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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
SECRET CONFERENCE
rs BEING HELD
Wickersham and Fairbanks Meet ir
Chicago Hotel for Quiet
Talk

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham came quietly to
Chicago today and entered into a
lengthy and secret conference with
former Vice President Fairbanks, who
came as secretly from indianapolis.
Wickersham and Fairbanks register
ed at the Blackstone hotel and were
given adjoining apartments. They
Immediately began their conference In
which they later called James R. Wilk-
erson, former trust buster who is
said to be slated to become U. s.
district attorney in Chicago.
Neither Wickersham or Fairbanks
would be seen. Hotel employees threw
veil of secrecy about the meeting.
1t was rimored that Wickersham
came to Chicago to secure from Fair
banks some first hand Information on
the situation In Alaska which Fair
banks obtained on his visit to that
country The latest turn In the Con
troller Bay controversy in which the
Guggenheims are trying to grab the
water front of the only available out
let for the Alaska coal fields is sait
to he causing the Taft administration
worry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Artist Killed Herself.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Linda Schultz,
an artist, was found dead in gas
filled room at the home of Mrs.
Hausenger, 141S South Ashland ave-
nue., late Sunday afternoon. She lost
her position three weeks ago and had
been Respondent since that time. She
attempted suicide week ago, but was
unsuccessful. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Schultz, 1866 Armitage
avenue. said they did not understand
why she would not stay at home, but
had Insisted on rooming out for sev
eral months A verdict of suicide
while temporarily insane was returned
at the inquest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Government Chemist VIII Not be Dis
missed But VIII Receive Repr-
mand and Look
Sad.
SOLUTION OF TANeLE
After the Public Call Down, Every
body Is Supposed to Forget
the Affair and Go Back
to Work.

WASHINGTON July 1S,--Harvey
w. Wiley is not to be dismissed but
will be publicly reprimanded for the
Irregularities" in his administration
of tho chemistry bureau.
1t is earned today that this will
be the solution of the Wiley-Wicker-
sham difficulty as determined on by
President Taft.
Such a decision is said to have been
made as the only way out OF dilema
which threatened to disrupt the
presidents family. Wiley is expected
to receive the call down in graceful
manner. This action by the presi-
dent will approve Wickersham's de-
cision against thu chief chemist
leaving Secretary Wilson to bear the
brunt of the public protest against
Wiley's removal.
DR.. Wiley finished his reply to the
charges in connection with the EN-
ployment OF DR.. Rusby early today
and transmitted it to Secretary viii
son. The secretary took it to the
cabinet meeting and it was understood
that President Taft Immediately lait
the controversy Lefore his advisors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
JUDGE MCPHERSON
MAY TAKE HAND
Lewis Case ct 81. Louis May be Heard
by the Federal Judge From
Iowa.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1S.--A motion
challenging the Jurisdiction OF the
court to hear the receivership ano
mortgage foreclosure suits against
the e, q. Lewis enterprise was filed
In the United States circuit court mere
by attorneys for the Lewis interests
The motions pleaded that the claims
In the suit be considered separately
and that no one of them Is laTe
enough to entitle the claimant 10
hearing IN the federal court peu
ton of ono OF the claimants was dls
missed.
Attorneys who fled the receivershll
and foreclosure suits filed petitiohs
for fifteen additional intervenors
Judge Dyer announced he had re
quested Judge Smith McPhersoh o
Iowa to sit with him In the cases an'
would not attempt to pass upon 'h'
suits on motions until he couio nav
either Judge Mcpherson or some o''i
er Judge sit with him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
ACCUSED PREACHER
TAKES TO WOODS
Going North Where He Expects to
Camp Out Like Hermit for
Some Time.

CHICAGO, Ill.,. July 1S.-The Rev.
Guy w. Sarvis, former assistant pas
tor of the Hyde Park Church of Christ
who is being tried for heresy by the
board of foreign mission for the Dis
ciples of Christ. arrived in Chicago,
but refused to discuss his troubles.
II am on my way to the northern
woods" he said 1t was asserted by
members of his former congregation
at Hyde Park that he intends to camp
as hermit and spend the next few
weeks in solitary meditation
Mr.. Sarvis recently was nominated
as professor of sociology at the Uni
versary of Nanking, China. His ap-
pointment came to the mission board
last week and as result charges,
which were preferred at recent
church conference in Portland, were
/ renewed Mr. Sarvis position In the
church is said to be imperiled serious
/ ly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Large Bull Dog chews up TWO and
Half Year Old Child In
Terrible Man
ner
MOTHER IS ATTACKED
Ten Year Old Boy Came to the Res
cue and Used Hammer on the
Head Of the Vicious
Dog.

