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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
DAY
FOR REPENTANCE
Richeson Not Electrocuted Last Night
But VIII Be Killed Tonight
and Promises No
Scene.
BROTHER TO GET BODY
Preacher Has Recovered From Hys-
terIcaI Attack and 10 Wholly
Resigned Now to
His Fate.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, May 2o.-An eleventh
hour reprieve from Governor Foss now
is all that can save Clarence v. T.
Richeson the privilege Of seeing an
other sunrise.
Warden Bridges of Charlestown
prison, Is the only man who can tell
the exact time when Richeson will go
to the chair to pay the penalty for the
murder of Avis Linnell of Hyannis.
Early today 1t became known that
certain gruesome details that only are
attended to the day before an execu-
tion, were arranged before the con-
demned man awoke at s o'clock today
and the warden would not deny that
Richeson would go to his doom shortly
after twelve o'clock tonight.
Richeson ended a day of prayer and
discussion of his boyhood and minis
terial days with the Rev Herbert S.
Johnson and Rev. Herbert Stebbins
by retiring about one o'clock this
morning. He had rested but little
for two nights and easily dropped of
!, to sleep. Rev. Johnson stayed with
/ him until a. m. when DR.. Stebbins
relieved him. Dr. Stebbins was him
self relieved by Dr. Johnson about
a. m. When he came from the jail he
said Richeson had slept soundly, and
| had not awakened before he left.
/ eRicheson is wholly resigned to bis
fate said Dr. Stebbins. ''He has
made what peace he can with his
! Maker during his last hours and deer
in my heart. feel that he will face
that final court truly penitent and with
full realization OF his terrible crime
| He is back In the fold, and with nc
malice nor criticism in his heart fol
anyone Richeson will go to the chail
1 as man who knows and is glad, II
i spite OF the dreadfulness OF it, of ths
i opportunity to face his Maker"
i But one more matter at s o'clock re
mained to be arranged. This wa.
whether William A. Morse, Richeson''
counsel, would be permitted to ht
present at the execution. Beside thu
Jury OF twelve witnesses for the state
the two spiritual advisors, and Ward
en- Bridges, three others whose selec
tion is up to the warden. are permitted
by law to attend the execution. Thes'
three witnesses are selected by Ward
en- Bridges. Upon suggestion o
Governor Foss, Warden Bridges ha
a asked three instead of one newspape
man, as heretofore. All these wit
nesses have been decided upon, an
the state attorney generals office wa
today called upon to decide whethe
attorney Morse could be given specia
permission to attend his client unit
the end.
Richeson will be shaved tonigh
about 10 o'clock by the prison barber
! He has begged Warden Bridges to lie
him die In his own clothing. instea
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Miner Under Charges.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2o.-The
state mining board is. hearing charges
against Andrew Johnson of Nashville,
H., today. He is charged with viola
ton of the mining laws by securing
permit to act as mine manager with
out having served an apprenticeship
of four years. He is also alleged to
have permitted the Nicholson Mining
Companys mine at Nashville to oper.
ate without two means Of egress,
which is also a violation of the law
The miners union at that place is
asking that his license be cancelled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Kitchen Drudge Confessed to Murder
of Nine Babies When Police
Threatened to Take
Her Child.
AN UNFORTUNATE BEING
Admitted Putting oxaIlc Acid In the
Milk Bottles But Now Denies
That She Did

