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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Booster Day Plans.

Plans are being made by the local
council for the big booster meeting
and banquet which win be held here
on Saturday. There will be class to
be initiated in the afternoon meeting.
Already large number OF candidates
have been signed up, and the COM
mittee is after an additional number
of candidates.
The banquet which VIII be held = at
the Hotel Iowa at 8 o'clock Saturday
night. promises to be one Of the big
gest things that the U. C. It's have
had. Grand Counsellor ]. q. Town
send Of Cedar Rapids has been invited
to attend, and he will be here for the
festivities Following the banquet.
there will be program OF toasts. G.
F. Mcfarland has been selected toast
master.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
FkAIEkNAL ClAkpS

Eagle lodge No. IL, holds it, rsso
la meeting tho first Tuesday evsnans
OF each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Projecting Machine Which Will be
Used In Inltiatory Work Of the
Order to be Here
This Week.
DAY SATURDAY
Big Glass Of Candidates Will be In
ftiated and There Will be Ban
quet at Hotel at
at Night.

Keokuk Council No. 400, United
Commercial Travellers will have new
equipment for their initfatory work.
The equipment is in the form Of a pro
jecting machine which will be used in
illustrating the lecture which is a
part Of the Initiation ceremonies. The
new machine is expected here in time
to be used on Saturday.
The transparency which has been
used at Cameron's hall on the bulle-
tin board, has been transferred to the
Hotel Iowa, where it is In promi-
nent place over the key desk. This
will be used to let the visiting U. c.
It's know that Keokuk has live or.
ganization and will remind them OF
meeting nights.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
X. OF p.

X. OF p.
Morning Star lodge No. 5, meets
at Fifth and Blondeau, X. Of p. build.
Ing. Tuesday at 7:30. R. s. Ulrich.
il hancellor commander; ]. A. Burgess.
K. Of R. and s. Visiting Knights fra
lternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

day at the Adam Hopp home.
Webster Downey and family ha's
moved to keokuk.
Fred Ealy spent Sunday at Lhs
Frank E1more home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

Elmira Chapter No. 40. o. b. g..
holds its regular meeting the hrst
Thursday of each month, Masonic
Temple, Seventh and Blondeau. Mrs.
Lillian Lloyd. w. NJ; Mrs. L. n.
Hahn, secretary
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

Gate City Chapter No. Z, r. A. M
regular meeting second Friday Q
each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

It was believed that 1.-THE birth of
Nation" tangle would be unraveled
today, but instead the skein has be-
come more involved.
The committee of negroes that Wis
tied the city council last Saturday to
protest against the bringing of the
Linn to Keokuk, this morning visited
Manager Dodge of the Dodge Theatre
company in an effort to reach an I'M
derstanding and to erect com pro-
mise if possible.
Mr.. Dodge told the committee that
he had received SO many requests
from Keokuk people for the showing
of the film that 1t would be almost
impossible for him to cancel the en-
gagement now. Nothing came of the
meeting.
The colored people of the city will
probably draw up some resolution at
the public meeting to be held in Pill
grim Rest Baptist church this even
ing.
The council as yet has taken no
official action concerning the protest
made on Saturday or the protest of
the Keokuk Ministerial association;
Everything is still in the air and
there is no telling the run OF future
events.
Although there are large number
of negroes in heokuk who are OPP
posed to the showing of the film here,
there have been others who have said
that they not only were not opposed
to it, but would like to see the pic
ture.
Wants "Birtf Of a Nation.7
Following is petition presented to
che city council this afternoon by b.
l.. Anderson, one OF the well known
colored residents Of Keokuk, in which
he says that mountain has been
made out of a mole hill and asks that
"The Birth of Nation" be shown
here
Keokuk, Iowa, Feb. is. 1916.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen:
I have learned through the col
ums of the local newspapers that
some of the colored people of
the city have formed themselves
into a delegation and have ap-
pealed or demanded, that you in
your official capacity, prohibit the
exhibition OF the film Birth OF
Nation" 1t is my opinion that
these worthy gentlemen are max
ing a mountain out of mole
HILL There is too much OF dis
position on the part of various
citizens of this nation to view
situation from the standpoint
OF a race rather than that of an
American. And such an inclina-
ton should not be encouraged II
there is anything so distasteful or
decidedly harmful as to be detrt-
mental to the common good, 1t
should be prohibited. but not be-
cause any one race objects to
certain character which they i'm
agine reflects to their discredh.
The world knows that there are
inherent in every race tendencies
for both good and evil. and in
this respect the negro can claim
no exception. But if the black
folks In the last fifty years have
not carved for their race place
Of worth and respect in the life
of this nation which can with
stand the assault OF e motion pic
tnre character, if they have not
done so, then their debt to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

