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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24

/ offices and post roads, fortifications,
judicial and executive expenses, gen.
eral deficits. diplomatic and consular
appropriations, pensions, and the
military academy at West Point.
! Appropriations for the current year
totalled S7,250000,0 1000, but slight re-
ductions are expected.
High cost OF living.-Several high
cost Of living measures passed the
last session, but an extension OF the
Lever act will be considered soon
after congress convenes, bill for
regulation of cold storage which has
passed the house will come UP in the
1 senate and numerous investigations
still pending will probably result in
| further definite proposals to reduce
the cost of living. Bills to regulate
the meat packing industry will be
pressed.
Il Army and navy.-Compiete new
peace time policies for national de-
fense are yet to be worked out. Milf
tary committees Of both houses are
considering universal service, the
size Of the peace army and encour-
tagement of aviation. Naval commit
tees will have to decide whether the
United States will rely on heavy
IOTSdQUOuSHLS
and swift cruisers or on the new
composite ship combining the weight
of the dreadnought with the speed OF
the cruiser The size of the navy will !,
also have to be decided upon. Indi1
cations are that IL the league of ma
tions is finally rejected, the admins.
tration will urge large army and
navy.
Tariff.-No general tariff legisla-
ton is expected until economic con-
ditions return to normal. Several
bills for protection of special indus
tries such as coal tar, chemical glass
ware and pearl buttons have passed
the house with little prospect of
passing the senate. Higher tariffs
have been approved by the house on
tungsten. zinc and magnesite ores.
Repeal of the luxury taxes failed in
the house, but repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity act was agreed to by the
lower body.
Labor-With elections approach.
ing there is expected to be much
talk about labor Anti-strike legisla.
tion, proposed in the Cummins rail
road bill will be bitterly fought in
the senate. The house already has
voted down such proposal.
Merchant marine.-Ehorts to keep
America among the foremost mari
time nations will be made through
legislation to encourage ship build.
ings, protect coastwise trade against
foreign competition and to keep
American-built vessels under Ameri.
can registry. Legislation to continue
Che shipping board as an advisory
and co-ordinating agency is pending.
Public land policy.--Millions OF
dollars lying buried in rich oil, coal
and phosphates deposits on public
lands may be uncovered through
legislation to permit leasing and de-
velopment Of these lands. Water
power sites of great Industrial value
also may be turned over TO Drivate
corporations for development unde.'
government control if pending bills
are passed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
PROFITS
QF MINE
OWNERS
McAdoo Says Coal Barons
Have Made Enormous Sums
and Entitled to No
More.
PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC
Grave Wrong to Permit Owners to
Take Additional Profits from
Already overburdened
PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC

, United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-William G.
McAdoo, in a telegram today to Fuel
Administrator Garfield urging prompt
concession to coal miners of the wage
increases proposed declared that lin
1917 many mine owners made shock
ing and indefensible profits on btu
minous coal" He asserted the oper-
ators contention that further wage in
creases would necessitate higher
prices to the consumer was un5ustF
fled.
IN behalf of the public already
overburdened with the high cost of
living, earnestly urge that the coal
operators be not permitted to impose
an additional charge on the public
until a careful examination has been
made for their income tax returns
filed with the treasury department for
1917 and 1915" McAdoo wired.
Earnings of 100 to 800 percent
were not uncommon" he said. "Of
course do not know what the profits
of the operators were in 1913 since l
left the treasury In December, 1918.
and these reports were not filed until
March, 1919, but If they disclose any
such profits as earned by the opera
tors in 1917, it would be grave
wrong to permit them to take from
the public additional profits in the
form of increasing prices.
Moreover, il profits were even
measurably as great in 1918 as in 1917
the operators can well afford to pay
the increased wages to the miners
and still have larger return upon the
capital employed in the mines than
they are justly entitled to-
Il earnestly urge that these in
come tax returns be published. The
American people are entitled to this
Investigation and there is no reason
why it should be withheld since the
law permits it in certain circum-
stances. 1t may be taken for granted
that the income tax returns of these
companies are more likely to under
state than to overstate net earning
power for the purposes of taxation.
'If later facts show an increased
price is Justified the American people
will, I am sure. be willing to pay it."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
ANARCHISTS
POURING IN
One Hundred Day are Being Snug.
gIed Into United States from
Red Nests Of
Russia.

