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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21
MINERS SUPPORTED
BY RAILWAY MEN
Continued from page u
desired increase or negotiations ]
eumpd

desired increase or negotiations re-
sumed
Railway workers issued strike or.
hers effective Sunday midnight unless
countermanded. The transporters'
threat was less definite, calling for
action toward settlement within TWEEN
ty-four hours. THE issue will be be-
tween the government and the work
ing classes" unless some step is TAX
en-. the transport workers promised.
The triple alliance" comprising
miners, transport workers and rail-
way men, is regarded as the most
powerful labor organization in the
world capable of stopping all British
industry if it desires.
1t has been contended by oppon-
ents of the miners something more
than wage demands lay back of their
agitation and the threat Of alignment
of the working class against the GOV
eminent was seen as that something
more"
Parliament was expected to consider
the labor situation today. Having vot-
ed confidence in Premier LloydGeorge
in his administration of Irish affairs,
1t was believed his views on the labor
problem would be followed in the
house of commons.
Cabinet in Session.
LONDON, Oct 21.-The British
cabinet went into session late today
following announcement that railway
workers have voted a sympathetic
strike with the coal miners.
News of the surprise vote" of the
railway delegates was received while
the house of commons was in session,
and members of the cabinet left i'm
mediateIy.
Parliament in Session.
by Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Oct 21-The British
government, having passed safely
one attempt at censure in parliament.
faced another vote today on the labor
situation.
After a long debate yesterday on
the Irish situation, in which the gov
eminent was attacked for its "policy
of repression" a motion for an in
vestigation of Irish affairs was voted
down in the house of commons last
night by big majority.
Today the labor situation was to
be brought to the fore, and il was
expected that an attempt would be
made by William Adamson, labor
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21

river stage at a. m.-lI.; change
in tWenty-four hours-X0.2.
Mean temperature, SO; highest, IS;
lowest, So; lowest last night, &c.
Relative humidity, Z a. M, 80; IL
noon, 60; p. m, 85.
CARL E. HADLEY,
| Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21

More than 100 tons of wood are
consumed daily in the form Of match
es.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21

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lU. S. Department of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.1
River Bulletin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21
Cox Predicts Landslide.

IBy Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21

Liberty Bond Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. c1.--Liberty
bonds were quoted today as follows:
33lss, s2.70; second As. 1886; fMt
41zs. 1884; second 4154s, 1854: third
AIS, 90.SS: fourth AIS. S9.4S; VIC
tory 3As, 9646; Victory 4a4s. 96SS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

State of Iowa, Lee County.-ss.
In the District Court of SAID
County.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
TO ADOPT
STATE ASSESSMENT
Up to County Court to Reduce
Tax Rate at July
Session

". r. Condor, county assessor, said
Monday that he would not complete MS
biennial assessment Of real estate N
Shelby county now that the state board
had made one. Condor began his reg
ular biennial assessment but was halted
when the state board began assessing
property throughout the state.
Il win take the states figures, MT.
Condor said, N | find those figures
out Of reason as to real valuation | wiz
change them and let the state railroad
commission, which. under the new act,
Is now the state board OF equalization,
adjust any discrepancies, or rather
equalizc the assessment, However, 1t
Is my intention to conform as far as
possible with the figures which the
state board will give me on Jan. 10.
Those figures will be turned over to
the county court for II to work out the
county tax rate"
The raise In shelby county from pres
cnt indications seems TO be something
like two and one-half rs much In the
city and four times In the county as the
old assessments.
The county court does not fix the
county rate until the July term of the
court. This body fixes its own rate,
based on the needs Of the various De,
partmcnts as reflected through tlndl
budgets accepted by the tax rate COM
mittee OF the court.
II may be that the county viii no
ask for any more money than " reaIl1e',
! on the last assessment In ola and
| cents. II - the rate will be reduced &c
! conform with the increased assessment
1t is optional with the county whether
! or not Il adopt the state assessment toi
| CDtOtV puTDOspg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
HICKMAN SCHOOLS OPEN

