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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-13
Memorial Of the Porto Rican Federation
Of Labor Of the House Representatives
To The Legislature Of Porto Rico . = r

met with insurmountable diff.
-culties in its endeavor to carry out
the intent Of the Legislators; there
fore, it might we'll be said that
the aforsaid law was totally use
less, because the lands were not
distributed and the condition OF
the lalborer is now the same as j,
was before.
Said act should be amended in
such manner that the Workmen
will actually receive parcel OF
land to cultivate and whereon to
build their houses, and the said
act should 60 into effect in the
shortest time possible. In connec-
tion with this problem, attention
should be given to the question of
workmen's quarters, question
which should no longer be post
poned.
THE PEOPLES BANK. q
A law was also enacted creating
The PEOPLES Bank, but up to the
present time no practical result
has been obtained because the new
bank has not been organized and
the existing banking institutions
still continue making the people
the subject of their Vaccinations,
charging them a rate OF interest
TOO high and at times exacting such
heavy guarantees for small loans
that it is impossible to make any
satisfactory. transactions. ,......'.....-
The Peophls Bank should be
orgaliikddhi tile earliest Rracieallq
IqqSSb4@d|tIIs'@f{ IqS4 tIs'@f{ Il a sqlIia4|7asis,, % b
to protest workmen and small pro
perty owners against tbe usury Of
the existing banking e'll ing Institutions sit 'l
fARDITRATEON& LAWte.,a 50. :
1T is most vlpgentntoi enact a law
of obligatory arbitration! The Hon.
Governor Wager ,settleda-a strike
through the appointment'of Of arbit-
Ferrs and the practical result has
been unfavorable to the interest of
the workmen concerned, - because
the company, after having agreed
to abide by the decision Of the arbit
ers, with the greatest contempt has
refused. to live up to its agreement.
The company referred to is the
Porto Rico Railway, Light and
Power Company and the workmen
belong to the Local Union Of Mo-
tormen and Conductors.
The company's attitude shows
that controversies between EN-
ployers and workmen cannot be
entrusted to. the. good faith of GER
tain companies, when decided by
arbiters. >
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-13
THE FOOD COMMISSION.

This commission, which, during
the war, prevented merchants
from exploiting the people by in
creasing prices for articles of prime
necessity to an exhorbitant extent,
should not be permitted to cease
from operation, and we believe that
a permanent office should be Great
ed with the power to establish sto-
res, stands or regulate prices in su
res. stands or warehouses which
may serve to regulate prices in such
municipalities as may be deemed
necessary, so as to protect the
people against usury On the part
O. merchants.
EMIGRATION:
Facts have already demonstrated
that it is urgent to enact law by
which the Department Of Labor be
empowered to intervene in all
emigration in future organized
and we request that legislation in
this respect, and also creating an
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-13

AAoetietA tA>AAPtSJtiAiSho AA0NJ3 NJ
enacted.
NATIVE INDUSTRIES.
Native industries must be pro
tected through a system affording
the ample development, as a means
of providing work for hundreds
of laborers who are unable to find
employment. Proper measures
should be taken to stimulate indus
trial enterprises and protect peti-
ton and practically destroying
local initiative. asia.
All material used in works to be
constructed with money Of The
People. Of Porto Rico should be
produced in this country and all
furniture and articles required by
| the Government should also be
made in this island. In this con-
nection a law should be enacted
as Of urgent necessity. .Ii
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LABOR
ERS.
A certain number Of scholar
ships should be provided for the
sons Of laborers so that they may
go to the United States to become
experts on industrial lines offer
ing favorable opportunities in the
Island.
CONVICT LABOR.
The competition Offered by con-.
yict labor in government works is
highly prejudicial to free work
hneq and must, he stopped, \ Il .,
flbkrNfllHs4M t1ss,,lF
1t is known by everybody in
. the Island that, money is, emigrat-
! ing in untold proportion, a. CON
dition which is lprejudieial to the
country. and We believes that ltlie
present Legislatpres should enact a
law. ileyying a heavy tax on all
money. exported.i..,i, 4 4u,i'; .7
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. -
There are 100000 children who
do not attend school owing to the
lack Of sufficient facilities. We
believe that efforts should be made
to increase the number of schools,
encouraging the organization of
private schools for children Of the
wealthy class, and endeavoring, if
possible, to provide midday lunch
for needy children attending rural
schools.
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE
LANDS.
We all know that the survey Of
our Island is a very expensive work
which the Government cannot af-
ford, but a law can and should be
enacted appropiating a certain
sum with which to begin this work,
successive legislature to allot equal
amounts until it has been ascert-
aimed which are the lands belong
ing to the Government and which
to private owners.
| DAMAGES CAUSED BY
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-13
PARTITION OF LANDS.

