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ton on Saturday. May 8, Pelaez had
long been, q, thorn in the side 81. Car
rama, not only. because he success
fully defied the government, In his
revolutionary tactics, but because he
had collected generous sum every
month from the oil companies In pay
ment for protection" he afforded in
the flelds.5.2 But. with. the flight of
Carranza and the collapse of the old
government, Manuel Pelaez: became
the outstanding figure in his part Of
the country. On the night 4ofGWed-
nesday, May II, after the Carranzis-
tas in Tampico had, either evacuated
the city or Joined the rev0lutionaries,
Pelaez donned his smartest uniform
and marched into the town.; :
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war conditions, encouragement of a
return of self confidence among min
ing men, discussion Of the labor SIT
uation in afindustries ,considera-
.tion . Of national and state 1Amintng
and employers, liability laws, are q
few of the obJeotsl Of q great nation
al convention called blythe American
Mining Congress in this city, Novem--
Der 1915 next.ttHT IL. Ii 81 +
i:5 III 4S94tS.s a. /: ..2il 8 Il &l,ulIf
decentralization of a taxation pro-
gram affecting the wasting indus
tries Of the Nation, will be the sub
ject under discussion in q National
Wasting Industries Tax Conference.
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FROM BANDIT 10: .....>.> : +, +:
HERO IN. one WEEK
BY RALPH H. TURNER.

-
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Mexico City, May 20. (By Mal4.)
have war have a piquant
touch in Mexico. Take the case of
Manuel Pelaez. -. s I'LL ~ !
In less than a week the recent rev.
0lution transferred; Pelaez, Bandit
Of the Oil Fields and outlaw in the
eyes Of the Carranza government,
from his hiding place in the jungles,
to the place of guest of honor at a
banquet table in Tampico's leading
hotel. Among others who attended
the banquet were leading American
oil men and officers from the Ameri-
can gunboats which had "visited"
Tampico. .-
. Without shot being fired, Tam
pico. went over the cause of revolu-
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dirty hands, and mother said to her: "Mabel, 60
and wash your hands Immediately Did you ever
see me come to the table with hands like that?"
"No mother, Of course not, !" answered Mabel. but
didn't know you when you were years old. -
Illustrated News. %,r,E%4E 81 Ss $50 st I'D
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CENSUS RETURNS:

