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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
STILL VOTING
FOR BISHOPS
Ninth Ballot Has Been Taken by the
Methodist Convention But It Falls
to Glve Any Candidate
Enough.
BAPTIsTs IN DEs MONIES
viii Discuss Uniform Divorce Laws
In all Of the States and Kill
Ing Of the Opium
Traffic.

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MINNEAPOLIS. Ind, May 21.-The
ninth ballot for bishops taken today
at the Methodist general conference
resulted as follows
Number Of votes cast IT'S; neces.
sary to choice SIG T. s. Henderson,
New York. 451; w. o. Sheppard. Chi
Ecago 44S: R. J. Cooke. New York. 1853;
F. ]. Mcconnell, Indiana, BAL; F. D.
Leete, 337; N. Luccock, Kansas City.
1874; w. H. Crawford, Pennsylvania,
325; D. G. Downey. New York, 270;
NJ. 8. Hughes, California, 258; Andrew
Gillies, Minneapolis, 1872.
On the ninth ballot, DR.. T. Hender-
son OF Brooklyn, showed steady
gains and was within 65 votes OF an
election. DR.. w. o. Shepard lacked
12S votes. New alignments are being
made, as the conference Is hopelessly
deadlocked now DR.. N. Luccock and
DR.. Henderson are sail to be sure Of
election. The vote for bishops over
shadowed all other matters.
Following spirited debate the
! presidents or the Womans nome ana
woman's foreign missionary societies
of the local churches are made mem
bers OF the quarterly dnd auxiliary
members of the district conference.
i. Baptlsts In Session.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, May 21.-Plans
: for obtaining uniform divorce laws il
I fthe different states, aild for stamping
: out the opium traffic will be made dur
J. ing the Northern Baptist convention
4 which will open at the Coliseum here
tomorrow with several thousand dele
, gates and visitors in attendance.
: Among the arrivals today were DR.
! James s. Martin OF Pittsburgh, genera
superintendent OF the National Re
: form Association; Mrs. A. G. Lester
: of Chicago, president of the American
J Baptist Home Missionary Society, ant
DR.. C. s. Biting, Of st. Louis. DIR. Bit
5 ting comes from the Southern Baptis
) convention with overtures of peace
t which may result in uniting the two
r organizations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
STOLE AN AEROPLANE
AND RODE TO DEATH

course OF instruction. A few days
ago he purchased the machine In
which he was killed but the Wright
managers would not grant him permis
sion to a flight alone.
His Irresistible ambition to fly
alone caused him to go to the aviation
field, eight miles from here, at six
o'clock this morning, accompanied by
mechanician, F. j. Burns. Southard
forced the doors in order to get out
the aeroplane. Against the advice of
Burns, Southard started his engine
and undertook to ascend. The acci-
dent occurred within six minutes af-
ter he first set the engine going.
Orville Wright, who is here from
Washington because of the serious ILL
ness of his brother, Wilbur, hurriedly
collected the details of the accident
and announced that Southard attempt
ed to rise too swiftly, which stalled
his motor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
Paris Apache Work Will Not
Be Tolerated by the Ber-
lin Officers.

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BERLIN, May 21.--German stoicism.
% far as off1cialdom is concerned put
= quick end today to what threatened
70 be the tranfer of French apache
methods to this city. As a result
taree robbers are dead while there
were no casualties among the law and
order forces.
shortly before midnight shop keep
u reported to policeman on duty In
.ne suburbs that three robbers were
iootng stores in the vicinity and
threatening all who opposed them with
ueath. The robbers, he said, were
armed to the teeth with automatic
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
Taft Votes After Dinner.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 21.-Pres-
ident Taft slept late and announced
that he would probably not vote un-
til after noon,
The president was very tired when
he returned to Cincinnati at midnight,
after closing his campaign at Dayton
last night and 1t was stated at the
home of his brother, that he would
not be disturbed Charles P. Taft
gave out statement this morning
claiming that the president would be
victorious in the Ohio primary.
While I cannot speak for the
president, would say that we have
assurances from all parts of the state
which indicate that he will receive q
large majority of the delegates, IL not
all of them said G. P Taft.
The president will leave Cincinnati
for the east at o'clock this after
noon.
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Statue Of Virgin Mary.

