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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
Conference Scheduled for This Week in Chica-
go Has Been Transformed Into National
Convention.
OVER one THOUSAND TO Be PRESENT
Chief Address and Many Topics Will Be
Discussed.

on will call the conference to order
Tuesday at Ii a. m. Roosevelt will
speak at 1880, Miss Jane Adams
will preside at the afternoon session.
The demands of the public for rem
edy for existing economic ills and
plans for the effective organization of
the party will be the most impor-
tant topics. In paper sanctioned by
the leaders. Walter Weyle, author OF
economic writings. will describe the
organization of the socialists in Ger
many and liberal party of England
The best measures Of the separate
planks In the platform, legislation to
be sought through eighteen progress
|sive congressman for the relief Of the
public from high prices, unemploy-
ment and overwors by long hours
and the establishment Of chautauqua
circles to educate the voters, will be
proposed.
Dixon Tells Plans.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Senator
| Joseph M. Dixon, chairman of the
national committee of the progressive
party, who will ieaye here tomorrow
noon with National Secretary O. X.
Davis for the Chicago conference Of
4 progressive leaders, said tonight that
I the committee to be chosen to draft
la program Of national legislation
4 would probably be made up OF persons
/ outside of congress-
The executive committee will meet
at the La Sale at 10 o'clock on Mon
day he said, and the national COM
tmittee will meet In open conference
/ Tuesday morning. Colonel Roosevelt
speaks Tuesday Senator Beveridge
will speak Wednesday and Jane Ad-
dams and other leaders will also be
heard
Tuesday afternoon and Wednes-
day will be given to general discus
sion of ways and means of carrying
on the work Of the progressive party
in the nation during the next four
4 years. The nationai committee VIII
go into executive session Wednesday
night, this session to last probably in
to Thursday
Judging from the letters which I
have received during the past two
weeks, the conference will be very
largely attended"
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Leader of Ganq.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. Tt was
alleged today that Deputy Kusuesoff,
former labor leader in the duma, was
the organizer and leader of gang of
thieves whose operations have been
widespread and profitable.
Kuseusoff was arrested several days
ago on charge of burglary. but his
alleged affiliation with the gang was
not known until the police investi-
gated. A split in the ranks of the
"black hundred Of which the deputy
was member, is said to have caused
his arrest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
He Will Recover.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
T CHICAGO, Dec. State Senator
John Broderick whose death had been
expected for two days, was SO much
improved tonight that physicians at
tending him said that his recovery
was assured His temperature which
touched 106 mark during the worst
of his illness had dropped to 100 to-
night He has been i'll since Thanks
giving day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. Bull moose en-
thnsiasm promises to transform the
conference scheduled to be held hero
Tuesday and Wednesday into the
magnitude of national convention.
Communications by mail and tele-
graph that poured into progressive
headquarters today and tonight caus-
ed them to change their original
plans for gathering of 150, to ar
range accommodations for more than
one thousand delegates. 1t is expect
ed that about 1900 persons will at
| tend the family" bull moose dim
ner. Party managers declared to-
night that virtually every member OF
the progressive national committee
and every state chairman, with their
respective parties, will sit at the
tables. Arrangements of the room
will bring every person present with
| in easy hearing distance OF Colonei
Roosevelt, former Senator Beveridge
and other speakers.
Roosevelt will arrive about noon
j Monday with George w. Perkins OF
New York and l5O delegates from the
New England states. Incomplete lists
Eof visitors, according to reservations
already made, shows the following
4 delegates: srss
i The Delegation.
New York and New England states
l150; Colorado, "a; Michigan, $50; In
4 diana It's; Wisconsin 100; Illinois
4 225, Iowa 80; Kansas 20; Missouri
1 "a; South Dakota IS; Nebraska 80;
Minnesota 90: Ohio so; Pennsylvania
i 45; Idaho 5; New Mexico 3; Ken
4 lucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Wes
Virginia, 6 each. Louisiana. Montana
and dozen other states have an
nounced they will send delegation:
of unstated size
Among those who are said to have
communicated their intention to bt
present and participate in the delib
erations are: Governor Walter C
Stubbs, of Kansas; William Allel
White, Henry J. Alien: Editor Val
Valkenberg of Philadelphia: Clifford
Pinchot, William Finn, bull moos,
leader in Pennsylvania; Dean Kirch
ner of Columbia University; Stat,
Chairman Hotchkiss OF New York
former Attorney General Charles ]
Bonaparte; Miss Francis Keller, o
New York; Miss Alice Carpenter o
Massachusetts, and many other pei
sons OF national prominence. Colone
Roosevelt and Mr.. and Mrs. Medil
Mccormick will be the guests at Hui
House of jane A. Adams
Roosevelt viii Speak.
Nationai Chairman Joseph M. Dis
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Minister to Liberia

