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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
keokuk Students of State University
Glad to Know That Former Edi-
tor Of ''Daiiy Iowan" is the
Man.
rs WELL KNOWN FIGURE
Ralph crassfeId One Time Publisher
of the Enid, Oklahoma News
viii Return to Iowa City
to Do Work.

Graduates and former students In
Lee county of the state university at
Iowa City will be interested to le1~n
that Ralph Grasstield, formerly pub
Usher of the Enid. Okla, News and
q former editor of the Daily Eowan.
when a student at the. University of
Iowa, has been named director of the
Iowa Memorial Union and will take
charge of the campaign to raise ST.
100000 among graduates and former
students of the university for the
erection of a memorial building on
the campus in memory of students
who served and who gave their lives
in the World war. the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, and the civil war.
Mr. Grassfield is to make his home
in Iowa City and will take complete
charge of the Memorial Union cam
paign. 1t is anticipated that he will
act as director of the Union project
upon it's realization, when he will
become general manager of the
building and of the Union activities.
After leaving the university before
he could graduate with his class in
1916 Mr. Grassfield heca me secretary
of the Newton Commercial club for
a year, leaving Newton to accept the
general secretaryship of the Cham
Der of Commerce at Enid Oppor-
tuaity came to purchase the plant
OF the Enid Daily News and Mr..
Grassfield became owner and editor.
This business was conducted with
unusual success and was sold August
l. Mr. Grassfield expected to return
to commercial organization work,
but visit to Iowa City induced him
to take over the Memorial Union
project His interests have always
been in the social service phase of
work.
When a student in the university,
Mr.. Grassfield was member of the
Acacia fraternity. of Sigma Delta
Chi, and of ketegathian Literary so
ciety He was identified with the
iowa statewide publicity commission
and in this work gained a wide
acquaintance over the state. His
practical experience. it is believed,
peculiarly fits him to head this great
in behalf of the state of
owa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
PERSONALS.

Mrs. L. e. RiZor of Ottumwa, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Hopkins,
728 Concert street
Frank ". Limbaugh Of Boone, Is
in the city for short visit with his
mother
Mrs. c. NJ Rudesill Of Fort Dodge.
returned to her home this morning
after a three weeks visit with DR..
and Mrs. z. B. Newcomb.
A. c. Odell and e. Sibbing went to
Quincy on business today.
Mrs. J. A. Little and daughters.
Madeline and Florence, have return
ed from Unionville, No. where they
have been visiting for several weeks
with Mrs. Titles parents.
John Felt Of Fort Madison was
in the city today looking after his
interests politically. He is a candi.
date for supervisor
Mrs. CASTOR Berdonneau and
daughter Denise who have been
visiting Mrs. D. B. HamilI. have re-
turned to their home in Evanston.
Miss Alice Finkley leaves Keokuk
tonight for Chicago where she will
do social service work under the
direction Of the United Charities
located on Michigan boulevard.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
TORTURED INTO
SIGNING CHECK
Wealthy Cattlcman Escapes al Night
From Farm House Prison
While His Guard Is
Asleep.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 30.-Joseph Alex
ander, wealthy Fort Smith, Ark,
cattleman, today reported TO police
here that he had been held prisoner
at q farm house near here for sew
eral days. tortured and forced TO sign
a check for 5000. He said he es-
capped early today while his guard
was asleep.
Alexander said Mrs. Margaret Ia
Der, Of ST. Louis. q friend Of his, was
also held with him.
Sheriff BopD, Of St. Louis county,
TO whom Alexander told his story,
hurried to the house, but found it
deserted.
According to Alexander, he was
forced to sleep with his hands and
feet tied. The guard slept with him.
The man said he awoke at 3 a. n.
today and while the guard slept he
rolled out OF bed and loosened the
ropes on his feet He said he climbed
through an open window on the first
floor and ran to nearby house.
The sheriff found later prints OF
bare feet on the wet grass near the
house.
When Alexander reached the near
est house and appealed TO the people
TO unite his hands they thought he
was crazy and slammed the door. he
said. He had the same experience,
he told the sheriff, at another house
Finally. according to his story, be
net q farmer who freed him and
turned him over to the sheriff.
Mrs Taber was found at her home
and confirmed Alexander's story
She said the man who had been
guarding Alexander awoke and gave
the alarm. She was taken TO her
home in her night clothes, she stated
Mrs. Taber was held pending investi
cation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
BUILDING TRADES
LABOR TRUST
Witness Tells How He Was Put Out
Of Business When He
Stood in Way OF
Union.

