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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
DEMOCRATS WERE
NOT SURPRISED
Woodrow Wilson Camp Says Hearst.
Harrison Faction Did the
Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE result
Of the democratic primaries in Illi-
nois was mot unexpected according
to statement issued today by Will
liam F. McCoombs, campaign man
ager for Governor Woodrow Wilson.
All the former Harmon and Under
wood workers campaigned against
Wilson for Champ Clark He said that
for three months Speaker Clark has
had perfect organization throughout
the state abundantly supplied with
funds "The snap primary bill passed
only few days ago furnished an op,
portunity to the Hearst-Harrison fac.
tion to give orders to their workers
in every precinct in the state to bring
out the vote for Clark he added.
THE Wilson campaign. on the other
hand, was carried on entirely through
publicity. There were no Wilson
workers at the polls. There was nc
money to put them there. He is max
ing combinations with no one, and is
appealing TO the people of this coun
try for their support
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Blue Bird still Flies.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, April Holding the
Shuberts theatrical agencies to be
solvent and well able to finance the
Blue Bird production, Justice Bis
choff here today denied the applica-
tion of Liebler and Company that a
receiver be appointed for the Blue
Bird" company. Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for the Shubert3, set forth
that there were s2,O0o,o0o in securities
and property in New York and that
they do a business throughout the
country of s4,oo0o0O a year. He Of
fered to furnish a bond of $4,000 to
guarantee the proper administration
of the Blue Bird company. This was
accepted and the application for re-
ceiver was denied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
BEATEN TO DEATH IN
UNEQUAL BOXING MATCH

unconscious shortly before midnight.
For two hours the attendants at the
Sharkey athletic club had endeavored
in vain to arouse him from stupor
which overcame him when he left the
ring after an unequal battle with a
Chicago boxer. Goldberg collapsed up
on reaching his dressing room and al
though revived several times sank
again into state of coma.
When the ambulance was called, the
surgeons found Goldberg's face and
head terribly bruised and cut. Symp
toms OF blood clot on the brain was
apparent.
Although the doctors labored over
him all night, he died early today.
The police began search for the
prize fighter who had beaten Goldberg
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
SMALLPOX MAY
FOLLOW FLOOD
One Town In Devastated District Re
ports the Disease Has
Made Its Appear
anes.
THE RIVER : FALLING
/
Greatest Suffer- ls Reported Al
i Along the Line Whore the
Levees Are
/ Broken.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1.-THE
government steamer Nokomis reached
Tiptonville, Tenn, today after having
made stops at Columbus, KY, Hick-
man and New Madrid, Mo. At all
points the greatest suffering was re
ported. An unofficial report received
at New Madrid says Smallpox has ap-
peared at Wyatt and two deaths have
resulted from fever. It is estimated
that there are $500 persons homeless
in the vicinity Of New Madrid, Upton.
vile and Hickman and the steamer ts
leaving plentiful supplies at all points
The river has fallen nine-tenths Of
foot here today and one-tenth al
Cairo. The waters. registered ell al
Vicksburg, Miss, however, rise o.
fiye-tenths. At New Orleans rise oI
three-tenths was noted, the stage be
ing 1875.
The remaining levees in the st
Francis basin were still holding to
! day, and the danger is believed to bt
nearly passed The levees abou
| Vicksburg and points south are nov
subjected to a terrific strain and thous
ands of men are working to avert dis
! aster.
4 Engineers believe the worst is owe
and are expecting no more breaks un
less they come from the bottom OF
/ water-soaked levee In the nature o
cave-ins like the break at Wilson.
4 There is still danger at Luxora, Bal
Il field, Osceola and Caruthersville an
i over one hundred thousand bags wer
sent to these points by the govern
ment last night.
4 No breaks are reported this mornin
on the Yazoo levees but there will b
L danger there for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
TRAMP BURNED
IN CITY HALL
Fire Department Apparatus Was
Locked up Inside the Burn-
Ing Building.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
GENEVA, ILL.,, April 1.-THE city
hall here was completely destroyed by
fire early today Frank Johnson, a
man who had solicited a nights lodg-
ing in the Jail part of the building,
was burned to death In his cell. 1t is
believed the fire was started bv an
unknown tramp who had been locked
up in the "bull PEN in the basement.
The police believe the tramp escaped
and set fire to the building. ALI the
fire fighting apparatus in the town
was stored in the city hall and volun-
teers were helpless to fight the blaze
The officials seemed to have forgot
ten the presence of Johnson in one OF
the cells until it was too late to save
him. He appeared at the police sta
tion early last night in an intoxicated
condition and asked for place to
sleep. The loss is estimated at $40,
600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
HOME RULE FOR
IRELAND IS Up
Bill Presented Today In the House Of
Commons and Creating a
Great Amount Of
Argument.
IsUFFRAGETTEs BARRED
No Women Allowed Inside the Build
Ing Excepting Those Who Have
Been Given
Tickets.

