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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Total Spring and Winter Yield by American
Farmer This Year Promises to be More
Than Ever Before.
ONE AND TENTH BILLION BUSHELS
At Guaranteed Price of $2.26 Per Bushel,
Value Will be $500, 100000 as the
Farmers Share.
by Ralph F. Couch, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

fBy Ralph F. Couch, United Press
Staff Correspondents
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE to-
tai spring and winter wheat crop
grown by the American farmer this
year promises to be the greatest pro
duced by any nation in the worlds
history, agriculture department fig
ures showed today.
Il To the estimated winter yield Of
S37 900, 600 bushels announced week
ago, department estimates on the
spring wheat crop bring the total for
all wheat up to LOO, 100000 bushels
this year-and 1t may. run beyond
this figure.
The only crops ever approximating
this were the 1913 winter yield in
Russia Of $4,000, 900 bushels and a
sinbie billion bushels yield in the
United States.
The promised 1919 yield, with the
guaranteed price of 1925 per bushel
fixed by the government. means a
return of approximately $1,000, ,00O,-
900 to the farmer. Should the price
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
WATCHES STOLEN AT QUINCY
FOUND In PAWNBROkER'S SHOP

were stolen from LIGHTS loan bank.
Most all of them bore numbers that
correspond with those given by the
Quincy police as part of the loot of
the LIGHT robbery.
After learning that several OF the
Quincy watches had been pawned
during the last week, Detectives
Joseph Halvey and Denver Mitchell
Saturday afternoon made the arrests
at Eighth street and Grand avenue,
near a restaurant in which the men
were working as a waiter and a cook.
In the mems rooms at PIT Admiral
boulevard, the detectives found sew
eral more watches with numbers
which had been sent out on police
circulars from Quincy. In one of the
prisoners clothing in the room was
found a blood stained handkerchief.
On Mason was found another Quincy
watch.
The prisoners were not told they
were suspected of the Quincy murder
and robbery, and they told a story OF
getting some of the watches in Okla
home. and buying others here recent
". Both men said they had been
working in Oklahoma oil fields In the
last three months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

The AZ partially exempt notes WIN
be convertible into 3% exempt notes.
The 8% percent notes will not be
issued Immediately SO the transfer
back, II desired. would have to be-
later.
The Az percent notes are exempt
from state and local taxes, excepting
estate and inheritance taxes and from
normal federal income tax rates.
The SA issue will be exempt from
ali federal. state and local taxes, ex-
cept estate and Inheritance taxes,
While over subscriptions are to be
rejected, allotments will be made in
full up to and including $4,000 The
notes OF both issues will be dated and
bear interest from May 90, 1919, ma
turing May 20, 1928.
Interest will be payable on December
| 10, 1919, in time for Christmas shop
ping and thereafter semi-annually.
II am sure" said Glass, that the
people of America will subscribe to
this Victory loan in the same spirit
Of patriotism which they have shown
IL the past to the end that the notes
may be as widely distributed as possi-
BILE and that our banking institutions
may be left free to supply the credit
necessary for the purpose of industry
and commerce and the fullest employ
rient of labor. Let the world see that
the patriots OF America, out OF their
toundless resources and with the same
enthusiasm and devotion to country
with which they prosecuted the war
to a victorious conclusion are deter
mined to finish the job"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

braska and Kansas for the enforce
ment of the bone dry laws.
Horace M. Havner, attorney gener-
al, today notified Governor Allen, OF
Kansas, that lack of funds would pre-
vent Iowa's participation in the fight
against bootleggers.
The Dean bill now lying idle In the
senate, where most assemblymen say
it will die a natural death, would
increase Havner's state agent appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000. It's
passage would enable Havner to
enter the Kansas-Nebraska combina-
ton against the booze runners.
Leak In House.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April IA
resolution in the house today asks an
investigation into the leak Of the pro-
ceedings of the house Judiciary COM
mittee during the Rathbun pardon
investigation.
The leak enabled a Des Moines
newspaper to publish prceedings of
the session which was supposed to
be secret. The resolution will be
considered tomorrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

