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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
CHINESE HAVE
VARNISH TREE
Article Comes From Tree Grown
Abundantly in the Mountains of
Hupeh, kweichew and
1 SzechWan.

Varnish is produced in China from
tree commonly spoken of as the
varnish tree, but known botanically
as rhus vernicifera, which is found
in abundancy in the mountains OF
Hupeh, Kweichew and Szechwan.
The varnish is taken from the tree
after it Is about six inches in diam
eter by tapping at intervals of from
five to seven years, until the tree IS
fifty or sixty years of age. A coed
sized tree will yield from five 10
seven pounds of varnish. ~
The natural color of the crude var
nish as applied is black. 1t is ~con.
sidered the most indest1uctible var
nish known. One peculiarity is that
it hardens only in moist atmos-
phere.
In China it is enormously known
among the foreign communities as
.Ningpo varnish," probably because
it first came into contact with foreign
trade here,
Many persons are poisoned when
they come into even atmospheric con-
tact with this varnish, which fact,
unfortunately, reduces its trade Lossl-
bilities enormously. And yct no
method has been discovered whereby
this poisonous quality can be coun-
teracted, an exchange. states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
RROOKHART
OPENS BOOM
Iowa, Man Is Candidate
for United States Senate and
Has Announced His
Platform.

WASHINGTON, Iowa, March 81
Colonel Smith W. Brookhart OF wash
ington. opened his campaign Tor the
United States senate at the h1sh
school auditorium Tuesday evening,
March 80, under the auspices OF the
local farm bureau, Farmers union
and the Trades and Labor assembly.
Members of the American Legion and
Spanish-American war veterans were
also in attendance. He declared FOR
the following salient propositions:
1. The farmers must organize and
lead the great movement of co-opera-
ton both economically and political
~. To succeed they must find a
common cause with all producing
labor of hand or brain.
Q. The Cummins railroad bill with
Its watered stock, cost-plus Sguaranty
|of six percent, and sky high freight
rates must be repealed. The aban-
doned Cummins plan with its large
savings on capital cost on unearneh
increment and on waste of compet-
ton, with operation in the hands Oh
experts must be enacted into law.
3. Put the federal reserve banks
behind the Liberty bonds and keep
them at par.
4. Raise the loan limit Of the fed
eral land bank SO the farmers OF
Iowa can use it.
5. The government should give
the soldiers adjusted compensation
as demanded by the American Legion
and in addition should tax war profits
to carry half their insurance.
6. Insurance for, maternity, infancy,
sickness, old age and unemployment
must be provided until established by
cooperation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
RESCUED FROM
TURKISH HAREMS
Campaign to Raise $4,000, 900 to Free
Armenian Maidens Who are
y Imprisoned in Eastern
fs M Palaces. H

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Mar. 31.-Surplus wives
'of Turks who want to be free are go
ing to have their chance.
Turkish and Armenian naidens, i'm.
prisoned in Turkish harcms by means
OF conquest or goiu. are to be rescued
by their free American sisters, &C.
cording to plans which willsbe con-
sidered by club women here tomor-
row. 49,
The meeting is for conference OF
leaders tof the Illinois Federation of
Women's Clubs in behalf of the CAM
paign to raise $50, Q00.00 to help save
$50. O00 Armenian and Syrian. orphans
and to rescue LOG, 900 girls from Turk
fish llarenis. Illinois women are work
ing to raise $1,200,0OO.
According to J. Frederic MacGrath,
in charge of the Illinois campaign, it
lis proposed to establish stations in
Turkey from where American women
relief workers will operate.
Plural wives of Turks will be given
every opportunity of communicating
with the stations and if they wish to
be freed from the harem all they will
have to do is to notify the American
women workers.
Schools will be set up for their edu-
cation and those who have relatives
in the United States will be given an
opportunity to come to this country
The spectacle of separating wives
and husbands will be- bloodless OPP
Grafton unless the Turk husband tries
to start trouble.
American women relief workers
when they find case where one OF
the wives tires of competing with a
dozen others for her masters favor,
will enter the harem by force, II
necessary, according to MacGrath IN
company of soldier and make the
rescue.
Rebellious husbands will be forced
to acquiesce at the point of aabayonet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
Playing Two Tunes.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 81
Herbert Hoover is playing both to
the progressives and the reaction,
aries, according to a statement issued
to the United Press today by II. l.
Carnahan, western manager of the
Johnson-for -president campaign.
The statement was in reply to 4
charge from Ralph P. Merritt that
.Johnson's New York headquarters
had resorted to 'wilful misrepresen'
tation''s in attempting To indicate that
the New York Times had endorsed
Johnson. %5,54
Carnahans statement follows:
Merritt's statement proves what
the people should know that Hoover
pretending in California to be pro-
gressive republican, is attempting 10
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

