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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21
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An unknown element in dramatic
screen production, the Introduction of
animal comedy to relieve tension. has
been successfully practiced in Back
to Gods Country" by James Oliver
Curwood, adapted from his famous
magazine story, "Wapi, the Walrus,"
which will be seen at the Colonial
theatre, commencing tonight
Nell Shipman, popular American
screen favorite, as Dolores; Wheeler
Oakman, Wellington Playter and
Charles Airing, in other roles In the
cast, portray their parts with the aid
and support of nearly two dozen ami
mails, consisting of bears, wolves,
lynx fox, deer, mountain lions, rae.
coons, porcupines, goats and other
forest beasts. trained to perfection by
expert animal trainers.
Critics have placed high approval
on Back to Gods Country" and the
local management promises it will be
one of the most pleasing attractions
to be seen at that theatre in several
months. Regular prices
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-21

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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
HILLQUIsT SUMS UP FOR
 SOCIALIST ASSEMBLYMEN

Albany, N. Y, March 3.-Morris Hillquit summing up in a five hour speech today in defense of the five socialist assemblymen who have been under investigation for the past seven weeks, told the judiciary committee it had no right to impose upon these five men qualifications for office not demanded by the constitution.
 Declaring that the whole proceed ing against his clients was a part of the national hysteria against radi-
 ealism." MT. HiIlquit denounced Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet, initiator Of the buster movement He assert
 ed the action of the speaker over
 stepped the limit" and said it is ab-
 solutely inconeeivable that in times fo normal, rational conditions, any
 such proceeding would have been un de ertdken."
 MT. Eiiquit demanded that the lu- dicSary committee frame report rec ommecding the seating of the five so- cialists, insisting that any action tc the contrary would be a direct rever sal of the attitude taken by the as ! sembly in the Decker case two years 1 ago.
 Defense counsel declared tha, many of the charges, as much of the 1 evidence before the committee in thi: 1 trial was irrelevant to the issues in 1 volved and that they are outside ant I beyond the scope of the committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
MARY PIcKFoRD GETS DIVORCE
 DECREE FROM OWEN MOORE

Reno, New, March 3.-Mary Pick ford, motion picture star, was granted a divorce from Owen Moore last night at Minden, a small town near Carson City, on grounds of desertion, it be- came known today. She has been at the Campbell ranch at Genoa, nearby, since February 15. She was accomp- anied to the court room by her moth- CT, Mrs. Sraith, and she wept freely while testifying. Moore was not in court, though he was at Minden at lunch on Monday. He was represent ed by an attorney in the proceedings Miss Pickford is still at Genoa.
 Miss Pickford told the court that Moore had deserted her on several | occascns and had only returned in re | sponse to. her pleas, but that year ago he left her and has ever since re- | fused to return.
 Immediately after obtaining the de- Icree she went back to the ranch where l she has been living. She said she was seeking a quiet place to live and in
 tended to stay near Minden for a. | long time and to make the state her | permanent home.
 Moore arrived at Virginia City on | Sunday night with a camera man, say- ing he intended to take snow pictures for a coming picture, but he could find
 no hotel accommodations so he drove down to Minden in a machine end was served with the papers while at lunch the next day. The ranch where Miss Pickford is staying is on the out
 skirts of the deserted town of Genoa. first settled by the Mormons in 1S47,
 but now with scarcely an inlraibitant. Miss Pickford is out of reach Of the
 telephone.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
TALESMEN ADMoNISHED
 BY JUDGE GARDINER GREENE

