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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
PACKERS GROW RICHER
BUT NOT CATTLEMEN

for the cattlemen will include II. A.
Jastro, Baker sield, Calf; E. L.
Burke, Omaha; A. z. DeRicqles, Dem
yer; Governor Hendricks, Wyoming;
I. T. Pryor, San Antonio. and Walter
l.. Fisher. former cabinet member,
counsel of the committee.
The market committee has been
conducting an organized campaign to
secure data and information and TO
urge federal investigation of charges
that if sustained would show that the
growers are sustaining losses in the
business while the big packing 2om-
panieS ContinIe to enjoy enormous
profits, according to Mr.. DeRicqles,
while the ultimate consumer shares
in the loss of the grower in the EXTRA
ordinary high prices obtaining for
food stuffs.
The facts brought out by our ron,-
mittee,' said DeRicqles. has resulted
in the propositi IN for a conference in
the hope of securing an amicabIe ad,
justment and cooperation in the pro-
posed federal Investigation"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
ON THE WAY TO
SUPREME COURT
Test Case to Determine Consti-
tutionality Of the Adamson
Eight Hour Law, Being
Rushed Through.
SETTLED BY NEW YEAR
Speed All Along the Line Might Bring
the Matter to Final Hearing
Before Law 10 In
Effect.
SETTLED BY NEW YEAR

