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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Premier Nitti of Italy Has Made Formal De-
mand That Three Million Hungarians
Enter New Nation.
TURKS NOT WANTED IN EUROPE
American Storm Against Sultan Remaining in
Constantnople is Slowly But Surely
Growing.
Relations With Soviet Russia.
CBy I'D l.. Keen. United Press Stan

Relations With Soviet Russia.
icy I'D l.. Keen. United Press Star
Correspondent
LONDON, Mar Normal relations
between soviet Russia and the outside
world ought to be established, the
soviet government guaranteeing that
il will not interfere with other pow
ers, Premier Nitti OF Italy declared
in an interview with the ManchuIia
Guardian today. - sS-
The first duty Of the peace confer
ence now, Nitti said, should be to-
complete the restoration OF peace
world. Germany, he said. is econ.
omically paralyzed" and must be re-
habilitated for the good OF Europe.
The situation In Russia and south
eastern Europe" he characterized as
political confusion" inquirfng how
|is Europe to live II hair her enemies
are suppressed?"
"And how are these energies to be
revived unless victors and vanquish-
ed realize that they have common
task to accomplish" Nitti continued.
"To this end we must have properly
guaranteed credits from the nom
European nations" he added. signih.
cantly, presumably referring to the
United States.
Premier Nitt1 was to leave for Romey
today. where his presence is needed
urgently because OF the internal sitn !.
alton.
The council, it was announced, has
completed the treaty of peace with
Turkey which will be presented to the |
Turkish delegation in Paris, March o..
The council of foreign ministers
was to continue its sessions today
discussing the disposition Of Bessar-
abba, the situation in Hungary, high
prices and measures to stabilize rates
of exchange.
Drastic revision Of the economic
clauses of the treaty of Versailles
was forecast in official circles today.
Before adjournment of the council OF
premiers, it was said, Premiers Isoyd-
George and Nitti, despite stout oppo-l
stion from the French, virtually de-
cided that Germany's economic re-
habilitation must be safeguarded-
Premier Nitti, it was said. led the
fight, declaring that reconstruction OF
German industries WAS essential to-
Europe.
The council, so far as could be
learned today, did not arrive at any
additional conclusions with regard to
the allied attitude toward Russia. For
the present, it was understood. the
premiers will stand upon the declar-
ations of February "a.
With view to carrying out the
that the league of
nations, through it's labor bureau,
send a commission to Investigate con-
ditions in the soviet republic. officials
of the league have requested Ambas-
sador Davis to obtain his govern
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Ouija Boards Held Responsible
for Many Queer
Actions.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MARTINEZ, Calf, March 4
Under observation in the insane ward
here today are seven persons who'
the police said, were driven insane
by constant use of ouija boards.
Among the unusual charges against
them are:
That they held seances twenty-four
hours long.
That they burned $500 in currency
to drive away evil spirits conjured up
by the ouija boards.
That they lured little children into
their house and shaved their hair
burning it to drive away ouija board
spirits.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
SOLDIER
AID Law
REJECTED
Leaders of Both Parties in
House Have Determined to
Oppose Legislation
Now.
TOO GREAT A BURDEN
Would Boost Cost Of Living Another
Notch and Make Liberty
Bonds Less Vaiu-
able.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
| WASHINGTON, March Headers
of both parties in the house have
determined to oppose any soldier aid
legislation at this session of con-
gress, despite demands by organiza-
! tiOns of service men for bonuses,
vocational education, farm and home
loans.
! The position of these leaders is
THAT the value of the large amount
! of Liberty bonds outstanding would
be jeopardized by the issuance OF
additional bonds necessary to finance
any of the soldier aid programs,
which call for financial outays rang
ing from $1,000, ,Oo0, 900 to $16.0oo,-
O00, 900. 9.s
| The market value 5f government
bonds, now around go cents on the
dollar would drop down to between
rs and 80 cents and would be neces-
sary to make the interest rate of the
soldier aid bonds bear six percent
interest, Representative Madden, Hi
nois, member OF the republican steer
ing committee, and Representative
Gardner, Texas, democratic whip,
said today This much OF d decline
in the price of Liberty bonds would
mean a loss to the 100000 bond
holders of nearly $2,500,000, 900,
Gardner estimated.
In addition the leaders say the
program would increase the imitation
of credit and send the cost of living
up another notch.
Democrats Of the ways and means
committee are virtually solid in their
opposition to bonus legislation. Rep
resentatives Kitchin, North Caro-
lima; Hull, Tennessee; Henry T.
Rainey, Illinois, and Dickinson. Mis-.
souri,, have indicated their opposition
during the hearings. Among the re-
publicans, Representative Longworth,
Ohio, also a member Of the republi-
can steering committee, does not
favor bonus legislation at this time.
AS a result of this opposition it
seems probable that the committee
will give the service men a pledge
to enact the legislation they ask
within one, two or three years, or at
a time when government revenues
can be made to approach the e&pen-
ditures.
So far the various service mems
organizations have failed to agree
on what congress should do for their
members, the American Legion, the
World War Veterans, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and the Private Sol
dier and Sailor Legion and the Rank
and File association, all presenting
different proposals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
------ CnrraSnfndAnf /

