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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

that time the committee will study
postofilce and immigration depart
mental reports, digest data prepared
by Senator Kern, receive all the doc
umentary evidence to be offered by
Senators Golf and Chiffon Of West
Virginia and hear preliminary state
ments from the miners and operators.
A committee of West Virginia coal
operators. including General C. c.
Watts, E. w. Knight and Colonel u.
7. Vinson, were before the committee
today and Vie miners were represent
ed by Francis Feehan and Paul J.
Paulsen of the United Mine Workers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

Gross earnings of all United States
railroads reporting for the first three
weeks of May amount to s22,S55 525,
a gain of 7.9 per cent as compared
with the earnings of the same roads
for the corresponding period year
ago. This is a slight recession from
the total for the first two weeks Of
the present month. but is well above
the earnings reported by the same
roads for the three weeks In April.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
NOTHING BUT FLAGS.

NOTHING BUT FLAGS.
Verses placed on the colors deposit
ed in the Indiana state museum In
the capitol at Indianapolis.
Nothing but flags! but simple flags!
Tattered and torn and hanging in
rags;
And we walk beneath them in care
less tread,
Nor think OF the hosts OF the mighty
dead.
Who have marched beneath in days
gone by,
With burning cheek and kindling
eye.
And have bathed their folds with
their life's young tide
And dying blessed and blessing died.
Nothing but flags-yet, methinks at
night
They tell each other their tales Of
fright!
And dim spectres come, and their
arms Irvine
Round each standard torn-as they
stand in line:
AS the word is given. they charge!
they form!
AS the dim hall rings with the battle
storm.
And once again through the smoke
and strife,
These colors lead the nations life.
Nothing but flagsye they're bathed
In tears;
They tell of triumphs. OF hopes, o.
fears;
OF mothers prayers, OF a boy away
OF serpents crushed, of the coming
day;
Silent they speak, and the tears viii
AS we stand beneath them with throb
Ding nedTI,
And think Of those who are ne'er for
got,
Their flags came home; why conn
they not?
Nothing but flags. yet we hold on
breath,
And gaze with awe at those types o
death;
Nothing but flags, yet the thought vii
come,
The heart must pray though the lip
be dumb.
They are sacred and pure and we ca
see no stain
On these dear, loved flags come HON
again;
Baptised in blood, our purest, best,
Tattered and torn, they are now g
rest.
Anon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
Former Governor Dockery of Mis-

Former Governor Dockery of Mis-
souri,, is back in Washington after a
visit to his home. He says Missouri
Democrats are particularly pleased
with the Wilson policies Sc far de-
vnloped. He represents that practice
ally everybody in Missouri is in good
humor. Which prompts the Sioux
City Journal to remark that the ex-
pediency Of making Mr.. Dockery third
assistant postmaster general is be,
coming palmer every day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

that the funds be turned over to
Brother Jedediah Jones, with instruc-
tons to go ahead and build. But Zeph-
aniah Robinson arose and said that
he thought the motion should be con-
sidered very carefully before any ac-
ton was taken.
"I have a suspicion in my mind,
he said, and that suspicion is shared
by many others of this congregation,
that Brother Jones is the man who
set fire to the church. :"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
QUALITY ALSO COUNTS.

-
Mr. Ebert Clonmar. member of the
international Circulation Managers
association, contributes an illuminate
ing article to the Editor and Publish
er of New York on Building up a
quality circulation
The writer, after pointing out the
futility Of premiums, contests y
billboard advertising, and other ex-
.traneous devices for pulmotoring cir
oulation, concludes by saying:
The publisher is thus thrown back
upon quality. And to this he should
devote the whole of his attention. 1t
is not generally recognized that the
ware of the daily newspaper is essen
italy something that is talked about.
!! More people talk about their news
papers than about any other thing
In this lies the sole value of the good
news service. the good editorial page
and general good Management of
publication
To the suggestions offered by Mr..
C,onmar, the Peoria Herald Transcript
adds the following:
Advertising value is greatest in
the best newspaper. Readers who do
not respect the news characters of the
| journal which comes to their home or
office will not respect the advertise
ments which that journal carries.
People who buy paper because IT
is smutty, abusive and destructive OF
community morals and fundamental
business conditions will not spend
much money with merchants who use
that paper as an advertising medium.
| The Herald Transcript adds with
force and effect that people OF intel
lligence and character represent the
balance Of purchasing power THESE
people will not turn with disgust from
mage 8 and become convert to page
1s. Such an anomaly does not exist
in human nature. Good newspapers
are the best advertising media, be-
cause good newspapers command re-
spect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
Who Wins in the Ninth.

