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Today she holds levees in the Helen
Gould bed She will stay a month yet
They roll her bed to the elevator. drop
her to the ground floor and it's out I'M
der the kings royal oaks for her. Or they
roll her to the bathroom or to the sun
parlor. The elevator is as silent as the
smile of heaven. The floors ditto and
elastic rubber composition, as i told You.
The white walls are daily sprayed. We
are in the American Hospital of Paris.
Ask and We shall receive. Knock and
it shall be opened to You. The high
souled founders of this institution simply
initiate their Lord Jesus.
One day. last month, there knocked a
lone tourist man. AS the door opened,
he fell in with it. White. haggard i'm
exquisite pain he was operated upon
within two hours; an ulcer of the stom-
ach had actually perforated before he
reached the hospital. or just he ar
rived. They kept him two weeks in "A
private room without knowing whether
he had a cent.
Now you know about the American
Hospital of Paris.
STERLING HEILIG.
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for a days outing he as
w sumeS a number. unknown to
him. of course. But he counts
as one whether he may be a little man
or big man. and be may be number l.
number 500 or number Il. Perhaps in
the latter case it is Well for himself that
the rest of the passengers do not know
his number
The counting of the passengers that
board an excursion steamer is i'll accord
ance with government regulations for the
safety of life. Beginning with the eX-
cursion season, two men take their places
at the entrance to the gangplank at eacn
trip the vessel makes one representing
the company and one representing the
government. Each is provided with lit
tie register just big enough to mt the
palm of the hand, requiring bat slight
pressure TO increase the indicating dial
by another number Hence the registers
can be operated as fast people be
pushed across the gangplank.
1t has not been so many years ago that
it was the practice of owners OF excursion
steamers to load them until they were
packed to the bursting point. The General
SlOcum disaster on Long Island sound
kind. But the laws governing the opera
ton of steamers are now being strictly
enforced and when the government in
spector after frequently looking at the
dial of his register, raises his hand the
people stop going on the boat. In other
words. each vessel has Its capacity al
lowed by law and when that limit is
reached no one can board the vessel no
matter how many may be left standing
on the wharf.
There is a whole volume of regulations
founded on the steamboat inspection laws
by which owners must abide. These regu-
lationS cover each detail OF a vessel and
once each year the owners of vessels
must apply to the local inspectors of
their district to see that their steamers
meet these requirements.
To administer these laws the United
States is divided into ten districts, each
of which is in charge of a supervising
inspector. Altogether there are forty-siX
ports where local inspectors and their
assistants are located, each in charge of
an inspector of hulls and an inspector
of boilers. The entire service is directed
by Supervising Inspector General George
Uhler
At some conspicuous point on every
steamboat there is little frame contain
ing the certificate Of the vessels inSpec-
ton under glass. The law requires that
this certificate must be open to the view
Der of persons the vessel is permitted to
carry and the entire equipment.
The data filled in on this certificate is
the result of an inspection which has be-
come all the more rigid since the defects
on the General Slocum proved so dis
astrous Once each year it is necessary
to completely overhaul d vessel in order
to keep it in good order, and 1T is the
practice of owners to make these repairs
just prior to the annual inspection, be-
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of age. Very interesting. Only waiting,
now. for their mechanical legsi
Who are those babies?" / asked.
They have charter rights he an
swered. Laughing girl nurses, all in
swishing white. tOted the new-borns in
baskets like peach crates, with handle
on each side
''They were born the same week when
the documents arrived from Washington
which make this place a federal entity.
This lawn is Sacred-don't YOU see?-it
is American soil. Just like embassy.
1t is apt to receive legacies; and / shall
tell them at home It's up to Americans
at home to make some big donations and
legacies It's for their benefit when they
come touring and it is credit to u.s.
The DAYTON boy did not eXaggerate.
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money for the enlargement actually being
made Mr.. Francis u. Colburn gave 5000;
Mrs. w. II. Bliss, $1,000: Clarence
Mackey $3.50: Elbridge r. Gerry. Sl,0g0;
Della T.. Gurnee the same, and others-l
go hastily through imperfect lists.
