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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22

culties have been overcome, the man
has been gotten into best possible
shape; the best course for him de-
cided upon, and he Is then started
upon that course in some appropriate
institution, or perhaps directly In the
industry itself, and place is ready
for him upon completion of the
course, provided by the placement
division Of the federal board, II it Is
a wage earning occupation for which
the man has trained.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
to the Battistint Brothers FIVE

to the Battistini Brothers FIVE Of
Chicago, with 1859.
Two teams went into the first ten
in the doubles. Pete Miller and
Eddie Schmaltz, Hamilton, Ohio,
took second place with 1899; Doehr-
man and Farnan of Fort Wayne, tied
for tenth place with 1,204.
Not singles roller could break
into the leaders division. Frank
Farnan, by getting 635 in his FIVE
men, 613 in his doubles and 610 in
his singles, went into fifth place in
the all-events with 1858.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
EXEMPTION
BOARD BUSY
1t Has TWO More Weeks of Work to
Do Before 1t Finally Completes
Its Affairs in Lee
County.

Tho Lee county exemption board
is not yet done its work, although it
is no longer concerned about send
ing soldiers to war.
Just now 1t is arranging 10000
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22

cards in alphabetical order as one
big job in its office at Fort Madison
1t has two weeks more in which
to complete all its work and file its
records with the war department.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22

And yor can use coal Tor wood and gas BOTH
at the SAME TIME whenever desired. Unparal-
leled simplicity remarkable convenience and
most economical. Saves fuel as well as labor.
Compact, Complete
Has four coal lids and four coal burners all OF,
top, full-size 18inch oven with spring balanced
door, thermometer and many other
modern improvements, including porcelain enamel
sanitary features The browning achievement Of
so years of leadership.
DURABLY MADE-snperb1y fnished-resplen.
dent in rust-proof silvcrnickel-a range that will
give years of service Several styles. Furnished
in Sanitary Blue or Black Porcelain Enamel if
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
No Way to Determine Some Things

No Way to Determine Some Things.
But many questions are being ask
ed in official quarters about crew OF
other men in uniform who are selling
pictures and pennapts and other ar
ticles from door to door.
The things they sell carry very
large profit, and they ought to be
making good deal of money. They
deliver what they sell, the purchaser
sees it before he or she buys it, and
the commerce is perfectly straight as
commerce.
But when some of them say that the
profits are going to some soldier aid
work, there is no way here now of
checking their statements with any
record The need Of this Is felt In
| Keok,lk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
WARSAW HAS
A NEW MAJOK
Thomas Osborn Commands Tue
Battalion of the Eighth
Regiment of State
Reserve.

Thomas II. Osborn has Deen r an
pointed by the Illinois ad1utan.t .n n
eral major of the first battaLl n.arvs
the Eighth regiment. Illinois req - tbe
militia. He has been captain ., soI.
Warsaw company of the reserve -
diery OF Illinois. ,I A.
Major Osborn succeeds MaJoi , NM
Hungate who resigned upon there.
ing to Chicago to enter pam Ne
after being a Warsaw oanhe a-s at
was trained in the englnee''
Camp Forrest, Georgia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
Universal Combination RanSe

SAVES SPACE-saves steps, time, labor and
inconvenience preserves your temper-heps to
make the things you cook or bake come out RIGHT
does away with chilly kitchens in winter-and
hot ones in summcr-and gives you every cooking
facility.
TWO RANGES IN ONE-a gas range and coal
md wood range-all at the PRICE of ONE-yet the
simplest combination range ever put on the market.
No Parts TO Change When Changing Fuelsl
simple twist of the wrist on the patented fuel
-. oven ryssd for cas- reuers tnr,, aaair ME-
pares it for coal fuel No other operation necessary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22

New York reports an emoarraTsT From
scarcity of school teachersit orsd 10
30 900 to $4,000 children resil'e M IN.
the schools "are daily RECEIVING on Of.
struction at ALL" according 70 -
fetal statement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22
WHAT SOLDIERS
TO BUY FROM
Credentials Plan May be Instituted
Here to Give public Chance to
Differentiate Between
Good and Bad.
statesmen COMING IN
Some Discharged Soldiers Work Well
and Others Have All Sorts Of
Schemes to Cash In ON Pic
lures and Things
statesmen COMING IN

