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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26
Were They TWO Fools?

q
A well known Keokuk citizen meet
ing friend on Main street the other
day, in an anxious voice said to him.
There were two darn fools met up
street while ago."
Well, what about it?'' asked the
friend.
1T was this way. You know that
corner lot of mine adjoining my home?
Well, fellow met me moment ago
and offered me s2,4o1 for it. He was
one of the darn fools And refused
to take it. was the other darn fool 7
A Playground Idea.
It has been suggested In Young
Women,s Christian Association circles
that the city turn over the Triangular
park at the head of Sixth street to
the association girls or some other or
ganization to be used as a playground
for the little girls. giving them the
care of it in the matter Of identifying
and keeping it In good condition. with
shrubs and flowers. The PROPORTION II
accepted by the city, it is claimed will
be reciprocal. The city will be re
lseved from the care and expense of
keeping 1t in order and the children
Will take up the care and will have a
beautiful and healthful playground
with much delightful sport 1t might
be good swap all around; at least it
may be a proposition worth consider
ing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26
An interesting Sign.

In north side residence portion OF
the city sign is posted on modest
dwelling on prosperous looking plot
OF ground The lettering on the sign
indicates some practice in sign writing
and Is well done. This is the way it
reads:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26
DALE 1oLHs
FOR SALE.

II is puzzler at first glance but
after a second OF thought this is the
way the upper line was readily trans
lated, "Dahlia Bulbs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26

Gate city want ads. bring rsss'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26

II OR SAl.E BIZ
j. VANDOLAH & SON, Kahon
GILLER & CO., Revere
w. C. FLETCHER, Way.and
GEO. SCHNEIDER, Luray
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26
Or. Shaffers Letter.

The text of the letter, which Mr..
Remand has kindly consented to let
The Gate City use is as follows:
Keokuk. Ia. May Gath, 1912.
Emile F. Renaud, Esq.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-26
Iowa Telephone
Ms9.
Company
..sRIcHAns, YOUNG vIeoRs

MAKES THE OLD PEEL yoOso
MAKES THH YOUNG STRONG
Sample 10 cts. Large Box 81
6 Boxes for $500.
M Rsnsly xith The lfflisyits bast ~
6snt upon rcecips Of price hJs
YOUNG REMEDY co.
~ = Pks sss. q. LsSa y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
POOR PLAYING WAS
CAUSE FOR DEFEAT
Richmond Players Blew Up
in the Ninth and the
Shamrocks Win.

Poor playing on the part of the
Richmond X. l. o. Leaguers yesterday,
in the presence of about a thousand
fans, lost close battle to the Cincin-
natl Shamrocks. The visitors runs
were made on raw infield work of the
locals, one error being a glazing one.
In the last inning Doc Martin and
Schattel quarreled over pop fly back
of second base and let the ball drop
on the ground. The batter gained sec
ond base safely. Then after being ad-
vanced on a sacrifice hit he was car
ried home by a poor play by Powell.
Supp, the short stop, fielded Flaher-
tvs liner and threw to first base. Pow
ell nailed the ball and the runner was
out. He then fumbled the ball and
dropepd it. Snyder at third walked in
home easily while Powell was hunting
i the ball. This cost Richmond the game.
Another incident of like nature hap
pened in the sixth inning. Warner
grounded to Martin who never touched
the ball and let it go through his legs
| for two bases. Warner was advanced
on fly out and came home on fly
out The visitors ran bases well
throughout the game. Supp for the 10
calls played an. excellent game.
| He scored Richmond's two runs by
his timely long hits. In the first in
ming Felhaus lined out a grounder
was advanced by one of Cap Smiths
famous sacrifices, and when Supp got
up he poked one squarely into center
| field. In the eighth inning the same hit
was repeated. Feldhaus hit for base
stole second, and then Supp got III
and after popping up couple of fouls
lined one into the tall and uncut. He
made a triple out of the hit and scored
Feldhaus. He was allowed to die or
third
Richmond was robbed of another
score in the sixth inning by stop L
Snyder, at second base for the visitors
made With man on third base Mar
tin lined out a hot grounder and the
second baseman by making a FINE
squirt toward first picked the ball III
with his bare hands, and threw Doc
out, retiring Richmond with man OF
third base. Snyder's catch was th'
feature of the game, outpointed onl!
by Stupp's great hitting. Supp was a
bat three times and got two hits.
Next Sunday the locals play thu
Middletown nine at Middletown, and ;
car load of rooters will accompany thu
boys.
Harry Hebble, officer on the loca
police force and an old time ball play
er, umpired the game yesterday. H
gave excellent satisfaction. Score:
r III ]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Lincoln and Sumner.

