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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
ON FOLLOWING AMERICA.

It was more than was TO have been expected
that Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and
the Scandinavian countries, which have marvel
ously preserved their peace through two years
and half of the surrounding conflict, should
definitely announGe that they would follow the
United States into diplomatic break with Ger
many. Such a declaration would be tanta-
mount 10 q confession Of fear: for no nation
can know at what moment it may be called up
on to take hand in the war And to indicate
that they intended following the United States
would be equally awkward for these nations.
They would be committed in advance to the Ut
certain policies Of nation three thousand
miles away--a nation, moreover, without the
physical means to prosecute the European
brand Of war
These European nations are nearer the war
than we are. They know that the making Of
Diplomatic faces would be followed BY military
blows They may have dreamed Of a concert Of
nentrals-Sweden, at least, did-but they find
the reality impossible. There may be concert of
neutral opinion, but there is no physical union.
The scandinavian conference doubtless has
discovered that Scandinavia will lose no more
in the new submarine campaign than in the old
Doubtless, too the conferees have noticed that
the allied policy protection of small nations, 81
Is very unsuccessful, five small nations having
been conquered and starved to defeat.
Practical craftsmanship will hardly counsel
any war moves by the European neutrals-not
until their existence is actually threatened
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
PIMPLY2 WELL, DON'T 9
People Notice Il. Drive Thems
with DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face viii not ernbafra!. n
much longer If you get a package % =
Edwards Olive Tablets Inc :,
should begin to clear after you
taken the tablets a few nights
Cleanse the blood, the bowels T ~
liver with DR.. Edwards Oiive -.
the successful substitute tor 80
there's never any sickness OF pau
taking them. a, n
DR.. Edwards Olive Tables 90 IA
which caiomel does. and Just -
lively. but their action /; gen. .s:,.
safe instead of severe and if TT.si.t;
No one who takes Olive sD ~
ever cursed with "a dark brown sn, ID
a bad breath. a dull, listlesS,' ,; g.
feeling, constipation. torpid n'
disposition OF. piniply face. It,. AZ
Dr.. Edwards Olive Iaoies
purely vegetable compound nv r. u
olive oil; you viii know them "
olive color. .,ous
DR.. Edwards spent years all ana 81
tients afflicted with liver a.. are
Complaints, and Olive Tablets
Immensely effective result. ..w
Take one or two nightly IL and ID
See how much better you teea - 90
Toe ana zsc per box. All ofuss
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

sv,,Y <,-r-.-,s.s.f T..f,nr been ssupGaed 20
= 1su uruvfsitlr. Ehiei1 may n1r
,T,..a ~. rrr,irua AZ rr1Eh huE Is
-, r,f..,5 .sx n uecsssa-r rffser to rhs
..-.g,,ai,-,1,s com usafsd hv t1s Ersracy
r-.a- 4. nus uerr1frrtug skilled Ean0r;
/ = -. ,,r4,arvtss a1s,uEsHihfa, Cd DE import
~ n r:ty1ur at. raa kind cannnE be
s5-,1-7,f s.. rnis country Tina question
af ira rsgsasiry az importing szs1
s;s571...f T,1E,ur mar be dsrsrmtusd ng
-. secretary at Mhnr, bur appIIca-
-f,1r 7,y1sE ga u1afs before such M
1,,T-r.tfi,,fY 1zfi tia 5Es-s-s-r &C e sssss
--,I1Hr hIve rendered. decision a-1sr
) r1rI rsarfag AID uvsaEig:EEtnn Ens
cry,gtstt,ns CT the cuuEracr Ialcr law
ara u1,E heidi hcwEFsf. tas exctsfs.e
r,rr,fssaaeuaE aesarz, artists. lecturers
8, .zzE-s.. ---z==. sss..-sszz-..n stsiiszs
,ry,Fssaurs ar orher 5r1fzsal0rsiA men
an. domestic servants
The AstsEEle sZEiE1sfGn rEar nas
bean q source OF grave scnrsr Lee la,
1arr1sEE,ia-fY with the Japanese z1e-
sruuenE. euL congress nas Wlssis Lat-
Fswsst the Guidance or TIE STATE &c
oarrusnE and Avoided trann&
new e1cfIsldn law n laHgIasE o1sn-
sLvs 90 The sensitive japanese -
nationality or race Is Ed1cate0 Y
aau1s. and the s-ctrsi6r aapEss o.
70 rsaIGEEz 1t Na1L1VeN S--~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
WILL ATTEND
KAABA TEMPLE
Keokuk Masons to be Present a
Ceren,oniais at Fort Madison
March ~.

