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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Wife Gets Little and Coming
Child is to Receive But
Three Millions

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NEW YORK, May with the
knowledge that Colonel John Jacob
Astors provision for his widow in his
will-the income on s5,ooo,o0o while
she remained nmarried-reverted to
his chief heir. his sor, William Vim
cent, should his beautiful step-mother
re-marry, interest was revived today
in the amount of the settlement on her
at the time OF the wedding. None Of
the attorneys, however, would discuss
this today and the amount continues
matter of speculation variously esti-
mated from 100000 to 100000 Up
TO the present no expression regarding
the provisions OF the will have been
obtained from the widow and none is
looked for Immediately.
That her baby, soon to be born, win
receive only s3,oo0,o0o of the entire
estate was believed today to be a pro-
vision of the will that was most dis
tasteful to the young widow, more
perhaps than the string attached to
her own bequest It was said, howev-
er. that this provision would have
been changed had Colonel Astor lived
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
ROPE ladder
JEWELRY THIEVES
store Entered From Floor Above, Safe
Drilled and $4,000 Worth Of
Stock Was Sc
cured.
TWO HUNDRED DIAMONDS
Rather Novel Methods Used by the
Crooks Who Picked Out
Only the Very
Best.

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INDIANAPOLIS, May 7.-Robbers
entered the jewelry store Of Wolf
Susman here early today, successfully
drilled a safe and escaped with
diamonds and jewelry valued at s12,-
600.
Entrance to the store was gained
By cutting through the floor Of the
room overhead and descending by
means OF a rope ladder. Two hun
dred diamonds were among the goods
taken.
The rope ladder and the drills used
In the robbery were found by the po-
lice today when they were called to
the robbery scene. It is believed the
robbers made their escape by the same
method they entered the store, using
the rope ladder to gain the second
story and then going out through the
windows over the surrounding roofs.
That the thieves were experienced
in jewelry was shown by the discrim
mating taste used. Only the mos
valuable stones were taken and the
floor was Uttered with jewelry which
they did not consider valuable.
The robbers are believed to have
heen either from Chicago or New
York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
MIDSUMMER SESSION
OF CONGRESS PREDICTED

ed to them and nothing else consider
cd Then. there are more important
bills before congress now than at any
time in fifteen years. | think we Will
agree upon a recess of two weeks for
the conventions. and then go at II
again until dog days.
Representative Burleson, OF Texas,
was more lugubrious. Ten days from
August j. either before or after, is my
prediction" Burleson said.
Senate leaders, too, have practically
abandoned hope Of an early adjourn
ment. They have passed only the two
smallest appropriation bills and
scarcely scratched the surface OF
great quantities of the tariff legisla-
tion turned over by the house. A final
vote in the Lorimer case is also an
obstacle on an early finale.
Another impediment in the house is
the investigation of Judge Archibald
of the commerce court. II his I'M
peachment should be ordered, trial be
fore the senate, with committee OF
the house as prosecutors, would be
gin almost Immediately and indefinite
" delay all legislation in the upper
body.
About June 1, Underwood will
sound the senate leaders regarding
prospects for adjournment or two
weeks recess over the conventions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Brief Recess in June During
the National Conventions
Of Both Parties.

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WASHINGTON, May IA mid-sum-
nler session of congress. with brief
recess in June during the democratic
and republican conventions. was
unanimously predicted today by the
leaders OF the house. Anywhere from
July Is to August 15 Is the probable
time for adjournment, the house
bosses" assert.
Even Representative Oscar Under
wood, house majority leader, has
abandoned hope Of adjournment early,
de said today appropriation bills will
have the right of way over all other
business and predicted that they alone
VIII keep the house busy far into
June. Chairman Henry OF the rules
committee. guessed August l as the
probable date of adjournment
adjournment before that time is
hopeless" said Henry THE appro-
priation bills cannot be passed before
June 5. even II every minute is devot'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
HARD JOB TO
stop NEWSP PAPER
Chicago Sheets More Widely cIrculat-
cd Today Than at Any Time
During Presamen's
Strike.
AN APPEAL TO GoMPERs
Men Who Are Out OF Work VII, Lay
Their Case Before the American
Federation Of Labor
Heads.

