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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
She Eats No Meat

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BUFFALO, N. Y. May q. The
rapidly advancing price of meats holds
no terrors for Mrs. David Beach who
is walking from New York to Chicago.
buoyed up by raw food diet. She
left Corfu at 7 a. m. today and ex-
poets to arrive in Buffalo at six
o'clock this evening, covering 20
miles and completing nearly half the
journey. Mrs. Beach's daily menu
runs like this, with slight variations:
Breakfast, none: three apples, a
tablespoonful of olive oil diluted with
the juice of lemon for luncheon; two
fruit cakes composed of a groundup
mixture of figs, prunes, raisins, wheat
and cocoanut for dinner. At night she
consumes a fruit salad and tive
cakes. g..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
GAINED FAME
WITH CARTOONS
Homer Davenport Died Today After
Rrlef illness at His New
York Apart
ments.
NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL
Was Proud o. the Fact That He Was
Farmer Boy, Railroad Man
and Circus
Clown.

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NEW YORK, May 2.-Following a
brief illness Homer Davenport, artist
and cartoonist, died at his apartments
in this city today.
Homer Davenport was born in Sill
verton, Oregon, on March s, 1867. He
was proud of the fact that he worked
as boy on farm, never received a
school education nor attended an art
school, and had been Jockey, railroad
fireman and a clown in circus. In
1892 he was given position on the
San Francisco Examiner and came to
New York in 1895.
Since then his cartoons have wor
wide fame. He cartooned Marx
Hanna and other republican leaders
during the campaigns of 1896 and
1900, his work being powerful factol
in both campaigns. His farm at Bount
Brook, N. j., was one Of the show
stock breeding places of America fol
number of years and his Arabian
horses were the best ever imported
I tc this country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Weather Conditions.

The center of the western area of
low pressure has moved from Idaho to
western Nebraska. and has caused
much warmer weather, with scattered
showers, on its front from the plains
to the upper Mississippi valley.
In the eastern districts the weather
is generally fair, with high pressure
from the lakes to the eastern gulf
On the Pacific slope an area of high
pressure on the northwest coast is
causing cooler weather.
Conditions indicate the passage OF
the western depression will cause un,
settled weather and probably showers
for this section tonight and Friday
followed by cooler Friday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
NINE FARMERS,
THREE MERCHANTS
Jury Completed to Hear Evidence
Against the Allan
Clan.
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WYTHEVILLE, Va, May with
the jury complete, the Commonwealth
of Virginia today began its fight to
exact the death chair penalty on
Floyd Allen for his part in the muir
Iders in Judge Massie's court room at
Hillsville.
Trial Judge Staples set an example
in expedition by confining his state
ment to the jury to concise recital
of the law and the possible verdicts.
consuming only few minutes. Spec
ial Prosecutor Landreth followed.
The jury is composed of nine farm
ers and three country merchants.
Floyd Allen was carried into court
as usual. He appeared greatly de
pressed and nervous over the begin,
ming of his fight for life. Judge Stap-
les had the long indictment against
the prisoner read in full and Allen
listened attentively to the charge
conspiracy, confederation and agree
ment to kill" outlined in the verbose
phraseology of the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
SWEEPING CHANGES
ARE PREPARED
Reduction Of Salaries and Abolition
Of Coinage Mints at Several
Cities.

