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The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
DECENTRALIZATION
OF ''Y' MEN NOW
AT A STANDST|LL
Only 400 Remain in Southern Depart.
inent-Activity on Mexican
Border.

San Antonio, Tex.-Demobilization
of Army Young Mems Christian assoc
citation secretaries in the Southern Mil
itary department has about reached q
standstill for the present, according tQ
J. H. Eckford, departmental supervisor
of personnel. About four hundred
wearers Of the Red Triangle remain In
the six states composing this depart
ment, more than six hundred having
been released since the signing of the
armistice. It is believed that, with
the numerous camps in the department
demobilized down to- practically the
smallest possible working force, cou'
pied with the demands of the regular
army men and the returning soldiers
from overseas, there will be need for
at least four hundred secretaries fol
at least several weeks.
Seventy secretaries are serving the
towns and OutpOsts along the Mexican
border this phase of Y. NJ. G. A. ac'
tlvity having been materially enlarged
since the armistice. Apparently 1000
miles of border territorysis now being
covered, the greater part of it by itin.
Grants in light delivery cars, in which
the secretaries carry a full supply OF
books, stationery, portable motion pic
ture machines, athletic equipment. In
number of the isolated villages where
troops are stationed the Y. NJ. G. A.
hut is the only entertainment feature
and the soldiers share their privileges
with the civilian populations. Every
border outpost is now being reached
by the "Y" men, and the work will con
tinue as long as there are soldiers tc
serve.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
Death Asked In Covington
Case.

Prosecution of Leroy Reed,
charged with the murder of his
young wife at Covington, La, on
March 18th, was closed late Tues.
day by the attorneys for the
state. District Attorney j. Vol
Brock, chief prosecutor, is asking
for the death penalty.
DR.. H. D. Bulloch, coroner for
StLTammany parish, testified he
had found Mrs. Reed dead in bed,
with bloodstained and broken
handled hammer lying on the floor
Of her room. He said Feed had
told him he found her there. The
coroner testified that the husband
in describing the crime so soon
after it was committed, seemed
very cool and remembered minute
details of the scene he claimed to
have discovered.
The state expects to prove thai
Reed was the only person in his
home the night of the murder
and that while he said he was
driving a "jitney" to Madison
vile, he was in reality with his
wife.
! Reed builds his hope for &C.
quittal upon the testimony O
Maurice O'Neill, New Orleans
Bertillion operator, who foune
the finger prints of Mrs. Reet
and those of a stranger upon I
freshly opened bottle of beer il
the murdered woman's room. I
bartender testified he had soil
the beer to a dark complexione'
stranger the night before tn
murder.
The attorneys for the defens
opened their case this (Wednes
day. morning.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
YIN. c. A. ENLARGES
WORK IN RUSSIA
Doubles Personnel In Non. BoIshevik
Sections - Large Sums
Being Expended.

An urgent cable has been sent from
vladivostok to the Y. M. G. A. ma
tional war work council headquarters
in New York requesting that 100000
feet of up-to-date English comedies
and dramas and an enormous roper.
toire of Russian titled films be rushed
to that part in addition to 725 reels Of
committee on public information edu-
cational films.
In response to appeals made by the
Omsk government and other allied
authorities, the Y. NJ. G. A. has doubled
it's persor 1el in non-bolshevik Russia,
and has enlarged the scope Of its work
proportionately. There are now 81
American Red Triangle workers in
Siberia and so on the arctic front In
European Russia. In addition there
are more than twice this number OF
Russian and Czech secretaries.
The national war work council Is
now expending $15O,00O month for
y. NJ. G. A. work among allied ana
American troops in Siberia, and an
additional $4,000 month among the
troops in northern Russia.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
Mrs. Robt. Darlington Hostess

The Waverly Club will meet at
4:30 Saturday at the home of
Mrs. Robt. Darlington on Main
St. Forty-five minutes is to be
devoted to the opening reading of
a new book and all members
should be prompt to get this first
installment.
Mrs. John Love,
President.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
Mission Study Tuesday.