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CHICAGO, May Tt was an
nounced today that the local union OF
the Injunction of the international Of
ficers and refused to return to work
in the Chicago newspaper offices,
against which Ave unions are now on
strike
l.. r, Straube, the local leader, said
today that after he had received or
ders from International President
Freel to send the men back to work.
he told Freel over the long distance
telephone that he would not carry out
the order.
Representatives Of the Publishers
Association today offered to give back
to some of the striking newsboys the
valuable downtown corner conces-
sions. If they would return to work at
once. Officers OF the union are trying
] to keep the boys from accepting.
Plans were made today by local
unionists to interest the American
! Federation of Labor in the situation
/ here on account of the strike. Edward
| Nockels, secretary of the Chicago
/ Federation of Labor, said today that
no recommendations will be made to
! the A. F. of l.. officers, but the entire
1 situation will be laid before them in
! stenographic reports of all union meet
Iings ftalf hero In ag95sa 70. the strike.
A meeting of the mailers union viii
be held tonight, and every word utter
ed In argument for and against the
mailers going out in sympathy Win
the pressmen, stereotypers, wagon
drivers and mechanics. will be sent to
A. F. of l.. headquarters In Washing
4 ton. The parent organization will be
/ asked to take whatever action it
4 deems best.
The morning papers were more
i widely circulated today than at any
time since the strike started. In the
down town district, however, the cir
! culation was curtailed by the strike Of
J the union newsboys and the only sale
was from, wagons and by few negro
"huskies" who were carefully guarded
by police. Publishers did not issue
the usual early afternoon editions, but
were on the street shortly after noon
with editions. These were sold in lin
tied quantities by negro strike-break-
ers, under police guard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07

AFTER THE CATHOLICS
Todays Bombardment Was Against
Religious Garb or Uniform
In Government
Schools.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, May THE
judicial recall and the Roosevelt idea
of the recall OF judicial decisions were
attacked at the session of the Metho-
dist general conference today by
Judge Thomas w. Anderson of the gu
preme court of the District Of Colum.
bia. The attack came while discus
sion was being INDUCED in on the
question of the establishment in the
church Of court Of final appeals.
''In the passing fever of the hour,
said Judge Anderson. dangerous
heresies are being wildly proclaimed
and fundamental and time-honored IN
stitutions of government are being as.
sailed. The most vicious attack of the
advocates OF these destructive here's
les Is upon the citadel of the law The
power to enact law for the people is
derived from the people themselves.
1t Is proposed that the people in their
aggregate capacity be given the might,
not only to make the laws, but to de-
termine their meaning. Thus at one
blow they would strike down two OF
the great coordinate branches of the
government, the legislative and the
judicial. A theory 30 repugnant to all
ideas Of orderly government, once "a
trenched in the hearts of the people,
will mark the beginning Of national
decay and universal anarchy"
1t was the proposal of Dr. r. ~
Cooke of Kentucky to establish a
court composed of representative
bishops, ministers and laymen to
whom church questions could be ap.
/ pealed Judge Anderson opposed any
change in the church law as subver
sive of established institutions A
4 number of other delegates debated the
proposition at length.
Methodism assembled here In gener
al conference today, renewed the at
tack started yesterday against the
Catholic church The hombardmenr
/ today was particularly against religi
GUS garb or uniform in schools aided
by government and state support. The
resolution presented by DR. Edwin
! Locke of Topeka, Kansas, strongly
condemned the wearing of distinctive
ly religious garb in the governments
Indian schools.
Action was taken today setting
aside May IL as day for fasting. hu
initiation and prayer to be observed
throughout the Methodist world
Greetings were sent to the genera
conferences of the African NJ. E. ant
the African NJ. E. Zion churches nov
in session.
The anniversary of the womenl
: Foreign Missionary Society will b.
! held this afternoon, and the reception
: to the fraternal delegates of the NJ. z
: church south and the Methodist Prot
: estant church tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
ASTOR'S MILLIONS TO
BE GIVEN TO SON

