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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
COL. w. B. THOMPSON
 AND THE RAILROADS
Nv HOLLAND

New York, January 27.-(Special.) .)-CoL
 William B. Thompson. although greatly occupied with his service as head of
 who has brought back to the United States a new and important statement respecting the bolsheviki. is also much
 interested, even concerned, about the
 railroad situation in the United States,
 not so much the operation side, but with
 respect to the financial arrangements
 which, in his opinion. are necessary to be
 made if there is to be real stabilization
 of securities.
 Colonel Thompson relation as
 banker to financial questionable having
 served as member of the board of the
 his remarkable experience as leader In
 the copper industry of the United States,
 as we'll as his profound understanding
 of security markets, qualify him to
 speak authori.atively upon this subject. In part at least, if not entirely, Colonel
 Thompson agrees with the Secretary of the Treasury. MT. McAdoo, respecting the imperative need of such action by Con-
 gress as will serve speedily to stabilize
 railroad securities. MT. McAdoo has re- gently testified both in his capacity as Secretary of the Treasury and also as di- rector general of the federalized Amer ican railroad system, setting forth in this testimony his conviction that Con- gress should speedily act so as to give to those who possess railroad securities perfect confidence that these will be protected during the war. at least. by the government. Confidence of that kind is needed to prevent the demoralization in the market which records the prices and to some extent the values. of these securities
 A special and timely reason is given for the appeal which MT. McAdoo has made, although it Is not the only req son upon which he bases his judgment Congress is to be asked to authorize tho offering of the new loan. probably much larger in amount than was the second liberty loan There will be need of mak- | ing this offering and of it's absorption by the American people before tlae closs 1 of the fiscal year. June 50 next. Should 'rail-oad securities be demoralized. Il
 might be that an unsuccessful appea
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Among the many peculiarities Of the ring i, the fact that when a fighter once gets the knocl1out number of an opponent lie almost invariably repeats.
 Frank MoraLn's achievement in twice knocking out Jim Coffey is the most recent outstanding happening along this line. That lis only one of more than a score of instances where the dark horse'' scored a double knockout vic tory over a, formidable and seemingly un- beatable Doc.
 Perhaps nothing in ring history ever cccasioned more surprise than the double knockout victory scored by Young Cor bett over the wonderful Terry McGovern Comparatively unknown in the east, Cor bett met McGovern in Hartford, Conn.,. in 1901 and knocked him out in the second round. :. Everyone figured that the west erner's victory was a fluke. No one was more certain of this than McGovern him- self. So Corbett gave him second chance in 1903. and once again McGovern 4 vent down and out before the punching power of Corbett.
 Jin Jeffries startled the pugilistic world when he knocked out Bob Fftzsimmons in 1899. Some persons felt that Jeff's victory was a fluke. So Jeffries gave BVb another chance and knocked him out arain. Jeff sent me down and out in our bout in 1901 and scored technical knock cut victory over me in the second meet frg. Joe Choynski, who had compiled a great record up to 1896 took on the little known Tom Sharkey and was knocked out in the eighth round. In 1890. they met again and Sharkey won that with . knockout in the second round.
 Joe Cans ruled supreme in the light weight world from 1902 to 190s Then he took on Battling Nelson and the Dur able Dane'' sent him into oblivion in the seventeenth round. Just to convince per eons that the victory was not an acci- dent, and that he had Cans number, Nelson agreed to another match with the negro. l. was the same story-Eelson was the winner via the knockoutl route.
 Few men have fought in the lightweight division who were so wonderful pr who seemed so hard to floor as was Dal Hawkins. But Joe Cans knocked fhim out twice Cam fought Mike (Twip Sulli-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
GOOD AND BAD BOLSHEVIKI
By BILLY SUNDAY Famous Evangelist

