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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
Regulation Not Scientific

Mr.. Wylie declared that the rates
complained Of were not based on any
scientific regulation, and that there
existed no consistent rate adjustment.
He said that in some cases the rates
were higher for shorter distances
than the rates on the same commod-
tiles for longer hauls. Des Moines.
he said, was subject to double In
fairness" of rates.
Des Moines gets "lapoyer,, on
rates on freight going both east ana
west Mr.. Wylie testified. He showed
by exhibits that Des Moines paid as
much on business to and from the
iiilnois-lndiana state line as is paid
by Missouri river cities and as much
on business to and from points west OF
the Mississippi river cities. He said
that certain rates between Des Moines
and Sioux Falls were as high or high.
er than the rates on the same class OF
freight shipped from La Crosse to
sioux Falls In the main, he said
the rates between Hannibal, Mo, and
st. Paul were the same as the rates
between Des Moines and st. Paul. He
showed that the proportional rates on
acid shipped from East Burlington tc
Des Moines are the same as the pro
portional rates on acid shipped from
st. Paul to Sioux City. The same was
said to be true OF asphalt rates.
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FORT WAYNE DOCTORS
DEFENDING SCIENTIST
physicians of Indiana City Discussing Over Strange New
Medicine That Has Been Re Gently Creating Furore
Davenport by its Relna rkable Cures Of Disease.

There seems to be no end to the
talk that has recently been created
by the Indiana Scientists discovery
Root Juice, and its strange power oy-
er certain diseases.
For the past several weeks the
entire city Of Davenport has been
startled by dozens of remarkable
cures that the new liquid has effected
there and now there comes report
from Fort Wayne, Ind, concerning q
controversy among leading doctors Of
that city oyer the medicine and its
cures.
Physicians who first scoffed at the
idea and ridiculed It's discoverer,
have become serious and may have
made personal investigation DR.
Don D. Hayes, well known physi-
clan, when asked to express his Tiews
on the subject said: When all this
talk about Root Juice started some
days ago, hooted at It and openly
stated to some Of my friends that It
admit that the persistent reports
which continued to appear interested
me, and finally began quiet inyes-
tigation. ! found to my surprise that
the reports about Root Juice were nor
al newspaper talk but hat the new
medicine was really affecting some
startling cures of certain chronic
diseases. In fact | proved to my
own satisfaction that it cured several
cases that doctors had failed to cure.
! found too, that the gentlemen IN
teTested in exploiting 1t are reliable
and Trustworthy citizens and can only
gay that II it continues to give the
results II seems to give here, 1t VIII
be worth millions to its discoverer, as
well as q world of health and happi-
ness to thousands of sick and suffer
ing people"
Other doctors are discussing among
themselves the merits of the medi-
cine and In spite of the abundance OF
prons~iin the shape of actual cures.
some few are still stubborn enough to
tneist that the remedy is not produc-
Ing such wonderful results and that
people VINO claim to be cured only i'm.
agine it.
One physician who takes this view
OF the matter when asked to make q
statement for publication said
There may be some merit in the
new Root Juice medicine. This I do
not dispute, but think the people
are much excited and worked up over
nothing, The papers have talked so
much about this discovery that some
people actually believe 1t will work
miracles, when as matter CT fact. 1t
y probably no better than many 9th
ssss aicines that ana already IA
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from behind and taking the lead.

