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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-06
conoreoatIona, Ladies society.

The Ladies society of the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Frank G. Beardsley at
the parsonage, 219 North Sixth street.
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Gifts Are Reported.

At the last meeting OF the directors
Of the Visiting Nurse association.
3fiss Nettie Younker reported on the
supplies in the loan closet. Gifts had
been made recently to the box sent
by Mrs. Scaddina to Canada to be
forwarded to the French war refugees
and also a large contribution had been
made to the relief work of the local
division of the Salvation Army. Shoes
had been given number of school
children. She reported that the nurses
need flannel shirts and petticoats for
babies. The supply of baby clothes is
usually barely sufficient for the de-
mand since so many maternity cases
are cared for by the nurses and In
many instances it is necessary that the
nurses take clothing for the babies to
Insure their having proper care and
clothing.
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a. John'a Guild.

st. Johns Guild will be entertained
on Monday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Collfngwood Tucker who will be
assisted by Mrs. George Rix and Mrs.
CaIdenberg.
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Woman's Alliance.

The woman's Alliance OF the First
Unitarian church will be entertained
on Monday afternoon by Mrs. Hugh
c. Hodge.
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ueI, MIS- EUWdIQ EWluSs MIS-. lena
Erhardt, Mrs. Agnes Ewers, Mrs. Ed
George Heller, Mrs. VIM. Heer, Miss
Nellie Cahill.
c. w. q. NJ. VIII Meet.
The G.. W. B. NJ. auxiliary will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs,
w. H Hennings, T22 Blondeau street
The committee in charge of the meet
ing is Mrs. VIM. Dooley, Mrs. w. H.
Hennings, Mrs. Bert Clark, Mrs. VIM
Rankin, Mrs. G. s. Charles and Mrs.
Eli Belts. The following program
will be given:
Scripture Lesson-Mrs. VIM Rankin
Prayer-Mrs. G. W. Moseley.
Short Reports From the Mission
Fields, as follows:
Jamaica-Mrs. James Connoran.
Africa-Mrs. Ed Plug.
China-Mrs. John P. Peterson.
South America-Mrs. w. H. Hen
nings.
Mexico-Mrs H H. Stafford.
India-Mrs. B. F. Smith.
United States-Mrs E. L. Aldrich.
.Canada-Mrs. c. A jenkins.
Vocal solo-Mrs. C. F. Skirvin.
Reading-Mrs. A. e. Mcpherson.
Prayer-Rey. W. R. bacon.
Chapel Fund to Meet.
The Chapel Fund society Of the
First Westminster Presbyterian
church will be entertained on Monday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. James
H Noble, who will be assisted by
Mrs. W. G. Blood, Mrs. e. B. New
comb, Mrs. Charles Dickinson and
Miss Mary W. Irwin.
Baptist Ladies' Aid.
The Ladies' society of the First
Baptist church will be entertained on
Friday afternoon by Mrs. j. F. Daugh-
rity at her home on North Seventh ST.
Christian Church Aid Society.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Christian church, will be entertained
on Friday afternoon by Mrs. John p.
Peterson, 709 Morgan street.
Service at 3. u. Home.
At the Sunday afternoon service at
the Benevolent Union, on February 49,,
Mrs. H. J. Reeves will speak and Mrs.
r. L. Reid will sing three numbers.
st. Johns Guild.
st. Johns Guild will be entertained
on Monday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Col1fngwood Tucker who will be
assisted by Mrs George Rix and Mrs.
Caldenberg.
Congregational Ladies Society.
The Ladies society Of the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Frank G. Beardsley at
the parsonage, 219 North Sixth street.
Trinity N. e. Society.
The Ladies' society Of the Trinity
NJ. E. church will be entertained in
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Ladies Aid Society,
pvthian Sisters Entertain.

The Pyth1an Sisters entertained at
a social meeting on Friday evening.
which was largely attended by mem
bers and their friends. An impromptu
program and refreshments were fea-
lures of the entertainment. A COM
mittee OF fifteen members had the az
fair in charge.
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Baptist Circle TO Entertain.
The Baptist circle Of the Y. w C. A
liquidation fund will entertain at an
afternoon tea In the Y. w. c. A. build
ing on February Is.
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Mizpah Class to Entertain.

will entertain the members of the Sun
day school Of the First Baptist church
at tumble party. IN the parlors OF
the church, on Thursday evening.
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O. n. Club on Wednesday.

