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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Farmers Wife Murdered.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice1
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. t.
Mrs. Gordon Priest, 80, wife Of farm
err, was found murdered with hatch
ct early today Her head and neck
were gashed and sleeping baby ly-
ing beside the body unhurt was spat-
tered with blood. Priest reported
the murder, saying that he discover
ed the body when he returned from
milking his COWS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Wolf Thrown Out.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Aug. Suit was
brought today against the Illinois
Athletic Club by A. D. Wolf who is
said to be the son OF millionaire
shoe manufacturer of Cincinnati, de
handing reinstatement in the club
VOLTS complaint alleges that he was
deprived Of membership on account OF
remarks he made about officers of the
organization. Attorneys for the plain
tiff said that they would show In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Hides and Wool Rates.

rJrnited Press Leased Wire service.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. THE inter
state commerce commission decided
today to grant further hearing on
the Question Of hides and wool rates
from west to east at Denver on Sep
TENDER IT, The commission recently
ordered reimbursement OF these rates
but additional complaints led to re
opening Of the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
$500 For Charity.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. Ton request
ol Colonel g. D.. Steever at 81 Paso,
.ne war department sent him $500 to
oe expended in caring for destitute
refugees from Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Albanian Victory.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. Albanian
rebels today captured Uskub, the
base of the Turkish troops fighting
them. They announce they will short
ly hold congress to declare Al
bania's independence of the sultan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Railroad Wreck.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
ROGERS, Ark, Aug. Six pas
sengers were injured. two probably
fatally when the second section OF
st. Louis-San Francisco train No. 6
was wrecked near here early today. A
baggage car and sleeper jumped the
track and went over high embank-
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
American Marines Landed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
San JUAN DEL SUR Mic, Aug. Z
More American marines were land
q IN Nicaragua today, according to
messages from Managua. Fighting IS
niementarily expected, General Mena
- understood to be rapidly increas'
ing his forces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
1rInltx M. E. Society.

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Trim
~ NJ E. church will meet tomorrow
=. .,ternoon at the home Of Mrs. Will
an IN o16 South Thirteenth. Mrs. F.
: - critYey, Mrs. Annie E. Martin and
= 4 Bindel will assist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
FUNERAL RECORD.
) : . : . . = . . . = . =
Robert D. Mckinney

Robert d. Mckinney died Monday,
August 5, at his late residence, 524
South Park street, Kalamazoo. Mich,
and the funeral was held at the home
at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
M. HliI surprIsed.

/ number OF the friends OF Mrs,
cs s Hin, sol Orleans ave-, very
o lao sanity surprised her today, re-
Y',rdinr her that this is her birthday
' an,versary. The afternoon passed
s.a,,ghtfully for the guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
$780,
lawn Social.

= interesting social viii be held
.,,s evening on the pretty lawn at
=. w. home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j.
s sss 1915 Fulton street, under the
sssnices Of st. Mary's Catholic church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

Topeka Casital: A man, in time,
learns the art of wearing muzzle
gracefully, but a woman always
speaks her mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Afternoon Session.

When the convention was called to
order at 1920 Medill Mccormick for
the rules committee read 4 compro-
mise plank naming the party the pro-
gressive party, but agreeing that
where states adopted another name
that action should be approved. The
rule fixing the basis of representation
at one delegate for each ten thousand
votes was amended to one for each
five thousand.
An amendment offered by Delegate
Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, specifically
recognizing the Washington party in
Pennsylvania as the Pennsylvania adj
junct of the party, was accepted by
Chairman Mccormick and the rules
were then adopted without division.
Allen of Kansas then moved to sus-
pend the rules to permit of the pres
entation Of the nominating speeches
and the motion carried almost unant-
mously.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

court that he was thrown out of the
club because he is a Jew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
ROOSEVELT & JOHNSON
BULL MOOSE TICKET
placing OF the Roosevelt electors in
on the ticket In the Buckeye state.
Delay In the Proceedinns
(Continued from page 1.l


