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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01
He Claims That j. M. Meredith and
M. B. Meredith are Owners as
Partners of Truck Which
Hit His Auto.
WANTS $3.50 JUDGMENT
Additional Angles Develop to Case
When II is Found That Auto
Held in Storage Here Has
Been Sold.

The GriffeyIMeredith automobile
case is developing enough angles to
keep a proverbial Philadelphia lawyer
busy for a month, and furnishing the
layman with confusion worse con-
founded" in big chunks.
The net results to date are that
Irwin G. Griffey has filed suit against
NJ. B. Meredith and ]. NJ. Meredith for
damages in the sum of $3.50, and the
automobile which was held by Crit
fey under a replevin suit and stored
in a garage here was found to have
been sold and delivered, when writ
of attachment was sworn out yester-
day and given to Chief Henneman to
serve.
Judge Mcnamara found in favor of
Guffey in the replevin suit. but found
also that Bert Meredith was not the
owner of the car in question, but that
1t belonged to J. NJ Meredith. The
car was in possession of Grirfey,
under the terms of the replevin and
stored in a garage here. The courts
decision gave Griffey three days for
filing a new trial.
Yesterday motion for new trial
was about to be filed by Gnffey, when
If was discovered that the car which
was in storage, had been sold to
man named Smith from Nauyoo. In
suing out writ of attachment it was
found that the car had been deliver
ed to Smith
Griffey's suit for damages which is
fled in the superior court, alleges
that ]. NJ. Meredith and NJ. B. Mere
dith were owners, as Partners. OF the
Ford truck which ran into Grifey $
car in front of the Elks club May 81,
this year, and damaged 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01
GIRLS SECRETARY
ARRIVES IN CITY
Miss Bertha Eberhardt VIII Take up
Her Duties in This Capacity
at Local Y. w. G. A.,
at Once.

Miss Bertha Eberhart arrived In
Keokuk from Chicago rast night to
take UP her work here as girls work
secretary at the Y W. c. A she
has just completed successful
season at Fort Wayne, Ind, Where
she was employed in Y work.
Miss Eberhart's service at Fort
wayne was of an Industrial nature
with factory girls She will have
charge OF all the girls work in Keo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01

kuk. Organization Of their forces
will be the first thing attempted, she
said today.
The new secretary Is graduate
of Chicago university and has held
business positions in Chicago before
taking up work which was connected
with the Young Women's Christian
association
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01
LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCiA-
Ti0N

Dues payable Thursday, Friday and
saturday. Fines assessed If paid aft
err o'clock p. m.
J. D. ECKER, Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
s& y
Smith Now Largest
College for Women;
Is Only A Years Old

Northampton. MASS. Dec. zo.--fn
these days OF mushroom growth, when
= million untran,mcled supcriativcs
can spring TO arms overnight long
leap from nbscurity to the front rank
II not uncommon. the notable excep-
tfon being the rare case of any pho
nomenai growth on the part of al in
stitutior Of higher education These
are plants which flourish strongly, but
Ewufr,- and the Unusual SsnEth of
-sssfitif. -.el+aSe IL therefore, uninted- ont
~ significant indication Of the
growing demand for collcgc trained
women
Professor Everett kimbail OF the
department Of history. and the fac
ulty's representative on the campaign
committee fer SMITHS s@,eoos0oo en-.
dowment fund points out that in
forty -four years Smith has grown
from student body of fourteen girls
to the largest wos,,aD's college III the
world. These facts, h. declared as
Indications or the growing importance
of higher education for women. speak
for themselves American girls want
their college training fully as much rs
their brothers do. ant, the percentage
of those who are getting that train
ing is growing every year,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21

came to anchor sixty yards from the
shore
The party daringIy resolved 10
climb down to the beach ana swim
out some 800 yards to release the
dinghy containing the stores A pre-
vious attempt had been made, but,
owing to the noise made by the lift
/ ing of the anchor, Turkish sentry
had been alarmed
On this occasion, however, the ex-
plot was carried out successfully.
After dark the officers swam out to
with his brother officer from thee amp
astern Of the barge and then padded
alongside the Hertha without being
seen by the sentry ashore or from the
place where the crew Of the Hertha
was lying. sixty yards away.
The officers, although in an enact
ated condition after the privations of
Ia thirty days desert march, got the
'anchor up and succeeded with the aid
OF hastily irnprovised paddles In row
ing the boat out to sea under the nose
OF the sentries.
When about two miles out, they
started the Hertha's engines. and
finally the ting was brought to Cyprus
harbor and banded over to the British
authorities
Despite the fact that they were all
officers. with the exception of Com
mander Cochrane. they steered their
course unerring,y BY the aid OF the
compass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
BFi6sh Officers Outwit
Turk Captors and Escape