keep the beneficiary of the fight
against Johnson that is being made
by reactionary representatives, like
the New York Times. of the New
York money interests. whose support
Hoover solicited when he began his
campaign.
But the Times while bitterly fight
ing Johnson, only yesterday admitted
editorially that the Roosevelt men
will control the Chicago convention,
that johnson and Wood will divide
the Roosevelt strength and will enter
the convention with nearly enough
votes to control it."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
What causes
indigestion S!@

An excess Of acid in the stomach
sours the food and starts fermenta-
tion Distressing gases form. Your
meals don't digest, but lay like Jumps
Of lead. Then you have heartburn,
flatulence, fullness, belching, head
ache and real misery in the stomach
and intestines..
A few tablets of "Pape's Diapep
sin" bring relief almost as soon as
they reach the stomach. "Pape'S
Diapepsin' costs little at drug stores.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
To Keep the Churches Apart.

Tyler bennett, in Worlds work:
The great religious problem in the
United States is not how ito get the
churches together, but how to keep
them apart-at least mile apart
in village and city.
A layman living in the suburbs OF
a southern city was heard to remark
the other day: H
1--WE laymen are getting good and
tired of paying to run three shows
every evening-the Methodists on
this corner, the Presbyterians on that
and the Baptists on another. They
are all preaching the same thing, and
we have to pay for it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

Accept california" Syrup OF Figs
only-look for the name California
on the package, then you are sure
your child is having the best and
most harmless laxative or physic for
the little stomach, liver and bowels.
children love its delicious fruity
taste. Full directions for child's dose
on each bottle. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
HEADlkACHE
HA Bad fos. Healfh
&@ Upsets Nerves
SEQ 60 fODruS Store TRY
QApgyz2XNl:E:
az ooss ANo IN BOTTLES -i0f50a6os.

Many thousands of girls between
the ages of twelve and fifteen years
are employed in factories in Japan,
the most of them in the textile IN
dustry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

Griffith. masterpieces, photographed
the picture.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
Plan to Force Vote.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
JACKSON, Miss, March 3l.-Sut-
frage leaders planned to force a vote
on the resolution ratifying the woman
suffrage amendment to the federal
in the lower house Of the
Mississippi legislature late TO-DAY.
The suffrage resolution was to be
called up following speech by GOV
ernor Russell urging adoption OF the
..l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

In New Zealand. kissing is I'M
known to the Maori women. Upon
meeting and as demonstration OF
their mutual affection, they grasp
each other by the shoulders and rub
noses together.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

A state charter has been granted
for the First Woman's bank of Ten
nessee, organized by five women of
GAINESVILLE, with a capital of $4,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31

Six hundred women were executed
for witchcraft in France in 1909.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-31
MOVING. PICTURES.
Hippodrome.