HICKMAN, Ky. Jan, 5. (Spl)-
Hickman's public schools will open again
Monday morning after 10 days for
holidays and will open with two new
teachers. These are Miss Irene Seay,
of Water Valley, Ky, who will teach
the fourth grade and takes the place
Of Miss Ruth billiard, who was offered
4 larger salary at jenkins. Ky, and
was released from her contract by he
Hickman board of education, and the
other Is Miss Fannie Garrett, of Ken
ton, Tenn, who takes the place of Miss
Willie Swink, also of Kenton. Miss
Swink just lately accepted this place
to fill the vacancy made by ~resigna-
ton of Mrs. Mary Barbour. but is Civ
ing up the grade on account of i'll
health. She will teach the seventh
grade, making the third teacher en-
ployed for this room this term, beside
the different substitutes used.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

II you are unable to really enjoy
the societyof others because OF the
fear that that wretched skin eruption
on your shoulder will begin 10 itch,
or that your scarf will slip and ex-
pose the dishgurine, rash you had
tried so hard to conceal, try RcsinoI
Ointment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

done q rushing business ISL eheanet
grades ~ clothing
The clothing I3ir price committee.
composed of Tive officials az the big
downtown department stores and oht
repI esgutative Of the suburban dealers
frankly admits haLclotbluE can mot d.
bought in the Wholesale market touAF
al the fair price" set Tor retailers.
The big downtown stores have com
plcte lines of clothing ou sale in thelT
subway" sections at the prices llNtA
and haVc been dpinE q rushing auSl-
ness when merchants from many seq
lions complained that the "fair price
list was unfair. chat tt made them a.'-
pear To be urorilcers and that they
could not buy yuthiug at W1ulesa'e
for the committees retail price. ih'
Chicago dealers explained,
The clothing un sale here was a"
purchased many months ago. zone ne
ing bought within the past siN months
When the merchants agreed On ih,
fair price" list each placed a eem-
nlete list ot this class OF clothing on
sale. regardless ot the wholesale cost
After the present supplies are exhaust
ed no more will he available, 1t ls sa'd
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

cut plans for receiving applications for
scholarships and making the awards.
All former service men are eligible for
the scholarships and insofar as pos
sible their choice of school will be re-
| garded in making the awards,
Former soldiers interested in obtain
ing one of these free scholarships may
make application to DR.. George at the
Y. NJ. c. A. now, although the details
for awarding the scholarships have not
been worked out.
The commission is also expected tc
serve as an advisory board to serve
former service men in any way thai
may be helpful to them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
Library Books
AdjunctS To
Riggs Lectures

shall America rule Turkey, Armenia,
democracy in the Philippines, a Il
worked?" What about ShantungE
Those are some Of the urgent questions
OF the day which will be Illuminated
by the lectures Of Arthur Stanley RIGGS
at Goodwin institute on Jan. I. \ ana
Q. Mr.. Riggs IL a distinguished traveller
and writer member Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society Of London, who
knows the orient well and Is Il close
student OF the present problems OF the
East and Of America.
Mir. Riggs will lecture on Wednesday
evening, Jan. T. on Colonies, Old and
| New, ard the Mandatortes; on Thurs
| day. Jan. s, on Tho Philippines, and
American Colonial Policy on Friday.
Jan. 9, on Japan, old and New, and
the Chinese Question His lectures
are all Illustrated by beautifully Colorcd
pictures, most of them from his own
| negatives.
GOODWIN institute library has many
| interesting books and magazines COW
ering the subjects of MIR, Riggs lee
lures, which readers will enjoy look
ing into or taking home for more
| thorough reading either before or after
Mr.. Riggs appearance In Memphis this
week. One Of the most fascinating OF
these is the new magazine Asia the
journal Of the American AsiatjC asso.
citation. whose superbly illustrated
monthly numbers are on file in the
reading room Of the library, Recent is.
sues Of this magazine have been Tho
China n Japan number a "Philip'
pine number a number on ~"SilantunG
the Alsacc-l.orrainc Of the last" The
December number has brilliant articles
on "JapAp's Right 10 Empire, m chi,
nesc National Sentiment ON Man.
dates for Turkish Territories. TIN,
illustrations are matchlcss, Each issue
Is a work of art, No one should miss
seeing and reading Asia"
In addition to Asia and such pert
odiCals as the National Geographic
magazine and tho World outlook. with
still others which touch ON Eastern and
American problems, Goodwin institute
library has many significant books on
oriental countries and the topics to be
discussed by Mr., Riggs, Here are n
few Of the titles;
Tho Far East" by Archibald Little.
The East Of To-day and Tomorrow, 90
by II. G. Potter.
Tour OF the Orient, by +. l.. Brown.
America TO Japan by Russell Lind
"Japan's Real Attitude Towart
America" by Toyokirhi lyenaga.
japanese Conquest OF American
opinion by Montaville Flowers.
Japan; the Place and the People,
by G. w. Browne.
"Thiags Japanese" hv r. G Cham.
berlain.
japanese Life IN Town and Coun.
try, by G. W. Knox.
Japan bv David Murray tstor1 q
the nationsl.
"Japan and China " nv l. Stod
dard. " ''
"China. An Interpretation. nv LAS
W. Bashford JUS
Things Chinese" by / y Ran
China Under the Enurcss n~o,yaper
by Bland & ~Backhouse.
"Withs the EMPRESS Dovogcr -
China by Kate 4. carl. "
China" by r. Il. Douglas tsior, -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
A FINANCES GROW.

