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New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
Dean of Alumni Of The
aSTribune Staff Succumbs
at Apartment Here After
an Attack of Influenza
Began as Reporter at Ia
Appointed by Lincoln as
sConsul to Venice in 1861:
Books Were Widely Read

William Dean Howells, distinguished
nSvelist, poet and editor, died early
yesterday in his apartment at the
Hotel ST. Hubert, 1870 West Ffity-sev-
enth Street. Influenza was the indirect
caase of death. He celebrated his
eighty-third birthday in March.
Mr. Howells passed the winter at
Sarannah Ga. Last month he was
stricken with influenza, and three
weeks ago he returned to New York,
to%be near his children, John Meade
Howells, an architect, and his daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred Howels. who is re-
the Old Masters" of one of her
fathers volumes. He also is sur
vived by two grandchildren, William
White Howells and John Noyes How
ellis, and two sisters, Mrs. Achille
Ffechette and Miss Aurelia Howells,
both of Ottawa, Canada.
Funeral services Will be conducted
by his friend. the Rev. DR.. Percy
Stickney Grant, at the Church of the
Ascension, at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing. The body will be cremated and
the ashes taken to Cambridge, Mass.
MIR. Howells. for many years known
es the dean of American letters, was
the dean of the alumni of The Tribune
staff. He began his career in a country
newspaper Office. His father, William
Cooper Howells-of Welsh ancestry
was for many years printer and editor
in various Ohio towns, and two of the
sons. of whom William Dean was the
younger, grew up in the same voca-
tion. In 1887 the family were domi-
ciled in onestory cottage at Martins
Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. and
there on March I Of that year the
destined dean of American novel
lists was born. His mothers maiden
name was Mary Dean, and he was thus
named for her family. His elder
brother, J. A. Howels, became and re
manned all his life an Ohio newspaper
man; younger brother, S. d. How
ellis, WAS long employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office, at Washingto
the youngest brother was an invalid;
end the one sister, Mrs. Annie Howells
Frechette, became a we'll known writer.
His education and training were ac-
ouired chiefly in his fathers news
paper Office, supplemented with some
attendance at local schools. When he
was three years old his father moved
to Hamilton and bought THE Intelli-
gencer" Nine years later he went to
Dayton and acquired "The Transcript" "
This semi weekly sheet he changed to
daily, and upon that paper the
boy did his first work, crying it
about the streets. The enterprise
WAS not successful. and couple of
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
William Dean Howells,
Novelist, Is Dead at 81

years later the father became a clerk
of the Legislature at Columbus and n
oomposstor on "The State Journal" F."
while the son was n reporter for the
same paper-traly a cub" reporter, at
the age Of fourteen years!
But the cub" reporter "made good"
At nineteen he was the legislative
correspondent of "The Cincinnati Ga
ze.te.' and at twenty-five he was one
of the editors of "The Ohio State
Journal" Then his father whose fort
unes had improved. bought "The Sem
tinel," mt Ashtabula, and the son went
with him to be his assistant editor.
Later the paper was moved to Jeffer-
son. where it was continued under the
same ownership and editorship for
some years, and for many years under
Joseph Howells, the eldest son.
1t is recalled that William Dean
Howells was an expert typesetter and
was possessed Of exceptional taste in
Typography; that he had the valuable
gift of being able to do dual compost
tion, literary and Typographical, at the
same time; that he was an ei1terpris-
ing and accurate reporter and corre-
spondent; and that his editorial ability
was above the average. He gave prom
Use of being highly successful "all
Early Literary Ventures
He had from the beginning, however
other departments of literature in view.
Early in his teens he composed poetry
composed, not wrote, since he wooed
the muse at the printers case and put
his verses at once into type without the
interpostion Of paper. When he be-
came reporter and correspondent at
n Jp,h ht1S kn loI l. ,v,ko 4
and they soon had considerable vogue
IN the Ohio press. Then. with the
audacity of youth, he sent some of
them to "The Atlantic Monthly" in
Boston, which accepted them, printed
them and paid him $25 for them
That encouraged HIM to become forth
with writer of books. His first vent
ure was in the spring of 1860 with a
thln volume of verse entitled--possbly
in emulation of Tcnnyson--"P Of
Two Friends" his friend and colaborer
being John James Patt. At mid
summer Of the same year he produced
another volume, all his own, which was
in sense the foundation Of his fort
une. 1t was a campaign life of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and it did two great
things for him. One was that it paid
him lot of money, enough to enable
him to retire from country newspaper
work and seek the literary center of
the land. That, of course, was Boston,
especially for him, whose verses had
there been accepted and published He
went thither, and soon became much at
home in that city and in Cambridge
largely under the patronage and friend
ship of Longfellow. The other thing
was that the book commended him tc
Lincoln's apprecative notice, with the
rratjfyinp result that early in his ad
mnistration the President appointed
Him consul at Venice, where he served
from 1861 to 1865. He made a diligent
and competent consul, and, more to the
present purpose, he wrote his delight
full "Venetjan Life" and "ltalian Jour
rcys." besides corresponding for Bos
ton and New York papers.
At the end of the war he returned te
/ America with some literary prestige
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12

