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TAX NOTICE.

The state and county books open
Feb. l and close May /. Take notice
and govern yourselves accordingly.
GEO. ID. JONES,
Tax Received, Sumter County.
Americas. Ca, Feb. l. 1919. 2-tf
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Well-KnoWn Cartoonist,
Musician, Entertainer
Here Chautauqua Week

Alton Packard is known everywhere
as humorist, most gifted cartoon
list, singer Of jolly songs and with
al moralist. With this combination
he is an ideal entertainer. He will
appear in Joy Night supreme on the
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PETAIN COMING TO L. s.

CHANTILLY, France, April 15.-(By
Associated Press Marshal Petain,
commander-in-chief of the French ar
mics in France, has announced his
intention of visiting the United States.
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NOTICE.

Regular conclaye of DeMolay Com
mandery Wednesday night at
O'Clock. Work in Temple, All mem
bers urged to be present, and visiting
knights welcome.
W. F. SMITH, Commander.
F. j PAYNE, Recorder. 15-2t
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WANTED-Five or six good me.
chanics, regular work, with good pay
for right men. We can use few help
ers who want to learn the trade.
AMERICUS AUTOMOBILE CO., Wal
ter Rylander, Mgr. 155t
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT OR SALEl-On exceed
ingly liberal terms; f1ve-room house;
sanitary; screened. G. P. Davis.
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Easter Egg Hunt.

Easter Egg Hunt.
The child finding the golden egg on
Thursday at the egg hunt at Rees
park will be given a pretty prize, and
ice cream and candy will be sold as a
further attraction for the little tots.
The Woman's club has planned an af-
ternoon of unalloyed pleasure for the
children of Americas and it is hoped
that large crowd will be on hand
to enjoy it. The small admission fee
of 10 cents will be charged.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
THE WEATHER.
III. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.]

Weather Forecast.


For Keokuk and vicinity: Snow
and much colder tonight; cold wave;
temperature near zero Saturday morn
ing or Saturday night; generally fair
Saturday; colder; fresh northwest
winds tonight.
For Iowa: Snow and much colder
tcnight; cold wave, temperature to
Is below in northwest portion and
near zero in southeast portion Satur
day morning or Saturday night; gener-
ally fair Saturday; colder in extreme
east and south portions; fresh north
west winds tonight.
Local. Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r.
18th D. m. ...29.92 32 S Clear
18th 7 a. m. .2971 33 S Pt.Cldy
River stage at a. NJ, 0.4.
Change in "a hours, 0.7.
Mean temperature, "a; highest, 81;
lowest, II; lowest last night 30.
C. F. HADLEY,
Temp. in charge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12

F, concern with any sense OF his re.
sponsibility in it's future would think
OF starting anew by spending all his
| working stock in order to pay his
present liabilities On the contrary,
he would try to secure new means In
! orded to enlarge his present stock
and meet his past and present obli-
cations by the future products OF his
| works Germany has been crippled
| by the war, and it is for the new gen
erations growing into manhood to
come to the test Of strength. We
will have to bear the greatest part
Of the present burdens which, il paid
off by the present generation, wound
ed and bled as It Is after five years
OF warfare, would kill us and our Off
spring, thus preventing Germany's
/ present creditors from getting the
greater part os what is their due.
/ y Previous to- meeting Herr KruDp
Won Bohlen. had already talked
with several Of the leading men OF
Krupps who are Interested in seeing
their country and their plant back on
their feet. Among these were Herr
Fritz Homann, Herr Geheimrat Wei.
feldt and Dr. George Speirit.
All expressed positive and mono too
optimistic views OF Germany's pres
ent situation, but had certain de-
gree Of hope for the future. provided
the rest of the world was willing to
bury the hatchet" and extend credit.
Herr Homann showed me over the
immense plant. / saw big guns being
broken up and scrapped saw how
big departments formerly devoted "a
fulfillment of the Hindenburg pro-
gram either were budding into manu-
features Of locomotives, cars. tires
accounting machines, cream separa-
tors, etc, or were temporarily fdles
awaiting the time when Krupp eff
cheney should transform them into
factories pulsating with peace time
pursuits. 8
1--WE are ready to undertake any
thing which can be profitably made
and which will conform with the
Krupp standards Of efficiency and
quality" Herr Krupp Won Bohlen told
me. "For instance, we may make as
a single item portable dust and
refuse receptacle. Heretofore these
were produced by individuals, bit
they can be made on a large scales
according to certain standards.
I'VE expect in the course OF the
next six months to turn out one loco
motive and ten cars daily. We are
ready to supply entire railway sys-
tens. All we need now is orders.
1t may be stated that Krupps In
tends to remain q German concern.
incidentally. Herr Krupp Won Bohlen
ridiculed the idea that the former
kaiser was stockholder, or even
that the government was interested
financially in Krupps.
Employees in the Essen plant prop.
er In July, 1914, were 41,263, and in
other works 39,02S, total Of So,2s1.
In June, 1918, Essen employed H.
360 and the outside works 5S,641. a
total Of III ,001. Today the Essen
plant has 44,75S and the outside
works 40,1t6, a total of S4,S74.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Krupp Factory in Germany, Largest War Plant
in World, Now is Beating the Sword
Into Plow Share.
SEEKING NEW CAPITAL TO RECUP[RATE
Nation is Like Business Which Has Strong
Foundation, But Has Been Plunged Into
Debt by Heavy Losses.

