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The Washington times., 1917-01-17
BILLY FOSTER WAS
GOVERNMENT CLERK
Comedian at Gayety Says He
Had to Hustle Mail Sacks
10 Hours a Day.

Billy Foster, principal comedian
with Frank Harcourt at the Gayety
Theater this week, used to be a Gov
ernment clerk. At least he passed q
civil service examination with g
grade of 90 per cent and got a Gov
ernment appointment.
81 felt like a real clerk when 1 was
in the registry and money order di
vision of the postoffice," he said, but
when they started me hustling mail
sacks ten hours a day 1t took all the
honor out of the job.
Il wanted to go on the stage when
l was a kid, but my people didn't
want me to. They sent me to public
school and high school, and then put
me through a three-year business col
lege course. 1 thought, / ought To
be able to land a better job and kept
looking around trying to find some
thing at which 1 could make good.
81 used to tell my friends about the
good job I had in the Government
hustling mail sacks for $50 a month.
They thought was a good comedian.
So then I started amateur stunts
around New York. Finally I made
good, and they let me into a regular
company. u,
Foster is playing with Frank Har-
court In 1.-The Bowery' Burlesquers"
at the Gayety this week. Harcourt
used to be In the navy and was with
the squadron that first sighted the
Spanish fleet when it entered the
harbor of Santiago.
Foster is only a little over thirty
years old and has been in the show
business twelve Of those years.
ANY kid can be anything he wants
to-" Foster claims, "if he only starts
out to get there when he's young. But
that doesn't mean an older man can't
get there. I've known lots OF them
to start lateS in the show business
and make good"
Billy Foster is among the leading
funmakers OF the country and Is said
to be one OF the best German COM
edians on the stage. He said he
picked all of II up from living in
New York German communities when
a boy.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
URGES PATRONAGE
OF BETTER FILMS
Box Office Test Of Interest in
Cleaner Pictures for Children,
Says Mrs. Locher.

Remember that the box office test
is the real test Of our interest in
cleaner motion pictures"
With this foreword, Mrs. Jacob
John Locher, chairman Of the motion
picture committee of the federated
clubs, today announced that the list
of chiIdren's matinees for this week
will be made public tomorrow
sThe pay matinees will have the
same sort of plays shown in the ex-
perimental exhibitions given last
week. The number OF children at
tending these matinees Will demon
strate whether the community is
willing to support the movement for
better films for children.
Mrs. Eocher addressed the Mothers
Congress yesterday afternoon on the
children's matinee movement. and to-
morrow morning she will talk on the
same subject at the social service
copference at st. Johns Church.
Pamphlets At Library.
The Public Library announced to-
day that 1t has just received from the
National Committee an Films for
Young People a collection of pamph-
let's relating to the better picture
propaganda. This committee is anil
lated with the National Board OF Re-
view of Motion Pictures.
The pamphlets include those on
selection of pictures for children
under sixteen, gathering and holding
audiences and one entitled "A Garden
OF American Motion Pictures.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
URGE APPOINTMENT
OF D. G. RESIDENTS
Send Petition to President Ask
ing Police Judgeship for
Washingtonian.

An increase in pay to the teachers
of the District commensurate with
salaries paid instructors in cities the
size of Washington; pensions to those
who should be retired from the serV-
Ice and the recommendation that Dis
'trict residents only be named by the
President to appoiutive Offices in the
local government were important
items given consideration by the
Petworth Citizens Association last
night. Resolutions favoring the three
propositions were unanimously passed.
The association was emphatic in its
disapproval of appointing non-resi-
dents to- District government posi-
tions, and decided to send to the
President a resolution calling upon
hmi to appoint District man to the
police judgeship now vacant. A copy
of the resolutions favoring teachers
retirement pensions and increased
salaries will be sent to the Federation
Of Citizens Associations.
An active campaign will be started
by the members of the association
this week to procure an additional
necessary additions to the Petworth
School. Jesse c. Suter. chairman OF
the school committee. read communi-
cations sent to Engineer Commission
er Kutz and District Architect Snow
den Ashford. and declared the Dis
trict officials had assured him that
an additional appropriation Of $4,000
would be sought to bring the total
up to $4,000.
S. A Mooers. H. B.. Stackhouse and
J. c. suter were appointed a commit
tee to determine the advisability of
having a banquet, and g. Gordon
Bailey, W. d. Veilmeyer. and Mrs. H.
L. Scrivner enrolled as new members.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
DEFENSE GAINS ADVOCATE

Another advocate of preparedness
will be presented to the public when
the National Service Magazine, with
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mayor
Mitchell of New York; Robert Bacon,
and George Wharton Peppers as
members OF the board of directors, IS
issued for the first time in February.
1t Is expected to enlist the aid of
all militiamen in the country in
urging preparedness. other directors
are DR.. H. s. Drinker. president of
Lehigh University; A. Conger Good
year, of Buffalo; Bascom Little Of
Cleveland, and S. Stanwood Menken.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
PAINT SPEAKERS SUBJECT
Making, Marketing, and Use Dis.
eussed at Meeting.

