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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29
Governor Stephens Of Cali.
fornia Saves Condemned
Mans Neck But Does Not
Grant New Trial.
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
President Wilson Made Earnest Re-
quest That Such Action be
Taken In international
Case.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
SAN F'RANCICO, Calf, Nov. %
Thomas j. Mooney faced a life in
prison today.
BY committing MONEYS death sem
tence to life imprisonment, Governor
VIM. ID. Stephens saved MONEYS
life, but failed to make the provision
for a new trial which labor organi-
cations in the United States and
other countries have demanded.
The governors action was predict
ed exclusively yesterday by the
United Press.
Governor Stephens issued state
ment in which he said his action was
taken because of new evidence which
could not be considered by the state
supreme court and because of ear
nest requests of the president for
communication"
The governor made public two tele-
grams sent him by President Wilson
in which the president urged commu-
tation Of MONEYS sentence, stating
that he respectfully suggested the
communication of the death sentence.
The president explained his action by
referring to the international signifi-
cance which attached to the case"
Moneys Reply.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-"I pre-
fer a. glorious death at the hands OF
my traducers (you included) to a
living CARVE l am innocent
Thomas J. Mooney directed that
statement at Governor Stephens In
answer to the governors action In
committing MONEYS death sentence
10 life Imprisonment.
"I refuse to accept the commuta-
tion," said Mooney.
Workers, l now appeal to you
again to act-and the sooner the bet
ter"
Mooney declared he believed Or
ganized labor would not accept the
government action as satisfactory.
Labor everywhere, / say to you,
as | said to you the night the cham
Der of commerce returned a verdict
of death against me, that my hope
is in the solidarity Of organized
labor"
Labor to be PacTfied.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Commu-
tation of Thomas ]. MONEYS death
sentence to life imprisonment Is re-
garded here as likely to compose
materially the national labor situa.
ton.
President Wilson was manifestly
the determining factor in saving
Mooney The president said that In
ternational issues hung upon the dis
position of the Mooney case. That
meant the Russian Boishevists and
certain anarchistic elements in this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29
Everybody Wears Flu Mask
Or IS Thrown Info Jail
Des Moines Board of Health Orders All Citizens to Cover
Faces Until Danger is Over

IUntd Press Wire Service
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29
Dispute Between Chile and
Peru Not Settled and No
Truce in Sight.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The dispute
between Chile and Peru has not been
settled and no amicable agreement be-
tween the two countries is in sight.
This statement was made here to-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29

Washington Star: In years gone by
Europe professed to pay very little
attention to American craftsmanship.
1t is different now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29

Arrive Soon In Berlin.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20 Tho
Cologne Gazette says that represen-
tatives Of Great Britain, France and
the United States soon will arrive
in Berlin to discuss armistice ques-
tons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29

The Telegraph Service Of Thr
Daily Gate City and Constitu
tion- Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
CHAPTER II.
The Rolling Stone.

OF course >Twintle stopped then,
and looked around to see who had
spoken. But no one was anywhere
in sight. So she started on again.
Look out, or you'll step on me!'
cried the voice jecond time.
She looked at her feet very care
fully. There was nothing near them
but big round stone that was about
the size of her head, and a prickly
thistle that she never would step on
if she could possibly help it,
Who's talking?" she asked.
why. I'm talking" answered the
voice. Who do you suppose it isl"
Il don't know" said Twinkle. 81
Just can't see any body at all"
Then you must be blind" said the
voice. Pm the Rolling Stone, and
I'm about two inches from your left
toes"
THE Rolling Stone!"
That's it. That's me. I'm the
Rolling Stone that gathers no moss"
"You can't be-" said Twinkle, sit
ting down ip the path and looking
carefully at the stone.
why not"
Because you don't ROLL" she said
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
MESSAGE to Kaiser

