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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17
SPORTING NOTES.

Yales swimming team Friday night
easily defeated College of the City OF
New York in Carnegie pool at New
Haven, CT. Score: 46 to Z.
Francis Ouimet, the boy who won
the national open golf championship
last fall, in a triple tie with the Eng
lish masters Vardon and Ray, was the
guest of honor Friday night at the an
nual dinner of the Massachusetts, Golf
Association at Boston. He was toast
ed by the diners, and speakers express
ed the hope that success would attend
his European trip next summer. Of
ficers were reelected including Pres
ident Herbert Jaques of Brookline,
Secretary H. H. Wilder Of Lowell and
Treasurer Ralph Alden of Springfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17
Closes Friday Night with a
|, Drama and Ball
Which Crowd City Hall Even
To Limit Of the Doors.
Basketball at Matinee Furnishes
Spori..Sophomores Champs.

THE Queen of Hearts," a comedy
in one act, was presented by the Sc
|nior class Friday evening at City hall
las the grand finale of the ed annual
Chizzle WizzIe fair, given by the
cony High school. The hall was
crowded to the doors and the perform
ance was one well worthy of such
patronage, for the six young ladies and
gentlemen in the cast caused more
mirth and wonder inside of an hour
than can generally be aroused in
three hour performance. The play
dealt with life at a girls seminary and
| the many escapades of the young Ia
dies caused the professor much wor-
Try. He soon found that it was the
|dQueen of Hearts, who was the chief
mischief maker in the institution and
the search for this young lady was
Hong. At last, to save her chums, she
| pleaded guilty and it was found out
that the professor himself had been on
many lark, so all ended well.
| The parts were remarkably we'll
taken. Too much credit cannot be CIV
en- to the Misses Cornelia b. Caldwell
and Eva NJ. Reynolds for their work
IN directing the rehearsals, the work
| of the members of the cast coming as
| the result of excellent training. The
Cast was as follows:
Geraldine Bruce. Senior,
Mabelle Dennis
Belly Hilton, her cousin. Freshman, :,
Doris Haskell
Marion Hendricks, a Senior,
Ruth Capen
Fitzhugh Chauncey, an instructor at
Weston Frank Babbitt
Gerald Bruce a Yale Senior.
Paul Richardson
Tim Gregg, Yale Freshman.
Wiifred Hall
At the close of the play came the an
rldal Chizzle WHILE ball, an affair which
Fall the alumni as well as the students
of the school always look forward to
with great eagerness. And the ball Fri
day evening was even grander than ever.
The floor was crowded with dancers and
the long order carried out extended well
into the night. 1t was a tired but happy
tarong that passed out OF the hall in the
wee sma' hours. Music was furnished by
Dennis Orchestra. The floor was In
eharge of Supt. II. H. Stuart of the pub
lie schools as floor director, and he was
assisted by Robert A. Calvert. Lewis A.
Burleigh. Jr., Frank P. Babbitt and Rob-
ert B. Williamson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17
mexico's Common People.

| Mexico in one respect resembles France
before the revolution. Almost all the
land is held by rich men who manage to
escape taxes. The poems (peasants) have
in many parts been deprived of their
holdings, either by fraud or by being
loaded with chains of debt Here Is an
example of the tricks played upon tne
unlettered Indian: An edict was issue
that land in certain parts must be regis
tered by a certain date. Many Indians
were kept in ignorance of that order.
UNREGISTERED land was put up for sale
and in some cases bought at ridiculously
low prices Protesting, but unable to re-
sist the injustice. the wretched owners
were dispossessed. Nor was that all.
After losing their property they often
became slaves. Thousands of peasants
are in bondage to their employers. the
great "haciendados." They are obliged
to buy at the hacienda" store. Credit
is easy. In time the employers have an
account with them which they can never
hope to pay, or else they borrow in Or
der to be married. Church fees are
heavy, but the Mexican peasant general
" feels more married If the knot is
tied by priest and the women are good
Catholics. Or it may be that funds are
wanted for a funeral and wake" Some
how or other the thoughtless peon gives
his employer a hold over him. His mort
gagged land is taken, and so long as he
owes money he can not go away.
The condition of these poems is prac-
tically that of slaves. Yet slavery is
| word which sounds worse than the con-
dition for which 1t stands. They usually
cultivate their patches on profit shar-
ing basis Half goes to the owner. half
to them Or else the peasant is given
patch to cultivate for himself while he
works on his masters land. Inc owners
put under tillage only a very small part
of their enormous properties. which in
some cases, as in that of the Terrazas
family in Chihuahua. extend over hun
dreds OF miles.
| / have seen Mexican cotton fields which
gave one bale of cotton for three or four
acres. If the land were kept clean ana
water brought to it from a river nearby,
the yield might be at least double. Most
Mexicans still use the same kind of pillow
| that Abraham plowed with. With such
climate and such soil they could grow
anything Yet they often have to i'm
pert quantities of "frijoles, the beans
which, with maze ''tortillas,' form the
staple of their diet. The PEASANTS wants
are few He seldom tastes meat Conee
| is his usual drink. A cigarette is often
preferred to food when he is hungry. All
that he needs is few acres, with horse.
mule or donkey; perhaps pig or Few
goats 1t was by promising these to all
that Madero won his popularity. 1t was
| for failing to redeem his rash promise
that he lost it, London Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