Paint, how 1t is made, marketed, and
usedi was discussed this afternoon by
p. w. Nelson, president of the Inter
national Association of Painters and
Decorators, before the Society of Con
structors of Federal Buildings, at the
.Ebbitt.
Lectures were given by Alfred
Brooks Fry and I. d. Porter on ce-
ment and concrete work in the con-
struction' Of public buildings.
Motion pictures illustrating how
limestone is Quarried were shown in
the main dining-room at the morning
session. They were explained by r.
NJ. Richter, secretary OF the Indiana
Quarrymen's Association. The pic
lures were taken of actual scenes at
a quarry under the supervision of the
department of the supervising archi-
tect of the Treasury.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
TO REPORT SHIPPING BOARD
Senate commlttee Expected {,
Reeommend All AppoIntees.

The Senate Commerce Committee ia
expected to report to the Senate
fsForably. following its meeting to-
day, the names of the men appoint
ed to the shipping board.
Congressman Bennett of New York
Is to appear and state his objections
to John A. Donald. of New York. The
majority Of the committee has made
up its mind to report Donald. In
fact. IT has ractically decided to re-
port all ave the appointees unless
there are unexpected developments
James B. White: of Kansas City,
who was before the committee yes
terday, explained his relations to the
yellow pine industry in a way tha 4
satisfied most Of the members and
he will be reported.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17

the crowds which are expected to be
present at the services.
This. choir is to be a feature OF the
months series OF services. Under the
direction of a trained leader, they VIII
be on hand at all the services to do
by music what Gypsy Smith, jr., fails
TO accomplish by his oratory.
Admission to the services, will, OF
course. be free, and no person will be
turned away.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
rAFr Az PREss -cLue.

Prof William Howard Taft will
speak at the National Press Club
Friday night. following his address
before the National Geographic So
ciety. During his official residencs
here as President, Prof. Taft was on
terms Of intimacy with numerous
newspaper men.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
REV. DR.. BARTLETT DEAD
Former Washington Pastor Dies in
New York.

Word has been received here of the
death of the Rev. DR.. William Alvin
Bartlett. for many years pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, at the Murray Hill Hotel, IN
New York, yesterday.
DIR. Bartlett was one of the most
prominent Presbyterian clergymen in
the United Ctes. The present pas.
tor. the Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe.
took up the duties Of DR.. Bartlett at
the New York Avenue Church at the
time Of his retirement.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the Walcott Memorial
Presbyterian Church. New York Kills,
N. Y.
The Washington times., 1917-01-17
SAYS SWORD STILL
Is WORLD ARBITER
Speaker at Navy League Ban
quet Calls Attention to Coun-
try's Unpreparedness.

Declaring that under present conol-
tions a single battleship could lay
waste to every defense Of the Paclnc
coast, Congressman William E. Hum
phrey of Washington. made a fervent
plea for preparedness at the Navy
League banquet at the Raleigh last
night.
In his attack on the lack of defenses
in the West, Mr.. Humphrey declared
that the sword is still the arbiter Of
nations.
The evening was featured by de-
mands for preparedness. especially
naval
Wants America To Lead.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah made
an appeal for q navy that would be
first among the powers and not sec
ond, as has been the policy of recent
years.
"If ever I am accused OF squander-
ing the peoples money" he declared,
sit will be because 1 want the big
gest navy in the world for the United
States"
Country n Laggard.
Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
OF Massachusetts,. flayed the country
as a laggard in it's preparedness
work, pointing out how American ship
yards build fighting craft for foreign
nations in from one-fourth to one
seventh of the time in which they
complete them for this country.
Mr.. Gardner declared that this coun-
try should not concede the naval su-
premacy of the world to Great Brit
ain; that the United States should not
keep peace with the mother country
with the plea, 81 know you can lick
me, so please let me alone"
Senator Poindexter advocates q
trained merchant marine reserve
corps, declaring that under present
conditions, in case of war, the Ameri-
can navy could not be manned with
trained men.
eDOn't Drop UIab.-
Congressman George F. O'Shaunessy
praised efforts for peace, but asserted
that 1t was exc1sable to hold a club
behind ones back while offering the
olive branch.
John Temple Graves, the toastmas-
ter, paid glowing tribute to Admiral
Dewey who died just a short time be-
fore the banqueters took cleir places.
Other speakers were Col. Robert N.
Thompson, president of the league,
and William N. Lewis, of Chicago,
field secretary.
New Patriotic Air.
During the evening new patriotic
song THE Young Warrior" was
sung.
At the meeting Of the league yes
terday the following directors were
elected: Louis C. Hay, ]. Frederic
Tsms, Charles A. Fowler, Lewis L.
Clarke, c. Elder Adams. Morgan ].
o'Brien, of New York city; Capt E.
k Roden, Scranton, Pa: william S.
Lloyd, Philadelphia: Carter H. Fitz-
Hugh, Chicago; Clarence Cusley.
Texas; Henry BrecI1inridge, Ken
tucky; Arthur T. Adds, Chicago; II. B.
=. Mcfarland, Washington; Harry X.
White. Beston5 George A. Sanderson,
Chicago; R. W. Kelley, Colorado; Sid
ney Ballou, Hawaii
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12
Des Arc Items.

