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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Congressman Graham Of Aledo, Chair.
man of House Committee invcsti-
eating Expenses Makes
summary public.
ARMY CAMPS EXPENSIVE
Cost Plus System Added Greatly to
Price of Buildings and it is
Claimed There Was Waste
in Pissts.

Where the money raised during the
war went is told in an interesting
report recently made by Congress-
man w. J. Graham of Aledo, Ill,
chairman of the house committee
which Investigated war expenditures.
A part Of the summary reads as fol-
lows:
We expended $1,051, 511,0ss for
aviation and airplanes, and up to the
time of signing of the armistice not
single fighting plane was at the
American front.
We spent $20,0o0,600 for 4,60s Cur
tiss motors, 1,616 Curtiss type aero
planes and 1,100 Curtiss type JIM
aeroplanes, which we purchased from
the Curtiss Aeroplane Motor corpora
ton, then sold them back to this
company for s2,720,000. The war de-
partment refused to sell these ma
chimes to aviators for less than $4,000
each, and provided in the contract by
which they were sold to the Curtiss
company that the Curtiss company
should have the first opportunity to
buy any other aeroplanes which the
war department might thereafter de-
clare surplus.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
GREAT INTEREST
IN FOOTBALL
Great Yale Bowl is Too Small to Hold
Crowds and Extra Stands are
" Built at Harvard
Field.
'(By Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent

Thy Henry Il. Farrell, Unlted FTeSS
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. Amazing in
terest shown in collegiate football is
one of the most remarkable features
of a year full of superlatives in sport.
Once the pet of alumni and the cam
pus only, collegiate football is now be-
coming a favorite with the baseball
and boxinN bug. Y
When Yale built the huge bowl at;
New Haven. the conservatives gasped
it would never be filed.
But it's not large enough now. Extra
stands are being built for the Harvard
game.
Ohio state is planning to build the,
! largest athletic stadium in the world.
| Columbia wants new STADIUM ana
the public is demanding appropriations.
for stands at West Point and Annap-
oils.
! It is all an Indication that football
| is becoming the peoples sport
! Princeton; one of the most wide
! awake universities in the east, has
sensed the opportunity for more pop
ularity with the public and has ar
ranged for an annual game with Chi
| cago to start next year.
Harvard could have had Illinois.
contender for the western conferences
championship on her schedule this
year, but Harvard would not agree TO
play in the west on alternate years
and Illinois refused
The Navy, shaking off its convertism
added Princeon to it's schedule this
year for an annual game and Pennsyi-
yania will be added next year.
The Army will continue the annual
game with Notre Dame and has open
ed relations with Columbia.
Dartmouth goes to the coast to play
Washington this fall and either Notre
Dame, Penn State or one of the big
three" probably will go to Pasadena
New Years Day to meet California
Georgia Tech and Centre. in fact all
/ of the major teams of the south, have
been playing in the east this fah and
Nebraska made the long trip here
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Cocktail, Haiti.

LONDON--(By Mall London has
adopted the cocktail habit, and no
establishment is now considered COM
.plete without an American bar"
The habit has specially caught on
with women, and in the Ritz, Carlton,
Piccadilly and other well known west
end restaurants diners come early
and spend preliminary half hour
chatting over an "aperatif."
Nearly every Englishman now has
particular shaker he swears by.
At the American club, Collins, col.
ored man. is declared to be the Lon.
don champion shaker, but those who
frequent the Royal Automobile club
bar speak reverentially of Mick,
who is renowned as "a great artist
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Southern Election Riots.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ORLANDO, Florida Nov. 4.-This
city was quiet today following election
race riots although several gun shots
were heard in different parts of the
city last night.
A number of negroes at Ocoee are
surrounded by a posse and their sur
render is momentarily expected.
Nine whites were wounded during
the riots and two were killed. One
negro was lynched and five were
burned to death in houses set afire by
the mob.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
r.un+v treasurer Elect Smith Will be
asked to Appoint keokuk Man
as His Deputy Regardless
u Of Politics.
PETITIONS CIRCULATED
papers Were Prepared After Mr..
Smith Said That He Had No
One in Keokuk in Mind for
Place.