United Press Leased Wire Service j
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Dangerous
radicals are being smuggled into the
United States at the rate of one hun
dred day, according to data collect
ed by the house committee on immi-
grafton investigating alleged failure
of the government to deport Russian
radicals. was made public today.
t Representative johnson, chailtlan
of the committee, said the committee
had learned Russian reds were
pouring into Switzerland, Toxic and
Yokohama, seeking means by which
they might reach this country. Great
numbers are also said to be entering
Mexico on both the Atalantic and Pa
cific coasts, where they are taken by
soviet agents to unguarded points on
the border and brought to the United
States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
FORCING NEWSPAPERS
CUT OF BUSINESS
IChicago Daily News.l

Publishers of more than fifty
daily and weekly newspapers of
Pennsylvania have advanced their
subscription prices owing to the
increased cost of white paper and
other items of production. The
price of daily papers will here
after be 3 cents copy in Penn
sylvania.
Three daily newspapers in New
Orleans have advanced their sub
scription price from Is to 20 cents
a week, and from to cents a
copy. Other papers in Louisiana
will follow suit.
This advance in the subscrip-
tion price of newspapers soon will
, become general. The period OF
1-cent newspapers passed long
since. The period of 2-cent news.
papers is passing. The Scent
newspaper is on the way.
During the last three years
prices have so advanced as to
make the publishing of news
PAPERS a serious pobfem. Many
consultations have been made
necessary. Hundreds OF weekly
newspapers and scores of dailies
have disappeared altogether in the
consolidation.
Competition for circulation
brought the 1-cent daily. The
luxury for the public was not pos.
sible when the war was in full
swing. The 2-cent daily newspaper
Is no longer good business prop.
osition, because of tie increase IN
the cost of white paper and the
increase of everything entering
into the manufacture of news
papers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
binet to Go Over Whole Problem Tomorrow
and Then Ask President to Take Charge
and End it.
DTH SIDES LOOK To GOVERNMENT
= Thousand Union Men in West Virginia and
Maryland Returned to Work and Quit
Again Today.
Ralph F. Couch, United Pre-:
l,-.r

Ralph F. Couch, United Press
StaM Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Settle-
BIT Of the coal strike is expected to
put squareiy up to President VIII
after the meeting OF his cabinet
borrow. The cabinet Is slated to go
the whole problem and then the
ious proposals and counter pro
ais that have been made together
the operators contention that
public will have to pay the higher
les II the miners demands are met,
badly will be placed before the
sident and his advice sought.
ttorney General Palmer, Rail Di-
tor Hines and Judge Ames, assist
attorney general planned to confer
the situation today.
Puel Administrator Garfield was
ected to be present. Miners and
rators expected to resume their
BIT conference this morning. This
med likely to be postponed until
er the conference tomorrow. Coal
ratiyes are waiting for the govern
hit to assume responsibility for
increase. Operators hope to
kr from Garfield with whom they
led a conference Saturday. They
Hare unless ordered by the govern
Int, they will not go beyond their
er to the m;Hers of twenty per
BIT. which would increase prices
{ty-five cents ton to consumers.
hers contended the government
J already given this order through
rretary Wilson who proposed
npromise on the basis of thirty-one
hts.
Zen thousand union miners in
kryland and West Virginia who re-
Fned to work upon receipt OF the
Her resembling the strike, today re-
fed to go into the MINES. Francis
lum, president of the MARYLAND
ners' district conncii today re-
fved a long distance telephone
|mmunication saying the men would
by out until settlement is reached
the joint conference here.
stase Troops Prepared.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 24.-State
bops enroute to the, coal fields IN
|e and Wise counties where trouble
threatened between miners who
lnt to resume work and those who
not, will be held in Roanoke until
bvernor Davis has chance to arbi-
lte, according to messages received
re today. 1t was said that the gov.
hor who left about eight hours after
b troops has wired ahead that the
|litiamen. be held in Roanoke pend.
3 word from him. 1t is understood
governor is to make tour OF the
al section with a view Of pacifying
g disturbing elements.
Rumor Of Machine Guns.
RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 24.-Follow
reports that a band Of mine work
had armed themselves with ma
Inc guns, Governor Davis and five
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
|ome Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHlCAGO, Nov. 24LPaul Karlth
Us detained by police when he was
Rund with package containing eight
emises. He said he. was on his
Lay to a shimmy party-and how
puid 1t be staged without chemises
E asked.
Cooling Pigeons.
lSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Their
PVe-making is wrecking my nerves,
tmplained Mrs. Theresa Hogan, ask
~ an Injunction to restrain two
Essons of A. Schill from cooling.
p1te? why, they're father and son,
Rld SchilL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
Hioh.r Paw for Army and Navy.
New Convention Of Miners.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
WASHINGTON, Nov 24.-H1gher
pay for all men in the army and navy
will be one of the first questions TO
be considered by the house at the be
ginning Of the regular session on De.
cember /, leaders of the military ana
naval committees said today. That IN
creases would be granted, seems prac-
tically sure. Representative Butler,
penn chairman of the house naval
affairs committee, said Plans are
being considered to make tne ~
crease the same for men IN ooth the
army and navy. Toward that end q
Joint committee of the military ana
naval committees will meet early next
week to frame the new scheduies 10
he recommended to the house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
BODIES OF AMERICANS
In FRENCH CEMETERIES
authoritatively today