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NEW YORK, May 2o.--Alleging that
the confession made by Winifred An
kers, the kitchen drudge of the Brook
lyn Day Nursey and Infants Hospital,
who admitted she killed nine babies
by placing poison in their food, was
extorted from her by extreme mental
ly, insisted in court today that he will
prove her innocence. The woman
was placed on trial this afternoon in
the superior court in Kings county,
charged with first degree murder.
The alleged crime took place on last
Washington's birthday when score
of babies in the hospital were taken
ILL., The doctors called declared them
suffering from strong irritant poison.
An autopsy revealed that oxalic acid
was the medium used. Suspicion fell
on the Ankers woman who did the
drudgery work about the place because
she was known to have been given
money to buy oxalic acid to clean the
operating tables. Her history was
most unfortunate A waif from child
hood she had been cruelty betrayed
and the only object in life for which
she lived was her baby. In order that
she might not be separated from the
child she worked in the nursery fol
practically nothing more than boart
for herself and the infant.
Ske denied her guilt Detective
put her through the third degree bu
she insisted that she loved the babie
and would not kill them Then th
detectives told her "if she didn't tel
the TRUTH they would take the chill
from her Then she admitted placin,
a few drops of the poison In the mill
bottles.
i This confession she repudiated hal
an hour after making it. Her attorne
today declared that he would shov
that his client was not responsible
and that the poison got into the food
possibly through accident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
FURTHER SOUTH
FOR NEXT YEAR
PresbyterIans Vote to Meet In Atlanta
For the Next General
Assembly,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 2o.-The
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of Ameri-
ca, today voted to meet in Atlanta,
Ga. in 1918. The southern wing of
the church will meet there also.
The meeting of both the northern
and southern Presbyterians in Atlanta
next year is expected to go far toward
bringing about closer relations and
perhaps a union of the churches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
.0R|O ELECTION
ON TUESDAY.
-...o,row WI, be the Day When the
nel.oats. Are to bs Voted for
to 90 TO National
Convention.
PRESIDENT AND COLONEL
ao,h were out Bright and Early This
Morning In the Last Day Of
Their Strenuous
Campaign.

rnr,ted Press Leased Wire Service.l
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2o.-At the
close Of the first presidential delegate
eamnaign ever contested in Ohio.
president Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
today expressed equal confidence IN
tbe result OF the statewide primaries
tonorrow. In the final dash for the
vctorv the two principal candidates
we're ioined today by Senator Robert
Il 1aFollette. who is seeking the
.s,ect,on of republican national dele
rstes only in districts covering Cleye-
Ind Toledo and Columbus.
TAFT struck out from Cincinnati
earlv in the day scheduled to make
nine speeches before closing the pre-
urinary campaign tonight at Dayton.
Roosevelt appeared first at Marietta,
having made night run from Cleve-
land where he spent Sunday at the
home Of James r. Garfield. The
president spent day Of rest yester-
day with his brother, Charles P. Taft.
IN Cincinnati. LaFollette conferred
yesterday with republican progress
sives supporting him in Cleveland. He
will close his campaign here tonight.
By voting for presidential dele
gates. republican voters in Ohio to-
morrow will have what is their near
est approach to a presidential prefer
ence election. However, both Taft
and Roosevelt today based their only
doubts over the huteanle at the con
fusion expected to result from the
"blind ballot" The name OF neither
candidate will appear on the ballot
and unless the voter is sure OF his
delegate candidates he may vote for
another than his choice for president
Early in the campaign a hot fight
was waged over this point by the sup
porters Of Taft and Roosevelt The
central committee, strongly favoring
the president, succeeded In prevent
ing the appearance of the names o1
presidential candidates on the ballot
The democrats will have full ant
preference election. On the ballot ap
pears the names Of Governor Judsor
Harmon Of Ohio and OF woodrow viii
son. governor of New Jersey. A vots
for Wilson is a vote in support OF thu
fight made by Mm. j. Bryan for thu
progressive democrats against tn,
candidacy OF Governor Harmon, wht
has the undivided backing OF the re
actionaries.
Governor Wilson has not PERSONAL.
worked in Ohio for his endorsement
He made a few speeches six week
ago. Since then, Bryan has toured tn,
state, speaking in almost every cor
gressional district in support OF WI
son Bryan held up Harmon as tn
choice of ] P. Morgan, Jas. ]. Hi
and the interests represented in Wal
street.
All other democratic candidates
including Speaker Champ Clark. hav
remained out OF the Ohio fight.
Continued on page ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Bodies of at Least Four People Pinned
Beneath the Machine Twen-
ty.slx Feet Below
Surface.
ONE DEAD WOMAN FOUND
Joy Riders Had Warning But Wtlrled
Onward to Death at an Early
Hour This Morn
Ing.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, May 2o.--P1nned be-
meath an overturned automobile,
twenty feet below the surface Of the
Calumet river, the bodies Of four and
possibly six persons lay today The
body Of handsome young woman,
about "a, stylishly dressed, member
of the gay party that plunged through
the open draw at Ninety-Seventh
street shortly before daylight, was
unidentified at South Chicago
morgue.
After several hours search OF the
river bed, her dress was caught In
drag hook and her body pulled from
the water. The hooks we're dragged
far down the stream from where the
automobile plunged, but no other
bodies were found. Grapplers later
we're fastened on the sunken ma
chine and diver went down to find
whether the bodies were still pinned
beneath the car Or had been carried
4 out into Lake Michigan by the strong
current.
4 Speeding at 40 miles an hour,
laughing, shouting crowd Burned the
pavement" Of Ninety-seventh street
4 In large black touring car. A
policeman two blocks from the open
. draw bridge shouted q warning at
them. Unheeding the Joy party sped
on, passing two other pyuecoats who
waved and shouted that the bridge
: was open.
Near the bridge fourth policeman
stood guard He ran into the street,
lifted his night stick and shouted.
The chauffeur saw the danger when
; less than a score OF feet from the
open draw. He made quick turn
, with the wheel. choosing In brief in
stant to run head on into a stone
abutment rather than to plunge his
car and it's passengers into the river.
His action served only to throw the
car half way around and slkidding
sidewise. it crashed through the safety
chain. turned over in the air and the
screaming occupants We're silent as
the water closed over them.
There was nothing about the body
q OF Cn6 young WOludD tdhol iioiii 'iA'
river on which Identification could be
based. There was no report to the
police of a missing automobile party.
\ The work of lifting the automobile
g with a crane was delayed until the
e diver made sure that the bodies pinn-
X ed under the car would not be swept
d into the lake.
n At noon the automobile had been
e lifted off the bed OF the river far
enough for the diver to read the IL
d cense number which was Illinois
- state license number and city IL
y, cense number sos.
!. Although unable to confirm 1t early
this afternoon, the police understood
4 that the car was owned by Mrs. G.
F. spaulding, 1900 hssor street, Chi
* cago and that her chauffeur had taken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
THE WEATHER.

