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The herald., 1913-07-17
SURPRISE PARTY.

A surprise party was rendered Miss
Isabella Mahoney in honor of the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of her birth by a
number of her friends, who en-
joyed a delightful evening at
dancin and other pastimes Re-
freshments were served. Those in
attendance were: Misses Sophie, Oil
via and Emma Gegenheimer, Florence,
Sadie and Rosie Garland, Helen Fruits,
Florence and Lillian Burmaster, jose
phine White, Florence Walters, Lizzie
Davis, Anna and Elizabeth Schurb, Mil
dred and Henrietta Holt, May Leath-
EN-, Pearl Grant of Lake Charles;
Mines. Schurb, Holt, Lachman, E. Ma
honey and Messrs. C. Rupp, ]. NJ. Bur-
master, Philip and Fred Gegenheimer,
Henry Albrizze, Henry Holt, R. l..
Hughes, A. Lawrence, John Perrin and
Ed Mahoney.
The herald., 1913-07-17
COVElL NOT TRACED.
SwindIed the Lafitte Boys Out Of Two
Hundred Dollars.

Charles Lafitte was swindled out of
5000 on a worthless check passed by
Arthur S. Covell. Mr.. Lafitte promptly
made charges at the Eighth Precinct
police station. Following Mr.. Laftte's
charges, an all-station message was
sent for the arrest of Arthur S. Covell,
a prominent civil engineer, lifetime
resident of Algiers, with Offices in the
Leon Godchaux building, New Orleans.
Mr.. LATTE stated that Covell owed
him grocery bill for SIS. The ac-
count had been running for some time
and he had made every effort to collect
it. On Saturday Covell presented him.
self at Mr.. Lafitte's place of business
and offered to liquidate the indebted
ness. Covell offered a check on the
South Texas Commercial Bank of
Houston, made payable to himself, in
the sum of 5000.
The merchant, suspecting nothing
wrong, cashed the check, giving the
man 1925 in cash. He deposited it
with the Commercial-Germani Trust
& Savings Bank, who turned it down
on advices from Houston. Although
every effort was made to apprehend
Covell, it was stated by his stepfather,
Jacob ]. Fetch, 523 Seguin street, that
he had left for Honduras. 1t is the pri-
vate opinion, although, of the police,
that Covell is in Houston.
Arthur Covell was prominent in bust
ness affairs both over the river and in
New Orleans. He has a wife and two
children, both babies, and lived here
all his life, although making his head
quarters in the city.
The herald., 1913-07-17
STOLE A MARCH.

Our good friend, Fred Schoen, GER
tainly stole a march on his friends and
how 1t came to pass that he was not
treated with noisy chivalree is some
thing We cannot understand, but suf-
flee it to say that Mr.. Schoen was
quietly married on June 18th at the
home of Rev. A. j. Schhesser of the
German Lutheran church The bride
was Miss Ida Haggett. Those who at
tended the wedding ceremony as wit.
nesses were VIM. Haggett and P. Butt
and Miss Agnes Schoen and Mrs. A. ].
Schliesser Their many friends wish
them much success in the new home
which they will occupy shortly, which
is now being completed at 500 Patter-
son street. Their new home is a com.
bination of a cottage and store in
which Mr.. Schoen will continue his
business as jeweler and where he will
have his office as watch inspector for
the Texas & Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railroads.
The herald., 1913-07-17
PERSONALS
AND OTHERWISE

The marriage of Mrs. Elizabeth For
rest 10 Robert w. Turner was quietly
celebrated last week.
Mayor Behrman returned Friday
from French Lick Springs and st.
Louis.
Miss Hilda Hantel, who is summer
ing at Abita Springs, came in town
last week to attend the Talbot-Schro-
der nuptials. She returned to Abita
Springs Sunday.
While being driven up the ramp to
the Canal street ferry landing from
Delaronde and Bouny streets on Fri
day afternoon, a horse belonging to
Arthur Gayaut, a grocer, of 1912 Yer
ret street, fell dead.
Mrs. w. Hebert and little daughter
are visiting Mrs. Ed. Shelly, formerly
Miss Vallie Hebert, at Los Angeles,
Cal.
Mrs. Maurice Heath and children
are summering at Ocean Springs, the
guests OF Mrs. l. F. Heath.
Miss Sadie Catchot of Ocean Springs
was a recent visitor here.
Miss Verona Stumpf, who is summer
ing at Abita Springs, spent few days
at home.
Mrs. Frank Pace and grandson, Jas.
Elizardi, are spending some time at
their summer home at Ocean Springs.
The herald., 1913-07-17
INDOOR BASEBALL.

