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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
!. 5. YIELDS To SOME
Of GERMAN PROPOSALS

BERLIN. Feb i5.--~Ambassador
Bernstorff has notified the foreign
office thar the ralted States has
yielded To Germany not 10 press fur
ther the unacceptable portion Of her
Lnsitania proposals. the Lokale
Anzelger reported today The case
silt probably be closed In Cermanys
forthcoming note 10 the United
States. according to this newspaper.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15

BUTTE. Mont. February i5
squad of reacuefa was trying today
TO reach the i200foot level OF a
mine OF the Anaconda Copper Miuie.
company where twenty-four men aee
believed to have been killed by flge
last night
Estimates OF the number Of mon
trapped vary. Ten were reported
dead by one Of the roacuers. A dox-
en- or more others In the mine When
the fire broke ont are reported To
be missing. but il is possible that
they made their way safely to the
surface
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
REPORT FARM
CREDITS BILL
TEE HOLLIS RURAL CREDITS
MEASURE ~ REPORTED
TO THE SENATE.
LOANS TO FARMERS.
The Biil Provides That Loans May
BE Made to Farmers for Not
More Than ; Ter Cent
Long Time Provided.

WASHINGTON. Feb. IS The
Hollis rural credits dill which prom
iaes loans to farmers AZ not more
than per cent was fayorably re-
ported TO the senate today. Because
OF it's nonpartisan support II is due
to receive an advantageous position
on the calendar The bill proposes
TO set up a nonpariisan farm loan
beard with the secretary OF the treas
ury as one OF abe members, the
others TO be appointed By the pres
ident.
Under the provisions OF the bill
local farm banks viii be chartered
which win take mortgages from ac-
;aal farmers and issue bonds with
tho mortgages as security. This
plan. IL Is pointed out. will stan
dardize farm loans all over the eouu-
try since all mortgages must be
approved By the board and this Il
expected 20 make the bonds a good
investment even at 4 per cent. The
bonds will be exempt from ali taxes.
Farmers will no; be required 10 pay
commissions or renewal fees or dis
counts OF any kind.
II enough local banks are not
started the government will aid In
the establishment OF twelve with a
capital stock Of not less than s5oo.-
600. Each man who is advanced q
loan is made automatically a member
OF the local bank association.
Loans mas be made for periods
a. long as thirty-six years aud the
principal may be paid in small
amounts extending over the whoie
period
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
RGANTHAU NAY GET
The WAR PORTFOLIO
Plated THAT AMBASSADOR
\ TURKEY WILL SUCCEED
GARRISON.
IN Hi> Way To This Country
Nllt not Arrive for Several
"ay>.-H2rmon Stock Il
Arc rao>ted.

alNGr0N. Feb. i5.-OIcisl
was Interested today in
aatng from well known
a. Frcsiient Wilson is con
erlng the now vacant
to Henry Morganthau.
3or TO Turkey. Morgan
90 The sea enroute to
trem Constantinople.
fA the fact that he
this country FOR some
4fed al the White
nat Pres Gent Wilson
ks his ums~ about
lessor 20 Garrison
1evelopea wheu Il
| tae White House that
azxioEs 70 nave IN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
ITALIAN CITY sHELLED
BY AUSTRIAN AIKMEN

ROME. February i5.-The Italian
'clty OF sehlo Was bombardcd by Aus
trian aeFopIanes Monday night. Il
was announced today. Six persons
we're killed and several injured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
TOO Rad WILLARD ~
SICK" SAYS MORAN

SARATOGA. NJ ". Feb 5---
Too bad I'm sorry" said Frank
Moran today when told over the tela-
phone OF Willards illness and Of
the possibility that the coming bout
would be delayed
I'VE had an inkllng that some
thing was the matter from messages
from New York last night Rick
ard said the bout Is still on
Moran said the temperature vas
20 degrees below zero at White Sui
phur Springs today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
RATS NiN BI ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. is--That
Robt l.. Bats OF Austin vii be
elected president Of the State uni-
vcrsity is the substance Of a report
received here this afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR MISSING PREACHER,

