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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
INJURED CYCLIsT BETTER

REDWOOD CITY, July 15.-After
three nights and two days of uncon-
sciousness caused by a fall from his
motorcycle at Menlo park on Sunday
evening, Charles Dahlen, an employe
of the Frank tanning company, has
regained his senses and the physicians
Of the Guild hospital at Paio Alto re-
port that he will undoubtedly recover.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
BREwERY HAS SMALL FIRE

SANTA ROSA, July 15.-Fire broke
out in the roof Of an outbuilding of
the Grace Brothers brewery in this
city this morning that threatened to
develop into very disastrous affair
The flames We're caused from sparks
falling from the fue OF the tannery
adjoining, and which were carried to the
shingle roof by the wind. The fire de-
partment responded promptly and soon
had the flames under control.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
FIRE DESTROYS REsIDENcE

FAIR OAKS, July 15.-Fire destroyed
the big country home OF w. H. Roden.
q member Of the San Francisco firm of
Harris. Roden & Wetherbee, dealers
IN wholesale produce, this morning.
The Menlo park fire departments hose
fell 200 feet short OF reaching the fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION

PoTTSvILLE, Pa. July 15.-Seven
mine workers were killed and ten
others injured today by a terrific ex-
plosion of gas in the Williamstown
colliery of the Summit branch mining
company in the lower part of the an
thracite coal fields. The mine was
wrecked and set on fire.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
BOILER MAKERS. Walk OUT

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 15.-Boil-
er makers employed in the Big Four
shops of the New York Central system
at Bellefontaine. O.. dissatisfied with
the piece work system, walked out to-
day, and IL is said that others to the
number of several hundred employed
in Ohio. as well as Indiana points, will
strike
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
MINER Acquitted OF MURDER

Steve Adams, member of the western
federation of miners, was acquitted of
the murder of Arthur Collins this after
noon. Adams alleged confession of the
crime was excluded as evidence by
Judge Shackleford and eight witnesses
testified to an aiibi for the accused man.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
NEW RECORD ON SAUCER rRAcE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July b.
Farley Giles. racing on the saucer
track at Saltair tonight. established a
new worlds record for amateurs when
he finished the two mile open lap
event in 3:541-5. The best time re-
corded heretofore was 1855 is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
HUNG BY FINGERS
FOR OVER AN HOUR
Hunter in Peril on Canyon Lodge Un.
til Saved by Chief of Holly
wood Fire Department.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. s.
Hanging to narrow ledge of the
wall of the Wheat canyon, with drop
Of more than 100 feet below, Louis
Lehman of Los Angeles, was rescued
from certain death by Chief Shill OF
the Hollywood fire department.
Lehman left Los Angeles for a
days shooting in the hills near Holley-
wood. He had worked his way to the
ridge of Wheat canyon wall by dusk
His luck had been poor, and when he
shot dove it fell into the soft earth
of the wall, few feet below the ridge
Lehman dropped his gun and started
after 1t.
He reached the dove and started to
crawl back to the top, about ten feet
above him. The ground slid away. car
rying him twenty-five feet before he
gained footing. His position was ter
rible. His feet rested on a narrow
shelf of rock, not four inches wide
while the scale kept shifting from be
meath his hands as he clutched at the
wall Below him the cliff dropped
sheer to the rocks.
The man had been there almost al
hour before his cries attracted the at
tention of party of campers some
distance away who sent an alarm te
the Hollywood fire department. Chic
Shill and two men hurried to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
MISSIONARY M. D.
Of China HERE
Or. j. r. Wilkinson Of soochow, China,
Was in the City This Morning
For Several
Hours.
TALKING ON CHINESE
And Of Their Government in Which
He Condemns the v. s. ExcIu-
sion Act Of This
Country.

