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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11

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OTTUMWA, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Ffre
this morning destroyed half a city
block in the heart Of the retail dis
trict on Main street, causing $780,
600 loss. Among the establishments
burned are:
N. Friedman's department store.
James Swirles' dry goods store.
Stevens Shoe company
Wallace Printing company.
A. H. Nelson's Ladies' Wear store.
The Swearingen store.
Woolworth's 5 and 10 cents store. y
( W. w. Bruckman Tailoring Co.
Work Of Fire Bulge.
1 OTTUMWA, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Dur-
ing the progress of the big Main
street conf1agration early this morn
ing, fires were started in three other
large bnsinesa houses by fire bugs,
the police declare. The police state
that the Friedman store was fired in
the same manner. Mayor Carter has
called the city council together and a
thorough Investigation has been or
dered.
VIII Investigate.
iOTTUMWA, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Belief
that Ottumwa's three fires last night,
one of which caused more than $780,
BOO damage, were of incendiary orig
in, gained impetus this afternoon
when 1t was learned that Fire Chief
Sloan and Mayor Carter will call upon
State Fire Marshal Ole Roe to come
here and conduct an investigation.
Sloan's announcement of his intention
to take such steps, followed investiga-
ton by himself and the mayor OF the
costly Main street holocaust and the
blaze in the rear of the Ottumwa Buggy
Co, and the G. B. Baker Piano estab-
ishments. Late estimates Of damage
when almost half Of the
buildings on the south side of Main
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Progressive Enthusiasts Want
Republicans to Name Him
as Their Candidate.

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CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Three-fourths
OF the progressive national committee
men here today to select date for
the national convention, favor amalg
amation with the republican party II
1t can be accomplished with honor >
As the committee prepared to meet at
the Congress hotel At II q. m. today
sentiment of both eastern and western
committeeman indicated return to
the G. o. p. fold Is more than possible
1t is all up to the republicans
Chances early today we're consid.
cred nine to one in favor Of pro
gressive national convention in Chi.
cago June Z. simultaneous with the
republican convention. It can be stat.
ed with positive assurance that II
Theo. Roosevelt or some other pro.
gressive republican candidate is nom.
mated by the G. O. P. the bull moose
Will become. member. The dramatic
bolt of the Roosevelt clans from the
republican convention here four years
ago will have an equally dramatic
contrast in the return to the fold.
The only bar to this program today
was the fear OF the more radical pro-
. SS'iNCS INdt oIttuupdtCSiS Will bc IA
absolute control of the G.. o. p, con.
vention. This element of the bull
moose party fears that Roosevelt's
boom will be squashed by the re-
actionaries. before 1t has opportunity
70 develop in the convention. Com
mitteemen today considered the ad-
dress OF Geo. w. Perkins at his din
ner last night as the keynote OF the
party's stand
We did not desire nor provoke the
conflict OF 1872" Perkins declared ut
was forced on us against our will.
Now we should place country above
party"
Statements today by Col Cecil Lyon.
OF Texas, and William Fl. Hotchkiss,
OF New York, were considered as In
olcatory Of sentiment among both
western and eastern progressives.
Colonel Lyon declared combine of
me republicans and progressives on
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c+r;ke Eailed to MaterIaI;ze,

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. IL
Plans to extend the strike of common
laborers to the Carnegie and Brier
Hill Steel companies failed to mater
ialize today The scheduled walk-out
was to occur at noon after the men
received their weekly pay, and was
planned to help fellow workmen at the
YOUNGSTOWN Sheet and Tube company
and the Republic Iron and Steel com
panv to obtain an increase in pay to
25 cents an hour. Failure Of the walk
out was taken to indicate there will
be no sympathetic strike in Mahoning
Valley and that the men are satisfied
with the recent grant Of ten per cent
wage increase.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
GERMANY

