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Fs~csife Years After

Twelve years ago while conducting
a road show consisting Of vaudeville
sad moving pictures. c. n. Dodge was
playing IN Decatur one week in Aue-
1st. On "Wednesday night of the
week re laid a while The County
Chairman hsd ths theatre. Wills
P SEesi1a- wSy taking the negro
comedy Ba1t IN TINS George Ads STORY
and 81 that time nobody had ever
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sible candidates until the convention
opened. Harrison and Dunno factions
met earlier to frame tentative slate
as basis to work on. Twenty-Five
of thirty-five wards were represented.
-DolIar Nay Nav -
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ROYAL AcANuM.

Keoknk council No. $50 meets srs,
and third Friday each month. Hawkes.
hail. Eighth and Main Visiting breth
rem fraternally invited to attend. G.
Lloyd Norman, regent; J. l. Annabls.
secretary.
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FRATERNAD ORDER OF EAGLES.
keokrk Aeire. No. 6S3, meets first
and third wednesday of each month
at Eagles hG-i, 523 Main street Wet
ing brothers cordially invited Albert
Kiefer, w. President; C. A. Noakes,
secretary.
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K. OF p

Morning Star lodge No. S, meets
at Fifth and Blondeau, X. OF P. build.
ing. Tuesday at 1880. r. S. Ulrich,
chancellor commander; J. A. Burgess,
X. of r. and S. Visiting Knights fra.
ternally invited
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loyal ODER OF MOOSE.

Keokuk lodge No. 7o4, meets ever
Tuesday night at 500 p. m. in Moose
hair, corner OF sixth and Main. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. John
G. Stadler, dictator; Ed S. Lotion.
secretary.
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PYTHIAN SISTERS.

Keokuk Temple No 256 Pythian
Sisters meet every second and fourth
Friday OF the month at s O'Clock a;
X. P. hall. Mrs. Ida Mass, NJ. E. c..
Miss Anna King, n. OF r. and C.
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Y.W.C.A. NOTES
BOYS, Gym Schedule.

Since the afternoon gymnasium
classes for boys have been suspended
all boys who we're enrolled in these
clasta may attend the evening
classes may attend tho evening
the evening classes has been granted
by their parents. The schedule Tor
boys classes in the gymnasium Antii
tho close OF the season, June l, Is as
follows: Intermediates: Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday from 700 to 500
D. m: juniors: Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from 700 to 500 p, m. The
usual swimming period following each
class.
Special instruction will be given In
the afternoon swimming classes. I'm.
til the close of the gymnasium tho
classes will be held as follows: Mon.
day. Thursday and Saturday; juniors
from AIS to 4:45 p. m, and inter.
mediates from 4:45 to 5:15 p, m. One
period week will be devoted to In
struction in diving. one period to cor.
rect swimming strokes and one period
70 life saving practice. There will BIO
one special swimming period on Mon.
dav afternoons for boys who do not
know how TO swim. Boys who wish to
take advantage OF this class must
enter their names ut the boys office.
Saturday Hikes.
The regular Saturday hike will BE-
taken. providing the weather permits.
Every boy come prepared with cats
and bridge toll, 1t is not certain
whether this trip will be mad, north
of the bridge on the Illinois side or
down the Des Moines river valley. A
good camp site has been located a
couple of miles north OF Hamilton and
som.stime within the next week a
camp will be established. then watch
for the announcements of overnight
hikes.
Pax Nation Track Meet.
The date set for the big track meet
at Quincy has been changed to June
3. The boys are training for THIS
event and a strong team will represent
Keokuk.
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Puckechetuck Encampment No. 1,
meets first and third Thursday even.
ings OF each month. John Eisenhuth,
financial scribe.
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:"
Vet 70 Sc Proven.

Chicago Evening Post The people
are OF ct to govern themselves" Big,
ger men than Mr. Tarne* have tried
TO put over that idea ana failed.
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.IP. o. ELKs.

B.iP. o. ELKS.
keokuk lodge No. log, meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets.
Club rooms open daily. Visiting breth'
rem cordially invited. DR.. J. B. How'd.
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MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA.
GIBBONS HALL.
keokuk Camp No. 622, meets every
Wednesday evening at 1880 p. n. Gu.
latch string Is out to neighbors. Geo.
w. Sweeny, v. c.; J. A. Pollard, cler-:.
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Puckechetuck lodge No. 43. meets
every Friday evening at o'clock.
ID. A. Uhler, N. G.; George w. Imme.
Fart. permanent secretary.
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n-noera,, Not in harmony.

