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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
HOPE TO RESTORE HER VOICE
st. Louis Physicians Are Trying sus-
aestive Therapeutics on Young
Girl Who Cannot Speak.

q
BY humoring her in the belief that
she has a sore throat and a pain in
ner lungs, surgeons at the city hos
pltal hope to restore to Miss Ada
decker, seventeen years old, the use
OF her voice, which she has lost. The
treatment is termed by the doctors,
Suggestive therapeutics"
Communication between the brain
and the nerves controlling the vocal
cords has been temporarily suspend.
ed, said Doctor Saving. "Her voice
VIII not be restored until this COM
nunication is re.established. This we
nope to do within few days by
means OF suggestion. We are not Civ.
ing her medicine, although she thinks
we are. and we are agreeing with her
mat there Is something the matter
with her throat and lungs, despite the
iact that they arc perfectly healthy.
Her voice may be restored as sud
denly ~ It was taken. A moments
excitement, slight shock, and the
Drain VIII again communicate with the
vocal organs, and she will De able tc
speak 8. we'll as she ever did."-St
Louis Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
PROBLEM FOR THE SCIENTIST
How May the Energy Of the Sun, at
Present Largely Wasted, Be Utll-
lzeI to Advantage?

The enormous energy which is con-
most past the comprehension Of the
lay mind.
Measurements have shown that on
clear sunny day the sun transmitted
10 the earth energy which cores
pended to about 7.000horsepower per
acre. At present all that is practical
ly wasted. Attempts have from time
to time been made to utilize this enor-
nous supply of energy, but not with
any great measure OF success II peo-
pie only knew how to harness it they
could, at the expense OF lowering the
temperature of the earth by degree
or SO, obtain all the power necessary
to perform the work of the world. Only
about three-fifths of the energy sent to
the earth from the sun Is appreciate
to the eye as light. II the sun were
twice as hot as it is, four-fifths would
be appreciate in that way, and II it
were still hotter the whole OF the en-
ergy would affect the eye as light.
Radiant energy is not heat; that is,
the energy CT the sun does not reach
the earth in the form OF heat. 1t is
| not heat at eli until it falls on bodies
whose temperature can be raised 1t
might rather be called electricity; in
/ fact, it is form OF electricity. for all
the methods used to detect and meas
ure radiant energy depend upon alb
sorblng it and Transforming 1t into
heat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
LGate City Special service.l

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-"It's simply
bewildering,' said the girl from st.
Louis, everything seems to be the
style here in New York. How is one
to chooses"
Styles certainly are varied enough
to confuse almost any woman. One
importer brings in hats almost all Of
rough, irridescent straws and silks
and a neighboring shop Of even great
er prestige, shows all flat straws,
Milans, tagal hemp, hair Leghorns,
and one-toned silks made up with dull
flat straw facings. In one stock the
greatest use is made of malines both
for whole hats and elaborate trim.
mings, and in another this material
lis notably absent.
Long Waists and Short Purse-strinss.
For the woman whose wants are
apt to exceed her resources this
vanity is most comforting, for it en-
ables her to bring last years hat
up to date by adding such OF this
years touches as are adapted to its
material The best and most expen-
sive hats are simple in outline and
more simply trimmed. A black tagai
hat seen at Fifth avenue shop and
priced at figure prohibitiye to any
ordinary purse had only small facing
of royal blue velvet and pair OF
blue velvet Mercury wings on top of
the crown in front. The crown was
quite high and small and the faced
rim turned up close as in many of the
smartest new shapes. At the same
place new Spring Sailor" was built
of black Moire silk with a facing OF
4 black straw, and had only an upstano
ling silk pompom at the side. The
crown was low and round, the brin
rolled ali around and had slight de
lpressions at either side as if the ma
lterial had been cut out. The hat witt
silk upper and straw facings will bt
in excellent vogue for general veal
and almost any becoming shape may
be selected. An all white taffeta tur
iban with big white wings is reckonet
i especially chic and girlish.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
SILK TaiIormades.

