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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Chinese Business
Warns Powers

Shanghai-China's great CONNER
Gal associations have jointly served
notice on the world that they will
initiate boycott against any nation
giving assistance to either of the two
factions threatening the stability of
the Chinese Republic.
There is no mistaking the attitude
OF Chlna's business men. They pos
sess tremendous strength through
their associations or guilds uniting
those III the different lines of busi-
ness. A little more than a decade
|ago this was thrown disastrously
against American trade. Seeing that
the struggle between the north and
the south is only leading to the
downfall Of China as nation and
that both factions will come to agree
ment if outside forces do not inter-
fere to make a continuance of the
strife possible, the Chinese business
organizations have warned the Pow
ers that meddling by any of them
means economic retaliation which
could wreck such a country'h trade
in China.
That Japan is directly aimed at in
this move was not concealed. Chin
ese business cannot be deceived; and
the action Of China's commercial or
ganizations shows how far national
consciousness has developed. The
pressure from the Powers is making
China into a United nation. In this,
Japan has had a large share since
1914, though this has been the very
opposite of her intentions and her
treacheries during the great war.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Sweeping Congressional
Investigation
Imminent ,
Republican Congress to Look in
to Affairs of Democratic
Regime During War

| The report comes from Washington
that the Republican Congress viii
make an exhaustive INVESTIGATION Of
the Democratic conductiof the war
and particularly as to the huge war.
time expenditures, whid are esti
mated by General March Is being fol
all departments, S2l ,2opO0,OW, O
which amount the War Department
is said to have spent, in found mum
bers, $4,000, 100000, or about two
thirds of the entire sum.
While the system of political par.
ties is not without faults, one thine
fortunate about it is the fad that the
alienation of governmentl control
from one party to anothertprovides
an automatic means of checking ur
official acts which. while af course
subject to abuse, is of realwalue to
the country. Thus today thu Repub-
licans are keen in their deire (for
political purposes, perhaps. but still
to the advantage of the public) to
discover and disclose any Ind all
shortcomings of the Democnts who
have recently been exercising full
governmental power; tomor ow, or
the tomorrow after tomorrok, the
Democrats. or perhaps some ntw par
ty will be in power and just ; keen
to reveal the mistakes or othef faults
of the Republican regime.
This sort of house-cleaning " op-
posing political parties answeri fair
ly we'll as far as it goes, but thetrou-
bic is that it does not go far erpugh.
These checking-up periods ara too
far apart; then too they are tos apt
to stop when purely political mdives
are attained and before the woik is
fully completed.
If then this means of checking up
the official acts of public servants is
so inadequate and unsatisfactory, pne
may we'll inquire whether there is
any other available means of accom-
plishing this desirable purpose. OF
course the different governmental
departments and bureaus have invks-
tigation corps which serve TO keep
the officials fairly closely in touch
for public inspection, and even Con-
gress is often refused access to them
on the ground that to furnish them
would be contrary to the public in
terest." The most effective fciviiian
agescy for IBIS purpose is the press.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

the A. E. F. then expected of the
" a service which it would be diff
ficult to maintain in the most excel
lently functioning department of the
army. Transportation was made
quate. Military necessity did not
permit the transportation necessary
for supplies; and fighting men in
the front lines did not receive sup
plies which had been advertised and
IN manner promised, and which
they expected would be delivered.
mo such service was expected of
other welfare organizations. such as
the Knights of Columbus, Saliva
tion Army, Jewish Welfare Board,
and Red Cross; and these organiza-
tions have avoided this general
sourc of harsh criticism by not as
suming this canteen work The pos
sibility of a general free distribution
was eliminated, as it would have re-
CURED possibly ten times the amount
of funds collected in the United
States to have supported such a pro-
Ject. Since the Knights Of Colum-
bus, the Salvation Army, the Jewish
Welfare Board, and the Red Cross
have not assumed in any way respon-
sibility for canteen work, these or
ganizations could operate when and
where they pleased and maintain at
all times reputation for work we'll
done. With this. and the fact that
these organizations gave much for
free distribution, which the sY' from
necessity could not do, an unfair and
unJ<st comparison was made.
There can be no doabt that the
Y has done a great work in the A.
E. F. and that time will eliminate
much of the fault finding which At
one time was prevalent.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Through cooperative measures, as
we'll as by the individual initiative of
public spirited, publishers, it is al
ready doing tremendously impor-
tant' work in this direction, and 1t IS
upon this means that the public must
rely for the remedy in this matter.
The press of this country, and OF
the whole world, is rapidly becoming
more and more an effective Secret
Service of the people, ready and will
ing, at all times. and regardless OF
the trouble and expense involved, to
keep the public advised on all SUBJ
jects about which it desires to know
the facts.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Nationahr Work Coun-
eli REYES Report Of
hstigators
investigates Cover Work of
War Orghizations Serving
Sod IS in France