United Press Leased Wire Seryice1
CHICAGO. May Bad feeling was
ensendered among Roger Sullivan
leaders and leaders Of the ex-HarTi-
son factions today when democrats
NET here to frame q democratic coua-
nv sudges slate The sullivan forces
refused 70 sic IN the selection Of pos
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
DR.. Anderson Shows
HOW HABITS ARE Formed

An illustrated talk which was some
what out of the ordinary was given by
the Rev. DR.. G. T. Anderson last night
at the Childrens Day exercises in
Harrison Street Church His subject
was Habit" and he produced a lot
of links and as he mentioned certain
bad habits, dropped the links one by
one into an empty box which he had
placed in larger box, which had on
the front Of It a glass heart
Later DR.. Anderson took out tn,
smaller box, ana 60 the surprise of the
congregation withdrew complete
chain showing how habits finally becom,
chains He then took the chain and after
placing it around his two hands had d
Sunday school scholar fasten the chair
with lock. He said that habits coul,
be broken by prayer and then raiseC
his hands in an attitude of prayer an,
the chain dropped from his hands.
Later Or. Anderson illuminated the
large box showing the heart to be Gov
erfd with black spots and he told
how these could be removed by
cleansing the inside of the heart
which he said could only be done by
the blood Of Christ. The preacher
then produced a red handkerchief.
emblematic OF the blood and cleansed
the inside of the glass and as tn,
lights in the church were extinguishec
the heart was seen to be cleansed.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Objects TO MORE BISHOPS
FOR METHODIST Church

The Rev DR.. G. p. Jones. of Elkton,
Nd, was to have read a paper before
the Methodist Episcopal Preachers As
sociation at their meeting today lie,
however. did not appear, and it was
concluded that he had been detained by
illness The Rev. George A. Cooke was
invited to address the meeting and lie
discussed the matter Of the election of
bishops at the next General Conference.
lie expressed the opinion that il would
not be necessary to elect any additional
bishops at that time, as he considered
there were enough bishops in the
church. The Methodist Episcopal
Church now has twenty-three bishops
and at each Of the last two General
Conference sessions eight bishops wer,
chosen Among those who participated
in the discussion were the Rev. DIR. G.. 7
Anderson, the Rev. r. h. NanDyke ans
the Rev. l.. l. MacDougle.
The various ministers made reports
ON the Children's Day exercises held yes
terday. In all the churches large col
loctions were received for cducationd
purposes. The Rev. T.. H. Collins, pas
tor Of Madeley Church. reported tha
the collection there amounted 60 Sl0o
while the Rev. L. l. MacDougle state,
that the collection in Richardson Parl
Church was 500.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Jars train PASSENGERS
TO Save TURTLES LIFE

John Harbeson, one OF the cashiers
at the cafe in the Hotel DUPONT, Is
today relating a rather exciting ex-
perience he claims to have had yes
terday afternoon while on his way 10
Mt. Cuba on a Baltimore and Ohio
train. He says that when near Wood
side the train stopped so suddenly
that some of the passengers were
thrown from their seats. Harbeson
thought there had been a collision.
and with other passengers hurried
from the train He was surprised TO
see the engineer step from his engine.
pick up something from the track and
place Il in the cab of the engine Har-
heson found "the something" to be a
large land turtle. Harbeson said Il
reminded him OF the fable of the race
between the hare and the tortoise. In
this case the turtle got to the end Of
the journey as quickly as the train.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Government loses
MILLIONS BY OLEO fraud
By The United Press.

BY The United Press,
WASHINGTON. June 14.-Oleomar-
garine frauds that have cost the gov
ernment more in lost taxes than the
whiskey tax frauds-the whiskey
frauds averaging S2OO0.000 year for
many years, II is said, until the ac-
tivity of the internal revenue officers
in the past year frightened the sus-
pected distillers into inactiyity--have
been unearthed by revenue agents, IL
was learned today.
IL became known also that the gov
ernment already has recovered sew
eral hundred thousand dollars from
fraudulent dealers In oleomargarine.
in addition TO the large sums collect
ed by court proceedings In fact. il
is declared that more has been re-
covered without bringing suit than has
heen the case where court action has
been necessary.
The dealers method of operation
has been simple The tax on uncolor-
ed oleomargarine is one quarter cent
a pound: on oolored oleomargarine
10 cents a pound. The offending oleo-
margarine dealer colors his product
and sells il for butter. saving Q "a
cents tax per pound.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
CITY SLUMP IN MAY BUILDING.