Poems of Two Friends" Life Of
italian lJourneys' Suburban Sketch
cs." "No Love Lost" "Their Wedding
Journey" "A Chance Acquaintance,
"a Foregone Conclusion" "Out Of the
Question" Life Of Rutherford q;
Hayes" "A Counterfeit Presentment,"
discovered Country" "A Fearful Re.
sponsiblity," CDR. Breen's Practice"
"A Modern Instance" "A Woman's Rea.
SON" "Three Villages" "The Rise Of
SiIas r.apham," "ruscan Cities" .""A Lit
tie Girl Among the Old Masters "The
Minister'S Charge" "Indian Summer"
"Modcrn Italian Poets" april Hopes
"Annic Klburn," "A Hazard Of New
Fortunes, "The Sleeping Car and Other
Farces,"' "The MOUSE Trap and Other +
Tarces,' "Thc Shadow OF a Dream, j"
"An Imperative Duty" IA Boys Town
"The Albany Depot" "Critcism and
Fiction" THE Quality Of Mercy" "The
Letter Of Introduction" "A Little Swiss
Soiourn," "Christmas Every Day" "The
Unexpected Guests" "The World Of
Chance" "1hc Coast Of Bohemia" "A
Traveller from Altruria." "My Literary
Passions.' "The Day of Their We'd
ding" "A Parting and Meetng' I'm.
prcssons and Experiences,' "Stons or
Lions Head" can pen-EXed Con-
spiracy," Stories OF Ohio" "'rhe Story
of Play" Ragged Lady" "Iheir Sill
vcr Wedding Journey" Literary
Friends and Acquaihtances, "a Pair Of
Patient Lovers" "Hcroincs Of Fiction"
"Tho Kentons," literature and Life"
"Thc Flight Of Pony Baker" "Question-
able Shapes" "Mss Bellard's Inspira-
zion" 'London Films" Certain De-
lirhtful English Towns" Between the
Dark and the Daylight" Through the
Eye of the Needle" "Fennel and Rue"
",fhc Mother and the Father" Seven
ENGLISH Cities" ""Ncw Leaf Mills The
Seen and Unseen at Stratford- on Avon
"Ycars OF My Youth" and The Leath-
erwood God"
His last work, scarcely completed at
his death. was series of papers en-
titled years Of My Middle Life" for
publication in "Harper's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
Life Was Alluays
Full of fLiteratur'e
HoweHs's Single Sentence
Characteristics His Career
in the World of Letters

It is possible to summarize the life
of William Dean Howells within the
limits of single sentence, and that
sentence one of his own. "My life was
always full of literature to the burst
ing" he wrote in the story OF his boy
hood The impression of him received
by his friends, his business associates
and his literary contemporaries con-
firms exactly this typical estimate of
the great writer's philosophy of living.
The road which he trod, from ap-
prentice boy in country newspaper
plant to the exalted position of dean of
American literature, was stern at
times, but an adventurous one always.
The fascination of the printed word
took hold carly upon his Imagination,
and before he was thirteen years old
he had experimental secretly with al
most every known literary form. There
is typical reflection Of this formative
period in his book, years of My
YOUTH
Il should be interested to know
now" he wrote, "how the notion of
authorship first crcpt into my mind,
but / do not in the least know. | made
verses, | even wrote a few plays in
rhyme. but until | attempted an his
torical romance | had no sense of lit
craturc as an art. AS an art which
one might live by, as by trade o,
business, | had not the slightest con
ccption Of it, When | began my first
and last historical romance | did not
imagine it as something to be read by
others, and when the first chapters were
shown without my knowing, | was
angry and ashamed
This inbred devotion to the art OF
writing recurs again and again in his
works.
II think that | came of q reading
race, which has always loved literature
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
MARRIAGES

