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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
BEAUTIFUL HAIR,
THICK, WAVY, FREE
FROM DAhDRUFF
DRAW A'MoisT CLOTH THROUGH
HAIR AND DOUBLE iTS
BEAUTY At ONCE.
SAVE YOUR HART DANDRUFF
DISAPPEARS AND HAIR STOPS
COMING OUT.

Immediate?-Yes! Certain?-that'e
the joy Of it. Your hair become light,
wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears az
soft, lustrous and beautiful as young
girls after an application Of Danderine.
Also try this-moisten a cloth with q
little Danderine and carefully draw It
through the hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse the
hair Of dust, dirt or excessive oil, and
in just a few moments you have dou-
bled the beauty of your. hair. A de-
lightful surprise awaits those whose
hair has been neglected or is scraggy,
faded, dry, brittle or thin. Besides
beautifyfng the hair, Danderine dis.
solves every particle Of Iandruff;
cleanses, purifies and invigorates the
scalp, forever stopping itching and
falling hair, but what will please you
most will be after few weeks use,
when you see new hair-fne and
downy at flrst-yes-but really new
hair growing all over the scalp.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers OF rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. It goes right to the roots,
and strengthens them. Its
exhilarating stimulating and life-pro-
ducing properties cause the hair to
grow long, strong and beautiful.
You can surely have pretty, charm
ing, lustrous hair, and lots of 1t, II
you will just get a 25-cent bottle Of
Danderine from any drug
store or toilet counter and try It as
directed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
La,cREW.
80

Mrs. Eek May pleasantly spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. S. e
Refior.
Miss Goldy Rampsey returned from
Minnesota Saturday evening and IL
now working for Mrs. Nora Mckee
han.
Mr.. Alter and daughters were Don.
Nelson callers Thursday.
i Mr.. Cruise, our school teacher, has
a very bad cold. It is hoped he will
soon be better.
We are in receipt of a letter from
our brother, w. r. Davis. who has
been visiting at Morrison, White
side county, Illinois, and will soon
depart for Corvallis. Oregon, to visit
relatives.
We are having ideal weather. A
great many Of the farmers are done
cribbing corn.
1t is but a short time until Thanks
giving day. O dear, the poor turkeys
will have to suffer then.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages Of your head will
clear and you can breathe freely
No more dullness, headache: no
hawking, snuffling, mucous dis
charges or dryness; no struggling for
breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want
small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm.
Apply a little of this fragrant, anti.
septic cream in your nostrils. let it
penetrate through every air passage
of the head; soothe and heal the
swollen, inflam ed mucous membrane,
and relief comes instantly.
It, is just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up ana miserable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
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CARTHAGE IT., NOV. 81 " j
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CARTHAGE, IT., NOV. 81.

