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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
WAS BAD YEAR FOR CUPID
IN THE EASTERN CITIES

to reports issued by County Clerk
Widule today. In 1914 he was able 70
entice 4.242 pairs and this year he
fell down to the extent or seventy
couples, 4,172 licenses having been
issued.
Not So Here.
I;DVEI.AND, Ohio. Dec. 31.-The
b1ood-stained stream OF gold that has
flowed into Cleveland to pay for war
supplies, was held responsible today.
along with Dan Cupid for 16 per
cent increase in marriages this year
over last During 1915 there were 81
5S4 couples married here, gain OF l.
All over 1914, when 7,17s licenses
were issued. However, the birth rate
dropped. In 1914. there were 1850
births, this year 16.SSO, or 700 less.
Divorces increased.
Stork and Cupid.
ST PAUL. Mimi, Dec. 31.-Both
went fast. but the stork beat Cupid In
ct paul in 1915. 5,o57 births this
wear compared with 4,s76 last year.
Marriages. totaIled 3,0S3 this year.
compared with 3,o32 last year.
Less Than 1914.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. ST.
Dan Cupid's matrimony toll IN 1919
was approximately 5000 victims less
than in 1914. The total numper o
marriage licenses issued Tor the year.
excluding today's was 12,179. In lst4
1851 we're issued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
PanlAmerican Union for De.
Tense Would be Most Stu
pendous Partnership.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-A defen-
sive alliance that would put the
power and resources Of the twenty
one republics Of North, South and
Central America behind the Monroe
doctrine. 1t became known today, Is
the real purpose Of the proposed con-
vention between these nations.
Oh1cials refuse to discuss reports
that suggestions looking toward this
end have been made in form and
that representatives Of Central and
South American governments had
dispatched memoranda to their gov
sernments. Delegates to the Pan
American congress, however, declared
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
BAL [kAAS

TUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1cel
ROME, Dec. 31.-Gree~e has ad'
dressed a formal protest to the allies
aualnst the seizure OF diplomatic req
rcsentatives Of the central powers by
Anolo-French military commanders at
Saionika, according to Athena adviees
today. E
The news has created great excite
ment In diplomatic circles In Athens.
Tho German and Austrian anbassa-
dors visited the foreign office yester-
day afternoon and Inquired If the re-
ports were true. At that hour the
Greek government had no confirma-
tion, but It was stated later that pro-
tests had been made.
General Sarraii, 1t is understood,
has Justified his action by the exp'a-
nation that German, Austrian, Turk
lsh and Bulgarian consulates harbor-
ed spies. With their families they
were taken aboard allied warships
Bulgarian deserters have broughf
reports of withdrawal OF Austrian
troops from the Greek frontier, Sa-
Ioni,<a dispatches stated today. The
Austro-Germans moved northward. II
is believed here they have been with
drawn to meet the new Russian offen-
sjve In Bukowina and Galicia. ..
Allied avIators have discovered that
the BuIoarIans are digging row after
row of trenches behind the Greek
border.
ALMOST WIPED OUT.
RERLEN( Dec. 81. (via wireless to
SayviIle, L. IA Serbian force was
almost annihilated by the BuIgars in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
Trial Set for Jan. II.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.--William Lori
mer, former United States senator
ousted from the senate In 1911, VIII
70 on trial January IT, charged with
conspiracy to wreck the LaSalla
Street Trust and Savings bank. His
trial was set for that date today, be
for Judge William e. Dever.
Lorimer appeared In court aud
asked for consolidation OF all indfct'
ments against him. Other DEFEND
ants made the same plea.
. Charges against Thomas Mcdonald.
who was assistant cashier Of the
bank, were dismissed today for lack
of evidence. -r
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
GERMANY