The silk tailormade is to be more
than ever worn, and is shown in more
variety of material than heretofore.
Tailormades now mean dresses quite
as much as two or three piece suits
For the right sort of figure, the street
frock is much prettier than the suit,
but if one has doubts as to suitable
ty or becomingness it is better to
choose the suit, for a coat helps Won
derfully to conceal too stout or an
gular figure. Taffetas in plain and
changeable colorings, Fables ana
serges and a variety of rough silks
including the new .'Towellings" are
all employed for tailormade attire.
The towellings bear some slight re-
semblance to the material used for
Turkish bath towels, hence the name
Cotton Ratine.
Cotton weaves that more closely re-
semble the towels are known as r;.-
tines, and are extensively used for
trimmings, and for whole suits and
dresses that will appear when the
weather permits.
Cotton Examines will also be mucn
used.
New Buttons.
Pearl buttons. white. smoked Or m
combination with pearl of different
color, or with bone are very gooo
style. Crystal buttons and white bone
buttons are also popular, both in bali
form and in the flat style that sews
through, the latter having the prefer
ence. Fancy buttonholes of white
braid are much used with these, so
the vogue for white accessories prom.
Uses to continue until fall at least.
Bags and Belts.
| Bags with handles not SO long as
formerly, in leather, sueds, and EN-
/ broidered linen and Macrame lace
are all smaller and bargain counters
are heaped with the fancy velvet and
| tapestry connections that were seen
Everywhere during the fall and winter
which means of course that they are
lpasse. FANNIE FIELD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Miss Elder Entertained.

Miss Lucy Elder. Of No. Park
Place. was hostess Friday evening to
a small gathering of friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Won,an,s AIllanee.

The Woman.s Alliance of the Uni.
tartan church will meet on Monday
afternoon with Miss Noetzli.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
chri.tmae n France,

Christmas in France Is not spe-
claI day for family meetings and
merry-making. 1t liz essentially rer
ligious festival.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
sPIRELLA CORSET

If you wish to be delighted with your
Easter gown have it fit over Spirella.
New models in both front and back
lace. Tailor made. never break.
MRS. AMELIA REINIG
Bell Phone 1285-Red.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
10 Give BOX supper.

The ladies OF the Woodman Circle
are to give box supper week from
this coming Tuesday evening. There
will be program given in connection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Entertained at Whist.

Mrs Fred Hilpert, Jr, was hostess
to small gathering of her friends
Friday afternoon Auction bridge was
the ruling pastime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Mis-. ErMn VIII Entertain

Miss Mary Fruin will entertain
party of girls and boys at her home,
621 North Tenth, Monday evening at
st. Patrick's masquerade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Market by Ladies'.

A successful market was held yes
terday afternoon at the Home Tea
company's store, by the ladies of ST.
Mary's church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Mrs. c. m. Teeter,s Class.

A most pleasing social event oc-
Cured Friday evening in the parlors
of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
when Mrs. C. M. Teeters' Sunday
school class entertained about seven
ty-fve young people at box social.
Numerous kinds of features appro-
pirate to such occasions were greatly
enjoyed by those so fortunate as to be
present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
EortniahtIx Whist Club.

The Fortnightly Whist club will
meet on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
George Delaplaine, 10S High street,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Wonnen,s Missionary Society

The Women's Missionary society of
Westminster church will meet in the
chapel Monday afternoon. Mrs. VIM.
Aldrich will lead the meeting, the
program being on Korea.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Mrs. Sage Entertains.

Mrs. w. N. Sage was the gracious
hostess Friday. at her home, III
Franklin street. at small, informal
tea given for Mrs. Hugh l.. Coopers
guest, Mrs. Gaskell, of Rochester,
Mimi,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Benevolent Union Home Friday after
A SATURDAY kensinaton.
Miss Rachael Roberts entertaine

number of her friends yesterday
afternoon at Kensington party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
viii Entertain Sunday School officers
and Teachers.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Hornish will en-
terrain the quarterly conference of the
Sunday school officers and teachers of
Westminster church on Monday even
ing, at their home, I'll Blondeau
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
81 Joseph's Auxiliary,

st. Joseph's auxiliary will hold their
regular monthly meeting at the hos
Ipital Wednesday, $3.50 p. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17

day and many are the wearers of the
green in Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17

Travel Class With Mrs. Eewcomb.
The Travel class held its regular
fortnightly meeting with Mrs. Z. b.
Newcomb Saturday afternoon,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Young Ladies' Guild Of st. Johns.

