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Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Wanted -salesladies. Apply at once.
Orlando Baxter,
scotts fuel stock 10 complete. Clean
coal and careful deliveries. w. 7. Scott.
ofnce and veterinary hospital 1917
1os East State. Assistant state veter-
marian. F. J. Neiman.
Your next door neighbor and you
come arm In arm to the going out OF
business sale. Baxter's.
Mrs. 0. A. Gard, $40 May street, en-
tertained the members Of the First
United Evangelical church Wednesday
afternoon. There was a good attend
ance and the hours were busily oc-
cupied in sewing and piecing quilt
blocks for the society.
Charles and Alexander Anderson, OF
Chillicothe. arrived in the city We'd
nesday evening to be present at the
funeral Of their brother. Gust Ander-
son, this afternoon. They will remain
In the city a day or two to visit with
friends. Charles Anderson was an en-
ploye of the Iowa Central here sew
eral years ago.
Members of the Car Workers Aux
iliay met Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. ]. N. Bonnette, 2O7 West
Nevada street. Owing to the bad
weather there was only small attend
ance, but those present spent a pleas
ant afternoon sewing for the auxiliary.
Mrs. E. Dicks assisted Mrs. Bonnette
in serving refreshments.
coal shed at 50Sh East Main
street. that caught fire at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon, called out the
department. Fire, the cause Of which
was not known, called the department
to the Central Iowa Foundry Com
panys foundry at II o'clock Tuesday
night. The fire started in a cupboard.
The damage was small.
--->S>---
For Sale-All the buildings recently
vacated by the Standard Oil Company
IN the east end Of the NJ. & St. L. rail-
road yards. There are three separate
buildings, consisting Of barn, ware
houses. office. boiler room, etc. These
buildings are all in good shape and
made from the best Of white pine lum-
Der. w. o. Butler at office Of Citizens
Lumber Company.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12
Plenty 81 Sausage Arrives.

George c. McCord. West End grocer.
received a shipment OF North Liberty
sausage. This sausage is like home-
made and is T. real treat for those who
enjoy good sausage Better phone Mr..
McCord and order North Liberty sau-
observation-disclosures
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CONCERT COURSE ENDS.
Last Number Of Green Mountain En-
tertainmonts We'll Attended.

The closing number Of the Green
Mountain entertainment course was
given at the Congregational church at
Green Mountain Wednesday night by
Mr.. and Mrs. Renter. The former is
a trombone player, reader and imper-
senator Mrs. Renier is a pianist and
singer. They gave a very pleasing en-
tertainment program. Mr.. Renier' S
impersonations were especially well re-
ceived, The audience was quite large.
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low. The snowfall up 70 Z UcIock tAfs
morning measured bstwsen tlsrss ana
Tour inches and It was still showing.
Ine precipitation up TO that hour wAss
.26 Of an inch. a
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Your next door neighbor and you
come arm in arm to the going out OF
business sale, Bakers.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

The Arnold Mothers Club Will hold
its regular meeting Friday afternoon
at o'clock at the school building.
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the church parlors Friday afternoon by
Mrs. F.. E. Rouse and Mrs. James Bell.
S~
Arnold Bercher. Of Minot. N. D., was
in the city Wednesday, stopping here
en- route from Mason City to Toledo.
Mr.. Bercher was compelled to remain
here for treatment for several hours,
having suffered an attack of tonsilitis
while on his Journey.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society and
Mission Circle of the Baptist church
will be entertained at o'clock lunch
con Friday at the church by Mesdames
George Gilbert, g. A. Smith. NJ. w.
Hovey, ]. Yetley, Howard Wilbur, and
Charles Bates.
Mrs. Susan Mooney, 7os West
Church street, was hostess to the
Archers Wednesday afternoon. The
hours were spent with sewing on quilt
blocks and in serving two-course
luncheon, the hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Floyd Mooney and Miss Marie
Mooney.
Mr.. ]. Levin left last Saturday for
the eastern markets, to be gone three
New York City for the purpose of
studying the latest fashions for the
coming spring and also buying new
spring merchandise. The third week
will be spent in Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago for the very same pur-
observation-disclosures
Harold Robilliard, Of Faribault, Minn
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
and spent the night with his cousin,
Joseph A. Whitacre, going this morn
ing to Ames. where he will resume his
work at Iowa State College. Mr..
Robiliard has been visiting his par
ents. DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Rubi.liard, at
Faribsul for a few days, following
three months work with the extension
department Of the college in eastern
and northeastern Iowa towns at short
courses.
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CITY IN BRIEF
DR.. Graham. ostsopath. Masonic temple

