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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-19

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
II the nose OF Cleopatra had been
shorter the whole face OF the earth
had been changed-Pascal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-19
Caee 10 Settled.

The case Of the state OF Iowa
against Eric Fern. charged with as
sault was ended this morning when
Fern entered a plea Of guilty to the
charge of assault and battery and was
fined s25 and costs. Henry Smith.
the prosecuting witness, and Fern
shook hands in the court room, and
narted as friends. The case was
commenced yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-19
Statement Of Doctrine.

THE German Evangelical church as
ISOLATION OF the west az a part of
the Evangelical church. defines the
term Evangelical church as denoting
that branch Of the Christian church
which acknowledges the Holy scrip
ture of the old and new testaments
as the word Of God, the sole and in
fallible guide of faith and life, and
accepts the Interpretation of the Holy
scriptures as given in the symbolical
books OF the Lutheran and reformed
churches, the most important being
the Augsburg confession, Luther's
and the HeideIburg catechisms, inso-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-19

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
STORE ADVERTISING MEN
PLAN AN ORGANIZATION
Temporary Officers Named at Meet
ing In Retail Merchants Asso-
cations Rooms.

Advertisers for the department stores
and others engaged in the advertising
business in this city gathered at the
Association last night and organized
an advertisers section of the associa-
ton. Temporary officers were select
ed and March Is set as the date for
a meeting at which permanent or
ganization will be effected. George A.
Lewis was named temporary presi-
dent; D. v. Smythe, temporary secre-
tary and Harry w. Hahn, temporary
treasurer.
The following committees were Sc
lected:
embership-Wiiliam G. Kent, James
F. Boyd, Miss l.. NJ. Tarbell, Gerson
Nordlinger, Charles Finney. Robert Is
bell, L. o. Miller. George Ostermayer,
F. r. Helleff and ]. II. Johnson. By
Hahn, D. V. Smythe, Melvin Behrends.
Myer Fellheimer and Malcolm Lam
borne.
A committee was named to draft by
laws, to be presented for the formal
consideration at the next meeting. 1t
is planned to invite every retail es-
adjustment in Washington to be rep
resented at the meeting and to have
a part in it's work, which is designed
to forward the advertising interests of
the retail houses of Washington and
to promote cooperation in booming
Washington as point of buying and
residential interest
The business meetings of the adver-
tisers will be held in the quarters of
the Retail Merchants Association and
the machinery of the organization will
likewise be al the disposal of the mem
bership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
SEE SIGHTS OF CAPITAL
AT CONVENTIONS CLOSE
Many Civil Service Association Del
egates Remain Here for Day.
Directors Meet.

Many of the delegates to the Ma
tional Association of Civil Service En-
ployes, which ended it's two-day con-
vention yesterday afternoon, remained
in the cityover today for the purpose
of sightseeing. BY tonight, however,
it is probable that practically all of
them will have returned to their home
towns to make official reports of the
conventions proceedings.
Following the adjournment Of the
convention yesterday a meeting of the
board of directors. composed of the
officers and executive committee of the
association, was held in the offices of
the organization, in The Star building,
and George T. Morgan of Philadelphia
was elected chairman.
The board then took up the ma tier
of plans preceding the converting of
the next Congress for developing senti-
ment that will result in the adoption
of a retirement measure at the session
of Congress which begins in December.
They decided that the only way to do
1t was to create by means of publicity
a strong sentiment in favor of the re-
tirement of faithful superannuated
government employees.
Efforts to draft new bill providin e
for straight retirement, for introduce
ton in the next Congress. will not be
made until November or December, de-
clared Secretary John j. Deviny today.
He declared that there was no hurry
bout the matter at this time, but tina
the bill would be ready for introduction
by the time Congress convened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
VISIT zoo AND ARLINGTON.
Farmer Lads and Lassies Continue
Their Sightseeing TRIPS.

