw the
severed body, but sent his father-in-
law away.
McAllister denies the accusation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
White House Sees
Decay Claiming
Huerta Regime.

Washington, Jan. 26.-President Will
son today characterized as interesting
fiction" published reports that orders
had been sent to Rear Admiral Fletch-
er to land marines at Vera Cruz and
keep open the road to Mexico City In
case The Huerta administration coll
lapsed From tho White House point or
view, the situation in Mexico is slow
ly changing and the Huerta govern
ment is undergoing a natural decay"
There is no particular development
or critical situation in the Mexican
trouble or any other foreign question:
the President explained today. which
has caused him to call the Senate for
eign relations committee into confer
ence tonight. A general consultation
on foreign affairs was the reason given
for the meeting, the resident making
it plain that although he had tried to
keep in touch with the committee
heretofore, he would now be able to
give a systematic attention to foreign
randum for tonight's conference cover
ing variety of subjects.
Tho American government, it is un-
derstood, from the White House. is on
the way to a satisfactory settlement
with Colombia for the partition of
Panama
No immediate recommendation to
Congress is in contemplation by the
President in connection with the Pan
anna tolls question, but it will be one
of the subjects taken up at tonight s
conference. The unratified arbitration
treaties the President also expects to
talk over with the senators, as well as
the Japanese alien land controversy.
1t was learned in this latter connec-
tion that although the question of a
new treaty with Japan has been dis
cussed informally, no formal sugges-
tion has come from Japan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
HOLDERS OF B. & M.
NOTES GIVE EXTENSION,

Boston. Jan. 26.-Holders of sS,-
o0.oOA of the s1o,o00,oo0 of notes of the
Boston G. Maine Railroad which are
payable Feb. have agreed to an ex-
tension of time until June 2 1t became
known tonight. In consideration of the
extension the company announces it
will pay an additional three-fourths
Of per cent. making 6& per cent. for
the notes.
The extension, it is announced, is
primarily to allow Samuel Carr, re-
Gently elected a director of the road,
time to prepare comprehensive finan-
cial system for the company.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Said Was Left
In Shack to Burn.

North Adams, Mass, Jan. 26.-Med-
ical Examiner o. J. Brown began an
investigation today of the alleged
death-bed statement of Simeon Bar
axnoic that he had been bound, rob-
bed and left to die in burning hut
at Somerset, VT. BaraXnoic died at
the North Adams hospital today.
Three weeks ago he was dragged out
of blazing hut in Somerset, his body
a mass of burns. He was delerious un-
til shortly before his death, when he
is said to have told his nurse of being
attacked and robbed of large sum
of money, and left helpless when the
shack was set on fire. report or the
case will be made to the Vermont au-
thorities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Carson Ready to
Support Redmond.

London, Jan. 26.-Sir Edward Carson.
leader of the Ulsterites, in a speech at
London tonight said he was reauy to join
John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist
leader, in an attempt to extend real local
government to Ireland or to remove any
abuses or injustices social or religious.
Referring to Mr.. Redmond's speech at
Waterford Sunday he declared:
IF this is the last word from his side
we are in a lamentabe any critical stage
of affairs. am a man of peace, but not
Of peace at any price"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
uroed Ratification of Treaties

When the conference was over the
President explained to the waiting cor
respondents that he had earnestly
urged the ratification of the general
arbitration treaties proposed for re-
newal, 16 in number He said the Ian
guage of none of the treaties would be
changed and expre sseG confidence that
they would be ratified. The President
also outlined to the committee his at
tituje on the Panama tolls question.
Asked what it was he said he thought
il was generally understood, but de-
clined to discuss his views at this time
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
No Policy Formed
In Haiti Trouble.
n

Washington. Jan. 26-No declaration
of policy has been made by the United
States in regard to the revolution now
raging in Haiti, though the arrival of
the armored cruiser Montana at Port
Au Prince to join two other American
warships in Haitian waters normally
would call for some specific instruc-
tions to the naval officers in command.
The state department refrained from
warning the rebels that they would
not be allowed to profit by any tempo
rary victories which they might
achieve over the government forces
because in the absence of any special
treaty authorization this might be es-
tahlishing dangerous precedent and
the naval officers are left to work out
their own course under the general
principles OF international law as out
lined in the naval regulations It is
understood that the Haitian Congress
was to meet In extraordinary session
today to devise means for coping with
the rebellion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
RIOT CAUSES INJURIES
IN LISBON POLITICS.