TBy Carl w. Alderman, United Press
staff Correspondent.
BERLIN (via wireless to SayviIle)
Dec. 31.-The German foreign otfice
today took official coenizance OF the
new peace reports Inspired by the
publication Of program OF possio'e
terms Of peace In a zurich newspa'
per.
Earon Mumm Won Schwarzenstein,
special adviser at the foreign Office,
denied en,rhatically that Germany 10
uaneuverino for peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
Railroad Plea Supported.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The inter
state commerce commission TO-DAY
supported the plea of the railroads
seeking to halt the congestion at AT
lantic ports by refusing to suspend the
railroads new schedules providing for
a reduction of fifteen days in free
time allowed for shipments to stand
at Atlantic export points. Reduction
time from thirty to fifteen days Will
become effective January /.
The trunk lines reaching the At
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The closing Of the saloons In
Iowa tonight, makes this little
quotation from the Bible, rather
appropriate:
(From Joel, 1:15) AWAKE YE
DRUNKARDS AND WEEP;
AND HOWL. ALL YE DRINK
ERS OF WINE, BECAUSE 1T
IS CUT OFF FROM YOUR
MOUTH"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
Frozen Rain Drops.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Rafn that
froze on telegraph and telephone
wires caused considerable difficulties
maintaining wire communication
throughout the middle west today.
The storm that centered in the Rocky
mountains. bringing snow to many
western states. turned into rain as 1t
swept eastward. .... ..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
T RANCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
PARIS, Dec. SHERMAN attempts
made yesterday and last night to cap
ture small French post In the Cham.
paane region, failed completely, the
war office stated this afternoon. There
were no other important develop
ments on the western front.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
No New York r. r. Rate Boost Vet
IBy United Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 31.--The pro-
posed 2h cents a mile rate Of the
New York railroads, except between
Albany and Buffalo on local tickets,
will not become effective tomorrow.
The Upstate Public Service commits
sion has suspended the proposed In
crease until April l. The case OF the
railroads and Of objectors will be
heard. The United Commercial Trav-
elers and others have filed protests.
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lantic seaboard made the reduction
because they declared shippers were
billing freight for export to Atlantic
ports without hope OF securing ships
and were then allowing IL to stand.
thus tying UP cars. Protests OF ship
pers were overruled by the decision
Of the commission. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
Men Give ean.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Former
Representative Robert Fowler. Of I'LL.
nois, counsel of Labor's National
Peace Council, Henry B. Martin. and
Herman Schulteis today appeared be-
fore United States Commissioner Tay.
lor and gave bonds of $1,000 each for
appearance in New York to answer to
indictments charging them with con-
spiracy to foment strikes.
: George w. Ray gave bail for the trio,
insuring their appearance for trial
next week.
Not having decided whether he VIII
surrender himself to avoid arrest.
Representative Buchanan OF Illinois.
conference with Assistant
Attorney General Todd today.
A.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-31
FAREWELL TO 1916 --WELCOME 1916
The Great Drought Of 1916
Will Strike Iowa Tomorrow

to close hours before midnight, while
restaurants and hotels promised to
! clear all liquor from the tables at
HAS. The i-nest bars were to be
closed early in the evening to pre-
vent possible destruction OF property
by riotous celebrators.
Many clubs arranged wakes" In
which q funeral dirge for King
Booze" was to replace the usual grand
march.
Church wakes were to celebrate the
Inauguration Of prohibition.
Two Test Cases.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. ST.
Iowas remaining 450 saloons in 1875
cities and towns are closing out their
stock of goods with rush today and
at Q o'clock tonight will go dry be-
cause of the repeal Of the mulct law
which suspended the prohibition law
for dozen years. So far no disorder
has been reported and little ill-feeling
Many persons are buying stocks BY
the case and keg and filing their eel
lars.
At least two cases to test the law
will be started next week, one at Dav-
export and one at Keokuk. In both
cases the saloon men have complied
with the mulct law, either paid their
liquor tax or rendered 1t and will open
and make one sale. Attorney General
Cosson has arranged for prosecution
which will bring the entire question
Iof mulct law repeal before the district
court and later the supreme court for
decision.
Arkansas at Midnight.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. S1.-At
midnight Arkansas will take her last
drink and abolish the saloon. Then
the new prohibition act becomes law.
The law puts one hundred and ffty-
three saloons out Of business in eight
OF the seventy-five counties. The other
|counties have become dry through To-
cal option elections.
t The closing OF the liquor tramc Will
mean loss in revenue to the state OF
approximately $55,000 annually.
The act Is stringent It prohibits
mem bers OF clubs from stocking lock-
'ers.
Violation OF any provision is declar-
ed to be felony, punishable by I'M
prisonment for one year. 1t further
provides that mo court shall suspend
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Subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

