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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28
Bethany class Entertained.

Bethany Class Entertained.
The Bethany class of the First
Christian church school was enter
tanned in the church parlors Tuesday
evening. The hostesses were Mrs.
Grace Wurth and Mrs. Paul O'Brien.
Shakespeare Club Annual Banquet.
The Shakespeare club celebra ted
it's seventeenth annual banquet Tues
day evening in the Tiffany room of
the Hotel Iowa The banquet was
postponed from Shakespeare's birth
day to last night in order that the
soldier members of the club might
attend. The occasion was made one
Of welcome to Captain f. M. Fuller.
Lieutenant John s. Sprowls and
Sergeant Lees Ballinger.
The banquet table was decorated
in corn flowers and red and white
carnations which were sent to the
club by Miss Ora Cole, of Evanston,
Ill. The centerpiece was a large
Victory cake decorated with the
flags of the allies. 1t was presented
by Mrs. Emma Wright and cut by
Mrs. John S. Sprowls. The candy
which was served with the coffee
and cigars was the gift of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Ruddick. of Chicago.
Following the banquet, John r.
Irwin presided as postmaster. He
first introduced Lieutenant Sprowls,
who entertained the banqueters by
relating incidents from his expert.
ence at the officers training camp
at Fort Smelling and at Camp Dodge.
He also told about the first time he
took q platoon of soldiers into a
front line trench in France.
Sergeant Ballinger was the second
speaker, and he spoke of the war
from the enlisted mans viewpoint
Captain Fuller, the last speaker,
told of many thrilling experiences
which he had in the service; of jour
neys to the base hospitals in France,
long wait in the English channel
when his vessel was compelled to
stop and have some steam pipes
mended. and q ride on train which
went through an aerial lombard
ment by sixty airplanes and escaped
unscathed, except for few broken
windows in the coach. Captain Full.
er also told of the great work which
the American hospitals and Ameri
can hospital trains had accom-.
plished.
Between the speeches Miss Martha
Baldwin sang when the Boys Come
Home" Mrs. H. B. Blood sang
There's Long, Long Trail" and
Mrs. w. G. Howell sang THE Ameri
cans Come by Fay Foster.
The guests of the club were: Miss
Halliday, Of San Diego. Calf; Miss
tombstone, Of Pittsburgh, Pa; Miss
Virginia Alexander, Of Keokuk, and
James T. Owing, Of Portland. Ore.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28

Missionary Society, Thursday.
The Missionary society OF the
Second Presbyterian church will meet
ir the chapel, Thursday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28
pupils Recital.

The junior pupils of Miss Clara Ger
trude Fry gave recital Tuesday eve
ming in the auditorium of the Y. W.
g A. The children taking part on the
program were all between the ages OF
five and eleven. There were six boys
among the young artists and they did
very fine work. John Dobb, five
year old pupil, played two numbers SO
tc an encore which consisted in q
huge bow. 1t was quite professional
and grown UP sort of a bow and great
~ enjoyed by the audience.
All the children played unusually
well, the tone work and rhythm being,
perhaps, the most striking features OF
their work. The little folks made a
very pleasing impression upon their
audience when they appeared upon
the stage, for they were all daintily
dressed in lightcolored frocks and
suits. Those taking part in this
piano recital we're: Leslie Ferns,
Alice Louise Schaefer, John Dobb,
Charlotte Schwiete, George Wright.
Dorothy Cameron, Louise Larsen,
Emily Wright, Lungdora Barber,
Paralee Sinotte, Helen Ganley, Helen
Joyce, Dorothy Ruddick, Doris Ar
Boyd, Firth Reed, Marjorie Dobb, Bea.
! trlce Vogler, William Loufek, Maurine
Van Tasse1, and Decla Wollenweber
This is the first in series of reel.
tails which Miss Fry will have in the
coming weeks. Two more will occur
early In June.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28

"T u,,e y, Day a. carey nInoesarten n;
will have a Mothers day Thursday
morning, May 20, at 9 o'clock. There
will be a program Of songs, rhythm,
dramatizations and games. The super
visors of this kindergarten arc Miss
Elizabeth Miller and Miss Celestine
Dickey.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28

