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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

we have been besieged with questions
sent by firms and corporations inter
ested in the proposition"
Our girls are all normal ana nos
different from other girls" said ME.
Katherine Ryan, who is In charge "
the stenographers. We never discuss
the merits or dement's Of the plan. W.
always aim to look neat and. II II 10
quires time to primp little. wny' We
take it like any other woman wouio
Efforts OF fellow employees and otne'
mere men to treat the movement ID
spirit of levity have been promptly -
buked. The girls are credited WI.
being the happiest and most emcien'
of any similar number of employs -
the city since a progressive system
has given them time to put the nn'SS
ing touches on.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
USE OF THE FRONT PORCH
AZ Iona ~ There Arc Daughters 20
Be Courted Parents Will Give
Up veranda.

A correspondent writes in to ask OF
what use is tho front porch In sum-
mer to the parents Of manageable
daughter. About the same use as the
front parlor is in winter time. Father
and mother may be quietly sitting on
the front veranda. enjoying the beau
ties of the sunset or the moonrise.
when down the street they observe
Percy's handsome figure approaching.
Recognizing the cuffs on the bottom
Of his trousers and the red. white and
blue band on his IS Panama. they
know at once that 1t is all up with
their evening. and they might as well
put out the milk bottle and 60 to bed.
As Percy stops a few seconds to take
a last inhale and throw his cigarette
butt away. ma says:
Come, pa. we must 90 in now"
Picking up the newspapers. and
fathers tobacco box. she calls out:
Florence. your young man is COM
lng!" and with that father ia led IN
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
Office Primping Plan Is Big Asset

r HICAGO.-"Primping." a feature
~ established by the corporation
counsers Office for the benefit Of its
girl employees. promises to spread to
many other Offices and institutions
throughout the country. Requests for
Information on the success Of the idea
are being received daily by A. J. Cal
laghan. chief clerk. To all Mr.. Cal
laghan replies that it is the greatest
thing he ever saw to make girls
pleased with their work and to in
crease their proficiency.
I'VE thought 1t a good plan to give
the girls Is minutes in the morning
and in the afternoon to arrange their
hair" said the chief clerk.
THE idea was suggested by the
fact that girls stop now and then dur
ing their work to adjust their hair or
look at their nails or other points OF
neatness. They use up that much
time anyway SO why not make it q
regular custom.
I'VE had no idea the matter would
attract 80 much attention. 1t became
the object of inquiry just as soon as it
got into the newspapers and ever since
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
Find Gothams Horse 1000 Years Old

drew's church. who formerly was an
instructor in zoology and geology in
Notre Dame university. in Indiana.
identified the bones, fitted them to-
gether and proved they belonged to
the framework of a hipparion which
roamed Manhattan island long before
the day Of man.
When the skull had been fitted to-
gether 1t was seen that the animal had
two full sets of teeth One set was at
the mouth opening, made up OF sharp
incisors. which the modern horse
does not have, and the other set was
farther back In the mouth. consist
ing of more than twenty-five big. nat
molars In each jaw In the front SET
there are about nine teeth to each Jaw
upper and lower. Between the Two
sets is an open space in the mouth
about five inches long. The skull. from
lips to crown. measures % incnes'
whereas the average length OF inc
head Of a modern horse is five inches
longer. The teeth and body frame
work OF the skull were almost perlec'
ly preserved.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

n HAMPAIGN, ILL.-Out Of his mis-
- fortune good fortune has at last
come to Mertherol Jorgenson. former
ly employed at the dairy In the agri-
cultural department of Illinois univer-
sity. Because he contracted tuber.
cular affection while working for the
state, the state legislature has appro-
priated $4,000 for his care.
There is every probability that the
disease will be completely eradicated.
and, although the man will be partly
disabled for life, he will be cared for
in comfort, while he realizes his dear
est ambition-to be student in the
state university.
In 1903. when scarcely full grown.
Jorgenson came to the United States
from his native Denmark. He came
to Illinois and finally got job on the
state farm here because Of his knowl-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
State to Aid Man Manned in Service

edge OF dairying methods.
At that time university professors
were experimenting upon the DANCE,
of transmission of tuberculosis from
cattle TO human beings Tests were
being made and cows were inocuIated
with the deadly germs. The Dane
took a great interest in these experi
ments. but he developed a horror NJ
tuberculosis.
One day five years ago he cut wart
off his right hand Before the scratch
had healed he was giving a treatment
to a calf. A short while later the
hand became inflamed. The disease
spread up into the arm and shoulder
and along the right side.
The surgeons at the university gave
him the best possible treatment In
cutting away diseased portions they
were compelled to remove lymphatic
glands, and his right side began to
dwindle.
For years he has been an invalid
constantly expecting death. Then the
progress of the malady was checked
With this prospect came hope and
Jorgenson began to indulge again
in his dream Of becoming one of the
students at the university.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