In the beautiful white wards, whose
walls have not a corner, whose floors are
silent, springy rubber-composition, where
there is not even a suspicion of hospital
smell, but flowers galore in visiting hours,
and very perfect impression of crack
transatlantic liner, 5000 beds each We're
endowed by a whole bevy OF prominent
women. l mention Mrs. Theodore Evans.
Mrs. Morton Mitchell, Mrs. Clarence
Postley, Miss Helen Gould Mrs Coils T.
Huntington, Mrs. William b. Leeds, Mrs
J. II. Harjes, Miss Dorothy Whitney, Mrs
Z. Remsen, Mrs. Whitney Hoff Mrs
John Sloan. Mrs. Louise Mackey. and
one man. TO complete the number, the
late Ferris S. Thompson. Col. Dodge gave
q steriliZing plant that cost more than
bed Santos Suarez bought the ex-
pensive operating tables j. H. uaries
paid a small fortune for the X-ray plant
And so on
For example. / have not named the
contributions of the late j. Pierpont Nor
gan. who was on the board of governors
when he died. His business associate. J
H Har5eS, is its president. The secre-
tary is Henry Cachard of the interna-
tlonal law &rm OF Coudert Freres. and
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off together with her health and spirits.
She became i'll and rolled on her cot in
pain Desperate, she went to the Ameri-
can Hospital.
Now, YOU can't just hand girl bot
tie of medicine for acute dyspepsia" says
the resident physician. 1t demands in
vestigation.
So they had the girl come daily for
two weeks. Then, knowing what they
knew they took her in and fed her up
a month. although she had no money.
During this time they went over her
to beat the band, N-rayS direct and
come again, chemical analyses and all
the rest They found her atrocious
state to be due to the food she had
been living on-she and four other
American girls in the same pension.
1t was an error of diet of the dear
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can tell the unnecessary miseries they
have suffered through errors and mis-
understandings in a foreign land?
Congress recognized this only yester
day. when it granted federal charter
to the American Hospital of Paris.
Foremost Americans of the colony
recognized il when they raised first
$500, G00-which is being continually
added to--and gave their care to its
erection and Quitting.
Helen Gould gave several times in
one lump $4,000 Dorothy Whitney
gave $4,000 to the endowment fund
and a e-thousand dollar bed Mrs.
Edward NJ Gibbs and daughter gave
$4,000. Mrs. Whitney Hoff has given
repeatedly into the tens of thousands.
The first subscription was that of Rob
ert Lebaudv, $1,000 When they needed
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Tomorrow. if I'm strong enough"
the girl said. I'll explore the secret
subterranean passage Of old royalty.
In effect. this lawn in Neuilly-Paris
ruourb-was a part of Louis Philippe =
summer residence. Before his day an
ancient chateau stood here. Stone steps
10 the earth. lead down 10 a vaulted
corridor on. on. beneath the property, To
IN iron door. When the French neigh
hors will. Il can be opened, and. they say
et leads down to the River Seine. Old
,rayptery. relic OF dark DAYS OF danger
nothing lacking 20 romantic dreaming
Americans.
md the pa-e s.rI. and all the rest. live
in surprise and novelty Size imagined
10 take q chape-oned trip through Euro
pean cities. Instead. liked Oh the kings
lawn she is thrown into comradeship
&iti, charming American families, under
betting auspices And elegant women OF
the American co,ony-alieged expatriates
come in their automobiles. bringing
flowers and knick-knacks. chatting over
Tea It is another world, What peace
and beauty! What new yistas. Who
would dream il a hospital?
II IS q hospital. IL is our" Hospital.
tn level bow OF the American colony OF
Paris just erected by Congress into d
foGersl institution.
= is the most spick-and-span !uxur-
L slv scientific braud-new little hos
bal IN Europe. and, perhaps, the only
|0.e where laughter il common as
|. :ers and sunlight II is hopes home.
The pale girl had fallen into frightful
|t4d luck. With d party of other Ameri-
Ca girls. a lady chaperOn had brought
be- 10 Europe. and she fell i'll In Paris
|ho.el Terribls dilemma. Dare they
|!tave her. sick and alone. in Paris-eight-
|s -year-oId American girl intrusted 10
H. chaperon bv her parents? On the
l. e. hand. the girls had paid their
|aVuey- and the trip was scheduled hotels
|e Saged MAY "a. we are here: May
r. ne are there. In the DAYS before the
IA n yican hospital they would have been
|fO-ced to choose between holding up the
|Larty indefinitely. which meant the ruin
|Gf the trip and grave injustice, and a
|heartless desertion-
And. today. the situation is not ex-
|eeptional. Only It's solution is more
Elegant Every summer from 100 900 TO
|]aOOJO American tourists land in Paris.
