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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-25
FATE PURSUES
WHEELER FAMILY.
Sudden and Tragic Deaths to Six
Members In Two Years Makes
Rather orewsomc
Story.
AUTHOR rs NOW DEAD
Mystery Of Daughters Drowning Had
Not Been Cleared Up When
Latest Tragedy
Occurs.

The part fate has played In the
family Of Candace Wheeler:
James Cooper Wheeler, father, died
suddenly in Denver after six hours
Illness.
Mrs. Anna Wheeler Wilkinson,
mother, died under mysterious cir
cumstances two years ago.
Candace Wheeler browns in Bowles
Lake, near Denver, June %.
Two aunts and cousin died mys-
teriously in Omaha two years ago.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 25.-A ma
lign fate, manifesting itself in sudden
and tragic deaths. seems to hang
over the family OF Miss Candace
Wheeler, the Hollis, N. Y, girl who
was drowned in Bowles Lake on the
evening of June 23. Her father,
James Cooper Wheeler, author OF
many stories for boys, lies dead here
today after an illness Of six hours,
making the sixth member of the fam
lily to die strangely in two years.
Wheeler died of uraemic poisoning
according to physicians, although
when he came here last Saturday he
was not suffering from any illness.
The circumstances preceding his
death are somewhat mysterious. Ac-
companied by his lawyer, Emil
Schnaller, Wheeler came to Denver
Saturday, both men registering under
asslmed names Thy came here to
gather evidence with which to break
the will of Miss Wheeler filed for
probate two months ago Wheeler
alleged that the will, which made DR..
H. H. w. Myer, brother of her f.
nance, executor, was not Miss Wheel
er's will at all or else she was un-
duly influenced by DR.. Myer and his
brother Otto.
Monday morning, Wheeler was sud-
denly stricken after he had dressed
for breakfast. He died six hours
later. The body was shipped east to-
day. Doctors say there is no doubt
death was perfectly natural.
Miss Wheeler's will, which her
father was investigating, represented
that she had no property except her
personal effects. 1t lert the property
to Otto Myer and divided s12,5o0 life
insurance between Otto and his broth
er. When Miss Wheeler died there
was some suspicion of foul play but
1t was dispelled
Attorney Schnaller said today
Wheeler was certain his daughter had
$4,000 worth of property and he
wished to learn what had become of
1t. Schnaller said he and Wheeler
used assumed names to avoid publi-
city.
schnaller said today: The fact
that Wheeler is dead will not stop
the investigation. The case will be
followed by his heirs. What Miss
Wheeler did with her $4,000 is what
we do not know and intend to find
out"
Schnaller went east with the body
but will return here for the probating
Of the will which Is set for October
3 In the county court.
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Prospect Excepting Revolution
Until Uncle Sam Marches Down
There and Restores
Order.
BOTH SIDES TOO WEAK
Madero Not Strong Enough to Crush
the Rebels and They Are Too Fow
to Overthrow
Madero.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 25.-The gov
ernment is not sufficiently strong to
not strong enough to overthrow the
Madero administration, SO that the
only outlook Is an endless continual
ton of revolution, anarchy and ruin
from one end of Mexico to the othe,
This will continue until Uncle Sam is
forced to intervene and end 1t, at any
cost.
Intelligent and unbiased opinion
thus summed up the Mexican situation
today. AS matter Of cold fact, con-
ditions are far worse in Mexico than
they have ever been and are getting
that the people prefer misery under
real republican form Of government to
slavery under a Diaz dictatorship.
Talk Of American Intervention has
reached the point here where the eff
feet of actual Intervention Is being
debated Mexico has no money to
prosecute foreign war and she could
not mobilize an army sufficiently
large enough to oppose the large and
well equipped force the United States
could throw into this country in short
order. The republic could be taken
in quick time,. even patriots concede,
and without great loss.
But the restoration Of peace and
prosperity would be far harder task.
yet pet irlpossible In the light of
Eng gland S experience and fne pacfflca-
ton of the Philippines
In diplomatic circles just removed
from the inner ring it is firmly be-
leyed that the government has been
given to understand by the United
States that the rebels must be crush
ed and decent conditions brought
about within a specified time. Ambas-
sador Wilson is said to have delivered
message to that effect from Presi-
dent Taft to President Madero This
is conviction with well-informed
men, but 1t cannot be proven.
President Madero is getting much
sympathy these days. He is at his
wits ends. He grows more unpopular
every day and knows It, At any time
there is liable to be an uprising here
in the capital 1t was due the 18th
and would have come off had 1t not
been SO well advertised that the po-
lice and soldiers were ready for 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-25
UNWRITTEN LAW
SECURED ACQUITTAL
Man Who Shot Doctor, is Found Not
Guilty by the
Jury.

