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The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
ENGLISH ESTATE
SW|hDLE BEING
WORKED IN j. s.
London Embassy Warns AmeTi.
cans Not TO Accept Story
Of Missing Fortunes.
Associated Press.

London. March 1.-THE missing
estate swindle is evidently again be-
ing wcfked extensively in the United
Statcs The embassy here is over
whelmed with letters from American
"heirs" asking how best to secure
estates due them. Some letters in
dicate that victims were induced to
part with all their property to pay
expenses Of pseudo representatives of
the chancery court.
Then years ago the state depart
ment at Washington received so many
requests about missing estates in
chancery that a special investigation
was made by Henry White, then first
secretary OF the American Embassy
here. He reported that ii would be
practically impossible for any Amer
lean to secure an estate from the
court of chancery. The report showed
that the large estates constantly
spoken Of as dormant in chancery"
or awaiting claimants in the Bank
of England" were purely imaginary,
and usually the invention of swind-
lers, who obtain money for the prose-
cution OF claims to fictitious fortunes.
The funds in chancery open to
claims are few, averaging less than
s 500 each, two only approaching
s75, 900. and most of them inevitably
would consume their own value In
the expenses Of recovery. The fullest
proofs OF genealogy are demanded.
and In the case OF Americans such
proofs are almost impossible. Even
tho clearest claims are usually barred
by the statute of limitations. About
the time Of this report the inquiries
became SO heavy that they overload
ed the correspondence Of the embassy.
and a printed form Of reply was
adopted and this is in use today.
Last year when one Of these swind-
lers persuaded n number Of alleged
descendants In America that the es-
tate of their ancestor Sir Francis
Drake was ready for distribution by
the court of chanoery. the swindle
was widely exposed by the American
newspapers, with the result that the
inquiries practically ceased until
within the past few weeks.
Mrs. Scott, mother Of Captain
Scott who lost his life in returning
from the south pole. has been offered
one of the apartments in Hampton !
court palace. These are at the dis 4
posal of the King, who usually grants
them to widows of men who have dis
tinguished themselves in national /
service, Although the apartments .
are finely appointed, they are not al |
ways delight to those to whom the !
X ing offers them rent free. II is
customary for the tenants to pay the
rates and taxes, which amount to
something like $500 a year. For this
price fairly good cottage can be OBJ
tanned in the vicinity. Hampton /
court has its disadvantages, among
them gossip and misunderstandings
as the life is somewhat like that of |
community. Many of the apart
ments also are very high up and have
no elevators. This Inconvenience is |
not altogether met by basket on the /
man or tradesman. On the other |
end of string let down to the post
hand, the rooms are very beautiful /
and the tenants have the use of the !
gardens in the early morning before |
the crowds of visitors arrive.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
BRADLEY IS STILL
STATE CHAIRMAN
sentInel speclal servlce.

Sentinel Special Service.
Denver, March 14.-lt was gtated
last week that the Democratic cen
tral committee would be called to-
gether at once to take action In Sc
lecting successor to George t..
Bradley, who recently resigned to
take a place on the state railroad
commission. 1t was later deemed ex-
pedient to delay the meeting OF the
central committee until April. 1t is
now authoritatively stated that dur
ing next month the committee will
be called together to make a selec-
tion. 1t has been supposed that Mrs.
Gertrude Lee was Bradley's success
or. but this is a mistake. Mr.. Brad
ley is still performing the functions
of the state chairman. Leslie b. Hub
bard. state inheritance tax appraiser,
Is an active candidate for the chair
manship DR.. Campbell Of Boulder
and Frank S. Hoag of Pueblo also
have been mentioned for the place.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