Notwithstanding Apply at once.
Orlando Baxter.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Wanted-Men to cut and pack Ice.
Inquire at river. Marshall Ice Com
pany.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian church Will be entertained In
the church .parlors Friday afternoon py
Mrs. F. E. Rouse and Mrs. James Bell
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

For moving o. storage - q. Whito
Transfer line. 10 South First aveaue.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Wanted-Men to cut and pack ice. In
quire at river. Marshall Ice Company.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Bring your watches N. Hedges.
Wanted-salesladies. Apply at once.
Orlando Baxter, =
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

SCOTS fuel stock 10 complete. Clean
coal and careful deliveries. w. T., Scott.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12

Once and veterinary hospital 1917
100 East State. Assistant state veter.
marian. F. ]. Neiman.
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regulation list of clothes with which each
child must I've provided. but II IL suff-
ciently varied that the childs own prefer
ence as to colors and other matters may
be satisfied.
The municipality OF Glasgow not only
looks after orphans but 1t also helps
cases of overcrowded families. In these
cases. however the child is left ut the
home OF the parents and the municipality
insists on a satisfactory home standard
being maintained in return for monetary
help.
The Glasgow system. Mrs. Loeb says,
works very satisfactorily. The munich
paity finds that It's wards develop into
To-. celent civic units. Less than per
cent. turn out to be cr.fninals and AT the
present time there are less than nfty
pauper children IN Glasgow. Even these
merely In . state Of transition from
hospita,s ana other places ON their way
to satisfactory homes.
In regard to the adoption Of this plan
In New YORK. Mrs. LoeD is doubtful as to
which will be the best cody TO manage the
scheme. She Is opposed to appropriations
beng dispersed 10y oharitabl. oiganiZa-
tions on account of their red tape and the
charity, The state Board of Charities also
does not meet with her approval as In
n.r opinion II has not proved itself COM
l"tent.
Mrs. Loeb left for Paris this week
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there is an ancient bed IN which kings
and queens. princes and princesses slept.
some amazing things happened to them
ana II WAS to this scene that the censor
objected.
Herr pippel is In Berlin en- route 10
Munich. Vienna and Milan In search of
talent for his new American venture. the
production of comic opera. The present
trip Is merely preliminary one and he
IS not making any contracts Up to the
present Herr DIPPED has not found any
thing particularly suitable to his wants.
Herr DIPPED is fun of praise for Count
Won Huelsen-Iiaeseler's production of
"Parsifal' at the Royal Opera. He said
II was the best pcrformanc. of the opera
h. had ever seen and surpassed In many
respects even the Beyreuth production.
The Kaiser has ennobled DR.. William
Bode, director OF the Kaiser Friedrich
Museum I'm recognition Of his work in Sc
curing Hugo van der Gocs's famous paint
ing, THE Alteration OF the Alsgi," for
Berlin. The doctor now has the right TO
use the prefix Won before his name,
The American colony gave luncheon
on Wednesday in honor of Robert +, Skin
ncr the new Consul-General here, who
WAS transferred from Hamburg
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SOCIAL INSURANCE
ABROAD HER STUDY
Mrs. Sophie Irene Loeb Makes
Investigation for state
Of New York.
Special Caois D,spo,ch N r,y -

-
LONDON. Jan. 3i.--Sophie Irene Loeb.
VINO is investigating social insurance in
Europe on behalf Of New York state.
told the correspondent OF THE SuN that
she intends to devote her attention en-
ciusiNely To the care of children Sh.
belives the social insurance scheme now
IN vogue In England too unwieldy. II is
her opinion and also that of others with
whom she has talked that England in
endeavor.ng 10 operate a system Of social
insuranc. embracing all classes has too
big proposition ON her hsnds.
Mrs. Loeb saws that while she Intends
10 continue her investigation as to th,
care OF children In France. Germany.
Austria and Denmark. she does not beliey.
that she Will see anything superior to the
system now In vogue In Glasgow. which
ls the evolution of fifty years ~ EXPERT
ment.
The plan OF Glasgow il carried on
directly by the municipality. The moneys
are PAID out directly and not through
any charitable organizations. Orphans
are placed In charge of foster mothers.
such AS widows, who are vigorously in
vesti gated before child Is submitted To
their care. \ sufficient money allowance
is granted 10 provide adequately for the
child and the foster parents. Inspectors
visit the fosteI mother regularly to see
that high standard Of efficiency In the
care OF the child Is maintained and also
that free scope il given to the child ;
Individuality For example there Is "A
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BEGGARs WANT NEW DIRECTOR.
Turkish Organization Finds Bust
mes. Too Complicated.

