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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

work in western Kansas. He built a
beautiful cathedral, one Of the hand
soonest in the United States, develop.
ed fine military school for boys at
St Johns and a hospital, st. Barn
abas, cared for by the Sisters of Con-
ISOLATION. He constructed a fine bish-
ops residence at Salina, and during
his time as presiding officer of the
diocese many churches were built
and established.
OF the presenting bishops, the Rev.
Arthur l.. Williams, bishop of Ne
braska, is a strong, able preacher and
administrator He has been for
many years an intimate friend of DR..
Sage and his participation in the
services tomorrow will add another
link in the chain of Friendship between
the two bishops. The Rev, James
Wise of Kansas. is the other present
ing bishop. His diocese comprises
eastern Kansas, and of course adjoins
the diocese to which DR.. Sage goes.
He is another old friend of the new
bishops and Dr. Sage took part in
his conservation as bishop in st.
Louis in October, 1916.
The preacher at the conservation
services tomorrow will be the Rev.
Irving P. Johnson, bishop co-adjutor
of Colorado. Bishop Johnson is wide
iy in demand as preacher, and two
years ago he preached a mission il
ST. Johns. He, too, is an old friend
of DR.. Sage's and Is the editor iii
chief of The Witness. of which Dr..
Sage is the managing editor.
The master of ceremonies will be
the Rev. George Long, former pastor
of st. Paufs church at Warsaw, H.,
and now a chaplain In the eighty
eighth army division at Camp Dodge,
Iowa. Rev. Long has been heard in
Keokuk number of times, having
spoken here at ST. Johns frequently.
Music to be Feature.
The attending presbyters will be
the Rev. DR.. E. H. Rudd, Of st. Luke s
Episcopal church of Fort Madison,
and Rev. DR.. Charles ]. Shut, who IS
the news editor CT The Witness. and
who has held parishes in Iowa. The
deputy registrar is the Rev, Charles
l.. Cole of Waverly.
The music for the service will be
sung by the vested choir of st. John 5,
of fifty voices, under the direction OF
George w. Barnes, organist and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

known and fondly remembered dra-
matte critic, who died in 1913.
when John Sage was boy he
owned a Cleveland Plain Dealer route
and was his own distributor 1t is in
teresting to recall that he is the sec
ond Plain Dealer attache to become
an Episcopal bishop. The other was
William e. McLaren, who was a re-
porter on the Plain Dealer in the SOS,
when Judge J. D. Cleveland was asso-
ciated with J. w. Gray on the editorial
staff.
"McLaren was the papers only re-
porter for a time, and because he in
stituted department called Spice.
was often alluded to as the p. d.
Spice Man
at was to McLaren that Editor
Gray gave his famous advice:
William he said, want you al
ways to tell the exact truth in your
columns. If there is any lying to be
done in this paper, 1 will attend to it
on the editorial page.
"Rev. John {. Sage has occupied
pulpits in Illinois and Iowa. and his
field Of service has steadily widened.
His promotion is a distinct recogni-
ton Of his usefulness. 1t will give
pleasure to the many friends who
knew and loved him in his earlier
years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
[II[ Be C0NSECRATED BISHOP Of SAL|NA
| N IMPRESSIVE SERVICE At ST. JOHN 5.
The Conservation Program

PROFESSIONAL
OF of the Holy Communion
..a.
Collect, Gospel. Prayer Book, page
Prayer Book, $3.50
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
STRING PRAIRIE.
, . . . > 80 80 e~

John Burke returned home from OF
tumwa Tuesday.
There was a large crowd from this
vicinity attended the ]. F., F-urlong
sale near Argyle Thursday
Edmund Downey of Keokuk, return
ed home Wednesday after few week.
visit with his aunt, Mrs. V. j. Burke
and family.
Mrs. X. G. Sapp is visiting her
brother, Ray Downey and family.
V. J. Burke and son John, Mike Dris-
coll and VIM. Brothers were passen-
gers to Keokuk Wednesday.
VIM. Brothers of Monroe county, is
visiting with his cousins, V. j. Burke
and family.
Several of the men in this vicinity
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
Short Lire Railroads.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Short
line railroad representatives urged
the house interstate and foreign COM
merce commission to amend the rail
way legislation as follows:
Special compensation to be fixed
by the president without reference
to the standard basis.
Payment to the short line railways
of an amount equal to the accruing
interest on it's funded or other in
debtedness.
1t was contended for the short line
roads they had spent money freely
in the last three years preparing for
bigger business and that one of the
roads had been operating at loss
They would have made larger returns
this year had they remained under
private control.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

