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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-15
Drowns in Swatara Creek

HARRISBURG, Aug. rs. = Raymond
Gongloff, night operator for the Philadei-
pha and Reading Railway at Swatara, was
drowned while swimming across the
swatara Greek at the Stoverdale Camp
Meeting Grounds late yesterday lie Is
survived by a wife and infant son.
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the child had not been murdered. but
wandered to the spot and died of exposure
Doctor Wadsworth said he could account
for the presence Of the handkerchief around
the boys neck in no other way than that he
was stranged. lie said that this theory
was strengthened by the manner in which
the handkerchief was tied, and by its pres
sure against the neck
Luke Meekins, father of the dead boy.
who lives at 1891 Yocum street; Judson
Self the farmer on whose land the body
was found, and the boys grandfather were
among others who testified.
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Continued from PAGE Ono
twentieth and Arch streets, monkeys are
now being utilized for this purpose. II
human blood is used 1t should be used
carefully, for it is dangerous"
FOUR MORE DEAD
-Four new deaths were reported this morn
ing in Philadelphia. Only three new cases
developed here however. Todays dead are:
JOSEPH HAMMER, 2 years. 5671 Heis-
kell street.
MICHAEL COSTELLO. years, 1916
South Thlrtieth street.
WADVIA GRABECK, months, 1850
Wayne avenue.
SIDNEY BoDINE, month. 5s12 Trim
NJ place.
Fifty-three deaths have resulted since
Ianaary 1 and 199 cases have been re-
pred
no INCREASE IN CAMDEN.
Camden has had only one new case In 4S
hours Throughout the entire State of
Pennsylvania there have developed only 10
new cases in two days, and Doctor Dixon
Is optimistic over this showing, attributing
Il to the cold spell and to the effectiveness
OF the quarantine.
Pennsylvania is particularly fortunate"
he said. The indications are that we are
going to have an early and cool fall, and
now we already are In the middle of August
without an epidemic"
The one case reported in Camden was
that OF James Monahan. years old. of
1908 Tioga street. He was taken ill Friday,
but physicians diagnosed the case as par
aysis only today. His is the twenty-second
ease In Camden during the month. Eight
deaths have occurred there since July is.
Dr. J. NJ, Campbell, who is in charge of
the State medical inspectors, has sent
man up the Delaware River to investigate
rumors that the quarantine was being vio-
lated The Delaware Transportation Com
pany's vessels zigzag on their trips from the
Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. but
Doctor Dixon said he was sure the company
was doing everything in its power to aid in
the observance of the quarantine,
The New Jersey Board of Health and the
railroad companies doing business in that
STATE are just now in controversy over the
Enforcement of the infantile paralysis quar-
antine The latter were requested to aid
IN the observance of the quarantine by re-
Iusing TO sell tickets TO children under l6
Years OF age unless they could display
hsalth certificates, To this reply was made
nat the railroads are not quarantine agents
znu mat, while they would aid in the spread
q propaganda, they could not be expected
/" submit to the inconvenience accompany
lsatOns
JERSEY QUARANTINE
IN every city, village and hamlet of New
ssrsey the paralysis quarantine is being
s'siuy enforced by a small army of State
'1peetors. Wherever there is a small set
Ts.nent an eagle-eyed representative of the
Immunity PAGES the railroad station plat
I'm .s'la of looks over the highways and trolley
zesAsl determined that no child under l6
.s.fs without health certificate shall enter
as village and make possible an outbreak
me epidemic
:, ~ Jersey has established a quarantine
nunlties against communities. 1t is
-sysslole for any child TO go from Camden
naadon Heights or anywhere else unless
protected by health certificate.
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De segur, French Historian, Dies

PARIS Aug. 15.--Marquis de Segur, an
historian and member OF the French Acad.
emy since 1907, died yesterday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
- ~ 6onorrhua and Gleee
@~ y relieved in to day1.
- Big 6 Is nom poisonous
and effective In treat
~ ing mucous discharges
Will not structure. Prevents coutagion.
SOLD ny DRUGGISTS.
Parcel Post II desired-Price 81, or bottles o21A
Prepared by
JI19 EVANS CHEMICAL CO., CINCINNATI. q

