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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Wouldn't Leave Mother.

And yet, would this child leave its
mother? Not at all. To the woman
who offered to adopt her and give her
every advantage, she deliberately
faced and drawing herself up, snap
ped her black eyes and fairly scream
ed at her:
II wouldn't leave my mother for,
anybody"
Not far from Main street are two
big brick houses. They ara old build
ings in the first place and have been
let run down to a great extent
The houses are now the abode of sew
.eral families who have two or three
rooms each in which they sleep, wash.
cook and eat. The ventilation in such
buildings is exceedingly bad The air
that does come in is stale and impure,
and the odors in the rooms are bad.
Such houses are designated by the
nurses as the breeding place for tub
erculosis germs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29

Read The Gate City want column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
Basement Rooms Bad.

In one neighborhood VIII ere an OLD
house stood, there were rooms in the
basement reached only by going m
under the porch for the rest Of the
house. Back OF this house stood a
large barn which gave evidence OF
having been used as dwelling at
times. Both of these conditions could
be remedied If proper pressure were.
brought to bear.
The pneumonia house." the visit
ing nurses call it, Is another INTEREST,"
ing sight. 1t is a small frame house
with basement. There IS no way
to get to the basement but to enter
from the rear Of the lot The base
ment rooms have no outlook on the
street. About the side Of the bases
ment entrance are nailed lot OF bur-
lap bags. This curtain, flimsy and in
adequate is the buffer between the
occupants and the storms. 1t was here
that the visiting nurses found several
cases Of pneumonia. Dark and dreary
looking outside, the house presents
few better possibilities inside. It's
basement is below the sid swalk level
and not more than fifty feet away.
the bumped outline of sewer is
seen.
In this same part OF town are many
houses in bad condition and harboring
D srsons stricken with disease. The
houses are Just generally insanitary.
there is no specific thing the matter
with them worse than some other
thing. They are just badly built,
poorly ventilated and built too close
RI tha ground
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
From Cellar to Attic.

Not only are the upper portions OF
the house occupied but the basement
is filled as we'll. Outside the houses
stand piles of junk and there Is no
particular provision for the distribu-
ton Of garbage. In the basement
rooms, badly lighted with practically
no ventilation for there are but one
or two windows, two families are liv-
ing. It is in just such places as these
that DR.. Kepford says tuberculosis
can gain a foothold, for anything
which devitalizes the human body,
lays the foundation for tubsrcular
germs to build.
The basement in one house Is di.
vided into two rooms, only, and four
to six people crowd into each room.
The conditions here are exec sdingly
bad, and not only tuberculosis but
kindred ills will start here, the medi-
cal authorities who have examined
this housing condition, believe. 1t Is
to remedy Just such conditions that
the health and hygiene, and housing
committees Of the Industrial associa-
ton and the Visiting Nurse associa-
ton are working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN THE, SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia, as a Court of Bankruptcy.
In the matter of Frank A. Arnold and Charles
]. Dietz, copartners, trading as Arnold. Dietx
& Co.. Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy No. 9S9.-To
the creditors Of Arnold. Diets & Co.. bankrupt:
Notice Is hereby given that the 4th day of
September. 1914, the said Arnold, Dietz & Co.
was duly adjudicated bankrupt. and tlat the
first meeting of their creditors will be held at
my office, Rooms 6. ! and 8. No: 45s Louisiana
avenue northwest, Washington, d. c., on the
2nd day of October, 1914 at II O'Clock am,
at which time the said creditors may attend.
prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such other business
as may properly come before said meeting
WILLIAM NJ. HALLAM. Referee in Bankruptcy.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
creditors of william ). Giidings, bankrupt pit
Notice is aereby given that on the 4th d,y of
September. 1914, the said William J. Giddings
waz adjudieated bankrupt; and that the first
ice, No. 4l6 9th street northwest. Washington,
D. G.. on the 2nd day of October, 1914, at IL
o'clock am. at which time the said creditors
may attend. prove their claims. appoint trus-
tee, examine the bankrupt and transact such
other business may properly come before said
meeting. E. S. McCALMONT, Referee in Bank
ruptcy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22

