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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
UP
RESERVE
4 COAL
Leadir Ituminous Coal Op-
Gcuss Their Busi-
ness. a..
PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS
Ask Extension Of Interstate Com
n1erce Commission Priority
Order Which Expires This
Month.

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WASHINGTON, July 12.-Leading
bituminous coal operators OF the
country meet here today to consider
means Of cooperating with railroads
to get the maximum open top car sup
ply to the mines.
One of the steps that may be urged
by the meeting today is an extension
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sions priority order giving all avail
able open top cars to bituminous
mines The order expires late In
July, but the commission has already
been asked to extend 1t.
The discussion es problems that
the operators will consider, are.
How 10 get supply of coal snff1-
cient to supply immediate and futura
needs of New England's factories.
How to transport to the upper lake
regions coal enough to carry through
the winter, when movement OF coal
by rail is slow and expensive.
How to build up reserve for the
whole country sufficient to supply
household, factory and public utiit'
ties needs.
While proposals have been put for
ward here for revival of the. United
States fuel administration, operators
believe that the interstate commerce
commission, with Its present powers
and with the help of the operators,
can handle the situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Before Grand jury.
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CHICAGO. July 12--Carl Wander
er, confessing to the murder OF MS
wife and an unknown man he had
duped to stage fake holdup, was TO
be taken before grand jury TO-DAY.
Authorities expected an Indictment
almost imemdiately.
A possible "other woman was rouho
in the case today. Detective Sergeant
Norton told of letter from wan
derer to Miss Julia Schmitt, 16-year-
old stenographer. Norton took the
girl to the county jail to confront the
murderer She said, according TO
Norton. that she had not suspected
wanderer was married
The former lieutenant merely mnn-
bIed @Hello' when confronted by the
young woman.
This development in the case was
to he considered by the grand jury
today.
The ragged bum" who was per
suaded by Wanderer to stage hold
nm az an excuse for the shooting
which was to end the life of his wife.
was identified as John J. Maloney, OF
Pontiac r. l., former inmate OF the
Rhode Island state prison. He had
heen pardoned after short term for
manslaughter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
OLD MOTHER
STILL MISSING
Mrs. Cunningham, Aged Eighty, Was
Not Drowned in Lake as
Body is Not Re-
covered.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa. July 12.-Search.
ing parties are still looking for Mrs.
Margaret Cunningham, the eighty
year old mother of Police Magistrate
Cunningham, who disappeared from
the summer cottage at Frentress lake
near here a week ago Saturday. On
Sunday Mr.. Cunningham was called
to Clinton, Iowa, by a message from
a travelling man that his mother had
been found at the Hotel Revere, but
on his arrival there he found that
the woman was a total stranger. The
lake has been thoroughly dragged in
vain, so the drowning theory has been
given up. 1t is now thought that the
woman may have wandered up the
railroad tracks, became dazed and
found shelter in some farm house
where she is unknown.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Committee of Forty-Eight National Conventions
Still Operating in Its Work of Saving
the Country. S
REPORTS Of COMM |TTEE MADE TODAY
LaFollette Desires Name to be Farmer-Labor3
Party, of Which He Would be Candidate
for President.