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
KANSAS CITY, No, Nov. 81
Judge Wallace G. Hook In the federal
court here today held that the Adam
,son eight-hour law is unconstitution-
al and invalid. Judge Hook refused
to grant the motion put by the
federal attorneys asking that the
application OF the receivers Of the
Missouri. Oklahoma and Gulf railway
for an Injunction against the Adam
son law, be dismissed.
Attorneys for the government are
expected to appeal the case to the su-
preme court at once, which will make
this case the test case to determine
in the highest court in the land. the
constituuonality of the law.
Judge Hook made his decision at
11:1s O'clock this morning.
my decision was merely to rush
the case to the supreme court as rap
idly as possible" Judge Hook said att
er the decision. II have given the
government until three o'clock to
perfect an appeal to the higher, court .
Francis NJ. Wilson. United States
district attorney, and Frank Hager-
man, special counsel for the govern
ment. intimated that the appeal would
be ready "by or before three o'clock"
Judge Hooks decision follows:
This is an independent suit to en-
join the enforcement OF q recent act
Of congress, commonly called the Ad-
amson law, upon the ground that 1t IL
contrary to the constitution. In the
character Of the averments, the plain
tiffs' bill OF complaint is staged to be
typical Of q number recently filed by
railway companies in various district
courts Of the United States. A mo-
ton to dismiss has been presented in
behalf of the defendant United States
attorney. @
'eThe sole question raised by 1t Is
that Of the constitutionality Of the
law. The court is informed that 9th
er cases stand on application for tenn
porary Injunction. An appeal from an
order granting or refusing q temper
airy Injunction goes to the circuit
court OF appeals and not further by
ordinary procedure, while an appeal
from final order or decree In such
q case would go direct to the su-
preme court Of the United States. In
the former a decision would be incon-
elusive; in the latter decision would
definitely settle the question for the
whole country. The motion to dis
miss the case however 1t is decided
will promptly result in a final decree
from which an appeal will be taken to
the suprem, court. The assistance
of this court has been invoked to IA
cilitate q final and authoritative 0e-
termination OF the constitutional
question. The case was presented
hnt yesterday and decision Is de-
sired today 1t is far from being an
agreeable duty for a Judge to record
judicial conclusion without the
care and deliberation essential to q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
twenty Millions Added to Pay
Rolls so Far During
This Month.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Increases
an wages to employees in factories.
NILS and on railroads, all over the
united States which win amount to
approximately $4,000; 900 annually,
nave been announced since Novem-
ber l.
Following two other increases Of
zen per cent each and one restoring
|s cut of 12a per cent, the United
o,ates Steel corporation has announc-
ga another ten per cent effecting 20
wv employees and will add about $780,
IvVo.oO0 to the corporations payroll
)at takes effect December Is.
on May l last, the corporation an
nounced an increase OF ten per cent
~ on February L raise of about
,ne same proportion was announced.
tTeviously, a cut that had been made
M the depression OF 1916, Vas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Increased Price of Meat Bene-
fits Only One Side Of the
Business, is Claim.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
DENVER. Colo, Nov. 22.-Adj11st-
ment of long standing differences be-
tween the cattlemen and the hls
packing companies, concerning the
marketing of li~c stock. is promised
in conference which has been
arranged between the market con-
mittee of the National Live Stock
association and the heads of packing
companies, to be held in Chicago De
cember Z, according to A. E. De-
Ricqles, secretary of the market CON
mittee.
Ogden ArmoIr, Louis F. Swift,
Thomas e. Wilson and Edward
Cudahy will represent the packers at
the conference. while the arbitrators
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
One Of the Biggest Boats in
the World, Sunk by Tor
pedo or Mine in the
: Aegean Sea.
LIVES ARE TAKEN
Ship Was Strictly One OF Peace, Tn.
armed and Carried Over
One Thousand
People.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Nov 22.-The British
hospital ship Britannia, probably fer
merIy the White Star liner of that
name and one of the biggest ships
afioat, was sunk in the Zea channel
Of the Aegean sea. yesterday.
+ The admiralty announced today
that of those aboard, about fifty were
lost, twenty-eight were injured and
LOO saved. e.
The admiralty announcement de-
clared the vessel had been sunk by
a mine or torpedo.
The Britannia never had engaged
in transatlantic service, not having
been completed at the outbreak OF
the war. She was turned over to the
government and fitted out as a hos
pital ship, with cots for $500 men.
She carried usually in addition to
patients, two hundred nurses and or
derlies and 100 surgeons, besides her
crew Of about 900 men, the line Of
fees said.
The Britannia as a hospital ship
was operated solely by officers of the
White Star line. At the local office
acknowledgement.
The ship was withdrawn from gov
erninent service, according to reports
to the New York Office and taken to
a ship building yard about month
ago to have her passenger accommo-
dations rebuilt. They expected her
to be placed in transatlantic service
within short time. Nothing has
been heard of the ship since word
was received that she was to be re-
built.
1t was stated here that the Brit
annie was commanded by Captain C.
B. Bartlett. 1a..-
The Britannia was the largest Brit
fish ship afloat and was second only
to the Vaterland, the huge German
passenger vessel, in tonnage. She
displaced 48,15S tons. She was pro-
PEELED by three screws.
Former White star Liner.
NEW YORK. Nov 22-IIacking
any advices, officials of the White
Star line here were today practically
certain that the hospital ship Britain
mic, sunk by a torpedo or mine in the
Aegean sea, was the Britannia of
their 1ine-the biggest British pas
senger ship afloat
They base their belief ON two
points
First, the liner Britannia complet-
ed only last year, had Immediately
been requisftioned by the admiralty
for hospital service.
And. second, that the only other
Britannia OF British registry listed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
L0e!!LEG|0N
IS ) BEEN FOUND
I" :
Sc
So leans Who Joined Can
= 5 an Troops, Are Anxious
ly Awaiting Chance
to Fight. A.
~
ONE MAN IS FROM IOWA
Every Member Would Like a Chance
to BIacken Ego Of Fellow
Who Called Them
Tramps.
ONE MAN IS FROM IOWA

