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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Beleagured city.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. Liverpool
is today beleagured city with food
supplies for only few hours and l.
600 babies near death because of no
milk Five thousand troops are camp
ed on the city streets and war ships
are at the docks. The admiralty is
rushing four warships to the harhor.
The world has been giving out that
they are to protect shipping.
The warships will probably be used
in unloading the vessels on which the
ship owners refuse to let the men dc
the work. There are hundreds Of tons
, of provisions in the ships.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Floods in China.

PEKIN, Aug. 17.-Five hundred
thousand persons are homeless and
30000,o00 more are menaced with
starvation as result Of terrific floods
that have been raging for two days
in the province of Anhui.
The water has washed out 235,000
acres of rice and there is no hope of
an autumn crop. This Is the worst
agriculture disaster that China has
ever suffered.
The water in the streets of Wuhu is
three feet deep and it is feared that
great epidemic will follow in the
wake of the floods
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
The Wrono Bottle.

FoN DU LAC, Wis, Aug. 17.-Mis-
taking an unlabled bottle, w. Mich
olas, wealthy manufactures drank
potion of poison today and died.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Cyclone at eaIena.

GALBNA, H., Aug. 17.-A cyclone
struck this city yesterday afternoon
and resulted in a heavy property loss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Atwood Lands at Noon,

TOLEDO, Ohio. Aug. 17.-Atwood
left Toledo at 1920. flying over the
lake. He alighted at Venice at 1925,
three miles from Sandusky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Postal Bank For Carthage.

CARTHAGE, Ill.,, Aug. 17.-Carthags
has been designated as postal saw
ipgs bank station, to take effect Sep
tember 18th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17

Forenoon Exercises.
James Cruikshank, of Donnellson.
president of the association, called the
meeting to order after the audience
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Tornacloes Get BUSY.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 17.-
Tornadoes have wiped out three towns
and laid large section of tho north
western part of this state in ruins.
Wires are down and communication
with many localities completely cut
off. The towns known to have been
wiped out are Noonan, Ambrose and
Crosby. Four farmers are reported to
have been killed and scores injured.
The towns of Kermit and Larson
suffered extensively. Efforts are be
ing made today to get into communi
cation with the ruined towns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea'h

River Forecast.
The river will fall slowly during the
next forty-eight hours
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Local Observations.

Local Observations.
Aug. Bar Their. Wind Weather.
16 7 pm. 20 80 80 SW PIT Cldy
IT I am. 30. 90 IA N Cldy
Mean temperature, Aug. 16, "a.
Highest temperature, 95.
Lowest temperature, 73.
Lowest temperature last night, IA.
FRED Q. GOSEwIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-17
Heat Wave Broken.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1T.-The weather
bureau made doubly sure last night
that the hot wave will take itself off
today, when it reiterated its forecast
of yesterday morning for cooler
weather today and added showers to
it. The showers are due by tonight
at the latest, and will put the temper
ature down 20 degrees Or SO. The
last rain in st. Louis was the night OF
August Z, when brilliant electrical
storm swept the city.
With a moderate degree of humidity
prevalent ST Louisans did not fine
yesterday as oppressive as some days
last week, when the temperature was
| about the same. The maximum or
| the thermometer was "a degrees from
2 p. m. to 6 p. m, and the creates
1 humidity was II per cent. One hea
prostration had been reported up t.
midnight.
A shift in weather conditions yes
terday put the center of the hot wav
4 Ito Nebraska and Iowa, while Okla
l-oult, leAhS anu INC oouoiWSseett
states generally experienced some
what lower temperatures than o
Tuesday Omaha with LOG degree
was the most torrid spot in the middl
west Des Moines, Iowa, had 10.
Other samples of the weather els'
. where in this region We're: Chicago
81; Cincinnati, 90; Kansas City, "a
Keokuk, Iowa. 90; st. Joseph, IS
Springfield, H., "a; Springfield, Nc
sc.
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verdInes Falls Into Ocean.
E TORUvILLE, France, Aug. 17--Jules
verdines. the French aviator, flew
from Paris to this place in 81 hours.
He missed landing on the beach and
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
TAFT SPEAKS
TO LAWYERS
Urges Them to Take up the
Reform Of Judicial Pro-
Cedure
ADVOCATES HIGHER PAY
FOR FEDERAL JUDGES
BY The United Press.