Last Thursday night the Holy Name
Gymnastic Club met defeat at the
hands of the Behrman Gymnasium
team by the score of 10 to 8.
The Holy Names played a good game
despite the fact that the Behrmans
have one of the strongest teams in the
league.
The feature of the game on the H. N.
G. c. side was the playing of Jas. Nc
Cluskey, who scored two runs and
made the first hit the Algiers boys
have gotten in the Indoor League.
Brownlee Mcmahon, who scored a
run, and Henry Umbach, who made a
hit, played excellent ball.
The lineup Of the H. N. G. c. was as
follows: Jas. McCluskey, 1 b.; B. Nc
Mahon, r. 8. s.; w. MCGUIRE, c.; H.
Umbach, 2 b.; r. Nolan, C. T.; N.
Brownlee, |. 8. s.; H. Nolan, b.; E.
Davezac, /. f.; N. Morroy, r. f.; K. Bar.
rett, p.
The herald., 1913-07-17
PARTY TONIGHT.

Tonight at o'clock the penny party
for the benefit of the Mt. Olivet piano
fund will open its doors. Come one,
come all, old and young alike. Every
child under twelve years of age will be
given a ticket as he enters, that en-
titles him to one free ride on the shoot
the-chutes. There will be a plentiful
supply of refreshments and a program
has been arranged, so come and spend
a pleasant evening on the delightfully."-
cool lawn adjoining the residence of
DIR. and Mrs. w. H. Weaver, 339 Belle
vile street.
The rector returned "Wednesday from
missionary tour down the coast, on
which he accompanied the bishop.
The herald., 1913-07-17
LETTER LIST.

List of unclaimed letters remaining
at Station A, New Orleans postoffice,
for the week ending July II, 1913:
Women-Mrs. Willie Batrang, Miss
Mary Carter, Miss Emma Douglas, Mrs
Minnie Pepper, Miss Emma Simon,
Miss Eliza Williams.
Men-John D. Bell, William Box,
Bertrand Breaux, Henry Brown, Ed
ward ]. Curren, Franz Jacobs, Spencer
johnson, Chas. F. Koecke, NJ. Mereaux,
l.. Mitchell, Sullivan Rallins. Walter
Woodfork.
Observation-Disclosures Theatre.
Foreign-G. C. Borgio Menael. Gill
lice Wilmer Winock.
A. F. Leonhardt, Postmaster.
Jos. w. Daniels, Supt.
The herald., 1913-07-17

Murphy-On Saturday night, VIM. S.
Murphy died after a short illness. De-
ceased was a printer by occupation
and was we'll known in our town,
where he resided several years ago.
He was a member of Div. 9, A. o. H..
and held the Office OF financial secre-
tary for long time. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon from his late
residence, S14 Port street. Mr.. Muir
ply Is a brother Of Louis Murphy OF
our town.
The herald., 1913-07-17

COMPLAIN OF DOORS.

Some employees of the Texas & Pa.
cifiC Railway Company have sent the
following communication TO DR.. Oscar
Bowling, who in turn, turned it over
to Dr. w. O'Reilly of the City Board of
Health in accordance with DR.. Dowl-
ing's policy of giving the local authori.
ties the opportunity to act before he
intervenes.
The letter from the Texas & Pacific
employees reads as follows:
The herald., 1913-07-17
LETTER FROM JOE THoRNINe.

The Herald is in receipt Of COM
to-day from Sanct Amarin,
Germany, where Mr.. Thorning and his
daughter, Miss Edwina, are sojourning
throughout the summer. Mr.. Thorn
ing states that the place mentioned
above is the old home of his relatives.
He and his daughter are enjoying the
beautiful landscapes. They expect to
return to the States about October list
The herald., 1913-07-17
DIED AT GULFPoRT, MISS.

A very sad death occurred at Gulf
port on last Friday when the infant
boy Of Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Tierney
departed this life at the home Of his
parents at 5:45 p. m. The funeral took
place from the residence of the grand
mother in Seguin street. The parents
and relatives have the heartfelt SYM
pathy of their many friends.
The herald., 1913-07-17
CARD OF THANKS.