knows how. To see his nest destroyed
and his house taken away from him
was more than he could stand, and he
darted forward, meaning to pull Mrs.
Bully out of his doorway. He felt that
if he could once get her out and get
in himself, Bully and Mrs. Bully would
never be. able to get him out again.
But Mrs. Bully was all ready for
fo"'''o~s or the top of her head and
tugged with all his might, he couldn't
ner. iou see, she was too stout
and strong for him. And he could hold
on for only second or two. for sud
denly Bully struck him so hard that
the blow knocked him Off And it
hurt, too. You see, Bully's bill is very
stout, even though it is short, and
Bully himself Is very stout and strong,
and Swimmers own bill is very small
and weak. 1t was never meant for
fighting.
In spite of this, Skinner and Mrs.
Skinner did their best, and for few
minutes the air was full of feathers,
Orchard rang with angry cries. Then
Skinner and Mrs. Skinner had to fly
away to get breath. Bully didn't try
to follow them. He knew better than
to try to catch them in the air, for
they are the most wonderful fiiers In
the Old Orchard, while Bully is slow
on the wing. SO he was content to
simply drive them away. But they
were back again soon, and then the
same thing happened all over again.
Bully and Mrs. Bully actually seemed
to be enjoying the fight, and it was
very clear that they knew all about
fighting.
So all that bright morning that
dreadful fight for the house in the ap-
pie tree in the Old Orchard continued,
and never once did Skinner and Mrs.
Skinner succeed in getting Mrs. Bully
out Of the doorway SO that they could
get in At last, with their usually
neat, trim clothes all torn and with
many aching wounds, they gave up for
the time being.
We'll just have to wait until they
leave the house unguarded,' said
Skinner, sorrowfully. Then wen
try to get 1T back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
THE EVENING STORY.
CONFIDENCE LADY.
Copyright, 1914, by ". werner.)

Everybody in Pink street welcomed
Mrs. La Grange. Pink street Is old
old and worthy-a double row of solid,
plain, comfortable homes where it is
no uncommon thing for three genera
tons to follow one after the other. A
stranger in Pink street is almost I'M
known. Mrs. La Grange was stranger.
She came from a distant town. and it
was by the merest chance she located
on Pink street Old Mrs. Van Ness
the last of the Westmore Van Nesses-
had died and her house was for sale.
Mr.. La Grange was a real estate man
and the house came into his hands. He
saw in it a good investment and bought
it for his wife. He had it furnished
before he sent for Mrs. La Grange.
Pink street waited a week for her
to get settled and rested before it be-
gan to call. Mrs. Earl Tubbs went first
She lived at the right of the La
Oranges and her house was little
nearer than Mrs. Bert Legge's, who
lived on the other side. So she con-
sidered hers the prior right.
Mrs. Tubbs felt that it was quite an
occasion and she put on her best black
dress and her hat and her gloves,
run in bareheaded." Mrs. La Grange
answered the bell. She kept no serv-
ant. The women on Pink street buy
breadmixers, dishwashers, all the cleo
trio appliances procurable and do their
own work. They are not ashamed to
do it Therefore, Mrs. Tubbs was sur
prised when Mrs. La Grange apologized
for opening her own door.
I'm trying to find a maid," she muir
INJURED. You don't know of one, do
you?"
NO." said Mrs. Tubbs, 81 don't. If
did 1 should have hired her myself.
hope you'll have better luck than I've
"Oh, dear me-" sighed Mrs. La
Grange, that doesn't sound very en-
couraging. And I'm so fragile!"
She did look fragile. She was tall
and thin and fiat and straight. She
had a muddy skin and curly black hair
with unshed tears. They were eyes
that caressed, entreated and adored,
until Mrs. Tubbs came away perfectly
enchanted. She ran across to see Miss
Jewett.
so. you've been to call on the new
lady," said Miss Jewett. well, what
do you think of herr"
cidedly. shes a dear, sweet, lovely.
little thing. She took to me at once
and-I took to her. I'm glad she's
into the neighborhood. She's an
acquisition, Minerva-an acquisition"
Mrs. Tubbs did not say that Mrs. La
Grange had made confidant Of her
at their very first meeting. II can
trust you" she had whispered, with
vast appeal in the great black eyes. Il
feel there" And the slender hand
touched the thin chest. Mrs. Tubbs was
proud and pleased. 1t was a great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
STANDARD COMPANY WINS.
New Jersey Court Dismisses Com
plant Filed by Competitor.