DJ Inc Jnlteu fleSS.
BOSTON, Aug. 31.--Addressing the
member OF the American Bar Asso-
citation in convention here today.
President Taft urged the lawyers to
take up the work of reform in judicial
procedure; denounced the recall as
applied to the judiciary and urged
the adoption of the arbitration treat
les negotiated with France and Great
Britain.
The Presidents remarks were greet
ed with enthusiasm by the eight hun
dred lawyers. The greatest demon
stration came when the President ad-
vocated increase of salaries for Fed
eral Judges from $4,000 to S25,00O a
year and when he referred to the re-
call as a wild theory"
Just preceding the Presidents arri-
val the convention heard the report of
special committee of former presi-
dents of the association who present
ed a resolution denouncing the recall
of the judiciary. This report was re-
ceived with great applause. The COM
mittee included former Secretary of
War Dickinson, Judge Alton B. Par
kerr Harry st. George Tucker, Vir-
ginia; George w. Lehman, Solicitor
General of the United States; c. F.
Libby, Maine, and George c. Rawl,
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
CAR SHOPMEN'S
CONFERENCE
But Railway Managers Do Not
Recognize the Newly
Created System
MAY BE DIFFICULT
TO AVERT A BIG STRIKE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO. August S1.-what may
be the final conference before a strike
or settlement OF pending labor trou-
bles on the Illinois Central Railway
took place this morning when repre-
sentatives of the nine shop unions
met with President Park and Assist
ant General Manager Foley. II was
announced that President Markham
might be called into the conference at
the request of the union men.
The railroad specified that Il was
meeting the men as accredited repre-
sentatives OF the various unions
which the road already recognizes and
not as officials Of the newly created
System Federation. II Is understood
that the railroad thus far has obdu-
rately declined TO recognize the Sys-
tenn Federation and that the meet
ing Will end without the shopmen
gaining this point.
IL is said Vice President Park told
the men that the road would not re-
cognize the federation. nor would II
grant the demands for increased pay,
which he is said TO have denounced
as exorbitant.
IL was conceded on both sides, that
unless the railroad management re-
cedes from this position. It will be
difficult TO avert a strike. The strike
vote already has been taken and the
matter is in the hands Of the officers
of the System Federation.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
NEARLY HIT BY BIG SHELLS.
The Panther Endangered, II is Said
by Guns of the Delaware.

NORFOLK, Va, August 31-Accord-
ing to a report which has created
intense interest in naval circles here,
Admiral Osterhaus, commanding the
Atlantic fleet, has demanded that the
captain of the battleship Delaware
explain how it was that the repair
ship Panther. with 500 men aboard,
was three times endangered last Mon
day by shells from the Delaware.
The Delaware had been firing upon
the sunken San Marcos In Tangier
Sound, and, il is declared that seven
miles away the Panther's rig made
her look like the sunken San Marcos.
The gun crew of the Delaware, it is
charged, by mistake, fred their thirty
first. thirty-second and thirty-third
shots at the Panther, the first striking
within 125 yards, the second within
100 yards and the third with rs
yards of the repair ship. This made
things so interesting for the Pan
ther that its wireless was put in
operation and the firing suddenly
ceased.
All the firing. it is declared, was
then called off and the fleet ordered
back to Hampton Roads, where prepa-
rations are now being made for the
elaborate September war game The
Panther had aboard d moving picture
apparatus taking scenes of the gun
tests and further destruction of the
San Marcos.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
KILL HORSE
AFTER CRASH
Policeman Ends Life Of AMI
NAL After Shaft Pune
lures Body
DRIVER AND CAR CREW IIS-
AGREE ON RESPONSIBILITY

There was a crash between Della
ware avenue car, No. 142 OF the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, and a two-horse coach. be-
longing to W. C. Martin. at Third and
Market streets today. resulting in one
of the horses attached to the funeral
coach being fatally injured The
animal was bleeding to death when
Patrolman Sherry came along and
needed its suffering with a bullet
from his revolver
The car was in charge Of Herbert
Mulrooney. motorman. and c. w Tay-
lor, conductor, and the coach was
being driven by Elmer Barton, col
ored youth. He claims the car ran
into him and the car men say he ran
into the car and that the car was
az a dead stop at the crossing when
the accident occurred. Barton was
driving down Market street and try
ing TO turn into Third street when
the trouble took place.
The pole of the coach was snapped
off half way down and the Jagged re-
naming end entered the horses side.
making a large hole from which tho
blood poured in a stream. Barton was
not injured.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
UNIONS MEET
SYSTEM CHIEFS
By The United Press.

