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Evening star., 1916-04-16
French Front 400 Miles Long.

THE French front is perhaps 400 miles
dong" said an official "A fairly con-
tiruous highway runs along the front.
1t is cut at an average interval of one
mile by other roads. These roads have
been cut to pieces. Shells have eX-
ploded on them. mines under them.
huge cannon have pressed out the bed
rock as they passed, steam lorrieS have
beat them into a pudding of mud and
stone, immense trucks have ground
them into ruts. Now and then the worst
spots have been made temporarily
passable. but as roads they have ceased
to exist.
There are 25.o0o. miles of such roads
Evening star., 1916-04-16
See Eleventh Street Window Display Of Wenchow Hats

rmnd hand painted birds
frus1 The
and curius ticly hnelcins
black And less New York
Wenchow a-nly a this Washington Iaais Royal
SHOPPING NOTE-y Monday
ais Rc1alN Millinery DeLarlmcnt
Evening star., 1916-04-16
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Mother of Girl Slain by Leo Frank
Withdraws Damage Suit.

ATLANTA. Ga. April 1.-THE suit Of
Mrs. ]. w. Coleman against the National
Pencil Company, in which she demanded
$4,000 for the death of her daughter
Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo NJ
Frank was convicted. was dismissed In
superior court here today. after attorneys
announced that a settlement out OF court
had been agreed upon.
Mary Phagan's body was found in tn n
pencil factory. and it was charged she
was killed there
Evening star., 1916-04-16
South Carolina Peaches Ruined.

GREENNlLl.E. S. C. April l5.-Re-
ports received today by Clemson Col
lege indicate that about so per cent
of the peach crop of South Carolina
has been practically ruined by frosts
this week
Evening star., 1916-04-16

on the two sides of the front in France.
When the war ends there will be no
time to rebuild them in the old. care
full way. There will be few workmen to
spare from the other equally pressing
tasks. The roads must be hurriedly re-
built so that the community life may
begin again. Steam stone crushers will
he bought in America and steam road
rollers will ram the metal down. No
where else can such machines-up-to to-
date. th-while. economically oper-
ated machines-be bought in the need
ed quantities.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

up and cleanup campaign reported
that much progress is being made. 1t
is the plan of the association this sea-
son to induce every property owner in
the suburb to do something to improve
the condition of the suburb.
Community Celebration Planned.
Plans were discussed for the COM
munity celebration to be held on the
Fourth of July at the school grounds.
and efforts are to be made to have the
affair this year on larger scale than
ever before.
After lengthy discussion of the
Johnson forum bill the matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee for
action.
An. effort will he made to have ad-
ditional fire alarm boxes placed in the
suburb and also extension of the
water supply made so that one or more
additional fire hydrants can he in
stalled 1t is claimed that at present
large section is without water for
fire protection. The meeting was held
in the school building on Alabama ave-
nue. with A. W. Carroll, president, in
the chair.
Evening star., 1916-04-16
Economic Gain Posi- BILE.

The cities and villages which are re-
said one optimist.
Az illustration of the scale on which
this rebuilding will he necessary is the
official estimate that in three cities
alone the rebuilding operations as
Evening star., 1916-04-16

parents to their newly welded chill
dren."
1t is hardly possible to assess the
bedrock value of that stocking reserve.
But here is story which may have a
more practical appeal to the American
who has machinery to sell to France.
1t is selected as an illustration of a
situation the like of which the world
has never seen, perhaps.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

Washable Taffetas. in
white. pink, light blue, CO.
penhagen. Belgian. tan, navy
and black. Launders per
fectly.
Second Floor-6 Elevators.
Evening star., 1916-04-16