The wheat crop around Charleston,
Sikeston and Benton has como out
wonderfully since the rains.
| was on the Belmont local Monday.
They had nine Ears OF wheat that cost
So 900 for Jackson. The four mills
iu jackson have a capacity Of one
thousand barrels n day. They ship to
the south, altogether. The water at
the present time IL from three to four
feet deep around Delta and extends
for six miles, but when the bitches
now being dug are completed they
will drain allthat country. l was at
Commerce on the Mississippi river.
The water registered 2s feet,S inches.
] had . very successful trade on lard
last week. Sold eleven tierces, 400
lbs. to the tierce, and - tubs and cans,
making total vslac Of siS0S. Flour
has advanced to go 50 q barrel, and
corn TO 91.48, Wholesale. II prices
keep on advancing ! don't see how
the laboring man Ia going 10 live.
Lard to-day Ia 2! cents = pound and ]
look for II to 90 to % cents.
q. NJ. Stevenson u here ieom b.
Louis on ss, big land deal. He has
made some very succssslul trades
2atsly.
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lnittee.
Rust---BYown.

A quiet and happy little wedding
was that which took place ut the home
OF Mr.. Anderson Rust, of l~rohton,
Mo-, on the afternoon Of Easter Sun.
day, April sth, 1917, when his brother,
Mr.. Gay Rust, Of Elvins, Mo-, was
united in holy marriage to Miss Ellie
Brown of Elvins, Mo.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. N. B. Henry, pastor
of the NJ. E. Church, and Witnessed by
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs,
Rust departed the next day for Eivins
| which will be their future home.
May God bestow upon them all the
love, peace, and happiness OF a long
and prosperous welded life 10 the
| wish Of ONE WHO WAS THERE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12

