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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
COCKINESS OF
OUR NEIGHBORS IN JAPAN

time of peace this government should
look into it.
In the event of ultimate interven-
ton in Mexico, it is possible that Jap
an might join with Mexico. | do not
believe this is likely, but if the Japan
ese are really endeavoring to get Mag
dalena Bay and are looking for an ex-
cuse to clash with the United States,
we might find a big job on our hands
if We attempted to straighten out the
internal affairs of Mexico.
The one amazing thing about our
relations with the Japanese is their
extreme cockiness. They have num-
Der of laws and regulations which
work hardship upon the foreigner in
Japan, but no one ever resented these.
But whenever we take any steps to
check the flood of Asiatic immigration
Japan thinks her honor is assailed and
that we look upon her people as an
inferior race.
| Personally, l am convinced that
we are not going to have any trouble
with Japan unless she starts it. How
ever, the reports of her activity in
Mexico are so alarming that the Lodge
resolution is perfectly justified"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
La Toilette Wins Easily.

MILWAUKEE, April 3.--Latest re-
turns from Wisconsin's first state
vide presidential preference primar-
les early today indicated Senator La
Toilette had elected solid delega-
tion to the national convention over
the Taft candidacy
Supporters of Governor Wilson in
the democratic contest were claiming
% of the 26 delegates and We're not
conceding the four delegates claimed
by Clark supporters in the Second
and Ninth congressional districts.
Emmanuel l.. Phillip. leader of the
Taft campaign in this state today con
ceded the twenty-six delegates to La
Toilette Returns which were far from
complete at noon today indicated La
Toilette polled twenty-four votes to
! one over Taft.
4 Complete returns at 10 a. m. from
the Fourth and Fifth congressional
( districts, composing Milwaukee ant
! vicinity gives the four district dele
gates to Wilson. Clark supporters hat
claimed three of the delegates earlier
! in the day.
Voting throughout the rural dis
4 tricts was by marked ballot, no voting
machines being used. To this is at
tributed the incompleteness OF re
turns today,
At his home in Sheboygan Falls, for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Strikers Clash With Police
Who Used Their Clubs
Quite Freely.

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PASSAIC, n. j., April S.-Twenty
girl mill workers were beaten with
police clubs by special officers In a
clash between the girl strikers ano
the officers guarding the Garfield
mill of Forstmann and Huffman to.
day.
The clash occurred when fifty girls
accompanied by a few men started to
relieve the pickets who were on duty.
AS they approached the gate they
spoke to several strike breakers VINO
We're bound for the mill, urging them
not to go back to work Out of the
gate came thirty special deputies,
sworn in to guard the mills.
The deputies ordered the girls to
move on. Some did start away but
the bulk of the strikers did not move
fast enough for the deputies and with
drawn clubs they charged into the
crowd Of girls. Girls who We're in the
squad OF pickets declare that they
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03

