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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

FOR RENT-Partly modern room
house, two lots, one block from car
line. Apply Russell, 500 D street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

FOR SALE-Gentle Shetland pony
and complete driving outfit at right
price. Mrs. J. Bregenzer, % South
Eleventh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

FOR SALE-My place at $50 Craw-
ford St., Warsaw, ILL.,, new house,
large barn. and fine location. Two
blocks south of high school. Virgil
Ridgway.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

FOR SALE+SmaH house and nice
lot, West Keokuk, near car line
and school. See G. l.. Norman, 80
North Fourth Phone IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
To Visit Alaskan Waters.

Bound on a trip of inspection to the
fisheries along the southern coast of
California, the cutter Manning has
sailed from Puget sound, Wash. She
will remain in ALASKAN waters for
several weeks. Later she will return
TO Seattle and will At out for patrol
work in Alaskan waters during the
summer months.
Second Lieut.. Dussell r. Waesche has
returned 10 duty in the Treasury De-
partment after a short visit to New
York.
orders for the week are as follows:
First Lieut. q. f. Wilcox, detached
rom Conanche to Morrill, Second
Lieut. s. 5 Yeandle, detached from
Cnalga to Mackinac; Third Lieut.. J. E.
Silks, detached from Snohomish to I'm
alga: First Lieutenant of Engineers
J. E. Derry, detached from Morrill, to
Pamlico; Second Lieut.. F. A. Nichols
Androscoggin: Second Lieut.. G.. T. Fin
Law, detached from Androscoggin to
anchorage duty at Chicago, Ill. Third
Lieut. E F. Stone, detached from
Onondaga TO special duty at Norfolk,
Va: First Lieutenant of Engineers NJ
n Usina, assigned to Apache; First
Lieutenant of Engineers H. L. Butler
detached from Pamlico upon relief tc
Guthrie: Second Lieut.. W. y. Derby
preparatory orders to duty on ltasca
and subsequently to Academy: Third
Lieut.. r j. German, preparatory or
ders 10 duty on Itasca and subsequent
Nv 10 Academy, First Lieutenant OF
Engineers H y. Wood. detached from
Apache TO Morrill,: Second Lieutenan,
of Engineers c. H Johnson, detailed
TO deck duty on Pamlico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
CHINESE RECORDS BURNED
IN MILLS BUILDING FIRE
Certificates Showing Right Of Celes
tials to Live in This Country
Partly Destroyed.

Records of residential Chinese IN TINS
country covering period since 1873
were partly destroyed by the fire which
occurred in the bureau of immi grafton
of the Department of Labor in the NILS
building early yesterday morning. 1t would
he difficult to replace these records. as
they are the original certificates show
ing that a Chinaman has the right to
live in this country. The appearance
now of Chinese saving that they were
registered would he hard to disprove
by the bureau Of immigration. with the
records destroyed.
The fire also destroyed the digest OF
arpropriations of the immigration serv-
iCe-reCords that cannot be replaced.
These records show just how the money
allotted to the bureau of immigration has
been spent,
In addition there was a large amount
of equipment. totaling in value ABOUT
$ 500 destroyed. This included desks
typewriters and other material.
The damage to the building IS esti-
mated at $1,000 by chief Clerk Robert
Watson who said that he had not vet
been able to determine the origin Of the
FIRE It started. he said, in the chinese
records
The office force was busy today getting
the papers Strengthened out. while the Ia
boring force was engaged in cleaning up
the debris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
WILL BURN PAPER MONEY
TO LOWER MEXICAN DEBT

