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The evening world., 1915-01-02

"If there are seeds OF degeneracy In
the American race believe that they
can be uprooted," no said. And
their uprooting In Of tremendous I'M
portance. For statistics undoubtedly
show that the vitality Of Americans
over fifty Is less than II was thirty
years ago and less than the present
vitality of citizens Of Great Britain
and Germany. And the death rate
here, between the ages OF nifty and
sixty five Is not merely greater than
In the two countries have mentioned
but is increasing"
HOW MACHINERY OF HUMAN
BODY 10 BEING IMPAIRED.
"But I thought the average length
OF life had been raised several years
In America during the last &C.. ,ra-
tion." objected.
"Ths diseases due TO germs. the
communicable diseases which
chiefly affect children and young
people, are being rapidly sIini-
mated. But the diseases due to
faulty living habits, characterised
BY the wearing out or the giving
out Of the vital machinery. are
heavily on the increase In this
country. Affections Of the hssrt,
blood vessels and kidneys are re-
sponsibis for the high death rate
In middle life.
This masking of the encroachment
Of the degenerative and regressive
| class OF diseases by the fall In the
death rate from the communicable
diseases IL "A source of danger. In that
II begets IA feeling OF false conndsncs
and inhibits much needed activity for
the real upbuiiding of a resistant
race. rather than mere protection Of
the non resistant from one class VI
insladiss"
"But what" ! asked Dr. Fisk. ia
the cause Of this decline In yitalityr'
There are various theories" las re-
piled. Including that one. not infre-
qusntIy advanced. u the great Ad-
mixture Ut foreign blood. But ! Am
lbsllhen io bphh Hih' INV """''s'"S
eaus. 10 a dual one. n combination oi
too high Industrial pressure With TOD
much IuKuriOus IdI.h'ss q, may all
| be- summed up la three wOfds--Iact
of adJusttnsnt ...,..
we are ~ new civilization ana W.
aren't Yet adjusted. IN England and
Germany life rum moro 10 grooves
Even in his childhood the boy knoxA
pretty well what he's going 10 be
often he follows his fathers oecups.
tion. In Germany his natural sDti
tuds 10 carefully studied. ana b.
yfOws up realizing that hs IL 20 De.
come ,arpsn,sr or farmer or 4
a. aehsT. or enter whatever NE h'
seems besi nued for
SQUARE PEcs IN ROUND HOLES
WON'T 90.
In this country every boy bellsysi
that some day he may bs President
Tbegs v . eeouonAj eAleusO aa<
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Also the American death rate Tor that period Of
fifteen years which should represent the prime OF
middle life is not merely higher than the rate for
like period in Germany and In England. but 10
steadily increasing
Your chance TO be . grandfather or
Grandmother Is growing less and lessI
These highly significant facts brought out
the other day in address before the American
Association for the Advancement OF Sciences by Dr.
Eugene L. Fisk. director OF hygiene at the Life Ex-
The evening world., 1915-01-02

In this country every boy believes
that some day he may bs President.
Tbsgs V . eesuonaj shlfus0 ssd
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Gsv,s Sss, ~ wsssssssss.

