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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Claims He is Alive.

United Press Leased Wire Service
EVERETT, Mass, Nov. 16.-Lieu-
tenant John C. Gramstorff is await
ing the arrival of his corpse from
France.
Gramstorff's death was an
nounced officially and the war de-
partment refuses to consider his re-
peated claim that he is alive. The
department, as final effort TO con-
vince Gramstorff of his error, has
shipped his remains here.
Gramstorff is to inspect the body
on arrival.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Premier Venizelos Defeated at
National Elections and
Resigns With
Cabinet.
WILL BE NO CONTEST
Constantine, Dethroned During War,
Expected to Regain Rule as Ro-
suit Of Peoples
Vote.

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PARIS, Nov. 16.--The Greek govern
ment has resigned, according to dis
patch received here today from Ath
ems.
Premier Venizelos and his cabinet
resigned as a result of the national
elections, in which they were defeat,
ed
The regent summoned M. Rhaliis
to form a new cabinet, but he refused
to undertake the task.
The bourse closed today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Eirs in Restaurant.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
SIOUX RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. lG-
Miss Edna Meyers is dead and Miss
Williams and John Weber, restaurant
proprietor. are in critiSIl condition
as the result of a fire in Webcr's
restaurant here last night
Miss Meyers died from burns suf-
fered when she was caught in the
burning building. Miss Williams and
Weber were also burned 'everely
and their recovery is doubtful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SUPERIOR, Wis, Nov. 16.-Four
bandits today held TAP and robbed the
Superior State bank here of $1,000
in cash and escaped IN an automobile,
waving at an un2uspecting policeman
as they left Che building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Judge Lewis Establishes Rec
onciliation Room in His
Court.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Nov. ia woman,
stroked the right way, will purr like
a cat, but stroke her the wrong way
and she becomes a potential tigress
according to Judge Harry A. Lewis
hearing divorce cases here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Only Four on List.

DENVER. Colo, Nov. 16.-Under
tbe Colorado statutes there are but
feur grounds for divorce-deseruon
non-support, cruelty and adultery
Mrs. Blanche Nickel In her suit for
divorce against Samuel N1cken made
il unanimous. charging an fsuc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Cold. Cruel Winter.

PORTLAND,> Ore, Nov. 16.-'Hs 8
going to be cold, cruel winter for
Portland swains and sweethearts.
It's too cold to spoon in the parks
and now the cops have been ordered
to stop all spooning in automobiles
parked along dark streets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
TEL ,EGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Hidden Tire asure.

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Nov. 16.-Fif-
teen year old Levi Todd playing 'hid-
den treasure" dug up an earthen jar
in the cellar of his home. 1t con-
tanned $1,000 in gold. FINDERS are
keepers ruled Judge Goss.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Tire Prices Reduced

fUnited Press Leased Wire Service.I
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio, Nov. 16.-
President ]. F. Jones, tof the Repub-
lie Rubber company, today announced
a reduction Of fifteen percent in the
prices of tires manufactured here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Service.J
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-FTank
Leese, pool room employe, says TWO
bandits banked a ball off his heao
and then played his side pocket Tor
$21.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
Raisin lack ExpIodes.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. ia
kettle of raisin jack blew UP just as
Anthony Gorracco assured the police
he was innocent of manufacturing
whiskey. He was first taken to a
doctor and then to Jail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
King May Return.