"A Message to Kaiser. Bill' is the
title of war poem written by Philip
c. Dickhant of the United States
Armed Guard, stationed at Norfolk
Va. Young Dickhant Isl the son OF
Mrs. NJ. Pleiss, 1861 South Forty
fourth street, South Side, and; ;yhas
two more brothers in the navy, Fred
Earl and George Dickhant. The
poem follows: i =.
Hello there, Bill! You don't know me.
But ] know YOU mighty well. -.
You're the devil dressed up to Kill *
And want this earth for your he'll
And shield yourself with religion,
And kid your people with jokes,
fou biuffed the czar of Russia,
Then tried to bluff the pope.
Tou worried France little Bit
And part Of Italy, too, -.... .. -
But, you drtySdog. you'tl never get rich
BIuffing the Red, White and Blue.
know it's big old world, BILL "
It's too big for you to controk
And you'll find out in a very short tirne
- How much six feet of ground can Bid
When you're through and cash in your
chips,
And play the last card in your, hand,
fhere1l be no Germans playing your march
= But good old Yankee band,
They'll play these pieces, Kaiser Bill,
That the Germans never knew;
They'll play Yankee Doodle" S'The Mar
seillaise''
And THE Star Spangled Banner" too.
5 As [ said before YOU don't know me
But 1 know you mighty WELL.
For I'm just one of million men
That's sending you ragged to hell.
~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Their Astonishing Adventures
i'm Natural Fairyland

So, she rolled the Stone over the
little hillock, and just as she did SO
her attention was attracted by curl
GUS noise that sounded like Pop!
pop! popP
whats that?" she inquired, hesi-
tating to advance.
"Only a weasel" answered the
Stone. "Stand still a minute, and
you'll see him. Whenever he thinks
he's alone, and there's no one to hear,
pop goes the weasel"
Sure enough, little animal soon
crossed their path, making the funny
noise at every step. But as soon as he
saw that Twinkle was staring at him
he stopped popping and rushed into
bunch of tall grass and hid himself
And now they were almost at the
berrybushes, and Twinkle trotted SO
fast that the Rolling Stone had hard
work to keep up with her. But when
she got to the bushes she found a
flock of strange birds sitting upon
them and eating up the berries as fast
as they could. The birds were MOI
much bigger than robins, and were
covered with soft, velvety skin III.
stead of with feathers, and they hac
merry black eyes and long, slender
beaks curving downward from theil
noses, which gave TO their faces 4
saucy expression. The lack of usua
feathers might not have surprised
Twinkle so much had she not noticed
upon the tail OF each bird one single
solitary feather of great length, which
was certainly remarkable thing
Il know what they are" she said
nodding her head wisely;s they're
birds of feather"
| At this the birds burst into ehoru.
OF laughter, and one of them said:
| Perhaps you think that's why W.
flock together"
well, isn't that the reason3" 'sh,
asked.
mot a bit of it," declared the bird
The reason we flock together is be
cause we're too proud to mix witt
common birds, who have feathers al
over them"
II should think you'd be ashamed
cause you're so Naked she returned
THE fact is. Twinkle" said snothe,
bird, as he pecked at blueberry 'ant
swallowed it, "the common things il
this world don't amount to much
There are millions of birds on earth
but only a few of US that have bu
one feather. In my opinion, if 70,
had but one hair upon your heac
you'd be much prettier."
I'D be more 'strord'nary, I'm sure,
said Twinkle, using the biggest wore
she could think Of.
There's no accounting for tastes,
remarked the Rolling Stone, which
had just arrived at Twinkle's side
after hard roll up the path. "For my
part, | haven't either hair or feathers
and I'm glad of it.
The birds laughed again, at this
and as they had eaten all the berries
they cared for, they now flew into the
air and disappeared.
Continued Next Sunday.) .
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Twinkle and Chwbbim@ g


a beautiful fairyland: but she had no
idea that the gulch was enchanted.
Soon beetle crawled across her path,
and as she stopped to let it 60 by, she
heard it say:
Look out for the line of enchant-
ment! You'll soon cross it, if you
don't watch out"
What line of enchantment?" asked
Twinkle.
ITS almost under your nose" re-
piled the little creature.
Il don't see anything at ALL" she
said. after looking closely.
"Of course you don't" said the
beetle. 1T isn't a mark, you know,
that any one can see with their eyes;
but it's line of enchantment, Just
the same. and whoever steps over it
is sure to see strange things and have
strange adventures"
Il don't mind that" said Twinkle.
We'll, | don't mind f you don't"
returned. the beetle. and by that time
he had crept across the path and dis
appeared underneath a big rock.
IWiHkle went on, WttnOut Oelng al
all afraid. If the beetle spoke truly,
| and there really was an invisible line
| that divided the common. real world
from an enchanted country, she was
very eager to cross it, as any little
girl might well be. And then it oc-
CURED to her that she must have
crossed the enchanted line before she
met the beetle. for otherwise she
wouldn't have understood his language
or known what he was talking about
Children don't talk with beetles in
the real world, as Twinkle knew very
! well, and she was walking along sob
eerly, thinking this over. when sudden
ly voice cried out to her:
'3Be carefulw
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
CHORUS.

