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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
HANDS FULL
OF MOIST MUD
Mayor Gaynor ALI Ready to
Fling it at Several Of
His Aldermen.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-With Mayor
Gaynor facing libel suit for calling
Alderman Curran, chairman of the al
dermanic graft probers, CRATER;
Police Captain Hayes trial for putting
the blame for wide open district on
Waldo and Gaynor continued. and the
fact acknowledged that Juttice Goff
must preside at the Becker trial,
even though the accused lieutenant
secures a change of venue, the devel-
cpments in the police graft situation
were decidedly complicated today.
The Gaynor assault on the alder
manic committee in which he assert
ed that inasmuch as the alderman
set grating example to the police
in accepting cash for news stands
permits, eclipsed all else in public in
terest. While the men accused insist
ed that he was only trying to be-
cloud the issue, sources closest to
Gaynor asserted that he had the goods
and that before he got through with
the board, some excellent regulations
4
would be besmirched.
The aldermen resumed their in
quiry at two o'clock this afternoon,
but up to the very moment OF their
getting together there was doubt of
what would happen. Gaynor has let
lit be known that he will answer no
Questions put by Chairman Curran
and that as matter of fact he Will
do just about as he pleases on the
stand, and the aldermen have been
forced to consult precedents to de
termine whether they have the power
Ito force their technical superior to dc
las they want him to do.
4 That Jnstfne. coff will preside nj
the opening Of the Becker trial was
ADMITTED today by Attorney Mcintyre
for the lieutenant, but whether Nc
jIntyre will demand a change of venue
will be kept carefully guarded until
THE trial actually begins Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
$500, 900 hotel FOR KE0KUk A CERT AIIuTlv|
COLONIES FRIEND
WORKING FOR TAFT
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Not in Favor Of Bull
Moose Movement.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-That the
republican national organization In
tends to carry the war direct to Col.
onel Roosevelt and challege his pub
lie utterances was stated at head
quarters today. Former Congress-
man j. Adam Bede, Of Minnesota, and
John M. Harlan, son Of the former
supreme court justice. are the two big
guns that will be unlimbered on the
Roosevelt trail. Both men are now
en- route to the west and a special
car has, been engaged by wire from
which they will campaign. They plan
to address the same crowds that the
colonel does in many of the western
states, and 1t was insisted at the
headquarters that both Bede and Har-
Ian were loaded down with facts that
were designed to embarrass the col
onel
The general republican campaign
for the reelection Of Taft will be
opened in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept.
81, by United states Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts, Col
onel Roosevelt's closest friend for
many years. National Chairman
Hilles admitted today that he hoped
for great things from the entrance of
Lodge into the campaign. Lodge will
be booked for as many speeches as
possible in the closing weeks of the
campaign. In addition, all Of Presi-
dent Taft's cabinet officers are to
take the stump. The first to get into
action will be Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Nagel. who was in confer
ence good part Of last night with
the national chairman. He returned
to Washington today to clear up all
OF his office business SO that he
would be free for general speaking
tour. The republican national com
mittee expects to get most of its best
speakers out on the stump without
delay. 1t was freely admitted at
headquarters today that the result In
Maine had been inspiring as indicat-
ing that the great democratic sweep,
SO freely predicted at the time of the
Baltimore convention. was not going
to materialize and that the Roosevelt
movement was growing less formid-
able There was more of a fighting
air in evidence today than heretofore
and it was stated that from now on
the fight for President Taft will be
| hot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Ismay Ready to Cult.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
NEW YORK, Sept 10.-That j.
Bruce Ismay Of London would retire
at the end of the year as head of the
International Mercantile Marine own
ers of the White Star and allied
steamship lines, was a generally ac-
credited report here today. 1t was
said that P. A. S. Franklin of New
York, vice president, would succeed
Ismay and that Harold A. Sandefssn,
first vice president, also would retire.
1t was said that Ismay would have
given up his office several months
ago, but for the Titanic disaster, In
which he figured SO prominently.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
THOUSANDS DIED
IN The TYPHOON
Loss OF Life is Estimated at 5000
In China as Result of the Ter
rifle Storm of
August 90.
TOWNS WASHED AWAY
Hundreds Of Thousands Moro VIII
Die of Starvation When the
Loss to Crops Makes
Itself Felt.