The Zoo and Arlington are the sub
Jects of investigation today by the
party of youthful boy and girl farm
efs who are spending the week in
Washington as a reward for winning
prizes In their various states in agri-
cultural work. This morning the visit
ors rambled through the Zoo, viewing
the animals on display there The bears,
lions and other footed denizens of
the Geological Park proved great at
fractions to the youthful farmers,
many of whom, while quite well in
formed regarding baby pork" and
other animals of the farmyard, had
never seen a real. live bear before, to
say nothing of lions, tigers and boa
constructors.
Leaving the city at / o'clock this aft
ernoon the entire party, in charge of
Y. II. Benson of the Department of Ag-
rIculture, is visiting Arlington, to be
followed by short visit to Fort Myer.
Tonight the new city post office build
ing will be visited. Tomorrow's sched-
ule includes the National Museum and
Mount Vernon and Alexandria,
The visitors will leave for their
homes in Iowa, Massachusetts,, Illinois.
PENNSYLVANIA. New York, New Jersey
and Nebraska Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Changing Seasons

Full soon the shade trees will be
green, the icebergs will be gone !;
and we shall push the old ma
chine across the whiskered lawn.
The furnace. in whose NAV we've
burned a thousand tons of slate,
will have the rest it's surely
earned, till summer pulls its
freight. The day grows long and
short the night, and man may
save his roll, nor cough up for
electric light what didn't go for.
coal. Well leave the shovel in
the bin, among the dust and slate.
and in the garden we'll begin to
labor soon-and late. Well plant
the locust and the larch, in which
the birds will sing, and bless the
blooming blasts of March, which
usher in the spring. The trees
which bear the luscious fruits,
we'll guard from pests and snares,
and gladly plant our ginseng
roots, and groom our Belgian
hares. All. life is life, when spring
arrives! To stir the scented soil
we work our daughters and our
wives, and boss them as they toll
It's grateful to the soul, indeed.
it soothes the nerves that ache. to
watch the women sow the seed.
and ply the hoe and rake. 1t
cheers the heart of any man to
SIT around and smoke, while Julia
Jane and Mary Ann plant spud
and artichoke.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
GUILTY OF TWO H0LD-UPs,
Private Dewell Of Engineers, Con
victed, Furnishes 5000 Bond.

Guilty of two ''hold-ups' and of a
third unsuccessful attempt to rob was
the verdict returned late yesterday aft
ernoon by a jury in Criminal Division
] of the District Supreme Court against
Clarence B. Dewell, twenty-five years
old, private in Company A of the En-
gineer Corps, stationed at Washington
barracks.
Chief Justice Covington at the re-
quest of Assistant United States At
torney Hawken raised the bail of
Dewell to $4,000. A new bond was fur
nished and the accused released pend
ing action on a motion for new trial,
which will be filed by his counsel, At
torneys Frederick r. Whippler and
Wilton ]. Lambert.
The three offenses of which the SOL
der was convicted took place in one
night, one on l street near Gonzaga
College. another on the Union Station
plaza and the third attempt in front of
the drinking fountain in the rear of
Congressional Library, on I'd street
southeast.
The finding of watch which had
been taken from one of the victims led
to the arrest of Dewen, who it was
said had given II to a comrade to pawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
DERELICT NOW UNLOADING.
Schooner Baxter Abandoned at Sea
Safely lowed to Dock.

After having been picked up at sea
a derelict and abandoned, and having
been towed into Hampton roads by the
Norwegian steamship vinland, the big
schooner Mary L. Baxter Is at Balti-
more, her destination, to unload her
cargo of about 1,400 tons Of phosphate
rock.
1t is expected, after she finishes I'M
loading, the vessel will be taken to a
New England shipyard to be rebuilt
and restored to service.
The Baxter, on her way from Port
Tampa, Fla, to Baltimore with phos-
phate rock. ran into a hurricane and
was dismasted. Her boats were carried
away and as she was leaking badly
her crew accepted the offer of a pass
ing steamship to take them off.
Later the derelict was picked up by
the Vinland and taken into barber at
Hampton roads, where she lay while
the salvage question was being settled.
The Baxter is one of the Deering fleet
of Bath, Me. and was built at Essex.
Mass, in 1909. 1t Is stated the damage
to the vessel is not extensive and she
can be repaired at a comparatively
small cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
CONCERT TONIGHT

In Stanley Hall, Soldiers Home,
at 7:15 o'clock. by the U. S. Sol
diers' Home Band Orchestra,
John S. NJ. Zimmerman, direc-
tor.
Spanish march, LOS Banderil-
leros" . Volpatti
Overture, The Calf of Bag
dad" ....-... ...... .Boieldieu
Romance, "EXtase glamour" RoZe
fThe Ecstasy of Love.)
Selection, THE Debutantes,'
(Reouest.) Herbert
Fox trot, "Old Folks Rag"
Sweatman
Nalse hesitation, Illusion. Neve
Characteristic, "A Game of
rag .Trinkaus
Finale, ''Hop-A-Long". Hermann
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
HEAVY YIELD OF HERRING.
Receipts From Potomac and Bay
Nets Gradually Increasing.

