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headed by the late George F. Baer.

headed by the late George F. Baer.
About the same time Charles Lehr,
blacksmith, rs years old, made two
unsuccessful attempts at suicide. When
Lehr tried to hang himself in a room in
the Hotel Lehigh the rope broke and
the noise of his fall brought the land
lord. He said girl in Bath had jilted
him and life was uncomfortable. On
leaving the hotel Lehr went to the
smithy where he was employed. His
employer was told, and he broke in the
door and found Lehr hanging from a
rafter. He cut the rope in time to save
Lehr s life.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-08
Plan FOR rescue mission
Board of Directors Met Saturday to
Discuss Financing New
Project

With view of collecting the sub
scriptions recently pledged at the Trot-
ter mass meeting, the board of directors
of the City Rescue Mission made ar
rangements Saturday to ascertain what
amount of the s2,501 pledged could be
secured. Three banks, one in the north
ern, one in the central and another on
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-08

years, resulting in thirty conversions
and eighteen accessions.
Misses Anna Brosius and Marie Ben
der spent few days at Pinegrove Wis
iting friends.
Mrs. Harry Kissler and Mrs. Nathan
Houtz visited relatives at HARRISBURG.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-08
FARMER SHOOTS TEN GIRLS
Merry Party Coming to Surprise Bird,
RepeIed by Shotgun

Lexington, KY, Feb. S.-William
Mcintosh, wealthy farmer, was ar
rested in Lee county, yesterday, charged
with shooting and seriously wounding
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-08
CLASSIC WAR POEMS
Selected by j. Howard Vert
Nos THE DYING CHIEF

BY ELMIRA FREEMAN

Emra freeman English pOetess of vgor Of had
lived unhappy
Charles Weston
This ominc
connected battles between
extending
to which indebted for several his bt
fall of the Mohammedan
The stars lookd down the battle
And with hater'd nearh his wars steed
ain
He had folded breast
s.
a S e to orest
40 dream
Proudly he on
By the rushing Guadalquiver,
of his las strdfeld
There hands which % bind his wound
the rio weeping
ON the ewv ground.
Where the lands high hearts sleeping
And "Away!' yours adds,
My soul
have the stately flower of
alingl
81 have he banners
Der the halls where youthwa cherish
have drawn a could nots save:
/ have stood where king perishd
Leave die and brave
On the banks of river!
a warrior
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-08
GRAVE DIGGER ENDS LIFE

Allentown Feb. s.-Despondent be-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-15

James of baseball, is wintering in Los
Angeles habit he's had for the
past seven years.
StoVa1 owns home there and he
plays the part of landlord between
seasons. He collects the rent, rakes
the lawn, water the flowers, paints
the house and makes himself gen.
orally useful.
Il haven't played ball all my Iife,"
says StoVaIl. 81 gardened for about
10 years, off and on"
But George doesn't spend all his
time raking lawns. Indeed not. Base
ball never gets off his chest. He is
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-15

Wolgast was bleeding badly when
the fight was halted.
Mike Glover defeated Soldier Bart
field in IL rounds at Boston. Glover
made punching bag of the former
soldier.
Hamilton club and Chicago A. A.
swimmers will meet in the first inter-
club swimming match tomorrow
night in the Hamilton pool. Stars of
both clubs will compete and the affair
Is an even thing.
WeIker Cochran, the young Chi
cagoan, defeated George Slosson,
400 to 121, in the first block of their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-15

came on for lengthy discussion and
plans were gone over for making the
way of the bag carriers easy. Every
club affiliated with the organization
will take up the welfare of the cad
dies.
Frank Whitney Of Cedar Rapids
had Ad Wolgast in such distress in
the fifth round at Atlanta, Ga, that
Ads manager tossed up the sponge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-15

Hotpoint 1872 billiard match at
Mussey's. Cochran ran 1913 and av-
eraged a fraction over %.
Basketball Scores
Riverside 81, Oak Park 6.
First National SIS, Trinity II.
St. James Epis. so, Ascension 4.
George StoVaII, manager of the
Kansas City Feds, and the Jesse
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12
SALOON ON WHEELS
TO BEAT THE DRYs
Express Company's Little Red
Wheeled Wagon Supplants Saloons
as Nations Bartender.