[By ]. w. Pegler. United Press Sta1t
Correspondent ~
ON THE ENGLISH COAST. Nov. 10
-(by mafl-The lost" American leg
ion Of Canada's army was found today
by the United PRESS.
Two drafts o. real Americans al
ready are at death grips with the Ger
mans on the Somme and the rest wait
in an English training camp for the
signal to cross the channel
The men enlisted to fight Germans-
but II any survivors ever get back to
America they will settle the grudge
with a deserter who gave his pals a
black eye in the American newspapers
The United Press correspondent found
the entire camp seething with an
angry determination to find that ex.
legionaire and beat him within all inch
Of his life.
Frank Jones. of Oak Gin, "Just over
the vfaduct" from Dallas, Texas, sum
med up the legion's attitude as he
paused in his sentry beat on rain
swept hill overlooking the sea.
There isn't q man In the force from
the colonel down to me who wouldn't
give months pay for Just one smash
at that guy" he said.
He got In as a temporary officer
and didn't make good. In few weeks
he'd been down In the ranks as pri.
vate. But he went over the hill to-
ward Michigan when he heard we were
going to sail. Yellow, clear through,
that's his trouble. A yellow. parlo1
soldier"
Jones beckoned with his bayonet
and another American Tommy came
up. He was Fred Mullen, Of Duluth
formerly of the Twenty-second United
States infantry. Mullen escorted the
visitor to the temporary barracks and
headquarters while Jones-a twelve
year man of the United States army
resumed his swinging~stride along the
crest.
There was something un-Britfsh
about the sentry's long pace and the
slight forward stoop Of his body as
he disappeared into the early evening
gloom. Mullen explained that the le,
glon doesn't both r about mans
walk If it get him there.
IF you know how the worlds series
came out, I'll present you to Major
Hart" offered Mullen. He's original
ly from Brooklyn and put In twenty
two years in the American army. Part
of his service was in the Seventy-fir
New York of New York Cry in Cuba.
In later years he was chief military in
structor and disciplinary officer at Ell
mira, N. Y, reformatory."
Major G. L. Hart, a big muscular
soldier, with a scowl engraved on his
leathery face. explained that things
were still upset because they had
marched into camp only a few hours
ago. The legion had spent weeks un-
der canvas in muddy. rainy weather
Their new quarters were army huts-
long narrow buildings painted battle
ship color and set around in squares
on plateau.
'It wasn't that I thought they'd
win said Hart, when told the worst
about the Brooklyn Robins, "but had
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Fifty Cinnamon and Twenty
or More Syrians and Turks
We're Butchered by
Villistas.
PROBABLY AMERICANS
tEIoht Of Them Known to Have Been
There When Mexiean Outlaw
Marched Into tho
Town.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servics.1
NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. 22.-What
happened at Farral when Pancho
Villas bandits rode into that city,
was told here toGay by four weary
Americans, emsiciated and worn after
seventeen days of travel over noun
tain and desert, making quick dashes
at night and hiding throughout the
day. .... ...
Safe and sound in an American
hotel, F. J. Hawkins. Jr.. Lewis
Webb, Bernard Mcdonald and A. w.
Morris told their story when they
awoke refreshed after nearly twenty
hours sleep. .r
At the head of 5000 men. they
said, Villa rode into Parral Novem-
Der 3. Carranzista troops. they as
serted, offered no opposition. The
bandits first act was to imprison all
foreigners who remained in the city.
Led by Hawkins, the four Amer1-
cans fed from Parral at Villas ap-
proach and hid outside the city.
Through Villlsta guard they ex-
changed messages with foreigners in
side the city until they fled a few
days after Villas arrival. Two hun
dred and fifty miles across the noun
tains, infested with Yaqui Indians
and Villista sympathizers, they fled
or foot until they reached Culiacan,
whence they came to the border by
rail.
Webb and Mcdonald are certain
that eight Americans were caught in
Parral when Villa swept in. Hawk
ins believes all eight have been
massacred, but the others thought
there was possibility that some
might have escaped. Fifty Chinese
and twenty or more lSyrians and
Turks were massacred by Villa s
orders, according to word which
reached the four Americans while
they were hiding outside of Parral.
The foreigners who remained in Par
raj. they said, failed to heed the warn
ing given by Edward Koch, German
vice consul, and they remained. Koch
fed to Santa Rosalia and Hawkins
thinks he may have been slain there.
The names of the eight Americans
believed trapped at Parral are:
W. E. Palmer, superintendent Dur
ango railroad.
Howard Gray.
Jake Meyer, merchant
Thomas Flanagan, a physician.
w. C. Bryan, reputed to be a cousin
of VIM. Jennings Bryan.
c. Colwe1l. mill foreman.
Andrew Urquhart. mine foreman.
VIM Scott, merchant.
DIR. Cordova, Mexican physician,
who has just arrived here, confirmed
the Americans statement. He exhib-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
English Peace Ideas.

LONDON, Nov. 22-Discussing
peace with a group of American
newspaper correspondents today,
Lord Derby declared that any pro-
posal from Germany at this time
would be met with the consideration
OF its worth. He added that "anv
proposal giving up what we are fight
ing for, will not be considered for an
instant" and that England's position
still is exactly as Lloyd George out
lined in his recent interview with the
United Press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
franz Josef, For Sixty eight
Years Ruler of Country,
Died at 9 O'Clock
Last Night.
NEW RULER IS YOUNG
Charles Francis Joseph Has Had
Thorough Military Education,
But Lacks knowledge
Of Diplomacy.