Londsn, Dec. fla thrilling story
Of the psucky achievement OF : party
Of officers after their escape from 4
Turkish Gprison caTnp has been told
in the British prize court.
Commander Archibald Cochrane,
royal navy. on the night Of August Z,
1918, carrying out plans that had been
maturing for eleven months. escaped
with his brother ojcers from the
camp at Yozgad After 4 series OF
adventures involving marching on
scant rations, battles with brigands.
privations Of hunger and cold, and
narrow escapes from Out-throafs on
more than one occasion, they succeed
ed in arriving at point on the Ana
tolian coast west Of KOrges island.
On arriving there. the party were
too famiHhed to proceed with-the ven-
ture Of securing liberty, but after a
rest of seven days resumed their
travels.
On September Commander coch-
rane saw a Turkish tug, the Hertha
on the Isle OF Korgas. dragging n
h&rge full of government stores. IT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
POSTPONED TO JAN. Il


Washington, Dec Is.--'The caucus Oh
democratic senator's seheduled for to
marrow has bean FASHIONED until Jam
wary IS as result of IN agreement
between supporters of Senators Hitch :
cock and Underwood that the election
OF minority leader to succeed tho
late Senator Martin of Virginia should
he deferred until the treaty OF peace
with Germany had been disposed OF.
\ system OF exchange professor
ships between The Republic of Chile
and universities and schools in the
United states has been arranged, and
the tirst two representatives froM
IN. United States will leave early in
l.20 for their South American posts.
according r. q statement in school
Life. the official publication of the
Bureau of Education. Department Of
the interior.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
TAX ADVISERS"
FACING TROUBLE
Many Cases Of Fraud Are
Discovered,

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Fraud
or Misrepresentation by private in
come tax advisers in many cities has
been reported by revenue officers, It
wa, learned today and Investigations
are 10 be made by United States at.
iorncy, Prosecution, are probable m
a number IT cases.
Private tax advisers feaped a hAr
,e.l last week. according to the re
ports, during the rush OF citizens H.
iile their income returns The al
wiser, opened office, and by advert,
ing drew thousands oi persons T.
them Revenue officials charge that
many ol them were guilty OF lllegal
practices in leading citizens 10 believe
that their offices were branches oi
the revenue collectors organizations
and III aiding tax payers IN making
ou, false " misleading return,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
German-Austria
Asks for Delay

LONDON March y German
Austria, according 10 advice, received
here quoting Berlin newspaper, has
expressed desire for independent
representation at the peace confer.
ence. II desires also, today, reports
from Vienna add, that the question
Of rs union with Germany be post
poned until the conclusion Of the CON
ference.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
Pershing Host to
Royal Belgians

CNAuMONT, France, lhupday.
March ~ King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth ol Belgium, arrived here
last night for a visit to General Per
,hlng At hi, chateau The royal pair
made the trip by motor car the
weather being uniayofable Tor 'he
tourney by alrplane ,ha, they had
CONTEMPLATED
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
Dock Workers Defy
Government Orders

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday
March D--In its efforts to solve IN.
difficulties caused by the port strike,
The government today formally Of
defed the 'longshoremen TO unload the
coaStyise steamers inside the por, 10
permit OF the entry OF transatlantic
vessels, The 'long,horemen. however
refused 90 comply with the govern.
m,nt, demand The owners Of the
coating steamers have announced
that they will tie up all their vessels
indefinitely as soon as they are IN
loaded and make no '"''het attempt
to keep open the traffic which the
riyer boats maintain with Paraguay
md Patagonia.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
Credit for Italy.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-An
additional credit Of SSOOm was
given Italy today by the treasury de-
par,men,. bringing the Italian loans
10 10 81 .496. 10000. and the total OF
credits 10 allied nations 70 S945,-
4l0hbN
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
BRANDS HENEY PLAIN LIAR