Miss Beulah of Lomax, and Miss
Lille Hutchinson Of Allison, Neb.,
spent Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hal Miller.
Mrs. Beulah Maggie who has been
visiting her father John Mcconnell,
returned Thursday to her home in
Chicago. Her little daughter Pauline
remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. Lydia Duffy OF Wilmington
and grandson Herbert Shelton of Lin
coin, arrived Wednesday morning for
visit with Mrs. Duffy's sister Mrs.
o. F. Berry.
Mrs. Mary Ann Frank of Garard,
Kans., who has been visiting her sis.
ter Mrs Eliza Fletcher, and other
relatives, returned home last evening.
Real Estate Transfers.
John Lawson to Bert Van Dino
deed $275, L. Burnside.
st. Vincent home to VIM. e. Leach.
deed $3.50, L. Warsaw.
Master in chancery to Got1ieb Boeg
ner. deed $4,000, e. n w. II. SW.
8-6-8.
Sarah Stems ca al, to Mississippi
River Power Co., deed 81. L. Pulaski
w. G. Williams to city OF Carthage,
deed $1,000. L. Carthage.
Master in chancery to Emma Schan
mel ct al, deed s16,850, NE. NE. 20. Sc.
and PIT. SW. 1868.
Phebe A. Corder to S. B. Corder.
deed 81, PIT. NV. 2o-4-5.
J. H. Hungate to Frank Fortney.
deed SIS; cemetery lot.
Charles W. Rock to James n. Rock.
deed $4,000. under LIS of Z. "a Of Sc.
"a; w. n SW. 35-4-6.
Warren Kelley to w. e. Kemp, deed
$500, l.. Bowen.
Master in chancery to Daniel Van
Fleet, deed $5,406, PIT. NE. 1866.
Oliver G.. Irwin to Robert Fl. Irwin.
deed 81, PIT. SW. 1916.
William E. Kemp to Warren KEEL
ley, deed $500, L. Bowen.
Anna M. Lund to Clara M. Lund ct
al, deed $1,000, PIT. Sc. and NE. 22-7-5.
O. F. Berry, cons. to Martin L.
Hartsook. deed $5,062, Sc. Sc. 32-+5,
PIT. NE. 5-3-5.
Luda Jackson to Martin l. Hart.
sock, deed 81, Do, Do.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
SOME GOOD ADVICE
FROM AIN OFFICER
Don't Get Excited II Letter You're
Looking for, Doesn't Come
on Time.


Mothers, sisters and sweethearts
VINO become fretful when they do not
Dea1 promptly from the boys who
have answered the call to the colors
are given some valuable and consol-
ing advice by Sergeant James A.
Hutcheson, in charge OF the United
States army recruiting station at Dav-
export.
"When boyal are lax about writing
home, wives, sisters and sweethearts
become uneasy, and the first thing
they do is write a personal letter of
inquiry to the commander OF the bat
terry or whatever unit their beloved
lad belongs, x,said the sergeant This
is all wrong. a Personal letters should
not be written, for the particular Off
Ger to whom tthe inquiry Is directed
might be a thousand miles away. Let
tiers should be addressed impersonally
to the Commanding Officer Of Bat
terry B. or whatever organization 1T
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The Carthage Gate City
Carthage, ILL.,, July S, 1916

Bolts of Albuquerque, New Mexico,
who is visiting her parents.
The Carthage township Sunday
school convention was held Sunday,
July 2, the afternoon session being
held at the East Union school house
located four miles southeast OF Car
thage. The different Sunday schools
of the city provided cars for those
who wished to make the trip and
Sunday being delightful day. al
though quite warm, there was large
attendance. There was music by the
choir, DR.. J. w. Ferris Offering prayer.
Mrs. L. w. Berry made report OF
the state convention at Springfield,
which she attended as delegate from
the Christian church OF this city,
sometime ago, and the report was
given in a manner that made each
one feel that he was reaping the bene-
fits of her trip to the state conven-
ton. Mrs. w. p. Frazier Ct the Pres
byterian Sunday school was also q
delegate to the same convention.
Presentation Of Bible school mission
work was given by Mrs. VIM. Ale
. shire Of Plymouth. The address OF
the afternoon was by the Rev. David
M. tombstone, d. d., Phi. D Benedic-
ton by Rev. e. M. Smith.
The evening session was held at
the Baptist church located on the
northeast corner of the public square,
the decorations being large flag
stretched alb We the rostrum. The
music was furnished by the several
orchestras Of the different Sunday
schools, which combined, and the
music and program throughout was
very interesting Rev. e. M. Smith
offered prayer; the scripture lesson
was read by DR.. ]. w. Ferris, Rev.
j. M. Jones leading in prayer, the
address of the evening being made by
DR.. H. d. Hoover. president Of Garth
age college, and the suggestions
offered for Sunday school work will
be embraced by the various churches.
Byron Booz who was president of the
association, showed that he had de-
voted much time to this work. and
everyone was pleased with the speak
ers he had secured for the program.
A. short business session was held
at which time the following officers
were elected: w. L. Lyon, president;
Dr. s. M Parr, vice president; Grace
Kunkle, secretary and treasurer.
The Hancock County Medical So
ciety held its regular meeting at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