JERSEY CITY, N j.. September 22.-
The common pleas court dismissed yes
terday the complaint made last July
against the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey under which the company
was charged with discrimination
and endeavoring TO establish a. mo-
nopoly in gasoline by underselling it's
competitors and by making different
selling prices at different stations. The
complaint was brought by a COMPETE
tor. under the so-called seven sisters
antitrust LAWS, which were placed on
the New Jersey statute books Just be-
fore Woodrow Wilson relinquished his
office as governor of the state to be-
come President.
The hight between the Standard Oil
Company and competitors in this city
Resulted in the price of gasoline being
cut in two within a few months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
CONRAD III. SYME, JAMES FRANCIS
SMITH, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. Holding District Court.Min re- r.
opening widening and extension Of an at'ey , M
bia.-District Court. No Notice IS herep!
given that the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia pursuant 10 the provisions OF section
1906 to section 1898 1, inclusive. of the code OF
law for the District of Columbia, have hled a
petition in this court praying the contemplation
of the land necessary for the opening, widening
and extension of an alley In squares 3oo. anu
a Slat II or rHf map Med with the said petition
part thereof. and praying. also that Jury OF
any person Interested in these proceedings and
not in the service employment OF the DIS
trict of Columbia or OF the United states. ID. pc
District of Columbia to assess the damages eacn
owner of land to be taken may sustain by req,
son of the opening, widening and extension OF
said alley, and the condemnation of the lana
necessary for the purposes thereof and to as. as
amount of said damages. including the expenses
Of these proceedings. upon each lot or part OF
which said alley is to be opened. widened ana
extended. and upon each lot, part of lot or par
Gel of ground in the squares or blocks con, n
be opened. widened and extended as PROVIDED
for in and by the aforesaid code Of law II IS
by the court: this 10th day of September. A.
1914. ordered. that all persons having any IN
terest in these proceedings be. and they are
hereby, warned and commanded to appear in inns
court or before the Goth day of September,
AID. 1914. at 10 o'clock am. and continue IN
attendance until the court shall have made its
final order ratifying and confirming the award
of damages and the assessment of dement's OF
the jury TO be empaneled and sworn herein; ana
1t is further ordered. that copy OF this no.
tire and order I've published once in the wash
incton Law Reporter, and twice week for two
successive weeks in The Washington Evening
Star. tho Washington Times and the Washing,
ton Herald newspapers published in the sara
district. before the said Goth day of September.
A.n 1911. II is further ordered, that copy
Of tisiS notice and order he served by the United
States marshal or his deputies, upon each OF
the owners Of the fee of the land TO be CON
denned herein may he found by the said
I1'q"s' Il his DEPUTIES. within the District OF
Columbia before the said 10Th day of Septem-
hrr. Nd. 1914 BY the court: ASHLEY NJ
corr y Justice fSeaD. true copv-Test: ].
n. VOTING. Clerk BY r. 2. BELEW. Assistant
ClN-k SELF 1S.22 .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22