The Young Ladies' Guild of st.
Johns church will be entertained at
the residence Of Mrs. D. F. Miller on
Monday afternoon. Miss Julia Drake
and Mrs. Shading will assist in enter
tanning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
shakespeare Club.

The Shakespeare club will meet on
Tuesday evening at the residence of
DR.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. I4apsley. The
lesson for the evening will be King
John, Acts III and Nv. The club will
responu to roll call with Shakespeare
an puns. DR.. Frank NJ. Fuller will
read a paper on Pandulph and the
Church and Mr.. w. c. Howell will lead
the general discussion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Shamrock Social.

The Y. P. S. c. e. OF the Second
Presbyterian church held a Shamrock
social on Thursday evening, the four
teenth inst, at the home OF Mr..
Lauritz Nelson, 1904 Oak street. The
house was tastefully decorated with
green and white, the Shamrock pre-
dominating. An interesting program
consisting OF recitations and instru-
mental music was rendered, after
which the company sat down to light
refreshments. Despite the inclement
weather large crowd attended and
all seemed to enjoy themselves to
their hearts content and all felt very
grateful to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson for
their Kindness in welcoming the com
pany.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17

Grandma MatIess' Blrth day.

NtaftAtua SWSssSoo GSuSOASSs n
A number of the neighhors and
friends Of Grandma Matless yesterday
called to pay their respects to that
estimabls lady at her home, oil Frank
lin street, Mrs. Matless having attain
ed her seth birthday. 1t is an annual
custom for the neighbors and friends
to felicitate Grandma Matless on her
recurring anniversaries and the event
always affords delight to the visitors
as we'll as to Grandma Matless who
has that happy faculty Of endearing
herself more strongly each year to her
friends and acQuaintances. Grandma's
birthday is OF the st Patrick's variety,
being today. but it was deemed adj
visable by those who know and love
her to make two day event of the
occasion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Lheyinne Artist.

Almost thirty Keokuk musicians at
tended the musicale at Carthage Fri
day evening, and favorable report Of
the celebrated Russian Lheyinne
were brought back to Keokuk by those
who we're fortunate enough to hear
this artist execute number of diff
ficult numbers on the piano. The pro-
gram. which extended over period
o, two hours, was given in the Bap,
fist church and the auditorium Of the
church was well filled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
Committee Was Welcomed.

Refreshments were served by the
social committee to the inmates OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25

verbal utteranco to the thought of
the controlling spirit.
al! of the other communications
which came later were written BY the
spirit OF William James, using my
hand to convey the thought as yours
would be employed TO direct your own
pen. These messages are not In my
handwriting. bur that Of William
James"
The first message from professor
James. received on October ., 1910. IS
quoted as follows:
al! good seed contains q eerm,nat-
ing principle universally emanatinr
rom the De.fic centre There is a ger
''!ha.ihs or creative principle in all
matter. winch the mere fact OF crea
t'oh proves. Matter does not and can
not create matter. An impulse is alb
foiutciS necessary That impulse we
ueciaTe is spirit Whether spirit ia
the original Impulse o. not we vii, We,
make clear.
There is an aspect of matter which
.it"Fiy implies designer. since Ger
am iorms and attributes give positive
iuaiitE or design. Heat. the universal
.,"eT' ilie, etc. attributes of the crea-
I'VE principles Of nature, are somewhat
tHi'i''iar TO all but 9th these and other
tortes OF nature, especially what we
VII "esisnate $ magnetic forces. sci
49,. VIII soon more fully famiiiarize
certain powers Of nature are pro-
nuieated as Well as expressed In cx-
nIossioh' not IN the form of matter
,nrousn which Il may be observed, but
ny sPiritua! POKER which is prior and
superior to matter.
we nave I'm their Ter. life. con-
sriousness' nina. Man is expressed in
.ne cu'mina'ion Of matter In desien.
hihh IN man is the assertion of his
supremacy ov"G ell matter. Snd from,
s"e nrst revolutions OF time life has
oech the conGu"ror of death"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25

