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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22

from newspapers containing stories of
the wreck and of the arrest and con.
viction OF Devine. Despite the fact
that he was known to be dope fiendl
he was extradited to Colorado, tried.
convicted and sentenced to life imprfs.
onment. AS he says now. it was the
best thing that ever happened to him,
despite the fact, as he claims, his SEN
tence was grave miscarriage of jus.
tice. Steady habits, hard work and
the substantial food at the prison
have made new man of him and the
poison and the desire for SNOW" nave
left his system.
y can prove that I'm not the man
who wrecked the train" said Gerbrick
today. ''If they will only bring man
here from Michigan he will tell the
pardon board that on the day the
wreck occurred was working for him
hundreds OF miles away from the
scene of the wreck
II do not know who Devine was. |
never heard Of him before read his
name in the papers. was drunk and
full of dope when said was a train
/ wrecker. The cheap notoriety the
story brought me pleased me at the
time and liked to see the officials
listen to me as l posed as man who
wanted to serve life sentence tc
clear the name of dead hobo.
After the dope began to leave m,
system and while was desperatel,
i fghting the craving for It, I realized
4 that If i went. free then would return
to the old life of drug dreams. ! wal
j determined to say nothing until
knew, until l felt that | had beei
/ cured of the habit. Only God know
what the keeping of that resolution ha
: cost me. But It has remade me an
now want to prove my innocence"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
PRISON SENTENCE
DID HIM GOOD
Dope Fiend Who Claims to be limo
cent Of Charges, Has Been
Strengthened Out.
LBy limited Press. i


CANON CITY, Colo, Aug. 22.-"Im
prisonment in the penitentiary has
been a good thing for me; it has
Strengthened me up; 1t has broken me
of the terrible drug habit that landed
me here"
After having served three years of
life sentence behind the bars of the
Colorado state prison for crime he
now says he never committed, T. M.
Gerbrick, still has this to say regard
ing his Incarceration. He is seeking
release through the state pardon
board and If his application is granted
he says he will devote as much time
as he can from earning livelihood to
aid in stamping out the use of drugs
in this country. Gerbrick says he will
never regret the three long years in
prison. His story is thrilling one and
Colorado prison officials point to 1t as
an argument that the state peniten-
tiary not only Furnishes but reforms.
The crime OF which Gerbrick was
convicted was the wrecking Of the
Santa Te train near Fowler Colo, in
October 1903. Shortly after the wreck,
John Devine, hobo, friendless and
penniless was found wandering near
the scene of the tragedy. He was ar
rested, identified by several persons
as man seen acting suspiciously Just
bfeore the wreck near where 1t oc-
/ Cured. He was tried at La Junta,
Colo, and convicted. The whole pro-
ceedings was hurried through in rec
ord time. Within few weeks after
the wreck Devine began serving life
term.
The man Devine never uttered
word after his conviction and sentence
He never either denied or admitted
/ having wrecked the train. After SIX
years of Imprisonment he died a felon
This was on November 90. 1909.
wear later sailor named Ger
brick, or Gerubrush as he then called
himself left training ship at Port
Hand. Ore. and while drunk and under
the influence of cocaine Dragged tha
LIT was he who had wrecked that Santa
Fe train seven years before.
1 "I,m the man who wrecked thu
santa Fe train at Fowler, Colo.," h
/ said. e'Im the man some other man u
doing time for I'm the man who pull
| ed the spikes from the ties on tn,
| night of October 81, 1903 Pm the ma,
the Colorado officials want
| Gerhrick had numerous clipping
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
WIREL Ess OPERATOR
KILLED AT KEY
Awakened When Ship Struck Reef
But Had No Time to Send
Out Appeal.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 22.-When
the steamship State OF California,
struck reef and went down with
forty-three persons. the chief wire
less operator. Donald Perkins, was
off duty and asleep, according to the
forty survivors of the accident, who
arrived today Perkins, they said,
was awakened by the impact, rushed
to the key, telling the acting operator
to save himself but was killed by a
falling mast before he could send out
a call for help.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
Those Bad Spells

Lebanon Jet, Ky.-Mrs Minnie
Lamb, of this place, says: 4 be-
lieve would have been dead py now,
had it not been for Cardui / haven.
had one of those bad spells s'nce I
commenced to use this medicine
Cardui is specific medicine for the
Ills from which women suffer. Made
from harmless, vegetable Ingredients.
Cardui is safe, reliable remedy, and
has been successfully used by weak
and ailing women for more than fifty
years. Thousands of women havs
been helped back to health and hap
piness by .ts use. Why not profit by
their experience? trial will con.
vince you that Cardui is Just what
you need.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
Illinois City May Bring as Many
as Twenty Players to keokuk
Saturday for Dual
Meet.
PLANNING A BIG TIME
Professional Andrews Out Early This
Morning to Put kcokuk Course
in the Best Possible
Shape.