The great mass. of course continue
ina grificently healthy, but invariably "A
|smau percentage. OH. a very small per-
|eeEtage. falls sick. Paris is their i'm
|nerse center
An. THAI small percentage. IN few
Bears il mounts into tnopsaQdS~aWno
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the vice president is John J. Hoff, Paris
representative of the Standard Oil Com
rany. 1t is his wife. Mrs. Grace Whitney
Hoff. already ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
late Detroit millionaire-who founded and
pays the annual deficits of the Students
Hostel. with it's bonbonniere little hos
pital restricted to girl students. AS a
complimentary sort of return the girl
students of Paris raised 5000 to endow a
bed here. l may also mention that the
Trinity Lodge. similar bijou hospital for
girls only, was the work of the late Rev.
Dr. Morgan, cousin of PierpOnt, who
quit banking for the Episccpa, priesthood
The board of governors is a list of hon
ored Americans in Paris-W S Dalliba
of the American Express Company, Frank
Mason, our consul general; +. W. Sharon
of California. H. \. Van Bergen of one
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be Immediately thrown To a person who
may have fallen overheard These buoys
are usually hung on hook inside the
rail with a line made fast nearby.
To test the hull of a vessel when afioat
requires deiving into its very depths.
whether it be constructed of wood or
steel. and while down there the Inspector
examines the bulkheadS and stairwaEs
for the use of both passengers and crew.
The steering gear also comes in TOR
a test. and the governments represents
tiy as don't fail 10 see that an extra
guiding apparatus is provided and ready
for instant use. With this also is in
spected the whistle and speaking tube
that connects the pilot house with the
engine room. as we'll the bell which
gives the pilots signals to the engineer
The ships lights are also examined, not
those that brilliantly light the saloon
and dining room. but those that enable
the vessel TO ply its course at night with
out danger Of collision. There must be
one forward. a green one on the right
side and red one on the LEFT. ana a.
white one at the stern. II these HghtS
are furnished by electricity, there must
he provision for instantly placing oil
lamps in their places in case the dynamo
should give way.
Another detail which was brought to
light by the Slocum wreck was the lack
of efficient fire-fshting apparatus. Under
the present law the equipment of a steam
vessel consists OF axes. buckets. hose.
pumps and chemical eXtnguishers, and
there must be plenty of them.
If a steamer is of certain size and
carving capacity il must be supplied
with a certain number of axes, which can
be used only for this purpose. Moreover.
they must be accessible to both crew and
passengers and usually they are found
inclosed in boxes with glass fronts on
the walls. 1t is only necessary to unhook
the lid to withdraw the AK and put 1t
into use.
Fire buckets always kept full of water
must also be supplied to certain number
and must also be easy of access. Up on
the boat deck there are generally a score
or more of them in "A rack surrounding
the smokestack. where quick work could
be made of their contents
The number of chemical eXtngulshers
and their position depends also on the
size of the vessel. as well as does the
amount of hose carried. This is inspected
in detail. The pumps must be able TO
supply all the outlets and the outlets
must be located at certain parts OF the
vessel At each outlet there must be a
reel Of hose that must be capable of
standing a pressure of at least loo pounds
to the square inch
After all this equipment has been ex-
amined the inspector goes to the ships
bell and rings il many strokes i'll rapid
succession. This Is the fire alarm signal.
and each member of the crew. except the
pilot at the wheel drops whatever he is
doing and rushes to a point to which hs
such emergencies. He may act as hose
man, he may stand at the outlet ana
turn on the water or he may grasp one
of the eXtinguishers or some OF the
buckets. Each man aboard the ship has
part to play and the quicker he plays
it the more efficient will be deemed the
crew and the better inspection the vessel
will pass. --5--
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CECURITY of the Tourists

CECURITY of the Tourists
- Health Abroad-A Hun
dred Thousand American
Travellers Cross to Europe
Each Year, Leaving Behind
Them Millions of Friends
More or Less Apprehensive
That Their Trip Pass Well.