Colfax Rebekah lodge No. 4, meeta
every second and fourth Tuesday o.
each month. N. g., Ophelia Broesel;
recording secretary, Carrie Ackley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

Puckechetuck Encampment No. 4.
meets first and third ThurSday even
ings of each month. John Eise1huth.
financial scribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
PYTHIAN SISTERS.

Kookuk Temple No. csc Pythinn
Sisters meet every second and fourth
Friday Of the month at o'clock at
X. p. hall Mrs. Minnie q. King. M.
e. c.; Maud M. Hornish, NJ of R.
and C..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

!, Hardin lodge. No. -. holds it's reg.
lar monthly meeting the hrst Nor
day evening OF each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

MODERN WOCDMEN OF AMERICA,
GIBBONS HALL.
keokuk Camp No. ga, meets every
Wednesday evening ut 1880 p. "A. Gu:
latch string is out to neighbofs. Geo.
W. Sweeny, v. c.; ]. A. Pollard, cler
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aedrs. No. 6S3, meets arst
and third Wednesday of each month
at Eagles hs.-l. 52S Main street. Visit.
ing brothers cordially invited. Phil
CHASER. w. President; Charles A.
Eoakes, w. Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
B. P. o. ELKs.

B. p. o. ELKS.
Keokuk lodge No. JOG. meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall. Sixth and Blondeau streets.
Club rooms open daily. Visiting hreth.
rem cordially invited. Henry 7. Craw.
ford. e. R.; Leroy J. Wolf, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main streets.
Keokuk lodge No. Is. meets reEu.
larry Monday evening 1t 1880 o'clock
A. F. Linquist, N. G.: +. Q. Wright
recording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

Cars lea1e Hamilton City 10 min.
utes before arrival and departure OF
all steam and electric trains at Ham
ilton Junction,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

DAMASCUS coMMANDERY NO. 8
x. =.
Meets regularly every third ThurD.
day in each month. Visiting breath.
rem cordially invited to attend. c. j.
Eckland. E. c.: H. Y. Crawford. Rec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15

P1ckechetuck lodge No. -. meets
every Friday evening q: o'clock
c. w. Randall, N. c.; Geo. w. Imme-
1art, permanent secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-15
Want. nRirth Of a Nation

Following is petition presented to
che city council this afternoon by b.
L. Anderson, one OF the well known
colored residents Of Keokuk, in which
he says that a mountain has been
made out of a mole hill and asks that
"The Birth of Nation" be shown
Smyrna times., 1916-03-29

Elaborate plans are being made
for the dedication of the new high
school building at Greenwood. this
Wednesday afternoon. March %. The
exercises will begin with flag rails
ing. following which addresses will |
be made by DR.. c. A. Wagner and |
Superintendent E. ]. Hardesty, of |
Sussex county. The pupils will sing
and recite.
Mrs. Edith L. Thomas. aged % |
years. wife Of State Detective Oscar
NJ. Thomas. OF DagsborO. died Thurs
day morning after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted Sun
day with interment in Red Men $
cemetery. Dagsboro. Deceased had
been married about seven years, and
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Messick, Of Georgetown.
She is survived by her husband and
two children.
In General Sessions Court at s
o'clock Thursday evening the jury in
the Stuckert vs.. Baxter case returned
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of 81 and six cents. The jury had
been locker up for nine hours John
Stueket If St. Georges. claimed ne
bought 1900 bushels of wheat from
Alexander Baxter of Farnhurst, last
May at 81. IS a bushel. Stucket sold
the wheat for 81. so a bushel to the
Lea Milling Company but Baxter failed
to deliver the wheat to boat at New
Castle. hence the suit In the case of
the Moore Automobile Company vs..
Clifton A Perkins. the jury returned
a verdict in favor of the company for
S121 l6.
Miss Mahle Vernon. we'll known
suffrage organizer OF Wilmington, has
written relatives that her work in
Kansas. where she has been orgsnizi.
ing suffrage conventions and branches
for several mouths. is proving strenu-
Gus, but interesting. She expects to
remain several weeks longer in Kan
sas. She has attended both the Re-
publican and Democratic State con-
ventions there. She is busy now
completing arrangements to cover all
the State and Congressional districts
Of Kansas and in organizing groups
of local women to attend the political
c0nv entions and urge the voters Of the
state to ask their representatives at
Washington TO act afIirmatively on
the Susan B. Anthony amendment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
IN WAR arena
CONSTANTINE RELEASES
REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS

LONDON; Eng, Nov. Z1.-DemanuS
made upon King Constantine, amount
ing practically to an ultimatum, were
due for a reply yesterday. The text
of the demands has been kept a
secret, but some portion of the ulti,
matum of Admiral du Fournet has
leaked out, one important item
through compliance with it by the
Greek King.
This demand was that the king I'D
crate those officers of the Greek army
who were held in the Sybgros prison
as deserters, their offense being their
desire to join the Greek revolut1onists
at Saloniki.
This demand has been aeceded TO-
and yesterday by royal decree KING
Constantine accepted the designations
from his army of these imprisoned
officers and ordered their release,
with permission for them to go 10
Saloniki to join the forces operating
against the Bulgarian invaders oil
Greek Macedonia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
kauai FOLK ARE
EAGER FOR PARK,
SAYS PATTERSON

Kauai people are highly enthusias-
tic over the proposal for a big camp
ing ground in the upper Waimea IS
trict about Kokee, according to Fred
Patterson, president of the Kauai
Chamber of Commerce, who is in the
city ~
Patterson said today that all Kauai
is backing the scheme, and that with
the governor back Of it as he has been
informed, he sees no reason why it
should not be successfully carried
through as soon as the present lease
expires, which is in November of
next year.
1T is a beautiful district says Pat
terson, and we hope TO get it opened
for all people who want to get in
there. The climate there is wonderful,
and the opportunity for camping
site is to my mind one of the very
best in the islands"
Patterson says the Kauai National
Guard, the 4th Regiment, is making
some mighty fine strides under the
direction of Lieut.. Gustav Gonser, in
structor-inspector from the army, who
recently took command following or
ders from the local department head
quarters .-. ..-..... ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
POLICE D0QUICk
JOBRECOVERING
CARS TAKEN HERE

I'VE had been here so long without
seeing the Pail that we thought we
might as well take chance"
This was the novel reason given
!, Deputy Sheriff Julius w. Asch by w.
B. Howard and E. S. Brownstone, Fort
Shafter soldiers, for stealing the Girls
Industrial school car from the Central
Union church Sunday night.
The men saw the Pail all right but
yesterday they were turned over to the
military authorities with the probabili-
" of an lS-month sentence staring
them in the face.
Miss Agnes E. Maynard, who had
been driving the car, reported its loss
TO the police at S:3o and Is minutes
later Sergt Poaha and Police Clerk n.
Young made the arrest at the corner
OF Nunanu and wyllie street and
booked the men at the police STATEN.
The soldiers tore off the rear num-
Der and the attached light to reduce
their chances of detection.
The police made another record
catch Sunday night when Policeman
Henry Daniels placed V. Poole. Scho-
field soldier, under arrest 80 minutes
after he had taken John H. Magoons
car from the corner of Panahi street
and Nuuanu avenue.
In neither case were the soldiers
drunk or the cars damaged
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
Cooling Drink !.
Again Served
In This Court
After Absence of 10 Months,
Ice Water Drips From
AShford'S Filter