wAsIiIhOTOh. Jan. i--fvI 4 spent
q su.c.ssfui and busy year ih waAbIns.
ion In DunsiDE asDui s.Svl MARRIAGES
Susins 1914, ssosI ding Ia nsvfss ~ ihs
IAassss tsvfss. ts.d.y. In Iyig s.Iss
sDuelss vsfs married A. . eSotsssl
1ess we're eaiy ~ sivsses pstittsas
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struggling upward and downward.
There are advantages In such social
scheme, but good many boys be-
come lawyers and doctors who ought
TO have stayed carpenters and
plumbers. And when you have square
Justment-you have constant physical
and mental strain. with the conse-
Quent breakdown.
"Thsn the American man
doesn't know whom TO stop work
ing. In England . man sets bs.
fore himself . certain sum which
he wishes to possess when he's
fifty and on which no knows no
can live comfortably the rest Of
his lie. When he has attained
this amount he bsgins. to take life
easily. " the American has Q
fortune At fifty he keeps on max.
ing money just the Same. Or ",
BY any chance, hs tries to stop,
esass he dessnt know how to
play.
That's one thing we need to learn
here In America. II wo want to
lengthen our lives. We ought to
know more about aaae recreation
The interest taken In solf and country
clubs is good thing. but We need to
place still more emphasis on country
life and diversions. We have recreation
enough Of "A sort. but II Isn't sane.
We are very fond Of dining In res
taurants ana hotels, and as 4 result
most OF US 0vereat.
I'm some ways the modern passion
for dancing In "A good thing. I can
see how dancing In moderation might
have an excellent effect on middle
aged persons who get little or no ex-
ercise. But the thing has been car
ried altogether too far. The other
night ! saw a man no longer young
dance for an hour In one Of ths res
aursnts. Every minute I expected
that he might drop dead bcfor. ms.
dustrisi pressure end its worries
and snnIstiss. We hsvs Q more
luxurious scale Of living than OBJ.
tanned . psnsrstien sgo. This has
. psrtievlsrIy bed effect upon
women. Whist sort OF . ehspcs
Tor health sSd longevity hss the
middle sgsd woman who ssts
ssvsrsl heavy meals every day
snd whose exercise eensists ef Q
shopping tour In hss iIuevsissf
WHEN MAN ouoHT TO % At
Hie SGsT.
we cant hhOfd 20 have q large
dssth-f rate between IN. ages ~ nifty
and siEty-nvs. That 10 this period VI
lie wBsn msH ANA women .fo often
equipped 10 make their nDssi con-
bibutiOD tO civilization, Ijut 10 save
their lives We must have slmplor. Isss
srtinciAI IiyiDs conditions. Also ! sin
strongly ! DfavOr u tbs physical ss-
animation ~ all citizens at bHsd peri.
DDS Ia their Lives.
During tho examination of q
large number u persons TecsDtIy \
made by ths IAf. Extension Institute
n WAS found that ~ per cent we're
~ some Way imperfect and n-sdsd
advice f.Hnfding their physical son
| ditlOn 20 lisiDs hAbits Nearly all of
| these indiyld uas declared that they
were not aware ~ Impairment Yet
| ~ per cent. ssTe sufiiciently i'm.
paired 90 bs referred "a ph hvsici ans
Tor tl.st,ns.t s,ih full report os NJ
"Te ssos THE DAy ssso Its Z
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called Fisk the oces
of the institute No. scholarly
his rather alarming
who had both explanation and
aRem to offer
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

from an attack OF appendicitis which
necessitated an operation, and his
family are beginning to breathe freely
once more. They are still at the apart
ment in the Avondale. which they have
occupied since the building of the new
Connecticut Avenue bridge drove them
from their house. They bought Belle
vue." the lovely old Rittenhouse place
In Georgetown, you know, and when q
street is cut through to the bridge the
house will have to be moved. They ara
heart broken over It. but It was under
stood when they bought the place that
they would be dislodged when the bridge
was built. so they will have to make the
best of 1t and are planning several ad.
ditions and alterations to the house.
while 1t is being moved.
-
Katherine Effnger set up a dog ,ust
before her departure, a little bit OF a
pup. very young. very expensive and
very thoroughbred; such a wee bit
baby. indeed, that he needs must be
handled with gloves and Katherine
spends most of her time studying
books on the ills to which puppy flesh
Is heir. Some one asked her why she
didn't buy an older dog. one less sub
ject to baby maladies: to which she
replied that each additional month
added 500 to the cost Of the beast 80
she had to catch him young and try
to raise him.
Col and Mrs. Richmond p, Davis ara
also possessors of a new automobile. an
overland. which they expect to enjoy
very much. I do not believe that there
are any two people who have a better
time than the Davises They are per-
fectly congenial. extremely popular. and
both dance beautifully. so are always on
the go.
-
The Barbour Daingerields, whose
heavenly old place. Poplar HILL is a few
miles. over the way from Marlboro, are
to give q dance on Tuesday night. and
Jchn and / expect to motor down for
that. / wish l might have taken in Sat-
urday's festivity. but-well, you know I
just couldn't let anything keep mo
away from Aunt Jennie's party. There
were great doings. verify picnic sup
per under the trees at THE Hedges"
and afterward a dance in the barn,
which might be the great-grandfather
o: all barns from its size. Given the
jolliest music procurable, the merriest
scrt OF a crowd. and the incest host and
hostess possible. you can imagine tho
fun we had. II only you had been
there, Fondly yours.
Sunday morning. JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