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DONALDSONyILLE, La, May 21,-
Standing on an island nearly sub
merged by the flood which is sweep
ing about Donaldsonville, is statue
of the Virgin Mary. Today all eyes
were turned toward the figure, for
the two thousand men. women and
children of the district have re-
solved not to flee as long as the
statue remains out Of water The
flood was touching the feet Of the
figure today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
Roosevelt Won't Predict.

NEW YORK, May 21.-Colonel
Roosevelt arrived in New York today
after his week of campaigning through
Ohio.
II am no good at making predictions.
Can tell you better tomorrow how
Ohio will 60" was the only comment
he would make when asked regarding
the Ohio primaries.
He went directly to Oyster Bay
where he will remain until Thursday
when he will open his New Jersey
campaign. Four days will be spent
there, after which he will return to
Sycamore Hill to await the result OF
the Chicago convention
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
Died a Pauper.

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NEW ORLEANS, La, May 21.--
Robert G. Singleton. once an actor of
note, died today, pauper in the In
sane ward of the House of Detention
here. Relatives said to live in Swath-
more. Pa, have been notified.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
Condemned Man Was the Most Cool and Cour-
ageous One in the Death Chamber at
the Hour Of Execution.
! MIRACLE THAT GOD HAD WROUGHT
Current Of 1900 Volts Of Electricity Hurled
Through Body Of the Pitiless Slayer Of Avis
Linnell and Death Was instantaneous.

came to him. Warden Bridges per-
r1itted the two ministers and the
condemned to finish the last verse Of
the hymn. Then, walking more stead
lily than his two guards or the min.
listers, Richeson paced the last twelve
steps to the chair where he seated
himself. and looked curiously down,
as his split trouser leg was drawn to
the knee, and the electrode was fixed.
Again he glanced downward as his
arms were tightly strapped to the
chair arms, and the heavy black leath-
er belt buckled across his abdomen.
These glances downward, however, did
not detract his attention from his con-
fessions of Christ drawn by the ques-
tions of DR.. Johnson. When the rub
ber mask made OF two broad strips,
one to cover his eyes and the other
with a small aperture in 1t to better
hold down the chin, was first put on
upside down; quickly removed and
more quickly put in place, Richeson
smiled. 1t was but an instant that
his features could be seen, for the
rubber fiipped into place, and slightly
distorted the nose aAd lips.
But the smile was seen, and it wat
plainly not OF kind that had evel
before illumed that dark, handsome
face. And it was seen, too, that his
pallor was changed by the slightest
/ touch of color in each cheek as though
he were thankful for the extra glimpse
OF this world which the mistake II
adjusting the mask had given him.
Then as the little leather helmet
containing the head electrode was ad
justed, covering the disfguring two
Inch strip OF bare scalp where Richie
sons head had been shaved an houl
before, there came in answer to DR.
Johnson's question, his last words:
For jesus sake am ready to live
or to die"
4 Wore White Vest.
4 Richeson wore plain black chevio
1 suit. His frock coat barely hid hi
:. white vest, which seemed strangel.
out OF place. He wore soft white
/ shirt, slightly higher collar thai
!, usual; It's edges drawn closely to
eether with small black bow tie. Hi
low shoes were brightly shined.
i Shortly before 1880 the ten mel
who were to witness for the stat
!, Richeson's last great payment, gath
cred in the parlor of the warden
i residence They we're Surgeon Majo
slJ. P. Butler, Ninth regiment, NJ, v. M
who took the place of General Charlie
i Foster; Prison Physician Joseph
/ Mclaughlin; Medical Examiner Gee
) B. McGrath; First Deputy Sheril
Edmund P. Kelley, representing Shel
Iiff John Quinn, of Charles street jail
Warden BENJAMIN F. Bridges. G
) Charlestown prison; Deputy Warde
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
FAIR, WARM DAY
FOR ELECTION
Polls Opened This Morning al
4 $3.50 and viii Close at the
: Same Hour In tho
Evening.
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY
Taft's Brother Says President VIII
Win While Roosevelt De-
cllnes to Make q
Prediction.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 21.-Early
advices from each quarter OF the state
reported fair weather for Ohio's first
preference primary today which con-
cludes two weeks or more Of unpre-
cedented campaigning by President
Taft and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Forty-eight delegates. will be selected
by the republicans to represent Ohio
in the Chicago convention, and both
candidates. before leaving the stump
last night, were confident OF winning
the entire delegation.
Supporters of all presidential candi-
| dates-Taft, Roosevelt, LaFollette,
Harmon and Wilson, republicans and
democrats We're great encouraged
] by the dawn of fair, warm day.
There was an early heavy vote. The
polls opened at $50 a. M, and will
close at $50 o'clock this evening.
President Taft cast his vote in the
primaries in his home precinct at Gin.
cinnati He Is guest at the home OF
his brother, Charles p Taft, where
he planned to rest today before re
turning east
Colonel Roosevelt left Ohio late
yesterday, after concluding his speech
making tour at Dennison, in the east
ern part Of the state. He went direc'
to New York. Taft concluded hi.
, campaign at q mass meeting In Day
ton last night. q
Democratic voters expressed thei
choice for president by direct vote
they having succeeded in adopting
free presidential preference primary
Only the names of Governor Harmon
of Ohio, and Governor Woodrow VIII
son Of New Jersey, appear on the bal
, lot.
, The republican state central com
mittee refused to adopt a full presi
, dental preference plan. which wa
, urged by the Roosevelt supporters
The names Of presidential candidate
; do not appear on the ballot. Voter
, show their preference for this or tha
! presidential candidate by voting TO
candidates for delegates known as Tat
or Roosevelt or LaFollette delegates
Senator LaFollette sought tn
> selection Of LaFollette delegates il
. only four congressional districts, tw
! comprising Cleveland and the other
! containing Columbus and Toledo. TIL
Wisconsin senator closed his campaig
. with a mass meeting in Cleveland las
, night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-21
MAS COLONEL
DRUNK IN KANSAS?
Charge Made That Roosevelt Was
Intoxicated When He Made
His Speech at osa-
watomIe.
MAYBE IT WAS MILK
Or. Abbot Admits That the Ex-Prcsl-
dent Sometimes Takes on Large
Quantities OF LaeteaI
Fluid

