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The labor world., 1919-02-22
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

1Ho COuSIlIuIlOu VI Tie League OK
Nations has been drafted and is
now before the Peace Congress at
Paris. President Wilson is on his
way home to tell the American
people all about it, and he has
asked the members of the senate
to reserve their judgment until he
is given an opportunity to explain
to them it's most salient features
and the reasons therefor.
Some of the senators like Poin-
dexter and Borah cannot wait. They
are so cocksure of their American
ism that they cannot be convinced
of their error. Their minds are
made up and they propose to tear
loose with their accustomed vigor
before the President reaches Wash
ington. They reason that they can
get an audience now with the
American people, and they reason
we'll, for there will be mighty little
chance for them to be heard after
wards.
The people of this country want a
League of Nations, and they want
this country to be a part Of it. We
are not going to split hairs over
ceding little sovereignty to help
guarantee the future peace of the
world. We surrendered lot of
our sovereignty during the war
when we permitted General Foch of
France to become commander-in-
chief over our forces, and we all
thought it was good thing. What
is good in war to get peace ought
to be good in peace to prevent war.
The question of the Monroe Doc
trine isn't worrying the plain peo-
pie very much, for they know very
we'll, probably better than the
statesmen, that the establishment of
the League of Nations will give
world application to the Monroe
Doctrine. And after all that is one
Of the big features of the League.
How can the Monroe Doctrine be
interfered with when the right of
self determination is accorded to
all peoples? =,
When the new constitution shall
have been ratified by ali the ma
tions, the peoples Of the world can
rest assured there will be no. more
such wars as the one just ended.
Sometimes We think this assurance
is worth the price that has been.
paid. *~.. "-r =. 3: 4
We are passing through the great
est period in the worlds history
and we do not seem to realize it.
The constitution of the League OF
Nations is the greatest instrument
ever forged for the maintenance
of the peace of the world, and it
will exercise permanent influence
for good on the future Of the human
race.
The League of Nations means the
beginning of new era for the
democracy of the world. It is the
one agency that will make the world
safe for democracy, and the masses
OF the people everywhere will in
sist upon it's prompt establishment.
There is nothing for the senate to
do but to ratify the proposition.
The labor world., 1919-02-22
BoRAH's STRANGE POSITION.

So Senator Borah of Idaho does not
want to know anything about Presi-
dent Wilson's position on the League
of Nations. He wants to be free to
fight it to the limit. and will run no
chances on being pursuaded by the
Presidents reasoning. Isn't it strange
what fools some very wise men can
make Of themselves?
The labor world., 1919-02-22
SEATTLE STRIKE COLLAPSEs.

SEATTLE SIHlAE COLLAPSES.
The Seattle general strike has
proved to be a good thing for union
labor. 1t could not have been tried
out in a more favorable city or at
more favorable time. 1t was not a
strike provoked by labor leaders. They
advised against it. at least the most Of
them did. It was strike Of the rank
and file of the membership, Influenced
largely by the radical thought 80 prev
alent throughout the world just now.
The Seattle union men have learned
their lesson, but at a very heavy cost,
and they have taught a good lesson
to union men in other cities where
the unions are not so we'll organized,
but whose radical members have been
urging the same sort Of action in
America that they have been in the
habit of pulling off in European coun-
tries.
General strikes do net work in a
country where collective bargaining is
fundamental principle of organized
labor. No honest adherent to the A.
F. of L. can consistently advocate the
breaking of contracts. It is Oil and
water that do not mix.
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MIR. TAFT AS LABOR's ADVOCATE.

Mr.. Taft's delicate compliment and
the fine tribute he paid to US to a
group of people. which we learned OF
later, has made him a friend o. an
old enemy. What we have said and
written about him and his iniquitous
injunctions are to be forgotten. He
has seen a new light. and so have we.
The Clayton law makes it impossible
for a Federal Judge to do now what
Judge Taft started. It is all past his
tory.
Mr.. Taft is today the foremost ad-
vocate in America outside Of the labor
movement OF the principle of collect
i've bargaining. He is en-ag'~' in work
as chairman of the War Labor Board
and as president of the League to
Enforce Peace that will do the work.
ers more good than his injunctions
ever did harm. In this work we are
with him as we were against him on
his sweeping intunctions. Mr.. Taft's
speech to labor in Minneapolis won
for him the sympathy and respect of
every farm minded workingman in the
meeting.
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Big $3.50 Overcoat Sale.
Sale now On.-The Big Duluth.
The labor world., 1919-02-22

Princess Mary of England wears a
pin bearing the United States shield
and eagle.
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A CLASS CONSCIOUS SALARY.

