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subtle drug caffeine, in coffee,
worked discomfort and varying
forms of disease.
Some people haven't the charac-
ter to stop habit when they
know 1t is killing them, but it is
easy to shaft from coffee to Pos
tum for, when made according to
directions, it comes to table cup
of beverage, seal brown color,
which turns to rich golden brown
when cream is added, and the
taste is very like the milder grades
of Old Government Java.
Postum is veritable food drink
and highly nourishing, containing
all the parts of wheat carefully
prepared to which is added about
10 per cent of New Orleans mo-
lasses, and that is absolutely all
that Postum is made of.
Thousands of visitors to the pure
food factories see the ingredients
and how prepared. Every nook
and corner is open for every visi-
tor to carefully inspect. Crowds
come daily and seem to enjoy it.
There's a Reason"
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the foods.

Some persons seem to have ex-
cess vitality enough to use coffee,
tobacco and whiskey for years and
apparently be none the worse, but
the number is small, and when a
sensible man or woman finds an
article acts harmfully they exercise
some degree of intelligence by
dropping it.
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Roland Attacks Mrs. Gross.

Wlen JOnn hOldnu came lnlO the
house Mrs. Gross testified that she
said to him: Get out of here Johnnie
Roland, you can't stay In here
Roland said: Get out you
or I'll give you the contents .
With this remark Roland struck her
over the right eye and in the mouth
with the butt end of revolver. Then
Mrs. Gross said:
II was dazed. went out of the
back door on east side of the house
to small vacant house nearby.
did not know anything more until
found myself standing by Lily Jones
within few feet of the kitchen door
They put her in an automobile and
carried her away. / have no distinct
recollection of shots that were fired.
Janltor's Testimony.
Edward Hillyer, 1909 Exchange
street, janitor at the George Wash
ington school, was at Anna Gross
house at the time of Roland's arrival
He testified that he was there tel
minutes before the shooting, COMING
in answer to a request by Lily Jones
VIII, stated she wanted to go to ST
Louis. He testified to the two boy
who came running through the house
: one saying, Here comes Johnnie.
. One was Norris Roberts and the otf
err was Buster Jones, young son Q
the dead woman. Hillyer said tn
person entered the back door an
struck a match. 1t was too dark t
distinguish who he was. The perso
went into the front room to wher
Anna Gross was, and as he did S
Hillyer went out the rear, accordin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

press the heart and steadily tear
down the nervous system, bringing
on one or more of the dozens of
types of diseases which follow
broken-down nervous systems,
many people don't know it.
But it remained for the man who
has coffee, morphine or whiskey to
sell, to have the supreme nerve to
say: you only imagine your dis
orders. Keep on buying from me-
Let us continue to quote from his
article.
Notwithstanding the enormous
increase in population during the
past three years, coffee shows an
appalling decrease in consump-
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ISN'T IT CURIOUS these

~ - = = = Y = 4940S
''burly" strong men should pick out
coffee to imagine about? Why
not imagine" that regular doses of
whiskey are harmful, or daily slugs
Of morphine?
If Imagination" makes the caf-
feline in coffee clog the liver. de-
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Then the Article proceeds to de-
nounce Postum and works into
fine frenzy, because we have pub
lished facts regarding the effect Of
coffee on some people.
The narrowing tale goes on.
Where a few years ago every
body drank coffee, several cups
day, now we find in every walk in
life people who imagine they can
not drink 1t. (The underscoring is
ours.) Burly blacksmiths, carpen-
tiers, laborers and athletes have
discontinued or cut down the use
of coffee; as there Is not a person
who reads this and will not be
able to find the same conditions
existing among his own circle of
acquaintance, is it not we'll for
the Brazilians to sit up and take
notice?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
BLOT ON NATION
TO HANG HER
Much Opposition to the Coming Exc
cution of Negro Woman in
Washington.