give up his liquors. They recite the
troubles of the young woman. who
claims her fianee called at all hours
of the day and night, sometimes under
the influence of strong drink. His
contrition after each of these indis-
cretions seemed SO complete to her
that she forgaTe him, in the hope, she
claims, of reforming his conduct and
thus bringing about an early fulfill
ment of the arrangement to marry.
The early morning alteration oc-
Cured on April Ia of this year. She
claims her fiance without cause brutally
assaulted and beat her, that he struck
her and threw her to the ground, and
kicked her until her body was black
and blue. Then, she avows, he leaned
over her and BACKED her eye with his
fist After which, she says, he rushed
precipitately from her home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SOUL KISS BARRED.

Chicago, May 13.-The annual ban
on spooning in Humboldt park, fav-
orite picking up" ground in Chicago
has been announced But this year
there will be no 100 candle power
lamps above every bench. The moon
will light the paths of "spoonland,
but every path will have its chaperon
The members of the Humboldt Park
Woman's Club will be on the job, con
shutting a committee to assist in the
protection of the working girl who
spoons in the park. Each woman will
be timed Any girl may have kiss
two, a dozen, or a hundred, for that
matter if they are short and snappy
but there will not be any soul kisses
Any time a kiss exceeds the time
limit, the chaperone will protest. If
the offense is repeated she will call a
policeman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SAVES DAUGHTER
Advice Of Mother no DoaDt Pre-.
vent. Daughters Untimely End.

Ready, KY" | was not able to dc
anything for nearly six MONTHS" writes
Mrs. Laura Bratclier, of this place, land
was down in bed for three months.
| cannot tell you how suffered with
nv head, and with nervousness and
:. omanly troubles.
,9ur family doctor fold my husband he
could not do me any good, and he had
to give it up. We tried another doctor,
but he did not help me.
At last, my mother advised me to take
Cardui, the woman'S tonic. | thought
Il was no use for was nearly dead and
nothing seemed to do me any good. But
took eleven bottles, and now am able
to do all of my work and my own
washing.
Think Cardui is the best medicine in
the world. My weight has increased,
and look the picture Of health. :"
II you suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar to women, get a bottle of Cardui
Today. Delay is dangerous. We know
1t will help you. for it has helped so
many thousands of other weak women
Ia the past so years.
At all druggists.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for SsfeIa.
brsf,Hefions on your case ard 64-pase book. Home
treatment fox Women" IN plain wrapper. NC ! ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SOCIETY TONGUES WAC.

New Orleans, La, May 13.-Society
gossip has a choice sensation this
week through the filing Of a suit
against Rene Couture, a prominent
society man, by pretty Texas girl,
Miss Lillian Lorraine who makes the
unusual charge that she had her eye
BACKED by the clubman and was gen
orally beaten up by him at seven
o'clock one morning recently. The
girl seeks $4,000 balm for her lost
love and personal injuries. The suit
was filed in the federal court, and with
it as evidence were deposited jewels
and other gifts alleged to have been
shOwered upon her during the brief
love affair.
The tongues of the gossips was
especially strong concerning the gifts,
which are said to have been worn by
the defendant first wife during her
reign as Queen Of the Carnival here.
According to the documents filed by
the girls attorneys. Miss Lorraine
chargest that Couture asked her to
marry him last January, and that she
promised to wed if the clubman would
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SECRETARY HOUSTON
INSpECTS FORESTS
WILL LEARN FOR SELF HOW
RESOURCES ARE BEING
DEVELOPED.

