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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
The Vice President.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. June 17.-The vice pres
idential candidates should Taft con-
troll the convention:
James S. Sherman, n. T.; John
Hays Hammond, N. Y; Chas. ". Fair
banks, Ind; John A. Mead, Vermont,
John Wanamaker, Penn.
Should Roosevelt control or bolt:
Herbert s. Hadley. Missouri; Jas.
r. Garfield, Ohio; Ben Lindsey, Colo
RADIO: William F. Borah. Idaho (Borah
denies he Is candidate but Is re-
ceiving more solid support than any
other mani Albert j. Beveridge. IN
diana w. r. stu5bs, Kansas Hiram
w. Johnson, Calf; and Gov. Glass
cock, w. Va.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
unweIcome Guest at Funeral.

A five foot long snake was the un.
welcome guest at a funeral at Ketzil,
Victoria, Australia, few days ago,
and its appearance caused the widest
confusion and panic amongst the
mourners. 1t was only after great DIFF
ficulty that the reptile was killed. The
funeral service proceeded without fur
ther interruption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
TWO Views From Relatives.

limited Press Leased Wire servicel
CHICAGO. June Congressman
Nicholas Longworth, Roosevelt's SON
in-law:
Its pretty hard to tell. Pretty
hard. wouldn't care to guess"
Chas. P. Taft, brother of the presi-
dent:
"The president has 25 votes to
spare. The Roosevelt assault on the
line has not changed single vote
that we did not already know would
go. We have them beaten"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
Mountain Stops Wireless Message.

It has been observed repeatedly on
board vessels stationed west OF Cape
Otway lat the southern tip OF Aus
tralia) that it was impossible to com.
municate with vessels situated in the
port OF Melbourne. This has been
attributed to the fact that the noun
tain which forms the cape contains
large quantities of metallic minerals
which absorb electric waves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
MAGAZINE stan Hard.

We have had scant opportunities
for observation, but personally we
have never seen underwear fit as per-
fectly anywhere as in the magazines.
Galveston News
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
THE WEATHER.


For Keokuk and vicinity-Fair to-
night and Tuesday. Continued cool,
For Illinois and Missouri-Gener orally
fair northern and showers southern
portions tonight and probably Tues
day. Continued cool.
For Iowa-Fair tonight and Tues
day. Continued cool.
Daily River Bulletin.
st. Paul ....14.5 2.7 --o.3 0 Clear
La Crosse -. .12 IA -o.4 0 PIT. Cdy.
Dubuque .... Is 60 0 PIT. Cdy.
Davenport ...15 6.S -o.7 0 Cldy.
Galland ..... 81 -O.4
Keokuk .15 7.6 --0,6 t Cldy.
St. Louis $50 1874 x2.a s.24 Rain
River Forecast.
The Upper Mississippi is falling
steadily and the river will fall from
Davenport to Keokuk for several
days
Local Observations.
June 16, p. M, n degrees; cloudy
June II, a. M, 81 degrees; cloudy
Rainfall for the past "a hours
Trace.
Mean temperature for June 16, "a
degrees; highest so: lowest sc; low
est last night 81
FRED z. GosEwlscH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17

No Limit to It's Stretching.
The most elastic fabric Is ine trous
yarn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17

HAVE NOT DESERTED
Roosevelt Claim ls Shown to Be False
BY Dark Skinned
Gentleman From
Georgia.

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CHICAGO, June 1.-Two Of the
five negro delegates from Georgia,
who we're claimed by the Roosevelt
men as having deserted President
Taft, today assured Congressman Nc
Kinley that they will vote for Taft.
They are Ed Stout and Lincoln John
son. Stout says he signed a Roose-
welt pledge which was to be acted on
only in case 1t was signed solidly by
the Georgia delegation. The colored
delegates were In train wreck ano
Johnson arrived with a broken knee.
He asserted however, that he will at
tend the convention and vote for Taft.
Were In Wreck.
CHICAGO, June 17-FIve negro del
egates from Georgia were injured to-
day when a Pennsylvania train from
the south pulling into the Pennsylva-
MIA yards in this city, collided with
another train A. M. Fluker, of Argyle,
Ga, one of the delegates, was taken to
st. Luke's hospital suffering serious
bruises and cuts and the others,
4 Henry Johnson Lincoln and DR.. w. F
/ Penn, of Atlanta; w. M. Jones, States
boro, and J. w. Davidson, Macon, were
4 taken to Hotel Washington, not so ser
i iously injured. Railroad officials de
MED that anyone was hurt in thu
wreck but it YVES reported sevefai per
\ sons were among the injured.
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THE PAPER THAT eoosTs kEo-
Kuk ALL THE TIME.
suhscrIbers Of The Daily Gate City
are Served the full Leased Wire SER
vice Of the United Press Associations,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-07
MORE TESTIMONY oNTHE
:, STRIKE. OUTRAGES