According TO the records Of the
building inspectors Office. the local
building industry took a slump dur
ing May, as compared with the work
If the bureau during the correspond
ng period of last year. The totals
show a decrease for the month Of
about six per cent.
During May Mr.. Anderson issued
seventy-four permits for work. val
ued at S151, ,S0765. divided as follows:
New dwellings, "a, worth SSs.40O;
theatres. 1, valued at $4,000; factor
les. 8, valued at $1,000, offices, 1,
valued at S4OO; private garages. 21.
valued at S6,34015 Alterations and
repairs. forty-fve permits. of a valua-
ion of S16.66715. The condemnations
we're seven buildings, ten chimneys
md six walls.
Mr.. Anderson today said that fig-
Tres gathered from 107 leading cities
show that during the past month 26,-
iSS permits were issued of a total
valuation of SS3.65O,4S1, as COM
pared with 2S,272 permits of valua-
ion of SS3,S17.669 for the correspond
ng month of 1914. These figures show
decrease of S167,428.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14

Everything is in readiness for the
opening tomorrow morning of the
eleventh annual convention of the
Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants
Association. which is to be held in
The Playhouse. Elaborate arrange
ments have been made for the enter
tainment of more than a thousand
delegates, who are expected to be
present.
Machinery and a number of exhibits
arrived in Wilmington this morning
and were set up In The Playhouse
and the adjoining lot. where they viii
be inspected by the delegates during
their stay in the city The conven-
ton will continue Wednesday and
Thursday A few of the delegates
arrived at the Hotel DUPONT today.
Tomorrow's program will begin az
/ 10 o'clock in the morning when
/ Charles II. Ten Weeges, the chairman.
/ will introduce Mayor Harrison w.
/ Howell, who will make an address of
welcome. James c. Tattersall. vice
president of the association, will re-
/ spond.
John J. Sattorthwait. president of
the Chamber of Commerce. also will
/ speak. A response 10 his talk will
I be made by Howard W. White. presi-
dent of the association. The morning
! session will be devoted TO business
/ matters.
A trapshooting event will be held
at the dupont range at Henry Clay
in the afternoon
At night the visitors will take d troll
/ ley ride to BrandywiRe Springs Park
and on Wednesday night there will
be a smoker and vaudeville at the
! City Club.
Thursday will be devoted to an out
ing, comprising a trip down the Del.
aware Bay. The visitors will leave al
3 o'clock in the morning on tn,
steamer Queen Anne. They will re
turn at $50 p. m.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
IF EERSBERG IS DEAD.
He isn't missing HERE

According 10 a Baltimore dispatch,
n man thought 10 have been S. j..
Kersberg of this city. was found dead
along the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company's tracks In Baltimore
on Saturday night In the dead mans
pockets was found a slip of paper
bearing the name "Charles Kers-
berg. No. 406 East Fifth street, VIII
mington, Del" Inquiry at that ad-
dress today failed to throw any light
on the subject, II being stated that
no ono by tha, name had ever lived
there.
Chief of Police Black said he had
not received word Of the finding OF
the body According to the news ac-
count the man had been run over by
a train ard killed
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
MILLER FURNISHEs BOND.

Charles S. Miller. of near Bridge
vile, was held under $4,000 bail by
Judge Edward G. Bradford in the
United States District Court today to
answer a charge of using the mails
to defraud. Miller was arrested and
held under $4,000 bail last week to
answer the charge at the preliminary
hearing today.
Miller was represented by ]. Frank
Ball and a Mr.. Jeffers, of the New
York bar, today, and pleaded not
guilty. Millers arrest vas made in
connection with that of Raymond Nc
Cune. who is to be given a prelimin-
airy hearing in New York on Thursday
of this week. Both defendants are
said to have been connected with the
Peruvian Placer Gold Mines Company
as officers.
Mr.. Ball today argued that the bail
in Miller's case be reduced and this
was done. Judge Bradford fixed $3.50
o'clock this afternoon ass the time for
the bail bonds to be signed. He will
furnish the bond.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
These NOT GUILTY OF
ELECTION Law VIOLATION