NEW YORK, Oct 29.-The build
ing trades Tabor trust" an "out.
law" organization not affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor,
is organizing branches throughout
the country, according to evidence
introduced at the resumption Of hear
ings by the joint legislative commit
tee. Charles A Wallas. building
wrecker, who said he had been
broken" by the labor trust" testi-
fed that Robert p Brindell presi-
dent of the building trades council,
told him:
You'd better come in. You can't
get a start in another city as we
have eighteen men travelling around
the country, organizing branches in
every city"
Wallas declared that through
fighting the council he had been re-
duced from business OF $350,o00 a
year to taking odd jobs averaging
500 each.
When he sought to enlist the aid
of the American Federation of Labor
with which his employees were affili
ated Wallas said he was told by
Hugh Frayne, OF that organization:
I'VE can't do anything about it.
Brindell is allpowerful."
According to Wallas, Brindell or
ganized his own union and compelled
members of the old house wreckers'
union which had an American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor charter to join It,
each man paying $50 Imitation fee"
and IS additional expenses" This
was brought about by pressure upon
tho paeu,s emDloyers and the big
building contractors who employed
their employers.
WaIlas said that when big con-
tractor sought to aid him by giving
him a wrecking job, on which he
could employ his own men, Brindell
Immediately called outlaw strikes
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
and tied up four jobs under construc.

and tied up four jobs under construc
tion by that contractor, involving
millions of dollars.
Wallas said he finally consented
to come into Brindell's organization,
one of the requirements being that
he should accept men urn shed by
the labor boss Out Of twenty men
sent him, he said, three we're dish
washers, four deck hands and the
others striking railway workers. He
said he feared fatal accident with
these "green hands" and fred them.
with the result the war with Brin-
dell was renewed and he was finally
broken"
Robert G. Whiting. Sho handles
labor for the George II. Fuller Con
struction company which does from
100000, 900 to s40,oo0,Oo0 worth OF
business a year, mostly outside OF
New York City, testified that Brin-
dell. by calling OUTLAW strikes
forced that concern to award wreck
ing contracts to firms which Brindell
designated. He said the men fur
uished by Brindell were SO inefficient
that on one job, in which his COM
pany guaranteed the payroll of the
wrecking firm, they lost $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
CITY NEWS

You may Scratch My Back
Dance tonight with "O'FarrelIs."
Never say syrup; say Red Clover
-Nu-Bone Corset Co. l. " West
gate. agent. Phone Black 1924.
An order today, means coal right
away. Kool-uk Coal and Coke Co.
Telephone 126.
C. D. Clough and family have
moved from SO North Fifth street
to SIC Concert street
Your last chance TO register to-
night, boards open until nine o'clock.
Register.
Dance tonight with "O'Farrell's -
Every pound Kellogg Klub coffee
selected, roasted and blended with
strictest regard TO quality.
The annual meeting OF the Keo-
kuk club will be held in the club
rooms Monday evening, November 8,
at 1870 O'Clock
Vote for Ed. Finigan for clerk of
district court. on democratic ticket
Advertisement.
Laugh PIT Scratch My Back, :"
Grand. Sunday only.
The Keokuk high school second
team went TO Hamilton this after
noon for a football game there
Register tonight If you have not
already done so. Registration boards
in session until nine o'clock
See "Scratch My Back" Grand,
Sunday only.
Vote for Ed. Ffnigan for clerk of
district court. on democratic ticket
Advertisement
Good coffee to be good must
reach the table absolutely fresh.
Kellogg Klub is roasted and packed
fresh every day.
-Marriage licenses were fssned
today to Frank Bedford and Anna
Mae King, both of Vicksburg, Miss. :;
Todd Helnuth Pease OF Chicago, and
Ethel L. Osburn Of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

