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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
|pey. ]. w. Anderson introduced Resolution
Which Places the Denomination AS
Opposed TO President Taft.
WILSON At The BREWERS CONGRESS
Re.olution Adopted Amid Cheers Censuring
Taft, Knox, Wilson and the Beverage
Liquor Traffic.

our convictions that John Wesley
dealt more wisely with the dangers
which he simply prescribed such di-
versions as cannot be used In the
name OF the Lord Jesus
The liberal element regard the dec
laration on amusements as opening
up the entire question and forecasting
liberal legislation by the present con-
ference, allowing church members to
enjoy such amusements as dictated
by their own conscience. This action
is the result of representations by
laymen and churchmen, that Metho.
dists should be allowed to dance, play
card and attend theatres. There will
probably be bitter fight in the con
ference over the legislation to put
into effect the recommendation Of the
bishops.
| Selection Of Bishops.
Overshadowing all other questions
! that are before the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church is
/ the speculation upon how many bish
ops OF the church will be chosen ane
who they will be. Much quiet election
eering has been going on
/ A sentiment that was manifested
today more strongly than before fav
] ors the election OF active ministers t.
I fill the high positions in the church
i This attitude of the delegates Is be
4 lieved to be benefitting the prospects
q of G.. b. Mitchell, Chicago; and G. E
4 Locke, Los Angeles. Large following
have developed in the last few day
for H. G.. Stuntz, New York d. G
Downey, Brooklyn; F.. s. Tipple
Madison, N. j. and c.. R. Havit
hierst of Ohio.
! voicing the sentiment Of the colo
! ed delegates DR.. C. NJ. Shumfer
} colored from the south, made an eli
quent appeal for the black man. H
advocated the election Of colore
bishop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Water Is Within a Few inches Of the
Top Of the Levees Which Pro-
tect the
City.
DANGEROUS SITUATION
Desperate Flight Is Now On to Control
the Flood Which Has Reach
ed Alarming Proper
tIona

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NEW ORLEANS, May 3.-Water
fro mthe swollen Mississippi began
to lap over the levee at two points in
New Orleans today. At the foot or
Esplanade avenue, in the heart OF the
fashionable residence section, the wat
ers were threatening to break over
and also at the foot Of Canal street,
the chief business thoroughfare.
Small breaks in the leyee were
quickly repaired and several thousand
me who are piling sandbags about the
dikes are believed to have the siua-
ton well in hand The danger may not
pass, however for several days.
The water is even with the tops OF
the levee sat Baton Rouge and des-
/ perate fight to control the flood Is
now on. More than 1900 convicts at
the Angola state farm could have es
capped last night when the place was
flooded, but none attempted to gain
their liberty Governor Sanders was
present when the levee broke and ap
parently inspired discipline.
i Having abandoned hope of repairing
the breaks in the Mississippi levee'
i about Torras, government and stat'
officials today centered their effort
toward rescuing the thousands render
j, ed homeless by the flood and provlo
ing food and shelter for the refug
! The breach at Torras was over 81
feet wide today and water was poul
& Ing through at a terrible rate
A dozen special trains have bee
rushed to the scene from Baton Roug
: and other points and blacks white
J and live stock are loaded into cal
3 and a dash made for high ground
e Most of the refugees are fleeing Y
( ward Baton Rouge, but that city itse
) is having great fight against tn
a flood. Sandbags are being piled hig
i on the levee apd reinforced againi
s the rising waters.
S Government rations are being give
$ out at Baton Rouge and 1t is estimate
that a total of 115,000 persons are b
a ing cared for there and at other re
n cue camps. Thousands will be adde
g to this number.
) Fifteen parishes had been floode
j. before the Torras break and eigl
v more are now threatened.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast .

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with probably showers
tonight or Saturday. Cooler Saturday
For Illinois Unsettled weather and
probably showers tonight or Satur-
day
For Iowa-Unsettled weather with
probably showers tonight or Saturday
Cooler Saturday and west portion to
night.
For Missouri Unsettled weather
and probably showers tonight or Sat
urday. Cooler Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Died Of Ptomalne Poisoning.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.J
NEW YORK, May 3.-A complicat-
ed attack of ptomaine poisoning, ac-
companied by pneumonia, while recoy-
ering from grip, today caused the
death of Emil l.. Boas. American rep
resentative of the Hamburg-American
line. and one of the best known steam
bcat men in the world, at his home in
Greenwich, Conn He was So years
old, and was born in Goerlitz, Prussia
He was general manager of the Ham
burg-American line from 1892 on ano
had been decorated by the German
emperor with the decorations O
Knight Royal of the Prussian order OF
the Crown and the order of the Rec
Eagle
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Another italian Victory.