UNITED 4ress Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON. April 11.-With floor and
galleries crowded the house Of COM
mons settled down today for the
third fight for Irish home rule in
quarter of century, when Premier
Asquith presented the bill Of the lib
eral government for autonomy in Ire
land.
Thousands were anxious to hear
the debate on the measure, but the
limited gallery space would accommo-
date but few of them in the cham
ber. A large delegation from Ireland
clamored In vain for seats and 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that a num-
Der of Irish bishops secured seats In
the distinguished strangers" gallery.
In order to prevent any suffragette
disturbances the utmost care was TAX
en- to issue tickets to the ladies gal
lery only to wives and daughters Of
members.
! Before the house convened, the
Irish nationalists held caucus to de-
eide on order of their speakers in de-
bate. But two nationalist members
who are absent in Australia, failed to
attend.
Following Asquith's opening explain
alton of the bill, Sir Edward Carson,
the Irish Unionist leader, was to at
tack the measure. Next on the pro-
gram was the nationalist leader, John
e. Redmond.
7. Premier Asquith prefaced the intro
i ducgsur OF tine bill With a-iengthy ar.
gument for the necessity of home rule
for the proper progress Of Ireland.
/ II cannot admit the right of a rela-
lively small minority Of the Irish. in
Ulster, to veto the will of the vast
majority of Irish who favor this bill" !"
he said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
IDENTITY OF
INSANE GIRL
Was Music Student of Great Promise
Until Her Mind
Gave Away.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. April ia human
drama of intense interest today sur
rounded the Identification of Clara
Conner. Al, formerly from Shelbyville,
Ind, as the mysterious woman who
for twenty years had been the sole
companion OF Prof Louis G. Parma.
the musician found dead in his bed
room with the woman bending over
him She is now in Bellevue, under
observation.
Twenty years ago Miss Conner
came to Prof. Parma as a atrEent.
She showed musical genius and the
music master became devoted to her.
Having no near relatives, Parma
treated her as an adopted daughter.
She was to become a star, Parma Of
ten declared. Just as her expectations
of success were highest, she became
insane.
Her ability to take lessons passed
away. To conceal it all. and to pre-
vent her from being sent to an asylum
the old professor cared for the girl as
daughter until his mind, too, became
upset which eventually caused his
own death. Miss Conner was identi-
fed by Mr.. and Mrs. Gray who have
known her since childhood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
TAMMANY HALL
RULES THE STATE
New York Democrats VIII Garry Out
the VIII Of Boss Murphy at
the Baltimore
Convention.
BIG FOUR DELEGATION
First Ballot VIII be Cast for Mayor
Gaynor a. Compliment But
He May Enter the
Race.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, April 11.--An unin-
structed delegation pledged by resolu-
ton as a unit on all subjects, and GER
tain to carry out the will of Boss
Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany Hall,
will represent the Empire state at the
Baltimore convention. This was de-
termined by the democratic conven-
tion here today. Murphy was accept
ed as a state leader, and the dele
gates, after naming the congressional
district and big four delegation to
Baltimore, adopted a platform assail-
ing President Taft for his vetoes Of
the various bills reducing the tariff
and lauding the action of the demo
cratic house of representatives.
The leaders agreed that the conven-
| ton was to be one-day affair. Fol-
| lowing the rule OF the state commit
tee. the various congressional district
delegations met first and elected their
representatives to Baltimore. For the
most part they we're men selected by
the conferences that followed the re
cent primaries. The slate for the "bie
four" had been prepared by the lead
ers last night. 1t comprised United
States Senator O'Gorman, Governor
Dix. Alton B. Parker and Charles F
Murphy. The Tammany chief, o.
course, will be chairman OF the state
delegation and will vote the entire
representation at all times.
i There was much discussion Of. pres
q dential booms among the delegate
and 1t was accepted as a fact tha
! New York's choice at Baltimore will
be Mayor Gaynor He will get th'
state vote on the first ballot, ant
while the general impression was tha
the vote for the mayor would be pure
ly complimentary, some of the leader
insisted that Murphy might, although
he is not personally friendly to tn
mayor, fight for him seriously
!. Friends of Mayor Gaynor told tn
delegates today that he was the lea
choice of William J. Bryan who SCI
dom comes to New York without visi,
ing Mayor Gaynor. Murphy, as usua
said nothing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
MAKE A NOISE ALL THE
TINE is BOOMERS MOTTO