Receipts of herring from the Potomac
and Chesapeake bay nets by the deal
ers at the wholesale fish market, on
18th street wharf, are gradually grow
ing heavier. Since Monday last total
of 10000 herring have been received
from all sources. and of this number
more than half came from nets in the
river With a continuation of good
weather the fishermen anticipate an
early opening of the fishing season on
thu Potomac and are now much more
hopeful than they We're earlier in the
year that the catch Will be above the
average for several years past.
Receipts of shad continue very light,
only about $50 having been received
at the wharf market since Monday, and
the bulk of them are coming from the
south. The fairly good receipts of her
ring yesterday caused a drop of so
cents a hundred in prices. choice fish
selling as low as $3.50 a hundred. Shad
are in good demand and are selling at
high prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Original Plan Abandoned.
OVERHAUL PLEASURE CRAFT.
Shipyards Fast Completing Work
on the Cruiser Fleet.

Capt Dallas Knowlton, owner of the
handsome cruising launch Neptune, has
his boat at the foot of 4th street south
east putting her in trim. The hull of
the vessel has been sandpapered
smooth to improve her speed The
Neptune ranked among the fastest
boats on the river, but when she re-
sumes service this month it is expected
that she will be able to show the way
to every power boat of the cruiser
class. Capt. Knowlton will use the
Neptune for extended cruises on the
river.
The work of putting the large cruis-
ing launch ST. Charles in condition for
service is completed. and Capt. William
Garner expects soon to be able to
cruise aboard her. Since going out of
commission last fall she has had her
gasoline engine rebuilt and other work
done to make her a speedy and COM
Portable craft.
Overhauling of the power launches
Mildred D.. J. G. Dakem. owner, and
the Elk, owned by George Waterbury
and brother, has been started at Greg
ory's boatyard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Home Mission Work Lecture

\ free Illustrated lecture on the mission
work the Presbyterian Church is doing
in this country is to be given by W. II
Schureman. home missionary in the Dem
yer field, at the First Presbyterfan
Church this evening. He will nav spe-
''ial attention to the work in the western
states.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Schureman is
scheduled to lecture in the lexington
Presbyterian Church. He is to address
The Sunday school OF Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church Sunday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Figilant. at 18th street wharf
from a lower river point, with oysters
for the market here; steamer Southland.
from Norfolk and Old Point; steamer
North cumberland, from Baltimore and low
err river landings; steamer Wakefield, from
Nomini and Lower Machodoc creeks and
A. NJ Witherill. from Fort Hunt and
Fort Washington. after army stores and
passengers; schooner Oscar, at 10th street
wharf, from Month"; for l.. A. Clarke &
Son.
Departures.
Schooner Bessie Ford, from Alexandria
for a down river point after wood or rail-
road ties for dealers here; schooner Mar
tina A. Avery. light, for a lower Potomac
point to load back to tR{s~dy; steamer
Northland. for Old Point and Norfolk
steamer Volunteer for river points and
Mattawoman creek, to return this after
noon; schooner Willie Clarence, light, for
Blackstone island, to load oysters for the
market here; schooner Lille Lewis, light,
for a bay point to load for this city or
Baltimore.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Minerva arrived at Georgetown with
lighter from digging machine in Oxon
run; tug Capt Toby arrived with lighter
to load shells for crushing plant; tug
Louise left towing lighters laden with
material for the District workhouse at
Occoquan, Va. tug John Muller arrived in
the Eastern branch with lighters In tow;
tug S. O. Co, No. IL, arrived at Balti-
more towing light tank barge from this
city; tug James O. Carter is due in Oc-
coquan creek with light barge from Nor
folk via ST. Marys river; tug Advance Is
at the capes seeking vessels bound to
bay ports.
Memoranda.
Schooner Edith Verrall is due here from
Nanjemoy creek with lumber or railroad
ties for the dealers: schooner May and
Anna Beswick has reached Norfolk from
this port, en- route to Newhern, N. c.,
with gravel; schooner Elizabeth Carter is
on her way to this city from a Potomac
point with wood for her owners; schooner
Clara Howeth is due to sail from the
lower river for this city with cord wood
for the dealers: barge L. V. Groves load
ed with railroad ties at Alexandria, is
waiting tug to take her to Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
GUIDE GOES TO CHICAGO.
Will Attend Meeting of American
Florists Executive Committee.