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NEW YORK. May 21.-Colonei
Roosevelt is incorporate only in the
consumption OF milk, according to the
statement of DR.. Lyman Abbot, made
today after the colonels denial Of res
ports that he was addicted to the ex-
cessive use OF intoxicants.
Colonel Roosevelt has my permis-
sion to say that he drinks as much
and no more than IT, DR.. Abbot said.
The only thing that Colonel Roose-
welt drinks to excess is milk. have
often seen him drink four and five
glasses OF milk at single meal
DR.. Abbot added that he (Abbotl
some times drank a glass or two Of
light wine at dinner, never took
brandy or whiskey except on ply
sician's order and drank beer only in
Europe because American beer is In
ferior
The whole thing started with the
publication in Salina (Kas.) news
paper, asserting that Roosevelt was
intoxicated In that town at the time
of his Osawatomie speech. William
H Hatfield, Jr., Roosevelt supporter.
sent the editorial and letter about it
to Colonel Roosevelt. From his priv
ate car, hurrying through Ohio on the
eve OF the primaries, the colonel dis
.tated reply, branding the story as
absolutely false and referring it to
DR.. Abbot.
Another Campaign Lie Nailed.
. NEW YORK, May 21.--Replying to
published statement to the effect
that he had been offered the ambas.
sadorship to the court of st. James,
| In the event Of Roosevelt's election,
: Frank A. Munsey. the publisher, to
day said:
There is not a word of truth -or
! shading Of truth in it. Mr. Roosevelt
has never offered me anything and
t have never asked anything of him.
; do not want anything. l am not work
, ing for Mr.. Roosevelt for personal re
ward, other than such reward as
would come to any other OF our hun
dred millions of people.
Il want to add, too in this con
neotion, that whatever am doing IN
this Roosevelt campaign is from the
: citizen point OF view, and not with re
gard to any personal work for Mr.
Roosevelt himself. This is perfectly
clear to Mr. Roosevelt and is, an
] sure, as he would wish 1t to be-
J. TT this foolish and sensationa
: story were merely personal matter
T. should not necessarily bother t
n deny 1t, but coming at this junctur
9 It takes on national Importance, a
i 1t has direct bearing on the campaign.
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BOSTON, May 21.-Facing death
Win fortitude that amazed his
.,,ritual advisors. his counsel and the
,.n who were states witnesses, Clar-
ence virgil Thompson Richeson. for
mer pastor OF Emmanuel Baptist
church. Cambridge, died in the electric
chair at Charlestown prison at
12:1o:o2 a. M, today with an exhibit
lion Of manhood he had never before
shown during his life.
current OF 1900 volts was hurled
through Richeson's body at 12:1o:02.
The physicians pronounced his death
instantaneous. Twice the voltage was
lowered, and twice shocked again In
to the body OF the man who had be-
trayed and then murdered pretty
Avis Linnell, the little Hyannisport
choir singer The last time the clI-
rent was turned on 1t was kept cours'
Ing it's deadly way through the mur-
derer's body for is seconds. Richesoil
was officially pronounced dead at
12:l7, after the doctors had spent Ave
minutes in stethoscope examination
Rev. Herbert Stebbins, prison chal,
lain, who has offlciated on many such
fideous occasion, broke down com
pleteiy after he had left the death
cell.
Miracle, Wrought by God.
"It was not altogether the misery oI
the horror OF the whole thing said
Or. stebbins today, that has shak
sr lie. 1t was more than that. j.
was the mans heroism displayed II
his manner of dying, penitent and Sc
cure in the belief of salvation. 1t was
| revelation and miracle that onl.
God could have wrought. Until hi
was pronounced dead | could not be
| lieve this poor sinner who has con
fessed to 30 much weakness, ant
cowardice throughout his whole life
would be able to see the light and di'
courageously through sincere trust II
Gcd. repeat--it was surely reve
lation of Gods power, which wa
granted because Hicheson died a IA
better man than he has ever lived
Richeson's counsel and every jai
official who had the last keeping Of tn
man echoed Chaplain Stebbins' words
There was no one who had bee
thrown with him who doubted for a
instant that they would have era,
en-, cringing thing to lift bodily int
the death chair.
Instead Of this. Richeson died wit
prayer on his lips. No man in tn
death cell, before the summons came
nor in that chamber where he dice
was more cool and courageous tha
the man all were waiting to see di
like coward.
Singing a Hymn.
He was singing as the summon
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How long would they last?"
"Oh, sometimes until the members
got out of the ROOM said the wit
ness who then proceeded to explair
that In many instances the pool mem
bers louble.crossed each other.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-07
Gutzon Borgluna, the Distinguished Sculptor,
Noted for the Portrayal of the Mental and
Spiritual Characteristics of His Subjects JholDs
Here That Every Human AduH Face Is an .fc-
curute Map of the ReaL Inner Man or Uoman--.
LDtich They Cannot Uipe Out nor Disguise and