red the report by viva voce vote.
Another motion was adopted for
the appointment of committee OF
Ave to locate hall to hold the dele
gates to all conventions, who would
meet tn one general convention
De Valera pleaded for the adoption
by the convention Of a plank recog-
nizing the Irish republic" which
was presented also to, but rejected by.
both the republican and democratic
national conventions.
"The refusal to recognize the de-
facto government of Ireland is equiva-
lent to telling Britain to go ahead
and reconquer Ireland.
Chairman Farley P. Christensen OF
1Sart Lake City. Utah, was unanimous
tly elected to act as Chairman Of the
proposed convention.
Representatives Of the non-partisan
league informed the. conference com
mittee that they were with the new
movement. first, last and all the
time" They Joined the forty-eig ghters
lin opposing Inclusion OF the word
labor" IN the name of the third
party. They proposed the name
united party which met with ems
thusiastic response.
1t developed the laborftes' insfst-s
'ence upon Inclusion of their name
was because they wished to refute
Samuel Gompers' declaration that no
labor party could be successfully Or
ganized.
Swineburne Hale, whose speech
was interrupted by the arrival of De
Valera and the report Of the confer
ence committee, resumed the rostrum
and continued his attack on Attorney
General Palmer.
'1 can tell you confdentally," ha
said, that the cabinet is very much
perturbed over Palmer and would like
to have him resign" he said.
When Hale referred to the new
party that is going to be born here,
the delegates gave a great cheer.
THE soldiers will be behind La
Toilette" he said.
Agree to Merger
rBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staif
Correspondent
CHICAGO, July 12.-Leaders Of thei
various liberal groups assembled heral
to create an effective opposition tN
the two old political parties wereI
jubilant today.
Despite the original objection
voiced by what might be termed the.
extreme left wings Of both the COM,
nittee of forty-eight and the labor
party to the proposed merger, thet
policy of amalgamation has been de-
cided upon. Only the mechanical de-'
tails remain to be worked out
This decision was reached late LAST
night by the ''latson" committees oil
the two conventions. The fact that
It was unanim o,ls and that the con-
fees-number twenty-five from thel
labor party and twenty from thel
committee of forty eight-were not
only 'democratically chosen" by the
delegates of each convention, but aref
representative Of all sections of the
country and various shades of liberal
opinion indicates that it viii be ap-
proved by the conventions.
When the conferees met last night
there were three subjects for discus
sion: First. the question Of amalga-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
CUMM|NS AND
HARDING CONFER
Senator from Iowa Says Re-
publican Nominee for Presi-
dent is as Progressive
as Any.
HAS FORWARD OUTLOOK
Railroad and High Cost :, Of Living
Problems are Tied Together and
VIII be Leading
has FORWARD OUTLOOK
LBy Raymond Clapper United Press
Staff Correspondent

LBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, Ohio, July 12.-On the
problems that face the country, War
rem G. Harding is as progressive as
any man in the country, Senator Al
jbert B. Cummins, Iowa, progressive re-
publican, declared today, after a con
ference with the republican presiden'
ial nominee. ~
Cummins said Hardings outlook is
forward and not backward. He dis
cussed railroad problems with Hard
ing and declared the nominee had a
comprehenesiv grasp ON the prob
lens ahead.
| Cummins, one of the authors of the
Esch-C -Cummins railroad bill which re-
Gently returned the roads to private
control, declared that inadequate
transportation facilities are costing
the country more every day than the
war with Germany cost us on any day.
Harding also saw l.. J. Tabor, mas
ter of the Ohio state grange today.
They discussed agriculture problems
and afterward Tabor declared the
nominee is keenly alive to the import
ance of proper recognition of agri-
culture.
The attitude to be taken by the re-
publicaR pa.fy toward the railroad
problem was considered at the con-
ference with Cummins.
Organized labor will seek to defeat
candidates for congress VINO support
ed the measure and are trying to Sc
cure a, congress which will repeal the
act and pass one providing for govern
mental operation and greater lrber-
ties for organized employees. Harding
voted for the Cummins bill.
Besides the labor angle and the
question of oyerauling the nations
transportation system will figure ques-
tions Of financing improvements and
developments sought by railroad op-
orators and business interest. The
transportation question is also tied
up with the high cost Of living issue
which will be among the foremost is
sues during the campaign. Senator
Harding is being forced more and
more to bar himself to visitors tenn
porarily in order to- speed up his work
on his speech.
The question OF abandoning the
front porch campaign again bobbed up
when VIII Hays, national chairman
laid before Harding requests OF party
leaders that the nominee get out into
the country.
After the conference, Harding and
Harry NJ Daugherty, his pre-conven-
ton manager, reaffirmed their desire
to go through with the 'front.' porch
plan.
Political leaders here today predict
ed that Ohio and Indiana will be the
battle grounds of the campaign.
Raymond Robins Of Chicago, form
er progressive is expected during the
day. 1t is understood he plans to
support Harding. ....
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
ONE CONSTABLE KILLED
BY BOMB AT BARRACKS

ers had previously attacked the bar
racks, but we're driven off.
Throughout Ireland there was a
feeling Of tense expectancy today,
awaiting the outcome Of Orangemen's
celebration of the anniversary Of the
battle Of the Boyne.
Additional troops were arriving
constantly and were Immediately sent
to the parts where trouble was ex-
pected. Most trouble was feared at
Sir Edward Carson, unionist leader
in the British parliament, will De ths
speaker at monster un1on-
list demonstration at Belfast today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12

