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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

know who her chief executive is. The
supreme court after eliminating some
contention not material to the settle
ment of the mandamus proceedings to
GUST Governor Hunt, has expressed a
hope of rendering decision as to
whether Hunt or Campbell is entitled
to possession of office, pending the
settlement of contest proceedings la
ter on. In the meantime the legisla-
ture, which has adjourned until to-
morrow, is framing q tentative pro-
gram.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

san matter, with the main body Of the senate
republicans fighting to the last ditch. Senator
Lodge and his cohorts were right SO far as they
questioned the right Of the senate to SIT IN
Judgment upon the presidents diplomatic poh,
cies, but they were wrong when they grouped
themselves in a deliberate body in an attempt
to embarrass Mr. Wilson in the exercise OF ms
full measure of freedom in the right to set MN
self up as meddler in international atfalrs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
COLD WEATHER
is ON DOCKET
kcrtherIy Winds and Low Tempera
ture Began to Chill Atmos-
phere This Afternoon.

A cold wave struck Keokuk this
afternoon and will continue tonight.
The weather bureau expects tempera-
ture of fifteen above zero by tomor-
row morning, with possibility of the
mercury going down to ten. A north
west wind WIS blowing down from
Medicine Hat this afternoon and
after the spTids weather or the last
two or three Gays, was making it
d.sagreeable 20 be out. The colder
weather will be welcomed by the ice
man, however.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. c. D. Streeter left today Tor
Florida, to be goneia month. They
expect to tour the state but will be at
Jacksonville for some time.
Mrs. Thomas Short returned from
Bushnell, accompanied by her grand
son. after pleasant visit with her son
w. s. Short and family, formerly OF
this city.
Adrian Sturgeon Of Wayland, Mo-.
is in Keokuk today on business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
Cotton Down.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Cotton
futures opened down to 9 points
with trading light on the cotton ex-
change today May was quoted at
S1S.77; July at $3.50. In the first
half hour losses were increased to
10 and II points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
JUSTICE PRESIDES
AT B. B. MEETING
Representatives Of Three League,
Meeting in Cedar Rapids
TODAY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 10
Fifty representatives of the Central
association, ThreeI. and Western
BASEBALL LEAGUES went into confer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

A famous hosiery model has been murdered
in Philadelphia, and it's about the only hosiery
mystery of the day
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

The question is whether We'll have peace
brought by the European governments or wait
for it to be brought by the angels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
Man Settle Trouble.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 1O--Arizona
il hopeful that before night abe will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

What has become of the man who used to
put his automobile in storage for the winter?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

The little band of congressman who are out
to kill off the needless appropriations IN the
pork barrel bills are long OF countenance these
DAYS. and short of means. The situation IS
desperate enough SO that such extremltles as
corrective legislation have been suggested.
the reformers forgetting that congressman who
would engage in pork barrel steal would also
defeat an attempt to check their greed.
Proposals for anti-pork legislation are that
the president be authorized to veto Individual
items in an appropriation bill; and that com
mission be created to report On public building
projects. Neither method seems sound. If
the president were permitted to cast out the
items which displease him and retain only
what has his approval, a dangerous principle
would be introduced which might ultimately
be extended to other than appropriation leg1s-
lation. A president cannot be given the power
of legislator Nor would an advisory COM
mission be infallible
The only right means of checking the wicked
extravaganza of the pork barrel is to keep the
situation before the public and force congress
to be honest. In this year Of dwindling funds
and mounting taxes, the waste of government
money is nothing short Of crime. Advertise
the crime; show it up; watch every congress
man.
There have been schemes for abolshing the
pork barrel before There has been revived the
plan to require every town to pay half the cost
of it's federal buildings, the general government
to pay the other half. But that, too, fails by
the wayside. It should be possible to appro-
pirate government moneys honestly and eff
fectively, without sectional prejudice and
political graft 1t would be possible if the tax
payers took proper interest in the problem.
Until they do the steal will go on-one hundred
and fifty million dollars now, with three hun
bred and seventy-nine million dollars deficit in
sight at the end of the next fiscal year; one
hundred and fifty million dollars thrown away
now, with taxes higher and going higher; in
come tax doubled emergency bond issue neces-
sarv. ''war taxes being continued.
The difficulty calls for common sense not
new laws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
Lillian eish in Wonderful Role.