/ take this method of thanking my
many friends and relatives for kind
ness shown during the illness and
death of my wife, Mrs. Henrietta
Schild; also special thanks to DR.. A.
C. King and Rev. A. J. Schliesser and
Rev. Niermann.
tip CHARLES SCHILD.
The herald., 1913-07-17

Arrangements have all been complet-
ed for the trip of Company H, Uniform
Rank, Woodmen of the World, to the
national encampment of the order at
Put-in-Bay this month. The company
will leave over the Queen & Crescent
road on the night of Friday, July %,
arriving at Put-in-Bay on the following
Sunday, going by boat from Toledo, o.,
to which point they will be carried di-
rect by train. They will remain one
week in camp, leaving August 3 and
arriving in the city on the morning of
August 5.
Mrs. c. V. Kraft and children. Doro
thy and Carlotta, left yesterday to
spend few days at Gulfeort, the
guests of Mrs. w. w. Baucum.
Mrs. and Mrs. Thos. F. Richardson
and daughters have taken a cottage at
Coburg, Canada, for the summer.
Capt. c. H. Hoke spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul DeNajaer at Hands
boro, Miss. He was accompanied by
his two daughters, Iona and Lillian,
who will spend the rest of the summer
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hogan and daugh-
ter Isabel have returned from Georgia.
Mrs. Otis of Bermuda street pre-
scented her husband with a baby boy
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Vezien have re-
turned from a trip across the lake.
NJ. J. Rooney, wife and little daugh-
ter will sail on Saturday for Panama.
They will return about the last of this
month.
Geo. Lestenier, justice of the peace
Of Plaquemines parish, was visitor
last week to ]. E. Huckins.
Clarence Gisch, who was injured
few weeks ago in a collision of his
motor cycle with an auto truck, is
much improved and his injuries were
not fatal as was at first supposed.
Miss May Bonner of GIL Opelousas
avenue left on Friday for a months
vacation, the guest of friends at New
iberia, Morgan City and Lafayette.
jeff Gerretts, Jr, left Wednesday
morning for Chicago, Ill.
Miss May Frazer is spending a few
weeks at Vaudeville, La.
Mrs. Treadaway and daughter Anna
are the guests of relatives at Ironton,
La
The many friends of Miss Louise
Vezien will regret to learn that she is
suffering with an attack of typhoid fe-
yer.
DIR. and Mrs. A. c. King are spend
ing some time in North Carolina
Miss Sadie Vezien returned last
night from Pass Christian.
Sydney Lukes of Patterson, La, was
here to spend the Fourth of July and
remained a few days, having since re-
turned to his home in Patterson.
Miss Cecilia Hymel and Miss Edna
Borne, formerly of our town, were the
guests of Judge and Mrs. r. E. Hingle
in Pointe-a-la-Hache for the weekend.
Mrs. Felix J. Borne and little daugh-
ter Florence and Mrs. Felix ]. Borne,
Jr., and her two children, Felix and
Velma, are visiting in Pointe-a-la-
Hache.
The herald., 1913-07-17
IN LOVING SYMPATHY
To
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tierney

10
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tierney
On
The death of their darling child,
Who died July II, 1913.
My precious child, thou hast sought thy
heavenly home
The realms Of sorrow dare not come;
Where life Is Joy!
Pure at thy death, as at thy birth,
Thy spirit caught no faint from
earth;
Oh, who can tell his parents grief
Or ease their troubled breast?
None but God who struck the blow
Can lull their grief to rest
adv A FRIEND.
The herald., 1913-07-17
LOOK! LOOK!

That German Picnic will be at Hap
py Six Oaks" Aug. 29-30. A pavilion
will be erected. Just think what this
means! Ask Mr.. FIR. Albrecht, general
chairman. Picnic meeting In school
house Monday, July 81.
The herald., 1913-07-17
TO COMMENCE NEW BATTLESHIP.

Washington.-The construction work
on battleship No. 80, will be commenced
before July 1 at the New York navy
yard as a result of orders issued by
the secretary of the navy. The battle
ship has not yet been given a name,
but it will be sister shi poi the Penn
sylvania.
The herald., 1913-07-17

RENECKY IS SATISFIED WITH A
LESS PROFIT. BUY YOUR SHOES
FROM HIM.
The herald., 1913-07-17

SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY AT
LESS PRICES AT RENECKYs.
The herald., 1913-07-17

RENECKY SELLS THE FAMOUS
BUSTER BROWN SHOES FOR THE
CHILDREN.
The herald., 1913-07-17

RENECKY SELLS THE FAMOUS
BUSTER BROWN SHOTS FOR THE
CHILDREN.
The herald., 1913-07-17

RENECKY SELLS THE FAMOUS
ELK SKIN SHOES.
The herald., 1913-07-17

Did you ever eat currant pie,
Alternating currant pie,
First a currant, then a fly,
Alternating currant pie?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
The Joy Of
Coming Motherhood
A Wonderful Remedy That is a
Natural Aid and Relieves
the Tension.

