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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
INDIVIDUALITY IN
AU7OCONSTRUCTION
Taste of the Buyer Is Some
thing That Must Be
Considered

individuality in the construction Of
machines to please particular artistic
tastes and to meet different require
ments is constantly playing a bigger
part in the selling of automobiles,
said Chester n. Weaver. manager of
the Studebaker interests in California
and prominent automobile man of
this city. Especially is this true of
the high grade and higher priced cars
The latter are not, contrary to gen.
eral opinion, decreasing in popularity
on account of the great demand for the
low priced car. but increasing steadily.
These individual tastes first find ex-
preston in the painting and general
finish of machines" continues Weaver.
second in general construction. and
third in construction 10 meet demands
made by the physical conditions of
the locality in which the machineis to
be used.
During the present season popular
fancy has decreed that brown in it's
various shades should be the prevail
ing color scheme. One of the first
orders for a car to be finished in brown
came through our Oakland branch a
few days ago, when A f. Poirier of
limousine body to be mounted on one
of the latest Studebaker models
Poirier's machine will be finished in a
golden brown. leather of the same
shade and elaborate draperies to har-
monize.
"Another car which we have under
construction is of the torpedo type.
wit n, four doors. This. too. is to be
mounted on a Studebaker chassis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
FIREMEN ON HARD
TOUR IN THE NORTH

Lee Ijams of the Diamond rubber
company and J. w. Whitehead have
just returned from a 1000 mile hunt
ing trip made in Whitehead's Buick
car The two hunters first went to
Lake Tahoe and thence to Carson City
and Reno. Return to California via
the noted Yuba mountain pass to
Marysville, from which place the tour
was continued north through Dunsmuir
and on over into the McCloud river
country, where camp was pitched at
the base Of Mount Shasta. After the
limit of bucks had been bagged the
roads down the western skirts of the
Sacramento valley were taken for San
Francisco.
During the trip some of the hardest
going in California and Nevada was en-
countered. Four Sierra SUBMITS We're
topped and roads ranging in elevation
from sea level to 900 feet We're trav-
led. A peculiar feature, according to
Ijams, in regard to elevation lies in
the fact that the price OF gasoline was
found universally regulated by alti-
tude. From 45 cents at 1000 feet 1t
came down to 20 cents at sea level. The
hardest road found was over the noun
tains through the Yuba pass. Here the
road was both steep and rough, being
| badly cut up by the heavy freight haul
ling to which it is constantly subjected
The Sierra grades, too, We're of hair
raising variety, often being so narrow
that any margin beyond the wheel
tracks was but matter Of a few
inches. Moreover, the curves were ex-
ceedingly sharp and consequently the
car had always to be under perfect
control. Diamond tire equipment was
used and no punctures were registered
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
MRS. CLARK FISHER
REACHES Her Home
Noted Woman MOterist Ends
Journey in Her Round the
World LOCOmObile

The greatest woman motorist OF the
present day has reached her home in
Trenton. N j.. after completing her
round the world in a motor car trip
Mrs. Harriet Clarke Fisher, with her
party. has accomplished one of the
greatest feats OF the modern times In
her Locomobile she has travelled
through every cline. studied the na-
tives of almost every civilized country,
and some that were not so civilized,
covering miles of roads that hitherto
had never felt the touch of rubber
tire of an automobile. hObnobbed with
royalty, and gathered data concerning
customs and conditions OF countries
which would fill volumes OF the most
interesting reading
Her car was fully equipped for camp
ing, and many a night in wild and soI-
tary places, the modern vehicle has
been the hotel of the party. Mrs Fisher
started on her encourage In June, 1909,
and completed the IA months travel
August II. 1910. She was given fitting
receptions everywhere, but royal well
come was extended to her by the ofti-
cials of the Locomobile company OF
America, builders of what she conSid-
ers her wonderful car"
Mrs. Fisher has again taken up the
reins of her business, for in this she
is as distinguished as In her travels.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
new High DUTY
ELMORE IS HERE
A. j. Smith Explains the Work
ings of the New Two
Cycle Engine