as he was on his way to this country
for the purpose Of changing that arti-
Gle of the document
The publication of the contents Of
the will proved conclusiyely how abb
slIrd most of the guesses made re-
garding it really were.
Instead of his first wife. Mrs Ava
Willing Astor. being given substan-
tial share of the fortune her name was
not mentioned In any way. Beyond
the few minor bequests to relatives
a small public beauest. s5,000,000 10
his daughter Muriel; 100000 In cash,
the use of his town house and the
interest on s5,00o,0oO to his widow SO
long as she remains unwed. and the
s3.ooo,o0o to his unborn child. the
entire estate goes to his son.
The result is that Vincent Astor
viii become the richest landlord in
New York city. While no estimate Of
values is made in the summary Of the
will made public by the lawyers. and
none will be when the will is offered
for probate next week, the assessed
value Of the real property in this city
is in excess of s75ooo,ooo to which
must be added the great Rhinebeck
estate. one of the most valuable In this
section Of the country.
Until Vincent Astor Is 81 the estate
will be administered by trustees, but
when he attains his majority next
November he will automatically be-
come one Of his own trustees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
my MARYLAb,ly
SAYS ROC: C:zEvELT
Won the state Delegation Of Sixteen
by Majority Of One According
to Result Of
Yesterday.
CLARK WAS VICTORIOUS
Roosevelt Got sIxty-slx Delegates to
State Convention and TAFT Got
tho Other Sixty
Three.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BALTIMORE, Md, May 7.-Colonel
Roosevelt will control the Maryland
state convention on May Il, by the
narrow margin of one vote, insuring
Maryland's quota of sixteen delegates
to the Chicago convention to the
Roosevelt list
This was the result of yesterdays
presidential primary, according to
practically complete returns today.
Roosevelt captured sixty-six delegates
to the state convention, against Taft's
sixty-three. Sixty-five is majority.
Champ Clark swept the state as the
democratic choice, receiving eighty
votes to Wilson's sorty-fve. Harmon
secured two.
A peculiar feature Of the republican
contest was the fact that In one of
the districts In Baltimore Roosevelt
won In the preference vote, but four
Taft delegates were elected to the
state convention. Under the Maryland
law, however, these delegates are re-
quired to vote for the candidate
named in the preferential vote so
long as in their conscience or iudg-
ment there is any possibility of said
choice obtaining a majority of the
votes and as long as said choice is
voted for by the delegates. of any
Legislative district
Roosevelts majority In the prefer
ence vote was considerably larger
than the selection of state delegates
/ pledged to him would indicate. Tht
Maryland ballot carried the list o.
4 delegates to the state convention with
out any explanation of their prefer
ence, so that unless the voter inform
ed himself, he had no inkling which
men favored Taft or Roosevelt Fo
this reason many ballots were merel!
marked to show preference for Taft
the delegates to the state convention
not being voted on at all.
\ Roosevelt made complete sweep II
Baltimore, carving every district ant
ward, in all 1895 votes against Taft
1888. The colored vote went to th
colonel solidly.
Il Taft carried the eastern shore an,
southern Maryland by substantial ma
jorities.
Clark's preferential vote in Balti
more was greater than Wilson's an
Harmou's combined. The Democrat
: machine swept him to victory in tn
counties. The vote in the state wa
exceptionally light.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
over TWO Thousand People on Levee
Tops Facing Death by Drowning
II Not Rescued
Soon.
5000 WERE RESCUED
Flood Situation s Serious at Dozen
Points In Louisiana and Many
Thousands Arc
Homeless.