Keokuk VS.. Quincy Saturday on the
golf links of the Keokuk Country
club.
This was the brief announcement
made today to Keokuk golfers after
Captain Perdew Sheldon of the local
golf team had received word from the
illinois city that probably as many as
twenty players would make the trip.
To get as many as twenty local
players to represent the club In a
team match caused no little skirmish-
ing on the part of Captain Sheldon
and Secretary Pyle. but late this after
noon 1t was said that good local
team was assured to meet the strong
Quincy contingent.
Professional Walter Andrews was
out bright and early this morning in
an effort to whip the nine hole course
into the best possible shape, and the
caterer was asked to get all the young
chicken that could be bought or stolen
in the neighborhood. And so it's going
to be big day with music and dane
ing to top off the evening.
sinnock, Weems, Wins, Hilton and
others compose the Quincy team
which will furnish great competition
| for Keokuk golfers. OF the match q
Quincy paper says:
An urgent invitation has been ex
tended to the golfers of the Quincy
Country club to go to KeolSuk Satur
! day The invitation requests as many
as possibly can to come. An informa
1 match will be arranged between thu
two cities and there viii be opponents
! for all.
VIII Sinnock has the matter Ii
charge and is endeavoring to get to
gether a goodly team Doubtless a
least fifteen or twenty players viii
go up, leaving on the 1924 train. an
returning at 10 o'clock or midnigh
as they desire
!, Keokuk has always been famou
for its hospitable treatment of play
ers and those who accept the invite
ton may be assured of most enjoy
able entertainment and fine gol
contest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
What Rudyard Kipling
Said About the Grand
Canyon in Yellowstone
National Park

II looked into a gulf LOO
feet deep, with eagles and fish
hawks circling far below. And
the sides of that gulf were one
wild welter Of color crimson,
emerald, cobalt, ochre, amber,
honey splashed with port wine,
white, vermillion, lemon
and silver gray in wide washes.
The sides did not fall sheer,
but were craven by time and
water and air into monstrous
heads Of kings, dead chiefs
men and women of the old time.
So far below that no sound Of
it's strife could reach US, the
Yellowstone River ran, a finger
wide strip of jade green.
Evening crept through the pines
that Swallowed us, but the full glory
Of the day famed in that canyon as
we went out very cautiously to a jut-
ting piece of rock that overnung the
deepest deeps of ALL"
want to send you an illustrated
pamphlet on the Yellowstone Park. It
contains a fine map in colors, showing
all the points of interest, and de-
scribes the many wonders to be seen.
And l would like to tell You just how
to go there most comfortably. May I
do SO? Kindly call or write C. F..
Conradt, City Ticket Agent, Burlington
Route, Fifth and Johnson SITS. Phones
906 and 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
A $500 Washer for 1896.
THE CELEBRATED MIRACLE
WASHER

This Washer has every improvement,
including the draft gearing by which
you can wash a heavy load in half the
time required by others to wash a
light one. 1t. is built of cypress and
resists the action of water and acids
better than any other wood. 1t is
reinforced with steel rods, and child
can operate It with ease. 1t will
wash anything from lace handker-
chief to the heaviest bed quilt and do
it better than any other rotary wash
er on the market. Price for 90 ar
this FALL SALE ......... 4O OJ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
WIN Have a Midway.

The celebration committee this
morning announced that there would
be a Midway on Main street above
Eleventh during the celebration. This
will include many shows and is sure
to attract crowds.
The committee also announced the
following list of subscriptions and
asks that any other contributors will
let the committee know the amount
.,.I.I !, g pocc;hlo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
n-Schell
Furn. Co.
3O7-3l7 Main Street

the races If necessary.
Keokuk people generally are pre-
pairing to entertain lavishly. House
parties will be in order, and those who
are not preparing to entertain guests
or relatives have sent in their ad-
dresses and the price of rooms to the
Industrial Association, where list
Of all available rooms is being kept
in connection with the celebration in
formation bureau established by the
association yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-22
eronz plaque to Cost $4,000.