William F. GUIDE has left for Chicago
to attend meeting of the executive
committee of the Society of American
Florists and Ornamental Horticulture
lists to make arrangements for the an
nual session to be held in San Fran
cisco in August. Mr.. GUIDE is Washing
ton representative of the society and is
a perpetual member of it's executive
committee.
AS chairman of tho William r. Smith
memorial committee Of the society he
expects to make an encoura ging re-
port to the effect that he has consid-
cradle cash in hand. and a number of
large pledges toward the proposed me-
mortal.
While in Chicago, Mr. GUIDE will at
tend a special session OF the board of
governors of the International Tele-
graph Delivery Association Wednesday.
Mr. Guide is vice president of this or
ganiZation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Personal to Rivermen.

Capt. I. T. Golden. master of the
steam yacht Roxana, belonging to Larz
Anderson, will today return from his
home. at Providence, r. L., where he
has been spending the winter. and will
prepare the yacht for service.
Capt. Parks, master of the schooner
James A. Parsons, who has been on a
visit to Baltimore while his vessel was
discharging lumber and laths at this
city. has returned and will take the
Parsons to a bay point after lumber.
Capt. Thomas Posey is in charge of
the sand-dredging machine of the Co
1umbia Granite and Dredging Com
pany, in service in Oxon run, opposite
Alexandra.
Capt. Samuel H. Larmore, master of
the schooner Grace G. Bennett, has re-
joined his schooner at Baltimore and
will sail for Norfolk en- route to New
bern, N. C., to load lumber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
SEMINARY TEACHERS WED.
Marriage Of Miss Rachel McQmston
and Henry r. Kaspar.

Miss Rachel McQuiston. a teacher i'll
the National Park Seminary. Forest
Glen. Nd. was married last night to
Henry Roemer Kaspar, teacher of the
pianoforte in the school of music of
the same seminary. The ceremony took
place at the home, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Of the parents of tho bride, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas c. McQuiston
Mrs. Kaspar Is graduate of tho
Pennsylvania College for Women, and
Mr.. Kaspar received his education in
England and Germany, after gradu-
ating from the Central High School of
this city. He Is nephew of Prof. An
ton kaspar of this city. Following a
honeymoon spent in the south, the
couple will be at home after April at
the Ashton apartments, 1896 r street
northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Girl Awarded $4,000 Damages

The Chesapeake Beach RAILWAY Com
pany was assessed $4,000 damages yes
terday afternoon by a jury in Circuit
Division of the District Supreme
Court before Justice Stafford in favor
of Clara I. Dorr. fourteen years old
who was injured in head-on collision
between two trains of the company
August 6, 1918. Attorney James A
O'Shea and John l. Sacks appeared for
the child. The company was represent
ed by Attorneys Mckinney and Elan
merry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
TWO FIRES AT NAVY YARD.
Spontaneous Combustion Blamed for
Small Losses Resulting.

The navy yard fire force turned out
last night about o'clock. when fire
was discovered in the Toulouse in
building 1876. and so threatening was
the blaze that the city department was
summoned Fire in a pile of cotton
waste, it is stated, was caused by
spontaneous combustion. About SIS
damage resulted.
This morning about o'clock the fire
department received a call from the
navy Ayard, and found small fire in
the garage Of one of the officers. Spon-
taneous combustion caused the fire, the
police reported, and but $40 damage
was done. -
A telephone pole on Bates road.
Brookland, was destroyed by fire about
o'clock this morning. Engine COM
pany No II responded to an alarm. but
the pole was destroyed before its ar
rival. The origin of the fire was not
determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
HURT IN MOTOR CYCLE CRASH
Rider Has Brain Conclusion: Girl
S1iphtIv Injured

Norman Phillips, 500 C street north
east. and Robert S. Falconer. 1916 Me-
ridian street northwest, each riding a
motor cycle, collided at Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street northwest about
$50 o'clock this morning. Phillips was
thrown from his machine with force
enough to cause a slight conclusion of
the brain. Physicians at Emergency
Hospital attended him.
Miss Margaret Holland, 1885 9Th street
northwest, who was crossing the street
when the accident happened, was
struck by one of the motor cycles and
slightly hurt. She went to the office of
a nearby physician and had her inju-
ries dressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FOLK
FOR F|REMEN PENSIONS
Citizens Association Also, by Reso.
luton. Approves Free Dental
Clinics in Schools.