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NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-Huddleo
on levees in various pus-ts of the
flooded sections OF Louisiana today
are more than 1000 men, women and
children fearing death by drowning
and praying to be rescued. Relief
boats are being hurried with all possi-
BILE dispatch to take off the marooned
flood victims and every avaible craft
has been requisitioned.
Five thousand persons have been
rescued today from the path of the
break in the Torras levee alone. There
are 1,5o0 refugees at Baton Rouge;
1900 at Natchez, Miss. 500 in and
around vicksburg and thousands Of
others in various small towns above
the level OF the high water. At Baton
Rouge and Natchez, the refugees are
housed In churches. schools and other
public buildings.
Food is being distributed to 10000
persons in Louisiana alone.
No new breaks had been reported
UP W IlCpu lOdiy, DuL tus SltudtiOu
was critical at dozen points. Rescu-
ing parties returning from the Torras
district declare they are certain that
at least rs lives were lost in that sec
tion
! The long fight against the waters OF
the, Mississippi continued in Louisiana
today with but very little change over
! the conditions prevailing yesterday
Thousands OF men are working night
and day strengthening the levees, but
rain falling again yesterday brought
4 the waters to higher stage and the
dikes are still threatened.
At Baton Rouge, New Roads, Mel
/ vile and dozen other points the
levees are hourly growing weaker but
/ by constantly piling sand bags against
/ them 1t Is hoped that they may with
stand the pressure from the waters
4 Small boys have now Joined thu
workers filling sand bags while the
men haul them to the levees. Extreme
measures of precaution have been talk
/ en- In New Orleans to guard against
flood should the waters go higher
Practically all rail communication
with the flooded district Is cut off to
day, the last of the tracks into the
flooded territory being washed out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Mrs. colfax Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
OMAHA, Nebr.. May Mrs. Eliza
beth Colfax, s6 years of age. daughter
of Marcus Baldwin, former governor of
New Jersey, died at the residence of
her daughter. Mrs. w. E. Selby. Mrs.
Colfax came here from Centerville,
Iowa, eighteen years ago. after the
death of her husband. Joseph Colfax,
cousin to Schuyler Colfax vice
president OF the United States under
General Grant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Company TO Blame. I.

runited Press Leased Wire Service .
3 CLEVELAND. May John G..
Jurgens, Cleveland youth who spent
$4,000 a year for two years on a sal
ary OF a few hundred was sentenced
to an indeterminate term of not less
than fourteen months in the Mansfield
reformatory for confessed embezzle-
ment from the Norcross company OF
Cleveland and Worcester, Mass In
passing sentence on Jurgens, Judge
Thos. e. Kennedy declared the com.
pany's neglect was partly responsible
for Jurgens' defalcation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
The Colonel erlns.

NEW YORK. May We'll, Mary
land went right" grinned Colonel
Roosevelt as he breezed into town to-
day to do few hours work of asso-
ciate editing, and that was the only
comment he would make on the out
come of the primary fight IN which
he defeated President Taft by single
state delegate, thereby adding Is ad-
ditional national delegates to his total
Roosevelt spent most of the day at
his offices and conferred with score
of politicians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
ARCHIBALD DUE
TO Be 0USTEO
ook. as Though Former Circuit
Judge Would Have to Face
the impeachment
Charges.
INVESTIGATION SECRET
Charge against Him l. Trying 70
Make Too Much Money on
Coal Deal While on
Bench.

