davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-04-18

HERE seems to be something IN
the subtle air Of spring which
y causes a mild, gentle insanity 10
sveep over the human race. stalo
citizens who normally find interest IN
only the most substantial things may
he found from time to time gazing III
a nensiye manner at growing mower.
wornen whose interest in culinary mat
ters has made them most practlcai.
hunt up dance cards. dated 1885, and
sigh sentimentally.
And to those who have the power OF
EXPRESSION Cor who think they nave
that power, which is just as good)
there comes, through the air. the snort
ing grunts of Pegasus
Hence, spring poetry If every man
who ever wrote a sonnet in April was
compelled to read 1t on-well. say about
the middle of a hot August day-he
would probably insist on going to a
doctor and being examined. Yet in
April it seems the only thing to do.
So much for the eternal variety of the
human emotions.
The Observer had been loafing around
the Office of a certain editor, not be-
Evening star., 1915-04-18
Best Sellers.

WY B. TRITES. the novelist, said at
wv. a dinner at Hill View in Ber-
muda:
..It anpears that the novelist of the
present is paid better than the novelist
of the past The novelist of the past
lived in a garret and walked in leaky
shoes The novelist of the present lives
ina studio apartment overlooking Cen
traf park and rides in an auto.
'.The novelist of the past died, and
his works live. The novelist of the pres
eut lives and his works die
Evening star., 1915-04-18

College. Prof. Arthur Pope of Harvard
| University. and Prof. Ellsworth Wood
| ward of Tulane University, New Or
leans.
| The session on the morning of the
| 14th will be given over to Industrial
| Art Education and the presiding Of
fcer will be Arthur A. Hamerschlag.
| director of the Carnegie Institute of
| Technology in Pittsburgh. This session
/ promises to be especially interesting.
| Frank Alvah Parsons will speak on
| '"The Relation of Art to Education and
| Industrial Expansion; Walter Scott
Perry of Pratt Institute will tell what
| results one school at least has attained
| in the training of students in the ap-
| piled arts; Arthur Fairbanks. director
| of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
will discuss the art Museum as Fac
| tor in Industrial Art Expansion, and
| Clarence Whybrow. president of the
| Art in Trades Club. New York, will tell
| what the present outlook for industrial
art in America is from the manufa ctur-
erS' viewpoint.
At the opening session on the morning
of the 18th the Hon. Henry White, for
merly Ambassador to Italy and France,
will deliver an address on 1.-The Value OF
Art to the Nation" and on the evening
of the 14th the convention will be con-
cluded by a dinner at Rauschers. at
i which the topic discussed will be EN-
dustrial Art-a National Asset" At this
dinner there will be most distinguished
spedhels, silAAoHs " ioiii may 'o I.ieH'AiAe',
Paul Bartlett, Ralph Adams Cram and
Dr. Edward Robinson. director of the
Metropolitan Museum. The privilege OF
attending this dinner has been extended
to members Of local chapters of the Fed
Grafton, among which are the Washing
ton Society of the Fine Arts. the Wash
'ngton Society of the Archaeological In
stitute. the Society of Washington Artists
and the Washington Chapter of the
American Institute Of Architects.
+ THE same time that the convention
| 6A of the American Federation Of Arts
meets there will be opened in the National
Museum a comprehensive exhibition OF
American Industrial arts. which is being
assembled by the federation and the mu-
scum through the cooperation OF the
leading American manufacturers and
makers This exhibition, which will he
Installed on the main floor Of the Ma
tional Museums new building Will COM
prise rugs and tapestries, silks. cotton
goods, cretonnes and other fabrics. 1ur-
niture wood carving. iron work. bronze.
silverware. jeweiry. pottery. porcelain and
glass-everything. in fact. in the design
of which art is a factor.
The Pennsylvania Museum School OF
Industrial Art has asked for one entire
room in which IT proposes to show not
only the work of it's present students.
but of it's graduates-actual objects. all
hand made. The four leading tapestry
J makers have Joined in making related
display which will be of exceptional in
terest Some of the furniture manufac-
turers will take one large room and
Evening star., 1915-04-18
Sarcastic.