Washington, May 13.-Secretary of
Agriculture Houston has begun an ex-
tensive tour of the national forests
TO find out for himself to what extent
their timber, forage, water power, rec
reational and agricultural resources
are being developed for the public un-
der present methods and to make a
study of the administrative problems
of the forest service During May he
will visit the forests in several of the
western states, spending almost the
entire time of his trip in the wilds,
seeking frst-hand Impressions of the
conditions under which the forest ser
vice works.
Conditions during the spring and
summer are likely to be unusually ar
duous. according to forest service Off
eials in that a dangerous fire season
is indicated for many of the forests by
the abnormally slight precipitation of
the winter Unless the deficiency is
made up, the forests will be dry and
innammable earlier in the season than
usual and the water supply of many
extensive regions will be low.
Numerous irrigation, reservoir, and
power projects are wholly or in part
dependent on national forest protec-
ton of watersheds, and it is begin
ming to be generally understood that,
aside from actual farming on national
forest land, the agricultural interests
of the west are much concerned in the
conservation of water supplies accom-
plished by the forest service through
lessened fire damage and regulated
grazing. In Southern California the
interest in maintaining a forest cover
on the mountains from which local
water supplies are derived is so keen
that for a number of years local funds
have been raised and paid over to the
department of agriculture in order to
provide for more intensive protection
than the federal appropriations make
possible.
Under the methods employed in
handling the live stock grazing bust
ness of the national forests agricul
tural development is benefited moi
only through the prevention of injury
to watersheds but also through the
opportunities opened for ranch devlop
ment AS new settlers locate near
the forests room is made for their
stock by cutting down, if necessary,
the number of stock allowed the
larger permittees. More than 16,000,-
900 cattle, sheep, and hogs, including
young stock, will find forage this year
on the national forests. The revenue
from this source is expected to eX
coed $1,20000O in 1915.
One of the difficult administrative
problems, now being rapidly worked
out is that of agricultural develop
meht of lands more valuable for farm
than for forest purposes. Extensive
land classification has been made pos
sible by special appropriation of
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

Congress for this purpose, renewed
each year since 1912. Up to date
about $4,000 agricultural homesteads
have been listed within the national
i forests, opening to agricultural devel
opment nearly 100000 acres of forest
land. In addition, certain amount
jof agricultural development is provid-
ed for under special use permits,
where for any special reason listing
does not afford practicable means of
meeting settlers needs.
More than $4,000 special use permits
of all kinds have been issued to the
public since 1905, granting free or for
a reasonable charge permission to con-
duct all sorts of enterprises on ma
tional forest land The include apiar-
les, barns, boat houses, botanical gar
dens, cemeteries, churches, cottages,
golf links, hotels, mines, mineral
springs, observatories, orchards, quar-
ries. railroads, ranches, residences,
restaurants. rifle ranges, roads, sani-
tariums, saw-mills, slaughter houses,
telegraph and telephone lines, tennis
courts, tramways, tunnels, water pow
er plants, wells, weirs, and wharves.
The total income from special use per-
mits in 1914 was over $131, 900.
Farmers, prospectors, and local set
tiers of all classes, who needd timber
for their own use in the construction
of houses. barns, fences, and the like,
were given free more than 100000
900 feet of national forest timber dur
ing 1914, while about 100000 feet
was sold to settlers, ranchers, and
ohters at cost prices. The timber sale
business of the national forests
amounts to about $1,25O,0OO annually,
more than 1,5OO,OO0,OOO board feet of
stumpage having been sold to lumber
operators last year.
The forests contain most of the pic
turesGue wilderness in the country,
and their recreational resources are
practically unlimited. More than q
600 cottages have been built on the for
ests by summer residents under the
permit system, which has been supple
mented by a law providing that tracts
of five acres or less may be leased for
periods not to exceed thirty years.
This law, under which leasing regula-
lions have just been promulgated by
the secretary of agriculture, is expect
ed to stimulate recreational develop
ment of the forests. Alread va large
number of applications to lease ma
tional forest land for summer resi-
dence sites has been received, and
event communities are beginning to
take advantage of the forests situated
near them by obtaining tracts for use
as picnic. camping, and Fairgrounds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
FREAK CHICKEN.