by Inc Dnlted fFebb.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Aug. 81
The International presidents of the
unions of the Blacksmiths. Machinists
and Car Men and Boilermakers, whose
members are involved in the threaten
ed strike Of shopmen on the Southern
Pacific lines. today conferred with
President Reguin of the Federal Shop
men, preparatory TO meeting julius
Kruttschnitt, vice-president and gem
eral manager of the Hartman sys-
TEN. Final details were completed
for the conference which is expected
TO determine whether there shall be
peace or a general shopmen's strike.
President Kline. of the Blacksmiths'
Union. acted as spokesman for the
union leaders today, and indicated
that II the Hartman system refused
to recognize the System Federation
the men would walk out He ad.
mitted that the recent laying on o
shopmen, by the Southern Pacific, or
the Pacific coast, did not result from
the strike talk, but was merely par
of a policy of retrenchment
Mr.. Kruttschnitt need not fear" he
said. that recognition Of the System
Federation by the Hartman lines will
set a precedent The precedent has
been set long ago and federations
have been common on other lines for
years."
The union leaders will probably
meet Kruttschnitt late this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
BASE BALL WAR
AGAIN THREATENS

BY The United Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 31.-Mem-
bers of the National Commission
awoke today to the realization that at
the present session they were facing
a crisis following a late meeting last
night in which the American Associa-
ton demands we're discussed. The
commission realizes that the future OF
organized baseball depends upon the
action they take in this matter.
The Association demands are;
Five thousand dollars for every
player drafted by the major leagues,
the drafting to be done on July /; a
higher classification than any other
minor league with the exception of the
Eastern League; that the American
Association may have the right TO
purchase players under the same con-
ditions as the major leagues; only
one player to be drafted from club IN
e season; the right to take all cases or
appeals to the National Commission
without interference on the part Of the
National Association
If these are granted it means that
the American Association will practl-
cally be placed on the same footing
with the major leagues.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
POSTAL BANK
OPENS FRIDAY
Deposits VIII be Received
From 8 Until S O'clock
Daily
EXPECT MANY DEPOSITS
ON THE FIRST DAY

The postal savings bank will open
for business at the local postoffce at
3 o'clock tomorrow morning. De-
posits will be received at the registry
window until such time as the I'M
provements to the postoffice are COM
pleted when other arrangements VIII
be made.
Assistant Postmaster Hickman, who
is In charge at the postoffice during
Postmaster testers absence from the
city, the latter being on his vacation.
said today that he expects a number Of
deposits tomorrow but thought that
Saturday would be a better day, be-
cause Il Is half holiday. The wins
dow for receiving deposits will be open
from o'clock In the morning until
o'clock In the afternoon. every day ex-
cepting Sundays and holidays. On lat
ter days the window will remain open
as long as the stamp and other win
dows are
Assistant Postmaster Lyman, Of the
Postofhce at Newark. was In Wilming-
ton today and called at the local post
office 10 get some information relative
to the postal savings bank system A
bank will be opened at the Newark
Postoffice on October /.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
WILL REBUILD ON OLD SITE.
st. Charles College to Remain Near
EllicOtt City.

Despite rumors to the effect that
the new St. Charles College would
never rise from the ashes Of the old
institution, Rev. DR.. Edward r. Dyer
announced yesterday that the new
college building will be erected on
the old site at Ellicott City, Md. The
final decision Of the new college site
was left to Cardinal Gibbons. who
decided that the building should be
rebuilt where it formerly stood.
Following a conference some time
ago by the board of governors of s.
Marys Seminary, North Paca street,
of which DR.. Dyer is the head, the
papers containing arguments as to
the adviSability of rebuilding ST.
Charles on one or another Of several
sites as exclusively mentioned in The
American, were submitted to the Rev
Henry Garriguet, who resides in
Paris. Father Garriguet, however,
asked that the matter be submitted
to the cardinal, who yesterday an
nounced his decision in the matter
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
RISING WATERS DRIVE
FAMILIES FROM HOME

