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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

SUBSCRIBERS NOTICE.
New Idea Magazines for January
are here. Call and get yours at the
Central.
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COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-Laborers skilled and I'M
skilled, also boys over 16 years of
age for factory work. Day and night
work. Hours for night work Sis to
1915 p. IN, and 10:45 to 3:45 a. ~.
nights per week. Leopold Desk Com
pany.
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SUBSCRIBERS NOTICE.
New Idea Magazines for January
are here. Call and get yours at tho
Central.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-160 A. stock and grain
farm 2Ja miles west Of Summitville,
Cash or grain rent. p. M. Johnston.
Montrose, Ia.
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to learn business. F. w. Wool
worth Co.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-One, ten foot, liquid,
marble soda fountain uew in 1913,
has syrups, CT. fruits, two 5 gal.
cream cabinets, also one electric car
bonator in use every day. $500 takes
the complete outfit. Call or address
Chas A. Orth, Carthage, Ill
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FOR SALE cement mixers, one s
foot power loader BOSS; one foot
Builder" Cali r 1861. P. L. Ken
nedy, Keokuk, la.
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FOR SALE-Used Wellington piano
in the best of condition. Priced for
quick sale. Easy terms Duncan-Schell
Furniture Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

WANTED-A dishwasher at Wit
tich's restaurant, 10 So. Third st.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

WANTED - Experienced stenogra-
piers. Apply Standard Oil Co.
office, North Fifth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

WANTED--Women and girl over 16
years of age for factory work. Leo
pold Desk Company, Burlington, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

lFOR SALE-Chifforob and other
furniture. Inquire at 1o2 Concert
street.
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SYRUP OF FIGS"
CH|LD'S LAXAT|v I'VE
LOOK AT TONGUE! REMOVE
POlSoNS FROM STOMACH,
LIVER AND BOWELS.

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only--look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach, liver and bowels. Chill
dren love its delicious fruity taste.
Fnll directions for child's dose on
each bottle. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California
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PERSONALS

Rev. Harvey j. Moore, was in Fort
Madison this afternoon on business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

WANTED--Pantry woman and dish
washer at Hotel Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

FOR sALE-Five room modern frame
dwelling, 115 South 18th street,
price $1,S0G. No trade. Terms to
suit purchaser. Keokuk Trust Co.,
Gil Blondeau st.
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WANTED-Position as bookkeeper
by young man who is experienced in
all kinds of office work, knowledge
of cost accounting; references. Ad-
dress Position care Gate CitE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

FOR SALE-White Wyandotte eggs
S1.00 per setting. Frank Belt Red
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

FOR SALE-Double cylinder Hayes
hand spray pump, barrel, 25 #.
hose, 10 it. bamboo, extension disk
nozzle and pump jack for power. w.
H. Parsons, Hamilton, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

serge suit on O'Clock
street car Tuesday morning. Please
return to Gate City. Reward.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-18

FOR SALE-Churcn building and lot
5Ox90. Priced low for quick sale.
Inquire No. 1920 Blondeau street.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
EXtravagant Parasites
Frenchman Calls Yanks

art, our antiques, our historic cha
teaux
| propose a tax on foreigners
on these friends and allies" who
claim to love us. Let them share
our troubles, help settle our finances
by contributing, by means of what
one might call visitors tax" to
our welfare. No matter how large
such a tax might be, it would still
be far inferior to their profits on
the exchange.
l am not forgetful of the services
they rendered us-even when they
grew rich on our distress (for the
most scandalous and greedy war
prohteers were not French). Nor
do I forget that they help our tour
ist and hotel industries. / know
they do us an honor to spend the
money they have made on us in
France. Therefore | do not cry
The whole of France for the
French," but simply "A little of
France, please, for her own inhabi-
tants."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
Woman, 90 Years Old,
Develops High Kick
To Reduce Her Flesh