[United Press Leased Wire Service |
CHICAGO, Sept 5.-When the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty in
the case of Thomas L. Reeve, accus-
ed of murderous assault upon DR..
Paul E. Kelly. little Florence Reeve,
aged Z, rushed across the courtroom,
leapcd into her fathers arms and
covered his face with kisses
Reeve shot Dr. Kelly after accusing
him of being too friendly with Mrs.
Reeve A technical plea of self-de-
fense was entered, but the most Of
the evidence entered by Reeves at
torneys indicated that they based
their defense on the unwritten law.
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Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.--Dr. Anna How.
arrd Shaw, president of the National
American Woman's Suffrage Associa
ton, stopped in Chicago To-Day on ner
way west after campaigning in Michi
gan and Ohio. She will spend two
weeks in each of three states, Oregon
Arizona and Kansas DR.. Shaw said
she was not the least discouraged ov.
er the defeat of the suffrage amend
.ment in Ohio. With her on her western
trip is Miss Lucy Anthony, niece OF
Susan B. Anthony.
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Together With Marine Band
Paid Visit to Altoona
For Big Day.


UNITED Press Leased Wire servlcel ]
ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 25.-This
being presidents day in the celebra-
tion Of the fiftieth anniversary of the
meeting in Altoona of loyal COVER
nors in the civil war, the head OF the
nation, governors, senators, represen-
tatives and other great men assem-
bled to participate in the functions.
Altoona was packed with flags and
bunting. In the hotel corridors Off
GERS of the army in full dress uni.
forms were conspicuous.
Events of the day were big pro.
cession OF regular army men, the ma.
tional guard OF Pennsylvania, and
veterans of civil war ard the march
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threatened to Break Any
pody's Neck Who Came to
Disturb Him.

Nnn. rress Leased Wire Service. ]
tho 1w ~ YORK, Sept. 25- Silent on
New " orman-Murphy affair and the
rem,, lork situation. Governor Wilson
bota, 'lea secluded in an obscure
for \ NJ on hroadway until he departed
war; sw england at IL a. m. Callers
speaoh so,o mat he was preparing his
Tha aes ior the next three days.
be.. eoVernor expressed desire to
,hs. some Of the campaign speeches
nbanl ne last night dictated into a
be- banOsraph, but was told that 1t would
pa,sa ssVeral days before they were pre-.
turbs oieak anybody's neck who dis
Arnor % me me, before II O'clock was Gov
,etirsa M Wilson's grim warning when he
u last night after a visit to Ma.
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..,a.rt TAT Pledges Revision
pownw.rd II He Is Successful
and Congress Is
Republican.
CAMPAIGN INTERVIEW
IN SAYS Bull Moose Proposal to
control Trusts Would Create
Monstrous Moro
Of Power.