IJinited Press Leased Wire Service !
ROME, May 3-The war office to-
day announced another sweeping VIC
tory by the italian army over their
Turkish antagonists. According to the
claims made by the government. Cen
eral Reisoli has occupied Lebda, six
ty-four miles east by south of the port
of Tripoli, after sharp engagement
in which 300 of the enemy was killed,
The Italian loss is placed by the gov
ernment at nine killed and 81 wound
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Roosevelt Telling the People That
This Is Not Mere Political
Struggle Going
On.
MIR. TAFT IS ON THE GO
President Just Back From Trip South
Is Getting Ready to Make
Another Little
Trip.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
SALISBURY, Md, May 3.-Reiter-
ating that the present pre-convention
fight Is "a straight lineup between
the bosses and the plain people. ;"
Colonel Roosevelt opened his Mary
land campaign here early today A
big crowd turned out for a glimpse
of the ex-president and applauded his
declaration that 'the present contest
is greater than mere political strus-
GLE"
The colonel's plans for today In
clude set speeches at Delmar, Perry
vile and Havre De Grace, and mass
meeting tonight at Baltimore. To
morrow's program includes stops at
Hagerstown and Cumberland He
will return to New York Sunday.
Taft Is on the Go.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Presiden'
Taft will live up to his title of the
travelling executive during the mex
couple of weeks, according to plans
announced today. Just back toda.
from a trip south, the president plan
tomorrow to take flying speech
making trip through Maryland.
i Set speeches are scheduled TO
I Havre De Grace and Aberdeen. Re
turning to Washington Saturday night
Taft will spend one night at home
and probably Sunday night will star
out for Cincinnati for rest at his oil
home. He expects to return to Wasl
ington Thursday and on Saturday wi
, joag ley ur@to Princeton, N. J., to a
: isist in the Inauguration of Dr. Hibbe
as president of Princeton Universit
to fill the place left vacant by Woo
, row Wilson's resignation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Proposed New Plan Seems to
Please Senator Cummins
and Others.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Early
consideration of resolutions in the
senate and house declaring for six
year terms for presidents and pro
hibiting reelection, was predicted to
day by Senator Works, author of the
senate measure.
Il have long favored making the
president ineligible for reelection,
said Senator Cummins today
81 believe there will be no opposi
tion to the resolution, except from
some ardent Roosevelt supporters,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
services for the Dead.

HALIFAX, May S.--Impressive SER
vices for the Titanic dead We're held
TODAY in st. Mary's cathedral and in
the Brunswick street Methodist
church, which were attended by all OF
the Halifax officials and all OF the
mourners who have been here seeking
their lost. Soon afterward f1fty-nlne
bodies, some identified, others un-
known, were buried In the two GEM
eteries here. Many Of the bodies
could not be kept longer and 1t was
necessary that they be buried to avoid
danger OF an epidemic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Great Fly swattinq

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
CLEVELAND. May 3-In the school
children's fly-swatting handicap two
boys Jointly hold the record of 1900
flies. They received 81 so for the
catch and credit for dealing severe
blow to the 1912 crop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Daily Socialist at Chicago Was Only
One Out on tho Streets and
Sold Like Hot
Cakes.
CARRIER BOYS STRIKE
Refused to Deliver Editions Which
Were Printed by Non-Union
Pressmen This Morn
Ing.

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CHICAGO. May 3.-All Of Chicago,
except sections close to the down
town district, was without Its accus-
toned newspapers again today. Inc
600 union newspaper pressmen re-
NAMED out, and after the publishers
had succeeded in getting their morn
ing editions printed with the aid OF
non-union pressmen, the union wagon
drivers struck and refused to deliver
bundles. Also the union newsboys de-
clined to work and distribution was
| impossible over most of the city and
all the suburbs.
The union pressmen today made the
charge that the publishers were max
ing earnest efforts to install open shop
conditions in all their Offices. The
publishers declare that the union men
are at fault and that they broke the
contract under which they were work
4 ing by refusing to allow their differ
ences to be submitted to arbitration.
Union men call the situation lock
out; the publishers call it strike.
meeting Of members OF the allied
printing trades was planned for today
: at which the question Of sympathet
ic strike by the printers-ltnotypers
, and compositors-was to be consider
ed 1t was stated before the meet
ing that the local typographical unior
l has sufacient funds to finance STRIKE
+ If it is decided to call the men out, II
i respective of the attitude Of the ma
3 tional officers. At last nights mas
n meeting of pressmen a large numbe
Z, of printers attended and took activ
/ part.
An extra force of $50 policemen wa
on duty today about the newspape
offices. When non-union pressme
\ employed on the morning papers wen
to lunch early today, policemen accom-
panied them, but there were no move
. on the part of the strikers to indicat
that violence was intended.
The strike at this time has prove
a boon to the Daily Socialist. A fe'
days ago the paper was compelled I
n suspend publication for day for lac
IS of funds. Today it's circulation figure
i show that more than 100000 paper
e were sold yesterday A morning ed
q ton had wide circulation today.
- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May g.
" There will be no strike of union pin
!. ers and stereotypers in the Chicae
newspaper offices if the newspaper
= succeed in filing the places of tt
- union pressmen with non-union wor
"a ers. according to James M. Lyme
- president of the International Typ
9. graphical union, here today.
I'VE have contracts with the Chic
go newspapers and we will respe
- = them" said Lynch. 1T will make
=, difference whether the .newspape
=. employ union or non-union men, so
- as the carrying out Of our contrac
are concerned"
er CHICAGO. May 3.-All membe
of local number 16, Information
Typographical union employed
Chicago newspapers, were ordered
!, quit work pending a conference
of tween a committee of the printe
1T and representatives of the publisht
rn- organization At noon none Of the
ad pers, against whom the pressmen
ed distributing wagon drivers are str
he ing, had published editions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
What Became Of the EGGS?