WASHINGTON. June IA frail
sickly little negro woman covering
with the native fear of death and
haunted by the shadow OF the gal
lows has been made the object of a
countrywide appeal against the exc
cution of woman on scaffold within
sight of the nations capitol.
Wives Of congressman and many
other women of prominence have in
terested themselves in behalf of Mat
tie Lomax, condemned to die on July
81 unless President Taft intervenes,
The president has promised to con
slider the case If brought to him as a
formal petition
Matte is the first woman condemn.
ed to die in the District of Columbia
since Mrs. Surrat paid the extreme
penalty for completely In the assas
sination of President Lincoln. She
killed her black giant of husband
after he had abused her many times
Her guilt Is unquestioned by those
who oppose the execution, but they
assert that to hang her here would
/ be "blot on the nation"
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Gebhardt and Barnes Pay the Penalty
For Their Grimes by Being
Strapped Into the Electric
Chair.
ONE KILLED HIS WIFE
Skeleton Found In Woods by Rabbit
Hunters Led UP to Apprehension
and Conviction Of
Criminal.

OSSINNING, N. Y, June 12.-At
Sing Sing prison today Frederick Geb-
hardt, wife murderer, and Thomas
Barnes, who killed John P. Leonard.
of Brooklyn, were executed
The apprehension of Gebhardt rival
ed any episode in the career of Sher-
lock Holmes. Rabbit hunters found
the skeleton of a young woman in the
woods on Long Islano. Search of the
woods revealed two sales slips of a
Hamburg, Germany, department store
to Anna Mueller.
Henry Workhupp of Newark, N. J.
told the police that Anna Mueller was
married in his house early in 1908
The police found Mueller who wal
living under the name of Gebhardt.
He confessed that he married th'
girl under pretense of being a million
aire and lured her to Islip and kille'
her.
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Drought Broken By
Drop in Temperature

perature OF 100 degrees. Otner cities
leigh, N. c., and Phoenix, Ariz Chi
cago had maximum temperature OF
50 degrees, while Kansas City and St
Joseph were tied with St Louis.
Farmers in ST. Louis county arc
still crying for rain. They will begin
to harvest wheat today. and although
1t is said the drought has not damag-
ed 1t, the growers say late corn and
oats will be injured seriously. The
drought did not set in until wheat was
nearly matured and Is said to have
helped the crop in the lowlands, as
there was no moisture to cause rust-i
The dry weather has caused an early
harvest, the farmers in st, Louis
county generally waiting until July L,
before cutting wheat. Some OF the
wheat on the highlands Is damaged.
II will begin to harvest wheat to-
morrow" said Henry Heinemann,
farmer living at Chesterfield, last
night II expect to get fair crop,
as 1t has nGt been damaged by the
\ drought. NiOsl VI Iho lehi hiCAo AZ viz
vicinity also will begin harvesting to-
morrow. Labor Is scarce in the
county and we may have difficulty n
obtaining enough hands to handle the
crop
THE drought has killed oats. There
is not even enough oats to attempt to
cut It, Corn also has been seriously
damaged"
Flowers, shrubs and fruit trees ara
burning up" said A. G. Grenier,
nurseryman of 441s Natural Bridge
road. last night. Conditions are
: much worse than they we're week
ago. and unless we have a good rain
soon everything will be burned up.
Many shrubs and small trees already
have been ruined beyond repair. Ear
ly corn will turn out all right but late
! corn will burn up. There will not
be enough oats to cut People began
: to cut wheat last week. and nearly
everybody else will begin cutting this
r week | do not think the drought had
0 much effect on the crop.
I The outlok for small fruits is not
good, according to employees at H. ]
Weber & Sons Nursery company II
ST. Louis county. Green apples havt
A been dropping from the trees in grea
D quantities for the last week, they
q say, and other fruits also are falling
r off Berries are withering up, they
J. say. The strawberry and the goose
i berry crops are not affected by the
l. drought they say, as the berries were
nearly full grown before the drought
O became so bad.
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innocent Rystander Killed.

OMAHA, Neb., June 12-Humane Of
ficer Woodbridge shot and killed Will
liam Metz, bystander when
he fred wildly into mob that had
collected while he was attempting to
arrest drunken man, When Metz
dropped, the mob beat the officer into
unconsciousness He was saved from
death by his own gun only by the
timely arrival OF reserves.
Woodbridge has strain of negro
blood in him He was beaten nearly
to death last winter in making an ar
rest. While a street conductor he shot
and killed highwayman fifteen years
ago.
The tragedy occurred within half
block of where a policeman was sho
two months ago In making an arrest
Woodbridge is held at the Central sta
ton pending the Inquest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
FOUR REPORTS
ALREADY IN SIGHT
Canadian Reciprocity Measure Side
Issues VIII be, Thick in Sen
ate tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Reports
galore are promised on the Canadian
reciprocity bill when that measure is
submitted to the senate by the finance
committee on Tuesday. Already four
are in sight.
Penrose (rep., Pa chairman OF the
committee, will file q brief, formal
statement, setting forth the action OF
the committee in reporting the bill
without recommendation
McCumber (rep., N. ID will submit
lengthy report in opposition to the
agreement.
Lafollette also opposed to reciproc-
ity. was at work tonight on his state
ment
Williams (dem., Miss.) will prepare
report which will be signed by sew
eral Of his colleagues. Senators stone
and Bailey will air their views II
speeches stone will sign the VIII
liams report.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
MILLION COPIES
OF HIS SPEECH
Lorimer viii Appeal to the Voters Of
Illinois to Believe Him
Honest.