FOR RDNT-s room flat, 1928 Des
Moines, water, gas and electric
lights. rooms, 22S N. 10th. street.
Inquire John S. Sprowls. 10 N. 9TH
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28

FOR RENT-Six room partly modern
house, 1928 Fulton street. Phone
Red 1888.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS

MONEY TO LOAN-See William
Timberman, 522 Main street.
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FOR RENT

WANTED Diggers. W. P. Sutton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

losses Of each Of the 300 carriers of
the city averaged at least $1,000 for
The year He said it was his belef the
thefts were mainly due TO an organized
gang WAC follow loaded vehicles all
over the city and remove the stuff at
the first opportunity. They have been
particularly hard on the leather dray
men, he said. hardly d load Of leather
ever getting to its destination intact.
Members Of the gang get jobs as
drivers with trucking firms, and then
disappear with valuable load They
have been known 20 cal up their en-
pioyers and tell them where to find the
horse and wagon after dispos,ra OF d
load to "fence." They hang about the
Appraisers Stores at Washington and
Barrow streets, find out from drivers
what loads they are waiting for, and
hen trail them and remove the goods
the moment the driver leaves the We
hclA.
They have places, he said, where they
can drop" their Foods at Il moments
notice. and many Of their hauls are sold
even before they are stolen. They
nave backed right up to the appraisers
stores with wagons stolen from lines
waiting there, and have carried away
thousands Of dollars worth of material
nafore anybody was the wiser. He said
shcre WAS plenty Of work for trucking
companies 10 do, but the easy time the
thives have had has made big holes in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Priest Spells Scheme
To Keep Wedding Secrei
Brides Mother Dazed by In
quiry About the Young
Couple"

The plans of Thomas J. Burke, of
New Rochelle, and ais wife. who was
Miss Louise L. Benz, to keep their
marriage secret for year were shat
tered yesterday in this fashion:
The Rev. Father Horton, assistant
rector Of st. GabriePs Church, on
meeting Mrs. George J. Benz mother
OK Louise, on the street remarked:
"Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year, Mrs. Benz, and how are the
young couple 2"
What young coupler demanded
Mrs. Benz, bewildered
Hex bewilderment increased while
the priest related how he had Joined
her daughter and Burke in holy we'd
lock on August 5, the day after the
bridegroom received his d ischarge from
the navy. What TRANSFERRED in the next
few hours only the Burkes and the
Benzes know, but it was announced
asst night that Goth families had given
the couple their blessing.
Father Horton had not been sworn
to secrecy, but the members of the
bridal party had.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

was necessary to fH the flag from 8
flagship in order to control The move.
ments of men-of-war and transports
entering Hampton Roads. For the othe,
work, in connection with the repair
outftting and fueling of transports, i,
was necessary to have Offices in New.
port News.
~. Although the commander Of the
Newport News division Of the cruiser
and transport force was under the
command of the. force commander
fore the duty at Hampton Roads and
Newport News was in the nature of
detached duty and full responsibility
was thrown on the division COM
mander.
%. During tbs time somewhat over
q quarter of million troops were en-
barked from the Hampton Roads dis
trict under the direct supervision of
the division commander; local conveys
wee organized and escort cruisers
xxiIed under his direction through
mined waters and waters whore enemy
submarines were known to be oper-
ating. There were attached to the New
port News division Of the transport
force sixteen transports, for the turn
around of which the division com
mander was directly responsible. Dur
ing the time from April until the sign
ing Of the armistice only one TRANSPORT
missed the sailing date set by the de-
partment and the force commander, and
her missing was due to the non-arrival
of absolutely necessary material
Jones Refuses Cross
&c. In addition to the duties as trans
port division commander, on August 20,
1913, all floating equipment belonging
to the army, navy and Shipping Board
in the Hampton Roads district WAS
pooled for operation under me as ad-
ministrator. The responsibility for the
operation of this floating equipment
rested entirely with the administrator,
anA was to that extens Independent.
~. 1t is submitted that, If the dis
charge Of these highly responsible and
cessful. as to meet the departing
approval, the responsible officer should
be recognized commensurately, and
those subordinates whom he recon-
NEEDED as having contributed directly
TO that success should also be recog-
nized. If, on the contrary, the duties
outlined above were not successfully
carried out to the satisfaction Of the
depa rtnent, there should be no award
of decorations The success or non
success of these duties l leave to the
record of achievement and to the rec
clnmenda ton of the commander cruiser
and transport force
g. In viewsef the above feel it my
duty to the dignity ana Importance of
the forces operated and the work &C
complished by them to request that the
recommendation of the ayard Of the
navy cross to me be carceled and that
such award be not made"
Rear Admiral Decker, in his letter
declining tic navy cross, said:
Il. 1t has been brought to my atten-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Fiancee Faints
As Dr.Vernilye
Rebuffs Her
Continued from page l