CoNsrANTiNoPLE, Jan. 1S.--Everything
in Turkey liz becoming modernized the
army, the Government and even the harem
are undergoing change. But there is
one institution which changeth not and
that is the system Of begging. Begging
In this land IL arranged according to a
highly perfected system, probably un-
equalled anywhere except IN China, where
there Is a beegars' trust.
The headquarters of the Turkish beg
gars II at Jerusalem. where the organi-
cation has its printers Its bookkeepers
and even It's lawyers to represent 1t In
court. At the headquarters in the Holy
city names are received from all corners
of the world of those who can be
touched" and letters are sent out to the
prospective victims. each letter contain
ing q flower said to- have been picked on
the Mount of olives. Each year several
millions of letters are sent out to Europe
and the United states demanding all sorts
of sums Last year, however. business
was exceedingly bad and IL is now pro-
posed to effect a complete reorganization
and appoint a new director. The business
is becoming complicated.
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ENVOY HOLDS ALOOF
FROM COURT DRESS
Ambassador Gerard Fails to Don
Uniform rs He Said
lie Would.
SPECIAL eab. Despatch 10 TIL. sun.

BERLIN, Jan. 3l.--The event of tn" week
IN court circles was the gala perform
ance at the Royal Opera on Tue sday on
the occasion Of the Emperor's hfty-ffth
birthday. Mr. Gerard. the American AM
bassador. and Mrs. Gerard Cant W. H.
Gherari the American naval attachc. and
Mrs. Gherardi Major q. T. Lan.horn, IN.
American military attachc Second Score
tary j. Z, Grew and Mrs Grew, Mrs.
Ernest Wiltse, Mrs, Norman Warehouse
and Allison " Armour were the guests
OF the Kaiser. Mr. Armour conformed
TO the court regulations by wearing court
dress. including knee hreeches and silk
stockings.
In the great assemblaee OF men in brill
liant military and naval uniforms and
diplomatic court dress Mr.. Gerard and
Mr.. Grew were very conspicuous In oIdi-
nary evening dress. The Ambassador and
Minister OF every country represented In
Berlin. including the republics OF Switzer-
land and Portugal with the single exccp-
ton OF the American Ambassador COM
piled with the request TO conform 10 dip
lomatlc or court dress.
Mr. Gerards action In eschewlng dplu-
matte garb was surprise In view of his
assertion. made when his appointment
was announced. that he would conform TO
the custom OF the Kalsers court
Yes" he said AT that time. ~ shall
even wear the diplomatic uniform. It's a
rule or the court and I'm not going 10
commence by offending the prejudices OF
the people am sent TO, although my legs
are NOT built for knee breeches and silk
stockings"
After the performance, which CON
sisted OF one act OF Meyerhrcr's "Afri-
caine.' the Kaiser and Kaiserin held Il
brilliant levee In the promenade hall. Tho
King OF SaSony and Queen Sophia Of
Greece, the Kaisers sister ware annnv
the guests.
The first performance ever sched-
uled to be given In Germany OF q
comic opera composed by an American
has been held up by the police ccnsors
Tn" opera Is The Royal" by Paul
Tictjen who has been in Berlin more
man year working on H. The llbrctt.
Is 10y Horst Emscher and the German
lyrics are by Hubert Pataky. The premiere
was net for February -. but the police
censored the opera on the ground thai
parts OF the libretto We're too suggestive
and also because NJ a piQuant bedroom
scene
The composer and tn. collaborators
In the opera contend that IL Is not one
half AS suggestive ~ many other produr
tons which haN. been given IN Berlin.
The music IL reported to b. even more
delightful than that of '''rh. Wizard of
o.. The SCENE of the first act is laid
In a summer resor, in the outskirts OF
Berlin, The second and third acts are
In an old castle In Thuringia, whore
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AMERICANS SHOCK ENGLISH.
Staid socict. BInmes I. =. far Tango
and other Crnzes.