Chief among her past accomplish
ments is without doubt her finished
work as Grifith's star in THE Birth
OF Nation" but now Lillian Gtsi
has something new and different II
diane of the F'cllies," the attract N
at the Grand tonight. In her latest
picture the demure Lillian Gish dis
appears and n her place there comes
a light, frivolous chorus girl, part
difficult to compare with her eer:1er
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

The leak in the state department might be
effectivly stopped by stuffing the crevice with
one of the putty policies of the administration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10
PORK BARREL REMEDIES.

The easiest the mos: obvious and the most ia
miliar way to criticize pork is to attack the lndf
vtduaI congressman. And that, after ALL does
NO, 90 to the root of the matter The real trouble
is with the home community which demands pup
lie buildings making congressman's reelection
depend upon his success in getting them IL Is
not safe to assume that any congressman likes
10 be involved in the criticism that RACES ABOUT
pork. He'd much rather be relieved The most
Intelligent undoubtedly would like to be free TO
give their thought and time to important pubic
Observation-Disclosures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

One knows what women do They may leave you In the
briqht days. In the dark days. On the majority OF
them you couldn't rely in prosperity, but in misfortune
you couldn't do anything else They are there with YOU:
They're that The best life can give you !"
misfortune is a woman.-Gilbert Parker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

diane of the Follies" jumps from
chorus girl to society leader and the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

The pipe of peace induces dreams these days
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

the Three-I circuit, told the a.
bly, something must be done u
minors were to survive another
! son.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-10

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New Britain herald., 1917-09-25

Armenian Austrian, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish Russian and Slovak children were found in both; while the Methodist school had in addition, Bohemian, English, Irish, Jewish and Swedish girls, and the Lafayette, French, Magyar, Ruthenian and Persian-Assyrian.
 The diversity of our work is shown also by the fact that twenty-two diff ferent churches of eleven denomina- tions were represented in the Metho- dist school this past year.
 The principal work of the summer, aside from the visiting, has been the giving of outings to women and chil- dren to whom this form of recreation
 comes as 8 great boon during the
 heat of the summon months. With q
 Fresh Air fund of $35.52 at our con-
 mand, we furnished car-rides and re-
 treatments and one autom obile ride
 to 237 women and children. It re-
 quired some careful management to
 make the sum available for this pur-
 pose cover so great a need, but we have learned that a large amount of pleasure can be given with a com paratively small outlay.
 The crowning event of the season was the automobile ride to Elizabeth Park given to 8 few specials whose needs seemed to warrant the neces- sary expenditure. The company com prised Polish, Lithuanian, Russian and Italian women who had been work ing hard all summer in factories or restaurants, or were crippled with rheumatism and seldom able to get out for even a short outing; and the thorough enjoyment of all made us
 feel that the money used for this out
 ing was especially well-spent. We are looking forward to opening up some new lines of work during the coming year if the necessary means
 can be provided. and we seek the CO., operation of all who are interested in the welfare of our city that we may be inded workers together" in this cause which means so much in the lives of our people.
 Respectfully submitted,
 CAROLINE E. BARTLETT.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
ROY IN GOOD HEALTH.
Had Been in Hospital and Could Not
 Write Home.

