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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
IMPROVING. THE
RAIL SERVICE
Union Pacific System Kicking the
Kinks Out Of Transportation
by Purchase of New
Equipment.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. Although
there has not yet been time for the
benefits of the transportation act to
be of material assistance to the rail-
roads, the Union Pacific system is not
waiting for the full friition, but is
anticipating the future by proceeding
at once with the improvement of its
freight and passenger service. Peace
service, not war service. is now its
aim. ~sy ...
More locomotives and freight cars
are the insistent and primary de-
mands of today's transportation stu,
alton. To meet these demands, the
Union Pacific system has purchased
the following new equipment: lo2
locomotives including 10 Mallet, l6
Mikado, 10 Pacific type, and 80 switch
ing locomotives; 6,169 freight cars,
and seventy-two passenger train cars.
Part of this equipment has already
been put to work. All of it will be in
use before snow flies.
Left to it's own initiative for a
rea sonable time the Union Pacific
will demonstrate the wisdom of the
congress in restoring the property 70
the control of it's owners. @
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
GREAT SECRET L..
SYSTEM CHARGE
Moore Says He Will Tell All About
'.-S Republican SIush Fund to
.-s.'" the Committee Next
H'.s Week ~.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The workings
of a great secret system" Of cam
paign fund collection by the repub-
lican party will be laid before the
senate "slush fund" investigators
here next week, Ed H. Moore, Gov
ernor Cox's manager at the San Fran
cisco convention, predicted today
shortly after his arrival to present
new evidence supporting Cox's charg-
es against G. o. 2. leaders. ...
Moore was prevented from begin
ming his disclosures today when the
committee adjourned until next
Tuesday. Adjournment was taken
on the ground that several members
of the committee had important
speaking engagements outside Chi
cago. ~. s-... .>. .as.-...-
In the meantime a summons has
gone to republican headquarters here
for submission to the committee OF
the names of all regional finance
directors and all records kept by
Henry NJ. Blair. assistant. to Treas
urer Fred w. Upham. -.. 49,
1t is upon the alleged activities of
Blair and the regional directors
that Moore's evidence rests. >.
1.-THE committee said Moore, will
be given leads which, if followed.
will disclose a vast system within a
system, a secret plan of money rails.
ing designed to produce a great sum.
There was one system of ways
and means committees throughout
the states which operated under Up
hams direction and which the public
was let in on. But behind that was
secret system, under Blair's direc-
ton, made up of regional workers
who organized teams, had team cap
tains and conducted a drive for
funds. ....
This secret organization made up
quotas not only for states but for
cities. Upham and Hays denied at
first that there were any quotas at
all. Then they were forced to admit
that there were state quotas, but
they still deny there are city quotas,
as charged by Governor Cox at Pitts
burgh. This committee, if it will,
can find out all about those city
quotas. They were fixed just as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
Lenoth Of Mile Varies.

Detroit News: English-speaking
countries have four different miles
all in use-the ordinary mile Of $3.50
feet and tho geographical or nautical
mile of $3.50 feet making a differ
ence Of about one-seventh between
the two; the Scotch mile OF 1929 feet
and the Irish mile of 6,720 feet,
The German mile of today is 24,S1S
feet in length, more than four and a
half times as long as our mile. The
Dutch have a mile of 1925 feet, the
Danes one Of f24,S75r feet, and the
Prussians one Of 24,S56 feet; and the
Swiss get more exercise in walking
one of their miles than we get in
walking five Of ours, for their mile
is 27,459 feet long and ours but $3.50
feet. .'a'.
The Italian mile is only a few feet
longer than ours. the Roman mile is
shorter, and the Tuscan mile, as well
as the Turkish mile, is $50 feet
longer. The Swedish mile is 22,09S
feet. and the Austrian post mile is
25,037 feet in length.
The French kilometer is less than
two-thirds of mile The Brazilians
have mile that is one and one
fourth times as long as our mile; the
Neapolitan miglio is about the same
length; the Japanese RI, is about two
and one-half times as long as our
mile: the Russian verst. five-eighths
as long. The Persian standard is a
farsakh, about four miles long.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
CHINESE WEAR
BIG SPECTACLES
They Buy the Glasses and Adorn
Themselves to Enhance Their
Personal Charms Like
Anne rcans.