Delay In the Proceedings.
AT 11:15 Senator Beveridge said
that the convention would recess I'M
til $3.50 after the permanent organiza-
ton committee had it's report making
the temporary organization perma-
nent. The recess was made necessary
by the delay in the resolutions COM
mittee.
Rabbi Gessen B. Levi, Of Chicago,
delivered the opening Invocation when
the convention was called to order at
1880 by Chairman Beveridge.
The report of the permanent organ
ization committee was presented by
Chairman Chas. r. Scott, of Alabama.
1t made the temporary organization
permanent.
Medill Mccormick, OF Illinois. was
given an enthusiastic reception as he
read the report of the committee on
rules. already made public.
His declaration that the party
should be known as the progressive
party was greeted with cheers as was
his statement that representation
should be based on actual votes on
the ten thousand basis, in addition to
the regular delegate from each con.
gressional district.
| Former Governor Hamilton OF I'LL
nois, moved to amend to rules to
read that the name OF the part.
should be the national progressive
party or the progressive party the
name to be optional in the various
states.
The rules committee then withdrew
its report for the present and Chair
man VIM. H. Hotchkiss was recogniz
ed to report on the condition of thu
party in the empire state. Meanwhil,
the rules committee agreed to try ant
agree on the name problem.
Adjourned Until I O'Clock,
L When the motion to recess unit
4 2:30 was made, Henry Allen of Kan
sas, moved to proceed to the nomina
ton Of candidates for president an
vice president. His motion was rule
out of order by Chairman Beyeridg
and then Allen moved to suspend tn
rules so that nominations might b
made.
Tim Woodruff Of New York wa
recognized and declared that the den
ocrats were severely criticised fc
adopting the method of nominatin
!. before agreeing on the platform. Sue
procedure. he said, was unfair
the candidates.
Bill Finn of Pennsylvania objecte
I. to Woodruff's contentious, declarin
, that most of the Pennsylvania del
! gates wanted to go home late today
"Let us get through with the pr
gram and nominate now he shou
ed. I'VE can get through with II
. oratory anyhow. We are hampers
with rules anyhow. Let us throw the
n overheard"
Former Governor Fort of New Vol
appealed to have the regular ord
followed but moved as an amendmel
| that the recess be taken until
\ o'clock
e The recess was finally taken unit
g one o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
-. c.rrolI snea,<s Thursday.

MIA. CArroIJ SPEAKS IHurS.ay.
MRS B. f. Carroll will speak before
!, number OF guests at the home Of
Ms Harry =. Reeves on Thursday
morning, Aug. Is,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

Afternoon Bridge Party.
MRS Chandler Carter entertained a
.omnany Of ladies this afternoon at
bridge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

Swedish Missionary Society.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society OF the Swedish NJ e. church,
met last night with M s. O. Larson
los South Second Street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
rrworth Leaque Postponement.

Epworth League Postponennent.
The business and social meeting of
me trinity Epworth league, which
uas appointed to meet tomorrow
evening has been postponed to Tues
day evening OF next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
Licensed to Wed.

Herman Walch, age n, and Bessie
Shoemaker, age Is, both of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

-Pead The Daily Gate CITY for
sporting news
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w ant Column
WANTED.

wANTED--Young man bookkeeper.
State experience and salary, Adj
dress X.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07
FOR SALE.

FOR sAI,E-Three choice building
sites. Facing Morgan street, b0xSO,
5Ox7O. 50x140 Price and terms reason
able. Mrs. w. Frank Brown, SlS
North Fifth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

WANTED-Girl to assist in genera
house work. Apply s1i North Fifth
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-07

WANTBD-Good girl for general
housework. Inquire e27 Exchange
st.
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PERSONALS.

Attorney w. J. Roberts has gone to
Wyoming to look after business mat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
COACH RICHARDS RESIGNS
Refusal of University Faculty to Ex,
cuse Athletes from Military Drill
Is Given as the Reason.