authoritatively today.
France believes it is more democra-
tic to have the dead of all nations who
fell in q common cause, to rest to-
gether in France, it was said. France
will consider it her sacred duty to
care for their graves with the great
est reverence.
The expense of elimination also
would be great, it was pointed out
and only wealthy relatives could af-
ford to have bodies of their soldier
dead brought home, unless the ex-
pense was borne by the government
This, the French officials declared
would be sure to cause ilEfeeling
among poor persons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
Sailors in Riot.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON. Mass. Nov. 24.-Eight
sailors were arraigned here today on
charges of participating in riot fol.
lowing a free-for-all battle between
more than one hundred sailors and
twenty-five policemen and state
guardsmen last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.
Especial to The Gate City.l

DES MONIES, Nov. 24.-State OF
! Iowa, appellee, VS.. Irwin Seitz, appel
liant, Wapello county, affirmed.
Brause VS.. Brause. appellant, Fay
ette county, affirmed.
Fidelity and Casualty Co. VS.. Cedar
Valley Electric Co., appellant, Floyd
county affirmed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24

companies of state militia today
were enroute to Lee county.
A certain element among the min
ers is alleged to have refused to allow
other miners to return to work.
They are reported to have mounted
machine guns in the mountains and
forced other miners to stay out.
New Convention of Miners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. pa new
convention of the United Mine Work
ers will be called to act upon any
settlement of the coal strike reached
by union officials in conference with
operators here, John Lewis, miners
leader, said today.
Reconvening Of the miners would
take four days, according to Percy
Tetlow, miners statistician.
Lewis explained that at the recent
Cleveland convention the union Off
GERS were ordered to get sixty per
cent wage increase and thirty hour
week, and that any compromise OF
these demands would have to be re-
ferred to the convention.
1--WE shall not recommend settle
ment to the convention on any less
basis than the thirty-one per cent in
crease as proposed by Secretary VIII
son, Lewis said, and denied that the
operators have offered to settle on
basis of 25 per cent increase. The
op orators have made no offer of more
than twenty per cent he said.
Fuel Administrator Garfield today
was considering calling joint con-
ference of both operators and miners,
to be held late today.
Garfield told Lewis and Thomas y.
Brewster, president of the operators,
to hold themselves in readiness TOT
the conference.
Garfield first was to confer with
Attorney General Palmer, Rail Direc-
tor Hines and Assistant Attorney
General Ames. 1t was held that the
position of the government would be
determined at this meeting on the
question of how much the operators
will be permitted to add to the sell.
ing price Of coal to cover increased
rates.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
France Would Have Them Re.
main There and Not Re
moved.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS. Nov. 24.--H the American
government insists on exhuming the
bodies of American soldiers buried in
France, the French government prob
ably will accede, but opinion in
French official circles decidedly is
against any such plan it WAS learned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
supreme Court Adiourns.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.--The SUI
preme court today adjourned until De
,, cember s, without announcing any
decision as to constitutionality of
wartime prof. Nition or the legality of
2.75 percent beer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
Doctor Found Guilty.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 24.-The SUI
preme court today in effect upheld the
conviction of DIR. Bascom G. Thomp-