Trust companies In Tennessee re-
sources for the first time are ~. cN-
cess OF $500, 900, 000, according to Trust
Companies Of the United States" just
published by the United States Mort
gage and Trust company, OF New York.
The total figures for the state were
sill, 57S. 1856. a gain Of $50 or 1856, or
about 90 per cent over last year. In
cldentally. Tennessee ranks fourteenth,
and is one Of Is states having resources
Of $500, 900, 900 and over.
The trust company resources OF the
United states increased nearly II per
cent and aggregate $ll,l $50, 446, 0S7, which
il considerably In excess Of the totaI
banking strength of the country less
than 90 years ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

There is no needof enduring such
discomfort when Resinol Ointmen,
usually relieves itching promptly
and makes the skin clear and healthy
again. When aided by Resinol
Soap it i. even more effective,
REsINOL SHAVING STICK tends to
prevent irritation. AZ deaieyJ irl fiS RsIt4cI
trnGaCfI.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
is RAILROAD ATTORNEY.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Jan. 5. (Spl.)-
Dan Taylor. son OF Congressman Sam
Taylor and a member of the law firm
OF Taylor, Jones & Taylor, has been
appointed an attorney for the Rock
Island & Pacific railway with head
quarters in Chicago and win have spe-
rial charge Of litigation in Illinois.
AIR. Taylor left for his new po-
sition Sunday. He is the third Pine
Bluff man to enter the services of the
Rock Island legal department, the 9TH
ers being Fayette Bell and James Co.
gee,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

the fair price list for clothiugs issued
hv the Illinois lair price committee. ana
which cut-ot-towu merchants declare
Is lower than the wholesale pr1ce. has
revealed a business deaf whereby lead
ing chicago department stores nave
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
Take "Dodson'S Liver Tone" Instead!

and without making you sick, you
jus. so back and get your money,
II you take calomel today you'll
be sick and nauscated tomorrow; be.
sides, it may salivate you, while If
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
win wake up feeling great, full Of
ambition and ready for work or play.
II is harmless, pleasant and safe b
give TO children; they IKE il
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
, ITALIANS LEAVE.

PARIS, Ian. 5.-Premier Nitti ant
Foreign Minister Sclaloia, of Italy, who
have been In this city since Saturday
night, left for London To-Day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

If you feel bilious. h~sadaehy, con.
stipated and all knocked cut, just 60
TO your druggist and get a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents,
which is a harmless vegetable sub
stitute for dangerous ealOmel. Take
a Gpoonful and If it doesn't start
your liver and straighten you up
better and quicker than nasty calomel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
IS THIS AN 0 Their ONE
Of THE OCTOPUS TYPE
SEEKIN 6 To co RN { R
MARKET OF The WORLD2

Richmond, Va, Feb Norman II.
Johnson, secretary OF the southern
Wholesale Dry Goods Association, an
rounced today the newly orgaI.. ed
giant mercantile concern backed py
the United Cigar stores Company, the
United Retail Stores and r. n. Duke,
OF the American Tobacco Company. md
capitalized at S75OOOO,OOO will 10
known as the United States Corpora
ton, with headquarters in New York
City and Winston Salem. y. c. The
corporation recently was chartered un.
der the laws Of Delaware.
Mr., Johnson said the work Of pu".
chasing mercantile houses, textile and
manufacturing plants has been un.
der way several weeks. 1t is prop s..
cd ultimately to control manufactur-
ing and jobbing e. Adjustments and 2
GOO or more retail stores throughout
the country.
The corporation will eliminate all
wholesale machinery in the handli &
of its business, selling directly from
its manufacturing plants to the cot
sumer, through It's chain Of reta
stores
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO
HAVE MARRIED GERMAN
WIVES ORDERED TO SAIL
FOR COLUMBIA s SHORES

