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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT, Feb. S.-Some fifteen
hundred policemen were today look
ing for a correspondence sch pol
teacher teaching the art of being q
gentleman, following orders from the
police commissioner to be every
inch a gentleman"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Pfebiscite Urged.

socialists attending the international
labor and socialist congress here
have accepted resolution urging q
plebfscite. under direction of the
league OF nations, to determine dis
position of Alsace Lorraine,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Pool Room Closed.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Feb. s.
Pool rooms didn't agree with George
Shew's religion. He bought the only
pool room IN town, smashed the
tables and locked the doors.s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Eager for Jury Service.

MUSKEGON, Mich, Feb. S.-Citi-
zens were falling all over themselves
to get on the jury panel here A
Judge decided jurors In whiskey
smuggling cases must sample the
evidence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Stationary Salaries.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. s.-County
officers in Nebraska whose salaries
have remained stationary for seve.a..
years, want an increase. One county
court house janitor draws more than
the prosecuting attorney.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
TEL TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Innocent systander.

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Bad day for
the order OF innocent bystanders.
Three of them shot here last night
in the - line of duty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Work Not Reaumed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PATTERSON, n. j., Feb. S-Despite
reports that the strike Of 27,000 silk
mill workers here was practically
settled, work was not resumed to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
ciuaettes in Home.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Feb. s.
Three deputy sheriffs hurried to the
home Of Harold Eberson on g. trouble
call. Friend wife announced she
called them to make Harold stop
smoking cigarettes in the house.
They, did.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Didn't Leave His Name.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. s.
There must be something in name
at least one would have helped.
Wednesday-man reports auto
stolen Friday-cops find it SatJr-
day-cops hunting man to return car
tn-he didn't leave his name.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
guitar strina in Hear.

DURANGO, Colo, Feb. S.-This
chicken had the most musical cacsle
in the coop. Postmortem preceding
dinner at the White Hope cafe here
uncovered four inch piece of guitar
string through the fowls heart.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
cowbef1 on Patient.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. S.
Mrs. Nellie Wilson, private sani-
torium owner. didn't intend to lose
her patients. Employees testified she
put cowbell on one who threatened
to wander and hobbled another.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

ESpartacans, aided by the soldiers
councils, planned simultaneous
coup in Berlin and Weimar for
Thursday. The plan failed in Wei
mar, but the above dispatch would
indicate that the soldiers won q
small success in Berlin.]
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Virtually Completed.

PARIS, Feb. 8.-The league of ma
tons committee virtually completed
the entire constitution at its meeting
this morning, it was announced. he.
drafting necessitated by the several
changes will delay its completion un-
til the middle Of next week, how
ever.
Lord Cecil Of Great Britain, Pre-
mfer Venizeios of Greece, Senator
Bourgeois, of France, and Paul by
mans of Belgium, were appointed as
a drafting committee.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held at ten-thirty Monday
morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Extension Of ArmistIce.

PARIS. Feb. S.-The supreme war
council met this afternoon to resume
discussion of the terms for extension
of the armistice, which will be taken
nm by Marshal Foch and his aides In
Treves on February II. 1t was be
lieyed that provisions for further les
SEEMING of the economic blockade OF
Germany would be enacted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
War Office Exchange in Berlin
Seized by Soldiers Coun-
Gil in New German
Outbreak.
DAVID AS PRESIDENT
Majority Socialist Elected as Head Of
Constituent Government by
National Assembly at
Weimar.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
4 LONDON, Feb. S.-A dispatch to
the Daily Mall from Berlin, filed at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, re.
ported that the war office telephone
exchange" was in the hands of the
sildiers' council. The newspaper said
it was inferred that the whole war
office has been seized by the sol.
diers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

TUnconfirmed dispatches received
earlier in the week declared that an
armistice had been effected between
the Germans and the Poles.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

New Kingdom en- Program.
LONDON, Feb. s.-Actfng PreInlec
Protities, in an interview with the Bel
grade correspondent OF The Times an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Name New President.


