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The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
W e ST ERN.

A publicity program, contemplating
The expenditure OF $4,000 during the
present year. was approved at meet
ing of the National Parks Highway
Association at Spokane.
Ratification of the national prohibit
tion amendment is the chief issue that
faces the forty-third biennial session
OF the California Legislature. which
opened Jan. at Sacramento
A new minimum wage scale of
SO a day, a fiat increase of 81 a day
for approximately $4,000 employees
throughout the country, was an
nounced by the Ford Motor Com
pany at Detroit.
On Jan. 10, IA, l5 and 16 the Idaho
Irrigation Congress will meet at Twin
Falls to consider changes in Idaho's
water code, and to make recomme ell
Gations to the state Legislature for
changes in existing irrigation laws
After passing for a man for eight
years and fleeing to the desert near
San Bernsrdino to evade the physical
examination incident to the military
urait, 'John Bauer, aged "a, was
found to be woman when she re-
fused to submit to the ministrations
of male nurse at the state hospital
at Patton, near here.
Robert Capelle and Joseph L. Bley,
self-confessed leaders in plot direct
ed by the German government to pro-
vision German warships at sea from
this port in violation of American
neutrality, were sentenced to twenty
one and eighteen months respectively
in the McNeils Island federal peniten-
tiary in the United States District
court at San Francisco.
Bolshevik forces captured Ufa, cap
ital of the White Guards, a wireless
dispatch from Moscow reported. They
also captured Stilitan
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

In 1s4s Sir Arthur Garrod proved
that in gout also true in rheumatism
there is deficient elimination on the
part of the kidneys and the poisons
within are not thrown off.
Prof. Fl. Strauss attributes gouty
attack to the heaping up of poisons
where there is nm abundance OF unc
acid which is precipitated in the joints
and sheaths, setting up inflammation
Before the attack Of gout or rheu-
matism there is sometimes headache,
or what is thought to be neuralgia, OF
rheumatic conditions, such as lnmbago'
pain in the back of the neck, or sciatlcs.
As Prof. Strauss says, g The excresiSn
of uric acid we are able to effect oy
exciting diuresis.n Drink copiously Of
water, six or eight glasses per day, hos
water before meals, and obtain Anurlc
tablets, double strength, for 60 cts, n
the nearest drug store and take them
three times . day. If you want . tris.
package send 10 cents TO DR.. Plerce
1nvalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
~Aauric" {anti-uric) Is q recent dis.
covery of DR.. Pierce and much NOR
potent than lithia, for it will dissolve
uric acid as hot tea dissolves sugar.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
WASHINGTON.

With its holiday vacation ended,
Congress has settled down to the task
of clearing an unusually heavy legis-
lative calendar before the session ends
early in March.
An investigation of charges that the
Ford Eagle boat is failure and that
excessive profits were made in its
manufacture was proposed in a reso-
luton presented in the Senate at
Washington this week.
The Supreme Court has been asked
by the government to hear as soon as
possible arguments in proceedings
brought to cancel patents to land
valued at s1O,0OO,OOO granted to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
The influenza epidemic which swept
the country during the latter part of
last year caused III ,6S8 deaths in the
forty-six largest cities and increased
the combined death rate for those
communities in 1918 to 1876 per 900,
according to statistics made public by
the census bureau at Washington.
Thirty-one American destroyers and
seven submarines are now en- route to
their home ports in the United States
from abroad after duty in foreign wat
ers with the allied grand fleet, the
Navy Department announced at Wash
ington. The destroyers will arrive in
their home ports within the next ten
days or two weeks, while the subma-
rines will arrive here in three weeks.
Government acquisition of all six
leaving distribution OF their ultimate
use to the future. was urged by As.
sistant Secretary Of War Crowell
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
GEN ERAL.

