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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22

I'm q last desperate attempt to gain
his freedom, Bill Rankin "a con
y Wet. swung himself hand over,
hand along q telegraph wire and.
aeaped into the operators office at Lone
Pine. Miss Helen Holmes, the girl OPP.
orator, was overpowered; her revolver
hurled from her grasp and the door
opened to Rankinss two confederates,
who We're crouching on the stairs.
There was no one In the lonely spot
to see the desperate IN his melodra.
matte journey through the air. Twice,
he says, he nearly fell as his strength
went from him, but the courage Of des-
peration sustained him, and he was just
agile enough to gather his forces for the
leap feet first into tie girls window.
All Red Rock county is regretting to-
day that 1t missed the spectacle Of the
convict in his stripes swinging across
the landscape on the swaying telegraph
wire. y
It may not be their last swinging,
however. Thanks to the ingenuity OF
Miss Holmes; all three conyicts were
outwitted and broughtt to await Justice
IN the county Jan.
The first act Of the three in the
telegraph tower was TO drop the sema-
phore, signaling the fast mai to stop.
Their plan was to kill the conductor
and make their escape on the express.
Helen's friend, Robert Donegan, drop
ped In for a little cali Just then not,
however via the telegraph wires as
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22
Miss Lofaine La Estes Takes
Partins Succe ssfuI' Perform
NJ ance of "DriftWood. .

Two large audiences witnessed the
opening performances Of Drift
wood atSthea Palace tl1eater yester-
The play perhaps touches home in
taf good many instances, especially in
fthe large cities, where the working
girl finds 1t so hard to exist On d
small salary and be straight.
ut Is easily seem how this play
vas such a success In New York. Mr..
Davis. the author, has had many
New York successes to his credit,
and this is without doubt one OF
them.
Another new member was seen in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22

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sesfoNs have brought tears and
iaqs!'s sp nl'icns q readers and T1p
epiqs g We e!Eeet from ~ SECOND
Se.sr ~ sSelyi gih il ere they
sr2N9ea ses Conan heater q every
peei4l q ~ man i.
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MUTUAL ~. once more M Pc seen
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22

Rankin did. The three hid in the clos.
let until he departed after having
Threatened Helen with death If she
I told Robert OF their presence. Helen
did not dare speak, but she managed
to tap silently on her desk with her
pencil, sending Robert the message In
the Morse code. Robert dashed out,
climbed a telegraph pole behind some
trees, and tapping the wires, signaled
the express, .'Disregard semaphore.
Do not stop Rankin seeing him, shot
him down, but not too soon to save the
train,
OF course 1t all came out all right
| In the end, as things do in the movies.
The fast mail stopped, the cotvicts
were bundled into the caboose, and
Bob had his arm bandaged by the,
Isweetly, sympathetic Helen. When It
came to the proposal scene, however,
Helen proved herself less sympathetic.
One cannot blame her, however. Those
were orders from the Kalem Company.
SUPPOSE the lovely girl telegraph OPP
orator got married How could they
write any more plays about her stop
ping conyicts and saving express
trains?
This is by no means the last OF the
remarkable series of railroad plays,
aThe Hazards Of Helen, In which the
Kalem Company are featuring Miss
Helen Holmes their railroad queen.
The Fast Mails Danger shows Miss
Holmes in hand to hand struggle
with the three convicts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22
EARLY EASTER
Great Feast Day This Year vsilI
Be Sunday, April 4, Earlier
Than Usual.