Following is an interview with
Herr Krupp Won Bohlen, directing
head OF the great Krupp works, for
the world, now engaged in turning
out railway equipment and agricul-
tural implements. An interview with
Frau Krupp Won Bohlen. principal
owner OF the works, was published
yesterday
[By Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
[Copyright, 1919, by United Press.
ESSEN, Germany, Dec. THE
great demonstration in history OF
actually beating the sword into a
plowshare'' is being enacted in this
city.
Krupps formerly synonymous
with war, and hut few short months
ago the largest manufacturers of
armaments in the world-today are
not only giving over their enormous
plant to production of peace time
implements, but are breaking up can
non and other munitions to provide
the materials for this.
Men and machinery that formerly
turned out siege guns, small arms.
ammunition and armor plate are
now constructing locomotives, cars,
automobile parts and farm ma
chinery. The credit for this is due
to Herr Gustav Krupp Won Bohlen,
directing head Of the Krupp WORKS
and Frau Bertha Krupp Won Bohlen,
his wife and principal owner OF the
plant.
Herr Krupp Won Bohlen not only
is overturning veritable institution
to meet the new order of things, but
foresees the same success for his
country providing, always, that Ger.
many receives the financial and In.
dustrial aid she needs.
I'VE are trying to look forward,
not backward,v epitominiZes the spirit
Of an interview Herr Krupp yon
Bohlen granted The United Press
today. In his conversation he
likened Germany to a big business
concern which has suffered heavy
losses. Such a concern, he pointed
out, would strive for new capital with
which to build itself up and would
seek to pay past and present obli-
cations by it's future products.
This is exactly what Germany
would like to do. he said-get credit
and thereby restore her own conf
dence and the confidence Of the
world in her. Such credit is more
significant in the spirit with which
1t is granted than the sum given,
though it must be ample and for a
long term-thirty to forty years
since it will take Germany into the
next generation to become again
somewhere near normal industrially,
he pointed out. In his opinion. self
interest alone ought to convince the
rest of the world it is necessary to
re-establish her credit. as otherwise
Germany will be unable to meet her
obligations.
Germany today is in the position
of an industrial enterprise which,
though sound and strong in founda
ton. has-whether by some fault OF
It's own or not may be left out OF
the auestion-undergon series OF
heavy losses, in consequence of which
if has run into debt considerably ex-
ceeding its own resources" said Herr
Krupp Won Bohlen.
mo managing director Of such a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
UNION LABOR
CONFERENCE
More Than Two Hundred Delegates
Present for Important Meet.
ing in Washington
Tomorrow.
[By Ralph F. Couch, United Press
staff Correspondent.l