Washington, D. c., Nov. lbs
the express company's little red
wheeled wagon to supplant the saloon
as the nations bartender; where
states have gone dry the vets concen-
trate their wares and forces in the
nearest wet center, says the drys.
Wet leaders will not admit it.
Vets Have Center.
On the Pacific coast, Washington
and Oregon have gone dry and Brit
ish Columbia has prohibition as an
issue and the vets are moving their
plants to California.
just as much liquor, but it will be
manufactured outside their states"
is the vets belief.
Just little north of dry Colorado
the vets are constructing large
warehouses and shipping centers,
chief of which is to be in Cheyenne,
Wyo Idaho, also dry, likely will be
served from there, too.
Their plan will be a success for
a time, perhaps" said E. C. Dinwid-
die, national legislative superintend-
ent for the anti-saloon league. I'm
certain sections they may withstand
the dry wave for while.
May Be Good Night!
when the Webb-Kenyon bill gets
into smooth opeation, however; when
its constitutionality has been tested
everywhere and it's loop-holes plug
ged up, it will be good night for the
little red express wagon with the
red-eye aboard.
IF the vets want any vehicle at
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

st. Paul, Minn., Nov. 12.-Gover-
nor Hammond, as member of the
state board of audits yesterday touch
ed a match to cancel state bonds
totaling $2,162,OOO. The bonds
were part of lot of Cancelled paper
that has been accommodating for the
past three years. The lot included
100000 in state capitol certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness, which were re-
tired last year, and $4,000 worth If
gold refunding bonds retired about
three years ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

Bowman, N. D., Nov. he. P.
Totten, whom the supreme court re-
Gently declared had forfeited his title
to the office of judge of Bowman
county because he pledged to the peo-
pie of the county the return to the
treasury of portion of his salary
if elected, has been successful in Sc
curing a rehearing before the SUI
preme court, and arguments on that
new feature of the case will be made
the latter part of the week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

Geneva, Nov. 12.-AccOrding to
Munich papers received here, King
Peter Of Serbia, though seriously i'll,
insists on remaining at Mitrovitza,
where the Serbian court has been re-
moved. The papers add that he re-
fused an invitation of the king Of
Montenegro to visit Cettinje, stating
that he never would leave Serbian
soil alive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 12.-Louis
Frost, father of Vernon Frost, who
was run down and killed by an auto
driven by Theodore ,Salmer, has
brought suit against Salmer for $5,-
600, in addition to the $4,000 asked
in a petition filed last week. The
$4,000 is asked for loss of the boys
services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12
services.

Winona, MIMI, Nov. 12.-John
Anie, a mechanic, who is said to be
in this section, is being sought by
Milwaukee relatives in order that he
might be presented with $4,000, his
share of an estate left by his grand
mother. A brother, Roy, Anie, is in
this section searching for the heir.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 12.-
Company M of the North Dakota ma
tional guard was transferred to Grand
Forks yesterday from Devils Lake,
and under the new order of things
Grand Forks will have both an in
fantry company and a machine gun
platoon with a total of 95 enlisted
men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12
Time Not Ripe.

MANY states that go dry have
been largely dry for many years un-
der local option. And then perhaps
the drys remember a little election
up in Minneapolis.
II wouldn't say quite yet that it's
time to hunt up substitute for the
saloon. But at that, the express
plan sounds feasible 1t probably
will serve until the tide turns in the
other directiOn.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

J Minot, N. D., Now 12.-Burglars
who raided the Madison & Bugge
general store at Foxholm, near here,
obtained about 5000 worth of silk,
800 worth Of jewelry and 20 q
cash.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12
all, they'll have to take the water

'Facts show" said Hugh F. Har-
vey, national legislative leader for
the vets, that when the saloon goes
out, other means of distributing Ii
quor come in. But this nation isn't
going dry so fast as you might i'm
agine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

Hello, boys and girls. Hear that
school bell? Don't start for school
without a NEW BEMIDJI lead pen
Gil. It's the best nickle pencil made.
Any store in town sells 'em.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12
the Liberty bell, which started to-
day on it's homeward journey to
Philadelphia.