II is expected that number of
Keokuk Masons will attend the cere-
monial session of Kaaba temple. A;
A. o. n. NJ. S., oasis of Davenport,
at Fort Madison. Iowa. March IA.
The program for the occasion will
be as follows:
1000 a. m. to 500 p. m-Recorder
will receive at Antilles hotel.
900 D. m.-Business session and
election Of candidates.
400 o. m.-Grand parade.
500 p. M to 700 p. m--Tradi-
tfonal banquet.
500 p. m.-Ceremonial session
ROLAND W. Crook il potentate and
William r. Johnson, recorder.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
FORESTS A MORAL INFLUENCE.

Chief Forester Graves OF the department OF
agriculture asserts that million and half
paopIe seek our national forests for recreation
zach wear; and DIR. Baker, dean of the New
York state College of Forestry, declares that
forests have direct moral influence and are
uuenuaIed as places for the regeneration of and
refuvenation Of men We must have, he says,
well defined forest policy, for forestry means
not only reforestation but the protection and
utilization of the forests, Of their water sup
DIV and Of the animals that dwell therein. The
national government is doing its part in con-
servation of the forests but, pity to say, few of
the states have yet realized the worth Of such
activity as to lead them in the way of preser-
Vation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
MELTING For. LlMITEo.
Effect Of Literscy Test LaW-PrcsL
sions to Keep out These in
Search Of Liberty.

y
Washington Letter to Boston Tran
script: On May I, 1871, VIII take
effect the first immigration act, con
tanning Htaracy test provision ever
tG PASS the congress Of the United
States. a bill enacted into Law only
after the veto OF President Wilson
had been overridden. For the present
this probably ends the discussion OF
the adyisabfIity Of the literscy test,
discussion that has held attention
for years within and without the
halls Of congress Wien the act be-
comes effective # will supersede
practically all Of the immigration
laws that have been placed on the
statute books In the last thirteen
years.
The new law Is identical in many
respects with the bill passed by the
last congress which was vetoed by
President Wilson and failed to pass
over his veto by only a few votes
| II Ia more famous for its lfteracy
clause than for any other feature.
but while this may be its most SEN
sational claim to public notice. 1t IL
codification and re-enactment Of a
| tumble Of immigration laws on the
statute books. Were the literacy test
not in the bill the measure still
/ would be one of the greatest import
! ance for the reforms in the inmigra-
| ton service which 1t prescribes- The
/ uteracy test proposes in brief the
exclusion of aliens who cannot read
! In some language or dialect, and was
| aimed at class OF immigrants FAR
different from same group which
! might have been affected by the same
/ exclusion test say fifty years ago,
when the best muscle and some OF
the best brains of Europe, lotabiy
I from Ireland, were seeking our
/ shores. Exemptions in the bill are
generous; and one of the argum ents
I'm defense of the 1iteracy test has
been that persons otherwise eligible
could qualify for admission to the
/ United States by merely learning 70
4 read. The test applies only to aliens
over is years of age; and 1T provides
that any admissible alien. or any
alien heretofore or hereafter legally
admitted. or any citizen Of the United
States, may bring in or send for his
father or grandfather over hfty-nve
years of age, his wife, his mother
his grandmother or his unmarried OF
widowed daughter, if otherwise ad
MISSILE. whether such relatives car
read or not. The reading test viii
be Of not less than thirty or more
than forty words In ordinary use
printed in legible type in An appro
pirate language or dialect.
Aliens avoiding religious persecu
ton in the country of their last per
manent residence are exempted from
the JIteracy test, whether such per
secution be evidenced by overt acts
OF by law. OF governmental regula
lions that discriminate against the
alien of his race to which he belongs
because Of his religious faith" Aliens
who have lived continuously in the
United States gain the right to Il
abroad and return within six months
from the date OF their departure.
The American Federation of Labor
has assiduously urged the adoption
Of the literacy test and it Is doubt.
full IL this much disputed feature
could have been retained In the bill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
VIII Recognize Jew,

PETROGRAD. Feb. 19.-Removai OF
all present structures of entry OF
Jews into business and extension Of
fun freedom of movement TO Jews who
were wounded in the present war. as
well az the Russo-Japanese war, is
Planned by the government, according
TO semi-otacial press agencies today.
The Russian premier, 1t Is stated,
approves of enactment Of such re-
forms into law, holding 1t will aid In
the solution of the Jewish problem.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
KEO-HI-Y CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Discussion. at Session Held at Y. N.
c. A. Yesterday, Led by
John Robinson.

