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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
FIremen Greatly Handicapped in Fire
at the Matless Residence
Yesterday After.
noon.
CHART SHOWS PRESSURE
Recording Gauge in the City Hall Up.
holds Claims Of the Flremcn--
Plugs Wide
Open.

The low water pressure during the
fre at the Matless residence We ster
day will be the subject of an invest1
cation by the city department Of pub
lie safety. The pressure was far be-
low the amount called for in the city
ordinance and was great hindrancs
to the firenen in their work yester.
day.
Under the provisions of the city
ordinance relating to the water works
the pressure must be great enough
during fire to throw six streams OF
water through 500 feet of hose with a
one inch nozzle to height OF 100 feet.
any place in the city on level wit.l
Main and Fourth streets or to throw
three str cams of water under the
same conditions to height of sixty
feet any place in the city. This
means that pressure of about 135
pounds must be maintained at the city
hall recording gauge, or about IT'S or
$50 pounds at the water wo:ks plant
Shart shows Pressure Low.
An inv sstigation of the record ng
gauge chart from the city hall shows
that the pressure yesterday was far
below this amount At 1850 when
the alarm was sent in, the pres ure
was raised to ITO pounds. BY 2:1O
it had dropped to 80, and at 2:3o
reached low mark Of about so
pounds. From then until 300 o'clock.
or during the worst part OF the fire,
1t varied between IS and ITO pounds,
with an average of about go.
About SO pounds pressure is lost
between the water works plant and
the corner of Second and High
streets, the scene of yesterdays fire.
From this it will be seen that during
tna worst part of the fire the firemen
received pressure of less than 60
pounds, where they Should hive had
at least 100 pounds to nsnt the fire
IN the proper manner.
High Pressure Not Always Needed.
There is no question cut what the
pressure was too low yesterday said
Commissioner Gray this morning.
The pressure would have been high
enough had the fire, zen at some low
er point in the city. 1t is not neces-
sary to have the highest pressure al
every fire, but when an alarm is sent
In the water works plant should know
the elevation of the fire and make
the pressure strong accordingly. in,
tenG to make al investigation of this
matter and find out if some arrange g.
ment cannot be made whereby the
fire department can be supplied with
the proper amount of pressure when
they need it.
This fire again demonstrated to
the city commits toner's the need of
an up-to date automobile fire truck"
said Mr.. Gray. eve realize the nee
OF one. and the only thing that HOLDS
us back is the lack Of money. With
pressure pump such as automobile
trucks are equipped with, the firemen
vest ardly could have thrown a stream
of water on that house that would
have torn the roof off"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

FOR RENT Furnished rooms heat.
and board. $4.75 per week. 1o5
Bank street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30
FOB RENT.

FOR RDNT-Nicely furnished large
front room, modern conveniences.
323 Blondeau street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

FOR sALE-Bull dog, IL years old.
Phone Red-1773.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-30

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
FABULOUS TABLE ANIMALS.
Such az Welsh Rabbit, Scotch Wood
cook and Mock Crab.

Such az Welsh Rabbit, Scotch Wood.
cock and Mock Crab.
When one comes to think of It, It Ia
surprising how many fabulous animals
come regularly to the dinner table or
supper table.
Among them, of course, the most
familiar is the Welsh rabbit, which in
its original form was merely toasted
cheese. Some folks declare that the
name is corruption of ''rarebit," but
this has never been proved.
Then there is the golden buck. which
is a Welsh rabbit with a poached egg
on top. Chinese rabbit is Welsh rab-
bit with rice in it and Mexican rab-
bit otherwise known as Spanish
rabbit contains tomatoes and onions.
So much for rabbits. But how many
people are familiar with the Cape
Cod turkey2 Plenty in New England.
where Goldfish goes under that name.
Scotch woodcock is two slices of hot
buttered toast, with an anchovy on
pint of milk and the yolks Of three eggs
poured over them.
Less familiar perhaps is English
monkey, which is made by soaking a
cupful of breadcrumbs in a cupful Of
milk and adding a tablespoonful Of
melted butter, beaten egg and half a
cupful of grated cheese, the whole,
with salt and pepper added, being
poured over toasted crackers.
The mock turtle Is one of the most
familiar of fabulous table animals, be-
ing served in the form Of soup. In
"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland"
will be found striking picture of this
remarkable reptile, represented with
the body Of turtle and the head of a
calf.
Mock duck is roll of chopped meat
and breadcrumbs baked Mock crab
is made by mixing equal parts of graf
ed cheese and butter, seasoning with
salt, pepper and vinegar and adding a
few drops of anchovy sauce. The
paste thus prepared is spread on slices
of dry toast or sometimes served in
crab shells.
Last, but not least remarkable, of
these NEUROLOGICAL animals, known
only to the kitchen naturalist, is the
corn oyster, which is small fritter Of
green corn fried like real OYSTER
New York American.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
NEW PROCESS TO MAKE STEEL
Industry to Be RevoIutionized, Says
London Report.