fort to retain that moisture in the
soil.
other points to be considered by
growers of sugar beets under irriea-
tion are the following:
Sugar beet soil should be selected
with reference to its fertility. It's
physical condition, its previous crop-
ping, and its ability to be properly
drained and irrigated.
The seed and root beds should be
so prepared that they will be fine,
firm, moist and well aerated. with a
Sufricient lumpy mulch on the sur
iace TO prevent blowing.
Beet round should never be flood
ed after the seed Is planted.
The soil should be we'll suuplied
with humus.
Beet seed should be planted In
moist soil, but not more than 1Is
inches deep.
Beets should be spaced and thin
ned just as soon as they are large
enough to handle.
Beets should be cultivated and
hoed often enough to destroy all
weeds and to keep the entire sur
face OF the ground covered with a
mulch.
beets should always be rotated
With other crops in order TO keep the
soil in good tilth and free from
pests.
Live stock, especially dairy cows.
should always be found on beet
The by-products of the sugar beet
and Of the sugar mill are worthy of
careful attention. These are de-
scribed in detail in both the newly
issued bulletins on the sugar beet.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
LIVELY CAMPAIGN
ON LIQUOR ISSUE
Sentinel special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Denver, Macrh 14.-Preliminary
arrangements are being made now
by both the prohibitionists and the
liquor people for lively campaign
during the coming fall. The leaders
OF the anti-saloon league and the
Colorado Liquor Dealers association
are completing plans for the fight
and already the latter are employing
men to stump the state. Within the
next Few weeks score of speakers
are to be sent out over the state
against the prohibition movement.
The prohibitionists also propose to
put lecturers into the field, n number
of the speakers to be brought into
the state from the east
Every indication now points to
fierce campaign for and against
liquor in the state during the next
campaign.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
GOVERNMENT GIVES
ADVICE ON SUGAR
BEETS TO FARMERS
Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., March III.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., March ii.
Methods of culture for the
sugar beet in the central, west
ern and southwestern portions
of the United States are dealt
with in the department Of
agriculture's new bulletin. "Su-
gar Rect Growing Under Irri-
CATION" This Is the second bull
letin of interest to sugar beet
growers which has been issued
recently. The other was entitled
sugar Beet Growing Under
Humid Conditions" and was of
interest more particularly to the
northern portion of our country,
where most of the present sugar
beet crop is grown.
While there is feeling of safety
in having an unlimited supply of wa
ter for irrigation purposes, it must
always be remember that irrigation
costs money and labor. says the gov
ernments investigator Such pre-
cipitation of moisture then. as there
is in locality should not be permit
ted to escape from the soil with the
idea that more water can always be
applied when needed All moisture
that falls upon the ground and is
received and retained by the soil
acts upon the plant foods dav after
day. and accomplishes most for plant
growth. Precipitation is natures
sift, and should never be despised
The ground in irrigated sections
where the sugar beet plant is grown
should be plowed to a good depth in
the fall and every effort made TO re-
tain the moisture in the soil from
the time the previous crop is har-
vested until the beet crop is laid
by.
Much depends upon the condition
of the soil as to whether or not it is
able to receive and retain the mois-
ture. A large number of showers
may show several inches of rainfall
in the aggregate, and yet they may
have accomplished little, If any, good
40 far as crop production is concern
ed, because they failed to moisten
the ground to sufficient depth. On
the other hand, one or more heavy.
dashlng rains may show a satisfacto-
~ total rainfall for the season and
at the same time be entirely unsat-
isfactory from tho standpoint of
crop production. Indeed. such rains
may be more Injurious than benefic-
ials because OF packing and crusting
the ground. A record of the total
rainfall for a season. or even month
by month. is of little value unless we
know the nature and amount of each
precipitation. The point of most VIZ
tai Importance is to have the ground
IN condition to receive as much as
possible. of the moisture that falls
upon 1t, and then to make every eff
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

II. c. Goodwin. one of the richest
and most prominent cattlemen in
and around Moab and Thompsons,
left for Thompsons this morning. He
IS OF the opinion that the new. tariff
has and will help the western wool
growers. and that as vet it has dene
no harm. The demand has caused
them to receive very high prices this
year and the cold winter has put o
thick coat of wool on the animals
backs, which Is forecast of future
good money. Mr.. Goodwin, however,
does not think that free wool will
lower the high cost of living.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Al DANES, chef at the high line
camp, arrived this morning and is
buying foodstuffs for his crew Of
men. He says that you never saw
such bunch of eaters as he has un-
der him. 1t keeps him busy trying
to keep them full and all the time
they are yelling for more.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

