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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
TWO DAMS OUT,
Loss 100000.
Also Reported That Third Big Water
Power Dam Has Been Washed
Away by the
Flood.
NO LIVES WERE LOST
Unprecedented Rainfall During Past
Two Weeks Has Caused Great
Damage In Wis
consln.
NO LIVES WERE LOST
Unprecedented Rainfall During Past

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WAUSAU, Wis, July 24.--Damage
estimated at $1,00000o was caused by
the breaking of two dams on the Wis
consin river, north of here, early to-
day. No lives were lost here but ac-
cording to reports several farm
houses on the river bank was carried
out by the flood. Suburban telephone
wires were still useless at noon and
1t was impossible to ascertain wheth-
er lives had been lost.
1t was also reported that the big
power dam, twenty miles north, had
been destroyed in addition to the
Wausau paper mill company's dams.
Four bridges were carried out by
the flood. one was the railway bridge
cutting off all railroad communities
ton.
The city is without electric lights,
power. gas or street car service. The
flood also inundated the waterworks
plant and the supply is cut off. Water
surrounding the city hall and in the
business district was foot deep al
10 a. m. At nowi the flood began te
recede and it was believed normal
conditions would soon be reached
when an accurate estimate of the
local damage could be made.
Damage to crops and live stock al
along the river will be heavy.
The flood was caused by unprece
dented rainfall during the past tw'
| weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
TOO MUCH MONEY
rs WASTED
Appropriation for Fools School Eas-
Ter to Get Than For a Good
College.

4
Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.l
BOULDER, Col, July 24.-"The
people of the United States spend
too much money for the education OF
Their fools and too little in proportion
for the Improvement OF their gifted
sons," declared Charles Henry Keyes,
member Of the National Education
Association in his address to the sum-
mer school students at the University
Of Colorado.
The lecturer stated that 1t is easier
to get a s5oO,ooo appropriation from
the average legislature for a FOOLS
school than it is to get 100000 for a
university which is training the
strong men and women on whom the
destiny of the nation depends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24

FIGHT OUT ON THE FLOOR
Convention Held This Afternoon Ia
Des Molnes to Select Roosevelt
Electors for Next
November.

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DES MONIES, Ia, July 24.-Dis-
trict caucuses held this morning to
name members of the various commit
tees In the bull moose convention here
this afternoon and electors for the
November ticket and delegates to the
Chicago convention disclosed senti-
ment about equally divided as to-
whether q complete state ticket
should be placed in the field. The
question was transferred to the meet
ing of the resolutions committee and
at / o'clock it appeared as though 1t
would have to be decided on the floor
of the convention. Leaders of the
convention were greatly displeased
because Dallas county, the home of
George w. Clarke, republican candi-
date for governor, neglected to send
a delegation to this convention and
they threatened to put an opposing
candidate into the field.
| The committee on resolutions at the
Iowa bull moose convention this after
noon reported platform dealing en-
| tirely with national issues and declar-
/ ing the sole purpose of the convention
is to select delegates to the national
convention and choose candidates for
presidential electors with necessary
committees to organize for fight for
Roosevelt in Iowa. Resolutions declare
the time has come for all believers In
lx,s t,nu {r, f-{
son.
4 The action Of the republican con
vention at Chicago Is severely excori
4 ated for the bald theft of the same BY
the bosses and that by reason of the
fraud by which the convention was
controlled It's nominations are not
binding on any one.
The resolutions declare that the
caucus and convention system is Who'll
ly bad and that at Baltimore the same
elements were in control and dictated
the terms on which C nomination
4 could be made.
4 The delegation is instructed te
work for the nomination of Roosevelt
at Chicago and platform OF support
of the Roosevelt principles. The I'm
mediate political issue is declared tc
be that of the right Of the people te
make their nominations without inter
ference of the bosses.
/ The great economic issue OF the day
is that OF the trusts and combine.
and demand is made for divorcing bic
business and crooked politics.
Demand for the abolition OF the con
4 gressional committees with their jacl
pots system.
+ Other declarations are for primar.
nominations, direct election OF sena
tors, initiative and refGrndum, the re
call, government ownership of express
telegraph and telephone, support of In
terstate commerce committee, physi
cal valuation of railroads. a simple
tariff statement, conservation and a
international supreme court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Five DAYS In Jail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, July "a Arthur
Cook, an architect, is spending five
DAYS Of his summer vacation in the
|Workhouse. meditating on the folly OF
puillng hair. Miss Helen Wilkins, 20,
|told police magistrate that Cook
|puiled her hair, without parley or
|provocation, on Fifth avenue. Cook
|said ne was intoxicated and did not
remember. The magistrate gave him
time to cogitate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday. Cooler Thurs.
day
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday Cooler Thursday and
north and central portion tonight.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs
day. Cooler tonight and east portion
Thursday.
For Missouri Fair tonight and
Thursday. Cooler Thursday and north
and east portion tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Attorney General Wickersham
Thinks so and Will Fight
to Make Others See it.