Nahant, S. D., Nov. 2.-Hunting
deer on a handcar is the latest hunt
ing freak in this part Of the Black
Hills.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-12

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-sa1 FfaHa
cisco paid its last official respect %
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY.

In May. 1914, the Philadelphia Coun-
ty Medical society appointed a COM
mittee to consider ways and means
by which the efficiency Of the hospi-
tails in Philadelphia may be in
creased" This committee made an
extensive study. together with an In
PRODUCTION on THE Principles of Hos
pital Efficiency by the secretary OF
the committee, are now issued in
pamphlet form. One of the most I'm
portant findings of the committee Is
that no standards as yet exist by
which the efficiency of hospital may
be measured. The operating expense
of one institution may be three dol
lars day for each patient, and that
of another, little over dollar a day
for each patient. Is the latter figure
a credit or disgrace? One dispensary
physician may treat twice as many
patients in an afternoon as his col
league working under the same con-
ditions. Which one is accomplishing
the most good? Standards of eff
cheney must be formulated and ap-
piled before such questions as these
can be answered. Naturally, this lack
OF standards is reflected in chaotic
conditions. For instance, the commit
tee made careful study of the rec
ord systems used In sixteen of the
largest hospitals in Philadelphia. In
eight of these, some systematic effort
was being made to secure the COM
pleteness and accuracy of the records,
the chief resident physician or the
registrar finally checking the records.
Four different systems of classified
ton We're being used in these eight
hospitals. Only three of the sixteen
hospitals were maintaining separate
files for recording all operations per-
formed in the hos pital, grouping to-
gether all operations Of like character,
so that the number Of all operations
performed during given period, with
the results of each, could be quickly
The committee states
that in 81 per cent of the hospitals
visited, the records were so kept as
to be useless for scientific purposes.
A number Of recommendations are
made for the improvement of record
systems, the establishing of social
service departments, the prevention
of dispensary abuses, etc. In fact, The
Journal Of the Americai Medical As
ISOLATION is OF the opinion that the re-
port contains many valuable sugges-
lions for those who are interested in
the improvement of hospitals. and de-
serves to be widely read.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14

the trees and ground being covered
with snow, presenting a scene of ex-
treme gloominess. The water had
dripped down from an opening and
when the landing was made and the
regiment was to arise from their Sleep
ing position, Nicholas McKenzie's
hair was in mass Of ice and snow,
giving him some trouble to eXtricate
himself. Others may have found them
selves in the same condition. In the
barren and icy and snowy surround
ings they lay, taking up a position on
the clay hills on the extreme left of
the union lines and there amid this
miserable snow and ice and there
they suffered, but nothing daunted.
On Saturday as the battle ragged, the
Iowa troops fought nobly as will be
seen further along. At 2 o'clock p.
m. the advance was sounded. We
quote a writer on the subject:
Silent as the grave and as mex
orable as death the Second Iowa push
ed it's way up the hill, through storm
of grape, shell and ball. Many drop
ped dead and many were wounded.
Reaching the works the men sprang
over without a moments hesitation.
The rebels made stubborn fight, but
nothing could withstand the fierce
charge of the Iowa brigade. The outer
works were captured and the men
held them, sleeping on their arms as
night came on. Color Sergeant Henry
b. Doolittle fell early in the charge;
Corporal 8. Page seized the flag and
pressed on until killed; Corporal ].
H. Churchill raised the colors as Page
fell and bore them aloft until his right
arm was shattered, when Corporal V.
P. Twombly seized the thrice fallen
flag and bore it aloft to the end of the
fight. Captains Slaymaker and Clout-
oman were slain in the fight, and Major
Chapman was severely wounded.'I
So much for the yalor of the men
whom General Halleck, it is claimed,
sought to degrade for a slight offense.
Sunday morning. General Buckner
and two Of his men were seen to come
pose of communication. Lieutenant
meet him At the meeting, General
Buckner threw off his blanket to ex
hibit the insignia of his rank and said
he would surrender his command con-
ditionally. General Smith appeared
upon the scene and demanded an I'M
conditional surrender, in so many
minutes Buckner demurred, saying
he could not go to headquarters and
return in that time: however, he went
and returned and the surrender was
completed.
Much more could be written aDou.
these and other Iowa regiments but
this will suffice for the present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14

