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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
Mother Tells How
|Cuicm.a Healed Baby's
Itching Eczema
| On Face and Head
Could Not Sleep Nights
Hair Fell Out

'When four months old, my baby
had itching and burning eczema on
his face and head. The skin was sore
and red, and the eczema caused disfig-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Hardin lodge, No. 20, holds its regu.
lar monthly meeting the first Mon.
day evening of each month. G. G.
Meister, w. M; Geo. Duerkop. secre-
tary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
DAMASCUS commANpERY NO. S

Meets regularly every third Thurs
day in each month. Visiting hreth-
rem cordially invited to attend. Frank
j. Venning, q. c.; Beranrd w. Mer.
RAM. Rec.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

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TODAY's CASUALTY

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Keokuk lodge No. 13, l. o. o. F.,
meets regular every Monday night
at 1880 o'clock. c. e. Mackie,
N. G.; F. NJ. Pugh, Rec. Sec'y. Visit.
ing brothers invited to attend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17

Puckechetuck lodge No 43, meets
every Friday evening at $500 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
B. p. o. MKS.

Keokuk lodge No. 106, meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets.
Club rooms open daily. Visiting breth-
reH cordially invited. G. Lloyd Nor
man, e. R.; Leroy j. Wolf, secretary
Evening star., 1918-07-25
PLEA FOR SCHOOL GAMERS.
Small Enrolment May Cause Clos.
ing of Centers.

>, 'Wanted-Sixty women and girls of
Washington to bring fruits and vege-
tables to the school canning centers
and have them canned free of charge"
This is literally the advertisement
sent out today by Walter B. Patterson,
director of summer schools, under
whose supervision the canning classes
are being held in six Washington
schools. Classes in canning, for some
reason this year. have shown a tSe-
mendous falling of in enrolment
from last year. The total net ENROLL
ment is not over twenty, and Mr.. Pat
terson has recommended that IL the
classes do not show a much larger
enrolment by August 1 they will be
discontinued for the rest of the sum-
mer.
Mr.. Patterson urges every one in
terested in canning and canning meth
DDS to come to the schools and il
they do not care to take the course
to bring their own fruits and yege-
tables and have them canned free Of
charge, at the same time receiving
free instruction in the proper method
or canning. Classes are open five days
week. from 9 to 2 o'clock, at the
Wisconsin Avenue, Manual Training
School, at 1901 K street northeast;
and at the H. D. Cooke School. Ad-
.ditional classes are held at the Morse
School on Monday, at the Jefferson
School Tuesday and Wednesday and
at the Congress Heights School
Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
LIGHTLESS NIGHTS ORDER
TOtBE ENFORCED FIRMLY
Persons and Firms in Washington
Affected Are Being Given
Warnings.

officials in charge of the. fuel ad-
ministration for the District of CO.
lumbia announced today that notices
are being sent to all persons affected
to observe strictly the requirements
of the recent order calling for eight
less nights" four nights q week,
which became effective last night.
Every one in the District will have
been personally acquainted with the
order by the end of the week, and
after then violators are to be dealt
with in a firm manner. a.
The provisions of the "lightless
night" order are the same as the one
which was in effect last winter. ex-
cept the new order specifies Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur sday, as :
"liehtless nights" FOR all show and
shop windows, advertising electric
signs and other so-called n-essen-
tial illumination. ..
The Commissioners of the District
have been acquainted with the pro-
vision Of the order calling for q re-
striction of street illumination to
the extent of reducing the number OF
cluster lamps and the delaying OF
street lamp lighting until it is actu-
ally necessary instead OF at sunset
as is now the practice.
The local fuel officers say this new
order will mean the elimination OF an
at amusement parks adjacent to
washington. However. these places
are not situated within the bound
aries of the District and will me reg
ulated by the Maryland and Virginia
authorities.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
ACCIDENT KILLS BROTHER
WITH ARMY IN FRANCE
Miss Kettering, Employed by War
Trade Board, Gets Word
Of Fatality.