The steel industry will be revolu-
tionized if the claims Of a recently in
vented process Of manufacturing it
prove to be true. According to the
announcement, a process has been dis
covered for converting iron ore of any
grade, including the heretofore useless
iron sands, into steel of the best quail
ity. The feature of the new process
is that blast furnaces will be done
away with, thus saving enormous fuel
bills.
Tests which have been made recent
ly have produced remarkable results.
The ore is reduced by heat obtained
from a gas, which in its turn is pro-
duced from slack. 1t is said that by
the new process the cost of manufac-
turing steel will be reduced to one.
third of its present figure.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
OWNING RODS ARE SUCCESS.
French Peasants Find Subterranean
Water In Odd Way.


The results of the first series Of ex
periments with the divining rod before
the congress Of experimental psycholo-
gy at Paris recently are remarkable.
The first tests We're devoted to examin-
ing the OWNERS claims to be able to
detect underground cavities.
Four wielders of the mysterious rod
were taken to disused quarry in Vim
cennes wood and were invited to point
out the subterranean galleries and
shafts and to show their direction.
A peasant from south France was
the first diviner. He carried long.
supple hazel wand with a fOrked end,
which he kept near the ground, and
walked forward. his wand trembling
slightly. The fork suddenly twitched.
The peasant announced that the cavity
begins here" then indicated the lin
its of the cavity, adding sit is fifty feet
deep and quite dry" These details
were found to be correct.
Tests of water finding We're made at
Sartrouville. where two springs. the
positions of which were only known to
the judge. were sought as well as the
water supply of the city, which passes
under the district The competitors not
only showed the positions of the
springs, but also their approximate out
ont
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
RADIUM AS ELIXIR OF LIFE
Berlin Doctor Asserts That 1t Restores
Hardened Arteries.

The claim that radium can restore
the hardened arteries of middle aged
persons to a healthy condition and so
prolong life was made by DR.. Sauber-
mann of Berlin in lecture in London
before the Roentgen society recently.
If the theory is correct it will be pos
sible for few dollars to buy radum
apparatus which will manufacture an
elixir of youth.
The apparatus consists of an earth
enware receptacle containing minute
amount of radium, which is placed at
the bottom of a glass bottle. The bot
tie is filled with water. In the course
of time the water becomes charged
with radium emanations.
The radium remains active for hun
dreds of years, so it is only necessary
to renew the water in order to get any
number Of doses.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22

If you want the latest news let
us send you The Citizen for one year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
WATER AIR SPORT POPULAR
Many Orders Given For Hydroaero-
planes In Chicago.

Flying hydroaeroplanes is a water
sport that probably will have a num-
Der of followers along the lake shore
in Chicago this summer. Half a doz-
en- of the air water craft have been or
dered for delivery early in the summer
to sportsmen of that city.
The waters of Lake Michigan usually
are placid enough for the machines,
and elimination of danger, with prom
ised speed Of from sixty to seventy
miles an hour, has attracted wealthy
Sachtsmen to give the new game a
trial.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
DOG MEAT CONSIDERED
LUXURY BY THE INDIANS.
New Custom of Germans Long Prao-
ticed In United States.

The use of dog flesh as food for
man is becoming common even in the
capital, said a recent news item from
Berlin, but the Germans are only
adopting a food considered a substan-
tial diet for centuries by some Ameri-
can Indian tribes.
In Oklahoma the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes and the Sacs and Foxes are
dog eaters. and the few white men
who have eaten dog flesh while visit
ing with these Indians say that it is
not unlike other meats when cooked.
Old timers among the plains Indians,
scouts. trappers and frontiersmen gen
orally, who have eaten dog flesh with
these tribes, pronounce it good.
The eating Of dog meat by the In
dians, however, is n centuries old GUS
tom. The Cheyennes and Arapahoes
are dog eaters, yet the dog feasts held
by the Sac and Fox tribes are part
of Il religious ceremony which the
tribes followed when they owned the
country all around Lake Michigan and
were the lords of the forests wherever
they roamed.
By white men the secret order among
the Sac and Fox Indians, which annu-
ally celebrates with a dog feast. is
known as the "otter skin" order, the
name being adopted from the use Of
otter skins during the celebration of
the orders various ceremonies. They
hold in great reverence the several
hundred otter skins possessed bS the
tribe and say they have been handed
down during lnnnv QnnprntinnS
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
HE RETURNS AFTER 81 YEARS.
Aged Man Joins Family, Ending
Strange Absence.