It will not be long now until
thoughts Of Easter viii gain promt-
nence because Of the earliness OF
that anniversary this year. This
great feast, which falls upon April
a, has only been observed on I'VE
earlier dates In the present century
and N only one before on an earlier
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22
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nYe act dramatic masterpiece teatuT-
ing Max Figman and Lolita Robert
SON. - the onertng Tor today at tne
grphellm tneater. This immortal
story by EDWARD Eggleston mas for 4
touIdatton one OF the deepest and
most Eintensely human themes to be
found IN tne entire fuils q liferatnrc.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-22


Of the Red Hussa Z will top the ,bill.I
It comes In three big parts. Slippery
Slim and Sophie Will present THE
Battle OF Snakevil ie.', THE Girl at
the Throttle, one Of eThe Hazards
OF Helen series, will close the pro-
gram. ~ q
A two part Lubin drama entitled
Fate and Eltg tive and featuring;
yelMa Whitman and u g, SUBWAY
Is showing today at the Odeon. THE
latest Hearst Seltg News Pictorial Isl
also shown. Tomorrow afternoon and
evening will be shown the latest epi-
sode Of THE Hazards Of Helens feas
turing Helen Holmes entitled .sThe
Girl Photographers PERIL
The Belle Travers Musical Comedy
Company presenting Fun I'M d Hotel,
played to three capacity houses yes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
This Marvellous Today.

Chicago Herald: This is the great
est feat ever accomplished in tele-
phony," says dispatch from Wash
inston giving an account of a wire
less conversation from Washington 10
San Francisco. That is putting it
mildly indeed. It is one of the great
est feats in the history of the world
The only reason its staggering ma.
!ture is not more fully appreciated is
because we have risen step by step to
this browning achievement in the art
Iof long distance communication.
Nor need we imagine that the limit
of wireless conversation any more
than wireless telegraphy has yet been
reached. 1t is no doubt simply Gnes-
ton of greater power This is certain
Ily the view Of telephone experts, who
say audible speech will be transmit.
ted to Europe.
Has the world lost the youthful
faculty Of wonder? Have we become
so satiated with the triumphs of sci
ence that all seems commonplace? If
mot, then surely the transmission OF
the voice without wires across con-
tinent is enough to fill US with the
wonder of the primitive man who saw
a star fall headlong from the skies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
CHILO'S TONGUE
. BECOMES COATED
IF CONST|PATED
WHEN CROSS, FEVERiSH AND
SICK GIVE "cALiFORNIA
SYRUP OF FIGS.r

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach. liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the result
is, they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick. feverisl, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
Istomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated. then
give teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn. and you have a well, playful
child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach. liver
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs
which has full directions for babies,
children OF all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here. Get the
genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
STONED A GIRL.

A little Jewish girl in Plainfleld.
H.. was stoned on the street the other
day by crowd OF boys who pursued
her to her home, shouting "Jew" The
girl was so severely injured by the
missiles that ii was found necessary
to call a physician to attend her. The
mob of young rowdies who prosecuted
the girl was said to be composed Of
scions of the best families" in the
town. If the story is true, and there
is no reason to doubt. as II came
through creditable channels, 1t IL one
of the most contemplate affairs that
has ever blotted the name OF the state
of Illinois, says the Burlington Ga
Zette. The mere fact that any such
sentiment as that which melted the
stoffng of the little girl should exist
IS freught with gravity. The question
naturally arises, what sort of parents
have these rowdies? They are not
the riff-raff. but come from "the best
families" in town. What constitutes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

hygiene, the subjects of the prelimi-
nary education, history. literature and
the natural Z sciences. Commissions
will be issued as assistant surgeon
and, after four years of service, the
young officers are entitled to examf-
nation for promotion to the grade OF
passed assistant surgeon, and after
twelve years of service to another
examination for promotion to the
grade Of surgeon. The annual sala-
ries are: Assistant surgeon. $4,000;
passed assistant surgeon, S2,400; sur
geon, $4,000; senior surgeon, $500;
assistant surgeon general, $4,000.
When the government does not pro-
vide quarters, communication at the rate
Of $50, $40. and $50 month according
to grade is allowed. All grades re-
ceive longevity pay, that is. 10 per-
cent in addition to the regular salary
for every five years until the maxi
mum OF 40 percent is reached When
officers travel on official duties they
are reimbursed their actual travelling
expenses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
FoR YOUNG MEDICAL MEN.

