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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28

lutlons calling upon 'ha government
10 r"iue" Tho Increase. Dur own
I Chamber ~ commerce Joined In the
| protest ENrrN muuipcurtr uul
| shipper did iun w1uv fhIu. ldu ID
| myself what was iIr result. Tl.
railroads could not maintain then
equipment Tncy rpt'M NOT buy yu
/ gln'a ana cars uuu their efficiency
I TvtT
Tho war pmr AN! vn found our
selves unable tu meet the rm prrpuu1
| The railroads nuuI not iruspur,
/ coal food products and other war
I necessities lt could uortrtn-purt iis
soldiers. Decentralization. Cuufuatuu
ana inctfiricnrN rpigu,d
Mind YOU the government was not
running tho rHlruldH uf that umo
They wNro h'Wr operated under
'h"ir own management He tbnr had
always been
Mr.. ktrr told az th, conditions I'm
Washington lU.t winter. whom hr said
100000 people Iu the capital alone.
according to- newspaper estimates.
were without fuel Ho himself had
only ton ANA % half of coal iu his
nome. inherited he stld when be
rented the huunr E.r three weeks
his wife and children wore their win
ter coats and wraps ln their home be-
cause they could not get fuel And
Tho thermometer lowered about zero
with part ut the time "a foot aud
hplt of SNOW ON tho ground
Finally he appealed 20 Tual Al-
minlstratpr Garfield and told him I've
was there with hr fm,N aa "a NOM
her of the administration WORDING for
the government ana Nhln hp wanted
10 he patriotic and knew that many
pcrHnns were suffering ua he was. ha
did want enough fucl TO Keen hig wife
and children warm They had an
taken colds because uf their home
being without fuel
Impossible.
Garfield replied that he WIS yc.N
sorry. but there we're ia. GOA 600 toua.
of coal between The capital nnd the
Atlantic senhourd mat collhn't hc
moved and 500 Hhlps wcrc tcid up on
the coast loaded with food aud ma
terials for our allies and couldn't sa.I
because they had no coal, thnt there
were n,OO0,O00 tons between Wash
lngton and New York thHt could mol
he moved because Df tho depleted
conditions of the railway
ThR was when the government
took hold of the situation and began
operating tho roads Itself
Nfo was responsible for IN
condition 800 asked Nh Kerr THE
people Of, the United states tho
business men OF tho tnncd states.
the GtS mhers or Cnumgrrf and the
comnfercinl ORGANIZATIONS uf the
country who had oppUacl granting
the railroads the prr cent increase
they had asked
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28

IHISTtpfeSentatlVe COLLECTION OF
beautifully tailored suits will
instantly appeal to the woman
who has been vainly seeking
elegance and simplicity at a
reasonable price. Here are
suits in the very popular
"Eton" and Pony" effects, lit
tie iackets with q litfln fln,.a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28

w Smith and T. Dewey Hicks
Norman. Roy Cloptou Oklahoma
CITY Henry II. French Tribhey
william II steward, Moore, and
j esse T. Henry Wanette
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
We PAID one Tenth.

limited Press Leased Wire Serv1ceI
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-America
has paid approximately ten percent
OF the entire cost of the war. -
According to figures made public
BY the federal reserve board today
the great war cost all belligerents a
grand total of about 100000 900.
When hostilities ended Nov. IL, this
nation had disbursed, through her
own war cost and loans to her asso-
ciates In the fight $21,800, 100000, ac-
cording to unofficial figures from the
treasury.
The magnitude of the worlds war
debt can be realized only through
the gigantic interest payment which
the nations must bear for years to
come, treasury officials say.
OF this countrys share of the cost
the interest payment will run close
TO $3.50 100000 a year Some of this.
however, is offset by interest pay
ments which the allies will turn over
to the U. s. on loans made to them.
These loans aggregate s7,912,976.000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
POSlAM REAL
TREAT FOR SKIN
THAT iTcHES