The new high duty Elmore has been
the center of attraction in automobile
row since it arrived. The car with the
high duty engine is more especially the
high duty two cycle valveless engine
which is an advancement of the two
cycle problem.
a. ]. Smith the coast distributor of
the Elmore, in speaking Of the new
high duty engine, said:
The incoming gas is drawn into the
annular chamber during the entire
downward stroke of the piston. The
gas passes from the carburetor through
the manifold into the distributor, then
through the distributor port and pump
bypass, entirely filing the annular
chamber above referred to.
AT the same time the gases in the
chamber have been compressed, forcing
the new gas through bypass into the
distributor, which has now changed its
position to admit the new gas, and on
through port bypass and ports into
the combustion chamber, where, upon
being compressed. the gases are ignited
and escape through the port at the con-
clusion of the downward stroke of the
piston.
Our high duty motor comes nearer
to completely scavenging the combus-
ton chamber of each cylinder than any
motor Of whatsoever type ever put into
an automobile. The reason for this is,
that We are not limited as to pump ca
pacity, height of ports. or automatic
pressure.
This means that at variance with
every other type of motor, either two
cycle or four cycle, the volume of gas
forced into the combustion chamber
is subject to our viii in designing. The
revolving movement of our gas distri-
butor allows of high ports being used
at high speeds, the retarding of the
distributor, cutting down the height
of the port in accordance with the
speed, and in the same direct proper
tion, does the pressure on the incom-
ing gases increase, or decrease in exact
equilibrium, with the speed of the en-
gine, and height of port created by the
distributor.
This means fleXibility of motor
giving any speed on the high gear, slow
or fast, and low gasoline consumption.
The specifications of the model re-
ceived are:
Horsepower, S5-40; four cylinders
perfect high duty vaIveIess motor
wheels, 32x319; wheel base los Il
inches; transmission, selective type;
multiple disk clutch of the most eX-
( pensive and. improved design; floating
| type rear axle; Il" beam steel front
axle: Atwater Kent ignition system
| speed, guaranteed 3 to so miles an
| gasoline guaranteed; full elliptic double
scroll rear springs; one-half elliptic
front springs; Thermos siphon water
cisco; regular factory equipment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28

Electric automobiles will take an i'm
portant part in the coming electrical
exhibition, which is to be held at the
Coliseum, September II to "a. Practi-
cally all Of the well known electric
vehicles now represented in the city
will be on exhibition; and as this will
be the first event ever held on the
coast in which electric cars have been
featured the number of this type of
motor car promises to be unusually
large.
Among the most prominent cars ex-
pected to be on exhibition are the
Studebaker from the Studebaker COM
pany, the Woods electric from the Pa
cific motor car company, the Detroit
electric from the Reliance automobile
company, the Babcock electric from
the Pioneer automobile company, the
Ideal electric from the Ideal Electric
automobile company, and the Baker
electric from the Bay Cities Electric
Vehicle company.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
PULLMAN SHOWS
SPEED And ABILITY
Night Ride Over Eastern Roads
Try Cars and Capability
of Driver

"One of the speediest of the large
touring cars now being manufactured
in this country is the Pullman so
horsepower, model NJ, seven passenger
car. It's makers claim that it is one
of the most comfortable riding and
most powerful machines in the big
car class" said c. 3. Gardner, agent
for the Pullman cars.
LAS an evidence of the speed capa-
bilities of the large seven passenger
machine, it may be mentioned that re-
Gently a party made up of Ferdinand
mobile, who drove the machine;
Messrs. Ellis and BonsaI, motor car
enthusiasts of New York, and f. w.
Hutchinson Jr., publicity manager of
the Pullman motor car company, York,
Pa, made a night trip from Lancaster,
Pa, to New York city, distance Of
about 200 miles by the route which
was taken. The party left Lancaster
at 9 o'clock and reached Philadelphia,
a distance of IS miles. at midnight.
Here a stop of one and a half hours
was made. The party left Camden,
n. j., just across the river from Phila-
delphia, at 1:45 a. m. The distance
from Camden to Jersey City ferry of
the Pennsylvania railroad company,
miles.
''As the car was absolutely new con-
siderable more oil was used for lubri-
cation than was necessary, entailing
three stops in Jersey towns, which
necessarily were more lengthy than if
they had been made during the day, as
in ev-ry instance the night attendants
at the garages had to be awakened in
order that oil and gas might be OBJ
tained. In spite of these delays and
the fact that the New Jersey roads
We're very heavy from the thunder
storms of the afternoon before, and in
addition TO the fact that the run was
made at night, which required unusual
caution in the handling of the car, the
party arrived at Jersey City ferry at G
o'clock the next morning.
The party was enthusiastic in their
praise of the riding quality of the
| large Pullman machine. as well as its
speed and hill climbing ability
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28

