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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07

LY SEEN b. Sipkin this morning
getting out of new twin SIX
Louis BirSky the real estater
said to Barnett Zapp the waist manu-
facturer. "That Teller goes from a
puShcart to a OttOmObeel in less than
five years."
LESS than two years, you mean,"
Zapp said. what was the price ticket
business before the war started, Biz
sky? And since then he's been work.
ing day and night manufacturing
tags for Tag Days. He told me he
could of sold twice as many tags if it
wouldn't be that it's so hard to get
red ink for putting red crosses on
'em."
"The war amt been so bad that
way" Birsky said. ITS done a good
deal to make people give to charities"
"War charities" Zapp corrected.
Charities oder war charities" Biz
sky said. whats the difference"
There's a whole lot of difference"
Zapp replied. "a business man which
gives away his money to charity may
OSer care a nickel whether the flood
victims ever dry out or not, just so
long as the newspapers don't spell his
name so badly that his customers
couldn't recognize it, understand. At
the same time, Birsky, he's got the
satisfaction of knowing that he amt
helping out the Teller which caused
the flood and who has got plenty of
money TO assist the flood victims if it
wouldn't be that he is saving it to buy
dynamite for blowing up more dams.
Yes, Birsky, giving TO some war re-
lief funds means relieving them gov
ernments over in Europe from the ex-
pense of caring for their wounded sol
diers and widows and orphans, so that
they can use the money they ought TO
spend that way in buying ammunition
to make more wounded soldiers and
widows and orphans for the Americans
to raise relief funds for"
"Well, anyhow. a Teller that gives
money for war charity is just so kind
hearted as Teller which gives money
to charity" Birsky said.
"That depends on his intentions"
Zapp replied. "There is some French
er-Americans and German-Americans
which has got pretty good idee that
war charity is a matter of bOokkeep-
ing, and you couldn't call it kind
hearted exactly if such q Teller would
inclOse with his check letter saying:
Gents: Enclosed herewith please find
check for five hundred dollars for
wounded soldiers. Would be obliged
IL you will transfer the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars from your hospital
account and credit same to your liquid
fire and gas account and Oblige yours
truly"
"In that case" Birsky commented,
'ff such Teller thinks he's going to
make hit with the recording angel,
understand, he might just so well
save his five hundred dollars and get
the same amount of credit by black
lacking a couple of perfect strangers
on a dark night"
"Them fellers amt looking to make
a hit with the recording angel" Zapp
they'll be perfectly sat-
isfied with q Double Cross of the
Legion of Honor or a Red Eagle of
the Second Glass, Blue Eagle of the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07

bert's name figures twice, whereas
she only mentions the wounded sol
dicrs once in the letter and once later
when Mr.. Van Rensselaer, Zwiebcl
kicks that he has got to pay bill for
five hundred newspapers and she says
amt he got no heart on account she
is doing it all for them poor wounded
soldiers, BirSky."
Don't say Il word" Birsky said
Tapping the fingers of his right hand.
"Mr. ana Mrs. Morris Bublick. which
is kin to my wife'S brother julius. has
got a daughter Miss Bertha Bublick.
Zapp, which she has been taking voice
production for years already. and
every time she opens her mouth, Zapp,
il goes through you like knife.
Three times already on account of
that woman my wife dragS me to bene-
fit concerts for them poor wounded
soldiers. l tell you, Zapp, it brings
the war pretty close home to you.
amt suffered so much with my ears
since | got maStoiditiS that time with
private room in Doctor Eichendor-
fer'S sanitarium."
"And people has the nerve to say
she's kind hearted too, BirSky," Zapp
said. 81 don't suppose that woman
wishes them poor wounded soldiers
any harm, BirSky, but | bet she hopes
the war would last anyhow through
the concert seasons of 1867 and
1918. Yes, Birsky, before these
here war sufferers concerts was
pulled off the only chance such a sing
er would got TO figure in the newspa-
perS is in case the Board Of Health
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
Future Of Panama.