frequented by Baltimore, Washington.
and Annapolis people, and which bids
fair to rival the Dover House in popu-
larity. A numb! Of dinner parties have
been given there recently. Harry Meem
entertained six guests last Sunday. the
Waggamans are constant visitors 10 the
place, and Johnnie" Iseman claims
that nowhere can you get a better
dinner.
Lots of people went to the Army and
Navy Club on Thursday evening, an
ticipating an informal dance, only TO
be disappointed. There was no music
at all. not even during dinner. as last
summer The consequence was that
many left the club and went to the
Raleigh roof and other pleasant places
where music was furnished. 1t was the
first Thursday night that the roof has
been opened this season, and It looked
very attractive.
. Cape May promises to be more than
ever popular with Washington society
folk this summer. Mrs. George Dun
lop AMI her son-in-law and dauxdter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Ecker, have
taken cottage &hore for the sea :
son as have the Frederick Effngers.
Mr.. end Mrs. Alan Clephane have tho
samo cottage they had last year, and
Mrs. Charles Gray. who, with her
niece. Mrs. Preston Haines, spent the
winter at the Grattcn, has taken q
house at the seaside resort.
Mrs. Larkin w. Glazebrook, with her
small children. will go down about
the first Of July to spend two months
with Mrs. Satterheld at the Chalfonte; /;
Colonel and Mrs. Albert are already
there, and Mrs. Albert willett is with
her mother. Mrs. Thomas e. wagga-
man. and Christine. who summer reg
ularly at Cape May.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. William Orme. who
have been going to Cape May for
many years. have. however. about de-
cided not to take a cottage. They
will spend part Of the summer there,
but will probably go to one Of the
hotels.
Eloise Orme. by the way, is visiting
Henryette Stadelman at her home in
Wilmington. Del. Henryette. whose
name Is the feminine substitute for
Henry. Is the girl, who. lost her trunk
when she came to the White House for
Jessie Wilson's marriage and had
such a funny but very inconvenient
time.
The John Newbold's young son. John,
1r.. think he is. Ia rapidly recovering
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

his first appearance In the role of COM
n andant of the yard at the Navy day
celebration yesterday.
And Navy day at League Island is a
real event. for numbers OF people go
down from Philadelphia to witness the
boat drills. wall-scaling competitions.
marine drills. sham battles. and other
nautical exploits which go to mako up
the program; and the small entrance
fee which Is 'exacted piles up to form
a valuable contribution to the Golfers Of
the Navy league.
The Walter Dunlops. who gave up
their cottage at Cordova early in May
and moved to Chevy Chase. are so
comfortably settled in their charming
cottage near the circle that they appear
to have lived there always. They are
particularly fortunate. as the house,
which they have taken on a long lease
1t belongs to DR.. Pool-was built for a
home. and not as speculation, and
consequently is designed for comfort as
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

A weekly periodical which deals with
the doings OF society. rumors the en-
gagement Of Eleanora Morgan to Henry
May, son Of Col. and Mrs. Henry May,
and states that his attentions to DR..
Morgan's daughter have been decidedly
marked all winter. Which is all very
interesting. except for the fact that
Henry May has been In Japan for nearly
a year. where he holds the position of
secretary Of the American Embassy
Doubtless the paper means to refer to
Gerald May, his younger brother, for
1t is a fact that these two have been
a great deal together. They belong to a
little group of attractive youngsters who
have ridden horseback. walked. danced
and frolicked together all winter. Other
members of the little crowd are Francise
Williams. Joe Mehaffey-poor boy, he's
gone off to Alaska now-Elmer Lang
worthy. Bebekah Winner and Scott
Thropp.
These last two are also engaged. ac-
cording to the rumor that is going the
rounds and which has been sponsored
py the newspapers: and, although it
has been persistently denied by DR.. and
Mrs. Wilmer. indications point to it's
being true. They never seem quite
happy unless in each others company
and Rebekah is wearing a very suspi-
clous looking ring on the third finger
or her left hand. She is a beautiful
girl, with brilliant coloring, and very
high spirited. Scott is a nice chap and
quite fortune in the ofYing, I believe.
he Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ihropp. the former, onetime congress-
man from Pennsylvania. who live In
the good-looking red house. with the
lovely garden. at the corner of Twen-
tieth and r streets. ..........,.
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The call of the swimmin' hole, has
pegun to be heard in the land and never
country boy these days but finds his
way over the hill to the bit of damned
up creek which serves for bathing place.
whenever excuse offers-and sometimes
when there Is no excuse-to the disgust
or irate mothers. The city boy has no
such pleasant opportunity at his back
door. but the river still flows by the
feet or the city and there of an after
noon dozens OF young men and boys
splash about: while we'll disposed CITY
government has done its best to repair
| the omissions of nature. and the bathing
| beach by the Monument is thronged
| with swimmers every day Even the
girls. for whose comfort there has been
scant consideration. until the last few
years. have their days and you may
well believe they make the most of their
opportunities. And nearly every sun
shiny afternoon the woods about the
hno pool on Mr.. Kalbfus' farm up Rock
VILE way are full of neighbors or
friends from town who motor out for a.
| dip.
| -
But perhans the most interesting
group of swimming enthusiasts is com
posed OF four Indian women, all on the
roster of the Indian Office. who have
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g @syG!TSUCN

