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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

[By l.. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Set. 25.-W. d.
Jameson, finance director of the
democratic national committee, ad-
vanced $4,000 to Mrs. E. M. Parks,
his sec1 etary, which she put into the
STARS and Stripes" paper for war
veterans, Mrs Parks testified today
before the senate campaign fund in
vestigating committee.
Mrs Parks refused to tell the
names of other democrats who loaned
to put into the paper.
II borrowed all but $10,0O0 of the
$4,000 1 have put into the paper
said Mrs. Parks. mo member of the
democratic national committee as
such has ever loaned the paper any
money or invested any In 1t"
Mrs. Parks said she insisted she
be given 81 percent Of the papers S
stock in return for her agreement to
finance it, to be sure the Stars and
Stripes be kept out of politics.
Mrs. Parks said she had been
threatened by republicans in an effort
to force her to sell the paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
America Must Get Back on the Main Road.
Having Driven Close to Chaos at Home
and Also Abroad. Tr
SPEAKS TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Warning Sounded That Great Harm Has Been
Done by Unwise Heads and Prodi-
gal Hands,
rBy Raymond C1apper, United Press
Staff Correspondent

rBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, Ohio. Sept. 25.- Dark
days are ahead for America unless
she gets back on the main road. it
was predicted by Warren G. Harding
in a speech to large delegation OF
commercial travellers who came to
his front porch from all quarters OF
the country today.
He sounded warning unless a
change is made soon, America will
have mo" hour day and industrial
plants will be idle and cold with
laborers walking the streets looking
in vain for the joy of days prt due.
tive work.
'Undeniably there is feeling per-
meating the American mind that
great harm has been done by unwise
heads and prodiga1 hands. In seek
Ing the correction, the party for
which speak means to appeal to the
confidence and the sober convictions
Of America, else we do not wish to
be committed to the enormous tasks
before u.s.
Harding continued:
we have driven toward chaos, l
believe. not only by the unsuccessful
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

attempts made to mortgage Ameri.
can rights, American fortunes and the
American conscience abroad and to
check American nationality and
American honor at the cloak room of
the presidents league OF nations in
Genoa, but we have been driven to-
ward chaos at home
Cox Scents Pro-German Plot.
[By Herbert W. Walker, United
Press Staff Correspondent
DENVER, Colo, Sept 25.-Repre-
sentatives of Governor James NJ Cox
today began investigation of reports
that pro German interests in this
country have started vigorous
boost for Senator Warren G. Hard.
ing's candidacy, it was learned from
Cox's close advisors.
Governor Cox indicated he will
make speeches charging that should
Harding be elected the pro-Germans
hope the Versailles treaty will be
scrapped and Germany will obtain
more lenient terms.
He declared republican leaders
were planning campaign through
the German press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
WEATHER FOR
NEXT MONTH
Fair and Much Cooler Promised Witts
Some Probability of Frost in
North, and West Parts of
Valley.

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Forecast
for period Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 inclusive:
Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys; fair and much cooler begin
ming of week with some probability OF
frost in north and west parts. Gen
orally fair and cooler thereafter.
Rocky mountains and plateau re
gions: Fair and cool and frosts the
first of week, generally fair with nor
NAL temperature thereafter.
Pacific states: Generally fair and
cool. F'rostsg likely in interior OF
Washington and Oregon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
DARING
ROBBERY
OF MAIL
Masked Bandits Take Six
Sacks Of Registered Letters
From Illinois
Central.
CLERKS ARE TIED UP
Loot Estimated Between $4,000 and
$4,000 With Rifle Squads Of
Police Searching for
Robbers.
CLERKS ARE TIED UP