MEXICO CITY. March 21.-The wom-
en- of the republic issued an appeal last
night through the press for a supreme
effort to lift the interior debt repre-
scented by the present issue of paper
money. Labor unions, government en-
ployes and others are called upon to
make weekly contributions in bills.
which it is planned to burn in public
squares insteadof turning them into
the treasury.
In addition, men, women and children
are asked to make contributions of
Jew elry, plate and metallic money.
According to this plan. the Guild of
Leather Workers has agreed to burn
10000 pesos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27

changing to auto delivery" That 10
the cum and substance of advertise
ments which appear in the daily pa
pers from time to time. 1t is more
impressive than whole essay. when
, considering toe passing Of the horse.
There still lot of horses in this
country. In fact. the animals arc in
, greater demand. in certain quartera
than they have ever been, and they
are commanding high prices. But the
knell has been souuded-and CONNER
cially sounded. Horses for sale on
account of changing to auto delivery
II they had been offered for sale be
cause the owner desired a car for pleas
ure. il would not he serious. II
pleasure only had been involved, the
subject could easily have been dis
missed with a sentence. But when the
| cold calculation OF business steps n,
when commerce is at the back of the
thing-then there is no use in arguing
about the passing OF the horse: he il
passing. and that is all that need he
said upon the subject. and the end 10
only a matter of calculation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Two Coyotes.
From Dumb Animals.

We watched two coyotes in captivity
the other day. They were of the same
age. of the same parentage on both
sides. They have been nearly a year
confined in the same cage. One OF
them, the male, is as restless a crea-
ture as one might ever see. almost
never quiet. hurrying back and forth
with rapid steps from one end of the
cage to the other. apparently never
free from fear. the eye restless and
wild. The other. the female, is as gen
tie as dog. likes TO lean against the
bars and he petted. is without fear a
restfu, and one might ina CINE a con-
tented animal. Here is the old uues-
ton of heredity. Our human families
present the same problem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
MANY OPPORTUNITIES
TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT
Federal Bureau Has Listed Several
Places in D. c. and Adjoin-
ing States.

Many opportunities to obtain employ
land and Virginia have been made pub
~iic by the federal employment bureau
OF the Department of Dor Addi
tional Information concerning the fol-
lowing positions may be obtained upon
application at the bureaus headquar-
tiers. room sol Mills building, 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west:
District Of Columbia single
woman for general houseWork and
some care Of small child: SIG per month
free board and lodging: usual hours.
one single woman for general house
work. including cooking and washing
any 5000. white. English speaking; $50
per month. free board and lodging, NJ
transportation: usual hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
AIDED BY COUNTRYMEN.
Russians Forced Out of War Zone
Seeking Employment Here.

SEATTLE, Wash. March 27.-Russiar
refugees who have been forced by war
conditions at home to seek their liveli-
hood in the United States are to be
assisted in obtaining employment by
their own countrymen and fellow refu-
gees in this city. il was announced to-
day. AT a mass meeting of Russian
refugees last night authorization was
given for the appointment of COM
mittee which will undertake to find
employment for future arrivals in a
manner suitable to their previous ex-
perience and training.
Most of the 500 refugees who have
come here within the last six months
were prosperous business and profess
sional men before they were driven out
of the war zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
NURSE STRANGLED TO DEATH.
Body of Miss z. M. Cramer Found in
Suburb of Dallas, Tex.

DALLAS. Tex, March 21.-The body
of Miss Il. NJ. Cramer. nurse, was
found today on the high school campus
at Oak Cliff suburb. She had been
strangled to death. Disarranged
clothing indicated she had made a
desperate struggle for her life.
Miss Cramer had been a case at
Edom Tex She returned Sunday night
and proba bly, was attacked by a negro,
the police said today, while en- route
from the railway station to her home.
The victim was twentyfour years old.
Her father levs at Maggie. w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Apache Floats Two Vessels.

The cutter Apach on the Chesapeake
station has had a fairly busy week of
it. Early in the week she was called
schooner j. H. Addison, ashore on the
east side Of the bay near COLCHESTER
Beach The vessel was found aground,
but after some pulling on her was
worked into deep water The two
masted schooner &. &. Wheeler. which
went ashore near Oxford. Md. several
days ago. was foated in the latter part
Of the week by the Apache and was
able TO continue her voyage without
further assistance.
Ice on the Maine coast is giving yes
sells much trouble. and oftentimes they
are placed In danger Of being carried
10 sea with il. out OF open harbors.
The cutter Ossipee was called upon IN
the past week TO free several vesssls
caught in ice in Fox Island thorough
fare, the east side or Penopscot
bay. Me The ice was thick and heavy.
the vessels out. and thy were able 10
seek better sheltered harbors.
When the cutter Gresham went to the
aid of the British schooner Lawson,
ashore on Bug Light spit, near the en- :
trance to Boston harbor, she was found
high and dry. In spite of this handl-
cap, the cutter. aided by tugs. worked
the vessel into deep water ana she was
taken to Boston. The Law con lost her
keel. her bottom plankins was badly
dam ma ged and extensive repairs Will
be necessary.
In a bad plight. with foretopmast and
libboom broken, sails blown away,
rudder damaged and leaking, the three
masted schooner Helen Montague was
picked up by the cutter Ossipee about
thirty miles east by south of Thatch-
| ers Island and was taken to Portland
| TO repair and refit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
WANT EARLY ACTION.
House Advocates of Armor Plate Bill
Impatient Over Delay.