are breaking roads this morning after
the snow storm.
Elmer Dempster was an Argyle call
er Tuesday evening.
Jacob Bergthold, Misses Hazel and
Nellie Felt visited Sunday afternoon
at the V. j. Burke home.
Miss Valley Robson visited Wednes-
day evening at the Ray Downey home.
Miss Katherine Morrtsey's school at
the powder works is closed again on
account of scarlet fever. She is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Jas Hayes and
family.
Bernard Downey took dinner with
Nellie Felt Sunday.
George Felt is visiting his brother,
Louis Felt and family.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

choirster. The organ will be hand
! led by John w. Norton, organist and
| choirmaSter at ST. James church,
| Chicago. Mr.. Norton was choirboy
! when DIR. Sage was in charge Of a
[ parish in Dixon, H., and became d
member of the rectors family. He
moved to Dubuque and became choir
master there in DR.. Sage's church.
! Mr.. Barnes was choirboy in the
church at Dubuque when DR.. Sage
was rector, and was trained by John
w. Norton The musical numbers are
all especially fitting for the service
tomorrow, and this viii be a very
prominent part of the service
The last two parishes which DR..
Sage held before coming to Keokuk
will be represented by the Rev. DR..
John Dysart of ST. Johns Episcopal
church of Dubuque, and by the Rev.
| Harry M. Rabin, rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church at Dixon, Ill. Both
of these men will take part in the ser
vices
| Enthroned Next Sunday.
| The coming Sunday will see Bishop
Sage enthroned at the cathedral at Sa-
! lima. He will be formally received in
| to the jurisdiction Of the diocese of
Salina, and the late bishop, Ret. Shell
| don M Griswold. will act in behalf of
| the cathedral organizations in welcom-
! ing Dr. Sage. He will represent tbs
various organizations including the
military school of ST. Johns, ST. Bar
nabas hospital and the Sisters of Con-
| ISOLATION
Clergymen from all over the United
States, and members of the diocese Of
Salina, both clergy and lay members
are arriving here for the conservation
services tomorrow While in the city
| they are guests of the parish Some
of them are being entertained at the
Hotel Iowa and others at the homes
of the members of the parish
About ST. Johns Church.
The present church edifice in which
! the services are to be held tomorrow,
one of the handsomest and most impos-
ling religious homes in the city, was
erected in 1888 and dedicated in 1891.
| The corner stone was laid in 1884, on
June twenty-third The old church
was abandoned February u, 1888 and
| the dedication services were held JAM
uary 4, 1891. st. Johns is an historic
church Two military weddings of
considerable note were solemnized
i here, and the church has on its mem
bership rolls the names of some of. the
earliest and most prominent residents
| oe Keokuk The military weddings
which occurred here were those OF
General Schofield and Miss Georgia
Kilbourne, and Captain Verling Hart
and Miss LYDIA Mooar.
The Episcopal church was organic
| ed in Keokuk April 20, 1850, when a
meeting was held in the law offices of
Dixon and Wickersham for the pur-
pose Of organizing the church. Bishop
Kemper presided and l. 6. Wickersham
acted as secretary. Committees were
appointed to draft articles of associa-
ton and to solicit subscriptions. Gen
eral Van Antwerp and Edward Kill
bourne were elected wardens, and
| Christian CARRIER, Hugh Doran, A. H.
Heaslip, Guy Wells, and Frank Bridg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16