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 25e.-Masked ban
dts early today robbed the mail cars
of an Illinois Central fier as, the
train was approaching Chicago and
escaped with the contents Of six
registered mail sacks.
The loot was variously estimate 1
between $4,000 and $4,000.
A check was being made to deter
mine the exact amount.
The same train was robbed six
months ago by Leroy Walton who
was killed in revolver battle with
police after they tracked him to a
fashionable apartment building. He
obtained sS5.0o0..
The bandits forced the train to
slow down on a block signal at
Tucker, Illinois. They hid between
two mail cars. When a mail clerk
started from one car to the other rhe
masked men forced him back into
the first car. Five clerks were b7und
hand and foot. They were forced to
lay helpless on the floor OF the car
while the two robbers investigated
the sacks.
Near the outskirts of Chicago tie
train was forced to slow down ard
the men leaped off. Police were ncti-
fed shortly after and rifle squads
were scattered through the district.
Two clerks in the holdup were on
the train looted by Walton. They
believed the bandits belonged ie the
same gang.
Three of the registered mail sacks
stolen were from Memphis, one from,
New Orleans, one from st. Louis and
one from Champaign, Illinois.
Sometimes these sacks contain as
much as 100000. but we don't know
what was in them this time," officials
said.
Two suspects were taken into Gus
tody early today. Police refused to
reveal their names. One man was
taken when he was spending large
amounts of money for trivial items.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Spends Better Night.
BABY LOST
OUT OF AUTO
Car Speeds More Than Mile Away Be-
fore Loss is Discovered and Pa
rents Return for


BIRMINGHAM, Iowa. Sept. 25.-
"Too bad, some little girl has lost her
doll" remarked Levi Gregory as a
small bundle. dropped from an auto
mobile that sped around his corner
and vanished in cloud of dust down
the road
Then the doll" began to squirm
around in the dust and gave vent to
lusty wall OF protest.
Mr. Gregory lost no time.
Rural telephones began jingling and
hurried requests flashed along the
road to stop motor cars and inquire
whether any had lost year-old baby.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jamison OF
Oakville missed their infant when
they had gone something over a mile
and returned in search of it. They
had been visiting here, were on their
way home and had just turned the
corner south of Stockport when the
little fellow who with other children
and some bundles was in the back
seat, fell out They discovered their
loss at the White school house.
The baby was not seriously hurt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
GETTING BACK
ON HER FEET
From Industrial Standpoint France
Is at Last Able to Sit Up
and Take Notice
Again.
lBy Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent

SOiISopUDdSul-
PARIS, Sept 10-(By MaiD =
From an Industrial standpoint,
frances devastated regions are at
last able to sit up and take notice.
This is the latest bulletin of the
French reconstruction minister, who,
after taking the pulse of his pet
patient in the form of an industrial
census, finds that said pet patient
isn't half as bad off as is the sick
man Of Europe" since the latter
signed the Turkish treaty.
frances reconstruction doctor finds
tnat on September the devastated
regions numbered 4,096 industrial
Establishments that we're employing
twenty or more people. OF this total.
o,lo6, or nearly rs per cent, reported
mat they had resumed in full or In
part their pre-war5 activity and out
put.
VI the various departments in
ciuded In this devastated Industrial
census, that of Meurthe and Moselle,
VI which Nancy is the capital, heads
tne list with 50 per cent of her in
uustrles back in operation. The Ar
aennes, where the doughboys put the
lihisning touch on the German occu-
patton comes next with 81.S per cent,
and finally the department du Nord
zones :. third with 80 per cent Lille,
ne principal city Of this department,
nas e6.2 per cent of her industries in
operation again.
N 1914 the 3,106 establishments
nentioned above as having resumed
upe,aton employed a total of 757, 1888
morkmen Today they employ al
~ 'us o2s490, or nearly As per cent
- .neir original personnel.
~ the department. of the vosges
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
R.s,,motion of Hostilities.
TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

