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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-13

M. Odin, a French writer, is to
produce a play dealing with Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
If Eve wears that old dress of hers
it won't interfere with a tango dance
with Adam.
And the modern play can't very
well get along without tango stunt.
Anyhow, there's a chance for
display of genius on the part of the
costume designer for that play.
But which will be the star part?
The serpent? Or the apple?
No, Alex Mccormick doesn't own
the County Hospital 1t really be-
longs to the people of Cook county;
although they may not know it.
Garry Hermann says he doesn't
want money for Joe Tinker; he wants
players.
All right, we'll give him few
members of the Board of Education
and something to boot for Joe.
The members of that board are
not big leaguers, but some of them
are players, in manner of speaking.
Now that the city is going to take
some sort of care of the unemployed,
why not run a real employment
agency and get jobs for them?
At the regular employment joints,
a man out of a job has to pay to
get one.
And many men who are out of jobs
are also ont of money
It's awfuIIy expensive to be poor.
The Bible says: ITO him who hath
shall be given, and from him who
hath not shall be taken away" ETC.,
or words to that effect.
Something to it, boys, sure as you
live. 80.
Nix on that serum that kills love
germs and cures of love.
Whom thunder wants to be cured
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-13

Don't abolish the free lunch, good
folks;
But have the Health Department
look it over now and then and chase
the germs, microbes, bacilli and other
unnecessary ingredients.
The free lunch has helped many a
poor fellow out who hadn't enough to
tackle restaurant.
And even men with dough will nib
BILE at it and say: Amt it funny
they can't make things taste like that
at homer"
Doctors have now discovered that
the cimex lectularius is an undesir-
able citizen, because it carried germs,
microbes and things around in it's in
side pocket.
The everyday name of the Hon.
Cimex Lectularius is bedbug, the kind
that mother used to chase.
Shoop acts like man who had his
teeth in that school job and was go
ing to hang on like grim death.
That Hammond girl who was used
for several big sensational newspaper
stories as the victim of the needle
fiend has turned up in Chicago hap
py as clam and dancing the tango
with both feet and the rest of her.
Too bad to spoil a good" story
in the scarlet press, but we've simply
got to tell the truth.
TO FILL GRoSScUP VACANCY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-13
70 FILL oRosscUP VACANCY

TO FILL GRoSScUP VACANCY
The Grosscup vacancy in the
United States Court of Appeals will
be filled within the next two months,
according to report.
1t is not known definitely who will
receive the appointment, although so
far William A. Doyle of Springfield
has the strongest backing.
Judge Mack of the Commerce
Court, which goes out of existence
Jan. 1, will not receive a permanent
assignment, but will be held as a sub
stitute Judge.
-O-O
When a native of Ecuador wants a
blanket he cuts one from a dema-.
jagua tree,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08

of -four at the above named prices.
We must do this to keep dealers
from buying up this staple commo-
dity for less TAIN wholesale, and
break up our assortment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
MERCHANTS

wishing to buy portions Of
this stock or fixtures at the
same retail prices herein
quoted, will bewaited on be-
tween the hours of Z and 8
p. nj. every evening. Not a
dollars worth Of goods will
be sold until Friday, May 9,
the opening day.: We re-.
serve the right to limit guam
titles to protect the public
interest. We aim to treat
every purchaser alike.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08
GROCERY SALE

Economy in the kitchen is
one of to-days' greatest
problems in the fight being
waged against the increased
cost Of living, The most
efficient solution to the prob
lem is offered in this sale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-08

zoe. Norwegian smoked packed
in pure olive oil now ..... 4;
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
SOME EXPENSIVE TOYS

The government is the biggest
 toy buyer in the world, although
 the commerce in toys amounts to many millions each year. The lit tie girl must have her doll. the
 boy his wooden horse and the nation must have it's warShip itoys.
 ! The toys of the children are /; cphcmeral things; SD are the toys t of the nation. It was announced 1 the other day that all the vessels that the government owned at the breaking out of the trouble in Cu- ba are now worthless and will be used as targets, as occasion
 may arise, to train the sunners of the modern navy. One would expect that some of them would still be useful. but the sweeping statement is made that all of the ships of that era are doomed to the scrap heap. This statement shows that the toys of the gov ernm mt, while exceedingly costly, dcteriorate almost as quickly as do the toys of the children. Every movement llking to the advancement of the peace move ment, limitation of armament and a better method than war of con- !ducting relations between nations should be enthusiastically en- jcouraged by the people who pay the cost of these expensive toys. --EX.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28