ZURICH, Feb. S.-Edward David, a
majority socialist was elected presi-
dent of the German constituent gov
ernment by the national assembly at
Weimar, dispatches from that city
announced today The vote was 2f4
to 25s ,gY4 --s%.sS Fes
Herr Fehrenbach, former president
of the reichstag, Conrad Haetssnan
and Herr Dietrich were elected vice
presidents.
[The dispatch does not make clear
what is meant by the constituent
government" 1t may mean the i'm
portant commission appointed to
draw up the constitution Of the new
republic or the provisional govern
ment which will replace the Ebert
cabinet until the people elect a new
government
Heavy Casualties at Bremen.
BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Casualties In the
fighting between Spartacans and gov
ernment troops in Bremen yesterday
were heavy, according to reports re-
ceived here today.
Many buildings were badly dam
aged bN artillery. Most of the Spar.
tacan leaders are said to have es-
capped. The government has OBJ
tanned complete control of the city.
Miners in the Essen district re-
sumed their strike today. Twenty
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

from q reliable source today.
This agreement is said to have
been contained in one of the twenty
two articles of the constitution, hall
of which are officially accepted by
the special committee on the league
of nations. q.
1t would indicate that the minor
powers lost their contention for
larger representation on the execu-
tive committee.
Another agreement understood to
have been reached Is that the CEN
trail powers must make full repara-
ton for all past offenses before they
would be admitted to the league.
The two or three individual plans
for the framework of the league have
now been merged into q single com:
posite draft upon which the commit
tee is centering all its efforts The
remaining articles, which are be
lieved to include comparatively mi.
nor problems, have all been agreed
to in principle.
With continued progress at the two
sessions scheduled for today and a
mass meeting for tomorrow night, 1T
was believed the draft would De
ready for presentation to the general
peace congress early next week.
The committee working on inter.
naturalization of waterways Will get
down to business next week. one
of it's first subjects will be the ques-
ton OF whether the Rhine is to be
an open waterway or placed under
a commission similar to that which
will control the Danube.
CHIEF Points Settled.
PARIS, Feb. S.-The league OF ma.
tions commission held a special
meeting at 1920 this morning In an
effort to speed work on the draft Oh
the constitution.
It was officially announced ina!
substantial agreement was reaches d
on the chief points discussed at last
nights meeting. but that the com
mission had decided to refer certain
changes it had made to the sub-coIn
mittees for classification
Owing to the amount OF work In
connection with the league that IS
vet incomplete, President Wilson
Eorobably will defer his sailing for
bome-scheduled for next Friday
to February 16 or IT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Holding or Polish Forces.

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Fourteen hun
dred volunteers left today to rein
force the German troops who are
holding off the Polish firces attack
ing the Breslau-Kissay railroad on
the Silesian frontier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08
Governing Body of League of
Nations to Include One
from Each Big
Power.
TWO FOR LITTLE ONES
twenty-five Articles Of const!tNtion,
Half Of Which are Officially
Accepted by Special
Committee.

[By Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Feb. THE initial gov
erning body of the league OF nations
will be an executive committee OF
seven-one representative for each
OF the five great powers and two for
the smaller countries-it was learned
from reliable source today.
This agreement is said to have
been contained in one Of the twenty
two articles of the constitution, hall
of which are officially accepted by
the special committee on the league
20 y t i u. vi
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Const1tu-
tion-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
IRRITABLE
NERVOUS
Vas Condition Of Indiana Lady
Before Beginning 10 Take
Card-u-i, the Womaa's
Tonic.

Kokomo, Ind-Mrs. H. Hankemeier,
ofthis town, says: "IIook so well, and
am SO well, that it does not seem as if !
ever needed Cardui. But was not al
ways this way {. | think I have taken a
dozen bottles -. before my lille girl
came.
Iwes 'ce'irg dreas'rlly rad. had head
ache, baskasae. sick atny stomach, no
energy -. was ycrY ini.zble. too. and
nervous.
lbegan taking Cardiff about 6 months
before my ba5y cane. AS result all
those bad feelings LETT me, and just felt
grand, Just as il nothing at all was the
matter, and when the end came was
hardly sick atall.
Since that have never taken cardni
at all II has done me good, and |
know it win help others, if they viii only
try IT,"
Many women have written grateful let
tsrs like the above, telling Of the good
that Cardui has done them. Why should
itnot help you. too7 If YOU suffer from
anyof the ailments so ocommon to women,
and feel The need Of a safe, reliable,
strengthening tonic, We urge you TO be-
gin today and give Cardui a fair trial.
Your dealer Sells Card-u-i. EB-l0
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27