James A. Stewart, who left st. Louis
thirty-seven years ago and was be-
lieved by his family to be dead, bas
returned and found his three daugh-
ters after weeks search. Stewart is
seventy-two years old and was super
intendent of construction of the Eads
bridge when that structure was being
built
Stewart could not recognize either of
his three daughters, and they saw little
resemblance between the aged stranger
and the father who left them long ago.
but he proved his identity, and the fam
lily was reunited. Stewart refuses to
explain why he left home or where
his wanderings have led him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22

UDITOR'S NOTICE.
"A Estate of FANNIE BROWN, Late
of Brooklyn, Deceased.
The undersigned, auditor, ap-
pointed to report distribution of said
estate, will attend to the duties of
his appointment on
THURSDAY, APR. II, at 10 a. m.
at the office of Searle & Salmon in
the borough of Honesdale, at which
time and place all claims against
said estate must be presented, or re-
course to the fund for distribution
will be lost.
G. P. SEARLE,
. Auditor.
Honesdale, March "a, 1918.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
WIRELESS CAUSES DISEASE.
German Physicians Discover a New
Aiment.

To the list of adjuncts Of modern life
that bring new diseases is now added
Autobiography.
The German physicians who have
Just discovered the disease call It wire
less sickness. 1t consists Of anaemia
with a marked diminution in the num-
ber Of red cOrpuscles in the blood. The
doctors ascribe 1t partly to the unhy-
gienic surroundings Of wireless opera
tors, who generally work in tiny rooms,
and partly to the overetherization of
the air they breathe by reason of the
alternating currents used to generate
the waves.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
Funds For Polar Expeditlon.

The National Geographic society,
with headquarters at Washington, has
voted $4,000 toward the cost of the
scientific north polar expedition which
will leave the Pacific coast under the
command of Captain Roald Amundsen
Fln June. 1914, to explore the polar
basin.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
Worlds Longest Tunnel.

The Canadian Pacific railway will
begin construction shortly of the long
est tunnel yet. The tunnel will be
built through Kicking Horse pass, in
the Rocky mountains, will be sixteen
miles long and will cost $14,00O,OO0. 1t
will take seven years, it is estimated,
to build 1t
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
REPORTS FINDING
A CANCER SERUM
Boston Physician May Have
Discovered Cure.
WILL TREAT HUMANS SOON.

Experiments on Rabbits Indicate That
the Poison Of Malignant Tumors Can
Be Destroyed, Diseoverer Says-Posi-
tive Cure Not Yet Promised, How
eVer-Methods Explained.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
| UDITOR'S NOTICE.--Estate of
L Maria A. Hulftern,

Late of Preston, deceased.
The undersigned an auditor ap-
pointed to report distribution of said
estate, will attend to the duties of
his appointment, on
Tuesday, May 20, 1913, 2 P. M,
at his office in the borough of
Honesdale, at which time and place
all claims against said estate must
be presented, or recourse to the fund
for distribution will be lost.
F. P. KIMBLE, Auditor.
Honesdale, April 12, 1913.
31w3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
CRIES HERSELF TO DEATH.
Little Girls Grief Over Marriage of
Sister Proves Fatal.

Chicago. Ill.,, Oct. 1S.--A little girl
of 10 years died of grief Wednesday
night because her Gear big sister mar
ried and left her, The little one was
Annie Cwiak, whose sister Helen
was married Tuesday to John Wrib-
laski.
Anna began to cry when she saw
her sister walking down the aisle to-
wari the altar in st. Johns Polish
Catholic church. After the ceremony
she threw herself mot the arms of her
sister, sobbing violently. She went
home still crying. Her jmNother and
her brothers and the little children
stood about her. The girl could not
stop weeping.
She finally wept herself into insen-
sibility. A doctor was summoned. lie
became alarmed. Then suddenly 1t
was all over. Anna was dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
AT THE CHURCHES.