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q WASHINGTON. May 2. -SR saningi
changes in departmental administra.
ton were included in the big budget
appropriation bill reported to the
house.
Some of the drastic reforms pro-
posed were:
Abolition of the commerce court.
Reduction of the salary of the sec
retary to the president from $500 to
$4,000.
Transfer OF the bureau of manufac-
turers from the department of COM
merce and labor to the state depart
ment.
Reduction of employees and econom-
les of administration in the offices OF
assistant United States treasurers at
Boston. Cincinnati, New York. New
Orleans, Philadelphia and st. Louis.
Abolition of coinage mints at San
Francisco, New Orleans and Carson
City, Nevada, and assay offices at
Boise, Idaho, Charlotte, N. c., Dead
wood. S. D., Helena, Mont, Seattle,
I Wash, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
/ Substitution of an assay office at
I San Francisco, in place of mint, as
at present.
Provisions that no circuit judges
shall hereafter be appointed until the
whole number of such judges shall
have been reduced to twenty-nine and
the number hereafter shall not ex
ceed that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
BOY THROWN
INTO BONFIRE
Half Witted Youth Took the Life Of
Five Year = Child in Most
TerA e Mann
MOTIFS WAS TOO LATE
Rescued Her Child From the Flames
But Not Before He Received
Burns Which caus-
ed Death.

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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 2.-The
police and Coroner Nahin faced a pc
culiarly horrible death case when Will
lard Bahr, aged 5, died today from
burns suffered when a half-witted lad
Of 16 years, threw him into bonfire.
According to the mother of the small
boy, she saw her son try to escape
from the flames and the older lad
push him back. Before she rescued
him, his body was covered with burns
A motorman on passing street car
was witness to the rescue of the
child. The 16 year old boy is being
held pending the coroners investiga
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
A Fata, Duel.
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BERLIN, May Great indignation
was expressed in the reichstag today
over yesterdays fatal duel when Surg
ton Bruning shot and killed Lieutcn-
ant Sprenger at Rastatt, as the result
of dispute over the debate in the
reichstag on the duelling question. A
bill was introduced today making duel
ing penal offense, and it is believed
that public sentiment will cause its
passage, despite the opposition of the
kaiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
DID HE KNOW
1T ALL TIE TIME ?
roosevelt Delegates Say They VIII
Vote for Him Despite His
Instructions.

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BoST0N. May 2.-Colonel Roose-
selt still has eighteen of the thirty-six
republican delegates to the national
eohsention. Every indication today
POINTS to his having that many Mass
aehusetts votes at Chicago despite his
,equest that the eight delegates at
idrse vote for his rival, President Taft.
seven OF these eight delegates at
large who, under pledges to vote for
Aoosevelt, We're elected over those
pieased TO Taft, despite the latters
some $500 plurality in the preference
we declared positively today they
VIII vote for Roosevelt.
feel that owe allegiance to the
,aidn who marked my name and voted
~ me as delegate who had pledged
,ilnself to vote for Roosevelt and |
ao not agree with Mr.. Roosevelt. The
oolonel really has nothing to do with
said George w. Coleman, elected
ueiegate at large for Roosevelt. The
s'asement was echoed by six others
VINO We're on the same ticket. These
were James P. Magenis, Senator Ar
-, ,aar I. Mason, Octava A. Lariyiece
reoerlck Fosdick, Alvah H. Weeks
@iu CHARLES $. Baxter. Baxter led the
,"osevelt delegates at large ticket
a'uert ,, Bushnell Hart, the eight Roose
s'e delegate at large. has refused tc
sSnment on Roosevelt's request that
h.'' ,aa oelegates at large vote for Taft
~. he is thought to hold the same
opinion as his colleagues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Underwood Gets Georgia

ATLANTA, Ca, May 2.-Complete
returns today In yesterdays demo-
cratic primaries indicates that Oscar
G.. Underwood carried the state by
plurality of about 5000, Clark ana
Harmon received only scattering
votes.
Under the rules of the state execu-
tive committee, the entire IS con-
yention votes from Georgia will be
cast for Underwood. Wilson cafNied
practically all the large cities In the
state but Underworld strength lay in
the farming counties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Augusta, Georgia Does Honor to Her
Citizen Who Died Hero's
Death on Board tho
Titanic.
PRESIDENT TAFT THERE
Flags at Half Mast, Buildings Decked
With Crepe and No Cheering
Along the
Streets.

