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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
A WINNING FIGHT.

President Wilson in his speaking tour is pre-
senting an issue to the people in regard to the
treaty and the league of nations which does not
exist. AS Senator Selden P. Spencer, OF Mis-
souri,. points out, the issue before the American
people is not, as the president indicates
choice between acceptance or rejection of the
treaty. We are not necessarily called upon to
choose between acceptance of a treaty precise
" as it is written or, failing thus to accept It, to
face absolute rejection of the entire negotia-
tons The real issue before the American peo-
pie is as to whether they prefer to take the
treaty precisely as it is written or to have such
reservations ingrafted into it as will absolutely
safeguard American rights, constitutional, do
nestle and traditional, and fully protect our IN
dependence of action as a nation in the future.
Continuing, Senator Spencer asserted that 1t IS
not unfair to state in the light of known facts
that the treaty of peace is peculiarly and, I'M
fortunately, SO far as the United States is con-
cerned, a one-man document.
AS the president progresses in his westward
Journey each dav sees the detection of at least
one or more Of his supporters in the senate.
The latest Cleserter is Simmons, of North Caro-
lima, who was Immediately preceded III like ac-
ton by Senator Hol1e Smith, of Georgia, and
Senator Shields, of Tennessee; and it is regard
ed in Washington as inevitable that Senator
Overman. of North Carolina will announce his
intention to support the reservations reported
by the committee on foreign affairs 1t looks
like the fight for the protection Of American in
terests is already won.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
WAR SHOCK AS
MURDER DEFENSE
Hero of Vimy Ridge on Trial for Kill.
ing Young Man Who He
Claimed Betrayed His
Dau1hter.

GOLD BEACH, Ore, Sept S.-A
hero of Vimy Ridge, George d.
Chenoweth. is facing fire again today
from the battery Of legal talent
commanded by c. H. Burlington,
attorney for Curry county.
Whether the world-war veteran
will escape unscathed from the
present battle, depends upon jury
which will decide If he is guilty Of
George Syonam.
The legal battle of today. at which
his freedom for the balance of his
is at stake, ana the fight
when his life was in the balance as
he faced Hun bullets and shells, are
interviewer. The defense will at
tempt to prove that due to the fact
he was gassed and, later, knocked
senseless by a fragment or Boche
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
BLIND ADULATION

will swear that they used sledge
hammers on brand new aerial
motors, taken from brand new
fighting planes and destroyed on
orders from headquarters.
The American army won great
victories in France-because Of
the characteristics Of the Ameri-
can doughboy. But it will be
high crime against the country.
If investigations now in progress
and Investigations proposed do
not get to the bottom OF some of
the ranlcest military i1eff1ciency
that ever asserted itself in time
of war; an inefficiency that can
be traced unerringly to the regu-
lar army of the United States.
Our trouble Is that we are will
ing to take too much ror granted,
merely because victory came the
way Of the allies IN this war.
We have not gone beneath the
surface. An endless array OF
testimony can be produced that
will portray in vivid manner the
shocking weakness Of a West
Point system Of military manage
ment We need West Point. We
need an army. We need military
training. But the time has come
to put an everlasting stop to the
Prussianism and inefficiency
within our own military forces.
Credit is due General Perish
ing. He was the commander of
the American expeditfonary force
in France. But it is foolhardiness
to so blindly commend any man
at the very time when there is
grave question as to not few
things that have occurred under
his regime. General Pershfng
may be all that his staunch adj
mirers claim for him. The men
who fought under his leadership
may have come home with an
erroneous impression OF the man
and his ability. But so long as
there is any questioning the stu
alton we should not be too severe
in our censure Of four congress
men who couldn't see their way
clear to bestow an insurmount.
able military honor on the man
who was responsible for condi-
tions in France which now are
under investigation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The
New York Times criticises the
four members of the house OF
representatives who voted against
the bill to confer on John J.
Pershing the permanent rank of
General. The Times seconds the
assertion OF Representative
Campbell, OF Kentucky, that
General Pershing mas demon.
strated himself to be such
commander of men that this
country can not afford to bestow
upon him too great an honor"
There are two ways or looking at
that statement and two ways of
Interpreting It. Likewise there
are two ways of considering Gen.
eral Pershing.
When the civil war was ended
Ulysses S. Grant was so popu-
lar with the men over wnom he
had served and with the country
for whose preservation he had
fought that he was elected presi-
dent. If John J. Pershing ran
for president on either ticket he
would not receive the votes OF
five per cent. of the men who
went to France. 1t would be
difficult to diagnose that situa-
ton, but it is there. On one
ship which brought home many
hundreds Of men from overseas
presidential poll was taken.
Pershing received 1ust four
votes. A Cedar Rapids officer
who was on that ship IS authority
for this information.
There has been much COM
plant about the harsh and
wholly brutal manner IN which
American military prisoners
were treated in and near Paris.
So far a lieutenant and a SER
gcan. have been convicted in
courts martial intended to cover
up this rotten situation-but
General Pershing must have
known something about what
was going on in Paris. 1t Is
charged that millions of dollars
worth of American aircrafts
were wantonly destroyed after
the signing of the armistice. In
vestigation of this charge so far
has produced little but white
wash, though there are men who
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
TOO MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS.