United Press Leased wire Service. i
CHARLESTON, S. c. Dec. Will.
liam d. Crum, negro minister to Ii.
IBERIA. died here today from African
fever which he contracted while In
Monravis. He was appointed to the
diplomatic service by Roosevelt. The
appointment was made over the pro
test of the southern representatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
FIGHTING AMONG
THEMSELVES NOW
Austrian Soldiers Who Objected to At
tacsdns servians Mutined
and One OFFICER Was
Killed.
SIX GREEK WARsH1Ps
lFIo.iiia Is Sighted From Constant
nopIe and Sends the Turks
into Frenzy
OF Fear.
SIX GREEK WARsH1Ps

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CRACOW, Austria, Dec. lit was
reported here tonight that one officer
was killed and several were injured
when a mutiny broke out in regi-
ment of Austrian cavalry, OF Servian
sympathizers The soldiers, being
opposed to fighting with Servia. be-
gan grumbling when ordered to pro-
ceed to Semlin, where for several
days it has been known that Austria
was massing troops and munitions OF
war on the Servian border, across the
Save river from Belgrade Tonight
their discomfort rose to open rebel
lion and many shots we're fired.
Military authorities did all that
they could to hush up the affair.
There has been little sympathy among
the soldiery, with Austria's determi-
nation to impress Belgrade with a
military demonstration, and it was
feared that the example Of the mutin-
GUS cavalry regiment, would be emu
lated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
100000 Monument.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. - Invita-.
tions to attend the unyeiling on April
80, 1913, at st, Louis, of s4oo 900
monument to observe the one hum
dred and tenth anniversary of the
Louisiana purchase treaty were ex-
tended to congress today by Former
Governor David Francis Of Missouri.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08
Governors From Dozen States Debated the
Question But Did Not Come to Any
Decision.
REHABILITATION MEETING JANUARY 4
Party Has Not Outlived Its Usefulness AS An
Agency for Good Government Declares
Hadley.

al convention of the party to consid-
er these questions or any other mat
ters that it might seem advisable to
consider
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-Bartenders dance. Woodman hall,
Monday night, Dec. Is. Prize waltz.
Rights of admission reserged--Adw
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Naval Battle Promised.

lONSTANTlNOPIE Dec. i.-EX
citement was intense this afternoon
when 1t was reported that Greek
squadron of six warships had been
sighted near Sedil Bahr, on the
Straits of the Dardanelles, and to
night several vessels of the Turkish
navy were concentrated In the Darda
nelles, ready for action.
IT was believed that the. straits
we're .1lickly dotted with mines, ane
it was matter Of conjecture wheth
er the Greeks knew that.
The intention of the commander o.
the Greek flotilla was not known, and
for that reason there was much spec
ula.ion in official circles.
1t was reported several days ago
before the signing of the protoco
for an armistice at Baghtche, tha
forty Greek transports were on theiI
way to the Gulf of Saros with Greel
and Bulgarian troops abroad. 1t wa
conjectured that the warships nigh
be the escort of the transports
1t was said that the Turks had con
centrated two entire divisions o
troops on the peninsula of Gallipoli
with heavy artillery from Asia Minor
and that the landing of troops from
the transports would be yisorousl,
contested.
i Peace on Friday the Thirteenth.
LONDON, Dec. Though Greel
fleet Is reported to be making a dem
onstra.ion off the straits of the Darda
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-08