TOT heokuk anu VlClQlLy. fd1n TO-
night or Tuesday and cooler.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with probably showers and thunder
tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
north and central portions.
For Iowa: Rain tonight or Tuesday.
Cooler southeast portion.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with probably local thunderstorms to-
night or Tuesday. Cooler north portion
tonight and northeast portion Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
The weather is generally fair in the
southern and Atlantic states, where
the pressure Is high, and the temper
ature change has been slight in these
districts. A marked depression Is ad-
vancing on the northern Pacific slope,
which is attended by rain, and day
temperature has been high from the
central plains to the Ohio valley on
it's 'front.' followed by rains in Utah
and Nebraska.
An era of high pressure in North
Dakota has caused cooler weather in
the northern Mississippi valley, fol.
lowing rain, at ST. Paul, Dubuque and
Davenport, and excessive rainfall at
La Crosse.
Conditions indicate rain for this
section tonight or Tuesday. as the
Pacific slope depression drifts east
ward, and cooler tonight.
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height. Change. Wea 'h,r
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
EIGHT FEET OF
YELLOW WATER N
Town Twenty Miles From Levee Is
Drowned Out and Citizens Are
In Wild
Panic. I
AWAITING A STEAMBOAT
Two Hundred Thousand People Are
Being Fed by the Government
As a Result Of
Floods.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MELVILLE, La, May ~. - Panic
reigned in Melville today as frenzied
residents sought safety from the rap
idly rising waters pouring in from the
new Atchafalaya river crevasse.
Having ignored the warnings of the
United States engineers the people
we're caught like rats in trap when
the yellow flood descended upon the
town. Every street is submerged and
rescue boats are being rushed from a
dozen different points. The newest
break In the levee Is 500 feet wide,
About 5000 persons are in peril, the
water being feet deep over territory
twenty miles from the break. All wo'
men and children in Melville have
been placed together in the upper
stories Of public buildings. The steam
er Memewisha is expected at noon
with barges. 1t is expected the steam
err will be able to take off about 2,00O
women and children.
Reports say that over 1000 refugees
have gathered at Jonesville but have
no means OF establishing a camp
Bacon and beans is the only food OBJ
tainable and several towns are send
| ing relief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Wisconsin Storm.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LA CROSSE, Wis, May 20.-A Sc
we're storm which swept over southern
Minnesota and Wisconsin this morn
ing is believed to >havt inflicted heavy
damage. Practically all telephone con-
nections near this city have been de
stroyed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Rewarded for Work

JACKSON, Miss. May 20. Harry
Mills, who escaped from the peniten-
tiary several years ago and was re-
captured last spring, has been par
doned because of good conduct in
fighting the Mississippi flood as a
member Of the convict laborers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
100000 Refugees.