Storm conditions beyond Market
street bridge and along the Causeway
are indescribable. The row Of frame
buildings in Taylor Row. occupied by
colored people, have their first floors
covered under several feet of water.
Furniture of all kinds is floating
about, and the occupants were COM
PEELED to take refuge i'm the second
stories early this morning
Mrs. Anna Rekes, colored. who lives
in the Row, left her home and three
children this morning to go to town.
When she returned this afternoon and
saw the water entering the houses,
she rushed through the large pool
covering the streets and marshes aud
found the small children huddled to-
gether. Grabbing them, Mrs. Rekes
started for a friends house In the
city
The Causeway, which was recently
macadamized. is covered with sew
eral inches of water, and the houses
along South Market street are in
undated, though not as bad as those
further out. The banks of the Christi
ana River opposite the Diamond Steel
plant has broken in several places.
Charles Brown. colored. Of No. 1
South Market street. was found sit
ting with his wife on the second floor,
the water having entered the several
rooms downstairs. The kitchen fire
had been extinguished by the inrush-
ing waters. Brown said he had lived
there for eight years, but this storm
was about the worst he ever exper-
fenced.
The water at 1 o'clock was but 3
inches from a watermark made several
years ago when the place was flooded.
That was supposed to have been the
worst storm and food. but a record
breaker is expected this evening
unless the storm abates
Trouble was experienced from the
water along Guthrie's Row The
marshes beyond that point are COW
cred and as the water Is rising the
occupants of houses are fearful that
they. too may be forced to take 70
their upper stories.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31

In addition TO the washout on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Ogden
and Twin Oaks. the racks also have
had their roadbed swept away at
Harvey station and Carpenter, above
Wilmington.
Bont Owners Anxious.
Owners of launches that anchor
in the Brandywine near Eleventh
street bridge were still on the anx-
ious bench this afternoon, looking for
danger from the freshet or to see
II the barge belonging TO Frank r.
Jones. that broke loose this morning
should go on another rampage again.
The barge bumped into the center
pier of Eleventh street bridge and
there IL was lashed with hawsers. On
its way down the Brandywine from
the Delaware granite quarries the
barge swiped into the many launches
and motor boats along the stream.
The owners OF the yachts were out
in force and with poles tried to fend
off the barge
Louis J. Koerners boat was struck
by the barge and several others also
We're hit and twisted about hut none
was seriously damaged A member Of
the boat hunters crew fell over
board. but was rescued. So swift is
the current that a tugboat could not
get up the Brandywine.
The launch Flo went out this
morning and II seemed as II it was
being borne along the Brandywine at
the rate of thirty miles an hour.
The boat owners are maintaining q
vigil and are looking for ever higher
water.
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company is experiencing
trouble on account OF the storm. The
line between Chester and Darby at
Norwood was tied up this morning on
account of the water rushing over the
pike. On the Stanton line the waters
of the Red Clay creek was very high,
but the cars we're running at noon.
The company has an iron bridge there
and there is no danger OF It being
washed away.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
MANY PAY The
MERCANTILE TAX
$40 Business Men Pay Up Be-
fore Law Starts to
Work

Clerk Of the Peace Brown and his
Office FORGE had a busy time yester-
day and were at the Office until IL
o'clock last night AS yesterday was
the last day for paying mercantile
tax without a fine there was rush.
There were $50 mercantile taxes paid
yesterday and between Tuesday and
yesterday nearly $4,000 was collect
ed. The several taxes ran from 81
to $97460 being the amount paid by
the American Car and Foundry.
In all probability a test case re-
garding the tax to be paid by the
manufacturers will come before the
Court of General Sessions at the
September term. There seems to be
a difference of opinion among the
manufacturers regarding what con-
stitutes raw material.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
TALK OVER TOBACCO
co. REORGANIZATION
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. August 31.-The sug-
gested play Of reorganization or the
American Tobacco Company was dis
cussed in chambers today by the
judges Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals, who. under the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court must
pass upon It; Attorney-General Wick
ersham and the attorneys for the
trust All information regarding the
scope Of the plan was refused by the
conferees and after talking Il over
from 10 o'clock until half past ono
an adjournment was taken until Sep
tember IA.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
RICHMOND MAY
GO TO DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich. August 31.-The
Rev. George Chalmers Richmond of
Philadelphia, whose recent criticism
Of the coming wedding of John Jacob
Astor to Miss Madeleine Force arous-
ed a storm Of discussion, may decide
to make Detroit his home. II the con
troversy now raging between the Phil
adelphia clergyman and his bishop,
the Rt. Rev. Mackey-Smith results in
the formers resignation. It became
known here today that DR. Richmond
had applied to Bishop Charles ID. Will
liams Of this city for an Episcopal
rectorship in this diocese.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
CHICKS HOME ON
LABOR DAY MORNING