IBy Ralph F. Couch, United Press
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. - Labor
leaders began to arrive here TO-DAY
to attend the conference called by
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation OF Labor.
More than two hundred presidents
and secretaries of international
unions will be in their seats tomor-
row at 10 a. IN. when the conference
is called to order. Practically every
big union in the country will be rep
resented, it is intended. Several farm
organizations have accepted Com
pers' invitation to send representa-
tives. Heads of the four big railway
brotherhoods will attend.
Anti-strike legislation in bills now
before congress will be discussed and
plans made to fight them, according
to Gompers. Proposals for organiza-
tion of a labor party are likely to be
made.
my members are writing many let
ters suggesting the formation OF a
labor political party" said President
w. G. Lee, Of the Brotherhood or
Railway Trainmen. "The idea seems
to be in the minds Of union men in
all parts of the country. l can't say,
however. that / shall introduce the
proposal at the meeting"
"It's very unlikely that the meet
ing will make any plans to form a
labor party" said Matthew Vol.
vice president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and chairman OF a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
COLLAPSE OF BUILDING
Is FATAL TO THREE

floor of the Witwer buildir's here
late yesterday.
The dead are:
w. w. CHATTERTON.
EDGAR PANNELL. and
GEORGE BESTLINE. all of Cedar
Rapids.
All the victims were working on
the third floor when the floor col
lapsed, due, 1t is believed, to being
overloaded with hundred pound sacks
of feed and boxes of knitted goods.
The coroner planned to hold an
inquest today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial 70 the Gate CIly.I
DES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 12.--Down
VS.. Scally, appellant, Webster coun.
ty, affirmed
Woods, administrative, ct al. ap-
pellant, VS.. Brand. Polk county. re-
yersed.
Heard, appellant. VS.. Nancolas,
Franklin county, affirmed.
Eweing VS., Hawkeye Oil ct al, ap-
pel!ants, Jones county, reversed.
State ex rel Burkhart VS.. Fergu-
son. appellant, Harrison county, af-
firmed
Lawrence, administrator, VS.. Sour
ry. administrator. APPELLANT, Hardin
county, affirmed.
Maben ct al VS.. Olson ct al appel
lants. Hancock county. REVERSED.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
BILLY DAnsEY
MURDER CASE
Perfect Baby Not Inf & ltly
Killed, is Charge Rev 8 ID
in Warrants fol
Arrest.
NOT HABEAs ,RPUs
Father Of Charles White Decides to
Wait for an Open Trial Of
His Son and Mrs.
Jonoc.
NOT HABEAs ,RPUs