The management of the Detroit base
ball club Friday announced a reduction
from 81 to 70 cents in the price of grand
stand seats at the local park. Only about
200 seats hereafter will be held at the 81
rate. AT the same time the price of box
seats was raised from 81 to S1.25.
Charles Bauman infielder of the De-
troit American League club, announced
Friday night at Indianapolis, Ind, that
he had signed a one-year contract to
play with Detroit this season. Bauman
was to have held conference with Fed
eral League officials there Wednesday,
but instead went to Detroit, where he
signed his contract.
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WEEKS MILLS.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Choate of Au-
gusta visited in town Sunday.
Mrs. 3. j. Brown passed one day
recently as the guest of Mrs. Augustus
Mosher.
Doris Shuman is confined at her
home with the whooping cough.
The o. f. s. will hold its installa-
ton of officers Jan. %. The members
of the lodge and their families are in
vited.
The Busy Bee Society met Wednes-
day at Mrs. Inez Charles. A number
were present and very pleasant af-
ternoon was passed. Refreshments
were served.
Miss Flora Kitchen of Branch Mills
was in town recently calling on Mrs
Inez Charles.
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"FAR FROM ABSURD
international League Now Looking for
Prestige in Baseball Circles.

New York, Jan. 16.-Edward Barrow,
president of the International League,
while declining to discuss in detail to-
night the report that the minor organza-
ton which he heads might be made
third major league as a means of on
setting the Federal League movement
declared the report was far from alb
surd.''
THE proposition is not improbable.
he said 1T was discussed at the re-
cent meeting in Cincinnati. 1t may be a
bit premature at this time, but in year
or so it would be feasible
He conceded that the international
League would be pleased to have the
draft removed, which would raise the
circuit into major league company, and
intimated that if this should take place
the Jersey City franchise would be
dropped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17

nests were placed In brush heaps.
These nests are composed OF twiss
and rootlets. mixed with leaves and a
small amount of rubbish, and are
lined with rootlets.
Usually two broods are raised each
spring, the eggs being from three to
six in number, blush white or gray
ish white, but so thickly, evenly and
infinitely speckled with cinnamon or
rufous brown that they appear to be
light brown color.-Houston Post.
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TOO YOUNG TO WE'D.
Gunboat Smith Refused License to
Wed a 17-Year- Old Girl.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Edward I. (Gun-
boaD Smith, the heavyweight pugilist,
and Miss Helen Remley of New York
were refused a license to marry here
today When the clerk discovered that
Miss Remley was only II years old, he
informed the couple that a guardian
must be appointed for the girl and
formal consent given to the marriage.
Smith and Miss Remley said they
would take immediate steps to have a
guardian appointed. She is an orphan.
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pecember-The Future of Sigma Kappa.
This year merges into a better year,
khe sun still shining. Down thro' all the
years runs the love of God like thread
pr Gold. and love interprets love-"
Ethel Glendenning Chamberlain.
IMPROMPTU.
Her words, like SO many nimble and
firy eervitors. trip about her at COM
HAND"
ITO all, to each, fair goodnight
md pleasing dreams and slumbers light!'
INITIATES
lsl6-Vivienne Augusta Wright, Wiscas-
bet, Maine.
9Sl7-Ethel Mildred Armstrong, Camden,
paine; Marian Ruth Daggett, Waterville,
tdaine: Mabel Cecile Morrissette, Worces-
Ter. Mass; Edna May Peabody, Var
youth. Maine; Vivian Small, Freedom,
Maine; Frances Elizabeth Wheel. Rum
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17
WINTHROP

The winthrop High School basket
ball quintet defeated the Has Beens,"
a picked team of local players, Friday
night in the town hall by a score or
SO to 32. Whitney at left forward
starred for the winners. shooting 10
goals from floor. A preliminary game
was played between the second team
of the High school and A. A. A. Jrs. OF
Augusta, resulting in victory for the
latter. % TO 16.
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POLO.

At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s; Wor-
cester 4.
At New Bedford-New Bedford .;
Schenectady 8.
At Albany-Albany 5; Fall River 3.
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PiTTsToN.