j. r. Wilkinson, M. d. missionary
physician of Elizabeth Blake Hospital,
Soochow, China, and at present on
years furlough in the United States
was in the city this morning Or a
couple of hours and was quite an in
teresting gentleman to those who
heard him talk on Chinese and foreign
affairs in connection with this coun-
try.
Dr. Wilkinson has a queer looking
business card printed in Chinese char
acters of which the Chinese alphabet
consists of some fifty thousand char
acters and look very mysterious to all
but the doctor
DR.. Wilkinson's missionary physi-
clan work is conducted under the SUI
pervision of the Second Presbyterian
church of South Carolina and DR.. Will
kinson is in charge of million China
men in Soochow and seem very much
taken up in his work in which he has
been engaged in China for the past
fifteen years.
The physician was on his way to
Kahoka this morning to speak on his
special work at the Presbyterian
church of that place and will return
to his home in Carolina when this en-
gagement is filled and make talks
/. there and all through Missouri.
DR.. Wilkinson spoke this morning on
the advancement and wonderful prog
ress of the yellow men and speaks of
the exclusion as wrong measure pass
ed by the U. S. government.
The doctor is we'll educated gentle
man and is very pleasing CONVEX
sationist speaking on every subject
| approached with much enthusiasm
/ connected with the Chinese, their
government. schooling, religion, edu.
cation and everything concerning the
yellow race.
i Every eight years the doctor Is en-.
titled to years furlough and al
/ though he speaks during these fur
! loughs he is always glad to return tc
this country and take vacation and
shake off the malarial Temperament
which is prevalent in that climate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
DEATH CAUSED
BY own HAND.
Elmer Hendricks Ended His Life
Last Evening at His Home,
No. s1s South Sixth
Street.
LITTLE REASON GIVEN
His Death is Sever Shock to House
hold Who Found Him Dead
Upon Arriving Home
From Town.
LITTLE REASON GIVEN
His Death is Sever Shock to House
hold Who Found Him Dead

Last evening shortly after 10 o'clock
when the Hendricks family returned
home, Elmer Hendricks, age thirty-five
and an employee of Ellsworth Co.,
was found dead with bullet wound in
his head and with every evidence of a
suicide. AS the family entered the
house he drew last breath and pass
ed away before assistance could be CIV
en-. When one Of the members of the
family reached him he was dead.
The shock was a severe one ), the
household and there is little reason
, given as the cause for the deed. OF
late, however he had been complain
ing of sever headaches and this is
thought to be one of the leading mo-
tives which lead him to end his life in
this manner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
roDAY's WEATHER FORECAST
indications for Iowa. Illinois and Mis-.
souri, Wired From Chicago.

For Keokuk and Vicinity Fair to-
night and Friday; warmer Friday.
For Illinois: Fair with frost and
cooler east portion tonight; Friday
fair with rising temperature.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer Friday and northwest portion
tonight.
For Missouri Fair with frost to
night; Friday fair with rising tenn
perature.
Weather Conditions.
There have been scattering light
showers in eastern Texas, Kansas, Ne
braska, Arkansas, Tennessee and the
lake region. and rain in the area Of
low pressure in Florida.
The western area of high pressure
with it's cooler weather, is advancing
slowly, and extends from the Rockies
to the WESTERN lake region, frost be
ing general in the Missouri and UP
per Mississippi valleys.
The temperature is higher on the
Pacific slope and in the southern anc
extreme eastern portions of the coun
try.
The farther advance of the western
high barometer will be attended b.
fair weather in this section tonigh
and Frida1. continuing cool tonigh
and becoming warmer Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
RED TAG DAY
A Big SUCCESS
Young Ladies All Over the Business
Portion Of the City Today Dis
pose Of Thousands Of
Tags.
WERE DRESSED IN WHITE
Girls Hold up Every One With the
Tags and No One Was Over
looked In the Big Tag
WERE DRESSED IN WHITE