Who Wins In the Ninth.
Out Of the shadows we see him rise
Face that is haunting and sorrowfu
eyes
Scared by his burden and bowed
meath his weight
The visiting players will win sure as
fate!
Poor was his arm ere the season be-
gan;
Rugged the training that nodded the
man.
Erect on the mound meath the suns
faint glow,
What sees he there as he makes a
quick throw?
Watch him. He motions the catcher
a sign,
Fitting himself to the task amt he
fine?
Deep in the shadows we see him
again
Martyr in baseball and idol of men!
Atlanta Georgian.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
DoYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Keokuk Lodge, No. 7o4, meets ev.
cry Tuesday night at p. m. in Moose
hall. corner of Sixth and Main. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. L. l.
Lauhersheimer. dictator. Ed S. Lotion
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
ROYAL ARCANUsI

Keoluk Council No. 5as meets third
Friday each month, Hawkes. hall,
Eighth and Main. Visiting brethren
fraternaily invited to attend. ]. NJ.
Fulton. regent; ]. l. Annable. secre.
tary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
Pet Cat on Guard.

HYDE PARK, Mass, June 3.-The
presence of a pet cat, who guarded
the lifeless body of his mistress for
hours attracted the attention of police
who discovered the body of Miss Hat
tie Peck, an eccentric spinster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
viii Go to Charleston

limited Press Leased Wire Service. !
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The sen.
ate committee appointed under the
Kern resolution to investigate alleged
suspension of civil rights in West
Virginia. planned today to begin &C.
tual hearings in that state at Charles
ton about June 10. From now until
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF Occur
1TY KEoKUK COUNCIL. NO. 1919
meets the frs. and third Monday Of
each month at A. O. U. W. hail, at 5
O'clock. DR.. c. A. Jenkins. president:
Ernest Best, financier; Mayme s.
Schenls, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
1 q n w

Local No. 400 l. B. E. w. meet first
Tuesday and third Wednesday at 500
o'clock at Trades and Labor Assem-.
bly, hall, Tenth and Johnson streets.
Visiting brothers cordially Invited g.
Fl. Shilling, f. S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

The disclosure by Colonel Roose-
vet that the white house is provided
with mint bed is calculated to slim
ulate the aspiration of more than one
citizen to become President
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

The Coon Rapids dowa) Enterprise
foresees that the Keokuk power will
likely materially reduce the price of
coal in Iowa That's the. intention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
woopMEN OF THE WORLD

Gate City Camp No. 81. Woodmen
of the World. meets first and third
Thursdays Of each month at Hawkes.
hall, corner Eighth and Main. Visit
ing soyereigns cordially invited. AL.
bert Kiefer consul commander; A. J,
Anderson. clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

.Union hours are not being OBJ
served by the corn planters" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

Colonel Roosevelt's defense was
complete except in one particular. No
samples of his breath were furnished
for analysis during the trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

A Missouri jury has placed the
value OF fifty cents on kiss. If that
is all a Missouri kiss is worth it
doesn't begin to compare in quality
with the Iowa kind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

MUTUAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
Acorn Council No 1916. NJ P. j..
meets first Tuesday of each month
1880 p. m, A. o. U. w. hall, Fifth and
Main. A. L. Hemenway, preside1t;
Lena M. Sansone. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

Both sides were given permission TO
submit a statement Of what they eN
pect to prove. The miners will begin
this statement tomorrow when Moth
err Jones is expected here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
The Garage Habit.