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CAIRO, ILL.,, April 3.-Today may
becide the fate of Cairo. Set in the
hidst of waste of water fifty miles
vide and with the Mississippi river
hourly threatening to go over the
|eyee and flood the entire town, the
kitizens have made a tireless fight
bgainst the waters for two days.
with the dawn today the few who
were allowed to go to their homes
|ate last night returned to the dikes
Today and resumed their labor of
strengthening the walls. All night
ong laborers. millionaire merchants
bnd farmers worked shoulder to
shoulder filling sand bags, then
blragging them to the levee and hoist
Ing them to the six foot wall that is
being added to the natural height of
the levee. AS far as could be seer,
toward the Missouri shore there was
nothing but water. The current has
Increased in velocity and is today
IBwhirling by the town, carrying barns,
houses, fortunes in stored-up grains
and trees and driftwood on its crest.
So far the citizens of Cairo have
#sated the town from great damage.
Seepage from the levee has let con
siderable water in the town and al
furniture has been moved to second
floors. But the disasters of flood
have been avoided. Late yesterday
several hundred women and children
were sent from the town on special
train that managed to make its way
through the flooded district. The wo
men remaining today again aideo
the workers about the leyee by keep
ing hot coffee and sandwiches con
stantly on hand. Every business house
in town is closed and the restaurants
have thrown open their doors to ait
in the common cause.
Thousands of gallons of hot coffe'
were made and distributed free o
charge. The women are formal.
organized into relief corps. The bak
cries have been working over tim
In an effort to supply the demand TO
bread, but when 1t became eviden
today that they would not be able t
meet the demand, part Of the wome
started the ovens in their homes. TIL
bread shortage is caused by the il
terrupted train service owing to tn
high waters.
The levees north of town We're in
precarious condition last night, br
tons of sand were dumped benin
them and it was hoped they migf
Withstand the awful crush of tn
waters.
The damage of the flood throughot
the entire valley is staggering. Farm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Magdalena Bay Scare is Up
Again and Creating Quite
a Stir.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Despite
denials by both Japan and Mexico that
the former has any intention Of es-
tablishing a settlement on the shores
Of Magdalena Bay, Senator Lodges
resolution calling on the president for
all information on the subject has
greatly stirred diplomatic Washing
ton.
Discussing the subject today most
of the members of congress took the
view that Japan cannot establish a
naval base on this hemisphere. Repre-
sentative Needham of California said:
There is absolutely no justification
for any attempt of Japan to get coal
| ing station in North America. We
have possessions in the orient, but we
got them in time of war. If Japar
tries to get foothold over here in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
GREAT WHIRLPOOL Of THE MISSISSIPPI
SIXTY FEET DEEP, FIFTY MILES WIDE
are unable to reach here because OF
the interrupted train service.
Cairo Feels Safe

Cairo Feels Safe.
CAIRO, Ill.,, April 3.-The 3 situation
at Cairo was So favorable at noon
today that it was considered certain
the city has been saved from dis
astrous flood.
The river front of the city Is b
series OF watertight bulkheads which
will stand close to 5S feet of water.
The river was at stage Of fifty
three and seven-tenths feet this morn
ing and the weather bureau forecast
declared that unless there were
further heavy rains it would not go
above "a feet. Early today 500 men
arrived from Chicago to assist in work
on the levee and 500 miners, out OF
work owing to the suspension in the
mines, have been hired by the Illinois
Central railroad Tents have been
furnished. by the state and a company
of militia is on duty.
After midnight this morning SOC
citizens who had worked hard all OF
Yesterday We're called aat of bed and
went to the drainage district, where
they worked for hours stopping
threatened breaks in the levees
Quick work saved the situation.
The panic of yesterday has stopped
and it is now generally believed tha
the flooding of the town has beer
prevented.
The entire Reel Foot lake distric
In Tennessee is flooded and New Ma
/ drid, Mo-, is badly in need of aid
1 The entire town is flooded and 2,5C
! persons are homeless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
:nough Water Down at Cairo to Float All the
Navies Of the World Without
the Least Trouble.
REATEsT FLOOD IN HISTORY IS RAGING
An All Night Battle to Keep the Raging River
From Sweeping Through the
Streets of the City.