rise for that bird, with stone wall behind him. and squad in front look ing through the peepsights with the forefingers ready to give that trigger squeeze the experts talk about.
 There is the bolsheviki here who wants the most license he can get out of the situation. under the guise of personal liberty-the gink who demands free speech so he can knock the ad- ministration and it's way of doing things.
 If few of these rodents faced firing squads, the others might get powerful lesson.
 On the other hand. there are Amer ican bolsheviki who want the most of patriottsm-for instance, the Fellows that tossed off millions year in order to work for Uncle Sam at one buck per annum.
 The good guys who laid off annexing the change and got into the Red Cross and the recruiting service.
 The women who got all popped up over knitting and making bandages and looking after the boys at the front who want the most of helpfulness and safety for our soldiers. Be a bolsheviki-if you get in on the fight side.
 Otherwise-lay on IL.
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A large portion of white space is be- ing grabb ed off these days by that Rus sian outfit. the bolsheviki.
 It isn ot quite clear yet to the av- craze nick, like myself, whether the .bolsheviki are a flock of wold-eyed nuts, scouting around with dynamite bombs, or whether they are the real goods. seeking. as they claim, world peace that will be on the up and up.
 But that word, bolsheviki. Is some mouthful. When you've said 1t. you've said something. And the geezers are full of ginger, anyhow.
 As close as I can dope it. bolsheviki means:
 The man who wants most.
 If that is the case, there are lot of bolsheviki right here in the U. s. A.
 It's O. k. to be a bolsheviki If the most that you want is the right sort of thing.
 And it's all to the bad if the most you've trying to spear is something you ought not to have.
 There is the American bolsheviki, for instance. who wants most Of the profit out of this war.
 The gink who goes south with the foodstuffs until he can gouge the folks for the highest price.
 If I had my way, 1t would be sum
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who may be a sergeant or corporal with a developer as assistant.
 The pictures taken by these men will be carefully guarded until they arrive at the war department. where an elab- crate index system will keep record of every fact in connection with their making
 To get expert men for this work not long ago the war department sent out a circular to the photographers and moving picture operators of the na~ ton, asking them to enlist their cam eras, lenses and services in the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

Forbes. The first time they met Forbe won a decision victory. A year later Neil knocked out Forbes in the second round. Just to convince the skeptical which included Forbes himself Neil ac- cepted the challenge to meet Forbes again and knocked him out in the third round.
 And so it goes all through the pages of pugilistic history. Only rarely has it hap pencd that if man Is once knocked out by another that he can successfully "come back" in the next bout with the same opponent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
Oratory Reversed

From the Washington Star
 What did you talk to your constitu- ents about when you were homer
 "I didn't get a chance to talk" replied Senator Sorghum. Every constituent was trying to get the floor and tell me something"
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would be made to the American people for subscriptions to this third liberty loan. On the other hand, If railroad securities have that perfect protection which the government can alone now give, then those who possess these se- curities. which in the aggregate amount to billions of dollars, will be all the bet ter prepared to accept the offering Of the government for the third loan as readily as was the case when the first and second loans were offered.
 COL. THOMPSON'S VIEW
 It is to be fairly inferred from some things Colonel Thompson has said since his return from Russia few days ago that he shares the view of MT. McAdoo Colonel Thompson, however. goes much farther than MT. McAdoo has done. This morning he spoke with earnestness of the relation of the American people, or that part of the people which have made investments in railroad securities to the financial situation. An erroneous view, according to Colonel Thompson, prevails respecting the ownership of these securi- ties, for many persons are persuaded that bankers and other men of finance are chiefly the owners of these securities, and for that reason the railroads of the United States are absolutely con- trolled by comparatively small group, whose members are made up of bankers and men of capital.
 This view Is far from correct one, Colonel Thompson says The vast ma jnritv of owners of railroad securities are not bankers nor men of finance. but the great middle class, so to call it. of the American people. It Is true that per haps a majority of these holdings rep resent indirect ownership. For the in- surance companies and the savings banks have invested no small part of their sur plus in railroad securities. But the sur- plus of the insurance companies and of the savings banks reflects premiums paid by policy holders and deposits made by those who are able to save some part of their wages or small incomes. It Is, therefore, vital that these securi- ties be protected.
 A day or two ago there came from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
History by the Camera
From Film Fun.

