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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

pany's opening OF its fall exhibit. ac-
cording to the Textile World Journal.
The cut, said to be less than antici-
pated by the trade. was attributed to
the fact that there has been little
demand for wooden goods.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

acquaintance who have been killed
over there, there is no doubt that
there would be more enlistments
Personally, / have been in the army
nine years and six months. and
think there Is no better life that any
young man can lead than to join the
army"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

NEW YORK, Sept fg.-An ap-
prozinaate cut o. % per cent in WOOL
cloth prices By the American Wool.
e1 COMPANY KaG noted al the com
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

Some of the African tribes pull
then fingers till the joints crack" as
a form OF salutation-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11

The average license fee per car for
motor vehicles in the United States
for 1919 was 1854.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-11
SUFFERING or
YOUNG WOMEN
This Letter Tells How it May
be Ovzcome-all Mothers
Interested.

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~ we Z. rzv II E-ttE sae We
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Silk Men Give $4,000
Io Cangster Uplift Fund
Travellers Association Enter
tanned at Dinner by Ex-Convicts
and With Boxing Bouts

More than $4,000 toward the ST.
100000 sought by the Marshall Still
man movement for the uplft of New
York gangsters, was obtained last
night at a dinner of the Silk Travellers
ASSOCIATION at the Hotel Astof, at
which ex-gangsters associated with the
movement entertained the silk travel
ers with boxing bouts, songs and anec-
dotes
Among the entertainers were Joe
Ferris, who has just finished three and
a half years at Sing Sing; Willie
Graver, who was introduced as head of
tn the ne,11 linton on Avenue gang; Joe oLeary,
Curran. who is sometimes called
Jimmy the Trusty," because of the
assistance he once rendered city Off
Gals Gals at the Tombs in that capacity.
Altogether there were more than TWEEN
ty-tive of them.
Alpheus Geer, president of the move
ment; Pauline o. Fields, head of the
Criminal Bar Association, and several
sllk travellers urged the diners to con-
tribute to the fund. The ring for the
boxing bouts was set up in the center
Of the room. Monroe Douglas Robin
son, nephew of the late Theodore
roosevelt, was master of ceremonies
Dan Hickey. boxing instructor at the
New York Athletic Club; Benny Valeer
ana Jack Wolf were referees.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

1t pricked him so hard that he cried
"ouch!" Right then Peters eyes flew
open Such a relief rs it was to dis
cover that he was in that old hollow log
and not in that strange, terrible BRAN
bie-tangle at all. ut was all a dream. -"
thought Peter, and started to stretch a
wee bit.
"Wow!" cried Peter at the first move.
Something had pricked his nose. his
wabbly little nose, exactly as that
bramble had done in his dream. But
this was no dream. Peter was sure of
that Then for the first time he no.
tlced how dark it was in that hollow
log. He couldn't see any light at the
open end by which he had entered.
That end wasn't open. What did it
mean? What had happened?
Right in front of him there was a
began complaining. There was some
one else in that hollow log and he was
talking to himself Peter hastily
backed as far as he could in the end Of
that cid log. He knew that voice and
ne knew what had made that strange,
rustlin9 sound. And he knew. too, VIII t
had prckcd his nose and what had been
the cause Of that queer dream. Prickly
Porky the Porcupine, with his thousand
little npeara, was in that hollow log!
Copyright. 1920. by r. w. Burgcss)
The next story: "Petcr's Queer New
Yrar'
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Messenger Boy, Astray ON
Ship, Gets Trip Abroad
taken to Europe and Back on
kroonland, He PeeIs Potatoes.
but Has Lovely Time