New Haven. Conn.,, March 9-An investigation into an alleged attempt to influence a prospective juror was ordered by Judge Greene in the su
 perior court this afternoon, at the trial of William NJ. Jones. charged with the murder of Mrs. Esther Hop croft. The courts order came after Frank w. Wakelee. of Ansonia, a talesman, said that a motorman for the Connecticut Company, told him
 yesterday that he had known Jones
 all his life and knew nothing against
 him." Jones was formerly a conduc-
 tor here.
 At the suggestion of the court, States Attorney filling challenged Wakelee and he was excused. Assis- tant States Attorney Pickett imme diately conferred with detectives and the latter went to the offices of the Connecticut Company to- make an ef- fort to find the motorman who is all legged to have talked to Wakelee. Two more jurors were accepted to- day. They are John Anderson, of
 Prospect, and Horace G. Fosdick of Ansonia. Six men have been seated ! so far. and the defense has used six | teen of its 25 challenges and the state
 eight. The court has excused r. At | the end of the days session. Judge ! Greene addressed the remaining i talesmen, urging them not to discuss | the case with anyone outside.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04

Washington, March a-Appeals for financial relief for former service men were countered today before the house ways and means committee by statements that any. money. grant, ne- cesSitating. further bond issues would be an additional burden. on taxpayers.
 Representative Hull, democrat, Ten essee, said $500, ,000 00@ increased taxes must be raised to meet present war expenditures without granting a cent to the service men.
 with bonus we would be forced to establish the most oppressive sys- tenn of taxation in the world he add ed.
 Members of congress will not be blacklisted if they oppose additional soldier legislation, Edward H. Hale, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, an organization of 759, 900 men, told the committee in re- ply to a question by Representative Rainey, republican, Illinois. A dis charged officer had written the com mittee that the attitude of soldier legislation will be closely scrutinized and the soldier vote will be moblized
 before the next election
 Does this forecast a blacklist by soldiers similar to the blacklist of tho American Federation of Labor, be cause members oppose their desires? ?
 Rainey asked, and Hale replied iii thu negative. l Should all demands of all classes O citizens for government assistanc'
 be met, Rainey said, communism 1 and bolshevism would be the inevit able result
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04

Washington. March 3.-Blnnt re- lection met the effort of the state de- nartment to induce the Mexican gov ernment to permit Henry Torres. an American citizen. to re-enter Mexico after testifying before the senate sub committee on Mexican condi- tiuns- Answering a note presented bv George r. Summerlin, charge at me American embassy. Hilario Me dina. sub secretary of forsitN ar fairs said that in view of the ante redsnts of Torres. his entry could not be permitted. Medina also cnarS- cd that Torres had conducted a uropaganda against Mexico among rcrsons attending the sessions toi fhc sub-committccl.
 The American request. according to unofficial text laid stress on the fact that American citizens could not refuse to testify before the commit Ice r-der severe penalties.
 -ln view of these extenuating cir .-,,mstanres. Mir. Summerlin's note added -and without denying the right of the Mexican government to refuse admittance to undesira hle afiens the department of state be- iisves that in these cases an excep- lion might be made which would not dsStrny The principles of information ai hw ,.,.
 The Mexican reply dealt only with fh. specific ease of Torres Whost home is at Matamoros. Mexico. and who was refused passport wise py the
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
Hitchcock Accused
 of Being Pro-Britisf
Senator Reed Likens Him to a Brass Monkey Sharp
 Passages During Debate of
 Peace Treaty.

Washington, March s..Senate de- bate today on the peace treaty de- veloped some sharp passages when it wandered into the field of European politics.
 | Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, asserted that the old regime still ruled in European counts and that the stand of the allied countries in the Adriatic controversy was only an- other illustration that the new day prophesied by President Wilson had not come.
 In reply Senator Hitchcock, Ne braslla, the democratic leader, de- clared that some European nations particularly Great Britain had be- come edemocracies 'in some cases more responsive to public opinion than is the government of the United States"
 The voice of an American had be-
 come the pulling, mewling, mockine
 voice of a sycophant of Great Brit
 afn," Senator Reed, democrat, Mis- f souri, declared. It is the vice of this treaty that it has poisoned the foun- l tainS of pure patriotism for the sen. i for senator from Nebraska (Mr 1 Hitchcock). He stands here like . brass monkey claiming that all is
 pure and holy over there, while tn, | president is threatening to withdraw l the treaty and the League of Nations | because old Adam still rules the di plomacy of Europe.
 Picture to yourself, if you can, tn
 senator walking down the streets 0 i the beautiful city of Omaha, his whit | hair lifted to the native breezes O l Nebraska, arm in arm with the Mi kado of Japan-the Siamese twins o
 modern democracy
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
 NEWBERRY ELECTION CASE