Regular meeting of the KeoEi-Y
was hel6 at the Y. n. C. A. yester-
day afternoon. The discussion was
led by John Robinson on the sub
ject Sweep Sweep. Sweep The
subject had reference to the game
of curling and the phrase used means
to clear the course for the curling
disc. A very clear application was
made to the problems that high
school student has in keeping the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

n 1r~sxr~% ~
Tine cGcs q e.l ' - - - -
demo or -stlasolS ? = : =. -. 80
ERT enzaSzr n -. So - sTaT,rs
and MAKING 2la44H - - 49,
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sSsst' z S...-.- .-.-r.ss---- s.t sr,,-
EST Il asGEla-at.ss - -,
tents La-otka1u- = - - xs,nrrFs
sFeOL III lie - -
kl12Lls az q -1-e - 80 -a-nsF,f1
ErsparA@1N - ri ---sr- - rf,~
5Ust11HS ss1s-- .rs,r+yf.- :, snrsr
Is1 $500 aa1rs - - ~rz .s-Yarsx
sae eha
ass sl.l - -rt.~4ar+ from
- - -. arf
sacn q - go ..Aocfs
sac Tile rsrs ,choot
HAVH4 -..s- a.S c.tv
ar-.-a-s TAa
SCHOOL, aA -, = = - Tre
s'1'l -l e $50 - s-.-sc-ry 20. r.-
IS ~ 80. - sse araIy-
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s s.e - liza -orn-
{ - - ~ Trs -o-rs. rsed IN the
- - - --,r,r+r contest
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s1laLl os = - - 49, or.ror.
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drilling On enis Ht n ~
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cren naye WuE1 - -. go 49,
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FEB .. OeslaHs = - -,-ss-
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Laalp, rsr.s- ray-h Nc.
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tAppanooss - cen-r.f
stenet .o-nr.;, pocI
Opai Aae. $500 49, 49, pc~s
/ Sreek $3.50 $3.50 Hr~h
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

course clear OF the evil influences
that tend TO tear down character
This club meets every Sunday after
noon at the Y NJ C. A., at goo
O'Clock. Every older high school stu
dent Is urged 20 attend
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

An frate husband whose WIG
bumped by an Automobile IN A, -.
apolis attached the machine Ior :.
Ages. won the case by default =. =
was joyfuily shaking HANDS "ia s,.,oa
self on his victory when ne m
cred the car was 1910 mooe h
glow of hope dropped to Ee" /
stantly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

either By arms or starvation t : Ens .hsar
Ear. and they have not been attacked insls
rational dignity has been less directly aSsaHffssi
than orrs7 and besides national lie 20 Earope
4 being Measured today II terrns u Bread ana
IIhertE. not IN terms OF dIgnItg-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
rnsxs se-a COMMENT