From f1im uh'
 Uncle Sam, following the example of the government of Great Britain, France and Italy, complete pictorial history of our participation in the war is now In process of manufacture.
 The work has been assigned by the Secretary of War to the signal corps of the army. but the actual recording of events will be done by special units attached to each division. These units will consist of one motion picture op- orator, with rank of sergeant. and an assistant who must be an expert de- veloper, and one "stilr' photographer.
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 published anything o on reliable spending thereby
  firms and with M this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
Expert Preyaricators

From the Boston Transcript.
 She--Do you think that people are less romantic and imaginative after they are married?
 Hell don't know about the romantic part of 1t. but if they are going to try to explain everything. they've got to be more imaginative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28

The peculiar appearance of the uni forms of some Germans recently cap- tured led to an examination which showed that the officers uniforms were made of cloth woven from leath- CT fibers. while the enlisted men wore uniforms made from paper fiber. The fabrics resemble regulation army cloth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16
OUT
LAWYER LOOKS
LIKE NEW
All His Friends Pleased

for long time he kept the secret
OIL the wonderful change to restored
health and recovery from nervous
brea kdown, but at last because of the
help 1t might be to his friends he
lnousnt 1t only fair to tell them, and
now they are all like him. have
things
He took Phosphated Iron and 1t
look hold of him Immediately. he
says he felt better right off the reel"
ana you never saw a more thankful
and pleasant man, he cannot say
enough In praise Of Phosphated Iron.
He says 1t seemed as il his whole
system just craved the Iron, 1t was
absorbed so quickly, the color came
PACK to bis cheeks, his step had that
ola time boy swing and spring, while
as FOR his nerves, the Phosphates got
right to work, cleared up the cobwebs
ana befuddled brain, so he could
mink better and act quicker, his judy
ment was right again, he had de-
cls1on that he lacked for years, no
wonder he is pleased booster of
Phosphated Iron.
Mr.. Professional Man or Woman,
MI. ONCE Man or Bill Clerk or Ste
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ne Is not sick and he is not well,
but who knows he is not right, Phos-
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Will tide you over, put you right, you
Will feel ION the Job" and work will
be a pleasure.
To insure physicians and their
patients getting the genuine Phos-
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only, do not take pills or tablets. In.
s1st on capsules. McGrath Bros. Drug
Co, Keokuk, Iowa. and leading drug
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16

articles, the whole order thus in
volving the manufacture OF 100000
separate dressings. together with an
enormous amount of labor in connec-
ton with the careful packing and
shipment Of the packages. This work,
moreover. was to be carried on with
out interfering with the regular duties
of the workrooms In supplying their
usual hospital supplies. 1t was big
order; but the executive committee
telegraphed it's answer Immediately:
I'VE will deliver firstaid packages as
requested, at rate of $1,000 per week.
beginning Immediately" From the
first week, this rate has been exceed
ed, and the entire order has now been
filled and is in the hands of the
American army authorities.
Some time ago. the ,workrooms
made arrangements with Nine. Car
ton de Wharf of the Belgian relief
committee for large number Of hos
pital garments to be made by Bel
gian women refugees in Great
Britain. These garments are made
in their homes in various parts of
Great Britain, the cut-out garments
being sent in hampers to Madame de
Wharf and returned finished to the
workrooms. Payment for the work is
made to Madame de Wharf in bulk
and distributed by her to the indi-
vidual workers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16
SEES BABE IN
COURT FIRST
Wife Deserter, Presented to New
Member Of Family Before Bar
Of Justice, Breaks Down
and Weeps.