After months of training to get
himself In condition to face the. Ger
mans, Private Lester e. Kettering OF
the: field artillery, was killed acct
dentally almost within the shadow OF
the western battle line. according to
today's casualty list.
The brief message received by his
sister. Miss Sylvia Kettering, at 2117
G street. from the War Department
stated that he died July 9 from gun
shot wounds received In an accident
Last Friday his sister received a let
ter from him saying he was well and
happy.
Kettering was about twenty-flv
years old and a native of Kansas. He
was attending York College, in Ne
braska, when he left In December to
enlist He went to France in May
He is survived by four brothers and
four sisters besides Miss SYLVIA, Miss
Sylvia Kettering is the young soldiers
only relative here. She came tc
Washington to work with the War Trade
Board.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
NEUTRALs BUYING BONDS.
Foreign Hint Germans Are Taking
on British Securities,

LIVERPOOL. July 25.-The recent
Improvement in war bond invest
ments is not solely the result of
patriotic endeavor. the Daily Post
learns, but 1t Is said that within the
last few days there have been sub
stantial purchases on neutral ac-
count This, If true. Is an interesting
indication of the neutral view as to
the issue of the war.
A German military writer recently
complained that neutrals did not ade-
quately appreciate German victories
on the western front. Apparently
this lack of appreciation is becoming
more marked. 1t is also suggested
that neutral buying is to a certain
extent stimulated by German pru-
dence and that the international
financiers of Frankfort, anxious for
better security than the German war
loan. are counterbala1cing German
commitments by buying British bonds
through neutral firms.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
D. c. MEN C0MMIssIONED.

Residents Of this city and vicinity
have been commissioned in the Army
as follows:
Hugh H. Bennett. Bureau of Soils.
and Billie A. woodruff, Hotel Driscoll.
= first lieutenants. Engineer Reserve
sCorps.
Roland w. Burchard, U. S. Geolog-
ical Survey, and William A. Travers,
Washington Barracks, second lieuten-
ants, Engineer Reserve Corps.
John P. Gilmore, National Bank Of
Washington, second lieutenant, Signal
Reserve Corps.
Harold H. Jacobs, 2501 18th street,
first lieutenant, National Army.
George C. HALEY. 3214 Park Place,
and Mortimer McKinzie. 1908 24th
street, first lieutenants, Quartermas-
ter Corps, National Army.
Edward A. Fisher, 1889 r street
Alfred F.. Gray, 1924 Vermont avenue,
Sumner f. johnson, Fort Washington.
street. and Archie NJ. Murray. 1905
Fairmont street, second lieutenants,
Quartermaster Corps. National Army
Solon ]. FegeIy. 1914 18th street, and
James C. Munich, 524 Taylor street,
second lieutenants, Sanitary Corps,
National Army.
Robert ]. Kennedy, 11s D street
northeast. first lieutenant, Air Serv-
Ice {Production).
Francis ]. Stablein, 1924 18th street,
second lieutenant Air Service tAero-
1XxIffIW2~
Evening star., 1918-07-25
GUARD OFFICERS MEET.
Question of Uniforms and Drills
Discussed by Volunteers.

Officers of the National Capital
Volunteer Guard met last night at
the Ontario apartment to discuss the
question of procuring uniforms and
to develop plans for the drills, to
which all men in the draft age are
invited.
Officers in charge of the unit arc:
Col. William S. Hodges, drillmaster;
Charles T. Hendler. captain: Alfred
G. Buhrman, first lieutenant; Sidney
F. Smith. second lieutenant, and
Claude w. Owen. first sergeant. Rev.
J. J. Dimon of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church Is chaplain. A drill will be
held tonight at Central High School
at o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
ARMY GIVEN CLEAN BILL.
War Department Denies Any Officer
Ia Involved in Rainooat Scandal.

A formal statement from the War
Department announces as entirely un-
founded any inferences tending to in
volve Army officers in accusations OF
wrongdoing in connection with con-
tracts for Army raincoats.
Department of Justice officials in
announcing the discovery of frauds
in connection with raincoat produc-
tion indicated that only few Army
officers were under suspicion of ir-
regular conduct with contractors.
They did not imply corruption among
any large proportion Of Army officers
most of whom, 1t was recognized.
have demonstrated their honesty.
Most inspectors involved in the cor
ruption disclosed by the Department
of Justice in New York are civilians.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
THREE DEAD, THREE MISSING.
Loss on Cruiser San Diego Is Re
duced to Six.

