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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
POPUL ULATION
FIGURES GIVEN
Whites and Negroes in Chicago and
Lincoln as Cou1ted by Census
Bureau Show interesting
Comparisons.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.-The cen
sus bureau today announced the
white and negro populations for Chi
cago, Ill, and Lincoln, Neb.
Chicago has 100 .594 negroes, which
is Al per cent of the total population
of 2,701 705. In 1910 Chicago had
"a, ,103 negroes, which was 2 per cent
Of her population. In the last ten
years the white population has in
creased 81 per cent and the negro
population increased 1855 per cent.
Lincoln, Neb., has S95 negroes.
which is 1.6 per cent of the total
population of 54,948. In 1910 Lincoln
had 733 negOres, which was II per
cent of the population. In the last
ten years the white population has
increased 25 per cent and the negro
population 22.1 per cent.
Chicago now has 1870, 1854 males
and 1,331,541 females; Lincoln has
26, $50 males and 2S,3G6 females.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
FACILITIES OF
COMMUNICATION
Senate Hearing on Cable Situation
May Result in Plan for EnIarg-
ing Connections Between
All Nations.
[By L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspond ent.

[By L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspond
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia com
prehensive plan for enlarging com
munication facilities between che
United States and the rest of the
world may grow out Of senate hear
ings on the cable situation, it was be-
lieved today. The need for some
such organized effort was emphasiz-
ed by witnesses before the Kellogg
committee.
The cable hearings include the
whole cable situation and disposition
of the former German cables on which
the international communications con-
ference has been unable to reach a
final agreement.
W. w. Hawkins, president of the
United Press, was scheduled today to
tell the senate committee the need for
increased communication facilities
with South America as it affected
news transmission.
Hawkins was called at the sugges-
ton Of Newcomb Carleton, president
of the Western Union who said Hawk
ns and Frederick Roy Martin of the
Associated Press were qualified to
give Ilt toiIlullllCe VdiudDlc
ton.
Carleton summed up his recommen-
dations in two sentences.
First he said, you ought to-get
some man like Walter S. Rogers,
(American member of the internation-
al communications cOnference) to CO
cooperate with the cable companies
for the purpose of getting more news
space on cables. Then get the wire
less companies to spread news every
where at low rate. Above all things,
keep inpaccable the record Of Ameri-
can news. There is only one uninffu-
enced source of news in the world to-
day. That is the press associations
iof the United States"
Carleton, resuming his testimony
today, said a high official of the state
department had assured him within
the past six weeks that the Western
Union would shortly be given a per
nit to land the cable from Barbados
at Miami. The government has thus
far refused to issue permit.
Carleton denied statement by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
GREAT SECRECY
BY NEW KING
Consta ntine's Return to Greece Is De.
Iayed, But He is Now Enroute
Without Any Great
Publicity.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VENICE, Dec. 16.-With great
secrecy, as though embarking on a
mysterious raid, five battleships
slipped out of the Grand lagoon into
early morning mists today. After
hours of delay, King Constantine
was enroute to Greece.
American and British ships in the
lagoon were not informed either as
to the hour of sailing or the route
to be followed by the kings fotilla
There were no salutes from the
anchored warships as Constantine
cruiser, Averoff, headed into the
Adriatic.
The secret plans resulted from the
great fears of Italian authorities that
some harm might occur to the king
before leaving Italy.
Finding of followers of Former
Premier VeniZelos in Rome and Ven
ice caused apprehension.
The Averoff is expected in Piraeus
harbor Sunday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
To REVISE
LEAGUE OF q
NAT|2',5;.
New Peace Confere Held in
United States oject
Under Cons1e.-
Grafton.
MAY REWRITE TREATY
New Scheme Of international Rela-
tions Under Leadership Of Unit
ed States is Being Ad-
vocated.
[By Raymond Clapper. United Press
Staff CorreSnOndentl