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BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayvil!e,
L. ~ Jan. Undetermined attempts
by the French to recapture positions
conquered by the Germans northwest
Of Massiges in the Sunday offensive,
have been repulsed, the war office
announced this afternoon. The Ger
mans took $50 prisoners.
"a French battle aircraft, armed
with SO centimetre gun, was forced
by German fire to land near Junen,
south Of Dixmude," said the official
statement. "The air craft and pilots
were unhurt and are in German
hands. A British bipIane was shot
down in an air fight near Journal"
THE FOOD SUPPLY.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayvilie,
L. I) Jan. 11.-CarefuI use Of bread
and corn stocks Is necessary, the
proclamation issued today, warning
the people against food extrava-
gances.
Emphasizino this necessity the
government has ordered that the sys-
TEN Of distribution Of food supplies
in operation before last summer be
re-estabIished.
Statistics made public on Novem-
Der IS showed there were sufficient
bread and corn stocks in Germany"
said the official statement, "but since
the government increased the rate Of
distribution at the beginning Of the
second year Of the war, the impress
sion arose that stocks were super
abundant.
"Many are now only provided with
Sufficient stocks and therefore careful
use Of stocks is necessary. The gov
eminent therefore abolishcs the dis
tribution order Of last August and
re-estabiished the original plan Of dis
trlbutlon, while maintaining, however,
sufficient bread rations for hard work
ing people,"
ACCUSE AMERICAN.
BERLIN, (via wireless to Sayville,
L. ~ Jan. t1.-The German govern
.n1ent 10 Investigating the case Of
United States Consul Higgins at Stutt-
gart, alleged to- have made state
'ments hostile to Germany, the ser-
lin papers declared today.
The Cologne Gazette recently
quoted the New York staats Zeitung
az stating that HjooIns' remarks had
violated the neutrality Of the United
States.
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T ANCE

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PARIS, Jan. 11.--At least $4,000
Germans participated in the Sunday
offensive movement against the
French lines in the Champagne re-
qion. it was established today.
"our artillery fire, together with
the brilliant defense Of our soldiers
and the subsequent counter attacks,
have completely nulIifed the effects
Of the German attack" the war office
reported.
at Is now established that the at
tack was made by three German divi-
sions."
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Run Over hx Train.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. Jan. IL
W. S. Linsley, 60, night watchman
for the Dearborn Gas company, was
run over by switch engine. while
walking home on the Northwestern
tracks last night and both legs
severed.
He died later in st. 'Luke's hos
pita1. He was deaf and 1t is sup
posed he did not hear the approach
ing engine. He is survived by his
mother and one sister.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
POPE HAS PEACE PLAN
WITH BELGIUM AS LEVER
The Ford Peace Party.
by Charles P Stewart United Press
Staff Correspondent


Staff Correspondent
THE HAGUE, Jan. 1.-Several
Scandinavian delegates attached to
the Ford peace party are threatening
to .secede today, because they do not
approve the manner in which the ex-
pedition is conducted.
The Scandinavians believe plans of
the Ford leaders should assume
more definite form, since the neutral
peace conference is about to begin its
sessions. They are disgruntled. too.
because the American steering" COM
mittee is in absolute control.
The first public meeting in Holland
was held last night in the auditorium
of the Geological garden and the
speakers received liberal applause.
Several American delegates who in
sisted on smoking were expelled by
the Dutch guards.
Student members of the expedition,
about fifty. sailed for New
York today aboard the Noerdam.
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Big Blaze at Ottumwa This Morning Wiped
Out Eight Business Concerns on
Main Street.
Fire BUGS BUSY DURING THE NIGHT
Several Other Fires Were Started by Incen-
diaries While the Firemen- Were Busy
In Business District.

street between Court and Market
were burned. indicated the loss will at
tain closely to $750.O00, against which
there is about 100000 insurance.
In volume of damage, that to the N.
Friedman drygoods stock ranks high
est The enormous building, It's floor
space greater than any other structure
In the city, was well stocked Fried
man stated that che loss would reach
100000 with insurance Of $4,000.
Hotel Destroyed.
SAU1T STE. MARIE, Mich, Jan.
1.-Guests in the new International
Hotel at the Ontario 500 were forced
to face sixty mile gale and binding
blizzard in their night clothes early
today when fire destroyed the hotel
The entire business district Of the city
was threatened until aid was sent by
the Michigan 500. Algonquin, Mich.
and Steelton, Ont, fire departments.
The hotel was considered the finest
north of Toronto and was valued at
$250,00O.
Fire at coaIIna Station.
NEW LONDON, Conn, Jan. 11.-A
$25,000 fire of unknown origin threat
ened to destroy the coaling station OF
the United States submarine base here
early today. Only the favorable direc-
tion of the wind made it possible to
check the blaze.
Lieutenant Commander Pinney said
today he did not believe the fire was
of incendiary origin. An Investigation
is being made, however. he said, and
a report will be sent to Washington at
once.
"The fire." said Pinney, started In
a coaling pocket on the 500 foot pier
of the old coaling station which is
being used by the submarine. There
were vessels alongside the dock which
moved away as soon as the fire was
discovered and were not damaged"
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Mas Tired of Life.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Jan. IL
Isaac Gorton. 55, attempted suicide in
an alley in the rear of Grene's opera
house today by cutting his throat
with a razor He was discovered by
passers-by who took him to ST. Luke's
hospital where his injuries were
dressed. He may recover. He left
statement that he was tired of life.
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Death In Snow Slide.