OF EVERYTHING
Iowa Legislature, Now That 1t Has
Good Start, Intends to Do
Considerable More
Probing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DES MONIES. Iowa. April IA
complete investigation of every state
department. is ordered through joint
resolution introduced in the Iowa
] house today by the chairman of the
subcommittee Of the senate commit
tee on departmental affairs
Senator 'Holdoegel, named chair
man Of the committee, said no spe-
h siac charges are made against any
certain department, but that his reso-
luton is Intended to make thorough
probe Of each department possible.
A report will be made to the Both
general assembly.
y The resolution authorizes the com
mittee to administer oaths, summon
Witnesses and compel production OF
any record that may be desired IN
any department.
The resolution will be considered
Tomorrow in the house and immedi-
ately afterwards introduced in the
senate.
Not In Triple Entente.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April IA
Iowa will not be able to enter the
proposed triple entente with Ne
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Decorations Passed Out.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
COBLENZ, April 13.-General Man
gin and Major General Dickman to-
day reviewed the 32nd division, which
served under General Mangin in the
Soissons offensive.
The 125th, 126th and 128th infan-
try regiments and the 119th, 12Oth
and 121st machine gun battalions re-
ceived the croix de guerre with
palms. Two hundred and twenty otfi-
GERS received the croix de guerre.
General Plumer, of the British
army. invested Dickman with the
rank Of knight commander OF the
bath, and Generals Hines, Muir, Bell
and Lassiter as knights commander
Of st. Michael and st. George, carry
ing the title Of "sir."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

Of wheat drop, It is pointed out, the
government would have big sum to
make UP.
Little chance, however, Is seen for
such a drop this year. Russian pro
duction, which in years past has
been about the same as the United
States, does not now figure in the
world market. Hence the world 8
supply will still be far short Of needs
until Russia resumes it's former place
as wheat producing nation.
Another factor which officials here
say will tend to prevent a drop in
wheat quotations Is the cheapening
Of money in every part Of the world.
The American dollar. for example, is
worth only half as much as 1t was
in 1913, according to government sta
tistics, and the pound, franc and
lire have dropped as much or more
in value.
Therefore, officials are confident
the government will not be obliged
to buy Millions Of bushels of wheat at
a loss.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Two Men Arrested in Kansas
City, May Know Of Murder
Of Emil LIGHT.

\ r
), KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Il
!, Two men giving the names of Frank
Mason and Fred Holt are being held
" the local authorities with the be-
au that. they are the slayers and
.oooers Of Emil r. LIGHT, Quincy
paWnbroker. Licht's brains were
Dsaten out with gas pipe in his
stOfe early in the evening of April
: aud his safe robbed of large
rum rnunber of watches and diamonds.
Als body was found dead in pool
ing. = A' ''ots ' M
vuincy authorities were notified OF
su ae arrest and officers are expected
nom that place to take charge of the
men today.
me men under arrest here are said
nave pawned several watches that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
TELLING PEOPLE
ALL ABOUT It
Peace Conference Statesmen
are Beginning to Tell the
World What They are
Doing.
NEW LEAGUE COVENANT
Changes Considered Satisfactory and
Expected to Pacify Ire Of
Republican Con-
aressmen.
NEW LEAGUE COVENANT
IBy Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON April 14.-Peace
conference statesmen are beginning to
inform the world OF the progress Of
their deliberations.
Following publication Of a summary
of the new league covenant Saturday.
members Of the "big four this week
are to further lift the curtain of Sc
crecy and let their peoples know
what they are doing.
Lloyd George is scheduled to ad-
dress the British parliament tomorrow
on the peace work. President Wilson,
according to information available
here, is also planning to issue a state
ment. Others may follow these.
The purpose Of these public utter
ances at this time is to get the re-
action from "back home" on what Is
being done before 1t is too late. In a
sense 1t Is designed as fulfllment of
the promise of open covenants openly
arrived at"
Administration leaders today were
optimistic in their discussion of the
league of nations covenant as amend
cd and believed it would meet all re-
publican objections.
"The changes in the covenant are
very satisfactory" said Senator
Hitchcock. II think they must re.
view the objections raised by senators
president Wilson has won great
victory"
rryH0 object
eo to the league covenant because II
failed to safeguard the Monore doc
trine sees hope in the new draft
though still in doubt as to the ex'
elusive right of the United States to
regulate its immigration.
Senator Lodge was in Boston.
General discussion Of the officially
announced amendments to the league
constitution however was still some
what guarded today This was par
ticularly true of those whose opposi
ton was based ON objections which
NAV have been removed by the alter
atoms made in Paris. The generally
expressed view among the less ex
treme opponents OF the league, how
ever. was that the amendment will
probably pave the way to senate &C
coptance unless some new obstacles
present themselves. The questions
which a number Of thirty-nine senators
who signed the Lodge round robin
against the league still wish answer
ed include:
Are Germany and others OF the cen
trail powers to be in the league?
VIII the bolsheviki government Of
Russia be recognized TO an extent thai
will let Russia into the league?
If decisions on grave internationa'
questions must be unanimous to be
binding. what occurs when one ma
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Making Repairs in Sect
On Wrecked MIr Machin
Huns Said to be Recruiting Batteries,
and Manufacturing MI
ng Trucks in Forest
ions