Washington, March Tile
Rev. Clark Carter, city mission
airy of Lawrence, whose salary as
superintendent of the Lawrence
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, is paid by the
Lawrence mill owners, took the
stand today before the Rules
Committee of the House to de-
fendr the action of the police in
preventing the children of the
strike" leaving Lawrence.
Carter will be remembered as
that missionary who took the
stand to testify against the moth
erS and children of Lawrence,
who were arrested Saturday,
February "a, at the depot, and
who was caught lying on the
stand-all in the interests of the
mill owners.
Mrs. Taft did not appear to
hear the testimony today. But
her neice, Miss Anderson, who
was with her yesterday, came
again today, and followed the
testimony closely.
The Rev. Carter was quite Wig
orous in his defense of the police,
and from defending them, he
branched to defend the mill own
erS.
He: was forced, under cross
examination, to admit that many
children are forced to enter the
mills ujst as soon as they are ID
years old, because the wages of
the head of the family is not
enough for them to live on.
1T was found quite necessary
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-07

You did not find the mill own
ers, who pay your salary, dis
couraging the employment of
children of nine or ten years?"
asked Rep. Foster.
ooh, but they did not encour-
age it." said Clark, and then re-
lapsed into silence.
Carter also recalled a great
deal of violence that no one else
seem to kno wanything: about.
This strike began in terror"
he said. Gust as soon as it was
called the people rushed through
the streets, broke down the mill
gates, overpowdered the watch
men, rushed through the mills,
and tore women and girls from
their work. Some of the girls
tainted"
Throughout all the rest of. the
testimony, the Rev. Carter
dwelled heavily upon the terror
that existed in the city Strange
to remark, however, heseemed to
ascribe the terror to not the. same
cause as other people have-the
soldiers and the police-but to
fear of being stabbed, or dyna-
mited, or shot, by whom, the
Rev. Carter did not seem sure.
He Was Forgiving.
'He is of a very forgiving dis
position"
How do you know"
''He says his wife made him
what he is, but he still seems to
love her. Houston Post.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
ENGLISH NOBILITY ARRIVES.
Brings the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland.

New York, Aug. l6.-Engiish nohil-
ity was well represented on the Mau-
retania which arrived in port to-day.
On board were the Duke and Duch-
ess OF sutherland. their pretty daugh-
ter Lady Rosemary, Lord Alastair Lew
ison-Gower. and Sir Philip Sasoon. who
at twenty-three years of age. is the
youngest member of the British Par
lamont
The party stopped in New York for
the especial purpose of seeing the
game at the American League ball
park between New York and Detroit.
after that they left for the dukes es-
tate IN Canada.
The duke had no scruples about dis
cussing politics. although he admitted
he had his own ideas as to the rumpus
on this side.
Now about your Presidential cleo
ton. l can only say ] hope the best
man will win. That's fair enough,
isn't it?'' he said.
The duke was sure there would be
no trouble between England and the
United States over the Panama Canal
1t was quite right for this country to
favor its own ships in the matter OF
tolls, he stated
Also on board the MauretanA was
the Right Hon. s E. Smith. the leader
of the Unionist party in Parliament.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
THREE CANDIDATES
ARE DISCUSSED
Senator La Toilette, in Editorial,
Compares Taft, Wilson, and
Roosevelt.