truly and distinctively an American
national type. To my mind, one OF
the most hopeful signs bearing prom
Use of future results in this direction
Is found in the presented drift of pop
ulation from our cities to suburban
life. This is bound to prove a factor
of immense influence in the education
of public and private architectural
taste, and as progressive citizens we
ought to do all We can to foster 1t.
What we designate as the city
life," as distinguished from the "coun-
try life" OF the colonial period with
its farms and plantations. is an evolu-
ton since the Civil war. and an &C.
compartment Of the great industrial
development that has marked our ma
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

willingly to the kitchen. where he is
allowed to finish his pipeful before re-
firing.
Dear reader. the front porch. the
front parlor. the best chairs. the pork
tenderloin and the choice cut of steak
are things all parents are expected to
pay for and then step aside while 9th.
er peoples sons enjoy them. So long
as there are daughters they will be
courted, and 80 long as they are being
courted. pa and ma will continue to
give up the front parlor and the front
porch and retire early.-Edward A.
Guest in Detroit Free Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

tional progress since the close of that
historic struggle.
1t Ia far less diff to own your
own home than most people imagine.
From 500 to $500 saved up. depend
ing of the cost of the house, is sufn-
cient to secure from a building and
loan association or a reliable real es-
tate man. a contract for the building
of your home and delivery of deed to
you after certain portion of the price
has been paid. The rest is like paying
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

rest and enjoy the fresh air. Leaving
the veranda, we enter the spacious liv-
ing room with its fireplace and man.
tel flanked with bookcases. The din
ing room, on the right side of the
house. is we'll lighted by windows on
front and side, as well as by the light
coming through the cased doorway
connecting 1t with the living room.
Back Of the living room are two bed
room. each with its own good-sized
closet and opening into passageway
which also gives access to the bath
room. kitchen and dining room. A
large pantry opens of the kitchen, and
the door leading from the back porch
gives ready access from the kitchen
to the backyard.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

rent-no harder. but infinitely more
satisfactory, as each payment nets the
purchaser something.
A coy little five-room cottage,
which can be built under favorable
conditions of location and labor for
from $500 to $1,750, is illustrated in
the perspective view and floor-plan
shown herewith. 1t is 80 feet wide by
40 feet long The spacious front porch.
with its cobblestone piers. Is an I'M
portant factor in the ornamental
scheme. and will prove great attrac-
ton when the household duties per-
NIT OF the family gathering there to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

With raised rates adopted by dec.
tors trusts In New England towns Ill.
ness has been put on the list of luxur-
les for the people Of that thifty sec.
ton. Operations. especially. will cease
to be necessary adjuncts to every we'll
ordered home. And continued health
will lower its possessor In the social
scale a. indicating limited means.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Mr.. William A. RadforG will answer
a. Jstions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
Is. without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford No 17S West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The government now wants to ex-
anime and license owners of motor
boats. but we should like to see some
canoe owners examined and sent to
an asylum.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
Dainty Bits Of Food.

Speaking of the moose deer in North
America. the author says: The flesh
Of their fawns is an Incompatible dish,
beyond the flesh of an ASS foal. so
highly esteemed by the Romans, or
that Of young spaniel puppies, so much
cried up in our day In France and
England. "-Josselyn. New England
Rariues.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Buffalo is talking about . municipal
boarding farm for roosters. II Is est.
mated that there are 10000 persons in
that town raising chickens and It is
impossible for the rest Of the popula.
ton to sleep. Incidentally this Is not
one Of the things that Buffalo IL crow
ing about
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A philosophical convict says that
burglary isn't what 1t used tc be.
comparing unfavorably with steady
work The thought was inspired BY
the completion Of q ten-year sentence
and the beginning Of another.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A Spanish prince has been arrested
in Paris for shoplifting. but this will
not necessarily make store thievery
q fashionable amusement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Speaking Of extreme speed. q St
Louis woman obtained divorce in
IL minutes the other day. Evidently
st. Louis is JEALOUS Of Reno.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The farmers wife wins as a cook
over the city housewife. in an ex-
pert's opinion. The farmers appetite
is no uncertain factor in the result.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The European artist who has come
over to this country to paint New
York will probably find that the job
has bee> we'll attended to already.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The aviators apparently are trying
To show that the air is more danger
Gus than the water. But % far this
summer the water II more than sew
aral points ahead
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A Massachusetts man has been
arrested for selling his wife for $3.50.
Don't know who made the complaint.
Maybe 1t was the purchaser.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Ia. A feminine highbrow tells US that
rting rests ones mind II that is
b case the minds of some OF our
young people are In state of eternal
rest
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The New Jersey onion crop has been
practically ruined by cutworms-but
we still have Texas AMI Bermuda to
fall back upon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