TX bTUr1Z FTdQue 10 OUSe ~TO,000'
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Aug. PA bronze plaque
showing the outlines of ancient Rome.
which was begun here today, Is to
cost $4,000 When completed the
piece will be placed in the Sorbonne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
ORGANIC VETERANS SONS
Public Meeting VIII Re Held Tonight
IN POWhatan school.

NJ persons eligible for membership
~ the sons of Confederate Veterans
arc urged TO attend q public meeting
tonight IN Powhatan School, when
plans for the organization of camp
ior south Richmond and Chesterfield
County viii be discussed. Among those
who VIII give short talks are Judge
Ernest II Wells and Edwin T.. Cox
Music vii! be rendered by the school
chorus.
The committee in charge OF the for
nation OF inc proposed body was aD-
pointed by Woodbridge Camp. Confed-
crate Veterans. and Chesterfield Chap
Ter paug htcrs OF the Confcderacy. 1t
consists OF + +. Cox. w. q. Pullialn.
: HaAliins iiobson, Mrs f. Hewlett
Uranium, Misses Alice Bohmer Rudd.
k Imogcne Gregory and Miss Noriieet.
{ Any male descendant OF q veteran is
eligible for membership.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
CAROLINA WHITE
is SUFFRAGETTE:
Noted Soprano, to Sing for
Wednesday Club, Espouses
Votes for Women Cause.

Carolina White, who is to he one
of the artists appearing in the con-
certs of the Wednesday Club to be
given next Monday and Tuesday
nights. with matinee Tuesday. is re-
garded as the most brilliant soprano
of the Chicago philadelphia Grand
Opera Company. But aside from tho
fame she has won member of one
of the foremost opera companies Miss
White has obtained prominence as n
fighter in the cause of womans suf-
frage.
Recently Mrs o H. P. Belmont. presi-
dent of the Political Equality Associa-
ton. of New York. invited Miss White
to deliver an address before that or
ganization. Though more at home in
the realm of grand opera than OH the
lecture stage. she responded to the
call and during the course OF her talk,
told of the work which had been done
among the operate stars OF all those
spoken to or written to by Miss White,
Mary Garden alone declined to enter
the ranks. She answered that in her
opinion the sphere of woman was in
the home, and that she must take the
question under 9dvisement before Civ
ing any definite answer. Nine. Tetraz-
zini. in answer TO q cablegrain sent
by Miss White said that she thought
it grand and noble cause, and would
do all i'm her power to assist
In discussing the part women of the
opera stage were taking in the cause
of woman suffrage, Miss White says:
The advent of the highest paid pro-
fessional women into the cause OF 20
litical equality should be OF consid-
cradle help in the campaigns now be-
ing waged | am delighted by the en-
and am encouraged by the progress
made thus far"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
WANTS POLICE CHIEF
commemorative Attorney Asks SUPER
NlsorS 10 LmproNc E,nrce.

Practically the entire session OF tie
SUPERVISORS yesterday WAS taken up
with routine matters, and several i'm
portant questions were postponed until
the next meeting. Among these is the
appointment of chief OF police for
Chesterfield County. commemorative
Attorney HsslSins Hobson is in favor
OF putting responsible man, at the
head Of the county force. and also de
sire9 TO see the pay of the members
raised.
The county police are now widely
scattered, having no one TO direct their
actionS, and AZ a result very seldom
co operate TO the advantage of the
county AT large. with a responsible
head IL IL thought that much better
results can be had.
For the next year the road levy in
the county viii remain the same as
the board refused yesterday to alter
II III any way. The amount is ADEQUATE
TO cover proposed improvements and
Is satisfactory TO the large majority
Of taxpayers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
executive Committee M,c,,,r

nc EXECUTIVE committee OF tho
''<f'th H'chn'oud Cooperative E:duca
uona! Association has been called to-
EelneE Tor tonight. when the report
"i we committee. which mas been In
st,SauhS school conditions in other
sections of tho city, wiIl make its rc.
port Tho meeting will be- neld in pow
hatan School. rnc special committee
recently vitit"h several schools and
decided tina, the Southsi5o was entitled
70 hetter facilities The manner i'm
when this ca be Accomplished viii be
dscnssed tonight 1t the executive
meeting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
WANT MEMORIAL
OF FIRST REGIMENT
May Be Put in New Armory
Cornerstone to Be Laid at
Early Date.