united Press Leased Wire servics.l
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Attorney
|aeherai Wlckersham, it became known
|souay VIII go to Milwaukee next month
make personal plea for the reten-
&.n &on OF the American Bar association
il n,s colored assistant attorney gener-
"ililam H. Lewis, of Boston. If he
ms Wlckersham will tender his res
ena.ion from the association. The
Il aeslion promises to cause a lively
|'altle at the convention.
heports that southern members of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Lorimer Will Do Nothing But
Argue to Prove How
Honest He is.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, July PA speechmak-
ing tour OF Illinois will be commenced
by William Lorimer shortly after the
November election. The blonde
boss who was ousted from the Uni
ted States senate said he would can
vass the state and seek vindication
at the hands of its people.
Il am not candidate for any Of
fice," Lorimer said, "but l propose to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
viii Feel Public Pulse.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS, July "a. Republi-
can editors returned to their desks
today to "feei the public pulse back
home" following the failure of the
Indiana republican editorial associa-
ton to adopt plan for concerted
action in opposition to Sne bull moose
movement in rldiana. Another meet
ing will be held in a month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
sixteen Injured.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l ]
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24.-Sixteen
persons were injured, seven Of whom
were taken to hospital when
a street car dashed down the north
incline of the Virginia Avenue viaduct
and crashed into an interurban car.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
alse Yet True.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service,l
CERBERE, France, July 24.-While
the Spanish police are trying to find
and punish the correspondent who
falsely reported an attempt to blow
up the infanta Isabel at Barcelona"
an examination of suspects is in pro-
gress at Montiuich prison today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Murdock Retlres.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SHANGHAI, July 24.-Rear Admiral
J. B. Murdoch, retiring, surrendered
command Of the American Asiatic fleet
today to Rear Admiral R. F. Nicholson
and will start home on the first steam
ship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Weather Conditions.

The movement of the storm center
from the Dakotas to the lake region
since yesterday caused high temper
ature between the Missouri and the
Mississippi rivers, with the tempera-
ture generally above so degrees, and
reaching 1o2 at Omaha, and there were
scattered showers, or thunderstorms in
its path, rain falling at Detroit this
morning, where the rainfall was ZAP
inches.
Following the storm field of high
pressure covers the eastern slope of
the Rockies with highest pressure in
Montana, which is causing fair. cooler
weather over the western plains. and
conditions indicate it will cause fair
weather for this section tonight and
Thursday, becoming cooler Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
4.ooo Machines In Line.

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NEW YORK, July 24.-More than
1000 machines are expected to be IN
line for the annual lantern parade OF
automobiles, motor cycles and bicycles
tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
WOMEN AROUSED
OVER insult
Chicago coroners Jury Has Started
Something by Casting slur Up
on the Working
Girl.
MEN ARE NO BETTER
Either Sex is Liable to "slow Up" Or
Co "Up In the Air. In Times
Of Great Excite,
ment.

IUnited Press Leased Wire ServicA1
NEW YORK, July 24.--.H all men
we're condemned because OF one mans
mistake in crisis, all you men
would be out of jobs
This was the comment OF Miss Caro-
line Lexow, secretary of the woman's
political union today, on the recon-
mendation of Chicago coroner's jury
that only men be employed as tower
operators following the fatal Burling-
ton wreck attributed to tower wom-
ans mistake.
"Of course this poor woman went
up in the air in this terrible crisis"
continued Miss Lexow. But don't
men blow up too? Women are doing
the work OF men in every profession
and are doing 1t quite as well. Why
should a profession be closed to us
simply because one of us has made .
mistaken
The report that congress consider.
ed barring women from wireless posts
on passenger ships also aroused Miss
Lexow's ire.
"You would not hear such talk from
congressman IL women voted she
said.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
The Wireless Woman.

