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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
Best Comedy Ever shown"-"Fatty"
Arbuckle Tomorrow.

Best Comedy Ever Snown''-'fat ATTY
Arbuckie Tomorrow.
Douglas Fairbanks in "a Modern
Musketeer." at the Grand for final
showing tonight, is the best comedy
ever placed on any screen. This is a
broad statement, but literally true.
Hundreds Of men, women and chill
dren who saw "Doug's" new one last
night, will confirm the extravagant
claim. Photographed in the Grand
Canyons the scenery is superb; the
almost impossible stunts Of the star
make your spinal column crinkle;
the story keeps the audience in roar
Of laughter.
Ned Thacker wants to be as
DArtagan Before his birth his moth
er had spent most of her time read
ing the book The son, born in a
Kansas cyclone-and 1t is some
cyclone that you see-grows up val
orous and most cyclonic. firing OF
Kansas he hikes west and surrounded
by the beauties of the Grand Canyon,
rescues a lovely maiden from a
bigamist with money and an Indian
chief fond of wedding white women.
Marjorie Daw is the charming maid
en-. TulIy Marshall has prominent
part. "a Modern Musloeteer" is a
comedy classic. 1t will live in your
mind fer years.
Fatty Arbuckle is ''big" fea-
ture of the Grands program Saturday.
In "Coney island" the funniest COM
edy he has yet appeared in, Fatty
will amuse you tomorrow. On the
same program is ",The Cleanup y
with FRANKLIN Farnum, Brownie
Vernon and Claire Mcdowell, light
com edv-drama telling a story of a
theatrical advance agents contest
with the morals league of small
town. Pulling for his show, the agent
discovers a new angle OF life, and q
wonderful girl.-Adyertiseme
"Oh. Boy a Coming Attraction.
ooh, Boy bright musical COM
edy and the fourth of the series OF
New York Princess theatre musical
successes, will be the offering at the
Grand on Thursday, March IA.
"Oh, Boy" is the joint work Of Guy
Bolton, P G. Wodehouse and Jerome
Kern. Mr.. Bolton and MI. Wodehouse
providing the book and lyrics and
Mr.. Kern the music. f. Ray Com.
stock and William Elliott, the pro-
ducers of ooh, Boy" will send here
a special organization in keeping
with the high standard of excellency
maintained by all New York Princess
theatre offerings.
The cast of players includes Leona
Thompson, Gertrude Waixel, Edward
Forbes, Charles Knowlden, T. d.
Leary, w. F,redricks, Eileen Powers,
Helen Dubois. James E. Rome, Mar
lam Hibbing, Bobby Hale and Laura
eils.-Advertisement
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works.
When questioned by the police she
was unable to give a connected s+ory
of her wanderings. The authorities
are holding her for investigation m
til some communication can he bad
from the police in Des Moines and
Mt. Pleasant. "nu
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whose ineffable folly has proiu ,,sr
the war, no one can tell no" NV
years.
A b,u has been introduced In y

A bill has been introduced
Philippine legislature proposir.ss ~
give an annual subsidy 1or at 1T
years, of s per cent OF tne
capital invested in the business ac-
any person, association, or co,b ii.
ton that will organize and es s,.nni,
a paper factory In the fni''pf
islands.
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Millions Of dollars are benz s;.s
vested in condensed milk fac.1 sts
northern New York. The pio
enormous.
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Nearly 10000 British South Afrio. -
natives have been recruited for sarv CO
ice behind the lines in France and
Flanders.
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ployes Of the Wagner Electric com
pany, who struck when several union
men were discharged. are still out to-
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Directors and Committee Chalrmen
Were in Regular Monthly
Session Yesterday
Afternoon.
REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED
All Of the Activities OF tho Chapter
for Last Month Were Talked
over at This
Meeting.