Young medical men between the
ages OF % and 80 will be given an
opportunity on November ], 1915. &C
cording to circular just issued by
Surgeon General Rupert Blue, to dem
onstrate their fitness for admission
to the grade of assistant surgeon in
tie United States public health ser.
vice. There are several vacancies In
the governments mobile sanitary
corps, which is now in the 11sth year
of its existence, but in order to be
Recommended to the president for a
commission, a physical and profes
sional examination must first be
passed. AS the tenure OF office is
permanent and the public health off.
GERS are liable to duty in all parts o;
the world. they are required to Ger
tify that they believe themselves free
from any ailment which would dis
qualify them for service in any eli
mate. Boards will be convened al
Washington, Boston, New York, Chi
cago, st. Louis, Louisville, New Or
leans and San Francisco. but permits
sion to take the examination must
first be obtained from the surgeon
general. The examination is SEARCHING
and includes, in addition to the yari
Gus branches Of medicine. surgery and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
ECONOMY THE wATcHWoRD.

The necessity for economic admin
istratfon OF Lee county affairs is Inn
pressing itself upon the tax payers
more and more. Useless and careless
expenses must be discontinued and
the county put on solid business
basis. The supervisors are beginning
to appreciate such necessity ana
the voice of the people respecting
such an attitude is being heard and
will be heard until the reforms are
enforced and a more business-like con-
duct of official affairs secured. At a
recent meeting of the supervisors the
following resolution was passed:
Resolved that all county Of
ficers are hereby ordered and d.
rected to use the strictest economy
In the discharge of their various
duties and further that all sup
plies ordered for county Offices or
buildings be first approved by the
board of supervisors and the
county board Of supervisors will
not be responsible for the pay
ment of supplies unless the order
is approved by the board. The
county auditor is authorized to
purchase necessary office supplies
for the Fort Madison court house
during the vacation of the board"
Commenting upon the action Of the
supervisors the Donnellson Review
has the following in last weeks issue:
The above resolution was passed
by the board of supervisors a short
time ago. and is all right so far as it
goes. But we suspect that the sup.
plies bought by the county officers
represent but an infinitesimal part If
the expenses OF the county. True, Il
that horse shoe pitching crowd around
the court houses has been paying five
cents for a lead pencil when by
skirmishing around little they could
have got six for nickle. it's time
they were "sot" down on and this
reckless extravaganza stopped. The
principal funds of the county, as we
understand It, are expended by the
supervisors. Their prescription TO
the county officers is all right, but
they want to get a similar one filed
for themselves. Physician heal thy.
self"
We give the supervisors credit for
a start in the right direction: they
have some new blood and brains on
the board now, and the first of the
year will have some more; let US
hope that under the new regime the
old order will pass away, and the
new board Will do their best to place
Lee county on sounder financial
basis. They have a big job ahead of
them. We are willing to admit. They
have years of damphool business
methods in county affairs to overcome,
and 1t will take time to adjust matters
as they should be, and in the mean.
time no one will be more prompt to
give them credit for any move in ths
right direction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
KIDNEY MISERY MEANS
A WEAKENED SYSTEM

