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Evening star., 1916-07-28
COURT TO TAKE OVER FUNDS
Two Claimants for $427.1 Standing
in Name of J. N. Cooney, Deceased.

Justice Gould of the District Supreme
Supreme Court has signed an order au-
thorizing George w. Slater, treasurer
of the German American Building As
sociation. No. s, to pay into the regis
try of the court, the fund of $4271O,
standing on the books of the building
association in the name of John N
Cooney, now deceased
1t appears from the bill in equity,
which was filed by Mr.. Slater, through
Attorney George c. Gertman, that two
claimants of the funds have appeared,
and as Mr.. Slater is in doubt regarding
the ownership Of the fund, he was al
lowed by the court to require the
claimants to interplead and establish
their claim therto.
Evening star., 1916-07-28
Federated Citizens Would
Urge Again Police and
Firemen's Measure.
ELATED OVER ATTITUDE
TOWARD SUGGESTIONS
Some Of Special Recommendation
Already Reported and Prospect
Of Passage Hopeful.

Elated over the apparent favorable
attitude of committees of Congress to-
ward the program Of legislative i'm
provements which it specially recon-
mended, the Federation of Citizens AS
socfations today addressed a letter to
the House District committee asking
for a hearing on the police and fire.
mems pension bill as soon as that meas
ure is reported from the subcommittee,
which is expected to be in q few days.
The pension item headed a list Of six
recommendations made by the fedora
tion several weeks ago. Several of
the improvements urged have a good
start toward being enacted into law
before the session ends The fedora
tion is particularly impressed by the
Districts need of an up-to-date pension
system for the superannuated and dis
abled employees Of the police and fire
departments, and will strongly urge
legislation along this line before Con-
gress adjourns.
Less Provision Here.
Impetus has been given the pension
o6itdIioA Dy Iic IcpOIt VI Tie 1Sdliclioi
Board Of Fire Underwriters, made pub
lie yesterday, showing pension provision
for members Of the Washington fire de-
partment is less than in any other city
Of Importance in the United States. In
practically every city in the country fire.
men are retired on half pay In view of
this fact and the additional considera-
ton that practically every citizens as
sociation in the District has urged
liberal pension system for the police and
fire departments, the bill to be reported
by the committee, 1t is believed. will
provide that Washington firemen and
policemen shall be retired and pensioned
on as fair a basis as are similar en-
ployes Of other municipalities.
In addition to the pension matter the
federation, in its list Of special recon-
mendations, urged passage of the Tink-
ham bill providing that assessments for
street openings shall not be collected
until the streets are actually dedicated
to use; annual instead of triennial as
sessments; the stating of true considera-
tion in deeds; amaigamation of the cross
ing police with the metropolitan force
and amendment Of the loan shark law
permitting the charging Of an increased
rate Of interest.
Evening star., 1916-07-28

Mrs. William Phillips has returned tc
Beverly Farms, Mass, after visit OF
a week here with her husband, the
third assistant secretary of state.
Mr.. Phillips will probably join his
family on the north shore late in Au-
gust.
Evening star., 1916-07-28
WOULD ESTABLISH LAND TITLE
Heirs of G. B. Sheriff Claim Sixty
Year Possession of Valuable Tract.

The heirs of the late George B. Sheriff
have instituted suit in the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia to establish
their title to valuable tract of land at
Benning, the possession of which they
have claimed for more than sixty years
1t appears by the BILL which was filed
by Attorney George c. Gertman, that
Walter T. G. Beall died seized of the
property more than sixty years ago and
since that time the Sheriffs have been
in the exclusive possession of the prop
erty. The defendants to the bill are
descendants of Mr.. Beall
Evening star., 1916-07-28
UNCLE SAM NEEDS MEN.
Assistant Packer for Army, Stenog-
raphers and Typewriters Desired.