NEW ORLEANS, May 20. Major
j. G.. Normoyle. in charge Of the, dis
tribution Of rations for the govern
ment here, today reported that he is
feeding 100000 persons in the flooded
districts and that the refugees will
require aid until June 1st at least.
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Highest temperature, SIS.
Lowest temperature, Sc.
Lowest temperature last night. 5s.
FRED 2. GosEw1sCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage. Height Change. Wea h

River Forecast.
Heavy rains on the upper Mississip-
pi will cause the river to rise from
Davenport to Keokuk for several days,
and the river will rise slowly south of
Keokuk during the next forty-eight
hours.
Local Observations,
May Bar Their Wind. Weather
10 7 pm. 2e. SO 81 S Clear
20 Z am. ). 1876 CT SW PIT Cldy
Mean temperature. May 10, 70.
Highest temperature, IS.
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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-06
SCOTS NOTES.

The watch meeting attracted d
large and enthusiastic crowd. One
person was happily converted and
started the New Year in the service
of the Master. After the services re-
freshments were served. Mrs. Anna
Mcpherson donated the ice cream.
Mrs. Anna Rice and Mrs. Ada Castry
donated the cakes, Mrs. Claude Pash
donated cream for the coffee. We
wish to thank the committee who
served the people so royalty
The clubs organized for the New
Years Rally are requested to make 4
full report next Sunday. either morn
ing or evening. Let every loyal mem
Der rally TO our assistance. We have
some pressing obligations which
must be met Immediately.
Sunday sermon topics; The Car
nal and the Spiritual Romans S:6.
''Vicarious Healing Isaiah SO ..
These are subjects leading up to a
revival. Let us have a revival for the
New Year
"ePace be within thy walls, and
prosperity within thy palaces.
Scott's is enjoying an era OF peace;
let us fondly hope and pray for the
prosperity. The elimination still goes
on. We hope for the better.
The clubs now organized for the
New Years Rally will remain in
/ force. Work will commence for the
paying OF the mortgage OF the church
and parsonage property after Sunday
Mrs. Ada Gastry was unanimously
reelected president of the Epwortn
League last Sunday evening. The re
naming officers will be elected Thurs
day evening at the parsonage where
a banquet will be held.
The Oficial Board will be held
Monday evening, All officers are
urged to be present as business OF
importance will come before the
board.
The choir has put in their new
chairs. What organization will carpe,
the pulpit and the isles?
Club No. will formally organize
Tuesday evening and continue its
Dawson is the captain. Let the other
clubs organize and prepare for the
debt-paying rally.
The Widows Leap Year entertain
ment netted a great sum for the rally
II will be repeated January 18th. al
which time the prize will be awarded
TO the successful widow.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-06
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
TAKES FESlER TO TASK.
Nj, Method OF Labelling Candidates.
For Office Called Unfair.

The Citizens Association For Civic
the following protest To Secretary May"
Fesler OF the City Municipal associa
ton. in which exception is taken tu tn.
Secretary's method OF giving the race
or color NJ candidates for public Office
Dear Sir-rhe undersigned. members OF
the committee appointed by the Citizens
Association For civic interests IN compli
ance with your request are sending In
writing" the protest made recently TO you
IN person. The association. composed of
leading Afro Americans OF this city, pro-
tests against your labelling as Ne
groes" and 'Colorcd' Afro-A American can
didates for public office In this city and
county
First because ihts harmful discrimine-
ton is done in their case only, secondly
because there is no good reason why any
class OF citizens should be SO Labeled" or
designated Ia your reports, II would be
equally unfair and insulting TO so label
or designate jewish. Irish. German or
Of other nationalities or classes.
and vet II this sort OF thing is followed in
the case OF tho Afro-American all other
candidates OF the different nationalities or
classes should hc similarly treated IN your
reports
II is the mercs, nonsense TO argue in de
fCnse OF such insulting discrimination that
tie nationality or class OF other cand'-
dates is indicated by their names There
are many Jewish Irish. German and 9th
sr class candidates constaDtly before the
public whose names do not indicate tneir
nationality or class connection
Therefore the Citizens Association For
Civic ln,cres:s protests against such man
GssNv unfair treatment OF local Afro
american candidates and respectfully re
quests its dlscontinuance
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-06
BY CLEVELAND c. ALLEN.