Accidents resulting from the operation OF
automobiles are altogether too numerous, and
the major portion Of them is entirely unneces-
sary. Every day one or more accidents are re-
ported, and newspapermen expect big story
OH these happenings over Monday after the
large Sunday traffic, when the state highways
and paved streets carry professions of the ma
chimes occupied by people who start out for a
few hours Of recreation.
The principal contributing factor to auto mis-
haps is not SO much carelessness of drivers as
their evident forgetfulness or intentional dis
regard of the speed at which they are going
"A man or woman will declare that twenty miles
an hour is plenty fast enough for an auto to
travel, but as soon as he or she knows enough
about machine to sit at the wheel all sense of
speed seems to be dulled and the chances Of
accident appear to have been discountd This
PECULIAR characteristic is sometimes termed
speed mania. That is a polite name for it. In
reality it is nothing less than foolhardiness.
Any speed above twenty-five miles an hour is
dangerous, because no driver is then in entire
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
is POUNDING
STONE WALL
Chairman Of Republican Committee
Says President Wilson's Peace
Treaty Appeal 10
Hopeless.

CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. SIN state
ment issued here Will H. Hays. chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee, declared that President Wilson
was pounding against stone will in
attempting to have the peace treaty
ratified without reservations.
Chairman Hays statment, in full,
follows:
l agree with President Wilson that
the treaty will be ratified, but the
ratification will be accompanied ny
reservations absolutely safeguarding
the full independence and freedom OF
action of this republic. That is the
simple fact which the president may
as well recognize first as last. at
present he is only pounding against a
stonewall of patriotism winch has al
ready become impregnable and is daily
increasing i'll width, strength and
height. The committee reservations
constitute the irredueible minimum OF
TIE requiem ents of a substantial ma
jority of senators who cannot be
coerced or cajoled into violating their
oaths of office to hold America first.
There is no partisanship in their posi-
ton. sTrue, every republican senator
without exception stands with rhe
committee, but because he is dn
Americar-not because he is repub-
lican. sincerely believe further that
an actual majority of the democratic
senators feel the same way and evil
dences multiply daily that when the
time comes a considerable numoer
will vote the same way.
It is for the president to determine
when the test shall be made The
treaty will be reported out this week
and vote can be had as soon as it can
be reached under the rules unless /.
is delayed by senators acting under
the direction of the president hiTself.
1t is simply now up to the administra-
ton to decide whether it will or will
not accept at once these essential
guarantees of American independence
which will unquestionably be promptly
accepted by the other nations. It Is
imperative that this matter be set
tied right 1t ought, by all means, to
be settled promptly. The full respon-
sbility for any delay will rest upon
the president and him alone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

shell, Chenoweth's nina was some
what unbalanced; that the veteran
was victim of emotional insanity
when he shot and killed Sydnam.
Chenoweth, returning home from
the war, found, he claimed that his
daughter had been betrayed by Sgd
nam, aged 20. He Immediately sought
the young man, found him dancing
in public hall. and fired several
shots into his body. Cnonowetn gave
himself up.
Practically all interest, at the open
ing of the Curry county circuit court
here today, centered on the case.
Chenoweth is a former member or
the Oregon legislature.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
For ski, Tortures

