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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Representative Siegel
 DenOunces Sec. Wilson
By Associated Press

New York, December 14-Simulta- neously with the announcement that officials of the department of labor would be called before the House i'm migration committee, which is investi- eating conditions at Ellis Island when it reconvenes in Washington tomorrow Representative Isaac Siegel of New York. a member of the committee, de- nounced Secretary of Labor Wilson and his departmept in an address here to- day on What Als America?" He re- ferred to the refusal of Secretary Will son to give the committee the depart nient's report on the immigration serv- ice. declaring that no man Is too big in this country to withhold anything from congressional committee.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
D'AnnunZiO To Hand
 Over City of Plume
By Associated Press

Plume, December 14-Gabrielle d An nunzio will hand over command of the city of Plume to regular troops under General Caviglia, former minister of war.
 The agreement between d'Annunzio and the government solving the Plume situation was signed by Premier Nltti and dAnnunzio, according to Pedrazzi head of the press bureau. The formal transfer of the city is planned for the earliest moment possible probably Tuesday or Wednesday, France
 Great Britain and Italy, according tc Pedrazzi, agreed to the annexation oi Fiume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Withdrawal of Excess
 Profits Tax Is Urged
By Associated Press

New York, December 14.-Withdraw- al of the excess profits tax was urged in letters sent tonight to President Wilson and to members of the cabinet and both houses of Congress by the National Association of Credit Men. The letters signed by R. C. Elliot of Chicago, chairman of the association committee on federation taxation, de- clare that while business submitted to the excess tax in wartime is now be- lieved to be 'unscientific and unwise.' z A "straightout" income tax is declared to be the solution of the taxation prob lem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
RAILROAD FINANClER, IN ATIV ALABAMIAN.
 DIES IN NEW TOR K

New York. December 14,-Wiliiam saio- mon. railroad financier and interna- tional banking authority died here today. Ho was head of an International banking house which bears his name. and had been in i'll health since his return from a trip to Europe a month ago. His great grandfather was banker and patriot Of the revolutionary period. He was born in Mobile 67 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
 IO'BRIEN ELECTED
 N. Y. SECRETARY
sy Aneclatsa Pres,

New York. December H.-Joseph D. O'Brien of Milwaukee, former president of the American association, has become secretary of the New York National League Baseball club, 1t was announced today. He succeeds John B. Foster who held that position seven years. OBrien conducted the affairs of the Giants when the late John T. Brush was president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
IRMY TRANSPORT
 l IS NOW IN FLAMES
former German Liner, Graf Waldersee, Burning Up
 Near New York
Burning Transport
 Said To Be DeKalb

New York. December 15.-At 1.30 police headquarters announced that the burning transport is the De- Kalb, and that according to their information, there was Q skeleton crew of 300 men on board The De- Ralb was being fitted with oil burn ing appartus as was the Graf Wal dersee. The DeKalb was formerly the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which took refuge in Newport News after a sensational career as commercial raider dur ing the war. .f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
 UNCLE SAM MAKES MONEY IN HIS MINT

Washington, December 14.-The minting business is a profitable one to be in, according to the annual report of Ray Baker, director of the United States mint, made public today by tho treasury department. During the lol9 fiscal year. tho report shows the gov ernment made $S, S,369,9n on it's mintirg operations. Of this amount $4,l36, IOo was made through the manufacture or nickel and bronze coins.
 Never before in the history of the country has the demand for small coins been as large as 1t was during the fiscal year. Pennies minted alone total 4e6, eco, or about 3,2OO,oD pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Majority of Russians
 Are Not BOlsheviki
By Associated Press

Copenhaven. December 14.-M Litvi- noff the Russian soviet representative at the Dorpat conferences in an inter- view printed in today's Social Demo present to convene a constituent as sembly in soviet Russia. He admitted that majority of the Russian popula- ton was not bolshevik, but that he firmly believed that majority favored soviet rule, especially the peasants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
FIRE DAMAGES HOME {
 OF FORMER. EMPEROR