American Headquarters. Coblen2,
Feb. 1.-Two hundred and fifty sol
dicrs of the American forces iE Gcr'
many, who have married European
girls. have been instructed To start
soon for America with their wives, in
accordance with recent order q
Major General Henry r, Allen in
command.
In connection with this order +,
was announced that army authorities
would not consent in future to mar
riages Of American soldiers on duty
IN tho occupied area. officers contend
ing that men without wives in Ger
many are better soldiers under tho
present circumstances.
About 2l0 soldiers have married
German girls since the American
forces reached the Rhine, the others
included in the order having married
principally French girle, or youn;
women from Belgium or Luxembourg
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
WAGE DEMANDS Of RAIL
MEN C0NFRONTS FEDERAL
Government WITH MOST
COMPLICATED QUESTION
WHICH HAS EVER ARISEN

Washington, Feb. l2.-- Mr.. Hines
memorandum, which was sent to the
White House shortly before noon was
understood 20 have embodied tho
claims ana arguments OF the union
officials, with whom he has been con.
ferring since Feb. 8.
Railroad administration officials and
union representatives apparently were
inclined to regard the situation as
quiescent, White House officials ex
pressed concern at the gravity OF the
/ problems presented. Without discCs
ing what these questions were. 1t was
| declared the general public did not
realize the serious nature of the is
sues involved.
! Union officials. with the exception
Of Maintenance Of Way Employees. aHj
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, apparently We're willing to leav,
the case in the hands of the prcsi
dent. Although there was dissatisfac
ton because living costs had not been
reduced, it was evident the union
men felt another opportunity should
be given for adjustment of the differ
ences, which have been held in absy
ance at the president. request since
they were submitted last July.
Mr.. Hines has made a tentative up
pointment for this afternoon, with j.
Il. Malloy vice president Of ~
Brotherhood of Maintenance OF Wa
employees and shop Laborers, and his
committee of ten, to discuss the or
ganizations alleged grievances which
led to its call for strike next
| Tuesday.
Administration officials were engag
ed today in resurrecting all clam.
submitted by this group Of worker.
before its wage agreement was sim
ed last November %. The agreement
shows it became effective Dec. l6, an,
federal officials say they have moi
been formally notified of an abrosa
ton of the agreement. which provide
that n 3O-day notice of cancellation
must be given.
w. c. Lee. president of the Bro .
crhood Of Railroad Tralnmen, al9'
was to confer with the director gen
crul on his individual reasons for in
validating the agreement which nj,
organization has. Notification Of in
tcntion to break the agreement whcl
was given Mr.. Hines Jan. 90, which
under the 3O-day clause will leave thu
organization without n working con
tract with the railroad admlnistratoy
on Feb. %, six days before the roads
return to the owners.
The action of Mr.. Lee admitted J
Is giving administration officials cor,
cern. While his representatives have
participated in all sessions of tn
general conference, Mr.. Lee contendet
his organization had reserved the rlgh
to press its grievances for adiustmen
separately.
He declined to add to his statemcn
of yesterday. which asserted the train
men had waited sufficiently long 70,
the government to force down living
costs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
LITTLE DOUBT Of
ASSAGE Of RAIL.
BILL BEFORE THE
RETURN Of ROADS
TO THEIR OWNERS