r11nitad Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Eyes of Europe
we're turned today on the Archduke
Charles Francis Joseph. now to be
emperor of AustroHungary. Al
though Vienna has so far withheld
ofncial court confirmation OF the
death OF the aged Emperor franz
Josef, his demise hae been confirmed
In special dispatches from various
sources.
The new ruler OF the nation whose
demands on Serbia precipttated the
great war. is twenty-nine years Of
age, and is now supposed to be at
| tka 'front.' in command Of Austrian
troops operating In the Carpathians
against the Rumanians. Undor1bted-
" he has already been summoned to
Vienna
With the prospect that the new
sovereign may have an important
bearing on the future in the war, his
the subject of deep study by all
Europe.
Democratical1y inclined. very little
was known OF him up to the time
that an assassin's bomb murdered the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the
heir, in Sarajevo, June 18, 1914. The
man who now becomes Austria's
ruler is known to have a good mill
tary education and has achieved
some success as military command
er in the great war.
He has lacked any training what
ever in state craft or diplomacy
Moreover he assumes the throne at
time when the strongest of men
would have task in maintaining
the empire OF AustrolHnngary intact
and strong. Hungary is growing rest
i've under the Hapsburg yoke. Strong
leaders Of men have recently appear
ed there. They fear the swallowing
up Of Hungary in the Teutonfc en-
pire and have not hesitated to ex-
press that belief and work for Hun
gary as q separate kingdom.
But immediate result Of the remov-
al OF the strong figure of the aged
emperor was believed here to mean
an Increase in Prussian domination
OF the central empires. Franz Josef
acknowledged one OF the strongest
rulers Of modern times. is no more.
A STRIPPING, unversed in state craft,
succeeds him. Germany will prob
ably find him plant in acceding to
Prussian wishes.
Dispatches from Vienna via Am
sterdam today, declared that the aged
emperors death was peaceful.
Vienna, 1t was said, had been pre-
pared for the news, but nevertheless
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
How TO GET FAT
ON 40 CENTS A DAY
Dozen People in Chicago Are
on Diet Arranged by Health
Commissioner at a
Low Price.
THE DAYS BILL OF FARE
Menu includes Such Extravzsant
Items a. Ono Egg, Baked
Potatoes and Real
Butter.
THE DAYS BILL OF FARE

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Health Com
missioner Robertson's diet squad took
its first swing at the high cost of liv-
ing today and landed right between
the eyes. Six men and six women,
hand-picked and carefully weighed,
rose from the first breakfast of the
forty cent a day menu, laughing and
enthusiastic over the meal
Dr.. Robertson's boast that the squad
would get fat on the forty cent a day
rations didn't seem 80 absurd after all,
they agreed
Here. is the first menu Of the two
weeks demonstration by which DR..
Robertson expects to show housewives
throughout the United States how to
do it on forty cents a day:
Breakfast.
Fresh Apples. -
Liver and Bacon -
One Egg Mullins. 49,.
Butter
Coffee.
Luncheon.
Creamed cod fish.
Baked potatoes
Corn bread.
Butter.
Cocoa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Embargo OF, Foodstuffs
Requested of Congress
Fitzgerald Will Introduce Such Measure Soon as lie
cen,ber Session is Started

United dPrssL Leased
imposed for purely domestic reasons me pces
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Three burned to Death

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Nov 22.-Two
children, the sons of Clyde LeBarron.
wealthy dairyman, and a Mrs. Nash,
who was caring for them, were burned
to death during the night at Valley
Ford, eighteen miles west of here
when the LeBarron homestead was
partially destroyed by flames. Word
OF the tragedy reached here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Dinner.
Vegetable soup,

NSooS"oio oouP.
Pot roast.
Sauted parsnips
Cranberry sauce
Rice and Raisin pudding.
Tea.
Before sitting down to their first
meal today each of the twelve dieters
pledged themselves not to eat or drink
anything except water during the two
weeks test. DR.. Robertson's one con-
cession was to allow men to smoke
and women to chew gum-non swaI-
lowed luxuries, he explained, which
will not affect the weight of the squad.
Real butter is used. Boiling milk,
which DR.. Robertson says gives the eff.
feet Of cream, is used in coffee Meats
are served to the squad in the kitchen
o. the school of domestic arts and
science at 6 North Michigan at S:2O
a. m, 1915 p. p. and $50 p. m.
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THE WEATHER
Unsettled. Fair and colder to-
morrow. Local temp p. m
40; Z a. IN. 39.
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our own leased wire
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-03
ON HAND SALE