Automobiles will be provided by
the congregation of the Washington
Street Methodist Church South, to-
morrow for all old and infirm mem
bers of the congregation who wish to
attend services and a special commit
tee composed of ladies will go to the
homes of mothers who are unable to
leave their children and remain while
the mothers attend church. Tomor-
rows services, which will be the sec
ond of series of three, will be known
as Mothers Day services. The Sun
day school will hold exercises at 9:3O
o'clock and the principal address at
the church services at II o'clock will
be made by Hon. Thomas E: Hayes,
follr,er mayor of Baltimore. In the
evening the services will be evange-
listic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
CONGRESSIONAL
RECESS REMOTE
80
Hopes of Intermissi, of
Labors are Fast
Waning.
RESENTMENT SHOWN.


Washington, Oct. lS.-While talk of
a recess or adjournmnet Of Congress
continues, and is especially pronounc-
ed in the House, Senators today said
they saw little real prospect of it.
Much soreness prevails among men,
bers of the House and Senate over
the manner in which the President is
kepeing Congress here. Democratic
members are showing more and more
resentment.
However, there will be no adjourn
ment or recess without the White
House consent. Democratic Senators
who have recently been in the White
House have brought back word that it
would probably be possible to arrange
a recess or adjournment if a definite
date were agreed upon by the Senate
when the bill would be reported by
the Banking and Currency committee,
and when it would be voted on next
session.
However, there is no sign that such
can be reached. Unless
the President shifts his attitude,
no recess is looked for.
Leader Underwood, of the House,
has been comforting with the Prcsi-
dent with view to reaching an
agreement on recess or adjourn
ment, and Minority Leader Mann has
predicted a recess or adjournment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
PROPOSED RURAL |
CREDIT SYSTEM
Legislation on This Line
Said to be Probable at
Early Date.
BASIS OF MOVEMENT.
Such Measure. il is Claimed. Wrnid
Prove Beneficial and be Hailed With
Approval.


washington, oct. lS.-lndicat'ons
are that 1t VIII not be long until this
country has legislation providing for
All agricultural credit system. Enact
ment OF such Legislation Is probable
at 'ae next session OF ConSreSS.
Efforts have been made to get 4
provision in the pending currency bill
for rural credits. They failed in the
House because the President di, not
want the matter handled in connec-
tion with the currency bill. lost Of
the House leaders took the same view.
SO the expectation Is that the subject
Will - to be treated as separate
piece of legislation. 1T will be so
treated unless the Senate. which is 90
ing to give the currency bill thor
ough overhauling. decides to make a
provision forit. Should 1t do so. the
House could not well turn II down.
In any event, the House committee
on Banking and Currency has decId-
ed to explore the field of rural cre.itS
and subcommittee has been named 10
make Investigations and prepare a
bill. This will he submitted to the
coming session of Congress. Enact
mcnt Of legislation on the subject may
be looked for at that time.
Pressure Of the legislation is strong.
Both the old parties, as well as the
Bull Moose are for it. Demand for it
from the agricultural sections il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
ASLEEP ALL NIGHT IN WELL.
Little Boy Yells Till Exhausted. and
Tracks Show His Plight.

Conshohocken, Pa, Oct. IS. = To
fall into well, to scream and cry un-
til he fell weak FROM exhaustion, then
to sleep, was the experience Of little
Louis Baiini, of North Elm street,
Wednesday, He was found yesterday
morning by his mother after an all
night vigil in which she imagined he
was dead OF had been kidnapped.
The boy says that while he was
playing in the rear of his home ne
slippet; into an old well in which there
was no water. When he recovered his
sense he says he called for help and
kept on calling and crying until after
nightfall; then he did not remember
anything until his mothetfs voice
awoke him and he found himself III
her arms.
He was located in the we'll from
marks made by his feet in sliding,
and was brought to the surface on
ladder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
Christ Church.