The Methodist ladies will enter.
tain the Federated Mission society
Tuesday, June oath at 4 P. NJ:
the questions on the third chapter
of the book to be discussed.
The discussion proved vastly
interesting at the last meeting
and it is hoped that many more
will attend this time.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

Delos Magee of Bogalusa,
spent the weekend in Franklin
ton.
F. P. Byrd of Rio, visited
Franklinton friends the first of
the week.
DR., and Mrs. j. G. Denman
spent Wednesday with Coving.
ton friends.
George Varnado came up from
Slidell Friday for a few days
with his mother.
Mr., and Mrs. R. 3. Riley left
Wednesday for a visit with rel
atives at Evergreen, Alabama.
W. S. Burris spent Monday in
Bogalusa attending to business
matters in connection with the
bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Bickham
and young son, Benton Jr.,
spent Wednesday in New Or
leans.
Miss Norman Merritt, enroute
to the university for her summer
course, spent Saturday here
with Mrs. j. E. Bateman.
The western Union construc-
/ tion crew have pitched camp in
Franklinton on their route in
overhauling their lines, the work
is to be carried on in fortnight
to Tylertown.
7 W. j. Mcdaniel of the State
Highway Department has been
in New Orleans several days in
the interest of the Washington
, Parish survey. Final arrange
ments are being made prepara
tory to the construction worl
which is 30 be pushed rapidly as
soon as the bids are accepted.
! Zeke Darlington, Eddie String
field, Robt. Magee and Harve!
Burris, after week spent a
home following the close Of thei
:, years work at the University
left Wednesday for Camp Taylo
where they are to take the 81.
weeks government militar,
q training.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

You don't know me, do you.
Bobby" asked a lady who had
recently been baptized.
Sure I do" piped the youth,
You're the lady what went in
swimming with the preacher last
Sunday
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

Miss Annette Corkern visited
friends at Angie and Varnado
last week.
Mrs: N. D. Stringer spent a
part of last week here and is
with Tylertown friends this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Afford
have moved into their new
bungalow just completed on
Main St.
|, Robt. S. Magee went to Sill
dell last week to take a position
with the Slidell Grocery and
Grain Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Corkern
left Thursday for their Texas
home after three weeks visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. It. G. Sheridan after
spending her months vacation
with her family here, returned
to her work in New Orleans
Monday.
Miss Charline Breach and
Claude Broach of Beatrice
Mississippi, are visiting theil
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
John Love.
The fifth Sunday meeting OF
St. Tammany and Washington
parishes will be held at tn
Evans Creek Baptist Church
near Talisheek, June 1929.
Willis Pierce who made fiv
trips to France during his ser
vice in the navy, has been releas
ed from duty and is spending
this week with his uncle an
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Sher
dan.
J. E. Bateman, E. A. Burri!
Robt. Babington and Silto
8 Bateman went to Pearl Rive
t last week on a two days fishin
:. expedition. They had splendi
success and an enjoyable trip a
round.
: Mrs. Ed. Wigglns underwer
+ successful operation for appel
g dicitis on Monday at the Presb.
terian hospital in New Orlean
8 Miss Neva Magee is with he
0 sister during her confinement
e the hospital.
9 The first of the series of wee
ly entertainments which is to
4 a feature of the summer anus
4 ment plan, was enjoyed Frida
. at the home of Mrs. D. B. Wal
/. er. Games and refreshmen
were enjoyed.
,. Mrs. s. H. Burris is in Il
4 South Mississippi Infrmary
,r Hattisburg completing the tres
, ment which was given her in pa
n several months ago and whi'
improved her health very mate
tally at that time.
e.
HT3, ~ hopr,y' >, cho so!
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

"I'm so happy she said.
Ever since my engagement to
BERTHE the whole world seems
different. L don't seem to be in
dull prosaic America, but in
''Lapland," suggested the small
brother.-Short Stories.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
Six Hundred Party.

MISS Ophelia Pope entertained
lafge number Of young people
f'aay night in honor of her
svang men guests. Progressive
q Hundred was played and
oalchas and ics.tea served,
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
Notice..