Four years ago the. Legislature
passed an act providing for the
partition among worlmen of cer-
tain lands belonging to the Gov
erment but the Bureau Of Labor
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-13
EDITORIAL VIEWS

Going home the other evening
we overheard the following dialo-
que between two gentlemen (read
aoeH-dressed mem sitting OH the
bench Immediately in front of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
KNOCKOUT OF
JESS WILLARD
Jack Dempsey's Manager Says July
Fourth Match Will Be Short
One and Introduce
New Champion.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice-1
NEW YORK. Feb. lit will be
a knockout and fast one" This is
the opinion of Jack Kearns, manager
for Jack Dempsey, who signed ar
ticles for a bout with Jess Willard.
to be held somewhere in the United
States" some time in July, probably
July 4.
Dempsey doesn't smoke, and all he
drank yesterday before and after the
articles were signed was tall glass
OF lemonade 81 won't need more
than eight or nine days training be-
fore meeting Willard" he said. ut
doesn't make any difference to me
whether the fight isl long or short
one, but / think the ham2ionship
fight should be long. The longer,
the better I'll like it."
Dempsey, in discussing the pro
fected bout, talked and laughed about
his plans and hopes with the enthu-
siasm and candor of big kid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
SUBSTITUTES
FOR BILL
One Provides That judicial Candidate
Must State Who He Hopes
to Succeed on
Ballot

United Press Leased Wire Service.7
DIS NtCTNES, Iowa, Feb. 1.-Two
substitutes for the senate bin to repeal
the present non-partisan judiciary law
will be presented Wednesday when II
comes UP for consideration in commit.
tee.
One Of these by Senator whitmorc,
OF WaDello county, Is designed to pre-
@eIh plunkinE'' and to that end pro
| Tides that each candidate for a iutli.
cal office must declare who he is &
candidate to succeed
A second substitute by Senator Kim
uaIl OF Pottawattauia county. contains
me same provision. and in addition
provides that judicial candidates shall
lave their names printed on a sepa-
rate ballot at the primary. and In the
iaAl elections the judicial ticket shall
pe az the top OF the ballot
- p,ii repealinfs the non+partisan law
1850 ooth houses in the tf1irty-scv.
enth assembly. 1t was vetoed Inv Gov.
ernor Harding. ~ Wv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
Control Of Food.

limited Press Leased Wire SerVlce-1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Con-
tinued government control of food
viii prove a hardship to taxpayers
and should under no circumstances
be authorized by congress, Senator
core of Oklahoma declared in the
senate today.
THE wheat price fixing enforced
ON farmers loss Of s40O.0Oe,Ooo on
the crop Of 1917" said Gore. ~
occasfoned a like loss on the 1918
crop. This huge loss on the farmer
meant very slight saving when dis
tributed among Individual consumers.
It saved the average family less than
SIS a year on the bread they ate
For thus violating the nrst "a"
of economics we are forced TO pay a
fine of $3.50, 900 or Whereabouts.
This is the sum estimated 70 make
good the government guarantee oil
1926 bushel for wheat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
sHERlEE,s SALE.