In the Basin several times a week.
They are all very much at home in the
water and 1t Is a pleasant sight to see
them dive and race and frolic like young
seals. Mrs. Baldwin-they all use per-
fectly good United States names. al
though doubtless they have their tribal
names tucked away in what is the
Indian equivalent for the family Bible
who is a Chippewa. with a dash of
French blood. was graduated this spring
from George Washington University
Law School and boasts an LII. b: Miss
Agnes Wright Is likewise a Chippewa.
an dthe other two. Miss Alice Carlow
and Mrs. Ida Riley. are shawnees.
-
The jeremiah Collins are sporting a
good looking seven-passenger Hudson
car in which they plan to make many
short trips this summer instead Of going
away for the entire season. as is their
wont. Mrs. Collins and Lena, their only
daughter. use their electric for their
oourneytng about town. but at least
once a week. II not oftener. they all go
off for an all-day motor trip into nearby
Maryland or Virginia.
Lena. by the way. is wearing a mag
nihcent ring on the fourth finger Of her
left hand, which tends to confirm the
rumors floating about that certain most
persistent young gentleman is success
ful In his ardent suit for her hand.
-
Admiral and Mrs. Benson went to
Philadelphia for the week end to take
In the Navy day festivities At the Phila-
delphia navy yard yesterday and take
part In the ceremonies attendant upon
the laying of the keel of the great
transport building there. This is the
first ship to be constructed in the yard,
where the Secretary Of the Navy hopes
soon to have batueships building all
same like the New York navy yard
and. consequently, 1t interested the ad-
miral deeply. particularly as the project
was conceived and its execution begun
while he was in command at the yard
Captain Knapp. who succeeds Admir-
al Benson. will have a most important
position to fill If this departure proves
success and the scope OF the work
done at the yard Is enlarged as the
Secretary plans. Captain and Mrs.
Knapp are busy getting settled In their
new quarters. and the captain made
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

But perhans the most interesting
group of swimming enthusiasts is com
posed OF four Indian women. all on the
roster of the Indian Office. who have
formed little club and swim together
The Washington times., 1915-06-20

Evelyn has gone into educational
work most fttingly, for one of her an
cestors, Richard Norcross, an Oxford
graduate, who came to this country in
1884, founded at Watertown, Conn.
the first school in North America known
to have offered the advantages OF high
er education to girls. There is still In
existence the quaint old contract for
the teaching of advanced branches to
women, which reads, And II any
maiden has desire for to learn these
branches, ye said Richard Norcross
shall attend on them for ye learning of
them" on her mothers side Evelyn
is descended from the Rees family.
whose ancestry dates back to the old
Welsh AngA-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-08
CITY NEWS.

Two beautiful new pianos, special
price. Cash or time. Piggott. 626 Main
Deeds were filed in the recorders
Office by which H. r. Collins as exc
cutor OF the estate Of L. S. Tyler, con-
veys to R. v. McCutchean, lot in
block 49, The consideration was Civ
en- as $3.50. The same property is
decided by r. v. McCutchan and wife
to Sadie E. Webb, the consideration
being $500.
Regular meeting Gate City chap
ter No. 7, r. A. NJ. Friday, July 9,
1870 p. m. C. NJ. Kingman. secretary.
Charles r. Pickens, district super
intendent Of the H. J. Heinz company.
was here today. Mr.. Pickens' head
quarters are at Rock Island.
Several Fort Madiosn men we're
here this morning for a conference
with local city officials on matters
concerning the experience of this city
in the use of various materials for
paving Considerable paving Is being
considered by Fort Madison officials
and there is a division of opinion there
as to the best kind OF materials to use.
"A son was born today to Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel F. Miller, Jr., at New York
City. The baby Is named Daniel F.
Miller. after his father, grandfather
and great-grandfather. and is the
fourth to bear the name.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-08
TecbnicaIities Unheeded.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, July 8.-Although
it was understood the government
will not let technicalities prevent pros
ecution Of agents who have gathered
army recruits in this country for bel
ligerent governments, the Justice de-
partm ent was said to be looking care
fully today into the latest technical
ity raised by the British embassy.
From the embassy's comments 1t
was taken for granted that the five
British officers indicted in San Fran
cisco would say they did not actually
engage anybody to go to Europe to
fight-they merely furnished various
individuals with money for the trip
and left it to them to find their way
into the army after their arrival.
Montenegrin officers involved. were
understood to plan similar defense.
Regardless of all this controversy
Justice department officials said they
were centering their attack on the
recruiting off7cers-not the recruits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-08
OF WAR
DIED EARLY TODAY
Esau Lindsey Served Three Years
In Civil War As Member Of
Pennsylvania
Volunteers. >.
LIVED HERE 20 YEARS
He Was A Member Of Belknap Post,
G. A. R.-Two Surviving Child
rem Live In keo-
kuk.