Exactly pictured-iour OF the twenty-five styles.
No is Silk Georgee Crepe Dress developed IN sand
black The bodice handsomely embroidered with silk
coored beads undcrboce Of skembrodcred
skirt has re OF taffeta silk around hem and
sides: short rufe line giving peplm effect
lined throughout with silk. Special at $3.50.
No. 2This dress OF Striped Taffcta Silk Cross-over
effect tassel extending through large
butonhoe: finished with sel-coloed buttons: sleeves OF
Ceorgette crepe skirt panel effect front, with draped
bouffan forming from the back hem OF skirt front
Special at Sl5O0
No 3-Ihis dress is OF Tafea navy. copenhagen
green panel effect with smoked pearl buttons and
imitation buttonhos stitched with contrascd shades OF silk
bouffant effect sides. Special at $3.50
No 4-This dress is OF (icorgec Crepe and Tatfcta in
white navy gray ideal sport The woke
and front OF bodice Is of secocrcd tacta silk also
belt Entire bodice is lined with tafcta. Skirt plain with
exception OF the Gibson peat of front Special
$500 Third Floor-Six Elevators
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25

movement to promote greater buy
ing, but it is movement to promote
more systematic payment OF debts
The person who pays his de5ts dur
ing National Pay-Up Week is not
necessarily buying more goods, bat
ne is simply paying for goods tha.
haye been purchaser; ana not onl}
business men, but everyone else-the
minister, the teacher, the lawyer, the
doctor, the farmer, the laborer, are
all interested in this great nation
wide movement.
Every professional man has an in
terest in the material prosperity OF
those about him because he is ser
wing them. Every minister in every
church is interested in the material
prosperity of his people, and indeed
those in other churches and those Of
the community who belong to no
church, because it requires money to
conduct the activities of church, and
the teacher is Interested, too, because
it requires money to finance the edu-
cational institutions of this country
And anything that will cause the
people of town and community to
I pay their debts will help every bust
ness, every institution and every IN
dividual in that community.
Incidentally, thi, ncvemen. is not
new, as this same association con-
Quoted a National Pay-Up Week dur
ing the week of February 21st to 26th
inclusive. During this time hundreds
OF towns throughout the country
participated in the movement with
the result that thousands upon thous-
ands of dollars were put into circula-
ton.
In Huntington, Indiana, thousands
of dollars were paid during the week,
{ and all agree that they feel better as
result.
AT Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, the
secretary of the Pay7Up Week Asso-
citation said after tie event: "As we
sowed, so did we reap"
In Greenville, South Carolina, peo-
pie became so enthusiastic over pay
ing their debts that many who did
not have the cash dated checks in ad-
vance so that they would be sure
that they were paid at the earliest
possible moment after they had mo-
ney in bank with which to pay.
Hundreds of towns were awakened
to the evils of the unrestricted credit
business from California to Maine
and from Washington to Florida, In
small towns of but a few thousand
population, it was found that amounts
often running into hundreds of thou
sands of dollars were due, and In
many instances in these smaller cities
and towns, amounts ranging from.
$50 to 100000 were paid during
Pay-Up Week.
National Pay-Up Week isl one OF
the rare things that is worth much
yet costs nothing, and the people OF
this town, this community, should be
interested in a great debt-payin2
campaign of this kind, because We
have our debts here just as people IN
other towns and in other commun'
tiles in other parts of the countr,
have theirs.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25
A. Frank Lever As
Viewed in Washington
Liue and Wide Awake Representative of the People
Who is Always Alert to Their Best Lnterest-Has
Made His Way to the Front by His Ability
Coupled With Hard Work