went there are still mysteries. He is q
private patient and therefore his name
does not appear on the institutions
register. Announcement that be was
there was made yesterday morning by
DR.. William r. Jacobs, superintendent
Of the hospital, who called up the
Police Department, after reading of
the missing physician, and informed it
that DR.. Vermilye was n patient in
the Cumberland Street Hospital.
DR.. Jacobs said last night that the
doctor had admitted to him that he
was "tho vanishing bridegroom"
"Hc admitted he was the man." said
the superintendent He did not care
to go into the details of the case. He
did not care to make any explanation. -
Mr.. Kceney said yesterday that, af-
ter meeting the doctor in New York,
his daughter heard nothing from him
further than a telegram notifying her
that he would arrive in Monson on
Christmas Eve. When he did rot apS
pear then, Mr.. Keeney said. it was be-
lived that the holiday traffic had de-
lavcI him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
ton by public notices that have been
recomme ded for reward Of tho navy

ton by public notices that have been
recommended for reward of tho navy
cross.
~ In my opinion this award is en-
tirely inadequate 70 the services that
were performed by the officer of
the naval attache and thoss who
worked with me. The effect of this
work was to keep Spain from enter
ing the war against us at the time
of the enemy March offensive OF
1918. also a reduction of the sub
marine activities off tic coast Of
Spain.
20. If my estimate of tho situation
Is incorrect and ] am mistaken, as
to the work done, then l feel that ~
cross should not be awarded for my
services. While it may be impossible
to prove that the work done did pro
dnce the results claimed. | have bee,
assured that this was the case.
a. This letter is not written IN
any spirit Of fault finding or objection
to the award Of the board that was or
ganized for this purpose. I DO not de-
sire honors to which | am not entitled;
on the other hand I feel that it is
just, feeling as ! do, not to permit
the services of the officers and men
who were associated with me to be
F. j. Marion, w. A. Chadburne and
Mr.. Howell was Of the greatest value
to the country.
90 If my estimate is correct, my
services and the services Of those who
worked with me, in spite Of the OPP
position of the Ambassador. is GER
tainly greater than the work done by
any single battleship in the war or by
any official stationed on shore duty in
an administrative capacity.
&c. The recommendations that l
made for crosses for the personnel
were made after very careful con-
s;deraLiOr."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Ouakers Plan Mission
Of Peace for Mexico
Philadelphia Friends Ready to
Teach Scientific Farming and
Sanitation TO Poems
.SDscidl C0rrasD0udeu,


PHILADELPHIA Dec. 27.-In an effort
to bring about q peaceful solution to
the Mexican problem, Philadelphia
Friends, working in cooperation with
the American Friends Executive Ser
vice Committee will send commss on
of special investigators and relief work
ers to Mexico to make a study If con-
ditions there and to sec what effective
work the Friends could DO in relieving
conditions in that country.
It was decided at the recent meeting
Of the executive committee Of The
American Friends Service Committee
20 use $4,000 for the preliminary suI-
vey. 1t is thought the investigators
trip to Mexico will be an educational
one. 1t is likely that they will ship a
great variety of modern agricultural
implements into Mexico and that spe-
cial instructors would be sent down to
teach Mexican poems scientific agri-
culture. 1t is the purpose of the
Friends also to send special workers
TO teach modern sanitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Diet Is Unionizcd in Spain
Workmen Also Demand Beds
With Two Mattresses