The o. II. club will be entertained
on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. H.
6eeman. 1902 Main street
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Dancing Party Saturday.

The Fortnightly Dancing club will
dance on Saturday evening in the
Masonic ball room. Refreshments
will be served at half past ten o'clock.
Agnes orchestra will play.
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FortnIght!y Club Tuesday.
The Fortnightly club will be enter
tanned on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
w. s. Phillips.
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Mrs. Bernard Deiling. Mrs. Henry Eb-
ner, Mrs Edward Ewing. Mrs. Dena
Erhardt, Mrs. Agnes Ewers, Mrs. Ed
ward Ewers, Mrs. Glen Ewers, Mrs.
George Heller, Mrs. VIM. Heer, Miss
Nellie Cahill.
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keokuk Chapter D.. A. r.

Z The Keokuk chapter D. A. r. will
be entertained next Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock by Miss Elizabeth W.
Dunlap. The program for the after
noon will be a paper on Nancy Hanks
and Mary Todd Lincoln, by Mrs
Charles J. Smith Saturday being Lin
coins birthday, some features will be
added to the program In further cele-
pration OF the day. The board Of
management will meet at half past 2
O'Clock.
To Entertain at Y. w. c. A.
On Monday afternoon from to 5
O'Clock the following ladies OF the
Trinity 81. E. church will entertain at
tea in the Y. W. c. A building:
Mrs. E. A. Eaton, Mrs. Frank Grifey,
Mrs. John Hgtn, Mrs. Herman Flies
bach, Mrs. Fred Rhodes, Mrs. John X.
King, Mrs. C. W. DOUGH, Mrs. Harry
Brunat Mrs o. o. Tracy, Mrs. Her
man Anschutz, Mrs. c. E. Alling anu
Mrs. e. S. Patterson.
Ladies' Aid Society.
The mem ers and friends Of the
Ladies Aid society Of the First Meth
odist Protestant church, will be enter
tanned Thursday afternoon from 2:30
to 500 o'clock by Mrs. A. B. Grout
and Mrs. Fred Roost, at the home OF
Mrs. Grout, 1902 Des Moines street. A
large attendance is desired.
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To Entertain Alpha Trfst Club.
Mrs. Thomas Pond will entertain
the Alpha Trist club on Wednesday
afternoon at her home on Grand ave-
nue..
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Graham Guild Shower.


On Tuesday afternoon from to
rclock the Graham hospital guild will
noId public reception at the nurses
home from 3 to O'Clock in connec-
ton with their annual linen shower.
The reception committee includes
Mrs. F. C. Edwards Mrs. NJ. WfIkin-
son. Mrs T. A. Wilson, Mrs. H. w.
Hufskamp, Mrs. F. B. Dorsey, Mrs. J.
T. Elder, Mrs. William Logan, Mrs. z.
C. Rich and Mrs. Fred GoZewisch.
Mrs. Marie Radasch is chairman OF
the refreshment committee.
The committee on general arrange
ments is Mrs G. R. Hombs. Mrs. c. j.
Christensen and Mrs. A. G. Peterson.
Linen committee: Mrs Frank Grit
fey, Mrs. A. L. Parsons.
Membership committee: Miss EN-
ma BIom, Mrs. William Peterson. Mrs.
w. H. Morrison
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CLUB AND SOCIETY cALEh.
OAR.
Monday.
Afternoon tea in Y. W. c. A.
reception room.
Tuesday.
Public reception and linen
shower by Graham hospital guild.
FortnightIy club with Mrs. w.
8. Phillips.
Walker-Sears wedding.
Wednesday.
Y. W. G.. A. directors meet at 8
p. m.
Alpha Trist club with Mrs.
Thomas Pond.
Thursday.
W. r. c. meeting, Cameron's
hall. .,...
Lectures at and at o'clock by
Prof. c. C. Nutting at Y. w. C. A.
auditorium
Boys congress banquet, 6 p. m.
Church societies meet.
Saturday.
Keokuk chapter D. A. R. with
Miss Dunlap.
Fortnightly dancing club dance
in Masonic ball room.
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VIII be Married Tuesday.