In City Court today William
Murphy, aged 2S years, was dismissed
on a charge Of voting illegally at the
,ity election in the Second district Of
.he First ward, Third and Orange
streets.
When Murphy offered to vote at the
polling place William Burns. inspec-
tor challenged him on the ground
Of residence. Murphy was allowed
10 vote upon swearing that he lived
at No 202 Tatnall street He had been
challenged on the ground that he
lived at No. 219 Jefferson street.
Mary J Diamond. Of No. 202 Tat
nall street, today said Murphy has
lived at her house for FIVE years Mrs.
Jennie McGerraty. of No 219 Jeffer-
son street, said Murphy occasionally
took meals at her home judge
Churchman held that the State had
shown that Murphy did live at No. 202
Tatnall~ street and the. case was dis
missed
James Dangerfield, of No 109 King
street, colored. was dismissed on the
charge Of attempting TO vote illegally
It the city election on Second street.
between King and French streets,
First district Of the Second ward
Thomas L. Rafferty, said Danger
field was refused permission to vote
because he was marked transferred
10 No 425 French street. which is in
another ward. There was no dispute
as to Dangerfeld's residence. Danger
aeld insisted on knowing ~ whom
ne was transferred. No one present
In the court room was able to tell.
Lambert ]. Foulk. secretary of the
Board Of Elections. said Dangerfeld
was marked stricken off" by order
OF the board.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
ZOO DEAD Cats
ON LOTS MONTHLY
Garbage Collectors Duties
Are Increased Because
Bosses Want Hides
PELTS YIELD FROM
10 TO 20 CENTS

Wilmington. which has established a
record as a manufacturing center for
leather, powder, car wheels, etc, is now
looming up as a center for cat hides.
When the task of collecting the gar
bage here was undertaken few weeks
ago by the American Reduction Works,
it was discovered that a number Of
complaints were being received of dead
cats being found in rear yards about the
city.
A careful count was then kept on all
dead cats collected and the figures
showed that at least several hundred
dead cats are found in the city every
month. It was at once realized by the
garbage contractors that the hides
would yield a revenue of from 10 TO 20
cents each. Since then the garbage col
lectors have received instructions to
gather all dead cats.
The records at the Health Office for
the past week show that sixteen dead
cats were removed to the city crema-
tory.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Year IN JAIL FOR
OFFERING WORTHLESS CHECK

This was plead guilty day" in the
Court of General Sessions. when pris-
oners awaiting trial were given a
chance to plead before the regular
term of court.
Robert Williams, colored. pleaded
guilty to the charge Of selling lager
beer TO George Wilhelm in New Cas-
tie and was fined 500 and to be i'm
prisoned for three months.
Edward Truman. pleaded guilty to
the larceny Of a pair Of trousers and
was given nine months in the work
house.
Patrick Burke pleaded guilty to
the larceny Of collars and shirts from
Richard E. Harris and was sentenced
to be imprisoned for nine months.
George Miller pleaded guilty to the
charge of having issued a worthless
check for $1,000 on the York Ma
tional Bank and was sentenced 10 one
years Imprisonment. Miller offered
the check 70 the Gomery- Schwartz
Automobile Company in pay for an
automobile.
Thomas Watson. charged with
throwing a glass bottle in Tatnall
street. was sentenced to one months
Imprisonment.
John Winters pleaded guilty tc
stealing a pint of milk and was SEN
fenced to be imprisoned for one
month.
Frank Francisco, charged with the
larceny of S120 from Carlo Marcozzi
drew nine months.
Charles Boyle, colored pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed a re-
volver and was sent up for one year
Charles Thompson, colored plead
ed guilty to carrying a revolver ant
was fined S25 and costs.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14

had no appetite. Since ! have taken
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and feel like a new woman. l cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
It is true that nature and a woman's
work has produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia L. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more eflicacious than any
other combination Of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia f. Pinkham's s
Vegetable Compound is recognize e d
from coast 20 coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds of
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health - many of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking LYDIA
J.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and in some cases that it has saved them
from surgical operations.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Trolley STRIKE Ties
UP ALL CHICAGO CARS
BY Tie United Press.