movement has been started in
Keokrk among the republicans as well
as democrats, to have William REIN
hold. present deputy county treasurer,
reappointed by Albert R. Smith, the
newly elected treasurer. Mr. Smith
stated this morning over the telephone
that he had no deputy in Keokuk in
mind as yet, and he was asked to walt
until the local people had chance to
express their opinions
il is believed that the petitions be-
Ing circulated will have some bearing
N the matter, and that Mr.. Smith
will regard the wishes of local people.
Mr.. Reimbold has been an efficient
treasurer and deputy as well, and Mr..
Smith is being asked to disregard all
partisan lines and to name the pres
emit deputy treasurer.
Some twelve or fifteen copies of the
petition are to be circulated this after
noon. It is believed from the senti-
ment expressed to some of the people
who are back of the movement that
it will not be difficult to get republi-
cans and democrats as well to unite
in signing the petitions for Mr.. REIN
bold.
The text of the petition recites that
In the years that he has been on the
treasurer's Office Mr.. Reimbold has
been competent and efficient, and for
that reason the trea5urer-elect is ask
ed to disregard the matter Of politics
and partisanship.
The petitions are worded as fol
lows 'To Albert II. Smith, treas
urer-elect of Lee county, Iowa
Dear Sir: Whereas. William REIN
bold has been an unusually faithful
and efficient public servant in the
office of treasurer, we, the under
signed citizens of the southern dis
trict of Lee county, ask you to dis
regard partisan politics and to pro
mote the best interests of the com
munity by appointing him as your
deputy at Keokuk."
The petitions are to be found al
the following places: Elks club
Wards. Seibert's, Y w C. A., cerea
plant, Kiedaisch's, c. w. Ewers' cigar
store, car barn, Camps Drug store
Peoples Institute, Argyle bank
Argyle; Montrose bank, Montrose
Wahrer's store at Charleston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Search for James Dunn.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Nov. 4.--Search con-
tinued today for James Dunn" be-
lieved by police to have murdered
Leeds v. Waters. millionaire, in a
hotel here early Wednesday.
Waters registered at the hotel
with Dunn" Wednesday morning.
The two were quarreling bitterly
when assigned to their room.
An hour later the clerk and a bell
boy, answering calls of alarmed
guests, found Waters dead, battered
with his own gold headed cane
Dunn" leaped past the clerk and
running down eight flights Of stairs
escaped.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Frazier cuts Down Lead.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 4.-Goyernor
Linn J. Frazier was rapidly cutting
down the lead of J. f. T. O'Connor IN
the race for governor today, indicat-
ing that the non-partisan incumbent
will be returned to the capitol by a
majority of 10000 to $4,000.
Burtness, republican. probably was
elected to congress from the first dis
trict. Sinclair, bipartisan, is ex-
pected to win the congressional honors
in the third district and in the second
district the race between George
Young, independent, and Ole Oleson.
non-partisan, is close.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

mail order house, here today In com
menting on the election of Senator
Harding, vs.
"The fact that tho election is over
will have healthy effect on the
business situation" Cunningham said
Senator Harding's election. in the
opinion of Harry Wheeler, vice presl-
dent of the Union Trust company
and former president OF the United
States Chamber of Commerce, in
sures good times"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Teacher and Pupil.

CORVALLIS, Ore, Nov. 4. -Teach'
er in the morning and pupil in the
afternoon-that is the double role
which is being played here by Miss
Gladys Kies, of Vancouver. WASH,
senior in the home economics depart
ment at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege.
Miss Kies is an instructor in kinder
garten work during the forenoon and
goes to her sociology, bacteriology
and other "ology" classes at the col
lego after lunch Being an expert
cook. Miss Kies assumes third role
whenever the cook at her sorority
house is i'll, or on strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Montreville Fannin succumbs to Serb
our illness as Result OF Influ-
enza Attack Last
Winter.
D WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY
Mr.. Fannin Came to keokuk When a
Child and Has Lived in This
City for Many
Years.