Sd
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gunsM
Mons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Browns Win TWO.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
ST, LOUIS, Mo-, April 14-With
two already to their credit, the Browns
were to finish the first leg OF their
spring series with the Cardinals to.
morrow. After the scuffle tomorrow
afternoon the clubs will move to Car
dinaI park for the remaining three per
formances.
Manager Burke now Is counting on
Dave Davenport for his share of the
victories. Dave appeared in surpris'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
DEBS BEGINS
PRISON TERM
First Day of His Ten Year Sentence
for Seditious Utterances
Against His Own
Country.

runited Press Leased Wire Service.
MOUNDSvILLE, w. Va, April IA.
Eugene V. Debs, oft-socialistic can
didate for president, today began
serving his ten years sentence IN
prison here. Debs gave himself UP
to federal authorities in Cleveland
yesterday on arriving there from his
home in Terre Haute, Ind. He was
convicted some months ago Of sedi-
tious utterances during an address In
Canton, Ohio.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Violent Riots.

TOKYO, April 14.-Street demon
strations throughout Korea are de
veloping into violent riots, the wal
office admitted today, announcing
that six additional battalions Of ia
panese troops have been sent te
Korea to assist in handling the sftu
alton.
The troops are being sent to Fusar
and Gensan Four hundred gend
armes are being rushed from Osaka
to these points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
-Four and Hall Billions.