Gulfport, Miss, May 13.-R. B. Stout
found in his yard yesterday a dead
chicken which had four legs and foul
wings and all of these extra append
ages were of normal size. This freak
was never seen by Mr.. Stout until it
was found dead, but it being feathered
it is supposed that it lived to be SIX
weeks old. 1t will be preserved i'll
alcohol and exhibited as Gulfport
wonder
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13

which was opened, however, before ne
was halfway across the room. The
cigar slipped from his fingers. 1t was
Sanford Quest, who stood there, fol-
lowed by the sheriff of Bethel, two
country policemen and Red Gallagher
and his mate, heavily handcuffed.
Say, aren't you wanted down yon-
der, Mr.. Quest?" the man inquired.
That's all right now" Quest told
him. I'm ringing up Inspector French
myself. You'd better stand by the
othsr fellows there and keep your
eye ON Red Gallagher and his mate. "
Il guess Mr.. Quest is all right" the
sheriff. interviewed. Were ringing up
headquarters ourselves, anyway"
The plain-clothes man did as he was
told. Quest took I'D the receiver from
his telephone instruIs ent and arranged
the phototelesme.
Police station No. 1, central" he
through to Mr.. French's Of
fee, if you please. Mr. Quest
wants to speak to him. Yes. San
ford Quest. No need to get excited!
All right I'm through, am L?
-. Hello, INSPECTOR
A rare expression of joy suddenly
TRANSPORTED Quests face. He was
gazing downward into the little mir
ror.
You've found Lenora, then, in
spector?" he exclaimed. Bully for
you! What do mean? What
i say! You forget that | am sci
entific man, French. No end of APP
planes here you haven't had time
to look at can see you sitting there,
and Lenora and Laura looking as
though you had them on the rack. You
can drop that, French. I've got Red
Gallagher and his mate, got them
here with the sheriff of Bethel. They
went off with my auto and sold it.
We've got that. Also, in less than
five minutes my chauffeur will be
here. He's been lying in farmhouse
unconscious, since that scrap. He
can tell you what ::me he saw me
last. Bring the girls along, French
and hurry"
Quest hung up the receiver.
Inspector French was as good, even
better than his word. In a surpris-
ingly short time he entered the room,
followed by Laura and Lenora. Quest
gave them hand each, but it was
into Lenora's eyes that he looked.
Il mustn't stop to hear your story,
Lenora," Quest said. You're safe
that's the great thing"
Found her in an empty house."
French reported, ''out Grayson avenue
way. Nov, Mr.. Quest, l don't want to
come the official over you too much,
but If you'll kindly remember you're
an escaped prisoner"
There was knock at the door A
young man entered in chauffeur's liv-
cry, with his head still bandaged.
Quest motioned him to come in.
"rll just repeat my story of that
morning, Mr.. French" Quest said. I'VE
went out to find Macdougal and sue
ceeded. as you know. Just as l was
starting for home those two thugs
set upon me. You know how l made
my escape. They went off in my au-
tomobile and sold it in Bethel. l ar
rested them there myself this morn
ing. Here's the sheriff who will h-ar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
SOUTHERN eRocERs MEET.

Atlanta Ga, May 12.-F'ive hundred
men, representing millions of dollars
of invested capital, gathered in At
lanta, today for the annual convention
of the Southern Wholesale Grocers'
Association. The association includes
in its membership the principal men
in the grocery trade in all of the fiji
teen Southern States. ]. II. McLau-
rim of Jacksonville, Fla, is the presi-
dent of the association and the pre-
siding officer at the convention New
officers will be elected and next
years convention city will be chosen
on Friday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-13
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Gases In HattieSburg
And Vicinity.

This Hattiesburg mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling SINH.
lar good news
A Smith, Rober ST., Hattiesburg,
says: Il suffered from kidney trouble
for a long time. The kidney secre-
tions were unnatural and caused me
annoyance. got immediate relief
from Doan's Kidney Pills. l never
have any trouble from my kidneys
now, unless | do some extra hard
work and then few doses of Doan's
Kidney Pills help me-"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
! simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Smith had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.