The "Class Conscious Socialist
President of the new Republic of Ger
many, Frederick Ebert, former sad
dler, is to pull down $250,0OO a year
in salary. II there is anything in
Economic Determinism'' the German
socialist leader has been far removed
from the working classes. With such
an income how can one continue to-
feel and breathe the atmosphere Of
tho poor? But that Is the business
OF the people of Germany, not ours
After all Socialists are only human.
The labor world., 1919-02-22

Big 1850 Overcoat Sale,
Sale now On.-The Big Duluth.
The labor world., 1919-02-22

Give a hungry man something to
eat before handing him advice.
The labor world., 1919-02-22

SEATTLE'S ''MAN OF THE HOUR
Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle is the
MAN of the Hour" in American news
papers. Boss Barnes Of New York
wants to nominate him for President.
Every anti-labor agency in the coun-
try is lauding him to the heavens. And
Ole likes it. But we wonder how this
old stage horse OF democracy feels in
such company
Ole is getting q lot of credit for
Whicha he is not entitled. There was
not single violation Of law reported
during tho strike His 1900 special po-
lice had nothing to do but draw their
pay. The strike might have been still
going on at full blast if it were not
for the fact that the men themselves
returned to their senses, after being
told that if they did not make good
their contracts the International Off,
GERS of their respective unions would
revoke their charters. That settled
the strike, and not Ole Hanson
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LYCEUM THEATER.
'The New Henrietta"
The labor world., 1919-02-22
SCATTERED NEWS AND COMMENT

a hand In the matter upon his return
from Europe. At least organized labor
expects him to turn the search light
on the Emergency Shipping Board to.
find out where the fault lies..
The labor world., 1919-02-22

:IYCEUM TFdEATER.
'The New Henrietta"
The labor world., 1919-02-22
AN ALL-SrAR "TROOP."

We were down to Minneapolis last
week in attendance at the Northern
Congress Of the League to Enforce
Peace, and we had a mighty enjoyable
time strutting around with William
Howard Taft. former president OF the
United States; DR.. A. Lawrence Low
ell, president of Harvard University;
Hon. Henry Morgenthau. formerly
Ambassador to Turkey; DR.. M. L.
Burton, president University Of Min
nesota; Hon. Henry Van Dyke. former
Minister to the Netherlands; Mrs.
Philip North Moore. president Ameri-
can COUNCIL Of Women; John Lind.
former Governor Of Minnesota, and a
dozen or more other illuminaries of
equal or less greatness.
It was IAN all-star troop" as Mr..
Taft named it., and he indicated that
"troop" should not be spelled
"t-r-o-u-p-e." A number of fine ad-
dresses were delivered and tho Con-
gress succeeded in uniting sentiment
in this section of the country in favor
of League of Nations.
WE'RE WEARING A BIGGER HAT.
Our light in such constellation Of
stars shined dimly. but we came home,
nevertheless, very much more proud
than when we left here. E. G. Hall,
president of the State Federation Of
Labor, delivered a most admirable ad-
dress We were the only labor speak
ers, and we. made our apologies to the
audience for making bold to speak
with such group of college men. We
were afraid we would say hadn't
ought to-" or nowhere near" for mot
nearly"
But we managed to put over what
we had to stay, and when we had
finished Mr.. Taft. who was chairman
Of the meeting, stated: "Mr. McEwsn
does not need to make any apologies
for the fact that he is not a college
graduate;. his speech ;7as one of the
best delivered at this Congress-" We
purchased a new hat the next morn
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
was taken in large volume above 1O4