London, Eng,-Another of the
many methods for flesh reduction
which crop up from time to time is
high kicking.
This practice has been seized upon
by many members of the fair sex
and the women's clubs and Turkish
baths are giving special facilities to
women who are taking up the fad in
the hope that their too solid flesh
will melt.
In one woman's club there is said
to be an old lady Is years who has
succeeded in kicking to a height of
five feet one inch.
Another member, to whom the
committee complained because she
disturbed people by her gymnastics,
said that she had reached four and
one-half feet and that she had lost
two pounds in weight.
This latter member. admitted to
so years and said that she was out
to beat the record attained by the
75-year-old member.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
Wife Claims Her Husbands
Silenceis is Cruelty--Courts
Have New Problem to Solve
Mans Plea Is That Silence Is Golden and Cheapest Way
To Maintain Peace Is to Keep Mouth Shut-Clerk
Of Court Inclined to Side With Wife

| "The case brings up the question
of whether or not silence would
justify wife in leaving her hus.
band and then suing him. | an
afraid the decision here would be
the same as that across the water
Every case must stand on its
own facts, and these must be
proved. There are always surround
ing circumstances. What is cruelty
in one case is not in another. A case
similar to this one in England
would be heard here in our supreme
court"
George P. Richter, chief clerk OF
the Domestic Relations court, who
is called upon to patch up many
frayed-out households, offers as his
opinion. that continued silence is
extreme cruelty and, as such, might
be legal reason for wife to part
from her hasband.
When woman lives alone, but
for her husband, and he refuses to
give her the benefit of human COM
panionship, and the home is such
that an outsider would hesitate to
enter, he may we'll be called cruel
"Of course, there would be the
difficulty of proving the charge il
no one knew that silence reigned in
the house.
Such treatment constitutes actu-
al punishment, l believe. Yet,
think in nearly every case of such
incompanionship there is an under
lying economic difficulty"
Often Eficacious.
Silence as a correction for trouble
is usually effcacious, according to
Miss Rose McQuade, porbation Of
ficer.
Il often advise men who have
nagging wives to take their hats
and go out for a walk as soon as
the angry words begins That is
better than fighting back. for it takes
two to quarrel. I always tell hus-
bands and wives to keep still until
the fit of anger passes.
II iS Sti dllSe ldCt tHdl uedl anu
dumb people come into court to
have their domestic affairs straight
ened out by the judge and each ac-
cuses the other of bitter quarreling
and calling names. I always say to
them that they had better look
away from the angry one in order
to avoid hearing bitter language.
1--WE have never had a case of
blind people coming here for assist
ance. They seem to live TRANQUILITY
in spite of their affliction.
"But I do think that husband
who will continue not to speak for
a long time, is guilty of extreme
cruelty and ought to be dealt with
severely"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
Chemist S Scales Are
Big Enough to Weigh
Milady's Frock Today

London, Eng,-Bring out your
chemists scales, my dear, pile on
your latest frock, hat and unmen-
tionables, and let's see whether you
are really we'll dressed.
1t isn't many months since a
scientifically keen but fashionably
dull scientist proposed one must
wear a pound of clothes for every
"stone"-or IA pounds-of ones
weight.
And now, one gathers, the orig
inal "stone of weight" measure of
clothes may still prevail, but the
proportion, perhaps, is less than one
ounce of clothing for each IA
pounds on the hoof.
Fortunately Ascot race week was
warm week. And there was only
one mild shower.
more dressing and less clothing
than ever" was the verdict of a
witty dowager. "They seem to be
clad in few ounces of lace"
Actual laboratory experiments
proved that one white charmeuse
dress, veiled with drapery of
blond lace" weighed eight ounces.
1t cost SO pounds, or $l60
A tulle cloak worn with the dress
weighed three ounces; an amethyst
and silver clasp for the coat 1H
ounces; white tulle hat with large
gauze rose trimming 2 ounces;
silken undergarments AZ ounces;
white brocade shoes and silk stock
ings l0N ounces.
Add them yourself.
Grand total, 29H ounces.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14