Lincoln was modestly proud Of bis
stature and of the effect OF the phys
ical man. especially when actuated by
noble sentiments. He used to speak of
his height to every tall man he met
and to propose measuring. another
guileless habit of self qualification.
The only refusal he is known to have
received was from Charles Sumner.
who was also tall and proud Of his
height. Sumner was worrying the pres
ident. as he often did. about some per-
picking matter when Lincoln abruptly
challenged him to measure. sumner
declined" said Lincoln. making fine
speech about this being the time for
uniting our fronts against the enemy
and not our backs But | guess he
was afraid. though be is good piece
Of man. have never had much to
do with bishops where live; but. do
you know. Sumner is my idea of a
bishop" Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
EARLY Autograph Hunters.

A certain Atossa in early Roman days
seems TO have been the mother of au-
tograph collectors. Cicero had q col
lection. which must have been q fine
one. for he speaks Of 1t with particular
pride. The fever. even in those far
back days. was contagious. Plny
speak of Pompeius Secundus. at whose
house be had seen autographs OF Cice-
70. Augustus, vergil and the Gracchi
and his own collection was valued AT
$4,000 of our money. Then came the
thrush Of barbarians. and we do moi
again meet with the collector until the
beginning of the sixteenth century,
when he reappears in the person of a
Bohemian squire. who kept book to
record his exploits in the chase and
enriched 1t with the signatures OF his
great hunter friends
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
WEIRD TALES TOLD
BY THE REFUGEES
Who Have Been Brought
From Mexico by u. S.
Transport Buford.
National News Association,


Los ANGELES, Cal. May s1.-Har-
rowing experiences We're related here
today by refugees from the west coast
of Mexico who arrived on the United
States army transport Buford. The
vessel brought 500 men, women and
children, 15s disembarking here and
the rest going on to San Francisco.
H. Z. Payne, a mining engineer OF
Jalisco said he fled from Mexico be-
cause of the peril that menaced all
foreigners.
Il compared notes with refugees of
the Buford and discovered that over
500 foreigners, mainly German or
English. had been killed" he asserted.
All of the refugees declared that
only intervention by the United States
would relieve the terrible conditions
prevailing in the Southern republic
as a result of the revolutionary raids.
Joseph Safer told how he and his
Rosario, after the town had been at
tackled four times by the rebels.
Flying bullets continually menaced
the women and children in the town,
he said, and We finally secured a
buggy drawn by mules. We had to
travel by night and rowing bands OF
guerrillas continually menaced us, but
We stood them off with our rifles.
Finally. after travelling three nights
we reached Mazatlan and safety
Before the rescue ship arrived the
passengers adopted resolutions calling
upon the American government to In
! tervene in Mexico. These were for
warded to Washington from here.
George w. Goodrich of Denver. said
that be and his family had been fore
ed to abandon all his property at San
born when threatened by Mexican ban
dts.
Il complained to the American Con
sui at Vera Cruz" he said. but all he
did was to furnish me, transportation
to the coast"
Refugees who suffered heavy loss
es as a result of rebel depreciation.
were F. b. Gibson of Culiacan, Brit
ish subject and Frederick Herrick, al
American rancher of Mazatlan.
B. E. Woods, of Guadalajara, said
Intervention is absolutely necessary
The country is going to rack and ruin
Foreign interests are unprotected"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