Pella Chronicle: We read the other
day of buggy garage. Wonder II we
are soon to have horse garage and
maybe COW garage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

If the militant suffragists aren't
careful they will become known as the
tuffragists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

1t is Abe Martins observation that
some men are modest and others an
swer ads for competent men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

The present demand Is for samples
from that mint bed at the white
house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

A New York court rules that base
ball players are public characters and
may therefore be photographed in ac-
ton without their consent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
NOTES AND COMM NT.

The davenport Democrat says that
editors know lot that isn't safe to
print.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
X. OF P.

Morning Star lodge No. 5. meets d.
Fifth and Blondeau, X. of P. building,
Tuesday at 1880. John P. ilornish,
chancellor commander; j. A. Burgess,
X. of r and s. Visiting knights fra.
tcrnally Invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03
B. P. o. Elks
A. o. U. w.

A. o. u. w.
Keokuk lodge. No 25G. meets every
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock at hall
over keokuk Savings bank, corner
Fifth and Main streets. Visiting
brethren cordially invite, C. H.
Griffith, NJ. W.; ]. A. Branson, record.
er.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

SHAW had better come back to
Iowa and live among the corn fields
a year or SO. He will then change
his perspective and will think we can
lick the whole world in days time"
says the Washington Press. Come
back Leslie and eat corn bread and
pork and grow chesty and happy. The
flesh pots of the east are putting the
crimp in you"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
One OF the chief items in the high
cost of living is waste.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

A cruel fan suggests the addition OF
another column to the tabulated base
hal, score to record bonehead plays.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

Herman lodge No. 1l6 Germany,
meets regularly every Wednesday ev.
ening at o'clock. Otto Seise. N. G.;
Albert Kiefer, recording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

The Monticello Express says that
reforming a party usually means ut
tie more than giving the offices to
different set Of fellows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

Ladies' first of course" says the
Webster City Herald, but Just as soon
as they get the mothers pension bills
engraved on the ststute books all vver
the country we are going at 'em with
one for father"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

keokuk Iowa June 3, 1913
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DAILY BY NAIL.

e. r. skIrvln ..............M Manager
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-03

The Mason City Globe-Gazette OBJ
serves that witness stand biography
has touches OF human interest that
the plain literary composition lacks.
eve are afraid some people are
lust a little bit disappointed that T.
r. has not been shown up to be a
boozer,' says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune sug-
gests that II the Michigan editor had
simply said that Roosevelt was in
temperate he might have proved his
case and at the same time conveyed
his meaning.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05

SCENE IN ONE or THE FLOODED TOWNS
bridge went out. Two were REPORTED
dead. West Lafayette, where Purdue
university Is situated was cut . of
when the levccs were broken by the
force Of the waters Of the Wabash riv-
er. The river ts two miles wide and
rising rapidly. 49, I'M
AT indianapolis thousands, were drjV-
en- from their homes. and four deaths
We're said to have resulted from drown
ing. The pumping plant was forced to
suspend operations, and the city Is
without fire Dt'otccuon.
At Peru property damage ofIS5OO,OOO
was caused by the food. it was re-
ported. LOganSpOrt also was under wa
ter.
Governor Ralston received 81 frantic
appeal from zConnersvillc. Ind, for aid
for many sufferers there from the
food IT was said that the White rlv-
ef had broken over It's banks ana that
there. had ensued great loss Of life.
The entire business district Of Rush
Vile and part Of the residence section
Is under water. One person is report
ed drowned. The courthouse practical
~ was the only dry place in the city
and 1t was crowded with refugees who
had been driven from their homes.
. Cincinnati experienced a cloudburst
which started the Ohio river rising ra-
p!dly and flooded many Of the streets.
Families in the low lands below Mil
ford. o., were warned in time and fed
TO higher ground before the sweep Of
waters reached that place.
y big dam Il short distance north of
Akron, o., burst. ana horSemen were
hurried. through the valley in different
directions to waTy tHc people Of the
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05