New York, une 2-The first re-
port made in Pnnection with the Of
s;eial army Investigation OF war
work organizions in France, order
ed by Secet| of War Baker. was
inst received 5ere at the headquar-
,.rs Of the Rational War Work
.council OF thf ~. NJ. c. A. The re-
mort covers t activities Of the Y.
4 NJ C. A., theknights OF Columbus.
Salvation Any, Jewish Welfare
Board, and sher organizations IN
the area arouH Gondrecourt, and IS
based on h1d dreds of sworn state
ments which IRE submitted as part
Of the repora The three volumes
Of the reportkake up 503 pages.
(: Army offi@s who made the in
Vpection unds the direction Of Ma
or L. B. Raos, 18th Division Inspec-
.dr, investigated the question of cam
cen managetent, personnel, ade-
6uacy Of sutAies for free distribu-
ton, WORKER and canteen supplies
At the front Educational and recrea-
tional facilite, the service for the
transmission If soldiers funds, and
the attitude id performance of du-
ties Of individual welfare workers.
That the Rights of Columbus, the
Salvation AIRY, the Jewish Welfare
Board, and Rd Cross avoided harsh
criticism by ut assuming RESPONSE
bility for cafeen work and hence
were able to work when and where
they pleased end thus maintain at
oil times reutation for work we'll
done, is the fatement made by the
report to acSunt in part for the
criticism dreted against the Y. NJ.
c. A. as corpared with other war
work agencid On account Of this
fact and becase these other organi-
1ations gave .away much for free
distribution, 9hich the "Y" from ne
eessity could lot do. says the report,
unjust and unfair comparison was
made to the dscredit Of the "Y." 1t
Is pointed ouE that if the "Y" had
adopted polly of general free dis
trlbution, possibly more than ten
times the anpunt of funds Collect
Cd in the United States would have
been requiredto support such pro-
|ect
Speaking ofthe "Y" workers them
ls!ves, the r9ort makes this state
mt:
aThe great najority of the 'Y' per-
lcnnel were Generous, sympathetic,
9rdworking md self-sacrificing. 1t
: syident thai much fearless, untir-
ng work was done among the front
as troops. Ills to be regretted that
splendid jervice was overshad-
IN part sy criticism for which |
|.. lersonnel lin general are in no
~ responsibk."
! Inc section giving the findings as /,
y the canteen tervice is as follows:
The gr.ate4 source of criticism !
sas the taking over of the general .
sateen work. By this, the " as
'fesplnsibility Of gigantic !
sisHk livery organization of
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Pershns evolutionary commander
congratulated every
personally
Pershings inspection the c. which
surprised
ally
the
standing attention.
hterrogated number Of the solder
and exhibited the minute interest nevhng their
q Y. the
difficulty q doing TAI : F''
To he
tell
deal havhs
for It Z
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Americans Reported
Missing at Coblentz

Bv a dispatch received late today,
eighty men are reported missing, as
a result of the explosion of muni-
ton dump and fire in building
occupied by American troops IN the
Coblentz district The report gives
no intimation as to the origin of eth
er the fire or the explosion. and pre-
sumablv both were accidental.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

THE POWER OF ADVERTISING
is NEVER REALIZED UNTIL IT
HAS BEEN TRIED. THE RE-
VIEW INVITES YOU TO TRY ITS
ADVERTISING COLUMNS.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Banks to be
Closed Tomorrow

The banks of Morgan City will be
closed tomorrow in observance of the
Confederate Veterans Memorial
Day, which has been set aside as .
legal holiday. -s.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Red Seal Carbon Paoer. Writing
Fluids and Inks and Typewriter Rib
hons for sale 1t The Review Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
MRS. ROSS DIES
AT MONTROSE
Old Resident There Passes Away at
Home Of Mrs. Kate II. Reed-Had
Lived In That Place Since
1906.