[By Henry Wood, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
PARIS, March Premier Nitti c1
Italy, has formally demanded thar
the council Of premiers revise the
treaty of peace with Hungary, per
tinax," the political editor Of the
Echo De Paris cabled today.
The Italian premier, according to
the French writer, who usually is
well informed, asserted that three
million Hungarians now within The
boundaries OF Serbia, Rumania and
Slovakia must be incorporated in the
new Hungarian nation.
The next meeting Of the council,
it was learned, will be at San Reno,
in the Riviera district of Italy, stimuli
taneously with the meeting Of the
league of nations international finan-
cial conference in Rome.
The council before it's adjourn
ment in, London last night, partially
adopted Marshal Foch's report on
the military clauses to be imposed
upon Turkey. including inter-allied
occupation of the borders of the Bos-
phorus, Dardanelles and the sea of
Marmora, according to dispatches
here.
Stephen Lausanne, editor or the
Matin, in a dispatch to his paper
from London, warned France that
America is opposed to any settle
ment of the Turkish problem which
leaves the sultan in Constantinople.
"Slowly but surely the American
storm against the Turk remaining in
Constantinople ds growing" Lausanne
asserted. "All private and official
dispatches from the United States
are unanimous in their declaration
that American public opinion is most
indignant at the proposed allied solu-
tion. Without party distinction, the
Americans demand expulsion Of the
Turk across the Bosphorus with the
band Of pupits and pirates who to
date have reigned over the unfor-
tunate Turkish people.
president Wilson, who is recover
ing his health daily, likewise is re-
covering that political dexterity
which is his only virtue. He knows
that the Versailles treaty is unpopu-
lar and will not be ratified by the
senate. Recently he endeavored to
withdraw it under the Adriatc pre-
text which was a windfall for him.
Should the allies now give him a
good serious. popular motive? What
motive could be more serious or
more popular in the United States
than maintenance in Constantinople
of the despised sultan with his MUIR
dering and trafficking government?
We may already see the dreaded
white house typewriter getting into
action. And what is graver, any note
that may come from it will have the
appreciation of l00,000,000 Ameri-
cans"
Lausanne pleaded that France
should abandon the idea of maintain
ing the Turk in Constantinople.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
MORE FRIENDLY
THAN FOR YEARS
Relations Between Mexico and
United States Said to be
Better Than
Ever.
REPORT IS FAVORABLE
Have Failed, Bandits
Driven Out and Countries
Understand Each
Other.
GBy Don E. Chamberlain, United Press
Staff COrraSnundentl