LoNDoN, Jan Sl.---"The nobility of
olden days with their ideas Of stately
entertainments would turn in their graves
in horror II they saw the informally of
London society to-day" said "A competent
observer Of English society YESTERDAY
AN example OF this informally Is
seen In the invitations issued by Mrs.
Hall-Walker to her women friends for
dance on Tuesday. They read: "A
small dance bring along plenty of men.
In the old days such an invitation would
he Impossible. To-day instead of being
the exception ii Is the rule. Another
thing Is the wonderful mixing Of young
and old folks In one party. Mrs. George
keppel II giving Il series OF tango teas
for her daughter, at which the young
folks dance and recte, in which latter
accomplishment Miss Keppel eNcels. whil,,
their elders play bridge or chat. The
same Is true or the dances which Mrs.
Harry Higgins Is giving, In fact on every
hand this spirit of informally Is spread
Ing, What IL the cause? why, Ameri-
can influence, OF course. II Will not be
admitted, but II is true nevertheless"
News of the death of the father Of
Mrs W. Il, Leeds last week came jus,
In time to enable her tn cancel her ar
rlnCements for her return to the
United States. She had hoped TO he able
10 reach home in time to be- at her
fathers deathbed, but cable announcing
his death arrived the night before the
steamer sailed.
Mrs. Leeds, while overwhelmed with
sorrow at the loss OF her father is con
solnE herself at the thought that she
Will be able tn have her son to spend his
school holidays with her In few
weeks, II had been the insistent policy
OF Mrs, Leedss father that his grand
son must be an American ana while the
hoy y now AZ preparatory schoo, IN
England and probably will go to Elton
later on. i Is Mrs. L.eeds's intention TO
have him spend all his holidays in America
and thereby in measure carry out her
fathers wishea
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TANGO DEFENSORS TO MET
International COnRrrss Ni''
Held soon In Paris.

PARIS, Jan. % The Paris Nrn.
Of Dancing Masters has couNot.
International congress for Edst'r ~u
and Monday, At which A'ch.
Amelt"'s condemnation of the tango
be protested against AS having u.s.
prejudiced the profession. The core
viii draw up regulations for the
tango, codifying 1t In the hope tt'
Introduction viii he raised
Meanwhile an attempt is being ma
introduce the tHtao dance, which '-
to have been popular IN China s.u.' D..
u, G.. as the partners therein keen
apart. holding their hands ps'nr
ward, with tho thumb ana nr't
pointing upward, a. they 20 =.
mirustlik" steps This dan"' "
rate, il not likely TO risk ec',, t.'
condemnation
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ITALY's ANTI. CLERIcALs WIN.
Premier tO Introduce nm Giving
Ctvl Marriage Precedence.

>p"''r 'd'tt bt>i'i''t 10 I'M ~
RoME, Jan. 3l.--premier Giolitti an
nuunc-s that tn" Government intends 10
pass law enforcing precedence OF civil
over religious marriages in Italy. The
object of this Is to satisfy the anti-cleri-
Gals who charge the Premier with being
allied with the Catholics and therefore
not doing what he should to defend the
rights Of the State.
According to the Italian law. no mar
riage Is valid unless performed before
a civil official aud the clergy ar. instruct.
ell not to of'iciate at any religious cere-
mony unless they are satisfied that the
parties have already gone through a civil
marriage SO that practically the prec-
edence OF the civil over the religious
service is already established. The anti
clericals intend. however. TO make the
proposed law "A test of the extent to which
the Government ~ supported by The
Catholics
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CREWE HOUSE HAS BIG GARDEN
Reception Rooms Are Among the
Finest In London.

LONDON, Jan. 23.--Crewe House. SO .
Lord Crewe has now leased 10 jam '
Duke. the American tobacco ma.
many distinctive features u Nt~
10y Edward shepherd, but when ~
bought by Lord Wharncliffc and ..
Wharncliffe House it WAS partly
structed ana the door Was set ..
back and the od door Was mod,
a window. Lord GROVE restored
herds door, which faces Cu.1un
over "a rather generous ~trip u'
hut crowc House still has the d'-'
Of sorr garden space IMAM all lN'
or four houses in Mayfair.
II SIN LOOKS a manor hnusr u
with its long, low front hchlpu '.
which not long ago had a ruuN..
the littl" rooms have been upru,a
n.g ones during III" tenancy ~ lur1
and the result j. tuat the Reception
ARE now some of the finest lu luru.
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COURT BAN ON TANGO
KILLS DANCE IN ROME
Society Abandons Craze and
Even Americans Cat
II Aside.
HAMMOND ITALY'S FRltNb
Refused to Mako Loan IN
Turkey During the War
in Tripoli.
HAMMOND ITALY'S rRlLNb
special cable Despa,cA 10 TIM