in anything to make people be-
lieve you lost something you never
had.
When you win occasionally, pro-
claim the outcome from the house
tops for fear somebody will forget you
are running.
"But-make great noise all the
time.
mo real winner ever howls'
The Taft bureau declares that Taft
will have more votes on the first bal.
lot than he had in 1908" and de-
nounced as bluff the bolt talk, and
the compromise candidate rumors.
THE upshot of all this Roosevelt
activity" the statement says, 'is that
they are not to nominate Roosevelt,
but TO defeat Taft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
TRYING HARD
TO AVERT STRIKE
Hard Coal Miners and Employees Were
In concllItory Mood
When the Session
Opened.
RECOGNITION OF UNION
The Bitter PHI for the Operators to
Swallow 10 Causing Great
Delay In Com
promise.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PHILADELPHIA. April 11.-With
both the hard coal miners and their
employers in conciliatory mood the
subcommittee of operators and mine
workers went into session this after
noon, determined II possible to avert
a strike. Definite results were expect
ed today.
Twenty-four hours Of consideration Of
the operators suggestion for reconven-
ing the 1902 strike commission today
left the miners more determined than
ever not to submit their demands to
arbitration.
why can't we and the operators
settle this trouble?' asked President
White. OF the United Mine Workers to-
day. why should we have to walt FOL
a commission or take lot Of evidence
and make long investigation of the
trouble?"
The subcommittee today went over
the same ground covered in former
conferences. White was spokesman FOL
the miners. He insisted on recogni
ton of the United Mine Workers ant
showed how the collection of unioI
dues by the company from the mems
pay envelopes, was absolutely neces
sary to the life of the union He ar
gued In favor of collective bargaining
citing again the example Of peace II
bituminous fields with the union ther
enjoying the benefits Of recognition.
Recognition of the union Is q bite
pill for the operators to swallow Thel
representative on the sub-committe
today were said to favor compromis
ing on every other issue but this one
Should they recommend recognition
to the larger conference, Presiden
Baer's influence it was feared Nigh
be used to compel the operators t
withdraw from the negotiations, thu
precipitating strike. Insiders sta
ed today that it was mistake t
!, consider Baer eliminated because h
was not picked for the subcommittee
Reports reaching the conferee
!, say that the miners are backing thei
representatives in demanding recogn
tion, higher wages and an eight hou
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
STOLEN PICTURE
OFFERED TO MORGAN
italian Detectives Are Trailing Amer
lean Millionalres In Seacrh of
CIeW.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
FLORENCE, Italy. April 11.-Hali
score of mysterious, soft footed
italian detectives took up the trail
of ]. Pierpont Morgan today and they
will stay with the American financier
until he leaves Italy to prevent his
taking back to America the famous
Mona Lisa, stolen from the Louvre
in Paris.
The rumor got abroad here today
that secret emissaries visited Morgan
early in the day and offered to sell
him the missing masterpiece.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
World Shocked by Report Of
Done,s neath

