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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-18

Washington, Feb. fs.-Waaes estab-
iished BY the railroad administration
durine the war would continue in ef.
feet until Sept. under the railroad
organization bill, the conference report
on which was made public today just
before il was presented in the house
and senate.
TO STABILIZE RATES ALSO
The bill "a reported today also seeks
seeks to stabilize rates Tor the same
period Of time providing that prior 10
Sept. I no rates may be reduced un-
less approval Of the interstate Com.
mercc Commission is obtained.
UNION LEADERS INTERESTED
The restriction on wage increases
was looked upon with espseiai interest
BY the members Of congress, raiiroad
officials and union officials in view
OF the recent demands OF more than
two million railroad workers for an
advance IN pay.
WAGE COMMISSION.
In the belief that wage commits.
sion would be empowered TO take up
their demands. the fourteen road union
heads have called conference to be
held here beginning Monday to dis
cuss the policy to be adopted in deaf.
ino with such commission.
Chairman Esch OF the house man
aaers announced today that con |
ference report would be taken up IN
the house Saturday, and Chairman
cummins OF the state managers es
peets 10 call itsup in the senate at
later date.
Following are some Of the provisions
OF the hill:
Distribution Of half the net rail
way operating income in excess OF
six per cent Of the property value,
equally between the carriers reserve
fund and the FEDERAL railroad contin-
gent fund, which will be administered
BY the commission for the assistance
Of weaker roads.
Government guarantee Of railroads
against a deficit during the first six
months after the roads are turned
back.
Permissive consolidation OF rail-
roads in accordance with general
consoIidation plan TO be prepared by
the interstate commercc commission.
Appropriation Of 5000. .oco. coo to be
used as revolving fund from which to
make loans 10 carriers and pay claims
growing out Of federal control. un-
expended funds now in the railroad
Administrators hands are also re-
appropriated for that purpose and an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the federal
labor board 10 provided.
As finally agreed upon, the labor
section provijes that "it shall be the
duty Of all carriers and their officers,
employees and agents to exert every
reasonable effort and adopt every
available means TO avoid any inter
ruption to the operation Of any cartier
growing out Of any dispute between
the carrier and the employees or su-
bordinate officials
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-18
WAR TIME WAGE RATES To
PREVAIL UNTIL SEPTEM-
BER iST ~ PROPOSED
ny COMMITTEE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION. ARB|TERs
UNION HEADS HAVE CALLED
CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER
NEW DEAL: TWO MILL
ION WORKERS ARE
INVOLVED

Washington, Feb. is.--Waees estab-
iished by the railroad administration
durine the war would continue In ef.
feet until Sept. I under the railroad
organization bill, the conference report
on which was made public today just
before il was presented In the house
and senate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-18
TO srAsILIze RATES ALSO

The bIIi az reported today also SEEKS
seeks to stabilize rates Tor the same
period Of time providing that prior 10
Sept. no rates may be reduced un-
less approval of the interstate Com.
merce Commission is obtained.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-18
UNION LEADERS INTERESTED

The restriction on wage increases
was looked upon with especial interest
BY the members OF congress, rs'iroad
officials and union officials in view
OF the recent demands OF more than
two million railroad workers for an
advance IN pay.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

their act was that they wanted to get
to a station to take train for Kan
sas City, but were afraid to try to
get on at Fort Madison
They walked from Donne1lson to
Argyle because it began to get light
and they had no license plates on
their car. So for that reason they
abandoned the car. They did not
damage the car as nearly as can be
ascertained.
Sheriff Scott was loud in his praise
Of the telephone operator, who aided
him in catching the men. At the
last meeting of the Iowa Shaii;fs' as
sociation he urged that the body
stand back Of move to secu., the
cooperation of the Telephone girls,
so that officers would have the light
of way on any of the pin .ae lines.
His experience this morning. would
SEINE to be a. justification 5f that
stand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
FIND REVOLVER
IN BASEMENT
Weapon May Have Beer Used on Den
ton, Whose Body Was Found
Buried in Hic Own
Cellar.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. %
Much Importance was being attach
ed by authorities here today to the
discovery Of small revolver such as
a woman might use, in a baking
powder can hidden within a few feet
of the. basement crypt in the J. Q.
Denton residence, where the body OF
Denton lay for more than three
months before his mysterious murder
came to light.
The weapon contained FIVE dischare-
ed and one undischarged cartridges
and on it were stains, apparently
blood. ~
The revolver was turned over to the
district attorneys Office and probably
will be one of the exhibits at the trial
OF Mrs. Louise Peete, under indict-
ment for the wealthy brokers' STAY
ing.
All concerned today were reticent
concerning the significance OF the
tind. 1t is recalled that the investi-
gators have chung to the theory that
Denton was shot to death. Physi
clans, however, maintained he was
strangled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
PUTTEES FOR
GIRLS NOW
Appear in High School First, But
Some of the Older Sisters Have
Adopted the Fad This
Winter