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AUGUSTA, Ca. May 2.-The presi-
dent of the United States Joined all
Augusta today in homage to the mem
ory of Major Archibald Butt. who
died hero's death on the Titanic.
Half of Augusta was at the station
today to welcome Taft, who came to
be the main speaker at services in
memory Of his late aide, regarded by
Augusta as native son. The presi-
dent had breakfast with the mayor
and then went directly to the SER
vices.
Today's reception to Taft was in
mournful contrast to the noisy enter
tainment yesterday at Savannah
The same open-handed hospitality was
manifest, but Augusta respected
Taft's solemn occasion There was no
cheering at the station or on the
streets Taft and members of his
! Butt, saw the half masted flags. and
crepe-hung buildings, with heavy
hearts. Then they prepared for the
funeral exercises for their late com
rade.
I After luncheon the president will
/ be the guest of the Commercial club
at an informal reception. He plans
to leave for Washington late this after
noon
Taft was never more lavishly enter
A tanned than at Savannah yesterday
i He was SO busy with receptions
1uncheons, a ball game and a banque
in the evening that he had very little
time in which to ponder on the Mass
achusetts primaries.
i All business was suspended here to
day between 10 a. M, and 2 p. m.
4 and practically the entire population
turned out to honor Major Butts mem
cry The opera house, where ser
vices were held, was packed long be
fore the announced hour, and bi.
crowd stood in the street outside, bar
ing their heads, in spirit partaking II
the ritual which they could not hear
The services were impressive. Taf
sat on the stage and concluded th
/ exercises by an eloquent persona
tribute to his friend and aide. Tn,
!; Episcopal ritual was used. Major But
| having at one time studied for tn
! ministry of that church.
Bishop Caller of Tennessee, VIII
was chaplain of the University of tn
South, when Archie Butt was
student. drew lessons from the dea
soldiers life and recalled his studen
days at Sewanee. Two or three Q
those who had known Major But
when he was a resident of August;
paid homage to his memory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
SIX MILLIONS
FOR THE RIVER
Rivers ard Harbors Bill Gets Big
Boost by Senate After Pass
ing House.

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WASHINGTON, May Eight mil
lions more for waterway improve
ment were added by the senate com
mittee to the s24,000,ooo carried in
the rivers and harbors bill as it pass
ed the house, according to state
ment made public today
The increases go to various pro
jects. For the Mississippi river, the
house appropriated s3,50o,000 The
senate added s2,50o,o0O to this sum
The house provided s1ooo,ooo for th'
Delaware river; the senate tackled OF
100000 additional.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Killed hN His Wife
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CHICAGO, May 2.--The mystery
in the killing of Peter Musso, who
was shot to death in his room early
Yesterday, was cleared today when
Mrs. Lima Musso. his wife. confessed
to the police that she had slain him.
According to the woman's confession
she and her husband had quarreled
and that he had threatened to kill her
She said he awoke her about a. Dl..
and threatened her with o razor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with probably showers
tonight Or Friday. Cooler Friday.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with probably local showers tonight
or Friday. Cooler by Friday after
noon or night.
Iowa and Missouri: Unsettled
weather with probably showers to
night or Friday. Cooler Friday and
west and central portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
sixteen Men blown up.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2.-While
inspecting mines in the Dardanelles, a
tug boat manned by four officers and
twelve soldiers struck one of the
submarine explosives that had drag
ged it's anchor The small craft was
demolished. and the entire party on
board killed The work of removing
the mines in the Dardanelles, In an
swer to the protest of the powers, is
progressing rapidly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
White Is All Rlaht .

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DEs MONIES, May 2.-President
John P. White, of the United Mine
Workers of America, reported i'll at
his home in Oskaloosa yesterday, ar
rived in Des Moines TODAY apparently
in his usual health and conferred
with leaders of district 20. 13 He
says his Illness was simply a nose
bleed" and that he will be himser
In few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
shlp In TroubIe.