Washington, Feb. 10-Branding
Francis ]. Heney's charge as a
vicious. dishonorable and unpro-
fessional f&!sehood," Levy Mayo,
counsel for Armour & Co., today
denied that he had tried to bribe
Heney at recent session of the
senate Of the packers inquiry.
Heney last week testified that
Mayer at recent session of the
investigators had offered him more
law business than he could handle
IL he would join forces with the
packers instead of opposing them.
Mayer put all the vigor at his
command into his denial today.
Heney was not In the room at the
time, but entered little later.
do I look like an idiot?" asked
Mayer.
Does the committee think as
a lawyer Of long experience would
make such foolish offer?'
Heney also charged that Frank
p. Walsh had been included in the
offer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Boise and vicinity !:
UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH
POSSIBLY RAIN OR SNOW To-
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
For Idaho: Tonight and Tuesday
fair in north. possibly rain or snow in
south portion.
Highest temperature yesterday, 6s.
Lowest temperature this morning. 3s.
Mean temperature yesterday, 4S.
Total precipitation for the - hours
ending at Z. m. this morning, Is.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
CHICAGO CONGRESS OF
LEAGUE FOR PEACE TO
BEGIN THEIR SESSION
Ex-President Taft and Others to Dis
euss American interests and Ideals
and the League of Nations.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The Chicago con-
gress of the League to Enforce Peace
was to open here today with an ad-
dress by Edgar A. Bancroft on the
plain necessity for league of nations.
Former President Taft and others will
discuss American Interests and Ideals
and League Of Nations" at the even
ing meeting.
Arriving with Taft today were DIR.
Henry Vandyke. former minister to
Holland; DIR. A. Lawrence Lowell,
president pi Harvard university; Hen
ry Morganthau and James w. Gerard,
former ambassadors to Turkey and
Germany respectively.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
CLAIMS OF STRIKERS.


1t is believed the efforts to get the
engineers to walk out will succeed
during the day. The strikers are jubi-
liant They are confident, the strike
will soon become general. They say a
'ew DAYS must lie allowed to permit
| oil tic unions to vote.
Returned soldiers who donnsd
their uniforms are picketine the
mines. They number moro than a
thousand. This action on their
part 10 "the talk of tho town."
The Butte Army and Navy league
voted so to 80 Sunday in favor of a
general strike
Mass meetings were held all dsy
Sunday, extending far into the night.
There has been no disorder here so
far.
TROOPS ARRIVE.
One hundred United States troops
arrived in Butte Sunday from San
francisco to strengthen the company
which has teen on duty here.
The commander of the United States
army sorces here t.,,lay issued a pro-.
lamation guaranteeing protection to nll
miners who wish to work. Only few
engineers are now working in the
mines.
The |. w. w. have initiated tbs
military in the formation Of com.
panies. Picketins Of the mines
still is going on.
FOR LOWER LIVING COST.
The mining companies are leading
a crusade to lower the cost of living
in Butte.
Trouble was precipitated here when
the copper mines announced a reduc-
tion of IL per day in wages last week.
The miners struck shortly afterward
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
ATTENDS SERVICES

Paris, Feb. Memorial services
for Colonel Roosevelt were held in two
American churches here yesterday af-
ternoon.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing attended the service at the
American church in the Rue de Berri.
The sermon was preached by Rev. C.
w. Goodrich. Bishop Berry OF Rhode
Island. preached In the American
church Of the Holy Trinity where SER
vices were attended by Henry White
and Foreign, Secretary Balfour.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
HUNS May USE
ROUGHNECKSTO
INFLUENCE THE
PEACE DEGREES
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR.

by mann d. i IloH.
Weimar, Germany, Feb. SIDE.
layed)-The German government
may attempt to use the Sparta
cans as weapon to force the al
lies into making terms Of the
peace settlement less severe ae-
cording to reports in circulation
here today.
Government officials openly declare
they will refuse TO sign the treaty IL
its provisions ARE unreasonable"
They intimated that the government
would resign, turning the country
over to the radical elements, which
they believe would Immediately create
a chaotic condition.
Germany would thus not only be un-
able to pay any indemnities, but in
the belief Of the government officials
would menace the rest of Europe with
the threat of the Spartacan move
ment spreading.
WORSE THAN SLAVERY"
This condition. some Germans ar
que, would be no worse than the
Commercial slavery they foresee
from the peace settlement. The mental
attitude of the military class In Ger.
two months from one of absolute de-
preston to defiance and general
condemnation Of the entente.
The change has been wrought. It is
said. by lack of sympathy in the
entente countries for the present
economic, social and political condi-
tions In Germany.
Germans who still retain the old
militaristic ideals are confident that
In case the government should turn
the committee over to the Spartacans
the allies would not attempt to oc-
cupy the remainder OF Germany for
some time.
AS one German is reported to
have said:
"Ths world is sick OF war; there
10 unrest everywhere, and the
entente can't take Germany, any. {,
way"
The foreign office is seizing upon
anything possible to protest to the al
lies as part of the general resistance.
Count Bernstorff has warned the Ger
mans and become the governmental
principal adviser on foreign affairs. I
FRANCE CHANGED souNDARiEsf
He publicly accused France Of
changing the boundaries of Lorraine.
1T is very evident" he said recently,
that France proposes II possible 10
seize the purely German eaar baDin.
The government Of Germany has pro-
tcontinued on Pare rwo3
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
BERLIN RIOTOUS AS
MOB C0MBATS TROOPS

