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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
FIX ARMY AT 100000
Roth iiousc and senate la Reject
pinnN nf War Department,
says Nndsworth

WASII1NGTOS. Doc Nclro-
ton h' house ana senate mil,lry
committees ~ war department pro-
posals FOR "A regular army Of biI,-
600 officers aud men appeared pKir-
toally Ccrtnln tonight when tHalr-
man WAdsworth predicted that the
senate committee would rN The
strength q, the force at about 2'r.-
900. 0Thc committee has already
agreed tentatively on approximately
similar programs
There IA no question said Sen
ator Wadswur,h, hut tina, the son
ate committee IN it's present frame
OF mind viii not fix the number at
mOrs than 2sO 900 and may possibly
cut the number more than that
Senate sub committee hearings on
the hlll were concluded today while
the house committee took up tho
questions ms 10 tn" future OF The
national guard. Tho senate COM
IHIttcc hoped io hav" proposals In
shape for the fuil committee after
the holidays
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
Northern New Jersey
Shaken by Explosion
at Ammunition Plant

Dp\ X, y. J., Dc''. ~ AN ~
ploninn of loaded ammunition at
l1tatinnN lu~.s nj shotuk northern
New Jersey last night Govern
mrnt Officers AT the arsenal iCi,-
pipncd Ia Dover Ia send all avail
able fire apparatus and few NniiT-
uir~ luicr wire commute AtfNn
with the arsenal was cut OF
Flames AZ the arsenal can he seen
several miles.
Vt ia this morning SHELLS were
exploding nt frequent intervals In
The burning arsenal. several
hundred mcn have been employed
NJ the nr~,hal. which hns main
thincd operations sin,r the Sign
ing of the nrni~ticc. nlnnuinctur-
ing powder Nothing IL yet known
hs Ia any casualties
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18


WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-Sec-
retary Lane today issued a state
mcnt denying published reports
that he had placed his resignation
before President wilson, but dis
closing that he intends To leave
the cabinet when he can do -
without adding To the presidents
burdens or worries
This is Mr. Lanes statement:
with reference to my talked OF
resignation. | have not sent IL to
the president nor even written X,
but | do.roHtemplatc going out OF
the cabinet and have withheld
talking TO the president about II
because | do not wish TO add 10
his hnrdens or worries At this
time, Nor DO know when the
time will come when I can. This
is II full statement ot all the IA t..
! have thought II unkind TO say
anything To him about the mat
ter and that any mention OF 1t now
hy anyou" would bee a needless an
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
riHT TO MURDER oRhEGoN.
Two Prominent NchiCRns Arrested
IN Conspiracy against Candidate.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Toe. II
Two McXicnns prominent I'm political
affairs have been arrested at Mexico
city through the activities OF Cen
eral Benjamin I'M for attempting to
assassinatc Lieutenant Colopgl Al
vRro Obregon, caNdidnte for the
Mexican presIdencSA II In reported
here today In dispatches to Mexican
newspapers General I'M IN q strong
supporter Of Ohregon and recently
rcsiRnCd from the federal army to
take charge OF his chiefs campaign
Tor the chief executive position OF
the republic
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
PRESIDENT UNDECIDED ON RAIL RETURN
Robs Jewelry Store
as Crowd Looks on
and Makes Escape

NEMrltlS. Tenn, Dec. IL
Wwldlus Il cloth bound hatchct
uu a h'pNy plate ElhHs window ~
the jrwclry rturc or Joseph Myers,
inc. lu lhc heart OF the business
section while number OF aston
Ishri pcdeHtrinna looked on. an
unidentified young white man
early tonight broke the window,
irlzri trays containing diamonds
ytluri ut $4,000 and escaped
tntum,h an alley His trail was
lost after u chase of about 10
blu,ks Through the business see
tinu tho pursuit being aided hy
the finding OF gems valued at
$1,000 dropped 10y the rotbar at
different points IN his flight
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
ihhfT ACTION BROtlQHT.
M Ambassador Martens 10 Show
WY lie should Not Go 10 Jail.

cs-.," YORK. Dec. lT.-Suprema
sg.s justice Samuel Greenhaum is
80 ~ orders late today compeIllnE
.,,s,sls G. A. X Martens seIf.s,vled
Ngo... an tssador. and Santeri
ran seHreiary Of Martens hu-
%, w. ''.N cause why they should
sss,,- Hmit'el % the New York
istr. .a'i Tor a contempt boz re
asa - - answer certain questions
rans.., -er books and papers de-
hes. n' me loint legislative COM
"Nts,igatlug radical activities.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
RELEASE AMERICAN GOODS.
British Now Ready 10 Give Up Scib-
urt's Made During War.