There was stir in circuit court
circles Monday. Murder trials and
I7-gear-old litigati9na were forgotten
for the moment. All eyes were fixed
On Harry A. Wilder, clerk in Judge
Ashford's division, as he made his
way through the crowd 10 the tele-
phone AS he clicked the number
the crowd held it's breath.
is this the ice department." Will
der was calling the Hawaiian Elec-
trio co. well. you may continue
sending ice to Circuit Judge Ash
ford's court Yes. continue sending
it. This is the clerk"
Wilder hung up He had fulfilled
an important mission. A custom near.
~ a year and a half old was broken.
Ever since the court was forced TO
cut down expenses a long time ago
Judge AshfCrd's water cooler has been
hidden away. unused. Now il viii be
dragged out and set in its old place
and its contents. will Stake the thirst
OF jurors. court officers and reporters
alike.
There is nothing definite whether
ice will be required twice day as
was the custom in the past Wilder
has given no definite orders regard
ing this. Meanwhile, the coolers in
Judge Whitney's court and the court
OF the third division remain dry.
There is no telling when they win
drip water again.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
PASSPORTS NECESSARY
FOR AMERICAN SEAMEN
GOING TO WAR PORTS

American seamen who expect to
ship on vessels touching at belligerent
ports must have passports, says a
communication received by Acting
Collector of Customs Raymer Sharp
from Commissioner of Navigation E.
T. Chamberlain of the department OF
The communication reads:
1.-The department of state at Wash
ington has received numerous reports
from American diplomatic and con.
sular officers in belligerent countries
that seaman, claiming American citi-
Zenship, have been arrested in the
ports of such countries because they
were not provided with American
passports or other documents prov
ing their American citizenship. .:%.
American citizens who expect to
ship on vessels which are to touch at
ports of countries now at war are
earnestly advised to provide them
selves with American passports be-
fore leaving this country. They may
make their application for passports,
in New York City at the passport
agency at No. 2 Rector street, and in
other places before clerks of United
States courts, or, where they are no
United States courts, before clerks OF
state courts. In emergency cases,
where it is impossible to apply for
and obtain passports before leaving
this country, seamen's Identification
certificates may be obtained from
collectors OF customs" .--.. ....... !
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
FOUR AUTO ACCIDENTS Il.
REPORTED ON SATURDAY

For Saturday the police report four
minor accidents to motor-driyen vehi-
Giles. At the corner of Fort and King
streets Mrs. B. Bucklin's car and a
bicycle of ]. D. Seguarast collided.
Damages were settled out of court At
the corner OF King street and Sell
lane a White Seal Laundry car was
run into by auto SAL, according to the
laundry driver, NJ. J. Cardoza. Satur-
day afternoon auto No. 1890 was hit
by a Rapid Transit car on Alakea
street as the auto was backing out
of the Miller & Fiske repair shop, and
Saturday night W. S. Smiths auto
caught fire at the corner of King
street and Kamehameha " road The
blaze was extinguished by the Palama
fire department.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
MILLS Schools
ATTENDANCENOW
is MORE Than zoo
Great Majority Are Boarders,
Only Ten Day Students
Being Admitted
snecinI -. Rnll.tln - ...nn.leb.nl.