From Is to 20 per cent dis
count on all tires and .ubes IS
being allowed now by
Quick Service Garage
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

III,
|sughter, Miss Freddie Warren,
!. Hackley visited Franklinton
= onday.
I7I EM Mrs, ]. e, Wood returned
bme Saturday after visit OF
D kveral weeks with Mrs. G. W.
aH Bhg Hoodbee.
Wilbur Pope and. his friend,
N1cE bhn Kelly of Tennessee, spent
hewsek.end with Mr.. and Mrs.
To kLPOpe.
MEand Mrs. G. N. Kimberlin
: p MMunday for New Orleans
y ~ ge Mrs. Kimberlin was taken
LA. rnerye treatment.
Llss. Miss Blanche Foil was hostess
Miss. bamerry party Monday night
sT;ss hen out door games were play
~ land refreshments served.
Mrs. Dyson Booty and child,
n,Irr Zen spent last week at Smith
South Bou4urg with Mrs. Booty's brother
,day fadhis wife, Mr.. and Mrs, Joe
81 -s:25p poings.
% s.9sa lgerson Foil and Leslie Thomas
astWo more of our boys who
$3.50 R ase came in from France since
on appls aafast publication, both looking
ftand fine.
c Manags
nrg, Miss Mrs. I. L. Pope entertained
7. A. and Mrs, j. G. Denman al
'eAn' dlnner Sunday with her two
quests from New Orleans, Will
perry 2 y pars I our Pope and John Kelly.
Miss Stella Pierce left Satur
Qsy lor New Orleans to attend
o,.,, ae Tulane summer school. He
@aaer, ]. A. Pierce. accom-
Med her and spent the day il
tSadty.
J.
aess Johnson, youngest son Q
POO A. ]. Johnson has just re
alaed from France and is spend
lng this week with his famil
aefa Jess is looking fine an
~ less pects to resume at once hi
nds paee IN the law firm of Sander
Johnson at Bogalusa.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

Daughter-Everett kissed me
last night.
Mother (indignantly)-That is
outrageous. Did you sit vn him
for it?
Daughter-1 did.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19

Booty Brennan1trying barney
Its a foine day, yer honor.
.Judge-You are right, and the
amount of yours will be $40
Detroit Free Press.
The Era-leader., 1919-06-19
For Sale.

One plow horse, 9 years old.
Also good saddler, $4,000. Any
one interested apply to
Willie Carroll.
Varnado, La.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05

The number of business and pro-
fessional women in the United States
Is estimated at eleven millions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
CARLO
is OUTDONE
Berlin Has Gone Mad over Gambling
and Everybody Is Doing
it Now Over
There.
IBy United Press.1


BERLIN. (By mail. Monte Carlo
was a gamblers kindergarten COM
pared to gambling Berlin" today.
In Monte, you could get gamblers ex-
element with a five franc piece; in
Berlin the lowest bet is fifty mark.
While there was a limit at Monte,
you may put fifty thousand marks on
single card in Berlin.
II you are a stranger in Berlin
Just ask the chauffeur to drive you
to one of the five hundred gamblers
"clubs" Berlin has today Your looks
will tell the chauffeur the class Of
club to which he had better take you
to-. There are all kinds. from the
low class dens to the most fashion
able with special rooms for ladies,
dancing halls and dining rooms.
where dinners, wines, liquors and
coffees are served at half cost price.
The visitors come from all stations
of life. The film star sits beside the
butcher-war-grafter; the countess be-
side, householder; the bakers wife
beside the coquette.
Except for some lotteries and
raffles, at most of the clubs the play
is "baccarat" The club owners who
get five percent Of the sums raised
from the auctioning of "the bank"
taking place every hour at least. The
card money or fees, together with
the percentage amounts to somewhat
between $4,000 and 10000 marks per
night at the biggest clubs. The direc-
tors get 100000 marks per year.
At no time in history has there
rbeen SO much gambling at such high
stakes At some clubs 100000 marks
changing hand each night. The
gamblers want to have all the action
out of their fortunes before either
tax collector or the bolsheviks gets
them.
But not only the wealthy are in.
fected with the bacillus. In the
streets of Berlin people may be seen
to loose fifty or more marks ut a
single turn at roulette" One day
a soldier, having lost 500 marks, ar
rested the bankholder and, being
attacked by the latter's friends, threw
a hand grenade, killing himself and
wounding several others.
The real gambling fever began dur
ing the last two years of the war end
seemingly had not reached its high
est point yet. During the last four
weeks about two hundred new clubs
have been licensed One of the new
rights the revolution has provided for
every free citizen" seems to be
gambling club of his own.
To prevent robbery of the clubs
the military authorities provide the
clubs with guards accoding. to the
size of them In order to draw the
customers the owners give weekly
free dinners Of a large number of
courses and all the champagne you
want to drink.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
The Sheriff VIII Get You, II You
Don't Watch Out and Pay Your
Automobile Annual Fee In
limo.
THE RICH HIT HARDEST
Each Make OF Automobile Pays q
Different Fee for License Plato,
and the Modest Get Their
Reward.