On Tuesday morning, February 8.
at o'clock Will occur the marriage OF
Miss Irma e. Walker to Mr.. j. Alder
Sears. The Rev. John c. Sage will
read the service in st. Johns Epts-
copal church.
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Chapel Fund to Meet.
Baptist IadIe. Aid.

rty at her home on North Seventh St.
Christian Church Aid Society.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Christian church, will be entertained
on Friday afternoon by Mrs. John p.
Peterson, 709 Morgan street.
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Service at B. u. Home.
At the Sunday afternoon service at
the Benevolent Union, on February 13,
My H ]. Reeves will speak and Mrs.
r. l. Reid will sing three numbers.
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Y. w. c. A. Board on Wednesday.

=. W. " ~ 00NsA VII "SA'SoO~J'
The board OF directors of the Y. w.
&c. A. will meet this week on Wednes-
day afternoon for the February meet
ing. Members will please note the
change in the day of meeting.
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Boys Congress Banquet.

Buy . I0fTS' SSS S<1''1HS&s =
The annual banquet Of the boys
congress of missions win be held on
Friday evening at o'clock in the
dining room of the Westminster chap
Ell. The directors, the boys of the con-
gress and their parents will be in at
tendance.
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w. r. C. Meeting

The WomAn's Relief Corps OF Tor
renee Post will hold its regular meet
ing On Thursday afternoon at half
past two in Cameron's hall.
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FUNERAL RECORD
Mra. Alvin Johnson.

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
COULDN'T RESIST
NERVOUS IMPULSE
TO TAKE HIS LIFE
Samuel Adamski Stabs Himself
Four Times After Many Pre-
Vious Endeavors.