ing a bag The boy had a live
skunk in the bag.
Editors Change Places.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 25.--
.The Centralian," a high school pub
lication here has Alfred Bowman Tor
society editor and Miss Doris kirk
writing sports and athletics.
Was a Good Rifle.
DENVER, Sept. 25.-"That looks
like a good rife" said a customer
in S. Ats gun shop here as he
sauinted down the barrel and pulled
the trigger. A police surgeen ex-
tracted the bullet from Ats nand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Injunction Against Judge.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 25.-At
the request of Attorney General II.
M. Havner of Iowa, the state supreme
court today issued a writ Of prohi-
bition against Municipal Judge Tom
Sellers in the case Of Beryl Kirk,
alleged violator of his parole from
the Nebraska state penitentiary and
the state of Iowa.
The writ temporarily restrains
Judge Sellers from acting further in
the case.
Attorney General Havner's petition
asking thes writ declares that Judge
Sellers has no jurisdiction to issue a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Economic Round liable.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BRUSSELS Sept. 25.-The world
wide economic "round table" opened
here today. ..." e..
Each natio represented was to be
permitted fifteen minutes to explain
it's own financial and economic situa-
ton aud make suggestions regarding
the others. This experiment, which
will be tried out in the early sessions
of the economic council, will be made
permanent If it is productive of re-
suits
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Total Count Of People in Towns
With Gains Made in Ten
Years.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-The cen
sus bureau today announced the fol
lowing 1920 population figures:
Yuma. Colo, 1,117.
Hot Springs, N. M, 431.
Decrease since 1910: Hot Springs,
no comparison.
Increase since 1910: Yuma, Colo,
S44, or 1855 per cent
BY Counties:
Hardin county, Iowa, 23,337; in
crease 2,416, or 11.5.
Gooding county, Idaho, 7,54S; no
comparison available.
Bremen county, Iowa, 1923; in
crease SS5, or 2.1.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

writ of habeas corpus inquiring into
the legality of the extradition war
rant for Kirk, which was authorized
by Governor W. L. Harding of Iowa.
by telegraph.
The supreme court in granting the
writ ordered Judge Sellers to appear
before that body at 10 n m. Thurs
day and show cause why ht should
not be permanently restrained from
hearing the case.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Killed hX Auto.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 5.-An
unidentified man about Go years old,
was struck and killed here today, by
an automobile, alleged to have been
driven by Tony Miller, Carney, Iowa
Miller was held on a charge of man
slaughter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
OLIVE THOMAS
BODY ARRIVES
Motion Picture Actress Who Died in
Paris as Result Of Mercurial Pois-
oning Was Wife Of Jack
Pickford.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 25-The body of
Olive Thomas, American motion pic
ture actress, who died from mercurial
poisoning in Paris, arrived here today
on the Cunard liner Mauretania.
Jack Pickford. her husband and
Owen Moore, former husband of Mary
Pickford, accompanied tho body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
confidence in Government,

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
PARIS, Sept. 25.-The chamber of
deputies today voted confidence in the
government, 507 to 80. This was the
first vote of confidence since the new
government was formed with Miller
and as president and Leygues as pre-
mier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

The Jefferson highway is 1900
miles long, extending from Winnineg.
Canada. through ST. Paul. Des
Moines Kansas City and Joplin to
New Orleans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

Twenty years ago an electric
vehicle company issued catalogue
showing seventeen different styles of
electric vehicles, but only one gaso-
line car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Some Short and Snappy Items
which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

MpnaP MTu Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WadnNiIL, Wa~dau Wis. Sept. 25.-Iame
the ven zen Edward Bosworth, while in
~hics ,oas, met with strong odor
a led him to yeung lad carry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

The state college at Ames, Iowa.
offers two weeks course on tractor
operation for the SONS of farmers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

Wilson Sends Congratulations.
I United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-President
Wilson today sent a message Of con-
graduation to Alexandra Millerand,
new president of France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
RED GENERAL
is WOUNDED
Budenny Reported Seriously injured
During Battle in the Ukraine
While Leading His
Troops.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J
LONDON, Sept 25.-General Bud
emmy, famous bolshevik cavalry
leader, was severely wounded during
battle in the Ukraine, according
to a dispatch received here today
from Riga. Budenny led the bolshe'
vik drive on Lemberg which resultei 1
in overwhelming defeat of his army.
which was dispersed.
Resumption of Hostilities.
RIGA, Sept. 25.-Resumption of
Polish Russian hostilities on large
scale was believed imminent here to-
day. after receipt of advices that the
reds were concentrating big force
of Siberian troops near Grodno. The
objective was said to be an offensive
directed at Brest-Litoysk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