The last legislature adjourned
happy in the belief that 1t had fixed
the automobile licenses right for next
year.
The new plan is said to be as GER
tain as death and as thorough as a
dog hunting for a flea in his hide.
II you own an automobile and do
not pay the license fee on or before
December 81, of this year. that fee
will grow by leaps and bounds and
dollars, and finally the sheriff will
take your car, park it behind the jail
and get dollar day for as long as
he keeps it there.
The new law looks like good
thing for the sheriff with its 50 fees
and mileage fees chasing delinquent
automobiles and it's 81 day for stor-
age and the like.
If the license fee Is not paid by
plate secured and attached to the
automobile, a penalty of 81 a month
is added at once, for each month that
How It VIII BE Done.
The license fee Is based on one
percent of factory list price, plus
forty cents per hundred pounds
weight, with minimum fee of $40,
and SIS fat rate for motorcycles.
The license plate will be obtained
from the county treasurer. and on
April 1, this county officer will make
up his delinquent list. which will be
published in the home paper the first
week in May at cost Of fifty cents
to the delinquent motorist. Fifteen
days after that the list goes to the
sheriff who is paid 50 and ten cents
a mile for travel in rounding up each
automobile on the list. II the fee Is
not paid on demand by the sheriff
the latter takes the vehicle end
charges 81 day for keeping 1t until
the owner comes across with the fee
and all added costs.
All this happens, II the license fee
is not paid before January /, 1920,
and each New Years day thereafter.
How Much It VIII Cost You.
The new law is designed to make
the man with money enough In buy
a Packard or a Cadillac pay in pro-
portion to his investment In an auto
mobile, while the modest and dis
eliminating owners of Fords will pay
only fourth or fifth as much as
the prouder motorist In the costly
car.
The license fee for each automo-
bile has been calculated under the
formula Of the statute by the Iowa
highway commission, and its figures
for some of those in use here in Keo-
kuk are shown in the following
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05

Though it gives an inferior flavor,
lard makes a more tender crust than
butter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
parade of 5000 Soldiers.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WINNIPEG, June 5.-Five thousand
returned soldiers paraded today, led
by a band and carrying Canadian
flag and banners and placards. Among
tie placards were Canadians never
shall be slaves" and I'VE stand for the
AZ, 900 and not the 1000"
The latter apparently referred to
the citizens committee of 1000 or
ganized, by employers and anti-strik-
ers.
The military authorities were ready
to intervene in case of trouble "a the
parade passed through streets lined
by fully 10000 citizens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05

