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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Old Lady Fell From Window into
Court and Was Not Found Until
Long Time After Her
Accident.
Facture Of Skull, Bruises on Body and
Other Injuries Which Rendered
Poor Woman un-
conscious.

ST. LOUIS, June 29.-After falling
80 feet from rear second story
window into depressed court at her
home. S959A Botanical avenue, Miss
Mary Catherine Hemp, rs years old.
sister OF Louis w. Hemp, president
of Hemp & Co., sheet metal manu-
facturers, lay eighteen hours before
she was found. She was picked up at
$50 O'Clock Tuesday night, uncon-
sclous, and taken to st. Anthony's
hospital, where she was found to have
fraNure of the skull and shoulder
and bruises and decorations on the
body.
Much mystery surrounds the case,
as no one knows how she happened to
fall Miss Hemp is an aunt of Mrs.
John C. Sommers who is in Kansas
City. Miss Hemp lives at the Som
mer home Mr.. Hemp, demonstra-
tor for the Rex Automobile company,
said Tuesday night it was his opin-
ion Miss Hemp fell from the window
early yesterday morning just after the
storm broke. She was picked up by
Mr.. Sommers and William H. Hemp, a
nephew, of 1902 Botanical avenue.
She was found on screen which
rested On flight of eight steps lead
ing into small cellar courtyard,
which is directly underneath the rear
windows.
Her dress was wet when she was
picked up. indicating she had been
drenched by the shower. 1t was
thought she attempted to adjust the
screen in the rear window in order
to close it, and lost her balance. She
loosened in her fall two heavy cleo
trio light cables from the rear wall
of the residence.
According to Mr.. Sornmers, he raw
Miss Hemp at breakfast Monday morn
ing. He spends most of his time
away from the house, and when home
does not always see Miss Hemp
Mr.. sommers says he got his own
breakfast Tuesday morning and did
not call Miss Hemp.
The police department detailed two
men to investigate.
Temporary treatment was given
Miss Hemp by DR.. E. R. Paillon of
4003 Botanical avenue. Miss Hemp
has lived at the Botanical avenue ad-
dress for seven years. Mr.. Sommers
is brother of Capt. Paul Sommers
of Light Battery A.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
IMITATION OF
FR|CATE BIRD
Aviator Makes Flight Over the New
Steamer Olympic and Drops
Bundle Of Letters to the
Deck.
CARRIED A PASSENGER
Spectacular Soaring by sopwith ovee1
the Narrows and Through the
Air Of New York
Bay.

NEW YORK, June 29-Thomas
Sopwith. a young Englishman who be-
came an aviator last October, made a
flight from the Nassau boulevard
aerodrome to the Narrows to greet the
Olympic of the White Star line. After
dropping bundle OF letters that al
most landed on the ships deck, he
circled back over the Bayridge house
OF the Crescent Athletic club and
dropped easily upon the baseball field.
With Sopwith was a passenger, r. r.
Sinclair,
The Olympic was due to leave her.
dock at O'Clock and at 3:37, Sop
with in biplane driven by 60 horsei
power English motor, started from,
Nassau boulevard with his passenger. !
He faced at first moderately freshj
wind from the west, but before the /
fifty minutes fight was unished the |
wind had died out. On the way neith- |
or air pilot could quite pick the route, /
and they passed near Long Island City.
skirted Brooklyn, and now and then
swooped down to identify the ground
over which they were flying.
When they found themselves over
Manhattan Beach, the pilot veered to
the northwest. and passed directly
over the Crescent Athletic club
grounds. The four smokestacks of the
Olympic were slowly passing through
the narrows when the biplane shot
over the poplar hedge by the club
grounds and headed across the water
for the steamer
About $50 feet over the steamers
smokestacks the machine flew. while
the 1000 odd passengers on the liner
cheered. Then Sopwith dropped his
bundle Of missives.
Having crossed the steamer, the
machine turned south toward Fort
Hamilton, and after swooping in a long
circle and returning to the club
grounds, it once more flew about
hundred feet off the clubhouse pier,
where in short turn it sailed east
and dropped easily to the baseball
field at Alt o'clock having taken
SO minutes in the fight.
After he had rested an hour, the
young Englishman took his seat to
start back. Gliding over the level
ball field, Sopwith rose easily and cir
clcd- out over the narrows. The flight
back took only 81 minutes, as Sop
with was more certain Of his way,
and had the wind with him. When he
landed at Nassau boulevard he asked
for some sandwiches and then made
two more flights one toward Belmont
park, with Mr. Morrison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
THE WEATHER.
(Until Z p. m. Friday J

