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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16

ted Press Leased Wire Service j
EASHINGTON, Mar. 10
tial information from Ber-
IS that the new revolution
government Of Won Kapp
"only a short time to last, :
las learned here. It is be-
ed the Won Kapp regime
be overthrown and that
bid government will return
lower.
GENERAL STRIKE.
Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondent
RLIN, Mar. 15.-7he general
called In protest against the
1tionary government, grew today.
h American colony in the Hotel
was able to obtain food only
the greatest difficulty. Walters,
and hotel workers, walked out.
|iIway workers joined the strike,
few trains were running. TeIe-
e service was interrupted.
spite the general cessation OF
the city generally remained
ports on the situation through.
he empire up to this time are con-
j na. A Hamburg dispatch said
feichswehr there has gone against
government.
ports that the new regime Is ne.
ting with the Ebert group were
rnied early today. The plan, It
said, is to form a coalition gov
lent.
E allied commissioners here will
no relations with the revolution
until the status Of the new re.
has been defined.
was stated officially last night
the revolutionary government has
wed advices indicating that Great
4 IN is favorable to the new regime.
statement was received with
4 IN allied circles here.
|e revolutionary government also
ned the military situation through
|the empire is favorable Except
few localities" The revolution
|sa'd that the general strike situ-
Is "much better than has been
fed.' They declared that the
Frate attempts of the old govern
10 regain power had not showed
Us up to this time.
Compromise Denied.
IHenry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
MIS-, March 1.-THE situation
Fermany today still was obscure.
berlin dispatch declaring that a
promise agreement had been
Iea between President Ebert and
'utlonists in control of the capl-
vas contradicted by a Zurich dis
! !. which asserted that Ebert had
u,ated the Berlin negotiations
uenled the announcement Of a
,romise.
e french foreign Office, how
was inclined to believe that
s VIII bear out announcement
'e compromise.
e Zurich dispatches said that
ins OF the Ebert cabinet was
at Stuttgart yesterday. The
aent and vice president OF the
1a' assembly and the Wuerttem-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
500, COO Diamond Necklace.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, March 16.--Solomon
Rothman, 19-year-old elevator boy,
was under arrest here today charged
with the theft of 3S.inch diamond
necklace, valued at 100000, from the
apartment of Mrs. ENTITY Landen-
burg, prominent society woman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, March 16.-Without a
dissenting vote a Methodist minis
ters meeting here voted for repeal of
the old blue laws against cards,
theatres and dancing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
FlVe Men Vote Not Guilty
as Unanimous Opinion
of Trial.

1sG Lro,p Press Leased Wire Service ]
MN a. Wash, March 16.-"Not
e. was the unanimous verdict
~ IN the Tacoma labor temple
ra, labor jury" which attended
'Aufuer trial at Montesano in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
Standard Oil Stool,

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Standard
Oil of. New York today reached a
new high Of 4S2, UP IL net on early
sales.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
Wedding Postpone5.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 16.-Anton
Scheuszer led his bride-to-be to police
headquarters instead of the altar
when she told him she lost 5000 ne
gave her to buy a trousselu. We'd
ding postponed. ..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
First Robins Reported.

CHICAGO, March 16.-The three
cent railway fare caused many robins
to forego their usual trip south judg,
ing from the number of first robins
reported here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16

ends OF reservations hoping resolu-
tion of ratification drawn up by vot-
ing upon the form of the preamble
or resolving clause.
Ask to Vote Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Repub-.
lican leaders in the senate today de-
cidad to ask for an agreement to vote
on treaty ratification Thursday. They
also decided to call up the Knox reso-
luton declaring peace ii the treaty
fails. They have more than enough
votes to pass it they said today.
There is a possibility. it WIS learn
ed that II the treaty is rejected some
democratic senator's may move recon
sideration and may then vote to rati-
fy,
Some democrats, who want to rati-
fy. feel they must stand by President
Wilson as lnng as it is possible. But
they say II they voted against ratih-
cation with the Lodge reservation and
the treaty failed, they would then feel
they had fulfilled their party obliga
tion and vote to ratify.
The senate today resumed discus
sion of Senator Ovens reservation On
Egypt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
Sunar Bin Bank

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 16.--Geo.
Gesselchap, grocer, used the sugar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
oratoricaI Battle.