House democratic advocates OF the
government armor plate manufacture
bill will demand a separate caucus ON
the measure if the naval affairs com
mittee does not report il soon.
Petitions circulated by Representa-
tives Heating Of colorado, Tavenuer.
Illinois: Nandyke. Minnesota. Grosser.
Ohio. and TaSgart. Kansas. asking for
than enough signatures to insure such
a conference
The petition will be held up tempo
rarily pending committee action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
FLORISTS AT PHILADELPHIA.
Local Delegation Attends National
Floral Show.

4 large delegation of Washing on
florists and members of their families
went to Philadelphia today 10 attend
the national flower show which opened
in that city Saturday. Many Washing
tonians attended the opening and
others spent yesterday in Philadel-
phia
The party which left today rode in
special coaches, and were joined at
Baltimore by large delegation of
florists from that city. A number of
Washington florists have entered ex-
hibits III the show. this city being
noted in florist circles for its Ameri-
can beauty roses and sweet peas The
Nashingtonians hope to capture sew
erai prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Court Makes Suggestion.
THOMAS TAGGART SWORN IN.
Succeeds Late Senator Shively of In
diana Until November Election

Thomas Taggart Of Indiana today took
the oath Of Once as United States SEN
aenr TO succeed the late Senator Shively.
Senator Tasgart WAS escorted TO the
Vice Presidents desk by Senator Kern,
his colleague. and the oath was admins
i.tered by Vice President Marshall, who
also halls from Indiana
Senator Tagxart was appointed by Gov.
Ralston Of Indiana TO serve as senator
until an election can be held. This will
be in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Justifes Portugal in War.

PARIS. March Elm proclamation
to the Portuguese army. says a Havas
dispatch from Lisbon, the minister Of
war asserts Germany aimed at the abb
sorption of Portugars commerce and
the seizure of her colonies. These OBJ
jects would have been fully realized,
the proclamation says had 1t not been
for the declaration of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
]. B. Elan. Prominent Lawyer, Dies

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 81
John B. Elan, seventy, one Of the most
widely known lawyers of Indiana. is
dead at his home here. He was law
partner of former President Benjamin
Harrison for number of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Silk Workers Win Fight.

PATTERSON, y. j.. March 27.-Formal
announcement was made here today
that the Silk Manufacturers Associa-
ton will grant the demand of the
workers for a nine-hour day effective
April 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Scioto River Continues to Rise.

. COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 27.-Al-
though the local weather bureau and
city officials declared today there was
no danger of serious food. a con-
tinued rise in the Scioto river caused
scores of families living the west
side of the city to move their house,
hold goods to higher ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27

Mrs. clara Haxail Grundy. eighty
five widow of Thomas Biilopp Grun-
DIV of Baltimore. died at the home OF
her SON col Barton r. Grundy Rich
mond Va. from the nfrmities Of age
She was the eldest daughter of the
late Richard Barton HaXaIl of Rich :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Russian Minister to China.

PETROGRAD. via London, March p.
Prince Nicholas Koudacheff. former
first secretary OF the Russian embs ssy a
Washington and counselor of the en-
bassy at Vienna. has been nominated
for minister to China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
ABRAM G. FREY OBTAINS
CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
Courts Decision Causes the Mother
to Swoon-Appeal in Case
Is Noted.