King May Return.
ATHENS, Nov. liking Constan-
tine, dethroned by the allies, may re-
turn to power as a result of the ma
tional elections, in which Premier
VenizelOs appears to have been de-
feated.
Returns were incompleted today,
but the cabinet issued statement de
claring first claims of victory appear
ed to be premature.
Two policemen were killed yester-
day in riotin., between two factions.
The Venizelos government, it was
announced, will make no further eff
fort to combat the election result, but
will turn the national machinery over
to the opposition as soon as returns
are complete. -
TKing Constantine was forced from
the Greek throne during the war. the
allies charging Queen Sophie, sister
of the German emperor, had too great
influence over him. Premier Venizel-
os became the actual head of the gov
ernment, although the kings escond
son. Alexander. was named king.
Following Alexander's death recent
y,
third son, Paul, On the throne He
refused, insisting on plebescite to
determine whether the country wanted
him or desired tn return OF King
Constantine.1
Bank May Control.
WASHINGTON, Nov 16.-Great
! Britain and France may exert their
Influence to counteract results of the
Greek elections through their control
over the National Bank of Greece, 1t
was learned today at the state de
partment
The elections have gone against
; Premier venize1os and for the de
posed king, Constantine. 1t was as
sumed here that, despite the cleo
tions. the two powers will continue
to oppose return Of Constantine.
The National Bank of Greece is the
bank of issue, of the country.
Control is maintained by Great
Britain and France through joint
commission.
State department officials today re-
fused to comment on the attitude OF
this country toward Venizelos' de
feat
Election Returns.
! LONDON. Nov. 16.-Election of $50
Constantine deputies and only 11S
Venizelists was reported from Athens
today. >...
, Following refusal of M. Rhaliis to
undertake formation Of new cabi
net, it was expected M. Gournarts
would attempt 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16

II a man has nothing else to grieve
over he will lament over piece Of
waste land he sees out OF train
window which ought to be growing
beans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16
WRANGEL
ESCAPES
B|NSHEv|K|
General With 10000 Troops
Reported to Have Fled
from Sebasto-
pol.
TOWN Is IN CONFUSION
Soviet Troops, Encouraged by Victory
in crimea, Attack Vigorously
at Other
Points-
TOWN Is IN CONFUSION

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov 10
General Wrangel and 10000 troops
are reported to have fled from Sebas-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-16

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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The following story is from Poplar
Bluff where many scare-heads grow
and where some enterprising "corre-
spondent' seems determined to put a
u" in Poplar for veracity. But any
how, it's a good story. Circus head
liners may talk about trained fleas,
trained pigs and such but James Ray,
farmer living near here, has train
ed frog he entertains his neighbors
with. Ray values the frog az several
hundred dollars lie has petted and
trained it untfl its actions are not only
unusual but startling. II answers
Rays whistle which it recognizes
above everyone elses, leaping from
the ditch where IL makes its home
and going TO its trainer, The frog
goes through various manouyers and
desires no other companionship but
Rays. 1t has a special antipathy to-
ward women"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Sturgeon Leader would like to
know who can beat the feat of Will
lam See, a local blacksmith, who put
on 1900 horseshoes in SO days The
greatest number of shoes he put on
in one day was e6, the smallest num-
ber 5s. As there are eight nails to
ed 5000 nails. without wishing to
rob Mr.. See of any thunder it would
be interesting to know also, where
all the horses came from.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Because il must have already died
thousand deaths, NJ. Henniger, of
the Duval neighborhood near Lamar
has decided ne will not KIN a young
Duroc SOW belonging TO him, hut will
cherish it until old age or over-eating
claims it in a natural way. In Octo-
Der the thatch roof Of one Of MIR.
Henniger's barns fell in about the
same time that the hog disappeared,
Diligent search failed to find her.
The Lamar Democrat in telling about
IT, says even an ad in the Democrat
failed 10 bring her to light. Finally,
forty-nine DAYS after she disappeared.
a second search through the straw OF
the fallen roof was made and the ami
NAL found, still breathing. She was
carried out ana resuscitated and will
recover from her fearful experience
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