son of Ferguson. Missouri, for viola
tion of the Harrison anti narcotic act.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
One Juror Missing.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. "a
Twelve jurors filed out OF federal
court Friday noon. Eleven fked back
two hours later. Juror Gillian was
still A. w. o. l. today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
GEOGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Bath once a Week.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Nov. IA
bath once a week for two years ana
attendance at church each sunday,
that her body and soul may be
cIeansed. was the sentence imposed
by Judge Baekus on Mrs. Francis
Kropuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
Bid For Business.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov, "a
Huh, I'm not bloodthirsty, mused
Frank Chance as he opened this let
ter. "I'm engaged in driving an am
bulance and morgue wagon. Any bus1-
ness you can throw my way Will be
appreciated"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
NATIONAL LABOR
PARTY E0RMED
Delegates Cor ,e Organiza-
tion at Cor 8 ion Being
Held Tf Week in
Cl 20.
LAND rA sAI1zAF1oa
Non Partisan League Delegation
Stands on Side Lines, Not
Wishing to Lose
Identity.
LAND MA NALIZATIoN

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-Delegates at
tending the national labor party con-
vention here completed organization
today. The platform was being
drafted and probably will be sub
mitted tomorrow.
A resolution demanding nationaiiza-
ton of lands was tabled by the con
ventiOn when representatives of
farmers unions protested.
Duncan Mcdonald, president Of the
Illinois Federation of Labor declared
there were 60,0OO,000 reds in this
country and that 1t is Judge Ander-
son and Mr. Gary who cause them.
"The action of Judge Anderson was
to intimidate coal strikers, but they
called his bluff" Mcdonald declared.
The non-partisan delegation Of four
from Minnesota was still standing on
the side lines today They withdrew
from the convention declaring that
they did not wish to lose the identity
of the Non Partisan league in the
labor party.
Demand impeachment.
CHICAGO. Nov. PA resolution
demanding impeachment of Judge
A. B. Anderson, Indiana federal dis.
trict Judge, was adopted unanimously
by the national labor party in con.
vention here today.
Ten thousand copies of the resolu-
ton were ordered printed aud circu-
lated throughout the United states.
The resolution was drawn by Robert
M. Buck, editor of Chicago labor
organ, and cited Judge Anderson's s
action in granting an Injunction
against the coal strike as "unconsti-
tutional"
A wrangle developed on the floor
of the convention over the adoption
Of an official organ for the new party.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24

Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24

THE WEATHER.
Probably Rain Turning to
Snow. Local temp. p. M, 45;
Z a. M, 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
DORTEN EXCLUDED
FROM OCCUPIED
LAND in GERMANY

Cologne, Sept. 12.-(Correspond-
ence Of The Associated Press)-Brit-
ish military authorities have taken a
stand similar to that assumed by the
American army in the occupied terri
tory Of Germany with reference to
the political movement by DR.. Adam
Dorten. Of Welsbaden and others de-
signed to bring about a Rhineland
republic. DR.. Dorten has been pro
American or British occupied zones
for the purpose of speaking publicly
or causing demonstrations in favor of
a change Of government.
Instructions<issued from the British
army headquarters n Cologne recent
ly state. y
"It is hereby notified that, while
the British military authorities re-
main in control of the area occupied
by the British army, no change in
the German administration Of that
area will be permitted, nd no new
authority will be recognized without
the previous sanction of the British
military -authOrities,o
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13