BASTEDO - GRIFFIN - Mrs. Katherine
Prindeville, 1305 Astor st, Chicago an
nounces the marriage of her daughter.
Mrs. Helen Prindeviile Griffin. to Lieu
tenant Commander Paul III. Bastedo,
United States Navy. Lieutenant Com
mander Bastedo and Mrs. Griffin were
married May A. by the Rev. John Brady,
at st. Joseph's Rectery, San Diego,
Calf, in the presence of Mrs. William
i. Fulam, Mrs. Austin Sands and Lieu
tenant Commander Moore, United States
Navy.
GRAHAM FETHERSTONHAVGH - o n
May 10, Miss Olive Jane Graham OF
New York and Ottawa. Canada, to Mr.
Frederick j. Fetherstonhough of Van
couver, b. G., at the Church of the
Transformation
IY IYMAN-OLSAN-At Rochester. N v
Nay 6, Alfred Nj. Lyman to Esther
Olsan.
MILLER-WYLLY-On Saturday. May /,
at Trinity Church. st. Augustine. Fla,
George Miller to Mrs, Roberta Dismuke q
Wylly, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
r. Dismules of st. Augustine.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
DIR. EDWARD sEAIy

DR.. Edward Sealy, seventy-ons ~.
surgeon and physician in the He,s.sase ssse
for Women and Children. ~ Ca
Avenue and South Tenth Street wa Na
ark, N. j., died in that inst;.n.:' r.e"
yesterday morning of apeplexy o.
was born in Newark and rece;y.a NJ NJ
elementary education there. Hs ~ ~,
uated from Rutgers College ana tsa fn
the Bellevue HOSPITAL Medical csna.oon ION
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
OBITUARY NOTES

JOSEPH AUDIToRE. treasurer =, ~.
Auditore Contracting Company. dind sn
day at his home. 50 Linden Avenue b.oof oah
lyn. He was born in Italy thl-ty.nine ya.s. oos
ago and is survived By his wife and fo,'
children. anu ieaf
ISAAC PoLsKY. ffty- six .nanak.- :.
Polsky & Sons. millinery tr9nnrss ~
This city. died Monday az ms hons ~ ~
Mount NerAon, y. Y. after a short ii,ns.i
He was born and educated in this city 49,
served IN ne spanish American War ss !.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12

Gaus, forty-nine, known on Tho ...
Margaret Gordon who died SunSsNs q, !,
spinal meningitis, were held ve,.ayy, Of
at the residence of William Cou,.sua
the actor, at Harrison, ". j. "ey,
Miss Gaus was born in Brooklv,
hen, father, Frederick J. Gaus. wa ana
well-known grocer there. She r,as
with William Gillette in be,syea
Holmes" and with Maude Adamsi dsiioeS &c (
other leading players. and
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
WILLIAM T. HEJIIApn

William T. Hilliard, seventy-ons -.
incorporator of the City Natior.hi On
Bank of Salem, N. j., and it's presiss ;S.sl i!
for many years, died unexnsc,as,.. ,aeII
Monday at his home in that citv ny
was actively interested in tAe eIa..s;e ne
light company and board of traJs ts''ie ie
Salem, and was also member Of ~. n
Society of Friends. 'ne
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
The Cost of a Reputation
By DR.. BERTHOLD A. BAER.

, 10 tell the truth, had gone to another under
taker to make arrangements for the burial of my
mother When asked him what he charged he an
swered: give you just good service as Campbell,
and for less money
That got me a-thinking. Why should this man
use the Campbell reputation to boost his business? If
campbell Service is the standard for other undertake
ers by which to establish their reputation then why
not 60 Co. to the man whose reputation is estabshed%
y, There is never anything just as good said
Mr.. Frank E. Campbell founder of The Funeral
Church Broadway at eeth Street. ut is either good
or pao: Inc man who offers you something Just as
good is insulting your intelligence
. The Cost of Reputation is too great to jeopar-
dlze lightly II you deal with concern of good repu
tatlon, you feel assured of fair and square deal you
have the advice of experienced men you pay reason
able price tor the best obtanabe goods you have the
assurance OF good service for the house has to uphold
reputation which has been built up by years of hard
work and honesty of purpose, and has a future at
stake"
All of which is true" said the client that is
why am here" o,.,o
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
ENGAGEMENTS

CJRRIE-PORTWAY- and Mrs. F. V.
Portway. of New York. beg to announce
the engagement of their daug hter, Reta.
to Mr.. Rollo Currie, son of Mr.. and
ada. .
WEILI~-WERTHHEL and Mrs.
Max Werthheiner, OF 43s West 47th
st, New York. announce the betrothal
OF their daughter, Selma. to MIR. Charles
We'll. Receiving Sunday, May is. at
p, fll
New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
Margaret Gordon Buried
From Courtney Residence
Funeral services for Agnes Margaret
BIRTHS

KALISKJ-Mr and Mrs Jesse Kalish (nee
Beryi Kahn, of Sol West 1s0th st, an
nouhce the birth of son on Sunday
May 2.
LEWIN-Mr. and Mrs. Irving levin, Of
2l9 West s1st st, announce the birth
of son at Lenox Hills Hospital
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
SAGE TEA DANDY
To DiRkEN HAIR
Look years younger! Use the old
time Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know.