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Industrial
troubles in Spain have the question Of
diet added to the problems of wages
and hours, according to q report at
the Department of Commerce today.
Before making contract to cut g
crop OF sugar cane, Spanish workmen
recently made TIE following demands.
"A daily wage of 10 pesetas (sl.75);
three heavy -brcakfast of eggs
and meat. dinner Of soup ard meat
stew, supper Of bacon, green vegeta bles
and "gazpacho"; hours Of work-from
sun TO sun, with two hours for siostn
or noon-day nap, forty minutes for
each meal, three smoking periods Of
twenty minutes each and one for thirty
minutes and q bed with two mattresses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
u. S. Pays 2 Billions
To Liquidate Contrac,.
23O,882,OoO More Needo, .
Settle Up War Department.
Outstanding Obligations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Al, !,
a,77b contracts made by the rov. gu
Inens for war materials have ',s'i'
liquidated By the War Department s.a y
saving of 81 89l, 93l 900. ssc Sea-, at
Baker announced today. -'s'asJ
Out Of 27,73f contracts susns.s
represen ting total value Of So 8po a ne
900, 22,956 have been licuidstedI , ,.;.
total expenditure Of s2.149.47 0oo ''n
Of the ATS contracts etill MI:
dated, the value Of 1917 is kao rmq9i-
amount to 81 100 0z9 900. A.. 70
tnat future liquil lions can be an eng
at the same rate Of cost as s ~.
tanned in the past. the cost o. 80" :. %
dating these 1877 contracts nsq'-
estimated at s23o,8S2 900. Dc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

Thefts Ruin
Truck Firms

Continued from page
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Last of A. f.. =. in France 20
Start Home i'm Janllar,
New York Tribune
WtLshinJtO7t Bureau


Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27--The Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in France
and Belgium will emhark for home
during the month Of January, the War
Department was advised to-day by
Major General W. D. Conner, com
handing officer at Paris Headquarters
With the return home of the A. f. F. in
these two countries all American mill
tary forces will be out Of Europe ex-
cept the army of occupation in Ger
many.
General Connor informed the War
Department chat ne would close the Of
fces of various services on January
and his headquarters about a week
later. nc asked that the transports
Martha Washington ard Fitzpatrick be
held until January 6 and the Northern
Pacific until January II, by which
dates the returning troops. he said,
would be ready TO embark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Eugene al Winter Villa

NICE, Dec, Performer Empress Eu-
genie arrived at Cap Martin Wednes-
day TO spend the winter at her villa
there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Iheater Manager His Critic

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Alphonse Franck.
manager of the Gymnase Theater. made
a persona! attack or Ernest Charles. a
dramatic critic, Christmas night at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

their industry. He predicts that !. :, |
robberies are not checked the new - =, .ts
VIII see many carriers closing IN .h.ss sa'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13
Potash Lake, Covering
200Acres, Worth One
Million, Expert Says

One little lake covering only 200
acres >on the ranch of Peter and
Anna Long. in Sheridan county,
was worth $l,O18.000, according to
the testimony of H. Jones, an expert.
in district court yesterday.
The Longs sold their 640-acre
farm, including the lake, to John
and Herman Krause in February,
1916. for just 5000.
They are now suing the Krauses
before jury in District Judge Les7
lies court for 1922, 900, alleging that
the Krauses knew the value of the
potash deposits in the lake when
they bought the place, though wit
nesses testified that the Krauses
pointed out that the lake was value
less and detracted from the value of
the ranch. !.
Owners of lakes in the potash
fields were receiving 20 per cent of
the potash value as royalty in 1916,
Jones said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13