Wilkinson & Co., the popular drug
gists have established a new record
in the sale of medicine. They say
they don't believe any medicine ought
to be paid for unless it does the user
some good and they have adopted a
plan of selling Solyax, the standard
kidney remedy, under a positive
guarantee of quick relief from all
kidney or bladder misery or money
back without question. This
speaks eloquently for the virtues of i
remedy that already has created such
widespread demand in Keokuk.
Hundreds of people in every walk OF
life have been relieved of the agonies
attendant on weak, disarranged Or
clogged-up kidneys and bladder by
this remarkable remedy. 1t is not just
merely a kidney treatment, it Is q
medicine that puts the entire, pain.
racked body into normal condition
and gives vigorous health after the
many painful disorders caused direct
ly or indirectly by sick kidneys. A
change for the better will be seen
after the first few doses of Solvax
and its continued use will soon tone
up the entire system OF improperly
working organs and give you the de-
sire to live and enjoy life to It's fullest
Solvax is considered the best kidney
remedy on the market today because
1t aims to cure by striking directly
at the cause of all the trouble The
many pains and aches caused by i'm
properly working kidneys cannot be
permanently cured unless the cause is
removed
Solvax is sold under a positive guar.
antee to refund the money II it does
not cure. This is the strongest proof
that can be offered as to the merit
Of the medicine. You are cheating
yourself out of your slice Of life II you
don't give Solvax chance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
DEBORAH, Iowa.

people. Mrs. MABEL CHRISTOPHER,
Goa Mechanic ST., DEBORAH, Iowa.
Shenandoah, Iowa.-uI gave Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to
my five children at different times
when they needed tonics and 1t
worked all right. 1t is mighty good
for sick headaches. One of my daugh-
tiers took it for that and was relieved.
It has always acted well for US. We
have never taken any other medicine.
I consider it one of the best medicines
there is."-MRs. B. ]. SIMMONS, 7II
Seventh Ave, Shenandoah, Iowa.
Iowa people need this powerful
vegetable remedy that puts the stou-
ach, liver and bowels in fine condition;
that clears the skin of pimp1es, rash,
blemishes, and eczema that dissolves
boils and carbuncles that make nerves
stronger and steadier and gives to pale,
weak, rundown people the fullest
measure of health and happiness.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, free from alcohol or narcotics,
does Just what is stated above, simply
because it banislles from the blood all
poison and impure matter It is the
worlds great Blood Purifier; it will pene-
trate Joints, dissolve the impure deposits
and carry them out, as it does all impuri
ties, through the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys
and Skin. Get It now! Either in liquid
or tablet form, from your druggist or
send soc. or $r.oo to DIR. Pierce, Invaiids'
rIntal- Rnffalo- N. Y. for the tablets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
keokuk, Iowa ...... October 10, 1915
WHAT DO WE PLANT?

WHAT DO WE PLANT?
What do we plant when we plant the
tree2
We plant the ship, which will cross
the sea,
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the planks to withstand the
gales
The keel, the keelson, the beam, p the
knee;
We plant the ship when we plant the
tree.
What do we plant when we plant the
treee
We plant the house for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles,
the floors,
We plant the studding, the lath, the
doors,
The beams and siding, all parts that
be,
We plant the house when we plant
the Tree.
What do we plant when we plant the
A thousand things that We daily SEQ:
We plant the spire that outtowers
the crag.
We plant the staff for our country's
flag.
We PLAINTIFF shade, from the hot sun
free:
We plant all these when we plant
the tree.
Henry Abbey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
SECURITY LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS
D. B. HamilI Chosen President Of tho
Organization for Preparedness,
on Friday
Night.
ovERToN IS SECRETARY
Rev. r. c. Edwards Delivers an In
terestins Address at the cour:
House to League
Members.
ovERToN IS SECRETARY

The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Security league met Friday
evening in the Office of F. c. Over
ton and elected the following perma-
nent officers:
D. b. Hamill, president.
l.. A. Rerryhill, vice president
F. c. Oyerton, secretary.
The result OF the election was later
reported at. meeting of the leagne
held in the county court house, by the
chairman, Wells NJ. Irwin, following
which w. B. Collins moved that the
report be accepted. President Hamill
then took the chair and called on Sec
rotary Oyerton for response.
Mr.. OVerton began by explaining
the purpose of the organization, stat
ing that 1t was booster association
for the purpose of giving Keokuk a
voice in the national preparedness
movement. He said that they were not
preparing to have war, but preparing
as a step toward peace. The speaker
cited the Spanish-American war where
the lack of preparedness cost hun
dreds of lives before the soldiers even
! got in the war zone. He stated that
one of the aims of the movement was
to care for the health of the soldiers
and that congress would be petitioned
to look more fully into the matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
freshments were served. There was