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
HAMMONTON. N. j., Dec. 12.-
That Billy Dansey, murdered per
feet baby" lived for some time after
he was struck down October s, was
revealed for the first time today.
This informal ton, which deepened
the mystery surrounding the boys
death, $was contained In the warrants
charging Charles S. White, wealthy
florist, with his murder and Mrs.
Edith L. Jones, his housereeper, with
being an accessory. The contents Ct
the warrants have hitherto been kept
secret.
"On October s. 1919, at the ,.;.wn
of Hammonton. one Charles S. White
of the aforesaid town of Hamm0nlon,
wilfully and with malice afore-
thought, did murder one George Will
liam (Billy) Dansey by feloniously
assaulting said George William Dan
sey and given him a mortal wound
of which ne languished a short time
and then died. the warrant said. in
part.
Mrs. Jones'" the warrant said,
had knowledge of certain crime
and aided and abetted IN same crime
and is an accessory after the. fact. !"
1 The warrants did not reveal in
what manner the Dansey boy met his
death. The assumption mas been he
was struck by a stone.
Edward White, father of Charles,
said today he had decided not to
press for writ of haDeas corpus,
preferring to wait for an open trial.
Relatives of the younger White and
Mrs Jones were to renew their at
tempts to see them in the Mays
Landing jail this afternoon.
Other Arrests Expected.
HAMMONTON, N. j., Dec. L.
Two and possibly more arrests will
be made in connection with the death
of Billy Dansey, according to Ed
mund c. Gaskill, prosecuting attor-
ney.
Gaskill said the special grand jury
to consider the case probably wou1c;
begin it's sessions Wednesday in
Mays Landing, where Chas. White
and Mrs. Edith Jones, are in Jail,
the former charged with the boys
murder and the latter with being an
accessory.
One Of the persons to be arrested
is Mrs. Susan White, wffe Of Louis
White, brother of the man charged
with murder. Magistrate Strouse,
of Hammonton, who issued the war
rants for White and Mrs. Jones. ad-
mitted today he pad signed war
rant for Mrs. White. He explained
it has not been served, because shs
is i'll and is nursing two sick chill
dren.
Application for writ Of habeas
corpus, which has been deferred from
day to day, was expected to ps made
today by counsel for White AM Nlrs.
Jones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Great Majority Of Miners Obey Orders, But
Some Of Them Remain Out Standing
Pat for Higher Wages
LEWIS AND GREEN SEND MESSAGES
Practically All Men in Illinois Returned to
Mines Today, Assuring Normal Supply
of Coal in a Few Days.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Fuel bans
fwere gradually being lifted through
&out the bituminous coal consuming
fregions today as miners returned to
work.
Stores which have been operating
|on a six hour schedule, tomorrow
Twill start the regular nine hour
lin the case of the stores on account
+of the approaching holidays.
Reports reaching here early today
findicated the great majority or
miners would obey orders and return
Ito work However, some were ex-
9pected to remain out, standing pat on
ttheir demands for an increase in
tEages OF 81 percent Immediately.
Miners at Peoria, Marion, Kincaid,
Faiiti several other Illinois towns held
mass meetings and declared they
{would reject terms Of settlement
agreed upon at the Indianapolis con-
Ference.
Local unions today received mes
[sages sent out from the International
at Indianapolis urging
Emembers to return to work. at once.
THE message, signed by Acting PresI-
Edent JL IN l.. Lewis, and Secretary
|teasurer Vim. Green declared the
|miners would gain great moral adj
vantage by returning to work imme-
|diately. 1t also asked the miners to
have faith in their leaders, declaring
|.'yindication OF their Judgment we
|are confident, will ultimately come"
Iowa Miners Busy.
DES MONIES. Iowa, Dec. r.
EThirty-three percent Of the union
miners OF Iowa had returned to worlc
today, state coal operators officials
here estimated. The percentage rep
resents approximately 4,500 miners.
Mining operations will begin today,
mine owners said, and predicted nor
NAL production would be reached
early next week
The first detection in the ranks of
union miners Of Iowa was reported
from Madrid, Iowa, today, advices
from that town stating 125 miners of
the Scandia mine had refused to re-
turn to work under the new wage
agreement. About TOO miners are
normally employed at this mine.
Increasing Numbers.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 12.-Miners
in the Ohio coal fields were return
ing to work today in increasing num-
bers, it was indicated in reports to
mine operators and railroad officials.
Thirty Per Cent at Work.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. liza
Dor leaders estimated that close to
thirty per cent of the union workers
in western Pennsylvania coal fields
returned to their tasks today.
Practically All at Work.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Dec. IRE
ports received at state headquarters
of the United Mine Workers Of
America here today Indicated. with
one or two exceptions, that practical
ly all miners in Illinois returned to
work today.
Twenty Per Cent Return Today.
THRRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 12.--
Twenty per cent of the miners of the
Indiana field returned to work today,
according to reports received here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
THEATER MAN DEFIES
CITY FUEL COMMITTEE

mittee today, following the dissoly-
ing in district court Of a temporary
injunction he had obtained against
the fuel committee to permit his
theater to remain open. Schlank
was operating his house, he averred,
without use of heat and with storage
batteries for lights. Today he de-
clares he will remain open in defi-
ance of the fuel committee orders.
They declare they will find means to
force him to close.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Drink and Divorce.

Los Angeles Times: A little while
back it eenned as If about half the
divorce cases in the courts had a
drunken husband in them some
where. Now that the hard stuff can
not be had for love or money, the di-
vorce mills appear to be grinding
Just the same No perceptible slump
in the percentage is registered.
Waa booze merely another excuse!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Victims Were at Work When
Overloaded Floor Gives
Way.

United Press Leased Wire service.]
CEDAR RAFIDS, Iowa, Dec. IL
Three persons are deaTs today and
TWO Itn in critical condition as the
result Of the collapse OF the third
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Operating House With Storage
Battery Lights and No
Heat.

limited Press Leased Wire Service!
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. III. B.
Schlank, local theater man. is in
open warfare with the local fuel COM
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
or. Cranes Rotten English.

Or. Cranes Rotten English.
F. P. Adams. in New York Tribune:
'Distort features" advises DR.. Frank
Crane, until you look like you had
swallowed piece Of bad fish" Swai-
lowing rotten piece of English does
the work for us.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
seventy-aive Per Cent.