Washington, Feb. 1e.-Whilc some
opposition to the railroad bin n. IN.
ally agreed upon in conferences has
developed. senate and house leaders
predicted today that the conferenc,
report on the measure would bo
promptly adopted, so that the lcgisla-
iIon would be ON the statute books
b"ior" tine roads are returned [,
private control March /.
The final draft Of the conference
report is now being made and il wiz
be presented to the senate Satur.
day or Monday The house expects
To take the report up Monday or
Tuesday at the latest and leaders
said today It would be disposed of in
two days.
Chairman Esch, of the house inter.
state commerce committee. one of the
authors OF the railroad bill. and the
olher leaders expressed confidence that
| opposition by house democrat. would
not delay passage Of the measure
! They based their prediction upon
/ the fact that the bill. as rewritten
/ in conference, is substantially tn,
same as the Esch bin. recently passed
/ by the house. Senate provisions, TO
which there was objection, including
| the anti-strkc section, creation OF u
! transportation board and a compulsory
| consultations. were stricken out in
conference. The essential addition To
! the house bill was the fixing Of 4
guaranteed rct.rn of l.2 per cent.
"With the time already fixed by the
nt,f t..ts la, - l..
and for the widespread demand frcm
the people that they be handed back"
Chairman Esch said today, failure
to enact necessary legislation before
March 1 would he disastrous. | am
satisfied, however. that the house
will adopt the conference report with
out delay"
Chairman Cummins Of the senate
interstate commerce committee. and
one Of the trainers of the bill, s4,l
there was no dout Of the accertance
of the conference report by the VI
ate.
There is no opposition to the bilt
in the senate other ttan which was
expressed when the Dill originally
was up for consideration he said
AS far as the house is concerned
however, I have made no effort to cas-
certain what its fate there will be.
"While I have not undertaken any
canvas Of the house," said Senator
Robinson, democrat. Arkansas. n
other conferce. II am sure it will pass
that body and | am sure a largo
number of democrats will vote for the
roport.'
An equally optimistic view was ex-
pressed by Senator Lodge. the repur
lean leader.
1T most certainly will pass the SER
ate and feel sure it viii also pass
the house" he said, referring to the
conference report.
Senator Smoot, republican, Utai,
said reports that congress would not
finally approve the bill as modified
bv the conrcrocs were only part oi
the propaganda tIat has been circu'
lated against the bill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
JOHN SKEL TON WILLIAMS
WARNS AGAINST WHAT IS
? OSS BLY, ART|FICIALLY
|NFLATE Ed PROSPERITY

Washington, Feb. l2.-W Warning thot
the prosperity and the activity inh..
Gated by banking figures. may become
artificial and deceptive, was given TO.
day by John SHELTON Williams. in his
annual report as comptroller Of ho
currency
RemarkinS that in 1919, there was
not national bank failure involving
loss Of depositors, and that the balk
ing power of the country has IN.
creased 500 per cent i'm the last 30
years, Mr.. Williams added
"A large volume of money cannC,
mean increase Of real wealth while
there is decrease of production ana
the accumulation and movement Cf
securities and currency represent alb
normally inflated values put on dimn-
ished supplies of essentials
1T is clear that no country can be
enriched by merely increasing prices
of products produced and consum u
by its own people. We might pros
per for the moment if we could sell
our products abroad at the higher
prices and take payment in gold, or
in goods at normal prices, but We gain
nothing when We sell and buy at cor
responding abnormal prices
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-12
THE LEAGUE Of WOMEN
VOTERS is FORMULAT TING
PLANS Of INDEPENDENCE
At CH|CA co MEETING

Chicago Feb. l2.-C Conferences pre-
liminary to the fifty.first annual
convention of the National Woman
Suffrage Association began today, and
will continue until the convention
ends next Wednesday Prospects We're
that the association would be aban-
doned To give place to new organi-
zation under the name Of the League
of Women Voters. This. suffrage
leaders said, probably will be con.
tingont upon ratification Of the ma.
tional woman suffrage amendment
by SO states, expected before the
conventioT adJourns, which would
bring to a successful conclusion the
half century's labors Of the organi.
zaton.
In connection with the suffrage
associations meeting there will be
national convention Of women law
yers, the first ever held.
Many women politicians were pres
ent at the opening Of the conferences
today, among whom were Mrs George
Bass, Il member Of the executive com
mttee Of the democratic party; Mrs
John G. South, head Of the republi
can women's national committee; and
Miss Maudc Wetmorc, woman leader
Of General Leonard Woods prcsi.
dental campaign committee. A re-
cancellation with the womans party
the radical wing Of the suffrage
movement, was declared by members
Of the suffrage association to be
hardly possible" Whether the new
league Of women voters will be held
to a strictly non-partisan course was
a question In which so observers OF
the two major political parties. and
the women themselves, were display
ing considerable interest.
Suffrage leaders estimated 1000
delegates and their alternates. repre-
seniing 100000 members of suffrage
ORGANIZATIONS in every state, would
attend the convention.