[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, O., Dec. 16.-Calling OF
a new peace conference to meet in
the United States to revise the
league of nations covenant or organ
ize new association Of nations is
one of the projects under considera-
tion by Presidentelect Harding.
The conference probably would be
held in Washington.
Harding has not made final deci'
sion on the proposal, but is under
stood to be seriously considering it.
Such a conference, Harding's ad'
7yisers- say, could either revamp the
existing league framework or create
an entirely new structure.
IntimatiOnS from some or Harding
visitors are that the president-elect
is leaning toward an entirely new
program of International relations.
Many Of Harding's advisers are
convinced the Versailles treaty must
be rewritten, holding many OF its
provisions, such as those relating to
reparations, boundaries, the Ruhr
basin and Silesia, unwOrkable. In
this redrafting the league of nations
covenant could be omitted, they say
permitting the work of organizing q
world association of nations to be
carried out independently Of the
treaty settlement
While leaving to Europe the work
Of redrafting the treaty, the United
States could properly assume leader
ship in formulating a new scheme of
international relations, it was eX-
planned.
Governor Calvin Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts, vice president-elect, was
to arrive here today for a conference.
Harding, by inviting Coolidge here, is
taking the first step toward fulfilling
a campaign promise to take the vice
president into full partnership in the
affairs of his admins tration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
NO REPORT
FROM BALLOON
Naval Officers Think Party Is Safe,
as Men Had Plenty Of Food
and Wore Heavy Cloth
ina on Trip.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Dec 16.-With no
word today from three navy Ieuten-
ants who left here Monday in bal
loon headed for Canada, it was be-
lieyed the officers must be founder
ing through snow and underbrush OF
the upper AdirOndacks.
Naval officers here saw some hope
in that the lieutenants were clad for
the arctic upper air and that their
instruments would enable them to de-
termine their locations and the direc-
tion they should take. They also
were supplied with food to last sew
eral days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The United
States, for needing malicious propa-
ganda," will be more at fault than
Japan IL war ever breaks out be-
tween the two nations, according to
Judge Ebert H. Gary.
The chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, introduced at a
dinner of the Japan society here as
"Japan's best friend" warned repre-
sentatives of both nations against
malicious trouble makers" infesting
both countries in an effort to bring
about war.
He declared insinuations against
the Japanese spreading through this
country are unfounded. Il. .eg
I'VE are informed over here" he
said, that Japan is increasing he1
navy for the express purpose of max
ing war upon the United States. In
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
VEN SEEKING DIMPLES
AND WEARING CORSEIo

Plastic surgery, according to
Madame Jeanne Silver, is being utll-
lied by men to bring out dlmples.
Particular attention is being gwen
their nails, manicurists said.
"The men are finding out that
women are more adept at bringing
out their good looks" said a mas
seur. "And why shouldn't they? The
men want to look well before their
women friends and who should they
go to but woman to fix them up.
The beauty experts deny there is
any tendency on the part of the men
to be effeminate.
Most of the orders from men for
corsets came from fat men, who
want TO reduce, the manager OF a
corset store said.
"a woman wears a corset to show
her lines and some nen who are
fieshy do it to hide their bulkiness,'
she said.
Corsets for men, she said, are OF
a narrow make and fit over the hips.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
DRTY-FOUR PER CENT Of WAR BILL PAID
epublican Leader Mondell Tells House That
Strict Economy Can Reduce the Large
Floating Debt.