A few cents buys a tiny bottle Of
the magic Freezone at any drug
store. Apply few drops Of Freez-
one upon tender, aching corn or a
callus. Instantly observation-disclosures
corn or callus stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it out, root and all,
without any pain, soreness or irrita-
ton. These little bottles Of Freez-
one contain just enough to rid the
feet Of every hard corn, soft corn,
corn. between the toes and the cal
luses on bottom of feet. So easy! So
simple. Why wait? No humbug!
Adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13
Scouts Near Goal In
Drive for $4,000 Fund;
Plan Victory Parade

The Omaha Boy Scouts have
practically raised the $4,000 for
which a drive has been going on
since Monday. :.
1--WE are not sure that it is all
in hand and the teams are going
right on with the work, but we be-
lieve the total is now near $4,000.
and Scout Executive Hoyt yesterday.
A demonstration camp was pitch
ed by a troop Of scouts yesterday
afternoon on the court house square
and tent was erected in which
subscriptions will be received and
scout literature will be given out.
The great need now is for scout
masters and Mr.. Hoyt is making a
campaign to get men for this work.
Friday night at 7:45 o'clock a
scout parade will start from Seven
teenth and Howard streets, proceed
ing east to Fourteenth, north to
Farnam and west to the court house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13
See Film Of Armenian
Suffering, Are Ready
To Raise Relief Fund

The terrible, authenticated story
OF Aurora Mardiganian, Armenian
refugee, was shown yesterday to .
select audience of about 500 at the
Rialto theater. The picture deals
with Turkish and Hun atrocities.
After the show Howard H. Bal
bridge, president of the Nebraska
Armenian relief committee, gave =
short talk on the situation, empha-
sizing the need of raising $4,000,
still lacking from the states quota.
Following Mr.. Baldridge's address
Mrs. Frank w. Judson, president Of
the Woman's Victory Loan COM
mittee, suggested that the women
who took active part in the loan
drive concentrate their energies on
the raising of the money.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13
JUDGE FAILS TO.
FINE Three men
WHO SOLD WHISKY
Tells State Agents That He
Will Not Recognize Con-
spiracy to Force Viola
ton Of Law.

State liquor agents received seri-
Gus shock in police court yesterday
a. m. which they say threatens to dis
organize their entire plan of action
when Acting Police Judge Holmes
dismissed three men whom they
charged with unlawful possession
and sale of Intoxicating liquor.
In all three cases one agent testi-
fed that he bought whisky from his
victim and then arrested him.
conspired to Force Violation.
In Diminishing the men Judge
Holmes gave the following opinion:
This court looks with disfayor
on any action on the part of officers
to conspire to trap a man into vio-
lating the law. You state agents
are employed to enforce the law,
not to conspire to get man to vio-
late it,"
Special Prosecutor Yale Holland
answered this decision by declaring
that only one state in the union
holds that an officer cannot make
convictions by soliciting a sale.
"I'li never pinch anyone from now
on if they have only small amounts
of whisky on them" said State
Agent G. c. Peters when he heard
the decision. 1T is impossible to
get a conviction in Omaha unles.
we bring in carload of whisky as
evidence"
In the three cases lost by the state
agents, T. H. Manners was stat
witness, testifying in each case that
he had bought whisky and then ar
rested the men when he was in.
structed to so do by Gus Flyers.
Wants Manners Discharged
Agent G. c. Peters told reporters
that he had called Heyers this
morning for permission to dis,
charge Manners. "He is toe
clumsy" Peters said. Peter.
claims to have charge of state booze
hounds in Omaha.
The three men discharged were
William Lorenzo. ol2 Capitol ave-
nue.. U. G. Santry, bell boy at the
Carlton hotel, and Walter Brown
negro porter at the Hotel Edwards
Gordon Shankland, taxi driver
at the Her Grand hotel, was fined
500 and costs for unlawful sale on
testimony rendered by state agents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-13
Volunteers of America Plan
Annual Picnic at EImWood

Maj. F. A. Mccormick Of the
Volunteers of America is arranging
plans for an annual outing to be
held in Elmwood park, June e. One
thousand women and children at
tended the outing last summer.
Citizens are being requested to cor.
tribute their share toward making
this bright day for those whose
lives need a cheering word and
helpful hand.