Write Home.
 ?Having spent three years in the war, one year and ten months of which he passed in the trenches, and four months in an army hospital, Joseph Roy, who lived in this city before he went across has written to relatives here. According to his let ters that he has written he is still en- toying his experience. In letters that have been received recently he states that he Is still in fighting trim, ready to do his bit with the foremost in line.
 Mrs. x. LaFlamme, a sister, is the recipient of one of the letters in which he explains that he has been in Paris on furlough, but will soon return to the front again. He also writes con- cerning the medals that he has re- ceived on different occasions for deeds of bravery. While in the French army he was injured three times, one of the injuries being the cause of his four months in an army hospital. While there he failed to write and relatives in this city feared for his safety, but after long period of waiting a letter finally arrived stating that he was in the best of health. Just lately he fig ured in the worst battle that he has participated in at the front. He has been married since leaving home.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
DRAFTED BROTHER
 FAILED TO G0
So Another Member of His Family
 Took His Place

Dr. M. Girsdansky, chairman of draft board 93 of New York. the headquarters of which are at 229 and 231 East Broadway, appealed to Major Gen. J. Franklin Bell U. s. A.. in command at Camp Upton, to set him. The mixup in Board 93 is due, in the first place, to the fact that Private M. Getzhoff. who is No. 437 in the draft call and who was supposed to have gone to Camp Upton last week, failed to show up at the mo- bilization hour, and, as it subsequently turned out, Getzhoff's 19-year-old brother voluntarily went to Yaphank in his place. Twenty-four hours passed before the board found out about the substitution. Draftee and substitute are now both in the Yap- hank army, and the board is unable to release the substitute.
 In the second place, the board got in hot water when it sent tenn porary conscript' named Isaacson to Camp Upton in place of the regularly called man. According to the report which Dr. Girsdansky made to Gen. eral Bell, the regular man was among the missing and unaccounted for at the final roll call. Instead of putting in regular alternate and notifying the police that he had failed to appear, pr. Girsdansky sought out Isaacson, who was listed as an alter native and asked him to go to the cantonment for a few days while we look for regular man." As soon as this man was found, Dr. Girsdans,1v told the temporary conscript" he would send him to the camp. and then, he added, you can come on back home."
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25

ments have enlisted in the navy and MT. Gripp has been drafted. MT. Lewis Lloyd, who has had several years experience in Y. M. c. A. work, now has charge of the boys depart ment, and Rev. J. Wn. Denton, who took charge of the Association dur ing my absence has consented to continue with us through the season. The summer proved very success full in attendance and membership. bers was enrolled this year, and the cilities.
 Of special interest to the men now in service was a talk given by Lieut.. B. E. Lovesey of the American Field Service, who came here on his fur tough to speak about his experiences in the war zone.
 The coming seasons work will em- phasize the preparation of men for war service and the conservation of the young men of the city who are not yet called. The program of the physical, religious, educational and boys departments is being made up on this basis.
 The membership is made up as fol- lows:
 seniors I82
 Sustaining 1I0
 Boys 28O
 Total .1232
 Respectfully submitted,
 CLARENCE H. BARNES,
 General Secretar
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
HE CLAIMS APLOT
 TO DISCREDIT HIM
Justice Cohalan RepudiateS the
 Memorandum

l Washington, Sept. 25-Judge Daniel F. Cohalan's repudation of the
 mem orandum found in the von Igel
 papers and published by the govern ment is not credited by the White i House or the state department Be- fore the documents were published, 1 President Wilson and Secretary Lan- sing satisfied themselves of their au- l thenticity.
 i Cohalan's statement that the memo
 randum was created as another part of British campaign to destroy hin, tended to amuse state department officials. They explained that the ex- 1 cuse was preposterous.
 The Cohalan memorandum was in the German code and 1t showed that i the text already had been transmitted to Berlin. It was seized by trusted American Secret Service men and l turned over to the state department imm ediately. The work of decoding the messa ge was done by some of the m ost trusted officials of the govern
 ment..
 During all this time the British rep-
 resentatives in this country had never
 had the memorandum in their possess
 sion or even seen it.
 If Cohalan's charge of being
 "planted' were true, officials of the
 state department explained, it would
 have been necessary for the British agents to forge the document, trans late it into the German code and
 then place it in a safe belonging to the Imperial German Embassy which
 was in von IgeFs charge. State de-
 partment officials declare that such a
 series of circumstances would be too
 ridiculous even to consider, much less
 believe.
 While 1t is impossible to disclose
 the precise nature of the other data
 in the possession of the government,
 it is known that the administration
 has further evidence indicating the
 point to which Cohalan was willing
 to go to fight the Allied cause, using Ireland as the excuse
 The White House and state depart I, ment are awaiting with keen interest the manner in which the New York state legislature will proceed as a re- suit of the recent revelations.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
MAYOR MITCHELL
 LOSES 200 VOTES
Recount Reduces His Majority in
 New York Primary Fight