You're a stone, OF course; | can see
that, all right. But you're not roll
ing"
How silly!" replied The Stone. ~
don't have to roll every minute to be
a Rolling Stone, do II"
"Of course you do" answered
Twinkle. "If you don't roll you're
just a common, still stone"
well, I declare!" exclaimed the
Stone; you don't seem to understand
anything You're Talking Girl, are
you not?"
ITO be sure I am said Twinkle.
But you don't talk every minute
do you?"
Mamma says So she answered
But you don't You're sometimes
quiet, aren't you?'
"'Course | am"
That's the way with me-. Some.
times | roll, and so I'm called
the Rolling Stone. Sometimes vou
talk, and SO you're the Talking Girl.
mo; I'm Twinkle" she said.
That doesn't sound like name.
remarked the Stone.
IT'S what papa calls me, anyway
explained the girl. Then, thinking
she had fingered long enough, she
added:
I'm going up the hill to pick thos,
berries. Since you can roll, suppose
you go with me" -
What! Up hill?' exclaimed tht
Stone.
why not?" asked Twinkle.
WHO ever heard of a stone rolling
up hill? It's unnaturall"
ANY stone can roll down hill,
said the child. IF you can't roll uI
hill, you're no better than a common
cobble stone"
oh, | can roll up hill if have to,
declared the Stone, peevishly. "Bu
it's hard work, and nearly breaks my
back"
II can't see that you have any
back" said Twinkle.
why. I'm all back" replied the
Stone. when your back aches, its
only part of you. But when m;
back aches, it's all of me except the
middle"
The middle ache is the worst Of
all,' said Twinkle, solemnly. well
if you don't want to 60" she added
jumping up, "Pll say goodby."
Anything to be sociable," said tht
Stone,< signing deeply. "Ill go along
and keep you company. But it's lots
easier to rolf down than It is to rol
up, assure you'll"
"Why, you're a reg'lar grumblerr
exclaimed Twinkle.
That's because | lead a hard life,'
returned the Stone, dismally. "Bu,
don't let us quarrel: it is so seldom
get chance to talk with one of nj,
own standing in society"
you can't have any standing, with.
out feet" declared Twinkle, shaking
her head at the Stone
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
CHAPTER III.
Some Queer Acuuaintances.

0OIllC SuSSt TS40niAtohSCos
Wait a minute" inplored small
voice, and the girl noticed yellow
butterfly that had just settled down
upon the stone: Aren't you the child
from the farm?" ,l>
ITO be sure" she answered, much
amused to hear the butterfly speak.
Then can you tell me if your
mother expects to churn today said
the pretty creature, slowly folding and
unfolding its dainty wings. g.
why do you want to know?"
IF Sic churns today, HI fly over
to the house and try to steal some
butter. But If your mother isn't go.
ing to churn, I'll fly down into the
gulch and rob a bees nest | know of. u
why do you rob and steal?" in.
quired Twinkle.
ITS the only way can get my liv.
ing" said the butterfly. Nobody evel
gives me anything. and so | have tc
fake what l want"
"Do-you like butter?'
"Of course | do! That's why we are
called butterflies, you know. | prefer
butter to anything else, and | have
heard that in some countries the chill
dren always leave a little dish of but;
ter on the window-sill, so that we may
help ourselves whenever we are hun.
cry. | wish | had been born in such
a country"
Mother won't churn until Satur-
day." said Twinkle. Il know, cause
I've got to help her, and | just hate
butter-making!"
Then | won't go to the farm to-
day." replied the butterfly. Goodbye
little girl. If you think of it, leave a
dish of butter around where | can
get at it."
"All right" said Twinkle, and the
butterfly waved its wings and futtered
through the air into the gulch below
Then the girl started up the hill and
the Stone rolled slowly beside her,
groaning and grumbling because the
ground was so rough.
Presently she noticed running
across the path a tiny Book, not
| much bigger than a postage-stamp.
1t had two slender legs. like those
of a bunlble-bee, and upon these it
ran so fast that all the leaves futtered
wildly, the covers being half open.
Whats that?" asked Twinkle,
looking after the book in surprise.
That is a little Learning"
answered the Stone. Look out for
it, for they say it's dangerous thing"
"Its gone already" said Twinkle.
LET it go. Nobody wants it that
know Of Just help me over this
bump, will you?"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
TWIRlK lies
CHAPTER1.

