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DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK.
Physician and SURGEON

office-9. M. c. A. Bldg. Office
phones: Iowa, S05; Miss. Val, 1877.
Residence, 912 Fulton street Res.
phones: Iowa, sob; Miss. Val. 2092.
Office hours, 900 to HOO a. M.
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CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
John w. Young, Builder, superin.
tendelt and Contractor for all kinds
OF construction. Also general repair
work. Prominent and careful atten,
ton given to plans and estimates
Your patronage solicited Office, sos
B,on.e eau. Iowa phone, office, 2l43,
residence 3342
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At MODERATE PRICE

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aerie, No. 6S3-Meets first
and third Wednesdays of each month
at Horn hall, corner Eighth and Main.
Visiting brothers cordially invited
frank j. Moeller. w. President; : A.
Noaks, Secretary.
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PHYSICIANS.
pR. r. c. SMITH

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence: $40 Main street,
second floor.
Office Hours: 10 to IL a M. 2 to
p. M; to s p. m.
Iowa Phone: 674-B
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COURT OF HONOR
A. O. u w.

heokuk Lodge, No, 256 Meets
ever THURSDAY night at 7:aO O'Clock
at hall over keokuk Savings bank.
corner Fifth and Main streets. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited. Robe
Patterson, NJ. W.; Ed W. Moore.
corder.
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w. R. C.-The Hawkes. Hall-Reg.
ular meeti-.g of florence Relief Cor J.
NO 100, the second and forrth Thurs
days of each month at 2: O'Clock
?. M. sharp. Mrs Chas. Nj. Cook
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec
rotary.
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G. A. R.
The Hawkes. Hail.

florence Post No. 2, Department OF
iowa. Regular meetings second Thurs.
Gay evening each month at 7:o0
0 clock, b. f. Grow, Post Commander:
5 II. Johnston, Adjutant.
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;, Belknap Post c. A. R., No. SIS
schouten,s Hall. Tenth and Main
streets-Meets the first Wednesday o.
each month. l.. A Berryhill, Com
mander
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Puchechtuck Lodge No. 43. meets
every Friday evening at s o'clock. j.
r. Hellenthal, N. G.; Geo. w. I'm.
megart, Per. Sec
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FRATERNAL CA-Sos

Hardin Lodge. No. 29-Holds It's reg.
ular month. meetings tie second
Monday evening of each month.
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cate City Royal Arch Chapter, No.
-Holds It's regular meetings the sec
ond Friday in eacn month.
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b. Z. q. Elks.
Keokuk Lodge No. l06-Meets first
and third Tuesday nights at Elks'
hall Gibbons opera house block, Sixth
and Main streets. Club rooms open
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16

both parties and when it flies its signals
OF distress the influential leaders OF both
parties throw of the party mask and
lake common u for it's defence.
...Of course the dinner ia a hugh po-
htical blunder. If these corporate rep
resentatives and politicians had the
slightest conception Of real politics.
TO wit, the science OF influencing public
opinion, this dinner would never have
been held. The occasion. the place and
the surroundings are not only significant.
but almost dramatic.
The host himself. six or seven years
age a poor man, now a millionaire. gives
the function in a palatial summe home
reputed to have cost half a million dollars.
Around the board will be gathered men
OF great wealth. all of which has come
from special corporate privileges granted
by States n municipalities without ade-
quate compensation for the privileges
granted.
1t Is a great dinner and its effect upon
the public mind will be tremendous. It's
n historic occasion; it marks the lining
up in the open Of the forces Of privileges
against the public interest. It's a Bel
shazzar feast and every man Of imagina-
ton will be able to read upon the wall
Of this b%aronial banquet hall tho doom Of
special privileges written by an aroused
public opinion, and which this feast of
privilege will only serve to hasten
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
MANY PRIESTS GOING TO ROME.
Eighty Alumni Sail This Week for North
American College jubilee.