Men who do not hesitate to plan and
execute business campaigns may pom
der long time over the name they will
affix TO their product. Often this prob
lem is solved by immortalizing the
name OF the manufacturer by giving
the product his own name.
The honor OF naming the Overland
automobile is given young woman in
Indianapolis. 1t all happened this way.
After eight months had been spent in
perfecting the first one cylinder car
with q 81 horsepower motor and a mar
row tread-about 50 inches-the uues-
tion arose, "Will it run2' It was then
the middle Of January and deep snow
covered the ground.
The designer stepped to the side of
the car-the engine was set crosSwise
OF the frame and cranked from the side
and gave the engine one revolution.
IT moved. The happy builder started
10 push the car, then let It go by it
self, and it ran from the old shop to
the newly constructed factory building,
more than a block away.
That night a banquet was held at
the Denison hotel to celebrate tee vic
tory. Because the car had actually
gotten over the land a young woman
named II the overland"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28

Motorists who make the trip down
the coast and have occasion to stop
in Salinas will be pleased to know that
concrete and brick. building to replace
his present, frame structure. The
building Will be so by 20 feet and
viii be ready for occupancy within
three months
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
An Experts Opinion Of Skin Disease

An Experts Opinion of Skin Diseases.
A prominent national expert on
skin diseases whose name you are
familiar with says that in all his scien-
tific experience he has never found SO
hard a disease to conquer as Eczema
Yet he does not hesitate to recommend
ZEMO as most successful remedy
for the treatment o. Eczema, itching
skin diseases, dandru, pimples, black
heads and all other di Eases Of the
skin and scalp. He says that not only
do its curative qualities make it popu-
lar but also the fact that it is clean.
liquid remedy for external use. A
great Improvement over the old style
greasy salves and lotions which are
not only unpleasant to use but do not
destroy the germ life that causes the
disease. ZEMO fraws the germs to
the surface and destroys them, leav-
ing the skin clear and healthy. Can
be used freely on infants. Mr.. o. w.
Ellsworth will Gladly supply those who
cal with free sample bottle of ZEMO
and booklet which explains in simple
language all about skin diseases and
how to cure yourself at home with
ZEMO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
BELIEVE ICE HOUSE
WAS SET ON FIRE
Owners Of Burned Structure Are
Offering $1,000 Reward
for Fire Bug.

Henry Becker & Son, owners of
the big ice house on the canal bank
above the second lock, which burned
last week, believe that the ice house
was set on fire by an incendiary, with
malice in his heart.
The company is advertising re-
ward OF $1,000 for information which
ty or parties whom they believe to be
responsible to having set fire to their
ice house, which was partially con-
sumed
The cause of the fire last week is
not known, but from the announce
ment Of the company it is evident that
the members have some information
or suspicious that the fire was not
the result of sparks from a passing
locomotive or from spontaneous com
set on fire, and they are anxious to
find out who the person was and
bring the matter up before the grand
jury
Henry Becker and his attorney,
James M. Rollins of ST. Louis, have
been in Keokuk several days in con
ference with the representatives OF
several insurance companies and have
adjusted the fire loss on Beckers ice
house, which was nearly destroyed by
flames last week.
Mr.. Rollins returned to st. Louis
last night and Mr.. Becker will remain
to rebuild his house and protect his
ice saved from the fire. He has begun
investigations as to the cause OF &Ss
fire. which will probably lead to some
arrests later on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
Free
Laxative
For Babies