Where the Sick Americans
Go in Paris-The Most Beau
tiful Healing Spot in Europe.
Luxuries and Best Medical
Treatment for All Patients,
Rich or Poor.
,eclal Correspondence Of lie Star
1.I
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PALE. interesting
American girl sat
on a French lawn,
beside an apple
green tea table,
W here a fountain
splashed under
century old trees.
Other Americans.
m o 3 I Y young,
la ug he'd " N i ] q
chatting. All. the
beautiful park
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on the board of governors, knowing
us to be as harmless as doves, ad-
vised US to be as wise as serpents.
THE appearance of trained nurse
sets the Paris hotel on fire. he told
us. You had best dress her up like
a countess. The Paris hotellleeper, so
affable to his generous American
guests. on whom he thrives, makes a
sudden change of manner in face of
Illness
My blood still boils when / think of
dear old American lady-certainly
somebody's mother-who died, in three
days. of pneumonia, possibly because
MontparnaSse hotelkeeper had har-
ried and impeded her during the first
two of them. The same physician
tcld me of her.
"A tender, clinsing old thing of seventy"
he said, "a favorite in the tourist party
for her innocent enthusiasm Down she
went in this Montparnasse hotel. Her
room was small. dark, unventilated. L
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(~1 1Ht,\ passenger goes on
board an excursion steamer
M for a days outing he as
w slImes A number. unknown to
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PARIS. June 10. 1913
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JUSTICE TELLS ALL
TO GET INSIDE
Letter Sent to Clubs of the Circuit
President Believes Are Running
over Salary Scale.

M. e. Justice, president of the
league, has sent letters to directors
Of FIVE cities in the circuit, which he
thinks are over the salary limit This
according to statement made in
yesterdays Muscatine journal which
says:
Five clubs in the Central Associa-
ton, said to be Muscatine, Ottumwa,
Keokuk, Monmouth and Waterloo,
are threatened with fine of 5000
and other penalties In communica-
ton to that effect just sent out by
President M. e. Justice, head of the
iC. A. patch.
All this is in reference to alleged
violation of the salary limit. The let
ter of Justice is more or less vague,
stating that If Muscatine is above the
limit, to pay the fine, and IL not to SO
inform Justice. In either event, all
clubs in the association must immed-
lately get under the limit or stand a
chance of losing 5000, in addition to
having the respective managers sus-
pended indefinitely.
Secretary Sam Block denied that
the local club is above the limit. He
stated that on the last report, Musca-
/ tine announced that it went over the
limit in the amount of about s4S.
This resulted from sickness and in
iuries to players of the team. The de-
ivelopments of the latest edict of JUS
tice viii be watched with interest by
fans all over the circuit. The action
of the prexy is said to have been a
result of the last meeting of the
league moguls at Burlington.
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his men on the 800 mark. The mid
way goal was reached yesterday for
the first time The season is over
half over but steady work finally
brought UP good team that had sur-
fered all sorts OF mishaps. Manush
has had more hard luck than any
other two managers, but Is delivering
the goods, just as we predicted all
last winter when Keokuk was trying
to decide on manager. They have
not had reason to regret their choice
nor shall they!
Burlington Gazette: 1t was
awful the way we treated
cid Jimmy Drohan, the worst
hoodoo we ever had. Jimmy has pitch
ed three games against us this year,
each time with different team and
each time we drubbed him. Keokuk
has also played against him three
times, with three different teams and
they also have beaten him badly three
times.
George Manush has released Jack
Grogan. You have to hand it to
George when it comes to nerve and
brains. George has released more
real men this year when they weren't
playing to form than all the other
managers put together. He knows
when even good man with solid
rep is not delivering and takes
little time in passing him on.
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some of the best on this trip out, In
Guiding Muscatine and Ottumwa on
the card, it will not be the least sur
prising If the Manush hopes come
back with three-fourths of the games
won There area dozen to be played
on the road with probably one or
two double headers.
The boss was hitting twice out Of
three times up yesterday Hilly came
lin for a couple of hard blows, swing
ing on to the ball for three bases to
right in the second frame but on ac-
count of ground rules. Pat had to be
satisfied with second base.