and influence. Set down to his credit
as a constructive statesman Of the
better sort:
/ The Lever Agricultural Exten-
sion Act providing for nation wide
system of instruction for the farming
population in agriculture and home
economics outside of the schools and
colleges.
2. The Cotton Future Act-some-
times called the Smith-Lever Act
providing for the regulation of con-
tracts of sale of cotton for future de-
livery in such way as to make the ex-
changes reflect the value of spot cot
ton.
3. The Federal Warehouse Act per
mitting the establishment of a system
of warehouses licensed by the Federal
authorities for the storage Of staple
agricultural products, such as cotton,
grain, wool, tobacco, and providing a
uniform receipt for the products so
stored that will be negotiable
throughout the United States and af-
ford all farmers a perfectly sound
basis of credit for the economical
conduct OF their business.
4. The Cotton Standards Bill,
which has been reported from the
committee but has not yet passed the
House, providing for the proper clas-
sifcation of cotton and the adoption
of a standard of grading that would
be of the largest value in both inter
state and foreign trading.
5. The creation of the Office OF
Markets and Rural Organization IL
the Department of Agriculture is due
/ to the legislative initiative of Mr.
Lever and is rightly regarded as one
of the most important functions of the
Department of agriculture and of in
calulable economic value to both pro-
ducer and consumer. It can be
claimed that Mr.. Lever is the origina-
tor of this new method of regulating
production and prices SO that by the
dissemination of accurate information
as to the state of the market, the
range of prices, the relation Of acre
age to consumption, ''the regional and
local adoption of crops and crop 'varie-
ties" and other conditions affecting
advanced agriculture there would re-
suit what Secretary Houston had de-
scribed as the "stabilization of pro-
duction," which would be followed
naturally by the stabilization of
prices.
These are not by any means all
the constructive and remedial legis-
lative measures with which MIR
Lever has been actively identified. AS
member of the joint committee on
rural credits he took notable part
in framing the rural credits bill
which assures the financial indepen'
dence of the American farmer, or at
least gives him a chance to employ
his own resources in his own bust
/ ness without dependence upon the
favor of the agencies through which
he has been permitted to operate in
the past. It was while this measure
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25

honors of his class in 1885 He was
poor in this worlds goods When h.
entered college wearing brogan shoes
and hickory shirt; but what he
lacked in the adornment Of his back
he supplied with the gray matter in
his head. What he has done in Con,
gress tells the story of successful
life devoted to .ne service of his
State.
! c Eemphi.H
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25

"Roll your own" with ''Bull''
Durham and you have a dis
tinctive, satisfying smoke that
can't be equaled by any other
tobacco in the world.
In its perfect mildness. its
smooth, mellow sweetness
and its aromatic fragrance,
"Bulr' Durham is unique. For
the last word in wholesome,
healthful smoking enjoyment
roll your own with "BulI
Durham.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25
NATIONAL PAY-UP WEEK ORGAN
lied MOVEMENT FOR PROSPERITY

HE'D -uUt EME y run L IROSfERIlA
The word prosperity is magic
word to most peipIe just as other
magic words are such. because the
great majority OF people do no. an
derstand its meaning.
The word prosperity has been po-
Iitical watchword and catch word for
generations. Great contests have
been waged around it because of its
magic influence over the popular
mind.
But the people of this country are
realizing more and more that pros
perity is not a thing to be had by
resolutions or by decree nor alto
gether by legislation, but it comes
through action of the people in keep
ing moving the medium of pros
perity, which is our money.
We are credit people. This ma
ton is possibly the greatest credit
nation on the face of the earth. The
great bulk of our business is done
on credit. We credit one another,
the manufacturer credits the mer-
chant; the merchant credits his Gus
toner; the professional man credits
his customers and client; and so OF.
through every avenue of our whole
business institutions, We find sredit
the one outstanding characteristic.
Credit is a great thing, too, but like
other good things it is sometimes
abused, and where 1t is abused or
misused it becomes a detriment
rather than factor in upbuilding the
business of city, town or commun-
, ity.
The man who uses credit judicious-
" in his business is an asset to his
community, but the man who misuses
his credit is a detriment to the gen.
| eral business welfare of his commun-
| ity, and yet there are a great many
people who misuse their credit IN
Intentionally but with bad efec1
nevertheless.
We as a people and a nation are SO
big, rich and prosperous that we have
failed in our development to consider
some very essential things, and the
matter of credit is one of them. Blu,
as our business grows in volume and
the matter of credit is coming more
and more to be recognized as a tangi-
Bile asset, it is being found necessary
to give the matter of credit and the
payment of accounts more careful
consideration; and week has been
set aside to be knc Tn as National
Pay-UP Week, during which time
people throughout the country are
asked to pay their individual debts
50 far as possible and in this way
increase the prosperity of the entire
country.
This extraordinary and laudable
movement is being conducted by an
association of business men that is
unique in character The Nationa!
Association of Merchants Trade Jour
nal Readers is, as the name migni
suggest, national association ol
business men. These men are In
dividually interested in the general
prosperity of their respective towns
and communities, and as these meI
are in business in practically every
town and city of any consequence II
this entire country, this movement t
promote the payment of debts during
the one week of October I'd to 7th in
elusive, will at once be national ant
local, and being such every man ant
woman in the entire country shoulf
! be interested in it.
National Pay-Up Week is not
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25
io Drive Out MaIarsa