posed to combine these banks in to reserved associations, to re- lieve the weakness pointed out by MT. Forgan. The Aldrich plan fell into popular disfavor, how ever. largely because of the po- litical connections of%its author. Nothing tangible has since been accomplished in the way of cur rency and banking reform, but it is clear when congress finally takes the question up in earnest some plan of combination will have to be agreed upon that will permit the concentration of gold reserves in such a way as to pre- Snryr credit.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
Notice of Public Sale of Lots in
 Valdez ToWnSitA,

Notice Is hereby gi!en that on
 the 28th day of June, 1913, at 10 Io'clOck a. m.. at the Federal Court
 House, in the Valdez ToWnsite,
 Alaska, the TOwnsite Trustee will sell at public Outcry for cash, to
 the highest bidder, all lots and tracts which were unoccupied and unclaimed at the date of the entry of the Valdez TOwnsite; and all lots and tracts claimed and awarded on which the Townsite assessments have not been paid at the date of said sale.
 List of lots and tracts i'll the Valdez TOwnsite UnOccupied and unclaimed at date of entry:
 Block c, Lots 10, IT,, 12, l3, I1i. Block [, Lot 2. Block ), Lot
 ,. Block l2, Lots 8, 9, 10, IT,. Block t3, Lots ,, 3, i, ,, 6, :, S., |9, 10, fl, i2. Block l9, Lots ', 8, 9, 10, ii, I2. Block 20, Lots 1 to 12.- Block 2l, Lots to l2. Block p, Lots 5, 6, ', 8, 9, TO-, Block P. Lots i,2, 3. 4, 5, :, Is. 9, 10, II, 12. Block 28, Lots II to l2. Block 29, Lots to l2.
 Block 30, Lots 1 to l2. Block 3t |, Lots :, 8, 9, 10, II. Block 32, Lots 9, 10. Block B, Lots I to i2.
 Block 3i, Lots 1 to 12. Block 35, Lots 1 to 12. Block 36, Lots l to i2. Block 37, Lots to 12.
 Block 38, Lots 1 to l2. Block 39, Lots ?, 3, 4, :, 8, 9, 10. Block 40, Lots i, }, !, 8, 10, if, i2. Block fl, Lots 1 to 12. Block 42, Lots to 12. Block 43, Lots to i2. Block A, Lots to 12. Block l5, Lots 1 to 12. Block 46, Lots i to 12. Block 47, Lots i to |12. Block 50, Lots !, 8, 9, 10, 11, |i1, 12. Block 5, Lots to 12.. Block 54, lots 1, g., 3. {, 5, e, 7, 10, l6, ', 8, g, 10, II, i2; Block 56, !12. Block 57, lots, 1 to il: Block [58, lots, 1 to IF. Block a9, lots 1 to i2. Block 60, lots, 2, g., {. ,, |6, :, 8, g, 10, If, i2; Block 6t /, lots, 1 to 12. Block 62, lots 1 to |12. Block 63, lots, 1 to t2: Block 64, lots 1 to 12. Block 65, lots, If to 12. Block 66, lots, 1 to 12. Block, 67, lots, 1 to t2. Block 68, lots, to 12. Block 69, lots. 1 to i2. Block 70, lots, 1 to F. Block Fl, lots, i to t2. Block 72, lots, i to 8. Block 73. Block 76,
 lots, 1, 2, 3, {, 10, fl, t2,, i3.
 Block 80, lot, 25: Block 82, lots, 14, 5, 6. Block 83, lots, |, 2, 3, 4. Block 84, lots fl, 12. Block 85, lots, i8, 19. Block 86, lots, 1, ,, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, fl, 12, i3.
 Block 87, lets, ?, 3, 4, ,, 6. ', 8, |9, 10, fl, f2, i3, 14. Block 88,
 Block 91, lots, 6, '. Block 92, lots, 9, 10, fl. Block 95, lots, 4, 5, 6. Block 96, lots, 4, 5, $, ', ls. Block 100, lot, d3. Block iQl' i, ?, $. 4, !, 8, g, 10, fl, 12, 13. Block iO3, lots, 1 to t6.
 Block 1O4, lots, I to 12. Block
 to5, lots, 1 to 12; Block io8,, to i4. Block no. lots, i to 12.
 Block ii, lots, 1 to i2. List of let's and tracts in the
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2S, 1913.
THE PRESIDENTS PREcAUTIoN