A resolution introduced by W. A,
Fitzsimmons was adopted by the Co
lumbia Heights Citizens Association
at it's March meeting last night. at
st. stephens Episcopal Church. direct
ing the officers to communicate with
tho District Commissioners and the
chairmen of the Senate and House Dis
trict committees. urging such legisla-
ton as will insure an adequate and
sound pension fund for the firemen of
the District.
The resolution followed an illustrated
address by George NJ. Kirk, director
of the religious work department of
the Y NJ c. A, on 1.-The Life and Needs
of the District Fireman" The resolu-
ton also urged more time Off duty for
the fremen by the adoption of the two
platoon system.
Following a brief Introductory ad-
dress, in which he drew an intimate
word picture of the life of the firemen
and pointed out that the greatest i'm
mediate need Of the department is an
adequate pension system, Mr.. Kirk en-
tered upon the lecture proper. More
than FIVE dozen specially prepared
slides were shown. illustrating the
largest fires of recent years in Wash
ington.
A special feature film showing the
disastrous fire at Salem, Mass, con-
cluded the lecture. Mr.. Kirk advo-
Gated numerous changes in the organi-
cation of the department.
Approve Free Dental Clinics.
A resolution introduced by ]. Clinton
Hiatt, secretary of the association.
which urged the establishment of free
dental clinics in the public schools.
was adopted. This resolution praised
the National Capital Dental Society
for the establishment of free clinic,
but held that the expense should be
borne by the public instead of by a
comparatively small group of public
spirited men.
A resolution indorsing the campaign
for vocational training in the public
schools. which has recently been en-
tered into by the Congress of Mothers
and parent teachers associations, was
also adopted. This resolution was in
troduced by William H. Saunders,
president of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association.
The question of resurfacing Irving
street between 14th and 18th streets
northwest was considered, and the
campaign against illegitimate drug
traffic In the District was strongly in
dorsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
ATTACKS THE NEWSPAPERS.
Socialist Says They Support the
Pillars of CAPITALISM

Fred f. Warren, a socialist editor, in
a lecture delivered last night at Pyth-
ian Temple made a sweeping attack
upon the newspapers of the country as
the supporting pillars of capitalism and
the foes of the workingman's prosper
ity. He appealed to his audience to
subscribe to New York socialist
newspaper.
The speaker declared that if Henry
Fords plan to empty the prisons of
the country into his automobile fac
tory at a salary of S. a day were car
ried out there would be no more need
for courts, lawyers or churches, be-
cause the sinners would then be re-
spected citizens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Calvary Baptist Musical Tonight.

The Missionary Society of Calvary
Baptist Church has arranged to hold a
musical and oratorical service tonight
in connection with reception at the
Sunday school house of the church. A
feature Of the occasion will be singing
by the Madrigal Quartet. composed of
Mrs. Jessie P. Apple, soprano; Leroy A.
Glider. tenor; Mrs. Julian Brylawski.
contralto, and Theodore T. Apple
basso. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Wilbur will
sing a Slavonic cradle song Mrs
Emily G. Dickinson will be the accom-
PIANIST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Pays Tribute to Negro Race.

The Bethel Literary and Historical
Society was addressed by Representa-
tive Thatcher of massachusetts last
night at Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Zion
Church. The speaker praised the aims
of the society and paid tribute to the
negro race for the rapid progress
which it has made during the past
half-century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Confucianism, Lecture Theme.

An illustrated lecture on "Confucian-
ism," the state religion of China, was
delivered last night at the Public Lii
brary under the auspices of the An
thropological Society of Washington by
f. T. Williams, chief of the division of
far eastern affairs of the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Williams served as inter
prefer to the American consular service
IN China for many years and is an
authority on the language, religion and
people of that vast country.