Until the railway was projected
Tramp's Landing was, in the words
of those who knew it, no place al
all; but somebody marked off line
on map, with due regard to the
way in which deep water came close
in to the coast, and shortly after
! there were two or three wooden
shanties at Tramp's Landing in ad-
dition to sundry tents. This period,
which was one of theodolites. levels,
and much bad language or the part
of the surveyors, was followed by
the period of many shanties instead
of few and certain tirnsy structure
which called itself a hotel but was
really a boarding house where one
might calculate with reasonable GER
tainty that hash would be the plat
( du jour.
I Squat steamers vomited cranes,
steam navvies, trucks, rails. and a
medley of other things on the tiimsy
/ looking temporary quay, went away.
and came back bringing more stuff
for the railway line. Tramp's Land
ing, with the snobbishness that
comes of sudden prosperity, thought
Iof changing its name to something
more euphonious-and meanwhile
the line went on until the cutting
through the coastal hills FIVE miles
back was nearly completed.
By that time Margetson and An
gle Margetson, his daughter, had
come to stay ar the Grand hotel,
which was really hash singing
boarding house; Frank Hastings,
more commonly known as "Bruin,"
from his size and quietness, had
come out as paymaster for one of
the contractors; and Olaf Hendrix
son, the Swede-just as big but not
quite as quiet as Hastings-had
come to take charge of steam navy
n They were drops in a big stream,
these four. Margetson. who would
never make good because he drank,
fraternized to a certain extent with
Hastings, while Olaf tried to make
love to Angie, who, in the opinion of
p i8S'iSdliy tNSi ihdh a. lamp .
Landing, ought never to have come
out with her father. For the life
was rough, as it is always in a con-
struction camp or town, and women
are few; certain of the men had
brought their wives, but neither the
wives nor their husbands were of
Angles type. She was, as Hastings
summed up, "fine gold all through"
Most of the others we're alloy of a
moderate grade.
Margeston, in charge of a gang
in the cutting, risked the loss of his
job with a drinking bout that lasted
two days-for that period he did not
come near the hotel, and Hastings,
each time that he came in for meals,
pitied Angie, who sat by one of the
flimsy windows looking out in case
her father should return. The second
night when Hastings came in for
dinner Hendrikson was with her,
smiling at her in a way that Hastings
disliked. But, as he knew, it was
none of his business. After dinner,
having one or two affairs to settle
outside, he went out to find the men
whom the affairs concerned.
Three-quarters of a moon rode in
the clear sky, and, having settled
the business that brought him out,
Hastings walked up beside what
would some day be a railway line,
toward the cutting. Semi-tropical
foliage had been bruised and spoiled
on either side of the new way
Hastings caught at one point a
scent that was not unlike Mel rose,
and the fragrance brought back
Angie Margetson sto his mind.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
Author of War Tank Cited;
Lauds Yankee Patriotism
General Swinton Especially Mentions Tour Through
Middle West-Recalls Visits to Omaha and Chi
cago-Testifes to His Strong Love for America
Increased During Liberty Loan Campaign.

in respect of those latter services
we recommend an award Of $4,000,
But beyond this we desire expressly
to recognize the still greater value
of that part of Major General Swim
tons work for which pecuniary
reward is not appropriate"
Other Tank Awards.
Sir William Triton and Maj.
Thomas Wilson were granted $4,000
for their part in the invention of the
tank. These two men actually built
the instrument of war, acting upon
the suggestions and ideas of others,
and were responsible for its appear
ance on the battlehelds Of France.
Recognition was also given Winston
Churchill, British secretary of war,
and nine others.
In discussing the reward given
him General Swinton recalled his ex-
periences in America.
Il delighted in America, its cities
and its wonderful people" he said.
Il was glad indeed to give any as
sistance | could in the Liberty loan
drives. My tour of the United States
was a revelation to me of the coun-
try and its people | certainly want
to visit America again.
"Wonderful Audiences"
Never have l had such wonderful
audiences. In the middle west es-
pecia1ly, which was popularity sup
posed to be exceedingly neutral. |
found great response to the appeal
of the allies. Chicago and Omaha
were wonderful in their reception OF
allied emissaries. Typical of the re-
ceptions given me was that at Joliet.
H.. where | spoke in the Masonic
hall. Joliet, as remember, is
manufacturing town with a great
foreign population, mostly from CEN
tral Europe Yet | never saw such
loyalty and pro-Americanism in all
my life. The hall was draped with
American flags and Union Jacks.
When | entered | was so touched
that | was hardly able to speak. |
never came nearer crying. I'll al
ways remember Joliet and the hun
ireds Of other cities | visited. ] love
America.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
ALL NATIONS Of
EUROPE CUTTING
DOWN CREDITS
Sir George Paish, Economist.
Gives Gloomy Review of
General Financial Tight
ening Overseas.
BY ROBERT J. PREV.
Universal Service Starr Correspondent

