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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-04-29
DR.. LAFFERTY ATTENDS
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEET

DR.. E. E. Lafferty is attending sew
eral Of the sessions Of the American
Medical Associations convention be-
ing held in New Orleans this week.
Several hundred physicians and sur
geons are in attendance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19
Hair Roots Come Out
Before Your Very Eyes
0lew Method Banishes SuperHous
Hair)

The new way to remove superf1u
GUS hair, roots and all--the phelaC-
tine ways rapidly superseding the
oid-fashioned depilatory methods, as
well as electricity, razor and tweez-
crs. And no wonder! Here is a pro
duct so harmless a child could safely
eat it-so non-irritating and odorles5
It is altogether pleasant to use-and
the process is so quick acting that it
actually removes the hairs entire, in
Guiding the roots, in just few sec
Onds!
You will surely have the surprise
OF your life if you will obtain a stick
of phelactine from your druggist and
follow the simple directions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19

ledge that he has tried faithfully to
assist in administering the affairs OF
the community with an eye slngiy 10
the good of our people.
Under the law the remaining com
missieners are empowered to fill the
vacancies without calling an election.
City Marshal Mekemson placed his
resi- gnation as city marshal IN the
hands of Commissioner Cosgrove the
first of the week, the resignation to
take place in weeks time II his
successor was not appointed sooner.
AS city marshal Mr.. Mekemson per
formed the many duties pleasant and
unpleasant that fall to that Office, in
a singularly and efficient manner.
Cool and determined, he was ever
a man to be counted on in an emer-
gency and whatever duties were dis
charged by him were given no pub
licity other than was necessary IN
the public interest.
b He was a very popular officer and
could have continued holding the
office had he not felt that increasing
demands on his time by his business
affairs would cause an Indifferent
execution Of his public duties, and
such condition was repugnant to
his sense of Justice and public re.
sponsfbility. .r. .@
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19

AT HAMILTON
mavor and City Marshal Seem to
hive Been Stricken With Desire
to Get Out Of Public
Office.

The resignation fever that struck
Keoln,k this week seems to have
snread. The Hamilton Press says:
Monday evening at the weekly
melting Of the city commission, Mayor
Neal Daugherty rendered his resig-
nation to the commission as mayor
and retired from the office. The resig-
nation came as a surprise, but was
accepted.
Mayor Daugherty has been con
nected with the. city government Oh
Hamilton for seventeen years. -Four
Years as alderman and thirteen years
as MAYOR. His resignation is caused
by his increasing business engage
ments and well defined conclusion
that the commission form of govern
nent does not offer the most expedi-
tio1s means of accomplishing the
best results for the community.
In leaving the city government Mr.
Naugherty takes with him the know
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19
Fort Madison and burlington Go Back
to Ten Cent Loaf on Account OF
Reduction In Flour
Price.
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW
Official Of the Master Bakers Associa-
tion Says Many of the Members
in the State are
Acting.