Human nature IS the same the
whole world over, or, as the poet
said, Zone touch Of nature makes the
whole world kin" The truth of this
saying is again proved by the fact
that the Chinese have taken to wear
ing spectacleS as a means of height
ening their personal charms, even as
you and joined the tortoise-shell
brigade when that fashion first set
in among us, says the New York
Tribune. News Of this latest advance
in the awakening and civilization OF
China is contained in a report from
the American consul general station
ed at Mukden. The report follows:
"a large demand for optical goods
has existed In the Mukden district
during the last few years, especially
in spectacles. Since the opening Of
the government schools in 1907, the
student class, which constitutes no
small percentage of the residents in
the larger cities, has for the most
part taken to wearing pectacles Of
various descriptions. This must not
be taken as an indication that poor
eyesight is more prevalent among the
students of this district than else
/
young men think that spectacles i'm.
prove their appearance and give them
scholarly bearing. Violent wind
storms, always accompanied by dust
are Of frequent occurrence and
goggles are a matter Of necessity for
eye protection. Nearly every impor
tant store carries stocks Of goggles
and eyeglasses, which find ready
and profitable sale"
The report goes on to say that the
Japanese shops carry mostly Ameri
can made frames and lenses, but thai
the latter are not popular, owing tc
their small size. The Chinese shops
however, procure their stocks from
! Shanghai importers who are familiar
with Chinese requirements and vara
ries of taste. Continuing, the repor
says:
practically all styles of glasses
worn locally are equipped with thu
curved side bars to hook behind tn
ears. either with trimmed or IN
trimmed lenses. The Chinese pa.
much more attention to the mountin.
than they do to the lenses, the mos
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02

indianapolis News: No matter what
mother said, father always chose to
argue with her. If she were going to
town and told him about the proposed
trip he would begin, But, my dear,
I'm sure you should not until"
One day he had carried through an
argument of his usual kind, when his
daughter looked up from
the book she was reading Mother"
she giggled, father is you goat, isn't
he?"
Mother seemed bewildered, but dad
laughed. 81 guess l am he agreed
"She certainly knocks me around"
ooh, that wasn't the reason l said
THAT" 10-year-old demurred II said
it because you ore always butting in
on her 50 much.7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
DjVininq Rods.

Des Moines Tribune: Circulation
recently has been encouraged for the
pamphlet issued by the then Secre-
tary of Interior Franklin K. Lane in
1917 devoted to the history and ex-
posure of the divining rod.
When crude oil began to lag behind
the demand for artificial fuel, such
as gasoline, the fancy price Of the
latter gave swindlers fine chance
at the gullible who, forever on the
search for new ways to be parted
from their money, easily could be
led into the conviction that with the
aid of an unseen influence manifest
ing itslef in a divining rod they could
locate oceans of subterranean oil and
come into the company of the f1nan-
cially elect.
Geologists-and these scientists
now have a certain and confident
knowledge which makes the location
of oil more definitely ascertainable
than that of any other product be-
meath the surface of the earth-are
vining rod fal1er and urging the people
to read Mr. Lanes pamphlet.
The rod fable may be traced by
the students back to early days N
the history Of the human race; but
Mr.. Lane took it up at the middle of
the sixteenth century.
! Two dozen divining rods. however
have been patented by the govern
ment. The Carnegie institute report
ed scientifically on the subject and
declared that no such instrument
ever made would work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02

popular being the spectacles with
heavy gold mountings. Most OF the
frames of spectacles sold locally are
either gold filled or of gold Of low
degree of fineness. -r.
Both the new circular.shaped
lenses, either with tortoise shell or
gold frames, as well as the ordinary
oval ones, are in good demand.
Crookes and toric lenses are much
desired, the former being much more
expensive. Besides the ordinary spec
tacles intended for defective eyesight,
sun glasses of various tint are also
in comfortable demand. AS already
mentioned, the percentage of those
wearing eyeglasses owing to defec-
tive eyesight is comparatively small
and as a result the plain crystal
lenses are the most popular, as they
can be worn at any time. Goggles
are obtained in various shades of
lenses and in different styles of
mountings, some having leather and
others plush around the frames of
the lenses"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
IT'S THE WOMAN
WHO DOES WORK
Farmers Get Rich Through the Labors
OF Their Wives on the Farm.
Statistics Of Coun- ~
ties Show.