$50 SARCASM, pure sarcasm said Gen.
~ T. Coleman du Pont apropos Of
story about gunpowder.
ut reminds me of the sarcastic ad-
yertisement in the New York theatri-
cal paper that read:
.Wanted-Tall, handsome juvenile
lead for drama tour. Must be under
7Asn
Evening star., 1915-04-18

her at first sight. which suggested the
poet. She looked like police woman
Standing in the middle of the room she
opened handbag and then slowered
upon the Observer and the editor.
which of you is in charge% she
asked, fixing the Observer with her
beady eye and gritting her teeth slight
ly. The Observer shrank into his chair
Him." said he. pointing to the editor
with a feeble forefnger.
Without another word the woman
pumped herself down in Il chair be-
side the editor and handed him q
sheet of paper.
Read that" said she. and her tone
was more an order than request.
The editor took the paper; then
blanched.
Another one" he muttered.
Read it, insisted the woman.
The editor commenced to humble in
a confused, indefinite sort of way. while
the woman. sitting like the Sphinx be-
side him, watched his every move.
Eventually he finished.
"Well?" said the woman, sternly.
at is very pretty" said the editor,
weakly.
about the grass being like motion en-
eralds?" demanded the woman in a
tone suggestive of a teacher demand
ing the answer to problem In arith-
metic.
for some unknown reason seemed anx-
ious to please.
.Will you print it?" was the next
question.
The editor temporized.
"I would advise you TO leave it, he
said.
II will" said the woman She arose.
adjusted her hat and stalked to the
door.
Il will be in again in a few days.
she announced just before she made
her departure, and what she clearly
meant was that she was coming back
with an AK. and II the editor wasn't
ready and willing to print her little
piece she was going to attend to him.
When she had gone the Observer re-
opened conversation with the editor.
why" he asked. should you allow
that woman to walk all over you like
that? When I come in here you are
harsh to the point of brutality. but
She" replied the editor in melan-
choly voice. "is a spring poetess."
Il don't see what that has to do"
There is" declared the editor, only
one way of getting rid of spring poet
or poetess-and that is to placate them
Don't argue. Don't do anything but
speak softly to them and hide their
poems until the spring madneSS mas
passed away.
"lt is a madness, you think?"
"a recurrent insanity" replied the
| editor "The wonder of it is that We
| who have to read all the poems don't
succumb to the insanity ourselves.
| the editor that he probab bly, had sue
! cumbed without knowing 1t. the OBJ
server continued his investigation.
! How did It sos" he asked, thought
Evening star., 1915-04-18

swer every time-a thing which the
| Observer has been trying to do. with
out success, for years The two fell
to talking about spring poetry and
spring poets and the Observer ex-
| pressed wonderment at their strange
madness.
I'VE should be gentle with their fail
ings" said the scientific man.
The Observer looked at him in sur
prise.
II should think that you wouldn't
! have much patience with en- said the
Observer.
Il have. though said the scientific
man; their thoughts come from their
hearts.
1T would be lot better if their
thoughts occasionally came from their
heads" said the Observer. preparing to
depart.
Even as he turned to go away, he
noticed that the scientific man had
something on his mind He fiddled
nervously with his watch chain. Final
ly he blurted out the thought that was
worrying him.
Il have" he said. "a little thing that
/ have composed myself"
Before the Observer could start to
| run he had dived into an inside pocket
and drawn out crumpled sheet of
paper
Il dashed this off," said he, modestly.
1t Is strange thing about the spring
poet that he never writes anything He
always dashes it Off
Then he began to read. There were
yards and yards of it-all about bees
and knees and trees and seas. with
great quantity of wheeZe mixed in for
good measure. The Observer listened
with magnificent courage. Eventually
the end was reached.
could l print that?' he asked when
he had reached the end
That depends on whether you know
how to set type" replied the Observer.
II mean." amended the scientific man.
''do you think any paper or magazine
would print 1t for me-.
only under one condition. said the
| Observer.
And that"
! "On condition that you paid them
regular advertising rates.
| The scientific man looked at the Oh
server in critical manner, then turn
ed abruptly and walked away.
!;
One noticeable fact about spring
poetry is that it doesn't strike any par
| ticular class. This mania plays no
| favorite. Sadie, the shop girl, is as
| liable to turn out little ode or a
| triolet or something like that as Regi-
| nald de Smythe. who has been going
| In for the higher esthetic life and the
| The ashman, plodding on his sturdy
way may be bitten by the germ at the
most unexpected moments and forth
| with start to extemporize. If he is a
| colored ashman he will probably sing
his poem. The master musician, dream
| ing his vernal symphony, is In danger.
| and SO is the droopy, tired individual
who hammers rag-time all day long in
Evening star., 1915-04-18