Red tag" Red tag" this was the
saying that was on the tongues of doz-
ems of the pretty young girls today
who met each and every one at the
street corners with bewitching
smile red covered charity collection
box and the ever ready spell, Red
tag"
When the trains came in this after
noon and morning the young ladies
we're right there with the goods and
almost every one in the crowds at the
station today were fitted out with tag
and happy conscience that they had
helped the ladies by the time thai they
had reached the top of the hill.
At the hotels the girls were after
everybody that lit and the boxes Of
money kept getting heavier and heav-
Ter until it was thought officers would
have to be on hand to protect the fair
ones and their change box also the
tags.
Girls Everywhere.
At the street cars, Y. M. G. A..
street corners and every place one
would go the girls were always on
hand with a smile. tag and box. This
novel scheme of raising the money for
the Home is indeed a good one and 1t
was expected that the girls would raise
the necessary funds by evening as the
thousands of visitors were ever on
hand to purchase the tags and even
horses attached to the ice wagons were
covered with the tags and the animals
I! did their little share in helping the
thing along. All of the policemen wore
! tags under their stars and were good
examples for all of those who had
not purchased and with the help of the
pretty young girls were encouraged to
1 buy.
About one hundred and fifty girls
were on the streets today all dressed
in white and selling the tags. The af
| fair is in charge of the ladies of the
Benevolent home and it is thought
/ that the ladies will raise the money
today for their worthy cause as every
one on the streets was wearing tag
and was happy because of being able
to give toward charity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
A Jewelers. Experience.

C. R. Kluger, the Jeweler 1860 Vir-
ginia avenue, Indianapolis, Ind,
writes: 81 was SO weak from kidney
trouble that could hardly walk hun
bred feet. Four bottles of Foley's Kid
ney Remedy cleared my complexion.
cured my backache and the irregular
tiles disappeared, and l can now at
tend to business every day, and rec
ommend Foley's Kidney Remedy to
all sufferers, as 1t cured me after the
doctors and other remedies had failed.
Wilkinson & Co. and F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

scene in automobile apparatus, and
as Lehman was unable to climb
ladder, the chief lowered himself BY
a rope to his side, then lowered hin
to tho foot of the canyon.
Lehman was exhausted when thu
chief reached him. His hands were
torn and bleeding. To hold to his per.
ilous perch he had dug his fingers
into the scale of rock, and the nails
had been broken into the flesh. His
arms, neck and face were purplish
from the terrible strain which he had
/ been compelled to undergo to keep
from pitching headlong to the rocks
of the canyon bed far below.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Would Mortgage the Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route, 2, Empire,
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name says:
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the two
worst sores | ever saw; one of my
hand and one on my leg. 1t is worth
more than its weight in gold. | would
not be without it if had to mortgage
the farm to get it," Onlv SOC at j..
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Returned Home III.

Mr.. Hendricks returned to his home,
SIS South Sixth street last evening af-
ter work and complained of being i'll.
He sat down to supper but was unable
to eat anything, and later in the even
ing went to view the street fair with
his wife. Mrs. Hendricks was to meet
several relatives and friends and the
two became separated. 1t is thought
that Hendricks went home about 800
o'clock or little later and ended his
life.
The family upon their return to the
house found him dead on his bed with
pistol lying near. The bullet had en-
tered the forehead causing death in a
short time.
His wife and other members of the
house are unable to give much reason
for the rash act but are led to believe
that severe headaches during the past
few weeks play an important part.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Campaign Contributions.

WASHINGTON Oct. 6.-The SUBJ
ject of campaign contributions was
discussed at length today by Roose-
welt and Treasurer Sheldon. Sheldon
went from the White House to the
state department where he talked
with Root. He is taking lunch to-
day with the president together with
Chas. S. Francis, ambassador at
Vienna.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Are You Only Half Alivc2

People with kidney trouble are so
weak and exhausted that they are
only half alive. Foley's Kidney Rem
edy makes healthy kidneys, restores
lost vitality. and weak, delicate peo-
pie are restored to health. Refuse
any but Foley's. Wilkinson & Co. and
J. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
YOUR DEAR ELMER BOY.
First Attempt a Failure.

