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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
NEW CONGRESS MAY
MEET NEXT MONTH
Early Return Of President
Forecasts Converting Of
Special Session.
MANY MEASURES WAIT
Compulsory Military Service
Expected to Be Feature OF
Army Bill.


WAsHINGroN, April e.-Regardless OF
whether the fairly certain early return
OF President Wilson means that he VIII
leave the Peace Conference before the
treaty is ready or that the treaty Is
nearly finished. the prospects OF an early
extra session of Congress are consid-
erably brighter. No one here has re-
ceived definite information of when tho
President intends to call the new Con-
gresA but the fact that the sole reason
given by Mr.. Wilson for refusing to call
Congress Immediately will have van
ished on his return, and the urgent need
for Congressional action on great
many important bills has convinced leg
islators that they will be at work pos
sibly within a month and certainly be-
fore June.
Tho greatest crying need of the Ex-
ecutivo branch OF the Government IL
funds with which to operate the rail-
roads under Government control and
provide for the years outlay of funds
for improvements, repairs and extern
sions. The deficiency bill, carrying three
quar- ters of billion dollars for this
purpose, was one Of the measures which
failed to get through the last Congress-
Through the War Finance Corporation
and by various makeshifts the Railroad
Administration has managed to keep off
the rocks but officials Of that organiZa-
ton will be relieved Immensely when
| their additional revolving fund Of $780,
! 100000 Is allowed by Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

Even II you don't remember where
Esthonla is, cheer for the Esthonian
army, which is beating the nearby
Bolsheviki.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

The hunger germ has been discov-
cred in Austria and, strange to say,
doctors prescribe food to combat Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
The temperature in this city yesterday.
as recorded by the official therm ometer. II
hhOMn In thu Ia

H'ehes; temperature. 55. at 1910 p. NJ
Lowest temperature, ~, at $50 A. ".
Average temperature. 50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

Sunday baseball would not be nois-
Ter than Sunday safe blowing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Other Departm nts Hampered.

A great many other Government ac-
t:vities have been embarrassed sorely
through lack OF funds due TO the inabil-
!ty of Congress to get through the mass
of work It has piled up at the last mo-
uent. Not only the current needs of
the Government but appropriations for
the next fiscal year beginning on July 1
are In jeopardy. This is true Of he ap-
propriatons for both the army and the
navy.
The House passed both Of these meas
urea but II was impossible for the Sem
ate committees having the two measures
in charge to hold hearings or do any
work on the measures before March 4
automatically cut short their efforts,
Democratic Senators in the closing days
OF the session made halfhearted at
temIts to obtain unanimous consent TO
have the bills passed in the form In
which the House had passed them, but
instead received almost unanimous dis
approval of their colleagues.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
4 Fairy Star.

4 Fairy Star.
Little star OF gold
In the grass we tread,
Can st be you shine
yes . fairy dsadf
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Even an early call for Congress may
not help matters much. AS the extra
session will be the first one OF the new
Congress all of the legislation which
failed will have TO travel through the
entire legislative route again. Instead
of the Senate being able to act on those
bills. which tire House has already
passed. the HOUSE will have TO reeHact
them. and this will require a great deal
o. tine. Hearings may be insisted upon
on the railroad revolving fund appro-
priation. Further hearings certainly
will be held In both houses and on the
army and navy appropriation bills, and
II is highly probable that even calling
Congress early next month will not see
all OF these measures passed before
July !.
So far as the NAVY bill is concerned
as the House passed il the measure con-
tains the building programme to which
the Senate already has registered strong
objection. This programme, while an
extensive one providing for the con-
struction of sixteen capital ships in
| three years and hundreds OF smaller
craft, left it to the discretion OF the
President whether tho programme
should be put through and gave him
power to halt the construction at any
| time that pleased him. \ Republican
conference IL expected 10 completely
change the Naval bill In this respect
and provides an out and out building
programme or none at all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Army May lie Reduced.

