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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
TERMS Of
PEACE BY
BO[SHEv|K|
Poland Must Reduce Her Army
to 10000 Men and Sur
render Superfluous
Arms.
CONFERENCE AT MINsK
Laborites Of England Threaten Para
Iyzino Strike in Case Nation De
cides to Go to
War.
CONFERENCE AT MINsK
Thy Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent

l[Ry Webb Miller, United Press staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. members o!
the British cabinet, it was learned
today, believe there is satisfactory
basis of settlement in the armistice
and peace terms which the bolshevlk1
were to present to, Poland at the
Minsk conference today.
In brief, the bolshevik terms call
for:
Immediate reduction of the Polish
army to ten thousand men with an
annual draft for the army of fifty
thousand men thereafter. The Tins
limit set on this denomination is one
month.
Surrender to Russia Of all superfiu
Gus arms.
Prohibition Of all shipments OF
troops or material into Poland from
abroad.
Granting to Russia access to the
Baltic with commercial advantages.
Handing over to Poland of addi
Itional territory on it's eastern from
tier to be given to the families OF
Poles killed in the war, as compen
sation.
/ Demobilization of all Polish war
industries.
Withdrawal of Russian troops from
1.-THE Polish front as rapidly as Poland
ldemobilizes its army and fulfills the
tother terms.
Fixing of the armistice line as the
actual front when fighting ends, the
Poles to withdraw thirty-four miles to
icreate neutral zone.
The Russian communication indi'
Icated that the final frontiers to be
granted Poland by Russia would be
better from Poland's viewpoint, than
the borders established by the allies
Lloyd-George refused to comment
on these terms, as he said he did not
wish to commit himself until after
the Minsk conference, which was set
for today.
Two attaches of the Russian mis-,
sion started for Moscow today from
London. 1t was believed they carried
a message from Kamaneff to Premier
Lenine, urging that the British terms
be accepted by the soviets.
Laborites announced today that a
meeting had been called, for Friday,
of delegates from trades unions
throughout the kingdom. They will
meet here and watch the government,
ready to carry out their threat ITO
down tools" and paralyze the nations
industries if war appears likely
through possible breakdown of the
Minsk conference.
It was learned authoratirely that
Lloyd George was awaiting the SOY,
lets secondary. additional terms be
fore forming an opinion as to wheth-
er peace could be made at Minsk 1t
was feared the supplemental terms
might be more severe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
BY A. L. Bradford. United Press

kBv A. L. Bradford, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Presi-
lent Wilson will shortly extend ma.
[erial aid to Poland in conformity
With his promise to use "all available
heans" to protect that country's in
Bependence, it was stated today in
bfficial quarters here.
The pledge Of American support OF
Polish independence and territorial
Integrity was contained in state
hent of this governments attitude
III the Russian-Polish situation, which
look the form of note to Baron
Avezzana, the Italian ambassador
herc.
The note. which is 2 reply to an
hquiry from the Italian government
oncerning this governments policy,
Fas made public today by the state
department..
The chief features OF the note are:
IA, statement that the United
btates' policy will be directed to the
Employment of all available means
10 maintain Poland's political inde-
bendence and territorial integrity.
Refusal to sanction Lloyd
Georges plan for a peace conference
1t London, in which the allies would
lake hand in making peace between
Russia and Poland
s. Warning that "Russia's inter-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
,Rate is Revoked.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Secretary
of Agriculture Meredith, acting on
complaint of shippers of live stock.
that excessive rates were being
charged by commission men to dis
courage cooperative marketing, today
revoked the present rate and estab-
lished a new schedule to be effective
after August 16.
Meredith stated the action was
taken because the commission men
were charging from $5 to 81 more for
car lots, having more than one
owner. The rate established by this
order permits a charge of $1.50 for
carlots having more than twenty
owners.
The complaint was made by the
American Society of Equity it was
stated which charges the Chicago
Live Stock Exchange members are
required by the commission men to
exact the higher rate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
TWO TRAINMEN
ARE KILLED
Train Overturns at Switchpoint,
Twelve Passengers Being In
jured, Two of Whom
May Die.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
HOSPERS, Iowa, Aug. 1.-two
trainmen were killed, and twelve pas
sengers were injured when the south
bound Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha train overturned at a
switchpoint in the yards here last
night. 1t is thought an attempt to go
onto the switch at too high rate of
speed caused the accident. The engi-
neer and fireman were scalded to
death.
The dead:
ALBERT H. HEDD1NG, engineer,
Sioux City.
IRA TAYLOR, fireman, Sioux City.
Among the injured are:
Michael Conroy ST. Paul. frac-
tured skull. unconscious, may die.
James Moore, Rochester, Minn.,
Jaw broken, internally injured, teeth
knocked out. not expected to live
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Russians casture Town.
egy and urging defeat of the