Panama changed the trade route
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, did
away with the long course through the
Straits Of Magellan and the menace Of
Cape Horn. Now one Of the largest
coaling ports on the whole Pacific is
at the Panama end Of the canal, and
in the future the fiaring old town Of
Panama, looted long ago by the pi-
rates under Morgan. may outrival Port
Said as the largest in the world
George Harding in Harper's Magazine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07

refused to pay any attention to the
complaints of the other tenants in her
apartment house and they carried the
matter to a Magistrates Court"
"Sure 1 know" Birsky said. There's
many Teller has sit through one of
these here benefit concerts thinking
of them poor wounded soldiers laying
comfortably in hospitals sOmewheres
in France and has said to himselI
after all what is it so terrible that
a Teller should lose a leg or an arm.
Am l right or wrong?'
"Listen, Birsky, you are talking
now from concerts" Zapp said, "aber
the time when you really begin to
figure that maybe if you'd stayed in
the old country you'd of been q whole
lot better off even reckoning Zeppelins
and liquid fire and everything, Birsky,
is when you go once on war benefit
bazaar. What some kind hearted
ladies will do in the way of making
change for the sake of them poor
wounded soldiers would be consid-
cred already rough work by a Coney
Island waiter"
'Don't know it?" Birsky said. "If
der lieber Colt would of took my
wife's sister q cousin by the name
Mrs. Gvornik seriously, understand,
they would of been obliged to call the
police reserves, on account she stands
in the middle of Madison Square Gar
den the day before the war bazaar
closed and says she should never stir
from that spot if it was q five dollar
bill / gave her. So what could do?
I took the cigars she sold me and
change for a two dollar bill, and l
assure you, Zapp, / would as lieve
have smoked the change. Some of
them rough stogies which they sell by
tobacco and cigar booths in war bene-
fit baZaars acts like they were fuses
manufactured for the Canadian Shell
Committee and timed to light In thir-
ty, sixty and ninety days"
"Them cigars was probably donated
by the Makers" Zapp said. eff
Teller donates merchandise to q war
relief bazaar, Birsky, he don't take it
so particular that it's good, up-tO-date
stuff. When l was on the donation
committee of the Fifth Grand Annual
Fair of the /. o. NJ. A., Birsky, I
thought l done wonders to get hun
dred decks of cards out of Lurie the
stationery jObber. l even bought them
from the sporting goods booth myself
at five dollars for the lot, Birsky, and
every deck was perfect excepting for
couple of missing high spades and
the joker. SO you could take it from
me, Birsky, If some one donates
cigars to Charity bazaar, if they
amt exactly fireproof they're anyhow
of slow burning construction, and in
trying to smoke a boxful you could
take off a couple pounds in weight
principally around the cheeks"
'Even So" Birsky said, "a Teller
stands a better show to get his
moneys worth by buying articles at
bazaars as by taking chances on
things. I bet in my time I've took
chances at baZaars on everything from
oitermobiles down to pianos, and it's
my opinion, Zapp, that before the
oitermobile company allows the car to
be put on exhibition at the bazaar the
donation committee has got to execute
surety company bond in twice the
amount of the list price of the car
that the winning number 314l6 will
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
Bird Commuters.

Thrushes, finches and buntings are
the most stylish birds OF Washington
and Oregon, where they aim to spend
the winter, but are forced frequently
to take weekend trips 70 California IL
the weather grows too severe, says
the indianapolis News. Bright moon
lit nights are always chosen for these
temporary migrations, and as soon as
the weather modifies the birds return
to their chosen North, even though
another trip may soon be necessary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07

Witnesses: Harry B. Captain, Peter B. Zim-
mer.
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of incorporation of the
Crescent Printing Company, incorporated, was
this day duly recorded in my Office in book
l20l, folio =. New Orleans, Dec. ], 1916
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r.
A true copy.
ALLAN R. BEARY, Notary Public
dec 7 "a q % jan II
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07

Optimistic Thought.
Joy is a sunbeam between two black
clouds.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
CHARTER

OF THE MOTOR CAR INN. INC.
United States Of America, State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
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United States Of America, State Of Lou.
iSiana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
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United States Of America, State Of Louisi-
ana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans
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<[Y SEEN b. Sipkin this morning
getting out of a new twin six,'
louis RirSkY the real eStntnr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13
MUSTACHE THE RAGE
toothbrush Variety is Well Liked
in London.