The Milan Standard was on
time last week in spite of the
fact that the printing force got
on a high lonesome and got fired.
Editor Dodge does not object to
a little celebration on proper
occasions but he declines to have
the Standard Office made a rem
devious for roughneck drunks
nightly A plate glass window
in his fine Office was broken,
presumably accidentally by one
of the discharged printers who
was among the bunch of drunks
pitched out at a. m. Sunday
morning by the famous pitcher
formerly'of the Keytesville Black
Sox.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
Bingen On Tie RhiD

The author Of the following
verse is A. Evan Hughes, form
erly a practicing attorney Of this
city. and now the poetry Ell.
tor for The Plane News, the of,
fetal aviaticnpaper Of the A. E.
F. He expects TO be home about
June |. and after a short rest,
will enter general practice Of
law.
The Republic is indebted to
Mr.. Jerome F. Duggan, Of this
city, 10 whom the lines were
sent by his friends Hugh.
When | was still a tow-head kid
Across an ancient spell,
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27

There is a strawberry patch
in 'Dade county which Is some
patch. 40 acres of fine vines
and lots of berries. Children
were employed to pick berries
at $500 a day and saved thous-
ands of gallons for the owners
which would have gone to waste.
not waist, otherwise.
Savannah, Mo-. has accumu-
lated d fund of $4,000 with which
to build a high school gymnasi-
um. That sounds like the right
interest in the school and will
win.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27

Goyr. Gardner has called the
legislature to a session July 2 to
ratify the federal woman's suf-
frage bill.
Style DEGREES that dresses be
longer; likewise that material be
thinner and lingerie shorter.
Women know how they want to
dress, some for comfort and
some for conspicuousness. Any
man who assumes to criticise is
either a discard or ought to be.
Dogs Of war are still plentiful
in Mexico and new litters are
maturing.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27

Brunswick school has added a
department for instruction in
bookkeeping, stenography, type
writing and business penman-
ship, One hour and twenty
minutes each day will be devot-
ed to these studies. If theoreti-
cal farming is dropped, pupils
will have time enough to take on
these studies and be only par
TALLY overburd ened.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
ne one that | recited first,

LIZ ptiS rhNt lSStlSd AtStf
Was "Bingen on the Rhine"
Aeh Gott. The morning | arose
Upon tae schoolh luse srtnd
With palil che k and shaking
toes.
And tremarS Of the hand,
Ny heart went up to meet my
mouth,
My bdlgiog eyes grew dim.
Ny tongue was dyer than my
mluth
Along Slhara's rim,
IA s5ldier OF the legion lay
Ana then with starting tears
I stopped without a word to sar,
For | forgot Algiers,
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
One dictatorship is as bad as

One dictatorship is as bad as
another. Britain knows straight
up. Northcliffe put Lloyd George
at the head of the government
and Northcliffe will put him out.
Mark it. Northcliffe came over
here and mapped out the course
of the American press and it is
evident that he is still the map
maker for metropolitan papers
in this country.
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
E. E. sTONER

Ought not every one be glad
that Germany is yelping? Had
she signed the peace treaty with
out a murmur, we would have
been 10 danger. Yes. the whole
world might have had cause for
alarm,
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
Purebred License No. 752
Moots 633O2

NhUOtS OJOUA
Black percheron. Season $500
Purebred License No. 733
Habecker No. lOS240
Black percheron. Season $1,000.
Young Mohawk No. Il6SS
Height ISL hands. Sired by Or
phan Boy, dam by Monarch. Ex-
ira good jack. Season $500 for
horse lAnle $500 Tor mare mule
Murray
Black jack with white points
height Is hands. Sired by Tax
payer. Extra good breeder $l2.
for horse mule $500 for mare
mule.
The above stock will make the
season at my farm q miles
northeast of Indian Grove.
Mares parted with season be-
comes due. Stables closed on
Sunday.
E. E. STONER
Chariton courier., 1919-06-27
DIsTRICT. COUNT ANp en-
DIRECTORY.