just as a mother is careful about
the food she gives a child. she should
be careful about the kind of a laxa-
tive she gives it to move its little
bowels. Not all remedies for this
purpose. no matter how good they
may be, are suited to child.
You should especially avoid pills and
t C,1t ana powders. for they are DIM
hard to swallow them. And pureatiyes
and salts and the various waters are
TOO violent for the young. Better give
( gentle though effective laxative like
Dr CaidWell.s Syrup Pepsin. which is
pleasant to the taste and absolutely does
not grippe. A fifty cent or one dollar hot :
tle can be bought OF any druggist. and
i 4 you /, give a small dose. as the dlrec-
bed. or O small dose before breakfast,
you Will have q cheerful, happy child in
few hours. -
This remedy has been sold for almos,
a. afa anrtsir, Of Ia century and thousands
nave never used It, and you would like
to make a test OF 1t before buying 1t in
inc regular way: send your name and
a aat1, to the doctor for. a free sample
many mothers have learned of a way OF
curing children of the little Ills OF life.
and thereby avoiding the graver diseases.
In the family OF Martha Eminter OF
Iorkville s. C.. and /. S. Bower OF
Jamestown Colo. no other laxative but
this. Is used 1t is a remedy for all the
family. strong enough to be effective on
the most robust and mild enough 30 that
women children and old people, who es-
pecially need a gentle laxative. can use
It, You will find nothing better for con-
stipation. indigestion. sick headache. sour
stomach. flatulency and such stomach,
liver and bowel troubles than this DR..
Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsin. Let 1t be your
family remedy from TODAY on and we as
sure you you will have healthy house,
hold
DIR. Caldwell personally viii be plea sed
70 give. YOU any medical advice you may
desire for yourself or family pertaining to
the stomach. liver or bowels absolutely
rec Of charge. Explain your case in
etter and he will reply to you in detail.
For the free sample simply send your
name and address on a postal card or
otherwise. For either request the doctors
address Is DR.. w. B. CALDWELL R.505Cald-
veil building, Monticello. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
ST. V|TUS' DANCE
Striking Example Of Its Cure
by the Tonic Treatment.
Many Children Softer from Thi.
Severe Nervous Disorder With
oat the Disease Being
Recoqnized.
RECOGNIZED.

The cure of ST. Nitus' dance by DR..
Williams Pink Pills is striking ex-
ample of the power of tonic acting
through the blood to cure even the most
serious nervous disorders. This power is
due to the fact that the nerves, like every
other part of the body, depend on the
blood for their nourishment and health,
The statement of Carl A. Wagner, OF
No. 504 South Seventh street, Arkansas
City, Kansas, is sufficient proof of the
power OF Dr. Williams Pink Pills to cure
this disease and warrants their use in any
case. He says
81 became afflicted with ST. Vitus'
dance while attending school and my
parents always thought thatit was caused
by too chose attention to school work. |
vas sick for eighteen months and ought
to have been in bed, but was so nervous
that | felt that I couldn't lie there. My
head jerked and my eyes twitehed. l
seemed to be in tremble all over my
body and could not control my muscles.
Often when walking would lose control
of my legs and fall | could not hold
anything with my hands. If tried to
feed myself, the chances were that
would drop the knife and fork The dis
ease finally affected my speech SO that it
was an effort to talk, which ] could not
do distinctly. | often had smothering
sensation, when il seemed that MS 60
ing to lose my breath.
III was under the care of several doctors
but received no benefit and grew worse
all of the time My father heard of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills and told the doctor
that he was going to give them to me-
| had not taken them long before could
soc that they were helping me. | could
sleep better and was less nervous, ] con-
| tinucd taking the pills until was cured.
am strong now and able to do good
days work y
! Dr. Williams Pink Pills have also
cured sciatica, neuralgia, nervous head
aches, nervous debility, and have given
lasting benefit in partial paralysis and
| locomotor ataXia.
Our booklet, Diseases of the Nervous
| System will be sent free upon request.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or they will be sent by mail post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
! box; six boxes for $3.50, by the DR. Viii
/, liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27

stebbins, May Morris, Margaret Dor
sey, Irene Bradley.
Pupils WHO nave been neither alb
sent nor tardy during the last term:
Fame Bell. Junior Skirvin, Lucille
Hickman, Maragret Dorsey, Virginia
Dunlap, Willis flaming, Helen Steb-
bins, Glenn Hickman. Felix Anschutz,
Janet School, Irene Bradley, Karl Kon-
zen, Frank Bidwell, Katherine Pyles
Donald Stricken, Marie Moseley, Ida
Westerman, Gregory Meador, May
Morris
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
Meeting Of the Members Of the keo-
kuk Motor Boat Club Tonight
at 7:ao, in Commercial
Club Rooms.
TO HAVE CELEBRATION
A Regatta Here on independence Day
Would be of Interest to
Towns Far and
Near.