(Unt1l Z p. m. friday
For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather and probably local show
ers tonight or Friday. Warmer to-
night.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with probably local showers south and
west portions tonight or Friday. Ris-
ing temperature.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather and
probably local showers tonight or
Friday. Warmer east portion tonight.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
and probably local showers north por-
ton tonight or Friday. Warmer east
portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
With increasing pressure in the high
field over the lake region, generally
fair, slightly cooler weather has pre-
vailed east of the Mississippi valley.
West of the Mississippi the pres
sure is low, with marked depression
central in Utah, which is attended by
rising temperature from the Rockies
to the Mississippi valley, and there
have been scattered light showers
from Montana to the upper Mississippi
valley.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er, and probably local showers for
this section tonight or Friday, and
warmer tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
TIP FOR KEOKUK'S
PARK COMMISSIONER
Over In Peoria, Bachelors Are Not
Allowed In the Parks Unless
With a Lady.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 29.--War against
the Peoria bachelor has been inaug
urated by the park board, in order
that no male over Ia years of age
shall enter any of the Peoria parks
unless accompanied by his mother.
sister or sweetheart. Recently COM
plants were made that unaccompan-
led men we're in the habit of accosting
girls. In South park band concert
is held Tuesday nights, and an extra
number of park policemen kept a
census of the patrons that the rule
might be strictly adhered to. Peoria
bachelors are wrathy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
FELL 100 FEET
WITHOUT SCRATCH
Goes Back to Work Immediately
Afterwards.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Charles
Gunner of Yonkers is his usual
sprightly n years old self today de
spite fall of 100 feet from scaf
fold. Mr.. Gunner had been employed
by Yonkers woman to do some car
penter work at her house and had
hardly started when the scaffold fell.
He picked himself off the street, 100
feet below, without scratch He de-
clined to be treated by the ambulance
surgeon and after making the scaffold
safe went back to work
John Williams, 60 years old, who
was working on the scaffold with Gun
ner, had both legs broken and suffered
dislocation of several yertebrae.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
'TEEL TRUST MEN
TO BE INDICTED
|mor That Federal Grand Jury VIII
Find Bills Against Bunch
OF Them.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-It was rum
ed today that the federal grand jury
session here has voted indict.
ents against officials of the U. S.
[eel corporation as a result of the
(ntlemen's agreement whereby prices
Rye been fixed and also as a result
fAvors granted the Portland Cement
p It is declared the indictments may
returned today or tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Knocked Her Down and Poured Tea
Kettle Of Boiling Water Full
Upon Her upturned
Face.
POSSE CAPTURED HIM DRENcHED BY SHOWER
After an Hour Of unconsclousness In
The Cellar, Girl Gives Alarm
and Citizens Get
Busy.