strategy and urging defeat of the
resolution.
"The fight is won" Roberts de-
|clared, after the resolution had been
tabled "Victory for suffrage is cer-
tain"
The vote in the senate on the ques-
tion of referring the resolution for
ratification to a committee was also
considered an Indication of favorable
suffrage sentiment. Anti suffragists
attempted to send the resolution to
the Judiciary committee while suf-
frage proponents insisted on the COM
mittee on constitutional amendments
The pro-suffrage senators won, twelve.
to fourteen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
SMALL POX
FROM KISSING
Outbreak Has Occasioned Consider
able Worry and Doctors Are
Doing Rushing Vaccina-
tion Business.

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WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. 11.--An
outbreak of small pox in Lewes,
Delaware, has occasioned consider
able worry in that section, especially
among the sub-debs.
One of the patients, a seventeen
year old boy, from Dover, is the
cause of the trouble. He attended a
party in which kissing games were
indulged in, and being visitor, sam
pied some of. Sussex county's best.
The following day he was sent to
the isolation hospital.
Doctors are doing. a rushing bust
ness in vaccinations among the young
girls and they say the vaccine usually
is applied to spots other than the arm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Rifles for Mexico.

'IIJnited Press Leased Wire Service.J
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. IL
Federal agents here are watching for
a small steamer, said to be bound for
Matamoras. Mexico, with cargo con-
sisting of five thousand rifles and a
million rounds of ammunition. The
steamer has been reported as carry
ing liquor for Matamoras, but agents
saw the cargo is ammunition. me
arms are believed to be consigned TO
rebels who are known to be operat-
ing in Tamaulipas and who are ex-
pected to attack Matamoras
The ship left Galveston several
days ago. Agents are expecting a
landing 10 be attempted short dis
tance below the American border.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11

]! !!!!! !!!!!,.,
EXPOSED
Financial Wizard Spent Term
in Canadian Prison for
Forgery.
rs CARRYING REVOLVER
Deposit Of Million and Half in Han
over Trust Co. Which Cannot
Cash More
rs CARRYING REVOLVER

limited Press Leased Wire Service
BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 11.-Charles
Ponzi, whose alleged operations IN
international postal reply coupons
has attracted world wide attention is
the same Charles Ponzi who served a
sentence in penitentiary at Mon
treal for forgery, Attorney General
Allen declared today.
Allen stated he had the record OF
Ponzi's activities, his arrest and his
prison record in Canada a week ago
Bank Commissioner J. C. Allen an,
nounced that he had seized and
closed the Hanover Trust company, in
which Ponzi was heavy stockholder
Allen said he had been iuveatiga ing
the trust company since last Satur
day and had found it to be doing busi.
ness in an unsafe manner.
Ponzi admitted he is the Charles
Ponzi known as Charles Bianchi, who
served a term in ST. Vincent De Paul
penitentiary at Montreal for forgery
and two years in the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga, in connection with a v1o-
lation of the immigration laws.
Practically all of Ponzi's funds are
believed to have been Deposited in
the Hanover Trust company. Bank
Commissioner Allen few days ago
ordered payment on checks issued by
Ponzi on the trust company stopped.
Ponzi held certificate of deposit
for $1,500,000 in the Hanover Trust
company What other funds he has
and where they are he has kept sec
ret
Ponzi admitted his prison records
to a group of newspaper men at his
home today. The erstwhile dapper
mystery man, apparently had lost his
nerve He was agitated and plainly
nervous.
Dressed in silk bathrobe, Ponzi led
the reporters onto the varanda of his
home, explaining that Mrs. Ponzi had
not seen the morning paper story 60
the effect that he had been in Jail in
Montreal.
Questioned repeatedly, Ponzi at
tempted to steer the conversation
from the question of his past record.
He finally blurted out story however.
While talking to reporters, Ponzr
suddenly reached into his pockets and
pulled out an automatic revolver. He
explained that he had seen two men
lettering about his grounds the night
before and that he didn't want to take
any chances.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Weddjnu is DELAYED.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 1.-THE
beautiful Milo Abercrombie, idol OF
California society, today continued to
await word from the parish priest OF
White Cloud, Michigan, which would
permit her to become the bride of
Lieutenant Knute Swenson, United
States navy. ... ...
Miss Abercrom mbie's wedding, al
ready delayed since Sunday, hinged
today on the ability OF the White
Cloud priest to clear the question of
sthe baptism of Marie Roedel, first
wife of Lieutenant Wilhelm Won
Brincken, former German army Off
GER Miss Abercrombie was Won
Brincken's second wife. During the
war, she divorced him, and took back
her maiden name.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Hays Writes to Governor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
! HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 11.-Gov-
ernor Holcomb today received a com
munication from VIII H. Hays, chair
man of the national republican com.
mittee, concerning the suffrage stu
alton in this state. The letter was
not made Dubfsc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
NOTICE
to Advertisers