CHAF LEX Il.
Twinkle Enters the Big Gulch.
/ One afternoon Twinkle decided to
go into the big ,gulch and pick some
blueberries for papa's supper. She
had on her blue gingham dress and
her blue n-bonnet. and there were
stout shoes upon her feet So she took
her tin pail and started out.
BE back in time for supper"
called mamma from the kitchen
porch.
Course" said Twinkle, as she trot-
ted away. I'm hungry now, but
I'LL be hungry 'nough when supper
time comes. Course III be back!'
The side of the eulch was but a
little way from the house. 1t was, like
big ditch, only the sides were not
too steep. to crawl down; and IN the
middle OF, the gulch were rolling hills
and deep gullies. all covered with wild
bushes and vines and a few Towering
plants-very rare in this part of tbe
country.
Twinkle hadn't lived very long in
this section of Dakota, for her father
had just bought the new farm that
lay beside the gulcl,. So the big
ditch was a great delight to her; and
she loved to wander through it and
pick the berries and flowers that
never grew on the plains above.
Today she crept carefully down the
path back of the house and soon
reached the bottom of the gulch.
Then she began to search for the ber-
ries; but all were gone in the places
where she, had picked them before;
so she found she must go further
along.
She sat down to rest for a time,
and by and by she happened to look
up at the other side and saw big
cluster of bushes hanging full of ripe
blueberries-just about half way up
the opposite bank
She had never gone SO far before,
but if she wanted the berries for
papa's supper she knew she must
climb up the slope and get them, so
she rose to her feet and began to walk
i'll that direction. 1t was all new to
the little girl, and seemed to her like
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
I'm the Bee Hive

Dear Busy Bees: I'll always re-
member circus day this year, for
mades friend. His name is Toto
and he is as big as a bungalow. He
keeps his trunk out in front, is nice
French gray in color. has cars like
huge fans, and he really makes a
breeze when he moves back and forth
You've guessed it, know. Yes, my
friend is an elephant and he travels
with the circus.
d. He came and stood just as close tc
me as his chain would permit and
touched my hand when | fed him
peanuts and winked his sauey eyes
at me, and when | asked lin his
name he threw, his trunk in the air
and opened his triangular shaped
mouth real wide, and | just know he
was laughing because he had such a
funny clownsh name. while he, him.
self, is so big and solemn looking.
His ancestofsI were all fighters and
in the British army service OF India
Yes, they carried guns on their big,
strong backs and fired them, too, by
!, pulling with their trunks just as TO
Afe did in the circus. And that's the
I reason he waves his American flag
longer than any of the other ele-
otants, for he has the blood of war
-iors HI his veins,
.fTo-To's keeper said he cou'dnt
ak any language, but didn't tell
!he9keeper that / could talk To-Io $
way. For Yhen he rubbed his trunk
As softly as feather across my hand
| knew l,e was saying: Il like you
little girl. and I'd like to fill my
Erunk full of water and1nake shower
oath for US both this hot day"
| told him that | would like it, too
and when l said goodby he waved
lis trunk in the air and famed me
With his ears and watched me as far as
lie could see.
think elepfans can remember
hose they like. at least hope they
an, don't you?
Lovingly. MARGARET.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
+ A Little Patriot.
Dy Evelyn Chambers, Aged. II ITO

BY Evelyn Chambers, Ageds1l, 1l05
sevhth Street, Fairbury,s.Neb:
Blue Side.
There was once a little girl named
Helen. She and her brother lived
alone, as their mother was dead, aAd
their father had answered The call of
the colors."
Helen was II years aid, and for a
living She worked in large factory
in Chicago, while her brother, Daniel,
sold newspapers.
Helen was a very good little girl
and saved all her money to support
her brother and herself. When she
had any money left from each weeks
expenses she Saved it, and when she
had enough saved she bought sery-
ice flag. This made Helen very proud
indeed '......,.. -.
am Ii years old and will be in the
eighth grade the coming year.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
A Young Visitor.