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= cnIitHE hil7a ne.u oa ~ - =. -s,s
IL n1c navs 7san IL = - s,,.,,,,.,asf
AMERICAN Ana1s en - -ls..-r. zyrs-.
t-sfMan aE I've - = - .e,rr
u ga assrosa ~ - -
h0l Satisfy a1se
[ nf= r. -cy1rt
,i'is = --,-r-,a -. ,.s.ts-
a. -ar,,T-s...rrre
81 ne = - .,,,r-F,,sru
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,.r ,r,..a.,y +, aystf1,r EEg
lsasE,ss Eau 80 = -, rse. xtara
. =. rf.-, an. aetsr rr1sl
-, - c.-ss
.
u,,,.4y,-,r--r, Ir,-ur.E-vas- wuf7a we
-, .s--.,7--,,=,,.r -. narfrrza IN Salts
- - = ,..15 ~ rtHcers rrr,rn var
ir,Iz rszy-,+ ,-f rirses down. tnsrs 20
-, go 3 ~ 5..re we ara sr11pas-
y. = F,rr,T,. .us 1,Iy1iss5r Tie cHrrvEng
- 1---rca.Tar. uaarf7yYs And rhsrz Is
-,ey-- 49, sn,. uITr1tshss.. s1ra1r Il BE
. Stranger ia the ravr
r.rs1-oy-- ryeuce-as Auarfeal
-es.sa-, .gr,,,rzg1r 4rer. wa something
r4,,,- s,1--ese.g rarErFr sErafraG ahcur
- zra-zn,an- rns4 Ambassador CO
rz-a arrsr his recall aat Gecflstt %
ssf1- rJ,.,- -.rh-- r;-an A, 40 E1= w11lLd
So aa-z III Eiug1tcrn come. Later
t1ssf-rr1a-ft,r 1. ID rna secn thai whs1
IN bsT r-zeTes eyer." Wrzet sends
u1Tres5 more natural and American
ana 6ztr MS hearers N 10 d1tabr "a To
r-rrrrwa Ccrrrter- II a1tIlf1g 10
an srurv ts a sI.aw az u1sesrfag CUE
rsrfu1,srz w. ean understand why
~ sxper-E Far 4 tl7reIsu FOE woEId
rzt ecurr1i az rafz nation BEFORE an
.--- s<-r-Ts r. S--,z4 In rz=er them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

Industries are already, for one cause or an
other beginning to circumscribe their activl-
ties. From manufacturing plants throughout
the country come reports Of the discharge OF
the extra help taken On under the stress of'war
orders. The demand for labor at high wages
has apparently reached its crux Now will
come the test of the stamina of the workers
who have reaped the benefit Of war conditions.
II will not be agreeable nor will it be conducive
to content to suffer loss Of employment and
large reductions in wages. If the opportunity
for saving has been taken advantage Of a re-
adjustment can be effected without real suffer
ing. if money earned under abnormal condi-
tons has bred habit of spending that persists
into normal conditions, we shall see discomfort
and to some extent unrest during the period of
economic readjustment which is inevitable.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
Ha unanfmeus-

Aberdeen News. In time Of trouble
the president has all the eI-prssi-
deuts and all the sI-presfdenttai CHI
tfGafes. and all the would be prest-
Sanfs enrolled softdIy IN his sup
rorr- besides all the rest OF the folks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
-. c.u "a patrIctisr1.

Manson Journal Just De AH1erf-
cans That Is all We are not going
10 light any other nations battles
but =e must be men OF cease 10
eTisr AZ a nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
PrcphecY.

sfoux City ArglsLeader: Secre
tary Laustags verge OF war speech,
Ehich was severely condemned Jew
weeks ago, Is pretty good reading
row
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
Sian Of the BACK Number.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: The
merchant who does not make use of
newspaper space to advertise as a
rule is not up In his business. Visit
his store and you win ind that his
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

wares are miserably arranged III
displayed. And, too. you are -
likely to find out Of date stun -
an advertiser would have DIS ne's|
and best bargains
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

The kaiser appears to consider that
eighteenth century Prussian-American treaty as
an extremely interesting and important piece
of paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

Louis XI a chicken thief, Milton plagiarist,
and now Poe declared to have been smuggler.
By the time this war is over even newspaper
man will not have shred of good reputation
left
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

We've turned a new page Of American di-
plomacy; the fly leaves and the preface are be-
hind us, now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

ID aoe seans 70 -. srlca hoi6s rat ssSr
d sy esrcsssicn- Mine - ne ooS17 =
crser zsna- -scaes .1cr1acrrene rust &c 6e1 .
ss4s .ecs,rr1c ard ssa- ira ccr0saI@
s-snrcse ss"sa-I11H g saanool-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19
AGING for information

Kansas city Star. The one-man
Submarine which Mr.. Ford proposes
to build for the navy-wH Dc
enusuDed with a self starter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

Knoxville EXPRESS: The whisky Eel
EsEs know the danger OF suffrage anf
age Tyirg 70 strange IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

AIgn1a Courier. There fl 10 dan
ger q aaT lack Of frdras at the sal
ary that is now being Faid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