One of the most interesting bits Of reading these
days is the census returns for cities in the United
States. When city is reported ~ leaping twenty
Eve or fifty per cent Id population It IS immedi-
ately included in the prosperous class, while those
cities which remain practically stationary with
small gains are included in the dead or undesir-
able class ~ J O.. NJ ~
RIf& population only decided the status ct the
modern city this might be fair conclusion to arrive
It Tie census board readily appreciated that
there were very many other items Of information
desirable when taking the census Id order that
the true condition of q city might be learned.
If the standing Of city be made on the basis
Of schools and school privileges, Of religious activ-
tiles, social advantages physical environment, de-
cent government and general culture many Of the
so-called dead and undesirable" cities might rank
far above the so-called Five ones' who are able
hundred per cent And after all is this not the
real chalk line by which a community should be
measured? F&,' u u ~ ~ 49,
Many cities have sacrificed some of these higher
developments for the sake Of increase in popula-
ton and have soon regretted their action. The
need today is not that cities become larger. They
are too large now. They are sappng the rural
communities of the best of the young energy in
them. The aim of a real city should not be to
enAdeavor to become as large as possible but to
endeavor to become as large as possible but to
type socially, intellectually physically and morally
Instead of the fact that city or town cannot
grow in population because Of some geographical
or other reason being for hopeless attitude
on the part of it's citizens they should appreciate
the, opportunities at hand to outstrip their more
hustlng neighbors by the cultivation of those civic
virtues and the establishment Of moral standards
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y A city need not be dead because it has failed to
make a good census showing. It is dead when
it is not moved to develop those finer and more
essential community qualities that alone bring true
happiness = E@@$< X &5@:s,h %4% 5& $%N.% 5#
4 With the Chicago convention on all this past
week, with two big conventions coming this next
week, with the boys in camp at the fair grounds
with the Birchmont hotel opening up and tourists
coming in, with the news force held fast in camp
by Captain Moore, and crippled business manager
left to get out paper, one can easily imagine
what we think of Cap. Moore. s3sst .<&
, It wouldn't be so hard to bear, it we had not
been encouraged by promise Of the Cap 70 release
. man = portion Of each day, and it would look
better on the face Of things If he showed no
favoritism By excusing others When We see
certain few permitted to attend to business we
have concluded that our 'stand in" with Captain
Moore don't amount to much Yes, and Tor what
We think about his promises, one could be arrested
And while we're in the mood permit US to serve
notice here and now that unless we break another
arm, Cap Moore stands no more chance Of pre-
venting the publication 81 The Pioneer the coming
week than he has the past Now Cap please take
no ofense at what We said, because it is nothing
compared with what we think. We feel certain that
you viii keep your promise for next week.
Il II -
q The orgy Of blood and crime in Ireland Z but
part IF the reasonable conspiracy Of the founders
Of the so-called 'Irish Republic"-the Sein Finn
organization 1t is indeed refreshing to see how
many cities in the United States are denying the
bogus president Of this bogus commonwealth recog-
nition or place to speak Hate for Great Britain
should be Squarantined and confined to the other
side of the ocean. What right has the United
States to NEEDLE with internal affairs Of her late
distinguished ally? Many citizens ignorant Of the
fact. have wasted sympathy on the supposed woes
Of Ireland. Our Anglo-Saxon cousins have great
need of patience. Sir Auckland Geddes has given US
a timely tip on this matter. He is worth hearing
and needing Northwest Advocate
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From q careful study Of present day conditions
from strikes and profts-Little Falls Transcript,
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Some people wonder how Dante could have writ
ten so entertainingy about hell without ever hav1
ing been there That's easy. When he was young
man he was music critic on q large newspaper.-
EXCHANGE iE&&!lFll @HEs1 ~ sna ftt2 ssfatfE
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United States paper states that if the designers
decide that the skirts to be longer, the prices
will 90 higher < And if they decide to have the
skirts 60 higher-good night!-Winnipeg Free Press
pmnaf;n @nt""ia - -. -. ~
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PRESS COMMENTS THAT'S ALL

+ Johnny's Idea. a. .#$S
: "Johnny, when tell your father what naughty
boy you've been today he will punish you severely"
"Have you got to tell him. MAJ" X
eyes, and shall tell him immediate after dinner"
"Well, ma, give him better dinner than usual,
won't you? You might do that much for me-
Washington Post sr<1 # 4 ~ .%%41$>%f. 80 5"@ =
: >,S,>.&s7 >:-- O. -----%Es W. <t44~.~,
... - s. The Reason Why. .. ~...A
My sister, aged s, had to the table with very
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Easily Explained. .

,.5 -, Easily Explained s IL h,
Tired Passenger latter q long delay at siding)
Why don't they keep better time on this wretched
road. NJ Z III ~ n a. E~~:ss>A y " H. E&&
Brakeman (confdentialy)- sir, I'll explain
it to. you. You see, the train before this was
Philadelphia North American. 25'~ ~ y; 5 " r
There ought to be bargain sale Of swivel chairs
soon. Several thousand superfuous government
employees have just been demobilized at Washing
tom = Little Falls Transcript VI
Chicago is excited over a "million-dolar whisky
fund.-" 1t takes about million dollars to buy any
whisky nowadays And considering the kind Of
whskey it is,s it'saa good thing il does-Hibbing
Tribune. sElIGt.M 81 Aza. ~. \ - -. y. \,
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NATIONAL MINING MEET =
AT DENVER NOV. 1919