WASHINGTON, Dec II. - The
British foreign office has advised
the American embassy IN London
that the British government is now
prepared 90 release American owned
goods seized during the war, upon
tho establishment OF American
ownership at the time or shipment.
The terms OF rcl,us" viii be fixed
hy prize courts and must Doe cons
sidcrcd as final settlement
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-18
'otS AFTER FOREIGN TRADE

'Ary Aictandcr Announccs Pol
ICY on Assuming Office
. nAsHlNGTON. Dec. lin his
,r.- statement OF policy since NJ
I-.lg N" portfolio Of secretary OF
s,- s,''.tfee loshus W Alexander to-
aatc'aroi that under his admin
h., .oh The department would fol
,.,,sl an alert and aggressive policy in
r,h a.. ing foreign trad~empered
sssr, agErossiveness' The depart
Iav ".4.l pursue n policy OF fair
f..i.o Americas compe titors in the
" '!gn trade field
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
"cone Out of the Kitchen

Eugene O'Brien supporting Mar
guerite Clark, with cast including
such persons as Crawford Kent, Fran
els Kaye, Geo. Stevens and others of
note, all in the supreme delight of
screen comedy-drama, Come Out of
the Kitchen" awaits you at the Grand
tonight. "i'he best play Marguerite
Clark ever had" was the universal
verdict of yesterdays big audiences
As a play Come Out of the Kitch-
en-" had tremendous success when
enacted by Ruth Chatterton. AS a
picture it's possibilities and accom-
rlishments are unlimited Beautiful
in setting, the story sparkles like a
rare jewel. See it for yourself.
Vivian Martin in "An Innocent Adj
Iventuress," at the Grand Saturday.
20, Susie Be Careful" is the comedy,
Christie Vivian Martins picture
tells the story Of a unsophisticated
girl who becomes entangled with
thieves and almost goes to jail The
plot has suspense and high enter
tainment value. Charlie Ray in 1.-THE
Busher," his best ever, at the Grand
Sunday and Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
MOVING PICTURES
Colonial

Colonial.
Evelyn Nesbit the Fox star, will ap-
pear at the Colonial theater tomorrow
in her newest photoplay, my Little
Sister," which is an adaptation OF
Elizabeth Robins tremendous story of
the same name. The book has been
published in edition after edition and
the sales have reached into the mil
lions. and no wonder, since 1t tells one
Of the most human and vital stories
that has ever been conceived.
The production reveals just how tae
traffickers in human souls lie in wait
for their innocent prey and capture it.
1T bears the horrible mystery that
lies behind the disappearance OF those
thousands Of girls who are sacrificed
every year on the altar of lust and
brutality. my Little Sister" reveals
just another girl who is lured into the
clutches OF the white slavers. Her
story is tragic one-for she was a
girl who knew nothing of the sordid
things in the world and she is de-
coyed at a railroad station and taken
to den of infamy How her sister
attempts to find her after escaping
the same fate is told in a volume OF
intensely dramatic scenes. The sus-
pense is splendidly gripping. Miss
Nesbit gives fine performance of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
& ARGE CROWD
ENJOYS CONCERT
The Street was Lined on Both Sides
Last Night fo- Whole Block
by People Who Wanted to
Hear the Fine Music.

At least 1900 persons enjoyed the
band concert last night by the Keo-
kuk Concert band on Main street
between Third and Fourth streets.
Ears were parked on the north s1Ge
5of Main on either side OF the plat
form for whole block, and many
people sat on the curbings to listen
20 the concert. Many Of the music
overs stood in front Of the store
buildings on the two sides Of the
street ANY place and every place 70
lear it.
The band played a varIeG program
which contained numbers which
oleased everybody all the time, and
here were real music critics among
he fifteen hundred concert goers
last night. Following is the TO
gram
Harch-On the Field Of Honor.
....... Me1narduS
Overture Tampa .......... HerDid
Rag BeaIe Street Blues. -. Handy
American Patrol. .. Meacham
s0escriptive-The Tramp. Laurendeau
Grand selection-The Huguenots
.-....... 1890. Meyerbeer
Waltz The Toredors Dream. Price
March---Path of Glory ... Woods
Star Spangled Banner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