CHICAGO, June 12-Senator Lori
mer is having an even million
pamphlets printed containing the
speech he delivered in the SEN
ate in his own defense when the
report of the first investi-
eating committee was under consider
alton. The work is being done by a
Chicago publishing house, and the
speech will be placed in the hands of
every Illinois voter in an effort to
turn public sentiment in Lorimer's di-
rection.
1t is said that If the present inves.
tigation unseats Lorimer he will make
immediate appeal to the people of the
state for reelection.
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CANNON DENIES
ANOTHER LIE
Y : Vigorous Protest From the Ex-
Speaker Regarding His Ten
Weeks Engagement In
= Vaudeville.
AT $4,000 PER WEEK
Proceeds Were to be Used to ESTABLISH
Model Farm Near His Homo
According to the
Rumor.
At $4,000 PER WEEK

WASHINGTON. June IA rumor
that ex-Speaker Cannon would open a
ten weeks engagement in vaudeville in
Chicago this fall at $4,000 per week,
the proceeds to be used to establish
a model farm near Danville, ILL.,,
brought forth vigorous denial from
Mr. Cannon.
"Will you print exactly what say?'
asked Cannon of the United Press re
porter when asked about the rumor.
That Is the cutest, little - lie
ever heard Of he said
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police Shake Down.

CHICAGO, June simultaneously
with the announcement that the two
chief witnesses against alleged graft
ers In the police department have fed,
came another shake-up in the police
department. Eight lieutenants, six
teen sergeants and eighty-one police
men were transferred Chief among
the officers moved were the two lieu
tenants named in the "shakedown
charges. Lieutenant John Bonfield OF
the vice district was marooned out IN
the stock yards and Lieut.. Costello
was sent to the Hiram Street district
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
SHOT MAN WHO
SHOT HIS WIFE
Murderer Was Trying to Commit
Suicide When Step-son Killed
Him.

DENVER, Colo, June 12.-W NJ.
Daniels, of Denver, is in jail at Castle
Rock, Colo. today on a charge of
numbering his step-father, Sam w
Ellston. after the later had shot down
his wife, who was Daniels mother, in
cold blood Mrs Ellston and three
daughter were at picnic when
Elston crept up with shotgun and
slew Mrs. Ellston before Daniels
could stop him. While E1lston was
trying to commit suicide, Daniels
fred several shots at him with re
volver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
BURIED IN
OWN DooRYARD
Murder Case Has Aroused the citl
zens and TWO Suspects Are
Arrested.

PENNINGTON, Me-, June 12.-Nof
in wears has this part of Maine been
stirred up over murder case as 1t is
over the finding of the body of Mrs,
Eta Taylor, which was found buried
in a shallow grave in her own door
ward. The woman's husband, Mar
shall Taylor, professional guide, is
in iail and will not talk. Guidda
searles, comely woman of 26, is also
under arrest. She entered the home
as housekeeper shortly after the
disappearance of Mrs. Taylor.
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Beneath the Waves
of Lake and River