Mrs Ellen Ross Of Montrose. died
Sunday, Dec. 81, at the home of Mrs.
Kate H. Reed, where she was making
her home for the winter.
Amelia Ellen Snively was born in
Pike county. Illinois. Sept. Is, 1S43.
She spent much of her lif elm Evans
vile, Ind, where she was married to
f. M. Ross in September, 1866. Soon
after their marriage they came to
Montrose where they have lived ever
since, Mr.. Ross having preceded his
wife in deash four years ago.
They were the parents of seven
children. Three died in infancy. The
surviving children are Mrs w. 5.
Farrar, Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Orian Pitt,
Adrian, H., Charles Ross and Harvey
Ross, whose addresses are unknown.
She is survived also by two brothers,
Joseph Snively, Lamont, Iowa. and II.
N. Snively, Burlington, Iowa; also a
number of grandchildren.
Mrs. Ross united with the Latter
Day Saints church in 1867 to which
she was a faithful and loyal supporter
for over fifty years. ,
She had not been well for several
months and one week ago she was
taken with an attack of peritonitis
from which she gradually grew worse.
Her suffering was intense, but she
bore It patiently. She was a good
neighbor and was always ready to as
sist where she could
Because Of her long residence there
she has many friends who sympathizo
with the family in their loss.
The funeral will be conducted at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
THEATERS.
Crpheum Theatre.

s. ~ SrpHSum ne0tre.
The Manhatton Girls Co. made
complete change of program last night
at the Orpheum theatre, and judging
from the capacity audience the show
was tremendous success. The
beauty chorus of singers and dancers
in beautiful wardrobe looked very
stunning. Little Ethel Hagan, that
cute soubrette, always full of vim and
pep, sang and danced her way right
into the hearts of the audience espe-
Icially in one number she received en-
core after encore and with the coined
ian, Bobby Hagan, this clever couple
carried off the honors of the show.
comedians that have ever visited our
town, and he does not resort to the
use of vulgarity or suggestiveness to
amuse the public The straight man,
Mr.. Novels is a clean cut young chap
and handled his part in faultless style.
Don Clark, late of Neil O'Brien's min
strels, has a beautiful baritone voice
and had to respond to several we'll
earned encores. Mr.. Edwards appear
ed as blackface comedian. although
his part was small, during his stay
on the stage he showed as good
blackface comedian, and received
many hearty laugh. Although this is
a small company OF 10 people, they
have many a larger show beat'a mile.
All the members of the company are
ladies and gentlemen, and during their
stay here. have made many friends,
and from the way the public appre-
ciates their efforts, it looks like they
will have long deserved run at the
Orpheum theatre. Since Mr.. Shan
non has taken management of the
theatre, the business is increasing
daily, as the theatre is always kept
nice and clean and warm. So if you
want to see and enjoy a good show.
a show that pleases everybody, bring
along your wife, mother. sweetheart
or children and enjoy good clean,
refined, moral entertainment. in a
warm. comfortable theatre, then come
to the Orpheum theatre.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
WELL KNOWN
FAIRFIELD MAN
s. Mex cnncy Who Died There Sat-
.urday is One of Most Prominent
Lawyers in First Dis
trict.

u. S. McKenney, one Of the. most
fominent attorneys in Fairfield and
hown throughout the entire first dis
fct, died Saturday at. his home
lere. Mr.. McKenney was connected
18th the Jefferson county bar and
18th every movement for the better
lent Of the community. He was
fominently mentioned in first district
plitics and was one of the best known
ftorneys in the district.
Mr.. Mckinney was born in Fairfield
1854 and took his law work in Grin
Ell college He formed "a partnership
fth Judge Charles d. Leggett in 1877
lhich continued to the present time,
fcept for the time the judge was on
be bench. Mr.. McKenney was mar
Led to Miss Ada Light who died in
ES7. Two years later he married
Hiss Julia Scofield of Carthage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
HyAM1LT6N GAIE2GGrY
~ ! HAMILTON IL, DEC. e. ~
HAMILTON, ILL, DEG. 90.