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NEW YORK, May "A report was
received in this city that the 1000
ton steamer Julia Luckenbach which
sailed from here ten days ago, is In
trouble off the Haytiau coast. The
revenue cutter Algonquin is reported
to have been sent to her assistance.
The Luckenbach carries a crew OF
fifty and valuable cargo of fruit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
TT STARTED AT HEARST'S S
Union Men Walked Out From There
First and Then All Others
Were Locked
Out

ion newspaper web pressmen are on
strike today, forced out, they say, by
the action Of the Newspaper Publish
ers Association Of Chicago, who
barred the union men from their
plants because seventy pressmen en-
ployed on the two Hearst papers went
on strike early today. The publish
ers held meeting this morning to
determine what action they would
take, and 1t the same time the union
printers employed on all the news
papers were called into chapel meet
ings to decide whether or not they
would work If the presses were MANN
ed by non-union crews.
Today the only afternoon paper to
/ publish an early edition was the Am
erican, Hearst publication, against
which the strike was directed. The
management of the paper refused to
explain how the paper was printed,
and whether union or non-union men
i,operated the presses,
Squads Of policemen were posted
outside the press rooms OF all the
newspapers to see that trouble was
avoided If the publishers decided to
attempt getting out their editions with
non-union men operating the presses
The strikers explained today tha'
j. the union demanded separate con
tract with the Hearst papers and tina
the men would not work for the Amer
: lean or Examiner under the same
contract that is in force on all the
other papers In the city.
They say the Hearst management
refused to sign an agreement whel
!. the old one expired April 80 and want
ed the men to go on working unde
{ the agreement with the publisher
: association. The men refused and tn,
: strike was called.
: Today the members Of the publish
+ ers association, in sympathy with th'
Hearst papers, locked out their uniol
, pressmen.
4 About year ago union printers ol
. the two Hearst papers here strucl
because of a disagreement over tn
union wage scale The other news
papers, members Of the publisher
association, suspended publication i
sympathy and the controversy wa
! settled shortly afterward by Pres
5 dent Lynch of the Typographical Or
ion declaring that the printers wer
r in the wrong. The Chicago Feders
t ton of Labor later passed resolution
: denouncing w R. Hearst and hi
Chicago newspapers, and since tha
d time relations between these publicf
j. tions and labor organizations hav
d been strained.
A notice was posted In the pres
: rooms of the newspapers of the cit
TODAY stating that the action of th
# pressmen in refusing to work on tn
o American and Examiner was consi
d cred strike and that the other p
d pers In accord with the publisher
S agreement declared the contract b
tween them and the union terminate
n AS soon as 1t was learned that II
e other afternoon papers would be u
able to publish their editions IL
n early edition of the American W;
is recalled from the news stands. tt
only newspaper on sale on the nev
of stands in the city today was the Dai
Socialists. which is not member
IS the publishers organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
.,.,oer MInla Reports Her Work Is
Through and she win Return
to Halifax Mon
day.
1sMAY STARTS HOME
British investigation Of Tltanlc Trase-
dy Ha. Started and Promises
to be sweep
lnp

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HALIFAX, N. S., May 2s-The last
lingering hope that more bodies of the
Titanic victims would be recovered
from the Atlantic was lost today when
the Minia reported that she is still
encountering bad weather. Her cap
tain reported he has only the fifteen
bodies previously reported on board
and that he will return to Halifax
early next Monday, as he has found
no further trace of victims.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Local Observations.
May,
BAR Ther. Wind. Weather

May, Bar. Their. Wind Weather.
| I pm. j.. 29.s6 70 S Clear
2 I am. -. % SO So NE Cldy
Mean temperature, May /. 64.
Highest temperature, II.
Lowest temperature, So.
Lowest temperature last night, 50.
FRED z. GOSEwISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Daily River Bulletin.
r.lA
River Forecast.

The river will continue to fall slow
ly from Davenport southward during
the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
New Democratic candIdate

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, May q
Another democratic candidate for the
presidential nomination was placed In
the field here when the Connecticut
state convention instructed its four
delegates at large and ten district
delegates to "use all honorable
means" to secure the nomination at
baltimore Of Governor Baldwin as the
democratic standard bearer.
The "Big Four" comprises w. o,
Burr. b. F.. Mahan, VIM. Kennedy
and David E. Fitzgerald
The Clark followers suggested that
the speaker be made the secono
choice of the delegates. but this sug'
gestion was frowned down by the
leaders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Socialists Boom.

SPRINGFIELD, III May g. A
boom has been started here for the
nomination of Duncan Mcdonald. sec
retary-treasurer Of the Illinois United
Mine Workers for president OF the
United States on the socialist ticket
Illinois delegates will work for him at
the national convention which viii
meet May 12 in Indianapolis.
AS this state has the largest social
list vote OF any state in the union with
the one exception of Pennsylvania, u
is believed he will have a chance
The boom has been started by hif
friends without consulting him-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
Taft Bureau eays Roosevelt 10 Just
About Ready 70 Give Up and
Drop Out Of the
Race.
IT Is A HOPELESS CASE ]
With sts More Needed and Only 3f4
to 30 Elected, Statistical
Study eliminates
Colonel.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-rn a
Statistical study" Of the convention
delegates yet to be elected, the Taft
bureau today declared that Roosevelt
would be eliminated as possible
nominee the moment Taft or Senator'S
LaFollette or Cummins elect two
more delegates against him.
..Mr. Roosevelt today needs 31s
more delegates to control" the state,
ment said. "and there remain to be
elected only 314 delegates about whose
position, as between the candidates
the people have not already spoken
Both Arkansas and Nevada are ready
to act finally for Taft and these have
been included In the table showing
that Mr.. Roosevelt has reached the
end Of his political rope In this fight
The utter hopelessness OF the Roose
welt fight is apparent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-02
FLOOD CREST
IN LOUISIANA
Five Lives Lost and One Whole Town
Fleeing PanIc-strlcken
From the
Water.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Richest Section of Sugar Belt ls un-
der TWO Feet of Water
and Loss Is
Enormous.

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TORRAS, La. May 2.-Five lives
lost, twenty houses wrecked, two feet
of water standing in the streets and
the entire population fleeing paine
stricken, sums up the situation in
Torras today following the break in
the levee last night The crevasse
was 500 feet wide this morning and
before night the richest section OF the
sugar belt will be inundated
The loss in this district alone Is ex-
pected to reach s20,o0o,00U. All of
the flood victims here were negroes.
Thousands Homeless.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 2.-Hav-
ing worked its way down the valley
over two thirds the length of the
country and left death and desolation
in it's wake, the crest of the Mississi-
ppi flood is today in Louisiana, flood
ing thousands of acres of rich cane
growing country and rendering thous-
ands homeless. The leyees about
Torras, La, went out late yesterday.
Water poured through the town and
4 inundated the country for miles
around.
Owing to the constant wash of the
waters against the tops of the levees
for the past few days they weakened
4 and crumbled when struck by slight
4 rise.
4 Today thousands OF men are engag-
irJ c$r ~
4 Mississippi, Red and Atchafaiaya
rivers. Point Coupee, West Baton
Rouge, Iberville, Assumption, ST.
Laundry, st. Mary, and St, Martin, the
seven richest parishes in the state are
threatened. Point Coupee is in dan
ger of being flooded at any time.
4 While the break yesterday will give
some relief to the points south .of
Torras the situation is still critical
today. The government is now fur
nishing rations to 100000 homeless
persons in Mississippi and Louisiana
and the indications are that this mum
Der will be increased by $4,000 within
a few days.
Rising at Cairo.
CAIRO, III, May 2.-The river at
Cairo had reached a stage of As feet
and two-tenths today and is still ris
ing, but not over fifty feet is looked
for
Water is nearly seven feet deer
over the drainage district north oi
Cairo People have been driven out
again All farmers, throughout low
sections up and down the river. have
! moved their families and stock t.
high ground