WASHINGTON, April 14~-Uncle
Sam wants less money ON the Vic
tory loan" than had been expected.
All he apparently needs now is
81, 500, 100000. He is ready to pay
AZ percent on partially exempt four
year treasury notes to get 1t.
This was revealed by Secretary
Glass in announcing details of the
Victory loan. The popular subscrip-
ton campaign will open one week
from today.
Size of the forthcoming issue was
a surprise, as Glass previously had
spoken Of the possibility OF a five
or six billion loan. In addition. all
over subscriptions will be rejected,
the treasury also reserving the right
to redeem the notes in three years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Entire Division in Brest To-
day, Awaiting Ships to
Bring Them to United
States.
UNITS EMBARK TO-DAY
New York Companies Start Across
While Others are Arriving
at Camp Pont-
anezen.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
BREST, April 14.-The entire Rain
boy division was expected to arrive IN
Camp Pontanezen, from tie front to-
day. The latest arrivals include the
1l7th sanitary train; battery f, 1bOth
artillery of Indiana; headquarters COM
panies A and B 149th machine gun
battalion of Pennsylvania, 117th field
signal battalion OF Missouri.
The following units were expected
to embark today:
Companies G, H, I, x, L and M
165th infantry of New York, on rne
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm.
Field staff, supply and headquarters
companies and first battalion 18TH IN
fantry of Albany, on the North caro-
lima. :,
Companies e, F, g, n, I and K OF
the 167th infantry on the Montana.
Companies l. and M, 167th infantry
and the 151st machine gun battalion
on the Minnesota.
Admiral Moreau yesterday read the
division eongratulatory address py
Premier Clemenceau. Several oeco'
rations were distributed.
Major General Read was made
commander of the Legion Of Honor
Major Brewer, Lieutenant Christie
pher and Lieutenant Preslin, Of the
169th; Lieutenant Colonel DraVo, OF
the 165th, and Captain Calves OF the
166th were made chevaliers OF the
~ egion OF Honor. Nine other members
of the division were decorated with
military medals and war crosses.
Arrive from Italy.
NEW YORK, April 14.-The firsi
United States troops to come home
from Italy, arrived here today on the
steamer Duca D'Aosta which sailed
from Genoa March 30.
Units aboard were: 332nd infantry
field and staff, detachment Of head
quarters company; supply company
machine gun company; Companies a
.B. C.. D, I, veterinary detachment and
detachment of medical detachment
total forty-seven officers and 1,5SS
men.
Second Transport.
NEW YORK, April 14.--The Sec
|ond transport to arrive today was the
Plattsburg from Brest with the 409th
telegraph battalion complete. the
496th and 497th aero sQuadrons, 18th
aero service construction company, a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Publicly Hanped.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON. April 14,-Kiamil Miah-
mud Pasha, former governor Of Diar-
bek, has been publicly hanged, as
the instigator of the Armenian massa-
cres at Yozghad,' dispatch from
Constantinople reported today. The
former commander of the gendarme
army in that district was sentenced
to fifteen years imprisonment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service-l
DALLAS, Texas, April 14.-Tanks
will be filled at the same old stand
gasoline station is to be opened on
the site of a former saloon.
Ears to the Ground.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Cops had their
ears to the ground today. Thieves
made away with $500 worth of sound
ing boards.
Thousand Times in jail.
DANvILLE. H.. April IA. One
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Saxon Official Thrown in River
and Shot as He Swan To
ward the Other
Side.
SITUATION IS CONFUSING
Happenings at Munich In Doubt az
Various Reports are Received
from Seat Of Dis
order.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
COPENHAGEN, April 14.-War
Minister Neuring, 2 the Saxon gov
eminent, was lynched by wounded
soldiers from hospitals in Dresden,
who were holding a demonstration
against the reduction in their pay
ordered by Neuring, according to dis
patches from that city today
Neuring was reported to have been
thrown into the Elbe and then shot as
he tried to swim to the other bank.
Situation Confusing.
lBy Rudolph Kommer, United States
Staff Correspondent
BERNIE, April 12.-War Minister
Noske has threatened to send a mill.
tary expedition against Munich ac-
cording to advices received here to-
day.
The situation in Munich is still con-
fusing. Reports Of the overthrow of
the soviet government have not been
confirmed nor have later reports of a
second coup restoring the soviets to
power.
A soviet republic IS said to have
been proclaimed in Brunswick, the
change in government was accom-
rlished without bloodshed, 1t was said
Communist rule in the Ruhr district
has been prevented only through the
overwhelming numbers Of government
troops occupying that region.
Strikes are continuing throughout
Germany. Grave diggers have Joined
tho movement and there have been nc
funerals in Stettin or Wied for two
days New bolshevistic attempts have
heen made to obtain control Of the
Knvno-Konigsberg railway for strate'
gic purposes.
Reappearance of sailors in the cities
of northern Germany is regarded as
an ominous sign. Spartacans are
with the communists in Munich.
Munich In Doubt
| [By Frank J. Taylor, Omitted Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, April 12-The kaleidos
copic events in Munich have rendered
the situation unintelligible to any one
rot actually within the city 1t is
doubtful if the people OF Munich them
selves understand what is going or
about thems
| In rapid succession, reports are re
ceived that the soviet republic has
been overthrown, that the soviet re
1 rublic has been restored and thai
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
State Asked to Subscribe More Money Than
Indiana or Wisconsin and Same as
(. Michigan.
FOUR AND HALF BILLIONS NEEDED
Last Loan to be Smaller Than Expected and
Interest Rate is Set at Four and
Three-Q Quarters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, April 1.-the seventh
federal reserve district has been
given a Victory loan quota of $685.
100000. Governor McDougal an
nounced today. Allotments for sub
divisions Of the district are:
Chicago .S1S9. .225 900
Illinois .........-....... 84,S25, 900
Iowa ...... 110,925. 900
Michigan .....-........ 110,925. 900
Indiana ...-............ 1852, 500
Wisconsin ............... 1903. 500
McDougal said he believed the
definite terms OF the loan together
with the reduced amount would In
spire a responsive feeling amongst
buyers. ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