II Iowa farm women should strike
for an eight hour day and better pay
what would happen?
They are actually working from
twelve to thirteen hours a day in
summer and eleven hours in winter.
They are not only taking care of the
homework, but looking after the
poultry and garden and assisting more
or less often with the outdoor work.
depending upon the need for their
help.
These and other interesting facts
about the life Of farm women were
brought out in a preliminary survey
in one representative township in
each of seven counties of Iowa,
Black Hawk. Buena Vista, Clinton,
Franklin. Jones, Webster and Wright.
The total number of homes visited
was $50.
OF the $50 homes, 367, or SO per-
cent had telephones; 81, or 16 per-
cent, had hired help in the house;
9S. or rs percent had gas or electric
lights; lis, or 81 percent, had fur
mace heat; 81. or "a percent, had run
ming water in the house; so. or 10
percent, had indoor toilets; SS, or %
percent, had bath tubs, while $50 or
"a percent, had washing machines.
That is considerably better record
than the record of women's work on
the farm recently secured by the
United States department of agricul-
ture in 10000 farm homes in northern
states.
OF the farms visited, 123 women
helped with the milking. 291 worked
at least thirteen hours daily in sum-
mer and 174 worked at least eleven
hours day in winter. The number
who do their own sewing is 354; GAG
take care of the poultry; 305 care for
the garden, and II help take care Of
the livestock.
IN the language Of one common
tator, IF Iowa farmers make money,
maybe it's because their wives work
for it."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
Governor Cox read them at Pitts.

burgh."
Part of Moore's evidence consists
Of form 101," which he said COM
prised instructions sent out by Blair
to the money raisers in the alleged
secret organization"
This FORM" said Moore, "is con-
elusive evidence of the plans that
were made and followed. 1t contains
specific injunction to secrecy, eau
tioning workers not to leave any
thing lying around on tables at
luncheons held for the purpose Of
comparing notes and making plans.
It further provides for the cream
list of which Governor Cox told This
list was to be made up Of twenty or
twenty-five good prospects in a COM
munity, and as a special favor was
to be given to team captains. Lunch
cons were to be held at which team
members were to be assigned lists Of
prospects they were to canvass for
contributions"
Moore said that if the republicans
would Just come out and tell the
truth about raising the money, they
would have nothing to fear" They
have committed no crimes by simply
raising a large sum, he said.
''The wrong thing about it," said
Moore, will lie in their concealment
Of it and their expenditure of such a
great sum after they collect it."
Today's switch in plans forced the
committee to postpone it's projected
hearing in Pittsburgh, which last night
was tentatively set for next week. 1t
is uncertain whether William Barnes
will be asked to appear here, or will
be questioned later in the east con-
corning his alleged plans TO raise
funds for republican propaganda.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
BIRD HUNTERS
MUST OBEY LAW.
Will Lay Hunters Liable to Prose-
cution Under the v. S.
Statutes aS
Law IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Migratory Bird Act Has Been Held by
the Supreme Court to be Entire
ly Within Its
Bounds.