New York.-At the general confer
ence Of the A. NJ. E. church which
meets at Kansas City next May sew
eral general officers Of the church are
to be elected. Besides the three new
bishops to be elected. next in impor-
tance comes the office of the editor of
the a. NJ E. Review. which Is one of
the most responsible and influential po-
sitions IN connection with the church.
Among the candidates for this coveted
office IS the Rev. DR.. r. c. Ransom,
pastor Of the Bethel A. NJ. E. church
in New York. who is one Of the ablest
pulpit orators and race champions 10
the denomina ton.
DR. Ransom is well known in the
A. NJ. f. connection and has pastoreo
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-06
GRAND ART EXHIBITION.
Splendid Collection of Paintings and
DRAWINGS Shown In Brooklyn.

drawings Shown IN brooklyn
The first exhibition OF original paint
ings and drawings by colored art stu
dents OF Greater New York was re
Gently held at the Carlton avenue
branch OF the Young Mems Christian
associa ton in Brooklyn. There were
fifty eight different subjects in the col
lection. showing the works of Miss Mar
ion Buckley. J. Clinton De Wills, Er.
nest Braxton. Robert Lewis, s. K.
Franklin. Charles Dawson. Miss Elsie
Powell and PercIval c. Thomas.
In the collection presented by Mr.. De
Wills were many scenes along the
coast OF Long Island. mountain scenes
in New York state and the old stone
bridge at Hartford. Conn. The land
scape scene by Miss Marion Buckley
was particularly good In the list sub
mitted by Mr.. Ernest Bra1ton were a
Modern Philosopher" ID 'Artagnan'
(water color. The Tambourine Girl"
"a Critical Inspection" "Homeward
Bound" and The Picture Book
Besides two excellent portraits. Rob
ert Lewis showed "A Byway at Ber-
gen Beach" I'm the Park, Grapes
and Peaches" and The Fisherman.
NJ X Franklin's work consisted of
roses. study in roses Of different
hues Charles Dawson's studies from
the antique. book cover designs and
class study were yery classical.
Miss Elsie Powell presented class
studies In charcoal r. c. Thomas had
as foreign scenes Chinese Junks on
the Yangtzekiang." "A Breeze In the
China Sea South Cape Light and
Isle OF Formosa." In water colors by
the same artist were shown The Unit
ed States Gunboat Wilmington In
Typhoon. China Sea" Japanese 1unks
at Anchor. Inland Sea. Japan" and a
Winter Day In Hakudate. Japan"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-06
THE PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

Sermon topics New Years Sunday:
1l:O0 a. M, The Church OF God On
Her Knees" 6:45 p. m, c. E., The
Christian Nirtues-Courage: 1880 p.
m, "Wanted-Harvest Laborers."
Topics Tor the week OF prayer:
Monday, Jan. Sth-"Personal Faith.
fulness.
Tuesday, Jan. sth-''The Church of
Christ
Wednesday, Jan. 1Oth-"Foreign
Missions"
Thursday. Jan. 1lth-"Home Mis-
sions"
Friday, Jan. 1t2h-'Interests Do
mestic and Educational"
Saturday, Jan. 13th-"Interests Ma
tional and International"
Sunday, Jan, l4th-"The Supreme
Desirableness of the Kingdoms Tri,
umph."
Beginning Sunday special effort
will be made to double the enroll
ment of the Sabbath school by Eas-
ter. Person responsibility of the
scholars in bringing new scholars is
the key TO success in this respect.
The Home Department will also be
an innovation TO this part of the
church work. The Minister'S Bible
Glass Will assemble at 10 O'Clock
every Sunday for the next thirteen
weeks in the pastors study All stu
dents of the Bible. male or female.
are cordially invited to attend.