Only those who have itched and
scratched and still itched continually
can appreciate what it means when
the aggravation is ended by the sooth-
ing, penetrating. antiseptic influence
of Poslam And what relief to be
rid of any eruptional blemish which
has entailed prolonged embarrass-
ment, Turn to Poslam first for the
quick healing help which ailing skin
must have. You do not have to wait
in uncertainty for indications of i'm
provement 1t soon SHOWS.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West Nth St, New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
healthier by the daily use of Poslam
Soap, indicated with Poslam.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
YEAR
OF HIGH PRICES
1t Will Take Some Time for Nation
to Settle Back Into
Before War Con-
ditons.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-Another year
of high prices and taxes faces the
American people, in the opinion Oh
David R. Forgan, president of the Chi
cago National City bank. He predict
ed today this period of adjustment
will be followed by step toward
normal.
Forgan did not see immediate relief
following the expiration of the ad-
justment year, but rather expected ,he
normal state to be reached gradually
ct is most essential that the gov
eminent use care in cancelling all
war contracts and in the disposition
of materials and plants only partially
completed" Forgan said. What is
already under way must be pushed
to a disable point for some industry,
otherwise there will be an enormous
waste"
Increased production. sufficient
wages and a general lettering of liv-
ing conditions will preclude a scarcity
of money for manufacturers now com
PEELED 10 return to a peace basis. For
gan believed.
He declared his belief that the sit
uation will be better handled during
a year of adjustment because of thrift
lessons learned in war time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
MONEYS APPEAL
FROM HIS CELL
Says Highest Courts of Land All
Aoree That Corrupt Attorney
Can Use Perjured
Testimony.

(United Press Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10
Thomas j. Mooney issued state
ment from his cell in the condemned
row at San Quentin penitentiary to-
day, reiterating his belief he VIII pc
saved from the gallows, despite the
refusal of the United States supreme
court to review his case.
The statement follows:
'"The highest courts of the land,
the supreme court Of the United
States, the supreme court of Caiifor-
mia. the appellate court of California
and the superior court of California
have said that corrupt district at
.torney can use perjured testimony
and can conceal and suppress ma
terial evidence to convict an Ameri-
can citizen. These courts have fur
Their said that a citizen so convicted
is without remedy so far as judgment
is concerned. Then they wonder why
some workers become infected with
Bolshevism.
"My case is now nominally out of
all courts and in the hands OF Gov
ernor Stevenson on my petition for
pardon which petition was filed with
Governor Stevenson in March 1918.
The labor movement of the entire
world has petitioned President Will
son and Governor stevenson, protest
ing against foul methods used by the
chamber of commerce through Dis
trict Attorney Fickert.
president Wilson has three times
asked Governor Stephens to make it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
General Pershins's Report.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Advance
of the American army of occupation
into Longwy, Briey and Audun-Le-
Romans Monday was reported by
General Pershing today.
"The third army continued its adj
vance today (Monday) into the ter
ritory evacuated by the enemy" his
communique said,
ION the left, crossing the Belgian
frontier, our troops occupied Vierton
and by evening had reached Etalie
and st. Leger, between the CHEERS
and the Moselle. They passed
through .Spincourt. the important
railroad center of Longuyon and Con
flans. AT the close of the day they
entered the historic French fortress
of Longwy. situated at the Junction
of the boundaries of France, Belgium
and Gutenberg. Further south they
occupied Audun-Le-Romans and the
town of Briey, the center OF the great
iron district of Lorraine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Investfaate Brewery Newspapers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov 19.-The SEN
ate investigation of the part brewery
interests have played in the purchase
of newspapers, influencing public
sentiment in this country in recent
years was begun today by a sub com
mittee of the senate Judiciary COM
mittee.
Major Lowry Humes of the iudge
advocate generals office reduced
evidence to show that the Montgem-
cry. Ala. Advertiser was purchased
for its present owners with money
subscribed by a group of brewers.
Humes introduced notes given to
Chas. II. Allen and VIM. T. Sheehan,
owners of the raper to the North
western National bank of Philadel-
phia With these were collateral notes
securing the payment of the Sheehan
and Allen notes. The collateral notes
were signed by the following:
Edward A. Schmitt, Louis B.
Schramm. J. Lehman, r. Schaffer,
Jacob Rupert, C. w. Feigenspan,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
His Share of War.
TBy United Press. |