The Army bill is certain to come in
for greater changes even than the navy
measure Representative Kahn (CslD
and Senator Wadsworth tN. W. will
be ohairmen OF the military committees
OF the House and Senate respectively
and both are earnest advocates of uni
versal compulsory training. Both have
promised to make a strong fight 20 sub
stitute for the Administration plan for
an army OF 500, 900 men n system o.
universal service This means that the
army bill as passed by the House will
be thrown away and new one drawn
as n substitute for II.
No matter how much speed the House
may be able to accomplish in whipping
legislation into shape and passing it tho
Rraa'cc' uot"ntlal delay "a seen in the
the fac; that IL is en-
.. ! ~" .a.r the peace treaty and
some sort of draft OF the proposed
League OF Nations before II for ratifca-
ton. The bitterness and controversy
over the league covenant which has de-
velcped already makes il certain that a
long drawn out fight to amend the
covenant before permitting a vote on
ratification Is certain to follow. Mean
while matters OF legislation will have 10
bs sidetracked ard await the outcome
OF this fight.
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Sun rists.....6.2i A N Sun sets...7.1 +
Moon SETS. 80 A M
The foregoing table has been corroctsd 70
the new artificial time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

Here's your shipi what-s your
hurry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
BILLY DANSEY
MURDER CASE
T.oaag is Date Child Was TO be Re
turned To Parents, According
10 Unsigned Postal Gard
Ecceivec.

Iunftad Press Leased Wire Seryice,l
HAAMAGGNTON, N j., Dec. 24.-
Search is being made today of all New
Jersey medical institutions To deter
mine whether the body held in the
county 1norgue as that of Billy Dansey.
the perfect baby, is IN reality the
Dotiy of an unknown child taken sur
reptiripusly from one Of these tnstt-
tuLiUns.
The SEARCH is being made under d.
r,rtiDn of Prosecutor Gaskill, as re
suit of information contained IN q
letter received by Prosecution GaskiH.
The letter says Billy Dansay had
been kidnapped and that the body
found in Folsom swamp had been taxi
en- from the state medical college OF
New Jersey by q physician.
1.-THE information contained In the
9estter nHy be Of mo Importance, the
prosecutor said. 'sOn the other hand,
n may be of the greatest Importance
In their home ON the outskirts OF
Haur1nunton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hercules
Dansev waited TO see whether the
r,r,arnise contained ON q post card they
received recently that their missing
son would he returned safe and give
todar would be fulfilled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
GREGORY, MO.


Mig Alta Ward had dental work
Gone in Keokuk FRIDAY.
AT last report. we are in need of
pTrop,sstor Tor our hotel. Hotel
Eeener Mr.. and Mrs Clinton Walker
WIN more to Hannibal TINS month
Msgs stella shaw. of north of
town. spent last wednesday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrg. Z. E. Day. She
ss-as ACCOMPANIED home by her sistsr,
Mrs. Phoebe TAN. who had been Wis
Hing In Town The past ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Higbee, Of
Gravel EflI neighborhood, are in
riting uuite a number of relatives
and friends 10 goose dinner at their
! s,rr1ne Christmas
The Union Sunday school at Ions
STIR treated their school last Sun
day. December "a, with candy and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
ss,ak Market Notes.

TInited Press Leased Wire Service, ]
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The stock
market OPENED higher today. ", y.
Steel opened at 1o47s- up "; Baldwin
at lDsA,. I'D ss; p. and o. at 81, IN
changed; Republic at ll23t, up u
Anaconda at 5S54, unchanged; Cen.
trail Leather at 953z UP u; American
Locomotive at 9Sss up "a Mexican
Petroleum at 217 up i; American IN
ter-national liz up i; New York Cen
trial at So, up ".
The market became somewhat more
sct5ye toward the end of the second
hour with Manhattan Elevated guaran-
iced selling at AZ, up 10 points over
TUESDAYS close. American Linsecd
made new high on the move at 7l1a
psre Marquette getting to SO; A, u
securities above 50. Transcontfnenta4
was again under perssure with sales
below SIS.
Around 1850 ,. m, csll money was
quoted at IL percent
Steels were the feature IN early
afternoon trading and advances OF i
to 2 points were made By leaders. Best
oninion was that this was largely on
account Of coverings by shorts
Money continued to losn at hfsn
rate, flqctuating from 10 TO IL percent
up st l:45 p. m
Tobacco shares worked into new
high ground with A. 7. securities still
leading. This stock got above IL
Among the sPecialties Columbia
caraphaphone at its best price was up
more than five points from the low
Of last week.
The market closed firm,
Call money reached Is percent dur
ing the afternoon but dropped TO 10
percent shortly before the close,
American Linseed was the future of
the market during the last half hour,
advancing five points 10 IS. A. 7.
Securities made a new high for the
day, closing at IS. United Retail
Stores sold at 91&. Among the rails
Pere Marquette was still leader and
large blocks were taken at 291e. Col
unlbis Graphaphone after getting
above s. reacted about point.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
rSHOPL .IFTERS
WERE ACTIVE
MIffs and Shopping Bags Used b,
Petty Thieves TO Garry of MGR
cfanuise Not Paid
fpr