was taken in large volume above 1O4
At it's high Crucible showed an ad
vance of nearly 20 points over Wed
nesday's low. On a few thousand
shares United Fruit jumped from
1856 to 1879 and on several occasions
subsequent transactions were more
than a point above previous sale.
After opening and renewing at 10
percent call money sagged to six per-
cent in the early afternoon. Liberal
offering of funds and a light demand
broke the rate.
This is the first time call funds
have loaned as low as six percent
since last Thursday when the rate
also dropped to this level in the late
afternoon.
The market closed strong. Improve
ment in tone continued to the CLOSE
and final dealings saw some Of the
best prices of the day.
Cruibcle and General Motors led the
list, the latter making a new high on
the move at 3241s and the former at
1888. At it's high Crucible showed a
recovery of nearly 25 points from
Wednesdays low Steel common at
1O4N was within half point of the
days high.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Stock Market Notes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Most lead
ing issued opened lower on the stock
market today, following last nights
treaty ratification failure. Crucible,
however, was up five points at 1856;
American Locomotive up a at 80 and
American Sugar at 1868. up Il.
United States Steel opened 102A,
off 1 Studebaker 1101a, off 17s; Cen
trail Leather 9414, off "; Marine pre-
ferred 10334, off 20; Mexican Petrol
cum 1927, off ~; General Motors
304 off 5M; United States Rubber ia
off 2%; Sinclair Oil 46A, off u and
Bethlehem b at 911a, off 1.
The Dow-Jones Agency, comment
ing on the foreign exchange situation,
said cit was only natural that rejec-
ton of the treaty as submitted to the
senate should have further I'M
settling effect on the foreign exchange
market and this resulted in sterling
getting below 81.
Following announcement that a
special directors meeting of the Cen
eral Motors Corporation had been
called to act on plan to charge the
present authorized common share cap
ital of 5000, 900 OF 800 par to 10000
900 shares of no par General Motors
stocks quickly ran up eight points to
312.
During the first hour demand sterl-
ing rallied cents on later cables re-
ceived from London which reported a
better tendency Francs checks after
reaching $50 recovered to 9.77.
Higher prices were made before the
end of the first hour. United States
Steel sold at 1885. Mexican Pc
rtoleum advanced five points from the
opening. Baldwin advanced three;
American Wooden four and General
Motors eleven.
The market became somewhat ir-
regular around noon, but the general
tone at all times was firm. Call money
rates averaged around ten percent.
Shortly before two o'clock call
money was quoted at six percent.
Higher prices ruled during the
fourth hour and United States Steel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Daily Stock Letter.

i
lTUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
I NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-The New
York Evening Suns financial review
today said:
/ The first impulse of the stock mar
ket today was to give way because
of the defeat Of the peace treaty in
the senate. Opening prices We're not
more than / to 2 points down, how
ever, at the most. The shorts were
mainly responsible for the improved
tone. A factor in the firming process
was the renewal of call loans at 10
percent, and in the carry afternoon
when gains throughout the list were
extended, the loaning rate dropped to
eight percent and the latter to six
percent.
At first sterling sight drafts
dropped for the first time in history
below the 81 level to s3.99h, but
speedily came back on covering by
shorts and ruled slightly above 81.
Further gains were added as the
session advanced. Steel sold above
105; Baldwin LOG; General Motors
1924: Texas Company 296, and not
withstanding the tax incident, Cru
chile Steel was strong from the be-
ginning and netted gain of better
than nineteen points. United Fruit,
American Sumatra, United States
Rubber and the sugars were strong
features.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
CITY NEWS

do your Christmas shopping
yearly.
Dance Woodman hall Friday
might. Agnes 7-piece orchestra.
kookuk merchants are preparing
their holiday displays. Shop early.
Fresh and picked fish all kinds.
VIM. Ewers, 1922 Main.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs F. f. Wor-
LEY, of Williamsport, Pa, son,
James William, November s. Mrs.
[Woriey was formerly Miss Ruth Pot
ter and was for some time cafeteria
director of the Y w. c.. A.
Mrs. e. w. Mccoy Of 21S South
Eighth street, sustained painful in
Jury to one of her hands yesterday,
when she ran an ice pick through the
Ifleshy part of her hand between the
thumb and forefinger while using the
instrument to open g can of milk.
A physician was called to dress the
wound and further injuries caused
by blistering when turpentine was
fused upon the hand to cauterize the
injured member.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
SAVED HER LIFE
Says POLICEMAN
Wife Was So Run Down She Los.
Fifty Pounds--Restored by
Taniac.