+ Denver, Colo, June 12.---Readjust-
ment of the mining: industry to- post
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'Four-drawer fling cabinet toe)
hu letter.sise papers. An joints
electrically, welded Patented
peogressivet roller fsssspens;oo|
makes the drawers : s6de easily
Asd noise3esslyss 2-ry # ~ -, =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-17
ACCIDENT CALLS OFF TODAY's CAME
Fast Curve by Pitcher Carl Mays of New York
Team is Fatal to Player on Cleve-
land Club

[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Ray Chap
man, short stop for the Cleveland
American league baseball team, dice
early today from injuries received
when he was hit by a pitched ball al
the Polo grounds yesterday.
Todays game between the Yam
KEGS and the Indians was called off as
the result of Chapman's death.
Chapman was hit in the head when
pitched by Carl Mays, of the New
York Yankees in the fifth inning.
He was rushed to st. Lawrence hos
pitaL
Physicians declared he had a frac
tured skull An operation was per
formed at midnight, two surgeons and
several nurses assisting. The SUR
geons made an incision three and a
half inches long through the base OF
the skull on the left side.
The operation disclosed a rupture
of the lateral sinus and quantity OF
clotted blood A small piece OF skull
was removed.
However after the operation, the
doctors expressed little hope Of be-
ing able to save the players life.
They declared his condition was
such that he could live only few
hours.
Chapman was one Of the best short
stops In either Of the major leagues.
His work has aided greatly in keep
ing the Indians well to the front in
the pennant race.
He was the first man to bat in the
th inning Of yesterdays game. He
was leaning over the plate, crouch
ing low. Mays, who has an under
handed delivery, threw a fast sharp
curve. Chapman lodged, but the curve
caused the ball to follow him and
struck him on the left side of the
head.
It was entirely an accident. Mays
was working Chapman carefully and
the fact that the ball struck Chap
man was because the curve broke
faster than the batter had expected
Chapman dropped to the ground un-
The crack of the ball hit
ting his head could be heard over the
entire Polo grounds. The Indian play
ers gathered around Chapman and at
tempted to aid him. A doctor was
from the stands and gave
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first aid. Chapman regained conscious.
ness for moment, the only time be-
fore his death.
He was carried from the field and
hurried to hospital
At the hospital early today it was
said the body was still being heidi
there but would probably be sent to-
Cleveland
Chapman's home was in Herrin.
Williamson county, Illinois.
His wife was living in Cleveland
during the baseball season, and wasI
notified when he was injured. She
was enroute to New York early to-I
day.
Chapman was 20 years Of age. He.
was born IN Owensboro, KY, and
broke into organized baseball in 1910,
when he played with the Davenport
club. He remained there part of the
1911 season, when he went to the To-
1edo American Association team.
He went to Cleveland in 1912. and
since has played continuously with
that club. During 1916 he was out OF
the game for two months with a
broken ankle. Chapman always
played the position Of short stop with
the exception OF short time when
he filled in at second and later at
third base for the Indians.
iris Speaker, manager of the
Cleveland club, declined to issue a
statement regarding Chapman's
death, declaring he preferred to await
arrival Of Mrs. Chapman, who was
expected late today. Speaker said he,
had been "all broken up over the loss
of good pal and my entire sympathy
goes out to his bereaved wife, in herr
hour of grief"
Baseball Fates.
CBy l.. r. Blanchard, United PresN
Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Aug 1.-THE baseball
fates are chuckiing today. To SKI
teams in the major leagues, strainingi
for a successful finish, the chuchesl
can be either good humored or sar-l
donic. -... . ... .,..
These are the days when luck
good or bad-will furnish material for1
the entire winter league season. AZ
muffed fly now, strained tendon, orr
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Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

FTUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Health Com
missioner Robertson was practlcns
segregation of women in his depart
ment today as an axiom Of business
! efficiency. He did this to keep us
from flirting with the aldermen and
other callers" one stenographer pro
, tested.
Charge Account.
Lake FOREST, Ill, Aug. IL
Miss Marion Glow has opened a
"charge" account with the police de-
partment here. Arrested and fined
81 for speeding, she promised to pay
later.
Tray Of Diamonds.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug 1.-THE
desk sergeant visioned great
jewelry robbery when man called
up and said he found tray of dia-
monds." ''Where?" queried the Off
Ger. "In a deck of cards." was the
reply.
Dog as Nurse.
PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 17.-Todare
Chiognone, Italian baby, failed to
thrive on mothers milk So when a
visiting nurse called she found the
Chiognone bambino contentedly lunch
ing at the dogs breast
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BLOODY HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
Armored Motor Boats on River Bug Check
Red Hordes From Advancing Toward
I Capital. a.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Aug. 17.-(10 a. m.)-
Warsaw's fate was being decided to-
day in a fierce battle on front of
nearly two hundred miles. A strong
Polish counter attack was developing
successfully, according to unofi cial
advices received here today from
points in Poland within sound of the
cannonading.
The last direct word from Warsaw
was the official communique late yes
terday. This said the Poles had driv-
en- the Russians back across the river
Bug between Vlodawa and Hrubies-
zow, and that successful Polish
thrust had been carried out in the
direction of Mlawa.
An effort by the Russians to encir-
Gle Warsaw by breaking through the
Polish line at PIotsk and swinging
around the city, first marching south
and then southeast to join the red
lines on the east side of the capital,
was defeated after bitter battle.
The bolsheviki made such progress
| at first that they issued a commun-
| ique announcing the city was sur
rounded Later the tide turned and
| the Russian attack was smashed.
They lost all the ground they had
gained and left hundreds of dead and
wounded behind.
Cavalry, French tanks and fleet
of armored motor boats carrying
quick firing guns are all involved in
the great struggle for Warsaw.
The cavalry has repeatedly come
into contact with the cossacks, bloody
hand to hand fighting with sabers re-
sulting. Tanks, mostly light models,
are scurrying over the fields by the
scores. In this branch of the fighting
the Poles have all the better of it
The armored motor boats have done
good service wherever the reds tried
to cross the river Bug. Their cross
hre, coming from both up and down
the stream rendered attempts at pom
toon building almost suicidal.
The Polish communique also said
that on the southern front the Poles
had evacuated Brody, falling back to-
ward the river Bug. East of Cholm-
on the southern front-Polish troops
broke through the enemy line and oc-
cupied Dorohusk and Swieze. the
statement said. These operations are
not in the Warsaw zone.
dispatch from Minsk declared the
fetreating Poles had pillaged and
burned nearly every village through
which they passed. There are ''plenti-
ful indications of extensive pograms,
the message said. Three hundred
thousand homeless people were re-
ported seking shelter in the wake Of
the fighting armies. Conditions in the
bolshevik hospitals were described
as appalling" as the reds have not
sufficient anaesthetics for their own
wounded
The Polish classes of 1885 to 1889
nave been called to the colors, ac-
cording to dispatch from PoseIt
where many of the Polish officials
nave gone. The same message report
ed that ten Polish soldiers, court
martialed for cowardice had been ex-
ecuted
There was no direct word from the
armistice negotiations at Minsk. An
intercepted Moscow wireless, how
ever, indicated the soviets planned
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-17
WEATHER
BEST N
HISTORY
Middle West and Northwest
Has Had Summer Which
is a Record
Breaker 4
| COMFORTABLE AND COOL
Fifty-two Days Of Clear Weather with
But Few sweIterins Days
and Little
COMFORTABLE AND COOL