who can only wish him well in his
new charge. He continues as rector
OF ST Johns here until January 81,
He was elected bishop Of Salina, DC
tober 10, 1917.
Many Notables Here.
The services bring to keokuk an
unusually notable visiting list. Blsh-
OBS from various parts of the west
will be here, and the presiding bishop
of the church will be present to con-
duct the services. Bishop Daniel 5.
Tuttle, bishop of Missouri, and pre-
siding bishop of the American Epls-
copal church will be presiding bish-
Cd and consecrator, at the ceremony.
He is a pioneer of Idaho and Mon
tana, having lived there for twenty
two years. He will be eighty-onc
years of age on January 20. Bishop
futile has presided at more conse-
crations than any previous bishop.
1t is of special interest to st. john
people that he is here for this oc-
CASTOR. He preached the sermon at
the decidation of st. Johns church
and has been here several times dur
ing DR. Sage's rectorship. Bishop
futile is one of the biggest figures
III the AiuBTlCdll CuulCh touehy, oiiN
this fact coupled with the sentiment
al fact that he presided at the conss
Grafton of the church, at the conse
Grafton of whose leader he will pre-
side tomorrow. brings him all the
more closer to local people.
Another notable figure in this CON
secration service will be the Rev.
Theodore ~ Morrison, bishop of Iowa
co.consecrator. He is an old and in
innate friend of the new bishop OF
Salina, and was pastor of the church
which Mrs. Sage attended. He was
officiating rector at the marriage OF
DR.. and Mrs. Sage, and confirmed
their daughter, Katherine Sage Tabor
At the time of her marriage here, he
pronounced the blessing, at the close
of the ceremony. Bishop Morrison
Il; no stranger to keokuk Episcopal
ians. He has been here on many oc'
casions to take part in services in
the local church. and his presence
tomorrow will be that of an old friend
of the church and of the new bishop
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-16
SAGE Succeeds GriswoId.

bishop Sheldon NJ. GriswoId, CO.
conservator, is the suffragan bishop
of Chicago For fifteen years he hello
the position Of bishop OF Salina,
Kan, resigning at that time to be-
come bishop suffragan of Chicago. IL
is to his diocese that DR.. Sage is go
ing. Bishop Griswold did great
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
POLICE TO ROUND
UP. ALL SLACKERS;
TOASK FOR CARDS

o.. Major Pullman. Superintendent q
Police, today gave orders to members
of the force to begin on Monday a
roundup of slackers-all men, be-
tween the ages OF twenty -unv I'D
thirty-one years who have failed 10
conform to the requirements OF the
selective service draft.
The police will comb all places
where idle young men congresate. On
the streets the police will approach
all men appearing TO be within the
draft age, who will be asked 10 show
their classification or registration
status cards or other satisfactory
identification.
Every man questioned must show
either one of three cards. One being
the original bluish-green registration
certificate, another being a cream
white card with the United States
seal ins-upper left hand corner. or. II
The man should have neither OF these
cards, he should have postal card
giving his classification and signed
in lower right hand corner by mem
Der OF local board.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
What PerShing'S Fifty Think
Of Kaiser Bill

of the high lights Of the speeches which PERISH
ngs Fifty before Liberty Hut
last night:
you'll arplanes get BOches of the
trenches your boys will do the Wen lick them in 40 days.
Sergt John J. Hefernan Washington
glad the Americas shot
in this We're fighting liberty
don't include the Boches that
O.. D. Varila
boys with only months training have stood toe
with the Kaisers bethe Uhans the Psan Guards the best
the German them hell in good,
oldfashiend Yankee mamer."-Sergt. E. B. Creed
Wake America; realize that we're in the to the nsh"
Private Morrow.
m certain thrty-ve Americans any seveny-fve
Bpches Germans the yelowest dogs Corporal
Cosgrove.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
OFFICES
MAY Be RETAINED
FORDANIELS'USE

When the Navy Department moves
into the gigantic temporary build
ing going up at Seventeenth and E
streets northwest. where the Potomac
Park tennis courts used to be. Sec
rtary Daniels will retain his Offices
in the State. War and Navy build
ing. according to present plans.
The entire department VIII be
housed in the huge new building.
which is scheduled FOR completion IN
September. but the desirability Of
personally remaining in his present
quarters is being urged upon Secre-
tary Daniels.
IT l. pointed out that the relations
between the Navy and state Depart
ments have been OF a particularly in
innate nature. and much time and
correspondence has been saved by IN.
formal calls. during which matters
OF Importance have been discussed In
their preliminary stages.
The obvious advantages OF being
near the White House and war De-
partmcut where the meetings OF the
National Council or Defense are hello
are also emphasized. together with
the necessity OF having Foom8 iArsf
enough 10 greet the delegations whict
arc constantly calling upon the Sec-'
rotary.
In the event ots1frs Daniels remain
ing. a suite OF FIVE rooms viii be re-
tanned. which win incIude those now
occupied BY Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt and Admiral Benson, chief
Of operations.
The new navy building viii Be
ready for occupancy on or about the
first or September. &
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
u.RoAr LOSSES LESS.