The following unclaimed property
will be sold at public auction by
Wittenberg w & T. Co. on Friday,
October thirteenth 1916. at their
and all other charges. unless re-
deemed before the aforesaid date.
according to the laws of the state
of Nevada governing warehousing and
storage. The sale to commence at
10 a. m.
Pat Ahern, sewing machine.
Albrecht, / suit case.
A. ID. Anderson, | trunk.
Mrs. Eva Barney, trunks. l roll
beddg.
Lee Baird. / trunk.
c. f. Bowman, ] roll beddg
Jake Bertha, l suit case.
A. II. Butler. l box II III Goods.
sewing machine, table, bed 4
springs.
E. Debrowsky, l case adv. matter
DR.. t. J. Crane, 6 boxes H II Goods,
three chairs, l extension table, Dbl
ware, crates chairs, / wall case
L. A. Dies. l bdl collars & shaft.
Mrs. Decker, trunk.
r. Earl. l box.
Groescup, 1 bdl bedding.
$. 5. Generic, l bdl bedding.
NJ. Gugheluminia. ! key brandy,
keg wine.
j.. L. Gale, ! bx H II Goods, 2
Rockers.
p. j. Gallagher. bdls sacks.
Mrs. Hendrickson, / cradle.
Harold Hansen. ! box per. effects.
Sam Kanass. l keg claret.
L. T. lie Beaume, l trunk
c. Meyer. ! box effects.
L. c. MeCarty, roll beddg.
John Patterson, / roll beddg.
Mrs. M M Potter, 8 bx II II Goods,
Dbl dishes, sewing machine.
M d. Quillici l box per. effects.
b. Riley, l bdl beddg.
ii. Schumacher, trunk.
L. c. Sobeck, / bx HH Goods,
Rocker.
Paul Sobeck / trunk.
Fred Tarbell. ! trunk, ] suit case
OFT, trunk.
w. H. Twining. bx, 2 bbls, / horn.
Whitmore, Mrs. Edna or w. f., so
pieces furniture and III ii GOODS
including rockers, chairs carpets.
stoves, china closets dressers, chif-
foniers. sideboard library, dining and
kitchen tables. leather furniture
davenport, etc.
w. II. Wings. four case new ref
erence books.
Desk, furniture. etc, In addition to
the above; also many other articles
not listed. Adv. O2-1Otd
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-03
AS PORTRAYED BY BOTH SIDES

HE Bonanza does depend solely the Associated Press
for data upon which base conclusions regarding the
probable Of the world The German
propaganda sends The Fherand this office This New York
publication devoted furtherng sentiment favor of the
of the powers The somewhat bitter and
acrimonious but with apparent honest and breathing the
spirit of loyalty to the land beyond the Rhine
From allies the London Observer which Sir Gilbert
Parker who with Earl Gray the chief pucit OF Britain has
this until of Needless to
this oddly constructed from American stand
points, entirety for the backing of the the
allies with the public sentiment of the United States.
of the the publications leads the
will be ended spring
through negotiations later in the through The
that suspended that
defensive will be indefinitely prolonged The
Observer steady by the allied hosts but does
claim that complete triumph at hand The general
trend Of the publications. however,
that only conclusion the that will
be deferred many months.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-03
LITTLE GIRL CHIEF
WITNESS FOR DEFENSE
thy Associated Press.)

Thy AssOcluteu fresssb
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct, IA
IL year old girl. Dorothy Fox, was
the chief witness for the defense in
the trial of Albert j. Roper, charged
with the murder OF his father Albert
Roper, a florist of Tewkesbury. On
the night of March l. she said, when
the elder Roper was beaten to death
and robbed, Bert Roper, as she called
the young man, was at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Jessie Fox, in the
Roxbury district of Boston.
With quiet self possession. the
little girl told of playing cards that
evening with her mother and the
defendant, who did not leave the
house until IL o'clock, she said.
According to testimony brought out
previously, the murder was COM
mitted shortly after O'Clock.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-10-03
ANOTHER BOOST FOR
THE PRICE OF SUGAR


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-Prices
of cane sugar registered another in
crease to $40 wholesale and $3.50
retail. The increase is Is cents
higher than the consumer paid 10
days ago, total increase of SIS cents
since September IA.