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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
POLICE SHOOT
INTO EQRE|GNERs
Could Not 9 e voliey Of Sticks and
Stone 3 ID Rain Of Bullets
$ m the Excited
- Miners.
THREE STOP BULLETS
AS Usual the innocent Bystander Got
the Only Fatal Wound
In the Az
fray.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
POTTSvILLE, Pa, May SIN a
clash between detail of seven state
police and foreign mine workers at
Minerville today, three of the foreign
ers were shot and woman was in
jured by being struck on the knee by
brick. The riot created intense ex-
citement in the town and troop CT
state police that had Just arrived
from Greensburg was hastily thrown
into the place and is now patrolling
the various thoroughfares.
For the last four or FIVE mornings
the foreigners have been stopping
pump men and firemen on their way to
work at the various colleries. This
morning mob of about 1,500 gathered
in the northwestern portion of the
town and began holding up men on
their way to work. Four state police
men appeared on the scene and at
| tempted to escort the workmen
| through the crowd, but were forced
back The police then telephoned to
| the Pottsville barracks for reinforce
ments and soon three additional men
appeared. All the policemen were
mounted Shortly afterward Superin-
tendent Kaiser OF the Pine Hill Coal
company started to escort several fire.
men into his plant. Surrounded by
mounted state police, he and his mer
started for the col.iery Gut the moi
quickly closed in The policemen
formed circle around the men. Some
one in the crowd threw a rock and ont
OF the policemen's helmets went spin
ming In the air. This was signal fol
a general fusillade of sticks ane
stones. The policemen drew theil
clubs and tried to keep the mob lack
but we're greeted BIZ another shower O
missiles. Finally Kaiser and his mel
made a break through what appeared
to be the weakest portion of the mol
and the policemen tried to cover theil
retreat. Several shots rang out from
the mob Then the state police pul
their guns and fired in the air, ant
their fire was answered by the mob
bullets whistling by me heads Of thu
policemen, who then fred point blanl
into the mob. Three men were see1
to fall, and the yelling aliens paused
wavered and then broke and ran. Th'
police escorted Kaiser and his mel
to the Pine Hill colliery.
Two Of the men wounded are for
Il eigners. Their injuries are not con
sidered serious. David Davis, an Amer
lean, who was on the outskirts of tn
mob, was shot in the stomach and ma.
die. Mrs. Mary Wool. who was stand
ing on her porch, was struck by
J brick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Weather Conditions

There has been rain in the Ohio
valley, the lake region and north
eastern states, attending a depression
which is passing north OF the lakes and
the rainfall is heavy at New York
city.
In the west field of moderately
high pressure extends from the Pacific
slope to the western gulf, fair moder-
ately cool weather prevailing in this
territory. 1t is somewhat cooler in the
upper Mississippi valley and there has
been no important change in the tenn
perature in other districts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Miners Stayed at Home.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I ]
SHAMOKIN, Pa, May s.-Fearing
that the presence of the state police
would result in Increased attacks upon
the miners train. many mine employees
refused 70 go to work on regular
miners accommodation trains today
They declared the presence OF the
police and their attitude toward the
idle miners, was resulting in such bit
ter feeling that serions trouble can
hardly be averted. Consequently most
Of the company hands elected to stay
at home today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Socialists Are Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, May S.-The COM
ing convention of the socialist party
at indianapolis, will be the greatest
in the history OF the party and will
mark new epoch in the history of
the movement according to Represen-
tative Victor L., Berger. the Wiscon-
sin socialist congressman. who today
gave out the following statement:
The coming convention will be the
greatest in the history of our party for
two reasons:
ut will mark the passing of the
purely agitational epoch and its begin
ming as one of the greatest political
parties-the third party still. but de-
stined to become the second party
soon.
we shall be compelled to make
certain changes in our constitution
which will protect the socialist party
against cranks, freaks and impossible
lists who fssten themselves upon ev-
cry great movement and are doing
our cause great injury.
How such a precaution can be
made effective in a radical organiza-
ton | do not know. Socialism is an
international movement, intent upon
changing the laws of every country
so as to bring our industrial demo-
cracy into our economic conditions.
Therefore, everybody who knows
anything about socialism knows that
as a. matter of fact it is the very op-
posite of anarchism. A syndicalist IS
only q thinly veiled anarchist and as
such has no business in our party
That ought to be made plain at the
next convention to the Industrial
workers of the world, and all those
who sympathize with direct action
Moreover, socialists have good
reasons to expect to elect quite mum
bor of members to the next congress.
Therefor without in any way forget
ting their final objective of abolish
ing the capitalist system, the conyen.
tion must adopt a program which VIII
appeal to every man and woman work
ing with brain and hrawn I be,ia7e
the convention will do Its duty in that
respect
81 do not believe that we should en-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
WANT MISSIONS
IN ANY PLACE
Methodist General Conference Do
olares It Is Its Duty to Press
Work In the Catholic
Countries.
FOSTER sUPERsT1T1oNs
Fund for superannuated Minister,
Which viii Total s5,ooo,ooo
/ VIII Likely be Raised In
/ Few Years.
FOSTER sUPERsTIT1oNs

