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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
LONGSHOREMEN
GO ON STRIKE
Twelve Hundred Refuse to Work as
Protest Against Imprisonment of
Lord Mayor of
Cork.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.--Twelve hun
dred longshoremen, employed on the
piers of the White Star line here,
went on strike this afternoon as pro
test against the Imprisonment of Ter
ence MacSwiney in an English prison
and the refusal of the British govern
ment to permit Arch Bishop Mannix,
of Australia, to visit Ireland
They were joined by about eight
hundred longshoremen from the Gu
nard line, another British concern and
1870 firemen from the White Star liner
Baltic.
The wakout occurred shortly after
ten women, bearing Dlacards eulogiz-
ing MacSwiney and Mannix. marched
down to the White Star piers.
These women circulated among the
men, who soon formed a company and
marched along the water front, shout
ing and wearing placards furnished
them by the women.
The White Star .longshoremen and
the Baltic firemen said they would not
return to work until the entire British
crew of that ship, had been replaced,
on the grounds the crew permitted
officers from a British destroyer to re-
move Mannix, who was bound for Ire
land, and take him to England.
These same firemen caused trouble
Just before the Baltic was scheduled
to leave New York with Mannix
aboard.
The strike was expected to delay
the sailing of the White Star liner
Olympic and the Cunard liner Aqui-
tania. both Of which were scheduled
10 leave tomorrow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

1.-THE party of American congress-
men. touring the orient, were warn
ed by the Korean government (Jap-,
anese) that a plot existed to bomb the
Americans when they arrived att
Seoul. From Toxic the announcement
was made that raid and arrests had
resulted in the confscation Of num-
Der of bombs, revolvers and literature
Toxic announced that the alleged
plot was an attempt to embroil Japan
with the United States. which would
give Korea an opportunity to try for
independence from Japafs
The American congressional party
went to Seoul nevertheless.
High S. Hersman represents the
eighth California district. His home'
is in Gilroy.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
KILLS WIFE.
AND THEN SELF
Chief Of Police Murders Woman on
Streets While People at Carnival
Watch Murder and
Suicide.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
O'NEILL, Neb., Aug. 27.-Charles
Blair, chief Of police of Chambers,
Neb., shot and killed his wife and
then killed himself here last night
while a crowd of several hundred
people attending carnival looked on.
Blair shot his wife through the heart
and then fired two more bullets into
her PROSTATE body.
The couple had quarreled for years,
according to relatives. Blair was
jealous and accused his wife of inf
deity. She had come to O'Neill to
apply for a divorce.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Getting in Korea is Broken up When Cali
fornia Congressman Attempts to Address
Gathering Of Natives.
.HERsMAN REFUSES TO STEP OUT
American Consul Intervened and Secures
Release From Jail Of Several and Restores
Order in Seoul.

UNITED Press LeasdN Wire Service
SEOUL, Korea. (via Shanghai)
Aug 25.-(Delayed.)- police
(Japanese) who stopped Congressman
Hersman as he was addressing a
gathering of Koreans here today were
hustling him out of the building when
the Californian resisted, refusing to
bulge foot farther.
Hersman demanded that prominent
Koreans who had, been arrested be-
cause they attended the meeting be
released. An argument resulted
At this point American Consul
Miller intervened He persuaded the
japanese to cease their interference
with Hersman and to release the
Koreans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Carl D. ercat, United Press staff