WIEHMEYER-The body of Mrs.
Henrietta Wiehmeyer, a former resi-
dent of this city, who died at Los An
geles, California, May the twenty
fourth, arrived in this city this morn
ing and was taken to the parlors OF
Jordan, McManus and Hunt, where
friends may call until three o'clock
Saturday afternoon, when the body
will be taken to the home of Edward
Mashmeyer, 437 South Twelfth street.
Five sons survive. Charles of this city,
Henry and Fred of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and Will and John, of New
Castle, Indiana. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
at St. Johns Lutheran church, Rev
Feeger, officiating. Interment in Luth
eran cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Captain Amundsen told an amusing

Captain AmundSen told an amusing
story Of one of his arctic expeditions.
Several of his dogs having died. Cap
tain Amundsen asked one OF the ma
tives in his best Eskimo if he would
sell him few dogs. TO his surprise,
the request was promptly refused
The explorer and the Eskimo had q
long argument, the explorer pointing
out that he must get dogs somehow
and the Eskimo replying that they
never sold them.
''Nonsensew Captain Amundsen ex'
claimed Il have often bought dogs"
The Eskimos seemed immensely as
tonished. and at the end Of another
argument Captain Amundsen discov
cred that instead OF using the Eskimo
word for dogs" he had been asking
the man to sell him some children"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
POSSES SEARCHING
FOR GAY ELOPERS
tNat,enal News Association,

(Nattonzl News Association,
LeGRANDE. Ore. May sI.-Posses
today are searching the Businesses OF
the Blue Mountains in a game OF hide
and seek with a couple of youthful elo-
pers. T. II. Hopson. %. desired to mar
ry Miss Clara Norris. Il. of Eigin. Ore.
The girls parents objected. The cou-
pie tried TO get license. but stern
parents appeared in time to prevent
the scheme being carried out. Cupid
laughed.
The couple dressed in the rough
clothing of mountaineers and took to
the woods For days all trace of them
was lost. but Hopson. driven by hun
ger. was forced to visit the Palmer
lumber camp. 90 miles from Elgin, 10
purchase supplies.
The girls father was told of the Wis
il. He called on the sheriff. With a
couple of deputies and volunteer posse
he took up the chase and today the
searchers are trailing through the
woods where the clippers are supposed
TO be hiding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

thing" he said. 1.-THE games all luck.
just had feeling l would win and l
never had that feeling but once. That
was when I won the Cobe race trophy
here in 1910. Today that feeling began
to get pretty slim toward the end of
this race, but you never can tell TIL
Fred Wegner let's the checkered flag
fall
Ralph De Palma, pushing his dead
Mercedes to the electric timing wire
for the one hundred and ninety-ninth
lap, was weary and philosophical. at
was just tough luck he said, land
! that's all. made the race while ! was
in it and / suppose if had used just
mule power on the last lap and pushed
my car through the two hundredth lap
l could have got in the money for a
thousand or SO, but life is too short"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Didn't Know How Happy He Was.


George Arliss, himself Britisher,
delights in telling stories about his
countrymen. especially of the AIRY
and 'Arriet type.
"One day." says he. II was on Hamp-
stead heath and heard the following
conversation between these purely
English types:
said the man: Blow me, 'Arriet.
'ow tired | feel. Miserable too! Wish
I'd never been born! Now I've been
born, wish ! was dead again.
WAITS the matter with yer" asked
'Arriet Wat yer grumblin' at? Why.
wat OH earth would yer ave? Yer
was drunk on Monday and again on
Wednesday, and I'm blessed If yer
'aven't nd more than enough today!
If that amt enough pleasure for yer
don't know wat is. | suppose yer
want to be downright hangel ere on
earthr "-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
STRIKING MINERS
ATTACK OFFICERS
,Natlonal News Assocla,lon,

CHARLESTON, w. Va. May 81
Striking miners of the Paint Greek
Colliery company made an attempt to
massacre a dozen Baldwin mine
guards today by ambushing them.
Three hundred shots were fired at
the unarmed detectives on their way
from the guard house at the mines TO
their boarding house for breakfast.
All escaped but Detective HUT, who
was seriously but not fatally injured.
The operators have asked Governor
Glasscock to call out the national
guard. The miners at Paint Greek
are the only ones on strike having re-
fused to accept the scale agreed upon.
They have armed themselves with
rifles discarded by the United States
army. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
An Odd Record.