A new problem is presented to the
Keokuk people, the merchants, the In
dustrial association and the keokuk
Red Cross lately by an inflE of men
into town selling things, In uniform.
The problem is to separate the
sheep from the goats.
A couple of discharged soldiers ap-
piled for job Of trimming trees and
when employed worked hard at 1t in
each separate case, earning the
money paid them by working for 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-22

desired. Easy to clean with soap and water, CHM
mates blackening.
And ALI Yours at an Amazingly
Reasonable Price!
But come and see this marvel of cooking baking
and labor.saving efficiency ACTUALLY DENNY
STRATED.
Actually demonstrate it YOURSELF. 1urn me
key. Note the magic speed and ease with when
the oven is transformed for the fuel you want 10
use. That's all we ask! -r
SOLD FOR CASH or on the EASY PA1MENl
PLAN, and guaranteed both byus and by the makers
Don't put off---come today. Bring your trienes'
You're welcome any time-and NO obligation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
RUMANIANS LOOT AS
THEY QUIT HUNGARY
Country Being Laid Bare and
Ciuilians Robbed.

BUDAPEST, Sept. 10. - The situation
here is growing more critical. AS the
Rmanians withdraw they continue to
requisition railway equipment of all
kinds 1t is stated in Hungarian quar-
tiers that the food In Budapest is insult
fcient to care for the needs of the
people
Not only have the Rumanans failed to
arm the Hungarian police as they were
requested and promised to dp but they
have looted the police equipment and
arrested the policemen. The telephone
equipment has been removed from the
ministerial offices so In case of disturb
aRces the situation will be aggravated
by lack OF communication.
The Rumanians are taking with them
almost everything movable on which
they can lay their hands It Is learned
from the lines of withdrawal that they
have been seiziAg jewelry from women
and children and confscating live stock,
fodder and agricultural implementR
What appears to be the gravest aspect
Of the situation, however. is the great
number OF locomotives and cars the Ru-
maniahs have taken away, practically
stripping the country of the means of
railway transport They also have
seized an enormous amount of artillery,
ammunition airplanes and other mill
tary material
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
VILLA CALLS ARMY
LARGEST SINCE 1915
Declares Cdrranza Leader
Ordered Firing on Ell Paso.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The first dl-
rect word from Francisco Villa since he
was driven from Juarez by United States
troops reached Washington to-day in
letter written on September from
Villas headquarters in northern Du-
range. The letter has been placed at
the disposal of officials Of the State De-
partment.
In the letter Villa said heShad large
quantities OF ammunition and twice as
many men under arms as at any time
since 1915. Villa also says he has
plenty of money, having captured more
than 100000 pesos In gold and silver
Government coin and bullion from q
train between Chihuahua and Durango.
The revolutionary leader called Gen.
Gonzales, a Carranza officer, most
arrant coward" and said Gonzales
would have surrendered to the revolu-
tionists at Juarez within fifteen minutes
IL the United States troops had not
crossed the border. He declared he had
explained carefully the danger of shoot
ing across the border and that not a
bullet from his guns entered Ell Paso
But, he added, when Gen. Gonzales saw
that he had lost the city he sent an urg-
ent appeal to the American commander
begging him to Intervene. Fearing his
appeal would not be needed. Villa said,
Gonzales ordered his men deliberately
to fire into Ell Paso.
Villa said he had steadfastly continued
his policy of protecting all Americans
and other foreigners within his lines
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
BACHELORS BETTER
GO ON VACATIONS
5000 English Girls on Mar
rage Bent Soon Will Sail
for New York.

