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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25

to turn him out OF the senate and put
in his place some fellow because he
happened to be brilliant and ambi-
tious. Fortunately for Iowa and for
our great republic, the wiser coun-
sells always prevailed and Senator
Allison was again and again re-elect-
ed until he had been in public service
thirty-six years. He had become a
national figure. \ His standing was
such that a word from him, even a
nod Of the head, would secure legis.
lation which a score Of new senators
could not have influenced in the
slightest degree.
And now we have senator who
has served, with increasing distinc-
ton for two terms; who has became
national figure; who has won the
craftsmanship of one Of the greatest
standing committees OF the senate;
whose standing among his fellow
statesmen is such that he has been
chosen by his republican colleagues
and elected president OF the senate
pro tempore; and it is iiscredita5le
to Iowa and well nigh disgraceful to
the state that coterie OF self-seek-
ing and disgruntled politicians are
trying to put in his place an indi-
vidual who is not known in national
affairs: one who, II elected, would
take his place at the foot of the class
in the United States senate, in every.
thing. r..-r ...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
CENSUS FIGURES
STILL PUZZLlNG
Burlington is Like keokuk and Seems
Unable to Find Out Why the
Figures Show Up no
Better.

Burlington people, like keokuk folks
are unable to comprehend the census
figures for their city. But like the
people here, the Orchard City folks are
taking things in philosophical way,
as the following from the Gazette
would Indicate:
While the regret that decrease is
shown is general, the news was re-
ceived good naturedly and philo-
sophically by citizens, who find moth
ing to be discouraged over concerning
the report
There is a very general belief that
the census was not thoroughly taken
and that in reality Burlington has
gained instead of lost There are no
vacant houses and factories and busi-
ness houses are running TO full ca
pacity.
1t is well to remember that the
census includes only those who were
living here up to January 1st None
OF those who have settled here since
that date is included in the count.
A. G. Oberle of the chamber of COM
merce says:
There is no use to be disappointed
about the census figures. We had a
good laugh on keokuk and Clinton.
now let them have smile on us. 1t
is much better to have 24,057 good
citizens boosting for the city, than
Like Youngstown with twenty-six ma
tionalities, many OF whom are radicals
Burlington is bound to prosper"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
JOHN FILLMORE
WAS A PIRATE
The Disnified Position Was Rather
Thrust Upon Him, But He "Got
BY" and Bought Criminals
to Justice.

John Fillmore. great grandfather
of Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth
president of the United States, was
a pirate, though he was pirate in
spite of himself, the Detroit News re-
calls. The story begins with the first
quarter of the eighteenth century,
when the freSbooters, Blackboard.
Low and Phillips swept the Atlantic
coast from Jamaica to Newfoundland
Phillips captured the Dolphin off Cape
Ann, vessel commanded by Andrew
Harden. y
Harriden discovered among the pir-
ates' crew two young men, John Fill
more and Edward Cheesman, whom
Phillips had captured and made pir-
ates against their will. They had
determined either to escape from the
Ipirate's clutches or to capture his yes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
HAVE DISCHARGE
PAPERS RECORDED
This Is the Suggestion Of National
Commander OF the American
Legion and Local Men
are Complying.

Franklin D'Olier. national CON
mander of the American Legion, to
day issued warning to all ex-servicn
men in the legion against the loss OF
their discharge papers and urging
that they be recorded.
The Following bulletin was sent to
all state departments and posts of the
American Legion:
Department adjutants are urged to
inctruct their department historians
on the adyisability OF all ex-service
men officially recording their dis
charge papers with the recorder of
their county.
1.-The desirability and importance
of every member of the American
Legion conforming with this suges-
ton is evidenced by the many in
stances in which claims are being
made where the discharge papers are
either lost or destroyed.
ITO provide for this emergency
the department historian should
make all necessary inquiries and 90
tain full information incidental 10
them from the offices OF
the county recorder.
ut would be well to bring to bear
upon the minds of our comrades, that
the official form of discharge is an
instrument that cannot be duplicated
although it may be possible to obtain
a form in lieu thereof; that although
1t may not be held with any particu-
lar pride today, there will come a
time with increasing years, when
amount Of sentiment
viii centre around the discharge
paper.
IN the state of Pennsylvania to-
day, the ex-service man Is granted
certain state benefits. AS time goes
on, there will undoubtedly be further
concessions made by the several
states for the benefit of the men who
served in the world war and their
dependents, in which event. if it Is
impossible for any reason to produce
The original discharge, a means OK
sufficient evidence would be furnish
I'd for the claim through the record
IN the county recorders office without
either worry or trouble"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
AN OLD RECIPE
To DARkEN HAIR
Common garden Sage and Sulphur
makes streaked and faded or
gray hair dark and youth
full at once.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
Iustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray. Years ago the only way
to get this mixture was to make 1t at
home, which Is mussy and trouble
some.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" You will get a
large bottle OF this old-time recipe
improved by the addition of other in
gradients, at very little cost. Every
body uses this preparat ton now, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does
1t so naturally and evenly. You
dampen a sponge or soft brush with
it and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at time;
by morning the gray hair disappears,
and after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
thick and glossy and you look years
younger.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
SENATOR CURTIS
TO BE RETURNED
Sane Republicans Of Kansas Intend to
Keep Him in Office and Not Con-
slider Some New
Candidate.
[By Smith D. Fry.l