DAVENPORT. Ia, Aug. 16.-Three
days after his baby was born. Will
liam Voorhis, 10 years old, was ar
rested on a charge of wife desertion.
According to the complaint made by
Mrs. Voorhis, her husband deserted
her month before the child was
born. Since his arrest Voorhis has
been confined at the county Jail. On
Thursday the baby was twelve DAYS
old. 1t was the first day that Mrs.
Voorhis was able to appear in police
court against her husband
Mrs. Voorhis appeared in court
with the baby in her arms. When
Voorhis was taken into the court
room he saw his child for the first
time. The sight Of the baby's face
was too much for the father, who
broke down and begged his wife to
forgive him. The case was finally
settled by Voorhis signing an ap-
pearance bond in the district court.
This bond, however, will not be put
into force unless Voorhis fails to sup
port his family. Although but 10
years OF age, Voorhis is the father of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16
Your Uncle
Sam S Needs

Young man. are you thinking OF
enlisting?
If YOU are of college age. Uncle
Sam urges you to enlist in the newly
created college army, designed to
train Young men in special service
for the American army. 1t Is apou'
the most direct route offered at the
present time to an officers commits
sion. and means attending college to
secure this special training.
Four thousand student-soldiers are
wanted for Iowa's college army Dy
September, and a campaign has just
been started to secure this big quota
for the state.
BY this new action OF the war de-
partment, through the national coun'
Gil on education, every accredited col
lege and university In Iowa Will pc
come an army post, with an army
officer in command. DR.. John Il. i.
Main, president Of Grinnell, has been
appointed director for Iowa OF the
campaign to secure the Iowa quota
Only seven other states in the union
have been asked to enlist so many
young men in the new training corps;
The entire quota for the United
States for the Students Army Train
ing corps Is 1852.
Under the direction Of President
Main, thorough canvass of the
state will take place during the next
five weeks to enlist young men pc
tween the ages Of Is and Il In thls
important service. Campaign heao,
quarters already have been opened
in the state capitol.
The enlistment is voluntary. Inc
l1%o rvyI0
reaches draft age, but because ne IS
in the military service OF the Onlteu
States already, he will be placed auto.
matically in Class V-B, as 3rovloeo
nv the selective service regulations.
The draft board will not call MIN Ior
service so long as he remains a mem
Der of the Students Army framing
corps.
College students, however, will not
enjoy special privileges. If the stu
dent fails to improve his college op-,
portunities, he may be dismissed
from college, discharged from mill
tary service, and he then would pc
subject to the operation of the draft.
According to Lieutenant Colonei
Reese. comm ander of the entire SUI
dent corps, the presumption Is LOT
the next year that the largest portion
of the student body reaching the age
of 81. will be required to supply
large part of the officers needed Tor
the national army. 1t Is understood
that at least four or five times as
many officers will be needed as the
total number of students who Will
graduate from all American colleges
and universities.
Young men desiring information
about the new Students Army Train
ing corps may secure 1t by applying
to the college Of their selection or
bv writing to the Iowa Division, Ma
tional Council on Education, stu
dents War Service Campaign, state
Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16

man has appointed Mrs. Marie L.
Marie Monnier as the county chairman
OF this department. MIS- Monnier has
oeen one OF the most effective SPEAK
ers IN the recent compafgn to put a
nome adviser in Hancock county. Her
speeches. on France, which she has Wis
lted and where her relatives live.
have won recognition. Mrs. Monnier
VIII promote the work OF this commit
tee for the ''Fatherless Children o,
France" not because 1t Is a war duty,
but because It Is work Of love and
high patriotism.
During Teachers institute held in
Carthage the past week, Mrs. Monnfer
made fifteen minute talk before the
teachers, explaining the work, and a
contribution was asked In support Of
the work. when $73 was raised. which
VIII adopt two fatherless children of
France
On Wednesday evening, Mrs. Mon
nier delivered an address in Burnside
where large crowd was present. The
Misses Helen and Marian Laffey Of
West Point. furnished the musical
program.
Frank Harris, a brother OF Mrs.
Fred Chev1llon. chief machinist's mate
IN the government school for aeronau.
tics at Miami. Fla, naval training sta.
ton is visiting at home for a few days.
He is an instructor at Miami and Will
doubtless remain there.
Word was received here Friday by
relatives that Ray Brakensiek had ar
rived safely overseas. He is in 1910
Trench Mortar Battery, So Division
and left from Mt. Sterling ON April Bird
for camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Williams, of
Rensselaer,. Ind Rev P G. Davidson,
and Mr.. Phillip Davidson, returned to
their respective homes Monday. Mrs.
w. II. Davidson and daughter, Miss
Barbara and son VIM. Davidson of
Burlington, spent few days last week
with Mrs. Davidson.
Miss Virginia Cherr1l went to Chic
ago Wednesday to visit her grand
mother. Mrs. Alfred Cherrill. She ac-
companied o. F. Berry. who was en-
route for Chicago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16