Carl D. Grcat, United Press STAFF
CorrespondentI
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-Fcmine ah5
olation are following in the wake
the panic-stricken flight of the
shevik troops, who are crossing
frontier into East Prussia by
usands-
Many of the men are accompanied
their wives and children whom
" said, they were forced to bring
h them on the invasion of Poland
they would have started to death
ndescribabIe scenes are being
cted along the border, according
|dispatches received from press cor.
rondents. German officials estab.
sed soup Kitchens TO care for the
irving, emaciated Russians.
Men, women and children, scream.
and fighting, scrambled over each
Ter in the rush for these rations,
ke pigs fighting at food trough"
correspondent said.
Bone OF the refugees not realizing
" could enter East Prussia with
paying toll, offered hundreds Of
bIes and their personal trinkets to
frontier guards. for their passage.
Hundreds Of the reds declare they
ver want to return to Russia, say
it is impossible to make living
Ere. The widest runors are in
RcuIation anrpno the prisoners. Word
passed from mouth to mouth that
has broken out in Mos.
Nv and that Lenin and Trotsty have
zen slain.
fThe German government is nego.
lting with the entente regarding the
eding and ultimate disposed OF the
kerned Russians. Tentative plans
I've been made to take them to Phi.
i and Swinemunde, and then dis
|bute them among the more habit
lie former Russian prison camps.
Labor Demands Peace.
BY Webb Miller, United Press STAFF
orrespondent.]
LONDON, Aug. 27.-British labor
demanding that the government
Ike immediate steps to bring about
ace between Russia and Poland.
The laborites take the attitude that
reat Britain, chiefly instrumental IN
rcing the bolsheviki to modify their
terms, should now exert
,ssible pressure upon the Poles to
mpel acceptance Of the proposals
hich were previously approved by
.emier Lloyd-George.
In message sent Jointly to Lloyd
Gorge, Arthur Balfour and Leo Kan
EFF, bolsheviki trade commissions
London, the executive council of
e British labor party declared that
'dy had helped to induce the reds
withdraw the Objectionable terms
thus removing the distractions to
'ace-and urged that the British
ID Russians, simultaneously publish
e full terms upon which peace can
obtained
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
American in Korea

SEOUL, Korea, (via Tokio), Aug.
25.-(delayed Korean police today
stopped a meeting being addressed by
Congressman Hersman, of California,
and asked Hersman to leave.
Hersman refused to leave until sew
eral Koreans, who had been arrested,
had been released.
After an hour the Koreans were
released.
All the stores have been closed as a
silent protest against Japanese rule.
The closing at this time was so that
the party of American congressman
might witness tha sentiment in Korea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

DES MONIES, Aug. 27.-Directors
OF the Iowa Retail Drygoods and Ap-
parel association. have started drive
in which they hope to realize a mem
bership of 1000. The list at present
totals about 500 members.
The local campaigns will be direct
ed by officers Of the eleven districts.
The drive will be conducted by means
Oh letters and personal calls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1 j
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. c7.-Salva-
tor Becta planned elaborately for the
kidnapping of his girl He expected
TO ingratiate himself by the rescue,
but the negress his three accom-
plices captured by mistake showed
her appreciation with butcher
knife.
Rally Called Off.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 27.-
Plans for a rallv of civil war vatarans
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Total Count Of People in Towns
With Gains Made in Ten
Years.

I UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l J
Il WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The cen
Gus bureau today announced the fol-
lowing 1920 population results:
State OF Georgia, revised figures,
|2,s93,955
York, Neb., 5,3ss.
Selma. Calf, 3,153.
Glendale, Calf. 1885.
Alhambra, Calf. 9.096.
Prescott, Ariz., 1880.
Jerome, Ariz.. 1890.
elarkdale, Ariz., 2,321.
Increase Since 1910.
ss.te of Georgia, revised, 2S4,S34,
or 1o.9 per cent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
buring Into East Prussia by Thousands,
Starving and Excited by Wild Rumors
From Home.
XII PICS FIGHTING At FOOD TROUGH
errnan Government is Feeding Interned Rus
slams and Then Sending Them to Former
Prison Camps.