1t is not beyond reasonabl doubt
that the former kaiser of Germany
will surrender to the American army
The State Department at Washing
ton announced today that it had been
officially advised that Edward Thorn
son, an American citizen who was
held by bandits in Mexico, had been
released and had returned to his min
ing property in Mexico.
With an output of 397 1926 ,O06 pieces
in 1918. the Philadelphia mint set a
net record for the number Of pieces
minted. :. OF this total, 367.845,0 ,0O6
pieces were for domestic use and 20.
100000 for foreign governments. The
value Of the coins was $15,729,391.
Thomas w. Lawson. the financier
has been charged by his daughter-in.
law, Mrs. Lucie Mitchell Lawson, with
falling to perform contract to pro.
vide for her support and that of her
four children, while her husband was
serving in the United States army.
An observation De Haviland air.
plane has reached Detroit from Ell.
lington Field, Houston, Texas, making
the 1,650-mile trip in 124 minutes OF
flying time and the last lap from In.
dianapolis at the rate Of 1872 miles an
hour, under adverse weather condt
tions.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
PEACE CONGRESS PROGRAM.
Session Of Four Biggest Powers Will
Open the Meeting.

Session Of Four Biggest Powers Will
Open the Meeting.
Paris.-The peace conference. ac.
cording to the Petit Parisien, will pro.
ceed as follows:
First-A conference of the four
great powers. acknowledgement
tives OF Belgium and Serbia to be ad-
mitted for study of the general stu.
alton. Third-Admission of the other
allies for conferences on the prob.
lens interesting them. FOurth-Pre-
sentation of conditions successfully to
Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey. German
Austria and Hungary, and the signing
Of the peace preliminaries. Fifth-A
general conference concerning the
question OF league Of nations. free.
dom of the seas, Limitation of arma.
ments and related topics.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
FOREIGN.

The Brazilian peace delegation left
Rio Janeiro for Havre, France.
The Luther museum at Wittenberg
has been looted by robbers, who Sc
cured many valuable coins and a num-
ber of costly books.
The Belgian minister OF justice an
nounces that all foreigners of enemy
origin who had relations with the Ger.
mans during the war will be expelled
from Belgium.
Herbert Hoover has been designat-
ed director general of food relief
measures in restored, neutral and
enemy territories, it was officially
announced in Paris.
An arrangement has been concluded
between France and Switzerland by
which Switzerland is to be furnished
the newly-occupied mines at Saar-
brucken.
1t has been learned in London that
a hitch has occurred in the negotia-
tions of the American Shipping Board
for the purchase of the White Star
line and that probably the proposed
transfer will not take place
Belgium's blockaded ports-closed
up partly by the British navy and
partly by the Germans when they
We're forced TO flee from the country
are being opened up swiftly by the
British admiralty salvage section.
If Japan desires to become indus,
friall,r or h.. Shnn1I Sh
future policy in accordance with that
of the United States, declares e
Uehara, a former member of Parlia-
ment, in an article in a japanese
magazine
President Wilson arrived in Rome
at 1925 O'Clock Friday morning. He
was received at the station by King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Hell
ena. members of the government
and representatives OF the local au.
thorities.
Marshal Joffre was elected chan
cellor of the French Academy. fol-
lowing the precedent of according
that post to the most recently re.
ceived member. Pierre de La Goroe
the historian. was made director Of
the academy.
Beginning the Russian New Year
the Kolchak government removes the
prohibition on manufacture and sale
of vodka. The prohibition was i'm.
posed by former Car Nicholas. Ii,
cense system will be adopted with
high excise taxes TO raise money to
defray the cost of the new army.
The visit OF President Wilson TO
Pope Benedict at the Vatican was re
garded as one of the most important
events of the Presidents Italian visit
Norway likely will sue Germany foi
shipping loss through mines and sub
marines during the war. it was re.
ported from Christiania. The loss /:
put at 1,o00,000.00O kroner.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

inflammatory rheumatism on New
Year day and had since been more o.
less confined to his room. The at
tack of rheumatism settled mainly il
Colonel Roosevelt's right hand ant
Mrs. Roosevelt sent at once for 6
nurse in the village in Oyster Bay
His condition did not at first seem tt
be alarming and the turn for the
worse is believed not to have come un
til last night.
In announcing Colonel Roosevelt's
death, Miss Striker said:
Mrs. Roosevelt called me on the
telephone shortly before o'clock
saying that the colonel had died early
today. She did not give me any par
ticulars and | am leaving at once fol
Oyster Bay
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