EAST-Rev. d. ]. Brown, State SUI
perintendent OF. the board of Sunday
schools of the M. E.. church. will
preach at II A. NJ Sunday at East
Pittston and at ESQ P. NJ. at Kings
Mills.
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Another Federal League Rumor.

New York, Jan. 16.-It was declared
here tonight, on apparently good au-
thority, that the Federal League has
dropped Buffalo and Toronto and will
place teams in Cincinnati and Wash
ington instead. The Buffalo and To-
ronto clubs could not get the financial
backing necessary, it was said, and
were unable to go out after big league
ball players because of lack of money.
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Williams sions with Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 16.-Claude VIII
iiams, left hand pitcher, mas signed
a 1914 contract with Detroit. He was
with the Nashville Southern League
team last wear.
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Saturday and SUNDAY Concerts

Operate Medley March, Tracy
Overture-"Golden Fleece" Lavallee
Polka-"Crystal Beach, Boos
Cornet solo by ]. A. varney.
Potpourri-'B Berlin Gossip" Kersten
Character Piece-"In the Salon. Neibig
Medley Overture-"College Songs
Moses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-17

Gunner" on the ground that they
could fight the strikee-breakers better
than the members of the union.
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EIGHT INITIATES.

Continued from Page One.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
EUGENE GRACE DIES
FROM OLD WOUND
Was Shot In March, 1912, Claiming
That Wife Attempted to
Kill Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEWMAN, Ga, Jan. 12.-Having
been an invalid for nearly two years
following mysterious shooting IN his
home at Atlanta, Eugene Grace.
wealthy club man, died at the home of
his mother here early To-Day. Grace
charged that his wife, Mrs. Daisy
Orie Grace, shot him in the back.
Physicians declared today that his
death was due directly to uraemic
poisoning which developed about the
wound. Grace was found wounded in
his hons in March, 1912. He declared
he had tcen shot by his wife. She
was arrested and tried on charge of
attempted murder but was acquitted.
Grace was carried into the court
room on cot during the trial. He
charged that his wife shot him in the
hope of obtaining the life insurance he
carried. The defense was that Grace
was shot during a struggle with his
wife for possession OF revolver
Mrs. Grace said she did not believe
his condition was serious and eft
Atlanta for Newman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12

examined thirteen cases, found six
true bills. ignored six bills. and con.
tinusd one bill. They reported find.
ing the county jail and the state prs
on here in good condition, with the
exception of the toilet on the lower
floor Of the jail which was recon-
mended repaired.
OF the six indictments returned
there were:
State versus d. Smith. Smith is
the convict known as Niger" Smith,
accused of having committed an as
sault with intent to commit rape up
on the seven year old daughter Of a
Washington township farmer, thu act
supposed to have been committed
while Smith was engaged on the pris-
on farm.
State versus o. H. Martin and Earl
Wells The accused e young fellows
CHI lrged with breaking and entering.
They we're recently bound over from
local jusice court on information
that they had been conf1scating thin 8
from a farm near here.
State versus John Ross. Charged
with uttering forged instrument.
the case comes from a local Justice
court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
IN LOVE WITH
KEOKUK MAN
Sixteen Year Old Girl Thought to
Have Taken strychnine in
Centervllle Hotel.

Centeryille Citizen: Miss Pearl
Buchanan, aged 16 years, daughter OF
Mrs. Ada Buchanan, Of North Sixth
street lies at the point of death at
the home of DR.. G. G. Graham. The
young girl was taken seriously Ill at
the Merchants hotel last evening
about 500 o'clock where she was en-
ployed as a dining room girl. Indica-
lions are that the girl attempted sui
! eide by taking strychnine.
For the past month or more the
girl has bean respondent and blue
and the reason for same is not known.
She has been in correspondence with
brakeman on the T. P. & W. rail
road by the name of Charles Fulton
and who lives at Keokuk, and 1t is
thought that love affair with him
caused the actions of thA girl. She
made visit to Keokuk this fall ami
since returning has been respondent,
and not in her characterist' cheer.
full mood.
The young girl was taken seriously
Ill with ocnvulsions about 500 o'clock
last evening in the dining room OF
the hotel She had Just received a
letter before this and after returning
from her room on the secon1 floor
went into the kitchen and asked the
cook for cup Ct coffee and fer some
mush. While drinking the coffee she
seated herself en- chair In the kit
chen and Immediately fell to TIE
floor in commissions. The mother was
called for and on arriving four phys
clans We're called and worked with
the girl all night. She is resting
somewhat easier this afternoon, but
possibility of her recovery is not GER
tain. Anastheties are being given the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12