There were Some Christmas shop
pers who didn't go near the cashiers
cages in some OF the local stores.
These were Bhoplifters, one or two
of whom were reported to have been
active in several of the local stores.
According to the store people they
carried ON their shopping with the
aid Of mufss and shopping hays One
woman shup-lifter WAS unprecedented
my the manager of one store who ask
ed her II she wanted him TO wrap I'D
the handkerchiafs she had in her
mun. She replied that she didn I
l.nuw how they got there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
PERSONALS

Mrs. VIM Dooley and Mrs. Maude
Clark and daughter Niviane, left this
AFTERNOON for Galesburs H., TO spend
Christmas with relatives.
! Mr.. and Mrs T. w. Griffith of
Omaha, are here To spend the hoii-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Griffith of
Omaha, will spend the holidays in
Keof1uR
DIR. Erie j. Ackiey Of Sioux City, is
visiting Keolzuk relatives during the
holidays.
Henry Auwerda, OF Denver Colo. is
here TO spend the holidays with rela-
ttves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl " ADAMS and
little daughter. Mary Louise, OF Fair
field. Ia. will arrive In Keokuk TO
might to spend the Christmas holidays
with Mr.. Adams mother and family,
Mrs Mary A Adams of this CRY.
MIR. md Mrs. Fl. r. Loewsnstein are
spending the holidays in Keokuk with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
IA arlington. and Mr.. and Mrs. George
llnawenstein.
MIR. and Mrs. d. T., Harrington, OF
Philadelphia, IRE here to spend the
Ernest #. Bisbee, of St. Louis, is in
Keokuk TO spend Christmas with the
Blpod families,
Marshall WerSteeg of Des Moines,
win spend Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. James Young.
Miss Nora Nelson, OF Kirssvilie,
Mo-, is the guest of her sister, Mrs,
Harry VerSteeg.
Mrs. Brooks of Philadeiphis Is
spending Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. Katherine Costello 312 Exchange
street.
Woodson Huisksn1p is al home from
Harvard to spend the holidays with
his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Henry W.
HuislRrnp.
Miss Garnet T'rott, teacher of
Latin in the high school at Dovners
Grove, Ill.,, is at home for the holidays.
Raymond ID ndcGrath Of Milwaukee
is here to spend The holidays with
his parents, MIR, and Mrs. t. j, Nc
GrRth
Lawrence Ooriass Of Chicago, 3
former Keokuk boy, is in the city for
the holidays.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
CITY NEWS

Chunk wood SIS load Watson T-909
Eastern Star: Special meeting
Friday Dec rs, T:30 p. m.
Masonic: Special meeting Hardin
lodge Thursday, Dec, 25th, Q p. m, u
A. degree. g. N Duerkop, Sec.y.
Raymond Riley, a Boy Scout II
Troop No. /, has competed the sale
of 200 Red Gross seals. and is en-
titled to the governors certificate.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
belinda annette Cowley were hold
this afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock from
the residence, Ut Blondeau street
The RebekRh lodge attended In a body,
and the paIlbearers were members OF
the Odd Fellow lodge. The tnterrnent
was in Oakland cemetery.
christmas services viii be held
tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock al
the First Lutheran church, corner
Twelfth and Morgan streets. There
will also be a children's festival In
the evening at O'Clock,
--KeokIik lodge of Elks has re
ceiyed a Christmas present from
George SEahl, now of Denver and q
former resident of Keokuk. 1t is q
will prove an artistic addition TO the
decorations In the local lodge rooms.
THE FIRST Baptist church has sent
a contribution OF s120 TO the head
quarters of the Armenian Relief com
mission at Des Moines.
ROSS GIough, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Glough, who was oper
ated on last week for appendicitis
has recovered sufficiently TO be re
moved to his home.
christmas exercises Will be held
in the Salvation Army hall ut s p. IN.
Christmas night. Exercises viii be
given by the Sunday scnool children
of the Salvation Army ana there will
be special music by Mrs. Ella Marder
and her pupils Miss Myrtle Leighton
and Miss Esther Means viii sing two
songs and at the close Of the exer-
cises. Santa Claus viii be on hand
to distribute the presents from the
Christmas tree. The public is invited
to the exercises.
a H. Rich's automobile Was dam
aged yesterday afternoon when a
street car coming from the park ON the
Main street track, backed into the
SuLO. 4 uc Ch4 W dp1NCe va '-sS
main line, when the Warsaw car came
down the street. In backing up to clear
for the Warsaw car, the car operator
backed squarely into the Rich auto
mobile. MI Rich was driving but was
not injured. Some glass was broken
in the auto, and the fender and step
were bent
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Wesley Davis and Ethel Miller
of Fairwiew, m, and to Logs Vivian
Raberts and Bdna Pearl Hammond Of
Alexandria. MO. Justice James Bur
rows performed tha marriage cere-
rnonly Tor both couples this afternoon
Mrs. Malinda JunRin died last
night at her home in Charleston, Iowa.
She was a member OF the Baptist
church and was well known In the
community in which She lived. Fer
husband died month ago, and she is
survived by three children, Mrs. Cora
Huser, OF Paxton, NeS. George Jun
kin of Harrington, and Rufus Junkin
of Charleston, twenty-five grand
children and twenty-four great grand
children
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24