Samuel Adamski. thirty-siX years
old, stabbed himself four times, but
not seriously, yesterday in his home
at 100 Hunterdon street.
For several years he has been in
a nervous state, his wife says, and
seven years ago, shortly after their
youngest child was born, he jumped
out of the second story window of
their home at First and New streets.
Mrs. Adamski says that neither then
nor yesterday did he attempt to COM
nit suicide. but was overcome by a
spontaneous impulse to relieve his
nervous state
lie is employed in a factory i'm the
"Ironbound district" looking after
the betting and has worked at similar
work for several years, which leads
his wife to believe that watching the
revolving pulleys continuously has
thrown him off his balance.
Yesterday Mrs. Adamslli found him
feeling the edge of a carving knife
and said: "What are you going to
do?"
He replied: "I am so dizzy I will
have to do something His attention
was diverted for a few minutes and
the carver concealed. When he looked
for it again, he said to his wife: I'm
glad you put it away"
She then concealed all the knives
and forks in the house, or thought
she did, but soon after he came into
the room where she and their two
children We're. saying: See what I've
done. I couldn't help it. I'm not so
dizzy now"
Mrs. Adamski ran to the City Hos
pital only a few steps away and her
children ran from the house spread
ing an alarm in the neighborhood
Policeman Julius Hewlett went to the
house to find Adamski sitting on the
floor. No knife was in sight.
I'm glad you came" Adamski said
to the policeman. I've cut myself
Take me away; I'm losing my mind.
He went willingly To the hospital
where his condition was found not
| TO be serious from the stab wounds
, He is not drinking man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
MOHR JURYMAN
WITHDRAWN ON
COUNSEL CHARGE
Lawyer for Defense Springs
Sensation at Opening of
Murder Trial.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Jan. To-
John j. Fitzgerald, attorney for
Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Mohr, on trial
for instigating the murder of her hus-
band, sprang a sensation this after
noon, when he drew from Joseph e.
Aldrich an admission that he had vis-
tied and questioned prospective jurors
last Saturday. Aldrich said he Wis
tied "a number of prospective jurors,
among which Carney, who had been
accepted tentatively as juror No. /.
Attorney General Rice called AL
drich to refute Carney's assertion
that he never had expressed an opin-
ion. He said he visited Carney Sat
urday and that Carney said he be-
lieved Mrs Mohr's religious attach
ment would liberate her Fitzgerald
charged Aldrich with representing in
terests inimical to Mrs. Mohr's faith
Judge Stearns excused Carney, set
Ting the dispute and leaving only
eleven jurors.
Mrs. Mohr, cultured and pretty, the
mother OF the slain mans two chill
dren, is a co-defendant with. Henry
Spellman and Ceoil Victor Brown
negro youths, in Rhode Islands mosi
sensational murder
George w. Heals, negro chauffeur
has pleaded nolo eontendeCe /. to {
charge of manslaughter and will bC
the chief witness for tine State. AS
sistant Attorney General Abbott Phil
lips, in charge of the prosecution. is
said to have promised Heals a lighter
sentence than the limit of twenty
ssyen years on a manslaughtel
charge. the reduction to depend alone
(Continued on Page .. Column 5.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
FEDERAL SUIT
ON SHIP POOL
IS DISMISSED
Supreme Court Declares Gov.
ernment's Grievances Have
Been Voided by War.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The gov
ernment's antitrust suit, begun in
the New York Federal courts before
the war, against European steamship
lines engaged in carrying steerage
passengers, was dismissed today by
the Supreme Court on the ground that
the alleged general pool agreement
had become void of actualities by the
war"
Chief Justice White directed that
the decision of the lower court should
be vacated without prejudice to the
governments bringing another suit
should it so desire.
The case came up on appeal both
by the government and the steamship
lines from the decision of the lower
court holding that the pool in agree
ment was a reasonable restraint of
trade. but that the sending out of
lighting" ships was a violation of the
law.
The defendants We're twelve Brit
ish, German, Dutch and Russian
steamship lines and their principal
officers or agents in the United
States. The government complained
that the lines apportioned the steer
age business north of Cadiz, Spain. in
definite percentages. fixed rates, and
had driven out competitors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
DUNHAM PLANT
BLAZE CAUSES
$4,000 LOSS
Fifty Persons in Adjoining
Dwellings Driven Into the
Street.
FIRE Is LIMITED TO
CENTRAL AVE. SHOP
Severe Weather Hampers Fire
men-Refugees Cared for
by Neighbors.

More than fifty persons, some of
them in their night clothes, were
driven into the street about O'Clock
Sunday morning, when fire wrecked
the tive-story factory Of r. B. Dun
ham & Son, Inc, at 449 Central ave-
nue. causing n loss of $4,000.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined yet, but it was going long
enough 10 heat the glass in the win
dows of the six-family apartment
house twenty-five feet away at 2G
Fourth street before it was discov-
cred.
Mrs. Mae McDougal, young matron
In delicate health, who lives on the
secGld noor at No. &c, was wakened
by the heat from the fire. and her
first impression was that she heard
hailstones beating against the win
COW paneS. She called her husband.
William McDougal, who. finding the
heat so great, told his wife to dress
while he ran Ipatairs to arouse the
other tenants in the house
Mrs. McDougal was in too agitated
frame of mind to wait for her hus-
bands return and ran Into the street
barefooted and with only a kimono
thrown over her nightdress. In the
commotion following she was not
found by her husband for some time.
and then was taken to the home of
Mrs. Clarence Carter. at 81 Fourth
street. suffering from exposure She
was brought back TO her home last
night. but today was i'll in bed and
under the care of a physician.
Was Ill in Bed
All the members of the six families
In this house ran into the street part
tally dressed except Mrs. Sarah Allen,
who lives on the first floor and was
i'll in bed with a severe attack of
grippe. The quick arrival of the fire.
men prevented neighbors from carry
ing her out.
Six families in the next house, No.
9S, also ran into the street, as did
those in the house adjoining, but
these took time to dress, All found
refuge in the home of neighbors until
the fire was got under control. TIE
paint is sccrched ON the side of No.
% nearest to the factory, but the fire
was confined to the building in which
II started
The McDougals say that the fire in
the factory seemed to center at the
second floor, and the Investigations OF
the inspectors of the bureau of COM
bustibles proves the theory correct.
The cause of the blaze has not yet
been determined, however.
Five alarms were sent in, calling
thirty-siX pieces of apparatus and
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
HOLD-UP GANG
IS BALKED BY
STOREKEEPER
Forest Hill Man Gives Alarm
Despite Revolver-Raid Nets
Him Twenty Cents.