[By J. L. O'Sullivan, United Press
Staff Correspondent
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March is.
The oratorical battle in the New
berry trial was continued today.
Defense attorneys expected to oc-
cupy the entire day in presenting
arguments to the jury in behalf Of
U. s.. Senator Truman H. Newberry
and eighty-four of his associates on
trial on election fraud charges. The
defense was apparently taken off it's
feet by the Interpretation late yes.
terday by Judge Clarence W. Ses-
sions of the Michigan law governing
the amount which a candidate for
United States senator may spend
The judge announced he would in.
struct the jury that if Senator New
berry participated actively in any
thing" that caused expenditure of
sum in excess of $3.50 allowed by
the Michigan statutes, it should be
held as violation of the law.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
Leaders in Conference.

Leaders in Conference.
LONDON, March 16.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
today said a telephone comluun;ca.
ton from Berlin declared the .eaders
<1~~x.-,aJ <>,o rora
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-16
THE WEATHER

Fair and Colder. Local temp.
z p. M, Sd; z a. M, 40.
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CONTINUED on page 2.)
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16
SEVENTEEN NEW
WELLS YIELD OIL
TWO GAssERS ARE INCLUDED IN
THE LIST OF COMPETITIONS
UP TO DATE.
TWO IN CADDO DISTRICT
average Production of the Seventeen
Wells Completed Is 275O Bar
reIs-Three of the Completed
Wells Were Failures.

shreveport, La.-Twenty-two wells
were completed in the mineral fields
auJacent to Shreveport, of these sew
enteen were producers with an aggre
gate initial production of 2,75O bar
reIS. Two gassers, also, were includ,
ed In the list and the other three were
failurs.
! Caddo completed two wells, OF
which two were gassers and two pro.
uucers, yielding rs barrels. Claiborne
scored in producing oil wells with a
total production of 2,410 barrels and
TWO unsuccessful tests.
Bull Bayou reported nine compile.
uons' all producers with total pro-
duction of 255 barrels. Arkansas re-
ported one unsuccessful test. The av-
erage daily production for the week
from all fields was as follows:
Caddo, light oil $3.50; Caddo, heavy
OIL S3,1VO; Desoto, 1880; Red Riv.
er, 11,749; Claiborne, $4,000. Total
1859
Claiborne reported the banner well
OF the week when the Standard Oil
Company completed their No. IS
Oakes in Section 29, 1917 making g.
OOO barrels from 2,0S2 feet. The
Standard Oil Company also completed
their No. II Shaw Palmer in the Ho-
fer pool in Section25-21-S. with so
barrels at 14l3 feet. The Shreveport
Producing and Refining Company
brought in their No. z Jackson in Sec
ton 1928 with rs barrels at 1885
feet. The White Oil Corporation COM
pleted No. l3 Wheaton in Section 23.
us making Is barrels at 1,430 feet.
The Gulf Refining Company complet-
ed No % Langston in Section 24-21-S
pumping IFS barrels at 1855 feet. The
Gulf Refining Company also brought
IN their No. Garrett in Section 1921
pumping 35 barrels at 1921 feet.
avery ana buTgln tested dry in their
No Kirkpatrick in Section 27-21-7
and abandonen the location at 2,39O
feet. The simfs Oil Company tested
aItwater In their No 9 Japhet in
Section 32-217 at 1,41O feet and aban.
doned the test.
In CaddO parish ]. E. Carnahan com.
pleted No. l Harrell in Section 1-21-16
making four million cubic feet of gas
from 1865 feet. The Doan Oil Com
pany brought In No. 3 Muslow in Sec
tion 5-20-15 making thirteen and one
half million cubic feet of gas from
2,15O feet. The White Oil Corporation
completed No. Henderson in Section
lO-2O-l6 making Is barrels at 23O5
feet.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