State of Iowa. Lee County s. -,
BY virtue of special exee s,..s
me directed, issued by the C.r IN
the District Court Of said co.s 80
favor of William Meister'
of the estate OF susan Mels.eN
against Roy G. Burner, james Iosr
lett and A. l.. Schuhardt, / y MI
Scott, Sheriff. will sell to the Ne a
bidder. at the front OF tne M
house in Keof1uk. Lee couI,9' M
on the seventeenth day OF
A. D. 1919, between the heuis
o'clock a. m. and 4 o'cloch M
commencing at o'clock ?: M. .o -
day. the following properly ID
The easterly TWENTY-FIVE ar rssts|
half feet (221a) OF the fnl
thirty (30) feet Of lot four -.v.s
block one hundred and ta II
(1ss). in the city of KeokuA "A
county of Lee and State .. .,,,-s
and to be sold by order o.
satisfy said writ of execu lI.lSo,nrrT
shsriff Of Lee Coasp||
By W ,. NJ De7uu|
Keokuk, February Il. 1919
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
FOR AID OF
OUR HEROES
Hundred or More Bills In Congress
70 Take Care of Discharged
Soldiers Of United
States Army.
lgy United Press.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Con-
gresgnen have been introducing bills
10 aid discharged American soldiers
ever since the armistice was signed.
II tenth of these bills had passed,
the soldiers would be well looked
after. But TO date, only one has gone
through the house. 1t allowed en-
listed men to retain their uniforms
and oyercoats, gives them months
nay AZ a bonus and five cents mile
as transportation charge.
A dozen or more bills have been
fnfr0duceyed covering the pay bonus.
They range from one month to six.
Among the hundred or more pend
ing relief measures are these:
TO establish sanitarium In Ken
tucky for discharged soldiers.
TO furnish uniforms and equip
rnent TO officers in the navy at cost.
TO provide hospitals for discharged
so1dfere and sailors at marine hos
nitala and Fort Staunton, N. M.
20 authorize payment of allot-
nenfa under war risk insurance out
of pay when payments have been dis
continued.
TO lift restrictions of the home
stead law touching soldiers.
Authority TO pay salaries of mem
hers OF congress discharged from the
army.
Authority TO grant burroughs to en-
listed men 10 work on farms.
10 extend use of vocational re
Mobilization fund and authorize &C
eeptaBce OF gifts.
To make effective recommends
lions for promotions which had not
been carried out when the armistice
was signed.
Granting increase in rank to GER
tain officers Of the army, navy and
marine corps who served overseas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
NEED swAMP-RooT.

WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROCT.
Thousands OF women have kidney
and bladder trouble and never sus-
pect 1T.
Women's complaints often prove
to be nothing else but kidney trouble
or the result OF kidney or bladder
disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss
of ambition, nervousness. are often
times symptoms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment DR..
Kilmsr's Swamp-Root, physicians
prescription, obtained at any drug
store, may be just the remedy need
ed to overcome such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle
Immediately from any drug store
However II you wish first to test
this great preparation. send ten
cents to Dr. Kilmer C Co, Bingham
ton, N. Y, for sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention The
Keokuk Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
Meet at Bushnell Today to Select
Candidate to Fin Vacancy
IN Fourth Judicial
District.

BUSHNELL. Ill, Feb. 11.-Bush-
nell today Is the republican storm
center of the state with the holding
of the convention to select candi-
date for the vacancy in the fourth
judicial district caused By the resig-
nation of Justice George A. Cooke.
The district includes nearly all OF
the counties In west central Illinois
and many from outside of the dis
trict attend TO get line on poiiticai
conditions.
OF candidates there are five,
George II. Wilson of Bushnell, Claude
e. Chipperfeld of Canton, Judge A.
E. Martin of Cass county, Judge
Church of Aledo, Mercer county, and
George Wood OF Moline. Two OF the
candidates come from the upper END
of the district, two from the lower
and Mr.. Chipperfe1d from the central
part. ALI of the candidates and their
friends are confident.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11

Board of Directors may author
Stock may be paid for in cash or
equivalent in property at q
valuation as provided Tor by law,
"a The corporate existence hs3
on February Sth, 1919, with the 4
anee OF a certificate by the Secrs.d
of State of Iowa, and it's corporate
istence shall continue for a period
twenty COO years from that dats!
until February Sth, 1889, unless
er terminated as provided in ths1
ticles of Incorporation.
CD The corporation shall be z
aged by Board Of Directors cons
ing of three (3) members OF the
poration who shall be elected ann
ly, and until the next annual mes1
to be held on the second Thursdsl
the month of January, 1920, the
lowing shall constitute the BoaFa
Directors of the corporation: Aa
Smith. r. E. Hollinger and a. L
bee, all of Keokuk, Iowa, and tae
ficers shall be as follows: Asa
Smith, President; A. l.. Htgnee, !
President; r. E Hollinger, secrea
and Treasurer.
The directors are to be eleoel,
nually at the annual meeting o.
corporation held on the second ~.
day in the month of January IN
year, and the officers shall be elee
by the directors at a meeting o
directors held within thirty ~
after the meeting OF the stocknoIu'
A vacancy in any Office or ~
Board of Directors may be n!iea
the remaining directors for Inc
mainder of the term.
co. The indebtedness OF inc
poration shall at no time e1ceeu
thirds of it's capital stock.
CD The officers, directors
stockholders personally ana lls
vate property OF officers, directors
stockholders shall be exempt lru-
liability for corporate indeoteahss
For a more full and complete v
ing of the Articles of lncorpo.''
including full description o.
powers and purposes OF incorpo.a'
see Corporation Book on pa &.
of the Lee County, Iowa Recoiu,
KeokVk, and the record OF hllns
Articles of Incorporation IN us
porate Records in the once "a
Secretary of State at Des NV
Iowa :,
Dated at Keokuk, Iowa, TINS iva
Of February, 1919. ,,,7v1
r. E. HoLLINGb
A. l.. HIGBF,
Ineornorators Keokuk Brokei
Company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
Backdche Is
Discouragin
eu. Not SO Bad II Yon Know Hon TO
Reach the Cause.