and that the SILT taxes on high in
comes should be reduced.
Il am of the opinion that by June
80 we shall have reached a point In
the reduction of our war debt, from
which the further reduction, except
through the sinking fund operations
and returns from salvage, should not
continue to impose war time bur
dens."
Supervision Of Coal Industry.
[By A. L. Bradford, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Supervi'
sion of the coal industry by the fed
eral trade commission probably will
be provided in bill now being drawn
by Senator Calder, republican. OF
| New York.
The proposed bill is the result OF
Calder's report to the senate that
coal profiteering is national dis
grace" partly responsible for the
housing shortage, and is retardins
construction generally.
Calder's bill would call for creation
of a separate bureau of the federal
trade commission, with which coal
operators, wholesalers, jobbers and
retailers would be compelled to file
regular reports on the total tonnage
produced and handled, prices, costs
and profits.
Seven bills are now being drafted
by Calder to carry out the recon-
mendations of his reconstruction re-
port. These include the measure on
coal and the following subjects:
/. Transportation to prevent "ez
parte" orders by the interstate com
merce commission, because, Calder
said, priority orders have retarded
building and invited profiteering
2. To abolish the cost-plus construc
/ ton system.
3. To revise taxes and to grant linn
tied exemption to real estate mort
cages. which would encourage in
yestment in homes and building.
4. Broadening of the home loar
bank bill
s. Creation Of housing bureau as
q clearing house for knowledge on
construction work.
6. Revision of the postal savings
system to consolidate all fcderal
thrift activities under the postal
savings branch Of the postofl1ce de-
partment.
Armenian Mediation.
IBy Ralph H. Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. - The
avenue Of approach to the proposed
Armenian mediation was apparently
still hidden from American officials
today.
President Wilson has accepted the
league Of nations invitation to medl
ate between Armenians and the
Turkish nationalists. He has ap'
pointed Henry Morgenthau, former
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Herbert W. Walker, United

~ Herbert W. Walker, United
.# Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Taxes
"a be reduced during 1921 if con-
ess cuts government expenditures,
&publican Leader Mondeu told the
today.
Gondell advocated reducing appro'
Nations from the $4,500,00G,00O
led by government departments
EM $3,25O, 100000 and opposed the
I'm of Secretary of the Treasury
S,Lston that government revenues
7Ast be kept to S4,000,000,000 an.
ally for at least two years
he also opposed attempts to re-
he the war debt heavily during the
1t few years, asserting the nation
eady has paid forty-four percent OF
war bill, If loans to the allies are
considered.
Victory notes totalling about 81
d, ,000, 900 maturing May 90, 1923,
nnpt be paid without increasing
kes and should be refunded into
ng term obligations, he said, add
x that even with taxes reduced it
Hi be possible through strict
konomy to substantially reduce the
batting debts, as represented by
teasury certificates of Indebtedness
bid war savings stamps.
MondeH is understood to have out
)hed the general views of the repub-
lean leaders and strong efforts to
rame the financial and revenue
Iolicy of the house along these lines
ire probable. A general agreement
las been reached to make big
flashes in the appropriation Bills
which Mondell said is essential to
my tax reduction.
Largest reductions will be made in
he army, navy and sundry civil ap-
bills, for which estimates,
otalling $935,0O0,0 900 in excess of the
current appropriations have been
'ugmitted, Mondell predicted.
"The people are tired of enormous
ederal expenditures" he said. They
ire weary of tax burdens. They ex-
>ect relief and they are looking to
his congress. We shall not disap'
|oint them.
'The war department alone is ask
ng for s567,0oO,000 more than was
during this year, and
he total sum asked for the army and
lazy is s1,414 ACT ,76SOS or five and
half times the appropriations of
|26O .O0O, 900 in 1916. our highest
Ieace time, pre-war expenditure for
hese purposes" Mondell said.
sIf we can, and shall effect the
economies l have suggested, we may
tighten the tax burdens
II the calendar year 1921. If we 40
lot then the best we can hope for is
more or less unsatisfactory SHIFT
ng and readjustment OF these tax
|urdens."
Mondell said he concurred with
lecretary Houston that the excess
|rofits and the more obnoxious con
ilmption taxes should be repealed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
It Out to Out Primp Women
is Opinion of Manicure
Shops.

5nited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Mere man has
4 out to "out primp" women, ac-
rding to hair dressers, manicurlsts
Id women masseurs, here today.
So far have the men gone in their
Rrts that they are beginning to
{ar corsets, according TO a woman
Snager of a large retail corset
tablishment.
Miss Helen Smith, a beauty doctor
fe, said men visit women's beauty
klors in preference to barbershops.
*They want their eyebrows fixed
&the hairs will be even and some,
les have hair shaved off the top
their foreheads," she said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Americans are Motested.