The number of dead and missing
from the cruiser San Diego. sunk last
Friday OF Fire Island, New York.
has now been reduced to six Three
of the six men were killed by the
explosion which caused the ship to
sink.
The three men still missing are
Clyde C. Blain- Lomita, Cal: John
Paul Harris, Cincinnati. and Andrew
Munson. st. Paul, MINI.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
COMMAND FOR GEN. KUTz.
Former Engineer Commissioner to
Take Charge at Camp Humphreys.

Brig. Gen. Charles w. Kutx. Ma
tional Army Colonel of engineers, U.
S. Al, has been relieved from his
present duties with the American ex-
peditionary forces in France and or
dered to the United States to assume
command Of the big engineer replace
ment camp. known as Camp A. A.
Humphreys. at Accotink. Va.
Gen. Kutz was Engineer Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia
when the United States entered the
war, and before that had charge of
the District water supply system and
the improvement of the Potomac and
Anacostia rivers.
1t is expected he will arrive here in
few days prepared to enter on the
discharge of his new duties in the
organization and training of engineer
troops for service .over there"
Evening star., 1918-07-25
yENDER OF LIQUOR
GETS TWO YEARS
:coIored Woman Is Convicted
of Having Sold "Booze"
to Soldiers.

Declaring that the selling Of liquor
to soldiers is the most insidious evil''
in Washington. Judge Mcmahon. in
Police Court. this morning imposed
the maximum penalty Of two years
imprisonment on Hannah Cook. col
ored. convicted bootlegger. The col
bred woman also faces an additional
two years. Incarceration on a charge
of Illegally selling liquor when she Is
brought into the District branch OF
the court for sentence.
Hannah was found guilty on a
charge of selling liquor to soldiers
by a jury July IL. Persons arrested
for selling liquor to soldiers have two
charges filed against them-that OF
selling to soldiers and violation of
the Sheppard law. The maximum pen
atty in each case is two years impris-
onment
When imposing sentence on the col
ored woman. Judge Mcmahon stated
that the g-liquor-to-soldier law
is the best in the city and deserves
the severest penalty"
Fine Merely a "Permit."
Counsel for the defendant asked the
court to impoSe fine in the selling
to-soldier case" and sentence in the
other, but Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given stated that the govern
ment .looks upon the paying Of fine
as merely a permit for selling liquor.
William johnson, colored, charged
with selling liquor. was sentenced TO
two months imprisonment this morn
ing by Judge Hardison. Johnson was
brought up for trial yesterday and the
case continued until today.
In sentencing Johnson, Judge Hardi-
son stated that the colored mar was
facts presented in the case, and he
would impose a light sentence. Two
months imprisonment is the minimum
penalty for this charge.
| rested last night. They are Ely Ma:-
thews. 123 Rumsey court southeast,
and Nora Coleman, who lives in the
rear of 43s N street northwest.
Booze Bottles in Evidence.
! The liquor squad of the second pre-
, cinct. led by Lieut.. Bremerman and
Sergt ra Sheetz. arrested Nora Cole
man during raid on her house last
night. The police say that she sold
an agent half pint Of whisky.
When arraigned in court this morning
she entered plea of not guilty.
Sergt. Sheetz brought a basket of
empty bottles-whisky, wine and beer
and ten full half pint bottles of
whisky-into court this morning for
evidence.
Camouflaging himself in pile of
hay in a loft in rear of a grocery
store in Southeast Washington yes
terday, Sergt. Burke of the fifth pre-
cinct caught Ely Matthews making a
sale of a half a pint of whisky. He
was arrested and charged with il
legally selling liquor.
Matthews, it is said. was employed
as a chauffeur for a grocer and was
using his employers stable as his
market place.
: Jury trials for fifteen alleged boot
Sleggers have been set for today in the
District branch OF the court. Up to
noon. however, only two had been
called. Both of these forfeited bonds
for non appearance in court. They are
Robert w. Keen and Martha Brown.
. Bench warrants were issued for each.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
NEW DESTR0YERB BUILT
IN SEvENTY-ONE DAYS

A new worlds record In destroyer
construction has been established at
the Mare Island (Cal.) navy yard in
the commissioning of the Ward sew
enty-one days after her keel was laid.
the Navy Department announced to-
day.
The Ward was launched seventeen
and one-half days after the first plate
was laid. Formerly it required TWEEN
ty-four months to construct de-
stroyer in this country.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
In Serious Condition From Poison.