PEORIA, H.. July 1s.-Raymond
Stc~ens. two and half year old
Chicago tot, lies at Proctor hospital
today suffering pitiably from numer-
Gus wounds inflicted about the head,
face and limbs, sustained when he
was attacked by large bull dog at
407 Butler street 1t Is believed by
Dr. Sloan, who dressed the wounds OF
that child. that he will recover. The
child and his mother were here on q
homecoming excursion.
The dog which attacked the baby
is not believed to be afflicted with
rabies, but as Of an extremely surly
/ temperament.
The child was playing about the
yard when the dog, which belongs to
neighbor, came into the yard. The
baby toddled over to the animal. de-
void Of fear Without warning
growl that could have attracted the
attention of the childs mother, the
animal seized the baby as it would
rat, fastening its teeth in the neck
/ back or the head and shaking vigor-
ously. 1t then dropped the screaming
child and bit It's legs again and again.
The mother. hearing the cries, rush
ed to the scene, and was herself at
tackled by the enraged animal. She
received severe bites about the arms
in attempting to save her child.
, A ten year old boy who appeared
on the scene about the same time as
the mother of the child seized ham,
nier and beat the dog over the head.
It was not until this treatment was
, administered that the brute desisted
in its fight.
, The child was rushed to the hospit-
, al in city ambulance.
The police were notified of the case
! and ordered the dog Killed. pa
a trolman was kent on the premises un
V til the dog. which is a valuable one
n was given chloroform by its owner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
SHONTs TROUBLES
ALL DENIED
Lawyers Say Everything That Has
Been Said Before Is Entirely
Untrue

PARIS, July 1s.-Mrs. Theodore P.
shonts' matrimonial troubles still are
matters of pure speculation. The mys-
terry was deepened by an official state
ment given out at the office of Attor-
neys Archibald and Furnald emphat-
ically denying every bit Of the at
tempted information already publish
ed respecting the affair.
Mrs. Shonts went to the country
last Saturday, accompanied by her
daughter the dutches de Chaulnes. The
furniture is to be placed in storage
and the members of the family prob
ABLY will stay incognito at some hote
until they sail for New York.
The reported presence of Mr., Shows
1 in Paris is vigorously denied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Tomorrow and Thursday the pos

Tomorrow and Thursday the post
masters of the First Congressional
district will meet at Bluff Park, Mont
rose, Iowa. The program includes .
discussion of various topics pertain
ing to the postoffice department. Or
S. w. Moorhead of Keokuk is to dis
cuss the question, Recommendation
of Postmaster General
Burlington Hawk-Eye: President
Justice has again demonstrated his
ability as executive head OF the Cen.
trail Association, by preventing Hanni-
bal from dropping out OF the circuit
Rumors have been rife of financial
trouble in that city. and last Saturday
night Mr.. Justice went to Hannibal to
look into the situation He found the
directors at their ropes end. They
were completely discouraged and
ready to throw up the sponge. No
| money was in sight to pay players
| and the attendance was so small that
1 there was little In prospect of cash to
4 tide the team through the rest of the
/ summer President Justice had meet
ing with the directors and some of the
leading business men of Hannibal
! and managed to inject spirit of en-
tbusiasm into the situation so that
steps we're Immediately taken which
4 resulted in the raising of enoug}
funds by subscription to see the team
through the rest of the season. Presi
dent Justice reports that the situa
ton was a critical one, but believe
that now the danger of Hanniba
dropping out is past. BY saving Han
nibal President Justice has saved tn
Central association a lot of troubl
and possible disaster. It is not a
easy thing to secure city for base
, ball league in the middle of the ses
5 son and this league might have e'
perienced trouble holding togethe
with vacancy on its hands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
STANDARD OIL
MAY GET 1T
Mexican Concession to English r.
nancler Is for Sale it Is
Reported.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Politicians
in Wall Street profess to see today In
the visit here of Lord Cowdray, the
English financier whose business IN
terests were so dominant in Mexico
during the Diaz regime proof OF the
assertion that the Standard Oil inter,
ests in order to protect their business
we're among the heaviest financial
snnnorters of the Madero revolution
Cowdray secured his oil concessions
during the Diaz regime. The conces-
sions are now in danger OF being can
celled under Madero 1t is said. Cow.
dray is believed to be trying to sell
ont to the Standard Oil interests.
AS rich as the Madero family is, II
was in no position to furnish all the
funds for the revolution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
HEPBURN rs MAD
AT NEWSPAPERS
Says All Reporters Are Liars and
Cowards and Waves the
Red Shirt.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Senator
w. B. Hepburn (rep. Idaho) in the
senate today denounced the newspa-
pers Of the country for mlsrepresent.
ing him, accused all reporters of "ly.
ing and cowardice,' and waved the
bloody shirt He was opposing the
bill Of John Sharp Williams, (dem
Miss.) for the erection of confeder
ate naval monument at the vicksbure
national park.
1T is a shame that those who trie<
to overthrow the government shoult
now be depicted as heroes at govern
ment expense" he concluded.
Williams refused to listen to Hey
burn, leaving the chamber.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
LOOSE BABOoN
CREATES EXCITEMENT
Turned Everything Upside Down and
Then Made Bee-Llne For
the Woods.