from behind and taking the lead.
When geese are cackling and honk-
ing, 1t means one of two things. They
are either cheering on their leader
and urging him to keep going. or tax
ing a vote on a new leader. This
was going on last night possibly, but
those who heard the birds and who
are acquainted with goose talk, think
that the flock was befutdled.
A few years ago, one misty night.
a large flock of geese got lost over
the house tops of the city and quack.
ed around for an hour or more, max.
ing an even worse din than that OF
last night. The birds Of last nights
visit, evidently found their bearings
again. for the noise ceased and by
daylight there was not a peep to be
heard OF a goose to be seen.
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FRANKLIN.
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One by one our old pioneers answer
the bugle for the great beyond. AT
$3.50 a. m. Saturday, October %, Jacob
Handrich's spirit passed to the shore
from where there is no return, at
his home near Dover, this township
at the age of Is years. s months and II
days, after q short illness The de
ceased was born in Germany and
with his parents arrives at New
Orleans in sailing vessel, being So
days on the great waters, in 1874
from there they came to st. Louis
They first located on farm in Madi
con county, H., where the husband
and father died six years later. Short.
ly after this death, the widow with
her large family moved to Franklin
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township, Lee county. At the age OF
twelve, our subject was made &C
quainted with hard work, hiring out as
ia farm hand, In order to help support
the family. In 1859-60 he worked in
Davis county, year later though re-
turned to his old home and was mar
Iried to Miss Mary Dieffenbach, for
|mer companion In the old fatherIand,
the young couple settling on a farm
near the one on which the departed
died; the union was blessed
with eleven children, one dying
il infancy. The old pioneer
was strong Mennonite, being
lone OF the charter members OF
the Mennonite congregation, known as
the Prairie Mennonite church. In pol
|itics he favored the democracy, but re-
fused to ever accept any public Of
fee. Besides his aged and loving
wife he is survived by the following
children: Jacob. Henry, John, Mrs.
Henry Rings, Mrs. John Frueh, Jr.,
Mrs. John Specht, Mrs. August Gram,
Mrs. Ed Loewenberg, Miss Elizabeth.
a large number of grand and great
grandchildren, and host Of friends.
The remains were inferred in the
Mennonite cemetery, ReY. Hilte Of
floating.
Mrs. G. W. Hirschler had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs last We'd
nesday and bruise her entire body
badly.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend the annual Missionfeast Sunday
at the Evangelical church. Rev.
Keinath from Fort Madison will be the
main speaker The evening services
are in English, thereby giving all a
chance to be present at good cause,
The Ladies Aid society will as
usual hold a bazaar Thanksgiving day.
! Justice Ginning intends to be good
after Thursday, when he will turn a
new leaf, the 47th of his life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
Thin BLOOD
MEANS FAILURE
The Lament, Il Lack Energy to
Do My Work" Is Common
Among Those Who
Are AnHmic

The man or woman whose blood Is
thin cannot succeed Rich. red blood
means energy, courage, strong nerves,
Will power, the elements that 20 to
make health and happiness. 1t means
a large measure of success in life Thin
blood means debility, weak nerves, poor
appetite, sleeplessness, conditions that
SO handicap the victim that failure is
certain.
About eight years ago when I was
living at Hutchinson, Kans. !" saws Mrs.
G. Ii. Myers, Of No. los West Cedar
avenue, Enid, Okla, II became gen.
orally run down and my blood was
turning to water. was pale, weak,
and euiaciated and lacked energy TO do
my work. had severe pains through
the back and at times was in bed for a
day or go and once for three weeks.
The doctors medicines helped me
for a time only but | was not cured.
They said that ] was suffering from
general debility and bloodIessness. A
friend, who had been cured of debility
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, urged me
to try them. / was cured after taking
few boxes. I have used the pills in
my family whenever tonic was needed
and have never had to call physician
since"
Or. Williams Pink Pills are certain
blood-builder and are especially adapted
for the treatment OF diseases arising from
a lack OF blood. In no disease is their
use more suitable than in anamia,
which is particularly common in chill
dren of school age. The disease is
stealthy in fastening itself on its victims
but its approach may be detected by
the peculiar pallor, languor, indisposi-
ton to exertion, shortness Of breath
and palpitation OF the heart. The
presence of these symptoms in the
young girl or boy indicates that the
blood is lacking in richness and purity.
Ii the blood is neglected proper growth
ard health are impossible.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt Of price, SO cents per box
six boxes for $3.50, by the Dr. VIII.
liams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. Y: Our booklet, Diseases Of tie
Blood, " is free on request and should
be read by every sufferer from thin OK
impure blood.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31