Our friend, Walter Strother, and
family, were here last week on bust
ness, as well as visiting, We are al
ways glad to welcome them back. He
helped build up WI town and has
bel much help to it morally.
So, come again, Walter, the latch
string will always be on the outside.
We have had another hard rain.
1t is putting u farmers back with
work
| was in Pennington Friday. Chas.
Guessing showed me his poultry yard.
He has the most complete chicken
outfit | yer saw; had SIX incubators
filled with eggs, oVer 400 chicks in the
breeders looking fine. He sells oil
eggs for from~Sl to $50 per setting.
He has three Rhode Island roosters
that cost him 500 in Indiana. His
hen houses are well arranged and he
keeps them we'll ventilated.
At the meeting of the school board
Tuesday II. G. Harrison, our banker,
was elected school director.
Marshal Stevenson and family have
returned to Taskee after q weeks WIS.,
it with relatives here and at Erunot.
Mrs, +. f. Farr and son, Carol, are
st. Louis visitors this week.
Miss Mary Belle Huff has returned
to her home at Glover.
Miss Myrtle Loyelace and Miss Leah
Wallis have returned home from Bis
marck.
Misses Eunice Morris aud lola How
ard spent Easter here with their par
ents.
Ed Maddox and family from Hoxie
are here visiting relatives.
Mrs. H.. G.. Harrison aud children
are visiting relatives in Piedmont.
Mrs. Eleanor Brewington from
Ironton spent Sunday here with her
mother.
Herbert Stevenson has returned
home from kirksvIlle, Mo.
/ Tom Lovelace and family from Bru'
!, not spent Sunday here with his par.
u ents.
r Mrs. T. P. Fitz went to Ironton las
week to visit her sister, Mrs. &. Col
Inns.
Henry Tucker and daughter went t.
Bismarck last week TO attend the fu
neral of Frank fuckers daughter
who died after an operation for ap
lpendicitis in a st. Louis hospital.
V An Easter programme was render
! ed at the NJ. L. Church Sunday morn
ing. The church Yves very pretty wit
ferns and decorations.
Rev. Il. A. Upchurch from Lead
o wood, Mo-, will preach at the Baptis
church next Saturday night, Sunda,
q morning and night. The public is in
vited and especially are the churcl
members requested to be present.
ISAAC.
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informed that q little daughter WIS
born to their daughter, Nelah Lyle
hart, March 30th, at Pony, Montana.
Grandpa Peyt. a a large smile.
Some of the young teachers are
complaining about their grades. Ii is
hardly fair to have their papers grad
ed by unknown officials.
Kerry White has returned home
from st. Louis.
We now have eigth automobiles in
the West End of Iron County. Oh.
we are not so deep in the backwoods
as You might think. And we are
planting all the eatables we can.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Altswager Of
Lewistown, Montana, are visiting at
the home of s. l.. Brooks. Mrs. A.
was formerly Miss Rosie Brooks.
Fire at East End did quite Il lot Of
damage.
Mrs. Rachel Graham who has been
a long time with her daughter, Mrs.
Pippin, left on Tuesday tor a visit to
relatives in Oklahoma.
Our housewives are very busy
withdrawing, papering, making soap,
raking yards and cleaning up general
ly.
We are very glad TO hear of the
success in her school lite Of Dorothy
Markham.
Grandma Larue passed her sixty
sixth birthday, April Sd.
Botan Brooks has his newly cleared
land fenced and will plant a good lot
of corn.
Some OF our young would. be.teach-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12
Methodist Mention.

Only 40 in Sunday School at Union,
nevertheless, the Easter programme
was very creditahla. Fairly good
congregation in the morning at which
service Masters Jesse Hawkins and
Ralph Keith took the place Of the
stewards and did themselves proud.
The League was we'll attended and
the programme featured by Miss Alma
Mckinney was well received. The
topic for next devotional is, "The
Lords Day the Best Day Nehemiah
Is: 1872. Leader, Miss Leona Bald
| win.
Quarterly Conference will be i'm.
mediately after a short Sermon by
the Presiding Elder at Union Church
Saturday night, He viii preach al
Fort Hill Sunday morning and admin
lister the sacrament Of the Lord.
Supper. Preaching at Union at nigh
by the pastor.
The "Silver Tea" given by TIT
Ladies' Aid at Mrs. John Conway
was in every way a success.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12
PERSONAL.

J.. y. Edgar was here from st. Louis
Sunday.
r. +. Gunton went to st. Louis
Sunday.
r. A. Dunn Of Sabula was in Iron.
ton Friday.
Ed Farmer came down from st.
Louis Saturday night.
DR.. L. l.. Farmhouse returned Fri.
day from a trip to Jefferson City.
Mrs. j. r. Burchard of St. Louis Ia
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. j. Fran.
els.
G. l.. Stevenson Of Lilbourn was in
Ironton Monday on his way to Des
Arc.
Mrs. Mary CLARK returned Tuesday
from st. Louis, where she spent the
winter.
MI. Il. X. Davis, of Wichita, Kansas
il visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Il
Reagan, here this week.
Mrs. DR.. Gay returned homo las
Thursday after spending a couple O
weeks in St.Luke's hospital, st. LOUIS
Miss Margaret Mccoy Of St. LouiI
spent Sunday and Monday with he
sister, Mrs. Frank p. AXE, in Tronton
!, Mrs. Frank Mullin and Mrs i. N
Brown and children returned from
San Diego, California, last Wednes
day.
, Mrs. ]. +. Eddington has returned
to her home In Leadwood after visit
Ing her son, A. NJ. Madigan, and fam
iIy In 1ronton.
II. A. Stein, who has been living o.
. what 10 known % the Oren place Yves
Of town, for the past year, Is arrang
: ing to move to st. Louis.
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IBeIleview News.