cause the editor wanted him, but be-
cause the Observer had nothing else
to do. The editor already had hinted
that he had more important business
than listening to the Observers story
of his poverty and was preparing to
take up his duties at the point where
they had been interrupted when there
came a knock at the door and a power
fully built woman wearing spectacles
walked into the room.
Certainly there was nothing about
Evening star., 1915-04-18

reading and answer me a few simple
questions. Tell me why it is necessary
to announce that birds sing and flow
ers bud. and why 1t is necessary to
call attention to the fact that an
emerald Is green
That" said the editor, "is the sign
by which you tell the spring poet. He
must be obvious. He must tell you
what you already know
IF he could find a flower that sang.
said the Observer. thoughtfully. he
might be accomplishing something"
IF he ever dared to talk about a
flower, save to mention that 1t blushed
and budded.' stated the editor. he
would be ruled out of the Spring
Poets Union instanter."
The Observer walked out of his Of
flee and ran into shaggy scientific
man who has always had the Observ-
er's deep admiration because of his
marvellous accuracy at mathematics
This wonderful man can add up a col
umn Of figures and get the same an
Evening star., 1915-04-18
NEW CO>MOPoLIs: A Hook of Image,

Ey James Huneker. author of The
lathos Of Distance" etc. New York:
charles ScrIbner's Sons Washing
ton. Woodward d Lothrop
This is Il portfolio of snapshots by an
expert. Taken together. they serve TO
turn Manhattan inside out, so to speak
revealing the other side of the fab
re Of the Big Town, disclosing pat
terms that above appear to have missed
their beauty of design, their softest
colorS, their finest feel One giimpses
here captivating odd corners and init
mate hooks, quiet back waters and
cool retreats, with many and many a
view behind the scenes of the great
Manhattan stage. And other cities are
here. possibly to bring out by contrast
The particular personality Of New
York. Its appearance and habit and
moods and manners. However this may
be, here they are-views of Vienna and
Prague. of Madrid and Dublin, of Rot
terdam and Brussels-all before the
war. Then there 10 q queer little re-
Evening star., 1915-04-18

THE GRAVES At kILNORNA: 4
story of 81. BY Canon z. A. Shee-
han, d. D., author of "Glenanaar: y
Novel of Irish Life" etc. New York:
I,ongmanS Green 4 Co.
Evening star., 1915-04-18

Alc..rn. f. c.. comp. Banking Laws. HNAl1A.
Barron {. W. The Federal Reserve Act. I'm
B21Gf
Brown. H q. International Trade and EI-
change HMEB BSl6i.
Conway Thomas. jr. and Patterson. +. VI. The
Operation of the New Bank Act. HN-CISSo.
Fisher Irving. Why Is the Dollar shrinking
HMP-F533w.
Ham. A. H.. and Robinson l.. c. Credit
Union Primer. HMC- HIS.
Herrick. NJ T. and Ingalls,. Il. Rural Credits,
Land and Cooperative. 1NHi31r.
Holdsworth j. 7. Money and Banking. I'm
H716m.
Mercantile Credits HMC- -M536
Evening star., 1915-04-18

The Observer had been loafing around
the Office Of certain editor, not be-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
sHERiFF,s SALE.

State Of Iowa. Lee County-ss.
By virtue Of . special execution to
me directed, issued by the clerk of
the District Court Of said county in
favor OF Buck Reiner Co.. and against
William Lucas and Linda Lucas, his
wife. I. John c. Scott, sheriff. will sell
to the highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House in Keokuk,
Leo County. Iowa. ON the goth day of
May A. D.. 1915, between the hours Of
8 O'Clock q. m. and 4 O'Clock .. M,
commencing At o'clock p. m. OF said
day the following property. to-wit:
Lot i've (5) in block thirty-nine (39)
in Reid's addition to the city Of Keo-
kuk.
And TO BE- sold by order Of court to
satisfy said writ of execution.
Keokuk. April Is, 1915.
JOHN C. SCOTT,
Sheriff Of La County, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
George Rumss, Of Springfield, chal-
Ienges Burlington and Fort
Madison Mat
Exponents.
WOULD STAGE IT HERE
Rumas Crack WeIter-His Baeker Is
Willing to Post Anything up
to $500 for the
Match.