IT see. What did you hear I said?"
Miss Jewett's tone was as dry as powder.
Il heard you said that l was bor-
rover who never returned things
calmly
No, I'm not. and that's what makes
me so mad. What business have you
got, Minerva Jewett, to tell such an
outrageous untruth about me?"
Miss Jewett sat looking steadily at
Mrs. Tubbs, who was red and breath
less with anger. Her thin lips relaxed
into smile. and what business have
you got. Margaret Tubbs, to accuse me
of telling an untruth which l never
uttered? Now, You listen to me-" She
leaned forward. Lets get right down
to business. I've been expecting just
this for some time and I'm what you
might call prepared. You and l are
about the only two on this street
whove been communicating up to date.
I've been studying the situation here
on Pink street ever since you and Mrs.
Legge fell out. I could have prophe-
sled a lot If I'd wanted to, but I've
been content to just sit by and watch
and listen. I'm no hand to IntelIere
when it's none of my business. But
this is my business and I'm going to
and friends for over a quarter of a
century, and one lie isn't going to
separate us now. You come with me-"
Miss Jewett jumped off the veranda
as if she had been sixteen She grabbed
Mrs. Tubbs by the arm and started
hauling her across the street. where
are you going?" gasped Mrs. Tubbs.
You come with me-" replied Miss
Jewett Her grasp was like steel and
Tubbs straight to where Mrs. La
Grange was gracefully engaged in cut
ting some roses.
Mrs. La Grange" said Miss Jewett.
fNro Inn
not like what she saw. Mrs. La
Grange" went on Miss Jewett, firmly.
II want you here and now to own up
to me that when you said l told you
never returned what she borrowed you
lied"
Mrs. La Grange turned white. why.
/ nev-never-" she quaked.
Minerva Jewett, l won't allow this,
cried Mrs. Tubbs.
Margaret Tubbs, you keep still"
snapped Miss Jewett: Her Jaw had a
terrible look of strength. Now, Mrs
La Grange, I'll listen to you"
Mrs. La Grange hung her head and
fumbled her roses. II nev-nev-"
she breathed again.
Look here" said Miss Jewett; stern,
ly Don't you think / don't understand
you and that L dIdn't after Inc INST
time / saw you and you told me all
that stuff about your husband marry
ing you for your money and misusing
you afterward and about now you
needed a friend-God knew-and you
felt I'd fill the bill"
Ibid she tell you that, too?" cried
Mrs. Tubbs.
''she told it to every woman on this
street, and every woman but RE be-
lieved her, replied Miss Jewett.
Thank God, I'm no fool if I am an
old maid. And she's got us all by
the ears with her tattling and her
pretended confden noes. She knew we
were square if she wasn't. Now, Mrs.
La Grange. I'm waiting. If you don't
own up inside of one minute more I'll
go home and telephone to your hus-
band"
Mrs La Grange owned up.
A week later she was found to have
departed And the house was again
for sale.
Pink street is again at peace Every
body is happy. Miss Jewett has more
true friends than she ever had before
in her life.
(THE END.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
LOSS LAID TO ACCIDENT.
Disappearance of Australian Sub
marine Proves a Mystery.

MELBOURNE. Australia, via London.
September Rear Admiral Sir George
Patey, commander of the Australian
navy, in a wireless dispatch to the gov
eminent states that submarine AE l.,
which was reported as lost, disap-
peared with all hands on board. Other
vessels of the fleet made a search, but
failed to discover any wreckage. The
loss is attributed to accident, as there
was no enemy within 100 miles and
the weather was fine at the time.
This is the first disaster in the his
tory of the Australian navy. The AE
was under command of Lieut.. Com
mander Thomas F. Besant.
LONDON, September 22.-The British
admiralty announces that the loss Of
the submarine AE 1 was due to an ac-
cident, the cause of which will prob
ably never be known. There was no
sea at the time. and no enemy in the
neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooners Quicktime, J. r. Dixon.
Silver Wave and Maud Bennett and
power boat Sylph, oysters from the
lower Potomac beds for the wharf mar.
ket schooner G. A. klrwan, water
melons from the eastern shore of Ches-
apeake bay, at 18th street wharf for
the market; steamer Northland, from
Norfolk and Old Point to the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company;
steamer Frederick de Barry, from Mat
tox creek, Colonial Beach and river
landings to the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company; power boat
Neddie, at Alexandria, to load mer-
chandise for a Potomac landing.
Departures.
Schooner Willie Clarence, light. for a
lower river point after oysters for the
market here; schooner Edith VERBAL.
light, for the lower river to load lum-
Der or cord wood for local dealers:
schooner Clara Leonard, light, for
Nomini creek to load canned goods for
this market at AlexanorIa; schooner
Daniel, from Alexandria for river
point to load cord wood for the deal
ers here; steamer Northland. passen-
gers and freight I for un Gnt a for
lower-river points and Baltimore;
steamers Wakefield. de Barry and Vol
unteer for landings on the Potomac
river; schooner John Bush, light, for
Potomac creek to load railroad ties
back to this city; sloop Crockett, from
Alexandria for a Potomac point after
cord wood or railroad ties for WASH
ington dealers.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Edith G. Winship left George
town with coal-laden boats for Indian
Head, Md; tug Meade arrived at
Georgetown with lighters from Poto-
mac sand and gravel beds; tug Eu-
genia' left with light scows for sand
and gravel machines working in Oxon
run; tug John Miller arrived in the
Eastern branch with brick-laden light
ers; tug Herbert arrived with sand
and gravel carrying lighters in tow
from beds opposite Alexandria.
Memoranda.
Schooner John L. Treat is chartered
to load railroad ties from a bay shore
for Boston on account of Washington
dealers; schooner Lewis Worrell is at
Potomac point loading for this city
or Alexandria; schooner D. P. Milford
is due at Alexandria with oysters from
is chartered to load railroad ties on
the Patuxent river for New York, on
account of Washington dealers;
schooner Oscar is reported on her way
to this city from down river with cord
wood or railroad ties; schooner Hol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22