freshments were served. There was
"a large turnout,
John Slee and wife visited with
friends at Warsaw last Tuesday, re
turning Wednesday.
Mrs. George Shaw and Mrs. Eliza
Watts of Croton were Pennington
shoppers last Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Gentner is in st. Louis
visiting her brothers there.
Harper VanZant Is having two NOR
rooms built to his home.
Emery Boyer and wife are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of boy which
came to their home October 2.
]. A. Deal and daughter, Mrs. Kat,
Hickey, Fred Deal and wife OF Milton
came Saturday and spent Sunday at
the VIM. Mcintosh home.
A surprise was given on Miss Maude
Dickson last Thursday night, Septem-
Der 80. it being her sixteenth birth
day. There was thirteen girls present,
Blythe Cleave, Leila French, Dorotha
Hecker, Ollie Grimm, Ruth O'Neil.
Mamie Browning, Cleadythe Beeson.
Edna Martin. Mary Alexander, Helen
Ketcham, Florence, Lorene and Dor
otha Wright. Ice cream, cake and
candy were the refreshments. They
presented Maude with white ivory
beveled hand mirror to remember her
sixteenth birthday.
Mr.. Ellie Taylor and Sam French left
Wednesday to enter the soldiers homo
at Marshalltown for the winter.
Mrs. Mary Harris and her mother
have moved In with Mrs. Bailey, up
near the park.
Lloyd Slice and wife of Bonaparte
came Thursday and spent the day at
the ]. NJ Slice home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

A movement is On foot to secure
legislation against the mail order
houses and enforce state levy
against these concerns for doing bus
ness in the state. We are not oppos-
ing the proposition but we cannot too
strongly urge the retailers that the
most effective weapon they possess to
fight the mail order house Is the col.
umns of live, aggressive up-to,date
daily newspaper
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

Captain Eugene Bourassa, a military
officer in Montreal, who in private life
controls clothing store, states that
the war has caused among his patrons
an average expansion of chest meas
IRE from thirty-six to forty inches.
This is true not only of those in active
service, but Of all the citizens. He
explains 1t on the ground that all men
are mentally and physically preparing
for service now or in the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

"best families?" What kind of bigoted
sentiments have been inculcated into
the minds of these boys? They surely
have been poorly trained in the prin-
ciples of Americanism. Such vigor-
Gus punishment should be dealt to the
perpetrators Of this outrage that 1t
will act as perpetual lesson to
them to respect all creeds and ma
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

out in blisters; a
patch as large as
a quarter would
break out and
on top Of the
sore was a scale.
] cut the hair as
near down to the
head as I could
when the first
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

Inconvenience is being caused 10
the state university pharmacy labor
etories on account of the excessive
cost of drugs which has resulted from
the war. Salvarsan and aspirin ars
no longer to be had, according to Dean
Wilbur Teeters, and many other i'm.
portant drugs have jumped to pro-
hibitive prices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

The report Of Superintendent AL
drich to the school board relative to
the increase in the number of pupils
attending the public schools is signif.
cant that keokuk is growing The
stranger who visits our city almost
Invariably expresses his approval of
Keokuk as city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
The BRYAN Mystery.

New York World: Mr.. Bryan has
paid a glowing tribute to the grand
example President Wilson is setting
the world, which again raises the
question why Mr.. Bryan could not
have helped instead Of embarrassing
the president.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10

Once a bullet finds a lodging in
the body it can now be localized in y
few minutes by means of the X-rays
md quickly extracted. ''It is all done
in few minutes" says an expert.
Five seconds for a wound in the
hand. thirty seconds for one In the
foot and ten to fifteen minutes for a
wound in the abdomen"