Don't worry about eczema or otha
skin troubles. You can have cleal;
healthy skin by using Zemo, obtalneo
at any drug store for 35c, or extra lars'
bottle at $1.00. :.
Zemo generally removes pimples
blackheads, blotches, eczema and ring,
worm and makes the skin clear any
healthy. Zemo is a clean, penetrating,
antiseptic liquid, neither sticky no. a.,
greasy and stains nothing. It is easny
applied and costs mere trifle for eaG'
application. 1t is always dependaDle'
The E. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland. O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
TODAYS BlT OT VERSE
OVERHEARD.

OVERHEARD.
I am little unnamed brook,
And through the open meadow flow.
My course is straight no bed nor nook
Enhance me as onward go.
But oh! the loneliness untold
mirror of the sky and sun,
Sunrise and sunset hues enfold
And friendly stars when day is done.
I'm like some lovely tranquil soul
Who walks the ordered common way
With eyes that see the FURNISHED gold
Beyond lifes dross of every day.
Florence Van Fleet Lyman
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

people at first" says the letter. but
they soon learned thar the laws of
Honduras were equally just and al
lowed all the privileges In the pur.
suit of life and happiness enjoyed
under British rule. The administra-
ton of the present governor, r. Bara-
bona Mejia, whose headquarters are
at Roatan, the capital, is giving gem
eral satisfaction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
How Owls Eat.

Omaha World-Herald: Owls have a
peculiar method of eating. They eat
everything they want, whenever they
find it. and swallow the whole
The idea would De
the same il you sat down to dinI,cr
and consumed the beefsteak, plates,
napkins, tablecloth, knives, forks AID
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Des Moines Capital: General Per-
shing has been an honor to the
United States of America. He has
conducted himself as soldier and
gentleman. In his conduct and his
valor he has given example to the
millions of men who served under
him. In all of his transactions with
statesmen and soldiers of other lands
he has conducted himself In man.
ner BETTING his position as head OF
the greatest army ever gathered to-
gether, fighting under the flag of the
greatest nation on earth.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
melancholy days are here all right.
If you have any doubt on the sub
ject call a coal man and get his price
list.
Carroll Herald: Governor Harding
has good idea; he would help the
present situation by having expenses
cut to the minimum and rigid econ
omy practiced in the national adj
ministration Good. Such a reform
might not hurt anything if started
under the golden dome in Des
Moines.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t is going
to require an unusual amount of
casuistry to determine when profit
has crossed the line between legiti-
macy and profiteering.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Congress
is going ahead with settlement of the
railroad problem withou. so much as
trying to find the whereabouts Of
Clifford Thorne.
Manson Democrat: 1t is limited
that Bryan is fishing for another
nomination for the presidency. Hope
he gets it-there are SO many fellows
just aching to get another swat at
him.
Des Moines Register: The wonder
is that so few men become mentally
unbalanced as result of studying
the family balance sheet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

spoons. After the owl has had !
conglomeration in his department
the interior for some time, and It
been dlgested for all the nutrlt
there is in IL, his organisms ms
permit him to drop the refuse
through his mouth in the form Of
hard. round pellet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

You will find as you look back upon your
life that the moments that stand out, the
moments when you have really lived, are the
moments when you have done things IN
spirit of love-Henry Drummond.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

Too many bathtubs, safety razors and cakes
of soap in this country to make possible a big
crop of red anarchy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

Burlington Hawk-Eye: 1t is going
to require an unusual amount OF
casuistry to determine when profit
has crossed the line between legiti-
macy and profiteering.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Congress
is going ahead with settlement of the
railroad problem withour so much as
trying to find the whereabouts OF
Clifford Thorne.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-08

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
melancholy days are here all right
If you have any doubt on the sub
ject call a coal man and get his price
list.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21
A p = L