G. W. Lake, left this morning for
Salt Lake from where he will so to
Boise, Seattle and home, to Los An
geles. lie has been all over the east
in the last three months and says
that everywhere he finds that the
business depression is lifting and dis
appearing.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Harry Burnett. Jr., proprietor of
the Glenwood hotel at the Spa and
advance agent for the production
The Man From Mexico which is
tc be given here under the auspices
oi the Elks next Monday evening, ar
rived this morning to complete the
iinal details and arrange for the stag
ing of the play.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Mrs. S. Beery arrived this morning
from De Be1ue so as to be here with
her husband, Elder Beery who has
had charge OF the Bethel church for
some time. Both expect to return
home to De Beque the first of the
week.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Frank Ball was an outbound pas
senger this morning for Westwater,
Utah. where his home is located. lie
has been looking around for several
days.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Mrs. Chas. F. Keene arrived from
her home in Palisade this morning
and is visiting friends.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

Fred Malcolm of Charlottesville.
Ind, Will arrive tomorrow to visit
the John Fitch family on Seventh
street. He will spend six or seven
weeks in the valley on business and
pleasure.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
EPISCOPAL BISHOP IS DEAD.

/ Associated Press.
Trenton. N. j., March 14.-The
Right Rev John Scarborough. Prot
estant Episcopal bishop of New Jer-
sey, died today after a short illness.
He was 50 years of age.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14

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leaped into the swaying seat, saying
over his shoulder, Il could do that
a long time ago wonder If | have
forgotten the trick?'
do you forget things easily?' Les
lie asked merrily.
Still over his shoulder he answered.
Depends on what they are-and how
much want to remember" Then ne
set the swing in motion as deity as
Danforth had done.
Back and forth, back and forth,
he sent 1t, crouching, swinging up
ward. the arc of motion ever and
swiftly widening. He had not for
eotten-the old-time aptitudes came
back to him. But they could not
bring with them boyhood's absolute
nervelessness His, higher, higher,
he went - the swooping was like the
flight of some great bird. Then he
felt himself suddenly dizzy blind.
sick-his muscles grew flacid. With
last desperate rally. he chung
trembling to the cables, but on the
downsweep his hands unlocked them
selves he toppled to earth, and lay
q crumpled heap on the turf.
"Lenox. O! You are dead"
Leslie cried. flinging herself wildly
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beside him, making to lift his head
In her arms. He stirred, moaning
faint-the others ran to him.
Call his mother" Leslie said
clearly. But - tell her, please he is
only hurt"
AS Lenox groaned again, she laid
his head back upon the turf, but
left her arm underneath 1t. Amy,
whitefaced betwixt fright and anger,
had hard work not to scream
"Lenox! Say only you forgive
me /" Leslie whispered but amy
heard So did the inert man, spent
and GREATNESS. ''I-love--you." he
murmured family. "It--is--yours
to forgive
Then he lapsed into unconscious
ness. 1t took weeks to come out OF
it. Only by miracle had he es-
capped death. Leslie did not leave
him his mother would not hear to
it. even If her own heart had not
prompted her to stay. When at last
he knew them, they broke G.,
weeping together tears of the purest
JOY And the very next day he mar.
ried Leslie-to the disgust and con.
founding Of Mrs. Amy Danforth.
born Watson.
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EDDYVlLLE.