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 3. = A day of argument in the NeRbury elec- tions trial, followed discharke this morning of fifteen aS%itional defend- ants and dismissal of the fifth count in the indictment, ended with an ap- peal for freedom for James F. Helme, who had been referred to in the trial as the stalking horse of the Newber- " committee in the 1918 democratic primary, because he was listed as a candidate by republican endeavor in an effort to split the Ford vote.
 He maintained he could not be a candidate with Truman H. Newherry or the latter's campaign committee because l never advocated his cleo tion."
 Helme maintained it was no crime to be worked into or out of cam pain. He cited a Missouri case i'll which it was alleged one candidate was induced by $1,000 to withdraw by the candidate of another party.
 The state supreme court held that this did not violate the corrupt prac- tices act of Missouri, but l do not maintain that they had much of ar act" said HeIme.
 Reduction of the defendants to eigh- 1 tyfive was on the volition of Judge l Clarence w. Sessions. In dischargins the fifteen men he said he acted upor careful study of the record"
 Discharge of Samuel Odell, former state treasurer, removed a govern. ment link in the charges relating tt the Helme candidacy. Odells grand 1 jury testimony showed him as ac- knowledging that he suggested tn, Helme candidacy to Paul King, New berry, campaign manager, and othe 1 testimony was that he had a confer ence with Helme and urged him t
 run for the democratic nomination
 against Henry Ford.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
STANDARD OIL DEFENDS
 THE PRICES FOR GASOLINE

New York March 3.-The Standard nN Company of New Jersey in a statcnent tonight replying to charges made bv committee or the London ,nnrs Of trade that the Standard Oil -ompanv and the Shell Corporation -nrr combines mainly concerned Tn hs existing grossly excessive prices ,r sasoIine." declared that with Brit ish exchange at sS.40 per pound the present price of % pounds sterling her ton f O. b. New York Is only slightly more shan 2i cents pei American gallon. The statement says ~this figure is low price for high grade gasoiene today"
 The statement adds that the com nittee's report. which urged the Brit ish government to foster production 7f British motor fuel and recommend I'd that oil prices be regulated by the League of Nations under information al agreements suggesting [ pounds % shlninEs ner tor as fair price. for rasoienc [. O. h. New York would mean at prevailing rates of exchange z cents per gallon.
 s'TAe soundness uf this conclu. sion the statement adds, may bt eaured bv the fact that the cost ol tho various crudes when the- reaci the scaboard ranges from 70 per cent To 100 pcr cent. above the propoSet seulnE price for gasolene. If the pub lshca report is correct the British committee seriously proposes that tn most valuable product which can b obtained from the crude should b sold r. a. b. New York at much les thar the rost Of the raw material.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
cAfLLAUx GROWS BITTER
 AT HIS TRIAL FOR TREASON

Paris. March S.-Nettled at the trend of the cross examination of Theodore Lescouve, procurator of the republic, Former Premier Joseph CailIaux, on trial before the senate sitting as a high court on the charge of having had reasonable dealings with the enemy, displayed a greater feeling of bitterness today than at any time since the trial opened. The spectators and even some of the sen ators joined in the applause and counter manifestations that greeted many of his caustic replied to M. Lescouve.
 Leon Bourgeois. the presiding off, cer, immediately warned the senators that applause or an, exhibition Of sympathy either for the defense or prosecution would case him to d1sbar immediately senators guilty of such breach of conduct becoming tc judges
 M. CaiIlaux reiterated his previous testimony that James Minotto, son. in-law of Louis F. Swift of Chicago had been vouched for by Edwin V Morgan, American ambassador at Rit Janeiro, whom Caillaux claimed not only introduced Minotto to him but received the latter in his house as Q permanent guest. .
 l An incident occurred when M. Gail laux in replying to M. Lescouve': | question as to why he had subscribed six hundred francs to the defeatis newspaper Tranchee Republicaine 1 the editors of which, Jacques Landau and NJ Goldsky, are now serving pri
 son sentences for their connection with the Bonnet Rouge affair. said
 '+Loucheur Uouis Loucheur) at pres ent minister of reconstruction
 through his agent subscribed si, thousand francs to the same paper. Several senators applauded, il
 which they were joined by numerou i spectators in the galleries, while oth
 CTS of the judges and spectator
 shouted shame" M. Cailiaux ar
 gued that ghis activities in Americ
 had been thoroughly looked into b
 the United States senate committe
 charged with Investigating Germa
 propaganda in America. He declare
 that if he had been associated i
 propa ganda work in the United State
 or elsewhere with Bolo Pasha thi
 fact would undoubtedly have bee
 brought out by the senate commit tees inquiry.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
BIG PACKERS DEFENDED BY
 -. COTTON MILL OPERATIVE