when the sand carrier, ]. w. Marshall
overturned off City West, fishing
hamlet ten miles east of Gary Ind.
went down with the laundering ship.
The remainder of the crew of twelve
were flung high on the shore by
mountainous waves and were rescued
by fishermen.
Most OF the crew were below when
the Marshall turned turtle, and those
who escaped were forced to dive
through the companionway before the
ship began to settle
The vessel had taken on heavy
cargo of sand at Gary, and on the
way to Chicago grounded off City
West. Several hours were spent in
working the ship free, and Capt. Le-
roy Rand Of Wilmette had just turned
her nose toward Chicago when the
Storm broke.
Her engines grunting and wheeling,
the old Marshall fought losing bat
tie with the storm until Capt. Rand
decided to ride the gale out at anchor.
The heavy mud hooks dragged at first
and did not strike good holding bot
tom until the lights of the fishing
hamlet a few hundred feet away were
discernable through the murk and
| flying scud Capt Rand called on the
crew to man the boats, desperate
measure with the sea running wild
A few heard him and tumbled hur
riedly out Of their hunks. Just as they
reached the deck an immense wave
flung the Marshall aloft and keel w
she tumbled into the slough,
The men on deck were swept over
board Those below were caught II
death trap, one man, fireman
dived for the companionway and es
capped miraculously from the water
bound cabin as the vessel yawnet
. and sank like a plummet. Thos
: who went down with the Marshal
we're: Martin Donahue Of Chicago
the mate; Charles Langeman, assist
, ant engineer; John Wiseman, wheels
, man. and Gus Jake, firemen.
Capt. Rand, Rufus Young, chief er
gineer. and other members of the cre'
were badly battered in the struggl
: to reach shore. The fisherman
I City West, who had kept their light
: burning all night as beaeons. wei
/ assembled on the beach and dragge
e the survivors to safety The surVl
+ ors were brought to Chicago later.
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rrlnlets Have ceIebration.

FoN DU LAC, Wis. June 12-sur-
rounded by friends and relatives who
cara from all over the country, Mrs.
sedate Pier of Wauseau, Wis, Sylves-
ter Windecker of Byron, Wis, and Sid
ney Windecker of Fond Du Lac the
famous Windecker triplets celebrated
their sixty-seventh birthday at the
home OF a sister here. Hale and hear
~ the triplets declared they expected
to live to be 100,
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Eastern harvard Clubs.

MINNESOTA, Mimi, June 12.-The
Eastern Section Of the National AS
soGiation of Harvard Clubs won big
victory here when New York City was
chosen as the place for the convention
In 1912. For the past fifteen years eacf
convention has been held in the west
The following officers were elected
President, Rev Minot Sims, 81, Cleve
Ian. treasurer Carmly, 'o4, Cleveland
secretary, Claude NJ, Bark, '01, Mime
apolis
The Santa Barbara, Connection
and Hampshire clubs were admitted t
the association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
MADERO BEGINS
HIS CAMPAIGN
Speaking Tour With object in View of
Being Elected President
of Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, June Francisco
|. Madero, the chief candidate of the
insurgents for the presidency, began
speech making tour of Guerrero and
other states, leaving on special train
at s o'clock this morning. In three
hours he reached Guernavaca where
he reviewed the insurgent army of the
south. He will abandon the train to-
morrow and then travel in an auto
with a small escort
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
SUGAR Trust Confession.

WASHINGTON, June 12,-Edward
F. Atkins, acting president OF the
American Sugar Refining Co, admit
ted to the senate committee today
that the original Havemyer combina-
ton was formed to eliminate competi-
tion. obtain the highest possible price
for sugar and reduce the price OF
production.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
salalers Leave This Week.

GALVESTON, June 19.-The remov-
al of United States troops from the
Texas border will be started this week
when coast artillerymen, composing
the provisional infantry brigade, under
General A. l.. Mills, will return TO
their home stations. The soldiers Will
60 home on navy transports.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
ILLINOIS G.. A. R.
MEETS TOMORROW
Advance Guard Pouring Into Joliet tc
Attend the State En-
campment.

JOLIET, H., June 12.-The ad.
vance guard of the 45th annual en-
campment of the Illinois department
of the G. A. R. is arriving in Joliet to.
day and by evening thousands will
be on the scene.
The council of administration met
this afternoon. Commander in Chief
John E. Gilman of Boston, will attend
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Civil Service Bill Signed.

SPRINGFIELD, H., June 1O,-Gov.
Deneen has signed the statewide civil
service bill effecting 1000 state EN-
Moves. the bill amending the Cook
county civil service laws and the Chi
cago Park commission bill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12
Russian petectlves Here.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-TWO Rus
sian secret service men on world
wide search for jewels stolen from the
czarina of Russia two months ago
were in Washington today on trail
which leads through several southern
cities.
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One Cool pay.