runited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-In a cam
palgn interview given out here today,
president Taft unequivocally promis.
Al revision OF the tariff downward
should he be reelected and hinted at
. an extra session to bring about that
( revision, should the republicans con-
troll the next congress. He declared
that the third party trust plan. with
an unscrupulous man as president,
might lead to dictatorship that only
revolution could remove.
He denied Governor Wilson's asser-
ton that the protective tariff has put
American industries In a straight
Jacket; declared that American work
ingmen already are more prosperous
than those In Europe and asserted
that the democratic wool and cotton
bills would have driven American
manufacturers to England and Ger
many.
In part President Taft said:
The republican party's tariff policy
Is not to shut out foreign manufac-
lures, but to foster domestic manu-
factures and to keep the American
workingman employed. The tariff
should be revised SO far as may be
necessary to keep prices from being
exhcrbifant so that the manufacturer
shall have only enough protection to
pay the scale Of high wages which OBJ
tains and ought to obtain In this couna
Try and secure a reasonable profit
from the business.
The American public may rest as
s1lred that should the republican par
y De restored to power In all legisla.
tive branches, all the schedules In the
present tariff of which complaint is
made will be subjected to investiea.
tlon and report without delay by a
competent and impartial tariff board
ana to the reduction or change which
may De necessary to square the rates
win the facts. So far as excessive
prices might be due to Illegal combi-
nauon, they can be dealt with under
the antitrust laws
The proposal of the third term par.
Y 10 control the trusts through fed.
sfai Incorporation and regulation
would create the most monstrous mon.
opoly OF power in the history of the
NOrid power as much greater. as
nuch more autocratic than that OF a
.aesar or Napoleon, as the business
interests of the twentieth century are
sreater, more dominant and far-reach.
us than were those of two thousand
q one hundred years ago. An unpr,n-
s'pieo man with such power in his
siasp could perpetuate his authority.
perhaps under legitimate forms and
sscome dictator until his hold could
= shaken loose only by revolution. !"
ASKED II he regarded as hopeless or
useless any efforts in the direction of
'v,la ,.n, commerce. President Taft said.
me record Of my administration
.oss a,s not indicate that I regard such
c.lor's = as either hopeless or useless
~ tne contrary the advances IN that
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The s1oo,ooo,ooo Hasy.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept 25.--
Travelling In a special car, guarded
by corps of detectives and minister
ed to by retinue of nurses, Vinson
Walsh Mclean rejoined his parents
today. coming from Newport. Mr.
and Mrs Edward M. Mclean were
awaiting their three year old son who
is the heir to s1Oo,00o,Ooo from the
estate of John R. Mclean and Thorn.
as F. Walsh, the Colorado gold mine
owner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-25

nine American blueJackets have been
massacred at Len1, Nicaragua after
killing forty re,e0utIonlsts, was re-
ported here todhy.
Report ls Doubted.
WASHINGTON Sept. 25.-Naval
officials received no confirmation
this morning Of the report from Pan
anna that tWenty-nine American mar
ines had been killed at Leon. They
were inclined to doubt the report.
The latest reports from Rear Admiral
Switzerland in command of the expe-
ditionary force in Nicaragua are that
the number of marines at Leon was
between SOC ard 400. It is understood
here that Lieutenant Commander
Long is In charge of the forces in
and about Leon.
No reports were received from Mic
aragua early today OF any kind.
Confirmation of The report Is lack
ling but much un,easiaess is felt, since
Iit is known anta-Amer'can feeling has
bean sgrn-wilg in Nicaragua for sew
eral days.
The town Of Leon has Been a rebel
stronghold since the present rebel
| lion broke out. 1t Is about midway
between Lake Mansgua and the Pa
| cific ocean, has a population approx
imately $4,000 and is connected by
rail with Corinto. - $
! b 4 81 4 i. a
| Trouble began In Nicaragua in July
with President Diaz' request for per-
missiAn to go aboard an American
warship as vantage point from
which to dismiss War Minister Mena.
He expressed the opinion that Mena
would attempt revolution and fear
ed for his life If he remained ashore.
HIS fears were justified. Mena
raised the standard of revolt and has
been in arms ever since. Bluejackets
and marines were landed from Amer
lean warships to protect foreign
lives and property and to police
theirs. Nicaraguans deeply resented
this and, according to latest mes
sages from San Juan Del Sur, the
Washington administration e&plana-
tions of its reasons only made mat
tiers worse.
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Rain record Broken.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 25.-With
a rainfall of over six inches at s a.
M. all records for forty-one years in
Baltimore have been smashed. The
downpour has continued thlrty-eight
hours. Streams are in food.
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Oldest ouinoyian Dead.
TSnecial To The Gate City !

CpPtITdT 70 IT2c CtstO IVY.
QUINCY, H., Sept. 25.-Judge John
Williams, said to be the oldest native
born resident OF this city, died here
suddenly yesterday noon Judge Will
liams was born here in 1888 and had
lived here all his life, building up a
large law practice At one time he
vas Judge of the circuit court.
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Daily River Bulletin.