President Taft's keynote for the cam
paign will satisfy the conservatives: Gov.
Wilson'S must be considered significant
executive, and Col Roosevelt's Is just
notwithstanding to the view edi-
| torially expressed by Senator La Fol-
lette in the current number OF his mag
azine yesterday. Taft's acceptance
speech, the editorial declares, Is a direct
appeal to the conservatives, and the
President does not recognize that the
peoples movement legislation will aid in
making the government more responsive
to the will OF the majority.
Gov. Wilson's speech. the editorial de-
clares, "sets forth political philosophy
rather than specific. legislative, and ad-
ninistrative policies"
Restraint and understatement charac-
terize and in a degree weaken his pres
entation of the issues" the editorial con-
tinues. There is, however, no ambiguity.
He frankly announces-and this doubtless
required courage-that he believes in
tariff for revenue
Violent denunciation of Roosevelt
formed the discussion Of the Progressive
party's candidate. His profession of
faith" the editorial says. lis neither the
one thing nor the other-it is Roosevelt.
He is fcrcibIe, definite, and positive on
matters about which there can be no dis
pUte. He asserts with the enthusiasm
cf an original discoverer principles ad-
! vanced by Republican Progressives years
ago. His discussion of those subjects. as
though they were new issues. is really
comic.''
Roosevelt, IL is asserted, does not dare
60 TO the root Of the existing trust evils
for fear of ''forfeiting financial backing
Of Perkins and his Steel Trust associates.
Mccormick and his friends OF the Har-
vester Trust"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17

headquarters of Mr.. Barnes it is prob
able that Chairman Hilles will spend
more time in travelling in order to
confer with the different State chair
men in their homes. Adolph Lewisohn,
John Hays Hammond, George R. Shell
don, F. w. Upham. and Senator Lip
pitt are to assist in raising the CAM
paign fund. Their task is not an easy
one considering the move engineered
by the Democrats in the House to look
into the donation and the donors of
previous campaign wherewithals.
Progressive Republicans on the Ma
tional Committee are Senator Burton
of Ohio. Herbert Parsons of New
York characterized by Roosevelt as
"a man of my own type"), and Gov.
Goldsborough of Maryland, who last
spring signed the primary bill that en-
abled the Roosevelt forces to carry
part of the Maryland delegation for
the colonel.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
JEAN VALJEAN In
REALITY APPEARS
Philadelphia Councilman, Hounded
by Blackmailer, Confesses
Blackened Past.

Philadelphia, Aug. ia Jean Naljear
in reality was discovered here to-day
when William Burke. a reform City
Councilman. resigned his seat and told
how, under the name of Benjamin II
Tripp, he had served a long term ir
the Massachusetts, State prison after a
career Of crime in many American cities
including Boston. New York, Chicago
Kansas City, and San Francisco.
Without reserve Burke admitted that
he led the life of a pickpocket and yegs
before term in the Massachusetts
prison at Charlestown cured him OF his
vicious ways
The author of this remarkable con-
fession came to Philadelphia in 1907. He
had learned wood carving in prison and
determined to settle down here and earn
an honest living forgetting the past and
his old-time friends. He succeeded and
got into politics He ran for Council
on the reform ticket headed by Mayor
Blankenburg last fall and was elected
After his election Burke was recog-
nized on the street one day by man
who had been a fellow-convict at
Charlestown This man made threats
OF exposure. and Burke was compelled
to pay him blackmail Burke decided
to make a clean breast of his affairs
and resign office.
Burke said he started in life as a
waif in New York. and was compelled
to support himself almost from infancy
From New York street life he grad
uated into thugdom. At the time he
was sent TO prison in Massachusetts he
was known as the prince OF fatwork.
ers'' because Of his unusual success as
a porch climber. Later in the s0s Burke
drifted westward. Upon his return tc
New York he became a gambler. From
New York ne went to Boston. where
he was arrested and sent to prison in
December, 1895. for robbery.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
Why He Forsook Roosevelt.

Reading the exploits of quite. num-
Der of paragraphers, We almost had
come to the conclusion that Mr. Orms-
by McHarg had been indissolubly we'd
ded to Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt and his
third term party. But to cur surprise.
as will appear from the interview with
that gentleman printed elsewhere in this
issue. we have become convinced that
an injustice has been done to Mr.. Nc
Harg. and that certain papers-either
through neglect or oversight or worse
-misled the public by erroneous state
ments.
Mr.. McHarg has stuck TO Mr.. Roose-
welt, for whom he worked under Mr..
Hitchcock in the last Presidential CAM
paign in a very effective manner, con-
sidering it his duty as a loyal friend
to espouse the cause of Mr.. Roosevelt
as long as he believed that the colonel
was a Republican. But no sooner had
the latter left the Republican party,
which had so signally honored him, than
Mr.. McHarg. who ever since his youth
has been and no doubt always will re-
main a stanch, loyal Republican, sew
cred his entire connection with Mr..
Roosevelt. and the Roosevelt movement
leaders even before the plan to bolt
and form a third party had taken
shape.
As Mr.. McHarg so pertinently re-
marks in his interview with The Wash
ington Herald representative, ANY one
who will hope to get anywhere with
the third party movement will have to
take out policy of insurance on the
life of Theodore Roosevelt, who is
the entire party"
Well put indeed-and truel
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: II you see it in The Big
Sud. il ism Z necessarily so.
SCARED ATTHE CARS
Preferred Youth to Waiting for
Old Age and a Trolley.