have checked the attack Of Lettish
troops who landed at Libau from
British vessels, Colonel Avaloff-Ber-
mondt. commander of the forces Of
has since taken9Riga. invited the Let's
and Esthonians to confer with him at
Mitau. The purpose of this proposed
conference is, according to announce
ment by Colonel Avaloff-Bermondt, to
prevent further bloodshed and to
bring about joint action against the
.B~olsheviki."
There has been no Indications of an
advance east of Riga by the German
Russian forces. and it seems probable
the taking Of the city Will terminate
the offensive for the time being. The
landing Of SO, 900 Lettish troops at Lii
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
DECLARE THEY HAVE
FOUND THE BONES OF
GIANT 81 FEET HIGH

Mexico City, Oct. 6.-(correspond-
ence of the Associated Prcss)-The
fossilized remains of a giant m~easur-
ing 80 feet, 10 inches in height were.
according to report, recently discov-
cred by workmen near, the village Of
Mancamilpa, state of Vera Cruz.
The natives declared the giant was
related to the gods~of their forefath-
ers. They erected a catafalque in the
plaza, upon which the giant rested in
state for many days, covered with
flowers.
Manuel Camio, director of anthro-
pology at the national museum. ex-
poets to leave soon.for Nancamilpa to
investigate. He is inclined to believe
the fossil is hat Of a prehistoric
|yertebrae. not human.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
PUSH TOWARD
PETROCRAD IS
NOW UNDER WAY
Conference Called For Pur-
pose of Organizing
Against Bolsheviki.

London; Oct. 13.-The capture .of
hamburg marks the beginning OF the
push by troops Of the Russian north.
western army under General Yden-
Itch toward P~etrograd, according to A
Saturday at Libau. General Giazen-
napp commanded the captors of the
place and is reported to have taken
four complete Bolshevik regiments,
1000 other Soviet troops and the en-.
tire staff Of the tenth Bolshevik d.
visions. General Elazenapp's losses
are reported to have been 81 killed
and $50 wounded.
General v~ladimiroff, who was main
~ instrumental in organizing the Of
fehsive, is quoted by the dispatch as
saying that the German Russian often.
site under Colonel Avaloff- Bermondt
came too late to stop the advance Of
h Russian northwestern army.
As far as latest reports disclosed
the situation, Lettish troops still hold
the eastern. part Of Riga, on the right
bar OF the Duna, but there is no
news later tina Saturday and the po-
sition is obscure. All reports concur
in stating that Colonel Avaloff-Rer-
mondts troops have occupied Thoren-
berg. the western part of the city, and
are bombarding positions east Of the
river. Nothing further has beer
learned here regarding the reinforce
ments which it vas said were landed
from British ships or whether Es-
thonian troops are coming to the aid
OF the Let's.
The statement attributed to Genera
vladimiroff in the dispatch to the
Mail implies the belief in reval that
Colonel Avaloff -Bermondt's attack on
Riga was a part of a scheme to ad-
vance on P%etrograd, which is regarded
to have been checkmated by General
Yudenitch's push n~orthward.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
A REAL BODY BUILDER.

st. Louis. NO, OF. 13.-Army life
as a body builder virtually is peerless,
according to delegates to the annual
convention Of the Association of Mil
itary surgeons of the United States.
which opened here today.
lively, the delegates say that the sea-
soned soldier has greater powers to
resist infectious diseases than civil
ians. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
CONDENSED MILK
FROM AMERICA
REACHES BERLIN

Associated Press)-Thc first delivery
OF. American condemned milk. has
reached Berlin and will be distributed
in accordance with directions from
the donors to the systematic milk
cures" for undcrfcd school children.
This relief body also has received
funds from New York to send 1000
tubercular childrea to Switzerland.
Other relief contributions have come
from San Francisco and Milwaukee,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
FACES MEAT

FACES MEAT SHORTAGE.
Berlin, Sunday, Oct. 12.-(By The
Associated @Press)-Greater Berlin
faces a shortage Of a million pounds
Of meat this week, less than tenth
of the amount contracted for having
been delivered.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13

bau was a new development in opera
tons along the Baltic.