Miss Julia Moore. Sir. John Moore's
niece. like many very old people, was
extremely proud of her age and lost
no opportunity of showing it. When
she was asked by a friend II she was
going to see the coronation of King
Edward VII. she answered.: NO.
have been out of London for the last
three coronations. and | don't care TO
alter my record" What an exaltation
one must feel of being able to say a
thing like that!-London Standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
STRIKE OF WATERS
GOTHAM GROWING

NEW YORK. May 31,--Hotel men
who expected to crush easily the wait
ers' strike in this city admitted today
that their employees had gained the mp
per hand and appealed 10 the police
for protection of their obstetrics. The
situation has become much more ser
ious during the last 81 hours and the
strike leaders. encouraged by their
success here. asserted that they would
make the walkout countrywide. This
declaration embodied a threat that a
strike would be called in Chicago and
Baltimore during the National eonven-
tons
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Keeping the Hands Smooth.

It Is possible to have smooth hands
even If one In a housekeeper and dish
washer. Obtain from the druggist B
cents worth OF tragacanth. which Is
enough for a years use. Dissolve a
spoonful Of this In three times as much
water. Let stand in q covered teacup
for twelve hours. Then Oil the cup
with water. and you may apply the
thin jelly which Is made freely to your
hands after each washing. A few
drops of your favorite perfume and a
little glycertn added to the jelly I'm
prove the lotion.-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
MORREYS TO LEAVE "
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrey.
stage manager and pianist, respective
ly, at the Murray Vaudeville house.
where they have been employed for
two years, will leave this city June
Is for Hamilton. Ohio. where they will
accept positions with MIR. BroomhaIi.
formerly of this city. who il opening
a new moving picture house in that
city
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
POSTPONE MEETING

A special session Of the board Of
works scheduled for 10 o'clock this
morning was not held owing to the
absence of City Engineer Charles and
President Hammond. The business
will be held over until next week. The
new scales have arrived and viii soon
be installed at the market house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Prayinu For tho Sister.

:. Mrs. Bitter-I just hate that woman.
l hope she'll lose all her money. get
some dis6guring illness. be run down
by train Rev. Goodhart-Sister.
sister. We are told to pray for our
enemies. Mrs Bitter-Weli, I'm pray.
ing for all those things for her.-Phila-
delphia Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
But He Told the Truth.

"Rumsy told me he was lawyer.
and find he is nothing but hanger
on of saloons"
~ heard him. and he told you the
literal truth. He didn't say be was a
lawyer. He said he had a steady prac-
tice at the bar."-Baltimore American
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Mile. Edmee Chandlon. whose ap-
pointment as assistant astronomer at
the state observatory in Paris, has
been announced, is the frst woman In
France to receive an Official appoint
ment as astronomer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
HOLDING PRIMARY
National News Association)

PROVIDENCE, r. l., May S1-Rhode
Island will hold her first presidential
Democratic primaries today to choose
ten delegates and ten alternates to the
Baltimore convention. The polls open
at o'clock and close at 10 p. m. Def
mite results will not be known until
after midnight. A bitter fight between
the Clark and Wilson forces marked
the wind-up of the campaign.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

when the air is calm, Paris scientist
has advanced the theory that orchards
and vineyards can be protected by
electric fans to keep the atmosphere
moving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Apothecary quitting MS head out OF
3 a. m.eWell! Ringer-No. not we'll,
coufound you! I'm sickl-St Louis
Globe Democrat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
BASEBALL RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Indianapolis, 81: Toledo, %.
Columbus, Al; Louisville, IL.
Minneapolis, GA; st. Paul, 20.
Kansas City, TT; Milwaukee, 20.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
The Sources Of Fame.