A stranger in the city walked up
to a man who had residential air
and asked what car would take
him to the courthouse. Tears cnne
to his eyes as he said. Once upon
a time as l stood here / saw a
car marked City Hall Il was
such a strange, unusual sight that
I Immediately engaged passage. It
was an interesting trip. Those hE-
ing along the route from Fifth and
+ Streets assembled In the streets
to see the wonderful invention u
modern times, children ran in fear
and trembling and horses stood upon
their launches. ! had been there
often on foot, but never before real
lied how removed that section was
from the rest of the city. Just as
the car was leaving a dear friend
called to stop. for him, but the
motornan had become 50 excited
by his experience that he put on
mere speed. / have never seen my
poor friend since. and whether or
not he succumbed frun starvstion
or thirst while waiting for car.
! do not know"
The stranger decided to drop his
case and not venture into such
primeval wilds.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
Gov. Goldsborough's View.

Gov Phillips Lee Goldsborough, who
has the distinction of being one of the
two Republican Governors which Mary
land has elected in the past fifty years,
gives it as his opinion that Mr.. Taft
can count upon many independent
Democratic votes in that State and
also that many negroes who supported
Roosevelt in the spring primaries will
vote the regular Republican ticket next
November.
Maryland has a normal Democratic
majority of from 10000 to 10000, but
the people of that State are very con-
servative. They are not quick to let
go their moorings and sail into un-
charted waters. 1t was this very
conservatism that caused the election
of Republican Governor great
rarity in Maryland indeed-in a large
measure by independent Democratic
votes.
The Governor places the number of
independent voters in his State as
10000 We have generally understood
that there are a great many more of
them. The conservative position of
Mr.. Taft will no doubt appeal to these
voters. The Maryland farmers have
been exceedingly prosperous during
the past ten years. They really are
81 .La
Shore, Maryland's fruit and vegetable
storehouse, but in all parts of the
State, than ever before in their his
tory
No farmer is slow to realize this.
They why should he be expected to
jeopardize his prosperity by wrong
step-by voting so as to bring about a
change in our national government?
Gov. Goldsborough is positively con-
WINGED that a large proportion of the
Maryland industrial workers as well
as the farmers believe in a protective
policy. The intelligent tiller of the
soil there has good reason not to for
get that in 1898 and thereafter, that
is, during a Democratic State admins
tration, farm land was at very low
price, and that since the advent of the
Republican party, following the last
Democratic State rule, land values have
more than doubled.
All this being the case-and we are
near enough to Maryland to know that
the Governor is not exaggerating-
Taft's chances in that State appear to
be very good, despite its generally be-
ing placed in the doubtful" column.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
WHY NJ 'HARGWENT
BACK ON 7. R.
Declares Republican Party Means
More Than Any Personal
Friendship.