George w. Heckert, manager of the
Trenton Tri-State team, has been
making an effort to have the game
with Wilmington scheduled to be
played at Wilmington Labor Day
morning transferred to Trenton. Man
ager Cassidy has refused to consent
to the transfer. Cassidy stated that
he would play the game in Whining
ton, even If he did not play to but
six people.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
BEATTIE PUTS
In DEFENSE
Witness Says He Saw Paul
With Gun Sunday Before
Murder
KEEPS INFORMATION
TO HELP DEFENCE
By The United Press.

DY Inc Oulltu tltS6.
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE,
Va. Aug. 31-The Beattie defense got
we'll under way this afternoon.
Ernest H. Neblitt, night superinten-
dent for a paper mill at the Manches-
ter end of Mayo bridge, declared he
saw Paul Beattie on the bridge on
Sunday before the murder of Mrs.
Beattie with a single barrel shotgun.
II was driving over the bridge in
my buggy" he said. Il saw Paul
Beattie standing in the doorway of
a little house where they keep con-
crete He held the gun in his hand.
and it was broken open. He shut it
up when he saw me and put it inside
the door Then he came over to my
buggy and talked to me for few
minutes"
Neblitt was unable to identify the
gun produced in the court as the gun
he saw in Paul Beattie's hands, but he
was certain Paul had a single b9rrelec
shot gun. -
Yesterday Paul Beattie fatty denied
having the gun on the bridge on that
day.
Under cross-examination Neblitt de-
clared he had kept his information q
secret until yesterday when he told
H. M. Smith. counsel for Beattie.
j. c. Talley was called after the
character witnesses had been quickly
disposed of. He was asked as to con-
versations in which he is alleged To
have said he heard a woman's scream
and that he was asleep at the time oil
the tragedy On The stand Talley stated
he heard a woman's scream on the
night of the murder.
Thereupon F. f. Butz was called He
said that on the morning after the kill
ing he had talked with Talley and Tai
ley had told him that he knew moth
ing about the crime because he was
asleep at the time.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
PAYS $50 FOR
BEATING HORSE

John Gibson. colored. who until ar
rested, was a driver of a team for
Harry Witsil, contractor. was fined
$50 and costs in City Court this morn
ing on a charge of overworking and
cruelty beating a horse owned by Mr..
Witsil on August rs. 1t was shown
that the colored boy after getting the
horse overheated while employed in
the excavations for the new DUPONT
hotel beat the animal when it began
to lag.
John A. Cranston, who was charged
with maintaining a defective pave
ment was dismissed, as it was shown
that the defects had been corrected.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
TAKE PERMIT
ON RAINY DAY

Despite the rain and the havoc It
has worked in the building trades
Building Inspector Cassidy Is still
on the job Today he issued a per-
NIT and while It was not for extern
sive work, II was a permit just the
same. Il was granted TO Tindall and
Son TO make repairs az No. 2505 West
Fifth street, for Bridget Smith, cost
ing 500.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
ROTATION PLAN
UP AGAIN TONIGHT

N6mters of CITY Council lass night
discussed the proposed ordinance
p p'ov;d'Lg for rotation in city banks
as the citys depository and IL is
likely that the measure will be
brought up for action at the regular
meeting of that body tonight
Councilman Kane of the Fourth
Ward is leading the opposition TO the
proposed ordinance. He is working 10
keep the active eCcount in the Union
Natioi al Bank where it now is. Those
back of the new measure say they
will have sufficient votes to pass 1t.
Evening journal., 1911-08-31
UNDER PEACE BOND
ON MOTHERS CHARGE

In City Court this morning Mrs.
Mary Murphy appeared against her
son Edward Murphy, on the charge of
breach of the peace. Mrs Murphy
said Edward was always annoying
her and she asked the court to hold
him under a peace bond hoping that it
would keep him away from her. The
court held Edward under a $50 bond to
keep the peace.