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SHANGHAI, Sept. 1o.-That the
number Of de&ths in the typhoon
which swept Chekiang province, Au-
gust 20, was nearer 10000 than 10000
as at first reported, is indicated by
messages received today from Hang
Chow, the provisional capital.
The number of homeless and desti-
tute. 1t Is stated, runs into the mill
ions. Unless aid is Immediately forth
coming, hundreds Of thousands will
die Of starvation. Local relief COM
mittees are doing their best to relieve
the situation, but the magnitude OF
the disaster has swamped them. The
government lacks funds.
Several foreign missionaries are re-
ported to have been drowned
The catastrophe's suddenness was
appalling. The storm began in the
early morning and during the fore
noon the wind attained hurricane vio-
lence. About the time for high tide
there came a sudden torrential down
pour of rain, which overfrowed the
numerous streams emptying into the
Yellow Sea along the Chekiang coast.
With the rivers already over their
shallow banks, the incoming tide
rushed UP the river to an unprece-
dented height.
The water rose faster than man
could run, and almost In an instant
all the coast towns were inundated.
Then it receded with a rush, carry
ing several towns with all their in
habitants to sea with 1t, leaving scar
cely a trace of them behind. Wen
chow, with population Of $4,000, was
among the cities practically oblitera-
ted. or Chu Chow and Tsintien also
little remains and Of Koneo nothing
is left whatever.
Chekiang is the smallest, but one
OF the most thickly populated prov
| inces in China. 1t has nearly twelve
million Inhabitants. Along the coast
| it is very low and flat and gridironed
by an immense number Of canals and
small rivers. The mcst intensive cul-
| ture of it's farms is necessary to sup
/ port the people, and the destruction
! by the flood Of thousands Of acres of
crops inevitably means an enormous
loss of life by famine.
Shanghai and Hang Chow, one OF
the most important cities in eastern
China, also suffered considerably by
the typhoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
ANOTHER CARDINAL
FROM AMERICA
Eight Vacancies in the Sacred Col
lese Makes Appointment Al
most Certain.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
ROME, Sept. 10.-The vatican to-
day authorized the statement that the
recent death of two cardinals, leaving
eight vacancies in the sacred col
lege, combined with the popes known
American sympathies, renders it like
ly that another American cardinal
will be created at the fall consistory
to be held primarily for the purpose
of comforting red hats on the Aus
trian and Spanish cardinals created
last November.
Archbishop Ireland OF st. Paul and
Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, are
considered the likeliest candidates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
LASSOED WILD BALLOON
TO PLEASE HER BABY