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May s-By
the unanimous adoption today of the
resolution introduced Monday by
Rev. Rice of Chilli, the Methodist gen.
eral conference is squarely on record
in favor of classifying Catholic and
Greek churches countries as proper
mission fields. The recent world mis-.
sionary conference at Edinburgh,
Scotland. imposed limitations upon
mission work by evangelistic churches
in such countries. The resolution
adopted depreciates this action and
says:
Whereas in all those lands which
form large part Of the missionary
field OF the NJ e. church the teach
ings and practices of Romanism de-
prive the people of the bible, pervert
many OF the fundamental doctrines
of christianity and foster supersti-
| tions which ALLEVIATE the thinking
classes and bind heavy burdens upon
+ the people:
BE it resolved that we will most
vigorously protest against any future
( exclusion of missions in Greek or Ro-
man Catholic countries from mission
j ary gatherings, and:
/ "Be it resolved, that 1T is our duty
/ to oppose the Vaccinations OF Ro-
4 manism and to counteract its attempt
] to gain an ever increasing control Of
our public schools to use the public
funds for sectarian schools and, final
4 ly,
BE 1t resolved that we feel the
deepest sympathy with love toward
the priests and people within the
Greek and Roman Catholic churches
who are working toward more spirit
& ual Interpretation of the christian
faith"
Provision is to be made at the pres
ent conference for a proper celebra
tion Of the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the NJ Z. church, In
1914. A fund will likely be raised for
superannuated ministers during the
next few years, which will total So,
100000.
A change in the educational re
quirements for ministers is to be
made at this conference and instead
: of admitting only graduates of Metho
dist colleges, a graduate of any col
lege of equal standing with the Metho
dist schools is to be eligible for il
cense' to enter the Methodist minis
TRY.
The conference yesterday voted
down the proposition to establish
court of final appeals to which con
, troversies could be taken from thu
, decisions OF the bishops,
For the first time since the spli
, over slavery in the days of the civi
, war, American Methodism Is unite'
, in spirit If not in actuality.
= The general conference today tool
, signal action toward healing the oil
{ breach when, by rising vote, 1t de
, clared in favor Of union with tn,
. Methodist Church South. While tn
delegates stood to man signifyin
their approval of the plan, the venel
. able Bishop Warren of Colorado le
. in prayer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast

For Keokuk and yicinity-Fair to-
night and Thursday: not much change
in temperature.
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri
Fair tonight and Thursday. Not mucn
change in the temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Last sever DAYS in Ohio.

WINCHESTER, Ohio May S.-Pres-
ident Taft will spend the last seven
days before the Ohio primaries May
81, in this state, it was announced on
his special train this morning.
The president will leave Washing
ton for Ohio next Sunday. His first
stop will be at Marietta, where he
will speak Monday morning.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week will be days of hard
campaigning such as Taft has never
put in before.
Thursday he will rest in Cleveland
and address mass meeting in Cleve.
land Thursday night. Taft will be in
Columbus Sunday May 10, and attend
church. He will wind up his campaign
with speech in Dayton Monday
night the eve of the primaries
The president then will go to Gin.
clnnati TO vote Tuesday, returning 10
washington Immediately thereafter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Local Observations