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WASHINGTON, May behind al
double barricade OF locked doors, with
even the committee clerk excluded,
the house judiciary committee today
began the investigation Of impeach-
ment charges against Judge Robert W.
Archibald, former federal Judge Of the
Pennsylvania circuit court, and now
member OF the commerce court.
Summary action by the committee is
generally predicted. A decision is ex-
pected within ten days or two weeks.
That Judge Archbald's impeachment
will be recommended is the opinion
freely expressed in the house. This
prediction is based upon President
Taft's message, submitting under
strict injunction OF secrecy, the evil
dence collected against Archibald by
the confidential agents Of the depart.
ment of Justice. 1t is cited that II
Judge Archibald was cleared In con-
nection with his alleged negotiations
for purchase and sale of Erie coal
property by the agents. that President
Taft would have publicly exonerated
him. made public the papers in the
case and would not have referred the
affair to democratic house for In.
restigator,
Judge Archibald will not be called
i before the committee for personal ex
animation, 1t was stated today by an
influential member OF the committee.
"The proceeding Is Hike that Of 9
grand jury the committeeman ex
plained. and 1t would be improper tc
call the person under charges fol
testimony which might incriminate
him.
Less than dozen witnesses vii
be examined. Subpoenaes for onl.
elk have been prepared SO far. includ
Ing that for Scranton, Pa, Goa
dealer, alleged to have been Archbald''
principal agent In the negotiations fol
thu culm coal deposits. That Arch
bald tried to buy the coal propert.
for $4,000 from the Erie railroad ant
then endeavored to sell out for sS5
600 to the Lackawanna and Wyomin'
company. is the principal charge. Thi
It is charged, was done while Arch
bald had several important cases al
fecting the Erie before him as mem
Der of the commerce court.
When the committee all Of th
twenty-one -embers-met this morn
Ing, the papers submitted by Pres
dent Taft were examined.
Chairman Clayton was undecided
any witnesses would be called unit
tomorrow or Thursday. Today h
warned the committee against discus.
ing any feature of the case In public
To expedite the case for an earl
report to the house Is the committee
program. II impeachment is voted To-
Archbald's trial in the senate Will TO
low almost Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
sweden,a New eattleshIp.

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STOCKHOLM, May Sweden Is
to have a warship paid for by popular
subscription. A delegation represent
ing the organizers of the movement
were received by King Gustav today
and turned over to the Swedish gov
ernment 3,33l,5oo The amount was
raised in one hundred days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
bryce VIII Return.
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rTTnited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, May Ambassador
James Bryce will return to Washing
ton In September and will again take
up his duties as England's representa-.
tive
This was the answer given to Henry
Page Croft and his followers by Sir
Edward Grey today when they renew
ed their attempt to connect the am
bassador with the Taft-Roosevelt reci-
procity correspondence. Sir Edward
declared that Bryce was now on his
vacation, spending It where he pleas
od M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Watchlna the Prisoner.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
BOSTON, May 7-Dr, Lloyd Yer
non Briggs, famous nerve specialist,
for the past week has had Rev G. ".
T Richeson. murderer of Avis Linnell,
under his close personal observation.
DR. Briggs, It was learned today, was
commissioned to observe Richeson by
Governor Foss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Earieu VIII Recover.

rIrnited Press Leased Wire Service.
PLATTsBURGH. N. Y, May z -
The condition OF James Farley, noted
strikebreaker who is seriously Ill OF
pneumonia at his home here. was re-
ported improved today and he may
recover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Taft is silent.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, MAY While
members OF President Taft's party
showed today they were discouraged
over the result OF yesterdays presi-
Dental primaries in Maryland, Taft,
who is a guest at his brothers home,
refused TO make any comment.
Cincinnati suffragists arranged to
send a delegation to ask the president
to sign a petition favoring woman's
suffrage amendment to the Ohio con-
stitution.
Taft met few boyhood chums our
ing the day and when the sun came out
remarked to friends that he expected
to attend today's ball game between
the Reds and Quakers. He will be a
guest at the May festival tonight
The president denied himself to
callers last night, the effort OF making
nine speeches during the day having
fatigued him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
washlnaton for the celonel.

TACOMA, Wash, May Colonel
Roosevelt will have the solid washing
ton delegation to the Chicago con-
vention.
This was assured today when re-
turns from majority of the Pierce
county precincts showed the colonel
would have 1l6 delegates to the state
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to.
night and Wednesday. Slightly cooler
tonight.
Illinois and Missouri; Generally
fair tonight and "Wednesday Slightly
cooler tonight.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday. Slightly cooler east portion
tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Weather conditlon.

Conditions indicate the eastward
drift of the high pressure viii cause
fair weather for this section tonight
and Wednesday, and slightly cooler
tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

Change in the river stages between
Davenport and Keokuk will be slight
during the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07
Local Observations.
r,t.a. II-ind W.

Mean temperature, May 6, 73.
Highest temperature, So
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temporal ture last night. 80.
FRED 2. GosEWIsCH,
Observer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-07

-Reac The Daily Gate City.
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