New York, Sept. 26.-While an agreement was being reached before Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Co., halan yesterday by the Mitchel-Ben- nett forces regarding the procedure for a recount of the ballots cast in the republican mayoralty primary last Wednesday, the official count filed at the board of elections of the vote cast in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Richmond Counties had reduced Mayor Mitchers majority from 595 to 392. The official Manhattan vote will be computed today. Each side asserted last night that the Manhat- tan figures would show a majority for its candidates.
 The largest discrepancy between the figures of the police court on the night of the primary and the official count yesterday was shown in Brook lyn. The official count in that borough gave William M. Bennett 2O1 more votes than were credited to him by the police. The total vote of the borough now stands as follows: Ben- nett, 2O,5SS Mitchell, 13,401. lead of 7,187 for Bennett. Bennett on the official count also gained 9 votes in Richmond To offset the Bennett SdinS, IL was ulSCONSIcu lHoS eAo o~ result of errors, Mayor Mitchell was entitled to one more vote in Queens and six in the Bronx. This made a gain for Mitchell of votes and 2lo for Bennett giving Bennett net gain for the day of 2O3 votes, and reducing the mayors majority in the entire city to 392.
 Mayor Mitchel's plan to have a re- count of the republican primary vote, which he began last Saturday night when he obtained an order from Jus tice Newburger to show cause why the republican vote should not be re- counted. met with complete success yesterday After hearing arguments on both sides, and the Bennett forces agreed to the mayors demand, Jus- tice Cohalan granted the order, and the recount will begin this afternoon. In the meantime the ballot boxes are being gathered from the various po- lice stations throughout the city and will be stored in a city-owned build ing at 125-127 Center street.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
CHy Mems
hess of Aunt Delia's Bread

ness of Aunt Delia's Bread
 Tobin of Curtis street left to-
 Boston, where he will attend
 lntion of hardware manufac-
 He will represent the Amer
 rdware Corporation. yC. Loonnis of the Commercial
 company will go to Atlantic Iaorrow to attend the bankers
 ion now in progress there. Benevolent Legion will hold a e Wednesday evening at St.
 school.
 |lent ice cream and candies. e's Candy Shop.-advt. iremen at Central headquar- Commercial street, gave a upper last night to Captain F. Barnes of the Hook and company who will leave today curse of nine weeks at the 3rk Firemen's training col hose in charge of the affair remen E. Carlson, G. Scheyd ward Woods.
 rt H. Budde. who was former Partnership with Maxwell & the lunch business, has sold est in the concern. The bus- II continue tb be run by Max
 Hill.
 ce Shurburg of Franklin las gone to Cambridge, Mass, Harvard university. kcommercial Trust Go. has de- a quarterly dividend of one kt. payable October 1. memb bers of Alexandra lodge I. o. D. of St. George will sew for the Red Cross, at the If Mrs. George D. Whatnall, ey street, Thursday afternoon, Mock.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
EVENTS TONIGHT