Universal Service Sta7 COrresp0ndent.)
London, Eng.-ln spite of the
large percentage expansion III her
exports and re-exports. Great Brit
ain still has to pay the United
States in securities or in promises
to pay to the extent of between
$2,000000,000 and $2.500,000000 an
nually, says Sir George Paish, the
economist, in a gloomy review of
the dedit situation.
Britain is now giving credit to
Continental nations or accepting
payment in securities for goods
supplied and services rendered AZ
the rate of over $2,000O00,00O r
year, he declares. But British pur-
chasers in the United States more
than counter-balance this surplus.
The. banks of every nation have
granted all the credit they feel war
ranted in granting, and there is
a disposition to curtail existing
credits rather than to grant addi-
tional ones.
Sir George believes that the cred
it position in Europe is more dam
gerous than the coming food short
age, which in itself will demand a
high measure of altruism if the peo-
Piles of Europe are to be preserved
from starvation. In the current
crop reports the harvests of this
side are less than &C per cent of
the amount required by the pre-
war rate of consumption, and as
there is only a very moderate sur
plus available from the rest of the
world, all the nations east of
France are suffering serious priva-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
BRITISH ACTORS
HELD SNOBS BY
THIS PRODUCER
c. B. Cochran, English Theater.
Man, Stirs Up Tempest of
Indignation Among Lon
don Stage Folk.
By EARLE c. REEVES.

London, Eng.-"That the
temperament seems TO have ski, i
a generation OF our women" iS\thc
reluctant conclusion of Nora A.
Heald at the close of keen analysis
of the overwhelming success of
Peggy O'Neil, Edith Day and Mary
Nash, American stars in London.
I'VE have sound actresses over
the age of IS; there are a few
promising beginners, but between
them sad dearth of stage genius"
The reason for this 'dearth of
stage genius and for the overwhclm-
ing success of the American glrl," {.
B. Cochran, producer. rctorts, lis as
follows:
The British theater is a hotbcd of
snobbery."
Fire of Protests.
Inasmuch as, in addition to the
above trio, Laurette Taylor, Ina
Claire, Frances Starr and Leonora
Ulric are soon to complete the
American girl combination of the
West End, the Daily Mail writer has
aroused, the keenest interest and dis
cussion,' and Cochran has started a
veritable rapid fire of protest and
contradiction.
Thus the battle royal started. In
letter to the Daily Express c. L.
Cochran said:
Our leading actors and actresses
think more of a nod from a duchess
or tea party with Lady * than
proficiency in their art. 1t is bad
form to be emotional upon the
British stage. There is more prudery
in the West End theater than in a
young ladies' boarding school at
Eastbourne
THE young stage aspirant feels
this atmosphere directly she enters
the stage door, Instead of being
taught to express her emotions she
learns to keep them under.
I'm drama which | produced re-
Gently the leading lady had to play
a scene in which young mans pas
sion overcame him and he lost all
restraint. The leading lady--an
English actress of distinction-posi-
lively declined to allow the young
man to play the scene as | and the
author wanted it played. She Insisted
the young man should not be too
ardent, giving as her reason that
she knew SO many people in society
who would not like to see her in a
compromising position on the stage
Cochran started something
What twaddle," said Mrs. Patrick
Campbell.
Miss Gertrude Elliott promptly
branded Cochran's letter as hope
lessly illogical outburst."
As Many in England.
There are as many successful
English actresses in America as sue
cessful American actresses in Eng
gland" Gilbert Miller declared.
"Snobbishness comes not from the
stage, but from society,"" said Arthur
Bourchier, "and / do not thinL~
American actors can give us any
points in acting"
The discussion had to be closed
somewhere, so Henry Ainley closed
it with
81 am the only snob know on the
stage"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
.MASCUL|zAT|ON
Of 1920 GIRLS
D|STuRbS HER
Or. ArabelIa KeneaIy De.
scribes Modern Costumes Of
Feminine Species as "Lax
and Decadent."