Upon Investigation by the coroner
it was found that two attempt.- were
made. The first time the revolver fail
ed to go off but the second attempt
was successful and ended his life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Other Public Addresses.

de procured the establishment of
FEDERAL court at Ottumwa. and last
october, at the opening of that court
ueliVered, by request. an address upon
Inc Persistent Influence of John
Aafshall' This address was extern
s'yeiy copied by the press and read
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

hos prevented litigation and has
worked SO we'll that it has been intro
Nj duced into all subsequent openings.
lo When Mr.. Lacey was placed on the
SIX Indian committee by Mr.. Reed there
Nj was a state of chaos in the Indian Ter
a rItory. A joint committee of the two
,er houses was formed to frame bill to
,pl nrepare the tribes of that territory for
III, citizenship, and complete civilized
ea government. No more complex ques-
ma tion was ever considered in Congress.
Ia After months of work bill was
adj framed and introduced in the name
ID Of Charles Curtis of Kansas, and the
pt bill is now known as the Curtis Act"
III Senator Platt OF Connecticut, Senator
SIX Jones Of Arkansas, Mr.. Curtis and
iii Major Lacey were very active in the
ir| preparation of this bill. 1t is one of
os the most important bills that has
passed within quarter of century
Mr. Lacey also proposed and secured
the passage of bill to permit the al
lotment to intelligent civilized Indians
M Of their share of tribal funds. This
L bill was twice urged by President
d Roosevelt by message to congress. and
ID the President was very active in press
~ Ing it upon the attention of congress
ID until 1t passed. In two of his reports
ii Commissioner Leupp Gale special at
"a tention to the bill and referred to 1t
h as the work of Mr.. Lacey
Y The hundreds of bills introduced
"a by him and enacted into law in his
d long service are an enduring monu.
Al ment of his legislative work.
"a AS an Author.
ID Major Lacey's pen has always been
active. His Railway Digest in two
4, volumes included all cases on railway
" In the English language. and is valu
d able work for use by all lawyers en-
d gagged in the trial of railway cases. He
has written some valuable magazine
articles on forestry and forestry legis
lation.
Mr.. Lacey's published speeches
cover diversity Of subjects Out Of
Congress he has delivered speeches or
many subjects. He told the story O
The History of the Public Domain tt
the Iowa Bankers last June. at Clinton
and they published the speech in full
IN their annual report.
In 1886 he delivered an address OIL
the Destruction and Repair of on
Natural Resources" before the Amer
lean Forestry Association and the Ma
tional Geographic Society. The Soc
ETY. published and made wide dis
tribution of this address.
MIR, Lacey was a pioneer on this sui
lect and is greatly gratified to find tina
me platform of both the great politica
parties this year have planks endors
ing the policy for which he contende
SO many years in Congress. His az
afess on Comets at Penn College, hi
address on William Penn at the sam
College, were greatly relished by tn
Students and faculty and the address
on Penn was widely published. Pen
college has conferred on him the hol
orary degree of A. M. His speech &
me Grant Club at Des Moines o
henry Clay gives an admirable vie
o. the great father of the America
Doctrine Of Protection
Other Public Addresses.
He procured the establishment of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
WHY SUFFER FROM
RUPTURE,

Why spend the rest of your
life in misery-Not able to get
around as you want to-not
able to do mans work-al-
ways worrying whether you
are interfering with your rup-
ture-There is no need for it,
you can be hale aud hearty
without wearing n truss, with
out submitting to a dangerous
surgical operation. Take your
place among men once mors.
Rid yourself of rupture foreve.
by the simplest, safest and
surest method.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
Coroner Called.

Coroner Korschgen was called to the
scene during the night and made a
thorough investigation Of the situa-
ton. The inquest is to be held tomor-
row the jurors being the following gen.
tlemen: Deputy Marshal Monogue,
Henry Pechstein and Charles Off. A
verdict of suicide will doubtlessly be
returned by the jury after the inquest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08

Read the advertisements as we'll as
the news in this paper. There are
many interesting announcements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
River Bulletin.