TELLURIDE. Colo. Jan. 11.-Four
Austrians were swept to death In a
snow slide near here today. making
eight such deaths In Colorado within
the last week. Frank Battochi,
caught at the edge OF the slide, dug
himself out and struggled to Ophir
where he gave the alarm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
Menace Publishers on Trial.

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JOPLIN, Mo, Jan. 11.-Four pub
fishers of the anti-Cathoic paper, the
Menace, went to trial in the federal
court today charged with mailing OBJ
scene matter They are:
Wilbur Phelps, Bruce M. Phelps,
Theodore Walker, Marvin Brown.
The defendants are also charged
with being parties to the distribu-
ton of book containing alleged OBJ
scene matter.
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BELGIUM

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HkVRE, Jan. 11.-"South OF Frol-
inghien, our artillery provoked heavy
fire from the enemy" said an official
statement from the Belgian war office
today. "trtIiery dueis occurred
around Ypres."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
STILL THINK ROOSEVELT
is ONLY MAN ON EARTH
Roosevelt Il the only possibility Of de-
feating Woodrow Wilson. Hotchkiss
ECHOED the sentiment

Roosevelt Is the only possibility Of de-
feating Woodrow Wilson. Hotchkiss
echoed the sentiment
Every mention of Roosevelt's name
in the committee meeting today was
expected to provoke cheers. The
Perkins dinner last night left no
doubt where the moose stand with
their leader Scores of the committee
men think 1t Is more than possible
that majority Of the republicans feel
the same way about the colonel
A somewhat difficult task lay ahead
OF the committee, in its early session
today. It must arrange representation
in the convention. based on Roosevelts
vote in the states in 1912. This mat
ter, though merely perfunctory, II
there is possibility of combine with
the republicans, was to occupy several
hours time today.
Perkins was not SO absolutely GER
tain as many other bull moose leaders
that the June Z date for the convention
would be selected. He admitted that
q rather influential minority favored
waiting until after both older parties
had held their convention. Colonel
Lyon and other western committee
men, however, had their oratorical
guns primed for few hot speeches on
this plan which they thought would
bring this minority to time.
A Message from Roosevelt.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Calling on the
progressive national committee to
cast aside all purely partisan con-
siderations, Theodore Roosevelt today
wired a plea for preparedness to the
committee as it met in conferences
prior to selecting a date for the
partys national convention.
Roosevelt's message declared the
country is facing great crisis and
the nation has fallen far short OF
it's duties for the past eighteen
months The message makes no men
tfon OF Roosevelt as candidate.
The telegram. which was read to
the committeeman and scores of other
progressive leaders at conference
preliminary to the executive meeting
of the committee, was as follows:
81 send you my hearty greetings.
We, as a country, are facing great
world crisis. In which. for the last
eighteen months, this nation has fall
len far short of its duty, both to its
own people and to the law-abiding
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Iowa Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to Inc Gate C1ty.I
DES MONIES. Jan. 11.-State VS..
Sayles, Pottawattamie county. affirm
ed; Ladd. justice.
Hatz ct al. vs.. board of supervisors
of Plymouth county. Iowa, Plymouth.
dismissed per curiam.
In the matter OF the estate Of John
w. Stone, deceased. Woodbury. coun-
ty, affirmed, opinion on rehearing:
Weaver, justice.
In re estate OF Bennison VS.. Benni-
son, Black Hawk county. affirmed; !;
Weaver, justice.
Dobbertein vs.. Emmett county ct al,
Emmett county. reversed and remand
ed: Weaver.
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ENCL AND

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LONDON, Jan. 11.-The govern.
ment's heaviest oratorlcal batteries
were to open in commons this after
noon in defense Of the conscription
bill.
First Minister Of Munitions Lloyd
George, virtual leader Of the conscrip-
tion fight in the cabinet, was tc answer
the criticism Of labor advocates. He
was to be followed by Arthur Hender-
son, lahor's representative in the cab
met, who was expected to explain why
he and other labor nemhera Of parIia-
ment believe adoption of the compul-
sorry meaSur necessary.
Tho conscription measure came up
for a eecond reading today with the
understanding that debate would con-
tnue for two days, the vote being taxi
en- either tomorrow night or Thursday.
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THIRTEEN DROWNED.

LONDON. Jan. 11.-The British
steamer Clan McFarIane has been sunk
by submarine, it was announced this
afternoon. N
The Clan McFarIane was one OF the
fleet Of steamers owned by the Clan
line Of Glasgow. She displaced 4,823
tons, was 400 feet long and fifty feet
at her beam. She was built In 1898.
Thirteen persons perished when the
steamer was torpedoed. Twenty-four
others have been rescued.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
.SHREW' AT OUPERA TONIGHT
Metropolitan Announces Programme
for Next TO Last Week.