Inc Red Star liner Kroonland from
1hF"erp and Southampton, hard hit bv
Heiahtic storms, arrived here yegter-
cay With disabled engine. Captain
-'e%man elected 70 be towcd up to his
yer and called TUGS to his assistance
nor tne last shor. jog Of the Troublesome
jrun from Antwerp
~ ne hfooniano encountered persist
en- heavy hcadseas and stiff vales
from the wes, For the dav endinv
noon Monday the vessel logged only
l2s miles.
Sne brought back TO port Max Cold
oefg, messenger boy, thirteen years
90 ~ho "as carried seaward without
tcEet on the last eastward trip Of
o's Tessel. He boarded the shin 10
te-'er "a norai offering 10 one Of the
caoin passenEers and having done 80.
mace an inspection Of the vessel T.
vas the hrst time he mad ever boarded
an ocean liner and his curiosity cost
nlm trip abroad However, he paid
.n,sh'ng Tor his paszaxe except to pea
'Dnnlte bushels Of potatoes.
>. Eis presence was discovered when
she kroonland was some eighty miles
5hs' of Sandy HOOK and the chief Of
('css sent radio ~ the boy's mother,
kHTisihK her that Max had been taker
ssa"ard and Wclid be brought bAck
On the Krooniand. The boy was per
smn''ted 10 70 ashore at Antwerp, Cher
bo1ry and Southampton and he said
Ies"rday that he had had "A "lovsly
time"
" among the cabin passengers we're:
A~,h!eefi Narelle, pianist, Of Flush
~, J. l.; Blanche Yurka, IN actrexs
~. ~, Samuel Eyde. of the Norwegian
alpiomatic corps, and Carlo Sabisini,
an Italian viol{nist.
me KroonIAnd brought IN port II
Z>'o "'o''~''s~r' ~ ~ 900 900.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Anarchist Larkin Seeks
Freedom Pending Appeal
Justice Burr Reserves Decision
After Hearing Plea for Certifi-
cate of Reasonable Doubt

Justice Burr heard argument and re-
versed decision yesterday on the appli-
cation OF James j. Larkin, who was con-
vlctcd of criminal anarchy, for cer-
tihcate OF reasonable doubt. Larkin is
no" serving sentence IN Sing Sing
prison. but wants to be released on bail
pending his appeal TO the Appellate
Division. from his convirtio7.
Frank P. Walsh, attorney for Larkin,
sad he intended to attack the constitu-
uonailty of the criminal anarchy law,
but that ne asked for the certificate of
reasonable doubt on reversible errors
that took place at the trial of Larkin
before Justice Weeks and jury in the
Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court
Mr.. Walsh said the atmosphere of the
courtroom upon the trial was permeated
with prejudice against the defendant
Larkln his attorney admitted, was.an
international revolutonist, who believed
IN the assumption of the reins of gov
eminent by the proletariat through mass
ac,lon and economic pressure But this
oe!lcf, Mr.. Walsh argued, was no ground
why Justice Weeks should have refused
reasonable requests to charge the iury
on On points asked by the defense. Mr..
walsh said the prosecution had failed
70 show that Larkin had advocated force
as means Of accomplishing his views.
IN opposing the granting of the GER
nhcate, Alexander L. Rorke, Assistant
Dlstrlct Attorney, who prosecuted Lar
kin, said:
"A man who tries to overthrow the
institutions Of this country in the man
her in which this man has done is a
snake and an enemy A man who hates
ano ioatnes our form of government,
t%nether ne be of alien or native birth,
OF without"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Rail SDeadheads' Must
Give Passengers Seats
Pa. r. r. Orders Employees
Riding on Passes to Surren-
der Them to the Public
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


PHlLADEI PHIA, Dec. 30.-The dead
head must give up his seat to the tick
oted passenger on Pennsylvania Rail
road trains when necessary, according
to an edict ISSUED to-day by President
Somuel Rea Of that railroad Mr.. Rea
swung q padded hammer, in the form
of "little lcafet," to drive home the
big idea. The title of the paper, which
accompanied the 1921 employees an
rual passes, is "a Point in Courtesy
II reads as follows:
"On some CT our passenger trains it
g not possible at all times to provide
every passenger with a seat, nor will
It be practicable to add materially to
tie passenger equipment in the very
ear future. Even with a slackening
of traffic, which is already making it.
self evident, our passenger facilities
Will in all probability continue to be
somewhat overtaxed for some time to
come.
at, therefore, seems appropriate to
remind all of our employees holding
lasses of .hcir duty to refrain from
occupying seats in any train when pay
passengers are standing"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