PARIS, Dec. 16.-American citi-
zens in Smyrna have been "nDolest-
ed" following declaration Of state
of siege by Greek troops, the French
foreign Office declared today. Off
cial dispatches gave no details.
Americans in Smyrna were be
lieved to be Red Cross and other re.
lief workers who entered the region
with allied tro>'ps and have remained
during Greek occupation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Severe Storm on Lake.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.1
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 16.-The
Goodrich steamer Alabama, overdue
at Muskegon, Mich, spent last night
in the Milwaukee haTbOr. due to the
severe storm which swept the lake.
She proceeded to her port early to-
day. The vessel put into the Mil
waukee harbOr when she encountered
a sixty mile gale and was unable to
proceed to MuskegOn-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
All Officers Reelected.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 16.-All
officers of the Iowa Coal operators as
sociation were reelected at the an
nual meeting held here last night.
The officers are: D. F.. Cushing. Des
Moines, president; Jay Norwood. Des
Moines, vice president; George Heaps,
Des Moines, secretary, and c. B. Ryan.
Des Moines, treasurer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16

that the time had come for negotia-
tons. Other members of the party
remained in Ireland for a time and
visited other cities. They declared
peace is still possible, despite the
violence occurring since the matter
was preached.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Probably in Iceland.

SANTA. Z. CLARA UNIVERSITY,
Calf, Dec. 16.-The earthquake re-
corded by the University of Chicago
today probably occurred to the north
of Iceland, Father j. S. Rickard, of
Santa Clara university believed to-
day after comparing the data from
Chicago and that shown by the seis-
mograph here. -s. r-,~E.s+;
The Santa Clara seismograph show
ed a record of IA quake snoEtheasterly
from here at distance Of about 6,216
kilometers, Father Rickard said. The
record started at 4:46 and ended at
5:53 a. m
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

limited Press Leased Wire Service-l
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 16.-IWo
women jurors here found jury serV-
ice quite pleasant. When the jury
was locked up over night, the women
occupied a bridal suite and this
morning had breakfast in bed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
AN EARTHQUAKE
IS RECORDED
Instrument in Chicago Shows
Shake to be One Of Heavi-
est in Last Two
Years.
is 5000 MILES AWAY
Government seismograph Shows Sc
we're Tremor This Morning
for Three
is 5000 MILES AWAY

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-An earthquake
of great force was recorded on the
government seismograph at the Uni
versity of Chicago here today. Off
cials described it as being the Sc
verest in the last two years.
The center Of the quake was said
to be $3.50 miles away.
The tremor was first recorded at
6:21 a. m and was continuing after
nine O'clock, though it showed con-
siderable weakness. The quake is be-
lieved to be in an easterIy direction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
On Windy Corner.

WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 16.-Police
Chief Gillen personally investigated
complaints by women against male
loiterers at Main and Market streets.
The corner is popular because it is
the windiest spot in town, Gillen
found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
INCOME
TAX HAS
SHRUNK
Is $73, eco, 900 Less in Chicago
With Many Delinquents on
Fourth Install
SOME OF THIS DODGED
Only One Per Cent Uncoilected in
Philadelphia District Where
Total Amounts to
$38, ,7UO, 600.
SOME OF THIS DoDGED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Income tax
returns fell off s73,0OO,OOO this year
according to compilations today by
the internal revenue Office here.
More than 100000 was short in
the payment of the fourth and last
installment of the tax yesterday. Col
lector Harry w. Mayer said it would
be several days before he would
know how much of this was "dodged."
Most of it is expected to represent
abatement claims filed in the last
few days.
The total income tax for this dis
year against $423, 100000 last year
One Percent Delinquent.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 16.-
persons in the Philadelphia district
were delinquent, Internal Revenue
Collector Lederer estimated here TO-
day. The total amount due the gov.
ernment as final payment on the 1918
income taxes was $3S,700,0O0.
MUSIC DOCS Not Soothe.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 16.--Music
is not an effective anaesthetic for
tax-paying operation, County Treas
urer Boyle announced today, after
experimenting on some hundreds OF
taxpayers. Boyle said several days
ago that he would have a band on
hand to play the taxpayers to the
windows and thus make separation
from the money painless.
Unable to get a band, Boyle Sc
sured the services Of vioIinist and
a pianist. When the doors opened
the pair started off with Beethoven s
"Minuet,' 1t pleased the crowd for
a moment and then they registered
displeasure because it was found
taxes had gone up.
The musicians swung into merrie1
strains, running the gamut from
raggy, jazzy, Misunderstanding tunes
to light opera stuff and thence into
the ella ssics.
Boyle confessed that the music
failed to soothe the savage heart of
the taxpayer and that from now or
he will operate without the aid of
anaesthetics.
Fourth instaIIment.
WASHINGTON Dac 1f-ADnroyi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Divorce Granted.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 13.-Wb en-
Frank Bodhaine returned home and
found his wife had given birth to a
girl instead of boy he seized his
wife by the hair. dragged her around
the room and threw home brew in
her face, she told the court Her
divorce was granted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
PEACE HOPES
ARE REVIVED
Violence Subsidies in ireland, Where
Only Minor Outbreaks, inciud-
ing Shooting of Priest,
Are Reported.
[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
rreSDOndent

[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Hope of Irish
peace revived slightly today. Vio
lence had subsidized and moderates
were in hope of beginning negotia-
tons before extremists again broke
forth
There were some minor outbreaks,
including the shooting OF Canon Mag
ner, parish priest at Dunmanway A
policeman was said to have shot him
down. The officer was reported un-
der arrest and facing immediate
courtmartial.
Reviving interest in peace negotla-
tiOns was due to the letter OF Father
O'Flanagan to Premier Lloyd-Georgc.
Lloyd d-George, while rejecting O'Flan-
agan's offer, left the way open for
O'F7anagan to continue negotiations.
Labor is for Peace.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-British labor
today began an offensive for peace in
Ireland.
After a long forenoon session, an
executive commission representing
the labor party arranged to send a
deputy TO Premier Lloyd-George in
the interest of peace. The comml3-
sion heard the report of Arthur Hen
derson and other laborites who re-
Gently investigated conditions in Ire
land.
Henderson himself returned after
week in Dublin, convinced, he said,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Didn't Believe in Him.

HOUSTON. Texas, Dec. 1.-two
Houston boys didn't believe in Santa
Claus. They were arrested loaded
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Visitors at Homes.

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16.-You
can not tell 'em from daughters
and they have more beauX. Welfare
Director Alicia Brown says fifty girls
at the Girls Home have less than
half as many male visitors as the
eighteen at the mothers home, d
similar institution for older women.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Fourth instaIIment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-ApprOxi
mately $3.50, 100000 should be in the
hands Of the government today as
the fourth installment Of taxes on
incomes and excess profits earned in
1919. Most Of the money was due
from millionaire partnerships and
corporations. Instead of $3.50, 900, 900
the collections really totalled less
than $5O0,000,000, it was estimated
unofficially here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Extra Precautions.

HILLSBOROUGH, Calf, Dec. IS.
Before A. K. McCOmber left for
New York, he had the doors of his
cellar sealed with four inches Of
concrete. Cant do anything without
dynamite" was the verdict of burg
lars last night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
TEL T,EGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

down with toys they had taken from
various toy shops.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
iowa Weather Report.

IOWA-Unsettled south portion,
somewhat colder j..
Local observations Dec. is,
.. m., 81; Dec. 16, a. M, 20.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16
Illinois Missouri Weather.

ILINOIS-Increasing Cloudiness.
Warmer south portions.
MISSOURI-Unsettled tonight and
Friday. Warmer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-16

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