The Papal Lesate, Mgr. Faloonio,
Archbishop Farley. Bishop Mcdonnell
and other prelates and priests will sail
on the Carpathia mex Thursday to attend
the golden Jubilee OF the North American
College In Rome and the silver jubilee Of
its alumni association, which will open on
June Is in the college building in Rome.
There are about $50 graduates Of the
North American College in the ministry
In the States, and of these about eighty
will sail on the Carpathia. They will
bio accompanied by other clergymen
not graduates of the American College
and by men and women Of the laity.
The jubilee exercises, beginning with
. solemn religious ceremony, will close
9Th . banquet. which. will be attended
by all OF the Ambassadors accredited to
the Vatican, the heads OF the several
colleges in Rome. Roman prelates and
others OF the Papal court.
For some months several Of the alumni
OF the college have been compiling data
to incorporate In q history Of the North
American College. This work has been
completed and copies Of the book, which
10 illustrated. are to be given as souvenirs
Of the golden jubilee exercises. One
illuminated copy 10 TO be presented TO
the Pope, and at the same audience
the Pontif 10 to receive a purse Of gold
and q engroesed address printed in Latin.
The visiting Americans are TO have a
private audience with the Pope.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
ACCUSED MAN TRIES TO DIE.
Wife, the Accuser. Fights to Prevep Him
From Taking Creosote.

Charles Reyse. 81 years old. ablack-
smith, Of 1875 Suydam street, Williamsburg.
attempted to commit suicide yesterday
by taking creosote. He swallowed the
compound when his wife. Meta, did him
that a policeman was entering tn houss
with a warrant to arrest him for 4 treat
ing her.
Mrs. Reyse obtained the warrant on
Friday in the Manhattan avenue polics
court. She was in the same court the
day before and complained abo,t her
husband. and a summons agains him
was issued. Although Reyse was srved
with 1t by his wife he ignored it.
Mrs. Reyse was in court when the ann
mons was called Friday, and when he
blacksmith failed to appear Magistrts
Higginbotham issued a warrant. 10.
liceman Benson took the warrant and Is
he approached Mrs. Reyse's house yer
terday she saw him coming and callet
to her husband that his time had coma.
Not 30 soon,' he replied. Then he
took from a pocket a package containing
c~reosote and began to swallow it. Mrs.
Reyse rushed itoward him to prevent
him from doing so. and presently the two
were in a lively fight. Mrs. Reyse'a
screams were heard by Benson as he
was ascending the stairs and also by
Policeman Hammond OF the Hamburg
avenue station. who wal on the sidewalk
in front of the dwelling ready to assist
If the blacksmith resisted arrest.
Reyse was found on the floor scufiint
with his wife. He had become weakene
from the effects of what he had swallowe
and an ambulance was summoned froI
the German Hospital. DR.. Stadter works
over the man for nearly an hour befo,
he was revived.
At the Hamburg avenue police statid
a charge OF attempted suicide was mae
against Reyse and the policeman. accof-
panied by Mrs. Reyse. took him to cou.
He had nothing to say when arrsigne.
in $500 bsii pending 3 2eaTins on T fera
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
FOR A CHILD BREAK CRoCkERY.
Fol . Sick Child Break More. Odd Test
Of Rumanian Folklore.

Meyer Roth. a painter who lives on the
second floor rear OF a3i Fifth street. vas
taken to the Yorkville police court yes.
terday on a charge Of assaulting his
child, whereas in fact he was trying an
odd way of curing it Of commissions.
Has son Abraham. IS months old. had
been sick for some time and tho physician
in attendance seemed unable 10 cure him.
An old woman who lived text door sug-
gested an old remedy used in Rumania,
their native land, and described like this:
Break crookery at the wedding and
many children will come; an ailing child
put through glass will be cured
Roth broke crockery at the wedding
and tried the remainder OF the presorp-
ton yesterday. breaking windows as a
beginning Of the cure.
John Barth and his wife, Who'll live oppo-
site. saw him and thought he was tr wing
TO kill the infant. After they had seen
him break one window and 60 to another
the Barths got a policeman and had him
arrested.
The Barths appeared In court YESTERDAY
and were still under the impression that
they had saved the baby's life. Maeis-
trate Corrigan adjourned tho hearing
until Tomorrow, holding the father in
$500 bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
EARLY NAY NOT BE 4 LEPER.
DR.. Buckley or This city Examined Him
n May Decide in His Favor.