Lisbon, Jan. ga complete parlia-
mentary deadlock coupled with min
tsterial crisis has been brought about
by the action of the opposition ma
iority in the Senate in Systematically
rejecting all the governments pro-
posals.
1t is reported in political circles that
Dr.. Alfonso Costa will resign the pre-
miership and that the President, Ma
aue de Arraga, will ask Bernardino
Machado to form a coalition ministry.
A serious riot occurred tonight in
aocce square when a demonstration
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
So Children; 10
Women, One Man
Killed in Panic.

Batavia, B. W. l., Jan. 26.-Fifty
eight children, is women and one man
were killed during a panic caused by
fire at a moving picture show on a
plantation in the Dutch residence of
Surahaya Most of the victims were
trampled to death or suffocated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
MOTHER SACRIFICES
LIFE TO SAVE CHILDREN.

Montreal. Jan. 26.-Mrs. Napoleon
Rodin and three little girls, one a
neighbor's daughter, were burned to
death today in the Rodin home at No
ire Dame Des Rosaire, Que. The dress
of one of the Rodin children caught
fire at the stove. The child, panic
stricken, ignited the clothing of the
others and the mother sacrificed her
life in trying to save them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
BARGE CONSTRUCTION TO
GIVE WORK FOR 100,

Boston, Jan. 26.-Construction of
two steel barges, to cost $4,000 each,
at the Charlestown navy yard, was
ordered today from Washington. The
order will result In bringing back to
work 100 men who had been laid off.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Ocean Lines An
nOunCe Reduction.

Liverpool, Jan. 26.-The American,
Cunard and White Star Lines today
announced reduction of 20 shillings
Cs4S0) in their rates for eastbound
passenger and 10 shillings for west
bound passengers. The reduction for
the present will apply only to CONT
mental traffic. No reduction has been
announced by the Allen Line or the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Sentenced to Become Hermit.

San Jose, Cal, Jan. 26-Frank E. Muir
ray, convicted forger, was sentenced to-
day by Superior Judge William Beasly to
serve two years as a hermit in the noun
tains 40 miles from here. Because Muir
ray is 5S years old, the Judge was not
inclined to give him jail sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

Friends of Otis Bickford will be
sorry to learn that he had the mis-
fortune to slip and fall early Monday
evening on the steps Of the store of
Bearse Il Jones on sewall street, and
strike heavily on his right side, sus-
tanning a fracture of two and possibly
three ribs on that side. He was taken
to his home on Wade street, where
surgical assistance was rendered.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
A SEVERE STORM
SWEEPS NORTHWEST,

Seattle. Wash, Jan. GA severe
storm swept the Pacific northwest to-
day, snow and rain being accompanied
by a high wind which at some places
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Late Augusta Locals.

Miss Esther Gilman will address the
students of Cony High school this
forenoon and also those of the Gram
mar grades during the forenoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Shipping News.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 26.-Arrived:
Schooners Addie NJ. Lawrence Phil
adelphia; Sadie A. Kimball, G7ouces-
ter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

participated in by the friends of the
Premier. was attacked. A bomb was
exploded and several persons injured.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

The province Of Albert. Canada. Is be-
lieved to have $4,000. 100000 tons of coal
available
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

Ostrich farms in British southwest
Africa export more than s12.00O...- worth
o. plumes d year
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

Equal suffrage prevails in Mexico to a
certain extent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
wYAcoNDA, MO.