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-If the White
Sox win the pennant.
If the grain crops prove flivver.
If the middle west amt happy.
Don't blame it on the weather.
States in the middle west and north
west are enjoying the best weather in
their history, II. G. Cox, weather
prophet for eleven states in this sec
ton declared today.
According to Cox, this summer has
been the most comfortable and the
coolest in his recollections of sum
mer weather in the middle west
Cox cited records and the absence
of the usual crowds at the public
bathing beaches. Bathers are wait
ing warmer weather, he said.
Since June /, the following states,
according to Cox, have experienced
an average of fifty-two days OF clear
weather:
Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin. Min
nesota Iowa. North and South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana and
Wyoming
Cox credits the success Of the Chi
cago White Sox to the weather. Only
677 inches of rain has fallen since
June /, the greater portion of which
was during the night This practically
resulted in Chicago teams being able
to play almost daily at home and
while they were in top form. 1t also
netted the baseball club owners prof
it's as rain checks were practically nil.
SweItering days in the last ten
weeks have been few and prostra-
tions due to the heat have been at a
minimum, according to the weather
prophet This has resulted in speed
ing up crop growing, cutting and har-
vesting and putting the general pub
lie in good spirits, Cox pointed out.
Weather predictions for the re-
mainder Of the summer are even
more optimistic.
Cox ascribes the cooler weather Of
this year to the prevalence of high
pressure areas over the country, re-
sulting in cooling winds. The lower
temperature of the lake water and
the lake breezes have also had an ap.
preciable effect, he stated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-17
CENSUS FIGURES ARE
4. ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU

Kitsap county. Washn., 80, ,ls2.
Counties Increase since 1910:
Huerfano, 1859 persons or 2o.'
percent
Kitsap, 1855, or S7.9.
port Angeles, Washn., by wards:
ward 1. 755; ward 2, 1880; ward s,
s7s. ward 4, $40; ward S, 1893; ward
6. 1855. Total, 5,35L
increases Since 1910.
Santa Maria, 1858 persons OF 10
percent
Decreases Since 1910.
Santa Cruz, 229 persons OF q PEI
cent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-17
UFFRAGE
BATTLE
RAGING.
Tennessee House Takes Up
Question Today After Sen
ate Has Passed Reso-
luton.
JAMMED WITH PEOPLE
Galleries Packed With Hundreds Of
Women Wearing Red
or Yellow
Flowers.
JAMMED WITH PEOPLE

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 1.-THE
battle over suffrage got under way
in the house Of the Tennessee legis-
lature today when Representative T.
X. Riddick moved that the house con-
cur in the senate resolution ratifying
the federal amendment The senate
resolution was received in the house
in the regular order of business.
A motion that newspapermen be per
mitted to remain on the door at their
accustomed desks was carried by a
viva voce vote
Riddick gave the names of nations al
and state leaders who favor suffrage,
including President Wilson and the
presidential candidates, challenging
his opponents to name leaders of the
opposition.
He charged Subtle influences" are
would be ashamed if suffrage was de-
feated.
Aisles were jammed and galleries
were packed as the house went into
session. Hundreds of women wore
the red and yellow flowers, emblems
of the opposing factions Suffragists
had placed yellow flowers on the
desks of members.
The house got into wrangle over
whether to clear the floor when the
session opened.
Representative Boyer argued it
would degrade women to give them
the vote.
II have nine daughters and eight
sons" he said ,'-and do not feel
those daughters should have the vote
This brought round of applause.
Giving negroes the vote was the
worst thing that ever happened TO
them," he said
Representative Canale, declared wo-
men could purify American politics.
Shouldn't women, who work, have
the vote the same as negroes?" he
demanded.
Don't hide behind the cloak of
constitutionality," Canale challenged.
Representative Sharpe declared he
could not vote for suffrage because
of large negro populations in other
states Of the south.
Both suffragists and anti-suffra-
gists crowded the galleries during de-
bate.
Suffragists predicted the senate
vote would be close with chances
slightly in their favor. Their oppo-
nents claimed a majority of ten in
the house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-17
TWO AVIATORS
FALL TO DEATH
coIfax FIiers Badly MangIed in Drop
of 800 Feet While Wives
Watch Their
Fall

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
COLFAX, Iowa, Aug. 1.-Two AVA
tors, Clyde Jones and Pat" Willis,
were killed near here last night when
their plane failed to straighten out
from an eight hundred foot nose
dive. The bodies were badly mang
led.
The men were about % years old
and served during the world war. The
flyers wives Witnessed their drop to
death.