Tou can turn gray. faded hair
beautifully dark and lustrous aInog.
over might i: youu get bottle OF
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound At any drug store Millions
OF bottles Of this old famous Sage
Tea Recipe. improved by the add
ftion of other Ingredients. are sold
ANNUALLY, says a weIl-kEovr drug
gist here. because il da-ze1s the
hair SO naturally and evenly that 10
one can tell Il has bean applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray
or becoming faded have Z surprise
awaiting them, because after one o.
two applications the gray hair var
fishes and your locks become Fux,
iuriantly dark and beautiful
This IL the age OF youth Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't
wanted around, so get bcEy with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
POUND tonight and you'1I be delight,
ed with your dark. handsome hair
and your youthful appearance with,
in a few days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
PLANT TREES
AT MONTROSE
Arhor Day Services Last Week Honor
the Boys Who Went to War
and Those Who Failed
TO Come Home,
MONTROSF

MONTROSE. May Under the
auspices OF the Woman's Civic club
Of Montrose. Arbor day, Friday
April 80, was observed in a solemn
and patriotic manner. In accordance
with the governors proclamation,
trees were planted. 1--WE being me-
mortal. AT 3 O'Clock the members of
the club, and their friends. drove to
the cemetery and there placed two
memorial trees. one for Mrs. Flora ].
Horne and the other for Mrs Essa
Ward.
Taking up the march again the
procession moved along Main street
to the City park where two more
trees were planted, one for John
Andrews. who died IN England and
whose body was recently brought to
the United States on the army trans
port Mausemondt and buried in the
Montrose cemetery. The other one
stands as a memorial for all the re-
turned soldiers OF the world war
The following program was given:
SONG, THE Star Spangled Banner
Pupils OF Montrose school.
Prayer-ReE G. H. Duty
Governors proclamation.
Addres-Rev G.. W. Barber.
Song School.
Address-Rev. A. E. Covert
Planting the trees-Arthur J Max
veil and Thomas l. Keith, eI-service
men
Song, America"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
BASE BALL
STOCK AT $40
Grounds Association Amends Its
Papers TO Admit of Everyone's
Owning Block of Stock
in Association

The Keokuk Baseball Grounds as
sociation decided last night at a
special meeting 10 amend it's articles
by making the stock value $4,000
and dividing it into 1900 shares of
stock with value of ten dollars per
share.
II Is planned to sell this stock 70
The fans and 10 build the grandstand
and fence around the ball park from
the proceeds Of this stock sale.
Shares Of gtoci9 VIII be available
IN any sums from one to one hundred
shares.
The idea was adopted as II will
gfve every fan IN the city chance
to become 2 gtockho1der IN the
grounds association.
Work On the grounds win begin
~ soon az the money is secured. it
Was said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
Self Defense.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May IA
mothers efforts to save her life al
the cost CT the death of her own child
was justified on the grounds of sell
defense here today by surgeons who
resigned from the Marquette univer
sity faculty over the question that
causing the death OF an infant to save
the life Of the mother was murder.
A mother has as much right to de.
fend herself against death by puer.
peral sepsis in case her life is threat
ened by child birth as she would have
were child to point gun at her"
said DR.. G. Henry Davis, one of the
surgeons, who resigned.
Father Noonan, head of the univer-
sity. insisted today that his objection
TO the surgeons was based on ethical
grounds, not on religion grounds.
only self defense, war and capital
punishment justif1es taking a human
life" he said. 1.-THE destruction OF
life Of either mother or child to save
one of their lives is to violate the
commandment Thou shalt not kill.'
The university authorities have
always taught that tfle lives of both
mother and child are sacred. The
moral law forbids physician TO sac
rffice a mothers life to save a child
or haby's life to save that of the
mother
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07

barren OF good quantities.
The result of the fight was a great
surprise Since his discharge from
the army, the ST. Paul boy had been
putting most of his opponents to
sleep and had begun to convince
some of the critics who accused him
OF being bust" that he was a real
champion
Be it also said TO his credit that
when the call came for the biggest
fight of all O'Dowd did not don the
uniform OF boxing Instructor, nor
did he dash to the shipyards He
went to the trenches He was one
fighter of whom the real fans have
been really proud
Paddy Mullins. the ex-chanipion's
manager, gave credit to the winner
and asked for return fight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
How To Get HeaItE,
When You Are Weak, Run Down,
Nervous And Tire On The
Slightest ExeYtinn.