FARGO. N. d., July 1s.-"Chacama,
an s5-pound baboon, being exhibited @
~ the interstate fair here, broke loose
e. srom N his cage and caused a panic
among the hundreds Of people on the
aronnds 1t was only after an exclt.
e.. chase OF over two miles by armed
.ra,nars IN an automobile that he was
fnnany's f,naly captured in huge canvas sack
Tbe baboon, on making his escape
,nada for church booth where ne
seized cal one of the small girls behind
the counter and threw her to the
sround . hut did her no injury. nc
then uptnrned all the tables in the
,n Mace and proceeded to the roof Hers
be b tore off shingles, drove away foul
narnanters and then clambered dowr
ana made bee-line across the ccon
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
preacher Was swatted.

osKALOosA, Ia, July 1s-Thr Rev.
w A. Buell. Of Lacey, while riding
motorcycle at high speed, collided
head on with an automobile driven by
Pearl Sparks at bend in the road,
north of the city Sunday afternoon.
Buell. was thrown fifteen feet into the
air and was picked up unconscious
and hurried to hospital lis IN,
tire left side was mashed in the acct
dent. Buell. was considered cycle
expert and was to have started this
morning on an overland trip to New
York City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
WROTE LETTER
BACK HOME
Resulted In Newly Married Man Be.
Ing Notified That There Was
$1,000 Waiting There
For Him.
READS LIKE A ROMANCE
Left Home Fifteen Years Ago and
Failed to Keep up Correspond
enee With His
Parents.