Mr.. E. B. Kurtz Of Burlington.
Iowa, visited over Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. l.. Kurtz
Miss Edith Woodruff of Ashton.
Mo-. is visiting her friend, Mrs.
Edw Paydon.
Miss Flo Dochterman will teach the
Stone school, near winchester. this
year.
Miss FToy James will teach near
Arbela.
Mr.. Leland Ford Of Brashear, spent
Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs.
Maggie Ford.
Mr.. Ed. Rainey has torn down his
dwelling in the south part Of town,
and is building bungalow. Messrs.
Kerner and Kiener have the contract
Rev. Thomas Green 1ectured We'd
nesday evening, September 9. on
Socialism, at the opera house There
was good sized crowd out and all
were well pleased with his talk. We
hope to be able to have him here
again the last of the month.
Mr. E. A. Crandell is building a
room 2sx6o feet on his lot just north
of NJ. Morgan's office, on Main street.
The building will be of cement and
will be used by Mr.. Geo. Lips and Son
as an implement wareroom. Mr..
Mort Paydon has the contract.
Mr. and Mrs. Med. Turner of Ka-
hoka visited with the latter's mother,
Mrs. Maggie Ford, Sunday
Mr.. Merton Hayden is teaching the
Boston school, east of town.
A zen pound baby boy arrived at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Welg-
err, near Neeper. last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Len Kerner is laid up with a
very sore hand.
Mr.. Frank Welker and Miss Enola
| Brookhart, Of near Keeper, were mar.
ried at the home of the officiating min
lister, Rev. F. NJ. Baker. at 100 .. m.
| After the ceremony they left on train
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
INTERURBAN MEN ON
VISIT TO NAUVOO
c. II. Petseh Of New York Pays Up
River Town Call Thursday and
Talks Of Road.

Nauvoo Independent. G. II. Petsch
Of New York and n. 8. Payne of Fort
Madison were In the city on business
Thursday. This Office acknowledges
a pleasant call Mr.. Petsch Is the In
terurban promoter Who contem-
plates building a line from Keokuk to
TT. Madison, via Nauvoo.. He had no
positiyes information to impart. but
he reported that he is still on the job
and has not given up the idea OF build
ing his line. He said that on ac-
count OF the European war. financial
matters are in bad way, but he
looked for things to brighten up soon.
He is now located in New York City,
but still maintains an office in st.
Paul, Mimi We are glad that Mr..
Petsch could give US even this much
encouragement and hope that he will
be instrumental in getting Nauvco a
railroad. His visit here at this time,
and many other visits in the past, In
dictate that he feels sure of his foot
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
KEEP DRAFTS QUIET
TO FOOL FEDERALS
Organized Baseball Said to Have
Slipped One Over on Willy Feds
of GImore's Circuit.

Muscatine Journal: A dope-thirsty
populace will have to wait for some
time before learning who, among
their baseball friends of the little
time circuits, have been drafted to
the big show. Stealing a march on
the willy Federals, the big lottery
was held under cover at Cincinnati on
Friday and Saturday of last week,
according to information received
here The object of the star cham
Der session was to divide the spoils
of the annual raid on the minor
leagues and then secure the names of
the drafted players to contracts be-
fore the Feds discovered the Big Top
men were on the job. Ordinarily the
drafting would not have taken place
until September Is. It is altogether
probable that no list of players draft
ed will be made public for some time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
Married Men Win to o Shut out
Over Young Dudes In Game
at the Park Yes
terday.
PITCHING IS A FEATURE
No Passes Issued by Either Hurier-
Woodbury. and Hayes Are
Mound Per-
formers.

The baseball championship between
the married and unmarried men OF
The city was decided yesterday when
the former won 2 to 0 game over
the single men before crowd OF re-
spectacle size Like the tie game OF
the day before, it was warmly con-
tested, well played, and as interesting
as any games seen here this year.
Fewer errors were made than in
tn first game played Saturday, fact
which might be accounted for by the
shorter game and better pitching. The
game was finished in the remarkably
fast time OF one hour Ind fifteen
minutes.
Woodbury. and Hayes staged a
pretty pitching duel with the honors
about evenly divided. Neither heav-
er walked man and but one batter
was hit by pitched ball. Woodbury.,
the losing pitcher, let the married
men down with but four hits. But
five were made off Hayes
The two runs were scored in the
fifth inning, two hits and sacrifice
doing the work Craig McManus
opened this inning with a single,
reaching second and third on errors
while the bases were being filled
With three on the paths and none
down, Hayes lifted sacrifice fly to
Leindecker in center and McManus
came home with the first run OF the
day. P. Kings third single allowed
3 -, Tryy mi ing
whitfield and CHUCK" King grounded
out, ending the round.
The bachelors had but one chance
to get run over the plate. This
came in the fourth when a runner
was worked around to third with none
down. Singles by Anderson and Dick
ey in succession did the work. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
A Government
Irrigated Farm on
20 Years Time