You are not experimenting on your
self when you take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for cold as that prep
aration has won its great reputation
and extensive sale by its remarkable
cures Of colds, and can always be de-
pended upon. 1t is equally valuable
for adults and children and may be
given to young children with implicit
confidence as It contains NO harmful
drug. Sold by ali dealers.
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miliar with"
DR.. Dudley NJ. Culver, a prominent
physician who has practiced medi-
cine for more than thirty years, took
the opposite view and when question
ed said: Yes, have heard the talk
about Root Juice and have been
greatly interested in the many re-
ports of its accomplishments. am
familiar with several Of the cases in
which tests were made and am con-
WINGED that the remedy possesses a
truly wonderful power over certain
diseases. / know that some physi-
clans OF the city do not agree with
me, but am sure any well posted
and broad minded doctor who investi-
gates the matter as have, cannot
fail to admit that the juice is re-
variable and startling discovery"
Dr.. s. F. Sutton, another well
known physician. said: Il believe
Root Juice is one OF the most yaIu.
able medicines that has been given to
suffering humanity in recent years.
have carefully watched the reports
OF many cures that have been brought
about through its use. In my long
career as physician, have never
seen a medicine create SO much ex-
citement, and from my personal OBJ.
servation ] am frank to say / believe
it is justified. 1t has certainly made
some wonderful cures in very severe
cases. OF course ] know there are
some physicians who do not share
this opinion, but I think you will find
they are doctors who are unsuccess-
full themselves and who envy the sue
Gers Of others"
Several other physicians who were
interviewed spoke In the highest
terms of the new medicine, and said
they were watching the developments
in several cases where It Is being
used.
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Interest Increases in Davenport.

Reports of wonderful cures credit
ed to the new medicine continue to
come from Davenport and the people
Of that city seem to grow more en-
thusiastic every day. Druggists say
they have never known a medicine
for which there was SO phenomenal a
demand and that nearly everyone
who tries it comes back with glowing
reports of what it has accomplished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31

The best plaster. A piece of flannel
dampened with Chamberlain's Lini-
ment and bound On over the affected
parts is superior to plaster and
costs only one-tenth as much. For
sale by all dealers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
superfluous.

1t was at the top of the heat wave
A fire engine dashed by. Good gra-
cious mel" cried an old gentleman.
hopping his brow. What ever do
people want fire for on a day like
this Punch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
May Bring Root Juice Here.

Several druggists of this city are
making an effort to obtain supply
of the medicine for customers who
are anxious to try it and it is hoped
that in spite of the limited output of
the Root Juice laboratories they will
be successful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
ADVANTAGE Of cbe.r,u,n...

There are those who sneer at the
cheerful philosopher and call him a
cheerful idiot but the cheerful idiot
seldom goes adrift in his mind. Those
VINO constantly travel the dark side OF
melancholy street are the ones who
forget their real names and what they
are here for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hears Testimony in Federal
Court With Many Traffic
Men Present.
WYLIE IS A WITNESS
oes Moines Rate Expert Called by
State to Testify In Hearing
What Rates Should be
Low In Iowa.

DES MONIES, Oct. Sit should
be cheaper to move freight in Iowa
than in other sections of the west be-
cause of the cheap coal that may be
secured in the state, according to the
statement made by E. G. Wylie, rate
commissioner for the Greater Des
Moines committee, during his tesu-
mony in the freight rate hearings in
the federal court, which commenced
yesterday under the supervision of
Interstate Commerce Commissioner J.
is. Harlan.
Mr.. Wylie. however, cited specific
cases to prove that rates on certain
classes of freight shipped from Des
Moines to points in the Dakotas were
as high or higher than rates on the
same classes shipped shorter distances
from points in Wisconsin to the same
points in the Dakotas.
The first complaint to be given a
hearing is one OF the most important
| filed with the interstate commerce
commission, 1t being the Des Moines
and Iowa complaint against twelve
railroads operating in the middle west
and alleging that the rates involved
are unjust, unreasonable, unlawful,
unfair, discriminatory and grossly ex-
cessive es compared with the rates
published and charged in favor OF
cities located on or near TO or east OF
the Mississippi river. The complaint,
which appears in nine divisions, at
tempts to. show that the interior towns
and cities in Iowa are subject to dis
elimination. The petition asks that
the rates be adjusted in such man
ner that the interior Iowa towns shall
not be Disseminated against and that
urdue preference or advantage shall
not be granted to other localities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31