Nobody can tell what thc~far reach
ing and dread consequences of an act
may be. Back in 1914 some royalties
over in Serbia and Austria got to quar-
reling and now look what Is going to
happen to the bachelors and widowers
OF America. Five thousand strong, de-
termined and wholly unattached young
women Of England are coming hither as
soon as the passport restrictions are
lifted, which will probably be next
month, coming with the single hearted
intention of catching a nice American
husband apiece. They are quite des-
perate, 1t is said. over the dearth of
eligible men in their native country,
and marry or die is the motto with
which they will set sail.
There is no doubt that the invasion is
at hand. for the warning was given yes
terday by an expert in International
marriages, Mrs. S. c. Seymour Of Cam
den, N. j., secretary of the Guaranty
Trust Company of Philadelphia, who
has just returned from an eight months
stay In France.
Mrs. Seymour went there as a repre-
sentative of the military authorities to
look after the war brides and their trans
portation to the United States What
she doesn't know about French and Eng
lish and Czecho-Slovak and Belgian girls
and the way they have with Yankee lads
could be put into a thimble. She su-
pervised the transportation Of $500 war
brides Of enlisted men and officers of
the army and navy and 257 children.
representing twenty-five nationalities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
RARTACAN LEADERS
EXECUTED IN MUNICH
Fritz Seidl and Fiue Asso-
GATES Pay Death Penalty.

MUNICH, Sept. 19,-F'ritz S5tdl and
hve Of his associates, who early to-day
were sentenced to pay the death penalty
having been found guilty of the murder
OF hostages during the Soviet regime,
were executed at o'clock this after
noon.
Seven others were sentenced to fifteen
years penal servitude as accessories.
Three were discharged. The. prisoners
received their sentences calmly and
ai'erward were removed by a military
guard.
The trial of Bavarian Communist
readers on the charge of having muir
uered hostages taken during the upris-
ihgs OF February last opened on Sep
!emoer /. The prisoners were arraigned
before the Peoples Court. The indict-
ment against them charged that the hos
tages were housed in a cellar, and were
ted bread and water during their inn
prlsonment, and later murdered.
Fritz Seidl and two others were said
70 have been the ringleaders and to have
mstlgated the murders, but during the
ulal Seidl testifying in his own behalf
asserted that he was compelled by the
commander of the firing squad to order
ue hostages shot. Seidl asserted the
commander threatened to kill him Il
ne refused to order the shootings. Al
the trial proceeded Seidl appeared Ia
lose nerve, and confessed that he re-
GREETED the whole affair.
The number of hostages killed never
mas been stated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
WILSON URLESON
INQUIRY is SOUGHT
Resolution Intimates Compile
ity to Dominate Civil Ser
vice Commission.
Special pespatcn TO TnE Sun.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Nor
ris (Neb.) has introduced a resolution,
on which he will speak at the first oppor-
tunity, which broadly intimates thelc COM
plicity of President Wilson in the at
tempts to subject the Civil Service Com
mission to Postmaster-General Burleson.
The resolution alleges the interference
by Mr.. Burleson with the operations of
the commission. and that the President,
Gin carrying out such plan, has de-
manded the designations of members OF
the commission" 1t went to the table,
whence Mr.. Norris will call 1t up when
he is ready to tell what he knows and
why he thinks the inquiry necessary.
II Is known he is determined to press
the matter and that he believes good
reasons for an inquiry can be shown.
The resolution reads:
Whereas il Is currently reported In
the public press that the Postmaster
General has been actively engaged in
interfering with the work of the Civil
Service Commission in relation to the
examination and certifcation by said
commission of eligibles from which post
masters are to be selected, and is at
tempting to control said examinations
and certifcations with view of secur-
ing partisan political appointments to
such places, and
Whereas it is also reported that in
carrying out such plan the President
has demanded the resignation of certain
members of the Civil Service Commits
sion, and
Whereas one of said Commissioners
in resigning his place has issued a pub
lie statement in which the foregoing
facts are in substance charged; there
fore. be 1t
Resolved, That the Committee on
Civil Service and Retrenchment be
and 1t is hereby instructed to investi-
gate such charges and reports, and re-
port to the Senate, first. the actions of
the Civil Service Commission in such
examinations and certificates, and sec
ond, If the committe finds that the Post
master General is guilty of such
charges. then was such action on the
part of the Pastmaster-General taken
with the consent and the knowledge OF
the President OF the United States"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
CLEMENCEAU USES
TREATY AS A CLUB
VIII Not Call Elections Until
II Is Ratified.