The Washington club, according TO
reports. has purchased Catcher Frank
Delaney from the Petersburg Virginia
league club.
Pitcher Fred Hengeveld left the Lit
tie Rock team before the season end
ed TO return to his duties as athletic
director of Davidson college, in North
Carolina.
/ The Greensboro Piedmont league
club has sold Pitcher Roy Saddler to
the Chicago White Sox. Saddler is
only twenty years of age and halls
from Akron, 0.
Jack Cooney, brother of JIMMY
COOney, and son Of an old professional
player, has been taken on by the Bos.
ton Red Sox for a trial. He is a pitch.
er. Brother Jimmy is a shortstop
The Detroit club of the American
league has notified the San Francisco
club Of the Pacific Coast league, that
it had selected Jimmy Caveney ont.
fielder of the San Francisco club for
ii trial next season.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16
Sold for so years for Malaria sa
General Tonic. Helps build Vol
HNot Sold by Your Druggist Writ. ARTLTrp prTrp 4 70
GIVING NATURE FAIR CHANCE
slusgard Satisfied He Had an Admir-
able Excuse for Refusing to Be
Up and About.

"Arise" We, said In tone admirably
adapted for declamatory purposes. ad.
dressing the sluggard. who was still
Singing at an unconscionably late
hour The lark is up to meet the sun
The bee is on the wing. Remember
the manner in which the experienced
school boy read aloud the admonition
to Lucy. He had been tanght that
when he encountered two letters of
the same kind he should pronounce
them 'double-O' or whatever thew
might be, instead of o., o.. So be
sternly recited, but Double up Lucv
The sun is in the sky, and so forth
Why do you not double up and IN
your tasks away?'
"That is very good story" repIied
the sluggard, "but 1t does not move
me. We are told that nature doeS
most of her repair work on us While
we are in bed. 1t is my intention "a
lie here until she fixes me UP 50 that I
feel like going to work. kansas Cirv
Star.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

Another pitcher to Kansas City's
stan is Clyde Williams, who comes
from the Okmulgee team of the West
ern Association.
Jack 0'Connor, one-time famous
catcher with Cleveland, Pittsburgh and
st, Louis and also manager of the
Browns, is now the head of a fight
club in st. Louis.
Dick Kinsella after a round Of
scouting for the New York Giants. re-
turned TO tell John McGraw that about
the best players he saw in the minors
were New York farm hands.
Fargo and Grand Forks, in North
Dakota, want to get in the South Da-
kota league, which has just finished
its first season in good shape under
the presidency of NJ. e. Cantillon
According to report from SnrIne-
field, Mo-, where he has suceessfnllv
handled team in the Western Asso
citation, Steve O'ROurke has been of
fered the management of the Des
MolneS team.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16
Baseball Notes