son, There Will probably be mum
Der yet issued as the total number
sold last year was about one hundred
and fifty.
4 Mrs. Dona Dorothy and little daugh
ter Ferne, who have been spending
the past month with relatives in Dav
export, Iowa, returned to Carthage
Saturday evening to be with her sis
1 ter Mrs A. p. Kin brough, who is suf
/ ferign from carbuEcles. While Mrs
! Dorothy was in Davenport, her sister
Miss Birdie Roberts, underwent an
/ operation for fiFtula.
Will Newton of Des Moines, Iowa.
came in Friday evening fora short
visit with home folks, and is trans
acting business while in the city. He
will return to his work the. first OF
1 the week.
t George Long who went to Albu-
Querque, New Mexico, some weeks
ago, to spend the winter, has secured
| EN- ployment as checking clerk for, a
railroad company, at good salary.
T. He has six men working under him
at the present time.
| Mrs. Will Sharp went to Bowen
Monday to spend the day with her
daughter Mrs. W.. C. Rowland.
for Springfield to attend as delegate
of the Carthage lodge, the I. o. O. F.
convention of the grand lodge, being
the seventy-ninth session. Mr.. j. L..
Smith of Colchester will attend as d
delegate from his lodge and Mr..
Henry Brinkman of Hancock lodge,
Warsaw, who il candidate for che
Office of grand senior warden, is IN
attendance.
Mrs. Lillian Bernes Of the Rebeknh
lodge, goes rs delegate to attend
the thirty-second session OF, the Re
bekah assembly, in session at Sor1pS-
field, during the convention Of the
grand lodge Others from Hancock
county who are attending as deie-
gates are Mrs. Hattie Scot and
daughter Miss Matte of Denver, Mrs.
Josephine Shelrick of Jessaniina
lodge of Bowen, Mrs. Maude Wright
of the Plymouth lodge.
The southeast " Of the southeast
n Of 1895, was sold at public auc-
ton at the front door of the Farm
ers' bank OF Bowen, Tuesday, Nov.
IA, at which. time, Marshall Randall
bid for the, sathe $3.50 and the lands
were struck off to him, said purchase
to assume a mortgage indebtedness
Of $3.50 against the same. The sale
was made by Henry Hill as admins
traitor of the estate ,of Charles C.
Hill, deceased, on petition of said ad-
ministrator for the sale of real estate,
to pay the debts and costs of admins
tration against the same. An order
Of court was entered directing that
the balance in the hands of said ad-
ministrator, after payment of all
claims, be retained by him until paid
out in the due course Of adminfstra-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Afraid Of housecIeanIno,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov. FL
Carrying out the administration pro-
gram Of legislation to provide against
the arbitrary removal OF public Off
cials by, executive action" State Sen
ator C. G.. Coalter, republican, today
introduced at the special session Of
the legislature called by Gov. H. D.
Hatfield, bill providing that "the
governor shall not remove any COM
missioner or member of the public ser
vice commission or other appointive
official whose term is fixed by law ex-
cept for incompetency, neglect of duty,
gross. immortality or malfeasance or
misfeasance in Office and. then only
after a public hearing"
Republicans fear Governor Elect
Cornwell, democrat, will GUST all re-
publican appointive job holders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
SALEM.
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The Victory and the Law If it." is
the subject Of the lecture to be de-
livered by District Superintendent E.
]. Shook at the NJ. E. church Thurs
day evening, November %. Proceeds
for NJ. E. Aid society.
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Dilts and Miss
Addie Donaldson arrived from In
dianola: while here they will visit
the doctors motheE, Mrs. Thomas
Dilts, also s. F. Donaldson and fam
lily and other relatives and friends.
recital will be given by Philip
E. Baer at the Congregational church,
on the evening of November %. Pro-
ceeds for the Ladies' Aid society of
the Congregational church
On account of the illness of his
sister, Mrs. Belle Bennett, jackson
Mathews was called to Denver, Colo.
Mrs. o. A. Garretson and Mrs. w.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
; HOT TEA BREAKS
A OOLD-TRY THIS

Get a small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at
any pharmacy. Take tablespoonful
OF the tea, put a cup of boiling water
upon It, pour through a sieve and
drink q teacup full at any time. 1t is
the most effective way to break
cDld ana cure grip, as 1T opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also
loosens the bowels, thus breaking a
cold at once.
It Is inexpensive and entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
PROGRAM ISSUED
FOR MEETINGS
m,n,..erIal Association schedule Has
Been Made Out for the
Remalpder Of the
INTERESTING PICS
,rosram Reveals Unusually Good
Line Of Study for Pastors
in Next Years
Work.

