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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
IOWA ASSEMBLY
GOING STRONG
Both Houses Of Thirty eighth
Legislature Busy Now AZ
ter Enjoying Recess Of
-Four Days.
wEAvER's SIX BILLS
One Would give citie. Rish. to Issue
Fifty Year Bonds for Parks or
Grounds for Memorial
Buildings
|wEAvER's SIX BILLS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 21.-Both
houses of the thirty-eighth general
assembly got going this afternoon
after four-day recess, during which
Speaker McFarlane, Of the house,
and Lieutenant Governor Moore,
presiding officer OF the senate, ex-
pected to have their committees
ready.
There was no Indication that the
committees would be announced this
afternoon. a majority being of the
opinion they would be held over un-
til tomorrow.
Representative James Weaver, Of
Polk county, started the ball rolling
in the lower house with the intro
duction OF six bills. They were:
One to enable cities on one stream
and contiguous to join in sewer con-
struction. Another gives right to
cities to Issue fifty-year bonds for
parks or grounds for memorial build
ings.
A concurrent resolution urged con-
gress to create an executive depart
ment to be known as the educational
department, with secretary in the
presidential cabinet.
The fourth bill provides for the
creation OF advisory town planning
commissions In all cities of the
state.
The other two bills:
1. Provides state aid in vocational
education whereby the federal aid
for one-half OF the teachers salaries
will be met by like amount from
the state, and
2. To establish part time schools
and classes in aid Of vocational edu-
cation for children holding work per
mits and compelling attendance at
certain hours.
Senator Foster Of Guthrie Center,
introduced bill in the upper house
providing a uniform system of mark
ing highways.
The bill would repeal section 1,56l
of the code which relates to the
placing of guide posts at cross roads.
The bill would do away with the many
confusing route signs now In vogue
the state and would bar
all guide posts until approved by the
state highway commission.
DIR. G. II. Sumner, secretary OF the
state board of health, is comforting
with Governor Harding's vice COM
mittee today relative TO Dill tnat
win be introduced in the thirty
eighth general assembly by the board.
The bill deals with social diseases.
One section Of the bill will author
ize the confinement OF all persons
Of being afflicted with so
cial diseases.
Another section of the proposed bill
local boards of health to
any cases where there is
suspicion as to the existence of social
diseases. The same section gives
oficials authority to make 'inspec-
tons, examinations. isolation, intern
ment or quarantine"
Many cases of social diseases were
interned here, but decision by the
supreme court Monday said there was
no authority at present to hold per-
sons SO afflicted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
TRANSPORTS
ARE COMING
Cruiser Frederick Due January 2e
With Groups From Eighty
third Division to Be
Demobilized.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The
cruiser Frederick, Brest for New
York, is due January 20 with groups
from the S3rd division, to be demo
bilized at Camp Sherman.
The transport Coma. Brest for
New York, is due January "a with
eastern troops.
The transport Fastener, Bordeaux
for New York, is due February 4
with four casual officers.
The transport Absecon, St Nazaire
for New York. is due February 2
with an Alabama casual detachment
and sixteen casual officers.
The transport Susquehanna, St
Nazaire for Newport News, is due
January 81 with casual companies,
including the 44th Gllinois); 130th
(Idaho): Al casual officers, about 900
sick and wounded aud six officers
and II men Of the navy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
lBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent

lBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Flatly
denying charges of conspiracy with
other packers, ]. Ogden Armour re
piled to tho recent fire Of the federal
trade commission today.
Testifying before the house inter
state commerce committee he built
up an elaborate defense Of his con
Germs business conduct.
Armour finished with this sweep
ing denial:
II say to you positively that We
Ihave not for many years been and
are not now in any pool. combina
ton or arrangement of any kind
either directly or Indirectly. or open
| ly or secretly or under cover. AL
such charges are utterly unfair and
untrue"
Throughout, Armour made the fed
eral trade commission his target, at
tacking its methods during the recent
investigation directed by Francis J.
Heney.
This was Armours first appearance
before a government body. His COM
pany has not previously been given
a chance to answer accusations, he
said.
''In the investigation made by the
federal trade commission and which
has resulted in the pending bills. 1t
has been admitted by Chairman Col
yer that we were afforded no oppor-
tunity to produce witnesses to intro
duce testimony or to explain or an
swer any Of the documents introduced
at that hearing" Armour asserted.
He earnestly urged congress not
to pass pending bills providing gov
ernment licensing of packing houses,
and government ownership or opera
ton of stock yards, refrigerator cars,
branch houses and other adjuncts to
the packing business.
az a monkey wrench Is thrown
into the gears of this business, its
effect will not be confined to the
meat packing industry" Armour
went on "The theories on which
pending legislation is based, are not
conservative; they are not progress
sive They are reactionary."
Such laws probably would be un-
constitutional, Armour's legal ad-
visers believe.
Touching briefly on high prices,
the witness said live hogs had in
creased iii price 245 percent in four
years. Labor and fuel costs have
also gone up, he pointed out.
Charges of excessive profits, how
ever, were denied. In 1918, Armour's 8
profits are said to have been 1.8 cents
on each dollar OF sales as compared
with 81 in 1917.
Recalling that on November 1.
1917, the food administration limited
packers profits to nine percent on
the capital invested in meat produc-
ing lines, Armour declared that only
about one-half of this allowance was
actually earned.
"The federal trade commission" he
continued. ''has failed completely to
justify its charges Of unduly large
profits.
During the last eighteen years,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
|SS|AN PROBLEM IS STILL PUZZLE
[erinq Committee Hears Former Danish
Ambassador Tell of Situation in Petro-
grad When He Fled From City.

The date for resumption OF the full
peace congress had not been set this
morning, although 1t was believed in
some circles that the council might
dispose Of its business In time to per-
nit a general session in the after
noon.
Extra Session Today.
IBy William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Jan. 21.-Following long
conference this morning, in which
the Russian situation was further
discussed, the supreme war council
resumed its session this afternoon in
an effort to clean up all preliminary
work and permit the general con,
gress. to get under way. -; ,..
President Wilson is understood to
have been largely instrumental In
the steering committee" reaching
the decision to hold an extra session
today. 1t was reported that the dis
posal of preliminaries had progressed
to such an extent that the full con-
gress will be able to take up the Dig
essential problems Of settlement De-
fore the end OF the week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
SYMPATHY FADES AWAY
AS TRUTH SHINES FORTH

three wounds over seas. The fact
that at the age of 32 he married a
17-year-old Winnipeg girl without es-
tablishing the reported death of
former wife and the whereabouts of
their child cost him other friends.
Chief of Police Armstrong has
wired Warden Fenton to come and
get your man" Pretty Mrs. Rifen-
berg. holding her husbands hands
through the cell bars, sobbed she
would wait until he completed his
sentence for muir
der, but friends plan TO send her
back to Winnipeg. Rifenberg will
not fight extra dition. according to
present plans He was reared in
Troy. N. Y. but has no known kin
living.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
Robert ]. Bender. United Press
STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Robert j. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
Iris, Jan. 21.--American peace
rates today appeared to favor a
Cugh investigation to fix respOnsi.
for the war-that no culprit
BIT escape and that punishment
III be meted out to all those shar.
the guilt from the kaiser down.
lith the conference program call
for memoranda from all the pow
REGARDING responsibility for start
and continuing, the war, there was
lendous interest in the attitude OF
american delegation, particularly
tdent Wilson. The French already
drafted proposal that the kaiser
Fied before an international court.
emier Lloyd George in his recent
icaI campaign, made punishment
be kaiser one OF his principle
ks. Wilson has been silent thus
but survey OF his associates.
point today indicated they favor
most careful investigation to deter
who is directly responsible-the
er or others.
he president has always held guilt
personal and it is recollected that
he was governor OF New Jersey
advocated a law to determine Per-
l responsibility for the acts of cor
4tion officials. Application Of the
)ciple OF personal guilt to the kali
Is stayed by doubt whteher he was
perpetrator Of the crimes growing
Of the war or was merely The tool
be military clique which surround
bim. Hence 1t appears that the
orleans will advocate the most
fough inquiry to determine every
ION who is guilty and the extent
heir guilt.
Russian Problem.
William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
RRIS, Jan. 21.-The supreme war
hcil-the steering committee" OF
peace congress-again took up the
fian problem today.
representatives. of the United
les. Great Britain, France, Italy
Japan resumed their hearings in
|quai d'orsay on the subject of rep
(ntation and possible recognition
Pie various factions now controll-
Russia.
Scavenius, former Danish am
|ador to Petrograd, one OF the last
Pmats to leave Russia. was heard.
country was one OF the last OF the
|rals to break off relations with
soviet government.
was believed that under the cir
stances, his testimony would
Fly parallel that of Joseph Noul-
the French ambassador to RUS
who appeared before the council
erday. Noulens' statement was
made public. but shortly after his
Fn from Archangel he gave out an
Eview In which he declared that
form of recognition OF the boil
|iki was impossible.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
pDAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS EIGHTY-TWO NAMES
James P. Martin, Louise. Miss.
Fred Sorh Starl1ey. Clitheraal, MINI