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 23.--
Spiral puttees just like brother used
to wear in the A. E. F., have dis
placed flmy silk hose among the
high school girls here.
The girls say the puttee is both
and utilitarian and the
fad is rapidly spreading to their
older sisters. The spiral puttee
flched from brothers war trophies
was introduced several days ago
when the thermometer slid to new
low for the season.
On the following day a large mum
Der of puttees made their appearance
and today nearly every high school
girl was wearing 'em.
Stores report an increasing demand
for puttees.
They keep our legs warm. silly"
said one of the faddists, bluntly,
when asked for the why Of the new
fashion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
CONSULT
WITH DEMOCRATS
President-EIect Harding Has Invited
Three Senators to Meet Him in
December to Talk Matters
Over.

United Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Harry M.
Daugherty, close friend of President
elect Harding, revealed in, state
ment today that Harding has invited
three democrats to confer with him
at Marion during December regarding
his new association of nations" AMI
the future international policy of the
United States. They are Senator
Reed, of Missouri, irreconcilable:
Shields, Tennessee, who favored
strong reservations, and POmerene,
Ohio, who in general voted in accord
with President Wilson.
The republican leaders invited for
conferences, Daugherty said, include
Senators Lodge, Poindexter. Knox,
Borah, Johnson and Elihu Root, ex-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Great Juggling Act.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Nov 23-Industry is
now engaged in a great juggling act,
trying to prevent the burden of price
declines and wage reductions coming
to standstill until all industries have
been affected, Samuel S. Marquis, of
Detroit. testified today in the reopened
packers wage hearing A
Marquis, head of the educational de-
partment of the Ford Motor company,
was witness for the 100000 en-
ployes asking wage increases of 81
day. The hearing before Federal
Judge Samuel Alsculer was reopened
on the claim of the companies that
the trend of wages and prices is now
downward and additional pay for
workers is not compatible.
An endless chain of price and wage
declines is in motion, Marquis de-
clared.
Some one is going to feel the eff
fects Of it, but I am not prepared to
say who" Marquis said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Three Cushion Billiards.

CHICAGO Nov. 23.-John DAILY of
New York, retained his lead in the
series here for the worlds three
cushion billiard championship today.
DAILY defeated Joe Capron, so to Al,
last night.
nosed out Charley NORM, so to 40,
in seventy-four innings last night,
after Johnny Layton, of st. Louis
defeated Jess Lean, of Denver, so to
49, ,.
Charlie Otis, New York, took the
final match of the evening from
Charles McCourt, of Cleveland, so to
Al
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
llSSS4EI24l1

A decree has been signed by Judge
John E. Craig in the district court of
Lee county in the cae of William
Shepherd against Daisy B. Shepherd
and Daisy Shepherd, executrix OF the
will of the late A. Shepherd. The
court orders that the plaintiff recover
from the defendant the sum OF So
002.07 with interest and costs OF suit
and attorneys fees and also gives
plaintiff first lien on property which
is under discussion with the right to
have lien forclosed. The decree
further gives the plaintiff the right
to order a special execution sale to
sell property to pay off his money due
him for the satisfaction Of judgment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Keo-Hi-Y Bible Class.

Keo-Hi-Y Bible study classes win
meet tomorrow for dinner at 11:4O
O'Clock. The study hour will be from
1915 to 12:45 O'Clock. There was a
big turnout last Wednesday and a
bigger one is expected tomorrow.
All boys of the high school are asked
to join the class, which will be ad-
dressed tomorrow noon by the Revs.
Warren, Long, Moore and Nethercut
The meeting will be at the Baptist
church, where dinner will be served.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Postponed for One Week.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-The gov
eminent today decided to postpone
for one week action on the proposals
of the meat packers to divest them
selves of their stock yard holdings
under an agreement made with the
department of justice.
The government was expected to
file objections or acceptance of the
disposal plan with the District of
Columbia supreme court today, but
after conference between packers
representatives and government attor-
neys, Attorney General Palmer an
nounced the postponement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
MAY
BE PURCHASED
County Board Of Supervisors Is In
tending to Buy Voting Machines
to Save Cost of Elections
tn Future.