ers wealthy last week are today prac-
tically penniless. Millions in grain
has been washed away All seeo
corn Is lost and the water is spread
over farms within a radius of fifty
miles Of Cairo. Some Of the farmers
say it will take years for the lowlands
to dry out sufficiently to again be in
condition to till. The steamer Three
States returned from rescue trip
late last night with $4,000 worth of
live stock on board which had been
picked up at various points. The
steamer plowed its way over rich
farms and found in the midst of the
flood a man, his wife and baby hud-
died on scaffold which had been
built near the ceiling in their house.
The water was then within two feec
Of the scaffold, but they refused to
leave their home.
Conditions at Hickman, Ky, were
critical today. The tents sent by
Governor McCreary and the govern
ment will not reach there before this
afternoon owing to the delay of trains
and the suffering is intense. The
| town is under ten feet of water and
| it is impossible for the local author
tiles to GareSf for the 1000 made home
4 less by the flood.
| Militia is Ordered.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April B.
Company K, Fourth Infantry, Hi
nois national guard is today on Its
way to Cairo, having been ordered
out last night by Governor Deneer
in response to a request from the
mayor. The militiamen will assist ir
reinforcing the levee.
Hundreds Are Homeless.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April d Th'
flood situation in Memphis became
serious early today when the water!
4 which have inundated the north enc
1 of the city, put the gas plant out o
commission. The city will be withou
gas until the flood subsidies. Fear
;. are now felt for the water pumpin,
4 station, which is located near the ga
!, plant.
Hundreds are homeless here today
having been driven out by the risin'
waters. No lives have been lost, bu
the property damage SO far is est
mated at 100000.
The river was above AZ foot stag
, today. Forecaster Emery declare
t that A feet or more was in sight. l
4 such case, the big st. Francis leve
t will be threatened. Additional war;
E ings have been sent to the lowland
advising the people to leave. Hun
t dreds of refugees are coming int
+ Memphis. AS many more, however
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Five Prisoners ESCAPED

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Five priso-
ners escaped from cell in the new
municipal court building while await
ing trial in Circuit Judge Wilson A.
Taylor's court.
James Kelly, one of the men to es-
cape was charged with murder in the
first degree for the alleged Staying
of a woman with whom he lived. The
others were held on minor charges.
A city-wide search for the men was
ordered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Want More Airshjps.

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BERLIN, April 3.-To enable Ger
many to keep pace with France in the
development of aeronautics. the Ger
man aeronautical union today opened
a subscription list to provide for a ma
tional aerial fleet. The union repre-
sents all aero and aviation clubs in
Germany. The fund will be used to
build number Of Zeppelin dirigtbles
and aeroplanes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Collector at Hawaii.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON. April 3.-The presi-
dent has nominated:
To be collector of customs for the
district of Hawaii, Edward R. Stack
able.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
A Harrison Victory.

CHICAGO, April g.. Chicago's alder
manic election is today regarded as
a victory for Mayor Carter Fl. Harri-
son. Twenty-Five democrats and ele-
ven republicans were elected. The
democratic majority in the city council
has been increased from IL to 81.
Three bond issues totalling s5.4So,-
600 for harbor construction, bathing
beaches and health buildings were au-
thorized
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
FIFTY FEET
INTO A HOLE
Locomotive Plunged Into Wasnout and
Three Men Lost Thei-
Lives.

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FULTON, KY, April ;. Three men
lost their lives near hare today when
an Illinois Central engine, testing Tho
roadbed for washouts, liungcd into a
crevice fifty feet deep.
The dead:
H. F. DUPoIsTER, engineer, of Full
ton
X. DAVIS. fireman, jackson Tenn.
j. A. HENRY, of JACKSON. Tenn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Local Observations

April 2, p. m.-45 degrees, clear
April 3, Z a. m.-33 degrees, clear.
Mean temperature for April 2. "a
degrees. highest So; lowest 81; lowest
last night 80. 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
DalIv River Bulletin.
River Forecast

The Des Moines river will fall dur
ing Thursday and the crest of the
Mississippi flood will occur from
Keokuk southwark tonight,
Stage of about seventeen feet ex-
pected at Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity-Fair to
night and Thursday with slowly ris
ing temperature.
For Illinois-Fair tonight and
Thursday with slowly rising tempera
ture.
For Iowa-Fair tonight and Thurs
day with slowly rising temperature
For Missouri-Fair tonight ano
Thursday Warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Weather Conditions !.