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Portsmouth, Ohio. >
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without giving this famous root ~
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table Compound, a trial. For specisl
advice in regard 70 such ailments writ
oLydia 3. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn
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experience 10 at your service.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
LATEST NEWS
EP|TOMIzED
FROM TElEGRAPHic REPoRTs
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMP o>RTANT
CURRENT TOPICa.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Serbia's financial losses, due to the
war, total 1897 100000 francs, accord
ing to a Belgrade dispatch to the
Temps.
The White Guard iBolshevik)
army which was landed at Narva,
Esthonia. has been nearly annihilated
by the Red Guards Saturday.
Names of three officers and nearly
100 enlisted men who have reached
France after being released from Ger
man prison camps, have been given
out by the War Department al Wash
ington.
The allies destroyed or captured 202
German submarines during the war.
In addition to these fourteen German
Germans themselves-ten in the Adri.
attic and four off Planters.
Lieut.. ]. Montfort Schley, Jr., a
cousin of the late Admiral Schley.
wounded five times in seven hours
during the second battle of the Marine,
has received the croix de guerre, rela-
tives in New York were informed
Posen is completely in the hands
of the Poles, according to advices
from Berlin. The official buildings
are guarded. by soldiers wearing
German uniforms. but with their
cockades replaced by the white eagle
of Poland. The Poles have taken
complete charge, even in the Ger
man districts, and the German ma
tional monuments have been over
turned. after violent fighting.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
Allies Destroyed 200 Submarines.

London.-The allies destroyed or
captured 2O2 German submarines dur.
ing the war In addition to these
fourteen German submarines were de,
stroyed by the Germans themselves
ten in the Adriatic and four off Elan.
ters. Seven others were interned in
neutral countries.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

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The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
Aind.nburo and eroener oepo.ed

Loudon.-Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and General Groener, Luden-
dorff's successor, are reported to be
deposed, according to Zurich dis
patch. Both are said to have declined
to recognize and take orders from the
Berlin soviet.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
An German AGENT. ou,ted..

Brussels.-The Belgian minister OF
justice announces that all foreigners
of enemy origin who had relations
with the Germans during the war will
be expelled from Belgium.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

Children's handkerchiefs often look
hopeless when they come to the laun.
dry. Wash with good soap, yinpe In
water blued with Red Cross Bag Blue.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

War Cost Serbs 1897 900 900 Francs.
Paris.-Serbia's financial LOSSES, due
to the war. total 1887. 100000 francs.
according to Belgrade dispatch 70
The Temps.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
Precautions.

She-"1 have n perfectly killing au
tomobile costume" He-"Then please
do not wear 1t on this trip"
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
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The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

In the Beauty Shop.
Il want some wrinkles"
What abouti"
'How to get rid of them"
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
lmpor,ant to Mothers

Every cloud has n silver lining, but
The trouble of 1t is that the majority.
Of them are on the wrong side.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-10

Few are successful in living up to
their photographs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
INDIFFERENT TO
LEAGUE NATIONS
European Countries Do Not Favor
Plan, Except Germany Which
Sees Chance for
Gain

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Aug. N.--Neces-
stty for league of nations reserva-
Itions ito make plain the American
viewpoint" was urged today by Rep
|resentatives S1emp, Virginia, and
Echols. West Virginia, who have just
returned from Europe.
france apparently accepted the
league In exchange for other more
desirable features Of the peace
treaty. Echols said, "and apparently
has little faith IN the plan"
"All European countries are zeal
ousiy looking after their interests
with no thought of the United
States" Slemp said. land 1t is time
that we limit our world views and
safeguard our own interests. found
generally an indifference to the league
Of nations as finally worked out The
only way for Germany to avoid or
ameliorate the conditions Of the
treaty of peace is through the league.
Therefore she favors 1t, while other
countries do not, or at least are IN
different to 1t. My opinion is that
reservations preserving the Ameri-
can point of view in every way pos
sible is the only course to pursue"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
CITY NEWS.