impending danger. Hundreds Of farm
erS with the" families fled to higher
ground
The great bridge over the Miami rv-
err ut Middlctown, O.. collapsed Elf
teen persons We're reported missing ut
that place. Several houses were seen
floating down the river, which was q
raging torrent.
Sweeping up the Ohio valley from
the west. the third storm I'm ten days
devastated different sections between
Louisville and Cincinnati in Ken
lucky and "a extensive districts in H.
linoiS southwestern Ohio and Indiana
At Louisville the wind maintained Il
velocity of sixty miles IN hour.
Several persons We're reported killed
nj MnkAndn, H.. although the report
could not be confirmed. 4 freight train
WAS blown from the tracks Of the Iii,
nos Central railrond, and two OF the
crew w"r" injured.
Other cities affected by the flood and
storm are:
Lima. N.-Floodcd Ivy the Ottawa
river. Tcn miles! Of trains held NJ,
thcr" hy a wAShout ut Middle Point
Springfield. O.-Nlnd river and H,Icl,
creek both out of their banks and Srv.
crAl hundred kouScS flooded. Many
factories compelled tn close
lhruSc. q. Inundated. Many per,
sons homeless and much suffering
West Liberty, O.-Mad river ovcrrun.
Ming It's pnnhS.
Il
NEE and ST. A1nry rivers on rampage.
Town without lights and water famine
Threatened. Highest water in twenty
years.
MAlion, lud. Five hundred persons
tC:fci 10 flee for their lives:
EllWnuu. llid.-Thrce hundred per-
sons IUn:rlcSS.
St. t.'Lu'il>:. One person known to hnvc
been drowned and many families In the
western part Of the city forced to lenv,
their homes by sudden rise Of the l,ns
l'2"rS river
Hrndn ilnplc, Ind. Ono thousand
feet or railroad track washed out.
Youngstown, O.--Fourtecn thousand
lA@: i'll" by reason or the closing down
"l ni'ii ana factories. The flood is the
W0"st thHt ttiis city has experienced In
E!"ny years.
It Delaware, twenty five miles north
or Co!unbus. from nineteen to fifty
are reported drowned as a result Of
TIE Gobd. The town also IS isolutcd.
With the, exception OF intermittent telc-
graph service. One part Of the town i3
clt or from the other because the river
channel rms practically through Its
center, thus handicnpping rescue work.
At Middletown 1t IS reported that ff-
teen were drowned when bridge
from which ii crowd was watching the
food was'Swept away. Several bodies
wero recovered from the stream.
Cleveland. Akron. Toledo and SPRING
ic'd also have sent out reports which
show that probably total OF sixteen
lost theip lives.
Because OF the proportions of the
food which washed out practically
every bridge OF steam and electric
roads lending out Of Columbus, nearly
oil train service was annullcd and Op-
erntiona likely will be Indefinite for
several days. state troops at the or
der Of Governor Cox patrol tll<, streets
In the flooded sections, and scores Of
automobiles are busy carrying the suf-
fcrng to higher ground
1t was estimated that the total
deaths would reach 5000, with hun
dreds Of Thousands homeless.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05
No CHOICE

Senator Psyoter Of Kentucky wa
discussing tbs inauguralrpn bill.
'Oi ten evils, you knov," he said.
With q sUile, We SHOULD cD.nse the
esser. We are not qntiy 80 badly
of ss the plain young '"dy.'
II have taken 6 joD SAID the
plain young lacy "a~ q h,oI teach
err A. this ter ctuo cntr:
What teacb schoo my ID
Contin ued on Third P,ge,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05
100 LITERAL

German minister wN0 had bu,
u slight knowledge of tNe Engltsh
language Was caIed uyon to marry
go English couple. H. tDanaged to
60 tborugh The torn, but desiring, IN
addition TO lUpr;s upon "a 10 she
RELATION between Lnrm by their nar
rlage, that they wore u,U one GesD.
said: "Y ou sre low one beef.'
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05
To Raise Endowment Fund For Coleoe

Among the larger organizations work.
ing FOR. the extension OF education
among Afro Americans is the American
Missionary association. For the DUR
pose or nuErncnting the endowment
fnnd OF five colleges for Afro-Amcri.
cans and one school for white persons
the association IS making an effort to
raise $1.CO,CcO. Each Of the five
schools for which this financial as-
sistance Is intended Is in the south.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05
Gold Ring In . Cow.