Everett Yayan and Carl East of
the Wichita club have been sold to the
Chicago Americans. Yaryan, n catch
er. has hit 80 home runs this season.
Walter Nufer, second baseman of
the washington Springs club of the
South Dakota league, has been Dur,
chased by the Minneapolis American
Association club.
Pitcher Tom Sheehan, once with
Connie Mack, gets another trial in tba
American league the New York Yam.
KEGS, which have an option ON the At
lanta team. having decided TO claim
him. i
Billy Lush, former well-known baI
player. who has been coach Of tba
Naval Academy baseball teams a. An.
napolis, does not expect to be ra.
engaged for next season, because ~
differences over terms.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Colfax.-The Perry Brothers, who
had the contract to build the Jeffer
son Highway through Grant parish
and have finished their contract, have
been awarded the contract to build
eight miles of highway uncompleted
in Rapides parish, from the Grant par
;sh line to the base hospital. They
left Colfax with adOze n double teams
and concreting outfits for building chi.
Verts to start work at once. II is
said they are under obligations to be.
gin the putting of gravel on the road
within fifteen days.
Natchitoches. = A high powered
touring carcontaining Mrs, ]. H. Kew.
ser and Misses Mildred Hill and Dor
othy Keyser went over the bank Of
Bayou Bourbeaux, distance of
twelve feet, turning a somersault and
landing upside down, but. the heavy
new top saved the occupants from se-
riOus injury.
Natchitoches.-The hottest and dry.
est September in many years was
brought to close by cold west wind
which necessitated fires and winter
Clothing, However there was no rain
and all vegetable gardens are suffer.
ing from the drouth
Oberlin--A one-story frame hpild.
ing situated on the southern mart NJ
town occupied as a dwelling was ia.
tally destroyed by fire recently. The
building belonged to the estate of tho
late A. Darbonne.
Monroe.-Th Art Metal Construc-
tlon Company of Jamestown N
which has been awarded the contract
for remodeling the office of the CLERK
OF the court here by the parish nolica
jury, has begun work.
Lafayette. .--Openin gof the South
western Industrial Institutes lycenm
course was a success, Mrs. William
4. Haden of New Orleans and Ulysse
Landry of Broussard, both graduates
OF the Louisiana School for the Blind
furnishing the feature numbers
oberlin-To the present time 25O
women have registered as voters in
Allen parish.
Coifax.--A small cottage one-half
mile east OF Colfax belonging to Mrs.
W, A. Jones was destroyed by fire.
Hammond.-At a meeting of the In.
terdenominational Sunday School r.
l.. Robertson was elected president
Dr.. L. D. McGehee, vice president, and
Miss Grace Fendlason secretary.
hammond. - Mrs j. Dalymple
president of the Women's Improve.
ment League, has just returned from
an extended trip in the North.
Colfax. The women of Grant par
lsh have registered with arush, near
y 200 having registered in about six
lays,
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16
PLEASURE HAD N.
Four in a Tub, wiz ID
Too Much fcr M
Of NstAs |

My young brother sa
! chtev0us, and had to aE
! fully. Mother Els hg /
birthday gift one ID
Johnny and | were ls
with our dog Jim.
Suddenly mother Nj
BilIie?"
We said we didn't h
sent TO find him. ! lalls
When I came to The Us
was Billie in the tub vtd1
with water, and he BID y
"Cm in," he sold ml1
In too.
We were enjoying
mensely when in cane
glng the dog Jim. Hf
Jim and himself Ia thal1
had a fine time splashiE
Suddenly mother elis.I
that tub she crdeIa 1
"Undress and go to Mh1
went, supperless.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

Trying to do business without adj.
vertislng is like a man winking at a
girl in the dark.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

NO. Luke, women don't mean it when
they kiss each other; they just do it
for practice.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

1t is rough on man when love or
measles attacks him late in life.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

When a married nll
stairs. he is sure e ellls'|
the mishap.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

Art is moi a Thing .
apart-art is only ihf
of doing things.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-10-16

If a sure-enough f0a
come around every Iasl :
try to hide.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-30

II KINGSTON, Jamaica Inc
Festimates which have just passed the
British House of Commons provide
for an expenditure by the Imperial
government of 100000 to equip
Kingston harbor with an oil and
coa1ing station for British naval n
mercantile ships.
A large strip of land to the eastern
end of the harbor has been acquired
for a quay and work Is now in pro-
gress. An army and navy canteen
under the auspices of the Imperial
government has also been established
and everything is being lone 10
attract vessels passing through the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-30