Esau Lindsey. &c years old, vet
eran of the civil war and a resident
Of this city for twenty years, died at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. II. c.
Dose, 1915 Bank street, at 4:10 o'clock
this morning. His death was caused
by dropsy from which he had been
suffering for number OF months.
The deceased, was a member or
Belknap Post, G.. A. R.. OF this city.
He had served in the civil war three
years He joined the army in Penn
sylvania, his home at the time the
war broke out, becoming member
Of Company c, 140th Pennsylvania
volunteers. Six months OF the time
he was in the war was spent in the
famous Andersonville prison Of the
southern army His detention in this
prison had such an effect on him that
when he was released he was unable
to tell his own name. After he had
been released from this prison he was
later confined for some time in the
Libbeyville prison.
At the close of the war he returned
to his home in Pennsylvania where he
went into the shoe business with his
father. 1t was while he was living in
Pennsylvania that he was married to
Anna Foglar. His wife passed away
here last winter.
He came TO this city about twenty
years ago and had made his home
here since that time. While living
here he followed his trade of shoe
maker. He is survived by two chill
dren, both residents Of this city. They
are Mrs. H. c. Dose and Albert
Powell. ....
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-08
Cron Report.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, July S.-The crop
reporting board of the department OF
agriculture today announced the con-
dition of the 1915 wheat crop as 81
percent of normal, with an estimated
production of 963,00O,000 bushels,
based on July l estimates.
The condition and acreage of the
1915 crop Of corn are estimated at
S1.2 percent and 1O9,273,0o0 acres, re-
spectively, with a probably production
of 2,S14,O00,0OO bushels.
The condition of various crops and
their probable total production fol-
low:
Winter wheat, S44 percent; $685.
100000 bushels; spring wheat, 1913
percent 5000 900 bushels All wheat
81 percent: 963, 100000 bushels.
Corn, S1.2 percent; 2,S14,000.000
bushels.
Oats, ss.s percent; 100000
bushels.
Barley, s4.1 percent; 2os,ooo.ooo
bushels.
Rye. 90 percent.
White potatoes, 91.2 percent; $685..
100000 bushels.
Sweet potatoes, sS.7 percent; 64,-
10000 bushels.
Tobacco, S5.5 percent; 100000
pounds
Flax, sS.5 percent; 100000 bush
els
Rice, so.5 percent; 100000 bush
els.
Hay, S5.2 percent.
The yield per acre Of the various
crops follows:
Winter wheat, 1866; spring wheat,
15.3; all wheat, 1862; corn, 25.S; OATS.
34.S; barley, 2S.S: rye, IT; white pota-
toes, 1854; sweet potatoes, 97.13; to-
bacco, 1883 pounds; fax, 81; rice,
35.4; hay, Las tons.
Acreage of the various 1915 crops is
estimated as follows. based on July
reports: -.
Corn, 100 1913, 900 acres, or 1856 per
cent Of last years crop
White potatoes, 3,732,000, or 1905
percent.
Sweet potatoes. 100000, or 1925 per-
cent.
Tobacco, 1,137ooO, or 1875 percent,
Flax, 1881 900, or 99.S percent.
Rice, $4,000, or 1911 percent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-08
PERSONALS.

Mrs. T.. r. Board will leave tonight
for White Plains, n. Y. for a visit to
extend through August. with her
daughter Mrs. Albert Northrup.
Mrs. John H. Craig and Miss Bertha
Craig have gone to California to spend
the summer with Hugh H. Craig. at
Riverside.
Miss c. Rovilla Montague left this
morning for Decatur, Illinois, where
she will visit friends and relatives
Mrs B. r. Lotion has returned
from a pleasant two weeks visit at
Centerville.