. PARIS, Sept 19.-Premier Clemen-
ceau's Intervention in the debate on the
electoral law, which threatened to be
prolonged indefinitely. settled the dis
cussion in a few minutes to-day, the
Government taking the stand that the
elections should be held according to the
law OF July last, providing for proper
tfonal representation. The debate on the
subject had been going on in morning
sessions for almost three weeks.
The solution Is considered in parlja-
mentary circles to be a great step toward
the prompt prorogation of the Chamber
and subsequent elections.
Premier Clemenceau refused to an
swer request that he fix date for
the elections, saying: "Ratify the peace
treaty first. immediately upon ratifica-
ton l will inform the Chamber of the
date of the elections"
The electoral law debate had occu-
pied the entire session and. most of the
afternoon when Aristide BRAND, q for
mer Premier, asked the Government to
define its position and bring the debate
to n conclusion.
The Socialists, in an attempt to taunt
the Premier said that Nj. BRAND had
forced his hand and inflicted check on
his policy. M. Clemenceau then replied :
There is check for some one. As for
me, have suffered others. There is one,
however, which could not survive, that
Is a check by Parliament before the
whole country"
The Chamber had intended to hold an
evening sitting tomorrow night to try
to ratify the peace treaty, but after a
consultation with Foreign Minister
Pichon, Minister of Marine Leygues and
Premier Clemenceau postponement un-
til Tuesday was agreen uDOn,
There was a persistent rumor to-day
In Peace Conference circles and in the
Chamber that Premier Clemenceau and
Marshal Foch would visit America in
December. The Associated Press was
informed that no plans are possible until
after the elections. which probably will
be- held November IL. The municipal
elections now are scheduled to take place
first.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
.LENOIR REPRIEVED4
AS SQUAD AWAITS
Asks That He Be Confronted
by Caillaux Before He
Is Shot.

PARIS, Sept 19.-The dramatic escape
early this morning of Pierre Lenoir from
death at the hands of firing squad In
the Vlncennes woods was the. subject
Of lively conversations in political circles
to-day. Lenoir had been tried with
Senator Humbert and other defendants
on a charge of having communicated
military intelligence to the enemy and
was sentenced to death.
The firing squad already had taken Its
place and preparations were being made
to escort Lenoir out to meet death from
vo1ley of the rifiemen when the con-
demned man begged to be confronted
with former Premier Caillaux. who is
under charges similar to those on which
LeRofr was convicted. The execution
was suspended and the condemned man
remained in his cell.
Nothing has been given out officially
concerning the personages who may be
affected by Eenoir's death door accusa-
tions, but members OF the Chamber OF
Deputies, in discussing the matter to-
day, asserted that the CaillauX case was
mentioned and also that the name OF
Ernest Judet, formerly owner of the
Paris newspaper L'Ecldir, who is under
indictment here on n charge of having
had dealings with the enemy in the pur-
chase or founding of French newspapers
with German capital, came up. Judet
for a long time has been in Switzerland
The arrest of another member of the
Chamber of Deputies and also of a
prominent newspaper owner is said &c
be expected shortly in connection with
Lenoir's statement, and it was even as
serted that his revelation might cause
,reopening of the Humbert case.
Lenoirs escape from the waiting
executioners was nothing short oil
miraculous, Capt. Julien declining e
postpone the execution, signing the
register of the Sante Prison accounting
for Lenoir and ordering Lenoir to pro-
coed, to enter the waiting automobile
which was to convey him to the Vim
cennes Wood and death. NJ. de Molines
Lenoir's lawyer. nearly had an alter
cation with Capt. Julien while endeavr-
ing to procure a few minutes respite
for the prisoner that he might tele'
phone to NJ. Ignace. Under Secretary OF
State for Military Justice.
Having obtained permission to tele
rhone. M. de Molines secured repriev'
of an hour for the prisoner. NJ. de Mo
| lines then entered an automobile ant
raced to the home of NJ. Ignace. wht
received him IN his night clothes at
| o'clock in the morning and made thu
stay of execution of the sentence indef'
| mite.
Meanwhile Lenoir will remain in hi
| cell and await eventualities.
In connection with the reprteve o
Ienoir, it may be remembered that Bol'
Pasha succeeded in postponing his ex
ecution ten days while making revela
tIOn9
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
SAYS PLAN TO SEIZE
FIUME WAS TOLD u. S.
ENJOY Back From City Says
D'Annunzio Has Feuer.
s,,e,oi Gable Despatch to THE SUN from tn
London Times Service.
By tAe Associated Press.