John D. Rockefeller believes that II
the people really regard his 800, 6O0,.
900 endowment fund as menace and
not as an aid to public welfare, they
will petition the legislature to revoke
the charter of the foundation. In tes
tifying before the federal commission
on industrial relations he read state.
ment comprised of questions and an
swers which he had prepared himself
and which he stated, covered his
views On the situation. THE sole
motive underlying the various foun.
dations which l have established has
been the desire to devote a portion
CT my fortune to the service of my
fellow men," he said. He said he re-
served the right to designate during
his lifetime the specific objects to
which 100000 Of his income should
be given annually to provide for his
personal philanthropies.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
Little Bird Which is Supposed to be
Harbineer Of Spring, Was
Found Yesterday in
Tree.
FLOWERS SHOWING SIGN
Weather Man, However, Is Talking
About Snow and Colder Wealth
er in Spite Of All These
Signs.

Mr.. Robin Redbreast has arrived
from the south where he has been
spending the winter He expects to
remain in this vicinity until next fall.
The above personal means that
spring has come, if all signs are cor
rect. The robin redbreast was seen
lon North Fourth street yesterday by
a man whose reputation for veracity
cannot be questioned.
The robin has long been considered
a harbinger of spring, and his advent
|is eagerly looked forward to. That
he Is earlier than usual this year, no
one will question. But winter set in
earlier than usual, and 1t may be pos
sible that spring will be early.
Certain hardy garden flowers are
said to be- showing signs of putting
forth green shoots If one digs down
under the bed of leaves. If warm
weather continues, some of the early
bulbs will be sprouting, the flower
culturists say.
While it's far too early to think OF
turning your overcoat into the keep
ing of uncle" there is no doubt but
that spring weather is on its way here,
the weather wise are saying.
But the weather man Is cruel enough
to say colder and snow.
So that perhaps the robin redbrea3t
who arrived yesterday will meet the
fate of the robin redbreast in the
nursery rhyme, poor thing, who hid
his head under his wing to keep warm.
poor thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
keokuk, Iowa -. February II, 1915

HE NEVER TOLD HIS TROUBLES.
In summer time the heat might be
The kind that forces you and me
To tell how yesterday at noon
1t seemed as il man would swoon!"
In winter, time the litter cold
Might grip his nose and ears, and hold
His fingers, too, but like saint
He never even made complaint
He never told his troubles.
His business went all awry:
His fondest hopes were knocked sky
e shigh;
Competitors got all his trade,
He lost what little he had made;
But though neck deep in pressing
debts
And other sorts of fears and frets
With creditors about to sue,
He never seemed the least bit blue
He never told his troubles.
Today he sleeps his last long sleep
Where dropping willows sadly weep,
But, o, the sunshine seems to love
To send its gold down from above,
And with its rare effulgence linn
The stone erected over him,
A wondrous epitaph, indeed,
Is this which many come to read:
He never told his troubles!''
Wilbur D. Nesbit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14

Farmers west of LaHarpe have
made arrangements to experiment
with oil on the rural roads the COM
ing summer. They have the money
subscribed and If this treatment
proves all that they expect, they
will go in on bigger scale next
year If not, they will try something
else There is an awakening to the
need Of better roads everywhere in
the state and while progress may
have been comparatively slow hereto
fore, there are many signs pointing to
greater activity, and to genuine pro-
gress in the near future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
DIR. ZIMMERMAN'S
WORK rs ENLARGED
Woman Well Known Locally Who Has
Home for Down and Out Women
In Chicago, Gets New Quarters.