Hon. W. w. Rucker Congressman
End Dist.
Hon. Waiter Brownlee-State Sena-
tor 9th Dist.
Hon. C. o. Houston Representative
Hon, Fred w Lamb Circuit Judge
Hon. VIM. D. Herring Presiding
Judge County Court.
Hon. Geo. D. Hainds--Judge for West
District.
Hon. James M. Hershey-Judge for
East District.
Hon. Warner w. White-Clark Coun-
ty Court
Hon. Walter G. Wright Clerk Cir
cult Court.
Hon. Richard I. Hunt Recorder Of
Deedj.
Hon. ]. 3. Richardson County Treas
urer.
Hon. Robert e. Hurt. Sheriff.
Hon. ]. E. Montgomery-Judge Pro-
bate Court
Hon. Roy w. McKittrick Prosecuting
Attorney.
Hon. G. G. CarIstead Supt. Public
Schools.
Hon. o. P. Ray Public Administra-
tor.
DR.. G. w. Hawkins .....-.....,~...Corner
Hon. Al. Il. Arrington-Highway En-
gineer, County Surveyor, Bridge
mmissioner.
Hon. John Rodgers. Supt. Infirmary
Judge Tom Cruise Caretaker Court
House.
City Oticers.
Mayor Hon. r. W. Rucker
Police Chief Sieve Gordon
City Collector -,..............l.s4 Same
Street Commissioner ...s.......-....- Same
City Attorney ...~Hon. A. G. Drace
City Clerk Warren Elliott
City Treasurer M. w Anderson
Supt. Cemetery ~. .M. Nv. Anderson
Council
NORTH WARD
Hon. Warner W. White
Hon. &C Carlstead
SOUTH WARD
C. r. Thrash
George West
Board Of Healsh
! DR.. "A. ". zillman
4 L. B. Thrash
4 DR.. B. Hughes
| William Burns.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
PROGRAM.
Soldiers and Sailors Welcome and Victory Loan Dav
Lancaster S. C.. SATURDAY., April rs. 1919

W. P Robinson and Mrs. W. H. MiIen Lancaster
county chalrmen presiding.
?:3O a. m-Band Concert court house square T.
S. Marine Band " ~
Invocation-Rev. W. s Patterson. chairman Lancas-
ter county Red Cross.
1000 a. m-Address of Welcome to Lancaster
county soldiers and sailors Honorable Mayor r. S. Stew
art chairman local exemption board.
s. lO:l5-Response by Sergt. Roddey Bell 3Oth
Division. ~
a. 1890 a. m.-Readng of Lancaster countvs Gold
Star Roll by Rev. Hugh R. Murchson
Music.
s. Address-Victory Liberty Loan, Hon A. L. Gas.
ton, field chairman.
o. Address-Victory Liberty Loan, Mrs Harriet p
Lynch, district chairman womans committee
T. Address by Capt Elliott Springs.
g. Capturing a German machine gun nest. Richmond
Hobson Hilton.
: g. Presentation of captured German helmet to Miss
Ruth Spae prize for best Lancaster county SLOGAN
MAKE Victory Sure-Buy Bonds" by Mrs. Leroy
Springs.
10. Formation by Capt W. l.. Feaster Of soldiers and
sailors for march to the grove Of Ernest Moore
where dinner will he served by the Red Cross to the sol.
dlers, sailors and Victory loan workers
All white returned soldiers ard sailors and s A r c
students are urged to and requested to wear
their uniforms. ?
w. p. Robinson, Chairman
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
GERMANS ACCEPT THE
CONDITIONS OF ALLIES
Notifies Them Conditions Respecting
Versailles Will BE tbidcd by.
List of German Delegates.