decided to try bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound 1t worked
from the first bottle, so took second
and third, also bottle Of Lydia E..
Pinkham' g Blood Purifier, and now am
just as well as any other woman. adj
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and / am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles. - Mrs. ELSIE J.
WANDER SANDE, Goodwin Street, Pat
erson, N. ].
Women suffering with any form of
female ills, or any symptoms that they
do not understand, are invited to write
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. (confidentiaD, and receive
advice wholly free of cost.
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might be. Above all do not worry"
is Sergeant Hutcheson's advice. III
mothers, sisters and sweethearts do
not hear from their brave boys
promptly they can rest assured that
they are still alive. II they have been
pierced by a Mexican bullet the folks
at home will learn OF the fact soon
enough"
Sergeant Hutcheson reports I'M
usual activity in the Iowa branch re-
Icrniting stations, especially at Wat
erloo, Ottumwa, Burlington and other
POINTS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
SHORTY" GAMBLE
SIDESTEPS DEATH
Burlington Sportman and His Ford
Plunge Into Fence at Mt.
Pleasant Race Track.

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa, July 5.--An
accident which might have proved
serious, occurred at the fair grounds
at nearly noon yesterday when
Shorty" CANDLES Ford car plunged
into fence, damaging the car and
breaking the fence and fence posts
quite extensively. No one was hurt
although Mr.. Gamble was pretty well
shaken up. but is now repairing his
car to return to his home in Burling
ton.
Subscribe for The Gate CITY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

made me feel happy
and healthy. Some
time ago l felt SO
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. read your
in
the pewspapers and
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For Those Left at Home


especially miiamen that it incumbent
folks home" not
families front
HAYES q fund
In OF
its
organization
shou a
of the
who have gone defense of their
be be
opportunity subscribe The Gate City is today running
parties when such organization
is effec
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
"MY HAIR is VERY

"MY HAIR is VERY
OILY and / used to think that
strong alkaline shanpoos
were necessary to remove the
surplus oil. For several
months L have used Every
Week Anti-Septic Ull Sham
poo and my hair is softer and
in better condition than L have
ever known it." Large bottle
soc at
Wilkinson G Co., Hotel Iowa Phar-
macy, Crescent Pharmacy. NcGrath
Bros, Scott & O'Reilly, City Drug
Store. Englehart e Co., J. F. Kfed-
aisch & Son. w II. Siegfried and all
other dealers in drugs and toilet
articles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
BROTHERHOOD WILL
MEET TOMORROW
Dr. Frank G. BeardsIey viii Address
m. p. Church Men at
Their Meeting.

The Brotherhood OF the First
Methodist Protestant church will hold
its regular monthly meeting Thurs
day evening at 500 O'Clock, in the
prayer meeting room of the church,
at Twelfth and Exchange streets.
Rev. DIT. Frank G. Beardsley, pastor
of the First Congregational church,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

will address the men on the subject:
"The Church OF Today" The men
OF the city are invited to be present
and enjoy the evening and address
with the men OF this church.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
Invisible.