Keokuk people have been interested
in the project which Dr. Jean Turner
Zimmerman is in charge of in Chicago.
DR.. Zimmerman Is trying to save the
down and out women. The Chicago
Journal of Thursday prints a picture
of the new home secured by DR.. Zim-
norman for the work, and also pic
ture of DR.. Zimmerman, with the foi,
lowing write-up:
No "Gown-and-out" woman is ever
turned away from the Chicago Won
ans Shelter. Therefore, hundreds or
women who have found haven with,
in its walls will rejoice that the insti-
tuition has acquired the old Forward
Movement property, South LOOMS
and West Monroe streets, as its flu
ture home.
The significance Of the statement
that the shelter has obtained the prop
erty is seen in the fact that it means
haven for at least 135 women, who
otherwise would have no home, each
day Of the year.
DR.. Jean T. Zimmerman, supertn-
.tendent of the shelter, today outlined
the aims, purposes and accomplish
ments of the shelter.
eve have, within the last year. CIV
en- 4O,OO5 meals to women, and we
have furnished loops beds" she saiG.
mo 'down-and-out' woman Is ever
turned away from the shelter She Is
given a good bed weeks board aio,
ed to immediate employment, and as
sured OF room until she receives her
weeks wages.
Our shelter is not a rescue home,
in the ordinary sense of the word, but
a place where any homeless woman
may obtain a clean bed, food, coffee
and clothing as she needs.
In connection with the Aiken insti-
tute, next door, we are operating a
free day nursery incur shelter annex.
This opens new field for us, and we
are now able to take a woman with a
child into our shelter.
1.-THE new home that we purchased
means much to US. 1t will give us
greater latitude in our efforts to help
unfortunate women. We conduct IT
along the lines OF the municipal lodg-
ing house. With out new quarters COM
plete. which includes ninety-foot
frontage and an annex, we will have
one of the largest homes for women
in the middle west"
Mrs. Inez Rodgers Deach, chairman
Of the State Federation of Woman.s
clubs and director Of the Woman's
City club, Is president of the shelter.
The revenue to maintain the institu-
ton is derived from contributions and
subscriptions. The shelter employs
no agents to collect money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
Rheumatism
A Home Cure Given by One Who
Had II.

a HOmS SuTC SiVCU w VIC WIN
Had II.
In the spring of 1893 / was at
tackled by Muscular and Inflamma-
tory rheumatism. l suffered as
only those who have 1t know, for
over three years. / tried remedy
after remedy, and doctor after doc
tor, but such relief as / received
was only temporary. Finally. /
found a remedy that cured me COM
pletely. and it has never returned.
I have given it to a number who
were terribly afflicted and even
bedridd'en with rheumatism. and
It effected cure in every case.
want every sufferer from any
form of rheumatic trouble to try
this marvellous healing power.
Don't send a cent; simply mail
your name and address and will
send 1t free to try After you have
used it and it has proven itself to
be that long-looked-for means of
curing your Rheumatism, you may
send the price of it, one dollar, but,
understand. do not want your
: money unless you are perfectly sat
isfied to send it. Isn't that fair?
Why suffer any longer when posi-
tive relief is thus offered you free?
Don't delay. Write tocay.
Mark H. Jackson. No. 151A Cur
ney Bldg. Syracuse. n. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
Blew Our His Brains

q United Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 13-After
fatally wounding Louis Sacco and his
wife in their home here this afternoon
Paul Rico, 46, placed revolver to
each side of his heao and blew out
his brains. Rushing into the sacco
home. Rico opened fire with both re.
volvers. He Is believed to have gone
insane when he was refused permits
sion to marry young daughter Of the
Sacco family.
Police called to the scene. engaged
in battle with Rico and Detective
Coleman Bell was painfully wounded.
As other officers closed in, Rico placed
his two revolvers to his head and
fired. Sacco died few hours after
the shooting. His wife is dying.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
AMERICAS MINERAL PRODUCTS

.
The mineral products Of the United
States are discussed in a small volume
now being distributed by the United
States Geological survey which CON
tains a fund of useful information con-
corning the useful minerals and their
values and production in all the states
during 1912 and 1913. The figures
given in some of the tables are SO
stupendous as to be beyond compre-
hension. In one table are given the
figures for mineral production from
1880 to 1913, the metals being valued
at S1S5 100000 in 1880 and increasing
to SSS3, 100000 in 1913. The non
metallic minerals increased from s173.-
100000 in 1880 to 81 ,562 900 600 in
1913, and the total mineral production
from 1866, 100000 to s2,446, 200, 900
This total for 1913 was an increase
over 1912 of more than $4,000 900
The value of the metals imported for
consumption in 1913 was 1921, zoo, 900
and of those exported 1919 900 900.
The value of the total mineral produc-
ton from 1880 to 1913, inclusive, was
$35. 1877 900 900.
These huge figures are of general in
terest, but the chief value of the vol