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. T.-Republi-
can governors Of a dozen states met
here informally today to debate the
question: what is the matter with
1.-THE republican party?"
The governors didn't decide the
Equestion off-hand. They left that to
| the rehabilitation meeting to be
| held January 4 In New York Those
who talked things over were Cover
nors Goldsborough of Maryland; Had
Eley OF Missouri; Vessey, Of South Da-
kota; Tener of Pennsylvania, Spry,
of Utah; Eberhart of Minnesota; Car
roll of Iowa; Oddie of Nevada; Glass
cock of West Virginia, and Carey OF
of North Dakota.
All except Governor Hadley refused
to discuss the meeting.
Il have felt and acted upon the
theory said Hadley, that the re-
publican party has not outlived its
usefulness as an agency Of good gov
ernment, but do not agree with those
who contend that all that is neces-
sary for us to do is to sit still or TO
stand pat in the hope that democratic
mistakes or general business depres-
sion win restore the repubiican party
to power.
4,ooo,o0o Backsliders.
Il believe that the fact that four
million voters who voted the republi-
can ticket in 1908 refused to vote 1t in
1912 requires careful consideration
as to the reason of their action and as
TO what may be done to correct condi-
tions to which they have objected
"One OF the conditions which has
been the cause of objection within
the party for years has been the
basis of representation from southern
states. Another is the party's atti-
tude towards direct primaries for the
election of delegates. believe that
such changes should be made in the
existing rules for the conduct of party
affairs in both of these matters that
there can be no question but that the
will Of the majority will control, both
as to policy and as to candidates.
We republicans who believe in
progressive policies, cannot ask that
those who are conservatives should
change their opinions, but We ought
all to be able to agree that the CON
ventions that settle these questions
shall be truly representative of voters
AT what time and in what way such
changes should be made, 1t is in my
aninion too early to say. There
should be ample time for the pre-
judices and feelings aroused by the
recent contest to subside | believe
that prior to the beginning of the 1914
campaign, probably within the next
year, there should be called nation
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Continued on page III
Evening star., 1912-11-13
DERTINENT @1l1ENT
EsHappenin&$S n&$S1SPortdom

who may prove surprises. All in all. the
team seems well supplied with pitching
talent, and has the advantage OF hav-
ing the greatest pitcher in the game to-
day in Walter Johnson.
One championship that is not likely to
be disturbed this year is the world 4
wrestling title. Gotch has no rival in
this country, and the only opponent who
could possibly take his measure. Yussif
Mahmout, the Bulgarian, is at home fight>
ing the Turk.
On the mat horizon there exists not one
other man whose title claims would seri-
ously interest promoters of world 5
championship affair, and even less would
the public hearken to the aspirations of
the second and third rate men now In the
game.
The flock of foreign invaders which for.
the last two years has endeavored to butt
in on the losers slice of big champion
ship match. cannot show a single candi-
date of better mettle than Zbyszko, the
Galician. and he proved a tyro in the
hands of Gotch.
The American born candidates are not
quite up to class Ordeman, Wester-
gaarde and the rest never classed with
the present titleholder. and their chance
of holding the title depends purely on tha
decline of the man from Humboldt, Idaho!
Evening star., 1912-11-13
JOCKEY BU7WE[[
SIGNS WITH PARR
Will Ride Ba|timorean'S Thor
oughbreds at $500
Per Month.

BALTIMORE, Md, November 13. -
Jockey Butwell has been signed to ride
for Col. Raj Parr and associates for 1913.
Billy Garth of Virginia, the Baltimore
ans trainer, is handling thoroughbreds
for four other horsemen besides Col. Parr
and they have pledged themselves to the
amount of $500 month to give Butwell
as a retainer.
Since the loss of Carroll Shilling to the
sport, the fact that Eddie Dugan is rid
ing abroad and the gloomy outlook for
McTaggarts future, Butwell is regarded
as about the best in the country. Butwell
heads the list of winners at Pimlico's
meet, having brought seven under the
wire first. Two Of his victories were won
yesterday.
Jickey Martin is next with six wins. or
seven counting the Glenmore (mile heat
race, when he rode Cliff Edge twice under
the wire. Glass has five victories and
McTaggart and Teahan four each. The
winning jockeys are:
Evening star., 1912-11-13
GEORGETOWN READY
TO MEET VIRGINIA
Charlottesville Eleven Will
Not Score on Blue and
Gray Easily.