FAIRFIELD, July ia few days
ago Charles volland, an employe in
the Louden Machinery company's
shops in this city, received news from
relatives to hasten at once to his old
home in Fort Wayne, Ind, and there
claim his share of an Inheritance left
him by his father, who died some
sixteen months ago. The story is a
life story which reads like the mod
ern fiction, but is better because it
is true.
Nearly fifteen years ago, Charles
Volland left his home in Indiana and
wandered west. At first he did not
write home and later he became used
to not hearing from his loved ones.
He came to Fairfield a couple of
years ago, and some time afterward
became acquainted with Mrs. Emma
Harmon WHIT became Mrs. Volland on
June 20 last. After their marriage
! Mrs. Volland insisted that her hus
band communicate with his relatives
and he wrote them letter, telling
1 of his marriage.
/ Quickly an answering letter came
( from his brother in Fort Wayne, in
/ forming him of the death of the aget
father, some sixteen months ago, ant
of the search that the relatives hat
! made for the long lost brother
4 Charles. An inheritance of S1,oS'
had been left to him by the will 0
his father, if found within two years
4 and the time would expire next April
i The brother, a Lutheran minister, i'm
i plored his brother to bring his brid
at once to Fort Wayne, that a reunion
might be had and his inheritanc
. turned over to him.
Mr.. Volland was overcome with re
morse at the news of the death OF nj
father but made preparations a
, once to comply with his brothers r.
quest and accompanied by his wifi
he left Saturday afternoon for Fol
/, Wayne for a visit with his relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
PUBLICITY OF
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
uo.. Drastic Legislation Ever Pass
a Went Through the Senate
with Barely semblance Of
opposItion.
TEN CENTS PER VOTE
Limit to be Spent on an Election is
10 be One Dime for Each
Voter In the
District.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-The most
drastic campaign publicity legislation
ever passed in either branch OF con
eress was adopted by the senate, prac.
tlcally without dissenting vote.
Using the prediction publicity bill
nassed by the house of representatives
as a basis, the senate constructed dur
Ing the day a proposed law with the
following important features;
No candidate for the senate or
house shall spend in the election
more than a sum equal to 10 cents
for each voter in his district or state.
No senatorial candidate shall spend
total OF more than $4,000 in the
primary and general election, ard no
cadidate for the house shall spend
more than $4,000.
Publicity must be given to all pri-
mary campaign contributions and ex-
penditures.
All general election expenses must
be made public before the election,
beginning fifteen days before the cleo
UGH anu DtlHR SlNGA JuDISollOn OdSu
six days until the election.
All promises OF political jobs must
be made public The bill further
makes It illegal to promise political
places in order to obtain election sup
rcrt, or to aid in influencing the cleo
tion Of any member Of state legisla
ture
The bill probably will be the sub
,ect Of prolonged conference between
the two houses. 1t originated in the
house As a part of the democratic
legislative program and was designed
to require the publication of expen
ditures before election which is no
required by ife existing publioit,
law.
The republicans in the house unsuc
cessfully attempted to extend th'
bill to cover primary election expens
es. In the senate. the primar
election amendments, was adopte'
with little opposition
The senate amendments authorize
BY the committee on privileges an
eiectlons required publicity OF all pr
mary election expenses and all pledge
Of political jobs or favors Some OF
lection to this was made on tn
ground that primary elections wer
not within the control of congress
The amendment was finally adopted
however. by vote CT 50 to Z, SEM
tors Bacon, Bailey, Blankhead. JoNn
ton, BRYAN, Overman and Taylor vo
inr against It.
The more drastic portion OF the bil
limiting the amount senatorial
congressional candidate may spend
any election. and prohibiting the ma
Ing Of all campaign pledges, Was pr
posed by Senator Reed or Missouri
and was adopted only after a lof
debate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
PANIC ON
RIVER LAUNCH
Trivial Explosion Occurred and oc-
cupants Were Frightened Out
Of Their Wits.

DETROIT, July 1S.-Panic on
board a launch on the Detroit river
last night following trivial explos-
ion resulted in the death of one per-
son and the narrow escape from
drowning of five others. A small
quantity of gasoline which had escap-
ed from the engine became ignited
and the sudden flash of fire so fright
ened the six occupants of the little
craft that they all leaped overheard.
Miss Mabel Mason, aged 19, whose
home is in Parkhill Ont, sank before
assistance could reach the struggling
party. The others were rescued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
TREMENDOUS
CROP OF CoRN
With Normal Weather From Now on,
Iowa VIII Hold Her Own
This Year.

DEs MONIES. July 1S.-with nor
nal weather from now until the end
of the season Iowa will have a tre-
mendous corn crop, according to
seation Director George M. Chapel.
The grain is in almost perfect con
dition as yet, he states, despite the
fact that the rainfall is 5,4S inch be-
low the average.
"The last two weeks, he said, has
been most favorable to the crops OF
the state of any during the season.
There is but little hope for the pas
lures which have been burned up,
and the early potatoes are almost a
! total loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
HOLD |TAl ,kNs
FQ1yTEN DAYS
Immigrants VIII be Thoroughly
Smoked up Before They Arc
Allowed to Land In
America.
NO NEW CASES YET
Prevention Of Spread of Cholera In
United States Now VIII Save
Herculean Task
Later.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-To prevent
the cholera from gaining foothold in
the Italian quarter OF the east side
where 1t would be Herculean task
to wipe 1t out, stringent quarantine
regulations were put in effect today.
All Italian immigrants will be held
under observation for ten days, food
stuff coming from italy will be disin-
fected and food stuff coming from the
cholera districts will be destroyed.
No new cases were reported today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Should Have Worn Belt.

ST. PAUL. July 1s-Martin Cas-,
person, foreman in the St. Paul
Boiler and Manufacturing Company's S
plant, stepped too close to a rapidly
revolving steel drill and his sus-
penders became caught in the spin
ming shaft. He was carried around and
around, his head striking a projecting
beam with every revolution. His head
was beaten to a pulp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-Reduc-
tions averaging $1.50 per ton on rough
green fir lumber and lath shipments
from points in the Willamette valley,
Oregon, to San Francisco and bay
points were ordered of the Southern
Pacific railroad today by the inter,
state commerce commission.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
OF In a Balloon.