ernment with an uftmatum demand
ling that the document be signed with
| in ten days of presentation. No inn
portant changes were made in the
Turkish treaty. s"s"
The premiers also discussed the
DanZig question. 1t was decided that
transport arrangements should be
managed by a joint commission of
Poles and representatives of the city
OF DanZig, with a chairman selected
lby and representing the league OF ma
tionS
Asks for Armistice.
SPA, Belgium, July 12,-Polish
council of premiers, today telegraphed
General Pilsudski at Warsaw to open
negotiations Immediately for an
Iarmistice with the bolsheviki.
Thirty Minute Session.
SPA, Belgium, July 12.-After a
session lasting only thirty minutes
this morning, the German delegates
departed from the conference here,
leaving the allied representatives to
continue the meeting. 4ss.
1t was announced that no COM
The allied premiers decided to con-
tinue their conference until Thursday
ior Friday. y,.-,-s .s.,
The German proposal in regard to
the payment Of reparations will be
referred to the reparations commits
sion and a body OF German financial
experts. ~4.
Reports were current that the con-
~ y
ltoday's session Premier Millerand
announced he had decided not to re-
turn to Paris Immediately as he had
previously intended.
Poles Forced to Retire.
LONDON, July 12.-The following
official wireless communique was re-
ceived from Warsaw today:
"The Poles. fighting desperately.
retired from the Bereina line. BoI-
shevik forces were repulsed "a Jena,
but they occupied Smolewicz- Fight
ing continues in the neignbo"ho>d OF
Minsk. Southwark on the Pripet, the
Poles retired from Horyn The REDS
occupied Sarny Detachments . f Poles
vigorously counter attached at
Rovno, momentarily reoccupying the
CIV. All fOllSu W t1I Vas
removed from R'ovno."
Various reports reaching here f-tn
Warsaw indicated that the situation
was improving on the Polish front.
The Poles were retreating on the en-
tire front. but it was stated their
morale was excellent and the retreat
was orderly Most war material was
saved ty the Poles. In re5DIrso o
for volunteers the Warsa"
police volunteered in body TO 20 to
the front. .'
All dispatches emphasize the gravity
of Poland's plight, but insist that
victorious emergence from The sftua
ton is not impossible.
A Moscow wireless despatch said
fighting continued near Rovno "whe1e
the Poles have assumed the often
sive."
Farther south we continue to pur
sue the enemy who is retiring" thu
dispatch said "Our offensive on the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12

United Press Leased Wire Service.
HOTEL MORRISON. CHICAGO
July 12.--With amalgamation Of the
various liberal groups into one po
litical party definitely in sight, the
committee of forty-eight national con
vention was called to order by Per
manent Chairman Farley P. Chris
tensen at 10 a m. today.
Father M. D. Collins, pastor Of the
Roman Catholic Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, Jackson, Mo.
offered prayer. None of the commit
tees were ready to report.
o. M. Thomason, of Minneapolis
national lecturer for the nen-partisan
league, was the first speaker today
Victor Berger took a seat at the
press table "as friendly spectator,
he said.
The non-partisans, Thomason said
won in North Dakota because they
concentrated on few things.
Single tax advocates applauded
when Thomason declared they had a
single tax law on the North Dakota
statute books, although under an
other name. ....
I'VE stole the republicans in that
Auu II uh3 USeSll . d 5Cou poAIS
ever since" said Thomason.
"This is the greatest opportunity
the American people have ever had,
said Thomason. ..--.
At mention Of soviet Russia, the
crowd cheered. '"They have set us
a good example" said 'Thomasen.
AT every mention of the success
achieved in North Dakota by the non
partisan league there was enthusi-
astic applause. .-...
Thomason was followed by Rev. r.
w. Bagnall, of Detroit, representing
the National Association for Advance
ment of Colored People.
BagnaIl warned that negroes are
becoming solid1fied and must be
treated as Americans, and urged the
convention to adept a resolution de
nouncing lynching and the 'jim
crow" laws
Cunning for the attorney general
was the theme upon which Swine
burne Hale, lawyer, New York City,
spoke.
"Mr. Palmer sees red an the time
he eats and sleeps We need men
with courage like Louis Post, assist
ant secretary Of labor"
The convention cheered for Post,
several delegates waving their coats.
Eamon De Valera, pres fdsnt or
the Irish republic" was the next
speaker Delegates rose and cheered,
the demonstration lasting minute
Tremendous cheers freIn the dele
gates of the committee or forty eight
greeted a partial report
from the conference committee
shortly after noon today to the effect
that amalgamation Of the various
groups had been decided upon,
Arthur G. Hays, chairman Of the
who read the report recon-
amalgamation of the liberal
which would mean the hold
ing of one general convention.
He announced a committee of five
had been appointed to confer with :he
labor party and that the representa-
tives OF the non-partisan league Of
South Dakota and the American "on-
stitutional party and the single tax
party had declared their willingness
to join the amalgamation.
The convention unanimously adopt
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
BUSINESS DISTRICT
DESTROYED BY FLAMESt