An examination is to be held August
9 to fill the position of assistant pack
er in the service of the Quartermaster
Corps. U. S. A. The salary is $720 a
year. Training and experience will
count sixty weights, while 40 weights
will be based on physical ability.
August Is an examination for stenog-
raphers and typewriters for field serv-
ice, is to be held. Men only will be
eligible to takes the examination. Ap-
plicants must be eighteen years old or
over at the date of examination.
Evening star., 1916-07-28

will leave today for their home a,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Representative
Platt, after a short visit, will return
to Washington until the adjournment
of Congresa.
Evening star., 1916-07-28
Democratic Women Meet Tonight,

Plans for participation in the presi.
Dental campaign probably will be out
lined at meeting of the National Dem
ocratic Women of America at the Eb-
bitt House this evening. Representa-
tive c. c. Dill of Washington is to
speak. All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
Evening star., 1916-07-28
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Joseph Ross and Helen Bailey, both
of Takoma Park. Md.
William w. Hawkins and Glendora E.
Dyson.
Edgar R. Sands and Frances H.
Stickell.
Leslie W. Orrson Of Brunswick, Md,
and Valdai V. Thompson of Boyds, Md
Evening star., 1916-07-28

Miss Gertrude Yung Kwai, daughter
of the counselor of the Chinese lega-
ton and Nine. Yung Kwai, has gone to
Washington Grove. Md. to visit for
several weeks.
Evening star., 1916-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Pinchot are
spending a few days at Newport. with
Cen Lloyd S. Bryce.
Evening star., 1916-07-28
Will Discuss "The Immortal Hope"

Judge william F. Norris of the De-
partment of Justice is to deliver an
address to the Y NJ. c. A. extension
workers. who are to meet at supper
this evening. The subject of the ad-
dress will be. The Immortal Hope"
Evening star., 1916-07-28

One of the newer vacuum bottles can
be taken entirely apart for cleans
ing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14

surance, one; bankers, three; rail-
road, one: farmer and real es ate,
one; farmer and elevator, one; zeal
estate; two; farmer and telephone,
one; lecturer, one; farmer and loans,
one.
There are tensdemocrats and forty
republicans in the senate.
Karl LeCompte of Corydon, pub
Usher, is the youngest senator. He
is 20. George w. Ball Of Fairfteld is
the Oldest senator. being IS. thirty
OF the senators were born in Iowa.
Two We're born in foreign country.
or the 10S men elected to the
house for the next session. forty-four
are exclusive farmers. four are re-
tired farmers and six are bankers as
well as farmers. Exactly half of the
house is directly interested in farm
ing. W.
The occupations Of the house mem
bers and the number of each are:
Attorneys, nineteen; farmers, forty
four; teachers, two; publishers. FIVE;
bankers, six; retired merchant, one;
retired farmers, four; newspaper
writer, one; real estate and insur-
ance, four; travelling salesman, one:
farmer and banker. six; salesman.
one; merchants, three; physicians.
two; hotel manager, one; linotype
operator, one; retired. two: minis
ter. one; abstractor, one; college
president, one.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
FEW LAWYERS
IN ASSEMBL Y
Eighteen In Senate and Nineteen In
House "Herd' Book
Shows.

OF the fifty members who will
constitute the senate of the thirty
seventh general assembly, which
will convene Jan. 8. 1917. twelve
operate farms, but only three are
exclusive farmers.
The lawyers in the senate num-
Der eighteen. In the senate Of the
thirty-sixth general assembly there
we're twenty-five attorneys.
According to the herd book" being
prepared by w. 8. Allen. secretary
OF state, the average age Of the SEN
ators in the next general assembly
10 4Sk years, while the average age
OF the representatives is 50A years.
The occupations Of the senators Of
the next general assembly and the
number Of each are:
Banker and farmer, six; mer-
chants, eight; attorneys. eighteen:
publishers. three; farmers, three: in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
IOWA INTERESTED
IN ILLINOIS CASE
Bio Railroads Attack Two-cent Fare
Law-Vic+ory In Illinois Will
Mean Same In Iowa.

