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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
Roosevelt Just Must Be Nominated for President
No Matter How the Majority of the Dele
gates Will Cast Their Votes.
BOSS Finn HAS A SLICK SCHEME
Will Go Ahead and Hold Meeting After Defeat
and Then Claim That the Taft Men
Were the Boilers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, June 10. = "Conceding
Mr.. Roosevelt every delegates to
which he has the slignrest legal title,
this including the California, Washing
ton and Dakota districts where the
contention is technical, the delegates
to this convention will be divided on
the initial roll call as follows:
Taft SIT; LaFollette If he retains
his strength, So; Cummins 10; Roose-
welt 455.''
That was the message that Secre-
tary to the President H1lles gave his
chief over the carefully guarded long
distance phone wire today from his
quarters in the Blackstone. 1t repre-
sented the most careful analysis ever
made by campaign manager and was
the result of long distance and tele-
graphic communications which CON
sumed most Of yesterday and last
night. 1t was the last word Of the
Taft campaign and they claimed that
every single delegate would "stan6
without hitching." s~
/ The Roosevelt leaders insisted tha'
while these might be the fiasfres ftols
the standpoint of Individual stat
4 leaders who are for TAFT, they did no
represent the Individual delegate
They insisted that the individual dele
| gates from many Of the states where
the Taft people were building theil
/ heaviest hopes would prove a grea
surprise when they arose in tnen
/ places and cast their ballots in the
4 convention. Their smallest estimate
4 of the delegates that they will contro
4 was 700 and they insisted that as soor
as the calling of the roll on the frs
question that Is raised In the con
/ vention is we'll started there will b.
such a rush to Climb on the bant
( wagon" that the Taft forces vii
hardly be able to hold 200 of thei
delegates.
/ While the greatest interest attached
1 to the meeting of the national com
mittee today, where 1t was conceded
that the action in the Indiana ant
Arizona cases would indicate whethe
the committee intended putting
A through the "steam-roller" program
and seating the Taft contestants Il
every district possible, the big figh
SO far as the ante-convention day
are concerned, was transferred bacI
to the Congress hotel where the riva
candidates have their headquarters.
The Taft people are satisfied tn
committee will give them the tempol
ary roll of the convention If they ca
hold the delegates. And the Roosevelt
forces believe this too and are alread
arranging to capture the committee O
credentials. They want to be "regr
lar" While they have countenance
the bolt talk and while they will Dol
If they are unable to attain their air
any other way, they were extremel
confident today that they would nc
have to do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
Why Not?
Mr.. MERCHANT

When you buy your merchandise
you are looking for the best you
can get. You go to see the goods
or have the saIesman show them
to you. Why not buy advertising
space the same way. Ask to see
the publishers goods. The Gate
City is willing to show you it's
nerchandise-which is circulation
Why not have your money buy the
best circulation? The common
statement that a newspaper has
"the largest circulation" is as old
as the hills, but there Is way to
Prove the statement. Let US prove
It to you. The Gate city's paid-ln-
advance circulation 10 almost dou-
bile that Of any other kcokuk news
paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
Banker on the Stand in Gov
ernment Suit to
Dissolve.