Montreville Fannin, an old and re-
spected citizen of Keokuk for many
years and a veteran of the civil war,
answered s'taps" last night at 11:l0
o'clock for the last time, after a SER
ious illness, from which he had been
a victim since Saturday. He has suf-
fured severe attack of influenza last
winter, from which he had never fully
recovered.
Mr.. Fannin is a well-konwn resident
of this city, having come here when
"a small child With the exception OF
the years he was in the army during
<tke civil war, practically all Of his life
was lived in this community, where
he was engaged in the farming indus
try up to several years ago, when he
retired. He was member OF the
First Christian church and a member
of the Terrence Post of the g. A. KS.
He was veteran of the civil war.
&nlisting from Keokuk in the Seventh
iowa infantry with Co. E., January,
"a, 1864 and served in the war until
he was mustered out of the service at
Louisville, KY, July IL, 1865. He
was wounded at Atlanta, Ga, on May
~, 1864. 1t is interesting to know in
connection with his war experiences
that he voted for Lincoln for president
when the latter first ran for office.
He was only seventeen years old but
his serving in the army gave him the
right to vote. Saturday, October so,
! he cast his last vote for a candidate
for president of the United States by
| the absent voters plan, as he was TOO
ill to consider going to the ballot box.
/, Tuesday, when the rest of the COM
munity was going to the polls, ur.
Fannin lay critically i'll at his home,
but his vote cast Saturday for Warren
ia. Harding was counted with all OF
the rest of the ballots.
| Born in Kentucky.
Montreville Fannin was born Sep
Itember IL, 1843, in Greenup county
Kentucky. He was the son of Steph
en- and jeanette Fannin, with whom
he came to Keokuk when he was
lchild. He was the great grandson
of Thomas Hartley OF Berkley county
Virginia. who was famous as soldier
lin the revolutionary war. Mr.. Fannir
returned to this city after the war anc
upon January l, 1868, married Miss
Ann Charlotte Hayden, who preceded
him in death, March IS, of this year
They were the parents of four chill
dren, the oldest and youngest ones
having passed away several years ago
The survivors are one son, Charles
and one daughter, Miss Della Fannin
both of this city. There is also one
grandc:lild, Margaret Fannin and one
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Waste in Nitrate Plants.

We spent $116,194,973.37 on nitrate
plants at Sheffield, Ala; Mussei
Shoals. Ala; Toledo, Ohio; and Gin
cinnati. Ohio. These plants did not
produce a pound of nitrate that coulo
DO used in the war.
We spent s11G,194,974.37 on nitrate.
Not pound of American gas was
aver fired in an American shell, and
only about 100 tons of American gas
loaded in shells ever reached tne
field dumps.
The government built three p1crlc
acid plants and seven plants to make
phenol and acid required by them.
mis- was to furnish ,picric acid lor
tha French. who desired it for eXplo-
gives. None OF these plants pro-
| duced a pound of anything that was
nsed in tho war. The plants cost us
COX 0Oo 600. The French were 70 pay
the VIII .,Ie bill. but the war depart
ment settled with Franco FOR Sl4''
600, 900.
Built Port in Swamp.
Wa snent s17116,o00 in construct
tho mort terminal at Charleston
g G.. It was built in an isolation
swami ten miles up the cooper
| ri,,or where it was necessary TO
reach it. There never was a pound
~ broduce, A man or all animal
| shiDped either out OF or into thls
terminal during tho war.
| We snent s127,661, 900 for port ter
n;pals at Boston, Brooklyn. Newark
! Pbiladelphia, Norfolk, Charleston anu
New Orleans. Some OF tiiehi VIZ
not finished and none Of them were
used for anything except storage Jul
ing the war.
Were Shy on Shells.
The ordnance department speh
60 oe1 4S9,570.4S from the beginning
of the war until June l, 1919 d:
much as it cost to finance the CIV
war A large part Of it was spen
in a program of manufacturing afui
| lery and ammunition.
We had ffty-three contracts 10
75-millimeter shells, on which we eS
pended s9,134,5S2. Not one of thes'
shells ever reached our firing line:
We had $50 contracts for 75-mllll
meter shells. on which we expende'
1901 ,s41, $40. OF these shells, we I'm
5000.
we had 3o5 contracts for 6-inc
shells. on which we expended S24
fS9O75. None of these ever reache
the firing line.
We had SIT contracts for 155-mill
meter shells, on which we expende
s2S4.s55,3S7. None of these eve
reached the firing line.
Fell Down on Artillery.
We let III contracts, to tt
amount of S47S,S28,345, for the CO
lstruction of artillery of all caliber
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Cost Of Army Camps.

We spent s206,632,920 for sixteen
national army environments, built by
the cost,plus system. These couio
have been built for $12S, 1Ol $685. or
$73,531, 521 less
We expended $4,000, 100000 for
the construction of camps and can
tonments, largely by the cost-plus
system, system adopted by the war
department. By this system costs
were increased, labor demoral1zed'
the completion of the camps was de-
layed, soldiers called to the colors
were subjected to conditions that IN
duced disease and death, and from
40 to co per cent of the money was
wasted
Twentv-two million dollars was
spert for fees to favored contractors
and camps and cantonments, most OF
which would have been saved mao
this work been let by bids.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
Powder pIant-No Powder.