I. Special Star Bulletin CORES rpndefttcG
MILLS SCHOOL. N0v. 2i.-The
faculty OF Mills school this year con
sistS OF many new members, and eN-
plains in q way the spirit which is
forging Mills school 10 the first rank
among American schools OF its class.
Professor John T. Nelson. instructor
in German and principal. has an
nounced several new features in con-
nection with the MCrk, which features
have been introduced with the new
instructors. The faculty consists of
Miss Anna II, Billie, English; Robert
Z. Stone. history and Bible inStruc.
ton; Hogarth Pettyjohn. snecial Eng.
lsh work and music; H. r. Wyman.
mathematics: Lyndon l.. Lynch. sci
ence. public speak king, dramatics; III.
II. Yost. superintendent of farming
grounds and agriculture; Mrs. G. A.
Andrus, English: George Bettin. his
tory; Jerome Mears, manual training:
Willard Ross, hygiene; Miss Edna
Byrd, history and reading: Miss Eliza
beth Jones. grammar: Earl $. Ian
caster and Roy H. Gantield. CONNER,
eial course. and Miliner Flowers. Latin
and history.
From a total of 20G students, there
are 1896 boarding and 10 day students.
1t is very seldom that day students
are allowed. for in as many cases as
possible the school requires that the
students live constantly under the sup
ervision OF the authorities. The only
exceptions are made in the case OF
boys who have already attended the
school, but who find il impossible To
go TO school any place else, and boys
whose home surroundings are such
that the authorities feel safe in his en-
vironment The figures ON registra-
ton shows Japanese 1872. Chinese 81.
Koreans 10, Filipinos 6. Hawaiians :.
Chinese Hawaiians 6, Spanish l, Por-
tuguese 2, English tSIarshal islands,
/, American Hawaiian /, Guam-MeX-
lean and Part Portuguese ].
The new features that have been
added TO the school work this year arc
a course in special English for those
who need special attention in Eng
ffsiT, by f'ettyjohn: course In agri-
culture under II. II. Yost: and course
in hygiene by Willard Ross MFR.
Ross has had considerably biological
experience. and besides having COM
plete charge of the dispensary and
the health OF the boys he has charge
of the athletics.
In the freshman year OF the high
school all students must take the
same course, and it is not until the
sophomore year that the work is diyid-
ed into three sections: College pre-
paratory, commercial agricultural and
general science The general science
course is practically the same az the
college preparatory course, except that
Latin is omitted The only other Ian.
guage that is taught beside English
Is German. although there is course
in Oriental literature. 1t is signif.
can't fact that year by year this lat
ter course is attracting fewer stu.
dents
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
U. S. C0NFEREES STAND
PAT ON INVASION POINT

/, ATLANTIC CITY, \. j., Nov. 21.-
The international peace commission
ers hope to be able to break the dead
lock which has tied up the progress OF
the commission toward settlement
OF the problems pending between the
United States and Mexico, some time
today. 1t was declared last night that
the American commissioners are
}nding firmly upon the contention of
- United States that the Pershing
punitive expedition has right to be
where it is at present. and cannot be
withdrawn unless the conditions which
made it necessary to despatch 1t be-
yond the border are removed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
WILL DISCUSS PURELY
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
CAssoeiated Pros BY Federal wirelessl

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireiess)
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. Iii
The message to Congress upon which
President Wilson has been at work
for some time is almost complete, ac-
cording to information given out at
the White House yesterday. 1t deals
chiefly with purely domestic prob.
lens, going into details regarding the
railroads, conservation and corrupt
practise problems and taking up the
question OF the cooperation of export
ers. He also is reported to have
touched upon the Porto Rican situa.
ton and to have made number Of
recommendations regarding those
islands.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
FORBES DRIVES
SIX QUESTIONS
ATL.-L. OFFICIAL
Commission Desires to Get Full
Report, He Says in
Explanation

That the lnterisland Steam Naviga.
tion Company is far from having fin
ished its part OF the hearing in cross
examination Of witnesses. especially
those having 20 do with the financial
report OF the company. is the state
ment Of l.. j. Warren, attorney, given
yesterday afternoon.
The company is ready and Wiling
10 answer questions concerning its
financial workings, provided those
questions are PIT in proper form and
are preceded by enough warning
ahead OF time To allow specific study
Of the books. J. L. Mclean, vice-presi-
dent. stated when questioned by
Chairman Charles r. Forbes Il will
have TO refer To the books To answer
them" he said.
Puts Question Direct
"Of what do the socalled non-public
utility enterprises Of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company consist?
From what sources Of revenue has
the company bullt mp these so-called
'non-pubIic utility enterprises
What were the valnes Of these
'non.publfc utility enterprises Sep
iember ]. 1916. as shown by the com
anys books?
HAS the company any bonded debt
or has Il sold any treasury stock?
What was the total amount of cash
dividends paid by the company from
September, 1905, to August, 1916?
did the company pay any stock
dividends in addition TO the cash divi-
dends paid?"
Chairman Forbes, acting for the
commission, also decided TO ask the
company for the early charters-the
charter OF 1889 and its amendment
some years later.
To queries from Attorney Warren
as to why the questions were put, the
chairman stated that they are neces-
sary TO round out the commission
report II is absolutely imperative, he
said. that they trace the history Of the
company in a full manner up to the
present time.
Warrens answer to this was that
IL is imnaterial to the utility commits
sion what the eapital stock amounted
TO before the utility iaw, zfnsoftrs as IL |
desires to decide on the present
freight rates.