shortage OF freight cars as compared
with the orders placed by shippers
was 1886. OF this total shortage
36,361 were box cars and 25.914 were
coal cars. For the previous week
the total was 60,141
During the week ended October 8
the number of cars loaded with COM
mercial freight was greater than for
any previous week this year, a total
of 1,009,787, which has been exceeded
but once in railroad history, accord
ing to the records of the car service
division.
During the first two months OF
1920 there was an average daily
shortage Of freight cars of 10000 to
10000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
DID GABY HAVE
HINT OF DYING?
Famous Movie Actress Became III
While She Was Playing Lead
ing Lady in "The God
Of Luck"

A presentment of approaching death
seemed to come to Mile. Gaby Deslys
when making her last film The God
Of Luck" 1t was finished shortly be-
fore her fatal illness and will be
shown privately to British film ex-
hibitors, says the continental edition
of tho London Mail.
1.-THE film was mainly made in
Paris" said a member of the firm
which is handling the film in Eng
land. "The original story was of a
young wife married to a rogue. In
the end the husband commits suicide
and the wife happily falls into the
arms of a young admirer who has
loved her at a distance. Mile. Deslys
would not hear of this happy ending
and at her special request it. was
changed.
"The ending of the film which
Mile. Deslys wanted was the wife
writing a letter to her lover saying
she was too i'll to marry him, and
she feared she had not much longer
to live. Her wish was granted, al
though it changed the film into a
somewhat melancholy story. One i'm
portant point in the film story is the
heroine's great love for jewelTy-a
side OF Mile Deslys' character which
her friends had noticed in real life.
"a careful observer can see the
difference between Mile. Deslys' act
ing at the beginning and at the end
of the film She starts with the
spontaneous vivacity which was one
of her charms, but her health obvi-
ously grew worse as she proceeded,
and one can see the gayety becoming
great effort to her"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
The Man Of the House says

KEOKUK, Ia, Oct. 30.-R6yal
Coal saves me dollars every win
tar. Every time put on COAL I
use two shovelsful less than be-
fore. One, because Royal gives
that much more heat than other
coal. The other, because Royal
burns one shovelful longer than
other coal. Two shovelsfu1 day
count up lot in winter. Figure
it out and try it with Royal your
self Evans Coal Co. will send 1t
il you phone 131.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
Kansas City Train Crashed Into
Freight Car on Its Track and
One Man Was Scalded and
Burned to Death.
GOES OVER EMBANKMENT
After Hitting Freight Car the Passen.
ger Engine Plunged Into Corn
field Where 1t Turned
Ovsr.