WASHINGTON, July 24.Miss May
belle Kelso. the only woman in the
world who holds government wire
less certificate. has stolen a march
on congress and presented complex
problem to officials here. With Miss
Kelso's acceptance of a place as wire
less operator on the liner Mariposa,
out of San Francisco. the question was
raised whether a woman should be en-
trusted with the protection of lives in
| this responsible position. Today the
department OF commerce and labor
held that there was nothing in present
laws to prevent 1t,
But 1t is possible that congress may
take special action to prevent another
woman assuming the charge of wire
less key. The new wireless law,
| framed to meet conditions developed
| by the Titanic disaster and supposed
to cover every contingency is now be-
fore President Taft for signature. 1t
does not consider the feminine gend-
err. Representative Alexander, chair
man of the house merchant marine
! cOmmlrCe6 now IHlHKS ~ Suoulu.
~ would not want to say off-hand
whether woman should hold such
position, especially under conditions
of great danger. but certainly think
we ought to have hearings on the
question" he said There are some
women who could hold down the Job,
but doubt seriously whether all
women could"
1t was stated that probably the ques-
ton might be referred to President
Taft for consideration in connection
with his approval of the wireless bill.
While the measure was pending in
4 congress, Miss Kelso hurriedly took
the wireless examination and was pass
ed with high mark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24

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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Judge Fucker Here

Judge w. w. Rucker, member
Of Congress from the Second dis
trict was in Norborne Wednes-
day afternoon meeting his many
friends and supporters. He is q
candidate to succeed himself and
it looks as if his nomination will
be secured by an Overwhelming
vote.
It was his intention to remain
in Washington until the adjourn
ment Of Congress, but being ad-
vised by a number Of Randolph
county friends that his opponent
J. H. Whitecotton was making
personal assaults on him in his
speeches concluded to come
home hear the charges and face
his accuser and traducer. He
arrived in the county Tuesday,
and Tuesday night he and White
cotton divided time at Carrollton.
When Rucker charged Whitecot-
ton with making a bitter assault
upon him in a speech at Hunts
vile, Whitecotton made a vigor-
Gus denial, and said that Fuckers
friends had misunderstood his
speech.
The messages to Rucker from
his friends in Randolph county
were so insistent that he conclu-
ded to come into the district
knowing that Whitecotton would
not continue his charges when
he (Rucker) was in the district
and ready to disprove all false
statements.
There Is no question Of Judge
Rucker's nomination by an over
whelming vote in the Angus,
primary. He will carry every
one Of the eight counties in the
district. with the possible ex.
ception Of Monroe. and IL he does
not carry that county the vote
will be so close tnat II will be q
standoff. but Rucker expects tc
carry IT, -Norborne Democrat.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Notice 10 Teachers

Teachers examination will be
held at Keytesville. No. Aug. 2
and 3. 1912. at Public School
building:
Examinations will begin at 5
a. m. and l:30 p. m. on both
days and close at 1890 and 500.
respectively. This will give
nine hours each day for examin-
atoms.
ORDER or sUBJEcTs-FIRsT DAY
Geography. s TO $50 n. m.
Language Q 10 1890 4. m.
Algebra. 10 10 ll:30 a. m.
0rthography. II a. m TO 1890
p. m
Grammar. l:30 TO 3 q. m.
Arithmetic. 2:30 10 4 p. m.
Literature, $50 TO 8 p. m.
Reading. 40 to 6 D. m.
ORDER or suBJEcTs-sEcoSD
DAY
Civi. Government. 8 10 9:3o
a. m.
U. s. History. Q to 1890 q. m.
Agriculture. 10 10 il:3o n. m.
Adv. Science. ii:30 4. m. 70
1890 .. m.
Physiology. i:3o to 3 p. m
Pedagogy. $50 10 4 p. m.
Adv. History. $50 10 5p. m.
Respectfully.
c. c. CARisTEAD
County Supt. Of Schools
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Pee Dee PrattIe