Miss Laura Lee Is spending the
week in Batavia visiting her friend
Mrs. Jennie jaeger
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Foster and
daughter Gertrude were business call
ers in Fairfield Thursday.
Miss Emma Nye and Miss Bridget
Simmons went to Burlington Thurs
day to attend the teachers convention
Mrs. r. E. Vance, Mrs. Laura Dble.
Mrs. E. Kuemeyer, Jennie Shields and
Eda Hargerscheimer were Ottumwa
passengers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. McKim and daugh-
tiers Of Charlton are guests this week
at the William Longcoe home.
Harry Miller left Thursday for Cedar
Rapids and Waterloo on business
trip.
The Reliable society Of the Christian
church was entertained on Thursday
at the church. The hostesses were
Pearl Moore, Mrs William Lewis and
Mrs. John Poenick. An interesting
program was given after which re-
freshments were served.
Mrs Bud Willy Of Davenport is visit
ing this week at the parental Milt
Clark home.
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HOW TO RE POOR.

Until we get so rich that our wealth
is bore, 1t is very easy to be poor
comparatively poor, Of course, for that
Is the way we do 1t. AS long as we
are little poorer than somebody we
know, and as long as there are things
that we can not afford we are poor
because we think we are. If you make
SO month you may have to use
base burner. Surely it Is poor man
who can not afford furnace. II you
make 5000 a month you may not be
able to live in $50 apartment, and 1t
is poor man who has to take care OF
his own furnace. If you make $500 a
month you may forget about furnaces,
but may still run your own car, and of
course, it is poor man who has only
one car Beyond that estimate we
should have to begin to theorize. but
you can probably go a long way be-
yond that and still be poor. Being poor
is the easiest thing we do. We do not
need the high cost of living to help us.
All we need is to think about the things
we can not afford instead of about the
things we can afford.
OF course, it Is dificult not to be
poor, but it is possible Nobody wants
to eat rice and canned salmop all the
time, but mush is good. and sodp bones
are still attainable. II we are deter
mined not to be poor we must not only
stop thinking of the things we eat and
wear. but we must stop thinking Of
the things our friends eat and wear.
Moreover, we must not care what the
neighbors think about what we eat and
wear. and we must be willing to offer
our friends canned salmon and rice and
mush. The high cost of living has
threatened American hospitality. We
can save it by feeding our guests mush
and milk. Most of us have been poor
long enough. Why not forget about
the things we can not afford and so
be rich again?-Indianapol News.
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WORKING srArE PRlsoNERs.

1t Is the intention of the state high
way commission to again use prison
ers from the Iowa penitentiaries this
year in the improvement of roads.
Several counties now have under con-
sideration plans for using convicts.
Warden G. G. McClaughry of the re-
formatory at Anamosa has reported he
has 90 men which he will be glad to
send out on road work this year
This number will be divided into at
least three camps and the parties will
be sent into different counties. II there
Is demand for more men, Warden j. G,
Sanders of Fort Madison prison may
be asked to send out men.
The prisoners will receive pay rang.
ing from 81 to $3.50 day, according
to their skill AS at Ames last year
they will be provided with camps and
guards detailed by the board Of con.
troll will be in charge of the men.
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WHO BOOSTED THE TAxEs7