The wreck on the Burlington be
tween Chicago and Galesburg, which
delayed the Chicago mail into Keo
kuk yesterday, was serious and cost
the life, of fireman on a passenger
train. The Galcsburg Register has
. this TO say Of the accident:
Fireman John Kopf, of Meriden
H., was killed and Engineer John l.
Kelsey, of this city, escaped only by
jumping from his locomotive when
Burlington fast train No. 55, west
bound, travelling at speed of forty.
five miles per hour, crashed into an
overturned stock car short distance
from the Wyanet station at S:45
last night. The engine was hurled
into ditch, but Engineer Kelsey had
applied the emergency brakes and
sanded the track when he saw col.
lision was inevitable, and not a
single passenger on the crowded
train was injured. The derailnient
Of the overturned stock car was
caused by broken drawbar in a
car on the freight train, which was
eastbound and which had just been
halted by the accident. More than
200 head of stock were slaughtered
when the passenger engine crashed
into the overturned stock car and
wrecked other cars on the freight
train
Fireman Kopf, it is said. also had
opportunity to escape by jumping,
but in making the attempt caught
his foot and was pinned in the wreck
age of the engine when it jumped
down the twelve-foot embankment.
Escape Remarkable.
''The escape of the hundreds OF
in the big train is regard
ed as remarkable when the character
OF the wreck is taken into considera-
ton. Only the prompt action by En-
gineer Kelsey in setting his emer-
gency brakes and their perfect work
ing order saved the remainder Of the
train from becoming wrecked with a
terrible loss of life to the passen-
gers. Many Galesburg people return
ing from Chicago were passengers on
the train. DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Horrell
were among these passengers, and
DR.. HorreIl attended Mr. Kelsey when
has was taken into the train.
'Mr. Kelsey was still wondering
this morning how he happened to-
come out of the wreck alive. While
he was badly bruised and his left
shoulder was injured, ne considers
himself lucky"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
Railroad Improvement.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 30
Although the volume of freight
traffic has steadily increased, freight
car shortages have decreased re-
Gently, indicating marked improve
ment in the general traffic situation.
Reports complied by the car serv.
ice division of the American Railway
association show that for the week
ending October the average daily
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

The first Korean woman to re-
ceive "a medical degree in America
was DR.. Esther Kim PAX, who was
graduated from the Woman's Medical
college of Baltimore, in 1900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
Nelson Supports cummins.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 30.-The
following telegram was received to-
day from Senator Knute Nelson.
United States senator from Mime
sofa: Senator Cunlmins Is one OF
the most Industrious, able and eff
cient members of the senate. None
excel him in ability and efficiency.
His defeat woud be national calam-
ity."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

In Germany the University of Co
logne, the University of Frankfort
on-the-Main and the University OF
Hamburg are reopening this year.
They have been closed since 1914.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

Hastings, England, has been a
center for herring fishing for twenty
centuries at least.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

Safes were first brought to a state
of satisfactory security about the
year 1910.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

sOne OF the first school ESSAYS writ
ten by Abraham Lincoln was Cruelty
to Animals"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

IA bolshevik offensive against the
army of General Wrangel was expect
ed to follow the Russo-Polish arms
tice. Although General Wrangel
knew the offensive was impending and
announced himself ready, the soviet
troops were reported to have made
big gains, recapturing Ekaterinoslav
and Alexandrovsk.J
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30
CAPTURED by Boisheviki.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
MOSCOW. Oct. 30-Soviet troops
have captured 1000 prisoners in the
Crimeal the solsheTfk communique
said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-30

Read Tho Daily Gate City.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Beef Spoiled
ln Cans Kills
Three ON Ship
Captain Owes Life to Being
Vegetarian and Abstain
ing; Two Cadets Criti.
cally Ill With Botulism
Other Food Exhausted
Greek Steamer, 20 Days Out
From Dunkirk, Reaches
New York After Tragedy

Timed beef which had rested on a
shelf in the galley of the Greek steam
ship lokasti for four months has caused
the death from tctulism of its fist
officer and two cadets Two other
cadets who partook of the beef we're
reported yesterday to be in a critical
condition at the Staten Island Hospi-
tai. New Brighton.
Nichols d'Assan. the first mate, who
was thirty-two years old, died in his
cabin Tuesday morning Stins Focass
end Stats Anastosro1ifs, apprentices,
died Wednesday at State Island Hospl-
tai. The two cadets now at the hos
pital are Danait Nargetos and Nicholas
d'Amtesco.
The ships captain probably owes his
life to the fact that he is a vegetarian.
The lokasti is anchored off Clifton,
tine Monday, twenty days out from
Dunkirk. During the trip across a
wireless message was sent for new
food supply to be placed aboard at
Quarantine. But this supply did not
come.
The ships steward was equal to the
emergency. He ransacked the galley
for all the reserve supply that was LETT
and as he searched he came across six
cans of beef lying on a shelf. He
seized them eagerly and served them at
the officers mess.
The captain refused to touch the
beef. But the others ate it with relish.
So highly did the first officer praise the
dish that the captain decided to break
his vegetarian diet of years standing.
Let me try some of that beef" he
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Albany Hopors Smith
On Eve of Retirement
Governor Gets Birthday Cake
ON Forty-seventh Anniversary
and Loving Cup at Dinner