ID. &. Reeves 4 Co, new coal
ONCE phone $50. South Sixth street
First Lutheran church pie social
at Kilbourne park Thursday after
noon and evening.
-Masonic Tonight. August FL,
1918, at 1880, Eagle lodge No. II, A.
p. & A. NJ; Ord degree.
Dance at CHASER beach Wednes.
day evening. to II. Agnes orches
ira Rights Of admission reserved.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar High
at st. Josepf's hospital Sunday morn
ing, a daughter, Marjorie Marie.
Classified advertising must be
paid for In advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk OF the
patron.
-Keokuk camp M. W. A, No. 622,
VIII hold It's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
John P. Barrett has sold to
Grace Riley piece Of property be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets on
Ridge street for the SUM OF $1,000.
Miss Barbara Plathe of Des
Moines, Iowa, has accepted posi-
ton as trimmer at the Winger Bros.
millinery, 619 and gu Main street.
Girls Wanted. Steady employ
ment, good wages, sanitary working
conditions. Apply to Mr.. Dunla~-y,
superintendent, at factory entrance.
S. F.. Baker g. Co.
Chimney and cistern building
and repairing; excavating furnace
cellar and foundations. Cement
walks at lie per foos. All work
guaranteed Call 1882 or R-13T3.
Strohmeier Bros.
Patrons Of the classified columns
sending advertisements IN over the
phone must arrange to send payment
for same on day the notice is to ap-
pear, as all classified advertising is
on strictly cash basis.
Justice E e. Hawkes. performed
two wedding ceremonies Tuesday
The bridal parties were:
A. B. Spellman and Opal M. Taylor
OF Fort Madison, and Everett D.
Hysel and Florine Beck OF Macomb,
Ill
Subscribers to The Gate City
should notify the business office il
their paper fs not delivered prompt
ly. Ali complaints should reach this
office before 6 O'Clock, as the bust
ness office closes at that hour.
I'm the case tried IN Justice Bur
rows court yesterday between James
plaintiff, and Miles Arm
old, defendant. the jury returned
verdict for the defendant that the
plaitiff had no landlords lien on his
property, which the plaintiff tried to
establish. The defendant confessed
owing rent to the amount OF s36.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
kEOkUk INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE
Quincy Y. M. c. A. Is Going to Ask
keokuk Canoelsts and SWIM
rners to Join Their
Races,

S. N. Gabel, physical director of
the Quincy Y. M. c. A, is sending
out letters today to arrange for a
canoe race to be held there on Labor
day. Mr.. Gabel is inviting Hannibal
and Keokuk to PARTICIPATE in this
event. In case these cities canot
send canoes. they have been invited
to send swimmers and swimming
contest will be held
The race will start from Just above
the boat landing on the Missouri
side and the finish win be on the
Illinois side at Quincy
The Keokuk Y. NJ c. A. will send
two swimmers to Quincy to compete
in the races which will consist Of a
swim across the river whaxa the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
CHARGED WITH
CHICKEN THEFT
Hubert Stice Must Answer to infor-
nation Filed In Justice
Burrows Court
Yesterday.

Hubert Stice, known to the police
as 'Wingy." was arrested yesterday
on charge of stealing chickens from
Jacob Alberts. There was an infor.
nation filed against him charging
him with the theft Of the chickens,
valued at FIVE dollars. The police
say that the chickens taken were an
old hen and nine young fowls. Al
berts lives on Palean street between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
The information against Slice
was filed in the court Of Justice
James S. Burrows.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27


attic and returned to Texas. Dallas
peated McCowan's story OF how, as
Colonel Delmas, he had won the Vic
toria cross for gallantry In the east
ern campaigns against the Turks,
and eventually secured his pardon.
Il went through the ordeal OF fire
and have come back purged," Del
mas. as he was known here, said.
Then came the news OF additional
alleged forgeries on the west coast
and hearing on the Washington ex-
tradition request. Now Delmas is to
go back to Washington-with his Vic
toria cross and British army cita-
tions-to begin a new fight for right
to freedom he claims he won on
Turkish battlefields."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
Third Annual Event Proves
Big Drawing Card for Peo-
pie from all Sections
of Lee County.
PROGRAM is ONE OF BEST
Speeches, Races, Contests
Community Singing and
Band Concert N Ever
thing to Please Folks.