ROME, Jan. 31.-The reaction tg...,
the tango II on the increase. and ,yc,
the Americans who adhered to it the l,rg.
est of all are deciding that il Is wiser -,
To indulge In the dance lest they h, M.
TRACKED from the court ana G.p'oir,fc
sets and excluded from the Embassy
ball. Mrs. Page. wife of the Ainer,,.,
Ambassador. is one of the strongest on.
ponents Of tho tango. Efforts to intorcs,
her in the dance were an utter failure
Lady Rodd, wife of the British N,n.
bassador. has evaded the difficulty hr
abandoning dances and replacing Then,
with bridge until the feeling srlin,,
modern dances has died out
The Acquasanta links are crowded
daily with spectators and golfers prar
Using for tho Henderson cup. among
whom Princess Albert Radzlwill. for
merry Dorothy Deacon of Boston. and
Mrs. Deming Jarvis are the keencst
Hammonds Entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
have gone to Naples. but will return 70
Rome and start shortly for the north
Mrs. Hammond as national chairman ~
the Womans Welfare Department q
America. IL making a study " Italian
hospitals. The Hammonds have been
much entertained in Rome and were
the guests rhis week at luncheon Of Ma
chesa I'll Witt dl Marco. formerly Mss
Durham Of New York.
Mr.. Hammond had long talk with 'l-
Marquis iii san Giu.iano, Minister o.
Foreign Nrairs. about the situation Ir
Mexico. Mr. Hammond has adopted ~"
rule Of not criticising his own opu'i-,
when abroad and refuses 10 repeat aiy
part Of tile conversation with the For, ~
Minister. n. admits, however. that b;
Was interesting and says il was lot at.
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special tdbiS Dtspatch 10 TIM stS
ROME, Jan. 3l.-John q. Wood. tle
new American Minister to Abyssinia has
started for his post. Before leaving he
had long private audience with King
Victor Emmanuel The monarch re-
ferred TO the various American Ambas-
sailors who have been in Rome and es-
pecially recalled Lloyd Griscom, who
with his wife had given splendid help To
the Mcssina earthquake sufferers
Mrs. Wood arrived in Rome too late
for an invitation 10 the court ball. ut
which American women were presented
TO the Queen. The latter on hearing OF
this insisted that etiquette should be
waived and that Mrs. Wood should be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
u. S. Envoy Bears Gifts
to Abyssinia' S Ruler
John Q. Wood New Minister, Has Eau de Cologne
for Negus and Liqueurs for
Premier

invited. This was done and the wife Of
the Minister had long conversation
with Queen Elena, who questioned her
In the most interested manner in regard
to her grand opera career
The American state Department has
instructed Mr.. Wood to take gifts with
him to Abyssinia, a. this is the custom
of all diplomats who 20 10 that coun-
try. He therefore purchased rifles and
eau de cologne for the young Emperor.
Lidt Jeassu. Mrn.lik's grandson; silk
stockings and oloaks of the most brilliant
Coors for the bowager Empress Taitu.
II good stock of liquors for the Prime
Minister and riding boots and blankets
for the other minor officials.
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sorrow full Apprenticeship.

This was 10 aCcuston her to tho correct
RECOMMENDATION VI the letter 49," and there
uerc many others for tho rest OF the al
lhabei, Tho only drawback. however.
Was that VI. Ne ydleu Was a native Of the
iiI!c TaTascouian accent and little Sarah's
desperate attempts To initiate him In the
re"tatiDn Of the tall of tn. sausages was
'Jrrow ful indeed,
Meanwhile her name mad been inscribed
among III. applicants for admission 10 tho
conservatory. This II n state institution
I'll It's EXPENSES being paid by the Ministry
of Fin. Aris, and admission can be OBJ
tanned only by competitive examination.
tn candidates Tile their applications dur
Ing the summer months and the annual
"sudition" ~ held In October. Tho average
plumber OF candidates is about four hun
dred, half in the comedy and half In the
tragedy class, of which only about sixty
are admitted, This number varies ac-
cording to the vacancies.
Sarah went TO the "audition" wearing
her very best dress and poorly prepared
Tor the ordeal Here another tragedy
awaited her. Tho prompter was an old
e0lor who many years before had been
fairly successful on the Paris stage and
had even won a second prize at the Con-
servatory for his Interpretation Of Otheiio
He met. however. with a series Of re-
verses and finally had to depend for his
livelihood on the small pay of prompter
1t tho school from which he was gradu-
Uted.
Ills nsme was Leeuteud." said Nine.
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QUEEN USES NO POWDER PUFF
Britsin's sovereign IL the last Of
the VictOrians.

LONDON. Jan, 23.--Queen Mar ".''
perhaps be- best described a "th' a-'
of the Nictorians. She has .tl r'
fashioned objection to remarks about rr..
sonal appearance. She never makes them
herself and she dislilies them ,ve' =
made by her brothers
She does not, by the way, carry n, VIC
which Is IN" invarable adjunct ~ 80
modern woman. She. OF course, ''rr.
goes out alone, and the lady in va.t.--
has her purse--and Queen Mary doe '.'
use "A powder pun.