James P. Martin, Louise. Miss.
Fred Sorh Starkey. Clitheraai, MINI
Privates:-
Orazio Ariizzi. Df Arbrizzi, Italy.
William c. Armstrong. Alva, Okla.
Harold Brown, Bakersfield. CaliI.
Joseph A. Caretti, Sernda1e, Calf.
Robert Ray Clemmoons, Nowata,
Okla.
Harlin ]. Clenkinbeard, Covington,
Ky.
KY
dale. KY.
Wilbur A. Guthrie. Columbus, Ind.
Arnold A. Koenecl1e, North Freedom
Wis.
Charles -Ledbetter, Elizabethtown'
III.
Jerry Ledbeth. Schuyler Falls. N. Y.
Clair P. McMorran. Seattle, Wash.
John McWilliams, Olalla, Wash.
H.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
|enty-seven Killed in Action
Thirteen Died of. Wounds,
Ten Missing.

AsHlNGTON, Jan. 21.-The fol
y casualties are reported by the
dsaialng ads.lg general of the American
dii.lonary di.n forces: Killed in action,
su Of wounds, 13: died of acct
ara on other causes, 6; died OF dis
20 missing in action, 10; total,
Killed in Action.
cut arthur Connor, St Adams, VT.
lporals:-
n. ~an o. Kahn, Bald Eagle Lake.
~ sak (. Ludwig, Cles eland, O.
Aendgreu, Osceola, Nev,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
Rifenberg Invented Story Of
Being Wounded Three
Times in France.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 21.-A move
ment to save Sergeant Walter G..
Rifenberg from being returned to
the Nebraska state penitentiary be-
cause he has lived straight since
his escape, several years ago. was
practically abandoned today, since
he admitted inyentinx q story OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
Held Up on Street.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
MASON CITY, Ia. Jan. 21.-John
Simmons was held UP ON the main
business street of the city and rob
bed of $40 last night by two men.
Simmons was struck in the ear by
one of the men and was momentarily
stunned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
Great Fire at Great Falls.

TUnfted Press Leased Wire Service.l
GREAT FALLS. Mont, Jan. 21.-A
large part of Great Falls business
section is in ashes today as the re-
suit of a fire last night which did
damage estimated at s450,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
BIG STRIKE ON
WESTERN COAST
Thousands of Organized Workers In
Ship Yards Of Seattle and Ia
come are Asking for
Higher Wages.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Seryic3i
TACOMA, Washn., Jan. 21.-Nearly
Is 900 union metal workers in four
ship yards and nine contract shops IN
Tacoma stopped work at ten O'Clock
this morning in the most far reaching
strike this city has ever experienced.
The walkout is in protest against
the Macy boards refusal to grant In
creases in wages demanded by the
ship yard workers, and for uni
versal wage scale to apply to metal
trades and afiiliated crafts In the
northwest.
Sixteen metal trades unions are d.
rectly involved, while the strike IN
cludes various members Of nearly
eyery other union in the city.
At the Seaborn yards one ship
which needed only three hours more
work to fit it fully for sailing was tied
up in port by the strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21
Thirty Thousand Out.