These are the days in which sto
ries Of canoeing episodes are accom-
panied by the words: He could not
SWIM"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A Kansas Judge rules that stealing
Another mans wife is petty larceny.
This is one time when we try to ap-
pear wise by making no comment.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A noted German materialist. while
trying to reach a book. fell and was
seriously hurt An argument In 70.
vor Of the fve-foot library.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

The scientists are trying to find an
answer to the question. when is an
egg noodle? Off-hand one would nat
urally say, when it's in the soup.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A strange thing about the modern
young woman-she seems to have lots
more hair on the top OF her head some
days than she has other days.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A Massachusetts, man fractured his
Jaw by yawning. Was he In church
or at banquet?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Manufacturers Of sticky fly paper
are inclined to think that this swat
the fly" movement is another com
bination in restraint of trade.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

II the speed craze continues to In
crease we shall soon hear canoeists
complain OF Joy riders in motorboats.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Diaz is said to be worth $20.000.-
900. Which goes to show that the
old man possessed considerable rainy.
day wisdom.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Men could not long live in society
unless they were dupes Of one an
other.-La Rochefoucsuld.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

When the baseball player uses his
bat the fan refrains from using his
hammer. One good knock forestalls
another.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

Many a citizen is complaining these
days because his neighbor does not
sharpen his lawnmower.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26
MuzZle the dogs.

Race suicide is unknown among tho
dies. Swat EN-!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-26

A man never knows Just how game
he Is until somebody asks him to take
a ride In his aeroplane.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
Western Branch Threatens to Quit
Unless They Are Given
National Char
ter.
OTHERS MAKE THREATS
Nice TansIe to be UnraveIed in Order
to Bring Peace and Har-
mony to the
Ranks.

COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 2o.-Unless
the American Federation of Labor
grants charter to the Western Fed.
Grafton of Miners. permitting con-
solidation with the United Mine Work
ers of America, the latter union will
withdraw from the American Fedora.
ton.
The International Machinists Union
threatens to bid the American Fed
Grafton of Labor goodby If charter
Is granted the western miners. The
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor is now in session
in Washington considering the grant
ing of the charter A resolution mas
been passed recommending the anal.
gamation and contained In 1t is the
threat to withdraw from the parent or.
ganization il something Is not done
for the metal miners.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST THE JEW
Resolutions Adopted Demanding I'M
mediate Repeal of Existing
Treaties.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Resolutions
demanding the immediate repeal of
all existing treaties between the Unit
ed States and Russia were adopted
amid great enthusiasm, by the dele
gates of the twcnty-second council Of
the Union of the American Hebrew
Congregations at their concluding
session at the Hotel Astor
Bitter denunciation of Russias re-
flisal to admit into that country Jew
ish citizens of the United States,
bearing passports, preceded the intro
duction OF the resolutions. copies of
which We're ordered sent TO President
Taft and to congress.
If there is any discrimination
against the Jew immigrant of Ellis
island, Chas. Nagel, secretary OF com
merce and labor, cannot find it. At
the close of one of his periodical
visits Of inspection he took occasion
to deny the charge Max Kohler made
to the delegates of the union that the
Jew did not have as good CHARGE to
get into this country as other aliens
had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
TALL BUILDING
RECORD BROKEN
New Woodworth skyscraper viii
Reach $50 Feet Into the