With prices Of flour reduced one
third, bakers in Fort Madison, Bur-
hngton and many other cities in the
state are either reducing the price on
their bread or adding to the size Of
the loaf. Keokuk bakers so far have
taken no such action, as nearly as
can be ascertained.
Burlington bakers are going to put
a 10-cent loaf on the market next
week, and Fort Madison began it's cut
Iowa Master Bakers association IN
statement that bakers in all parts Of
inand for lower prices and more
bread e..
The Fort Madison Democrat of last
night says of the action Of their
bakeries:
"The downward trend of food
prices had its effect here today in
the announcement by local bakers
that bread prices, which have re-
manned at wartime level despite
lower costs of flour, would be lowered
to pre-war levels tomorrow. The an
nouncement is expected to precede
general decrease in prices Of other
articles Of food, affected by lower
wholesale prices Berad which has
been selling for Is cents will be sold
at 10 cents a loaf by at least two
bakers in the city. #-
although lower prices on flour
have been reported in the wholesale
markets for some days, 1t took some
time for the condition to become OF
t,Q
although holding smaller stocks than
usual, while anticipating drop, were
forced to use high priced stocks for
several days. The bakers eagerly
adopted the lower price levels as soon
as they we're able to do so:
1.-THE firms announcing the cut m
prices are Larson's bakery and Byers'
bakery
""The public is expecting the drop
and it is bound to come, Larson
stated this morning. so we have
decided to reduce the price at once.
Flour has taken a drop in price that
is bound to bring the price OF bread
down, SO we have reduced our price
now, although both Mr.. Byers and
myself are well stocked on flour pur-
chased when the price was high
The Burlington Gazette says.
Five bakers Of Burlington VIII
place a Decent loaf of bread on the
market in Burlington next Monday,
it was announced last night, and other
bakers of the city may take similar
step before the end OF the week. With
a break in the price Of flour and with
an effort to re-establish pre-war buy
ing conditions, it was decided to re
store the 1o-cent loaf. and at a meet
ing of Master Bakers last night an
, nouncement Of five bakers was made
to this effect Not all the bakeries
were represented, and for this reason
The size Of the loaf to be manufac-
tured and sold to retail for dime
| was not decided upon, but probably
will DO late this week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19
Statutory CharGes

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 19.-Statu-
tory charges have been filed against
Ernest w Seyster, %, Following his
arrest yesterday after Miss Rather
inc Bennett, the girl he Tilted, told
her story to police. Seyster has
been turned over to juvenile authori-
ties, it was learned today.
So far he has refused to act on
Chief of Police Armstrong; advice
divorce his bride of four days-who
was Mrs. Ann Sellman Pryor, %, and
marry Miss Bennett. SeysJer explain
ed that he couldn't divorce his young
wife because she was about to be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19
Newspaper is Busted.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Nov. 1s.-The
Northwest Square Deal, Nonpartisan
league daily newspaper here, went
into the hands of a receiver. A petit
ton fled in the circuit court Tues
day by stockholders states that farm
ers OF this vicinity invested S51,5S5.52
in cash and notes in support of the
paper since January of this year.
In addition, mortgage of $4,000
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19

against the real estate of the news
paper and a running Indebtedness of
81 500 monthly is said to have been
incurred by the publication. The
mortgaged plant is the sole asset Of
the firm, stockholders declared.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19

come the mother OF his child. Miss
Bennett is also expecting to become
a mother and it was on Seyster's
promise he would marry her that she
came to Denver He left her in a
restaurant Tuesday morning and
failed to return.
With Mrs. Pryor, Seyster went to
Colorado Springs, where they were
married.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-19

John Stout, a resident Of Sonora,
Calf, claims to have covered $4,000
miles in his automobile, much of it
over mountainous country, without
spending a cent for repairs.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
SUGAR PROBLEM
BADLY HANDLED
IS CHARGE MADE

10y MORNING JOURNAL sPEeiAL LEASED wtREI
Washington, Feb. 14--Gross
mismanagement of the sugar prob
lem has increased living costs for
next year between $500, 100000 and
5000, 100000, Representative Tink-
ham, republican of Massachusetts,,
charged today In a speech support
ing his resolution to direct an in
vestigation of the department of
justice by the house judiciary COM
mittee.
''These increased costs have been
accompanied by the most atrocious
and shameless profiteering known
in this era of extortionate oppres-
sion" he said.
"The conduct of the attorney
general can be and should be in
vestigated at once as to his inde-
fensible action in relation to the
question OF price fixing.
Utter. incompetence, inefficiency
and criminal disregard of the in
terests of the people by the present
administration and its agents."
were charged.
Agreement with Louisiana sugar
producers last fall for II and IS
cents sugar at the plantation, slim
ulated the price, Mr.. Tinkham said,
"because sugar was then selling at
II or IL cents per pound at retail.
Prices on the Cuban crop were
raised from " cents to Il Y and
12h cents by this action" the
Massachusetts member said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
MOONsH|NERE ENDS
LIFE WHEN ABOUT
To Be ARRESTED