MOI consatenii din comma Cri.
stian, judetul Sibiiu, aflatori in
orasul Salem, Ohio 81 in Farrell,
Pa, am fnfiintat un fond pentru
orfanii 81 neputinciosii care s'or
afla in comuna noastra Cristian
de pc urma razboiului mondial,
$; rugam pc aceasta Gale pc toti
consatenii nostri care sc afla in
America sd bine voiasca ola
tot sprijinul dior posibil acestui
fond, pentru ca 81 moi sd putem
aiuta la timpul sau pc eel lipsiti.
Tot pc aceasta Gale rngam pc
toti consatenii nostri care vor
ceti aceste rinduri sd bine voias-
ca ne scrie o carte 81 adresa
unde Sc afla, ca sa le pntem tri-
mite 0 colecta de la acest fond
de ajutor ca sa va puteti convin-
ge mai bine.
Va salut pc toti cn stima:
vasile Balan, r. F. D. No. 2, Sa-
lem, Ohio.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21

Societatea rOmina dc ajntor 81
cultura Carol IL din Ellwood
City, Pa, aduce la cunostinta
tuturor fratilor membrii din loc
81 din jur, ca societatea noastra
"a avut adunare generala extra
ordinara in ziua de 2 Martie 1919
la care sedinta s'a adus inainte
fratilor memhrii ca sd Sc faca o
alta hala noua, mai la polite.
S'a hotarft ca fiecare frate mem
bru din loc 81 din jur este obligat
a plati o repartitie de 10 dolari
pentru edificarea halei noua in
timp de 80 de zile, adeca pima la
/ Apriiie 1919. La l Aprilie 1919
va expira timpul. Grezind ca fie-
care frate membru Isl va cunoaste
datorinta SO fata de societate.
Banii Sc vor incasa la oficinl
societatii din localitate, lar la caz
ca nu Sc va putea face hala, ba-
Mi Sc vor restitui la fiecare mem
bru inapoi.
in numele societatii Carol r.
din ElIwood City, Pa:
Ilie Dolgae, presedinte.
loan s. Ghibu, secretar.
70 g, g, e. 90 Martin\
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21

hambar de grin, cucuruz, garaj
pentrn automobil, tul hous, pomi
de tot neamal Re { acare. Sc vim
de GU pretul de $500, 1900 bani
gata 81 restul poo la an Gu intere-
Sc de 6 procente la suta. Cine do
reste informatiuni mai desproa-
pc sa scrie pc ladresa urmatoare +.
John Negi 117a Russell Street,
Detroit, Mich.
(65-67\
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21

Clubul Cultural ,,Llmina" cu
sediuI pc East Side, va aranja 0
petrecere pc ziua de 4 Maiu 1919.
Deci pc aceasta Gale rugam ono
ratele Societati 81 Cluburi din
loc a nu aranja alte petreceri pc
ziua SlIs numita.
In speranta ca ne veti lua in
considerable rugarea noastra, va
salutam cu stima.
in numele Clubului cultural
,,IIumina' din Cleveland, Ohio
Const. Sindilar, pres aranjator
(66--72)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21
PARMA DE vfNzARE.

40 de acare farlna in orasnl
vassar, Mich. Pamintul sd vinde
din minA libera, nu prin agent, 81
este ID eel mai bun loc, departare
de 5 minute de oras 81 de la sta.
tic. LAMA de fer trece prin farma
mea. Pc ferlnk este casz nare q,
Is odai si culind, fintfna Gu apa
(huA piynitx mare de cement u
[inc8 alte 5 Eidiri, grajd mare,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21
Do-aIo Sociei5iiIof,

Societatea ,,Murasana" din Ha-
rrisburg, Pa. - Convoaca pc toti
hembrii sal lua parte la sedmta
generala extra ordinara, care Sc
va tinea Dumineca, % Martie
1919, in localul societatii ,,Mura-
sana's din 941 N. 7-th Str, la O.
rele 2 p. IN. Stunt rugati staruitor
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21