The program for the Keokuk Min
.starial association meetings for the
remainder of this year and the com
INC season has been issued. The
Rev p. Leroy Steffey OF the Metho
dst Protestant church, is president
and the Rev. F. B. McAllister Of the
Rantist church, is secretary. Monday
morning the devotional leader was
tbe Rev. C. j. Algott, and DR.. F. G
Heard slew OF the Congregational
church. spoke on the topic, The Pas
tor in the Study"
The following is the program for
4he meetings the remainder of 1916
and the year 1917:
December fourth:
devotional leader-C. E. Durgee.
The Pastor in the Parish-E. B.
Newcomb.
December eighteenth:
Devotional leader. H. Helm.
Life Of Henry Drummond Geo. A.
Smith "A. G. Ernst.
January first:
Devotional 1leader-F. B. McAllister.
The Negroes Response to Christian
ity-S. B. Moore
January fifteenth:
Devotional leader-H. B. Barns.
The Scandinavian in America.
J. Swansor>
February fifth:
Devotional leader-H. S. Willing.
The Second Coming OF Christi. G.
Hughes.
February nineteenth:
Devotional leader-N. w. Evans.
Religious Education and the Pub
lie school-R. L. Reid.
March fifth: 4
Devotional leader-E. B. Newcomb.
Psychology and the Preacher-H.
T. Scherer. !
March nineteenth:
Devotional leader-A. G. Ernst.
Through South America Oh. w.
Van Dyke)-E. Leroy Steffey.
April second:
Devotional leader Wallace r. Ba-
, Keokuk's Social Life and. its Eff
feet Upon Religion. B. McAllister.
April sixteenth:
Devotional leader-F. &. Beardsley.
Keokuk's Industrial Conditions and
Their Effect Upon Religious life
C. E. Durgee. =
n nay iensn' leader G. Hughes.
The Bible and Civilization ernest
Won Dobschutz)-N. w. Evans.
May twentyfirst:
Devotional leader-H. T. Scherer
Some Personal observations of Re.
igious Follies-H. 8. Willing.
June fourth:
Devotional leader-F. ]. Swanson.
Prayer and its Answered.. ]. AL
gott.
Adjourn until October.
October first:
Meeting opened with President e.
Leroy Steffey presiding.
Appointment Of COMMITTEES and
general business discussion.
Alternates:
The City Institute for Religious
Teachers-Wallace r. Bacon.
Religious Conditions in Latin Amer
ica-H. B. McEIree.
The Community Church.. H.
Bent
The program committee consists
of the Revs. Wallace r. Bacon. H. B.
McElree and F. c. Edwards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
MANY PERSONS
ARE INJURED
Auto Accidents are Numerous and In
Some Cases are Expected to
Prove Fatal.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 21-Alex Miller,
liveryman of Lorraine, is at the home
I OF DR.. Mitchell in Ursa with Internal
injuries which are expected to result
in his death, following an automobile
accident Satur lay afternoon at 4:3O
O'Clock in the streets Of Ursa. Mrs.
E. P. Polling, also of Lorraine, another
occupant of the automobile. is in
Blessing hospital and the outcome of
her injuries carnot yet be deter
mined, although she is getting along
nicely.
Viola Polling and Opal Miller, two
young girls, were with Miller and
Mrs. Polling, but they were thrown
clear Of the car and escaped with q
few minor bruises. The injuries TO
Miller are int ,rnal to the chest and
back.
The party had, been to Quincy Sat
urday afternoon and were enroute
home. While travelling on level
ground in the streets Of Ursa and
near the railroad crossing Mr.. Miller
lost control Of the steering gear. The
car skidded snd turned over COM
pleteiy.
Henry Mlddendorf Seriously Hurt.
Henry B. Middendorf. 81 years old,
vice president Of the Middendorf
Lumber company, lies in precarious
condition at ST. Mary's hospital with
the odds for recovery from a frac-
tured skull against him. Though his
condition today is reported somewhat
improved. chances for his recovery
are doubtful.
Hewas kicked by q mule near Ursa
Saturday afternoon while driving past
a drove of The animals in front of
the farm of William Wisman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
STRING PRAIRIE.
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A farewell party was given at the
P. G. Doyle home Friday evening in
honor Of Mr.. Harry Felt, who has been
working for his uncle, Mr.. Louis Fett.
Those present were Misses Cecilia,
Agnes, Lucille and Anna Hayes, Mr..
John and Paul Doyle, Mr.. Leo Pflig-
enstoper, Misses Hazel and Nellie
Fett, Mr.. Alfred Theims, Mr.. Jim
Hayes, Miss Margaret Burke, Mr..
Harry Felt, Miss Margaret Doyle and
brother Thomas. Pickles, cake, ap-
pies and candy was served. All went
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21

Franklin, Pa, that he will continue to
use an aeroplane as transportation
medium between Washington and his
home, in view Of \ his successful
flight here yesterday. While the
cause Of their deep interest was not
revealed, the fact remains it wa ssaid
in confidence that aerial transporta-
tion has not yet reached that point Of
efficiency that the railroads have and
that enforced absence of just one re-
publican from the next congress ses-
sion may help the democrats elect a
speaker
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21