Unofficial reports would indicate
that the bolsheviki lost nearly half
of their effective fighting units in
Poland. The number of reds engaged
was estimated by General Haller at
about 100000. The number of prison
ers taken by the Poles was said to
be nearly eighty thousand, while
about sixty thousand have crossed
into East Prussia and been interned.
Sporadic fighting was reported on
some portions of the battle line ex-
tending from the region of Grodno
southwark to the vicinity of Lemberg,
but north of Warsaw the sole activity
appeared to be the rounding up OF
scattered bands of reds.
Want Honorable Peace.
WARSAW, Aug. 26.-"The victory
Of the Polish army does not change
our attitude regarding peace" Pre-
mier Witos declared today in state
ment regarding the Russo-Polish
armistice negotiations at Minsk.
"a durable peace, based upon hon
orable and just conditions, was and
is the aim of Poland. We do not
seek to appropriate foreign territory.
Witos insisted that uninterrupted
communication with the Polish dele
gates in Minsk is vitally necessary.
Red Counter Attack.
MOSCOW, Aug. 2S.-(Via wireless
to London. 1.-The bolsheviki have
launched counter attack designed
to recapture Brest-Litovsk. 1t was
officially announced today.
I'VE are fiercely attacking the
Brest-Litovsk forts an official COM
munique said.
Eighty thousand Prisoners.
WARSAW, Aug. 26.-Eighty thou
sand prisoners have been taken py
the Poles to date, the official CON-
munique announced today.
South of the Dniester, and along
the left bank of the Bug, we are pur-
suing the bolsheviki," the statement
said
"In the fighting along the Dniester
we surrounded and captured the
enemy in the region Of Horodenka,
including brigade of four thousand.
"Our prisoners are now estimated
at eighty thousand"
Much Artillery Captured.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Poles have
captured two-thirds of the artillery
used by the bolsheviki on the Polish
front, according to advices from War
saw today. The Anglo-French mis-
sion is reported to have left Warsaw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

the Ponzi trustees, it was announced
today.
The announcement was made by
William r. Sears, one of the three
receivers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Smoot Renominated.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 81.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah was re-
nominated by the state republican
convention meeting here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Ponzi's House Seized.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
BOSTON, Aug. 27.-The mansion
of Charles Ponzi at Lexington, with
its costly furnishings, as well as sew
eral automobiles, has been seized by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

to obtain rooms for the national en-
campment were called off when Frank
Haan, orchestra" lost his civil war
fife
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
LORD MAYOR IS
STILL LIVING
Mac Swiney in Semi Conscious
Condition in Brixton Prison
as Result Of Hunger
Strike.
TROOPS GUARDING JAIL
Premier Llyod-George in Switzerland
Said to be Followed by Sim
Feiners Bent on
Murder.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
| LONDON, Aug. 27.-Cordons OF
troops were thrown about Brixton
prison today. The military took this
action after discovery that number
of persons demonstrating for release
of Lord Mayor McSwiney Of Cork,
were armed with revolvers and
bombs.
| Soldiers and police promptly
charged and broke up every group
| that gathered in the vicinity of the
prison. Several additional arrests
were made.
Effect OF the hunger strike of Mac
Swiney upon the political situation
in both Ireland and England was be-
Ilieved today to be slowly breaking
down official opposition to his re-
lease.
| The approaching death of the lord
mayor, who has been on a hunger
strike in Brixton prison for more than
two weeks, has created a serious
crisis in Ireland. Radical and labor
felements in England are beginning g
TO make it their fight.
The MacSwiney case, coupled with
the threatened coal strike, led to re-
ports today that Premier Lloyd
George had decided to curtail his
vacation" in Lucerne and return to
London. The rumor was revived that
the government would release Mac
Swiney on the pretext of his having
contracted tuberculosis. thus relieving
the situation without relaxing its an
inounced intention to release no more
hunger strikers.
The latest word from Brixton prison
today was that the lord mayor was
in semi-conscious condition and so
weak that doubt was expressed of his
recovery even if he is released.
After visiting the lord mayor this
morning, his wife and sister Annie
said his death was imminent.
Guarding Lloyd George
LUCERNE, Aug. 27.-Swiss police
took extra precautions to safeguard
Premier Lloyd-George today, follow
ing reported departure from Ireland
of Sim Feiners who plan to assassi-
nate him.
The premier appeared to be upper
turbed by the reports, or the activity
of the police.
Town Is Burned.
BELFAST, Aug. 27.-The entire
business section of Dundalk has been
destroyed by fire. alleged to have
been set by Sim Fein sympathizers
in reprisal for the burning of Catho-
lie property in Belfast and Lisburn
By unionists.
Thirteen persons sleeping in rooms
over a dry goods store were trapped
and three of them were burned to
death.
Dundalk a city of $4,000, Is on
Dundalk bay. midway between Bel
g., opI Dn,hljp
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
In Yiddis1 PAPER,

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug q.
O'Brien declared he didn't
see the summons his wife, Bridget.
published in her divorce action though
he read papers constantly. Bridget
explained the notice was published IN
q yiddish paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Rauqed and Penniless.