DES MONIES, Dec. 14.-An attack
on the 2cent fare law Of Illinois
which is being made by the rail
roads in a suit brought In the federal
district court in Chicago. has aroused
the state department Of justice here
and Attorney General Cosson. In
fact the Iowa attorney general has
been asked by the state officials Cf
Illinois to help fight the case ana he
has consented to do SO.
Iowa is Just as much interested III
this fight as is the state OF Illinois
for II the 2-cent fare law OF tie
neighboring state is knocked out by
the courts it means that Iowa's 2
cent fare law as well as those OF
other states will likewise be knocked
out.
Ever since the interstate commerce
commission about q year and q half
ago held that the railroads could
charge two and a half cents per mile
nm Interstate travel through all OF
these states which have 2-cent fire
laws the big roads have been plan
ming on attacking these laws In the
various states. They declare that
the 2-cent fare laws are unconstitu-
tional.
If the roads lose out in the courts
II is probable they Will 60 before the
various legislatures this winter and
endeavor to have the 2-cent fare laws
killed In the legislature although
thew have greater hopes of winning
ont in the courts than in the state
legislatures.
The case is to be heard December
1s Attorney General Cosson began
the nreparation OF his case Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
Fire Marshal n Statement.
1 .v.rn. Aaainst Combining Cotton
whisksrs and Durn-
ING Candies.
CHRISTMAS TREES TOO
4. 10. Gives Many Hints on Fire
prevention During the
Christmas
season.

...ta Fire Marshal Ole o. Roe in
Element Holiday Thoughts on
~ prevention" Just issued. warns
ss;nst Christmas tree and Santa
srs whiskers fires, and blazes that
liable to result from .carelessnesa
Wing the Christmas season. His
,rnirgs follow:
= NAV turn your Merry Christmas
INTO sad one. "A house of Merri
kment is better than q house OF
a It'll the maxim OF "saefty first" in
j ma minds OF each member OF your
family.
Easmernber that the most destructive
] nre in the history OF our state.
which occurred December %, 1904,
vas the result OF carelessness In
The handling OF holiday goods and
occasioned loss OF $1.750, 900.
bach one of us should see to 1t that
ve have a Christmas without a
B single regret to mar it.
|put out the blaze quickly II 1t oc-
ours; so keep your fire extinguish-
b erss in good condition and water
i near at hand.
Enisk no lives. Tell Santa Claus to
use discretion in the matter OF
combining long cotton whiskers,
inflammable garments and burning
candles.
teyery bit OF inflanlmab1e decoration
should be discarded. Use asbestos
or mineral wool In place of cotton
for snow, and tinsel In place OF It's
sue paper garlands and bells.
Ventilation in Mr.. Merchants storage
room will prevent spontaneous
combustion in his surplus stock OF
holiday goods.
Extra care should attend the Christ
mas tree and it's decorations. See
that It stands securely. that the
candles are Properly protected and
that children are not allowed to
light them.
Never hang decorations near open
gas Jets nor near lights OF any
kind.
Take time from your festivities to
keep an eye on the stove or furn-
ace.
Install electric wiring for decorative
purposes with particular care.
Our Dads" and Brothers" should
be cautioned to be careful with
their Christmas cigar and cigarette
stubs.
krs-r be too busy in the holiday rush
to consider fire hazards.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
The Bother Of Being Rich.

Woman's Home Companion: The
nuisance for the man who has acquir.
ed great financial resources usually Is
that he doesn't know what he wants.
Possessing the resources and feeling
the moral necessity to have recourse
to them. he looks about for something
to want, and he selects the most costly
thing. The acquisition Of this most
costly thing always involves. in prac-
tice, the separation of the rich man
from society. Thus, he will acquire
a large estate, or several large estates,
and cut himself off from the world by
gates. doors, miles Of drive. lodgekeep.
ers. menials, and secretaries. Or he
will acquire 2-000-ton yacht and cross
the Atlantic privately, though less
quickly, less comfortably, and even
less privately than on a great liner.
Or he will keep private orchestra,
instead Of being seen at concerts. All
of which. though magnificent, is an
tisocial and silly, and is secrete'y felt
to be so by the rich man when he hap
pens to wake up in the middle OF the
night and can't go to sleep again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
J. F. WINTERS,
City Engineer.

ment .................. 1874 10
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. 233.
Whereas, On the LIST day OF Aug
ust, 1916. the City OF Keokuk did en-
ter into contract with the Keokuk
Quarry & Construction company, for
the improvement of South Sixteenth
street from south line of Main to
north line Of Exchange, by grading
between sub-grade and established
grade, paving with concrete and
curbing with cement, In the manner
provided In said contract; and
Whereas, The said Keokuk Quarry
& Construction company, contractor
has fully completed the said work, in
accordance with the terms OF its
contract, and the said work has been
duly accepted by this council as fully
complying with the terms, conditions
and requirements Of the said contract
and the plans and specifications
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
I certify the above to be correct.
Keokuk. Iowa, Nov. 20, 1916.
There being no further business,
Council upon motion. adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
O. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.