GROCERS MEET
chairman Federal Trade Commission
Makes Address in Which He
Attacks Packers
Trust.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 5.-With
note of optimism for business, an
appeal for the league of nations and
I'm attack on the packer trust"
nalrman William B. Colver, of the
Eederal trade commission, addressed
me National Wholesale Grocers' as
ociation here today.
10 sign peace treaty and merely
ueclare war over, he said, would
hean twenty wars in Europe in the
lext five years." any one of which
nisht be the torch touching off an
Pther world war. "a treaty of peace
unsupported by covenant of nations
Eill be as powerless to really bring
Pooul peace as the armistice was
Po"erless TO substitute the orderly
processes of peace for the destructive
processes of war.
ColVer has just returned from
EUROPE and derlared the world can
~ 10 without US. AS we gave the
uea ol democracy to the world, so
tne hour of anniversary birth of re-
Rupncs, the United States must ex.
fl hu helping hand to every strug-
Rilng people,"
oohtlnued commercial and indus
Id paralysis in Europe, he said,
ouia bring revolution and "revolu-
on mere will spread to America as
Il AMY as the dawn comes across
fhe Atlantic"
ne told of the aid the federal trade
ON attempted to give bust
so os IN general, but attacked the
H., onali we who have just poured
r. our blood and treasure in France
b. eha the ruthless efficiency of the
bera Slt silent while the same COM
elcial kultur comes to it's perfect
power in this country?" he asked de-
analng legislation to restrict the
athing industry to its own field and
|o nv allowing it to control virtually all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
To Early Convoy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The war
department today announced the fol-
lowing organizations assigned to
early convoy
Second cavalry headquarters, first
squadron. troops A, B, c, e, and I;
field remount squadrons BIZ, 319,
329, 345, 324. 331 and 1876; 24Oth mill
tary police company; depot service
company 9; laundry company 521;
first army headquarters regiment sup
ply depot; headquarters detachment
321, service battalion: transportation
corps companies lit, 119, 120, 14O,
145, 146, 127, S2S, $50, 845, S74 and
S26; base hospital Ill, and 331st
service battalion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
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We are having plenty of showers.
The grass and everything is looking
fine.
The ice cream supper at Peaks
vile Saturday night was well at
tended, considering the weather.
Russell Blakely came home Satur-
day from Fort Madison and spent
Sunday with his parents, returning
Sunday evening.
Earl Hardy and Angie Gardner
spent Sunday with Clifford Johnson
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Matthews have
gone to Mansfield, Mo-, where Leroy
will assist his brother, Asel, who
Operates canning factory at that
place.
Mrs. Jess Seward came home last
week fom sevenal weeks visit with
friends in Illinois.
Sheep shearing is in order with
the farmers nowadays.
Albert Renner bought and shipped
a carload of lambs. He paid 10 cents
a pound.
Mrs. Ambrose Christy and daugh-
ter, Ruth, and little son, Frank. OF
Wyaconda, were visiting friends in
and around town Sunday
Frank Neff was JOY riding in his
new Overland last Sunday.
We are glad to report LATE White
home from the hospital at Kansas
City and looking fairly well, but he
is yet rather weak.
Cephas Cronin and daughter, Mary,
spent Sunday with Mr.. aud Mrs.
George Christy.
oscar Dorathy and family enter
tanned friends from Illinois last
week
Hazel Courtney was guest of
Faye Ehrhard last Sunday
Mrs. Sam Beard is visiting with
her son, Burl, and family, east of
town.
Quite a number from here went to
Kahoka on Decoration day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
Dividend Of rs Cents.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
/, NEW YORK, June 5.-The Ameri-
can Steel Foundries company today
declared dividend of seventy-rve
cents per share payable June 30 to
stock received June 10. This places
the stock upon So annual basis
making new stock equivalent to 50 per
share on old Steel Foundries The old
stock recently was split three ways
1T has been paying SIS yearly divid-
ends
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
FRAILEY MAKES
ONE ADDRESS
Joined With Governor Harding as
Orator at the Encampment Of
the Iowa Grand Army of
the Republic.

Senator Joseph r. Frailey was one
Of the two principal speakers at the
annual encampment of the Iowa q.
A. r. yesterday at Cedar Rapids. The
other orator of the, day was Governor
Harding.
The G. A. r. encampment ended at
noon today. The Spanish war vet
Grams are now holding their state con-
vention at Cedar Rapids, and Senator
Frailey will also address that body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 5.-The
Political Equality club was meeting
here this afternoon to make plans for
a suffrage celebration. At the same
time, officers of the state suffrage
council were making plans for CAM
paign preliminary to the special SEES
sion of the legislature. They were
confident Iowa would ratify the amend
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
Soldiers Lukewarm.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
league Of nations may be tremendous
1y popular with the American people
as claimed, but it cannot be over
locked that many Of the returned sol
diers are not very warm for it. Those
who have seen Europe at first hand
are not especially anxious to see the
United States mix too much in Euro
pean politics.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
Navy for Next Year.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Recom-
mendations for a 1919-192O navy of
$50, 900 men to October /; 235,000 to
January 1 and 100000 to June 80, were
made to the naval affairs committee
of the house by Secretary Daniels to-
day
Daniels told the committee that his
schedule for discharges would permit
him to release the men so as to come
within his recommendations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
Wilson'S Trip to eelaium.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, June 5.-President Will
sons trip to Belgium has been. post
poned to about June Is at the request
of King Albert who is suffering with
hay fever, 1t was learned today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05

TruCkS are charged all the
way from SIS for one ton trucks to
S165 annual fee for six-ton trucks
with pneumatic tires, or SITS for sfx-
ton trucks with solid rubber tires.
Trailers must pay a fee varying
from So for those of one-haff ton
capacity to $40 for those of six-ton
capacity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
Realty Heads G. A. r.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 5.-A.
G.. Beatty. of independence. was today
elected commander in chief of the
state G. A. R. The veterans selected
Ottumwa as the 1920 encampment
city.