Cory. Pa.-A cow belonging to ira
Williams OF Corydon dying after two
weeks OF nnaccoUptable sickness was
cat open. and gold ring was found
on the inside Of the case around the
heart 1t is supposed the cow swal-
lowed the ring. which worked through
the stomach into the lining Of the
bcart.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05
5000 Drowned by Floods
Throughout Middle West.
HALF MILLION HOMELESS.
Ohio, Indiana and Part of Ponnsyi-
Vania Suffered Most Heavily Ia
Worst Disaster of Its Kind In His
tory-"ork of Rescue tampcrcd by
Rising Waters.

Columbus, O.1Whlic' Dayton. with
5000 reported dead, suffered most from
the foods that swept Ohio. Indiana
and part of Pennsylvania. other cities
were severely stricken. At Peru. Ind.
1t Was said In reports to Governor
Ralston that $50 OF more lives h.t
been lost.
Columbus also suffered enormous
damage from the food. Railroad traf-
tic was parnlyZcd. Flrcs ragged for
many hours and for Il time threatened
considerable portion OF the district
Because Of the food Grcmcn were un-
able to respond to the appeals.
Conditions ut indianapolis, Fort
Wayne. kOkomc and other places in
central Indiana were the worst in
many years. In every part OF the state
there were reported disastrous iuundu-
lions. At Lafayette two spans OF II
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-04-05

or to be more explicit road foremen.
He readily gave bis promise and tba,
wss all there wse 10 it. He snd his
republican associates we're elected hut
he refused 10 make good his promis,.
Another case in point, which l re-
cali. The brightest aud most able
colored man OF this section was prac
ally driven ont Of the state by the
party after having eratui,ouely PROM
ised to nominste him for the lrgisIa-
ture. When the test came he wae
turned down and because he had the
manhood snd ability to expose their
ineincerity be at once became psr-
soma non grats. He died politically,
but he died bulldog,
No, no, Bro. Thompson, l do not
advocate Theod ore Roosevelt as
panacea for the sins OF omission on
the part OF the republican party.
Not even Warrington or Lincoln
could lay claim to euch distinction.
Parties should be bssed upon princi
ples not men, bnt men as the repre-
sentatives of principles Upon this
ground alone. l regard Roosevelt se
The exponent. not simply of the
"2reatess good for the greatest mum
Der. bus she greatest good for all,
rich end poor, black and white,
ln fallibiiity 10 not found in human
beings, hence :~ssare frank to admi,
that we do notregard Mr. Roosevelt
as one above mis,akee.
He has made them in the pact and
will don bsless make them in future.
l fronkly belive that Mr.. Roosevelt,
is anxious TO be president again.
Whether this is wiee or unwiee is
motter Of little moment. Now Brc.
Thompson let rs for the eske of arg
ument eliminate Mr.. Roosevelt as o
iseue, aDd take look ut ,he Ptog-
reosive Party With specisl reference
10 come of tboee who mako up the
leader abip. You will s6mis that j.,
is composed of a goodly number of
osrong, sble and progressive men
men who would no more suffer
sbemselves 10 be led where they do
not vieh to 60 than would an els
pbant allow himself to be puehed
aside by q baby. Think of Bona
parse, Wellington, Peerre, all able
10 mep. successful men, men of affairs,
of Influence and prestige. Men who
stood up and fought the battles of
repu bllcanism at time When il
required the very best that was in
them. Three CONS of Msrylsnd VITO
we're insistent in season and out of
season when the .true principles of
shat parry were under f,e. Tnev
never fsltered and refused TO sor
render @=<, Il -.
When .sucb men step aside and
throw up their bands, there ,is Ger
tsinly some hing wrong, and what is
ssid of them Co o be said With equal
force of men in every s.s,e in the
union. They stood up end dsmsrd
ed progressive principles Within ,be'
party. They demanded jost aDo
equitable treatment for ell, Tbey
saw that ,hese things GOULD 20. be
gotten-sbat special interest and
special privilege had sbe old psrty
by the throat, end ,bs.i. wac sim ply
q waete Of time and effor, TO further
con tend, that if the evils we're rem
edied il must be done With new
party end pew principles. Tbipk Of
men like Beveridge, johnson, Ssrsus,
allowing Col, Roosevelt 10 buckle q
collar upon their neCke and Leading