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l5--Po-
lice are today seeking some trace OF
Rev. John Foppiano or Boston wno
never reached home from yisi, 10
the Pacific exposition last
October II was believed he had
taken "a steamer Tor home via the
Panama canal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15

his cabinet some prominent LAWYER
from the middle west. This doomed
the stock of former Governor Har-
mon OF Ohio. During the last ten
days Harmon has gone on record as
favoring the presidents prepared
mess program and is not in sympa-
ty with those who oppose the pro-
gram.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
the WOMAN SUFFRAGE
RESOLUTION IS POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE
consideration of the woman's suf-
frage Ia any form has been post
poned until after December IL. 1915.
~ the house judiciary committee.
The vote vas > TO Z This means
that the Susan b. Anthony suffrage
amenarent resolution will not Do
Considered At this term Of congress.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
INVESTIGATE FEASIBILITY
OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA mo-
tion by Senator Borah TO inyesti-
gate the feasibility of government
ownership of railways and all pub
lie utilities was passed by the sen
ate this afternoon By vote of 80
to %.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
NEW SUBMARINES ARE
MONSTER FLOATING FORTS
VESSELS THAT WILL PREY On
MERCHANT SHIPS RE>EM-
DIF 4. :. MONITORS.
Tter N Have the Power to sun
a.eres ans WiH gsffs iAa'ter-
is~ Well Protested p
Armor rttie-

LONDON. Esb. t5-NeS sasma-
-,s monsters which are serttabie
u,--fua forts uiiI De used BY the
c.-mans whsn trey begin their can
s r- against armed mefcaaniuaen
~. rea<s from ta1crra%. aeesfre-
trs n the aaVzl c1rresTonleni cf
..sa ms5r Tafssr1ph TAsf resfTa-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
VAN TORPEDO BOAT
MAY HAVE BEEN SUNK

'PENHAGEN. Feb. 15.-The
lg of tin box by Danish fish
P in the North sea led to the
that a German torpedo boat
nave gone TO the bottom with
7 board. Inside the box were
7 letters written in German.
card was written the words:
pedo boat slowly sinking.
E SIX aboard"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
s~~s~~>~~~~e~~~'
roD,Y's OLDEST STORY.

, WINNIPEG. Man. Feb. IT, I
} The ballot may help cupid. Toe
|, Manitoba legislature. In a diag
, nosis OF the Temperance act. 4
!, today ruled that married men 4
will be- allowed 20 keep liquor
} in their homes. but bachelors
will not De allowed TO have tn
toxicants In their possession. u Z
the province goes dry at an eiec- Z
tion March u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
>~>~~~e~~~>o>s> .
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY ,

= The greatest air raid in his
= tory to date was made on Ger
= man positions in Ostend. Zee
. brugge, Chistelles. Middlekerke
. and other Belgian towns. Ger
= mans captured Plock and
. Bielsk. In Poland The Russian
= retreat from East Prussia CON
= tinued. Greece was concentrat-
= ing 10000 troops at Saloniki
.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
SHOP GIRLS DEMAND To
WEAR SHORTER SKIRTS

saSBUsKY. Ohio. February IL
Unlcss they 81. permitted 20 sea-
shorter skirts the girls working ~
candy stores. restaurants anl poet
card sncps threafen - strike
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15