| CBy Don E. Chamberlain, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-Relations
between Mexico and the United States
are better now than ever before in
the history OF the two countries, MeAi-
can Ambassador Ygnacio Bonilias de-
clared in an interview today.
Bonilias ascribed this to two points:
First, Mexico has succeeded in
practically eliminating its banditry,
and second, the American people have
taken a more moderate attitude to-
ward Mexico" he said.
Il view the situation as having
reached a point of better understand
ing and feeling between the peoples
Of both countries"
Bonillas, who is mentioned as a
candidate for the Mexican presidency
at the July elections, will leave for
Mexico City this week to confer with
President Carranza on the future re-
lations between his country and the
United States. He will also consult
with his political advisers on his
chances at the coming election and
make decision as to whether he will
run.
II am taking back a. favorable res
port on the relations between my
country and the United States," he
said. They never were better.
with the exception Of bands con-
trolled by Pancho Villa, Pelaez and
Felix Diaz, the Mexican government
has the bandit situation well in hand
and l expect to see the complete paci-
fication of Mexico by the time the
elections are held
What BonillaS regards as the moder-
ate tone of the American press to-
wards recent events on the Mexican
border is taken by him as an indica-
ton that "the interventionists have
shot their bolt"
"I believe we now have reached
satisfactory understanding Of one an
other" he said a.I
Bonillas declared the outlaws in the
Tampico, Mexico district, where there
are heavy oil holdings by Englishmen
and Americans have been completely
driven out.
1.-The recent capture OF the bandits
near Vera Cruz means peace there
and / understand also that govern
ment troops have taken Gen. Marcelo
Caraveo, another rebel leader he
said.
Bonillas, should he decide to be a
candidate for president, will have to
make this decision this month. This
means that if he is to be a candidate
he will have to resign April l.
During the ambassadors absence
from the United States, Salvador
Diego Fernandez, minister plenipO-
tentiary, will act as charge d'affaires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
will Continue Today and Tonight With In
creased Intensity, is Warning From U.
S. Weather Bureau.
Storm SIGNALS HAVE BEEN PLACED
Colorado Snow Bound, Wheat State. Blanketed
& With Snow and Traffic Has Been
Greatly Hindered.

stretches OF railroad track. No trains
have entered Silverton in the last
thirteen days, while Durango has
only had one train in ten days.
Middle West Snow Bound.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The middle
west was piled up with snow today
following a blizzard which crippled
transportation and communication.
The storm was abating today. ac-
cording to weather bureau reports.
Highest snow drifts in years were
reported throughout Minnesota. Coast
trains were seriously delayed. An
Omaha train was stuck in a snow
drift at Rosemont, MINI.
The storm extended into the south
west, blanketing the wheat belt.
~ Street Car Strike. 80 A.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March Walk.
ing out without notice to the public,
in the midst Of the worst storm of
the winter, six employees of the street
railway company power house tied
up the entire street car system here
last night. Cars were ordered to the
UuiA LIS at y. yCSLCl CNcAu5
and hundreds Of women and children
were forced to walk miles to get
home. No cars are running today,
and thousands walked to work this
morning during a blizzard.
Street railway officials and strikers
agree that the increases asked for.
which range from twelve to twenty
cents per hour, are not unreasonable.
The company claims, however, that
it cannot grant. an increase under
present five-cent fares.
Chicago officials have been asked
to pass on the wage demand and are
expected to answer today.
Public sentiment is much aroused
because Of the sudden cutting off Of
transportation without warning, with
a binding blizzard raging, and it is
evident that a request to the voters
to grant a fare increase will meet
with strong opposition at this time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04

SUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
II CHICAGO, Mar. 4.-Blizzards which
swept the midwest from Colorado to
indiana and from the gulf to Mime
sota late yesterday and early today
will continue with Increased inten-
sity" the weather bureau forecast to-
day.
Storms will be felt throughout the
section today and tonight, the fore
cast said. Reports early today showed
1.-THE storm letting up in some sections.
~ Storm signals have been ordered
displayed along the gulf.
Traffic has been seriously hamper
ed by last nights blizzards and many
towns throughout the middle west
were cut of from communication.
Many trains throughout the region
were trapped in snow drifts, unable
4 10 move. Snow shoe runners from
Durango, Colo. left early today to
take food to a west bound passenger
train stalled near Cumbres PEs.
Snow slides in the mountain country
tore up sections of railroad track and
did other serious damage. No trains
have entered Silverton, Colorado, for
thirteen days and Durango has had
one train in ten days.
Chicago and north ern Illinois escap-
ed with driving rains. This will turn
to snow, according to the forecast
Kansas and other wheat states were
.blanketed.
The storm developed in the Rocky
mountain region, sweeping east and
north. High winds piled the snow in
huge drifts.
Worst Blizzard in Years.
n DURANGO, Colo, March 4.-The
worst blizzard in thirty years wrap
sped southwestern Colorado today in
la snow blanket many feet deep. STALL
ing trains. causing suffering to live
jstock and blockading cities and
towns One westbound passenger
train. stalled near Cumbres Pass. is
receiving food relief by snowshoe
runners from Durango. In Las AMI
mas canon rock slides have torn up
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
CENSUS FIGURES :.
ARE GIVEN OUT
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Has Population
Of 45,o66, Showing Gain of
3S.9 Percent in Ten s..
..' Years.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 4.--Census
bureau today announced the follow
ing preliminary population figures:
Peoria, ILL.,, 76,121.
Bloomington, ILL.,, 2S,638.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1856. r.
Belleville, KY, 1888.
Beaumont, Texas, 35,351.
Compared with 1910 the new popu-
lation figures show the following in
crease:
Peoria, 9,171 persons, or 1877 per-
cent.
Bloomington, 2,8T0, or Ill percent
Cedar Rapids, 12,755, or 3S.9 per-
cent. a g.
Belleville, 696, or 104 percent
Beaumont, 14,711, or 71.3 percent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
CONCLUDE CASE
BY WEEK END
Defense Expects to Show That Sol.
diers Carried Ropes and Attack
ed Before Being Fired
Upon.
lBy Glenn j. Randau, United Press
Staff CorreSnOndent

|
GRAY'S FfARBOR COURT HOUSE,
7 MoNTFSANO, Wash, Mar. 4.-The
oetense in the Centralia murder trial
VIII undoubtedly conclude it's case by
me end of this week, according to De-
tense Counsel Vanderveer
vanderyeer has definitely abandon
ed his attempts to get into the record
testimony regarding the alleged con-
spiracy various commercial interests
ana the American Legion to run the
! W. w. out of Centralia. He said he
wouid show that some of the Ameri-
can Legion paraders were carrying
ropes and introduce further proof of
,ne contention that some of the sol
alers rushed the industrialist hall be-
iore they were fired upon.
Inc prosecution will require week
LOT Its rebuttal testimony, according
70 the states attorneys.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
BUTTER AND EGGS
TAKE TUMBLE
Prices of Food Stuffs Drop When Fed
erai Officials Start Campaign to
Confiscatc Hcarded
Supplies.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, March 4.-Prices of food
stuffs dropped here today as fede*al
officials inaugurated a campaign to
confiscate all boarded and impure
supplies.
Goods unfit for market purposes
were seized in large quantities at
storage houses. Violation of the
pure food act will be charged against
owners.
Eggs sold around As cents a dozen
today Dealers predicted another de-
cline shortly. Butter also fell several
cents. retailing for 67 cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
BOMB THROWN
AT CONSULATE
American Building at Zurich, Switzer
land Partially Destroyed by An
archists Last
Night. ~

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4-The Ameri-
can consulate at Zurich, Switzerland,
was partly destroyed by bomb ex-
plosion last night, the state depart
ment was advised today.
The police planned the explosion on
anarchists.
No one was injured and there was
no loss OF government property, ac-
cording to the departments advices.
The American consul general at
Zurich is Alfred w. Donegan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Switzerland in Leauue.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, March 4.-The national
council of Switzerland has approved
the proposal Of the federal council
that Switzerland join the league of
nations, and has eliminated the con-
dition making SwitZerland's entry DO
visional upon entry of the United
States, Berne dispatch today said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Adiour71s Until MondaY.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, March 4.-The meeting
of officials of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way EN-
ploys and Railway Shop Laborers
here today to determine whether to
strike If wage increase was re-
fused, adjourned until Monday with
out taking definite action.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
TAKE ACTION
IF DEPORTED
Soviet Agent Martens Cabled His
Government to Take Appro-
pirate Steps if He is
Ousted.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON. March Ludwig l.
C A. X. Martens, soviet agent in the
United States, today admitted cabling
his government to take appropriate
action" in case he is deported.
The cable was sent recently, Mar
tens admitted, when a copy was read
to him by Counsel Ellis before the
senate foreign relations committee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Poindcxter Closes Office.