Monte Blue, whose work. in dramatic
roles in Triangle-Fine Arts and Art
craft productions has marked him as
one of the most capable heavy" men
in screendom. Also the latest Pathe
News.
Tomorrow, matinee and evening,
William Farnum in THE Man
Hunter" written for Mr. Farnum by
his director, Frank LfoyG. whose
genius put on celluloid such photo
plays as Les Miserabres," "a Tale
Of Two Cities" when a Man Sees
Red" Riders Of the Purple Sage"
and 1.-The Rainbow Trail This
photoplay has scenes on land and
sea 1t Is certainly a thriller ana
gives Mr.. Farnum exceptional oppor-
tunity to show his f>ce dramatic
ability. 1t Is case OF from rich es
to poverty and back to riches again,
with many stirring incidents in the
decline and fall and the Comeback. I"
This picture is awaited with peculiar
interest because not only has Mr..
Farnum never made poor picture
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Clara Miller Alleges That She Should
Have That Amount Of Money as
Result Of Husbands
Death.
PETITION is UNUSUAL
coiored Evangelist Wants Church
Trustees to Pay Some Money
She Alleges is Due Her
on Agreement.

In between the lines of legal docu-
ment on file in the clerks office In the
district court is a whole sermon on
temperance The document Is suit
in which Clara Miller, widow Of H. c..
Miller, asks for judgment against
Hugh Brennan, William Glewe and
John H. Giller for $4,000 for alleged
damages to her, through her husbands
death. Mrs. Miller alleges in her
petition that the defendants operated
blind pig" and sold "a poor class OF
whiskey" and other intoxicants, and
that by these causes the petition al
Ileges, the defendants owe plaintiff the
amount sued for.
The petition states that the plaintiff
is the widow of H. c. Miller who died
April 13, 1919 and that he was her sole
support and the support Of their small
son. The petitioner alleges In the suit
that her husband was large and
strong" as well as her sole support.
Prior to April IL" she claims, "defen-
dants maintained blind tiger or boot
logging joint on lot one in block five.
where a poor class OF whiskey, beer
and other intoxicants were sold"
The defendant alleges that these
acts complained of in her petition
have damaged her to the amount Of
$4,000 and she asks for Judgment and
that the judgment be declared lien
on the property.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
CITY NEWS.

Fine asters. Phone Black 1915.
For sheet metal work see Weber.
Kirch Mfg. Co.
Buy YOUR school shoes at Schultz
and save money.
Dance at Bluff Park Friday night.
Agnes orchestra.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Harris, August 81, a daughter.
DR.. s. M. Gastons dental office
will be closed Sept. 5 to Sept. %.
-Tonight's the night, dance at
woodman hall. Rights of admission
strictly reserved.
Miss Margaret Connolly, of Al
bia. Iowa has accepted a position
with the Keokuk Trust company.
Wanted: Apprentice IN miilin-
cry. Paid while learning. Apply
Winger Bros, 1921 Main street.
Special bargains in ladies and
mems shoes at ShultZ's.
Classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk OF the
patron.
A burning flue in house at 1908
Palean street called the fire depart
ment this morning just after 10
O'Clock. There was no damage.
Special for Saturday Picnic
hams, 25c per h.; pork 1oin roast,
30c per h.. pure leaf lard, Csc per
lb., at F. D. Haubert's, 1926 Main
Phone 207.
Dance at Glaser's beach Sunday
evening. Agnes orchestra. Rights
of admission strictly reserved. $3.50
to 1870.
Meetings are held every night at
1924 Main street which has been
fitted up as church Evangelist D.
E. Cartwright will preach Friday,
Saturday and Sunday evenings and
Ion Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
the Holiness association will hold
services. These religious meetings
ARE open to the public.
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 a strictly cash basis.
Miss Della Anderson, who, with
her sister, Miss Sally Anderson, has
been living with their sister, Mrs.
Shook, at Fairfield. the past eight or
ten months, is visiting friends in
Keokuk and looking after their in
terests here. Mrs. Shook continues
in very poor health, and Miss Ander-
son expects to return to Fairfield to
spend the winter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
KNIVES AND GUN
FIGURE IN FIGHT
Two MexIcans Who Were Ordered
Out of w. n. TayIor's Place
Last Night Tried to Start
Something.
TAYLOR FIRES sHo'
He Claims One Of the Greasers Tried
to Pull a Knife on Him and Pc
lice are Investigating
Affair.