Il
Mrs. Smith was sitting in the rear
porch of her flat grooming her baby to
sleep. She heard series of yells
and looking up she spied the balloon,
careening drunkenly and heading
straight toward the wall of street
car barn across the street. The air
ship was trailing long anchor rope.
Mrs. Smith descended hastily to
the back yard and when the anchor
rope came along she grabbed it. She
suffered severe bumps against pic
ket fence when the balloon dragged
her but she took half hitch" in the
anchor rope around a clothes post
and dragged the navigators to safe
landing in her back yard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Editorial Comment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-Comment.
Ing editorially on the result in Maine,
me New York papers say in part to-
day:
World-There is cold comfort In
.ne Maine election for any party The
defeat Of Governor PIaisted by the
\, aal1Roosevelt coalition is a democra-
lc disappointment. but the adverse
guaranty Is 50 small 1t is certain to
alsappear In November, when there
als 'nree presidential tickets in the
asiu, The republican party is much
'uoneer than had been supposed.
!. Times Democrats will not accept
!. .le result Of the election in Maine as
nhpoftant' and the republicans assur.
suis s cannot find In It any strong en-
sVuragement Of such hope as they
~. ass entertain Of a victory in the ma
'lon in November.
!. me sun-For the republican party
s, ne election In Maine has no national
,sa,l,cahce pss., because the supporters Of
s,.., saeslaent Taft and the progressives
Duiieo the hatchet, and patched up q
., aa's 70 redeem the state administra
s'on from the democrats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
WHY PERSPIRE IF
ABLE TO READ
Out In Denver the People are Shlv-
erlng In Furs and
Overcoats.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DENVER, Colo. Sept. 10.-Furs and
overcoats prevailed throughout Col
orado today 20 Joy). Several inches
of snow fell at Delta. A cold rain
and hail swept Denver. There was a
big drop in the temperature through
out the state and the weather bureau
declares the summer season is over.
(Joy again.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Got or Luckily.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PEORIA, III Sept. To- Mrs. Efae
Mclaughlin of indianapolis, with
three nieces and a nephew, children
of Frank Lewis. of this city. IVES con-
graduating herself today on her mar
row escape frfom death when an au
tomobile in which they were riding
turned turtle in a park and rolled
down a twenty foot embankment. The
occupants were thrown and escaped
without injury.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
VETERAN MERCHANT
DIED FROM HEAT
Had Operated store Since 1887 and
Sold Goods to Mary Todd
Lincoln.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept 1o.-B.
R. Thayer. 81, veteran merchant of
Springfield, is dead today, the resur
Of the oppressive heat.
Mr.. Thayer had been in business in
Springfield since 1887 and numbered
among his customers Mary Todd Lin
coin.
Mr.. Thayer was never married ana
lived in various hotels of Springfield
practically all his life,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
TWO Killed, Six Injured.

4 United Press Leased Wire Service
LATROBE, Pa, Sept 1o.-Two men
were killed and six persons injured
when passenger train number 81, en-
route from New York to Chicago on
the Pennsylvania railroad, collided
with freight engine near here today.
The dead are: James Quick, of Al
toona, Pa, flagman of the freight
train, and ]. E. Seaird, OF Whipney,
Pa, engineer of the freight.
Daniel Robuck, Of Homewood, Pa,
fireman on the passenger and w. r.
Wright, fireman on the freight of
Greensburg, Pa. also were badly hurt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Showers
this afternoon or tonight. Wednesday
fair and cooler.
For Illinois: Fair south, showers
north this afternoon or tonight and
cooler.
For Iowa: Showers. this afternoon
or tonight. Wednesday fair and cool
er central and east portion.
For Missouri: Generally fair to.
night and Wednesday. Cooler tonight
north portion. Cooler Wednesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
In Favor Of the AldrIoh Currency
Scheme After a Careful Investlsa-
tlon Of the Propo-
sltlon.
CONVENTION OPENED
Annual Meeting Of American Bankers
Association is Attended by
5000 of the Mem
bers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ] |
DETROIT, Mich, Sept 10.--A de-
mand that the American Bankers AS
sociation "stand by its guns" in its
endorsement of the Aldrich currency
scheme was made at the opening ses-
sion of the annual convention of the
organization today by President VIII
liam Livingstone of this city. In his
annual address after referring to the
good work done by the various sec
tions of the organization, President
Livingstone stated that the one great
need of the country at the present
time was an adequate currency sys-
tenn. He then stated that the associa-
ton after careful investigation had
approved the Aldrich plan. Continu-
ing he said:
1T seems to me imperative that we
should have If possible, immediate
action on this subject, and most
earnestly urge that every effort be
put forth by our association for the
passage OF a good banking and cur
missions attention should be direct
ed to the work of urging congress to
action at their next session. Their
action should be supplemented and
aided by the association members
throughout the country, who should
be asked to take the matter up with
their congressional representatives in
order that prompt and favorable ac-
tion may be obtained on the plan
submitted by the national monetary
commission. In other words. that the
association should stand by it's guns
| in this important matter in the fullest
sense of the word and should continue
| to support the bill as previously rec
commended and should again go on
record as favoring its adoption"
The annual report of the general
counsel, Thomas B. Patton, told of the
progress of the work to get adequate
bills of lading legislation through
congress and praised the Pomerenc
bill, passed by the senate and now In
the house He suggested that the as
sociation favor a plan for the enaction
generally of uniform laws regulating
| the collection of and safeguarding OF
commercial paper. He also suggested
the establishment Of a board of arbi-
tration to settle disputes between
members and avoid litigation.
With over 5000 bankers in attend
ance. the first business session OF
the annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association was called
to order at 10 o'clock this morning
by President Livingstone. Governor
Osborn and several local bankers de-
| livered addresses OF welcome.
Following the annual address of
President Livingstone, the reports of
the various committees were present
ed to the convention.
Robert w. Bonynge of Denver,
Colo, member of the national none
tary commission, then delivered an
address on Banking and Currency
eerorm."
1t is believed by many of the dele
gates that a strong fight may de
velop in the convention this year
/ over the question of national cur
rency and banking reform. Last year
the association endorsed the Aldrich
plan. 1t is reported than an effort
will be made to have this endorse.
i ment withdrawn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
As Flood Recedes, Corpses Are
Found, Thick Along the
Shore.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WINNIPEG. Man, Sept 10.-Twenty
dead bodies have been taken out of
Frazer river, according to word re-
ceived at Grand Trunk Pacific offices
here today, after being washed up
along the banks below Fort George,
B. G. Many are believed to have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Held as suspect.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
GARY, Ind, Sept. 1o.-William
Briggs, 49,. is being held by the police
today pending investigation by the
coroner of the death of five year old
Mary Gruba, whose body was found in
swamp near here Sunday. Briggs
was identified as the man seen with
the Gruba girl shortly before she dis
appeared August 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
go. r,eke. From Governor Down Is
elected, one Congressman
Gained and Gardner
Defeated.
WAS OLD TIME VICTORY
Return, Show a Gain Of About Nine
Percent for the Party at
the Election Of Yes
terday.