ing preseason form when he defeated
the national leaguers yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
TFT ,EGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

thousand times in Jail was the record
claimed by G. W. Ross. Danville police
made it 1901.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Robins pon't Mean spring.

URBANA, H., April 14.-Another
tradition shattered! Robins don't
m can spring, says Prof. Smith, zoo
logist. "They Just mean warm spell
down south. Many a bird has frozen
through poor judgment"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Maid Swallows Diamond

CHICAGO, April 14.-Mrs. Henry
Metzi is more anxious than ever to
keep her maid. The girl swallowed
a $500 diamond K
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
Beware Of Dreams.

OKLAHOMA CITY, okla, April A.,
Beware Of dreams George Griffith
accosted one here and the police are
rot through with him yet
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-14
THE WEATHER

Rain and Colder. Local temp.
Z p. m, GO; z a. m, 40.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-14
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eral court lie and Adlutant General
Gipson between whom there were re-.
ports OF u disagreement nppcarrd Il
tn he working In the utmost har'
mony and as they stood IN their nuto.
mobile with lirig Gen. Roy ' Nuff.
man OF tho regular army review Ina
the parade M II passed, there was
nothing tn indicate any strained
relation.
Utter absence ~ any personal
animositles or differences also was
noticeable M between the incoming
and outgoing governors. hs they ap-
p"nred In the parade Governor
Williams mode-,ly allowed his sue
cearor To- receive and acknowledge
the plaudits Of the crowds which
lined the sidewalk although II wa
noticeable that the applause was
limited and there appeared to be u
lnck ~ enthusiasm which was at
trihuted hy some observers To the
fact that the people are not so quick
10 give way To their emotions as they
were before the war
FINE Showing Made.
The military organization made n
most crcditable showing As they
passed, company hN company. the
states real military strength dawncd
upon the mind and many expressions
Of surprise were heard As the troops
passed. In long lines The Second ar
Oklahoma city aud Third or MUSK 40.
gee hands were combined IN one bis
hand to head the parade and here
again was feature which heightened
the pride of Oklnhomnns In their
military organization.
Transportation facilities were en-
! tirely inadequate To- handle the
crowds which wanted ~ make the
| trip out to the capitol after the pa.
radc was over, hut the galleries IN
the house of representatives. wor,
crowded long before 1880 the hour
act for that body Ia convene. I'm
mediatrly after the house and scna,,
convened preparations were made
for the joint session, and "a few
minutes before noon this session
was called 10 order by Il L. David
son of Tulsa. prcsidcn, pro TEN oi
| the senate. presiding In the abscnc,
Of NJ r. Trnpp. lieutenant governor
who In III with influehza. iromptl,
at ~ O'Clock the Joint Commltte,
which had been previously dcsig
mated went Ia the speakers room
| and escorted Governor Williams and
Governor-elcct Robertson before the
legislative assembly. They were pre-
santed To President Davidson hN
! Senator W. \, nm ~ McAlester and
Chief Justice sharp then admins
tered the oath
Governor Robertson then launched
at once upon his inaugural address
His audience listened nttentively