Since Ito monument exists OF the First
Virginia Regiment. it Was suggested
last night by Major Challes o. Saville
at meeting of the First Regiment As
scciation that some memorial should
he placed in the new armory OF the
Richmond Grays, which is being erect
cd At Seventh and Marshall Streets.
The idea met with Immediate favor.
and took definite form in the appoint
ment OF committee, composed OF
president Charles ~ Crawford, Major
SaNille and Major Lawrence r. Price.
TO take the matter up aud give il con
sideration IT. WAS suggested by Cap
tain u. y. Brown, Jr., that in the as
5sociation room to be provided in the
new armory tho walls could he hung
with tablets giving the names Of every
member Of each company in the First
Regiment during the War Between the
states. This is the case in the Penn
Sylvania memorial at Gettysburg. Ma =
ior l.. T. Christian also spoke favor
ably of the plan.
Consideration Was given TO plans for
Tie ceremonies incident 10 the laying of
the cornerstone of the arrnory The
date was left open until cousulta ton
with the Nlasons II was determined
that Temple Lodge, No. 2, shall be in
charge
Captain Brown laid before The asso-
ciation the proposal to ask the City
Council for an appropriation to paw
the railroad fare OF Confederate vet
Grams to the Gettysburg reunion in
IulS. OF the 1,l37 veterans who were
alive in Richn,Gnd Yesterday. he csti
mated that go v'oald'b unable 10 pay
their own way Tire Council is TO lie
asked TO give $1,000. or so much there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
MOUNDS TOCLEAN
MAYORS OFFICE.
Administrative Board Turns
Down Ainslie's Request
for Repairs.

Building Inspector Butler presented
= TO tho Administrative Board yesterday
q tho request of Mayor Ainslie for over
n hauling, recovering and re-upholster-
Ing the furniture of tho Mayors office,
cleaning the carpets and making other
4 Improvements, costing in all S2S6.5o,
3 The papers was received and fled. the
81 board giving as it's reason lack OF
ssfnnds," and E,Scating that il might
Reconsider the matter later in the year.
The City Hall maintenance fund pro-
SNided III the burSct, not counting pay
roll, was seG,SOo.
81 An allowance or $S.oS9.SS was made
TO L. j. Smith & Co, on account OF
bridge construction, on report of the
City Engineer.
k In response to resolution of tho
4 administrative Board directing him to
4 report grades for an alley north of
;ionument Avenue through the Shop
,4pard tract to the Rosencath Road. City
I'm gineer Boiling reported yesterday
4 that no streets or alleys in the shop
pard tract had been dedicated. a copy
Z OF the letter was ordered sent 10 Or.
{ Il. a. sheppard
A petition Was received from the
Young Women's Christian Association
for extension of a sewer through an
alleS- east of Fourth street to the rear
of its new building fronting on Fifth
Street. The petition WAS referred to
the City Engineer for an estimate
The Superintendent of Street Clean
ing recommended rejection OF the claim
of c. W Andrews for pay for time lost
on account Of sickness. The claim was
rejected, and copy OF tho supern
tendcnts report ordered sent to Mr..
Andrews The claim of j. ID. Wilson OF
SIS for injuries from stepping into a
water moter box In front OF 200 East
Broad Street was recommended TO the
Council for payment
Tho report of j. g Weinbrunn 10 be
allowed to sub-let certain paving con
tracts awarded to him to Charles
Gasscr was referred to the City Ensi-
nicer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
neaIty Trnn,fers nccnrard

washington Terrace Corporation
yesterday placed on record deeds OF
bargain and sale covering the trans
Ter of four parcels OF property on
Spring Hill. The now owners arc:
X. T.. Golden lot s. block g. frontage
thirty two feet, for 1884: r. s. Mere
dith. lots 10 and 20. block S. sixty-four
feet, for $40 Alfred Benson, lot {?
block .. thirty-two feet, for 1879 Mary
y. Nash, lot l, block >. for SD and other
valuable considerations.
r. F.. Hamilton and NJ. y. Campbell
sold 10 j. l.. Vincent property with
improvements fronting forty feet OH
Maury street. near Nineteenth for 81,
500.
Julia r. Parkinson transferred to
Henry 4. Holt property with improve
mcnts on Ninth street between stock
ton and Decatur for $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
In Police Court.