MISUNDERSTANDING the action of
the University of Wisconsin faculty
i'll forcing athletes to take military
drill to the exclusion of athletics.
John R. Richards, head coach of the
Wisconsin baseball and football
teams, has severed his connection
with the university.
That the faculty action in refus-
ing to excuse athletes from military
drill makes it absolutely impossible
to place competitive athletics on an
efficient basis at the university is the
reason Coach Richards gives for his
action.
The connection of John R. Rich
ards with Wisconsin athletics has
been a notable one. In 1895 he was
captain Of the football team. For
four years he was a member of the
varsity track team, holding the CON
ference record in the high hurdles.
In 1894 he was a member of the
varsity crew.
During the last fifteen years he has
been engaged largely in coaching
work, coming to Wisconsin last fall.
The record of his football team made
Richards one of the great coaches of
the country.
The resignation will take effect
on Aug. 2, when Coach Richards
present contract expires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
CAVEIN KILLS FOUR GIRLS
Farm Near Black Greek is Scene of
Fatal Gravel Pit Accldent-B Bodies
Found by Sea- c7rng Party.

Green Bay.-Four little girls, aged
9 to Il years, were suffocated be-
meath tons of falling sand in the
cavein of gravel pit on the Barth
farm near Black Greek.
The children are:
Amanda Barth, aged II.
Augusta Barth, aged II.
Katie Barth, aged 9.
Gretchen Rosenberg, aged 9.
After hours of frantic search by
a party organized by the parents of
the Barth children, the sand pit was
investigated and the little mutilated
bodies, all evidencing severe physi-
cal injuries, were discovered in a
pathetic group beneath ten feet of
earth.
The girls left the Barth home early
in the afternoon to corral the COWS.
When they did not return their par
ents became apprehensive, and fear
ing that the children might have en-
countered wolves, organized a search
ing party, which discovered that a
bank of the large sand pit had col
lapsed and the fate Of the tots real
lied.
Shovels were procured but it was
at least five hours after the accident
that the first body was recovered.
The children had evidently been
playing in the pit and were caught
without warning by the avalanche of
sand All lay within a few feet of
each other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Not All as CAV as They Seem.

No sane man doubts that the WON
en- Of this country viii obtain the
right to vote in good time, but that
day will not be advanced by absurd
ties.
In Boston, for example, says the
Wash ngton Post, there is an or
ganiza ton known as the Woman's
Homestead association, an officer OF
which describes bachelors as "arro-
giant and egotistic," and declares that
they make money their god and
eyadc their duties to society" and
tEis despite the fact that if the truth
could be ascertained it would be
found that perhaps 80 per cent Of the
men who remain unmarried do so out
Of a sense of duty to dependent moth
ers. sisters of younger brothers, and
not because of seIfshness nor for any
other reason rejecting either upon
their character or their opinion of
woman Many a bachelor who goes
through life bearing the reputation of
being a gay old boy, free from the
cares of mauimony. is doing his duty
to society by patiently bearing a bur
den OF which the world knows moth.
ing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23

Mrs. Crane Charges Laxity in
Meat Inspection.
SAYS THERE IS COLLISION
Tells House Committee interests of
People Are Betrayed by Federal
Officials Through Friend
ship to Packers.