"In a good corn year, as this has
been, there is always much specula-
ton as to just how much a man can
husk a day and how much money he
can make huslking at 6 and 8 cents a
bushel," says the Bethany Clipper.
80 far as we know, Pearl Williams.
who has been gathering in Paul Os-
born's field. is the champion. He
husked 127 bushels one day last week
ana raised it to 1870 the next day.
This was not done on q wager or with
any especial effort other than to earn
the price offered
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Polo News-Herald reports
something new in the way of crooks.
A stranger carrying a grip recently
entered "A local clothing store during
busy time. When he was finally
waited on he handed the clerk box
Of shoes he said he wanted to ex-
change for a heavier pair. Heavier
ones being unavailable he good-netur-
edly took pair of three dollar hose
and the rem aiming ten dollars in cash.
After the man was gone it was dis
covered that the shoes he had
brought back" were shoes he had
taken off the shelves Of the store
while ne waited.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Edwin NJ. Price, 60 years Of age,
one of Boone countys best known
citizens, is dead. He was graduate
Of the University of Missouri, being
member of the class of 1859. Be
fore engaging in the banking busi-
ness Mr.. Price operated farm of
1880 acres which was known as the
model farm"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

According to n Pilot Grove paper,
the brJther-in-law of a local barber
recently left present Of some sausage
at the barber shop during the barbers
absence. Supposing it belonged to
some customer, he couldn't resist the
temptation of taking a small portion
over to a restaurant and getting 1t
fried for luncheon. Several loafers
tation until, to the BARRIERS dismay,
most OF the sausage had crossed the
street. When he finally found that
the situation with even more mixed
feelings,
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

in the vicinity, which is unusual at
this time of the year. While sumo
believe it an omen that the coal pile
viii be spared the Tribune has II fig
ured that they are merely those that
the cold snap caught before they had
found snug winter quarters and that
the following warm weather thawed
thom out again and that they are
humping now TO keep from making
the same mistake twice.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

According TO the Doniphan Pros
pect News four little pigs in the
most little animals are when their
mother died. They have not been at
all hard to raise because a benevolent
old mother hound who had lost her
puppies took pity on them and -nur-
tured them az her own. They seem
and run around after her as her own
babies might have done, so doubtless
she is satisfied, too.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

"a negro conN let was noted up town
this morning without a guard of any
sort" says the jefferson City Demo
crat-Tribune, "and still some people
wonder why convicts have been able
to leave the ponitentiary and rob
houses, and why weapons and mar
cotics are found so often within pris-
on walls. No convict should he allow
ed outside the prison unless he is un-
der the eye Of a guard and the citi-
zens Of the capital city should protest
against such lax discipline"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Whitecotton clan of Monroe
county had high political honors and
glories thrust upon it by both the
Republican and Democratic parties al
the recent election, James II. White
cotton Of Paris, that county, but who
practices law in MOberly, and who
was a member of the legislature from
Monroe county for four terms or eight
years, ana twice speaker of the house,
was elected to the state senate as a
Democratic member from the Seventh
district, His son-in-law. David NJ.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Clinton just got good and tired Of
the Katy trains rushing through their
town and running down unwary citi-
zens at street crossings, so last week
the crew of one of the trains was
pearance before a police Judge and
an answer to the charge OF speeding.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

got into the pocket of the young
mans unionalls. The result was that
the boy was dragged some distance,
and finally escaped when a big hole
was torn in his unionalls. A few
scratches were all the injuries from
what might have been a serious Incl
News-J Jeffersonian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Proctor, a Republican. was elected to
the state senate from one OF the two
Kansas City districts. Senator White
cottoh's brother, w. E. Whitecotton,
unique legislative family record.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

at used to be-" complains the
Holden Progress, that neighbors
would go a-visiting Saturday night
and stay until after supper Sunday,
and sometimes make you glad twice.
Now they drive up in an automobile,
honk -honk. want to borrow some
thing and No, they have not time 10
get out or ask you how you're get
ting along even before being off again
like a house afire.'"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

An attempt TO aid an officer who
had been overpowered and disarmed
by two motor car thieves proved fatal
to William Badgley of Liberty, Friday
night. Badgley was shot and died
loss than an hour later. The shooting
occurred in front OF Badgley's home.
The bandits escaped. Posses, quickly
formed, at once began a search of the
surrounding country. The fatal shot
was fired from revolver taken from
John Kennedy, deputy sheriff Of Clay
county and a night watchman there.
A second shot. fired at kennedy
missed him.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