So "oy 1CCuuo uu y rSVVts
WASHINGTON, May Is.-There is a pos
sibility that John Early. who has been
isolated hero since last August because
the health authorities and Other ply
sioians said he was a leper. may not have
the dread disease at all. Early came hero
from North Carolina and was separated
from his wife and child. Shortly after
Mrs. Early's arrival she gave birth to
a child. She has been occupying a cot
tage close to the ono where Early is con
fined. but has not beer allowed 10 visit
her husband.
Mrs. Early announced yesterday that
DR.. l.. Duncan Buckley. n we'll known
Ne York specialist. had visited her
husband END after securing cultures
from his head and other parts Of the
body and testing them had decided that
t Ear' S., GsS n mot a le see;.d Pr IS.t T o s1v bsd
been visited by the noted specialist. but
when Pr. Buckley was called up on the
long distance telephone to-day he said
that he had examined Early several days
ago. but was not in q position to make
any statement now. 1t Is probable that
and tests will be made public through a
medical journal,
The Waterman who permitted DR..
Buckley to examine Early has been dis
charged, DR.. Woodward is angry with
DR.. Buckley for not having asked per-
mission to visit Early. and the specialist
has made retort that he took advantage
OF an invitation printed in the newspapers
from DR.. Woodward. DR.. Woodward
said to-day that he would write the New
York physician a letter giving him an
opportunity to deny that she committed
such a breach Of professional etiquette
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
BOSS BAKERS WILL FIGHT
NOT TO YIELD TO STRIKERS
FOR A MONTH AT LEAST.

Uptown Employer Think That the Mes
VIII Give In Befsre 1hea-TheiI
Secretary May Address the Men To
day-Promisos Some Piain Truth,
The Harlem branch Of the East Side
Boss Bakers Association decided yester.
day to stand out for q month under the
present conditions II necessary. its fu.
ture course to be determined by the asso.
citation II the strike Is not over in the
meantime. To put. a stop ito the rowi
created by women sympathizers OF the
strikers in Harlem. Inspector Titus de-
tailed fifty plain clothes detectives to the
Harlem bakeries yesterday, In addition
to the uniformed mon. Very few Of the
Harlem bakeries on the East Side are
open. but according to the boss bakers,
when the strikers arc assured Of pro-
lection they will return to work.
Tho officers Of the association said
yesterday that they expect the downtown
strike to break up by tomorrow or Tues.
day Secretary Brayer OF the associa-
ton addressed a meeting Of strikers
yesterday at one Of their headquarters
in Avenue G and explained the boss bakers
side OF the dispute. He wa invited by
those he addressed to address q general
meeting OF the strikers at their central
headquarters. l27 Delaney street, to-day
and give the boss bakers side OF the ais
pute, He agreed to do so provided he
receives an Invitation to speak from the
strike leaders. II was said that some OF
the strikers who are tired, Of the strike
will bring pressure On the officers to in
vite him. Secretary Brayer said last
evening that some Of tho Nor who had
been forced into the ranks OF the strikers
since tho strike began have gone back
to WORK.
in case / address the strikers to-mor-
row, as hope to do he said. Il will sur
prise some Of them. ] do not believe that
many OF Thorn know what the demands
actually are. The strike IL simply en-
gineered by the Socialist element. For
instance, in the ofaciel list 0! demands
a ten hour day working week Is de-
manded, with wages Of go. SIC, Sia and
$40 for first, second and third hands and
bread carriers. As a matter Of fact We
had been paying long before the strike
and are still paying 81. III, elo and 0is
a week rospectively for 4 ten hour work
day week: Besides, we offered before the
strike to have all disputes settled BY an
arbitration board consisting Of three
members OF the union and three members
Of the association. the six to elect an UNI
pire. whose decision would be final In case
they failed to agree
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OFF 10 STUDY SN.AILs.
Pref. Champion to Make . Long Trip
in tho South Seas.

Pref. Champion to Make . Long Trir
in tho South Seas.
Prof. Henry e. Champion. curator OF
in~vertebrsts zoology Of the American
Museum OF Natural History. left New
York yesterday bound on an expedition
to tho South Seas for the purpose Of
continuing his studies on the variation
and distribution OF snails. a work which
he began In 1905 for the museum and
continued In 1907 and 1908 under a grant
from the Carnegie Institution. Prof.
Champion will be away for eight months
and will devote most Of his time to the
Society Islands. Cook Island and the
North Island Of New Zealand. Samoa and
Hawaii.
His present journey is the fourth under.
taken to the South Seas. the first Of which
was conducted under the auspices OF the
Carnegie Institution Of Washington.
On former journeys Tahiti and other
smaller islands OF the Society group were
thoroughly explored and more than ITO
gated.
Tho particular object Of the research
Ii terrestrial snails that live upon the
vegetation iu the moist jungles Of the
upper valley regions.
While on the forthcoming journey
Prof. Champion will revisit the Society
Islands for the purpose Of verifying i'm
Portant observations. He will then visit
Cook Island on the way to New Yea land
Afterward he will 60 through the Ton ga
Islands to the Samoan group. where ex-
~plorations will be made for two or three
months. Returning by way Of Fiji. Prof.
Champion will visit Honolulu. where he
expects to take the field with some Of the
officers Of the Bishop Museum and where
studies will be made of the famous col
lections In the Bishop Museum made by
Garrett.
Live specimens will be brought HON,
for experimental study here and at the
Carnegie Institution station in the Tor
tuga Islands. Prof. Champion will make
chronological studies in these several
groups, paying particular attention TO
traditions that soon will be lost by the
deaths Of the older chiefs in the islands.
he Is also taking for the department Of
anthropology 2 photograph and blank
records in order 10 obtain records of
native songs and chants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
TO AID FAMILIES OF DROWNED
HACkENSACk PASTORS TO .AP-
PEAL FOR FUNDS TO-DAY.
Protestant Ministers Praised BY Priest for
Willingness 10 Help Raise Money for
Catholic Families Bereaved by Boat
Accident-F1fth Body Recovered,