Paris, December -dIavas.)-Fire to- day badly damaged portions of the Cas- tie of Compiegre. The bedroom of the former Emperor and the council room, both of which were unfurnishAd. were destroyed, as were few pieces of art. The library was not damaged. The dam age is estimase1 at 100000 francs. The Palace of Compegne is one of the finest of the cd royal seats in France. It was built during the reign of Louis KY by Gabriel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
ARMY TRANSPORT
 IS NOW IN FLAMES

Army transport information headquar- ters at Hcboksn announced at l5 this mornlhe that there was some doubt as to whether the burning transport was inc Gulf Wa1dersee or the American army transport DeKalb, 7s1s tons, which was anchored alongside the liner. A heavy pail of smoke hung over both ships as seen from the shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
CHEN EY'S
 EXPECTORANT
selieves Severe Coughs, Whoop- ' ing Cough, Group, Colds of
 2 All Kinds, Headache and : Feverishness.

Cheney's Expectorant is the quickest and |surest relief known for coughs and colds |of all kinds. It costs only few cents at .lrug stores. For Whooping cough and croup Et has been recommended by physicians for hhe past 25 years. The very first dose
 ppens up your clogsed up nose, soothes the EleHcate lining of your throat. opens up the Iairz passages, stops running, relieves |neadaches from colds, dullness and fever hshness Don't continue with that old cough .QuH blowing and sneezing when dose of :Chsney's Expectorant will quickly relieve hnd cure you.A-Advertsem sement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Two Believed Killed
 By Airplane Wreck
Rv Assnniated Prnss

London. December 14.-The airplane of #Capt Cedric Howell, one of the British airmen in the London Melbourne flight, was wrecked off St. Georges bay, Island of, Corfu, December 10, and there is no hope that either Howell or his mechan- ician escaped. according to dispatch to Lloyd's from Corfu. The dispatch adds that the log of the airplane has washed ashore.
 Captain Howell flying in a Martinsyde plane with a PTS horse power motor, and accompanied By Henry Fraser, a skilled mechanic left the Hounslow flying field in England December 4. He arrived at Pisa Italy December , and at Taranto December 8. No report since then has been received from Howell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Foley's Honey and Tar COMPOUND

LUMP OOIND
 ANOLD RELIABLE FAMILY REM EDY, recommended for coughs, rolds, tickling of the threat, spasmodie eroup whooping cough, h grippe, and bronchial coughs. l, 4oarscness, etc.
 The First Dose Gave Relief
 (. E. Summers Holdredse. Neb.. writes: Some time ago contracted very severe couah and cold due to exposure. My cough got so bad could hardly sleep for two or three nights. 4 friend of mine recommended Foley's HqGey and Tor Compound. and got 60c bottle. The very hrst dose relieved me. l took second dose before going to bed and can trathfuly say did not cough once all night. By usina ss directed the next two days my cough was entirely gone. md give Foley's Honey and Tar full credit tor my speedy and permanent recovery.
 For more than thirty years FoIey,s Honey and Tar has bcen used opith satisfaction and succeSS. EUGENE JACOBS DRUG STORE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
LIBERALS AND LABOR PARTIES HAVE WON
 OUT IN MELBOURNE
By Associated Press

Melbourne December 14.-Virtually com plete election returns received today show that liberals and the nationalist labor parties, who support the government, have won 35 seats in the House of Rep resentatives, and the farmers party, also a supporter of the government on some questions, Il seats while the anti govern mental factions and the laborites have se- cured only %.
 William M Hughes, the premie, seems to have been reelected to the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
LATE BULLETINS
 ON GOAL STRIKE