w
WASIIINGTON. Dec. 3O--Prcssure was
high Thursday oyer the Southeastern
states and California ard low oyer practi-
cally all other sections 1t was abnormallv
low over the Far Northwest.
Rain has fallen within the last twenty
four hours In the northern plateau region
and in the Pacific states from central Cali
fornin northward, and rain and snow in
the northern lake iegioT. and the extreme
upper Mississippi Valley. Elsewhere gen
orally fair weather naa prevailed.
The temperature WIZ considerably above
normal Thursday night except in the Pa
cifc states and the east Gulf and south
Atlantic states.
The outlook is for generally fair weather
r. the states east II the mississippi River
Friday night. except that snow is proba BILE
in northern New England and in Michigan
Cloudincss viii increase Saturday, and
rain Is proba Bile in tho Ohio Valley. Ten
nessce and the eastern Gulf states rain or
snow in the region of the Great Lakes and
snow in northern New York and northern
New England.
The temperature VIII rise somewhat in
the Southcastcrn stntcs F., tday. and 1t Will
continue above normai over practically all
SECTIONS east OF the Mississippi River ex-
cept northern New England until Saturday
night.
Forecasts by Dl.tricts-A;astern New
north and central portions: Saturday
cloudy. probably snow in north and CEN
southern New England-Cloudy Friday
and Saturday. somewhat colder Friday
night.
Friday; Saturday cloudy. moderate tom
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland-Fa,r
Friday; Saturday cloudy. moderate tenn
Western Pcnnsyvania-Tair Friday;
Saturday cloudy and unsettled. possibly
rain: moderate temperature.
Saturday unsettled probably snow rain :
not mach chang" In temperature.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Two Fireanen Are
Saved From Death
In Flooded Cellar
Four Cut by Glass During a
Blaze in West 39th Street
Residence; Occupants
Slide Down Rope to Safety

Occupants of a brownstvne house at
Az West Thirty-ninth Street, recently
converted into a studio building, dis
covered little after o'clock yester-
day afternoon that the building was
aflre. Lawrence Harris, a painter.
whose studio is on the tor floor. found
the hall filled with smoke and flames
when he opened his door.
rope left by painter was dangling
outside his window and he grasped it
and Slid to the sidewalk, burning his
hands painfully. His example was fol-
lowed by Abraham Isenberg. of 80 AL
len Street, who is employed in the
building. His hands were burned, too.
Thirty-five women workin, in the Bu-
reau of National Literature, which oc-
cupes the third and fourth floors,
walked down the fire escape.
Lieutenant Rudolph Elsie and Fire
men William Kennedy and Timothy
Dunn, of Engine Company 54, were
where the fire started Kennedy man
aged to crawl to the street before
losing consciousness. On catching
sight of him Battalion Chief Bauer re-
allied that probably others were in the
same pred cament inside the building.
He entered, and found Elsie and Dunn
almost drowned in three feet of water
and carried them out. They were taken
to New York Hospital.
Captain Thomas w. Smith and Fire
man John Baker, of Engine Company 2,
were cut by falling glass, as were Fire
men Thomas keenan, and Thomas
Greene, of Engine Company 26 They
and Dunn were treated at a first aid
station set up in the Home Bureau
Medical House, So West Thirty ninth
Street. The damage caused by the fire
is estimated at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Maxim Calls
Prohibition
Crime School
Eighteenth Amendment Is
More Destructive of Life
and Morals Than Arms.
Says the Great Inventor
Losing Respect for Law
Declares United States Can
not Be Made Wholly
Dry; For Disarmament

Insisting tina, the Eighteenth Amend
ment is a school for crime and respon-
sible for lapse in the morals of the
country. Hudson Maxim, world famous
inventor. yesterday declared it to be
his belief that prohibition would never
be absolutely enforced.
The man who produced the first
smokeless powder successfully used in
this country and who later contributed
maxmite, the first armor- piercing high
explosive, as well rs several volumes
dealing with the preparedness problem,
was guest at the Hotel Pennsylvania
He spoke his mind freely OH the con-
quest OF the drys
Prohibition" he said, "is more de-
structive of life and morals than fire
arms.
A School for Crime
The Eighteenth Amendment is a
school for crime. It's influence is alb
solutely inimical to the morals of the
country. | do not believe in the saloon.
but whether | believe in absolute pro-
hibition or not, the truth remains that
it has not been successful.
This country cannot be made wholly
dry, and the result Of the movement is
merely that it is causing our people to
lose their respect for the law of the land.
They have been, in many instances,
forced to break the law to provide
themselves with liquor which is abso-
lutely necessary for medicinal purposes
garding the law lightly and looking
upon their breaking it as simple and
justifable matter.
"The claim that prohibition has
lessened crime believe to be utterly
false. 1t has been one of the greatest
promoters Of crime imaginable"
The inventor ascribed the success of
the prohibition movement to the desire
of the people of the country to rid
themselves of the saloon. Aside from
the accomplishment of that purpose. he
said, the other results of the campaign
have been far from good.
Favors Disarmament
II am fearful" he said. chat the
time worn expression so affectionatelv
used by Americans, The Land of the
Free and the Home of the Brave will
be changed by the cnacting of Prohi-
bition to The Land Of the Squeeze and
the Home OF the Knave.' l regret it
exceedingly"
Mr. Maxim was one of the strongest
advocates of preparedness before the
World War, but yesterday he said he
was SIIOtSIS 1OI an International move
ment which would make it possible for
the American people to take their guns
out CT their hip pockets"
Il strongly advocate disarmament
truce among Great Britain, Japan and
the United States," he said. "Ninety-
two per cent of the government ex
pendltures now must be made for past
and futures war expenses. This is a
f,ightful and unjust strain on the pee
pc and ought to be reduced, for ehere
= no longer any nation in the world
which we need to fear"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Stories
Peter Dreams of Briars
by Thornton W. Burgess
Who makes Of bromblcs an ercuss
10 seek an easier, pleasant 1vau
Did he but turn them to his use
Would find that 1t aViH always poy.
Peter Rab
by Thornton w. Burgess