WASHINGTON, May 21.-There is
a tremendous amount of history made
in our national capital which is never
written. If it could be condensed and
put into print the proper headline
might be: Submerged News" and
all of it would shed interesting and
informative side lights upon the print
ed pages of every day. Fo example: :
Metropolitan newspapers of the en-
tire country have been speaking of
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, as THE
Speedy Senator" because of an un-
usual record made by the sunflower
statesman recently in having large
appropriation bills passed by the SEN
ate with but few words of debate; a
record breaking legislative feat.
For all things there are reasons.
There is a reason for the successful
work of the Influential Kansan, and
here it is: During the Fifty-third
to the Sixtieth congresses he served
in the house of representatives; per-
iod of sixteen years of continuous
service. During the last four years
of that service Charlie Curtis had
forged to the far front of leadership
among those leaders of men in the
house of representatives. BY exper-
ience. the only successful teacher In
life, he learned to manage men,
strong men, some of them truly great
men In the days when malefactors
of great wealth organized propa-
ganda against the republican organic
alton of the house, denouncing 1t as
Cannonism, Charlie Curtis had charge
of the republican organization. Upon
him the now popular Uncle joe
Cannon leaned. and confidently, too.
1t was this same SPEEDY Senator
then the organizing Charlie Curtis.
who kept the republican party togeth-
er in politically perilous times.
After that splendid experience the
appreciative people of Kansas sent
him to the senate, and there he comes
to the front again in leadership. Dur
ing the past two years of peril to our
republic Senator Curtis has quietly.
unost tentatiously, efficiently had
charge of the organization and has
kept the republican votes informed
and ready for delivery every time.
In the wonderful school of exper-
ience Senator Curtis has been an apt
student He knows all about national
legislation He has that confidence
of his colleagues which comes only
by acquaintance and personal friend
ships. The sane republicans of Kan
sas are going to re-elect Senator Cur
tbs this year for another term. They
will not give even passing considera-
tion to the ambitions of any new
man who may imagine that he can
fill the place of this man Of exper-
fence and success.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
Foreian Exchanae Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, May 25.-The upward
movement which has recently char
acteriZed dealings in foreign ex'
change continued to make further
progress today.
Quotations ON demand sterling
f1uctuated, but in general buying II
held at 1894, off IN from yesterday
close. Franc checks were up 10 cen
times at 1907; lire checks, lS.sz.
Marks made new high on the pres.
ent movement at $.0262. Cables
were s.o264, up $.0o15; Canadian dol
lars. $.S925. :.
Marks demand made a new high ny
the afternoon and closed at .oz's,
cables .02S0. Demand sterling RAJ
lied "a to $3.s4h. Cables closed az
3.S5A; franc demand 1877, csDies
1916; lire demand 1857; cables HOO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
TAKES TIME TO
REACH EMINENCE
Senator Allison of Iowa Was a Ma.
tionaI Figure When His State
Kept Him Long in
Office. .
IBv Smith D. FrY.l