\ F.FH
Dustin Earnum last times tonight
in THE Corsican Brothers," Alexan-
der Dumas literary masterpiece.
Mr.. Farnum portrays the greatest
role of his screen career in one of
the best feature productions that has
been screened in this city. Also
latest ,Pathee News.
Tomorrow and Friday, matinee
and evening, Edgar Lewis presents
"Other Mems Shoes
'Other Mems Shoes" is no excep-
ton to Mr.. Lewis rule of good photo
lis the author of the story, which is
skilfully woven around twin brothers
who are so alike in face, figure and
voice, that one can take the place Of
the other without detection by his
most intimate friends. Craufurd Kent
was chosen by Mr.. Lewis as the ideal
type to portray the dual role, and
others in the cast are Irene Boyle,
Jean Armour, Harold Forshay, John
P. Wade, Phil Sanford, Stephen Graf
ton and young Bobby Cannelly.
Also latest Pathe News. Regular
prices. -.., ~. .."
Colonial.
Mary MacLaren won her screen
fame through the medium of a long
line of successful photodramatic
vehicles, notable among them being
1.-THE Implanted Woman" and ''The
Weaker VESSEL" yet critics say that
her newest production, "a Petal on
the Current" which will be shown
at the Colonial theatre tonight, is
more pronounced in it's exposition of
the stars histronic qualities than any
previous offering. ~
The inspiration for this statement
lies in the ensemble of author, direc.
tor, photographer and technical chief
whose combined talents created the
cinema reproduction of Fannie
Hurst's most popular Cosmopolitan
magazine short story.
Tod Browning, who made 1.-The Ex-
quisite Thief for Priscilla Dean and
"The Implanted Woman" for Mary
MacLaren, directed "a Petal on the
Current" William Fildew. who has
been cameraman for such stars as
May Allison, Lillian Gish, Emmy
Wehlen and Dorothy Dalton and who
was Billy Bitzer's associate in the
cinematographing Of several n W.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
COTTON BURNS AT
GREENWOOD MILL
Fire of Unknown Origin Destroys $50
Bales Amounting to Loss OF
Approximately $4,000.

Greenwood, Dec. 4.-Fire of an
unknown origin this morning about
six o'clock was discovered in the cot
ton piled on the platform of one of
the warehouses at the Greenwood Mill
and before it was extinguished had
burned about $50 bales amounting
to a loss of approximately 100000
fully covered by insurance.
Three trucks of the fire depart
ment answered the call and were
kept pumping until nine o'clock. The
fire originated in the cotton on the
platform but spread to the cotton in
side the warehouse. Firemen say
flames were carried through win
dow. 1t is thought that the fire pro-
badly started from the sparks from a
shifting engine, although the cotton
on the platform was covered with
canvas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
LITTLE GIRL FALLS
IN WELL; DROWNED
Rotten Plank Costs Life Of Vivian
Hiott, Daughter Of MIR and
Mrs. D. Hiott

Anderson, Dec. 5.-A tragedy
happened Friday afternoon when lit
tie Vivian Hiott fell into a well and
was drowned. The little girl was on
ly three years old, and was playing
around the well, and stepped on a
plank which was rotten and it gave
way with her. The mother hearing
the screams of the child and seeing
what had hppened, ran to the field
for the father, and he came as quick
ly as he could The rope was not
strong enough to bear his weight, so
a young man went down and sue
ceeded in getting the child and bring
ing her nearly to the top of the we'll.
The father tried to catch her but in
soms way the hold was loosened and
she fell back into the we'll. The
young man WIS again lowered, and
succeeded in bringing the little body
up again, but life was gone when he
got to the top of the we'll. The child's
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hiott,
and they live in the White Plains
section. The funeral was held in Will
liamston Saturday afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
AVIATOR VISITS CITY
Flies Over City This Morning at IL
O'clock While Buyers Are Look
ing at Cotton and Salesday
Crowd-Will Be Here
Several Days.

Mr. C. H. Siebenhausen, an aviator,
of Columbia, came to Abbeville today
from Greenwood, flying over in a
Gusts Machine. His coming was un-
announced but well timed, because he
flew over the public square just When
the cotton was being offered on the
market and when the salesday crowd
was gathered to see and hear what
was happening.
The flyer had evidently heard that
cotton was going up, so he was up at
a considerable altitude so as not to
come in contact with the top prices
being offered on this market. He
landed in the filed between the forks
of the Mt. Carmel and Snake roads
just this side of the residence of Mr..
W. A. Stevenson. When he stepped
out of the machine, Col. E. F. Arnold,
the Ford expert, who started the flyer
from Greenwood, drove up in "the
little old Ford" and brought the avi-
ator into the city where he had din
ner at the Eureka. After dinner he
felt so we'll that he went back out to
his machine and circled the city sew
eral times as the children were on the
way from school.
It is understood that the flyer will
remain in the city for some little time
and that all the prominent men about
town will have an opportunity to get
some fresh air. Corp. Kerr, it is un-
derstood, is booked to go up, so that
he can take in the Emporium from a
high altitude and see which is the
biggest, his furniture business or the
Dutch Kolone. Bill Wilson is also
booked for fly. He does not want to
20 up, but this is the only way he
sees to get away from the people who
are trying to explain why he has
bought a new safe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
DIXIE LAND COMPANY
MAKES LARGE SALE