Peter Rabbit long ago learned that
BRAN bles and briars have their uses if
you but look for them. The result is
that he looks on them as his very best
friends. He understands them and how
to make use of them and he never feels
quite SO safe as when he is surrounded
by them. That is why he makes his
home in the dear Old Briar- patch The
more ugly-looking the brambles the
better Peter likes them. If they scratch
him once in a while he doesn't mind.
He knows it is his own fault.
Peter was tired when he crept into
that big hollow log in the Green Forest
carly that morning when daylight
found him 50 far from home in the
dear Old Briar-patch that he didn't
dare try to get there. He had trav-
eled about so much during the night
that he was glad to rest and in no time
at all he was fast asleep.
At first his sleep was dreamless. but
after while. when he had become
somewhat rested, he began to dream
Of great bramble- -tangle he never
had seen before. How he got there he
didn't know. All he knew was that he
was there in the very middle of it and
look as he would he couldn't see q
single little path by which he could
have entered or by which he could get
out
All about him the brambles grew so
thick and big that he could see between
them only for very little way. And
such long, sharp thorns as grew on
those bramblcs! Never in all his life
had he seen any like them. They
stuck out in every direction. He
couldn't move without being pricked
by them. Peter chuckled. "My." said
he, this Is the safest and best bramble-
tanRle ever | was in in all my life.
must get Mrs. Peter and we'll move
over here from the dear Old Briar-
patch. I'll cut paths all through it and
it VIII be the finest castle ever a
Rabbit had"
SO Peter set to work to cut n path
all in his dream. you know~and pres
emily he made n strange discovery. As
fast aa he cut those big bramblcs they
sprang up again! Yes. sir, they sprang
up an fast AZ ne cut them. Peter
worked with all his might, but the
more brambles he cut the more there
were. And presently he discovered that
they were crowdinR him closer and
closer, and every time he moved n
sharp point wax sure to prick him.
Peter was beginning to be frightened.
Never had he seen or lenrd Of such
bramblcs.
Finally ono prictcd him on thc nose
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Dead Snake for Christmas
Woman Charges Husband Sent
Gift Marked ''Two of a Kind"

A unique but unappreciated Christ
mas present was produced yesterday
in the Coney Island court by Mrs.
Anna Morris, of 1863 Bay Seventeenth
Street, Bensonhurst. Mrs. Morris
charged her husband, Albert, from
whom she is separated, with having
sent her the gift. 1t was dead snake
in box inclosing card reading:
1.-TWO of kind'
On the advice of court officers Mrs.
Morris withdrew her charge of dis
orderly conduct and said she would
bring action against her husband in
civil court. She received the snake.
she said, on Christmas Eve.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Some examples:-
Tea table of walnut at $40,
was $50.
Tip top table Of walnut at
$25. was $50.
Gate leg table of walnut at
$65, was $3.50.
Reading table of mahogany
at S10.50, was $21.
Tea wagon of mahogany at
$26.5O. was $55.
Work table Of mahogany at
$3.50, was $35.
Muffin stand, enameled, deco
rated, at $18, was S36.
Telephone stand of mahog-
any at $50, was $40.
Rocker, Jacobean oak, at
$40. was $40.
Book ends at S11, were $22.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
CHI arnning Old
Swiss Pewter
Au Quatriene