John Welch made a business
trip to St. Louis last week.
Estell Jaco OF Charles City.
Iowa, is visiting homefolks
here.
Mrs. Kilgore Of Armstrong Is
q visitor at the home OF L. A.
Embree this week
A big boy at the home Of Ear
nest Phelps Is the latest addition
TO our population.
Several Of our people attended
the Whitecotton-R -Rucker discuss.
Ion ut Moberly last Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Lon Welch Of Purcell,
Oklahoma returned home last
"Wednesday after visiting at III,
home Of Judge welch several
days.
Arthur Bowman and children
of Salisbury motored over 10 our
burg last Saturday for a brief
visit.
Ben Kendnck Of Brunswick
delivered two monuments here
last week one for the wife Of N.
B. weIch and one for the wife Of
Harvey Jones.
Henry Eagan Of Keota. Okla,
arrived Wednesday on . visit TO
relatives and more particular his
better half who has been her,
several days.
Hon. ]. X. whitecotton Of
Mobcriy addressed . small audi.
ence here last Thursday. Hs
was accompanied by John Glad
bach and Geo. Copeland Of Sails
bury.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Bynumville

Still warm and dry in this vi
cinity.
Glad to report Mrs. n. Fetzer
better but Mr. Fitzgerald is no
better.
Bro. Callahan filled his regular
appointment at Mt. Zion Sunday
and Sunday night.
Several attended the farmers
union discussion Of single tax
from the surrounding country.
Abe Lain and wife and little
daughter visited J. W. Dodge
and family Of this place Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. Hise will preach here
next Saturday afternoon. Sunday
morning and night. He will
preach here 4th. Sunday instead
% the End.
Frank McCloud Of Musselfork
and Miss Josie Sullivan Of By
numville spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Jess McCloud
and family Of Musselfork.
There will be preaching at this
place Saturday night, Sunday
morning and night also potract-
Cd meeting win begin Tuesday
night July 30 by Bros. Hale and
Mitchell. Every body come and
bring some one with you.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Salisbury ScribbIings

Mdiiy VI Our TtSiutfiCe SIreeIS
are being oiled.
Fount Allen, wife and babies
are on a visit to A. A. Cloyd.
Robt Sweeney and Lawrence
Brummall both with broken legs
are getting along all right.
Mrs. ]. W. Ingram and Misses
Mary Fidler and Juanita Grizzell
have returned from a pleasant
visit to Chautauqua New York.
Henry Conrad Of Kansas City,
formerly of Prairie Hill passed
thru here Saturday on his way to
visit homefolks. We are delight
ed to learn that Henry is succeed
ingas a lawyer and building up a
good practice.
VIM. E. Hale of Galloway
County dropped in to see his son,
Halle M. Hale Tuesday but fail
ed to find him at home on ac-
count Of his absence holding a
meeting at Prairie Hill.
Miss Sarah Hazen a beautiful
young lady Of Champaign III.
is visiting her cousin. Mrs. ]. H.
Fletcher this week. Why is ii
these Illinois people are all good
looking?
Miss Delca Allega and Miss
Pauline Heisler two splendid
young business women have re-
signed their positions with the
A. L. & A. Association to take
effect in August, but we are not
advised as to what they will en-
gage in next.
During the short electrical
storm Monday p. m. lightning
struck q barn at the home OF Joe
Gum. killing q colt and doing
other damages. The property
was insured in the Charlton
County Farmers Mutual and Joe
won't have to bear all the loss.
Fire destroyed the residence
of A. G. Chrane and most Of It's
contents Saturday night. No
one was at home when the blaze
started but a defective .fue Is
the supposed cause Of the fire.
There was an insurance on the
building Of 500 and $3.50 on the
contents which partially cover
the loss. The fire laddis could
do nothing as the hose was too
short tn reach from the nearest
plug.
Lawrence. the IL year old son
Of Don Brummall. the druggist
met with a serious accident
Monday morning that will keep
him indoors for SOME time.
While riding along .he street a
dog ran out and made a pass at
the horse causing Il TO run away.
throwing lis rider whose foot
caught In the stirup leather and
dragging him along the ground
until Il kicked him lose. One OF
his legs was broken just above
the ankle and a long cash was
cut over one eye. and he was
covered with bruises almost all
over his body. His escape from
death was almost q miracle and
his friends congratulate him and
his parents on his escape. He
is a manly fellow and win pull
thru all right II no complications
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26