Zone case of small pox was report
ed in Keokuk a week ago
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
SMALL POX
CASES REPORTED
Fourteen Iowa Towns Have Disease,
But There Is No Spread Due to !
Prompt Action of Az
thorties.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 25--
Cases of small pox were reported to
the state board of health from four
teen Iowa towns Thursday. Vaccina-
tion is controlling the spread of the
disease, health authorities say The
towns exporting cases of small pox
follow: PostviIle, Newton. Villtsca,
Maquoketa. Humeston, Clarinda, Dav-
export, Winterset, Keokuk, Madrid and
Marion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
ATIEMP
To KILL
MAJOR
MI E IN Fein Assassins Fire
y Of Bullets at Auto,
Il Fail to Hit Strick-
land.
MADE THEIR ESCAPE
MADE THEIR ESCAPE
Mac Swiney Has Not Touched Food for
Forty-four Days and is Rumored
Near Death
Today.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DUBLIN, Sept. 25.--An attempt on
the life of Major General Strickland
was made in Cork last night, accord
ing to advices received by the mill
tary authorities here today. While
Strickland was motoring through the
crowded streets, nine Sim -Fein as
sassins opened fire on him with re-
volyers. The chauffeur Of Strick-
lands auto was slightly wounded and
other bullets struck the motor.
Strickland was untouched.
The Sim Feiners escaped in the
confusion.
The coroner's inquest into the
death of County Councillor Lynch,
killed in a hotel room here, has been
halted by the government. Major
General MacReady forbade further
investigation on the ground that
Lynch was slain only after he at
tempted to fire upon the military
police
Postoffice authorities today an
nounced that the raiders who robbed
the mails there last night escaped
with 5000 pounds
Reports reached here today Of fur
ther reprisals at the villages of Doom
beg, Bealaha and Cree. Police were
said to have set fire to many houses.
Forty-fourth Day of Fasting.
LONDON, Sept 25.-All informa-
tion in regard to the condition of
Terence MacSwiney, hunger-striking
lord mayor of Cork, was withheld at
Brixton prison today. AS a result.
rumors spread that MacSwiney was
near death. This was the forty
fourth day of MacSwiney's hunger
strike.
Spends Better Night.
LONDON, Sept. PA Sim Fein
bulletin issued shortly before noon to-
day said Lord Mayor MacSwiney
spent better night. but was ex-
tremely weak and can only whisper a
few words to his relatives"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
Brothers in Missouri.

LAWSON, Mo. Sept. 25.-Joel N.
Denton, farmer living here, stated to-
day he would prepare Immediately to
go to Los Angeles to aid in the inves-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25

Continued on page 2.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
THE WEATHER

Probably Showers. Cooler. Lo-
cal temp. z p. m., 81; 7 a. m, II.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23
Cupid Wins In
Tilt With Lam

Legal technicalities and late hours
did not deter Walter H. Gerstell OF
Dexter, Oregon, in his efforts to Sc
cure marriage license, Saturday
night.
Gerstell had secured a license in
Lane county and believing that
this would serve him in Marion,
journeyed to Silverton where his
bride-to- Vala H. Taylor, awa'.-
ed him. Here cupid lost the trail,
for 1t was discovered that the Eu-
gene marriage was of no more util-
ity in this county than would be a
Ponzi investment voucher.
Consequently there was a hurried
trip to Salem and Clerk U. g. Boy
er was reused out his happy home
and enlisted in the effort to fulfill
the laws requirement. Happy, but
as to the quirks and
turns of the trail to marital happi-
ness, the couple returned to Silver
ton where they were married sun
day afternoon.
This is the twenty-sixth license
to date during August. Coun-H
ty Clerk Boyer states that many
persons apply at his office profess
ing ignorance in the statute tnat
requires issuance of the license in
the county of the brides residence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23
I rain Strikes
Auto; None Hurt