CHICAGO, March A Senator
Miles Poindexter has closed his
headquarters in Oregon and aban-
doned the state to Major General
Leonard Wood according to an
nouncement at Wood headquarters
here today. Wood will tour Oregon
in April, it was said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

United Press Leased Wire Service, ]
NEW YORK. March 4.--Robbers
cut through q steel grating, broke six
government" locks and eight others,
ana blew safe in a government bon
uen warehouses, only to find 100000
peari necklaces they came for gone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Non Intoxicating.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
ALBANY, n. Y, Mar. 4.-Senator
James j. Walker, minority leader to-
day introduced bill in the state SEN
ate defining beverages containing 2.75
per cent alcokoi and under as non
Intoxicating.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS.
a FROM FAR AND NEAR
Piping Hot.

NEW YORK, March IA janitor
told Sanitary Inspector Joseph Har-
dart he kept his apartments piping
not" The inspector found a cat
asleep in the furnace fire box. The
owner was fined.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
Won't Laugh Again.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 4-Har-
ley Foran won't even smile now at
man eating his food with shovel.
He laughed at man eating with
knife and was stabbed three times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04

CONTINUED on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04

The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
tion-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-04
THE WEATHER

Fair. Colder Tonight. Warmer
Friday. Local temp. Z p. M,
40; 7 a. M, 21.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-12-01

some time with my friends in
Adair. / trink of them often
and wish they were here and
pleasantly located but Adair is a
good county and a splendid place
to place to live as we'll as here.
l rejoice with those who rejoice
over the building of a road to
GradyvilIe and sigh with those
who weep over the outlook for
the other sections.
l hope that Adair county will
prove an oil field of great value.
1t seems that it is being tested
under the inspiration of conf
dence. Our rig is up and drill
ing will start in the near future.
We may be as greasy as any spot
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-12-01

have more charms or yield more
profits. More land is being prepar-
ed for next years crops than was
ever known before at this season
of the year and a large part of
this is to go to other crops rather
than cotton. More alfalfa will
be sown here than usual and
more clover ought to be sown in
your part of the country. All
the Adair county folk are in good
health and enjoying our fine in
vigorating weather. This is a
fine climate and while / retain
my general appearance yet | am
enjoying far better health than
I have for some years. It would
be a great pleasure to spend
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-12-01
A dispatch from from Pine.

A dispatch from from Pine
vile, Bell county, shows conclu-
sively how Senator Beckhsm
was defeated. The tactics used
in Bell county were evidently
practiced in other mountain
counties. The only way to stop
this thievery is, in future State
elections, have guards placed at
the polls, at the expense of the
Democratic party, they to be
clothed with authority to make
arrests of parties who endeavor
to practice frauds: Interest
ling disclosures have been made
here of some of the alleged frau
,dulent and illegal practices un-
covered by agents Of the De-
partment of Justice which help
ed roll up the abnormal republi-
can majority in the eleventh dis
strict. Following preliminary
work q request was made for a
special crew of Investigators and
these are expected daily. Their
work probably will be of six or
seven weeks duration. Various
illegaIities have been found in
the preliminary probe. In scores
of precincts persons were voted
who never went close to the
polls. Many aliens and persons
under age were voted. In or"
instance the wife Of an election
officer was on the poll book as
having voted. She signed an
affidavit to the effect that she
did not go to the polls. A nat
uralization certificate belonging
to a Greek was changed in an
effort to hide his identity after
he had voted. 1t was revealed
that a man in one of the Harlan
mining camps was paid $50 a day
for trucks in which he hauled
laborers from voting place to
voting place. In one voting
place TIA votes were cast and
the tally sheets show that only
five of the number were valid.
Harding received 972 and Cox
142.