Washington, May 10.-Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
who inspected packing plants and
slaughter houses in several western
cities, told the house committee in
Yestigating the department of agri-
culture that the people are denied the
only safeguard to meat inspection by
notification Of the laws through or
ders issued by the department and
through the Iaxity in the enforcement
Of the modified regulations at the be
hest Of the meat packers.
Sustaining her charges that the
trade legend of inspected and
marked" by the government, was not
safeguarded, Mrs. Crane produced a
can Of Armour & Co.'S leaf lard,
which when opened, was found to be
filed with candy.
1T could just as we'll have con
tanned anything else, wholesome or
unwhOlesOme, so far as the inspection
was concerned" she said.
Mrs Crane was subpoenaed by the
committee to testify in connection
Win Inc ~NG4SCu I6SOlUl1Ou III oil III
vestigation of the bureau of animal
industry, Of which DR.. A. A. Melvin
is chairman, because of failure to en-
force the meat inspection law and
collision between the beef packers
and department of agriculture officials.
Meat inspection is a guarantee by
the government to the people Of its
Wholesomeness," Mrs. Crane argued.
1T is the only protection they have
Every carcass is a separate problem.
1t must be examined and stamped sep
arately. The first violation Of the in
spection law by the department of
agriculture came less than a year
after its enactment when a regulation
was promulgated permitting the trans
fer Of meat and meat food products
without being marked from the parent
house to branch establishments. This
regulation was made In a secret docu-
ment called a service announcement.
There was a further announcement
that if the government inspection seal
on a meat-laden car was broken on
arrival at its destination, it could be
unloaded. Later this privilege was ex-
tended to wagons transferring prod
ucts to branch establishments"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
Had Meinht Of Evidence

During Gladstone's last contest for
the university in the days of public
voting, Professor Smith was one of
athe telIeTs "A certain don who never
could manage his his wanted to vote
for the Tory candidates, Sir William
Heathcote and Mr.. Claiborne Hardy,
but lost his head and said Il vote for
Glad then suddenly correcting him
self, exclaimed. 4 mean for 'Eathcote
and 'Ardy.' Thereupon Smith said,
Il claim that vote for Gladstone"
But, said the yice-chancellor, the
voter did not finish your candidates
name" THAT is true. said Smith,
but then ne did not even begin the
other two.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
FLOOD LOSS NEAR
To SI00,OO0,OOO
Situation Along Mississippi Be-
comes More Distressing.
FEAR HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
Government Is Furnishing Food to
10000 Refugees-Estimated 20
600 Persons Been Rescued
in Louisiana Alone.

New Orleans, May 10.-Every hour
brings greater distress in the flooded
area OF Louisiana and the situation is
more grave than it has been at any
time since the waters of the Missis-
sippi started to rise.
The backwater from the Torras
creVasse made big breach in the
Des Glaces Ievee, at the junction OF
the Mississippi and Old river, five
miles below Torras, sending a fresh
volume of water into a vast and fertile
sugar country
Appeals for boats are coming from
every direction, much faster than they
can be responded to. How many lives
have been lost cannot even be esti-
mated, but the dead will number at
least several hundred.
Couriers are riding ahead Of the ad-
vancing waters inland, warning the
inhabitants to fee for their lives.
The leYees of New Orleans are still
holding out against the water, and
federal engineers express confidence
that they viii successfully withstand
e
river has risen six inches in the last
"a hours and it is believed the crisis
will be reached here within two days.
All possible is being done TO relieve
the suffering of the thousands Of
homeless and to strengthen the Ievees
which still remain intact. The govern
ment is now furnishing food to ap-
roroyiro n +oIv I On nm ,cF,roo- ~ +ho
territory from the mouth of the Ar
kansas river to the gulf. The gun
boat Petrol and the battleship Ne
braska proceeded up the river, distrib-
uting provisions and taking many peo-
pie from RATS, from tops of floating
houses and from treetops.
Seventeen persons are known to
have lost their lives Wednesday.
Twelve negroes were drowned when
raft capsized in Point Coupee parish;
three women were drowned when their
raft parted, and two other women
were lost when their skiff, which was
being towed by a government boat,
capsized. One band of 200 men and
women we're rescued from a little
patch OF elevated ground near Opelou-
6as, just before the spot was sub
merged. One of the party swan five
miles to summon aid
More than two thousand persons
have been rescued from the country
flooded by the TorTas break alone,
while it is estimated that total OF
10000 persons have been rescued in
Louisiana up to date.
The estimate Of government officials
that the damage. to property and crops
will be not less than $50,00O,000 is re-
garded here as extremely conserva-
tive. The amount will be closer to
$100,000,000, experts say.
At least one hundred towns have
been completely wiped out in this
state. Scores Of others have been de-
populated. TIE cotton and lumber
industries arr the heaviest losers.
More than Calf Of the hardwood mills
in the stats have been forced to close
down and some of them are surround
ed By ten feet Of water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
WEAR FLAG MEMORIAL DAY
Madison Veterans to Arouse Spirit
of PatTiotism-Ask g. A. r. of
State to Cooperate.