Mr.. Ormsby McHarg. OF the noted
law firm OF Noble. Eastabrook & Nc
Harg. of New York City, is Justly Of
Tended. it seems. at the misrepresenta-
tions printed about his former connec-
ton with the Roosevelt party, and, be-
ing anxious to appear in the right light
before those Washingtonians who know
him and OF him as an ardent aid and
worker for Mr.. Roosevelt in 1904, and as
Mr.. Hitchcock's leading adviser in 1908,
he has asked The Washington Herald
TO state his case as II really is, without
establishment and without thes fanci-
full additions INDUCED in by a number
Of papers.
ITO begin with" said Mr.. McHarg.
Il am a Republican. As long as / was
under the impression that all Mr.. Roose-
welt was after was the Republican nom-
ination / considered it my duty to do
all in my power to help him on to
success. From my work for Mr.. Hitch
cock in the first Taft campaign. / was.
OF course. fully acquainted with the sit
uation, especially in the South: and will
ingly / forsook my legitimate law prac-
tice in the hope to aid Theodore Roose-
welt. who has been my friend OF long
standing, and who, despite his many
erratic and hardly comprehensive ac-
tions, is an absolutely honest and we'll
meaning man at heart, ready to give In
to cooler heads whenever he finds that
his impetuosity is leading him astray.
How diligently I labored for his
cause during the pre-convention work in
the Munsey Building offices, the many
trips / took. &c, is all well known.
went to Chicago. l worked day and
night to help straighten out the con-
tests, / dissuaded him from bolting in
the early days of the regular convention.
In fact. there was nothing to bolt as
long as the contests had not been be
fore the credentials committee and had
been passed upon by tho convention it.
self
Loyal to His Party.
Had l not feared the consequence OF
my action. however, / should have left
Chicago then and there. AS l stated
above. l am a Republican and / mean
to remain loyal to my party and the
party nominee. Had Mr.. Roosevelt been
declared the nominee, or even had he
run as an independent under a platform
similar to the Republican declaration OF
faith. l might have stood by him be-
cause of former affiliation and his re-
markable and peculiar qualities and
magnetism.
But when / became convinced that
Theodore Roosevelt's aim was TO for
sake .the party who had twice hOnored
him so signally. once as Wee President
and again as President. that his ideas
became dangerously radical l quit.
could not do otherwise and remain a
Republican. could /? Roosevelt leaders
since have sneered at me and even at
tackled me in the press: but l know that
I have done the right-the only-thing
to do for a Republican.
And, incidentally speaking what is
this third party? Any one who will
hope to get anywhere with the third
party movement will have TO take out
a policy OF insurance upon the life OF
Theodore Roosevelt. who is the entire
party.
Please oblige me by stating this in
The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
Our Ball Club.

Now is the time for the real we'll
wisher Of the Washington baseball
club to be loyal and true to the boys
who have made baseball history the
past two months.
The club as it stands now is a
wonderful organization. 1t shows
what a master hand can do with crude
material. 1t has given the fans of the
Capital more thrills than any club that
has preceded it. 1t has the best pitcher
in the world. II has catchers second
to none. 1t has an inheld that is de-
veloping at a rapid rate and one that
has made other clubs sit up and take
notice. Its outheld is fine In fact,
the club as whole is rapidly becom-
ing a finished product
1t made a wonderful winning record !;
then a slight slump came, and with it
those rabid fans who cannot think two
minutes in succession forgot the al
most unprecedented string of victories
and showed a streak of yellow" by
giving up hope Unfortunately, the
temperament of the ordinary ball player
is affected like that of an actor at
adverse, or favorable criticism When
team is playing behind a winning
pitcher they have lots of confidence.
and as result do better work. Real
hearty roofing has the same effect.
Here's chance for the lover of clean
ball. for the admirer of the game play
er, for those who appreciate the efforts
of the earnest young men who repre-
sent this city. to show where they
stand The calamity howler, the take
him out idiot, should be squelched,
for he is a nuisance to himself and to
every one else.
What the club has done once it can
do again. 1t is within striking distance
of the goal of every player in the
American League The real fan, the
real baseball lover, will now boost"
and instead of talking second division
will figure on the length of the pen
nant pole and flag.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
Col. Harvey Spits on Bait and Keeps on Fishing.

Col William Z Harvey champion Of Armory, has
communicated to The Big Stick his long expected answer the
pu inteosstoEy: "Can thou catch the eTiathan with
hooky''
From Ordway Col. his little boys in
blue cutting slashing laying all the MULLEN stalks
tall enough represent imaginary foes the follow
ing The
On behalf Of the District National Guard wish to say that
the eathan CAN caught Congressional The
Senate hook for luck and have already had nib
bic I fishing long that l have
learned leyhan bigger
than he million dol
lars feed muitud
Asked what methods he believes fishing CAPITOL Pond
Col. reTJied-vihout hesitation S said:
Don't muddy the Be patient Don't Be always
job"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-17
Sacred Concert mt Lake Sunday.

Concerts Of an appropriate character
are rendered every Sunday night by the
Marine bandsmen out at Chevy Chase
Lake. The complete section OF the band.
some fifteen or sixteen members. play
selections ranging from classic sacred Sc
lections to present-day compositions. To
hear such music farltlessly given as It
always is by these famous players. Is q
great treat. and hundrrds of benches in the
vicinity of the music hall shell holds large
audiences every concert There are the
usual Examinations Sunday evenings and
the refreshment booths are open to cater
TO visitors. but the dancing pavilion and
concessions booths are not running as
on week day evenings.