Panama Canal.
The local governments scheme of
harbor Improvement has been re-
ferred to a special board Of experts.
II is intended to dredge the harbor
whereby vessels with a draught Of
thirty-eight feet will be able to enter
without fear of getting stuck in mud
banks. On account of the shallow
ness Of certain parts af the channel,
the battleship Renown which is
bringing the Prince of Wales here in
September mex will have to anchor
at Port Royal. FIVE miles outside
kingston harbor. A special cruiser
will convey the Prince and his party
to Kingston.
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vaguely defined but alluring figure. So
Juan Cateras thought, and he took a
step nearer, his thick. red lips curling
with lust, eager to claim their rich re-
ward. AS they came closer Stella
Donovan stiffened.
Look, senor," she whispered-'be-
hind your
The Mexican in his eagerness was
off his guard. He turned Z look, and
at that instant the girl drew back her
sturdy army IN then brought it for
ward again with all her vigor. Cluk
She heard the rock sound against her
oppressor's head, heard a low moan
escape his lips, and saw him sink slow
ly to the floor at her feet.
The next instant she was beside him.
in terror lest she had killed him but
a hurried glance, supplemented by her
fingers which reached for his pulse,
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assured her hat she had only stunned
her assailant. With deft hands that
worked speedily in the darkness she
unstrapped from around his waist the
belt with its thirty-six cartridges and
revolver, then pulled from his pocket
the keys. not only to her cell, but, she
judged, TO others.
The feel of their bronze GOODNESS in
her hot hands brought a quick message
to her brain; beyond a question of
doubt the missing Cavendish was on
cealed in II of the dark, dank cells
tually in this same passage. then in
another n perhaps not greatly dis
tant.
Reaching beneath her cutter skirt,
she jerked loose her white %pettfcoat,
and then began tearing ii into long
strips which she knotted together.
This done. she bound Juan Cateras,
hand and foot, and, with some diff
Guilty, turned him over on his face
after first thrusting into his half-open
mouth a gag, which she had fashioned
from stray ends of the providential
petticoat.
Then leaping TO her feet and strap
ping the ammunition belt and revolver
about her waist, she stole on tiptoe TO
the doorway and peered out; the ST.
lent, c%avernous passage vas empty.
Lithely, like a young panther, she
slipped out of the cell and began max
ing down the passageway to a spot of
light which she judged to be its open
ing. She had scarcely gone ten feet.
however, before she stopped short
somewhere In the dark she heard a
voice.
What was to be done? Her temples
throbbed as the voices sounded nearer.
Then 1t came home to her-why not try
one of the other cells? Suiting action
to the thought, she stepped quietly
from the niche In the wall, moved
n~oiselessly along Its surface, and came
at length to another dungeon similar
to the one she had occupied, except
that It had no window In It's oaken
door. Plumbing with the bunch of
keys, she took the first one around
which her fingers fell and thrust it
hurriedly into the lock. She strug-
gled with it-turning 1t first to the
left and then to the right. The foot
steps were sounding carer and rear
er every minute. the voices were grow
ing louder.
Frantic, she gave the key a final des-
perate twist, and as a sigh Of relief
escaped her lips the door swung open.
Slipping through the aperture. she
closed II softly after her and. painting
from excitement and her exertions.
turned and faced the recesses of her
hiding-pluce.
1t wal black. pitch-black. except for
q long ray OF light that struggled In be-
tween the heavy door and Its casing,
but as Stella Donovan stood there in
the gloom she was aware that she was
not the only occupant OF ~ cell. She
erouched back, grlpped In the hands of
another fear. but the next moment her
alarm was lesaened somewhat by the
sound Of Z soft. well-modulated voice.
~whs's that1. \ saio family.
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Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
EafOnic Gets Her I'm!

"Over a year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, II took to bed and for 10
months did not think l would live.
Eatonic helped me so much | am now
up and able TO work. l recommend il
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get well by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have indigestion,
s~ourness, heartburn, belching, fOsd re-
peating, or other stomach distress, take
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
costs only a tritle with your druggists
guarantee.