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PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10
That the republicans not only elected
their state ticket, regained con-
rressman and will control the in-com-
Ing legislature, but that Senator Oba-
diah Gardner, (dem.) Will not be re-
turned to the upper house. was made
practically certain by the returns
available early today from yesterday
election. With the returns OF thirty
six small towns still missing, but es-
timated, the vote for governor was:
William T. Haines, republican. IL
300: Frederick W. Plaisted, democrat,
s7,44o.
The republicans elected thirty-one
members OF the senate the democrats
eight, and five are missing with the
republicans claiming most of them. In
the house the republicans are certain
Of sixty-eight, the democrats seventy.
and Of the thirteen missing most are
helieved to be republicans. EGFmer
Congressman Edward G. Burleigh
carried the primaries for senator and
VIII be the successor Of Senator Card
ner, unless the progressive republi-
cans form coalition with the demo-
Gratis and defy the primary result.
The returns show a republican gain
Of About nine percent.
In the first district Congressman
Asher 9. Kinds, republican, won; in
the second. Congressman D. j. Milli-
cuddy, democrat. was elected; in the
ihlrd, Congressman Samuel W. Gould,
democratic, has apparently been de-
ieased BY his republican opponent, For
rest Goodwin, and in the fourth, Con-
gressnnan Frank e. Guernsey, repub-
llcan, was reelected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Struck by Train.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice.l
PEORIA, Ill Sept 1o.-Daniel
Thomas, 43, Of sparland, H., died to-
day at a local hospital from injuries
received when he was struck by a
Rock Island train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
mother = Stopped Grooming Long
enough to Hang Onto the
Anchor Rope.

ra.ea np,,m Press Leased Wire Service.
beea enipAGo, Sept. TO- Had it not
81 ,or MRS Walter r. Smith, wife
soa ! souts m sida jeweler, Captain Hor-
couu ou = Wilde and Engineer John De-
saoey sae OF dirigible balloon used by
yaS., Sva,n side amusement park for ad-
toasr ue purposes. might not be alive
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Was This Perjury?