From this Congressional Dis
trict there are the following
candidates for state Offices:
Hon. Perry S. RAIDER. Supreme
Judge. Col. Scott J. Miller
Kansas City Court Of Appeals.
Hon. Frank McAllister. Attorney
General. Vim. r. Painter. Lieut.
Governor. Jas. X. Bradshaw.
r. r. Commissioner. The
most important 10 Us Is Perry
RAIDER. astrictly home man who
should receive the SUPPORT Of
everyone In the county for that
reason In addition 10 being en-
inently fitted for the position
and clean In all particulars. The
others are all good men. home
men and every voter should think
well before going away for his
candidate. McAllister and
whitecotton are both from
Monroe. but since Charlton nor
the district win let Jim get any
where close 30 congress. this
county should vote sohdly for
Prank. Besides being q district
man he is the best man for the
place and win make ~ good
Attorney General - Major has.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
Against Single Tax

Editor Courier:
It has reached me
that a report is In circulation TO
the effect that | favor the pro-
posed Single Tax Amendment 10
the Constitution. This report is
evidently circulated for political
purposes. There Is absolutely no
truth in II. No man can justify
such report. have publicly de-
clared my opposition to this
Amendment. | shall vote
against Il.
W. w. Rucker.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26

Mn. G. N. Dewey entertained
Mrs. Eliza veach Of st. Louis.
Mn. Willie Mackey. Grandma
Ward md Nm c. p. vsndiver q
u O'Clock dinner Wednesday Il
hsr p,sssant home north Of town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-07-26
.At MoberIy

~ VhVOStty
Hon. Jas. H. Whitecotton and
Congressman w. w. Rucker
spoke to about 25OO people in
Tannehill Park Monday night.
Contrary to expectations, it was
the mildest effort on the part Of
both the gentlemen yet heard in
the district. Whitecotton was
at home and Judge Rucker
among friends, and both speech
es were well received. Most un-
expectedly to those from a dis
tance the big crowd appeared to
be almost entirely with Rucker.
Whitecotton could be heard
easily. but Rucker had such a
cold, the crowd paid him the
favor and compliment Of draw
ing close to the stand. and for 2
hours and longer. stood patiently
and heard the speakers. 1t was
rumored that a big bunch Of
Whitecotton rooters were prim-
ed to create such a disturbance
when Rucker tried to speak as to
make II impossible for him to be
heard at all. No audience be-
fore which these gentlemen have
spoken has been more respect
full or more genteel In every re-
pect.
Whitecotton had a piece Of q
good band at the depot to meet
the large and influential dele
cations from Monroe and Charit-
on especially imported for the
occasion, and a monster process
ionwas formed and streaming
banners (2. dripping lamp black
and headed by the band white
cotton made getaway before
the START with martial step,
There was one marshal in the
Is foot line) the evidence Of the
sweeping victory for the Ex-
Monroe Statesman was viewed
by throngs which packed the
payements and shouted them
selves hoarse in effort 10 learn
what II meapt--the banners
reading Charlton for White
cotton" and Monroe for White
cotton" being mis-trusted. since
there were only 8 following the
Charlton placard and Q proudly
bearing aloft the announcement
for Monroe. n total Of IL In the
whole line. Two blocks upstreet
the procession dissolved simultan-
eously with Whitecotton boom.
after three Of the unterihed had
announced to the crowd what all
that gigantic doings meant by
exhaustedly yelling "0oray
ferrr visegotten" In concert
with the only leader who had
enough breath left TO squawk.
After the speaking knots and
punches Of voters discussed the
merits Of the candidates. and on
every hand was heard regrets
that Rucker was not In better
voice as the speech was consid-
cred one Of the best delivered IN
the park since Bryan spoke
there. Ruckcrs superiority was
conceded BY nearly all. and
nine tenths Of the reasons assign
Cd BY those heard 10 express
themselves for their support Of
Whitecotton. was because he ID
my merit door neishbor other
wise I'd vote for Rucker. A