"a actrlte4e La teatru, asa ca sa sa-
meme intocmai ell fotografia presl-
pusa a fnfatisa pc mama lui Hans.
Dintre cei ce luasera parte la Sc
dinH M mai erau Gle fata, cind Sc
aprinsera lampile, decft trei insi:
prietennl meu Bernheim, t7narul
supleant pc care il intilnisem ziua
trecuta la d-l de Devitz ST dana
batrfna, groasa, paralizata de spai-
ma nh mia trebuit mutt spirit de
Observable ca sa ghicesc in ca pc
doamna vaduva de consilier Will
legart. Toti ceilalti disparusera, pa
reca lar fl inghitit pamintul.
Binevoieste a tie trezi din le-
lsin, domnisoara, - zisei spiritului
care, Gu ochii fnchisi, continua sd
zaca la pieptul meu; n Fam nici-
Iun gind rau Gu dumneavoastra, dar
as vrea sa-mi dati citeva .deslusiri.
Aparitia deschise. ochii, Sc uita
un moment speriata la mine, apoi
ofta adfnc 81 desfac1ndu-se din bra
tele nele cazu plingind la genun-
Chi damei celei batr1ne.
Bernheim sc uita cu ochi scfnteie
tori de mimic la cele doua insela-
toare, incit ma temeam, ca nu cum
va. uitind ca are face GU doua fe-
mel, sa sc repeada asupra lor. Pc
cInd cautam sal potolesc, suple-
antul care 81 ell fusese una din vic
time, explorase cabinetul misterios,
Gle unde Sc intoarse, rizind, la brat
cu alta tinara femeie care tre-
mura din tot corpul.
Ma temeam ca spiritele supa-
rate sa nu ne fl rapit mediul,
gIllmi ell ar fl fost cu adeva-
rat pacat Gle alta talent.
VaZfnd damele ca luam lucrul
mai mutt in gluma, lea mai VENT j.
nina la loc; totusi varsara destu-
le lacrami pima ne povestir;i, la
intrebarile noastre, toata siretenia.
Ne condusera in mica odaie Gle a.
laturi, unde spre marele nostru
haz muzica snprapaminteasca tot
mai rasuna; era adica O cutie en-
muzica ale carei sunete erau inabn-
site sub niste covoare. Gasiram de
asemenea 81 celelalte Instruments
earl faceau diferitele sgomotc sau
inchipuiau lumina aceea cetoasa Gle
pc alta lume, cu un cuvfnt mu-
zeul intreg.
Mediul ne arata de asemenca ca
ce mestesug reusia sd Sc desfaca din
legaturi, fara mare osteneala, or
cit de strinse. Facu char inaintea
noastra proba doveditoare.
Oar ntnnai supleantul mai ia
lea atentiune tuturor accstor ex-
pficatii. Hans fmi lua bratul si
ma ruga sal fnsotesc. Diipa &c nu
mai aveam nici ell ce sd mai afiu
nou aicea, nu-mi mai ramasa decit
81 ma scuzez la doamne, la mediu
81 la sora eli. o actrita de meserie.
precum 81 la doamna cea batrIna,
ci lc stricasem in mod att de intem
pestiv petrecerea.
Vr'o cinci minute merseram Gu
Hans in tacere. Apoi deodata el is
bucni fntr 'un ris sgomotos.
- Ce magyar am fost ! pufni ho-
hotind. Ce magyar vrednic de ris!
Fam raspnns laconic ca n 'aveam
niciun motiv sal contrazic.
Oar despre d-l de DEWITT II am
mai auMt mimic de-atuncea.
Multa vreme am tinut chi Hans
secreta astoria asta, mai alcs temfn-
du-ma sa nu Sc sllpere dina colone-
leasa de gluma GU fotOgrafia. Oar
la nunta lui cu d-ra Hcrtha, Hans
povestit ell 1nsusi intimplarea.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-21
RAzbOIU A TRECUT
(65-67)

Vrei sd veil cum s'au condus marble
l,lpte IN Franta. Russia. Italia. Galitia
si Ttlrcia?
vrei 81 vesi cuin au luptat aeropla.
nele I'm aer?
Vrei 50 veN cum au luptat submari-
nele sub apA? Poti vedea aceste M-
cruri char In casa D-tale, pc O chel-
tuiala foarte mica. Am PRINT un mare
numar de fotOgrafii de razboi pentru
sterscoape.
Cind vel privi nceste fotografii prin
sterescop, vel crede ca CT al fnaintea
D-taIe luptele rAzboiului actual. Ste
rescopul precum II vezi mai jos. costa
un dollar.