A meeting of the motor boat club
has been called for this evening and
will be held in the Commercial club
rooms at half past seven. AS many
of the members of the club will be
present as it is possible for to attend
Tonight plans for the celebration
which will likely be arranged for the
Fourth Of July will be up for discus
sion by the boat club members and
committees to look after the differ
ent details of the Fourth will be ap-
pointed.
1t is not impossible for Keolluk to
hold regatta here on the Fourth of
July and such an affair would create
wide spread interest among cities up
and down the river for more than an
hundred miles each way.
The exclusive news in The Gate
City last Sunday that the merchants
would stand behind celebration got
ten up by the motor boat club of the
city and would furnish five hundred
dollars if needed, was welcomed with
pleasure by many of the citizens.
keokuk has not had celebration
in several years on the Fourth or any
of the other public holidays and the
time seems ripe to spring something
of the kind already proposed
1t is urgent that each and every
member of the Motor Boat club be
present this evening so that arrange
ment committees may be appointed
and plans more nearly perfected.
Ell other citizens who may have
plans or suggestions to offer are in
vited to meet with the Motor Boat
club tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27

children to dissipate. / am sure this
idea grows less and less as the re-
suits of our public school system
grows wider and wider.
l asked myself the question, what
is success and how far does educa-
ton go in achieving it? What body
of men would best represent the idea
of success" have selected four
bodies, all of the presidents of the
United States, the present senate, the
present house of representatives, and
all of the members of the supreme
court Seventy-four per cent of the
men that have sat on the supreme
bench are college graduates; 6S per
cent of the presidents of the United
States are college graduates; 81 per
cent of the present senate are college
graduates; 60 per cent of the house Of
Representatives are college gradu-
ates.
The present census reveals 100000
900 people in the United States. One
ninetieth of this number, or 100000,
are between the ages of Is and 20.
Now, for every 100 people that grad
uate from college 100000 do not.
Suppose some genius would give me
the privilege of selecting the members
Of I csc four bodies for the next ten
years. For every 100 members of the
supreme berch | would pick from "a
from the 100 and 269 from the 100,-
900. For every 100 senators selected l
would have to take 67 from the 100
graduates and 33 from the 100000. In
the selection of the house of represen-
tatives 60 from each 100 would be col
lege graduates. and 40 would come
from the 100000 who did not gradu-
ate. Does 1t pay in citizenship and all
that make for greatness
You have come to the present mile
stone in your education through the
aid and good will Of the keokuk high
school district and you are not your
own. You belong to Keokuk and she
is interested in your welfare and adj
vancement. We hope that each and
everyone Of you will go to some high.
er institution OF learning and win
success and honor there as you have
here
The following received diplomas:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
Class of 1910.

+ Ia !
Adelaide Bartruf.
Gertrude Henrietta Bode.
Florence Ethel Brown.
Mary Leila Colvin.
John Lawrence Cruze.
Harry Alvin Duncan.
Sarah Anne Elizabeth Foelker.
Will S. Haggott.
Anna Sophia Magdalena Hartrick
Van Brocklin Hayden.
Vera Belle Hawkes..
Ferne Stricken Hood.
Thomas Henry Howells.
Eva Leah HUDSON.
Helen Marie Jones. ;.
Alberta Mae Jester.
Grace Aileen Jester.
Charles Levan King.
Leila Victoria Mattern.
Thomas M. McNally.
Bernard Wende Merriam
Adah Rebekah Musser.
Dorothea Madeleine Marley.
Roscoe James Nichols.
Sarah Alice Noble.
Glenn R. Parsons.
Eunice Rachel Peters.
Gratia Jewett Reed.
Frances G. Russell.
Louise School.
Frank Arthur Wahlgren.
Van B. Walker.
Margaret Augusta Williamson.
Ruth Turner Zimmerman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-27
CLASS in ANNUAL
Commencement
rhirty.Ninth Graduation Exercises Of
the keokuk High School were
Held Last Evening in
Opera House.
4 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Address by pr. Z. II. McMichael is
Listened to by Large Audience
at Close Of which Diplomas
ard Prizes Are
Awarded.

The class of 10 received their di-
plomas last evening at the Grand
opera house. The members of the
class marched in at Sis and were
seated in two semi-circles on the stage
and remained standing while Rev. R.
W, Lilley pronounced TIE invocation.
DR.. R. l.. Reid, principal of the high
school, in a few fitting words intro.
duced the speaker of the evening,
Thomas H. McMichael, D. D., presi.