'uhited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 10.-Further de-
a's of how the United States Steel
ccorporation absorbed the Tennessee
va sval and Iron Company, today were
~ s,a'ed by Oakleigh Thorne, banker,
s,,,, "aen the hearing In the governments
a.l ~, % dissolve the steel trust was re-
ar,ea after a recess OF two weeks.
!. ,norne, who formerly was president
.ne Trust Co OF America. testified
~ ne was a member Of the syndi.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and Vicinity: Unset,
tied weather with probably showers
tonight or Tuesday. Warmer tonight
For Illinois: Fair tonight Tuesday
probably unsettled.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
probably showers tonight or Tuesday
Warmer tonight.
For Missouri: Unsettled weathe,
with probable showers tonight o,
Tuesday. Warmer northwest portion
tonight.
Weather Conditions.
Conditions have changed but little
since Saturday. the crest of the east
ern field of high pressure being in the
Lower Lake Region and Ohio Valley
this morning, causing generally fair
cool weather east of the Mississippi
except on the Eastern Gulf where 6
disturbance has been attended BY
rain.
The pressure continues low In the
extreme southwest and the weather is
unsettled and slightly warmer on it;
front. with scattered light showers be
tween the Rockies and the Missour
river. the heaviest rain falling a
Dodge City, Kansas.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth
er and probably showers tonight o
Tuesday for this section and warme
tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
AFTER SCALP OF
JUDGE HANF0RO
is Called judicial Pevert, Moral
Bankrupt and Tool Of Corruption
and Special Priv
IIese.
STONE & WEBSTER CASE
Judgment Of $4,000 Against Water
Power Builders for Loss Of an
Arm Was Set Aside
by Him.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Declar-
ing Federal Judge Cornelius H. Han
ford of Seattle, is a judicial pervert,
a moral bankrupt and a tool of cor
ruption and special privilege" Attor-
ney John H Perry, OF Seattle, today
filed with Representative Norris (re-
publican, Nebr.) an affidavit to supple
ment the impeachment charges al
ready filed against the magistrate.
Mine specifications" Of alleged
misconduct, are made by Perry
against Hanford Most of them We're
included in Representative Berger's
Indictment of the jurist. Tomorrow
they will be presnted by Perry to the
judiciary committee. where he, Is a
member. when Berger appears at a
preliminary hearing to set the i'm
parchment machinery In motion.
That Hanford has violated his oath
to give equal justice to rich and poor
alike is Perry's first Indictment Per
ry also includes the charge that Han
ford was the corrupt tool" Of the
Seattle, Renton and Southern railway
in granting an Injunction against low
ering of street car fares.
A new charge is that Hanford as
the agent Of corrupt Politicians en-
Joined holding the recall election" IN
I Seattle, March Z, 1911, when the re
call OF Mayor Gill was sought. That
The ABUSED his power and discretion
lis alleged, on behalf of franklin n
Scobie, the plaintiff Perry declares
Scobie's interest in the suit was
| shown to be only seven cents, and
that Hanford's injunction thwarted
/ the will of 10000 voters.
A more serious allegation is thai
/ Hanford "conspired" with attorneys
/ Carr and McCord of Seattle, in bank
ruptcy proceedings In 1905 in which
/ the Alaskan packers association was
interested Perry also asserts thai
/ Hanford gave the attorneys receiver's
fee of $4,000 and then all three or
ganized the Hanford Irrigation ane
Power Company. That the ATTORNEYS
were commercially and financially
associated with the Judge is charged
That Hanford, on the motion of the
attorneys, later set aside judgment
of $4,000 which Russian named
/ Melovich secured against the Stone &
Webster Corporation for the loss o
an arm, is another charge.
Other general charges make sweep
ling allegations of judicial and person
al corruption, Perry declaring Han
ford ''has lost the confidence of law
! formal hearing of the charges agains
the judge when witnesses and othei
evidence will be presented to supper
abiding citizens"
4 At tomorrow's meeting of the iudici
ary committee, date will be fixed fol
Berger's demand for impeachment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
Majority Calmly Throws Out Roosevelt Dele
gates and Picks Taft Men While the Min
ority Growls and Yelps
INVISIBLE STEAM ROLLER At WORK
Indiana Contest Up Today for Consideration
With Chairman Rosewater Wearing Out
His Gavel by Pounding