WASHINGTON, May 20.-We are
told in the Bible about persons who
"have eyes and they see not, ears
and they hear not; and by the same
philosophy we may say that we have
in our midst millions of voting citi.
Zens who have brains, and they rea-
son not.
How long does it take to produce
competent surgeon who is a mas
ter of that profession? Let him be-
gin his studies after a college course
when he Is about twenty-one years of
afe. II he has plenty OF practice and
superior instruction he may become
an expert in fifteen years. Or, If he
Is a phenomenon Of intelligence he
may reach the top of the profession
in ten years; but not in less time.
If you are very i'll and believe that
you are dangerously i'll, you would
rather have physician of fifty years
or older, one who has the gray hairs
indicating experience and discretion
a physician yhc has been known in
the community for twenty years or
more as wise and careful and sue
cessful practitioner.
How long does it take to produce
statesman, one Of value to the Deo-
pie? Now, how many senators stand
out in your memory as being the
most successful statesmen Iowa has
sent to the senate?
Senator William Boyd Allison
stands alone. And why? Here is the
answer. Your fathers and grand.
fathers were wise enough to know
that a statesman cannot be picked
up out Of the gangs of county politi.
clans and put to work at national
legislation.
Senator Allison was member OF
the senate from March 4, 1873, until
December 5, 1887, period OF four
teen years, before he had been de-
veloped into worth while leadership
in the senate 1t was only after
fourteen years Of as diligent, tireless,
and hard-working service
as any man ever experienced thAt
Senator Allison became chairman Of
the committee on appropriations;
and no senator has any power worth
while for his people until he can
achieve a Craftsmanship of one Of the
important standing committees OF
that wonderful legislative body.
And yet, every six years, as his
term expires, there were candidates
for his place And the longer Sena
tor Allison served, and the greater
he became as a national power by
reason of his continued service. there
were discontented politicians anxious
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
'CASON'S BILL
is ANSWERED
Canton ciothier Evidently on the
Right Track When He Came to
keokuk to Hunt Men Who
Robbed His Store.

J. c. Cason, a merchant OF Canton,
Mo-, was in Keolcuk recently to con.
fer with the police. in connection
with the robbery of his store last
winter. Mr.. Cason believes that the
men who were implicated live in Keu-
kuk, and he was here to ask further
aid of the police.
Evidently he is on the right track.
A recent issue of the Mississippi
Sawyer says that one of the gang
answered Mr.. Cason's challenge, writ
ing on the reverse side of one of the
bills offering reward. The Canton
paper says:
Bills were posted in Keokuk. One
Of the gang removed the advertise
ment from it's post and on its blank
side wrote the following which was
mailed to Mr.. Cason:
"Cason, you have made a mis-
take, you lost only three over
coats and a few silk handker-
chiefs, but thank you just the
same for what I did get and hope
you will have a good stock next
winter for me. To my friend
Cason.
This mildly adds insult to injury.
1t might mean bit more evidence
and it might mean a longer term FOR
the prisoner who wrote it. 1t Is a
shade Of evidence and because Of it
Cason might be prompted to invent
and install a machine in his store
that when tampered with will kick
the tamper through the skylight and
into the middle of next week"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
SHAW TO SPEAK
AT FAIRFIELD
Former Governor Of Iowa, Ex-Secre.
tary of Treasury, Will Attend
Political Meeting to Be
Held June 5.