Copy for Dollar Day ad-
vertisements for insertion in
Monday and Tuesday issues
must be in the hands of the
Printer not later than 9
o clock Friday morning, Aug.
13. Merchants are urged to
cooperate with the news
paper so that all advertise
ments can appear in the is
sues desired
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Roosevelt in Chicaoo-

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Franklin D.
Roosevelt, democratic nominee for
vice president, will arrive here late
today to open his national campaign
with a speech in the Auditorium to-
night He was expected to prepare
his speech on the train. enroute from
his home in Hyde Park, N. Y Chi
cago democrats plan to give him a
big reception
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Iookir, For Mccormick.

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DIES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. IL
Military authorities at Camp Dodge
are today searching for Lieutenant
a ] Mccormick, 2S, who is missing.
along with approximately $1,000
worth Of government property, ac-
cording to camp officials. They did
not divulge tho nature oil the proper
ty.
McCormicks homo is in Chicasn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
wriaht,s SECRET MARRIAGE.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug 11.--Harold
Bell Wright, the author, and Mrs. Win
fred Mary Potter Duncan of Los An
eles. we're married secretly at hotel
here last Thursday. it became known
today. A township justice performed
the ceremony.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
|OWA'S CORN
is FIRING
bome Sections of State Suffer, Corn
Being Week Behind and Need
ing Rain and Cool
Days.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 11.-Al-
hough Iowa corn has fired and curied
BADLY on uplands, and thin soils, in
nany portions of the state, most OF
ne crop has not suffered beyond re-
fovery, according to the state weather
Ind crop bulletin issued today Tn
ess temperatures are somewhat
lbove normal. during the next
nonth, there will be considerable
(oft corn.
Cool weather has affected the corn
p that the crop as whole is week
ater than normal
Oats, winter wheat. barley and rye
continue satisfactory and the quality
food. The car shortage has retarded
Brain shipments and elevators are
piled to capacity.
Iowa Will Be First.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 11-Pres-
eht indications are that the Hawkeye
tate Will again swing into line as the
odnner corn state of them all
frank S. Piney, agricultural statis-
iclan for Iowa, in his official report
Pssued through the Office of the Iowa
weather and crop service, states that
foWa leads all states in the forecast
promotion of corn. The color is good
anu with favorable fall, it now ap-
pears that Iowa will harvest a big
Prop OF good quality" says Pinney.
put corn is not the only crop in
|shich Iowa leads, for her oats is also
llead OF all other states in forecast
A condition of SO per
eilt OF normal August / indicates an
|rserage yield per acre of 37.S bushels.
.ne forecast production for Iowa this
Eear Is 2OS,010,000 bushels, compared
|ui'ii l9b,lS2,000 bushels harvested last
Esar. Excessive heat r--d dry wealth
June 8 to Is caused early oats to
sad on short straw, ana while former
were materially cut, yields
|e In, .ufning out better than expected.
In,s. ne generally moist weather of early
|mns caused considerable improve
|Aeno OF medium and late oats.
!. me yield per acre of winter wheat
peter than a year ago. being 20
|ou.,,4 asnels against ia bushels. The
|eaality e.a of this years winter wheat
mop IS considerably better than that
co,, last year, being "a per cent,
0nilared with 50 per cent last year.
lead The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11