When about to be arrested for
violating the federal prohibition
law. j. A. (BerD Abercrombie, a
well known character in the local
underworld, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the right
temple with rs caliber auto
matte.
Federal Agent A. r. Gere had
called at Abercrombie place in
quest of an alleged still. Seeing a
barrel of water in the lot he went
to investigate. Albercrom was
standing nearby picking squads. AS
Gere got a stick and began stirring
around in the barrel, where later
be found a jug, Abercrombie walk
ed into the house, took the small
pistol and ended his life.
Gere Immediately telephoned
Chief Deputy Sheriff Wootton. who
reported that he was unable to To-
cate the coroner of that precinct,
and telephoned Judge Mcclellan at
the city hall to go out and look
after the case.
The body was taken to Strong
Brothers parlors where it was
viewed by the coroner's jury i'm
panelIed by Judge Mcclellan late
yesterday afternoon, after which
they adjourned until 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon.
Relatives at Anton Chico have
been notified of Abercrombie's
death,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
COL. HOUSE REFUSES
TO AIR HIS VIEWS ON
LANSING RESIGNATION

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlRsl
New York, Feb. 14.-Col. e. NJ
House, in a statement here today
refused to comment on the resig.
nation of Secretary Lansing, stating
that President Wilson and Mr.. Ian.
sing have been his friends and
shown him much consideration
and friendship" The statement
follows9
Il do not care to make any com
ment since both have been my
friends. ! have never had a disa
greeable difference with either the
president or Mr.. Lansing during
the many years we have worked to-
gether; both have shown me at all
times and in all circumstances
much consideration and friend
Ship
The Amherst association of New
York at a meeting today adopted
the following resolution, presented
by former Governor Whitman,
which was telegraphed to Mr.. Lam
sing:
I'VE tender our affections to a
loyal son of Alma Mater; our alb
solute confidence in his integrity
and his patriotism; our pride in
his ability and his achievements"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
Our Guests From Cleveland

We cannot help but admire the spirit of progressive
ness that has prompted you to leave your business
and set out, drawn by the iron horse, looking for
other fields to conquer Unvanqushed by thoughts
of railroad strikes, the dreaded influenza or other
troubles, your presence here in the great Southwest
at this time is evidence of your success in success
full city.
Here in Albuquerque, greet you, not striving to
out do other cities many times size which you
will pass through, but with, homey welcome,
friendly handclasp and honest-to-goodness desire
that you will enjoy yourselves while in midst.
Were it not for the fact that your time is limited
would deem it a pleasure to drive you through our
valleys and into mountains, showing you that
New Mexico is not desert waste and only suitable
for the clicking of of the movie" men, but
to convince you beyond question of doubt that here
in the Sunshine State opportunity awaits man, be
he wealthy of purse strong of snew, and that
health in our wonderful climate is the legacy be-
queathed by nature to all men and women.
1t is our regret that your time is limited but twas
ever thus. Allow to again say to you that are
delighted to see you and trust you will again
We wish you every success upon your tour and we
sure you will return to your Cleveland City rested
both physically and mentally and with renewed de-
termination to continue and succeed as Builders of
America
H. Yours very truly,
sgta Z . ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
# 49, Leroy S. Peters, President.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
ARBITRATION Of
81 LROAD MEN s
WAGE QUESTION
SEEMS PROBABLE
Brotherhood Leaders May
Accept the Presidents
Proposal to Submit Their
Demands to a Tribunal,
POSSIBILITY OF A
STRIKE IS REMOTE
No Further Conferences viii
Be Held Until February
%, When the Union Com
mitteernen viii Meet,