Berlin. Feb. 9-(Delayed)- "A mob Of
500 civilians attacked government
troops which are searching for arms
in one OF the poorer districts Of Ber-
lin today. They had overpowered and
disarmed the troops when help ar
rived. The mob turned the captured
weapons on the reinforcments but the
latter's fusilladc dispersed the rioters.
Five persons were killed and a
dozen wounded. Continuation Of the
search revealed many Weapons.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
NON -PARTISANS PLAN A
FUSION WITH SOME LABOR
PARTY; FRAZIER HELPING
Governor of North Dakota SAYS That
the interests of Labor and of the
League Are Identical.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Fusion of a pro-
jected labor party with the Nom Parti
san league today was planned for a
conference to be held at Springfield
ILL.,, the latter part of February.
Preliminary arrangements for this
fusion were completed yesterday with
a visit here oc Governor Lynn Frazier
of North Dakota. Speaking in behalf
of labor party candidates for city Of
fices, FRAZIER said interests of labor
and of the league are identical.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
LITTLE NAVY MEN WIN.

Washington, Feb. 10. - Little
navy men won in a preliminary
attack on the administration big
navy bill today when the house
went on record against appropriat-
ing any money to start work on
new three year naval building pro-
qram this year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
Butte Mayor Threatens Dsbard the Police Force
Would Leave the City Protected Only By Fe,u Soldiers;
Strike Leaders Declare There VIII General Tie Up
BUTTE STRIKE LEADERS EXPECT
CITY TO Be tied up SOON BY A
WALk-OUT Of ALL UNION MEN

Threat Of Mayor to Disoganize Police and Fire Departments
if Carried Out Would Leave Bad Stuation-C Commander
OF United States Army Forces Guarantees Protection to
Miners Who Want to Work.
Butte Mont Feb. 10-United States troops drove srk-
at the point Of the bayonet from the W. w. hall this
morning Two and slightly hurt by bay.
onet thrusts
is alleged the strikers singing German songs
The sheriff and county attorney told elected
return the hall and continue their meeting
made.
Butte, Mont, Feb 1o.-Mayor Maloney announced this
morning that owing to lack of funds city treasury
would lay off all fremen and policemen at noon
The street at took their the barns
the mayor follows his threat regarding the police
the city will be left with only the protection of
similar to the Seattle
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
STRIKE LEADER, RUSSIAN,
EVADED THE DRAFT LAW

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 10.-Ime
Kaplan, secretary of the general
committee of the striking textile
workers here. was arrested today
by state and state police. charged
with evading the draft law by fall
ing to register. He was held for
federal authorities.
Kaplan, who is Russian with
radical ideas, assumed leadership
of the strike last week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
SENATE WILL ASCERTAIN
RATIFICATION SENTIMENT

Washington. Feb. 10--Whether the
states are to be given a chance soon
to ratify or reject an equal suffrage
amendment probably will be decided
In the senate today.
Senator Jones chairman will call up
the resolution Of submittal today. and
I vote Is possible before tonight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
GERMAN MILD PROTEST At
LOSING OF ACE-LOARAiNE

Paris, Feb 10.---.I believe recon
ciliation Of the peoples Of the central
powers and the entente can be effect
ed only II peace OF right and justice
is made" declared Count Brockdorff-
Rantzau, German foreign secretary, in
an Interview with the Weimar corre-
spondent Of the Matin.
Z "You want to take from us the re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10

TROOPS TO BUTTE.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 10.-TWo
hundred members Of company c,
44th infantry, stationed here at
Fort Wright, are in Butte today on
strike duty, reinforcing 100 mon
from company B, already on the
job.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
NO STRIKE AT VERDE.

jerome, Ariz., Feb. 10.-Thers
will be no strike of miners in the
Verde copper district over tho re-
duction of wages by tho mining
companies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
IMMIGRATION BILL.

Washington, Feb. 10.-chancss
for the four year immigration ex-
ciusion bill coming up at this ses-
sion of congress were virtually kill
ed today by decision Of the house
rules committee.