10y pulttu IICSS.I
LONDON, Nov 2.-(By mail.)-
Some Englishmen have had more
than their fair share of soldering
during these last four years This is
the career of George Clark, a young
soldier from Ilford:
Clark joined the border regiment
Aug 5. 1914. and received his first
wound in France Oct. 8, 1914.
He remained in hospital until April
1915, and then was transferred to the
Essex regiment and was sent to the
Dardanelles.
The transport in which he sailed
was torpedoed, and Clark with thirty
others got into a boat which received
"A direct hit from a Turkish shell.
Clark and one other soldier swan
ashore.
He assisted in the Gallipoli land
ing, and was wounded again on June
%. He rejoined his battalion Nov.
l. and was sent to France, where
he was wounded Feb. Is, 1915, by an
explosive bullet.
He underwent an operation which
necessitated the insertion of silver
tubes into his stomach, but by April
1917. he had recovered and was
transferred to the London regiment
and again sent to France. He took
part in the British offensive, and
went over the top thirteen times in
ten days.
He was wounded in October, and
remained in the hospital until April
of this year. when he was discharged
from the army.
Now he is having struggle aboIIi
his pension.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Fritz FIees from Flyers.
ruy united Press.

LONDON. Nov. 2.-(by mail
..anra ago the particular and extreme
=. @disconcerting form Of warfare which
..n u az notwithstanding troops
from low flying airplanes was almost
,nhaard Of Nowadays. 1t has become
~ ;nd;spensable feature OF allied Of
fensiye operations.
i' One Of its chief objects, is the de-
,ooralizaion OF the GERMAN infantry.
md in this it Is particularly success
ful There is nothing SO unnerying
- men either in the trenches, or in
onen country, as to see flight OF
machines swooping down IN sud
den formation dive, their machine
gnns pouring out hail Of death deal
Ing bullets. -.
One has that curious Illusion that
,ha machines are diving straight at
me in a similar way that a machine
IN a spinning nose dive, at high al
ttude appears to be spinning down
exactly over ones head although 1t
NAV be some distance away. The
choicest Pr1issian discipline collapses
nnder these circumstances, and the
column of infantry is Immediately dis
npnsed in frantic and chaotic search
for cover.
AS an example of the panic-strik-
ing effect there is the story of the
Young English pilot who. having nm
ished his Job at high attitudes. came
down to within twenty feet of road,
and. seeing German staff car.
chased and fired at 1t for about half
A mile. The driver suddenly lost his
nerve and the car turned a somer-
sault into the hedge while those OF
the occupants who were not hopeless
" crippled. scuttled away In an I'M
dienified attempt to find cover at any
cost
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
STORY OF NUMBER

40 years ago an old doctor "
ting up a medicine for diseased
blood, that cured the worst q
specific blood poison, and
proved that the cures were
nent. After many years secu
prescription (being druggis
took each. ingredient separate
referred to Ihy y. S. Dispa
and other authoritative books q
cine and found the medical
ties set down as follows. Ell
in diseases of the glandular
in blood poison, scrofula,
ton, stomach troubles, chron
matism, catarrh, in sores, ulcd
eruptions, mercural and lead
ing. Under it's use nodes. tun
scrofulous swellings that hay
stood all other treatment disa
il by magic" To commemol
fortieth year as druggist
this medicine Number 40
Blood" j. c. Mendenhall, Ev
Ind.
Sold by McGrath Bros. DrlI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
cRoToN.