Foxs theater, high class photo dra- ma.
 Lyceum theater, superior photo drama.
 Keeney's theater vaudeville and moving pictures.
 American band meets in wahren- berger's hall.
 w. L. Morgan lodge, K. of F., meets in Vega hall.
 Eintracht lodge, O. D. H. S., meets at 187 Arch street.
 Court Columbia. D. of C.. meets in Electric hall. New Britain Camera club meets at 173 Main street. Valiant Hive, l.. o. T. M., meets at PIT Main street. Canton Foster. P. M., meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. New BrlCdln camp, Nl w. A., A1eeIS 1 at 34 Church street. Ladies Auxiliary, U. s. w. w., meets l in G. A. R. hall.
 St. Joseph's Ladies Aid society l whist Parish hall 1 Unity Rebekah lodge, l. o. O. F., 1 supper Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. l New Britain Nest, O. o. O., meets in 1 Electric hall. Isabella Circle, N. D. l., Red Cross | Sewing class, meets at 166 Main | street.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
BOOK CAMPAIGN PROGRESSES,

The Library Campaign being held In this city is progressing in a manner that augurs we'll for those who are in charge of the campaign. The commit tee in charge has been working ener- getically for the past two days to in- crease the subscriptions that are be- ing taken for a million dollars, for a million books, for the boys that are at the front. If the good work continues it is safe to state that New Britain will have it's full quota of the money that is to be raised in each city ac- cording to it's population.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
CHASE TO CONTINUE WAR WORK

Eugene R. Chase of this city, who is doing Y. M. c. A. work in Eng land will continue his work through out the winter and will not return to school as he had formerly planned to do. Chase was student at Oxford University and waa to resume his studies this fall The university will open as usual this fall. but the at tendance will be greatly depleted due to tho great number of men drafted ~hasr received scholarship at Rhodes and was student at Oxford when the war broke out
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
NESTEk TO LEAVE ARMY.

Samuel Nester who enlisted in Co., l at the first call for volunteers last summer, will be exempted from the army in about a week. He failed to pass the field examination. He is to be exempted on the grounds that he has weak lungs. He has been in the service since May 15 He was ex- pecting to go across in a short while with his regiment. He is homo on a twod day furlough. He will leave to- morrow eor camp.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
FOREMAN WOLFE LID.
g of "New Haven'' Road For Tears in Serious Condition.

's Wolfe of Stanley street, one
 eldest employees of the N. Y. N. !. Railroad company, lies in a condition at his home on Stan
 ct. He was stricken with ill.,
 out four weeks ago, and has
 Go respond to the treatment of ms.
 z, is probably no man connected
 .e "New Haven" road in this X of the state that enjoys more 7ity than "Jim" Wolfe. Com rg work with the road in his ] days he has worked zealous- the interests of the company years. Starting from a small ng, earnest attention to his du- 5 secured for him numerous ions and for many years he has rl charge of track repair work
 her lines about this city.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
w. U. SOCIAL CLUB ELECTS.

The first meeting of the Western Union Social club, was held at the home of Mrs. Cornwell, 314 Arch street, Monday evening. The guest of honor was Miss Marion Holt. Officers were elected as follows: Anna H. Holt, president; Katherine McAloon, vice president; Mabelle Muir, secre- tary: Jane E. Cornwell, treasurer, and executive committed, Esther Swanson and Helen T. McAloon.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
SUNSHINERS MEET.

serbury. Sept. 25.-The seven
 annual convention of the Con- ut division of the International Inc society opened in this city at
 irst Methodist church. this NnR. The program included an
 ss by the Rev Walter A. A. Aer, international chaplain of the W. Election of officers will be Aate this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.

Bridgeport, Sept. 5.-Accidental death was the verdict of Coroner Phe- Ian, made public today in the case of Dominica Conetta, who fell from the running board of an automobile dur ing the celebration of the departure of drafted men in Stamford. Septem- Der 20. The machine was driven by James Kenealy.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-25
MONEY FOR REID CROSS.
Musicians Union Contributes to Cause
 and Tobacco Fund.

At a recent meeting of the Musi- clans Union, it was voted to donate $1OO from the treasury to the local branch of the Red Cross, and also $25 for the tobacco fund for Our Boys Over There.''
 A special meeting of the American band will be held this evening in Wah- renberger's hall at o'clock when mat ters of interest will be transacted.