Independence, Or, Aug. 23. ~
Automobile accidents are becom-
ing almost as frequent in this vi
cinity as mistakes, and Friday ev-
ening the Southern Pacific rail-
road company came in for a share
of the notoriety. A Ford car driv-
en- by Gerhart Weinz Of Dallas,
in which were his wife and two
children and Mrs. Weinz's mother,
was hit by the south bound electric
train as the machine was crossing
the track on 9Th street. The train
was running slow at the time and
a serious accident was prevented.
Weinz claims he did not notice
the train until it was too late to
stop.
When he grasped the real situa-
tion he gave the Ford more speed
In an effort to cross before the
train could hit him, but was Just
a little too late. The engine struck
the back end of the car. ASIDE
from thes light damage to the car
the women terribly frightened, and
that is about all the accident
amounted to. Weinz acknowledges
that 1t was his own fault and that
no part Of the blame can be placed
against the train men. The motor
man was ringing the bell as the
train travelled slowly through the
city.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23
Refuse
Peace II ernls
As Submitted

Warsaw, Aug. 22.-The foreign
office announcement of Saturday
night that Poland would not accept
the Russian soviet terms presented
to the Polish peace delegates at
Minsk reefrs to those submitteo Nv
Chairman Danishevsky of the 50
Wet delegation at Thursdays ses-
sion of the Russo Polish confer
.ence, The Polish delegations in
structions were to insist upon an
honorable and durable peace and
the foreign office said today no new
instructions had been sent.
Warsaw, Aug. 22.--It is assumed
here that Representatives of the
Russian soviet. government present
ed their peace terms at the Mfnsk
conference before the Polish dele
gates received word from Warsaw
of the decided change in the milf
tary situation which now favors
Poland. 1t is believed the Polish
delegation in Minsk is fully inform
ed of military and other develop
mentS.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23
Four Nations
Represented at
Traffic Session

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-The
United States, Australia, Hawaii
and Canada were represented at the
opening today of the third annual
congress and safety exposition Of
the National Traffic Officers asso-
citation. A feature of the parade
which ushered in the convention
was the Seattle police band. Trucks
and pleasure automobiles made up
two divisions. Secretary of Stare
Sam A. Kozer of Oregon and Chief
L. V. jenkins and Captain HI. A.
Lewis Of the Portland. Or, police,
are present.
Efforts will be made to have
drawn up at the convention laN
to be presented to all legislatures
making traffic regulations unifot1n
throughout the United States.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23

Being Massed
By Republicans

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 23.-Govern-
or Cox today was preparing his
next move in attacking republican
campaign financing. 1t was being
planned for delivery during speech
es this week by the democratic
presidential candidate who charges
that a minimum republican fund
of $15,000,000 is being amassed.
Governor Cox was here to attend
to personal affairs and rest prlor
to his speaking trip. which will
carry him into Indiana, Psnnsyl-
vania and New York city. He will
remain at New York over next Sun
day to confer with democratic Lead
ers, returning to Columbus to r:il
other speaking dates and prepare
for his September Swing" through
the west.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-23
Labor Combine
Would Prevent
War by Strike

London, Aug, INSTRUMENTATION
of all workers in the world to fight
against future wars is urged in an
appeal to "proletariat of the un-
iverse" issued by the International
League of Trade Unions at Rotter-
dam, claiming a membership or
27,0O0,0O0 and signed by number
of European labor leaders.
"One of the best methods of
preventing future wars" says the
statement which is published in
the Times is to refuse to trans
port troops or war material. Or
ganized labor should cease to be
the accomplice of imperialism and
and only the decided
action of the people will save
A general world strike would be
called if all other methods fail.