HAcKENsAcK. n. j., May 15.-The body
covered from the Hackensack River this
morning. This was the last OF the FIVE
victims TO be taken from the river after
the rowboat accident last evening in which
Catherine Hoffman. Mary Sachs. Lizzie
Simaneck, Mary Horonzi and Peter
Holowinski were drowned when the boat
in which they were being conveyed from
the American Paper Company's plant
at Bogota capsized in a heavy windstorm.
All were employed in the plant. The box
factory OF the mills was closed this morn
ing and will remain closed until after
the funeral ser vices on Monday in St.
Mary's Church.
Father Lambe TT will oficiate at the
services. The pallbearers will be selected
from the Young Ladies Sodality. Of which
all the girls were members. Interment
will be in st. Joseph's Cemetery. The
suggestion that a popular subscription
be taken in the various churches to-
morrow for the benefit OF the bereav we'd
families who need financial assistance
at this time was conveyed to the various
pastors this morning and met at once
with hearty approval.
1T matters not that these unfortunate
young people were Catholic g." said the
Rev. Mr.. Won Claim OF the Asbury Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Il will announce
the facts of the sad calamity from INV
pulpit and will ask for a splendid COL
lection for the families where aid is needed
AT such a time. This is indeed a sad
catastrophe, ard a Christian spirit should
manifest itself promptly and fully"
The Rev. Mr.. johnson OF the Second
Reformed Church and the Rev. DR.. c.
Ruebler OF the First Presbyterian Church
said they would gladly do all in their
Rev. HERNIA Vanderwart SAID he would
announce the suggestion in his church.
He was so deeply. affected by the calamity
that he changed his sermon and will
speak directly on the drowning. under
the subject lis God Lover
The Rev: Father Lambert Of st. Mary's
Church said:
Fl certainly deeply appreciate the
kindly motive that prompted the various
Protestant pastors in Hackensack to
aid the afflicted families OF my church.
1t is an expression OF the true Christian
spirit. IL they will allow me to make
a suggestion. would say that IL the funds
could be used TO the best advantage.
know where the money can best be
given and where it will do most good.
81 cannot understand how this grave
calamity happened the priest said.
The victims were thrown in the water
about thirty feet out in the river. On
shore there were at least thirty men wait
ing to take their boats for home, but
none Of them. I am told. made a move
to rescue the drowning. or course there
Is some excuse, as tho whole terrible
thing happened so quickly. ! sincerely
hope that this catastrophe will show the
people and authorities the necessity OF
a bridge TO prevent further loss OF life
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
OLD GAMBLING HOUSE LEASED.
Dsve johnson Turns Over the FarI ell and
HalOaunn Place,

Dave Johnson, the horBeman and former
bookmaker, has let for a long term of years
the old four story dwelling at 80 West
Thirty-third street. known formerly as
one of the biggest gambling houses in the
city. The lessee is a real estate spec
ulator, who also purchased the fur
nishings. which are said to have cost
about $4,000. The house Was run for
years by Frank Farrell and Gustav
Walbaum. A deal is now nearing COM
pletion for the release Of the property for
business purposes. The building has
been in charge of a caretaker since the
police closed 1t up about two years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
SWALLOWS A 80 CENT PIECE.
Newark Man Triss to Initiate . Leserde
main Artists Trick.