GREELEY, Colo, May "A cyclone
which swept the country about Gree
ley picked up two setting hens on
their nests. carried them fifty feet
and dropped them unharnned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Ola Fashioned Education

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. j
PITTSBURGH, May 3-"May ought
to help mother wash dishes and John
might NOW the lawn" superintendent
of Schools Heiter declared in an ad-
dress on "old fashioned and new
fashioned education"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Local Observations

May 2. Z p. M, rs degrees, clear.
May 8. a. M, 65 degrees, cloudy
Mean temperature for May. End. 10
degrees; highest IS; lowest So; low
est last night 63. N.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
NO OPPORTUNITY
TO GET AWAY.
Allegation That steerase Passengers
on Board the Titanic Were
Held Below and
Drowned.
NINA FINDS TWO MORE
Wireless Report Of Couple Of More
Bodies Of Victims Found by
The Rescue
Ship.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
HALIFAX, N, S., May ga wire
less message from the steamer Miaia
to the White Star line today stated
that the bodies of two more of the IT.
tanic victims had been recovered from
the sea. They were those of Joseph
Finney, rubber merchant of Liverpool;
and Thomas Mullin, steward. Captain
De Carteret said nothing further
about returning to Halifax, SO it is as
sumed that he will arrive here Monday
las he reported yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03

GRATED press Leased Wire Service. |
: MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 8
resolution which in effect places
Mathodism on record as opposed to-
President Taft shared the interest
NTH the wind-up of the Episcopal ad-
dr,ss and it's declaration OF more
liberal amusement policy in the Meth
odist general conference today. me
TAFT matter came UP in resolution
introduced by Rev. j. w. Anderson,
of kahoka, Mo.
IRey. j. w. Anderson resides IN
Keokuk at No. So7 Franklin street,
hut has charge at Kahoka. He IS
Keokuk citizen, but holds his pas
torate at Kahoka. Ed.
The resolution recited that Secre-
tary James Wilson had been maoe
honorary chairman of the Brewers 9
congress In Chicago last October and:
..Whereas, the president OF the
United States. the secretary OF agri-
culture and the secretary OF state, his
authorized representatives, were petit
toned by the millions OF christian
ueople Of the nation individually and
through their respectiys representa-
tiyes to desist from all national en-
dorsement of said brewers congress
and that the secretary of agriculture
decline said position Of honorary
chirman because OF the endorsement
such position would give to the bus
ness represented and the evident pur
pose ii. view OF said meeting; viz: tt
increase and extend the sales OF beeI
and thus encourage an increase
in Drunkenness and,
Whereas the reply Is an insult t
the intelligence of christian people, II
as much as the writer must hav'
known that the sole and only purpos'
said congress had in view was to sc
cure the seal of approval of the Unit
ed States authorities to their part II
the beverage liquor traffic, which \
the greatest curse and blight to tn
nation.
Therefore. be 1t resolved by tn
general conference of the Methods
Episcopal church in conference al
sembled, that while We pledge oul
selves to remain loyal citizens OF tn
United States and to support those I
authority In every laudable, laWft
and legal way, We hereby announce a
our conviction that in SO aiding tn
beverage liquor traffic by their pc
sistent Endorsement OF the said brew
ers' congress In the face of our mos
earnest protest, those in authorit
have forfeited all claim and futur
franchise of the christian and sobe
manhood of the nation"
The reading of this resolution wa
Immediately followed by scenes of di
order AZ an attempt was made
postpone action. The resolution WE
then adopted, amid cheers, with ri
ing vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Daily River Bulletin
River Forecast