Miss Frances Mcconnell, daughter
Of John Mcconnell of this city and Mr.
Russell W. Cook of Carlinsv1lle. Ill.
were quietly married in Macomb Sat.
urday at $50 p. m. at the Methodist
parsonage, the Rev. ]. T. Jones ofhc1'
ating. Mrs. Howard Hobart OF La
Harpe accompanied them
They returned to Carthage Sunday
evening, when a few friends were In
vfted to the Mcconnell home to greet
the happy couple. Those present from
out of town were: Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Mcconnell and family Of Fl. Green;
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard B. Hobart, La
Harpe; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Latherow,
Fl. Green; Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Nc
Cornell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mcconnell
and son Kenneth, Mrs. Martha Stahl,
Miss Mary Seibert, Miss Lillian
Shayne. Of Des Moines.
The bride has made her home here
for some time and has won many
friends by her pleasing manner.
The groom is the son Of W. T. Cook,
government inspector of leather at
Chicago. A sister, Miss Edna Cook, is
Red Cross nurse and expects to
leave soon for France. The groom has
been in the employ Of l.. e. Meyers
for four years, who has been construct
ing the transmission line for the Cen
trail Illinois Power Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook went to Carlfn s.
vile Tuesday for a visit with the
groom's family.
The woman's department council Of
defense has a committee to provide
funds for the 'Fatherless Children Of
France" Mrs. s. M. Parr. county chair
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homework. I am telling my friends
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Caroline St, Key West, Florida
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-16
BIG JOBS BY
RED CROSS
British Chapter Turns Out 100000
Separate Articles Per
Month With 1000
[By United Press.]

LONDON, Aug. 4.-(By mail)-
One of the earliest forms of war
activity undertaken by the American
Red Cross in Great Britain was the
manufacture of surgical dressings and
other hospital requirements. From
modest beginnings this work has In
creased until it now employs more
than 1000 workers in thirty branches
throughout Great Britain. The
monthly output of these workshops
averages 100000 separate articles per
month"; and the output has recently
risen to nearly twice that total.
The centre of this activity is in
large building at 36 Grosvenor Gar
dens, adjoining the administration
Offices of the American Red Cross.
Fifteen rooms in the building are de-
voted to various branches of this
work, which is in charge of Mrs. H.
S. Waite as chairman. All the rooms
occupied in the manufacture CT sur
gcal dressings are large, light and
airy, and the most modern appliances
are at the disposal of the workers.
At this central station $50 workers
are employed, of whom $50 are volun-
teers while 100 are paid modera ta
allowance. The paid workers are al
women who have suffered financially
owing to the war, and to whom the
small payments given them by the
Red Cross are a great boon.
The out-work branches in various
parts Of England are mostly under
British administration, but the Amer
lean Red Cross furnishes all the
materials and patterns, which are
sent out in large hampers. Fifty
hampers are in constant circulation
for this purpose. The supplies, when
gathered into the central warehouse,
are sent out through regular system
OF distribution, to six principal hos
pitfalls in Great Britain, and to great
number of hospitals on the British.
French and American fronts IN
France.
few weeks ago, the central work
rooms received an urgent appeal
from the American army for 100000
hrst aid packages to be supplied to
American soldiers. Each of these
packages was to contain twelve