CHICAGO, June 29.-The screams of
q young woman converted the entire
population Of Plainfeld, ILL.,, into a
mad mob OF men and women, who ran
wild over the surrounding country,
early yesterday morning, until they
finally discovered the object of their
searcha giant tramp -skulking near
a farm house few miles from the vii
lage.
was so brutal as to be almost inde-
scribable. The tramp, who was feet
tall and as broad as he was tall, called
at the house of Marion Allen, farm
er near Plainf1eld, ILL.,, and asked for
food. The manner Of the tramp fright
+ ened Miss Blanche Allen, to whom he
addressed the request, and she re-
fused him.
AS she turned from the door the
tramp, infuriated at her reply, sprang
upon her from behind and threw her
to the floor. Then, before she could
make an outcry, he seized kettle of
boiling water from stove and poured
its contents full on the face of the
prostrate young woman.
With the boiling liquid pouring from
her face and hands the girl ran to
an adjoining room and seized revol-
yer. The tramp was close behind her,
! however and wrested the weapon
from her blistered hands before she
could make use OF it.
Then he seized her In his arms, car
ried her to the basement and hurled
her violently against the cement floor
" are the girl lay unconscious.
" than an hour later, when she
,red from the shock Of the at
~, Miss Allen raised an alarm and
|he villagers turned out to search the
ountry for the tramp. 1t was not un-
III nearly sunrise that Guy Mather
ind q. l.. Davis, members of the po-
ice force, found the man near the
eaton farm
In order to prevent any possibility
pf mob violence Justice Cain gave the
prisoner preliminary hearing few
hours later and held him to the WIN
county grand jury on charge of GRIM
| inal assault.
Many were the threats of violence
that were heard about the streets dur.
ling the day, but there is little thought
| that they will be carried into execu-
ton. The prisoner, who gave the name
OF William Burke, is locked up in
Joliet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
TRAIN ROBBERS
MADE A HAUL
Forced Engineer to UncoupIe Train
and Run Part Of 1t Up the
Canyon For Their
Benefit.
POSSE ARE IN PURSUIT
Bandits Reported to Have RifIed
Registered Mail and Also Sc
cured Considerable Gold
Dust.

EVERETT, Ore, June 2s.-several
thousand dollars worth of gold dust
are reported today to have been stolen
by three masked men who held up
the first section of the Oregon express
on the Southern Pacific road late last
night at Cow Creek canyon.
A large posse under Sheriff Kline
of Rossburg is in pursuit of the rob.
bers.
The robbers appeared at the train
at Westport and holding the engineer
and fireman at the point of revolvers,
ordered them to detach the train and
run the mail car up the canyon. This
was done. Four miles up the can
yon the robbers looted the mail car
getting several valuable registered let
ters, II Is said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
CRISIS FACED
BY ENGLAND
seamen's Strike Has Absolutely Para
Iyzed coastwide Trade and
Riots are Reported
From Many Places.
FOOD PRICES MOUNTING
Passengers Are Landed In Tenders for
1t Is Impossible to Get Tug
Boats to Shove in the Big
Ships.

LONDON, June 29.-With the prices
OF the necessities of life already ad-
yanced 20 per ceitt as result of the
strike of the seamen, rioting is today
reported from dozen cities and coast
wise trade is absolutely paralyzed.
England today faces the worst cris-
es of years.
AT Liverpool, the steamer Zealand
of the Red Star line after hours of
delay, managed to get her passengers
ashore by tenders, but the steamer
herself is in midstream unable to get
tugs to shove her to her docks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
WROTE TOO MANY
LETTERS TO HER
Millionaire Is Being Sued for Breach
OF Promise to the Sum
Of 100000.

CHICAGO, June 29.-Mrs. Lillian
Hammar, formerly of Oshkosh, Wis,
today sued W. H. Gilbert, millionaire
lumberman of Neenah, for 500, 900
for breach of promise. Gilbert is now
here on his honeymoon. 1t is said
that 65 letters written by Gilbert will
figure in the case,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Of for the Summer.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-President
Taft will leave tomorrow afternoon
for Beverly where he will establish
his family for the summer. He will
leave Sunday evening for indianapolis
where he will spend the Fourth. He
will witness railroad collision there
and leaves that evening for Washing
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
lHINEsE FAMINE
AT AN END
sed Cross Makes Announcement and
Says no More Funds are
Needed.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-In the
|ight OF official reports that the crops
y China are now being harvested and
me people are no longer starving, the
esed Cross has announced that no
further contributions are needed for
.he Chinese famine relief fund. The
sctai amount received by the Red
lross for this work was $4,000, prac-
peaily all OF which was expended
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
sw,ped the Loaf.