President Wilson proposes to have something to say about the activities of the Democratic party organization for the next two years. He has caused q suspen- sion of the meeting of the Dem ocratic congressional committee until he can find time to fOrmu- late his objections to the selec- ton of Congressman Ben John son of Kentucky as chairman of the organization.
 The congressional committee is the chief party organization in off years. It outlines policies and conducts the campaign for the election of representatives to con- gross, although the national com- mittee has general charge in presidential campaigns.
 The election of tn" House next year will be highly important from a political standpoint. Pres ident Wilson's tariff bill will be on trial and his politics before the people, A Republican gain of any dimensions in the new House would be considered as a rebuke of the administration and President Wilson is naturally anxious that loyal supporters of his policies be placed on guard on the congressional committee.
 Representative Ben Johnson is a retainer of Champ Clark and a close friend of Leader Under wood. There is suspicion that Johnson as chairman of the con- gressiOnal committee might give life to the dormant presidential boom of LeadrrzTnderWOOd. The issue is big enough to have at tracted the attention of President Wilson and he has shown himself politician enough to grasp 1t. The schOOlmaStrr in politics is not without sufficient knowledge of the game to prevent himself be- ing caught mapping.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
NEED OF CURRENCY REFORM.

James B. Forgan, the ChlEag" banker, who recently made a thorough investigation of the Ca nadian banking system, declares that the largeI number of i lde- pendent banks is he great source of weakness in the banking Sys- tenn in this country. He favOrs the Canadian system of great cen tral banks with branches in the various towns of the dnminioE.
 There are disadvantages about the Canadian plan as we'll as ad- vanta9es. Ii is not likely. for eX- ample. to bring about the perfect sympathy between the bank and it's local patrons that character jzes the ordinary country bank on this side of the boundary.
 The Canadian parliament which is considering certain changes that will graft features of the American system onto the Cana dian, paid Mr. Forgan the com- pliment of summoning him for advice. This he was we'll cOmpe- gent to give because of his fa- miliarity with banking conditions n both countries. Of chief inter- est to us is what he said at Ot- tawa was .r:s comment on the weakness of the American sys- tenn:
 "Such a wide distribution of the gold reserves of the country as is caused by more than 25,000 individual banks, all undertaking to control and carry their own shares of it, is unscientific, waste full, dangerous and impractical. The result is that the gold sup ply which, if mobilized and con- trolled at the financial centers, would be ample for the protec- ton of all the banks, when dis tributed into more than 25,0OO small piles, under as many sep arate ownerships, is insufficie tent for the individual protection of any. Not a bank in the lot can control enough gold to protect itself against that which all fear "a run by their depositors--so they all suspend cash payments or seriously restrict them, and panic ensues."
 The Aldrich commission pro-
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
New York Life
 Insurance Co.
 ". H. CRARY, Representative Valdez, Alaska. Phone Il
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To George Benson, your heirs, personal representative and as- signs:
 You are hereby notified that the pended during the year 1912, one hundred dollars in labor and i'm provements on the following min- ing claims, tO-wit: The o. K. No. quartz claim, filed for rec ord in Val. 10 of Book of Rec ords, page No. 235 of the records of the U. s. Commissioner at Val deg, the said claim being locat- ed ill the Port Wells mining dis trict, Territory of Alaska, for the purpose of holding said claims under the provisions of Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the Uni ted States, during the year of 1913.
 And if you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of said expenditure as a co-owner, within ninety days after comple- tion of publication of this notice, to-wit, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned CO., owner, who has made the expen- said, pursuant to statute.
 Dated Valdez, Alaska, April 1,
 H. NJ. CARTER.
 Date first pub. April i, 1913.
 Date last pub. July i, 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28

The fashion pages are giving much attention to the new styles. Nothing. however, seems to in- tcrfere with the old style senator who has a tariff speech in his SNStcm
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28

These automobile inventions and accessories are all right in their way, but why don't some genius cOme along with a self starting lawn mower?
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28

FURNISHED ROOMS with or without board. Ibex House, Key stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-05-28
Valdez Daily 'prospector
 PUBLISHED BY THE Prospector Publishing Co.