He-I always had a great ambition
to become known as man of letters
She-And never gratitied It? He-Oh.
year. But ! didn't know bow famous
i was until my productions were read
out at a breach OF promise case trial.
Jud1e.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Little Robert had been taught to re.
cite "Mary's Little Lamb" for the ben.
eft of visitors. One day when called
upon to show off he rebelled II am
going o cut it out, mama" he said
THAT lamb must be an old sheep by
this time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Chicago, 3-S; Cincinnati. "a
Brooklyn. Z: Boston, 6.
New York. rs; Philadelphia. II.
st. Louis, 81: Pittsburgh, SO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Brain Trouble

"Oh. yes: Dudley is a harmless sort
of fellow! The only thing about him
is that he has brain trouble" 49,
NONSENSE! He hasn't any brain at
ALL"
II know: that's the trouble."-Cath.
Ollie Standard and Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Good Name.

Blobbs-Here comes Easymark. the
human banana. Siobbs-Why do you
call him that2 Blobbs-Hes 80 easily
skinned.-PhiladeIph Record
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Nearly all of the tea grown in Bur-
NAH is picked and eaten as a condi-
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Modern Announcement

Wanted-A governess VINO Is good
stenogrs pher. to take down the clever
sayings OF our Acknowledgements Blat
ter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
GAM ES TO-DAY.

Indianapolis at Toledo.
Louisville at Columbus.
Milwaukee at Kansas City.
Minneapolis at st. Paul.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
wabb,ed All Over,

"aobied All OSeF.
do you think he'll leave any foot
prints on the sands or timer" He
ought to leave a good many. He's al
ways sidestepping. kansas City Jour-
nal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Opinion In good men r. but knewi
edge In the making.-Mflton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
GAMES TODAY.

ST Louis at New York.
Boston at Brooklyn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Work For the Commercial Club
on the UndertakerS' Trust

attended the Commercial Club banquet the
other evening and listened to the suggestions that
would make Richmond better place to live in.
l thought it might not be amiss to consider Rich
mOnd from the viewpoint of making it a better
place to die in. While we are improving c0nd
tons hereabOut, why not make an investigation
into the undertakers' trust, and secure redress
for the poor working people who have been
they can least afford to? Certainly this would
help make Richmond attractive for people who do
not want to be made to fear death more than they
would ordinarily because of. spiritual emotions.
Surely the community ought to be aroused.t to
what has been going on here, for some years.
The Commercial club might investigate and
tell us how it was possible for one undertaken,
few years ago comparatively poor man, to ac-
cumulate 25 houses in the south part of the city,
five of which are double houses. The club might
ascertain how it happens that another says he has
enough of this worlds goods and is going to
preaching" This man, too, was nearly pauper,
until he engaged in the undertaking business.
The Commercial Club if it so desired. might
develop the facts and tell the people of this city
how it happens that Indianapolis undertakers sell
couch caskets for $50, while in Richmond the
same grade of goods is sold at profit Of from
500 to $780, Ordinary caskets sold here for twice
as much, are recommended to poor people there
at from $40 to $35 each.
But they seek to console the bereaved while
figuring up how much profit they can make on
the job. They tell the family they have had trou-
BILE with me, and they want to make arrangements
for the cabs and coaches before they leaye the
house. Their rate is 81 and s., while mine is $500
and $3.50. They do not tell that, nor the reason
i will tell you. My rate doesn't allow them un-
fair and unreasonable commission which they
have taken for years.
My coaches, horses and drivers are as nice az
there are in the city If you are not satisfied with
them, refund your money.
But the Coach business is the smallest part Of
it. There are other features in connection with
the undertaking business that are on par with it.
This explains the profitableness of the business
and the people ought to wake up, and put an end
to extOftion and extravaganza.
HERBERT GREEN, Liveryman
is South Ninth Street Phone 31zs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31
Over the Family Album.

Over the Family Album.
Mamma, is Aunt Jane a blood rela-
tom"
"Yes. dear"
as she one of the bloodiest We
have?"-Life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-31

Stanley
of
attributed novel advertising campaign of Mrs