"A Young visitor. 49,,
Mary Louise Flockhart the e.
months-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Flockhart, has been visiting her
Grandma Meyers for the past few
weeks. May is regular doll of a
baby and, lays in her little white crib
and plays with her toes and COOS and
gurgles at visitors. She has a-nice rag
rabbit that she tries to eat and duck
that has just lovely tasting paint on
it. That is it would be lovely tasting
if it would just come off and so Mary
Louise tries her best to taste it.
When her daddy wears his minister
clothes Mary Louise makes round owl
eyes at him but when he dresses just
ike other daddies she stretches her
her little relatives very much. but
with. She likes visiting and seeing all
her little relatives very much, but
seems to love Grandma Meyers best;
next to her very own parents.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
:.Geesggs @aaor

General George Connor. with his
army OF neighbors, has destroyed
the kaiser's palace, captured every
supply base in Europe, taken all Ger
man soldiers as prisoners and is
preparing to remove his headquarters
Consisting of table, chair and I'M
provised telephone), from under the
spreading walnut tree in his back
yard These battles were fought in
and around Thirty-eighth avenue and
Dodge street and the prisoners were
sticks,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Red Cross Players.

A group Of Dundee youngsters have
formed sort of stroling players club
apd every once in a while they give
a performance for the benefit of the
Red Cross. They raised 81 this past
week and hope to do lots better next
time. The cast includes Virginia
Fonda, Loring Benedict, Virginia
Wilcox, Beatrice Hoel and Marjory
Adair
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11

Carl F. Mcdonald, son of Mr.. and
Mrs F. Z. Mcdonald, has just finish.
ed his third sweater for the boys over
there, and it passed the censors with
high honors. Carl is quite an expert
knitter and he does other war work,
too.
He has a war garden at his home
and he works several hours \each
week at the State Inspection ware
house, where he helps CONT comfort
kits, socks and sweaters.
Carl has 200 hours to his credit
for Red Cross work and hopes soon
to reach the 500-hour mark.
He is going to join the Boy Scouts
as soon as he is old enough and
wants some day to be a scientific
farmer.
If he farms as willingly and we'll
as he does war work we know that he
will succeed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Majors Son Does His Bit.

Marvin Bridges, whose father, Dr..
E. L. Bridges, is with the Nebraska
base hospital in France, is doing his
bit to help win the war by assisting
the women in the drive to enlist stu
dent nurses. All week he acted as
chauffeur for Mrs. Herbert Rogers
from one nurses recruiting station to
another, for Mrs. Rogers, who her
self studied nursing. is very busy
woman with this work.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
How Dorothy Fooled German.

By Bertha bunker, Aged IA, Strang
Neb. Blue Side.
Dorothy was girl of 10 years.
She lived with her parents near the
woods.
One day as she was walking
through the woods she fmet a man
dressed in shabby clothes and when
she came close. to him he said, Little
girl, will you get me something to
eat?" Dorothy said yes" for she
was kind hearted and when she came
back with the things to .eat he told
her that the Kaiser was starving and
he was going to take it to him. Then
Dorothy said" Wait, I'll get more" q"
But when she came back she wasn't
alone; two men were with her. The
German looked at her and the two
men as they approached, then began
to run, as he saw they were Ameri-
cans, but the soldiers got him before
he could get away. ''In a pretty mess
you've got me-" said the German.
Yes, and pretty mess you were
trying to get ME in, to get something
to eat for the old kaiser" answered
Dorothy.
"He is the spy that was in our
camp" said one of the soldiers.
Sure thing said the other. Lets
take him to the officer" said the first.
"All right" said the other.
Then they entered the Office. The
officer said, Hang him." and so the
soldiers did.
Dorothy had got the spy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
A Bad Storm.

By Nellie Bass, Aged +; Anselmo,
Neb.
Busy Bees: I'm going to tell you
about bad storm we had.
We got up in the morning. The
sun was shining bright.
1t got quite hot in the afternoon.
It kept on getting g'l16tter all the time.
After a while it got cloudy.
That noon we were expecting
grandpa. The clouds kept getting
black. In 10 minutes it began to
rain. 1t rained for IS minutes. II
then began to hail. Some Of the hail
that fell were as big as hen eggs.
1t hailed SO hard that day that there
was NOT crop that year. 1t broke
three Of or big windows and did lots
of damage. After 10 minutes it quit
hailing and began to RAIN hard. We
all got scared and went to the cave.
| With the rain we got wind storm.
1t raned so that the cave doors be-
gan to- leak. 1t leaked so that the
water ran down the steps, The cave
had three inches Of water on the
floor. 1t quit raining in an hour. We
went to the house. The shop and
shed were blown down. When we
got to the house two more win
dows were broken. The rugs were
ruined from the water on them. 1t
was now II o'clock. We went to bed.
1t rained all night. The next day
you could take log and go boat
riding. Goodbye.