~ TERMS.
 Daily Prospector. By carrier, per month. ...$ 100 By mail. per annum. ..... 1000
 The Weekly Miner. By carrier, per month. .... 4Oc Bv mail, per annum. .S3.OO The Daily Prospector and Weekly Miner, by carrier, to one address per month .... 20 The Daily Prospector and Weekly Miner by mail to one address only per year,. ........ .91Z.oo Business Office and Editorial
 Rooms, Phone 152. Advertising Rates on Application.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29

the. Decoux home, when another
alarm was sounded, and a blaze
seen in the western end of town
on the same street. This second
fire, which had no connection
with the first, started in a small
store building on West Landry
street, occupied by Mr.. Jacob
Fakouri as a small grocery and
fruit stand. This was totally
destroyed, and an adjoining cot
tage was badly damaged. The
last fire was in a thickly settled
neighborhood, built up entirely
of frame buildings, and only
hard work prevented a greater
spreading and consequent loss.
Opelousas is fortunate in hav-
ing few fires, but more fortu-
nate in having a fine high-pres-
sure Water-system and an
efficient volunteer fire depart
ment. We trust that it will be
long before our fire laddies re-
ceiVe such a severe test of their
disinterested patriotism, their
unhesitating sacrifice to save the
property of others many Of
whom we fear i'll appreciate their
work.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29
STEAM LAUNDRY
FOR OPELOUSAS
Former Citizen of RustOn will
Erect ORe Near Frisco
- Railroad

Mr.. FL. wv. Anderson. formerly
of Ruston, IN this state, has ar
rived in this city with a view to
erect a steam laundry plant. 1t
will probably be located along
the Frisco railroad.
The plant is going to be en-
tirely new and managed by ex-
perienced men at the head of
each department.
We welcome Mr.. Anderson
within our midst, and bespeak
for him a liberal share Of the
business which has heretofore
gone elsewhere. The only way
to build up this city, is to stand
by those who are endeavoring to
help us do so. A steam Laun-
dry is a necessity in every city
of the size of Opelousas, and we
are delighted to announce the
erection of this one in the near
future.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29

men can elect the officers I'M the
same manner.
In the first place, they do not
select the chief of police. lin
the next place, we have five al
dermen and mayor, all of
whom have friends to reward.
In this way the pie is cut in sew
eral pieces, lin say, six parts.
Under the proposed form. two
members would elect every
officer, and these in turn would
control the city for better or for
worse.
It is incredible to observe that
gentlemen who have for twenty
five years been preaching against
the 'one man power in this.
state, should have been willing
to deliver this city to a two,
men power. !" The people,
jealous of their rights, trampled
the idea under foot. They felt
they were better qualified to
elect a chief of police biennially
than have two officials appoint
him for four years. They real
lied they could better elect FIVE
aldermen every two years, than
endeavor to correct the error of
a majority of the voters in four
years who might elect an in
efficient mayor and council.
No, the people are the source
of all power. They should not
and never will (other than under
a misapprehension) surrender
their rights. They felt that.
some one (out of a job) was en-
deavoring to secure one, not by
appealing to the voters of this
city, but endeavoring to secure
the same through some dicker
and deal with the mayor and his
two counsellors.
The writer felt, feels now,
that the Commission form Of
government would afford the
taxpayers no relief. 1t was a
dangerous experiment. II might
lead to graft. to corruption In
Office, To perpetuation Of them
selves in Office and for this rea-
son, he placed upon it, the stamp
nf his diSannr0val
That a majority of the voters
of this city concurred with him
il gratifying indeed. 1t Is all
ways better to bear those ills
we have, than fly to others that
we know not of. !, x. x.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29
QUIET DOUBLE WEDDING
A SURPRISE TO FRIENDS