Mothers Friend, a famous external
remedy. Is the only one known that q
able TO reach all the different parts In
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
China Buys Less U. S.
Cotton by S24,9O4,OOO

WASHINGTON. Sept. "a de-
crease of $24,304.0 900 in the value of
American cotton goods sold in China
in the fiscal year ended June 80, 1918.
compared with the goods sold in 1906,
which led the United States to un-
dertake an investigation, has result
ed in the discovery that the Chinese
are making 50 much of their own
cloth that his nation will have to find
some substitute for cotton, If it wishes
to stimulate a new trade. There are
many cotton mills in Japan, which
used $25,OOO,OOO worth of American
cotton last year. These facts are
contained in a statement issued to-
day by the Department of Commerce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

VOWED. II is a penetrating application
after the formula OF noted family doc
tor. and lubricateS every muscle, nerve.
tissue or tendon affected. 1t goes direct
ly to the strained portions and gently
but surely relieves all tendency to sors-
ness or strain.
By it's daily use there win be no pain.
no distress. no nausea, no danger Of
laceration or other accident, and the
period will be one Of supreme comfort
and joyful anticipation
To all young women Mother'a Friend
Is one Of the greatest of all helpful in
huences, for 1t robs childbirth oil ali its
agonies and dangers, dispels ali the
doubt and dread, all sense Of fear and
, thus enables the mind and body to await
the greatest event In a woman g life with
untra mmeled gladness.
Mothers Friend is a most cherished
remedy in thousands OF homes, and q
N such peculiar merit and value as To
make 1t essentially one to be recon-
meuded by all women
You will find It on sale at all drun
stores at 81 q bottle. or the druggist viii
gladly get II for you IL you insist upon
K Mothers Friend is prepared only BY
The Brad1ield Regulator Company, 1871
Lamar Building Atlanta. Ga, who viii
send you by mail. sealed. a very instruo-
tive book to expectant mothers. writa
Tor II to-day,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

than that sum and believes she should
receive it again, as well as the diff
ference between what she once re-
ceived and the $4,000 for as long as
she, has not been receiving that diff
ference-back alimony, as it is called.
Mrs Wheeler merely as the sweet
singer. Claudia Carlstedt met Mr..
Wheeler in 1898. and it was the old
tale of the millionaire and the star
The marriage took place not long
after the meeting, and there was
abundant happiness for several years.
But Mrs. Wheeler had a hankering
still for the life behind the foot
lights, and this constituted a bone OF
contention between her and her hus-
band.
Returns to Stage.
Mrs. Wheeler insisted upon a re-
turn to stage life, and then the couple
parted. But Mrs. Wheeler was not
quite through with her. erstwhile hus-
band, for she appealed to the courts
for maintenance. She asked for 500
600 a year, but the courts awarded
her half that sum. Perforce content,
she wendell her way to London, but
when the suit was about to be heard
the alimony was reduced to $4,000
Mr.. Wheeler cogitated and the re-
suit of his cogitations was the settle
ment of a sum of money presumably
large enough to satisfy Mrs. Wheeler
Mrs. Wheeler says that it was pre-
sumably large enough Of a settle
ment for her if it were regularly paid
for she says her husband is several
months behind in his payments.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
IRISH WAR CLOUD
STIRS BRITISH
LEADERS
Conference of Government Heads
On in Effort to Unite Home
Rulers and Obstetrics.

Special Gable to The Atlanta esorqian.
GLASGOW. Sept. ga historic
conference of far-reaching political
effect began to-day among members
Of the British Government at Brodick
Castle, on the Isle of Arran, in the
Firth of Clyde.
Those present were Percy nlings-
worth, owner of the castle and chief
Liberal whip in the House of Com
mons; Premier Asquith and David
Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Elk
chequer. First Lord of the Admiralty
Winston Churchill is expected to Join
the party tonight.
The question under discussion is
home rule for Ireland and the attI-
tude Of Ulster province, which threat
ems to reject home rule If it is grant
ed and set up an independent gov
eminent.
How civil war can be averted in
Ireland over home rule is the big
gest question now confronting the
Government.
The suggestion seriously considered
Is the appointment Of a royal com
mission, some of the members to be
chosen by Parliament and others by
King George. to arbitrate the differ
ence between the north and south of
Ireland.
The Protestants in the north refuse
to accept home rule, which has been
brought about through the activities
Of the British Nationalists, the great
majority of whom are Catholics. Thus
the religious question permeates the
heart Of the differences.
The Ulster Presbyterians declare a
Dublin parliament would be a Cath
ole government. and they refuse to
be ruled by such On the other hand,
the Catholics in Ulster will rebel
against a Protestant government in
that district.
The central Government is trying to
reach a common ground upon which
both sides can be united.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