DIES MONIES, Ia.,f Sept. AL
though the state season on wild
ducks and some other birds opens
in Iowa September l., the federal sea-
son does not start until September
16, and the federal game warden in
Iowa has announced that persons
hunting wild ducks, geese, brant,
coot (mudhen), gallinules, black.
bellied and golden ployers, yellow
legs, Wilson snipe and jacksnipe be-
fore September 16 will be arrested
and vigorously prosecuted.
Constitutional.
A recent decision of the supreme
court of the United States sustains
the constitutioaality Of the ST Of
congress approved by the president
gratory bird act which was enacted
to give effect to the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
for the protection of migratory birds
in the United States and Canada. All
question OF doubt as to the status OF
federal laws protecting migratory
birds is settled by this decision.
NATIONAL interest,"
Justice Holmes, in delivering the
opinion of the court, stated:
Here national interest can be
protected only by national action in
concert with that Of another power.
The subject matter is only trar,si.
torily within the state and has no
permanent habitat therein. But for
the treaty and the statute there soon
might be no birds for any powers to
deal with. We see nothing in the con-
stitution that conpels the govern
ment to sit by whiIeta food supply is
cut off and the protectors OF our for
ests and our crops are destroyed. 2 1t
is not sufficient to rely on the states.
The reliance is vain, and were it
otherwise the question is whether
the United States is forbidden to
act We are of an opinion that the
treaty and statute must be upheld"
Pamphlets containing the full text
Of the supreme courts decision, and
copies Of the migratory bird treaty
act and regulations may be obtained
free upon application to c. p. S.
Smith. United States game warden,
210 Federal Building, Davenport,
Iowa, to whom violations of the fed
eral laws should be reported.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
Early Mornino Gun Rattfe

Limited Press Leased Wire Service.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept -Four men
were seriously wounded in a gun bat
ue early today when Sheriff Robert
clay and three deputies surprised
TOUR men draining alcohol from a
freight car near Wesley City.
sheriff Clay was shot in the leg.
: Ihree Of the gang were believed to be
seriously wounded.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
N OLD RESIDENT
|CALLED BY DEATH.
u Maiinda Ann Grisss, Who Has
we'd Hero for Seventy. Years
passed Away This Morning y
at one O'Clock.
Vas BORN IN OHIO
H. Came West With Her Parents
When Little Girl and Grew to
Womanhood and Was Mar
ried Hero.

This morning at o'clock occurred
he death OF Mrs Malinda Ann Griggs,
resident Of Keokuk for seventy
Tears. at her home, 228 Bank street.
rom diseases incident to old age..S She
bad been in poor health for sometime.
Mrs. Griggs came to Keokuk when
he was a little girl and lived here
he rest of her life. She was one Of
he few of the old pioneers who came
here in the early days who are left.
nd one who had watched the growth
bf this city for the three score and
ten years, just past.
When a girl, Mrs Griggs attended
khe schools in Keokuk and at Column
bus. Ohio. She was a member of
Inc First Baptist church of this city.
nd has many friends in that organiza-
ion who will mourn her death. as well
lis people all over the city who have
known her for SO long and loved her.
She was woman Of many fine quail
tiles and characteristics which were
kruly appreciated by her friends,
neighbors and family. Mrs Griggs
had been Ill for some time. but always
patient sufferer and bore her illness
bravery. DyIu6 a. euo o5S "a Si5heJ
years she maintained all OF her FAC
.ulties to the last.
Born at Columbus.
Mal!nda Ann Mann was born at Co
Columbus, Ohio, January ID. 1910.
| She was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Mann who came west to keo-
kuk with their eleven year old child
in 1851 to make their home. She
grew to womanhood here and on Oc-
tober 26, 1856, married Theophalus
virginus Griggs, who preceded her in
death.
The survivors are her daughter,
Mrs. Abbie Griggs, Moreau. with whom
she made her home, two sons. Ray
Griggs of Chicago, and Charles Grig0
OF Fairbury, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
SOVIET LAW IS
ONLY TEMPORARY
Introduction to Book Of Statutes
Points out That It is Not In
tended to Last for All
Time.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Laws Governing Marriage are Social
istic and Petitions for Divorce
May be Granted
Easily.