columbus O., December 14.-Officials of both United Mine Workers and or orators tonight predicted that practi- cally all of the 5s.oOO union miners in Ohio would be back at work tomor- row morning.
 Pre-strike production of ooal .h,,,,, be attained bv Wednesdav acco,,'ii,, to President John Moore of tbe Ohio miners '''e Oiii'
 Fttsours, December 14-Coal mining m the Pittshurs district will be practi- eally normal tomorrow, and those of the 4z'voO union miners who do not go 10 work Monday will do so Tuesday according to a statement issued here tonight by Philip Murray. president of District No. 5., United Mine Workers MT. Murray declared he did moi ex pect production to reach 100 per cent until Tuesday, the first day to figure in pay for the last half of December seventy-five per cent of the district miners worked Saturday, he said.
 Charleston. ". Va. December 14 interpretation of the IA per cent wage advance ordered for coal miners bv al agreement between operators and min CTS of District IT, United Mine Work CTS, according to a statement issued here tonight by C. F. Keeney, dis trict union president, who expressed the hope that mo unpleasantness will result between the operators and the workers.
 Central competitive miners are paid at higher rate than West Virginia workers, due to the difference in freight rates, which favor mines of the competitive fields, said Mir Keeney. The mifers of District F, he declared. take the stand that the same flat in- creases given in the central competi- tive states should apply to West Vir- ginia, which operators contend the 14 per cent means + per cent of the pres ent wages pai6 in District 17.
 Conferences between employers anl minors representatives have failed to settle the controversy and such con .ferences have ended so far as the men are concerned We have set forth our proposition but the operators have not yet accepted it. he concluded
 Indianapolis. December H-Witt practically all restrictions for furnish ing light, heat and power to indus trial plants to be withdrawn, normal operation of Indiana plants is expected tomorrow. Reports from operators and miners officials generally from over the state showed that practically a normal output of coal is expected hy Monday
 Plans for presenting to < special fed eral grand jury which convenes Wednesday~cf charges of violation of the Lever food control act and anti. trust laws by coal mine operators and miners are understood to have beer completed by department of justice officials here No action is expected tt be taken by the federal court in con nection with charges of contempt 1T court against officials of the mln' workers for alleged violation of the federal court injunction against th' miners strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
By Associated Press

FFseuUfetVU
 New York, December 14.-Fire has broken out on the former Nerth German Lloyd liner Graf afdrrsee, recently United States army transport. and now anchored in the Hudson river, pending trans fer to Great Britain. Two army transports anchored nearby are en- deavoring to render assistance. Residents at Spuyten Duyvil. oppo ite the anchorage of the Graf Wa1der
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
sv Associated Press

New York. December 15.-The naval communication office an- nounced nt 2s3O this morning that they had received wireless report from the police boat patrol at the scene of the fire, saying that the DeKaib aad been burned to the waters edge and the hull beached near Spuyten Duyvil bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
MAJOR sassrngFAL LEONARD NOODLES

Genera onardW is the eprese in ii the O the nnio other
 dprofes to feen unea pofnt to the that tmanya a al H is a ton than has been form for ranyo O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
DEATHS

Mrs. F. 0. Y. Ray-Aged @, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fleetwood Rice, 2626 Sixth avenue Tuscaloosa, Saturday night at [ o'clock Mrs. sSIlay is survived by her mother, Mrs. Wyiand Jones, of East Lake; two sons. Paul and Ed Ray of Mobile. and two daughters. John Allen Thweat-Of Fsufaula. died at the St Mary's hospital in Ros- well. x NJ, last Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted in Uniontown Saturday with the Rev. J. D. McPhail of Eufaula officiat- ing Mir Thweat was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church and was widely known. He is sur vived bv his widow, his mother. Mrs. J. NJ Thweati one sister. Mrs. F. l.. Schaum. all of Dothan. and two brothers. M. B.sand k. c. Thweat of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15

The state of Ohio has more motor trucks than any other state in the union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15

see. reported that the big liner was enveIoped in smoke through which flames were leaping, Two fire boats and police tug were rushed to the assistance, of the Graf Waldersee.
 The. Graf Walderse is a boat of 13,- coo tons and was one of the fleet of German merchantmen seized by the al lies in German ports after the signing of the armisrice. She was allotted to the United Staes for use as transport
 The liner arrived in New York il April and two months later wal rammed by the steamer Redondo. l0C miles off Sandy Hook. while outward bound for France. She was beached of Lo2g Beach, but was able to resume service as transport a couple o weeks later. She made her last tril with American troops last August since which time she has been lying in New York harbor awaiting her expect ed allotment to Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
HEAD
 RESIGNS POSITION
Bishop Lloyd Retires As President of Episcopal
 Mission Board

New York December 1t.-Bishop Arthur
 Lloyd formerly coadjutor bishop of
 Virginia has retired from the presidency of the board of missions of the Episcopal
 church. it was learned tonight. Previous
 to his assuming charge of the board nine years ago. Bishop Lloyd had been it's gem | eral secretary for 12 years.
 Bishop Lloyd declined pension offered by the council of the church. which was organized in Washington last month, and which will assume charge of missions on January l next. He also declined the off, flee of executive secretary of the depart ment of missions of the council. It is be- lieved that Bishop Lloyd, who is 62 years
 old will take up parish work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15
Visit of Gade Is
 Cause of Speculation
ev A,sociated Pres.