Chances OF local bugs viewing a
wrestling match between two crack
welterweights picked up this morning
when George Roumas OF Springfield,
Illinois, man who stayed for an hour
and a half with the welterweight
champion, hove into town and an
nounced his willingness to meet any
lad in his class in a bout to be staged
here.
Roumas is backed by Billey Kelley.
Springfield saloon keeper, who says
he is willing to put up anything from
SO to $500 on his favorite, against
any AS FOUNDER in the world. KEEL
ley says he will post the money with
the sporting editor Of this paper IS
soon az a match can be arranged.
Roumas is particularly anxious to
get a crack at one Of the several mat
exponent. of Burlington where q num-
Der Of bouts have been put on with
great success during the past winter.
There are three or four men In Bur
lington who are said to be corners in
their classes.
Fort Madison is another city that
boasts a man Roumas would enjoy
graphing. This man is q light-heavy-
weight, tipping the scales at ITO
pounds. The Springfield Greek says
he will take the Fort Madison man on
with this weight handicap, provided
the match can be arranged.
Several local men today expressed
willingness to assist in putting on
the bout in this city where no wrest-
ling matches have been held for sew
eral years No doubt the engagement
would draw well II suitable oppo-
nent for Roumas Is signed up and a
place to hold the match can be found.
Roumas carries letters from the
sporting editors Of Springfield, Ham
mond. Omaha. and other papers where
he has appeared in which he is highly
touted. He is said to be exceptionally
clever and that he possesses great
endurance powers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26

Ambassador Walter n. Paige has been
appealed to In telegram from Miss
Jane Adams to expedite the release OF
the Holland-American liner Noordam,
now detained in the Downs. On board
are the American women delegates
to the women's peace conference at
The Hague which Ia scheduled to open
on Wednesday. The steamer was d.
verted into her present anchorage
and cannot proceed without permits
sion from the admiralty. 1t Is said
here that SO soon as the Noordam's
cargo and papers can be inspected
she will likely be permitted to pro-
coed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
Baseball Briefs
For Busy Bugs

Johnny Castle, manager Of the
Qgsncy club, thinks BOYLE has pc l.
nznt winner n the team he took ~
Quincy fer the two weekend games.
Frank ke~1oose, an umpire several
years sgo IN the C. A and well known
Ls-e, was married II Denver to Mona
Gene TansIey, April Is, according TO
an announcement OF the wedding re-
csigsd today by II. e Justice, presf-
dent Of the league.
Sport writer's on two Burlington
papers managed teams composed OF
Eayden'g men IN a game there yeste--
day while Hayden and Rohn sat Il
The press box.
Manager Bay, Of Mason City, 10
seeking youngsters 10 replace some o.
tie seven vets On his club.
Yokohonna Selson, one Of Huscs-
tines Ditchers last year, is winnfn z
lame up in the northern part Of the
state az an umpire and f. being boot.
e. 10 Tip O'NsilI TO- z regular berth
In the Western league
Tom Hayden has expressed dfsIILe
Tor the player limit In this league
Tom thinks It places too grea, a hand
leap on bench manager.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
Among the Amateurs

The Tigers defeated the Powder
WORKS team at the powder works yes
terday afternoon by a score o. 10 70
2. The batteries were: Tigers Shan
non and Conn; Powder Works, Miller
? and Fowler.
The kellogg-Birge company haze
ball team defeated the Irwin-PhfIlips
team at Hubinger park Saturday By a.
score OF to 6. The features Of the
game were the pitching Of Breiten.
stein and the fielding of Alden. The
batteries were: Kellogg Birge. Brett.
enstein and Fowler: Irwin Phillipg.
Metzinger and Oldham.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
Chance 20 Help Kids

Chance TO Hevp Mos
The benefit minstrel which Will be
given Thursday night at the Hippo
drome, affords a chance for the peo-
pie to aid the Moose bathing beach
project, and will make 1t possible for
the children Of Keokuk to enjoy the
privileges Of the Moose beach this
summer. The Moose extend the beach
privileges free to every child under
fifteen. No outside help has pee,,
asked before, but the generosity OF
the minstrel men, who are giving
their time and talent to the cause,
makes It possible for everyone to
help. Every ticket sold for this min
strel show Thursday night means
boost for the fund for the children
who will be allowed beach privileges
free.
Everyone remembers what good
time the Moose gave the youngsters
at Christmas time. So here's q
chance to get in this time and help
the lodge make it possible for every
youngster in the city to enjoy safe
bathing beach privileges. this sum-
Alice Joyce a the HIppodrome.
Alice Joyce, the famous screen art
list, will appear at the Hippodrome to-
night in her latest triumph THE Girl
of the Music Hail." splendid society
drama, elegantly set and beautifully
portrayed by this celebrated actress.
In addition to this great feature will
be shown q delightful Lubin comedy,
Monkey Business" featuring Ethel
clayton and IN al star cast Also
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
Probe Penn Labor FI.,s