Washington, March 3.-Coming to the defense of the packers after num- erous other witnesses had urged reg ulation Of the industry, Edward J. Vereen, a cotton mill operator of Moultrie, Ga, told the house agricul- ture committee today that Swift and Comapny, one of the "big five" by bringing in thoroughbred livestock and poultry, had been "the biggest single factor in the agriculture development Of southern Georgia"
 Vereen denied the charge of the federal trade commission that Swift and Company in order to suppress competition purchased small pack ing plant financed and built by farm CTS and business men at Moultrie.
 Swift and Company did not try to buy our plant Vereen said. We so- licited the sale in order to have large packer develop the business and aid in general agricultural development
 Prior to sale of the plant, he added. competition of the big packers was entirely fair and Swift and Com pany did not expect profits on the purchase within five years.
 Three Wyoming stock men also ap- peared before the committee. each urging passage of regulatory legisla- ton. One of the trio. J. H. Mont gomery, of Basin, asserted that the whole packing industry should be put through a delousing station"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
WEST VIRGINIA SENATE
 HAS SHELVED SUFFRAGE

Charleston, w. V, March 3.+The " est Virginia senate this afternoon rejected the resolution to reconsider its action of Monday, when it defeated the woman's suffrage ratification amendment by a vote of Is to 13. The action was considered final and it was said no further attempt would be made 10 ratify the amendment at the special session of the legislature.
 The house of delegates of the West .rginia legislature ratified the federal suffrage amendment late this after noon by a, vote of 45 to 42. Later two members opposing it in the initial vote changed, making the final vote 47 for ratification to 40 against.
 Regardless of the action of the house; in ratifying the suffrage amend : mont 1t cannot be considered further in the senate this session under a con sti+utiCna1 rule.
 An attempt by anti-ratification forces in the senate to shut off con siteration of the question in the fur,ire i'y securing the adoption of resoIu- tion rejecting the amendment failed by vote of IS to 10.
 The senate did not meet for more tean an hour after the time set fo, converting this afternoon Meantime leaders had been in conference -mal<in efferts to win over at least one nj those opposed to ratification. All ex. pedients failed and the vote to recon sider was a tie
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
NO PROGRESS MADE FOR
 BIPARTISAN RAILROAD BOARD

Washington. March g. Railroad brotherhood leaders who are still in Washington may meet informally with officials of the roads preliminary to the actual beginning of wage ne- gotiations- AS a result of a sugges- ton to this effect. the union leaders took no action today toward naming their representatives on the bi-par- tisan board provided for in the trans portion act and which they were urged to do yesterday by President Wilson.
 Director General Hines had not been advised of the selections of the as- sociation of railway executives, to which the president sent a note, but no long delaw was anticipated.
 It was understood the union officials would meet tomorrow to discuss their next move. Some of them feel, how ever, that they should do nothing un- til their announced policy has receiv- ed the concurrence or rejection of the brotherhood of maintenance of way employees and shop laborers which was not a party to the decision reached yesterday. This group has called a convention of it's general committee men to be held in Chicago tomorrow As soon as the brotherhood officials l are informed as to the action of the maintenance workers they will make a decision as to the suggested inform al meetig.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
NOT TO HINDER PROBE OF - ANTI SALOON LEAGUE