: Keokuk chapter, American Rec
Cross held it's regular monthly meet
ing yesterday afternoon at ocloch
lis the Industrial rooms. G. f. NC
Farland, the president, presiding
The secretary's report was made oy
Howard w. Wood, and j. A. DUNBAR
made the treasurer's report ne
ports were made by the heads OF de
partments Miss Meigs made the
report of the hospital supplies com
mittee for February as follows:
Shtpmests made, hospital garments
as per report of Belgian relief de
partment and country auxiliary de-
2artment. The Keokuk sewing auxii-
iaries have made and shipped
33 paJama suits.
$50 splint straps.
100 muslin scu1tetus bandages.
100 T and tail bandages.
The surgical dressing department
made and shipped:
1886 gauze dressings, week ending
l140 gauze dressings week ending
304S gauze dressings week enolng
February 25.
523s gauze dressings week ending
March /.
Total. 1913.
H Reouisitions We're received from
the Des Moines headquarters for 200
split irrigation pads
1000 IKE sponges.
100 yard rolls.
200 splint straps.
100 scultetus bandages, to be made
in February. This order was filled
in good time by the following auxil,
| IL No ms
the required dressings.
Baker Medicine Co., gauze rolls;
Chapel Fund and instructors, 2x2
sponges; Trinity M. e. Methodist,
Christian, P. E. O.. and D. A. r. aux
iliaries, split irrigation pads; Uni
tartan auxiliary, scultetus bandages;
Eastern Star auxiliary, splint straps
New sewing auxiliaries have been
formed by the three Catholic churches,
the Baptist church, st. Pauls Evang-
elica church, Trinity NJ. E., United
Presbyterian, and the Episcopal
church.
instruction GLASSES for sewing on
patamas have been held by Mrs.
Joseph oBrien and have been well
attended The Episcopal church aux
tliary Will sew on muslin dressings.
A new auxiliary on guaze dressings
formed by ST. PauTs Evangelical
church, to meet in the evening. COM
posed of the Loyal Daughters and the
girls club.
Respectfully submitted.
CORNELIA MEIGS,
Chairman Hospital Supplies.
Home Service Work.
Miss Alton made the report for
the home service section, as follows,
for the month ending February %:
Number of families under care at
beginning of month, none.
Number of new families taken
care of during month, "a.
Number of families discontinued
during month, 10.
Number OF families under care at
end of month. Ia.
Miss Alton is secretary OF the
home service section of the Red
| Cross, the work having been inaug-
urated in February. The Office OF this
department Is in the room formerly
occupied by Dr. Fuller, as an Office.
Belgian Relief.
Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland, chairman OF
the Belgian relief department, re-
ported that during the month there
had been made and shipped:
30S hospital bed shirts.
cape bed shirts.
Soldiers Sock Fund.
Mrs. ]. l. s.. Scadding made the
following financial report Of the sol
diers' sock fund for February:
Receipts
Sale of wool .j....... IL
nnQdlAS 1t
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WOMAN PROWLER
PICKED UP
Woman was Found Wandering Alone
at the Water Works in De-
mented Condition-Held
for investigation

A woman giving her name as
Sabra Rose and her residence as Mt.
Pleasant and Des Moines, was ar
rested by Officer LaFebre last night
I In the vicinity Of the city water
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cans Pet milk {srnall size) for - ~ 2M
Oleomargarine Der h. Csc
Nut margarine (Farrell g A H. per lb 800
Pure lard, per ID. ......... ..... .........3 oc
Compound lard, ID. ,..,. 49,. zoe
Pork loin roasts per ID - III , 25c
Monsoon tomatoes mo cans) rer can - 15c
Sweet corn cans 35c
Early June peas 3 cans 35c
Monsoon Country Gentleman corn DER can 15c
Large bottle catsup, 25c size per bottle zoc
Fresh milk, per quart lUc
Clark crochet cotton, 3 spools ........... zoe
Ryzon baking powder (S1 cook hook fee1 Der h. 3c
Fine bulk Silver Thread kraut per lb. DC
Fresh liver, per h. ........,,..... ivc
Fresh neck bones per ID, luz
We carry choice line of meats and groceries Give
trial
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Soldiers Sock Fund.

Mrs. ]. l. s. Scadding made the
following financial report Of the sol
diers' sock fund for February:
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wo thousand men and women en-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
mind Is back at military quarters.