ST. LOUIS. June 12.-St. Louis, as
to weather, yesterday enjoyed more
pleasant Sunday that it has for weeks.
While other cities in the country were
sweltering, as the mercury was crawl
ing over the 100 mark in the ther-
mometer, the highest temperature re-
corded in ST Louis was IS degrees. ar
p. m. The local showers scheduled
for Yesterday failed to arrive, the
area of low barometer, which was eX-
ptcted to encompass this city, passing
to the north.
The weather forecast of last night
promises st. Louis only short re-
spite from hot weather The forecast
reads ali Monday and TuesGar
j somewhat warmer Tuesday" and al.
though .9day nay be as oiels3nt as
yesterday. the mercury proaabiy viii
hit its old stride and st'iie for the
/ high places in the thermometer to-
morrow.
There was great summer garden
weather yesterday. and all amusement
resorts and public parks were crowd
ed Strollers on the boulevards kent
in retirement because of the heat OIL
the last few Sundays, came out and
the streets took on their usual sum
mer Sunday air.
The temperature at ! o'clock yester
day morning was 7S degrees. 1t fel
until it reached IA degrees at 6 a. nj
and stayed there until a. m. 1t ther
began to rise, reaching the maximum
IS degrees, at A p. m. The mercur.
stood al 81 degrees at o'clock las
night
Yuma, Ariz., came into prominenc
again yesterday with maximum ten
] perature of ITO degrees. Washington
: D. c.. tied for second place with For
J. Worth, Texas, Shreveport, La, an
1 Fresno, Cal, with 1902. Spokane
a Wash. which boasts it is a continue
summer resort, had maximum ten
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Rates Not to Climb.

WASHINGTON. June 12.-orders
effecting over $50 railroads, revoklng
advanced rates on vehicles were is
sued by the interstate commerce com
mission today. The order revokes the
advanced rates on agricultural Inn
plements throughout the southwest
territory.
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Sane Fourth Of
July Celebration

The campaign of education
for a sane and safe Fourth Of
July celebration, which has
been in progress for several
years, is bearing fruit all owe,
the United States. The pls
| is one Of sense instead of non
sense. It is a plan that pro
vides Joy instead Of sorrow,
happiness instead of suffering.
It removes the necessity of a
surgeon or az undertaken and
gives to the people a day of
pleasure and intelligent com
memoration. Instead of de-
struction and mutilation the
sane Fourth affords opportun
ity to thoroughly enjoy the day
without danger Of conflagra
tions, and permits children to
have a happy time and also
protect their lives. 1t is as
tonishing that the American
people remained Indifferent so
. long to the dangerous methods
: of celebrating the Fourth;
E methods that brought suffer
ing and death to thousands and
:, . commercial losses amounting
). to millions.
The mayor of every city in
e this broad land should insist
j upon a sane and safe Fourth
of July. The day should be
celebrated in an educational
). way and in a manner that will.
= give the highest amount Of en-
- jcyment. There is no educa
ton in the discharge of a death
dealing giant firecracker o.
RI any pleasure in seeing boy o.
IN girl placed in an ambulance
e 9 and hurried to a hospital.
he h. The Gate City without equiv
r. ocation or evasion, favors
sane and safe Fourth of Jul,
le observance. 1t favors protec
n 70 ton to the children and also t.
d. the adults; it favors athleti
amusements, educational ey
ks ercises and such other ways o
he entertainment as will give tn
fullest amount of pleasure an
assurance of safety. Such
~ celebration cannot be secure
by the discharge of firearm
giant crackers, improvised Cal
MT non or high explosives. Unds
correct restrictions fire worl
displays are entertaining an
N. M permissible but a miscellaneol
of sale has brought death and d
w struction and will continue
WV ~ do so.
pee ,ee The Gate City is not adve
md tising Dodge's theatre. Th
els article expresses the editori
,ds a,s convictions of this paper. B
re- if you want to see an object lie
son, if you wish to see the d
ference between an insal
The Fourth and a sane Fourth s
As. :. the picture on exhibition at t.
was Dodge theatre tonight. It is
ion powerful and sensible plea f
ach ach a SAFE CELEBRATION. It
ed: old-time method of celebrate,
eve the Fourth is nothing less tn
hu criminal.
icut u, ILLINOIS G. A. R.
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German Wins jump.

LONDON, June 12.-Lieut. Sommer-
hoss of the German army won first
prize in the military jumping competi.
ton at the horse show today