OVER COLONIES
paso. Conference Divides FornTsr
Gararnn Holdings In Africa ss-
tween Belgium ana
England

TTrnited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Dec. 24.-The peace confer
ance today took UP a complete project
for allied manufactures over former
German colonies.
1t divided GeTmany's former hold
ines in southeast Africa between Bel
rfuua and England. At request OF the
Japanese delegation which was await
ing instructions from Toxic. the con-
ference reserved action on former
German holdings in the Pacific.
Other manufactures have not yet
been assigned.
The conference was advised today
that only the German naval mission
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
Mother Sends
Greeting Half
MayRouad World

Probably the longest distanced
Christmas nisssage to leave Keo-
Ruk this year was the one Mrs,
Elizabeth Ross OF 10l North Sec
1nd street, sent 20 her son In
Africa, 10,o00 miles away 1t con
tanned only the words. Merry
Christmas" and 1t cost 1898 to
send 1t.
The address ON the cabtcgram
read Bolenge, Gouualhatville.
Congo Beige, West Africa, 1t Is
located where the Congo river
crosses the equator and II is In
this place that Emory Ross, the
son OF Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, lives
with hts wife and little daughter
as a missionary from America.
The Christmas message which
was sent from Kepkrk today will
travel the 10000 miles and reach
It's destination sometime tomor-
row. 1t read: emory Ross,
Merry Christmas--S,igncd, Ross"
The war time restrictions would
not permit the sender to prefix
mother" TO the signature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24

returned TO Berlin TO discuss the latest
allied note demanding Germany sign
the protocol. The remainder OF the
German mission remains in Paris, the
was advised.
The conference has taken no action
as yet on publication of the latest
note to Germany.
General Berthelot WAS to return
from London this evening, after dis
GUESSING settlement OF conditions in
Turkey and the orient with Premier
Lloyd. George.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
Eornar Resieient WOES.

KenkuR people will be INTERESTED
in the Following notice which appears
In the society columns of the Bur
ilington Gazette:
Al the home of MIR. ana Mrs. T. e.
f9inson. 200 South Sixth street, at 4
n. M. Monday, the marriage of MI.
Prank u. johnson and Miss Coral ".
RIead3r, both OF Quincy, H., took
place. Rev. r. d. Farrall performed
the wedding ceremony, using the
beautiful ring service. The bride and
bridegroom are old time friends OF
i4hs Flinson family, hence their de-
cfsion to be welded in Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. johnson are highly
esteemed young people In a large
circle of acquaintances and friends.
They will make their temporary home
,at Iha residence of the brides par
'ents. 1853 Jersey street, Quincy, Ill.
The young couple left Burlington
at z y. m. Monday for Quincy. where
fhey viii be st home 10 their many
friends.
me bride and her family formerly
lived in Keobulv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
sChrissmau Season VIII be Merry One
for Needy People Through Work
of Vartous Organizations
In City.
MANY BASKETS SENT OUT
Over 2So GO from Community Com
mittcc, Nirnty.five from Ladies'
aof Charity and Many from
Salvation Army.
Il s1rou le.nnr,,nitv Com