LONDON. oct. 13.-The military
fashion of the moment is the tooth
brush" mustache. Some writer's as
sert that this fendishly ugly apology
for a hirsute adornment has grown
out of the desire of the British
army 10 ind a terrible weapon to
counter Germany frightfulness."
The truth is that for years past
the young men about town had
adopted the American fashion of the
cleanshaved upper lip. When. there
fore. these young men enlisted in
the army and were instructed that
IL was necessary in the army to
"a ear a mustache, in their rage they
adopted the toothbrush" mustache.
as the nearest thing TO none at all.
10 is described as "a small shrub
berry under each nostril. and the rest
of the upper lip shaved Civilians.
re adopting the toothbrush just as
they adopted the 'Duudreary'
whiskers. walrus mustaches. spiked
mustaChes and weeping mustaches
in imitation OF the soldiers at diff
ferent periods Of military fashion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13

war he was a professor Of military
history at the various military
schools in Russia.
His passion for details IS infinite
He never leaves anything TO his
subordinates. All the strings he
wants to keep in his own hand,
which may or may not be an advan-
tage.
During the great retreat OF last
year he directed every stage of the
march himself. He had been in
command on that front before and
knew the ground. At certain points
he formed fresh units and delivered
counter attacks against the pursuing
German cavalry, while he was pre-
pairing the positions in the rear on
which the Russian armies have held
their own ever since.
In the early days of the war his
commands became famous for the
number of officers that were drop
ped from them. When he came to a
new post ne would go through the
rolls like a whirlwind. dismissing
the inefficient without pity. and
picking men that he knew to be eff
ficient TO fill their places.
The consequence was that il was
soon remarked that wherever Alex
Jeff was in command there was eff
cheney. the work was done prompt
" and done well. There was no
Sinking. no eXcusing, and in time it
became evident that this man was
the logical head for the whole army.
There was no other choice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13
HANLY NOT OUT FOR
GERMAN AMERICAN VOTE
Criticises Attempts of Two Parties
TO Corral IL, in Illinois
Speeches.

DECATUR. Ill. Oct. 13.-Efforts
Of national campaign managers of
both big political parties 10 capture
the German-American vote were Sc
Verelv criticized and the attitude of
Prest Wilson toward German
atrocities pronounced meet
Thursday by j. Frank Hanly. the
prohibition presidential candidate,
i'm speeches through Illinois. Hanly's
comments were prompted by the
publication of a story, the truth of
which he said he doubted. in rela-
ton TO alleged conferences between
Sen. Stone and certain widely
known German-Americans in New
York over the political situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13
STUDY GARY SCHOOLS

GARY. Ind. oct 13.-The Gary
school system the work of William
Writ the Hoosier schoolmaster.
may be used in England after the
war. according 10 the Teachers
World. a London publication. Many
English educators have made a
study of the system and advocated
Us use i'm the reconstruction period
THAI VIII follow the war. japanese
commissioners recently completed a
study OF the Gary schools.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13
ALEXIEFF BEHIND
RUSS COMEBACK
Wonderful Recover in no Small
Measure Due to His
SaqaCity.

PETUoGRAD. oct 12---On Sept
& Russian imperial head quarters is
sUed an ncial review Of the events
on the Russian front from the same
data a year before. when the car
assumed supreme command Of all
the armed forces on land and sea,
appointing Gen. AlexieT as chief Of
staff
Russia's wonderful recovery from
those days OF retreat. in the face OF
been IN no smali measure due 10
the saTacity and organizing abilities
OF Gen. AleEiem
As a matter Of fact. his appoint
ment was sienalized by a reversion
from the defensive TO the offensive
In the direction Of Tarnopol when
the Austro- Germans were thrown
back with a loss OF 10000 prisoners
and valuable military booty.
Then began the reorganization Of
Russia's army and tsc collecting Of
necessary war material until all was
ready for the grand advance of
June. 1916.
Was Born Poor Man.
Gen. Michel VassiHevitch Alexieff.
the actual commander-in-ch Of
the Russian armies in the west. is all
efficient. Born a poor man, he has
risen 10 the top through the force
Of his intellect alone.
The general is now so years old
ard is OF peasant stock. His face
shows his plebeian origin IL is not
Il
IS rather Finnish. having several
distinctly Monaghan features. as. for
instance, the high check bones, the
narrow deep set eyes. which are
distinctly Asiatic But ne has also
q high forehead. which marks him
"a man Of intellect There are those
who say he is all intellect and moth
ing else. 10 is certain he lacks So
ciai graces. He is personally shy
and dislikes society.
When he was proposed for the
post OF chief OF staff TO the emperor
which meant that he would be the
real commander he asked to be ex-
cdsed from eating at the same table
as the emperor, as that would mean
he would have 20 entertain promin-
ent guests at the meals.
The car is himself a shy man.
and so understanding the feelings
Of his lieutenant. he granted the re-
guest. Gen. Alexief eats his meals
alone. Simply served. ne eats them
hurriedly and in any form. The
sooner ne is through. the sooner is
ne able 10 get back 20 work
Work His Own Annette.
Work is his one appetite When
Ire entered the army he had but one
qualification. an exceptional brain.
Before the Turkish. 1878, war ne
had managed To- get some education
az the Military academy at Moscow,
where ne left at the age of IL. In
the war he was wounded three times
and was also promoted. For a num-
Der of years prior TO the Japanese
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-13

Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Hindu
poet and Nobel prize winner, has
been forced 10 leave this city and
go 10 a secluded place in southern
California because Of an alleged plot
against his life. Two Hindus are in
jail in this city charged with con-
spiracy against the noted poet
Tagore cancelled lecture engage
ments and left the city under the
protection of detectives after another
Hindu had been attacked outside the
hotel in which TasOre was living.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Wellesley Is Stirred Up
by Her Plea For a Man

Wellesley, Mass, Jan. 26.-Welles-
ley College girls are very much dis
turbed over the verses of a senior.
whose name Miss Miriam Vidder. ed
itor OF the College News, refuses TO
divulge, but who in last weeks issue
called loudly in poetry for a man. Two
verses are:
I'd give my months allowance for a
man,
Or, having spent it, I'll give up what
For what is prom without a young
recruit
A tall Apollo in a full dress suit.
To pilot down the receiving line,
While your proprietary smile says
He's mine?
And yet I've reached the end of my
resources:
l cannot find man by human forces
o YOU who have a corner on the brand
That's known as Homo Sapiens, my
demand
Must move your stony heart until it
grants
A single man-no need for 'sapiens' if
he dance"
The verses cast suspicion on all of
u.s. said one senior. who has a flock
of young men in her train.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Death of Wife Leads
to Arrest of Swindler
Who Secured 100000

New York. Jan. 26.-The death of
his wife was to-day learned to have
led directly to the arrest here of
George \. Gray, on a warrant signed
by the Governor OF Massachusetts,
charging him with larceny of cash and
securities valued at 100000 from
FREQ Kensel. of Chicago. and "other
persons living in Massachusetts. 4
detective arrived here from Boston to-
day to take him back for trial.
Gray was arrested last night after
having been followed by police from
an undertaking shop to the cemetery
where Mrs. Gray was buried earlier in
the day, and back to the undertaker's.
lie is said to have taken his arrest
calmly and TO have told the police
that the matter was q family affair
involving no larceny and would
quickly be adjusted.
Gray was indicted in Boston.
charged with larceny of $4,000 and
ten pieces of paper valued at 1000
each" from Kensel. and $4,000 and
forty pieces of paper valued at 81. 900
each" from another person whose
name has never been made public, but
who is said to have been a wealthy
woman living at Swamscott, Mass. He
is As years old and formerly was a
lawyer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
House-toHouse Canvass
For Jewish War Relief

Tomorrow will be Jewish war relief
day.
Throughout the city and the towns
in this vicinity the Jewish people as
we'll as many Gentiles will answer the
appeal of the Jewish relief committee
to subscribe to the fund to be used in
aiding the thousands of struggling
Jews on Europe's war fronts.
Forty or more of the younger Jew
ish people will serve as volunteer So
licitors and they will make house-to-
house canvass tomorrow.
David Kaufman is chairman and
Morris +. Jacobson IS treasurer of the
local committee and both will gladly
receive contributions by check or in
cash. Personal calls by phone by con-
tributors will receive a ready response.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day called
upon the people of Harrisburg and vi
cinity to rememb ber that tomorrow is
Jewish Relief Day The Governors
appeal was a supplement to his pro-
clamation of last week and was df-
rected especially to the people of this
part of the State.
II hope the people of this part of
the State and indeed, of the whole
State, will remember the suffering peo-
pie across the seas" said the Governor.
TO morrow is the relief day and we
should help. 1t is the cry of our own
brethren and it calls for help in a
big commanding way. Let's all help
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Bud" Alaskan Collie,
Has a Regular Funeral