Louisville CourierJournal: The cfvf.
liam who gets walked over by the girl
who cannot see anything but a man
in military uniform must get up, dust
his clothes, beat it To the recruiting
office If he would recover his visi.
bility.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
1916

In recognition of duty to families whose princ
pal support been temporarily removed by the call of
the Iowa National Guard active service the Mex
can border hereby subscribe Observation-Disclosures. or
per month to Patriotic Protective
Fund to be aid such when necessary This
is to be dispersed by executive committee of citizens
and funds remaining will be returned to subscribers in
proportion to the amounts given
Signed-Name :. j. !. ..-.,..,. -. ;. $3.50. -.
Address .,................
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IOWA.

| IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Ia, July 5.-F1re, sup
posed to have originated by spon-
taneous combustion in the Homar
Furniture company, in thu four story
Moose building Tuesday night, Quilted
the structure. The loss was estimated
at $4,000 and the stock loss at $4,000.
TRAER, Ia, July 5.-John Camp
bell, the veteran stock buyer, says
that Henry Ehlers, living east Of
Hinsdale. broke Tama county records
in the sale of cattle last week. He
took car of cattle of his own feed
ing to Chicago and realized $11.35
per hundred pounds. He bought the
cattle OF Herman Strohbehn in Sep
TENDER at $7.35. He began feeding
January 1. At that time the steers
averaged $50 pounds. The average
on the date of sale was 1,470. One
steer, weighing over 1,S00 pounds,
brought little over 5000. the price
Of good horse.
ALTA, Ia. July 5.-Prof. Jacob
Schmidt has taught the German paro-
chtal school at Hanover, eight miles
southwest of Alta, for twenty-five
years, and this week the German
community in which the school is stu
ated, celebrated the event by days
celebration. The school IL conducted
I nine months in the year and teaches
German and English.
WATERLOO, Ia, July 5.-Traces
of gold were discovered iE sand taken
from the bed Of the Cedar river. in
quantities which, 1t is believed, would
make extraction profitable 1t is esti-
mated there is eight cents worth OF
gold in every cubic yard. According
to mining men, 1t is profitable to work
sand containing six cents worth
yard.
DIES MONIES, Ia, July 5.-The
biennial period for the state govern
ment closed with the finances in good
shape. According to the report of
@. A. Willis, deputy treasurer OF
state. the general fund shows bal
ance Of SIT, 825.26 on which to begin
the new biennial period. The institu-
tional fund Of the board Of control has
balance OF $4,000.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, July 5.-Sioux
City burglars believe in doing the I'M
expected in thievery stunts. Their
latest was the robbery of the county
JAIL The Office of Hugh McDougall,
the taller, was robbed, and prisoners
who left money in charge of the jailer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
Donald Mccormack, Who Was Here
with Band several Years Ago
passed Away Two Years
Ago In Buffalo.
SEVERAL ARE FIGHTING
Eight Of the Band Answered Call to
coIors-Ertire Troupe In
spected keoIeuk Power
Plant Today.

Keokuk people who saw and heard
the Kilties at the time of their former
engagement in Keokuk were asking
today what has become Of the big
drum major, Donald Mccormack who
stood seven feet two inches tall. This
Is question which Is asked most
often by men, women and children
the country over, T. P. J. Power, man
ager Of the band said today. McCor-
mack died in Buffalo two years ago.
He was victim Of an attack Of
pneumonia, Mr.. Power said.
Mccormack was with us on the
tour Of the world and married an
Australian woman" Mr.. Power said.
when we returned he decided that
he wanted to locate some place and
went to Buffalo. He was made major
Of the Sixty-fifth regiment there, and
had charge Of the armories. He open
ed cigar store down town and was
doing splendidly. We attended his
funeral two years ago."
In connection with Mccormack Mr..
Power tells an amusing story of the
acquisition of Robert Mckenzie who
was an inch shorter than Mccormack.
jealousy developed to such an extent
It was necessary to send one ahead
I Of the other at The various towns.
Several In the Trenches
The Kilties have lost about seven
or eight OF their original members by
the war in Europe. These men were
called to the colors when the war
first broke out.
Wee Jamie Clark, the bag pipe
artist, was originally whaler and he
spent many seasons in the Arctic.
Clark met Doc Cook on one Of the
trips Of the band recently and began
to converse with the doctor in Eskimo
language.
The three boys who do the dance
turns are two Of them sons of Alfred
Dunn, the bandmaster, a:.d the third
Is Robert Muir.
See Power Plant.
The entire band went on the In
spection trip of the Mississippi River
Power company's plant this morning.
This afternoon Mr.. Power and Miss
Campbell and the three boys were
taken on drive up the Lake Shore
boulevard after the matinee.
This is the bands last day here,
their concert tonight being the final
one, and they were making the most
Of the sightseeing afforded them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
MISSOURI.