Attest: Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
November n, 1916, a. N.
Council met In regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meeting OF
November 23rd, 1916, were read and
approved.
Resolution No. z31.
Be II Resolved. BY the City Council
of the City OF Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and order
ed paid:
Warrant No. 44f3. Grading ...$ 49, Is
Warrant No. 4474. Park 49,. 1900
Warrant No. 4475. Sewer -. las. 50
Health ............. 10. SO
Warrant No. ATT, Sidewalk. 4.o5
Warrant No. 44Ts, Street -. 1923. SO
Warrant No. 4479. Improve
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14
c,n.r. and Miss Rankin.

Minneapolis journal: MISS hankih
was elected to congress without nav
ing passed around the campaisn %,
cars. But stay-perhaps ner oppoheh.
| did pass them around.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14

Some men have no more friends
than a baseball umpire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-14

and not in excess thereof. and not In
excess of 25 per cent OF the actual
value thereof.
Adopted December /, 1916. by the
| following vote:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert. Hickey.
Ayes, 3: noes, 0.
/. Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION,
Mayor of the City of Keokuk.
Attest:
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council upon motion. adjourned.
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
December 4, 1916, 8 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
al / members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes of meetings of
November 3Oth and December list,
1916, were read and approved.
Resolution No. 235.
Be it resolved, By the City Council
Of the City Of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and order
ed paid:
Warrant No. 44so, Improve
Warrant No. 4491, Sewer 49,. 1896
Warrant No. 4492, Street -. 202.02
Warrant No. 4493, Park ...... 1900
Warrant No 4494, Grading. 1850
Roll call:
Aye-Lofton, Hilpert, Hickey.
ED. s. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. W. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
There being no further business.
Council upon motion, adjourned.
ED. 8. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
December Z, 1916, 8 a. m.
Council convened after recess with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding Minutes Of meeting OF
December 4th, 1916. were read and
approved. There being no further
business, Council took recess until
December sth, 1916, 8 a. m. =
ED. S. LOTION,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG. City Clerk.
December s, 1916, 9 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Lotion
presiding.
Resolution No. 236.
Be it resolved, BY the City Council
of the City Of Keokuk:
That the following bills be and they
are hereby approved and ordered
paid:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-20
VICTORY NOT EXTRA SWEET
SiOsbss 0ibbs Aeee~piishsd Ain q
Lite, but Achievements Lacked
Supreme Satisfaction.

At last Sigsbee Bibbs had amassed
the fortune for which he had been
striving for 90 years.
At last he was ready to crafty
that ambition which had helped to
keep his spirits up during the long
years of hard work.
Twenty wears before. while sell
ing newspapers in the fashionable
seaside resort Of Shrimpbeach, he
had peercd in the windows of the big
hotels and envied the men as they
ate pate de foie fritters in their full
dress suits. And he resolved that as
soon as he had made his pile his
first act would be to walk into one
of those dining rooms in full-dress
suit and order pate de foie fritters.
That thought alone. that cleaning
beacon. had lighted him through the
years of struggle in the buttonhole
factory.
And at last the time had come.
In perfectly fitting. made-to-or-
der SS5 dress suit Sigsbee Bibbs
staggered into the dining room of
the largest and most fashionable hO-
tel in Shrimpbeach.
The immense room was crowded.
but with the exception of the head
waiter not another man beside Siss-
bee Bibbs was wearing full dress.
Detroit Free Press.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-20
LITTLE TROUBLED BY THIRST
Amount Of Water. a. Compared to
Needs 81 Europeans.

According to a traveller who has
journeyed across the great Sahara
desert. the Arabs there have an idea
that Europeans are sort Of amphib.
ious race. for only on this theory can
they understand the great quantity
of liquids we absorb as compared
with themselves.
To us. two days, or even less, in
the desert without water would mean
madness or death. But the native
will cheerfully march for three DAYS
at stretch without drinking. He
will even endure fourth days alb
stinence without much suffering. but
after that the Arabs mind becomes
clouded, and he will fasten himself to
the saddle of his camel. trusting that
the instinct of the animal will lead
him to pool of water. The author
ity. however, described as a fable the
old story that the camel carries a
reservoir of water in its body, and
that the Arab when dying of thirst
kills his camel in order to obtain
the precious fluid.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-20
Doa.eeratie Aass Moseing.