Knives and revolver figured In a
fracas which occurred last night
about 1880 O'Clock at William H.
| C"Shake") Taylor's place at 1903
Main street. Two Mexicans are in
Jail and the police are investigating
the stories told by them and getting
Taylor's side of the affair. One of
the Mexicans has a flesh wound
along the knee where the bullet from
Taylor's revolver grazed him.
The Mexicans, it is said, came into
the place last night and started into
the back room and were told to keep
out. Some men were in there play
ing cards at the time. and Taylor or
dered the Mexicans out, the police
were told. They refused to go, and
one of them is said to have drawn
his knife and threatened Taylor. Tay.
lor pulled a gun on him and fired
The bullet graZed the "greaser's"
knee and went through the door.
Patrolmen Tigue and Griffey were
sent from the police station to get
the Mexicans, and they brought the
men back with them. One of the
forei gners got bit "chesty" but
rap from loaded club soon sub
dued him.
The MeMcans deny that they had
knives, but two were taken from
them when searched. They claim
that they only wanted to get into the
game which was going on in the
place, and that one Of them already
was in it and the other one just
wanted to join.
Chief Hennemann has taken the
matter up with the county attorney
as to- the charges to file, and also to
have Mr.. McManus assist in the in.
ye-eti s-e, tinp
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Hinnodrome.

nance of Tarzan." The same I'M
usual group of artists who gave life
to the leading characters Of the
original jungle epic appears in "The
Romance of Tarzan,' with the addi-
ton of such sterling performers az
Cleo Madison, the star OF many Uni
versal successes of seasons past. and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Old ELM TREE
is CUT DOWN
/ Was Over Hundred Years Old and
Indians are Said to Have Had
Tepees in Its
Shade.

L One of the two oldest elm trees in
sxeokuk has been cut down. 1t Is the
BID tree which stands in front Of the
Residence of f. R. Bufman on North
eighth street. The olG tree is said
70 be over hundred years old, md
indians are recalled to have carcped
lnder it's shady bougns IN the ca, y
lays of Keokuk history. The tree
lied this summer during the drought
md it is now being made up into
sogs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
ExrRA spfc,AI NOTICE.

After Sept. Sth, our entire dry GOODS
and millinery dept. will be strictly
cash. We're going to prove TO the
public you can save just as well on
cash dry goods and millinery as cash
groceries and meats and now is GER
tainly the time to save. Inns does
not refer to ready to wear depart
ment Iowitz Dept. Store.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
Evanaellst Asks Judament.

Judgment for $92.59 Is asked py
Mamie e. Smith, colored revivalist,
against the Rev c. R. Waters, George
Snoddy, F. D. Holmes, Everett Holmes,
w. H. Jones, F. Johnson and Alonzo
Draine. Plaintiff alleges that In Janu-
airy the defendant Waters and the trus-
tees employed her to hold revival
meetings at the Bethel A. M. Il. church
to begin March and to continue for
three weeks at s25 per week and ex-
penses. She sets out her railroad fare
as s13.5s and her board as S15. She
alleges that one week of meetings
were held. and then these were
stopped. She alleges that compensa-
ton was refused her with exception OF
eleven dollars which was paid. She
asks the court to award her the bal
Iance.
Ella May Phillips was cruel to her
husband, Henry c. Phillips, according
to the petition which hubby has filed
as plaintiff, in the district court, auo
he asks for a divorce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05
biggest Enrolment In Its History is
Causing Considerable Worry
for Faculty and
Principal.
SPACE Is BIG PROBLEM
tails are Crowded and Every Class
Room is Filled to Capacity
Glasses are over Crowded
It is Said.

The halls are crowded, the locker
CONS are crowded and the class
oons are crowded at the Keokuk
Ugh school building this year. There
IRE more students enrolled this Sep
4ember than ever before in the his
ory OF the school Today there are
s06 pupils down on record and there
Eill be more coming IN next week.
by the beginning of the January
Ser1n, the old high school assembly
soom and long corridors Will be the
alace of learning for 500 boys and
iris.
Things are reaching crisis there
nth so many pupils signed up Tor
lasses in all branches of study and
With so little room to take care o.
hem in. why, one teacher just
moves around from one pace to an
Ather and hardly knows from one
ime to the next where she's going
find spot for her CLASS to reclte
n,'' DR.. Reid said this morning. THE
building is so crowded at all times
hat it is impossible to get the best
Sentilation in it, and students can't
10 their best work unuer such adj
erse conditions"
Much confusion is resulting from
he crowded condition OF the halls,
he teachers in charge OF the build
ng declare. 1t is worse at assembly
s,eriods and class dismissal periods
han a jam on Main street on Dollar
ay, one of them remarked today.
and in the class rooms there exists
L, congested condition that is causing
larm among those who realize that
his may injure the quality of school
FORK.
May Cause Complaint.
More serious than being crowded
halls and In class rooms, is the
probability and almost the certainty
hat the North Central Association
H3f Colleges and Secondary Schools,
nd also the state department OF
aducation of Iowa, win seriously OBJ
gect to the excess number of pupils
"a the different classes. They de-
sInand that the high school classes
ave not more than thirty pupils IN
hem. Keokuk high school has a
,hortage Of teachers as well as not
snough room, it Is said by those who
snow about the situation here.
DR.. Reid in speaking of the un.
isuaI attendance this year remarked
hat there were fewer pupils en-
solled from Iowa, outside of Keokuk
han ever before, but that there were
more students from Missouri than
ormerly. He said that the fact that
here were practically no vacant
houses in town helped to explain, in
bart, the large number of new boys
and girls who entered high school
This week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