Perry Moline's household goods
last week, and the family will be at
home on their own farm now.
Mrs. Ed Grant, of Valley Junction,
M. Grant and other relatives re-
Gently.
G. W. Ware and L. Brodsky were
up funds for the united war work
campaign.
Mrs. Curg Saltzgaver and daugh-
tiers, Gladys and Ella, and Mrs. L. M.
Grant and Mrs Maymie French took
an auto trip last Tuesday. visiting
while at Sand Prairie, Donnellson
and Pennington
Mrs. s. w. Perkins, who has been
in Chicago for the past month with
her sick mother, got back home last
Saturday.
Two airplanes passed over Croton
shortly after noon last Thursday.
They were high UP and going like
the wind.
James Roe and Orbra Stamper left
Saturday morning for Des Moines
for an over Sunday stay and to visit
Troy Stamper at Camp Dodge.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Wyrick, our railroad
agent, was an over Sunday visitor
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rider, of Keokuk, week ago.
The influenza has struck Croton,
arriving Thursday evening, Novem-
Der IA. There are ten cases in town
and two near town. The school. had
been closed and all churches shut up
for the past three weeks and not one
case Of "flu" appeared. Sunday, the
10th. the churches were opened for
service and school began Monday,
the 18th, and as soon as every public
places opened UP the "flu' started.
too. Now every place is closed
again.
When word was received Monday
evening. November II, that Germany
had surrendered, there was some
celebrating done in Croton, too. First.
all the church bells. the school and
ferry bells We're rung for quite a
while. Then a parade was formed.
First were lot of women and few
men, then the school teacher and
all her pupils. big and little. Nearly
everyone carried a torchlight and a
flag. Tubs. tin buckets and pans
were used for drums. Cowbells, big
and little, were rung to help make
music, and away in the rear came
the town postmaster ringing call
bell and eating little lunch of
crackers and cheese. The line of
march was up and down every street
in town, up and down the railroad,
down to the ferry landing at the
river and back, out the country road
a little ways and then home. One
little three year-old Collier Palmer.
had his little torch and marched in
the parade from start to finish. Ev-
eryone who saw the parade said the
! many lights and flags were pretty
sight.
Mrs. Alice Batten received word
from her son, Smythe, last Friday
morning. that he had arrived safe
and well in France.
| Dan Storms and family. of Ben.
tonsport, spent last Saturday with
relatives in Croton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Travelling MAN CONES OUT
FOR TANLAC AND TELLS HOW
II IMPROVED HIS HEALTH

before l took Tanlac," Mr.. Robertson
said. II was constipated pretty bad
ly. too.
"The rheumatism caused aches and
pains in my joints and muscles.
1--WE just finished my first bottle
of Tanlac and / tell you Pm lot
better. The stomach trouble is great
ly improved and my digestion is good
now.
"The aches and pains had are
all gone now, too.
II think Tanlac is the greatest
medicine / ever used and / earnestly
recommend it to my friends"
Get Tanlac if you are not feeling
right and get back your health. You
can get Tanlac at any good drug
store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
erwin Troubles I Used t
Have are Gone Now
Says Robertson.

"a bad stomach and rheumatic
a,.,nn in my joints and muscles
con nd to be my twin troubles. but I'm
useu ,rom both since I've been taking
iree said ]. B. Robertson, a tray
IMna salesman. who stops at the
. ellns Magnus when in Cedar Rapids.
HUI ~. his last trip through Cedar
Rapids Mr.. Robertson met the Ianlac G
man at the Hotel Wagnus anu was
improved SO much that ne gave 'his
statement for the public.
~ always felt bloated after eating
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
FINE FOR RHEUMA1
Musterole Loosens Up
Stiff ,Joints-DriveS Oui

You'll know why thousands
terole once you experience the
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from til,
drug store. 1t is a clean, white
made with the oil of mustard
than a mustard plaster and
blister. Brings ease and coma
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended
doctors and nurses. Millions d
used annually for bronchitis, q
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleul
matism, lumbago, pains and ac
back or joints, sprains, sore|
bruises, chilblains, frosted feel
the chest ut often prevents pr
Soc and SOC jars; hospital sizs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

possible for me to be tried on one
remaining indictment still remaining,
involving identically the same
charges as the one on which l was
unjustly convicted. have not the
slightest notion what he will DO, but
| have confidence that 1t is never TOO
late for the solidarity of labor to
right the terrible wrong. know
they will
"Fraternal greetings to the organ
lied workers everywhere.
(Signed) Tom Mooney
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Alien Enemy confesses.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
JEROME, AriZ., Nov 19.-Joseph
Reiter, registered alien enemy, ar
rested here month ago, has con
fessed to local authorities that he
agreed to blow up the smelter of the
American Refining company at Hay.
den, Ariz.. for $4,000. it was an
nounced today when he was taken
70 Prescott to be turned over to fed
eral agents.
dis confession, authorities de
cared may throw an Interesting
hght on the explosion at the Gillispie
munitions plants at Morgan, N. J.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

up - Bethlehem B, GO: Southern
Pacific, 1924, up Is; Reading 9Sa,
UP Is.
Most of the leading issues sold off
during the early afternoon, although
there was no pronounced weakness
except in the case of Mexican Petro-
leum, which held down Az to 1914
Tobacco Products sold UP Ia to
T7A few specialties showed
strength in the face of selling in the
rest OF the list.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Poor Heathens Learning Rapidly.
TRy ITnited Press I