May 7, p. M, "a degrees, clear.
May s, a. M, 5S degrees. clear.
Mean temperature for May 7th, 70
degrees; highest so; lowest SO; lowest
last night So.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Taft is Tired But Manages to Arouse the Voters
of Ohio During His Campaign for
Renomination
The POLITICAL NEWS OF The DAY.
Roosevelt Has Majority of Delegates in Texas
and Figures on Getting Four More Today
From Kansas.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
PEBBLES, o., May s.-Continuing
his fighting tactics against Roose-
welt, but in voice thick with sleep
and manner that lacked vigor, Presi-
dent Taft was out with the lark this
morning to start one of the hardest
campaigning days of his life.
Batavia's entire population of $500
was out on the railroad embankment
to give Taft drowsy greeting short
ly after six o'clock. In ten minute
platform talk, Taft repeated the de-
nunciations of his former friend in
much the same language he used on
Monday.
He attacked Roosevelt's recall OF
judicial decisions particularly
"Mr. Roosevelt" said Taft, pro.
poses to introduce into our fundamen'
tai law such innovations and amend
ments as to make our constitution
worth no more than the paper 1t is
written on"
Taft had had little sleep to fortify
himself for the fifteen or more
speeches he will deliver before he
again sees a bed. He was entertain
ed at dinner in Cincinnati until af
ter midnight and the early start to
day necessitated rising at a. m. Al
I extra stop was made at williamsburg
] where large crowd was waiting.
s Il do not appeal as son of Ohio.
ask simple Justice" cried Taft tt
this crowd you'll get it, shouted {
man and the Taft party Is still won
dering whether the man was frient
or foe.
At williamsburg the train began tt
pull out while Taft was speaking.
Stop the train commanded thu
president and then he spoke for tel
minutes longer.
Good sized early morning crowd
greeted Taft at Mount Grab and Sar
dina. The president managed to ca
breakfast between stops.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Guffey Ia Has Been Now.

HARRISBURG, Pa May 8.--For
the first time in 16 years, Col j. NJ.
Guffey and his followers today are
not in control of the democratic or
ganization in Pennsylvania
George w. Guthrie, Vance e. Nc
Cormick and Congressman Mitchell
Palmer are the new leaders following
yesterdays convention. Guffey's men
secured only one concession, the
sewing up of the Pennsylvania nation
al delegation and its delivery to
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey, so long as his name is. be-
fore the convention" at Baltimore.
This means that the twelve dele
gates at large are bound at the Balti
more convention Fifty-eight of the
GA delegates were elected for Wilson,
so it means that 70 out of rs votes
from Pennsylvania are tied to the
New Jersey governor so long as his
name is under consideration.
Palmer. who was chairman of the
committee on resolutions. had the
binding feature taken out, but it
4 slipped through later.
The new organization is thus pre-
vented from trading anything at
Baltimore.
1t is probable that Mitchell Palmer
will be the next democratic national
/ committeeman and Guthrie probably
will come out for the state chairman
ship.
The reorganizers' platform declares
for the initiative and referendum and
votes for women.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Kansas Convention Today.

INDEPENDENCE, Kans., May 81
The Kansas republican convention
which meets here today will instruct
four delegates at large for Colonel
Roosevelt Before the convention was
called to order, the Roosevelt sup
porters claimed $50 OF the S9s dele
gates seated
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Daily River Bulletin
River Forecast.

The river will continue to fall slow
ly from Davenport to Keokuk during
the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Underwood Wins.

JACKSON, Miss, May s-Oscar
Underwood carried Mississippi in the
democratic presidential preference
primary held yesterday, according to
practically complete returns. Latest
returns give Underwood 5,206 and
Wilson 3,o10. An exceedingly light
vote was cast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-08
Wilson and Roosevelt.

DALLAS, Texas, May Practical
ly complete returns received today
from yesterdays democratic and re-
publican conventions show that Will
son and Roosevelt won sweeping vic
tories. Wilson's lead is even larger
than his supporters forecasted, re-
turns this morning giving him 337
votes in the state convention against
124 for Harmon and Al for Clark The
controlling vote is 312, and the re
suit adds Texas 40 delegates to Will
sons. string in the national conyen-
tion.
On the republican side Roosevelt
has won so state convention votes
and Taft 80. OF the SO counties send
ing uninstructed delegates with one
vote each, 1t is conceded that all are
for Roosevelt. This assures the
Roosevelt faction control of the state
convention and the 40 national dele
gates.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14
OBITUARY..
Mr.. Hayes Dead.