We spen, s6O,1oo,Ooo to build
powder plant at Nitro, w. Va. 1t
never produced a pound of powder.
for the war. After the arnistice
there was stored at Nitro personal
property worth at a fair cash value
$4,000 900. Both plant and property
were sold after the arnistice for
ss,551, 900, most of which is in de-
ferred payments.
We spent approximately $9o,oVV'ooo
in the construction and operation OF
a powder plant at Nashville, Ienn.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
enuernnr Smith Gives TN.

limited Press Leased Wire Service-]
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.--Governor
Smith today issued statement con-
ceding the election of Nathan L.
Miller. republican candidate for the
governorship.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
HeaIthv Effect On Business.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The process of
REIMBURSEMENT begun some weeks ago
will continue Gin an orderly manner, "
according to Frank s. Cunningham,
president of Butler Brothers, large
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

guns, howitzers, gun carriages iihi-
bers and recuperators.
To sum up, we furnlshea our
troops for use six thousand fo-mliii.
meter shells, fourteen Thousand A..
shells, torty-eight AZ guns, anu
twenty-four S-inch hoWitzers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
prnduced Mo ranks.

We spent many millions, the exact
amount being unknown, for the pro
duction of tanks, and did not pro-
drca a single tank that reached the
front before the armistlce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
The Limit In Extravaganza.

The Limit In Extravaganza.
These are the principal things sol.
diers need to fight with-guns and
shells, gas, aeroplanes, and tanks.
And while there was such failure
to produce these essential things, 1t
is amazing to know what excessive
orders and expenditures there were
on other less essential things. few
instances will indicate this:
We ordered 41,100,152 pairs OF
shoes and received deliveries OF 3c,'
227 45O pairs, for 3,513,s37 men.
We bought and received 5ee,326
double sets of harness and 11O,S2S
single sets. We had, in all, during
the period OF the war. 5S0,1S2 horses,
of which only 67,49S were shipped
overseas and $4,000 died.
We bought 945,0O0 saddles and
had in all, S614S cavalry horses.
We bought 2.S50S53 halters.
We bought 5S5.51S saddle bags.
We bought 1897 99 horse brushes
We bought 2,G32,2o4 nose bags.
We bought 1,14s,364 horse covers
We bought for our ordnance Off
GERS, 1880 complete sets Of spur
straps, about Sc sets for each officer
We bought 8,7s1,516 horseshoes.
We bought $4,000 branding irons
We ordered 149,456,611 hard bread
cans and used 31,500,000 during the
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

Women have right to dress as
they please, of course, but they dress
as Others please.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

half brother, F. w. Prgh, also of
Keokuk.
Funeral services will be held from
the home, 1915 Reid street, Saturday
afternoon at o'clock and interment
will be in Mound cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

called Old Hickory, and which pro-
duced no powder that could be USED
in the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04

England's war widows are remarry-
ing at the rate of 1000 a month.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
American Soldier Won War.

administration. It has but little
ground for preparedness. 1t failed in
accomplishment. It filled the air
with fine phrases and spent the
peoples money. But l will tell you
who won the war. The people, whose
great heart was stirred to sacrifice
and whose funds flowed out in a
golden stream. But above all it was
the man with the gun, the American
soldier, the best in the world. He
won the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-04
EE7V NJ 77gE5gf{E;sN
~ a y. \ Z M M Oh M