Miss Helen Hempen Is making a
good recovery from an operation for
appendicitis and hopes to be able
to return to her st0dies In the high
school for the holiday vacation.
A new arc light has been put up
on Eighth and Oak streets. 1t will
surely be appreciated as It will light
the entrance to the chautauqua
grounds.
Mrs. Catherine Yeast is improving
her residence, enlargng her rooms by
enclosing part of the front porch.
Mr.. Shields who lives at the edge
of lakewood, was injured Thursday
while in the woods. All his family
know Of the sad accident Is a woman
who lived near the woods said Mr..
Shields came to her door and walked
lin, seemingly in a dazed condition.
she telephoned for assistance ana
Mr.. Shields was removed to his
home. His head was all bloody and
one side was bruised ana crushed.
He is still unconscious at this time.
His son, Jesse Shields, has arrived
from Boone, Iowa, to assist in his
care. The team was hitched to log
and was found at the depot. The
many friends of the family Will
anxiously hope to hear that the acci-
dent will not prove so serious as 1t
seems at this time.
The P. e. o. sisterhood will enjoy
a Christmas party Tuesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Chas. Cochrane.
Members are asked to be there at
2:30.
Bert Byers of Rock Island, is visit
ing his family in Hamilton.
Miss Grace Williams who Is
student at Underwood school near
St Louis, has arrived nome for the
holiday vacation.
The merchants report fne Christ
mas trade.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22

The Music club presented very
interesting Christmas program at the
home of Misses Alice and Marybeth
Leroy Wednesday evening.
Miss Helen Howe, instructor OF
music In the public schools, is spend
ing her vacation at her home in Mus
catine, Iowa.
\ The body of Ralph Mcclellan, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mcclellan,
was brought to Hamilton from Glen
wood. Iowa., and was buried at Oak
wood cemetery Tuesday.
The Hamilton schools closed Fri.
day and will not reopen until Jan. 5.
Miss Philena Clark. superintendent
OF schools, has planned to spend her
vacation at her home in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Smith OF Dur
ham, Calf, arrived Friday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Groves Mrs.
Smith formerly lived in Hamilton.
william Mitchell of lakewood, is re.
covering after several days or severe
illness.
Miss Helen Jackson OF Wythe town
snip, returns home the last OF this
week from Macomb, where she is at.
tending school.
the lakewood school will give their
christmas program at their school
building Tuesday, evening. A play
VIII be presented by the upper
grades.
Miss Erma Groves who is teaching
at Burnside, is spending the week
END with her parents IN lakewood.
Mrs. II. G. Hosford who has been
III from severe cold, is reported
Trueman Hosford and Arthur
Doughrity, students at Knox college.
returned home Friday evening for
two weeks holiday vacation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22

plan of settlement was to be dis
cussed, has been called off, it was an
nOunced.
President Wilson appointed Henry
NJ Robinson, of Pasadena, Calf. !;
John P. White and Rembrandt Peale,
members OF the commission to in.
vestigate wages and working condi-
tons in the coal industry, provided
for in the strike settlement agree
ment.
Mr.. Robinson will represent the
public, Mr.. White the miners, and
Mr.. Peale the operators.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
ANDY GUMP is
HELPING SANTA
Faomus Character Brings His Dollar
to Community, Conflicts Head.
quarters For Their
Work. asa

Andy Gump is contributing to the
Community Christmas work. Where's
Chester, Min, and Uncle BIN?
The Community Christmas head
quarters is one of the busiest places
in town today, as the baskets are
being packed and cases are being in
vestigated where the baskets will be
distributed. Additional money and
donations of all kinds are needed, or
the committee will not be able to full
fill all of Santa Claus obligations.
Jellies and fruits will be appreciated,
and any of the local butchers who
want to donate meat as their share of
the Christmas donations will be well
come to do so.
]. K. Markley has donated twenty
five pounds of meat.
Members of the Keokuk Council,
U C. T. will take care of the delivery
of baskets.
Donations are acknowledged today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
)PERATORS
!. TO COOPERATE
betting Scheduled For Tomorrow at
4 Cleveland Has Been Called
Off by Owners or
Mines.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Coal OPP
eators will cooperate fully with
fesident Wilson's three-man COM
assion named to investigate the
ming situation, it was learned TO-
Ia at headquarters of the executive
2lice Of bituminous coal operators.
eae meeting scheduled for tomorrow
y cleveland, in which the PROPOSE
W. Of standing aloof from Wilson's
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
[EUT. GOVERNOR
MOORE in CITY
Spoke This Afternoon Before
Unity Club and Was Busy Meet
Ing Local People All Dur
ing Say Here.