Whereas, the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee has called an assembly
of delegates representing the Demo
cratic Party of the state of Colorado
to be convened at at the auditorium in
Denver. Colorado on Tuesday the 9Th
day of August A. D., 1916 at the hour
of / O'Clock a. IA. for the following
purposes;
lst The nomination OF six cand dates
ior Presidential Electors to represent,
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas X. Mar
SHALL the Democratic nominees for pres
i,ient and Vice President. upon the bal
lot to be voted at the general election
to be- held Tuesday, November .th, 1916
2nd. The designation OF candidates
to be submitted TO the Democratic vot-
ers OF the State OF Colorado at the State
Primary to be held Tuesday, September
18th, 1916 for the various state Offices TO
be held at the general election Novem-
ber eth, 1916.
crats OF >eigwick County is hereby call
ed to be held in the district court room
at Julesburg, Colorado a. 10 o'clock a.
IN. on the 5th day OF August 1916 for the
selection Of delegates to the State, Con-
grega,iona., Judicial, and Representative
Assemblies and designation OF candidates
ier the several county offices to Ike placed
on the Primary Ballot to be voted at the
Primary election to Ike held September
18th, 1916, and to transact any other
business. The apportionment Of dele
gates from the several precincts have
been determined and fixed as follows:
Precinct No. |. 3 delegates.
Precinct No. >. IA delegates.
Precinct No. ). Il delegates.
Precinct No. !. II delegates.
Precinct No. 5. / delegates.
Precinct No. 4. ) delegates.
Precinct No. !. i delegates.
Precinct No. $. 8 delegates.
The precinct caucuses are hereby called
to be held at the polling places OF the
several precincts on the 18th day OF July,
at the hour fixed by the respective com
mitteemen, for the election of delegates
to county assembly.
designation OF committeeman an d
committee woman in each of the several
precincts shall he made at the precinct
caucus to be placed upon the Primary
Ballot.
All persons who intend to support
Woodrow Wilson for President and
Thomas r. Marshall for Vice President
are hereby invited to participate in the
Democratic precinct caucuses.
JAS. II. Parker,
Chairman.
JONI u. TuISrIE.
Secretary.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-20
Wrono Stcckino Stolen,

On one Of the coldest nights this
winter Mrs. Annie Dietz Of lis Me-
chanics street prudertly wore wooden
sleeping hose when she went to bed.
Testifying in court against Michael
Arenewich, who was held in $500 bail
on the charge Of burglary and attempt
ed tkeft from person, Mrs. Dietz said:
"As l was placing a roll Of s4OG in
my stocking heard slight mise, and
locking out thought l saw this Ean
stepping lack from ray bedroom win
dow. The neyt knew l was awak-
eEed ty feeling one Of ny stockings
being pulled eff. Before l coulG turn
on light the Intruder Jumped through
tie window AID disappeared with my
left stocking"
The chief reason why Arenewich was
charged merely with attemp pied theft
was that Mrs. Detz put the lcEey in
her right stocking Hartford Comm
Dispatch to New York Wcrld.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-20
Baby Monoplane.

What is undoubtedly the smallest
successful monoplane in the world has
recently been constructed by a Cali
fornian. In addition to this dfstinc-
tion tie machine is almost as unusual
In design as it is in size. for it is
driven tail first by an ordinary sever,
horsepower, twin-cylinder motorcycle
engine. 1t weighs. complete with it's
gasoline tank filed, only 23S pounds.
has wing spread Of IS feet, an over
all length Of 1C feet. and a supporting
area Of about 80 square feet. The
motor drives a 4h-feet propeller at
about 1,400 revolutions a minute. CIV
ing the craft sreed of nearly 60
miles an hour. The power plant is
placed at the extreme rear Of the ma
chine, SO that Its weight is balanced
by that of the pilot who rides several
feet ahead OF it. The machine has
been driven a number Of times, and
during these flights has remained in
the air from Is minutes to half an
hour.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.