Rev. William J. Morton, rector.
Sunday school 9:3O a. m. Services at
l1:O0 a. NJ, arta 1880 p. m. Holy
Communion 1880 a. ND.
Grace Churfa.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector. Serv-
ices at 1880 a. m., II d. M, ana f:"o
D. m. Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
st. PauPs Church.
Rev. P. P. Phillips. rector. Sunday
school $3.50 a. m, Services ll:3O
a. m., and 1870 p. m. Holy Commu-
,nion 1880 a. m.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Rev. j. L. Allison, D. D., pastor,
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m. Services,
Il a. M, and 8 p. m.
Lutheran Church.
Rev. C. F. Brandt, pastor. Services
at II a. m. Sunday school at 9:3O
a. M, ami 1880 p. m. in German.
First Baptist Church.
Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor. Sun
dav school at 9:30 a. m, Services at
II a m., and p. m.
Second Baptist Church; Rev. c. X
Sunday school at 9:3O a. m.,
George X. Bender, superintendent,
Services and sermon at II a. m., and
S p. m.
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Rev. ]. w. Duffey, pastor. Sun
day school $50 a. m. Epworth Lea
que services at 700 p. m. Services
and sermon at II a. m, and 7:45 p. m
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. G. A. Luttrell, pastor. Sab,
bath School, $50 a. m. Services at II
a. m., and 500 p. n. Epworth League
serves at 700 p. m.
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. C. r. Strausburg, pastor
Services at l1:OO a. m., and 7:30 p. m
Sunday School, $50 a. M, Christian
Endeavor 6:45.
Free Methodist Church. 424 S. lie:
Street. Preaching at II a. M, an;
7:3O p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m
Prayer service at 7:30 p. m., or
Thursday.
Catholic Church-Mass Sunday at
o'clock; children's mass, 9 O'Clock
Sunday school $3.50. High mass ant
sermon 1890. Baptism, $3.50. Even
ing service and benedicton at
! Mass every Sunday morning at
=! o'clock at Mt. Ida (St. RIta's chapel.
Sunday school 2:3O p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
Discrimination Charged.

That the Southern Railway and Its
connections charge higher rates on
lumber to Philadelphia from South
ern points when it is routed through
the Potomac yards and Washington
than they do when the routing Is
through Norfolk, is shown in a COM
plant filed today with the Interstate
Commerce Commission by a PhlIa-
delphia lumber firm.
This firm shipped lumber to itself
in Philadelphia from South Carolina.
Because it was shipped via Washing
ton, rate of 23 l-2 cents hundred
pounds was charged, because, it is
alleged that shipments routed via
this city did not get the water com
petitive rate, .l-2 cents lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
FARMER SHOOTS WIFE
Fires Because She Protests Against
Hunting on Posted Land.

Ashevile. n. C., Oct lS.-Bccause
nis wife demonstrated with him when
he informed her that he was going to
hunt on posted land, it is alleged,
Charles Stuart, who resides on Sun
set Mountain, shot her late Thurs
day afternoon, and it was reported
that the patient is in a desperate
condition. Stuart declared ina: the
shooting was accidental, claiming
that the gun was discharged As ne
slipped and fell when his VII"
struck him with a broom stick.
To hospital attendant, Mrs
Stuart is said TO have declared thai
her husband said that he was goin"
to hunt squirrels on posted land.
you had better not do IT," she IS
said TO have declared, following
which the prisoner levelcd the gun at
her and fired. Stuart is a farmer on
Sunset Mountain, and has not been in
serious trouble before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
Cab Crushes Newsboy.

Baltimore, Oct. 1S.-Running from
behind a west bound Baltimore street
car, from which he had just alighted
at Monroe street, Albert Brummon, a
u .years old. of AL South Parrish
street, newsboy, was run down by
an eastbound car He died on reach
ing the hospital.
Before the motorman could bring
his car to a standstill, the forward
trucks had passed over the little fei-
lows body.
The boy was scantily clad, and
when picked up his newsboy's badge
bearing his name and address, was
still on his coat The papers ne car
ried we're scattered about the street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-18
THREE KILLED. EIGHT HURT.
Men Caught in Collapsed Garage,
Wrecked by Explosion.

Anderson, s. c., Oct. lS.-Three
men were kil.e! and eight injured
here Thursday night, when the ga
rage of A. l. Todd collapsed after Il
gasoline explosiofs Edward Lay
ton. of Spartansburg. struck match
to light the lamp Of his automobile as
it was being filled with gasoline. The
explosion followed and the building
caught fire.
As the hremen were fighting the
flames wall fell killing William +.
Campbell and Robert Dodd, .Ir., and
an unidentified man whose body has
not yet been recovered. Five firemen
were so badly injured that they had
to be taken to a hospital.
Layton and d boy, Isaac Fein. were
severely burned.