LONDON, June 20 bread
making virtues OF Saskatchewan will
have to be taken for granted by the
new king. A twelve pound loaf sent
to him in a silver caket has arrived,
minus the loaf Some one swiped the
bread enroute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Another Girl Assaulted.

CUMBERLAND, Md, June pa
posse with blood hounds is searching
Tor the assailant of Miss Marie Ba-
pour, aged eighteen, daughter of Will
lam G. Badour, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near here. The girl was return
ing home at IL o'clock last night when
fhe was seized while under the grape
frbor OF her home. She was dragged
|nto the cellar and lay there bound
fnd gagged until o'clock this morn
Ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
henwood jury Out

DENVER, June 29.-Seven to five
for conviction is the report from the
jury in the Henwood case this after
noon. Henwood believes that he will
be acquitted of the Copeland charge.
He will have to stand trial if acquit-
ted, for the Won Publ killing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Welded Last Niqht.

CLEVELAND, o.. June 29-The wed.
ding of Paul Scott Foster of San Fran
cisco to Miss Margaret G. Calhoun,
daughter of Patrick and Mrs. Calhoun
took place at the home of the brides
home last night. The couple will
make their home in Cleveland for
some time before going to the Pacific
coast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
New kInq and Queen.

LONDON, June 29-Kink George and
Queen Mary were again "on exhibit.
ion' today in public progress. to
st. Paul's. The. crowds that witnessed
the procession was of small proper
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
CITY Home Rule BILL

MADISON, Wis, June 29.-Govern-
or McGovern today signed the city
home rule bill The fate of any
charter or charter amendment is de-
termined by direct vote at the polls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Mayor Dumas implicated.

BEMIDJI, Mimi. June 29.-Martin
Behn, charged with completely in the
Petoskey postoff1ce robbery today
swore to full confession, implicat.
Ing Or. Dumas, mayor Of Cass Lake,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Ann Arhor Commencement

ANN ARBOR, June 29.---Nearly one
thousand graduates were given de-
grees today at the commencement of
the University of Michigan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Local observations. S.

June. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
2S I pm. /. 3o.o1 so e PIT Cldy
30 Z am. :. 80 os 73 Sc Clear
Mean temperature, June %. 70.
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, 55.
Lowest temperature last night. IL.
FRED q. GoSEWTsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Boat Race romo rrom

GALESBURY, Conn, June 2s.-Cap-
tain Cutter of Harvard won the toss
for position in the big race tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29
Daily River Bulletin
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly for sew
eral days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

They discussed many lines of activity among the clubs, and the wide field of work was embraced.
 pr. John Quincy Adams, a member of New Yo1ks municipal art commission, advanced the starting theory that the inartistic arrangement of bric-a-brac upon a mantle, the. ill-chosen paper upon tnc walls of homes, were the primary causes of more mental and nervous breakdowns than any other cause. He spoke of the exercises in the formation of a man S character, saying that concrete objects have a voice to speak to one,s intellect and to stir his soul for good or for evil. The false tin fronts of seemingly artistic buildings teach deception, dishonesty and graft.
 We are vastly Influenced by the ob- jects which we frequently meet, and more so by those with which we are associated. In the average American home." said Mr. Adams, "there is a quantity of stuff. Furniture, wallpaper bric-abrac are arranged about the room, it seems, with out decorative intent. The mantes are crowded; the color scheme inharmonous In such confusion the nerves are work
 ing nightly to disentangle the mass and to assort the objects. The task is too stupendous, and the nerves fail, they break down. The idea of display seems to govern so-called home decoration, and
 instead of living in the midst of a har- moniops assortment of objects, each yielding its great and peculiar interest toward a single end, many persons arc the inhabitants of museums"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
WOMEN IN POLITICS
Recent Elections Show They Are a
 Power to Be Reckoned With