10 Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The Systen0
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. Yon know
Whst You are taking, as the formula 10
printed on every label, showing It .
Ouinine and Iron in a tas:eless form.
The Ouinine drives out malaria, the
Iro7 builds up the aystem. SO cents
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25
Whenevee You Need General ToaSs
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QU1NlNE
ar.1 IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
oat Malaria, Euriches the Blood ano
Builds up the w ole SvsteT'- 81 certs
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25
The Smoke Of the
u. S. A.

That snappy, spirited taste
of "BulI'' Durham in a ciga-
rette gives you the quick-step-
ping, head-up -and -chest-out
feeling of the live, virile Man an
in Khaki. He smokes Bull
Durham for the sparkle that's 8 3
in it and the crisp, youthful
vigor he gets out Of it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-25

THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE
YEAR FOR $I.so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

WHdl 5 pest 10 ne uOne. WOulUn nave |
you do anything you didn't believe in
al don't believe in tinkering with Box
ton" said Ezra stubbornly. al couldn't
join in any such scheme, Lyddy.'
al don't ask you to, Ezra. | know how
you felt about this boosting business.
never asked you to be any different about
that. Don't you see, Ezra, it's something
altogether different? Don't you see"
"If it was matter of helping Eadbrook
out in this mess, don't know but Id be
willing to put him on his feet again,
Ezra announced thoughtfully. "If it's a
matter of a few thousand dollars
"But it isn't, and you know it., was the
quick reply. you've got to do something
that money won't do, Ezra. Money will
help. A rich man can afford to be gener-
Gus as well as just. No; you haven't
considered it enough yet, Ezra"
And so Ezra went downstairs again.
They heard him ring the telephone
They strained to catch some hint OF what
he was saying; but, although the floor
boards of the ancient house would creak
in answer to his step, they let no words |
get through them.
al wonder began Aunt Lyddy.
IL was wondering replied Louise.
They looked at each other, the two wo-
men, and smiled.
ave can't be up here while things are
going on, said Aunt Lyddy, with bust
nesslike air. "We've got to see it through |
to the end, Louise"
When they came downstairs, Ezra was |
sitting in his accustomed chair. He knew
what they wanted to ask. In the old days |
even yesterday-it would have given
him some pleasure to know that they
were wanting to know--and he would not |
have satisfied them. Now he said simply: |
al telephoned Walter Eadbrook. Pm
going downtown to see him.
WHEN Ezra returned the two women
studied his face, and their hearts fell. |
He had left the house with queer, UNI
usual CLEAN of hopefulness and expecta-
ton, and he returned tired and disap-
pointed. They said nothing, however.
Supper went on the table. They ate as
a matter of habit
They had nearly finished when Ezra
dropped his fork, hitched back his chair,
and said:
you're wanting to know what hap
pened. went down to see Eadbrook. |
| didn't waste words-you know, don't |
mince, Lyddy. had to tell him thought |
he'd been as silly as a school-boy.'
The two women looked at him help |
lessly. This was what he had done, then:
merely another quarrel!
But Ezra went on:
"And what do you think? The young
scamp admitted | told the TRUTH"
"But you didn't have to tell the truth. |
You didn't have to jump on him when he
was down, crisped out Aunt Lyddy.
wait minute said Ezra. al told
Eadbrook I'd square up his losses. said
I'd put him on his feet again. meant it, |
too. And didn't make any conditions,
either
"What did he say?" asked both women
in the same breath
He said he was much obliged, but he |
guessed he'd go it Alone replied Ezra
succinctly. ale said the only kind of help |
he wanted now was chance to help him
self
"Good for hm!" cried Louise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