Sale of several farms, amounting
to total Of $127,o0o, was eonsum-
mated yesterday by the Dixie Land
Company. This sale includes Tom
Goree place at Ninety Six, contain
ing 81 IL acres, the old Smith place
located about 4 miles west Of Green
wood, containing LOG acres, house
and lot located on North Main street
in Abbeville known as the W. T..
Cason house. The old Moore place
located about miles south of Alb
beville was bought by the Dixie Land
Company and sold to Mr.. ]. A.
Shands. Mr.. Stands will move there
on January 1st. Mr.. Con Harris
takes the Mayor place located near
New Market and will move there on
January 1st. The total sales amount
ing to $127,500.-Index-Journal 5th.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
PHYSICIANS PERFORM
UNUSUAL OPERATION

Anderson, &c. 6.-An unusual op-
Grafton according to local physicians
consisting in the removal of poison
ed veins is restoring the health to W.
J. Sloan of this city, who was bitten
by a cat in September while rescuing
the animal from a bull dog. Mr..
Sloan's condition became serious af-
ter the bite. Physicians advised re-
moval of the teeth, and this was
done, but the patient did not I'M
prove. Later upon medical advice
his tonsils were taken OUT. he still
did not improve and finally an oper-
alton was performed at local hos
pital to remove the poisoned veins
which was followed by distinct i'm
provement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
GEORGE DETHRoNED

George Pritchard, who was King
of Cotton Row for a good little
space of time way back yonder be-
fore people took the blues, has not
been among the sorrowful for some
time. Saturday morning, however,
he put in his appearance long enough
to say that he is no longer King, but
Just now feels a little like the Jack
of Cotton Row, and if things don't
soon improve he expects to be the
Deuce. However, he says he is game
and he believes things will come
around all right, and if they don't
he won't cry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
MISS McMURTRY
COMES FROM IRELAND
Visits Her Cousins in Honea Path and
In Abbeville-Tells of Sinn Fem
ers-Has Right Idea About
Amefica-Leaves Soon
For Home.

Miss Sarah McMurtry returned
Sunday afternoon to Honea Path af-
ter pleasant visit of several days to
her many relatives in Abbeville.
Miss McMurtry is a native of Bel
fast, Ireland, and came to America
six weeks ago to visit, her relatives,
the Erwins of Honea Path. She is a
daughter of Rev. David McMurtry
who during his life was q prominent
Presbyterian preacher of Belfast,
whose sister married an Erwin and
lived in Honea Path for many years.
Miss McMurtry is a cousin of Mrs.
Francis Henry, and the late Mrs.
Cox and Hon. R. E. Hill. She is a
middle-aged woman, of high bred ap-
pearance, and of soft and pleasing
voice. She finds many differences be-
tween the Americans and the Irish.
People here tell her they are mighty
glad to meet her" while among the
English one would be pleased" She
thinks the Americans eat too much
and cannot see how Southerner
can stand hot biscuits as often as they
have them. Instead of biscuit the
Irish have "soda cakes" and "farls."
Miss McMurtry has no sympathy
with the Sim Fein movement and
says it is a fight for supremacy be-
tween the Catholics and Protestants.
The Catholics are the majority by
three fourths, but the one-fourth
Protestants will prevail for the min
ority is made up Of the educated and
monied people. When asked what was
expected of America Miss McMurtry
replied ."to stay at home and mind
their own business" She thinks Sir
Edward Carson, 2 great man: la ana
says that every gift in the power Of
the government has been offered him
and that he can always travel with a
special guard Of honor. Miss McMur-
try thinks a King will always reign
over the British Empire.
Miss McMurtry had much difficulty
in securing passports and passage
having to be guaranteed by her local
minister and being on the waiting
list since August. She travelled alone
leaving sister in Ireland, the Gov
ernment having given notice that if
both sisters left and closed their
house, the government would take it
over and place family in it, hous-
ing room being so scarce in Belfast.
The relations in Abbeville have en-
joyed the Irish cousins visit and many
pleasant dinner parties and teas were
given her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
MR.. A. L. GARRISON
PASSES AWAY TODAY
Veteran Engineer of S. A. L. Passes
Away While He Slept.-Funeral y
this Afternoon at Residence.
Burial in North Carolina