SEATTLE, Washn.. Jan. 21.-
Thirty thousand organized workers IN
ship yards and contract shops In Sc
attic walked out at ten o'clock today
conforming to the strike order issued
by the mteal trades council and ap-
Troved by the unions affiliated with
that body.
Final sanction was given the big
strike yesterday by the conference
strike committeeman and business
agents OF each metal union OF the
twenty-one involved In the walkout.
A conference Of employers was held
late Yesterday If a policy agreement
was reached 1t was held strictly Sc
cref
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-21

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The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26

always been some people ready to ex-
cuse and overlook his excesses, and
these have been influential. Eugene
Debs should have been most grateful
to society, most grateful to the ma
tion, for both had been exceptionally
considerate of him. If he was at any
time mindful of his obligations to eth
er, he evidently made it a point to
conceal that fact.
When the country against which he
could have had no just reason for COM
plant found itself involved in war,
Eugene Debs, instead of taking advan-
tage of the opportunity to prove him.
self at last worthy of the immuni-
ties and privileges which were granted
him through its institutions and un-
der it's laws, employed the means with
in his power to embarrass, hinder,
and obstruct the nation. The result
was that, in due time, he found him
self indicted. convicted, and sentenc-
ed to ten years Imprisonment, under
the Espionage Act. In his trial he
undertook to defend himself by claim
ing the right of free speech, apparent
ly forgetting that this was one of the
rights for which he should have been
thankful to the republic for his own
and for humanity's sake, and one of
the rights which, as a professed friend
of the downtrodden, he should have de-
Tended rather than abused, Justice
Holmes, who spoke for the whole Sup
RENE Court of the United States, few
days ago, in handing down a decision
confirming the action of the lower
court in the case, happily expressed
a thought entertained by the great
mass of the American people when he
said, in reply to the Debs plea: "The
most stringent protection of free
speech would not protect man in
falsely shouting 'Fire!' in theater
and c2using a panic"
There can be no question as to the
guilt of Eugene Debs. He not only ad-
mitted it in court, but boasted of it.
Addressing the jury, he said: II have
been accused of obstructing the war.
/ admit it. Gentlemen, / abhor war.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26

would oppose it if / stood alone" This
statement, considering the circum-
stances, was tantamount to confes-
sion of treason. An attempt has been
made to confuse the issue.
In some quarters the connec-
tion of Eugene DebS with socialism,
and the fact that he was preaching So
cialism when the Objectionable Ian
guage was used, are points that have
been urged to mitigate the offense. Re
ferring to these things generally, and
particularly to socialism, the court
said: with that we have nothing to
do, but if a part of the manifest in
tent of the more general utterances
was to encourage those present to OBJ
struct the recruiting service, and if in
passages such encouragement was di-
rectly given, the immunity of the gen.
eral theme may not be enough to pro-
tect the speech"
Eugene Debs knew very well what
he was saying. He also was entirely
familiar with the nations situation.
He could not have failed to realize that
it's institutions were imperiled. He was
no inexperienced emotionalist. He
raised his voice against the nations in
terest deliberately at crucial mo-
ment. The present attitude of ele-
ments of the population which shared
his views during the war renders it ex-
pedient that the law shall no longer
temporize with those who would defy
it's authority. Christian Science Mon
itOr.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
The Case of Mr..
Eugene +. Debs

1t cannot be said that latitude has
ever been denied Eugene Debs or men
of his class. temperament, and ten
dencies in the United States. The
reverse of this would be the truth.
Latitude has been allowed them, some
times in opposition to popular sem
timent, and frequently in opposition
to the expressed judgement of repre-
sentatives of the most conservative
opinion of the country. But as things
have worked out, the wide scope, and
even the license, allowed them have,
in almost every instance, resulted in
in their final undoing. Eugene Debs
has been borne with patiently for
many years, Notwithstanding his
numerous provocations of the law. A
man of more than ordinary intelli-
gence. endowed with those natural
gifts which make for leadership, his
opportunities for promoting under
standing and good feeling between the
two great industrial factors of the
nation, capital and labor, have been
very great. On the whole he has mis-
used these opportunities.
He had only to look over the past
to see where his course, il long pur-
sued would lead him. Others like him.
self, who would not be warned in time
had paid the penalty of going too far
in opposition to what the American
public regards, in the last analysis, as
its vital interests. Unmindful of what
a community may do in its wrath, for
getful of what Chicago had done, a
few years before, to people who had
held his views and tried to give them
the force of action, he tempted, he
tempted popular indignation, in the
section of which that city is the CEN
ter, in 1894, and escaped with a prison
sentence. He was treated then with
remarkable leniency, for there have
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26