II you happened to be a light opera
singer who every now and then had
to go down to the shops and drop
some 100000 or so for gowns and hats
and shoes and things, and your ALI
mony of $4,000 a year began to ar
rive irregularly, what would yoa do?
Go after the alimony, says Mrs.
Albert Gallatin Wheeler, who is pre-
cisely In the condition stated in the
first paragraph.
Mrs. Wheeler, who is known on the
stage as Claudia Carlstedt, is the wife
Of the son of the man who helped
Charles T. Yerkes build the tu'penny
tube in London. Wheeler is a mil
lionaire in his own fight, and after
he and the actress married things
went as they sometimes do with mil
ionaires and actresses who wed-that
is to say things didn't go well, and
they separated.
Sails for AIimony.
Mrs. Wheeler. according to dis
patches from London, where she is
at the present time. has Just run into
one of those times when ii becomes
necessary to Turkish up her ward
robe and the furnishing has cost her
the accustomed $4,000. So she is d
little short of pin money. and to-day
she determined to come back to New
York to hunt up her husband and ask
him to pay some of the alimonv
which, she declares, he has not been
as prompt with as he might be.
In fact. Mrs. Wheeler SAYS she
needs more than $4,000 a year. In
deed, she says she once received more
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
GOWNS COST $4,000;
NEEDS MORE ALIMONY
MRS. ALBERT GALLATIN WHEELER

Wall millionaire, separated
of the light of the London stage and is coming to
she
$4,000 and all that with them
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Jane Adams FaVorS
Fashions Scant Garb

PITTSBURG, Sept. 29,-"The styles
to-day are more sensible than ever"
said Jane Adams of Hull House.
Chicago, in an address here at the
Social Workers Conference.
81 do not believe that women are
being degraded by the fashion. The
less clothes we can wear with mod
esty the better 1t is. 1t is better for
the health and allows more freedom
of movement"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
S2SS,l99,9O7 Gain in
Gross R. R. Earnings

Gross earnings of the railroads of
the United States for the twelve
months ended June 80, according to
statistics announced by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, were $2sS,
1890 in excess of those for the pre-
vious year. Gross aggregated $3,O57.-
1892.
Operating expenses expanded 1908. =
625,46, while operating income
showed an increase of $77.541,332.
Operating income per mile was $3,67S,
against $3.50 for the previous twelve
months.
Mileage operated increased 2,1s2.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Garros Says He Can
Fly Across Atlantic

PARIS, Sept. 29.-Roland G. Gar
ros who made an aeroplane fiign.
across the Mediterranean, declares a
flight across the Atlantic Ocean is
possible.
His plan would be to divide the
journey into three stages-from Eng
land to Iceland, from Iceland to New
foundland, from Newfoundland to ,he
United States.
Two of these stages would be
shorter than his France to Tunis
flight, and the third very little longer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
LondOnLancetAssails
Bacon-Egg Breakfast
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Traditional
eggs and bacon breakfast is assailed
by The London Lancet, the foremost
medical journal in England, which
discusses the advisability Of going
without breakfast altogether.
After a nights sleep" it says.
bodily strength, both nervous and
muscular, is at its height, and work
can be carried on without food"
light breakfast Of coffee and rolls
is advised for the brainworker
though for the manual laborer, the
breakfastless plan is unsuitable
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Taft Lobbies Through
A Marble Postoffice

WASHINGTON, Sept Eek
President Taft has successfully urged
Secretary McAdoo to give New Ha-
ven. Conn. his adopted home, a mar
BILE postoffice.
When told he appeared in splendid
health, the former President laughed,
and said:
THE report that have lost so
pounds is a, malicious lie. 1t is only
CO.,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
U, s, Saves Money by
Doing It's Own Work

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The
Secretary of the Navy announces a
large saving in the expense of the
new battleship No. 80 had been made
by giving the work of constructing
bronze bolts for that ship to the New
York Navy Yard instead of the Stsel
Trust
1t amounts to about $500 a ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
OubIin Strikers Sent Eood.

DUBLIN, Sept. ga relief ship
bearing $4,000 worth of provisions
for the starving families of strikers
arrived here to-day. Crowds of fam
ished men, women and children
waited on the docks for hours hun
grily devouring the food after it was
distributed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Big Crowd at Peersss' Wedding.

LONDON, Sept "a fashionable
crowd turned out to-day for the mar
riage of the Hon Aileen Broderick.
daughter of Niscount of Middleton, 10
Charles Francis Meade. son Of the
late Sir Robert Meade, in St. Bar
tholomews to-day.