mind is back at military quarters.
 James Harvey Day, who died in Providence Tuesday. was buried at River Bend Thursday The services we're conducted by Rev. Samuel M. ChthcArt.
 A motion was lost, 1S to %. to elect senator stephen J. Casey of Richmond to the corporations committee to suc- ceed Senator Guy Norman of Newport resigned, now in the navy.
 Michael ). Deadly, head clerk at the Rhode Island pharmacy, and exalted ruler of Westerly lodge of Elks, is confined to his room in The Ninigret with an attack of paeurisy.
 The only unoccupied rooms in the town han and court house at the pres eiit time are the district and superior court rooms and the town hall proper and these cannot be declared vacant
 The new caucus act, which has been drawn and approved by the executive committee of the republican state central committee, applies to 25 towns inclddfng Westerly, and two cities which now haNe no caucus laws. During the fire at the State Line lunch the proprietor made a specia, effort and saved his check book and bills payable. When asked the reason why, he said he wanted to pay the bills while he had the time and the money. .e.
 The council chamber in the town hal is occupied by members of the legaI advisory board aiding registraf1ts ir filling out qslestioafaires. The court clerks room is occupied by the insome tax man who gives information to ap. piicants,
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ing were enjoyed.
 Miss Jennie Finnegan of Ponffet is spending few days the guest of MT. and Mrs. H. H. Smith.
 Joseph Dacton who has been spend- ing few days in New York has re- turned to his home.
 Dr. George Gilberts of Hartford, a former resident of Palmertown, with Mrs. Gilherts, spent a few days at the home of Mrs. Gilberts' parents, MT. and Mrs. John Glassbrenner.
 Mrs. Sarah Wilbur had as her recent guest her son, William Wilbur, O: Chelsea, Mass.
 Sale and Supper.
 A report of the Christmas sale and supper given by the Good Cheer Sun1 shine society, was read at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. Frederick Perkins. The net proceeds were s54. It was voted to donate five dollars to- wards the fund for the Halifax suffer CTS. The society sent out much in the way of Christmas cheer to tho needy, elderly, shut-ins and invaiids. Food, clothing, potted plants and deli cacies were distributed, and where it was thought to do the most good.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church sent out Christmas greet- ings to it's shut-ins and sick.
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whistling accompaniment by Miss Ethel Woodward, a piano duet by the
 latter and Miss Ethal Adams, and a cornet solo by J. E. Pray, with violin
 obligato by Truman Woodward. Vo- cal solos were given. by Earl Weeks and Alvas Woodward, the latter with violin obligato by T. H. Woodward A vocal duet was rendered by Alvah Woodward and Miss Margaret Caffrey Readings were interspersed through cut the evening by Mrs. Alberta Caf- frey, Misses Margaret Caffrey and Margaret Stott and Truman Wood | ward. Schubert's Serenade was rem | dered by a trio of instruments, violin clarionet and piano. played respective | ly by Truman and Alvas Woodward and Miss Ethel Woodward An offer ing was taken for the benefit of the church.
 Watch Night Meeting. .. The entertainment was followed by a watch night service held in the ves- | try. Addresses were given by the pas | tor, Rev. W. J. Woodward, and his son Truman Woodward. Light refresh | ments were served at 10.30 and an old
 fashioned Methodist love feast was
 held at the conclusion as the New Year was daWning. ~%- -r.
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to practice in Massachusetts. A kettle of water boiled over on the stove at the Ram Island Gun club Wednesday, and August Muller, who was standing near, was severely scala ed.
 Due to the coal famine, the Ston- inston free library will be, closed until a supply of coal can be secured Misses Nellie NJ. Watson and Mar -jorie and Elizabeth Winship Of New London are guests at the home of E. A. Potter.
 John w. Haley of stonington re- turned to his home recently from a convention of Sigma Nu, the college fraternity, in Cleveland o. He re- stunned his studies at Brown university Thursday.
 The twenty-five starred service flag of Nina Council. Knights of Columbus, was unfurled New Years day.
 Oak timber from nearby woodlands is being used in the construction work at the Stonington shipyard
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Local Laeonics.