Paris. April "a Germany has no
tofed the allies that she accepts all
the allied conditions respecting the
Versailles conferences
Germany will send The following
delegates TO the Versailles congress
with full powers TO negotiate.
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau.
foreign minister Herr Landsberg.
secretary for publicity. art itera-
ture; DR.. Theodor Melchior. general
manager OF the Warburg bank Herr
Leirert, president of the Prussian
assembly, and of the National So
Wet congress; Herr Gcisberg. min.
lister of posts and tciegraphs. ana
Herr Schucching
In all. the German party viii num-
b"r -. The arrival OF the delegate
cannot he expected before April 2S
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
INCREASE IN PRICE OF
FOODSTUFFS IN MARCH


Washington, April 24.-Food-
stuffs increased in price in March
after public hopes of return to
normal levels had been raised by a
decrease in February. said report
by the bureau of labOr statistics. As
whole, % articles Of food were 2
per cent higher last month than the
preceding month. and were IA per
cent higher than March. 1918 For
the siX-year period, March. 1913. to
March, 1919. the increase in the re-
tail prices Of all foods was so per
cent with flour, bacon. lard ana
corn meal increasing more than 100
per cent.
Batter declined ~ per cent il,
F"h'narv. then Increased lG per cent
IL March. other increases in Marcn
We're sirlOin steak per cent round
steak and chuck roast > per cent.
coffee and tea 3 per cent Navy
leans, potatoes. rice eggs and milk
declined in price.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
- \SPORT DIVERTED FRON
NEW YORK no CUNRLESTHN

Charleston :. G., April "a Win
u'3 ofi"crs and mca chiefly ne
eroes. the transport Rurord from
Bordeaux will arrive here May ..
having been diverted from New
York The units aboard were an
nounCed in a wireless message as
follows:
Casual company (Virginia), spe-
ci@l companies 513 and 514. evacu-
alton ambulance company 35:
S25th. s27th ard S%Gd transporta-
tion corps: cement mill companies
and 4, 109th ammunition train
headquarters detachment, 13 casual
officers and &c casual civilians and
~ prisoners.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL NOT
YIELD ON ITALIAN QUESTION
BREWERS WANT EARLY
COURT RULING ON BEER
Distribute Brew With 23-4 Per
Cent. Alcohol i'm Effect to
Force Decision.

New York, April 24-Brewers of
the New York district have taken
action intended to speed court de-
termination of their claim that beer
of "a per cent alcoholic content
may be produced without violating
the food conservation regulations,
when two of their number began
distribution OF brew of the
strength specified in barrels bearing
labels describing it as a non-intoxi-
eating beverage.
The kegs. sent out without reven-
ne stamps. which the collector had
refused. carried tags announcing
that sums equivalent to the cost OF
the stamps had been deposited in
banks to await the claim OF the gov
ernment. Attorneys for the brew
"rs. who advised their action. de-
rlared that other manufacturers. in
New York and elsewhere throughout
the country. also would begin dis
trbuting
The heer shipped here. from the
Hoffman, ard Gambrinus brewer
les. had been manufactured since
December l. when by presidential
proclamation use Of grains for brew
ing was prohibited. TO be modified
early this year by permission to
make Notwithstanding, or near"
beer. which the revenue department
classified as containing less than
one-half of one per cent alcoholic
content
II w@s expected that the brew ers
action would precipitate a move by
! the federal authorities intended to
stoD the sale of unstamped beer
thus bringing into the criminal
courts the manufa acturers' conten.,
tion, already raised in civil suits.
that the 2 IA per cent brew. being
servation and prohibition statutes
forbidding production OF intoxi-
cants. could be manufactured and
sold. now and in the future. under
either the war time or permanent
prohibition status. in compliance
with the law
The Hoffman, breweries notified
the internal revenue collector OF
thoir intention to resume distribu-
'iOn Of the "a per cent product.
This was the standard during the
greater part OF Americas participa-
'i"n in the war. under the food reg
"tiors. When application for
revenue stamps was denied. the
N"ewo"s oNrOu"ced their intention
80 t"nd"rin" pavment TO the au-
thorit'es When this was refused. IL
was decided by the Hoffman, and
'eo he CaWhrinus concerns to de-
liver goods without stamns and
S""c'ol l"he's nr"~ared on order OF
Elihu Root and William d. Guthrie.
counsel for the brewers of the coun-
try, were attached to the barrels.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-25
POLAR EXPEDITION PLANNED

London, April 24-Another Ant
arctic expedition is being planned,
according to a statement printed in
the newspapers. John Cope, biolo-
gist with the British Antarctic ex-
petitions Of 1914-1117. will be lead
or, 2nd Expects the expedition to
start In June, 1920.