put over the Arizona contests until
Wednesday.
The electricity in the air showed
again when Horace G. Stillwell, of An
derson. Ind, speaking for the contest
ants said:
Il ask that you stop the process OF
the steam roller"
Chairman Rosewater began beating
the desk with his gavel and ordered
Stilwell to confine his remarks to the
contest.
I object" shouted Committeeman
Thomas H. Deyine, jumping to his
| feet There is no steam roller here"
Borah wanted to know why it was
necessary for Devine to disclaim the
fact that there was steam roller.
| Devine replied:
Either you or your associates are
constantly passing out to the newspa-
iper men that there is steam roller
here"
1T isn't necessary for us to peddle
! it out to newspaper men that there is
steam roller here. They know Of 1t
/ when they see it and they can tell
! Whether there is or is not such a ma
! silss .'.a'-tss ~ II ~ sa
/ Here Chairman Rosewater again
trapped for order and told Stilwell to
proceed. This aroused Senator Borah
1 who shouted:
Il want 1t understood that the chair
! man of this committee Is not the COM
/ mittee, but only the chairman. He
i has not right to interrupt as he does,
every speaker who does not confne
1 his remarks to themes that are pleas
ant to his ears. This committee Is
not school and the chairman is not
Ia schoolmaster."
Il am member of this committee
5; answered Chairman Rosewater.
"Yes, and nothing more than a
member. The committee itself is Judge
of what 1t wishes to hear and | for
one am tired OF the little school mas
ter speeches with which the chairman
has interrupted various speakers be-
4 fore this committee. Let the commit
tee members do their own objecting,
Z if they please. When they object. il
is time for the chairman to act, and
not before"
7. Rosewater was plainly chagrined
and, after some hesitation, said: "The
chair is very pleased to have his re
marks characterized as school master
ly.'
After Stilwell got through the case
OF the Taft delegates was presented
by Merrill Moores of indianapolis.
Getting Down to Work.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, June 10. The republl
i can national committee came out o
the solid south, where even the Roose
J velt leaders admitted the contests
were filed chiefly for record, and tack
He'd the real problem of the convention
today. There was an air Of expectanc,
about the committeeman as they as
= sembled for the meeting and it wal
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GETTING Down to Work

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10
Daily River Bulletin.

River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall from
Davenport to Keokuk until there are
heavy rains.
Local Observations.
June Bar Their Wind W'th'r
81 p. m....3o.25 So Sc Cloudy
10 Z a. IN. 1929 SO Sc Cloudy
Mean temperature 60,
Highest temperature. II.
Lowest temprature, SO.
! Lowest temperature last night. 60.
FRED z. GosFwIsrH.
! Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-10

s1rn,ted Press Leased Wire Service ]
roIISEUM, Chicago, June 10.-The
,outrol Of the Taft leaders on the re-
,,blican national committee was en-
/ ,s,,zed today when, after George A..
T,Irht national committeeman from
f,labrnia had forced the committee
{ = ,ake up the contest In the fourth
dl,trict Of California, 1t was. on re-
4 ouest Of former Senator Dick, sent
over to Wednesday. The Roosevelt
forces, despite the Importance of the
matter. we're only able to muster thir.
teen members OF the committee In
their attempt to force immediate ac-
tion. They gained slight conces-
sion however, when the committee
unanimously put on the temporary roll
ali Of the uncoutested Roosevelt dele
gates from California. This action,
however, could be reviewed at any
time by a twothirds vote OF the COM
mittee.
The Thirteen Roosevelt votes were
cast by George 4. knight, California;
W, E. Boarh. Idaho; A. r, Burnam,
Kentucky; Pearl Wright, louisiana;
Fl BsSKeIIosg, Minnesota; Lucius Lit
tstsr Nsvsis yas.sl4 al.is sasssM
4 Aosss 4 tapers. South afOe
lima Thcs. Sorson. South Dakota Ce-
Gil Lyon, Texas: G. e. Loose. Utah;
& I. Rogers. Wisconsin and Henry
Mack, Philippine Islands.
Previous to this action bitter per
sonalities were INDUCED in, Borah
forced Dick to admit that the entire
California delegations right to a seat
vas questioned because of the act
mat the direct primary law does not
cunform with the call OF the commit
zee for the election of delegates. Borah
'latly accused the Taft men of getting
Things in readiness to unseat the Cali
iornia delegates. Francis j. Heney, for
the Roosevelt delegates, whose seats
we're In question. assailed the major
liy OF the committee for "plottine
70 dlsfranchise sovereign state
chairman Victor Rosewater told him
tnat ne was present only by courtesty
ana that he was insulting the commit
zee Other Taft committeeman tool
me same view and then Borah, his
lace livid with anger ard his attitude
breathing defiance, declared that Il
tne committe did not want to heal
me truth from an outsider 1t woult
nave to hear it at length from an in
sder
Just when 1t seemed that genera
TOW was being precipitated, the mo
uon to put the contest over unit
Wednesday was made and It prevailed
10 ending the debate.
Throw EN- All Out.
outside of the committee room
heney said he had proof that the Taf
people planned to throw out the entir,
roosevelt delegation from Californl;
anu leave that state unrepresented
but they had better dare not max,
ae attempt he said.
The committee then took up the In
uiana contests beginning with tn,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17
MRS. SUSAN POWELL
SELLS MORE LAND
w. G.. Paxton Gets Thirteen
More Acres Near North
western Iron Foundry.