The final scrimmage before the Virginia
game next Saturday was held yesterday
against the Maryland Aggies About
every man who is in good shape was used
yesterday in order to give each tndi-
vidual a good workout. Costello and Dunn
were excused from practice. Costello has
a boil on his leg, and it Is giving him a
great deal of pain. Dunn's knee is heal
ing rapidly. and by the end Of the week
he will be in the very best of shape.
That the Georgetown team derived a
great deal of benefit from the workout
received yesterday goes without saying.
The Blue and Gray eleven was used
mostly on the defense all during the
practice. which lasted until darkness
forced the coaches to abandon work. On
the whole, the coaches were not at all
pleased with the work of some of the
players on the team. but to a close OBJ
server it would seem that Virginia or
any other team would be forced to show
q great deal in order to score against the
Georgetown eleven.
It has not been absolutely decided upon
who will start the game at center next
Saturday. OF course, Ritch has had con-
siderable experience at this position, but
then again Null only has shown up very
we'll during the. past two weeks. The
coaches are not altogether decided upon
who will start the game at this position
On the offense the Blue and gray back
field, which was made up of Calman at
quarterback, Foley and Fury at halves,
with Kelley at fullback, showed class in
getting through the Aggies line. Fury
displayed great form in getting through
the line. His showing yesterday was by
far the best exhibition of the year. Sew
eral times he evaded tackles by his
clever foot work.
What the Georgetown defense is weak
at is the protection against the forward
pass. Georgetown has been weak during
the year In this department., and the
coaches realize this. Yesterday they had
Coach Byrd's team throwing forward
passes through the defense they have
been working with all year, and as a re-
suit a great benefit was derived from
this work.
Commencing this afternoon. the new
plays which Coaches Gargan and Benus
have been working with will be used. On
account of the large gathering which
witnessed the scrimmage no chances were
taken in using the new formations that
the coaches believe will prove trouble
some against Virginia.
The team leaves Washington tomor-
row morning. Every player will be made
to walk to Camp Ben Gar, and about /
o'clock a lunch win be served the team
and practice will be he'd at 3. The men
will not be allowed to work at all Fri
day. but will be allowed to take a long
walk. which will prove more beneficial
than long signal drill.
Evening star., 1912-11-13

L once read what a scientist had writ
ten about the stars that compose the
"great dipper" He said that these suns
had been travelling away from one an
other at the rate of several thousand
miles daily, and yet. during all the ages
that man has observed them, they main
tain the same form.
That ought to put the jody on the speed
maniacs. Even in their palmiest days
they could never hit it up like that-and,
what is worse. they couldn't retain their
shapes that long.
Out in a little town in Iowa (and it isn't
HumboldtD there is a German justice Of
the peace He has the ideas Of the ia
therland imprinted deep in his convolu-
tions and, no matter what the case. he adj
journs court at fifteen minutes OF 4 each
afternoon SO that he may go home.r have
his cup of coffee and take "orty winks..'
He isn't cutting his gears with lot of
hill-climbing methods, and, swhile he eadoes
not get any great amount OF excitement
out of life. he manages to keep on living
while all the fresh young blades are with
ering and growing gray hair at twenty
eight
Speed is, what has got into the warp
Evening star., 1912-11-13
SALARY LIMIT QUESTION.
A Sliding Scale Will Probably Be
Adopted at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. November 13.-A
sliding scale salary limit probably will ba
adopted by the National Association OF
Minor Leagues, it was said here last night
by magnates who discussed the matter al
the brief opening session of the associa-
tion's annual meeting yesterday. Accord
ing to plan informally broached, limit
for each league, graded according to its
class, will be proposed, and after some
possible adjustment of detail will become
rule, the magnates predicted.
Serious opposition to a salary limit that
they thought would tend to impair the
quality of base ball developed among rep
resentatives of the American Association
and the International League.
Some magnates appeared afraid of con-
fusion from the sliding scale, and several
favored deposit with the league president
of all players salary money. and a pen-
atty for payment to a player of some
other than the acknowledged contract
price.
After President NJ. HI. Sexton called the
meeting to order reports were read, rou-
tine preliminary business was disposed
OF. credentials examined and committees
appointed. In the crowd which thronged
a hotel where the meeting was held were
the leading base ball men of the countrys
all denying that they were selling or buy.
ing. Yet all cautiously inquiring about
new and promising players.
This salary limit question will be the
pear before the association at its meetings
today and tomorrow. 1t would not be set
tied without fight, II was agreed and
the contention promised to extend the
meeting BY prolonged wrangle
President Charles w. Murphy and Man
ager John Evers of the Chicago National
League Club appeared at the meeting, but
neither would admit more interest In the
proceedings than desire to promote per-
sonal friendship with American base ball
men. They laughed at talk of trade for
Joe Tinker and said they were just look
ing around That was Connie Mack's
comment until he was ready to tell of his
trade for Daley, and Murphy and Eyers
were watched for announcements OF
trades
Announcement was made Of the sale Of
Cy Seymour of the Newark On. j. club
to Los Angeles.
Vice President William S. Neal of tho
Louisville club said that manager OF
the team for next season had not been
selected, and probably would not be for
ten days. number of applications are
being considered.
Evening star., 1912-11-13
PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR BUSINESS MEN
SPEEDl