yer, report wedding, saw wood, des-
scribe a fire, make one dollar do the
work of two, shine at soires abuse
the liquor habit, test whiskey, sub
scribe to charity, go without meals at
tack free silver, defend bimetalism
sneer at snobbery, wear diamonds, in
vent advertisements, overlook scan
dal, praise prize babies, delight
pumpkin raisers, administer TO the
afflicted, heal the disgruntled, fight
to the finish, set type, mould opinions
sweep the office, move the world scorn
the flesh and the devil, be evrything
feel everything, see everything on this
footstool at small salary and sap
port family"
A neighboring exchange says it's
all easy but the last three words
Same here!
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
H.N. Lungwitz, Owner
F. E. PATTON, Auctioneer

AS q starter, the War Department
will send to this district a squadron
of American and German planes, the
latter captured during the war. Fa
nous aces will fly the machines and
they will simulate actual aerial
fighting in all the cities they visit.
In conjunction with the "Flying Cir
Gus" the Ninth District has a COM
prehensivo program of its own that
embraces the use of all famous fly
ors Of this district. In each state, will
be selected the men who have made
the beat records on the other side and
they will DO asked to drive the battle
planes that will be sent here.
Twsnty-threo Of the overseas men
have volunteered their services to date
and they have promised to get enough
more men to fly all the planes the Vic
tory Liberty Loan Committee can Sc
care.
'Ths example of these young men
is the most stimulating feature of
the campaign, "said Chairman RI
ers today. Instead Of coming he
and resting on their laurels they a.
eager and anxious to do all in their
power to Finish the Job right. Those
of us who think we have done all we
could in buying bonds, and wont to quit
now had better think Of these young
chaps who risked their lives, killed the
enemies of their countries. After all
they have done, they are ready now
TO start all ever again.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
The High Cost
of BeIfry Bats
(From Fargo Forum.

For the first years experiment in
state socialism, the taxpayers of
North Dakota will face an increase
of 500 per cent in their state taxes
That is just beginning.
Does it sound incredible?
The taxes for state purposes are in
creased from $2,5OO,OOO to $15,OOO,-
900. Total taxes for all purposes col
lected in North Dakota during the
capita or $3.50 for family of five.
That is only the direct cost for the
first year and the figures do not al
low for any unprofitable ventures.
The indirect cause includes an in
crease in the bonded Indebtedness of
the state which may amount to 500,
100000 or perhaps more. In addition
we have kissed goodby to our school
fund of $6O,O00,0O
And you, Mr.. Workingman, who
own your own home, remember that
your "friend" Mr.. Townley, says you
have no right to own home costing
more than $1,000. If you do you will
suffer, while the farmer may own q
home and barns worth any amount
and not pay nickle in taxes on these
improvements"
Also you, Mr.. Workingman, il you
do not own your own home, don't
think you will escape. You will pay
the increased taxes in increased rent.
And you, Mr.. Farmer, remember
that land will no longer be sold for.
taxes. It will revert to the state. IL
half dozen farmers in your town
ship have crop failure and are un-
able to pay tremendous new taxes,
you will have to pay the added bur-
den OF local taxes caused by their
failure. The more farmers who fail
TO. pay their taxes, the better your
friend" Mr.. Townley, will Be pleased |
for it hastens the day whan the stats |
will own all the land, and his socialis- |
tic dream viii come true. He isn't |
going to do anything 80 expensive as |
to buy your land from you. He Is
merely going TO tax it out OF your
hands.
And his gang out at Bismark won't |
even let you vote on the question.
When you thought you were tying the /
hands OF big business" yon were ty- 1
Ing your own hands and with two ]
thirds majority in the legislature, it