Now's your chance, if you
want to get an irrigated farm
in the Big Horn Basin. The
90 year payment extension bill
has passed both houses of
congress. This is inst what
you have been waiting for. It
means, practicallys.a gift of
an irrigated farm s. per cent
on the actual cost per acre Of
the irrigation system at time
of filing, no further payments
for five years. December LIST
in the 9Th year after fling, a
Is per cent construction charge
becomes due and a payment
thereafter, each December LIST
for Is years. No such easy pur-
chase scheme has ever been
presented. It comes direct
from the government and is
wholly in the interest of the
settler. Title to the land is Sc
cured under your homestead
right. No interest charges.
Come at once to the new
lands under new canal extern
sion in the Shoshone project
near Powell. Splendid crops
alongside of the homestead
you can take, not more than
from 21a to AZ miles from
town. S. B. Howard, Assistant
immigration Agent, R. 385b,
1904 Farnam ST., Omaha,
Nebr.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
father and mother are sleeping,
can't understand"

father and mother are sleeping, J
can't understand
Another spark fell and there was q
third explosion. Then = new souno
fell. II began far away. The rattle
Of rifles, thousands Of them. The mr.
ing grew nearer and louder. There
were sharp orders and sosdiers began
to shoot the flashes, lighting my room.
They held their rifle straight upward.
The sound grew louder and louder.
Within ! minute the din was indie
seribabie. Thirty thousand soldiers
were shooting each AZ fast as ne
could IRE with his magazine rifle. The
orders were not to try to hit the Yep
peiin unless Il was over head. Every
mans duty was to shoot straight up;
they were filling the air with steel.
They were putting up fence OF
metal mile high around the CITY
and palace. They filled the air with
death TO anything that entered the
IONS above Antwerp. The big guns
in the forts around the city began 60
boom. Monopiane machine guns
mounted on an auto dashed about the
streets adding their burning rafting
sound to the din. Il was . million
Fourths OF July rolled into one. IN
the midst Of It all, there were eight
more big bass hooms-the voice o.
the ZeppeIin's bombs-in quick sue.
cession. Al last, In midst Of bullets
and superhun,an confusion, the super
men IN the Zeppelin had tried to
stick to the Job. TWO Of the eight
bombs fell within twenty and thirty
meters Of the Red Cross hospital, the
other six beat tattoo on fields around
the wireless. station, which the airmen
~ere evidently trying 10 destroy. The
holes in the earth about the station
were each the size and shape Of
cistern.
8 Ten minutes Of firing had made the
Antwerp sky unhealthfuI.
As the last batch Of bombs went
over the sides Of the Car. and the
balloon arose and sped away from the
city. The firing died out slowly. Half
IN hour later the Zeppelin was report
ed at a point twelve miles away. Two
children, three women and five men
had been iHjured-thoush none seris
ousiy-and three houses destroyed.
Nearly all. the terrified families Of the
city had taken refuge in the cellars,
for 4 week before the same Zeppelin
had bombarded the town and killed
twelve persons The bullets fired by
the soldiers came falling from the
sky, but aside from breaking sky.
lights. they caused no injury. Folks
going 20 work this morning picked
them up for souvenirs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
MARSHALLTOWN CLAIMS
BIG ATTENDANCE
Frank Richards Selected by Arson
Directors TO Manage Club Again
Next Year.

MARSHALLTOWN, Sept. 1.-THE
attendance for the season in this city
was remarkable, considering the fact
that the team was near the bottom.
The total paid admittance az the gate
was 1891, exclusive Of book tickets,
and when these have been collected
in and added to the total, the figures
will probably show an attendance Of
nearly $4,000 The attendance locally
is believed to have been exceeded
only by that at Cedar Rapids and Wa
terloo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

Il was taken with diarrnoea and
Mr.. Yorks. the merchant hare, per.
suaded me to try a bottle of Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. After taking one dose
Of it l was cured. 1t also cured 9th.
ers that l gave it to-" writes ii. z
Gebhart. Oriole, Pa. That is not at all
unusual. An ordinary attack of diar
rhoea can almost invariably be cured
by one or two doses OF this remedy
For sale by all dealers.-Advertise
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