BILE wedding where the contracting
parties had known each other only a
week, having fallen victims of love at
first sight. The bridegrooms were
the Cross brothers and doubtless the
journal headed the story Double
Crossed" not alone for that reason,
but because the brothers have remod-
eled their house and both couples
win attempt to live under the one
roof.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Land of
Bethany should be awarded the ban
ner for the most considerate parents.
They waited until their daughter
Leone was 20 years old and safe from
any pangs Of jealousy before present
ing her with a small brother. The
Clipper does not report whether noses
get out of joint at that age or not.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

was someone with foresight as it bore
evidence Of having been there for
years. Three Of the bottles were
broken by the picks of the diggers and
the contents of the fourth saw the
light of day again only a very short
time. 1t was pronounced the best
ever.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Atchison County Mail reports
that the Days of Real Sport returned
to Rockport recently when an old
time game hunt was held. Captains
were appointed from a local lodge,
sides chosen, and then, armed with a
gun, each man took to the woods to
kill rabbits, squirrels, quail or yellow
hammers, or whatever else would
count in point making. The losers
furnished The dinner that followed.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

at used TO be that scarcely a week
passed that some Missouri paper did
not mention the death Of some aged
negro who had been slave" says
the Mexico Ledger. But they are
nearly all gone now. In 1860 there
were l,1l6 slaves in Audrain county
and in the ia counties of the state
there were 24,32O. Dougless county
was the only one without slaves and
Lafayette county had the greatest
number. Half the slaves owned in
the state lived in the river counties
bordering the Missouri river and the
Missouri slaves represented many mil
lions OF dollars"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

According to the Carthage Press,
Joplin has a female Sandow. She is
Mrs. Cora Stinson. One morning re
comfy she was attacked by n vicious
bull dog who got a grip on her right
nearby post and with her free arm
choked him to death against the post.
She escaped without serious injury,
too.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Mrs. Logan Holt, one of the pio-
neer residents OF Nodaway county,
died at 4:3O o'clock Wednesday after
noon OF last week at her home In
Maryville She was 70 years of age.
She is survived by two brothers and
Maryville, Benton Jackson OF River
ton. Neb., and Mrs. Charles Manuel
of Springfield
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Dr. John Jay Rice, for fifty-one
years professor of history aud eco
nomics at the Westminster college Of
Fulton, died at his home there Friday
afternoon after a weeks illness with
pneumo monia. He shared with Dr.
John Harvey the honor Of having
been member of the faculty Of
Westminster for more than half a
century.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

'If the Republican legislature will
will rise up and call them blessed, d"
states Kelly-POol THE practice of
loa ding the payroll with relatives of
legislators, smells to heaven. 1t is
the rottenest, most disreputable thing
The
party that puts an end to the nefar-
ious practice deserves to be cannoniz-
Cd Doubtless it would be all shot
to pieces at least, by the disappoint-
ed hanKcrs-on.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Judge Jim Lewis is feeling like
kicking himself at every ep," says
the Bolton Star. Recently he was
kind enough TO haul the . pvict Col.
li-.s several miles in his oil tuck and
in return Collins wasn't even courte-
Gus enough to tell him he WIS the guy
that stole 3la Tclllion and that a thou
sand dollar reward was offered for
his arrest"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Mrs. Ada Marley, housekocper for
Capt. Lamb, in Excelsior Springs, was
found dead at the home of the latter
Monday with a bullet wound In her
breast and a pistol lying by her side.
Mrs. Marley formerly lived at Lawson
and was the mother of eight chill
dron, her husband having deserted the
family some years ago.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Maybe Governor Gardner got his
sublime faith in the honesty of hu-
man nature right in Jefferson City.
The Democrat-TTibune says; Gov
ernor Gardner began distributing his
prize chickens today to various friends
in different parts Of the state. The
governor raised some two hundred
"hickAus In the executive grounds
and although they had free range of
ing streets. not one was ever molestc ed
and the governor says he was well
satisfied there wasn't chicken thief
in town. Some Of these chickens cap
tured many prizes in other states"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Bolton Herald indulges in a
little arithmetic and a little sermon
as follows: "A man who smoked
three ten-centers a day quit year
ago and put the price in the bank.
Now he smokes a pipe, has 800 on
deposit and enough over to buy long
green for a year"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