Justice Gould today gave Abram 6.
Frey the custody of his three children.
Nbran c.. jr., age seven years; Char
i"t'e K. age five years, and Ada
Beatrice. age three years. in deciding
The habess corpus action brought
against the Washington City Orphan
Asylum and Phoebe =. Frey, the
mother.
Pending an appeal of the case. the
children will remain in the custody of
the orphanage. Mrs. Frey was given
twenty -four hours in which to file a
SIpersedeas bond Of 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Burglars Ransack Residence

Burglars last night entered the resi-
dence of Theodore Michael 1902 keokuk
street with duplicate key and ran
sacked the premises They took S46 in
cash and number of car tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Region Has
Great ADVANTAGE

list hotels of Florida are veritabI nal
aces and the skyline of Old St Angus
tine, twenty-eight miles from here. EN-
bellished with towers and mInareis is
sa i'd to surpass that OF many Eurooean
towns This little city. said to b. the
oldest in the United States, has been
repeatedly used by the movie makers
as an old-world setting. Indian hindoo
temples. Roman gardens with swans
and pools. Fiji Island scenes and ship
wrecks are some other settings for
which Jacksonville surroundings have
been found particularly well suited.
The light in this part of the country
is much better and more reliable than
il is farther north. You don't have to
wait on the weather, is the way the
directors express it They enjoy sew
eral hours more OF outdoor work every
dsy and are BILE to use the outdoor
studio, with the help of light diffusers.
for a great many scenes that would
have to be made indoors in New York.
Naturally, all of this is a great saw
ing In electric current. and. in fact
nearly all operating expenses are a
good deal lower in Jacksonville than
anywhere else the game has been tried
one director has even devised meth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
'AMENS' FROM MEMBERS
MOCK FAMILIAR SOUND
0utbursts of Laughter Mark House
Vote on Expunging Language
From Record.

Amid outbursts of laughter the House
today agreed to q resolution eNpungins
from the permanent Congressional
Record much of the vituperative and
denunciatory language used by Rep
resentative Davis of Texas in remarks
he printed in the Record last week as
an attack on certain Texas newspapers
and others growing out of political
controversy.
The committees action. winding W
the incident. was accompanied ny
statements by Chairman Webb of the
special committee that investigated
the subject and by Representative
Davis.
Mr.. Davis said he inserted the
language with a fun knowledge OF
what he was doing and that he had
measured every word. but that friends
had advised him that obscene and other
language complained of did not com
port with his Christian standing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Mother Becomes Hysterical.

Upou gaining the corridor Of the city
hall after Justice Gould's decision Mrs.
Frey became hysterical, and, after a
scream which could be heard through
nIt the building. she swooned. In eff
forts 70 assist her the husband jostled
with the crowd but finally aided in re-
moving Mrs. Frey to an anteroom,
where she was restored.
Frey sought the custody of the chill
dren on the grounds that the mother
deserted them.
la resisting this plea Mrs Frey
charged that he failed to support her
o. the children.
Court Makes Suggestion.
The court suggeste ed that the couple
patch up their differences, and gave
the custody OF the children 10 the
father. who is TO provide them home
At their paternal grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Frey.
Attorneys Edward l. Gies and Ethel
bert b. Frey, the petitioners brother,
represented Frey. Attorney James A
OSheA appeared for the orphanage and
Mrs. Frey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
DIXIE GOES AHEAD.
.X.-The Movies Move
South.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March 20
city for great African expedition
which will rival in a specta cular way
that staged by the late Mr.. Stanley.
ana viii have the added feature of a
touching love story. in which the hero
flights whole tribe of natives and
the william is swallowed by an alli-
gator
VIII the expedition really go to
Africa: It will not. It viii go only
river AZ Mayport fifteen miles away.
Where there is enough tropical jungle
TO suit the most exacting explorer. and
where three large African native viii
iases are now under construction. AS
YOU many have guessed. the promoters
OF ms expedition are one of the big
moving picture concerns. number of
winch have recently OPENED studios in
Jacksonville.
me property room of this particula r
company presents y bizarre and busy
appearance right now An order for
BAMBOO war spears is being rushed
through, and three Young ladies are
pusN at their sewing machines ma king
primitive eee-strincs out of huriap for
me savage trihesmen. who viii he a
numberof Jacksonville's negro walters
ana cab drivers in very slim disguise
ihese fellows, in fact. will ne nearly
Tue whole show. the scenario calls
lor only three white parts. and there
are about seventy blacks in it. The
darkies are enthusiastic Aside from
the " day and lunch which each will
se'. lheE are one and all convinced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Committee to Submit a Plan.