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-If you
seek to escape the rent profiteer and
the housing problem, don't migrate
to Hongkong.
Reports of the department of COM
merce show these evils exist almost
to the same extent in Hongkong as
they do in Washington, which is gen.
orally conceded the championship.
Rents have moved skyward so
rapidly that they are almost prohibit
tive to the man of modest means, the
report says. And It's next to impos-
sible to get place to live. Influx
Of persons of wealth from other
parts of the country is said to be
responsible for this situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
canada,s Victory Loan Drive.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
TORONTO. Can, Nov. 19.-Canada
went over the top with $bib, PIT in
me Victory loan drive, according to
.he final ngures. The objective was
500,000.00o.
ontario led all provinces with $685.
S'S,o00, or S131.60 per capita To-
.onto was the leading city, with
Sl44,946, 1000, with Montreal a close
second with $143, 433,050 1t is expect
Tue total will be increased by sub
scrlpuons still to be reported.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

George Ehret Jr, N. j. and A. M.
Ligrie, Edward Lansburg, Gus Pabst,
Henry Volkamp, August Busch, Et-
gene NJ Kelley, John Moorlin, me
w. F. Cook Brewing company and
Peter S. Theiurer
c. w. Feiganspan, one or the sign
ers, later identified all the signers OF
the collateral notes as brewers and
members of the United Sites Brew
ers association
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Stock Market Notes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Practicaiiy
the entire list registered fractional
gains at the opening Of the STOCK
market today. U. S. Steel at l01 was
UP IS; Baldwin Locomotive. 1874, UP
Il: Mexican Petroleum, 16f. up l.
Studebaker, 65H. up u: Marine pre-
ferred, 1861. unchanged; Republic
Steel. 77A, up a; Anaconda, 6sA,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
May Abandon Extra Fare.

May Abandon Extra Fare.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON Nov. 19.-Aboli-
ton of the extra fare of half a cent
mile for sleeper car transportation
is said to be before Director General
McAdoo. The extra charge of hale a
cent a mile is yielding revenue at
the rate Of $57.O00.00O annually. Upon
the finding of another means OF reve-
nue. was said to depend McAdoo's
decision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Bio Flood Damao

United Press Leased Wild
QUEBEC, Nov. 19.-Nea
600 damage was done by q
swept into the lower towr
enty-five mile gale last nj
estimated today. Basemeu
houses were oofided. He'd
was done along the rived
well as along the st. CT
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
We Americans.

Ed Howe: We Americans are really
not democrats. We pretend to hate
the rich, but don't; we envy them.
Democracy does not exist in this
country: we are all trying to fool the
fools. and induce them to give us
the best of it. Our critics know
this: particularly the English. Ber-
nard Shaw never wearies of haunting
us as mere brood of anarchists, de-
void of any respect for principle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
Across Ocean FIioht.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK. Nov. 19-The Lon
aon Mail today cabled the Aero Club
=, America, through the. Royal Aero
:, OF Great Britain. that the Daily
MA dmai cross-Atlantic flight for $780,
wy prize Is now open under the reg
sa =. previously agreed upon. and
y is expected the flights may be
made In the near future.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

Eleven Chicago job printing shops
have received word from Washington
to cut out the little game of pulling
the neither members of Uncle Sam
in railroad job work prices. An I'M
derstanding to smother competitive
bidding riled General Manager Nc
Adoo, who swung the vocal club.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

Ship Deliveries For Two Weeks.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.i
WASHINGTON Nov. 19.-Ship de-
liveries for the first two weeks in
November aggregated 154,200 dead
weight tons. the shipping board an
nounced today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19

Postal Censorship Lifted.
United Press Leased Wire Ssrvice.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The gov
eminent censorship board today lift
ed the postal censorship on press
matter.