This condition shows that Iron.
the life and strength of your blood ia
wearing out, your nerve force is decay-
ing and vitality is becoming low.
Disease acts only on those whose
blood is thin and watery, impoverished
or impure and never affects persons
whose blood is rich and pure with plenty
of Iron in it. DR.. Chase's Blood and
Nerve Tablets are wonderful restora-
tive because they contain Iron, Nux-
Vomica, Gentian, Capsicurn, and Zinc
Phosphide which makes them a most
valuable tonic for the sick, GONZALES
cent and overworked. Each dose means
more energy, more nerve force, more
strength. They put snap into you
which makes life worth living. Sold BY
Druggists so cents, Special, iStronger
more Active 80 ceuts.l
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
Physician Surprised

Hearing OF some good results from
the use of Mayrs Wonderful Remedy
decided to try it on chronic case
Of indigestion and gastritis | was
Interested in. After the first dose
the patient was relieved of gas
trouble and was soon able to eat
radishes and many things he had not
eaten in years" 1t removes the
catarrhal mucous from the intestinal
tract,~ and allays the Inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose viii con-
vince or money refunded at Wilkin-
son & Co., and druggists everywhere
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
Blueheard is Questioned.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
Los ANGELES, Calf, May T.
Bluebeard," J. P. Watson, was taken
to District Attorney Woolwine's office
today to be questioned regarding the
activities of his entire life. Wool
Wine hopes to secure a further con-
1ession covering the disappearance of
several women Watson is said to have
married.
AT the same time the criminal is
being questioned he will be under OBJ
servation by Doctors Allen and viii
iian1s, who will report to Judge Willis
their opinion of his mental condition
watson was exceedingly weak when
brought into Woolwine's Office He
walked with shuffling gait, head
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07

clean up off easy marks, he never
would have been champion.
Back in 1917, Al Mccoy, the cham
pion, had expected to knock off one
Mike O'Dowd, an unknown frona
st Paul The unknown finished him
In six rounds.
UnhnuWns nave a funny way Of
doing things in the ring Jimmy
Wilde. the nyweight champion, pick
ed one for his debut in America and
Jack Sharkey won from him
Bob Martin, the heavyweight cham
pion of the allied armies, picked
Sergeant Ray Smith as velvet step
on his way to the top and he saw his
castles tumble in the sand.
To ODowd's credit it must be said
that he mad to take on the easy
marks, as his division was practically
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
kEOKUK POST
MEETS MONDAY
The American Legion viii Have the
Postponed Social Session at That
Time in Cameron's Hall
For Members.

The regular meeting of the Ameri-
can Legion. Keokuk Post No. II, will
be held next Monday evening in Cam
eron's hall.
There viii be social session along
with the business meeting, and the
members may bring guests. 1t is
expected to have lunch. and there
will be music for the occasion.
1t is planned to organize the auxili
airy at this meeting. The necessary
blanks and charter are here, and the
auxiliary to the post in all probability
will be called into being at this meet
ing. Membership in the auxiliary is
confined TO the women in the immed
late families Of the former soldier
members
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
j. r. DAUGHERTY
is STRICKEN
Pioneer Citizen Of keokuk IN Very
Serious Condition Following
Stroke of Paralysis This
Morning.

j. T. Dausherty, pioneer citizen Of
keokuk, suffered stroke of paraly-
sis this morning at bis home and is
reported by the attending phys cian
this afternoon 10 be in q very serious
condition.
The left side of the body is affected
and Mr.. Daugherty was unconscious
this afternoon.
Mr.. Daugherty came 10 Keokuk
years ago in February,
February S, 1892. being the exact
date MIR. Daugherty was eighty-four
years old September Is, 1919.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
per d WIFE
Married Second TI,a

Unlted Press Leased Wire servf,, g,
CHICAGO, May Mrs E.ts - -
Perry Troost will not be the gar -,laS
ment's principal witness 80 o's r .
n,;.u n p rao1s1' president Of the Con.
sumers Pacxng company, cbargad
with using the mails to defraud To.
day they are man and wife for ~
second time. Under the law, VIZ .He
cannot be compelled to testi te
against her husband, "'Hy