To prevent the Overlapping of
church work the federation, after some
debate. adopted a recommendation pro-
viding for d committee to submit plan
whereby the organization may have in
terdenominational supervision over the
formation Of new church congregations
and the location of new church struc-
lures. Such q plan, il is stated. has
worked eXcellently we'll in Cleveland.
The members of the federation were
requested to observe one Sunday in
April or May Anti-Sal loon
League day. the league to furnish a
speaker. If desired.
No announcement can be made as to
tho possibility of Billy Sundays
coming to Washington, ii was stated,
tIt.. after ,re latters visit to the APP
preaching Methodist conference here.
lie Will he seen and talked with on
that occasion, the chair announced. and
thc committee in charge is doing and
will Go all in his power to procure
,isit.
4 motion was carried to extend the
board of educat ton vote of thanks for
refusing to permit the Grover Cleve-
land school building to he used on Sun
days as a community forum center. and
the federation was acquainted with the
details Of the proposed program for
the national missionary congress to
he held in connection with the laymens
missionary movement in this city April
&c 20 so. inclusive, when many speak
ers famous in the missionary world
will be heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
DEPICTS D|REFUL RESULT
OF BLOTT|NC OUT BIBLE
Rev. DR.. J. B. Hamilton Tells OF
Supposed Calamity in Dream at
Pastors Meeting.

Direful consequences to every phase
of life ON this planet of an imaginary
complete disappearance beyond the
power OF reproduction Of the word OF
cod as contained in the Bible were
wildly portrayed by Rev. DR. Jay Ben
son Hamilton. pastor of Trinity NJ +.
Church New York. before the meeting
,his morning of the Pastors Fedora :
ton. held in the Y. NJ. c. A. assembly
hall
Dr Bensou's presentation WAS en-
titIed ~ Pa-able-When the Bible Was
Elotted out" and depicted a personal
dream in which this calamity was sup
posed to happen. The almost ircred :
lille debts Dwell by humanity to the
sacred writings were emphasized in a
most realistic manner. Not only did
churches and their members suffer. hut
havoc was PLAYED with literature. jour
nalism. law. the drama. art. music.
the movies and even business.
through the presence of this imaginary
condition when every word and SEN
tence from and every aluSion to holy
writ was blotted from the printed
pages used by humanity.
No fewer than 600 direct biblical quo
tatiouS and countless references were
removed bodily from the works of
Shakespea re: checks aud other com
mercial documents We're made value
less through the absence of first names.
aud blind persons. who had trained
themselves to remember great portions
Of the Bible. became the assistant MN
listers Of churches. Just as social
chaos was about to follow on religious
confusion. the dreamer wakes again.
sees before his delighted eyes the ia
Iii, Jar HaGh is-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Remarks Are Withdrawn.

He said he had not made objection
when Representative Madden of IL
linois referred to his remarks as a
"cesspool" because the gentleman is
fun of his subject
Immediately Mr.. Madden demanded
that Mr. Davis " ords he taken down
and the Texan withdrew those re-
marks The report of the committee
expunging the Objectionable language
was then adopted amid 'amens' from
members all over the House. moCking
the Texans frequent intersection of
"amens" in the House proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
Positions in MARYLAND.

Observation-Disclosures county: Married
man for general farm work. S30-s35 pei
month: four-room house; garden anC
vegetables: near city: experienced
some work for WIFE if desired.
Mont gomery county-One married
man with small family for genera
farm work: any good, white, English.
speaking; thoroughly experienced; not
more than two or three children de.
sired. So per month, partly furnishe e
house. garden and fuel: applicant
would be expected to board employer
at $40 per month.
Prince Georges county-One single
| man for general farm work: hand,
with hammer and saw German pre-.
ferred: other English speaking: eK
perienced: two cows; SIS per month
free board lodging and washing.