TAs Daily LIZA, sses - -s.s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
NEARLY ALL
VOTES COUNTED
Primary Election in Illinois Gives
Lowden and Dunno Unques-
toned Majorities.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
| CHICAGO, sept. 15.-With only 344
down state precincts missing from
Wednesdays primaries, indications
today were that former Congressman
Frank o. Lowden, republican, for gov
ernor, will have a plurality Of III, 900
over Morton Il, Hull. his nearest OPP
| ponent. The vote gave Lowden 206,-
| s84; Smith, 72.525, and Hull, 108,758.
/ With S44 precincts missing. Cover
| nor Dunno, democrat, for governor.
received 1864 votes, plurality Of
about 10000 votes over William Brin-
ton, Roger Sullivan entry. Treynor's
vote was 1879.
| Latest returns indicate that Medill
Mccormick is an easy winner for the
republican nomination for congress
man at large. Former Senator Will
liam e. Mason is still leading over
B. NJ. Chipperfield and is believed
winner though Chipperfield continues
to cut down Mason's Cook county plu-
rality with a heavy poll down state.
The fight fer attorney general by
the republicans is still warm. E. j.
Brundage's plurality in Cook county
! has been cut down and latest returns
indicate that Parr will win by a small
plurality.
For Lieutenant governor, Barratt
! O'Hara seems to be the loser to
Henry W. Huffman, the Sullivan can
didate. Huffman had plurality of
5,526 in Cook county and is leading
in down state returns.
In Chicago, women cast a surpris-
ingly large vote, considering that they
are allowed 10 vote only for minor
offices. The highest women's vote
was for president of the sanitary dis
trict, where 81. 800 votes were cast
James r. Mann, republican leader
in the house won denomination for
congressman ever Rev. M. P. Boyn-
ton, 1896 to $3.50
Chas. Martin, democrat, for con-
gresham in tie fourth district, was
the only interloper who broke the
charmed circle of sitting congressman
in the twenty-five districts of Illinois.
He defeated Congressman James T.
McDermott Cor the democratic nomi-
nation.
The Anti-Saloon league claims a
working majority in the next lower
house of the legislature. 1t says
eighty-two nominees sure of election
are pledged 20 the dry. either openly
or privately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
MENTAL POISE
RECOVERED
Professor Suggests Ninety-fve Mile
Walk Before Breakfast as
Nerve Soother.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK, Sept. 14-If your men
tai poise is all awry because Of poll
tics, infantile paralysis, eight hour
laws, Mexican situations or other
burning questions Of the day, take a
little ninety-five mile stroll before
breakfast and you'll regain your
peace Of mind. Professor Charles
Gray Shaw, of the department Of phil
osophy Of New York university, rec
ommends this and swears by the
treatment.
Professor Shaw arrived early today
in perfect mental poise after having
walked from Philadelphia
II was all wrought up over poll
tics, the fading away of Matty and
other mighty subjects the professor
said, "and / thought the walk might
settle my mind. 1t did and l recon-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
REPORT ON DEBTS
IN IOWA CITIES
All Keep Well Under Limit Allowed
by State Statutes-keokuk's
Percentage Small.

The 1O1 cities of Iowa have a net
debt of $13,219.779, or 1.S1 per cent
of the actual valuation of property
within the cities, according to the
annual report being prepared by
George Gallarno, head of the mum
icipal accounting department of the
state.
The cities have a combined popula-
ton of S5S,S29 and property valued
at $3.50, 204, 1863. The total debt is
SIG, 461, S45, of which s3.242,O66 falls
under the head of special bonds. The
difference between the two is the
net debt. Cities are prohibited going
into debt more than 8 per cent of the
actual valuation of property within
the city.
Des Moines' debt is LOG per cent
of the actual property valuation, and
therefore the city has a long way to
60 before reaching the maximum
limit permitted by law. Some of the
other cities are more heavily in
volved, particularly those having
bonds outstanding for the purchase
of water works plants.
The percentage OF debt of the lead
ing cities of the state follows: Sioux
City, 235 per cent; Davenport, 81
per cent; Dubuque. 3.29 per cent;
Cedar Rapids, LIT per cent; Water
loo, $40 per cent; Council Bluffs, 4.54
per cent; Clinton, 80 per cent; Bur
lington, 2 per cent; Ottumwa, $40
per cent; Fort Dodge, 1863 per cent;
Mason City, LII per cent: Marshall
town, 127 per cent; Muscatine, 1863
per cent; Keokuk, LIZ per cent;
Boone, Ala per cent; Iowa City, 4.01
per cent: Oskaloosa, LII per cent;
Fort Madison, 244 per cent; Center
vile. 80 per cent: Creston, SO per
cent: Oefwein, Isl per cent; Charles
City, 1.56 per cent; Cedar Falls. 2.3S
per cent; Fairfield, 1.41 per cent;
Webster City, 1.41 per cent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
The Gate City and Constitution
Democrat Present Old Volumes
to Locai insti-
tuition.
TO ERECT FLAG POLE
Library is Minus Bannez However
and Hopes That Some Patriotic
Citizen Will Supply
Lack.