Kaol,uk's poor and needy are not
Forgotten at this Christmas time.
Baskets from the community
| Christmas headquarters to the mum
her of $40 were sent out today. The
Ladies nj Charity sent out ninety
five baslsets and the Salvation Army
quota OF baskets brings the total up
TO over i've hundred altogether.
The packages from the Ladies OF
Charity were ready for distribution
and ali sent out last night. The bas-
tkets from the community headquilf-
tiers went out yesterday and today
The Salvation Army baskets will go
out Christmas morning.
The value of the gifts from com
munity and Ladies' OF Charity head
fuuarterY averages seven dollars per
sbaslcet. in the Ladies' OF Charity bias
kets there were 165 toys and Christ
mas stockings and over S2oo was
spent in underwear, shoes and cloth
ing, according TO the president, Mrs
Furlong The society has sent oui
many orders. for groceries and the
like. and over $500 is represented IN
the work of this order, the society
reports.
/ line community scOuiultCcS LICE
used part of Its funds for clothing
underwear, shoes and the like, and
will continue to use the money from
| the cash donations for that WORN
Through the year. A report will be
made public monthly, through the
newspapers, of the amounts speni
and what for.
/ All of the welfare organizations
Salvation Army, community committee
and Ladies OF Charity wish TO ex
press their gratitude to the people
inf Keokuk for generous response, IL
the merchants for their donations and
ito every ONE who has helped in this
work.
The Salvation Army baskets con
tain roast beef, potatoes, beans, milk
tomatoes, corn, sugar, bread, coffee
celery oatmeal donated by the Purity
Oats company, pickles by the kee
lzuk Canning company, canned Fruits
from the women or the city and the
community headquarters, and from
s. Hamiil company.
! The community headquarters ac
irnowledges gifts today from a mum
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
Parcel Poet pelupe.

.TUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1c5.l
WASHINGTON, Dec, 24.--postoffice
employees throughout the Unised
States today were struggling desper~
ately to make deliveries OF an unpre-
cedented rush OF Christmas mail AS
"a general rule the parcel post traffic
shows an increase of 25 percent over
last year, exceeding all records for
previous years.
When the eleventh hour deluge of
mail broke today. the postofIices had
mot yet been overwhelmed as in pre-
vious holiday seasons, Absence OF
heavy storms, which frequently have
delayed mail trains was given credit
lin part Tor the fact that the depart.
Fmsnt was keeping up with the rush.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
nsItv STOCK Letter.

TTnited Press Leased Wire Sergice.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--The New
York Evening SIM financial review
today said:
Wall street was redolenf today
with the pungent fragrance OF bah
salm and pine and colorfrl with red
bells. evergreen wrasths and tinsel
pendants; SO much so, indeed, thar
the securities market was quite De
logged in an ali-perrading Christmas
atmosphere.
The Industrial list Included several
issues which at intervals were bid up
oriskly.
Trading dragged in dreary fashion
thorough the last hour with scarcely
any further change in prices. sonds
we're relatively. active. The war IS
sues were heavy and the traction
bonds also.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
Htrsm yohnson as candidase.

limited Press Leased Wire service
PIERRE, s. D., Dec 24-llnited
States Senator Hiram johnson OF
California viii be an indepenoenf
candidate for president OF the United
States in the South Dakota primaries
in March.
Petitions for his nomination were
in circulation today and were expected
to be fled shortly. New Years day
a the dead line for independent fl
ings.
The nlaiFar1n circulated with the
netitioas for Johnson contains about
eight hundred words.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-24
ONE MORE WEEK
TO MAKE QUOTA
Keoteuk Fed Gross Seal Sale Com
rlitten Urpes Local People to
Mcve Fast and Make Up
Ten Per Capita

There is still one more week in
which to get the pen capita quota of
Red Cross seals in Kseokuk, Miss Net
tie Yuunker, chairman Of the commit
Tee is reminding local people. The
sale to date in the city is eight por
capita and In the county FIVE per
caTita. The city is short $500 OF
reaching the full amount, and the com
4ntf1ee is reminding local people that
there are seven more days in which
to make UP that amount
The COMMITTEES wishes 10 Jhhnk
everyone for the generous response
and to wish local people r merry
Christmas.