Au Quatrlcme has been indscriminate
collector of pewter each bit before it enters the
An Quatrieme collection must be fine in workman
ship and shape. So much that is valueless in
pewter has been offered of recent years that Au
Quotrieme takes particular pride in making a COL
lection of characteristic fineneSs. The collection
from Switzerland contains old covered tankards
quaint in shape and we'll wrought at $3.50, $40,
S15 500 and $25 each.
Small covered jugs IS.
Mugs with handles are $1O SIS and $40 each
Large mugs, decorative and charming in shape are
SIS, $3.50 and $40.
Tea and coffee pots and chocolate jugs are $40
$3.50, SIS, S18 and $25 according to size and work
manshp.
Single plates in the collection are SO and S5 each
SIP so pair. Also $50 for of $40 for set
Of six.
Patters in shapes from IS to 800
large hcxagonal hot jug with spout and
with design engraved on its surface is $50
Bowls with twisted edge and handles are s18
each.
In this collection there also many small objects
such pepper and salts and covered priced
cordng to size and workmanship ~ ~
Fourth floor, Old Buding
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Day bed, walnut, at $1O7.50,
was $215.
Settee, Jacobean oak. at
$163, was 1926.
Arm chair, mahogany finish,
at SO, was $18.
Settee. fumed oak. leather
seat, at $83.25, was $166.5O.
Arm chair. leather seat, at
$27.50, was $55.
Rocker. mahogany. velours
seat, at $3.50, was $57.
Arm chair Of rattan at
$10.50, was $21.
Tea wagon, natural willow,
at $20.25, was $4O.50.
Wing arm chair. natural will
low. at SIG, was $32.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Highest temperature yesterday. IS de-
grees (at 2:3o p mD lowest 80 degrees
(at a. m); average, 3s dtgrees; average
same date last year. 2s degrees: average
sa'Ae date for thirty three years 81 dc
grees.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
so Imported Euening
Scdrfs, $4.75 to $3.50

They $3.50 to S5O-spangled beaded or
braided scarfs which lost occasional bead spange
before Christmas; blemishes hardly noticeable
Gorgeous blues flesh, pink, white, black gold, silver
ALSO-Englsh wool scarfs So to S4.5O-were 50 rs to
s10 hmy Orenburg scarts in light colors pink blue, white
orchid, green.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Weather Report

Sun rises. Z 20 a. m. Sun sets. 43S o. m.
Moon rises.- Moon sets. I 2 Il 0 a. m.
Local Forecnst.--Partly cloudy to day;
cloudy tomorrow; fresh. shifting winds.
Local Official Rccord.-Thc following Of
fetal record from the Weather Bureau
shows temperatures during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours in cOmpa rison with the cor
responding date of last year
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Best Furniture Values
OF the Old Year, for
the last day of the uear

~, Take your pick from several hundred pieces of
Wanamaker furniture at half price and less Well de-
nver saturday IT you want your purchase for New
Years Day, and if you are within our motor-wagon
limits. ~ ~ "e'''
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
General Wentier Conditions

Barometer Readings
a. m. 3o.07Ii p. M. 2o.97s p. m. 2s9
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
WO0len Dress Fabrics
Third to Half Less

1900 yards, odd lengths dress patterns-plain
coored fabrics and striped, checked coatings plaid
materials for suits and skirts-from - yards to
lengths for Skirts childrens rocks and full dress pat
terms for women.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

A search of Donegan is said to have
brought to light a .32-caliber revolver
and a deputy sheriff's badge of Kings
County
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Humidity
64 p. H.. 54lS p. m. -. Sc
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
2 Women Dry
Clerks Held
Liquor Fraud

CONTINUED from pase one)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
At Half Price-up,d Less

All the Hudson seal coats now in the sale are al
half early prices-or less.
At 1926, 1896 and $575.
ehose of Of models in 36neh 4onch and 45nch lengths
beaver skunk chooses The used is really ex
quisite-deep peted and infinitely
The woman who has been waiting until after
Christmas to buy fur coat viii find here besides these
remarkable coats, COATS wraps and dolmans of MANY
other fursall at half early season prices-some for
less than half price.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
The eUer smart Coat in
the Holiday Sale of Furs

Hudson seal (dyed muskrat) with its exquisite
depth of black and its lovely highghts, is fur in a
class by itself. Others may and CO. but the smart
realizes the value of the faerng Hudson seal
background for the fresh tnts of charming
plexion and she realizes too, that it is fur that may
be in the daytime and evening" practically every
occasion.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

They $3.50 to $50 so in our own stocks
satin, meteor and trcotne Georgette crepe and vel
veteen-sutable for general and afternoon wear.
The models wide in variety-youthfu tvpes
models for the older woman for women of many types
of figures ' y p
~ ne embroldery or beadng-and many its
al nne we'll applied When embroidered base or
Georgette give rock softness it is of xeent
quality and distinctive in design. " - ~
In blue, black, brown and taupe