: World Shocked by Report Of =
4 Pope's Death. Z
: A report that Pope Plus X died Z
) in the vatican early today. ema- Z
! mating from Madrid, Spain, gain Z
! ed circulation in every part of 4
: the world. 4
= Church dignitaries throughout 4
! the world, the American cardin- I
! ais and the charge d'affaires of
- the papal legation at Washing 4
: ton endeavored to secure direct 4
= advice from the vatican. But no
: information was forthcoming. 4
: The delay led to the belief that I
: the story might be true and that I
: the government had put the CEN
= sorshfp on the telegraph lines 4
= out of Rome. 4
All of the European capitals 4
= clamored in vain for information 4
: from Rome and extra editions Of 4
= newspapers throughout Europe
= and America told OF the report.
= At noon, eastern time. direct 4
: denial of the rumor was secured
: from the vatican, causing world
! = vide relief
=
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
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London Papers Issued Extras.

Lonoon Papers iseueo Extras.
LONDON, April 11.-Three extra
editions of the London papers an
nounce the death Of Pope Plus x. The
extra editions We're issued on the
basis of Madrid dispatch stating
that the papal nnncio there had short,
" after noon issued an official state
ment declaring that the holy father
had died EARL this morning. No
other confirmation than this has been
received here up 20 this hour, 3:lo
p. m.
All efforts to get direct confirma
tons or denfals from Rome. either by
telegraph from here, or sby long dis
tance phone from continental cities,
has been unavailing. This may be
|. due to the restrictions of the. Italian
censorship which is the most rigid in
Europe, or to the inefficiency of the
Italian telegraph lines which are no
toriously slow.
Particular significance attaches to
the fact that the report emanated
from Madrid, the capital of the coun-
try which is the church's most ardent
supporter.
On the other hand, no report has
been received from Vienna, which is
regarded as stronghold of the
church.
The pope has been rapidly failing
since last summer when an attack OF
throat and heart trouble, aggravated
by the gout which has afflicted him
for years. caused him to suspend al
papal audiences. His physicians warn
ed him that the strain of the papa
duties was too much for his strength
out he insisted upon resuming aud
fences and all of his other duties with
In a short time One OF his sisters
was called to nurse him and aftel
several weeks of severe Illness tha
kept him in bed he insisted on leaving
his bed to celebrate mass. The mex
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Here's a Hot Shot at the Roose.
welt Activities to De-
feat Taft.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, April Ii Singing
criticism of Colonel Roosevelt and his
boomers was voiced in a long state
ment by the Taft denomination bu-
reau here today. The commentary on
the colonels campaign was summed
up as follows:
when you lose, make martyr out
of yourself; cry about it long and loud
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with probably local
showers tonight or Friday. No i'm
portant change in temperature
For Illinois, Iowa and Missouri: I'm
settled weather with probably local
showers tonight Or Friday No i'm
portant change in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Knox In Cuba.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
HAVANA, April 11.-Secretary
Knox and his party arrived here to.
day and were received with enthus-
iasm. The city officials greeted them
on the pier, and large crowd cheered
as the secretary stepped ashore
Shortly after his arrival, the secre
tary made tour of the principal
points Of interest about the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Weather Conditions.