The real estate spotlight which was
centered on Hammond property south
of the new Schlesinger steel plant site
and near the East Chicago boundary.
is still playing in the same locality.
Susan NJ. Powell has transferred a
piece of land containing about thirteen
acres to William G. Paxton, the Ham
mond and Gary lumber magnate, for a
consideration of $4,000 Mr.. Paxton
has executed in connection with the
sale a $500 mortgage in favor of Mrs.
Powell
The land is 493. 3x1 800 feet and is
the north part of the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of section
thirty.
Yesterday 1t became known. was
recorded in THE TINES, that Mrs Powell
had sold to Ralph Van vechten, a di-
rector In the Gary State bank and the
Commercial National bank and int-
mately connected with the financial end
of the United States Steel corporation
some ten acres for $4,000 Van Vech-
tens purchase is near that of the Pax
ton site.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17

Pittsburg. Pa, May 17.-The mys-
terry of the death of Florence Bradley
a young woman of this city, battles
both her family and the police. After
her parents and friends had searched
vainly for her almost a week, her life
less body was found floating in the
Ohio river.
"Our little daughter was murdered
after being lured from her home by
some unknown person." emphatically
assert members of the Bradley family.
Their theory is sustained by many
friends and neighbors of the dead girl.
But the police and detective force
of the city have quite different
theory. They believe the girl took her
own life after being disappointed. in a
secret love affair. ..t....s,..
1t is known. by the police that the
girl had such an affai- 1t is also said
that her lover had recently failed. to
keep an appointment he had made
with her
Piaued at the fickleness. it is be1iev
ed by the police that she was determ
ined to make him jealous. and intro
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17
BY SPIKE.

Although Manager Joe Simpson OF
the Coliseum rink at East Chicago has
not secured his injunction to prevent
the police from interfering with the
boxing contests. he will put on a high
class card tomorrow night as he expects
the injunction to come to some termina-
tion tomorrow afternoon.
The windup will be between two well
known heayyweights. Frank Ryan and
Jess Williams, who are scheduled to
mix 1t for ten fast rounds. Ryan is
hailed as a new white hope and will
make his first appearance in this vi
cinity. During his short career he has
had ten hard battles, winning all OF
them. Ryan stands 6 feet inches and
tips the beam at 30 pounds. and not
only Is he fast as a lightweight, but is
said to be glutton for punishment
He has worked on. with Champion
Jack Johnson. The latter says thai
Ryan will be among the topnotchers in
a short time. Jess Willard is a big
husky. clever fellow that Charley Cut
Ter has trained for the past six months
and is in such shape that the bout viii
be worth going miles to see.
Other good bouts are scheduled or
the card, and as there will be no re
served seats and all will sell at 81
Manager Simpson Is making prepare
tions for a packed house
The first event on the card will be {
six-round bout between the crack lit
| tie bantam Christie and Eddie Wells
Wells Is In good shape and hopes t,
show young Christie up If possible
The second event will see Eddie Har
and Leo St. Clair in an eight-roune
! semi -windup. ST. Clair is fast ant
clever little gamester and is the bo,
that Jimmy Clabby touts as the com
| ing lightweight champion
Jack Johnson, who is in training 70
his fight with Flynn, will be one of th
| features Of the evening. as he ha
promised the management that he will
| be among those present at the ringside
| Promoter Simpson wishes that an,
of the reformers to attend his show an
If after seeing these bouts they ca
show him or come to the conclusio
that he is not conducting them unde
the law, he viii close down the curtai
in the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17
MYSTERY
SEEN IN AUTO
SENSATION
Young Woman, After Strug
gle in Machine, Jumps
From Auto.