Horny A. Dove, 1874 street north
east, is being treated at Casualty
Hospital for poison he swallowed
last night while in an alley near his
home The patient offered no ex-
PLANTATION. 1t was said at the hos
pital this afternoon that his condi-
tlon was serious. but his recovery
is possible.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
Truthful Advertising

The Star will be glad to
have its attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if such should
appear at any time in any
advertisement IN its col
un1ns.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star., 1918-07-25

ployment Service in charge OF recruit
ing and supplying labor for mines.
according to an announcement OF the
Department Of Labor.
He will cooperate with tho fue1 ad-
ministration, the National Coal Asso-,
citation and the United Nine Workers
OF America
Evening star., 1918-07-25

lives Of St Louis concerns. In q hear
ing before the board.
Labor union officials declare the
board has right to act, since the
st. Louis dispute arose before the
present conditions obtained. Repre-
sentatives of employers deny the
right of the War Labor Boards in
tervention since the places of strikers
had been filled and normal produc-
ton prevailed. Concerns involved In
Evening star., 1918-07-25
LABOR BOARD CHALLENGED.
Right to Act When Strikers Have
Been Replaced Il Questioned.

The right of the National War La
Dor Board to act in labor contro-
yersies in which striking employees
have been replaced by new workers
has been questioned by representa-
Evening star., 1918-07-25
Pleased With Honduras.

The State Department has sent a
note to the government of Honduras
expressing the deep satisfaction with
which the United States government
learned of Honduras declaration OF
war against Germany.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
TO RECRUIT MINE LABOR.

James Lord. president Of the mining
division Of tho American Federation
OF Labor, has been appointed head OF
special section of the Federal EN-
Evening star., 1918-07-25

cluds metal-worlking companies, shirt
manufacturers. laundries. grocers and
bakers.
Evening star., 1918-07-25

Dr.. Joseph Henry Gilmore, author of
the hymn, HE Leadeth Me-" has died
at Rochester. N. Y. in his eighty
fourth year.
Evening star., 1918-07-25

II you want work read Tho want col
umns Of Tho Star.
Evening star., 1918-07-25

Paul S. Reinsch. United States minis
ter to China, has arrived at a Canadian
port.
Evening star., 1918-07-25
Syrup
Hypophosphate
Compound

For brain fag, nervous
ness and as a flesh builder
it has no equal. The full
pint bottles, usually sold at
a dollar, specially priced
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
FLY FROM PACIFIC TO
 ATLANTIC IN SS HOURS
Washington, Dec. 24-Completir

Washington, Dec. 24-Completing a flight in formation of approximate ly 2,400 miles the squadron of four army training planes reached the At lantic coast yesterday from San Diego, Ca. They left the Pacific Coast Dec. 4 under the command of Major Albert D. Smith, who has re- ported to the Division of Military Aeronautics here that the planes with eight aviators arrived at Jack sonvil1e, Fla, at noon- Major Smith expects to fly his squadron north tc Washington at an early date The actual flying time in crossing the con- tinent was 3S hours
 The planes crossed the continent in short flights limited, by the size o1 their gasolene tanks, none of the planes carrying more than an hour and a halfs supply at any one time The crews, two to a plane, have gathered data and statistics on land ing fields and also have made air maps of the route along which the! came.
 The material collected is being for warded to Washington. This work + 2, part of a big reconnaissance being made by flyers going in all direc- lions from more than 25 fields in var ious parts of the country to lay oui aerial mail routes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
TESTIMONY ABOUT
 LIGHT CONFLICTS
Automobile Struck by Trol- ley Gar Without Tail Light
 At Time of Collision.