John O'Connor OF lH South Tenth
street, Newark. Is in tho City Hospital
In that city with a 50 oent pieoe In his
stomach. He swallowed tho ooin vhil.
attempting to do a trick with 1t and a
glass Of beer. He was in a saloon or
South Orange avenue when the con.
v~ersaion drfted into the clever trick,
performed by legerdemain artists. O'Con-
nor told about a trick he had seen and then
said he Euessed he'd perform Il.
The liquid adjunct was furnished by
the coin. He explained that he WouId
put the coin In the beer and swallow both,
Instead OF sticking TO the bottom OF ths
glass as O'Connor had expected, the
coin dropped, and with one gulp O'Connor
swallowed II. The doctors At the hospital
cay that It may be necessary to operate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
FINAL DECREE FOR e. ". IRWH.
He Also Gets Custody OF children. but1is
wife May See Them.

Justice Jaycox In the Supreme curt,
Brooklyn, granted the final deere OF
divorce yesterday to Edward W. lwin,
a manufacturer. from Jeannette f. Twin.
The couple were married in 1901 andave
two children, Olive and Wilbur, 8 nd I
years old respectively. Mr.. irwin
charged his wife with improper cod1ct
with John c. Gray, a decorator, 5 the
Atlantic Inn, Grant City. Staten land.
Justice Jaycox gives Mr.. Irw the
custody Of the children but alloe the
defendant to take them 70 her hoe for
OF July, August and Septembt the
mother is allowed to have them ,r si1
weeks as may be agreed upon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
Must SWEAR NOT AT ALL.
Wisconsin Bln Amended 10 Prohibit Al
Profanity In Public.

MADISON, Wis. May l5.-The lower
house Of the Wisconsin Legislature. to-
day put the finishing touches on the
Hull bill, making it a misdemeanor to
swear in public. The bill as introduced
simply prohibited swearing In the presence
OF persons under 10 years old, When
the bill reached the Senate in that form
Senator Hudnall submitted an amend
ment striking III the reference to age.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
NEGRESS HELD FOR HOMICIDE.
Negro BellbOy. the Victim. Refused 10
Make Ante.Mortem statement.

Margaret Hayes, a negress, % years old,
was arrested at her home at l22 West I34th
street yesterday by Detective Conroy of
the Harlem detective bureau on a charge
Of causing the death Of Jesse Telfore.
a negro bellboy, who was found shot in
the l34th street house on Friday and taken
10 the Harlem Hospital.
Coroner Dooley tried to get an ante
norton statement from the boy, but he
refused to accuse any one. He lived at
the 134th street house, as did the Hayes
woman. The police suspect that she did
the shooting, and Coroner Dooley sent
her to the Tombs prison without bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
Chicago Tanker Fails TO Appear in Court

CHICAGO, May Maurice R~osehfeld.
former director Of the Chicago National
BANK, who was supDnaed to appear before
Frank L.. Wean, referee in bank ruptcy.
to-day to answer questions affecting his
alleged dealings with Peter Van vlissineen.
the real estate mortgage forger, now in
Joliet prison. failed to obey the summons
He has until 10 A. NJ. Monday 10 show
u why be should not be punished for
contempt OF court. Mr.. Rosenfeld's fail.
ure 70 appear was ascribed 10 illness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
Kisses Divorced,

supreme Court Justice Gerard granted
yesterday an introductory decree Of
divorce to Julia Kiss from John Kiss.
The correspondent in the case testified
that she had lived as Kiss wife for three
years and said there were two little half
Kisses In their home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
~1.YEAR-OLD LIFE SAVE.
Rescues His Mother and He Bab.From
Fire Which Destroys Their HHe.

ALBANY. May i5.-To the valiantfo rts
Of her little seven-year-old son NJ Ed
ward Holzer, a resident Of the suburban
villa district of Delmar. near this 81, but
formerly OF New York, owes her Ie and
that Of her baby. She and the bal were
rescued from a fire which destrotd her
home and all OF its contents at +foock
this morning.
The boy saved himself and tb baby
by climbing down a rope, hand owe hand,
and rescued his mother by gedng a
neighbor to assist him to raise q lader TO
her chamber window. Scarcely I'D the
mother been taken to safety when To rod
Of the cottage fell In.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
TO Enlarge Fruit Auction building,

Plans have been filed for enlarging
the six story office building and show.
rooms OF the Fruit Auction Company
AZ the northwest corner Of Franklin and
Washington streets, adding four new
With the original plans hled 10 1907.