DR.. ) EATON JOHNSTON
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
The only physician practicing osts
opatny In the county. The SmitheonL
A. truss fitted and guaranteed, the
only truss that holds. Office, North
side Of Main street. third door above
Fifth. Phone SO. Residence, Ninth and
Webster. Phone 4s4. ,. O. Lock Boz
Il. Warsaw. III.
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Railroads Defend Action.

The railroad companies that are
made defendants In the complaint
practically all OF whom have repre-
Isentatives at the hearings, are the fol
lowing: The Chicago, st. Paul, Min.
Ineapolis & Omaha Railway company,
the Atchison, Topeka G. Santa Fe
Railway company, the Chicago, Bur
lington &, Quincy Railroad company
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
company, the Chicago Great Western
Railway company, the Chicago, nil.
waukee st. Paul Railway company,
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company, the Iowa Central
Railroad company, the Minneapolis &
st. Louis Railroad company, the
Union Pacific Railroad company and
Wabash Railroad company.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Harlan arrived in Des Moines at 8
o'clock yesterday He will preside
during the hearings of twenty-four
Iowa and Des Moines freight rate
complaints. the hearings on two OF the
complaints from Sioux City having
been postponed The final arguments
! in the cases will be held later before
the interstate commission at Wash
| ington, D. c.
Mr.. Wylie was on the stand nearly
thu entire morning. He was proceed
ed by N. T. Guernsey. representing
1es Moines shipping interests, and
Clifford Thorne of the state railway
commission, both of whom gave ex-
plantations of the complaints.
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Or. BRUCE =. olLFILlAN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ONCE. e21M Main street owe,
Crooks & Cox Millinery store Bel
Phone 100 Black.
Residence BIT North Fourth stree.
Bell Phone 1880 Red.
HOUR: 1912 q. M; "a D. m: IL
p. N. Sunday by appointment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31
GEESE VISIT
CITY At NIGHT
Big Flock Of Migrating Birds Become
Rewildered and Honked Around
Over the Sleeping
City.
Low ENOUGH TO SHOOT
Open Season Starts Tomorrow and
Geese Are Making Time for the
South to Escape the
Hunters.
Honk, Honk, tonk.


During the night large flock Of
wild geese enroute to the south to
escape the coming OF winter and also
the nimrods of this section, spread out
over Keokuk. and flying low disturbed
the slumber of many citizens. Geese
are not as foolish as some people be-
1ieve and they evidently are aware
thae the hunting season opens tomor-
row. For that reason they are headed
south and not because of the approach
of cold weather as many people sup
pose.
The geese were evidently bewilder.
ed by the lights of the city, or at.
tracted by them. for they spent some
little time in flying about and cackiing
and honking as they whirled through
the air.
w. C. Hummer. night clerk at the
postoffice, attracted by the din, step
ped outside on the platform at the
rear of the building and watched two
big geese circle about over the post
Office lawn, within easy range, but Of
course his shot gun was at home. He
has brought it down to the Office now.
but will never see another goose as
long as the gun is within reach.
I
Changing the Leader.
The leader of flock of geese, the
one who forms the apex of the triangle
In which the birds fly, must not only
be wise old scout, but hard work
er and possessed of tough muscles,
for he has to pilot the bunch, look out
for danger signals and break the
wind for those behind him. He has a
hard job and soon gets winded. Then
he must drop out and take his place
at the rear. another goose coming up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31

Il Can 30 Done.
You make 10000 marks year as
aviator? And yet people say you can't
live on air. -Fliegende Blatter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-31

Can't look well, eat well or feel
well with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with Bur
dock Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take
exercise. Keep clean and You win have
long life.
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Or. II. q. WEscoTT
DENTIST.

omce over Younker's store. corne,
Fifth and Main streets.
Ecu phcne 676-Blsck: Hub. phone lag
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Read The Daily Gate City.
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~. =. hARTFR. N. o.. D. 8,
osteopathic ane Electric treatment
= spe -ialty. on -, 90 North Fourtn
strese Ground door.
Hours-l0 to IL = m; 2 to5p
evenings by appointment
Pnons-om. Iowa 125+Red: NJ.
dence. Iow- Stored.
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DR.. W. FRANK BROWN.