FORT MADISON, Ia, Nov g.
Purchase of voting machines for all
precincts in the county is being con-
sidered by the board of supervisors.
as q movement towards economy and
more handling of ballots cast at gen.
eral elections in the future. The
matter, it is understood is now be-
ing Investigated and action may be
taken by the board at later meet
ing.
The action Of the board is being
induced by the heavy cost OF hand
ling and counting the ballots at the
recent general election, when the
county paid over $1,000 for this work.
1t will be necessary, however, to
purchase fiftyeight machines for use
in the county as 1t is planned by the
board, in view Of the crowded cond1-
tions of the polls at the last election,
to establish two voting places in each
of the present twenty-eight precincts
in the county.
This will represent cost OF ap-
proximately $4,000, as the American
Voting Machine company, which sub
mitted estimates to- the board, placed
the cost of the machines at $500. The
county however, would not be forced
to pay this amount Instead, 1t would
issue bonds and the voting machine
company would get it's payment by
subtracting the amount saved by use
of the machines from the actual cost
Of the last general election in the
county. ss9't " 1 T'tSsF" u.
1t is declared that the machines
would save the county from 35 to 60
per cent at each election. Both the
cities Of Keokuk and Fort Madison
could use them by. paying reason
able sum. About twenty-four counties
in the state now use the machines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Banker Wants Pardon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23.-District
Attorney r. S. Allen is in receipts of
a pathetic letter from M. L. Luebben,
former president of the Sutton, Ne
braska First National bank, now serv-
ing a. term in Leavenworth prison for
violation of the federal banking law.
Luebben asks a pardon, declaring it
to be a. matter of life or death that he
be with his wife. He says she is suf-
feringeintensely because of the tragic
death of their daughter in an auto
mobile accident at Long Beach, Calf
Read The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Y. MICA. ITEMS
Commercial Games.

Tomorrow nights games in the in
door commercial baseball league are
going to be interesting ones, Is the
that the two leading teams in the
league will play against each other.
One of the top teams must tumble
with Wednesday nights decision.
The schedule for games is:
7:15-Odells VS.. Lagomarcino.
S:15--Ford VS.. American Cement
Machine. s,
9:15-M. r. P.'s VS.. Kelloggs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Nash Factory Closes

KENOSHA, Wis, Nov 23.-The
plant of the Nash Motors company in
this city was practically closed today.
1t was announced the shutdown was
for two weeks while the annual inven-
tory is being mace and plans for re-
adjustment. 1t is not expected all
workers will be re-employed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
President Taft, Charles E. Hughes
and George w. Wickersham.
Dry Thanksgiving.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Thanks-
giving will be dry-just as dry as Pro
hibition Commissioner John Kramer
and his force of fifty thousand sleuths
can make it. This is on the authority
OF Kramer and that part Of the
sleuthing for which he is here.
There will be no fitting Of the lid
on Thanksgiving. it was made plain
at prohibition headquarters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
CHARGED With Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SPOKANE, Washn., Nov. 23.-J.
M. F'urnette, who was arrested here
last night on a charge of holding up
several clerks and robbing a shoe
store of s36, was said by the police
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Sheriff John Scott is Able to Get Sta
ton Agent on Telephone and
Deputized to Capture
Men.
STOLE NEW AUTOMOBILE
Case Was Reported and Men Arrest
ed JUST Before Santa Fe Train
Came Along They Intended
to Take.

Don Monaghan and Richard Clark,
twenty-one years old, and natives of
New York state, were arrested in
Argyle, Iowa, this morning, and are
charged with theft of a new Buick
roadster from DR.. Best at Fort Madi-
son. The men were arrested by Agent
Newberry at the Santa Fe station,
ten minutes after Sheriff John C..
Scott was notified of the theft. The
sheriff called long distance operator
at Keokuk, told her the urgency of
the case, and had Newberry depu-
tized over the telephone and the men
arrested, within a space of ten TO
fifteen minutes.
w. J. Harter Of the Buick agency
at Keokuk, notified Sheriff Scott this
morning that a brand new Buick
roadster, sold to DR.. Best of Fort
Madison, had been stolen about 1890
o'clock this morning. The men who
took the car were suspected of hav-
ing driven to Donnellson and thence
to Argyle
On inquiry 1t was found that the
car had been driven to Donnellson
and abandoned there, and that the
men had gone to Argyle on foot
They had breakfast at the home OF
Dan Berthold, where they stopped to
buy some food. Believing that they
were going to take train which left
Argyle at $40 o'clock. Sheriff Scott
got in communication with the
station agent there.
Have Only Ten Minutes.
At this time 1t was $50 O'Clock
and he had just ten minutes. He
called the long distance operator at
Keokass. told her it was case OF
catching two thieves, and asked her
to hurry the call. "If people are on
the line and are good citizens they
will get off ii you explain things he
told her. Just what persuasion CEN
trail used has not been found out
but the sheriff had hardly turned
away from the. telephone when he
was called bach to find Agent New
berry at the Argyle station on the
line.
Sheriff Scott told him what was the
trouble, deputized him over the tele-
phone. and waited. Inside of few
minutes Newberry reported he had
the prisoners under arrest, and
Sheriff Scott and Deputy Sheriff
Montgomery went out after the men.
Men Have Confessed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
price Of Food Decreased.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 23.-The
price of food in Massachusetts de-
creased four percent in October,
compared with September, the com
mission on necessities of life an
nounced today.
In the same period the cost of all
decreased two and a
half percent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Men Have Confessed.