conten, with smaller excursions from
side to side. Our sun is one OF these,
and probably never Y,rays further than
q quarter OF the far limits Our whole
oscillation. II we may trust precar!ous
estimates. is about 400. 900. 300 years,
and we passed near the cent7=-which
lies in the constellation Taurus at q
distance of about ninety light years
from us-someth!ng under million
years ago. In this more crowded re-
gion did We meet with vicissitudes OF
Interest to geolog!sts?"
According TO Professor Turner's idea.
tho stars. with their satellites and
planetary systems. travel back and
forth from one side to the other Of ,ha
star community, not in ordinary clip
teal orbits. but 3 very much iattened
ellipses. and their pendulum swing
is due 10 the preroniera,ing attraction
of the star masses at the centre of thu
star community
His notion that no particular light
Or heat enanatcs from the ...e,; Of
sovernment"-that is. the central par,
or the star COMMUNICATIVE a query
which no astronomer here is con,pe
tent to answer
What then is there at the centre of
the universe? May 1t be the throne
Of a supreme intelligence that rules
creation? There Is at least no evil
dencc to the contrary.
The chance that any two of the bill
lion stars will smash into each other
in their oscillations is very small.
Professor Turner thinks. AS to the
actual dimensions of the star COM
munity the mileage is too stupendous
for the common mind to contemplate
The diameter of the community would
approximate 95.0oo,o00 miles (the dis
lance from the earth to the sum X
$3.50 the number of inches I'm a
mile 5000 the diameter of the
earth) AS, 1873. 900. O0O, 900. 900. or over
forty eight quintilion miles.
The distances in the universe are so
vast that no telescope has ever actual
ly revealed the disc of a fixed star.
All that is shown In the most power
full reflector Is n mere point of light
without any definite outline. Each
fixed star is regarded by astronomers
as a sun. the centre of Its own plane
tnry system
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25
PREACHER FELL IN
TRANCE IN PULPIT
Pastor of Brookline Church Says
He Received Message From
Professor James.

Cambridge. Mass. June 2i-Follow-
ing the reports OF the extraordinary
spirit messages from Professor James,
asserted TO have been sent through
mediums to Professor James III. Hy-
slop. of the Society OF isych!cal Re
search, Frederick y. Virgin. pastor of
the fashionable Unity Church, OF
Brookline, announced yesterday that
ne. too, has been in occasional COM
nun'cation with the spirit Of the
Psychologist ever since October. 1910,
about month after DIR. James died.
Mr.. WiGgin is prominent medium.
He was for a time a literary assist :
ant of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. He has
before announced spirit communica-
tIons from John Mccullough. the
iragedian. and DR.. Richard IIodgson
former secretary of the Society of
Psychical Research, and Professor
James. When he first said he had
mediums We're making similar claims
Professor Hyslop then criticized these
messages. saying he did not believe
thcu genuine. but thought a form of
h%stcria had produced them in the
brains of the mediums Subsequently
he published accounts OF scanccs I'm
which he believes the spirit of Pro-
itssor James made trustworthy ma nj
fcstations.
Mr. Wiggin says he has hcsjtated
10 make public his communications
thus far with the spirit OF Professor
james because of their incomplctencss
but he now gives out the first install
ments OF thesis dictated by the spir-
it, hoping that the interest aroused
may stimulate the professor to com
pletc the work
Il know no more about what hap
pened during the periods In which
the spirit OF the famous philosopher
has made use OF my physical body
as means of transcription of his
thesis than YOU do" said Mr.. Wiggin
yesterday. II Will try to describe to
you the circumstances of the rcccp-
ton Of the messages.
The nrst two instruments OF what
will be complete spirI work ] re-
ceivcd at Unity Church. Professor
James died In August. 1910. On tho
evening Of the first sunday In the fol
, lowing October I was conducting tho
usual service at my church, when
without the slightest warning, b felt
| myself entering the trance state. AT
lhrsti grew mcdintattvcD then semi CON
| scious. finally Iosting all knowledge
o. things about me. remained in
this condition for possibly ten min
'Htes. In the hEst instance gave
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25
TURNER'S THEORY
OF UNIVERSE NEW
Astronomers at National Obser-
vatory Engrossed by Views
of Englishman.