BURLINGTON, May 25.-Eon. Les.
lie NJ. Shaw, former governor OF
Iowa, later secretary OF the United
States, treasury, and man recog.
nized as one Of the soundest thinkers
and most able speakers upon polit.
ical subjects, returns to Iowa early
in June for a speech at Fairfield on
Saturday, June 5.
The coming of Mr.. Shaw, and an
nouncement made yesterday of this
and other meetings, makes it evident
that the present campaign is TO be a
the day are to be ably presented to
the voters.
District Chairman W. W. Copeland
said yesterday that the following
meetings had been arranged, with
probably others to be announced
iIater:
The Rev Naboth Osborne will dis
cuss the issues Of the day at re-
publican meeting at Donnellson on
the evening Of Tuesday, June l. Mil
ton Blaul will look after the music.
On the evening of Thursday, June
3, Rev. Naboth Osborne will give an
address setting forth some Of the re-
publican contentious and principles
that will be prominent in the comm &
campaign. Milton Blaul will be in
charge of the music for this occasion.
The Shaw meeting is at Fairfield
on Saturday. June 5. Milton Blaul
will see to it that there will be ex-
ceptionally good music for this meet
ing.
Other meetings are being arranged
as rapidly as possible and it will be
the endeavor Of the committee to
present the questions of the hour
from the republican standpoint in
manner enlightening and convincing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
ASSIGNMENT
OF BISHOPS
M ethodist General Conference Names
Locations Of High Church
Officials For Ensu-
inq Term.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES, Ia, May 25.-Tht
! following assignment of bishops was
announced today by the Methods,
! general conference:
| Atlanta, Ga, Bishop E. G. Richard
| son.
Boston, Mass, Bishop e. II. Hughes
Buffalo, ~ Y, Bishop William
Burt.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Bishop F. M
Bristol
Chicago, H., Bishop Thomas Mich
olson.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Bishop W. F.
Anderson.
Denver, Colo, Bishop c. l.. Mead
Detroit, Mich, Bishop Theodore S.
Henderson.
Helena, Mont, Bishop C. w. Burns.
indianapolis, Ind Bishop F. D.
Leete.
New Orleans, La, Bishop R. E.
Jones (colored). o.,
New York City, Bishop L. B. Will
son.
Omaha, Neb., Bishop H. c. Stuntz.
Berry.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Bishop F. ]. Nc
Connell
Portland, Ore, Bishop w. o. Shep-
ard
ST Louis, Mo-. Bishop W. A.
Quayle.
st. Paul, Mimi, Bishop c. B.
Mitchell
San Francisco, Calf, Bishop A. w.
Leonard.
Washington, D. c.. Bishop W. F.
Mcdowell
Wichita, Kas., Bishop E. L. Wal
dorf.
Eastern Asia
Seoul, Korea, Bishop Herbert
Welch.
Foochow, China, Bishop F. T.
Keeney.
Peking, China. Bishop W. S. Lewis.
Shanghai, China, Bishop L. j. Bir-
ney.
Southern Asia
Bangalore, India, Bishop H. L.
Smith.
Bombay, India, Bishop J. w. Rob
inson.
Calcutta, India. Bishop F. B. Fisher
Lucknow, India, Bishop F. W.
Warne.
Southeastern Asia
Manila, P. l.; Bishop c. E. Locke.
Singapore, Straits Settlements,
Bishop G. H. Buckley.
Africa
Capetown, South Africa, Bishop E
S. Johnson
Monrovia, Liberia, Bishop NJ. W.
Clair (colored).
Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South
America, Bishop w. F. Oldham.
Mexico City, Mexico, Bishop W. F.
Europe .-s
Copenhagen, Bishop Anton Bast.
Paris, France, Bishop Edgar Blake.
Zurich, Switzerland, Bishop J. L.
Nuelsen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
QUEER CUSTOMS
OF THE ORIENT
Pecuiiarities Of Chinese WAYS Are
Many and interesting, But
They Seem Strange to
Americans.

Hens are used for Matching fish in
China. The spawn is placed in egg
shells, Theoretically sealed; then the
hen is induced to sit on them At
the proper time the little fish are
removed and put into carefully tend
ed ponds.
The letter "I'' in the Chin nese Ian.
guage has 145 ways of being pro
nounced, and each pronunciation has
different meaning.
An odorless onion is the peculiar
possession of the Chinese, says Lon
don Answers.
In some parts OF China, especially
the farming districts, pigs are har-
messed to small wagons and made to
draw them
There are said to be many "Ral-
eighs" in China. When Chinese
lady comes 10 a muddy place in the
road she usually gets over it by EN-.
ploying a human stepping stone
Beckoning a boy, she gives him a
small coin, In return for which he
drops on his hands and knees in the
mud for her to step over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25
Late Market Quotations