Who is the mysterious young woman
who jumped from a speeding auto in
14sth street near White Oak avenue.
yesterday. just before dark. and then
disappeared into the brush and swamp
that skirts the road in the vicinity?
This is a question that is exciting the
interest of the curious in East Chicago.
A half a dozen boys who witnessed
the leap and who skirmished about in
the underbrush in search of the woman
for time brought the story downtown,
and on their relating it and describing
the auto a number OF others remem-
bered having seen the machine with its
two occupants. fracturing the speed
laws to smithereens.
The machine is described as a large
touring car light gray in color. and
the man who drove 1t and his woman
companion occupied the front seats. The
boys who brought the story to East
Chicago, one OF whom was John Yoka
of Wegg avenue near 150th street, de-
clared that they were standing at the
corner of 14Sth street when they motto
ed the big gray machine
Their attention was attracted to II
on account of the high rate of speed al
take the turn at White Oak avenue
whore the street jogs, and had not re
suned its original pace when the boys
noticed 81 struggle In the car. 1t lasted
but a moment. when the woman sprane
from the car and fell in the street She
lay thus for moment and then got
up and made for the woods. The mar
looked back, but did not check the
speed of the car, and the boys started
to the spot where the woman took hel
dangerous leap. They sought in the
underbrush for the woman for a while
but finding no trace of her. soon gave
IL up.
The underbrush. while of reecn-
growth, is sufficiently high to hide
reasonably tall person, and the land /:
so low and swamp to make 1t some
what unfrequented, especially at thil
time of the year when the hollows ar,
all filled with water. II would be pos
sible for one wounded to drag himsel
into the brush here and die withou
anybody knowing of the occurrence fo
many days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17
ENGINEER GIVEN JUDGMENT
FOR $4,000 IN FEDERAL COURT
Indiana Accident on B. & o Figures in Noted Case En-
gine Driver Sent Train Derai to Avoid Interlock
er Collision; Pinioned Under Mogul fer 30 Minutes
Before Rescued.


ed the distance signal. three thousand
feet from the crossing This signal
showed clear and the fast train pro-
ceeded until it came within view of the
home" signal near the derajl, This
could he seen only a short distance
away. owing to obstr7ictions The sec
ond signal showed red.
Miller put on the air. but could not
stop the train before the derail was
reached. as the distance was short. The
train was going about fifteen miles an
hour when it left the track. At that
time the Lake Shore train was passing
the crossing only three hundred feet
away. The railway company contended
that it was mechanically impossible TO
have changed the signals and taken the
clear signal away from the b & o.
train within the time the r. & O. flyer
occupied in going from one signal to
another
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17

Recalling notable railroad acci-
dent at Indiana Harbor, a jury in the
federal court has returned verdict for
$4,000 against the Baltimore & Ohio
Railway company and in favor of
Charles W. Miller of Garrett, an en-
gineman, who was injured when the F..
& o. train he WAS driving was derailed
at Indiana Harbor in March. 1911, in
order to avoid a. collision with a Lake
Shore train at an interlockcd crossing.
Miller was pnion under his overturned
engine fifty minutes.
No question was raised at the trial
as to the permanence of his injuries, the
railroad company admitting that he
was injured but contending that there
was no liability on the part of the de-
fendant. According to Miller and other
employees on the derailed train, the b.
& o. flyer was travelling at rate of
forty-five miles an hour when it reach
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-17

duced another young man into the
case. In the latter's company she
walked past her sweetheart, purpose
ly ignoring him. Later, the police say,
she made an appointment with the
former.
| few days later she met her lover
and he scolded her for Keeping COM
pany with the other fellow. She then
told him of the engagement she had
made, but al his request she agreed
to break it and meet the sweetheart
| instead.
| The theory is that this second ap-
pointment was also broken, and that
/ Florence took this to heart, and it be-
came the motive for the suicide.
Unwilling to accept this theory of
the case. the parents of the dead girl
are searching fer some clue that will
bear out their theory They believe
that she was the victim of some fiend
who entieed her from the. street she
was following on her way TO her
Ihome.
They believe she was drugged and
then the senseless form thrown inta
the river