James F.. Hays died Sunday morn
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Fisher, after an illness Of many
months.
He was janitor at Adams Express
office. He was taken very Ill q month
ago, and was taken to the home OF his
niece, Mrs. A. G. Fisher.
Takent to his bed Monday week,
he departed from this life to thst De-
yond Sunday morning at 2:1O. s$
His niece said he was so bright
and seemed so happy all day long.
About $3.50 Saturday afternoon he
asked Mr.. Fisher for. the. Bible and
his glasses and reading a chapter IN
John said he was feeling fine.
Mr.. Hays was born in the state
of Missouri, on Feb. Is, 1854.
He came to Newton, a., when
boy. He was married to Miss Belle
Williams who departed this life In
1906.
He is survived by step father,
Anderson Hays brother, a sister-1n-
law, Mrs. L. Mays; niece and neph-
ews who were at his bedside when
he passed away. Rev. Bates of Des
Moines conducting the funeral serv-
ices, assisted by Rev. Taylor. Mrs.
Fisher and daughter, Violet, Mrs. EN-
ma Morton, Mr.. George Lee, accom-
panied the remains to Newton, Ia.
where it was laid away in the family
yard.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14
CEDAR RAPIDS NEWS.

Sunday was Rally day ut Bethel A
NJ. E. Church. The subscribers did
well, raising over two hundred and
fifty dollars which, was real good fol
starter. r n,
The next rally will be in June.
There was quite large congregation
at church all day Sunday to listen to
very able discourse delivered by Rev
Slater. The choir rendered fine pro-
CRANE both afternoon and evening
Mrs. H. Florences, pianist, Mrs. E. G,
Thomas, chorister.
Mrs. Alice Thompson Of Muscatine
was visitor in our city Sunday on
her way home from the State Fedora.
tion of Colored Womens Clubs.
One Of the greatest events Of last
week was the public school field meet
A feature of the exhibition was the
runs and jumping Of Harry Lavelle a
16 year old colored lad who will enter
High school next fall.
He won the hundred yard dash in 10:
3-5 seconds, a better record than that
made by the high school boys and in
the broad jumps his record was 10 feet
and 2 inches, a remarkable record for
so young an athlete.
Bergh Martin Of Red Oak, Ia, re-
turned home last week after six weeks
visit with his grand mother Mrs. Mar
tin Brooks and aunts Mrs. Jessie
Smith and Miss Helen Martin.
Everybody regretted to see little
Bergh go, as he was q dear little fel-
low and loved by all. We all hope he
will come again soon.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14

Attorney Jas. Spears OF Buxton was
in Abba on Friday Of this week.
Mrs. Virginia Burns and Miss Eth
81 Burns Of Hooking were in Abba
Tuesday.
Mrs. Luke Mosely Of Hiteman was
in town Saturday. 70.
Attorney Geo. H. Woodson Of Bux.
ton was In town on business Friday.
Mrs. Joe Robson Of Hooking was
in town Friday. r..##..@
Mrs. Thomas johnson and her son
Sam Johnson Of Buxton were In town
this week. r..
Mrs. E. Grayson Jetfers Of Des
Moines has been busy the past week
lunching and being entertained by
her many friends in Abba. -,
Mr.. W.. H. Bowman has returned
from Colfax springs, where he has
been taking treatment for the past
two weeks. .s..... .,-.t,
Mrs. E. Grayson Jeffers returned
to Des Moines on Monday afternoon.
Constable Chas. Watson of Buxton
brought couple OF men from Bux-
ton and placed them in Monroe coun-
ty Jail, charged with bootlegging
whisky.
The colored people of Abba picnic
at the City Park on Sunday having
their annual picnic.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14