The two men, were brought back
here, and Sheriff Scott secured writ
ten confessions from each of them.
One of the men has been in trouble
before. but the other one claims
never to have been. They admit TAX
ing the car, and say the reason for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Barents, in 1896, was the first ex-
plorer to winter in the Arctic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Girls Secretary Here.

Miss Ethel Neirmeyer, girls work
secretary from the North Central
field, will be in Keokuk from Novem-
Der % to December 3 to confer with
the local officials at the Y. w. C. A.
and to meet the girls in meetings and
special conferences
Miss Neirmeyer is well informed
upon all phases of the girls work of
associations and the Keokuk secre-
taries are making plans to make her
visit in this city profitable one for
the local work
One of the special features of her
visit will be the rally of girls with the
hopes of getting all of the girls in
this city interested in the work of the
Y. w. G.. A. More, definite plans in
regard to this rally will be announced
later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
THE DAILY GATE CITY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Y. w. c. A. ITEMS
Who's Who Glass at ~"

Members in the Who's Who class
will please note the change in date
from Monday evening to Tuesday
evening. The girls will meet tonight
at 7:15 o'clock at the building for
their second program to which all
of the girls and women are invited
to be present. Mrs. l.. G. Mckinley
will be in charge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Women of Middle AGE

sleep for six months, had fainting spells
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NV cousin, Who was a doctor, told me
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housework and walk one mile to church
every Sunday morning and evening. l
am recommending the Vegetable Com
pound to my friends having the, same
troubles. as had. Your remedy is the
best on earth. I cannot find words
to express my gratitude for'lt. Mrs.
SUSAN G. STABLES, l57 B School St,
Taunton, Mass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Philadelphia, Pa want to let you
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Vegetable Compound has done me. y
through the Change of Life. l was
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had given up all hopes of gettingbetter.
/ viii tell any one who writes to me the
good it has done ne" Mrs. MARGARET
DANz, 743 N. 25th ST., Philadelphia, Pa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Read The Daily Gate City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
IOTING IN ILLINOIS
PRIMARY is BRISK

Chicago, Sept 15.--(By A. P.)-
Voting in Illinois state primary today
opened briskly in Chicago during the
the total vote cast here might reach
800 900, considerably more than half
the number registered.
Up to IL O'Clock one precinct captain
had been reported kidnapped by the op-
position four arrests had been made
and one of the special deputy sheriffs
sworn in by Sheriff Charles Peters to
guard the ballot boxes had been ousted
by a. policeman.
Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for United States senator, repre-
sentative, governor and nearly ninety
other state officers are being voted on
by men and women.
The Republican factional fight cen
tered around the ticket headed by Len
Small of Kankakee. and supported BY
Mayot William Hale Thompson, OF
Chicago. to which was opposed that
headed by John G. Oglesby, lieutenant
governor. supported by Governor Frank
o. Lowden.
The appointment by Sheriff Peters
of more than 1000 deputies for duties
at the polls drew charges from the
lhOuipbou 1dCtDu OF attempted 1ntlm1 =
dalton, and instructions to the police
to arrest any deputies found violating
city ordinances or election regulations.
Sheriff Peters warned that interference
with the deputies might lead to blood
shed.'
The principal senatorial fight on the
Republican ticket also was between
Lowden and Thompson candidates. The
man favored by Governor L0wden il
Representatives w. B. Mckinley. OF
Champaign, while the candidate sup
ported by Mayor Thompson is Frank
l.. Smith, of Dwight, a congressman
A third candidate is Burnett NJ. Chip
perfeld, of Canton, a former repre-
sentative. Seeking the Democratic nom
ination for governor is James Hamil-
ton Lewis, former senator, opposed by
Barratt O'Hara, former lieutenant gov.
ernor. Both are from Chicago. The
Democratic senatorial race lies between
Robert Emmet Burke, Of Chicago, anc
Peter A. Waller. Of kewanee.
Among Republican members of Con
gress seeking denomination was "Uncl,
Joe" Cannon, of Danville, eighty four
years old, veteran Of twenty five Con
crosses. His opponent was f. B
Cooley, also Of Danville.