Madison.-In order to arouse a
spirit Of patriotism among the peo-
pie of the state, the Henry Hardin
camp of the Sons of Veterans has
decided to push a campaign for the
wearing of the flag on Memorial day.
It is likely that the local post, in
conjunction with the others in the
state, will secure a large quantity of
small American flags and distribute
them on May 80. The flags will be
small enough to be worn on the
lapel of the coat. Letters have been
sent out to the other state camps
asking their cooperation in the cam
paign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
AsTOR'S WILL is OUT
Document Divides an Estate Valued at
$1o0,ooO,ooO.

Document Divides an Estate Valued at
$1oo,ooO,ooo.
New York, May 8-Mrs. Madeleine
Force Astor, the widow of the late
John Jacob Astor, will not be the mis-
tress Of BeechwOod, the magnificent
Aston home at Newport. She must
give way to the woman who may be-
come the bride of William Vincent AS
tor, the principal heir of the coloneps
estate.
Under the terms of Colonel Astor's
will as made public, the young widow
is to have the use of the income from
a trust fund of 100000, but upon her
death or remarriage the fund goes to
William Vincent Astor. Until the fund
has been established she is to receive
an income of 100000 year. She
also receives an outright legacy of
100000. The Astor town house and
stables at Fifth avenue and Sixty-fifth
street, with all it's furnishings and
equipment is left to her until death
or remarriage, when it is bequeathed
to William Vincent Astor.
These provisions for his widow are
made in lieu of dover and all other
claims upon his estate" says the will.
No mention of Mrs. Ava Willing AS
tor is made in the will, the settlement
made at the time of her divorce hav-
ing disposed of all her claims against
the estate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-23
WILSON WINS TWELVE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Clark Gains Il in Washington-Rc-
publicans Elect Two Delegations
in Arkansas.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 9.-The CUT
fey organization, that has dominated
the Democratic party in this state
since 1895. was swept away at the
Democratic state convention here
Tuesday.
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer is
to take Guffey's place as national COM
mitteeman and George W. Guthrie is
70 be state chairman. These, with
vance c. Mccormick, will constitute
the new party management.
The convention elected twelve dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
ton and instructed them to vote for
Woodrow Wilson to the finish.
The platform advocates the initia-
tive and referendum, woman suffrage
and the enactment Of laws to deprive
the judiciary of all executive duties
and prohibit its interference with the
functions Of the legislature in the en-
ployment of the police power.
Little Rock, Ark, May 9.-The Re
publicans Of Arkansas held two state
conventions here Tuesday, selected
two state tickets, two sets Of dele
gates to the national convention and
instructed for President Taft and Colo
mel Roosevelt.
Walla Walla, Wash, May 9.-The
state Democratic convention here
Tuesday voted to indorse Champ
Clark as its candidate for president.
The vote stood: Clark, ass; Wilson,
los; Bryan, 1851; Harmon, ~.
Baltimore, Nd, May 9.-Thecdore
Roosevelt wins in the Maryland pri-
maries by a narrow margin.
His popular majority in the state
wide primaries was 5000, while
Clark's plurality over Wilson was H.
500.
Dallas, Tex, May 9.-Returns show
that Woodrow Wilson is in the lead in
the number of instructed delegates to
the Democratic state convention
chosen at the various county conven-
tons.
Wilson has PSI delegates to the
state convention; Harmon, 65, and
Clark, %. Thirteen counties gave no
instructions.
The number of votes necessary to
control the Republican convention is
127. Returns give Roosevelt so dele
gates and Taft 80. Twenty-seven
counties did not instruct