Mendenhall gave some very splendid
addresses. At the close Of the re-
marks the committee served an ele-
CANT supper. All report a pleasant
time.
Mrs. Joanna johnson left last week
for her home In Oralabor after hav-
ing spent pleasant visit with her
sister Mrs. Alice Poe.
Mr.. Jas. Grimes was taken very
seriously. Ill last Tuesday but Is re-
ported much improved at this writing.
We trust he will soon recover.
Rev. Samuel Johnson was the guest
of Rev. Mendenhall over Sunday and
preached a splendid sermon at the
evening service.
Sunday, June I'd.
Mrs. e. E. Whitfield. field secretary
Of the Woman's Convention, gave .
Rev. G. H. Mendenhall left Tuesday
for Mt. Pleasant to attend the 8. 8.
Convention.
Mrs. c. G. Green is on the sick
list. @
The Mission Circle is progressing
nicely and Is having some very help
full discussions each week.
Mrs. Angeline Logan who has been
sick for more than a year departed
this life last Thursday. The funeral
was conducted from Mt. Zion Baptist
church Sunday p. M. and the body
was taken to Shelbina, Mo-, for bur-
ial. She has been q member OF said
church and choir for many years, al
so q member Of Hermoin Court No.
'256 of Court Of Calanthe which order
had charge of her remains. Rev.
Woodard officiated at the funeral.
Under the auspices of the Progress
sive Lodge No. 16, there will be
grand celebration here July 4th. The
principal speakers of the day will be
Gov. Clarke, Hon. Geo. H. Woodson,
DR.. E. A. Carter. Further announce
ments will be given later.
Little "Dodo" Walker accompanied
her grandfather and deceased grand
mother to Shelbina, Nc, where Mrs.
Logan Is to be buried.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14
ST. JOSEPH, MO. NEWS.

MI. FRANK JACKSON OF ACcnlSOn,
Kas. spent few days Of last week in
our city,
Miss Many Hundley one of theteach-
ers at the Bartlett school left last
week for indianapolis, Ind. to spend
her summer vacation.
Prof. Black of Plattsburg, District
Deputy Of the U. B. F. was in the city
this week meeting the various lodges
of that order.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Whitsey of sos
N. 25th st. gave dinner party last
Wednesday evening, complimentary to
the Misses Olda and Essie Anderson of
Lawrence, Kan. The former has been
one Of the teachers at Douglass school
the past year and her sister came up to
visit her and attend the closing ever
cises Of the school. They returned, to
their home last Saturday. 1.4}@
As stated in recent issue of the
"Bystander Tuesday Of last week
was the closing day for the schools
until September. The principals re-
port very successful year but the
daily attendance was not quite as large
during the winter months as it was
last year owing to the extremely deep
SHOWS and cold weather. '"@
Dr.. E. G. Morris of Helena, Ark,
president of the National Baptist Con.
vention spent last Sunday in this city
and delivered an address at the
Francis Baptist church, he was accom-.
panied by his son who is cashier of
one Of the banks of Helena.
The Mesdames Geo. W. Walker and
Ida Walker have returned from the an.
nual meeting of the H. of j., which met
at Joplin, Mo.
The following teachers OF the Lin.
coin school whose homes are not in this
city, the Misses Chew, Fields, Shreeve
have made their departure. Miss Chew
going to Nashville, Tenn, Miss Fields
/ to Marysville, for a few weeks an6
! from there to Peoria, Ill. and Miss
1 Shreeves to Atchison, Kans. .Severa
/ of the young men are slightly depres
! sed since there has been such an ex
odrs Of the young ladies.
Quarterly meeting was observed a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14
DEs MONIES. IOWA. FRIDAY. JUNE Ia, 1912.

DR.. Dilemma, native african
preached quite an interesting sermon
at Bethel church last Sunday night
He will lecture on the 2Sth. ~ ~.
!, Rev. L.. A. Joplin received the sad
news Of the death Of his ouly sister
who lived in Missouri.
The report that Mrs. VIM. Taylor
was ill with pneumonia as noted few
weeks ago was mistake. It was later
learned that it was serious heart
attack. However we re glad that she
has now fully recovered and was one
among the Keokuk number to attend
the General Conference at Kansas City.
The sad death Of Zethia Cartmill
who committed suicide by drowning in
the river at Fl. Madison is deeply de-
plored by number Of friends here.
Funeral services were conducted at Pill
grims Rest church here last Sunday
week. Burial was in Oakland GENE.
tery. @'R" PHI &ss a.a. ,.fr. -.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-14

I desire to thank my friends for
what they did for me in my cam
paign. feel very grateful to them
and take this opportunity of thanking
them.
l did not get the support that ex-
pected and should have gotten. OF
course that was due principally to
the lack of organization among Negro
voters. I feel that if such organiza-
ton had been perfected as is sublime
ly characteristic of all other nations
and races there would have been no
chance for my defeat.
This was the best chance that the
race has had for twenty years to go
on record as a potent factor in poll
tics in Polk County and we as a race
should feel keenly the Importance OF
perfect organization.
Respectfully yours,
A. L. SMITH.