 There is scarcity of local calendars in Westerly.
 The Third district court session in Westerly today.
 Deacon William H. Greene is III at his home in Main street. Phebe Green Ward chapter. n. A R., met Thursday afternoon.
 There is concerted action in Rhnda Island to abolish free lunches in sa- looms. Railroad schedules have been knock ed galley west by cold .bioodet ,txcf Frost.
 The three platoons of Westerly can. stabulary drilled Thursday evening in the state armory. Some local dealers have more coa1 than they can deliver, while others have no coal to deliver. Governor Beecknnan has appointed Mrs. Charles Perry of Westerly a yfs- itor to institutions where women are imprisoned.
 It is about time. for the public good, that the fire departments of Webtsrfy and Pawcatuck got together and sci. tied differences. several young ladies are assisting the legal advisory board in filling ont questionnaires and have become sx. pert in that line. The granite produced in the United States in 1S1S was valued at $l7,4Is,- l os2, P per cent. of the value of the entire stone output. Dr. Henry B. Potter of Wakefield has | been confirmed medical examiner for the town of Narragansett, vice Malford I W. Thewlis, resigned. After spending five days in a ceil I in the Westerly police station, the Fort Wright soldier with unbalanced
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make a very good one. am Pfesby- terian, and my knowledge Of the Eng fish church service WAS limited. Be- fore leaving Noodles had written 5ut for me list of the prayers in use and the pages Oh which they were to be found. During the week Watkins se- lected the hymns and practaced them over with Canadian sergeant, who was wounded in the head and who managed to do fairly well at the little organ in the chapel. Each Sunday went to the service with every finger of my good hand marking a place in the book. have often watched min isters in church looking up places in the prayer book during the singing of the hymns and followed their excel lent example.
 Only once did I fali down. It was rather difficult turning the pages with one hand, and on one occasion ab- solutely could not find the collect for the day. I had to lean over and ask the page from Barnes, who was seated in the front row.
 Invented New Dish. My meals were lonely affairs, but used to amuse myself trying to invent new dishes. ~ was very occasionally, S1FCu bOlAOd T6S d IiOSlI clIu All stead of ration of meat. I think the cooks watch must have been she'll shocked because sometimes the egg would be almost raw and sometimes quite hard. A single egg is not very filing. so I decided to give it that ! property without losing the flavor. l The result of nay experiments can be l gathered from the following quotation l from one of my letters:
 T think I have invented new dish l to get the most benefit out of an egg. 1 We sometimes get them (boiled) }. Take three or four soda crackers, ac- cording to the quantity required. and
 pulverize them thoroughly (this was
 usually done with the clenched fist) Add enough Scondensed) milk to make
 the whole a thick, creamy mass, but ter the size of an egg. then stir in the egg thoroughly minced, if already
 boiled Add a pinch of salt adn cook till the whole is about the consistency of scrambled eggs. The result is wonderful. One egg makes enough
 for about three people. Use raw egg if available.
 1 The supply of cabbage seemed to run
 out, and we were given instead a very 1 tough lettuce. This, when sprinkied
 with salt and pepper and covered with
 oil from a tin of sardines, was quite
 palatable.
 (Continued tomorrow)
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 never felt So downhearted in my lire as the dey I was left alone in that hospital ward. The rooms seemed twice as large As before My locker and the floor around my bed weEe clut. tered up with articles such as empty tin boxes for sugar or glass Jars for holding butter when taken from the tin, all of which had been tine precious possessions of the boys who had left ana had been donated to me as too bulky to carfy. The drawers of the other lockefs stood open as they had Discarded hospital clothing lay on the uftidy ybeds and the floor was strewn wtfh torn up letters and other papers. asked watkins to tidy the room and fed frozh the scene.
 Another Phsnesrapi,.
 spent most Of that day with the French captain and Barnes untN I was summoned to the parcel room to ex> AAd arrived for me. They attrsled out so be 8 paionograph and records which had been sent by very kind uncle. This was piece Of luck that the day Noodles departed with orr chief source of amusement. the gap should be filled fn such an opportune way. The ex- cltemeAt was as great as on the day Of the arrival bf the first pfonograph, becahse here we had a brand new lot of reecrds we had never heard which had fo be tried over at once.
 - The phonograph was a very coupact little machine. exactly ffle sasiae as the one we had had at battalion head quarters in the trenches 1t was con- strucsed in two halves joined by hing es. The lower part contained the nna- chlnery, and the upper part which stood upright when the instrument WaS playing, heia a cpncave metal sound-refiecfof. When closed up the phonogTaph could be locked and car raed Aeont by suitcase handle ars ranged for the purpose.
 >e.9t. Concert Permitted.
 .t. could not see why phenegcaph should not be allowed in the hospital So eraved the lion in his den and told the inspector that I had one which i wanted permission to use occasionally in the rnenfs wards as well Us my own. Aftsr some arguing this was obtained, and came to the conclusion that you never Fne~ what you can do till you try. shortly after this 1 arranged for a dttle concert in the ward which had the greatest number of Englishmen in bed. All s-Sse from the other wards who could come were invited to do so.