spiration. Such a face has soul
Now, on the contrary. the mouth
which hangs loosely. which II open
without an expression Of rapt
thought, indicates the diverse. A
person lacking in concentration
shows 1t in the mouth and eyes-in
the very vacantness Of expression.
The accepted belief on the part
OF many in the meaning Of cheek
bones is mistaken. Cheek bones in
dicate nothing. But the way q man
uses the muscles over the cheek
bones may reveal great deal
Now, on the face of Lincoln. for in
stance. the muscles on the one side
Of his cheeks played constantly.
Mark q person with this sensitive
twitching Of the muscles-he will
invariably be sensitive and SYM
pathetic.
A face which remains bland dur
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ing conversation indicates an I'M
emotional. bland spirit-a person
who does not feel intensely.
To learn to read the legible rev
Citations on the human face study
the faces Of your friends and &C.
Quaintances; mark their express
sions as you ask them various
questions, and as they are inter
ested in things that concern them:
mark the mouth and brow when
they attempt to concentrate upon
some problem: mark the play Of
the muscles Of the cheeks when
they are moved emotionally; mark
the eyes when they are disap-
pointed or happy. or when they arc
engaged in work. And. remember.
ones face Is not an accident. II IL
a mans own creation, Just as q
work of art Is the creation of the
artist And 1t develops after ones
character as an athletes arm de-
velops according to practice.
Personally. can tell a mans
character as soon as he enters my
studio. I can read him not only
by his face, but by the way he
wears his clothes. When Ivget an
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to
Read
h1XRR8