No longer will the children of the
families residing in the vicinity of
Swatara and Crescent streets romp and
play with the neighborhood pet,
Bud the sleek coated white and tan
Alaska collie. that for years has been
their pride.
Bud" owned by Mr and Mrs.
James f. Dick. AIS Crescent street. is
dead. Also he has been buried-that's s
why this Is written. Bud" had a
regular funeral.
In a coffin lined with soft ribbons
and carnations the body of Bud" was
placed. All his equipment. collars, ETC..
went with him. Then. while sad-eyed,
almost fearful. youths of the neighbor-
hood watched by a draped motor truck
drove up to the Dick home Sunday and
the coffin was placed aboard. Amid
the sobs Of the children the cortege
moved away.
At the home of George Schadt. Mid
dletown, the truck stopped and the
pallbearers bore the body" to the
burial ground. which was in front of
the Schadt home. The pallbearers in
cluded William Reel, James Dick.
George Schadt and Michael Frank, of
MidaletnMn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
u. S. Steel Stock Record
Breaking Earnings Make
Market Almost Buoyant
BY .4stocintcd Prcss

New York. Jan. 26.-Stocks were all
most buoyant at to-days opening in
recognition of the United States Steel
common dividend and that corpora
tion's record-breaking bank earnings
Steel opened with one lot of Is, 900
shares at Sc to S59s. compared with
yesterdays closing price of S4h.
Gains of 1 to points were made by
numerous other industrials and spe-
cialties, including American Smelling,
Crucible Steel. Republic Iron and Steel,
New York Airbrake, westinghouse,
Baldwin and American Locomotive
and Mexican Petroleum.
Railway shares of the standard class
were higher b. substantial fractions to
a full point and the entire list mani
tested renewed energy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Mix-Up in City's Fire
Alarm System Causes
Trouble Throughout Day

A miX-up in the city fire alarm sys-
tenn this morning caused trouble all
day in all sections of the city.
The trouble originated at Box 81,
Cameron and Herr streets, when the
box was put out of service by a short
circuit. Box 50, an auxiliary, was sub
stituted, and then a broken UNDER
ground wire in Forster street between
Second and Myrtle streets started
more trouble. This is on the direct
line from Box 81. While workmen
were repairing it taps came in on indi-
Gators in all of the fire engine houses
in the city. No box had been pulled
and the companies each received a
different alarm. Later in the day the
same thing happened.
Electricians worked rapidly and
practically the entire system was In
shape for service this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Hold Conference Over
Unsatisfactory Reply in
Lusitania Negotiations

Washington. Jan. &c. - Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
had another conference to-day with
Secretary Lansing over the Lusitania
not divulged.
It was made known in official quar-
ters before the conference took place
tha tthe last German proposals were
unsatisfactory and that the United
States was pressing for full dis
avowal of the sinking of the liner with
the loss of 110 American lives.
1t was understood that such changes
as the United States wants made in
the proposed agreement were set out
in a document the ambassador pre-
pared TODAY. 1t now awaits the ap-
provaf of the German government.
The next step in the negotiations is not
expected to he taken before a week at
least and in the meantime the ambas-
sador will hear from his government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-26
Man and Wife Arrested
For Robbery and Murder
BY .4ssoeiatea Press

Chicago. Jan. 26.-Frank Pace and
a woman said to be his wife are in
custody to-day in connection with the
robbery of the Cook Tourist Agency
and the murder of B. A. Johnson, a
policeman, last Friday.
At the rooming house where the
two were arrested the police found
three wigs, one of them answering the
description of the color of the hair of
the woman accomplice in the murder
and robbery. A hat similar to that
worn by the woman was also found.
At the police station the woman said
that she anC Pace were married in
Canada last September and that they
since had been at PAGES home in Kan
sas, coming from there the day before
the Johnson murder.