MIL INERY NEWS-SHOP EARLY
New October model hats for every
occasion arriving daily Priced ex-
,eedingly reasonable, $500 to $4,000.
Also q large assortment Of hats for
3.hiIdren Moderately priced $1.00 to
$1,000. Lowitz Dept Store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-05

girl who searches for little sister. Ade-
quate support is given her by well
balanced cast that includes Lillian
Hall, Kempton Greene, Amelia Sum
merviile. Herbert Standing and others.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-21
YOUTH HAS MUSICAL GENIUS
Willy Ferrero, 10 Sears Old, knd
American Born. ~ Capable
Leader of Orchestra.

Willy Ferrero, IS, who leads 100
piece orchestras in se'ee,4aps of Wag-
ner, Beethoven Rossial, >srieg and
others. is an American and was born
in Portland, Me. The child has at
tracted the attention of Europe since
he was years old, but 1t was only
recently that his American birth was
revealed by his parents, who are
Italians.
The lad was taken to Italy whittier
his parents were returning to take up
their residence in their old home in
Turin. When Willy was he began
his musical career, leading an orches-
ira In the Folies Bergere in Paris. A
year later he appeared in the Costanza
theater Rome, where for the first time
he led an orchestra Of 100 pieces.
The child took his orchestra before
Emperor Nicholas in 1913 and con-
| Quoted two concerts for the monarch.
| In the same year his orchestra was
| filing an engagement in London. and
| he was commanded to appear before
Queen Alexandra at Marlborough
| house. He appeared before Pope Ben
| edict XIV in 1916 In April. 1915, just
| before Italy's declaration of war, Willy
was presented with the gold medal by
| the Italian minister of education after
: he had made q successful appearance
| in the Augusteum. where he had con-
| Quoted an orchestra and chorus aggre-
! eating 800 participants.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-21
sQUABBLE OVER CITY WALLS
People Of Canton, China, Divided ovss
Question Which the Prooressivss
Have Put Forward.

There's tempest in a teapot" and
China teapot at that, over the pro
posal in Canton, China, to take down
the ancient city walls. "Shades Of our
ancestors" say some Of the Cantonese
ut is a sacrilege. It IL an evil plan
inspired by foreign dsvilA Never haa
It been done. Never shau 1t bA Il
our forefathers got along with dty
walls, 20 should Wa"
Such feeling against removal ok tie
walls IL expressed in the fern a
protest BY some Of the members u the
Merchants guild to the eiv1 governor.
according to the Canton Times, which
Is for the removal Of the walls ION
account Of the congestion Of population
and Of facilitating communications in
the city," and because public health
demands wider roads and more air for
the people"
After admitting that tho protest II
based on the grounds that demolition
Of homes along the walls would deprive
hundreds Of thousands Of their uveli.
hood" the Times, with true Oriental In.
difference as to the effect Of such treat.
ment on said gentry, says: II the
gentry think otherwise they should b
dumped into the river"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-11-21
Labor and Christeninqs.

W. Wallace Alexander. associated
with the Elkins estate and leading
light in the Orpheus club. at camp
fire gathering was humorously de-
scribing his troubles at a Pennsylvania
coal mine which he was seeking to put
on a paying basis.
1.-THE miners were getting ont coal
two days a week-the other five days
were devoted to christenings.
For every christening the whole
neighborhood took a day to prepare.
a day to celebrate and a day to re
cover.
Finally the problem was solved by
hiring a brass band, arranging pa
rade and having all the christenings
take place on the same magnificent.
uproarious, welkin-rnging day.
Who says business man has no
need for the creative imagination1-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.