Or. 6. J. CHRISTENSEN
OsTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
I. n. c. A. Building.
omce hours to IL .. M; tol
p m Residence, Iowa phone INF.
rings OEce. Iowa phone 11s7, i
ring; Residence 800 North Eighth 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
CALLS FIRE BILL CLAPTRAP
Mayor Vetoes Prevention Meas
ure Backed by a Newspaper.

Declaring that it was passed for mere
newspaper boastins and Claptrap,' Mayor
Gaynor yesterday disapproved Of bill for
the establishment in this city Of bureau
OF fire prevention. The bill had the back
ing OF The New York American which
retained the experts who prepared it.
In vetoing the hill the Mayor sent to Al
bany the following memorandum.
I cannot approve of this bill for the pre-
vention Of fire. There was no excuse for
passing it, The Mayor the Fire Commits
sioner and the Merchants Association had
drawn up a bill for the prevention Of fires
with the greatest Of care. and safeguarding
all interests. After II was introduced the
bill now before me was hurriedly put to-
gether by the agents OF certain news
paper proprietor of this city. for the pur-
pose OF -glOTihCation and Claptr8p. II
has provisions i'm II Of the most dangerous
character and is crude 10 the last degree.
II is strange that the Legislature allows
any hill. much less one Of the great i'm
Vortance Of this one, 10 be passed for mere
newspaper boastng and claptrap. The bill
which have mentioned, which was drawn
by the Mayor. the Fire Commissioner and
the Merchants Association. has now
passed the LEGISLATURE and that Will Toe
approved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
HEROIC RESCUE OF COUPLE
Young Man and Girl Saved from
Death by Daring Diver.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Winchendon, Mass. July 24.-George
Henry Patterson proved himself a hero
at Lake Nomonack to-day by diving to
the bottom and saving George Chamber
lain and Miss Alice Laurence from
drowning.
The young man and the girl were ca
noeng on the lake, when their craft
capsized. The man could swim, hut the
girl could not, and when Chamberlain
tried to rescue her she clutched him in
a death clasp. They sank three times
before men on the shore, who saw their
plight. were able to reach them in a
boat. Patterson dived from the boat and
brought the pair to the surface. They
were unconscious, but the rescuers de-
tected signs of life and they were hur-
ried ashore II took DR.. l.. II. Hatch
half an hour to restore them To con-
sCiousness. Both Chamberlain and Miss
Laurence live in Newark, y. J., and are
summer visitors here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
NO TRACE OF MISS GRAHAM
Police Now Take Young Wom-
ans Disappearance Seriously.

Nothing was heard as to the whereabouts
of Miss Lillian Graham yesterday. The
police. after treating the disappearance Of
the young woman who. with Miss Ethel
Conrad. is indicted on a charge Of attempt
ing TO murder W. f. D. Stokes. as Joke.
began to take it seriously to-day, and as
signed detectives TO the duty OF hunting
for her. District Attorney Whitman or
dered two detectives from his Office to get
10 work on the case.
Mr. whitman called me up this morn
ing" said Mrs. Singleton yesterday, and
asked me # my sister had really disap-
pearcd. When L assured him she had he
promised to send Detective Mccormick 70
see me, and asked me TO give the detec-
tive any information ! thought would help
him TO find her"
There was rumor early yesterday morn
ing that Miss Graham had been found over
in Brooklyn. but this proved TO be false
alarm Mrs. Singleton was in highly
nervous and at times hysterical condition
yesterday and Miss Conrad appeared TO
be in the same overweight state.