thing, Ezra Nudge, if you could go down
the street in the morning and get some of
the pleasant smiles and words that come
to them. You didn't start out that way.
You weren't that way when you used to
come around to my folks house, or when
you got together the money to buy the
mill You weren't that way till"
"Be careful what you say broke in
Ezra, but he was not unkndly this time.
He looked in the direction of Louise.
81 won't say too much," went on Aunt
Lyddy. ezra, cant you see things the
way they are? Can't you see that to
satisfy your own pride you've set hate in
peoples hearts, and made other people I'M
happy, and ruined a decent young man"
"lf you mean that young Eadbrook,
interrupted Ezra, don't you try to blame
his foolishness on to me, Lyddy. I'm not
responsible He had his chance"
81 don't say he acted wisely, Ezra" the
old woman replied. "But what kind of a
chance was it you gave him? What kind
of chance did you give Walter-and the
girl that cares for him-our little girl?"
AUNT LYDDY could go no further She
had made her supreme effort of re-
volt. She burst into tears and fled from
the room.
Ezra saw her go. He would have fol-
lowed, but his good sense retained him.
His face twitched with unuttered emo
tions. His hands trembled. 1t seemed to
Louise that he was near collapse himself.
But he recovered himself, and said to the
girl throatily: "This won't be good for
her, Louise, at her age
That was what Louise was thinking.
But she felt the need of her utmost poise
now. She answered.:
"lll go to her in minute, dad. Don't
worry"
Ezra chewed upon quick reflections.
@She bore pretty hard on me, Louise, he
muttered. "She made me out pretty bad"
There was a pause. Then the old man
continued:
"And you're against me, too
"We're neither of us against you, dad"
replied the girl quickly. 1--WE both love
you"
Ezra rested his hands upon his stomach
and twirled his thumbs nervously. Finally
he rose and said: "You go see your ma,
Louise. I've got to think it over
w utl LouiSc Sedltu leTStll VII lu6
bed beside Aunt Lyddy, and had taken
the thin cold hand in hers that was warm
with youth and was patting the wrinkled
forehead soothingly. they heard Ezra
creaking back and forth downstairs.
81 feel sorry for him, Aunt Lyddy,"
whispered Louise.
He's just what I've always said,' re-
turned the old woman. He's good man
at heart. Wait till he thinks it over"
"Shh!' said Louise suddenly. "He's
coming up the stairs.
THERE was knock on the door, and
Ezra entered. His face had cleared
somewhat, as If he had arrived at some
new determination. But he began in his
old vein:
"There's always trouble when women
begin to tell the truth
There was no answer.
Ezra wavered.
"Lyddy,' he added, "s'pose all this is
true-what do you want me to do?"
Aunt Lyddy did not look at him. She
replied:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-07
BIRTHDAY sURPRlsE pARrv

large number OF relatives and
friends of Chas. NJ. Sattcrfeld gath.
cred at his home on Front street dur.
Ing his absence and greeted him with
delightful surprise on his return. in
honor of his 10Th birthday. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Andrews from Upton. Wyoming.
mother and stepfather of Mr.. Satter.
field. and MIR. and Mrs. Arlie +. Sat.
terrified. also from Wyoming. brother
and sistcr.ln.law OF Mr.. Sattcrfich, and
Mrs. Commodore Henderson. Mrs.
Mildred Vincent. Mrs. Sabina Linn,
the latter three of Grafton, sisters.in-
law of Mr.. Sattcrfeld. 4 number Of
the town guests were Mr.. aud Mrs.
Howard Davidson and daughter, Mr.,
and Mrs. |. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Il. Vincent. Miss Lctha Conman. Re.
trcsEmCnts were served at a late hour
and the guests departed. Mr.. Sattcr.
field has been sick for some time and
has just recently been able to attend
to his duties as constable.