That IS what Skinner the Swallow
and Mrs. Skinner were doing this
bright, beautiful morning in the Old
Orchard, while all their neighbors
looked on and encouraged them. You
see, they had been getting their break
fast, leaving their home unguarded.
for they had no fear that any one
would harm it unless it was Chatterer
the Red Squirrel, and they knew that
he was paying an early morning visit
to the Green Forest. So they ate their
fill. and then, twittering happily, they
came skimming back home, through
the Old Orchard.
Just think how they felt when they
came in sight of their home and saw
the nest they had worked so hard to
build lying on the ground all tattered
and torn, and their two precious eggs
broken! With wild cries Of sorrow
and anger they darted forward. Their
first thought was that Farmer Browns
boy must have done this dreadful thing
while they were away, for they could
think of no one else. But at the sound
of their voices a stranger appeared
Mrs. Bully. who that very morning had
come to the Old Orchard to join Bully
the English Sparrow, and had right
away decided that they would live in
tt Skinner house. Bully himself
suddenly darted down at them from
til. oIu apple tree, and there was some
thing very determined and warlike In
the way he struck at them with his
short, stout bill
Now, Skinner the Swallow. he of the
white waistcoat, who makes his home
in the old houses of Drummer the
Woodpecker, and sometimes in the lit
tie houses that thoughtful people who
love him put up for him, is one OF the
gentlest Of birds, and not at all quar-
relsome. He is beloved by all his
neighbors and lives on the happiest
terms with them.
But for all his gentleness he is not
coward. Oh, my, no! Skinner Is just
as brave as any one, and when he must
fight will fight just as hard as he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
HARRY F.. KENNEDY. Attorney.
Columbian bldg.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF 90
lumba Holding Probate Court.-No 2O92}. Ad-
ministra tion.-This is to give notice: That the
subscriber. of Washington, d. c., has obtained
from the Probate Court of the District of Column
bia letters of administration on the estate of
Sarah E. Hammer. late of the District of Column
bia, deceased. All persons having ella inns against
the deceased hereby warned to exhi 1t e
same, with the vouchers thereof legally authent-
Gated to the subscriber, before the 3rd q y
OF July AID. 1915; otherwise they may by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given
under my hand this 14th day of SEP. ernber. 1914
GEORGE HAMMER, 10US L ST. sc. Seal
Attest: JAMES ia lNER, Register OF Wills for
the District OF Columbia. Clerk Of the Pro ate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
TOoMEI & TOOMEY, Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia Holding Probate Court.-No. 210S0 Ad
ministration.-T Is TO give notice: That the
subscriber. of the District of Columbia, has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the District OF
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate of
Mary r. Macarty, late OF the District of Column
bia, deceased. AL persons having claims asaihst
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit The
same. with the vouchers thereof, legally authen
ticated. to the subscriber. or before the Ian
DAY of September A D. 1876 otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. Given under my hand this 18th day OF
SepteInhar 1914 JESSIE MACARTY. 901 iorida
ave. II. W. (Seal) Attest: JAMES TANNER. Reg
lister of Wills for the District of Columbia, Gle
Of the Probate Court se15, % -
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Carpenters Plan Homes for Aged.

INDIANAPoLIS. Ind. September ga
Establishment of homes and sanAto-
RUINS for sick and aged members Of the
union probably win be the most impor-
tant questions to come before the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, which opened its eighteenth
general convention here yesterday.
More than 500 delegates from the
United States and Canada are In at
tendance. Today's sessions were given
over to welcoming addresses and
organizing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22

Mr.. Davenport's name removed on the
ground that many OF the signatures to
his nominating petitions were obtained
fraudulently and that many of. the
signers previously had signed petitions
nominating william Sulzer.
The justice dismissed the action be-
cause, he said. there was insufficient
time before primary day thoroughly to
investigate the merits Of the issues
raised. He declared, however. that the
allegations threw grave suspicion" on
the validity of the Davenport nominal
ton.