Reval December 14.-The unexpected
 visit to Reval of Commander John A
 Gade United States commissioner 10 the Baltic provinces, and Colonel Tal- lents British commissioner. who came from Riga, is exciting much specula- ton as 60 whether it concerned the Dorpat conference Neither Of the of ficials would discuss the mission. Off-the-road hauling quickly repre- sents duty for which solid tires are not so well fitted because they spin and stall in soft going. A. J. Emmer- ton. farmer of Boomer, Wis, writes that this Goodyear cord pneumatic shod trucks carry full loads of fertilizer 1 feed and corn over plowed ground where actual demonstrations showed l that solids could not go. He also de clares that pneumatics travel better on
 day roads and are not so hard or
 lncm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

headquarters. supply and machine
gun companies, sanitary detachment.
headquarters first and second bat
talions; medical detachment; first
and second battalions and compani IS
A to H inclusive.
Transport Mount Vernon, Brest TO
New York, due May II with 132nd
infantry, less forty-three officers:
122nd machine gun battalion; 124th
machine gun battalion; 33rd division
headquarters and headquarters
troops, rail head detachment I33cd
division; special casual companies
745 and s47. discharges; and 1848.
detachment for duty; 1888 mobile
ordnance repair shop; medical de-
tachment; Brest convalescent de-
tachments 239 and 243 inclusive, thir-
teen casual officers and forty-three
casuals.
Transport Valencia, Brest to New
York, is due May 81 with 10th ma
chine gun battalions; 10th infantry,
companies K and M, and medical de-
tachment; casual companies 4404,
44O7 and 441O Camp Upton, and 1856
and S48. discharged medical detach-
ment and one casual.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
! YOUR BQDYGUARD 5V1 oO'.'I

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given. That plat
and schedule have been prepared by
the direction of the City Council OF
the City Of Keokuk, showing the as
sessments proposed to be made for
and on account of the cost OF the
construction of improvement on
johnson street from the west line OF
Water street on the northerly side.
to the east line of Second street, 80
feet between curbs. by grading be-
tween sub-grade and established
grade. curbing with cement and
paving with concrete, against the
privately owned lots and parcels or
land AUDITING upon and adjacent to
said improvement, according to area,
so as to include one-half Of the prl-
vately owned property between the
street so improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abut on said street or not,
but not including any privately own
ed property situated more than three
hundred (300) feet from the street
SO improved, the said plat and seized
ule showing the separate lots and
parcels of ground proposed to be
assessed for the cost of the said i'm
provement, and the names Of the
owners thereof so far as known, and
the amount to be assessed against
each lot or parcel Of ground, and that
said plat and schedule are now on
file in the office of the City Clerk
OF the City of Keokuk. and that with
IN twenty days after the first publ
cation Of this notice all objections to
such assessments, or to the prior
proceedings on account Of errors,
irregularities or inequalities, must be
made in writing and filed with the
SAID clerk. Any objections not SO
made will be deemed waived
Date Of the first publication, May
|12, 1919.
o. w. SANDBERG.
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
CITY NEWS.

Garbage hauling. Cali Red 312.
Country butter. Tigue's, SOC tb.
Big bargains in hats. Many halt
price Lowitz.
For all kinds OF cement work and
grading, call Red 1878 or 1882. Stroh,
meier Brothers.
Robert S. Ulrich, of Davenport,
Iowa, spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Ulrich.
Masonic Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge, No. II, Tuesday even
ing, Z o'clock. First degree.
Graham hospital guild will meet
at the nurses home Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, and members
will go prepared to- sew. .
Big bargains in hats. Many half
price. Lowitz.
ROY A Farleigh, Of Independ-
ence, Kas., and Miss Edna Jane
Perry, Of Kansas City, were married
in Justice Hawkes. court Saturday
afternoon. Both the bride and groom
are employees Of the Kennedy carni.
val.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
TRANSPORTS
ON THE WAY
several Due in Few Days Loaded Full
OF Soldiers Who Have Finished
Their Work over
There.