ROME, Sept 1e.-Col. Scillani, chief
Of staff Of Gen. Badoglio and a
personal friend OF Gabrielle d'Annun-
no, has returned from Fiume. where he
had a conversation with D'Annunzio,
who said he had previously informed all
the allied countries. including the United
States, of his intention TO occupy Fiume.
Great significance is attached here to
@ long intrview the Duke of Aosta had
with Premier Nitti after an equally long
audience the Duke had with the King.
The Duke of Aosta is popular with the
troops and close friend of Gabrielle
dAnnunzio, whom it is believed he may
be able to influence.
Among measures adopted by the Gov
erIment to prevent reenforcements from
reaching the Italian irregular" troops in
Fiume is a militay order removing the
nagnetos from airplanes at all aviation
camps. D'Annunzio has already sue
succeeded in gathering about him at
Fiume airplanes forming part of his IA
nous squadron.
The adoption of a firm policy by Gen.
Bidoglio in dealing with the Fiume sit
ustion was Endorsed by King Victor
Emmanuel before the General left Rome
on his mission to restore order in the
Flume region. The King. however. in
receiving The General on the eve of his
departure, while recommending Arrnness
On the Generals part. expressed the
wish that there be no bloodshed.
Premier Nitti, answering an interpret
laton on the incidents at Fiume in the
Chamber of Deputies, said he had moth
ing to add to the Communications al
ready given out, but wished to explain
why his language had been rather strong
in his previous statement regarding the
affair. The Premier declared he saw the
necessity to convince the Allies of the
good faith of the Italian Government
and to destroy any suspicion of con-
nivance between 1t and the raiders.
There are duties of uprightness and
loyalty between governments in which
we must not fall he said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-20
CHARGES AGAINST
BURLESON DENIED
Former Commission En-
pioyees Questioned.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.--Charges of
Charles NJ Galloway, former member of
the Civil Service Commission, that Post
Rurleson was 'debauch-
ing the civil service system by undue
interference in the selection of postmas-
tiers, together with insinuations by Her
man w. Craven of Seattle, another for
mer commission member, Of alleged ir-
regularitles in civil servfte examina-
tons, were vehemently denied today by
witnesses before the Senate Post Office
subcommittee considering contested
postmaster nominations
J. c. Rooms, First Assistant Postmas-
ter-General, and Martin A. Morrison,
president of the Civil Service Commits
sion, asserted that neither Mr.. Burleson
nor any other Post Office Department
official had ATTEMPTED to exert any influ-
ence over the commissions action in the
certiflcation of postmasters. or that poll
tics in any way controlled the commits
sion.
Mr.. Craven. who appeared in connec-
tion with contest over a postmaster
ship, declared that the commissions ex-
aminations in some instances were a
sham"
Mr.. Craven said his recent resignation
was at the Presidents request and was
due to the fact that he would not be
subservient to the Post Office Depart
ment" =
Assistant Postmaster-General Rooms
told the committee that both Craven and
Galloway had gone to Mr.. Burleson and
asked that he urge the President to
withdraw his requests.
1.-The commission" Mr.. Morrison said
in answer to a query, pays no attention
TO politics. 1t has no business doing
that"
Does the Postmaster-General or any
one else attempt to control examina-
tions2' asked Senator Mcclellan, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee.
mot at ALL" answered Mr.. Morrison !;
nor is it possible for any one to do It
anyway"