mean not in the chin of a young
ling, but In man or woman who
has lived sufficiently long to fash
ion the face.
One can tell whether a man IL
conceited and proud by the way he
holds his chin. One who is humble
of spirit generally carries his chin
downward: the proud man raises
It Have you ever observed Ger
tain old men nodding to one up.
ward? When you see a man doing
this you may put it down that he
is convinced of his own greatness,
II there IL any grossness or vuL
garity in . person it will be re-
vealed in the mouth and lower Dor.
ton Of the face. A man with loose
morals invariably has a loose
mouth. The man whose mouth un.
consciously falls open In nine cases
out Of tan lacks determination and
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may know he is an Individual, with
tremendous determination. When
me upper lip Is especially long, you
may know you are dear e with q
person with a :orbiddh -ature-
a man who will always Oh. n his
enos, VINO has a. mind of his own.
who Is not easily Influenced. When
! See such mouth I feel respect
for its possessor.
When a person with a small.
sensitive mouth. slightly opens il
during intense concentration, or
while listening to music or an en-.
crossing conversation. you may
credit that person with q receptive
nature. as being responsive to in
spiration. fine Of spirit and possess
Ing artistic appreciation. Ishave
depicted such mouth in the head
OF the woman. with eyes closed.
who embodies the thought of in
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high moral principles. The man
without much OF an upper lip il
lacking In the higher moral charac-
teristtcs. Take my Nero. for ex-
ample. In moulding the mouth OF
Nero utilized my observation of
men Of his type His mouth ID full
and loose; its thickness expresses
sensuality and grossness. He had
little upper lip-in fact. according
to historians. his lower lip closed
over the upper. His mouth was
unquestionably Of Ills own creation;
its fulness an5 iooseness were un-
consciously modelled by . mind
which revelled in gross things.
Generally a person with very thin
lips Is artificial. lacking In SINGER.
ity. A person with q generous.
free nature hal . generous. FREQ
mouth II mans lips stretch
when he ID In deep thought you
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NAN II the creator Of his
own countenance, Just az

a NAN II the creator Of his
~ own countenance, Just al
4 \ much as ! am the creator
of heads In marble. Just as fash
ion features in clay, SO a man, by
his thought processes playing upon
his facial muscles. assumes q coun-
tenance fitting the nature OF his
soul
To one familiar with reading
faces and the meaning Of the play
of emotions-as elusive as light
upop water-a strangers face Will
reveal unuttered secrets: to such
a one the book of the mind Is open;
such a one will know Of what peo-
pie to be wary, with what people to
be cautious, what people one can
trust and what people one cannot
One will recognize a man who in
evitably takes advantage OF an
other; one will know the kindly
and generous hearted.
The contour OF the face In itself.
/ believe, means little, ] have, for
instance. known sons Of great men
, men whose faces were replicas
Of the countenance Of their fathers.
Yet almost always-with certain
phenomenal exceptions-these faces
were vacant masks; they meant
~ ths father ha5 zone with the
S.thar. the son with the fathers
S,stin ,,,,shed face. possessed none of
Tho ouaIities which should have
son. vith that face. and which. ac-
sord,ny to the accepted theories of
nhv.ioenomy. the face should have
esyrisd With IL
An .nuiline nose indicates moth.
enc. HE nose indicates moth.
tne thin nose nothing. lint the
az the nose ia used indicated
much. The small muscles on
.ither side of the nose. in the tiny
lobes. move as one breathes-they
move. too. as one thinks.
These tiny muscles Indicate
sueering.
A straight nose, with a bridge
which comes horizontally from the
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go AcuVe LIE. Such a per.
on gives more profound thought
cions uject .tnan one with viva
Oeep-set eyes Indicate a med,t..
i've spirit-one who lives alone
with his thoughts; they are the
eyes OF the poet, philosopber.
thinker. Here. again, 1t is the ma.
ture OF the individual which fash.
IONS the setting Of the eyes. Look.
ing unexpectedly within ones
SOUL rather than outwardly upon
life. viii cause the physical sinkine
Of the organs Of sight.
The eyes Of Lincoln are deem
set Lincoln was a profound thtnf.
er; he just missed being one of the
worlds great poets. He has the
eyes OF q creator. q dreamer,
Strength or weakness Of charac-.
tar are indicated In the chin. I
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eurs also cOmG
down on the heel
straight - so YOU
must be careful
In not arriving At
the wrong con
clusion when you
consider the hana
OF the trousers "a
have more fear Of
q man whose len
are straight than q
man with knoch
knees
But more elo
quent than any
characteristic. how
ever, Is the human
face. 1t expresses
goodness: 1t 70
beals evil; II Al
so shows CUNNING
selfshness, Just q
clearly as gener.
osity and honesty.
Were people b
undertake the stu
dy Of the human
face they would
less often be de.
ceived In people
they would be les
likely to make mis-
takes in business