Lieut.. Gov. E. r. Moore. of Iowa,
3 here today. ldr. Moore was the
|est OF the Unity club this noon at
\ usual noon luncheon and spoke to
+ members on the interesting topic
Personal Responsibility in Public
FAIRS
The lieutenant governor was kept
|sy during his brief stay here meet
local people and discussing mat
Is of interest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
|waalsee Runs Into Freight Train
Monroe, NO., But No One In
Automobile 10 /,
Injured.
WHEEL DAMAGED
M Train Gave No Warning and
Ltoisss Did Not See It Until Il
Was Too Late to Avoid
Collision.

there is such a thing as. a
~ accident" r. II. Wallace Of
kiIton. can be said to have had
Not many automhobilists can
how they ran into a freight train.
llv coroner's inQuests tell that
to inquisitive reporters. Mr..
ace. Marshal Mekemson and Mr..
chler OF Monroe, Mo-, are al
ting themselves Favored by the
Of luck.
accident occurred in Monroe,
where there are two railroad
xs less than four blocks apart.
with nothing to mark the tracks
by the Wabash and the M. X.
road. The Burlington tracks
marked. Mr.. Wallace was driy-
khis car there Saturday. with Mar
Mekemson in the rear. seat ana
| Dreschler in the front seat. The
Twas enclosed and the men were
bundled up in heavy coats with
hrs up.
/ truck passed Mr.. Wallace's car,
suddenly Mr.. Dreschier, who was
he the direction from which the
was coming, shouted. This was
| Wallace's first notification .Of the
roach of the train. Even the rails
not show, as the tracks were
klutely on ground level. Mr.. Wal
applied the brakes, and slid
int fifty feet into the third car
Y the engine. AS he realized he
going to hit the train, Mr.. Wal
turned the machine slightly, SO
left front wheel was crushed
kn the auto hit the freight car.
suction Of the train kept pulling
auto so that every car that pass.
|chewed out bit of the front Of
auto. To Mr.. Mekemson's pres
y of mind In Jumping out and
hing against the car to counteract
suction of the train, Mr.. Wallace
hbutes the fact that no one was
Ired in the car.
he train made no warning sound,
Wallace said, and the men in
truck corroborated his statement.
" said that they tried their best
make Mr.. Wallace know that a
ID was coming, for they could see
freight coming, and yelled and
red their arms to try to notify
that the train was almost on
!. The truck passengers turned
II faces away when they saw the
PLACE car go on, for they expected
lind the machine smashed and oc-
ANTS killed.
he train was a local freight with
be twenty-five cars, and was going
mt forty miles an hour. No one
the train seemed to know that the
o had collided with 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
Howat Goes TO Jail.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 22.-
Alexander Howat. president of the
Kansas district of the United Nine
Workers, was sent to jail this after
noon by Federal Judge "A. B. Ander-
son. He will remain in Jail untn
next Monday afternoon when he will
appear to answer to charges OF vio-
lating the governments anti-strlRe
and the Lever act.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22

Keokuk; Phillips H. c., End, Keokuk;
RUDE, George. Van Buren,, TWP;
Reidy, j. j., 7th, Keokuk; Richard,
]. N, 9Th, Keokuk; Reedy, Patrick,
End, Keokuk; Roghlin, P. E., Des
Moines Twp; Swinhardt, w. S., 9Th,
Keokuk; Stern, w. H., list, keokuk;
Schneider, Henry, Jackson Twp. (out-
side); Stafford H. H, 9Th, Keokuk;
Scovern, Byron, Des Moines TWP;
Schultz, Chas., j.. 9th, Keokuk; Tabor,
ID. p, LIST, Keokuk; Ulrick. Walter,
1th, Keokuk; Van Doren, E.. Bird, keo-
kuk; Water, j. W., 1st. keokuk;
Walker, NJ B. :, 3rd, Keokuk; Watz-
nauer, l.. A.. Jackson Twp. (outside);
Young, ]. H., Charleston Twp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
Greeted With Wild Cheers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, Dec. 21.-(Nigh)--Pre-
mier Nitti unexpectedly announced
in the chamber Of deputies tonight
that bill would be introduced allo-
eating to parliament the right to
make war or peace-a preroga'lve
hitherto held only by the crown. The
announcement was greeted with Wild
cheers.