duced to ashes by flames yesterday.
Estimates today placed the damage
at $1,000 900. Twenty-seven conceras
were put out OF business.
The department store Of Hoch-
heimer and Company suffered heavi-
est damage It's loss totaled more
than $5oO000. <
Damage to the Crawford hotel ex-
ceeded $250,00O.
A report that two men had lost
their lives in the blaze could not No
verified. a.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
No Special Session.

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RUTLAND, VT, July Ex-Governor
Percival W. Clement of Vermont, to-
day issued proclamation declining
to call special session of the legis-
lature to make possible the ratifca-
tion of the federal amendment for
woman suffrage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Emoress Eusenie is Dead.

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LONDON, July 12.-Ex-Empress
Eugenie, of France. "Europe's queen
OF sorrow" died in Madrid from acute
intestinal Inflammation. Her death
was unexpected, although she had
been in failing hCJth for some time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
EXPRESS TRAIN
HITS AUTOMOBILE
Five Killed When Suburban Station
Falls on Wreck Of Car Smashed
BY Locomotive of
Train.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LANCASTER, Pa, July 12.-flVe
autoists were killed when an express
train struck their machine near here
TODAY. The five were buried under
the debris of suburban station.
which collapsed when the engine had
hurled the auto from the track.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Rank Robbed BY Bandits.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
PLAINFIELD. H., July IL. - The
Plainfield state bank was robbed by
five auto bandits today Of $4,000 in
currency and an unestimated amount
in Liberty bonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Trouble Expected When
Orangemen Celebrate Bat
tie of Boyne.

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DUBLIN, July 12.--One constAbu-
larry sergeant was killed and two
pthcr constables badly wounded when
bomb exploded at the Baltimore
barracisB today. a band Of Sim Fein-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
California Town Has Plans
Already Underway for
Rebuilding.

I United Press Leased Wire Service.1
WILLOWS, Calf, July 12.-Plans
were already under way today to re-
build Willows business district. re-
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THE WEATHER
Unsettled. Probably Thunder
showers. Local temp. 7 p. M,
81; Z a m, 73.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12

If you think it is good to live
in Keokuk these days, say it
out loud.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-25
NOTICE.
JUDICIAL. SALE OF REAL ES-
ESTATE

Pursuant to decree Of the Cir
cult court OF Marion county, West
Virginia, made in that certain
cause therein pending wherein Sa-
rah Morgan and others. are plain
tins and Hannah Stoner and 9TH
ers arc defendants, entered on the
10th day of September, 1920, the
undersigned special commissioners
will offer for sale and will sell at
public auction to the highest bid
der at the front door OF the Court
House of Marion County, West
Virginia, on Saturday, tho 23d day
OF October, 102O. between the
hours OF ten o'clock a. m. and four
o'clock p. m. on tRht day, all Of
that certain tract OF land situate
on Grassy Run In Union District,
In said Marion county. owned by
the late Benjamin F. Brown, de-
ceased, and adjoining lands OF
Marion Vincent, David Satterfield
and others. and containing fifteen
acres, more or less, including one
half acre of coal, but reserving all
of the remaining coal within and
underlying said tract of land, to-
gether with the mining rights and
privileges thereunto belonging,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-25