For Offering false testimony in a
recent Police Court case. Charles Car
rineton, colored. will spend sixty days
IN jail When arraigned yesterday
morning before Justice H. A Maurice,
IN Police Court, Part H., Darlington
admitted that he had perjured him
self at the trial of Henry McDougal. a
negro Doolroom proprietor charged
with permitting gambling in his es-
tablishment
Fa%son Blount, Sanderson Poole A.
.. l.eids and w. 4. Black burn. each
paid $3.50 and costs for being drunk
The same amount was collected from
Hugh Brown and Amos Tyler. negroes
for reckless driving. and Maggie Mos
BY, colorcd charged with slapping
Susie Coleman.
On charge of crap shooting, Oscar
Fortune and Girgie Cole were each
fncd 81 and costs. Other members OF
the gang escaped.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
In Hastings Court.

In Hustinss Court, Part ~. ycster-
day morning. Earl Holt. colorcd, OH
appeal from Police Court, Part H..
was acquitted on a charge of attempted
burglary. The accused was arrested
three weeks ago in the rear OF Will
lard's store, Twelfth and Hull Streets.
at an carly hour in the morning. His
actions led TO the belief that he was
about TO enter the building
The Miller Manufacturing Companv
was awarded q verdict Of So Yesterday
against Sarah II. Johnson The case
came 10 the upper court on removal
from Police Court, Part H., by request
OF the defendant, who desired a jury
10 determine the Issue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
Eirn, 10 DissnIxe.

The well known and long eStap-
lished firm OF Rodgers. McCabc AZ
Company. cotton dealers, OF Peters
burg. Norfolk and Charleston. S. g,
has notified it's customers that the
firm will be dissolved on September
next. 1t Is understood that John
Rodgers, of the firm, with William I'll.
Hill. or Tarboro, N C., and William
Hart, will form copartncrship with
headquarters in Norfolk, to be known
as Rodgers & Company. and that w.
Gordon McCabe, Ir, of this city, will
unite in partnership with W. r. Gray,
of Charleston. 3. c., with hcadquarters
In the latter city. 1t has not been de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
Five Hundred Converts.

The two series Of revivals-the one
closed and tho other still in progress
have resulted i'll nearly 500 CONVEX
siona and reclamations, and have pro
duced Il wonderful spiritual change in
the community. The series OF meet
ings conducted by Evangelist Walt
Whitman at the Washington Street
Methodist and Second Baptist Churches
resulted, it is said, in fully $50 con
versions and rcclamations. The meet
ings held i'm the Market Street Metho-
dist Church by Evangelists BridSers
and Ti1lman during the past ten days
and which will he brought to n close
on wednesday night, have resulted sc
far in about 225 conversions, and this
number will doubtless be largely in
creased before the close. There have
been crowded meetings of men. Of wo-
men and Of children, besides the reEu-
lar congregational meetings at which
standing room was at a premium.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
WILL REPAIR ROAD
Supervisors VIII Have state EunI
Force Working on semmes Avenue.


Force Working on semmes Avenue.
Scnmes Avenue. the main thorough
fare in Woodland Heights and Forest
Hi. viii be put into thorough repair
as soon g possible. according TO The
decision Of The Chesterfield Board OF
Supervisors in session yesterday morn
ms at Chesterfield Courthouse. Con-
victs from the state Highway Com
missions force viii start work on or
before June / The exact date viii he
determined by the length of time
taken 'ip in imperative work that is
now being done
The board rs a whole favored put
ting the road into proper shape for
travel but without the state road force
Is helpless. The county gangs have
all the work they can possibly do at
present and enough to keep them busy
for months. The Virginia Railway and
Power Company, which has double
track on the road, will he requested TO
put force OF men AT work oil its
share of the roadway when the CON
Victs begin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
WILL ERECT LODGE HALL

Permit Issued for New Home of Itni-
Jan Beneficial and Social Society.
Building and repair permits were is-
sued yesterday as follows:
w. \. Sheppard. to erect detached
onestory brick garage In rear of EOS
West Grace street, to cost $500.
w n. Wilhelm, 10 erect n detache ed
one-story frame store in rear OF 4.5
North Thirty third Street. to cost $500.
Italian Beneficial and Social Society,
to erect three-story brick. steel and
concrete store and lodge hall on the
south side of Broad Street. between
Allison and Meado2 Streets TO cost
S25.29O.
F.. J.. Ford. TO erect two story
brick tenement. two dwellings. on the
south side of Floyd Avenue, between
Sycamore and straw berry Streets. to
cost $4,000.
James J. Burke, to repair brick store,