ski and "shake-up- in the war Office
followed.
A wireless message was sent out
from Moscow calling on the sailors at
Kronstadt and the red armies to stand
firmly against the entente plan to send
a British fleet to support an attack by
Finnish troops on Petrograd. The
object of this strategy, the radio said,
would be to force the Russians to re-
treat from the Warsaw front in order
to save Petrograd.
Twenty-Five Miles Away.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE Russians
Iare twenty-five miles from Warsaw,
according to a dispatch to the Berlin
lLokal Anzefgef, today.
The northern wing of the Polish
army has virtually been dissolved"
the dispatch said. Its ammunition
lis exhausted.
Russians casture Town.
PARIS. Aug. 11.-Russians have cap
tured the town of Bena, Poland, the
foreign Office was advised today. The
Polish troops were sails to be clinging
desperately to the ground they hold
along the east Prussian frontier and
in a southerly direction down past the
city Of Warsaw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
MAY NOT ADOPT
AMENDMENT
Tennessee Legislature Has Resoiu.
tions to Act Upon, But Does Not
Seem in Hurry to
Ratify.

UNITED Press Leased Wiree Srvice.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Reso,
lutions providing for ratification OF
the federal suffrage amendment were
to come up again today in both houses
of the state legislature.
It was expected, that, following
their second reading, they would be re-
ferred to the judiciary committees for
consideration and for public hearings.
Joint sessions of the committee are
likely.
Miss Sue White, Tennessee, chair
man of the national woman's party,
said defeat now seems probable and
holds that only decided action by GOV
ernor Roberts and Governor Cox could
assure passage. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, leader of the national suffrage
association, contends that the poll
showing majority pledged, has not
been altered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-11
Ask Public Opinion

ASK PUBIC opinion
NASHVILLE; Tenn, Aug. 11.-An
effort was made in the house Of rep
resentatives today to prevent action
on the suffrage amendment until The
people Of the state had al oppor-
tunity to express their views. A
resolution, introduced by Representa-
tives Fall Bond, Luther and Milliken,
provided for mass meetings in the
various county seats August 81, for
an expression of public opinion
Action by the legislature would be
deferred until after senators and rep
resentatives had been notified of the
result. The move was engineered by
anti-suffragists.
Action Not Postponed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Suf-
fragists won the first fight on ratifi-
cation of the federal amendment IN
the Tennessee legislature today.
A resolution introduced in the
house of representatives providing
for postponement of action on the
ratification resolution until mass
meetings could be held over the
state 10 determine the sentiment Of
the people on the question, was
tabled. ..
Suffra gists declared the measure
was backed by the antis, who are
seeking to delay action.
The vote on the motion to table the
resolution was SO to 81. During the
debate. Governor Roberts sat in the
rear Of the house and addressed
notes to members, advising them on
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sead The Daily Gate City.
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THE WEATHER

Showers and Cooler. Local
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When q Girl Mnrries
By ANN IsISLE,

/: onN.his face. His eyes went over
my face questioninsiy and yet
rcaressingly.. y -.
,,"Anne." burst from shimA at last.
You still love msr' y
'f"I mover stopped, Jim," relied
=. You wonder-sfrl, you! Mylgirl!h
cried Jim, gathering me to hin
J again. II e. )
= n lat him. have @his way. What
i3did titsmatter thai, he.had left me
alone through a ,lones night and,
day? He had come beck. Later. /
might question and wonder and
F; dread the ooldness that always fol-
lows SO soonton Jih's tenderness.
but incthis moment, when he seemed
mine agoin, I didn't question any,
thing. Twas too happy. - ".
After a little while, Jim led me
to the big chaise Tongue at the foot
of my bed. He put me back among
the pillows and sat near me with
my hand. In his. WANTED to draw
him down an DIP tum ylips to his.
but didn't dare. Twas afraid to
make a single move that might tear
the gosssmer OF our happiness.
. Anne" said Jim, "Anne-this
seems like a miracle. To come back
and find you hereafter that
dreadful night. after this night
mare OF a dayw
hooked at Jim in amazement.
Had ne suffered, too?
"Don't look at me like thatr' he
cried. "As IL you couldn't believe
me, az II you-didn't know me.
Anne, I missed you. I tell you-all
day long i wasn't good for a darn
thing. I found out couldn't live
without you"
"But, JIM don't understand
You didn't have to GOT burst from
my lips before had q to realize
that was Just the WI Sg thing for
me to say.
Jim's hand frightened on mine.
He looked at me plesdingly and then
he got to his feet and began ling-
ing himself up and down the room
with long. limpine strides that
made my heart ache. After a min
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ute or two he came back and stood