BY virtue OF decree entered on
the 10th day Of July, 1920, IN the
chanCery cause Of Ellhu Tuttle's
executor against Elihu Tuttle's
widow and others pending in the
Circuit court OF MonongRlia county,
w. Va, the undersigned special
commissioner will make sale oil
the real estate hereinafter describ'
ed, to the highest bidder, at the
front door Of the court house OF
Monongalia county, West Virginia,
OF which Elihu futile died. seized,
and possessed, and which sale VIII
be made on Saturday, October I'd,
1920, and Of the real and personal
estate owned by futile & Co, sit
uate In Fairview, Marion county.
Tin which property Elihu futile
was an owner at the time OF his
DEATH, at the town OF FRtrview, In
front OF the real estate, in Marion
county, West Virginia, on Satur-
day, October 9Th, 1920, and which
sales will take place between the
hours OF 10 a m. and p. m, be-
ginning said sales respectively at
Description Of Real Estate and
Personal Property.
The undersigned special COM
missioner will first sell the real es-
tate situate in Monongalia county,
West Virginia, on Saturday, octo.
Der I'd, 1920, at the front door OF
the court house OF the said coUn'
ty, and being the same real estate
Of which Elihu futile died seized,
and possessed, and known as his
home furm, adjoining the real es'
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


vein of coal and mining rights, and
excepting about an acre OF land
conveyed TO Indiana B. futile, as
appears by Exhibit No. filed with
the bill and excepting about an
acre conveyed to Ed. Jones and
others for a cemetery lot and mark
ed Exhibit No. / and filed with the
bill, and subject to an easement
or right OF way Of the Philadelphia
Gas company as appears IN Deed
Book No. 119. page 352.
Second Tract.
Said special commissioner will
also sell on October Q, 1920, in
FairTiew, Marion county, West Vir.
ginia, the following two parcels OF
trRcts OF land, towit: That certain
lot or tract Of land on said town
and county located and upon which
there Is constructed q five-story
brick building, known as the Fair
view Mercantile CompRny's" build.
Ing and being the same which was
conveyed to Chas. Powell, by deed
bearing date the 18th day OF June,
1903, recorded in Deed Book No.
124, page 2, in the county clerks
office IN Marion county, West Vir.
gInia, and conveyed to Elihu futile
and others, lately doing business
as futile & Co.," together with
the personal property, belonging 20
the said partnership located in the
said building, consisting Of show
cases, counters, safe, ETC., and to.
gether with the buildings and ap.
purtenances belonging to said real
estate.
Third Tract.
All that other parcel OF land ad.
Joining that said second tract OF
land above described and being
the same real estate conveyed 10
Elihu futile and others by j. Y.
Hamilton and wife by doed bear
ing date the 18th day of July, 1904,
recorded in Deed Book No. 1874,
and page 10 in the county clerks
office Of Marion county, to all Of
which deeds reference is here mado
for said descriptions OF said prop
critics.
Thse two last described proper
ties are very valuable real estate
and located in the heart Of the live
and progressive town Of Fairview.
w Va, in the heart of the coal und
oil industry in the said county and
possession can be given to said
properties by a decree TO be enter
ed at the October term, 1920. of
the Circuit court Of Monongalia
county, West Virginia.
Terms Of Sale.
One-third OF the purchase money,
cash in hand on the date OF said
sale and the balance on a credit OF
one and two years, with interest,
for which the purchasers shall e&'
ecute their several purchase money
obligations for the deferred pay.
ments, and also personal security
will be required by said purchaser.
and n vendors lein will be retained
tate OF A. barrow. ]. c. Jones, c.
NJ. Toothman and others. contain.
ing 81 acres and 81 poles, more or
less. excepting the oil and gas
royalties under the said land end
excepting the Pittsburgh or river
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OIL AND GAS

INVESTMENT 6PPoKFGNTTYS1
own hundred shares stock in To-
cal oil company. Prospects are
said to be unusually good and that
company holds largest acreage in
Texas. Expecting to drill this
month. Unexpectedly needing
cash, l find l cannot carry entire
holdings and SO willing to sell part
at attractive discount for cash. Par
value OF shares $500. II lou can
afford to invest as little as $50 for
ten shares, this is a good opportun-
ity for possible large profits. II in
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