PITTSBURGH, April 2s.-Hsarfnes
on labor conditions in Pittsburgh and
wide territory surrounding 1t were
opened here today by the federal in
dustrial relations commission. SIT
ungs will continue in the federal
building throughout the week and
will be public.
Big employers and labor leaders
have been slated to testify. A num-
Der OF lay workers will also be heard.
The Iron City trades council has
arranged q program OF entertainment
for the commission. A banquet will
be rendered 1t tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
City Near Here Will Hold Greatest
Motor Boat Racing
Event Of the
Year,
CRUISE TO HANNIBAL
Fleets From Many Cities Expected
at HannibaI-Fastest Boats
In the Country
Entered.
Especial to The Gate City. ]

Especial to The Gate Clty-j
HANNIBAL, Mo, April 26.-Hannt
bal has taken UP actively, plans for
entertaining the greatest motor boat
racing carnival to be held in America
in 1915, when the annual regatta OF
the Mississippi Valley Power Boat as
sociation comes to this city July 5, 6
and 7. Between thirty thousand and
forty thousand visitors are expected
to spend the three days OF the carni-
val in this city and more than 1000
motor boats and cruisers. comprising
the greatest feet of small craft ever
assembled on inland waters Will par
ticipate in the cruise to Hannibal"
Big fleets are to be organized at
Chicago, st. Louis and Minneapolis,
being augmented all along the route
at intermediate points, the various
fleets meeting on prearranged
schedule which will bring the vast
array OF water craft into Hannibal at
the same time.
American Championship.
The greatest race OF the week win
be the big American championship
event, in which such boats as the
Baby Reliance, the new Ankle Deep
Too, Disturber ", Kitty Hawk VI and
others equally as famous are expected
to participate in the fight to deter
mine the highest honors in American
motor boat racing The class boat
races will bring the flower Of the Mis-
sissippi valley waterways to Hannf-
bal, and the airboat races, which are
scheduled, viii mark the first official
racing OF the new and sen sationa1 fly
ing craft, such as are playing such
an important part in the present
European war.
The Hannibal Commercial club and
the Hannibal Boat & Gun club. which
organizations are in charge Of the
local arrangements are preparing for
an elaborate program OF local enter
tainment in addition to the boat rae
ing, which will include a program OF
fireworks and band concerts.
Make II Society Event.
Announcement is made that Saint
Louis society people are planning to
make the Mississippi valley regatta
this year q society event, and that
more than a score OF big boats will
be chartered by the elite OF the Mis-
souri, metropolis to make the cruise
TO Hannibal. Judson II. Boughton,
commodoer Of the st. Louis Yacht
club announces that he will put sew
eral Of his private boats into commits
sion for the trip to accommodate par
ieg CT friends.
All OF the motor boat clubs up and
down the Mississippi and on the Mis-
souri,. Illinois and other tributaries
are making arrangements to cruise to
the regatta, the cruise feature being
q notable attraction in connection
with the races, as hundreds OF motor
foatnen make this their annual sum-
mer vacation.
Secretary n. A. Schiedker Of the
Hannibal Commercial club announces
that Hannibal Will be able to offer
ample accommodation to the visitors
and that private home owners will
oooen their homes to yisitop.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
Brookfeds and superba. Rlx,Ir-

NEW YORK, April ga definite
line on comparative popularity and
probable financial success Of the
Brooklyn Federal league club and
Manager Robinson's Superbas will be
had today, when the teams have con-
fiicting engagements for the first
time this season. The Giants will be
the National clubs guest at Ebbets
park this afternoon while the Balti-
more Terrapins will play the Brook
feds. The closing conflict Of dates
has been reduced to minimum by
the Feds schedule makers this year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26

I United Press Leased Wire Service
AUSTIN. Texas, AprH 2g.-Sixteen
inches OF rain Since Thur3day has
fallen here he third storm, a
cloud burst yesterday. did practically
no damage. Wrecksge Of other storms
was washed away. bnt no lives were
lost.
Reports from the no1th west, re.
port continuance Of floods and cy.
clones. though no further loss Of life
Is noted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26
At wichita opeka-Rain.
At Lincoln-Denver-Rain.
roDAY's ~cHEDuLE.

National League.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
New York at Brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
American League.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Federal League.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Buffalo at Newark.
Baltimore At Brooklyn.
Chicago 1T Kansas City.