The claim of certain me>lbers Of the
state administration that the taxing
bodies of the various counties are re-
sponsible for the great increase in
taxes this year, has not gone unchal-
lenged by any means. Among others
who have denied the allegation, the
Lucus county correspondent of The
Courier comes out with the following:
"sThe tax books of Lucas county
show that we pay 46 per cent more
taxes for state purposes alone in 1914
than we did in 1918; that we pay 4S
ner cent more for state purposes in
1914 than we did in 1912; that we pay
62 per cent more taxes for state pur-
poses alone in 1914 than we did in
1911.
why?
"The valuation of the c. B. & @.
railroad in Lucas county is rs per cent
lower for 1914 taxes, than 1t was in
1913; that the total valuation of the
railroads in Lucas county as fixed by
the executive council, of which the
governor is chairman, Is $36,O38 less
for 1914 taxes than for 1913, notwith-
standing the fact that the Rock Island
railroad has been added this year
why is this?
sThe executive council increased the
assessed valuation of farm lands in
Lucas county % per cent and the value
of town property 10 per cent above the
valuation as returned by the county
board.
"Why?
"Why did the executive council in
crease the farm and town property
valuations in Lucas county, while at
the same time making radical de-
crease in the railroad valuations for
taxation purposes?
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can situation is an interesting affair In
more than one way. It's like cloth
ing advertisement-"Sat guar
anteed." First the federals declare
that Villa has been repulsed with great
loss. Then the gentleman with the
name like an Italian house, counters
with the news of huge victory. It's
great game. Place your money
while the little ball rolls.
Waterloo Courier: One explanation
of the long-winded debate that is pro-
ceeding at Washington with reference
to the repeal of the exemption clause
of the Panama canal tolls act Is the
fact that several OF the congressman
have got to return home soon to fight
for retention of their seats. Their ar.
gument in the senate and house will
not change vote, but 1t will be fine
material to make the eagle scream
when they appear before the home
folks.
Grundy Republican,: The state
board of education has hired three
presidents for the state educational
institutions in about as many years,
then has quarreled with the men chos.
en- and has ended up by telling the
people of the state that the men were
incompetent From this distance 1t
begins to look like the board of edu,
cation was more incompetent than the
men they selected and 1t is about time
to get new board along with new
head for the state university.
Iowa City Citizen: The movement
for the consolidation of rural schools
is slowly spreading over the state. A
good many local considerations enter
into the plans in various districts,
and it takes much time for the ad'
justment Of these. But consider.
able number Of districts will be form
ed as the result Of school elections
this month in various counties OF the
state, and once the movement Is well
started in Iowa it will increase with
each succeeding year.
The fundamental consideration Ia
for the welfare of the boy and girl in
the rural community. II the rural
telephone, daily mail delivery and bet
ter roads can be added the advantages
of a good graded school in modern
school building the boy and the girl
on the farm will find farm life the most
attractive of ALL
There are some things to be said
against consolidated schools but there
are many things more to be said for
them.
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BY ANNA sTEEsE RICHARDSON

separate utensils, never in the bath
tub.
The bathing Of the baby each morn.
Ing should be systematic process,
never done hastily or carelessly,
There should be thermometer for
the room and one for the bath itself.
The room thermometer should register
from Is to 80 degrees, Fahrenheit. For
the first eight weeks of the baby's life.
the bath thermometer should show
that the water Is 100 degrees. f. From
two months to six, the temperature
should be IS degrees, F. From six
months to twenty-four, 1t should
register from IS to 80 degrees. F.
The mother who desires to insure
her baby good health should not
guess" at the temperature of the
water, nor neglect the bath on busy"
days. Baby needs this thorough cleans.
Ing as much at one year rs at one
month and from that time on he Is
formi y habits and feelings which de-
mand ,.earnliness. There is such
thing as educating child to endure
dirt, from sheer carelessness.
A baby should not be laid into the
tub and hastily sponged off. Tho
operation starts with baby laid com.
fortably on warm blanket, spread on
mothers knee. First the face and
head are washed with clean gauze and
dried. II there is q tendency to scruff
or scales on the head. rub the head
every night with sweet-dl, vaseline or
cold cream, wash off gently In the
morning, and after drying, apply
witch hazel or alcohol and water in
equal parts. Never use fine tooth
comb to remove these scales. When
there Is tendency to persistent
growth of scales or milk crust, it may
be necessary to stop washing the head
and cleanse 1t only with oil or cold
cream.
Next. the eyes. nose, ears and
genitals are washed with piece Of
absorbent cotton. wet with a solution
Of boracic acid and water, a teaspoon
full Of the acid TO q pint of warm water.
This absorbent cotton is then burned
or thrown away. never used again.
Now baby is thoroughly soaped, and
laid in the tub. its head firmly sup.
ported 80 that the water does not run
into the eyes or ears. A fresh piece
of absorbent cotton Is used to rinse off
the soap, the baby Is lifted from the
water, dried quickly with an old soft
towel and powdered. The drying should
be done by patting, not by hard rub
bling, and the creases be dried before
the talcum powder is applied.
(To Be Continued.)