separate automobiles tor the
country home Of Mr.. Yves An
drepont, where the couples were
to partake of breakfast before
leaving for New Orleans on
their bridal tour.
Two of the participants, Miss
Felicite Andrepont, now Mrs.
Martin Bordelon, and Mr.. Law
renee Andrepont, are children of
Mr.. Yves Andrepont, for many
years Clerk of Court Of this par
ish. Miss Beah Andrepont, now
Mrs. Z. A. Andrep0nt, Is d
daughter Of Mr.. Martin Andre
pont, of LaWtell, and while her
name is similar to that OF her
husband, the two are not res
lated, belonging to separate and
distinct branches of the Andre
pont family, by a peculiar coin-
cidence living IN the same Sec
tion of our parish.
The two Andrepont families
have long been united by ties Of
friendship, but the connection
by blood, if any, was in the re-
mote past before the heads of
the two families ernigrated from
France, and it is only now that
the two have been united by
marriage,
Mr.. Martin BordeIon is a son
of Mr.. Joseph Bordelon, or a
Creole family prominent and
widely connected in Avoyelles
and Evangeline parishes.
The pridcipals in this interest,"
ing double ceremony chose to
make tia surprise party. and as
ia result Of their reticence, COM
bined with the early morning
hour selected by them for the
ceremony, most of their friends
knew nothing Of their intention,
and few were present outside of
the immediate members of the
family.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29
MIR. HALPHEN Doing
GREAT ROAD WORK
Street Commissioner Has Been
Busy Building Splendid
Dirt Roads.

Commissioner Halphen has
been busy for the last week,
building some Of the finest dirt
roads in this state, on the out
skirts Of this city, north of the
Catholic Church. Where before
one would see mud holes every
day for weeks, after a rain. the
road has been rounded off and
has been perfectly drained.
There is probably no better road
in this parish than the stretch
between Church street and the
northern end of Opelousas, on
Main street.
Mr.. Halphen took charge of
the streets of this city, when
they were nothing but one con-
tinuous mudhole. and to-day, with
a few exceptions, where drainage
won't permit, he has built some
exceptionally fine dirt streets.
Taking everything into consid-
GRAFTON, the rains, the state in
which he found the streets, Mr..
Halphen, has given Opelousas
the best dirt streets that it has
seen in several years past.
He is at present building a
DAD in the Lawler & Caldwell
addition, which will be as good as
the one he has just completed.
It is safe to say that if St.
Landry parish would have road
contractors like Mr.. Halphen,
this parish would have some very
good dirt roads, as it can not be
expected that st. Landry will
build every mile of its public
highways, with the 100000 of
bonds authorized for buildinggood
roads. The road contractors in
st. Landry should take a few
lessons from old Uncle Mike
in how to build good dirt roads.
Mr.. Halphen is Q f
t h e opinion that drainage
is the main thing a roa d
builder has to contend with. IL
he drains his road properly, he is
then able to build it as good as
the best. This he has been do
ing in every place where he was
able todrain the streets properly.
Il the present street Commits
sioner keeps on with his good
work he will be able to say with
a free heart, in later years, that
1T was duty well performed. =
Road contractors of st. Landry,
take off your hat to the venerable
old street commissioner of Opel
ousas!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-29

At 7:3O o'clock Tuesday morn
ing two young couples belong
ing to prominent St. Landry
families, were quietly married
at the Catholic Church in Ope-
lousas, Rev. J. Engberink off
ciating. The two bridal parties
arrived at the Church and pre-
sented themselves at the altar
together, the first couple to be
joined being Mr.. Martin Borde-
lon and Miss Felicite Andrepont,
both of Opelousas. and their
union was Immediately followed
by that of Mr.. Lawrence A. An
drepont and Miss Beah Andre
pont, the groom of Opelousas
and the bride Of LaWtell. Mr..
Oze Bordelon and Miss Stella
Andrepont, brother and sister of
the principals, acted as best man
and bridesmaid for the first cou-
pie. and Mr.. Oscar Andrepont
and Miss Frances Andrepont,
brother of the groom and cousin
of the bride, acted in a similar
capacity for the second. After
the ceremonies had been per-
formed and while both couples
and their attendants remained
at the altar, Father Engberink
made a few short and fitting re-
marks suitable to the occasion,
impressing the young partici-
pants and all present with the
solemnity of the sacrament per-
f orm e d and with the
absolute indissollbility of the
new relationship into which the
couples had entered.
The two brides were tasteful
ly and prettily costumed in trav-
cling coat suits, Miss Felicite
Andrepont in a suit of brown,
and Miss Beah Andrepont in one
of light gray. Immediately af-
ter the ceremony the couples
and their attendants departed in