French official dispatches received
here state that losses by mines and
submarines during the month OF
April were approximately only one
half as great as during April or
1917. With each offensive OF the
Germans on land there has been In
creasing activity on sea.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
CRISIS NEAR I'M BERLIN.

AMSTERDAM HIaE Al. Berlin
Newspapers are now discussing tbs
possibility ora government crisis a. =
result OF the Catholic Centrist. ef-
forts TO split the Majority Bloc on ths
question OF Chancellor Won HsrtliBg's
eastern upIicx- Matthias Erzberger Is
leading the new Centrist opposition.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
PERSHING'S HEROES.
BID ADIEU TO D. C..
At DANCE TONIGHT.

Continued from First Page)
mere were standing wherever per-
mitted. Those in charge were forced
! to close and lock the doors OF the
hut to prevent dangerous overcrowd-
ing. And still the crowds continued
TO ccne. until outside there was a
gathering many times as large as
that inside the auditorium. All
Washington, It appeared. was anxious
to greet Pershing's heroes.
And when the boys appeared.
The noise. the enthusiasm. the up
roar was indescribable. It lasted for
minutes, this reception by Washing
tOnians TO the men who are fighting
for America over there" HahdKer-
chiefs waved. Hats were thrown high
in the air. Staid. dignined. elderly
persons forgot their dignity and
climbed up on their chairs to welcome
Pershing's boys. The cheering and
applause was tumuItuOus. Washing
ton amazed itself
Make Double Sacrifice.
Finally Il ended, and Henry b. F.
Macfarland. head or the Red Cross
half-million-dcllar drive in Washing
ton, opened the meeting. saying:
"The Washington Red Cross War
Fund OF 1918 committee is fortu-
nate in having 'Pershing's men all
together for the hrst fine since they
left the trenches in France so gal
lantly held by our American troops.
II Is an honor to have them begin
their speaking for the Red Cross,
which will take them as individuals
to forty States. here in their Capital.
"Our task OF raising minimum OF
half a million dollars in the Capital
toward the minimum Of one hundred
million dollars asked OF the whole
country for the wonderful Red
Cross service 10 our soldiers.
sailors. and marines. their dependents.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Today and Yesterday

These portraits Of appearing
shOHg cekHOUn WushngtonuHs they pooO they
appeared IN younger days TOdGys portraits o.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Look out OF the window ht the near
est haE. and then ask yourself way
you delay in paying yOur income tan.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
AS HE WAS AT 20.

y
is TODAY AS HE WAS AT %.
Mr. HFeE who president of the District National Bank who
has been president of the Chamber of Commerce. and who
chairman of the committee for the last Presidential
Inauguration ftyeven years old He has been resident of
Washington tywo years When asked for these portraits
Mr.. Harper said
1.-THE picture twentyhree
time graduation from the Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy
had Prince Albert which had bought especially for the
occasion"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30

Wuen&lNd by the overthrow OF rms
observation-disclosures. In the attempts al
0uhtrnlixation of the control OF Ger
1wnny's affairs in Berlin. he and ms
x1aycrents see merely a continuance
Dsr the mantle OF Socialism, kadi-
I'm, or democracy, of the orc
o1Fogant rrusstan presumption Una,
- Prussia is the anointed arni'er OF
0eFmans's fate. w..
Iis hate and. his -contenpt- Of Prus.
00A stir Kurt Eisner on 10 hsnt to
~ last ditch against Berlin, ana up-
NAer the mantle of socialism, kadl-
rfane and the people of other German
6nwIkhcrn states of the empire, ne plaEH
= Inc game for supremacy lt.s aWl
= nothing short Of TRANSFORMED 4 OF
the centralized power ard CanroI H"Fu
NOYth Germany to south ter tpanN
Ann Berlin to Munich he IS de-
eAsv,.ined To stop at nothing 20 aftalh
nat aim. Knowing that he has inc
fuf hearted support Of hundreds 81
.hc,manfis of BaSariAus, Nuerfteiu-
herrrrs Badoni8ns, ana $ATens behind
.htsn. he proceeds with a resolution
and daring that stamp harm. for the
nyanert nj least a. the one nreuom'
AN. figure in the Germon chaos.
The FIRST step cf IN" reporter
n~e,nier's Los ~FreuSsoa cam -
pnkwn was 20 break diplomatic rela-
ticns with Berlin lie followed this
- having a Berlin courier arrested
xAJle en- route tn Austria. lie Scized
the eourjer's papers. The Berlin au-
theri,fes are furious The Berlin presa
tienounees him "a the most Nlclous
menare'' even the Forvaeris chiW
ing in. -,t. 49,.
: Meanwhile. conditions In Berlin are
aasunling mare ard moro an aspFo'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30
PEACE MUST Be
Continued from Page l.