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saw the sanitaires on duty, who hap pened to be almost nurnan and prem ised to say nothing if the men smoked, provided I would see that all traces were removed when the concert was over Barnes promised to assist me botnz in running s,llA phonegraph and supplying the very necessary ciga-
 All Were Delighted.
 The news rad sprAa1 like wildfire, and when we appeared. l think every Englishman in the hospital who was not at deaths door was seated on the beds or on the floor O. that ward. They were delighted whel they heal that they could smoke This was was not allowed in the building-goodness inly knows why, because it was very modern and absolutely fireproof-and the bed patients. had the first comfort
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The meeting Of phebe Packer Rath-
 bun tent. D. of ", was held in G. A.
 R. hall "Wednesday evening. The fol-
 lowing officers were installed by De-
 pertinent President Mrs. Mary Bef-
 5anin, assisted by Mrs. Adah Sweet
 as guide: President, Mrs. Elizabeth
 R. Butter; senior vice president, Mrs.
 Mary R. Larnbs junior vice president,
 Miss Ruth c. Chafanans chaplain, Mrs.
 Catherine Gilbert; treasdrer, Mrs. J. B.
 MacGown: first council member, Mrs.
 Mary Benjamin; second council naeu-
 member, Mrs. Lillian Cooper; patri-
 otfc instructor, Mrs. Georgia Haupt; secretary, Miss Annie PAekef; guide, Mrs. Sarah BAileys guard, Mrs. Airline Bradley; assistant guide, Miss Gladys Wilcox; orSanisf, Mrs. Alice Clark; first c6for bearer Miss Eleanor Lamb; second color bearer, Miss Avis La. than: third color bAarer. Miss Annie De Costa; fourth color bearer, Miss Rachel Edgcoa1b.
 steninyten Lodge inssalIed.
 The following officers were installed at Stoninsten lodge, No. S, I. o. O. F., Wednesday evening by District. Dep aty Grand Master Fred D. Ward and suite: Noble grand, Charles Sweet; vice grand, William Van Peit: record ing secretary, Erastus Fish, financial secretary, C. c. Potter; treasurer, George D. Johnson; warden, Frank Collins; coHdtsctor, Ernest Howell: in. side guardian, Arthur Turner; outside guardian, Joseph Tyler; chaplain, Theodore Andersen; R. S. N. G., Sey- n1our Stodaard; L.. s. N. C., Lawrence Gremley; R. s. v. G., Daniel Gilbert; T.. S., V. G., David Brown; L.. S., S., William Bradshaw; past grand. Will
 Ham McCausland.
 D. A. \. Delegates Appointed. The meeting of Fanny 1edyard chap- ter, D. A. R., was held Wednesday afternoon in Masonic temple, Mrs. Newton Dickerson, regent, presiding. Delegates to the Continental congress in Washington were appointed as fol- lows: Mrs. Newton Dickerson and Mrs. Christopher Morgan; alternates, Mrs Ella Brown. Mrs. Harry HiiL Mrs, J. E. F. Brown and Mrs. Amy Brad ley. Following the business session, a social time was enjoyed and refresh nents were served, the committee be- ing Mrs. Linda R. Denison, Mrs. Fan nie Fish. Mrs. Elsie Lathrop, Mrs Phebe Grinnell, Mrs. Elsie Rathbun Mrs. Ciarissa Seaznans, Mrs. Louisa K Tufts and Mrs. Edna Holdredge.
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Never had musical artists performed for a more enthusiastic audience. Shrieks of laughter greeted every joke and every one joined in and sang all the better known popular songs. Some of these were called for over and over again. We concluded the performance with a double song from musical comedy, in which God Save the King quietly sung by the chorus, formed the background for a popular play. We all felt as though we should be stand ing at attention.
 Other similar concerts were after ward held in different wards and helped to brighten our all too monoto- nous existence.
 Our regular Sunday night services went on as usual and by this time 5 had graduated to the position of pastor. I must confess that I didn't
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several years Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter Mrs. Arnold, and several grandchildren.
 Short Paragraphs.
 Miss Maude Mahaffey of Mount Sinai hospital, N. Y., is the guest of her cousin, Miss Minnie Flynn. Miss Fannie Fish entertained the Acroama club at her home Thursday evening: @a ,.z-
 Miss Rose Johnson is visiting in Lyme. . -@.tsf Miss Marion Velie is able to be out of doors after several, months illness.
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ASHWHLETT

MT. and Mrs. Daniel B. Vergason entertained their children Christmas day.
 Grover c. Maine is carting poles from Ashwillet to Maine's Crossing. for Otto Anderson.
 Frank Button of West. Ashwiliett called at Nathan N. Maine's Thurs day.
 John L. Holmes visited in Groton Thursday.
 Daniel $. Guile and family visited relatives near Glasgo Christmas day.
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UNCASVILLE
Holiday Party-Supper and Sale Nei
 $54.

John Lynch is employed at the Pal mer mill, in the shipping department.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Rogers were holiday visitors with Mrs. Rogers aunt, Mrs. J. G. Burnett, of Norwich. !, MT. and Mrs. George o. T. Watt, en- tertained their daughter, Mrs. Leroy Morgan of Roxbury, Mass, for a few days recently.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert w. Avery of Hill Top. gave a Christmas party on Friday evening. The rooms were decorated with evergreens and lighted candies and a tree with gifts for each member of the gathering was a fea- ture. A chicken dinner was served after which games. music and danc-