The keokuk Public Library will be
given the back files of the Constitu
tlon-Democrat and files of The Gate
City covering some twenty-five years
The former gift comes from Charles
d. Warwick and G. r. Skirvin is the
donor of the latter niles. The gifts
were reported last night at the meet
ing of the library trustees. The build.
ing committee of which J. 1. AnnabIe
fs chairman, was authorized to pre-
pare place for the files.
The flag pole question came UP
again at the board meeting, and it
was decided to run pole from the
building horizontally rather than a
vertical pole on the roof. The pole
will be erected Immediately, but the
library has no flag. The trustees are
hoping that some patriotic citizen
will give flag for the cause.
The report of the librarian for the
month of August was read. 1t fol
lows:
Number of volumes issued during
August. 1916, to adults, 4,097.
Number of volumes issued during
August. 1915, to adults, 1911.
Number of volumes issued during
August. 1916. to children, 1,766.
Number of volumes ISSUED during
August, 1915, to children, 1864.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
Iowa Highway Commissions Report
to the Next Legislature Embodies
Some Features OF
Conservation.
THE STUDY OF BIRD LIFE
This Is Interesting Side Feature to
Report and the Fish Warden
Will Also Make
His Report.

In preparing a report to the next
general assembly. on the survey of the
Iowa lakes, the highway com mission
says it will n general recommend
the preservation and improvement OF
the great majority Of Iowa lakes and
marshes.
Iowa now has sixty-six lakes and
marshes. All but seven of these have
been surveyed. The rest will be sur
veyed before the thirty-seventh gen
eral assembly meets next January
The commission says:
Every lake that it seems possible
to improve end make an attractive
resort for people desiring an outing,
or one that. is or will make good
breeding place for fish or game, for
the benefit Of the hunters and fish
ers of Iowa will be recommended to
the legislature for preservation. The
interests of all classes will be con
sidered. 1t will be recognized that
some lakes which are of no value for
outing places may provide the best
resorts for hunters and fishermen
Clear lake, for instance, beautiful
place for a resort, is of little value
as hunting ground compared with a
great many other very shallow
hunters to destroy all the game
breeding marshes.
THAT the people of Iowa who find
pleasure in hunting and fishing are
considerable portion Of the state
population is evident from the fact
that at 81 per license they provide a
fund of 100000 or more per year for
the support of the fish and game war
~, Mt + 1,n
just to the hunters who provide prac-
tically all the money for the support
OF the lakes to drain the marshes
where they find their most attractive
outing spots and permit the open
water lakes to remain as outing
places for those seeking chiefly mere
ly water spot for their outing
Gin a general way it may be said
that about One-half of the total num-
Der of lakes and marshes in Iowa are
bodies of fairly clear water. The bal
ance are usually shallow marshes, full
of vegetable growth such as lilies,
rushes and wild rice, especially suited
as breeding places for water fowl and
fish.
can interesting side feature Of the
lake bed survey will be the study of
bird life on the lakes and marshes
This feature Of the work is in charge
of Professor Shimek of the Iowa
State university. e. G. Hinshaw fish
and game warden, is preparing data
upon the development of the lakes
and marshes as sources of fish and
game supply as food products. Many
Of the lakes and marshes are so shall
low that they either go dry in very
dry seasons or freeze to the bottom
during especially cold winters. To
preserve such lakes as these as fish
and game resorts would necessitate
deepening some portions to prevent
the occasional drying up and the
freezing to the bottom. Probably one
half of the lakes would have to be
improved before suitable for fish
life"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
DENVER, ILL.
) . . . = - >>>> - . I

We notice that e. J. Hampton of
Louisiana, Mo-, is on the program for
Old Settlers day at Carthage. Mr.
hampton has surely been associated
with the early christian churches of
Hancock county, moving here from
Missouri at the close of the civil war
and lived in Carthage and Augusta
and preached at Mt Pleasant, which
was organized in 1897 and is the old
est church in Harrison township. His
presence on that day will be an at
traction for the old folks
A number from here were in atten-
dance at the Primitive Baptist asso-
citation held at Middle creek.
DR.. and Mrs. Owens of HAIRS
man, visited relatives here over Sun
day.
Bertrand Walton, aged eleven, who
spent the first years of his life here.
but now living in Carthage, is very i'll
at his home in Carthage with what
is supposed to be tuberculosis of the
bone, not being able to use his linn BIS
without intense suffering.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15
KEOkUK MAN
is INDICTED
John Owens, colored, Held on Horse
Stealing
Charge.