Nothing more discouraging than a
constant backache. Lame when you
awaken, pains pierce yon whsn yon
bend or lift. It's hard 70 work or 10
rest. Backache often indicates bad
kidneys. Keokuk people recommend
poan's Kidney PilIs. Read this Gaze;
Hugh Russell, 500 d Street, Keo'
kuk. says: my kidneys wsre mac,
tive and had dull pains through my
hock and Ioing and other symptoms
of kidney trouble. ! used Doan's
Kidney pills. procured from Mc0rsth
pros. Drug co. and they soon rsgn'
lated my kidneys and relieved Tbs
backache."
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don
simply ask for a kidney femsdy---ss SCI
Doan's Kidney P1ils-~fhs sasnc That
Mr.. Russell had. Foster-Miibnru CO.
Mtgrs.. Buffalo, n. y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
THREW BABY
INTO STOVE
Woman Tells Grewsore Story About
Her Husband, While Apply
ing to Court for
Divorce.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.1
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. IL
That the husband and father had
thrown their baby, born month be-
fore maturity, into the fire, was tes-
tilted to between tears, in the dis
trict court by Mrs Anna Martens, IN
an action for divorce from her hus-
band. Herman C. Martens.
She further claimed that ~
threats, abuse and starvation, he had
endeayored to compel her to lead an
immoral life
Documents turned over to the court
show that the husband, who was for
merry employed at Rock Island ar
senal, is an inferno at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, and is about to be de-
ported to Germany on white slavery
charges
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
Grain RevIew,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. Feb. u.-Influenced by
the price of hogs which were selling
we'll above the minimum, grain futures
on the Chicago board OF trade today
showed strong UNDERGONE and regis
tered substantial gains.
There was general commission
Louise buying at the outset.
Provisions were better.
February corn, "a at the late open
ing later lost u selling at 1924 March
corn opening at 120, up cent was Y
cent higher. May corn selling at ia
at the opening up LIS. was " up. July
corn up IS at the opening 110A was
Il higher.
February oats opening late at 561a
up cent lost 3s March oats up ss. at
the opening 56ss. later gained ~ cent.
May oats u higher at 567 the opening
was off II cent. July oats up " cent
at 547s the opening subsequently, lost
rs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
Yankees TO School.
rn rnita1 praG=

LONDON, Jan 26.--fby manl--
british universities are preparing 70
receive as students hundreds OF
American boys who discontinued their
college courses to 20 10 war.
The students will be received under
a plan formed by government authori-
Ties in consultation With American
army officials.
More than 10000 American boys
are continuing their Etndies 81
American schools established behind
the lines in France. The number or
schools lie TO be increaaed 70 1000.
The war zone schools were estab.
,,shed and are being operated under
direction of the Y. II. Q. a. which ref
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
HARD TO GET
PARIS ROOM
With Over Twenty Thousand Hotels
and Rooming Houses in City,
Accommodation Is Serb
Gus Question.
[By Henry Wood. United Press Staff
Correspondent.l