| Il doubt If my wife would be alive
today If it had not been for Tanlac,'
said Police Officer Joe Johnston who
for nearly twenty-five years has been
in charge Of the police emergency am
bulance Of Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs
Johnston lost fifty pounds and was SC
weak she had not been to town in
over year." he continued, 'but since
taking Tanlac her health is fine.
policeman Johnston is a familiar
figure to nearly everyone in Milwau.
kee. He is rounding out his thirty
fourth year of service on the force and
for the past sixteen years has resided
at TAB Oakland Ave-
TWO years ago my wife had bad
attack of the grippe" he continued.
She just kept on going down hill in
spite OF everything we could do and
she got so weak and nervous she
couldn't work more than ten minutes
at time without stopping to rest.
Her digestion was SO bad she could
not eat hardly anything at all She
was nearly always constipated and
had the headache practically all the
time. too, and frequently the head
aches would be SO bad she would have
to go to bed. At night she was SO
nervous she couldn't rest and would
have to get up and walk the floor to
get her nerves settled. We tried
everything we could think of to build
her up but nothing did any good and
she kept on losing what little
strength she had left.
One day | saw statement in the
paper by fellow officer about how
much good Tanlac had done him and l
got some Of the medicine for my wife
and it beat anything ever saw the
way she began to improve. Her appe-
tite came back within few days and
she could eat anything she wanted
without any bad after effects. The
headaches and nervousness disap-
peared and she sleeps fine every
night. She took six bottles of Tanlac
and gained so much in weight and
strength she now does all the house.
work without bit of trouble and she
looks and feels like a different
woman. 1t is worth hundred dol
lars just to see how she enjoys COM
ing down town again.
AS | said before l believe Tanlac
saved her life and l will be glad to
verify this statement to any one who
calls on me-
Tanlac is sold in Keokuk by Wilkin-
son & Co., in West Point by Hawkeye
Drug Co., in Donnellson by Fred F.
in Viewer by John Blume
md in Montrose by F. o. Wilcox
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
REAL ESTATE. is
CHANGING HANDS
Property on Both Sides Of Main
Street ia Being TranSTerred Every
Oay--Residencc on Fourth
and Morgan is Solo.

Property amounting to s10,500 has
been sold in Keokuk of recent date.
TWO pieces of the rear estate were
located on the north side of Main
street and two were on the south
side of Main
Bertha H. Henzel has conveyed to
PARRY L. Bartholomew a residence
pear the corner of Fourth and Morgan
Ftreets for the sum of $4,000. Cath
Erlne Buckler has purchased from
hir c., and Margaret Larson prop
frty on the corner OF Fifth and
Flmea streets for the sum of $1,000.
Anna B. Schaefer has bought from
koseph and Mary Fisk real estate on
kaeid street between C and D streets
for $500, and sold otner property
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
CAR
HAS BEEN FOUND
F. r. Bear is on His Way Back to
kcokuk With Automobile He Sold
Man Who Called Himself
Harris, IS s

r. It. Bear is returning to Keokuk
with the automobile which he sold
last Saturday to a man who gave his
name as Frank Harris. The car was
found near Chicago, according to a
telegram received here by the agency
who sells this particular make of {,
machine and Mr.. Bear is bringing it
back to Keokuk.
Frank Harris, the purchaser of the
car paid for it by giving Mr.. Bear a
check for $500 which proved worth.
less. The salesman did not investi.
gate it at once and was unable to
catch the man when he started out
after him as soon as he found the
check was protested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
MOVIE FILMS AT
SCHOOL FRIDAY
Three Reels Of Pictures Will be
Shown in Assembly Room OF
High School Tomorrow Eve
ning-Adrission Free.

There will be moving pictures at
the high school Friday night No
vember 81 at o'clock and Keokuk
people are invited to see them, adj
mission free. Children will be admit
ted only with their parents or other
older persons.
Three reels will be shown, the first
one being cat Home in the Water"
the second one, Noted Hotels and
the third reel, "a Visit With Luther
Burbank."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
PERSONALS

Miss Lutte Weber, of North Four
teenth street, has returned home
after a few weeks visit with friends
and relatives in st. Louis and St.
Charles, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mckee and
Mrs. ]. T. Mckee, of Kahoka, Mo-,
and Mr.. and Mrs. 0. E. Wilson. of
Revere, Mo, and Mrs. All Jones, Of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, came to Keokuk
Wednesday and spent the day with
Mrs j. B. Cobb, Ais North Fifth
street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20

WANTED-Machini first class, in
modern factory, city of 10000, CEN
trail Iowa. Excellent working condi-
tions. State experience, wages ex-
pected, age, and whether married or
single. Reference required. Address
"Machinists" care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
COURT ORDER.