According to the Carthage Press
workmen employed in regarding work
west OF Carthage recently found four
half-pint bottles OF whisky buried a
foot or more below the hard road
surface. Nobody knows how 1t came
to be buried there. but evidently 1t
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Notwithstanding the fact that pro-
hibltion has been in effect some time
the Lineville Tribune says that section
is seeing snakes. There have been
numbers Of them seen and fled from
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

John w. Carroll - years old, of
Fairohild, Pa, and Charles Jaccy, IS,
OF st. Louis, were given the death
penalty by a jury in the Franklin
county circuit court at Union Thurs
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

to live her life out unmolested by the
butcher She weighed about two
hundred and twenty-five pounds when
lost ard barely a hundred when found
again.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The American Express Company
Friday made public the theft of be-
tween 100000 and 800, 900 in bonds
consigned by Washington, ID. c.,
banks TO their Representatives In st.
Louis. The bonds disappeared from
the local office OF the express com
pany early IN October. Express com
pany operatives have been working
on the case. Approximately $4,000
in liberty bonds were recovered.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

For the first time in the history
Of the escheats fund held in The state
treasury a divorced wife was enabled
to obtain money from an estate left
by her father-in-law," says - Jeffcr-
son City dispatch in the Springfield
Leader. The woman is Mrs. Lille
Hammons Of stockton, Cedar county.
She was divorced from her husband
in 1913 and awarded $500 alimony.
The same year her father-in-law died
intestate and eventually some $500
found its way into the eschcats fund
Of the state. The divorced wife was
paid $1.16O.23 of this the other day,
she being held to have a legal claim
on the estate Of her father-in-law for
that amount"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

1t is not often a man and wife are
the same age 10 a day" but this is
the case with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard Of near Hopkins who not
only celebrated their nfty-eighth
birthdays Tuesday but also their
thirty-fifth wedding anniversary
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

'The other day a man dropped into
one of Boonvillo's restaurants and
seated himself opposite a young
woman" relates the Boonville Re
publican, when his cup of coffee
was brought he slipped a little and
pushed it from him with the one
word, Gosh The young woman
thereupon smiled sweetly and re-
marked: You ought not to kick
abort that. You may be old and
weak, too, some day"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25
NEWS FROM ALL over
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
Interesting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
In the Greatest State in the Union
The Producs Of the Scissors, the Pen end o Very
Little Actual Labor

day afternoon, for the murder of
Benjamin Schobe, n garage owner,
at Berger, who was shot and killed
November 20 last The punishment
of Walter Shirer. of Uniontown. Pa,
a third defendant, was fixed at life
Imprisonment.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

Guy Schuster oF Iamine tried to
knock into smithereens the bridge
over the Katy railroad track a few
miles south of Boonville, recently,
and he came near doing il. However,
he automobile was damaged more
than was the bridge.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The 1920 census shows a 81 per
cent decrease in the number Of farms
in Missouri in the last ten years. 1t
shows, however. that land values have
in many counties almost doubled. The
decrease in farms is attributed to the
great activity in farm investments in
the last few years and the consolida-
tiOn of many small farms.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Sturgeon Leader reports that
fur houses are sending out circular
letters advising trappers not to catch
fur this winter on account of the
market. Fur is selling at one-fourth
the price paid last winter.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

As an example OF the eternal fit
ness of things, the Braymer Bee re-
ports that a revival is to be held at
Low Cap.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

About the only way to get some
the rear" snorts the Chula News.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-12-25

The Boonville Republican says that
ono Of the fine things about prohibit
tion Is that athletic clubs now purely
exist for athletics.