With people I'M attendance from
Keokuk, Montrose, aDonnellson, Salem
Argyle, yincennes, Charleston, New
Boston, Sandusky and in racr every
place in this section of the county, and
scattering delegations from Fort Madi
son and the northern half of the
county, the Community picnic at Bluff
park today proved to be as interesting
and as profitable an event as 1t has
been the two previous years The
majority of local merchants closed
their stores for this afternoon, and
there was train service and automobile
service to the park, to carry the
crowds from here.
The picnic was for the benefit Of the
White Manual Labor institute, which
lis located near Salem. This is one OF
the unique schools Of Lee county, and
the people who were at the picnic
today learned something Of the kind
Of work that this school Is doing,
from Superintendent Hal Graham. MI.
Graham spoke briefly, but interest
ingIy Of the scope Of the work. the
ideals Of the school, and what 1t
hoped to accomplish.
Warden Perkins OF the Iowa state
penitentiary at Fort Madison spoke,
also at the invitation of the commit.
tee in charge OF the big event. The
warden is an interesting speaker, and
his topics proved OF interest to the
crowd.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
Contest Program,

n
The contests during the afternoon
were In charge ,of Van B. Hayden Of
the War Camp Community service
| and besides the prizes which the mer
chants gave there were number Of
cash prizes donated by the w. G. c. s
| These contests gave opportunity fol
all kinds of fun. The bean carrying
contest to the three-legged race, all
| furnished lots of amusement. There
were prizes also for the biggest family
| the automobile comingsthe longest dis
| lance, and the oldest woman at the
! picnic.
The following is the lfsts Of events
and awards, the merchants giving the
merchandise awards, and the w. @.
C. S. the money prizes:
Auto coming longest distance -
Motometer; Bartholomew
Largest family at picnic-Plaies,
cups and saucerss Linquist.
Bean carving contest. Ladies', carry
ing beans 80 feet and return-1st. silk
waist, Winger Bros; End. cotton waist,
LEVITT; 3rd. picture frame, Younker.
Nail driving contest-fst. lavehere,
Remand; End. ice tea glasses, Ode]i
Ladies running race, 16 and over
LIST. beads, Ayers; End. silk hose, Sui
iiyan & Auwerda; Bird. book, Collier.
Oldest lady at picnic-Handerchie
Central Store.
Girls running race, 15l and under
LIST. tennis shoes, Baur- Mnilarky; and.
photo album, Wilkinson.
Boys running race, IA and under
LIST. tennis shoes Mas & Bode; End
necktte, Frank Jones.
Hand-oyer-hand contest, men-fst
sweater, Well: End. vest, Ewers-
Mccarthy.
Mems running race. free for aIl-lst.
$500; End, $500; Srd. $Loo.
Mems standing broad jump. free for
a1i--1st, $500; End, $500; Srd, $1!oo.
Three legged race, free for all-1st.
$500; End, $500; 3rd, S1.00.
Prize dance-Cake, Schouten.
Trains Carry Crowd.
The afternoon train carried quito
delegation Of picnickers. The stores
which closed during the afternoon
made It possible for large numbers OF
the proprietors and clerks to attend
The Burlington route arranged to have
the north bound train ana evening
south bound stop at Bluff park. thus
saving the walk down from Monrose.
A number of folks took their suppers
and went up during the afternoun.
while the park was filled during the
entire day with crowds from all Soc
tons Of the county.
This is the third annual picnic. Last
year the Red Cross reaped the benefit
Of the wartime outing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
WAR HERO is
I'm TROUBLE
Winner Of Victoria Cross For Cam
paign Against Turks ls Accused
OF Additional ForgerIes
In West.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 27.-GovernoT
Hobby today honored the application
of the governor of Washington for
return of A. MCGOWAN, alias D. M,
Delrnas, self-styIed former lieutenant.
colonel in the British army and vet
eran of the world war.
MCGOWAN recently was pardoned
by the Texas governor. He had es.
capped from rhe Texas penitentiary.
where he Eas serving a term for
forgery. FE@ 0as rearrested in Sc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27
RaIsino Endowment Fund.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Aug 27.--Chicago Har-
ward university alumni began cam
paign today for raising an endow-
ment fund Of $11,000,000 with which
to pay Harvard's teaching staff In
creased salaries.
r. l.. Agassiz, president Of mining
company, and Mitchell D. Follansbee,
secretary of the Chicago Harvard
club, launched the campaign.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-27

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The
resignation Of Paul S. Reinsch, Amer.
lean minister to China, is in the
hands of President Wilson, it was
learned today.
III health and the desire to return
TO his business were given as
reasons for Reinsch's resignation.