Mean temperature Path, 81.
Lowest temperature, 40.
Highest temperature, 73.
Lowest temperature last night, As
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
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THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Fair to.
night and Thursday. Colder tonight
with heavy frost and temperature
near the freezing point
For Iowa: Fair tonight with heavy
frost or freezing temperature. Cold
er east portion. Thursday fair with
slightly warmer in the central and
west portions,
For Illinois: Showers this after.
noon. Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Much colder tonight and
probably frost in the extreme west
portion with temperature close to
freezing, extreme west portion. Cold
er Thursday in the extreme south
portion.
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Weather Conditions.

The high pressure from Montana
has moved down the eastern slope OF
the Rockies, where the weather is
fair and colder, freezing temperature
extending southwark to southern
Kansas.
Conditions indicate the Influence
of this high pressure will cause fair
weather for this section tonight and
Thursday with colder tonight, with
the lowest temperature close to the
freezing point.
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bLUEJACKETS
REPORTED KILLED
Twenty-Nine Americans Said to Have
Been Massacred by the
Rebels Of Mic
arasua.
IS From Panama Of the Slaughter
e is Received With Much In
, easlness by Naval
Officials.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PANAMA, Sept. 25.-That twcnty-
nine American blueJackets have been
massacred at Lees1, Nicaragua after
killing forty reeNutIonlsts, was re-
ported here todky.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-18

While cleanliness of any kind IL
next to Goodness, there is nc
cleanliness quite SO heavenly as
that which follows the application
of shower bath.
The shower is comparatively
new adjunct to the American bath
room, and the various devices so
far offered the public for obtain
ing a good, refreshing bath of this
character are highly expensive
when they are worth anything at
all. In many localities where run
ming water is not to be found. the
shower 10 unheard of as yet.
And. yet, there is no reason un-
der the sun why anyone who
wants it should not have a shower
bath in his meme that he
can pack up and carry to camp
with him, or put into service any
place large enough to permit the
hanging of water-bueAet over
the bather's head.
The shower has reached It's alb
solute perfection in the Orient and
In tropical countries, where two
or three applications Of the needle
like streams OF water are consi-
-dered necessary for comfort every
day. In China the water bucket
shower Is a well known institution
and many excellent forms OF 1t Of
q more or less complicated me-
chanical character are to be found
In the stores.
There Is no necessity for the
bath to be very complicated, how
ever. A tin or galvanized iron
water bucket. the valve or handle
part OF q faucet and the sprin}lar
from an old watering pot are all
the aids needed, outside OF q good.
stout piece of rope and q hook to
hang the bucket from.
A hole Is made in the bottom
OF the bucket large enough to
permit the insertion Of one end
Of the faucet. the neck or outlet
Of which must be straight. The
Iii ..|
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-18

on top OF the Berkeley hills.
The famous bard was shown
walking in the grove of cypress
trees he planted, by the stone wall
he made, and seated on the steps
of the home he built. The picture
men wanted him to walk up to
the tomb he constructed for his re-
mains, but he was too feeble to
make the climb.
81 can't make it," he said. Like
Abraham, am afflicted with
years. have been sick too much
to undertake such a trip now"
The poet claims to be doing hts
best work now, but refused to dis
cuss it. 1t is said to be a poem
concentrating the building Of
the, Panama canal.
Miller was paid a substantial
retainer for posing and will~re-
ceive a royalty from the produc-
ton of the film.
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COMMON SENSE TALK BY
THE TIMES PHYSICIAN
THE NEGLpcrBD Alb DoMINAL sruscIEs.

The muscles of the abdomen
are the most neglected muscles
in the body nowadays. Look at
the sagging paunches of the men
you meet on the streets and at
the fearful and wonderful and
Wonderful contraptions of steel
and whalebone that women have
to wear to maintain the straight
front" effect they desire, and
judge as to whether the abdomt-
nal muscles of the average man
or woman are what they ought
to be.
Weak, flabby abdominal mus
cles are the source of many ills.
They not only invite fat, which
always collects when things are
quiet and where there is little
strain, but they are Indirectly re-
sponsible for trouble more SER
ious than mere fat. Thus they
induce constipation by suffering
the intestines to sag toward and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-18
The Peevish Child
Needs a Laxative