by The United Press.
CHICAGO, June l4-Chicago today
was in the grip of the worst transporta
tion tie-up in its history
At o'clock this morning the last sur.
face and elevated cars were runRnto the
barns and the long threatened street car
strike was on. Fourteen thousand five
hundred motormon, conductors. shopmcn
and ticket sellers were affected
Up TO l o'clock no violence had been
reported.
President Britton l. Budd, of the
elyated lines. announced that no at.
tempt would be made 10 run passenger
cars on his lines today. A similar an
nouncement WAS expected from President
Busby. of the surface lines, today.
The strike came after five days of ne
gotiating between the men and company
officials. The men are striking primar.
lily for an increase in wages and better
working conditions.
The present wage scale is a grading
one with the minimum Of % cents an
hour and 81 the maximum The maxi
mum is paid after five years service.
The mon want a minimum Of 33 cents
and a maximum of 30.
The companies refused to grant the
demands for increased wages on the
ground that they could not afford IT,
The companies offered to appoint an
arbitration committee composed of the
following: The companies to select one
man. the men one man and If those two
were unable TO agree on a third within
as hours, Mayor Thompson was to Sc
lect one
This the men refused to do. saying
that the ruling against them in similar
proceedings three years ago was still
fresh in their minds.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
THIRTY.FIYE NAN MnnnMEN.

A class of thirty-five men will he
adopted at a meeting Friday night OF
he Wilmington Camp of Modern
Woodmen of America, to be- held in
the knights of Pythias Hall, No. 9O6
West street. The prize State ban
ner' will be presented on this oc-
casion of the camp that has obtained
The largest increase of new members
during the year. Charter Oak team
Of Forresters, of Chester, will confer
The degrees. Refreshments will be
served and a social entertainment pro-
TGed
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
captain S. |. BLOCKSOM.
RIVERMAN IS dead

The funeral of Captain Samuel J..
Blocksom, a well-known riverman. and
for a number of years captain of the
Cambridge. the Lea Milling Company's
grain boat, who died Saturday, will he
held tomorrow night from the residence.
No. 1902 Washington street. Burial will
be in Dover on Wednesday morning.
CAPTAIN Blocksom was well-known IN
Wilmington. Employees of the Lea Com
pany, and members Of Usage Tribe, No.
30. Improved O. r. Nj Brandywine
Lodge. No. 1 Shield of Honor, and Viii
nington Lodge. No. /, a. o. l. W., will
attend the funeral. Captain Blocksom
was GO years old.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
HIT BY AXE. But
SUFFERS ONLY LUMP

Oscar Smallwood. oolored, aged "a
years. of Peoples street, during a
fight at Eleventh and Thatcher streets
Saturday night. was struck on the
head with an axe. knocked uncon-
scious and taken TO the Delaware
Hospital whore he quickly revived.
The only injury the physician at the
hospital could find was a small lump.
He and two other colored men were
said to have attacked a driver for the
Diamond Ice Company. who defended
himself with an axe, The other two
men fed after Smallwood waI
/ lnocEed out.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Brewers Indifferent
over STRIKE CONFERENCE

Members Of the Master Brewers
Association announced this afternoon
that no representative of Wilmington
brewers will attend the meeting this
afternoon Of the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation at which it was said repre-
sentatives of the striking brewery
workers and brewers would be pres
ent. According TO the brewers no So
luton of the strike difficulties is in
view.
The places of strikers. it was point
ed out, have been filed and nothing
else remains to be done. Asked if
the pickets against Wilmington beer
maintained by strikers hurt the trade
il was said that It had very little
effect
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
SUFFRAGE LEADER HERE
TO TALK Campaign

Miss Mabel Vernon. of this city. rc!
turned today from Virginia. where
she has been travelling in the inter-
est of women's suffrage. Miss vers
non attended a convention OF tho
Congressional Union at Richmond
and visited a number Of other cities
in the State.
Miss Alice Paul. chairman Of the
Congressional Union. will be in viii
mington this afternoon to hold a con-
ference with Miss Vernon on the re-
suit OF her trip and other matters Of
Importance to the local suffragists.
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
VETERAN TEACHER DEAD

Following several weeks Illness|
from typhoid fever, Miss Addie Con-'
nor. aged so years. a teacher at No.
I school. died at her home yesterday.
No. 1914 West street. Miss Connor
was one Of the pioneer teachers. The
funeral will take place from her late
home tomorrow afternoon. with in
terment in New London. Pa. on We'd
nesday
Evening journal., 1915-06-14
DRYAN las MORE TO sAY.
rhe United Press

BY The United Fress.
WASHINGTON. June 14.-From ex-
Secretary Bryan. at Old Point Com
fort. word came today that he would
issue another statement Tuesday or
Wednesday on THE Causeless War.
The statement. he explained. would
have nothing to do with his resig-
nation. but would discuss the war
"as il isl" what led up TO it and "the
way out"