wretched criminal and another for
Kings and omperors
There are two kindred offen=cs
against the law of nations one Vs.
crime against humanity in the deiIh-
crate plotting of a great war. The
other is the outrage upon internal
tional law II Us crime. brutal
Icrine 10 deVHstatc the lands OF an
other. Whoever did that, ought to
be held responsible for 1t.
Submarine warfare did not mean
only the sinking of shfps or war, but
was a crime against humanity, in that
it sunk thousands of harmless mer-
chant men. In the whole history of
warfare between nations. that has
never been sanctioned.
Il mean to- see that men who do
not treat our prisoners in a human
way are to be made responsible. |
want this country To go to court with
Il glad conscience and she Will do SO.
There is not a stain on her record.
We shall not he afraid To appear be-
fore any tribunal!
"Now, these are the things we have
30 investigate. We mean that the in
vestigariuu shall be an impartial one
g. perfectly fair one. We also mean
that u shan be a stern one and that
IL shall 20 to ita final reckoning We
FAve got TO act now 80 that men i'll
the future, Who feel tempted to fol-
low the example Of the ruler who
plunsed The world into this war. viii
know what is awaiting them at the
end Of IT,
We have to see that this terrible
war. which has intlik1ed- so much de-
struetion on the world which has
arrested the course of civiiiza ion and
in many ways put 1t back. and which
tag loft r an IND E nh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30
WON'T HEAD
NEW STEEL COMBINE

Washington, Nov 29.--That Gee
rotary McAdoo will not accept po-
sition at the head of the newly form
ing steel com bine. as reported from
Philadelphia, is in the view of those
very close to him here.
While no one Is presuming to speak
for the secretary, it was pointed out
here today by an official who has been
In close official and personal contact
with MIR. McAdoo for the past several
years that he would not accept any
position In which the influence he has
gained with the administration could
be used. The steel combine position Is
regarded clearly in that class.
Secretary McAdoo is now en- route
from tho South to washington and IS
expected to arrive here tomorrow for
an important conference with The
president Many matters of policy
with respect to the railroads and the
treasury are expected to be discussed
by the two, and II rs hinted that the
question of Mr.. McAdoo's successors
will be considered, The proposed III
dependent steel combine for export
trade, for the head of which Mr.. Nc
adoo is reported to have been select
cd would come into touch with the
government in matters of policy in
various ways, ii is Explained,
The mode of procedure under the
Webb Pomerene export trade com
hnations law would have to be pass
ed upon by federal trade commission
The department of justice might
reasonably be expected to view the
combination from the standpoint Of
a possible conflict with the sherman
antitrust law The foreign trade
policy of the United States has not
vet been clearly defined In view Of
the coming peace conference, and 1t
is conceivable that this policy might
have distinct bearing upon the for
eign activities of such a proposed or
gIrlization's activities.
/ In all these contingencies Mr. Nc
Adoo's knowledge. experience, and
above all, influence, are conceded to
! furnish valuable assets to such COM
bne.
| For just exactly these reasons, Mr.
McAdoo's friends say, he would not
/ permit himself TO be used.
! The numerous possible successors
to the secretary and director general
I sin form a subject Of Interested Cos
! sip in the capital. but il is admitted
on all hands that it is reasonable TO
I expect totally unexpected appoint
ments from those figured out as NEST
! logical
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-30
MAY lift BREWERS
GRAIN AND FUEL BAN

Washing ton, Nov. 2s.--The prohibi.
ton against the brewers receiving fuel
or grain after December n may be
lifted AS a result of the signing OF thu
armistice. The fuel administration
says there is no longer any reason why
they should not have COAL and the
matter OF grain has been put up To
the food administration. In the alb
sunce of Food Administrator Hoover.
no. enc there has taken the authority
to rule on tho matter
The war Industries board has no OBJ
lection to reopening the normal chan.
nels of trade to the brewers, and tho
matter. now seems to be waiting on
the food administration.
If they were permitted to extend
their brewing period after December l.
they might operate IN to May l. when
the wartime prohibition law goes into
effect.