The eastern depression has passed
out by way of New England and is
now centered off that coast. Light
precipitation is reported in the wake
of the storm The crest of the "high''
now occupies the lower Mississippi
valley and slightly lower tempera
lures have resulted from that region
eastward to the Atlantic coast. An
area of low barometer is advancing
from the Canadian northwest witr
the advent of which in this region
rising temperature may be expected
The weather will be generally fair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Control of the City is Wrested From the Social
lists by the Fusion Ticket Headed
by DR.. Bading.
RESULTS Of the ELECTIONS YESTERDAY
LaFollette Had Everything His Own Way in His
Own State at the Presidential Pret-
erence Primaries.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MILWAUKEE, April 81 Swept
from office by a flood of non-partisan
votes, Milwaukee's socialist city ad-
ministration, watched for the past
two years by the entire nation, Is
eliminated today, complete returns
from yesterdays voting showing Dr..
G.. A. Bading, fusion mayoralty can
didate elected over Mayor Emil Seidei
by a majority of 1902 votes. Con-
troll of the municipal council was also
taken. from the socialists. The new
body will consist of 26 non-partisan
aldermen and eleven socialists. four
of the latter being held over. Joseph
P. Carney, non-partisan candidate for
CITY treasurer and Louis NJ Koleckil,
comptroller, were each elected by
majorities Of over $4,000 votes.
Mayor Seidel was optimistic today
over the defeat of his party. COM
menting on the fact that the socialists
polled 10000 votes against the com
bination of republican and democrats
of 43,064, the former pattern maker
declared the socialists will return to
office two years hence.
Congressman Victor l.. Berger. who
lied the socialists campaign said:
This reverse will only spur ths
! socialists on to greater fexertions
! Our campaign henceforth will be one
of education of the working class to
a realization of the fact that there is
a way out of the downtrodden con.
dition which now exists. Berger
also predicted socialist victory in the
next municipal campaign.
Jubilant over his election, Mayor
elect Bading today made the follow
ing statement:
This morning we mark the be
q ginning of new era for Milwaukee.
This overwhelming victory is taken
to mean that henceforth Milwaukee,
non-partisan administration of affairs
q will reign"
. Bading was former health commits
sioner under Becker, the 'boy may
or. -
J The new administration will tak'
office April 16.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Some Missouri Returns.

KANSAS CITY, April 3,-Complete
returns today from twenty-five cities
in Missouri holding municipal elections
yesterday show that fourteen demo-
cratic, seven republican and four
bipartisan mayors we're elected.
The democrats swept Kansas City,
electing H. h. Joht. mayor, all other
important officials and majority of
alderman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
viii Stump Illinois.


CHICAGO, April 3.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt will make two-days speak
ing tour of Illinois in the presidential
preference primary campaign. The
illinois Roosevelt committee has char
tered special train for the colonel
and he will be accompanied by sever
al members of the committee. Start
ing from Chicago early Saturday his
itinerary Is as follows: Saturday
Rockford, 10 a. m.; Freeport, IL: 40 "a.
m,; Dixon, l p. M; Lasalle, 2:30 p. m.
Pontiac. 4:15 p. M; Bloomington,
$50 p. M; Springfield, 1880 p. m.
Monday Clinton 1918 a. M; De-
catur / a. M: Monticello 12:40 a. m. !;
Champaign 1 80 p. m.
Besides these scheduled speeches, II
is expected the colonel will make more
! than a score of rear-platform speeches
! at smaller stations.
Plans for Sunday have not beer
completed but it is probable Colone
Roosevelt will remain in Springfield
j that day.
Efforts are also being made to have
him deliver another speech in Chicago
Monday night,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
A Help to Business.

~ 1T'GrP 20 5VSI'ISSS.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN April S.-That war rumors
make good business In some civcies
is apparent from the 25 per cent di
vidend just declared by the German
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03

in the Eighth ward which gave Peoria
its first socialist city officer. Thomas
Allen defeated George Saurs, republi-
can by only one vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Wilson Gets Delegates.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April With
all the TWENTY-FIVE district delegates
and the four delegates at large conced-
ed to Senator LaFollette over Taft as
a result of yesterdays presidential
preference primaries in Wisconsin. re-
turns of which were incomplete at
noon today. indicated Governor Wilson
in the democratic contest had secured
% of the democratic delegates, includ-
ing the four delegates at large.
Returns from the Second and Ninth
congressional districts, the latter the
home of former Congressman c. A..
Weisse, who led the Clark forces, in
dicated Champ Clark had elected two
delegates from each. 1t was generally
conceded Wilson had been successful
in all the other districts, although the
Clark managers were still claiming IA
delegates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Socialists Win Some Places.