The river will rise slightly from
Davenport to Keokuk during the next
forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03
Rank and File OF Mexican Revolution
ists Do Not Know What They
Are Fighting
About.
COMMITTEE ON PEACE
Provisional President Gomez Is Miss
Ing From American Soil and
Thought to Have Crossed
Border.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MEXICO CITY, May 3.-That the
committee appointed by the Chamber
of Deputies yesterday to work for the
paclfication of the country and to
confer with General Orozco. the rebel
leader, will not be able to ACCOMPLISH
anything worthy Of note. was the GER
eral opinion expressed today among
Americans and Mexicans. There Is
considerable doubt as to whether
Orozco will even consent to meet the
peace commissioners at this time and
should he reach peace terms with
them, in case conference should be
held, there is nothing on which the
belief that other rebel leaders would
abide by Orozcos settlement can he
| based.
| striking distance of Mexico City,
started his revolution prior TO that OF
Orozco.
The only thing that will satisfy MIN
will be complete division Of land
among the poems. zapata is sincere in
his belief that the lands rightfully be-
long to his followers. Orozco's revolu-
tionary movement is apparently due
to personal grievance against the
Madero government but the rank and
file of the rebels are SO far divided as
to just what they are fighting for.
Zapata, it Is believed, will never lay
down his arms until he is overwhelm-
I ingly defeated on land grants made.
which in the present state Of The ma
tional treasury, are considered inn
possible
President Madero asserts that even
should Mexico City be taken ne will
not give up the fight, but retire to the
! hills and direct the government from
place of safety
= Gomez Is Missing.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May d.
n Emelio vasquez Gomez, declared pro
v visional president of Mexico shortly
q after the presnt revolution started
k has disappeared from San Antonio
3 and both American and Mexican secret
8 service operatives are today making
l. determined attempt to locate him
1t is generally believed that Gomez
has slipped across the border to 'oiT
:. the troops under General Orozco ap
. preaching Torreon. Orozco withdrew
% his allegiance to Gomez because thf
a latter had not taken the field, and !
l. is believed he now hopes to get aacl
h into the good graces of the genera
.. bv Joining the troops. Gomez has no
been seen here for two days. At nj
a. headquarters 1T was stated he was ~
IT bnt admittance was refused.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-03

sumed that he will arrive here Monday
as he reported yesterday.
Locked In the Steerage.
NEW YORK. May 3.-In order TO de-
termine whether the allegation that
the steerage passengers on the Titanic
were held in quarters and given no op-
portunity to escape was true, Senator
Smith, who lie conducting the Titanic
investigation, today examined several
OF the rescued passengers on that
point.
Smith declared that he was still
working on the Islefrank message
which Vice President Franklin of the
White Star line is alleged to have re-
ceived early on the Monday immed-
lately after the big liner sank and
which it has been alleged ne kept
secret He declared that he hoped to
clear this matter up shortly
Saved by Mrs. Astor.
. NEW YORK, May s.-1'he frsl
steerage passenger on the lost I'll
tanic to tell mis- story, was examined
by Senator Smith. of the senate com
mittee, today, and he swore positive
lily that an effort was made by the
doomed vessels officers to lock thu
steerage passengers on their own decl
1 following the disaster. One man Wht
/ protested, was knocked down ny
deck steward, but he later smashed
| the gate. After that the third clas
passengers had as good chance a
the first class to escape, but there wa
not enough boats for them.
I. The witness was Daniel Buckley.
2l year old youth, who emigrated fror
Cork, Ireland, and who is now livinI
with relatives in the Bronx. He dc
clared that the first the steerage pas
sengers, who were all In bed, kne'
of the accident was when the waite
began rushing into their quarteri
Then they were warned by stewar
to get on deck if they did not wan
to be drowned like rats in trap.
II rushed UP stairs" said Buckle.
"and when got there | could ind n
, life preserver None of us had an
,jJ started back down and found 'hs
, the water was already up to the thir
step leading from the steerage qua
ters and coming in fast. ran mp an
j saw a steward trying to lock the ga
|. that penned them up from the secor
.fo tried
!. stop him and the steward hit hiI
/. knocking him down the stairs. "
all rushed the gate and 1t was broke
: down.
81 went on deck and saw five boa
a launched from the starboard sid
When they started to put the SIX
h over. all Of the men got in as the
v we're only a few women. Along can
I. an officer and ordered the men OF
woman whom l learned afterTa
was Mrs. Astor, threw her shawl ov
me and | stayed in the bottom of q
!. boat and was saved.
. This afternoon Smith heard
story of George A. Harder, OF Broo
g lyn. the only one of the bridegroom
on the ship who was saved.
Up to the present Smith has be
unable to confirm the alleged M
} sage received by the White Star cal
s Monday telling of the wreck. He 50
Ie that E. j. Dunn's informant had pro
r ised to call today to tell him
IS about it, but that he had not hea
le from him since last night
a.
r- Services for the Dead.
ct HALIFAX, May S.-Impressive S
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