fore retiring win bring complste
satiafactton In the morning. After
short use OF this remedy ali
forms Of outside aid can be dis
pensed with and nature Will again
act alone.
All classes of good American pso.
pie keep Il I'm the home for Ills Of
tho stomach. liver and bowels. and
ampng the thousands Wild have
Written the doctor that they Will
never be without II are Mrs. @. "A.
Bates. zt6 2, eth st.. Salt Lake CITY.
Temnnth, Colo. A dose Of Il has
saved many person from q serious
Illness
Anyone Wishing to make q trial
OF this remedy before buying 1t In
the regular way OF druggist ut
fifty cents or one dollar larEs
bottle family size) can have =
sample bottle sent 70 the homa-free
OF charee by simply addressing On.
W. 3. Caldwell, 405 Warrington st.
Monticello. Ill Your name and adj
dress on postal card will DC.
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hang In a position unfavorable
to healthy action. And through
constipation. combined with the
Unnatural drag imposed upon the
anchorings of the sagging organs
of the abdominal cavity. they be-
come responsible for ills that are
legion--ali those physical and
mental troubles that tend toward
neuresthenia.
The cure for flabby abdominal
muscles Is absurdly simple. Bend
backward and forward and side
wise. Stretch to your full heigth
with your arms extended high a.
bove your head. then swing your
arms downward and forward till
they are as close to your toes as
you can get them without bend
ing Your knees. Do this a score
of times each night and morning.
Put your arms akimbo and bend
your body to and fro sidewise.
Always remember to breathe
deeply when exercising thus.
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Special Features OF Interest TO The Times Women Reader

You can supplement these ex-
erclsss by drawing the muscles
in question tight while holding
the breath hard and throwing the
intestines Harvard against the abb
dominal wall. This exercise
can be practised at any time OF
the day without attracting any at
tention. You viii find that these
exercises go long way toward
eliminating the heavy feeling that
goes with a torpid and congested
liver. T
And you Will find that they
will work a wonderful change In
your general health II YOU are
faithful to them two or three
months.
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SIS y

John A. Logan circle, Lad hs
of the G. A. r.. will hold a card
party in the armory Thursday.
The Tacoma Lawn Tennis club
will give its second tea at tho
club house tomorrow afternoon.
The Y. M. g. A. girls at Whit
worth and the U. p. s. are pre-
pairing TO make the trip to the an
nual summer conference at Gear
heart-by-the-Sea.
Assisted by Mss Bernice La
throp. Sophia Stephali gave the
first of series of three lectures
at the Temple OF Music last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minot DAVIS,
whose marriage took place We'd
nesday evening, are spending
their honeymoon at the Empress
hotel in Victoria, B. G.
Mrs. John III. Parker will en-
terrain at luncheon today in hon
or of the visiting delegates to
the state federation at Hoauiam.
The Women's Home Mission
airy society will be entertained
at an all day session tomorrpry
at the home of Mrs. e. B. King
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sprinkler is placed in the other end
OF the faucet. When the bucket
is filled with water OF the tenn pera-
ture desired 1t is hoisted to the
necessary height above the head
OF the bather by means of the rope,
thrown over q hook screwed into
the ceiling. Once fastened at. the
proper height, the bather has SIM
ply to reach up and turn the fau-
Get to get as nice shower bath as
anyone would wish.
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Mere C.hefllg
6RoclpQCI
CANNED CHERRIES

Wash and stem the cherries, be-
ing sure to get solid fruit. To
every pound allow half-pound OF
sugar. Put the sugar over the
fire with enough water to dissolve
it. Boil to thin syrup. Remove
the scum as 1t rises. Turn the
cherries into the boiling liquid and
let the whole cook five minutes,
Then remove cherries and pack in
pint jars. Fill with the boiling
syrup and put on alright lids
These cherries make delicious
tarts.
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Cynthia's Answers to
Many Questions

February 26. 1865. fen ON sun
day.
Vaccination was discovered by
Jenner in 1876.
A 1876 ten-dollar gold piece is
worth from S12 to $14.
Walter l.. Fisher Is President
Taft's secretary of the interior.
There Is an Indian population
of 310,928 in the United States.
HCervera's fleet was destroyed
qsantiago July 8. 1898.
HDat,yut Is made from the intes-
t3les of different Quadrupeds,
particularly those of sheep.
The Triple Alliance was formed
In 1888 between Germany, Aus
trja-H Hungary and italy, for the
pqrpose of checking encroach-
iliRsents ~ Russia and France,
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