home at late hour and everybody
had fine time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt motored to
kilbourne, Iowa. Tuesday to the lat
tiers Cousins funeral, Mr.. Rex Hoot
man: he leaves to mourn his death
his mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs
Chick HOFFMAN and two brothers and
one sister, and several other relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fett, Mr.. and
Mrs Oliver Reitz. Mrs. Louis Felt and
daughter Hazel we're Pennington call
(ers recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rube and fam
lily, and Mr.. Rash motored to Keokuk
recently.
I Miss Clara Bergthold called on Miss
Hazel Felt one day recently.
Miss Mary Burke returned home
recently from visiting friends near st.
Paul.
.dr. and Mrs John De K1oe and Mr..
Henry Horsey we're Argyle callers this
week.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Haffner and
little son Ralph Emmft have moved
into their new house.
The Louis and Fred Felt Shredder fs
running in this vicinity.
Mr.. Ed Bergthold. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Fett Mr.. and Mrs. George Rube.
Mr.. Harry Felt were Donne1lson call
ers recently.
Mr. Albert Reif and family motored
to keokuk recently to see the former 8
wife who underwent an operation for
appendicitis; we understand she Is
getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Reftz and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Felt took dinner Sun
day at the o. D. Wirsig home.
Mrs. A. J. Langwith OF near Sharon,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Haffner and family.
Miss Hazel and Nellie Felt visited
Sunday at the julius Felt home near
Donnellson.
Miss Margaret Doyle visited Sun.
day with her cousin. Miss Margaret
Burke.
Mr. and Mrs. John De Kloe spent
Wednesday evening at the Louis Felt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster 0owney of
keokuk visited relatives in this vi
entity Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George RUDE and tam
lily spent Sunday at the. Art Horsey
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Schoney and
Mr. and Mrs John Schoney visited at
the G. II. RUDE home Sunday evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
DRINK
~tA ,.5ss;
p lvsf-
HABIT

RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT
Thousands IF wives, mothers ana
sisters are enthusi astic IN their pra SO
of Orrine, because it has cured their
loved ones of the Drink Habit" and
homes. Can be given secretly.
Orrtne is prepared in two :orms:
No. /, secret treatm emit; Orrine No.
2, the voluntary treatment. Costs
only $1.00 box. Ask for booklet.
McGratn Bros. Drug Co.. Fifth and
Main streets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
a Fearless Physician

Such a. physician recently remark.
ed:-"The wonderful power OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
over diseases Of women is not be-
cause It IS a stimulant, not because it
is palliative, but simply because It
contains the very elements needed %
tone up the female system and
strengthen the depleted organising
OF course that is so, otherwise it
could not succeed as it has.-Adv.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Advertising for an AIibI.

ADVERTISING fOT aV ANU.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Daniel A. Far
rell of Brooklyn. N Y, advertised
here today for an alibi to save hin
from having to face trial on charge
Of murder.
Farrell was arrested at the Y. NJ.
c. A. hotel November l, two days
after, Richard Hatfield was killed in
saloon holdup. -.....s
Farrell denied knowledge Of .he
crime and said he was at the Y. M.
c. A. hotel when the murder tenll
place.
Room clerks refused to give Far
rell's attorney the names of guests
registering about the time Farrell
was given a room. Farrell advar-
tisad today for names Of anyone at
the hotel on October 80.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Euuenic Walters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MADISON. Wis, Nov. 21.-First
call for the eugenic waiter. The
Madison club of this city has decided
that all walters must pass physical
examination on the same general or
der that the present day bride-to-be
requires Of her future bread winner.
And this goes for the boys in the
kitchen who trims the spuds, the
clerks at the desk and all other en-
ployes. Safety first" commented
Secretary Parker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Struck by Meteor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MDfSON, Wis. Nov. PA falling
meteor practically ruined Mrs. Ole
Bakken's chicken coop. The horrible
details are contained in the report
of the town Clerk of Christiania,
Wis, to the state fire marshars de-
partment.
at happened early in the morn
ing" he reported. Mrs. Bakken was
Just climbing into her clothes. She
looked out the window. The chicken
coop was all right. She looked again.
1t was burning~up. Nobody was out
doors. The sky Neked funny. 1t must
have been q meteor"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Liner In Distress

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-The Nal
lory liner Lampacas is in distress off
Brunswick. Ca, on St. Simon's bar
and the coast guard cutter Tampa is
rushing to her assistance, wireless dis
patches said this afternoon. The Lam
pacas is three thousand ton ship,
$50 feet in length. She is in the pas
senger and freight service between
New York and Galveston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Old Law ~ the Sea