London, England-Take it from
DR.. Arabella Kenealy, the modern
female of the species is becoming
increasingly lax and decadent in tone
and manner, in dress and no more
is to be compared with the Vic
torian maiden whose ennobling in
fluences did so much for her genera
.ion."
Such is the theory developed at
ength by DR.. Kenealy in her book.
'Feminism and Sex Distinction"
ust printed.
For the most part" she says, "the
aces of our handsome women are
pre-eminently pagan-bold sophisti-
Gated, clever, without sweetness,
sottness, imagination, sensitiveness
in a word, without SOUL
Jumps from 16 to rs.
DR.. Kenealy declares that girls
brought up on modern strenuous
methods skip the years between l6
and 26 at which latter age they ap-
proach the 40s in constitution and
temperament.
"At 26,' states DR.. Kenealy, "they
are even keen on politics, cards,
finance, resorts, eminently of
materialistic middlc-age."
d This, she says. has led to develop
ment of those young colts known
as fappers, with ungainly move
ments, crude mentality and manners
and without charm. DR.. Kenealy is
shocked by the hearty manner in
which English girls colleges have
taken up sport, which, she declares,
makes women have a combative
habit of mind and develops girls into
being half men.
~. Engage in Fierce Contest.
"Here are seen," she says, "ab-
sorbed in fierce contest during the
exhausting heat of summer after
moons, -visaged maidens of
sinewy build, hard and tough, and
set as working women in their for
ties; some with brawny throats.
square shoulders and stern loins
that would do credit to prize ring"
DR.. Kenealy declares this type of
woman does not bear manly boy
babies but, instead, become mothers
of neurotic, emasculate boys. She
maintains that unless the masculiza-
ton of girls is halted the race will
become physical and mental degen-
crates.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-14
Che AN SWER BYE. Charles Vivian

! "I'm going back-back to a mar
II practically promised to marry
He's a cousin"-she spoke rathe,
nervously-"and I'm not quite sur,
if | shall keep the promise when
get there"
Nor" Hastings asked.
"One grows. you see," she said
and it seems to me now that his in
terests are rather small"
1--WE shall all miss you badly
here" Hastings assured her.
ITS best to go-I can't forget
daddy easily. And''-she laid hel
hand on his-"I shall never forge
your kindness-Your great kindness
I'd like to write to you-'
With an effort Hastings refrained
from begging her not to go. Il was
glad tosserve you," he answered.
By one of the dining tables sat
Hendrikson. glowering moodily al
them both and whiting at forked d
stick with a clasp knife. He seemed
to get the fork OF the stick to his
liking at last, and jabbed it down on
the table, trapping the handle of a
spoon. The action was so sugges-
tive of catching a snake by the reck
that Hastings could not stand it.
with Angie there. lie went over to
the Swede.
"Hendrikson," he said, "don't do
that in here, or l shall have to thrash
you again"
Hsndrikson glowered up at him
"You watt" he said, and put the
forked stick down on the floor be-
side his chair.
Hastings came back to Angie, who
had heard the brief conversation. II
should advise you to watch Mr..
Hendrikson," she said "He' looks
murderous when he looks at you. u
Fortunately looks don't hurt"
said Hastings.
Since Hendrikson's steam NAVY
was away beyond the cutting now,
he usually went out from the hotel
in the morning and stayed away till
night, but on the day following that
evening he came in at lunch time
and Smiled across the room at
Angie.
"Mornin', Miss Angie" he said.
Hastings about anywhere"
Il don't know" she answered
coldly.
Olaf went out, toward the bed
rooms of the hotel. As he left the
dining room he took from his pocket
a little. oblong parcel7sit looked like
a box carefully wrapped and tied,
and Angie just caught sight of it in
his hand. She heard the Swede
trampling along the bare boards of
the corridor-his room was at the
far end. But absently she seemed
to realize that his steps did not go
on to the end of the corridor. She
pulled a chair back from one of the
tables and sat down for lunch
Hendrikson, returning very quics-
ly, said no more to her, nor did he
attempt to go near her table. Aftc.
lunch he went out, presumably back
to his work, and Angie went to her
room to get hat in order to go out
to her fathers grave--it was her last
day before leaving Tramp's Landing.
She passed what she knew was Hast
ing's room and saw that the dool
was just ajar-tllat door had been
closed when she came down to
lunch, but still she thought nothing
of it. Somebody might havs been
in the room cleaning up.-
At nightfall she watched when tho
residents came in. Hastings was
late, far beyond his usual time, and
there was no sign at all of Olaf