From the New York World.
 The local elections in western states r continue to show the effective use of the ballot by women. In Wichita, Kan, they defeated socialism and in Milwaukee helped to give it a setback through the . election of a non-partisan school ticket. In Colorado Springs they modified the mo- license policy by voting to allow liquor |, Y at hotels and in clubs of rec zed standing.
 !, Colorado they gained sweeping vio-
 ies, electiong 13 of their number to
 portant municipal offices. They elect ~ a woman auditor in Pueblo, a. city Of 44.O00 inhabitants. women treasurers in Leadville, Telluride, Idaho Springs, Gree ley, Montrose, Fair Play, Ridgway and Alma; clerks in Alma, Las Animas and Colorado City, an an alderman in Du. rango Their election of a woman mayor of Hunnewell, Kan, was due in the end to the courtesy of the male voters, who decided a tie vote in the woman candi- dates favor.
 The women of Colorado have for some time been represented in the legislature by four members of their sex and had previously gained a county commission ership in Denver. With their new rep fresentatives In municipal offices they will wield considerable influence in local and state politics. They have good req son to point with pride" to what they have accomplished in tangible results by , the use of their new power. They have feminized government in Colorado to an isextent to which there is no parallel In other states. and the outcome of their ! larger participation in public affairs will be watched with interest, particularly as effects the solution of municipal prob lems of excise and vice regulation, to accomplish which they were in several cases expressly elected to office.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23
Musical Festival Seat Sale

The seat sale for the Birmingham musical festival May P, 23 and "A will be- gin tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at the Jesce FrenchStarr Piano salesrooms on Third avenue. The price of the season tickets is S10 and the choice tickets for the several concerts will be $2.5O. Thus it is seen that persons attending all of the five performances will save S2.5O by buying a season ticket. The matinee tickets will be the same as the night tickets.
 Victor Herbert will conduct all of the festival concerts. He Is known every where as one of the great composer conductors, and his symphony orchestra, including 50-odd men. Is one of the finest ever heard in this country.
 The bill on the opening night will in- clude Schumann-Heink, Evan Williams, Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr.. and other pop ular artists. Schumann-Heink will sing again on Tuesday night The full pro- grammes will be printed within the next few days.
 MT. Holcombe, president of the Musical Festival association, stated yesterday that he had received almost enough orders to i'll the house for the first night
 The festival will be held at the Or pheum. Every seat in the house is a good seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

Tho following arc extracts from letters Dr. Caldwell eelved:
 Tt with great pleasure Syrup Pepsn For dyspepsia and indigestion and bilious but he rapidly of Pepsn friend had loft with which would him time to him we'll in Mnce"-M1 D. M Davis. Grisgsvlle
 T cannot enough for Syrup PepsIn It god ferng people My stomach terrible Am glad all and feeling fine Both myself and husband Pcpsin will I my neishbo kins. Mo- 3o4 Madison
 T have had heart trouble side My were weak have had helped got one of little books bottle of to try Tho first bottle helped used bottles and feel nkc Rudy Kssner. No so4 sh St.. Moline Ill
 T you Is remedy troubles thnn five without their and feel like day ''-P. II. Csvslas. "a ss4aa .t.+4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-23

the Cincinnati Times-Star. It has been perhaps the most disastrous in the his tory of the theatrical business, in the number of shows that have failed and actors who are out of work. The redeem ing feature is that the average actor is a checry brute, and can find food for mirth even in his own misfortune. Hence the stories that are constantly coming to town of road experiences. Here is one that reached the Havlin offices the other day. A circus had gone to pot in a small western town. One of the razor backs" started out to tramp to better land
 By and by he came to small town,' said John Havlin, "and found a couple of men shovelng coal into wagon from car on the railway siding.
 Gimme a job? he asked.
 What you been doing asked the man who was bossing the job.
 :" 'Drlvin stakes wit d circus
 Nothing doing said the boss. I never seen one of you actors yet that could shovel coal "