Fort Madison Democrat: The
Grand jury returned its report
!or the September term sitting at
ll:SO a. m. yesterday. or the twelve
cases examined there were seven in
uictments returned. one ignored, two
no bills found, two continued.
John Owens, the colored man
snarged with taking the Conley
morse and buggy here on street fair
aisnt was neld to trial. He is now
IN custody here.
Indictment was returned against
= Y. Martin for the maintenance Of
nuisance.
=. sunny Hoerr will stand trial for
:, .he illegal sale of intoxicating
liquors. His cuse appears to be only
.ne OF the three brought to the at
'eh'ion of the grand jury that was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15

recommend it to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
fish my letter if you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, BIG St. Clair St, Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound q fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it Will he confidential.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-15

CARTHAGE, Sept. 15.-lnCOmplete
totals on Hancock county's primary
vote are as follows, the returns in
GLIDING % precincts out of 81 on the
democratic ticket and Is precincts on
republican officers:
Democratic.
Governor = Dunno, sos; Traynor
227; Brinton, 553.
Lieutenant governor-O'Hara, 692;
Huffman, 563.
Secretary of state-Coorlim, lis;
Fitzgerald, So; Monroe, al; Steven
son, 751; Collins, 1874.
Auditor-Callahan, 267; Carroll
259; Cavanaugh, 1874; Collect, 113;
Flynn, 1872; Brady. 259.
State treasurer Downey, 551;
Charles, 676.
Attorney general-Lucey, 7S9.
Congressman at large-Kostner
217; tMcElliott, 112; McKeown, Sc;
Williams, GAG; Jennings, 447.
Representative in congress, 14th
district-Tavenner, Ito.
Member Of state board Of equaliza.
ton, 14th district-Day, 1,025.
Members of the general assembly,
F32nd district-Compton, 49S; Burner,
1929.
entatives-Huston, 1,106; FL
lott, 426; Reaugh, 3,047.
Clerk of the circuit CONFEDERATION,
525; Scott, 1874; Folts, 312.
States attorney-Wood, 1,26S; Lam
ct, lob.
County coroner = Lummis, S23;
Lionberger, CLIO.
Republican.
ov1-I
Hull, 347.
Lieutenant governor-De Lang, 3d.;
Goodman, SO: Latham, 80; Oglesby,
700; Butler, 80; Childs, %; Cohn, 26.
Secretary of state-Newman, 76;
Peterson, Sc; Weston, As; White, so;
Emmerson, $50; Erickson, 16; Jayne,
Alb.
Auditor Of public accounts-Crum.
lis; Heer, Is; Johnson. 22s; Lane, Az;
Ludwig, sc: Peters, 10; Russell, 314;
Smith, 50; Tice, ia; Collier, IS.
State treasurer-Metzel, 81; Small,
$50; Stowe, 80; Webster. 65; Keys.
ESQ.
Attorney general Brundage, 212;
Glover, At; Munro, So; Provine, S.;
Wilson, 366; Barr. 2S4.
Congressman at 1arge-Larson, Sc !;
Logan, 10; Mason, 14s; Mccormick,
526; Mcpherson. "a; Chiperfield, 457.
Representative in congress, 14th dis
trict-Pinkerton, 519; Graham, 6S5.
Member Of state board of equaliza-
ton, 14th district-Young, $40; Sam
uelson, 1853.
Members of the general assembly,
SIND district--Buck, 759; Evey, I01;
Branic, ia.
resentatives-Pace, S12; Sperry,
355; Robbins, 1,652A: Willis, 33A
States MISUNDERSTANDING 359;
Baird, SIT.