An unsuccessful attempt to hold up
and rob Isaac Neboschek, proprietor
of stationery store at $50 Mt Pros
pect avenue, meas Heller parkway
was made last night by three men,
one of whom displayed a revolver
When Neboschek saw the weapon he
called for help and his cries fright
ened the hold-up men
The attempted robbery took place
about $50 o'clock. The three men had
been hanging about the store for some
time apparently waiting for seVera
customers to leave Two of them en-
tered the store. while tbs third man
stood guard outside.
one of the men asked Neboschek
for n pack of five-cent cigarettes and
rendered a twenty-five cent piece in
payment for them. When the store
keeper turned his back To make
change the fellow who asked for
the cigarettes drew a revolver and
held it in front of Neboscheks face
demanding the latter to throw up his
hands.
The storekeeper at first thought il
was someone playing a Joke on him
Speaking of the incident he said: ~
realized that the men we're strangers
to me and / lost my head and yelled
for help. | guess If I had not lost my
head | would have lost my money"
The cries of Neboschek could bt
heard out in the street, and the fel-
low who was standging guard opened
the door and called to the men In tho
store to beat it," The three men rar
north on Mt. Prospect avenue as fas
as Heller parkway and west on thai
thoroughfare, disappearing in the dl'
rection of Branch Brook Park.
IL Sti1 Ia cent
change that is due the fellow who
purchased the cigarettes and vii
hand it over to him if he calls anc
identifies himself
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
MATTHIAS STRATT0N
BEGINS NEW DUTIES
Succeeds Carl AhIstedt as Sec
retary to Committee of
One Hundred.

Former Fire Commissioner Matthias
Stratton assumed the duties of sec
retary to the Committee of One Hun
dred today, succeeding Carl j. Ahl-
stedt, who vacated the Office Satur-
day.
Notice that the Committee of One
Hundred has set aside Flag Day,
June IA, as "Jr. o. U. A. NJ" has been
sent out by the United Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. Councils for the celebration of the
250th anniversary, with headquarters
in the Jr. o. u. A. NJ. building on
Plane street. The next meeting of
the ciuncil will be Friday evening,
January 2f. The communication
states some councils have already
signifled their iptention Of entering
floats. Preparations of floats for the
1,las Day parade will be discussed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-10
JAN|TOR OF LIBRARY
IS FATALLY STRICKEN
William McMunn Was ON Way
to Work-Had Attended
Mission Mass.

Police of the Fourth precinct are
investigating the death of William
McMunn, janitor in the Free Public
Library, who lived at 452 South Or
ange avenue and who was found dy-
ing shortly before 6 o'clock this morn
ing in South Orange avenue, near
Bergen street. He died without being
able to explain the cause. Splashes of
blood in his face were caused by his
head striking the paving. but whether
he was struck by an automobile or
fell from exhaustion has not been de-
termined.
McMunn had an attack Of grip last
week, which caused him to remain at
Yesterday. His duties commence at 6
o'clock, but this morning he left his
home before o'clock to attend the
early mass of the mission being con-
Quoted at the Church of st. Anto-
minus.
Apparently he left the church at the
close of the service, and was on his
way to work without returning horne
when stricken. When the first east
bound south Orange trolley in charge
of Motorman Jacob Hasanauer, 39S
South Twentieth street, and Conduc-
tor Thomas E. Maguire, 375 South Six
the motorman noticed the body lying
in the gutter.
The car was stopped while the crew
to revive the man. In a
few minutes another car came along
on which was Policeman Stephen
Stucky, of the Sixth precinct. He
summoned the patrol wagon of the
Fourth precinct and carried McMunn
to the City Hospital, where the man
was pronounced dead. The body was
then taken to Holes morgue.'
McMunn lived with his six children.
the Oldest eighteen and the youngest
ten. Mrs. McMunn died some time
ago. =,