Laws promulgated by the soviet Oh
Russia are not to hold against time
to come Such is the Introductory IF
soviet law on social relationship and
marriage, just received at the state
law library by H. ]. Small, the
librarian
The booklet received by Mr.. Small
deals with the family and the law
relating to the family, as laid down
by the soviet government The max
Iers of the law relative to marriage,
say that they do not fix the aim Of
marriage to be the birth of children.
They claim to have in mind human
Relationship, rather than the status Of
individuals as such.
Laws Only Temporary.
The soviet claims that it is neces-
sary only to have laws at this time,
because all things in Russia are in
Itransitory period. When that period
lis passed laws of today will not be
necessary, for they contend, by that
time human relationship will be the
basis upon which social and industrial
life of the state will be builded. The
following extracts are taken from the
booklet received at the law library:
I'VE have not yet socialism in it's
perfected form. We are thus called
upon to fill up the interval with other
measures, but of such kind that they
could serve as bases for the general
Isocialistic guardianship and the care
by society of those who have not yet
achieved average capacity for labor,
Tor have lost it,
Marriage Law Socialistic.
"The marriage law of the code is
mot only a weapon of fight with the
church-religious influence on ,ne
people. 1t is both revolutionary and
socialistic. 1t is sharply distinguished
mot only from the old prebourgeoise
forms of marriage relationships. 1t
docs away with all the patriarchal-
ifeudal hinderances to marriage 1t
frees woman inasmuch as is possible
for the marriage law to do so. It
does not fix the aim of marriage to
be the birth Of children. The basis
of the family is not marriage, as it
was before, but really of descent.
Possibly very soon experience in
the socialistic reconstruction Of So
Iciety may bring to the fore whole
row of new acts requiring registra-
ton not of personal but Of human
trela tionships Possibly in, a very short
time there would be wiped out for
lever whole lot of registers, e. G.. for
the registration Of marriages, Of alb
sentees, of changes in surnames, if
in place of the surname there would
be introduced a more reasonable dis
tinction between different peoDle."
Following the above, taken from
the Introductory, is herewith given
several sections from soviet law:
Section 52-Only civil (sovietisD
marriages registered in the depart
ment dealing with entering of acts Of
civil relationships. give rise to the
rights and obligations of husband and
wife specified in the present section.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
Shot to Death.

funited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Sept. "a masked
man entered the home of Tony Cap
paiano, a Brooklyn tailor, early to-
Day, and shot him to death as he lay
asleep.
IL was the climax of long series
d Italian murders in Brooklyn. with
no apparent motive
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
The Law Of Marriage.

Marriage contracted in accordance
with religious ceremonies and aid OF
the clergy does not give to any right
or obligation on the part of the mar
ried parties, unless such marriage
is registered in accordance with the
prescribed form.
Section 54-Marriages are contract
ed publicly in a building specially de-
signed for that purpose. Outside
such building marriage may be con-
tracted on board ship only during
sailing in the army in a campaign,
as we'll as in cases when a medical
certificate is issued to the effect that
the bridegroom or bride due to ill.,
ness are deprived of the possibility
to appear at the governmental office.
The law then provides that mar
riages are to be contracted in the
presence of the chairman of the regis
tration and marriage department, and
holds that marriage must take place
at definite days and hours ann ounced
by the functionary to whom the con-
clusion Of marriage, is intrusted.
The ages OF the contracting rar-
ties, as fixed by soviet law, are for
the woman, 16, and for the male, 1s.
In touching upon divorce the law
reads: .a
Section S7-The mutual consent Of
husband and wife, as well az tie
desire of one of them TO obtain d.
vorce may be considered as, 81 ouLd
for divorce. Petition for dissolution
of marriage may be submitted III a
verbal as well as written form to tie
proper official Suits relating to
divorces are acted upon by the local
Judge, publicly and by his own
authority. r....
In discussing family right" the
law says ...
Section 13S-Reality of descent is
considered to be the basis f the
family No difference is to be made
between the relationship established
through legal church-religious mar
rage or illegal outside marriage.
Note Children descending from
parents related by nonregistered mar
riage have the equal rights with
those descending from parents whose
marriage was registered.
Note 2-The provision extends also
over Illegal children born before tie
proclamation of civil marriage, Dec.
90, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02

This bedroom set is very dainty repro
duction of an old Louis XVI model Note
especially the bow end bed and the artistic
cane panels. There are five pieces. In
well matched walnut $4,000
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02
Issue Strike Notices.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Sept. delegates of
me miners federation decided today
10 issue strike notices to ali dis
.rlcts, effective not later than Sep
TENDER 25.