Low barometric pressure obtains
generally over the country this morn
ing The temperature has fallen in
the middle Atlantic states, the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and the middle
Rocky mountain region; elsewhere it
has either remained stationary or
risen slightly. Light showers are re-
ported in Iowa and Missouri, and on
the south Atlantic, gulf and Pacific
coasts, 1880 -~.<a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
DASHED TO DEATH
IN AUTOMOBILE
Machine Crashed Against Con-
crete Wall and Two
Lives Lost.


= DAVENPORT, Iowa, April IL.
= Fred Munroe is dead, Daniel 4
. Fox is dying and William Hicks
= was seriously injured and anoth-
= er unidentified man injured, when 4
. their automobile travelling SO 4
= miles an hour, struck concrete
= wall on the government arsenal 4
= road between here and Rock Is 4
= land during the night. All four
= men are supposed to be from 4
= Muscatine. The place where the 4
. accident occurred was dark and 4
= the men were unfamiliar with
= the road. The machine was
= smashed to bits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Young Goldberg's Name il
Scratched Off the White
Hope List.

United Press Leased Wire Service,1
NEW YORK, April 11.-As the re-
suit Of beating received in prize
night, John Goldberg. q year old
poxer, died In Flower hospital here
Today The surgeons were unable to
ascertain the direct cause of death
ana an autopsy was ordered.
Goldberg was taken to the hospital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Tolled the Bells

COLUMBUS, o., April 11.-Bishop
James J.. Hartley said today that he
had received information telling of
the death of Pope Plus x. He would
not reveal the source Of his informa-
ton. All Catholic church bells in the
city were ordered tolled for half an
hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
Could Not Get Word.

PARIS, April 11.-An effort by
the United Press bureau here to get
confirmation of the pope's reported
death by long distance phone to Italy
failed. AS soon as the correspondent
put the question in French, the con-
nection was knocked down and Paris
was told that the line was in trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-11
POPE Plus X IS STILL LIVING,
WILD RUM0RS Of TODAY UNFOUNDED


the Spanish representatives OF the
Roman church. 1t is regarded as
moro than likely that In the event Of
the death Of the pope his first i'm
pulse would be to notify Madrid.
Pope 10 Not Dead.
[United Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, April Pope Plus K Is
not dead, and the report emanating
from Madrid Is entirely unfounded.
A statement to this effect was given
the United Press correspondent at
the vatican this afternoon when In.
quiry was made following the receipt
here Of queries from the United Press
bureaus in New York, London and
Paris. The first word of the rumor
to reach newspaper circles In Rome
came In form Of queries from capitals.
simultaneously with the press
queries came dispatches of inquiry
from church dignitaries throughout
the christian world
The basis for the Madrid report is
not yet known, but the vatican has
started an inquiry.
Three Hours Of Anxiety.
WASHINGTON April IL After
three hours of bitter anxiety and
apprehension, deluged by kilograms
from every section OF the country and
absolutely without official word re-
garding the reported death OF Pope
Plus K. Manager Cherret.i, charge
d'affaires of the papal legation, at
noon today breathed prayer OF
Ithankfulness when informed OF Off
cial denial by the vatican.
He Immediately left the legation for
a brief rest, to escape a small army
of newspaper correspondents who
had beseiged him all morning. Liter
ally, thousands OF kilograms were
received pleading for information
regarding the holy father. The lega
tion staff was almost prostrated witt
fear of the truth OF the report, though
4 Manager Cherretti steadily maintained
/ that because the vatican had nc
notified him the rumor must be false
The charge was connected with thu
| vatican at the time Of Pope Leo,
death and he (himself) filed de
spatches announcing the holy fathers
1 death to all the world. Today HI
maintained that it was not possible
for one papal legation to be informed
of SO important fact in advance o
the others.
4 At the Italian embassy attaches
4 specially ordered to report all inform
alton obtainable from press associa
4 tion dispatches to the ambassado
personally declared that they wer
overjoyed to learn Of the falsity 0
the report.
| High government officials wer
relieved to know that the rumor wa
baseless.
Could Not Get Word.
i PARIS, April 11.-An effort b