lay MoRNiAo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WtsEl
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE rail-
road wage controversy was refer
red to general conference of un-
ion committeeman, called to meet
! here February 23 for final decision
as to whether the demands for in
creased pay will be pressed on the
government, or passed on to the
railroad corporations, soon to re-
sumo control of their properties.
representatives of the fourteen
unions, who have been comforting
with Director General Hines since
February 8, and whose spokesmen
laid their claims before President
Wilson yesterday, have tentatively
accepted the White House proposal
for tribunal. created either by
law or on the presidents motion to
consider the demands. Final word
must come, however. from higher
union authority, the conference of
union heads.
While union leaders feared the
effect of further delay on their
membership, the possibility of
general strike appeared more re-
mote tonight. Officials of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of
| Way Employees ana shop Laborers
did not sign the letter accepting
Mr. Wilson's proposal, but their
strike set for next Tuesday was
called off, after the president had
sent telegram to Mr., Barker call
ing upon him to withdraw the
strike order and to make sure that
no interruption to transportation
occurs" Mr.. Wilson said he felt
sure that the officials of the main
tenance of way union would real-
ize that you cannot in justice to
your membership and the citizens
generally of the United States per-
sist in course which is opposed 20
your abvious duty to the country"
The presidents telegram. adj
dressed to Mr.. Barker at Detroit,
follows:
Yesterday | addressed to the
chief executives OF the principal
railroad labor organization, i'm
cluding the one of which you are
president, a message, Il copy OF
which has been transmitted to you
ha at Detroit. | have just received
response indicating the purpose
! of the organizations generally to
conform to the principles of my
message, to bring 1t to the aten-
ton of the membership and to hold
convention here on February %
for the purpose of carrying the
matter into effect. note with
surprise and disappointed that
your organization is the only one
addressed which has not expressed
its concurrence in this method OF
handling the matter and | under-
stand that no advice has yet been
received of withdrawal of your
strike order which was sent out
several days ago. The director
general of railroads explained this
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Continued on Page Twoi
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
F FAVOR|T|SN IN
DECENTRALIZATION
Of OFFICERS IS
SHOWN, CLAIMED
Senator Harrison Democrat,
Flags General Staff For
Allie ged Determinations
Which He Has Shown,
MANY 0LD-TIMERS ARE
FORCED DOWN THE LINE
Neither Brilliant Service Nor
Seniority Was Taken Into
Consideration When De-
motions Were Made,

tBY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRgl
| Washington Feb. 14.--Attacking
the policy of the general staff in
6emobilizing officers as having re-
suited in discrimination and fa-
voritism," affecting hundreds Of
officers, Senator Harrison. demo-
crat, Mississippi, told the senate
| today he hoped the facts he
would present would influence Sec
retary Baker to direct a change
in the policy of demotions to rem
edy the Determinations already in
lficted upon hundreds of army Of
| ficers."
Senator Harrison was speaking
on his resolution directing the sec
rctary to furnish a statement of
the policy governing demotions.
Senator Harrison directed his
criticism particularly at reductions
of officers to their pre-war rank.
Many older officers OF the serv-
ice, Senator Harrison said, have re-
Gently been reduced. while young
officers, their junior In service, re-
tain high rank and high pay under
the general staff policy.
The prevalent belief among the
Officers of the army, he declared,
was that "favoritism and incom-
potency" was displayed.
Neither brilliant service nor
seniority were taken into consld-
GRAFTON in reducing officers, Sena-
tor Harrison charged.
The Washington clique retained
IN{t. J.tn l. n 4,
/ am told that colonels at Hoboken
would greet returning veteran brig
adier generals and order them to
adjourn to a reduced rank. Cen
erals, colonies and lieutenant
colonels before starting home from
abroad were ordered to carry in
their baggage the insignias of cap
tains, majors and lieutenant colo
nels." .t..
Senator Harrison said at would
seem to some people that in many
instances the thought uppermost in
the minds of the general staff in
retaining certain men at advanced
ranks was to put up job on con-
sress and the secretary Of war and
they did not fall short of accom-
plishment. He cited cases OF
former Brig. Gen. c. w. Kutz, John
N. Hodges, Henry G. Jewett, Leroy
s. Upton, Briant II. Wells. w. C.
Langfitt. Mason M. Patrick and
Major Generals w. III. Johnston
and Preston Brown as instances of
injustices he charged.
mo blacker page has been writ
ten, no greater degree of injustice
perpetrated, no more inequitable
wrong inflicted upon any part of
the fighting forces than the general
staff has meted out in its policy of
demobilization," he said,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
SPARR|NG
DELAYS SAILING
ALLEGED REDS
None of 586 Men and Wo-
men Sent to Ellis Island
As Result of Extremist
Raids Ordered Deported.