"The Tanning Of the Shrew," which
will have its first performance at the
Metropolitan Opera House tonight.
will be repeated next Monday evening
the opening night of the last week
but one Of the opera season. The cast
will be the same as this evening, in
GLIDING Mines. Rsppold. ODER and Matt
field and Messrs. Sembach, Whitehul,
Goritz, Leonhardt, Ruysdael, Reiss and
Bloch. Mr.. Bodanzky will conduct.
a special matinee Of Aida" will be
given on Friday. with Mines. Rappold,
Homer and Sparkes and Messrs. Ca
russo, De Luca. Rossi. Scott and Au-
disio. Miss CALI will dance. Mr..
Bavagnoli will conduct.
The other operas OF the week will be
Carmen" on Wednesday evening;
"Die Meistersinger,' on Thursday
evening: DER Rosenkavalier," on
Friday evening" and Madame Sans
Gene Mt the Saturday mrtHee.
At next Sunday nights opera con-
cert-the last OF the season Mischa
Elman. vlolinist. will play. Nine. Erms
Zarska and Johannes Sembach will
sing. The orchestra will be directed
by Richard Hageman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
FLONZALEY QUARTET PLAYS
Only One Novelty in Carnegie Hall
Concert that Pleases.

The Flonzaleys gave their last sub
scription concert Of the season last
night in Carnegie Hall before an audi
ence Of large size. There were no
novelties on the programme, though the
opening number. Taneiew's quartet IN
C major, op. ., given in memory Of the
composer, who died last June, Is little
played. -,
II is typically Russian in spirit, with
violent rhythmic contrasts, and alter
nate wildness and melancholy in IT'S
expression. II was played superbly by
the quartet, with fire. richness Of tone,
impeccablc intonation, perfection Of en-
semble. Even those who may not have
quite succumbed to the spirit OF the
composition itself. must have sue
cumbed 10 its Interpretation.
Alfred Pochcn, Of the quartet, gave
Bach's Prelude and Fugue" for violin
alone from the Suite In q minor. He
PLAYED IL with admirable breadth Of
style, poise, smoothuess OF finish. and
warmth Of tone. Mr.. Pochon is solo
artist of no mean ability. The con-
GLIDING number was the Schumann
quartet in A minor, op. IL, No. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15

Sir Herbert Of late; having been spicing
Shakespeare with motion pictures, he
arrived in New York only q week ago.
In the early scenes he was cardinal,
crafty, cruel, malevolent. hawklike and
occasionally subtle. lie was at his best
in the banquet scene, watching Henry
and the connecting Anne The farewell
speech was read with dignity, and one
thrilled at the lines beginning Had
| but served my Cod The one thing
missing in this scene was the note OF
humiliation and pathos. He could not,
Of course. win sympathy (unless be-
cause of the fact that he was Sir Her
bert Tree, but il is possible for even
"a villainous figure TO be pathetic. This
scene. incidentally, was brought to an
extremely effective close By the passing
Of the cardinal into the lighted chanel.
Edith Wynne Matthison, in addition
20 presenting a superb figure IN the
purple robes of royalty. acted with dig
nifty and beauty as Katharine. She
was a figure accustomed 70 command,
and in the later scenes she was also
hunted creature. IL was she who
brought the play practically its only
human touches these occurring IN the
scene with the two cardinals and IN
the death scene. In the latter the
vision was deity manipulated
deity. that is. as it is possible TO
manipulate a vision on the stage.
Lyn Harding was King Henry be-
fore whom his subjects might well
have passed in fear and trembling. In
countless ways he contrived TO suggest
the worthless, sensuous, cruel being
who happened TO be King OF England
and he accomplished the trick without
ever descending 10 obvious methods.
Even his walk helped to suggest the
dissolute old reprobate that he was.
Charles Dalton read Bucklnghnm's
lines well. and took full advantage OF
the opportunity accorded him at tho
river gate. Willette Kershaw, playing
her first Shakespearian role within the
memory of numerous frst-nighter3,
was a pleasant surprise as Anne Boil
eyn. In addition 10 acting well, she
was quite alluring enough 70 have
tempted almost any King TO cour: her.
Fred Eric, Lionel Braham, Henry Her
bert and Eric Maxon were others VINO
did good work. The countless super
numeraries were well drilled.
Ii remains 10 add that last nights
curtain did not descend until 1913
o'clock. following an $500 opening.
Either Sir Herbert has not cut with
sufficiently liberal hand a premise
difficult Of belief-Or somebody shculd
sneak TO the stage crew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
WHAT IS GOING on TO-DAY.