IBy Henry Wood. United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS. Jan. 24-(By MaiD -
Though Paris has 1900 hotels and
rooming houses, with an additional
$500 in the immediate suburbs.
room is hardly to be had at the pres
emit time for love or money.
The French government has tact
fully invited every body who was
coming to the peace conference
merely out Of curiosity to please
come at some other time. Orders
have been issued to the French con-
sular and diplomatic officers all over
the world to wise passports for Paris
only for persons who can demon
strate that they have some serious
necessity for coming.
1t has not been decided whether
the shortage of hotel accommoda-
lions in Paris is due to some unex-
plainable mystery or to perfectly
natural causes.
Many OF the largest hotels have
sbeen used as hospitals ever since
the beginning of the war, a few are
used as ministries and undermin1s-
tries of the French government.
such as aviation and munitions; and
more recently several have been
taken over by the American Red
Cross. the Y. NJ. G. A, Y. w. G. A.,
knights of Columbus and various de-
partments of the administrative Of
fees of the American expeditionary
force.
Most of the hotels thus taken have
been the largest and most expensive
in Paris, those that before the war
catered to the wealthiest travellers,
who have been staying home since
1914. However, all the hotels thus
accounted for probably do not ex-
coed forty or fifty in number.
A more serious element in the stu
alton is the hundreds of thousands Of
refugees from Belgium, northern
France, Serbia, Italy and other in
vaded countries, many Of whom have
been making their homes in Paris
since the beginning of the war.
While it is now possible for these to
return to their homes, most Of them
prefer to remain In Paris, where
they are sure of getting enough to
eat, until materials can be had for
rebuilding their homes. These peo-
pie fill UP several thousand of the
hotels and rooming houses.
Then there are at all times about
1000 French officers. 5000 American
officers and big contingents of Eng
lish, Belgian, Italian and Serbian
officers in Paris on leave.
Recently the situation for these
has become so acute that e society
has been organized among the
wealthiest French families to place
rooms in homes at the disposal Of
American officers on leave.
The shortage OF rooms naturally
has resulted in an increase in rates.
Rooms that before the war cost 81
day now cost So or IS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
WILSON LEAVES FOR
HOME THIS WEEK
Continued from page

city, by keeping up certain propar
ganda. might create an unhappy a.
mosphere that would interfere with
the work of the conference and rem
der it's removal TO a neutral country
desirable. But II such situation
were created, he said, he thought IL
could be adjusted.
Bafour said he believed the Ques-
ton of freedom OF the seas viii dtsap-
pear with organization Of the league OF
naions, under which all viii enjoy
that privilege except bandit ma
tons"
Discussing the question Of reparar
ton Balfour said evidence presented
to the conference indicated that Ger
many's destruction Of French indus
trial plants was unnecessary from a
military standpoint, but instead
served a doubly sinister purpose
first that Of putting French industry
behind in comparison with Germany;
and second that OF forcing France
after the war to buy machinery from
Germany which would thus furnish
additional employment for thousands
of Germans.
While he favored the principle OF
Germany handing over to Great
Britain what she has destroyed ton for
ton Balfour said he did not know
whether she had sufficient tonnage
for such a program.
The foreign secretary said he be-
lieyed a league of nations would
come into existence only after the
treaty Is signed because the cues
lions of boundaries and other matters
must first be settled. He said he
was a firm believer in protectorates
which have not yet received srff-
Client attention because they are sub.
ordinated to the league.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-11
Late Market Quotations

Sheep-Receipts, 13soo -
ket steady to easier ys
Ss.o0@l4.60; wethers, ss5eS srl
lambs, $13.Oo@17.15; ewss SV..
ll.50. wv
New York Produo.
unchanged.
Pork. firm. Mess, s5o.m
Lard. inactive, nominal ~.
west spot, $24.7O@24.so. A
1928.
Refined, quiet Cut Ina, :,
crushed. Stops; powdered ~
graduated, $500.
Coffee Rio No. Z on apot. q,
15Ac,
Tallow. qutet. City, 7zc; 81
s1sc. ~
Hay. dull. No. /, s1.4o0, 4.
8, s105@1.2o: clover, e5c6siS
Dressed poultry, quiet. Turksy,
@44c; chickens, 23@43c; fowls
SIC; ducks, 35040c.
Live poultry, firm. Geese 4
ducks, 2593Sc; fowls, 32@s5r. /
keys, 30@s5c; BOOSTERS, 24c; M
ems, 26@2sc.
Cheese. steady. State milk com,
to special, 2s@36c; skins comma
specials, 5@24c.
Butter, steady; receipts n
Creamery extras, 49c; dairy tubs
@4sc; imitation creamery arsts n
4Oc.
Eggs. easy; receipts, 11,sos. M
by white fancy. 57@5Sc; nearby h
ed fancy. 46@4Sc; fresh, 45a4sc |
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11-Butter-Crel
cry extras, 4S146hc; cream9
standards, 43@43Ac; dairy d,3
42045c; dairy seconds, 39G4lc.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 37Ra;l
firsts, sec.
Cheese Twins. 271k @2Skc; Ycd
Americas, 2S629c.
tatOes-RecelptS, 80 cars. VI
consin and Minnesota, per u
$1.60@1.75.
Live. poultry-Fowls. 30c; dut1
31c; geese, l22c; spring chicki3
27c; turkeys, 30c.
Chicago Rye, Barley and Seed
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 10.-Rye-a
q, s124@1.25k.
Barley--90@93c.
Timothy-S7. 100000.
Clover-Nominal.