Jack had an off day at the stick.
Gray struck him out twice and on
two other occasions the second base
man hit to the infield with easy
grounders. Gray sawed five OF the
home players and pitched good
game from start to finish.
To the casual observer, Cedar Rap
lids is more worthy foe than the
Waterloo Jays. Why Belden Hill
with team like this has kept in
the cellar all during the season, Is a
matter that cannot be explained in
few words but there is every reason
to believe that with the showing the
Bunnies have made recently, that they
| will be somewhere in second division
before the season ends. In Spencer
and Roy Brown, Hill has about as
good pitchers as there are in the
league; his infield works well and
teams" in an approved fashion and
the sluggers seldom miss hitting
game.
Larry Chappelle, the outfielder who
has been sold by the woman owner
of the Milwaukee club In the Ameri
fcan Association to the White Sox OF
the American League, was once own
ed by Quincy. Babe Myers didn't
think Chappelle had the goods though
SO he cut the player loose.
Burlington Gazette. After lone
uphill fight George Manush has put
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Jake stahI is "canned.n

united Press Leased Wire Service. i
CHICAGO. July 15.--Jake stahl
who has been handed his unconditional
release as manager of the Worlds
Champion Boston Sox. is through
with base ball forever and will 20 to
work in bank in Woodlawn, H., in
which he holds stock. Stahl made
this announcement today He said
that he will return to Boston at once
to get his family. take short vaca.
ton and then settle down as a Wood.
lawn financier. "of course the real
reason for firing me- said stahl.
was the fact that the team is not as
good as expected. thought Presi.
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Seneff pitched neat game and he
had the support behind him. 1t was
the first errorless game at home this
season and "Styx' and his supporters
deserved every one Of the nine scalps.
Martin looked like a piece of dead
timber when he was annexed to the
tribal list few weeks ago. He has
discounted the idea In the last dozen
games by getting timely hits and
fielding in quiet but forceful way
that has won him sure enough home
with the local bugs. His fielding yes
terday and quick return to the in
field for double play and single
out at third, was little short OF bril-
liant. He is an easy thrower and
his work leaves little doubt as to his
effectiveness.
Ed Wahl has won eleven and lost
seven games since the season began,
giving him a pitching per cent of
over 600; something big to brag
about. Wahl had slump a week or
two ago on the road, Tossing three
straight games he hurled but he win
doubtless finish the season as one of
the best pitchers in the league and
with the largest per cent of games
won. The stocky HEAVIER is feeling in
better physical condition than he was
a short time ago.
Tonight the team leaves for Wat
erloo. In the recent series with the
Jays, Keokuk took three out of the
four games played which augers
well for the future series In the up
state city. While the home club meets
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MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia, 1872; st. Louis, 2-10-0.
Batteries: Chalmers, Brennan and
Killifer and Howley; Burk. sallee and
Wingo.
New York, 4-14-1; Cincinnati, Sill.
Batteries: Mathewson and Meyers;
Brown and King.
Pittsburgh, 6-13-1; Boston, 3-1o-3
III innings. Batteries: McQuillan,
Hednrix and Simon; Rudolph and
Rariden.
Chicago, 9-11-S. Brooklyn, e.s-2.
Batteries: Cheney and Bresnahan;
Ragan, Stack and Fischer,
Where They Play.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
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ers down without hit. Coles eyes
are turned in the direction of Pitts
burgh and It was thought possible
that Fred Clark might send for him
to bolster up his wavering Pirate
crew, While no one ever accused
Michigan barber Of hitting the pipe
1t Is accepted as true that his readi-
ness to call for his bowl was in a
great measure responsible for his
start back for the minors and wheth-
er Coles performance VIII arrest bis
downward flight Is uncertain.
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Clark May Want Cole Back.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 1s--
Young King Cole was merry little
soul when he awoke this morning and
read the praise heaned upon him by8
local scribes following his perform.
ance yesterday when he let the Brew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
TrendaIl After Champs.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 16.-Harry
Trendall is today on his way west 10
the coast, where he will seek bouts
with Cross and Richie. Trendall
holds a shaky decision over Cross ana
is anxious for another fight.