SPRINGFIELD, H., July 1s.--Cap-
tain John Berry, in the st. Louis bal
loon. zone Million Population" made
a sensational ascent from this city last
evening at 7.45 o'clock, sailing south
east. He was accompanied by Roy
donaldson, local aeronaut. The bal
loon had reached height of 1,6o0 feet
when sixteen miles southeast of the
citv at $50 O'Clock The balloonists
will attempt record fight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Death Of Bride.

MUsCATINE, Iowa, July lS.-on
the eve Of her wedding. Miss MARY
Luedtke, 10 years old. died suaoenis ~.
In this city on Sunday evening, W
Saturday night the girl completed nel
final purchases and her trousseau Was
In readiness. Sunday she sunereu a.
attack OF heart failure and died Dslo'
the bridegroom reached her BEDSIDE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18

CHICAGO, July 1S.-While attempt
ing to escape arrest after stealing
bicycle in Evanston, Daniel Ahern,
II years old, was shot to death by
Detective Johnson. The officer said
he shot only to frighten Ahern and
his companion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
CHEATS GALLOWS
WITH POISON
Wife Murderer Who Was to be
Hanged Today, Kills Himself in
Cell by Use Of
strychnlne.
G HAD ESCAPED TWICE
Shot His Wife Dead Because He
Suspected Her Of Keeping
Company With 9th
er Men.

BEAVER, Pa, July 1S.-Charles
Hickman, wife murderer, who twice
escaped from the Beaver county Jail,
cheated the gallows today few hours
before the time for his hanging by
committing suicide.
strychnine, it is believed, was
used.
Hickman suspected his wife OF
keeping company with other men and
shot her dead After escaping twice
from the jail, heavy guard was plac
ed around his cell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18

ERIE, Pa, July 1s.-The federal
grand jury today returned indict-
ments against Gilbert Perkins and
Charles Franklin of the Perkins De
tectiye agency of Pittsbrg. Several
witnesses were examined including
Charlee Fl. Strong, Ere's millionaire
who it is alleged, received a letter
demanding $4,000 which Perkins is
charged with sending.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
TRY TO ROB
IOWA TRAIN
Lone Bandit Attempted to Hold up
Northwestern Sleeping Car and
is Shot at For His
Palms.
BRAKEMAN TOO QUICK
Bandit Told Trainman to Hold up His
Hands and He Did So With
Loaded Revol-
yer.

BELLE PLANE, Iowa, July 1s-A
man giving his name as W. ]. Nor
ris of Plainfield, N. j.. was seriously
wounded between here and Tama
City, Iowa, early today when he at
tempted to hold UP the passengers in
one of the Pullman cars Of North
western passenger train NO. s.
Brakeman Jones shot him when the
robber ordered Jones to hold up his
hands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
mIIl Moi pasa.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Members
predicted today that the bill for anti
election publicity of campaign ex-
penses for senatorial and congression,
al candidates would never be agreed
to by the, house in the form in which
it passed the senate last evening. The
amendment covering primary contests
is not favored by the democratic ma
jority In the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Mnnan ls Too Sick,

LOS ANGELES, July 1s.-The con-
dition of Mrs. Ortie McManigal, wife
of one of the alleged Los Angeles
Times dynamiters, was 30 serious to-
dav that the expected contempt pro-
ceedings against her for her refusal to
testify before the grand jury will be
nostponed until she is taken to a hos
pital for treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
,,,.a on PARK Bench.

CHICAGO. July 1s.--After living on
bench in public park for seven. !, II
.aan : days. Mrs. Ellen Gordon and ier :
five-montns-old baby were dlscovereu
~ the police and Gent to chari1apie
institution for care.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
KIM Georae is Sick.

EDINBURGH, July 1S.-King
George is suffering from very Sc
we're sore throat. due his physicians
say. to his recent speech making COM
plicated with bad cold which he
caught while travelling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-18
Girls Drowned.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 1s.-Alice
Bitterich, aged sixteen; Lucy Bit
terich. aged twenty-one, and Goldie
Robinson, aged fifteen, were drowned
in the Pend D'Oreille river at Sand
Point, Idaho. None of the girls could
swim.
I. w. Bragg, of Benner's Ferry
Idaho, was drowned in Stroll's Lake