girl in order to quiet her nerves. She
was removed from the hotel this
morning.
The girl last summer as the Hagen
park had bad accident, falling from
swing to the ground and alighting
on the back of her head. Just re-
Gently she had fall on the Ice and
the other night when leaving the
hotel in the dark she was running
across the yard when she came In
contact with wire and was thrown
backwards onto her head. This may
have caused the convulsion which de-
vsloped last night
The girl, however, acts as though
she had taken strychnine as she has
the CONFUSION from the stomach and
her limbs become stiff. The trouble
developed into lock jaw. Contents
from her stomach have not Teen
examined, and whether she is sick
from the fall or has taken strychnine
with suicidal intent is not known
at the present time.
The girl has been employed for
the past three weeks at the Mer-
chants hotel, previous to that time
she was in Keokuk awhile and before
leaving the city was a ming room
girl at the Continental hotel. She
was naturally Of cheerful and Jolly
disposition and her gloominess of
late was more noticeable one reason
given for the belief that she had at
tempted suicide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
MANAGER TOWNE
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Interesting Talk on "The church,s
Place in the Community" by
Industrial Manager.

o. B. Towne, manager of the Keo-
kuk Industrial AS ociation, at the re-
quest of officers OF the First Christian
church, delivered an address yestar-
day forenoon at the Christian church
on THE Church's Place in the Com
munity.' Mr.. Towne gave an inter
esting and instructive talk, showing
the value of the church to communi-
ties and the great influence it was
capable of exercising in civic devel-
opmant. He is not preacher but
business man and he presented his
facts in business way and convinced
his audience very readily that church
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
How to Overcome .
a Bad Constipation
There is a Mild Laxative That
Will Bring Safe and Pleas
ant Relief Over Night.


1t is only natural that the simplest
Of ailments should be the most gener-
al. and so we have whole nation sui
fering from constipation and indiges-
ton. for they are closely allied. But
common as constipation Is many peo-
Pile do not seem to know they have 1t.
They will complain Of headache,
drowsiness or biliousness, all uncon-
scious of the cause Of the trouble.
You should have full and free
movement at least once day. II you
pass day yon are constipated, and
the result will be that you will catch a
cold easily or have more serious all
ment. To cure the constipation and
forestall still graver trouble take q
dose Of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at
night before retiring and by morning
relief will come. without disturbance
from sleep or any inconvenience.
Legions of people use 1t regularly
in such emergencies, some of them
formerly chronic invalids who had suf-
tered from constipation oil their lives.
Mrs. N. Frantz,, 81 Eighth ST., Salem,
Ohio, took physics for years, and worst
of all, without much avail. Finally,
she began to take DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin and today shells no longer trou-
bled and eats what she likes. Many
others will tell you that they have
tried most things recommended for
this purpose but have found Syrup
Pepsin the only one always reliable. A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12

bottle can be obtained at any drug
store for fifty cents or one dollar, the
latter size being bought by families al.
ready familiar with its merits.
Syrup Pepsin is mild, pleasant-tast.
ing and non-griping. Mothers give 1t
to tiny infants, and yet It is effective
in grown-ups. 1t is for everyone who
suffers from any form of stomach, iv-
er or bowel trouble, constipation, dys-
pepsia, biliousness, etc. It's action
will SO delight you that you will for
ever avoid harsh cathartlcs, purga-
tives, pills and salts.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1T postpaid by
addressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 419
Washington u.s., Monticello, Ill. A pos
tai card with your name and address
on 1t will do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIvgSs BR6 ONO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if r
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each. box. s25c.--Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
Not an Experiment
Paint Lick. Ky.-Miss VARY

Paint Lick. Ky.-Miss Mary Free
man, or this place, says: Before I
commenced to take Cardui, suffered
SO much from w.m4n'y trouble! \
was 30 weak that was down on my
back nearly all the time Ca.dul has
done me more good than any medicine
ever took in my life. can't pos
sibly praise 1T too highly" You need
not be afraid to take Cardui. 1t Is
no new experiment. For fifty years.
it has been found to relieve headache,
backache, and similar woma, 2
troubles. Composed OF gentle-acting
herb ingredient, Cardui builds up the
strength, preventing much unneces
sary pain. Try { ,'r your troubles
today Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
Filed Inluncti on PAPERS.

limited Press LEASED Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-With af-
fldavits from Mike Donovan, saying he
is At to box, Fitzsimmons today filed
injunction papers against the state
athletic commission, which recently
ruled against his appearance in the
ring because Of old age. Donovan
said Fitz is in excellent condition,
while BiddMs believes it would be a
hardship ifshe should not be allowed
TO box again. A hearing on the pa
rers will bgsgiven on Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
DR.. p. D. GAuNT
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND

SURGEON.
Special attention to inherited and
chronic diseases and diseases Of
women.
Office rooms No. and 3, HAWKES..
Building, Eighth and Main.
offico hours: 10 to - a. M, TO
and Z to p. M. Sundays by appoint.
ment.
Phones: OF -ce. 14s.R.1. Res, 1i6-ls.2.
Residence 1903 Main.