: ute or two he came back and stood
at my side.
Can you forgive me-" he asked,
abruptly. 81 was mad, / flung
out of hereto think about other
things, and all / could think about
was you. I wanted you every min
ute of the time l was gone. 1
couldn't see Terry and Betty, II
West had come back couldn't have
said a word to him after I'd waited
all day for him. l just sat in the
office and hated myself and won
dered-if-you'd- take. me back after
the way 1 cleared out and deserted
YOU"
"Why, Jim, I never thought that
you'd deserted me-" ] began, but
Jim went on:
Some poet chap once wrote
about every man killing the thing
he loves. thought I'd done that.
/ thought I'd killed your love. I've
hurt you over and over. l don't
know why, Anne. I've been brute
. But IL you ever wanted to pay me
up, these last twenty-four hours
ought to satisfy you"
II got up and went over to lay
my hand on his mouth.
"You shan't say such things about
the man / love, Jimmie! We
haven't had an easy time-getting
& acquainted. But it's been my fault
mostly. You married lilac lady
and when she turned out to be a
managing female. of course. you
be different now--that we under
stand"
p Jim laughed, straightened his
shoulders and drawing me to him
again with hands that gripped until
they hurt.
"Jove! It doesn't matter whether
we understand or not" he cried.
"J've got you now and you'll never
get away. You didn't put me out of
your heart while we were pretend
ing to be pals and all the rest %
the darn nonsense. No other man
took you from me.
"Supposing one had" asked
with a futter of coquetry.
Jim strained me against him with
arms that were like steel. and his
voice rang as he replied:
you're mine, Anne. You love me.
But even IL you'd stopped, I'd have
made you come back to me. I'd have
gone after you and taken you from
the best man in the world. You're
mine-twice as much mine as you
ever were before. hineH
Trembling in Jim's arms, aflame
with happiness. j tried to push
away the memories that crowded up
to jeer:
ut won't last. Nothing docs"
had Jim again. That was
enough, Even II It were only for
the moment, this moment was ours.
Ito ne Coptinued.)
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asSsrtsht. 1sss. King Festurcs Syndicate
So TURNED, ciutrhing the black
81 receiver. which I'd lifted half
way TO my ear. In the door
way stood Jim. My hsnd tumbled
down at my side From far away
y sh4ard.;A q. buxxfng rasp over tho
teseph0ne- wires, which ! knew must
bes SNumbet. plcasef" l.. "s.s :.
= sYon<e come backf r I, said. and,
my. voice sounded far awayA too.
:, X Efted the receiver and Atabbed
at the hook, but Sit wouldn't go
haek at first. SO had to take my
whole attention to the matter of
hanging UP tire receiver. Probably
, not, a minute had passed since
startedsto telephone Jim at the club
and beg him to come home 1t.
seemed. hours Showever. And though
had planned to be fluent enough
over the wires, now that we were
face to face I couldn't think of any
thing to say.
Jim was home again. and the day
he'd spent at the club didn't seem
so dreadful. He'd often gone on on
trips and stayed longer. Perhaps
he'd like Il best IL didn't make
fuss---just acted as IL he'd been on
a business trip. wanted to do the
right thing. But what was plan
ming and striving to do didn't mat
ter. for the truth burst out and got
itself said:
'rm SO glad you're here, Jim" I
said, trying to keep my voice low
and controlled. II was just going
to call the club and ask you to
como home.N
Don't make me feel any more
like a brute than I do, Anne" Jim
muttered in n husky voice.
Then he took a great, limpinG
stride across the room and gath
cred me into his arms. 1 snuggicd
against his heart and clung to him.
II was I who had come home-to
Jim's arms.
For a minute OF two We ciunG 20
each other, beyond tho need of
words. Then Jim held me on at
arms length and stood looking
down at me With q queer expression