xRise. Fall
c., B. & @. Bridge, Burlington, Iowa,
October THE present stage of the
river is 1 foot 51a inches above low
water mark, fall of " inch last re-
port.
The river will remain nearly sta
tionary.
Local Observations.
October Bar. Their. Wind Weather
7,7p.m. 1925 So NV Clear
Siam. Sc SO NV Clear
River above low water of 1854, l
foot tenths; change in "a hours, fall
tenth.
Mean temperature, Sc.
Maximum temperature, GA.
Minimum temperature, Az.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
| CURE YOU
IN ONE
TREATMENT

use no knife. NY method which
l originated comes nearest to being
natures why OF removing the trou-
BILE. it is safe and certain, 1t will
not detain you from your business
or cause you any Inconvenience.
Hundreds have been cured bankers.
merchants. lawyers, men in every
station Of life. cured them in one
treatment. Today they don't know
they ever had n rupture. They
work when they wish as hard MS
rupture to interfere. The snme is
possible for you. Below are the
names of a few cured people, read
what they say,
i CURED THESE PEOPLE
Webster City, Iowa, Dec. is. 1907.
DIR. III. IL. DE PEW, Des Moines, 10
Dear Doctor; have just received
your letter. asking how was get.
ting along. l will say nm sound
and we'll. Never felt better IN my
life. Have done some very hard
lifting and am sti.. sound. Wou d
not carry the rupture again for
$1,000. All praise to your method.
You are Mt liberty to use my name
where and when II may benefit you.
Yours with kindest regards,
G W. COLEMAN.
r. f. d. 10. 3, Box II.
Mr.. Coleman is a widely known
stockman. being large dealer N
Red Polled cattle and Duroc-Jersey
swine. Mr.. Coleman was cured OF
a bad rupture May 80, 1907.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
About His Life.

About His Life.
Elmer Hendricks was born in Alton,
H., April IA, 1873 being thirtyfive
years of age He had been living in
Keokuk for number of years and OF
late has been an employe of the Mills.
Ellsworth Co He had been married
for the past four years but lad no chill.
dren.
The surviving relatives are his wife
mother, Mrs. Hendricks of White
Earth, North Dakota, and two broth
ers, one sailor, and one living in Can
ada.
On the dresser in the room was
found letter to his wife which Is as
follows:
A Last Letter.
! NJ Darling Nellie: Please forgive
me for this harsh act, it is not YOU
fault at all, it is all mine, my darling
baby love, forgive me for all the bat
things | ever said to you. With tina
receipt maybe you can get the insur
ance Make the best of everythin.
my love for you is the same as ever
| There is an end to everything Tht
world is too cruel for me. l hold n,
grudge against nobody. I am a nerv
I Gus wreck tonight, do what you thinl
/ right. so good bye.
\ (Signed)
4 YOUR DEAR ELMER BOY.
The evening world., 1908-12-14
JUDGES MUST Be
FORCED TO WORK,
SAYS lAWMAKER
ASSemblyman Murphy Thinks
JuriStS of Minor Courts Have
Too Easy Time.

Asscmblyman Murphy, Of Brooklyn,
one Of the Republican members OF the
Commission, which is investigating the
minor courts, said i'm conversation while
the session was In progress to-day that
re believed steps should be taken tn get
more work fro u,ho Magistrates and
Special Session Justices, Commenting
On the witnesses testimony that Macis-
ttatos are alternating "un'' and or tor
fifteen days. while Justices in the Court
Of Special Sessions are ON" two months
and or every third month. he said
II think that steps should he taken to
get more work from the Justices and
Magistrates nov on the bench The cal
endar should he pulled up to date. and
could be in Snrnial Sessions. believe.
by increasing the number of justices in
the district to seven. thus making 1t pos
shle to have two courts OF three justices
each, apart from the justice of the Chill
drens Court sitting at once. The same
principle could ne applied to MagIs-
trates, insofar a. securing more than the
present period Of duty is concerned.
AS to probation offiCersuip il is a
question whether the probation officers
should be placed under the Jurisdiction
OF the State Probation Commission The
problem IS to iaTe men filing the posi-
tions who are really Interested in their
work in the reformation o. prisoners "
Two probation officers We're IN the
stand to-day. Both declared that the
parole system was beneficial and that
they ha5 investigated many cases which
We're assigned to them