Death called Absalom Leonidas Gar
rison this morning while he slept. He
passed away quietly and evidently
without pain and suffering. Mr.. Gar
rison has not been in the best of
health since about year ago, but the
past few weeks he has seemed to be
in better health, and he was feeling
better until about a week ago when
he suffered an attack of acute indi-
gestion. He seemed to rally from this
attack and while he had not been out
his physician and friends were not
anxious about him, as there was moth
ing in his condition to cause alarm.
His death which came early this
morning was therefore not expected
and it caused profound sorrow in the
city where Mr.. Garrison had 50 many
friends.
Mr.. Garrison was born at Burling-
ton, N. c., sixty years ago. He was a
son of Joseph and Rachel Garrison.
AS a young man he turned to the
calling of a locomotive engineer.
Serving first as fireman and then as
engineer on the Carolina Central, Mr..
Garrison about 1882 was assigned to
duties on-the Georgia Carolina and
Northern Railway, now the Seaboard
Air Line. He ran the engine which
placed the rails from Monroe, N. c..
to Chester, and was the first engineer
to bring. a train. into Abbeville. All
his life since that time he has given
to this railroad. And a conscientious
and faithful worker for those whom
he served he always proved himself
to be.
In 1885 Mr.. Garrison was married
to Miss Henrietta Gray, of North
Carolina. For the last twenty ave
years Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison have
made their home in Abbeville, and
here they have made many friends.
Mrs. Garrison survives her husband.
They have no children. The deceased
is also survived by his brother, Mr..
John P. Garrison, of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Of Mrs. Minshall this
afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. A. j..
Derbyshire of the Episcopal Church.
of which Mr.. Garrison had been n
member for a great number Of years.
Tonight the body will be taken over
the Seaboard to Peachland, N. c.
where it will be laid to rest in the
cemetery with Mrs. Garrison's people.
A number of friends will accompany
the body to its last resting place.
And thus passes a quiet unassum-
ing gentleman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-06
TELEGRAPH TREATY
MEETS OPPOSITION
PROPOSED CONVENTION BE-
TWEEN GREAT POWERS.
DRAWN UP BY INTERNATION.'
AL CONFERENCE NOW IN
SESSION IN WASHINGTON
WILL PROBABLY BE ATTACK.
ED BY AMERICAN CONNER.
CIAL COMPANIES

Washington, Dec. 5.-A proposed
telegraph convention between the
great powers drawn up by the Inter-
national Communications conference
now in>session here is understood to
meet with vigorous opposition from
the American commercial telegraph
companies who are said to profess to
see in it the virtual extension Of the
war time powers exercised by the
United States over the Telegraph
and a step towards eventual govern
ment control.
The American commissioners to
the conference have approved the
proposed convention with reserva>
tions, the exact nature Of which has
not been disclosed. The convention
is included in general one govern
ing the international use Of cable,
radio and telegraph and the whole
must be approved by a general COM
munications conference to be- held
later and then by the various gov
errments before it can become ef-
fective. In the case of the United
States, action by congress will be
necessary.
The United States hitherto has re-
Trained consistently from entering
of the telegraph conventions, -. off,
cials here say, on the ground that
the conditions governing the tele-
graph in most states where this
means Of communication is govern
ment owned made participation Of
the United States inadvisable.
Particular clauses Of the proposed
convention to which the American
commercial telegraph companies are
said to take especial exception and
against which they are reported to
plan an. attack should the convention
be presented TO congress, includes
provisions which give the various
countries's governments virtually
the right of censorship in peace
times.
These articles include four, seven
and eight, which read as follows:
each government undertakes to
devote to the international telegraph
service special wires, sufficiently
numerous to insure the rapid trans.
mission of kilograms. These. wires
shall be established and worked in
the most efficient manner indicated
by experience of the service.