CHICAGO, April 3.-Results of the
bitter fights waged by socialistic
candidates against non-partisan com
binations in minor middle western
elections were studied with close at
tention by politicians. AT Eau Claire,
Wis, a socialist mayor was elected
Peter Stewart was elected the first
socialists municipal executive in
Arkansas when he gained the mayor
atty at Hartford over democratic and
independent opponents. AT Girard
Kansas, socialist stronghold, W.
H. Ross. a democrat running on an
independent fusion ticket, was elect
ed mayor. A nonpartisan candidate
was elected mayor over the socialis,
incumbent at Washburn, Wis. Henry
A. Wagner. democrat, was elected
mayor of Watertown, S D., and the
town settled the local option question
by favoring the "wets."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
SOC|A[ ism REJECTED By MILWAUKEE,
AFTER ONE Term Of MAYOR SE|DE[

mer congressman Charles a. Weisse.
who led the Clark campaign today
gave out a statement claiming IA OF
the district delegates for Clark. Will
son supporters here were really opti-
mistic, claiming with apparent GER
tainty that Wilson would elect at
least 90 delegates
State Senator John j. Blaine, who
led the LaFollette contest for dele
gates said today:
Reports from every district fndi-
cate that La Toilette has carried the
state by larger majority than he
ever before received. Some districts
will go four to one in his favor Every
La Toilette delegate has been elected
without doubt.
Considering the fact that there
was no active speaking campaign and
that the entire campaign was conduct
ed on behalf Of all delegates for Sem
ator La Toilette at an expense of
about 81 900 throughout the state out
side of Milwaukee, the results are
very significant"
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The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-03
Vets Made Gains

SPRINGFIELD, III. April g
Returns from Illinois cities today In
dictate a slight gain of the ''wets" in
the 154 local option elections. Chier
OF the wet victories We're in Gales
burg, Taylorville, Marengo and Mon
mouth.
Returns at 10 o'clock indicate that
twenty-four dry cities and townships
voted wet and fifteen wet territories
voted dry.
BY One Vote
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 3.-A contest
/, is threatened today OF the election
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Correspondence-Study Course

The University of Wisconsin has
added another branch, that Of a
correspondence study course for
persons who are DESTROYS of receiv-
ing instruction from the University
professors but who do not feel that
they can devote the time to go to
Madison to take up the work. This
department will be conducted by
the University teachers and persons
are assured of getting the very best
instruction possible under the cor
respondence course. AS we under
stand it small charge will
be made to these DESTROYS of taking
the course, depending entirely upon
the branch of work taken up.
This work that has been taken up
by the University is attracting wide
spread attention and universal con-
fidence, insomuch as it is offered by
the University. 1t is superior in
every way and in no sense on a
money making basis, but is intend
ed to be OF help to people through
cut the state who cannot attend in
person.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Notice to Patrons

We the undersigned merchants
hereby agree to close our places Of
business every evening at $50: ex-
cept Saturdays, and payday even
ing, providing the Stearns Mill pays
once a month, from April l, 1912 to
April l, 1913.
Geo. w. Posey, Albert Holgren,
N. ]. Nelson, l.. Anderson. Amos
M. Hansen, Estabrook & Olson
Furn. Co., D. Leblanc, Chas. Peter
son, E. Bergman. S. E. Swanson,
D. w, Corning, F. Tetzner, B.
Ungrodt, VIM. Cordts, Geo. Fluck,
Larson Bros.
All of the above merchants have
agreed TO close their places of BUSH
ness, Raarup Brothers being the
only business merchant in the city
to refuse. We hope that the people
will assist in the early closing by
making their purchases during store
hours.
(Signed) The Retail Clerks Assn,