ALBANY, Dec. 30.-Governor Alfred
E. Smith, on the eve of his departure
from Albany to step once more into
private life after twenty-five years of
consecutive public service, was the
guest tonight at a testimonial dinner
by 300 preventative Albanians, in
Guiding city and state officials. The
dinner also commemoratcd the forty
seventh birthday anniversary of the
Governor.
The feature Of the dinner was the
presentation to the Governor Of a big
birthday cake, decorated and illumi-
mated by forty-seven candles. The cake
was three feet high and nearly four
feet in diameter. it was carried into
the banquet hall on the shoulders of
four chefs. The Governor also was
given silver loving cup, presented to
him by the citizens of Albany.
Speeches were delivered by cx-Gov-
ernor Martin H. Glynn, Mayor James
p Watt, of Albany; Colonel William
G. Rice, president of the Civil Service
Commi ssion, and Senator Henry NJ.
Sage, of Albany. Governor Smith, in
expressing thanks for the honors, de-
clared he would always feel he had two
home towns-New' York and Albany.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Convict Said to Name Pal
AS Wall Street Bomber
Milwaukee Newspaper Declares
Prisoner Is Sure He Holds
Kew to Mystery

Officials of the Department of Jus
tice in this city said yesterday they
mad heard nothing of a report pub
lished by The Milwaukee Journal that
a, prisoner in Waupun penitentiary in
Wisconsin might hold the key to the
mystery of the Wall Street explosion.
According to the story printed by
the Milwaukee newspaper, the prisoner
said that as soon as he heard of the
explosion, he knew that former pal
of his was responsible for it. This
man, whom he had met in jail, had a
grievance against Wall Street, the
prisoner said because or the shrinkage
IN a sum of money sent him by his
mother in Europe when it had been
exchanged into American currency.
He held Wall Street responsible for
this, the prisoner said, and as he often
mad told of murders he had committed,
and had mentioned frequently his in
tention of blowing up police stations
when he got around to it, the prisoner
at Waupun was sure he was the Wall
Street dynamter. His belief was con-
hrmed, ne said, when he read that the
explosive was taken to Wall Street in
a wagon; his friend, he explained, did
not know how to drive an automobile.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Held as Bogus Dry Agents
Trio Arrested in Saloon After
Fight; Two Flee With $50

Three men were arrested in the
saloon of Bernard brennan, at Fifty
third Street and Seventh Avenue, after
:. fight yesterday, and were cha ged with
imrersonating Federal prohibition Of
fcers, extortion ana robbery. The
three men, together with two others
who escaped, entered the saloon and
held up Edward Ryan, the bartender,
az the point of a revolver. After some
conversation they offered to let Ryan
eff if he paid them tribute
Ryan told them he had NO money.
bnt would go and get it from a friend
across the street. Ryan then tele-
phoned for the police. When de,ee-
tives from the West Forty-seventh
Street station arrived a general fight
ensued. during which two ~oi the five
men escaped with $3.50 they had taken
from the cash register.
The three men arrested gave the
names Of Patrick J. cronin. of sos
West Fifty y-frst Street; Joseph Foley,
of $50 Tenth Avenue. and Matty Crit
fths, of 367 West Fiety-second Street.