Washington, June IA new and
amazing theory OF the universe is put
forward by Professor H. II. Turner.
of tho Royal Astronomical Society of
England. He holds that the whole
community OF stare. numbering. he
estimates. about 1000, 100000, is
suspended In space In the shape of a
somewhat hattened globe, with the
Milky Way for It's equatorial belt.
Astronomers at the National Oh
fessor Turner's view. which. they say,
explains in new way Professor
Kapetyn's theory that the universe is
composed of two vast parallel streams
OF stars moving In opposite directions.
III" says Professor Turner, 1.-The
earth's distance from the sun he re-
presented by one inch, the nearest
fixed star would be about five miles
away. The whole community OF stars
would then he about the present size
OF our earth and would contain about
thousand million strs in all. scatter
ed at distances some miles apart, more
widely near the surface
1.-The general shape is not spherical.
Our earth is nattened at the poles, and
the star community is probably more
hattened But n moro serious differ
cnce is that whereas our earth has for
equator only an imaginary line, the
star community has very real and
magnificent belt of extra stars, which
we call the Milky Way
Turning from dimensions and shape
to internal history. we shall find a
more convenient contrast In the solar
system. We are accustomed to the
absolute tyranny OF the sun, to whose
control we all submit. keeping at as
signed distances from him and receiving
benefits In the shape of light and heat.
But the star community is a pure de-
mocracy, where control is vested in the
community at large. though its effect
i've scat Is In their centre
NO particular light or heat ema-
mates from the seat OF government,
which is. however, occupied for brief
spell by every star in turn. The outer
most are urged toward the centre by a
unanimous vote. but as they respond
to the behest they gradually become
indifferent to the contrary calls OF the
outer stars, and are affected only by
those nearer the centre than them
selves. The centre is, however, only
reached to he abandoned. and the jour
ney continues to the other side of the
cluster. when the return commences.
But the majority of the stars do not
make this extreme journey. They are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25
EVELYN AFR AID
OF HARRY IHAW
Testihes She Fears He Will Kill
Her as He Has Threat
ened to Do.

White Plains y. y. June o4.-Evc!yn Ses-
bit Thaw sill fears that II her husband
gets out OF Matteawan he will attempt her
life. she testified to-day at the hearing or
Harry * Thaw's application for release
from the asylum on the contention that he
is sane.
81 am afraid that IL Thaw Is rel,asad lie
VIII kin me. as he has threatened TO do
she volunteered during cross-examnation
by counsel for Thaw.
Mrs Thaw seemed excited when she made
this declaration. but Thaw nut fan up
to his face. and With smile turned
TO his mother and whispered some
thing which made her smile. Mrs.
Thaw said that she was unwilling wit
ness. II have always wanted to have my
marriage annulled and get out OF this bus
mess she said.
She is still being paid $500 month by
Thaw.
Dr. Charles G. Wagner. head OF the State
Hospital for tho Insane Mt Binsnamton.
testified that Thaw had told him liz the
Tomos In 1906. shortly after the shooting
OF Stanford White. that he had not meant
to kill White. by. that providence had
intervencd and had taken the matter in
hand"
Thomas Fla.tery and Lewcllyn Gllliland.
schoolmates OF Thaw's Wooster Univcr-
sity. testified that ThaEvs actions whio
there were such as to indicate nationality.
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NO INTERFERENCE
WITH BIG FIGHT
But Governor Insists That Laws
Against Public Gambling
Be Enforced.

Saa'a TO- S. NJ ruuc e,-rhcro u,,r no
no interference with tho Johnson Fiynn
u-fi i"r 'he worlds championship az Las
''fas July BY Governor Mcdonald. pro.
lIH'' INC county and city authorities '.cn.
,"r'e strir;i' the state lzws' for suppress.
'ag % public gambling
Ihl' vas mace plain in an Official state
Heni Issued by Go"e,nor Mcdonald TO
nl'hi bHt should the civil authorities faiI
!" enforce Inc avs the Governor declares
,na, an the power that possibly can he
Wodshi mo use VIII he directed TO de-
sIIGy ne "Hi and vice attendant upon the
In v!ew o: the absence O: .p4c,ne era,
prohibition Governor Mcdonald adds thai
~! he can do is TO enforce strictly existing
Jaws regarding gambling