New York. March 3.-William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Af.ti Saloon league, tonight telegraph ed Tnaddeus c. Sweet, speaker of the assembly, that the league will nor hinder the proposed investigation into it's activities, which he declared to be "an assault upon prohibition and it's enforcement" He also volunteered to anpaai before the judiciary committee for examination solely as to the leagues alleged legislative expenses.
 In making this offer, MT. Anderson sail ''our sort of work does not even call for registration as legislative agents the same being surplusag ge and that as no Legislative expense coming within the. view of the law was incurred no report was necessary"
 T restrict this offer to this point g said Mir. Anderson, because if be- yord the question of this alleged vio- lation Of jaw, you want merely a gen eral fishing expedition in the hone of securing material with which to dis credit this agency of the churches to please the German brewers, you must assume all responsibility by ordering formal investigation. so that the league will get the full benefit of inc ultima te exposure of your anirlus and lack of justification"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC .l ABOUT OIL STOCKS

Hartford, March 3.-The chances of getsing return on investment in oil stocks under the most favorable cir cumstances are only fifty fifty. Bank Commissioner Everett .J Sturges warned the public today in issuing the first permits under the state law which requires that mining and coil com- panies which wish to sell their stock in Connecticut must get permission from the bank commissioner. The two companies granted licenses have wells in Kentucky anI Texas
 MT. Sturges' action followed a re- port to him by Major John N. Brooke of Torrlngton, his special investigator who made a tour of the southwestern oil fielos for the purpose of satisfying the bank commissioner as to the gen eral status of oil companies, and par- ticulafly of the two companies which
 We're granted permits today.
 The permits issued these companies
 are ia nc sense q guarantee that their stock will pay dividends" t'.e bank l commissioner asserted. intel \ of his action. Major Brooks fos:.o that a; the very best: oil companiea are ! fifty per cent. speculation, and we want the public fully advised of this fact s'e-7ss7-1
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
Engines Blew Up in Collision of Trains
Two Engineers and a Fireman Were Killed on Central Railroad of New Jersey Many Injured.

Elizabeth, N. J., March 3.-Two en- gineers and a fireman were killed ana g dozen persons were injured late to- day when the Hampton express of the Central Railroad of New Jersey crash ed into work train at Elizabethpart and the engines blew up.
 Debris was hurled high in the air as the trains came together and many of the injured were struck by wreck age as they stood on the station plat form. Then great clouds of steam shot up as the boilers burst. One car of the work train was overturned, an express coach was badly crushed and tracks were torn up for many yards.
 Panic ensued Reports of a dozen killed and scores injured travelled far aad wide and a call for ambulances was telephcnedS to neighboring cities Then railroad employees plunged into tl- work of examining the wreckage anG compiling an accurate casualty list
 The dead are: Herman Hand ot Dunellen, N. J., engineer of the work train; J. J. Bargley, Dunellen. N. J. l fireman of the work train; W. H. Fells engineer of the express. 1 Russell w. Schwartz of Allentown Pa, fireman on the express, received l a broken leg. The condition of sev- 1 er9. of the injured is serious. l 4 few moments before the collision i the work train had stopped at the sta l tion and discharged a. crew of railroad wo1kmen. This done, the engineer started to back un toward Newark o1
 ] track which is at right angles to tht main line.
 Then the racing express bore dowr
 on the work train. Seconds onl, | elapsed before there was a terrific crash as the locomotives tore into eacl 1 other.9
 The express continued up the trael for about 100 wards. Then its boile
 exploded and the engine toppled over
 pulling the first car of the train ove it, Fells. the engineer, was buried be meath the wreckage. and Schwartz. hi fireman. was hurled over the tele
 lhone wires by the force of the ex
 rlosion. It required two hours of har
 work to release the body of the en gineer
 .2ailroad officials tonight were un
 able to fix responsibility for the acci 'l dent