Much conflicting testimony was given at the hearing before Coroner J. J. Phelan at Fairfield yesterday into the accident in which George w. Greer of New York was killed Satur- day evening near Bulkley's garage h Westport In collision of a trolley car, automobile and a truck One of the questions at issue was as to whether the tail light upon the auto mobile in which Greer was riding and which was struck by the trolley was lighted or not. Motorman Louis Kern stock insisted that the tail light was not lit, and his testimony was cor roborated by others, while other wit nesses were fully as positive that when the Ford automobile was put into the garage after the collision the light was burning. This was ex- plained by passenger on the car who said after the crash he had found the light out, put his hand on the lamp, and found 1t cold, but tha' later an automobile driver who came after the accident had borrowed a match ana lighted the lamp. This was done to prevent any further acci- dent.
 Coroner Phelan examined a mum. Der of witnesses, but with the excep- ton of the matter of the light the stories cf most of them agreed.
 The collision was primarily due tt the fact that a truck owned by the
 company Greer worked for becam,
 stalled upon the trolley track and ht
 had been sent out from New York u
 make repairs. He stopped his automo
 bile on the track behind the truck and the trolley car crashed into i
 from the rear. Coroner Phelan haa
 not yet closed his inquiry into the ac
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
NO BONDS FOR MERCHANDISE
Loan Committee Describes This Species of Bartering
 As Unpatriotic.

Merchants must not advertise that Liberty bonds will be excahnged for merchandise, or they will be regard ed as distinctly unpatriotic."
 This information is conveyed in a circular letter issued by John K. Allen, chairman of publicity for the Liberty loan committee of New Eng land. He says:
 / '"The government of the United States recognizes that the exchange of Liberty bonds for merchandise de- feats the purpose which 1t had in the sale of Liberty bonds. The greatest advantage from the purchase of Lib erty bonds is secured when the bond remains in the possession of the original purchaser. It then denotes that some DOT ion of the earnings of the individual has been devoted to the purchase of government securi- ties by saving. If the purchaser transfers his Liberty bond into mer- chandise, no saving has been made. Further, a bond so exchanged, when 1t passes into the hands of mer- chant, must, almost of necessity, be disposed of by him, either through a | bank or through a stockbroker, to some other person who desires to se- cure 1t at a discount. On the one | hand Is the United States govern ment, endeavoring to protect Its credit and maintain Liberty bonds al par, and on the other, merchants who have accepted Liberty bonds ir i lieu of cash, endeavoring to compete with this desire of the government by disposing of the bonds in the | open market.
 "The result Is just what has beer seen in connection with the First Second, Third and Fourth issues o. bonds, where the price has gone con | siderably below par. The difficult! which the government faces in offer ing the Finishing Fifth Libert. Loan" in the spring is apparent when it's equally valuable securitie ] can be purchased in the open marke l below par. So serious has this dan
 ger to the government credit become
 that the secretary of the treasury ha
 declared that the government view
 the offering of merchandise, to b
 paid for by Liberty bonds, as dis
 tinctly unpatriotic."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
Burglars Ransack
 Kenney Home

While all persons were absent from his home at 227 Colorado avenue yesterday afternoon. John E. Kenney reported to the detective bureau last night burglars entered his home and ransacked the place Kenney was unable to state exactly how much he had lost as the result of the visit of the unknown.
 There have been number Of these rcbberies during the past week. The police believe that persons who have been engaged in this kind of business watch a house until all persons have | left 1t and then enter and go through the place at their leisure. The | Christmas season is a good time for this kind of burglars, while the housewife is engaged in doing her Christmas shopping. All doors and windows should be carefully locked
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
OBITUARY
MRS. SARAH PULVER.

Mrs. Sarah Pulver died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her son, 136 Main street after a few days ill., ness. She is survived by a daughter Miss Mary Pulver and a son, Peter W. Pulver. Mrs. Pulver was well known in Bridgeport, having resided here for 27 years. She was 76 years old. She was a member of the Shepherds of Bethlehem and of the Order of the Golden Sceptre of New Haven. Rev. G. M. Brown of the First Methodist church will conduct the services.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-24
w, I, REID.

W. I. Reid of Stratford died in the rest room of the police station last evening after having been taken i'll while passing on Fairfield avenue. The body was identified this morning at the mortuary chapel of Mullins, Scott & Redgate as that of w. I. Reid, who for thirty years had been mill wright in Bridgeport. He was con- sidered one of the best tradesmen of the eastern states, and had worked in several of the largest factories in this section. He also was well known in fraternal circles and was an Odd Eel low. He formerly resided in Fall River, Mass, and the body will be taken there for burial