Dea Motaee Tribune. Anticipating
"a rush OF American tourists after the
war, the PARIS hotels are already ba-
ing enlarged But IL we get into the
big scrap, We NAY have enough ruins
a. home 10 keep the American sight
zsers busy for q while.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-19

rs1es IN the county cnueesr.
- y On On ) 5' rrzS<1szT. FsaH~ Is, L n g..
herd by hfs attorney. Warren y e
OF HamfIrnr. Hes sui. To tsa Mt
term 1877 Of the ctrcuEr con-
axatnsf 4 O Marsh Of
zssun patr. fixing damages a. szss :
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-12
Two Scholarships For
Sons of Pennsy Employees

Announcement is made by the gem
eral managers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Lines east and west or
Pittsburgh, that arrangements have
been made to hold examinations for
the award of the Frank Thomson
Scholarships for the four-year collegi-
ate term, beginning with 1S1S-19l9.
Two scholarships VIII be vacant, one
will be awarded to a son OF "A living
or deceased employe of the line of the
Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pitts
burgh, and the other will be similarly
applied to lines west.
The examinations will be conducted
by the College Entrance Examination
Board. OF New York City, and appli-
cations for examination in localities
east of the Mississippi must be receiV-
ed on or before May 27, 1918, and for
those west of the Mississippi, on or
before May 20, 1918.
The Frank Thomson Scholarships
were established in 1907 by the chill
dren of the late Frank Thomson, for
merly president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, as memorial to
their father. The purpose is to per-
init the sons of living and deceased
employees of the Pennsylvania Rail
road System to obtain technical edu-
cations which will qualify them for
entering the railroad service. The
trust fund sustains eight scholarships
simultaneously.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-12
ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
PENNSY HEAD
ONLIBERTY
Urges Hearty Cooperation of
All Employees on Second
Subscription

The Second Liberty Loan cam
paign among the employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad was inaugu-
rated yesterday with an address by
President Samuel Rea, delivered at a
meeting of about 200 officers of the
company, held in the Young Mems
Christian Association building, Phlla-
delphia.
Mr.. Rea pledged the support of
the management to aid the Govern
ment in making the loan success,
and urged full cooperation on the
part of all employees.
Other addresses were made by
Vice-Presidents Henry TatnaI. w,
II. Myers, and A. j. County; also by
Captain John p. Green, retired vice
president, James +. Fahnestock,
treasurer, and r. L. O'Donnel. as
sistant general manager. J. G. john
son. superintendent of telegraph,
presided.
First Subscription.
Mr.. Fahnestock referred to the
fact that 53,160 employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad subscribed 20
a total of $3,44O,60O of the bonds of
the First Liberty Loan. He urged
that every effort should be made TO
double this record with the Second
Loan, and to obtain not less than
100000 subscriptions for at least
S7,000.000 worth of the new bonds.
B. c. Henion, assistant auditor OF
disbursements, and chairman OF the
Special Liberty Loan Committee OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-12
WORKING HARD
ON NEW YARDS
Big Reading Improvement at
Bethlehem Is Being
Rushed

Bethlehem, Oct. IA force of
125 men are engaged in the giant
operation of building yards and big
roundhouse for the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad in Lower Saucon
township, just south of Northamp-
ton Heights. This work is being
done by c. p. Bower, railroad con-
tractor, and is under personal direc-
, tion of l. Z. Fisher. When COM
pleted 1t will represent an eXpendi-
ture of S1,200,000, as stated in the
Globe some weeks ago.
At the present time all is activity
in the Saucon Valley. Just north Of
Hellertown three small steam SHOW
els are being used in taking off top
earth and leveling off the contour of
the land for the location of the
roundhouse and turptable.
Ground Work Completed
One-third of the ground work at
that point has been completed. Just
below the Bethlehem Steel company
junction two large shovels have just
started the task of removing a
mountain of ground, which is being
hauled to other parts of the yard site
for filling in. This is the big opera
ton.
\ representative of the contract
ing company when seen yesterday
stated that it will probably require
ten months more of hard work to
complete the operation. The men
employed are all from this commu-
nifty and the building of shacks for
this accommodation, which had been
contemplated, has not been found
necessary up to this time.