Free admission 10 the American Museum n
Sa'ural Hsto-. Mef-Opoitln lseUm " A..
New York Geological puk. Van Cort .4ldt
Park Museum end DE Aquarium
Automobile shoe. I'd Regiment Armory.
Brooklyn.
Meeting q he Firo EIdagulshos' Exchange.
Hotel Aston. 10 a. m.
Public lecture by Dr. Ar.stins p Mum m
"Dcfecriyr Caiitrru ard Probation" New
York University. II 80 4. ~.
Moeti-g Of the Rainy Day Club q New York.
Hotei Astor. 30 ?. 20.
Le~turo by Dr. Esther Los'is Je-sriss or
Hereby. Responsibility o Psplts' before
the Nalo1si HoufeEiges' Iagle. leaGqgG-
ter. . West Toriy-a. Street. go ,. %.
Aires BY Dr. Ludpis y. R-Tstein on The
Ci.y sad IL Dey-ldslt C..i.lseA.' Eree sJha-
gogle, % 3. u.
Needing o., The Ncv Y0rk Ciy SeFs Associa-
tloa. ro1rls. % Church Street. ?. 30.
Adi-.-s By Af-s Bertrand Russell on WHY
English Women Aced the Nois n Tine o.
War te.o5. .ue 1850 :. .'-.o -, mn
ford Hal. 90 East FOrty-lSL Street, .. u
Dinner Of the Civic Forum. Hotel Astor. , m
Dinner u the New York Alumni nd tie Co
lumba University chapter q the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity. University Club. ?. m
Mass meeting under the auspices OF ne Tar
Lsfaycfte Avenue I'D Ashland PlGce. BrOoG-
Ism. s >. m-
Memory Training Exposition. West side Young
Nel's Christian Association. ols West tAJ-
sey,a;h Street : Is . IN.
Add--<s hy TAkura KAr0d. on Ire sp.-t o
Japan" a. the meeting % tie University Forum
u America. $50 West ll5tn Street, % ?. N.
Meeting Of the Commanding Officers % the Sss
YORK NatiouA Guard list Regiment Annoy
Park Aselue I'D Thirty fourth stnsi. $50
p 10.
Lecture ty Dr. william ?. SNOW o. Social
Hygiene" before the New York schopl o.
Philanthropy school. Twenty secol.d Stree, A..
Fourth Avenue. .. m.
Public lectures - the Board o, Education. SIS
= m. Msnhsttsn-''N Ray" y Or. W. L.
Darey. Public school %. West Houston and
Cla-k.on streets. near Nsfick Street Gllps-
irMedl: China ard Her People" ~ Mrs.
w!nnlfred G.. HAHley. Public School l0i.
lin Street west - Lesingtou Avenue Illus
us'ed) Sound and Wave Motion" ~ J.
Iorilg Arnold. m D.. New York Puhr
Library. sos West lf5ih Street ,illusirateil f.
The story q the River" ~ Or. William I.
HaI. IVES, issth street nllustrafoil #.
.ycneTlslG and Trinidad" hy Mrs. ~ Claire
Flnrey Young Women'S Hebrew AssociAiior
ID Wes, li0th STREET illustrated. Tie
Rrorr-' Hone IYs On France" hy Miss
Laura Virginia Roake. Publ. Sclooi 81. lt5th
street east 4 Willis Avenue lillusiraisdl .
SONGS % Oh Memoirs" by Nts Bessie &
Nolcaura ann. Public School a.. Randolph. -
Lawrence and Reach Avenues Oliusiratedl .
Women ~ ShAkespPsre-JuliS Desdemons.
OpheliA" by Mrs. Ethel Foster Public School
81 issth Street. findlAy and rcllar Avenues
liilHtrAtedl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
JOHN J. SIMMONS.

John J.. Simmons, sixty-four, who
served az Superintendent Of Buildings
in Queens during the administration OF
former Borough President Lawrence
Gresser, and lifelong resident OF
Flushing, died az his home, 27i Lincoln
Street, yesterday, following an illness
Of several months.
Mr.. Simmons served as captain in
the old 18th Separate Company, Of
Flushing, and was noted as a ride e1-
pert. he was an active member OF
the Exempt Firemen's Association. the
Royal Arcanum, the Catholic Beneyo-
lent Legion, the Flushing Boat Club
and the Flushing Business Mems As
ISOLATION. lie leaves wife and one
daughter. Mrs. Theodore Lawlor.