Seventylfive Per Cent.
THURBER, Texas, Dec. 12.-Sev
entv-fve per cent normal production
was expected at the Texas and Pacific
coal mines here today following re-
turn of the majority OF miners 10
work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
GARFIELD
RESIGNS
POSITION
National Fuel Administrator
Not Satisfied With Presi-
dents Settlement Of
Coal Strike.
HE SERVED DURING WAR
Doubtful If Successor VIII be Appoint
ed, Work Being Taken Over by
Rail Director
Hines.
HE SERVED DURING WAR

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Dr. Harry
A. Garfield, fuel administrator, has
resigned and his resignation is ex
pected to be accepted Immediately BY
President Wilson, it was stated at the
white house today.
Garfields resignation followed set
tlement of the coal strike on the basis
of President Wilson's proposal which
was that the miers should have IL
percent increase and commission
should be appointed to study the
whole mining situation and make fur
ther changes in wages and hours II
justified. When this proposition was
made to the miners Garfield declared
it was unsatisfactory to him. HI
wanted the strike settled on the basis
of a IA percent wage increase only
Garfield served as fuel administra
tor during the war. being responsible
for the order closing industries tc
save coal. He was called to take
charge Of the reconstructed fuel ad
ministration when the present short
age developed few weeks ago.
1t is doubtful whether new fuel ad
ministrator will be appointed by the
president.
Rail Director Hines will take charge
probably of the work. of enforcing
comes normal, probably the latter part
of January.
The white house today was ex,
pected to make public the names OF
the three men who will compose the
commission to study the mining sit
uation, in accordance with the agree.
ment entered into with the mine
union leaders.
Advices received here today in,
Gated coal production was rapidly in.
creasing and that a normal rate would
be reached within a week. However,
must be considerably more
than normal before all restrictions
can be lifted. The ban on retail
stores has been eased on account OF
the Christmas shopping rush. They
may remain open nine hours on Sat.
urday instead of the six allowed on
week days.
viii Be Accepted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Presi
dent Wilson will accept the resigna
tion of Fuel Administrator Garfield
Immediately, it was announced at the
white house today.
Garfield's letter asking that he be
relieved of his duties was forwarded
to the president by Secretary Tum
ulty this morning.
The authority of tho fue, admins
traitor will be exercised by Rail Di
rector Hines and his regional direc
tors, it was announced.
The tone of Garfield's letter tc
the president was said to be friendly
1t was understood he favored an alb
solutely unyielding attitude toward
the striking miners, disagreeing with
the Wilson offer which was accepted
At the white house the following
semi.official statement was issued:
we are all very sorry that DR.
Garfield feels as he does. There ap
pears to be no difference between
the consultative commission suggest
ed by him for survey Of the Goa
situation and the tribunal to be ap
pointed by the president"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Artificial Crisis.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Ygnacio
Bonillas, Mexican ambassador, Geclar-
cd today in an interview that attempts
were being made to create an artificial
crisis over the Tampico oil situation.
He asserted that ill feeling ars-
ing from reports Of Carranza soldiers
stopping Americans from drilling new
wells was based on misunderstanding
of true conditions and that there was
propaganda to inflame Americans
against Mexico.
"The Jenkins episode is closed as
far as a crisis is concerned" asserted
Ronillas. This oil charge is new
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
Arc EiIterina Back.

Nrc FHCeTIHH bdSN'
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Southern
Illinois miners were filtering back to
work today. The rankss Deethe strik=
ers were still intact, but more men re-
ported today that at any time since
the strike was called. Operators and
miners leaders were confident the
field would attain maximum produc-
ton by early next week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12

Normal production was forecast for
the first Of next week. Ed Stewart,
president Of the Indiana district. will
address mass meeting of miners
here this afternoon, urging them to
get back on the job Immediately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 12.-Prac-
tically all miners in Missouri, Ar
kansas and Oklahoma were expected
to return to work today. In Kansas,
operators have no power to resume
coal production until the state re-
ceivership under which volunteers
dug coal, is terminated Alexander
Hcwat, head of the miners, will confer
with Governor Allen late today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-12
THE WEATHER

Cold Wave and Snow. Local
temp. z p. m, 80; Z a. M, 33.