Easter was showed under.
The wheat through the valley is
coming out rapidly. For q while 1t
was feared there would be no wheat.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hawkins returned Satur.
day from \ three months visit with
his children in Oklahoma and st.
Louis.
Mrs. II. L. Bell spent Easter with her
daughter, Miss Gladys, In Marvin Col
lege, Fredericktown.
Marsielle and Alice have clipped
out something over 30 car loads OF ties
the past two weeks.
Married. In Bismarck last last Sun =.
day Eugene Meyers Of Belleview and
Miss Grace Croker near Goodland.
They will live IN Belleview.
Miss Eta Hayes Of Paris, Texas,
came last Thursday to spend the SIM
NOR with her aunt, Mrs. Lucy Bell.
DR.. Boaz Settle, student In Washing.
ton University, ~. Louis, Visited hi,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. A. Settle,
last week. He expects to 20 % a
surgeon In the army.
Master Russell Edmonds entertain.
ed his little friends on last Saturday
afternoon with On Easter Egg Hunt,
Quite q number OF little folks were
present and had, n jolly afternoon.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12

ers " Ill attend the summer school
at Ironton.
The old house across the road from
Mrs. Shrum's has been torn away and
the vacant lot looks lonesome. 1t was
built at least seventy-hve years ago.
1t was one Of the first houses built on
Middle Fork of Black River.
Sunday School was to have been
organized April first, but owing to
high water it was put off till Easter
Sunday, the resurrection time OF the
year.
Oh, this terrible war. While it was
on its own side Of the ocean We felt
careless but now, when our W boys
are liable to have to go.it is far differ
ent. Let us pray that there may soon
be peace. TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12

per mile. Interstate freight business
was Given an average estimate at five
per cent. The above rates will be ef-
fec,ive at a date yet to be set by the
commission. Later-The Public IT'LL
ity Commission at Jefferson City
Tuesday made the announcement that
the increase in passenger rates would
not become effective until the Com
mission had made further investiga-
tons. So Well ride for two cents a
while longer, anyway.
About ten minutes before three
O'Clock Monday afternoon there was
experienced the most pronounced and
severe shock of earthquake v
known in this section. There were
three shocks within a minute, the
first being by far the hardest. 1t was
preceded by a low rolling noise as of
distant thunder, then the buildings
shook and swayed, window panes
ratified and in some cases it is asserted
pictures on the wall swung to and
fro. Several bricks were Jared loose
from a chimney on the Academy or
Music building and fell to the ground
below. AT the public school building
there was much confusion and some
OF the children were greatly alarmed.
They rushed out of the rooms and
swarmed on the play ground not
realizing just what was causing the
disturbance. Order was soon restor-
ed, however, and the boys and girls
went back to their studies, some Of
them, though, still much excited. In
former years there have been slight
seismic shocks felt here but nothing
like so distinct as that of Monday.
About 6:35 O'Clock in the afternoon a
couple of ore shocks were eX-
perienced but they were lighter than
those earlier in the afternoon. The
daily papers of Tuesday reported
seismic disturbances in four states
about the time the tremors were felt
here.
Mr.. B~orcherding, of the firm of Mil
Ter & Borcherding, bridge contractors
of St. Louis, was here this week con
sulting with the County Court re-
garding a change in the plans ant
the Hunt bridge. The contract here
tofore entered into called for the con
struction OF two ,l25-foot spans il
addition to the lS0-foot span already
completed, but upon investigation i
= was found by the contractors that the,
did not have the necessary steel 70.
the l25-foot spans in stock and sam
. could not be procured elsewhere thal
from the steel mills, and the steel mill
are 30 far behind with their order
y that they would not contract to de
, liver ii under five months, which dc
lay would have prevented the use G
the bridge this summer. The con
" tractors submitted that they had tn
. necessary material on hand for tw
ITO foot spans and would take care c
d the remaining 80 feet to make up tn
$50 feet, with Il steel approach to res
s on piers of the same height and cor
1t strnction as those supporting tn
& bridge, the contract price to renal
IF the same, and the bridge to be cen
pleted by the time originally agree
g upon June 1st. After thorough
d considering the matter the Judge
= ordered the change in plans and tn
II work Of construction will begin /
Q once, the necessary cement, mike
10 and tools having already been haule
)? out from the acknowledgements
Outlook.
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6. A. FULDNER, p ID,
OF TTIE-
FIRM OF FULDNER G KITCfilN

----pf Tilt
FIRM OF FULDNER G KITCHlN
Marina Bldg 306 N. Grand Ave, st.
Louis, Mo, specializing in the Cor
r~ection of Evesight, Eyestrain, and
the proper Fitting Of Glasses, will
again be in
~IRoNToE, MONDAY, APRIL 10TH,
at theNew Commercial Hotel, from ]
to S p. NJ. Any word may be left foi
him there.
Bismarck, Tuesday, April 18th, at
Mrs. James Hotel, from s A. NJ. to {
y. NJ.
Fiat River, Wednesday, April 18th
at New Hammond Hotel, from S a. N
to s p. NJ.
Write for Information or appointment