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
GARY, Ind, Nov. 21.-Death penalty
under an old sea law faces C. A. Shil
finger, If he is convicted Of stealing
a compass from United States Steel
company's ore ship.
Under a law passed in 1870, Shil
linger If found guilty, must either be
freed or hanged from the yard arm OF
the ship in Gary harbor. Shillinger
will be tried in the United States dis
trict court at Indianapolis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21

Why 60 limping around with aching
puffed-up feet-feet so tired, chafed,
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or off? Why don't you
get 25-cent box Of "Tiz" from the
drug store now and gladden. your tor.
tured feet?
"Tiz' makes your feet glow with
comfort; takes down swellings and
draws the soreness and misery right
out of feet that chafe. smart aud burn.
"Tiz" instantly stops pain in corns.
callouses and bunions. "Tiz" is glor.
ious for tired, aching, sore feet. Nd
more shoe tightnees-no more foo.
torture.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Arrested in Montreal

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Reginald and
kyrle Barrett, sons of John Barrett,
all Of whom are wanted in Chicago
and New York on charges of swindling
probably will be brought to Chicago
to trial. The trio was arrested in
Montreal yesterday
The two sons were in charge Of a
bucket shop" here when the crash
came October IL. Worthless stock
had been sold to ministers, school
teachers and small investors. When
LOO patrons were on their list, they
He'd.
The father probably will be tried in
New York. =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21

Uncle Sans army holds one patent
right which places 1t ahead Of other
nations in the field of wireless in
struments for use on aeroplanes. 1t
weighs but seven pounds and will
transmit messages seven miles
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Cooper at IS Cents.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Copper sold
at 35 cents a pound, a new high rec
j ord price today and an advance of IL
cents over the record established last
week
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Rid Sum for Grain

~" Big sum TOT GraIh.
United Press Leased Wire Service
! WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 21-The
Canadian government today placed
$50, 100000 with chartered banks for
purchasing grain for England.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
Delays Are Dangerous.

Il United Press Leased Wire Service1
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-Demo.
Gratis today expressed deep interest
In the declaration of Representatives
elect O. d. Blakley lrepublican) Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21

Small portable electric generating
plants are used to supply electric
lights to the German troops in the
trenches.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-21
SOUTHERN AViATORS DO
DARING WORK IN FRANCE

Paris, May 18-The american aVia-
tors forming the f'rancO-American ny
ing corps took. part in an expedition
over the German lines today for the
first time as a separate unit They
sustained particularly heavy Smelling
as they recrossed the front, but land
ed safely.
The fotilla, including the craft pilot
ed by Corpal Kitten Rockwell, Of At
lanta; Corporal J. NJ. Mcconnell, Of
Carthage, n. c.; Sergent Elliott Cow
din of New York; Lieutenant William
K. Thaw, Of Pittsburg; Sergeant Nor
man Prince, of Boston, and Sergeant
Hall, Of Galveston, started at day
break and spent nearly two hours re-
connoitering under hot fire but en-
countered no German machines.
Corporal Mcconnell was flying at
height of 10000 feet, but German
shells burst all around him, showing
that the range of the German anti-air-
craft guns had heightened.
Corporal Victor Chapmans machine
was hit and driven out of its course,
returning so late to its base as to
cause anxiety regarding Chapman's
fate. The aeroplane plotted by Lieu
tenant Thaw lost port of its tail piece
and the propeller was damaged by a
shall.
Three more Franco-American flo
tillas are to be organized from the
forty additional American volunteers
now in training.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-21
THE GAMBLING CRAZE
AMONG the WOMEN

AS a result Of a quiet investiga-
ton recently conducted in New York
city the most astonishing facts were
brought to light concerning the craze
now raging among women for gamb-
ling. 1t is growing daily, and there
seems to be no check to it's disastrous
progress.
1t was disclosed that there are hun
dreds OF poker games running day and
night in New York, to the financial
distress of most women indulging. No
count can be taken of the calamity of
domestic life which it attributed to
the disposition of women to gamble
with cards. Poker games and bridge
whist parties are formed weeks in adj
vance. In many of the hotels there
are organized each day companies of
men and women who indulge in draw
poker and bridge, with view to help
ing out household expenses from a
visitation of dame fortune.
On the other hand, there are scores
of women living off the profits of this
passion in New York today-heads of
establishments in apartment houses
or brown stone front houses in quiet
neighborhoods. Their percentage of
the profits Of the game enables them
to live luXuriously.