| Csc higher. Beeves, $12.5O913.65
butchers stock. $7.75013.5O; canner
and cutters, $4.75@7.50; stockers an,
feeders, $8.75@11.75: cows, $1,000
hoo; calves, S11.00@1375.
Sheep receipts, 1900 head; mar
ket 25c higher. Lambs, $15.O0017.OO
ewes, $8.5O@11.50.
St. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 25.--Cattlt
receipts, 5000 head: market steady
Csc lower. Native beef steers, $6.7t
@12.50; yearling steers and heffers
S6.50@1435; cows, $700@110 90;
stockers and feeders, $S.50D1o75;
calves. $7.0O013.0O; cows and heif
ers, s6.50@10.75.
Hog receipts. 1850 head; market
25c lower. Mixed and butchers, $1425
@14.60; good to heavy, s13.75@14.25;
rough, $1,000; light, $14.50@14.8):
pigs. $9.5o@14.00;. bulk, $14.25@14.75
Sheep receipts, 1900 head: market
unevenly lower. Ewes, $500; lambs,
s1450@17.00; Gamers and choppers,
s2.50@7.50.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, May 25.-Cattle receipts,
300 head; market 25c higher. Steers,
$8.00@12.5O; cows and heifers. $500
@11.25; stockers and feeders, $4,000
HOO; calves, $9.o0013.00: bulls and
stays, $6.00@105O.
Hog receipts. $4,000 head: market
steady. weak. Bulk, $13.50@14O0;
top, SLABS.
Sheep receipts. $500 head; market
steady, strong. Lambs, $900616.75;
ewes, $8.00@9.75.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 25.-Cat-
tle-Receipts, 5000 head. Market
steady. Native steers, $10.50@13.50;
cows and heifers, s4.75@13.75; stock
ers and feeders. s7.50@12.00; calves,
s7O0@13.00.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk, $14.o0@14.35; !;
heavy, s13.75@1425; medium, $14.1O
@1440: light, s14.00@14.35.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head. Mar
ket strong to 15c higher Lambs,
s1425615.90: ewes, $500 a $50:
stockers and feeders, s10.50@13. 90;
grass wethers, s9.006105o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. May 25. Butter
Creamery extras, SAC; creamery
standards, 521ac; dairy firsts, 4S@
SIC; dairy seconds. 42@47c.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 3s74@
4Okc; firsts, 35k9361ac
Cheese - Twins, 2T5ac Young
Americas, 31Ac.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25

I Potatoes--Receipts, IS cars w,,
| consin and Minnesota, per cwt- .7Is
| @7.65. '''su
Live poultry-Fowls, 35c; duc,.
SVc; geese, Zoe; turkeys, CSC.
New York Produce.
NBW york. May 25.- -Flour-Duu
easy. u'
Pork-Dull. Mess, $42.o0@4s on
S2O.65@2O.75. 'pO'
! Sugar-Q1iiet- Raws, $23.57,
Refined-Quiet. Granulated, s2oso
@23.O0 '-0'0O
/, Coffee Rio No Z on spot. 15hc
Santos No. 4. 23A@241Ac.
| Tallow-Weak City, 12Ac bid.
special. 13c bid. ~
Hay--Weaker. No. /, se4O6e N.
No. 8, $2-1O@2.30; clover, s175a9as
Dressed poultry-Steady Turkeys
50@56c; chickens, 37@43c: fowls ),
@42c; ducks, 32@36c.
Live poultry-irregular. Geese, %
@22c; ducks, 23@41c; fowls, 4Om42c.
turkeys, Soc; ROSTERS, 25c; chickens
broilers, 45@7Oc.
Cheese-Steady. State milk common
to special. 20032c; skins common to
specials. 5@22c.
Butter-Steady. Receipts, s5ss
Creamery extras, 611tc; dairy tubs. *
@SOhc; imitation creamery tirsts
nominal
Eggs-Easy. Receipts, s3,os7, Near.
by white fancy, 53c; nearby mixed
fancy, 43@50c; fresh, 43@4Sc.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, Nav e4--l
Horses-Eastern chunks. $40 to-
s215; southern horses, choice. $40 to
$3.50; draft, good to choice, $40 70
$265. y -
Mules-16 to IT hands, $3.50 to $3.50
Is to 151s hands, 800 to s24o; IA tS
14z hands, $50 to $40.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Money on
call, per cent; six months SbG9
per cent.
Mercantile paper, 7k@74 per
cent.
Bar silver, London, 5ekd; New
York, s1O2.
Demand sterling. $3,s475.
Liberty Bond Market
NEW YORK. May 25-Libety
bonds were quoted today as follows:
31ss, 91.80; 1st As, S470; End 4s
$40; 1st 4As, $500: End as
S4.4s; 3rd 4Ks. SS.Ss; Atm AIS,
s5.2S; Victory 3As, 96.10; Victory
4&s, $500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1920-05-25

sci and bring him and his crew to
justice. They fixed an appointed
hour for making the attempt to es-
cape, after reaching an agreement
with Harden.
The signal was given when only
three were on deck, one of whom was
Phillips. One of the men was thrown
overheard and the other two were
killed. This was done while the
crew was below in hold of the ship.
The captors then sprang into the hold
and placed the rest of the crew in
chains, steered the vessel for Boston
and arrived there May 3, 1924. Two
of the pirates were hanged, while Fill
more, Cheesman and his confederates
were acquitted.