and woof of humanity. Speed is the next
friend of the undertakers, to put it le-
gaily. Speed Is burning the nerves out OF
the mortal kind, and it places a handicap
that even the most thorough system of
physical regeneration will have difficult
work to counteract
r Business men who feel the dull drab
of LIES cloud sinking into their souls
would better take day off now and then
and gaze at the blue sky. or do some
walking or riding-just to get their minds
away from the grilling exactions Of their
labor.
Relaxation from mental strain is first
aid to the impoverished body, and with
out recognition Of the material that
abides lup the dome that wears the hat
there isn't much need trying to whip the
physical organism into condition.
Cut down on the fuel-shake the CRATES
ana wash out the boiler once in a while.
That will save lost motion and waste en-
ergy-and will postpone the day Of resi-
dence In the scrap heap.
Evening star., 1912-11-13
HUDSON HAS JAW BROKEN.
Burns Ends Bout in Third Round at
Browns Gymnasium.

NEW YORK, November 13.-Frankie
Burns. the bantamweight of Jersey City,
stopped Tommy Hudson of Canada in
three rounds at Browns gymnasium last
night. Burns broke the Canadians jaw
with a right-hand cross counter in the
third period, but the latter pluckily con-
tinued to box until the end of the round.
Hudson was substituted for Tiger
Young.
ation He was taller, had a noticeable
advantage in reach, and was by all means
the more clever boxer of the pair. He
shifted attack from body to head, and
made frequent use of a right-hand punch
to the heart that soon had Hudson slowed
down.
Evening star., 1912-11-13
Hold Events Tonight.

The 12O-yard potato race, three stand
ing broad jumps and the stretch kick
constitute the events to be run off this
evening In the weekly gymnasium track
and field sports of the Y. NJ c. A.
athletes. The method Of scoring by count
ing points from certain minimums has
been adopted In the potato race the
contestants score four points for each
one-hfth second under twenty-three Sec
onds: in the standing broad jump, one
point for each two inches scored over
seventeen feet. and In the stretch kick
two points for each inch over four feet.
Evening star., 1912-11-13
REFUSES TO BUY PHILLIES.
The Balfour- Gilmore Syndicate With
draws NEGOTIATIONS.

PHILADELPHIA, November 13.-The
Balfour-G Gilmore syndicate. which has
been negotiating for the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club. has withdrawn from
the proposed deal. The decision was
reached at meeting yesterday afternoon,
at which Mr.. Gilmore was prevented
from being present by illness.
1t was said that the price asked for the
franchise, players and grounds was not
justified by what the books Of the cor
poration showed in profits
Those who were concerned in the nego-
tiations declined to be interviewed, but
said the deal was off.
Evening star., 1912-11-13
WALTER JOHNSON LEADING
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER
Joe Wood Tops List, Bot Nationals Speed
King Worked IN Seven More Games
and Also Holds Seasons
Strikeout Record.

Although Joe Wood, the hero Of the
worlds series, tops the list of pitchers
in the 1912 American League averages,
issued last night, Walter Johnson of the
Washington club probably is the leading
pitcher of the season.
In games won and lost Wood excels
Johnson, but the Washington pitcher
worked in seven more games than did
Wood. Johnson struck out 30S men in
S6S innings-the seasons record-and
Evening star., 1912-11-13

held 1,321 opposing batsmen to 50 runs
Wood pitched 344 innings in 43 games,
during which 1O4 runs were scored off
him. He struck out o5S batters. The
Boston pitcher won 81 out of 80 games,
while Johnson won 80 out of A, besides
playing two ties.
Edward Walsh of Chicago was the
work horse of the season. He pitched
in 81 games, IL more than any pitcher in
the league. The averages follow: