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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26
Came DurInu BalIottno.


The sensational debate came At tba
tine when the tellers were counting
the first vote on supreme judges and
IN order to bring the convention to
order Chairman S. C. Huber called
Tor the result of the ballot. The con-
vent1on was in such an uproar over
the unexpected move of the river conn
ty delegates that the reading clerk
could hardly be heard. Maurice o'Con.
nor OF Fort Dodge and all of the other
candidates, OF whom there were ten.
but he was short 100 votes of enough
to nominate, so a second ballot was
called for.
At the conclusion of the second
ballot for supreme court Judge O,Con-
nor of Fort Dodge led with 557ls
votes and he was declared nominal
ted. John E. Craig of Keokua was
second with Alb votes, SO another bal.
lot was called for.
During the intermission, E. NJ. Carr
OF Manchester mounted the platform
and made a ringing speech against
Vollmer's motion to refer the resolu-
lions back to the committee for the
consideration OF the liquor plank. He
declared the liquor question was a
sleeping giant that would throttle the
party that aroused it and urged the
delegates to do nothing that would
make a note of discord that would
lead to dissentipn and defeat.
After Judge Carr had finished a
motion was made to table Vollmer's
motion and 1T carried by viva voce
vote
| A motion was then made to table
Rays amendment to the resolutions,
and this also carried in the same
manner
Craig Is Nominated.
Besides O'Conner and Craig, the
other names placed in nomination for
supreme court Judge We're William l..
Read of Des Moines, Frank B. Wilson
of Greenfield, William Theophilus OF
davenport, Fremond Benjamin OF
Council Bluffs, John S. WEIGH of Mon
tezJma, ]. j. Ney of Iowa City, vii.
! liam Mulvaney of Cherokee, and Ed
A. Sager of Waverly
after the first ballot Emmett Tin
/ ley of Council Bluffs withdrew Mr.
Benjamin's. name.
On the third ballot Craig's lead was
SO large before the vote was completed
that Charles Miller of Waverly with
drew Mr.. Sager's name and moved
that the Keokuk mans nomination be
made unanimous. 1t carried unani
mously.
The convention then adjourned.
The resolutions indorse the nomi
\ nation of Wilson and Marshall, favpl
& the Initiative and referendum ant
the presidential primary on contro
I by law of operation, and rates O
4 telegraph and telephone service anc
! government ownership OF such cor
porations and one plank Is vigorously
4 opposed to contract labor system as
now employed in state penal instsu
tons
A law favoring nonpartisan judic
larry also Is demanded, as is reform
in educational system SO that girls
4 and boys of limited means may BIZ
given college Quotations. An employ
ers' liability act also is favored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26

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son; David Crockett, Lewis Rovane;
queen Of city, Maud Marshall; Angel of
Peace, Frances Kennedy; man in gray,
Ed. Robertson; man in blue, H Ger
manson; soldier monument, Russell
Roberts; Dixie Doodle, Mary Coch-
ran; electricity, Helen Gray; Louis
lana, Eleanor Brown, and Iowa, Cora
Parsons.
Some of the more conspicuous parts
of the program we're the corn dance.
by Robert Smith. the Holy City tab
Ieau. with Miss Jones singing, Will
liam Penn. by Robert Richardson,
Master Zoellner, violinist, the hoop
and rainbow drills, and the Indian solo
by Jack Welsh.
The second and final production of
Louisiana will be given this evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26
NOTED HUNGARIAN
ENGINEER HERE
Sent by His Government to Study the
Greatest Water Power In the World
In the Mississippi River Here.

Count Nandor de szabo, an eminent
European engineer, is in Keokuk to-
day the guest Of Chief Engineer
Cooper, of the water-power company.
He is chief engineer Of Hungary and
the Austro-Hungarian government
sent him here to study the greatest
water-power development here in the
Mississippi river.
He is spending the day in the works
and Is being entertained at luncheon
and dinner at the Riyeryiew club
house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26
Died in Australia.

United Press Leased Wire service.1
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 20
William A. Richards, former governor
of the state of Wyoming, is dead here
as the result of a sudden attack of
heart failure.
Richards was born in Hazel Green.
Wis, in 1S49 and was educated at
Galena, H. He was surveyor general
Of Wyoming from 1889 to 1898 and gov
ernor of the state from 1895 to 1899.
Later he was commissioner of the gem
eral land office of the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26

no more reason why we should assume
70 extend territory where Honor
should be sold than to so back to the
days OF slavery. Alcoholism Is 4
curse which is attacking the manhood
Of the country,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26
IN AN UPROAR
OVER LIQUOR.
Iowa Democrats in State Convention
Finally Agree Not to Put Any
thing About it in
Platform.
CRAIG IS NOMINATED
keokuk Man Named as One Of the
Candidates of Party for SUI
preme Court
Judge.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July 20
what promised to be the most har-
monlous state convention ever held
by Iowa democrats was thrown into
an uproar of confusion when Henry
Vollmer of Davenport. after the res
olutions had been read by w. f. Clev-
eland, chairman,Sof Harlan, attempted
to Inject into the platform some
stand on the liquor question. After
long discussion before the resolu-
tons were submitted, the committee
voted not to take any stand on the
liquor question.
Mr.. Vol,mer secured attention of
the convention supposedly to discuss
minority resolution offered by
George O. Ray of Burlington favoring
the amendment of the existing railway
mileage taxation law to separate the
fixed property, real or personal. in
rif.es of Iowa from movable property,
and the rolling stock on railroads
such property to be assessed locally
Mr.. Vollmer Immediately launched
into TRADE against the convention
for ignoring the liquor question and
the delegates attempted to boot him
down.
Il won't yield the platform unrr
you give me hearing yelled voll
, mer.
A Spectacular Debate.
Carl Miller of Des Moines sprane
to his feet and demanded that the
convention give him hearing if voil
mer were allowed to speak. After
Vollmer had declared that he had ii
from Woodrow Wilson's own lips tina,
the presidential candidate was il
favor of local option by communities
and that the resolutions committee
had inserted q joker In the shape o
f'woman's suffrage, Miller made ;
! spectacular run down the center aisl,
/ and, leaping to the platform began ;
sensational denunciation of the at
| tempt to make the convention take {
stand on the liquor question.
Il am the father of boy and two
girls said Miller, "and reserve thu
right to demand that they be pro
tected from the liquor evil There II
no reason why this convention shoulc
! try to revive dead issue which
seems to bob up every SO often lik'
| Banquo's ghost. We have law nov
which regulates the sale of liquor ant
this convention should not assume t.
override the work of the resolutions
committee
! Harry G. Evans of Des Moines thel
! took the platform and declared it wa
no time to quarrel over question
4 that was not national. 1--WE don
want liquor as slogan of our cam
paign this fall.' he said. There Il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-26
MUST HAVE LICENSE
TO FISH IN ILLINOIS
Fish Warden Warns Iowa Fishermen
to Secure License Before Cast
Mig From Other Side.

George Rohweder, fish warden for
western Illinois, accompanied by +
p. Latin, Of Rock Island, deputy fish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Jury DUTY
TERMINATED BY COURT
Counsel Had Complained That
His Presence Distracted
His Associates.

MNDOLA, L. l., March 14.-Theodore
over. Supreme Court Justice Putnam told
him this morning that he could be ex-
cused. Counsel had confided in the court
that, in their opinion, Mr.. Roosevelt's pres
ence in the box would distract his fellow
jurors mind from any case, and that for
this reason they would challenge him.
The colonel appeared at court as usual
this morning, and when a court officer
touched him on the shoulder he stepped
to the bar.
there is little likelihood of your services
being required, Col. Roosevelt. and on
account of your other engagements
will gladly consider any request you
wish to make"
Your HONOR said the colonel, las
have been here two weeks. 1 shall make
a request to be excused, II that is a
proper request"
The court granted the request and
shook hands with the colonel. who then
departed for Oyster Bay to remain all
day.
Col Roosevelt's prominence was an OBJ
lection to him as a juror. Counsel felt
that he would attract attention and d.
vert the minds Of the jurors from the
issues at stake. A few days ago he was
challenged peremptorily by counsel for
the plaintiff in a damage suit case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
REWARD FOR BANDIT SLAYER
Trousdale to Be Paid 5000 and Pre-
sented With Gold Watch.

HOUSTON, Tex, March 14.-David A.
Trousdale, express messenger. who
killed two men when they attempted
to rob Southern Pacific passenger train
No. near Sanderson, Tex, yesterday.
will be paid reward Of $6a1 and in
addition will be presented a gold watch
suitably inscribed. II the recommends
tion Of Supt. Taft of the. .Wells-Fargo
Express Company is followed. Mr..
Taft said he would recommend that the
standing reward given for the arrest
and conviction of train robbers be
awarded to Trousdale. The usual re-
ward is $500 for each conviction.
Trousdale's friends describe him as
quiet and unassuming. He has been
in the employ of the company about
eight years.
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TRANSIT LINE Is SOLD.
Baltimore Washington May Be Ex.
tended Into the CITY.

Declaring that the Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company's lines
would be extended into the downtown
districts unless the UNIVERSAL trans
fer bill is passed, Charles A. Selder. jr..
bought the company at forced sale in
the office Of Harry Lerch today at noon.
The sale was the result of a foreclosure to
satisfy a deed Of trust Of 100000, and
was bought for $20.500. subject to re-
ceivers' certificates. so that only $500
Of real money changed hands.
Mr.. Selder said he represented several
out-of-town capitalists as well as
those who had money in the line now.
and the road would be operated as
usual The bondholders of the line,
who had $126,000 invested. did not ap-
pearat the sale to protect their inter-
ests and that amount of money in the
line Is now lost.
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FIGHT EIGHT-HOUR-DAY BILL.
Witnesses Tell Senator'S Business
Would Be Menaced.

]. H. Powell Of the Cramp Shipbuilding
Company of Philadelphia told the Senate
committee on education and labor today
that the bill which would limit govern
ment contract work to eight hours. was
too drastic, unworkable and ultimately
would ruin manufacturing establishments
that depend largely on government work.
G. L. Markland Of Philadelphia said
the bill would put the entire country on
an eight hour working basis which labor
interests could not afford Others who
opposed the bill were Arthur T. Waterfall
Of Detroit and ]. H. Schwacke of Phila-
delphia, representing the National Found
ers' Association: Donald Tullock Of Wor-
cester, Mass, the National Metal Trade
Association, and Oliver Crosby Of Mime
apolis.
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PLANNING FOR DISSOLUTION.
Harvester Trust Head Willing tx
Take Government Suggestion.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick. president Of the International
Harvester Company. said today that the
dissolution plan to meet the government s
contention that the company is violating
the Sherman antitrust law was in course
Of preparation by General Counsel Ban
croft. but that no details could be given
out at present.
Mr.. Mccormick said that he was not
entirely familiar with this plan, and
added that Attorney General Wickersham
had intimated to none Of the harvester
officials just what he wanted, but that
they were ready to meet any suggestion
he might make.
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O'GQRMAN IS ADMITTED.
Senator Makes Bow in United States
Supreme Court Circles.

Senator O'Gorman today made his bow
in Supreme Court circles by being ad-
mitted to practice before that tribunal.
Senator Clark, chairman of the Senate
judiciary committee. vouched for his
character and standing. telling the court
that the New York senator had been
member Of the highest bar in New York
for thirty years and for eighteen years a
member of that states judiciary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
STEAMER REPORTED SINKING.
Lake Michigan Liner Has Crew of
Thirty-Five Aboard

CHICAGO. March Il. = The steamer
Kansas. OF the Northern Michigan trans
portation line. carrying a crew of thirty
five. ts reported to be sinking in Lake
Michigan. three miles from Chicago. The
steamer left Milwaukee last night. and
was bound for Chicago. There were no
passengers aboard. One side of the boat
10 said to have been crushed by the ice
Several steamers have gone to the relief
Of the crew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
EASTER HATS AS PRIZES.
Offered Women Who Detect Illegal
Voted in New York Primary.

NEW YORK. March 14-Easter hats
are to take pre-eminent place as prizes
OF woman political workers in the New
York political primary elections
James ]. Hines. democratic insurgent,
has posted an offer of an Easter bonnet
to each and every woman worker who
detects an attempt to record an illegal
democratic primary ballot No limitation
is placed on the price Of the hat, which
is to be selected at any New York shop
by the winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
MISS CATHERINE BIDDLE DEAD.
Was Nurse During Civil War and
an Active Charity Worker.

PHILADELPHIA, March IA. = Miss
Catherine c. Biddle. a member Of one OF
the Oldest Philadelphia families and noted
for her charities, died early today.
During the civil war Miss BiddIe acted
as nurse for soldiers at the Episcopal
Hospital here and for the last fifty years
had devoted herself to charitable and
phiIa nthropic work In the Kensingtor
mill district Of this city. She built three
churches in that section.
She was ninety-six years old, and was
educated in Lexington. KY. where fol
some years prior to 1913 she made hel
home.
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VALUABLE SITE CLAIMED.
Suit Brought for Land on Which
Gary Mills Stand.

GARY. Ind. March 14.-Suit for posses
sion Of 100 acres of land on which stand
the steel mills here, has been brought in
the Porter county circuit court by the
heirs Of August Blocki. The tract is
valued at 100000.
Blocki was a trapper Of fur-bearing
animals In the Indiana dunes for thirty
years, and when the mills were built
around his home he became despondent
and copmitted suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
CONDITION GRAVE.
Former Senator's Right Leg Ampu
tated to Check Gangrene.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 14.-W. A.
Pfeffer. former United States senator
from Kansas. is critically Ill at a hos
pital here. His right leg was amputated
above the knee today to check gangrene.
which affected his foot.
Mr.. Pfeffer was the first populist sena-
tor from Kansas. being elected in 1891.
He remained in Washington after his
term expired to make an index for the
Congressional Record. and returned to
Topeka upon its completion last summer.
He Is eighty-three years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Henry Bacon, Noted Artist, Dead.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Cable advices
to this city announce the death in Cairo.
Egypt. of Henry Bacon, a prominent
American artist. He was seventy-three
years old. Mr.. Bacon was best known
for his water color work, although he
painted many prize-winning pictures in
oils. The collections OF J. p. Morgan
and Harry Walters contain the best ex-
amples Of his work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
BARONESS FAIRFAX DEAD.
Mother Of Lord Fairfax, 73 Years
Old. is Victim of Pneumonia.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Mrs. Mary
Kirby Fairfax, Baroness Fairfax and
mother of Lord Fairfax. is dead at her
home here Of pneumonia in her seventy
third year. Lord Fairfax was with his
mother when she died.
Mrs. Fairfax's husband, DR.. John Con-
tee Fairfax, the eleventh holder of the
title, died twelve years ago. She was
the daughter Of Col Edward E. Kirby,
U. s. A.
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Accused of Scalding Child.

AMHERST. Ohio. March 14.-Mrs.
Angelo Miraglotta, thirty-two years old.
was arrested here today on an affidavit
sworn to by Mrs. Anthony Catalfo.
Mrs. Catalfo charges that her two-year-
old boy. Philip. was killed by being
thrown into q kettle of scalding water
by Mrs Miraglotts February 28. Mrs.
Miraglotta is In the county Jail at
Elyria-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Sidestep Job of Mayor.

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March 14.-No one
seems to want the Office OF mayor Of
Douglas. and other city offices are equal
ly unpopular. Though the time limit for
filing petitions for nominations to all city
offices. including mayor. has but two days
more to run. only two petitions have been
filed, neither Of these for mayor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
NO VOICE DISSENTING
House Votes to Bar Shipment
of Arms to Mexico.
PRACTICALLY NO DEBATE
Resolution Adopted by the Senate
Yesterday Afternoon.
GOOD EFFECTS EXPECTED
Believed Action Will Tend to Allay
Apprehensions in the
Southern Republics.
PRACTICALLY NO DEBATE
GOOD EFFECTS EXPECTED

Without dissenting vote the House to-
day adopted the concurrent resolution
adopted by the Senate yesterday after
noon,, aimed to prevent the shipment OF
arms from this country to Mexico. in
order to assist as far as possible in pre-
venting further disorder in the republic.
The President is authorized to prohibit
such shipments Of arms.
There were few amendments as to the
language, which had been agreed upon
today at a conference between Senator
Root of New York, who fathered the reso-
luton in the Senate, and members OF the
House judiciary committee.
Practically No Debate.
There was practically no debate. Rep
resentative Adamason. chairman Of the
commerce committee Of the House. an
nounced that he had considered the re3o-
luton carefully and reached the con-
clusion that 1t would not interfere With
the commerce of this country. The
amendments were offered by Chairman
Clayton of the judiciary committee.
After signing the resolution President
Taft will issue a proclamation speciflcal-
ly forbidding the shipment of arms to
mexican TeVOIutlOnlSlS.
Authority Given President.
Under the resolution the President is
authorized to issue a proclamation when
in his opinion state OF revolution or
disorder exists in any nation Of the west
ern hemisphere. After such a proclama-
tion all violations would be visited by
fines of not to exceed $4,000 or imprison-
both.
It was acknowledged. although guard
edly. that the present situation in Mexico
was responsible for the quick passage
Of the resolution. Senator Root, who
formerly held the portfolios Of War and
State in the cabinet, pressed its immedi-
ate consideration upon Congress. He
conferred with a number OF members
last night and again this morning. As
a result there was no opposition.
Leaders in both the Senate and House
are said to have felt that some such
action by Congress was necessary.
May Allay Approximations.
South and Central American countries.
it was held, had come to mistrust the
erence to their future. It was claimed
lhdl virtually @A VI eho AuAiSIVuo Ac'o
lutions and near revolutions were
Matched in New York or New Orleans or
some other coast cities. and the sinews
Of the revolutionary parties were sup
piled from the same sources.
It is the belief of the administration
that the. action of the United States gov
ernment will dispel in great measure the
existing hostility to 1t. The State Depart
ment is said to be especially pleased over
the quick action Of Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Desertion Bill Meets Favor.

Senator Nelson's bill abolishinE the pen-
atty Of imprisonment for desertion OF sea-
men from vessels Of the United States
and also for refusal to join the vessel was
ordered fayorably reported from the Sem
ate committee on commerce today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Turkey Trot" Not Breach of Peace.

NEW BRITAIN. Conn.,, March LIT is
not a breach of the peace to dance the
turkey trot," according to a ision by
Judge James T. Meskill here TIE ruling
was made In the case of young man
arrested at q local dance hall. after he
had been elected for dancing the .'trot."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Final Conference in England.

Final Conference in England.
LONDON, March 1.-THE delegates of
the coal owners and the striking miners
Office under the presidency of Premier
Asquith. who was supported by several
members Of the cabinet, for what must be
the deciding joint conference between the
masters and the men who are trying to
reach q settlement Of the coal dispute.
Obviously the period of general discus
sion has ended. and unless the disputants
are in a position to give replies to Pre-
mier Asquith's proposal which will fur
nish a basis for the continuance Of the
negotiations with prospects of settle
ment by mutual consent, compulsory leg
islation is bound to follow swiftly.
The pangs of hunger already are at
fecting tens Of thousands dependent di-
rectly' or indirectly upon the mines for
means Of sustenaAce: The striking coal
more than a million men out Of employ
ment. because the factories and mills
cannot be run without fuel.
Families Rely on Savings.
The families of these men have to rely
on their savings or on the small out-of-
work pay provided by the trades unions.
There are, however, a large number of
these men not connected with the coal
trade who do not belong to any trade
union from which to draw benefits, and
these with their families are among the
greatest sufferers.
The strike has affected in a direct way,
counting only the miners and the other
men thrown out Of work, with their fam
lilies. over four million persons. 1t has
paralyzed practically the whole life Of the
nation.
Prices of food have gone up, fuel is
practically unobtainable. railroads have
curtailed their services, shipping has
been held up and every branch Of indus
try stopped to some extent.
Even the wealthy trades unions are
now beginning to feel the pinch caused
by the demands on their resources by the
huge army Of the idle.
strike Spreading In Germany.
BERLIN, March 14.-The coal strike is
spreading rapidly to other fields besides
those of Westphalia- Over 100000 miners
have now laid down their tools. and the
socialist unionists are being Joined in
many places by the members II the
Christian Miners Unions.
The feeling against the authorities is
growing in intensity. owing to the kill
ing Of two miners by the police in dis
turbances at Herne and Buer.
The police at Hamborn. in the Dus-
seldorf district, which Is regarded as
the danger center, today are searching
all strikers suspected of having re-
| volvers.
Three regiments of infantry and four
| squadrons of cavalry have been sent
from Munster and Minden to assist In
the preservation OF order in the strike
region.