It's just one appearance in the dis
trict court after another for Lester
Hummer, with first an indictment by
tine grand jury and then petition
filed against him alleging desertion
and cruel and inhuman treatment.
Annette Hummer has brought suit
in court against Lester Hummer for
divorce on the grounds of desertion
in which she asks the court for the
custody of the three minor children.
Plaintiff alleges that she and defend
ant were married September 2, 1912,
but that in October, 1918, her husband
deserted her and the children. She
also alleged cruel and inhuman treat
ment in the petition.
The petition is an added chapter in
Runners career as deserter He
last session of wife desertion and
given several months in the Lee coun-
ty Jail. The sentence was suspended
by the judge and the man paroled to
his wife, who has filed the petition
for divorce.
The jurors empaneled yesterday af-
ternoon in the Lee county district
court to serve on the petit jury 10
shear the case of Bucky2einen Co.
against the C. B. and @. railroad COM
pany, are: j. F. Wallberg, j. S.
McGinness, J. c. Carrack, J. A. Nor
gan, Frank Ketterer, A. B. Metz, 3. B.
Crane, William Moore, j. M. Kinney,
C. H. Frank, J. S. Lowrey and H. ii.
Wright.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Benjamin f. Terry and Rosa Irene
Orth OF Keokuk; to George Edward
Mcnamara and Mabel B. Johnson, of
Keokuk.
Evening journal., 1920-01-08
.SEAFORD SEAL ORD PUPILS
ON HONOR LIST
Engagement of Miss Emer-
son and WoolSey Will
liamS Announced
CRESCENT CLUB TO
CHANGE QUARTERS
The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
SEAF0RD, Jan. S-rhe engagement OF
Woolssy Williams, Of Media. Pa. son
II Dx and Mrs. Frank B. Williams, OF
seafoe Land Miss Ada Mae Emerson,
iaugAer Of Mr-and Mrs. w. II. Emer-
son. Of Newcastle. has been an
nounced.
The Crescent Club is contemplating
changing quarters from the room in
Cottinghams Block, which they have Oc-
cupied since organization. a committee
has been named 10 see about getting
new quarters
The following are on the Honor Roll
OF the Seaford Public School;
Firs grade-ThOmas Adams, Anna
May Bryan, William Covey, James Esk-
ridge, Alton Eskridge, Emmett Grlfilth,
Alexander Harrington, Jacob Hearn,
Kathleen Lyons. Olln Moore, Elizabeth
Moore. Ida Lingo, Mary Phillips, ROsena
Rhea, Vincent Sullivan, Gladys Truitt,
Gertrude Warren, Elizabeth Wech, Paul
White
Second grade--Loulse Eskridge, Hazel
Hall. William Hail. Hayman Lank,
Harry Lank, William Lloyd, Virginia
Nicholson, Helen Gertrude Neal, Eliza
beth Stein, Eliza Stack. Daniel Short,
Callahan Thompson, Elizabeth Wilson.
Ruth Workman.
Third grade-Hsttie Bryan, Miles
Coulbourn. Katherine Elliott. Hazel Eli
llngsworth, Ethel Eskrldge, Sarah
Fields, Madeline Govdy, Elizabeth Gra-
ham, Herbert Gullett. Alma Hearn,
Louise james, Kelly Jefferson Vivian
Kenney, Nola Marvel, Frederick Miles.
Frances McGulnness, Avery Phillips,
Katherine Short, Marie stevens, Sarah
Scotten. Mildred Wheeler.
Fourth grade-Edward Conaway. Allen
Cannon. Charles Evans, Margaret Gull
lett ALLEN Hastings Carl Lord Robert
MesNk, Elizabeth Marvel, Anne Ross,
Louise Shockley, Edmund Stack, Stan
ley Simon, Elizabeth Trultt, Madeline
Weaver, Hazel Wiley. James Wiley,
Helen Wiley
Fifth grade-James Adams. Elizabeth
Bell. Helen Bryan Gladys Bryan, How
ard Collins, Nellie Coulbourn. James
Fogle, William Griffith. Sara C. Graham,
Cecil Guild. Athens James. Helen Jeffer-
son, Mildred Hank. Lottle Moore, Rob-
ert Morris. Helen Neill. Eliza Robinson,
VanLeer Stephany. Leon Tul. Karl utz,
Agnes Waller.
Sixth grade--William Barnes, Harry
Bell. Allen Chipman. Katherine Fogle,
Helen Lawson, Margaret Morgan. Char
line Nicholson, Margaret Phillips,
Wright Robinson, Richard Stack, How
ard Stein.
Seventh grade-Franklin Allen. Mar
garet Coulbourn, Lucille Covey. Louise
Fannie Goodman. Elizabeth
Hollis. George Huston, William Lank.
Richard Miles, Nellie Payne, Donald
0ehlrich, Florence Purse. Erma Tull.
Eighth grade-Iva Carter, William
Elzey, Margaret Favinger, Estella
Kitchens, Reese, Kitchens. Grace Owens.
Elizabeth Prettymsn. Mary Rlggin.
Susie Taylor. Andrew Van SAINT, George
Wiley, John Willin.