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREI
New York, Feb. 14-None of the
5S6 men and women sent to Ellis
Island as the result of raids on ex-
tremists early last month has been
ordered deported, it was announced
at the island today.
A marked contrast between the
methods of handling the present
cases and those of the 249 Russians
deported on the Buford has devel-
oped, Most of those sent on the Blu
ford were arrested in countrywide
raids on November Z. Their depor-
tation came forty-four days later
Forty-four days now have elapsed
since the January raids and in only
/ forty cases have deportation hear
ings before immigration inspectors
been completed. The status of the
January cases is as follows:
Released on bail, 416; now held
at the island, 1877; died at the is.
land, 4; freed because United
States citizens, II: freed because ol
lack of evidence, 12.
Those released on bail include
all the forty women sent to the is.
land as the result of January raids
and Gregory Weinstein, chief oi
staff of "Soviet Ambassador" Mar.
tens. All have refused to testify al
preliminary hearings.
Most of those sailing on the Blu
ford were members Of the Union oi
Russian Wokers of America. Those
arrested last month were accused
of being members of the commun-
list party and two changes in meth
ods of handling deportation cases
have been made as the result of q
federal court decision in habeaS
corpus proceedings instituted by
some of the extremists and a modi-
fication of regulations by the de-
partment of labor.
The decision, which set the sus-
poets free on bail, upset plans OF
the island. authorities to release
lnone on bond. until questions Of iu-
spectors had been answered to es-
tablish the birthplaces of those
held and other facts about them,
Nearly all the aliens have declined
to give any information whatever
about themselves.
The ruling of the department
provided that aliens should be Civ
en- opportunity to have counsel
prior to any questioning. Formerly
the government put its case in first
and then accorded providing of
counsel at rehearings.
Byron Fl. Uhl, acting commits
sioner at the island, expressed the
opinion today that his staff had
been fortunate to complete even as
many as forty cases because of
sparring by counsel. The papers
have not been forwarded to Wash
ington in these forty cases for re-
view as required before deportation
is ordered.
In addition to those arrested in
January there are at the island six
ty-three extremists held there prior
to January awaiting deportation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
RESIGNATION Of SECRETARY OF STATE LANSING CAUSES BIG SENSATION
LANE BACKS LANSING
FOR THE CALLING OF
CABINET MEETINGS

Washington Feb. 14-Sece-
tary Lane declared that he con-
sidered himself "iust as much
responsible" as Secretary Lam
sing for the calling of cabinet
meetings during the presi-
dents illness, He said Mr.. Lam
sing called him on the telephone
and obtained his approval of the
idea before calling the first
meeting and "presumably Sc
cured the approval of other cab
met members also"
1--WE all thought the meetings
were a good thing said Mir
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-15
JOHNSON MAY RETURN
TO UNITED STATES IF
HE SERVES SENTENCE

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRE1
Chicago, Feb. 14.-If Jack John
son wishes to return to the United
States and surrender to federal au-
thorities to serve a sentence of one
year and a day in Leavenworth
penitentiary, it must be uncondi-
tionally and on the same terms ac-
corded any other fugitive from
justice, Charles III. Clyne, district
attorney. announced today. Mr..
Clyne said he would pay no at
tention to Johnson's plea, in let
ter from Mexico City that he be
allowed thirty-six hours grace to
arrange bail if he returned. John
son fled the country after being
found guilty and sentenced for
violation Of the Mann act.