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 1o.-Mrs.
Michael Stacevicz is in Jail charged
with perjury. because, to save her
son from bad companions, she charged
him with theft. Overcome by re-
morse, she admitted that the charge
was false.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Father Says Wrong Man.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-"My son is a
mans man and scholar, not ladies
man, and | am certain that the man
in trouble In New York who gave my
sons name is not my boy" said John
r. Nolan, manager of the Travellers s
Insurance Co., today. Nolan's son Har-
ry, recently passed the examination
for secretary of the United States
legation at Panama and the man ar
rested in New York said he was Har-
ry Nolan, secretary of the Panama le-
cation.
Il am sure that If Harry were in
trouble he would tell me-" continued
Nolan Il have started no investiga-
tion and will start none as | believe
some one is masquerading under my
sons name. My son is linguist and
a scholar, an expert in international
law and affairs with women were for
eign to his nature"
The Chicago Nolan graduated from
Yale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast

River Forecast.
The river will continue to rise
slowly from Davenport to neokuk dur
ing the remainder o. the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
ADVENTURE WITH
A SCOTCH LASSIE
United States Legation Secre-
tary Jumps $1,000 Cash
Bond.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-When the
case of Harry g. Nolan, who when ar
rested said that he was secretary of
the United States legation at Panama
and lived at 213S California street,
Washington, was called in the Tombs
police court today, Nolan was not
present and his bail was ordered for
feited.
Anchor steamship line offices, with a
16 year old girl Marian Mcvickar.
She refused to make charge against
Nolan and an open one was lodged
pending the action of the children's
society. Nolan's father is said to be
|one of the wealthiest real estate deal
ers in Chicago and he is declared to
be a graduate of Yale.
The McVickar girl said she came
here from Scotland to live with her
brother in Newport News. There she
met James Foster and married him.
She said that her married life was un-
happy and she sent word to her faith
er who keeps an inn in Gorvan Road,
Glasgow. He sent ticket for her to
come home and she left Newport
News on the steamer Jefferson en-
route home.
On the steamer the girl met Nolan
and when the boat docked she slipped
past the stewardess In whose charge
she was. Nolan and she went to the
hotel Astor where they registered as
Harry e. Nolan and wife. When the
girl went to claim her ticket to Scot
land intending to turn it back and get
the money, she was arrested, the
|stewardess of the Jefferson having re
ported her disapp ces4sN Nolan, who
was with her, was also arrested and
gave $1,000 cash bail to appear today
A general alarm was sent out today
for the young mans arrest.
identity Not Established.
/ WASHINGTON, Sept 10--On the
ground that "his identity had not been
fully established state department
officials declined today to comment on
the arrest of Harry e. Nolan of New
York. Nolan was nominated by Pres
ident Taft to be secretary of the lega-
tion at Panama City and confirmed by
the senate August 22 He was order.
ed to report here for instructions, but
never appeared. He was appointed
/ from Illinois, but is a native Of Wash.
lington state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Local Observations.

Sept. Bar Their Wind Weather
81 p. m... ..29.s3 So SE Clear
10 a. m.. ~ 3o.oS 70 N Clear
Mean temperature, 81.
Highest temperature, 96.
Lowest temperature, 7s.
Lowest temperature last night, II.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-10
Mexlcans Are Engaged In Trying to
Blow One Another's Heads
Off With Rapid Flre
Guns.
TWO BATTLES wAGED
Real War is Going on and Both Sides
Are Adding Many to Their
Lists Of tho
Dead.

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ALPINE, Texas, Sept. 10.-Tele-
phone communication was established
between Alpine and Preside today
and 1t was learned that the rebel at
tack on Ojinaga, opposite Presidio,
was resumed shortly after daylight.
Ojinaga is being raked by a heavy
fire from two sides, three rapid fire
guns being used by the rebels. Presi-
dio was riddled with bullets from the
Mexican side and most OF the towns
population fled to the hills.
The rebels number about 500 and
the federal garrison is about 300. 1t
is reported General Orozco is in per-
sonal command Of the rebels.
In three and one-half hours of fight
ing yesterday, six federals were kill
ed. The rebel losses are not known.
Most of the noncombatants in Ojinaga
fled to this side of the Rio Grange
when the battle opened. Many OF
them are in a destitute condition, liy.
| Ing in the open without food.