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 27.-Con Con-
nell. 65, ragged and claiming TO be
penniless when picked up by police
here, was found to have S2,1S0 in
cash and a bank book showing s1T, 900
deposits in his tattered coat.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Saws Charges Arc False.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Of course
Candidate Cox fails to prove, as he
has failed and will fail to prove, his
charges" Will II. Hays, chairman OF
the republican national committee
said in statement today.
This is simply because his charges
arc false.
''He first is reported to have said
s1OO, ,O00 900: then Secretary Roose-
Welt said s3O,O0O,O0; then Candidate
Cox said s15,OO0,00O, and now Cox
says $4,000, 900
'THe attempts to prove this by
quoting from official bulletins and
from an alleged quota sheet which
he does not even charge was ever
adopted or any operation had there
under.
Candidate Cox, himself million
aire, has had such intimate knowl-
edge of the wasting Of millions in
aircraft production in his state, and
Secretary Roosevelt has had such in
innate knowledge of the burning of
billions by the administration OF
which he has been an important
part that these men dream in mil
lions.
incidentally, they will have a
chance next week to indicate the
source of their own money, both to
the national committee and to other
agencies outside the national COM
mittee raising money to aid in Cox's
election"
Havs declared that the republican
committee will give to the senate in
yestigators the name of every con-
hot ~ Nf a
citizenship which constitutes that
list will be such refutation of the
napa ll
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Republican Leaders Say He
Has Failed to Present Proof
Of Big Campaign
Fund.
QUOTAS ARE NOT CASH
Amounts Made Purposely Large With
No Expectation Of Being Able
to Collect That
Sum.

BY EQ. II. Keen, Un1teO FreSS SLdH
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-In discuss
ing Governor Cox's Pittsburgh speech
today, republican leaders emphasized
the democrat candidate had made
two separate and distinct charges,
proof of which he had promised to
produce:
First, that the republican national
committee was raising fund OF $15,-
100000.
Second, that millions had been paid
to the committee by the greedy in
terests for the purpose of buying the
presidency
They contend he proved neither
charge They alleged Cox based his
case on a. purely tentative list OF
quotas for subscriptions from various
cities, which was prepared by Harry
NJ Blair, assistant to Frederick w.
Upham, treasurer of the national COM
1nittee, merely for the general guild
ance of the committee and that 1t was
never put into practical effect.
"All the amounts were made pur-
posely large" said one Of the officials
of the committee" in order to stimu-
late local endeavor. In some cases
we actually asked for three times
what we expected to get. Further
more, all quotas which were finally
decided upon, included both national
and state campaigns. Only one-third
of the amount raised in the various
states goes to the national committee"
The list of city quotas, it was assert
ed. was never published in the re-
publican official bulletin, which is is
sued periodically by the treasurer's
Office for distribution among republl-
can workers, generally, and from
which Cox quoted in support of his
charges. t'
upham said the total Of all financial
contributions for the republican cause
this fall will be less than half the
gross amount named by Cox, but re-
publican leaders attach more import
ance to the charge of buying the
presidency" than to allegations regard
ing the amount Of the fund.
Republican leaders contend there
was no evidence in Cox's speech Of
of special interests ITO
buv the presidency" or obtain an I'M
derhold on the government" as he al
legged.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

keokuk's prosperity docs not de.
..nd On any one industry. Its manu-
fscturinu units are small, but sub
.+.ntial. They are diversified. un-
s.worable conditions affecting ono OF
.s.n, would work no hardship on the
citv as whole.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27
Much Artillery Captured.

LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Poles have
captured two-thirds of the artillery
used by the bolsheviki on the Polish
front, according to advices from War
saw today. The Anglo-French mis-
sion is reported to have left Warsaw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-27

THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday.
Local temp. Z p. M, 1871 a. H.,
60.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
"DugOngs" Started Mermaid Myth.

Even mermaids nowadays Weld val.
liable commercial products. Their flesh
is very good to cat, different parts OF
the creature resembling beef. veal ard
pork. Their skin makes an excellent
leather; their bones take a beautiful
polish, and their livers furnish an oil
resembling that of cod livers, which is
commonly used for medicine.
They are not called mermaids any
longer. but "dugongs their human
like appearance when seen at the sur
face Of the sea, with head and shoul-
ders exposed TO view, having in early
times given rise to one of the most
picturesque of myths.
The animal is about the size Of a
porpoise. with huge lungs lensbling il
to stay for long time under water
and grinders like those Of ruminaut.
Tusks that protrude from the upper
jaw are a Distinguishing mark of the
male.
DlIgongs are denizens Of warm seas
Often they approach near to land. com
ing in with the tide and feeding On
the submarine slgae Of mud fats. To
capture them nets are stretched across
channels leading to such fats They
become entsngled and unable 10 rise
70 the surface TO breathe, are drowned.
-Philadelphis Ledger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
CREAMERY SEEMS ASSURED.
Already the Committee Has Pledges At
$4,000.

That Barre will be the home of a
| modern cooperative creamery seems
practically assured, from early reports
received from the various committees
recently appointed to canvass the ter
ritory for subscribers. The committee
met in the Worthen hall Saturday
night and reported they had alraedy
had pledges to the amount of $4,000,
with many places not yet heard from.
This represents a total of 1900 cows
since the farmer is asked to invest at
the rate of $40 per COW. II is now ca
pected that when final returns are in
that pledges covering $500 cows will
have been obtained.
Thus il is seen that the farmers in
the locality surrounding Barre are very
much interested in the prospects of
marketing their own dairy products at
a better return and the canvassers are
meeting with much enthusiasm on all
sides. In many places where herds
have not vet been subjected to the
federal test, farmers are signing up
both for the test and for the creamery
project. Ii is the aim of those further
ing the idea that only the product of
tested stock viii be acceptable at the
proposed creamery so that this viii be
the first locality in the country where
such a creamery is maintained
Every farmer who is anxious to bet
ter himself should attend the big meet
ing in Worthen hall, Barre, Tuesday
night. June 2g, at o'clock, at which
time further reports will be given. V.
r. Jones, the federal creamery expert,
will be present TO give some informa-
tion about creameries and it is also eA-
pected that County Agent r. A. Briggs
win attend. When it is remembered
that E. $. Brigham. state commissioner
of agriculture, recommended that at
least 900 COWS be enlisted to support
a local co operative creamery II will
be readily seen that the success of the
venture is very gratifying for the sh,rt
time in which the csnyassers have been
al work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
HURLED BABY
TO ITS DEATH
Auto Collision in Water
ford Caused One Car
to Be Ditched
INFANT HURLED
AGAINST LEDGE
Driver of Other Car Did
Not Stop to See What
Damage Was Done

st. Johnsbury, June %. An automo-
bile containing parties as yet uniden-
titled sideswiped another machine on
Hubert hill in Waterford yesterday
afternoon, throwing the latter car into
the ditch and hurling the nine month
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Sloat
of Berlin, N. H.. to instant death
against ledge Mrs. Sloat, the chilfs
mother, was severely cut and bruised.
After ditching the Sloat ear, the 9TH
er machine passed on without waiting
to see what damage had been done.
Because of confusion of the accident,
the occupants of the Sloat ear. also
including Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckenzie
and child of Gorham, n. H., failed to
get a very good description of the
other vehicle; but ST. ,Iohnsbury Off
GERS are trying to learn of it.