United Press Leased Wire Servic }. !.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Trans-
port sailings were announced today
ls follows:
transport Martha Washington,
alitac to New York, due May IL
WIN S2lst machine gun battalion;
(econd battalion goth engineers head
uafters ands medical detachment,
|ourth and thirtieth companies and
|our.h engineers service company;
Ioaun field battalion, signal corps
auquarters, medical and supply de
,chment and companies A, B and
|, casual companies 80, Kentucky;
mississippi; 80 and SO, Ohio, and
o-., and 81, Illinois; detachments
an am and 32Sth infantry; four casual
n m and three casuals.
transport Walter A. Luckenbach
Httrsaea aux, to New York, due May 10
:" o11th infantry, Acid and stan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Daily Stock Letter.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service,I
NEW YORK, May 12.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says:
The oil shares which Of late have
been the leaders in the more spec
tacular phase of the bull movement
were heavy and Indifferent today,
and this gave the stock market the
appearance of being less aggressiveiy
buIlish than it really was.
Trading slackened to some extent
in the late session, but prices held
well, save for fractional recessions
from the top. in number OF cases.
The contrary movement in the oils
continued. Texas company losing ten
points or more Steel ruled close to
1o1. New strength was displayed by
American Can, General Cigar. Inter-
national Nickel, American Magnetic
and others.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

FOR SALE-At public sale Thursday.
May %, on premises two miles north
of Bonaparte, Iowa. between the hours
OF 9 a. m and p. M, the
Grayheath orchard, which we think
Is the best commercial orchard in
Iowa; located miles from Bona
parte, Iowa; 165 acres, packing
house and everything that goes to
mako It a frst-class plant; about so
acres apple trees IA years old, and
about IS acres IL years old; also
some pear trees. Just across the
road from this is a farm Of 1874
acres, well improved, which is also
to be sold at the same time. Sale
commences at 8 a. M. and closes at
D. NJ Write to referee, H. g.
Blackledge, Keosauqua, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Third Class Rates.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE in
terstate commerce commission today
prescribe third class rates as a
reasonable maximum" as the freight
charge on carlot shipments of butter,
oleomargarine, dressed poultry and
eggs in official classification territory.
The decision came in the case orig
mated by the Kansas Car Lot Egg
Shippers association, against the
Baltimore and Ohio, the director
general of railways and some other
forty lines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Protest From Belgium.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, May 12.-Belgium has
issued an official protest to the allies
against the plan Of the German. re-
public to use Belgium's national
colors for it's new flag.
The Germans wished to replace the
present flag of red, white and black
with the old federation flag of red,
gold and black. Gold Is not practical
for a flag, so yellow was substituted,
making it coincide with Belglum's
yellow and black.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
p z. o. entertained Mothers.
Elo,uers for Tao Day.

The Baby Welfare league received
more than $3.50 In their tag day Sat
urday afternoon. Bouquets OF spring
flowers were pinned on all who
placed contribution in the baskets
which they carried. A. H. Rich went
down the line from Second to Tenth
and left a shining dollar In every
basket, and received the first bouquet
given out. The money Is to be used
for baby welfare work In connection
with the Visiting Nurse association.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
our recent bereavement, also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
MRS. MARGARET COWIE4.
MIR. and MRS JAS. COWLEY.
MRS. ID. J. HARRINGTON.
VICTOR PETNRSON
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Social Meeting at Rock Hall.

The second in a series OF sociai
afternoons will be given at ROCK
Hail community center tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Women
from all parts of the city are cor
daily invited, with special invita-
tion to the women in the neighbor-
hood Of the center. The hostesses
will be Mrs. F. 0. Wright, MIS-
Buehler. Mrs. Luckhart, Mrs. Lucre-
tia Parks, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs. Han
nah Swanson, Mrs. Mohler, Mrs.
Glenn Bates, Mrs. John Mundorf,
Mrs. Engler Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. AID
ans and Mrs. lie Feber.