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.--With the
erection Of the new Woolworth build
Ing on Broadway from Bar.
clay street to Park place
New York's sskyscraper record will
be broken by fifty or sixty feet. Mr.
Woolworth intends to have the ton OF
the tower on his new building about
$50 feet above the curb. The original
plan called for structure about $50
feet high. forty feet higher than the
Singer tower, but still leaving the
metropolitan margin of supremacy
of fifty feet.
Now that Mr.. Woolworth has sue
ceeded in getting control of the en-
tire block front by the purchase of
the Hamilton estates corner at Bar
clay street, he has a plot which war
rants a taller building, and he has de.
termined to outtop them all The
main building will rise thirty stories.
The tower, which will be either over
the middle of the Broadway front or
at the Park place corner, will have
twenty-eight or thirty additional floors.
Besides being the tallest in the city,
the building will also be the largest in
point Of total floor area. 1t will cover
nearly 600 square feet. The founda-
tion work has already been begun.
The entire cost will be about $12.-
100000. For the ground alone s4,5O0,-
GOO was paid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
Y. M. C. A. Founder Dead

TOLEDO, Ohio. Jan. 2o-Thomas
Warren knight. the last survivor of
the twelve charter members. who,
with George Williams, organized the
Young Mems Christian Association in
London. England, June G, 1874, died
at the home of his son in Bowling
Green He was in his ninetieth year
and death was due to the infirmities
of age. Mr.. Knight was born in
Somersetshire, England, April z, 1921
where his father was an extensive
land owner. Later the son engaged
in the tea and spice business at Liver
pool where he met Williams, who was
engaged in religious work among the
poor classes. Mr.. Knight became in
terested in the work and accompanied
Mr.. Williams to London, where they
engaged in work in the slums. Later
they interested others and organized
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Mr.. Knight came to America in
1861 and became wealthy from oil
royalties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
Rock Island Passenger Train Strikes
Bessie and Wreck Results In
Injuries to Many
Passengers.
Injured Passengers Were Forced to
Remain Buried in the Wreck
age for Long
Time.

FORT SMITH. Ark, Jan. 20
Striking COW two miles east of Mon
roe, Ok, Rock Island passenger train
NO. 43 was wrecked and thirty pas
sengers were injured. Fourteen of the
passengers We're seriously injured.
Two will probably die.
The train was enroute from Little
Rock to Oklahoma City.
Among the seriously injured are:
Engineer K. L. Curry, severely scald-
ed, internally injured; Fireman Sam
Lambert, injured by jumping; Clar-
ence Kennedy, porter, severely bruis-
ed. They We're taken to McAlester,
Ok.
Two unidentified passengers, uncon-
scious and apparently in a dying con-
dition, were taken to Little Rock.
Every coach except the Pullman
was derailed and hurled into the
ditch, twisted mass of wreckage.
The wreck occurred at a desolate
spot, and 1t was hours before assist
ance arrived. Owing to the lack of
help the injured were forced to re-
main buried in the wreckage. A
hurry call was sent to all nearby
cities for physicians, and a special
train was sent from McAlester.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-20
Men Answering Description ofsTho-e>.
Wanted in Los Angeles, Gross
the River in
skiff.
Rewards Offered for Apprehension Of
the Men Who Are Charged
With Dynamite
Outrage.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2o.-Assistant
Chief of Police Gillaspy received a
telephone message last night from
Ben Rozier, mayor of Claryville, Mo-.
that three men whom he suspects are
men wanted by the authorities of Los
Angeles, Cal, as conspirators in the
dynamiting of the plant at the Los
Angeles Times. passed through Clary-
vile on Wednesday Claryville is in
Perry County, across the Mississippi
river from Chester, III.
From Claryville the three men
were traced to Belgique, Mo-, town
five miles distant, end when last seen
at that place they said they we're 60
Ing to catch a passenger train on
the Frisco railroad. 1t was learned
they did not take the train AMI they
are believed to have headed south to-
ward Cape Girardeau, No. The Cape
Gfrardeau police were notified.
Mr.. Rozier said OH the telephone
last night that what led him and 9th
er citizens to connect the three
strangers with the Los Angeles out
rage was the receipt by him yesterday
of circular letter sent out by the
district attorney of Los Angeles,
which described three men wanted
by the Los Angeles authorities and
offered rewards. The descriptions Mr.
Rozier says tailed with the three
strangers. One of the men sought. by
the district attorne1 has a glass eye,
g ffshe strangers crossed tIse risss
in skiff,'' said Mr.. Rozier, "and
came to my house for breakfast.
They seemed to have plenty of mon
sey. One OF them had a squint left
eye, and after we got the circular we
came to the conclusion that perhaps
he had glass eye. but we are not
sure about it. At least a dozen citi.
zens who saw the strangers believe
they answer the descriptions in the
circular. Nothing in their converse
tion, as far as heard it, indicated
they we're from California, and we
are going by descriptions alone. They
said they were working nea, but did
not act like it.