The court has ordered that the
docket for the January term 1920,
shall include all cases in which abb
stracts were filed prior to December
10, 1919; all continued cases; all
criminal cases and certiorari pro-
ceedings which shall have been filed
thirty days before the first day Of
the term.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Election In BeIoium.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19-Final re-
turns from Sundays parliamentary
elections today showed the Catholics
elected seventy-eight candidates. So
cialists sixty-eight, liberals thirty.
three and miscellaneous parties nine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20

tine Dickey, and Thanksgiving songs
by the pupils Of the upper grades.
William Aldrich, superintendent Of
schools, will address the association,
and following his talk social ses-
sion will be held.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Names pictx 10 Victim of Pair Who
stop Him as He is Driving To !.
wards Des MoInes River
Bridge.
EHE MEN WORE MASKS
hne Of Them Used a Revolver While
the Other One "Frisked"
Him Of His
Money.

James A. Dietz was neld up by Two
men early last evening, near the
F1es Mines river bridge. The men
ire described as being Of middle age,
md both are said to nave worn
masks, or to have had handkerchiafs
over their faces. They "frisked"
their victim of three dollars.
Mr.. Dietz was driving towards Mis-
ouri and was near the Des Moines
liver bridge. The two men stepped
mt from the side Of the road, and
bne of the men held revolver on
lin, while the other one went
through his clothes.
The police believe that the job
vas done by men who evidently
thought Mr.. Dietz was a FARMER liv
Ing near the bridge, and that he was
probably coming from Keokuk and
you'd have considerable money on
bis person.
Bring Auto Back.
The automobile which was stolen
Rom DR.. Wollenweber's garage night
Before last, was evidently taken by
professionals. 1t was found that wires
Connecting with the lock on the car
bad been cut. 1t is believed that
amateurs would not know how to
handle this sort of thing.
The thieves evidently found them
belyes on the wrong road, and ditch.
I'D the car because there was plenty
bf likelihood of their being captured
There have been no arrests ip the
Renaud store robbery. but the police
hnd oti1er otficil is-are, working on
|some promising leads in the case.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
cIerks Enjoy Party.

A very pretty party was that given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Meis-
ter, 1413 Blondeau street Wednesday
evening. Their sister. Miss Anna
Hoffman was hostess to the clerks Of
the Central store. The evening was
made very enjoyable by various games
and music. At late hour dainty
luncheon was served.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Parent Teachers Association.

The Parent Teachers association OF
Jefferson school will meet Friday If
ternoon at three o'clock in the COM
munity room with the newly elected
officers serving as hostesses for the
occasion. The musical program will
include vocal selections by Miss Celes-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Social Meetino Frlday.

The Sewing society of the First
Westminster Presbyterian church
with their friends will be entertained
Friday afternoon by Mrs. G. Nj.
ILaubersheimer at her home, s1S Con-
cert street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20

HELP WANTED-We can furnish
limited number Of men or women
with pleasant spare time home work
that will average $500 to $500 week
ly. Experience unnecessary. Strictly
home work, no walking or canvassing.
State age, occupation. Enclose
stamped, self-addressed envelope. No
dabblers wanted. We mean business.
Hanna Novelty Company, (whole.
salers) S15 Sherman, Logansport, In
diana
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
LOST
MiSCELLANEO

PRESIDENT of large Des Moines
concern wishes to hear from ener-
getic man, with or without banking
experience, who is interested in enter
ing a very prosperous business in this
locality. Address Box 973. Des Moines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20

WANTED or light housekeeping
rooms; modern and good location.
Address Rooms in care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-20
Sd Louis Cash Grain. close.

st. Louis Cash Grain, Close.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 20.-Corn--
No. white, s1.40@1.41; May,
s1265s; July, s1.24A; December,
s1359s
Oats-No. 2 white, 751sc; No. 3
white, 741A@75c; No. 4 white, TAO
74Ac; May, 76kc; December, 7S1ac.