MISSOURI.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, July Erred
Hedge, 35 years old, garage owner,
was drowned yesterday afternoon In
Spring river. Hedges had taken his
two children to picnic, and while
swimming was seized with cramps,
going down as they looked on, power
less to help him. The body was re-
covered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
BAD DREAMS
Are SYMPTOMS
Ill Health the Cause-Many
Alarming Symptoms of Wo-
/ mems Ailments-How Cured.

Paterson, Nil thank you for the
lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05
First Rank Americans.

Washington Post: A fairly good
place in the ranks of foremost Ameri-
cans belongs to the chaps that get to
the border first.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

DE SOTO, Mo-, July Sword has
been received here that Mrs. w. p.
Medley, wife of farmer living near
Cedar Hill, in the north part of this
county, was killed Monday evening by
lightning during severe electrical
storm Mrs. Medley had gone to the
pasture to drive in some cows out
Of the storm when she was killed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July s.
Governor Major has received and ac-
cepted the resignation Of Ira L. Burch
Of Joplin as lead and zinc mine in
spector Burch was appointed April
%, 1913. He resigned to engage In
other business. To fill the vacancy,
Governor Major appointed Joseph H.
Meyers Of Joplin.
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MOUNT VERNON, H., July 5.-A
large quantity of fireworks for the
display last night was exploded acct
denrally. Miss Fern Ryder, Mrs.
Thomas Crowder and John Marteeny
were injured by skyrockets. Miss
Ryder's injuries are serious.
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Illinois Iowa Missouri

, are the losers. When the latter were
released after serving their time they
demanded their money, but were in
formed someone else had the cash.
DIES MONIES, Ia, July 5.-The
Clarinda Trust and Savings bank,
whose vice president, H. R. Spry,
killed himself last Wednesday. is $780,
900 short, according to the state
banking department. Guy Grent, the
bookkeeper at the bank, who was
charged by H. r. Spry with being re-
sponsible for the shortage. calims he
is not guilty. The suicide Of II. r.
Spry, vice president of the bank. by
worry over the alleged acts of the
bookkeeper. caused general regret
among the stockholders of the bank
who held him in high regard.
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ILLINOIS.

CLINTON, ILL.,, July 5.--James Small.
ley, farmer. GO years old, fell dead
yesterday afternoon. after running in
fat mems race at the Fourth of July
celebration in the village Of Dewitt
Smalley weighed 200 pounds.
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for The Gate CITY.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-21
Local and Otherwise

q. K. Russell will appreciate
your vote for Trustee,
Vote for Melvin Harris Tor Trustee
Marvin TAYLOR will appreciate
your vote Tor Tax Assessor.
J, D. Petty is visiting on Piney
this week.
Claude Stroud, after a lew days
ylsit at Dover, has returned home.
Marvin Taylor will appreciate
your vote for Tax Assessor.
Rev John Durreti returned the
latter part Of lsst week from QyoCa.
Miss Annie Mai Liggett il visit.
ing in Nashville and franklin.
Vote for Marvin Taylor for Tax
Assessor.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-21

Mrs. Il. G. Farrar. oi Camden. il
the guest Of Mrs. NJ. L. Larkins.
Misses Eta and Susie Martin are
visiting relatives in .9aragould, Ark.
NJ, NJ. Crawford spent Sunday in
Nashville.
Miss Mamie Saeger is visiting
relatives at McEwen.
Mrs. d. r Daubenspeck spent
Saturday al Colesburg.
Vote for Marvin Taylor. for Tax
Assessor.
Gordon Rickert has returned from
Canada.
Mrs. J. b. Temple, OF Lyle. il the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Temple.
Don't-forget that q Il. RtissefE
will appreciate your vote for Trustee
Mrs. Terry Martin and baby. Of
Hampton KY, are here, guests Of
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. J. h.
Gibbs.